Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-11-08

How THE News WAS REoEIvED.-It would
be impossible to describe in fitting Wsrds
the scenes of Tuesday night in this city
The night set in dark and quiet; all eyes
were turned to New York TO hear how the
Empire State had borne herself, and none
dared to shout lest the after breezes of the
electiys current should destroy all their fine
castles. The Head Quarters was crowded
packed with ardent Republicans, eager to
hear the first dispatch. The Ohio news came
in with heavy gains, and the people cheered.
The- felt proud of their own State, and re-
joiced at each gain and each handsome ma
jority, Then came dispatch giving the
Fusion ticket AZ, 900 in New York City, with
the important addition that the Republicans
conceded 10000. This looked we'll and no.
body felta whit more alarmed than before,
but on the contrary they were confident of
carrying the State even over 10000. Then
the townships and counties came in, each
one rolling up rousing majority for Old
Abe, or reportings large Republican gain.
Nine o'clock came and a dispatch figured
the Fusion majority in New York at 81, GOO.
Tremendous cheers crested the diminution,
and nobody thought now of going home.
But when at 10 o'clock the dispatch reported
New York as having given only q, 900 Fu-
sion majority, there was shouting; cheering,
laughing and applause, such as only vast
multitude, excited and imbued with one
common enthusiasm can get up. At length,
when the wires closed with the announce
ment that New York City complete gave the
Fusion Ticket only q, 900 and that the State
gave Lincoln $4,000 majority, Republican
flesh and blood could stand it no longer; in
half an hour 3 huge bonfire blazed in supe-
rior street, at the head of Bank, and another
at the junction of Ontario street and the
Square; the Wide Awakes of the First,
Fourth and Sixth Wards rallied their forces
and with two Bands they appeared upon the
scene. They marched, eounter-marched,
and cheered they cheered Lincoln end
Hamlin, New NOrlr, Ohio, each of the prom
inent States, and the grand cause of Repub-
licanism. They eheered the Head-Quar-
ters, the bonfire, and then marched off on
serenading tour at o'clock in the morning,
with no thought of sleep or rest until they
had carried the news into every part of the
city. They brought out the artillery com
panies with their guns, and one hundred
thunderOus echoes of the popular voice told
to all town and country that Lincoln was
elected.
The Wide AwaKes TIleII5 v-zv-----r.-,--
music of the Bands, marched to the resi-
dence of J. A. Harris, of the LEADER, and
reused the neighborhood with their noble
cheers. Mr.. Harris was at the Office engaged
with the paper, but they sang inrcOncert
awe won't go home till morning." until q
breakfast bellrang inside, when they thought
the joke was good enough to wind up with,
and left with three hearty cheers. They
then visited Mr., G. A. Benedict, Mayor Sen
ter, W. Edwards, and others, and finally at
o'clock, while the light of the bon6res
flashed back from their torches, and the
streaks of dawning light in the east began to
shoot up into golden liberty poles, and eve
ry body was hoarse with their exultant
shouts for Lincoln and victory, and empty
stomachs yearned for breakfast, the Wide
Awakes fled away to their torch rooms and
the day broke over as great a night of re-
joicing as Cleveland has ever seem
The Sixth Ward Club, on their return to
their Wigwam, found quantity of refresh
ments from Mrs. Van Tine. David Price
also invited them to a substantial breakfast,
all of which they appreciated to the fullest
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