The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1876-10-28

CAPrAlN GEERAaDIs Casa Washington dis
patch of August 10 says: The bindings oil The
court-maFtlal ~ Mare Island, May 81 anJudged
Bancroft IheTagdi guilty OF the charges preferred
against him: susDeudinZ him from duty for tEo
yrars. and pubHciy Tepr!m2adlng him. Tie sec
rrtarg ui Tho Navy reluctantly approves Of the
proceedings. finding and sentence. because he
deems the sentence inadequate 70 the crime proved.
In repTimanding Captain GheTaTdl, the Secretary
OF the Navy reminds him and the service nt large
that no officer should abuse bis lawful authority:
fa- less should any officer set the example. as in
this cese, Of willul aud deliberate yiolatoS Of
the laws enacted to prevent the infection Of cruel
and barbarOus forms of punishment. No comman-
der of 4 naval vessel wao thus far sets IN exam
pie Of misconduct can expect 10 secure the res
pect or obedience of the officers and man who
ate placed under his command or thascohHdence
of The Na7pI}epartment. The opinion OF those
who heard Se evidence, we believe, IS that Captain
GbeFudi's offence was more technical than any
thing else. Viewed in q moral light, there IS no
doubt that the young hoodlums he punished richly
de*sfved-lhrashing, and it IS not claimed that
thcge~Wss any yndictiye spirit in their punish
msuI. Nevertheless it wCs in violation Of the
.IaSv, and the geDeEl discipline Of the service, IN
the eyes Of the court. We jugde, forbids that 1t De
overlooked.
ONO AND INpANA ELECrIoNs-Partial returns
from all the-couaties of Ohio. sent in their alpha
h.tical order. show Democratic gains Ct Sos over
the gains Of the Republicans in the same counties.
These gains on each side are over the vote cast
for HAYES and ALLEN last year, of which HAYES
tRrp} had J54z majority. The very latest dis
patch from Columbus to he Chronicle gave returns
IRON 10 townships in Ohio, received up TO |
o'clock this morning. showing aggregate Republi-
can gains over the vote for HAYES in 1879 OF 99l5,
and Democratic gains of Sis over the vote fol-
ALLEN the same year, leaving 4 net Republican
gain over 1900. This includes two wards of Cleye-
land and severai precincts of Hamton county
In which is the city of Cincinnati, where there
appear TO be Democratic gains. II the ratio Of
Republican gain in these 10 wards and precincts
holds all over the State. the Republican majority
will hardly fall below O,009 in Ohio but it may
be- reduced by fuller returns from the large town:
and from Cincinnati. Yet in no event IS the ma
iority likely to hll below that given 10 uAYE'
last year.
oar indianapolis dispatches leave the reader
in doubt as TO bow Indiana has gone. Return!
from II townships in Is counties, received there
nj midnight, show Democratic gains of 152, ant
Republican of $40 over the vote of 1872, giving
a net Republican majority of gains of I72. 4
still later dispatcl, giving returns from 30 town
ships and wards n % counties, shows q net Repub
lican gain of $50 on their votes of 1872. Tn
Republicans claim the State, but fix no majority
The democrats, holder than ever, claim it by 10,
900 majority. The Chronicle thinks 1t in doubi
with the chances favoring a small IiepublicaI
ma iority. S. f. Chronicle Oct. II.