Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-08-15
COUNTY-OFFICIAL.

Bug Hill. 81 Is 50 10 81 W
$50 505 27s 2i6 $50 105 184 26s 50
u,iorities .283 q IS 22l
H,1Ir1I--EIecton of Senator doubtful. The
balance Of Democrats elected, and Bragg gains fifty
to sixty.
WAKE.-Bragg gain of over hundred. Whole
Democratic ticket elected.
JOHNSON Whole Democratic ticket elected
DUpI1N- Glorious old Durin gains 1913 for Bragg
and elects clear Democrats all round She Is The
banner county of the district, although New Hano'
yer runs her mighty close
SAMPSON Bragg 987, Gimer 5O4 Braggs ma
iority 483, being gain of 222. Holmes, Democratic
nominee, elected to The Senate by large majority
White and MoseIy, Democrats, elected to the Com
mons. Moseiy beats Daughtry, nominee.
Crumpler Democrat elected Sheriff by a large ma
jorty
Observation-Disclosures Democratic ticket success
full in the Commons, by average majority of 655
Senate, Democratic majority 525. K. Ms. elect
Sheriff by &c majority. Bragg in Cumberland 222
Bragg in Cumberland & Harnett about 600 or $50
maj ority.
WAYNE-Bragg $780, Gimer 274 A Democratic
gain of 2l7. Brogden, Democrat is elected to the
Senate, and Thompson and Sauls, Democrats, to the
House of Commons. The hottest contest was be-
tween VIM. T. Dortch and Erwin E. Thompson, for
the Commons. Thompson beat Dorch votes
Both ran as Democrats.
MooRE.-So far as heard from, there appear to be
Democratic gains. There four precincts TO hear
from.
GULFoRD is reported 10 have given some increase
for Gilmer, but nothing like what looked for.
Orange, Alamance and Rowan have elected full
Democratic tickets.
COLUMBUS .-283 majority for Bragg; II for Tay-
lor. Williamson, dem elected to the Commons
DUpL1N We elsewhere give the vote for Cover
nor For Senate the vote stood,-Houston, 538
Mathis, 100 For Commons, Switzerland, 746;
Ward 663 Whitfield 63O Carr, k. n 46 Oliver,
k. H., 80. The Sheriff Mr.. Alternately, the present
incumbent had no opposition--vote 1O64.
SAMPsoN.-Thomas H. Holmes, dem. nominee for
Senate got 437 votes; Thomas |. Faison opposition
democrat, 281. Oliver p. White and George H
Daughtry dem. nominees got $50, and 712 votes re-
spectively. James NJ MoseIy, op dem got 756 votes.
Geo w. CrumpIe, dem. Candidate for Sheriff. elected
by considerable majority Handy NJ. West
k. n.
BLADEN.-The K. n reioicings over the good old
county of BIaden, turn have been slightly pre-
mature Taking everything into consideration Bla
den has done noby-nob|y indeed. She has carried
her whole Democratic ticket, and given 1879 MAORI
ty for Bragg, although year ago she went for the
hnow Nothing Candidate for Congress- by consid
cradle ma ority. The Withdrawals III the Journa
were not for nothing. The Senate vote stood, Taylor
35l; Jones k. n, 299 Tayiors majority So. g Thu
knoW NOIttng'S CART quite it IN Bladen.' Fo
y Commons, White 551 Purdle, $40. Majority fol-
n White IL For Sheriff. Willis dem. $50 MeIvir
: k. n, 4S3. Willis majority sc. The K. Ms made
u desperate fight, but braen all round All homo
: to the noble Democrats of Baden.
IT FoRsYTHE,-This is the next County to that @
u Mr. Gilmers residence, and one in which his friend
8 felt confident that he would gain Gain turns out #
l. be all the other way. Bragg gains, and Waugh ant
y Masten elected to the Legislature by increased
" maiorties Mr. Fynt, the present Democratic Sher
e if, is reelected.
ANsoN AND UNIoN.-Dargan and Pickett, k n
g elected to the Commons by reduced maiorities =
n Myers k. elected 10 the Senate from the disrc
IS composed of Union and Arson, by mai. Had tn
Democrats once appreciated their real strength the
could easily have elected Terry, dem Democrat
n are of course elected in Unions
" RICHMoND--So far as heard from, Bragg gain
very considerably in Richmond, and Steele is don
we'll, although it is feared that Dockery is elected
RowAN.-The first reports from Rowan were onI,
: partially correct ! here is Democratic gain of onl
one member of the Legislature instead of three Hall
Dem, and Houck K NJ, are elected 10 the House O
{ Commons. The Senatorial District is composed O
Rowan and Dave, and has not yet been fully hear
from.
MECKLENBURG.--Whoe Democratic ticket electet
by increased majortes. Myers, DEM, beat Young
n n, 40 for the Senate, while Matthews and Da
wilson beat their competitors for the House of Com
. mons about 400 votes
CRAVEN-Whole Democratic ticket elected. Jas
Miller Dem, beats w. H. Washington, K n, fol
the Senate, by about 112 votes, and H. c. Jones anc
Chas. Kelly, Democratic candidates for the House O
Commons, elected by $50 to 200 votes over A T
Jenkins and c. c. Clark, K Ms. $50 gain fo
Bragg.
JoNEs.-The whole Democratic ticket renortec
elected by 20 to 80 majority Majority for Bragg 81
: to So SO -
: PA'auoTANx-Has gone as usual, K. N, or anti