Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-08-06
STATE ELECTION.
News from All Parts OF the state
The stnter Ticket Triumphant
Everywhere,

turns from Otner counties are az IOilOWs
Washiugton-Senter's majority, 200 /;
Bradley-Senter 700, Stokes. $40; Glib
son, Humboldt precinct gives 400 ma
jority for Senter; Msury, Spring Hill
precinct gives 1855 majority for SeHter |;
Obion, Union City precinct-Senter sos,
Stokes, go; Hamilton. Chattanooga pre-
cinct gives two to one for Senter; Coffee,
Tulaboma precinct gives 1872 for Seuter,
and 43 for Stokes; Bedford-Stokes ma
jority at Shelbyville is 1872; Weakley-
Senter's majority in three precincts is
GIL. His mejority in the county will be
about 1000. d. G. Slaughter, Emerson
Etheridge, Edmond Cooper and Bailie
Peyton are elected to the Senate in their
respective districts.
The full vote of Nashville is: Seuter,
1872; Stokes, 1880. In the county 8 dis
tricts give Senter ll43, and Stokes Al.
The remaining districts will increase
Senter' majority to 1000. Montgomery,
Senter's msjority 1900; the Conservative
ticket is elected to the Legislature Bed
ford, Senters majority in 10 districts is
843; it will be 1000 in the county; the
Conservative Legislative ticket is elected.
Madison, Senter's majority is 1000; most
of the negroes voted the Conservative
ticket, which is elected. Knox, Senter's
majority in Knoxville is 500, and in the
county 800. Williamson, Senter's ma
jority is $500. Gibson, Senter's majority
in two precincts is 98l; the county will
20 from $500 to 1000 majority for Senter.
Sullivan, I districts give Senter 1869 and
Stokes l03: Senter's majority in the
county will be about 1900. Robert
son, Senters majority is 1000. Hay
wood, Senter's majority is 200.
Senters's majority is $500; |
Henry, Senter's majority is 500; Hum
phreys, Senter's majority in two pre-
cinets is 273; McMinn, Senter's majority
is 100; Hampton, Seniors majority lie
277, with ten precincts to hear from; |
Marion, Shell Mound precinct gives los |
for Senter, and none for Stokes. The
returns show that Senter has carried
Middle and West Tennessee by sweeping
msjorities, and making an allowance for
Stokes probable majority in East Ten.
pessee, the State has gone for Senter by
rs 600 to $4,000. The Conservative
tickets for the Legislature have been
elected in oil the districts carried by |
Senter, and it is probable that the Con-
will have q majority in both
branches.
The city gives 6 majority for Stokes.
Almost the entire negro vote in the
county was concentrated in the city. The |
,ounty will give about 1000 majority for |
Senter, and our entire legislative ticket
elected by like vote Williamson gives
500, Giles 1000, Montgomery 1900,
Robertson 1000, Maury $500 to 5000,
Bedford 1000. Returns from Hickman,
Benton, Stewart and the
,ther counties are scattering, but indi- |
,ate a clean sweep. Our information
rom your section indicates the same re-
Iults. We count on Conservative Leg
stature beyond question. News from
Knox, McMinn, Washington
md Sullivan give Senter msjorities.
From other parts Of E asst Tennessee our
,eys is mesger. From the best infor-
nation We estimate aenter'a majority at
10, 900 to 5000. aol
In this city business houses were
closed, and everybody turned out There
vas no disorder of any sort 1t was
luiet, sober and earnest. Newspaper
,fices are thronged, and the glorious
lews received With enthusiastic satisfac-
ion, ce
At Covington the vote stands, senter,
10; Slaughter, 2S3; Reeves, Is.
At Vaughsn's store Slaughter has As,
md Smith Is.
McNairy county, Chewalla Precinct:
'epter; l43i Stokes, 3. No others heard
rom. ro ~
Hardeman county, Salisbury: Senter,
'l3; Stokes, none.
Fayette county-Lagrange: Senter,
&C; Stokes, lO7. Moscow: Senter, 1874;
stokes, 20. Lafayette: Senter, l47;
stokes, l23.
PARIS, August 8. - The vote polled
lere was comparatively light Senter,
tO4; Stokes, 65. 30
GAINESVILLE, August 6. - Precinct
No. 10, Palmyra, gave Senter 1874;
stokes, 8; Upton, Is; Mcdowell, 3;
Hart, 50; Hombsrg, 1853; White, g.;
1853; Jordan, 4. Precinct
10. Is: Senter, l2l; Stokes, nix; TIP
on, 1873; Mcdowell, nix; Hart, 81;
1omberg, l22; White, nix: Cheatham,
%; Jordan, nix.
BROWNSVILLE, August 5,-Senter, 494;
stokes, 500; Mcdowell, SOS; Upton,
go Smith, SOS; Slaughter, ASS Clark,
III; Austin, 543.
BOLIVIA, August Conservative ma
ority in the county will be about 1000.
TBEzEvAST, August AT three pre-
,incts the vote was 692, of which number
,enter received $50 and Stokes 1873.
MILAN, August 5.-The vote polled
,ere was $40, of which Senter received
'06 and Stokes "a.
COLUMBIA, August 6.-Thrse precincts
give Senter 600 majority.
HUMBOLDT, August 5.--Senter received
I65 votes and Stokes only IL.