New-York tribune., 1869-06-08
GENERAL PRESS DlsPArcH.I


GENERAL PRESS DIsPATcHI
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE election for Col
lector, Register, Surveyor and Members Of the City
Councils took place to-day. Major Richards. supern
endent OF Pece had taken the precauton TO to
every voter the exercise Of his franchise and at the same
time peace at the polls The restaurants and
other drinking places closed by tho authority
Long before daybreak crowds. principally colored men,
gathered at the polls, and formed in line for voting
although this did not commence until o'clock There
was throughout the city during the day great excitement
at the respective precincts Toward several serious
disturbances occurred the following condensed account
Of which is taken trom The Extra Erening Star:
In the Sixth Ward between II and u o'clock dispute
took place between colored in the vicinity Of the
First Precinct corner OF Nnthst East. and Ist South
Before however any c0ncS had occurred the dsputng
parties got distance of, and when they reached
Twelftb-st., East there was hight The police mmed
aey went TO the scene, when the parties TO the fight
ran; but Of them, George Poole eolored, was cap
tured and the Others sscaped 6TSS c Ss eens @
assistance Christopher BOhager rushed In ana the ne
Rroes at attacked him. Oncer Greene IN MS attempt
TO save Bohlager from being killed. compelled 10 let
Poole escape He managed 20 reach Bohiager 10 tlne
terrible gashes with razor in the heshy part Of the
thigh. He was carried to his home ana medIcai % ala
0uet and orderly The Citizens tickets were printed on
plain white paper and the Republicans as in tne other
Wards were white faced with blue glazed backs having
been noised around that every man employed IN the
Nayy-Yard who voted the Citizens ticket would DO
spotted the Citizens party early this morning com
menced passing tickets and finally about II o'clock there
with backs and similar in and appearance TO the
Republican tickets. Many Of the colored men In this
the Sixth, but other Wards. Between and O'Clock
exaggerated reports ahoat to election riots in
from the police They originated thus: About Il O'clock
Arthur Taylor. Randolph Cole alias Blue Skin, and
and other missiles occasoned by something said about
in Fighting alley and soon the noise being heard heard
at the polls large crowd was attracted The police
from the nearest Precinct promptly repaired TO the spot
ed ncresd sq tie crowd largely The Officers arrested
the parties and with some difficulty conveyed them 10
Cleared by a squad of mounted men. The disturbance
had nothing whatever TO do with the voting.
About O'clock as Julius Wallace. colored and friend
were leaving polls the of Thirteenth and
M.sts, in the Second Ward, Wallace stopped and
questioned as to having scratched te name OF Shase he
regular Republican nominee for Alderman and he after
some words was attacked by the eroTd p61 po knocked
dately entered the crowd and with some difncqy re-
and Bresnahan were roughly handled aud bruised with
stones but they with others OF the forcea squad Ot
in putting down the riot Wallace his friend going OF
in the buggy at rapid gate amld shower Oh stones
stones and badly beaten before the crowd could be
driven Off His ofense was that he had voted the ctr
excitement In the neghborhood and the report that
bs Wer as also the several precncts of the Third
Ward almost the entire crowds therefrOm ana Tor Time
there were not enough voters left to respectable
line Hardy had tie voting been resumed Thr-
teenth and Msts. polls before more excitement TOOK
Of the leaders of the coored Citizens movement
noticed sitting the store OF MI VIZ Given In Twelfth
st. when crowd of cOlOred men gathered for the
purpose OF mobbng him. Stuart managed get in among
the buildings in that square, aud the mounted police
made dash through the crowd, forming line in front
OF the store until Of the police, not mounted had
escorted those who appeared TO be the leaders IN the at
tack the crowd Later the afternoon the crowd
increased in front OF the store aud became more D2ser
ous finally Oblgng the family Of Mr. Given TO leave the
premises Stuart IN the mean time hsd TAKEN refuge IN
an upper The police force having arrived IN con-
siderable numbers formed lines IN 1rOuL of the mouse and
kept the crowd back Major Richards, superintendent
of the Police sent to Stuart TO know he wished 70 come
The pole, force 9r1 Tsse tpen ent OF the Sudmr
| crowd shouting: "Here he comes; hang him"
Major Richards having taken his position at the front
door Of the store. Stuart in few minutes appeared
which the signal for the crowd TO make dash at
Lieut. TAFT and the dismoHnted police then formed hOl
| low square around Stuart, who was in company with
Major Richards. and the police aud stuart commenced
march of in that order. The mob whooped swore, and
threatened to mob Stuart, aud it required all the
lynched the spot. Stuart escorted down List. TO
Thrteenthst and thence to the corner OF the alley
This alley was literally packed with coored men, as also
scarcely had Major Richards LEFT the polls with Stuart
when voey or stones were thrown aud several OF tho
TO dest and charged upog the crowd, but quickly tho
attack recommended at the corner Of K-st. Tho
gerOus for all parties in the nelghbOrhOOd.. and
The police fred into the party engaged in
who threw stones In larger quantities and several pistols
were nred Ihe oncers Ieatng tnat prompt measures
directly into the crowd when there was general sta
pede and the police pursued the fugitiyes closely. VIII
liam Smith teOoredl was badly shot and t reported
that he killed. but at last accounts he living He
was among the foremost the attack Major Richards,
and struck the Major several severe blows the
aud head with club, and fired pistol at him within
two feet Of his head The widest excitement prevailed
after the firing the negroes coDgregating IN masses,
yelling with rage against the police and calling out that
this policeman and that one the one who killed
Smith. Meantime the policemen, who behaved with
great self possession, moved aud down through the
crowd preventing any thing Ike rIotous demonstrations
Major Richards though much injured remained on the
ground in carriage. Another man named John Rolrer
received q shot just behind and under one eye which
passed through the skull out aud above tho
opposite ear An aged colored man who
shot in the head and was taken in charge by police
man. Drs Draper and Stewart were Oh the ground aud
attended to Bohrer and proceeded with him 10 the Freed
mems Hospital They express the opinion that he may
possibly recover but there but little hope After the
riot it found that several Of the policemen had been
struck and bruised The crowd seem inclined to
leave the locality or the rot and threats were made to-
ward the police for little appeared AS tile
were determined have regular battle with tho
guardians Of the peace Mayor Bowen the ground
after the occurrence and busiy cegaged IN
deavOring 10 order, aud quiet the excitement
No disturbances have occurred tonight, although
there is the usual excitement attendant elections
The vote lighter to-day than it was at the
ncpal election last year, the number Of registered
voters now being 5000 less than it was then. The
election was for Collector, Register. Surveyor, and
members OF the City Council Tic Republicans nomi-
mated against the Ctiaeus ticket JOhn Cook col
Ored man. for Register; one eoored for Alderman.
out Of seven To be elected aud six coored men
for Common Council out Of 2l 20 be elected,
ored each OF the Wards for the City Council
The Republicans elect their entire city ticket, including
the Collector Register and Surveyor by large major
y. probably over sOO Nine colOred men elected,
namely, the Register Alderman, and seven members
OF the Common Council.
THE INTERNATIONAL BOAT RACE.
BosToN, June THE Yale men have done
the handsome thing by Harvard. AS the latter would
lose her four best men on account Of their being in