The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-11-16

| dispatch from Petersburg says Platt is reelected
/ by an increased majority
| Morristown, N. j. elects the entire Republican
| ticket.
In the third New Jersey district Bird is elected by
1900 majority. The first New jersey district Cape
Nav county, 1872 Republican majority.
| New York points show Democratic gain of 4904.
Four city wards show a Democratic loss of 2164.
Fourth New Jersey district, Passaic county, 500
Republican.
Returns from Delaware show general Republican
gains the of 1868, but not sufficient to
change the result.
Pendleton is elected to Congress in Ohio.
The defeat of Jenekes in Rhode Island shows the
preponderance of Spragues influence in that State.
Several arrests for bribery have been made.
Returns from New Jersey indicate a Republican
Legislature, thus securing United States Senator
Hil in the fourth New Jersey district, is probably
reelected
The fourth Maryland district elected Richie.
Democratic gain.
Salem county, New Jersey, gives Lee small ma
jorty.
Eighty nine districts outside the city of New York
give Democratic gain of 1852. The comparisons are
based on the last presidential vote, when Seymour's
majority 10000.
Warren is elected from the Troy district probably
by 2500 majority a Democratic gain.
The Conservatives carried the Richmond municipal
election by a small majority. The Federal troops did
not approach the polls.
Hoffmans majority in New York city is 1000
The Tribune gives Hoffman 80, 900 in the State.
Private dispatches from Jacksonville, Florida say
two hundred men drove whites and blacks including
the candidates for Lieut. Governor and Legislature
from hake City. Returns show decreased Repubi-
can majority in Florida.
Michigan has gone Republican by 25 600 Suther
land is elected to Congress in the Fifth District.
T. A. a. Vol
crat is elected.
The Republican majority in Illinois is about 90 00O
The Congressional delegation is probably the same as
last year. The Tenth and Twelfth Districts are
claimed by both parties.
Merrick is elected from Maryland. Though the Re-
pubicans still claim the First and Fifth Districts they
still doubtful. The probabilities in favor of
clear Democratic delegation from Maryland.
Kentucky gives clean Democratic delegation
though the maiorities somewhat reduced.
The Legislature of New Jersey and four Congress,
men are claimed by the Republicans
Nothing definite from Arkansas. Conflicts between
the Federal and State authorities reported at sew.
eral points,
1t rained in Missouri during the afternoon on eec.
ton day. Brown is vastly ahead far heard from.
The Thirteenth New York District is Democratic
gain. The Fourth District elects Mcmahon, of the
Young Democracy. The Eight District elects Brooks,
of the Tammany Democracy. In the Ninth District
Cox beats Greeley only 1000
In the first Missouri district Wells is reelected by a
moiority of 1000. In the second Missouri district
Finkerburg, Liberal Republican, is reelected. In the
third Missouri district Mccormick, Democrat, is re-
elected.
The Republicans have made heavy gains in Kansas
LATER.-New Jersey elects Democrat in the Second
District, making Democratic loss of one close
calculation gives the Democrats in yesterday election
and those already held gain of twenty members o!
Congress. The Democrats in the next House will be
ninety against sixty-seven in the present House
This list includes no hermaphrodtes
In the Second Minnesota District Averil is elected
by 5000.
In the Sixth Virginia District, Harris, Conservative
is elected.
The Fourth Illinois District is claimed by the Dem
ocrats. In the Twenty Second Disretthe temperance
candidate runs Farnsworth close and it is possible he
is elected.