Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-10-10
The Result of the Elections.


NOtwi hstanding the fact that the latest
election returns indicate that the democrats
have gained from six to eight members over
their representation in the present Congress
from Ohio and Indiana, the republica still
insist that the defeat of the greenback move
ment in the state which gave it birth is vic
Tory wn,ch % oVershadows the congressional re-
letary Sherman. He cOnstrues the result 0
the election to mean that his policy of reSump
ton IS endorsed, and he is stimulated to active
efforts to be prepared to comply with the terms
OF the resumption law when the time comes
LOT its gong into erect; Secretary McCrary
says INA mat to ms mind the election indicates
tendency. IF" said he, IN the very agoaies
OF resumption, as it were, Ohio can be carried
the party which advocates honest money is to
be popular with the great masses of the peo
The democrats seem at a loss to know to
what to asclibe their defeat. Some of them
think that the recent gerrymander by the Ohio
legislature, which was brought about by the ac-
more harm than good. Some of the verita6e
Bourbons say that Tildens money was sent
into Ohio to bring ring about the result to kin
BILE, but yet in the light of recent disclosures,
Tilden is set down as sly, "devilish sly, SIR
The result has also stimulated the republi-
newed activity. Between now and November
every effort is to be put forward to carry New
York. Pennsylvania New Jersey and Connec
tions yet held the democrats have made gains
in their Congressional delegations, it is vet
within possibility and even probability that
the republicans may capture the next House.
The President is represented to 0e highly
elated over the result, and construes the re
suit to be an endorsement of his adminiStra-
tioG and its official act.
BIDS for the construction of the screw
steamer Arbutus opened al the office OF the
light house board yesterday are as follows:
Nm; F. Master, of Baltimore, Md, $4,000
Ieay H af BroSkye reaHgea iof y % Isl Ts
Gidersleeve & Sons, Giiderseeve's Landing. e
Conn, $1,000, 25O days: Baird Huston & Co.
rwhjaHdePhia wdGHs, y e. Pa sttsoG ls9 days; Wm
days: Mason &. Hill Mystic Bridge. Conn
$i6,2G2, G 2lG days; David CARL, City Island. N.
y, ,41,tM 2l5 days; Thomas stack, Brooklyn,
n. Y, $47,75o. 100 days.
Our IN THE CoLD.-The 46th Congress will
be conspicuous for the absence of old mem
bers who have long been in pnblic life. Already
is known that Gen. Banks, the Bounding Ban
ming Burchard, Gen. Butler, the obiector
Eden, Charles Foster, Chapman Freeman,
Eugene Hale, the marine bands friend. Carter
Harrison, Gov. Hendee, Hartridge, Judge
Durham, Bev Douglass, Sayler, Southard, Mar
tin l. Townsend and Gov. Walker. of Va /;
will be missing, and in the nominations yet to
more of prominence will be left out in the cold.
The 46th Congress Will comparatively be one Of
new men.
BLACKBURN WOULD BURN THE BANKS
Hon. j. c. S. Blackburn member of Congress
from the Ashland district. and candidate for
reelection made speech at Frankfort Ky,
September IS The reporter of the Yeonean
was present, and he gives Mr.. Black burns
position On the currency question. The re-
he endorsed every word of the platform; de
clared himself in his letter of acceptance in
favor of an income tax and felt such an aver
which twin frauds the life blood of the great
mass OF the people was being drained 70 pam
per a few autOcrats that after aboshing
them he would like TO see torch applied to
every national bank building and every Gus
tom house in the land, that the last vestige of
such iniqulty should be swept away from the
face of the earth forever