The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-10-15
Last Nights Dispatches
OHIO.

The Nationals, in some of their strong
holds, abandoned their ticket, and Will
| those who had formerly been Republican
voted for Foster. those who had affiliate
with the Democrats voted for Ewing.
G. Nj. Davenport, who claims to beon
in Cincinnati. was arrested, charged wit
repeating,
It will probably be quite late before th
result on the State ticket can be known
aud reliable figures on the Legislatuf.
need not be expected tonight.
/ CLEVELAND, Oct. 14-12:00 M-Sixteel
wards of the city of Cleveland give Foste
Foster about $500 majority. The Re
publicans probably elect the entire count,
and legislative ficket.
COLUMBUS. Oct. l4.-8:30 P. M.-Re
turns are coming slowly. Twenty fiv,
precincts, chiefly from the northern por
tion of the State. show Republican gail
of 300 over the vote for Secretary of Statt
| in 1873.
! COLUMBUS, Oct IA The weather
throughout the State was very fine. indi
cations are that the heaviest vote has beer
polled la these dispatches statements o
losses and gains will be based on the vote
tor Secretary of State in 1878 when tht
Republicans carried the state by 5000
majority. At 9 P. NJ. we have returns
| from 10 precincts, widely scattered, which
show net Republican gains of 545.
COLUMBUS, Oct, ,14.-Scattering returns
for Governor from Is precincts snow a net
Republican gain of l,245.
At this hour we have returns from 13O
precincts, wards and townships which give
a net Republican gain of $50 votes over
the vote of 1878
COLUMBUS. Oct. 14.-Returns from 155
precincts collected and reported by the
managers OF the w estern Union Telegraph
Company Offices throughout the State
show net gain of 2,730 for Foster. Re
publican, for Governor. over the vote for
Secretary of State in 1878, This indicates
Republican majority in the State of from
% 600 to 10000.
Returns received up to this hour from
$50 precincts show net Republican gains
of 5,233.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 5,-Midnight-The
vote polled in the city and county is prob
ably the largest in its history. The day
was clear and pleasant. A large number
of business men were at the polls during a
part of the day. Returns are coming il
very slowly, not one-fifth yet being known.
If the Republican gain in those reported
continues, the Republican majority in the
county will be about 5000 The name of
Williams, colored candidate for the Legis-
lature on the Republican ticket, has been
quite extensively scratched. but it is not
unlikely that Williams and the whole Re-
publican ticket is elected by majority
ranging from ZOO to 1900. The consti-
tutional amendments were lost entirely.
COLUMBUS, Oct l5.-The chairman of
the Democratic executive committee con-
cedes the election of the entire state Re-
publican ticket, but claims that sufficient
returns have not been received to deter
mine the complexion of the next legisIa-
ture, and thinks that later returns will
show large Democratic gains in several
counties of the state The chairman of
the Republican executive committee
claims the election of Foster by $4,000
majority and thinks that the Republicans
will elect majority of members Of the
general assembly,
COLUMBUS, Oct. l5.-l:40 A. M,-At
this hour we have the returns of the vote
on governor from over one fourth of the
state. which shows Republican gains of
7,40O. and indicate Republican majority
in the state of not less than 25.000 Def
mite returns of the result on members OF
the legislature have not been received, and
the legislature is claimed by both parties,
with the chances in favor of the Republi-
cans. The following are the returns in
detail by counties as far as received:
Adams county, two townships. Republican
gain IS; Allen county. four townships and
Lima City, Democratic gain of So; Ash
land county, seven precincts, Democratic
gain OF los. ~
COLUMBUS, Oct. l5.-2:l0 a. NJ. The
Democratic state committee concede the
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ture. The chairman of the Republican
ommittee claims the election of % out OF
90 senators, and 10 out of IA representa-
| tives.
IOWA.
DEs MONIES, Oct. l4.-The day has
been fine and pleasant throughout the
State. and the contest for Governor in
| most localities was exciting and hard
fought, with a large vote in almost every
case. There Is nothing reliable FROM the
State as whole.
! Returns received by the Republican
State Committee and by the newspapers
indicate that the Republican majority on
the State ticket over both Democratic and
Greenback ticket will be at least 10000
Mr.. Runnels chairman of the Republican
State Committee. estimates it will al
| 1edSb us VIII De d gam Vi ,UOA
over two years and 10000 over last year
In the Fifth Congressional district Thomp.
son, Republican. is elected over Calhoun
fusion Our Legislature returns indicate
that the Republicans will have majority
on the joint ballot of 65,
DEs MONIES, Oct. 15.--Hon. j. B.
Grinnell, independent candidate for the
Legislature. telegraphs that the Republi
can State aud Congressional ticket has
800 majority in Poweshiek county.
Ex-Congressmon Cummings telegraphs
that the Republicans have regained Madi
son county and elected the entire ticket
The total vote cast in Des Moines was
1886, over 500 votes less than the enroll
ment registry list. Governor Gears anG
the Republican State ticket majority il
the city is 555. Republican gain OF $50
The returns and estimates make a Repub
lican majority in Polk county of between
900 and 1000 The Republican gain oVel
two years ago on Governor is l,i64, and ;
Republican majority over last year OF 81
Two townships in Jasper county give Gea
425 majority,
/ CASUALTIES.
/ BALTIMORE, Oct. l4.-At the From