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ELECTIONS.

MissssurL-ws believe IL 10 sscertsinsd
beyond question that Messrs. Gholsca and
clt'oorns, the Van Bursn candidates, have
been rs-slsetsa - Coogrss. BY = majority
above one thousand. The writs Of election.
Il 10 stated, did not reach some OF the counties
In time 10 enable isSir vote, to be taken.
ALABAAA.-The election for Governor,
member of Congress aud of the Legislature.
was held on the 7ih instant The return, so
FAR received do not justify an opinion a. to
the result.
TKSsEssrE.- returns have been re-
esheS. We have no late papers from that
state, but gather some Particular from the
Baltimore Chronicle.
"in the County Of Davidson. the Hermitage
county, the Van Buren, (or Jsek,ou) party
made . desperate struggle. Tho result wa,
that Cannon (Ant,-van BUREN, received 1889
and Armstrong Ivan Buren, or Jsckson) 1895
votes majority for Cannon 2s5 votes. Ia
the HERMITAGE PRECINCT, the re..ienc.
Of General Jackson, Cannon received I0l
votes and Armstrong IL. There was no op-
position to John Bell for Congress. and he
received nearly all the votes given. Ia the
Hermitage precinct, he had every vote but IL.
In the county Of Williamson, adjoining
Nashville, the Wing ticket received an over
whelmips majority. Cannon's majority i,
over 1900, and Maury's, Wig. for COnsres,
100, aud the whole ~his ticket for the Le-
gislature elected"
INDiANA.-The returns arc inp.rfcct hut
We think IL is certain that Amos Lane ~. Bl
Of the fourth district, has been beaten by Mr..
Dunn, the Wig candidate. The msiorii, !,
stated TO be about loco. A writer to the
Editors OF The Cineinnaii WhiI think, the
whole delegation in Congress, wall be whi..
kENTCCkf.-cOntrary to all belief. there
nov seems some probability ofthe election Of
"his, Air. Souihsate, in Col. L. ~ John.
sons old district Mr.. Phelp. i, tho Van R,,.
ren candidate We arc, however, BY no
means sanguine. Tie Baltimore Chronicle
says
In The Sth (or Louisville) District, che can
o'oa'es were MessTs. Graves and Marshall
oosh protesting 10 be W higs, but the latter re-
sarIed with Suspicion 10y them aud favored by
me van bureniiSs. Mr. Graves - no doubt
eiected-the vote On Louisville at the cIo.e a
the second day, being for Graves 1924 aud for
Marshall I32. The " bag candidate, for ~.
LEGISLATURE. Mes>rs Fic!d aud NicLols.. a.e
both elected by large maj,rit,cs.
ln the 1th District, at the close Of The FIR,
uss poll the Hon John Pope had 3I7 una
J"r1tJ over Mr.. Hardin, "A >on Of the late re-
preventative Benjaman Hardin, VA the coun-
ties OF Washington, Marion aud Nelson. Both
The candidates are Whi:.
In Tie Lexington District, the WIKI candi.
Gates Tor Congress had no opposition and the
contest Tor the Legislature amounts 10 nothing
NORTH CARoLINA.-As far q, heard
from there Ia, been gain Of oue Viii. in
the Congressional delegation Mr.. Charlie,
Shepard (whig) i, elected in the fourth dis.
trie', lately represented by Cen. Sp,,s..,.y. u.
The election Of Mr.. sian!ey (whig) over
Mr. h0seley ". b hes already been stated
his majority exceeding 700
Jesse A Bynum ". D has been re-elee,.
ed 10 the second district, by the n,eager major.
ry Of 40 over Col. Long. In ls35. his ma
joIiiy was 2I2.
Gen. Hawkins ". b i. reelected BY ,
large majority in the warrenton district. o,.r
i"o competitors, Joseph l.. MackIin ~ BY
and job" l. Henderson (whis)