Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-08-14
Election Returns,

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Federal Point........ &C.. 9 80.
SAMPSON CoUNTY.-1he following, taken from
slip from the Clinton Independent Office is no doubt
the official vote of Sampson county
For Congress-Winsow, 938 Meares, Ill For
County Court Clerk j. r. Beaman, 1852; W. c.
Draughon, $50. For Free Suffrage, 678; against,
434
RICHMOND CoUNTY.--A friend has handed re-
turns from two precincts in Richmond county, as
follows: Sewart-Winslow, 81 Meares 90. For
Free Suffrage, %; against it, 81. Fer sub. to w.
C. & Rutherford R. T., 68, and against it. Laurel
Hill-Winslow, ~ Meares, SO. For Free Suffrage
49, against it, 20. For sub, IA against it, IA. e
BRUNSWICK COUNTY OFFICIAL.For Congress
Winslow 241 ; Meares 1854. County Court Clerk
Drew $50; Prioeau 2O8; Superior Court Clerk
Asa Ross 289, opposition. For Free Suffrage,
30; against it Sc.
THE FIRST AND SIXTH D1sTRIcTs-We are indebt-
ed to the courtesy of w. w. Holden, Esq, of the
Raleigh Standard for accounts OF the vote in the first
district. All the counties have been heard from
with the exception of Cur1ituck. AS the reports
now stand, Smith is 426 ahead. Currituck is DR..
Shaw's county. 1t gave Buchanan 40. gain of
8 for Shaw and a loss of for Smith would make a
tie. The vote will evidently be very close. DR..
ShaW's friends anticipate a gain. The chances arc
about equal and the full returns will be required to
decide the contest Shaw's chances are still fair.
Scales is certainly elected from the sixth district.
Al l. H.
Scales clear gain. SO far, is 1927. Less than four
hundred gain would have elected him. His majority
will be very handsome. A note at the bottom of the
slip from the Winston Sentinel Office, 10 which We
are indebted for these Details :-I 1t is reported
that Williams is elected Gilmer in the fifth dis
trict.' This appears almost too good to be true, and
certainly requires confirmation. 1t is not impoSsi
Bile, however, and we know from various sources that
Mr.. Gilmer has lost heavily, his majority in Guford
being very much reduced indeed, and flying rumor
is about that Williams has either carried Randolph,
or at least gained very largely in that county. If
elected al all, Mr.. Gilmer will 60 in by an exceed
ingy small majoiy-neXt to nothing, in fact.
ONsLow Congress- uin, 600 Supe-
rior Court ClcrkO. B. Sanders, $50. County Court
Clerk-Jasper Etheridge, IRE elected) AL; A. B.
Barry, 256 Free oufrage--Approvcd, 484; not
approved, SO.
CUMBERLAND CGUNTY.-Congress- Winslow S86 {;
Meares, 2l0. Free Suhrage-Approved, 1863 not
approved, 33l. The Know Nothing Clerks elected.
The vote was very small generally, will be seen
from that for Congress, there being no excitement to
bring out the voters, owing 10 the absence Of Oppo.
sition. A correspondent from Fayetteville says that
the vote would have been still smaller at the town
precinct but for tho activity OF the Junior Of the
argus, in carrying up 20 the ballot box what our
correspondent calls g The Tom Carroll order of vo-
ters." This excited the ire Of some of the Democra-
cy, and caused them to vote, when otherwise they
would not have thought t necessary.
WAYNE CoUNTY.--Vote about thousand All for
Rufin for Congress. Old clerks reelected Small
turn out. About four to one in favor of Free Suf-
frage.
Observation-Disclosures for Congress 1906 Free
Suffrage, "Approved," 749, "Not Approved" 24O
Foxall elected Superior Clerk, Jones County Cour
Clerk.
MECKLENBURG.-Congres -CEaige, 1853; For Free
Suffrage, 67O Against it, 1872. Messrs. Reid and
Kerr the old clerks, are reelected without oppos
ton.
HALIFAX CoUNrY.-Shaw, 729, Smith, $50 fo1
Congress Messrs. Whitaker and Northington are
elected clerks.
We have mass of details from other counties
but not of sufficient interest to publish in detail.
Summed up, the matter stands thus. The Demo
Gratis have certainly elected six out of eight congress
men. Between Shaw, Democrat, and Smith, opposi
ton, in the first district, the chances about even
Neither can have majority exceeding 90 to 3d.
The NTH district, strange to say is in doubt, with,
least possibility of the election of Williams ove
Gllner for Congress. That district, like the frs
must be very close. Scales, Democrat will have
quite handsome majority over Puryear, opposition
in the sixth district. Free Suffrage will 60 through
by about three TO one. The political lines do no
appear to have been drawn generally in the mates
of Clerks.
KENTUcKY.--There is no doubt but that the Demo
Gratis have gained great victory in Kentucky. No
the least gratifying feature is the probable election
James B. Clay, in the Ashland Dstrict-a stron,
Know Nothing district which gave sixteen hundre
majority for A. K. Marshall, the late Know Nohn,
member, and in which Fillmore and Donelson recev
ed moro than six hundred majority over Buchana,
and Breckenridge. Even with these odds agains
him Mr.. Clay has received majority of eighty
eight votes The abuse heaped upon him has faile,
OF its effect. The whole Democratic state ticket
elected, and majority in the legislature
ALBANIA The indications are that Alabama will
send an entire Democratic delegation to the mex
Congress.
M1ssoURI.-The regular Democratic candidate ha
been elected Governor in spite of Know Nothingism
Bentonsm and Republcansm.