The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-08-19

Do. for Governor, in 1857 1869
The vote just cast, therefore, in the city and
county of St. Louis, is $50 higher than was ever
cast there before-an increase of over forty per
cent. We presume nobody supposes this was
fairly done. 1t has been swelled, if not by open
and glaring frauds, at least by that scandal of
American politics, the manufacture of natural.
lied voters expressly to accomplish specified
object, under the inspiration of lavish expend.
iture of money. .
st. Louis August THE Administration
candidate for Congress in the 18th district has
majority in Buchanan and Platte counties of
1870 over Adams, Opposition. 1t is believed
that Crafts Majority in the district will exceed
5000. T0''7
The Official returns from St. Louis county
give Barrett, Democrat, for Congress, 1857 :;
Blair, 6,62l and Breckenridge, 1858. The
whole Democratic ticket is elected by from one
to three hundred majority. In the 9Th district,
600 majority. Anderson, in the I'd district,
will get upward of 1000 ms jorty. Scattering
returns from the 7th district indicate Noell's
election over Zeigler by large majority.
st. Louis, Aug. Ex-Governor Powell, and
Major McCullsugh, the peace commissioners, ar.
rived here lastnight, and proceeded east in the
early train thu morning. Mr.. Corwin, who
arrived here Last night, from Albuquerque, in
q twenty eight dys' passage, reports that Gen
eral William Walker, with a large body of fiji.
busters, had short time previously passed Ell
Psso, en- route toSonora. His force amounted
to 800 men, ARMED with Minnie rifles and Colt
revolvers. They lad also eighteen field pieces.
Colonel Titus, the Kansas hero, Joined Walker
at Ell Paso. Mr.. Corwin met another body of
filibusters, on the Pawnee Fork of the Arkan-
sas river, on their way to join Walker. They
numbered nearly 40 men, and were all mount.
ed and thoroughly armed. Mr.. Corwin also
met, on the Pawnet Fork, from ten to twenty
thousand Indiana, vho were receiving their an.
nuities from ColonelBu =
We learn from St. Louis that Mr.. Blair will
contest the return of Barrett to Congress, on
the ground of frauds ! the polling of illegal or
double votes in several of the wards. Though
We have seen no intimAion of this directly from
Mr.. Blair, we believe itmay be relied on. We
are right glad to hear il If the elections car
ried by money and foa voting we're always
contested, they would som become much rarer
than they now are.
Peter Williams, under entence of death at
Auburn, Me-, with q colord man named Abra.
ham Cox, for the murder + sea of the captain,
two mates, and one man, pf the brig Albion
Cooper, of Portland, has hade q confession,
admitting that himself and sox committed the
murders they were charged with. The only
motive for their bloody deedl appears to have
been inLtreatment on the parbf the mate. The
weapon used in despatcbing heir victims was
q Ratchet.
From July 10 to August q there were Ga
deaths by yellow fever in the Clarity Hospital
at New Orleans, and 80 still remained sick.
Cases in private practice are limited, and the
general health of the city is declared TO be ex-
cellent. But q special dispatch b the Norfolk
Beacon says that the yellow fevetis rapidly in
crsasing in New Orleans.