The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1864-10-22
Voting Scenes In Camp.

The Chicago tnl) Journal, Of Thursdsy, Eiv-.
the following account Of an election held at Camp
Douglas:
sly,h Infantry, Major J. A. GoryaA and Twenty
fourth Onio Bss,ery, Captain John L. u, station
cd at Camp Douglas arc today engaged N ballot
ing tot ste officials for ther respective States. 10
. spectator the occasion Ia one Of rare interest.
Pennsy vsnis Is represented by Commissioner J A
Bonham, Of Philalephia. Elections are held 10y
companies The respective companies select thr"
judges, who appoint two clerks. Through thesr
ofici ais the returns forwarded TO the Secrear7
Of the Commonwealth. tax OF u.ty cents Is as-
scssed upon commit sonod officers and Of ten cents
upon enlisted men, ~ qualify them for suffrage
The POLLS required 10 be kept open for at lea~
three hours, and one hours notice of Intention IN
cos them must be g1voh. The Pennf'lVsnia boys
have Inado great display Of banners and cnrics-
lures. We appeud few u tire notices nniied on
the barracks. The inscriptions are made with
burnt wooI on old shelter teut covers;
Lincoln and John'on, nion ed Victory.
Old Ab.'- Lat Joke--6t, ~ tiole.
No Com. promise = N Traitors! Little Mac in the
Essl.'s Claw
For President, Geo, Il. MrCe,.an-Po,omacs Pride,
" Xbe iacoln. C,.ed what is ,S basis S Il he
Abolition PlA!isn.y ,.reenbIcks aud
tile aac on powder sss, lie think. i,s Onion,
WHO Nas snusy enc .nced on the gunhoats While
the army we've maSine the famous change Of
baser'
There are about 400 votes in the Ponnsylvan,
regiment, out Of which uumt er 1t IN estimated $40
viii vote the Union tickC,s. Toe number Of vote
IN the Ohio battery s about 14O. In addinon thofo
to nearly 100 men OF the Veteran Reserves are h.
voters in that Slate
The Washington STAR, speaking Of the soldiers
vote on Tuesday, IN and about Wsshingtor, says;
Every pains wss taken " CIV. the fullest orpo
uulty n the soldiers H. vote. We give the s,ne =
the poll at the di'e mt neghborug precincts UP l.
this time. Al the polls In the Circle blrfacks
corner Of Peunsy yania avenue and Twenty -Heconj
street, up 10 haltpast twelve O'Clock, thiry vote
Of Pcnusy wanna soldiers had teen received, 81
| wh Oh number tweDty-pIs were Union, ana nine
democratic. Every voter was rtql rcd tiiher u
lfuduceH certificate setting turtI that lo WAS a taN
payer or upon his failing do ~ 70 lake an oath
! That he legal voter AMI iHN payer. lpc
| Judges aud clerks at these polls roproseuted bout
par 81, and selected hy The voters themselyc>.
| IL IN mon and Democratic tickets were proiusl,
scattered around ON tab" near the polls, anu tr
yolers all selcc,ct der u1@t1 without any iuiei
! ference
GR.. scoll has srriycl at his home in Elixabel,
n j., wncru be ~' probably remain during ti q
! winlCr.
20 Frcnchman bet ten france thsi lie
could swallow a I've fish The fish stuck in b ,
throat could not DO eAAI acted, and tho your /;
| man iled.
! Gor1scgALK has been knighted by the Queen NJ
Spain. He becomes knight q the most not .
and royal order Of Charles the THIRD. and viii
receive the insignia Of his new dignity.
Ne. Secretary Of the Navy welles hMason !,
tie hell who was hit in front Of Wnhins'oA
July, aud born = gallant part in the fight las "
lie te!oaas W w ste1 d Con, w