Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-08-10
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These figures show a clear gain Of 451 votes
in eleven counties, as compared with the vote
OF 1885, when the American party carried the
district by SAG majority. The two remaining
counties will increase the Democratic majority.
So Shaw is undoubtedly elected.
In the 9th district, Schales, Democrat, is re-
ported as elected over Puryear, American.
Democratic gain.
In the 9Th district, it is generally conceded
that the American candidate has succeeded
but by greatly reduced majority. The DEM
ocrats will have out of members from North
Carolina in the next Congress. Free suffrage
has swept the State. Reported gain of so in
Columbia, TYR ell county.
ALABAMA.
We are without definite returns from the dis
trict represented in the last Congress by the
Hon. George s. Houston Our private adyices
concerning the state Of things there just before
the election, rendered it probable that his COM
pctitor, the Hon. David Hubbard, has been
elected
p. S.-Jus. as we 90 to press we have private
information from Huntsville, Ala, to Thursday
last at 2 p m, when it was conceded that the
contest in the sixth Houston 81 district had been
so close as to require the official returns to de-.
termine who had been elected-he or Hubbard.
TEXAS.
NEw ORLEANS, August THE returns so far
indicate the election Of Runnels, Dem, over Gen
Houston, by about Il, 900 majority Not q single
opposition candidate has been elected to the Leg.
islature.
DUBUQUE, August e-Returns from twenty-sj <
counties foot up for the new constitution $685.
votes against ,39S. The counties vet to be heard
from Will increase the majority for the constitu-
ton.
The TESNEssEE'S ERRAND.-As the steam
ship Tennessee is believed in New York to have
gone to San Juan del Norte to open the Nicar-
aqua transit route under a contract from Costa
Rica, which, ftrue, involves IN admission of the
latter 8 sovereignty over the San Juan river and
lake OF Nicaragua, we have to mention that up
to this time this Government hats steadily and
fatty refused to listen to efforts to induce it to
countenance her Costa Rica's) claim to SOW
ereignty further north than the sou tn bank of
the river and lake in question; which REFUSAL in
turn involves ignoring her right to dispose of the
privilege Of running the transit route We have
seen nothing, so far, to justify the idea that a
thought is entertained by the authorities here
Oh abandoning the line Of policy with reference
TO this question so long and consistently ad-
hered to, and have moro than once of late stated
that to be our impression, in the face of a null
titude Of contrary statements and impressions
written from this city to the distant press. 1t
seems, however, that the Washington CORES
pondents are coming to their senses upon the
subject, as will be seen by the following brief
quotation from the Washington corresponds nee
OF very late number of the New York Tim Is
In no event will the Administration permdt
TO diminish the geographical boundaries Of MIC
araSua, or divide or absorb the territory; and of
TINS TACT they are probably by this tune aware.',
THE RUNoR OF CnEYENNEs' HOsrILIrIEs.-
The Indian Bureau in this city, places no con.
hdence in the story from Kansas, that the Chy-
ennes, to the number Of 1000 warriors, are vir.
tually besieging Fort Riley-situated in the
Republican Forks of the Kansas river. Itsim.
pression is that Governor Walker has beon de-
ceived by the stories inducing Understanding
to the telegraph-to despatch troops in a hurry
to relieve that fort. .l .-...E
The INDIANS IN MISSEsorA.-Ths Indian
bureau this morning received dispatches Fl, I'm
Mr. Prltchard its especial agent in Minneso Va,
announcing the gratifying fact that all Il ann,
rent peace and quietness in that quarter, With
every prospect Of continuance Of that state Of
affairs.