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

very seldom accepted, however, a. most people
seemed 70 consider the result Of the election .
very uncertain affair, and not ut all TO be calculated on
Every challenge for swager met by the old evasion of
betting certainty, each person holding that h ndi-
vdual favorite the lucky candidate All tAs peluxu
places were surrounded by crowds Of people, who were
nevertheless kept outside by the police, unless they de-
sired TO enter for the purpose Of voting The vicinity Il
the Fourth district polling place was about tho most
noisy quarter in the ward. The bhoys ON both sides
were around" in great force, working to entics
for their employers. good deal Of stump speaking
was likewise nduged in by no very polished
orators, who nevertheless seemed To have thss
secret Of all true eloquence namely that Of carrying tho
people with them Now and again the phliipcs of the
speakers would TO be producing rather pusns-z
cous effect; but these demonstrations gsnerayt
turned of good naturedIy by witty go-betwesns, who
terminated the quarrek by causing hearty angh eaoh
ordinations as "Tammany viii be settled to.morrowno
81 am going TO Havemeyers wake to-night,n "Wood's
coffin is all finished, now" &c., were heard al over
Only arrest made in the Thirteenth ward for le
gal voting, and that alleged policy runner named
Thomas Brazer who gave false residence in order 10
obtain vote The inspectors were too cute for the
sharper who seized by the police and locked up for
examination. ~H
F0URTEENTH WARD.
From the opening Of the polls in tins ward till sudown
the utmost quiet prevailed indeed there was even less
excitement than manifested at the recent State election.
portion Of this ward has hitherto been pretty noisy on
election day, but the extreme unpleasantness Of tho
weather. coupled with the fact that strong body OF police
and number Of military scattered about the
various election districts served to maintain perfect order
which remained uninterrupted till the close Of the polls
At Of the districts number Of young cheer
ing for Fernando Wood at another enthusiastic friend
-
tanned the crowd by pcturng them what Wood would
do when he took his seat in the City Hall It is but proper
to state that this individual in his gait and
rather ncoheren in speech but nevertheless his intel
cct was sufficiently clear TO refute assertion that
he was in favor Of Havemeyer the night pre-
vious, adding, "Troth, voted for Wood before you
Of your nest" All the drinking saloons wore
professedly closed, but entrance obtained by the
back doors and there much business transacted
the fronts Of the establishments had bean exposed
The following persons arrested for illegal voting the
offences having been committed the Seventh district
Miles sweeny, Charles Conoy and Patrick Foley the lat
having voted in the morning and returned in the AFTER
TO repeat that important duty Soon after the poll
closed, considerable excitement was manifested in
the Tenth district Howard street, account Of the ar.
rest Of J. NJ Brown, who charged by W. h Hastings
of Centre street. with stung the ballot box He was ar
into custody the lockers attempted HIM Ap-
plicaton made to the headquarters FOR assistance,
which was promptly rendered, Superintendent Pills
bury in command, and quiet was restored In . few
moments. lfse - Msas
FTFTEENTH WARD. l.a o9
This ward remarkably quiet There were Of course,
few boysh skrmishes at the polling places and some
few attempts upset the ticket boxes but there wagnot
arrest for assault dAordery conduct Illegal voting
The voting commenced early, and was vigorously
tnued up TO midday, Havemeyer being considerably
ahead The opdyke stock began 70 look up, but at the
close Of the polls Havemeyer in the majority This
Of Woods worst wards and he very much be-
hnd-the vote being, Havemeyer, 1,l61; Opdyke PAS,
and Wood, 1888. The weather exceedingly Disagree
able, the atmosphere murky, wet and the streets
very filthy. 1t seemed, indeed one Of those London
November fcgs had crossed the Atlantic 70 be present ct
our election.
SIXTEENTH WARD. c8
This the ward in which Mr.. Havemeyer resides and
the election In the greater part passed OF very quiet
y In the Seventh district however, party spirit rose 10
very high pitch, and constant scene Of brawb and
quafrels here presented from sunrise to sunset.
Wood men overturned the Havemeyer booths and the
Havemeyer would retaliate in similar perhaps
worse manner. Fights in consequence, and dam
aged optical and nasal organs became plentiful
Bad whiskey was to be had in any quantity, not
withstanding the regulations in that respect. The
law observed very well, 80 far as appear
went, but in spirit and intent it was
altogether ignored. 1t gratifying to observe the
soemniy which attended the administering Of the oath
which unregistered voters required to take before
their ballots were received. As the inspector admins
tered the oath every hat reverenaly removed and
talking for tho moment ceased. The law which re-
quires the booths TO be at certain distance from the
polls was also well observed.
About noon Christopher Rafferty, was arrested bv
officer McFogart, in the Tenth district for attempt
ing to vote Illegally. John ]. Bradshaw was
arrested in the same district, by the same officer
for dsorderly conduct in the neghborhood O
the polls. In the afternoon individual, known as
Rody Pinn, arrested by officer vredenburg in the
Sixth district for feonous assault G. c. Dennison
residing at 1o4 Ninth This assault caused con-
siderable excitement and drew large crowd Of dis
orderly persons, who, as they showed symptoms Of
disturbance, were promptly dispersed by the police.
Shortly after the polls had closed in the district Bar
thoomew Smith arrested by officer Hughes for dis
orderly conduct also Robert Gilmore by ocer Smith
fora similar offence During melee in the Seventh dis
rct, well known character Of the ward named Pete
Carroll, received severe beating.
SEVENTEENTH WARD. MmAf
In the Seventeenth precinct the central locality Of the
Nackerelve crowd the day passed OF yesterday in COM
parativc tranquility. OF course in ward embracing
such an extended area and heterogeneous inhabians
there could not be election day without some minor
disturbances Fortunately there were no serious rows
and sad or bloody results to chronicle usual the
disturbances that did more the results Of
due indulgence In exciting beverages than strong par
feelings Az general thing, the statute requiring the
coeng Of rum shops within hundred feet Of the polls
observed Captain Hart succeeded so far in having
other liquor saloons closed compelling the blinds TO be
kept up but though this gave better extsror seeming,
there was no dimnuon effected thereby in the sale Of
LIQUOR Only one instance brought to The knowledge
Of the police Of attempted illegal voting Owen McIntee
believed his duty to exercise the privileges Of freeman
To the fullest extent Of his Interpretation thereof free
man Of true patriotic stamp, according 70 his notion
should only vote early but vote oen ~ he could
the greater the number Of votes deposited the greater
amount or good done 10 his country He voted once a.