Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-09-18
THE MAINE ELECTION !
BOTH PARTIES CLAIM THE VICTORY.
The News to Both Headquarters
Conflicting.
Both Parties Depending on the French
Plantations.
BOTH PARTIES CRY FRAUD.
PlklSTeD PROBABLY ELECTED GOVERNOR.
BOTH PARTIES CRY FRAUD.
plAlsTtO PROBABLY ELECTED GOVERNOR


Vi TIE NttlOuh1 OtAlOSIdtlC SOLAuAittoo
from Portland: The returns from 46S
towns give Plaisted 7O,0i9; Davis, O,69S,
q Republican majority of $40. There are
38 towns and plantations to be heard from
yet, which in 1876 gave $40 Democratic
majority, and will now give more than
1000. The Republican papers pretend to
claim a majority for Davis, and are trying
to confuse the returns to assist their at
tempted fraud, but there is no doubt Of
Plaisted's election.
Senator Blaine telegrsphs Whitelaw Reid,
editor of the New York Tribune, as follows;
The returns from the country towns show
. steady and uniform gain in the Republi.
can vote, justifying our canvass in every
respect. In Portland, Bangor, Biddeford,
Belfast, and some Is or 20 large towns, we
met our principal loss by means to which
I have already referred. These instru-
mentalities did not reach the country
towns, hence Governor Davis has been
coming up splendidly within the last SO
hours. We now feel confident of his cleo
ton by the vote OF the people. There is Q
l tAAat AOhlOk dNlS AA&oA L bO
resorted to among the French in the far
off Madawska region. on our extreme north
east, on a frontier Of over 800 miles from
here by existing routes of travel. These
French people themselves are honest and
innocent, but they are but passive instru-
ments of fraud by genuine Anglo Saxon
Democrats Of the State steal variety.
Frauds in Madawska have been often tried
by the Democrats in the past. They were
signally opposed and rebuked as long ago
as 1858, when Hon. James Spike, of the
Tribunewas appointed special commissioner
by Gov. Merrill. 1t may become neces-
sary to order a similar investigation this
year. The courage Of Maine Republicans
never was higher than at this moment.
We have elected 20 members Of the Senate,
against 8 by the Fusionists, and have the
House of Representatives by a large major
ity. The political power of Maine has been
permanently wrestad from men who last
year dishonered the State. Signed,
J.. G.. BLAINE.
Eugene Casscrly, of San Francisco, tele-
graphed to General Hancock yesterday:
Maine is redeemed, and a new star in the
East shines brightly. Its name is Han.
cock. Bayonets are not fit instruments for
collecting Freemen's votes. Well spoken
by a high chief.
Hancock in return said: The result on
the Atlantic front is very encouraging.
May it be equalled at least on the Pacific
coast, with which I I'm identified by early
associations, and whose interests I under
stand, and in my sphere of life I would al
ways endeavor to promote.
PORTLAND, September Flour hun
dred and seventy-two towns give Davis
72,661; Plaisted, II, 1888; scattering, 1886.
The same towns last year gave Davis 64,-
Ats; Smith, 47,567: Garcelon, 81 ,040; scat
tering, 263. Davis plurality is 678,
against a Fusion plurality last year of
729. Thirty-four towns not received, gave
last year, Davis, 635; F~usionists, 1,207;
scattering, 80; Fusion majority, 527. II
they come the same as last year, Davis will
have left s0s plurality; adding the scatter
ing to that received, we have 416, so that
Davis will not get . majority without q
further gain of ia. The total vote to
hear from is 1922, which, II it increased
8 per cent. like the rest. will bring the ag-
gregate up to lac. 500. as per Tuesday
nights estimate, and 800 more than pre-
dicted Monday night. 1t will however be
divided the other way, namely: Davis,
rs, $3.50; Plaisted, 73,050, and scattering,
420, subject. of course to further gains or
looses on either side. The IL Aroostock
towns to come, gave last year, Davis, 157,
Smith, go; Garcelon, 480, q total Of only
700, SO that these changes cannot very
well change the result.
AUGUSTA, September 17-Twenty-three
additional towns in Aroostock show the
following results: Davis, /, 345; Plaisted,
1,l24; Nye, 2; scattering, IL. In the same
towns last year, Davis had 1928; Smith,
6ol; Garcelon. S7S. Davis gains over all
in these towns nine votes. There are still
~ towns and plantations in Aroostock to
be heard from.
BURLINGTON. September 1.-THE Free
Press gives the complete vote for Governor
OF Vermont. showing the Republican
majority to be 20. 033. and the Republican
plurality 1852, being q net gain in two
years Of $500 Republican voters.
AUGUSTA, September l7-Geo. Smith,
Secretary Of the Main Republican State
Committee, telegraphed the National
Committee yesterday: The French plan
tations and towns are now heard from.
Davis has Q plurality Of from 500 to 600.
This will probably give him a majority of
between 100 to 200.
A Verdict Of Not Guilty.
DEKALs, Miss, September 1.-THE
trial Of Virgil and Houston Gully. charged
with the murder Of John P. Gilmer, in
1877, terminated yesterday in . verdict of
not guilty. In the trial Of Henry J. Gully,
a year ago, the plan Of prosecution was to
establish q conspiracy, but that plan not
having been successful it was abandoned,
n at this trial the prosecution e0deay-
pred to prove that Virgil Gully fred the
the hrst and second shots at Gilmer. The
witnesses for the defense testified that
Virgil fired neither the first nor the second
shots, because they were in conversation
with him At the time. Hopper, for the
state, was In the Jail at the time Gilmer
was killed, and saw Houston Gully shoot |
ct him after he was down. Walker Nor
testified that he was in the iail with
Hopper. that they were looking at the
crowd, 500 yards away. through the glass
In the Jail window, and could distinguish
no n in the crowd. Harvey testified
that Houston was near him all the time.
that Houston had NO gun. and he was GER
tain he did not shoot at Gilmer. The trial
progressed quietly. the only thing of fresh
interest to those attending the trial was a
letter received by Henry J. Gully, post
marked and dated Goshen, New York.
death to him unless he leave
Kemper County. and pledging the honor
md bravery Of the young men Of the
north to avenge the death Of Chisholm by
out the entire Gully crowd.
A Public building Pulled Down by
o Mob.
MILWAUKEE September 17.-Last night
: mot OF several hundred boys made an
attack upon the rink. one Of the largest
and finest buildings Of its class In the
county. and RACED 1t to the ground. The
police did not interfere. and il was carried
on piscemeal. The city had had trouble
In getting the lessee to surrender his lease.
order that an exhibition building might
be built on the ground. which is owned by
the city.