The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-10-12
ELECTION RETURNS.

who have obligingly forwarded to US return
of the elections from the several counties, VI
continue to place before our readers such of
fetal and unofficial intelligence as we hav'
been able to obtain:
AMTTE.-Pettus, 362; Walter, 33S; Webb
375; Southworth, 1923; Burt, 1862; Reynolds
1874; Haynes, 362; Reagan, 1874. Congress
18th District,) McRae, 357; Wilcox, 336.-
State Senate, G. II. Gordon Oem) 362
Martin, 300 Legislature, c. E FIRTH
(Dem.) 800; Causey, opp 342
Democratic majorities for Pettus q; webb
So; Burt %; Haynes %: McRae Fl; Cor
don q; Firth Is.
Well done Amite The Democrat con-
graduating its readers on the result, says
that the Democratic ticket is now victorious
for the first SINE since Neutrality-suspicious.
years ago!
WILKINSON CoUNTY.-This old county
ONE the stronghold of the enemy-goes large
ly Democratic, G. II. Gordon, (Democrat)
runs without formal opposition in Wilkinson,
Amite and Adams, for the Senate; and II. s.
Van Eaton Oemocra) is elected to the House.
IssAoUENA-A correspondent writes:
have just received the official vote of this
county county The vote for Governor
stands: Pettus, "a; Walter, SO. Congress,
9th District) Singleton, los; Smith 35.-
State Senate, Starke, Opp, Levee) 147;
Hill, Oem., anti-Levee) 5. House, Writ Ad-
ams,* Oem) 1O2; Gibbons, Oem.) Al.
OXFORD. Oct. 5th
Editor Of the Mississippian:
LAFAYETTE.-We have but this moment
received all the returns from this Lafayette,
county, from which you will see thatwe poll
ed less than half of our strength. No oppo
sition to call out our vote:
Pettus, sos; Walter, sc; Webb GIG; Burt
613; Baynes, 619. Congress, (1st DISTRICT
Lamar, 667. Legislature. Rogers Dem.,
627; Owen*, Oem) 637.
There were few scattering votes against
the regular ticket-the highest running up to
20 votes P
PHILADELPHIA, Miss
NEsHoBA-I write you to give the vote OF
Neshoba county, thinking you would be in
terested in it:
Pettus, 1876; Walter, "a; Webb, 74O;
Southworth, Is; Burt, IA; Reynolds, 20
Haynes, 723; Reagan, 16. Congress, I'D Dis
trict) Barksdale, 1888 Representative, Back
strome,* Dem.) 395; Mcdonald, 800.
We have succeeded in the representative
election over the worst local opposition you
ever witnessed. 81.
YALLoBUsHA--Pettuss majority, 38s
Webbs majority, 459; Burt's majority, 452
Haynes's majority, 452. Congress, cd. Dis.
trict) Davis's majority, Alb.
C. G. Armistead and P. F. Williams, the
regular Democratic nominees for the legisla.
ture, elected almost without opposition
Editor of the Mssissippiaa:
DECATUR, Miss, Oct. 4, 1859.
NErwoN.-Knowing that you would like
to hear from the election in this part of the
State send you, below, the official vote Of
Newton county:
j. j. Pettus, SOC; Walter, Is; Webb
5O6; SSouthworth, 10; Burt, $685. Reynolds
10; Haynes, SOC; Regain, 10 Congress, 18th
District) Singleton, sol; Smith, &c Senate,
Thames (Dem.) 54S; Todd, l. Represen-
tative, Keith,* Oem.) 3S3; Temples, 252.
You viii notice that the vote is very small,
this is owing to the fact that there was no
election in the North Beat nor Western Beat,
If they had voted the Democracy would have
been between 500 and 600 ahead in this coun-
ty! DEMOCRAT.
Editor of the Mississippian:
WNsToN.-You know Ihave always some
thing good to tell you just after the election
in old Winston. Capt. Thos. P. Miller and
G. G. Beaman, Democratic nominees trium-
phantly elected over D. D. Williams, indie
pendent candidate.
A few votes, "beggars Dozen" for the Par
fridge Ticket. For Congress Barksdale
made clean ,sioeep. G.
LAWRENCE CoUNTY-Pettus, 668; Walter,
%; Webb, GIL; Southworth, 90. Burt GIL;
Reynolds %; Haynes, 672; Regain, q. Con-
gress, 18th District, McRae, $50; Wilcox, Is
State Senator, j. B. Chrisman,* DEM $40;
George Nicholson, (Dem-) 81. Represen-
tative, Isaac Newton,* (Dem) 571; A. E.
Haynes, 10.
KEMPER.-Pettus, $50; Walter, 21O; Webb
SIS; Southworth, POS; Burt, 400; Reynolds,
1873; Haynes, 488; Regain, 1873. Congress,
ed District,) Barksdale, 597.
To State Legislature o. Y. Nicely, Oem.)
md Hardy Tisdale Independent Dem.) are
elected.
PoNToToC.-R. A. Pinson, independently
DR.. MeWharton, odd Whig,) w. T.
Holmes and D. Seton, Democratic nominees,
Are elected to the Legislature from Pontotoc
county.
CARRoLL.-The following are the majorities
for the Democratic candidates on the State
and Congressional tickets: Pettus, 399 !;
Webb, 1874; Burt, All; Haynes, AIS. Con-
gress, sd District Barksdale, 6S5; Ono oppo-
sition. Maj. G. F. Mcneil, Dem.) is elected
to the Senate, and Messrs. Scales and Hamil-
ton Oemocrats) are elected to the House.
TIPPAH.-The following is the result of the
election for Representatives in Tippah
In this county, (Tippah,) three of the reg
ular Democratic nominees, Messrs. Robert
j. j. Mcdonald, and s. c. Ruth
srford, and VIM. Knox, Opp are elected to
the House.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS State and Congress
;ional tickets Overwhelmingly in the ascend
mt; and W. B. Augustus, Oem.) elected
without opposition to the House.
TALLAHATcHIE.-Pettus, 274; Walter, 1o3;
Webb, 280; Southworih, 50; Burt 284
Reynolds, 80; Haynes, 284; Regain, 79.
congress, I'd District, Davis, BOG. (No oppo-
ition.) State Senate, Taliaferro.* Oem)
IA; Moore, IS. Representative, Murphy,
Dem.) 333. (No opposition-)
Observation-Disclosures majority over Walter
? cO' Soh5ACoot A4St OistEICtJ 1Ott,
no opposition.) Messrs. B. R. Long, 7. L.
Dunlap, j. L. Hudson, Russell Dean, (Dem-
erats) and A. Q. Withers, (Opp) elected to |
be Legislature.
HANoocK.-Willis H. Claiborne, Dem.) |
leeted to the Legislature without opposition.
HARRIsoS.-J. L. Henley, Oem.) elected
} the Legislature.
JASPER, CLARK, &c, SENATORIAL DISTRICT.
Robert Mclean, Oem.) elected.
MARION, &c, SENATORIAL D1sTRIcT.-
'. j. Rankin, Oem-) elected.
WILKINSON, ADAMS AND ANTE SENATE
IAL DIsrRIcT.-G. H. Gordon, (Democrat)
ected.
LAUDERDALE AND NEWTON SENATORIAL
IsTRIoT.-R. Thames, (Dem.) elected.
TIsHoMINeo-Pettus 1896; Walter, 1913.
Iessrs. Suratt, Bell and Boone, Oemocrats,)
I'd Akers, independently elected to the Leg