The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-11-06

CtoW, Lrob,, /Or 11ay CaMse was
list.
The election Of Tuesday excIted more
interest than any we have witnessed in
many years. There were no nominations,
except for State Senator, and there were
numerous candidates. Each had his
friends, and the electioneering was i'm
mensc. The negroes were massed almost
solidly for Conerly, and il was impossible
TO break the column to any advantage.
True, some few white men voted for him'
but the number was small. The negroes
were we'll drilled, and when provided with
Conerly tickets held on to them with Won
derful tenacity. The negro vote seems to
have been Az large as in the palmiest days
of Radicalism, though there was a pre-
ceptible falling OFT in the white side.
All the votes. except the Macedonia box,
were in and counted by one o'clock We'd
ncsday. Longino and Martin were ahead
Z lew YOtes, -Nlheil leu Ioi CueiiH, hilch
Smith for Treasurer. Mikell was afraid
of Tyler's vote at Macedonia, and Allen
Smith was afraid of McRee's. Several
candidates said there were too many re-
ports about the Macedonia box, and that
they would protest against its being count
ed. Two o'clock came, but no Macedonia
box; three c. ne, still the box did not ap-
pear. Everybody was excited, and un-
favorable rumors were freely circulated.
Four came but the box did not. 1t was
rumored that there had been a general
fight at Macedonia and the tickets scatter
ed promiscuously. One report was that
.ome of the cu>todians got tight and en-
gagged IN a shooting match. Another ru-
MOI wa. that the box was left by il .elf
while the managers slept and otherwise
eni,yed themselves. Five o'clock was
drawing near, still Macedonia had moi
p..,,vrittUu, ~cIv
made TO go ont and see what was the mat
ter. and we understand some persons DID
90. Six o'clock came and excl ement was
at fpve, heat. Pike county had been
hoard from and it had only given C"nerly
a majority of FIVE hundred and eleven,when
| all Ionpino's friends had all along con-
coded that county one thousand majority
for Conerly. Conerly's friends looked
blue and stopped their blowing. Bets on
the Pike county candidates were OFT,
and those who had money on him Looked
sad and desolate. A report from Lawrence
said Longino had carried the county
bv nine hundred majoriety. There was
M body to bet on Conerly, though
one Of Longino's friends proposed to bet
one thousand dollars that he was elected
No takor. Conerly stock had gone TO the
bot.om. and the boys shouted for Longino'
Conerlv's men looked like they needed the
attention of a doctor. 1ndependentism
was in a bad way, and pure Democracy
came boldly to the front. But NO returns
from Macedonia. Assertions were boldly
made that the box had been stuffed and
should:not be counted, Between six and
seven Elias Harris, colored, appeared at
Jno. Nalty's as the the guardian OF the
Macedonia box. Some proposed to bust
II. others were reported to be in favor OF
stealing it. Spencer had been sent for 10
come down and count, but sent word that
the box would not be counted till morn.
ing. Some gentlemen then, who proposed
10 have fair play. volunteered to see the
colored keeper and box down to Spencer's
room; a crowd of twenty followed. Spencer
declined to receive the box, and it was sug>
pested that the boy and box 60 the court
honse and wait till morning. Six gentle
man agreed to set up with the box" They
went to the courthouse, built a fire, told
the darkey 10 get on the table, put the box
under his head and 20 to sleep. lie was
preparing to do SO, when Spencerappeared
in the COURTROOM. He SAID he could not
count the votes but would take the darkey
shd box 10 the Decell house and sleep IN
The same room with him. He took pos
session and the guards returned to their
homds.
The Macedonia box was counted THIS
Morning and is believed to have Yield
ed an honest ballot. 1t has only changed
tho vote of one candidate. 1t has gwen
the county to the Independent candidate
for Senator. This was expected, as an I'M
mense negro vote was polled there. Inc
rumors in refei ence to the management OF
the Macedonia box are contradlcted.