Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-10-11
THE ELECTION RETURNS
ANHOUXCIAG THH NEWS


ANNOUNCING THE NEWS.
Scenes in Washington Last Wight.
Among the Newspaper Men and the
Politicians.
There was great anxiety In this city last
night TO get the earliest intelligence from
The elections In Ohio and Indiana, and
shortly AFTER shutdown crowds assembled at
al The points whore IL was known dispatches
would oe resolved. The doubts which pre-
vailed a. TO the result damped the enthu-
siasm OF the politicians, and the uncertainty
continued a. long ~ dispatches were re-
ceived.
Among the Newspaper Hen.
II was fully half past O'Clock before the
Newspaper ofiices on 14th and streets were
oesiesed with applicants for the news.
Heretofore this neishboFhood has always
0een Q lively center for the reading or re-
turns. Last night the anxious ones, either
availipg themselves OF the chance TO take
free look 1t the returns, as Illuminated at
the stereopticon shows Of the morning news
papers ON the avenue. or TO hear the speech
making At the several political headquarters,
gave the old stamping ground the cod shout
der, and At no time did the crowd become 40
numerous that 10 required much elbowing to
get through IL.
The Office OF the New York World was the
r.d
ans bad made ample arrangements for the
reception OF returns, and as they came in,
good or bad, he posted them In his Office free
for sll. The first advices rather indicated
that both states had gone repu blicau, where
at Shaw made . clean summersault, and
declared that be knew "Old Blue Jeans"
would be scratched }" and that he was afraid
more favorable TO the democrats than had
been anticipated came along. "Where do
You stand now. Shaw, said an inquirine
friend. "Well," said Shaw, al am q Jim
nrst. and / am for him STILL"
In the ante room, where the bulletins were
posted as received, the crowd seemed to be
evenly divided in political sentiment. As
dispatch would be received favorable to
either side, those in sympathy with its indi-
cations would indulge In jokes and little
pleasantries 1t the expense of their oppo-
Towards eleven O'Clock nearly all the ad-
vices indicated quite q muddled condition
and made the republicans feel quite blue.
All kinds OF exaggerated statements were
banded. ono news IL good news" said an
hope they would not see sp back the fact n'
On street Scott Smith and Wight, Of the
Chicago Tribune, furnished dispatches TO
wss II Sa e. Of . 1sss
dispatches he received came principally
from Colonel Holloway, postmaster at In
aW These 10 SSa
general terms indicated that the republic
cans had carried Indiana. The Judge went
home early, quite mixed ~ to how Ohio and
A the Telegraph Omces.
At the Ofnoes of the Western Union Tels-
graph company and the Atlantic and Pa
cinc company quite An excitement prevailed.
This was particularly so 1t the ONCE OF the
latter. This company after nine O'Clock
posted bulletins every five minutes, and II
the Information sent by 1t is reliable, gave
received in the city. After twelve O'Clock
nearly every dispatch which came along
was calculated TO cheer the democratic
tie too much stimulants, upon hearing read
a dispatch from John q. Thompson claim
Ing Ohio for the democrats by from 5000 to
y, S S,. majority gave vent to the
bis hat and said; "By- we've Got 'em 1t
last. / have been waiting for this for six
teen years. HuIray: Hurray! Come boys,
Considerable amusement was created by
me manner In which an efieryescing son OF
the Green Isle read the Atlantic and Pacific
a good democrat. About one o'ciock " pars
ticularly lively and inspirating dispatch for
his side came along. He read it In clarion
notes The crowd cheered:and yelled. Mount.
me hat i want TO rade such goot news in
me bare head ;" and be repeated tine reading,
which seemed to give him great epjoyment
the reporter OF the STAR left the scene, q
crowd was still around the office, and the
lively lrtshman was pouring In hot shot In
the shape OF democratic gains.
At the Tflden ana Hendrick's Club
Headquarters.
BY seven O'Clock p m. quite large crowd
bad gathered at the rooms OF the TIlden and
Hendricks Club, and In . short time the as
semblsge had extended clear across It'll
street. The building was adorned with two
transparencies with reform notices and q
returns bad yet been received, and the crowd
began 10 grow impatient, so Mr.. Z. P. Berry
called The meeting TO ORDER and introduced
short account Of his political life and con-
version to democracy. Political speeches of
an encouraging character followed from DR..
Culver and Mr.: Dorsey Clagett. An invita-
cal demonstration of the Tilden and Hen
bricks Clubs Of Alexandria. Neesrs. Yates
English and Clagett were appointed q com.
they did. At O'Clock the secretary returned
from the telegraph ONCE, and stated that it
would proba bly, be late before any definite
Der of candidates. Therefore, not desiring
TO halo until they were out OF the woods,
the meeting was given up to private CONVEX
.ation and speculation. The lrst dispatches
were received 1t s:2j from Cincinnati and
Indianapolis, announcing even chances for
Ohio, and probable success in Indiana. This
raised the hopes OF the expestant crowd,
and three rousing cheers were given for
Indiana. A gentleman who seemed
10 have partaken OF TOO much benziue
would, after the receipt OF each dispatch,
rise and say, "We will now hear from the
nobbiest man In the room, Dorsey Claggstt,"
and n often would be compelled to sit down.
Between the dispatches, which now came In
rs pidly. but bearing no definite information,
Mr.. w. II. Clasgett the "District War Horse
Of Democracy" az he was called by one,
enlivsped the meeting with ENCOURAGING
remarks, but ~ often rs he was In the midst
Of q stirring harangue, his voice would be
drowned by cries OF "Anofhsr dispatch"
% Hurry up" &c. The dispatches, after being
read In the room, were read from the balcony
to the crowd below. Those announcing dem-
pcTatic gains were received with loud cheers.
At Republican Headquarters.
Ii was expected that the headquarters of
the Republican Congressional Committee,
on + street. between 9th and 10th streets,
would be the scene OF much excitement last
night, but the general expectation was dis
appointed. But comparatively few people
" ere on hand TO hear the returns, and those
present did not exhibit any special enthu-
siasD over them as they were announced.
after being read aloud TO the