The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-08

Tilden over Hayes 16SS
Majority against amendments. ATS
Tilden's majority in Richmond is about
as large rs could have been expected in a
contest like this, where the full colored vote
was brought ont. kemper carried it over
Hughes by 1,610. - .s...
The special efforts directed against Gov
ernor Walker make his majority really n
good one. .. ...,..
The Result i'm N Nutshell.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.) "
WASHINGTON, November S-12:30 4. NJ
From the best information / can get from
all sources it seems quite certain that Ala
bama, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, 1ndi-
| ana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mis-
sissippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York,
| Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Viz
ginia--one hundred and soventy-siX cleo
toral yotes-have gone for Tilden, with
| North Carolina. Florida, Connecticut, Ne
vada, South Carolina, and Wisconsin doubt
| ful-from which to make up the mine votes
necessary to elect him. .'-!..
DEMOCRATIC VICTORY IN CoNNECTICUT-THE
| NORTHERN PAPERS CONCEDE TILDEN'S ELEC-
TIoN-uAMPToN ELECTED GOVERNOR OF
| SOUTH CAROLINA.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.l
WASHINGTON, November Ills Il. NJ
\ telegram received at Democratic head
quarters, from New York, states that the
Herald, Times, and Iribune concede Til
denis election. ...
There seems no doubt Of the election OF
Hampton in South Carolina.
Late advices say Connecticut gives Til
den majority. .... .. 80
The Federal Soldiers In Petersburg.
THE EFFECT OF THEIR PREsENcE-How THE
NEGROES BEHArED-No DISTURBANCE
JUDGE HUGHES SITTING IN CHAMBERS, &C.
| Especial telegram to the Dispatch.l
PETERSBURG, VA, November 1.-The
Federal soldiers kept close to-day in their
quarters, and Judge Hughes also prudently
abstained from any active interference in
the election, setting all day in chambers IN
the courtroom of Judge Mann, which was
courteously rendered for his use. The
mere presence of these officials undoubt-
edly had, however, a great effect on the
elections. Notwithstanding the great rally
of Conservatives and the torch-light pro-
cession last night, they were evil
IDENTIFY depressed, and many tlmld men
were afraid Of disorders at the polls, and
consequently absented themselves. The
negroes, on the other hand, were led to be-
lieYe that the presence of the soldiers and
the Federal District Court was intended to
punish them if they voted the Democratic
lost to the Tilden ticket through the
ignorant fears Of the colored people and
their easy access to influences OF
intimidation. The day passed with
out the least disturbance, though ut
one time the insolence of negro deputy
marshal threatened q little riot, which was
avoided by the prudence of the police, Dis
trict Attorney Hoxie interfcred with the
arrangement Of the poll in the First Ward,
demanding that the two lines, white and col
ored, should be thrown into one, which the
Mavor, after consultation, conceded. In the
Fifth Ward one Of the negro marshais at
| tempted to arrest supervisor ana
was himself arrested. 1t is said
there were from two to three hundred col
ored deputy marshals sworn in by Marshal
Ramsdell These did more mischief than
the soldiers, as the whites, in their anxiety
to avoid any disturbance, gave way to the
aggressions which We're made by these
| ignorant officials. The people are sore over
the result, and consider themselves as rob-
| bed Of their rightiul majority by the action
of the Government in interfering with
q peaceable election. A curious COM
mentary is made son the intimida-
ton which the troops and the marshals
exerted on the minds OF the colored people
by the fact that De Mortie, the colored Re-
publican candidate, did not receive asIngle
vote in the city, nor any in the district, 80
far as reported. Almost universally the
negro was driven to vote the regular Radi-
cal ticket by the fear Of the Government a mt
All manner OF reports were circulated to
make him believe TINT to: vote Tor
the Democratic ticket was to offend
| the, Government and incur its re-
sentiment A curious personal interest
attaching to the election arises from the
circumstance that Colonel William e. Cam
eron, Mayor Of the city, and hon. Robert
W. Hughes, judge Of the United States
District Court who have been tremendously
cooperating to-day to preserve the peace
and satisiyall parties, were principals to
] the celebrated duel in 1858, in which the
former was seriously wounded. Mayor
Cameron has issued q proc lalnntion con-
circulating the cltizens on their peace