Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-07
NORTH CAROLINA
SURE.

4ASs SSA
The election in North Carolina on
the LIST of August has been looked
forward 10 with great anxiety by
both political parties. and much spoc-
ulation has been INDUCED i'll in
regard TO its results. Being II first
important State election in the Presi-
dental campaign, the significance of
the result lay in the indication of the
temper of the South. rs regards the
nomination of Mr.. Greeley by the
Democratic party whether there
really were amy Greeley men in the
south or not or if Democrats would
stay away from the polls on account
of Greclcy's anteccdcmts, and allow
the Radicals fur sway for another
term. because they could not votc for
IL mai of their choice.
When we consi,.er the means used
patronage. threats, unscrupulnus and
almost unlimited use ofpublic money.
and every element of power in the
hands of the AdminiSiration-whcu
we find their ablcSt men and best
speakers, even to the vice Prcsidcn-
tlal candidate himself, employed to
effect the election of the Radical
ticket. the success of the Liberal
Democratic party triumph, indeed,
and will prove TO be the key note to
the voice OF the whole South III No.
vcmber.
The dispatches below contain the
latest information we have on going
to press. If they do not indicate i;
large Democratic majority. they at
least show that Grant has "lost his
grip" upon North Carolina, and that
the dark days of ~carpet-bag' rule and
"kuklux outra@c>' have departed
from the old North State to return 10
more forever:
CONFUSED AND CO%FLICTING.
NEW York. August "A Raleigh
special TO the Herald says HE returns
from all parts OF North Carolina com,
i'll slowly. and are SO confused and
contradictory as TO increase the gen
cral doubt and uncertainty as to the
actual result. The Democrats assert
that their candidate is elected by I,5OO
to 1000 majority. and the Republicans
claim about the same n~laiorit, for
their candidate. Tie dispatch states
that Caldwell, Republican, has gained
III seven counties about 1000 over the
lnt,,t,.t.,t 70 x..t. -, 1910
dispatch states that sevcntv-onc
counties give Caldwell a Republican
gain OF 2.13S over 1870. leaving 2.26S
to be overcome by the Republicans in
the remaining twenty counties.
ONE MANS OPINION.
WAsHINGToN, ID. G.. August IA
private dispatch from North Carolina
to Gen. Rutherford. Third Auditor of
the Treasury department., says that
siNtv-tlIree counties have been heard
from. leaving twtnty-thrcc in which
the result is not known. If these
twcnty-three give the same votes rs
III 1870 Caldwell's majority will be
loo. Republicans claim the state
by from U to 800 majoritv..a and the
election of five Congressman. but
conccdc the Legislature to the Demo-
Gratis. Commissioner SAWYER of
south Carolina arrived here today
and is fully satisfied North Carolina
has gone Republican by a small ma
lJorlty, but says it will be three or
four days before the result is. asccr-
tanned definitely.
HERALD GIVES IN.
New YORK, August "A Herald
Raleigh special says scventv-scven
counties have beeh heard from, giving
Merrilnan now over LOO, and that
the remaining counties will probably |
be heard from to-day. and will i'll
crease this majority considerably.
THIN, VERY.
NEW YORK, August 4.-rhe Times,
Raleigh special says that Caldwell
has fourteen hundred and thir;y-four
majority in sc~vcntv-four counties.
and returns from the remaining
counties will probably reduce the
majority to three hundred. Official
count only will determine the result.
O TO BE FOOLED.
NEW YORK, August 4.-The Tri-
bune, WOrli and sun still claim the
election of Merriman over Caldwell,
and the gain in the Congressional
districcs already reported.
lME
NEW YORK, August 4.-The Times
OF this city says that the returns from
North Carolina are not sufficient
enough to assure a Republican victo-
ry, but show that the Democratic
reports arc greatly exaggerated.
The Times comedies the election of
ave Democratic congressman. and
acknowledges the defeat OF Settle.
WHAT OFFICIAL RETURNS SHOW.
RALEIGH, y. c., August 4.--Ofi-
cial and partial returns are received
from seventy-five counties, which re-
duces the Democratic majority ofl87O
to some 1000. The remaining seven
teen counties arc mostly small and |
will not materially change these
figures. The Republicans concedc
the State by one thousand five hun
drcd or two thousand five hundred
majority. There is still an intense
FEELING in tho raSult