Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-11-06
ELECTION NEWS.
TENNESSEE.

TENNESSEE.
NASHVILLE, Nov. 5.-The election
was unusually quiet, and but little
apparent interest felt. The indications
are that the vote will be the lightesI
pOlled in the State for years.
The Democratic ticket Is elected IN
Davidson. House is elected over both
his mpetitOrs. McMillin is probably
elected in the Fourth District. Simon
ton is elected in the Ninth District.
LATER. 1890 p. m.- Diorell,
Bright, SimouJOn and Atkins are
elected, and WhitthOrne by close
vote.
Casey Young is elected to Congress
from the Tenth district.
MEMPHIS, Nov. 5.-The election is
progressing quietly. But little inter-
est il manifested and the vote will be
light.
ALABAMA.
COLUMBUS, GA, Nov. SIN the
Third Alabama District, Stan ford, =,
Dem, is elected. He had but little
opposition. Returns indicate Henry
Persons, Ind. Dem, elected over Bar-
Tis, the present member, by from 500
TO 1000 majority in the Fourth Dis
trict. Persons is inclined TO the
CHATTANOOGA, nov. 5.-LOwe,
Ind, leafs GOrTh, Dem, in the eighth
Alabama district by 1000 msjOrity.
FOrney, Dem, is reelected in the
seventh Alabama district.
NORTH CAROLINA.
WILMINGTON, Nov. 5.-COmplete
returns OF this city are: Waddell,
Dem, for Congress, 1,OOl; Russell,
-. - D. - kVT IN,
RuSsell's majority 922 against a ma
jority.Of .O66 for Canady, Rep. in 1876.
There is a falling Oft of about % per
cent in the Democratic vote and 20
per cent. in the Republican vote. On
3 basis Of this reduced vote throughout
the district, Waddell's majority would
be about 5000.
GEORGIA.
AUGUSTA, GA, Nov. 5.-The vote In
the Eighth district is light. Alexander
II. Stephens elected without Opposi'
ton.
ROME, GA, Nov. 5.-The indica,
tiOns are that Lester, Dem. is elected
in this district over FELTON,.
VIRGINIA.
RICHMOND. VA, Nov. 5.-The eIec-
tiOn is quiet and the vote small in this
city, only about 600 votes pOlled out
of q registered vote of over Is O00
The smallness of the vote is due
mainly to the fact that the payment
of the eapitatiOn tax was required. Gen.
Joseph Z. Johnston carries the city
by over 1000 majority. Returns from
number of precincts in this district
indicate JOhnstOn's election beyond a
doubt.
ALEXANDRIA, VA, Nov. 5-Elec-
tiOns are very quiet. there being no
interest manifested, the vote not half
out. Hunton, for Congress, had no
organized opposition. His majority
here is $40. Carter, GreeDback cAudi-
date, received but PA votes ana COch-
ran, Radical, but 3. HuntOn's elec-
tiOn is sure, but the vote in this Dis
trict il very small Dispatches to the
Gazette from LoudOn and FauQuier
state tDat a small vote was pOlled in
each of those counties. A Leesburg
dispatch says LoudOn coun,y is close,
owing to the very small vote.
NORFOLK, VA, Nov. 5.-1he cleo
tiOn was quiet and the vote small.
The indications are that Goode is re-
elected 10 Congress by 900 majority.
Gen. JOhnstOn's officials majority
in this city over Newman is 2 Ol2.
Further returns from the counties Of
the district indicate that JOhnsOn's
msjOTity will be from 1,600 TO 800.
Mesgre returns from the First district
indicate the election of Besle Critcher,
Ind, in the Second district. The cities
of Norfolk and Portsmouth, and Nor
folk county give Desenderf, Repub-
lican, about $50 maj ority over GOOde,
Conservative, but returns from other
points indicate Goodies election by q
fair msjority.
CONCORD, n. H, Nov. 5.-One hun
dred towns give Head, Rep, IA ,75S;
Mexican, Dem, 12,O37; BrOunb back,
1857, scattering 46. The same places
last March gave Prescott, Rep, 10. .262;
Mexican, Dem, Il, 4,356, scattering lS5.
The Republican net loss in these
places is 5S. From the returns received
il appears that Head is elected by the
people. AS far as returned the House
stands % Republicans, 81 Democrats
and 3 Greenbackers. The Republi-
cans claim at least So majority in the
House.
There is an exciting contest in the
Seventh District between Hon. Jno.
L. Harris and John Paul (forcible
resdjustion OF the State Gebt.) Re
turns from over half of the District
favor Harris election. Gen. Eppa
Hunton is reelected in the Eighth
District without opposition. There is
nothing definite from the Ninth Dis
trict, where there are four candidates.
J. B. Richmond, F. McMullen and S.
n. Newberry, Conservatives, and
Campbell, Republican.
The returna from the fnuFtb disfFict