The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-04
GREEK TO MEET GREEK.
The Ten Thousand Dsputies-A Grand Chief
and Tweuty-one "Chisf' Deputies Ap-
pointed-Their Names and Diskicts-Re-
peaters to Catch Repsaters-Judge
Woodruff in Earnest

The crowdin2 and excitement Is Kept up In the
United States Courts building in Chambers street
with great determination and with the probable
chance OF being continued for some time. Although
Marshal Sharpe In his apparent zeal for the welfare
OF the general community and the safety OF life and
limb on the day Of election mas worked day ana
night even TO the forgetting or taking his meals las
report states though he has the energies and
ability OF MIS- deputy and clerks 10 the utmost and,
despite the energies OF Judge woodruff In assisting
to the extent Of his power at the present tme the
process OF swearing In the men who are to act as
deputy marshas Is progressing but very slowly, ana
the consequence L. the courts crowded from day
to day. the same men having to be present again and
again without being able to obtain their com.
MISSIONS ..... q
The Circuit Court room Is monopolized the instant
the judges. now holding the sessions, leave the
BENCH and the same rough looking,
BEETLE-BRowRD. ToBACCo-CnEwING CROWD;
the same special commissioner with his tables
covered with rolls OF paper ten inches wide and
twenty yards in length, hanging down like so much
unOrnamentcd scrollwork; the same feeble voice Is
heard throughout the hall as The names OF Thomas
Donovan or John Hoolahan' and '.Tim Madigan" are
bawled Out. Day by day the same routine Is pre-
sented, the only change observable being In the
connlenances OF the unfortunate deputy marshas
for several days before they can be ..served.n
Out OF total oil 10, O00 deputies TO be appointed,
courts, only about half that number had received
their commissions and been sworn In up to 1--we
O'Clock last evening This would infer that II u has
taken since Saturday morning last TO the present
time to swear In 6,000 1t Will De impossible for Mar
shall Sharpe to collect his battalion IN SO large
number as he had anticipated, and instead Of the
Generals forces mastering 10000, they win probably
on being Intercepted yesterday as to his reasons
Or qpln Qupn a n
election depots the Marshal, IN true Ciceronian
style, answered the inquiry by q question. How"
CATCH THIEVES AND vAGABoNDs9
Simply 6y adopting .he Sid principle OF setting
tion OF The Marshai's views on the subject; he has
previously made similar statement.
II win have every man can-get within my grasp
for the election service between this and Monday
night next at nine O'Clock, up 10 which time the
commissioner VIII continue the duties OF swearing
them ln," continued the Marshal, land those who
shlrk the duties after having taken the oath will
find severe penalty awaiting them.n al
These special deputies are TO DC kept in order and
these again are to be commanded bya
sG "GRAND CHIEF DEPUTY,n
in the person OF Colonel X. Des ADgeS, who Will be
authorized to act on behalf Of the Marshal In adopt
Ing rigorous measures and organizing the men AZ q
occasion require. Everything is to be Zine Within
ne" and all to be under the control OF the Marshal
conjunction aGl TO- NTH, with General Mcdowell; the
instructions TO cooperate in case or necessity ars
ing for the use OF their united force. This Is the
programme far as can be ascertained at present.
The following Is the Official
LIST OF CHIEF DEPUTY MARSHALs,
one to each Assembly DISTRICT
Grand Chief Deputy-C0lonel II. Des Anges.
Dist. DGsi.
IDOL. A. S. Pel. l2-Capt. y. soutnworth.
MATTHEW Stewart. Thames Hunter.
3-AdOlph Boist. J4--lcn. Geo Van Schock.
Capt. @. Bracket. l6-Col. Edwd. Murray.
s-meSry 4. smith. SMITH maj T. VIM. Alexander
Col. 3. +. Morgan. 1s-Capt. Jas. Bryan.
S-J0hn j. OBrien 49,. 4. Van Wrinkle.
Cool. h. M. Eheis 20-Ma. Geo. w. Cooney.
10-J. NJ. Patterson. 21-Wm. J. Robinson.
1l-Col. Addison Ware.
In addition to these there are to be chief super
yisors appointed to regulate the army OF supervis-
ors and challengers OF election. The men have all
been named for these positions but the list Is not
yet to be had. vol
SUPERVISORS AND RErEATERs.
Itappears that great number OF complaints have
potency and also OF the brutal behavior OF many OF
the challengers appointed; that during Monday and
were roughly handed BY these men, and ii some
termned to avail themselves Of their sufYrage
Judge Woodruff i. nad yesterday long conference
w was agreed that it could aOei bs aa aats
factoriiy proved any OF the Judges nomi-
nees had acted IN an unseemly manner,
attempt 10 register himself in lawful way, or
otherwise acted beyond the limit specified In the
commissions issued to Them the Judge would at
once cause such chailenRers TO be removed and ap-
point others In their places. The Judge further
stated that he had no more intention Of shielding
these men from the law II they were guilty Of In
ringing It than he mad Of allowing guilty and known
the law as passed by Congress, and he Intended 10
do II conscenti0usly.
There were about twenty warrants issued yester-
day for the arrest parties concerned in raise regis
tration and repeating and 1t was rumored on
tolerably good authority that another Police Justice
is included among the number for attempting TO
shield or giving councnance to offences against the
Election law.