The Official Canvass

From the I.ansiug Rcpublican. Ou Wedneaday the State Board oí Canvassers, composed of Secretary of Stato Holden, State Treasurer MeCreery, and Land Couiinissiouer Partridge, examined, tibulated, and made the footiugs of the votes oa%t at the election April 2, in all the counties excepting Isle Royale and Manitou. No election was held iu tho foriner county, and no returns were received froni the latter. The following is the vote of the seventy-four counties from which roturns havo boen received : Cooley, 112, (ió3 Severens, 85,748 Collier, 110,545 Chadwiok, 87,()O0 Maltz, 111,230 Lewi, 87,844 Mrtjority for Judgo Cooloy, 2ü,!)()5 ; for liegent Collier, 22,940; for Mr. Maltz, 2;S,38G. There were 1,149 votes lost to Mr. Severens, candidate for Supremo Justioe, by his name being misbpelled, and 66 imperfect votes. There were 1,075 votes lost to Mr. Collier, for llegent, by his name being misspelled, and 89 imperfect votus. The spoculativo director is a creature of reckless banking. He exists, aud blunders or plunder?, ouly bocause the banks lend monoy on his collaterals. W'üenever the banks wish to put an end to his existenco, thoy can do so by inerely returning to sound banking - by reiusing to lend monoy to men who uso it in gambling, and refusing especially to men who uso it to dettroy tho very oollatoral which tho banks receive. Uutil the banks conclude to drive the speculative director out of existence, ho will continuo to drive securities out of existence, to destroy coufidence in corporate management, and to cause tliat prevailing distrust whiuh drags down sound and unsound companies alike. - n I M - m Ilayes is fightiug the Daiuocracy on the plan of the natives of India in their sieges, using the carpot-baggers as a mainel. " Blephants wero trainod to pnsh opfín gatos with their ponderoua lieads. To guard against tuis the gates were afterward thickly studdod with pikes, which no sensiblo elephaut ivould run his head against. Native ngenuity was ready with an expedieut, md a camel wa9 driven alougsido the jate and the elephaut pushed against lim. Kather rough for the camel, but )f courso more comfortablo for the elehan t." - Courier-Journal.