The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-13

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holapg tne large pieces or oily looking roasted fat
pis faced 'he west four others, which the bread
mutton and eef cut up ronted the south, and
the rema nx two on which the piles OF loaves
and on the rested whole quarter Of tho or
occupied central position me pit at which the
or sheep and the hog roasted occupied place
in the centre Of the enclosure and about fifteen feet
in length by six feet in width and four feet in depth
DISTRIBUTION OF TEE room.
As many Of The surrounding individuals were s1xious
az soon "a the carving commenced 70 be within the pine
fence the police kept actively engaged running
about, driving the intrndeIs out OF the sacred limits
a. none bat The press allowed inside the unless
they were legally engaged in distributing the food Tue
bread having been cut into huge slices, handed
around on trays, each borne by two boys; sad
occasionally, in the anxiety Of the famished morais'
10 get At the stat Of lie, the tray would be up
set and . scramble ensue. me meat being also
cut up in "chunss' were Likewise handed round, but
FIRST drst servedY seemed TO be the wish Of
the crowd, struggle ensued direoty any Of the pro-
visions offered, and, a. Is always the case, the
weakest the WALL, rather 70 the background
Of the mob for by their conduct this par Of the meeting
could scarcely DO otherwise designated.
DEsfaucrIoN OF TIE FENCE.
AT last the patience Of the mob began to expire, and
fearful TIA, they might not be able Get any Of the
eratutous supply Of roast beef they rsoFted physical
force down the pine fences and burst into the
enclosure. The police in 100 small force to keep
the crowd now back, anda.
MOST Dls6RAcRFuL scRNB
ensued The shouting mob rushed 10 the not over
steady tables which the provisions, and
at once oversprned them, with the exception
Of two Of which large pieces pork ard NUT
ton and this the police surrounded and the other being
occupied by the principal carver the crowd respected
long could supply their demands But no
obliged 10 give way and leave bis post, and onslaught
q, once commenced One man Atired IN pucc coored
shirt very prominent, he having secured Ratchet
with which be hacked into pieces the quarter Of shc bull
lock and the larger joints that had not until tnen been
mutiated scramble ensued 10 get from him portions
Of the several remains and fast no divided the same
the pieces wrested from him Al Last having
cured "smsl morse' of about twenty pounds weight
less he cleft the field" to his unruy neghbors
Previous this bag Of table salt bad seized upon
BY Of the party, and thrown high into the air
sprinilDg every which passed with the con-
tents, until some were in "pcrfecs picklen Several
times the said bag was sent scf until u last the
tents exhausted and tho empty bag could not be
persuaded 70 perform the same syrstcns ~ whom par
TALLY filled, and IL LEFT V upon the ground un
less moved BY the feet of the rusting crowd The oaves
brought into use and large quantity good
wheaton bread was wantoniy wasted and destroyed,
doubtless by the very parties who three years since
would almost have eroveled the earth for OF the
many pounds Of provisions they thus wccdy destroy
ed. The broad crackers we're served in the
manner, and ~ they would, In consequence Of
their shape, ny along with great force md
sw!ftness, they became quite favoritc missiles,
20 the annoyance of many persons who were
hit the and bead thereby. time about
hundred Of these edioes in the air together coming
10 the ground perfect shower After the ammunition
Of wheaton food had been expended the boses
naming joints OF The meat were next thrown 1T ono
another followed by portions Of the fence and lastly
the ur or cracker barrels These last missiles being
anything but gn several persons feiied thereby
and one poor fellow, receiving the open part his
head, was for some partially extngushad The nails
that 10 the slaves Of the barrel cot nasty
gasnes In his couptenapce preventing him for short
tim. from extricating himself The police. beginn ng
70 see that the fun very likely 10 prove dangerous
body and took the barrels the crowd ard
them The pitt lay, Il were, ya~npg 10
work the unruy sezed upon only table
tina. had preserved and began deraoshug me pro
visions thereon, and nnaiy the table isscf.
ARRIvAL OF DOUGLAS.
A. about twenty min before o'clock cry OF
Thcres Douglass and the passages Of two carriages along
the pathway leading from the First svenuc 70 the hotel
portion OF the crowd in that direction An the
there number Of couples dancing band thereon
changed from the lively thcy were playing TO
sHan Columbia" In honor Of the dstingu shed per
then passing by As the two candidates entered the hotel
they greeted with vocrous from those there
sTrmb.eo.
The hotel the people began 70 gather n tho bops
Of seeing the elite Giant MAKE his APPEARANCE At the
dcors windows In this they Inst
convinced that they were likely TO be disappointed and
segsn to scatter about tie grounds, amusIp .
themselves with scupprs others with elcctryinx them
eeyes any for inc slow charge Of three Cents
while further party, not fortunate yh 10
et p'oe OF tho buuck, began r-gang the nselvss nj
s~parl, lager 80 Others assembled around man with
oaDc, ~ho delivered mock cieciooeering speech with
great vsor AMI gusto, 20 the delight Of his acd'ecce:
while others purchased from ga branch stand n
the hotcn certain rolls Of the fragrant weed, called
srgafs which they liz, and sfroled about, up Arcnsy
enjoying heartily Ice creams coffee aud oakcs also nc,
WIN purchasers a. did peaches and pears rhe happy
geo,leman had the company OF ono OF the "far
ser" od her 20 the plsorm 90 which the dancing was
gfrg and joined In the sorps.chorean eooy nent ~
loIo~eo by scw others. the scotch bsep,psr blc~
auaisrce dii The playing the Irish plpcs
poor old blind fddicr Tbs Of poissis srutti
hocs Their ha,s, While some pcrsous Of saaislcr
Temperament contsnfed themselves merely Win pur
chasing small portrait Of tho candidates, enclosed in
brass casing and g2zsd, witch they haog % their but
tons by of Tbbons Photographs OF the nominees
Of Tam many be purchases IN I'll styles and n
szes, and medals wore 10 be had for vsry sais sums
OF money.
two O'Clock began 10 approach the croSd again
assembled soiofe the garden and water fronts Of the
hoe and occupied POSITIONS ahe rsiiings Of the wcst
side and the balcony Of tbs cast eacb Trying 20 Be
before the othc- - give The hrss cheer 70 The candidates
they made their spres-~ncc IN The mcsstns
listening 70 the band there stationed.
PROCESSION tH0x THE HorEL TO TEE PLATFORM.
shortly amer O'Clock the candidates and ihsis
friends fcrmed INTO prooslon, two hy two with the
ceon u where tie noted individuals sbemse'e-s
who Supported on either side by TREND A. thsy
paEssd alors the crowd for short time could Dot
ts which sscre Douxss and Johnson from The rest bat
when nan, pstos directly ~ tho two csad fstcs,
and by sadly ptociaimire who they zero hxsd Toe
Identity o. Tho ties, sumo liant attempts Sere made W
Get ~ 4 cheer, yithcvt much sccccss
Tbs crowds BEGAN " flock towards tpe main platform
which tHs speakers ~ stand whc IA lressns toe
uge johnson ollosed po1f4s 70 the r1nt
~ the NJ remarked that johnson Was pg
enough v "a, up the Little Giant great - he ~as'