Evening star., 1876-11-14
ARKANSAa.


ARKANSAS.
Latest returns from the Sd Congressional
district indicate the election OF Cravens,
democrat, over Mcclure, republican.
CALIFORNIA.
The contest over Congressman In the Sd
and 4th districts is not vet decided, and per-
haps cannot be until oficial returns are re-
ceived. In the third, Luttrell is slightly
ahead on incomplete returns. In the fourth,
a small majority, but some precincts are yet
unheard from.
The statement that no provision has been
made by the legislature Of Colorado to nli
vacar cies In the Electoral College Is errone
GUS. The first act passed by the legislature
OF the state amply provides for filling any
vacancy that may occur.
FLORIDA.
A Savannah, Ga, dispatch yesterday says:
Just received the following special from
Gainesville, Fla: Ballot box at Archer in
this county stuffed with two hundred and
eighty fraudulent votes and counted by the
canvasseIs.
HaItZell, democrat, for Congress in the 18th
district by 20 majority.
LOUISIANA.
An Associated Press dispatch from New
Orleans says: Republicans state they have
republican by 300 majority; the democrats
Claimed 1t by 600. Tables published up to
Saturday plight, Of the city vote, put Tilden's
majority at 300; the official count shows
10,0l6 majority for Tilden. Additional re-
turns from parishes do not materially change
results as telegraphed Saturday. The demo.
Republicans. however, still claim they have
carried the state, and that Packard will be
the next governor of Louisiana.
Senator John A. Logan has declined the
nna nj q ,0rfxyr r<,v yiotf
NewOrleans, believing that there would be an
1mpropriety In his doing SO, since the mat
Ter Of Loulsiana's vote will probably come
Farwell, j: d. Beardsley, q lawyer, of Rock
leland, and Messrs Taylor and Haven, mer-
chants, OF Chicago, have gone from here to
ersl Lew Wallace and Hon. Will Cumback
left Indianapolis for New Orleans last night.
MASSACHUSETTS,.
There ts q possibility that Dean, DEM,
elected TO Congress In the Sd district by q
msjorlty OF seven votes over Walbrid &c A.
Field, rep, may be beaten by the latter.
Commission Of Board OF Aldermen having
recounted the votes of the Sd district, fiud
"Waldrige A. Field, 4th district Field has
a majority OF about Is. Ballots SO cast were
on the tickets furnished by the temperance
Party, pss M and s,d were probably % deposited With a
Healey, has advised the board OF aldermen
not to count the twenfy-nv votes, and the
question will probably be left to the gov
ernor and bouncil for decision.
OHIO.
Semi official returns from all the counties
OF Ohio show q majority for Hayes OF 1892.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Oncfal returns from 55 counties in this
state gave Hayes L, $50 majolity, leaving II
republican majority Of 81.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The board OF canvassers heard arguments
yesterday afternoon from Leroy f. You
mans In behalf Of the democratic citizens.
under the Constitution to alter the result OF
the election as announced by the county
canvassers, and the state board had no
power 10 change returns, and could merely
consolidate ana announce the result. At the
conclusion OF the argument the board ad-
journed until to day when K. b. Elliott, COL
UIed, will address the board In behalf of the
republicans. He will insist that the board
bas ministerial and judicial functions, and
mat 1t has the right to canvass and throw
out votes in any county where there has
last evening retu ms had been received at
the Office of the secretary OF state from bdt
l8 counties, leaving IA counties to be heard
a;. fr1m: II & VIII take at least week before the
claim the state and heavy frauds are charged
on both sides. Federal troops have been
concentrating at Columbia for the last two
days. The state board Of canvassers DC.
clined to furnish any Information last night
concerning the election. They say that not
more than twO-th1Tds Of the counties have
been heard from officially. The democrats
have their figures from one representative
on each board OF county managers. Tney
have no doubt Of the election Of the demo-
cratic state ticket; and Tilden's election il
claimed by q smaller majority.
VERMONT.
Henry N. Sollace, of Bridgeport, VT, one
OF the republican Presidential electors,
against whose eligibility the question had
been raised ON the ground OF his holding the
Office Of postmaster, was interviewed yester.
day with representative Of the Associated
Press. 1t is stated that his resignation an
gostm aster 1s already in the hands Of the
Postmaster General.
VIRGINIA.
Fifty-seven counties, cities aud towns in
Virginia give Tilden 90,O23, Hayes 81 ,S37;
Tflden's majority 81, ,1s6. There are still fifty.
three counties and cities to be heard from,
which will increase Tilden's majority to be.
tween 1000 to $4,000. Gov. Kemper's ma
1ority In the state In 1873 was q ,259. The ma
l0r1ty for the state constitutional amend
heard from is "a PA, and they have undoubt
edly been adopted by large majority. One
OF these amendments makes the sessions of
the legislature biennial, instead of annual,
as At present, and another makes reduction
OF forty Ia the number OF members of the
legislature.
RUMORED MARRIAGES OF PROMINENT
PEksoNs.-FOr some weeks past there have
been rumors TO the effect that in the event
OF bis election to the Presidency, Mr. Tilden
was to be married TO Miss Leila Morse,
daughter OF the late Prof. Morse, prepare.
tory TO furnishing mistress for the White
House. In the event OF his defeat II is ru.
mored that the couple would sail ilnmeii-
ately for Europe. These reports assume
de1 nj 0pd no