Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1867-11-02
LATER FROM THE ATLANTIC SIDE.
GENERAL SUMMARY.

WHEELING, Oct. 2j.-The election in
Yves. Virginia for members of the Stat.
Legislature occurred yesterday. Returns
arc meagre, but indicate diminished vote.
The Democrats carry thu city and county
Of Wheeling by 700 majority. There nrs
larg. Democratic gains as far as heard
from.
Returns show conclusively that tie
State has voted in f,vor Of a Convention.
The Radicals have about Is majority in
the Convention. The negroes voted the
Radical ticket en- masse. Negroes desiring
to vote for the Conservatives were chased
from the polls by colored Radicals. Hun
nicut's sou was arrested for tearing up
Conservative tickets and sent to Libby
Prison. He was afterwards released.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-The Retrpnch.
ment Investigating Committee have re-
ques,rd the Secretary Of the Treasury I"
suspend S. NJ. Clark. Chief of the Cnrren-
cy and Printing Bureau. Clark showsa
disposition to olis'ruct the examination Of
the af,irs of his department. and refuses
to submit the books and records 10 inspec-
ton, or to testify under oath. An impress
sion is current among the public that the
counterfeit bonds originated somewhere in
the Treasury Department.
Scho6eld, after the close of the second
days poll, ordered the polls to be opened
in three wards OF the city, and on the fol.
towing day issued an order to allow all
gisIrr-d negroes to vote, which was thu
end of the election. The whites had
majority. but the Thrill day the negroes
took possession Of the polls and voted all
day aud all night. They seemed inumera-
bic. The Conservatives claimed that me-
groes were brought in from the country.
Disturbances frequently occurred requiring
the military to qucll them. af'.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.-Ths citizens
of Georgia having complained that Pops's
allotment for distric. convention given
undue advantages to the negroes! The
President has referred the maiterj0 0sant.
Grant reports that be thinks the allotment
should have been made by the counties
instead Of Senatorial districts. but a. tho
election commences on the Goth, he thinks
the matter cannot be remedied. HowseH
he ,el-graphed to Pope asking If it 10 pro-
ticable to decide, but hasfreceivsd NO re-
ply.
Chief Justice Chase hes written y
Judge Underwood that be viii pseside in
prison in the District Court At Richmond.
November 18th; but he viil only b
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