The Nevada Democrat., 1858-12-08
SUMMARY Of Eastern News.

Summary OF Eastern NEWS
The DouGLAs VICTORY AT WAsHNGroS.--A oiSpa'en "a
| ted washington, Nov. 4th, says -
The rinph Of Douglas in Illinois excites more feeling
bere than All the rest Of the State elections Is ie D
t he - has strenotbened the reports Of the with
drawa from the Cabinet of Secretary Cobo 70 Mn0 te
Lecompton policy of the Administration y a. tbs
utabe The supposton that the SecretaTysnp o. tnS
treasury If vacated will be offered to Mr. Erastus Corn
ing is generally entertained In political circles inc
Douglas men of this city intend to make
to night in celebration OF the Little Glants VIC
tory. 90, r.o,, rross
county Illinois, mention destructive hurricane which
nassed over that county the 5th OF October Near the
Village of Time house blown down, and three per
sons were instantly killed. Other houses were demolished
in other places much damage done to farms in the
prairies and good deal of timber was destroyed me
storm fortunately did not pass over very 'hcAV Ssu
country.
| ARMY BuRNxp TO DKArH-Hiram Robinson and his
wife and infant child burned to death Ia his house
at Gaines, Kent county, Mich, on the is.h ., ocoDes
They had moved into the house only the day before and
probably with fatigue they slept so soundy as
to be unable to escape from the falling timbers They
were found dead just beyond the threshold.
RAILROAD ACCDESTs-A very serious accident occurred
on the morning of the 28h ut to the night express tram
from New York going West, Conesus on the Erie
Road part Of the train off the track, two passen
ger cars a baggage car and tender demolished and
five persons lost their lives number OF others were Sc
rousy injured An accident occurred on he Dayton and
Western Road in Ohio, the 25th ut by collision
but though four freight and locomotive were de-
stroyed, fortunately no lives were lost
POPULATION OF PHIADKLFHrA is computed by The
North American that Philadelphia has population of be-
tween 600 and 6 OO0 and that il increases and has
increased 1880 at about the rate Of five per cent per
annum calculated upon the actual number at the com
mencement of each year
RIGHTS AND WRONGS OF TRAVELLING NEeKOEs.-The Su-
premc Court Of Michigan has decided that the propreor
Of steamboat not obliged to give coiored person
cabin passage if such be the regulations Of the boats
The inference from Judges opinion is that the cap
tain has right 20 refuse negro passage generahy-on
deck.
IYScuISG CRRIIE-A brutal outrage was perpetrated
near Pleasant Hi North Carolina, the 11th Of Oct
correspondent Of the Petersburg Express gives the fol-
| lowing particulars Two men, in human shape, but pos
sessng the mind Of demon, went to the house Of poor
man named Simon Ellis called him out, and asked i'm il
he did not wish to take drink Ellis went out to meet
them, when they seized him and carried him of to the
woods and under of night, whipped him most un
mercifuy They took off his shirt and whipped his bare
back decorating the flesh in frightul manner. Ellis is
poor, PALE emaciated, and deformed being, and can
scarcely walk account of the deformity Of his legs
LIFE IysuRANCE-Mr. S. NJ. Holden, of Ann Arber,
Michigan found morning. about year SINCE
vacant spot Of ground with pistol shot through his
head from the effect Of which he died some two days a
erward refusing unable to gvea explanation OF the
AFFAIR He had his life insured at the time in various
companies for 500 00 His wife has commenced suit Tor
the recovery of the insurance. which the companies resist
on the ground that his death obtained by those hav
ing interest in the insurance for the purpose of getting
it, The decision of the case is looked to with interest
MATERIAL AID FOR MEMco.-wc learn that Dr. f. $.
Billings who has been for weeks in this country as
the agent of Gen Alvarez making arrangements for send
ing material aid to the constitutionasts in Mexico,
leaves here tomorrow in the steamer for Aspinwa on
his return to Acapulco He has been quite successful in
his operations and arrangements have been made with
Mr.. James Morgan of this city, under which General
Alvarez will receive large supply of minnie rifles,
muskets powder and lead and other little arrangements
of an effective character. With these General Alvarez
calculates be in the City of Mexico in January next
and checkmate his old antagonist, Santa Anna in his
plans for plunderng the republic-NeW York Herald
RowDYsM IN BAInMoRE.-A most outrageous murder
committed in Baltimore, on the night of Nov. 4th.
A dispatch from that city says
"a police officer by the of Benton about month
since was killed by n notorious rowdy named Gambrill,
because lie the chief witness against the aers bro
her a charge Of incendiarism Another police officer
named Rgion the principal witness for the prosecu
on in the trial Of Gambri, who yesterday convict
ed of murder in the first degree last night Rgdon
shot dead in his house in the midst of his family by
another of the gang to which Gambri belonged named
Corre The greatest excitement prevails in regard to the
affair and the murderer stands chance to be ynched
The St. Paul linnesoa) Pioneer Of the 26th ult says
that all the returns in and that the Legislature will
| stand as follows
Senate House. Total
Democrats ats...,................2 IS 90
Republicans. ans..................l AZ So