The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-10-13
THE ELECTIONS.
PENNSYLVANIA.

PHILADELPHIA, October l2.-The city
complete gives Leeds, Republican, for
Sheriff, 49l7 majority.
Complete returns from the Second
Congressional district elect Creely by
Ala majority.
Complete returns from the Fourth
Congressional District elect Kelly by
25OO majority.
In the city wards of the Fifth Dis
trict Harmer, Republican, for Congress,
has a majority of Al.
Bucks county gives a Democratic
majority of at least 900; Republican
! loss.
PHILADELPHIA, October l2.-Forneys
Press claims the election of Oliver to
Congress in the Sixth district and Shoe
maker in the Twelfth, which, however,
are still in doubt Reading, Democrat,
in the Fifth district, is elected, his ma
jority In Bucks county being 500. In
the Nineteenth district, Erie county
gives Republican majority Of 200,
Cameron gives Republican majority
of %, and Clearfeld county a Demo
cratic majority of 1900. Scofeld is
undoubtedly elected. as the, Democratic
majority in Elk county will be largely
oyerbalanced by the Republican major
ity in Forest, Jefferson, Mexican and
Warren counties. Cessna's election in
the Sixteenth district is still in doubt,
and also Stewards in the Twenty-frst
district.
In the State Legislature the Repub-
licans will have a majority OF five in
the Senate, gain of two. The House
will stand the same as last year, Re-
publican majority Of twenty.
In the City Council the Republicans
will have a majority of twelve in the
Select, gain Of four, and twenty-nine
in the Common, loss Of one
Mayor Fox yesterday protested, both
70 the United States Marshal Gregory
and to Governor Geary,. against the
employment Of marines to keep the
peace at the polls as in violation of the
Constitution of the United States
Marshal Gregory, in his reply, quoted
the act of Congress authorizing the ap-
pointment Of special deputies during an
election for members Of Congress, and
stated that the marines were called out
because he was informed that the dep
uties he had appointed were arrested
by the city policemen, who were pres
ent at the precinct in question and were
actually engaged in excluding colored
voters from the polls.
In the Sixteenth district the Demo
cratic majority in Bedford county will
be about so. Cessna gains in 22 pre-
cincts 292 over the vote in 1868, when
the county gave 326 Democratic ma
jority. E
Special to the Pittsburgh POST
DUNBAR, October ii.
Donley's majority in Lawrence
county, $50 Democratic gain over
1868, one thousand, $.
New CASTLE, October II.
In thirteen districts Donley's major
ity so far is 463. Pulaski, Little
Beaver, Wilmington, Plaingrove, Nes-
hammock and Washington to hear from.
~. . ~ h1CIlSNS.
New CASTLE, October H.
Donley' majority in Lawrence county
cannot possibly exceed eight hundred,
j. F. Brown
80 NEW BRGHroN, October ii.
One hundred and fifty Democratic
gain in New Brighton, Beaver Falls,
Fallston and Pulaski Donley's major
ity lS2 in above. HowDES
-. -. WASHINGTON, October H.
Ny congratulations. Washington
county gives McClelland three hundred
and fifty majority. X.
rSS''. ? UNIoNTowN, October IL.
Foster has 80 majority in Union dis
trict. The Radical gain is the niger
vote and no more. Foster has 800 ma
jority in Fayette county.