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Vol. Ill—Whole Number 716. BATAVIA,-M. Y„ FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 15, 1880. P r i e e T w o - C e n t s POLITICAL. •A. M a jo r i t y o f F i v e T h o a i a n d T h r e e H u n d r e d a n d T w e n t y th u s far. I n d i a n a p o l i s , Oct, 1 4 . — R e t u r n s from eighty-five counties give a net R e p u b l i c a n majority o n the State ticket of 6,889, The counties to hear from are Hancock, .Noble, Perry, Tipton, Spencer and Union, all Democratic except Union. These c o u n t i e s gave i n 1876 a net Demo cratic majority of 1,566, w h i c h , if there are no changes from t h a t vote, would give the Republicans a ma jority of 5,320. The contest in the Fifth Congres sional District is very close and 'will require an official vote to determine the result. The Republicans claim it by a small majority, which 'would give the Republicans 9 Congressmen to 4 Democrats. The present dele gation stands 6 Republicans, 6 Dem ocrats, 1 National. From the most reliable returns this evening the Leg islature will stand as follows: Senate — 25 Democrats, 25 Republicans; House— 43 Democrats, 57 Repub licans, a majority of 14 on a joint ballot. E n e U iH ’s C o n s o la tio n . N ew Y ork , Oct. 14.— The fol lowing despatch was received to night at the Headquarters of the Democratic National 'Committee: I ndianapolis , Oct. 14,16.26 p. m — Wm. H. Barnum — In this con test we have encountered the united resources of the whole Republican party of the United States, and have suffered a temporary defeat. In No vember we shall encounter only the Republican party of Indiana, with out the machinery of the United States Deputy Marshals, and confi dently expect to carry the State. W. H E nglish . E n g l i s h W i l l N o t W i t l d r a w . I ndianapolis , Oct. 14.— English pronounces the rumor of his with drawal entirely unfounded. It never has been mentioned to him. He knows no reason why it should be. He says he confidently expects to be elected, and that Indiana will be for Hancock and English in November. T h e V o t e fo r Con g r e s s m e n . Cincinnati, Oct. 1 4 -— The fol lowing are the unofficial majorities for Congressmen in Ohio as far as obtained: First District, Butter- worth, Rep., 1,302; Second, Young, Rep., 1,007; Third, Morey, Rep., 904; Fourth, Shultz, R e p , 350; Sixth, Ritchie, Rep , 694; Eighth, Keifer, Rep., 5,900; Ninth, Robin- *son, 1,100; Tenth, Rice, Rep,, 1. 387; Eleventh, Neal, Rep., 2,300; Thirteenth, Atherton, Dem , z, 700; Fifteenth, Dawes, Rep., 542; Twen tieth, Townsend, Rep., 5.244. T h e R e s u l t S till C u e « W o r k . W heeling , W. Va., Oct. 14.— Only a lew additional counties are reported. The result in the State is the merest guess work. Melvin and McConnell, Republicans were elect ed Judges in the First Circuit. The amendments to the Constitution- were adopted bv a large majority. The Legislature will be Democratic in both branches. A m e n d m e n t to th e V e r m o n t Con* stitu t io n . M o n t p e l i e r , Vt., Oct. 14. — A joint resolution was introduced in the Senate to-day providing for an amendment to the constitution, making the sessions begin on the first Wednesday in January, the first election, to be held on the first Tues day in November, 1886, and the first session of the Assembly in 1887* If passed by the Legislature, it will go before the people at the next election in 1882. It is the first time in the dislory of Vermont that a constitutional amendment has been proposed in the Senate. C o n g r e s s io n a l N o m in a t io n . B o s t o n , Oct. 14.— Francis B. Hayes was nominated for Congress by the Republicans in the 4 tl* dis trict, and Rufu? S. Frost for Presi dential Elector. N a tion a l D e m o c r a tic E x e c u t i v e C o m m ittee m e e ting. N ew Y ork . Oct. 14.— The Na tional Democratic Executive Com mittee met at their headquarters to day. Messrs, Barnum, Scott, Smal ley, Bavnes, Hearitt, Jones, and Wilson were present. Gov. Wiltz of Lousiana and Daniel Doughety were also in consultation The situ ation of the canvass was discussed in detail, and an address was adopted to the Democratic and conservative voters of the country. T h e R e p u b l j c a n P r o g r a m . N ew Y ork , Oct. 14-Late this even ing the Republican National Exec utive Committee decided to direct their efforts to carrying Florida, North Carolina and Virginia, A P r e c o c io u s T itle f. N ew Y ork , Oct. 14,— Robert Smith, a boy of 14, was caught to day opening a box at the post office belonging to Schumaker & Krone, cotton brokers, with a key which he said he found sticking in the box on Monday. At his residence were found cotton bills amounting to $50,000 which he had abstracted. A g g r i e v e d F ish e r m e n . E lizabethport , N, j., Oct. 14.— The fishermen and oystermen of Elizabethport, Staten Island, and Bergen Point are raising a fund to oppose in the courts the laying of oil-pipes in Newark Bay. It is claimed that the leakage from the oil-pipes will destroy the fish and oyster beds. T h e W e s tern R a i l r o a d W a r . S t . L ouis , Oct. 14. - The railroad fight is growing hotter. The differ ent offices are crowded with ticket buyers. The Chicago and Alton dropped limited tickets to Chicago and Kansas City to $2.70, and the Wabash immediately to $1.70. T h e P r e s id e n t ’s T r i p . P ort T ownsend , Oct. 14.— The Presidential party this morning visit ed the post, two miles from the city and were tendered a military recep tion. Shortly after they steamed away for the Straits to make the cir cuit of San Juan. R e c e p t io n T e n d e r e d iJrant. N ew Y ork , Oct. 14.— The Union League Club this evening adopted a resolution commendatory of Grant, and tendering him a reception at a date which he is requested to name. --------------------------- D e a t h o f M rs. JTolin M o y n ilian . The death of this estimable lady occurred at the family residence on Bank street yesterday, at one o’clock, after an illness of short duration. Deceased has been a resident of Ba tavia for the past thirty years, and was much beloved by all who knew her. She was mother of the late Father Moynihan, also Michael Moy- nihan of this village. She was a de voted member of the Catholic Church, a kind hearted mother, and her sudden death will cause a great deal of sorrow among her friends and relatives. At the time of her death she was 76 years of age. The funeral services will take place from the residence on Bank street, at eight o’clock Sunday morning, also from the Church at 9 o'clock. - ---------- --------------- Just received another lot of Edwin C. Burt’s Extra Fine New York Made Shoes at Yates' Sign of the Red Boot. 16-6 -----------M * ----------- History of • our Own Times, Bricks made without Straw, My Desire, Amber, the adopted, Brown ie’s Triumph and other new books and pamphlets at Mackeys'. For the best and cheapest driving gloves in town, go to tf J ohn T homas ’. — ------------ 4 »-f ------------------ - - ---------- ------------------ Kendall’s spavin cure for sale at Tryon’s Drug Store, 2-24t New stock of Lap Robes just re ceived at John T h o m a s . tf H A N C O C K A N D JEW G LISII, G r a n d m a s s M e e t i n g i n B i t H a lo JLast E v e n i n g . One of the largest political de monstrations ever held in this S;ate outside of New York city, was- held in Buffalo last night. The line was two miles in length and it is estima- ted> that thirteen thousand men were in line, bearing torches and hand somely uniformed, It was the democracy who were out, and those who witnessed the scene claim that it was far ahead of anything of the kind ever seen at a political meeting in that city. Arrangements were made and several c'~mp,snies from neighboring towns and counties were present with large numbers of men far beyond the «wpecta’ions of the Buffalonians G^n'.ae-i uounn' was well represented. Mativia ma'i1* a grand shoving, over 300 men be ing in line. They weie m com mand of Captain Crosb) and accom panied by a drum corp The Oakiield club were in hue and numbered over eighty men. Four hundred men went up Irotn Attica accompanied by the Jefferson Cornet Band. The) were in com mand of Col, R. S. Stevens, and were received with a grr-jt deal of applause as they onrched along. Preparations had bee*i made to have an outdoor meeting, hut owing to the rainy state of the weather the speeches were delivered in St. James Hall, by Samuel J. Randall, Col. W. B. Cochrane and H-m. James W. Covert of New Yo:k. The Ba tavia and other clubs of tins viuniiy reached home about five o’clock this morning. ----------- ----------------- „ T H E N E W R O A D . T h e R o u te It T a k e s T h r o u g h (¿enesee C o u n ty. County Clerk Hull, yesterday re ceived from Binghamton a c •rti< c'te of location of the proposed n e w rail road, te be known as the New York, Lackawana and Western Railway. Its direction through this county is as follows: After striking the Gene see County line 5 miles east of Pa vilion, its course is in a westerly rii- rection through the town above named, crossing the Rochester ard State Line Railrod at Pavilion Cen • ter and continuing in the same course through the towns of Bethany and Alexander, crossing the Attica branch of the New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad about two miles north of the village of Alexan der, thence on the sam-! course through t,;e towns of Alexander ;uid Darien to the county line u! Erie county. ---------- ------------------ G a r f i e l d a n d A r t h u r . The quiet neighborhood in the north of Stafford was thoroughly waked up last night by a rousing Republican meeting in the Vallett school house. Capt. George Doug lass was out with his company of “ Boys in Blue.” The Batavia gun squad were’out and Captain Dawson woke the echoes with the bras0, can non T oe Garlield and \nh>i> 1 am paign Glee Club, a. new organization consisting of Messrs. Q. P. Knight, S. C. Kendall, S. C. Torrey, and Mr. Luther, from this village sang campaign songs in a manner which thoroughly pleased everybody. These gentleman sing new words to old popular tunes, and doit in a way that tells Speeches were made by Hon. H. F. Tarbox, Israel M. Peck, and S E.' North. Three cheers were given for the ticket, and the best of feeling prevailed. The ladies of the neighborhood provided a bountiful supper for every one pres en t. ---------- --------------- The great Republican Parade in New York city. Full account in papers on sale at Mackeys’. - ---------- 4«»----------- Call and see the new Bambo Rocking Coair, only $1.98 at Ken yons’. I ft Was. IVoil. 'Io the Editor of i/u .Wins: k pain« me in ^ . m i e so often in your paper, .\.'i u.e pio- eed- mgs of Wednesday iu Uinon bt.. cl District No. 2, drive me while I ; 1 o. more draw 00 the patience oi y. u. - -elf and your readers. You see, after the events oi the previous evening, thetaxsaveis had .1 meeting at the business quarters of that unselfish soul, uur leader. 1 heie were but three of us, the other eleven, excited and exhausted by the moral effort of holding up their right harms ¡u tU: presence oi the «lemon- iac ninety-f >ur, htus sought tne se el Ui>j n of d.,ujc. ii was at once agreed that our task was a thankless one, but all the same it was resolved in obey the call of conscience in this truggle, and on the morrow to make ■me more rally m the cause of the •ux ridden district. We mourned 1 he mutilation of ttie report of our gentlemanly clerk; we cursed the ihxtrous malice of the internal Woodward as with question after question he picked the report to piec e s , until in the awiul silence of t»ie moment we could hear the pieces ad, and we still tell upon us the malevolent glare of interlering Wat- S\ii’s eye as he plucked from the shoulders of the devoted Smith what mile L'luur lie had neipea himselt to 111 the mailer oi savings. And we weui borne, and, ¿Iter placet, to beu, aid into our pillows sanrc tons «.1 1 nth, but not an ounce of hope. At 12 ML, on Wednesday we were .11 the polls, and while I live may never stand in such a plate again 1'ne preacher sayn 11 is glorious to • uffer for one’s ianh. It so, 1 have nad glory enough, not for one day ■.inly, but for the full term of my natural life, it was an awful scene. 1'he poor tax-payert,; some of them, triei 10 vofe, bvt what the ftw achieved the many tailed <■£ Beirce uad for many weeks been calling upon the widows and the orphans (the female orphans) and offering ( or their votes), to wreck himself in 1 heir behall on the rocks and shoals «f taxation. They said they wouk • ...me and vote, and God in heaven knows - hey kept the tryst. It was he worst case ol bui u zing I ev saw. The Butins «uid the Kings, of the south when they build, ze man in political fa hion are corm-nt o keep the viuitn ¿iw.iv ronr. tire polls. A s a mtthinic in dm iitie of business Abbott II. Chase, (a new -otner here, by the way) can give ong odds and sweep the deck. Where the Southern horror ends ’base’s outrage begins. When he uashis victims cowed and so convert ed. he compels'em to walk up to the polls and sh'nv their new faith by their works In less than an hour it was e vident that as against the brutaliz ing elements arrayed against us our purity of purpose and unselfish spir it btood no chance at all, Even the -ons and daughters of Erin among «horn we had spent much time anc .abor ol breath, joined hands with the oppressor, and helped to accom plish upon us his devilish purpose. The polls closed an '<3 when the votes were counted, although amic threats and bushwhackjiig of al kinds we had probably out-voted the opposition by two to one/the return ing board threw out enough to show our deleat by almost three to one Let me ask how long this state of things is to continue? A T a x S u f f e r e r . S X A T K NJSWH. A C o lle c t io n o f Isiterestiu g Notes F r o m a ll Q u a r t e r s . The Albany Baptist churcn was ’ h :’-«1 vized Monday and the contri- iin!-, i 1 ,xes robbed. “ The S up Board of Audit at Al- b:n' M c 111 uvt - I he claim ol V»c >1, Par-'Oi.s ^ > 0., of $5,500 or piuu.ug the New Y^rk Civil 1st. When the schooner Nei io 'Wilder went ashore at the Gullup Islands lay before yesterday. Captain Char- •; Jackson -’-’as 'truck by th- m iin u rn aud ^riou^}. 'njured. A cty minion in Alban) sup.-lie newsboys «ith beds at five cents a night. \ class of twenty-seven girls is being instructed in plain cooking an 1 household duties. Urson McCune, while driving a milk wagon across the tracks of the Ulster and Delaware railroad, near Kelley’s corners, Delaware county, ue^day, was ‘¡mack bv a ir.tiu a of. badly injured. The noon passenger train on the R. W. & O. road ran into the rear a freight train at Pulaski Wednes day, staving in the hind end of .he baggage car and injuring engine N \ 1. No one was seriously hurt. Samuel K^vce has been indicted The largest stock of trunks and traveling bags in town, selling cheap at J ohn T homas ’. Delhi fir kill ng To- '11-, hop vard by -.trik a club. Mrs. R. li en indicted lor p >i- ..b-ind in the same I .s been offered fur the .n.dy of the late Cap- part for murd-T n bias Fini; n m ing him with Thomas ha* s^ning her i. place. A rewnn recovery ol .lie tain Aull, in command and owner • f trie ‘.cno'iner Olive Branch, tie had n • is pors n #'.\ineu of papers, not valuable to anyone but the friends of me deceased. Ai ihe school election at Saratoga WeUn;.L>iav, lun:e ■> 1 men were elect ed. members oi the Board of Educa tion. Thrte men ran against them, but thp «omen were chosen by fifty majontv o u t of a vmc of nearly 900. The wnnii n elected are Mrs. Wal worth, Mrs. Andrews and Mrs. Hurd. Phineas Homer, a fanner who lives in the suburbs of Utica, while under the influence of liquor Friday night, stole up behind his wife with a club and struck her on the head, injurinu; her terribly. He is forty- iour years old. The Recorder held him in default of $5,000 bail to await the result of his wife’s in juries T h e N e w street. The commissioners appointed to asse. s dancugvs to pi\>p.rty taken by the new street to be laid from Forest to Kllicott Avenues, l ive been in session at the Court House since Wednesday morning, taking proof as to the value of propu ty along the line of the street. They will prob ably not close the proof before next week, and it will be several weeks before their report is completed, The number of witnesses examined in each case are large and in many cases quite conflicting. It will be a difficult matter to ascertain the exact damage to every property owner. I'E K S O N A L S . More of those Fine Cork Sole Button Bools, made expressly for Yates by John S La Hermann of New York the best and handsomest fitting shoe ever seen m Batavia, just receiv ed at 78 Main street 16-6 ---------- --------------- D e m o c r a t i c demonstrations in Buffalo— Full account in Courier for the 15th on sale at Mackeys' News Room. ----------- <»» ---------- Stop! see regular advertisement of D. R, V. G. in. another column. Try it. W. W. Whitncv'j an old Batavia 1 boy is in town visiting friends. Miss Mary Arnold of Bergen is the guest of her cousin Miss ’Belle Beechei, on State street • . . Mrs. Homer Williams of New! York, is visiting at the residence o f : Mrs. A. S. Stewart East Main st. J H. Smith, formerly, Secretary of the Wiard Plow Works, but now a resident of .Riverside, pal. ^ is in town. — — — N e w s p a p e r A d v e r t i s i n g !s the most energetic and vigilant of sales- ■ men, addressing thousands each day; always in the advertiser’s interest^' and ceaselesf' at work ■eeking s cus tomers Irotn ul! classes. -4 » ►- Subscribe for the D a il y N ews .
