Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-04-11

RIOT AT bhANhh"OAfhI AAhsA1.
SPECIAL despatch OF the eth, from Leavenworth, 20
the St. Louis Dsmcest says:
At the election to-day the polls were Sc ID BY mob
in the interest of Mcdowell the Carney aud Copper
head candidate and Mayor Anthony and many OF his
friends we're knocked down and brutally beaten. The
city Marshal was assaulted and dangerously wounded
Armed men took possession Of the polls early in tho
morning. and de6sd the city authorities. The military
called by the Mayor to preserve order has their
assistance was refused. General Davis, the strict
commander, had Issued stringent OIdr that soldier
at the fors should not visit the city unless they were
entitled 10 vote, but the order was openly violated
General Curtis was absent, and great excitement
exists Toe best citizsns 6enounce the election
farce and fraud Other dispatches say Mayor Anthony
tried 70 excite mob and closed the first aud fourth
ward polls, and the people compelled him to op'n them
again.
second despatch says:
Joseph L. Mcdowell and his entire ticket elected
BY from six to eight hundred majority Al Mayor
Antho1y Issued proclamation closing the polls, and
calling the citizens to assist him TO preserve the
peace, which wai disregarded, and voting continued.
The rloting ndJlged in to considerable extent.
Several persons, including Nay Anthony beaten
with revOlvers and driven from the polls
CONNECTICUT KLKcroN.
The election for Governor of Connecticut was held
on the All R,turus received Indicate that Backng.
ham, the Union candidate is reelected by ten thousand
majority. Last year Buckingbsms majority was lsss
than three thousand.
RKBKL NoVKMKArs-FoRRRsr's CAVALRY.
A Cincinnati despatch, Of the An, says:
Apprehensioss of Rebel raid into Ksntueky still
exist Notwithstanding he ASSURANCE OF the military
autborities Forrest Faulkner aud McCu Tough, with
ten thousand mounted men, in the part Of
the and an equal force collecting st Pound Gap
Morgan IS understood to be preparing for raid between
those two points.
This portends series OF invasons an nSinalions
tia. al g'v. grea. touols.
We have Memphis dates to the lst instant.-Persons
arriving from the interior report detached bodies of
Rebels occupying positions in Tennessee in numbers
Chalmers Rebel force Though not hiIs;R arrived,
was asGrand Junction on Sunday lssi and there
on Tuesday morning in numbers stated to amount 10
twenty-five hundred.
Is was also reported that Nicely was at the same tins
at Bolivar with from fifteen hundred to two thousand
men at other places.
The Confederate soldiers had made their apparsr ce
and some depredaions were lately committed on the
Hernando road They lead to the beefin the presence
Of guerilas.
A skirmish occurred during last week between DOR.
ton Of Forests command and the Oh Tennessee Gar
ally, Colonel Hurst which resulted in dsaIter to the
latter. The location and date Of the affair a-e not
definitely given. Hurst lost ten killed and wounded
Several hundred Of FAulkner's command occupy
Hickman in the day time and return in the evening.
A despatch from Memphis, the I'd, Gays:
Forrest at the last accounts was at Jackson, Ten
nessee. He apparently arranging to travel South
Chelmers is reported to head considerable force at
Grand Junction and Bolivar.
Grersoh's cavalry are all out and will give Forrest
soma trouble.
10 the fight near SomersVille, Tennessee, Colonel
Hart of the 9th Tennessee cavalry reports loss of
three othee's, and sevsnty-6Es men killed, wounded
AdvCcs from Vicksburg to the 9ssh report all quiet
a. fhS. poin'.
There Is no news from the R ID river expedition.
Lee and Writ Adams reported to be near Canton,
hss., with their commands.
INVASION OF PADUCAH PLANNED IN THE NoRfH-Ix-
PROBABLE STORY.
The N. Y. Tribuue's special Washington correspond
ent says:
There some facts connected with Forests raid
in Kentucky which have not yet como TO light and
which, II true, as have strong reason to believe are
of the mos. serious Importance and considerably i'm
pair the success Of the Union cause
am informed by authorities whom have no reason
10 suspect that Forests expedition has been planned
not by himself nor by the Rebel GoverDmsnt-xho,
although intending the invasion Of Kentucky, had not
selected Paducah as an obecSe pont-but bv Northern
hGUs been ia correspondence With Forrest for the last
month and pho haze paved his Gay TO the latter city aud
kept sSsrythin0 ready for his arrival.
70 understand fully the depth aud extent Of this con-
spiracy it il necessary to know that weared and made
destitute by their last attack against Gems Smith and
Gerson Forests soldiers were in no position for prose-
cutting their of plumber any longer unless they
were provided wi new equipments and fresh ammu-
milton. In this emergency, Forrest applied 10 his
friends kentucky, rho afraid Of opposing Themselves,
GdrOitly informed houses ia Cincinnati Baltimore, aud
Ns York. Of the state Of affairs and of the propositions
made By the Rebel ehisiqin These proportions vsrs,
isesnS accepted and the plan Of invasion agreed upon
In consequences Of this agreement, large quantities of
flannel shrs pAntLOons IS and shoes we're shipped
to Paducsh from various Nor hern cites, with ire ex-
Pee alton that they would fall into the hands Of Forrest
and Of his men, whose expedition to pour gold into
the pockets of certain class of Northern SPECTATORS
who nothing ese in this war but 9 way OF making
money.
ysoM sHERMAS's ARMY.