Evening Star Newspaper, November 7, 1883, Page 1

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THE LAUTEN E. SORA Sy16 7 a PR V go G. Fiscren, FUOREIG BOOKS! LLER| LIBRAIRE ETRANGER AND STATIONER, | EY PAPETIER, 529 15th at., opposite U_S. Treasury, inot the FIMEST. STATIONERY Direct Importation of the STATIONERY, vies atid all Iatest Novelties from Larvehe € Paris, Theyer & Hi jenna, ‘crs to ail Luipertal Courts in Europe. Extensive of English hat and finest American Sta- ENGRAVING of Visiting ©: ry) Wo BUY THE NEWEST. THE MOST ELEGANT Std Cheapest HALE WORK in the eity, try and Five Medals from Expositions in ana. CORCORAN BUILDING, 087 lotu StukeT NoRTHWEST, Washington, D. C. iit your inspection and you will be convinced chiference in price and quality. ul We sot ott - oe as 507 Prercrz F RAMES. 507 GEO. C. GWYNN, £07 43 ctreet sonthweat. Tull snecess in laneine’ ‘Sinall Pictures: apl Carpet Lining: squeak Portland and R. Top Cements, Lime, Flaster, Pitch belt Har, Crocks, Tar, Tans ba, wopld WASHINGTON, D. ©:, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1883. “Washington News “and Gossip. GovERs T REceIPTs To-pay. S877, Navan Onpers.—1 medical survey; Lieut tached from the nay placed on walt y, ordered to Com, John J. Brice, de- yard, Mare Island, and THERE ARE TWENT Ts at the Naval Hospital, at Norfolk, including Surgcon W. G. Fi weil, of the hospital, and Lieut, Richard Wallach, U.S. marine cor; he yar HOW THE NEWS IS REG(RDED—A FEELING OF SATIS- TION. departments to-day seemed YY Well sutistied with the result of the clec- ay. ‘The loss of ‘The employes tn th to be ve t ions In the various states yester Virginia did not seem to weigh very heavily on their minds, and one philosopher remarked: “Mal ran How take a back seat with Butler.” Seeretary ‘Teller this morning had {information that the Ideal elections in Col ado had goue in favor of the repablicer News froin the various states was inquired with more than usual eaierness in the departments today, f the reason that but very few of the lerks theme to vote, and there was a larger mmiber of active political workers here than is custom: the day after an ¢ ‘tion. The interest, however, was not sufficiently great to Induce them te theur The expense of Lelegraphing to thelr home headqua nd the clerks therefore had to rely upon the ge dispatches. There were but few private dispatches received in the depart- ments. +e. x-Speaker Keifer, THE TARIFY TO NE BROUGHT BEFORR CONGRESS—THE SPEAKERSHIY STEUGGLE—OUIO SAFE FOR TUE RE- PUBLICANS NEXT YEAR “You's ter kum rite up ter de gent’s room. annonnced oue of the suble-skinned bell-boys of the pous wave of the hand t ra he had borne to ex A Talk w reporter, whose ¢ Kelter. It was rather an early hour of the morn- ing to seek ryiew With a statesman. The sun’s slantin had searcely more than peeped Into the uppermest tloor of the Ebbitt, but know: ine Gen. Keifer to be an early riser the eluded to cate day's busy. 101 ut ont doors, “Ds the sable gui “led the way tot ‘There Was ho inistaking the stentorian walve that shonid scot In vesponse to a rap upon the door. Twas the speakers, and os the Teporter entered Gen. Keller | dodged from. the sitting-room Into the Ded-ehamber, He had but just began bls AS hie disappeared within hie called back: Wy you in a teinent.” Twas mot much inti tle reappeared, not yet In Mil dress ap- by any tnesns. By Way Of exeuse h rather late last wening and went tow ned the use fo a question) wesiion durhue the: Why, Prank Hurd will tthe first day? he went 0 3 suspenders over his shout iar Ohio stvle. Stel get In a free trade DAL the itrst diy Of the session. ihe ean, Thats what he tscouine here for, And Morrison 1 tty We die re- ie lj t, too” added Gen, stenifieant nod, as he’ pulled on his Lill. as Speaker, can’t kt Wh. He tuts. and no doubt Ww tiey are ide strome to De st 1 Hed to or the House nthe tne ted. Tknow that noetits Of The Houser 1. Why, Eranle Hurd fall wil be elected Vespeaker. *It he is etected the -secohd Thought of lis party Mat carries hun throi, He is known to be a safe min. and that helps hita, Cox's vote ts only com- puiientary. Cos: Ls for Carlisle, and will give him x i tor cy Ty torlect him.” HL the repubiic Ohio next JS Carry s reporter, Dranehing. off trom the ership. “Yesseasy, he answered, by 25 wleast, Thi year, burdened down with and outside. Issues that could tatto distract a porty, we barely lost the = Dut ha’ nittional election to unite of win, With aby youd man “Whoin do you constd “What de you th was the tn his toilet, hi une 15 one Of Lie OF THE Surcau of Ordnance. EXPERIMENTS WITH PROJECTILES. Commodore Sjeard, chief of the bure: nance, Navy department, in his a Mts estimates for the tiseal year ¢ ISS, amounting to 671.50. $1,063,000 will be needed to supply the ordnance out- fis of the monitors Puritan, ‘Terror, Miantonomoh, Amphitrite and Monadnock; $1027 for the ord- Tanee outit of the four new stecl cruisers; $153. for tel, tools, material and labor, small arms, &e., and the remainder for general expenses of the ord ance departinent, DIFFICULTIES IN MAKING STERL GUNS. The work of preparation of type-zuns of high er has progtessed as fast as tie difficutties In procuring a proper quality of steel woutd admit. Of the forzines ordered In The prec r only two sets Lave Leon reeelved of quality suitable for inaking cuns,and these have been taken in nd at the ord: P departient of the Washing- NAVY. Report of the 1 of ord nual report, sub- ding June goth, Of this amount Ton navy yard and pu "These ein of B-tneh cal Hooped and t witht p Welzht of the navy 6-lneh suns 1 so fortunate in orders in Uh the manufacture of mbes for § steel makers in our country not ta neatle Lo delty any foryin In the me with the assistane Ot ned by the dite Commodore eh has been lengthened tog Lant progress has been made ton oF the character of powde in the 6 Inch and $ Inch caltbers, through t 3 tions of Lieutenant Commander Willium N. Fe yin charge of th experi- mental battery, a elas of powder has been pers fected which’ gives gratitying results In the fun Mentioned, and it will doubtless be entirely suc- vstul in the bore of the regular service 6-luch gun beluind one htindred pounds of shot, THE BATTERY OF THE CHICAGO. Forgings for the battery of the Chicago have been ordered, and they are now being manufac tured. if they prove to be of suitable quality the machine finishings will be undertaken at once. Considerable delay has been experienced in. the production of forgings, and {t was found necessary order those of the eight-inch guns from abroad. ‘The attempt to obtaln-a suitable quality of high grade wire for winding guns has been attended With dimiculty and delay, ae Several formns of carrlage for the high power guns have been tried, all with good success, EXPERIMENTS WITH STEEL ARMOR. Experiments have been commenced with steel armor plercing projectiles, both forged and un- forged. Varying results were obtained, the best being the performance of an unhammered cast- stell 6-Inch shell, which passed through ten inches of tron, backed by 20 inches of oak, and 12 feet of earth, belng upset only one-tenth of'an inch. A great deal of attention has been given to de- signs of monitor turretg, and several have been per- fected which, 1tis thought, will unitethe advan- tages of moderate sized suMctent interior space and convenience for mantpulating the guns. REVOLVING CANNONS AND TORPEDO GUNS. ‘The three Hotehkiss revolving cannon, ordered last year, have been recently received, and will soon be put afloat. The bureau has ordered from Mr. Hotehkiss two single shot and tide torpedo guns, which will probably form @ very efficient part of the defense against auto-mo- bile torpedoes, and will be mucti employed in en- agements between ships. One of the celebrated Siungin projectors (electric search light) will ve sent lo the torpedo station for the purpose of ex- periment and instruction, and others will be equipped with dynamos and engines and issued to the service. 'They are considered to be @ powerful factor in defense against torpedoes, and are also very useful for a Varlety of military purposes on ship board. ‘The importance of having a suf- ficlent number of ight and very swift boats from which to launch offensive torpedoes 1s_well known to the department, and it 1s ‘suggested that Con- be again ulged. to appropriate for one to be purchased abroad. "The designing and construction of gun-cotton spar torpedoes for ships and boats has been successfully accomplished at the toi Station and there Is every prospect of the navy being able soon to jure Its own gun-cot- won ituble for use het | Utne for five yeu | my vote. | | fall's election, THE KILBOURN SUIT. Verdict for $60,000. NOTICE OF MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL. This morning, in the case of Hallet Kithourn agt. John KR. Thompson, ex-senst House of Repres Teason of arrest and Imprisonment, whieh bi on trialin the Cireuit Court for over a week past verdict was expected and there Was a large att ance of parttes inte know a nd ted.and of persons curious to what the result would be, One or the Jurors being late it was some min lites “before the” sealed verdict was. opened. IU was read by Judge the Jury hid foun AUzPS at $60,000. aed at dict tt fe Cox, Who annd for plaintiff, assessing The jury was then polled and werlby that the verdict read was his ver as so Tecorded, Mr. Wilson, for the de- dant, gave notice of a motion for a new trial. “Was much conjecture Defore the verdict Was opened as to what would be the amount, ‘The general opinion seemed to be that the amount Wwoutd not go above $50,000, many xing it as low AS $5.00. ‘The motion to set aside the verdict 1s on the ground of excessive damaxe IN THE JURY-ROOM. The Jury considered the case until halt-past flve last evening. ‘The first proposition made in the Jury, as itis stated, was to award the plaintift $125,000. Elght Jurors voted in favor of this, and the other four opposed ft strongly. The matter was finally compromised by allowing $60,000, One of the jurors sald to a STAR reporter, laughingly, “I think Kibourn has gotenough, and if he squeals, he ought not to get anything.” DISTRICT ATTORNEY CORKHILI. VERDICT. District. Attorney Corkhill, who appeared a: counsel for the defendant, was Informed of the ver- a& STAR reporter as he was coming up the H steps. You Surprised at the verdict?” asked the re- iced that SURPRISED AT THE reies “Or conrse Tam, The judze will set tt aside. He will have to, We have, however, reduced the for- mer verdict $40,000, duce it still further. WILL THE VERDICT BE SET ASIDE? One of the lawyers for the defendant said that, considering the charge of the Judge, he thought there was little doubt that he would Set aside the verdict. nd it we keep on we may re- THE MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL. District Attorney Corkhill sald later In the day that a motion for anew trial, of Which notice had been given, would ve made and pres with. nied forth. ‘The judge, he said, might reduce the verdict or less, If he platatif would accept. suse, however, would not subinit to any verdict more than $5,000, WHAT MI. KILEOURN SAYS, Mr. Kilbourn was not at court when the verdict Was announe 1 would have liked to have been present,” he said to a Star reporte nd thanked the jury, but 1 had an important business matter to attend fo at 10 o'clock, and could not neglect ft, There was noone on the jury whom I knew but one man, aud I hadn't spoken to hin for ten years.” “Do you think a new trial would be more favora-. ble to Fo ar. “1 belle 1 a bigger verdict," sald Mr, Kilbourn, but Tdon't want another trial, 1 want this thing settled. ‘Thompson might die, 1 aight die, or the witnesses may dic. Besides am glad To have this thing over. T have been fightin this mand no one knows the trouble expense “and the mental strain it has caused MR. KILBOURN’S COUNSEL were enthustastie in the cause of Mberty this morn- ing. They considered the verdict as Inadequate to. Pay the price of Ubcrty wrongfully taken from a. man. Would not think,” sad Mr. Totten, emphatt- “that any jury could atford to give a verdic $40,000 in sich a ease, eof a num~ pssfoad politicians coming here and taking aettiven of Washington from his home without Warrant ond thrusting hit ito ji? “othe court Wanted to scale Une verdict, would you accept? xd the reporter, “We wont 1d Mr. Totten. “THE GOVERNMENT WILL HAVE TO PAY IT.” ‘Mr. John G. Thompson, the defendant, went to Ww York last night. Tt was a joke among the lawyers that le had left the eity to avotd execu- tion of the Judgment. It wou't hurt Mr. Thomp- son,” Sud one of the lawyers of the plaintiff toa Stan reporter. “If the verdict was for a million leet from him. "The law says that ect trom him, ‘The goverament will have to pay it.” he Bitter Contest in Virginia. A READJUSTER VOTED WITH THE DEMOCRATS— VIRGINIA VOTER ON WHAT MIGHT HAVE cat so stn we c¢ wny BEEN. ‘The city markets yesterday presented an unusu- ally dull and deserted appearance. ‘The Virginia huc nd dealers, Who make upa large pro- portion of those occupying stalls there, were no- tceably absent. ‘They had abandoned business for aday to give the time to polities. One Virginian, who supplies Washington with vegetables, poultry, . from a farm only a few miles across the Aque- = ST was a readjus from the time it rT. I voted with that party As Started all along throuzh last Tiiid so because T really believed it would make things better for us, 1 believed the readjusters could relieve the state of a bie debt, artor which we had no richt to pay, and would tke Laxes ess, ht that would make all sorts of bu So I stood by Mahone; but T te When this: question of letting ; came up 1 dropped the read And letme tell you another thing, and you'll see it when the votes are counted: here are enouch of us white men who voted the r Juster Ucket that will change tos state over to the derocrat keep her there, too. Tain satisfied that Mahone and John Wise and the rest of them fave. traded vith the adn repubi in time to vote Verified this. ex-read- prediction, which was made yesterday iorn- ing. The white vote Was uo doubt east quite solidly inst Mahone, ame of the Virginians, residing tn this clty, who: went home to vote the democrat have re turned. One of them said to-day: “If any more tronbie had occurred in Virginia; 1 mean anything like lighting at the polls, we had things arranged to nase the white men Who brought on the trouble suffer. The Intention was not to punish the poor duped negro, but to make It hot for the unscrupu- Jous witite uien who incited hin to mischief.” to-dis juster Our Decaying Navy. REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR, In the estimates of the bureau of construction and repair, Navy department, for the ensuing fiscal Year, 18 included $400,000 to complete the frigate New York,at the Brooklyn navy yard, and the Mohican at Mare Island. The Thilmany process for preserving timber 1s recommended. ‘The sugges- tion 1s made that Congress should be asked to buy the works, to be operated by the bureau, paying the company a royalty on the quantity of work done. A sufficient appropriation is recommended to purchase ship-building material to put in stock. Under the act approved March 1883, which forbids the repair of any wooden vessel of the navy costing more than 0 per cent of the apprised value, the number of wooden ves- Sela now on the naval list will be largely reduced. Repairs have been abandoned on the Alask: Monongahela, Plymouth and Ticonderoga. All of these Vessels, excepting the Al ‘were worth Tepuiring. The same act will sacrifice the Rich- mond and Pensacola. The limit of existence for the Minnesota is fixed at elghteen months. ‘The Colorado 13 to be placed in o) , and the Ver- mont to be fitted as a receiving ship, The ‘Tennes- see will not last longer than twelve months. The training vessels Saratoga, Portsmouth and James- town will soon have to be abandoned under the present law. It is recommended that the limit of Tepairs on wooden vessels be fixed at 83 per cent of the cost of a new vessel of the uke size and ma- terials, unless Congress may see fit to replace them by iron or steel vessels. Attention is ¢: to the fact that the ship building’ firms of, the count nUey together e navy yards, are ni condition for doing work as when the war closed. —_—_——_-.. PERSONAL—General Sherman ig in New York, on @ short visit. _—Representative Hewitt sailed from Liverpool for New York last Thursday.— Mr. H. W. Henshaw of Washington was s by the overland train to arveintan ‘Francisco st We .——B. F. Thorne and M. of ‘Washington were tered at the office of the American in Paris on the 20th of Octo- Exchange ‘ber.—M. de Weckherlin, Minister the Neth- has gone to New York, fora short stay.— J. McWilliams and J. Thompson of Wé were registered in San Francisco last Wé ‘THE Pore on Inisu AFFArRS.—A dispatch from Rome says: His holiness the ts very decided in his opposition to the who! trlation of Irishmen from Ireland, and 1s out en in his condemnation of the course of the British govern- ment, which permits the Orangemen to commit outrages upon Catholles with impanity. ATalk with Senator Blair. ME EXPRESSES MIS SATISFACTION WITH THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE — VALUABLE INFORMATION RE- GARDING THE LABOR QUESTION ACQUIRED — THE INVESTIGATION TO.BE CONTINUED, &C. of your committee 2a STAR Te porter of Senator Blair, who ts in the elty for a few days prior to making further investigations on the labor question, “Well.” was the reply, “we have obtained a great deal of Information upon the subjects in- syutred into, which can be made of great value. What the practical results will be Tean’t say; 1 will depend altogether upon what disposition ts it by the people. AboUt 200 witnesses efore usand were examined. —‘Thelr te: ofan intelligent. and sound eharac- ter. ‘The men were, in the main, representative business and tradesmen, who were well Informed upon the subjects on which they testitied. ‘Their testimony differed In many respects, of course, be cause people do not all think alike, 04 man came along and desired to express to the committee w lit be considered serank but then nearly everybody Is alittle enthu or wild in certain parileulars. “About two-thirds of the people consider the other third a little teranky” in something or the other. You see, a man might be very intelligent as to facts, for ‘instanc able to give valuable information, but as soon as he begins to theorize he appears wild, and offers an opportunity to be set down as acrank. We mined, avery clear tusight into the labor question: Dut, as Tsald, whether the best use will be made of Uhé information remains to be ks You are well satisfied with the work?” ed the reporter. ‘Yes, I might say I am very well satisfied. If 1 had to Start out again, T could not hope for a better class of witnesses, hor more accurate and Intelll- gent testimony.” “What will bé the future movements of the com- mittee?” “We will leave here tn a few days for Rirming- ham, Ala., and will take considerable there. We will then go to other piaces in the sout but just where we do not yet know ourselve: returning to Washington by the time Congress meets.” “Will that conclude the Investigations?” asked the reporter. “Oh, no; we will donbtless continue to take tes- Umony here, probably for two or three months.” “From what sections do you expect witnesses here?” From all sections. We will be unable to get aWay,ind It will be much better and more econoin- fenl 16 examine the witnesses In Washington. We remitined in New York, you know, a good while, and examined there ses ‘from halt of the states of Mie country. While there we wi to secure valuable witnesses from other the country at comparatively no expense, by on the look out to catch them when in York on other business. Io have in mind one particular instance. A man from San Francisco, a very. prominent. business mati happened to be in New Yor presence before the committee, and his testimon gave Us as clear an instcht into the condition of afalrs on the Pacttle slo; if We had gone there, Either for the committce to have gone to California or to have brought Une witness from there, would involve hay no inconsiderable expense. We will sume course in Washington as we did in we have recetved quite considering the short Ume: since the circulars wer issued. The communications were in the form of personal opiuions ume lapsed yet, however ous of expressing the pare thelr papers, U carceiy enough to srive those desir Af views an opportunity to pre- I think that we have obtained expression of opinion. of about three lundted Ss, Including Ehe witnesses who we ned by the committee and those who fory communications.” Again expressing his satisfaction with the pro- ress of the work of the committee, Senator Blair made the Peporler good day. Naval Bureau of Steam Engineering. ANNUAL REPORT—CONDITION OF THE BOILER SHOPS— CONGRESSIONAL ACTION CRITICISED. 2 ‘The annual report of the bureau of steam engl neering Is signed this year by Chief Clerk William HH. Smith, there having been no chiet of bureau since the retirement of Commedore Sheek, in June last. The report shows a total expenditure for labor in constructing and repairing engines, boilers, ma- chinery, &c., for purchase of materials, stores, &c. Of $1,142,035.39. From the appropriation of $400,000 for preparing the monisors for launching $57,811.54 was expended by the bureau of steaun engineering, and $91.9 by the bureau of construction and repair, leaving a balance of $247,256.16, wulch will be required for expenditures under bhreau of constriction and Mm pair for building and fitting the turret. and pilot | house of the Miantonomoh. Of the $1,000,000 ap- propriated for machinery for the monitors $136,737.51 has been expended. ‘The balance will be required to pay for the completion of the engines, &., for monitors Puritan, Terror and Amphitrite contract, and for’ Monadnock, yet to be'coutracted for. RETRENCHMENT RECOMMENDED, The bureau favors the suggestions contained In the memorandum of the navy yard commission, which looks toward the reduction in expenditures of yards and recommends that assistant cagineer oft cers be more generally utilized in navy yards as heads of the several shops for which their profes- sion fits them, and thus avold the expense of sal- aries for master workmen or foremen. ‘The bure the various shops under {ts nee to be in good working order, and. equal present, requirement. for repair of cnzines, or for (he rapid ana economical con? struction of modern machinery of first-class design and Workinanship, THE BOILER snors at Washington, New York, Norfolk and Mare Island have been greatly improved by the addition of modern machine tools, and are now producing first-class builers from very large and heavy steel plates at a less cost per pound than has ever been done before in any yard or obtainable under contract. In this con- nection attention is called to the superiority of mild steel to iron in boller coustruction. During the last four years the bureau has been making steel boi aban average cost of 20.63 cents per pound, and It ts expected that the cost will be tur- ther réduced by the use of the improved appliances ndling and working this material, which have veral of the navy yards. THE FIFTY PER CENT REDUCTION With reference to the personnel of the engincer corps the acting chief quotes at length from the last annual report of Commodore Shock with re- gard to the act of August 5, 1882, making a redue- Uon of 50 per cent of the working forse of the en- gineer corps and changing the imanner of appoint- ment of cadet engineers. Ba this connection the acting chief says: I feel th views and opinion derived from his long and wide practical experience, extending over the 40 years of his active service a an engineer of the navy, should command the most, careful attention and ’ thoughtful consideration from every one who may be called upon to pass Judgment upon the subject. * TRAINED OFFICERS NECESSARY, The difficulty of securing engineer officers for each ship in service has already made itself seri- ously felt. With the number of assistant engineers fixed by the act approved August 5th, 1882, it 1s imposstble to properly officer our ships in the engi- neering dephrtment. ‘To intrust the watches to the young naval cadets, except they may have had special training there for, or to the present finishers, 1s but to invite dis- aster, and the occurrence of’ some great calamity can only be a question of time. If the lives of the officers and men of the navy are of less conse- quence, or if the care of the machinery of our ves- sels of war is of small importance, then such & system needs no criticism. OR eg ‘net that our was ve special technical educa- e the advantages of tion for its naval engineer officers and the estab- lishment of the it engineer system at An- napolis, and that England, with its existence de mn the efficiency of its navy, oflowed, and its training school fornavai énginecrs has been fostered and encouraged by all public h been put up in se’ We seenred his | TWO CENTS. —_——--__ BUTLER AND MAHONE BEATEN NEW YORK A THE LEGISLATURE PROBABLY REPUBLICAN. > RETURNS FROM OTHER STATE: —— DEATH OF EX-SENATOR RANDOLPH. A FRIGHTFUL COLLIERY XPLOSION, it Six Towns In— Plarahty 10.000—iatler Telegrams to The Star. | NOVEMBER ELECTIONS, CLOSE STATE.) del, Kent and Somerset. all three being repubticam ms, and, consequentiy, democrats losses The. nocrats Kained Senators iu Frederick and Washe ston counties This, With the 5 detnoeratic and ® tn Tepublicans senators holding over, will take the sehate ‘sland 4° democrats and 11 repute Ucans, with Calvert county, from which ho returns have been received, io be heard from, but which ts probably republican. In Some of the counties the Vote on senator Is so close that further chang: the result. In gent county Burehinal’s (rep.) majority ts reported to be 12.) 1a Frederick, one of the strongest republican couutics the reported defeat or Dr. Lewis 1. or iS Wholly ui et Apecter, d yet questione er has Tepresented tha panty in the se for the past twelve. yea’ ing ber od Dy large majorities In Somerset county the tee jority for ML TYP) IS Teperted to beds. The house of de es Will be democratic b 2) or more majority. morratte Amindel county byt ted by thdepe tieket he State Ticket by the Reprbiteans, and a Repubti« in Both Bric os ALBANY, NY., Nov, 7.—On returns rooelved. my Carr's ¢ MUJOTItY, and Says thene ts " ns ind a venport’s al a eas clans, is surely republican iu lous br Carrs Matority (Rep. in ¢ Down at te tt sthinds oft , includ! propor 10, Th wean - => NEW Jr Abbetts Majority xislature Democra S,000—Hlis Hensuns for De= sTos, Nov. 7.—Gen, Butler and his friends lament their defeat very much, but furnish a good Many reasons for it. One fs, that the Tilden Inter- est in New York id not want Butler to become te pre re-election Us year as covernor The independent Thalic mover Butler, they be Med by ork elen in unexpe of the state. Govern apture =n eighths of thar vote, because of Uhe rejection by the republican “council 6f his nomina- tion of a colured man fe yidgeship: but the fact Is the colored vole of Boston (uearly 7.000) was cast solidly agatnst Butler. The hoon to-day issues an extra wit returns font Out of 340 towns in the state, which IUsays Pedi) Prominent as a democ: Uhronzh bt ale. s plu The noon editions of % and ce the pluranity The thus far received ts: Tep.), Butler (dem.), 1 3 Almey (prohibit 1), 1,059. ‘The SIX towns to hear trom gave op inep.) last vear a total vote of Lieut. Goy. Ames’ plurality will exceed 12,000 oF 15,000, By Associated Pr: Majorit tal Vou im the Legis- jor Governor. 7.—Additional returns give th PUblieaus 139° tnembens of whe levimlatur | democrats and 1 independent, with nine distr from. 'S total vote ts 1 15003. Four towns are yet to be heard The fetal vote for leutenaiit goveruur gives Altes 12,000 Lo 14.000 plurality. Mahone Defeated by 15,000—The Legis- lature Democratic—-Scenes at Head= quarters in Alexandria. Special Dispatch to Tar FE’ ALEXANDRIA, Nov. VENING STAR, The headquarters of the | democratic state executive committee are in this city. Last nightand this morning there were s scene Of great activity and reyol Among those Present were Hon. John S. Barbour, chairman of the committee; H. Shipperd, secretary; ex-Congress man Hunton, Gen. Willlam H. Payne and other Prominent democratic politicians By 7 to 8 lock last night scattering returns were read by Mr, Barbour, indicating large and general demo- » gains and thata poiltical revolution had ‘omplished tn the state which would prob- y secure the control of both branches of the legislate to the democrats and a popular majority exceeding 10.000. By 10 of 11 o'clock these results were practically assired in the opinion of the democratic managers, and when, at2 o'clock this morning. the eompan¥ broke up no doubt whatever wa alt of the counties In the rd from in Phole or in part. (A gentleman, conversant with j Virginia pollties, who is at headquarters bere, re- ports the sttustion as follow: ‘The democrats have gained a working majority [in the sehate of at least 4, with good chances tor Uhree or four more senators, and a possibillty of a Wwo-thirds majority tn that body. ‘They have zained the following members of the | house of delegates: —Cutpeper, 1: F hoke, 1; Princess Ann, 1earlowte, Wythe. 1; Southampton, Mahe | Chesterteld and Powhai Thghtand and 2 Smyth and Biand. 1: Nortolk e dd Greene, 1; Rockbridge, 2; Fluvan 2. ‘The detmoer: list Caroline | democratic net ¢ fe slate having been he 1 's native county, 1 her,2 Henry, 1 hav in, $0 fs | If no further changes 41 In the house of delegates, but the detmocratle | man at they will make Grayson, Lee, Russell, Essex and Other ‘They hope to secure’a two-thirds ma- jority in the lower branch. All the connties in te | Southwest, where the whites preponde have | gone democratic as far as heard trom, Mahone has | carried Shenandoah, Page, and possibly Kocking- | bam by sim majorities. ‘The dewocrats sain largely In the popular vote In nearly every county, and their majority tn the State at Linge is estimated at over 15.000, Mr. Bar bour thinks the majority will reach 20.000, A spirited fizht was made against Mahone in Peters- bung, where Gen. Mahone resides, and. th cratic gain there is over 600, It ts beli | the congressional districts in this st | two, will exhibit: demo bour and the democratic. 5 empire in Lhe state has gone forever, and that U: have nothing to tear trom any combination of his hereatter. Claims that a Democratic Legislature is Elected—Democratic Gai Valley. se im the ich to Tae Evenrsa Star. IsONBUTG, VA., NOV. 7.—Webb, readjuster, 18 elected senator by 30 majority in unis district, a democratic goin of 445 votes. F the eastern portion of the district, which, if aliowed by the canvassers to-morrow, will elect. Keezle, democrat, b wer 100 majority. The tenth district: cts a readjuster and the twelfth district p a democrat senator, Ibis the largest vote polled since the war, No sertous disturban are reporied from any county in the val Heavy democratic gains in every valley county except Page, Private information received here elects Gen. Wickham by a small majority in the Hanover district. Judge John T. Harris clatms two majority in the senate and thirteen majority in the house for the democrats. The southwest counties have arty ail gone democratic. Heavy losses for the readjus- ters in all the white counties heard from. The stralghout republican vote of this county was 75. Grattan, democrat, 1s probably elected in wis county to the house of delegates. Loudon County Democratic by 1,100 injority. Special Dispatch to Tae Event Stan. LEESBURG, Va., Nov. 7.—Loudon goes democratic by about 1,100 majority. By Associated Presa. The Legislature Strongly Democratic. ‘RICHMOND, Nov. 7.—Additional returns this morn- ing show democratic gains of one member of the house of delegates in each of the following coun- tes: Charlotte, Culpeper, _F: Fluvani Franklin, Henry, Montgothery, ‘Norfolk, Wythe, Princess ‘Anne, Craig, ce. Greene, “Madison Smyth and Bland; also v esterfield and Powhatan counties, two in Rockbridge, and two in Wi ‘This, with the loss of one member in Caroline county, makes a net democratic of He ml nour a demrratc maga the a eating sort fe democrats have $3 Out or 40 reaching 25 or 30. senators, which will make their majority 4, with the chances of itto& The democrats dential eandidate | low TRENTON, N. J. Nov. 7.—Fuller returns from the Various counties” are arriving tits, twerninz, but | Many of the interior counties can as yet only bi | timated. Abbett’s majority appears to be steadily jiberasing. At noon the materities, estimated, ane as follows: For Abbett —i fi Cape Mas ae; | Hudson, 2.500; Hunterdon, 18m; Mercer, 300, Milde disex, S48; Somerset, Siz) Stusex, 4a: f a, 21.000. For Dixen— Atanite, 433, Burs ten, 778: Cumberiaud, SU, 408; Morris, Gov; Ocean, igh; Pat 1 Ralem, 120, minty ives Abbett 2.027, and Dixon, | AbbeIUS IMQOrYy, With One Gen ty heat } from.eo. Abbett has about 40 majority in Bur- Itngton eonnty, and French (dots. Selected county clerk by 50 majority. M HLL COUNLY WII give Abbett about 1.600 18 The Trent a edition, wi ira d trom carefully prepared re piecans will have three matority tn the Thats will a democnitic taajority of tour On jotnt ballot. ATLANTIC Ciry, N.4.. Nov. 7.—Complete returns from Anantt Dickson rep.) for gover- Nor, 433 Majority; Ganduer teps Tor sewatar, 37 majority; Norla rep.) for assemabiymian, 28 uuljor ay. MENNESOTA, The State St. Pact, Minx., Nov and. forty votin “tw mas Usnal. man, rep.) for Over Prager tem.) St. Paul and Min DOL Yet been counted, but the MALLOY estimate F und’ COUNTY at 1.000, Wille in Heunepl | probably a tie vote. | Resualtin st St. Pari, Miss., hows Hubbard M1 Voles—a ti ¥, including Minneaajwolls, and Winneape' Ww Constitas Sr. Part, Mew 7.—Advices from Dakota, j Stute that the returns snow a Lanse mua) ew coustitution, N HAS Republicans Ahead in the cincts Heard Fro y for me > cmAE AS! Oman, NEB. Nov. 7.—Only 50 out of th tacts inthe state have been heard tr | give Reese (rep... for suprenue | There wy nite can be somutch seriteling th Lat this hour, Fire al Sioux Falls, Bak. VALUABLE HORSES AND CARRIAGES ECRYED. St0x FALL, Dax., Nov | fir ne broke out in the teur- with ete destruction, orses and a nutibe resulted In the ey stable ce tte com una spread Commer nd also cons of carriages destruction of | house, the Western herse and tine buildings. “Loss, 100,00); insurance ¢ —————— th of ex-Senator Randolph. Moxnisrows, N. United States Senator Thoms F died Suddenly at hts | Tesicence tn Uhts city thts 1 uz. Although not | Seriously ill he bad been complaining for sume Utue. | His death is attributed to heart disease. _ The Pistol in Texas, Garrestos, Texas, Nov. 7.—A disputeh tothe wre trom Fort Worth says J. M. Fi | ly political editor of The Age of F inthe head and istently killed by jham. Fleming had a pistolin his | Was Killed. He ond Cunningham wer | Warket zanden bu aud upon meeting | Frightial ¢ cry Explosion, ONLY SIX MEN RESCUED OCT OF 110. | Loxnon, Nov. 7. explosion took place this morn in the felt coltery, at 8 ton, Lancashire. ‘There were one hi Mitiers In the colllery at the time of Ue Of Whom uly Six have U TWENTY KESCURD UPTO NOON, Noon—Twenty persons up to this hour have been rescued; some Of them are Bully hurt. None of dun, Uhe bodies of those who perished have as yet ber Mgnt Up, and it 1s itposcible to estimate Ue Tumnber of persons killed. Parties Mave been ganized te the mine, They have to nia ree a distan ‘equaTiers Gf & mile Beture reaching the see explosion, Fright jurder in Texas. GALVESTON, TEXAS, NOV.7.—A Spechal to the Neos from here a dauchter of 4 Killed by her hu into the bread siv Luiing, Texas, says: Ficht miles out from Mr. Newt de pres >, Dut toe Jealousy Was the Cause of Use murder. — The Missouri Tornado. SOME OF THE INJURED IN A CPIT- SPRINGFIELD, MO., Nov. 7.—One death occurred yesterday among the victims of the tornado. Sev- eral others are In a very critical condition, and Some of them will die. About $2,500 was raised to- day for the relief of the injured and destitute, and all are being well cared for, The work of rebulld- ing has been going on all day. Carpenters are re- ring the damaged houses and preparing material lor new ones in place of those destroyed. About 40 families are homeless and destitute, and as many more materially oe in their property. Many of those who lost their houses were employes of the St. Louls and San Francisco rail and Capt. Rogers, general manager of the road, 13 furntshing material W all of them to rebulld, giving them their own Ume in which to make payments, a A Wisconsin Brewer's Failure. o sebagai line i foe rewer, has made. a voluntary Mablities are $100,000, assets from $25,000 10 $50,000, sn Hernia estimate their majority on the popular vote of the state at between 12,000 and 20,000, Political Fight in Wakeficld—A Promi- nent Democrat Shot. Prrencavna, Va.,Nov. 7.—A disturbance occurred means. Virginia a Democratic State. GEN. HUNTON ON YESTERDAY'S ELECTION. Gen. Hunton, of Virginia, speaking of yesterday’s election in that state toa Star reporter, said: “It ‘Was one of the most remarkable elections ever held. 1 _was at Barbour’s headquarters in Alexandria aoe te ee Heed Allof them told news for gene nets eesgeaaeee no loubt we have both h¢ of the 1 I regard now as safely in the democratic ‘There is no danger now for us in that = State. “Mahone’s success in the state on the debt question gave him a prestige that enabled him to hold on, but the spell is broken, and Virginia may safely be counted for the’ democratic date next year.” ‘Carroll, Wi ‘and last night at Wakeneld, Sussex county, after the polis had closed, during which several Shots were coterie eee ss sh arrests were male. "The diniculty was exusca by s political discussion, ‘HARYLAND, Estimated Majority for Democratic McLane of 12,000—The Legisinture. Baxriuore, Mp., Nov. 7.—Returns from a number of the counties are still incomplete, but sufficient have been received to Insure the election of the en- Ure) ae official majority majority in the 12,000. torkey deuerat, runs alvead of M and 5 (dem.) for contioller, about even with ‘Of the 18 senators the democrats elect 2 in the Ist and 3d legislative districts of this city and 1 in Baltimore county, Howard, the republicans elect senatorsin Anne Arun- ville, Ind., Sunday, the noted counterfeiter, Comer, alias Faulkner, and other and his wife were 2 ee ae ae ‘Saturday near Frenchtown ive Doc. Hen- derson. The detective had lived with the counter- feiter, a5 a refugee from Unive states ‘who wanted him on a charge or story won Comer’s com fidence, and Hi ‘was enabled to gee his dies, moulds and process of counterfeiting.