New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-13
Municipal Election I'm BALTIMORE
RiOtOUS Denominations.
FIRST DISPATCH.
BALTIMORE. Wednesday, Oct u. Is5!

Inc MUNICIPAL election fOr the lily council Is going
On to-day. There is large turnout of rowdes well
ns voters. At many of the Ward polling places, the
windows blocked by rowdies against all naur
voters and intimidation, ard even violence is reeoted
TO- The police, with very few exceptions fail 10 DO
their duty to carry cut the instructions of the Mayor
II lie still hoped, however, that some of the club non
Iees will be defeated. The Mayors Office lie thronged
with delegation reformers making complaints OF the
ineficency of the police.
SECOND DISPATCH.
BALTIMORE, Wednesday, Oot II, 1859.
Later returns from the several Wards represent
nffsirs TO be more quiet. The Reformers were doing
well in some Of the upper Wards So far as heard
from, there has been really serious disturbance,
although in many Of the Wards it is almost impossible
for q naturalized citizen to get near the polls
In the latter part of the day there was considerably
more violence and intimidation at the polls than
during the morning.
In the Ninth Ward, the Reformers were driven OIL,
end at about 3 O'Clock their candidate withdrew in
disgust.
In the Twentieth Ward there was great deal of
violence during the afternoon. Mr.. Frush of the firm
of Frush g. Snyder was severely beaten, and had his
cheek bone crushed in.
Notwithstanding the rowdes, however, the Re-
formers have done nobly and but for the violence
Ind Illegal voting, would undoubtedly have swept the
city.
In the Tenth Ward John Hensley, the nominee of
notorious club, is defeated by the Reform candidate,
who has 100 majority. In this Ward, most of the
respectable voters were marested ard, consequent
Iy, the triumph is great one.
The vote in the Wards. as far as received, Is as
follows:
First Ward-Reform, l6S American, 43S.
Second Ward-Reform, 81; American, 457.
Third Ward-R sform, esq., American, 6Si.
Filth ward-Reform, 900 American, S57.
Sixth Ward-Reform 3OS; American, 500.
Eighth Ward Reform, s26 no oppos ion.
Ninth Ward Reform, 2l9 American, 255.
Tenth Ward-Reform, 1888; American, COL
Eleventh Ward-Rsform 70S; American, POI.
Twelf Ward-Rsform, 65i American 81.
Thirteenth Ward--No opposition; American 400.
Fourteenth Ward-Reform 463; American Isl.
Seventeenth Ward-Reform, III; American, CPS.
Nineteenth Ward-Reform, 57i; American, 5i3
Seventh Wsrd-AmeIican, 696; Reform, 2S6.
Fourth Wnd-American 52S; no opposition.
Sixteenth Wsrd-Reform, 1872; American, 4l9.
Eighteenth Ward Reform Sl2: American, 5i3.
Fifteenth Ward-Reform, 2S6; American $50.
There is no return from the Tsen'ieth Ward, ana
Xis reported the ballot box was smashed
The result shows that the naturalized citizens were
almost entirely excluded from the polls, but notwth'
standing this the RefoImers carry seven wards
With two or three exceptions the most objection
nble candidates are defeated
There is vast Improvement in the character OF the
new Council
The Thirteenth Ward Reformers indorsed the
American nominee and claim bin as Reformer
The friends of Reform are erest'y encouraged, ana
hone 10 achieve complete triumph in the State
election.
Leaving out the Twentieth Ward shows that the
Americans have only SS7 mslontyi while they hsa
10000 in the last Mayors election.
But little more than half the vote of the city was
rolled.