Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-10
Hendricks Probably Elected in In
diana.
Dan Voorhees, Defeated.


INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 9.-The election
returns are still very meagre. Jefferson
vile gives aRepublican gain of 400, thanks
to Kentucky negroes; only 400 blacks were
registered, and over 800 voted.l
SoUTH BEND, Oct. 9.--St. Joseph coun-
ty gives for Governor 506 Republican ma
jority, being loss from 1868 of IS.
Congressional.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 9.-The Republican
Central Committee claim net Republican
gain in 135 townships of 1927. Clinton
county reported 800 Democratic majority,
Democratic gain of 35. The returns indi-
cate the following result in the Congress
sional district. First, second, third and
seventh districts Democratic. Fifth, eight,
ninth, tenth and eleventh Republican.
Fourth Wilson'S, and the sixth, Voorhees,,
are very close aud doubtful. The sixth
ward of Indianapolis, the only ward count
ed out, gives 100 Democratic majority, a
Democratic gain of 148.
Hunter the Republican candidate leads
his ticket throughout the district, and it is
probable VOORHEES, is defeated.
The Republican Central Committee
figure the House of Representatives to
stand as follows Republicans 81; Demo
Gratis 35; doubtful II. The contest on the
State ticket is so close that it will require
almost the official vote to decide.
CINCINNATI, Oct, 9.-The Gdzette's In
diana special says one hundred and seventy
one townships give net Republican gain
of ,723. rr e..,.-,
Hendricks Elected.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 9.-Ths latest re-
turns received tonight show gains for the
Democrats on the State ticket, and indicate
the election of Hendricks for Governor by
a small majority.
voorhees, Defeated.
The Repu blicans gain two Congressman
and probably lose one. The following is
the result First district, Niblack, Demo
crat; second district, Wolf, Democrat; third
district, Holman, Democrat; fourth district,
Wilson, Republican, by 900 majority; fifth
district, Coburn, Republican; sixth district,
| Hunter, Republican, over VOORHEES,, by 2OO
majority; seventh district, Casson, Republi-
can, over Manson; eighth district, Tyner,
Republican; ninth district, Nef, Democrat,
over Shanks, present member; tenth dis
trict, Sailor, Republican,; eleventh district,
Packard, Republican. E0
Counter Claims.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 8, ii P. A.-The
Republican Central Committee figure ma
jority on the actual official returns from Al
counties, and partial returns and estimated
msjorities from the balance of the State, OF
226 for Brown, Republican.
The Democratic Committee claim mel
gain on the returns from 55 counties on the
vote of 1868, which, with partial returns
and estimated majorities from the balance
of the State, will elect Hendricks by l,00C
majority.
The vote is so close that it may require
the official msjorities to determine the re-
suit. The Democrats are jubilant.
The late returns giving Democratic gains
viii not change the complexion of the Leg
islature from previous reports. The Dem
ocrats concede q majority in the Legisla-
ture to the Republicans. This will insure
the reelection of Morton to the United
States Senate.
EVANSVILLE, Oct, 9.-The returns from
the district indicate the election of Niblacf
to congress by small majority.
FIT. WAYNE, Ind, Oct. 9.-This city
never before poIled so large vote. Hen
bricks received a majority of 1,525, gaiI
of 8S5 over 1868. His majority in thu
county is 1888, with townships to heal
from, gain of more than 250 over 1868
Shanks, Republican, is possibly elected il
this congressional district by s small ma
jority.
| New York.
NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-At meeting of tn
Liberal Republican and Tammany Judicia
ry Committees last night, Jerome Bucl
was formally considered for city Judge
The Liberals wanted f. ]. Fithian for tn
Superior Court.
Dewitt, of Kingston, was yesterda,
nominated for Congress by the Democrat
and Liberal Republicans of the thirteenth
Congressional district at Catskill, n. 7.
O'COnOr still Declining.
The HerdlPs Richmond, Va, dispatcl
has letter from O'Conor to James Lyons
of that city dated Sept. 80, in which o.
Conor says that he has not indicated an,
alteration in his resolve not to be a candi
date as set forth in his communication t.
the Louisville Convention. He adds; l
may be true, as you suggest, that the peopl
will not vote for any man who will not an
nounce in public manner that if electet
he will serve them. If so they will neve
vote for me. l should regard such an
nouncement as one mode of soliciting thei
support. If the Southern people did no
know before said anything ON the subjeC
that one of the candidates is a man @
transcendant ability, they are singularl
slow of apprehension.
| Arkansas.
LITTLE Rock, Oct. 9.-The Republican
fred one hundred guns here tonight owe
tie victories in the Northern election.
There is talk of the new Liberal Stat
ticket being withdrawn from the field
Mai. JnO. j. Gibbons, of Perry county
in public discussion on Monday, was sho
and killed by Capt. Hynes. The latter wa
arrested and released on bail.