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Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-10-18

We speculate with as much confidence
on 1913 electoral votes for Cleveland as can
ever be entertained on a purely political
question.
Where will those three needed votes
come from? Indiana, Connecticut, Cali
~fornia, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, or,
perhaps, even Iowa. At any rate the Re-
publicans will have to leave no stone un'
turned to carry every one of these States
while the Democrats need but to concentrate
their efforts and carry one Of them. The
Democrats count reliably upon Indiana
any way, but for the sake Of not overput'
ting the figures, we leave it among the
doubtful States.
Now then. this being so. and no student
OF the present campaign can fairly doubt
their correctness. which side has the better
Of the Hght2 The question seems to carry
its own answer with it.
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&c p. rAssENGE. TRAVEL

DEPARTURES YESTERDAY.
roysnzo Barano Mrs Shea q chm
Ina Tognini W p Thomas
ARRIVALS LAST NIGHT,
Flornina Requsu Felanda Bell
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-10-18

There is no doubt that by this time the
result of Tuesdays elections in Ohio and
West Virginia is tolerably we'll known in
the great news centers OF the East. Thu
New York Herald, Times or World, for
example, knows what the vote was in both
Of those States within five hundred or a
thousand. Quotations from any one Of
those metropolitan journals would be very
acceptable here. Instead of this, for the
last As hours, we have not had a line on
the October elections that has been worthy
of publication. The later drippings from
the Associated Press during this time
have been too vague for anything but
unsati sfactory speculation. This much
seems determined, however, that the Re
publicans nave fallen far short OF their ex.
pectations in Ohio. AS we nave repeatedly
argued in this paper, their majority Of
from II 900 to ~, 900 now claimed by them
in that State is, considering all the ciroum.
stances, an evidence of the weakness and
unpopulsrity Of the Republican party. We
are, also, without news from West Vir-
ginia, but the indications are that the
tremendous effort of the Republicans to
make that a successful test of the power
to break down the "Solid South" has
failed completely. What, then, is the re-
suit? Our figures are these: The Demo
Gratis are sure Of the
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-10-16

BALTIMORE, Oct. 13.-There was q
mass meeting of the friends of prohibI-
ton in Monument square tonight. In
the thrOng on the square and on the
stand were q number of ladies. Ex-
Governor St John, candidate OF the par
ty for president, was warmly welcomed.
He spoke of his passage through Balti-
more twenty-five yesra ago as . member
OF . company of Illinois infantry aud the
kind of reception he then met, and was
happy 70 see the sectional hatred of that
time passed away. Speaking of the
platform of the Republics and Demo
cratic parties. he said: There was no
Issue between them, and If the abuse OF
each other was removed il would
be difficult TO tell one from the
oGheE. The Prohibitionists had come
before the country with q protection
plank in their platform, and il was
something else thsn wool. He had al
ways been q Republican in politics mp
to the fourth or last June, when the Re.
publican national convention turned &
deaf ear 70 the appeals of the people
Il refused TO protect the boys of the
country and he supposed would afford
| them no protection unless they were
made of pig-iron. When intelligence
| came from the west that COWS were AZ
fected by disease, the business of con.
gress WAS suspended and q COMMITTEES
went out in q palace car to look after the
COWS, but that body would do nothing
to prOtect the mothers and children OF
the country. Daniels, the candidate fol
vice president, followed, and later both
spoke 70 great crowd in CarrollIor
hall,
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Imprisonment for Life.

| CHARLEsTowN, W. Va, Oct. 13.-
Governor Jackson has committed the
sentence of Charles Spurlock to impris-
onment tor life. SpurlOck was to have
been hanged next Friday between the
tho hours of 10 q. m. and p. m. He
was one of the Hill boys Jesse James"
gang, who have been committing depre-
datiOns in Boone, Logan and KanaWaha
counties fer the past two years, and
who visited Jack Woods residence, in
this county on the 2Sth of April last,
for the purpose of robbery, but meeting
with resistance he killed young ALVIN
Woods. The gang was captured day
or two later and taken to st. Albans
where the two Hills were lynched by a
mob. SpurlOck was captured from the
mob, brought to this city and placed in
Jail. July 1st he was brought out for
trial in the circuit court. He confessed
to murder in the first degree, and was
sentenced by Judge Guthrie TO hang
October 18th.
Governor jackson commuted his sem
tence on petition of about one thousand
signers, eight hundred of whom were Sc
cured In Lincoln county, where Spur
lock lived. SDurlock was taken from
Jail at 2 O'Clock this morning and put
IN a box car on the &C. railroad, where
he was kept until O'Clock. If he
passes Poca he will get to the penIten-
tiAry, bat it is feared that q mob will
meet him at POca. Much hard feeling
exists, and it Is SO expressed here.
Coleman, who killed Tent Hill, and
who was to have been hanged at the
same time, has been commuted, and is
in the penitentiary.
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OHIO OONGRESSHEN.

Returns from eleYen out OF the twenty
one Ohio congressional districts indI-
cate the election of ButteTwOrth, Brown.
Sinks, Romeis, Thompson, Hedges, Tay
Tor aud Mckinley, Republicans. with
some doubt as to Sinks and Romcis, and
the election ct Hill. Seney and For.
an, Democrats. OF these, the
three successful Democratic congress
men are all reelected, Seney in dis
trict which was Republican under
the old ppoTuonment,vh while Messrs But
tsrworlh. Brown. Hedges, Sinks, Romeis
and Mckinley all succeed Democratic
representatives IN the present house
RImeis being the candidate In Frank
Hurd's district and Mckinley in the
Twentieth, who was unseated In the last
congress, now defeating Paige. This
figuring shows u Republican gam Of
FIVE congrCssmeD. with ten more district,
70 hear from, though the readjusimenl
in district lines since the last election
makes an exact view of the situation,
little difficult 10 reach. OF the ten dis
tricts not yet mentioned In the returnl
i've have been Republican aud five Dem
ocraiIc. The representation in the las
congress was thirteen Democratic ant
eight Republican. II the returns from
the ten districts show no change Ire rep
Tesentation will be exactly reversed.
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West Virginia voted Republican st
the first three presidential elections after
the organization of the state. In 1854
Lincoln received 12,714 majority over
Mcclellan in 1868 Grant received s.719
majority over Seymour, and in 1879
Grant received 2, 143 majority over Gree
Icy. In 1876 the state swung off into the
Democratic column and elected Dem
ocratic governor by by 1870 majority,
and increased the majority to 1864 for
Tilden in November. In 1880 the Dem
ocrats split on their state ticket, and cast
70 1886 votes for an independent Demo
Graf for governor, but the regular Dem
ocrat was elected over the Republican
candidate by 1885, and in November
following Hancock received 11,14S ma
joEily over Garfield. In 1882 the Repub-
licAns fused with the Greenbackels on q
candidate for supreme judge, but the
Democrats defeated the coalition by
8, 221 majority. It was an unimportant
contest, however, and called out only a
light vote.
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Now let Generals Mcclellan and Han
cock speak from the political shades
where they are reposing, and signify the
fact that they endorse the Democracy,
even In defeat. Governor Tilden has
spoken aud now Horatio Seymour has
taken a step beyond him. He has writ.
ten two column letter and he actually
devotes the closing paragraph to Grover
Cleveland. He says of him:
Governor Cleveland. the Democratic
candidate, 10 an able, firm and thought.
full man, who has risen TO the position OF
governor OF this state by the faithful per.
Torrance OF duties IN the official POSI-
tons he has held.
There Is an evident reference here u
his career as sheriff. But he does not
stop with that. Mr.. SeYmour's feelings
Lad HIN 10 give utlerance u the
astounding endorsement:
The excitement of tho presidential
contest have not drawn him AWAY from
his duties at the capitol of this state
Surely Grover ought to DO president
oh, that Andrew Jackson and James
Buchanan were still where letters from
them would reach this world.
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winfield Republicsns.

WINFIELD, Kss., Oct. 14-Yesterday
witnessed the greatest political demon.
stratIon Cowley county ever knew. The
streets of this city were crowded with
people from far aud near, who were
anxious to see and hear the next COY
ernor of Kansas. Hon. John A. Martin
our senator, j. j. Ingalls,; Hon. B. W.
Perkins, our Congressman, and other lions
in Kansas politics. Some eight or ten
Blaine and Logan clubs and four cornet
bands were present and animated the
streets with PROFESSIONS and music with
the greatest pyrOtechnic display ever
seen in this section. Hon. John a .
Martin, Senator Ingalls, and Judge
McMIchael addressed packed audience
at the opera house in the afternoon,
Hon. B w. Perkins. Senator Ingalls, and
| others spoke In the evening to the
largest and most earnest, enthusiastic
| crowCS that ever assembled in
our opera house. Large overflow
meetings were addressed by DIR
Philip KrOhn. of AtchlsOn, and others
Enthusiasm ran high. Republican vic.
tory was in the air. COWley always the
banner county for Republicanism. We
will roll up an unprecedented majority
for the county, state and national ticket
| on November 4.
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The Kansas City Times specia
Washington correspondent thus de
scribes the condition OF things in Wash-
iagton on Saturday:
Never before have witnessed such q
condition OF things In Washington AZ
exists 81 the Federal capital. To-nigh,
the streets are filed with anxious PEG.
pie, eager To catch the slightest sign oil
token from Ohio that may be construed
TO an advantage to their party. Yet
there 10 no noise, no confusion. Nc
blasting and no betting. Democrats
and Republicans alike claim that when
the sun goes down on OHIO next Tues-
day. IL will bring victory TO their party
but IL is easily 70 be eeen that these pre-
dIctions are based upon hope rather
than upon any matured opinion. The
sltuation may thus be summed up: The
Democrats expect TO greatly reduce the
Republican mAjoTities of four years ago
ank the more ssnguine ones entertain the
suspicion OF q hope that they may carry
state by small plurality. On the otheI
baud, the Republicans claim a plurality
Of from $4,000 TO &c, 1000, but only expect
TO win by 5000 to 5000, and to-nigh
they would gladly embrace an oppor
eunitY TO compromise on 500.
This Is worth noting IS Q Democratic
view OF the situation,
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NEW JERSEY NOT DOUBTFUL

NEW JERSEY NOT DOUBTFUL.
Philadelphia Press; The New jersey
republicans are giving evidence of an
eArnestness and enthusiasm in the cam
paign which promises An abundant re-
ward IN an unprecedented victory. Our
neighbors started early, and they are
keeping up the Eight with untiring ener-
gy. From Jersey City TO the Cape, the
state is ablaze with Republican Eervor.
Every town aud hamlet has its organiza-
ton well in hand and equipped fer good
service. There is scarcely . club that
does not number among its members
some hitherto Democrats. who are even
more earnest in the work than lifelong
Republicans.
New Jersey is vitality interested in the
question Of protection. The industries
Of the state and those Of PennsylvanIo
and New York, which hem her in on
either side. have contributed to her
wealth, made q market for her garden
| product, and almost entirely relieved the
inhabitants from state taxation. Ness
Jersey appreciates hen indebtedness &c
the supremacy Of Republican principles
and Will 50 testify by her vote in No
veInber. II indications count fOc any.
thing. che may be taken out Of she class
iiicati "i doubtful states aud CONF
IDENTIFY placid III The Republican cod
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-10-16

The b. d o. Red Book for Kansas il
ready for distribution. and In more than
one respect, Is the most valuable of any
OF the editions hitherto based upon this
state. As has always been the rule, the
forwarding OF stamp to @. K. Lord,
Baltimore, Is all that is necessary to as
cure copy, and In fact the only way, AZ
the Red Book Issues are ali for mail cir.
culation. The present volume IL replete
with political statistics and condensed
data, not only as regards the latest presi
Dental, state and congressional elections
in this state, but relating as we'll TO cleo
lions since admission into the Union. II
would be difficult to imagine more
complete showing Of past results in the
state, or . more neatly put together and
printed little book.
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W@t vi-fnS.

WHEELING, OcG15.-Returusr received
are very meagre and unsatisfactory
Paramount at 12 noon, 403 votes cast
2S1 counted-Msxwen $50, Wilson 81
Complete returns from pleasant county
give Wilson 9OS, Maxwell 565; Ineom.
plete returns from Ohio county indicate
the election of the Democratic counts
ticket by 800. Hancock county shows
Republican gain of 50 on the stats
ticket. Preston county precincts which
gave Garfield IA majority, now give
Maxwell 245 majority. It is estimated
that Preston will give Maxwell 1.4OC
majority. Piedmo1t-MaxwelI, 1856
Wilson, go. Cameron-MaxweIl. o.
Wilson, liz.
4 Wheeling. West Virginia, dispatch
says the Republican state central com
mittee cOncede the election of the entir.
Democratic state ticket by g, 900 to 500
majority.
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

It is expected that the Democrats will
wear black bands around their white
plugs after the November election and
thus utilize them for the remainder OF
the season.
The Leavenworth Times is authority
for the statement that the political situa-
tion in LeavenWOrth county has changed
I'VE hundred votes in favor of the Re-
publlcans in q months time.
President Theo. D. Woolsey has re.
signed from the Yale College corpora
ton, the reason assigned being his ad,
vsnced age. He will be SO years old
this month. These are years now fifty
crowned by the consciousness OF faithful
service.
The ''straIghtOut" electoral ticket hay.
ing been withdrawn IN Virginia both
wings of the Republican party will work
enthusiastically and harmOniously for
the success of the Malone ticket, with
some hopes OF success In the contest.
NOrrlstown Herald: "Tell the truth, 81
fellow told The Truth-told il the big
gest campaign lie of the season. 1t was
published, and The Truth damaged the
Democratic cause more than it did Gar
field. Telling the TRUTH Is having the
same result this year.
The Christian at Work announces in
its issue of this week that the subscrip-
ton list and good will Of the Weekly
Continent, conducted since 1t was start
ed by Judge TOurgee, has been transfer
to it, and that ali subscribers to The
Continent will hSYe their subscription
year filed out with = copy of The
Christian at Work Judge Tourgee will
contribute to The Christian at Work.
The Junction City Tribune places at
the head of its columns as its choice for
United States senator S. j. Crawford, Of
Lyon county GOYernar Crawford moved
away from Lyon county about eight
years ago. But, then. the Tribune is
just about that period behind the times
in both politics and geography.
The Kansas City Times seems to have
. just appreciation of the journalistic
situation. On Sunday it says:
Father EskI idge-he of the Emporia
Republicans much exercised because
certain stories are fitting around to the
shame of Emporia, stories which Father
Eskridge says must have emanated from
the Emporia News while under the con.
troll OF its late managers, whom Father
Eskridge characterizes as "old seed
warts" Without inquiring into the
meTits of this controversy, It would ap-
pear from a view of EmpOria journalism
of to-day that If Father Eskridge runs
across any old seed warts of that nature
on his travels, he had better give them q
permanent situation at once
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-10-16
NOTES AND MOTIONS.

How TO settle the question about the
nrSs lady IN the Iand-eiect Belva Lock-
wood president.
An eastern paper appropriately heads
its joke column: "Adrfft IN the western
exchanges"
The New York Sun announces as Its
motto: Butler first. Blaine second, and
Cleveland never.
It's said that Mr. Beecher sometimes
enjoys happiness, but that he finds Joy
very Embarrassing.
Harry Garfield was of age October Ii,
and viii come home to cast his first
presidential vote this fall Tor his fathers
friend.
How is this for dead party:
Cleveland stands for the future of De-
mocracy; Hendricks for its pest-Buf-
falo Courier.
Its hangman and It's ghost--JOurnal.
Milwaukee journal: We have stood of
AMI looked At the fight calmly, and
reached the conclusion that Mr. st.
Johns mussache is not half SO black as
it il painted.
Says the Union Signal: In the win
dow Of saloon is stuffed raitiesnake
upon q whisky jug and wreatbed III
flowers" The proprietor has q correct
view. oE slsa Alaess of thugs.
The New York Tribune this week
gives Ell Howe's "StorT of a Country
ToEn" coiam0 and n halt of appreci-
alive notice. Ii sccords Mr.. Howe 8
high rank among young American nov.
elists.
There Is one narrowing fear that takes
away all ambition from the young men
of the present age. II IS that the news
paper wood cut mania may not htye ex-
hausted itself by the time they achieve
greatness.
Chanfrau, the recently deceased actor
selected, 1t is said, as his own epitaph
the following patheticallY suggestive
quotation from his Exit, the ArkansaW
Traveller: 81 done my level best.
aint got nothing 10 take back"
The first years business OF the post
Office department since the reduction oil
postage to 2 cents shows q decrease OF
only g, zoe, SOB In the sale OF stamps IN
an aggregate of 5000 ,O5O. showing an
immense Increase in the number of let.
teFs mailed.
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An OIathe SHOOTING.

KANSAS CITY, Oct. ia Times Ola
the. Kansas, special says: Mrs. John
Hall was shot to-day by a man named
Williams. Prior to her marriage Mrs
Hall kept boarding house and was al
one time engaged to be married ID Viii
hams.
He called upon her to-day and de-
manded two hundred dollars, which he
asserted she had borrowed of him. The
woman alarmed at his threats attempted
to escape. when lac I'll IT her iu the back,
inf1icting a dangerous wound. Williams
is in iAIl
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Won't Wfthdrao

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 12.-Ex-Hov. St
John, Prohibition candidate tor presi
dent, issues letter tonight, reiterating
the reasons given in his speech OF Satur
day night aud sent IN these dispatches
why he should not retire
from the canvass. The letter IL
addressed to Prof. Theodore r
WOolseY, New Haven, Conn; Hon
Thomas Talbot, North Bellerica, Mass.
Hon. Noah Davis, New York city
Grant Go ,drich, Chicago. ILL.,; John v
Farwell, Chicago, H.; Rev r. NJ. Hat
field, Chicago, ILL.,; OrringtOn Lunt and
VIM. Deering, Evanston, Ill and John
Evans, Denver, Col. whose namss were
appended To the published request IN the
New York Tribune that he should with
draw
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senator lIorriII sacoe..Ful.

MONTPELIER, VI, Oct 14.-In ballot
ing for United States senator for the
long term in the house Senator Morrill,
received III votes, Timothy P. RedfeId
%, w. z. Dillingham; 3, scattering 8.
The senate votes this afternoon. To
morrow noon the votes OF the two houses
VIII be ratified.
The senate voted on United States SEN
ator this afternoon. Justin 8. Morrill,
received q vUtes, Timothy P. Redfieid
3. The joint vote of the two houses will
be: Morrill,, 204; Redfleld, %; scatter
ing, 6.
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One Of the promising indications fol
the result tomorrow in Ohio Is the prev
AlAnt feeling Of alarm over possible
Democratic success that has led the bus
mess men Of Cleveland, Toledo, CIncin
nGti and other cities to unite in q move
ment for the success OF the Republican
ticket. In Cleveland 400 firms, com.
prising nearly all the leading houses OF
that city, haYe Joined In that movement
The Democrats are Angercd at this bust.
ness uprising and have resorted to the
petty device Of issuing circulars asking
Democrats TO boycott" the house en-.
gagged IN the movement, The "boycot.
ting" will doubtless react as boone.
rang .-
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A Fast rhrourh FraIrh..

ST. LOUIS, No, Oct. 13.-The st. Louis
and San Francisco. Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe, and Atlantic and Pacific
Railroad companies have arranged to
run fast freight train from st. Louis,
Chicago and Kansas City to San Fran
cisco. The time will be reduced to SIX
and half days from Kansas
City, seven and half DAYS
from ST. LOUIS and eight DAYS from Chi
cago. The cars of this train will be
fitted with automatic freight brakes and
running for greater part of the DIS
lance equal to passenger time
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"Rrann1iua,, nn,,o.

ALBANY, N. Y, Oct. 11.-Gov. Cleve-
land is busy to-day clearing up work pre-.
paratory to his trip to New York and
Brooklyn Wednesday. He probably
be accompanied only by his private sec.
rotary, Daniel 8. Lamsnt, leaving on the
regular train which arrives at New York
at 80 q. m. His headquarters will be
at the Fifth Avenue hotel where he will
remain Wednesday afternoon aud even
ing The number of visitors at the ex.
ecutive chamber to day is very large.
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EvENsvILLE, Oct. l3 AT 2 O'Clock tc
day the officers in charge of The Hinder
shot murderers at CanaltOD. got the pris.
oners into covered express wagon ia
the rear OF the Jail and took them 10 the
river on board the steamer Henry Lo
gan, which had prev iously been char.
tered for that purpose, and steamed of
down the river. The people are greatly
excited and would have prevented the
accomplishment OF the rescue had they
any IDEA of what was transporting. Later
when the boat passed Troy with the pris
Oners a mob of about fifty gathered to
try to head the boat of, but the boat
Rugged the Kentucky shore and passed
on down the river.
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A Good Haul.

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 13.-The residence
OF Alex. Mitchell, president of the Chi
eago, Milwaukee g. st. Paul railroad,
was entered by burglars st an early hour
this morning. From Mitchell's room
bis and wife's elegant watches, . guam
iity of jewelry and q small amount of
money were taken.
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A Fatal Accident.

CINCINNATI, Oct.13.-Wm. T. Thomas,
an attendant of the Cincinnati hospital.
while drawing truck containing Chris
Turdharst patient upon the elevator to
take him to the ampitheater for elm
ical lecture, fell through the hatchway,
pulling the truck after HIM. Both were
killed. The elevator had been taken
I'D without his KNOWLEDGE
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Bad Burglars

GALENA, Ill, Oct. 13.-BurgIars night
before last made raid on the stores oil
Hughes & Rundell. at Rewey. and John
Allen, at Livingston. on the Chicago 6
Northwestern railroad. Safes were blown
open at both places, Hughes 81 Rgndeil
lost small amount of money and mum.
Der of securities, while Allen lost $500
and $23, 000 in securities.