The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-08-08
THE ELECTIONS.
NORTH CAROLINA AHEAD-s0,0 900 DEMOCRATIC
MAJORITY.

RALEIGH, N. c., july Large Democratic
! gains from every section, Wake county ln9
| Democratic by a gain of some 600. The State
has gone largely Democratic with almost a Ger
| tainty of eight Congressman.
The Legislature, largely Democratic: great re-
joicng aud much enthusasm; business Is gener-
ally suspended; every one bong eager to obtain
the late news
ported from every pa of the state. State Demo.
cratic by from 10000 to 10000 majority. Seven
Democratic congressman out of eight, and a
Demo ratio gain OF some twenty III the Legisla-
ture. Great rejoicing in the city; speaking IN
the streets all day, and cannon booming Wake
C unity Democratic for the first time III fourteen
years.
WILMINGTON, Aug. Z. Returns received today
from all over the S.a are but confirm atoms of
last dispatches, III Conservative s have swept
the State like whirlwlnd. LegIsla ture Con-
servatve by largely increased majority. In
this the Fourth Judicial District. majority for
Mchay, Conservative, will propably reach 500 or
700. The retuns now coming in are al, one
i'm }, 'rlb G t. G ;ai mt cDr,cl the Ma 0 FIR
the State ticket, but vi, pfob IDLY roacn 10000.
TENNESSEE.
NASHVILLE, Aug. 7.-r.Ils county went Demo-
era &c by l2UJ majority.
NASHVILLE Aug. Every ward and al Dis
tricts here, except the thirteenth an thnt.cth,
have made official riurus. The H. gnlar b, mo
cratic ticket elected by majority of from 200 10
3UW.
Judge Cooper for Chancellor 25o, over Br,e l.,
and B len and AicLain together 80 Two Districts
have 32JU over Brieu, a.ld over Brien and McLain
together l32.
Two districts yet to be heard from will not
change tne result either way over 100. he re-
suit throughout the State, SO far as heard from,
is that the Democrats have swept the State anu
elected their candidates in every county. Knox
county gives the Democrats 30, to 800 majority
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug. THE election in
Knoxville and Knox County, yesterday was t.le
IN Gt exciting h SD for MI ~ years. II race Nay
narl m L. two spe .ches d lrin, the cav 1873, =
dorsing the Civil flights bill as pa t, meas ire
Senator Brownlow was openly hostile TO the bill
which he termed t.le sum Of viaily and quintes-
sence of Nominations.
The result Of election. was a complete revO'u-
ton throughout the city and country, with
sweeping maj"rities for Conservative and ant
Civil Rights ticket.
The city was wild with joy last nigh and coun-
Try people are croS ding into the town to-day, re-
JolclnS over the uiiexalnpied victory.
ELECTION EXCITEMENT.
LOUISVILLE. Aag. THE town Of Shepherds
VILE. BuIett county, was the scene OF great OK
citement on Tuesday last.
1t appears that on election d,y the friends of
Carpenter, the Repnb lean candidate for Goaity
Judge, distributed whisky To the neSros at the
polls. There was much drunkenness among
them, and diff ulty ari,in, be Wee them al
a white man, large number OF negros pursael
him to the hotel, but h, escape
Tae disorder Continued nexr day. and in
difficulty between the uegi oes a I'd Frelchm W.
he sh t and killed HE ring leader of the drnd,n
mob, and the infnrlated acks pursued him. He
a IS" took refuge il the hotel. Tae negroe, til IN
surren led it, aud Withdrawn pist lis aeman led
his sure ld,r. Meanwliii the white peop.e CO
l''cted, and danger OF boody coi.islon was i'm
lninent.
the negroes fin, llv dispersed but during YES
terday ald Wednesday, the whites from the sur
count y have been coming to town. and
may take p.ac..