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Show ELECTION l'OIXTS. Election Arrests tu Florida So q til Ciftroliuu. j Boston, 12. Congressman Deal I will not contest the flection in the Third district. Jacksonville, Fia , 12.- Judge Witherspoon, of ths canvassing board ol Madison county, was arrested last night by a deputy United States marshal mar-shal ou a charge ol receiving and de stroying one of the precinct returns which gave Bisbee fifty-seven majority. ma-jority. He is still held in $3,0C0 hail. Samuel Smith, colored, an inspector in-spector in the Bame county, charged with not doing hia duty, has been committed to jail. A special to the Hun and lJress from Alachua county says: "The canvassing board to day threw out three precincts, one because the name of the voter ia wrong ou the tickets and two because the duplicate precinot returns did not agree. Tbia action, if sustained, sus-tained, reduces BUbee'a, rep., majority ma-jority in the county from 550 to 97, and elects Hall, dem. It also electa a democrat to the legislature in the place of Jj. Q. 'Dennis. A deputy marshal arrested the canvassing board this evening and they are to be taken before the United States commissioner com-missioner to-morrow. A petition is being circulated in Jacksonville by the republicans asking the supreme court to convene, in special Besaion, for the purpose of obtaining a mandamus man-damus to compel a rccanvasa. Charleston, 12. Three mauaeerB of election at oue of the pollj wcrt arrested to day under warrants Irom the United Slates commUiioner for obstructing the deputy marshal at the recent election, aud refusing to pub licly couut the ballots. Tuey gave bad. Other arrests are expected tomorrow. to-morrow. Eighteen citizens ot Orange burg have been arrested for obstruct ing tho United States officers in the discbarge of their duties at the election. elec-tion. They gave bail. Maucb Chunk, P.i., 12. The return re-turn judges of the Eleventh congressional congres-sional district met today. The ju iges from Carbon, Luzerne and Lackawanna counties made returns certifying General Allbrigbl's (republican) (repub-lican) election to congress by til plurality plu-rality and those from Pike, Montour, Monroe and Columbia counties certi tied lo Robert Klotz (democrat ) election by 95 plurality. Chicgo, 12. Tribune's New "Or leans: Later returns give Wells, re publican, a better showing for congress con-gress in the Fourth district. Reports ol Irauds and downright swindles in balloting arrangements are continually con-tinually arriving. i AUBUsta, 12. Serator Blaine wag, to-night, croaen chairman ol tbe republican re-publican state ceutra.1 commute for the t wen liita time. |