The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1884-10-23
THE ONO ELECTION.
Ncr MUCH or A GRAND REPUBLrcAN
SfRtUMPH.

- -AA.kONsk 50 "a
Tho Est aordinary Efforts Of the Radicals
Give Them Isut n Very Poor Viotory-.-The
National Damocraoy SIN Confident of.
: Triumph'fp November. -s
t7etegrdn,s to To- Aqtgusta Chrontcle.l
.CINCINNATI October 14.-The cleo
. lion abSores all attention, and there
arc constant fears of serious outbreaks.
One mau, "a: l.. Russell, has been kill
CT by colored deputy United States
Marshal, and there, have been many
knock-doWns and numerous arrests.
inc people are most thoroughly in
earnest, ana the parties are Watching
each othcfiWlth most vigilant care.
Fortunately the saloons have been
Kept closed more successfully than
usual. and there is o minimum of
drunkenness: The United States Court
room presents q singular appearance.
IL Is inc 'eXaminiug court for parties
Gnargeu Wlth1llegal voting, where two
,Cnlteu states Commissioners arc kept
busy 1tissalso tho .headuuartcrs of
thcl United States Marshal's deputies,
many OF whom arc colored. The vote
wiltbe unusually heavy, and the out
looke points to: increased Republican
Z, votes, 1t is said that Duttcrworth, the
Republican candidate for Congress, is
running ahead of his ticket. Elsewhere
in the State the reports all Indicate
fine wealth and a full vote. -
LATER.-To the intense relief of
everybody the. day passed without any
more serious trouble than heretofore
noted, and crowds gathered tonight
about the newspaper Offices and else.
where to obtain the news. The first
news from Hamilton county was from
the Clifton precinct, showing Repub
hcan gain of 90. Soon after came tho
news from one precinct of the tcntl
ward, which last year tied; now i,
gives Republican majority of 292
Ihis is specially significant, as it is q
German ward, and it confirms the
claims that the German detection is
, not felt i'll this vote. Another gain of
oo IN one of the wards where there arc
many Irish votes, shows that there is
some truth in the claim that tho Irish
are going to the Republican party.
Inere is at the present writing the
most unboundcd confidence among the
Republicans that this county will elect
the entire Republican ticket. Similar
news comes from the State, and the
claim is no w made of Il Republican
majority in the State of 10000. OF
course this estimate, made when only
onc-tenth OF the State had been heard
from, is liable to modification by later
returns, but it is safer to accept it is
indicating that the Republicans have
carried Ohio by Il majority that NAV
reach ten thousand.
TIE SCENES At THE POLLS
We're unusual. The deputy marshals
Wc:c armed with policemen, S clubs. as
well as with "A calibre rcvoivers. The
deputy sherifs were armed in many
cases with rudc hickory sticks, probn-
ply made from dray pins. AT one of
the strongest Democratic precincts a
colorcd deputy sheriff was conspicuous
wlth short thick hickory club in his
hand. 1t was not an uncommon sight
Il to sce'thc officers of both sides in Gus
tody. The deputy marshals found
Z themselves arrested by the policemen
In the Sixth ward, where many negroes
vote, one policeman was arrested by 4
colorcd deputy marshal. The Rcpnb,
llcans and Democrats each had LAWYERS
employed to attend to getting thcil
men released as quickly as possible
after their arrest. Altogether il has
been y day of intense excitement, and
ltsa comparatively pcaccablc tcrnlina.
= ueh is a matter of congratulation.
r...,-T BLOODY ELECTION. .,,
C1NCINNA ATT. October 15.-Both tho
democratic and Republican press this
morning agree that Yesterdays clcc-
tlon IN Cincinnati was the bloedicst
eyer held here. The Democratic pap-
ers assert that a thousand deputy mar
snals were employed, mainly in 'intim-
1datinS honest voters, while the Re-
puDllcan press construc the conduct of
the police force and deputy shcrifls in
similar manner, comparing il to the
mississippi policy. The Republicans
claim majority Of 200 in the State,
ana ND the Democrats conccdc 10000.
Fno following is list of persons in
Juredih last nights various disturb
ances: Joe Lawrey, shot in the spine ::
Bridget Hughes, struck in the breast
with stogc, dangerous; John Muir
ply, shot in the stomach, flesh wound ;
AadreW Bennett, colorcd, shot i'm the
side, not dangerous; John Dalton, shot
In the ley, not dangerous; Sam Tav-
Tor, colored, shot in the side, serious;
Mike German, policemen, shot in the
back, serious; Henry Sherlock, shot
1n1he back, dangerous; Henry Brown
-cco,lorcd, shot in the abdomen, fatal
Tic last three were wounded in an af
nay at the corner of Sixth and Free
man streets late last night. Between
fifty aido one hundred persons tooF
part in the fight which grew out Of all
attempt by GorInan to arrest negro
German was shot in the back bv some
unknown person, and n general fusi
Jade followed, JOne hundred shots be
ing fired The riot alarm was sounded
and the disturbance was ,qnclled after
two policemen aud Brown had beer
s.shot. Besides those, injured ads above
mentioned, Albert Russell, colored,
was killed. 4" 4'''
o.. 70 q
AN INCREASED VOTE EVERYWHERE. ~.
CINCINNATI, October IS. - Returns
received from all parts of the State are
UNIFORM III showing an increased vote.
IaaA 40 4 a.