The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-11-16
Progress of the Solid South.
The following was published in the
associated press dispatches:

associated press dispatches:
BosToN, Nov PA family of ten per-
sons arrived in Boston yesterday, having
been driven from their home in North Car
DINA. Elbridge J. Jordan, about AZ years
old and native of Freeport, Me-, enlisted
in the First Maine Artillery tn 1862, was
discharged in 1854, TO enter the navy, in
which branch he served until honorably
discharged, June 80, 1865. Two years ago
he went 10 Durham, n. c., where he has
kept small store for the sale of fruit. Mr.
Jordan, who has always been Republican,
makes the following statement:
Last Tuesday he was candidate for the
office of Constable. The men in chage of
the polls challenged more than 200 colored
voters, some of whom had been known as
voters for the last two years and on account
of this delay there were about 100 colored
voters with Republican ballots In their
hands left standing in line when the polls
closed, the whites and blacks depositing
ORDERED TO LEAVE THE TOWN.
"The votes were not counted until the next
forenoon, wher il was announced that the
Democratic candidate was elected by So
votes.
"There was some talk about contestng
the election and Wednesday at mindnight
Mr.. Jordan was awakened and called TO his
door. Here he found seven or eight men
with hankerchiefs covering their faces, who
ordered him not to go from his house before
6 o'clock in the morning, but TO leave town
on the 8 O'Clock train He declared he
he'd done nothing wrong, but was ordered
to leave town or he would be killed. He
SAID he had no money to pay for travelling.
The visitors said they would provide the
money.
"Ane hour later they returned and said
they would give him no money, but would
provide for his family. At daylight Mr..
Jordan went to the house of friend and
tried 10 borrow some cash. His friend said
he could not get any until the bank opened
at o'clock. Mr.. Jordan did not succeed
in obtaining money before the o'clock
train started, and an hour later, while he
was in store, three men entered the place,
hurried him out to carriage and droye off
with the ayowed intention Of killing him."
FEARS OF POLITICAL MURDER.
This act of violence was seen, and some of
the leading business men of the town, al.
though Democrats, fearing that political
murder would reflect severely upon the
town, touk horses and rode after the party,
overtaking it mile and half from town.
| BY their influence the would.be murderers
were persuaded to take Mr.. Jordan back to
his home, but they told him they could moi
control the worst element sufficiently to
protect him if he remained and so, leaving
everything in the house and store and taking
almost nothing except the clothing they
wore, the family left the town at noon, the
men who rescued Mr.. Jordan providing
money to pay travelling expenses to Boston.
They left Norfolk Friday afternoon on
the steamer D. H. Miller and arrived in
Boston Sunday afternoon. Tonight they
60 by boat to Portland and from there to
Freeport, money for this purpose having
been given by Boston man to whom they
applied for aid.
Mrs. Jordan is much disheartened by the
terrible experiences of the past few days,
but the children, four girls and four boys,
ranging in age from years to 10, look for
ward to change of residence with apparent
pleasure.