Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-08
Notes from the Ohio Elections.
Large Democratic Gains Reported
The Democrats Sweep Cincinnati.

COLUMBUS, April THE election pass
ed off very quietly. The returns came in
SO slowly that anything more than crude
guesses are useless. The indications are
that Bull, the Democratic candidate for
Mayor fs elected. Rickley and Baber, both
Democrats, candidates for the constitutional
convention are probably elected.
CLEVELAND, o., April I'm the muni-
cipal election to-day, Chss. Otis, the candi-
DAFT for Mayor on the citizens ticket was
elected by about 800 majority over John
Huntington, Republican. The balance of
the Republican candidates to the Constitu-
tional Convention are elected.
DAYTON, o., April THE election pass
ed off without excitement. The Demo
cratic city ticket is mostly elected. The
Council and School board are Republican.
For the Constitutional Convention Clay,
Democrat, ard Shultz, Republican, are
probably elected in Montgomery county.
Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, April THE election re-
turns of this city are coming in very slow
ly. 1t is impossible at this time to indi-
cate definitely anything about the final re-
suits. -Four wards report gains for Davis
the Republican candidate for mayor, of
over four hundred on the Secretary of
States vote last fall. There is, however, q
heavy Democratic majority to overcome on
that vote, and the impression prevails
among Republicans that sufficient gains
cannot be reasonably expected to secure
Davis election.
Almost q RfOt-TwO Men Fatally In
- jUTed.
arzap;rrr iI1ct oft tho plOea Of the
poles in the present 9Th, old 4th ward, in
John Gibbons saloon on Front street, about
a square distant from the polls, fight COM
menced between two men. Office John
Gleason, of the city police, went into the
saloon to quel the disturbance. a great
crowd followed, filling the room, and the
fight became confused. Gleason fired his
pistol, shooting Luke Leonard in the
right breast. Leonard is thought to be dy.
ing. Six surgeons attend him. 1t is said
that be was trying to keep the crowd off
the officer.
Police Officer Gleason was severely beat
en- and bruised about the face, head and
ribs. The attending surgeons fear he will
not recover. He states that when he went
iu the saloon the crowd turned on him, beat
him down, and that rising, be drew his pis-
tol and fired, He did not seem to know of
aiming at any particular person.
Policeman Murray, who attempted
to get into the saloon to aid in
quelling the disturbance, was knocked
down by the crowd and beaten, but not
severely hurt. The riot alarm was turned
in. At this time about twenty officers ar
rived on the ground and started TO the
station with officers Gleason and Murray,
both of whom the crowd charged with
shooting Leonard. But for the arrival of
sixty police from the nearest station there
would probably have been additional
bloodshed, The officers succeeded without
further trouble and the excitement though
still great is cooling down. There
was no political significance in the
fight. The two persons who first begun
the fight in the saloon were of the same po-
litical party. Officer Gleason fired only
once, and came Off with the less of his pis-
tol and billy. Several fights had occurred
at the polls just before closing, which alarm
ed the officers and caused the already large
detail of police there to be increased.
Where the tropble did occur it was not an
ticipated, and it had gone on foE some time
before the officers within call Of the bell
were alarmed The ringing of the police
alarm bells had great effect in GU ueting the
angry crowd. ,---
% A o. IO'OOclz This A. NJ.
Returns up to l O'Clock hayebeen COM
ing in so slowly that aside from the office
of Mayor, comparatively little il knoWn.
Eight wards ana precincts show . gain Of
S44 for Davis, Republican; Mayor, SSYer The
Presidential vote, the larger part of'which
baS Iaor, s,,f bo VuordS
The indications are now that johnson,