The Portland daily press., 1868-10-15
PENNSYLVANIA.

THE ELECTION.
New YORK, Oct 14.-The Tribune has the
following:
Scattering returns from Covode's district in.
dictate that he has been defeated.
Col. Forney telegraphs that a Democratic
mayor has been elected in Philadelphia by 1000
majority, but the Republicans carried the 9TH
er city officers.
Three outright murders and countless as
saults were made in Philadelphia last night.
The following are the latest estimated ma
jorities by conties: Allegheny 800 republican;
Chester 25OO republican; Dauphin 1900 repub-
Hcan: Lancaster 1900 republican; Lebanon
14OO republican; Berks $500 Democratic; Mont
gomery 1000 democratic; Monroe 1000 demo-
cratic.
Harrisburg, heretofore Democratic, elects
Republican mayor by 200 majority.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct H.-Estmates from %
counties, including Philadelphia, show a Re-
publican majority OF 1915, and Al counties to
hear from.
The Press has reported maiorities from 80
counties in Pennsylvania, show a Republican
majority OF 1924, and claims that full count
will increase it to $4,000.
In this representative district both State
Senators and twelve Assemblymen out of
eighteen have been elected. The estimate for
the State is that thirty four Democrats and
hfty-seven Republicans have been elected,
leaving nine others doubtful.
The Democrats carry the Third Congression-
al District by l5l majority, and probably the
Both these districts will be contested. These
are believed to be the only Republican losses
in the Congressional delegation.
The city ticket was carried by the Democrats
by majorities ranging from 491 to 3348. The
City Council will be largely Republican in
both branches
In the city wards, Taylor Republican, has
q 26S majority, but this will be over balanced by
Bucks county, which gave $50 Democratic ma
jority last year.
The table of estimated and reported MAORI
ties for all the counties of Pennsylvania foots
up Republican majority of 1890, which will
probably be increased.
Bucks county is reported 700 Democratic
majority, which elects Reading, Democrat to
Congress by 432 majority.
The result in Covode's Congressional Dis
trict, the 21st, is still in doubt. Only scatter
1ng returns have been received as vet
In the Sixteenth Congressional District Cess
ma, Republican, will have about 80 majority
In the Twenty first District Covode, R5pub-
lican, is elected by about 300 majority.
Twelfth District-Dispatches from Scranton
says there has been such irregularity at the
polling places that it is necessary to wait for
the official count to show whether Woodward,
Democrat, or Strong, Republican, is elected to |
Congress- |
day one man was MORALLY wounded.
The Democrats have elected Congressman |
in the 1st Sd, 9Th, 9th, 8th, 18th, 18th and 10Th
districts. The delegation will stand 16 Repub-
two
The revised table of majorities so far as re-
ceived reduces the Republican majority to 1851. |
The Age, Depocratic. estimates the Repub- |
lican majority at about 3000
The State Committee fix the majority at TO- |
665 giving all the heavy Democratic counties |
their own reports. This estimate which has |
been proved by the returns nd repeatedly re-
yised cant be changed in any event 900 either |
way.
DEATH OF THE LAD PERKINS.
Perkins, the lad shot yesterday by Deputy |
Sheriff Flanagan, died to-day. This is the |
fourth death from rows yesterday.
r POLITICAL ROW. ..t....
Two brothers, Christian and Edward Barns,
were shot dead, and Charles Specht and j. Fo-
Ian wounded last night in the fourth ward in
a political row. The origin and actors of the
row are unknown. Eleven other persons were
shot in various disturbances occurring during
the day.
ARRESTS FOR PARIOUs OFFENCES.
Policeman John Young who was wounded |
last night in row in the seventh ward died |
this morning.
Samuel Hall and Charles Powell have been |
arrested, charged with the murders of the |
brothers Barns
Forty-two arrests for rioting and illegal yot- |
ing were made by the mayors police. Nearly |
all those captured were armed with pistols.