Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1857-08-12


rJEuTE0E Exfpkt
Hstssa's majority in pts ASA
sins a Democratic gal pf ~ Wilson
cunts. he home Of Hasteh, HnrA Eaus rs
-o.es. he foses63i 10 Mss county.
IN Mcsfins county. Bsdsens tx 1sstlec-
ed Representative by ; votes Harris gains
s. Wright, tBem9 Is sssctsd SENATOR and
Dobson, (Dsn) Flosisr.
KSox CouNrY.-Harris, So; Hatton, 1881.
BEsukr GsUSTv.-HaETis. 6sss HsttOn, lo74
HESRY COUNTY Harris, f7s5 HattOn
sSs; Aikius, 1883; EthsHdge, $50.
In Monroe county, Hsrris's majority is 100;
n Bradley asa; IN Bsnions Harris gains So
WHTrE CoUNTx-Haris gains about 100
Rensbsw, n. n, elected 10 The Legislature.
D-uton carries The county FOR Senator.
MAHsnA1r Couxrr.-MsjOrity for Harris.
g29-s ne. gain Of p. E A. Wilson, Dem,
elected 20 he Legislators.
corrEK coUNTv-Msjosisy for Harris, $50
loss OF 80. Roberts, for The Legislature,
has a majority Of IA.
LISooIS CsuS9 Majority FOR Harris,
spS-a loss OF lai. James Fulton, Dem,
elected Representative.
GRuEnT CoUNTY--Msjsriiy for Harris AL
gain CT IS. Roberts, majority for Repre-
sentative. AS.
wARREN CouSTr-Harris gains 50.
JACKSON CoUSrv-Hatton, % msjarity-
Dem gain Of "A. Stsnton, X. n, elected to
the Legislature, Dsuton (Dsm. gsia) IN
loabtedly elected 10 the Senate.
GREENE CouErT.-RsFris's majority 1000
FOR Congress, Watkin'ss 500; for Floatsr, Roses
81; for Senator, Bsllsa's 1900; for Rsprsssn-
tative, yohnsoa's 100
MARSHALL CoUNrr-A despatch r. IN Shell.
bygn,s, ssys: "Hsnis gains il Marshall q
votes Davidson and Wilson elected"
GILEs CoUErT-HArney elected TO the L.g
islstirs. Gsia as votes.
LAwREKeE C~oUETT-L Mlao Bently elect.
siby a majority Of go. Thomas J. Brown
elected Senator.
J~ErFERsoS CouNrT-A report endorsed q
ne wsy-bil, s,ys that Watkins gains sos il
Jefferson county
L~ArDLEbsLE CoUSTT-0EeiaL-H arri
800; Hilton $50; AtAias 3si; Ethridge $50
K ad 7O2; MuaFora $40.
TIProS Cousin OfaiaL-Harris ca
Hsuou 3ss; Atkins eS5; Elhri6ge 400; R.a.
703; MuifoFd $50; Bate 6s4; L9oney 34s.
KENTUCKY ELECTIoSs.
As far as heard from, the Sac ssnat
OF Kennedy stands Democrats b; Know
ings 6.
The House stands Democrats 81, Know
No-hings IS.
TAIB7Ts rays The Louisville Courier Of III
sd, is undoubtedly elected to Congress froI
the Foorlh District.
Ths election Of UNDERWOOD is still in doubI
though the Democrats seen disposed to con
leede it. Ia their Congressional delegation
Tennessee and Kentucky stand On a par, esc
having eight Democrats andtwo Kncw-N Moth
ings. Both States may heneefOrKsrI be Sc
down aud regarded as permanently aRd tho
Oughly Democratic.
ca The Senatorial election to ill The sea
Of tie Hon. ". k SEBAsTIAK, al hough
does not come of in more Than a txslve-moHtl
IS attracting the attention of the press Of ths
State. We copy from the Little Rock Tn
Democrat the following temperate and props
article, intended to define, to some extent, d
policy of the Democracy in making a sslee
ion.
Since the Discussion has become public, v
trust that It viii be regarded as 10 intrinsic
in outsiders ike ourselves TO bear tsstimol
to the ability and ea~rnestness with which II
present honorable incumbent has discharge
his duties 20 his State. Although no. given
making q "great noise,v or seeking what
called a Irrational Ierutatioh7 a. the expeni
Of their constituents, the present Arkansa
Senators can ard have sxsrted as much inf
snce IN he {. 5. Senate as any other member
Of that body:
The CoSTEsT F0R U. 5. SENATOR IN III
STATE.-It Will deyoive upon the next Legi
iature OF this state to elect a Uaited STATE
senator to "a the seat Of Hon. ". K SebaI
tan, whose term expires on the 4th Of Marcl
1889. Ii is very plain, that, from present ID
dicatiors, this viii be a warm and active cot
test. Already the names Of several distiI
guished gentlemen have been fayorably mel
TONED in connection with the position. Amor
them we have no doJbt, can be found a ma
suited in every particular for the high and IL
poTtaut position of United States Senator, Z
least such is oar opinion. Who this person
it is not for as 10 say. nor 20 We By any near
wish 10 be understood as f~avOTing the claim
Of any particular gentleman over those Of al
other, for we know It has ever been the couIs
Of this paper 70 Weld us support to no candI
date until be IS presented aud endorsed as ID
choice OF The partV- We knoE not what ma
be the wishes Of Dir. Sebastian. but if it B
the viii Of ihe Democracy 10 superssde hi
we are confident he does lot desire A ~re-elsci
ION The people know him by the test Of 81
PeTience, and are, therefore, qualified TO decid
upon his claims.
Though we co not prtt nj to exercise for OF
party a choice between the aspiTants FOR %
Senate, still, we must be permitted to say tia
we would dislike to see It this or any oths
time a conflict between D5mocTats on any sut
Jet Of minor importance, in which the friend
Of each candidate might be arrayed in bite
opposition to each other. Hence, we regret {
perceive in some of our exchanges evidence
Of s~eriionalitY, prompted no doubt BY The ma
taral feeling Of local interest. but calculate
70 60 % Justice to som Of the candidates, an
having 4 tendency 70 excite local jealousies 8
much TO be deprecated In selecting an office
FOR tbe Uhole STATE. As for our part we ar
Indifferent ia regard to he locality from Whic.
the next United SAFES Senator shall hail-onl
caring that be is the right man. one who ha
he highest personal and political character
who has been the % st useful in advancing tn
princirle les of Democracy, who Will oil the Of
ice most ussf.liv to those principles and {
he good Of the State, and who Unites TO thes
primary quail hcsti0us the g~restest degree 0
strength. ability ard popularity "a the party
Il also appears 10 rs no less absurd than IN
Just TO sprng the issue OF rotation II this tim
Tor the purpose Of disposing of sIy caBdidat
Tor The Senate without regard to his claims an
qualifications. Some If The sspirants areldl
bold Office, perhaps without any particular De
sire Of their Own, and We submit The questiOi
% oar friends who advocate without a neces
ssrY modification their new-fsngled doctrinl
Of rotation, i it right, is il fair, Is It Just T.
say fhstt his fact of itself disqyelihes them 70
any other pos tion? We fhhk the Democrat,
masses Of Arkansas are already heard to saI
t is neither inst, fair, nor right, we prefer {
say when ard to whom the process Of rotation
shall be applied, we prefer 70 say whether o.
not an of6eer who bss satisfied Us By the ties
az hoaesty and capability IS worthy Of our sup
port, and at he proper lime we will exercise
this privilege
Death Of General Rusk.
n the New Orleans Psoqyuns Of the 4.h, w
fud he following in confirmation Of the tels
grseiic report OF The death Of this distinguish
ed mar. The Picayaae's information is de-
rived froa the following extra from the ofhc.
Of the Nacogdoches Chr0Hicie Of the Both ult.: