The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-11-09

them by women In the meantime, were
still waiting for chance 10 get To the
window. Asst this and the relative rate
Of voting In the white and oolored wards,
evidence and figures Ia plenty have been
prepared and sent out TO many papers
These statements are all easily substan'
tiated.
1t is not probable that the exact mum.
Der OF negroes thus disiranChised will
ever be known; but In jackson ward
alone 1t certainly amounted to as much
as 1000, and In the Sixth ward Of Peters.
burg, by actual count and the separate
atIldavlts Of the men taken Immediately
alter the polls closed, II tamOunted to 2S9,
And this on top OF the Go.called "purg-
Ing OF the registration lists" Of ten days
before
THE COUNT A FARCE.
AS to the count, at some Of the polling
places the window shutters Of the room
in which tue counting was to be done
had been nailed fast over tho Windows
BY tho police the night before and the
6linds cloSed inside, Now put in these
rooms a set Of judges, among whom, 10
many cases, there was no Republican,
and where there was he was one who
had been selected by a solidly Demo.
cratic "arbitrati9n hoard with special
reference 10 his lntitness for clerical
wor k. Then let the tickets have SOME
distinguishing mark, easily fe.t In the
box, such as the turned down corners
above mentioned, and will any man
need odds to bet on the result?
Now about the final act In this great
farce WHICH game az lear ending us
tragedy=thG attempted insult to and
assault on Gen, Mahoue at his homo In
Petersburg last night.
THE ASSAULT on MALONE.
Your correspondent lad taken tea at
the residence Of Gen, Malone In com.
pany with the General, his son, Mr..
Butler Malone aud Hon. Joseph Bar.
blere, Of Pennsylvania, a gentleman who
has taken an active part IN the Virginia
campaign. "
Alter tea Gen. Mahoae, MIR. barblere
and your correspondent Sat talking over
the affairs OF tue day ia tile library.
About 1880 there began, seemingly a
short distance down the street, an up.
roar made by digCharge OF fireworks
intermingled with shouts Of "Mahone p
"Hurrah for MahonUp &C., which led
to the remark that there might be sume
good news, to which the General re.
turned smiling negative. The uproal
quickly grew into q deaiening confusion
Vt discharges and yells, apparently
nearly or directly III front Of the house
Or perhaps around 1t for all that could
be told from the interipT, and In Tic
midst OF this pNusq q succcssiou Of SHARP
reports % o. firearms followed by cries o.
Shoot 2 "shoot your piatol IA 10,
What followed Dan b6 best told in the
Petersburg lader.Appears account OF The
examination ot General Malone aitel
his arrest on tho charge OF shooting ont
OF the mob:
General Mahons stated that he, Mr.
RiOhaSd Campbell, Washington CORES
pondent Of the Wheeling lSTRlLlGPNcRR
aud another gentleman, were sitting Ii
conversation, when they heard th,
firing Of tirecrackers near The house. l
came nearer aud nearer, and at last ME
Campbell remarked thu: Il sounded K
him as II some pistol shots had beer
nteu. Sehefal Mahohe WIS at hrst dis
inclneu 10 thihk 50, nut finally be
leVlng that party oil men had come in
70 MS yarI ne st9rteu loF tue Iron
porch, Mr., GaNpbpil following, and eaOL
as they passed ort ot Ihe room taking
gun un coming INTO tue yard Genera
Mahohe thought some OF the men In thI
street were Intending TO treSpass upot
ms propetty'S Vno OF them, GENERA
Manohe sal1' declared he would come II
and ueneraI M1n9ns varied him not u
40 30. 9eneral Mahone was most em
pnaLic ~ NY denial o. lhe assertion tha
~ naa Nteu . gun, ana MS statemen
throughout was confirmed Dy MI. Camp
nelI, the correspondent before men
uoheu'
THE iSTELLiaRNcER MANS EVIDENCE.
nMr. Richard O. Camnbell tns,lae,
,h0, aor MoLona CoI ps'h,sSs S> Ivy
| LImsslt yer" IL ,ho 1,IA."., ''t ..I,t au'
Th"y .hosrd so,ro,hina I,Sa asa'.,...,t' ~
and 4 choetinS Cr""J con,In, ',% "SVtA' ,,N .t,'
street. lie TUNED to General Nahon' any
and said: Somebody 10 bringing yot
good neYs, general Gen. Malone 10
Piled ] guess not, Witness heart
some pistol shots and thought that therI
EaS some conflict in the stteet. Wher
the shot, were fired hG heard somebody
say; Shoot your pistol aud ths noi6l
came nearer, Gen. Malone aud thI
witness went out both taking firearms
Ehe weapon he had didn't work. HI
was examining II In tile hall way, WhOI
General Malone passed BY HIN ant
someope Rskedi General, have you
Carttldge in that gun2 General Mahunv
replied, y lie m,..,' no but can ppt one in cas-