Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1859-10-21

maj. lS9 AS maj
David Rockefeller was reelected Coun
ty Surveyor without opposition. (Keiu
had a larger maj in Union than Rowe
had in North'd. Snyder county also beat.
Northumberland on the State Ticket)
JOSEPH GENsAL, late of Cbillisquaque
is elected Sheriff of Sullivan county by the
Republicans, who elected the Coroner also
Good for little Sullivan!
s0-The Clerks for the Lycoming Coun
ty Return Judges are not the best in the
world. A few years since, they elected BY
a miscount, Esq. Pawling, Of White DeeI
Valley, to the Legislature, instead Of Gen
Packer, now Governor. This year, by g
mi.couut of 100, Mr.. Kahler, the Demo
cratic candidate for Treasurer, received the
certificate Of having been elected by I
maj. 1t is subsequently discovered that
Thomas Waddle, Of Jersey Shore, has, in
truth, SO maj. He is the only one Of the
Opposition Ticket elected this year. "Bet-
ter luck (in turn next time"
p@rA voter in drug store'in Conuec.
ticut once (by mistake) put in the box a
ticket which was returned for "Cream Of
Tar,er!' A voter in Lewisburg, last week
deposited as his ballot, a Bridge Toll
Paper-very COED, but the most "scatter-
ing" shot of the season!
"ALr BERKs," last year gave Porter
1900 maj over Read, but this year gives
Rowe only sl7 maj over Keim, 55S only
for Sheriff, and the largest majority against
the Opposition is only 1865, on a large
vote. 1t will be remembered the Bu-
chanau ticket was composed of half Wings
and half Democrats, so that the Admins
tration had to get the Wings to keep them
up 10 Ola Bcrks!
lS56-Duchanan's maj. over Frem and Film. was e.6is
ls1i-Packer do wilmot 59.2
ls59-Wright do Cochran l,l93
This is the way the Sham Democracy are
willing down" in this famed county.
LANCASTER pours out an old-fashioned
majority Of 4.69-more than two to one.
The smallest Opposition majority in the
county is 1869. The city gave $50 Opp.
maj, having given Buchanan HOO maj
three years ago. Mr.. B. was at home du-
ring the election, but left that evening in
disgust. Of the 40 election districts, only
3 gave maj against Cochran
SCHUYLKILL gave Opp. majorities of
345, 497, 4s9, 6s, sl4, 456, 422, 543,
27l, and 29s, and Adm majori.ies of 6s
and 81 only. Over $500 votes we're
polled.
rA-Ups AND DowSs.-The highest
vote polled in Milton, this year, was 257,
against $50 for President in 1856. The
North Ward in Lewisburg polled 263 for
Commissioner, and the South Ward 2l9
for Protbonotary-4S2 in all, against $40
for President in 1856. But Lock Haven
polled 499 for Judge, against 35S last
year-au increase of l4l. Judge Gam
bic, it is stated, had q special court until
10, p. NJ, of the night before election, is
suing naturalization papers! There is an
increase of 800 or 400 votes in Clinton
county, by the Railroad operatious.)
Sg-IsAAc G. GORDON, Esq, of Brook.
vile, (late of Lewisburg, is elected to the
Legislature from the Clearfeld, Jefferson,
Elk and M'Kean Representative District.
The Republicans elect Sheriff and AS
semblyman in Fayette, and two Assem-
blymen in Westmoreland and Armstrong.
Weidman, Independent, surprised all
by getting a majority, in Lebanon county,
for District Attorney.
Perry county gave the largest vote, this
year, ever given by it, but no one man re-
ceived 100 maj. Rev. David Shaver
(Opp.) is elected Associate Judge with a
majority Of the Offices Of that stamp.
An annoying mistake was made in the
tickets Of the Peoples Party in Philadel-
phia the tickets folded for one part of
the city we're sent to another, and vice
versa, and a large number Of them we're
voted before the mistake was discovered.
Saml Linn, ESQ has over 45O majority
over Hon. Jas. Gamble, for Judge.