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Old Series-Vol. 26, No. 18.
THE WORKINGMEN.
MEETING OF SYMPATHY FOR THE
FALL RIVER OPERATIVES.
Stories From the Starving—Rhode
Island Dabbed a White Slave State.
[N. Y. Herald, 11th.]
Yesterday afternoon a workingmen’s
mass meeting was held in a large rear
room of Germania Hall, on the Bow
ery. According to the circular the ob
ject of the meeting was “to protest
against the cruel and dastardly outra
ges perpetrated upon the working peo
ple of Fall River. The constitutional
rights of free meeting, free speech and
free petition have been trampled upon.
More than once has this been done!
Are you willing to submit? If not, then
come to the meeting and protest. The
mill hands of Fall River are suffering
hunger and want in their battle for
manhood. They need the help, and we
should give it with unsparing hand.” A
portion bf the circular printed in Ger
man symthathized with the miners and
their leaders, Siney and Parks, and de
nounced the monopolists in their efforts
to crush the workingmen. The large
audience, three-fourths of whom were
Germans, bore a most intelligent and
respectable appearance. The room was
well filled, and much earnestness pre
vailed. The chair was taken by Mr.
John Swinton, who said that this was
the third of a series of meetings at
tempted to be held to sympathize with
the workers of Fall River. He de
nounced the Commissioners of Public
Parks for their action in depriving the
working people of the use of Tomp
kins square to hold a mass meeting.
In poverty, idleness, wretchedness and
despair the parks were the only resort
of the poor people. The parks were
their’s, and no body of men have a
right to refuse their use to the people.
The Intrinsic Right of Meeting
was one on which all other rights were
based. It was the only resouroe of the
poor man when he desired to protest
against the wrongs inflicted by the
rich. He advocated the “solidarity”
of men in contradistinction to the
solidarity of nations. He was often
Btruok by the absence of a responsive
thrill among all trades when one trade
happened to strike, when its lights
were abused or invaded. He referred
to the Fall River strikers and
the gallant stand they made against
the capitalists. He disapproved of
profane language, but he could not
help saying that if any class oT people
deserved to be dammed, it was the cap
italists of Fall River. He asked them
to send their sympathy to Siney and
Parks, and, more than that, to cover
the tear they shed with a dollar bill.
If there was the same unity and man
hood among the poor that there was
among the rich, no such wrongs as
were witnessed at Fall River could
have happened.
Mr. Hugh McGregor read the follow
ing:
Resolutions.
R‘solved, That the noble, self-sacriflclng
and determined resistance offered by the
operatives of Fall River to the slavish de
mands of their exacting employers is
worthy the support and reverence of every
true hearted man.
A White Slave State.
Mr. Leander Thompson being called
on, said they had among them a couple
of representatives from the white slave
State of Rhode Island, who would tell
them of the humiliation and degrada
tion to which the workingmen of that
region were condemned. The black
slaves of the South were well treated
compared to the white slaves of Rhode
Island ! He hoped the suffering work
ing people of Fall River, whose persist
ent and manly efforts to wage war
against the tyrannical capitalists, would
receive material as well as moral aid
from the working people of New York.
The speaker made a. vigorous appeal
for pecuniary support for the dis
tressed operatives of Fall River. He
referred at length to the condition of
the working people in Rhode Island
and to the action of the Mayor of New
port, one of the haughty, arrogant
people who treated the poor working
people like dogs. The police authori
ties of this city, he said, not only re
fused them the use of the parks but
were even disposed to prevent them
from assembling in that room to lift
their voices against the wrongs of their
class. He concluded his speech by de
claring that “ any man who controlled
over 81,000,000 was both a thief and a
robber! ” This sentiment was received
with loud appiause.
The resolutions written in German
were here read once more and unani
mously adopted.
Resolved, That the cowardly and brutal
assault, on September 26, upon the peacea
bly assembled men and women of Fall
River, is an outragious violation of the
constitutional guarantees of free meeting
and petition.
Resolved, That we offer our strongest
sympathy to the workingmen, women and
children, now suffering under the moneyed
and military despotism of the mill owners.
Resolved, That the haste which the pub
lic authorities always display in taking
sides on every occasion against labor, and
in favor of capital, is a burning satire on
the American principles of democratic re
public government.
Resoled, That the action of the Mayor of
Newport, in intimidating the Fall River
Committee with the threat to arrest them
as beggars is an Insult to the working peo
ple of this entire country.
Resolved, That the 13th of January, 1874,
and the 27th of September, 1875, be consid
ered red letter days in the calendar of the
American labor movement, for the blood of
the workers was on those days spilled by
the police.
Resolved. That we invite the men of Fall
River and the workingmen throughout the
land to openly unite with us in the noble
task of emancipating the working classes
from their present degrading dependence
upon the capitalists.
Resolved. That we congratulate John
Siney on the result of the trial; that we con
demn the unjust, partial and anti-republi
tekeklfi Cemstittttwndfei
can law passed to subserve toe Interests of
alty at Clearfield; that efforts shouldbe
made to repeal this law; that justice should
yet be sought for lingo Parks; that there
should be no rest while he is in prison;
that we suffer in his sufferings; that we
are wronged through toe proceedings
against him, and that we send our sym
pathy and seek to help him as a victim of
that moneyed despotism which is now try
ing to assassinate human freedom and
American manhood.
Going for the Park Commissioners
Again.
Mr. P. J. Maguire denounced the
Commissioners of Public Parks for re
fusing the working people of New York
the use of Tompkins Square for a pub
lic meeting. He referred to the sad
cases of destitution produced by the
strike in Fall River, and asked if this
was a free country, if the ballot made
the Government, and answered his last
question negatively, and insisted it was
the dollar, and not the ballot, that made
the Government. He called attention
to the freedom permitted the working
men of monarchical Europe—how they
meet and speak in the parks of Lon
don, Dublin and Berlin. He demanded
that the savings banks of city be
compelled to issue
their condition. ..-Thfpassable conoorted
by the working jncos better than /jork
ing people had rough our com r "' their
condition. The Skojvbtbr rmo was sin
gularly fluent amWjective, stirred up
repeated applause “by his denunciations
of the Fall River capitalists. He made
an appeal for material aid for the im
poverished strikers, saying that it was
better to give their money in that di
rection than to drop it in the church
box for the conversion of the heathen.
He stated as a fact that the operatives
of Fail River lose their work if the
lights in their houses are not out at 10
o'clock at night. He trusted the Irish
men would come in with them and hold
their meetings on Sundays, for all the
great meetings that ever accomplished
anything were held on Sundays. He
closed by quoting the lines, “Truth
crushed to earth will rise again,” &c.
An Old Man Eloquent.
Mr. Jonathan Biltcliff, an operative
of Fall river, an old man with gray
hair and with a marked North *of Eng
land accent, said that no fair state
ment of the condition of things at Fall
river had evdr yet been ‘given. In re
gard to the Mayor of Newport, he did
not think he was as bad a man as. he
was represented. The speaker was one
of the delegates who went to Newport
to coflbct aid for the FHll tlVar strikers,
and the Mayor was willing to let them
have the park or parade ground for a
meeting. Relative to the sufferings of
the operatives out of work, he related
cases of men who were without a Are in
their houses for a whole month; of
women, with six and seven children,
without a morsel to eat for a couple of
days together. The old man related,
in a very amusing way, a conversation
he had with “a cotton lord,” as he call
ed him, at Newport. The cotton lord
told him that
Foreigners Made all the Trouble
in this country ; that all was peace be
fore they came over and started strikes
and all manner of disturbances, to
which the speaker replied by asking if
foreigners didn’t help to win the inde
pendence of America. The speaker
then went on to relate what happened
to the delegation that went from
Fall River to Newport to collect funds,
and how they were told by one rich
man whom they asked for assistance,
that all the money they had in New
port was wanted for themselves, every
dollar of it. The speaker made much
merriment by his argument that Sun
day was the proper day for holding
such meetings, insisting that nature
worked : n the Sabbath, that the grass
grew on mat day, and that if Christ
was on ea: th He would not hesitate to
work on Sunday, though the churches
that profess to teach His doctrines
w old crucify Him if He were now here
am vug them. The old man ended his
speech amid thunders of applause.
Mr. Job Bailey, another operative,
said that ns no workingman can speak
his mind in Fall River they had to
come to New York to make their
wrongs public.
Mr. George Winter spoke for five
minutes in German, and was followed
by Messrs. Jepson and Morgan, two
other operatives from Fall River, be
sides several local speakers. It was
nearly six o’clock before the meeting
separated. A collection to some
amount was taken up for the impover
ed operatives.
FROM RALEIGH.
Senator Bayard Heartily Welcomed—
His Speech.
Raleigh, October 16. — Senator Thos.
F. Bayard was serenaded to-night at
the Yarborough House. He was intro
duced by Mayor Manly to a large and
enthusiastic crowd. He did not enter
into partisan politics, but asked the
people of North Carolina, in 1876, to act
upon the principle that party trickery
was not politics, but that duty to coun
try was next to devotion to God. He
wanted the men of the South united,
not for Southern preponderance or
Southern centralism, but to secure the
first great principle of a happy union—
the equality of the States. He urged
the people of North Carolina to culti
vate good will between the sections,
and hoped the people of all the States
would do likewise. He concluded
amidst great cheering. He was escort
ed to the depot by music and the two
military companies of the city, the
route being illuminated with bon-fires.
Blobbs, speaking of an acquaintance
whose stock of brains was heavily
mortgaged, remarked, “Why, he’s next
door to a fool, and sometimes moves
in.”
AUGUSTA! GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 20, 1875.
KING COTTON.
Report of toe New Orleans Commit
tee.
New Orleans, October 14— The Com
mittee on Information and Statistics of
the New Orleans Cotton Exchange, to
whom was entrusted the duty of com
piling a national cotton orop report,
submit the following for September:
New Orleans Department.
Sixty-two replies from 31 parishes,
average date October Ist, report the
character of the weather as universally
unfavorable. Heavy storms of wind
and rain have materially damaged the
prospect, say 25 per cent., by beating
out open cotton and interfering with
picking, which had not fully commenced
throughout the State on September
Ist. Notwithstanding serious damage
already done, causing considerable dis
couragement, and an unprecedented
amount of sickness among laborers,
with favorable weather henceforth the
yield as reported will be but little less
than last year.
Arkansas.
We have received 31 answers from
22 counties. The weather is reported
by some windy and rainy, while others
state it has been quite dry. On the
whole, it has been moderately favor
able. Complaints reach us of damage
done by rot and rust, principally the
latter, the extent of which it is difficult
to correctly estimate, but the aggre
gate loss does not exceed eight or ten
per cent. About tho Bth of September
picking had become general but was
not progressing as rapidly as desired,
owing to sickness dn certain counties
and heavy rains in others. Nearly all
correspondents agree that with frost at
the same time as last year the yield
will be much greater.
Mississippi.
Seventy-three replies have been re
ceived from this State, averaging date
Ist inst The Weather was almost uni
versally reported cold, wet and stormy,
causing serious damage to the crop,
estimated at twenty per cent. The
damage was mostly by rot and rust,
the storms having injured the quality,
while not materially, lessening the
quantity. Picking was general in the
first week of September, but is pro
gressing slowly owing‘to wet weather
and an unusual presence of sickness
among the laborers. The yield, as
corapSred with last year, with frost in
time, according to our correspondents,
will barely reach that of last season.
Nashville Cotton Exchange.
In Middle Tennessee the weather has
been generally favorable, but rather
too cool and too much rain. In Ala
bama there was too much rain, which,
however, was not very damaging until
the great storm of September 16th,
when the country was drowned by a
tremendous fall of rain, which sub
merged the low grounds and beat out
open cotton. Since then there have
been too many rains and much cool
weather. In Tennessee the damage
has been slight. In a few cases the
damage by rain is reported as
straining and dirtying the cotton.
In the State of Alabama much damage
has been done by storms and rust. Our
correspondents do not give us many
figures on the subject, but we estimate
from what we have, that the crop has
been damaged at least ten per cent, by
the weather since August 20th, and
particularly by the great storm. The
damage was greatest in low lands
which were submerged by the rain-fall.
In Tennessee, picking commenced
about September 20th. In Alabama,
about September 10th, although in
neither State did it begin fully before
September 20th. It is progressing
slowly everywhere, o\ving mainly to
wet weather. With frost at the same
time as last year, the yield in Tennes
see will be about the same. The
acreage is somewl at reduced, but the
yield per acre has increased this year.
In Alabama the acreage is about ten
per cent. less. The crop in both States
in this department is greatly depend
ent upon the weather for the next five
or six weeks. If there is a fair season
and late frost the crop will be above
an average. With an early killing frost
it will fall twenty-five per cent, below.
The crop is about two weeks later than
usual, and picking has progressed very
slowly up to this date, owing to wet
weather, while the amount of labor in
the river counties of Alabama has iJeen
curtailed by a great amount of sickness
prevailing at this time.
Charleston Department.
The Charleston Cotton Exchange,
covering the State of South Carolina,
has sixty-five answers from twenty-six
counties, generally dated on ’or about
the Ist inst. The weather is reported
by nearly one-half the correspondents
as being dry and favorable, while the
remainder report dry, followed by wet
weather, heavy rains, cool temperature,
and in one case light frost. Thirteen
report no damage to crop from rust,
rot or storms, while all the rest report
injury, chiefly from blight or rust,
amounting in many instances from %
to ]/, of the crop. Picking began gene
rally from the 24th of August to the 10th
of September and is commonly report
ed as progressing very rapidly, even
more so than last year. Many report
the crop as being already gathered to
the extent of one-half to three-quarters
and as being as freely sent to market.
With frost at the usual time, the pro
spective yield indicates a falling off in
comparison with last year of 19% per
oent. A few correspondents state the
yield of lint as less than usual to the
same amont of seed cotton which is
attributed to the severe drought in
July.
Savannah Department.
The Savannah Cotton Exchange, cov
ering northern, middle and south
western Ga., and the State of Florida
has made no report.
Augusta Department.
The weather is generally reported as
having been very dry and hot up to
abolt September 15th and thereafter
to October Ist, cool, cloudy and rainy,
with an excessive rain fall in a few lo
calities and in many localities serious
damage is reported by rust. Very lit
tle by rot and 3 to 5 per cent
by storms. Rains were prevalent dur
ing the last few days of September are
reported to have improved the quality
of the crop both In grade and staple.
Picking commenced in a few counties
as early as August 20th, but did not be
come general until about September
sth, the hot weather of the preceding
three weeks having forced open much
cotton. Rapid progress was made till
the middle of September, since which
time rainy weather has interfered ma
terially with picking. The tenor of the
great majority of replies indicates that
a killing frost at the same time as last
year caunot materially affect the yield
now in view, and which is almost unan
imously estimated at less than last year.
It may possibly be reduced by about
5 per cent. The majority of correspon
dents express conviction that the yield
of this territory will not reach that of
last year by from 15 to 20 per cent.,
while many speak of from 25 to 30 per
cent. The largest portion of the crop
is now open and ready for picking, and
in some few counties from % to % of
the crop is already picked.
The movement to market is gen
erally reported as having been prompt
thus far.
Mobile Department.
Fifty-five letters from thirty-one
counties have been received. In eight
counties the weather is reported as
having been favorable, in eleven not
favorable, in three dry, in nine wet and
rainy. Very considerable damage has
generally resulted thioughout the
State from rust, and in some sections
recent severe rains and storms have
done serious injury by scattering cot
ton on the ground, greatly damaging
the quality and to some ex
tent interfering with the picking.
The dagaage to crops by rust
and wind storms is estimated
at frop 6 to 50 per cent, as an average
for thf State, we would say about 25 per
cent ckmage resulted. Cotton picking
oonuqbnced in a few localities about
15th';'' August, but did not become
general before first of September. In
five counties it is progressing slowly
and in the remainder favorably and ra
pidly. With frost at the same time as
last'year in sandy and uplands, 13
counties report the yield will be less;
eight about the same, and in prairie and
low lands, 10 counties state that
it will be greater than last year.
Mississippi.
In 41 letters from 18 counties the
weather is reported as having been
very wet and generally unfavorable to
the crop by rust and rot; rains and
storms are reported to be from 10 to
33\i per cent., an averge of about 20
per cent. In 18 counties, cotton pick
ing commenced from the Ist to the 10th
of September, but is progressing very
slowly and unsatisfactory on account
of unusualsickness amont the laborers,
rainy weather and political disturb
ances, with frost at same time as last
year the yield will be from 20 to 30 per
cent, greater, only three countieSj Lee,
Londondale and Monroe, reporting that
it will be less. Slight frosts have oc
curred in Alcorn and Chickasaw coun
ties, but uo damage has resulted, ex
cept to prevent the opening of the
bolls to some extent. The recent heavy
rains have greatly injured the quality
of the open cotton,
Memphis Department.
Thirty-eight responses repqft the
weather warm and dry; 21 clear, dry
and cold, with occasional showers; 9
wet and cold and damaged by rust rot
and storms 3 per cent. Picking com
menced at the average date of Septem
ber 16 and is generally progressing
slowly, owing to sickness and the slow
opening. With a killing frost as late
as last year the yield will average 21
per cent, better. Labor is well-disposed.
Twenty-seven counties report frost
from the 19th to the 30th of September,
but no damage resulted.
North Mississippi.
Forty-six responses have been re
ceived; 8 report the weather warm and
dry; 3 clear, dry and cold with occa
sional showers; 15 wet and cold. The
crop was damaged by rot, rust and
storms 14 per cent. The picking com
menced on an average September 13tb,
and is generally progressing very slow
ly, owing to excessive sickness, politi
cal disturbances and a slow opening.
With a killing frost as late as last year,
the yield will be 14 per cent, better.
Labor is very inefficient; 18 report
great sickness; 23 laborers troubled
with politics.
Arkansas.
Forty responses: 5 report the weath
er dry and warm, 19 clear, dry and
cool, and 16 wet and cool. The dam
age by rot, rust and storms is 7 per
cent. The picking commenced, on. an
average, on September 11th ; 24 report
it promising well, and 17 slowly, owing
to sickness. With a killing frost as
late as last year the crop will be 31 per
cent, better. Labor is reported well
disposed, with few exceptions ; 22 re
port frost about September 20tb, but
without damage.
No reports have been received from
the Departments of Wilmington, Nor
folk and Galveston. Tho Secretary of
the Galveston Department and the Sec
retary of the Great Western Exchange
telegraph that storms have so inter
rupted the mails that the September
report for his department will not be
ready before the 18th inst.
New Orleans, October 14—The Na-
tional Cotton Exchange report is un
derstood to point to a crop of 3,850,000
bales.
ELECTION NEWS.
Scattering Returns from Ohio—Dem
ocratic and Republican Bulletins—
Hayes Said to be Drifting Behind.
Cleveland, October 14 —Covahoga
county in foil: Hayes’ majority, 6,354,
a gain of 3,763. .
Columbus, October 13.
To Hon. Hendrick B. Wright, Chairman
of the State Democratic Committee,
Philadelphia:
The State has gone for Hayes by a
small majority. The returns indicate
that the Democracy polled .a vote
30,000 larger than was ever cast for
any man elected Governor of Ohio.
Our defeat was the result of the most
lavish expenditure of money which
ever characterized a political contest,
the colonization of fraudulent votes
and the introduction of the false issue
on the public schools, which excited the
prejudice and bigotry of religious hate.
(Signed.) J. G. Thompson,
For the Democratic Ex. Qom.
Columbus, 0., October 13.
To Chairman Republican Central State
Committee, Philadelphia:
The dispatch of John G. Thompson,
Chairman of the Ohio Democratic Com
mittee, of this date, to the Chairman
of the Pennsylvania Democratic Com
mittee, so far as it relates to frauds
perpetrated and lavish expenditure of
money by Republicans of this State, is
a falsehood, and he knew it when he
signed it.
[Signed,] A. T. Wiokoff,
Chairman.
Columbus, October 14.—There is still
intense excitement here over the elec
tion news and much figuring is being
done. The Democrats do not expect to
dissipate the majority entirely, but
claim that it will be very small. The
Republicans figure very close, but still
rely on several thousand majority.
Washington, October 14.—Private
dispatches from Cincinnati say returns
from river counties leave Hayes 2,000
behind.
Alternate Hopes and Fears—The Dem
ocrats Concede the State to the Re
publicans.
Cincinnati, Ootober 14— The follow
ing is bulletined at the Gazette office:
Returns from 75 counties give net Re
publican gains of 2,000. The 13 coun
ties yet to be heard from are such as
to inspire more doubt than hope.
Columbus, October 14.—After very
carefully figuring, A. T. Wickoff, Chair
man of the Republican State Commit
tee, states that the 68 counties now re
ported give 10,607 majority for Hayes.
Twenty counties not heard from gave
a Democratic majority of 5,271 in 1873.
Democrats here claim a gain of 1,402
in 16 of these counties, and the Repub
licans gain 1,000 in 4of them. This
would leave a net majority of 4,934 for
Hayes. The Democrats concede the
State to the Republicans.
Hayes’ Probable Majority—Threaten
ed Contest of the Election.
Cincinnati, October 14—The Times’
Columbus special says all the returns
are in except from two counties. If
these two poll the same vote as in 1873
Hayes will have 6,390 majority. The
Chairman of the Democratic Commit
tee says if Hayes is not elected by over
4,000 majority, and the Democrats get
either branch of the General Assembly,
he proposes to contest Hayes’ election
on the ground of frauds iu Cuyahoga
county.
Hayes’ Majority Supposed to be 3,463
—Complexion of the House and Sen
ate.
Columbus, October 14.—Returns con
sidered reliable from eighty-five coun
ties, received by the Republican State
Committee, sho w a majority of 3,463
for Hayes. The counties of Wood,
Carroll and Delaware, yet to be
heard from, are ordinarily consid
ered Republican counties, but Wood
has gone Democratic this year, and it
is thought Democratic gains there will
neutralize Republican gains in Dela
ware and Carroll counties, so as to
make the majority for Hayes substan
tiated as above. The Democrats con
cede the House of Representatives to
the Republicans by a good majority,
but claim the election of one Senator in
the Toledo District, which gives them
the Senate by one majority.
SPORTING NEWS.
Nashville, October 16.—At the fourth
and last day of the Albion Jockey Club
fall meeting, the attendance was very
large. The track was heavy, on ac
count of rain. The meeting has been
a success, and wound up with a fox
hunt, in which about one hundred la
dles and gentlemen participated.
The first race, for the Lincks Hotel
stakes, mile heats, was won by Sue
Wynn ; Geo. Graham second, and Katie
third. Time, 1:46,1:45)^.
In the second race, for the club purse
of S2OO, mile heats, best three in five,
Sallie Gardener won in thtee straight
heats, beating Brakesman, who was
second. Time,
In the third race, for the consolation
purse, $l5O, mile heats, Pythias won
in two straight heats, beating Red
Man, who was second, Newbern third,
Summer Rose fourth and Zebra fifth.
Time, 1:47,1;454.
A flock of 100 swallows, more or less,
thirsting for knowledge or hungry for
bookworms, lately entered the State
Library, at Richmond, Va., and were
with difficulty expelled.
Missouri got mad and grew a cucum
ber that beats the Boston cucumber.
That’s right. This great West can’t al
low any Puritanic cucumber to climb
over it.—[Detroit Free Press,
New Series, Vol. 3, No. 10.
THE OHIO ELECTION.
Hayes’ Majority 4,ooo—The Republi
cans Have Two Majority in the Sen
ate and Twelve in the House.
Columbus, October 15—Neither the
Republican nor Democratic Committees
have received any additional returns
this morning. The Senate is still in
doubt. The result cannot be deter
mined until full returns are received
from Wood county, where it is report
ed the counting is delayed by fraudu
lent votes polled.
Later. —The news just received from
Wood county claims that heavy frauds,
were practised in Perrvsbuig. which
will probably necessitate" the throwing
put of votes polled there. If this vote
is counted Hayes’ majority in the coun
ty will be 469, and it elects one Repub
lican Senator. If thrown out, Hayes*
majority in that county will be 732, and
both Republican Senators elected. In
either case a Republican Representa
tive is elected, which gives the Senate
to the Republicans by two majority
and the House by twelve majority.
Hayes’ majority will probably now be
over 4,000.
The Ohio Election—Not a Party Vic
tory—lts Effect on Coming Events.
[Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun. 1
Washington, October 13. — The Ad
ministration adherents were very loud
to-day in claiming the result of the
Ohio election as an indorsement of the
Administration. This is stoutly de
nied by the anti-administration Repub
licans, who say that the issue or which
they won was hard money. T y as
sert that on a question of in reing
the course of the Administration Ohio
would go for the Democrats by 10,000
majority. It is admitted by th- more
intelligent and less prejudiced cites of
Republicans that the election of Hayes
cannot be in any sense regarded as a
party victory. The great paramount
issue was the question of sound money,
and there is no doubt that Hayes’ ma
jority is more than made up by Demo
cratic votes.
The effect of this election, it is con
ceded, will reach very far. It cannot
fail to have a disastrous effect on the-
Democratic prospects in Pennsylvania,,
and it will do much to weaken the
chances of Mr. Randall for Speaker. It
will bring forward very prominently
.Governor Tilden for the presidency,
and it effectually eq.rctfciiro tue aspira
tions of Governor Allen in that direc
tion. It will also tend to widen the
differences and increase the bitterness
between the leaders of the hard money
Democracy of the East and the leaders
of the inflation Democracy of the
West. It and the Republican
victories in the other States which
held elections yesterday, establish
the further fact that the Democrats are
not going'to have any walk-over in the
Presidential race. It looks now as if.
the Democracy was in no better con
dition chan in 1868. Although, as said!
above, the result in Ohio may not be a
Republican victory, it is certainly a
Democratic defeat. The history of the
Democratic party in the last ten or
fifteen years shows that when its pros
pects have been of the brightest they
have been invariably marred by the in
judicious acts and utterances of those
who assume to direct its destinies. It,
is now time that the people should
hesitate when such men come to the
frout.
Toledo, 0., October 15.—A special to
the Blade says Wood comity gives
Hayes 469 majority. Also that both
Republican candidates for Senators are
elected.
Columbus, October 15—Midnight.—
Returns are received from all the comi
ties, which are considered correct as
can be obtained until the official re
turns are received by the Secretary of
State. These show Hayes’ majority to
be 4,753. The official returns may vary
this count 300 either way. The Re
publicans have a majority of seventeen
in the House of Representatives, and
three majority certainly and possibly
four in the Senate. The balance of the
Republican State ticket is probably
elected. The official returns must de
cide the respective majorities. The in
terest in the election remained at fever
heat until the returns from Wood
county to-day settled the political com
plexion of the Senate.
Afraid of the Box.—About a week
since Mr. John Dixon, a butcher in the
Hanover Market, found a box beneath
his stall. Upon opening it, it was
found to contain the remains of a Pick
aninny, the sight of which caused him
to lose his appetite for breakfast. On
last Saturday morning Mr. Dixon found
another box under his stall. He at
once sought Officer Mortimer, the
Mayor of the market, and complained
to him that there was a “nigger baby”
in a box at his stand; that he could not
stand the stench of it, and that ho
would like to have it removed. As the
officer raised the lid from the box an
Irish woman came rushing up, crying:
“Hold on there, Mr. Mortimer and Dix
on; that box of eggs belongs to me.”
All parties present enjoyed a hearty
laugh at the mistake, and Dixon joined'
in the chorus.—[Baltimore Evening,
News.
FROM LOUISVILLE.
Sale of Blooded Cattle.
Louisville, October 16.—At a recent
sale of blooded stock in the Blue Grass
Region, the following prices were ob
tained: Forty-four native cows and
heifers brought $5,821, and twenty im
ported ones $51,225; four native bulls
sold for $17,150, and five imported ones,
for $12,300. The total for seventy
three animals was $123,450.