The New York Herald Newspaper, November 11, 1853, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 7622. NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. AFFAIRS AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL, ‘The Foreshadowing of the President's Message and the Reports from Departments, SINGULAR EFFECT OF THE NEW YORK ELECTION, &eo., &o, ke. The Latest from Washington City, ‘SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE NEW YORK HERALD, {HE FORTHOOMING MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT— THR PAOIFIO RAILROAD QUESTION—THE SYSTEM OF DONATING LANDS FOR RAILROADS—INDIAN CO- LONIZATION AND BDUCATION—TAE NEBRASKA AND THE WILMOT PROViSO—THE GOVERNMENT OF UTAH —THE LAND TITLE DISPUTE IN CALIFORNIA—THE SANDWICH ISLAND ANNEXATION PROJSCT—IMPOR- TANT REPORT EXPECTED FROM TM@ INTERIOR DE+ TARTAR ES ABORSTERY, GUTHRIZ AND FREE TRADE, Wasuryatox, Nov. 10—6 P. M. 1 understand that the Presidvat’s message is not really tealy yet. Many of its most important features have, of @ourse, been the subject of Cabinet consultation; but up to the present time, scarcely 3 page hac boon written. The Outline already given in the Hzaatp will be found to be sub- fitantially correct. But I doubt very much whether it .Will ultic-ately be determined expedient to dwell upon the Pacific rail: oad question in the first message. The subject Properly, at present, belongs to the War Depariment, the Surveys and resonnoissance of the several routes having been placed by Congre's under the control of the Beoretary of War, It is now aacertained that it will be impossible to obtain those reports before the last of January, when the President will com Municate the results to Congress. It is therefore Probable that occasion will then be taken for a length ned exposition of the views of the administration, instead of in December. It will also have the advantage of knowing the feelings of Congress. The report of the operations of the system of donating Alternate sections of public lands for the purpose of aid- ing in the construction of railroads in the new States, and doubling the price of the sections reserved by govern- ment, will show the most extraordinary results. Wherever the system has prevailed, {t is found not only that the fevenue from the sale of lands is immensely increased, hut that the number of acres sold is twenty,times greater than previously. The statistics which will be presented on this point will be convincing. The present land sys- em is approved by the President, and nothing boyond bome minor improvements will be suggested. With regard to the Indians, » liberal polisy will be ad- wocated. Colonization and a system of schools will be @uggested. It is evident, however, if the Indians refuse te become civilized, that the march of civilization must 80 on, even if it sweeps the red savage from the earth. The appropriation made by Congress last sessicn, with regard to Nebraska, evidently looked to the early forma- tion of that country into a Territory. It will bs for Con- gress to determine its boundary, and it is not impossible the disoussion may involve the dis.nterment of the Wil- mot Proviao, Where will the free soilers and secessionists be then? I think the knotty question regarding the continuation of the Utah Territorial government, will be left for the s2- Bation of Congress, With regard to the dispute between the State authori- ties of California and the Federal government, as to the ownership of the gold lands in that State, I have reason MORNING EDITION-—-FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1858. From Halifax, NON-ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA—SEVERITY OF THE LATE STORM, ETC. Haurar, Noy. 11—1 A. M. The severity of the storm of Tuesdsy and Wednesday was such as to prostrate much of the telegraph line be- THE RESULT OF THE ELECTION, NAMES OF THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES, tween this city and Calais, and the lines were not re- ho, be, &e paired till this evening. As yet we have no tidings of the America, now overdue from Liverpool, or of the THE CITY. DISTRICT ATTORNEY, It was reported yesterday that N. B. Blunt, the Present whig incumbent, had beea defeated at the Tecent election, although two of the whig Judges of the Superior Court, (Duer and Hoffmin,) are elected by large pluralities—say three or four thou- sand. It seems there was a secret organisation among the whigs and native Americans in the city, which struck off the names of the whig can‘idates for Secretary of State, Treasurer, and Prison Inspector, from the State tieket; also the name of Mr. Slosson from the ist of the Judges of the Supérior Court; and for Mr. Blunt’s name, as District At- torney, they substituted that of Chauncey Schaoffer, the free soil candidate, who was also on the temperance and reform tickets. This secret association seems to have af- fected the total vote of the city on these candidates, some two or three thousand votes, and placdd the whigs who were struck off in the minority in the city. The vote be tween Blunt and Schaeffer is very close, but the result is undetermined as yet, the returns not being complete; the probabilities, however, are in favor of the election of Blunt. Miagara, from Boston, en roule to Liverpool: A large number of private and public despatches from Now York and elsewhere, forwarded te go on board the Niagara for Europe, have been received to-night, and will be duly tranemitted, The Vermont Legislature. Mowtrsuier, Vt., Nov. 10, 1858, Ten ballots were had in the Legislature to day, for Uni" ted States Senater, but no choice was made. ——$—$_—____ From the South, THE REPOPTED MARCH Of MEXIGANS ON EL PASO—~ CHOLERA IN YUCATAN, ETO. Barrmonrs, Nov. 10, 1853, The New Orleans papers of Friday last state that the story of six thousand Mexicans marchiog on El Paso is considered very doubtful, as that number of men could not be mustered In that region so quickly, San Antonio Papers of the 20th uit. say nothing of the story. A lato arrival from Campeacby reports the continuance of cholera at Merida, Yucatan, the deaths reaching one hundred daily. The Maryland coal trade of last week was only 11,917 SENATORS. “ts said to be proof of the authorship of the article. to believe the President, in his message, will recommend that the iands shall either be given to the State, or ele ‘the right to work them extended to.all American citizens, and also te those foreigners Who have made the necessary @eclaration of intentions of becoming citizens. ‘The feellog of the government towards the Sandwich Selands has already been correctly stated in the Hunatp, The report from the Interier Department will be an im pertant paper. Neither Ewing or Stuart appeared te fhave an adequate idea of the importance of its duties. Kt remains for the present Secretary to show the country ‘the value of the interests confided to his charge. The public buildings here, with tho exception of jthe post ‘ffice and patent office, are very inefficient, and, as far as the treasury is concerned, it will tumble down in a fow years if not carefally watched. It would not surprise me to find a plan suggested to Congress to erect a magnificent ‘@Puilding on the Mall, for the aceommedation of all the @epartments, at a cost of about three millions—thus ned all the records of the govermment ia a fireproof jailding, and also permitting the public business to be transacted in one spot, instead of, as now, scattered over ‘the whole city. By the way, the presenl Patent Office ouilding, as faras finished, has eost one million three foundred aad sixty-seven thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars, of which amount but three Hundred and nineteen ‘theusand doliars were taken from the patent fund. So ‘much for Greeley’s outcry that the Patent Office building ‘ras erected out of the patent fund, and should not even temporarily be occupied by the Interior Department. ‘The Secretary of the Treasury is very backward as yot ‘with his report. He is going to make it as largely free trade as poevible, and will make quite « splurge abont the Bub‘reasury law; but even with Mr. Peter G. Washing- ton‘s assistance, Mr. Guthrie is destined to make a great failure. ASMODEUS. SFFECT OF THE NEW YORK ELECTION—CONSTERNA TION OF MB. MARCY’S FRIENDS—TAE SECRETARY In AN ILL HUMOR—MESSES. GUTHRIE AND DAVIS INVISIBLE—THB PRESIDENT FINDS THAT HE HAS BEEN DECEIVED, ETC. ‘Wasurnaron, Nov. 10—8 P. M. The targe vote cast by the national democrats ia New York, has cause! the greatest consternation here amongst those who pirned their faith to the small clothes of the Becretary of State. The Maroy men boasted, previous to the election, that the free soil democrats would poll more than two-thirds of the democratic strength of the State— aot, mind you, two thirds of the demooratic votes cast, but that proportion to the whole known strength of the party. ‘With all the power of the national administration to back them, they even offered bets that the free soil ticket ‘would be elected. Becretary Marcy is represented to-day as being even ‘more bear-like than usual, whilst Messrs. Guthrie and Davis are invisible. Mr. Cushing also has an intricat law cese on hand. As for Messrs, MoClelland and Oamp- hell, they have taken no part in the struggle for the su- spremacy of John Van Buren. ‘There is no doubt that the President feels that Marcy has deceived him, and it appears to have struck him for the firsttime, When he finds, on the meeting of Congress, ‘that the dissatisfaction is wide spread, he will doubtless sct with that promptness and decision of character which we beliove he possesses. As for the outside free soilers, their ease is a pitiable one. The halls of the National Hotel, the great gather ing place of politicians, last night and this evening pre: gented a lamentable set of free soil faces. Men who talk- ed loud heretofore, either because they were members of the hitchen Cabinet, er because they held small clerk- ships, ow merely suggest the possibility that the Hx- BALD’s figures were incorrect : but they would not back ap their opinions by a bet. It is astonishing to notice already that the probability of changes in the Cabinet is @enceded by meu who, before Tuesday evening, affected to regard the idea as the essence of absurd@y. 0. K. BUSINESS AT THE TREASURY DEPAPTMENT, LTO. FROM THE REGULAR NEWSPAPER AGENT. ‘Wasmnaton, Nov. 10, 1853, The amount of drafts registered at the treasury yas ‘torday, (9th inst.,) was $267,762 68. Chief Engineer William Sewall, ordered to join the Saranac, has resigned. The Union of this morning is dumb in relation to the ‘New York election. Return of a Fugitive Slave, Pii.aperria, Nov, 10, 1957, Shelly, a slave belonging to Paddleford, of Georgia, who recently run off, returned and pegged to be taken back, saying that he had been pursuaded by white mon to run away. His master conmnted, and he ls now on his way ‘to Savannah.) Suicide of an Alleged Forger. PortianD, Nov. 10, 1853, Tals morning Arnold Wentworth, farmer, of Greene, Maine, Charged with forgeries and frauds on the Pension Department, committed suicide in jail by cui his ‘throat with a zasor, It ls repoeted that the ogniast ‘aim was glest, tons, in consequence of a strike among the drivers of coal teams In Frostburg region an increase cf two cents per ton for mining has been granted. ump numucr (six lower wards) commtRrE. Thos. J. Barr, national demoerat . vevey 2681 R. 8. Williams, whig... W. McMurray,’ freesoil. Bart’s majority over Williams, 472, FOURTH DISTRICT, Whitney, whig........ FIFTH DISTRICT. It has been reported that Mark Spencer (free soil dem.) is elected in this district ; but we think this is a mistake, as the whigs have largo pluralities on other tickets, The following is the party vote on the State ticket:— From the East. THE MASSACHUSETTS COALITIONISTS VS. GEN. CUSH- ING—BAD WEATHER IN THR FISHING REGIONS. Bostox, Nov. 10, 1853, The coalition democ:atis papers of this State are re- publishing an editorial article, written for one of the leading democratic papers in 1850, which they assert is from the pen of Caleb Cushing. This article zealously .+- majority 2,084 Wards. Whip, Nat.Dem, FreeSoil. argues in favor of # coalition between the democrats and | 8.. 1,081 766 218 free soilers on Stato matters, as just and proper. ‘There | °° ae rn} ae The fishermen from the British North American coast Teport that the weather has been terribly severe there for the past few weeks, and that the British feet has gone into quarters for the winter. Total...... esti nastoiake +e 2,500 1,690 1,417 The returns for Senators are incomplete, but we think it impossible that Mr. Spencer can have been elected, judging from the party vote, and believe that W. 8. Gre- gory (whiz) has been chosen, as we at first stated. SIXTH DistRICT, The full returns will be nearly as follows:— Snow at Syracuse. Syracuse, Nov. 10, 1853. The gathering of election returns in this neighborhood, Broobs, whig.. ses 6,951 bas been much impeded by storms. Snow fell here last | Doherty, atic sian night. Cooper, free soil. ) 3,508 Markets. NoNNATI, November 10, 1853, Eastern exchange is at par a 3 per cent premium. money prensure was severe yesterday, but isa trifle y. Hogs are declining’ there are sellers, but no buyers, at $175. Meas pork ia dull at $13. Barrelled Lard has declined to 9¢ Flour {s quoted at $5 50, There is no improvement in navigation. Atnanr, Nev. 10, 1853, The receipts of the last twenty-four hours have been as follows:—Your, 9,000 bbla.; wheat 16,000 bushels; corn, 3,000 bushels; oats, 7,500 bushels; barley, 27,000 bushels. The market has boen firm under the steamer’s news, with s good demand at better rates. Sales, 4.000 bbls , at $6 75 a $6 87 for State and $7 a $7 12 for West- ern No sales of wheat or corn. Barley—39,000 bushels sold at 81}; a 8 /c. for two-rowed, and 80s. for Wisconsin, to arrive. its are at 47 a 473g. Oswnao, Nov. 10, 1853 The receipts since yesterday have been as annexed :— Flour, 2,000 bbls.; wheat, 70,000 bushels, Our market 16,000 bushels Contalan seid" at 1500, Teighis Ose ia 1,000 bu: 2 at » Frei 60c. for flour, and 19. for wheat. ee Borr: oe rhe following wore tho cteina ei Ep : four hours:—Flour, 3,500 bbla.; wheat, 110,000 bushels; eorn—2,000 bushels; barley, 17,000 bushels, Flour in good demand, at higher prices—3.000 bbls. rold at $6 25 & $6 50tcr Ohio and Michigan Wheat in brisk request— sales 60,000 bushels. Corn—22,000 bushels sold at 64 a 65 THE STATE. ADDITIONAL RETURNS—THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIO VOTE—NAMES OF THE CANDIDATES ELECTED, AS FAR AS KNOWN. Returns from the interior confirm the first reports of the success of the whigs, by majorities even larger than was anticipated. In the Senate it is doubtful whether there will be more than four or five domocrats, and in the Assembly more than two-thirds will be whigs. This is a matter of course, when the democratic party is di- vided into two nearly equal sections. In the northern and western counties, the vote for the State ticket of the national democrats preves larger than was expected. Several counties which gave majorities for Van Buren over Cass, in 1848, now give the nationals majoritios over the free soilers. On the other hand, the nationals lose ground in this city, in Albany, Oneida and Richmond counties, compared with the vote for Ven Buren and Mansytn'1860,~In-mearty-evers other county in the State the cationals have gained on the free soilers, compared with 1848, when Van Buren ran ahead of Cassin the State, about six thousand voti YATIONAL DEMOCRATIC GAINS COMPARED WITH THE VOTE OF 1848. for mixed western. Ohio whiskey, 26!;c, Freights— | Fulton and Hamilton Rensseloar..... 1,000 flour 80¢, wheat 326, corn 18¢, counties. 500 Yates,.... 1,000 Affairs in Washington. ended OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE, Wasuinatos, Nov. 9, 1353, Commencement of the Washington Water Works at the Great Falts of the Polomac—Proceedlings of .he Day. ‘The last Congress passed an act providing for a bounti- ful supply of fresh water at our national capital from the Grest Falls of the Potomac river, und apprepriated a hundred thousand dollars for the necessary s sand commencement of the work, which it will cost three or four millions to complete. The Great Falls of the Poto- mac, following the river, are situated some fourteen miles above city of Washington. In this distance of fourteen miles the river has an aggregate fall of 125 feet, more or less, to the level of tide water, thus af- fording the most splendid advantages for the absolute inundation of Washington, by means ef an aquecuct across the country to the heights which overlook the city on the northwest. According to arrangements made by the corporation of this city, s company, consisting of nearly two hundred people, left Georgetown yesterday morning, in two canal packet beats, for the Great Falls. The President of the United States, and his private secretary, the Secretary of War, the Mayor of Washington, and the corporate autho rities of both cities, and = number of invited guests formed the party. This trip by the oanal is highly picturesque and ro. mantie; and though the weather was somewhat windy and lowering, the voyage yosterday was positively de- lightful. After passing Georgetown, the Potomac be comes a Darrow stream, and grows still narrower till we reach those rapids, three miles on, called the Little Falls, where the whole volume of the river, for about a mile, is dashed down a channel cut out of the hard rocks, scarcely wider than Broadway. Above these rapids the river ex pands to nearly a mile in width, interspersed with numer- ous little islands, and ripples and small rapids, Th® shores are lined with sycamore trees, and the hills on each side are bold and zocky, and often precipitous, especially on the left the result of the excavations required in the cons ym of the canal, which is thus confined to the river’s edge the whole dis- tance. In fact, the passage of the Potomac from the Richmoné, Total,. 3 11,800 ‘The above, which are approximations to the compara tive result in sixteen counties, comprising about one-third of the State, show a balance of gains of about three thousand in favor of the nationals;and should the gains be sustained by farther returas, it is possible that the ag- gregate vote of the national demoeratic ticket may ex- ceed that of the free soilers in the State, which is the great point of interest among our politicians—it being settled that the power has passed into the hands of the whigs. ‘The Albany Argus of yesterday, remarks :— ‘Thus far, the ‘Old Guard” more than hold their own, compared with 1848, Even in Orleans, Madison, Wayne, Wyoming, Chemung, Yates, Fulton, Montgomery, NI. agara, Monroe, Revssclaer, Saratoga, and other free soil strongholds in 1848, the national democracy havs done wonders—in some instances reversing the large free soil majorities of that year, and in others largoly reducing them. Goy. Seymour’ Oneida is in fact the only spot in the State, thus far heard from, where free scilism has in- creased its vote over that of 1848; but the national @emocratic gain in the aijoining county of Madison almost neutralizes the increased freo soil vote of Oneida. It in yet too early confidently to estimate the relative vote thrown for the democratic and free soi: tickets. But, if the returns continue to be of the same complexion as thore already received, the ‘Old Guard” will have covered itself with glory, and will be entitled to the plandite of the American democracy. Not the least gratifying feature in these returns is the vote which Mr. Mather commands everywhere, beyond that of any of his associates on the democratic ticket. He lesds the democratic ticket in all the counties heard from. In Troy, the city of his resideace, ho leads the ticket largely, and his free soil competiter two to one. In West Troy, Lansinburg, Waterford and Albany. where he is personally known, the like results a'e 10 be seen. Never was a public officer more nobly sustained by the people than this intended “ victim » of free soil maligaity. Brooklyn City Eleetion Returns. z —— TATE. DIST, ATI Y.— —SMNATOR. Great Falls to town is simply the course of a river : & bomin Ver- Under Hut through a labyrinth of smal mountains, crooked, irregn- & worth. Clinton. plank, McCue, hill. chins, Spinola lar, and exceedingly beautiful. The continually changing, 1—1,. 193 100 8 7 «62h 17318 but always bold and graphio, landscape afforded a con: 104 100 85 natant theme for @quversa' and observation to mort of 165 188 1539 the ‘y. The ‘ident, though raised among the 237 182 225 nite-billa of New Hampshire, was compelled to admit 382 199 the scenery of this upper Potomac actually approaches BH 18 the sublime. Nowe boats having left Georgetown at nine o'clock, did 278 19 not reach the Great Falls till nearly one—that Is, the voy- 241 13 ‘age was made at the usual average of caval packets of 108 10 tour miles per hour. This was goed speed, however, in 2468 16) this case, owing to the extraordinary number of locks 85 81 through which we have to ee 223 216 The Great Falls of the Potomac are occasioned by a 218 282 range of small mourtains, which here ciess the stream. 27 67 Above this point the river is a broad and magrificent 209 167 one all the way te Leap oeted wae Bod here, in cutting 196 7) its way through, it is comp Into » channel some 196 18! fifty feet wide at low water, down which it makes a sud- 290-3668 19 den plunge of twenty-two fect, with very pretty rapide 635 aay ad for several milis below. The lands on the opposite side of the river are the Property of Commodore Ap Catesby Jonen, anda project in on foot for establishing there a manufacturing city, to be called South Lowell. The old house over re is still exhibited to travellers where Louis Philipse, during his exile in this country, spent several weeks in romantic recreation. It is a wild scene of rocks, and woods, and cliffs, and rushing waters, but in this practical age it does seem to be a pity that such & vast water power should run to waste. Just above the falla, close by the canal, is the Crom- melin Hotel, Here the ty landec, and after clamber- ing over the rocks tothe late scene of the cataract, and viewing it awhile, the party returned to the initial point of the Washington Aqueduct. A tne was then wade by the Rev. Dr Pyne, of the Episcopal Church. Captain M. ©, Me’ ener oe tee hical Engineers, who hes, under the Anton ot the Beoretary of War, the charge of the work, then made a speech ex;lanatoty of the enterprise, and élbsed by inviting President turn up the first spadeful of earth. 220 174188 a6 Total.6,164 4,282 926 -5,200 5,795 6,200 4,047 BROOKLYN CITY OFFICERS ELECTED. Street Commissioner—Archibald T. Laurens, whig. Commissioner of Repairs and Supplies—John M. Perry, whig. SSiector of Taxes and Ascessments—Alfred M. Wood, democrat. ‘The returns from the country towns of Kings county are still imperfect, and the minor officers are consequently yet in doubt, as the vo e appears pretty close. Some of the city wards have omitted to make any re- cord whatever of the vote cast for Judge of the Seoond Judicial district. It ‘be some time before the result can be accurately ascertained. ‘The election of Hutchins. dem., for Senator; Backus, the epadep.and, after a few appropriate remarks on the whig, and Morris dem., for Assembly, and Underhill, x hi about to initiate, and on the immense q ° t ‘ arent worR he Wve federal capital of Washington ate, | Wiig, for District Attorney, is howeve: rendered certain, advantages to supply ‘of water, turned up a few spadeculs of from the returns thus far received. nd owed ¢ was followed nuccessively by the Secretary ‘ heen Senator Douglas, the Mayor ‘of Weehington, and ALBANY Rok a he oe STATE TICKET. others, ea: speaking & little on the blessings of plenty of wa Oe Kay cold water to Washington, i ech to the aaurreet ee | Albany etty.ssvcuoresserses--G00 1,715 1,800 Batty ontidert | accustomed to the business. Country towns, (incomplete, 423 836 183 ‘After these doings the company, in s long shanty, =} i00 —_ 5 ‘odation of the workmen, sat down Co ee r bullt for the accra dinner which ‘they devoured with « | Cooley rani (26'votes below Mather, on Tie came tke will, the eating being followed by toasts, cham; 6, and " cohen, the whole concluding with wal Cores by the Rev, Henry Slicer, of the Methodist Kpisco; lurch. THE VOTE OF RICHMOND COUNTY. SECRETARY OF STATE. ‘the com) were landed again im North Soule = West» Castle nsegetony c oy ‘thoy puietly dispersed to their field, fied, ton. homer, A full official ‘of the whole afair will be | Geo. W. Clinton... 86 275 pfbiished hy order of thé corporation of this city. Ours, 138 cy 262 we tenst, ‘be auifisient for the readers of the LD, 4 4 a BY TELEGRAPH, cuixron counrr, Awwany, Nov. 10, 1868. The whig Assemblymas, Clerk, and Sheriff are elected. On the State ticket the whigs have £00 majority. CAYU@A COUNTY. Avsorn, Nov. 10, 1853. The whig majority on State ticket over the free soil is about 800. The national tieket has s bout 1,000 votes in the county. Three whig Assemblymen are chosen. Clark, whig, for Senator, has about 600 majority in the county. CORTLAND COUNTY. The nationals are 200 ahead of the free gollers, nad the whigs have 900 majority, LEWIS COUNTY. Collina, free soil, is elected to the Asvembly. The ma-: jority for the free sollers in the county te from 300 to 629 MONROE COUNTY. Rocunsrun, Nov. 10, 1853, For Assembly—Inst district, Payne, whiy, is elected; 24 district, Angle, whig; 24 district, Holdridge, whig. For the Senate—Bishop, whig, is elected, For Congress—Carpeuter, whig, is elected. The county ticket is all whig. ‘The vote on the Steto ticket can only be cotivaated, ‘as the returns are not yet in, The patianal desocrats, however, have a majority of the democratic vote. ONTARIO COUNTY. Cananpasava, Nov. 10, 1953. The whig majo:{ty on the State ticket and judiciary is about 1,200. The Iegisiature ia largely whig in both county sad district, bat accurate figures are not yet obtained. ONONDAGA COUNTY. Munroe’s majority for Senator is about 425. James M. Munroo, free democrat, has 800 mejority for Assemly in the First district. Im the Second district M. A. Kinney, whig, has 100 majority. In the Third district D, P. Wood, whig, has 600 majority. In the Fourth district Wm. Richardson, whig, bas 100 majcrity. O8TEGO COBN?Y. The national democrats poll about 800 votes. The Sena- tor is in doubt. Mr. Sprague, Van Burenite, is probably elected in the Second Assembly district ; in the Third dis- trict, Mr. Seeley, democrat, is elected. BENEOA COUNTY. * Warxrioo, Noy. 10, 1853, David D. Scott, whig, {selected member of Assembly, and the whole whig ticket is elected in the county. Jo- siah B; Williams, whig, is elected in the Twonty-fifth district for Senator. Nothing reliable yet reovived on the State ticket. ULSTER COUNTY. Kingston—The yote on the State tloket was: whig, 687; national democrat, 190; free soil, 449. Howell, Maine law Assemblyman, hes a small majority in the town, and is probably electod. Politivally, he is a free soiler. Sherrill, the whig candidate for Senator, has 193 ma- jority. Watson, dem., for Justice of tie Supreme Court, gets 1 majority. Saugerties—State ticket, whigs, 950; national demo- on, democrat, for Jus ; Nichols, do., for Se- elected, for the free soll ticket, Sherrill, whig, is probably elected Senator, Lyon, whig, Distri¢t Attorney; and other w! county officers. The national democrats outnumber free soilers in this county. A MAINE LAW SENATOR. A. B. Dickinson, whig and Maine law candidate for the Senate, hav 400 majority in the Twenty-sixth district. THE JUDICIARY. Therorsems te Le some doubt about the result of the election for Justice of the Supreme Coart in the Fifth district. A despatch from Syracuse claims the return of Ward Hunt, the democratic nominee. Jer contra, a des- atch from Utica says that Win. J. Bacon, the whig can idate, is probably elected— Oswego having given him 700 majority our gt, 500; Jeffer-on, 600; Lewis, 100; and Oneida, 200 Herkimer gives Hunt 700—tuis gives Bacon net majority of 1,400, NAMES OF CANDIDATES BRECTED. THE CITY. ‘The New Common Council. ALDERMEN. National democrats in Roman—Free soil democrats in mall caps—Whigs in italic—Reformers (R.) Wards. Wards. 1—Josiah W. Brown. 12—Alram Wakeman, 2—A. J. Williamson. (R.) 13—Guonce H. Covent, B—Orison Blunt, (R.) 14—Joay Kxtty, (R.) 4—Wiram Barko. 15—William Chauncey, (B.) 5—Henry R. Hoffmire. 3 16—Thos. Christy. (R. 6—Henry H. Howard. 17—Nathan 0. Hy: 7—Thonias Woodward. 18—Daniel D. Lord, (R.) 8— William Tucker, (RK) 19—axsow Herrick, 9—Petor P. Voorhies (.) 20—Wittam MoUoNicer. 10--G. A. Trowbridge rR. 21—Richard Mott, (R.) W. Boardman, Jr. (R.) 22—Wiltiam B. Drake. COUNCILMEN. Dist. Names. Dist. Nama. 1—Henry Sinith. 81—Geo. H. Raymond, (R) 2—Charles Gannon. 32—George Elliott S—Gidem Oifion. 88—David A. Forbes. . Young, (R.) 4—Wn. J. 84—Daniel P. Sawmis. §—Willlam Cleary. 86—John M, Belden. 6—Bartholome w Healy. 88—Prerar Monvouas, 7—Gro. P. Bickrorp. &—Joreph A. Jackson. $—John A. Kennedy(R) 10—Peter M. Schenck. 11—John Clanoy. 12—Tromas Witrre, 13—James E. Kerrigan. 43—Win, H. Smith. 14—Charles Tuttle, (R.) © 44—JWorik’n Hodgkinson. 15—Joun G. Sexxy. 46—Saml. L, Husted. 16—Ontanno Gray. 46—T F, Jenn, (R.) 17--Horatio N. Wild,(R) — S7—Benj_¥, Pinckney. 18—Petor Crawford. % 37—Tomas Farron. 86—Huvry 3. Suxviy, 20—Wm. M. Vermilyo(R 40—Henry Biakely, ( 41—Edwin J. Brown (B) 42—John Melntyra. 19-—Nathaniel Roe, ck: Frye. 20—K. Wainwright, (2.) rd Gafney. 21—H. P. Lee, (R.. $1—Jonn MoCiava, 32—Chas. J Hol ae @) % 2B—C 8. ¥ 24--ALFRED Haves, thy 64—Morris J. Earle, n> 26—Horatio Reed. 30, W. VARIAN, ( e—Wm. R. Foster. (R. 56—Wm. M. Baxter, (R. 27—JoNATAAN. ) Salmon. 28—John Philli 58—Thomas Pearson. 20—K. H. Kimbark, (R)_. 59~ Geo. H. Muller. 30—Garradt L, Schuyler,(R) €0—Cuas, C, Nort, (R.) The Judiciary. Joner or Common Pizas,... Charles P. Daly. Jusnices OF SUPERIOR CouRT, John Duer. Desrnict ATTORNEY. The Legislature. , SENATE. National democrats in Roman—Free soil democrats is emall caps—Whigs in itallos—Those marked M, L. are Maine law. District. Tto 4—De., wards 7, 10, 18 and i7.......Thomas R. Whitney. 5—Do., wards 8,9 and 14... WS. 6—Do., war's 11, 12, 15, 16, 18 to 22. Kradtus Bi hester. Putnam, Rockland... W.H. 20—Madison and Oswe; ‘2—Jefferson and Lew! NIAGARA. * 1—Alonzo W. Newcomb. a ASSEMBLY. |—Stephen N. Hallenbsok. 1—Jawms M. Munnos, 2—Jerahah W. ‘2—Milton A. Kinney. 2—~Robert H. Pruyn. 8—D. P, Wood. 4—Wm. Richardson. ONEIDA, 1—Alvin Devereux. 1—~Jo Benedict. cHavravqus. 2—A. Case. 1— Walter L. Sessions. 8—Derrick L Boardman. 2—Francis W. Palmer. &—James Mitchell, ‘cuNTON. ‘ORANOS. 1—Gvorge V. Hoyle. 14-0. U. Cuehman, CORTLAND. Goo Perry H. MoGraw. ‘Samuel D. Backus. "carvan. 3S umuel D. Morzis, 1—Justus Townsend. oswndo. 2M Hutchinson. 1—p, &, Littlejoha. 3~—Datthias Hutchinson. resco. DUTCHESS. 2—Jasna S. SpRacus 38—Wx. H. Bomwick. 8—St. Jo, un Seeley. rie QUEENS, 1—William W. Weed. 2—Joha A, Searing. 2—Kollin Germain, ‘Reng VSELAER 3—Charles A. Sill, 1—Jonathan Edwards, 4—K. N. Hatch. 2—Lyman Wi ‘pane. HERKIMER, 3—George Bra'st. \— Joseph Benedict, RICH IND. LEWIS, Nicholas Covheran, Joxamnan C Coxtirs. KOOKLAM?, MONROR, 1—Edward Suffers. I—Jyman rare BARATOGA, 2—James L Angle. 2—J. H. Whee. BP, B, Hiléridge. SENECA. NEW YORK. David D. Scott. 1—Peler H Graham. SCHRNTRUTADY. 2—G. Do Witt Clinton. 1—Matthew Winnie, Jr. SUFFOLK. 8—Dapiel W. Clarke. 4—Theodore A. Ward. 1~ Gecrge Miller, 6—E. P. Barrow. ULSTER. 6—William B. Aitken. 1— — Veckenburg. T—Charles C. Leigh, R. 2—Peter 0. a 8—J. 7. Brooks. 3— — Howell, M. L. 9—Daniel Willis. ‘WASHINGTON. 10—Joseph' W. Savage. 1—Kbenezer Mc Mi 1l—James M. Boyd. 2—Geo. W thorn. 12—Prem Dawson, 13—Frederick A. Conklin. 14—J. P. Cumminge. 15—Kdwin 4. Ware. ‘WHSTOURITER. 16—Jamos M. Smith, Jr. 2—James 8. Lee, ME. IRVFERSON. 1—Calvin Littlefield. ONTARIO, 2-8. V. R. Mallory. The New Jersey Election. ‘Tnewron, Nov. 10, 1658 The returns come in slowly, and the following are-the only reliable returne received in this city:— GOVERNOR. Counties. i Glonceste: , Dem. . 670 5 8 Sitisl elilid rs Warren (supposed 200 The majority for Prise will be about 4,300, THE LEGISLATURE. SxvATE—14 democrats, 5 whigs, 1 prohibition (whig.) nih 30 democrats, 15 whigs, 1 native, and 5 pro- ibition, The democratic majority cn joint ballot ia 26. Thankegiving in New York. PROCLAMATjON BY HORATIO SEYMOUR, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK I horeby sagen Thursday, the 24th inst. aaa day of thanksgiving for the people of the State of NowYork. Ire- commend its suitable observance by such religious assem- Dlages avd forms of worship as our citizens may severally deem porronrinie, 80 that wo may, as @ commonwealth, with united hearts, humbly and gratefally render thanks to our Father in Heaven for His benefits, and earnestly im- plore the covtinuanse of His favor. {L. 8.]—In witness whereof, I have herounto subsoribed my name and affixed the privy seal of tue State, at the city of Albany, this 6th day of November, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three. HORATIO SEYMOUR. By the Governor—H. W. Private Secretary. Very Intexzsting to Officers of the Army. The following order is just being forwarded irom tne Department:— GENERAL ORDERS, NO. 26, War Dewartwent, Ap. INT GSVERAL'S OvFICR, WasnixGton, Nov 4, 1853. By direction of the Secretary of War, paragraphs 233, 234, 235, and 226, Geveral Regulations of 1847, are re- scinded, and the following are substituted therefor:— 1. Commanders of military departzen's are authorized to grant leaves of absence to recimontal officers fur tho period of sixty days, and to officers of the general staff and staff corps or regimental officers on stail duty, sorv- ing with thel> commands, for the period of thirty days; the commander being responsible that no inconvenience a result to the service from the absence of the stad officer, 2. All applications for leaves of absence for periods ox- ceoding those above specified will. be mace through the proper channel to the head quartors of the army. If the applicant be an officer of the general staff, or staff corps, cr an officer aot serving in the line, the leave will not be granted until the application shall have been referred to the chief of the department to which the officer belongs, or in which he is serving. By order: 8. COOPER, Adjutant Genoral, Court of Genoral Sessions Before his Honor Judge Beebe. PLEA OR @UILTY. Nov. 10.-Grand Larceny.-S. Bares ploaded guilty to steal- ing a trunk, containing five pairs of pantaloons, five pairs of boots and ten eoats, the property of Philip. 0’Connell, and valued at $75. The court was disposed to be lenient’ as it had been his first offence, snd accordingly sentence him to two years imprisonment in the State prison, when it was in the power of the Judge to send him up to Sing Sing for dye yea: Burglary in the Second, Degree.—The trial of John Wilson, for burglariously entering the dwelling house of Mr. W Jay, 126 Clinton place, and stealing there2tom several ticles of wearing apparel, was rosumed this day. evicence of Mr. Walla went to show that he locked his bed. reom door on the night cf the burglary. It appeared from the evidence of Mr. Wilson, the police officer who arrestee the prisoner, that he saw him on company with two ether men, making their exit from the house, aud upon arresting ore of them, a tuact of skeleton keys snd a pair of nippers wore found in his possession The jury, in this case, after a few moments consideration, render: ed a verdict of not guilty, although they had no doubt of his guilt; but the evidence in their opinion did not sustain the charge, United States Marshal’s Office. ESCAPE OF SIX BREMEN DESERTERS. Noy. 10.—Diedrich Kirckens, Ludwig Lindberg, Die drith Meier, Christian Bitter, Franz Wilkens and Hein- rich Kothe, deserters from the Bremen bark Charlotte, were arrested by the U. S. Marshal a few days since, on the complaint of the Bremen Consul, and transmitted to Fldcidge street jail. They were brought up before the Court of Common Pleas, on habeas corpus, yosterday, and their diseharge demanded, and were ordered to be brought up again this morning for the Juige’s deosion. Op thelr way from Fldridgo streot to the City Hall, how- ever, the whole batch of them managed to make their escape from the officers in charge, and have not up to the present been retaken. It in duo to the United States Marshal to say that the prisoners vere not in his enstody, nor in charge of any of his deputies, at the time of their oxcape, and it ir to be hoped that this defeat of the law will indace the government to provide the Marahal with a jail for the enstody of his prisone’s and where they vould be un¢er the immediate surveillance of his own ceputies, The Fire in Maiden Lane. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK MERALD. New York. Oct 10, 1853. Sin—AVow me to give you a correct account of the fire at 06 Maiden Jane, Iastevening. You s‘ated that the watch discovered it. That isa mistake. I was still in my shop, (situated in the third and fourth stories,) when ove of my hands discovered smoke filling my room. After searching, I found that the amoke issued from the segar manufactory of & Schmadbeck, directly under me. I called a private watch whose conduct was beexpli- cable. He said—Remaia bere—do not say » — make no elarm—! will be back ina minute.” I waited as Jong asl dared, called another, and received the same advice, Thinking “deleys might bo dangerous,” I went for a friend eorose the aireet; and whon I arrived, the watchman and myself broke he the door and extin- guished the fire, Lreally boul ike aexplanation of the men’s proceed matter. vee yf ‘ADAM M. VULTEF, Paper Box Manufacturer, 96 Maiden lane. Naval Inte! nee. The United States brig Por touched at St. Vin- cents Oct. 6, and sailed same day for Port Praya, Navy Ovmicees Orperxp, Drracaxn, &c. ant Engineer, James M. Ho frigate Faranac, and gineer Montgomery tcher, ordered to the Sara: First Assistant Eogineor Henry steamer Princeton. The officers of and Madison, employed on the Coast Survey, w the command of Lieutenant Max Woodhull, have been dis- = of as follows, (the vessels having laid up at New ‘ork for the winter.) viz:—Lieutemaats Wordhull and John Rutledge, and Passed Midshy) 3.R PRICE TWO CENTS, Court of Oyer and Termincr. Before Hon. Judge Edwards. MURDER OF MICHAEL LAWLER—AGQUIT?AL OF THOMAS. Nov. 10.—Charles Thema+, a thick set young mia, bout 25 years, a native of Germany, was placed at bar, chaiged witb the murder of Michae! Lawter, by stabbing him on the morning of the 24th May, ius cery store, corner of Madison and Roosevelt streets, F. ward. The prisoner was clerk in the grocery store where the transaction occurred. Three men two womea came into the store at four o'clock in the morning. Ove* of the women handed bim a $2 bill, and asked him if i¢ was good. He said ‘\No.”’ One of the men then took up the meat knife, and commenced cutting the meat, when aa altercation took place, and the deceased received the fatal wound, District Attorney, appeared for the Mr. N. B. Blun’ Provgcution, ard fessrs, Junea T. Brady and J. B. Phil- ps for the prisoner. After two challenges on the part of the the following jury were einpanelied:—= sepse Wm. E. Lawrence, 9th ward. H, Buddleman, 15th ward. Thos. Dunlap, 15th ward, David Bailie, 10th ward, Geo. laphar, 16th ward. A. R. Mesier, 15th ward. John halen, 4th ward. Joseph Bissicks, 19th ward. Leopold Veith, 15th ward, James Patrick, 7h ward. 8. A. Martine, 10th ward. ‘Thos, Egleston, 15ti ward ‘The case for the ition wa; then opeaed 2 District Attorney. pas so George Wilson, sforn—I have been confined ia the Tombs rsa witness im this case; I came to this city eo the 21st of May; I am a carpenter by trade; on the of May, the night of the murder, I met Michnol Lawler, the deceased, in Madison street, about half-past four tip the morning; J had never seen him before to my know- 1. Q. What occurred between you on that vr &. We bade each other morning, and he asked me to take something to drink; I replied that I did not care whether I did or not; we thea went into the store corner of it aud Madixon streets. by the door opening into Madison street. Q. Who did you find imthe store upon entering it? A. There was a clerk, and two evidently purchasing something; prisoner, les Thomas; at the time we entered he was outside of the bar, close to the window; Lawler called for a glars of something to drink, and the elerk, ia told him to wait a minute, and step into the back part the store where the liquor was kept; as soon as he us he gene th door leading into Roosevelt street, and told us to go. Q Up to that flme had anything further oceurred or been said? A. Not to my kaowe ledge; om his opening the door! turned around to out, leaving Lawler standing where I left him, beside the counter; I then returned to see if he wae coming, and saw him on his knees with his head out; the prisoner was standiog a: his side with a club in his band; the deceased carried a mall stick; I acted him whether he was going to kill Lawler; when Lawler came: ‘out he had his hand at his side aa if wounded; I gut held of Lawler and asked him who stabbed him; he said the prisoner; I took Lawler out and sent for an officer; oflcess the fourth ward then took me to the station heuse” and afterwards to the Tombs, where I have been confined, ever since; I afterwards saw Lawie:’s body at the Coro ner’s inquest. Q. Had thore been any previons diffiaulty between the two parties? A. None that I know of; Las ler eaid to the prisoner that he seed not turn hun oat for he vould pay for all he wanted; I ha¢ not been drink- ing that morning; when 1 returned to the store with the oflicer the prisoner was washing his hards; the xaife wag on the counter; it was 8 cheese knife, with'a blade about four inches long. fa Cie by Mr. Brady—I had egnynesy.- Jtica for two years previous to my coming to thi ite way'o wile in Utioe T worked ond came by the way of Albany; for a Mr. Jones; this was the first time I had been in New York; I cameo: ly from Evgland; | arrived im this about five o’clock on Sunday morning; the occurrence tose- pace Tuesday. Q. What kind of looking man was wler? A. A large, stout man, aad powerfully made; there was no other man with Lawler. the deceased had in his hard a piece of wood, something lixe a broom Q. Did he tell you he ‘had been on a spree? A. He he had been drinking the night before; he did not flour- ish the stick which be held in his hand, but used ites a walking stick. Q. Did you seo Thomas with bank notes in his hand while in conversation with the women? A. I did not. Q. Did not you, and Lawler, and rome other mien £0 up to the meat stand and commence. the meat, A. Not that I kaow of. Q. Did Thomas tell you to go out more than once? A Net thatI heard. Q. Did you hear Lawier speak at all from the time that he said “Don’t be ina hu:ry—I have got money enough to for what I want;” did you not hear Lawler ‘4 strike me?” A. Nosir. Q Did you motsay so Coroner? 4. T con't recollect. Q Did you not he Thomas say that he would strike him if he pot go out? A. Thomas did say so. Q. When Themae raid that, what did lawlorsay? A. I don’t recollect what he said. Q. When Thomas ssid he would strike him, did not Lawlor go up tohim? A. Ubeliere he Q. All thie happened before you saw Lawlor on with bishead cut? A. It did. Q. Did you see bruise on Thomas? A. I was too mueh exeited Q. Did you not see Lawlor hit Thomas with his No. Q. Have you ever had any conyersation wit Rheiphart or Ferdinand Ritter with reference to mony in this caso? A. We were only joking matter, Q Did you not want these men to bat or did you not want Mr. Thomas and his f you out? Did you not say that if they did not out you would give testimony that would send the gallows? A. No; nothing hkeit, John L. Flynn, sworn—I am ons of the Fourth ward, lice, and remember this occurrence; I first heaed of the station houre; I was sent with several others d the grocery in Roosevel' street; I found the prisoner of the bar washing his hands; previous to that I the Inst witness if that was’ the man; he that it was; I found the knife laying on. the behind some boxes; there was blood on the shirt of the prisoner, and on the “sleeves; be had no ovat but stood in his shirt sleeves; with the exception of the blood, I did not see any particular marks of a soufle about his clothing. Q. State the condition of the wit Wilson. A He seemed to me to de perfectly sober. Q What was the condition of Lawler as to sobriety? A. He did not seem intoxicated. Cross examized by Mr. Brady-—Lawler was a'long- shore man, he was very large and powerful; I did not notice whether there was any sand on the floor; I did no® tsk to see the knife; I had # conversation with the prisom= er while going to the station house; I asked him how he came to stab Lawler, and he answered that it wasdone im self defence; he said that there were three men in the. store, and that they cut his meat up. The affidavit of Ir. C. R. Agnew was read. He affirme that the Ceccased was admitted on the 21th of May, at about 6 o'clock A. M., with a wound in the back, betweom. the seventh end ciehth ribs, mear the spinal columm, from which blood wa flowing freely. In the course of = few hours, symptoms occurred which made it that the wound had extended into the cavity of the choat. The case ee unfavorably until 10 P.M. on the evening of the 20th, when death occurred. John Lawler, sworn—I live at No. $4 Cherry streot, ama am now about thirty-five years of age; saw the deceased the day previous to his death; he was not drunk when be. left me; I haye nov known him to drink a glass of liquee for years ‘Cross examined—I went to bed on Monday night at eight o’elock ; I did not see the deceased between eight o'clock Monday night and five o’clock Tuesday morning, and em not certain that he was in bed on Monday night; he me at five o’olock, and Idid not hear of him untill told he had been taken to the ital. John Rosenbauer, Thomas wasia employment on the 24th of May last; he had been me for about a month and a ; When I arrived at mp store on a I found four or five po- licemen and sev: other persons; I found the ment hacked up. Q. What was the condition of Charles? A. & saw bruise upon his shoulder. Q. Had he the night before? A. No. Q. Was theres i your store? A. Yes; Lkept it there for my protection. Q. What was the character borne by the prisoner! A, I was always good. Q. Does he ever drink spirituous liquee ? Se eee evens Tania ins Bacisel street, and janes: ‘erty sworn—. in isn bockbicder by trade; was in the neighborhood ef Mr. Rosenbauer's storo, on the 24th of May; saw standing at the door, with blood on shift and much excited; thers wore three mon in the store; I ed Thomss what had happened; he said that several came in to ascertain if acme bank bills were geod, aad that while thus eceapied three men came in and menced hacking the meat; on asking them to desist, of them said he could buy all his d—d Dut called for liquor; bas known the prisoner four months. George F. Lankenhorn sworn—Isa grocer, and resides at No. 60 First ue; has knowa the eighteen months, and can testify as to the excellence is character, John H. Rarhie sworn—Resides at No. 1 Nassau street; has employed the prisoner in his grocery store for twe. years, ond slwaya found kim quiet and Severn] ‘witnosses were called for A ot Fasge Hate iE Est 71 [ 8 bi ges penceadle. E the defence, aad corroborated these statements oeed character, o Columbia street, where he kept a store; dees net know the prisoner; on the 24th was the scene of the murder, and saw what a to bea he saw man ay y small one; Tango man had hobd of Che olkey by the thouldars (Somme examined by the District ore Columbia street, and was in the and liquor but since I have been collecting bills; J have talked German store, in fon'tkaow who heptig oe wis street; E t know wl JW. by Mr. ipe—Prisoner in my em} when Lawler died; he then went to the po- lice office gave himself up. James called by the District Attorney—Thomas was inside of the store, at the corner door; the man on the floor a e mi 7 “‘Ctvidence ‘of Wilsop as rendered efor, the Coron Died ta thie tows, yosterday morn! Hamund Waed, we native of Nova Scotia, aged about slxty-eighs years: Mr. Bsahaet day thy Fr ll, Nove tr Ur, Wan. Stevenson, aqvat for the Now York Boertug Underwriters at Quebec, diel ia thai place yonywdag,