The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
TUESDAYS BATTLES.
A Glorious Victory in
Virginia.
new YORK DEMOCRATIC BY 10000.
VIRGINIA.

VIRGINIA..
RICHMOND, Nov. THE Demo.
,rats gain one member in the house |
ofI delegates in each of the following
counties: Charlotte. Culpepper, Fair
fax, Flavanna, Franklin, Henry,
Norfolk, Wyeth, Prin-
cess Ann, and one in Craig and
one in Greene and Madison,
one in Smythe and Bland, two in
and Powhattap, two in
and two in Washington;
this with the loss of one member in
Caroline, makes the net Democratic
gain Is, which iusureS Democratic
good prospect of the majority reach
ing % or 80. The Democrats have %
of 40 senators, which will make their
4, with chances of increas-
ing it to 8. The Democrats estimate
their majority on the popular vote of
the state between 1900 and 10000.
PETERSBURG, Nov. I'm a. dis
turbance last night at Wakefield af-
ter the polls were closed, several shots
were exchanged, r. White, promi-
nent Democrat, was shot fatally. No
arrests. Cause, politics.
STANTON, Nov. 1.-Two negroes
were shot yesterday, one dangerously,
by a white man named CrOghan,
which caused intense excitement for
time. Croghan was arrested.
Drunkenness and politics the cause.
RICHMOND, Nov. THE result of
the election causes the widest excite
ment. The street in front of the Dis
patch Office is blocked by crowds and
business is suspended. Speaker after
speaker made stirring addresses.
PETERSBURG, Nov. Later infor-
nation received concerning the dis
turbance at Wakefield show it was
more serious than at first reported. In
addition to White, who was shot, it is
thought w. Ill. Morris, proprietor of
the hotel, has been killed. At the
time of the disturbance Morris,
against whom there was some i'll feel
ing, attempted to leave the crowd,
when he was pursued by. mob and
nothing has since been learned of his
whereabouts. 1t is supposed after be-
ing killed the body was concealed
While the disturbance was at its
height police assistance was tele-
graphed for from Waverly, but the
town subsequently became quiet. A
large posse of men has been searching
for Morris, but at last accounts moth
ing had been learned concerning him
stands Democrats, %; Coalition.
lists, 10; doubtful, 8. The house
of representatives stands: Democrats,
60; Coalitionists, 20; doubtful, IL
The Democratic majority in the state
will probably reach 25.
NEW YORK.
ALBANY, n. Y, Nov. Returns
received up to 10 a. m. by the Eve
ming Journal claims Cars election by
1900. There is strong probability
of Sections election and possibility
for Davenport and Russell. The leg
islature is surely Republican in both
branches.
NEW YORK, Nov. Mayor Low
is reelected in Brooklyn by MAORI
ty of 1928.
The total vote of this city on the
state ticket shows: Secretary of state
Maynard, Democrat, 81, 526; Carr
Republican, 68,582. Comptroller =
Chaplin, Democrat, 1O1,827; Daven
port, Republican, 59,615. The differ
|
Maynard shows the extent the latter
was cut. Reilly, Democrat, fo
county register, 70.l47; Jacob Hess
ent Democrat, 16,434.
killed himself, being dissatisfied will
the result of the election. He was
saloon-keeper.
ALBANY, Nov. THE Argus esti
mates that the Democratic stat,
ticket, except Maynard, is elected b.
10000 majority. The Republican
have 10 senators and 20 assemblymen
NEW YORK, Nov. T. Chairman
Manning. of the Democratic stat
committee, telegraphs that the chic.
feature has been the cutting of May
nard, Democratic candidate for secre
tary of state, in New York and il
Brooklyn by the liquor interest, ant
in the large cities in the western par
of the state through the same cause
According to the latest reports, tn,
state ticket is elected by about 1000
majority, except the secretary of state
who is defeated by 1900.
MASSACHUSETTS,.
BOSTON, Nov. with thirtee1
towns to hear from, Robinson ha
1873, 203 and Butler has 149,321. TIL,
executive council stands five Repub
licans and three Democrats Demo
cratic gain of two; senate, % Repub
licans, II Democrats, 6 to hear from
house, lib Republicans, SO Democrats
Al to hear from.
Butler refuses to be interviewed an(
will make no statement concerning
his defeat, which he accepts compla
Gently, although acknowledging tina
it was unexpected.
BOSTON, Nov. 1.-THE Republican,
have 1879 members of the legislature
to 80 Democrats. L Independent and
to hear from. Robinson's total vot
is 159,S55 and Buffers 150,013, will
four towns to hear from. The plu
rality for Lieut.-Gov. AmeS is from
1900 to 1900.
MARYLAND.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 7.-Complete re
turns of the city: McLane, Demo
cratic, 1899; Halton, Republican
"a, 1923; Bond, Democrat, for clerk Of
the superior court, 28,137; Allison
Fusion, 1888; Amy, Fusion, TO
sheriff, 1885; Joyce, Democrat, 26,
715. The Democrats claim that Nc
Lane, Democrat, is elected by 10000
majority, and that nine of the thir
teen senators elected are Democrats
and the house of delegates Democratic
by large majority.
| Returns from a number Of counties
are yet incomplete, but sufficient i:
known to insure the election of the
entire Democratic state ticket witt
an estimated majority of 1900. Rob
erts, Democrat, for attorney gener
al, runs ahead of McLain. Of thu
thirteen senator's the Democrats
elected nine. The Republicans elected
senators in Anne, Arundel, Kent anC
Somerset counties, all of which show
Republican gains. The Democrat:
| gained senators in Frederick anC
Washington counties. This will make
the senate stand fourteen Democrats
and eleven Republicans, with Calvert
county yet to be heard from, which
will probably go Republican. Tht
house of delegates will be Democratic
by probably twenty or more. The
regular Democratic ticket was de-
feated in Anne and Arundel counties
by Fusion ticket. In this city, with
the exception of sheriff, the Demo
Gratis elected the entire ticket by a
majority of from 1000 to 5000. The
Airy county Republicans elected their
sheriff on the Fusion ticket by 1898
majority.
BALTIMORE, Nov. T. The latest
returns show McIean'S (DemOcrat)