The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-04-02

Of the Treasurer was fixed at 81. 500.
IT, was Just 81 900 too much. The
salary, as fixed by the Council, is $500.
PERSONAL Among the familiar
faces we meet on the streets are
chose of our pleasant friends ID. y.
Bigelow, formerly with Coolidge &
Bro, now of New York City; Jack
Grammer, Of Memphis; and Alex.
NcGregor, formerly of Terre Haute,
now of-the firm of~McG regor$ Bro. 5.
general commission merchants, New
Orleans -eISSs bsSAS
THE CRY ELEcTIoN.-Although
much interest was taken in the city
election, and a very large vote cast,
skere was no undue excitement, and
not, the slightest disorder. so far as
We have heard. The various aeandi-
dates worked earnestly and zealously,
and there was great deal Of warm
sleetioneering. Both parties present
ed good; men, ,seomparatively, and
worked hard for success. A great
many, it is said, absented themselves
sntirely from the polls This, we
shink, is. wrong; every man wheis en-
sItied to vote, owes it as a duty to
himself and to the community in
which he resides and does business,
snendeavor to place the best men in
power, and none can voluntarily abb
#nt themselves from the polls, with
sut. doing themselves and the commu-
asty surrounding them an injury and
Sniustice. We have but little faith
rathe man that fears to exercise his
ight as a freeman.
We visited the Lower Precinct just
Sefore a o'clock this morning. AT
she city polls they had counted about
40 tickets from the Sixth Ward box,
having selected out the straight tick
cts Reitz had received 120 votes and
Swanson p: Martin had 105 votes,
and Klien 81 and there was large
pile of straight Republican tickets to
count. We should say, judging by
the pile, about 100 Then there
sas large number of scratched and
mixed tickets, considerable MAORI
Or, no doubt, for the Democratic can
aidates. The officers estimated that
McGrif would have from 100 to 15C
msjority, while they considered il
impossible that Martin could have
gven 100 majority. } q 81 <
Attic township polls Wassam was
~ ahead, but they were progressing
slowly. but will probably get through
so~day. We left the Court House at
A o'clock, when Hedderich was 2e
votes ahead and some two hundred
votes to count. All the Republi:
san Justices are no doubt
sleoted. and three of the Republican
Constables. Frank Morris is, NJ
doubt, elected. = At three and a hal
O'Clock the local of the Courier ha,
the hiccups." and was trying t,
sypher out azDemocratic victory AM
estimate the value of the city printing
Ese ~ & T. "a
4 DRY DAY.-Yesterday was DIR,
day IN more respects thanYone. = TIL
drinking houses, with a lunanimit,
dat was highly commendable, wer
closed in conformity to the proclama
mon of the Mayor, and to this NAV b,
attributed much of the good orde
that prevailed But ii was rathe
painful to see the old soakers goin,
from grocery to grocery, seeking il
vain for nip. The lugubrious coun
tenanees they presented as they foun,
The doors locked, would have forme
. an excellent study for carricaturist
1t was to many painfully dry day
Even the columns of the !" Border on,
the Ru6iaaa were dry, and the editor
vent home sober
A RELIABLE HOUSE.-The atten
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