New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-10-06
Election In Mississippi.

The Vicksburg Wing putaishes the following re-
turns OF the election in that State Monday last
The election passed off quietly yesterday. Four
hundred and sixty votes were polled at the city
box, and two hundred and eight at the county box
at the Court House. Full returns have of course
been received yet, but it is generally conceded that
the Opposition have carried both city and county by
respectable majorities.
At the election two years ago the majority for
Mr.. Yerger, the American candidate for Governor,
was two hundred and ninetytHo in the whole county.
The returns were not all counted out last night.
At the city box only two hundred and ten votes were
city representative. Walter was two votes ahead of
Pettus, and Buck twenty ahead of Roy.
At the county box, when the counting was discon-
tinIed, the vote for County Representative stood,
Smedes rs, Jones 46.
Kinds County.-A friend who came in on the cars
last night furnishes ms with the following returns
from Bottoms Precinct:
For Governor-Water, Opp, 2s; Pettus, Dem,
l6.
Congress-singleton %, Smith 9.
Senate-Hawkins 80, Minis IA.
House-Trimble 81. Dillon IS, Stanley Is, Hooker
2l, Purdom 10, Smiley II.
The following is the result at Edwards Precinct !:
Governor-Walter 54, Pettus 40.
Congress-Smith As. Singleton 81, scattering 4.
Senate-Hawkins 3d. Minis 43.
Representatves-Dillon 20, Stanley Al, Trimbie
63, Hooker r. Purdom 80, Smiley Al.
We learn, also, that Minis and Hooker are believed
to have obtained about 400 majority at the Jackson
precinct
Our informant, in from jackson, says Hooker is
undoubtedly elected. The repeal" ticket is believed
to have been carried with the exception of Dillon,
who is believed to be defeated by Hooker.
adams County-We learn by dispatch from
Natchez that Douglas Walworth is elected City Re-
preventative over John 8. Holt (ate member) by l3
majority.
The vote for County Representative between Can
non and Pipes is close.
Jefferson County.-A dispatch from Fayette gives
the returns Of that precinct, in Rodney which leave
Hicks, DEM, 13 ahead of Williams, Opp.
The Wing of yesterday morning has the following
further returns:
Claiborne County-A dispatch from Port Gibson
furnishes the following returns: Pettus lbs majority
McRae, for Congress, gets 256-no opposition. For
County Representative, Wilson gets 3s7 votes Val
entine l4S-Wilsons majority 1885,
Tasoo County.-A dispatch from Canton says this
county has gone Democratic, as far as heard from.
Lotrndes County.-Large majority for Pettus
Two Democrats elected to the Legislature.
Madison County-The Democracy have carried
this county by the average Democratic majority.
The Wing says of the election in Warren county
The returns from this county will be found in an.
other place. 1t will be that Mr. Buck is elected
the Senate, and Mr. Smedes to the lower House. In
the city Mr.. Lake succeeds by twelve majority This
the hardest fought contest in the county Every
effort made to defeat Mr.. Lake by his opponents
to which helping hand was loaned by a few disaf.
fected Wings. But we are gratifed to record that
the exertions of his enemies were unsuccessful and
that he has triumphed over all the combinations
which were made against him.