The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-27
REGISTRATION DAY.
THE WORK OF THE SkIRMISH LINE
FINISHED.
Close OF the Books-Thc Result In the
Cisy and County satisfactory to Demo-
crsts-DemocratIe Duty has been Faith
fully Performed.

C,ty and County satisfactory to Demo-
crsts-Democrstie Duty has been Faith
fully Performed.
Yesterday. when the sun went ont Of sight
bebind the western clouds. the books OF reg
istration i'm the state were closed.
The work Of the advance guard oi the
army of voters was finished. The lines are
now formed and ready To rush forth 10 battle
on the 9TH day Of November.
God grant that the victory may be w0ed
and won by the brave and true men of De
mocracy. men who have never faltered IN
the honest performance OF every pubic
trust.
MILITARY ORDERED UNDER ARMS.
To show how ultra the feelings Of the Re-
publicans i'm this city are. and how deeply
wrought ND. the colored portion Of the party
is-bv reason OF the incendiary speecht :
made for the purpose Of misleading theni =
il j. only necessary 10 call attention 10 lie
fact that our conservative and not easily
excited Mayor felt ii necessary To call upon
the Governor of the state for troops yestcI-
dav i'm order 10 uIeli any possible outbreak.
In response Ia this call the Governor
directed General Charles y. Anderson 10
issue the necessary orders, Pursuant 10
This order General Anderson Yesterday
morning issued An order addressed 10 MAJ.
Phillips. of the First Virginia Regiment.
directing him 10 assemble Company III.
CAPTAIN Henry {. Jones commanding. al their
arinory. with arus aud accouiremenis'
prepared 10 move in obedience to any order
cmanatng from the Mayor.
The company was quickly on hand' ana
remained in the Armory, awaiting ofders
until after dark. When no further necc,-
III.
dismissed.
Nayor EIlyson il determined To see That
every many is protected in his rights, ana
that the majesty of the law shall not be IN
suited with IMMUNITY. In this firm resolve
his hands will he upheld 10y every good cit
izen in the city and commonwealth.
Early in the morning white Republicans
were in the field in Jackson ward marshall
ing their cohorts. native and imported, ana
rcsOrting 10 all the means III theif power
10 push in ~ many names upon the regis
tration books i'm jackson ward a. possible.
regardless Of consequences. The police Of
the city were on hand with watchiul eyes:
and the Democratic party was represented
by cool. deliberate men. who scrutlnlZed
the proceedings. Fortunately no outbreak
occurred. although there was some ioud
talking and tall tramping about 10y negroes,
negro LAWYERS. and naturalilcd alien en-
cmics.
THE resell OF THE REGISTRATION.
The result of the registration ~ summed
III from figures at the command ol lht
TINES is in the main satisfactory. The iuil
white vote has been placed on The bO0ks.
with the exception Of that inevitable num-
der which for unknown reasons IN some
eases. and unavoidable ones IN others,
ALWAYS fail TO be seen. The increase IN me
white registration il marked, and the plachs
also seem 10 hold their own. ms II true ol
llcnrco cOun y, rs well ~ the ciil' anu li',
fight NAV now be considered larry opened
for the final struggle in November
CFAsELE1s NlGOR.
There is still great necessity for ceaseless
vigor and watchfulness. ana undlmnlshed
vigilance and work from now unlll Inc sun
set. ON elrction-day. Though the ASSURANCE
of victory is read in the signs Of the times.
il can only be safely won 10y hard work. Inc
enemy is alert and watchful. ready 10 aNail
himself of every weak point IN our lines,
Thr ONLY sure way 10 foil him Is To prevent
waNcring at any point.
NEGRO INSOLENCE IN JACKSON WARD
Yesterday afternoon MIR. NJ. W. Gayle.
captain of Engine Company No. - was
walking up Leigh street between Fourth
and Fifth. when negro. whose name i
Alfred Bolts. met each other ana the negro
brushed his shoulder against the gentleman.
The negro was not satisfied win tins. put
followed Mr. Gayle up, using -ucll language
as Won - --. and kept on following
him. and. not satisfied with the exhibition
Of hi, profanity. picked up number Of
bricks and let them fly. one struck VT.
Gayle on the face and one on the body.
MIR. Gavle and Mr.. Henry i. Jackson
Grabbed the negro. when crowd of negroes
a majority Of them women. appeared on the
scene and used the most lnccndiail
language. Among the remarks used were
xiii the dirty white scoundrcls;' "lhcy
have no right to arrest us" "Send them 10
hell. anyhow" The negro women were
even more expressive in their language IMAM
the men. though both sexes We'd with each
other in the character of their Billing-gate.
Just here. Mr.. benjamin Childrey. gen
tleman who sometimes shoots sora and part
ridges. and who lives i'm the ncighborhood.
remembered that he had a shotgun. double
barrellod. and in good Order Gong after
il he found il was loaded. lie went into the
street with the gun when negro, VINO
afterwards ran away. struck MN III lhe
back with brick. stones were then Freely
thrown by the crowd OF negroes who had
gathered. Mr.. Childrey held the men III
check until Mr.. William II. Mosclcy arrived
on the scene and dispersed the negroes.
Policemen Finnegan and IortcauN ar
rived on the scene short while after the
second police station had been telcplcncd
IA from the drug store corner of Leigh ana
Fourth streets. The asSaiani Was put III Il
cell i'm the -tatiOn-hOu>c, and VIII remain
there until he comes up in the Police Court
Monday. The probabilities are that to-
morrow morning he will be sent on to the
Hastings Court.
MEETING OF TUE DIFFERENT CLUBS.
Tile mectng which would have been held
last ,mght on Oregon Hill was. on account
81 tie Weather. postponed until tomorrow
>rsaf .;Nohen the weather bnrenu says that
tHG -k,s will be clear. Hon. George d..
Wlsc VIII he one Of the speakers. The inNi-
III IN t6df' clubs holds good. band Of
I.'psic Wiif meet the club tomorrow night
a the &C aner Of Main and second street.
|. The Jrien Club ofChurch Hill held iiue
hmsetipg ast nf,st. 4 number Of new names
lMnItb ,5ia.,t ioalie membership.
i "nr city Circuit Court.
, ~ the City Circuit Court YESTERDAY. the
jufl in the suit OF Perrin against Page
brought in a verdict Of - and cost, in favor
of fine pl1iufiil