The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-07

r...Aax ra,,r,s AZ the elections ind cate majority
fo ,ha IL Nav York OF probably thirty thou
sand The next Legislature, on joint oalio, wiz COM
prise . majority OF twelve Tor me ueino0i i"o
New York county officers eieota are n'isn'
| sheriff: Hail. District Attorney, ana Loe" oounV
Clerk In Brooklyn the repuo'cahs sec"fou o"s
pav,s,sr four Aldermen, and three Supervisors All
| tho other Offices contested for were secured by
| democrats. Martin Kaibneish is elected Mayor.
! IN. next Legislature OF New Jersey a. the
! resu,t or the Iae decisions, will be comprised
| NJ eleven democrats TO ten republicans IN the
| senate and forty i've democrats TO fifteen
| pub,icans in the Assembly. In Massachusetts,
overweight of the Senators elected for license and
six for prohibition, while OF the l95 representatives
l55 are for lie nse BuiocSs majority is probably
q 900 John Quincy Adams his opponent for Coy
ernor was elected representative from the Quincy dis
trct In Maryland every position filed by demo.
erals.
The public debt statement just issued FOR the month
OF October shows the debt be 81 6l5 5o2 s4s and
the Of coin and currency in the Treasury
to be Sl33, 99s, 39s.
The Philadelphia Press and Washington Chronicle this
morning contain editorials favorng Grant for the Pre-.
sidency. They taa General Grant is in full ac
cord with the republican party, snd quote Rawlings
and wsshburnes speeches having been delivered
with his full understanding and consent General Raw
iings speech especially having been prepared at Wash
ington for the purpose OF making known the position
Of General Grant the questions affecting the coun
try,
The report OF the General Land Office Commissioner
shows among other things, that the United states s
three thousand miles in advance OF England on our
routes TO China Japan and the Indies There four
hundred million OF public land undsposed Of,
in which included warussian purchase; and there
pieed which, counting from the time Of commencing to
build them, averages thousand miles year. There
are II $50 miles Of them in course of construction.
The Canadian Parliament formally opened yester-
day with gorgeous ceremonies Mr. James Cauchon was
announced Speak OF the Senate. and Hon James
Cockburn elected Speaker Of the House OF Commons.
To-day the Governor Genera, viii deliver his speech
| from the throne.
The Alabama Convention was again In session yester-
day. but transacted beyond the appoint
Of committees and the completion Of tho orsaniza
ton.
Tho national Presbyterian Union Convention Ia in
sion in Philadelphia The Old and New Schools, the
Dutch Reformed, the Reformed United and Cumberland
Presbyterian Churches are all represented.
We have files from Turks Islands dated tho 10th
Of October The Ryal Standard reports; 'yery little
has been done in salt during the week. only cargo
loading. The weather has been fine. Thors is now .
good supply ready for shipment Price 1lkc to 12c"
fire in Scranton, Pa yesterday destroyed ten build
ngs. involving loss OF more than $50, 000
The steamship China sailed from Boston yesterday.
taking nfty passengers for Liverpool and M 900 in
specie
man in Tarrytown had his neck dsocated recently
but 1t Immediately reset by surgeon and he
considered out OF danger
The Governor OF California has appointed November
% rs a day OF Thanksgiving
considerable squall Of occurred at Troy ysster
day morning.
yellow fever longer epidemic in that city The total
number Of deaths during the prevalence OF the
was 006
Miss Margaret Stone aged l2 years, died in Harris.
burg Sunday from injuries received in falling down
stairs