M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-11-17
The News


who was on the American and Re.
form tickets at the recent election in
Baltimore, has written letter to the
Governor, declining to accept his
commission on the ground that the
election was so Vitiated by force and
fraud, as to afford no test Vf the pOpu-
lar choice.
TThe Columbus Journal has ta-
ken ground in favor of Governor
Chase's election to the United States
Senate. This was to be expected, as
the Journal is a hand organ Of the
Governor, and griRds out such music
as he desires. 1t denied before the
election that the choice Of Chase was
an issue, bat now it throws off the
mask, and seeks 70 profit by the fraud
that was practised on the electors.
"The King of Prussia is slowly
approaching his end. A Softening of
the brain has set in; he is almost en-
tirely paralyzed.
A HEAVY LAND SALE. Crocket
Harrison has sold seven thousand
acres ofland, lying in TaEewell Coun-
ty, Va, to Mr.. Sheppardson, Of Now
York City, for the sum Of $4,000.
The intelligence from Utah is to the
effect that the authority of the Federal
Courts is utterly at an end in the Ter
ritory. The Mormons hold unrestric.
ted sway, and pay no attention to
their allegiance to the United States.
GENERAL ScoTT has received a brill
liant and enthusiastic reception at San
Francisco. All parties had We'd with
each other in paying the veteran hon
or.
GOVERNMENT troops are at length
on their way to the relief of Browns
vile, Texas, from the attack OF the
Mexican marauders and robbers
This step should have Oeen taken be-
fore, but ''better late than never"
We have accounts Of the loss OF the
bark Riensi, OF Boston, from Peru,
which was attended with fearful de.
struction OF life.
The steamship Hungarian is in,
with five days later news from Europe.
The Emperor Napoleon had written
to Victor Emmanuel, the King OF Sar
dina, urging him to carry out the Vii.
iatranca peace; or, in other words, to
cooperate in restoring the exiled Prin.
ces of the DuchieS. We hope Victor
Emmanuel will most respectfully re-
fuse, and take them under his protec-
tion.
Fly IN THE Wharf.-The farmers
in some portion OF Sullivan County,
Tennessee, are complaining that the
fly has made its appearance In the
wheat, and is committing extensive
ravages. The favorable weather this
fall has caused the wheat to he unusu.
ally forward, and the ravages OF the
fly are therefore likely to be 50 much
the more extensive. We find similar
complaints in some of our Virginia
exchanges.
Spor ON THE SUN.-A spot of re.
markable size, it is stated, is now visi.
ble OH the surface OF the sun, more
than 10000 miles in diameter, or eight
times the diameter Of the earth. 1t
can be seen without difficulty with the
aid Of an opera-glass, the eye, of
course, being protected by a screen.--
The area occupied by this disturbance
of the suns surface is about three
thousand millions Of square miles,
some fifteen or sixteen times the
whole surface of the earth. AS the
spot was near the middle of the sun
on Saturday, October 29, it will be
visible some days yet.
TIE WORKING OF THE REGISTRY
LAW IN New YohK CITY.-Only fifty.
four thousand votes were polled in
New York City, at the late election,
out OF one hundred thousand that were
registered. The usual vote ofthe city
is between seventy and eighty thou,
sand. The effect Of the Registry Law
has been to distranchise thousands of
legal voters. The operation OF voting
is slow and tedious under it, and is
attended with many vexatiouS for
malities. The Republicans passed
the law, not SO much to prevent illegal
voting as to abridge aud curtail the
rights of those entitled to the elective
franchise, and they have met with re-
markable success. A full vote of the
legal electors in New York City would
have beaten them iD the State.
The New York Post, a Republican
paper, in speaking of the election in
that city, says that in certain wards
the inspectors generally contrive to
consume much time in looking at the
registry, SO that in several cases vo.
a A.