Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-10-09
The ELECTIONS
Returns from Indiana, Ohio Penn
sylyania, Nebraska, Con-
nectieut, Etc.
Figures Very Unsatisfactory
Telling Where We Stand
Confusion Prevails.
Democrats Claim and Republicans
Claim, and There is No Tell
ing Which is Right.
PENNSYLVANIA.
PHIIADELPHIA.


PHILADELPHIA, October S.-A ful
J vote is being pOlled in this city. Tn
} election is progressing very quietly. Tn
der the new law, all taverDs are to b
closed. The United States Marshal ha
eight hundred special officers on duty
distributed among wards where trouble
Is likely to occur. Up to noon no serious
disturbance is reported.
Reddy, a blacksmith, from New York
was arrested here after voting thret
times, and locked up for further hear.
ing. Fifteen tax receipts were found Oh
him.
In the Fourth ward, the strongest
Democratic ward in the city, hourly an
nouncement of votes cast shows that
more Republican votes have been cast
than are usually polled during the whole
day.
At the headquarters of the Republi-
/ can State Central Committee they are
/ calculating on a large increase in the
/ Republican -TOte in this city. Reports
I from various wards warrant the belief
that Hartranft's majority will he twen-
/ ty thousand.
/ At the Liberal Democratic head
/ quarters they appear confident, though
/ not expecting to effect much in the city.
1 Up to ten o'clock this evening the re-
suit was as follows: In the Fifth,
Seventh, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh,
Twelfth, Fourteenth and Twenty
second wards Hartranft, 2723; Bucka-
lew, 1292-Republican majority, 143l.
In the lower wards Hartranft leads
his ticket. These wards are heavily
Democratic.
Scratching, which has taken place
only in the central wards, has thus far
been very slight.
The negro vote has nearly all been
cast, and is polled solidly for Hartranft,
amounting to six thousand.
PITrsBURG.
PIrrsBURG, October Sat two
O'Clock this evening forty districts in
the consolidated city of Pittsburg and
Allegheny city had given Hartrantt
Republican, 63SS; Buckalew Demo
craft 1912. Nothing definite.
In Harbor Creek Hartrauft majority is
I2l. -Four wards in Johnston give
Hartranft 367 majority, a gain of So.
Emlinton gives Hartranft majority of
p. Stonesboro gives Hartranft a ma
jority Of %; a gain Of , Coin gives
Hartranft l05, Buckalew SO. New Hope
Borough gives Hartranft majority l.
Hartranft Republican, has a majority
in Allegheny county Of 5474, majority
over the vote Of 1S71 Of I7l5. The re-
turns are not all in yet. The Republi-
cans claim that the final vote will be
1000 majority.
ERIE. October S.-Hartranft is run
ming up with the ticket. The returns
up to eleven o'clock show that at Cham
bersburg BuckaleW is ahead Of the
Democratic ticket.
HARRIsBUG.
HARRISBURG October S.-Everything
is going on quietly to-day. No disturb
ances as far as heard from.
SCATTERING.
PITTsBURG, October S.-The dispatches
from various parts Of the State show
that the election is passing of quietly,
and a heavy vote is being pOlled. Re
ports show that little disaffectiOn has
been shown among the Republicans, as
Hartranft has not fallen behind the
ticket. The Republicans claim that
Hartranft viii carry the State by 1000 or
5000 majority, and Allegheny by 5000
from four o'clock counts.
At Easton everything is quiet and
there is a full turnout. The polling is
heavy and the vote of Buckalew appears
to be ahead.
In Reading, the First ward gave Har-
tranft l03 majority, a gain OF AZ; the
Sixth ward gave Buekalew 32 majority,
a loss of 80.
Lancaster county gave Buckalew 10
majority, a Democratic gain Of 36S.
In Tradford county, Trayborough ga
Hartranft So majority, a Republican
gain Of Il over last year.
South Creek gave Hartranft II ma
jority, a gain Of ..
CantontOn gave Hartranft ia major
ity, loss of ,.
In Lycoming county, Mcintyre gave
Hartranft Il9 majority, a gain Of so.
Trantram gave Buckalew majority.
In Chester county, Parkersburg
gave Buckalew IA majority.
Ia Perry county, MillerstOwn gave
Buckalew majority, Democratic gain
Of IS.
Bedford county, Bedford borough,
Buckalew, 81; Democratic gain of Is.
Bucks county, New Hope, Buckalew,
/; Democratic gain Of IA.
Northampton, Buckalew, 10; aDemO-
cratic gain of 50.
Lehigh county, Emans, Buckalew, S2;
a Democratic gain Of l9.
Northampton, Bethlehem, First ward,
80 majority; loss, 6.
Northumberland county, Mt. Carmel
borough, Hartranft, l98; gain of 2S.
Delaware county, Upper Chichester,
IS; gain Of IS.
Dauphin county, Middletown, Bucka-
lew, 50; a Democratic loss Of IS.
At Douglastown everything is very
quiet. Buckalew is gaining ground.
At Pottsville the election Is progress
ing quietly.
At West Chester there is a full vote
polled in the county. Hartranft runs as
well as his ticket.
At Lebanon at twelve o'clock Hart
ranft is ahead by fifty so far by count.