Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-11-18
"RING THE BELL SOFTLY THERE'S
GRAPE ON THU DOOR,"
National Headquarters Of Both
Parties Closed and the Com
mitteemen 60 Home.
There Will ns no Contest and the
Result is Settled at Last.
PRAISE GOD. FROM WHOM ALI
BLESSINGS FLOW"
EVERYBODY CGacEREs II.

The official canvass of the vote Of
New York was completed Saturday
and the Presidential contest was def
initely settled. Tbs complete vote
gave Cleveland, 563,l03; Blaiae;
55l ,99S; St. John, 25,227; Butl,r
1876. Cleveland's plurality HOS, in
total vote of ], l67,203. Contrary to
expectation the verdict of the people
is quietly acquiesced i'll by the Re-
publican leaders who have been
holding on like grim death TO the
small hope they INDUCED that an &C.
cidental error N adding up the fig
ures reported would give them the
state. The vote has been counted in
The Presence of legal representatives
of both sides and all coneele its fair
ness. The results will be footed up
by the State Board of Canvass to-
morrow and the result already
known will be officially declared and
the certificates of election issued to
the Democratic electors. The
electoral college will stand; For
! Cleveland and Hendricks, 2l9, ior
Blaine and Logan, 49,. The ballots
will be cast formally Dec. 3, and the
candidates elected viii DC Inaugural
Mar. 4, 1885.
BUN RoMANIsN AND REBELLI9N.
! NEW HAVEN, COM, Nov. l5,-The
Register says Walker Blaine was at
the Union depot to-day. He went
through on the 80 express to Wash
ington. To an intimate friend he
said that beyond oil question it was
the Rev. DR.. Burchard's unfortunate
atterance of "Rum, Romanism and
Rebellion" which he applied to the
Democratic party that defeated his
father in the presidential contest.
nh, BLAINE ACCEPTS THE SITUATION
cHEEaFULLY.
BosTos, Nov. IA special to the
Herald from Augusta says, Blaine
regards the official count in New
: York as practically settling the Presi
dental question. The sa me authori
ty states that Blaine accepts the re
suit very cheerfully and has no re
+ grets growing opt of his connection
, with the campaign. lie feels that HI
= m 4de a good fight, and he gracefully
bows to the verdict Of the American
5 people. lie believes that the Repub
lican party will prove true to II
q grand past and will INCREASE il
: strength with the coming year. Ill
8 expects that in 1883 it will again b.
called back into power.
Blaine leaves for Washin gton III
o middle of next week where he an
B. his family will spend the winter. II
: has leased the Sargent House"
e Farragnt Square, and will shortl
k resume his work on the second vol
: ume of "Twenty Years in Congress
y The volume will be ready by Jun
II next for publication.
4 LOGAN CONCERNED ABOUT HIS FU-
IURE.
a CHICAGO, Nov. 15.-Gen. Logan h.
:, given up the fight for the Vice-Pres
i eency. He remarked to some friend
II who were expressing their admire
&c ton of the philosophical manner
i which he had borne the trying OF
IL deal of waiting the result OF III
1t count, that he was more concerne
1t about how he was going to spen
Is the next few years than in entel
n tanning any hope or prospect of tn
ofl Vice Presidency. He left for soutl
fern Illinois,