Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-10-15
THE OCTOBER ELECTIONS.
The GEORGIA ELECTIONS.


has received official returns from 03 counties.
giving Smith a maturity of 50671. There
are SO counties yet to hear from, which will
doubtless swellst majority to $1,000.
INDIANA.
indianapolis. Oct 1O.-At'11 P NJ. the
republicans concede the election of Hendricks
BY 500 majority. but claim the Congressman
at large. Lieutenant Governor. and the balance
Of the State ticket by from 400 to COO, ma
joritv.
Niblack's majority in the first congressional
district is 125.
Hunters (republicanl majority over Voor-
heea in the sixth district, is COS The re-
publicans claim q Senators to % democrats
and SIS republicans to As democrats in the
House, giving them a majority of II on joint
ballot.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Huntingdon Pa. Oct 1O.-Hon Richard
Milton Speer, dem. has been reelected to
Congress in this (the l7th) district, by 500
majority.
Ph1nde1ph,a O.'tober 10.-The city official
count shows that over 1l8 900 votes were
polled. Hartranft's majority is 20437, and
the majority for congressman at large is 21,-
919.
DAKOTA.
Tnnk.tnn Oct0ber 9-The election for
Delegate Yesterday in the Territory was per
sonal contest. The republican vote was d.
vided between Judge Rrooking and Col
Moody. The returns received up to eigh. to>
night insure the election of Armstrong, DEM
ocrat, by a small majority.
ELECTION OF HENDRICKS CONFIRMED
indianapolis Oc,ober Additional off
cial returns received to-day do not materially
change the result given last night. Hen
dricke'> majority will be between six and seven
hundred.
The republicans elect their State ticket in
Guiding Congressman at large. with the excep
tion Of the candidate for Governor. and rer-
haps the candidate for superintendent of pub
lie works.
The following are the majorties in the con
eressonal districts. nearly all officials, for
G"ngressmen lot district, democrat. 1922
district, democrat I 332: Sd district, demo-
Graz, 991; 4th district republican. 397: 5th
district, rennhican S24: 9Th district, rennb>
i,can, 800; 18th district rennhlican, 403 S,h
district. republican, 3 600: 9th dis,rct re-
nnhiican 500; 10Th di-trict republican, OCT;
1lth district republican, S76.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Acct.
dent,
Mention made Yesterday morning nf an
accident on the Baltimore and Ohin ralroa,i
on Monday night. The train was the ST..
Louis express aud it reached Ilrper'S Ferry
twenty minutes behind time With the
additional passengers received IRON Hayers,
town, the train was tull, aud came on as tar
as the Relay House without accident. After
leaving the Relay House the train proceeded
slowly. or at u rate OF not more than fifteen
miles per hour, for half mile. when a dis
placed switch threw the locomotive from the
track. when it capszed and fell down the en-
hankment. some eight or ten feet The ten,
der followed. but fell near the track az to
preventive baggage car from rapsizing. The
train did not run more than fifiv or sixty feet
after the Locomotive left the track, when it
was hrnnght suddenly to a stand. The front
truck was thrown from under the baggage car
the rear end of which had run into the stnnk>
ing-car. The baggage master was standing
On the platform Of his car when the accden,
occurred, and narrowly escaped The engi
neer Kirk Gellntt, aud the fireman, went
over with the locomotive, hut both escan.d
mira louslv. The greatest cons,erna,i,u
t"nk hold Of the passengers for a few minutes
hut 1t was SOM announced that no personal
injury had been done and that gave feeling
of relief generally. The locomotive and
tender were completely wrecked and the bays
sase.car was badly broken. After DELAY Of
two hours the passengers came intr the cirv
nv tie trains from Washington. The wreck
was all cleared yesterday. SO that there was no
obstruction to the passenger trains
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