Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-10-23
LATEST KILOGRAMS.
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES
Virginia Election.

FORTRESS MONROE, Oct. 22.-The election
in Norfolk is not yet complete, and the
polls will be opened again tomorrow. The
whites polled 1884, and the blacks 1892.
1t is supposed that Waller, Conservative,
il elected.
HAMPTON, Oct 22.-Col White, Radi-
cal, was elected here. No excitement
ALEXANDRIA, Oct. 22.-Hswkhurst,
from Alexandra, and Mickasson, from
Alexandria and Fairfax, both Radicals,
are elected to Congress Majority for con-
vention in Alexandra, 500. The blacks
voted for the Radicals and the whites for
the Conservatives, with few exceptions. A
dispatch to the Gazette from Louise, Gull
pepper and Orange, indicates those eoun-
ties gone Radical.
RICHMOND, Oct. 22.-The election passed
off more quietly than was anticipated
There were two incipient riots, and two
other disturbances, which were quelled by
the military The difficulties were caused
by the attempts of the Radical negroes to
mob colored Conservatives. Troops were
held in reserve on Capital Square, and
stationed at all points in thecity, and cav
airy patrolled the streets. The result of
the first days voting 1867 white majority.
The canvass is active, and 2200 whites have
not yet voted. The extreme Radicals are
making an effort to have the polls open
three days instead of two. The military,
under Gen. Granger, and the city police,
will be kept on duty all night. The polls
will be re-opened in the city tomorrow.
1t is impossible to tell how the State has
gone.
Norfolk-whites 1884, blacks 1892, being
514 less than the number registered.
Petersburg-For convention 2ll, against
it l9l.
At Lynchburg the lives of the negroes
who voted the convention ticket were
threatened by Rebels, and a disturbance
caused by them resulted in the wounding
of three negroes. Order was restored by
the military and civil authorities
Pamplin's precinct-For convention 452,
against it 285.
Staunton voted 439 for convention and
472 against it. The Conservative ticket is
elected by 500 majority in Augusta coun-
ty. There was a small white and full
negro vote polled.
The news from Rockbridge insures a
Conservative triumph.
New YORK, Oct. ga special dis
patch from Richmond says the polls in
in each ward are crowded by voters, white
and colored. In four or FIVE wards the
Conservative ticket is from fifty to one
hundred ahead. The negro voters are pre-
vented from voting the Conservative ticket.
In Jefferson ward, at half past six this
morning, a colored man openly voted the
Conservative ticket, and as he left the
polls was assaulted by mob of Hunnicutt
Radicals, who threatened TO hang him to
the nearest lamp post. He was chased
from the place of voting, and when the
civil police came the mob offered
forcible resistance. Clubs were used
on both sides for a short time.
The military came up, the infantry
with fixed bayonets aud the cavalry with
drawn sabres. They charged and dis
persed the mob. The ringleaders were
arrested aud lodged in the stationhouse.
Fear of the soldiers prevented any attempt
at rescue. No disturbance has occurred up
to this time at any other place of voting.
The tobacco manufactures and other places
where negro labor is employed, are closed,
the employees refusing to work until the
election is over Bodies of troops are
stationed at different points in the city, and
will preserve order. The excitement is
intense.
RICHMOND, Oct. 22-Vote to-day at
Lynchburg, whites 673, blacks 76l, being
372 less than the number registered. Fer
ris precinct-For convention 1886; against
it, 205; for the Conservative ticket $50
Radical ticket 332. Whites 90,
blacks 3I3.