Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-08-07
From Raleigh.

From Raleigh
RALEIGH, n. c., August 6.-The
official returns to-day from the counties
already heard from change but little the
aggregate estimate heretofore given.
| The Democrats still hold some six hun
dred and fifty on Shipp's Democratic
majority of $50.
Eleven counties are yet to be heard
from, which, it is conceded, will hold to
the vote of 1870.
The Republicans are very despOndent
to-day, and the Democrats hopeful.
Both parties figure with approximating
results. Information from the west, this
evening, will, doubtless, decide the mat
ter, with the chances in favor of Merri-
man.
The following official majorities have
just been received at the Star office di-
rect from registers of deeds of several
counties:
Rockingham County, -Merriman, So;
Burke, 169; Gales, 242; Parsons, 2S2. e
Nash-Caldwell's majority, g..
a comparison of the official vote of
the counties, received at the Star office,
with the unofficial vote, on which esti-
mates are based at Raleigh, shows errors
ia at least half the counties. In the re-
port of Union county alone there is am
error in Merriman's favor of 175 votes.
1t is believed here that nothing but the
official count will decide the result.
Both parties seem hopeful Tonight.
All the counties have been heard from
except ten in the western portion. The
vote thus far for Caldwell is even with
Ships majority in 1870, and in the re-
naming counties the candidates stand
an even chance. Eight of the counties
to hear from are in the Eighth district,
and eleven of the counties heard from
in that district gave Merriman a net
gain of over loo each. Everything
turns upon this, and the Democrats are
hopeful of maintaining the gains. The
Republicans are confident, and claim
Caldwell's election.
Gleanings from Dispatches 20 New York
NEW York, August 6.-The Tribune
now estimates Merriman's majority,
from dispatches which nearly cover the
whole of North Carolina, at 1911.
The IVorJd's Raleigh dispatches say
the election viii be very close, that if
Caldwell obtains the same ratio of gain
in the counties to be heard from he win
be elected by a very small vote. OnslOw
county gave Merriman gain of 400,
which made his chances favorable.
The HerGJd's Raleigh dispatch says
il will take the official vote to decide the
Democratic and Republican gains. Re-
turns alternate, causing excitement and
If Caldwell is declared elect,
ed Merriman viii contest. An estimate
made by Phillips, Chairman of the Re-
publican State Central Committee, giv-
ing the State to Caldwell by 1400 major
ity, is generally discredited.. No conf
dence can be placed in reports Of major
tiles on one side or the other. CObb's
{ Republican, majority in the First dis
trict is 1000; Thomas's Republican,,
Second dietrict, probably 5000; Smiths
{ Republican,, Fourth district, 800; Wad-
dell (DemOerat), Third district, has 700
Leach Democrat Fifth dis
trict, 500; Ashe (DemOcrat), Seventh
district, and Vance (DemOcrat), Eighth
district, are elected by large majorities
The dispatches of Collector Young to
the New York Times claim the State for
the Republicans.
Special dispatches received from Ra-
leigh to-day give the State TO the Re
publicans.
Judge MeTiman telegraphed to Alex.
X. Mcclure, of Philadelphia, at four
o'clock this afternoon, as follows Z" [
believe l am elected by a majority of
from five hundred to one thousand.