Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-11-17
Election Notes.

The latest returns show the result Of the cleo
ton in New York city as follows: The whole
county ticket of the committee OF seventy Is
elected. Gen. sigel's majority for Register is 20
600. Gen Sigel's victory was great surprise
He was badly beaten in three ring wards, but
ran spleadidly in all the rest The Germans, OF
course, generally g fought nit Sgel
-Four of the five Senators endorsed by the CON-
mittee Of seventy are Observation-Disclosures L
Benedict, James O'Bren. Augustus Weismann
and Daniel F. Tiemsn.
Benedict's msjority over Norton in the Fifth
district is over G 900. Norton was completely
routed A. weismsnn' s majority over Wstman
in the Sixth District is thought to be al least
100. O'Brien's msjority over Bradley in the
Seventh district is enormous, amounting to about
II 900. Tieman in the Eighth District had also
= very large vote over his opponent Harry Genet
Tweed is the only Senator elected by Tamms-
nv. and his msiorty over O'DOnovan Ross Is
not 50 large as Tweed anticipated 1t was only
10000 and his poll 1000, whereas in 1863 he
rolled ., COO and had majority of 2S,OOO.
O'Brien denies having made any compact with
Tweed. The friends Of both o'Brien and
R.rrett also assert that no such alliance was
entered into, and cite as proof the fact that IN
O'Brien's district, Sigel, reformer, has = large
majority. They say that O'Brien was certain
of his election from the first, and needed 70
assistance from Tweed Barrett denies most
empha,icaIly that his name WAS plseed on the
Tamm.ny ticket by any collision Of his 1t was
nut there because the leaders knew LedWhh
could not command 1.-THE Of the legitimate
| Tammany vote.
Victoria Woodruff and Tennie Claim offered
their votes but they were refused. Mrs. Wood
hull protests in a lengthy card.
There were % arrests Of persons for illegal
voting. Inspector Cullen, III the first ward
wss discovered in the act Of stufhng ballots into
the ballot box. A citizen saw the proceeding
and called the attention Of the police but the
latter turned their backs purposely, thus en-
deavoripg to shield the inspector Judge Hogan
ordered the arrest Of Cullen and Inspector
Burps. Of the same ward, who was charged
with throwing ballots on the floor instead ef
uniting them in the boxes. In the fifteenth
ward INSPECTOR Coffee was detected in the act Of
stufHng Tammsny ballots into the box. He
was promptly arrested.
In the country districts, where the n l.
Time, has very large circulation, the Repuo-
lie.p gains are striking In POughkeePsie there
is Republican gain Of 700; in YonkeTs Soc IN
Greenbush 500; and SO on.
In Massachusetts, last year, Phillips Labor
reform sad prohibition, hsd l2,94S. This year
Chamberlain and Pitman combined have shout
/ II 600 The labor Reformers had no enthusi-
ssm. and some OF the leaders Of the party ab-n-
donei il before the S,ste Convention. The Pro-
bititionists poled some seven thousand votes,
which thrown into the balance il favor Of Ptohi-
bitioa. within the Republican party, would have
had much mora influence in shaping legislation,
next winter.
In Springfield. Mass, an almost tooihless old
darley applied to the board Of aldermen, Mon
day evening. for the right Of suffrage. He
8. filed the bill" in every refpect but one I;
when asked if he could write, his counteaance
fell. aad he was obliged to confess that he could
not. So the aldermen rejected him, but 10 :
next morning be appeared before them smiling
ari confident He hal spen; the night to good
purpose, and taking pen, wrote siumblingly
but le.iblv his nsmc-Timothy Dixon. 1t WAS
enough, and probably no man cast vote with
higher estimation Of the privilege than limo
/ thy Dixon.
] Mrs. Woodruff and Miss Claain were socom-
psniei to the polls by Judge Reymert, who eR-
rounded the constitution and laid down the law
+ to the inspectors with great yigor But they
were proof alike to his threats Of $500 fine and
to the Establishments Of his companions They
wouldn't take the ballots and the party with
drew. Mrs Wooibun in a state Of " scarcely
cntrollabie Indignation. In The Fifteenth
ward, Mrs Thompson was equally unsuocess-
fal. No us'am, Ican't receive them, was
the sum Of the Conversation Mrs Rose Mehin-
lev ana Mrs. A. P. Parker found the inspectors
in the same obiuratc mood They argued the
Question eloquently, but the man behind the box
took refuge in logged shake Of the head a;
every fresh appeal, the cigar smoke WAS opP7es-
siyely tbics. the crowd was inclined to be
amused, srI'the ladies withdrew. Mrs Mehin-
lev was especially disguised to find that the re
gistration Of her name had been merely polite
farce. the name having been removed as soon
as her hack vas turned OF all the women who
dared. Mrs. Margaret NJ. Miller slone dared to
any purpose. She had been registered and when
she went to vote, though the republican inspec-
tor at first Objected, his democratic colleague
soon brought him to better mind, and Mrs.
Mirer's ballots we're placed in the appropriate
boxes. We are not surprised to learn that Mn.
NJ in her own language. went " for old Bill
Tweed"
DEATH or HANBLEToNIAy.'- The death o.:
Hambletouiau, one Of the most valuable horses
in Kentucky, sni the property Of L. Curtis Of
Brooklyn. is announced He was valued 81
10000, and his loss, coming at time when SO
much future usefulness was e1pecttd OF hlul' VIII
be greatly felt Mr.. Curtis is at present in Eu-
rope, and the news oGthe death of Hamb!etoniau
will not be pleasant Information to him. as he
counted 30 much on this half-brother Of Dexter, |
who was decidedly one of thu huest racers in
this country
The FfuNG CoScERyING THE ELECTIONS /
AT WAsHwGToX- dispatches to pro- |
minent officials sni politicians fully confirm the /
most favorable reports Of the republican victories
on Tuesday in New York, Wisconsin and Mime
sofa Even from Maryland the returns are
more encouraging and Indicate the eleotoa Of
republican senator and fourteen republican re-
presentatiyes. one ofthe latter being from Post
master General Cresvell's county. The friends
Of the administration are Of course grstiied, and