Daily national Democrat., 1859-11-26


ence to Mr.. Hale, which appeared in the Re
/ publican of this morning, which may be in
teres'ing to your readers. Ipass it 10y with
ont comment, giving it for what it is worth
CARD FROM SENATOR HALE.
CHAcARGo, Oct 81.
Senator Hale publishes n letter in the
! Press and Tribune this incoming in reference
| b. an attempt made 10y the New York
Herald to implicate him in the Hnrper's Fer.
ry iusurrecton, saying that he shall not un-
dertake the task of vindcating other gentle
men whose names are mentioned last SO
far as relates to himself, he can only reply by
denying every word and syllable, pronounc-
ing tie whole statement from beginning to
end, false, aud challenging the world for a
particle of testimony, written or verbal sus
taining the charge thus made He never
had either knowledge Of, or inimation
from any one, that an insurection or out
break was contemplated by John Brown or
any one else in Virginia or elsewhere. and
pledges himself that if evidence is laid he
fore the Grand Jury of Maryland or Virginia,
and they find a bill against him, to go there
for trial
The news from Pixies Peak is unimportant
On the 10th of Oct, a convention was held
at Denver City, for the purpose of organizing
a Provisional Government Constitution
was preparded and nominations for Execu-
tive and Legislative officers were made. The
Constitution was to he submitted TO the peo-
! pie on the 18th, at which time, also, the
general election would take place. The fol
loving are the nominations os agreed upon 10y
the Convention: For Governor. b. W
Steele for Secretary, L. w. Bliss; for Treas
urei, Geo. w Cook for Auditor, c. R. Bis
sci for Attorney General, r. j. Frazier;
Chief Justice, a. }. Allison; Associate Justi
ces, j. N. Odell, E Fitzgerald; Clerk of Su-
premo Court. o. Is. Totten, Marshal J. NJ
Merlick; Superintendent OF Public Instruc
tion, II. A. McAfee.
We here append a resume sf the vote V
which Mr.. b. d. Williams has been returned d
as a Delegate to Congress- B. d. Williams.
received l,9ll R. W. Steele, received 43S :;
G. A. Roberts received 4sG J. II. st. Mathew
received 50; Geo. NJ. Willing 265; Samuel
Adams 52S; Hiram J. Graham 6S2.
The last news from Kansas informs MS that
the vote on the Constitution is over four thou
sand majority in favor of that instrument.
On Saturday, the 22d October Judge Lynch
held a special term Of his Court at Reniek.
Randolph county, Mo, which resulted in the
hanging of notorious horse thief and es-
capped penitentiary convict, named Sexton.
lie had been committing depredations in that
anc helghboring counties for "A long time, and
acknowledged that he had stolen more tbaD
hundred horses. The community were
greatly outraged and there was soma nolia-
tlon ior their course. A few years ago Sex
ton went to Califoi MIA with a brother who
was an industrious and sober man. and who
had accumulated considerable sum of mon.
ey, and on his preparing to start home. sex-
ton knocked him in the head with an axe
and left him for dead. He robbed his broth
er and came back to the States. The brother
however, recovered, and is now living in
Boone couety, in this State, blind from the
effects of the blow.
The funeral of our esteemed and lamented
fellow citizen, Leonard Seollay, Esq, who for
many years was one of the proprietors of the
Planters House, ia which position he gained
the esteem of all by his urbanity and gentle
ness OF character took place on last Monday
at the church of st Francis Xavier. and was
attended hy large number of relatives and
friends. The cortege which accompanied the
remains was large and comprised mnny of our
most prominent citizens The pail bearers
were Messrs. George Knapp, Andrew Chris
ty. d. D. Mitchell, Asa Wilgus, P. Laughlin,
Hon. }. b. Bowlin, f Carr and ]. E. Elder.