The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-04
RECEIVING THE RETURNS
TaEY COME TOO SLOW FoR TEE
CROWDS.

Everything IN the Shape OF G Bulletin
Caught At--he News From New
York ard Massachusetts Cheered.
The Result IN Ohio Not Unexpected.
Little Betting During the Day.
Election news was in demand yesterday
and las night. Probably in no city in the
south were the people more stirred up than
in Savannah. The betting has been going
on heavily during the last three weeks with
as much activity as If the city were in one
of the interested states.
Yesterday the inquiries began early IN
the morning for any news which might
indicate which way the voting was going.
Where was very little encouragement for IN
quirers until night, however.
THE MORNING NEWS EXTRA.
The MORNING NEWS ezra az O'Clock
was eagerly seized ana every line OF lts
specials were read with the grestes9
interest
The crowds gathered early last night IN
front of the MORNING NKWs uuHetns-
Whitaker street. opposite the MORNING
News building. was thrunged. The bulie-
tins were Displayed as fast Is receiver Of
means OF arc lights All classes we're rep
resented LAWYERS, dOc.ors, railroad men,
workinguen, business men, politicians and
gamins.
The RETURNS SLOW.
The news came in slowly, and the bulletins
were awaited with impatlence. There was
little to enthuse the crowd. Flowers ma
iority in New York city climbed slowly
but steadily. almost too slowly for the more
ardent democrats, but after awhile it was
seen that the majority was assuming such
proportions as to be all that could he de-
sired.
All the betting had bsen one way for
several days and it was impossible to get
bet in favor OK Fassett yesterday, With or
without odds.
With Ohio it was different The result
was generally admitted to be very doubtful
there. and the betting was pretty even. In
fact on Bay strees 10 the afternoon tbs bet
ting was in McKinley's favor.
THE NEWS FROM OHIO.
Toe returns from Ohio came in slowly,
and such as were received showed nothing
definite Ths crowd waited until late in
hopes Of getting something satisfactory, bat |
they we're destined 20 disappointment. |
There were some very encouraging bulletins |
from Massachusetts,. however. gong to |
show Russell's election by small majority, |
and Flowers majority in New York state |
became a fixed thing. with something over |
25, 900.
The cold night air and the failure to hear
from Ohio were too much for the crowd, |
and at II 80 il adjourned to make an early |
rise to get the information from the MORN
ING NEWS this morning.
The Georgia Hussars received |
special bulletins at their headquarters, |
and at the De Soto crowd
watched the returns as they were posted.
AT THE SALOONS.
There was q crowd ct Sullivan's on Bryan |
street also IL was a lively ROOd-uatured |
crowd, inclined to make the best OF every |
thing that came. 1t hung on well. but as
the news came in slowly the enthusiasm |
slackened and the crowd was pretty well /
dispersed by Y o'clock.
Some few more eager and more persis- |
tent spirits remained up until late hour |
and dropped into the MORNING NEWS |
Office at intervals TO get the latest returns |
Many dollar viii change hands aud many |
boxes OF cigars and hats will be bought in !
Savannah to-day upon the strength of the |
Information in to-day's MORNING NEWS.