Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-11-03
LOUISIANA.
The Opening Gun of November.
New Orleans Conservative by
$4,000 Majority.
The Conservatives Claim Four
congressman out of Six.
The Election Passes off Quietly.
Afternoon Dispatches.

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| NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 1.-The election
is progressing quietly. Up TO this hour,
P. NJ, no disturbance of any kind is re-
ported. Persons fraudulently registered are
challenged by either party and not allowed
TO vote. Many negroes are voting the Con
sentative ticket.
FRANKLIN, Nov. 2.-The election is
progressing quietly. 1t is impossible to
! form any opinion as to how the vote will
probably go, both tickets being the same
size and color. The United States troops
are encamped about thirty yards in the
rear Of the courthouse, where the election
is being held.
NEW IBERIA, Nov. 2.-The election is
progressing quietly. The negroes are vot-
| ing strongly with the whites.
SHREVEPORT, Nov. 2.-Up to this time
it is peaceable in this city.
Registration Books stolen.
FARMERvILLE, La, Nov. 2.-The poll
book and ballot-box, Of Far1nerville, and
the poll and book of original registration of
Union parish were stolen, Sunday night,
from the Sheriff7s Office. The election is
progressing at this poll under the advice Of
Judge Trimble, who will maintain the
legality of the polling in case of a contest
between the local candidates. Judge
Trimble is a Republican, but will not
sanction any attempt 10 deprive Democrats
Of their legal majority in tie parish.
Might News-The Red River Country
Goes Conservative.
SHREVEPORT, Nov. 2.-Business was
fairly suspended to-day. The election
passed off in the most quiet and orderly
manner. The ballots are now being count
ed. The Conservative ticket is ahead in
Spring Ridge, Sumner, Grave Fand Mooring
Port. The vote on the State ticket in the
city is very close, not more than two
hundred majority either way. The cleo
ton of the entire Conservative ticket is
conceded. The Conservatives claim 1.-THE
parish by from 800 to 500.
Many negroes, with the white Republic
cans, admit that the arrest of the merchants
was bad policy, as many who had not taken
part in politics since the war, closed their
places of business and engaged actively in
the canvass.
DeSOto parish reports heavy Conserva-
tive majority. The Times special from
Homer says: Claiborne parish gives 700
Conservative majority. A special to the
same paper from Minden claims 300 Con-
sentative majority in Webster.
The EUeHiRg Telegram (Republican)
SAYS: We are satisfied that there has been
full and free election, and that both par
ties will abide the expressed will Of the
people through the ballOt-bOx.
The Two Governors.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. Gov. kellogg
tonight thinks the Republicans will carry
the State by good majority, and elect four,
probably five, possibly six, Congressman.
Gov. McEneFy thinks the Conservatives
will carry the State by small majority
and elect three Congressman.
New Orleans Goes Conservative.
New ORLEANS, Nov. 2.-The election
passed off quietly. No official returns are
received, but the indications are that the
city has gone Conservative by from 1900
to 1900. Many prominent Conservatives
claim 1900 majority in the city. II is
generally believed that Gibson has defeated
Sypher for Congress in the First District.
The Conservatives claim the election of
Ellis in the second, though the race will be
clOse-the Democrats state by from 5000
to 5000.
Yesterday the Republicans estimated
they would carry the State by 10000, now
the most sanguine only claim it by 10000,
and the Others by small majority. The
vote for congressman in the Third, Fourth,
Fifth and Sixth Districts will be very close,
from present indications. All points heard
from report heavy colOred vote for the
Conservatives. Ii is estimated that twenty
per cent. of the colored vote was thus
pOlled. kilograms from fourteen stations
in the parishes report that the election
passed off quietly.
The Latest.
MIDNIGHT.-No returns are yet received
Of the city vote, but enough is known to
warrant the statement that the COnserva-
tives have certainly not less than 10000,
and possibly 1900 majority. The reports
from the parishes are meagre, but,show Con-
sentative gains over the vote of 1872. The
indications are that the vote in the State
will be close. The Conservatives claim
four Congressman. The Republicans do
not admit the loss of but one. No distur-
bance is reported from any quarter.