Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-11-05

Assemblymen now elected 90 not
choose a United States Senator, but
the Senators elected now hold over till
next year and will vote for q Senator
to succeed Mr.. Eaton.
The Senate will stand II Republi-
cans and Democrats. For the House
the returns report 163 publicaus,
and 79 Democrats, one Independent,
and three ties to be voted Oh t0.mor-
row. Counting the Independent and
all the ties against the Republicans
they will have SO msjority on joint
ballot in the Legislature.
Revised fo0tiugs at the Courdnt
office give the fifth Senatorial dis,
trict to the Democrats, giving them
two Senatorial districts out of the
eleven.
MARYLAND.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 5-1:30 q. m
Up 10 this hour full returns have been
received from only three of twenty
wards Of this city. These three wards
give 3 Democratic majority of ], 1872.
Owing to the length of the ticket,
which includes the State Legislature
and judicial officers, and general
scratching, the count will not be
concluded before morning. The Dem
ocratic majority in the city will be
about 10000. Few of the counties have
been heard from. Hartford is reported
1000 Democratic majority, and How
ard county 500. There is no Ques,
ton OF the election of the Democratic
State ticket and Democratic Legislas
ture.
MINNESOTA.
ST. PAUL, 1l:40 p. m.--Returns
come in slowly, only few small pre-
cincts being received. These indicate
3 much smaller vote than two years
ago, and the majorities proportionally
reduced. 1t is not likely the average
majOrities on the State ticket will
much exceed 10000. Some few preA
cincts in the southern portion of the
State, where the bulk of the vote is
| cast. show large Republican gains.
! In st. Paul Rice Dem. for Governor
So running ahead Of his ticket, and
will have q large majority, probably
1000.
MISSISSIPPI.
VICKsBURG, MISS, Nov. 4.-The
| election is quiet but little will be
| known of the result before morning.
Kinds will probably elect the greater
part of the Greenback ticket. Yazoo
! is Democratic.
JACKSON, Nov. 4.-The election is
very quiet. A small vote is poIled.
The returns are light. We can not
| judge of the result, though it is exA
| pecled that the Democrats will carry
the State, with the exception of few
| counties.
ILLINOIS.
CHICAGO, Nov. 4.-The election to-
day was quiet and peaceable. 4 full
vote was polled. Party lines were
pretty strictly drawn, and the figures
thus far indicate a very close contest.
The Republicans are now firing guns
in honor of their victory in the city
and Cook county. The indications
are that the city is Republican by five
thousand, majority of 10 600, and the
county by 1000 to 5000.
NEBRASKA.
LINCOLN, Nov. 4-11;30 p. m.-The
election returns come in slowly. The
indications are that Cobb. Republican
candidate for Supreme Judge, is elected
over WakeIy, Democrat, by 10000
majority. The total vote OF the State
will reach 10000 The Republican
county tickets are generally successful.
The Greenbackers make very small
| showing.
NEW JERSEY.
NEWARK, n. J., Nov. 4. The Re-
publicsns have gained one State Sena.
tor in New Jersey, and probably five
or six members OF the Assembly. They
will retain control of both branches of
the Legislature, the Senate by 3 ma
iority OF and the Assembly probably
| by IA or Is majority.