Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-08-08

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a coNsERv ALIVE MAJoRITY or 3 800 AT MEMFiIFs
" crTYANpor 40O0IN THE COUNTY. & u
sseNEMpHIs. August r. Cynservaiiycsy cto-
nv yesterdayis much larger Than was supposeu
by IFS most saneuine supporters, the Coiiserva-
tves having carried every ward III lhs city except
the Fifth, which only gave a MINORITY oil ~ 'or
the Republicans. The Conservative majority "a
this city rs 1888, and the total vote over loooo,
Is sceoSassd soroif rs sroSadUS hOssili.E ID the
civil rights bill snd mixed schools. and, business
being almost entirely suspended, all went 70 vac
polls. The Conservative minority 10 the county
will be over 900.
ALL THE NASHVILLE DISTRICTS SAVE Two HEARD
FROM.
NASHVILLE, TENN, August livery waru IN
all the districts in tins city, except the lhifteentn
and 4 Twentieth, have made official returns. INC
regular Democratic ticket is elected by maJorities
ranging from 1000 to 1000. Judge Cooper Tor
Chancellor, has 3 $50 over BrGn, aud over bf'eh
and McClain together 932. The result through
out the State.is That thu Democrat, have swept
| the State, and elected their candidates IN every
county.
THE RESULT OF 1uE CIVIL RIGHTS CONTEST AT
KNOXVILLE AND IN KNOX COUNTY.
KNOXVILLE. TENN August THE election IN
Knoxville and throughout Knox county, yester-
day, was The most exciting for many years HOT
ace Maynard made two speeches during the cam
| measure, while Senator Brownlow was openly
hostile TO the bill, which he termed the sum OF
villianies and quincssence of denominations
The result of the election was complete
revolution throughout the city and country
with sweeping majority for the Conserve
tive Anti-civil rights ticket, The city was MI
ed with JOY last night. and the country people
are crowding into town to-day. rejoicing oven
the unexpected victory.
THREE MEN ALREADY KILLED.
MEMPHIS, August The Appe1f5 5pccia
| from Masons Depot Tonight says; \ repor,
was received here late to-day Of fighting al
Somerville. The town is in arms and great eX
element prevails. The riot started with q
difficulty between Oscar Barton and Pau
Reeves, in which the latter was killed. Bar
ton was Immediately shot and killed by Reeve
| brother, the Radical candidate for sheriff. Thi.
| was followed by some one killing the secone
| Reeves. At the last account the lighting wa
| going on.
LATER-TRooPs LEAVING MEMPHIS FOR TIKI
SCENE OF RIOT.
| MEMPHIS, August "A despatch was re
ceived here tonight from Somerville, Tenn.
saying; We are in the midst OF n riot. Tive
| mgn were shot about O'Clock, and the negroes
| are marching into the town from the surround
| ing country. Send US three hundred armet
| men,.
| The despatch causes intense excitement. ant
great crowd is collected around the telegraph
Office in quest OF news, but there being no tel
egraph Office nearer Somervillc than Moscow
| thirteen miles distant. nothing further cal
| be learned. Portions OF two militia conlpan
| les andnumber Of volunteers leave by specia
train at eight o clock p. NJ. for Somer vile, an,
reports from Upton, Fayette, Henderson, an'
| McNairy state that those counties have gon
| Democratic. In Brownsville district Living
stone, Democrat, was elected Chancellor by L.
| 600 majority