Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-15
ANDERSON son KILLED.

ANDERSON NOT KILLED.
The report that Fox Anderson was killed in
the SIKH ward subsequently proved to be not
true. He had an alteration, but was not Sc
riOusly hurt. Large crowds gathered at many
OF the polling p aces and the air at noon was
full OF TumOrs OF expected outbreaks. The
voting continued rapidly, and in many places
more than half the total vote was cast before
noon. In the United states court room Com
missioners Harper and PrObaScO had up to
noon committed twenty seven men, charged
with illegal voting. Shortly before noon, a.
L. Russell, in the Eighteenth ward, who had
been fiOurishing pistol in the vicinity OF the
polls, was shot by colOfed Deputy Marshal
and died instantly. At noon the poll was
proceeding quietly in nearly all the wards
There was a large crowd about the United
States Government building, attracted by GU
rIOsity and by the almost constant arrival of
men arrested for illegal voting.
Up to 2:30 O'Clock this afternoon nearly l0C
men had been brought before the United States
Commissioner for illegal voting and been sent
to Jail or released on bond. Habeas corpus pro-
ceedings were taken IN some instances to get
them out OF Jail. Arrests were also made by
police and Deputy Sherifs, and the same
course was pursued to release their prisoners
CLOSE OF THE POLLS.
The polls closed at O'Clock, with no further
outbreaks, to the great relief of everybody.
There was very general apprehension that
trouble would occur as the polls were abOutto
close, and men were sent to the most danger
precincts TO prevent violence. fOFIu-
nately the day closed quietly. The worst
trouble Of the day happened in one of the pre-
clncts of the Eighth ward, where number OF
cOlored Deputy Marshals came In collision
with Deputy Sheriffs and by5tanders, and as
the latteF were largely anti-Republican, the
cOlOred men were quickly routed, but not till q
number of shots were fired and a cry of
Lynch the negroesW was raised, and the
CROWD mustered into the next street. One
was caught and beaten nearly to death.
Another was struck in the face with boul-
der, and his face mashed. lie had not been
about the polls, but was passing along the
street. In this disturbance one man was ia
tally shot, and woman struck in the breast
with boulder is supposed to be fatally hurt.
During the whole afternoon at this precinct
a large crowd remained, and number of
minor disturbances occurred.
ButterWOrth. OF Cincinnati, telegraphs that
he is elected in the First q strict, and also
that Gen. Brown is elected in the Second dis
trict. making a Republican gain OF two Con-
gressmen.
In Hamilton county 80 precincts out of ll2
show net Republican gain Of 2,067.
The news from the Twentieth district is
favorable to McKlnley's, Rep, election to
Congress over Paige, Dem.
THE DAY IN CINCINNATI REVIEWED.
The election in Cincinnati was the most
memorable in its history. Party feeling had
grown TO an intense heat, and this resulted in
bringing out the largest vote ever pOlled. 1t
did more. 1t brought to the polls as workers
larger number Of men than eyer before,
The presence Of Deputy Marshals and Deputy
Sherins was also feature tnat gave
unusual interest to the vote. Under these
conditions the wonder is that more serious
outbreaks did not occur. In a number Of
usually strong Democratic wards the Deputy
Marshals were driven away. In one of these
precincts a single Deputy Marshal was pres
ent in the afternoon, but he bore testimony
by a black eve TO the rough treatment re-
ceived in the early part OF the day. In many
voting places there was large assembly OF
voters before the polls opened for the purpOse
Of seeing that the opposite party took 70 un-
due advantage in The election Of judges
and clerks. This gaze rise to
trouble in some wards, but the
most common source OF disagreement was
the arrest of chal eL gers by Deputy Marshals
for obst -ucting voters. 1t was thea IN order
for The Deputy Sherins and policemen who
represented the law on the Democratic side
TO rescue the challeDgers, and thus conflict
Of authority occurred.
ARMED MARSHALs INTIMIDATING VOTERS
The scenes at the POLLS were unusual. The
DEPUTY Marshais were armed with police
mems clubs. as well as with 44-calibre FeVolV-
ers The Deputy Sherifs were armed. in
many .ases, with rude hickory sticks, prOba-
bly, made fFoia dray piUs. AT one Of the
strongest Democratic precincts coloret
Deputv Sheriff was conspicuous vlth a short
hickory club in his hand. IL was not an un-
common sight 70 see officers on b0tn sideS IN
custody. Deputy Marshals found themselves
arrested by policemen. IN the siSth ward,
where IN my negroes vote, one policeman was
arrested by a cOlOred Deputy Marshal. Re-
publicans and Democrats each had lawyers
employed to attend to getting their men re-
leased as soon as possible after their arrest.
Altogether il has been a day Of intense ex-
element, and its comparatively peaceable
termination Is a matter of cOngratulation
The first return received tonight was
from the Clinton precinct end showed
a Republican gam Of 50. Then came news
| from preenef IN the Tenth ward which last
year was evenly divided. It now showed a
Republican majority of 28S, which was a
Republican gain 10 that number. This was
| German vote was going. and as subsequent
returns showed large gains in other wards,
| il Has soon conceded that Hamilton county
| had gone Republican, The outlook at 10
| o'clock tonight was that the Republican
majority in Hamilton county may reaoh
| 1000, and that both Butterworth and Brown,
Reps, viii be elected to Congress.