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THE COUNT FINISHED.
Clcvcl. nd Elected!
Blaine Gives il Up.
Everything is Lovely and the Goose
Hangs High"
4 Stragetic Move.

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canyassers to-day, Supervisor Willis
moved that no action be taken on
returns. so far as there were nc
changes in the electoral vote, until
Monday. Supervisor Jarvis moved
TO amend SO as ~ include county
towns. Supervisor CoIlard says;
{" This is political move, and II Is
done for the purpose Of boldln.
thee returns back mil the II d,
when by law they would lie thrown
out. l know that some Republicans
had consultation yes ,rday IL Cen
eral Tracy's office
The motion was lost aud it was
decided to continue their usual Gus
tom of adopting the returns as they
came in.
The Count Finished.
New YORK, Nov. 15.-Tne beard
of caDvassers completed the canvass
IF The 712 election precincts of this
city, this evening. The first election
district, the 18th assembly district,
by an error, returned "a votes to the
blaine electors when the number
should have been 81. The commit
Tee on corrections will rectify the
error and report in favor of 81 votes,
Monday morning. With that re-
turn, the official vote of the lowest
Democratic elector 10 this city is
1873 ,157, and for the highest Repub-
Iican elector, 0,093, giving the low
est Cleveland elector a plurality of
43,044.
Neveland's Plurality.
New York, Nov. ia has.y
computation by the clerk in charge
Of the city returns of which canvass
has just been completed leads bin 10
stale that the plurality for Cleveland
in the entire State will be ,147.
He figures that Blaine has made a
net gain in this city by he canvass
of l20 votes.
The Tribune gives Cleveland n
plurality in New York State of l ,076.
The Sun makes it OF. TIE World
gives Cleveland 1.lO7 plurality in
New York State. The Times figures
say l, Jos.
Headquarters Deserted.
New York, Nov. 15.-The ma
tional and Stale headquarters of the
and Democratic COM
mittee were closed tonight. Chair
man Jones, of The Republican ma
tional committee, left his rooms
early. Secretary Fessenden and
Eikins remained dur
ing the early evening, and were in
with Walker Blaine.
All concede CIeveland's election.
Assistant Secretary Loomis says:
at is all over. We only await tue
action of the State board of canvass
ers on Wednesday next, but we have
mode a good fight, considering that
we did not have one-thild Of the
amount of funds controlled by the
committee in the Garfield
Tue Democratic national committee
headquarters were deserted. Senator
German, Jones and Barnum had left
the city, feeling that their war was
ended. Chairman Smith, of The
State committee, has gone home 10
Plattsburg, and Secretary Burns left
this evening. There was little to
talk about in The hotels aud public
resorts about the election, those few
who knew that Cleveland's official
plurality in this city was 43 ,064
alone speaking in that particular.
Professional betting men have not
settled their wagers, but await The
decision of Kelly aud Bliss, book
makers, which will be given after
the action of the Sale board of
canvassers.
Blaine CheerfuiIy Accepts the Result.
BosToN, Nov. ia special to
tho Herald from Augusta says:
Blaine regards the official count in
New York as practically settling The
Presidential question. Blaine, it is
stated on authority, received ibis
afternoon Telegram from New York
announcing the completion Of the
official canvass in that city and in.
forming him that the majority for
Cleveland in that Slate would be
1.l37. The same authority states
that blaine accepts tue results very
cbeerfully, and has no regrets glow
ing out of his connection with The
champaign. He feels ibat lie made
q good fight, aud gracefully bows to
the verdict OF The American people.
He believes The Republican party
will prove true 10 lis grand past.
and will increase in strength with
coming years. He expects that in
1888 il will again be called back into
power.
Blaine leaves for Washington the
middle Of next week, where he and
his family will spend The Winter.
He has leased the Sargent house, on
Farragut square, and will shortly
resume his work on The second vol
ume of "Twenty Years in Congress. "
The volume will be ready in June
next for publication.
Letting II en- Down Easy.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-The Star
says the following reply to an inquiry
sent 10 Mr.. Geo. William Curtis by a
Government employe here has just
been received:
WEST New BRIGHroN, N. "
November 14lh.
Dear SIR: I have your letter of
the 18th. There is no doubt Mr..
Cleveland will encounter tremen-
dous demand for q clean sweep, but
l think, while changes will be made,
and-ousht to be made, for perfectly
legitimate reasons, he will respect