The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1860-11-01
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RlcnxcxD, Va, Oct. 20.-Nelson
the Breckenridge candidate, has been
elected to the House from Fluanna by
sixty-four majority.
ANDREW G. CURTIN, Governor elect
Of Pennsylvania, is six feet two inches;
Hannibal Hamlin is sixlfeet three; and
Abraham Lincoln six feet four.
"DEMocRAcY's grave is Doug" is
one Of the most concise, as is one Of
the truest, notices that we have notic-
ed during the present campaign.
Hon. MoHTo McMIcnAEL of Phila-
delphia and Hon. Thomas NJ. Howe Of
Pittsburg are named as the probable
successors Of Mr.. Bigler in the U. s.
Senate, from Pennsylvania.
BosToS Oct oo.-The three parties
opposedto the Republicans have fused
in the 4th and 5th districts, uniting on
Messrs. Biglow and Appleton for
Congress against Messrs. Rice and
Burlingame.
The Republican State Committee Of
Indiana recommend that Republican
meetings be in every county in the
State on SATURDAY previous to the
Election, SO that the whole State:may
be in council at the same time.
| WM. f. STEVENSON, Esq, one Of the
Republican Electors of Virginia, has
recently been visiting Pittsburg. He
states that the Republicans have an
organization in nearly all the counties
along the Ohio River, and in many Of
them will poll considerable vote.
| Still Co,1SG.-The Indianapolis
Journal says they have it from good
authority, that Ex-Governor Paris C.
Dnnning, one Of the ablest and firmest
Of the friends Of Mr.. Douglas in Indi-
ana, has avowed his intention to sup
port Mr.. Lincoln, now that he sees
that the election Of his own preference
cannot be realized.
Dunno parade Of Wide Awakes
at Cohoes, n. Y. last. Tuesday night,
one man fell down to the bottom ofa
well some forty feet deep. His COM
panions speedily pulled him out AND
anxiosly inquiredias to the extent Of
his Injuries. The first thing he said,
splitting out mouthfulls OF water, was,
Have you heard anything from Penn
sylzania during my absence:"
Iowa.-The Mongrelites-Douglas
Bell Evcrtt 10. Laneites-assembled in
Davenport on Thursday week, for the
purpose offusing the anti-I.incoln ele-
ments. A rcsolution:in favor Of fusion
was passed by small majority, and
committee appointed for that pur-
pose. One Of the speakers, Judge
Leifiingwell, remarked that fusion
would give the State to Liocoln by 90,
900 majority, and we think he told
the truth.
We are constatly in receipt of letters
from all parts Of the State, which as
sure us most POSITIVELY that the Repub-
lican cause in Minnesota was never in
a better condition than now. The
speakers in the field send word to us
that everywhere the people are rising
in their majesty and might, and declar-
ing for .Honest Old Abe" Many
Democrat who has been bound to his
party for years, has openly declared
that he will vote modern Democracy
no longer.-N. Paul Times.
Hon Emerson Etheridge, Of Tenn
cssee,: on his return from Washington
to his home, was theDguest for few
days Of the Hon. Richard w. Thomp.
son, Of Indiana, well known as Bell
Everett leader A letter from Terrc
Haute published in the Philadelphia
North 4Americap, says that while Mr..
Ethcridge was the guest Of Col. Thonp-
son, he was serenadcd by his political
friends. The letter says.
"He made a speech, and exhortcd
them to cast away all ideas Of support
ing Bell ticket in Indiana, and g;vo
their united support to Lincoln. Ho
advised that all the efforts Of the unit
cd Opposition should be directed to
the overthrow cfthe Democratic party,
which could only be done by defeating
their candidates in as many States as
possible. He said it he lived in Indi-
ana he would vote for Lincoln, but 40
he lived in u State where his own ticket
had a chance he would vote for Bell.