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lieutenant A. w Stark midshipmen, r. 1. Pbvthi,-
X X Wallace, w Il. Evans. W. S shIyock boatv.iaa
VIM Smith gunner, Asa Curtis carpenter. w y
iAighton saimaker George Thomas. Armament A.,
guns. MY
Sioep fain1owh. = Commander, II. Farrand euteps,,
Ed w Rogers, w. w Pollock, 5. r. Franklin Gsoru
Brown, and W. A. Kirkland surgeon, j. j. Aberenthts
assistant surgeon, w M Page second lieutenant n,
rnes, Y A. Hebbi boatswain, II b Bell; gunner y
A. Cunningham carpenter, John stinpson saimaLs,
John Wordsworth. Armament, twenty guns
Brig Ferry Lieutenant commanding, H. L. Tiybm.,
lieutenanis, w. T. Truxton, j. j. Cornwell N. q c.
ton passed assistant surgeon, J. w. b Greenhow ,S
shipmen, T. X. Porter and w N. Allen Armament =,
guns and one nine.inch ' VA
Brig BanbrBs, ordered from Africa 10 Brazil A. H.,
tenant commanding, Francis B. Renshaw lieutenan,.
George A. Stevens, s. s Bassett acting master, Hon
kins; passed assistant surgeon, T. Wysham ArmamsHt
six guns and one nine-inch,
The steamer Harriet Lane is not included in the abO,.
list as she belongs to the revenue service and remain,
under the charge Of the officers OF that branch Of the m
vice
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SUCCESS or LIEUT. GILLISS ASTRONOMICAL
EXPEDITION sa @
From the Panama Star. Oct. 81

We gratifed TO inform readers that when the
Pacific Steam Navigation Companys steamer New Ora.
NADIA passed Payta the 10th ult Lieut. James NJ Gil
lis u. s. N, member of the Smithsonian Institution
there having satisfactorily completed his observa
tons OF the total eclipse of the the 7th ult.
In order to obtain advantageous position, he pro-
ceeded point elevated thousand feet from the
level Of the sea- and about two hundred miles distant
from the above-named port AS the object of his visit
the solely for the purpose of making these
observations trust the public will be favored with
minute report Of the result which we confident will
from the pen Of that intelligent and scientific gentleman
be exceedingly interesting and instructive
It was the intention of Lieut. ellis to proceed by the
first steamer south to Lima, whore he will remain short
time and perhaps continue his voyage to Chile.
Although astronomers expected to arrive from
France and England it that other was present
on this interesting occasion, except Mr.. Maester Ger
man astronomer from Santiago, sent to join Lieut. Gil
lis by the government Of Chile
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THE ELECTIONS AGAIN.

We have private despatch from very reliable
gentleman at indianapolis saying that we have ear
red the democratic State ticket in Indiana by ma
jority Of about fifteen hundred. This result, il our
correspondent is correct is highly gratifying, In
diana commenced her work on the Kansas-N Nebraska
law by the entire overthrow of the democratic party
not leaving us even single member of Congress.
We are not now made very rich in representatives
from that State, but if the popular majority the
general ticket is with rs, with the few persons re-
turned to the seth Congress ON our side and the
total loss of the Kansas excitement to the opposi-
ton, we may calculate upon an early and complete
ascendeney of the democracy of Indiana The ele-
ments combined against were very powerful.
They had the advantage of the recent divisions in
our ranks in regard to the admission Of Kansas,
which they awaited themselves of to the fullest ex-
tent, and now acknowledge that their triumph was
based upon them. A little time will be sufficient to
convince all dspassionate men that the tenures by
which the republicans hold Office are to be found in
our divisions. We want no better proof of this
than their own changing platforms. g
In Ohio have elected, it is believed, eight men,
bers of Congress, and if reports true have lost
something the general vote of last year. This is
not as well as we could have hoped, though, in view
of the stampede in Pennsylvania, it is most salts
factory result. Ohio met the Kansas law of 1854 by
the election of twenty-one opposition members of
Congress, and by popular majority in the State on
the same side almost countless Pennsylvania, too,
recorded powerful and crushing vote against us in
that year but recovered the next and in 1856 gave
her electoral support to Mr.. Buchanan.
1t is manifest to the least rejecting mind, that
since the republicans organized their anti-slavery
party and maintained that there was concerted effort
on the part of the 'sfave-oligarchy" to overrun all
the common territories of the Union there has been
in the northern States a large class of unsettled
opinion, which has thrown its weight first to one
party and then to the other. In moments
of great excitement the sectional have secured
a complete ascendency. But the truth will by-and-
by work its way to light, and those who have been
deceived will come back into the democratic fold
There is no earthly basis upon which to sustain an
upright public sentiment in the republican organiza-
ton It's hostility to slavery mere trick of the
managers. They know that the general politics of
the country can have no effect upon that institution
and we give the great masses of their men credit
for sufficient sagaciy to discover this fact There
is, to be sure, good deal of hereditary prejudice
against the democratic party, and large number of
persons who nothing for any organization; and
this latter influence may be counted against us as
the circumstances of the day shall promise our de-
feat
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collision occurred Newport, Rhode Island, in
Narragansett bay the night of the 18th instant be-
tween the steamer Empire State and sloop Exchange of
Dartmouth through the Encouragement Of the latter
The soop was cut in two The captain was knocked
overheard and probably lost though he may possibly
have reached the shore The rest of the
cued by boats from the Empire State which remained
alongside the wreck than nm hour The night was
cloudy and very dark.
The governor of New York has appointed the 18th day
q November next las day Of general thanksgiving and
praise to Almighty God" throughout that State.
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KANSAS.

The Leayenworth Herald of the 9th brings US the
turns of the election in several counties of this Territory
In Leavenworth county the republican members of the
Legislature elected by average majority of 200
the vote of the highest candidates each side being
142 and 924, In Atchison county the republicans
defeated by average of liz majority In Jefferson
county independent democratic candidate is elected
Doniphan gives 33 democratic majority but it il sup
ture is republican. Douglas county awrence) gives
the republicans 500 majority Lykns county elects
pnblicans Laavenworth City has been designated the
county seat Of Leayenworh county Atchison of Atchi
county Oskaloosa of jefferson, Lawrence of Doug
las, and Olathe Of Johnson The Lsavenworth Herald
says that the conservative party in that county has been
defeated but the vote poled in their favor proves that
great and radical changes are taking place.
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The yellow Fever at New orleans and Mobile.

New ORLEANS Oct l6,--The Howard Association an
that for the past week the epidemic shows no
abatement of vrulence being fed by the daily arrivals Of
strangers and unacclimated.
L. f. SCHMIDT President
MoBILE, Oct. 16.--Notice "A bsentees having com
menced returning to Mobile, the executive committee
of the sCan't Get Away Club the Samaritan Society,"
and the Relief Club of the Young Mems Christian Asso
citation Of Mobile, upon consideration of the state of the
public health, in recommending to all unacc-
mated persons absent from the city not to return
until after due notice of frost.
By order of the respective committees aforesaid
W. ii. REDWOOD,
.. & President Can't Get Away Club.
DANIEL WHEELER,
President Samaritan Society.
.t....ta Il. A. HAMILTON,
President Relief Club Y. M. G. A.
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NEW GRANADA.

Elections for number of members Of Congress were in
progress at the latest dntcs and it is believed that O
Will succeed in securing the election of number Of bis
parsans He is reported to be loud and openly in favor
Of the ratification of the Cass- Herran treaty.
The President has found himself once more under The
necessity of acknowledging that New Granada cannot pay
the interest Of its debt In circular addressed to Barring
Brothers, London, the bankers Of the republic he wishes
them to call together meeting Of the bondhoders and
devise some new means Of paying adapted to the paying
capacity of the country 1t looks as though Mr. Opna
was in humorous mood when he penned the mentioned
circular for as New Granada is not and never will BE-
able to pay tho new means of paying is easily found in
letting her do as at present that Isl pay nothing at all
How long England will be satisfied with this is another
question, and, some, perhaps not very distant day
New Granada may be glad to throw Panama in the arms
OF Uncle Sam for the purpose Of obtaining nice round
sum of money wherewth to appcase the greedness Of her
English creditors This appears to be tho only practical
solution of the isthmus difficulty
The new system of government inaugurated by the d.
vision of New Granada into different States, bound to-
gether by the tie Of confederation appears by
to work as well expected. In the State Of
Santander the two leading parties have had already
mutt in which several people were killed. In tho
roughly civilized country this system would adj
mrably well but here among semi-barbarans II has
only tended to increase the strife among political par
ties who were by to taking uparns and
fighting like Kilkenny CATS all for the spoils Of Office
and the domination Of the State. Under the former w.
tenn all political questions we're confined to Bogoa Bat
at present IN every State there springs into existeD
several political cliques, who, by their continued aA
ton, win contribute not little towards pushing New
Gmnada into the abyss whose verge she stands.
The commerce in the republic is ii a most deplorabe
condition The universal effects of the late crisis To-
gether with the failures OF several important houses here
and the decline in produce have brought about state
which it is hardly possible to describe Still the imports
continue to be larger than might be expected although
the exports hardly onefourth of former years. and
even that with difficulty finds market.
BY resolution of the executive powers on the 18th
ut the sum Of ten thousand pounds sterling, deposited
by Sainte Rose Co., of Paris with the Granadan bank
in London, security for tho fulfment Of contract
entered into in 1855, TO purchase wild lands has been
forfeited to the Granadan confederation account Of
the conditions of the contract not being complied with
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L. f. SCHMIDT, President.
Great Rowing Match between Chicago and
Canadian Boat Clubs.

DErRoIT, Oct. ia great rowing match between the
Metropolitan Boat Club of Chicago and tho Shakespeare
Club Of Toronto G. W., for purse of 81 900, off
river today, after having been postponed from
time to time since the 9th inst The boats each
manned by four distance, "a miles and return The
won by the Canadians; time, AZ minutes. The
Chicago Clubs boat swamped the home stretch,
when half mile from the starting point The at
tracted many visitors from other cities.
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NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
Kansas Affairs.

ST. LOUIS Oct. 16The latest intelligence from Kan
states that the central committee have called free
State delegate convention at Lawrence for November 10TH
for the purpose of discussing various questions connected
with the present political organizations of the Territory
to determine the true policy Of the party and to consider
the question of aspeedy admission Of Kansas into the
Union as a free State. (
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OHIO.

The Cincinnati Enquirer of Friday morning claims the
election of eight democratic members of Congress
Ohio but the latest dispatches received by telegraph do
give favorable result The ninth Hall s. and
fifteenth tBurnss) are, however very close and it is
possible that the result will not be ascctained until the
polls have been formally compared The former is claim
ed by the republicans by fifteen majority.
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Death of profe ssor Cleveland.

Brunswick, (Me.,) Oct. To-. Parker Cleveland, Prof
Of Chemistry and Mineralogy in Bowdon College, died
this morning, aged seventy nine. The funeral of Prof
Cleveland takes place next Tuesday. The bells were
olled to-day, flags hung at halfmas and the buildings
draped in mourning mark Of respect to his mem
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SOUTH CAROLINA.

The election for members Of Congress in South Caro-
lima resulted in the reelection Of oil the present members
without opposition except Col j. L. Orr, who declined.
His successor is Col. John d. Ashmore
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Indiana.

ISDIANApoLIs October l6.The returns thus far ndi-
cate the election Of the democratic State ticket by from
1000 to 900 majority The opposition will probably
have small majority in the legislature. aa+
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ed paEtloa sse spsciL lssiDlaa.cn IN their own be-
half but nation is not wise that falls into such
traps, however plausible or pressing may be the
reasons urged for their enslayemcnt.
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Markets.

BALTIMORE, Oct. 16.--Flour, Ohio, SIS % Howard
street SIS 374 Wheat is steady--white ST. rs 81 As;
red, 81 Is 81 %. Corn, white, 78 80 cents yellow,
SO 80 cents. Whiskey is dull at % 223 cents Pro-
visions quiet
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WASHINGTON CITY.
SUNDAY, ocToBER y, Isss.


the business establishment IN Wow Of The proposed
change IN us viii be conducted strictly ON cash basis al
tbs Union d4eon
Agents after this
lApsc0mb authorised 10 make collections
10 neia~sre Mary land, and Virginia.
wAsBso1ox, March %, iS5ss-u
Tho foregoing notice any agents
employ heretofore employs
who performed such service In other fthe
soaEtry Ap 29--u
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THE FELLOW FEVER AT NEW ORLEANS.

The New Orleans Crescent furnishes the following tab
ar statement of the progress Of the yellow fever in that
city il will DO that there increase of ten
fatal cases during the last week, showing that the fever
still RACES
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INDIANA

We favored with private despatch yesterday
from reliable at Indianapolis saying that the
democratic State ticket probably elected by fifteen
hundred majority We have also seen despatch from
Judge Nibacs district announcing his election by
thousand majority. The congressional delega-
ton, with tho information before u.s. will stand fol-
Lows
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The yellow Fever.

SAVANNAH, Oct 15--There eight deaths yesterday
in this city, including two from the yellow fever.
New onLEANs Oct. To- There were ffty-two deaths
yesterday from yellow fever.
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Ohio.

CINCINNATI, October 16.--The republicans have ma
jority in the State Of about $4,000. In the congress
sonal delegation the republicans have made net gain
of three
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200 maj.

The counties TO hear from are Venango Warren,
McKean and Forrest which, ia 1856 gave an opposi-
ton majority OF 1859
The opposition In the lower branch of the legislature
will be largethe democrats not having elected more
than third of the members The Harrisburg Patriot
claims that there win be democratic majority of in
the senate.
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ARMY NOTTCE.O OFFICIAL.
SPECIAL Orders, HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,
No 1872. New York, October 10, 1868
tFxtract.l

I0ficers belonging to the department of Texas now
absent therefrom who under existing ORDERS would have
to proceed TO join their stations the LIST Of November
proxmo will await at their present address, orders go
out with recruits
BY command Of Brevet Lieut.. General Scott
@ IRWIN MCDOWELL,
Asst Adi't Genl
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TIE BRAZIL SQUADRON.

Figate S. Laurence. Flag officer, French Forrest |;
captain, j. b. Hull lieutenants 7. U. Murphy, j. H.
Parker, H. G. Blake, w. 7. Buckner, j. @, Walker, w.
H. Dana and IT, G. Potter; fleet surgeon, S. Barring.
ton passed assistant surgeon George Peck assistant
surgeon, + l. Gait purser G. w Abbott chaplain,
Nj. r. Talbot major marines, y O. Reynolds second
The Washington union., 1858-02-25

TnE New YoaK uERALD AND DEMOCRATIC
PREss-There never a fortunate eudow
ment than that which conferred upon the New
York Herald 1t is not often that all the capacity.
sagacity, and modesty of whole city and country
is bestowed upon the conductors of a single Jour
nal But 80 it has been with the Herald if that
paper is entitled to the least credit for its deca
rations in this regard, Nor are we disposed 10
quarrel with our contemporary upon this point
But we do think il little remarkable that III.
democratic press, enlightened it is every dav
including Sundays, by the luminous productions
of the Herald, should remain 80 shockingy inef
cient upon the great questions which sgitate tbs
country aud the world We have regarded tbe
growth Of the Herald species OF special Prov,
dence, but we are obliged now TO conclude it is no
such thing, but natural concentration of intellect
paper enterprise, arising, no doubt, from sud
den conviction feeling, on the part OF all the
editors in the country, that it was useless to con-
tend against journal so formidably endowed
We have been looking anxionsly to see the Lon,
don Times discouraged and supplanted by our re,
markable cotemporary because it is evident that our
Napoleonic neghbor will be satisfied with nothing
short of the conquest of the world In fact, it is
becoming apparent that institutions of learning,
peoialIy the higher departments, are quite useless
and we look to their early discontnaauce. We are
not positive that governments are unnecessary yet
but it seems tolerabIy sure that an early future,
should the Herald continue, will disclose the folly
of maintaining them.
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constitution ordained in 1857. IL would argue
the framework of our institutions TO be as fragile aS
it would prove our political morals rotten, If the
fate Of great public measures in Congress could be
made thus dependent upon irrelevant question oil
fraud in the little Of remote Territory. Yer
ily have the great controversies between sections
and the momentous questions which have divided
parties in our country 'dwndled down to the little
end of nothing" if States and grand divisions OF the
Union are to get together by the upon the spu
riousness or genuineness of county precinct vote
away out upon the unsettled borders of ciyiliza-
tion!
All of Ills outside Of Kansas have our individual
anxetes hopes, and wishes touching the decision OF
that special question; but il is at most the sohci
tude and concern of remote individuals, having no
control over the issue-of men manly and patriotic
enough to pcrsevere in their adhesion to great meas
ures of policy whether such decision be in accord
ance or conflict with wishes.
If the black republicans and their recruits are
laying the lattering uncon to their souls OF sup
posing that this Delaware Cross roads affair can
shatter the democratic organization and scatter
the advocates Of the admission of Kansas to the
four winds, they cherishing halucinaton--they
are hugging to their bosom the deluson that those
who oppose them are in the habit of consulting
principle as little as themselves and ready as
even they are TO abandon it from partisan pique or for
factious advantage.
The Washington union., 1858-02-25

"A Democrat" who dates his letter from Madi-
sonvilIe, Kentucky, refers to article in the
Union of the 30th January, maintaining the right Of
the people of State, through their Legislative au-
thority. to cali convention and modify, alter, or
abolish their constitution, without regard to tho
mode of amendment indicated therein. Our cores
pondcnt thinks this "novel doctrine" and adds
this declaration
"If what you say of State be true the must be
true of The United States. =
"a democrat" we should say, ought to be able TO
see wide distinction between State and the fede-
raj constitution. First there to the latter thirty
one legal parties -thrty.one nations overeign
communities, who have entered into solemn com
pact Of Union One of the chief purposes of The
compact to it's perpetuity; and as it was
a species of political alliance providing agencies in
which all are equally represented, for its enforce
ment il is manifest that it could not confer authority
upon it's agent to terminate the government it estab
lished The federal constitution is the creature of
the Satcs-it unites the States-t binds the States
it can be amended ovcrthrown, therefore only in
obedience to the conditions prescribed in it. The
federal constitution is treaty between independent
nationaties grant of specific powers to the agents
of those nationaites.
A state constitution is instrument created by
the people for their own uses and benefits guide
to their representatives chart which marks the
shoals and the soundings. lti not compact like
the federal constitution, for there two more
legal parties to it. II is created by the people to fa
ctate their operations in government, for their
own security and benefit. They made il; they were
required to consult nobody in making it, IT was
their own affair. II implicated and involved none
but its makers. II imposed no obligations upon 9th
ers. 1t was simply power of attorneys trust re-
posed in agcntsa transaction Now, it is clear that
the power that could make such instrument could
set it aside in legal way It involves the majority
principle. It is question Of majorities Not 80
with the constitution Of the United States. That was
not made by the majority it is not majority gov
ernment which it established; majority may not,
therefore alter it, It required the assent OF every
member of the confederacy, because each member
was an Independent legal party to it. Thus our cor
respondent will see the distinction we refer to.