The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-04

seemed disposed TO get up fights throughout the day
About O'Clock crowd composed almost entirely Of
boys from twelve TO sixteen years Of age, mprovised
row on avenue b. For about twenty minutes brckbats
few quite briskly and several heads bruised At
the polling place First avenue Twelfth street,
there was considerable disturbance the afternoon but
was for the most part confined TO boys strong de-
tachmen of police stationed the polls mitigate
the evil or at least to conne the tumu to the street, so
that the voting was not interrupted the ballot
boxes molested Several arrests however, made
just previous TO the closing of the polls, ARRAY
which for time threatened be serious occurred
East Twelfth street. between avenues A and B. crowd
OF boys gathered the roofs of the houses both
sides Of the street who for nearly an hour kept up con
slant fire Of brickbats. Their aim principally direct
ed at the houses and their opponents the roofs but
soon the by in the street became the objects Of
their fire The opposing parties known the "Bues"
and the Forty Thieves" The begerent parties tore
down portions Of the chimneys supply themselves with
ammunition and the hre was SO heavy ana oon.n@ons ~ %
debris of sundry fallen chmnes had been laid upon them
Yet could not learn that any seriously injur
ed In fact as the fusade OF brickhas became
severe peaceabe folks kept clear OF the street. and the
combatants had IL all to themselves, But the serious
five O'Clock a strong force Of police advanced down
Twelfth street Ia suppress the fght Their appearance
avenue A. though i considerably augmented the crowd
ping instantaneonsiy the firing, and producing
sudden evanshng of the combatants on the house
formed line at each end Of the street between the two
avenues, thus cutting OF all communication, and by
tie suasion succeeded in dispensing the crowd TO con
siderable extent. After remaining the ground for
about half hour the police withdrew amid shouts and
yes II was amusing to hear the remarks which their
presence drew out from the crowd. When Of them
ssked what the Of the row. was answered.
Sure, it's only parcel Of boys that wanted give We
chance TO eight hundred dollars year" When
the police put bold front and began clear the
man remarked, "Now they're going 10 charge"
Charge - said another yerra, what the ID could they
do here If we liked9' while another, fully impressed
with the idea that democratic victory was to prove
sudden demolisher of the Metropolitan Police bill added,
, em na alone hs% Int, it's the their m last day tonight ends the
On the whole the turbulent Seventeenth compare
lively peaceful yesterday Whatever ricting there
was confined TO boys Of immature years. The polling
places free from all obstruction. The in all
districts was very small but of the ward gave
democratic majority.
EIGHTEENTH WARD.
The day would have passed of well in this ward had
not been for the Of Of the notorious Mack
erelvile crowd at the polls, who managed kick up
upon every occasion whenever there the slight
est pretex for so doing. The police made arrests.
TWENTIETH WARD.
Rowdyism was rampant in this ward yesterday. There
was more less disturbance at all the polls Twenty
persons arrested by the police during the day and
locked up in the station house
There serious disturban about ~ r. NJ at the
polls the Of Ninth and Thirty first street
Some rowdies were making a noise, when policeman
up them TO separate them They used harsh Ian
guage TO him. He attempted to arrest the rngeadcr.
The crowd determined TO prevent this and attacked the
policeman when quite fight ensued The policeman fired
six shots into the crowd, with little effect His
saants then attacked him fercey beat and kicked
him badly cut him by throwing stones &c. The officer
Mr Van Hogen), after being badly punished got away
best he could 70 the station house His wounds
considered at all dangerous.
Several ef the persons engaged in the after
wards arrested by the police. There was likewise a
considerable disturbance at the polls Of Seventh
and Thirty first streets Some rowdics attacked
destroyed the republican box for distributing ballots
n " yare efraely
changed and stones thrown The police at length quced
the and arrested four of the persons engaged it,
AFFAIRS AT THE LOWER POLICE COURT.
Election day brought increase OF business in the
Tombs yesterday. Justice Osborne and the clerks,
Mcssrs Johnston and skidnorc were busy during the
forenoon with the watch returns but during the afternoon
business became light and there being prospect
its increasing any, the magistrate thought proper ad
journ the court much earlier hour than usual Not
more than dozen arrests made in the six lower
wasds during the s.rs Ss few ,
to the Police Court They were locked up in the station
houses for the day.
The only Of any which before Justice
Osborne, was that Of the People Roswell Hovey,
wherein tho defendant charged with having forged tho
endorsement Of Mr.. j. Grundy 10 a check drawn by w
W Gilman for 500 The accused who IS a residcn, Of
Brooklyn held for trial and the papers sent
the District Attorneys Office for the action Of tho Grand
Jury There also another charge Of forgery preferred
against Hovey.
JEFFERSON MARKET.
There a single Of importance interest at
this Police Court yesterday In vain the magistrate us
navson) and the clerks waited for the arrival Of e
gal voters thieves and dsorderly persons with which the
court is usually filled election days. Either the
police very inefficient the district unusually
quiet for the least the really stagnant
for of excitement few petit larceny and assault
and battery comprised the total business Of tho
day.
ESSEX MARkET
Business was very dull here yesterday; In fact was
the subject OF general remark There were but seven
before the court and the majority OF were
arrests made the night previously Justce Brennan pre-
sided during the day.
Jas. Mccullough charged with picking the pockets
of julius Colpaut and stealing s2s thcrerom Committed
for examination.
william Henry arrested by officer Murphy OF tho
Tenth ward police, charged with stealing a horse and
wagon belonging to Mr. Coggswel The prisoner had a
confederate, who managed 10 escape. Committed for
animation.
The above cases, together with few Of assault and
battery and noxeson constituted the business at the
Essex Market Police Court yesterday.
RECEPTION OF THE RETURNS AT TAMMANY