Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-08-31

New yorI, Uemocrntic Primary Elections
The primary elections held by the Democrats of
New York i'll the different wards OF that city on
Thursday night gave rise to scenes OF unparaieiieu
violence and ruttlanlSIn Ihe heraiu VI yesterday
says
elections last evening turned out to be scenes OF
violence, disorder and bloodshed unparalleled i'll
the CITY of New York. Yet it is gratifying that OH
the whole, the rum and rowdy influence was de-
feated by the returning good sense OF the people,,
and by their indignant resentment at the attempts
made 10 crush the expression OF free OPINION The
primary election s,howeyer, last night Were Tor the
most part, a ridiculous farce, and proved nothing
at all except rufiianism of the lowest description.
In some cases the same persons voted several tunes
-lnere boys of sixteen years voted-and votes were
put into the ballot box by the hundred beforehand
In several cases the number of votes alleged to be
poed even one side, exceeded by far the entire
number of democrats i'll the ward.
| We give the Herald's account of the proceedings
in several of the wards specimens OF the whole,
with some few exceptions:
| First Wdrd-rhe fighting was Tremendous IN
| this ward. The election was held in n cellar i'll
Cedar street, and the pressure to get to the polls
was horrible in the extreme. Pistols were drawn
| during the evening. Some voted without knowing
who they voted for, and several boys not OF age
deposited their ballots, while others voted several
| times The drunkenness was horrible IN the cS-
| treme. The scene battles description. About
| o. clock one of the two parties carried away the
ballot box in the rear, and general melee ensued.
Just in the nick of time, Alderman Moore appear
| ed and has, the ballot box conveyed to the police
station house in Trinity place, where the ballots
were counted, but the defeated party SAID lie
other party had thrown nine votes under the table,
and the whole proceedings were protested against
| by the minority. The catch cries were most anu
| sing in this ward one fellow, with handful OF
tickets woald shout, " Here is the working men s
ticket -auother, Here is the regular democratic
ticket" in this ward, the fighting men known as
! ." the Battery party were defeated
| Fourth Wnri-In this ward the fighting exceed
ed that of all the other wards put together. The
election was held at Warren Hall; at the corner OF
Oliver and Henry streets. The contest Ill this
ward was more of personal, than political ma
turc The first was between two doctors Tor the
coronershp one Dr.. o. Donnell, and the other Dr.
Hilton. The conteniing parties assailed each other
like demons, and the blood flew III torrents Their
clothes, even to their shirts, Were torn OH each
others backs; and several were carried away in
state of insensbty At one time the O'Donnell
faction had possession of the bar room, and then
the Hilton facton and then charge was made; anu
then sanguiuary struggle for the mastery. The
Hilton party nj length appeared to triumph. IN
this ward both parties claim the victory. aitcrtlle
polls were closed, the streets leading to Warren
Hall were occupied, OF blockaded by the two par
ties respectively, who threw paving stones at each
other most furiOuSly.
Ninth Wdrd.-The fighting here was frightful.
Stones and every kind Of weapons were in requsl-
ton The coal porters from the North liver, were
present in full force, backing the Brownel ticket
About eight O'Clock, there rush to the Polls,
when one of the Inspectors flung the ballot box
out of the window, and man catching it, ran
away with it down Perry street, and into Hudson;
thence to Charles street, and finally to the station
house. He was followed bya number of persons,
some to take it from him. and others to defend him,
while he roarod the top of his voice" come on,
boys, / have it, The friends who followed,
shouted-s: throw it into the dock - but he made
good his race to the station house. The result OF
the elections in nearly all the wards in favor
of the bunker faction. M.rfan q o.. 2