The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-19

Z POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.

r. H. jackson, ESQ., national democratic cand date "a,
Congress in the first district of Illinois, delivered ad
dress political topicsat Polo, ogie county, the ll
inst His remarks received by the audience with
three hearty cheers.
Letters have been received in Springfield from Horace
Greeley the grandfather OF all the vile hereses that have
distracted the country endorsing Stephen A. Douglas and
Thomas L. Harris He goes so far as to urge the
republicans to do has been done ia Pennsylvania and
elsewhere upon recreant democrat for the pur
pose of defeating the democratic party and suggested the
name Of S. A. Douglas being the most likely to effect
that object.--Sprin2fcLd (ia) Democrat
The Hon. Mr. Colfax, says The Laporte lind Union
has letter from Senator Douglas which contains the
following language II that the republican papers
of Illinois and Missouri and indeed Of the entire North
west still continue to abuse Why this Did wo
not expressly agree that this persecution should cease
This is not fair. have passed the Rubicon and burned
my boats !"
call appears in the Kansas papers, issued by j.
Blood chairman for q free State delegate convention
to at Lawrence the 10th of November next for
the purpose of discussing the various questions connected
with the present political organizations of the Territory
aud determining the true policy of the party and Of
considering the question of the speedy admission OF Kan
sas into the Union as free State
The last of the seven discussions between Douglas and
Lincoln off Mt Alton, illinois, on the 10Th inst
The fusion movement has efectuay fallen through In
the fifth congressional district of New York. The dem
ocrats have united Mr. Macay, the present member
the Americans have nominated Gilbert G. Dean and the
republicans, Chas nj. Briggs.
The Boston opposition papers publish with much gusto
the speech of Hon. Tim Davis giving in his support to
the candidate for Congress who nominated over him.
if they had expected different on the part Of
that gentleman
It is rumorcd that the democrats of the fourth district
Of Massachusetts have ii in contemplation to nominate
Mr. Erastus d. Bigelow for Congress
Thomas S. Page esq, announces that he will be
candidate for reelection auditor OF public accounts OF
the State Of Kentucky.
According to the official returns Of the election in Ten.
nessec in September last for supreme judge, Wright
ceyed IL S67 votes, and Walker 6,SS5 majority for
Wright 1892 majority against convention to almond
the constitution, 1883
John T. Goodrich, the democratic candidate for Con
gress the district composed of Hcrkmer and st. Law
renee counties New York. proposed to stump those
tics and invited his black repubcan opponent, Hon.
L. Spinner, TO accompany him. on his own terms, Mr.
Spinner thinking probably, that his would suffer
by his going before the people, declined the proposition
and has left Mr.. Goodrich to so it alone.
Returns from eleven counties in the first congressional
district Of Iowa give w. Il. Lefngwe 997 majority
the same counties gave Fremont 2076 majority showing
gain Of over 1000 for Lefngwell. Fremonts major
ity in the district 900. There forty coun
tics in the district and it is believed that Legwell has
| been elected.
The legislature Of Georgia will meet on the first We'd
neslay of November proximo.
The races at Boston finished Saturday afternoon,
the 10th instant with ro best three in five, to ha
ness for purse of $500. The horses entered Tom
Carpenter ridden by A. Carpenter Trotting Childes
ridden by d. Mace Ajax, ridden by its owner, H H.
Smith and Romeo, ridden by d. Pffer in the first heat
and by B. Thurston for the remainder. The race was
won by Tom Carpenter in five heats two of which were
dead heats with Trotting Childers The time made
by Tom was 240I 239a, 2.39. @ Al, md 2-39 II was
| q most exciting
The Lancaster Examiner and Herald for the past sew
enteen years edited by 4. O. Darlington, esq, as the
leading whig and opposition paper of Lancaster county
| Penn, has been sold to John A. Heistand, esq
The two ladies who casped each other in their arms
kissed and eaped overheard from tho burning Austria
were the two sisters Of Mrs Eckert Of Brooklyn Their
names were Scher.