The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-10-26

NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-The Herald 5
Wishing tong specials ysAihtelligence
from Richmond tonight states that
the polls are closed in all the wards
of the city, except in the ward in
which the voting |. will continue all
night. Official returns from the four
wards In which the polls are closed
show a rnajorityof 211 for the Radi-
cal ticket, which will be increased by
the vote IN, the ward to hear from.
In. the wards heard from, only %
negroes voted the Conservative ticket,
and but 81 white men. voted the Radi-
cal ticket General Schofield is. de-
nounced for keeping the polls open
longer than his order for the election
specified lu L. learn that charges for
improper conduct. In conducting the
election will be preferred against
Lieut.. Col. Rose by a number of
prominent citizens, From returns re-.
oeived tonight, the Convention will
be composed of AZ Conservatives and
So Radicals Aandss33, negroes have
been returned as far as heard from.
The HerGld's Vera Cruz correspon-
denee of the l4th says it was Santa
Anna intention to leave Mexico for
Havana about the Gath inst. Mr..
Plumb, the American Charge de Af-
fairs, had arrived at the Capital. The
election of Juarez is confirmed. The
reforms proposed by the eonvertatos
are probably defeated. aa
The HerdLd's correspondence of the
10Th says: The Captain General was
still chary of allowing telegraphic
news to be circulated. A message
containing news of Garibaldi's VIC
tories in Italy was published in one
of the papers after the Captain Gen
eral bad suppressed il, and a search
ing inquiry was going on for the Of
Tending operator who permitted it to
get abroad.
The Times Havana correspondence
says Jose Maria la Cuza, one of Max
imilian's Ministers, who has been
executed, buried, and embalmed by
the newspapers, is alive and well in
Havana.
The appointment of the new Cap
tain General, Lerzuudi, gives general
satisfaction. 8a.
The Times Richmond special says
the polls in three of the wards In this
city were continued open to-day for
the benefit of the registered negroes
who. were unable tollvote previous.
The whites were in the majority last
night, but the scale was soon turned
in favor of, the blacks. ,At11 80 A,Ms
Gen. Scho6eld closed one Of the polls,
and soon after another, leaving open
the third, where the blacks massed
themseIves to .tbeb exclusion sofgall
others. The whites were crowded
out, and~riotous distur rbaBees became
frequent among the-excited multitude,
which required the military frequent
ly toquell. ] GsEfA % -
Hunicutt, Jr., was found tearing
up the Conservative tickets in the
hands Of colored men and was prompt
ly arrested BY the Military and lodged
in the Libby Prison. He was re-
\ leased this evening by General Scor
| field. At 1870 O'clock, the polls
were still openI the blacks appearing
TO be innumerable, and the voting
may continue all night. These cleo
tions may be contested and the Con-
servatives will issue an appeal to the
! people of the country protesting
against the manner in which the cleo
ton has been conducted.
The Iribuaes special says: The
| President to-day referred to the Sec
retary of War an 0d iRterins for con-
sideration, aud report the petitions
of citizens of Georgia, mentioned in
these dispatches in the Wednesday
morning papers, in which complaint
is made. General Pope in appoint