Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-11-04
By Telegraph to the Freeman.
THE ELECTION TUESDAY.
GRANT AND COLFAX ELECTED

GRANT AND COLFAX ELECTED
Below we give our readers digest OF such
Geographic dispatches as we have received
up to O'Clock this morning The returns
are meagre and incomplete, of course, but
enough is now known to ensure the election
of Grant and Colfax, by very large major
ETY. Of the votes of the Electoral College.
The battle has been hotly contested one,
and the victory has been triumphantly won
by the Republicans. We have no time CIR
disposition for farther editorial comments,
save what we may lind necessary to make
the dispatches Ineligible
BosToS, Nov. 3,
The Republican State Committee claim
1000 majority in Massachusetts, All the
Congressman chosen are Republicans But
Ter is elected in the 5th District by 5000 ma
iority over all. The returns from New
Hampshire come in equally wells and show
Republican gains in nearly every town and
city. In Manchester the Republicans gain
4O5 In Dover 1879, Nashua l4O, Concord
$50, Portsmouth zoe. The Republicans
claim the state by 5000 majority The Dem
ocrats coneede 5000, while more sanguino
Republicans say 1000.
PHILADELPHIA, nov. "a.
i disturbance occurred in the 9th precinct
of the 4th ward, the polls being attacked by
a gang Of Roughs, who stove in the door,
smashed the windows, and demolished things
+ generally. The Election Judges were scat
tered, &c but the prompt arrest Of the of
tenders restored order, and the Election pro-
gressed quietly. Afterwards returns from
Allegheny county show 1000 majority for
Grant. and the Republicans claim 1900
majority in the State.
Later. It IS thought Grant viii carry the
city by 200J majority.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. ).
The voting mas progressed rapidly this
afternoon and no quieter election has ever
been held in this city.
Bos1oN, Nov. 3.
The Republican Committee have advices
/. from the West "a follows The Republicans
of Michigan telegraph that the state has gone
for Grant by 3 majority Of % goo. Dis
patches from Speaker C0ifax in Indiana re-
port Republican gains in that state, as far
as heard from, with the same from Ohio and
Pennsylvania. Scattering returns from the
interior Of New York show small Republican
gains.
Dispatches from New Orleans say that city
has gone Democratic By - 900 majority
Louisiana IS Democratic. Dispatches from
Chicago say that city has gone Republican
by 3. 900 u i 900.
WASHINGTON, Nov. ).
The excitement over the election here has
not been so great since the first election of
Mr. Lincoln. MARYLAND has, of course, gone
for Seymour, and the Democrats gain one
Congressman In New York returns from
rather more than half the city indicate a
total vote of about $50 600, and S. 900 ma
iority for Seymour. The Democrats expected
to carry the city By IS, goo, AMI fear hard
time in getting enough TO carry the State for
Hoffman by . small majority. Griswold
thinks the state has gone Republican, but
the Trib,ne thinks the Democrats may have
5000 majority in the state.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Nov. 3
This state has probably gone Tor the con-
seryatives-one county only is heard from
which gives 1000 Republican majority.
RA-kIou, y. c. Nov, 3.
This city has gone largely Republican. In
the First District the Conservative Con-
gresham is elected. The Republican State
Committee say 3 towns show Republican
gain, compared with the vote of last spring,
of 3545, and claim the state by q majority of
$500
CINCINNATI. Nov 3.
The election passed quietly. The vote viii
not he quite 50 large as in October The
vote in this county shows quite a Republican
gain. A similar increase IN other counties
Will give Us fully 50,000 majority in Ohio.
MANY prominent Democrats are voting open
the Republican ticket.
NV ORLEANs Nov 3
The vote today mas been all one way. and
shows q Democratic majority of $4,000,
every thing quiet. Negroes decline voting
The State Is heavily conservative.
NV Yosh, Nov ). l2n.
San Francisco Democratic hut Republicans
claim the States Of California and Nevada.
CLEVELAND, O.. Nov. 3.
This Stale mas gone for Grant, by 50, 600
PoRrLASD Nov. Q, QPx.
In Maine Sc towns show net Republican
gain since September Of 225l.
NEWARK, \. =, Eoy. ..
4 very heavy vote has been cast in New
Jersey. All quiet generally. Ia Hudson
City Republican challenger was put cut
but his friends rallied and put him bach
again and guarded him. The Democrats
; claim 3 large increase in their vote in Jer
sey City.
BosroS. Noy, ). lax.
The Republcan Council in this city art
wonderfully jubilant,and after carefully con
sGering the returns received. claim III,
triumphant election Of Grant and CoItax by
she electoral vote Of every Northern State
l and believe they have carried the following