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

AAAh <Us 1911.
AT IS p. m. the vote stood:-In The first pre-
en- I, ~ second, &l: third, 1S5-nearly the
AT the first precinct of this district, about 30
p. m, some wards passed between q colored man
named Robert HumbeTt and An unknown white
man. Some commoton was caused by II. The
colored man was arrested and carried 20 the
staff )nl ouse.
At the second precinct Mr. o. D. Barrett pre-
senfed Thomas Gently, who made oath that he
had been before the Board of Registration, and
they had failed TO put bis name on the list, and
demanded they should take his vote. The
ooard said they would give their decision in a
half hour. Merrick men still claim this dis
trict by about 100.
Seventeenth District.
In the first precinct 3l4 votes had been polled
at 10 O'Clock, of which number about 275 were
supposed to be republican. Second precinct
so votes polled at 10 O'Clock, of which number
~ are thought to be for Boswell, and larger
number for Chapman. Third precinct so votes
polled, of which number zoo are claimed by
BosWelIs friends. AT the fourth precinct, at
one O'Clock, 300 votes had bten polled, about
tWo-thlrds Of which are thought TO be republi-
can.
In this district the Merrick committee had
the republican ticket counterfeited, and were
circulating the limitations al IL o'clock, and the
Chapman men had their ticket changed from a
striped back to star back. number OF
tickets with DR.. VIM. BOyd's name pasted over
Boswells appeared towards noon, and il is
thought some have been voted by mistake
They are narrowly watched for.
At the hrst precinct, at 2 80 ID. m, there had
been 3i5 votes cast, the republican vote %
ahead; second precinct, AIS votes cast, OF which
l5S we're of colOred men; third precinct, 46O
votes polled, OF which about 500 were for Chip
man, who is running ahead of Boswell in this
precinct; fourth precinct, SAG votes polled, of
which 1870 were colored and l56 white. Boswell
II snpposed to be 8 long ways ahead Of Dowling
in this precinct.
1876 votes received up to so o'clotk, leaving
less than 800 to poll according to the registered
vote. II is believed by Boswell's friends the;
his majority will be between 400 and 500, and
that Chipman's majority will be about the same.
Eighteenth District.
81 Ine nrst precinct, at $50 p. m, 2iO votes had
been polled, Of which number 100 were colored.
In this precinct there are many white republi-
cans, and Hunts election is certain by 400 60
1Oo majority 6 In The second precinct $50 poled
about75. Third precinct, sos votes polIed, not
much more tnan fifty of which are claimed by
MerTlck men. Fourth precinct, at l:30 p. M.
POS votes bad been polled, of which number
only 50 we're democratic.
The registered vote is nearly all in, and il il
.ority. and Chapman above that numb r. Every-
thing i very quiet, no disturbance whatever
having occurred since the small fight this
morning. Both parties are doing their best
and the committees are working hard to get
their votersup.
Nineteenth District.
man named John ShylOck, who was drunk
and disorderly, and attempted to vote twice at
the second precinct, was arrested by officer
Wilson and Jenifer, and carried to the seventh
precinct statiOn-hou
AT two O'Clock the vote stood-First precinct,
229; second precinct, 225. Merrick ahead about
fifty,
Twentieth District.
MRS. GRIFFISG's VOTE REFUSED.
AZ the first precinct OF the Twentieth district
about o'clock, Mrs. Josephine s. Gritfing. re-
SIDING on North Capitol stThet, appeased 20
vote, and Capt LOOMS, of the Post Office De
Partmeht, gave her his place in the line. Mir
a. y: Riddle accompanied her, and took hi
position outside OF the rail. Mrs. G. was re-
ceiyed by Mr.. MarcellUS Marceron, who after
she had said :" L have presented myself TO vote "
replied, 1--WE will be glad TO recei We your bat
lOt II your haIne Is on the LIST and one OF tie
snperintendents commenced to look over the
book. Mrs. e. said she had been refused regi,-
tTeuon, and mad prepared an affidavit to that
effect. and if they now refused her vote She De.
sired TO present her affidavit. She then retired
the crowd giving way for her.
AT y o'clock nearly three-fourths of the
districtSS5 in the first precinct 100 in the See
on", and 3H3 in thethird. In the first from he
color OF the tickee voted, Merrck was con-
cSded to be slightly ahead; but in the third il
was claimed that Chapman was largely ahead
and also slightly ahead in the second so that he
VIII have a far majority in thedistrict.
IL was conceded at O'Clock .. III, that this
district would give Chapman over 100 majority.
Twenty first District.
IN TINS district there were a number of bogus
tickets poiled. At2R O'Clock the first precinct |
mao ptlled 81. votes. second 800. and third 3 :.
about wo-thiTds of the total registered vote
AZ pan past O'Clock p m. it seemed to ne /
conceded that Chapman would have 500 major |
ity in this district.
Twenty-secOnd District.
MISS sAXToN COULDN'T VOTE.
MISS maggie SaIton appeared at the third /
precinct OF the Twenty-secOnd district with her Il
iatheT, and offered TO vote. The judges refused H
10 receive her vote, on the ground that she was /
not registered. She asked "You refuseP''
Dir. Vermillion.-" We positively do.o Miss \ /
~ II bring C len against the superintendents"
The superintendent called her attention 10 the
Jaw section Of the Territorio actl and she left
the rolls. In this district at O'Clock the first
precinct had polled go votes, second go and
tnlrd 254-total, ia; more than half TIE regis
tered vote. Counterfeit tickets, with the names
OF Merrick and hyther on them, we're being cir
culated quite freely.
But little doubt at $50 2. m. of the repubi-
cans carving this district by small majority.
ABOUT noon to-day, General Chipmarl ac |
companied by Alexander X. Shepherd. Esa.
grove around by the various voting precinct |
anu aI each were most enthusiastically received. \
INCIDENTS.
1t is said that Mayor Emery and Water Rs,-s- |
uaT y. ii. Crane voted the democratic ticket
Veil, vOt oft!
4 he order to-day has been excellent for eIec |
ION day, thanks 10 Major Richards police and |
me COED temper OF the voters. Some wrath
trickery OF the Merrick men in attemntino 10 |
initiate the republican ticket, with intent 10 l
deceive the colored voters.
leatlen L
Chlnee game of pasting the names of their can |
dldates on the republican tickets, but did not /
enect much by the trick. AS soon a. the bogus |
ticket was detected this morning the republi- |
cans substituted ticket with spotted back Ina |
place of the check-back ticket initiated. /
DEADl Il
The democratic candidate for Congress and
his Mixed School Baby.
They were (not par ticularly) lovely in their
lives,
Ind in their deaths they were not divided,
The contest or a seat in the House Of Repre- |
sentative OF the Forty second Congress, from |
he second district OF South CaroIins, between |
;. u Bowen and K. c. De Large, will. it is be.
ieved, be decided in favor OF the former a. |
he commissioners of election OF Beaufor, |
county, In that district, were tried in the L.
circuit Court in Charleston, last week, upon
N Indictment charging them with having
tuhed the ballot-boxes. falsined the election
ecorc, made false returns OF the ndmber OF
'otes cast, and committed divers other aets In L