Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-11-12
Further from Baltimore.

we hqye the following additional items
IRON the hSltimore election on Wednesday ::
BAi'riMoRE, Nov 2.-It became evident
early in the daS,,that scenes Of riot;na u" onJ
oIoodshed would mark the election. At
nooh' inc reports frou, the various wards
showed that the RcforIhsrs stood NO chance
OF securing an impartial vote.
Ihe Sd ward was blockcdNp BY rowdies
and the police were inactive.
In the 10Th ward, the rowdcs cemnnIloJ
the Retormer Judge Of the election t6lnayo
the polls, and all the Reform votes Wo,o
driven away, beaten and otherwise maltrea.
ted.
In the 18th wards, Adam B. Kyle, a
merchant of Hanover street, was shot and
killed, and Geo. Kyle, his brother, danger
ouslyslr
In the 18th ward, the Rcformcrs resist
cd with firearms, and one Of the notorious
rowdy leaders was killed and two others
wounded. Two Rcformers were wounded
In the 10th ward, the Reformors were
driven off.
In the 18th ward, the rowdics were in
full possession, and one of the Refonncrs
was severely beaten.
In the 9th ward the Rcformcrs were
driven of early. A son of Joshua Van
sontwas severely beaten Shots were fired
but with harmless result.
In the 1st, I'd and 4th wards the row
dies had the voting all to themselves.
In the 18th ward, the rowdies had a
swivel and drove of all the Reformcrs In
this and the 18th ward, gangs of rowdies
from Washington, aided those of this city.
In the last named ward boy was mortally
shot in the breast
These are only portion of the incidents.
In most of the wards, the Rcformcrs were
assaulted, beaten and matrcatod
In the llth ward, stronghold of the
Rccrmcrs. Gen. NTcGill, prominent Ec
former made speech and announced tho
Withdrawal of Mr.. John H. Thomas. Re.
forn candidate for State Attorney. The
RcIormcrs then all withdrew, finding it i'm
possible to accomplish anything.
VIM. p. Preston, Democratic Candidate
for Congress in the 3d district, is now w.
ing at Barnum's Hotel, having been badly
beaten with Il billy over the head The as
sauIt IS said to have occurred in the 7th
ward.
SECOND DISPATCH.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 2.-94 o'clock, p.
M.--At 3 O'clock, DIR. Robinson, of the
Central Reform Committee, came 10 the
l2th ward poll, and announced that the Re
formers were being driven from every ward
except that and the 18th, and counsolled
those there TO withdraw, to avoid further
bIoodshed whorcupon, DR. Thomas, Re.
form Judge of election, retired and the
contest was abandoned. Previously, the
Reformcrs throughout the city withdrew,
leaving the polls in the hands of the row
dies.
Numerous reports Of minor outragcs on
private rights of citizens are in circulation
in the several wards
In the I'd ward, a German was shot in
the hip. In the 9Th, man whose name
Sunknown, was drcadhIly beaten
The most reliable account Is, that VIM
p. Preston, candidate for Congress, was
assaulted at Govanstown, in Baltimore
county. One account says he was beaten
by an Irishman. There arc so many re-
ports thatitis difficult to arrive at the truth
MIR. Kyle was shot in the head. He was
living an hour since, but in hopeless con
dltion, as the ball is buried in his brain.
The streets are nearly deserted tonight
except by the victorious party. All the
storos were closod ut dark.
The proprietor of the Daily Exchange
having been threatened with assault of his
Office, made demand on the city author
tiles for protection.
THIRD DISPATCH.
BALrIMoRE, Nov. 2--l1 o'clock, P. n.