New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-12-18
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Of tais CITY. bu. py greatly diminished vote.
Last Jfar he hsd 3 -79 majority; IDS yea'' l'-'
o,er Moses Kimbail, aud only 90 oser al ctief''
Tie vote j. ony 100 smaller than i vas last yeaf'
Lincoln has 627j. k'moali $40 Palmer i'V'''
DR. Smith III. Scattering j.. Palmer VS. rae
Temperance candidate, aId Smith the Sniia eau
0jdsfe. Smtb's name was Withdrawn az lh!e
hour, but II seems that u persons could not 70
pres their enthusiasm for him, and -tlcA I" hin to
The very last Descon Palmer continued 10 'he
field and OF the Loo votes which he received II
il Estimated that 600 were drawn ron me
Republican ranks. II IL had no. been i"F tlis
diversion Which vas any thing bur dlyertng u Nj
kinball. that gentleman would have received ''4vV
vo-es or more. and this would hase been an m
crease of 300 over tb- Republican vote Oh la.,
y.ar. Ills must be considered very re- peeilDle
gain for one yeat In The election OF AIDE nen,
tie Republican. have done very Vel. SN OF Ia"
candidates ON their ticket chosen; four ot these
we're on the Lincoln ticket also. The o,.rr s.A
were elected on the Lincoln ticket. Messr'
Osm,n Brew Stcr and Joseph VI. Nlgh'ulan,
who were on the Lincoln ticket, we're defeated by
Samuel d. Crane ard .Jv-eph 1. Bayley, R"paeii-
cans. Tie Common Council i. IA The hands 0! Inc
Lincoln men.
Worcester. Charlc town, Lynn and Nowbuy-
port have also been carried by the " citizens In
Worcester. 4. H. bullock. bunker Wing and
GaTdnerite il chosen over ". ". Rice, kepub-
hcsu. by a small majority. Major Dana. also OF
the IunkerWbig persuasion. j. reelected in
ChaTestO@n, and Albert CurIicr succeeds N NeS-
bury port over Mr.. Colby of Tgc HcrGid, who has
the worst luck OF any Of our political men. Lynn
has chosen Edward Davis over Mr.. Johnson. the
present incumbent. A. Mr. johnson was the
Temperance caT dictate, infer that Sir. Davis goes
for free rum. Mr.. Curriers'. Mr.. Dana, and Mr..
Ruock's tendencies are supposed to be ~ the s,na
direction III Roxbury. Theodore OH j. chosen.
This j. aain TO the Republicans, rhe present
Mayor (Sleeper) be.h- chosen On the citizens
ticket aud representing with great dlsincness q ~
leading traits Of character which are peculiar %
that class. Lowell finishes the list. There tue
Republicans have triumphed by large M Iorty
over the Democrats. / suspect, however, lhat IN
this ease the result il not Il gain to the cause of
Temperance Ii is said that the Rum dement in
the Republican party got ,he ascend .ncy in the
nominating caucus, and that, ia order L. carry out
their contrary-mindednes- 10 the iull extent the
Democrats pat up Temperance. MAJ. When
will wonders cease
TIE Republicans have got he asrAndancy in
Lowell. Roxbury aud >prngi I'D, Y. hich we're hst
year against them, and have lost Lynn. In the
otber cities there is 40 chaA age of politics
The funny incidents during the recent election
cauIaign have not becl. Dunier0us. IL Is currently
reported that Dr. Smith Was withdrawn by hi.
friends because ne would not pay the clect,lnr
ing expenses, one Of the items of which was the
printing Of 30, coo votes enough II is estimated To
last AZ long ~ the Doctor shall I've, II he runs
every wear and lasts til lie is a hundred. The
doctor declined to draw hi. cheek for the tWo or
three hundred dollars required, and the Commute"
thereupon went to the Republicans aud got them
t. psy the bills on the condition that the name OF
The doctor should be- Withdrawn. But TINS j. not
the Wort. After the bill. We're paid the leaders III
the Smith movement went squdrely over 10 Lin
coin. What they got from that side j. not known.
An instance Of the power Of prayer combined
with works, Is gwen in The POST That paper
says:
= censiu Rev. Chadband is candidate for Mayor
OF one OF our up country village Cha o,ba- ,,,.,h'
he had prayer ,trE ana Immediately hitrr inc
close of IN e+dnes' payer, ~ tie c'rsc ~ Whlch
no prayed specially for IN" coDinson nj dei'8t II
9, ria dem. gcsuc Ose 81 TIE brethren cam. III VT 9
the .t 4 news nom the cducus then III $50 IN IN q
neighbour hall The parish priest heard ron h,s
lips What corg "a, s;raigiit~ay adjonrned MS
ne eting and wtA Wenty.eight 81 MS iouow'rs pro
cecdcd To the csuous where they succeeded n accom-
ulist log their purpose TIE prayer was answered
Wit just tw,nty. seven votes to spare.
| am told that this refers To the Rev. Mr.. Pike
of NcWturyport, but for the pr0pricty of the title
given Ia that gentleman or the herewith OF the
story. do not youch.
to ,ae what they would do between Mr.. Cook,
the Republican candidate, and Nr. Patch, the
Democratic candidate. Wien they came Ia vote
upon the question: they found that their numbers
had been recruited by about 200 Democrats mostly
Irish who had been let out from their own caucus
iust in time to come in and vote Mr.. Patch up and
Mr.. Cook down This zeal in behalf Of Temper
ance on the part of the adopted citizens was quite
a novelty. No great reliance is placed upon It's
peImanence
The trial of William McNulty, for the mtrder Of
Ezekiel W. Hodsdon, police officer, on the 18th Of
October, I-j1, has Just commenced. Causten
Browne aud Arthur Dexter appear for the prisoner
The attorney. General will cndeavor to prove thaC
McNulty and man named Joyce (who is now in
isiD we're carried 10 Lynn on the evening OF the
l7th BY one Nichols; that they were armed and
that McNulty procured some burglarlous tools al
Lynn; that they got into quarrel at Lynn that
q store was robbed in Chelsea that night and that
McNulty was the burglar; that he seen III
East Boston the next morning. and Was fallen IN
with by Hodsd0n, Wh0 was soon after found NOR
tally wounded; that McNulty tried to get out of
the city BY stealth and. finally. that he has made
statements in the nature OF confessions 10 Il boy
and 10 his sister.
Crime does not seem To- be diminishing either in
the city or the State AT large. Crowley, the muir
d.rer of his wife has rot yet been arrested. \
ouack doctor nimed VIM. {. Brown has been ar
rested in Springfield for causine the death of
BRIDGET Cohnan, IN the commission of the crime ot
abortion. Brown was formerly a tsilor ia Lowell.
The Grand Jury OF Hampton County, Al their late
session. presented one indictmtat for rape and
murder. against a young frenchmsa named Alex
ander Desmastesu, two indictments for mansl.ugh
Ter. and several for assaults With intent 10 XII; and
h,relarits and robberie> ON the highway are quite
fre4uept. The Governor and Council hesitate t.
order the execution OF Jones, the murderer OF he
opinian ss "a MS fitness to be hanged ana the ques-
tionwill BE- laid over until the new Council Is Or
rauized in January There Is 10 good reason 70
suppose that the execution OF Il criminal, however
q. ~ Il..ll FINN.