Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-08-13

Mon,gcmery's maj. 1868
sin Aug & She pherd's district, Guildford county
heard from, and Shepherds majority 694-too large
fear 10 be by The remaining counliss Of the
district though they are all Democratic, and will give
heavy IMPURITIES for Hill. the Democratic candidate.
1.-The account stands thus:
s.Dtmorrnts -Bynun. Shepherd, Montgomery. Haw.
kns re- elec,ed-and no doubt about McEaJ and Con.
nos reelection, giving membe out of The Is.
tain with chance in lhr Cumberland. Gudiord and
Edenton districts Well DONE North Carolina"
KENTUCKY All we have received is the following
from the Cincinnati Wing Of Friday last:
eve have correct returns from several OF the pre-
cncs Of Campbell and Boone countries first day. and
glad 10 see falling off in Souhga,es vote froGa what
it was years ago. His friends calculate confidently
upon success.
From the Cincinnati -7drertistr, Of Tursd"y)
ELECTION IN NEWPORT AND CONVICTION.
"YestpIday the election commenced AT noon the
vote stood for SouIhgatp I56; for Boiler oriiy
for Soulbgate, 60 in Newport AT noon Sou,haae had
q majority in Covinpton We have been told that in
the evening the whole for Southgate polied-snd
that in the two precincts obuve stated there were con-
sid-raby more Democratic votes polied, than IN the
three days in 1887.
AIABAMa-The Election took place on Monday The
Montgomery Advertiser of the 2nd says
From all sections Of the country, We hear the most
cheering news From Line Creek TO the Alabama
from the Taapoose 10 the PHGlau, The notes Of prepa.
ration and victory are swelling on the breeze"
From Craze to gay, from serious 10
fire La BnsatsHe-On reading the original article
in The N Y. Courier. &c, we could moi help feeling
some sympathy for VIM. NJ. Jones, with whom we Ger
tainly had moi The pleasure of being acquainted But
our friend Of the New York Gazette has con,rved in
the following pasquissde to extract from some baga
tee We rspubllsh the article more out OF respec TO
The Editor than compliment 10 The merits OF his pro
dnc,ion There s possibly much wi. IN it, but u IS IKE
tba, species caloric which the Chemists call atsnt
Al least we cannot for the life Of fe,t II, see it.
"Hcd not say It's either rich rare,
Buth0,S ID came 1t therr7
"Our poetry is not exactly AasTGtim, we believe but
il is near enough The following letter, which we find
in the Courier and Enquirer Of Tuesday morning, very
curious 10 say the least Of it, and strikes being on
the windy side of probability. The unfortunate mariner
might very we'll have been swamped in about the mid
die Of the Atlantic, though friend OF the family, we
are rather in homes he is mistaken bat how he managed
get his bottle on 10 Throggs Neck, pnsseth
try gumpon OF course came around Hontang foin',
and by Fishers Island, Ram Island, Faweather Point,
and the Lvrd only knows how many other points. II
mus have had dreadful lime Of through Plum Gut
The legend Of The bottle is not only little dItlcult to
swallow, but the bottle is abusive OF highly respectable
contemporary Of We mil hs possibly believe Mr.
Smith scalasr"Phe mid ocean, and ven me cup
position Ina. his bottle went ashore at 1hrngg Neck by
way OF Hickapeest for aught we know, through The
Neversnk moun'ans but il is impossible 10 account for
the libel on The Richmond Enquirer That must be ex-
plunged before our scepticsm is overcome For man
in Mr. Smith category TO sit down and write such
SANDER upon Mr. Richie, is more than will believe
till il is sworn TO- We look upon The whole matter
as CONSERVATIVE trck-a base attempt TO dsparage
that stern paper and destroy lis Influence We should
no, wonder if Mr.. Rves is at the bottom of it, and II is
moi without some grief that We friends Of The
Courier d Enquirer lending themselves 10 such c"n
(From the Courier md Enquirer)
WHITE Stone, Aug ], 1889.
Editor Courier s. Enqurer:- send you here with The
copy Of per found the shore Of The East rlvei,
ThrogSs Neck enclosed in small Phlsl on the zs'n