The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-05

Opening the PullS-Int sdents sn ahe EI.csso~
Mstricts-Tsr1sbie Fighting among sAe
Uuterrified - Difficulty Between Mayor
Wood and Recorder smsss. &c Sc, N~.
FIRST WARD.
The 'unterrEed democracy" hayag II all their own
way IN this ward, and fearing opposition from sshx
Know NothDgs republicans prepared beforehand far
general scr.mnage amongst themselves, 30 ~ ns& -
be disappointed OF their usual Buchanan dissanos1
all competition and Mayor Woods opponents ver. No.
where but tho two Alder manic candidates IN the ward
Ncers. Wilson and Macsay represented rivsi facnosa
the object Of each seeming yesterday 10 be 10 keep NJ
other from the polls for this purpose the voters canse
70 the ysing spois sunrise, armed with oiudxeoas
knv,s and few with pistols. I, Is wonder shs
deaths occurred, particularly during the rorsnooa
when excitement a, ~ higher. pistol wu NJ.
charged IN iron. cf the polling district, 10 Greeasna
street. Additional police oIcers were sent or IRON .ss
Third ward 10 separate the combsianis Who n-rnbereS
several score but In consequences Of the critical stats
matters fer arrests were made, as police Officers couss
no, be spared prisoners the station hous.
lsamAn named james Burke brought before J,s-
ucs Osborne charged with SAUL and battery with nsss
to kin Vim. Hcliand IN Greenwich street He was ne.t "a
bail in tho Of 5000 The various police o1icers re-
port psntul suTrly Of black cycs broken heads a,x
bloody ai each Of the rolling stations In the ~Nd
There many az serious nature All sDs
polite Obliged to every exersiou 10 pvsT,as
geperai riot
Abcr, 10 O'Clock 4. H. a desperate nyh, orc,r
red ., the polls IN Greenwich street. near Cedar b,
The two democratic fActczs--the wilso, .,x
NlcAsy parties. Al oae Time more than three hcnar.S
eaeascd IN general as e--passo,s vars r.csv
used on both Sides and general rough and tuuntte
nrans cmeut followed Two men werc shos IL the arss
While say quantity or eyes and noses were ma,srsfv
damaged. An extra pa,ooa Of policemen were ssps do,
from the theis cfca TO the cf the dsturbancs
when the light put END TO- The police ,he, -.
turned 70 the City Hall. when riot comm enccd sxAa
resulting In the two above referred 70 being shas
We have yc. been aoe learn whether sse ~oapo~s
were seriously injured or not Two arress, . A..
made, but the prisoners subsequently, bssci o., n
prsoa.
SECOND wARp
ms ~erd va, contrast ne ghhor All dsy ,oar
tho u,ros, good hunor prevailed sai joklag a -
others expense was the only evidence Of daerrnr. Of
opinion the cil7en. Tne three pou,csI p.r,,
wer, r'ty evenly balanced, with majority Cor B.c,a
and Mayor wcci. Challenging the voters 80 sv,.~
throushou, 'ae day, but led 10 no III iec,.ne
THIRD wAHD.
The only ebu,icn Of icnpcr here daring the isy -,
evnced 10 tho knocking OF Libby boy a, "a
Grccnwch street, otherwise order generally prev~les
\, The hour Of closing the polls little excsemess
sas shown a l5 Corsndt street. on account OF cer,s.
individuals who had been watching proceedings d,rsns
the car, and Challenging every foreign voss our re
porter Informed thai tbe leader Of the oU,v
W. rrss'dent a a Fremont club. and the rrnileu,.s
himself seemed 10 b particularly obnoxiou. a,
The foreign element present Al the various districts Ira
hangcxs- seemed satisfied a Woods success a.
enthusiasm was displayed In his iavor ina, a.
Buchanan even. The police In strong loro~ 49,
there little employ or them beyond On. vsx,,.
With tho oystasders.
FOURTH WARD.
rms ward vas unusually quic, during the s,.r.,,~
yesterday. and IN this respect was certainty uoosa,
wsrd. There were high word. at tho rol,s bu, =.
aghs, and the rights Of candidates and electors .rs -
neraly respected. When the polls were clo.ss ~.
iders and others Who had collected sbou, then a.,.
the day dispersed pcsccsbly
FIFTH WARN.
This rather quiet old fosy vayd and thcve %. rs
much nshting or drunkenness, though good dea, cs
hsrd swearing the dcuHy Of sc,ess 20 .se
polls. One and two hocS no unusual time fes the
vcssrs 10 sand wsn 10 deposit their bscts ami ov-
Two hundred vosers ware dened their prlvere On &c
rtunt q ne rush to the poia and the vigilance q
those who guarded them There rrcsa
deal o' challenging, and anhs number u ON.
sclcncous rcntlemes ~snld s~~r n ssssr
votes vheu cailcd upon " DO Aroos ta~>s ~s~
,sde themselves conspicuous chsllcagcrs ssa 40.
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