The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-09

come a voter W.
tANy4sskR--where do yom live, sir?
AhB7lcts VoTER--I live III Buffalo.
CisyassER- What's yonr busiDess?
ANfrEts VorER--A boaiman on the Erie canal.
CsN,AssEn--Is your boat hrreY
AMBITIOUS v'1ER- Y.s, at the foot Of Pike street
CIsvAseKa-When OH y"n arrive in the cry?
Ahfn7prs Vo1kR-On Saturday afternoon last
CNNtssER-Whcre have you SLEPT since you arrived In
tho cltyf
Anilriors yo1rr-Exceping last night, on the boat
ths'4sthR-Wherc did you sleep last DightS
AMBITIOUS VcTyR-In this district.
ttAvssft--Whsre Ia tins Gistrict2
dhAIiotr Vo1EE-Nust tell you?
tAssAthfE- Cf course you must you are under oath
Amn1icrs VoTER--Wel-wcii, slept in the station
bclse. "
CAsysserr- How you to sleep theres
AMBITIOUS VorKE-l had rot much money about my
ch'hes ana have always voted siuce General
Shtoir Was lr.td.nt had been told that by sIsepipg
oL hbht IN the district could vote, and went 10 the
san"h iouft, as II wouldn't cost me anything.
me smniuo.s voter was informed that hs had been
nsiini mtd nnd to give him opportunity 70 show ha
sly u The affair and the enjoy meet OF further free
lodgings, he was hurried back to the station house
III Dtarly all the dstricts Of this the majority Of
voters bave been. registered Gome, who iound their
lanes were Lot on the registry list they would
have 10 60 before sign an affidavit h.
fore they could vote, preferred lose the privilege Of
voting 10 losing the time requisite TO going before CON-
missioner BY noon more than halt the number Of votes
appearing on the registry lists had been depoait.d
The total number of growing the election
were only three IN addition 70 the referred ABOVE
conduct, in the Third Sixth and seventh election dssrics
respectively.
EIGHTH WARD.
There were twelve polling places in this ward, each Of
which was thrown open 70 the electoral body At nle
after Elk O'Clock yesterday morning. Our reporters
were On the ground soon after the beginning Of opera
tioDs. From O'Clock until noon the utmost aueuor
and sugeshnfss prevailed in the registration Of electors
The scbes employed TO register the Of voters had
bttle nothing do except remaining 1t their posts
pm 10 hand, ready 70 record the patronyics or the
slowly arriving makers Of popular representatives There
~ard ADO the umoet order and tranquility were eyery-
where preserved There the usual number AZ m
empoyfc frecmen lettering about the polling
pacs blocking up the passages TO the ticket booths and
otherwise obtrudng their sloyenly and dsfavorable per
sors in the vicinity Of the scene Of operations some
Of these roughs looked as they awfuy dry TO
judge BY the ~istfui and fororn gances which they re-
peatedy threw at the closed doors Of the shops
in the vicinity. AT noon, oould help being
reminded Of the exclamation Of the beilcoee Irish
man when he coutdDt see q chance for nght:-
What s ~ o'sosk, . % ana !. = 10 row YETI" But %
unly 70 pcrease there not The slightest oomm0tion
disturbance dscernabe in any part Of this ward with
democratic youth III the Fourth district who inclined
privilege than constiuoDaly accorded
him, by ntDidatDg and bullying respectable eligible
voters. But this EPISODE was narrowed into very
fined compass Three four sturdy officers Of the peace
beng In cioee propinquy their services summary
called into requstion and the choleric young
boz from the Of his exploits thing but
triumphant manner The lesson thus decislvely taught
sslutary and had q marked effect for no other
attempt made amper with the rights ana privileges
Of honest and upright cuiz.ns.
The police regulation the closing Of places where
Intoxicating liquors solo, during the hours Of eecsion
very faithfully carried ont; far reporters
could observe and ascertain, there was not regu-
deal done in sly way, through private ave.
and back doors, but these mysteries
ceent result Of the strict observance Of this rule was that
many Of thOee brutal frequently witnessed 1t
CITY elections were absent from the movement Yesterday
Not only there fights in this ward but the
beginning of disturbance not to be observed;
police officer Informed Of reporters that although
his lc cast IN rather rough district he had not
heard go much ae an angry word exchanged between
any parties, although" he significantly aided there
mc CROUCH FOR that and blows too before the closing
The manifesto Of Mayor Temann, Offering 500 The
detection Of Illegal voters Seems 70 have intmidaAed
anGped anS dishonest men from practising their mpo
pcfts" the alert 10 fasten on 70 tesss noS1.
operators 10 they presented themselves but they
seemed 10 have found out that discretion the better
part Of vaior very wisely reaned from induginx in
ibe'r fsvmi,e sno lucrative practice.
There was nothing remarkable The scenes
pofg places 10 this ward 70 merit detailed desri
ton The Rewtras-w by the way, all obliginR
and eerttmnriy in their demeanorwere found In snal
apartments surrounded by their assistants aud all their
cectionetIife arhernaa Their dutes n all appear
ances, were very r'eiaby and faithfully performed.
There were various opinions expressed the opera
minority who auded II as far as they could, while the
great majority Of the registrars condemned II a.
being an entirely useless measure, serving only
TO clog and impede the progress OF elections.
This Inter view Of the matter very clearly demonstra
ted by the number Of unregistered voters who presented
themselves for the Of the suffrage Several OF
these good voters but their d not appear
or HE Registry and the consequence that they 70
proceed by the crcuons route OF obtaining ada
Wits OF their inability TO have been present the recent
registration IN this city great deal Of time wasted
by tbs process, and as result in many Of the districts
there had not been over seventy eighty poed at
noonce As near the figures could be obtained with
small allowance Of time for the various dstricss there
were about $50 votes pollcd in this al Twelve
O'Clock.
Az the afternoon the aspect Of affairs began 10
assume more lively appearances Greater crowds
bed about The recording Offices and extemporary
rough and tumble cases turned up In the
upper part Of the ward. In varick street,
us, for the fun Of the ihng; but nohing of serious
character occurred There but few cases Of
inc briefly there were any arrests besides the one
mentioned above, they have very quietly ar.
ranged. as nobody knew any thing Of them
On the whole, the election in this ward conducted
closed at about half past four O'Clock quietly they
had been opened in the morning. accompanied in th6
ter case eny by the enthusiastic cheering OF hosts of
urcbns who had been lettering around during the whole
day.
NINTH WARD.
In the Ninth wardthe banner ward and stronghold os
the opposiion the Sixth ward the stronghold Of the
democracy-vcry little excitement prevailed But one
arrest for inoxcaon was made during the day by tho
police In the afternoon politicians got into squab-
BILE the corner Of Hudson and Perry streets. One
charged the other with treachery supporting PARTON
lar candidate, the latter reFelied the charge No.
thing has than words passed between the dputants
however, but they were hard enough Considerable
murmuring heard against the registry law, which
ottfntmes put respectable citizens 70 great deal of
trouble before their votes accepted. The polling
places IL this ward In butcher Shops livery Stables
Oyster salo &c. The majority Of The votes were
poed before
TENTH WARD.
The First district polls were held ut the Tenth Ward
Hotel Number poed up TO twelve O'Clock lso, Of which
20 were unregistered Five persons refused the pr
viege Of voting, because they could produce house.
holder 10 prove their Legality To vote but their names
could not be ascertaned.
The seoond district polls were at 73 Allen street, lager
beer saloon. l6A votes poled up 70 noon, of wncn "
were admitted on afIdavits No illegal voters
The Third district polls were At = L1uow oHeos
Pcied up TO twelve O'Clock 2r0, OF which ~ were un-
registered No Ill, gal voters. -. 90
The Fourth district poiis were at o. ESSEX sMes. ~
poed up 10 twelve o'cock-9 unregistered lhe vonn&
IN this district very light compared WIN sss yoart
wl.n there were 400 pclIod tho forenoon No illegal
voters presented hemsev's , :. A., ,.- So,
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