The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-10-23
OHIO.
More Complete Returns Cut Down the
Republican Majority to $4,000.

More Complete Returns Cut Down the
Republican Majority to 10000.
CINCINNATI, October 15.-Both par
ties concede as follows: Republicans
elected: First district, Ben Butter
worth; second district, Gen. Chas. e.
Brown; fourth district, John F. Sinks;
eighth district, John Little; ninth,
district, VIC. Cooper; twelfth district,
Alphonso Hart; fourteenth district,
G. III. Groseyenor; seventeenth dis
trict, j. D. Taylor; eighteenth district,
j. II. Taylor; nineteenth district, Ezra
B. Taylor; twentieth district, VIM.
Mckinley. Democrats elected: Fifth
district, Ben Lefure; sixth district, w.
d. Hill; seventh district, Geo. Eseney;
eleventh district, E. f. Ellsberry;
thirteenth district, Joseph Cultivate;
fifteenth district, Beriah Wilkins;
sixteenth district, Geo.. w. Geddis;
twenty-frst district, NJ. A. Foran.
Doubtful Third district; close, tenth
with the chances favoring Jacob Ro-
meis, republican.
List of the Killed and Wounded.
CINCINNATI, October 15.-Both the
democratic and republican press this
morning agree that yesterdays elect
ion in Cincinnati was the bIoodiest
ever held here. Democratic papers
assert that the thousand deputy mar
shals were employed mainly for IN
temidating honest voters; while the
republican press construes the conduct
of the police force and deputy sheriffs
in similar manner, comparing it to
the Mississippi policy. The following
is a list of those injured in yesterday s
outbreak:
Killed-Alhert Russell (colored).
Wounded-Joe Lowry, shot in the
spine, fatal; Bridget Hughes, struck
| in the breast with a boulder, danger,
Gus; John Murphy, shot in the stom-
ach, flesh wound; Andrew Bennett
(colored), shot in the side, not
dangerous; John Dalton, shot in the
leg, not dangerous; Sam Taylor (col-
ored), shot in the side, serious; Mike
German, policeman, shot in the back.
dangerous; Henry Sherlock, police.
man, shot in the back, dangerous;
Henry Brown (colored), shot in the
abdomen, fatal.
The last three were wounded in an
affray at the corner of Sixth and Free.
man streets last night. Between fifty
and one hundred people took part in
the fight, which grew out of an at.
tempt of German to arrest negro
German was shot in the back by an
unknown person, and a general fusi
lade followed, in which 100 shots were
| fired. The riot alarm was sounded
and the disturbance was quelled after
| the two policemen and Brown had
been shot.
The republicans claim 10000 major
/ ity in the state, and the democrats
concede 10000 for congressman.
Republican Majority 10000.
COLUMBUS, Oct. 15-Lavain county
gives Robinson for secretary of state
2,175 majority. Trumbull county with
two precincts yet to hear from, give
Robinson 3,125 majority. This will
bring the majority up to 1900 Me
dina county, republican majority 1900
Close Between Hurd and Romeis.
TOLEDO, October 15.-The interest
in the election was so great that {
vast crowd remained at poliJica
headquarters nearly all night. Early
this morning, when the republican
victory was assured, the enthusiasm
found vent in various ways. Hun
dreds of men with tin horns, Joined by
others with torches, formed in process
sion and marched through the streets
I The whole forenoon has witnessed NJ
abatement. in the interest, and espe
cially in the resultIof the congressional
fight. Hurd claims majority of 20(
while the republicans claim the cleo
tion of Romers by 200 to 500. The re
turns come In slowly, and it may TAX
the official count to settle it. Nothing
has been heard from Book township
in Ottawa county.