The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-11-04
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
ELECTION DAP.

"VBHl, FIpl, NIOI DAttio mas 49,
RHRht, the victory won, ana the smoke oil tne
eobfiiot has lifted. Republicanism IS agNn
triumphant, and Us champions are Jupuen.'
no overwhelming was the defeat OF soe Demt Iirt
Gratis that In their total rout they mao inc ePnN |
TO FIRE but few reveDgetul shots; and as we pre- |
@oted Yesterday the election passed on In 'I no
city with compara,i We quiet There wers ~
repsttions OF the oc tober rows, and not single
fatal encounter ocr yurted. z.
Nevertheless, eli ,jht disturbances happeneu IN
eceOried, aud q enf few " qualified voters wer, |
pnlawiully COB hled up on their wey 10 tne po,,s:
Though supp resse3, excitement sun hePo Iue
s"I. h.y IN a state of 'emi,iermeh' during 'H' n
Towards evening the pentup enthu,iias1%p s1p f Gt
the vciors broke forth, aud dlspiiaSSIvI nrovds
PROCESSION r. hand. .shakings, aud noT aSfa
The Vlcip iues of the various ,np.o ro S
ahd 9tp er places where tne ere tS,.onged mil
after n Sdnipht and the constant theme OF con-
Versnt ton IN the night cars was victory rms
morn h-g the exctement stln runs hleh, anu
knots i,ot people are standing on every corner.
Be Low will be found a record oil some OF the
iIc Rents of the dav, 10 addition to those pub
ha sed in yesterdays TELEGRAPH;-
nc nv IN THE FIasT wARD-oNE MAN RECEIVES A
sFRIoUs WOUND.
Between four and five o'clock in the afternoon
huustrei arose in the ne ghoorhood OF tue
Rouith division poll OF the Frot Ward, on
Fourth street. near Wharton, which resulted IN
1be serious shooting of Moses Louther well
known in the lower part OF the city; Ine pail
enierea tine grsS Sisebsrees of ONE or
more p stols took place. LoutneT himself firing
two or three times. A ball struck young man
nan ed Robert Hale in the forehead, but 1t pro-
6uced only a slight wound. Lou, her was taken
to O drug store in the neRhborhood, and was
afterWards removed to the hospital. No arrests
FOURTH WARD sQUABBLEs
The Fourth ward, of course. bore of the palm
inltbe matter of disturbances. AS reported IN
Tan TELEGRAPH Of the 6Tt disorder disorder
house of this ward. This was queled, but
was quickly followed by. others. Several Re
tpubhcans we're Knocked down to afford sport to
fbe ..untprri6edn but happily escaped without
receiving any serious bodily injury.
In the afternoon a couple OF Market street
merchonts, prompted by curiosity, made tour
through the ward for the purpose of seeing the
way in which ligger Democratic majority
could there be rolled up than the number of
legal voters. As they neSred this precinct
party OF Iouehs approached them with the
Inquiry, "Are you going to vote here
The gentlemen OF course replied, that as they
had bo light to vote at that place, such was not
their intention. Determined, however, to gel
some more ballots stuffed into their already
crowded boxes, the rouehs insisted that the
visitors should vo'e, and thrustng tickets into
their hands, forced them towards the windo ".
One OF the gentlemen getting disentanglel for
in his pocket, and rapidly made OF. Before he
had got~n far, however, he was perceived,
overtsken, aud badly beaten, and finally sue
cef ted in making his escape MINUS a hat. No
arrests
In addition TO the trouble at this precinct of
the Fourth ward Democrat, named Patrick
Smith, was arrested for vo,lng three times in
the Eighth precinct. citizen. who witnessed
Patricks conduct, mace complaint. The prl-
soner had q hearing before Alderman Beitler
last evening" and was held in $1,000 bail to
answer.
FOURTH WARD RoUGHs IN THE THIRD WARD.
Al the Eighth precinct of the Third ward, q
party of rOughs from the Fourth ward made
fbeir appearance. and created a disturbance,
daring which one man was severely beaten
with q blackia If it had not been for the
nj
have taken place.
PISTOLS IN THE FIRST WARD.
About FIVE o'clock in the afternoon two younp
men at the Ninth precinct, FIRST ward, engaged
in quarrel. One of them pulled out pistol
wbereupon Mr.. George Creasey jumped IN tc
separate the parties. He caught hold oil the
pistol, and at the same moment 1t was dis
charged, the ball passing entirely through the
centre of the risht hand of Mr.. Creasey, frac
turing, it is thought, two OF the bones.
SHOOTING AT NINTH AND CHEsNUT STREETS.
Shortly before midnight row occurred al
Ninth and Chestnut streets, during which
pistols were freely used. 1t Is reported that
three men were shot; one in the arm, one in the
leg, aud the other in the face. A party o.
young men, alleged to be of the Democratic
persuasion, came to the corner OF the streets
mentioned and engaged In a hot dispute with
several Republicans standing there. The Demo
Gratis almost Immediately produced pistols, ano
the firing became promiscuous The crowC
dsper.ed, but not before three men had beer
Police officers were quickly upon the scene
and arrested certain Benjamin Jennings, upor
whose person a loaded revolver was found
Jennings was taken to the Central Station, auC
there confined to await hearing to-day at
O'Clock P. Il. Officer White of the Reserve
ferce in examining the pistol at the station
accidentally discharged II, and shot himsel
threug the feshy part of the hand.
'REsURRRorIoNIsT.n
A fellow Eamed Williams was arrested In thu
First division of the Third ward for voting il
the name of o man who died some months ago
Alderman Tittermary held him in $1,000 bail t
answer.
FIXING THINGS.
About 3 o'clock in the afternoon 1t was dis
covered that there were seven more Democratic
votes in the box at the Seventh division of tht
Twentieth ward than there were any record o
on the tally lists. Judge Washington Geer 6xe(
up this dh cIepancy by taking four Republican
and three Democratic tickets from the box ant
tearing them IN pieces.
At6 O'Clock it was discovered that there were
twenty four more votes in the bex than there
were on the tally lets, whereupon Mr. Charlie
Mortimer, the Republican return clerk, seized
the election papers, refusing 10 permit the trauC
TO be copsummated. He aud Mr.. Edgar
Hartley, the ins pecoI's clerk, then retired will
the paOerR. Mr. Isaac Cassin, chief engineer o
the MINT, was the democratic inspector, anC
he expressed considerable Indignation at tht
disgraceful bnslness. 1t is supposed the frauC
was peTpetIated while the box was beinG
carried from the WindoW to the return in
speCtor 10 count.
REPEATERs AND SUFFERS.
The following are few names of partie
aIrtsteo tor illegal yoting:-
John Dougherty, for voting twice. at Sixtl
and Sblppen Streets Frank Dougherty, fo
voting 1WlCe at Second and Monroe streets