New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-04
NINETEENTH WARD.


Here the excitement was great about the polls, but
Until late in the afternoon there only few pri-
yae fights of IN al dimensions. Later in the day, N
the lid District polling place, quite riot took place
between large number Of Irish Democrats and Ger
man Republicans.
Almost every German voter was challenged by the
Irish Democrats. This bred a bad spirit, aud led to
the riot in question. The Irish made an attack upon
German .ubic hCuse, but were stOu.ly resisted The
police present were unable to queI the disturbance,
aid cent for aid The reserve sent to their assist
srce but the rioters, on learning their approach, fed
in all directions, ard With one or two ex options,
eyaced aIret.
TWENTIETH WARD.
This Ward is Of the largest in the city, aud con-
!ains large proportion Of our Dutch and insn popo-
Jatior. At an esrly hour fight occurred between
laborpg man and one of the Dead Rabbits fac i'n both
Democrats. The former gave fee rein to his tongu'
ard s,,siled Fernando Wood in the most savage
manner, but being alone in the field at the time be
cot worsted and was carried bleeding from the ground
This bard working man, an opponent OF Mayor wo'''
fought desperately sgainst odds. No arrests were
made that we could learn. The voting was rs'nef
light. In this Ward the law relative TO closing rum
shops was pretty generally observed The irisn grog
cries aud lager bier aaooos were closed up 10 fon'
but many of them sdmittea their customers "yV
through eide doors.
TwPNTY-FTRsT WARD.
Asbouvb the law relative to liquor chops wss very
0eperslly ignored in this ward, there was but one
sr,..t made for drunkenness and dsorderly conduct
dur;po the dsy. Throughout the ward the excitement
NAL, ;rcdent to such an occasion by no means
.nn,rept therefore "knockdowns sod drag outs with
,hsir necessary consequences of backened eyes and
anna bed heads, were invisible even 10 the most
q, xious seekers for such Amusement Indeed, ono
would scarcely have known that il vas election day
the ward had il no. been that an occasional ticket
booth drsped with the posters OF rival Candidates ana
az m.tu e decked with the stare and strpse, stood 10
,lmos no, yrfal solitude the sdew k far away from
thu pols. TO remrd electors, by the ucaccustomed
SIGHT that the present was the csy on which to exer'
else tbei, most cheristed rrerogative. 30 the day
pas.ed till about 3 O'Clock, the jealous police
complaining that their professional services were
70 little needed, when q scrimmsge occurred ~
the Twentieth Ward, and telsgrsphic dispatch nom
| the Deputy superntsndents Office commanded Capt.
sueebt with al his available force TO hasten to the AID
Of their cosdjufors there. Scarcely bad they gone
when me sseDger was dispatched for them 70 ~
and queu disturbance .. the Seventh Dssnes po,,'
of their own Ward, the only row Of the osy'
Htneymoou of the Eighteenth Ward, WIN soo., D.
Of bis Z" crowd" made . sudden onslsosa' =. "a
publican and American ballotbootns snu -. -.
them, but the gang were speedily en,.a n..,d. )"
Twenty. Grit. w srden or " Bulls hesn -. 49,
but they socn returned with rees'o -
time, Can't. Spsight With Is nee e"'.S y. ~
and aresed Heosymoon WIN nv ss.' !.
marched 70 the 0tstisa'hoo''' '"""'N = =