Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-11-09
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DOMESTIC NEWS.
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tor tsOsnerOy tuifiiliag u Pledge.
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Sensation in LeavenwOrth-Sen
tor tPOInerOy t'uifiiliag u Pledge.
LEAvENwoRTH, KANSAS, Now.
Quite a sensation was caused here last
evening by the tulfllment of a pledge made
by Senator Pomeroy befDre the election.
that if Leavenworth county gave Repub-
lican majority he would walk bareheaded
through the streets of this city. He was
followed by an immense crowd, composed
of tanners in procession, with torches and
transparencies, and citizens of all political
opinions, who are crOwdiDg the streets
along the line of procession to witness the
novel spectacle of our Senator trudging
through the streets to the music of a band.
In view OF the fact that every one was sur
prised at the result of the election in this
county the Republicans are making the oc-
casion one of great iolli6catIon.
'a River News. +i
/ ~ ir--a# a- PITTSBURGH, Nov. g..
Weather pleasant. River feet 10 inches
and falling. Mercury 45 Degrees BE-.
Fire. .5.. .--
The fish oil and glue factory of Pincus,
West & Co., las totally destroyed by fire
early this morning. Loss $4,000, with no
Insurance The fire is supposed to be the
work of an incendiary. tses
Sentenced.
gE.r ssG BUFFALO, Nov. z.
Kate johnson, the murderess, was SEN
fenced this morning to be hung Dec. IS. q
General Grant. .
53"a1l HARRISBURG, Pa, Nov. z.
General Grant arrived here at noon to-
day. He was presented to a large assem-
bly,, but merely bowed his acknowledge
ment of the cheers that greeted his ap
pearance. He left for Washington at 1:3O.
Fire. 11ma.
..# --eil LYNcHBURG, VA, Nov. q.
The National bank and commission
warehouses of A. B. Bucker and Geo. D.
Davis and Sons, were destroyed by fire this
morning. Loss heavy, partially insured.
Granl's Majority in Pennsylvania.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. T.
The B llleton's table makes Grants ma
jority in Pennsylvania % 397.
Election News from Missouri.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. a..
Eighty-five counties. part of them offl-
cial, give Grant 17S2S majority. Esti-
mated returns from the remaining counties
will increase it to about 10000. The same
counties gave McClurg (Radical for Gov
ernor, Is 543, which will be increased to
about 10000. -
Georgia.
AUGUSTA, GA, Now.
Additional returns continue to increase
the Democratic majority. From present
indications it will reach 10000.
Alabama.
a- MONTGOMERY, Nov.7.
Returns from part of the counties give
Seymour and Blair maiorities OF 1415l,
and Grant majorities of 23,600. Nearly all
the inhabitants OF the remaining counties
are white and will probably give majori-
ties sufficient to overcome the ajorities OF
the negro counties. The result is doubt
ful.
p North Carolina.
WILMINGTON, N. c., Nov. z.
Returns now in are sufficient to show
that the State has gone for Grant by con-
siderable majority, though the Conserva-
tives made large gains. 1t is believed that
the estimate of the Morning Star, given
Wednesday, approached correctness. That
gave the State to Grant by 5000. Returns
from the mountain district tonight show
the election of Durham (Conservative) to
Congress. The delegation stands five Re-
publicans and two Conservatives, Demo-
cratic gain of one. The official count in
creases the Republican majority in New
Hanover county, including Wilmington, to
l67. a Republican gain of 245. ..-..-