Show I POLITICAL TOPICS Chicago 9President Hayes today denied to the InterOcean correspondent corres-pondent at Washington that there wasH was-H shadow of foundation to the sensational itery from Kaisas that an attempt was made to aaisinate him in Kansas recently re-cently InterOceans Washington Charles J Stalbard republican writes from South Carolina that he will contest Aikens seat in the next new Congress He lays intimidation and tissue ballots were employed openly to defeat him and overcome the republican majority of soon to 5600 > He has proofs of fraud and terrorim ample to assure him of his et StalbranJ is one of the few who after creditable military service settled in South Carolina Tbe IntcrOccana Now York correspondent corres-pondent attempted to interview Hancock on Barnumf new rand squeak but with poor succes On approaching him the general smiled but positively declined to say anything about Barnum or tho recent election as he aid he had something elseito do and think about He hud seen what the newspapers hhd said about the dispute had read tho Brooklyn Eagles article which declared de-clared that he would not accept the presi dency on any such condition as Barnum and Kelly proposed he had reid what General Pryor had said about Barnum and that this was possibly another mistake of his but said bo pleas plea-s ntly I desire to say nothing myself General Hancocks manner was most cheerful and pleasant and he appeared anything but the conspirator his supporters sup-porters are trying to make him appear lie was willing to talk about anything but that subject ho was determined to avoid in wnol or in part Petersburg Va 9The official vote in the Fourth Congressional District of Virginia comprising eleven counties acd the city of Puterburg gives the democratic demo-cratic electoral ticket 5118 readjustllra 3S4 republicans 13568 Colnien 5768 Jorrenen 3825 August 9The clerks returns of the votes for the election of president and vice president have been received ct tho office of the secretary of state from all but six towns and six plantations With tho exception of adding to tbo total vote the figures from the remaining towns will nut materially change the result as fol lows I Garfield 74005 Hancock Weaver electors G1S 2 Wearer straight green bank elector 407C Dow 66 scatlerieg 12 Tutu 112991 Majority for Gar field 5019 plurality 9173 Chicago 9The Tribune has complete com-plete ofliciil 1 returns from all tho counties in the stite which show the total vote fr president to be 722230 of which Gar tied has 318205 Hancock 277451 Weaver 25821 Dow and Ihlp 7oO Garfields plurality 40751 |