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Correspondence Of The sun.
KINGSTON, Nov. 16.-Since the election
the politicians and betting men have been on
the anxious seat over the Congressional contest.
The returns came In very slowly, owing TO tho
horse disease and the bad condition Of the
roads II was not til Thursday following the
election that any fair estimate OF the result
could be made. On that day all the towns
excepting Hardenbergh had been heard from.
This town Is about ATTY miles from Kingston,
and situated In what IL known as the Alps of
Ulster county-a wild, mountainous region, yerv
srerseiy settled. There are only LIZ votes In the
entire town. Dewitt, the Democratic candidate
for Congrees. was reported to have carried tho
town by fourteen. This elected him by ten
votes.
AFTER TIVE RETURNS.
Tho betting men, however, did not credit tho
report, as the town was put down certain Tor
Grant. A messenger was forthwith despatched
to ASCERTAIN the correct vote. After weary
nights journey on horseback over swollen
mountain streams and well-nlgh impassable
roads, the messenger reached the town olcrke
residence at two o'clock In the morning. lie
was awakened, and the returns inspected. They
showed that Maxwell, the Republican candl-
date, had thirteen majority In the town. Tbie
elected him by seventeen majority. The vote
WA carried to the nearest telegraph station, and
telegraphed in cyphor to Kingston.
TDB DEAD sUItB THING.
The hackers OF Maxwell were elated at the
intelligence, and Kept the news q profound So
cret. Believing they had sure thing, they
placed their money In the hands Of few out
slders. who were let INTO the secret, and the bet
ting at once became lively. Persons VINO had
| rarely been known To have money enough To
buy second hand pape collar blussomed out
| with hundred dollar R,ecnbarks, and staJted
| their money with the Indifference Of mill ION
aires. Thousends OF dollars were wasered on
On SATURDAY. report reached here that there
| was an error In the returns from the town OF
Maxwell had only fotiy-niic. This dcfeaicd
him. The intelligence fell like wet blanket on
| the SaNwell men, and at midnight messenger
| started to Inspect the ofnciN returns. In the
early morning he tclegraphed that the report
was correct. The scene that tusued when tine
telegram was received beggare description.
rnB Fi0nT BrFoRR THE BOARD.
On Tuesday last the Supervisors met as a
| Board Of Canvassers. on wednesday the excite
| mured that MessTs. Maxwell and Sanderson he
| latter the Republican candidate for Senatorl
ono poli in lloscndale. About O'Clock that
afternoon the following communication wls
sent In t. the board by c2-C ,n1rcss;nan WIN &.
! Kenyon, attorney fui tEC above named cindi-
datesi
70 a. ,'oarto, cr'ay cia, M n 70, comfy
..G's La,rs. .b-'.. I. So. s',5 qt TIE re,
sry vote. ccrt ,'i 10 afd ..iJ rcfu-n. o. for Q,
assn ns casar or -sg t.'fi & oT. iSr at sns -
/ tae general el.cti.n erla Ngy,mbT b s:. .ny sn,h
saa. w,o have o'ftia,d or stncd 81 turns Trc not
,bcy src sssrssdrs OF aid Town Ana ne election ds
& vas au-nried 20 be created under tne gentr
sSsSe ssn St% % nSs,s & y sA % oss SSS' and gssS
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so ca asS nTS s d noaf wn m ns aeo 0n to TO
s,6 IN S9p5 ,9T Ia es. oef tSs 70 o
'''-' w.s. KVSYos, Atton,y.
InB GRANT MEN LAID OUT.
| The hoard decided To hear the arguments
day the friends OF Dewitt sent In protest
against the canyassing by the beard OF the re-
| turns from the Second Election District In the
town of Marbetown, ON the ground that the
inspectors ~ election for that district had not
The day for the hearing Of the Arguments
came, and with II counsel for the contest ants In
| host of eager listeners. When the board had
| been called to order, supervisor Hat moved the
adoption of the following:
county iS the oi SsiEas
ssa and 90 Ssss on John Sssss and John
derson, the former beng one OF me eandldates Tor
S.s s@a Is @ .:, l.s :: :.
the last general election.
The resolution was lost by a vote Of TO II.
The protest Of Dewtt's friends was then with
| ballot cAst in the town Of PlAttsklll on which
| Dewitts written, but from which
ballots cast in this city, and which read, I'D NJ
| Dewitt" were neither allowed nor dlsallowsd
but were ordered to be returned 10 the secretary
THE THING SETTLED.