New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-02
TIE REGISTRY IN THE CITY

The new order OF things established in city politics
registering the Of voters IN advance OF election
day-was resumed yesterday \ fortnight ago one
day Wac spent in THE new work. Owing to misappre-
tensions the places of meeting, and the absence
in good many localities OF the requisite books of entry
and stationery, mott of the day was wasted IN some
Districts in getting together in the places assigned and
making acquisitions upon the County tlerk Tor
the proper writing materials. In the lower Wards
OF the city, and in not a few Districts up town.
where the wide-awake Registrars were sharp enough
TO look ont for the liquor store or rum-shop, whose
proprietor was known to have oustrpped his COM
petitors in services rendered 10 the Democracy, the
places of meeting readily hit upon with loss of
time comparatively slight. In good many places,
however good deal OF running about and inquiry
was requse before the localities could be found. The
esult was that in a multitude of places nothing at all
was done on the first day, beyond organization and
getting ready TO work.
Yesterday all the preliminary difficulties alluded TO
were obyated OF the places OF meeting there was
no doubt and stationery was abundant. The fix hum
dred and nine registrars most Of them punctuay
at their respective places, at the hour appointed For
the guidance Of voters notices were posted consplcu-
ously in front of each place announcing that 1t was
there the Registrars Along side of these notices
were pasted map, OF the election district so that the
most obtuse could find ont the district in which they
resided. Al each registering place were political
catechi.er and Bible. the former furnishing a list Of
queries TO put to those OF whose right to vote there are
doubts and the latter 10 be used IN swearing away
these doubts upon their confirmation.
The principal work done thus far by the Registrars
has been copy from the polls of last year those be-
eyed to be still resident in the district and entitled TO
vote Mos, Of the Registrars assert that they skip
over the doubtful names. In Of the districts in the
Fourth Ward where this was being pursued
Yesterday person present demonstrated against it,
taking the ground that il impossible for any three
men in the district 10 know how many Of last years
voters It'll remained, and who had moved away. The
Registrars became indignant al his persistence in his
renonstrance, and replied by the next thing 70 a
knoc k-down argument ordering him 70 leave
the place and bidding him mind his own
business. How prevaently this mode Of argument
has teen adopted thus fan among the registering OIL
cals il impossible, of course, to state. In the First
Election District Of the Sixth Ward, NJ. +. W.
Spauldng, residing al No. Centre street. proceeded
10 the place Of registration with the view OF having his
name enrolled. He wished TO examine the Register.
This at frst denied, but afterward granted. As
certainug that the name Of VIM q. jenkins en-
tered a. residing al No. Centre street, where Mr..
Spauldng himself resides, he protested against
the entry OF Jenkinss name, lac being non
resident of the District, and challenged the
registration OF jenkins, when Spaulding was
ordered to leave the room. This he declined
DO and asserted hs right challenge and require the
Registrars to permit him bring citizens actually
,ding in the district make oath in regard 70 the resi-
dence Of jenkins, who il the Chairman Of the Board
whereuTon jenkins ordered the policeman present 10
arrest spauldng. He taken before Justice Brady
who advised him to complain to The Grand Jury, If
jenkins was usurpng powers contrary to the Registry
law, and allowed him 10 depart without any examina-
ton Of the case.
Nearly all the registering places Were kept open
Yesterday till late in the evening Most Of the regis
terIng far, aside from the copying of the old poll
i-ts has been that OF those who have Just taken out
their last papers. Very few, comparatively, OF the
respectable class Of voters have registered their names
The fact that most Of the registering places are in the
rear Of low rum-shops has doubtless kept good many
away. Attention to business, which requires very
strong influence TO divert, has, of course had good
deal to do with il; but the leading reason Of all un.
quesOnaby is the fact, that although not registering
their names they on Election-day vote by putting
Themselves 10 the extra trouble of taking witness OF
two to the poll to identify them To-days registering
the last Of the two-days grace, WILL we hope show
different result from that indicated above.
Stolen WOoL.--Patrck Griffin was arraigned be.
fore Aid Brady yesterday on the charge Of having
eeyed go pounds OF stolen wool taken time during