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Show GENERAL. Jfcw York Intelligence. Now York, 2. Tho obsequies of Dr. Vintun, of Trinity church, to-day, were very largely attended. The .Republicans of the third !Ntw Jersey district bave nominated Amos (Jlark, jr., for congress. Tho "Post's'' Washington special says, in regard to the report that tho Japanese government has again reverted revert-ed back to its former slate of exclusive-ness, exclusive-ness, that our government would have been notified if it wcro true. In the '-'Bienville" investigation, today, to-day, Win. iiloomlield, a etovodoro, testified tes-tified he know of no powder on board. Jdward H. Lower, a cubin pnssengcr, said there wore thirty-two persons in the boat in which he left thesto&mor. 'Ihe boat leaked badly in two places. The second mate rowed up to thorn, and, though thoy told him they wero sinkipg, ha put four more iu their boat : then they capsUed, and the second mate rowed away. Subsequently Sub-sequently the boat was righted and they got in. When two miles from the steamer thoy saw her suddenly blow np. Burroughs, r passenger, told him that the house of Remington & (Jo., for whih he is ugant, had a quantity of powder on board; that the captain knew it, and that was why he was in such a hurry to leave the steamer. One of the seamen, Peter Barry, told him that when the Are broke out the captain ordered or-dered the crew to reserve the staunch boat and four good oarsmen for himself, and he would take no excuse for not haying good rowers. Georgia Election. August, Ga., 2. The election passed off quietly.' Kifchniond county gives a Democratic majority of 800, being a gain on Bullock's election of over 2.000. Tho returns come in slowly, and nothing official can bo givon until to-morrow, but there is no doubt the Democrats havo carried tho State by an overwhelming over-whelming majority, securing Smith's election by many thousands. Thero is great enthusiasm. The city is illuminated illumi-nated with bouliros, etc. Salutes are being fired, and other rejoicings. Atlanta, Ga., 2. Returns from twenty counties give Smith, tho Democratic nomineo for governor1, I0,0f0 majority and if the mine proportion holds good in Iho counties yet to be heard irom, Smith's majority will bo over 10,000. Savannah, 2. The "Morning Xgws" of Savannah, will publish returns from thirty-five counties, all of which, except ttyg,- aro decidedly Democratic. Tho following countiei now give a majority of 8,000 for Smith, which gave in the gubernatorial election of '158 a combined majority of 3, 914 for Bullock: Macon, Munro, Baldwin, Warren, Screven, Pulaski, Pu-laski, Talbot, "Wilkes, Newton and Troupe. Returns from all parts of tho State show largo gains over '68. Smith Will bo elected by nearly 60,000 majority.' major-ity.' The election was qnn of the ijiost nuiet find "peacoa"blo '' ever' b'eld in Georgia, Political. Columbus, 0., 2. Tho Democratic State Central co mm it too has issued a circular, cir-cular, directing the challenging tho voles of all clerks employed in Washington, Wash-ington, and compelling them lo show themselves entitled to vote. Tho "straight out" Democratic coq-vontion coq-vontion met hero to-day lo neiniinnto an olectoral tickeL Tho attendance was small, and after Boipo consultation it was decided inadvisable to make nominations nomi-nations at present, but to call a convention conven-tion for That purposo on October 11th. Washington Advlcas. "Washington, 2. Tho American and British claims commission mot to-day, but owing to tho absence of judge Jb'razor, transacted no business, except the closing of proofs in the cases of several sev-eral claioiunU, and adjourned until tomorrow. to-morrow. There was a remarkiiblo scene in tho criminal court to-day-, in six men being arraigned charged with murder. In tho courso of a conversation yesterday yes-terday with a gonllcman, tiio President declared hi intention of asking, in his forthcoming message lo cougr, fur a sufficient appropriation to be made to send a delegation of American workingmen to tho exposition al Vienna, underthe direction of a United States commissioner, for tho purposo of reporting upon the progress of tho industrial in-dustrial arts injiurupoas revealed by the exposition, A Delaware Election, "Wilmington. Del., 2. Complete returns re-turns from all parts of the Stato, of the elections yoUerday for assessor and other local officers, givo a Democratic majority of fi'J. which is a Republican gain on the vote of two yeara ago for similar officers. St. Lout i Itemi. SL Louis, 2. Father Burke lectured this evoning to tho "Little Sisters of the Poor." His escort consisted of nearly ail the Irish societies of the city, with bands and torches. Turner, minister mini-ster from Liberia, waa formally received at the temple, crowded with mixed audienc. Maaonlci Columbus, Ohio, 2. Tho Grand Council of Masons to-day elected officers, offi-cers, with companion Joseph R. Conrad, Con-rad, Puissant, Grand Master; Peter L. "Wilson, Deputy Grand Master, and adjourned to meet in Toledo on thefirst Thursday of September nexL Tho Grand Chapter of the Royal Arch Masons Ma-sons elected J. K. 0 'eil. Grand High Priest; R. U. Lenian, Deputy Grand High PriesL Serious Election Riot In Georgia. Mftcon,Ga-,2. A serious riot occurred at the polls here this morning, between iho white and blacks. It commenced with Dsticufl hahl?, but developed into fierce encounters with brick bau and pistolf. In the course of a few aeconda about oO shots were fired, by which one man was killed and five or six egroes wounded, two of whom have since died. The ; affray lasted but a few minutes when the negroes left the polls. The whites claim the whole affair was premeditated on the part of the negroes, that it was their intention to take forcible pofsecpion of the poils and thai they originated the disturbance for this object Tne negroes, however, claim they were driven from tho polls by violcr.o.j, and could gt n chanoe to vote. They were addressed by th mayor later in the dy, whe guaranteed them protection. With but few exceptions they refused to vote, and went lo ttaeir homes. Miaccllancona. Toledo, 2. Tho brig "Paragon" arrived ar-rived hero to-dy and brougnt James Low, sailor, the only survivor of a crow of eie;bt mon of the schooner "Rapid" whu h t'apsi7.ed in lake Kno in thu gn',c on Friday night lal. LjW was in the water sixty hours. 'ew Orleans. 2. Charles McCorraick was shot and killed IMS afternoon by John Bennett, a policeman, in the rcci-tration rcci-tration ol'.ioe, St. Charifts street. To cause of the shooting i& unknown. BufTalo, 2. The schooner "Pleet-wckJ," "Pleet-wckJ," just arrived, repans that she pis.-ei t scfc .xner "Kapican'' on her deana e: d$. ten miU'S IhU side of Ron-tk-u. The capnin and crew are sup-pos.-d lost. Kaleieb, An inquest was held here to-day on .he body ol the Rev. J. Brin-ton Brin-ton Smith, who died suddenly on Tuesday. Tiu- coroner's jury found strong evidence of poison, but no verdict was rendered. The Ftomach of the deceased will be sent to Philadelphia for examination. It is thought almost certain that his death was occasioned by a eeidlitu powder I which he drank, but how the poison came in it ha: not been ascertained. |