New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-08
GENERAL POLITICAL NEWS.
TIE TENNESSEE ELECTIONS.
rur CONSERVATIVES MAJORITY IN MEMPHIS 1898

HE IENNESSEE ElSESiiO+'''
THE CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY IN MEMPHIS o,oso~
A VERY HEAVY VOTE PoILED
MEMPHIS. Tenn, Aug THE Conservative
,c,orv veterday was much larger than was supposed
Inv Tho most sapguine supporters, the conservatives
having carried every ward In the CITY, except mo
Fifth which only gave majority OF ~ ior Tue hepu'h
cans The Conservative majority IN the CITY 10 'o''' anu
the total vote 10000 or about 1000 more thah 'pe
ordinary vote This is accounted for ton the ground OF
Tho hostility 70 the Civil Rights bill and mixed schools
and business being almost suspended all went to the
polls The Conservative majority in the coanty VIII De
over 1900.
LArER-Reports from Upton, Fayette, Henderson,
and McNary state that those counties have gone DEM
ocratic In Brownsville district, Livingston lDemJ was
elected Chancellor by 1000 majority.
THE DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY IN NASHVILLE BETWEEN
1000 AND S,OOO-rnE DEMOCRATIC TICKET
rIrCTrp IN EVERY COUNTY OF THE STATE.
NASHVILLE, Aug livery ward and all
the districts in city, except the XIllth and AAth
have made official returns. The regular Democratic
ticket is elected by maores ranging from 1900 10 SVOo
Judge Cooper for Chancellor has $3.50 over be' anu
over Brien and McClan together s32 The Two DISTRICTS
70 be heard from will not change the result ether way
over 100.
The result throughout the State, far as heard FROM
is that the Democrats have swept tho State ana eiecIed
their candidates in every county. Knox County goes
Democratic by from 800 to 900 majority
| GREAT EXCITEMENT IN KNOX CoUNTY-THE ANTI
CIVIL RIGHTS TICKET ELECTED BY LARGE MA
JoRITY-NoTABLE SPEECHES DURING THE CAN
vAss.
! KNOXVILLE. Tenn, Aug. THE election In
Knoxville and throughout Knox County yesterday was
! the most exciting for many years. Horace MaShdlu
made two speeches during the canvass favorlng the
Civil Rights bill as party measure. Senator Browh-
low was openly hostile the bill which no termed the
| sum of yillanies and auntessence of denominations
| The result of the election a complete revoation
throughout the city and county, with sweeping major
tiles for the Conservative anCivit Rights tlcKet' Inc
city was wild with JOY last night ana the country peo
pie crowdiDg into the town to-day rejoicing over
! the uneXsmped victory.
| . SERIOUS RIOT IN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF NEGROES
| MARCHING on THE ToWN-TRooPs SENT FROM
MEMPHIS FOR TIE SCENE OF ACTION.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. IA dispatch was
received here tonight from George Maihes, editor OF
| The Falcon, at Somerville Tenn, saying:
| We are in the midst OF rot two men killed about
% rro on country send us 800 armed mon
The dispatch causes intense excitement and great
crowd is collected around the telegraph office in quest
OF news, but there being no telegraph ofhce nearer
! someryie than Moscow, 10 miles distant nothing fur
Their can be learned Portions Of two militia companies
and number OF volunteers leave by Specai Tram at
| p. ID. for Someryille.
DETAILS OF THE RIOT AT SOMERVIILE-THREE MEN
KuLED-FIGHTING STILL GOING on
MEMPHIS, Aug. 1.-The Appeals special dis
patch from Masou's Depot tonight says that report
was received here late this afternoon OF fighting at
somerville The town is in arms, and great excitement
prevails. The not started in quarrel between Oscar
Burton and Paul Reeves in which the latter killed.
Burton was Immediately shot aud killed by Reeves's
brother Radical candidate for Sheriff. This was fol-
lowed by some one killing the second Reeves. at last
accounts the aghtng was still gong On.