The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-13
THE ELECTION.
How tbs Progressing in the CITY.
A Deputy Sheriff Opens the
Day with a Wilful Murder.
LyleJ's Followers Generally Dis
obey His Alleged Instructions.
a Remarkably Heavy Vote
Being Polied-

No inner day could have been wlsheo lor the
election, the sky being unclouded and the air
cool and bracing. The polls were opened at
o'clock at which hour long lines OF voters were
formed at nearly all the precinct houses, and 1t
was the lot Of nearly every individual standing
In the line to remain for an hour and upwards
before his ballot could be taken. AS general
thing quiet has been maintained throughout
The city, and IL is now believed that order will
reipu for the remainder of the day. Below we
uiye q running description of affairs In all sec.
tiops of the city, which will be found to contain
some decidedly interesting matter.
sheriff.
Thef,rst blood for Sheriff Iyle's deputies was
drawn this morning as early as half-past
O'Clock. Joseph Flanagan is the bartender at
abe notorious rat and dog-pit located at the
corner of Front street and Girard avenue. He
is likewise q special deputy OF Sheriff Peter
IIyle sworn into this office for the ostensible
purpose OF assisting in the preservation OF the
peace at the polls to-day, and for the purpose
also of ensuring vote TO every man who may
be disposed to claim the privilege.
shortly after Z O'Clock this morning he took
his stand among the voters at the polls of the
Second division Of the Sixteenth ward, at the
corner of Front and Otter streets. in direct vio-
3ation of the order of the Court OF Common
Pleas, and also of the instructions which, ac-
-oording to Mr.. Gerbardt, were issued by Sheriff
Lyle yesterday. While there standing, Flana-
van became involved in an alteration with q
man by the name of Dennis Lukens, and al
Aeges that the latter either struck him in the
mouth, ,or took hold of him. According to one
report, Flanagan then drew pistol;
eording to another, he first left the
scene, and returned in few min
utes with the weapon. Aiming IL at
Lukens, he fired deliberately, the ball missing
his intended victim and lodging in the abdo-
men of q boy aged sixteen years. and named
Henry Perkins, who was quietly standing near
by. The boys wound was dressed by Drs
Oliver and Young, and was pronounced by
them to be necessarily fatal one. Young
Perkins, who resided in The rear of No. 1913
Frankford road, was removed to the Pennsyl.
vania Hospital. Flanagan;.was at once taken
into custody by Officers Patterson and Hodge,
and locked up in the Seventeenth District Sta
ton House.
snowden Desired 10 X0ueh for his Sig
nature.
At the Sixth precinct polls Of the First ward,
this morning, four men made their appearance
and desired to vote. They presented naturali-
zation papers issued by the Supreme Court,
and were challenged. The Judge pronounced
the papers fraudulent, whereupon the alleged
citizens eontended that they were genuine, and
gave the Judge to understand that they were
determined to vote on them. The following
colloquy ensued:-
Judge-No sir; you can't vote.
One of the parLy-Yes, sir; we Will.
Judge-No sir. II you bring Colonel Snow
den 10 the polls and he testifies that the sigma
.u5e to the paper is genuine then your vote
This was an end to the conversation The
men quietly withdrew, va and had not Of made , their
reporter left.
pOll on his papers. This was q Stunaer, and the
last seen of the man he was making his way
out Diekerson street, as fast as he could, with
number of citizens following him.
The Ninth Ward Awake.
A full Republican vote is being polled in this
ward. order and quiet prevail Several par
ties have endeavored to vote ON fraudulen
papers, but the papers have not Id been received
noon stood 100. an increase OF 5O as compared
with the same time last election This speaks
well for the Ninth ward.
The Third Congressional District.
AS in other parts of the city, the utmost excite
ment prevails in the northeastern section. All
along the thoroughfares squads Of men ere to
SnSt S saef houses, Where long lines Of Voters are
already formed, and have been since the open
ing Of the polls: The vote & for u the IN first three
election, and, in many instances 1t doubles the
figures during the same time last year. Indeed
much interest manifested, and the desire of
every one seems to be to get in his vote In the
Excepting the, it is feared, fatal casualty in
the Second precinct of the Sixteenth ward.
where q Deputy Sheriff shot lad sixteen years
polls In the Tenth division OF the Nineteenth
ward, everything up TO this hour has gone on
quietly. There seems to have been mutual
understanding between the window book
keepers with reference to the right OF challenge
and as q consequence but few instances of
party sQuabbles have taken place.
There seems to be no doubt but that every
voter will be brought out, and the attaches OF
beth parties are @ aetyely engsgea IN bunting up
lukewarmness in previous elections. This
part Of the programme up to this time has been
the nation to be at stake, and this class of
voters are turning out OF their own accord
,on OF she civ the RepnSlicsns are inbisn s9
they not only holding their own. but in a ma:
jorily Of the precincts have gained ground, so
Judged by the first three hours the entire Re-
publican ticket will be elected by an over
wheIminR majority; but there are still seven
telIingiwba at the party which has been so deeply
dyed IN the naturalization frauds will do
Speaking of these frauds reminds us that no
instance OF any one presenting the spurious
papers of the Supreme Court has occurred in
this locality, though 1t is believed that any
quantity OF Them will be presented before the
day is over. Both parties are prepared for these
cases; the one, Il Is believed, VIII not only OBJ
and the other Will insist upon the possessor of
these documents standing at the window until
The prevailing opinion in the Third Congress
sional district is that Hon. Leonard Myers will
liz not 20 exceedng that Of iSSS saor
rather damaging TO his opponentl Is in circula-
tion ana 1t Is having It's effect among that class
precinct one can see its eject in the shape OF
the number OF Myers stickers which have
& Sssn torn from the the, windoy Dso shutters against
The ehefiffs deputieg are scarcely seen any.