The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-11-03

NINTH NARD.-FOr Justices of the Peace Ridr-
away, $50; Ridgely. 81; McNair So
For Consables Kremer, SIS; Pearce. SIS: Haw
kns, l2G; Bromley, l25.
FIFTEENTH WAGD.--For Justices of the Peaca.
K. R. Battee S25; Aug. II. Pennington, Ill.
For C0nstabIes: Lemuel w GRAY, sII. Thomas
Mister, SIG; AHer C. Wheeler, Ia Jno. o. Don
nell, l04.
Immediately upon the opening of the polls some
| fifteen or twenty men of the American marty, took
| possession Of them and the voting was commenced
! by their party. In short time several Reform men
attempted to vote, but they were forced from the
window, and jostled out OF the crowd An elderly
| gentleman, named COckey, was stuck several times
| with an aw, and not allowed to deposit his vote
| The party who took possession of the polls were
! reinforced, and they held them all the morninp
! shouung, and yelling and crowding out all the
! reform voters, with but few exceptions The Ger
| man vote of this ward, or at least n very large
portion of it-all that was allowed TO be cast-was
thrown for the American party. BY noon all the
| reform men had withdrawn, and those who remain
| ed conducted affairs as they best saw fit
SECOND WARD.
THESE polls were taken possession of by the Amer
| lean party and held throughout the day Between
| two and three hundred men had been E:cooned
| and they were all voted at these polls The Ger
mans voted freely, each dep ositing an American
ticket, when they were clapped on the shoulder by
| some Jealous American and told thew cnuld vota a.
often as they chose. But very few Reform men
were on the ground and no effort was made to ston
illegal voting. The returns show the character of
the election. But very few of the naturalized yo-
terS attempted TO vote the Reform ticket and thosa
who did were driven off. In the afternoon a marty
! OF men went to the home of a German and attemnt-
ed TO take him to the polls for the purnose of voting
him, when Charles Beckett interfered to prevent il
| George Lowman drew pistol and fired the ba II
taking etfsct in one of the thighs of Beckett wound
! ing him severely. Beckett was also struck ON the
| head with sung shot very severe blow by man
named John Bower; Lowman and Bower were ar
rested and committed to Jail by Justice Griffin.
As in the First and Second Wards these polls
were taken by the American voters Immediately on
! their opening. The Reform men struggled but be-
fore noon compelled to retire leaving the noIls
| in possession of the Americans
Henry Herring, Jr., died from an attack of an
oplexy while standing near the polls Mr. II. lv-
ed ON Bond street, near Pratt, and leaves wife and
several children.
These polls were opened, and the Reform men,
| who were known to be residents of the ward were
allowed to vote. There was slight fsticufs,
! but no serious disturbance took place There was
also some crowdng and jostIing at the window.
! when parties approached who were obnoxious to
those standing around. In the afternoon there was
no effort made by the Reform men to deposit their
ballots.
The Fifth ward polls were held on Fayette, near
ly opposite Temple street. between High and Exeter
! street. The Judges were T. II. Abbess George w
| Mowbray and James II. COzne. At . O'Clock
when the polls were first opened the members of
the Reform party appeared in considerable numbers
and for awhile their challeugers having access to
| the windows, the voting on both sides proceeded
quietly and fairly. It became evident however
| in short time that the rowdv element would nre-
dominate, and that it had been determined to take
possession of the polls by force This oneration was
performed about II A. M. when the pavement around
the window was tOrciblv seized by the club-rowdes
and all persons tavoIing the Reform movement
were either driven away by blows or threatened to
be beaten If they did not leave the vicinity. Most
OF those attempting to vote the Reform ticket were
pushed and hustled by the crowd, and some partic
uIarIy naturalized citizens. were cruelty assaulted
Mr.. Joseph Nansant, when about to deposit his
vote, was struck by rowdy and severely maltrea-
ted The polls remained in possession of the clubs
until the hour of closing; the respectable portion
of the residents of the Ward fearing personal
violence if they should attempt to vote their senti-
ments
SIXTH WARD.
The polls of this ward were held in McElderry
street, near Asquth within sixty wards of the sb-
land Club House. kept by Richard PRYOR The
Judges were, j. w. BloOmer, George W. RucklC
and John Guyton. At this ward it was supposed
that the members of the Reform party were sniff
cently organized to bring out full vote but after
the lapse OF some three quarters of an hour durpo
which, the Reformers poled a considerable number
of votes, gang of the ''roughs'' headed by Prvo:
and Kirby, made an onslaught against those around
til: window, and cleared the ground The
members of the Reform party not desirous of en-
gaging in personal conflict, then came to the con.
cusion that they would leave the ground which
they accordingly did. After this the towdies had
it all their own way, voting whomsoever they
pleased, and knocking down and maltreating Re
formers ana naturallzed citizens, who attempted to
approach the polls. There was squad of men
dressed in police uniforms, who were sitting about
on the steps OF the houses on Aisquith street but
What their business was was not made apparent
In the early part OF the day, while lame gentle
man, whose name could not be learned was an
preaching the window, he had some words with a
person in the crowd, which caused some pushinu
and crowding on the pavement. AT this time a man
named Hyde, clerk in the City Collectors office
rushed IN, hourlshing an Aliens revolver and q
drawn sword evidently intent on doing sometime
serious, but soon ascer tanning that the whole diff
Guilty was between members of his own party, grad
ually cooled down.
SEVENTH WARD.
The Seventh Ward Polls were held on the corner
of Caroline and Orleans sts. The Judges were Ste
phen F. Burgess, Frederick F. Morton and VIM,
II. Hilton. The proceedings at this Ward were
but repettons of the enacted at the 9TH and
9Th Wards the polls being in possession of rowdes
all day and the Reform vote being driven by brute
force from the polls.
At this ward Mr. Preston, the Democratic randi
date for Congress in the Third district, whilst
standing somewhere in the vicinity of the polls
was murderous y set upon by some person with 4
billy, from which he received blow on the head
nearly causing fracture of the skull: and anoiheI
with the same instrument in the face, piyen with
such power that it broke the bridge Of his nose
and swelied both his eyes and face Mr. Preston
was Immediately taken to Barnum's Hotel vbar,
DR.. 7. Il. Buckler dressed his wounds. Iateias
night Mr. T. was lying in very bad condition
oelng so much hurt that he was unable to give any
account OF his assaiant, or the reason for the bru
tai outrage.
EIGHTH WARD
The polls of this Ward were held ON the corner
OF Monument and Forrest streets. The Judge!