The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-08-26
Congressional Nomination,

the .ona4ption may pass him by entirely, and
give the.s-sace to Gov. Halle, of Hinsdale.
| s Congressional Nomination.
ncta .ati, august l9.-Mr. Stanton has
been ncn <nated for Congress by the Repubh.
cans of t . eighth district. William Hubbard
is Ii De 2ocratic nominee.
Political
| 81 an. r On Bradbury has been nominated as
/ the fegp !, { Democratic candidate for Congress
in the sir district of Maine.
/ TIE E aublicans of Michigan have nomina.
| ted Moses Wisner for Governor.
j TIE publicans of the fifth district, Maine
i have re q minated Israel Washburn for Con.
i grests-
Hon. R Wortendyke, Thursday night, re.
ceived ts Democratic denomination for Con.
1 gresA in s.e fifth Congressional district of New
Jersey.
| In the ,st district of New Jersey, Judge Geo.
A. Hait OF Atlantic county, has been chosen
as the ninee OF the Democratic party for
Congses,
Tvs / N. Freeman a. Morse has been re-
nomiAat for Congress in the fourth district
of MAins
! Tks .mocratic (Dopglas) Convention for
the reve b district of Illinois has nominated
Jams.s G Robinson as their candidate for Con.
| grest.
| Villa Hubbard has been nominated for
Conkrest ~ the Democrats of the eighth Con-
gression, district of Ohio.
Tire nblicans of the fifteenth district of
Ohio ha, dominated William Helmick, in op-
| POSITION Gen. Burns, the Democratic candi.
datex
BYetat Stanton has been reRominated for
Con. .>ess J the Republicans of the eighth dis
trict afsQ c.
| In tse enth district of Indiana the Hon.
Char 'es sac, present Republican member, is
nom oste for reelection to Congress.
II 2 RI ublican Convention of the eleventh
COM hess! aal district of Ohio, on Tuesday,
nom bate Mr.. N. 81. Van Worries.
II ii David Kilgore was nominated for
COM TESS y the Republicans of the fifth dis
trict If IL lana, on Thursday.
| L Kansas Items
| Pf Urls k,ye been found in the Whitewater
! river IN sos thern Kansas. A company of nine
men secu,sd, in two weeks, three thousand
sevei hunSfed and fifty pearls, varying in size
! from san il pin-head to that of large pea.
All ae ;sople in the vicinity have taken to
pear hun 9aig, and q company was forming at
Tope ca te 20 into the business.
/: I'll pacc of young men from Lawrence who
went Wert on gold hunting expedition, write
| for acce -, and that the hitherto-unexplored
regio to shich they have gone undoubtedly
abou3ds gold mines of the richest character.
! Muci int lest is felt in the matter, and if the
intel gen % is confirmed, there will immediate.
| ly be q gssst rush for the auriferous locality.
| I'll Krasas correspondent Of the New York
Eren ing .*nst says of Gov. Denver's return to
the erritssy:
~ he re.urn of Gov. Denver to Kansas was
not etpecs,d in the Territory. Before leaving
for Y ashiagton, he declared it his unalterabie
deter AinaA.on to 90 early in October to Califor.
MIA, I'D assume his permanent residence in that
State> whicy he deems the most attractive por.
ton Y the continent. The fact of his return
woul seeia to indicate that his moderate course
is ap rove 1x~that it is the intention of the Ad
mini! sratits hereafter to WOO Kansas to the
and ,entls.. words, instead of driving her, by
FRAUD and siolence, into the acceptance of its
repui nan, embrace"
| Get 8. ,. Pomeroy and others, of Atchison,
Ksns ts, hsye laid ont a new town in Missouri,
direc " OF sosite to Atchison, which they call
Whit irop, Although started but few months
ago, alr rdy contains steam saw mill, gro.
Gerry, and time two dozen buildings, and bids
fair u be t~,e of the largest and most flourish
ing swnS an the Missouri border. 1t is the
Miss uri T., minus of the Atchison and St. Jo
seph ailrc !, and the road has already been
grad froE. the depot grounds in Winthrop, a
dista ce o three miles back. A steam ferry
boat lies, gularly between Atchison and Win
thror 1t also in the midst of one of the
richie It ant ..,nost heavily timbered portions oil
Miss. uri Almost all the timber used in this
sectit q Of ,she country is procured from Win
thror Tsss new Yankee town will add some
thipg to tL,s influence that is at work for the re
gene stion>of Missouri.
WI liau 3. Easton, and Mary his wife, were
arres ed, iast spring, on charge of firing and
destr ying the Leavenworth> city theatre, thus
being the cause Of the great destruction Of
props sty waich ensued. The trial came on q
few sys ego, and they We honorably dis
cAarl ed.
Arr val ot the Niagara-The Atlantic Cable.
Tb Unbsd States steam frigate Niagara an
chore of oe New York Battery Wedneada,
aftert bon, X, five o'clock, and was greeted will
saint J.
| Mr. .Cyrs W. Field says that he has not tn,
slight Sst d. bit of the entire success of the en-
terpre e. ne describes the feeling which per
vadet ell { board the Niagara, while the cabl.
was hngA.id, as one of the most intense ex
citem mt, : lsvery man exerted himself to thu
utmc Is. achieve success in the work
Throt CHOU the six and half days, the mos
perfei silel se and attention pervaded the men
lest q singk moment of negligence should de
stroy he BILE. On the first day after the
payip out began, it was found that the cabl,
was eipg aid out at a rate which, in proper
ton , the distance run, would, if continued
have ;efeai d the enterprise.
TIL ! wss owing to the fact that the cable OF
the agar, bad caused 30 much local attraction
IS to eriot ,ly derange the compasses, render
ing it impt sihle to steer the ship. Next day
the CT nms der of the Gorgon, being appriset
Of the factS AN ahead of the Niagara, steering
in the most direct course for Trinity Bay. Thil
he CO ltinu to do day and night, until they
arrived, mel ,r leaving the deck, except for
few b'ome, %, and verifying his position b.
repea sd servations OF the sun, moon, ant
STARS To is agency, therefore, the success o
the a. aievs aent is greatly indebted.
Mr. Fielt landed near the telegraph station
Trinii Ba, at two o'clock in the morning, ane
wake to the house, half mile distant
throui b II wilderness, not person being
visible on s4s beach. At the telegraph house
! ne fouad tk9 operators from London fast asleep
aot OF of hem expecting that the enterpris,
would succ cd. Indeed they had not unpacket
their funk. anticipating that in week or two
hey vouldjbe ordered back to London.
The reas an why signals and not words were
aent usou,a the cable as it was being laid, is
that en- Il previous attempt, the clerks in
aulgec in irrelevant conversation, which dis
srsctea tn attsntion from duty at tim,
shen 3he ightest obstruction might be fata
60 the Wcr The directors therefore ordered
that segrs only should be sent through tn,
cable, fra I ship to ship. Both vessels hat
Green Aitb ime, and the electric current play
ed to yanS- TO between them for ten minutes