The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-01-18
Senatorial Contest in Illinois.

Dissatisfaction az Yates acknowledging
Abotitionids-PM Kellogg WHIPS Wush-
burns and Joe Forrest, C~astigates Senator
Ward
The Senatorial contest has been brought
to an end, and by The triumph OF Gov. Yates.
The election look place to-day in jc. ses-
sion in The Hall OF Representatives. at ?
clock.
Richard Yates received sixty four votes
and James C.. Robinson received lorty
three votes.
The balls and galleries were denseIy
packed with visitors during the election
The aides crowded The gallery, and The re
suit being declared waved their white peck
Ell handkerchiefs, and otherwise indicated
their delight.
This morning Judge Kellogg, Territorial
judge o. Nebraska, a warm supporter o.
Yates during The senatorial contest, APP
preached Washburne. al the ST. Nicholas
Hotel, and extended his hand TO shake
hands with the whisky Spectator. Wash
burne folded his arms, and remarked that
he did not shake hands with a id scouE
drel and liar" Judge X. was taken aoack,
but made no immediate move upon the
enemy's works. But as Washburne was at
TIE depot this morning, bout leaving for
Chicago, Kellogg accosled him, and moved
upon him by the right flank, dealin g him q
blow in the breast with his. fist. A rush
was made upon the belligerents, and the
proves, qua ri, rushed in aud dispersed The
mob. Kellogg, as he was being pulled
backwards, while still facing his opponent,
kicked the hon orabIe Congressman several
times in the rear. 1t was feared by some
of Washburne's friends that he had been
considerably injured, but he was able to
get aboard the Train and is off Tor Washing
ton via Chicago. Sic II ansit gloria mumdi.
Last night, alter the senatorial caucus had
adjourned, Senator Ware of Cook, who had
been a violent Washburne man, and Joe
Forrest, who was Yates most active sup
porter, CHANGED to meet al the "B4lric. y
Forrest charged that The whisky interest
beat |. N. Arnold for denomination ior Con.
gress in Cook county.
Senator Ward replied by using a beauii.
fGl POetical quotation 10 the effect that For
rest was a Id liar
Tbs raiseI Forests Irish blood 10 it:
highest pitch OF wrath. 1t was 100 much
FOR the son of an Irish gentle man TO swal.
low. He reiorled lhat Ward was a -
son of a 5-h, and al once dealt an acu-
lar hinW which causal the bo,or,bL, -.
tor 10 recede but soon resumed again the
offensive, aud ordered a charge along the
whole line. Being a man of poweriu
physical strength, this charge was about &c
~overwhelm Cd. Forrest, aud com pletely
dIsperse him. But Forrest was not made
OF the TeireaIiag material, and received De
charge with a flourish OF a spiuoon, which
he was about 10 bring in violent collision
with Wards craniun when Lieut.. Cover.
nor Hoffman rushed between the combat
aRis aud warded off The impending smash
up of Wards head Mutual friends rushed
in, captured the combatants and restrained
further violence. Peace then reigned in
Warsaw ! The rebellion was actually SOP.
pressed. And when the angry passions
had partially subsided and reason asserted
her sway the honorable senator from Cook.
remembering his offensive language, re-
lracted, and the breach was in d moment
healed. No blood was split.
The senatorial contest is now ovet. The
two cases above cited will fully illustrate
the furious opposition that Yates has re-
ceived ia his own party. But he has IrI-
umphed, aud his friends are mad with Ella
lion Of sPiriL-S LOUIS Republican OF 9Th inst