The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-06
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
NV YosK, Thursday night
N.xau,har A Igl


the 10 the result in the ninth congressional dis
trct not nearly encouraging those circulated
and generally believed yesterday. Mr. Haskn believes
that his majority in Wcstchester county is l05 and tel
egraphed TO that effect last night to his friend and
patron Horace Greeley but the friends Of Mr. Kemble
and political honesty believe from the reports received
here from different parts of the district that Hasn has
exaggerated his majority, and that kembes majority IN
Rockland is 625 which, with $40 in Putnam, gives him
total majority OF l4l in those two counties, THUS Civ
ing him the election by majority of &c. taking Hasins
report true, and by majority OF not far from one hun
dred and fifty according TO the generally received &C
counts The official returns will be made at midnight to
night The inspectors of election known to be very
hostile to the national democracy and very friendly 10 Mr.
Hsskn and there many who uncharitabe enough
to fear that where figures are very close little
rangements may be- made which may not be quite favor
able 10 Mr. Kerible, tdst night no doubt was enter
taned of the result / heard that Haskn himself
acknowledged defeat by majority of 1T least hun
dred The mistakes have been since correcfd perhaps,
and the Intelligence OF the inspectors and canvasses has
been sharpened sufficiently to show them that the Has
kin maorities enormously counted. | need not
say that the mistakes could not have been wul, and
that but the very pnre and most Legitimate means
could have been employed to have them corrected The
l-naturcd do not share my charitable views and
go far enough TO say that kcmbe is too honest TO have
chance when it comes to correcting returns but only
say that it is unfortunate and that it does not by any
means follow because Mr.. Haskin has been politically
thIess 20 his party and his constituents that he would
countenance suggest tic commission, In his interest,
of felony punishable by confinement in the State prison
The New York Evening Post Of this evening contains the
following mysterious announcement
In RRsulr IN HAsKIss this D.
claim confidently his election The eurs upon which this
cult pcdcaei withheld for which win be made known
when they cease TO operate
What can this mean How could the friends of
Hasn receive returns which not attsnabe by other
people, and why should they be held back Z What
the operations to which the Post alludes Tomorrow
morning papers will probably give the true result and
ha.,a with all hear that he
Kemble is elected, and that John b. Haskin has
been permitted by the electors of the 9Th district ito
Joy the comforts and quiet of his fresde at Fotdlam
which he said that he prefers so much to the toll and
anxiety of seat in Congress II would be very laenta
BILE of such essentially domestic habits and
rustic tastes to be compelled to in Congress for two
years He worked hard during session of Con-
and attained such uoorety although unenviabe
in that short space of time that it w6uld be riding free
horse to death to make him Greeley and the black
republicans he has served the democrats There
few who attain speedily such high reputation
for political perfdy the honorable representative from
Westchester has hardly The only strange thing he
do if he be elected is to keep his pledges to his
constituents and is wildvsonary enough to
template the remoest possibility of such phenomenon
Mr. Amor j. Williamson, the fusion candidate in the
Sd congressional district disputes the election of Mr. d.
Sickles and claims victory for himself There is
foundation for the assumption far can learn and
there is no doubt that Mr. Sicklss will receive the certi
cate of election
The lrepublcans arc throwing up their hats and
crying hurrah at the reported victory of Mr. Douglas in
Illinois. This is decidedly unkind to Mr.. Lincoln,
(what will ABE say and very much doubt whether
being spattered with black republican praise will be
very acceptable to Mr. Douglass notwithstanding his ia
tai and reprehensibe heresics do not, however, be-
ieve that the republicans sincere in their seeming
joy. They know that their embrace of Douglas will
him with SCOT and mire, and they seize him at
once for the purpose of making him obnoxious to their
opponents, and thus destroying him. They cannot
pect Douglas to subscribe the Seward creed promulgated
at Rochester and accepted by the faithful the only
true faith.
The democracy Of Brooklyn are exceedingly sore about
the amentable sacrifice of their interests at the last
election own that have little pity for them. They
had it in their power to avert the calamity and if
they neglected to do through Partially for the Van
derbilt organization and opposition to the regular noin
of the democratic party, them right that they
should be represented by the blacklist kind of blackre
publican.
The Albany Evening Journal accuses Mr. Erastus
Brooks of the New York Express of travelling with
marked cards and bogus tickets in his pockets, and of
working throughout fort sham democracy The Elk
press indignantly denies the hard impeachment and says
that Weed Co. may 'father the falsehood" Perhaps
the Journal ades to the support given by the Express
to Clark and Haskn. Do not these gentlemen belong
par excellence to the sham democracy?
1t believed that the ridiculous indictment found by the
grand Jury yesterday against Mayor Wood and number
of excty officials for alleged fraudulent lease of city
property in perpetuity to charitable institution will be
abandoned. Mr.. Blunt. the district attorney nominated
by Gov. King to fill Mr. Sweeneys place. is anxious for
distinction during his brief authority" and one is
safe from an Indictment Mr. Waterbury enters at once
the duties of the Office the elect of the people, and
while he will ndict fearessly all who ought to be in
dcted he will not make himself and indictments rdicu
lots, his predecessor has done. The Times truly
marks that since the miraculous draught of fishes there
has been nothing like Mr.. Bunts haul of official
culprts.
We have had severe storm of wind from the north.
east all day with heavy rain number of outward
bound vessels steamers and sailing ships, have been de-
tanned by the severity of the gale and laying at
Choir at the mouth Of the bay. Many Of the cellars in
been unusually high
great deal of discomfort and indignation is felt and
expressed by the mercantile community here ut the
cent order issued by the director of the Mint Phadel
phia disseminating the purchase silver at the United
States assay Office in this city by which depositos of sill
enabled to receive payment in silver coin the
spot without expense risk of transportation to Pha
dcpha and back An immensely large proportion of the
foreign silver coin and ngos received for coinage de-
posted by parties in New York and it certainly to
be very hardnay unjust odeprve them of the facilities
afforded by the assay office here and compel them to send
to Philadelphia and draw their coin from the Mint there
Very urgent circumstances have been addressed will
shortly be addressed to the Secretary of the Treasury and
is confidently expected that he will at rcscnd
order unjust in its bearing dictated by such evident
spirit of petty hostility to the interests of New York and
favoritism to those of Philadelphia
There is change in the rates for money. The sup
ply of business paper is still very limited Some of the
banks advanced their rates. thinking that active
demand coming Immediately, but the largest outside
lenders have not followed the example, and do not ex
poet to do so at present
Foreign exchange was more active to-day, and the
supply Of southcn bills abundant Rates droop