The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-10-14
Pn11ApELpH1A oCtober 1s.

Weather clear, cool, and delightful.
Voting is proceeding quietly In alitha
wards. The polls opened at7 O'Clock,
where long lines of voters had assem-
bled. The indicationsare both parties
will show their full vote.
The city is somewhat excited by the
rumors OF large crowds arriving from
New York and Baltimore; and alsoby
the report of an attack at Baltimore
upon Washington passengers who We're
evening, id which several Republi-
cans were injured and others driven
from the train.
SECOND DISPATCH.
There is conaide derable lighting going
on in the-16th Ward. a boy named
Henry Perkins, aged l6 years, was shot
in the abdomen, by the Deputy Sheriff,
Joseph Flanagan, and was mortaIiy
wounded. Flanegan was arrested.
In the goth ward, heavy fighting Is
reported between the police and sher-
ifis officers. The Judges of the Courts
are sitting 10 grant writs of habeas cor
nus in the cases of persons arrested Dy
the sherid7s officers. Both Democrats
and Republicans have Committees OF
lawyers waiting in the Court room to
defend the clients of their respective
parties applying for a discharge under
habeas corpus.
THIRD DISPATCH.
In the third ward, Washington Ham
iItou, a-notorious character, created q
disturbance at the polls. a policeman
attempted TO arrest him, when Hamil-
ton drew revolver. The policeman
then shot him in the neck, inhictins' a
serious wound.
PHILADELPHIA, October 1872 P. N.
The voting continues very heavy
and is said TO be double that polIed at
the same hour last year. The sherih's
deputies are generally keeping very
quiet, and no disturbances nave occur
red except those mentioned .. -.
In the Democratic wards the
Supreme Court naturalization papers
are voted on, but in the Republican
wards they are rejected.
In the 4th Congressional District the
Republican majority will be very large.
In the Sd District the msjority will be
eanai to the last ongressional election.
Two deputy sheriffs, who had carried
a man to prison under commitment
| of an alderman, were arrested ana
! Committed by Judge Allisoni as the
original commitment was Illegal.
District Attorney Mann, usually RooC
authority, states his beliet tnat @ tne .s;tS, ne
| pubIicans have. carried the city ticket.
Several shooting affairs have occur
| rad. lack Tobin, the sherih's deputy
| fired a pistol at q police othcer IN tne
| Continental bar room, but failed 70 MT
| him. he was arrested by four police
! men and carried before Judge Allison
! and held to bail In s. 90. Tobin hac
| the officers arrested and held 10 Dali De-
fore Alderman White. - u
+ Three New York roughs were arrest
| ed in Arch street, but their comrades
/ attempted ITO rescue them. a. pistol
| shot was fired at the officer, who mar
rowiy escaped. Two Of the roughs were
| rescued, and one secured.
/ Washington, Pa.-Democrattc mSJ Or
i ity 81; Democratic gain of 5S. Soutt
Strabane township, Democratic gain 80
IlCanton township, Republican gain
/ Democratic gain in the district 81. Don
4 eraltownship gives 10 Republican ma
i jority; gain of .:
The gains and losses here given arr
computed on the vote, OF last yea
4 when the Democrats had W. maloIlIJ