LATEST AMERICAN NEWS.

Grey River Argus, Volume III, Issue 152, 3 January 1867, Page 3

LATEST AMERICAN NEWS.

(From the Panama Star and Herald, November 24.) New Yokk, November 10. The election for Governor and other state officials in this State and for Congressmen came off on the 15th, and was most quietly and orderly conducted. Notwithstanding that this city gave forty-seven thousand of a majority for the Democratic ticket, headed by John T. Hoffman, and the city of Brooklyn, just across the river, gave nine thousand of a majority for the same ticket, the returns from the rest of the State came along showing large Radical gains as compared with the vote of 18(14, and the result is that the radical candidate for Governor, .Reuben E. Fenton, and the whole radical State ticket are elected by about twelve thousand majority. Every democrat candidate for Congress in this city and iv Brooklyn, is elected by largely increased majorities, but otherwise tlie Congressional Delegation from this iStato in the next Congress will stand as it does in the present one. Elections for State Officers and Congressmen were also held on the (3th instant, in New Jersey, Illinois, Massachusetts, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Minnesota, and Nevada, in all of which the ltadicals were victorious, carrying everything before them. Elections were also held iv Maryland and Delaware on the same day, and these two States weie carried by the democrats by large majorities. The result of these elections gives to the Radicals an inanense majority in the next Congress. It is a full endorsement also of all the past action of that body, anil, if the Radical leaders live up to what they have been preaching for the last year they will certainly impeach the President, and thus in all likelihood. bring on another civil war. It is hoped, however, that as they have full power to do exactly as they please, they will allow their passions and angry feelings against the people of the Southern States to cool, and acting in a statesmanlike and just manner, go earnestly to work to restore the Union, so that the country freed from inward dissension and political strife and discontent, may rise and gather new strength and energy and go on and increase in wealth, happiness, and prosperity. The vera 'Cruz correspondent of the Jjowrnal of Commerce, under date of the 2(sth "of .October,' states that a plot for the assassination of the Emperor Maximilian Avas discovered as he'i was about leaving the capital, and the parties thereto captured, one of whom was executed the following day. The trial of the noted desperado, Charley Duane, for the killing of Boss,: some mouths ago, in San Francisco, has resulted' in a verdict of acquittal for the defendant. This is no more than was expected, as Duane's political influence has often heretofore secured him immunity from punishment for similar, crime's. Commenting on this farce of a trial, the Bulletin remarks : — ' ' It seems like a step backward to the days when -corruption and ruffianism were more potent than considerations of right and justice, and when it was easier to secure immunity for crime than protection for innocence. " The past autumn has been the driest experienced in California for eleven years past. The wet season had at last set in; on the night of the 3rd, there was a good fall of rain. , A severed gale was experienced at San Francisco, on the night of the 4th November, causing considerable damage to shipping in the harbor. A correspondent of the Bulletin, writing from Mazatlau, Mexico, October 30, of the state of affairs at G-uaymass, says :—"General Pesquiera has prosecuted known Imperialists with the greatest perseverance, aud ordered all of them to be shot who had the bad fortune to fall into his hands. Among these was Dr Pierson, a Frenchman, but a man of notoriously bad character . also a nephew of General Ganclara, the ex-Gover-nor, and the following distinguised Imperial Generals :— Ferranny Barrios, J. M. Almada, the famous Indian chief Tanoru, and sixteen, others. The latter were caught in a boat at sea trying to make their escape ; they were promised their lives in case of peaceful surrender, but were sacrificed nevertheless. The trials' of the Fenians in Canada are progressing, and several more have been convicted and sentenced to be bung. It is generally understood, however, that none of them will be hanged, but will otherwise be severely punished. Forty" persons' on board the American ves-., sel General Sherman, stranded on the shores/,

of Corea, in Northern Asia vrci? massacred by the naHvcs. France has declared war aiaii sfc Oorea for similar atrocities. The London M»r»l»U /W'f says, Mr Gladstone's mission to Rome is to reconcile the Pope to his fate. ,-•■,• i „•,,., The deputation to EngLuidmhehalt of the Nicaragua railway is s'.iul to have received encouragement from Haxl Derby. Ihe British Admiralty have promised a deputation that waited upon them in regard to the matter, that they will encourage the pro-JL-cted Nicaragua rlmte£ • , , It is said that the-'Emperor has informed the Empress Carlotta that she had better tell the Emperor Maximilian to cede two of his ir vi'io'sto the United States, in order to consolidate his rule in Mexico.