, 1860-08-17

Presidential electors must receive a mnjori
ty Of all the votes poIed to be elected Ii
case no person receives majority, then thu
Legislature must choose the electors.
A Helena paper learns from reiiTb+t
authority" that Hon. Albert Rusk intends
stumpng the State of Arkansas for Doug
las and johnson.
The Worcester Shield and Easton lIoni
tor are the only papers that have declared
for Douglas in Maryland.
MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL ITEMS
Advices from Washington say that the
eighth census is very likely to be compile
ted at an earlier period than on previous
occasions-the work being pressed on with
great activity in all parts of the country.
Mr. Robert Anderson, Of the FIRST nrtil
lery, and Capt A. A. Humphrey, of the
corps of Typographical engineers, are de
tailed from the army as members Of the
commission created by the act Of June 81
1860, to examine into the organization
system of discipline and course Of instruc.
tion of the United States Military Acade.
my. They we're ordered to report for that
duty on the 10th July at West Point. The
commission will consist Of two members oi
each House of Congress in addition to the
above. Senators Davis and Foote, and
Representatives john ICOchrane and Henry
Winter Davis have been designated to act
in such capacity.
Lola Montez, who for week past has
been announced in the New York papers
as i'll past all hopes of recovery, is said tc
be much better and has prospect Of re-
gaining health, but at no very early period,
as her disease is paralysis.
New York city is still entitled to the
palm for deeds of unnaturally murderous
violence The papers of the l4th contain
accounts Of the stabbing Of woman named
Williams, by her husband, and of William
Butler by his brother, james Butler.
George Bancroft, the historian, is to de.
liver an address at the Inauguration of the
Perry statue at Cleveland on the 10th Of
September, the anniversary Of Perry's ylc'
tory on Lake Erie.
A "Sckles tragedy" took place at
Warsaw, Illinois, on the 10th of July. A
husband becoming satisfied that his wife
was a second Mrs. Sickles, armed himself
with revolver, and at the first opportu.
nifty shot the villain who had invaded the
sanctity Of his domestic peace.
Immigrants continue to pour into New
York. The number Of arrivals for the
week ending the llth of July was 1888,
making a total of SO, l9l since the com.
mencement of the year, against 40, ,0O3 for
a corresponding period in 1859.
Edwin Booth, the tragedian, was married
in New York on the l4th July to Miss
Mary DiVlin, the actress
Physicians at Saranac, n. Y, in posi-
moriem examination, found leaden bullet
in the heart of John Kelly, who was wound
ed by the discharge of "a gun Is years ago
Mrs. Caleb Bruton, died at Harrisburg
Pa, on the 9Th July, measured I feel
around the waist-probably tho largest
woman the United States.
At Canton, Mo-, on the 18th July, a;
Mrs. Eliza Earnshaw was sitting in chail
engaged in conversation on the subject o
the recent death Of brother, who died o
apoplexy, and just as she closed the detail
of that event, she exclaimed. =" | am grow
ing i'll, /" and in few minutes breathed bel
last.
The Government of Hayti is encouraging
cotton planting in a portion of the islanC
where the plant was formerly cultivated
Coolies are getting numerous in Havana
A letter from that city says: We al
ready begin to see idle and worthless Chi
nese in our streets, in too large number
for the safety of property. la Hayans
and suburbs at this time we have betweeI
3S, 900 and $4,000 free negroes, or colorcd
about 81, 900 slaves, aud $4,000 to 93, ,OOt
white persons-all told nearly 10000.