Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-10-03
STATE ELECTIONS.
Overwhelming Democratic MaIOrities IN
GeOrgla-The State Safe for Gree
ley and Brown.
Serious Row at MacOn-0ne White Man
Killed, and Several Negroes Wound.
ed, Two MOrtaIIy.
Delaware elves a Democratic Majority
Two Political Rows Eipped In
the Bud.



! SAVANNAH, GA, October 2.-Elec
tons throughout the State are progress
ing to-day.
At one o'clock J. e. Bryant, Deputy
Collector of this post, attempted {,
create riot at the polls. On the Deputy
Sheriff ordering him off he resisted anl
attempted TO draw a pistol, but wa
dubbed and imprisoned.
AUGUSTA, GA, October 1.-The cleo
tion passed off quietly. RichmonC
| county gives a Democratic majority o
eight hundred, being gain on Bullock!
election of over two thousand. Returns
come in slowly, and nothing official eaI
! be given until tomorrow. There is NJ
4 doubt of the Democrats carrying the
state by an overwhelming majority
securing Smiths election by many thou.
sand. General enthusiasm is manifest
ed. The city is Illuminated, and Other
manifestations Of rejoicing are made.
| III the proportion holds in the counties
to be heard from, Smiths majority viii
be over forty thousand majority.
MACON, GA, October "A serious
riot occurred at the election polls in this
city this morning between the whites
and negroes. 1t commenced with fisti-
eut fights, and developed into a fierce
encounter with brickbats and pistols.
In the course Of few seconds about fifty
shots were fired, by which one white
man was killed and five or six negroes
wouned, two Ofwhom have since died.
The atfray lasted but a few minutes,
when the negroes left the polls.
The whites claim that the whole affair
was premeditated one on the part of
the negroes, that it was their intention
to take fOrcible possession OF the polls,
and that they created the disturbance
with this object. The negroes, however,
claim that they were driven from the
polls by violence, and could get no
chance to vote. They were addressed
by the Mayor later in the day, who
guaranteed them protection. With but
few exceptions they refused to vote, and
went to their homes.
AUGUSTA, GA, October 2-Returns
are coming in slowly. Partial returns
from the following counties give Smith,
Democrat, over fifteen thousand ma
jOrity: Barton, Bib, Baldwin, Cobb,
Catoosa, Clay, Clayton, Chatham,
Dougherty, Floyd, Fulton, Gordon,
Henry, Lee, LOwndes, Monroe, Mitchell,
Morgan, Muscogee, Sumter, TrOup, Ter
rell, Talbot, Whitetield, Wilkes and
Warren. The official count of Chat
ham county gives the Democrats two
thousand nine hundred and forty ma
jorlty. Decatur county is carried
oy the Republicans by three hundred
and Thomas county by
one hundred and fifty majority. North
Georgia has gone Democratic. 1t will
be impossible to give anything more
satisfactory tonight, but there appears
to be no doubt that the Democrats have
carried the State by thirty thousand
majority, as a full vote has been polled
In every county.
SAVANNAH, October 2.-The Morn
ing Aetos will publish tomorrow the re-
returns from thirty-fve counties, all of
which, except two, have given decided
Democratic majorities. The following |
counties which are now Democratic and |
which now give eight thousand majori- |
" for smith, gave in the Governors |
election OF 1868 a combined majority |
Of three thousand nine hundred and |
fourteen for Bullock: Hancock, Macon,
MunrOe, Baldwin, Warren, Screven, |
Pulaski, Talbot, Wilkes, Newton and
Iroupe-7eturns from all parts of the |
state show large gains over those Of |
1865. Smith is reelected by nearly |
1fty thousand majority. The election |
was one OF the most quiet and peacea-
Die ever held in Georgia.