The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-21
The Recent State Elections,

The official vote of st. Louis changes the
result as to the Prosecuting Attorney of the
Court of Criminal Correction. Hogan,
Democrat, being elected by a small majority
over Harris, Republican. This gives the
Democrats all the city offices except three.
The Democrats also elected thirteen out of
fifteen Representatives, instead of twelve, as
previously reported. The full vote also re-
duces the majority of Wells, Democrat, in
the Second District, from three hundred and
thirty-four to two hundred and ifty-eight.
No definite figures yet received from dis
tricts not already reported, but the Demo-
Gratis have elected the entire Congressional
delegation, except in the Ninth District,
where Ford, Greenbac6 Republican, beat
Rea, Democrat.
A Topeka (Kas.) dispatch says that the
returns from III Representative districts
elect 81 Republicans and Sc opposition. All
the counties but four in the Second Congress
sional District give Haskell, Republican,
1900 majority. In twenty-one counties, st.
John, Republican candidate for Governor,
has 8,8l3 majority.
Full returns from the FIRST Congressional
District of North Carolina show the cleo
ton of Martin, Republican, over Yeates,
Democrat, present incumbent, by about one
hundred and sixty majority.
Returns from southern and western
counties of Minnesota on tine proposition
for the.recovery and destruction of railroad
bonds, indicate a defeat by a large majority.
General Gibson's official majority in the
First District of Louisiana is 5,4S6, and Mr..
Ellis 1,735 in the Second District.
A Prescott (Arizona) dispatch says the
following is the vote cast for delegate to
Congress as far as counted: Davis, 1,176;
Campbell, 1896; Stevens, 1,t6l; Woolsey,
$40. The precincts to hear from will prob
ably elect Campbell, Independent Democrat.
Complete returns from every voting pre-,
cinct in New Hampshire have been re.
eeived, and the vote for Governor stands as
follows: Head, Republican, 3S,0S5; Nc.
hacker, $685.; Prohibitory and scattering,
129; Heads majority, 4SS.
Judge Witherspoon, of the Canvassing
Board of Madison County, Florida, was ar
rested on the night ofthe 18th, by a Deputy
U. s. Marshal, on the charge of receiving
and destroying one of the precinct returns
which gave Bisbee 81 majority. He is hello
in $4,000 bail. Samuel Smith (colored, al
Inspector of the same county, charged witt
not doing his duty, has been committed tt
jail. A special to the Jacksonville Su,
and Press. from Alachua County
says: "The Canvassing Board threw
out three precincts, one because the nam
of the voters is written on the tickets, and
two because duplicate precinct returns diC
not agree. This action, if sustained, re
duces Bisbee's Republican, majority in tn
county from five hundred and fifty tt
ninety-seven, and elects Hull democrat,
1t also elects a Democrat to the Legislator
in place OF L. G. Dennis. A Deputy MAJ
shall arrested the Cauvassing Board thii
evening, and they are to be taken before tn
United States COMMISSIONS tomorrow"
petition is being circulated in Jacksonville
by Republicans, asking the Supreme Cour
to convene in spec al session for the pun
pose of obtaining Il mGndaWus o compel
recanvass.
Three managers of the election at one c