The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-07
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THE ELECTIONS.


THE ELECTIONS.
The election the city passed of very quietly yester-
day. There were but few drunken the streets,
although the barrooms generally open Tho vote
poed unusually large, Hoffman receiving majority
Of $4,000 votes Messrs. Fox Morrissey Stewart,
CHAMBER Brooks and Wood the Congressman
the Congressional districts in this county Mrs stanton
received eight votes In Brooklyn the four democratic
candidates for Congross-Tabor, Barnes, Hunter and
Robinson-are elected In the interior the republican
vote TO have rapidly cut down the immense demo-
cratic majority this city, and Fenton will probably BIO
elected by from five 10 eight thousand majority
The returns Of election from the various States are OF
course incomplete. Maryland has undoubtedly been
carried by the conservatives Baltimore giving them
about 900 majority. In Wisconsin the republican
ority 600 All tho republican candidates for Con-
gress elected except one, Eldridge demo-
crat. having been returned In the Fourth dis
irict. Massachusetts,, Kansas and Missouri have
all gone strongly republican, and the indications
that Michigan, Illinois, Minnesota and Nevada Will
follow suit The republicans have carried New Jersey
probably in both branches of the Legislature.
EUROPE.
by the Atlantic cable we have news report dated
yesterday evening, November Q.
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universal liability service in the and the or
breach loading arms for tho soldiers.
Prussia has relieved her military hold Saxcny.
vessel named the General sherman, formerly trading
under the American flag In China, had forty per
murdered board, by the natives OF Corsa whom
she laid ashore
spain denies that sho has entered treaty with
Brazil against Paraguay.
Cotton quite active in Liverpool yesterday
ing with middling up,ands NJ nfecn aud ono eighth
pence. Breadsturs easy. Pork tended down
ward
Consols closed a, so, for money, in London yestcr
day. American nve-twcnties were Mt os1.
BY Cunard steamship Java, At Halifax yesterday
received telcgrnphic report with special des-
patches placed board q Queeastown by our agent
containing very interesting details of our cable advces
10 the 18th OF October.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The abdication OF Macmillan officially confirmed
BY letters received by Secretary Seward yesterday
the United States Consul in Vera Cruz
The steamship Manhattan from Havana on the lst
INSTANT arrived at this port yesterday Our thanks arc
due the for prompt delivery Of despaichcs
The Is unimpor,snt Lersundi's successor was
pccted daily. and Inrsund himself had determined to
lave the island the 18th, whether the Captain
General had arrived at that time not Our Mexican
ans sudden departure for Orizaba
News from China has been received TO September l.
Tho anerAl Of Captain Townsend OF the United States
steamer wachuse largely attended by oicals and
private gentlemen. Twenty Chinese persisted by the
burning Of the steamer Hungary Tho instruction st
exists and the be only the return Of tho rainy
season TO assume the offensive
Wendell PHILIPPE made speech last night nj Music
Hail. Boston, the subject OF The swndllng Con
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public Tor the present state OF affairs tho country
and warmly congratulated the Bostonans on having 70.
turned negro candidate To the Legislature.
Tho Grand Equal Rights League Of coorcd men held
thsir second session in Indianapolis yesterday com
mstee appointed TO memorabilia tho Legislature In
behalf OF negro suffrage and delegates appointed
the National Convention Of coloed men al Washington
woman was found dead IN shantv on the corner Of
First avenue and Forty ninth yesterday morn ng
and her husband, John Towers, arrested on aus.
p,cion OF having committed the decd
> The goth inst has been appointed day Of thanks
giving In Ohio
simeon Draper died ut his residence IN whnes,one l.
H. yesterday morning
Dr. j. wilmer BE- consccrated shop Of L1uisi.
ana, in place OF reonldas Polk who Killed at At.
lantal
rhc American bark Pacific, of Sag Hsrbor, New York.
was totally wrecked Behring's leland, IN the Pacldc
Ocean, on the ID OF July. All hands were saved
Tho Health Oniccr OF Cincinnati reports seventeen hun
ded deaths by choler and four thousand cases In the
In tina, city thus far During month OF October
here four hundred and forty deaths by cholera
and the average pcr day about nftcen
Governor rhrockmorton special message 10 the Texas
Legislature asks that resolution be passed plcdeng the
Stale authorities 10 protect the life and property Of all
citizens without regard political sentiment and sug
sesis that negro testimony be admitted In all In the
courts
The nnc steamship Eagle Captain W. X Greene, viii
ssn precisely at three r to-day, from pier No. 4
North river for Havana direct The mails will close ~
ths Post once at half past four r NJ
The steamship Lcdona, Captain Hovey, belonging 10
g n. Mallory Cos Tsxas line now loading Al pcr 20
Hast river win positively sail about i've r. N for
Galveston, foyas with passengers and fun freight
The stock market was dall but drm Yesterday Gold
closed At ltIx az.
Business Va moderate yesterday IN nearly Al, ia
brxncheA There but little speculative feeling an.
parent spectators being In most sppreensve OF
recession in gold Imported goods were generally
qulss and steady, while domestic merchandise was
Irregular On Change -four dun and shade easier
wheat opened armss, but closed duh and heavy Corn
wss duh and heavy. Oats were unchanged. Pork was
irregular Beef was ksAdy, while lsfd was dull and
hssvy wh'stsy vas nomnaly unchanged rrsiss.
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