Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-08-07
WASHINGTON NEWs AND GOSSIP

The Elections The returns received up
to the hour at which We 90 to press to-day,
from the elections that took place on Monday
last continue to be exceedingly mesgre and
unreliable, which is coed sign for the Dem
oerats. The telegraphing agents are very
generally opposed bitterly to the Democrats,
and We have rever yet found item anxious to
procure ard transmit accu- ate election &C.
cunts promptly, when satisfied Of the defea.
Of their own side. So far, with very few ex.
ceptions, the nomin al results received are In
round numbers; which means that they are
but approximate estimates-not figures copied
from the actual returns
IOWA.
The Democrats around Us are to-day hoping
that, after all, the coalition have not carried
Iowa. We cannot participate in this i'm
preston. Because, to believe 1t, superinducss
the belief that Buchanan will walk over the
course there IN November, where there will
be two tickets in the field against him, rather
than one, as at this election. The Democrats
have gained handsomely in Dubuque city and
county. In that city their majority is about
800 gain of 100 over the last election.
Nominal returns from ten counties give Da-
Wis fRep.) for Congress, 1850 majority in the
Id district. The Union, however, claims the
reelection of Hall, and the probable election
Of Letter, (Dems.,) on what data, We know not,
asyet.
KENTUCKY
In Kentucky, it is already clear that the
Democrats have swept the State. In the
Ninth district, Moore, the Democratic candi-
date for circuit judge, has SIS msjority. In
the Louisville judicial district, Duvall, Dem
oeratr) has been elected judge of the court Of
appeals by about 1000 majority. The Dem
ocrats have elected their candidate for civ
marshal in Lexington by 80 majority. The
American vote there was O. 457-highest indie
pendent vote 676. The following are the re-
ported gains for the Democrats: In Owen ITO.
ecott S7S, Mason TIT, Oldham 1875, Henry 253
Harrison 2S2, Hart 81, Pendlston 12s Hendsr.
son ia, Hardin 405, Kenton $40. Roona 40
Grant 200. Nelson 81, in Ksnton, PepdIston
Harrison, and Bracken combined, /, 4s9. An.
other account says that Hardin county b.,
given the Democrats, rather than the Know
Nothings, 400 majority. If this be true, which
We do not believe, the Democratic gain in
that county has been 1,205, instead Of 405 as
noted above
In "oodford, the Know Nothings have
gained 234; In Bullitt 81; franklin ID.
Another account says that the Know Notbipps
have gained 445 in Hart county; We believe
1t to be a mistake
We have other returns from Ksn,uoLn
which We cannot compare with ,b.
bernatorial election flor want of dat, =, -
when Aorehead TX. NJ was elected bv aoo
They are as follows: Democratic ms;or;,;..
in Nelson, 200; Benton, S5e; Newport, tow,
70. Know Nothing msjoIities as follows vi, ,
Glasgow town. 1870; sheIbyviIIe lido J ITO /.
Frankfort (do.,) us; Covington, 100.
In the district composed Of Mason, Fleming.
Lewis Nichols, Grenup and Powell counties,
Phister, the Old Line Wing and Democratic
candidate, has beaten wadsworth TX. N for
judge.
mere are loS counties in Kentucky; q
smsL portion only of which have bean def.
nitely heard from.
The eonfarsons made above are with thu
last gubsrnstosisl election.
MISSOURI.
From Missouri the returns leave .v.rv,,,n
In doubt. A dispatch insisting that Ksnn.,,