Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-02-25

IBE ELkCTIoE-ro- day tn. .Iactio, g.
MaspI and Common Uoaneu of cor N -
D,siriet Of Columbia in which IN o,f',,.n ~ me
Is Souhto. Much interest is manifested sna
ucuoie was anticipated. bat 60 far thers ~. =
nos ossh 'us slightest indicauoa OF a erascn on
.us peece. NE vote - taken by general tlcs a.
out for convenience sak,. the 10 wn A a,,,,.s,
INTO iour pr.einets, in each OF which h. a nj.
iot-oo1 snu three receivers OF tickets az h-rs-
toiore Tue ist precinct polls wer. onsraa :,
Rirch's. corner OF Bridge and 10 &c. .s, 49, NJ
"a pfecipet, Dunbarton street. near a,,n =,
precinct, High street, near CansI ar 80
e'neL 80 stree, De- .een Hisn aud Marfet
festerday Capt Reed comptr,ed7 tna 49,,
OF men for duty at the polls mssuss ,otst So
las, Including the police of IN. town - -
moSnrd force The detail assent Ied last
nigbt At the LIST ward station, and this rnorn..-
at 6.:}o O'clock iormed under command ~ s,,,t
hete, police Inspector, and marched "a ~.
quarters provided for them on Him 80
near The s'stien- house. Fifteen men were tbsn
oetniieu ier DUTY ateach precinct under Lem
Kelly, Skippon, Hurley, and johnson. -,
Essex having supervision OF the whole M,
Richards shd Capt Reed are both in 20 xn
with the offiters Of the force
Ats O'Clock the polls were opened ana N.
rush OF voters, without distinction OF color
commenced The votes OF several color-s
men were rejected because they could MOI De
idt nthed, and few on the grOpnd of MINOR
~. Thus action of the Judge. OF Election de-
layed the colored voters some what reoutrtng
them 10 make oath TO their Identity and az.
Inc Young IN the precincts, except the I'd, was
rather slow. In the % precinct the eoIor-d
vote Is very larre and the line of voters A. ,ery
long. The Receivers have been notified ms,
they are not Judges of Election, aud have onIy
tse rtght 10 require proof OF identity an q w h.1
that 4, given they nave no right 20 reject a reg
ietertd voter.
IL is impossible 10 tell how the vote stand
as DO tally is kept outside, but the friends nj
each party are confident OF success Tha
friends OF Mr. WEIGH expect a majority of ~,
less han 100 over Mr.. Addison finer. a. n,t
so much confidence expressed by the friend,
OF Mr.. WEIGH IN the success of their CoanciI
ticket.
At O'Clock the votes polled were about q.
follows: LIST precin ct-White. 22i; coIored. az
20 preclnct-wbIte, 22U; coiored, 323 81 pr-
cinct-White, 220; colored, s5. 4th prectnct-
W hiie, 266; colored, lbs.
During the entire day there has been less q, .
orunkenness aud disorderly conduct than
usual upon the streets, though from an earIv
hour the streets aud corners IN the victeitv -
the polls have been cccapled by grouns -
cinzrns. without distinction OF color wao
were evidently deeply Interested In the re-uft
OF the election. The restaurants and tppItnr
houses have been closed all day. aud the ~
uopolitan police az continually patrolhng The
toHn. no iears OF riot during the day are no =
entertained, and IL rs very probable thai buf
few prisons will be on the street after dark
1BE M kRCHASTs' ENcHANGE-A noon to-
DAY the merchants in favor OF organizing an
Excnanee met in the rooms of Davidson A. a.,
Water street, and We're called TO order nv NJ
l. Lyons, chairman; Mr.. W Marbury actinr
secretary. Mr.. Shoemaker. from the com mit
zee on organiZation, reported a constitution
and bylaws. which provides IN At the sssorta-
ton shall be known as the Merchants Ex-
ehange OF Georee'own. The Off GERS are .
president, vice president, secretary, treasurer
and n We directors, which Off GERS constitut.
board of management
HE CAsAL.-l-ast night the water vss
drawn on from this SECTION of the canal tor the
purpose OF removing sand bars, and MAXIM
such repairs as may be- necessary. We hear ~
no serious damage TO the canal by the freshst
and the probability is that the work Of elem
sing ana repairing VIII be speedily completed
and navigation resumed
FLOUR AND GRAIN MARKET-The marker
opened this morning win q moderate demand
Tor Hour Tor the local trade. The transactions
are hght, and The lrice lists Of Saturday re-
main unchanged.