New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-11-05


draw into the Hackensack River. Fortu-
nately there was but one passenger car, con-
tanning only nineteen people, and still more
fortunately, indeed it might almost be said
mraculously, the whole nineteen were pulled
out through hole cut in the roof before the car
was entirely submerged in the icy water. 1t
| appears that the only life lost was that OF
| the engineer. whose carelessness in not observ-
ing the red danger lamps hung aloft ms sign
that the bridge was open caused the acci-
dent. If the train had been long one. or II
| help had not been close at hand, the slaughter
might have eQualed that of the similar catas-
trophe at Norwalk, Connecticut, many years
| ago, which was so exceptionally horrible
that its memory has not yet been wholly
obscured by the long array of more recent
calamities on the rail.
New-York elects Republican Governor by a
plurality estimated Cat 2 o'clock this morn
ning), at thirty-fve thousand, ana the midi
cations are that the rest of the State ticket
is also elected by small majority. The
result III this city is so complicated
by all sorts of split tickets
that as vet no definite statement as to the local
election can safely be made. John Kelly's
vote in the city seems to be between 10000
and $4,000.
New-Jersey goes Republican with unexpected
force.
The picturesque agglOmeratlOn of dema-
gogism, communism, sore-headism and UNI
washed Democracy supporting General Butler
in Massachusetts, has come to grief. 1t was
plain from the beginning of the contest, to
everybody who had any faith in the intelli-
gence and virtue of the Bay State people,
that this would be the result. Probably But
Ter will make no further attempt TO take the
State House by storm. His motley army Will
disband, and he himself, if certain indications
in his recent conversations are to be trusted,
will he an exceedingly earnest and patriotic
Republican next year. lie is capable of walk
ing into the Republican congregation just as II
nothing had happened since he left it, and
cooly sitting down in front seat. Having
tried Greonbackism Labor Reform and Bour-
bon Democracy, and invented party OF his
own, all without the least profit TO himself,
the only thing now lef; is to return to the
party which gave HIM all the official honors
he has ever had. He is tough and agile and
nav be depended on to fall on his feet the
next summcTsault he turns.
The Pennsylvania Republicans have not al
lowed the fact that they had but one State
office to ill to make them negligent of the
opportunity to fix their State firmly in the
Republican line for 1880. Chairman Hooten
teleeraphs that Mr.. Buffers majority will
reach 10000 which is at least 10000 better
than was expected. This result shows the
force of the issues made against the Conied-
crate Democracy by the Republican party
throughout the North. There was next to
nothing to contend for in Pennsylvania In the
WAY of State or local Offices, and the verdict
of her people on National questions Is, there
fore, as clear as it is decisive.
Connecticut claims share in the glorious
victory. The Republican majority in her Leg
slature is heavily increased. The House just
chosen has but years life, but the Senators
will hold Office for two years, and will help
70 send General Hawlev or some other good
Republican to the United States Senate Ill
place of that case-hardened Bourbon, Mr..
Eaton.
The Democratic cipherers who's few days ago
placed Wisconsin in the list of doubtful States
for next year, will have little heart to revise
their tables this morning. Their claim was
absurd when ii was made, and the news of
10000 Republican majority in the Bad
ger States. makes it grotesque. Wisconsin
never was in the least doubtful when the
issue involved the result of the war, and her
people took pains yesterday to show that
they can be counted on with absolute conf
deDce to take their share of the honor of
electing Republican President ill 1880.
Mississippi Is solid Carry the news to Til
den. 1t is the only consolation he is likely
to get to-day.
I'm Virginia the Readjusters, who want to
shirk the payment OF II large share of the
honest debt of the State, appear to haze
elected majority of the Legislature. This is
not a surprise. The South Is fast becoming
as solid for reputation as it is for multiplying
the results of the war. 1t can do as it pleases
with its own State debts, but the people of
the North will take good care that it never
gets chance to repudiate the National
debt.