The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-11-02
:. THE j az Observation-Disclosures. "
a Chapter OF Facts ..;ilid Gossip.


The excitement In the city has so far subsid-
ed that very few, except the political artthmetic-
ans, care whether Governor Scott Is reelected by
twenty or forty thousand majority II Is bad
business at the best, but the commercial commu-
nifty Is striving to drown in commerce damag-
ing disappointment, as well as the natural appre-
tension with which the future Is to be regarded.
The election Of Mr.. Grimke as school commission
er is one point gained, and unless there be gen.
eral upheaving Of the political edihce. Mr. Edwin
Bates will take his seat as the Reform senator
from Charleston County. This is another point
gained, and we shall all make the most OF It, y:
The Reformers have cooled down from.the heat
and turmoil Or election day; but they, and the:
two Radica, factions, look with deep interest upon
the contest between Bowen and DeLarge, the
rival Radical candidates for Congress from this
district. tits an undoubted fact that Mr.. DeLarge
has the good wishes OF ninsfenths OF the whites.
Some prefer him to his opponent on the ground
that he is a better and more. honest man. Others
because he Is native Of the State; others because
they had rather send colored Radical to Con.
gress than white carpet-bagger; others because
1t Is stated that Bowen, "for consideration"
agreed to sell ont the Radical party and did SELL,
only the persons who thought they had bought
him. The tcolored people are divided In their.
affections; and 10 this city Bowen leads the race.
Both Bowen and DeLarge are adrot politicians,
and their partisaus are playing diamond cut
dalnondn with consummate Skill. Protests or
threats Of protests are as thick as blaekberries,
and - ~ I.
DIE DELARGB PARTY -
have already opened their batteries against the
election In this county, which gives Bowen a
sweeping majority. In their protest, which has
been fled with the Board OF State Canvassers,
they submit that at Black Oak there were only
two managers instead OF three, as required by
law; that the voters were not sworn; that the
voters were not permitted to deposit their. own
ballots In the ballot box, but that the votes were
handed through window to Nero smslls one OF
the managers, who placed them in the box which
was In room out Of the sight OF the voters, the
said Nero Snalls having frequently. zen or twelve
ballots In his hand at a time; that many OF the
voters refused to. be sworn, on the ground that
they had been sworn the day previous to the cleo
ton, that o band OF forty or fifty armed men, led
by Edward Mickey, deputy United States mar
shal, upheld these voters In their REFUSAL
and overruled the objections raised by Dr.
Morton Wafing, the chairman OF the mana
gers, and that early In the DAY Nero
Smalls was the only manager present. Inc
protesting party declare;' also, that on James
Island the voters were not sworn, and that body
OF armed men prohibited the casting OF Reform
or DeLsrge ballots. They also submit that at
Wadmalaw Island the voters were not sworn, and
that DeLarge's friends were prevented from
voting, and that In all OF these cases the deputy
United States marshas were active In inttmi-
dating voters. They further state, that the
Strawberry precinct balot box was presented to
the commissioners OF elections with breach In
Its side large enough to admit OF the removal OF
ballots from It; also, that the ballot box at the
Bipgin Church poll was seized by q band or armed
men and destroyed, and that at Edisto there were
but two managers Instead OF three.
ARREST oP SHERIFF MACKEY.
Sheriff Mackey, q staunch supporter OF DeLarge.
was arrested, at Hibernlan Hall, on Monday nighs,
on the charge of attempting to bribe one Of the
managers Of election. The evidence, as far as we
are Informed, was all hearsay, but the arrest was
male at late hour Of the night, aud $4,000 ball
required before Mr.. Mackey was released, TO ap.
pear for examination yesterday morning. When
the case came up, the United States District At.
torney. ;, after. thorough examination quashed
the case.
Isaac White, who Ia also supporter OF DeLarge
and one OF the managers Of elections, was also
arrested In the cItya 10 O'Clock on Monday night.
The charges were a. that he had voted Illegally,
and Cs that he had tampered with ballot box.
When White ad given bail in the sum Of $4,000
to answer to the first charge, he was again arrest
ed on the second charge, and required to give bail
In the further amount OF $4,000. His case comes
up to day or tomorrow. In the previous arrests
for violations OF the election law the bail demand
ed has not succeeded, as we are informed, the sum
of $500. This is the account given by the friends
Of Mr.. DeLarge.
BowEN's TACTICS.
1t was pretty evident that Mr. DeLsrge was
elected by the heavy vote cast for him In Beau
fort County, as well as in Barnwell and Colleton.
The two last named counties were, perhaps, nm.
assailable, but as We are ted, nank movement
was made upon Beaufort. A boat was sent down
from Charleston with a United States deputy
marshal aboard, who, as soon as he arrived at
Beaufort, arrested Messrs. Williams, GleRYes and
Langley, the election commissioners for that
county. The commissioners were engaged
in completing their onicial returns OF
the vote In Beaufort. Their arrest we
are informed. prevented the completion ofthe
returns, and the commissioners were brou7 Mt TO
this city, bail being refused In Beaufort. The Idea
seemed to be that the commissioners could be
held until the time allowed by law for making the
returns fRest Friday morningl had expired, which
would count out theyote of Beaufort, aRd leave
Bowen In the majority In the rest OF the Congress
sional district, This was the plan as exposed oy
the DeLsrgeites, who, however, uerein readiness
TO give whatever bail might be required upon the
arrival Of the boat with the commissioners. II
was said, moreover that s1oo, 600 l. bail would be
demanded, and the DeLargeltes' declared theil
readiness to "come to the SCRATCH on this OASIS
THE BowENITEs r..
are delighted at the success Of their candidate In
this county, and speak confidently Of gaining al
equally large majority In the other counties OF thi
district. Bowen himself has gone to washington
or Louisville, aud there are many speculatipns a.
TO his mission some asserting that he has gone tt
attend a criminal case In which he Is party
while others state as positively that he goes t.
protest against the "open and wholesale fraud
practced by his opponent, DeLarge.
THE ARRIVAL.
The steamer with the election commissioner:
fMessrs. Gleaves, Williams and Langley ABOARD
arrived at about 10 O'Clock last night. Severa
witnesses came in the steamer. The arrests wer
made on Monday night.