Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-04-20

; snSt ATttmcL-lsiand Hall, corner Of Vir-
gmia avenue and 9th street southwest.
SECOND PreciRct.-Island Hall, corner of 9th
sueet and virginia avenue southwest.
Ih:Td FTecinet-Island Hall, corner Of Viz
ginia avenue and 9Th street
Fourth Precinct.-Islard Hall corner of 9Th
street and Virginia avenue.
The crowd was great in this district, and
most of the votes polied up 60 10 O'Clock were of
colored men, and very few are scratching Bos-
well. The precincts, il will be seen. are all at
Island Hall, and great crowd was waiting
about the building this morning.
sprung suddenly up between n white man
named SprinSman and two colored men, in
which fists Only were used, but the police made
a rush for them, and took them ali to the station
house, large crowd following. The repub-
licans claim $50 majority in this district.
A colored man named Thomas Davis was ar
rested at the first precinct in this district fer
attempting TO vote after having voted at the
second precinct under another name. Sergeant
Pearce took him to the statoD-hOuse. A large
force them back. With this exception.the cleo
ton progressed in a very orderly manner this
morning. Complaint was made here that the
lists given the superin sendents do not contain
all the names on the printed lists one man who
HIS voted for forty years In this city saying he
hzds himself disfrancbised thereby.
Eighteenth District.
Registered voters, i,5ls-9O7 white, Gil col
STed.. Candidates, W. K. Hunt, rep; George a.
i Shekell, dem.
First Preo:,,ct.-No 462 H street southwest.
III
fatTd I'TsciS7ct.-No. AZ l. street southwest.
Fourth Pre- -tnct-No. 40 9Th street southwest
About 500 votes had been cast in the first aud
second precincts of this district at 10 o'clock a.
M, most of them Chapman and Hunt tickets.
Ine tnlrc precinct Is in mud hole, and the
VoIets are inclined TO cast their ballots and
get away as fast as possible. About 40 votes
had beer polled here, most of which were re-
pubncan. The fourth precinct is situated i'm
an9Inef mud hole. All is quiet here; 80 votes
nae oeen cast here AT $50 O'Clock; about 20 l
1oI Onipman ana Hunt. The republican ma or
lty IN this ulstrlct VIII DE over 400.
Ntneteeuth District.
Registered voters, 602-49i white, los eolOred
Candidates, u. W. Murray, rep. and John
Hogan, dem.
fttst Preeinct.-COrner of 4th and II streets,
Second PTecinct.-Corner OF Sd and III streets.
northeast.
at 10 O'Clock a. m, at the first precinct, lG3
ballots had been voted; at the second precinct
III ballots. The voters began to assemble about
80 p: NJ. Voting was proceeding quietly this
morning. me Merrick men claim this district
oy luO majority.
,.a d L4o a. M m tne nrst precinct l9s voters
~incf - ~ ~ IS.s, III one second pre-
sniff ,hsra hainn EhiII mere seems 70 be a
SPit' tbeIe peihs Ohipn1n tlcket IN the Eeld
Win oohh Hogan's name on it.
IWentfeth District
o,eS steIe1 voters; 'o5i white, 5G1 col
fust Prsctnct.-POlls, schOol-h0use on ISt
stt GET" 9eIween b and streets, southeast:
StcoHd FT.Gnet.-Polls near the school-hOuse
On ISL street, between b anu Y streets, south
eas1
IhiT0 LgettRct.-I OILS at the school- house on
~ .I;s' 1890, anu streets, southeast
IN ms otstflct there was small crowd a.
S 1aVn pecIhSt "lhdo" az o CLOCK a. m, the
LaseI huUoer az each polling place being
oSnneII m ., ana 1t was estimated that at
80 AZ ,Iie tHICe pTeclncls ABOUT lOo ballots
W N ueSh ueposiIeu, but lew OF which we've tor
c TiIivGh, ana me republicans feel conhdent OF
~ ing .ne ui5 .IlSt Oy % majority Some OF
r. a.
sahgnlne OF carrying the district for Robinson
s S.L tDls morning bet OF $50 was made on 1t.
topnoI,T are "9tHhs hard, Dir. Dan!e.
20 Gohnoliy managing the bringing mp of voters
dor, oIe teiuoiicShs ana MT CaspaTiS for the
sngsTe1 - N"O" ""''HS d hummer Ol vehicles
A. 49,, thar. ho,, -, ,oo .-......
So it haI oeeh o9o VOTES cast IN the
10 H. 49, :, tIe OuiPLlah uSh6t reading nN
more tbs . az ~ ~ olO haI neeh poiled,
nloLe MARIAN me entire number,l the ma
$50 DeIns iof tue Ihe republican tlcket. IL the
yuIIv of0 WeTe fer Hsu Deen ported, OF winch
the cOlored vote had been cast AT noon "iAS' VI
'' 90" .As' a. NUN
Registered voters 18TH white 900 coored.
Har S1, Lemuel buIsley, rep; Joh2 f.
nay uem-
fPst Freclnct.-Near the intersection OF SOutA
CaIouhs avenue ana ID aud 9th streets 5. +.
1..Chu fIeG9'ct'-Near The corner OF 9Th aud
Tiees, .. T.
tween OH 80 Iot, stroa, Csrp.iha avenue, be-
'" Tsa I'm. s,n anu iUlh streets, >; r..
1917 htst lIeclHCt PoIng place was dlftcult OF
$500 ceIn9 A. sinner mouse, formerly in tue
5 ~ Va Lahe ohIner, our Notwithstanding the
q =, is3 so.ins was quite hvely. AT 10 O'Clock
re- ~ so' s hau oeen cast ana over 100 OF
cinct ~ In t1l I'M Plhan' in the second pre-
,ba o. ~ y SivSh lCO Votes nad oeeh poiled, less
onits 10 &c I Inc crowd mere was
that hour The poro6 o. hs .de bseb 6qt at
vn;ss ~ tas tuIfd preclnct AZ ~ O'Clock a. IN -
de,norratio oee nn, oas', anu mere were but few
reason ths ,o,Gno ,-s anlong Inem' FOR some
cans viii go, "a 49,; 10y sioN. me replDll
iority NS ehe uisuiSt oy handsome ma
AZ moon pm =. 1900 A.. ,,..,
the At yraci,1, u LII tuau hait Ine votes IN
FOR 1,6inra, 49, ID oeeu Cast, LulIy lao being
cinct =, LA, G aI nfsey IN the second pre-
M M At LION 80 votes had been cast, but The
dnciug ny r were inen coming up lively and re-
,hn i .Is, .5e lePuoIcan majority somewhat. In
cas, my PIeclnc' Al noon lIe votes had been
800 rarnI ~ tuo Jay the Cnipman votes
hsna cforS ~ .ne laaJorlty, tnlly three fonrths
- go Li out 81 MON the cOmpieNlonOi the
""e ""e ueins changed.
TWenty.secOnd District.
registered voters 249-l,I24 white, l25 col
3 v'.i Csholdates, Madison Davis, rep; f. -,
hIther; dem.
Secon9 irecIRct-No. 90i sth street, bet Reen
49, T3r.oS,,c;; o ~ e. ,,oe s,,, ..
Land m s,ra"ts ~ Ai'o o'n street, between
At 10 oSciocE m q, tho .s, .,.