New-York tribune., 1872-08-03
portion of the election returns sent from here yeser
day and to-day.
THE NEWS IN WASHINGTON.


THE rxCIrFuENT UNABATED-BLIGHTED HOPES
OF THE ADMINIsTRATIoNIsTs-A DEsroND, '.,sS,,
FNF RING-AN INTELLIGENT REPORT fho"
SENATOR TIPT0N.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRBuSEl
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-The excitement over inc
North Carolina election has continued tnloughou'
the day and evening. The morning dispatches
showed so complete Liberal triumph in the old
North State that il soon became smpiya question
of magnitude In Administration quarters ana
among such ofice-holders as are left at this
point, there was feeling of positive despond-
ency. Along in the afternoon, the Administration
correspondents began TO rally and dispatches poured
in here to the dispensers of Federal patronage ana
cheered the dropping spirits OF the oince-Doiders
The Secretary of the Interior bulletned dlspatch
at his Department, addressed to himself. from one
of his faithful Collectors of Internal Revenue at
RALEIGH claiming the State for the Administration
by 10 900 majority all mythical stories and Copper
head lies " TO the contrary notwithstanding. Hats
went up among the loyal clerks, and Gen. BaDcock
who had sworn fearfully in the morning, went
around cOngTatulating and to be congratulated
by loval contractors and oficeseekers. Next, the
President of the Philadelphia Convention, Judge
Settle, sent dispatch to the Postmaster-Gen-
eral. who fortunately happened to be here. He
sent the very important announcement that
he was elected TO Congress, and claiming like good
fortune for four more Grant representatives. Then
the White House was invaded by telegrams
and Gems Dent and Babcock read them and smiled,
for the information was all hattering and the mis-
sives were thence duplicated and forwarded to the
Offices of the rival Administration organs on the
Avenue
On such food as this, the city was fed throughout
the day until evening set in, and the regular ana
trustworthy Associated Press reports began again TO
read to the Administration its defeat by majority,
even exceeding the first statement Each
special dispatch that is received here
tonight up to late hour, confirms
the Administration defeat and in the language of
high Treasury official, Grant may consider him
self lucky if he comes out of the North Carolina fight
with one Congressman and enough of the Legisla-
ture to prevent two-third opposition majority"
Senator Upton arrived here this morning from
North Carolina intending, after few days rest TO
enter the campaign in West Virginia; but IN conse-
quence of a telegram received to-day. announcing
serious illness in his family he left tonight for Ne
braska. He says he has no doubt whatever that the
Conservatives have carried North Carolina by at
least 10000 majority, and even much larger
vote would not astOnish him. lie spent
nearly three weeks in the State, speaking nearly
every day and sometimes twice day, and travelling
constantly, He says he was warned by the Liberals
not to he influenced by the dispatches from
the State which came first, because the
Grant districts were more accessible 10
the telegraph, and that quite a showing
would be made in the first dispatches He says that
the sections wherein the heavy Liberal work was
done have not yet been heard from. Notwithstand-
ing that even the first returns and all of them have
been favorable to the Liberal ticket. He does not
expect to obtain definite information to maoritics
before Sunday or Monday.