Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-11-13
New York.
THE BEGINNING OF THE END THE OFFICIAL
| COUNT IN PROGRESS

THE BEGINNING OF THE END THE OFFICIAL
COUNT IN PROGRESS.
New YORK, Nov. II. The official count
Of ballots in every county in the State is in
progress. The work will be very thorough.
Neither party Yields an inch. Every figure
will be closely scrutnized. In the counties
Of the State a week is usually consumed in
the work. In this city and Kings County
less time is required. -Four years ago the
official canvass Of the State was not com
pleted until Nov. 20. over a week distant.
| Prominent lawyers on both sides will watch
the count.
TIE COUNT IN NEW YORK CITY.
| To-day at noon the Board of Aldermen
were sworn in as a Board of County Can
vassers. Charles b. Waite (Rep) was
! elected chairman Of the board. The room
was filed with LAWYERS interested in the
count. and spectators. Among the law
yers present representing the Republican
/ National Committee were Wm. NJ. Evarts.
| Col. George Bliss. Robert Sevell. Clarenc.
! \. Seward and VIM. Allen Butler. Rep
resenting the National and State Democratic
/ Committees were Gen. +. c. Barlow. Frank
4 lin Bartlett, 4. J. Nanderpoele. Charles 7.
/ Miller. Francis NJ. Scott. Francis l.. Stet-
son. Edward r. Bacon and James c. Carter.
Mr.. Waite having been chosen chairman,
the oath was administered to him by Depu-
~ Count, Clerk Beattie, and the chairman
administered the oath to the other members
Of the board. II was voted that the Cham
Der Of the Board of Aldermen should be
the place of csnvassing the vote. and that
/ Committees Of the Board should meet in the
Governors room. The Board then ad-
lourned and met directly afterward in the
Aldermanic Chamber. Patrick Burns was
elected sergesnt-at-ar
I Provision was made for the appointment
Of some committees, and Alderman Kirk
offered protes, against counting the votes
I for Mr.. Grace for Mayor on the ground tina,
the latter is not a citizen. The Board then
adjourned till 10 o'clock 20 morrow morning.
The vote for Presden, Of the Board of can
vassers was IA TO 6 rammany uniting with
the Republicans.
NIAGARA COUNTY RETURNS INCOMPLETE.
NV YORK. Nov. II. The Niagara
County Board OF County Clnya>>.r. me;
this morning. and adjourned until tomorrow
afternoon on account of incomplete retains.
THE RFrUBiIc,N NATIONAL COMMITTEE
~ r. ''''
The Republican National Committee haze
moved 10 the Nlctora Hotel and Chairman
Jones, Senator Hobart and Nessrs Elkiu>,
thafee and converse are to-da, waiting The
reports OF the official coun, in the STATE.
uo< r,upy >rnRps. nt1<rnx ~ ,rsrrx
"N' ~ >N''' ~ ~ - ''>i ~
hon. En|F! y NtuTf>, n an intetvie"
TINS afternoon, >aid II am not informed Il
the alleged defective ballots with Batter
heids name clipped partly On ha'c been de-
siroyed. lhs i important. for the ballots
are the hr>t vouchers. Bli u Those clipped
ballots are thrown out, - far A. relates -
Ba'iefiieli, the ballots must hold good a. To
the other ~ electors on the c.iipet tche'.
DEMOCRATIC AffEAL FOR MnkL >!It Arl>-
WHERE ARE COR ~ AND N,>ntLHIE
ne Democratic National Commute it-
da, issued a call ID those interested iu Ctc,s-
and and Uendrick, for none, VIII whiohto
defray the ex,raorlinar, aud un,>a.c,r,lr "a.
penses occa.ione,i 81 th,. threatened ,I-r..t.
Of the electoral vote Of New York
rHE QUrEx>' COUNTY CANVASS >ur YET
coNrirTrr.
The Queens County Board Of Sn9eryl,-
err met at Jama.ca. l.. l.. TO-DAY. IL cam
vass the vote. Both plrtie, wcr. repre-
sen,rd hv counsel. Col. Wm. y. C,,>aeu.
r.r.-s Rpnuhlicau National Commute. n.
iectea 10 the returns rl.,. >.,.r,l districts m
Flushing. Oyster BAY and North lie,np.r.aL.
on thu ground I'M, the INSPECTORS had fined
10 foot tie column, on III. re,urn.. These
returns were ordered To be sen, back 10 the
inspectors. Tb-, vii hr returned II ,hr
board ,a.ruorrnu morning.. when III, car,,..
viii be completed. /, /. no, ,hou,h, Ina,
anv error discovered SIl aft a HE. return.
a. ,lrs,d, u,ibli.h.I
Fdu,ri D,--.,b n.nocg,,i, c,,li,l,,. ~
N. Assembly, h ~. ..c.,d l>rir, IN
Quren>' county. will contest the ,.cc,I,Y of
Thomas Sco,, R.nuhlican ION ,hs yrn.t,.t.
Of fraud. bribery ,rrrynI,r,,, ,nl Ii,.-r
voting
Couns.llor Jobn.on r,nr..,n,5nt- IN.
Renublir,n S,s,e C,mu.,iee oo.,,,,,.J
! .l..-. aiili,, Of the returns rronl me -I>r
Ward Of Long Island CITY claiming that
they were not signed Nv the properly qua.-
ned inspectors. He had been told that the
Chairman Of the Board Of Inspector, had
left the polling place. had received no ballots
and ha! not been present when they were
counted and another person had taken h.,
place and signed the returns without beng
duly qualified.
Supervisor Mclaughlin suggested that
the objections Of the counsellor ~erc TOO in
terferlng with the sork Of the Board, an
moved that the canvas, proceed Thu,
course was adopted. and no further notice
was taken Of Mr.. Johnson's objections,
II is now almost certain that ft.rre Il I'D be-
no change in the figures already Published,
showing C.eyeland'- majority 10 be .922.
TIE Board adjourned I'll! tomorrow with
out completing the canvass.
rHT PROGRESS or I'M CANyA>>-TIIE RI
suit DECLARED N 50 OF THE 60 CuUN-
TIES INDICATIONS or A LONG AND TEpI-
oUs COUNT IN NEw YORK AND KINGS
COUNTY.
Niw YORK. NOV. ll.-Midaish,. Up
10 tins hour the result Of the ba Mt for
pre>den,ia Elector, mas been declared in 80
Of the 90 counties Of this State The la,;
previous reports Of County Clerks gave
Democratic plurality Of .2so-to-day'> can
vass mas mad tritiing changes in SIX coun-
ties, the result showing loss to Blaine Of
three votes. The remaining ~ counties
progress was being made.