Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-10-10
ELECTION OLE MAYOR.

A lovely day unfuded itself yesterday over tho ci.
ty from morn 10 dewy eve, and tia' contributed lis
uubought lavnrs upon !ioh parties To the Surfing CON
test which progressing amongst Our citizenship
Political excitement had been high for SOME days be-
FORE aud there zenl in the struggle quite equl-
ysent to the ISSUES imvaved Indeed it could scarce
" have heen e.ceed had the contest determined the
choice uf the hest man in the community over The
worst, aud both parties had Insisted upon II that their
own candidate was the good man. lnas.nuch rs the
suucess oi either the actual case assured the cleo
ton of trs rate officer, men unaffected by other
considerations had little choice in the matter.
1t WINS quite manifest. however, before the election
that the general elements Of the political campaign
agitatins The country were eavening political parties
here; and from the influence ut this leaVen parry zeal
received its rising Impulse Hence The uIs!;! 'ale
rest, the intense c1HcerN hnl OCCASIONALLY II,u au-
mbfiun within wa e.n;hiicd 'the polla III every
waru wergtnron.ri al Gu early !io.r, aud at Seyern
OF I.ra daring tho ;iay We hear u serious Violrce
Who, ~ how many have been beaten or Otherwise
injured, we ARC not informed. But the most aineia'
inevitable affair OF the day consisted Of desperate
and long continued state ct riot :ni rriIo III Tho VI
ciuity OF the Lexington market aud Eutaw street.
As soon as the polls had closed, Baltimore st in tho
vicinity of the Ilrwapaprr Offices hrcame ihrnnged
with crui.us anxious 10 ear tIs result winch vas,
how cver; pretty generally anticipated.
As the wards CAME III, il waI very soon apparent
that Mr.. Swami had achieved II steady gain upon the
Congressional vote o; .- yssr and ~ tbs ;i;He hall
tllel retgrEed las eel;tuu WAS an establish
ed fact. below We give tlc result III drthll, ny WHcu
it will be seeI that Mr.. Swami majority over Mr..
Wright is ,j5i votes. Compared with the minority
of Mir. liinks twu years ago. II eslhts a lass 10 the
American party of ESQ Y"esi while compared Will!
the Congressional y0ie Of Inst year il presents gam
to that purity Of l,lsl votes.
The choice Of members Of the City Council has re-
suited as follows:
.';:- tho first branch, l3 Americans and Demo.
CRATE.
For the second branch. : americans and : Demo
Gratis.
The late Council consisted of 10 Americans, i DE.
mncra,s and independent III the lirst branch, an"
Americans apd : Democrats III the second branch
The loral number If YUtcs polled yesterday amount
I'd 10 ~ 2}lI OF which The Amrrcans pUied lani%
and the Democrats l2'E5s.
The total number pulled ut the last Mayors tl"c.
ton IN 1891 was-Amlerlcals 1850 Democrats ,p
--2i.9JG.
The total number poled AT the Congressional eltc.
ton in 1855 was-A rnericaus 1888 Democrats l2br
--2J,5T7.
The Increase in the total vote Of yesterday over mat
of lS,Il is 1904, and over that Of 1855 Is bIi.
The Washington Union says:
Tho most serious riot occurred near Lexington |
Market brtwreu the Udhcrrnts OF the New Market !
Fire Company lDcmocrat-) and an American club
1.-THE Kip Raps.J The iorner we're driven from Inc
Twelfth ward polls and forced I" the E'Siie ito.se'
whrr. they armed themselves with muskcts. lhry
wrrr then pursued by the Kip Raps IN the Market !
House where IL general fight with pistols and muskets
too place. which lasted Tor halt hour Wherein imur
vs., r.. killed ami i>r:y, r.orc less, wounded. lhe
names of the Killed arc Charles Brown Walters,
Sparks and the fourth is unknown. Two Or three OF
the wounded were dangerously injured.