The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-12-24
MISSOURI.
ST. Louis, Dec. D

ST. LOUIE, Dec. y.
The official vote of Missouri Is an
nounced as follows: The average vote
of the Republican electors is "a, ,ll6; the
average OF the Democratic electors is
50. 6S5; Republican majority, "a .43l. For
Governor, McClurg Rep. has l9, 227 ma
jority. The remainder OF the Republi-
can State ticket has an average majori-
ty OF 81 ,40l. The Republican Supreme
Judges have an average majority OF 90
59S; for Congress, In the First District,
Wells (Democrat) has 2Sl majority; Sec
ond District, Finkelburg, (Republican)
3.22G majority; Third District, McCor-
mick, (Democrat) 927 majority; Fourth
District, S. II. Boyd, (Republican) 1912
majority. In this district Col. kelso,
independent radical, holds J, 1884 votes.
Fifth District, Capt. Burdett, (Republi-
CAM 3, 426 majority; for McClurg's un-
expired term in this district, Colonel
Slower, (Republican) received 3.62s ma.
jority. Sixth District, VanhoTn, (Repub-
liCan) SG7 majority; Seventh District,
Col. Asher, (Repu ublican) 2, ,243 majority;
Eighth District. Col. Benjamin, (Repub.
licRn) 1,6l1 majority; Ninth District,
Col. Dyer. (Republlcan) 432 majority.
The counties oil Dunklin, Ripley, Shan
non, Wayne and Oregon, in the Third
District; Platte and Jackson in the
Sixth; and Monroe in the Ninth, have
not been counted, on account OF the IL
legal registration or disregard of the
law. The whole matter will be laid
before the Legislature, and until that
body acts upon the returns the Secreta-
ry of State will not issue certificates to
any body. The majority against the
constitutional amendment is 10, ,Sl7.
a Salt Lake dispatch says that the
Idaho Legislature met at Boise city on
the 9th. Governor Billiards. message
recommends the revision OF the mining
la va nd "a nSkS IGI af tn
Congress for an additional apprOprIa-
tion to survey public lands, sales
already being $50, 600 in excess of cost
OF first survey. He complains of the
mismanagement of postal affairs; many
routes have been established through
ignorance of the geography and posi-
tion of the country being impraCticaEle,
others running double service at un-
necessary expense. The northern por-
ton of the territory, with many large
settlements, Is without mail communi-
| cation. He hopes that Congress will
remedy this. He reports that from
5 600 to 5000 Indians remain in the ter
ritory who act friendly and should be
settled upon reservations.
A Kansas city despatch snys an army
guide just i'll from the Plains reports
that the Kansas volunteers Joined Gen.
Sheridan on the 10Th inst, on his
march to Fort Cobb. The General in
tended to eat his Christmas dinner in
camp Supply, where Major Inman is
ordered to with a large train of sup.
plies. 1t Is reported that the Indians
have driven of all the stock belonging
to Gen. Penrose's command. Many OF
his men were badly frozen.
The tobacco factory in Pike county,
Illinois, was seized for,violation of the
revenue law few days ago.
| j. u. Champlin. President of the Mis-
sisSippi Valley National Telegraph
Company, whose head quarters are
here, publishes card this morning
denying the correctness of the state
ment that the board OF trade of st.
Paul repudiates their subscription to
that Company on the ground of mis-.
| representation. Mr.. Champlin also
states that his line is permanent fix
tuTe and in successful operation.