The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-07

Cd on duty until late IN e evsug vhen thev were dis
missed Ten thous ana roxsds Of Minnie bali cartridge
were sent 70 the eena d portion Of this distributed
'ne troops on Iuty Col Isfsrt The accomplished and
emcen conn ndant Of the National Guard made the A.
sensi nS headquarters during the day, and was
pies'n' IN propria persona from seven O'Clock
a n 1ata Che troops dismissed. The other COM
pan - q the Seventh not mentioned above, 1t their
lpscttve armores In lafayette Hall Broadway; Univer
sly place. Of Thirteenth street, and also In Seventh
street Col Ieerts attended by his regimenal CON-
missoned and non-commissioned staff, who stood in
readiness convey the orders Of their superior ocer
should exigency arise judiciousy arranged
that with the aid Of the police telegraph six hundred
could have been assembled at any given point In
half an hour In addition to the regmental orders al
ready noticed the soldiers instructed their dis
missal from duty at repair 70 their residences and
divest themselves Of their military garb 30 as to prevent
any unnecessary excitement Ne
portion Of the Eighth regiment held themselves in
readiness and were stationed at the lower arsenal
ner Of White and Elm streets, during The day. a4
POLICE HEADQUARTERS.
Things were unusually quiet 1t tho headquarters Of
the Metropolitan Police throughout the day. Supernten
dent Psbury made extensive arrangements to suppress
any rotous demonstrations large number OF the
Brooklyn force in attendance, some Of whom
NAMED in Broome street till late hour last evening"
having spent the day In specuatons upon the result Of
the Mayoray contest An omnibus was provided for the
speedy conveyance Of officers should their services be
CURED but it called into requisiton. The tele
graphic operators had not much business TO attend
to usual save answering inquiries respecting lost
children. %#e
ARRESTS FOR ILLEGAL VOTING.
party Of rowdies got into fight among themselves
the poll held the Of Ninth avenue and six
teenth street, during which Mr. G. c. G. Dennison was
struck several times upon the head with aihammer and
very dangerously injured squad Of the Sixteenth pre-
cinct police rushed into the crowd and arrested man
damed Rody Rnn who Is alleged 10 have been the assal
ant Mr. Dennison, who is . respectable man, was con
veyed his residence IN Ninth avenue Seventeenth
street. and Rim brought before Justice Kelly who
locked him up ID said that others besides Rim struck
Mr.. D., but none Of them have been arrested.
Miles Sweeny, alleged to be resident of Brooklyn was
arrested charged with attempting at the polls Of
the Ninth district of the Fourteenth ward and Charles
Connolly youth of nineteen years. arrested for
similar act at the same poll
Charles Harrison and Daniel Wckes arrested for
attempt at illegal voting at the Eleventh district of the
Seventh ward.
James H. Hutchinson, VIM a. auckland and John
Riley were also srreSted charged WIN attempting 70 vote
illegally different poll districts They all detained
to await examination.
reported last evening" that Of the Inspectors
Election in the Fourteenth ward had been arrested for
ostufnng" the ballot boxes under his charge His name
was not ascertaned.
Thos H. Broderck liquor dealer in the Seventh ward
was arrested charged with keeping his shop open and
selling liquor contrary to law Justice Steers held him
bail in $500 to answer