The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-11-10
SOME PULASKI COUNTY ITEMS.


Ssssersef.
TUESDAY, Nov. 9TH, 1876.
The day for which all other DAYS were
made, las the negroes and radicals seemed
to think, has at last drawn to a close.
Since o'clock, this morning, the ground, in
front Of the court house, has been swarmed
with a mongrel conglomeration Of human
ity. At six o'clock, the spacious doors Of
the court house, were thrown open, and the
sheriff announced that the voting would
commence But. as some enterprising
individual presented himself to vote, il was
ascertained that the poll-books had been lefi
Mt somebody house, so q messenger was
dispatched & them, who returned to dis
cover that the ballot-box had not put in an
appearance. II was sent for and brought,
but for sooth, it was then discovered that no
pen and ink were present All things at last
being ready, the jam commenced country
negroes, railroad negroes, town negroes, big
negroes and little negroes, took possession Of
every available point Of egress to the polls,
filing the air with their peculiar perfume,
and crowding out entirely the Democrats,
who felt above being jammed by such a
throng. Every Radical was jubilant, and
seemed To think that they would have every
thing their own way. But, toward noon.
the Democrats began getting in their work,
and wonderful to say, the polls closed with
Radical majority Of less than ninety
votes. This is tremendous Democratic
gain, considering that the Radicals have
usually a majority in it without the two
hundred and City railroad negroes, who
fraudulently voted to-day. One thousand
and seventy votes were cast in this precinct
alone, a gain OF about two hundred over
former elections. Every means that Is low,
unfair and contemplate, has been resorted
to by the Radical wire pullers in the county,
but it has utterly failed them-and tonight
they hang around with fallen crests, and
looking as mean as their prototypes-sheep-
killing dog. Their secret meetings, running
votes, BY d. ring them with lies, Of the
foulest description, taxing their officials in
the district to buy votes icr Bradley, and
introducing social equality, have ZONE them
mighty little COOL. While the Democrats
have, every where, gained strength and
have reduced, 1--WE have no doubt, Bradleys
,,,.;or;,y 4, tha e,nn,v fro,, as bn,d..1 10
less than three hundred. Hurrah for
Durham, the white mans candidate.
YOU would be surprised to what base
level, some previously honorable men in
this county, have descended. Ii has been
anything to gain votes for Bradley, and
the lower the means used foi ii, the better
with them. His brothers-in-law have
worked like trojans, and not content with
hugging and eonsorting with negroes in
their secret meetings, they have established
social equality, and have Toasted numbers
Of negroes at their own tables, and dealt
ont free ~hisky without stint. However
much this kind Of doings may suit the
other brother-in-law, we are sure that il Is
distasteful to Col. Morrow, whom we regard
as thorough gentleman, but we are very
much afraid the devilish bad company he
keeps, will be his ruin socially and politi-
cally come back, dear COL. come back.
Everybody predicted that there would be
a big row here to-day, but thank God the
prophecy was not fulfilled, with exception
Of few small difficulties; nothing trans
pired worth chronicling. A sufficient
guard, half white and half negroes, were
stationed around the polls, which did good
service in keeping order. One Of the
guards, in carelessly handling his gun, dis
charged il, a portion Of the load burying
itself in couple Of negroes feet.
Robert Gibson. Judge Pettus, Judge
Kendrick and Will Curd, are names worthy
Of honorable mention, and they deserve to
be handed down to the children's children
Of honest men, for their untiring efforts in
behalf Of the Democracy, to-day. May
they live forever and enjoy the fruits Of their
labor-rn honest government.
We have not been able, as yet, to hear
from all the precincts in the county, but
from those We have heard from, the gain is
on the honest mans side.
The number Of illegal votes, cast at this
precinct, is enormous, and but for the noble
efforts Of the Tilden and Hendricks Club, a
great many more would have been polled.
The writer Of this can swear that negroes,
who have not been in the State three
months, showed in their ballots, while num-
bers voted VINO had been in the State
less than twelve months. All such have,
however, been spotted, and will be arrested
within the next few days A law should
be enacted 10 prevent railroad men, who
have no particular home, from Voting at all.
II would ave great many Of them vast
deal Of trouble.
At Bent preeinet, difficulty spruEg up
between couple Of brothers by the name
Of Dykes, one is a Democrat the other
Radical. Knives were usrd, and gentle