Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-22


go. For Collins, 100; Csssn, l2l; for the loan
bill, 19e: against, 40; for the Piedmont Railroad,
Fourth District.
Candidates-John r. Cox. republican; III. Il.
BURROWS, democrat; and j. W. Decide, indepen-
dent
FIRST Pr,ciact-Polls at No. 81 Congress street,
Georgetown.
Voting is going on quietly in this precinct; no
arrests made up 10 l1:20 O'Clock. The vote at
that hour was as follows For delegate, Cox.
rep. 100; Decide, ind, 30; Burrows, dem, 20;
for loan bill, 10; against, 20; for the Piedmont
Railroad, $50; against, I.
At las p. m. 229 votes had been cast. OF this
number the whites were liz and colored 1875 The
vote stood about as follows:-For Cox, 10; Dee
BILE, As; Burrows, GA; for loan BILL 300; against,
20; for the Piedmont Railroad, 225; against, (.
Quite a number i'm this district are not voting on
the loan bill. Almost everybody is voting for
the Piedmont Railroad bill.
Second Precinct-Polls at No. 11e Congress
street. Georgetown.
Voting is progressing in an orderly manner in
this precinct AT 1l:3J a. m. the vote stood as
follows;-For Cox, rep, 125; Decide, ind, 3;
Burrows, dem. Il; loan bill, 49,; against, 3; for
the Piedmont Railroad, 1879; against, I. Abont
one-third Of the colored voters had voted up to
At / O'Clock this afternoon the vote in this pre-
cinct stood:-For Cox. 100; Decide, 4; Burrows,
SO; for the loan BILL 1856; against, p for the Pied
mont Railroad, 1s6; against, 1.
Fifth District.
Canddate-C.L L. Hulse, republican, is the only
First Precinct-Pclls at the corner of 22d and
streets northwest.
In this precinct at noon the vote stood as fol-
lcws:-For delegate, Hulse, rep, las; loan bill,
l76; against, 3; for the Piedmont Railroad, I79;
against, none. All quiet in this precinct.
The vote at 2-30 2. m. in this precinct, stood
as follows: For delegate, Hulse, rep, $50: for
loan bill. 251; against, Q; for the Piedmont Rail-
road, S,; against, o.
Second Precinct-Polls at the corner of 22i and
L streets northwest.
Everything quiet in this precinct. The vote
up TO noon stood As follOws:-FOr Hulse, 142; loan
bill, III; against, 1; Piedmont Railroad, l39;
The vote at go D. m. stood as follows: For
delegate, Hulse, 203; Robert Mcdonald, 1; for
loan bill, 2Oi; against, l. for the Piedmont Rail-
road, 200; against, 4.
Third Preonet-Polls at the corner of 22d and
streets northwest,
No disturbance up to noon in this district. The
total number of votes cast up to that hour was
les. The vote stood as fOllows:-FOr Hulse, 162;
loan BILL 1Gi; against, Il Piedmont Railroad, l6i;
against, 1.
About 1 O'Clock Jim Berneaugh, a colored
this exception there was no disturbance in this
precinct. The vote at 2 p. m. stood as follows:
For Hulse. 2ls for loan bill, 221; against, l. for
the Piedmont Railroad. 221; against, l.
Sixth District.
Candidates-John F. Murray, republican;
George b. Fillebrown, opposition.
First Precinct-Polls at the school house cor
ner of H and 18th streets northwest.
Everything quiet in this precinct. At 1215 p.
m. the vote stood as follOws:-For Delegate
Murray, republican, $50; Fillebrown, independ-
ent, 50; for the loan bill, 1so against TO- for the
Piedmont railroad, 200; against, 2.
At 240 p. m. the vote in this precinct stood:
For Murray, 260; Fillebrown, 80; for loan bill,
80; against loan BILL 40; for the Piedmont rail-
road, 300; against Piedmont railroad, %.
Second Preciact-Polls at the school house
southeast corner of and 18th streets northwest.
All quiet up to 12:2O in this precinct The vote
at that hour stood :-For legate-Murray, re-
publican, 209; Fillebrown, Independent, IA; for
the loan bill, 2o9; against, IA for the Piedmont
railroad, 30; against 10.
follows: For Murray, IA; FiliebrowB, IS; for
loan bill, "a against loan BILL 50; for Piedmont
railroad, 30; against Piedmont railroad, 10.
Seventh District.
the only candidate.
First Precinct-Polls at Becket's woody yard,
on M street, between 10th and 18th streets north
west.
Upto 1890 a m in the first precinct only fifty
eight votes had been cast, of which James A.
Handy (rep.) received 50, scattering, 5. No
votes against the loan.
Second Precinct-Polls at corner of 10th and NJ
streets northwest.
At 1890 only 81 votes had been cast, all for
James A. Handy and the loan.
Third Precinct-POlls at corner of 10th and nj
streets northwest.
Upto 1890 50 votes had been cast. For James
A. Handy and loan, So; against, 1.
Fourth PTecinct-POlls at corner of 10th and nj
streets northwest.
Vote at 10:30-Rev. James A. Handy and loan,
Il votes; none in opposition.
At $50 p. m, in the 9TH district, nearly the
full strength of the voting population had been
pOled, and out of 500 votes Handy received all
but7. Against the loan,
Eighth District.
Candidates.. X. Bond, regular republican,
and r. j. Beall, anti-lOan republican.
The voters were out in force early in the morn
ing, and up to II O'Clock not half the votes had
been cast, but the indications were that Bond
and the loan would carry the district by 500 or
600 majority.
First Precinct-Polls at northeast corner of
18th and Q streets northwest.
At IL O'Clock the vote stood: For s. r. Bond:
rep, III; Richard Beall dem, 90 scattering, 3,
for the loan and Piedmont Railroad, 40; against,
g
Q and northwest.
At IL a. m the vote STOOLS r. Rond Ioi.