The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-08-15


These were the only counties from which we had
received full returns up to l o'clock. They show a
gain or Owsley over Letchers vote, OF sl2; and a
gain for Butler French's vote, Of $50. Dem
ocrallc net gain 63S.
A letter dated the 9Th at Covington, says, "the
precise vote of this (kenon) county is not ascer-
| iaioed, but viii vary 10 from the follow
| ing:
Butler, 1926 maj Pitcher, 255 maj.
The same writer estimates Buffers majority in
Campbell at 32l and Pitchers at 26O Owsey's ma
| iorily in Boone at AZ, Dlxon's at 10.
letter from Millersburg states Buffers majority
in Nicholas at 10, and in Pendleon the first day
| at 2l5.
The Covingon Visiter, published on the evening
Of the 9Th, gives the following returns
In Campbell close Of the polls ID day, Buffers
majority was 3lS-supposed by last night to lie 400
In P,nde,on, the port last evening gave Butter
400 majority
In Bracken, Cd day. at noon, Owsley's majority
l9S.
In Mason, LIST day, including I'd at Maysvle,
Washington and Minerva, Owsleys majority about
$50.
In Grant, the report last night gave Butler about
100 majority.
In BONE, Owsleys majority will probably not
reach So
In Gallatin and Carroll each, Butler had a small
majority at Tuesday noon-some rs or 80 votes.
IN cHeioy, OWsIey maJotlty, at = c'ocA Nlon-
day, was 400. This county gave, IN l94O majority
of 1863 Tor the Wings.
| In Trmble, at The close of the polls on Monday
| night, Butler had majority Of 800!
| la Henry, at the close of The polls on Monday
night Blller had majority of 35Ol
On Tuesday evening at New Liberty, Owen coun-
| y, Butler 30, Owsley 1874
| letter from Stanford gives the vote of Lincoln
at the Courthouse at the close of the election at
/ lie nm tn afe Aeftp md I'M
| the Crab Orchsrd-Buter 2c0, Owsley 453.
| At the close Of the polls in Marion county the
second day, Butler TO- Owsley 637, Pitcher CAB,
Dixon co. This is gain of nearly 200 votes.
| Butler has reported majority in Bath of $50
| Extract of letter from Maysville, dated August
! 9Th
The Wing majority in this county will be about
1876 to 75O-in lS40 Letcher got majority Of $50
We have not heard from all the precincts. Lewis
county has gone for Butler by about 80 votes. She
gave Letcher a mai oriiy Of ia The ma ori'y IN
Fleming is about 260-she gave Letcher 462. You
may set down Bracken at about $50 we only have
returns up 10 ID day at night Bracken gave Letcher
| S5l majority. So you see IN this region we have
gained in Every county largely Ietehsr'- "-.e,
end very iuii '~,s hos Ieeh given by both parties
Nothing from below, except that on the first day
IN Boone, Owsley was only 81 ahead"
The Danville Tribune (Whig) of yesterday gives
some further returns abstract of which is copied
below, after throwing out The estmsies oil OwsIey
majorities, upon which we place reliance
Mercer complete-Butler lll6, Owsey $50.
Pulaski, all but precinct complete-Butler
! Sll, Owsley 1913.
Lincoln, complete-Butler 293, Owsley 1888
Roekedsiie, up to - o'clock WEDNESDAY -Butler
! 20, Owsley 427
Knor, close Of the polls on Monday Butler, l66,
| Owsley 4e2.
Laurel, Tuesday night-Butler ll9, Owsley 1874.
boyne, LIST dsy-Butler 345, Owsley 4i9
Ru sell, the precinct at noon on Monday-Butler
SO, Owsey la
EstH, Owsley's maj. at Irvine 100.
Carroll, lst day-Owsley 2Sl, Butler, 29l.
Warren, LIST day-Owsey's majority 405.
Spencer, lst day Buffers majority l5
Hart, lst dsy-Owsleys majority 50.
oldham lst day-Owsley 555, Butler 495.
.Nari0n-Butler, maj at close about 100.
| Washington, Butler, maj. at close about so.
Green, I'd day-Owsley 6i5, Butler 962.
Henry county, which gave French only 81 major
ity, reported TO have given upwards of 500 major
ity for Butler. Shelby, il is said, has fallen of 100
or 2JO in her usual majority Tor the Wings.
Really, the news grows 20 much better as II comes
in, that we feel half inclined TO claim the State or
Butler. Bot, we will wait another week, and see
what 1t brings forth