The daily gazette., 1878-11-06
GEORGIA..

AUGUSTA, Ga, Nov. 5.-The vote in the
eight district is light. Alex. III. Stephens
is reelected to Congress without oppo-
sition.
COLUMBUS, Ga, Nov. 5.-Returns indi-
cate that Henry Persons Qnd. dem.) is
elected over II. r. Harris, the present
member by 800 to 200 majority in the
fourth district. Persons is inclined to the
greenbackers.
AUGUSTA, Nov. 5.--The vote in the
eighth district is small. About 900 votes
were polled IN this county for Stephens.
Returns from other districts come in
slowly. The following congressional
candidates are probably elected: First
district, j. O. Nichols, dem: second dis
p. Cook, dem: fourth district, H. r.
Harris, ind. DEM; fifth district, N. J.
Hammond, dem; sixth district. j. III.
Blount, DEM; seventh district, VIM. Fl.
FELTON,, ind. dem; eighth district, A. III.
Stephens, dem; ninth district, j. A. Bill
lups, dem. The official count may
change the seventh and ninth districts.
The vote in these districts will be close,
and may result in the election of G. N.
Lester, dem. nominee, in the seventh, in
place of VIM. IL. FELTON,, ind. dem.
Emory Speer, ind. dem, will run j. A.
Billups very close in the ninth dis
trict.
ROME, Ca, Nov. 5.-The indications
are that Lester, dem, will be elected in
this district over FELTON,, Independent.
LOUISIANA.
THE ELECTION PEABABLE AND THE DEM
oCRATs SUCCESSFUL.
New ORLEANS, November 5.-Burke
(Dem.) for State Treasurer is elected by a
large majority. Five of the Democratic
candidate for Congress have been elected
surely and possibly sixth. No disturb
ance have been reported aud the negroes
voted the Democratic ticket in large mum
bers.
The contest in both the Second and
Third Congressional districts seems to be
close. Lay, Democrat, in the Seventh
District, is elected by about three tbous-
and.
Nothing definite is known from the
Eight though 1t is generally believed
that john L. Crisp (Dem.) is elected.
The Greenback vote is unusually large.
Rea (Dem.) is reelected in the Ninth Dis
trict by about 1900 majority.
ALABAMA.
COLUMBUS, GA, Nov. 5-In the third
Alabama district w. j. Stamford (dem.,)
is elected. He had but little opposition.
Forney, dem, is re- elected in the sew
enth Alabama district.
VIRGINIA.
The Democrats have carried all of the
Districts. The vote, owing to the capita
ton tax, was small one. Gen Joseph
e. Johnston was elected over Newman
(NationaD by 800; Goode, in tue Nor
folk district, 900 majority; Tucker beat
Patterson Ind.) 5000 votes, and both
Huntou andHinton were elected, though
The latter was closely pressed by Jorges-
sen.
RHODE ISLAND.
In the First District Aldrch (Rep. )has
a majority of 8, ,275 over Davis (Dem.) !;
Sales (NationaD only received COG votes.
In the Second Billou tRep) was elected
by 7O8 over Barnaby CDem).
MINNESOTA.
State went Republican by decreased
majority from 1876 Two Republican
congressman are certainly elected, and
probably third, though thsre is room
for doubtin the Third District, where
Washburn (Rep) raa against Donnelly
Dem. and Nat.)
[ IOWA.
CHICAGO, Nov. 5.-Some of the Iowa
people persist in having the congress on
| al election over again, particularly in the
second and ninth districts. A Daven-
port special says a queer election is be-
ing held there. The people met this
morning, elected their own judges and
clerks, opened the polls and proceeded to
vote for Hiram Price, republican, fol
Congress, almost unanimously. The same
is being done in Muscatine county.