, 1883-10-18
By Telegraph.
Ohio Election.

COLUMBIA, ONO, Oct. lt.-MOTe con-
plete returns from Tuesdays election
indicate the increase in the Democratic
majority, which will probably be CON
siGerably over 1000. The senate will
be two to one Democratic. and the
House Is estimated at 63 Republicans
and 81 Democrats. Later returns on
the LIE gislative ticket indicate that the
Democratic ma iority on joint ballot
will not be more than q. The second
amendment will receive aboat 100000
votes, and will probably be adopted un-
less the cities go strongly against it
The Judicial Amendment iscarried be
yond Il doubt. The first amendment
will not get over 10000 votes. The
prohibition vote is estimated at from
5000 to 20.OG0. Greenback vote, 10000
COLUMBIA, Oct 70 Neither of the
State Committees are making an effort
to obtain definite results from the cleo
ton since it has been conceded that
everything is safely Democratic. The
Democratic headquarters are practically
closed today, and nothing has been done
by the Republican Committee. The
first amendment is defeated, and is
nearly as can be estimated the second
amendment will get about 100000. and
wi II probably be defeated by from 10000
to $1,000.
IswL Election.
DEsMoINEs, Iowa, Oct 10, l o'clock
Democrats concede the State on the
guberuatorial ticket by 10000 meiority.
DEsMoINEs, Iowa, Oct. Full and
complete returns from fifty counties
give Sherman 1925 majority over
Kinne, 1851 over Kinne and Weaver
both In these fifty counties Sherman
has a total vote of S6624, and kinne
81. 200. and Weaver 14,573, the latter's
vote being made by full returns much
larger than was expected yesterday and
day before. Incomplete but definite re-
turns from the other forty counties, Civ
ing majorities simply. makes Sherman's
majority over Kinne 26,000, and majori-
ty over all, 5000 or 5000.
RarbOr Defense for san Francisco.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 1.-THE Coast
and HarbOr Defense Commission, which |
made some experiments with cable
system of torpedOes at Fortress Monroe
in May last, has sent Lieutenant j W.
Graydon. the inventor to this city to |
make estimates OF the cost of pTOvid- |
ing this system OF defenses for the har-
Dor. 1t consists of a submarine cable |
service worked from the shore with the |
S5OO0O0 The cables are to be strung
in times of war only. Senator Jones and |
Congressman Rosecrans approve the
plan.
Women On the Polls.
CLEVELAND, o., Oct. "a jubilee |
meeting was held in the Tabernacle by |
the Women's Christian Temperance |
Union. AS telegraphic returns from the |
State came in at intervals, each encourag- |
ing bulletin about the second amendment |
vote was received with vociferous ap-
plause and waving of the handkerchiefs. |
The ladies' eyes were opened TO |
much of the arts and practices of ward |
politicians today, and their recitals of |
experience are highly amusing. One
good woman was inexpressibly shocked, |
and she said: Its perfectly wonderful |
how dreadfully untruthful gentlemen |
are" AS far as learned no indignities |
were offered ladiesat the polls anywhere, |
but when the novelty of their presence |
wore off, little attention was paid to them
by the busy and frequently turbulent |
austlers of both parties.
Condition of the Western UniOnCO
New YORK, Oct 1.-THE annual re-
port of President Green, of the Western |
Union Telegraph Company, shows the
company to be in very tattering scon- |
dition financially The company holds |
securities in various telegraph, telephone |
and other companies, the marketable
values of which is now over SlO,OOO,OOO,
and, according to the report, most of the |
securities are appreciating rapidly in
value These securities do not rep
resent stock III telegraph companies
leased to the Western Union Company.
Most of these are owned by it, and ag-
some Sl2,000,000 more. The
company has 432,726 miles OF wire, and
29l7 offices, and 406Sl, III messages
were handled during the year, receipts
from which we're 81, ,945, ,490, ,209, against
1,71I,4l6,592 last year. Expenses for the
year just closed we're 81 ,794 ,553. leaving
a net profit of S766,064, ,95S. The report
calls attention to the growth and increase
of the property and business of the COM
pany since January, 1866. During this
period lines have been Increased four
fold, with nearly six times as many Off
ces, handling seven times as many mes
sages, earning three times as much gross
revenue, and making three-fold as much |
net profit IN one year, Notwithstanding |
the average rate per message to the pub
lie has been reduced from Sl.04 in 1866 |
to 6s cents i'll 1888. The past year ex-
hibits an increase of 13, 234 miles of line,
or about 10 per cent, and of5S,35S miles |
of wire, being 15115 per cent. over the |
previous year, while the earnings show |
an increase of $2,340, ,937 .06, or IL per |
cent, and the net profits an increase of |
50, 40, 1880, or about per cent over the |
year proceeding The increase of$1 1885,
457.5S, being 48 per cent ON the gross |
expenditures, is because of rentals paid |
for American cables. Cuban cables and !
the Gold and Telegraph Company, all
rental paid by the company being |
charged in the current expenditures, |
while only small percentage of these |
rentals were paid for during the preCed |
ing year, the percentage of the cost Sof |
operating land lines of the company has |
been steadily reduced. The company is |
rates to the public, and has extended a |
rate of % cents per message to and from |
New York City until that rate covers n |
larger area than is embraced in the whole |
of Great Britain. The whole of the |
earnings for last year were over 3 per |
cent on the capital stock. In conclusion
the President congratulated the stock,
holders on the successful ending of liti-
CATION against the company, and says it
only remains to be deteTmained to what |
extent persons, who have maliciously |
tried to embarrass it's operations and |
depreciate its property, can be held an
swerable to the company for the loss |
and damages 1T has thereby sustained.
The following Board OF Directors was |
elected, 624,17 shares being voted upon |
out of total of $S,000.000; NorVin |
Green, Thos. 7. Eckert, John Il. Terry, |
John VanHerne, August Schell, Harrison
Durkee, Jay Gonld, Russell Sage, ,Aionzo
b. Cornell, Sidney Dillon, Cyrus w,
Field, Jno. Pender, NJ. p, Henry Weav-
er, Percy Il. Payne, Robert Lennox
Kennedy, Hugh j. Jewett, J. Pierre
pont Morgan, Frederick l.. Ames, Jno
Hoy, VIM. d. Bishop. g. 2. Huntington,
Geo. b. Roberts; Frank Work, Samuel