The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-11-15
THE AUGUSTA OUTAGE.
Augusta County Beard or Canvnssers-
What is Sauce for tho Goose IL Not Saucc
for the Gander-Raiiroad Accidental Con-
ductor Loses His Leg.

[corrcs pondcncc OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
NOVEMBER IA, 1882.
telegraphed you last night the remarka-
bic action on yesterday OF the Canvasslng
Board Of Augusta county In attempting to
throw out the whole returns OF the county.
Furthur particulars OF this arbitrary action
will interest the readers OF the Dispatch.
The Board consisted OF three Readiust-
er and Republican mombers-Benjamin
j. Craig. William II. Pcyton, and William
II. Showaltar-and two Democrats
George A.. Bruce and Ed. NJ. Cushing.
Mr. Cushing was absent at this adjourned
meeting, which had been arranged for az
the first session Of the Board Thursday IN
order that some slight informalites in the
returns Of two precincts might be cor
rected. ANYTHING else that was done yes
terdav was an after-thought and was con-
cocted after II was found that Paul's ma
ioritv was 30 small, and that there was a
chance yet at the returns.
When the Board met yesterday the trihing
informaIties had been adjusted, and TIE
returns giving Massey q majority OF 1GS
and O'Ferrall 1G7 were certified TO ~ cor
rect. II was then that the chairman Of the
Coalition County Committee, Mr.. William
l.. Craig, came in and offered his protest.
The paper stated at the outset that the pro-
testants would not have raised the techni-
cal question had not the friends OF OFFER
rail- threatened privately and through the
press to contest the election of their candi-
date. thus admitting that ii was only done
by way Of
SPITE AMI RETALIATION.
The point attempted 10 be made was
fhatf t,f, 10 a 81 or
voting-place in the county, whereas Au-
glIsta had one for every township only
that is, the county had six when she ought
TO have had tWcnty-eight. The law, Sec
ton 2, page 147 OF the Code, is cited, or
rather the first part OF the clause. This
reads: "Thc Judge OF the County and
Hastings Court shall ap-
point registrar for each to,cnShip, ,rord,
and Uotjng-pldce OF their respective COua-
ties. cities, and tOlcnS,' GtaIics minc.)
The quotation in the protest, however,
stops with "yoting-placc,' leaving the
same incomplete. The protestants go on
at some length to try TO make out a case,
and conclude by pronouncing the whole
Of Augusta Illegal, and asking that it be
thrown out.
The Board then, Mr.. Bruce opposing,
adopted the paper certifying 70 its state
mentS and thereby
sTULTIFYING THEMSELVES,
haying already certified TO the correctness
Of the returns. They will forward the
paper thus certified TO the State Board,
consisting OF the Governor, Attorney
General, and Auditor-a solid EcEdiuster-
Republican Court of Appeals.
The plan Of registration now criticised
was adopted in 1870 by Judge Hcrndon af-
Ter a careful examination OF the law. The
meaning was clear that the Judge should
appoint registrar for each township Of
the counties, each ward of the cities, and
each yOting-place OF the towns, as is evil
dent from It's reading. Judge Quarles, the
Roidiuster appdintee, doubtless TOOK the
same view, and followed the same rule in
his appointments, of which are all the
present ones. But this intelligent and con-
scicntiouS Board, in
IFS ATTEMPT TO CHECKMATE O'FERRAIL,
goes back on its family and friends.
Another protest was offered by Edward
Echols, Esq, against the counting OF
the vote OF Bolivar precinct because the
returns from that precinct had come to
the clerks office unsealed. That precinct
gave Paul 81 majority. The deputy clerk
swore to the fact OF the alleged irregu-
larity, but by n partisan vote the Board
refused to consider this protest. For the
same thing, however, the Board OF Abe
marie county threw out Porter precinct,
though il gave Paul a majority OF l0l.
But a. | said before, all this partisanry
does not disturb the equanimity OF tie
Democrats. They see that their Oppo-
ncnts are laying up for themselves wrath
against the day of wrath, and they are
quietly biding their time.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
The accident to the first and second sec
tons OF No. 10 freight near SwoOpe's last
night resulted in considerable damage to
the engine Of one train and all the cas- Of
the other. and the loss of a leg to Captain
James Taylor, of Clifton Forge, conductor
Of the first section, who was in his caboose
and was run into by the engine Of the train
following. Captain Taylor's lee was so
badly manglcd it had to be amputated,
which operation was successfully performed
by Dr. Gibson. and if is understood he is
now doing web. His shoulder was also
dislocated. No other injury i, reported to
life or limb, but the through train. due
here at l:30 A. NJ, did not arrive until G:4j
this morning. NOX.