Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-04-12
ELECTIONS LAST WEEK.


| land, on Tuesday of last week, resulted in
the choice of Bourne, Republican, by a
majority of $500 over Sprague. Sprague's
vote was lighter than was anticipated.
Several municipal elections were also
held last week, resulting generally in favor
of the Democrats.
In the municipal elections on Tuesday
the Republicans elected their candidates in
Fostoria, Lebanon, Van Vert, Gallon and
London, Ohio. A divided ticket was elect
ed at Mansfield, Pomeroy, Newark and
Akron. The Democrats elect their entire
ticket at Chillicothe and Findlay, and
John H. Farley, Democrat, was elected
mayor of Cleveland by probably not less
than 5000 majority over George w. Gard
ner, Republican. The entire Democratic
city ticket is believed to be elected, and the
Democrats have control of the next council.
The Democrats elect James McConVille
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elect the remainder Of the city ticket.
Returns from II out of 26 precincts of
Columbus, give an estimated majority for
Walcott, Rep, of about 400. The balance
| of the Republican ticket is also probably
elected.
An election was held in Michigan for two
Supreme Court Judges and two Regents of
| the. State University. The Democrats and
Greenbackers united on a fusion ticket,
dividing the candidates equally between
them. They elected their entire ticket
both Judges and both regents of the Univer-
sity. In Detroit the election for six mem
bers of the Board of Education resulted in
the election of the straight Democratic tick
ct by majorities ranging from 100 to 800.
The Democrats in East Saginaw elected
their Mayor and five out of eight Alder
To1 Iiyoc
telected mayor of Bridgeport, Conn. The
Republicans also elected the city clerk and
majority of the town officers. The Dem
ocrats elected the city and town treasurer
and collector.
The citizens ticket, nominated by the
Republicans in Hartford, was elected over
the regular Democratic ticket. The alder
men will be 10 Republicans to Democrats,
and council 1S Republicans to IA Democrats.
| The Republicans made up a union ticket
for city officers, renominating the present
officers-two Democrats and two Republi-
cans. The Democratic caucus refused to
support the two Republican officials, but
they were elected.
The city election in Jacksonville, Fla, re-
suited in a straight Democratic victory by a
majority of 300 The election in Fernando
ma passed off quietly. There were two tick
cts in the field-both Republican. Holey,
anti-custom house, was elected mayor. Kel-
| ly and Hoyt, on the citizens ticket, were
elected aldermen.
The indications are that the whole Demo-
cratic ticket and four, or perhaps five, out of
seven Councilmen are elected in Evansville,
Indiana. The principal issue was the re-
duction of interest on the city bonds to 4
by the Democrats.
| The Republicans in KeOkuk, Ia, elected
George D. Rand mayor, by 465 majority ;
Marshall, assessor, and five out of six coun-
cilmen. The Democrats elected their re-
corder and one alderman.
| Unofficial returns from all but one pre-
cinct in Cincinnati show that the Democrats
have elected the Mayor, two Judges of the
| Superior Court, a member of the board OF
Public Works, Treasurer, City Solicitor,
Police Court Judge and three members of the
School Board by majorities ranging from
100 to 1900. The Republicans elect the
Comptroller, Prosecuting Attorney, Police
Court Judge, Director Of the City 1ntirmary,
Wharfnaster and two members Of the Board
of Education by majorities ranging from
200 to 1000.
The Democrats made clean sweep of the
city tickets and Common Council in Day
ton, Ohio. The school board is Republican
| by three majority.
Inc elcCtlOl Ill DuUuluc, IOWd, Ieoull-
ed in the success of the entire Democratic
ticket. Fred. O'Donnell majority for May
or will be 1,OO5.
ANOTHER HOTEL HoRROR.-Greenville,
Texas, had hotel horror last Friday night.
1t is thought that an explosion of gunpow-
der in store on the ground floor blew out
one Of the walls, causing the entire building
to fall, the ruins at once taking fire. There
were many inmates in the hotelat the time,
of whom nine were either killed outright
or burned to death in the ruins. Three per-
sons were fatally injured, and twelve slight
ly injured. A DIR. Turner lay between two
timbers until one of them burned in two,
thus releasing him, and one man to escape
being burned by the flames cut his throat.
THE PROPOSED EXTRA SEssIoN.-The
call for an extra session of the legislature to
relieve the political prisoners and provide
for their defence becomes decidedly absurd
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