The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-10-03
Georgia Eler,inn.

SAVANNAH, GA, October 2.-The cleo
tions throughout the State arc progi ess,
Ing. At one o'clock ], E. Bryant, Depu'
ty Collector Of the port, attempted IL
create riot at the polls. On tho deputy
Sheriff ordering him of, he resisted, and
attempted to draw a pistol. He was
dubbed and imprisoned. -
AUGUSTA, Ga, October 2.-The cleo
ton passed off quietly. Richmond eoun.
ty gives o Democratic majority OF 800,
being q gain on Bullock's election Of over
200. The returns como In slowly. Moth.
Ing official can be given until tomorrow.
No doubt Of the Democrats carrying the
State by On overwhelming majority, Sc.
curing Smiths election by many thou
sand. Gleat enthusiasm manifested; city
illuminated by bonfire, salutes fred and
other manifestations Of rejoicing made.
ATLANTA, October 2-Returns from
twenty counties give Smith, Democrat,
for Governor, 10000 majority. II the
same proportion holds In the counties to
be heard from, Smiths majority will be
over 10000.
MACON, October IA serious riot oc.
Cured at the polls in this city this morn
ing between the whites and negroes. II
commenced with tisticutt fights and do
vcloped into q fierce encounter with brick
bats and pistols. In the course Of few
seconds about fifty shots were fired by
which one White man was killed and I'VE
or six negroes wounded, two OF whom
have since died. The afiray lasted but u
few minutes, when the negroes left the
polls. The whites claim that the whole
affair was prcmGditated on the part of the
negroes, that it was their intention TO
take fOrCible possession of the polls and
they originated the disturbance with this
object. The negroes, however, claim that
they were driven from the polls by viO-
lence and could get no chance to vote.
They were addressed by the mayor later
in the day, who guaranteed them protcc-
ton, but with few exceptions they refused
to vote and went to their homes.
AUGUSTA, October 2-The returns are
coming in slow. Partial returns from the
following counties give Smith, Democrat,
over 900 majority Barton, Bibb, Bald:
win, Cobb, Catoosa, Clay, Clayton, Chat
ham, Dougherty, Floyd, Fulton, Gordon,
Henry, Lee, Lowandes, Monroe, Mitchell,
Morgan, MuscOgce, Murray, Pierce, Rich.
mOnd, Spalding, Sumter, TrOup, Terril,
Talbot, Whitedeld, Wilkes and Warren,
The official count of Chatham county
gives a Democratic majority Of 2,040.
Decatur county is carried by the Republi.
cans By 800 and Thomas county by $50
majority. North Georgia has gone Dem.
ocratic. Il will be impossible TO give
anything more satisfactory tonight, but
there appears to be no doubt that the
Democrats have carried the State by
10000 majority, asa full vote has been
pOlled in every county.
SAVANNAH, October 2.-Thc morning
Ncrs will publish tomorrow, the returns
from thirty.Hve counties, all of which ex-
cept two, have decided Democratic ma
jorities. The following counties, which
arc now Democratic, and which give
$4,000 mojoritics for Smith, gave in the
Governors election Of 1853, q combined
majority ofS,914 Tor Bullock: Hancock,
Macon, MunrOe, Baldwin, Warren, Scrcv.
en-, Pulaski, Talbot, Wilks, Newton and
Troupe. The returns from all parts OF
the State, show large gains over those oI
1868. Smith is elected by nearly $4,000
majority. The election was one OF the
most quiet and peaceable ever held in
Georgia.