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Democrats. but if Markly is elected in
Clarion district, Republicans will havs
eighteen.
CoLUMBus, Ohio, Oct. ga jollifca-
ton was held by Republicans tonight
over the election. Procession was form
ed, marched to where Speaker Blaine
was spending the evening and insisted
on speech Mr.. Blaine spoke for about
ten minutes.
TOLEDO, Oct. 9.--This district gives
Sherwood. Republican candidate for
Congress, $50 majority, and still larger
majority for State ticket The fight has
been hard and closely contested, Repub-
licans dividing on local interests.
BRUSSELS, Oct. "a general strike
among the workmen in this city is in
minent.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.-The following
were the balances in the Treasury at the
close of business yesterday: Currency,
Sc. .367, 522; coin, $7S, 959, $50, including
S24 $50, 900 coin certificates on special
deposit; legal tenders held for redemp-
ton on certificates Of deposit, 17,420.-
0J0. The Treasury Department is sat-
istied with effect on business of itc late
policy in selling gold and buying bonds.
New YORK, Oct. 9.-The Grand Jury
has indicted Chief of Police McWilliams
and Detective Doyle for conspiring to
rob the First National Bank in Jersey
City in June last; having burglars tools
and using them in breaking into the
Bank. Doyle has flied bonds for $685.
900. McWillians had not been arrest
ed at the adjournment of Court.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 9.-In Ripley Ohio,
yesterday afternoon, John Cochrans
shot and mortally wounded his brother
in-law, Frank B.dewell, who died this
morning.
| LOUISVILLE, Ky, Oct. 9.-This morn
ing DR.. ". j. Bell, well-known physi-
clan of this city shot himself in front of
his sons Drug Store. He had just been
refused admission by his sou. Family
troubles are supposed to be the cause Of
the rash act.
ST. LOUIS, Oct 9. At o'clock this
morning, during heated political dis
cussion between ]. Milton Turner, col-
ored minister to Liberia, and Geo. Mol
ley, another prominent colored man,
the latter stabbed the former with
pocket knife in the left breast, inhicting
a wound thought to be mortal. Turner
was conveyed to his residence and Mol
ley was arrested.
RIcHMoSD Oct. 9.--Five members of
John Robinson's circus have been ar
rested charged with murder and robbing
Davenport, in Charlotte County, Vir-
ginia.
ALBANY, Oct. 10 -Ex-Secretary Sew
ard died at his residence here ut 3
o'clock, P. ". to-day.
ALBANi, Oct. 10.-The sudden ar
nouncement of the death of Seward
caused profound sensation here. II
was unexpected and produced wide
spread regret.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 10.--Hendricks
runs ahead of his ticket in almost every
county. The Republicans have a ma
jority of four in the Senate and eight in
the house certain, with prospect of ten
majority in the House.
Later. IL o'clock.--The Republicans
concede the election of Hendricks by
500 majority; but claim congressman
at large and the rest of the State ticket
at from 400 to 600 majority. Niblaek's 3
majority in the First District is 125.
Hunter. Republican, majority over Voor-
hees in the Sixth District is COS.
The Republicans have advertised n
Mass Meeting, tomorrow night, for
congratulation, with Gov. Morton, Gov.
Browne and others as speakers. The
Republicans claim 27 Senators to %
Democrats, and 55 Representatives to
As Democrats, giving them majority
Of IA on joint ballot.
HUNTINGTON, Pa. Oct. 10.-R. NJ.
Speer, Democrat, has been elected to
Congress from tbs Seventeenth District
by 500 majority.
WASHINGTON, Oct 10.-Cel. Robert Of
Georgia, and Mr.. Savage, of California,
wo Of the Commissioners appointed by
the President tc investigate the depreda-
tions on the Rio Grande, arrived to-day
and had an interview with the Presi-
dent who is much interested in their re-
port. from which it appears that incur
sions of armed Mexican plunderers into
Texas have been frequent since 1854,
and that the stealings of cattle amount
to several millions. Gen. Cortina is
represented as one of the most active
instigators of those expeditions by which
he largely profits.
The military force along the border is
insufficient for the protection Of our
citizens and Gen. McCock, commanding
the Rio Grande, while corroborating the
testimony of witnesses in regard to the
raids, admits his inability, with the pres
ent force at his command, to prevent