The Republican journal., 1870-04-07
Connecticut Election!
GOV. ENGLISH ELECTED,
IIARTrORp, CONN. Al

HARTFORD, Conn, April 4.
The Indications are that English is elected.
though few returns are vet received from
Windham and Litchicld Counties, where Re
publican gains We're hoped for but where the
storm would most likely affect the Republi-
can vote. The Democrats will make gains
in both Houses of the Legislature and posi-
bly, carry the Senate.
The following returns have been received :
New Britain,-Jewell, 40, English. 1}i;
Bristol-Jewell, 1872, English. lol
LATEE-So far as the returns have Been re
ceived the indications are that the State is
very close. The returns received indicate
loss of 1872 in Is towns, mostly in Hartford
County.
HARTFORD, April Midnight
From present appearances the Senate viii
stand l. Republicans to 10 Democrats. and
the House will be Republican, apparently. by
a small majority. The roads are 50 bad that
the returns come in slow. In ia towns En-
gllsh's majority is l22 There are 30 towns
to hear from which last year gave Jewell 1873
majority.
Hartford, April 81 20 A. N.
Thirty towns heard from 50 far Englishs
majority is 3i6, In the 80 towns not heard
from Jewels majority was l13. If they vote
rs last year EngliSh's majority will be 233.
The Boston Post has the following special
Dispatches
Hartford, Conn, April 49, o'clrk.
The returns come in slowly ON account ot
the storm and they show curious features
Towns in which the Radicals surely counted
tor gain show losses against thcm while in
some OF the Democratic StrOngholdS the vote
on that side was light and shows i CORES
pondmg loss Sufficient has Been ascartained
howcverto show that Coy. English has again
beaten his old opponent GOV. Jewell, and
Will again be lnauguralrd ~ the Chief Elk
ccutlye OF the State next month. The Dem
Ocrats are iubilant and crowd the Times ot-
flee and the Music Hall, where the return,
are beng announced a, fast IA received Al
the latter place the utmost good feeling pre-
walls and the votes are received with loud
cheers. At the offices Of the Post and Courant
the scene is far different; the crowd is not 50
large and is the reverse of Jolly. Gov Jewell
is at the Post Office and receives the returns
with good degree Of resignation. thankful
that it is no worse Gov. lIawlrv rave the
State up early in the evening, but others of
the more sanguine We're moi disposed To ITO So
until they saw the figures.
HARTFORD, CONN. April 10 clock.
The returns from lb towns give English II
net gain Of $50. and that more than wipes
out ,Jewell's majority Of lust wear, together
with the Radical vote of Salisbury OF last
year, which was not counted on account Of
an intormality. The Democracy OF New
Haven covered themselves with glory and
gave their popular tellow-cilzrns Il majority
of l93S-;t gain of PSI over last year. anu
had the day been pleasant one they would
have added two hundred To those figures
Henry G. Lewis is elected Mayor, and the
Democrats have a good majority Of the mem
bcrs of the City Government. Ii was 4 great
days work, and they deserve credit for il.
Later returns show some Republican gains,
although there is no doubt Of the election of
Gov. English.
The Post claims large gains in the Lrgi.Ia-
ture, and that the Senate is nemOcmllc