Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-08-17
AUGUST ELECTIONS.


NORTH CARoLINA-The National Intel
ligencer Of Saturday says: Accounts re-
ceived las, night from Petersburg state tina,
Charles Manly (Whig) is elected Governor
Of this State by majority of about 500, and
the Wings have majority Of two on joint
ballot in the Legislature. We give this re-
port as it reached US, i, being rendered pro-
babe by previous accounts.
KENrUcKY-We have a number of ad-
ditional returns from this State, but as there
is no doubt of the election of Crittenden,
and the choice of Wing Legislature, we
omit them until received in more aulhen-
tic form.
ILLINols-A despatch in the Union says
Harris, Dem, is elected to Congress in the
distric, represented by Lincoln, Wing, by a
majority of 1875. The same despatch doubts
the election of Baker, Wing.
We have received the result of the cleo
ton in Chicago and Cook coun,y-lhe
county embracing Chicago. In the city,
Scammon (Whig candidate Cor Congress-
has a majority Of $50 over Wentworth;
but Wentworlh's ma ority in the county is
$50 Two years ago, his majority in the
county was 1886. There are Is counties
in the district; and three candidates in the
ield-:wo Democrats and one Wing.
In ST. Clair county, the Wing Legislative
ticket has $50 majority. This county gave
903 majority for Polk in 1914.
The Democratic ticket is elected in Lee
and Des Moines counties The Wings have
carried Muscadnes, Henry and Van Buren,
counties. In Van Buren, the Wing cand-
date for Senate and two Wing and one Dem
ocralic representatives elected. Wapelle
and Munroe have also carried the Wing
ticket. In PotIawat,omie county Wing
Senator has been elected which is gain
Three Democrats have been elected to the
Legislature in Jefferson by majority. The
rest of the Wing ,ickethas succeeded, which
Is Wing gain.
MIssoURI-The Wings have carried Sa-
line, Cooper, Warren, Montgomery, Boone,
ST. Lawrence, and Washington counties,
being gain Of four Wing representatives.
The Democrats have carried ST. Line oln,
Pike and Howard Two Democratic re-
personalities gained, but by small ma
jorItIes.
INDANA.-The following despatch re-
ceived by U. S. Senator a! Washington,
from Indianapolis, under date of the 10th
inst, if true, shows that the Democrats
stand good chance Of securing the Lee
gislalure.
In Marion CO., Drake and Brady, Demo-
Gratis. are elected; Vance, Wing, elected
In Hancock, the Democratic tickets elect
ed III Dearbon, three Democrats. In
Ohio ard Switzerland, Dan kelso, Demo-
cra,. In Floyd, Democrats elected. In
Washington, two Democrats. In Hamilton
and Triton, Democrat is elected to the
Senate. In Montgomery two Democrats
are elected In Vermilion Wing. In
Park, two Democrats. In Brown, Demo-
crat. In Henry, two free soil representa-
tves and Democratic senator. In John
son, a Democrat. In Bartholomew, two
Democrats, with Wing Senator. In Hen
bricks, one Wing. In Putnam, one Wing
and one Democrat. In Decatur, one Wing
In Ripley, one Wing. In Boon, one Demo-
crat In Scott and Jackson, Democratic
Senator.
Thus it appears that in II counties, &c
Democrats have been elected TO the Senate
and House of Representatives, and Wings.
Being a nett gain, so far, Of 10 members on
joint ballot, and this is strong Wing re-
gion Of the State.
We have heard from St. Joseph. The
Wing Representatives are reported 10 have
over 900 Majority. Clay's majority in 1914
was about 200; and since then the county
has been about equally balanced. Four adj
ditional counties have been heard from
which show an aggregate Wing gain.