Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-03

SAVANNAH, Oct 2.-Elections throu ghout
the State are progressing to-day At one
O'Clock j. Z. Bayart, Deputy Collector OF
the Posi- atte pied to create q riot at the
polls. On the Deputy Sheriff ordering him
off, he resisted, and attempted to draw
pistol, but was clubbed and imprisoned.
AUGUSTA, Ca, Oct. 2-The eIectio
passed of quietly. Richmond county gives
Democratic msjority of 500. being a gain
on Bullock's election of over 200. The re-
turns come in slowly and nothing Official
can be given until tomorrow. There is DO
doubt of the Democrats carrying the State
BY an overwhelming majority snd securing
Smiths election by many thousand
ATLANTA, Oct 2.-Returus from twenty
ccnnties give Smith, the Democratic nomi.
nee for Governor, teu thousand ma lTity.
If the same proportion holds in the counties
to be heard from, Smiths msjority will be
over 40 600,
MACON, Oct. "A serious riot occurred
at the polls in this city this moreTog be-
tween the whites and blacks. Il commenced
with fistieuff fight, and developed into &
fierce encounter with brickbats aud pistols.
10 the course of few seconds ab out 6fty
shots we're fred, by which ono white man
vaS killed, and five or ak negroes wounded,
two of whom have since died. The AffrsY
lasted but few minutes when the negroes
| left the polls. The whites claim shat the
whole affair was premeditated on the part
of the negroes, and that it was their inten-
tion to take foreible possession of the polls,
and they origiuatsd the disturbance with
this object. The negroes, however, claim
they were driven from the polls by violence
and could get no chance to vote. They
we're addressed by the Mayor later III the
| day, who guaranteed them protection, but
with few exceptions thev refused to vote and
went to their homes.
WASHINGTON. Oct. Although there
was an election held for Congressmen in
West Virgins on the 22d of august last
the same election will be held again for
Congressman on the 23d of this month
The dual elections are the result of parti
san construction of the Election law oi
this State, some candidates contesting ii
both.
AUGUSTA, Der. 2-Returnz are comang in
slowly. Partial returns from the following
counties give Smith DEM over ID, 900 ma.
iority Barton, Bibb, Baldwin, Cabb, Catoo
50, Clay, Clayton, ChatRm, Dauglerty
Floyd, Fulton. Gordon, Henry, Lee
Lowndes, Monroe. Mitchell, Morgan, hieas.
erge, Murray, Pierce, Richmond, Spsl ding
Sumpter, Troupe, Terrell, Talbot, White field
Wilkes and Warren. The official Count o
Chatham county gives the Democrats :, ,04(
majority. Decatur is claimed by tbs Re
pu blicans 5000, and Thomas Co. by Isl
majority. North Georgia has gone Demo
cratic. 1t will be impossible to give any
thing more satisfactory tonight, but ther'
appears to be no doubt that the Democrats
have carried the State by 10000 maj orty
, as full vote has been polled in ever,
county.
L SAVANNAH, Oct 2-The morning Nei0
will publish, tomorrow, the returns from 81
counties, all of which, except two, have de
= cided Democratic maiorities.
The following counties, which are noV
Democratic aud which now give 5000 ma
jority for Smith, gave In the election 70
governor of 1868 combined majority O
1894 for Bullock Hancock, Macon, Mon
roe, Baldwin, Warren, Scrsven, Pulaski
Talbot, Wilkes, Newton and Troupe. Re
Turns from all parts of the State show larg
gains over 1868. Smith is elected by neal
ly $4,000 majority. I he election was on
VI huo Wose luiet anu PsacVSOio ofoA ho'
in Georgia.
CHICAGO, Oct. 2.-The Liberals tods
nominated Senators and Represen ntatives i
the six districts The former are, respect
, lively, James W. Sheehan. James Wads
A. worth, Miles M Kehoe, Willard Woodsrd
IL D. c. Eddy and Henry E. Hamilton.
CoLUMBUs, Oct 2.-The Democrat
g State Executive COMMITTEES have issued tn
following circular to the Democrats of Ohit
challenge every clerk or employe in tn
city Of Washington who claims the right
is vote in Ohio and compel him to show hin
o. svlf legally competent. Those who hav
Id voted in Washington have no right to vote i
Ohio"
CHICAGO, Oct. 2.-At an interview bt
: tween . temperance committee and th
mayor, the latter asserted that with th
small police force be deemed it next to ia
Y possible to enforce the absolute closing {
I, I, the liquor saloons on Sunday, but he woul
order the front doors kept shut.
MONTPELIER, Oct. 2-The General Al
sembly OF the State began its sesaion to-da,,