Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-10-13
ANNOUNCING THE RETURNS.
Lively Scenes in the City Last Night.


1ue StIeetS WERE CIUWutU ldSI uISQC Oy elec-
ton news hunters They came out early In the
evening, and, as a rule, went home early this
morning. Those who staid out the longest were
department clerks and those who wanted to be
department clerks. But few government
officials were around, as returns were received
in the telegraph Offices of several OF the depart
nIents, and there the officials cOngregated.
Justice Miller, Of the Supreme Court, was On
the alert for news on 14th street and at repub-
can headquarters. He was to be seen at every
place within that precinct where news
Where s you @ % Gould get @ le
genuine or not it was impossible to tell-last
night than ever before. Almost everybody
seemed to have gone into the business OF
which are usually thrOnged by the curious,
looked deserted last night. The National Asso-
cated Press headquarters were also ignored for
pastures new. The republicans, while navi-
eating around promiscuously, did not get far
from
REPUBLICAN, HEADQUARTERS ON F STREET
The yard In front was grouped with knots of
wise men, who told exactly what had been done
in Ohio and Indiana. The dispatches received
were read in three different rooms. Chairman
Hubbell first tcld them out In his Office
the back room on the second tioor
After they had permeated through the
smoke of that crowded apartment they
front room, under the auspices of Captain
Cobaugb, Oh the Treasury watch. They then
went down stairs through the smoke on The
stairs, and were received lp the smoke In Major
Buffum'S room. He gave great deal Of con-
ISOLATION to the eager listeners. There was
cheering after each rosy republican bulletin.
and smoke all the time. TIE tobacco trade
must have been very lively last night. Colonel
Bob Ingersoils round face loCmed up In Mr.
HuDbeIfs room now and then through the
smoke and was seen to be entertaining group
or laughing listeners. Mir. Hubbell deserted his
headquarters about half past II, but the work
went on until O'Clock this morning, when but
i've or six were left.
AT TIE DEMOCRATIC HEADQUARTERS, ON
STREET,
the crowd was not very large. Most OF the
democrats were gathered In front CT the I'M
perial hotel and at the corner of 10Th street anu
the Avenue. where arrangements were made TO
exhibit the election returns. at democratic
headquarters Gen. Hunton and Col 10 Black
burn, together with dozen or more democrats,
awaited the returns until after midnight Col
blackburn had been speaking In Ohio, and early
III the evening he expressed the opinion that
the democrats would not make any gains 10
that state. He had faith In Indiana and
thought that was all the democrats could ex-
pect. Gen. Hunton said that Virginia would
cast her vote for Hancock: that the regular
democratic ticket would be eiacted He thought
The readJusters would poll $4,000 or 10000 votes
In the state, and that the regular ticket would
pe e.ected by about 10000 majority.
AT THE IMPERIAL HOTEL,
the Democratic Jackson association was gath
cred in force and In front Of the hotel the crowd
was dense. Returns came In so slowly that a
meeting was organized. Mr. Ball presiding.
Donch'S band furnished music, and Col Holmes
speaker. Hewas followed by Major Darlington,
DR.. Allen, VIM. P. Bel, B. T. SWart E. c. Car
rIIngton H. c; Claggstt and R. W. Fenwick in
for election returns, and were some
What inclined to-, Jeer at the speakers
where because OF the lack OF election news.
tut there was general good nature manifested.
There were no quarrels and but little drunken
less. The government clerks were prominent
in the crowds, for the anxiety with which they
sought for news and the eagerness with which
they accepted everything favorable to the re-
publlcans. The democrats were disgusted with
The news and Logan to disperse about mid
light, generally agreeing that nothing definite
could be heard tonight" Very many rem aimed
around the streets. though, until am. Th4
Importance attached to the election was visible
everywhere In the interest shown by the
cIoWdS OF men on the streets.
NEWSPAPER ROW.
On l4th street the offices of the correspondents
of the Cincinnati Enquirer and gazette were
furnished respectively with democratic and re-
publican dispatches, direct from headquarters
THESE Offices were crowded until a late hour.
Along Newspaper Row there were knots of men
talking In front OF the different offices. Just
around the corner Driver g. Scho1eld had a
transparency, upon which returns were shown
TO a crowd the numbers of which had TO crane
their necks away back to read them. In the
places mentioned above there was noticed but
we're little drinking. Smoking and talking
seemed to be the chief Indulgence.
DOWN TOWN.
At an early hour a crowd assembled in front
Of the Republican Office, where preparations
were made to exhibit the dispatches. Most OF
the crowd were or republican proclivities, an d
as the dispatches were announced, there was
much enthusiasm. During the evening num-
Ger OF speeches were made.
The corner OF 10th and D streetS-the Post
bu1ldiDg-was the scene of a large gathering
and encouraging dispatches were thrown out
on the linen. In the central democratic COM
mittee's headquarters Vernon Row. many rep
resentative democrats were assembled, and MI.
Dorsey Clagett read dispatches, While Others
with tables OF former elections, made cOmpar-
t?ons East OF 10Th street there were no par
ticularly large crowds, but all down the avenue
were Knots OF citizens comparing notes
As is usually the case when elections
were were ,fo,,oct close there was considerable
bad blood was shown but there seems to be a
tac1t understanding that 1t was too early for
any BODY to crow much. A philosoDhical
democrat not well pleased with the returns re-
marked 81 don't care d-n for we have done
our duty here, God Almighty made the repub.
ican party to IRE free the Niger and it did. God
white man. and II in Indiana they don't do their
duty they can gOto HI"
THE NATIONAL VETERAN CLUB
met last night, Col. ]. O. P. Burnside In the
chair, Major H. d. Norton recording secretary,
and Capt. ThOs. II. Ridgate financial secretary
Arrangements had been made for the recep-
t1on or dispatches from Indiana, Ohio and West
Virginia, and they were announced as fast as
received. Capt Smith, from the committee on
visit TO Indianapolis, gave an interesting de-
scriptiOn OF the visit. The club did not adjourn
until after IL o'clock, receiving and announcing
dispatches up to late hour A large number
OF visitors called during the evening to learn
the latest news.
THE STARS NEWS.
All about town last night, at the various
points where people congregated there was
comment upon the fact that the dispatches In
yesterdays STAR from Indiana and Ohio fore
shadowed the result with remarkable accuracy.
AS late as a. m. this morning the returns gave
little In addition to what had been announced
in yesterday IS STAR. The recognized fact that
the dispatches to THE STAR were from we'll
Informed, diSpassiOnate sources gave great
weight to them in all political circles.
FATAL QUARREL OF BOYS.-Ransom Harris
aged Ia, and James Ingram, aged TO- both COL
ored, while cutting wood in Northampton
county, N. c., yesterday, got in a quarrel, when
Ingram threw bis axe at Harris and missed him.
and then Harris threw hts axe at Ingram and
killed him. The young murdered was arrested.
TEN MEN DROWNED IN A MINE.-Early yes-
terday morning water burst through into the
Ford pit of the Albion mines, N. s., from an O,d