Weekly North Carolina standard., 1858-11-10
The Recent Elections.


The Black Republican majority for Governor in
New York, is about 10000. The Legislature of the
State is about two.thirds Black Republican The
members of Congress stand 26 Black Republicans,
Democrats and two anti. Lecompton Democrats
This calculation comedies the ninth District to Kem
BILE, Democrat; but late New York Black Repub-
can papers claim that Haskin anti-Lecompton has
been reelected
The Tribune claims that New York is ant. Demo.
cratic by one hundred thousand majority and insists
that but for the blunders which the Black Republic
can leaders committed in ytusing with the Know
.Nothings, that this majority would have been poed
for Morgan. 1t says: cit was our interest and duty
to have drawn to ourselves the great bulk of the
American party by undertaking and executing all
the laudabe purposes of their organization" AS it
was, however, there can be doubt that the great
bulk of the Know No,hinge voted with the Black
Republicans.
New Jersey has elected three Black Republicans
and two anti Lecompton Democrats to Congress-
The Legislature is fusion by Is majority.
Michigan las elected three Black Republicans and
one Democrat to Congress. The whole State ticket
is black, and the Legislature ditto
Illinois has elected small majority to her Legis.
lature favorable to the election of Douglas.
The next House Of Representatives will be Black
Republican, or fusion, anti Democratic or what.
ever you may choose to call it. One hundred and
four Black Republicans and twelve nnti-Lecompton
Democrats have already been elected; and it seems
to be quite certain that in event can the national
Democracy make such gains as will secure the House.
We must therefore, look to the Senate and to the
President to protect Constitutional rights. With
the House of Representatives against they do
nothing absolutely for us, but they can break and
turn aside the storm of abolition hate, which, if
checked, would end in disruption and civil war;
IRELAND's PK,sPERIrY.-Th Incumbered Estates
Court of ireland, which has been rendered perma-
nent, was established in 1S49 From the filing of
the first petition up to the 3lst Of August last the
total number of petitions of all kinds presented was
44l3, which 3547 absolute orders for sale were
made. Dividing the estates into separate lots, there
were fewer than 024 lots sold, while the num-
Der Of conveyances executed by the commissioners
amounted to 1864, the general practice being when
the same person purchased more than one lot, to
include all in the same conveyance The number Of
Irish purchasers amounted to 1858, involving cap-
tai to an extent of $4,000, 600 (say $95 OOOc0O)
while the English, Scotch and foreign purchasers
numbered 324. the purchase money paid by them
amounting to e. 16O,224 ($15, ,s0l 1909 The gross
produce of sales is set down e23 l6l 093 IS ID,
including e5oo, 900 for interest at per cent charg-
ed purchasers, and out of this total sum there has
been distributed e. 1884 ,es6, (slos, ,67a 4se) This
surely is of the chief causes of the increasing
prosperity of Ireland.
The CUMBERLANp FA1R.-We glad to learn
from the Fayetteville papers that the Cumberland
County Fair, held las, week, was in every respect
successful The Carolinian of Friday says:
'We have barely time to make brief notice OF
the Fair dreary rain is falling to day (Frday)
which will mar the growing festivities OF the season;
but notwithstanding, are hapy to learn that in
the number Of articles on exhibition and the mum.
Der of visitors in attendance the Fair this year ex-
ceeds IN interest any previous one held in the Coun-
ty The Committee have reason to be gratiied at
| their success Thursday evening an impromptu
ball brought together the young folks from the
country and town, and added no little to the gayety
of the occasion. On the whole, the Fair was highly
successful and we hope will be continued long
as the people eviuce like interest in them"