Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-16
RETURN-DAY IN SUSSEX
Who were to be Seen, What was Done. How
Things Looked, ,ete-Morris Slaughtered
in.the House OF his Friends"


tspeolsl corresp lndenes on EvEAT RvESISsl
GEoRaErowN, November sth.-At 12
O'Clock, M, Of the Thursday following
the general election, the board Of Canvass
meets In the Court House, when every
Inspector returns the result of his hundred,
and from the Court House front the names
ofthe successful candidates are proclaimed.
Return.day is an inst tuition peculiar 10
Sussex. The morning dawned, rainy and
murky. StrOlling from the Brick Hotel,
kept by a New Castle man, Mr.. j. H.
Woodland q good fellow, tool found
In front Of the Court House, and on either
eide OF the main street leading to the jail,
work-benches, tables, temporary stands,
etc., etc., numbering thirty or forty, ca led
STALE, and many were the boxes OF con-
fectons oD them ready to be opened. The
rain poured down, and the yonng mer-
chants (for many of them were bOys)
talkei of the prospect, aud said "This is
bad day " and, 81 am ruined, for l
borrowed S20;" and, ~ put in $40 "
and another s75,-" and hare Il all isl "
By o o'clock there were signs of clearing,
and by 10 O'Clock people Of both sexes and
all colors, dressed in every manner and
style, 10 wagons drawn by one, two and
four horses, with male teams as we'll,
poured in from every direction. The ladies
especially were "gott.n up" we'll, and
doubt not Harper would have sent one Of
the best artists of his fashion corps had he
known Of this day, and the Bazaar would
| have anticipated the real fashions for a
/ year at least.
An after dinner walk showed that at
least 1000 persons had b en- added to the
towns population, for every avenue, lane
a'ley and street were lined with wagons
in some Of which were old-fashloned chairs
and settees, few dating back to the Revo
luton. Many dined at the hotels Others
Jared sumptuously in their wagons and
carriages while others enjoyed roast-beef
turkey, chicken, fish, coon, rabbits and
oppossum at will all Of which, and moi
half The list of roass, conld be had ready
among the stalls or cooked to order.
Many ladies who, for two years, had moi
Wis ted the eapi al, not since the las
Return" and who for weeks had antici
pated the day, could be seen In the GROVE
hiing baskets and handkei chiefs with
nick-nacks for the "liltle ones" The!
are always on hand, learn, these "liltl
ones" and a part Of the programme o
the day is to sec that all the children ani
Young girls are treated A pretty younl
lady, whether acquainted or not, is II
censed to receive box of candy. And b
1t said for the young gen lemen Of Sussex
no pretty damsel go's away empty. Al
are delighted as the trea: goes round.
The election result here has left som
bad feeling among the friends OF the de
feated shcliirilty candidate. "Slaughtefe
In the house OF my friends" he said, a
he stepped from his wagon in Georgetown
surrounded by host Of sympathizers, al
of whom seemed to understand that hi
defeat was caused by those whom he ha
supported and s,rved, aud from whom h
had right to expect better tn ngs tha
secret combinations at the last hour Wit
the enemy. There were cast 204 Straight
out tickets, and many t'cke's having th
electoral heading tom oil.
Grant has majority Of 3d. Wright, 3S
, while the county ticket averages about 80
Democratic. This last majO ity the Dem
ocrats claim as their true msjority j
times of pace for any whole ticket the
{ put in the field. There was never known
. they say, so much cross vo'ing, scratehln
and selling out. Still, they say, II
healthy-nOt apt to occur again soon-an
parity because not once in cycle wi
: they have 50 much money to contend will
/ SEQ for single vote was the STANDARD
= There is much sympathy for Mr.. Wrish
4 who also seems to have had many spai
e With the Sheriff; but he takes it kind!
b There was evident good feeling that stai
/ nator-elcel MIR. G. c. Stoklry, the mo
hated of all on the ticket by some, thong
badly cut, was run up in other quarter
having a majority of about 25O. II
rumOTed here te was target Tor u
v Delaware Railroad, most Of the mont
D having come from that source to defe
# the Legislative candidate of SUSSEX.