Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-08-09

= Rlyes' dem: 51s; A:D. Headen 1887 sEI G0 5sa
>. Headen 1913. McClanahan, fed ~ ,oo Gotten 10,
Ieo iolo' Rencher, dem. $685. M ~ Bynpp
Hencher contended most ably for ~: enange n
regret his defeat. P''''cipiss, and
/ CHOWAN
a. Z. Badham, dem, elected 70 tho
this County over Col. R. T. Paine fsd I0'nnOns TO-
&c gain. Badham 290, Paine 243 M. oenOcs
GUS victory. Bragg has gained a in ~. Is ssS
n1end VINO communicates this cheerDc ,,O"'R
DEAR SIR inclose the state of tbs neSs IN
wan County, from which it will ho aa ne poll for q,
T. Paine "the wheel Horse of tb seen that COj
the Edenton District, is beaten A. rot wing parr
Badham: Dockery is beaten So yotos t 6 BY JGo
and Calling, democrat, is beaten in St lot GOre
ate only 26 votes rendering it prob. IiinO%an orSa
beaten, by the Gates vote, his whip mat be
ley. Wlieys majority in Chowa6 is aaL5 utOr NJ
ed for, by the fact that Gatling was ra aecopa
orount OUT, ana mas not visited single ' re-
will put him TIN ough." The victory t n 10 dGas
the more glorious, inasmuch as it was IN. CAOEaa
straight fight between the parties with ualnedb
issues; and the result is that the Cn ~ eolat,
Mexican war, and the old Pee Dee e' E. Of&e
repudiated in Chowan by decided n., ssner' az
on party issues. This too has happened vote and
wings, by preconcerted rush, at the oIaD Haen he
polls secured the floating capital to themsoso fd
the sick were ''wagoned" out to vote bo ,e matt and
ct; two voters SO i'll that they could NJ. gtk
| Court House, were wagoned " to tbn 81 into &s
and there voted the whig ticket And " Ua& door,
that the inyncble Colonel is beaten hv f Iit result
ham, who>was sneered at as the School T p Bad
The result as to Col. Bragg must be- ra DO!
gratifying, as Chowan is the COUNTY partcuaJ
cin ra6 ~ 81, n ANA
and others, endorsed by Col Paine and n Il' Evan
to put down Bragg, and "put through D Emtn Wy
| the West Jordan's election, over Slbo,.CA
| in Perquimans, an adjoining County .nS ! Whs
carrying that County by majority Of fam bragg
he has done, constitute, with the Cbov.n 'TuS
the peoples verdict. the verdict of the ro eee0
the Dockery certificates These are oIo,o ,anage
ing Democratic victories. By the wsy an ir 'les
occurred last night, after the returns wo,a ,'c
we'll worthy of mentioning. The Democr.t, al ~, 10
mined to burn little powder on the occoo. ueS
cartridges were prepared, the match wac b~., @
when it occurred to them that Hugh W Co niaHIs
dangerously ILL., onsquare next to that ono nh;as
firing was to take place. So soon as thi, v,s ~
gested, note was addressed him, inournc "SS s
the firing would annoy him, and expressipa "n s
mination in that event to desist in few 5ou us
The following characteristic reply was received es
the gallant fellow: The shouting has cvioI NV
slightly and made me a little nervous, bnt Lra
powder; if it becomes too exciting / will H..
know" The powder was burned and Mr. CoEa
was not so excited as to desire stop TO ba 6,;
Convention and Distribution are dead in this rpg
| assure you. 0
Jordan's majority in Perquimans,
Bragg's do. do. ~
Winston, wing: leads Skinner democrat in tg
County 26 votes"
FRANKLIN.
JameS Collins dem re-eJecfod 70 f,o
w K. Martin, dem. to the Commons. No cbaDr
Poll: Martin, 55S, John E. Thomas, fed Sol. W,S
ing:on Harris dom. reelected Sheriff without onr
Sition.
ALAMANCE AND ORANGE.
We have received no returns from Aamance, ID
learn that j. W. Lancaster, dem. and Giles Mebah
fed. have been elected to the Commons. Mr.. M
banes success is to be attributed to divisions anon
Democrats.
William A. Graham, fed has been elected to tn
Senate from Orange, and S. F. Phillips and JOSH
Turner Jr, feds. to the Commons. Poll: Grahn
466, Cad. Jones, Jr, DEM 1873. Phillips I'LL, Tr
ner, 1858, Lyon, dem. 9s8, Nelson, DEM 72E 4
gain of two for the feds. in the two Counties R. !
Jones, dem. reelected Sheriff of Orange by 297m
jority over H. C.. Strowd. A friend writes US as&
lows from Hillsborough:
"There is but one relief in the defeat of CadEat
der Jones, which is that if the Democrats in Otha
portions of the County had exerted themselves 4
they did in Hillsborough, all would have gone right
AT this precinct, the home of Graham, where The
Wings counted confidently on 80 majority for bin
he obtained only 3d."
And so Graham is elected; and so treachery aid
and affected dignity and purity haT
again triumphed in Orange County! But We tun
from County whose frcehoIders have endorsed
man opposed to fundamental principle Of free gF
eminent, to glorious old
EDGECOMBE
Col. II. T. Clark, dem. has been elected to ht
Senate without opposition, and Messrs. Barnes ahi
Williams, denis. to the Commons. For Sheriff JED
lins 761, Petway 7l2.
SAMPSON
Faison, dem. elected.to the Senate, and Shaw an
Oaughtry, dems. to the Commons.
robson
The returns are not full from this County, but u'
Jarolinian says Norment and Regain are said 70
elected to the Commons. If So democratic gam
GATES
The Norfolk Argus learns that Mills H. Eure leo
las beaten Parker, dem. 80 votes. No change LUZ
anne paper states that Wiley, fed. has majority
hree over Gatling, dem. in Gates. If so, Whey
e-elected.
MECKLENBURG.
Capt. John Walker, dem. elected to the oen''r
nd Messrs. Black and Myers, dems to the wv
mons.
NEW HANOVER.
Owen Fennell, dem. elected to the Seha''' i.
hos. Fl. Williams and S. j. Person. demS' ~
commons Poll: Williams 9O4 Person SOo' II"
rs 1872.
BLADEN, COLUMBUS, &c. =.
Thos. S. D. Mcdowell, dem. reelected to 'n' "