The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-11-10
The Election in New York City.

New York City on Tuesday gave 81 900 major
iiy for the Democratic ticket. As an instance Of
the way in which this grca; majority was obA
tanned, We give the following from The New York
Post. Democratic journal
Police Commissioner Acton visited the Twen-
,y-seyeu,h preeine, part Of the First ward this
morning lie found At the polls Of the First,
Second and Third district msny hand.bills. an
mourning that the polls were placrs for Demo
erals 20 meet. aud were Democratic hsAdquar-
tiers, &c These bills were ordered to he torn
down, Mr.. Acton holding that the polls were vO-
ting places. aud NOT the headquarters Of any
party.
In several downtown wards some Of the inen
who have been ranked with the Democratic par
" are voting for Horace Gfecly for Congress -
4 few ~ these are Ifishmen. Il appears that a
fair proportion Of the laboring men who are not
in strong sympathy with The Comprehend party,
he, who have voted with II, do not support Mr.
For Greeiey's opponent, bu, the number Of
these Is no, large enough 10 Affect the chances OF
the election.
A very salulary cheek has been given through
the action Of the police 10 men who iaiended TO
poll illegal votes. 4 private order was given to
the police Captains from headquarters TO canvass
the city, and inquire at the alleged residences Of
registered voiers whether any such persons lived
there
The result was that niany instances were found
several hundreds in some districts We under
stand. aud some thousands In the cts at large,
/ Ia which the men who were registered had no
Enthusiastically no such residences Us they
had recorded on the registry lists. The fact that
I the police were about this business becoming
known, was a sufficient warning 10 persons who
may have intended 90 vote Illegally not Ia at
tempt such M experiment.
John Devestau Inspector OF the Fourth dis
trici Of the Fourth ward, was arrcsied by the 20.
lice on q charge Of misiemeanor 10 siuIfing the
ballot-boxes. This Inspector u n Democrat. -
tie was taken 10 the Tomhs, and Judge Bowling
held him 20 bail In 81 900 10 appear When want
ed. The complainant In the ease was Theodore
! .. Williams.
When the Inspector had given bail aud had
been released, he went hack to the poll aud claim
ed the right 10 continue 20 act as Inspector. The
police In charge, however, aid not believe he
ought 10 begin anew, and agains, bis Protest
they ordered him away, aud reported the case 10
headquarters, for the appointment, Of another
/ Inspector.
The specific charge against Devereau was that
| he pretended 10 drop the Republican State ticket
and managed TO pick up Ilolfnan tickets.
This, II appears WAS several times repeated f:
aud policeman who was charged with being
aware ofthe cheat and who. on application 10
him, refused 10 arrest Desereau, was Withdrawn
from duty and sent 90 police headquarters TO set
lie with the Commissioners.
In The Seventh district Of the Fourth ward
there was some bitter feeling among the Demo-
cratic Inspectors, who threatened that N the po-
| lice lnterfsarrd With them they would give the
officers swsllsd mugs" The Inspectors sup
posed they had the right 10 control Ihe police
They were informed, however, that " they did not
aitend 10 their duty the trrth would be made
manllasl 20 them, They acquleaesd.