, 1884-10-15
The Latest Returns Received
Are Very Meager,
But of Course Indicate a Re-
publican Victory.
West Virginia Elects a Demo
cratic Governor.
THE OHIO
How the Day was Spent in the Pork
Metropolis.

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CINCINNATI. October 1.-The election
in Cincinnati has been the most memora-
bic in its history. Party feeling had
grown to its interest heat and this resulted
in bringing out the largest vote ever
polled. 1t did more, it brought to the
polls as workers a larger number of men
than ever before. The presence of Dep
uty Marshals and Deputy Sheriffs was
also a feature hat gave an unusual inter
est to the vote. Under all these condi-
| tions. the wonder is hat more serious out
breaks did not occur. In a number of
wards where the Democrats are in strong
est force Deputy MARSHALL were intimida-
ted or actually driven away, and the pres
ence of colored men was the signal for an
assault. In one of these precincts a sin
gle Deputy Marshal was present in the
afternoon but he bore testimony by n
black eye to the rough treatment received
in the early part of the day. In many
voting places there wa a large assembly
of voters before the polls opened for the
purpose of seeing that the opposite party
took no undue advantage in the election
of Judges and clerks. This gave rise to
some trouble in some wards. But the
most common source of disagreement was
when challengers were arrested by the
Deputy Marshals for %obstructing voters.
1t was then in order for the Deputy Sher-
ifs and policemen who represented the
law on the Democratic side to rescue the
challengers and thus a conflict of authority
occurred. The scenes at the polls were
unusual. The Deputy Marshals were
armed with policemen's clubs as well as
with "A calibre revolvers.
Deputy Sheriffs in many cases were
armed with rude hickory sticks, probably
made from dray pins, At n of the
strongest Democratic precincts a eolored
Deputy Sheriff was conspicuous with a
stout hickory club in his hands. 1t was
not an sight to see officers of
both sides in custody. Deputy Marshals
found themselves arrested by policemen.
In the Sixth ward, where many negroes
vote, one large policeman was arrested by
a eolored Deputy Marshal. Republicans
and Democrats each had lawyers EN-
ployed to attend to getting their men re-
leased as fast as possible after arrest. Al
together it has been a day OF deep excite
ment, and its comparatively peaceable ter
mination is a matter of congratulation.
The polls closed at G O'Clock with no
farther outbreaks to the great relief OF
everybody. There was a very general ap-
prehension that the trouble would occur
as polls were about to close, and men were
sent to the most dangerous precincts to
prevent violence. Fortunately the day
closed quietly. The worst trouble of the
day happened in one of the precincts of
the Eighth ward, where a number OF
colored Deputy Marshals came in collision
with Deputy Sheriffs and bystanders, and,
as the latter were largely anti Republican,
the celored men were quickly routed, but
not till a number of shots were fired. A
cry of Lynch the negroes was raised
and the crowd rushed into the next stree
after a few colored men in sight. On'
was caught and beaten nearly to death
another was struck in the face with
boulder and his face smashed. He hat
not been about the polls but was passinl
along the street. In this disturbance on
man was fatally shot and a woman strucI
in the breast with a boulder and is sup
posed to be MORALLY hurt. During tn
whole afternoon at this precinct a larg
crowd remained and a number of disturb
| anees took place.
The first returns received tonight wa
from Clifton precinct, showing a Republ
can gain of so. Then came a precinct {