Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-11-06
NORTH CAROLINA.

| Hunton's ell ctiOn is sure, but the vote in the
| district is very small.
NORTH CAROLINA.
WILMINGTON, November 5. Complete returns
| in this city give Waddell, dem, 1901 Russell,
| ereenback, 1924. Russell's majority, 923, against
l0'6 majority for Canardv, rep, in 1876. There
is falling OF Of Is per cent. in the democratic
vote, and 70 per cent. in the republican vote. On
the basis of this reduced vote throughout the dis
| trct, Waddell's ma ority viii be about 500.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
CHARLESTON, November 5. Governor Hamp-
ton and the present state officers are reelected
without opposition.
GEORGIA.
AUGUSTA, November S. The vote in the eighth
district is light, and Alexander II. Stephens is re-
elected to congress, without opposition.
The vote in the eight district is slim. About
1000 votes polled in this county for Stephens.
Returns from other districts come in slowly.
The following is the probable result, in the
State:
LIST District-Nicholls.
ID Smith.
Sd Cook.
Alb Harris
9Th Hammond.
9th Blount.
7th Fellows.
9Th " Stephens
9Th '' Billup.
The official Count may change this in the sew
enth and niuth districts. The vote there will be
close and may result in the election Of Lester, the
den ocretic nominee in the seventh district 10
place Of FELTON,, Independent democrat. and Speer
independent democrat, will run Billups very close
in the ninth.
Later returns Indicate Henry Persons is elected
over Harris, the present member, by 500 to 1000
majority. Both democrats.
ALABAMA.
MONTGOMERY, November s. In the Sd district
Stamford, democrat, is elected, with slight oppo.
son.
GALVESTON, November s. In the election
throughout the State very good vote has been
polled, but the returns ow ng TO mubh scratching
arrive slowly, aud are not sufficient to base cscu
lations.
CLEVELAND, November 5. Shore is defeated
The national candidate for congress will contest
the seat Of Townsend, republican, on the ground
of bribery, fraud and corruption.
ILLINOIS.
CHICAGO, November 5. Five distinct tickets
the field in this city and the ballots are con-
sequently badly SEARCHED, and coming in very
slow. The republican, democrat, greenback, ma
ionsl socialist and prohibition parties have each
nominated tickets.
Up to $50 but few precincts of one hundred
and twelve had been heard from, aud these ind-
cate nothing
The republicans have gained two congressman.
KENTUCKY.
LEXINGTON. November 5. Blackburn, demo
crst for congress 10 this district, is reelected BY
about 5000 majority.
TENNESSEE.
NASHVILLE, November 5. The election here is
| unusually quiet. Indications that the highest
vote will be polled in the State for years.
CHATTANOOGA, November 8. Returns indicate
the election of Pettbone, republican in the first
district, and Dibrell democrat, in the third dis
trict.
MISSOURI,
| ST. LOUIS, November 5. Partial returns of the
city indicate something more than half the repub.
icsn ticket elected. The contest in the I'd and Sd
| congressional districts closer than expected
| and the result in the LIST district cannot be given
| tonight, as the counties outside Of the city are
| not heard from.
MICHIGAN.
| DETROIT, November 5. The retsrus come in
| slowly. Fitty-seven towns heard from give Cros-
we'll for governor 7,476, Barnes, democrat, 3,02S,
Smith. national, 4,93l.
WISCONSIN.
MILWAUKEE, November 5. Milwaukee city
and county with one township heard from give
Frisby, republican, in fourteenth district for con-
gress 1900 majority over Denster, democrat, . re.
| publican gain Of $500 over vote of 1875.
| The republicans elect county ticket.
| Returns from the interior come 10 slowly, and
the gains and losses are about equally divided.
MINOESOTA.
ST. PAUL, November 5. The election proceed.
ed quietly, but with q full vote 10 thecity and
much scratching on congressmen Scattering re-
turns received indicate thst the greenback vote Is
insg fcaht on the State ticket 10 the Sd dist.
Washbarn, rep, is largely ahead of the State
ticket 10 Minneapolis, and slightly behind in st.
Paul and IN the out counties II elected 1t is By