The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-11
7 n e NJ E w S i.
THE ELECTIONS.

THE ELECTIONS
We have partial returns the elections yesterday in
Pennsylvania and Ohio. In Pennsylvania the repab
cans have elected their ticket, apparently by small
majority There has been general increase in the
publican vote throughout tie State that for
Auditor General in 1862 Mcalichnel republican, elect
cd Mayor Of Philadelphia by about five thousand
jority.
Ohio of course has gone republican, General Cox being
elected Governor BY majority estimated at twenty ve
thousand but the returns indicate a reduced and
considerable gains for the democratic ticket The demo-
have gained twenty Eve hundred in Cincinnati and
Hamilton county.
From Indiana and Iowa, in which States elections
also held yesterday. have received returns
At the charter election In Newark, N. j. yesterday
the republicans carried the city by large majority,
gaining twelve hundred the vote Of November 1854
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Inman steamship City Of Washington arrived ut
this port yesterday with European files the 9th
ut The is mainly cont ed to matters connected
with the Fenian movement which still progresses
briskly spite Of the Efforts Of the put
ii down md OF the papers into ridicuie
Tho cattle plague has suddenly exhibited develop
ment in England the disease having broken out among
tho sheep, accompanied by all It's fatal charac.
terstics
Mr. J. N. Navarro, Consul General Of the Mexican
republic in this city sends positive contradiction Of
the absurd and malicious story of Philadelphia Journal
noticed yesterdays HERALD to the effect that pres
dent Juarcx had deserted his country was with his
Cabinet the Sd Of last month"; located In the town Of
Franklin tho United States side Of the Rio Grsnde
Mr. Navarro says no has ocai advces to the sh Of last
month vc days later than the time at which this mpe
story reports Juarez to have been in this country,
aud that he was then still in FL Paso, his capital,
or .ha hto~ tha
republican cause. Our Washington correspondence
states that Mr. Romero the Mexican Minister has intel
ligence resident Juarez still in FL pass late
~ 18th OF September II ultimately forced TO leave
that place. he designed removing 10 Sonora; but In
did he contemplate giving up the contest quit
tag Mexican soil.
Tho b,rs District OF Columbia coored regiment which
Gently returned from service in the South yesterday
marched to the Executive Mansion and passed
before President johnson. The President the conclu
OF the review took the occasion to address the
members tho representatives OF the four millions
Of their race in this country, considerable
length telling them that this was their country
as much as mybodys else, and that II re-
NAMED for them to show by habits Of industry and
honesty whether they worthy to take their part in
peace AZ they had In war In the maintenance Of the
public the OF its resources and the education
and elevation themselves One problem In regard TO the
oeored people he said III becn solved by the war and
tho emancipation oc nation; bat another remained
yst be disposed Of; that whether the colorcd
could be incorporated and made permanent and
harmonious ingredient In the population of the country
He himself trusted that II could and coDjured his audi
tors 10 work with him in good faith while making the
experiment.
The statement Of the receipts and expenditures OF the
national government FOR the quarter ending the Jo
rurA ge,oAf Tho Dp
psrtment, and appears in our columns this morning
The North Carolina Convention on Monday rcconsid
cred the ordinance xng the for the election ~
Governor and members of Congress aud the Legislature
and without other amendment, changed from the 9th
o( November at nrst agreed upon, TO the ID No
other business Of importance transacted Yesterday
spent principally discussion relative the State
debt contracted In aid Of the rebellion which thought
will he ignored The superstition s that the Convention
will remain in session during all Of this week
Provisional Governor Sharkey OF Mississippi, on The
2sth ut issued proclamation in regard TO the reception
OF the testimony Of colored witnesses The Governor
says all civil criminal cases in which the rights
Of the negroes are involved their testimony may be
ceivcd in the courts Of tho State subject to the same
rules as govern the taking Of the evidence Of white per
sons This was issued after agreement had been en-
tered into with Colonel Thomas Assistant Commissioner
OF the Frecdmens Bureau In Mississippi by which that
officer consented transfer all cases affecting negroes
from the military TO the local civil tribunals.
There was warm and debate yesterday in The
House OF Delegates Of the Episcopaan Convention N
Philadelphia over resolution proposing TO concur viii
the House Of Bishops in accepting Bishop Wilmer, Of
Alabama the regular presiding ecccsasic Of that do
ossc Bishop Wilmer was consccrated by the Bishops Of
Virginia, South Carolina and Georgia during the rebel
lion and did not therefore, Of Course on his instala
tioa In ONCE conform with the laws Of the Church
which require that bishop shall take the oath Of alleg'
10 the national government Compliance with othe
church ceremonies and regulations has also been neg
looted in his case Counter resolutions declaring DR.
wilmer jurisdiction null and void offered, but moi
nnaly disposed o. md tho discussion continued I'll
the adjournment No vote on the matter reached
There will DO session Of the convention today, va
cation being taken for the OF Dr. Quinar
"a Bishop Of Tennessee
We publish this morning In full tho lately issued crcu