Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-08
KEsTUCKY.
Returns from the State Election
The Vote of Louisville.

at noon give Leslie 81 majority. He is
probably 800 ahead in the whole city
vote. The 9th and 7th wards at noon
stood, Leslie 476; Harlan 524
Radical Defeat in Bowling Green.
BowLINS GREEN, Aug. THE polls
closed at noon until 2 o'clock. Leslie
393, Harlan $50. The Republicans are
greatly disappointed as they expected the
Bowling Green precinct to go three hun
bred msjority for Harlan. The county
will give Leslie come 800 majority.
In COvington.
CINCINNATI, Aug. THE election III
the city of COvington is as follows Les
lie, Democrat, for Governor, 500 majority
over Harlan, Republican. First district,
Legislature-Scales, Democrat 50 ma
Jrity over Percival, Republican. Second
district-Foote, Democrat, 169 majority
over Foley, Republican. State Senate
Casey, Democrat, received 179 votes
against Doughty, Independent l48. No
Republican candidate. The anti Sunday
law men brought out a doughty vote,
but not large one. The election was
peaceable. There were small Republican
gains throughout and in Newport there
were decided Republican gains.
Almost a Riot in Bourbon.
PARIS, KY, Aug. This city has
been in state of intense excitement since
noon to-day. About one O'Clock this
afternoon q difficulty occurred between
Republican and Democrat. During the
excitement two shots were fred by un-
known parties, one shock taking effect in
the face of Deputy Marshal Thomas
Dillon, inficting painful and dangerous
wound. The negroes Immediately rushed
home and armed themselves with guns,
etc., and came back. The whites also
procured arms, and it was only by great
exertions and fiTmuess on the part of the
Mayor and others that much bloodshed
was prevented. During the excitement
some one telegraphed for soldiers, and
platoon of ten were sent from Lexington
to restore order. Their services were
not, however, required, all being quiet by
the time they arrived.
The vote in the city stood: For Repre-
sentntive, Henderson, (Rep 800; Clay,
(Dem.) 723. Republican majority, SO,
Democratic gain of 142 since last August.
The county will givea Democratic major
ity of about 400 votes for Governor-not
counted TO Light.
4 Negro Stampede at Lexington
Unfortunate Affair at Frankfort.
LEXINGTON, KY, Aug. THE cleo
ton passed off quietly in this city until
Z o'clock, just after the closing of the
polls, when negro fred off his pistol
which produced panic among the ne
groes and some fifty pistol shots were
fired, resulting in the wounding of sew
eral negroes. The disturbance was
promptly suppressed by the State Guard
under the orders of the civil authorities.
A disturbance occurred in Frankfort,
in which Billy Gilmore, well kno wn cit
izen, was killed. Also a slight disturb
ance al Paris, KY.
The result in this county is a Radical
majority of about 100 in a vote of $500.
Gocdloe is elected to the Legislature.
Midway, WCodford cOunty-For Gov
ernor, Leslie, Dem 0crst, 256; Harlan 172.
For Legislature, Blackburn, Democrat,
2S7; Hoskins, Radical, 152. Blackburn's
majority in the county about 100.
DANfAlh, Af., aug. I.-lne IepOlI
of the election is, Leslie 1868, Harlan 582;
for representative, Hsskins, Dem, 1913,
Barley, Radical, 55S.
FRANKFORT, Ky, Aug. 7, l o'clock
Ha Ian, $50, Leslie, 500.
BRANDENBURG, Aug AT Brandon
blu at six O'Clock this evening the State
ticket was IS Democratic majority.
Representative Richardson AL; Allen %.
At Big Springs, II o'clock this morning
the State ticket was 81 Democratic ma
| jority. Richardson 81; Allen IS At
Caseyville at III O'Clock, the State
ticket was so Democratic majority.
Richardson 90; Allen SO. at
WEST PoINT, Aug, Leslie 4S; Har-
Ian 43; Nall Al; Qaiggins 40. Twenty
negro votes cast. - r.-r
Rock HAVEN, Aug. THE vote at
the Garnettsville precinct, Wade county,
at the close of the polls the Democratic
State ticket was 275; Republican "a; for
the Legislature: Allen S1S, Richardson