The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-09-02
GENERAL SUMMARY.

GENERAL SUMMARY.
In the 9th (Toledo) district of Ohio, the
Democrats have nominated William Mungen,
throwing overheard James B Steadman, the
House printer, who wanted the honor. The
ballot stood-Mungen, IA; Steadman, SO. The
contest kept the Convention together all night.
Bonneville, dag. 25.-The board of election
commissioners, constituted by the English bill,
have issued proclamation, declaring the prop.
osition rejected by 1912 majority. The whole
vote was 1908. No fraudulent votes were re.
ceived, but few precincts were rejected on
account of informalities.
Nathaniel l.. Rogers, who recently died at Ss.
lem was lneal descendant from John Rogers,
prebend of st. Paul's, and first martyr of Queen
Mary's reign. 1t was his daughter who danced
with the Prince de Joinville, in Faneui Hall.
Thus descendant of the Catholic King who
sanctioned the massacre of the Protestants on
st. Bartholomew's Day, led down the may
dance fair daughter of the line of John Rogers,
the first English martyr to Romish intolerance
An election for members of the Nebraska
Legislature and county officers was held in
that Territory on the 7th instant For the irst
time, party lines were drawn in several coun.
ties. In Omaha county the Democratic and
Independent tickets ran about even, each te-
ceiving 500 votes, very nearly, and about half
OF each was elected. In Otoe county, the en-
tire peoples ticket was chosen by about eighty
majority. 10 Dakotah, the Democratic ticket
prevailed. From eeveral others we have re-
turns, but they do not indicate the political
bearing of the result.
Rev. Henry Granville, of Herts, England.
lately assembled the " Old Man of the Mountain"
sstrds bis nose ss"- Wien he came down, he de-
clned the congratulations offered him for his
daring feat, saying, After had bestrided the
old mans nose, and as / turned round towards
bis lett eye, behed written, in colossal letters,
Visit Oak Hall, Boston George W. Simmons.
1885 =
The personal effects Of the late Persifer F.
Smith were sold at auction in Philadelphia on
the ADD, and many rare articles were briskly con.
tested for, and brought large prices. A pair of
gold epaulets brought 500 apiece. A chess
table, with backgammon board attached,
was considered great curiosity. The wood of
this table is made oil the Notifications of Vera
Cruz, and is superbly carved. The checker
board is made of the flagstaff at the city of
Mexico. There was also large military arm
chair, elegantly carved, made of wood from the
Notifications of San Juan d'Unoa, Vera Cruz,
and cost $3.50.
The Boston Post has discovered that, in q
few weeks, several parties will be sent on
club. organizing expedition, with plenty of cap
ita, to bring the name of Gen. Winfield Scott
before the country for the peoples" nomina.
ton in 1860.
Inc En0'.- I'd papers persist in giving the
-, credit of laying the Atlantic cable to Mr..
Bright, the engineer. They say the plan, the
arrangement, and the execution, were princi.
pally his; and he had previously studied elab-
oratsiy and successfully the capacity of electri.
city for telegraphic purposes, through subma.
rine circuit.
Queen Victoria has been required by her
physician to abstain for the present from even.
ing fetes, on account of the interesting state of
her health
The Paraguay expedition has been DELAYED
80 the Washington Union says-by the Difficult.
ty IN finding light draught steamers that can
ascend the Parana river. The Union predicts
that we shall see every dollar of our claims paid
in good old Spanish dollars within one hundred
days from the time that the expedition sails.
gut we suspect that the Union is speaking in q
flckwickian sense, for it proceeds to talk about
Secretary Toucey having prosecuted his prep.
arations with "the quiet and unfaltering en-
ergy for which he is distinguished"
There is one obstacle to the perfect success
OF this expedition, which is, that the rivers Par
agusy and Parana, which the feet must ascend
to reach Paraguay, are under the control Brazil
az well as Paraguay, and the two Governments
have treaty, which allows only their own vessels
of war to ascend the rivers. Does Mr.. Toucey
propose to conquer both Brazil and Paraguay
at one fell swoop by his quiet and unfaltering
energyY
The New Orleans Delta dominates Hon.
John Slidell for the Presidency.
St. Louis, Missouri, has six steam fire en-.
gines.
Col: Pittmsn, of Mariana, Florida, we'll known
in political life, died on the Sd inst.
John Van Buren, is at Baden. Baden, Europe,
drinking the waters.
Prof. c. c. FELTON, has returned, in the Ara
bia, from his brief visit to Greece.
Hon. E. G. Cabell, of Florida, and Hen. J..
Cooper, of Pennsylvania, are at the National.
Judge c. F. Holly, Nebraska Colonel R.
Brown; and Hon. James Craig, Mo-, are now
at Browne.
The Rev. John E. Edwards has been elected
to the Mental and Moral Professorship of the
Petersburg Female College.
John White, a member of the Tennessee
Legislature, arrested for Urging land warrants,
has been honorably acquitted.
A London court has decided that An actor ia
not "laborer"
The militia of New York amounts to
100000 men.
The Lexington and Big Sandy Ky railroad
is to be sold for debt.