The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-13


the Voters, and is ~ ected.
In the First precinct Of the Seventh ward Q
slight disturbance occurred P.oout ii O'Clock this
deputies, instead of rem aiming on the opposite
side Of the street, as directed by his superior
mediately around the window. he was told 1t
was no place ior him. but refused 10 leave
vase was ordered OF by yISr Mr. Maner. An alteration
ensued, which resulted In blows but before any
damage could be done the parties were sepa'
rated and the deputy retired.
The Central and western Sections Ofthe
city.
Our "RepoTter," In making his tour this morn
ing through the Sixth, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth,
and Fifteenth wards, reports the polling of an
Immense vote IN every locality ne visited In
whlg o m gst m ynaec
in, but in the Republican precincts of that ward
nearly every such vote has been thrown out.
rejected, while in the Democratic precincts the
papers have been received aud the votes
teenth wards are doing nobly-the votes in
each precinct Being greatly increased. The in
dloations are, at present writing, that these
wards VIII roll up immense majortties for the
Republican ticket.
BIUIlin is HtScratched.r
In the Seventeenth ward o full Democratic
vote Is being polled fer Mr.. Fox But in certain
sections of this ward great deal OF scratching
Is going or the Democrats discarding the name
voting for Enos Q. Renner, the Republican can:
didate. There Is no doubt but that Mullin will
be elected, but his majority will be greatly re-
duced.
At one Of the uptown polls early this morn
ing four Democrats in line openly pulled down
"siiclrers" bearing the name OF General Tyn.
dale, and with them covered the name Of Fox,
and then deposited their ballots.
Affairs. fl the Southern Section.
In the southern section Of the city, composed
OF the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and
Seventh wards, the greatest order was main
In the FIST ward ns soms time In %" was oceapied by
the judges In examining papers, while in the
remaining wards the voting was carried on
The sheriG's deputies at many polling places
Violation Of orders. but behaved generally in an
orderly manner. The Republicans were gain
ing slightly this morning In the lower sections
OF the city.
A Notorious Scamp Shot.
Washington Hamilton, a notorious character
In the southern part of the city, was shot this
morning at Fifth and Carpenter streets. He is
well known as an adherent to the Rebel Demo.
cracy, and was at the precinct in this locality
Sy Sreseh Of the Sed M
the polls attempted TO arrest him. Hamilton
ran across the street and drewa revolver, when
the officer pulled his pistol and shot, the ball
lodging in the neck of This desperate character.
Hamilton was taken TO his home on Catharine
was not of a dangerous character. The ball
entered the left side of the neck, penetrating
to the other side. without severing any veins
or arteries. 1t again broke the skin and
The friends OF Hamilton give the following
version Of the story:-rhey say he crossed the
street to the election window, and was ordered
ply. when the of1icer attempted to force
him. and a scuflle ensued. In which the
Hamilton was one Of the deputies appointed
by Sheriff Lyle. and as such had no right on the
friends also say tnat il the oficer had not fired
as he did, Hamilton would have shot him.
A Democrat Attempts TO Supersede q
Republican Election Judge.
Quite early this morning, in the Tenth pre-.
The regulars Jadse xSo Is Sas
'pH'1 man named ned Hooper, % Democrat s who RS
claimed to be the Judge. and VINO. with some
refused to open the windows in order that the
balloting might commence. Day-Sergeant
hs hssps
opened the polls subsequently,, the Sergeant
mon OF Pleas to answer the charge Of interfering
with the officers of election.
After Q preliminary hearing before Judge
Allison the cPse was deferred until tomorrow
Another account of the affair, confirming the
elected judge-but that certain Mr.. Adds was.
Adds went to the polls about o'clock. found
%o o,6ss nsds Gssng w'h to open
them: A A., line . Of voters RS Was, was already
Adds, In this state of things, called upon Ser.
geant Hackett. who repaired to the place.
opened the polls. and elected Hooper from the
room as before mentioned.
A report reached us later in the day that
Hooper had returned to the polls and had
again been driven away, after being severely
handled.
More OF the Fraudulent Papers.
In the First division of the Fifth ward quite
q pumber of votes were thrown out, on ac-
count of the voters having fraudulent papers,
most of them being minors and the would be-
Nit fUaN nnn n0 hnA to Nlo
try after the proper age
The Judges at Work.
Judge Ludlow sat to-day to settle such cleo
tion troubles as should be brought to his
Allison was In the Common Pleas attending to
the like business. The latter Judge issued a
warrant for the arrest Of three policemen who
eject the election judges of the Tenth pre-
clnct of the Nineteenth ward, and them
selves taken possession Of the polls. Business
in both COurIR. hoXeYer. Wag slack.