Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-06-04

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ments on that account.
The ELECTION Observation-Disclosures ng the
herceness Of the contest between the opposing
forces. so far as words concerned hitherto this
morning, so far as we could learn, the vocabulary
was dropped by mutual consent and the leaders
runners, ct al, on all sides, big with the fate of
the Mayoralty, applied themselves to the work of
hunting up votes BY eight O'Clock this morning
the various voting precincts were crowded with
people DESTROYS to exercise their franchise and be
OF to business or TO their quiet homes before ex-
Citement should make men noisy. From the ap-
Pearance Of things about the polls at this hour
we were led to believe that the vote cast today
VIII be the largest ever cast at munich pal cleo
ton In this city We watched numbers Of PEG
pie IN the line OF voters whom we have seldom or
never before found among the contestants on an
election day. Up to eight O'Clock in the Second
Ward, the friends Of Mr.. Berret informed us that
as their candidate and the opposition (Mr Wal
lfCh) was concerned.
Up to IO1 o'clock a. m. the voting had gone
on rapidly, and we are glad to be able to say IN
1nterruptedly, save in the second precinct Of the
ourth Ward, where, though the voting had
been done quietly, it had been much more slowly
than in the other precincts. At 10 O'Clock a In.
those who pretended to be posted stated to our
porter that in the Second and Third Wards and
IN the first precinct Of the Fourth Ward, the
voting Indicated that the opposition was ahead
some said two to one. We do not. however
voueh for the veracity Of these reports
In the first precinct of the Fourth Ward, about
nine O'Clock, quite an excitement was occasioned
by the arrest Of two men in New York avenue
charged with being "Pluggs' from Baltimore
by the police. We learn that they were taken to
magistrates ONCE, and from thence to the guard
nous! mouse. what other charge was brought against
them than the above we do not know IL was
represented that they were walking aIonc, the
streets by themselves and doing nothing when
arrested As this is election day. we give il as il
beyond the rumor-
About II O'Clock, in the second precinct of the
Second Ward Mr. BerTet was ~ votes In the lead
according 70 the calculations Of the CbalIsnpers
he voting was conducted with great propffety
so Tar as we could ascertain. In the first precinct
OF tAis ward, so far as we could learn from the
Berret tally-keepers, the vote indicated that Mr.
Befret was fifty odd votes ahead Of the opposition
and the Berret side Were sanSuine in the opinion
mar tne opposition up to that hour had voted their
strongest.
In the second precinct Of the Third Ward. at
llH a m upwards Of 300 votes had been polled
ana the Chalengers reported that Of the votes
then poiled Mr.. Berret had got Us. The voting
was quietly going on. In the first precinct of this
ward 10 votes had been polled up TO the hour
Soove indicated, of which the opposition claimed
hree 10 one
la the first precinct of the Fourth Ward. at -
m, 3J3 votes had been polled; of which the oppo-
slt!on claimed 200 for Mr.. Wallach. In the second
precinct the voting continued slowly, OILY Jos
T,e. neyinS been Polled at 12H p. m; The
man created slight disturbance in the first
precinct Of the Second Ward, and was promptly
arrested by oracer Norwood
At the nrst precinct of the Fifth Ward at
O'CLOCK, everything was quiet, and the voting
progressing slowly. Number Of votes cast 2i5-
Wallach said to be 30 ahead In the second pre-
clnct quiet prevails Here, as In the former case,
the voters are coming up slowly Number of
votes cast 2l0-Wallach said to be Is ahead
At the first precinct of the Sixth Ward at noon,
ZlO votes had been Polled. The tally keepers on
the Wallach side claim that w had majority
CT 40 OF them At the second precinct of the same
ward at few minutes past IL m, PSI votes had
been Poned majority of ~ Of whom was claimed
At the first precinct Of the Seventh Ward. at
II 80 m, l03 votes only had been polled owing TO
the time required in scrutinizing the larre num-
bsr Of votes offered on naturalization papers issued
since December 3lst and others presented by Der
sons who could not make good their claim to be-
rae persons named In them--al such votes offered
being OF course rejected. At the hour mentioned
above the friends Of w allach claimed that be was
20 votes ahead there At the second precinct of
tne seventh Ward, at II m and Is minutes, $50
votes had been polled, Of which the tally-keepers
on the w allaeh side claimed that it had received
at least two thirds
In the First Ward, the voting was proceeding
very quietly up 70 i2h p m. FROM the chal-
lsngers we learned that in the first precinct Mr.
Berres leads between forty and fifty votes In
the second, Mr.. Wallach was far ahead. some
say hundred votes, others more. In this Ward
the police do not seem TO be very active in arrest
Ing Offenders. An Irishman named Conner start
ed row al the second precinct and sruck a
gentleman, an old resident Of the Ward. Whether
out presume not for be soon went 10 the hrst
precinct and began yelling and whooping right
IN the presence Of the police and the specials
Ihey took no notice Of him at all. He went 10
the corner OF Nineteenth street. and there attac
young man named Albert Paris, in front OF his
residence Instead OF arresting the assailant they
tasneo Tor the assailed party and one Of the spe-
eia4s was so unmanly as to try to push the mother
OF me young man away from her door to get the
essalIed party, when gentlemen Of all parties
s,a ne9 y, dlsunetlon, were calling upon him 10
arrest tue assaiiant, who stood on the pavement
sSMsahg ana yelling, Several Of the police, to
theit credit, did all they could to Quiet On
crowd the special did not appear 10 be know
ny name, and looked like he ight have heen :,
fresh arrival from Baltimore -
The election, as FAR we were able TO ascertain.
has been remarkably quiet one up TO the hour
al which the Star went 70 press. The hindrance
In voting at the FIRST precinct Of the Seventh W ard
explained above, II continued throughout Ia.
rest OF the day, bids fair TO shut of perhaps
hundred men who would not be able to reach
the polling window by sandown.