The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-12-04


Breckinridge's majority in Maryland,
over Bell, is 7l3. Lincoln receives g.
GAG votes and Douglas 5,678 votes.
The official returns of Connecticut
foot up as follows: Lincoln 1929,
Douglas 17,474, Breckinrilge 16,493,
Bell 337 Lincoln over Douglas 26, 255.
The official vote Of Ohio is as follows:
Lincoln 231, $40, Douglas 187, $3.50, Bell
1917, Breckenridge II, 405. Lincoln
over Douglas A, $50, over all 20,G78.
The vote in New York for Presiden-
tial electors stand-Republican, 3G2,-
GAG Fusion, 312, $40. Lincoln's ma
jority 5O,l36.
Wizard has his ice-boat ready for a
trip as soon as the Mississippi freezes
over solid enough for him to make the
attempt
The number Of persons who will need
aid in Kansas, the coming winter, to
keep them from starving, is estimated at
/ 10000.
New Hampshire gives Lincoln over
Douglas ! / ,638 over all 9,115. YER
mont gives Lincoln over Douglas 25,-
40 over all, 23,o64.
The State Bank of Iowa, Merchants
Branch at Davenport, has declared div
idend Of twelve per cent. on the paid up
capital, payable on Monday, the 10th
inst.
The mode Of churnlng in Fayal, one
of the Azores is to tie the cream up in a
goat skin. and kick it about till the but
tel comes.
TExAs.-The Austin (Texas) gazette
says that Breckinridge's majority in that
State may exceed 10000.
KENrUcKY.-The following are the Of
fetal returns of the vote in Kentucky for
President: Breckenridge 53,142, Bell
65,71O, Douglas 25,341, Lincoln 2,3G4.
The Chicago Journal says : John S.
Mclntire, ooe of our citizens, has Just
taken a contract to move the large struc-
ture known as the "Aqueduct Mill "
across tie canal at that place, and carry
ing it about one mile.
In the army the South has 467 Off
GERS and the North $40, In the navy
the South has 400, and the North us,
which shows a preponderance in both
services Of northern officers.
The railroad between Anamosa and
Marion is nearly graded to the latter
place. We are glad to find that our
Marion friends are to have railroad
despite the breaking up Of the old Air
Line Company, upon which they so i'm
plicitly relied.
A One. SIDED AFFAIR.-The Leeisla-
ture just elected in Michigan, bears the
following complexion
Senate-Republicans 80 Democrats
iiouse-Republicans 70 Democrats 8
Total, 1O2 9
= James King, and assistants, Of Rock
vile, Mass, moved chimney, seventy
feet high, all standing, distance of six
or eight rods, turned it partly round, and
raised it upon a stone foundation fourteen
feet from the ground.
The year 1861 will be the first Of the
G60th Olympiad There will be an an
2 nular eclipse of the sun on the 1lth OF
/ January, another on the 9TH of July, and
a total eclipse on the 3lst Of December
There will also be partial eclipse of the
moon on the 18th of December.
We hear it rumored that the Board OF
Directors of the Upton r. r. Co. have
resolved TO re-commence work on the
road. What amount is available we do
not know. We think plain statement
Of the condition of the affairs Of the Com,
pany would be useful.-7fpton Aa0erti-
ser.
The Burch trial, in which Mr.. Burch
sues Mrs. Burch for divorce, is now the
all absorbing topic among the scandal
mongers Of Chicago. 1t promises we'll
to absorb even the latest news from the
South.
| The census of Wisconsin, Just com
pleied, shows a most gratifying increase
IN the population of that industrious.
prosperous, aud wealth producing State.
Her total population is now 777,777, in
round numbers, and numbers which are
remarkable for being al. Seceas
Ia 1859, her population was 305. 39I
in 1855, 552, 100 increase in first
five years, 2l6,813 Increase in the
five years from 1885 to 1860, 225,GGo.
Increase in the ten years, Az, 1886.
The population of Kansas, embracing
the Pixies Peak region, is estimated 10
be $4,000. With almost enough to en-.
title 1t to two Representatives in Con
gress, this territory finds 1t impossible to
get into the family Of States, simply be-
cause she chooses to adopt free institu
tons
MlLLEDGEyILLE, Nov %.