, 1870-05-20

! tans WHO xppeAred To 10 tho most ANXIOUS 8
to the Results OF tie contest. and who ma9i
colored citizens. They had never belore-a
least the great majority Of tism-had the 3e
Lefty of dopoeitinE ballot for or ag ainst any
| party, and they evidently had made up thell
minds to show the white folks that they ap-
| preciated the new state OF Affairs in all its
polls in their Sunday-g6-to-meeting suits,
! followed at respectful distance by
their gentle Dinahs, Who could not
forego the pleasure Of witnessing their
beloved better halves doing that which
had been heretofore the exclusive privilege Of
the white man The Eighth Ward was scene
Of great jubilee in the colored quarters and the
"1eaders" of tie colored clubs strutted about
the livelong day in Ill the glory Of red neckties
and e1eek black coats, drumming up the lag
CARDS who had got 80 much whiskey On board
carly in tho day that they didn't exactly know
what all the fuss was about.
The rcpeatcrH wcre not idle during tho day,
md during the forenoon the Fourth Ward
was, in an especial manner, oTcIT1n by this
ubiquitous gentry. Many OF the inspectors of
this ward found it impossible to remain at
their posts and do their duty conscientioualy,
ers and their friends best knew how. The
colored folks were not bahindhandi in the busi
ness, and Eve Of them who claim to live At No.
40 Wooster street, voted in the First District
OF the Eighth Ward, md were arrested On the
ground thatthey did not live in the house Ono
the officer took him in charge, anldemandodt to
know by what right he was "took hold Of"
'4Wby, sah," hc exclaimed, as he was being
hauled OIL, "d'ye ever read the Fifteenth,
naendnnent: Think I've got tue right to do
what white mems got, eh2' Whether this re,
Sarcasm the officer did nut deign to inquire,
but tugged Sambo to court, where ho got OH
considerable original e}oquence, which the
Judge patiently listened to, and then commit
ted hlm in default OF bail. :
Tho colorcd idea Of freedom Of the citizon
Was nicely illustrated in the Second District Of
tho Eighteenth Ward Seventeen darkeys came
up to tue polla arm in arm, and sixteen of
them voted the Republican ticket. Tho sey-
enteenth had d strong penchant for the Dem
ocratic party, and went the straight Tammany.
His companions looked at hin as though NJ he
jungle. Finally, ono Of them exclaimed,
"Saay, Jlm,, What yer been doin'?" Jim
looked aWfu1ly scared, though he
didn't turn pale, and Watching
his first opportunity took bee line up Fourth
RenBea, and they went for him. jim was max
ing good his escape, and was fast outruuning
his pursners, when he stumbled over small
white boy in tho middle Of the street, and
rolled over into the gutter. This was. Of
course, tho white boys fault but that didn't in
the least make the dark sixteen relent, and for
minute or two Jim W2a Kicked nnd culTed as
though tho Fifteenth Amendment was con-
ccaled IN his inners, and his nssaiants wanted
to get look at it. One Of Jourdan's blues
happening in sight when jim had begun to
pray for his souls comfort in after life, the
sixteen took to their heels.
Miss Susan 2 Anthony did not turn mp at
the polls, but two women who think rs she
docs, that man is an inferior sort of being who
ought not to rule the woman's roast, did put
in IN appearance in t1o Second District Of tho
Nineteenth Ward. They were gaily dressed,
sportcd diamonds, and acted As t1louSh
women had as much right to drink bad
liquor as tho worst of men They asked for
ballots. The Inspectors, courteous to q fault
under the circumstances, furnished them with
bundle Of Republican and Democratic tick
cts; but when the fuir ones had made selec-
ton they refused to allow them TO vote. The
ladies' bcsouGht to bo heard for their CAUSE,
but tho Inspectors were determined, aud 80
which fact will, undoubtedly, give Miss An
thony an additional argument for 9 further ex-
tension OF the suffrage.
The colored folks in the Eighth and Fifth
Wards, during tho evening, enjoyed themselves
hugely ut tho expense of straw beds Aud old
chairs. They hadn't learned how badly the
Republicans lad been wa1loped," but If oven
if they had they would have made bonf1res all
tho same. The classic precincts Of Sullivan,
York, and Thompson streets wera consequent
II Lit up from end to end by tho burning debris
of worthless household goods, and young and
old darkeydom enjoyed themselves to late
hour at hight, the police to tho contrary not
Elthstandiug.