, 1882-10-20
TELEGRAPHIC.

COLUMBUS, Oct 16.-Oflicial returns
from the different counties are coming
in very slowly on account OF scratching
on all local tick IS. As the returns come
in from the counties it looks as if the
great, sweeping victory claimed by the
Democracy would dwindle down to only
a small majority. The Democrats were
considerably surprised. Morey and Hart
have been elected, but they seem salts
fed because they have majority OF the
delegation.
SALT LAKE, Oct. 15.-John T. Caine,
who was nominated by the Mormons as
delegate to Congress, has never been a
polygamist but is an earnest and bigoted
Mormon, and will go to Washington the
acknowledged representative of the
Church. Hooper was the choice of the
people but the church leaders refused to
accept him because he wanted to have
the Mormon convention declare itself
in line with the Democratic policy an
put in a plank for the separation of
church and state.
WATERTowN Dakota, Act. 16.-A tele-
gram just received states that the most
extensive prairie fire that has occurred
in several years is at present raging in
this locality. A two-year old daughter
of the Lieutenant Governor was caught
out on the prairie by the flames and
burned to crisp.
PENSACOLA, Fla, Oct 15.-The Board
OF health have issued an appeal for help
for the sufferers by yellow fever. 1t says
the people are hemmed in by quaran-
tine, destitute and nearly starving.
Among deaths today was Mrs. Rosaco,
wife of the Italian consul.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE Depart
ment of agricultural reports the average
yield of oats to be somewhat higher
than last year, or in 1879. The product
is nearly about 480000,O00 bushsls.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.-Ohio specials
indicate that there will be election con-
tests in tho Morry, Hart, and Mckinney
Congressional districts, where the vote
was so remarkably close.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE retire
ment from active service by operations
of the law of Major General Mcdowell,
on October 10Th, is announced to the
Army.
HAVANA, Oct. T.-Although tobacco
seedlings under growth in Vuelta Abaja
were mostly destroyed by q cyclone, a
few seedlings can yet be planted. The
crop will be late and inferior, producing
perhaps nothing but leaf Of second
class.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 17.-George G..
Sharpe, of the firm OF Sharp & Sharpe,
well known attorneys, dropped dead
while addressing a jury.
NASHVILLE, Oct. 17.-Tennessee has
funded about $l2,00O,O0O of her debt
since June 1st, and the State Treasurer
thinks the work will be completed by
January 1st.
LONDON, Oct. Thames Card esti-
mates the requirements OF Great Britain
for foreign wheat from Sept. 1st at l5,-
100000 quarters, or near 100000 quarters
less than we're imported during the same
period last year,
HAVANA. Oct. 15.--Accounts from WI
elta Abajo showed that the recent cy-
clone caused considerable loss OF life
and great destruction of property. To-
bacco seedlings we're destroyed at Her
rldura; 300 hnt5 and houses, including
great number of tobacco drying estab-
lishments, were demolished, and 1000
palm trees were tornd down. Seven hun
dred aud sixty houses were destroyed at
Consultation del Sur. The bodies Of ID
persons, drowned by the OVERLOOKING OF
the river. have been recovered. Many
more persons are missing.