The Overwhelming Defeat Of The

publican party by the demócrata in New York state Tueaday, tells which way the wind will blow in 1888. It is indeed a triumph for the democraoy of the Empire state. We expected this result, bat were not prepard for suoh a complete and gloiioua victory. Virginia and towa also show democratio gains. In Detroit the municipal eleotion was one of the quietest for years and it also provea that democracy ia in the glorious aacendency, nearly the entire democratio ticket being elected. The Free Presa aays: "Such a complete victory waa neve before seen in Detroit." Tuis will be repeated next year when theldemooratic victory will be still more complete nnd the republicana will feel sorer then they do to-day. Chicago ia to-day all excitetnent over the hanging of the anarchiats. The whole country haa been up in arma against them for the wholesale butchery at the Haymarket over a year ago. Gov. Oglesby bas been placed in a very trying position. He has been besieged by letters asking for olemency and also from others begging him not to interfere with the decisión of the aupreme court. He bas commuted the sentencea of Fielden and Schwab to life imprieonment, but Spies, Engel, Fischer and Parsons must hang. Lingg cheated the gallows by blowing off the top of bis head yesterday. Ft is now claimed that the real bomb thrower bas been discovered in New York City, and the governor has been askeJ a reprieve till this evidence can be examined. It is very probable that by noon to-day there will be Tour leas nnarchists living. They were bnng at fonr minutes after twelve.