The New York herald., 1872-08-02
Great Excitement in
All the Districts.
Partial Returns from Four
teen Counties.
Conservative Gain of l,47O
Over the Vote of 1870.
RALEIGH. n. O.. Aug

state 1t was the most peaceful election That has
taken place since the close OF the war; the unusual
quiet of this city being like that OF Sabbath. Both
the parties-easily distinguished by their color
went quietly to the polls and voted. The only cir
Cumstanco worthy OF note that saw in the casting
of the ballots that when the negroes handed in
their four tickets to be deposited in the four ballot
boxes-One for the State officers, one for Congress-
men, one for member OF the Legislature and one for
sheriff and county o!llcers--the radical judges
opened the ballots and after inspecting them
put them in the respective boxes. by this
means 1t was impossible for a poor darky
to vote the conservative ticket without exposure
which would bring down upon his devoted head the
anathemas of the black mob without. Some thirty
negroes, however, are reported to have voted the
conservative ticket, but they were men who knew
how to place their ballots. At Ralesvlle, In this
county, twelve negroes voted for Merrinfon, and
similar reports come from other precincts.
REPEATING
was tried In several instances to-day one of which
came under my notice. Alfred Brown, negro,
voted early this morning; in the afternoon the
name Of Alfred Hayward was discovered on the
registration books not voted. The republicans at
once sent for Brown and would have persuaded
him to vote again for Hayward, who has left the
city, but that he too intelligent and honest to
doit.
In Clayton township, Johnston county, conser-
'vatve gain Of thirty is reported. At Weldon fifty
imported negroes were successfully challenged and
not allowed to vote, and conservative gain Of 100
ls reported from that point.
The republican majority in this city, 1t Is said,
will be reduced by $50, and it Is thought this may
carry the county, heretofore republican, for the
conservatives, though two other townships are re-
ported to have given small republican gains.
sAMBo QUIET AND ANXIOUS.
noticeable fact Is that In all previous elections
up to this hour-nine P. M-the negroes could
be heard cheering and exultng voclerousy all
over the city. Tonight not cheer is heard
nor victorious note as the various
but conflicting reports are announced There will
be no means at hand tonight sufficient to conJec-
ture the general result. The news received by the
conservatives appesrs to be satisfactory; and
have failed to discover any favorable symptoms
among the republicans. 1t will be past midnight
before the votes are counted at any precinct and
at that hour 1t will be almost impossible to hear
from points at distance.
EX-GOVERNOR HoLDEN's ESTIMATE.
Ex-Governor Holden to-day said the State would
go 900 conservative and 900 republican, but his
estm ate will fall short of the vote and hardly cor
rect as to the parties.
TIE ELECTION RETURNS
Three precincts heard from In Wayne, Craven
and Guiliord counties give conservative gains of
87O
High Point, Guilford county, gives a conservative
gain OF So.
The Congressional vote at Greensboro gives re-
publican gain Of Al.
Company Shops, Alamance county, gives thirty.
one conservative majority.
Eight townships heard from give conservative
gains on the vote Of 1870 of six hundred and ninety
two, and give the republicans gains OF two hun
cred and eighteen, on the same vote as when the
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majority.
Davidson county gives conservative gain Of
forty. Fourteen towns and precincts in, oil heard
from, give conservative gains of nearly one thou
sand.
Rowan county gives $50 conservative majority,
loss OF 1885,
Mecklenburg county gains 125 for the conserva-
tives
Craven county gives republican gain of ESQ.,
Halifax county gives O conservative gain Of rs.
Edgecombe county gives a conservative gain Of
Wilson county gives conservative majority
OF 200.
Durham township gives a conservative majority
OF 126.
Nash county gives a conservative majority OF OF.
Fourteen voting places give conservative gains
on the 1870 vote Of lao, and republican gains
OF 275.
Az IUOudSVHle, DdNluSUu County, tueTc Is loU
republican majority.
Northampton county-Conservat gain, 125.
Another account gives the republicans gain OF
2S0 In Craven county
Henderson township-A conservative gain Of
nifty five.
Northwest township, Brunswick county, gives
Merrimon q gain OF "a votes on the vote Of 1870
Warsaw, Duplin county, gives Merrimon 1s4;
Caldwell 143; q small conservative gain. Merri.
mon gains 200 in Raleigh.
Liberty gives q conservative gain Of SO; Rocky
Mount 81 Enfield, 80.
Returns from Columbus indicate considerable
conservative gain. Magnolia gives Is conservative
gain; Coldsboro gives l25 gain.
Watson county gives 200 majority for Mcrrimon.
wake Forest gives MerrimOn 100 gain.
Nothing Is yet decisive, though the chances are In
favor OF the election of Merrimon.
Wake, Forest township. This county gives a con.
scrvative gain ITO.
This city gives 54S republican majority--a repub-
ncan loss Oh zoo on the vote OF 1870 and the county
will probably give $50 republican majority.
Cabarrus county gives O conservative gain OF 250
In nine townships.
Caswell county elects the county conservative
ticket, with State ticket doubtful.
Four precincts In Rockingham county give $50
conservative majority-a large gain.
Davidson county gives an increased conservative
majority.
There is probable conservative gain In Warren
county of 200. A majority OF these returns are
nom the East where the republican strength lies,
and the gains estimated on the vote Of 1870,
when the conservatives carried the State by nearly
5000.
The republicans will carry the First and Second
Congressional districts.
Leech, conservative Congressional nominee, is
reported elected In the Fifth district.
The Fourth is doubtful. while the Third. Sixth,