The New York herald., 1876-11-09
SOUTH CAROLINA.


HAMPToN's MAJORITY ELxvEN THOUSAND OUT
SIDE THE sEAcoAsr coUNTIEs-THE STATE
CLAIMED FOR TILDEN BY FoUR THOUSAND
JOY OF THE PEoPLE-RIor IN CHARLESTON.
CHARLEsrox, Nov. s, 1915.
The heaviest republican precincts In the State being
on tho sea islands. remote from railways and iele-
graphs the full cannot be known yet with Ger.
tainty but the Democratic state Committee regard
almost impossible that Hamptons majority, as far
MS heard from, amounting to nearly ii. 000 can bs
The general estimate OF the result at this
hour two 2. NJ gives the state to Hampton by 5000
ana to riiden by 1000
Joy or
1t is impossible TO describe the wild derium OF Joy
Of the people OF Charleston at what they rcsard ~
their deiverance from long subection 10 tho rule OF
robbers and negroes Business Is suspended, and i'm
crowds MI Broad street IN front of the Aews
and Courier Office cheering vocifcrously and contnu
ously as returns come In.
CONFLICTING EsTIMATEs.
Returns from all the counties in this State except
six leave tho result IN doubt Governor Chamberlain
estimates his majority at $780, but gives details
nor data which he bases these estim tes. no
democrats have dispatches. official and semofliciaI,
from all but counties In tho State, which indicate
that Hampton reaches the sea coast counties with
IL 600 majority. These countcs 1870, when there
were heavy republican frauds. cast republican
jority OF ID. .92s In majority OF $4,000 in tho State
The democrats claim this will be easily overcome
and that Hampton will receive 900 majority or more
In the State rldcn also carrying the State by some
what reduced ngure
ASD HAMPTON PARTY
Returns meagrc that the strength oitbe Hayes
and Hampton party cannot be estimated The only
county reporting shows about 100 OF these vo,ss The
contest may be close that this party may hold the
balance OF power. In my opinion Hampton notwin
by more than 500 will he lose by more than 000
unless the Information received prove untrustworthy.
Reports to-day favor the democrats.
Many protests being made by the democrats
against tho voting OF minors ana rcpcatcrs Coored
democrats voted IN considerable numbers where they
protected Most Of tho counties in which troops
had been stationed for considerable period
were carried By tho democrats, while IN
only only a. few days before tho election
were carried by the republicans. Tme not allowed
the blacks TO become accustomed the presence OF
the troops nor to contradict tho ipccchcs negro
leaders that the troops sent TO control tho ccc
ton. Tue soldiers behaved with great propricy IN all
the counties from which reports have been received.
The democrats certainly gain two Congressman,
Tho First district reeects Rancy. colored republican.
The second district returns Buttz republican,, for the
unexpircd term for which he contested Aackeys seat
and elects X. II. Cam, coIored republican. Smalls,
coored republican, rciurhs from tho Ftlth district,
unless coeon county, heretofore ,cpooean g,vss
though claimed by tho democrats The democrats
claim that
LEGuLAruRs
will stand Senate. IL republicans, Is democrats and
conservative; House, 81 democrats aud % repubI.
cans Tho Legislature has hcrcofor been thirds
republican II these estimates are correct dcmoc a
will be elected TO succeed Senator Robertson. In my
opinion however. the republicans will have majority
BOTH PARTIKs CLAIMING THE STATE
UNITED STATES SUPERVISOR MoBBED.
CoLUxBiA, Nov. s, 1876.
The State is still claimed by both parties, and seems
TO be doubt the result for Governor and Prcs
dent Tho seacoast counties run up heavy repub.
can majoritics accumulated by repeating, and these
are counterbalancei by Increased democratic waior,
whsro the troops posted.
A United States supervisor mobbed 10 Beaufort
tho samc county in which a Hampton meeting was
distributed through the lower they were "a
the upper ones, Hampton's election would have bcen
assured by q large majority
SERIOUS RIOT.
serious riot broke out here about dusk this even.
ing Broad street, from the Court House TO the Post
Onlce crowded with blacks aud whites, all excited
The blacks much nngored ut returns unfavorabe
to the republicans. An alteration between demo-
crat aud republican followed by general out
break OF the blacks, who largely superior Ia
numbers to tho whites, and who opened general firs
ple,c possession OF the street for time The whites
eoon rallied. ana sharp nring occurred. Intense cx-
ctement reigned throughout the city for some hours.
INrERFERENCK OF THE TROOPS.
Tho companies OF United States troops now here
marched In double quick time 70 the scenc dispersed
the crowd and took charge OF tho street.
THE cAsUALrigs
One black was mor,aly and eight others seriously
prominent cotton merchant, was killed, and about
dozen others wounded
INDICATIONS THAT THE HAYES ELKcroRAn
TICKET IS ELECTED.
AUGUSTA, Ca, Nov. :, 1875
South Carolina is still In doubt Both parties claim
tho Slato The indications that tho Hayes electoral
ticket Is elected
III. claimed by the republicans that Chambcrlon's
majority in Beaufort, SUMTER Collcton and Charleston
viii overcome Hampton's majority. Tho democrats
claim Hamptons election, but say the result Is very
close.
WISCONSIN.
THE STATE CLAIMED DY THE REPUBLICANS
DEMOCRATS STILL HOPEFUL.
MADISON, Nov. 8, 1879