Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-11-08
BY FRIDAYS MAIL.
LATER ELECTION RETURNS.

LATER ELECTION RETURNS.
We have kept our paper open TO the last
hour, and have barely time to make the
following extract from the Baltimorc
Sun Of the 7th e'Since our last we have
made some changes.in the table, to be found
in another column, us directed by the esti-
mated vote Of the States Illinois has been
transferred to the Republican column, to
which Iowa and Wisconsin have been adj
died. To the Democratic column we have
added Missouri and Louisiana, thus giving
Mr. buchanan 1872 votes, or three more than
the requisite electoral majority.
The States Of Texas and Florida are gen.
orally conceded to Mr buchanan, but we
have nothing yet from other
California is doubtful
The election Of Mr. Buchanan is pretty
generally conceded.
W @ N . i L T u l. EFFECT OF THE
SPEECHES OF the "BLUE BLACK
REPUBLICANS" JOHN MINOR
Bolts AND HENRY WINTER
DAVIS.
II 1855 the Know Nothiugs carried Rich
mond City by 97s majority. Yesterday the
Fillmore majority was only 284--being a
Democratic gain Of sic hundred and ninety
four!
Mr.. Wise received, last year, only 1166.
The Democratic vote yesterday was 1475,
SD increase ia the Democratic vote of three
hundred and ntaei
We understand, also, that several of the
Fillmore voters could not stomach Bolts,
and straeh: Of the name of Elector Bolts =
Had NJ. Bots made another speech, or
,srittea another letter, the Democracy would
have carried this Gibraltar. AS tits, it is
2 perfect pyrrhus victory for the Know
Notaings, always SO jubilant before an cleo
tion. Where is the thousand majority claim
ed by the Wing! Where the 1900 majority
claimed hy tue Fillmore orators the night
before The election l--Enquirer Of the 9th.
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The DEL NEAR RICHMOND. "A letter
from Richmond, Va, dated the lst instant,
to the Petersburg Express, gives the follow
ing account Of the duel fought on that day
between Roger A. Pryor, Esq, of the En-
quirer, and DR.. 0. b. Finney, State Sepa-
tor, ffein the Aecomae district:
s'In consequence of some publication in
the Enquirer, Or. Finney took offence, and
denounced Mr. Pryor; and this coming to
The knowledge ef the latter, he proceeded to
the Exchange yesterday afternoon, where
an alteration took place.
"Mr. Pryor, after some words. striking
nr. Finney, pistols were drawn by some
present, hui DR.. Einnty Is reported 10 have
said, 'Yos e--:.a adaat il You please Mr..
Psy9s then IN. W his weapon and referred
his adversary IL frisrd a challenge was
sent gery speedily; Nh. Pryor accepted,
and esriy this ta9ining the porties proceed
ed . Cars sas!ags, Nheeo they fought
VIII pistols
".At tl5e fist iir. Dr.. Finaay vas vound-
81 il tag Fi.s'5, attie, iust pni1g the breast,
tie bail ps2si4 /. through 70 tlie back, whence
It was extracted ~ a surgeon. fr, Finney
being eisaile@, vas ia 10 condition to con-
dust the combat further, and there was but
one exchange Of shots. He vas afterwards
conveyed t, las lodgings at the Ballard
House. aid il now rs comfortable IS could
be expected undor tie eireumstanoes.
''Both gentlemen behaved bravcly, nei-
Their Of them cvipcing any disposition to a.
void the couihat, nor, The slightest tfciun-
lausness on the ground
hao,Aas litter in The Express says that
II. Pryor has not, since the duel, Lcen aeen
in ichmond.-B3lt. ,SJ.H.