M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-12-03
News Etems.

Chatanoga Alabama, last week, go
ing to 'lis Atlantic I'nir for exhibi-
ton, said to be seven feet nine inches
high, eighteen years Cd and weighing
400 lbs.
On the 18th inst. the steamer Ope-
lousas, bound for Galveston from Bes-
wick's Bay, was run into by thesteam-
er Galveston. The Opelousas sank
in fifteen minutes. Fifty-six passen;
gers were on board, eighteen ofwhom
are known to be lost. All the off.
GERS and crew were saved.
The Carthage Qeak County, Miss, y
Herald announces the death Of Mrs.
Mary keenan,, in that county, on the
4th INST, at the good old age Of Ill
years.
The Milwaukee Sentinel estimates
the wheat crop Of Wisconsin at 49,.
100000 bushels for 1857, an increase
of near 100000 over 1856.
The newly elected Legislature of
New Jersey is more largely Demo.
cratic than ever, and secures Dem.
ocratic successor to William Wright,
whose term in the q. S. Senate ex-
pires with the next Congress.
New SENATORS. Tho Legislature
Of Texas have elected j. Pinckney
Henderson and j. W. Campbell U. s.
Senators to succeed Generals Hous.
ton and Rusk. Gov. Brown has been
reelected in Mississippi, Tombs in
Georgia, and Clay i'll Alabama.
The Administration has refused to
give its sanction to the sale Of the fort
Smelling reservation in Minnesota
1t was bought by spectators at a sa.
crifce. What will these Black Re.
publican journals now say that have
been charging the Administration
with being party to this fraud.
Since Democratic Legislature has
been chosen by the people of Ohio,
the bonds of the State have increased
in price in New York.
Every vote polled in San Diego
county, California, was cast for John
B. Weller.
Mrs Cunningh ANS trial, on the
charge Of falsely producing an heir to
the late DR.. Burdell, has been post
poned to the 81 Tuesday in December.
1t will take place in Goshen, New
York.
All the banks of New Orleans have
resumed specie payment.
Father McCahe, Catholic priest,
was burned to death at Malone, N. Y.
Nov. 25, in eod;;' the clothes taking
fire.
The schooner Antelope, which left
Chicago last week with cargo Of
wheat for Oswego, was blown ashore
at the mouth Of st. Joseph river, and
Capt. Budd, and four seaman were
frozen to death. The vessel and car.
90 are total loss.
The Hannah More Female Acade.
my, of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, at Reisterstown, fifteen miles
from Baltimore, was destroyed by fire
last night The pupils and the other
ihmates escaped in safety.
New YORK ELEor1oN.-The official
result is as follows
The Democratic majority is 1876
Democratic gain since last fall $500
The Free.lovers have been broken
up, the Mormons are about to 90, and
the Black Republicans are already
dead. The country is safe.
The Democratic members of Con
gress from New York recently held q
meeting for consultation, and express.
ed preference for Mr.. Orr Of South
Carolina, ior Speaker.
SPECIE STILL FLOWING lN.-The
steamer Daniel Webster has just bro't
half million in gold from California,
and the Northern Light is on the way
with two millions more. The Fulton
brings $500, 900, the Vanderbilt, ST.
000. 900 and the Africa s350,000 in
specie from Europe, making in all
S4,O50,OO0 during the past week.
i The arrest and trial OF Jones, the
murderer Of Beebe, cost the city of