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Weekly national intelligencer., 1857-10-17
KANSAS ELECTION.

The Leavenworth Kansas Herald of the 10th
instant says it has the following official returns
LearenWorh eounty-Nearly complete. Average De-
mocratc majority ESQ; insuring the election of three
members of the Council and eight of the House.
DonsPhan couHty-30 Republican majority securing
i've members of the lower and five of the upper House
-4tehlson cGunty-Average Democratic majority; in
surng three members Of the lower and of the upper
House.
Jsfsrson eounty-Republican by $50 majority giving
two members of the House and one Of the Council
Douglas county-Republican by 1,500 majority.
Johnson coaHty-Democrstic by 600 majority
The district formed by these last two counties elect
eight members Of the House and three of the Council
The Democrats claim the election of the entire ticket by
60 majority.
Sha'Onee county-Republiean by $50 majority. This
county elects one member of the House.
Calhoun c1anty-Republican by "a majority. This
county elects member to the House.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1857-10-17
BANK sUsPENsIoNs AT THE sOUTH.

ss BANK SUSPENSIONS AT THE SOUTH.
VIRaINIA.-The Bank of Virginia" suspended specie
payments yesterday 1t was the last yield in the pre-
sent crisis though holding out only about twenty
hours longer than the other banks of this city We
now say that all the banks in Virginia have suspended
specie payments.-R Richmond Enquirer Of Thursday
NORTH CARoLISA.-The confirmation of the deplora-
BILE financial affairs in New York, where the main re-
sources of the banks and merchants of this place
located and locked up has been the means of driv
ing three Of the banks of the town of Wilmington into
suspension Of specie payments The branch of the Bank
Of the State, located here yet stands unsuspended
awaiting advices, presume from the mother bank at
Raleigh. All the rest-the Bank Of Wilmington, the
Bank of Cape Fear, and the Commercial Bank of Will
mington-suspended this morning. We have report
that the Bank of Clarendon, at Fayetteville suspended
yesterday We do not give this information reliable
But we think, from the present appearance Of things,
that there will be general suspension of the banks
throughout the State Wilmington Journal of Thursday.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1857-10-17

at tne Seventeenth Triennial Festival of the
cnusets Charitable Mechanic Association speeches were
msoe py HON. CALEB CUSHING, Gov GARpsER Mayor
NICE, non. GEo. B. HILLARD, Hon. J. BuoKrSaH.x
ana otners We copy from the report Of the Boston
Journal the following remarks of Hon CaIrp cusHrro
Here In this consecrated hail. instinct with the mast
glores Oh our common country he hardly competent
to respond to any toast to the great Of our land n
seemed to him as long procession of the mighty dsad
might pass before his mind and in such memories =
seemed as If he should be silent but sentiment to
our common country he could speak Our country rest
ing does upon the tripod of the agricultural me-
chanca and mercantile pursuits worthy the oneue
Of its mghtiest son. and should move also the speech az
Its poorest child Our country in its three rests
proudly and securely But here perhaps he was admop-
ished We had seen almost to day, he might say the
fair ship of our commerce go down. in fair day.
with all sails set to favorng breezes The thought
pressed him. What the of this great ruin
We told it is exrayagance and the great extra
vagance of our ladies. BE denied it. especially the
charge against the ladies. He would break lance with
any man in their behalf 1t was not the extra founces
or furbelows of any lady that did the unhappy business
No extra founce failed the Ohio Life and Trust Compa-
ny. No expansion of skirt ruined the Illinois railroad
and point lace stopped the Erie company TWAS
extravaganza but far beyond this 1t was not
place. he would say to England beware how you commit
the same error you did when Pennsylvania for few
years suspended its payments and you thought the whole
Union was going down. Do not he said, make this mis-
take again Our country is strong and much than
solvent when the panic passes Our merchants iu all
our cities have fallen by fault of their they have
gone down because they in the front Of the battle
they had fallen because they had their expense
endeavored to sustain the community in their attempt
sustain the vain credit system of these United States If
our merchants have fallen they dishonored If
all is lost honor yet remains and he rendered them his
hearty sympathy. Better times will surely come and
again will you arise.
The speaker then begged those who had weathered
the storm not to yield to the cry of rerenchmen
wealth. fespfSnf f6UiHs aH A a 81 IN
extend to suffering laborers charity in its noblest
formthe charity which gives its aims for full and no.
Bile equivalent lAppause"
Weekly national intelligencer., 1857-10-17
FROM CALIFORNIA.

The steamship Northern Light, from Aspinwall,
arrived at New York early Yesterday morning. She
brings the California mails of the 21st September,
upwards Of seven hundred passengers and more
than million and half Of dollars in gold
The official result Of the State election in Cali
fornia had been declared in most Of the counties
The total vote polled is some fifteen thousand be-
hind the preceding election. The returns show
majority for Mr. WELLER for Governor Of eleven thou
sand over both Mr.. Bown (American} and Mr.. SrAxIr
Repubican) The latter leads his Amercsn competitor
one thousand votes The Legislature is Overwhelmingly
Democratic as ia - ssls sss.sss4 Is SlATRsT s
The people resolved to pay the State debt by ANA
orty Of fifteen thousand against repudiaon, but they
have refused the call for State Convention to revise
the Constitution. majority Of the cast
cessary to insure the calling Of Convention, but 80
great the indifference manifested that moiety only
Of the people voted on the question. KRIS ~ g
Mining operations throughout the State were carried
on vigorously as ever. The various Huming oompa
nies the rivers getting fairly to work. and many
Of their enterprises were resulting successfully.
The crops throughout the State had generally been
garnered in excellent condition. p
Immigrants by the overland route were pouring into
the State great numbers The great majority Of these
trains had more less difficulty with the Indians
Trade generally was dull.
The Passengers of the Lost Central america
We have received by the Northern Light full list Of
the passengers who board the lost steamship
Central America including those comprised in the sup
Elementary waybi and those taken on board at Aspn-
wall The names are as follows:
Weekly national intelligencer., 1857-10-17

An Iron GIRDER BRIDGE OVER THE NIAGARA-The
Railway Guide says that the directors of the Great West
ern Railway Company have determined upon imme-
diaey erecting iron bridge the tubular grder
principle the Niagara river; the present bridge
owing to the slow rate of speed at which trains be
permitted to it. being quite inadequate meet the
requirements of the traffic daily passing over
that frontier The cost is between $500 600 and $3.50
00O AT present the rate of speed exceed two
miles hour, but with the bridge forty miles an
hour may be with perfect safety 1t is contemplated
to be ready for opening in the of summer
the site of the bridge being the gorge below the whirlpool
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returns.
GEORGIA. PoLITICs.

The Augusta Constitutionast has returns of the late
election in Georgia from hundred and five counties
which give the Democratic candidate for Governor
jority of nine thousand four hundred and seventy
votes according to its calculation. The remaining hir
teen counties Applin, Charlton, Clnch, Coffee Col
suitt Berren Dade Harris Irwin Marion Meriwether,
Union, and Ware From these returns the Constitution
sst induced to the conclusion that the majority Of
Judge Brown Mr.. HILL will equal if it does not
exceed, that Of Gov JOHNSON Judge ANDREWS, in
1856, which ten thousand two hundred and ffysix
Weekly national intelligencer., 1857-10-17
HANDS D1scHARarp.-one of the most painful ipd;ca

HANDS DIscHARGED.-One Of the most painful indica-
tions that the times out Of joint is contained in the
following statistics of the number of employees who
learn, have been discharged by the cloak-making
houses Of this city during the past weeks Previous
to supply the demand for labor This list comes p to to-
day noon:
A. NJ. and R. Davies have discharged $40 girls and 10
cutters T. Mills has discharged 800 girls and cutters
Brodie has discharged 124 girls and cutters McKen
zie has discharged 80 girls and cutters Isdore Ber-
nard has discharged 420 girls and cutters. NJ Bell
has discharged "a girls and cutters. s. NJ Hendricks
has discharged 65 girls and cutters.
NeU York EVening Post.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1857-10-17

BURGLAR SENTENCED FOR LuE.-The trial Of John
Fellinger aged German, charged with burglary in
concluded in New York Friday, the jury rendering a
verdict of guilty The Recorder in passing sentence
said that he had evidence before him that the prisoner
had served long term of imprisonment in Germany for
crimes of similar character; that he was notorious
burglar; that he had nearly committed two murders,
and that it his imperative duty prevent such men
from being at large He sentenced Felinger to impri
sonment in the State prison at hard labor for the of
his natural life
Weekly national intelligencer., 1857-10-17

LONGEVITY AND HEALrH.-In passing from Alexan-
dra to Gordonsville Virginia, along the railroad (a
from Rappshannook river the traveller enters neigh
borhood remarkable for the age and health of the nha
bitans Within few miles of this part of the railroad
there forty white persons whose united ages amount
ed to rather than $40 years The average age
seventy-one years. Twenty males and twenty
females We find eight couples who have lived together
between forty and sixty years. and raised large families
two old bachelors, the richest and the other the
poorest of the set. All are in good health Lately
lady died ninety-seyen years old. few years since
citizen died at the age of hundred and two and
another at the age of hundred and eight This Sec
on Of the county Of Fauquier is thinly settled Those
who wish long fe good health and kind quiet neigh
bors, can be accommodated with homes at fair prices
Alerandria Sentinel
Weekly national intelligencer., 1857-10-17
MISSISSIPPI ELECTION.

The election in Mississippi the 5th instant for
Governor, Legislature and members of Congress The
only accounts received through Mobile and Memphis
papers of the 7h and show large Democratic majorities
In the 4th district Mr. SINGLETON Dem is elected to
Congress over Mr.. LAKE, (Am.) the late member In
Tppah and Marshall counties the entire Democratic
i sisGi ~ llEGa #ajsrities. These other
Weekly national intelligencer., 1857-10-17
FOR MR.. PAYNE, (DEx.)

nett Democratic gain Of 7,180
Vote, when Premont's majority in the
"a. In Hamilton county there is a nett
kn of 800 to ], 900. In the city, exclusive
IN Ward, Chase gains SIS. Including Ham
dty the nett Democratic gain far is about
Do But, as already remarked, the figures received
telegraph are not reliable and the result may be
ried materially by subsequent returns. We
son to doubt the election of Mr. CHASE but the pro-
misses to be cose.-Cnqcinnati Gazette.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1857-10-17

number Of persons have already been thrown out Of
employment at the South and elsewhere by the pres
sure Eleven thousand mechanics said to have been
recently deprived Of work in the city of New York The
Government is called upon to afford such relief it
in this state of things by commencing work upon the
Notifications and at the navy yards far authorized
Weekly national intelligencer., 1857-10-17
PENNSYLVANIA ELECTION.

Ihe returns from Pennsylvania show that the
democrats have carried the State by overwhelming
maJonties They have elected their entire ticket
LOT State officers and very large majority of the
members Of the Legislature We append sample
0I m the returns for Governor, as published in the
rmiadeiphia American" of yesterday. In that
city the election passed off quietly:
Weekly national intelligencer., 1857-10-17

A talking match lately came off at New Orleans for
FIVE dollars aside 1t continued according to the Adver
tiser for ethrteen hours the rivals being Frenchman
and Kentuckian The bystanders and judges were
talked to Sleep and when they awoke in the morning
thew found the Frenchman dead and the Kentuckian
whispering in his ear
Weekly national intelligencer., 1857-10-17

CAUTION TO LADIEsA lady residing in the village Of
Stamford, Conn., was very severely burnt Friday
evening last in the following She had been ap
plying to her hair mixture Of castor oil and alcohol,
and, approaching too lighted lamp her head be-
came enveloped in blaze and the flame MAS not extn-
gushed until the lady severely burnt that she is
now considered to be in q critical situationl
Weekly national intelligencer., 1857-10-17

IMPORTATION OF LLAMAs.-A correspondent thus calls
attention to fact that may prove of importance and
benefit to the agricultural and other interests of
the country By the steamer Star of the West which
recently arrived here from Aspinwal, adyices
ceved from the South Pacific coast of the intended ship
men to this country of 140 to $50 Llamas, via the
Isthmus of Panama. These animals are well known in
the Pacific, where they extensively used beasts of
burden and very valuable for their WOOL In the
mountains of Peru and Ecuador, where there is much
snow they found in large numbers and they
thus accustomed to cold weather. it is believed they
well adapted to the climate of this country, particularly
that of northern lattudes. They very hardy,
vigorous animals capable of bearing much fatigue and
expected here of the description from which the al
pacca wool is obtained They to leave Guayaqul
about the middle of September and win probably arrive
here next month y
Weekly national intelligencer., 1857-10-17
MILITARY COURT MARTIAL.
ss - . 4 sit Cppup.yr,,e % 1Qk

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT THE WEST,
SEPTEMBER %, 1857.
ESPECIAL ORDERs, No. 20. p 81
general Court Martial is hereby appointed to meet
at Fort Leavenworth, (K. the 1st day of Novem-
Der next or as thereafter as practicable for the
trial of Colonel EDWIN v. SUMNER, First Regiment Of
Cavalry and such other officers may be brought be-
fore it. 8aas
Detail for the Court
Bvt. Brig Gen. William s. Harvey, Colonel I'd Dra-
goons.
Byt. Col. C. A. May, Major I'd Dragons
Bvt. Col. j. Monroe, 1t Col. 4th Artillery.
Col. H. Wilson, 7th Infantry.
Col. F. Lee I'd Infantry.
Bvt. It. COL W. Hoffman, Major 9th Infantry.
Bvt. It. Col. n. Brooks, Captain I'd Artillery.
Bvt. It. Col. M. Burke, Major I'd Artillery.
It. Col. Pictarn Morrison 7th Infantry.
It. Col. g. Andrews, 9th Infantry
1t. Col. g. h. Crosman, Deputy Quartermaster Gen'L
Bvt. Maj. G. D. Ramsey, Captain Ordnance Dept
Bvt Maj. H. ]. Hunt, Captain Cd Artillery
Judge Advocate-Capt W. F. Barry, I'd Artillery.
BY order Of Bvt Maj. Gen. P. F. SMITH
s RICHARD C. DRUM,
Lieut.. and Abide Camp, Act'g Asst. Adj't Gen1.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1857-10-17
POSITION OF THE NEW YORK BANKS.

COURIER ENQUIRER.
Those persons who perceive in State Constitution
any obstacle to our Banks going with their regular
heretofore except that they will not be able
topay specie for their liabilities unnecessarily alarm
ed. The Constitution simply provides that the Legisla-
shall pass law egalizing suspension of specie
payments Nobody viii call upon the Legislature to Vio-
this constitutional provision but the Legislature
passed law defining the penalties of suspension
of specie payments which compes the banks to into
liquidation twenty days Therefore there is safe
ty for the banks but repeal of this law and of
other Law which gives power interfere
h the banks and the passage of another law provid-
heir resumption of specie payments at some stat
eEiod. The right Of the Legislature to exer-
Rrisdiction in al cases not prohibited by
unquestonable; and consequently
lever they think right, save and except
LING the Suspension of specie pay
That they may not do but they
(er to do all that the crisis demands
- e fhe banks generally will be able to
Heir circ9stion when presented; but, if not, the
No1sr viii take care Of it eventually He win be
Compelled TO do unless the Legislature inter
poses its authOrity and that would be disastrous
because it would deprive the community of the
iiaas afs circulating s.sdign It follows then, that
nTs rspssiPg the pains and penalties of
Tments by the banks is a matter Of
esses of the community.
hey solvent this day as
hey year ago, except
refusing to extend their
customers into suspen-
ow constitutes part of
tn of August the depo-
in this city amounted
Is 157, and the specie to
ed ghost to tell us that
Id not pay hundred mil
hlation And yet there
ob6( hought the banks insovent; !;
knse Of confidence of the community
and in z5e banks, and their wisdom and
meets1e wants of the community. But
desday this public discovered that the
~ - ~ III lost all confidence in the community and in
hsnssiy and rapidly contracted their loans twenty
fnilonsof dollars in eight weeks they too lost their
eon6dence in the institutions and although the banks
showed on Tuesday they sl had their $1 900 900
specie in their vaults to pay only sUenrss instead
Of hundred millions of deposites and crcua-
tion they compelled them to suspend specie payments.
And why? Simply because the banks persevering
in a Of contraction which would inevitably de-
stroy only the whole mercantile community buth
own ability to pay their depostors, by filling their
drawers with suspended paper. The deposors, there
FORE in sefdefence compelled the banks to suspend,
and by doing saved themselves from destruction The
bi holders possessed such power and what MORE
very Of them attempted to exercise the they
actually possessed
Weekly national intelligencer., 1857-10-17
TICKETS SOLD AT AsPINwALL.

Senior Jose Segun for Peru, New York
Nicholas Tirado, his Secretary.
Adolfo 0ltague and brother of Peru. f
Senior Rchon Consul Belgium Lima the house
of Montane Co, Paris, from Peru for New York
J. A. Thune for New York
Senior Escurda, for New York.
8. De la Cova infant and NURSE for Havana
DR.. Corpancho for Havana.
Santiago Olivia, for Havana. .EEs.s
c. de Lasola for Havana.
Charles Taylor, for New York.
]. Mccarthy, for New York
T. NJ. B. Smith, for New York.
William Graffus, for New York
Capt. Walter g. Dyer, for New York
J. Sellamer, for New York
George CAME, for New Orleans
STEERAGE y
Otis Barlow, New York Mr. Olfur 4s-. - sft1s
James o. Neil, do A. ANN
E Finada Havana c. W. Grifeths sa
NJ Bertrand New Orleans T. j. Morris H
Frank Carpenter VIM Osborn
W. Hemme T. Griffith
VIM. Passo Thomas Maoney-32.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1857-10-17

II OTTERIES--The Lotteries of Samuel Swan 4 Co.
chartered by the State Of Georgia, and have
mssoners appointed supernend their drawings and
fy that every thing connected with the done in
strictly honorable They offer the public fair
opportunity for investment the interests of parties at dis
tance being well protected though they present
The Managers would respectfully call attention the fact
that all persons have legal right send orders for tickets
to Georgia. the lotteries of Samuel Swan Co. autho
rzed by the Legislature of that State. lottery will be
drawn every Saturday throughout the year. orders
ceived being filed in the drawing take after the
to hand. According the scheme ticket in
every draw prize. Tickets $0 halves IS;
quarters No tickets unless the acoomps
the order The drawings the principle of one
number each ticket and simple that can fa
to understand them There combination of numbers TO
mysy the buyer Prizes vary from $40 to $50 0OO every
prize being drawn result of drawing forwarded to all
purchasers. -,
~ list Of the numbers that are drawn from the wheel,
with the that each prize entitled to- viii be pub
lisbed after every drawing the following papers, New Or
leans Delta Mobile Register Charleston Standard Nashville
Democrat Atlanta Inegenccr and New York Weekly Day
Book Write your address psinly, and directto
SWAN 4 CO., Augusta, Georgia
Prizes paid full No per cenage deducted from prizes
other lotteries.
All communications strictly confidential
sep 2S-d&w1y
Weekly national intelligencer., 1857-10-17

Dr.w g. WILLIAMS Of Manchester, who lost $40 600
Nv the ObSe Lifs and Trust Company hung himself in
barn q tie niebt sf the 9th Of October.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1857-10-17
FOR GOVERNOR.

. FOR GOVERNOR.
the reported majorities
YNE respectively, by
bss, as compared with
fall. The returns are
Vt to be relied on as ac-
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TELEGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE.
Railroad Disaster

SYRACUSE, Der. 16-The mail train on the Central
railroad thrown off the track west of this ofy last
night in consequence of piece of the road being wash
ed away. The whole train consisting of baggage car
the mail and four passenger cars thrown down
embankment twenty feet high, and all were smashed
The train contained sixty passengers Miss Brown of
Toronto, &C. W. was drowned Mr.. Bronson, of New
Britain, Conn. was badly injured and died to-day.
Twenty other passengers were injured six seriously
The mail and all the mail bags excepting one were
burnt.
The Pressure at Neso Orleans
New ORLEANS, 0cT. 16.-There has been a run to-day
all the banks except the Southern and ali demands
have been promptly met except in the case of the Ct
zens Bank which pays specie for its notes. but refuses
to pay its depostors The other banks are expected
follow suit The excitement has now subsidized and no
business is paralyzed.
Ne1o York Market
NEW YORK, OCTOBER I6-Cotton is Quiet and IN
changed Flour is dull sales of 5000 barrels; State
S4 S4.85; Ohio S515 So so; Southern is steady
So so $5.75. Wheat is unsettled sales Of 200 600
bushels; Western white SLIP S1.25; red S1.10 q
$118 Corn: sales of 600 bushels mixed 78 cents,
yellow 75. Provisions are unchanged. Spirits turpen-
tine 81 3S cents Rosin $1.60 S165 Other arti-
cles inactive.
Baltimore Market.
BAIrMoRx, Ocr 16-Flour: Howard street super
$3.50; extra do Sc 25 1915; Ohio super6ne So
extra do. SEA S625; City Mills superfne So; extrs
do. $3.50 a S675; Baltimore ground family So 25;
extra do: S725: Rye -four S4.75 s5 COrnmeaI
So. so rs. Wheat white $1.15 $l.20 red Sl.05
SLIP. Corn, white IS 68 cents yellow 6S a 66
cents. Whiskey 202 a % cents.
Baltimore Cattle Market.
BALTIMORE, OCTOBER 16.-Cattle were in good supply
yesterday, and the market for them was heavy at a
decline of 25 to 37 cents per 100 lbs from last weeks
rates. The offerings at the scales were about 800
head, 150 of which driven to Philadelphia, 100
sold to country Dealers 200 left over unsold
and the remaining 500 head taken up by Baltimore
butchers at prices ranging from So to $3.50 the
hoof equal to Sc SS nett, and averaging S375 gross
Hogs continue to droop, and quote them $8 So
per 100 lbs. nett These figures show decline since
last week of 25 to so cents per 100 lbs Sheep dull
at 50. so $50 per head.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1857-10-17

GCHOOL BOOKS, &c for sale by FRANCK TAYLOR,
II Pennsylvsnia avenue east of NstioDsi Fotel