Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-12
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Full returns from all the Legislative dis
tricts in Virginia show that the next senate
will have 80 Democrats to 10 Republicans,
and the next house 40 Democrats to 80
Republicans.
The latest election returns from New
York give Jones, the Democratic candi-
date for lieutenant governor, about 4. 900
plurality over Carr. This shows that
Carr ran about Z, 1000 ahead of Davenport.
Quay's plurality for state treasurer in
Pennsylvania is 44,024. The official re-
turns of the vote for congressman in the
Nineteenth Pennsylvania district to ill
the vacancy caused by the death of
William A. Duncan. show q plurality of
$3.50 for Swope, Dem, over Bair, Rep.
The three counties comprising the district
| give pluralities for Swope as follows
York, 1,997; Adams, 461; Cumberland,
| /, l72 total, $500.
Mr.. Manton Marble, who returned from
Europe a few days ago, has reported in
| person TO Secretary Bayard and President
| Cleveland the results of his confidential
mission there, in which he has been EN-
| ployed since last May. This mission was
to ascertain the opinions and purposes of
the European governments in respect to
an establishment, Internationally, of II
| fixed relative value between the two
metals, one ratio of weight between
coins of gold and coins of silver, the free
| coinage of both metals at the mints of all,
and the international use of both metals
as money of unlimited legal tender.
IThe President Monday appointed
| Don Carlos Buell. to be pension agent at
| Louisville, KY. Colonel Robert McKins-
/ try to be pension agent Mt Detroit, Mich,
vice Samuel Post, suspended; John b.
| McLane, of Oregon, to be agent for the
Indians of Grand Ronde agency, Oregon.
The Secretary of the Treasury appointed
+. Nj. jerks to be assistant inspector OF
boilers at st. Louis. General Buell. is the
noted Union general of the late war who
organized and for long time commanded
the Army of the Ohio. Since the war he
has been engagaged in businesses in Ken
| lucky. He is man of great ability and
thoroughly competent to fill the position
to which he has been appointed. His APP
pointment, it is said, will give universal
satisfaction to his old companions in
arms.
A Washington special says A personal
friend of Senator John A. Logan says
that Mr.. Logan feels worse, if possible
over the result of the recent election i'll
New York and Virginia than he did when
he was defeated himself on the Blaine
ticket. II was Logan's idea that in the
campaign of 1854, with some Salwart
Republican like himself at the head of
the ticket and the old rebellion issue
brought prominently to the front, sue
cess would have been reasonably certain.
He thought this could be demonstrated
in the recent elections and went into
the canvass to do it. The bloOdy-shirt
issue was Logan's strong point. 70 win
with it against square, old-fashioned
Democrat would be to open the way for
Logan in 1883. He is now forced to give
that idea up and TO acknowledge the
hopelessness of such probability. For
the first time in his life General Logan
fully realizes that the war issue is played
out and that his party must reorganize OH
a stronger and more modern basis before
it can hope for national success. With
this conclusion he will personally retire
in the background, so far as national
candidacy is concerned, and will not
allow his name to be used at another
national convention.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-Colonel W. L.
Trenholm, who succeeds Judge Thoman
ms Civil Service commissioner, took the
oath of office to-day, and the new COM
mission held its first meeting. The only
business transacted was the election of
Mr.. Edgerton as president. The Sterling
case was discussed informally, but no
conclusion was arrived ut. The report of
the examiners at New York was received
to-day. II shows That Sterling passed
twenty-fourth on the list of 80, with an
average of n fraction over 50. The COM
mission will hold another meeting to-
morrow, when the question of whether
the entire list of those who passed n sue
eessful examination for weigher at the
New York custom house shall be sent to
the appointing power, or whether only
the four highest on the list shall be certi-
fed, will be decided.
WAsHINGToN, Nov. 9.-The jefferson
Democratic Association, which has been
active IN filing charges against Republican
oihccholders, have prepared sworn
charges against d. O. Graves, chief of the
bureau of engraving and printing, accus-
ing him of partisanship and fnyoritisni,
and that when he was head of the bank
redemption agency considerable money
was lost TO the government, for which
certain clerks were responsible, and that,
Notwithstanding this, the clerks were
retained and even promoted. Mr.. Graves
has been lnthe government service for over
70 years, and when the present adminis-
tratlon came into power was assistant
treasurer of the United States from which
| position he was promoted to chief of the
bureau OF engraving and printing. While
he had previously voted the Republican
ticket he cast his ballot for Mr. Cleveland.
lie has been one of the strongest adhe-
rents OF Civil Service reform, and was
connected with the first commission. He
las been prominently mentioned as the
hepubllcan member of the present COM
mission when Mr.. Euton's temporary term
expires.
| WASHINGTON, Nov. 0.-rhe President
this afternoon appointed Leyerett Salton-
stall collector of customs Mt Boston, in
the place of Roland Worthinyton, re-
moved. Mr.. Saltonstall is n graduate of
harvard University and lawyer by pro-
tession, but for some years has not been
engaged IN active practice. He has been a
N'4oSA"b olhSS lllb NllbFuptlOn OF the
Wing party and for many years has been
an active and influential member of the
party III his state, repeatedly representing
II IN the Democratic national conventions.
In 1916 he was one of Mr.. Iilden's
most trusted advisers and his
speech in that campaign was cir.
culated by the Democratic national
committee. When the contest in Florida
arose after the election he was selected as
one of the visiting statesmen to protect
Mr. lilden's interests in that state. Ii
1881 and in the last campaign he mad,
many speeches for the Democratic candi
dates. In the recent contest in Massa
chusetts he was delegate to the Demo
cratic convention and urged the nomina
ton of Mr.. Prince for governor. II,
was Endorsed for the collectorship b,
Secretary Endicott, Mr.. Prince and othei
leading Democrats of the state. Mr.. Sal
tonstall recently declined the Civil Scr
vice commissionership rendered him b,
President Cleveland.
RIEE RESPITED.
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