Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-25
M,oLELLAH AND aRANr.
Excitement a. to W6ieh Of 7Atm Shall G..
th' S'VoSd 0Ssrcd at she Nsv PORK San.
Rron rhS Herald.

jt4 From The Herald.
As the time for the closing OF tho polls
approaches the excitement respecting the
army sword seems TO increase In intensity.
Yesterday was BY al odds thOimost; 81.
citing since the commencement Of this rs.
markablo contest. The rush around tbs
stands in Che Arms and Trophies Depart
ment was truly astonishing. The entire
room WAS packed SO closely that loeomo.
Iton was 1extto Impossible, and many were
prevented from voting aud compelled to
squeeze themselves out of the room again
into the fresh air. The crowd was q nuis.
auce. Three. fouTths Of those who com.
posed IL were mere idle spectators, who
pressed around the stands for the purpose
OF seeing bow the Votes went aud Of BASS.
ing remarks upon the appearance Of ladies
aud gentlemen who desired to register their
names 90 the books. "Here comes No.
Clellan man, anybody could tell bin by his
looks." "ThaTs Grant man; he wouldn't
trust bis mother, that fellow" "Thats
another eopperhead, dead sure; he'll vote
for Little Mac, OF course Such e1prss.
stons were very frequent, aud ioccasioneI
. good deal Of merrIment - the crowd, ;, but
. good deal more annoyance 70 the unhap.
py victims OF public criticism. The police
should be little more useful hereafter in
EepresSinE this unpleasant style of CONVEX.
sAtion, or at least In keeping back the
throng from the stands.
Last night the vote was heavier than il
has ever yepbeen on any single eVeoiug.
Tho money flowed in like water, and the
clerks had quite a. much to do as they
could we'll attend 70. This was true near
y 20 the same extent in the Seventeenth
street building as At Palace Garden. There
were many subscriptions from the army,
aud nearly all In favor of Nc IellAn. The
Tenth AsssaGhusetts Volunteers sent TWEEN.
y eight votes for Little Mac, and there
were numerous small subscriptions of tens
aud hyeS from the Army of the Potomac
Mayor Gunther made his appearance 10
the Arms aud Topples room during the
evening, aud paid TOR twenty.six votes for
Mcclellan amid great applause. Nr. al.
fred Bliss registered his name for one hun
dred for GrSnt. Mrs.. J. g. Bennett sub.
scribsd three hlndred votes for Gen. Nc
Clellan at the Union square butldiug.-
Mrs. john jacob AStor took one hundred
votes on the navy sword 10 favor of the
Old Salamander, FAEragut. Altogether,
- before remarked, the voting WAS the
moStliTely yet witnessed. Over two thou.
sand dollars were received during the day,
and the total vote on the army sword
sWelled to $751; The striking feature
OF the vote yesterday WAS the large pro-
ponderance Of female voters. Tho ladies
put in the heaviest votes, aud indeed it
may be remarked generally OF tho Pair
that the ladies are It's most liberal patrons.
The desire to aid the objects of the Sani-
tary Commission is by no means, there
tore, confined TO the ladies whose names
have appeared so prominently in the news.
papers. There are other ladies who have
proved themselves equally entitled 10
praise by contributing 10 the most liberal
manner in money ahd yaIuables.ss
At the closing Of the polls the vote stood
as follows: