The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-06
TENNESSEE.
The Voting in mcmphi,-A Majority for sentcr.

The Voting in Memphis-A Majority for Senter.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 5.-The election passed off
with unusual quiet, the saloons being closed
and business generally suspended.
Some official reports place Senters major
ity in this county at 5000, and the majority
for the Democratic candidate for the Legisla-
ture is larger.
Germantown gives Senter 2i3 and Stokes
4. Jackson gives Senter $50 majority in a
vote of 1870. The returns are coming in
slowly.
NASHVILLE, Aug. 5.-The election here
passed off quietly and there was no disturb
ance of any kind. The business houses were
generally closed so as TO give those employed
an opportunity to work at the polls. The
vote was the largest ever given, but the re-
turns are not yet in. The vote is closed
There will probably be 100 majority in this
city for Senter The country districts 90 al
most unanimously for Senter and will swell
his majority to 1900 Partial returns from
other counties are as follows-
Washington cOunty-Senter. 200 majority.
Bradley county-Stokes 10 majority.
Gibson county, Humboldt Precnct-Senter,
400 majority.
Maury county, Spring Hill Precinct-Senter,
100 majority
Obin county, Union City Precinct -Senter,
I5j majority.
Hamilton, Chattanooga county-2O to 1 for
Senter.
Coffee, Tullahoma county -senter, 149
majority.
Shelbyville, Bedford county-stoLes, 1872
majority.
WeaBley county-Senter's majority in three
districts, GIL. His majority in the whole
county will be 20O0.
Giles county-Senter's majority, 1900.
d. c. Slaughter Emerson Etheridge, Ed
,nun1 CoOnar on5 Roilia payto, ora oil
elected to the State Senate from their re-
spective districts.
NASHVILLE, Aug 5.-The full vote of Nash
vile is as follOws:-Senter, 1912; Stokes,
1850 In the county, eight districts give
Senter 1143 and Stokes H. The remaining
districts will increase Senters majority to
1900. The conservative ticket is elected to
the Legislature. Bedford ten districts), SEN
ter. S43 majority, and it will be 1000 in the
whole county. The conservative Legislative
ticket is elected.
Madison county-Senters majority, 20O0.
Most IF the negroes voted the conservative
ticket, which is elected. Knox county-Sen-
ters majority in Knoxville is 800, and in the
county 500. Williamson county-Senter's
majority. 25OO Gibson, two precincts, SEN
ter's majority, 9S1. The county will give
him from $500 to 1000 majority. Sullivan
county (seven districts), Senter, 1863, Stokes,
2000; Haywood county, Senters majority,
1000; Sumner county, Senter's majority, 23OO;
Henry county, Senter's maj jority, 800; Hum
phrey county, Senters majority (two pre-
cincts) 273; McMann county, Senter's maio-
rity, 100; Hampton county (ten precincts to
hear from, Senter's majority, 277; Marion
county, Shellmound, Senter, 105; Stokes,
none.
The returns show that Senter has carried
nj b,rC aa,,iV,
maiorities and making allowances for Stokes
probable majority in East Tennessee, has car
riedthe State by % 600 to 10000 majority.
The conservative ticket for the Legislature
has been elected in all the districts carried by
| Senter, and it is probable that the conserva-
| tives will have majority in both branches.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 5.-ALadison county, Jack
son precinct gives Stokes 422 and Senter 795
| d. H. King, conservative, is elected to the
| Legislature.
| 1renton-Senter, G76; Stokes, So Gibson
will give Senter 400 and Stokes 60. Further
returns from Hardman county indicate that
| Senters majority will be 1900
| MEMPHIS, Aug. Especial dispatches to
| the AUdldHchc give us the following returns:
| Hardman county-Senter's majority, 1000;
Carroll county (three districts), Senter, $50
majority; Milan county, Senter, 81 majority
Tivesant CD three precincts, Senter, 426 ma
| Jorlty; jackson, Maulson county, Will give
Senter 2OOO majority; Trenton, Senter, 591
majority; Union City (official), Senter, 5O5;
Stokes, 2S; Etheridge, SOB; Anderson, %.
This county will give Senter 5000 majority;
| Hardman county gives Senter 1000 majority:
Grand Junction, Senter majority; Bartlett,
Stokes 3O2 majority; Mason, Upton county,
Stokes 1G1 majority; Covington town, Senter,
2O3 majority; Brownsville, Stokes 73 ma
iority; Hayward county, Senter about 2O0C
majority
Slaughter, Democrat, is elected to the
Senate, and Clark, Democrat, to the Legis
lature.