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picture with Of laughter. This pic
turc followed IN turn, between records oil votes,
by happy looking jolly, red-faced, well dressed IN
dtyiduai, whose boast was-
al Voted Tor the Right Mani" "The Pet of the
LADIES' 'rhc Pet OF the Men," "Bown UP on an
Election Bet" and many other mirth-provoking se'ec-
from The stercoptican's art gallery hled In the
brief periods which intervened between the receipt oil
the election returns, aud made the crowd patent inc
republican headquarters on Court street was aoan-
doned, also tho democratic headquarters early
IN the night when u became known that their best
Efforts obtain early returns were far ccipsed ny
HERALD enterprise The Office oiders and those who
tho enemies OF boih ali sought the square. the
vicinity OF the illuminated bulletin. The police o. the
FIRST precinut we're on duty IN the Immediate locality
OF Whites Exchange and by their presence preserved
excellent II not Till near one O'Clock this
morning that The display was brought TO termina-
tion by which time The residents OF Brooklyn mad
fair idea 70 the manner IN which the struggle
The polls had terminated and TO whose lot the hons
share oil tho ofnces voted for had fallen.
JERSEY CITY.
The scenes around the HERALD stcreopticou at the
In Jersey CITY were very exciting. Al every fresh
OF democratic successes cheers went up
and when Tho transparency presented lifc
sue picture OF Little Mac on horseoask the en-
arrived every fifteen minutes till II vas
found difficult TO forcc q way through the crowd,
which at time numbered over three thousand.
Those who on previous occasions locked 10 poco
headquarters for Information relied entirely last
evening on the HERALD stcreopticon. The news from
other States was also promptly announced Tho IN
for with great interest. The triumph Of
John Morrissey elected loud cheers, and cries OF
"Down with 1ammany" resounded on tho street.
The people OF Jersey are particularly excitenbie on
midst under the name OF tho Democratic General
Committee, an unsuccessful attempt 70 overthrow
which mado during the past few weeks Tho
attempt will be renewed At each election TIL It be sue
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VIRGINIA.
THE ENTIRE CONSERVATIVE sTArH TTcxE1
ELECTED.


[By TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. s
RICHMOND, Va. Nov. Q, 1871
The election hold in Virginia to-day tor Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, members oil
the House OF Delegates and . portion OF tho Senate
did not create even ripple OF interest In she public
mind Tho polied light, In fact %
exceedingly small that tho voters scarcely
outnumbcrcd the candidates In former elections Thu
is attributed to two principal causes, the Arss being
tho enforcement OF tho payment Of tho captaton fos
tho privilege OF voting and Tho next because thcrs
was opposition worthy the namo 10 tho regular
democratic nominees. The contests In tho counties
and ctlos confined almost exclusively to the
adJuscrs OF tho State debt orcibio readjusors and
those in avor Of paying both tho present rate
OF interest and the principal OF the dobI
But these issues failed TO elicit popular verdict n
10 the debt question. In this city, out OF votine
population OF Ia 900, only two thousand and lev odd
votes we're pollcd.
In Norfolk only 9s4 votes OF vote Of over 600
In Portsmouth only 200 votes all told fs
Tho voting all tho State 10 In about
tho ratio AZ those above mentioned,
that tho next Legislature can scarcely
DO called representative body. An estimate based
upon tho canvass gives two thirds OF the House aud
lower rate OF interest six per cent tho remain
der being in favor of paying tho entire dobt and SIX
per cont interest Tho democratic state tickct--Ho-
day, Walker and Field for Governor, Lieutenant acv-
and Attorney General neutrality-suspicious. 40
opposition are, Of soursc, elected.
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THE LATEST.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO TIE HERALD

PHILADELPHIA, Nov 6--Miduight
The returns are coming IN very slowly. and less
general interest manifested In the result, OF.
cept by tho politicians, than for several
years. Republican losses arc reported iron
all quarters and there Is little doubt that the repab
lcan majority OF 1884 Tor Hayes Will be shifted to
the other side The labor ticket. the unknown quan-
tity which has destroyed many calculations, seems
be injuring both parties. In Luzsrne county, log
Instance, among the miners. whefe great
gains were expected by tho democrats, q
republican gain OF 1000 10 claimed. AlIc-
ghauy county is claimed by she republicans 10
have pollcd majority OF 900 votes for Stcrrst who
would undoubtedly run ahead OF his ticket Evcn
$1,000 Bcrks goes democrn 10 by 1900, loss Of l,O00
democratic by T0o gain or 900: Chester Is rcpub.
lican by 1000, loss OF 1000; Clsarneld 10
democratic by 1900, loss Of 500; Clinton
democratic by 800, gain Of 200; Cumberland
democratic, loss 800; Dauphin republican by
900 loss loo; Fulton democ asic by 3s0 loss OF
2n Lebanon, republican by 500 loss oil 724 Monroe,
democratic by 1000, n loss OF 600; Northumberland,
democratic by 800, gain OF 200: Somerset, rspubs
can by 1000, loss of 445
DEMOCRATIC.
Tho State appears to be democratic BY from II 900
to Ii. 600 The republican majority In Phiade lphia
county last year IA $50 this year Is greatly
duccd-,t Is Impossible TO say how much this hour
Tho returns from tho city arc coming very slowly.
Tho following arc the estimated tor Stale
Treasurer, based on partial returns received thus r
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county called oct good vote aud the
republicans have carried the city, ana probably The
county by small majority. although both the prohibi
ton and workingmen's tickets have drawn on moro
votes than expected lilly Haynes, OF this city,
republican, Is probably elected councillor from tho
Eighth district. The contest Tor county officers Is
close and doubtful"
pEsxRrioSs PROM DEMOCRACY.
AT Taunton the democrats generally ''boltedt from
The party nomination Tor sheriff and tho inference Is
that IL is defeated.
Al Worcester the democrats were divided 10 three
wards on tho nomination for The legislature, and thus
their Strength was disspaied.
In the township OF Hull CASTOR had 20 votes, Rico
10 and Piltman In bingham. CASTOR had Isl, Rice
Pittman Is
SUMMARY.
The following Ia the vote OF the State given BY Con-
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WISCONSIN.
the STATE EVIDENTLY REPUBLICAN.

THE STATE EVIDENTLY REPUBLICAN.
MINIATURES, Nov. O. 1877.
Returns from tho Wisconsin election will DO CON-
pared with year ago, when Hayes had 5000 plu.
rality over Tidsn 450o majority over Tilden and
Cooper
sixty-six towns and wards givo smith irep.l fov
Governor 1863 majority, a republican gain OF 300
The city Milwaukee, except nvc precincts, give IS
majority for Smith
Ninety. eight towns ana wards give smith 600 ma
jority, republican gain OF 100
rho Chairman OF the Democratic State Central Com.
mittee expresses the opinion that IL Will tako the
official canvass 10 dccidc tho result on tho State
ticket one hundred and sixiy-thrce towns and pre-.
cincts give smith, rep. for Governor 500 majority
a net republican gain oil 400
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IN ESSEX COUNTY.
NEWARK, N. j., Nov.

NEwAEK. N. j., Nov. o, 1871
Unusual quiet prevailed during tho election hcrs to-
day and tonight there Is no excitement and compira.
tvey little interest Tho only noticeable nciden, TO.
day the appearance OF George A. Haiscy,
ono OF the foremost republicans Of tho State,
al tho polls openly scratching the namo
OF William A. Newell from the ticket, giving as
TO hts noighbors that he could not vote for
man Who had uttered deliberate faiscbood about tho
nnanciai management Of the Morris Plains Luna,ic
Asylum. Tho poll Is no, a. largo as II was last
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yoar but larger tnan At the charter sc6.
ION. Newark city glvcs Newell. Tor Governor
ABOUT seven hundred majority. Essex county gives
rne a. nocrats mako several gains Asssm by mon.
me Assembymen elect from Essex Crane, rep,
frst district; Person, rep Second district; Duryee,
dem gan, Fourth District Fielder, dem, Easu, Ginh
district; hoseworh rep, gain, Sixth district; Jack
son, re-, seventh district Conner DEM, Eighth dts.
- IN DOUBT the republicans claiming Philps election
Dv = majority Marsh. dem, claims q small msjorsy
however For County Clerk Dr. W. A. Smith beats
George X Gray by about 2, 500 majority. Ia every
ward ana township Gray ran behind has ticket
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MARYLAND.

BALTIMORE, Nov. O, 1871
Tho election In this <ity to-day was probably the
most quiet over held, and comparatively light Tho
only State occr to be elected Comptroller Of tho
Treasury, and the vote resulted as MISUNDERSTANDING
democratic, 2S 697 Porter, republican, ,39S
keating's majority, 22209, tho total vote bong
35,0'7-over $4,000 less than at tho municipal election
last week.
McLanc's democratic majority for tho State Senate
Is s6, and the democrats elect entire city dele.
CATION, consisting OF eighteen members OF tho House
To tho next Legislature
Few returns have been received from tho counties;
but, ms far as heard from, indicate democratic
joritcs. Baltimore coucty is reported democratic by
l, 200 majority
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ELECTION IN CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, Ill, Nov. Q, 1871
The exchanges, banks and many private establish.
ments are closed to-day on account OF the election
Tho vote up to this timo has becn light In tho city,
where on account OF tho numerous tickets In tho
field, there IL much scratching. Tho vote In this
county for coany officers and for the $5o00o APP
Precipitation TO carry on tho Court House In the State
10 general the only measure before the people N tho
proposition TO appropriate $o32 QUO 10 compiste the
State House. tho original Appropriation OF
$500. 900 being nearly exhausted.
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The following Ia the vote OF the State given by Con
or nj dstFicts.-

Returns from all but ono town in Worcester county
give Rise l3,lo.: CASTOR, 1920; Pittman, 2,400;
county ticket has gone republican. Tho democrats
get SIX representatives.
COUNTER ESTIMATES.
Tho Boston Herald concedos Ricc's election by at
least 10000 majority The Journal claims for him
plurality OF IL COO to 000 The large gains OF the
republicans IN this city were great surprise TO
everybody.
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MINNESOTA.

CHICAGO, Nov. Q, 1877
Tho Inter Ocean's St. Paul despatch says Pillsbury,
publican, for Governor, has gained in that city
Banning. democrat. and tho Indications arc that .
smaller vote has boon polled throughout tho State
with tho usual republican majority.
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COOK COUNTY.

CHICAGO. Nov. o, 1877.
Tho vote in this county has beon hight, and the day
has passed quietly up TO eleven O'Clock tonight Re-
turns from tho city givo Mccrea rep, for county
treasurer, 6,2Io and Lynch, dem, o,s9a
These figures arc IRON thirty-eight out OF
ll3 precncls and indicate very close
In the CITY with the probabilities In favor Of tho
democratic candidate However, as tho towns outside
OF tho city will give about one thousand ave hundred
republican majority Il Is confidently expected BY the
republicans that they Will overcome The city MAJORITY.
Tho tickets running evenly with little scratching
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MISSIS SIPPI.

A QUIET DAYLIGHT vorE-DEMocRATs GEN.
ERALLY CHOSEN.
MEMPHIS, Tenn Nov. 0, 1871
Special dispatches from various points in northern
Mississippi STATE that the election passed or very
quietly. generally light vote was poled. With ono
exception-Marshall county-the democratic ticket
has been elected In this county the contest was
very close tho odds In iay OF tho
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KANSAS REPUBLICAN.

ArcHisoS, Nov o, 1877.
Tho republicans carry this city by average ajor
ity OF about three hundred. Horton, rep, Tor CHIEF
Justice, has majority OF 37o and Humphrey, rop.,
for Lieutenant Governor, 2l0 majority. Click, dem,
is elected Comm ssoner In the First district by a
email majority. Returns from the county thus TAR
ccived indicate that tho republican majority largely
increased.
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PENNSYLVANIA.

lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HHRALD.1
DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY OF TEN TO rwELv1
THOUSAND
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. q 1877.
Partial returns from eleven counties out Of sixty.
six counties In Pennsylvania show q not gain for
Noycs, dem, for State Treasurer, or $500 over the
vote OF last year. Tho return Indicate democratic
majority in the State Of from 10000 70 IL, 900.
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ADMINISTRATION.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
BosroS, Nov. Q. 1877.
Tho result OF the election in Is
election or Governor Rice by plurality OF at least
5000 and probably the whole OF the republican State
ticket The Council Is all republican, gain OF
Tho result OF the election IN Boston Ia n surprise
for every body. CASTOR has carried the city by $40
plurality instead OF $500, as was promised
by tho City Committee last night. Tho OF this
result is undoubtedly local dissensions. There has
been fued between the Mayor Prince and the CASTOR
wings and this terminated In selling out OF CASTOR
by tho Prince at tho polls to-day There has also
boon good deal Of vindictive opposition to CASTOR
By some OF the straight party men, whose complaint
Is that his course Governor In 1874 showed that II
elected, no would not mako u straight out
democratic administration, and make a clean
sweep of republican State Office holders to give demo-
Gratis their places aud q chance At the loavcs and
fishes This action Of tho Prince democrats IN tho
city will have effect on tho coming city election,
and this is discussed tonight quite much tho
state election. The cry Of tho CASTOR democrats is,
"Down with Princei" Tho prohibtionists APP
pear 10 navc pollcd larger vote than
heretofore. possibly $4,000 against 10000,
tho largest vote they havo previously poled, when
they worked under Wendell Phillips cry oil
.Stand up and be counted" In word IN many cases
the head OF the ticket scratched by republican
prohbitonists who acluatcd by their desire 10
sustain the Presidents policy and at tho same time
sanc by thor principles PHILIPPE vote, at tho back
OF which were the grocnbackcrs and the workn.mcn,
was very insignificant
Two hundred and ninety-seven towns givo Rice
1854 votes; CASTOR, 66,4s5; Pitman, l51s7, and
Phillips 3171 The Legislature Is rwhclmingly
publican aud the Council is all of that complexion.
A LARGE GAIN
In 100 towns Rice has gained g. 800 votes and the
democrats have lost 2 100.
Returns OF tho State complete save eighteen small
towns give Rico IS, 799; Gaston IL $50; Putnam uem-
pcranceL 15, S25; Phillips Qabor reform, 3,452
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HARTFORD, Conn. Nov. Q, 1871.

HARTFORD, Conn, Nov Q, 1871.
Tho election in Connecticut to-day was only for
sherifls members Of the House OF Representatives.
and onc-ha Of the Senators, the other half holding
from last year, whom the republicans had
jority In tho Senate thrtysx In the House. The
indications, SO far returns have been received,
are that tho republicans will retain control OF
the Legislature. Tho vote IN the State
10, OF course, light compared with tho
election for state officers for President and
Parsons Of tho total vote with previous years OF
littlo value.
d. 7. Barnum and Stephen Nichols elected to
the General Assembly by majority OF 2l2 The usual
democratic majority heretofore has been about 400
sHkRfYFs.
Tho republicans have elected sherns follows:--
Holland county, L. g. Winters; Windham county,
Charles Osgood; Now London county, Orlando w.
Raymond; Middicsex county. John J. Hutchinson.
Tho democrats elected ,sherns as ioliows:-Hart-
FORD county, Oliver ID. Seymour; New Haven county,
John Byxbce; Fairfield county, Aaron Sanford; Itch
neld county, John d. Yale.
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LOUISIANA.
SHREVEPORT, Nov. O. 1871.

SHREVEPORT, Nov. Q, 1871
The republicans yesterday elected their Mayor and
Administrators by 600 majority. Great interest Ia
manifested.
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SHENANDOAH, Pa, Nov. Q, 1877.
The erconback-labor vote, north OF tho Broad
Mountain, IN schuyIk county, astonshes everybody.
There S25 pollcd IN shenandoah--which 10
a very light voteof these, 5l9 were cast for green
hackers witch gives the new party majority OF l63
over the combined republican and democratic votes.
The northern portion OF this county will give between
two and three thousand greenback votes. tlr f
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CONNECTICUT.

\ REPUBLICAN VICTORY, WITH oAINs-THE
SENATE THIRTEEN TO EIoHT-ABoUT FORTY
MAJORITY IN THE HoUsE-THE sHRIEvALTIEs
EVENLY DIVIDED.
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MASSACHUSETTS,.

THE REPUBLICAN MAJORITY 13, 900 AT LEAST
LARGE GAINS FOR A1cE's rrcKEr-pnonrpr-
TIoNIsTs DESERT PHILLIPS TO SUSTAIN
HAYEs-A SWEEPING VICTORY FOR THE
ADMINISTRATION.
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mated as on tho occasion OF Presidential election.
The walters and attendants were busiiy engaged in
satisfying tho wants OF the thirsty ones who
demanded "whiskey sour" or "pony brandy"
The rooms OF the Republican State COMMITTEE, Ia tho
the spectaced secretary who had no news 10 i'm part
and when the committee came In by their
formation was Of no particular Importance Mr. Nor
became gencra ana Mr. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Com
missioner-busted in and out without vouchsanng
anything Of particular public importance Mr.Thomns
G. Cornell sat In the committee until after ten
O'Clock. and severely criticised by OF his
supporters within tho sound OF his for his
gentleman, who was the centre OF listening crowd,
.ha. Cornell has Dug Tho grave Of the republican
the ranks. made tho fight tor Horace Greeley, and
have been consistent and persistent republican, de-
man Cornell has, by his poor diplomacy and bad
agement lost us tho control OF the patronage in the
was going on inside there was q registering
party who wero exchanging bets outside in
Tho large barroom OF the hotel About seven
early advces to the result of tho Senatorial
test in the Seventh district, or disposed
ture money, came into tho hotel and offered bet
500 S25 that John Morrissey would be the future
Senator OF the Seventh district As result this
odds, ana Mr. Edward Gilmore wac SELECTED as the
sta ehoider. The latter gentleman accepted tho
responsibility and. having control or the funds amid
general harty treated the party Then Max Fried
mann, the President OF the German Brcadwnncrs
League appeared on tho sccnc and instead OF seeming
hunting for Information, and glad whom ans body
could give HIM 1gurex Mr. Harry Harrison. OF Phila-
dcphia son OF the famous Russian railway builder
came into the committee rooms aud said that he was
republican; he sorry 10 have 10 choose between
two mon who were by education ana culture widely
separated; but that when the question came up be-
tween public polty and the greatest good for tho
greatest number, reduction OF taxation and general
Icssening OF expenses he could not help supporting
John Morrissey MS against his more wealthy opponent
These sentiments were hailed with applause
AS the HERALD notices OF majorities and genera!
news were displayed on tho bulletins at Twenty-thrd
street and Broadway tho crowds watching Tor Tho
latest news checred, hissod Otherwise showed their
spprobaton or dissatisfaction with the result As The
night wore the crowds In the Republican State
eleven O'Clock was almost impossible force a way
through the mass OF people. There seemed to DO
general congratulat0n That Morrissey had the
fight, because IT was generally considered to DO
publican victory over Tammany Hall and an enter
Ing wedge for eight against tho power that had
so long dcied the republican forces In the city OF New
York. "Wo have beaten John Kelly" vas every
where remarked "rammany has fallen" was the
cry everywhere.
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NEW YORK HERALD WEDNESDAY, 1 ls7-RIpLE SHEET

Tor Secretary OF State. several OF the missing election
districts having been Estimated. but the returns will
not materially differ. IL is believed. from the sub
a.
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Tho Senate will stand Is republicans to democrats

Tho members from tho even districts hold over from
last year. Those IN tho odd districts elected this
year. Mr. Hills, In tho FIRST district IL claimed to be
elected by one majority though the democrats claim
a tie, IN which case the House Of Representatives.
elects Tho republicans have gained two DISTRICTS
the First aud Seventecth, the latter bong tho homo
OF Senator Barnum, and has been democratic Tor
years past. Tho House will stand about the same
last year-thirty-1ve to forty republican majority.
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The republicans OF Lawrence concedo tho city TO
CASTOR by a small majority Litte interest Is mani-
tested outside the Senatorial aud Representative
tests. Truel, republican, is believed to DO elected
Senator
SUDDEN
A. Fall River the republicans have probably elected
their candidates for the legislature
Philip u. shaw, democratic candidate In the Third
ward OF Boston tor Representative died suddenly this
morning. Frederick Ragans namo was substituted
Tor his
srRyGFELp REPUBLICAN,
A Springfield despatch eays:--"Tho sharp contest
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RETURNS FROM THE CITIrs AND TOWNS COM
PARED WITH THOSE OF LAST Wharf.-The
VOTE BY CONGRESSIONAL DIsTgICTs-GENEgAL
GAINS,
BosroS. Mass, Nov G, 1871
The total vote of Boston for Governor is distributed