Morning journal and courier., 1885-11-03
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. ON THE EVE OF BATTLE. 4 Close Contest In New
 York. THE STRUGGLE IN VIRGINIA. Our Debt Reduced Thirteen
 Millions. HEAVY GALES ON THE SOUND. The War Cloud Growing
 En The East.
THE STRUGGLE IN VIRGINIA.
|EAVY GALES ON THE SOUND.
THE BATTLE IN NEW YORK.

THE BATTLE IN NEW YORK.
 Both Sides Confident of Victory While
 Cautious Observers Predict A Very
 Close Contest-The Betting Slightly
 I'm Favor of Davenport.
 NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-The betting tonight on the hotel corners, at the clubs and at oth- CT public resorts on to-morrow's election in this State is about even upon the candidates of the two parties. 1t is evidently the opin- ion of the people who have kept themselves posted that the election is likely to be very close and consequently there is little disposition to place large odds on either side. In the hall of the Hoffman House early in the evening 5000 to $500 was freely offered on Davenport. A Maiden Lane iron merchant, prominent in Demo- cratic councils, took three such bets in succession. Ed Cahill made several bets of $500 to $450 in favor of Hill. Allowance may perhaps be made in considering these bets for the fact of the Hoffman House be- ing for the nonce Democratic stronghold. At the Gilsey House, the gathering place of the Republican forces, there was more confi- dene shown on the other side. The odds here were about one thousand dollars to eight hundred dollars on Davenport all the evening" and though the transactions were not large, they were numerous enough to aggre- gate considerable sum. In all places where there was no special atmosphere, so to speak, favoring either party's claims, the only just estimate that can be made IS that the betting was practically even.
 Wagons carrying signs displaying the names of the various candidates for office were 8 day, and this evening their places were taken by transparencies. Many of the drivers of these wagons also acted as ticket peddlers. It is esti- mated that thirty million tickets were distributed through this and other agencies to-day. The expense is estimated at not less than $100,000, the Democratic or ganizations defraying all the cost of their tickets. The Republican committee furnish only the State and coun- ty tickets, the local tickets being provided by the candidates themselves. At late hour tonight the Democratic State commit tee sent out an estimate giving Hill 51, ,000 port 32,0Oo in the State, leaving Hills plurality in the entire State 2S, 900. The Republicans have not issued prospec- tus on their side, but at headquarters they confidently predict 20,000 plurality for Dav- enport.
 Many ColOred Voters Gone To Virginia
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-The oldest employ es in the departments say that there has never been year when so few clerks have gone home to vote as this year. The greatest interest is taken in the contests in New York and Virginia. The Republican clerks have thought 1t prudent to remain at their desks and as yet there are few Democrats in the departments. The Demo- crats having votes i'll Maryland, Virginia and New York have generally gone honae, but there are many who have not. Mr Jordan and Assistant Fairchild are still here. The latter is paired with Mir. Coon and some others who could not get away paired. Quite 8 number of colored voters are said to have gone to Virginia. The preachers in some of the colored churches announced yesterday that tickets could be had to take them into Virginia to vote. They were urged to vote the Republican ticket.
 Baltimore Independents K nocked Out.
 BALTIMORE, Nov. 2.-On the eve of the State election to be held tomorrow there is no excitement whatever-this on account of the result of last Wednesdays municipal election, which seems to have knocked big hole in the independent movement. The one thing that is absorbing attention is the fact that about o'clock this evening all the poll books in the Sixteenth ward belonging to the independent challengers were made away with. They were in charge of man named Pistel and were stolen from coffee house where he was getting some oysters The detectives are diligently searching fol them, but at midnight their wherea bouts has not been discovered
 DISASTERS IN THE SOUND. Six Men Lost by an Explosion on 8 Bredge-A Steamer Has Very Rough Passage.
 NEW LONDON, Nov. 2-An explosion tool place on dredge lowed by the tug 0. O. l Waite, while en route fcom this city to Prov I idence, last night about Il o'clock. Tht dredge sank quickly and its crew of six mer was lost. Their names are Captain Kent, oi ! Providence, Mate Strobs, Steward Strobs and Deck Hand Sandy. The fireman and decl hand, names unknown, were also lost. The 1 cause of the explosion cannot be learned, but | it is supposed it occurred in the pumps boiler.
 1 The schooner Adeliza, Captain Frisbee, while beating down the Sound Saturday ! night, coal laden from Hoboken for Bangor Me, collided with an unknown schooner be | tween the eastern end of Fishers Island ane Watch Hill. The starboard quarter Of th' ! Adeliza was stove in and her mainsail and
 main boom were carried away. She leaked | so badly that Captain Frisbee beached hi. l vessel on the eastern end of Fishers Islan6
 to try and save her and the cargo. In thi he was unsuccessful for the high winds ani sea lashed the Adeliza to pieces. The un known schooner continued on her cours, l without ascertaining what damage had bee1 ] done.
 The steamer Pilgrim which left New Yorl 1 last evening at o'clock, encountered thu most severe storm in the Sound that has beer l experienced for year. The steamer was disabled by the heavy sea and put into Nev I London. The Pilgrim began to feel the eff fects of the storm as soon as she cleared Hel Gate. Of New Haven the passengers fel the discomforts of an Atlantic voyage. Int
 wind blew fifty miles an hour and the SCI
 rose rapidly. The steamer pitched and roll ed heavily, ming1ing it's groans with th'
 bowling of the gale. Many passengers wer
 sick By il o'clock it was impossible to re l main iI a berth on account of the rolling O
 the vessel A delegation of passengers wait
 ed upon Captain Simmons and begged hin
 not to attempt to round Point Ju
 dith. sAbout midnight while head
 ing for this harbor an immense se
 struck the steamer under her counter, near ly throwing her upon her beam ends
 Everything on deck not fastened wa l thrown down. The passengers set up
 wild shriek and rushed wildly about, think
 ing the vessel was sinking One -Passen
 ger, an actor from New York, acted ike
 madman and made desperate attempts t
 leap overheard and had to be watched til
 the vessel arrived here. At 1 o'clock a. n
 the Pilgrim made this harbor and entere
 into comparatively smooth water.
 The Boston Murder Conspiracy.
 BOSTON, Nov. 2.-The grand jury began it
 monthly session this morning. The first cas
 brought up was the Mellon-C Coolidge murde
 conspiracy matter. Chief Inspector Hanscol
 and MT. Schlessinger, clerk of the Reve1
 House, were first put before the jury to te'
 tify. The jury then called for the other vii
 nesses and tBose" Cobb, James Donahu
 alias John Bull, Inspectors Gerraughty, Watt l |