Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1856-08-20
ELECTION RETURNS.
Person County.

Hester Dem elected to the Commons. Hester $50;
Bumpass, K. N. 400.
l. Burke, Mcdowell and Caldwell.
The vote for w. W. Avery, Dem. and B. S.
Gather, X. n in this District is as follows: Burke,
Avery 1862; Gather 161. Mcdowell Avery ZIG;
Gather l47. Caldwell, Avery 211 Gather 300
Avery's maj. 161.
Gen. G. w. Clarke Dem elected in Caldwell over
Maj E. P. Miller, K N. Clarke 436; Miller 4s4.-
R. G.. Tuttle, anti-K. N elected Sheriff by 297 maj.
over Hartley.
In Mcdowell, j. G. Whitson, Dem. elected to the
Commons. Whitson 562; Halyburton, K. N. 372.
For Sheriff, Geo. Glass, Dem. 6O2; W. B. Halybur-
ton, K. N. 352.
In Burke, F. P. Glass, Dem. elected to the Com
mons. Glass 5l3; Erwin, K: N. 4s4. Sheriff, J.
Britain, anti K. N. COS ); Duckworth, K N. $40.
Wilkes, Iredell, &c.
Richard Parks, X. N. elected to the Senate from
| this District. Peter Eller and A. W. Martin, K. Ms
to the Commons from Wilkes. Eller 1877 Martin
1856; Maj. NJ. S. Stokes, Dem. TT. Sheriff, Z.
Staley X. n 1880; J. S. Cali, X. n. 51S.
A;smance.
The official vote in Aamance is as follows: Wn.
Patterson, DEM for the Senate, 351 Holt, K N. EST
For the Commons, DR.. D. A. Montgomery, Dem.
Stockard, K n. COZ. Sheriff, Tapscott, Dem 929 :;
Hunter, X n. 661.
Onslow.
E. ". Fonville Dem. reelected to the Senate
without oppostion-vote 391. Commons, Col. L.
W. Humphrey, Dem. reelected. Humphrey GOO :;
Foy, Dem. 247. NJ. L. F. Redd, Dem. reelected
Sheriff without opposition-vote 754.
Northampton.
Gen. Thos. j. Person, Dem. reelected to the SEN
ate without opposit;on-vote 4l6. NJ. W. Small
wood and j. Mason, Dems. to the Commons Small
wood 647 Mason 657; Williams, X n. All F!ythe,
K. n. 445. S. \. Warren, Sheriff
CasWell.
! Samuel P. Hill, Dem elected to the Senate, and
VIM. Long and L. X Withers, Dems. to the Com
mons Hill $50; DR.. j. E. Williamson, Dem, 157.
Long s46; Withers 653 Allen, Dem. 5s6; Gooch
Dem. 49, c. Stradcr, Sheriff.
| Martin and Washington.
! Andrew L. Chesson, Dem. elected to the Senate
! from this District. Martin, Chesson 379; Williams,
K. n IA. Washington, Chesson JOG; Williams
Ia Chesson's maj. 167.
Stephen W. Ou,erbrdge Dem, elected to the
Commons from Martin. Outerbridse 672; Moore,
X. N. 344. W. W. " ard, Dem. Sheriff.
! In Washington, H. A. Gillian, h. n. elected to
the Commons. Gillian 800; Downing, Dem. 23O.
Chas. Latham, X. n Sheriff
| Beaufort.
Allen Grist, K. n. elected to the Senate without
opposition-vo:e 425. Commons, Jesse R. Stubbs
and John Eborn, f. Ms Stubbs SO7; Eborn 799
Israel Brooks, Dem. 275. j. B. Harding, X. n
Sheriff.
Anson and Union.
We learn that DR.. W. L. Terry, Dem. and DR.
Myers, K II. arc tied in this District for the Sen
is as follows: Anson, Terry, 80; Myers 372. Union
Terry 4S7; Myers, 2l4-makng each $50 votes
The 18th section OF chap. SO of the Rev. Code pro
vidcs, that if two candidates shall hav
an equal number Of votes, the said officers [sherEs
shall determine which shall be Senator and if n,
decision is made by them tAen they shall detsrmin
tie sane by drGaoing, IN like manner tie grant
jua.y Is G,aara'' If it should come to that, ma,
good luck attend the Democracy.
Haywood. Jackson, &C.,
William H. Thomas, Dem, reelected to the Sen
ate from this District. In Haywood, DR.. Samuel
Love- DEM, elected to the Commons. Love 533
Killian, K. n. 272. In jackson, Dilis, Dem, is re
! ported as elected TO the Commons, over Bryson an
keener.
Ashc, Surry, Yadkin and Catawba.
All the Districts heard from but Watauga, an
Doison Dem, goes to that County with about 10
majority. Result doubtful
Buncombe, Yancey, &C.,
David Coleman, Dem, reelected to the Senat
from this District over z. B. Vance, K. N. Cole
mans majority in Yancey is 16I; in Madison 1Ol
in Buncombe so. Vance's maj. in Henderson 3S
making Colemans maj 274.
l. A. Pearson, Dem., elected to the Common
from Yancey, over j. W. Garland. Dem. Pearso
6Ss; Garland 553. J. Steward, DEM, Sheriff. owe
,, Wesmen, Dem. Steward 5s7 Wesmen 5s6-som,
what close
Rutherford and Cleaveland.
The vote for DR.. Columbus Mills, Dem, an
DR.. Miller K. n, in this District is follows
, Rutherford, Mills 1872; Miller 4a3. Cleavelant
; Mills 536; Miller 221. Maj. for Mills 364.
c In Rutherford, Edward Toms and Amos Harrel
Dems., elected to the Commons by the folown
vote Toms l112; Harrell 966; Shipp X. N. SAC
Webb, K. n 765. A. B. Long, Sheriff of Ruthc
ford, and E. L. Allen, Sheriff OF Polk-both Dem
Alexander.
A. c. Mcintosh, K. N. elected to the Common
Mcintosh 495 Oxford, Dem. 393.
THE SUBSCRIPTION SAFE-We take pleasure
| stating that the citizens decided almost unanimous
| yesterday, to authorize unco.ldtional subscri
Il ton of 5000 900 to the Wilmington, Charlotte ar