The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-10-26

EASTERN STAT rs
BALTIMORE. Oct 22.-The r. ibaRe
says a court investigation shows that
preparations have been made for lille
gal registration and naturalization on
large scale. Colonies Of tramps and
disreputable persons have been found
hailing from lodging houses or from
dance-hall saloons. or private residences,
and have registered under names Of
conyicts, minors, have sworn falsely to
their age, and the names Of Centennial
visitors stopping perhaps only day at
hotels Of the low class have been used
hy surreptitious repeaters. The record
Of the court shows that the number OF
na,uralized rapers granted is increas-
ing every week. The Times. however.
says our friends in the interior Of the
State express good deal of alarm lest
the fraudulent votes Of Now York and
Brooklyn should render abortive all
their efforts TO elect the Republican
ticket We assure all such respondent
Republicans that the registration lists
If these two cities will b. looked 20
with the most searching scrutiny. and
that the most thorough preparations will
be- made to keep it within its legal di-
mansions. The system of veriiication
Of the registry which has been devised
for the city, Is one of the most perfect
which has ever been applied, and 10y
the election day the names Of -. least
nine tenths of the people who have been
registered Illegally will hc ia proper
i.."ds 70. pioi~i nctiuu.
New IoRg, Oct 23.-The engineers
and firemen of the New York Contra
/ Railroad struck work at ~ o'clock 10.
nigh, whoever trains happened Ia be
The engineers dumped the fires and the
men left the engines. The consequence
! is that all traffic on the road il stopped
aud many trains Ell route are unable 10
proceed. The Times, speaking OF the
striking engineers. says the cause of the
strike. as asccrtain"l from \ very good
source. seems N be- that it Is the desire %.
the engineers to compel payment for
work over regular hour. They have
been compelled recently To work more
hours than heretofore, il is said, and
they desire to he recompsnsed for doing
So.
Thomas Ellis. paying teller of the
Park National Bank, sbsoonied. taking
$4,000 of tho banks funds.
COLUMBIA, =. C.. Oct. 23.-Troops
are arriving daily, and thirteen COM
panies are now in Columbia aud -
in other parts of the State Every.
thing is perfectly quiet throughout the
State Afiidayits offering peace and
submission TO the law are received
daily. The political campaign is con.
Quoted vigorously by both parties. The
So called Peoples Club have all dis
banded. The Colore,i militia il still
organized
WASHINGTON. Oct. 23-Capt Floyd,
L. :. Army. who Was ordered 10 the
scene Of disturbance has reported tn
the army head quarters Regarding
his Investigations on arrival at Rouse
Bridge. the Captain stated that he
found body Il 500 mounted men un-
der the command of A =. Butler, who
has command of the outer skirmish
lines. surrounding the negroes, and adds
there was undoubted evidence of well
directed plan which. If carried out,
would have resulted in the slaughter of
many. All the negroes in the place
sNet by the presence Of the troops
brought aboat An agreement by which
both the armed whites aud negroes dis
banded. In the march from Rouse :
Bridge 10 Ellentown the bodies Of three
negroes. who had been killed, were
found. and information received that
five Others bad also been murdered
One white man had been killed. The
negroes were completely oowed and
are afraid 20 leave their hiding place in
the woods and return 10 their work far
fear II being sho, down in the cotton
field. 4 detachment sen. down the
Bsrnwsll road met = body OF twenty or
thirty whites Who stated they were a
detachment Of Gen. Hayward's COM
mAnd. under orders from Judge Wig
gins - disarm and arres; the negroes,
AMI Ais, a. pro,ecs party Of negroes
while buryins oolorei member u the
Legislature. who had been shot at
Ellensown The report estimates the
total number OF whites engaged in the
riots 81 nos less than SO coming from
d Gcorvia. En6eld and BArnweil. :. C.