Connecticut western news., 1878-11-13
NEWS OF THE DAY
THE ELECTIONS.

4hn ELECI1ONSs
 In New York city nti-Tammany was successful, electing the entire city ticket by large majorities. The Mayor, Dlstrict-Attorney, City Judge and Cor oner was elected by an average majority or 2O,OOO votes, and of the twenty-two Aldermen thirteen were elected by the Antl-Tammany combination.
 Governors were elected m New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Kansas, and Penn sylvania. The Democratic candidates were elected in Delaware, South Caro- hna, Tennessee, and Texas. There was no choice of Governor by the people of Connecticut, but the Legislature is Republican, securing 8 Republican Senator. Of the five States in which minor State officers were voted for, three New York, Illinois and Minnesota were carried by the Republicans and the other two-Missouri and Louisiana by the Democrats.
 The voters of 30 States cast their ballots for Representative to Congress. Returns received indicate the following results New Hampshire has elected a full Republican delegation, which is 8 gain of l. In the Third Vermont Dis trict, where an election was held on &C., count of failure to elect in September, Bradley Barlow, the Greenback candi- date, was elected. The Massachusetts Republicans have won back the Third District, and the delegation stands 10 Republicans to Democrat. Republi- can Congressman have been elected in both of the Rhode Island districts. Connecticut has elected Gen. Hawley, in the First District, and the Republi- can candidates in the Third and Fourth Districts, making Republican gain of in the delegation. The New York Republicans have made gain in Con- gressmen, taking seven districts from the Democrats, in addition to the IT already held, so that the delegation will stand 25 Republicans to 8 Democrats. The districts gained by the Republi- cans are the Seventh, Eleventh, Twelfth, Fourteenth, Thirtieth, Thirty-frst and Thirty-second. A gain of Congressman has been made in New Jersey, the dele gation elected standing Republicans to 3 Democrats. The Pennsylvania dele gation will stand, IT Republicans to 10 Democrats. Delaware's Congressman continues Democratic. The Illinois Congressmen will stand II Republicans to Democrats, as in the present Con- gress. Michigan returns Repu blicans and l Democrat, the same as in the present Congress. Wisconsin elects 5 Republicans and Democrats. Minne- sota has 8 solid Republican delega- ton. In Nebraska 8 Republican has been elected to fill the unexpired term of Frank Welch, deceased, and another Republican for the next Congress. Kansas elected a Re- publican from each of her three dis tricts. The Missouri delegation will probably stand, as in the present Con- gress, Republicans and 9 Democrats.
 In the present congress from the States of Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisi- ana, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Kentucky, there are 80 Democratic and 3 Republican members, apportioned as follows: Maryland, 6 Democrats; Virginia, 8 Democrats and 1 Republican; North Carolina, 7 Democrats and 1 Republican; South Carolina, Demo- crats and 3 Republicans; Georgia, g Democrats; Alabama, Democrats; Florida, Democrat and Republican; Mississippi, 6 Democrats; Louisiana, D Democrats and l Republican; Texas, Democrats; Arkansas. Democrats; Tennessee, Democrats and 2 Republicans, and Kentucky, 10 Democrats. From the returns of the election thus far received it appears that the States named will be represented in the next Congress by 81 Democrats and 8 Republicans, the changes being in the States of South Carolina, Louisiana, and Maryland.
 Of the United States Senators whose terms expire with the present Congress on March 4th: Is are Republi- cans and 8 Democrats. In ten States the Legislatures which choose the new Senators had been previously elected, and in the remaining IA they were chosen Tuesday. Of the Legislatures previously elected, s Chose of Alabama, Arkansas, California, Indiana, Mary land, North Carolina, Ohio and Oregon) are controlled by the Democrats, and 2 (those of Colorado and Vermont) have Republican majorities. Democratic Senators have already been elected In Maryland and Ohio.
 In the present Senate there are 39 Republicans, 34 Democrats, and unat- tached Independent Republican major ity, 4. In the next Senate, supposing the Legislature of Nevada to be carried by the Democrats, tho relative strength of the two parties will be as follows :: Democrats, Al Republicans, 32: Inde- pendent, 1; Democratic majority, 8.
 Of the State Legislatures chosen Tuesday, 2 Chose of Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas NewYork Pannsvlva,,io Nevada and Wisconsin, will be controlled Dy the Republicans, and (those of Flori- da, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missou- IT and South Carolina) by the Democrats.
 GOVERNORS ELECTED.
 State. Governor Piarssli3y. Pimrsl fy Delaware. John W. Hall Oem). 1900 Kansas. .John P. St. John (Rep) 25 900 Massachusetts Thomas Talbot (Rep) 26 GOO Michigan. O. M. Crosswell* (Rep. 1000 Nebraska. .Albinus Nance Rep.). 10000 Nevada ..:.. J: H. Kinkhead (Rep. New Hampshire. Matt Head (Rep.) ... 1000 eeIn eeennsylyania Henry M. Hoyt $Rep 21 900 south Carolina. W. Hampton* Oem.) 100 GOO Tennessee. A. s. Marks Oem.).. 4O,O GOO Texas. ...........O. M. Roberts Oem.). 10000
 Reelected.
 The family vault of the late A. T. Stewart, at St. Marks Church, New York city, was broken open and the re- mains of MT. Stewart stolen and carried away. The body was taken from the casket. The deed was no doubt done to secure reward.
 Jeremiah Kennedy, who was con- victed of wife-murder in Chicago, cut his l. L