Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-10-15
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

otSSuOh III l'Olhs WoiO W udfS
been officially compared and announced this
morning at 10 O'Clock, at Reading. We kept
the Star from press as long as possible, to-day,
in the hope of being able TO publish the result.
As nothing has, so far, reached US by telegraph |
from that quarter, our opinion is that our |
friend, Mr.. J. Clancy Jones, 10 counted ont |
UP to last night our information from there
told OF the claim Of his friends that he had ten
majority, and that of the other side that he was
beaten by majority Of eight votes. Close cal
culations, indeed.
From Ohio our Information leads us to be-
iieve that in members of Congress, the Demo-
cratic loss cannot be more than a single men,
Der, if any. We have private dispatches
assuring US Of the reelection of Hall, whom
the opposition supposed they had beaten, and
others saying that Allen DEM has certainly
beaten Nichols (Rep. decidedly the most eff.
Client business man among all the Opposition
members Of the present House-Cox Dem y
who was elected by plurality to tho present
House, has now heavier majority over all
competitors. Grosbeck's defeat was antici.
pated, as he was elected to the present House
only through temporary opposition, His run
was capital one, indeed. Valandgham's
majority is an increased one
The grand result of the Ohio election shows
that tho Democracy are now lar stronger there
than at any previous time for perhaps ten
years past Owing to a split in the opposition
at tho last Ohio election, the Republican
plurality was but between one and two thou
sand, if We remember correctly. Now with
the opposition unit in every county in the
State, their majority is only somewhere about
1000 1t will require only due exertions on
the part Of our friends to assure the State to
the Democratic party in 1860, in Wow of the
fact that opposition dissensons will surely
occur sufficient to nullify 1000 majority in
that State.
Indiana.-We have despatch, this morn
lag, from Evansville, Indiana, announcing that
Niblack is certainly reelected to Congress.
The friends of Hughes, in this city, feel san
gulne OF his reelection, though We are salts
fed that, up to 2p. m, to-day, nothing had
reached Washington embracing positive infor-
nation Of the result in his district If he is
reelected We will certainly have carried four
members from Indiana, with a chance for
fifth.
GOVERNOR DESvER.-Below the reader will
ind an able and interesting letter from Gov.
Denver, addressed not long since to the New
1ork Tribune in answer to certain misrepre-
sentations of his official conduct promulgated
through that journals columns. We publish
1t because 1t embraces a truthful history of
late occurrences in Kansas Territory, which
should be ''Of record" within the reach of all;
more especially in this city, where, according
to the programme Of Douglas L Co, the Kansas
question is to be re-opened Tin Congress) next
winter for the especial benefit of the boilers
from the Democratic party organization. We
need hardly add that those who know Governor
Denver personally will, one and all, place en-
tire reliance in his statement of facts; for if
there is public man living whose word is re-
liable, it is that so proverbialIy cautious,
single-minded and ruthful man.
BY the by, he has probably ere this left Kan
sas to join his family at Wilmington, Ohio, and
may be expected in Washington. we take it.
about the LIST of November, proximo.
LEcOMProN, X. T., Sept 30. 1888
To the Editors of the Neuc York Tribnne
Oentlemen My attention has been called to
an article in reference to Kansas affairs published
In your daily Of the 20th inst. and tri-we.k xiv of
tne 2lst, In which you suggest that had proba-
Oily been compelled by the Administration TO re-
past, and on that superstition you proceed to make
some serious charges against Mr. Buchanan and
ais administration, for all of which there is not
not the slightest foundation. IL IL true tina.
have resigned the office of Governor OF Kansas
Dut IL was an act Of my own free will The Pes.
ldent desired me to remain, but the condition of
my private affairs would not permit me to do so
longer In June last l sent up my resignation To
take effect In August, but while in Washington
In July, at the aTnest solicitation Of many per-
sons interested in Kansas and also at the req
OF the President, then withdrew il for the time
Deink Those who are conversant with the facts
know that " has been with extreme reluctance
that have remained here from the first and m A.
have always declared my intention to resign
the once OF Governor, as soon Il could be done
with safety to the public interests. 1 have re-
ceived the most ample assurances Of the most
cordial approval Of my course in the Territory
ythe President and all the members of hi, Cab
met, and here must be permitted to say that in
all my conversation with the President about
Kansas affairs, he has always manifested the
deepest concern for the peace and happiness NJ
the country, aud determination that The people
OF the Territory should have fair opportunitv
at the ballot box to settle the questions At issus
before them ia their own way, and without anv
extraneous Influences Such has been the char.
acter OF all his communications TO me- whether
verbal or written and while ende avoring TO car,v
them out in good faith, | have met with no opno
sition from the moderate men of the Territory
nor from these who have been classed as pro-
slavery men.
The frauds perpetrated at the election I'm J,np-
drY last were committed by the violent and nv,
men OF all parties, aud the investpa-
ton OF Their was partisan and partial Such acts
as the forging OF the returns from Delaware Cross
Ing Were Paraded before the public with great
gus'o, Wnhe the struction of the ballot,bo
and ballots at Sugar Mound, by Capt Montyom
cry, was passed by in silence. The actors in all
these transactions ought to have been severely
punished; but there were no laws that wouid
reach them, and the late Legislative Ass,mbIy.
which was all Free State, made no suf,cIent Ia w,
10 meet such cases In future, but endeavored to
paralyze the powers of the Circuit Conf. ana
invest the Probate Courts with powers ia ~ could
rot exercise. You admit that things have gone
on mere quietly under my administration. This |
disturbances In Doniphan, Leavenwo-th Linn
ana Bourbon countless and in every case the dis
,ulnances nave been produced by persons calling
an enort was made to assassinate the gentlemen
VINO were elected to the Legislature on the first
Monday In January last, and, although thev ,s.
capped with their lives, they were plundered OF
their property, and their houses burned No .t.n.
nave been taken to punish the perpetrators. and
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