The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-11-04

/ MEMPHIS, November Sup to noon
the election was progressing very quietly.
A slight disturbance is reported in the
/ Seventh ward where the negroes treated
the policemen very roughly, but order
was soon restored. Business was gcnor-
| ally suspended The indications are
i that the Conservative ticket will b.
! elected by large majority.
/ Democratic Success In Memphis.
/ MEMPHIS, November The election
to-day WAS unusually quiet, with consid-
cradle falling off from the August vote.
! The Democrats claim majority of 1000
/ in the city. and the election of Colonel
I Casey Youngto Congress by l,4o0 ma
jority; his competitor, Hon. Barbour
Lewis. having carried the district in ~
/ by 800 of majority. His driea, L..
| dav is attributed To the civil rights bill
and the we'll known Conscrvstivcism of
Col. Young, many Republicans both
white and black having voted and work
Cd for the latter.
Tennessee 25.O 900 10 10000 Majority.
Nashville, November 3.--The election
passed of quietly. The vote is very
light, at least one-fourth less throughout
the State than in the August election.
The State has gone Democratic by from
2j,00O TO 10000 majority, and all the
Congressional delegation except the First
and Second districts, which are doubtful
Both Houses Of the Legislature ARE
largely Democratic
The entire Conservative ticket of Da-
wilson county is elected by from lO,0O
to $4,000 majority,
Memphis, November Slater returns
from this Congressional district indicates
that Col Ioung's DEM majority will
reach 800. Trl"grams To the appeal
and Iratamchc show Caldwell, DEM
elected over Mann, in the 9TH district,
and Whitbornc DEM in th" 9Th by
5000 majority. The Democrats are ju.
hilant over the results here and in the
east.
CHATTANOOGA, November 8.-Dibrell,
the Democratic candidate for Congress
is elected in the ThirSyr
1000 =" '"-.,
w,suIycrcS. -Ncvv- Nov, Ss,",-%hen the
trial was resumed to-day Columbus
Alexander took the stend and was cross
examined by Mr. Dayidge. Witness
said his relations with Harrington during
the investigation were quite friendly ana
mo- occnsion lo be otherwise witness was
strongly impressed with the belief that
the books produced by J. o. Evans were
not the original books kept by Evans
and he still thought 50; there were som"
huuks the committee never obtained,
especially those relating To th" real
r-tntc pool in which Evans and several
o,hrrs were engaged; the interview with
Butler aud witness at the house oi wit
nc,s might have occupied about nv"
minutes; Butler is the sam" man VII"
hn. been on the witneS. stand under
the name of Hays; Butler represented I"
witness that the original books Evans
hud had not been before the "oiGmltt'"
and that he had friend who could pro
/ ducr them; witness declined u pay for
any testimony, but did agree tp pay Tor
any expense in bringing the books I" 10"
city a. hc thought that would b" no NOR"
. thnn right: did not ask Butler tor his
| name ur address; witness thought Butter
7 was JDHU'"lfl WIN p"N''' '"'F
! his acquaintance IN this city ana
/ did not ak him whore b"
lived; witness supposed the books wer"
to bc delivered at his house; witness wa
.Irr that his third interview with Butler
took place between the 10Th and 25d oi
April, Butler brought the man with him
and a.kcd witness tO take good look NJ
him, ~ BE- Wa the man who would bring
the book; after the two men had gone,
wItnr-. come 10 the conclusion that some
job Wa, being put up on him, and he toIh
parties at his iOrsc that sofne raschlty
was going on: witness thought that they
wer. going to trump up story that
Alexander had offered big sum for
evidence against :he Board Of Publ"
Work.: did not notify Evans to look out
for hi. books. for be had no interest
IN Evans: Metzger and Jim Croegnh
called at the hOus. Of the witness and
told him that there was q plot against
him: that they had learned ittrom Eur
ruth by letter; witness did not hear any
bell at his house on the night oi Ia"
burglary. and has made careful inquiry
nr al in the hOu." and no one heard the
bell: witness thinks IL providential that
they did not get awakened, ~ il might
have been worse for som. Of the partIci-
pant. if they had; witness told Major
Richards about the rsscality afoat, and
the Major .aif that all the police were
under the control Of Harrington; he also
tcId lawyer Chri.ty; witness got .u'pIc'-
Gus of Harrington after the third inter
view with Butler