The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-12-04
NEWS AND NOTES.


ASsnnav Il Important Evssts.
REVISED ELECTION RETURNS.
Aiabsma-The official vote Of the State,
with four counties to hear from, Is: Han.
cock, 90, 800; Garfield, 81, 794; Weaver, ASH.
The counties to hear from will add about
1000 to Hancock's majority.
Arksnsas-A Little Rock dispatch says
there 10 no doubt Of the election Of oil
four Democratic Congressman In Arkansas.
In the First District Dunn leads johnson
5000 votes. with Desha and Mississippi
Counties to hear from, which will not alter
the result. In the Second District
Jones Il elected by 3,lA plurality
over Williams, who leads Garland,
Greenbacker, 1000 votes. In the
Third District Cravsns 10 reelected over
Boles, Republican, BY 5000 majority. In
ths Fourth District Gunter b reelected by
plurality ovsr Peel, Democrat of about
1850, Murphy, Republican, being 1000 BE-
hind Peel. .,
Iowa-Onicisl: Garfield, 1854; Han.
cock, 1oS,oss; Weaver, sa1e. Gsraed's
plurality, Il, 126. .......... q. p.
Kansas Oficial returns from O. counties
(leaving ID yet to be heard fron) give Gar
field, 1O6, 763; Hancock, 62,19O; Weaver, H.
30. For Governor, st. John. 50 500; Ross,
52,2Sl; vrooman, 1b,777; Stzingheld, 94.
Legislative returns, nearly complete, show
that the Senate viii be composed Of 81 Re.
publicaus, Democrats and Fusionist; the
House Of III Republicans, Democrats, 6
Tusionists and 2 Independent Republicans.
MARYLAND Official: Hancock, 3,7O6; Gar.
field, 1855. .--.-.
Minnesota Garfeld's plurality IL @,O7a.
Missouri Official: Hancock, 2OS,6O0, Gar.
field, 1853, 567; Weaver, 85,O45. Hancock's
plurality, 55,O42. Tilden's plurality in 1876,
5s,O4s. Total vote In 1876, a5l,61O; 1880,
07,22l. -..st ..
Nebrsska-Compicte returns show Re.
publican majorities ranging from 22,616 to
N,955; Greenback vote, $500. The total
vote Of the State Is a, 800; total vote In 1870,
A9,47O. ls4.'l 'ts
Ohio-The Official vote Of the November
election In Ohio N as follows: Garfield,
S75,OAS; Hancock, 3lO,S31; Weaver, 8,456;
Dow, 2,616. Gardsld's plurality, &,sl7;
majority, 25,145. lEs
Pennsylvania Official: Garfield, A., 704;
Hancock, 4O7, 49s; Weaver, sO,66S; Dow,
1880; Phelps, "A. .'.-N"
Wyoming Tesritory-M. r. Post, Demo.
crat, has been elected Delegate to Congress.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
The National Democratic Committee
have felt called Upon 10 make On oflicial
statement In reference to their
connection with the alleged forged
Garfield Chinese letter. They ray
the Committee had no knowledge
Of the existence Of said letter until the nigh,
before Ito publication in Truth. and that No
member Of the Committee saw said letter
prior to IT, publication or was IN
any way concerned therein. That
subsequent to Ito publication and after IN.
spection Of the original, being generally sst'
isAed that Il WAS In Gen. 0arAeld's band.
writing, the Committee ordered from TtNsl
. number Of slsctrotyps facsimile.
Of said letter, and, ~ authoritative
denial Of III gesulnsnsss having yet beer
made, such electrotype plates were sent ou
for publication. That their only connection
with the Philip trial has been to pay the ex
pepsss Of two witnesses who were al
legged TO DO able to establish the identity
Of Morsy and the existence Of the letter,
and that II the letter hes been forged or an,
fraud conmittetl In rsisresee thereto, .,
any false evidence been given, II has besu
done without the knowledge, consent Of
Dvivity q Tie Committee, or any msnbel
thereof. rtls1 9a' 30 'q,+IU
JUICE DAVIS has rendered : decision
IN the Garfield Chipsss lstssr ease, holding
Philip for trial o. two shsrg0 Of olimina
libel, the lsvt for writing ~ letter n ques
ton and forging Cen. 0ar1sld's name there
to, the second for writing a editorial h
1tStA headed "Lyias md Stickins TO II,
b which Il b asserted that Gen. CARTEL,
He'd when b dsnisd IL suthofship Of th
lsttsr. Judge Davis severely sfiti
si0es IT. Hewitst connection With Ii
lsttsr. He ssys: "Howsver much ~ equita
Bio division nay leave for sehsrs, upon III
Hewitt must rest tAs larger shar
Il ~ rsspsnsibillty Of the Ars
publlessiea q the bass and shameful
forgery, and bio subsequent relation
10 TIE ierEssy do not lin sisgis sAadov
NON Ais ssaduce" In reply 10 this Mr.
Hewitt Aas published card charging thu
Judge Davis Aas grossly distorted The evi
dsnes for TIE puspess q maligniag hls char
ssesF, and alleging hist ~ Judge
aainadvenicns ~ part e . pre.ar
saaesd partisan plaa % i1)ure bio goo
1ans and standlag h ~ eomuunit,
Sudes Davis has slaes publicly acknowl
soesd, ID . communication ~ New Yor
ospss. that b giving . saanazy Of Hart
testimony h his lass Aseis.sa, h isll into q
sf!or FsEardlas ~ psstioa q IL tsssinou
ss'aeing to Mr. newjts, whjsA |
Justice 10 the latter 4 b III Auty y errsc
He Insists, however, ~ NJ. Hswittss quss
announcement Of the Mercy letter was Nh
save u its greatest impsrtsnes, nd that /
conduct b lesitimstsly subjsee q judIci
9itieisn.
JUSTICE CLlvv0RD, Of ia 6upsem
Court, who VA struck with parslysIe com