The Republican journal., 1874-08-13
THE ELECTIONS.
Great Democratic Triumphs.

Great Democratic Triumphs.
RA1E1Gu. X. c., AUG. :. DEMOCRATIC
GAINS ARE REPORTED FROM EVERY POR-
T1oN OF THE STATE. The State is Demo
crate by from TEN THOUSAND to
TWENTY THOU SAM MAJORITY
SEVEN DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN ARE
ELECTED THERE Is 4 DEMOCRATIC GAIN
OF TWENTY IN TIE LEGISLATURE. There
Is great rejoicing in the city. There was
public speaking in the streets throughout
the day, and booming OF cannon. W axe
county is Democratic for the first time III
fourteen wears Democratic gains are re-
ported in Johnston county of 400, and 250
in Rowan. over the Governors vote OF
ls7.. Craven gives Pernell 1900 majority
The Democrats gain GO in two townships
in Nash county. Rutfin and Bacon, indie
pendents, are ahead in Alamance county
Schenck. Democratic candidate for Judge,
polls full party vote. Lyman, Republic
can, IS elected to Congress in the Second
District, and Davis, Democrat in the
ourth District, by 500 majority Wayne
elects the whole Democratic ticket. Demo
cratic advices from Bladen, Robson,
Brunswick and New Hanover defeat Rus
sell for Judge of the Fourth District, and
Mckay tor Congress in the Third District
Durham, Orange county, gives 40 Demo-
cratic gain.
THE DEMOCRATIC VICTORY N TENNESSEE,
MENpHIs, AJG :. The Conservative
victory Yesterday IS much larger than was
n first supposed, the Conservatives having
carried every ward in the city except the
Filth. which gave majority of % for the
Republicans. The Conservative majority
in the city is 1898. The total vote was
10000, or about 20G0 more than the ordi-
nary vote. This is accounted for on the
ground OF hostility to the Civil Rights bill
npd mixed schools, and business being al
most entirely suspended, all went to the
polls The Conservative majority in the
county will be over 1000. Reports from
Upton, Fayotte. Henderson and McNairv
state that those counties have gone Demo-
cratic In Brownsville district Livingston
Democracy was elected Chancellor by
1900 majority. \ despatch was received
tonight from George Mathes, editor OF
tAc Falcon. al Somerville, Tenn, saying.
We are in the midst of a riot Two men
We're killed about one o'clock and the
negroes are marching into town from the
surrounding country. Send us three hun
dred armed men" The despatch causes
intense excitement. and great crowd has
collected around the telegraph Office in
quest of news. but there being no tcle-
graph office nearer Somerville than Mos
COW, thirteen miles distant. nothing fur
fher can he learned Portions of Two
II. tia companies and 4 number of vomn-
teers leave by special train nj O'Clock P.
N 17T 5omerville The Appeals special
l.spatch from Mason's depot tonight,
SAYS Somerviile is IN arms and great ex-
element prevails The riot started with
q difficulty between Oscar Burton and Paul
Reeves. in which the latter was killed.
Barton was immediately shot and killed
-v Reeves brother, Radical candidate for
sheriff This WAS followed by some one
killing the second Reeves At the last ac-
n0unt the fight was still going on.
NASHVILLE, Aug :. Every ward and
al the districts in the city, except the
Thirteenth and Twentieth, have made
official returns The regular Democratic
ticket Is elected By maiorities rang
-1g from 205J 10 5000. Judge Cooper,
'-r Chancellor. has $3.50 over O'Brien,
md McLa!n together G32 The two
III rricts to be heard from will not
change the result either way over 100
THE RESULT THROUGHOUT THE STATE, AS
AR As HEARD FROM, Is THAT THE DEMO
RATS HAyT SWEPT THE STATE AND
ELECTED THEIR CANDIDATES IN livery
COUNTY. Knox county goes Democratic by
A40 10 500 majority.
KSoxvIILE, Tenn, Aug !. The cleo
ION II Knoxville and throughout Knox
county Yesterday was the most exciting
tlr many Years. Horace Maynard made
two speeches during the canvass, endors-
rs The Civil Rights bill as party meas
U.e Senator Brownlow was openly hostile
70 the bill, which he termed the sum of
v.llaiuies and quintessence of abomina-
IONS, The result of the election was A
COMPLETE KEvOLUTION THROUGHOUT TIE
CITT AND COUNTRY with sweeping ma
0rIties for the Conservative Anti Civil
Rights tickel The city was wild with 10Y
.ast night, md country people We're
Crowding into town to-day, rejoicing over
me uDexampled victory.