Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-16
FROM WASHINGTON.
lspecis! Correspondence OF the Alexandrla Gaze

W Ash ifGFDN. -. H., OcG. 10. 1Sof.
The sudden and remarkable changes in
the returns from The Ohio election are keep
ing the lrri lie of this city in such an ex
cited state loat their morals are becoming
Injured, as that excitement stimulates them
to drink, aud dripk TO things more evil.
Yesterday the republicans were up and the
democrats down, aud to-day it is just the
reverse Up to noon to-. day the kilograms
from Ohio received at the Office of the asso
ciated press gave the republican majority IS
800 with five counties to hear from. Ex-
Senator Thurman telegraphs here since
then that the majority can not exceed five
thousand, and Mr. Clapp, at republican
he ,dquarers has u dispatch which estimates
the ma ority at six thousand. A dispatch from
the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette office, re-
publican, received at one o'clock to-day, says
the plurality will be from ten to twelve
thousand, and that of the twenty one Con-
gressmen the republicans have elected ten
A private banker has received dispatch
putting tho majority at $500 with other
cuuntcs to hear from. The streets are full
of rumors, some TO the effect that the State
has gone democratic and some that The re-
suit is uncertain The Republican Of this
city says the best news it has is that the
State has gene for the republicans by four
thousand majority. A late telegram fiom
Governor Huadiy claims the State for
the democrats By sixteen hundred
General Boynion, the Washington cor
respondent of the Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette, says he thinks that Newman, the
head Of the democratic ticket, has bee n
elected. The plurality referred to is ot
casioned by the fact that n prohibition
ticket was in The field, so that the ma
ority is over that and The democratic
ticket combined. The rise in the demo
cratic vote is caused by the returns from
the rural districts, where the Treasury
money could not be spent to advantage.
That money was only placed where it could
do the most good-in the cities. Owing
to the notorious wholesale purchase of
votes and the bulldozing practiced in
Cincinnati, tho democrats are consider
ing the question Of throwing out the entire
vote OF Hamilton county. Eminent lawyers
in Cincinnati have been consulted on the
question and they say that an application
to that effect must he granted, as the evi
dence on which it would be founded is con-
elusive. III Huri's district a dead set was
made at him by the protectionists, who
sent money by the thousand and speakers
by the score to defeat him, and the
conspicuous in Toledo than in Cin-
cinnati. But it will all go for nought,
for he, Foran and several other democratic
candidates for Congress who were defeated
by purchased votes will contest the ! ctiUn
and be seated by a democratic House.
Whatever the actual result Of the Ohio cleo.
ton may be, it is now certain, and ii is con-
coded By republicans as Well as democrats,
hot ha L. loft
that the State will go for Cleveland next
month, as it will be utterly impossible for
the Baiueites to repeat their supreme effort
of Tuesday last, WHEN they mortgaged their
entire estate Bets were made here to day
that ONO I. diana ard New York wculd 20
FIR Cleveland. the money to be lost if all
TN, ee States did not go that way.
The President was greatly surprised at the
election news to. day and had n conference
with al! the republican Senators in the
city, to see what could be done to save the
rapidly falling Blaine cause. Senator Ed,
munds was sent for in hot haste, but could
not be found. He is not enamored of Blaine,
and does not put himself out in the least TO
help him.
A private dispatch received here from
New York this evening says that Governor
Cleveland and Mr. john Kelly had con
ference in that city 10 day, at which ali the
remaining differences between them were
settled TO the evident satisfaction of both
parties, and that the result will be, as Mr..
Kelly has previously said, that Tammany
will give the Governor full, fair and hon
orahe support, which means that The i'm
mense majority which the Governor will
send down to Harlem Bridge will be swell
ed by an immense one there.
MIR. Barbour was in the city to-day. He was at
Stafford Coort House Yesterday, where he, Maj
Robert Hunter. and others spoke. He says the
democratic prospects there are moro favorable
than they were last year.