Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-07
TIE NEWS Tn SAVANNAH
CT.FvFT.~D,s ELECTION AND
DEMOCRACY TRIUMPHANT.

4 Day OF Anxious suspense Ends n :
Night Of ViotOry-The AiuniEh'
Ietius Tell the story
savannah was a quiet city yesterday
T1.a zveiremeut OF Tuesday and Wednes-
--v lausei into uncertainty busl-
res was A. a standstill. AMI business
,a- r4-n1exed BIZ the waverlng rumors
= rba great struggle, quit their o1hces and
-,.ha-as AZ the bulletins. The cold wave
wbic- struck the city on "Wednesday
ufrbt. and the chilly news from New York
were iisnearreninE. and those who lin
.-z-e,i about the newspaper and telegraph
Offices when the evening bulletins began
70 come in. went home feeling depressed
Those who did remain were on tenter
--oEs OF suspense. A great many Demo
-ra-s were disposed q -tYe up the l-hl
elrlF IN tIe day and some u taeLl y elt
0ur into the uyways and highways iaF tue
purpose OF ~he,lEinz." Il they c0ulg. As
me prospect Frightened Up on the receipt
~ returns from the missing precincts IN
New York state without slowing great
rzius for Blaine. the enthusiasm
e-an % revive. The later tele-
-r.-ls wore a rose color from Demo
cratic uoiE- q view. and the complexion
0f The news in the morning papers was
conn ~.-l1-NEN Lf- 1AA- --ke--~ eAAAta
put a more cheerful aspect upon affairs,
but il did not last.
4 DUBIOUS OUTLOOK.
TIE early bulletins began n show
doubts as q CIeyelaud's gains, and
bv noon the community was thor
ou-hly aroused and as much as ever
in suspense. The interest was intense,
and a. the bulletins followed each other
with rapidIty equaled By their conflict
Ing and contradictory purpOrt- the result
was thrown into doubt. The tele-
graph O1iees were thrOnged- and the
Instruments clicked ont the news
ron the great centres Of the contest n
thousands Of anxious people. TIE dis
patches al noon east a damper on the
rising enthusiasm and the eXu ber2ut dem
0nstra-i0us which the morning bulletins
lad encouraged. As the afternoon wore
On the outlook became more dubious
SIN. Confidence and doubt al
teTnately held sway until the cheering
words q the National Committee were
received. This was followed shOrtl! az
Ter bv the proclamation from the
Republican National COMMITTEES claiming
ne state for Blaine The situation y as
h3ri o. face. The bulletins az this time
kept pouring in. but were not satisfactory.
THE NEWS At THR EXCHANGES.
Al the Cotton Exchange and Board OF
Trade the excitement was intense. 4 FOOD
= private kilograms kept coming u, anu
were read and posted as soon a. they = ere
received. The majority were from New
York business houses and placed CleNe-
lands election beyond a doubt, but gave
no figures. H. Myers ( Bro re-
c-iTed telegram from AdOlp1 >sng-
r saving thai Cleveland mad c$fTled
me safe without a doubt. John judge
received another from Murc1lsOn 4 Co.
saving that Cieyelaul's election was sure.
Hon. J. J. McD,nough. who : IN New
York. IeIeZTaphed that The state was Tor
Cleveland BIZ a sound majority. pller
dispatches placed his majority between
z.u1 and 3.0lt. and restored the courage
which nad 1een l0st earlier in the day.
The news spread along the Bay and tie
excitement prevailed through TIE entire
business portion u Tie city
THE REPUBLICANS JUBnANT.
The Republicans were jubilaut over the
Indications u Blaine victory and
cle=5ei ard yelled as bulletins showing
Republican gains were received. Al
tle custom house. The Radical lead
ers prOfessed % have absolute confidence
in Blaiue's carrying New York and Win
i the Presidency, but they showed by
-l-ir aGZiety az the bulletins that their
confidence was not born Of certainty.
The lOTling aud ''loor4ylng' was not
quite 20 loud as i had b-en earlier IN tie
t7sv- and their enthusiasm. which q short
time before mad reached an almost uncon-
I-0lla1.e pitch, took Gl0p 8 the returns
c1au- ed color. Il was long time before
De gloomy darkness Of the Republican
screen was Illuminated by any dis
patches AZ all. but when AZ last
b looked as though the cat was dead,
t1=y began N come again, though al rare
intervals. The news was all the otler
way. and encouraging bulletins we're
coming ia rapidly. showing Democratic
-airs. The customs department was
uIue place al day, and the Republicans
every where were blue sci.
The SITUATION LAST NIGHT.
At @ o'clock the afternoon edition Of
taa MORNING News was issued. and
vas quickly exhausted. Inc outlook al
tlat hour W@s assuring, and the
crowds which had fingered for the latest
news went home 70 await the result what
ever It might be. The cold wave had
s1ivered about the bulletins for
in hour OF two IN the early evening
lut there was little enthusiasm DISPLAYED
ay either side. Betting was SLOW. and
many who had bets were anxious 10
he'd 80 whenever they had a chance.
The telegraph and newspaper Offices were
the only places where there was any SIR
after midnight.
TIE END REACHED.
After midnight the news tom New
York showed heavy Democratic gains.
i was evident. with the few precincts yet
- be heard from. and the d.
suIniSl7H< Republican vote that
B.aiue-s defeat was comprised
end Cieveland's victory assured. At :
o'clock the Western Union bulletins gave
Cleveland positive plurality IN the state
Il over so. There were lev
persons on the street when the
news was flashed over the wires, but
there were enough 70 send up a cheer that
told h0w the victory viii be received to-
DAY.
BURNED N sIIDsrREAM.