Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-11-04
Political UOees.

The nrst news on Tuesday night will be
Tildenish. - the large democratic cities
will be rrst heard from Phla. CITY TEN.
49, While the democrats are still trying In
the interior to talk their candidate into an
election. rs a letter from a correspondent
shows, the republicans have been busy with
the canvass Of the state, an outline OF which
we present In another column. This esti-
mate is made on the last vote for controller,
on which Mr.. Robinson's plurality was
Is, COO, and clearly indicates, after making
every allow ance for the democrats, q repu6.
ncaD gain OF more than 20 600 over last ear,
which would insure the state by nearly
IL, 600 msjority. The margin is not as wide
as IL might be, but there 10 every reason To
believe tnat II win grow wider and not mar
day.-N r. Tribune. IA telegram from
Buffalo, New York, says: Arrangements
are on foot In Buffalo among merchants 10
cooperate with the Evarts movement In
New York city. The programme 10 largely
sigred." IA number OF BANKERS and busi-
ness men OF New YORK city have issued an
address to tie business men of the United
States claiming that change IN the charac-
ter OF the men and policy OF the federal ad-
ministretion Is an imperative necessity,
and urging the election OF TLden and Hend-
riCks. Amongst the signers OF the address
are August Belmont, James NJ. Brown,
Eugene Kelly & Co, Woodward Bald win &
Co, II. l.. Hoguet and Barclay 4 Livings-
ton. The vote for governor is now very
much in dispute, with the chances as good
for Adams as for Rice. The democrats, who
elect Mr.. Adams, now begin TO claim his
election, while the republicans, who have
trusted To the Presidential vote and TO the
detection OF the Irish from Adams, are get
ting rather alarmed. They discover that
most OF the Irish vote will 60 to Adams. and
that those who do not vote for him are not
hiS,ten,s 70 snpposs GOV; a., Kse The pro
can, every where, and are nominating caudi-
detes for most OF the local offices. 1 am told
s sna1 ,ney viii n throw 200 votes IN Boston
Boston with twice that majority. He In
still gathering in the scattered republican
gate q great multitude. Tiiden is also in
croastng his vote In Massachusetts, very
perceptibly, as the prospect OF his election
DC comes more favorable. There is here, as
Ia other states, . feeling of disappointment
that the predicted revival Of bushes has not
come, and the republicans are losing votes
for that reason, among Others. nov esti-
no more than $4,000, and the republican mar
gins on the Congressional vote are falling on
n ,arse sn ecverywneIe; Tns vote VIII be very
appearances. - Boston Cor. Springfield Rep.
go. For our own part we do not propose TO
60 10 snep on the oyershadowing issue OF the
one OF gold, TO the merican people, Cinci,.-
n0tt Commercial 90" New York merchants
are not alone in fearing that Gov. Tilden's
election would be a serious injury to the
prosperity OF the country. In the principal
New England cities there are movemeata
similar TO the one which has culminated
here in an invitation to Mr.. Evarts to al
dress the people. Meetings are to be held
soon In Boston, where Gov. Rice and Mr.
George c. Richardson ire leading the move
ment: IN providence, under the leadership
OF ex. Gov. Howard, and in Hartford under
the direction OF Marshall Jewell and Geo. r.
Bissell. In these and all other cities, the
and their action cannot fail to have power
ful influence upon the pu Ollie mind-[N Yo5k
1r,o,t,ae: 80. The republican city ticket Is an
astonishing piece Of patch work. Like the
little girl In the nursery rhyme. who bad a
curl right down the middle of her forehead,
where this ticket Is good, IL is very, very
goGd na ana where II is bad, IL is horrld But
tailed defects. 1t will help 70 bring out a
full republican vote. Such names as DIX
here a.o no dsss,y Yea In m
able to do any harm.-[ NeI0 YORK T6btnae
-. Bromley writes arolher letter for the
abe ut Connecticut politics. The best repub-
! ncan estimate gives the democrats the state
by small majority, though the republican
| iea1ers say tney could carry the STATE east
They had sort OF canvass before the q TO
Der town elections, but, when the Doubtful
voters" counted up as high as III 10 a town
OF 700 voters (ihe rule being to send most
money where there are most dou otfdl vo-
ters,l they got disgusted. The democrats
slso complain that money has oesn tight,
not been "fooled away In kerosene ana brass
bands" Bromley thinks Raviey may
squeeze In over Landers by q small majority.
the most encouraging description. A gain
OF TWO congressman appears certain, OF two
more, probable: The lower branch OF the
doubt. In no single one of the large cities Of
the state 10 there doubt of the election Of
the full local ticket. However, the state
majority for which Mr. Tiiden is conidsnte
y LOOKING. There can be no question that
the $4,000 majority which New York, Ktngs.
me rest est, OF Long Island and Staten Island
jority.-Mc York Dor. Ball. Gazette. ....Half
dozen Influential sou thern papers ara our
N isSor OF ahe war claims OF that section
der the ban OF the 18th amendment, provid.
Ing the claimant alleges that he was aloyai'r
Virginia has paused q Law making IL the
al claims against the United States govern.
ment for property destroy cd; and Missouri
mas actually allowed and paid these claims
with scrip signed BY the governor AND ~.
deemable "when the claim has been pre-
sented TO the United States government and
the amount allowed and paid 70 the state
This scrip already circuiates as money iu
missouri, though at q discount. the
amount OF claims already presented to Com
gress by the sold south 10 more than
s2,et0,0 100000 IN. r. Graphic.
besides our own have
contributed literally to the fine-art collec-
ton In Memorial Hall and Its Annexes III
these paintings and sculptures were TO re.
main with us they would form the nucleus
ola public gallery OF infinite variety AID
value. As II Is, even the American collec-
ton will soon be dispersed. IL has been a
great mistake that each OF our states mas
not gallery OF Its own, TO be kept up by
public purchase and private liberalIty, II,
which American art, In particular, M ght be
exhibited. There Also ought 20 be q Nation
al Gallery In Washington, the seat OF Gov.
ernment and the capital Of the Union. In this
respect we cannot compare with the leading
foreign countries.-l Phild. Press.
JAIL BREAKING IN DKLAwARH-At an
early hour Friday morning four prisoners,
Thomas Lawson, Henry Parker, Augustus
FAINTER and Jack Gordon, the frst named
white ard the Others colored, escaped from
Isii al Georgetown. Delaware, BY forcing the
iastenings on the outside gate when turned
into the yard, the gate having been
1mpered with by parties on the outside.
Parker and Painter were recaptured in the
nelds and Lawson In the woods, near town,
shortly after their escape. Gordon is At
large. -
TIE C0NnrTION Il Yafas