The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-12
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
A Summary Of the DAILY News.
PERso>aL AND POLITICAL.


The remains of General George B. Nc
Clellan, after services in the Madison
Square Presbyterian Church, New York,
on the ID, were taken to the cemetery at
Trenton, n. j., and inferred. There was
large concourse of people present
THE election in Connecticut on the I'd
was for the choice of twelve Senators, one
half of the Senate, from the odd numbered
districts, and for full House of 249 MEM
bers. Full returns were not known, but 1t
was thought the Republicans had carried
the State with considerably decreased ma
jorities- The Legislature would probably
give the Republicans joint majority Of y.
THERE was an election in Pennsylvania
on the Sd TO fill the Office of State Treas
urer. Matthew Stanley Quay, the Repub-
lican candidate, was reported elected over
Conrad B. Day, the Democratic candidate.
THE Boston Herald of the 4th says the re-
turns from Massachusetts, at large are very
meagre, but considering the Democratic
loss in Boston Il ,245), indications point to
the election of Robinson (Republican) by a
large majority.
SPECIALS from all parts of South Dakota
of the Sd showed that the Sioux Falls con-
stitution had been carried. The Republican
State ticket was elected and prohibition
was probably carried. Sioux Falls SO far
was leading for the Capitol location.
THE voting was light in the Mississippi
election on the Sd. There was only the
regular Democratic ticket in the field.
Iowa was thought carried by the Re-
publicans by majority of $4,000 or 1900.
The Democrats conceded the State, but
claimed the Legislature was in doubt and
that they had small majority in the
House.
The President has appointed Alfred P.
Edgerton of Fort Wayne, Ind, Civil Ser
vice Commissioner, in place of Dorman B.
Eaton, resigned, and William l. Trenholm
of Charleston, S. c., in the place of John
NJ. Gregory, resigned.
THE New York EUening Post places Hill's
majority in the State at II, 15S, and states
that the next Legislature will be composed
of 81 Republicans and II Democrats in the
Senate, and rs Republicans and so Demo-
Gratis in the Assembly.
THE New York Tribune gives the COM
plexion of the next State Legislature in
New Jersey as follows: Senate, Repub-
licans Is, Democrats s; House, Repub
licans 50, Democrats 81, Independent DEM
ocrat 1. This gives Republican majority
of 8 on joint ballot and ensures the election
of Republican United States Senator.
RETURNS of the Maryland election indi
cate that the majority for the Democratic
State ticket will be nearly 10000. The
Legislature will be about: Senate, Re-
publicans 6, Democrats 20; House of Dele
gates, Republicans 16, Democrats 101.
ALL but eleven counties in Virginia had
been heard from on the 4th. Lees ma
jority will doubtless reach 10000. Heavy
Democratic gains appear in all the counties
having a large colored population. The
Legislature so far as known stands:
House, 60 Democrats, 90 Republicans.
Eleven not heard from, but nearly all
likely to return Republican. Senate, 80
Democrats, 8 Republicans.
GENERAL JAMES L. DONALDSON died on
the 4th at his home in Baltimore in the
seventy first year of his age. He served
with distinction in the Mexican war, and
was brevetted Major General for merito-
rious service in the Quartermaster's De-
partment in the War of the Rebellion.
General Donaldson was retired March, 1869,
and resigned January l, 1874.
Ex-senator SHARON was reported very
i'll in San Francisco and his condition was
regarded as critical. His mind was per-
fectly clear and he has arranged all his af-
fairs with relatives who, it is understood,
will continue the fight against the claims
of Sarah Althea Hill.
GEORGE NJ. SHELLEY has been appointed
Postmaster of Kansas City by the Presi-
dent. Mr.. Shelley was formerly Mayor of
that city.
THE President has reappointed, tempo
rarily, Dorman B. Eaton as Civil Service
Commissioner.
JUDGE EBEN NEWTON, the oldest member
of the bar in Ohio, died on the 5th at Can
field, Mahoning County, aged ninety-one
years. In 1852 he was in Congress with
Joshua R. Giddings and won considerable
prominence by a speech in favor of extend
ing national welcome to Kossuth.
The will Of the late Henry W. Shaw
(Josh Billings) was filed in the Surrogate's
Office at New York on the 9Th. He leaves
his wife, as long as she remains his widow,
all the interest arising out of his invest
ments, and at her death to be divided be-
tween his two daughters. The market
value OF the estate is $685. 900.