The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-11-08
New Orleans Election.

So intense has been the excitement,
in our Commercial Emporium where
the evils Of the present times are most
sensibly felt; that every body here
has been on the qui-vive to hero from
there. This interest has been increas-
ed from the fact, that much betting
has been made on the result. Up to
two o'clock on Monday every thing
was quietly progressing. The heavy
storm that came up at night prevent
ed Geographic communication but
yesterday morning, City papers came
to hand, giving sufficient intelligence
to base calculation upon. We are in
debted to our friend T. Prendergast.
for Tuesday afternoons edition of the
Picayune wherein we found the follow
ing:
We had hoped that the election yester-
day would have been one Of the most quiet
that ever was held in this city, and the
orderly manner in which matters were con-
Quoted during the early part of the day
seemed to indicate that the hope was well
founded. Unfortunately, as noon approach
ed, an excitement commenced at the Eigh-
teenth Precinct, having its origin as we
preaching the polls Major Henry BIaize
lone Of the officers of German military
company who assumed a championship on
the Democratcs side struck Ole of the Am
orleans, and thereupon half dozen revol-
vers were drawn on him He started to
run, aud some eighteen or twenty shots
were fred at him. One bullet took effect
in his thigh, another in bis foot and third
one passed across his breast. We counted
eleven shots in board fence, all of which
had been fred at Blazier.
Soon alter several fights ensued, and a.
mong others, E. D. White, city contrac-
tor, was badly beaten and wounded.
The next difficulty occurre1 at the TWEEN.
tieth Precinct. How it commenced we
could not ascertain, but of the bloody issue
We are not certain. A man named Antoine
Feiler, a native of France, who had his ma
turalization papers in his hand, was stab
bed in the centre of the abdomen by son.e-
body-who. we could not ascertain. His
frseDds put him in cab and conveyed him
to the Charity Hospital; but he was dead
before he arrived there. An inquest will
held on his body to-day, or as soon as wit
nesses can be procured.
Towards evening DR.. Sherry, who kept
drug store at the corner of Greatmen and |
St. Ferdinand street, was fatally wounded |
by pistol shot at the polling booth of the
Twentieth precinct. 1t is said that he |
went to the poll with his naturalization pa
pers in one hand and pistol in the other
and that, being opposed by an American,
he fired at him and wounded HIM in his arm. |
The American then returned the fire, and |
the shot proved fatal. The deceasee had |
been subjected to fits of in
sanity.
A man named Antonio was shot in his
leg several shots were fired at James Boy
Ian while he was on horse back. and Ger
man was stabbed or wounded in the face.
Towards II o'clock, P. NJ. party of men
broke into the Ninth Precinct and destroy
ed the ballot box, with its contents. There
is said to have been Democratic majority
Of so or 10 in this precinct
At midnight, acrowd-probably the same
one that destroyed the ballot-box in the
Ninth Precinct-forc.d their way into the
eDgine-house where the inspectors Of the
Seventh Precinct were engaged in counting
the votes. They at once forced the inspec-
tors and clerks to retire, when they seized
on the ballot-box and utterly demolished
both it and and the ballots The were in
this precinct, 1914 votes cast, and. previous
10 the destruction OF the box. it has been
ascertained that the Democratic majority
on the State ticket was 213.
If the above is correct statement
and we have no reason to doubt it)
it is alike disgraceful, and should be
made the grounds Of criminal pros
ecution. There can be no circum-
stances to warrant such proceeding.
There should be united effort on the
part Of all good citizens to make pub
lie examples of each and every indi.
Fidual concerned in this disgraceful
proceeding.
,Gnmbl;n0 and Enrnor, caao