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Reelected U. s. Senator.

The two branches of the Legislature of Ala
bama met in convention on Saturday last, and,
on the first ballot, elected Hon. G. C. Clay, jr.,
to the Senate of the United States for six years
from the 4th of March, 1859, when his present
term of Office expires.
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The Re- lief of Lucknow.

The story of the relief of Lucknow will forrn
one of the brightes' pages in the annals of Bril-
ish heroism. Hayelock had to fight his way
from the frontier o.. Dude with only $500 met +,
through a countryIn which every man was u
arms against him, ind every town, village, and
house, had been converted into fortress
There was but one practicable road along which
he could advance, on either side Of it there
was nothing but I, succession of quagmireu.
The bridges over tse intervening rivers-swoj-
len at this season 10 their utmost magnitude
had been blown us, and on the further banks
were intrenched disciplined regiments, far out
numbering his small band of Euglishmen, With
an ample supply OF heavy artillery in position.
These means of obstruction, natural and arti6-
cial, must have. been turned to account with
will; for the relieving party took six days to
advance the fifty three miles of distance from
the bank of the Gsages, opposite Cawnpore, to
Lucknow. The eEauripg valor Of the besieged
is equally admiraSle with that displayed by
their iberators. Through three weary months
they had resolutelyrepelled assaults from over.
whelming odds insimprovised intrenchments,
with very inadequate supplies of everything that
was necessary for defence and the support of
existence Yet, byrne up by their own high
hearts, and by theis faith in the anxiety of their
countrymen for their relief, no feeble wailing
was heard, though che women and children out
numbered the fghSng men; while the counter
attacks of the gattison repeatedly made the
assailants reel backward in disnay, and afforded
opportunity to drye into the Residency the
herds and other stores of provisions collected BY
the mutineers. Etery nerve has been strained
to the utmost, bot BY our beleaguered coun
trymen and by tho e who have fought their way
through hostile myriads to relieve them. One
day-perhaps fsE hours-longer, and most
probably the ur 81 fpassed passive and active
heroism display a. on both sides would have
proved unsvailiofs, The mines Of the assailing:
force had been .. vanced beyond the lines OF
defence, and shert time would have seen the
extemporized buiys srks of the Residency blown
into the air, and II infurisied Sepoys, and
yet more brutal lbe!tors from the bazaars,
pouring over the ruins to overwhelm the de-
fenceless inmates. We read this donouement,
and drew long cath ofrelief at the close, az
if we ourselves had just made some hair-bresdth
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Massachusetts Election.

We CLEAN the following items of the result of
the election in Massachusetts from the Boston
Traveller of the 4th instant
Ali but l3 towns heard from.
Whole number of votes l27,767
N. P. Banks (Bep.) for Governor 60,207
b. j. Gardner (American1- 36,967
r.. ID. Beach tDemocrat) 30,4ll
Caleb Swan las
Scattering 1913
Banks's plurality over Gardner 1921
Councilmen, all Banks men but one.
In the Senate are 81 Republicans, Ameri.
can, Democrats, and doubtful
In the Assembly, Isl Republicans, 32Amer-
leans, 81 Democrats.
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Total

The State Senate stands, as heretofore stated,
IA Democrats, Is Republicans, 2 Americans,
and Independent.
The House stands-Democrats, So; Repub.
lieans, 81 Americans, 9.-AIJany argus.
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From California.

New York, Nov. 29.--The steamer Northern
Light. with the California mails of the 9Th inst.
and $l,750,O0O in geld, arrived this evening.
She brings GOO passengers.
The evidence OF the massacre of the ll9 en-
igrants for California, in the southern part of
Utah, appears to be conclusivs> kainst the
Mormons, and the fact has produced great ex-
element.
The Panama papers contain an official
proclamation of Martinez, the General-in-chief
of the Nicaraguan army, dated October %, de-
claring war against Costa Rica. The General
declares that Nicaragua will preserve the whole
line of transit from ocean to ocean. Also the
district of Guanacasta.
General CAVITY, ofthe Costan Rican army, had
made final demand for the surrender of Fort
San Carlos. He was reported as on the Lake
in q steamer, and had been fred upon by the
Nicaraguan troops.
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kkNRf J. ADAMS A. @ swrvy "a .n.,..
ADAMS, SWIFT, 4 CO.,
Bankers and Real Estate Aoens..

Leavenworth City, Kansss
Exchange and Land Warrants bought .a aid r,o.-,
received on deposits Real Estate bcagat and $40 ~
parts of the Territory. " ohes N ~
ns,eH 10 W. Reilly, eshsrsi Land Once Wash
a2S
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Texas.

The full official report Of the vote cast at the
last State election in Texas has just been pub
Hshed, and the aggregates are as follows
For Gorernor-Runnels, Democrat, 81, 552 !;
Houston, American, 1888 Runnels's major
ity, 1924; total vote, $50; or, including
some $40 votes in counties not organized and
properly returned, $1,000.
Houston has made far better run than the
telegraphic reports gave him credit for; and
considering the great strength of the Demo
cratic party in Texas, the majority against
him is by no means large. The vote is not a
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THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH.
STATISTICAL VIEW
OF TIE CONDITION OF
THE FREE AND SLAVE STATES,
BY Henry Chase and Charles W. Sas.Sorr
Compiled from Official Documents,
Emo. Bound in cloth. Price so cents Past.

Compiled from Official Documents
limo. Bound tn cloth. Price so cents. Past.
age 10 cents.
any one wishes 70 know what Slavery has done n,
the South asd Freedom for the North, them resd
ibis masierly work Let him study these figures. PlAos
copy of these statistics in the hands of every voter and
our word for IT, Republicansm will sweep the enrir,
North in 1860 clean has swept New England in
1885 Men OF the South we beg you look calmly and
at this array of figures, and what thg
portend.
speaks of this work: INV
"This little book contains amount OF information
respecting es comparative condition of the sayeholdnx
and non-savehoding States, territory popuIator
industry wealth. education, intelligence religion may,i
advancement, and general progress The Sso,i . :.
nave cost great deal of laborous am n ce,
anly presents arguments in favor OF Freedor on sver,
page IL Contains just the kind informac ,ho, sbo
oe more generally known in all sections of the conn,ry
we nope tnere VIII be public dema.d for thoussnd. 81
'oP'os' L. CIEPHANE
ss1 secretary Republican Association,
Washington, d. G.
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HENRY M. WHITNEY,

pOOKSELLER and Sstioner, Post Office Building
ID Honolulu, Oahu, HI.
n. Is. Books, Magazines, Newspapers and al kinds {
Stationery constantly hand for sale Orders Il Z
bnfing received. and executed with DESPATCH
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The Mississippi Election.

The Legislature OF Mississippi, having count
ed the votes for Governor of that State cast at
the October election, announced the following
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New York Election.

New York Election.
We have received the off cial returns from all
the counties in the State except Sullivan, which
we estimate. The vote stands on Secretary of
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Report on the Loss of the Central America

Commodore Perry and others, appointed in
New Yerk to investigate the cause of the loss
of the steamship Central America, have jaat
made their report. They declare from the evil
dence that negligence and the want of proper
organization of the crew, together with the in
dependence Of the several departments of each
other, were at the bottom Of calamity which
resulted in the loss of the steamer and the sacri
flee of SO many lives There appears, they say,
to have been no material defect in the vessel or
machinery, the leakage being ascribed to other
causes. The deck pumps we're not in working
order, aud those connected with the donkey en-
CINE were in questionable condition. There
was no carpenter on board, and in the depart
ment ofthe engineer there was too much indie
pendence Of action, and striking want of re-
sponsibility 20 the commander Of the ship.
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Capt. McAuleyslately disappeared from Os.
wego. On Friday last, his body was found on
the lake shore. 1t was supposed that he was
accidentally drowned, as $l7s were found in
one Of his pockets There we're no marks of vio-
snce upon the boGy.
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Closing Of the Canals.

Navigation is entirely closed on the canals.
The sudden change in the weather to almost
extreme cold has had the effect to freeze over
nearly the whole extent between Albany and
Buffalo and unless the weather should greatly
moderate, the hopes entertained of being able
to orward produce between Rochester and Al
bany for two weeks longer will be defeated.
A large number of boats are detained in Cay.
uga Marsh and elsewhere between Lyons and
Buffalo. The only two years on record in
which navigation closed as early as the 25th of
November, was 1888 and l845. In 1927 it
closed on the 9th of November, but afterward
reopsned, and remained open until the 18th of
December
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Death of George r. Gliddon, Esq.

We regret to see it announced that George
r. Gliddon, Esq, the distis guished Egyptian
traveller aud writer, died suddenly of pulmo
nary congestion, at his hotel, in Panama, on the
10Th ultimo. He was on his return to New
York, as one Of the agents of the Honduras
Railroad Company. His remains were taken
charge OF by his travelling companion, 81. Shell
ton Sandfo,d, Esq. Mr.. Gliddon was for seve-
raj years United States Consul in Egypt, and is
well known, also, for his works, Indigenous
Races Of Man." and TYPES of Mankind"
His lectures, delivered in all the principal cities
of the United States, on Egypt and its monu-
ments, attracted considerable attention, few
years ago, from the scientific, and his published
works were read with no little interest He
was q native Of England, and about forty.seven
years of age. The New York Herald says:
In his death, science and the world have
sustained q most severe loss and the intelli.
gence Of this mournful event will carry sorrow
to the hearts of his thousands of personal frends
throughout the United States and Europe. Mr..
Gliddon was an extraordinary man, of versatile
talents, varied Information, and large expert
ence. The races and the civilization of both
continents were familiar to him. He had been
the guest of the Arab and Turk, had traversed
the great deserts, wandered over Palestine and
Mesopotamis, had been resident of Greece,
was familiar with every country in Europe, and
was cosmopolitan in America. In language
polyglot, an encyclopedia in information, he
was at once the most entertaining and instruct
i've of companions"
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WANTED

A OENIS WANTED IN every town, village and
"a cry, throughout the United States 10 engage in
profitable business for of the arges, rpoTaons in
he county. For full particulars, enclose two stamps
and address 'F''
Fl. E. L. SAWIN 4 CO.,
ooZ Chariestown, Mass
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TO NERVOUS SUFFERERS

i RETIRED CLERGYMAN, restored to health in a
"a few days, after many years OF great ervous suffer
Ing Is anxious 10 make known the means of cure Mil
send Oeel the prescription used Direct the Rev J0UN
Nj. DAGNALI. No. l-6 Fulton street BROOKLYN N V
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A Destructive Insect.

A small white ant has been introduced into
the Island of ST. Helena, by vessels from the
coast of Africa, and is destroying everything
in the shape of wood, provisions, vegetables,
and clothing. They eat into the wood work of
houses, and then eat up ell the inside, leaving
mere shell. New buildings in lees than two
yeara will fall into ruins by thei: destructive
operations, which entails loss to the inhabit-
ants of Thousands of pounds annually.
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The Weather.

Snow lies two feet deep at Niagara Falls,
and there is more or less of it through Western
New York, as far east as Rochester. From
that point to New York, but little has fallen.
The winter has set in at the west in earnest.
Navigation on the Upper Mississippi is sus-
pended for the season.
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Lake Superior Copper Mines.

The Boston Traveller furnishes the following
information from the Lake Superior copper
mines
"The news from the 'Toltec' and 'Adven-
ture' is very encouraging. Both will probably
make paying mines, after all. The former is
paying its way with moderate force, and turn
ing out considerable masses now and then.
The latter, we perceive by the annual report,
with 10000 shares, has 81 900 cash in hand.
A sale of 10000 pounds refined ingot copper,
for shipment, is reported in New York at 20s
to 81 cents. From what we can learn, the Min
nesota assets are sufficient to pay every dollar
of its Indebtedness to next March, thus leaving
on the LIST of January about 100000 pounds
of refined copper on hand for dividends. At
20 cents, this copper is worth 100000, or $50
per share. This account of copper includes
the product to lst of January only, while the
debts are reckoned to March /. The price of
labor at Lake Superior will decline greatly du-
ring the coming year, and the actual cost Of
ton of copper will be greatly reduced. 1t is said
that Is cents per day, throughout the West, will
now hire better labor than could be had last
year at SIPS"
American Military Equipments for the viceroy Of
Egypt.
For few days past, the barque Mary, at
Boston, has been loading with an unusual cargo,
consisting of military wagons, and other arti.
cles IF warlike nature, for the Viceroy of
Egypt. The Irarelter says:
ut appears that the viceroy, who has for
many years received the greater portion of his
machinery, &c, from England, has desire to
test the workmanship of this country, and thus
the young West sends to the ancient East spe-
cimens Of her advancement in the mechanic
arts. The cargo placed on board the Mary,
and which has been carefully selected under
the inspection of Mr.. Armstrong, is principally
for the equipment Of an army upon the march,
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The storm of last week upon the Ohio and
Mississippi was very severe, but the accounts
of destruction occasioned thereby have been
much exaggerated. There were only some half
dozen coal boats lost, and the statement of the
sixteen canal boats has been contradicted by
the Falls Pilot
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GENERAL SUMMARY.

A decision was rendered in the Supreme
Court at Trenton, N. j., on the 2lst in the
case of Donnelly, who murdered the barkeeper
of the Seaview House, at the Highlands, some
time ago. None Of the exceptions taken below
were allowed, and consequently the motion to re-
verse judgment and have new trial was refused.
Donnelly will be executed on the 9Th of jan
nary
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The London Times, after commenting upon
the prssent state of trade in America and
Englan,;, says:
I" But in the midst of this awful stand-still,
the American mind continues cool, and nothing
dsturbs its selfpossession. The whole affair is
taken as On Inconvenience, like the loss of your
csrpethag, but not as ruin, and hardly an i'd
wersity.'
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A little boy, between four and five years old, a
son of Mr. Wilkins, of Towards Lick, La, stray.
ed from home recently. Search was at once
instituted, and continued without success for
five days, over rough and mountainous coun-
try, but on the sixth day the little wanderer
was found, about FIVE miles from his home, well
and hearty, having subsisted on grapes and
berries.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-10-21
l. o. .. =.

The Annual Communication ol the X. ".
'irand Lodge ii Iowa Wa held III the civ
- MI, Pleasant. commencing .n We.ineS
lay, October liih, and continuing for three
day. Great harmony prevailed. and .
iafss amount Of business II interest h. the
order was transacted The statistics show
the Order 10 he very liouri-hinr in this
Jurisdiction - the Lodge numbering one
hundred and eight.
The following oiiicerr @er iul, elected :
NJ ". q. Nh. u Woodward, Of Day
cnroft.
X. W -, q. NJ. u. ". Jones, EIdora.
II. W. q. NJ II. 4. Pierce. Dubuque.
X, W. q. S.-Wm. Carrot Burlington.
X ". q. TT. Hughes, Iowa City.
X. W. q. R.-W, Meorlald, oskaloosa.
The Grand Master made the following
appointments
W q. Chaplain, u. sweeney, Barl,ngto,,
W. &. MarsAal--S. :. Smith, O-ksloo.s
" q. Conlnetor--R. i. Finkhlne, Iowa
City.
w q. Guardian b. +. keables. Pel,,
". q. Messenger craw, keoAuh.
The next session will be held a. kcokuk
On the seconi wedne.ds, ef October. lsss
The Inequalities OF the brethren O, TN.
Order were most generously extended
the Representatives aud Member, ~,
Grand Lodge, m invitation hs.
given them to inspect the ]. .... -,
and carriages furnished !. convey ,h., -
- ~ s'' e%rs, .'''' the evening, members
.se and brethren Of the city,
ma large number VI ladies, sat
-. "a magnificent supper At the Brazle-
House, where ample justice was done 70
the good things provided by the brethren Of
the city. The evening was passed most
pleasantly. Tossts were read aud responded
TO, aud At late hour the assembly dispersed,
well pleased with the entertainment and
satisfied that in everything that constitutes
the host, citizen, or brother, the members
II tue order In Mt Pleasant stand prc-emi.
pent
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-10-21

A rottmpornr, SAYS Que Of the most
remarkable suspensions ii the season b. that
Of the supposed 10 b. ivsxhaustibly wealthy
corporation. tho Illinois Central Railroad
Company ,'rly few years sirrc, II oh
tanned from Congress = 10000 acre. of
land lin great part selected by th, company
in the State of Illinois. With the deeds cf
this land in their pocket, the enmpan,'s
agents went out 90 England and raised in
round figures twenty million.-in various
tifncs---for the construction of 200 miles %
rad from Cairo. the southern extremity OF
the Stated illlnoi-, 10 hltago IN the north.
The rad was buiit Part oi the land was
lid. Three v~ar- agu /, appeared almost
certain that tie sale- &c TN, land would in
= very short time pay the whole c,>, ~ the
rad leaving to the stockholders. free of
cost. first, ~, finest railway IN the country
s,eondly, a balance 81 many hundreds 81
t.,oisasd> of acres &c land.
Assured. tile wa M enterprise which
might command confidence; thu stock might
well ell NJ a premium ranging from ~ to
10. and hc regarded n securit, equal IN
character Z" 've hest State stocks. IN which
the idow and tile orphan might safely in
80 th"ir little ralrimonS foi all this il
Ia, failed lie receipts from the sales 81
lan have proved - infinitely small llnost
II the lands ieinr sold "a credit at absurd
IS low rate Hi mtcrc.tl a. Ia Le # a" a.
cunt "a halareint tie To- On l"ng, nm
profitable railway, runnine thrnneh cola
parataycly umnhaLitgd section ~ country.
Complaints oil tho absence Of water and
wood on the COMPANY land Lave been gen
rally circulated, ami il !. said that settlers
who have lived on u for three Years have
ytind IL cheaper to abandon their improve
nsnts and move over into Iowa, than 20
ampic'r the work they Lad begun Mean
while, tie loss on the running Of the road
nd the cost Of neycr-eadinY additions and
repairs, have required the oompan, TO carry
/ large floating debt, which Las now sunk
them at last. Whether TIN. failure is mere
~ Temporary err mere suspension, remains
a. he seen. We cannot believe the Illinois
entral Railroad other than what We have
,lsays conceived 1t. onr oi the most sutstan-
t,aI railroad companies in tie west. To he.
ii"yc IL nov III >efioiIs financial difficulties.
Would lessen public confidence in some Of
the best railroad companies in the West.
We think IN time this railroad will come
'mi MI right u isan immensely important
Enterprise. moi much Ear the country it
penetrate aud i,a> "p,nrd {" the market, n
DOR H. connexions Chicago NJ tie north
and ia. mouth of he ohio river AT the
'"uth. The western and southern country.
ndee'i the whole country. should feel
warm interest in the prosperity ~ This road,
and we know of no reason WHY the entire
ympai hies = the publ, should n", ut this
lime be with tile Illinois Central Railroad
company IN il iinanrial troubles.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-10-21

The crieiA j. over. We are entering upon
period of ,lullncs~ The panic has subsidized,
and there arc no exciting incidents in tie
history of yesterday To chronicle. Business
moves on slugsi,hly. But few failures are
announced, though there arc many renew
ais Of Totes upon extended time. Money 10
/. still scarce aud difficult 60 obtain ut the
highest rates IL interest. Stocks are adyan-
cling, and more business in them il done.
Specie command. but from ono half 10 ono
l,er cent, premium. Trade IN dry go.sis il
Frustrated; the dealers arc selling of At
retail, and the retailers lind lev customers.
The little that il doing in any branch Of bus
mess IL for cash. The banks are pcrfecting
the detailing II the new arrangement at the
Clearing House, which will soon be made.
il y believed satisfactory Ia all parties.--N
!. Ts,hras, l6th.
The financial hurricane h:e exhausted IT,
-elf aud the reaction has commenced. Ii
vas plainly pciceptible IN Wall street yes
tcr,lav. Stocks advanced, aud the hanks
were III boayrnt spirit. Flour also advan
ced-in fac, everything j. IA the IRE.
There l,a, l,ot - yet appeared any anthem
tie announcement from the Governor upon
the application of the hanks fpr an extra
session ~ the legislature. IL j. pretty well
understood. that hc will tot comply with the
request Of tho bankers, a. IL i considered
that the action of the suprrme Court Judges
,npcr-cd,- tie necessity u any Legislative
Intervention .Ic'f i9fl H.ot'd, l6ib