Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 2, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1858 — INDIANA ELECTIONS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA ELECTIONS.

Gibson county, Princeton precinct, Hovey 150: in Washington precinct, Davies county, a tie vote; Mount Pleasant, Martin county, gives Niblack 66 majority. St. Joseph county Colfax’s majority is 1450. Laporte county Colfax gains, as far i as heard from, 500. Delaware county gives about 700 majority for Kilgore, and about the same for State .ticket. Randolph county 'Republican majority 600. The votes in New Albany, not yet counted. Floyd county precincts all in but one, and gives an average Democratic majority of about 480. The opposition claim a majority in the city of 400 to 500, No reliable returns from other counties. Fort Wayne, all townships in, give a Democratic majority of 542. Republican gain on vote of 1856, 400 Kosciusko county reported 600 Republican majority. Boone county gives Wilson, Republican, for Congress, 75 to 100 majority. The whole Republican county ticket is elected. Bth District, two counties to hear from, Wilson, Republican, 900 majority. The Republicans have elected their tickets in Tippecanoe and Montgomery counties. Fulton county gives 50 Democratic majority. Cass county, Colfax, Representative, 100 ■ majority; the Democrats have a majority xm the county ticket. Pulaski, as far as heard from, gain for Colfax. One township in White gives Colfax a gain of 22. Carroll county gives Blake, Democrat, for Congress in the Bth District, 30 majority. Clinton reported 140 majority for Blake. Miami gives Colfax 40 majority; most of the Republican ticket elected. 11th District, Howard county, Pettit’s, Republican, majority is 383—-a gain of 65 over the vote of 1856. Tipton is a tie as far as heard from. Hamilton, Pettit’s majority 400—a small Republican loss, . 10th District, Kosciusko county 650 Republican majority; Noble 150 majority for Casg. Dekalb 100 majority for Dawson, Democrat; Whitley 50 for Dawson. Lagrange Republican majority 600; Elkhart 310. Miami county gives Colfax Republican, 40 majority. Most of the Republican ticket is elected. ■=■ In the 10th District Case is re-elected by 12Q0 majority. In St. Joseph county, Mr. Colfax, Republican for Congress-, has about 450 majority, a gain of 100. Marshall county, all heard from, gives Colfax 90 majority. Laporte county is all in except two townships. Colfax's majority is 6] I. In Cass and Miami counties the indica.tions are that the vote will be\about as at last, election. Mjchig n City township gives Colfax 30 majority. Scipio township, Colfax 81 majority. Westville precinct give’s Colfax 109 majority. Tippecanoe county gives a Republican [majo,ritv of 450 to 600 —a gain of 200. Small majority for Republican ticket in Boone county, usually Democratic by 200 majority. - The returns thus far received indicate that in the Second District —English, Democrat,- is probably elected by a small majority—that in the Third District—Dunn, Rep., elected. Fourth District—Holman, Dem., elected. Fifth District—Kilgore, Rep., elected. Sixth District —Porter, Rep., by majority of 300 to 400. Eighth District—Wilson, Rep., elected.Ninth District—Colfax. Rep., elected. Eleventh District—Pettit, Reps, elected. The State ticket is yet in doubt. Partial returns from the First District, indicate the election of Hovey, Anti-Lecomp-ton for Congress. . Vandenburgh county, gives Hovey over 700 majority. In 1856, it gave Lockhart, Democrat, 1100 majority. Knox county, will give Niblack, Democrat, about I'so majority. Tippecanoe county—All townships heard from. Gives Wilson, Republican, for Congress, Eighth District, 400 majority; about the same for county and State ticket, Warren county —Gives Wilson 400 majority. Crawfordsville, Montgomery county Gives Wilson, Republican, 56 majority. Marion county official gives Porter Republican, for Congress, 700 majority —a Republican gain over the vote of 1856 of 600. The Republicans carry the State and county tickets by an average majority of 400. Shelby county gives Ray, Democrat, 68 majority—a loss of 272 on Gregg’s vote in 1856. The Republicans elect their Sheriffbyj 125 majority. Johnson county gives Ray, Democrat, 225 mnijbrity-sm loss ot 250. Hancock county gives Ray, Democrat, 81 majority^— — Hendricks gives Porter, Republican, about 350 majority, which is a Republican gain. Morgan county reported Porter’s majority 74.3 Porter’s majority in the district about 900. Gregg, Democrat, had 947 majority in 185*6. Delaware County—Kilgore’s (Republican) majority is about 700. Randolph county—Kilgore’s majority 600. Majority for State ticket about the same-. The vote in the Third District is close and the result yet doubtful. Hovey, Independent, Anti-Lecompton Democrat, is probably. elected over Niblack, Administration Democrat. ? Carter county gives Hackleman, Republican, for Congress in the Seventh District, 203-Nmnjority-Jno. G. Davis, Independent, Anti-Le-compton Democrat, is elected by a large majority. Vigo county Republicans elected whole county ticket, except sheriff - . Put ham county, also elects Republican county ticket, except sheriff - . Fort Wayne city, ami (all townships in, show a Republican gain of 400 over the vote for President. Returns indicate the election of the entire Republican State ticket, and a majority of the opposition members of the Legislature. Lake county, as far as heard from, gives' Colfax a majority of 668. — Fast. —A ladies’ foot race came oft on the 20th hit., at lowa City—the prize, a silver I cake onset. Miss Handy won by a neck, | haying the foot of her antagonists.