Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-10-14
BALTIHGRE CORRksPONDkHcr.
BALTIMORE, Dot. 13, 1854,

BALTIMORE, Dot. 13, 1854.
The recent political contest for Municipal officers
III one sense of the word, has ended, and victory
pefehes upon the Know Nothing standard. The
J''o'e, however, Is not yet-a fierce and desperate
struggle Is In reserve. All the petty offices within
tAe Mayors gift must become bones OF contention
and applicants by scores and hundreds. tank and
hungry, are already pres nting their claims Their
arc more expectants perhaps in the 18th 1.-THE ban
ner) w ard, IN would fill all the offices in all the
principal cities OF the Union, to say nothing of The
otler nineteen wards. The old hunke,s of this new
party, those who were competitors for the Mayoral
~ ana set ASIDE, will, doubtless feel that they ba We
c cni, 10 Position III his honor's cabinet. The
coiectorship will be sought for by not a few. The
jail, aiinsnouse, penitentiafy, mud. machines &c
are Iii the aspiring eyes of several 1t is rather soon
yet 70 nave made out the programme, but takinp
authonty from the Argus, either the Honorable Jon
WllmOt or Mr.. kennard will BE- elevated 70 rho co,
iectorship 1t ls said, but with how mitch tr,tb il
Tor conjecture, that, since the election mite re
specialize number OF The existing corporation officers
e aoie ~ give te words, secret signs &C., OF
the mysterious order. One OF them. ata told stook
hands with the Mayor elect, Yesterday and CAV.
him touch indicating that he knew sometime
wnich was acknowledged in response by Mr. Kinks
VINO put his ieit thumb to the tip of his nose and
s;,1d: 81 krtoU yOu-right stripe-glIard of ber,,,
NO. go ahead and keep moving" After which
the hiah walked of niinbe as a cricket. laughn1
,tSn one corner OF his mouth, soliloquzing after
SO bad after all. teller can come it over Them
easy. They call themselves Know Nothings. and
OF course they don't know nothing. voted the
Zen .t ticket. and they don't know that
told tnem supported their party, and they don't
know but spoke truth. joined their order since
lie election; can give the signs, countersiens,
pass words, &c. These are good credentials, and
lahey my cnahees are good tor beng retained.
am down on the Catholics, can lam the Dutch.
fetch AN irlshman up all standing knock the horns
of John Bull, burst the Scotch bar-pjpes. ,rin a
frenchman, spread devastation among the Swiss
rampattS OF Emperor Nicholas and skin Turks alve
In flne, am Brother Jonathan all over. have
slept with the American flag for bed quilt Whistle
YANKEE Doodle at the battle Of North Point, and
sung the Star Spanglcd Banner before irshmen yara
born. play Washington's March on the bass drum.
and sing Hail Columbia backwards. Who then can
doubt that am purely American?,' This ind,vidnaj
VINO Is sad 10 be attached TO The police gang, under
General MITCHELL certainly desires TO be "a nnonted
The only object' may be that he knows too much
Us unauthorized Know NOthingism would seem 10
be an indispensable qualification.
Inc Democrats bear their defeat with tOerably
good grace. They say they will nick flint and a,
'em again" in the cOnfid mt hope that one wears
practical experience of Know N othngism will teach
those who supported it lesson not 10 be Forgotten
A good many long faces may be seen, especially
among those Democrats who bet largely and lost.
Morris Gidleman, of the South street Green House
Is said to have come out unfortunately losing nearly
every wager. He. however, does not complain
much, as fortune smiled upon him in previous haz
ards OH elections. The gentleman nm town tamil
larly known as Nick Kelly, lost some two thousand
dollars. but take il good nauredly. He saws he
nd not know what the result would be- or he should
have turned the tables. Not less than one hundred
tti'usard dollars have changed hands in Baltimore
on TINS occasion II kind of guerrilla warfare and
the enemy could not be seen until victory perrhed on
his banners.
So far as is known not single Baitnorean WIS
on board the Inflated steamer Arctic Twas feared
that Mr.. Ward was on her, but this apprehension is
not realized. s-i s---. .. re. III
The Know Nothing procession last night, in honor
OF the victory, exhibited an immense crowd. Thev
marched through various streets, with banners mu-
sic, Iansparencies, &C., and behaved quite crcua
sIeciy. am told that their ranks are filling up
rapidly and they have steady eve upon the next
presidency This seems to be the prominent aim, if
ue conclusive elements composing their order do
no. explode before that period arrives II is said
that the Mayor elect purposes visiting Philadelphia
or 70 BIS Inauguration to get the que from Mayor
oee ,.ss a. ~ 70 s sa.s operand appointments 70
eye to these things. RopERIux.