The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-11-05
Eleetlon scenes in New York Ctty.
The Journal Of Commerce has the following
account Of them:

Inc journal OF Commerce has the following
account Of them:
riot, which threatened at one time to be
desperate and bloody one, broke ont In the sixth
ward (tn Worth streel) shortly after two o'clock
IL originated among party Of rowdies and
speedily swollen to large proportions by crowds Of
the fancy" who rushed In from the neighboriug
street. Clubs and stones were freely used, aud
several Dead Rabbits mixed in with the "mu.s"
armed with saus and pistols, which Ihey fired iuto
the crowd at random. One man was slightly
wounded by bullet In the face. A platoon uf
policemen soon arrived on the grCund, aud scat
tered the riotous forces.
About half past three O'Clock riot broke out In
the hrst ward, occasioned by the p,iitical and
personal differences between the sickles and
Nalbridge men 1t appears that sorne If. the
soldiers on Governors islaud. being citizens and
entitled TO vote In the first ward, were about
coming lahore for that purpose, in a steamboat
when crowd Of Naibrijgs's friends, learn
that he soldiers intended to vote for sickiee
determined to head them off As the boat was
about to land its passengers at the United States
barge wharf, the Waibridge crowd numbering Que
buudred or two hundred persons, gathered the
pier, aud by their threatening manner evinced a
determination.to prevent landing. The mob was
armed with sticks and stones, and few exhibited
pistols. aud there was so much mischief evident
III their conduct that the soldiers concluded that
discretion 1as the better part of valUr' and did
. not attempt to debark. Several stones were fired
among Ihem by the crowd, aud tho soldiers,
! numbering only twsnty-seven men, aud having no
weapons To defend Themselves with, 6uaily thought
IL best to back out, aud the steamer accordingly
left the barge wharf aud proceeded to Hamilton
1 ferry landing on the Long Island side
large police force soon assembled, and after
| some difficulty dispersed the mob. subsequently
the Mayor, who was The spot, received intelll.
.snce tnat four of the soldiers intended to land in
New York from the Hamilton ferry and vote. As
they had perfect right TO do this, the Mayor de-
termined to protect them TO the full extent of bis
power III the exercise Of their electoral privileges
| lie tnerefDrH orfAred n fyrce police 10
take position ia trout of the ferry gates 1t was
not long before the boat landed, bringing The four
| soldiers. They were escorted scross this battery
1 by the police aud vast miscsiiaueOus crowd
| among which the Waldbridge adherents figured
largely. On their arrival at the polling place in
GrseuwIch street. there was an instantaneous rush
Of the MaIbrdge faction to prevent them from get
ting up 70 abe pills until the hour OF closing, los
(sunset) which was near At hand.
The entire space in front of the poll, and for q
4 great distance on each side, was denseiy packed
! by the Walbridge ers, VINO refused to open ranks
" hen the police made their appearance. In vain
the police charged upon them; in vain the Mayor
galiautly plunged into The crowd and tried tc
sforce passage through. The mob held thelr
ground, AID the soldiers could make progress
against the solid jam of human beings. At thls
ijuucture, Just as time was nearly up, another po
lice detachment arrived, and determined efor;
was made to get the soldiers up to he polls, but
| the mob succeeded in Keeping them back uuti
the moment for closing arrived, aud the doors VI
cheers OF the Walbridge faction. During the
| struggle some hard fshtink took place. The
| ms.or joiued iD the attempt TO put down The mol
with ali his might and maiu, and his Kossuth hat
| bGbbes up aud down in n lively mauner. One
fellow attempted to grab the mayor by the cIliar
Tut before our chief magistrate had time to fuoi
his escaant, which he would probably have dout
IN scientific manner, the rowdy was jslked aaay
| by Sergeant Cron, and put in charge Of cih
Ger Seaman, Of the mayors squad who took bin
| off aud lodged him in the secoEd ward station
| house. The polls have been closed, aud the Wal
| bridge people having gained their object, III,
crowd soon dispersed, and there eud OF the
| riot.
| Il is said that ten of the soldiers from Cover.
nor's Island landed in the forenoon and voted il
| the Isl ward.
| ia the seventeenth ward party of the "Mack
erelviie RQughs'' took little tour about the ware
aud pitched into some of The booths Capt Hsrtt
with a squad of men, met the row lies aud dispsrs
Cd them. 1t is alleged that seveTa! U. S. mariue
| voted IN this ward.
| The result of;he election 10 the State, outsid,
! Of the city, is republican triumph. Morgan, rep
is elected Governor by from 10000 to 10000 oye
Parker, dem. The whole republican Stale ticke
ID also successful, and the same party have carried
| the Legislature.