Waller County.
HEMPSTEAD Nov. 7, 1876.
The election passed off very quietly. The utmost harmony prevailed, many negroes voting the Democratic ticket. A full vote was polled by both sides. Below is the vote in this city: Republican electors, 406; Democratic, 336. Congress — Osterbaut, (Rep.) 480; Mills, (Dem.) 303. In the municipal election, J. W. Nooner (Dem.) was elected Mayor; J. W. Farr, (Dem) Marshal. Of the nine Aldermen elected, eight are Democrats and one Republicn.
"The election passed off very quietly.", Galveston Daily News, Wednesday, November 8, 1876, p. 4, col. 3.