The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-08-03
THE BATTLE WON AT LAST
THE GLORIOUS NEWS FROM NORTH
CAROLINA CONFIRMED.
The Effect In washington-AS Stampede
to Greeley-Dismay or the Grant
Clique-Forney about to Flop-Latest
Accounts from Wilmington, Charlotte
and RaIeigh-The Liberals Elect Mer-
rImon by 10000 Majority, and Six
Out or Eight Congressmen-A Good
Days Work for the Country.

Out or Eight Congressmen-A Good
Days Work for the Country.
ESPECIAL TELRGRAM TO THE NEWS.
WASHINGTON, August 20 P. NJ.
Full returns from the North Carolina cleo.
tIons have not yet been received here. but the
best authorities on both sides agree that the
State has gone Democratic by between 5000
and 10000 majority for Governor; that the
Legislature Is nearly two-thlrds Democratic,
and that six Democratic Congressman are
elected. The result creates a decided sensa-
tion here, and rumors that Dawes, Hooper,
Burlington, Forney, Kelley and other promi-
nent Republicans will soon follow the example
set BY Sumner and Banks, make the political
situation as viewed from the Grant standpoint
anything but agreeable.
Anumber of the most intelligent colored
men here are openly joining the Liberal Re-
publicans, and the stampede from the Radi-
cal ranks threaten to overwhelm the Northern
Democracy with a host of new converts to the
faith. The Radical managers, who believed
their organization to be Irresistible, are utter
ly dismsyed at the sudden decentralization
that threatens their very existence as party.
They no longer attempt to deny that the
Greeley movement Is grand popular up
rising for peace. PALMETTO.
THE-vERY LATEST.
WASHINGTON, August 2-l1.30 P. II.
The dispatches from North Carolina stlll
continue to besomewhat confused and contra
dlctory. Settle In a telegram to the postmas-
ter.general claims that he Is elected. The In
dcatIons at this hour, from the most trust
worthy accounts, are that MerrImon is elected
governor by about 10000 majority, and that
the Liberals have elected seven out of the
eight Congressman. A dispatch from Greens.
boro' reports Democratic gains in the West.
Careful and Trustworthy Statements.
ESPECIAL TKLEaRAMs TO THE Nsws.l
RALEIGH, N. c., August 2.
The returns come in slow. Some forty
counties have been heard from, with Conser-
vative gains ahead of Republican gains. thus
tar The remaining counties are Conserva-
tive, and will doubtless give an increased
Democratic majority. 1t is conceded that
Merrimon has been elected By from 1000 to
5000 majority. The returns from the west are
most cheering, gains having been obtained
in almost every county. Rogers, the Con-
servatlve candidate for Congress, in
the Fourth District, has been defeated
by Smith, Republican, by some four hundred
votes. Smith ran ahead Of his ticket nearly
five hundred votes. We have carried the
Third, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Ninth Con-
gressionsl Districts. The Republicans the First
and Second. The Cobb District Is doubtful.
The Legislature will be largely Conservative.
The Era, the Radical organ here, this evening
conceded the State as having gone Conservs-
tive. The Republicans generally scknow-I
ledge defeat, although some Of the office
holders still affect TO hope. With all
the lights before US, we consider it
simply impossible for tho Radicals to
have carried the State, as, In the remaining
counties to near from they will have to ever
come majority of some six thousand. The
Conservatives are jubllant, but the most in
tense excitement Is still manifested. No
demonstrations have been made as yet, as
everyone desires to be certain of success; but
you may expect to hear tremendous shout
from the Old North State as soon as the re-
turns shall be definitely known. 8.
CHARLOTTE, August 2.
The election of Judge Merrlmon, the Con-
servative candidate for governor, and the en-
ClTe SldL6 uChcb, ID INV ooSohSN w J~eN -
doubt. The only question now is as to the
size OF the majority, and this cannot be less
than five thousand. Treasurer jenkins, ol
the Radical party, was in the city to-day, and
gives up the election. Sam Phillips, proDi-
inent Radical of Raleigh, also comedies the
totel defeat of hIs parly. Prominent Radicals
of Charlotte and other parts of the State have,
since the election, declared for Greeley, and
Liberal victory in November by twenty thou
eand majority is now certain. Many colored
votes were changed by Summers letter.
The Latest Returns.
CHARLOTTE, August 2-Noon.
A dispatch just received from Hon. D. NJ.
Barrngsr. chairman Of tho State central e1-
ecutive committee, says: Twenty seven
representative counties have been heard from,