Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-11-05
ELECTION Returns.
Summary OF Last Nights Dispatches.

Summary OF Last Nights Dispatches.
The following is a summary of the dis
patches received after our telegrs phic reports
closed yesterday:
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or the twenty Virginia state senator's
elected on Tuesday only two are repu blicans
and for the house of delegates only nalf a
dozen republicans and two or three iudepen-
dents are elected, the remainder being dem
ocrats. Opie, the third conserv alive nominee
for the house in Augusta, is supposed TO be
b aten by Hon, A. II. II. Stuart, (run by his
FIR ends as Independent without his consenf
who is two ahead with one precinct TO hear
from. In Fairfax, Pierson, independent, is
elected over CoCkrell, conservative. Ia
Richmond, John 3. Wise. city superinten-
dentof the boilers party has published cal
upon all voters who voted for W. c. Knight
Gen. Bradley L. JohnsOn's principal oppo
nent for the senate, who voted in the first
precinct of Jefferson ward, to come forward
and give their names. He charges that
'sr0SS frauds, making a difference OF 300 IA
the city vote can now be proved" and a con-
test is proposed. Johnson's majority I'm the
district being only IA. The prosecution of
judges, whose arrest has been announced,
will have no effect upon Gen. Johnson's elec-
ton. for If his seat is conte ste 4, as threat
ened, 1T must be before the senate.
Maryland.
Mr.. Carroll's total vote is not vet anthem
ucally ascertained, but the majority will
probably be about l4,Ga. The senate and
house of delegates are decidedly dem Dcratic.
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democrats, republicans and reformers. SEN
ate, 10 democrats, opposition: house, So
democrats, = opposition. In Baltimore
is Judge Cockey TO the orphans court. Mr.
Harris, for governor, has l,6i0 maj in that
county.
The Kansas City Times has returns from
80 Of the 105 legislative districts i'm Kansas
which show the election of 80 straight repub.
licans and 81 opposition, classed under the
head of democrats, independents and reform
ers. The democrats also elect a senator in
The district wherc there was a vacancy, and
also elect district judge in Fort Scott dis
trtct, being one of three vacancies.
New York.
The Albany Evening Journal says: "Our
table today makes the state democratic by
majority OF between 5000 and 1900. The
senate will stand % republicans TO 10 demo-
Gratis, more than two-thirds majority. Toe
assembly foots up " republicans and IS dem.
OcratS. a republican majority OF Is. We have
special acyices from almost every district"
Wisconsin,.
III VIII require an official canvass TO deter
mine the result absolutely. Ludington, the
reform candidate for governor, is probably
elected by about 900 majority. The rest of
the republican ticket is PROBABLY defeated.
The complexion of the legislature is in doubt.
FLoGGTNG THE INsANE.-Dr. Orironaux.
the State Commissioner in Lunacy, and
Messrs. Greenwood, Van NOstrand, Vancott,
AMI Johnson, began AN investigation yester-
day into the suspected abuses i'm the Fiat
bush Asylum, Kings county. Miss Dora B.
Robinson, of the visiting committee of the
STARE AID Association, testified TO instances
OF the abuse of the insane patients by in
competent nurses and careless physicipns
She said that three nurses were discharged
last year because they testified against the
management of the asylum In last years in
vestigatiOn. She knew many patients who
suffered from the lack of clothes and he'd
Ding. Bernard Strauss, OF 81 Graham ave-
nue., an inmate for fourteen days, testified
that he bad been sent TO the asylum through
a religious conspiracy on the part of some
orthc d0x Israelites because he ate ham and
worked on the Israelitish Sabbath. He had
seen patient whipped for tearing his Jacket
AID he was struck on the back of his head by
hurse because he expressed surprise at il.
he mad seen several patients whipped by
their nurses, and knew that the strait Jacket
was used without good cause.-N Y SIN, AN
TwFED's SIX MILLION SUIT.-The couu-
sci OF VIM NJ. Tweed have been successful in
delay ing his trial in the So, 100000 suit until
next term. Judge Van Worst, holding su-
preme court circuit, before whom the case
was set down for trial on Monday last, yes
terday gave his decision on the motion to
strike the case from the calendar. He grants
the application on the ground that An
amended answer bad been served within %
days after the case was noticed for trial
This decision allows Mr.. Tweeds counsel
Just The Opportunity they have for some time
past and al the outset, seemingly with hope
less result, been sedulously striving to OBJ
tain, which Is, before the case is brought to
iiai, W nave HeaIu dL tne court OF appeals
their argument on their two appeals, the
first from the decision of the supreme court
general term. reversing the order OF Judge
DOnOhue granting bill of particulars. aud
the second from the decision OF the same tri-
ounal, Affirming the order OF Judge Barrett
refusing 10 vacate the order of arrest or re-
duce the bail. Although the prosecuting
counsel have been worsted in this prei,mi-
nary skirmish, they express themselves con-
fident that no further stumbling blocks can
be successfully interposed to prevent the
case being brought to trial next monthly
Y. Herald, PAN.