New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-07

left for the passage Of vsLicss. 10 front Of toe Say
vesant Institute opposite tao crowd wa larger soi
more respectable than at the Fusion side and the ho
AID tsunts Ct the enemy wsie hurled bsck with iut,
est. Beyond this contest Of tongue ADD Lungs, h,s-
ever, there wss fortunately no skrDishins
At TAMMAaY.
One q the mort lugubrious public meetings eva,
held ia this city, wa, that 10 toe Old Wig van Ia.
evening. THE Indian sachems had besn ga.herei 70.
eether at the Sepucber of departed brave, no m,,.
mournful spirit could have hung over tasir soi,i..
pspsiye ssdDess shroudsd tie counter snces Of no o
the chiefs on the platform bat those Of the sDs
bob-,ai on the aoor and The tidn.s Of ia. sIsc,
came in, each feeble city Fusion mso,il,. and 49,
overwhelming Republican majority in toe coost,y
threw deeper sadness and dsnser gloom owe, ,S.
meeting. At eight O'Clock Councilman Meco,-
nell assumed the chsir and called ths sacssux
to order. In dolorous tone and with a whoa
some disregard Of the rules Of grammar and socsnt k
told biz fsllow-citizeps" tba. be was no spsai.,
and couldnt make speech, and wouidnt attempt r.
for they had come there TO hesr eietion returns anl
not speeches. Hear, hear He hoped and believed
that tie State Of Nsw.York Rad gone for tas Uui,a
ticket. hi vi Dry up Go on! lie begged a.
tention while he read return jus! recsived. A grant
return it was "big thing" Tbs Bloody Sinh
had gone Fusion by trenty-one hoasond majority,
Great laughter aud appliance Here fsa!sh Ryndsr
came in and McConneIls voice was quenchet 10 cal
for Rynders Three cheers for the United Ststss Mar
shall were called for, but OILY one and half givsc
but Rynders In nowise sbsshed mounted ths platform,
opened biz mouth, aud spoke. His remarks were In
tersrded with such profanity and vulgsrty that w
cannot lay them before readers. he said the city
was safe enough but be had bis fears oy the country
that all might not be right II looked like poor chance
unlees there was special interposion Of Dvi1s
Providence. The Common Council had done incalcd-
liable damage TO the party in not providing districts
enough for the voters and they hsd acted in manner
which entitled them 10 lasting condemnation. Hs
pitched into the City Fathers with perfect frenzy,
and applied TO them all the elegant epitbets in which
the vocabulary of the Empire Club 90 much abo1nds.
He referred to Mr.. Lewis Tsppsn in most abusive
manner, calling him ga id scoundrel," and said be
" would like to hang him, d-n bis eyes" His pero-
ration compraed number Of stale jokes about Mr..
Greeley, and more dolorous wailiDgs over tie pros
poets throughout the State. The half Of three cheers
was then given with rnournfu earnestnees aud when
tie echoes were just dying away among the shadows
and cobyebs in the corners of the ceiling, the valiant
Rynders left the room. His address had been fire.
quenty interrupted by the reading Of rssurns, but
there gradually psrtook of sucb mournful aud de-
pressing character that The Fusion crowd having no
stomach for that sort Of thing left with the brave aud
eertlemaDly Marshal, and in five minutes old Tam
many was " like bsrquet-bsl deserted"
BEFORE THE TRIBUNE OFFICE.
Soon after nightall crowds began TO gather about
the several newspaper offices, and by o'clock Fuion
street. in the vicinity Of The Sun and Herald buildings
was dspsely thrOnged In the open square in front Of
The TRIBUNE buildings the crowd was not 80 great
10 the esry part of the evening at later hour BIZ
II o'clock sssemblsge numbering several huadreSs
had gathered before our Office 10 hear the Of tea
election and the announcement Of each Republican vic;
tory was followed with tempest Of cheers that msts
the wekin ring. large bonfire was kndled, and ths
ftful glare which il threw on the buildings and tbs
excited multitude about it made the scene highly i'm
pressive.
During the reading of returns from the counter Of
The TRIBUNE Publishing Office some Fusion men sud
denly announced their presence by giving three cheers
for the Fusion ticket. As the cheers which followet
were principally Of the nature of groans the Fusion
men returned by proferiug three groans for Lincoln
snd by making dash toward the counter az if to get
TossessOn of the desk. Tbey were promptly repussd
and politely shown the way the threshold into
the street. but again attempted TO make disturbance.
conflict ensued, which was kept no With some spirit
for come minutes when they were driven out and KEEP;
au after having signslizsd themselves by breaking al
the panes Of glass within reach. After they were fair
y in the street four Of the nruders found themselves
Unexpectedly in the banvs of policemen who marched
them straghtway TO the station house
SAVAGE ATTACK on THE wIDE-AwAKEs -
procession OF Wide Awakes, numbering some
thing like five or six hundred persons passed ths Tai
BUNE Office at about midnight and drawing up IN hs
low square, hoDored with their characteristic cheer
In response to numerous calls Mr.. Greeley showed
himself at window, and was greeted with vooiserou,
cheers. After this pleasant episode the procession
passed down Park Row, and turned the point Of tbs
PARK with the intention of proceeding up Broadway
just the head of the column had parsed the Assor
House, 1t was brutally assaulted by some FQsioDis
rowdes, armed with olubs stones knives and pistols
who flung themselves in tie midst Of the procession
tore down the banner and trsmplsd il in the dirt AMI
knocked down one Of the Wiie-Awakes. The drains
at once beat TO the reseue, and the Wide>Avskes
breaking line, rCshed the scene Of con1ct
and the fight at once became general. II so,a
assumed an appearance Of the most threatening nature
for shout ak hundred were engaged at once and
the rowdies were not only msddened with drink bat
some were armed with knives and pistols which they
attempted to use. One desperate f,urished long
knife in wide sweeps about him, and soon cleared a
space of ten or twelve feet. He threatened ID
Bill the fret man who should como within his
reach, and it was feared that several stsbs hal
been inflicted by bis murderous weapon. Others Of
bis comrades drew knives and revolvsrs aud threat
ened the lives of bis unsrmsd opponents. The brsvs
Wide-Awskes finally repslled tne attack and drove
their assaiants into Vesey street from which they did