Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-07

LAST NIGHTS RETURNS.
Summary of the Late Dispatches.

The following Is a summary OF the Geographic
dispatches received here after the regular edition of
THE STAR went to press yesterday afternoon
The New York Middle.
A bulletin issued in New York at 1:55 this morn
ing was as follows:
"The official county returns and very close fig
ures on the twelve counties which have not been
officially reported and compared Indicate that Cleve
lands plurality will be considerably increased,
reaching nearly 1000 in the state. The official
turns last received have shown heavy democratic
gains as compared with the non-oifical votes first
forwarded"
Sans figures carefully revised, give Cleveland a
plurality in this state of 205 This includes nifty
five out OF sixty counties. The Times says Cleve-
lands plurality is 1,276 from all but two counties
number OF prominent lawyers held a meeting
at the Fifth Avenue hotel last evening to consult
and take such action as seemed TO them necessary
to insure scrutiny and fair canvass OF the votes
cast on Tuesday. Among those present were eX-
Secretary Benjamin H. BriStow Congressman A.
S. Hewitt, James c. Carter, president OF the bar
association; ex-Gov. Bedel, or New Jersey; ex-At-
torney General c. S. Falrchild, Francis c. Barlow
Gouverneur P. n. Lowry, Frederick R; Couder,
VIM. c. Whitney, w. II. Barnum, F. L. StetSon.
District Attorney P. B. Olney. Charles P. Miller
Albert Stickney, w. T. Peckham and ". S. opdyke.
Resolutions in accordance with the object OF the
meeting were adopted. Messrs. Aaron j. Wander
poe, Carter, BristOw, Stetson, Coudert and Whit
ney had discussed the election laws, and commit
tees were appointed to take such action as they
saw fit in relation to the votes Of New York
Queens. Suffolk and Richmond counties.
The republican state committee has issued the
following:
"In view Of the claims made as to the result Of
the election in New York. the republican state
committee deem 1t their duty to announce that
while the vote is very Close the returns and esti-
mates from the most authentic sources justify the
belief that the people OF this state have cast plu
rality in favor OF the republican candidates We
have received copies OF the Official returns as filed In
the several county clerks offices in all except eleven
counties. Besides this we have caused a careful
reorganization tc be made of the returns for
warded to police headquarters in New York and
Kings counties. From the remaining nine counties
We have procured direct Information from the most
reliable sources, and feel justified in as
serting with entire confidence that the state has
gone republican. The result thus arrived at is
based upon the returns collected directly from
nearly every election district in the state.
JAMES d. WARREN, Chairman"
Mr.. DAME! Manning, chairman Of the democratic
state committee, sent the following message to
the New York Erening Post:
s,ALBANY, Nov. 6.-By official returns reported
from every county Cleveland and Hendricks have
carried New York state by safe and sure major
tended doubts OF Mr. Blaine's managers can
change this result. Friends OF honest government
and honest elections can be everywhere assured
that the democratic state board of canvaSSerS will
see that the true vote Is correctly declared
DANIEL MANNING"
Virginia.
The latest reports from Virginia say that returns
from eightythree counties and all the cities in the
state show majority OF 1880 for Cleveland. The
seventeen counties to be heard from gave a net
democratic majority OF 40 last year. These coun-
ties are likely TO give as great, II not greater,
jority now. which will make Cleveland'S majority
nearly 5000 in the state. From the same returns
the majority in the congressional districts are:-
First, Tnos eroxton, dem, $50; second Harry Lib
hey, rep, 5,15l third, George D. Wise, DEM, 1854;
fourth. James Brady, rep, 66S5; nth, George C.
seventh, c: T. OFerrsl, DEM, 1885; eighth, John s.
Barbour, DEM, 3.420; ninth, Connolly +. Trgg,
DEM, 1,076 Malone still claims The state, how
ever.
Chairman John s. Barbour, of the Virginia
democratic committee. has Issued an address
ClevelandS carrying the state since the returns
began TO come in He says the democratic
estimates were generally confirmed by the returns,
and the committee have never had the least appre
hensOn about the state.
The city board Of canvassers Of Richmond, Va,
yesterday declined to canvass the vote OF Rich
mOnd on account OF alleged tnfOrmalities. The
board Is composed OF two democrats and three re-
publicans. The democratic majority in Richmond
is $40 Both parties were represented by counsel
The state board OF canvassers is democratic, and
Will have to revise the action OF the local board
Indiana.
John c. New. chairman OF the Indiana state
republican committee, comedies that state to the
democrats by 1900. The chairman OF the demo-
cratic state committee claims 5000 majority. Mr..
Lychener. secretary OF the republican committee,
comedies democratic majority OF 4,000. The dem
OcratS elect nine congressman certain and the re-
publicans three. The eight district is still in doubt
The legislature VIII stand-democrats 80 and re-
publicans II In the senate, and democrats "a and
republicans 36 In the house
Michigan.
Reports from Michigan say that 1888 precincts
have been heard FROM and upon these returns and
estimates for the rest the democratic committee
concede the state TO the republicans by plurality
OF 800. The republican committee claim 1000
The indications are that the republican plurality
will be about 3,59a
California.
Complete official returns from Siyty-fOur pre-
cfnctS In San Francisco give Blaine 9,213 Cleveland
7416; 658 precincts and wards in fortytwO counties
outside this city give Blaine 81 54S Cleveland a. go
against Garfield 1903. Hancock &c. SO3 There re-
main 452 precincts TO be heard from.
New Jersey,
The official returns from all the precincts in New
Jersey will be in the hands of the secretary OF
state to-day. Full unofficial returns give Cleve-
land plurality OF 2,519 The state senate Is re-
publican by one majority and the house republican
by ten majority.
Florida.
Corrected returns from all the counties in Florida
but three, give Cleveland q majority OF 1900. Two
OF the three counties TO be heard nom strongly
democratic. Bisbee trep) comedies the election OF
Dougherty dem) to Congress In the second district
by 900 majority.
What Governor Cleveland Says.