The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-09-16

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candidate for reelection to Congress from the
Westcbester district, in New Ysrk. Alta meet
ing in his support at Tarrytown, Cd Thursday,
Col Forney, of the Philsdelphia Press, made q
strong speech, and Mr.. Haskin made speech
defining his position Among letters received
and read at the meeting, was one from Mr.
Dawes, of North Adams. Mr.. Haskin will re
ceive the support Of nearly all opposed to the
Administration, of every party, and there is 9
fair prospect of his re election.
It is said that the Washington post Office
intends to charge postage on letters and
speeches sent ranked from that Office, wher
the members whose franks are used, are known
to be absent, and have authoriz I'D others to use
their names.
We learn that Mr.. Whitehouse, the English
electrician who has heretofore had the matter
in charge, has given place to Professor Thomp.
son, OF Edinburgh, as his successor; and that
it the latter gentleman should fail to secure the
objects desired, he will give place to Mr.
Hughes, of the United States, the inventor OF
an instrument from which important results to
ocean telegraphing may yet be realized. A Mr..
Bishop, who accompanied Mr.. Hughes to Fog.
land, 10 now on his rel urn, for the purpose OF
cooperating With Mr.. Hughes at Trinity Bay
The cable continues unimpaired in all respects
Rev. Mr.. Kalloch preached the first sermon
of his second pastorate at fremont Temple
Boston, on Sunday. His text was, Therefore
came to you without gainsaying as soon as was
sent for" The heads of his discourse we're !
came because was wanted to come; came
because l wanted to come and came scause
l thought ought to come. The Temple was
crowded with women. The Bsptist ministers
of Boston refuse to exchange with Mr.. Kslloch,
and the trustees of fremont Temple object to
his settlement; and as the building belongs to
the Baptist churches of Boston, and q condi.
ton of the lease is that no pastor shall be set.
tied without the consent of the trustees, Mr..
kalloch has battle yet to fight, of which the
result is doubtful.
Tom Corwin made political speech at Co.
lumbus, Ohio, on the 3lst ult, which is char.
scterized as bold and decided. he took strong
| ground in favor of tariff, and declared his
everlasting hostility to the extern sion of S.avsrv
At the close of Mr.. Corwn's speech, Governor
Chase arose and spoke briefly, welcoming Mr..
Corwin as fellow-laborer and CO. worker with
him in the cause of Liberty. ~
The Washington Union serenely Gays:
| upon the issue of Douglas or Lincoln, Lin.
coin or Douglas, We confess to serene indif.
| ference. We cannot believe Illinois 90 desti.
tute of polical worth a. to be reduced to the al.
Tentative of choosing one or the other of this
precious par tr0trum as her ambassador to the
Senate OF States; and We are hopeful that she
will rebuke the arrogance" D.
The Paraguay expedition, it is now announ.
| ced, is not to be got ready till October. One
small steamer will be first sent up the river
with the commissioner the rest of the feet will
lay back, and wait advices. The Administrs.
| ton has been very kind and considerable to give
| the Paraguayans full notice of its plans, and
ample time to prepare for the reception of our
heet. Nothing is to be done rashly, for the
great country Of Paraguay is quite different
from the little mud village of Greytown.
The Democratic conferees in the Coneres.
sional district of Penusylvania Imposed of the
counties of York, Cumberland, and Perry,
have not yet succeeded in making q nomi,
nation. After being in session until four o'clock
on Wednesday morning, they adjourned until
| the 2lst instant.
Bishop James, of the M. E. Church, had a
narrow escape from death in indianapolis, In
| diana, on the I'd instant. He was passing
along the street from the residence of Bishop
| Ames, when he was struck in the face by a
shot from gun carelessly fred by some boy,
and painfully wounded.
Mr.. Edward Tucker, the engineer of the
| train which ran off the bridge at Norwalk,
Connecticut producing one of the most horri.
BILE and fatal disasters known in the history of
railroad management, has committed suicide.
This occurrence, it 10 said, has preyed upon his
| spirits ever since, and undoubtedly led to his
unhappy end.
The trial of David Y. Dudley for the muir
der of Eliphalet Berry, terminated at Bath, Me-,
on Saturday last, when the jury returned
verdict of guilty of manslaughter, and Dadley
was sentenced to five years hard labor in the
State prison.
Texas paper mentions that, in one of the
counties of that State, "nine children have
been killed BY their parents within the last
three months"
Lord Palmerston, the veteran British states.
man, proposes to retire from public life, and re-
side on his estate in Sligo, Ireland.
James G. Patterson, of Hartford, q success
full stone.worker and artist, is going to Rome to
secure some of the productions of the sculptor
Bartholomew for that city !; and he is to build
the monument to the memory of the Pennsyl
vauia volunteers who fell in the Mexican war.
and for which that State has appropriated
1885,, 900.
Francis e. Spinner is nominated for reelec
ton to Congress by the Republicans of the
18th Herkimer, &C. district Of New York.
There has been great banquet at Paris in
honor of Professor Morse, at which the whole
company, SO in number, we're Americans. Prof.
Morse, Rev. Mr.. Seeley, Minister Mason, Sidney
cxLz
Atwill of the New York Eraagclist, and others,
made speeches.
That interesting story of the young English
lady saved from death at Cawnpore, India, to
travel about with the rebels for months, is pro.
nounced hoax, the invention of two Moham.
medan girls. i
The Democratic conferees of the sixteenth
Congressional district of Pennsyvauia, compo-
sing the counties of Cumberland, York, and
Perry, have failed to nominate candidate. The
York delegates have gone home, after joining
with those of Perry in adopting a resolution,
declaring that in no event should John A. Ali,
the present Lecompton member of Congress,
be renominated. |
Hall, Republican, for Governor of Vermont,
has q majority exceeding $4,000 votes. One
hundred and eleven Republicans are elected to
the House of Representatives from l3l towns.
Hon. Galusha A. Grow has been renominated
unanimously, in the 18th Congressional district
of Pennsylvania, for a 9Th term in Congress.
DR.. Caleb Swan, of Easton, the straight Re-
publican candidate for Governor last year, is q
delegate to the Convention at Worcester.
Hon. John F. Potter has been reuominated
for Congress BY the Republicans of the first
district in Wisconsin.