Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-11
TUESDAYS Elections.

dispatches from COLUMBUS, Onio, late las
night, say the republican committee have re-
cevcd very liulc news TO day, aud all polltlca
information has 10 be obtained from the demo
cratic headquarters. The democratic State
committee up TO this hour have what arc called
cffica! returns from just one half Of the coun
ties Of the State, and these show democratic
gain over the vote OF last year of 1856. TAX
log this as a basis, they claim that Bishop
majority cannot fall below $4,000, aud they
thnk the full Jews will give him $4,000 OF
20, 900 majority. 10 the absence of definite in
formation the republican committee concede
Bishops election by $4,000. The democratic
committees figures on the General Assembly
are as follows In the House the democrats
will have Ct members; republicans. 50; national
or wnlkingmcn s.3 democratic malorlty,2o: 10
the Senate the democrats will have % members
and the republicans l0-democratic majority,
Is. This will give the democrats I'll majority
on joint ballot. 1t is not likely that the full
official count will materially change the lcglola
tive mai1rilcs claimed more than two or three,
ut most. There Is no excitement IN the city
to night, and no crowds about the headquarters
OF either party.
There is scarcely any excitement to learn the
dcfiu;tc figures Of ycsterdayS's election. Both
committees conccde that Bishops majority will
be between $4,000 and 5000. The democrat
ic committee claim that they will haVc between
thirty and forty on joint ballot 10 the General
Assembly, and the republican committee do not
dispute the claim.
| A dispatch from Cleveland says: The re.
turns from this county up to this hour indicate
that the democrats have elected their Senator,
one Representative, the prosecuting attorney
and possibly the treasurer, the latter requiring
the official count to decide. The balance OF the
republican ticket has been elected by majorlties CT
from = to 500. The vote for Governor is as
follows West, 1918; Bishop. 1O,40l; Bond,
the workingmeu's candidate, l,IS9; Johnson,
Greenback candidate, 2,ls0.
Dispatches from Iowa city say:-Speclals re.
ceivcd by Mr.. Irish Indicate that MIR. Gear will
have only plurality, and not majority Tor
Governor. The republican vote falls Oft large
" in the banner counties, Gear losing even
Lynu and Jessup, and Stubbs drew largely from
the republicans. The democratic legislative
gains are large, and there is much uneasness
amoug the republican politicians over the "a,
pidIy narrowing down OF their joint majority.
a QUAKER SERMoN.-Beloro the war the
Friends, particularly that branch Of the persua-
sion commonly called "IIicksites, as contra
distinction from that claiming TO be "Ortho-
dox," were quite numerous hcrcabout. But
partly per force Of the divisions upon the sec
tional questions underlying the conflict of arms,
partly from the younger male members entering
the ranks contrary to the peace principles of
the society and other causes, they have dwindled
very much, 50 that here and 10 Alexandria. and
elsewhere in the more souhcrly section Of the
country, there arc scarcely enough OF active
Friends to keep up weekly meetings for worship.
at the IIickstc meeting house yesterday there
was quito large attendance, not many OF whom
were dressed in the ancient fashion Of the
Friends.
After a considerable time spent in silence,
Friend Chalklcy GilIingham rose aud delivered
short, but evidently to those present, sat
islactory sermon. lie said it was called re.
lgous meeting and was not less so because Of
the silence that prevailed. An important OBJ
ject cf their meeting together was contempla-
ton, and silence was an aid thereto. 'Bo still,
and know that am God" was ono of the in.
functions OF book which they all venerated
for what it 50 truthfully contained, and read,
not because it was the Bible, but because it con-
tanned the truth. 1t was 10 silence the still
small voice was best heard and the divine light
seen most clearly, ''that eighteenth every one
that comcth Into the world" He did not break
the silence because nc thought that one person
could safely guide another to the path of duty
Religion was an individual thing. And yet by
comforting together and comparing notes they
could encourage each other in good cndeavors
great matter was to get free from the ira.
dtions OF mcn-lrom crceds and ceremonies as
things important in themselves, which they
were not-aud ascertain, under the light of
truth revealed in the Individual consciousness,
what duty was-duty in all thngs-in every
day life and business not merely in attendance
at this or that meeting
After rcsuming his seat and remaining few
minutes in silence, Friend Dillingham; again
rose aud turned the parable of the prodigal son
to impressive account, as an allegory to be
taken in spiritual sense. AID to show how the
children OF God, who wandered away into far
is. far away from the Divine
light 10 their own souls-might expect 70
ception from the heavenly parent when, tired
Of the husks Of sin. they returned with prop.