The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-10-25
nrPoRrED FOR THE DAILY ARGUS.
GREAT DEMOCRATIC GAINS In
WEST VIRGINIA.
Probability that the State has
gone Democratic.
DISGRACEFUL SCENES AT THE
ELECTION In RICHMOND.
The White People Prevented from
l. Voting
Talk of Contesting the Election

DEMONS, Iowa, Oct 25-The arguments
in the case pending in the United States
circuit court for the district of Iowa, involv-
ing the right to maintain the railroad
bridge across the Mississippi river, at Chm
ton, in this state, on the line OF the Chicago
Il Northwestern roailroad company, are
closed, and decree entered, in said cause,
preserving and maintaining the bridge.
ToRoNTo, Canada, Oct. 24th.-A run
commenced on the Royal Canadian Bank this
morning and continued with great activity
until about noon. The call for gold being
promptly responded to the excitement sub
sided. In order to satisfy the public, as to
| its ability to meet all demands, the bank
kept open considerable time after its usu al
hour for closing. All other banks paidgold
| for Royal Canadian bills.
| New York, Oct. 25.-The n. \. Herald s
Vera Cruze correspondent of the 18th says:
1t was SAINT Annals intention to leave Mex
leo for Havana about the oath instant. Mr..
| Plumb, American charge de affairs, had
arrived at the capital.
The election of Juarez is confirmed.
The reforms proposed by Converatora
are probably defeated.
NEw YoRK.-The N. Y. Times Havana
correspondence says:
ministers, who has been executed, buried and
embalmed, by the newspapers, is alive and
we'll, in Havana.
The N. Y. Times Richmond special SAYS
the polls in of the wards in this city were
| continued open to-day for the benefit Of
the registered negroes who were unable
| to vote previous The whites were in the
majority last night but the scale was soon
| turned in favor of the blacks.
AtlE30 A. NJ. Hunnicut, Jr., was found
/ tearing up conservative tickets in the hand
; of colored men and was promptly arrested b
the military and lodged in Libby Prison
e he was released this evening by Gen
r Schofield At 1890 o'clock the polls wer
: stillopen, the blacks appearing to be innu
merable, and the voting may continue a
| night. These elections may be contested
and the conservatives will issue an appeal
o | the people OF the country, protesting again:
the mannerin which the election has bee
| conducted
D Gen. Schofeld closed one of the polls an
soon after | o'clock another, leaving ope
f the Sd where the blacks massed themselve
4 to the exclusion of all others. The white
, | were crowded out, and riotous disturbance
o became frequent among the excited mutt
E tude, which required the aid of the militar
n frequently to quell.
a NEW York, Oct. 25.--The New Ior
a Herald's Washington special says:
r Intelligence from Richmond, to-nigh
y states that the polls are closed in all Il
q wards of the city except one, in which votir
/. will continue all night.
q Official returns from four wards, in Whit
- polls are closed, show a majority of I'll f
N | the radical ticket which will be increased
:. the vote in the Sd ward.
w In the wards heard from, only % negro'
to voted the conservative ticket and but
m white men the radical ticket.
20 General Schofeld is denounced for kee
& ing the polls open longer than his order
Is election specified. s.-..r.,
II From returns received tonight. the co
~ vention will be composed of AZ conserv
;s tives and 63 radicals. Thirteen negro
10 have been returned, as far as heard from.
"a. WHEELING, West Nagiania Oct. 18TH
The election in West Virginia for state Sc
ator and representatives stranspired yest'
il day. Returns are.meagre and indicate
tn minishing vote. The democrats have ma
on large gains so far as heard from. Nheeli
ir. city and Ohio county gives 700 democra
ed majority.
ns- Hooke county also elected the~entire de
ed ocratic ticket. 1t is impossible to make
inn estimate as to what the returns from
- state will foot. Wood, Marshall, Writ, Be
ley, and probably Harrison counties ha
gone republican.