, 1861-08-07
Kentucky E1eetfon~s.t3vefwhel
Ms5oIttI for an unconditional

The returns Of the State election in Ken |
lucky, on Monday, for Treasurer and members |
OF the legislature, are 60 overwhelmingly for !
the Union, that it is hardly worth while to fig
ure up the vote. Louisville gaye 6, 900 majori-
=, and elected as Senators, A. B. semple and
James Speed; and as Representatives, John !
c. Beaman, Nat. Wolfe, Joshua Tegis and'W.
2. Boone. The secession vote was very small.
Jefferson county Except Louisyiue) gave ], 100
Union majority, and elected John Il. Ha1ney,
editor Of the Drz.ocsus, as member Of the leg
iBlature, over e1-Go7. Merriwether. The ms
jority in the State will be over 50, 600, which,
according to present returns, is perhaps al
lowing more for the secession vote than It
Will prove to be. Thus ar, none but Union
lists are returned to the legislature. The fol
lowing items are in the papers,:
Newport gives james Fl. Garrard, Union,
Ao42 for State Treasurer; no opposition.
Elects Baker, SENATOR and Webster and
Co7ington gives Ganard 1856; Terry, Use.
cessIon), only II. Elects Col John F. Fisk,
Senator, and Finneu and Smith to the House.'
Judge Buckner. Union, WAS elected over
jag 5. Clay, n Fayette county, BY from 500
to Goo majority.
Richard G. Anderson, nephew of Col. Ander-
son, Of Fort Sumter, was elected in Frankfort
county BY from 800 to 400 majority.
R. ". Jacobs, Union, Was elected in Oldham
county.
Every place along the line Of railroad from
Lexington to Coyington, except Cynth iada,
gave large Union msjorities.
The election in Louisville passed off quiet
ly; but late in the:.afte1noon pistol recon
noitre occurred at the Gait House, betwesn
Edward Criethfuld and Thomas selyidge,
wherein both were severely injured, the lat
ter probably fatally.
The lincoln Regiment.
| Afew da5s ago the Fox River Regiment was
| organized at Geneva, aud has already been &C.
cepted and ordered into camp at Aurora
More companies were offered than could be
accepted, and We learn that new regiment, te
be known as the Lincoln Regiment il be
ing organized, to afford an opportunity te
those companies that we're rejected and othel
companies to get into service. 4 meeting /:
to be soon called, Of which notice will b
given, to take the preliminary steps to com
plete The organization. Meantime applica
tions for admission to the regiment can b
forwarded from companies in any part Of th
st&te, addressed to Hon. J. G. Wilson, Gene
va, Kane Co., Ill
More Negroes Employed.
A report has come here {Washington) frou
our Potomac fleet, that the rebels have CO.
]ected large force Of negroes at Mosquit
Point, at tie mouth Of the Rappabannoc
/ river, md have commenced the erection {
fortiications there.-1t1fgraphi dispatch.
This Ia oil right and proper in the est!mt
tion Of the sympathisers with the rebels in OF
+ midst. But let any one talk.-of conf1scatin
aud setting free the Slaves thus -employe
sgaiust the Union, and what howl thoE
synpathisers will instantly set up about Il
horrors and treason Of ftsAbolitionism."
! The secession print in this city, which
thin1y Vanished ever with pretended Unio
lam, never fails to exhibit its rebel leaning
whenever The con1l.cation Of slaves employs
,, BY traitors to destroy the nation is broache
It's doctriEe is, lctithe Union 60 to perditio
| provided slavery in sayed