Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-14

To the Flfth wssd de astsrass assaulted and drove
from the polls the two ohaengeIs, end OF than,
Mr.. Basc Golf vas beaten end had his clothes nearly
stripped Of They then took possession Of the polls,
and for about three hours we're putting In vctes In
continual sream, and NO Uoion man was allowed to
deposit bis ballot 10 some nstanc ., when persona
were the judges of election refused TO swesr
the men, bat accepted their votes. Hundreds of men
unknown TO old residents of the ward deposited their
ballots and among them we're men from New York.
In the x.h Ward the transactions were very similar
to the above and Of the chalengers was compelled
to leave, having bean threatened his Life.
TIE Democracy Of the Fourth Ward we're not satis-
Hsd and made threats that they would destroy the bal
lot boxes. There were but two three arrests made
in Jersey City and Hobokon.
PMEsYLvAEA.-fhe Herald says:
The returns from this State come In exceedingly slow.
Bat very small portion OF the State has been received
Toe results which Ne have received show In most CASA
Rspub lean gains over the vote ct the October election
Mcclellan has gained in some localities over the sjori
ties given for the Dsmoosao candidates for Congress-
but the balance Of the State shows the same Repub
loan gains a. The portion already heard from, Lincoln
has carried the State.
PHTLADnPHIA, Nov. 8. 8 A. A.-Ths Prsss claims
from sight 10 en thousand ms ,rty In PsnnsylyAnia
for Lincoln, the home vole. The Age still claims
The State believing IL says that large saus 10 the 10
terror will mako up toe lossss 10 the city.
The Baltimore American says:
Philadelphia has increased her UaIsn majority to ten
thousar gain compared with the 0stoosr election
If three thousand From other parIs Of the state
large Uaisn gains are also reported. =
DsLIwARE "A telegram, dated Wilmington, s.b,
says;
BE. urns fIom Kant county show Dsnccsa,ic gains
over the vote OF s6s and In Sussl county there ere
Union gains. The state IL Jet doubtful
hARTLAED In Baltimore, Lincoln received IA e75
hcOlellAn 4, 500. Lincoln's majority l200s. the
AMERICAN says:
The electoral vote of this State b csrtaiu for Luocln
and johnson. The heavy majority in this city, with
tnat which has no doubt been gwen In tbs vest IN
countea will foot up en- aggregate that cannot be over
come BY tte lover part OF the State. The Union Safe
tex and the OongI essiona candidates. In the Second
Third and Fourth DistroIs are also undoubtedly safe
With reference 70 the gissture have not Jet su.
Client returns 70 speak q, fnitey.
WEss VAGINA telegram from WhssinE says ::
Returns from nine counties show large Union gain
OVER O,.ober sIectoi. Toe 6;Ats has certainly sons
Tor Lincoln.
o4Io This State Ia conceded to Lincoln By thirt,
10 thirty I've thousand ms 1rity.
IHDiAHA The rs,urns show Increased Republican
ms jcriiss.
ILLiHos-t E ]hrAim Is joined to his idols"-hsurss
onntcvss4ry.
hIoHIGlH-Liroolns msj ority sslimatsd at is 600
DStrot gses ]. COO ms jOrity for MCCLELLAN.
MINNESOTA -Rspuboans claim s 900 N, jority in thi.
Safe.
IGwA-IoEa has given lincoln twenty to twenty Ave
thousand mi Iriy.
kIss;UR No returns from this Safe.
KrxrucKr Louisville gave N. OIelau 4 s7s Lincoln
SAC. telegram from ,usvilis isys: rhe Demo
cratic m .rhy In Ksniucky will be from ffteen r.
twenty-hTe thousand. Some claim 80 600.
TIE GESIRAL RlsuLT
the v York Times says returns Indicate that tbt
Republicans have carried NV er.ey, and thew have
certainly carried Maryland, D,IaWare Pennsylyania
Maize, N s;acnuselts, idAna, 0io and Vermont and
It Ia lot prot ttst Mcclellan has carried any at
exsep Kentucky.
The Tribune Of the b claims all the New .slsn6
aeS, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, MARYLAND
0nio Iddisns, Michigan, Illinois w sconsn N nnesots
IoWa and Kansas Tor Lincoln, making total of 100
scoral votes. independent OF the Pacific States which
It says have p obibly chosen IL Llrcoln electors.
TIE 1fibGns caims over 10000 mel ,rity for the
Union ticket In New York, aud that members of Or.
gges enough have been gained TO secure the
taO0thnds vote 10 the House of essential yes IL
passing the prohibition Of slavery By constitutional
am' iment. The New York delegate stands Q2 Uaiol
to 9 Democrats.
Tue World oonCsd.s L nooln's election. cl,lm;ng
however, New YORK, Ksaluoky, NV Js.sey aud Mia
souii Tor Nc lellAD, Pennsylvania D-laWacs o eson
California and Nyvada IL con ders In doubt but inks
they have most likely gone Tor l. &c ln,
The Times elaims 1873 electoral votes for Lincoln Will
PROBABILITY OF his ceiVIg all the rsst q ,ept K an.
uSHy, Missouri aud probably New jersey.
THE CAPTURE OF iHI TLoRIDA-wHAT WILL Brazil s.rY
The following account is given Of the capture Of Il g.
Florida: .
The Florida arrived at Bahia, Bay of San Salvador
on the night of the 7th ut Capt. Collins having held
consul alton with his toers det rmined 10 s6k III,
Florida in port. Accordingly at about three o'oocL
the Oatls were clipped, and the Wachuse steered for
the florida, hitting her the garter without doing
hsr great injury.
Captain O,lns now called on. to those on board the
pirate to surrender or he would sink her. The dsmanc
was replied TO by the frat lieutenant that gu lder the
crcumjtanos he surrendered" A haEser vas nov
made fast, the chain slipped and the Florida towsd
sea IL the melee several pistol shos were fred and
acct enislIy, two guns from he Wschusett
Captain Morris and half the Flori1s's creE were
ashore on liberty.
No lives we're lost Toe Florida was taken cempletel,
Y surtrie seventy Of her it vas kaoun eng on
shore and the Others just returned from liberty we're
az eep and half iutcx GATED.
The bios given the FlaridI by the Wachu EFT carried
sEsy the nmast and mainyard, which fell on the
sxn z, preventing any one from getting up from below
81 unconscou, was the ofoer Of the deck OF the in
ten ion OF tie WacLu1etts captain ttat lie sang out
You will run into US If you don't take oaFe" at The
same time calling for light
Twelve tficers and fifty eight Of the crew OF the
florida were captured
The Wactusett and florida were to leave st. Thom.s
on the I'd inst for New York.
The Herald, in is editorial, says:
The capture Of this ship will dcubls be denounced
as violation of 1ergM of asylum IN neutral port
and n may become subj CT Tor international deus
sion We are satt6 that the circumstances u rr,ys
to have beea srcl as to fully isy the act of Captain
Collins in this bold and determined pursuit of the oh
so of his cruise. Though all nations admit In Loci 90
and general way the iIvoIsbily Of reutta poIts ali
claim also that there decided Icsptons to this iu-
viola billy, and AL occasionally assert their right of
c,pure even IN neu ri porss. England admitted the
inv olAbiy OF neutral waters In toe VERY despatch In
which abe justified the seizure of the Caroline. SIZE
asserts aud always has asserted the same nviosbT of
neu raj walers. Bat abe captured the UOitsd stes
gate in the harbor OF Valparaiso. she also captured
the American ptivsteer Gen. Armstrong in q neutral
part. Ffom the mere fac. that there has been ship
al Il