The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-05
NORTH CAROLINA ELECTION.
LATER AND BETTER.
Democratic Rejoicing Premature
Large Republican Gains.
Result Not Yet Known, but a Fat
Chance that Republicans have
the State.

the State.
NEW YORK, August 3.-Congratulatory
circulars were Issued to-day by the Dem.
ocratic and Liberal Republican Commit.
tees in honor Of the election In North
Carolina. One hundred guns will be fired
here at noon today over the result.
A Raleigh dispatch 10 the Herald says
1t may take the official count to give the
result In North Carolina. The Democrats
there claim majority Of two or three
thousand. The Era, the Republican or.
gan Of the State, comedies the election Of
Merrimon by small majority.
The Worlds special says Merrimon
thinks his majority will be six thousand.
The Times iS unwilling TO give the State
TO the Democrats and thinks 1t may take
until Monday to settle the question. II
argues that the Democratic strength arose
from the Southern white vote, as thou.
sands whom it says were boys at the close
Of the rebellion haye been trained to re.
member the cause for which their fathers
fell.
The Tribune rejoices over the victory,
claiming one thousand majority in the
State at the lowest, and the Sd, 9Th, 9Th,
7th and 9Th Congressional Districts, and
does not abandon any Of other.
WASHINGTON, August 3-Both parties
here claim the victory in North Carolina.
The Democrats are firing guns.
The Republicans to-day are rejoicing
over q dispatch received BY Columbus
Delano from Collector OF Internal Rev.
enue Young, at Raleigh, dated 1880 last
night, saying:
"Things look better tonight. The
hasty and unreliable dispatches Of the
Democrats are being corrected by official
returns. The Republicans are much
more sanguine. Smiths election in this
district is now considered certain. We
think we have carried the State"
NEW YORK, August 3.-The Liberal
Republicans fired one hundred guns in
City Hall Park, in honor of the North
Carolina election. A banner is suspended
with the words "North Carolina pro.
nounces in favor Of reconciliation, union
and peace"
A Raleigh special says that Republi.
cans Alns are reported in various coun.
tics, with Conservative losses in others.
The latest returns reduce the Conserva.
tive figures. The Republicans still have
hopes of success.
WASHINGTON, August 3.-The follow.
ing dispatch was received at 2:S0 p. N.
to day:
RALEIGH, N. G., August 3, 1879.
To H. j. Ramsdsl, Washington:
Although some returns received this
morning are not so favorable for the Con.
servatives, there is every reason to believe
Merriman is elected by from three to five
thousand. Cobb In the 1st, Thomas in
the I'd. and Smith in this district, are the
only Radical members Of Congress elect.
ed. Settle is beaten by Leach by 800.
WHITE.
New York, August "A Raleigh spe.
clal to tho Herald last night says, returns
from all points OF North Carolina come in
slowly, and are so confused and conflict
ing as to increase the general doubt and
uncertainty as to the actual result. The
Democrats assert their candidate elected
by 1900 to 1000 majority, and the Re.
publcans claim about the same majority
for their candidate. As far as heard from,
the dispatch states that Caldwell, (Rep. }
has gained aboutS $500 over the Demo
cratic vote in 1870.
At midnight Saturday 6S counties
showed Republican gain Of 1850 over
the vote of 1870. A later dispatch states
that Of counties give Caldwell Republi.
can gain OF 2,737 over the vote OF 1870,
leaving 2,20S to be overcome by the Re.
pnblicans in the remaining 81 counties.
The Times says the returns from North
Carolina are not sufficient to assure a
Republican victory, but show that the
Democratic reports were grossly exagge-
rated. The Times comedies the election
ot five Democratic Congressman, and ac-
knowledges the defeat OF Settle.
The Democrats Come Down a Few
PolecatS.
WASHINGTON, August 4.-Private tele.
grams continue TO be received from North
Carolina. Trose from Democratic sources
still claim the State, though by majority
reduced from former calculations.
RALEIGH, August 4.-0fflcial and par.
tial returns have been received from 95
counties, which reduce the Democratic
majority of 1870 to some 1900. The re.
naming II counties are mostly small and
will not materially change these figures
The Republican comedies the State by
1900 or $500 majority. There is still
intense interest felt in the result.