New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-06

"1he Democrats may lay claim TO the election Of
member Of tie Legislature, two County ComIn sion
ere, Cleik of the Criminal Court and, perbap-,
Comfy surveyor" The result Of the vote in St
Louis on closing the rum shops Suod.y, with
few precincts to hear from. is: For Sunday rum,
5,292; against it, 7,4l3.
Our returns Of the recent election 10 Kentucky are
az set very incomplete, but they indicate sab,tanal
trun ph cf the Democracy over an opposition which
sought tie favor Of the PEI pie by trying to prosra'e
it,. in sbjec posi IN before the slave power
than 'ha. occupied by the Democracy itself The
Democratic candidates for Governor, Lieutens
Governor, and other State officers, are no doubt
elected with Legislature 10 correspou teut. 10 re-
gard to the Congressional Delegation, The Lou''riHe
D.mocrot, Of the 30, ssys:
We have tuiciebt returns 10 insure the election OF
the f1llnwing Members OF Congress-
First Di.tric-H. Barrett. Democrat
second Du.rict-S q Pryton, Democrat
Tbirc Districts M 8rstow, Ooposiiion
'S,x-h Dis,rict-F y. Gsrrsrd, 0emocrs-
Seventh Dis;net-R Mallory Og~ton-
ikip,b pis.riei-J " MooIe, Deaocrst
T.I III DstIIct-John " Seyesson, Democrat -,
"Ttere Is oniy ope District i9 douo-'pe rour.a.
and our intelligence from there leads u TO believe th
Cbnemsn tbe Democratic caUdsdate, Will De elected
regard these Districts there is, according to te1e
gram received last night some doubt
If the Opposition have carried the IFth District,
tbes have gained ole Member Of Congress. II not,
the Del CATION will stand politically tbe same as in the
La, CCngress In speaking Of Mr. Brown, the youthtd
member elected in the Vth Disric. over Jewett, also
D.mocsat. The Louisri1e journal observes:
Personally, we congratulate Mr.. Brown, or rather
Mater Brown Nor he is hardly old enough TO be
called NIL upon bis success. lie ls youth OF remark,
ably fine qualities Of heart and Intellect and he wiii
urGoubtedly have a brilliant career; unless his osd
l.. a. liz, hloGk IA a.
Blown Of course will take his seat in Congress AZ
the next aes.op for he will not be of the age required
ny the Constiuon. We uDderst and that 10 VIII not
present hmse at the bar of the House at all ti next
yesr He convinced good msDy OF his poiticai
friends by his ingenious arguments In the canvass,
that # elected, he could take his seat next "ll'ef
but with all his Ingenuity lie couldnt convince nun
self We think that those who voted Tor Master
Rroyp knowing that he can be Congressman during
ouly one Of the two sessions, paid him quite comph'
melt or rather DIDN'T pay Mr.. Jewett one They
showed that they would rather have Master Browns
,eryicts one session than Jewe.t's tro. In other
words they don't think Jewett hnJ equal to Brown.
On the Legislature Just chosen will devove the
duty Of selecting successor to Mr. Crttenden in the
U. s. Senate, and the Washington correspondent of
The IAiiadelphid Press states that the contest tor
Senator " will probably terminate in the cho,e of
y,ce.President Breckenridge. The Hon Linn Boyd
il esd to be candidate for the place, but the friends
ard as Magofin the Governor elect is wsrm and
devoted friend of the Vice-Presdent and the new
Senator the Hon. Lazarus w. Powell. occupies the
SALE intimate relation to him, it will be dicut to
cefest him should he desire to 60 to the Senate
Democratic candidates for the Congressional seat
made vacant by the death Of the late Hon. Thomas
L. Harris, Of the Springfield lll) District, are ac-
co,dipg to The Chicago Tribune, quite numerous
a.
Among the aspirants are Mr. Hodges OF Green Conn
,y, Murray Mcconnell of Jacksonville, late OF the
Treasury Department at Washington; Col. j. A. Nc
Clernsud ard par VI candidates from Shelby Coun-
ty Mr. Lsnphier, of The Spr'ngfeld Reg'sfer, says
The 1,,bune, announces that he will not be can
didate. Mr. Cyrus Epler of Morgan County gives
notice also that be is not aspiring at present to Con-
gressoua honors. Probably the number OF gentle
men who will not be candidates is still greater, but
M.ss,s Lar phier and Epler are tie only ones heard
from as yet taking the negative of the question: we
guess that Mcconnell will get the nomination.