The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-10-15
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To-Day's Dispatches.
ELECTION RETURNS.
IOWA.

DES MONIES, Oct. 15.-l D. m,-Al
the later returns increase the Republican
majority. The State Register now puts
the Republican majority on the state
ticket at $4,000 over all other parties, and
says it is extremely likely to be $4,000;
says the Republican majority in the
legislature on joint ballot will be larger
than IN the last, and puts the Republican
gain over two years ago at $4,000.
BEDFORD, Oct. l5.-The state ticket
very close. 1t is probable that the Re
publlcans will carry the county by a small
majority. Some returns wanting from
Northwood.
Republican majority in North county
about 1000,
Observation-Disclosures are that Gear
will carry the county by 800 majority.
/ CHICAGO, Oct. 15,-Eighty five polling
places in Iowa give Gear, Republican
| 15,94S; Trimble, Democrat, SAT; Camp
bell. Greenback, 446; Dungann. Prohibition
few hundred votes, The only conclusion to
be drawn from these figures is that the Re
publican candidate will probably have a
good majority over all, having gained in
nearly every precinct over the vote of 1877.
kuoXville-Marion county gives about
600 Republican majority.
| KEoKUK. Oct. 15.-Lee county will be
Democratic on the state ticket by re-
duced majority. The Republicans will
| elect portion ofAhe county ticket Jack
son township gives Gear 236 majority, a
| gain of nearly 2G0 on the vote of two years
ago.
Clarinda-Nodaway township, Page
county. gives Gear 4l0; Trimble, 1O4;
Cambell rs; Dungeon II.
| Lincoln township-Gear ST; Trimble
%: Campbell 7: Dungeon blank
Segourney-Gear and Trimble are run
ming close. Gear is IA ahead. Will not
get official returns before tomorrow.
OHIO.
| CINCINNATTI. Oct. 15,-The Eagairer
says: The result is not due TO the cur
rency question. but to sectionalism, to
skull and cross bones, to bloody shirtism
The Gazette says: The people were
aroused at the threats of the southern
| leaders and resolved to rebuke them; also
| that the defeat of the Democrats is due
| in great measure to fat money heretics,
who sought to unsettle the finances. and
! launch the country again upon q sea of
| irredeemable fuctuating paper money"
The Commercial says the doubtful
counties seem to be all Republican The
general assembly is certainly Republican
| in both branches.
Reports from all precincts of Hamilton
county except ten, give Foster $500 ma
jority; HickenIoOper, 3.476; Oglevee;
Republican, tor auditor, 2,599 majority.
The Republican majority on the state
senatorial ticket ranges from 3.529 to g.
o5o; on representative, 1,4l9 to 3.785.
George W. Williams, colored Republican
candidate for the legislature, received the
lowest Republican vote, which was 9O2
more than the highest Democratic re-
ceived. AS for the state at large, the
estimates are that Fosters majority at
this time, a. NJ, vary from $4,000 to
10000. 1t is very generally conceded that
the Republicans will have clear majority
in the joint session of the legislature, and
indications are that the returns will give|a
majority in each house.
| CINCINNATI, Oct. 15.-The Times has
the following table of maiorities ou the
Republican ticket in Hamilton county, re-
turns from all the precincts having been
received: Governor, Charles Foster. g.
| 159; Lieutenant Governor. Andrew Hick
| looper. 3,170; Auditor of State, John L.
| Oglevee, 2.272: State Treasurer, Joseph
Turney, 3.O9l; Judge Of Supreme Court,
| w. W. johnson, 8, 128; Attorney General
Geo. K. Nash, of 2,201; Board of Public
Works, James FuIiugtou; 534; County
| Treasurer, Luke A. StaIey. ,935; County
1 Clerk, 3,0S7; County Recorder, G. y.
| Deckelbach. 2,404; County Commissioner,
| B, E. Hoskins, 4,l06; Director OF County
| Infrmary, Geo. Wabnetz, :. sos.
Hon. Benz Eggleston leads the sena-
torial ticket with 3.445 maj ,rity over
johnson, the highest on the Democratic
ticket. L. Nj. Dayton leads the list for
member of the lower house with 3.243
majority oyer Blair, the highest Democrat.
tGeorge w. Williams is the lowest on the
Legislative ticket, his majority being $50
over Blair. B. L. Hopkins has the high
est vote on the Republican ticket, being
l28,937. Michael Spaley, leads the de-
feated candidates with 26.135. Total
vote cast, takiDg the vote for governor as
basis, 53. .8S3.
Il COLUMBUS, o., Oct l5.-l1 A. M,-The
legislature is claimed by both parties, with
! the chances largely in tavor of the Repub-
icans.
TOLEDO, Oct. 15.-Returns from twenty
seven precincts in Lucas county aud care
full estimates of the remaining fourteen
precincts, show majority for Foster over
Ewing of 100.
COLUMBUS, Oct 15.-The Republican
victory is SO complete that it surprises the
Republicans and overwhelms the Demo
Gratis. At the Democratic committee
rooms. there is little figuring being done
The committee say they have no news;
they concede the election of the state
ticket to the Republicans by handsome
majority, and allow them a working ma
jority IN the house of Representatives, but
they still claim to have one or two majority
in the senate. The committee decline tC
furnish figures as to ma;oritles.
At the Republican com mmittee rooms tel
grams are pouring in from all portions Of
the state.
CASUALTIES.
CLEVELAND. Oct. l5,-This morning