The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-06-02
FROM TIE STATE CAPITAL.
The White Gains In the County Elec-
tionsLThe Negro Postma sterl Decora-
ton Of Federal Soldiers Graves-Ve-
locipediana-Crops.

ton OF Federal Soldiers Graves-Ve
locipediana-Crops.
IFRoN DUB own CORRESPONDENCE
| COLUMBIA, May S1.-The county election
in Richland, held ON the 25th, went for th
Radicals, by majority Of 800. victory 70
that party was expected on all hands; but th
smallness Of the majority is a very gratifying
fact. A retrospect will show how far this ma
jority indicates victory for law, order and in
teligent rule. On the 18th Of April, 1853, th
new constitution was submitted to the people
and Richland County gave 25O1 votes for AM
124S against the constitutions Radical or ne
gro majority Of 1858. On the I'd Of June, tn
same year, an election Of county officers wa
held, in which the Radicals cast 2258 votes t.
1152 by the whites-a majority of 1106. II
November came the Presidential election, il
which there was grand rally Of both parties
the Radicals cast 476 and the whites 1889
majority Of 1857. In the election Of coun
tY officers, coroner and school commissioner
held last Tuesday, the Radicals cast 126t
votes, and the whites 958-a majority of 802
Is not that triumph Of law and orderp-sc
decided gain as to he full Of the best hopes
In these four contests the scale Of decreasing
Radical maiorities has been-1253, 1106, 1887
3a2. The increasing loss Of the Radical ma
jority is-147, 1853, 951.
It win be apparent that the aggregate vote ol
the negroes has fallen off vastly since Novem.
ber-from 2476 down to 1880, nearly one-half
This is due in part to the minor importance o1
the positions to be flied; but, in addition to
that, there is manifest weariness Of political
excitement growing upon the negro. he has
been brought up to the polls 80 often with
promises Of bacon aud corn, tuot to mention
| the acres and the mule,) and the bacon
and corn have so invariably failed to come,
that he is losing faith in such promises.
Further, the issue last Tuesday was one fairly
between the races; white men we're pitted
against negroes. There was W. T. Walter
against 8. B. Thompson, negro. for coroner;
and A. R. Rude against N. E.. Edwards, negro,
for school commissioner.
However little the community nsy be dis
posed to Gcqaiesoe In the resuits- thompson,
negro, coroner, and Edwards, negro, school
oommissioner-everybody rejoices in the fact
that negroes have been elected rather than
white adventurers from abroad, or the even
more obnoxious renegades whe are striving to
gain position by their treachery to their own
people. .---ca
The nearer We draw the less power the negro
party has. In the County Of Riohland. the
negro majority is S02; In Oolumbis township
(si1 miles square) the results we're evenly di-
vided-three officers elected by each party, last
week; and in the City Of Columbia the whites
have control Of ell municipal elections.
THE NEGRO PosTMAsTER.
On the first Of June, Wilder is to enter upon
the duties othis efice as Postmaster Of Colum-
bia. It is generally understood that Mr.. P. 3.
Ola N ia 10 ha-~hsss cl~-. -s A.. .sA.- .,ss hs,
II is said, are To be negroes. How the communi-
ty will get on with these officials, depends upon
the style they assume. Mr.. Glass was several
years ago connected with the Office while his
lsie brother was postmaster. It is hoped that
he may prove oonciliatory element, should
any be wanted.
DECORATION OF uSIox GRAVES. yy-
.Pursuantt orders, the soldiers of the gar
rison here, assisted by the colored children OF
the Howard School for Freedmen, last Satur-
day dressed the graves Of the Federal soldiers,
who died or were killed here during the war.
Music, procession, wreaths OF flowers, q
prayer, and some singing BY the negro school
children, made up the exercises Of the occa-
sion. This was all proper enough. Respect
for the dead is we'll The taste OF making the
negroes 30 prominent in the ceremony is, per-
haps, not the best; and 30 will think many
Union soldier who took part in these proceed
ings. But then, that is only question OF
taste, and tastes differ. Trr gs2s-
The orders under which this ceremony was
conducted emanated, at this point, from one
G. J. Stollbrand, Soon1mander-in-chiefo Of the
State penitentiary, who reioices in the more
euphonious title OF "Provisonal Department
Commander Of the Grand Army OF the Re-
pub,ic"( "(9); aud in these orders Columbia is
designated as "Sherman Post No. ga desig
nation eminently suggestive; but isn't there
too decided smack OF the Mephistop helean
IN it to be decent, coming as it does from the
party that has canted 30 sucking. dovely about
letting us bayepeaee g.
= vELoUpEDIANA.
|. "A Yelooipede rink has been open among us
here for three or four days. The engineer Of
the concern comes from Augusta, and is meet
ing with fair success. he has half dozen
vehicles, which are kept pretty busy, both day
and evening. He does not recommend the
velocipede as thing uaefnl for locomotion,
but as a fine thing for gymnastic exercise,
especially suited to sedentary persons. How
long the favor, in. which yelocipedingi now re-
joices will continue, remains to be seen.
CROPS.
Some wheat has been harvested, and seems
haavy-eared.
Cotton is looking up decidedly, and farmers
seem shade less blue. CoRsAIR.
The Washington correspondent Of the
New York Express tells this singular story:
"The attempt Of the late Congress to defraud
Mr. Harvey, the American Minister at Lisbon,