Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-07
KILOGRAMS TO THE STAR,
This Afternoons Dispatches.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS.
THE ELECTIONS.
New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts,,
Maryland and illinois Heard From.
NEW YORK
EXCITEMENT In THE CITY.
T.f.N.u.f.FY' TRICKS.
REPEATrRs AND COUNTERFEIT TICKETS
THE REF0R.nBRs WIDE .1u.fkE.
NEW YORK
EXCITEMENT IN THE CITY
T.E.N.u.fFT TRICKS.
REPEATrRs AND COUNTERFEIT TICKET!


commlttee OF seventy. Many thousand ballots
tricts- Positive veri6cstion Of crowds OF re-
peaters who are TO operate to-day were brought
IN, and several warrants issued for the arrest OF
parties implicated. Counterfeit reform tickets.
posters and other election documents were
brought In, and measures taken TO destroy their
effect.
"Pool.' Straws Showing which way
the Wind Blows.
NEw YORK, Nov. 1-About 80. 900 in pools
on the election sold last night The republican
State ticket sold ahead, but on the CITY ticket
Tammany was the fayorite, but at lower prices
More Tammany swtndIes.
NEW YORK, Nov. :, 1888 a. m.-In the eighth
election district, First Ward, Inspector Michael
J. Cullen was discovered early this morning In
the act OF stufing ballots into the ballot-bOxes.
citizen saw the proceedings, and called the
attention Of the police. The latter turned their
backs purposely, thus endeavoring 20 shield the
inspector from public view. The citizen imme-
distely made complaint to Judge Hogan, who
promptly issued a warrant for the arrest of Gull
ien. Judge Hogan shortly after ordered the
seventh district, same ward, charged with
throwing ballots on the floor instead Of putting
them in the boxes.
8. Boss, Tweed Falling or
w.; AT this hour the Tammany ticket in the Sixth
Ward seems TO be ahead; but in the Seventh
ward ODonoyan Rosa is polling heavy vote
against Tweed.
Tweed's Friends Confident.
NEW nORh, NOV. TN the sixth ward, the
strongest OF the Tsmmany din sricts the election
is proceeding quietly. A very full vote Is indi-
Gated The Tammanyitcs are confident of a
victory for Tweed for Senator. This district
VIII undoubtedly have large vote. Shandley,
for register, viii lead his ticket. Barrett for
supreme court judge, is expected to outstrip
Ledwith. In the second assembly district,
Dunphy, Tammanyite, is supposed 70 be ahead
OF Leask, the reform candidate.
Ledwfth Sold Out by Tammauy.
In the Third Assembly District the reform
candidate is polling a large vote. Last even
TammaDy, is confirmed this morning. On the
majority of the tickets Barrett's name Is sub
stituted for Ledwith for Justice of the Supreme
Court tits positively asserted that the sell out
is in pursuance of bargain between Tweed,
O'Brien, Barrett and Shandley. Sweeney was
kept in ignorance of theTrade. If the rumor is
true it will insnre the success of 0'Brien in his
district.
LATER FROM NEW YORK CITY.
More Bargain and Sale.
NEW YORK, Nov. lit is asserted that
OBrien has agreed to throw over Sigel and
work for Shandley, in return for assistance TO
defeat Bradley.
Another BaIlot-Box Stuner Arrested.
In the eleventh precinct, fifteenth ward, a
TsmRany Inspector named Coffee was arrested
his pocket into the ballot-box Mayor Hail ap-
pointed a substitute for Coffee. I'm the same
ward, Ledwith's name is not on the Tammany
ticket, but Barrett's name is pasted over the
Tammany nominee.
10000 Majority for Barrett.
Large odds are offered that Barrett will be
elected by 10000 majority, but there are no
takers. Twombly republican, IS ahead OF Riley
well in tne first ward. There has been one
arrest for illegal voting in the ninth ward.
Reform candidates Polling q Heavy
Vote.
The republican and reform candidates are
polling a very heavy vote in most precincts of
the ninth, though in the second precinct Norton
runs even with Benedict. Tweed is polling an
immense vote in the third ward. Order pre-
walls throughout the city. In the sixteenth ward
bets are offered that Norton will beat his major
lay last year by almost double.
ShandIey Ahead Of SfgeI.
Shandey is far ahead of Sigei.
In the nineteenth ward Genet, Tammanyite
for senator, Is supposed TO be largely ahead.
In several wards numerous unregistered voters
ON giving valid excuses and being duly sworn
Governor Hoffman and staff occupy Superin-
tendent KelsO's rooms at the police headquarfers
TO direct the military i'm the event of a dis urb-
ance that cannot be quelled by the police. Gen.
Shaler and staff are also in attendance.
The s.B0ss'' Popular at Home.
Tweed will have an overwhelming majority in
Tie seventh ward-his own residence.
There has been one arrest for illegal voting I'm
the eleventh ward.
ODonovan Rosa visited the polling booth I'm
the fourth ward at noon to-day, and was re-
eeiyed with defiant yels and curses by a gang
violence. The men employed TO distribute
Rosa ballots were either bought driven of BY
Tammany.
The Republicans Doing Well at Al.
bany.
ALBANY. Nov. The election Is proceeding
quietly. The republicans are polling a large
.ote, though of course behind the democrats
The weather is fair.
LATEST FROM NEW YORK CITY.
All Quiet.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1-2.30 p. Mn the eS0b-
'eenth ward all is quiet, and O'Bien is repOrfad
thead. Forty policemen, with stzges, are kept
ready for service in this ward, Which n WAS
thought would be one of the most turbulent.
John Sanders, notorious rough. was arrested
and locked up for endeavoring 70 induce an un-
sophisticated German TO vote in the name Of
In the twentieth ward the polling places on
Sixth, Seventh, Ninth and Tenth avenues are
surrounded by great crowds, but there Is no seri-
ous troubles good humor up to date being me
rule.
re police captains OF three uptown districts
met at noon and agreed that IL nquor-shops
could be kept closed until after the polls were
closed the election would be one Of the most
There were only two arrests in the twentieth
ward for Illegal voting. : --
In the twenty-second ward all Is quiet. Only
Ledwith is undoubtedly 10 be counted out bv
the TamDanyites. The Germans are votire sar
Barrett almost solidiy.
Az ballot dist5ibsiors on the avenues seem to
be fully supplied with money, and O'Brien stock
is far ahead of Bradley for the senate.
Reform Ttekeea In GFeat Deasud.
Ex-Judge berret and several members on the
'xecutive committee or seventy are assembled
N rooms at Union Square, and are greatly
lated by the reports resolved from Different
districts They are cherishing high hopes OF
success, Is the reform tickets are stated
g be IN great demand. IL IA ssid
he persons who are distributing the tickets OF
be committee Of seventy are not acting i'm gaod
aish. They were instructed to give ont kofh
repuolican and democratic State tickets: but IL
5 charged that In some districts only repubii-
an, and In others only democratic tickets are 10
ne obtained. II would, therefore, appear that
even agents Of the reform committee are not |
thoroughly reliable.
ILLINOIS.
The Union Ticket Ahead I'm Chicago. |
CHICAGO, Nov. The election Is proceeding /
quietly. fair vote win be polled aud the iDdi- /
cations at noon we're that the union ticket would /
be elected.