Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-10-15
The Elections.

The Following additional election returns were
received by telegraph last night:
PENNsYLVANIA.-Thef following returns are
official:
sth district, Berks county, Getz. democrat,
In the 10th Congressional district. Lebanon
and Sehuyikill counties, Killinger, republican,
has 629 majority.
10th district:-Adams county, Myers, demo-
crat. 325 majority; Bedford, 80 majority; Frank
lin, 1s6 majority; Somerset Cessna, 94S majoriLy y
Republican majority 9O7, with Fulton county to
18th district.-Blair county, MorreIl, republi-
can, $50 majority; Huntingdon, Spear $50 ma
jorty, Miffiin, Spear, ma jority; Cambria conn
ty to hear from. A dispatch from Huntington
10th district.-Claron county, Griffith. demo-
crat, ,54i majority; NenangO, Gilfillan, repub-
lican, $40 majority; Crawford, GiIfllan, 5N ma
jority. Mercer to hear from.
2lst district-Fayette, Foster, democrat sI5
majority; Indiana, Stewart, republican, / ,J9i
majority; Westmoreland, Fopter, 1 ,533 majority.
Fosters majority in the district 75i.
24th distIict.-Beaver, Donley, republican se0
majority; Washington, Mcclellan, democrat,
SO6 majority. Green and Lawrence counties ID
hear from.
and Schuylkill counties, KIllenger, republican,
has 6291majOrty.
INDIANA.-Oficialr returns elect Wilson, rep..
over Gooding, dem, by 4 majority. In the nin.1
district, Shanks (rep.) majority is 285. The
republicans think the official vote will yet give
them the State ticket, though the democrats
claim 2,5OO majority. The republicans CLAIM 2
majority in the Senate. In the House the demo
cratic majority will not be over or 6.
AFRAIRs IN PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY, MD.
lowing items:
Melancholy Accident.-Arother of the q pain
ful accidents which the papers nowadays are
so often called upon to record, occurred at Hunt
iugton Junction, B. and z. K. r., in this coun-
~, on Wednesday last, from the careless hspj
ling OF loaded pistol. We learn that on the
day in question, engineer Franklin, in charge
OF the construction of that part of 'he railroad,
left bis pistol, Sharp's revolver, in his ROOM
tiom whence iI was taken by BIS waiter, q col
orsd hoy named Tolly johnson, about 16 yeavs
old, who, in some accidental manner, dscharg-
ed the contents or one barrel, the ball tom
which took effect in tie forehead of little col
0red girl, about II years old, killing her Instant
Appointments Of Supervisors. - The Circuit
Court having accepted thu decler sions of Messrs.
John Z. Turner and John A. Talbot, hereto
ard 10th election districts of this county, on
Wednesday lest appointed Messrs. James Nav
Tor, OF Isaac, and Joseph A. Miles, to I'LL the
respective vacarcies.
THE LATEST NEW YORK FoRaERY-A liitle
hutter was created yesterday in Broad and Wall
Co., brokers. of No. IL Broad Street, had been
victimized by ome skilful fOrper out of 90, Go
In gold Shortly alter xo O'c.ock on Wedn :
cbes high, and about thirty years Of age, pre-
sented himself at the desk or Stedman 81 Co.
with an order on printed slip heading purport.
ing to be from Phelps, Dodge Il Co., asking the
firm to purchase for them 3 10, ,G In gold at mar
ket rates, and to send by bearer so 600 This
order wes presumably signed by Mr.. w. d. POr-
ter, cashier OF Phelps, Dodge s. Co., and as
Messrs. Sfsdman g. Co. had been in the babit
OF receiving and filling such orders and deliver
ing gold in the same NAun,r for that hou.e.
they never questioned tne order nor doubted its
eenuineness, and hand, over to the iorger two
gold certificates for $1,000 each, numbered
l,lso and J, ,193, respectively. Yesterday morn
Ing, when the order was presented to Phelns.
Dodge q Co, 1t was at once pronounced spu,
rious.-N. =. Herald, 14.A inss, - ~