Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-08-07
M'MTNN COUNTY.
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Special Dispatch to the Chronicle.

M'MINN COUNTY.
Special Dispatch to the Chronicle.
ATHENS, Tenn, Aug. Returns
from all but three or four districts show
that the republican ticket has been
elected by from one fifty to two hun
dred majority. Some precincts are yet
to hear from, but they will not be suffi-
cient to change the result. The elec-
tion was quiet except small row be-
tween Knoxville drummer and ne
gro.
HAMILTON COUNTY.
sreciaI dispatch to the Chronicle.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, Aug. 5.
The republicans won an overwhelm-
ing victory in Hamilton county to-day
They carried every ward in the city OF
Chattanooga, giving II. J. Springfield,
republican candidate for sheriff 47O
majority, and A. J. Gahagan, for trus-
tee, 1896. Murphy (white) and Willis,
(coIored), both republicans, were
elected c0nstables. The republican
majority in the county on sheriff is
900, and on trustee from 200 to /, 500
SHELBY COUNTY.
CHARLESTON, Tenn, Aug. 5.
Special Dispatch to the Chronicle.
A private dispatch received here
from Memphis states that the whole
democratic ticket in Shelby:county has
been elected by about two thousand
majority. There were three tickets in
the field, democratic, republican aud
national. #asas
LOUDON COUNTY.
LOUDON, Tenn, Aug. 5.
Mr.. EDITOR; Our election passed off
quiet to-day, as far as the districts are
heard from, they stand as follows for
sheriff: lst. district, Joe Foute, 172;
Grifitts, lO3; Foute's majority 68. I'd
district, Foute, 81; Griffiitts, 4; Foute's
majority At. Sd district, Foute, Al;
Griff1tts, 26; Foute's majority, 15 5th
district, Foute, 129; Griffitts, 27;
Foute's majority 1O2. oh district,
Foute's majority At. 10Th district,
Foute, 81; Griff1tts, 27; Foute's ms
jOrity 20. 11th district, Foute, 81;
Griftitts, 13; Foute's majority 81,
making a majority from the seven
districts heard from OF 400, with five
districts to hear from, which will give
Foute an additional majority of from
100 TO 200 votes, which will make q
tOtol majority for Foute of 500 to 900.
We will give full returns when they
get in from all the districts.
Respectfully,
"ZIMsn
From Mr.. E. P. Mcqueen who
came up on yesterday evenings train,
We leaIn that the official count II.
elects J d. Foute sheriff by about 496
majority. J. II. William, the re2ub.
hcan nominee, was also reelected
trustee by an overwhelming vote,
having double the number of both nj
opponents, democratic and indepen-
dent. "
ANDERSON COUNTY
The vote in Anderson county, Thurs
day night, as far as received, elects the
republican ticket by good msjolity,
1t stood as follows: For sheriff. J. A.
Brown, rep, 9l7; Sam. Black, dem.
IA. Fer trustee,J. II. Hick republican,
nominee, 9Sl; l;Henry Clear o dependent
o'o' One district to hear from would
swell the maj0rilies of bO.h Brown
and Hicks.
CAMPBELL COUNTY,
The vote Of Campbell county stood:
For sheriff, R. D. Wheeler, independ-
ent, 926; J. P. Hollingswortb, repbli-
can 7S8. For trustee, J. L. Lewis.
democrat, $50; R, D. Perkins, republic
can, 78S. This elects both Wheeler
and Lewis, and defeats the republican
ticket.
JEFFERSON COUNTY.
Our Information from Jefferson
county Ia that - Bales, indenend-
ent republican, is elected sheriff over
R.P. Martin, the regular nominee. nv
about 200 majority. David Thornton
was elected for trustee without opposi.
ton.
MONROE COUNTY.
~ r'end writes US from Sweetwater
returns from Monroe conntv
30 laF as received yesterday indica1e
that GhOrmley, democraI' for a ahar;4
will have about 800 maioritv i 1l, gne..n'
republican, for trustee viii ha uuson' at"nsa
he says, by about so or * r.':.' o,:0'eo'
The election was quiet one. '''S
special Dispatch to the Chronio,
eWEETWATER, Aug. 6, s P. M-Tbo
omclai returns of Monroe county give
Ghormley, democratic candidate for
sheriff, 34 majority; Hudson republi-
can candidate for trustee, III msiorltv
Inc Hancock and English flag has
oeen lowered to half mast.
BALBO HANGED -
New YORK, Aug. 6-p;ooo.u.