Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-06-03

WARRINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP
The City Election.-The municipal cleo
ton which took place yesterday resulted in
the success of DR.. Magruder, the Anti-Knou
Nothing candidate. The Anti.Know Nothings
have elected their candidates for Aldermen
and Common Council in the First, Second,
and Fourth Wards; the Know Nothings have
elected theirs in the Third, Fifth, Sixth, and
Seventh Wards. At all the polls of the city
other than that of the northern precinct of
the Fourth W ard general good order prevailed,
WITH few slight and unimportant exceptions.
In the precinct named, at about noon in the
day, disturbance took place, the commence
msnt Of which is variously stated-one vel
sen, that citizen, having had his place in
the line of voters temporarily filled, on re-
Stunning 1t was dragged from the line by Ger.
man named Schafcr, which led to an attack
on the German, and then on the Irish who
were present and in the neighborhood an.
other, that the German and a native cit;zen
were playing little roughly with each other
when an Irishman was also struck, who re-
eented the blow, when the general melee com
menced. There is a pretty general agree.
ment, however. that after the beginning Of
the row, the Irish were pursued, and beaten.
and pelted with stones and brickbats, with
very little resistance on their part in some
cases 1t being represented that Irish women
were struck down while trying to draw off
their children or interposing to save their hus.
bands or brothers. The conduct of the police
Is variously characterized, according to the
bias and Partially or impartiality of the va
rious persons who witnessed or were engaged
In the fracas. 1t is represented that some
shots were fired By the officers, though net,
We suppose with any very bad effects, as we
understand that no one was killed or seriously
wounded.
We have been informed that after tho dis.
turbance took place, it was with great diff
Guilty that foreign-born voters could be got or
induced to come to the poll |; and it is believed
that number Of anti-Know Nothing votes
were lost IN the Fourth Ward on this account.
One individual, "a Know NothingO who 40.
ursd prominently at the poll, is said to have
spoken to some of the ant-Know Nothings
substantially as follows: "we have let the
Irish vote all day up to this time; we will let
no more of them vote and the peril be ON
them and the native citizens who bring them
here, If they try to vote" Notwithstanding
this threat, single foreign born voter was
now and then brought forward under the pro.
lection of some native anti-Know Nothing
citisen, and in this way few got their votes
In. There is yet q somewhat exasperated
state OF feeling on account Of this disturbance.
bat 1t II TO be hoped that il will subsids under
the good advice and sage counsels Of tbo,.
who, on both sides, should be the conseryato,s
OF the public peace. Such course is more
called for since the victory of the party which
has elected its Mayor, is not complete; tn.
other side having, according to the published
returns elected majority in both branches of
the City Councils.
we have heard a good many statements
In regard TO coloniIing, but prefer to wait
until they shall be properly authenticated
before we give currency to them.
A Handsome Entertainment was vivsn
last night in the First Ward, at Boulang.r',
to the anti-KnOw NothiDss Of the Ward, at
which brief speeches were made by the AL.
dsrmen elect, Messrs. Riggs and Dove, and
subsequently,, when the election of DIR. Ma.
gruder was confirmed, by him, w alter Lsno,
ESD Hon. Thomas Florence, and young Mr.
nsury, the son Of the late lamented Mavo,
a band Of music was in attendance. and tbs,.
was IN agreeable time of it.
Violation Of Post Office R.ou,.,;,
The continued violation of the follov;n.
tai regulations indicate an ipno,,r. re.
the part of the public Of tn. prov;.;on'.e p ~
law: 'ae
10 enclose or conceal a letter ~. ..,
thing Except bills and receipts for snb U'Ier
uon,I 10, or to write or print anything af,s !,
Us Pooncation upon any newspaper, pannbIst
agA1ne' or other printed 10 latter, is illegal
anu subjects such printed no after and the en-
e Paeksge OF which it is a part. 10 Letter
81 Puage' and II done In order that the sam.
Nc carried by post free of POSTAGE nh.
Jses 'ne onsnder to fne of i've 5oi,.r. o..
every such offence and in ,n.h s .s ior
person addressed refuse 10 - oases' the
postage, the package should suoa H,'er
Inc postmaster from whose or :. 10
prosecute the offender for the n.ns,. came 70
q .bps or circulars stitched or ns.,Si fnnted
Vii 10y or periodicals. or magsxines w;,h S
,,,sry nave no legitimate Connection ~
Pe s'aae the law; and all such mat