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CONKLISG,s RE,yAl,D
For Sufktng During the Late Canvnss-To
s,l2s x bn Hun for tho Senate, FL.


q bn Hun for tho Senate,
BUFFALO, n. T., Nov. l5.-The Sunday
Neus, 4 paper which is responsible for the
Gubernatorial boom Of Governor CIevc:
land, and which, has been his home organ
ever since, has made canvass OF the
western part Of the State on the question
of returning Roscoe Gonkiing to the U. S.
Senate, will editorially Tomorrow claim
that Stalwart Assemblymen will unite
with the Democrats and accomplish this.
: lttlnds that more than thirteen Rcpub-
licans, or enough to elect, will unite with
the Democrats. W. +. Sheelah, First Dis
trict; Frank NJ. Miles. Second District;
Timothy W. johnson. Fourth District, OF
Erie county. all Democrats will support
him, as they feel IL is for tho best Interests
OF the party to doso. William NJ. Iaw-
kins, Third District, OF Erie; Walter T..
Horn, Second District, Niagara county,
Republicans, are both in favor OF him,
and believe him the best muu Tor the
place. ttli-t SstS&lfsG >
: jacob A. Driess, OF! Niagara county
lDen.), will also support him. The Wy
o,ning Assemblyman, Loring, is non. com
initial, and the Monroe county Assembly,
men, Hubbell, Tamily and Garbutt, are
quoted as being favorable. Interviews in
an indirect way with Assemblynen from
other parts OF the State show favorable
impression, and that Conkling will, be-
yond doubt, be ELECTED through consoli-
dation OF Democratic and Stalwart forces.
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--..i.-.-l'- GIVES II UP.
Mr.. Blaine Chcsrfuliy Submits to the VIII
~; =. T. of the People. ,-gTN'lI.

.
AUGUSTA, Nov. l5.-Alr. Blaine regards
tho official count In New York as practical.
ly settling the Presidential question. Mr..
blaine, It is stated OH tie best authority,
received this afternoon n telegram from
New York announcing the completion Of
the official canvass Of Tint city, and in.
forming him the plurality for Cleveland
In that State would be ,l37.
!. The same authority states that Mr..
Blaine accepts the result very cheeriully,
and has no regrets growing out Of his con
nectlont with the campaign. He feels
that he made good fight, and he grace
fully bows to the verdict Of the American
people. lie believes that the Republican
party will prove true 10 It's grand past, ana
will increase in strength with the coming
years. He expects tlint in 1888 it will
again be called-back into power Mr..
blaine leaves for Washington the middle
OF next week, where he and his family
will spend the winter. lie hns leased tho
Sargent house, III Farmgut Square, and
will shortly resume his work on the sec.
ond volume OF Twenty Years OF Con.
gress." Tho volume will be ready by
June next for publication.
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CnAlRMAS JOKES, being asked on Fri
day what he thought Of the situation In
New York, replied to the interviewer that
the newspapers which were in receipt OF
the report Of the progressing count knew
as much RS he knew. This is precisely
what the ISrELLIaEseEp has been think
ins-it may be better. to say, fearing. This,
iswhy, with all Difference to the honesty
and intelligence Of tho National Commit
tee, the lSrrLLlGEscER has not been will
ing to follow the comm;ttae's lead. in the
matter Of claims.
BY Telegraph Wheeling is not much
more remote from any point in New York
State than Now, York city itself. The As
soeia'e'l Press was sending promptly the
returns, and being non.partisan, ind OF
good record for accuracy the ISrELL,-
GEScrR preferred to be guided by that in.
formation. This course was pursued be.
rause twas the safer ono. and because II
victory come out oi seeming defeat l,oth.
Ing would have been lost by tho caution.
The committee spoke OF frauds. The Ii.
rElLlGEScEn felt that II there had been
fraud the committee, aidedlby the lawyers
who had boen summoned and the other
agencies atits command, would bc able to
bring It to light. 4; There. was no use Of Il
newspaper, irothing at the mouth in an
iicipa,ion Of what might happen. ~
From what has transpired it is proba.
Die that enough Butler votes were counted
for Cleveland to make tho difference be:
tween Republican. success and defeat.
hut the ballots being destroyed, this could
not be shown conclusiyely, In short,
whilcthcrc may have been fraud. II has
not been shown so as to vitiate the appa.
rent plurality for Cleveland. That plu-
rality, slightly reduced in i.s -slight pro-
portions, stands, and while II stands It be-
longs to Cleveland and his party. This is
the essential iatt. !. fs $l5 U q z" f5r
knowingno more than il. seems to have
known, it WIS au excess OF zeai,und a seri-
ous mistake ofjudsement in the National
Republican Committee to claim what was
not even remotclyEin sight. i It fed Will,
false hope those, Republicans who were
only too eager to be fed with that kind Of
food. 1t encouraged men to lay wagers
who made their bets against the warning
Of other friendly but more cautious
voices. It placed the Republican party
ina position in which it oushtnot to have
been placed after so splendid campaign
splendid though it, ended in defeat
These reflections are justified by the fac,
that the committee had nothing tangible
to i1y hold Of. 1t is now seen 10 have
been g,'ophg in tho dark, or, like Nlicaw.
ber, waiting for something toturn up
Much ss the result OF the election dis.
appoints the IS1ELIlGEScER, it does not
regret that it refused to follow the com.
mi.tce when the committee set sail on an
unknown sea without chart Or compass,
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Pl7rsnuRon, Noy. lG.1Joseph D. Weeks,
Treasurer Of thefNaHonal Republican
Committee, in an interciew tonight about
the count in NtwYork said: 20 q
!. "Thc National Committee will stick 1t
out us long as there is any hope. The
Republican people Of this country
expect their National Committee
to exhaust every means within
their power to reach the actual result OF
the election, and, until it has donc that,
it will remain in active service. As far rs
| am concerned, I think there is still some
hope" SIS s., l3{lfi. s.,.S
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New York County Complete,

8 NEw YonK. Nov. lG.-The Board Of Can
vnssers completed the canvass OF the 7l2
election districts Of this city last evening.
The First election district OF the Eigh-
tcenih Assembly district, by error re-
turned 81 votes to Blaine electors. The
nnmber should have beenSl. The Com
mlttec on Corrections will rcctify the
error, and reportin favor OF 81 votes Mon
day morning. With that return in, the
official vote OF the lowest Democratic cleo
tor in this city is 133, i57, and ior the high.
est Republican elector G0,093, giving the
lowest Cleveland elector d. plurality OF
43,0Gi. "l.,S J. - = - ts-
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No one can be i'll II tho blood Is pure.
Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla root have
long been recognized by physicians as
blood purifiers. Don't be humbuyscd by
the advertisements OF the many quack
bitters, but occasionally use DR.. Guvsott's
Yellow Dock and sarsaparila, and yon
will live to & good old age free from all
distress OF mind and body. Many OF our
best citizens who long suffered from bad
blood indicated by weak kidneys, indi.
sesiion, sores, aches, etc., owe their re.
covery to the use Of this medicine, Daw
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THE Independents have become M OBJ.
ject OF great solicitude to some Of the lie.
publican newspapers. Tho Boston Tran.
.crjpi thinks the way can be paved for
them to come back and help the Republic.
can party as much as they lave the Dem.
ocrlcy. This frightened soul adds:
"Thc New York Tribune, as one OF the
leading Blaine papers Of the country, can
do much toward this sconsummation. Sup.
pose combination could be formed which
should put such a man as Carl Schurz at
the head Of It's, editorial department, with
Whiteaw Reid to manage the business
affairs OF the establishment, how the
party would forge ahead, and what re.
iniorrcment, material md moral, the Re,
publican party would receive"
II the Tribune stockholders desire to
ruin good newspaper and a good prop,
ef,y, they will get Mr.. schHrz at any price.
There would be, q magnificent wreck! Mr.,
Reid will smile and 80 on making a strong
Republican newspaper, leaving Mr.. Schnz
at liberty to so OH pcddling himself to tho
highest bidder. A f.'' 4H.s
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TIE official count is substantially COM
plete. Grover Clevelands plurality is 4
little cut down, but it remains. Unless
,hcreis something back which the outside
world does not suspect, Cleveland WILDE
the next President. There remains, then,
nothing to do but submit gracefully to the
will OF the people as it has been ascertain
cd, and go to work in the daily grind Of
breal.winuinS. Ii anything is going to
develop it will come out. s ~ u.
We need not waste our energies in
further excitement. 4 return to the
ralm employments OF life may not
be the highly heroic thing; it may fret
some valiant souls; but it is the only
manly way out OF an election contest
which is over, leaving in sight nothing
further to contend for.
Ilaliam million electors OF this Republic
hare had no voice in this election. But
there is no Use OF dwelling on that at this
time. The same thi & has happened be-
fore. Tho National Government has
permitted the disfranchisement + OF
oi those citizens. Tie. commercial scnti-
ment Of the Nortli,s the sentiment which
tonloned slavery and added to the dtii
cutie. OF extirpating it, would not have
supported the Republican party in IN
eTorl 10 secure free vote in the South.
This sentiment may change in four years.
The Republican party has been defeat
cd. But the Republican party lives. The
country will again invite it to come in and
administer its affairs Tho waiting will
not be long. In the meantime let us hope
tlsa. the new tenants may keep the old
house III good order ,+,itf:.&E ~. III
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Sherpard's stave-yards Aat Convoy, O.,
were burned Saturday. Loss $4,000.
Three men were almost sufIncated 10
death by foul air in a we'll ut Livingston,
Ky. ~, Is :. 49, e -
The imports at the port Of New Yotk
Tor the week ending November 10 were
S5,9AS, 900. * I 81 lssG5Nz,S 8
Samuel Mckinley, Of IT. Wayne, brake.
man, was killed on the "Nickel. Plate
Railroad, near ,Fostoria,. Ohio, Saturday.
]. Stadcker 4 Son, Of Canton, Miss, have
been closed on I'M attachmgnt for $4,000
The liabilities are s775,000. 5,.. . =
Abraham Meyers and Charles S. Cohen,
New York cloak dealers, have assigned,
with preferences amounting to $S9, 900.
The supply Of coal IN the yards at Gin
einnati is sufficient for a, two weeks' dc.
mand, and there Is very little at Pitts
burgh!. ..Dti ,12nah't' ~, $50 Y: ElF
A freight train on the Ohio Southern
Railroad was wrecked near Bainbridce,
O, and John Holland, brakesnan, wus
killed. u 1. s ,r.''' y r''--''
Joachim Denslow and wife, !!of Des.
PLANES, near Chicago. were attacked ut
their home and Slain BY persons whose
purpose was robbery. ~
Louis jenkins: dry goods dealer,
Columbus, o., assigned, on account Of in.
ability to,Pay II TS75p judgement. 4 Assets
$4,000; liabilities Slj,000. SI2ii::4I::.
y The sumaa5 warehouses .oi J.. M.aNil.
liams, Peterbu,y, Va were destroyed by.
mn incendiary fire, together with Zoo, ,0OO
pounds OF sumac:'71,oss, $4,000. NJ, \,
(, a Bee Line freight train ran into pas-
senger train on. the Cinclnhati, Van Wet
md Michigan at tho crossing at Ansoilia,
O., and mitch rolling stock was damaged.
g George II. Stcyer, who killed his son
Solomon by shooting him with shotgun,
near Liberty, Ind, in Alay, 1884; was con.
yicted and sentenced to the penitentiary
for life. ,i,ttt; q c,2 4. X Z -.
Twenty five leading business houses in
the heart OF the city oj Goldsboro, n. C.;
were burned 'yestcrslay, including tle ex.
Loss $3.50 600. iliE EiS IjSss -
Application will bc made to the Cana
dian Parliament for the incorporation Of a
company to consIractja a canal between
Lake St: Clair, Of, The Thames river and
its mouth, and Lake Erie. y 5. 's2.
Mr.. Truman H. Handy, a well.known
speculator, died in the Cincinnati Hospital
OF injuries received in'a runaway accident.
Death occurred len hours after the in
jurics were received and before Mr.. Handy
could be removed to his hotne.i q Il l{3, { q.
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More S.ws rr.na f;or,Inn.

LONDON, Nov. l5.-General Gordon in
his letter to General Lord Wolscley says
that Colonel Stewart, Nj. Power, tho cor
respondent, and Mr., lTarbin, the Frencl,
consul, left Hansali on steamer which
left khartouln September 10. lie also
states that he has received. his sisters, Sir
Samuel Bakers and Mr.. Stanlcy's letters.
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MYSTERIOUS nIsAprEAnANcE
OF foun. Alnn-Ernrt to Extort Money
- From Ills Eatllar. - - -

OF Young Alnn-Ennrt 70 Extort Money
ca From His Father.
Special Dispatch me I.ie'lytneer.
srEuuESvil.LE, O., Nov. l6.-William
spaulding, fifteen years old, son Of Chas.
Spaulding, OF the Brilliant Iron Works,
has disappeared from home, and his
whereabouts are yeta mystery. Several
days since Spaulding received Il message
signed by William Layton. Of this city,
but dated Mingo offering to find his son
for the consideration OF S775. Instead Of
sending the money Mr. Spaulding came 10
slingo. Here Layton met him and led
him into the darkness and disappeared.
On information made by Mr. Spaulaine
Layton was arrested last night for attempt-
ing to obtain money under false pretellses.
His mother went on his bond for 81 900 for
his appearance next Wednesday. Layton
Is II nephew Of SpauItins's, who believes
that Layton. has knowledge OF his sons
Whereabouts and wanted to extort money
from him. sGE..s
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Glre q,ttelliiQe,,lllte,srt.. ,,l ,st.
Ur,,si So.. s6 Hnd ~ Fourteenth Street. ,
llrnaAu for l'laine, anyhow, What
marty ever had n braver, better leader!
Tnk lSrELi.ogScEn had thought, in
certain event, to accommodate to present
uses l.ongiellow'e Effected Knight" hut
not nov; the circumstances do not JUS.
IL. . = 3 . IfH'.IHluT F.

REv. Dn. CuSSlSdiIAM's sermon on
gamblers and gambling Is very opportupe.
So,hiug was said about men who bet on
the election, but that is gambling. More.
ucr, it gives man such m interest in
the result rs he should not have. Election
gambling Is u menuce to thepublic welfare,
No samblingis helpful to society. and in
Wheeling gambling is n growing dissipa.
ton. Worst feature Of all, tho trap catches
young men who do not appreciate how
securely they arc fastened. 5l-5@
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r,.hendcd noo Chinese prI.oncr..

LONDON, Nov, ia dispatch from
IIaiphong received here this afternoon
states that the French Annamite auxili.
aries have behcaded 800 Chinese prisoners
taken at the capture Of the Kep on Octo,
Der 0, - Ell;;,,3li 4, 49,
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Cholera In purIx

FAIRS, Soy.lo.-Durins Saturday there
were = deaths from cholera in this city,
Fifty cases are in the hospitals. Between
midnight and 6 clock this evening thcrc
were four deaths in the city and seven
teen in The hospitals. ;L...i..S = y ]
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To InvcstIYn,s tndian Trou,,,..

o7rAwA, Nov. l5.-Geucral Davies, oi
British Columbia, has gone to the Northern
coast .s'l 70 mold = commission Of inquiry into
ile recent Indian: troubles there which I
n have. arisen from disputes between rival
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Union began, Washington had sixty-two
thousand inhabitants. a writer Of that
date describes it rs "big, sprawling city,
magnificent in ZONE parts, dilapi'lated and
dirtyin other" While the war lasted
Washington was n huge camp, and after
it made little or no progress until 1870,
when Alexander r. Shepherd began that
process of conversion by means OF which
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TIE PROHIBITION MOVEMENT,

IL have never during the campaign" !"
replied Mr.. blaine, reflected on the mo-
tive Of any man, and l shall not do so
now. i content myself \ with say
Ing that + think the prohi.
b;tiorists were misled and they did not
correctly measure the possible result Of
their cause. ll received from many OF
them the assurance that my candidacy
male their action difficult because
they really wanted TO vote for
me, but they seemed TO be un-
der the strong dclusion. that the
temperance cause had been increased.
But great political battles like military
battles ara often lost or won by IN appar-
emily trivial incident or accident, witch
no human foresight can guard against" :
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Al@G3!RlEAT 3!l|l FIGHT !. OVER.
AND'wARnIol.s SEEKING REST.
-. :. wy. .#.. - W. ItttI'TNf = u
The Cnnynss Of Now York Couuty. Ii. .Coni.
plete'l-Clovsiantl's Plurality Will bo.
About i,iO0-aIr. Blaine Accepts!
ag the Result Very tCheerfully. n, +

Special Dspuiea 10 ts. .Iaie,ligenrer. ,.ii{s 4 I,
New ioKH, Nov. 16.--Tile canvass Of
the vote OF this State is now virtually coin.
plete, although not yet officially returned
from every one OF the sixty countless 1t
shows on its face asst stands ii plurality Of
out,l,t00 for Cleveland. The morning
papers differ slightly as to the exact
figures. The Herald and Times claim
l,lO5, and tho Tribune comedies 1916. In
Kings county, which includes Brooklyn,
the canvass lis not yetIcompleted, hut the
figures will not be materially,
altered. This city was virtually, although
not officially, completed yesterday, and
shows plurality Of 43,08l for Cleveland
Rs against Il ,2sj for Hancock lit 1880. You
will notice that change Of 900 votes on
election tlay would have made Blaine In.
stead Of Cleveland President OF the United
States. llih ll-2 '@5-tE EfiEst lTt a
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Y q ss4

alone speaking on that particular. Pro:
fessional betting ,menr have enpt settled
theh ,wagers, but await the decision Of
Kelly and Bliss, which will DO given after
tile action Of the State Board Of Cattvassers.
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MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE CAPITAL,

MAIN ENTRANCE TO TIE CAPITAL. fS!-
localities rs the capital. Its most cnrncs,
friends ere the Southern members and
the President.
In January, l7o1, Washington Ind se-
l.ctcd the site of the Federal district acd
IN April Is oil the same year the first
boundary stone was laid by the three
commissioners appointed 10 survey and
lay out tho district. Thcse worthy men
NAMED it the Territory OF Columbia aud
christencd the future city Washington.
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NATIONS CAPITAL.
soMEvlEws IN WASHINGTON CRY
When the Place Was Founded md How tho
S'te Was Selectrd-rile Progress Of tho
City ysfnce ts7c-Tho Changes Nude.
tsa Some of the Objects Of Interest.
Corepoui,nce etihe In.tiliaencer,

CoreSpoui'nce etMe lnltiliqencer. FtG
Whether Congress huppcns TO be In
session or not, the fortunate visitor te
Washington finds himself overwhelmed
with material for observation. Ills ouar
tcrs are u luxurious hotel, tho city is a
ripe expression Of modern progress and
refinement, and tho patriotic bosom swclls
with the conviction that ii is more than
equal In It's present appearance and
assured future to what the Federal City OF
the United States oughtto be. This fact
is tho more gratifying when retrospect is
taken. Washington is still Il young city,
but It has passed through vicissItueles
which have sorely tried the faith Of its
fastest friends. A glnnc6 at its Dast
will make view OF its present tho more
pleasing to tho loyal reader. 8II1'j1l
ORIGIN OF 'wAsllIHGroy,
""The future Queen City OF tho World"
is the development OF an net Of Congress
signed by President Washington in .7nly,
l190, which gave that august parsonage
tho sole power 10 select q Federal Terri.
tory not exceeding ten miles square OH
The river Potomac, at some space between
tho mouths OF the Eastern branch and the
Conogochcague, for the permanent seat Of
the Government Of the United Stales.n'
Bitter opposition was evoked during the
discussion oi the Act, especially OF mem.
bers Of Congress- from New York, pcnnsyl.
vania and New Jersey, who pleaded for the
establishment OF cities in their respective
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It has been denied on eminent outhor-.
ity that excessive eating is as injurious as
excessive drinking. Norris It trie that
those who do mot drink arc obliged 10 eat
more than those who do, l1s5;'. .. Z
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X Matthew Arnuld Coming Orer. f.

Y l.oSDoS, NOV. lG.-Nlat,hcw Arnold 10,
o.. anont 10 make an extended tour Of amer.