Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-11-06
RECEITING ELECTION RETURNS.


night after an election of such importance and
general interest as that OF yesterday. There
were, however, enough out TO make the streets
unusually lively. Nobody seemed to enthuSe
much, however. The largest crowd cOngTegated
AT THE IMPERIAL HOTEL.
where the democratic committee were getting
news The dispatches were received up stairs
and read TO the crowd in the rooms hired by the
committee, and were afterwards posted Oh the
walls All the colonies and maiOIS who cOCld
get in were crowded around the table at which
General Walker presided. The usual number
OF half-grOwn young men who are always inter
ested IN politics were on hand. Al frs, The
news, meagre and diScOuraging 10 the denoc-
racy. was Kept up stairs. About 10 O'clock.
however, the crowd, which was begin
cling TO gather in the hotel lobby down
The back Of soap box was converted into q
bulletin board, and psrchtd on the circular
siealn-heater in the center OF the lobby The
crowd soon sol 80 large that nobody but those
Immediately around The heater could get a
glimpse n the news To get over this diff
Guilty, the dispatches were read from the foot OF
the stairs aloud and the lobby cheered or re-
NAMED Silent, according to tie nature OF The
teleSrdnS- They remained silent more tiian
they cheered. AT u O'Clock il was almost IN
possible 70 WORK ones way through the LOBBY.
The crowd upstairs had also thickened Gen.
Eppa HuntOn was there, and had Iii, hand
Hearty shaken of when Il dispatch nom Alex
;iIGria u as ft}d say ing: There il no OpiptSi-
ton 10 IlULt0n: his ma iOFty Oycrwhelnlf r.
=.
pStaii7s two men asleep in two different or
hefS was all that marked that the rcfunS
mad been ertiIcy too much for them
There was no free liquor" An Old gentleman
AFTER skrmIShinS around the rooms. confidently
whispered III a STAR reporters ear, =. This is he
hrSt occasion OF the kind I've known without
whisky and cigars" Upstairs the dispatch that
all the democratic congressional delegation in
louisiana had been elected except AcxIen
gave rise 10 good many jokes Oh that gentle
man. Down stairs. when IL was read 10 The
lobby feeble-iIneed man, hanging on TO the
steam-hedter- in a loud voice. Informed those
assembled that .'Acklen Was defeated on ac-
count OF his naStine>S. At o'clock the lobby
was deserted, and the only indications that an
hour previous il had been packed. WERE, the
ugly tobacco stains all over the floor and the
Inlumerable Stun}lS of cigars eyeryWhpTp ONLY
i0uf On I'VE men had the hardwood 10 remain
In the fOonS up stairs until as late as 1880 The
principal regrets were the defeat OF Gen Butte
IN Massachusetts, the election OF Robes0n. and
the cereal or lammany in New York. There
was also good deal OF talk about the campaign
being "damnably managed by our party"
AT REPUBLICAN HEADoC ARTFRS
i4l6 street, one Of the reading rooms down
stairs was Kept open until late. u was SHINY
PatfonlZed- Up stairs the front room was all
That was thrown open. Col. Coon read ulripT!y
nom the white sheets Of paper 10 an audience
averaging from five 10 about fifty crowded
around his table. IL was a loW-Spirtod c-owd
al hrSt, but began TO brighten up Considerably
as the wires began 10 bring diSpat cheS at )ut
republican congressional gains. They didn't
cheer often. but now and then would NY to
raise the roof. The private dispatches warmed
them up the most. The following from Spring
heI0, Mass, was re reived with a hearty round
OF applaUSe:-"GeUrge ID. Robinson. republican
is reelected by a large majority above aII
others. Glory be To God in the highest
Signed .'SaXtOn and many Others" AbOlt D9If
past eleven O'Clock The general sentiment rila
seemed 10 I'LL all was expressed in the phrase
OF one enthusiastic party man. We've got EN-
TIE crowd began 10 talk about bull-dozing Col
Sook told how man the committee had sent to
Bethesda. Md. as challenger, had Just tale
Srapbed back that he challenged one demo-
graf and had to leave with The loss OF his
Nat ana the gain OF Il black eye. Another man
who had been sent 10 Rockville telegrapbed
back that he couldn't get near the polls to chal-
ienge any body. a llan in SLOUGH hat told how
down LII Georgia they had eight clerks at each
Of the white democratic voting booths TO rush
through the registration lists and vote demo-
Gratis rapidly, while only one clerk was puT in
eaen oi the booths where the negroes were TO
vote, and it was shutdown before quarter OF
them had cast their votes. There We're cheers
for the election OF Robson. and CrOanS for fhe
election CT Dean over field The building was
deserted by haII-paSt Y.
AT OTHER POINTS.
The newspaper offices on the Row" attracted
but few The y. y. T,itpae Office with Bick-
ford presiding. got trustworthy dispatches from
man, Judge Key and Webb HAYES cOnpr1fn
lated each other III the Office OF the CINCINNATI
Gazette.
A screen attached to the front of the yat:,ooJ
Republican Office, on which 10 throw dispatches
by means OF SteTeOptican apparatus drew
something or 2 crowd. but worked slowly, and
photographic views were substituted for the
dispatches. which were read inside. The news
OF the defeat Of Tammany was hailed with great
siee- quite Sprinkling OF cOlOred men were
gathered among the crowd, and seemed To- be
much Interested in The announcements.
in the lower part OF the city there was little
excitement, and the aSSemblageS about The
hotels were no larger than usual. At ~ street
bonfire was built, and both parties Claimed it,
The Jackson Democratic Association met al
BeckS hall last evening: Mr. J. E Norris prp-
siding. and {. q. Ferguson secretary julius
speeches We're made by Can't JoSeph ShilIen
Mr.. Norris, {. p. culver and A. c. HALEY and
the meeting adjourned 10 Friday night 70 jubl-
late.
SINS; beautifui dress goods; silk velvets.
or0ehe shawls; handsome cloaks: pure WOOL
caShmefeS- wide double width, all cOlOrS, III:
Nottingham lace, for curtains, from p TO 81:
vineyard wide finest quality (cambric) calico.
reduced 10 ;; sheeting cotton. very wide. best
quality reduced 10 90; shetland ShalylS all col
one dollar and 81 % black silks are special bar
gains. DIR. Warmers health corset Very Cheap
carriers. III Market Space.-Adet.
THE WoNEN's CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION MAN
Ayers met yesterday afternoon. and commit
Tee was appointed TO present the claims OF the
association 10 the churches. An appeal for col
iectionS in the churches on THANKSGIVING day
VIII be- made. The treaSurer'S report showed
tOi~Si IttFtptS lbI Ot(DDtT 10 nave Uepn Sglf
me expenditures s2Si. There is debt OF 500
"hlcn accumulated during the summer mouths
HE POTOMAC FRUIT-GKowERs' ASSOCIATION
met yesterday afternoon: Dr. McKim in the
chan- ana Dr. SnodgraSs secretary Drs How
anu, Mchlm ana SnodgrasS were appointed a
coihinlttre 10 revise the constitution and nv
laws OF the society. MeSsrs DILLINGHAM; pjer
son, PITTS, Hopkins, SnodgraSS, Janney How
land, MIS-. Fowler and Mrs Lincoln were
appointed committee on annual meetinos
The ELECTIONs.-The excitement over tho
elections which took place yesterday is Wy
great, and yet IL is nothing in comparison W,Ih
the excitement and SAT- isfactiOn occaSioned nv
the bargains In fine clothing offered by RObii-
son q Co. al the Boys Clothing House, e09 Penn-
sylyania ayenue.-Adrt.
SUIT FOR $4,000 FOR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Robert j. Murray, for John E. Mulligan, entered
suit against Samuel c. Hill for SANDER, claiming
damages at Sl0.90. He alleges that on the stil
OF October the defendant used the following
language, abiding 10 plaintiff -" He has robbed
my safe and left the city. He is a thief. He
has robbed me-
CARPETsi CARPETS.-OilclOthS, oilclothS; In
grain carpets, new patterns, 30, 81, 80, 81, %,
15c.; Venitian carpets, all widths; oilcloths ali
widths; large double white blankets s. s.. 80, S.
$3.50, 81, s. per pair; bed comforts Is. 81, 81 so.
g. az TOwson's, 636 Pa. avenue, south side, near
IlN.-JGrt.