Des Arc citizen., 1859-08-10
ELECTION NEWS !
KENTUCKY ELECTION.

Opposition majority. Robert Mallory IS elected to Congress over Thos. H. Holt by about 900 majority, which is small Op- position gain.
 MEMPHIS, August 2-Telegraphic despaiches received at noon to-day, state that Magoffin, (Democrat) is elected Governor by majority of at least ten thousand Sims Democrat is elected to | Congress from the Ashland District by a large majority. Democratic gain in Louis vile District about l400. Both branches of the Legislature Democratic, and very large gains in every county heard from, on the Democratic side.
 NASHVILLE. August 3.--A dispatch from the Louisville Courier at three O. clock, says Magoffin's majority is 2,000. Eight members elected to Congress, and twenty majority in the Legislature. S. R. ANDERSON. LOUISVILLE, August 5.-The returns indicate the election of Moore in the ninth District, and Adams in the sixth District. to Congress. They are both Opposition men. The vote is close and doubtful.
 TEXAS ELECTION. NEW ORLEANS, August 5.-The steam ship Orizaba arrived at this port from Galveston, Texas, with dates of the 3fd inst. The returns received from the Gubernalorial election indicate that Sam. Houston is ahead, as far as heard from. TENNESSEE ELECTION. The .Memphts Appeal of Saturday last says:
 Our returns this morning are some what meagef, and not of so satisfactory a character as we could have desired Various conflicting rumors were received by telegraph and railroad yesterday, but we must content ourselves with simple announcement of the details that have come to hand.
 SHELBY CouNTY.--The official vote ol three precincts is wanting to complete the returns from this county. As soon as we can procure the vote of these we shall publish a tabular statement of the entire vote for convenience of future reference tc our readers. For the present, suffice it to say we have given majority for Harris and have elected our entire county ticket Avery's majority in the district at the last election was 370 votes which we believe will be fully sustained.
 | We received the following private dis T patch by telegraph last evening: I JACKSON, August 5.--All the county i' l loorl C.aa1,. ,,oa,1r.ty- dGE Netherlands 455; Hurts 393 Avery gains 94 over Stephens vote, and Me Clannahan's gain is l04. Hurrah for .Olt Madison
 I We learned by private dispatch from ; reliable source late last evening that tht news from Carroll, Gibson, Dyer, Obon and Weakley counties indicated most un mistakably that Atkins was elected t' I Congress.
 1 FAyETrE CouNry.--Majorities fo Harris, 76; Avery, &; Payne, 73; Ing ram, 23; Whitmore, 54. Curtin receiv ed 46 votes.
 T TIpToN CouNrY.-The impression i that there is a majority of 300 which is { gain of 50 votes. It was believed on tht cGs that Atkins was elected.
 l MADISON CouNrY.-So far as heart from Avery gains 94 votes.
 Il CHATTANOOGA, August 5.--The vote il Hamilton county for Governor about a before. Brabson makes large gains, an' is probably elected. A. BURCH. Il NASHVILLE, August 5.--I am not abl [ yet to estimate the result. The news thu far received from Eas, Tennessee is yer, unfavorable, and it also shows a gain fo
 Netherland in Middle Tennessee. I estimate that the West will make small gain for Harris, and I do not yet ad init deduction of our majority below tha , for Buchanan. Menees and Ready ar' } beaten. The House will be Democratic am confident, and the Senate is doubtful Il E. J. EASTMAN. | NASHVILLE, August 5.-In twenty-si counties heard form the Opposition part has nett gain of thirty-two hundred Brabson, the Opposition candidate in Thir
 District is elected Both parties claim tn
 First District. The Opposition claim thu election of Stokes in the Fourth District
 In addition to the above, we lear from gentlemen who left Memphis o Saturday evening, and arrived here yes terday, that Harris is undoubtedly re-elec, ed Governor by an increased majority Avery reelected to Congress from tn Memphis District, by an increased ma lority, and Atkins reelected to Congres over Etheridge by majority of from 5 to 70 votes.
 ALABAMA ELECTION. | Alabama has given majority oftwen ltv-fve thousand for the Democracy. Thi \ speaks we'll for the chivalrous Democrat in our neigboring State, and entities he to all honor and all praise !- Vicksburs Sun.
 A HAPPY MAN.-George Wilkin Kendall, formerly editor of the New Orleans Picayuns, but who for numbe of years past has lived upon his farm near Braunfels. Texas, writes thus glow ingly to friend in Boston:
 1 have now about five thousand sheep and all fine stock. have realized seven ty-fiye per cent; profit per annum on tht