The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-03
ge zenith Ward.

From early sunrise yesterday morning the various
polling places in the Seventh Ward crowded by
different specimens Of humanity, eager 10 cast their
ballots for their favorites. BY eleven O'Clock the
crowds became more dense and by the hour of
twelve THE doors Of the polling places became COM
pcley chokeu up so that 1t was almost on nipossi-
binty TO gam an entrance. The police In great
many instances through negligence or favortlsnl,
OF citizens, property owners and when the inspec.
tors remops,rated, they answered that It was none
American could vote. This state Of AFFAIRS con.
% took pa wao at
boxes, when matters underwent change for the
better, although not without considerable effort, as
they had an ocean OF 'repeaters" TO contend with.
Several politicians OF the ward, who did not seem to
have tnat common sense with which they are airi.
partners, and when one OF the brethren got into
difficulty promptly secured their release, but one
young gentleman, VINO has been noted FOR his pere'
grief" in an unexpected manner He with gang
OF ten, who had been perambulating that ward all
rlct and attempted to Vote upder the name Of John
Sawyer Dat IN tHls endeayof Was detected by ON.
seventh precinct station house.
Eighth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Wards.
The election yesterday In these precincts was
remarkably quiet, much more 30 than II had been
for years. Very few disturbances occurred, and
those were Of no serious character. Considerable
confusion was created by the consolidation OF the
German democratic and republican voters OF the
Eighth ward Democrats asking for democratic
ticket found Franz Slgel to be heading 1t, while
republicans found VIM. +. Alien to be the man for
Comptroller. There were quite NUMBER OF arrests
made for illegal voting In the Eighth and Fifteenth
The following are the names given BY persons
arrested N the Fifteenth precinct: Rider Geo
SS MSny saae AGs% HS0a
Thomas J. Cronah, Henry J. White, George Law
renee.
street, George Blake, 9S Mercer street; J. Hayes, l0
Mercer streets Thomas Sheridan 10 Greene street;
Merasr "a Charles Fser q sree
P Prince street George orsncs Mercer
street. Charles II. Doueherty 10 Grand street; Joseph
Sherman lis Spring street, Peter Alvls. 81 Mercer
iis Greene Street, " W. Baker q wooster street
Thomas Bowers, 81 Mercer street; Charles w. Snow,
sSee ana Y
street; william Richards, 104 Thompson street: Al
bert Ford alias Robert McCollom 222 varick street;
James Wade, 90 Greene street; william Goodwin, 30
OF those arrested In the Fifteenth precinct George
rum George WILSON, ana Henry Anderson S Were V dis
charged; John Rider. Thomas j. Crpnan and George
LAWRENCE admitted 70 Ssoo bail; Wm paws locked
cd; all by Judge Ledwlh..
Or the persons arrested In the Eighth precinct,
Geo. Blake, Egbert Taylor, Geo. Q. Florence ana
Peter J. Avis were taken before Judge McCunn on
writ OF habeas corpus and discharged
The wse; sspSS 70 q nSn sum
gems Of Che district covered BY the Twenly-cigatn
precinct generally and OF politicians particularly
| The day well-nigh passed without an outrage. and
shutdown had thrown It's early shadow on the police
station when George Kane, lad nine years old,
helped to darkcn us door IN the safekcebng OF an
officer George ike the historic lrshman, did not
wish to hear OF It being i've O'Clock without blow
being struck. so no commenced a series OF petty
rows near the polling booth, which ended Ia his
arrest and detention for dsorderiy conduct
Michael Dunno, bartender and ont for holiday,
also managed to pick quarrel anrgot locked up.d
Later on Henry kesler, y German, entered the
police precinct 900 Greenwich street with covcn
skull and all covered with blood. He had been
having his lager In saloon In Hudson street,
and. pot being able to keep civil tongue, an alter
cation arose between him and MIR. Ernst, the propr
etor. WORDS led to blows, and the saloon Keeper
welding an enormous club struck Kesler heavy
blow on the head which caused copious purple
stream to now Believing discretion TO be the bet
ter part Of valor. keser beat hasty retreat and de-
named the arrest OF his assalan, an order which
was at once mado.