Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-10

BOTH THE OLD PARTIES SURPRISED.
The returns from the election in Maine yes
terday. which indicate certainly the defeat of
Powers, republican, in the 4th Congressional
district, and also the defeat of Hon. Eu-
gene Hale, in the 5th district have created a
good deal of excitement and speculation, both
in republican and democratic circles, mas
much as Hale's certain return was not dis
puted by the democrats, although there was
ers. The result also brings disappointment
to the democrats. They had hoped certainly
to defeat Reed, In the 1st district, and give
however. that both of these have crossed the
Rubicon with handsome pluralties, and Pow
ers and Hale, who were not expected to be
defeated, have been buried by enough gre en-
back and democratic votes to transfer the
districts to those organizations. The defeat of
Hale, from political standpoint is a calam-
loss of his one vote in Congress. He is one Of
the most active of party leaders; had the at
tributes calculated to make him a sagacious
in debate, often brilliant, and the record OF
the last Congress shows that he really had the
management of his party in the House more
under his control than even Gen. Garfield.
Powers, the other defeated candidate, had
served only one term. His record in the last
congress, while not brilliant was character
jzed by faithful attendance upon it's sessions,
and his vote on all occasions was for the
party.
AT REPUBLICAN HEADQUARTERS
Al tlc IcOIIS Ol Gnc republican congress
Slonal campaign committee there was but
little excitement to-day. Secretary GOrbam
is away and in his absence scores of visitors
were conSoled by his sutOrdinates. The hope
was that the report of Hales defeat might
prove premature but when one o'clock rolled
around and not single dispatch was received
to- the contrary, it became evident that his de-
feat was conceded, which was helped along by
the dispatches to the Associated Press which
indicated such a result. Among the visitors
was Secretary Robson. He was much sur
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Cong. osS in the 1st New Jersey district. He
says be expects to be elected as the district
usually gives republican majority of over
fifteen hundred. and that there is but little
greenback disafection in it, and what there
is draws about equally from both parties.
AT DEMOCRATIC HEADQUARTERS.
AT the rooms Of the democratic campaign
committee at the Capitol, OF course there was
a good deal of rejoicing. Strangely enough,
however, the committee had no dispatches
save those OF The Associated Press, upon
which it depends for further news and which
will be found in our telegraphic columns.
AN UNEXPECTED RESULT.
To sum up, the democrats are jubilart and
the republicans despondent. The former say
tidal wave that commenced in Vermont, and
is going to sweep the country. The latter are
retlcent, and say they Will Wait for fuller
returns before making up their minds about
democrats did not anticipate by any means,
the success which has attended the green
hackers, 6a who, they claim to be, practically
not anticipate anything of the kind. The
democrats sum up the result by saying they
have two members OF the House who are d mo-
cratic, although endorsed aS greenbackerS,
and that combined with the greenbackers
they expect a majority in the legislature,
where the election for governor and state
officers will be thrown, and that by fuSi N
with the greenbackers they will get control of
these officers, and consequently the state gov
errment.
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The prediction is freely made on all sides
that the result in Maine means the election of
Ben Butler as Governor of Massachusetts.
REPRESENTATIVE WHITE,
republican member of the House from In
diana, said this morning he was greatly die
couraged. He did not care so much Tor Maine,
but the moral result in other parts of the coun-
try could not help but be very adyantageou
TO the democratic and detrimental to the re-
publican party. SIT will play the Deuce" he
said, with our party in Indiana"
PERsoNAL.-Judse Fl. H. Chalmers, asso
ciate justice OF the supreme court of Missis-
sippi, and family are in the city on a short
visit Consul General TOrtert at Paris
is in the city.
FORGERY AS WELL AS DEFALCATIoN.-In
connection with the alleged defalcation OF
facturers Gas Company, of Boston, it was
rumored in that city that a forged note of
$4,000. given to the First National Bank of
Cheisea, @ a. mas as D. been dis covered. Inquiry devel-
SFsed HotS %
and the Manufacturers' Gas Company, by
Charles +. St1ckney as treasurer. An attach
ment OF the face value of the note was made
on the property OF the latter. The parties at
in Stickney's own hand, and that they are per-
| fectly secure.