The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-11-09
THE ELECTION AT THE HoME OF Mr.. LrNcoLN-A
despatch from Springfield to the New York Tribune
says:

THE ELECTION AT THE HOVE OF Mr.. LINcoLN-A
despatch from Springfield to the New York Tribune
says:
'The multitude at the Court House. where the
polls were fixed was very great during the fore.
noon and the early part of the afternoon, but to-
ward O'clock it diminished sufficiently to allow
tOerably free passage. Mr.. Lincoln, who had in
tended to delay voting till FIVE o'clock, was coun-
seed to take advantage of this opportunity. He
accordingly, after surveying the Court House and
the crowd surrounding it, from his window, and
stopping moment to read a fragment of good
sent him from New York by Simeon Draper
started out, accompanied by few of his more ion
mediate associates and walked leisurely over to de-
post his vote. He was not observed BY the masses
until he reached the Court House steps; out at tina
moment he suddenly saluted with the widest
outbursts of enthusiasm ever yielded by popular
assemblage. All party feelings seemed to be for
gotten, and even the distributors of opposition
tickets Joined in the overwhelming demonstra
tons of greeting. Mr.. Lincoln passed through the
hall and up the stairs without impeachment hnt
on reaching the court room the crowd gathered
about him with such excess of zeal that il waswitb
some difficulty that he made his way through
Here, as in the street, there only one sentiment
expressed-that of the heartiest and most midi
vided delight at his appearance. Mr.. Lincoln adj
vanced as rapidly as possible to the voting table
and handed in his ticket, upon which, it is hardly
necessary to say, all the names were sound Re-
publicans. The only alteration he made was the
cutting off OF his own name from the top, where it
had been printed. As he emerged after voting,
from the temporary enclosure, the manifestations
of enthusiasm we're doubled, and Mr.. Lincoln.
moving his hat bowed in acknowledgment Many
persons pushed forward to take his hand and ex-
change a cordial word with him, but the crush
was too great for comfortable conversation, so he
was soen released and escorted out with all the pop
uIar honors that could be avished upon him. He
at once returned to his room in the State House
after an absence of not more than FIVE minutes al
together, and resumed his quiet intercourse with
his visitors, cUmposedy if he had not lust been
the object of as overwhelming testimonial of pub
ic affection as ever any man was visited with .
A WIFE's CONFIDENCE IN HER HUsBANDs BRAVERY.
General Pimodan, killed at the battle of Castelf.
dardo has been honored with funeral services in
all the churches of Rome. The Duchess of Fitz-
James consented to convey to his widow the inte
igenee OF his death. She found her at o'clock
in the morning, writing. "To whom do you
write 2" asked the Duchess. "fo my husband,
said Madame Pimodan. "Alas !! replied the
Duchess, "write no more: he is a prisoner" Madam
Pimodan gazed steadfastly at her friend. You are
irving to deceive me-" she cried, "my husband is
not a prisoners he is dead; they never could make
a prisoner of himV' Then she Immediately fastened
to church to pray.
Rev n. G. Guinness arrived in Boston by the