Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-08-22
Elections,

North Cdrohnd.-All but three counties
Caldwell, Yancey, and Gates) have been
heard from and the vote stands. for Reid,
DEM, 44,lll for Manly, 40,656. Reds
majority tor governor will be at least 5000
lie has received 1900 votes more than he re.
ceiyed beiore-2400 more than governor
Manly received in lS4S-I700 more than
Mr. Clay received in lSl4-and 1900 more
than Gen. Taylor got in lS4S. The whole
vote for Reid and Manly will be about 500
more than il was in 1S4S. For the legisla-
ture the democrats have gained IA and lost
Z. The senate will stand % democrats TO %
wings, aud the house 65 democrats TO 80
whigs-makins fourteen democratic MAORI
~.
MiSsou1.-Accounts from St. Louis, by
telegraph OF the 18th report that four wings
and one Benton democrat have been elected
10 congress, as follows John +. Darby,
wing first district; Gichrist Porter. wing,
second; joan G. Miller, whg, third; Charles
T.. Bowman wing, fourth John S Phelps.
Benton democrat, fifth. For members of
the legislature, so far as received, the report
says that 90 wings, 81 Benton democrats,
aud - anil Benton democrats have been
elected. The legislature consists OF l27
representatives, 33 senators, requiring 81 for
majority o. joint ballot. 1t appears To
be seized that I. II. Benton will be loft at
home.
I0,cd. Returns from several counties
show a considerable democratic gain from
last year, and a gain OF Two democratic
members OF the legislature. The election Of
a wing to congress IN the first district is not
confirmed. In Scott township, where " Fa-
Iher Thompson" the wing candidate for
governor, recently resided, he received sir
rottS only, out OF thirteen cast for the VIII Q
5 a'c and congressional ticket. Two OF The
seven voted Tor his opponent; the rest threw
their votes away.
Ia Baltimore. the divisions hive been heal
ed, and J. NJ. Turner has been nominated .or
may"r ~ the democrais.-P1a.
Massachusetts, Congressional E2ccfions The
vote Of Boston, shows the election of Samu-
el A. Elliot, the Webster wing candidate.
FROM the second district we have no: suffi
cient returns To enable US 10 announce the
result with certainty. Ii is not. however.
impossible that Mr.. Upham, the wing candi-
date, is cleo ed over Mr.. Rantou aud Rev.
Mr.. Pierpulnt, who cane lI!e iuto the field
as the free soil candidate.
F0u1h Dial71t-A few scattering returns
would seem 10 Indicate that there has been
no choice.
UOl Thursday morning an Irshman by
the name of James Butler was arrested for
>tabhing a bov nanel Alonzo Davis with a
knife, the evening previous, IN Clark street
The man was drunk, and having been an
noyed by some boys, who followed and threw
ston s at him, he committed the ACT in par
oxysm of passion, although the boy was not,
as lIe states, one of the aggressors. The
wound was on the hip and not serious. But
Ter was fined 50 and cusls, and ordered 10
recognize TO keep the peace for six months.
Not having lie tin at hand, he is how cooling
his heated coppers in the mansion provided
for such cases.
The same evening some ha'f dozen sail.
ors in Fore street got rum ructious. One
tlourished a wicked looking knife, and threat.
emed TO make voyage OF discovery into the
internal condition OF the bowels of two or
three of his associates. The police, as usual
were promptly on hand, and broke up the
family party.-Por. Argus.