The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-11-15


LOUISIANA ELECTIoN-Rio,ing q a, Ntu Orleans
The New Orleans papers of the 9th bring us an
account of the election in that city the day before
The returns are limited to the city. There the
Americans have eleven representatives, Demo
Gratis six, and six unascertained Three American
Senators are elected. The ballot boxes in the 7th
and 9Th districts were destroyed. The Picayune
says
Unfortunately, noon approached an excite
ment commenced at the Eighteenth Precinct hay
ing ITS origin as we learn, in contest for prcce-
denco in approaching the polls Major Henry
BaiZe Zone of the officers of German military
company who assumed n championship ON the
Democratic side struck one of the Americans. and
thereupon half dozen revolvers were drawn on
m He started to run, and some eighteen or
twenty shots fired at him. One bullet took
effect in his thigh, another in his foot and third
one passed across his breast. We counted eleven
shots in board fence, all of which had been fired
at Baize
Soon after several fights ensued and among
others, E. ID. White, city contractor, was badly
beaten and wounded
The next difficulty occurred at the Twentieth
Precinct How it commenced we could not ascer
tain but of the bloody issue we are certain A
man named Antoine Feiler native of France
who had his naturalization papers in his hand was
stabbed in the centre of the abdomen by some
body-Hho we could not ascertain. His friends
put him in cab and conveyed him to the Charity
Hospital; but he was dead before he arrived there
Towards evening DIR. Sherrer who kept a drug
Storc III tne corner OF Greatmen ana ST. Ferdinand
streets, was fatally wounded by pistol shot at the
polling booth of the Twentieth Precinct 1t is said
that he went to the poll with his naturalization pa
pcrs in one hand and a pistol in the other, and
that, being opposed by an American, he fred at
him and wounded him in his arm The American
then returned the fire, and the shot proved fatal
The deceased had occasionally been subject to fits
of insanity.
man named Antoine was also shot in his leg:
several shots were fired at James Boylan while he
was On horseback, and a German was stabbed or
wounded in his face
Towards ii o'clock, P. NJ, party of men broke
into the Ninth Precinct and DESTROYED the ballot
box, with its contents
AT midnight, CONTEMPORARY the same one
that destroyed the ballot box in the Ninth Pre-
cnct-forced their way into the engine house where
the Inspectors of the Seventh Precinct were en-
gagged in counting the votes. They forced
the inspectors and clerks to retire, when they
seized on the ballot-box and utterly demolished
both it and the ballots.
A watchman named John Gallagher, who at
tempted to prevent the destruction of the Ninth
Precinct ballOt-box WAS twice shot, the bullet in
one instance entering in the back of his neck, in
tiicting wound of a very serious nature.
The Democrats have carried their entire ticket
for State officers in Louisiana Robert c. Wick
life s the Governor elect. The successful candid
ates for Congress George Eustis jr, Miles
Taylor, Thos. G.. Davidson and John NJ Sandidge
the three last being Democrats.