Daily national Democrat., 1859-12-11
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ST. LOUIS CORRESPONDENCE.
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. 1stb- 1s5o


ST. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 10th, 1859.
Quite an assortment of winter weather came
to hand on Saturday last There was a spit
ting snow during considerable part of the
day, enough to pretty thoroughly whiten the
ground and cover the side walks with slip.
perry easing that made locomotion a matter
requiring some little care. The wind was
high and cold. and overcoats, gloves and
thick boots were at premium. Pedestrians
scudded before the wind or made headwav
more toilsomely against it. and everybody
folded his coat around him and remarked to
everybody he met that "wiuter had come
Sunday was cold, too, with some snow flakes
at intervals but for the most part sunshinv.
Yesterday and Monday the cold held up, aud
1t Is now warm and pleasant.
dhe Germans had grand holiday on
Thursday last, and celebrated the birth dav
OF Schiller in grand style. At daylight
the booming Of cannon was heard, and late
In the morning music and professions were
the order of the day. AT night the festivi.
ties were concluded by grand ball at the
Turner's Hall. Everything went off salts
factorily.
On Friday, as you have already learned,
Joseph W. Thornton was executed for the
murder of Joseph Charles, Esq. He met
his fate without shudder, and seemed as
composed while on the scaffold as if witness
ing the play of some tragedy or comedy at
the theater.
The returns of the election in Wisconsin
come in slowly leaving the result in doubt
The vote will be very close-closer than many
anticipate. AS the returns come in they
show great change in many localities-some
for and some against the Democracy. The
general telief is that Hobart is elected Gov
ernor. Randall's friends think he is elected
but somebody may look out for " hearing
something drap"-and think it will be Ran
dali. The returns from thirty-two counties
give an aggregate majority as folows:-
Randall, Rep, l3,440; Hobert Dem, 9,769. |
There are twenty three counties to be heard
from, which in 1857 gave small RepubH-
can majority 1t is thought that the Demo-
Gratis will gain largely in the northern por
tion of the State.
Returns from the Kansas election show the
election of Steel (Rep.) for Governor. Par
rott's majority will probably reach 3,oOo-
The Republicans have a majority in both
branches of the Legislature
A destructive fire occurred in Galena, ILL.,,
on the 18th inst, which consumed several
dwellings and stores The loss is estimated
at $S5, 900.
Every county in the Sixth Congressional
District of Illinois gave McClernand the
Democratic candidate for Congress, to FIJI the
vacancy occasioned by the death of Maj.
Thos. L. Harris a majority. He is a Doug
las Democrat. believe His majority in the
different counties range from 800 to 500
The Kansas Herald of Freedom" pub
lished at Lawrence, and devoted Republi
can organ, gives history of John Brown and
his followers in Kansas. 1t characterizes
Jas. Redpath, alias Hutchinson, and Phillips
and Kagi, as outlaws and murderers of
Browns gang. 1t says that Brown and four
of his sons entered Kansas and settled at
Pottawatamie Creek in the fall of 1866
Some things are recorded by the Herald of
Freedom which almost defy belief For in
stance, the Herald says that
John Brown, on one occasion, singled out
seven men, "marched to point eight miles
above Pottawotamie Creek, and called them
from their beds at their several residences;
at the hour of midnight, on the 24th OF May,
1856. Allen Wilkinson. William Sherman,
William p. Doyle, William Doyle and Drury
Doyle. All were found the next morning by
the roadside or in the highway, some with
cash in their heads and Sides and their
throats cut; others with their skulls split
open in two places, with holes in their
breasts, and hands cut off; and others had
holes through their breasts, with their fingers
cut off.
The election in Nebraska Territory for
Delegate to Congress resulted in the election
of Estabrook (Dem) over Daley (Rep) by
2o5 majority.
The Democratic State Committee of Illinois
has called convention of the Democrats of
the State to be hedat Springfield on the 4th
of January next. for the purpose of appoint
ing delegates to the Democratic National
Convention at Charleston. A full Douglas
delegation may confidently be looked for.
Hon. James Curtiss of Chicago, formerly |
Mayor of that city. died suddenly at Joliet,
on the Sd inst.
DIR. Doy. who was rescued from Jail at st.
Joseph, some time since, spoke at an anti
slavery meeting in Chicago, on the Slst ult.
The Baltimore Weekly Dispatch, a literary
paper Of great circulation. has placed the
name of Stephen A. Douglas at the head o.
its columns as candidate for nomination to
the Presidency. J. P. W.