The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-03
NORTH CAROLINA ELECTION
A Signal Victory Reported for the
observation-disclosures, SIX Con. n
. greSSmen and us. Senator. 3 :
Result sin Doubted ID New York.

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thereby insuring the election of Con-
servative United States Senator in place
Of John Pool. Tho Republicans now
concede the election to the Conservatives;
the only question being as to the MAORI.
ty. The election throughout the State
was quiet aud orderly. The 4th district
is yet doubtful, the chances, however,
being in favor Of the election of Rogers
the Conservative candidate. This is the
case also in the lst district, and the prob.
ability is that seven Congressman will be
elected ~ Nrs z gr~0.1 Di1
WARRINGTON, August 9 2Aspecial- dis.
patches to the Patriot confirm the con.
servatiVe gains in the eastern, ard western
counties. Csborrus county gives a gain
Of 1888 over the vote OF 1870. Leach
(oonseryative) defeats Little (Republicau)
in the Filth District. oaswell elects a
Democratic county ticket and gives a
large gain to the State ticket. Merriman's
majority Is now estimated at 10000.
The Legislature has 70 Democrats on a
joint ballot Orter. tDemocraV is probl-
bly, elected in the First District.
Dispatches received by several private
parties here from North Carolina contain
little definite information, though gener.
ally indicative Of Democratic success
As consequence, there has been consid.
cradle rejoicing in Conservative and Dem
ocratlc circles. The papers arc not will.
ing to admit that it can be known thus
early Of the result in the State.
The Pltriofs specials received last
night, from Greensboro, say that business
was wholly suspended there. There was
no disturbance. The bslloting progress,
e.! quietly, but large number Of negroes
in Greensboro, were detected and stopped
in fraudulent voting. A full vote was
polled.
New YORK, August 9.-The World.
Raleigh specials fix Merriman's majority
at 5000.
eHerGN editorially says: 1t is unsafe
to hazard q prediction as to the result from
the mesgre returns at hand, and after all
it is possible the negro counties may give
the State TO the Republicans. -TFsF
The Tribune editorially thinks the re.
turns do not warrant any positive state
ments as TO the result, and that the gains
in the cities may prove deceptive, being
caused by the return Of the negroes 10
their country places of registry.
The Times specials claim that the State
has gone Republican.
Dispatches received in this city, lndi
cate a quiet election everywhere. GTht
returns were awaited with anxiety here
and the headquarters Of the different po
litical parties were crowded until late
hour. Numerous dispatches were receiv
ed and read from both sides, claiming the
State. fIgff Y li2SS1
PREVIOUS REPORTS CONFIRMED.
WILMINGTON, August 2-In Rocking.
ham and Carterit counties the Conservs
tives gained. The Republicans gained il
Caswell county. Thereturns indicate tht
defeat Of Settle for Congress. The proba
bilities are that the Conservatives have
carried six out of eight Congressional Dis
tricts. s.sts. ... ....
at Kingston, Lenoir county, Merrimal
gained 90 votes. There seems to exist NJ
reasonable doubt OF Merriman's election
by a decisive majority, - +" e 80
New YORK, August 2.-The dispatches
received at the Liberal Republican ant
Democratic headquarters here o.day con
firm the news of the Democratic gain IN
North Carolina, and estimates Merriman'l
majority at 10000. "A gain Of 800 il
Rocking Falls county secures the election
Of Leach over Settle IN the 9Th District
A CONTRARY REPORT TO SEcRETARY
DELANo. 15.7s .
WASHINGTON, August 2.-Columbul
Delano received a dispatch from Perry
Supervisor of the Internal Revenue, datet
Raleigh, late last night, saying, The DEN
ocrats figure up large mythical gains il
the east but admit losses in the west
Figures indicate that We have carried TIL
State by at least 10000 majority. W,
have elected Messrs Cobb, Thomas, Nc
Kay, Smith and Settle to,CopgreSSn
The following was'rcceived 'byJ. L
Delsno to-day: IN +or-,-eg1
RALEIGH, August 2-1hsve hot chang
ed my opinion since | telegrAphed to you
father last night, all is well. PERRY.
THE OTHER, SIDE AGAIE--DEhocRATI
| MAJORITY 10000 -
RALEIGH, August 2.-Returns come 4
slowly, though, il b conceded that Mer
riman Dem lis elected for Governor b
about 5000 majority. Tho contest Il
the 4th district is very close and til
chances are about equal fot both smit
(Rep and Rogers (Dem.l Leech, Ast
Vance, waddell and Robbins (Dem } ar
elected to Congress. The Legislature ha
40 Democratic majority on joint ballot.
New York, August a-The news-C
the electionin North. Carolina is receive
here with great eagerneas BY the,multj
tudes gathered around the bulletin board
at the City Ball and headquarters Of th
Liberal Republican and Democratic Con
mitteea t"' Ht " 'e| - -
Mr.. scheuck, Of Wilmington, N. O., II
Republican candidate for Sheriff oI Ham
yer county, visited the rooms Of the r
publican Committee aud reported that b
had received dispatch today iniormin
him OF his election by 500 majority. La
nights dispatches conceded this county
the Democrats. ~