Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-09-11
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LATER FROM THE ATLANTIC SIN

The California Election an Overwhelming
Democratic Victory.
SAN Francisco, Sept. 5.-Partial re-
turns from 4S counties give Irwin
Dem.) 1896, Phelps (Rep.) 25,6O7
and Bidwell Ind. 18, 284 votes. In
the Second District Page (Rep.) leads
Larkin (Dem.) nearly 1000 votes; in
the Third District Lutrell dem. leads
DEMO over 5000, and in the Fourth
Wigginton (Dem.) is ahead Of Hough-
ton (Rep.) over 5000. In Legislative
and county offices the Democrats make
nearly o clean sweep. ''T"~
San Francisco City Eieetiop.
SAN Francisco, Sept. 5.--Returns of the
municipal election will probably be COM
pleted by morning. The present state of the
vote shows that Bryant will be elected mayor
by q small majority. Of the Independents,
Badlam Is elected assessor by large ma
jority, and Ellis will have four or five hun
bred majority for chief Of police. Murphy's
chances are good for district attorney, and
believed that Black is elected supervisor
from the 9Th ward and Drucker from the
first. Sawn Is elected coroner, and in the
10th senatorial district Harding and McMa.
nus are elected to the assembly, being on
the Democratic and Independent tickets.
With these exceptions the Democrats have
undoubtedly made clean sweep. .r
The New Jersey Election.
NEW YORK, Sept. Returns from sew.
eral towns In New Jersey indicate that all
the constitutional amendments are adopted,
except the clause repeating the fve.county
act.
North Carolina , SSS''i'a' n'a E'se'
RALEIGH, Sept. 7.-Dr. Edward Ransom,
Democratic nominee for president Of the
constitutional convention, was elected today
on the 14th ballot. thus securing Democratic
organization Of that body.
Election I'm rev Mexico.
SANTA FE., N. M, Sept. Election re.
turns 80 far indicate the reelection Of Hon.
8. B. Ekins as delegate from this territory
by at least as large majority as at the elec
tion at Las Verges
Another Line OF Mall Steamships.
The postoffice department received infor.
nation to day that the Mississippi Valley and
Brazil, South American Steamship Company
ask that the U. g. mail be given their line.
The department will grant the request and
send the mail by their steamers. allowing
ocean rates Of postage as remuneration
They expect to start the first steamer on Oc-
| tober list.
The Direct CabIos tN ~
NEW YORK. Sept. 3.--Oficers of the direct
with the steamer Farraday, and II the
weather moderates 1t Is confidently expected
! the cable will be In working order tomorrow.
Charlie Ross still Alive.
A reporter, interviewing widow Mosher,
who abducted Charlie Ross, drew statements
| from her which indicate her knowledge that
| the boy Is well and where he can be procured.
! After trying to evade every injury, declaring
she never saw the boy, she replied to direct
question whether he 10 living: ~ don't
know. am sure he is living and will turn
up before long l am as sure he is living as
that breathe. ! would not belive him
dead unless saw his body before me-" II
surmised the boy may be found after the trial
of Westerfeld for completely when the alb
duciion Is ended. 1 ih &nr Ai4 st
virginians wish 60 Consult with
MSsshsrn MEN ON an Important
A party of twenty-five gentlemen from
| Virginia, headed by Gen. Pittsburgh Lee, ar
| rived here to attend q conference with lead
J ing Northern residents as TO the best means
! means of renovating interest in that section
of Virginia which was the chief theater OF
| active operations during the civil war and
has ever since suffered owing to want OF
| Immigration. IT,
The Tribune has special from Gsndeville,
Ga, yesterday. It says the trial OF Corday
Harris, the colorod man accused Of attempting
to create an instruction among the negroes
| of the county, closed THE eveping with q
verdict of not guilty. The acquitial was
| simply the result of q failure OF the prosecu-
| ton to produce evidence Of criminal intent
in any of the acts with which the prisoner
was charged, s8a aai3siRfa sA.sgis
Another Politleal sRfes. sls.i se
CHICAGO, Sept. ga special from Vicks-
burg says riot occurred last night "a Re
publican club meeting at Yazoo City, grow.
lug out Of o dispute about honest officials
between the Republican sheriff, Morgan, and
Democratic negroes. Some 30 shots were
fred, and Deputy Sheriff Mitchell was killed
and one negro, badly wounded. The town
has been In intense excitement all day Bust.
ness is suspended and armed men plcketlng
the road to guard against inyasion by me-
groes. a,a sa t6a ID brte aa ~
Is wholesale Exscutisn. n iatP
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Sept. "a dispatch
by courier from Fort Smith to Atlas, forty
miles distant from the nearest telegraph
Office, says that the hanging Of the six men
at that place today passed of inquiet. Inc
condemned men were brought out OF $3.50
o'clock, and assembled the scaffold at 10 a.
NJ All showed nerve and refused 70 make
any confession. Moore raid he was q game
man, and would die game. Tooy said he
was as anxious to 90 a. the spectators were
to see him CO. Wellington said nothing
Evans said nothing. Campbell and Nan'
keller said they were innocent.
EngIana M ust Impert wheat largely:
New York, Sept. 3.-The London Times
financial article says there 10 increased hrn-
ness In the discount. market anticipating the
increasing demand for money. IL adds;
ut Ia known we shall have to import 90
unusually large quantity Of wheat, and II is
equally certain that ell mailing barley VIII
haveto come from abroad. sioai ai5ii@ !aA
IA the Condision OF the Trads. =. g
New York, Sept. 8.--The Evening foss
says trade with the South Ia Opening better
than calculated. A good business is expect
cd with the West, and no disapEoin I'm my