Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-11-09
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Tuesdays Elections.

MEMPHIS, Nov. 9.-The next general
assembly of Tennessee will stand: Sem
ate-democrats, 20; republicans, 8;
populists, 3. One district missing, will
certainly return republican. House
democrats, 81, republicans, 81: pop
ulists, 7. There is a district missing
which is expected to return a demo-
crat.
AUSTIN. Tex, Nov. 9.-oficial re-
turns will be necessary to decide
whether the democratic or the populist
State ticket has won. The chances
now appear to favor the populists by
small plurality. In the Second, Third,
Fourth, Seventh and Ninth congress
ional districts the result will be close,
with the outlook favorirg the third
party. The populists have elected Con-
gressmen in the Sixth, Eighth,
Eleventh and Thirteenth districts,
while the republicans have carried the
Twelfth. Thus far the democrats have
a certainty of only two districts-the
First and Fifth-out of thirteen.
New YORK, Nov. 9.-The vote for
Congressman in the 18th district with
one election district missing, gives
Shannon, republican, a majority OF
337 over Cummings, Tammany demo
crat.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. 9.-Unolficial
returns from all precincts in the Sixth
congressional district this morning give
Diamond, democrat, net plurality Of
81 votes.
HELENA, Mont, Nov. 9.-Returns
received up to this morning give Hart.
man, republican, for Congress a plural,
ity OF ,725, and Hunt, republican, fol
associate justice, plurality of 2,246
The Legislature stands 55 republicans
Is populists and - democrats. Helena's
majority for the capital is 1000.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov. 9.-That
II. Clay Evans, the republican nomi
nee, has been elected Governor OF Ten
nessee, is made more apparent as fuller
returns are received. A careful esti
mate of cigthty-one counties gives hin
q majority of g, 100. These figures, i
is thought, will be further increased tt
5000 when the full returns are in. The
report that McMillin had been defeated
for Congress in the fourth district by
Benton, populist, is unfonnded. Nc
NIillin is returned by majority of a
least 200.
LEXINGTON, KY, Nov. 9.-Ths
friends of w. C. Owens are becoming
alarmed at the remarkable calculation.
of the republicans. owens's majority
has been cut down to two. They say
they will throw out Benson precinct il
Franklin county on account Of irregp
larities which will reduce the vot, o
Owens to fifty. Oldham county 5 ma
jority for Owens has been c. united a
go but the sheriff Of that couuty tele
graphs here that it IS 1872, making
d ference of forty eight votes and thi
taken from fly leaves Owens's major
ity at two
New. YORK, Nov. 9.-Onicial figure
frorn several of the doubtful districts
md the unexpected reports from Tex
as compel recasting of the congress
sional table to-day. In the Sth Penn
sylvauia district, Hart, democrat, il
elected over kirkpatrick, republican
giving the democrats two representa-
tives from the keystone State
Illinois reports solid republican dele
CATION OF at least twnty-two members
According to advices received thi'
morning the democrats are certain o
but two congressman from Texas
Hutchinson of the first district and Bail
ey of the fifth. The republicans
have one and the populists four
The other districts arein doubt. This
result would mean the retirement o
Judge D. 3. Culberson and ex-Gov
Savers.
Upon the basis Of these returns the
House of Representatives in the 54tf
Congress will consist of PAS republicans
81 democrats. and 20 populists.