The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-10-03
GEORGIA ELECTION.
ATTEArr AT RIOT IN sAvANSAH-PRoGREss Q
TIE ELECTION.

.... TIE ELECTION.
SAVANNAH, October I'll P. NE. Bry-
ant, deputy collector of this port, attempted
to create a riot at the polls to-day, and was
ordered off by the deputy sheriff. He re-
sisted and attempted to draw pistol. when
he was struck over the head With club by
the officer and taken of. He is now in con-
tinement.
The election SO far is progressing quietly.
Bradley, the negro who for the past two
weeks has been melting the negroes to riot
and incendiarism, left the city last night for
South Carolina, and has not yet returned.
Reports from Liberty county say the Demo
Gratis are ten to one. This is strong negro
county. The Radical leaders have collected
the poll tax from the negroes, and have given
them bogus receipts, on which they claim
| the right to vote.
FATAL AFFRAY ~ MACoN--THE NEGROES At
TEMPT TO TAKE FoRCIBLE POSSESSION OF THE
| PoLLs-sEvERAL PERSONS KILLED, SC.
Macon, October "A fight occurred at
the polls i'll this city to-day, growing out of
another attempt by the negroes to take forci-
bic possession of the polls, device which
bas been successfully practiced here in the
last three elections.
| Very early in the morning they massed at
the City Hail and marched down to the polls
1T the courthouse i'll column under the
command Of their captains. lieuterants. and
surgeants. There they found smaller crowd,
principally whites, and commenced crowd
ing upon them and forcing them from the
polls. A few bouts Of tiSticuifS occurred In
the dense mass, and then a discharge Of
brickEais came from the negroes, followed
| by an order from their leader, JET. Long, to
| fire upon the whites. In the course Of q few
seconds about fifty pistol-shots were fired
| from beth sides. by which one white man
| was killed and FIVE or six negroes wounded
| two cf whom have since died.
The attack came from the negroes, and
| these general facts arc substantittcd by
numerous aflidnvtS before the venerable
Judge Cole, Of this crc;,it, who WAS III the
| courthouse and himself witnessed from 4
window that the negroes commenced the al
| fray. which lasted but q few minutes. The
| bulk Of the negroes left in haste and dis
order, asserting that they would give up the
election, as they had Gcen driven iron!
the polls by violence and could get no
chance to vote. They massCd again at the
City Hail, where they were addressed BY the
Mayor, guaranteeing them perfect protection
from strong force Of special police sworn
i'll for the day and free access to the polls.
but with Il few exceptions they refused to
vote, and many have gone home.
Tie whole Of this dcpl0rablc affair is simply
the result of another attempt by the negroes
to carry this precinct by storm and Il firm
purpose OIL the part Of the whites to prevent
a repetition Of the outrage All is quiet at
this time.
FROM AUGCsTA---HEAvY DEMOCRATIC GAINS RE.
PoRTED---GREAT ENTurslASH, &C.
AUGUSTA, October 2.--The election passed
of quietly. Richmond county has gone
Democratic by 500 majority, being IL gain OF
over 1900 on Biillock's election. Returns
come in slowly, and nothing official can be
given until tomorrow. There is no doubt
of the Democrats carrying the State by Ill
overwhelming majority, thereby securing
Smiths election by many thousands. Great
enthusiasm is manifested. The city is illu-
minated by bontircs tonight. A Greeley
and Brown flag was raised, and saluted by
firing of cannon.
LArER-10,000 DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY IN
TWENTY COUNTIES.
ATLANTA, October 2.-From special re-
turns to-day to the Atlanta Constitution,
twenty counties heard from give smith, the
~ g.