Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-24
Damage Done i'm Mas~achuseres BY che


TAUNTON, Mass, November ea.-Great damage
was done here during the gale OF Yesterday. Two
street, belonging TO A. o. Packard, were blown
down C. f. Richmond's carriage house was also
BosToN, November a4-During the wind storm
last night the Fitchburg railroad company's new
hay ana storage shed, substantial wooden build
Ing newly constructed, and 406 feet long, wR
nearly demolished, two-thirds or it being blown
down.
MAN KILLED m FoxBoRo,
night did consi1era ble damage In NorfoIk county
Trees were uprooted and fences and chimneSs
blown down In many places. In Foxboro' q man
named Smons was killed He had recently been
erecting greenhouse, and during the nightwent
struck 10y sash piece or timber and 30 badly In.
Jured that he lived only two hours
The Fate Of the Schooner Vtcr0fre.
WHY THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER WAS UNABLE TO
RENDER ASSISTANCE
QUFBEC. November 24.-NewS has been received
here OF the fate OF the schooner La vctore before
reported lost. Two men, who have Just arrived
from Isle AUX Coudres. state that towards night
fall of the 9Th instant they say on the capes light
house schooner on her beam ends with a num-
Der OF persons clinging TO her sides and appealing
TO the lighthouse keeper Tor assistance. They say
tie keeper heard them and Immediately prepared
TO go TO their rescue but prevented from doing
SO by the lainting OF his wife from fright
The French Chinese war.
THE REPORTED FRENCH SUCCESSES IN ToNourN AND
FoRMosA EXAGGERATED.
HoNG KONG, November 24-It is asserted here
that the reports OF victories by the French In the
Island OF FormoSa are fabrlcations and that the
French successes I'm Tonquin have been greatly
overrated. The Invaders OF Tonquin are making
no progress. Their operations are at a standstill
and they are confined 10 the delta OF the Red river
In Formosa the French have no foothol1 except 81
the haroor OF Keeling. The Chinese are now as
suming the offensive in both Tonquin and For
mosa. III the French are 10 continue their course
OF taking repr1Sals they will require reinfOrcements
Formosa An Oh espeSon On assnsf PsRn pe I
would be cheaper for France as respects both the
number OF men and the amount OF money that
would be required
Political Notes.
GOV. CLEVELAND AND THE coLoRED RACE-RLEcTIoN
RETURNS, ETC.
Gov. Cleveland has engaged a suite OF rooms &C
the Genesee hotel, In Buffalo, from February 6 %
March next
A special from Albany to the New York World
says: William Sampson, q colored man from Jack
sonvile. Fla, called on Gov. Cleveland Saturday.
He said that he had been sent by the colored peo-
pie OF his state TO ask Gov. Cleveland what his
policy asPresident would be towards the negroes OF
the south MI sampson viii 90 home 70 tel MS
crat, Will be their friend, and that they need feel
no alarm because the democrats have come into
power
With the exception OF the county OF Hardy, the
official vote Of West Virginia has been received at
the state house. Taking the highest electors, ths
democratic majority IN the state is 3.l65, 70 which
add s32 for Hardy county, and the majority West
Virginia gives Cleveland is Ais. Butler received
The Iowa board OF canvassers have completed
their work. The result on electors Is as follows:
Va Mvanyalkenburg va repl, iG,oss CO. FITCH guslon,.
vote, which will not be canvassed before to-mor-
row, will not vary much from 1000
have finished the canvasslng OF the vote OF South
Carolina for presidential electors. The highest
democratic elector received $3.50 votes; highest
republican elector q, ,3a Plurality for Cleveland
48.l57.
Official returns Of the Louisiana election are just
fal x-clanx that
elecuor.
Blaine receives o0.sl6; Cleveland eS ,30; st Johh
2,G4G, Butler, 1875 Blaneis plurality Is II, ,60.
Returns from a the cites and s'untes Is sa IN VIZ
and Blaine, 1884 Clevelands plurality 7,6la
, All the counties OF Michigan state, with the ex.
the secretary OF state. The republican VOTE for
electors is 1872 354 fusion, 1886, ,aOs Banes plurality
Complete revised ofriciai returns from Illinois
give Blaine S37 .474; Cleveland, 8l2.355; 81 John,
1so EG BgsleT ,oslo Sainss piuraaly' ALL ss
The Rochester Democrat ana Ctronicie publishes
letter from whitelaw Reid positively declining %
be candidate for United States senator.
Senator voorhees, and sergeant-at-Arms Bright
left the iisey house I'm New York In some haste at
SAG last evening after receiving q Telegram from
Hon: Thomas A. Doyle. the vetran mayor OF
publican convention Saturday,. -
W. A Pledger, chairman, has called meeting q
the colored national committee, 70 he held IN New
Orleans December 1sth to consider the situation q
the coored people under democratic rule.
Seven soldiers at Fort Wadswofth. Staten ID.
land, who voted for Grover Cleveland. have been
notified that they WIN be prosecuted for Illegal
voting
senator rendleton expresses great conn1eacs m
the maintenance OF the civil service law by Pres
dent Cleveland
NEGROES Come 10 oARKANsAR-Fify-0xe neVTuna
left one plantation In Laurens c0unEy, q O.. NV
days ago for Arkansas They woro followed ~ -
negroes from an adjoining plantatlon THIS emil
grafton has been caused 6y the slavery scare and