The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-07
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SIXTEENTH WARD.
There little exctement sfound the ppst- N th3
ward in consequence Of three four persons having nv
tempted 70 vote iilesaiy one of these brought
to the station house, asAea ws.t induced him u
vote when he wat not ciizenS s'f didn't know" he
replied, shat there any harm In A. Besides was
persuaded to do by ssiend OF mine Who said had
right 10 vote" "Weu, cir you had no right 10 VOTE
and Wen have TO lock you up Tor violation Of tn.
laws replied the frat lieutenant OF police And 40 he
was locked up with another who had been arrested for
the same offence. At one of the polls there free
Hght in which about dozen persons engaged and
in which badly damaged aud
eyes Blscted. One OF these arrested for
disordsrly conduct. and smother for throwing
tumbl.r at man in grocery store II appears the
last mentioned went into the store and demanded
thing to drink and being refused proceeded At to
pnict summary punishment tie poor clerk, whom he
the head With the tumhicr lie was proceed.
ing filI further when policeman entered and took him
TO the station house. where accommodated with
lodgings for TIE night.
SEVENTEENTH wAap.
There than the usual excitement around the
polling places h ths ward. la the sixth and Seventh dis
trics which situated in avenue A. near Tomphina
aquare there several serious hghs and the neigh
borhood the OF the widest excitement through
the polls at sundown. 1t is remarkable to
note that tho election this year turns altogether
local candiastcs not n word being said
with efc to national State politics. In the Sc
venteenh wnrd tho ndepenaent ELECTORS seemed o be
aborpg under the impression that the election ef "Ben
pinckney'' or sIm Mcfarland TO the Board Of Couu
eilmen, 81 infinitely importance than the ter
ninaton of the financial cmbarrassments ia England
the fate OF the allied armied in the Crimea. Our
porter, who is young man of meek and saint
like disposition, very rudely nssaed a, OF the
polls by 'rouphp who threatened 10 "belt him like HI
II did not vote for certain candidate. Not having
the most Idea what the process termed beng'
was and not liking the looks OF tho fellow rcprccn
tatiye beat hasty retreat and left the field In pos
session Of the excited politician. At another polling
psce reporter informed that 10 Petty was
sound the .'gDose question: that J. Mcleod
Murphy would vote right "at every pop II elected
and that q remarkably young candidate fos Councilman
was q "good old man. all OF which reformation he
carefully noted, duly impressed with its immense
nportanco Late in the day fierce tight occurred In
tho Seventh district, and crowd of thousand
persons gathered. Avenue aled with
cited eombatanta, and II with dimculty the
police enabled TO put stop 10 the disturbance.
number OF arrests made AMI this rioters taken
10 the Essex Police Court and there comntsd TO
a charge Of disordery conduct. John Cochrane and
captain Rynders both MT the polls Of the F,cth
Council district, encouraging ths faithful but their
presence obnoxious ~ the rrowd they
gronned and shouted nj, and compelled 30 beat has,y
retreat The poll box at the place taken OF
and placed a cart, and {, with some asicul,y
rescued from the rioters.
giaBrTESrH WARD.
AZ the various places where the poll held n ths
ward dense crowd in concourse all day. The es-
however. ta eutr In ha
contest te,ween Brooks and Munday for senatorstip
An unusual development of American feeling
sequence manifest. The stars and stripes and that
familiar bird, the American eagle, brought most
actively into service Among tbs numerous plaosrds
one noticed highly coiorcd and profaaey deco.
rated, headed Amcrcan tcket--Amsrcans fall in.v An
extended camp ground, with tents and copious
display Of munitions Of underneath, with n din
view u rising or setting sun in the distance II
hardly possible 10 tell which The whole design was
indeed en,gmatised bat tho profencss Of coorng and
large imprint upon of ths Gag doubtless to
most compensated for want Of general ccarness OF
cep,ion. There lack Of pacsrd display by this
other factions in the field but they those only that
boys for two weeks past have been tearing from board
fences and house agents swearing at In daily viewing
the infamous GOODNESS with which ths we're posted
where displayed mos explicit directions the
usy. Again, these plaoards, with exception u
sional stereotype cuts long In the service all
plain. slight deviation from the beaten track
referring 10 Mr. fiagg scattered through
all the wards, the enemies 10 whose reelection had
taken occasion to elevate poster of conspicuous dinen
sions designed TO cause possible fall in tho thermo
meter OF those funoonarea charged 10 retain his pre-
sent Office. 1t represented Mr. Fagv In his ofeiai seat
with renus of petitioners In astcndAnee
presenting all the various mechanical employmenu, who
were loud in their demonstrations Of his pay
master % the pubcs money, and submitting demands
FOR amounts claimed 10 be seysrslly due them. Two
individuals, bearing the names, Thomas BRADY and
Nicholas Pitt, allowed their aroused feeling. upen the
Brooks and Hughes controversy % excite undaly their
bcllIgerent propensltiea.
Mr. BRspv- You arc a Brooks man. are you notg
Mr.. Prr--Yes; am. What then
Mr.. BRADr--Take that, then. A. the same tine plant,
ing upon Mr. Pa nasal organ blow which brought ths
ciaret r. thereupon fssiDx In duty bound enchsd C.,
and there pronse of lively time, when the too
were separated by tho officers In attendance 2.
drunk and hal been noty and interfering Tor tme
B not far removed from the inebrAts condition.
They kindly cared for and furnished sonfortabis
quarters At the station house. This In the Seventh
district In the Third district two we're also
mRde-nr saDivsn and Mr.. Band, both being drunk and
disorderly Mssn~he, indicating tbs su6hg Amer.
can feeling this yard, at the various polls
soieiDg aabaar pons 10 the wsshnsson National No.
runent from the moderate ~ half d. ma and up
ward
SNgryxxru WAND.
In Ibis ward though aeighsing In e1t.nsi supera-
cal area equal any n ths upper wards - ihs city the
voters had 10 Init their snjoymsn, II tho privileges u
franchise three iocnliu,s situated rsp@esivsly In
Forty yeeoni s',ty srst ard gyhsys sixth STREETS. The
wood and Hsrri,h factions II was srysetsi roaM asa
this rshsr psns asia ff fires AzA fall s1sssss u hsf
hosiii,s~ IN she ward. A a ~ss, ,hsr aA m.~safs.
bly, Wi, sonsdsing ,hs ns,sicsIons they Lssor~i
npam. AZ founsf pss,a, ~hsn The caaess ga.
vsrzsr slscsiop IN shi@ ~sri might have
ensuss IN sms,hins ssrious shaa oral con,s.,s.
The pss-a, election "a pleasing "a sa,e, passed. ~
vefy saissly. all In all la ih~ ths rfst alsTisi how
ever k0. slight svrlrnmsgs Ia The moreicg bat 4
qaisssd bsfas ssrgiDs nto say,hng iss fsJ ia@>
bhns. One arrested In the Ai,srBoon, % TIE
sitsl,y u us pou, for asssmytiax u cpsrss ma. V
bis tisket, assug, though fasre snAlng AZ