Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-27
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL,

The National Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union at it's session in Philadel-
phia on the Sd adopted u resolution con-
demning the use of alcoholic wines in COM
mIuion service, and recommending the
use Of unfermented grape juice. 1t was
recommended that Congress be memorial
lied in the interesto of universal suffrage.
In accordance with a law passed at the
last session of the Massachusetts, Legis-
lature, nearly every saloon in that State
was closed on the Sd, election day.
SEVERAL women who had been regis
tered rendered their votes at the polls in
New York City on the Sd. The ballots
We're refused, and the aggrieved suf-
fragists proposed seeking redress in the
courts.
AT the Cook County OILY election on
the Sd the Republicans elected the Judges
of the Superior and Supreme Courts md
two Of the four Commissioners. The new
Chicago City Election law was also sue
cessful.
BISHOP SHARP, in passing through Oma-
ha on the Sd, admitted that, by pleading
guilty to polygamous living and promis-
ing to obey the Edmunds law, he had
gained the enmity of men with whom for
a lifetime he had been associated. He
thought Mormons threatened with the
penitentiary ought to come to their senses.
ADv1CES Of the 4th from the recent State
elections were as follows: In New York
David B.. Hill (Dem.) was reelected
Governor by about $1,000 plurality; both
branches of the Legislature are Republic
an. The Prohibition vote was placed at
$4,000. Fitz Hugh Lee (Dem.) was chosen
Governor of Virginia by about 10, 900 ma
troll of the Legislature. William LARA
bee (Rep.) was elected Governor of
Iowa sby a majority estimated at
5000, and the Legislature is Republican.
Matthew Quay (Rep.) was chosen State
Treasurer of Pennsylvania by a majority
of $4,000. George d. Robinson (Rep.)
was reelected Governor of Massechu-
setts by q majority of about 90, 600. Mary
land Democrats elected a State Comp
troller and u majority of the Legislature.
Colorado elected a Republican Supreme
Court Judge by 5000 majority. In South
Dakota the Sioux Falls Constitution
was carried and the Republican State
ticket elected. In Kansas county officers
only were voted for, the Republicans be-
ing generally successful. In Connecticut
a new Legislature was chosen, the Repub-
licans having ten majority on joint ballot.
III New Jersey the Republicans were VIC
%torious, the election bein. for members of
the Legislature. In Mississippi the Dem
ocrats reelected Governor Lowry and
other State officers without opposition.
In Nebraska the only officers chosen were
a Judge of the Supreme Court and two
regents of the University, the Republic
ans carrying the State by 10000 majority.
TIE National Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union concluded its convention
at Philadelphia on the 4th aud adjourned
to meet next year at Minneapolis.
NJ. BARTHoLD1, the distinguished French
sculptor and designer of the great statue
Liberty Enlightening the World" ar
rived in New York on tho 4th.
The Government has commenced the
erection of comfortable winter barracks
for the soldiers on guard at General Grants
tomb in New York.
WHILE in New York on the 4th a pick
pocket relieved Henry Ward Beecher of
his gold watch, valued at four hundred
dollars.
A. p. EDGERToS, of Fort Wayne, Ind,
and William Trenholm, of Charleston, S.
c., were on the 4th appointed to the places
on the Civil-Service Commission made va
cant by the retirement of Dormun B. Eaton
and DR.. Gregory.
On the 9th the plurality of Governor
Hill (Dem.) at the recent election IN New
York was placed at 1925. The Repub-
licans have u majority of thirty-two on
Joint ballot in the Lepislaturp.
ADvICEs of the 9th state that at the re.
cent election in New Jersey the Repub-
licans secured a majority of nine ON joint
ballot in the Legislature-tive in the Sem
ate and four ia the Assembly.
AT the recent election in Dakota Huron
was chosen as the place for the capital by
about 1900 majority.
QuAY's (Rep.j plurality for State Treas
urer at the recent election in Pennsyl.
vania Was on the 9Th placed at AZ, 716.