Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-14
WASHINGTON IN A BLAZE.
A Negro Fatally Wounds a Torch Bearer
-Blaine's House Aglovv

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-The Democrats
of this city and vicinity celebrated the
election of Cleveland and Hendricks To-
night by grand torchlight procession.
At least 5000 men were in line, about 500
of whom were mounted. The greater
number of these were residents of Wash
ingtOn and Georgetown, but large contin-
gents from Virginia and MARYLAND heIDed
to swell the parade. which, marching in
platoons Of eight, occupied nearly three
quarters OF an hour in passing a given
point. The route of the procession was
by Pennsylvania avenue to the northwest
ern section of the city, passing the Demo-
cratic Congressional Committee rooms,
W. W. COrcOran's house, and the
house of Chairman Luttrell, of the
District Democratic Committee. at
each of which places the column
passed in review before prominent Demo-
Gratis. Private houses and stores along
the route were Illuminated, and the resi-
dences of such prominent Democrats as
Mr.. CorcOran and Mr.. Merrick were dec
GRATED and hung with Chinese lanterns
from the roof to the pavement. Crowds
OF spectators were massed on the side
walks all along the route of the process
sion, and greeted the column as it moved
with cheers and the waving of hats and
handkerchieis.
A BRILLIANT SCENE.
COlOred fires were burned at intervals
along the route and rockets and other fire.
works were used literally, giving great
brilliancy to the scene. The TRANSPARENT
cies carried in the procession bore devices
which have became familiar during the
campaign and since, and a large assOrt-
ment OF living and of pictured rOOsters
evoked the enthusiastic plaudits of the
spectators. Every second man in
the column carried a broom. The
several divisions cheeTed themselves
hOarse as they passed the different re-
viewing stands, and along the street
shouted the names of the Democratic
standard-bearers and various catch
phrases of the campaign. A singular
feature of the celebration was that
Blaine's magnificent new mansion, about
which so much was written during the
campaign, was brilliantly illum-
mated. 1t is leased by Mr..
Letter, of Chicago, who is a
Democrat. While the procession was
passing through the part of the city in
which great many negroes reside, a
cOlOred man standing in crowd, without
any prOVOcatiOn, shot into the column of
moving men, the bullet striking torch
bearer named Sullivan in the temple. He
fell in the ranks, and number of the pro-
cessl0nlstS charged the crowd of cOlOred
men who surrounded the man who did
the shooting. The latter ran, and in the
confusion the murderer escaped, but was
afterwards captured by the police and
locked up. Sullivan is not expected to
live through the night.
In the United States Circuit Court this
afternoon some of the jurors were anxious
lest they might be locked up over night.
r. T. Merrlck, who was counsel for one
side, suggested to the court that inasmuch
as the jurors wanted ''tO paint the town
red,' and he himself wanted to paint his
own house red for to-night's celebration,
perhaps the court would adjourn the case
until tomorrow. Lawyer ClaughtOn, a
Democrat, eagerly assented to this propO-
sitiOn, and the court adjourned the case
until tomorrow. Lawyer Merrick went
home, covered his house with flags and
lanterns, and when the procession ap-
preached lit red fire on his tin roof beside
a big imitation rooster. After the pro-
cessiOn had passed it was discovered that
the roof was on fire and the Fire Depart
ment was called out. 1t took it two hours
to put the fire out.