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About Weekly constitutionalist. (Augusta, Ga.) 185?-1877 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 1870)
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION 4 LIST WEDNESDAYMORNING, DEC. 28, 18iu Our Washington Letter. Washington, December 19, 1870. I had the pleasure a day or two ago of escorting about the Capitol a fresh import ation from over the sea—a regular “ Blaut ed Britisher.” The look of astonishment which now and then came over his frank, open countenance, and the “ by Joves ” and “you don’t say sos” with which my re marks were'received afforded me no little amusement. Standing in the reportera’ gallery of the House, I called his attention to a little group just beneath us. That elderly man seated at his desk and leaning back in his chair is Johu A. Bing ham, of Ohio. The dapper little fellow by his side is S. S. Cox, of New York. You can’t see the face of the stout man with a bald {head as shlney as a billiard ball, and you wouldn’t see anything very hand some If you did, for that is Benj. P. Butler. “ The man that stole spoons and wants to bag our American fisheries,” enquired my companion. The same, I replied. Now you see what a happy trio that is. Well, it is not very long since Butler accused Mr. Bingham on the floor of this House of having murdered Mrs. Surratt, and Bingham, in eflfect, called Butler a thief. Cox and Butler have ex changed compliments of quite as question able a nature. “And they didn’t fight. By Jove, no fellow could stand that sort of thing, yon know. Most extraordinary ! Why, I thought Bowie knives and pistols always came of such things in this country.” I had then to explain that the duello and the Bowie belonged to the days that are past; that when one man grossly Insulted 'another, then it was with a knowledge that he would be held responsible for his con duct, and that, in consequence, people were more choice in their language than nowa days, when men denounce each other as liars, thieves and murderers and drink to gether afterward. The same license has extended to the press. There is a paper in New York—the Sun— which exists on libels and slanders. You flud yourself grossly slandered in such a journal some day, yonr business reputation injured,your family disgraced, and you have no recourse. The courts are open to you, it is true. You can bring & suit for libel, and after a vexa tions delay, von gain your case and are awarded one cent damages. The public sentiment which has put down dueling has also decreed that the press shall Indulge In the grossest personal abuse of private Indi viduals with perfect impunity. “ Nasty state of affairs, that,” added the Englishman. “You see our newspapers don’t indulge in that sort of thing much. Oar people don’t approve of duels either; but when a fellow insults us we just knock him down. We practice on the cabbie now and then, to keep our hands in." Having pointed out the various celebri ties on the floor of the House, not forget ting the member who had robbed the sol diers’ widows ; big, burly and honest John Morrissey ; the military looking Fernando Wood, and fully explained the mysteries of carpet-bagism, we went over to the Senate, the stranger expressing a desire to see “ that lad Chandler.” The bellicose Michi gander was unfortunately absent, but ihe scarcely less belligerent Sunnier was in his seat, and so was the molasses-colored Rev els, his most formidable rival. The Sen ate was discussing some dry routine busi ness in its usual dreary and ponderous way, and the Englishman soon became in tensely bored. When I parted with him, he was in pursuit of oysters and ale. He didn’t seem to be very favorably impressed with our Congressmen, but he thought the Capitol a deuced fine building. I found it difficult yesterday to realize that i was walkiug on the Pennsylvania avenue I had known for so many months. Saturday evening, with much boiling and pouring of tar, rattling of wooden blocks, and sound of busy hammers, the new pave ment was completed from the Treasury building to the Capitol; and early yester day morning the Centre Market, a series of dilapidated' sheds, which has so long dis graced this beautiful thoroughfare, was totally destroyed by fire. Usually, Penn sylvania avenue is well nigh deserted on Sunday. Occasionally you may see a pedestrian, and now and then a hotel omnibus on its way to or from the railway depot: but otherwise, there are no signs of life. Yesterday, however, people flocked by hundreds to the scene of the conflagra tion. They stood on the corners opposite, and they explored the charred the smoking rains. Men, women and children, white and black, passed in and out under the low brick arches of the front wall, which stood out in its nakedness like a bridge over a black river. Inside were the charred butchers blocks, many of them still burning, and long bits of twisted gas pipes, which resembled writhing snakes. The fact that two human beings had been taken from the ruins, burned to an unrecognizable crisp, invested the scene with a certain interest which brought many persons out of doors irom their Sunday reading of dime novels and New York Ledgers. It was not enough, however, to stand on the spot where the bodies had been found. “ The Station House (where the remains lay) was throng ed daring the morning with anxious par ties whose friends were missing, ana a number of ladies earn, who shuddered and wept at the fearful spectacle. The great ma lority of the visitors, however, were moved 'simply by an idle and morbid curiosity. It was anew sensation for those who love to sup fall of horrors. The loss of life is, or course, regretted; but all Washington re joices that a clean sweep has been made of this disreputable old structure, leaving the "■round clear for the erection of the new market house, which is to a magnificent edifice, four or five stores in height, with a marble front, Mansard roof and all a maroie iruuv, -r- . the modern Improvements. As for the avenue itself, one would have thought that the proposed carnival had commenced yes* terday. Teams of every description passed up and down at their best speed. There were open carriages and close carriage, buggies and carts, well matched pairs anl the sorriest of hacks. These were passing and repassing each other with cracking of whip and g’langs of the Jehus, whl« the occupants of the carriages, meu an wo men, looked down smilingly upon th«pc- men* kkwvu wwm *■*- ..... ’ deatrians, as though to *av: All) twe ruitinu a swellt" “Isn't the new pave meat bully f’ Till clerks who were airing | themselves 1U slender buggies, behind the i beet of livcrr stihls itock, drove with 'liter j recklessness over the crossing*; and m ohl | g.0i.1. oian, who imrrowly escaped Mmisi uwr, lurnwJ u. mu and c-gclalmed, Indlg lisolly : ” We’d butler get OUf I|V‘S Insur'd If this sort of thing is to go «#/' The po (fee fores stems' I utterly parilffM with ueionisbmeut at this innovation m Hr old time Hitbbslh Odist of tbs C'Uy, Sin) insd* mi' ifort to check the frantic rasing sod favorite, has just closed a highly successful engagement of two weeks at the National Theatre ; and to-night will be given the first performance of anew Christmas pan tomime, entitled “See-Saw, or the Old Woman who Lived in a Shoe.” “Fer uaude,” an adaption from the French, which has had a run in New York, will be the attraction at Wall’s Opera House, with Miss Susan Denim as the star. Os lectures there are to be quite a number, with Mias Olive Logan among the lecturers. It has been a very dull day at the Capi tol, nothing in the proceedings calliug for special mention. Ex-Seuator Drake was sworn in as Chief Justice of the Court of Claims. A man more unfit for the position could not have been found. It i-i snowing furiously as I close this letter; the second snow fall of the season. Ami. Our New York Correspondence. New Yoke, Dec. 22. The chief political event of the week is the appearance in a personal organ of one of the Tammany leaders of an article de nying the supposed intention of Tammany Hall to force Governor Hoffman upon the Democracy of the United States as a can didate for the Presidency. This, if true, would mean one of two things. Either that Tammany Hall despaired of commend ing her jobbery and open affiliation with Butler and other Radicals to the Democ racy of other States, or she sees nothing in the Presidency to induce her to forego ex isting advantages. But the show of teth ering Governor Hoffman is all a sham. He will b3 made the next Democratic candi date for President, if money and intrigue will accomplish that purpose. But the country will never approve Tammany Hall in its present attitude; and being myself a sincere admirer of Governor Hoffman, I would greatly regret to see him sacri ficed. The junior Tammany leaders give out that they are in favor of Senator Thur man, of Ohio, and the National Conven tion, to be held In a little more than a year, may, like that of 1868, be a play at cross purposes. The Irtfmne, of this morning, publishes a communication nominating Grant for re-election, and editorially says that no one else is named, though it would be glad to have the Presidential office lim ited to a single term. There appears to be a sudden revival of business, which promises a return of pros perity to mercantile and manufacturing pursuits. There is no donbt that business men have passed through a severe ordeal, but all experience has proved that when there seemed nothing to hope for, the saga cious buyer acted with most boldness and vigor. I allude to the subject for the pur pose of hinting to your readers that now is the time to contract for supplies of food bread and meat—for the next planting season. Everything indicates an advance in both those great necessaries between this and the Ist of February. Europe is taking great quantities of flour aud meat from us, and our stocks arc being rapidly reduced ; while the exports last week em braced not less than eight thousand barrels and tierces of pork and beef, besides nearly five million pounds of bacon, lard, cheese, &c. We*are having intensely cold weather, but bright and dry, so that no one com plains. The skating season is in full tide. A great effort is being made to reduce the municipal expenses of this ciiy and Brookly.i, and much distress U caused by the discharge of several hundred minor officials. It is probable that in the past month fully one thousand of these have been discharged, a fact which illustrates the laxity which has crept into our local affairs. We are to have a revi val of the legitimate drama in the production of Richelieu, at Booth’s, which will be presented with every adjunet of»ress and scenery, the well known actor himself appearing in the title role. Miss Glynn, a very eminent English tra gedienne, will give, at Stemway Hall, a Shaksperian reading from Antonr and Cleopatra. Managers, ene and all, are do ing their best, in view of the appioaching holidays, which bring to them always in creased houses. On Christmas night the Harmonic Society will give their annual rendition of the Messiah. This will be but a poor affair after the fine performance of the same Oratorio by Nilsson, assisted by the Mendelsohn Union and other ar tists. Miss N.’s next appearance in New York will be in the Oratorio of the Crea tion. On Christmas night, also, Kate Field will repeat her lecture on Charles Dickens at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, which was de livered on last Sunday evening to a large audience. With Kate, Sunday appears a favorite day, because perhaps Mr. Daly on that day can render his theatre profit a .le, when otherwise it might be closed, the New York pnblic not being yet quite educated up the standard of theatrical entertain ments on a dav which some time was held sacred. Miss Field, as if aware of the ex isting necessity for an apology of some sort, or wishing to administer a soothing syrap to the consciences of her hearers, commenced with a piece of flimsiness, which after all, however, was as good an excuse as she could find. “ The better the day the better the deed, provided the deed were honest.” This being granted, the Sabbath is virtually abolished inasmuch as one can see no reason why laltor of all sorts, provided it be honest, should not be wiled on on the Sabbath day, and the Sabbath being primarily i Un f kta oonre o a II LI kUC usawww— » r day of rest from labor, by this courea of reasoning, an end would be quickly put thereto. She brings in, also, some twaddle about humanity and charity being characteristic of the ureat novelist, and in a somewhat unmeaning way, gives these facts as an additional apology for her Sab bath entertainments. There is meaning hi the French proverb, qui s excuse, t accuse. Kate is full of excuses. It is very proba ble however, that there is as much religion K ilXe m. Dickens as in lectures on hygiene, which some time ago were special \l Inaoguiated on Sunday evenings, by Beec icr in his Sunday school rooms. Un doubtedly there is as much as in the politi cal* 1 discourses which he so frequently calls sermons. Better suited to theatrical entertainments Better su «« custom which Ml of pro" ; Lok* and putting on of ''Vt-roMtsby n Urge Prowriloa of >"■ Ttl cliurehe. *S«*vXl»g. A ' '!"* mo ZlZls\ tL.i a<l more out of keeping «cy«* , k! j «re»»t aim m» inirrhsl as hide i *** Imagin' m ■ A ' | t going i r; : ZgifiS ! »nl« id * iZ.usiMl ih« Wor.hln »l w, {St) iss Mu'eli f1» <ltd* *o* b § MSS+’tm j . <4it. well |C Ik* MWli WVU'V / ** y I- ***** nuu i UII Wlf inference. But such is decorum iu oar “ best society.” Those interested in the raising of poultry have now an opportunity to see .■* great deal in that line, in the exhibition which is now being held at 596 Broadway, under the auspices of the New York State Poul try Society. The judges appointed to award prizes completed this somewhat difficult task on Saturday. Yesterday a large lot were sold at auction, among which were some choice foreigu stock. WiLLOOcnnY. Letter From Sparta. Sparta, Ga., December 24,1870. Messrs. Editors: A truthful statement of the results which transpired here dur ing the late election is written for public information. We are not hasty to defend before we are accused, but we kuow how swift our enemies are to malign os, and that falsehood willjgladly seize upon the dark ness of uncertain rumor, because Its “ deeds are evil.” Before the polls were opened on Tuesday morning last, the first day of the election, Judge Linton S’.ephens and Colonel B. T. Harris, accompanied by other active gen tlemen, who together represented the Dem ocratic party in the county approached the managers to ascertain their constructio of the laws under which the election was to be held, and to give them candid informa tion of Democratic purpose and opinion. That purpose was to employ all legal means to secure a fair and legal election ; that opinion was that existing laws re quired from the managers, in the dis charge of their sworn constitntional du ties, the exclusion of all voters who did not possess all the constitutional qualifications. Special attention was call ed to the clause of the State constitu tion which made the payment of taxes for the year preceding the election an essential, and they were desired to inform the afore named gentlemen what they intended to do concerning it. A majority—Messrs. Culver, Johnson and a negro named Adol phus Moss—announced their intention to enforce this constitutional requirement. With this understanding, the election pro ceeded quietly until 149 votes had been polled, mostly by negroes. Just before the number was reached, a negro offered his ballot who was a tax defaulter for the year 1869. la formation was given to the man agers, and they were desired to administer the oath. Judge J. B. Gouder, one of the two managers who had dissented from the legal programme adopted by the other three, was remarking to the negro manager Moss, with much emphasis of manner, that they had no authority to administer the constitutional oath. The latter recon- sidered his first opinion, and agreed to the policy of Gouder ami the fifth manager, and the defaulter was allowed to vote. In violation, however, of this opinion, he had only a few minutes before enforced this very clause of the constitution against a felon who offered his vote. At once the tax defaulting voter was arrested on legal war rant for the crime of illegal voting, and by warrant issued on affidavit of Judge Lin ton Stephens, three of the managers— Gouder, Moss and Mo’sely—were ar rested, charged as principals in the second degree with the felony of illegal voting. A magistrate, J. C. Simmons, was present, and ail the parties announcing ready, the case proceeded at once to a hear ing. For himself and co-defendants, Judge Gouder plead the Election Act of the Geor gia Legislature of October 3,1870, under which alone, he said, they felt themselves authorized to proceed. Judge Stephens re plied with overwhelming > power, pleading the purer doctrine of a higher law than all the enactments of a Legislature could ever be—the constitution; the source of all power, binding upon Legislatures and man agers, judges aud people; paramount and supreme; the pillar of cloud which marks out a pathway for all, and the political omnipotence which says to all: “Thus far and no farther shalt thou-go.” His speech was a most masterly exposition of consti tutional authority and a most glorious vin dication of constitntional liberty. No synopsis can even outline the grand utter ances which quieted party tumult, and which received the eloquent tribute of un hidden tears from eyes which seldom weep. No fulsome adulation would please him or become us, but to great and unselfish public service let proper praise be always given. His attitude was heroic, his senti ments sublime, his inspiration the pure impulse of lofty patriotism, his sole purpose the public good. His duty led him over broken associations, political and private, which bad strengthened through many years. With unpretending but unfaltering tread, he marched to do his work. Liberty will do him honor, as she honors all the Hampden’s who serve her, in what ever age or land they live. When Judge Stephens closed bis argu ment the defendants put in other pleas, ignorance of the law and absence of crimi nal intent. Judge Stephens made reply in the following words: “ May it please your honor, acts of legis lative bodies, when they are authorized by the constitution, are entitled to our re spect and our obedience; but when out side the constitution, they are not laws but crimes, the highest of all crimes, and crimes against public liberty; and the men who enact them, and the judges who up hold them, are the high' st of all criminals, usurpers and traitors. These defendants are but seeking to justify their crime by the higher crime of their infamous confed erates. This same plea was the first ever made for human crime. It was made by the woman In the Garden of Kden—“ the serpent beguiled me.” It was overrated by God himself, and you, sir, when you over rule it to-day, will but be the minister of God’s unchangeable justice.” The parties were committed by the mag istrate, with the privilege of ball, which they refused to give. The election then proceeded under the superintendence of freeholders, as the law directs, and was con ducted quietly to the close. Many of our people were active to inform the negroes present what had been done, and how, and why, and to give them every assurance that they might proceed to vote without harm or hindrance. Excepting two, who voted the straight Radical ticket, the ne groes declined to vote under Instructions from their leaders, “ neither to touch nor handle the unclean thing.” About one hundred and fifty negroes voted the Demo cratic ticket, and many other* desired to do so, but these last were tax defaultera, nifil were strongly urged, even by Demo erttlc candidate*, n"t to attempt to doso, In violation of the law. Maintaining, then, to the end, our fixed l, iji pose to einbfcn the law both for and against ourselves, we have the approbation ofotir consciences,and •lauding upon these our rendered reason*, wa confidently expect ih« sanction ol good in»n every where.— Kig iting time with constitutional weapon* Ptuftn h Urns 94r Aw* Hut*# At •i t#i**#m I# tM# vlJlaf# 'I J# #•!41 ijiuM J#*l )##l Mi Ml## Mi #iA# S teff UtUilvA *## # *»‘»# M# w *## 9031919 t#l## 93 t M ( iii&Urtt (AlMflf The Macon Riot. THE MILITARY AND POLICE QUELL THE ROW. From the Telegraph, of Wednesday we get the following details of the riot iu Maco n on Tuesday: Wc regret to be called upon this morn ing to chronicle the first public disturbance on our streets, of an alarming character, that has ever occurred here.; and, at the same time, we are glad to say that before it had got under headway it was quelled and order and quiet restored, by the coolness, daring and firmness of .our city officials, assisted by a few brave citizens aud the milltaiy. The election had proceeded quietly ail the morning at the City Hall, where was assembled a great crowd of negroes from the surrounding c>*uutry and citizens of Macon. Occasionally, a negro or a white man would appear on the ground with con cealed weapons about him, and when it was discovered by the officers on duty, he was immediately arrested and taken to the guardhouse; but about noou a man was arrested for voting twice or illegally, which seemed to exasi'erate a crowd of u.'groes, and they determined to make an effort to rescue the prisoner. The pris oner was in charge of officers Granger, Hurly and Daves, and when the rush was made upon them, they drew their pis tols and ordered the negroes to stand back. They succeeded in keeping them off until they had got near the engine house of Hook and Ladder Company, on Poplar street, when the negroes, seeing a wagon near them loaded with smdl green poles for fire wood, rushed for It aud armed themselves, while others of them seized rocks, bricks oi anything they could lay hands upon, and with these they again assailed the policemen having the prisoner, who by this time were reiuforced by several others, in cluding a few citizens. But on the negroes rushed, whooping and yelling like so many infuriated devils, the police and citizens still calling upon them to stand back, as if dreading the alternative of opening fire. At this moment, officer C. H. Daves was struck a heavy blow with the half of a brick on the left shoulder, which knocked him down. Seeing that words of remon strance could no longer avail anything, two shots were fired into the squad of negroe* rushing upon the police with up lifted clubs, rocks and sticks, and two of them were wounded—one mortally so, it is thought. While all this was going on white citi zens were ruening hither and thither, arm ing themselves as quickly as possible, and then returned to the scene of the conflict. The police foroe of the city were now well together, aud surrounding their prisoner they drew their revolvers and ordered the mob to bear back, slowly falling back them selves. At this juncture several promi nent citizens bravely sprang in between the negroes and policemen, to prevent a col lision and the use of fire-arms, first among whom was Col. J. G. Deitz, to whom, more than any one else we saw, averted the threatened bloody onslaught. His Honor Judge Carlton B. Cole, with his long, white locks and commanding mien, also threw himselfin front of the negroes and urged them to advance uo farther. Several other gentlemen, whom we do not now re member, also acted very bravely and pru dently iu quelling the inflamed passions of both blacks and whites, and while thus en gaged the cry came that the mllitiry were approaching, and, looking up Poplar street, all saw a squad of United Stales soldiers coming down at a double-quick, with May or Huff and Major Layton, of the 16th United States Infantry. Arriving on the ground, Mayor Huff immediately ordered the crowd to disperse and the streets to be cleared, or he would order a charge of the soldiers, and they In connection with the whole police force of the city, soon scat tered the crowd aud peace and order were restored. We cannot praise onr brave and hand some young Mayor and his small police force too highly for tlieir cool, firm and gal lant behavior on this occasion. And ;he thanks of our citizens are also due to Mai. Layton for the coolness, discretion and firmness with which he assisted the Mayor and city officials. Some eight or ten of the more prominent negroes engaged in the assault upon the police were arrested and marched off to jail under the eye of the military force, and it is likely they now see that neither the military, Mayor, police nor citizens will tamely submit to an outrage. In conclusion, it may not be amiss to say a word to these negroes who brought on the difficulty yesterday. It was none of their business who the police arrested, and when they undertake to dictate in such matters they can spring a fight almost at any time. If the police arrest a man, it is between them and the party arrested, and the courts decide who is right and who is wrong, and it is a felony to Interfere with an officer In the discharge of his duly. Therefore, every negro who took Dart in the assault upon officers Hurly, Daves and Granger on yesterday, not only endangered their lives, but laid themselves liable' to a long term of service in the penitentiary. That fifty or one hundred of them were not killed yesterday was owing to the great forbearance on the part of the police and those citizens who sprung to their defense. It is a great wonder they reserved fire un der so great and pressing a provocation as was offered. We solemnly warn the color ed people to abstain from such conduct, for if they do force a collision with the whites and the sworn officers of the law, they will rue the day on which it oocurred. The whites of Georgia will not be overrun by lawless and Irresponsible negroes, and the sooner they learn this fact the better It wi 1 be for them. The Georgia Vote.— -For the benefit of our readers, we give the vote in Georgia at the last election: In 1868, the vote for Governor in the State stood as follows: Bullock, Republi can, 83,141); Gordon, Democrat, 70,000 Bullock’s majority, 7,047. The vote in the various Congressional Districts, In the same year, was as follows: First District— Republican, 11,980; Democrat, 8,141. Re publican majority, 8,830. Becon I Dls- J'ypfc—fJtopubllcaN, 11,696 ; Democratic, 18,- Jw. Democratic majority, 1,049. Third R I Hi r . ICt S" Il *P! I . bllcan ' la - 80fi 5 Democrat, 1J,«II. It publican majority, 1,285. Fourth publican, 11 • 078 • Democrat, L, can majority, 101. Fifth uiatrlct—the Republican vote waa about the same a* that for Governor Ilullock, w 111 no regular opposition. Hixtli Dls triet—Republican, 7,027; Democrat, 8,840. Deinocratlc majority, 413. Hnventh Dis trict—Republican, H,064 ; Democrat, 11,184. Demo*ratio majority, 8,100. If tlm mein har* elected In iWW had Inuiii admitted to GoSfiftss, III* delegation would have stood ouf Itepohlieaue and three Democrat*. | AU.st.la The Ofitee eernlnga of the (ientral Rail *Sir .j '*7* *ihf * h" benbi 1182,020 |<|i of the> MoutliweeUro lUllroa'l.li 894.170 M uiebing • grand bdel »rs |9j94Agg 14 Mai agrolagf, (tjUAt/m 48 Georgia Election Returns. The following returns have readied us by telegraph mid from private sources: Savannah, December 20. —The election is remarkably quiet and orderly. Not a single disturbance to-day. Bradley is get ting a large portion of the negro vole at the regular polling place at the court house. The Radicals have opened a ballot box in the eastern portiou of the city, where negroes vote early and often. A written protest has been made against the legality of this pro< ceding ou the part of Bullock’s inauagers. Several negroes were arrested this morning for voting more than once. No violence or intimidation, and everything is progressing satisfacto rily. Rome, December 20.—Everything quiet. The Democrats are over two to one ahead. Seven hundred and eleven votes cast. — Three negroes arrested for illegal voting. The Young Men’s Democratic Club have opened a distinct Democratic ballot box and keep a close tally of the election. This is done to prevent the possibility of fraud. Atlanta, December 20.—The election progressed quietly to-day. Four white Radicals and two negroes were arrested for illegal voting. Many negroes were brought to the city from Chattahoochee and other places. Columbus, December 20.-1,117 votes polled, a majority of whom are negroes.— The Democrats are ahead. Still quiet. Union Point, December 20.—The vote at Greensboro and White Plains will not be counted until Thursday. Montezuma, December 20.—450 votes polled. A majority supposed to be for Re publicans. Cuthbebt, December 20.—1,110 votes cast. Nearly all who voted to-day are blacks, who are 70 ahead. Only a few whites voted. Fort Gaines, December 20.—Three hundred and eighty-five votes polled.— Managers say the Radicals are ahead. Ex pect different work to-morrow. The negroes made their show to-day. Covington, December 20.—The day pass ed off quietly, 841 votes polled. The re sult is not known as the votes Will not be counted until the election is over. Fort Vallrt, December 20.—8 ix hundred and thirty-eight votes polled; mostly all Republicans; very few whites voted to-day. Rome, December 21.—The Democrats are just three to one ahead this evening.— The total vote cast is 1,220. Csve Spring precinct polls a smaller vots, hut is largely Democratic. Many negroes are voting the Democratic ticket. Atlanta, December 21.—The election progresses quietly. 3,800 votes iu all polled up to this evening. A carpet-bagger was arrested for inciting negroes to vote illegal ly. Ten colored men were arrested for illegal voting. One hnndred and fifty ne groes, who voted illegally, escaped ou the State Road to-niglit. The Deputy United States Marshal refused to accompany a party of citizens to arrest them. The white men who were their leaders have been arrested. There have been about 1,000 votes polled in DeKalb county. Columbus, December 21.—1 u two days 2,154 votes have been polled. There are 700 more to be polled to-morrow. Alabama negroes are helping the Radicals to carry the election, but the Democrats are still ahead. Bainbridge, December 21.—There was a small Republican majority lu Decatur county yesterday. Thomasville, December 20.—Tolal num ber of votes polled to-day, 1,078. It is im possible to tell the result, as two other pre cincts are yet to be heard from. There was another fire here at 7, p. m., to-day. Mrs. M. H. Davies’ brickdwelling, valued at #B,OOO, was destroyed. It was insured for #4,000 in the Underwriter’s Agency of New York. The fire was the work of an incendiary. Savannah, December 21.—The election is progressing quietly. It is impossible to give any definite returns. Macon, December 21.—A1l quiet. Whites votiug largely ta-day. Close race. Advices received in Augusta represent that the Republicans will probably cariy Burke and Jefferson counties. At Sparta, in a personal altercation, Dr. Brown was knocked- down by Judge Lin ton Stephens. At Mllledgeville, three election managers have been arrested for receiving illegal votes. Warrenton, December 22.—P011s are about closing. Everything passed off quiet. Votes polled—whites, 629; blacks, 626. Democratic majority estimated at 320. Advices from a trustworthy source give the Democrats 800 majority in Columbia county, 700 majority in Wilkes, and 470 majority in Taliaferro. Macon, December 22.—Vote of Bibb county 5,543, being the largest vote ever cast in the county. Both sides claim suc cess. The Democrats claim the county by 200 majority. Rome, December 22.—This county is about 1,000 ahead. The people are jubilant. Chattooga couuty is almost unanimously Democratic. Polk county is scarcely be hind. The whole of Cherokee, Georgia, has been swept triumphantly by the Demo cracy. Fort Gaines, December 22.—Nothing definite can be ascertained. Election pro gressed quietly—74o votea polled. Radi cals thought to be ahead. Cakak, December 22.—Votes of this county were counted to-day. Reported Democratic by 200 majority. Taliaferro, Wilkes and Colnrabia counties have gone Democratic by handsome majorities. Montezuma, December 22.—Supposed majority in this county for Republicans about 200. Dooley county largely Demo cratic. Columbus, December 22.—Total vote, 8,318; whites, 1,607; blacks, 1,812. Dem ocrats thought to be 100 ahead. The vote will not be counted until to-morrow. Savannah, December 22.—The election passed off quietly to-day. The result is not yet known definitely. The Democrats arc ahead. Atlanta, December 22.—The election has closed. 5,702 votes were polled in Fulton county. It Is Impossibleto tell the result, but the Democrats claim their ticket elected by a small majority. Walton county has gone Democratic by j a largo majority. Bowie, Representative for the Legislature, Is elected by 800 major!, ty over all opposition. Savannah, December 32.—The election I passed off quietly to-day. Result not known. Atlanta, December 93.—The Democrats elect their ticket by a small majority. Walton eounty Is Democratic by a large majority. • Romm, December 22.—Floyd and Polk counties are Democratic by large midorl i lie*. p The Whole of Cherokee has been swept! by lit# Dumooriit#, Font Oainxm, December 22 —The Re publican* are thought to lie ahead In tula county, (Jamah, December 22—The Democrats' are ahead m Warren, Tallalerro, Wllkea I ftfid Did Mill bln miiiiill## Montumpma, Deoemher 12 Republican* ahead In thle •sigaty, Daaly avaaly la largely Dames ratio, I Colu.uuus, December 22.—Democrats carry this county. Hancock Countv—Democratic majority 792. All quiet. Lincoln County—Democratic vote, 800. Republican, I—the voter depositing that under a mistake. Burke County—Advices received last night state that Burke county, contrary to all expectation has gone Democratic by 500 majority. Oglethorpe County—Reported Demo cratic by 200 to 250 majority. Full Demo cratic ticket elected. Walton County—Social Circle Pre cinct.—Price, Democratic cindidate for Cougress, 6th District, 280 votes; Wimpy, Radical candidate for Congress, 2. For State Senate, E. Steadman, (Democrat), 290 votes ; Lee, (Radical,) 2 votes. For Legis lature, Bowie (Democrat nominee), 248 votes ; Hardman (Democrat), 22; Pender grass (Radical), 6; Stroud, (negro Radical), 1. Good for Social Circle. The Democrats carry the Fifth Congres sional District by over 4,000 majority, electing S. A. Corker to the 41st and D’ M. Dußose to the 42d Congress. Lexington.—The Democrats carry Ogle thorpe county by 300 majority. Rome.—The Democrats carry Floyd county by 1,000 majority, electing the fall ticket. The Democrats also carry Chat tooga and Polk counties. Cherokee Geor gia will send a unanimous Democratic rep resentation to the Legislature. P. M. B. Young is elected to Congress from this (the 7th) District, by 3,000 majority. Advices from all poiuts create the belief that the Democrats have elected four-fifths of the members of the Legislature. Rome, December 23.—Bellinger and Gar trell, Democrats, are elected to the Legis lature from Floyd by about 1,000 majority. Cleghorn, Democrat, from Chattooga, is about 500 ahead. Burns, Democrat, is elected from Polk county by about 500 ma jority. Cherokee Georgia will send a unauimous Democratic representation to the Legislature. Gen. P. M. B. Young is elected to Congress from this (the Seventh) District by about 3,000 majority. Whit field county has gone Democratic by a good majority. Columbus, December 28.—Muscogee county gives 927 Democratic majority. The entire Democratic ticket is elected. Chattahoochee county gives 241 Demo cratic majority. Stewart, Harris and Talbot counties are reported, reliably, Democratic. William F. Wright, Demo crat, is thought certainly to be elected to Congress in the Third District. Macon, December 23.—Quitman county has gone Democratic by 188. In Bibb county the Radical candidates are elected to the Legislature—average majority, 38. There has been much illegal voting here, and the election will probably be contested on this ground. Early, Lumpkin and Dooley counties have gone Democratic. Dougherty, Lee, Clay, Terrell and Calhoun counties are doubtful. Macon and Houston counties are largely Radical. Twiggs coun ty lias gone Radical by 400 votes. Jones county is supposed to have gone Demo cratic. Wilkinson has gone Radical.— Long, in Bibb county, beats Lawton for the 41st Congress by 51 votes. Speer beats Lawton for the 42d Congress in Bibb coun ty by 40 votes. Fort Gaines, December 23.—There has been a glorious triumph in Clay. The De mocrats are ahead by a small majority— There Is much exultation. Covington, December 88.—Newton and Walton counties have both gone Demo cratic by a large majorities. Savannah, December 23.~1t is believed that the Democrats have elected all county officers In Chatham county, and the mem bers of the Legislature. W. W. Paine and H. T. Mclutyre, Democrats, are probably elected to Coogress from this District, and Rufus E. Lester, Democrat, State Senator. The managers commence counting the votes this evening. Griffin, December 28.—The vote of Spalding has not yet beenconnted; very doubtful. Butts and Henry reported Dem ocratic. Pike snd Monroe reported Radi cal, but nothing definite. No disturbance in any of the counties adjacent. Atlanta, December 24.—The indica tions are that the Democratic candidates for Congress are elected In all but the Fourth District. Gen. Young's majority in the Seventh District is 7,000. Troup county has gone Democratic by 42 ma jority ; Heard county Is Democratic by 120; Carroll bv 600 or 600. Dade, Mur ray, Catoosa, Gordon, Bartow, Polk and Walker—Cherokee counties—have gone largely Democratic. There are nine Dem ocratic Senators so far elected. Fulton county goes Democratic by 800 majority; all the candidates are elected. Lumpkin, Upson, Forsyth and Milton counties have gone Democratic by large majorities. Price is ahead in the Sixth District for Congress, so far as heard from. LaGrange, December 21.—The entire Democratic ticket is elected In Troup . county by 42 majority. Savannah, December 24.—The straight Democratic ticket has been elected in this county without doubt. Quitman, December 24—This county gives a majority for Paine, for Congress, of 133, and for Mqlntyre of 144. Fort Valley, December 24—The Re publican ticket is elected iu Houston coun ty by 2,211 majority. Dawson, December 24—Tift’s majority for Congress is 407; Hoyt, for Senator, 405; Jones, for RepresenUtlre, 418. Lawton, December 24—The Democrats carry this county. Augusta, December 84.—Sufficient re turns from all sections received to show the State has gone largely Democratic. It Is tolerably certain the following Democrats have been elected to Congress; First Dis t/'et. W. W. Paine. Forty* first Congress; A. T. Mclntyre. Forty-second; Third IHs trict, William F. Wright, Forty-first and Forty-second; Fifth District, 8. A. Corker. Forty-first, and D. M. Dußose, Forty second; Sixth District, Wm. P. Price, Forty-first and Forty-second; Seventh District, P. M. B. Young, Forty-first and Forty-second; Second and Fourth Dis tricts doubtful, thought to hare gone Re publican ; will take official count to decide. Democrats have elected three-fourths of the members of the Legislature. Macon, December 24.—Dodge (Demo cratic) and Tift, 83 majority. Pike, Democratic; Lawton, 41st Con gress, 289 majority; 43d Congress, 388 majority. m Jones, 100 Radical majority. Putnam has probably gone Radical bv 300 to 400 majority. It Is probable Baldwin has gone by 300 Radical majority. I Orawfbrd Is largely Democratic. Pulaski, 400 Democratic majority. I Democratic; Lawto.i, 89 tnajori- I JJ" nr r.l*»wton < Democrat), 840 majority. Units Democratic by 180 majority. Wilcox all Democratic. Terrell, 407 Democratic majority. It la believed at Albany that Tilt Is uliMitwi to OongrvM. m H—Wtrrtn county— Full Democratic ihdut slaotal Dullo**'* majority,,924 1 »-*»8 *«Us polltdt Demo (iratlc majority, 414, Do batter next time, .oouiity—Official vo(sx xolloi. ‘I7N i Du Mom a majority, loft OxlyoHai lasi votes wars pollw Is this ssssty.
