The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-11-05

to"hS give Aaloot majority OF 1851, out
Of a total of 1855 votes, about the same as
last year. So far in the Second District
Harris. Republican, has majority Of s54
IN seven towns. In the First District Buf-
nnton, Republican, for Congress, has ma
Jorty o. 1903 IN ten towns, out Of q total
Of 240l votes. The republicans fear for the
result in the Eighth District. Williams i
not receiving as heavy vote as necessary.
In the Seventh District Aver has a slirht
lead and good prospects. Il is believed
that Gen. Banks is elected in his district
Medford gave us for Banks. and 500 for
Gooch; Waltham at p. n. gave Banks 7O2
and GoOch 2S1. Worcester gives CASTOR,
Democrat, for Governor, 4010, and Talbot,
Republican, 1916.
NEW IBERIA, November 3.-The vote in
Vermillion parish, with one box to be
counted, which is expected to be entirely
Democratic. gives for treasurer-Moncure,
Conservative, 672; Dubuclet, Republican,
22S; Ewing, on the Hive ticket, 80. Con-
gress-Breaux, Conservative, 754; Darrall,
Republican, 242. Major Kiffe for judge,
Nues for representative, and Lyons for
sheriff, Conservatives, were all elected by
large majorities. The election passed of
quietly throughout the parish.
LAKE CHARLES, La, November 3.-The
official vote of Calcasieu gives for State
Treasurer HAS, Dubuclet 8; for
Congress-Breaux 1915, Darrall 70; for
State Senate-Kirkman 500, Wells $50,
Robertson %, Gardiner 4; for Legislature
w. E. Gin SCI, j. W. Richardson SOS.
About 1900 votes were cast in all, with one
poll yet to be heard from.
RICHMOND, Va, November 3.-The
whites to-day have polled an average vote
in this city, but the colored vote has fallen
off greatly. Some of them voted for
Walker, the Conservative candidate, while
good many voted for Paul, colored. The
Conservatives are jubilant, and claim an
overwhelming victory, many fixing
Walkers majority over Burgess, Republi.
can, in Richmond, at from 1900 to 1000.
Returns from half the precincts in the city
show Conservative gain of $50 over Gov
ernor Kemper's vote last November, which
vote will be used in making a comparison.
Boston, November $3.50 p. M.-Eigh-
ty-seven towns up to this hour return for
Talbot, t26, 252; CASTOR, "a, POI.
A dispatch to the AdUertiser from Essex
says it is undeniable that Butler is defeated
by one thousand majority, if not more.
FRANKLIN, La, November 3.--The fol-
lowing is the vote of the franklin Precinct,
Brashear City yet to hear from. Treasurer
Moncure, Conservative, 220; Dubuclet, Re-
publican, 674; Congress Conser-
vative, 218; Darrell, Republican, 673; Leg
islators-Clark, Conservative, 223, Pile, Re
publican, 679, Antoine, Conservative, 1914,
Sutton, Republican, 677.
WASHINGTON, November 3.-Priyate dis
patches from Boston indicate the election
of Banks over Gooch in the Fifth District.
EUFALA, Ala, November "a riot com
menced at the polls at noon to-day by ne
gro drawing a pistol and starting to whip a
negro for voting the Democratic ballot.
Three negroes killed; four mortally,
seven seriously, and eight slightly wounded !;
one white man mortality, one seriously,
three slightly. From five. to six hundred
shots fired.
WASHINGTON, November 3.-Telegrams
received here indicate the defeat of Butler
in the Sixth Massachusetts, District.
Boston, November 3.-Banks's majority
is estimated by his friends now at 5000 in
the Fifth District over Gooch, who had a
majority in 1872 of 4459.
Forty towns, estimated by the IraveIler,
give a net gain for the Democrats of 1868.
The journal gives in forty-four towns
Talbot 8035, and CASTOR 1899 votes; the
same towns last year gave Washburn 6579,
and CASTOR 1924.
miscellaneous.
MONROE, La, October 2S.-The investi-
cation, before Commissioner Jewett, of the
cases of Judge Scott, Recorder Ramsey and
Mayor Richardson, of Homer, Claiborne
parish, who were brought here yesterday,
closed to-day. The decision will be rem
dered tomorrow. The testimony of Scott
Rainey, colored, the principal witness for
the prosecution, was that a Republican
meeting was broken up on account of a
pistol fired IN the street, about square off,
and no one was disturbed or threatened in
the meeting, but be Rainey) was subse-
quently personally advised by white men to
leave town, but didn't do so until sunset.
Young, Maxey, and other government wit
nesses, testified favorably to the accused.
Sheriff Aycock, summoned by the defense,
testified that himself, Ramsey, Richardson
and Scott were active in keeping the peace
which was threatened by the violent action
of the negroes, who demanded the pos
session of white man who had difficulty
with negro, when pistol was fred, and
that he summoned several whites as an
armed posse to suppress the mob, that he
arrested the white man whose forcible sell
zure the blacks attempted, and that there
were no politics in the case, that there were
only about fifty white men in the county
to three hundred blacks.
Rev. j. II. Jordan, also for the defense,
corroborated the testimony of Aycock, and
said that when he saw the blacks wishing
to seize the white man, he had his hand on
the shoulder Of the foremost negro, and
told him to await the action of the authori-
ties. Several in the rear cried '9xnock the
id white man loose" The negroes
halted, however, and finally quiet was re-
stored.
Here the evidence closed and the case
was argued by John Rey for the prosecution,
and Judge Richardson and Capt. Coust for
the defense. The prisoners are confined I'M
der guard In an old dllapidated residence.
The telegraph company is taking testi-
mony in relation to the cutting of the wires
by Lieut.. Hodgeson and Marshal Selye, west
of Vienna. Both wires were cut in six
different places and forty or fifty feet taken
out of each wire, and the ends wrapped
around trees and the insulators removed. The
repairer was several hours in repairing the
damage. The afidavits will show that the
cutting was done by the soldiers under or
ders from Lieut.. Hodgeson and Marshal
Selye.. --.t-
HOMER, La, October 27.-Judge Trimble
has information that when Sheriff Aycock
reached Vienna, he served the writs issued
by him and that the sheriff and his deputy
were treated in most contemptuous man
ner, the writ of habeas corpus disregarded, and
that shameful and abusive language was
used by Lieut.. Hodgeson in command, and
by Selye. The prisoners Scott, Ramsey
and Richardson, we're surrounded by sol
diers and guns cooked and presented; the
law officers and the courts defed by the
military officers. Judge Trimble is indig-
nant that the civil authority was disre-
garded, and viii take steps to punish the
offenders Judge Trimble IS q Republican
and supporter Of the Kellogg administra-
ton.
NEW IBERA, October 27.-It is reported
that lack Poured and Benjamin Bertrand
were arrested at st. Martins to-day by a
United States deputy marshal. The pris-
oners were tried here yesterday, and are
still in custody, all oilers to sign their
bonds being refused. Gen. Declomet, one