The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-05-18

been appropriated early In the dsy by the white
voters. There was, consequently, some little dim
question undeissnd @ hat their votes could not be
taken under the circumstances, and something very
much like row became imminent Tho majority
OF the enfanchsed were considerably In liquor, and
this made them viciously inclined the timely inter
position OF the police however queled the disturb
ance before II became serious.
ruK SEVENTEENTH WAND
Under the leadership Of Senator CIesmer, the Sew
eneenth pollcd heavy vote for the Democracy with
out the aid OF repeaters.
STEVE GEoaBEoATs RxrEArERs.
party OF 4OO repcater. hesded by Stephen Geoghe.
gan went through the Eighteenth Ward and are said
arrested nSsvy on yuspcn Of but
in every case there numerous friends ready TO
swear any thing In their ayor and the suspicions Of
the officers were overruled by the testimony Of
friends. and they were released again. Ono person
threatened on being dismissed 70 make 1t square
Second District OF this ward seventeen colored
citizens, having been enrolled In the election books,
wc ssr sh e ,ne pS 1sS
ere, voted the Democratic ticket, which reused tho
INDIGNATION Of the other sixteen, who chased this
cfftssed Of Florence scannels gang and the Bulls
n Ry an% Frank e S.
Ninth District, did all they could TO assist the re-
pssscrs man named Thompson ,,,S voted i no less
exclusively done by rcpeater'.
rHx NINETEENTH WARD.
sany respectable citizens upon going to the polls
were Informed that their names had already been
voted on, aud that their surages could not be re-
eeived In some Instances the applicants were well
known to the inst ectos but they were compelled TO
ITCHY S q the rules les, an a. aVTa IoI u1c s"'d
Police have been guilty OF tho grave oversight
Of sending to each district OF the city copy OF the
November registration, instead OF that OF Decem-
Der. The citizens disffLnehised threaten to appeal
TO the law, an compel more careful regard for
their r.ghtri
ruB FARCE IN THE rvESrr-rInsr WARD.
In this ward the bulk Of the repeaters confined
themselves with much amiability to Districts Nos
and q, where between the hours OF ~ and l. they
made themselves particularly busy Tho Inspectors,
In every case OF which We have kno vledge,
satisfied with challenging the vote and insisting
the swearing to his right, but In case was an
ettempt made to arrest au offender. In district No.
the reporter OF The sun heard, between tho hours
Of IL and I, every vote challenged and the upshot
invsriably Was that the ehailSnged voter took The
BOOK with loud smack and voted like q Trojan.
There were few mealy mouthed individuals who
asked to swear touched the holy book with the fair
blossoms. But when these men were requested TO
ers on nj the % table tSos ,y reused and s1erred Be
Jasus. the vote isn't worth It," When one coward,
who iinched at the OATH came outside he was sauted
with: You Cd ID cur OF d--n, what made
you play out you afraid OF chewing the Bblci
Cd ID yoSr soul, Ia chew million Biblos at
s,nt, "Tll vote as long as you please, but ri not
kiss the book, for who knows VINO might be listen.
ing to me-"
Throughout tho extensive ward thcre was but
one district where the co'orel man voted, save in
the Twentieth district just underneath Neil Bryants,
at 1880 Broadway, where eight coored gentlemen
out OF the twenty-seyen vho registered, recorded
their votes. There not other district where
a colored man dared show his free.
EAST SIDE REFEATISG.
The following named repesters were arraigued
yesterday, before Justice scott, at tile EsseX Market
Police Court All were conn t.ed tor a short time,
until the complanants were souo, and then imme.
diately bailed out by soTe Of their coadjutors, q
whole horde OF whom.were always In the court room.
John Alck attempted TO vote IN the Twentieth Dis.
uct of the Eleventh Ward not bcing resident thereof
william smith attempted to vote the OF
James Morris In the Twcntythlrd District OF the
Jp.eSh Rollins sttemped 70 vote IN the Nin,h District
OF ihe Eleychth Ward, no resident thereof
george W. fox voted GU the name OF George NJ. Fox
IN The flith District OF the Lleycnth ward.
LOUIS Ash attempted t. vote the name OF Louis
scv-nteenta Ward - "
Frank Fcrgeustein attempted TO vote on the name OF
usniy Grgncsiein IN the seventh Dkuict of the
Aick and Smith were baei out by Henry " olt-
man, the Iammany Adcrmanic nominee and Ash
and Ftrsoustcin by Aaron Aarons. CITY Marshal.
who profestcd To own a tobacco store nj 1J4 Clinton
street, In all valued at two thousand dollars There
il no such establishment