Daily national Democrat., 1858-11-09
News by the Overland Mail
SAN FRANcIsCo Nov 3


BY the arrival of the Overland Mail, last
evening, dates have come to hand from New
Y ork to October l1th, and from st. Louis to
October l4th.
A courier had arrived at Vera Cruz at 7
o'clock in the morning, from the city of Mex.
leo, stating that Gen. Vidaurri had been beat
en- 10y Gen. Meramon, near San Luis The
latter was said to have captured 10000 pri.
soners and several pieces of artillery. At s
o'clock another courier arrived, stating that
| Vidaurr had defeated Meramon, and that
the latter had blown out his brains in despair
New from Tampico, stating that Gov Gar
rion had levied contributions on all foreign
ers, to the amount of 100000, and on failing
to raise the sum, he had imprisoned num-
| Der OF Spanish and American citizens for thir-
] ty-eight hours, with nothing to eat or drink.
They were released on promise to raise the
amount. A number had fled to the steamer
oolert, and the Spanish Consul took refuge
on board Spanish essel-of.war off Tampi-
co. His family took refuge on the Solert.
MUsCATINE, Iowa, Oct l3th.-The whole
Republican ticket is elected in this district
by 100 majority
The Missouri Democrat says: "The returns
come in to us from the late Ohio, Indiana
and Pennsylvania elections in such discon-
nected style as to leave us in doubt respect
ing few Congressional elections. AT the
time of writing, however, an immense re-
vulsion has taken place in public sentiment
in those named States, and where lately the
national Democracy were so triumphant,
there now waves from the ramparts the ban
ner of Republicanism. 1t is, per- .ps, not
saying too much to affirm that the control OF
the Government for two years to come de-
pends, in great measure, upon, the elections
that have just TRANSFERRED
The struggle, indeed has been almost a
definite one, so far rs the Administration is
concerned, for its last reserves have been
brought into the field and it has no frag-
ments of other parties on which to rally in
the future.
Eleven lives were lost by the explosion OF
the boilers of the freight steamer Hercules
in the ST Lawrence river, eighteen miles be-
low Ogdensburg, on Saturday morning, Oct.
9th The Hercules was owned in Kingston
c. W., and was nearly new.
The New York Tribune, of October 1lth
say: delaware has been teegraphed all
over the land as having gone Administration
last Tuesday, by 100 majort.y, when hen
state election has not been held, and will moi
be till the second Tuesday in November"
| Aht Alldhtlc MUTUAL Insurance Company
has gone int liquidation, for the purpose o
closing business, after four years existence
during which time heavy marine losses hav,
been incurred, and promptly paid.
There are three days later dates from Eu-
rope, but nothing of Importance save the fol-
lowing;
IrALY-Letters in regard to the late con
spiracy at Naples say that it assumed very
formidable proportions, including many higl
persons in it, and having extensive foreigr
rImitications. 1t was discovered by tn,
inding of some papers about the person of t
man who had been accidentally drowned.
INDrANA.-Ihe Republicans have carried
this State
OHIo.-Returns show the election to Con
gress of five Republicans, three Democrats
and one Opposition.
PENNsYLyANIA.-Retur indicate a strong
Opposition majority, including Philadelphia
aud Lancaster 10 Congress, seven Opposi-
ton, three Democrats, and one anti-Leconp-
ton Union tet