The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-10-23
ElecsiOss 0eeusus.

By the mail brought yesterday BY the GcL
des Era We have still lstsr returns from Penn
sylvsaia. Ohio and Indiana. The contest Is
yet doabtfsl. although there Is strong probe
bility that the Democrats have carried Penn
sylvania. The vote IL very close. and the Off
cial returns will be needed TO show with err
tAinty how tho State has gone. We think
from the tsiegrsphic dispatch, that the Old
Keystone will show . majority Of between
three and four thousand for the Democratic
ticket. Below win be found the third dispatch:
PHmADnrHIA, Oct. lC.
The Psnnsyvsn,an, buchanan organ, claims
Democratic majority In the State Of nearly
1000, which they make out by large deductions
from Republican msjoritiss reported by spe-
cial dispatches. T'hsy claim 200 Douocratic
majority In Clarion, which was yesterday re-
ported 200 opposition majority lfthe@ asser-
lions are well founded, the vote will he very
close and only be decided by the official returns
The Union prospects are improved by Sus
quchanna increasing Union majority 1000
Potter county gives ATS, and Butler MAORI
ty Tor Rice, opposition Adams county gives
400. Greene county 100, md Jefferson county
100 Democratic.
A dispatch from Harrisburgh this A, ~. says
tho oppdmition still claim thu Btate by n small
majority.
Iiuniington county IL reported 400 opp@i-
ton majority, instead Of 100, M before reported.
The Democratic State Committee announced
that tho returns received by them, together
with estimates u counties 10 come H. show q
Democratic majority Of 1000.
Reports arc received from oil but | 3 counties
10 the State. The vote stands M follows:
Dem. s,A06, Union 3A02 The counties TO
come In are Adams Blair, Fuller, Fix, Fayctte
Forest, Green, .Isnrrson. Juniata, Mexican,
Potter vrnsngo and Warren. LAST year they
gave 800 Union majority.
Tho Fillmore and Republican head quarters
arc thronged Speeches and professions are
the order OF the evening. The excitement Il
immense.
Tho editor Of the Psnnsyiran,an has returns
from oil tho counties
Tho Democrats have carried the State by
100 majority. certain.
All isstill In actual doubt In the State; how.
ever, tho Pennsgipban Chains that the official
returns will be required, probably, TO decide
the actual result.
The Democratic Committee have returns from
all the counties In the STATE, They figure ~
33.29s majority for the Democrats, and ?o,2sa
for opposition.
| EVENING REPORT.
PuiLADxLruIA. Oct, lG--I'g r. N.
1'nc returns IRE no utterly coniused and un
reliable that it Ia impossible to decide how Tho
election has resulted.
The city Ia full Of forged returns from d'iler
ont counties, and are bcing extensively c'rcula
ted Tor gambling purposes,
All that now can he said with confidence u
that thu result In the whole State Is very Close
and IL may require official returns To decide
which party has boon snere@ful.
A dispatch from Cincinnati dated Oct, leu
says CAnrngLi's Official majority in the thirJ
District Ia nineteenl Pretty closc voting, this
and shows conclusivcly that the Democrats
made gallant Fight 10 that District
| rsspiTros and GNAgaAcg arr elected in tb,
first and @cond Districts "a Democratic gain
of two members. In other Districts u Repnlf
llcan gain Is reported ohio has certainly gon'
largely Fusion.
A dispatch from Indiana Of tho 10th ins'
states that WILLARD. Democrat. Is most proba
bly, elected Governor. l,xsros. Prrrrr, Cor.
FAX and Wnsos. Republicans, arr elected IL
: Congress from Northern Indiana.