The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-10-10
POLITICAL NEWS.
More Encouraging News From the
Election In Colorado.
Kellogg and PaCkard's Connection With
the COlfax Massacre In 1873,
Fur,her news Prem Colorado.
,speei0l TO the st. Louis Republican.

Especial 10 the ST. Louis Republican.l
DENVER, Col. October 6.--Such pecu.
liarities IN the way lluctuatng returns
rs have characterized the past two
DAYS are enough to set bettermen than
those at the head OF the Radical party
in Colorado, wild with agon2ed sns-
pensc. Conejos county, the home OF
the head Republican candidate for
Lieutenant Governor that up 10 this
afternoon, was conceded TO the Re-
publirnnA by seventy-tve majority
has, by telegram sent 10y the head
himself gone Democratic 10y over
one hundr Il aud lilIy majority. Cos.
tillu, also conceded to The Republicans,
the head oonicsses has gone Demo
cratic, too. In these counties alone,
Mr.. Wilson, chairman of the Republic
can central committee, claimed eight
hundred majority. The San Juan
counties that Wilson claimed would
be st.nd-Otl, aud Butler, chairman
of the Democratic committee, eS
pected but three or four hundred, have
already reported five hundred, with
every probability that the Democratic
majority will reach six hundred There
are but four counties now TO hear from
all Democratic. There IL no further
question of the election OF Hughes
for Governor, Patterson for Con-
gressman, Fields for treasurer,
Beshour for Lieutenant Governor, aud
the chances are exceedingly good for
the entire Democratic state ticket
The unexpected result IN the counties
claimed by the Republicans alters the
situation materially in the Legislature,
and the Democrats conlldentially
claim the Senate. The Republican
blow oul has been Indefinitely post
poned ana the pieces of artillery sent
back to Cheyenne. Denver is again
thrown into excitement, and for the
first time the Republicans weaken IN
their game OF bluff. The Democrats
have gone after the guns again, aud
the Headquarters are jammed with lu-
bilaut crowds.
The Grnut ParIsh Massacre.
Especial to tho 81. Louis Republican,
NEW OaLEANs, October G.-'lhe
Democrat editormlly endorses the
statements made 10y Ward and Flow
ers regarding the Grant parish massa-
ere, and the editor who was then con-
pected with the Shreveport Times
states that he IL personally CONVEX
SAINT with the particulars Of that Of
| fair and cOrr0beratcs the statement
made 10y Ward and Flowers, Last
evening Ward was arrested 10y KEEL
logg'a police on n frivolous charge aud
locked up, the evident intention be-
ing to get him out of the way, but the
Democratic central committee, learn
ing of the arrest, secured
his release by furnishing security,
The statements OF these two negroes
caused the widest alarm in the Radr.
cal ranks, as II throws The entire re
sponsibiIty Of the CollaX massacre ON
Kellogg aud Packard. Both Ward
aud Flowers will now stump the State
for the Democracy and 10 prevent
their being assasslnated by the R.di-
cal buldoo2ers, number of young
whitemen will accompany them as an
escort. The intimidation of conserva.
tive negroes here in the city by Radi,
cnla has become SO bold that they APP
piled to the Democratic parish com.
mittpe FOR protection of their lives and
property. Both have been threatened
aud in some wards Democratic cam
paign clubs have been compelled L
make details to project their colorej
members.