Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-11-07
ELECTION NEWS.
TENNESSEE.


| NASHVILLE, Nov. 6-The official
vote of this city gives Marks 1853 ma
| iority over Ed wards, Green backer, and
$50 majority over both Republican
and Greenback candidates. House,
DEM, for Congress, 320 msjOrity over
| the Republican, Greenback and Inde-
pendent candidates. Houses majOri-
ty over the leading competition is
l 800 and eight Democrats will have
an increased representation in the
Legislature.
MEMPHIS, Nov. 6.-The official vote
of this city gives Casey Young, Ind.
Dem, for Congress, 769 mojority. His
estimated majority in the county is
l 900, which will be increased by the
returns from Fayette and Hardeman
counties.
GEORGIA.
ATLANTA, Nov. 6.-There is moth
ing new at this hour, 1890 p. M, to
change the results sent last night in
the Fourth, Fifth, Seventh and Ninth
districts.
SAVANNAH, Nov. G.-In the First
district eleven counties give Nichols,
Dem, 5,671; COrker, Ind, 4,6Sl.
There are eight more counties to hear
from, all of which are claimed for
Nichols.
NORTH CAROLINA.
WILMINGTON, Nov. 6.-The contest
in the Third district between Waddell,
Dem, and Russell, Greenbscker, is
very close.
VIRGINIA.
NORFOLK, Nov, Additional re-
turns to-day from the Second District
show that GOode is reelected by
about l 900 majority.
KANSAS.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. GA dispatch
from Kansas city says the Congress
sional contest is very close in the
Eighth district. The Democrats claim
the election Of Crisp by 800 to 500 ma
jOrity, while the friends of Sawyer,
DEM, claim his election.
NEVADA.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 6.--Returns
from the Nevada election are meagre.
Tickets are much scratched and il is
difficult to form an opinion as TO the
result, but it seems probable that the
Republicans have elected the State
ticket, while the Democrats are likely
to have a majority in the Legislature.
Congressman are in doubt.
The statement telegraphed hence
this morning that the Democrats were
likely to have a majority in the Me-
vada Legislature was incorrect. The
probabilities are that the Republicans
will control the Legislature.
FLORIDA.
PENSACOLA, Nov. 6.-Escambia
county elects three Democratic mem
bers TO the Legislature, aud gives the
Democratic candidate for Congress
SO or more majority.
SAVANNAH, Nov. 6.-Nicholls' es-
timated majority in the First district
is 500
A Especial to the morning NeOS from
Jacksonville, Florida, says: "Duval
county gives Bisbee 900 majority.
Democratic gains are reported from
Alaechula and NJ adison counties,
which were formerly Republican.
Hull is certainly elected in this dis
trict and Davidson in the First. Re-
turns come in slowly and are partial.
The Legislature is Democratic in both
branches.
NEW YOKK.
NEW YORK, Nov. 6.-Archibald NJ.
Bliss, DEM, majority for Congress in
the Fourth Brooklyn district is about
4,500
PoUGHKEEPsIE, Nov. 6.-Ketch-
uL1'S 81 IScp.s AdJOlAlJ lOA NOhS IOSS III
the Thirteenth district is 1926, the
largest ever given in that district.
OswEGo, Nov. 6-Mason, Rep, is
elected to Congress from the Oswego
and Madison district by from 800 TO
900 majority.
WISCONSIN.
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 6-Full returns
from the Fourth Congressional district
give Denster, DEM, l57 msjOrity.
In the Fourth district Denster,
Dem, is elected by a small majority.
In the Third district HaZelton's (Rep.)
chances are improving. He will
probably be reelected, which will leave
the Congressional delegation in this
State unchanged.
NEW JERSEY.
TRENTON, n. J., Nov. 6.-The Leg
.islature stands-Senate, IL Republic
cans and 10 Democrats, one OF the
latter an Independent. House, 80
O4 Democrats.