The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-11-05
iaiti1montl 1ispatrh.
s. 1878.

,..,rr,sronaence or tire Richmond Dispatch.l
PrrHRsRraa, November 4. 1878.

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PrrHRsRrsa, November 4. 1873.
Vow fades the glimmering landscape on
80 view. aud ALL the air solemn Stiffness
,J3.: for it is s O'Clock, and the polls are
S,.rd. but the city maintains the Sunday
go ouict and repose which have rcigued all
10, N It's streets. From the earliest dawn
~ cow hardly store has been opened in
,br city, snd though an uncommon de-
.rx, of interest has been exhibited In the
'.,,.aa. and canvaSsers have been busy on
,,r, ,jdcs in bringing out the vote, there has
,.,,, no Kind Of disturbance, no noisy
..n,an>Lrltion about the polls, and good
ling has prevailed despite the alarm
49, condition Of things and the Radi-
- o,,,races that occurred last night.
~hr Conservative vote will probably
} ,rcyr Ia have been the largest that was ever
-; III The city, almost every man turning
~. % deposit his ballot for the kemper
.,>A,t. At one precinct Of the third ward
~, i've whites did not vote, and three Of
.h.>c were absent from the city. But the
r,,>; yHnarkahle festure of the election was
-. 1.ct that Republicans Of many years
>..g>>trut standing to-day have openly and
I'm. ttrdIv voted the Conservative ticket.
81 :Nr>c Or. u. +. May. Il prominent mem.
hnr If the Council. and w. 4. Moody, late
.brr;f ARE the wide~t known; but many
,:hr-, migAi he mentioned. Others alb
,.1jnNd from voting. II is stated, also, that
{ NAV was very often scratched off the
,:,hri in favor Of Mayor Gregory. The re-
.,~!> cannot nc gotten complete until or
llo'tlocA. bur the present prospect is that
-. I.tttical majority is about 300-a Conser-
,,..,,. Gain Of nearly 600 on The majority
even Tor Well. In 1859. No thoughtful
iron expected anything better, though we
:-icl hard 10 hope that Black and Greg
u.y WOULD - elected.
N,ur correspondent had no idea last night
OF ,,rrx.cnt Of the Radical riot. having ar
ave.! III The ci.y after the row was mainly
p,,. The fun PARTICULARS. developed this
morning. show that the outragcS were pre-
r,,t,:atnd THAI r,ilforccuents were actually
..>,...!cd and Invited from Baltimore, with
tn Intention Of disturbance. and that the
r,.,.ur. thrown were not only designed TO
.,u.-,. property but 10 wound individuals
,,ha wrr, obnoxious 10 the rioters. The
.r,rot- had expected u crowd OF black
--HIrhs from baltimore 10 join their
;,,>rc~>iop and assist them in their violent
concentrations against the white people.
ror B,ltimo-s blacks did not come ;
hn such Wa TIE malevolcnt spirit Of the ne
cro.- here that riot would have an
doub,cdlv occurred except for the calling
on: Of tie military By Captain Samuel D.
luv;,,>. and the prompt attitude taken by
-. wilt" people in defence Of their lives and
hom.,. Il j.. only proper to say that the
,nlorri company commanded by Captain
N:!l promptly responded to the call made
u,nn X for it, strylc ICES, and expressed them
.rN-, ready 70 assist in the maintenance OF
rrtai- order, Not all Of the negroes, either,
nor even the most of them, approved
II" violent proceedings, and many OF
tacln haze publicly expressed their dis
sp2roya!. Indeed, it is likely that the
s'nli. coiorcd vote to-day was largely due
to the di-gri-t inspired by the barbar-
suS proceeding Of hast night. There were
-plHc -iX or eight persons hurt more or less
seriously, and perhaps fifty houses were as
.ai,l by stones. The experiment Of rocking
i aoi likely 70 be repeated here at any early
G,y. The military company and many citi-
2..!l, guarded the armory all night long, and
wen. ready 10 reprt-1s instantly the least dis.
orderly demonstration. An extra supply OF
ammunition was received from Governor
Wn'h"r, and vas distributed for service
anoug the members Of the company ard
etH"s volunteers who were present.
There was sfg ht collision at the Second
"i.L pftClEc- uOSitS UtthttH wv NelI
kH1wn gentlemen, who were fortunately
-.,,x.ratrd before either one Of them dam
80. the other.
TIE collections Of the Internal Revenue
i":,-,,or for this distrie. for the month of
October amounted TO $4,000; being fall
IL; oil Of $4,000 from the collections Of the
;s-youS month Of September.
nry. 7. D. Witheapoon. d. D., will bt
installed a. pa.,os Of the Tabb-Street Pres
hyt,iian church On Friday night. The in
s:A!ation -eyn,on Sill be delivered by Rev
Or. Moses ID. Hoge, Of Richmond; the
cYargc 10 the pastor by Rev. Dr.. e.. II. Read
=; Rlchmond ) and the charge to the congre
"aI!on by Rev &. L. Petrie. DR.. Read vii
lI,,,cL also on Thursday night.
The news that has come in from some o.
Il" precincts since this letter was begun i,
a., character which induces Ia to hope that
=" may, after all, have carried the city
Stout, and cheers are heard along the street:
aad the drums are sounding. l will teles
T1upu the result. ROBIN -ApAIl.