Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-09
ELECTION DAY
sCE.r.ES .JROTT THE fTTE:
Republican Rejoicing Last n light.
KOr the .SI,cs from the states and from
Home sras RscSfred.

In the main our local election passed of
quietly YESTERDAY. There w-s Considerable
dTurkennes around the polling places aad a
number OF arrests iOr this cause were ma De dur
ing the day and evening. By order o: Major
Richards the diff rent oar-rOoms were closed
or more accurately the front doO.s were closed
and the shutters were up, but as a genera.
u ing the side and back doors were open during
tie cay and evening for the accommodation OF
the bibuiOusly inclined. A saloon keeper in
East Washington said to his customers on Mon
day evening, "Sbentiemen, 1 CLOSES my blaze
% morrow, but you come ia de side door, shust
like SOOntay, you know" AT some OF the polls
arrests were made for disorderly conduct as no
uced in our reports yesterday. At about half
PAST three O'Clock yesterday afternoon Lieut..
johnson was ordered to repair post haste 10 The
corner of 1Tth and y streets, with assquad of
mounted police to quell a disturbance. On
ching The point named all WAS found quiet
no disturbance having occurred, and the squad
II tuIred To police headquarters
During the day General Chipman and Mr. A
X Shei herd visited each OF the districts and al
every polling place were received with loud
cheers.
THE CITY LAST MIGHT.
Last evening, as soon as IL was dark the bows
commenced their jOllifcation, and in a few min
ntes oonfres were blazing in all sections of the
city. Two-thirds OF the male adults were on the
streets during the evening, impatiently waiting
Ior the returns from the different legislative dis
uicts, and tie latest news from Pennsyl yania
ONO and lnciana. The Offices of the morning
papers were thrOnged with an eager crowd
ANXIOUS 70 learn the latest returns and until 10
oclCck, When the result of the District election
was dehniteiy known, and the result in the
siales hoiding elections yesterday foreshsdoyed
All vas speculation and excitement. Extensive
PREPARATIONS had been made at the Patriot Office
10 display the returns, and calcium light from
the upper windows was to light up the glorious
news 10 De SCI forth az intervals on the bulletin
board opposite the counting-room on ID street
Tough every effort was made to render the
dsIatehes favorable to the democracy, the
large crowd OF 'liberals'' and democrats he
came completely Disguised before 10 o'clock.
ana retired 20 thei. respective homes. sNews,
paper Row" was also a center of ATTRACTION
during the evening, and was thronged by
seekers after political information from Penn
kylvania, Ohio and Indiana The Greelavites
ccngregated mostly in the Tribune and World
ofhCes, and II was amusing to note the length
ened faces a. dispatch after dispatch was re-
celved, telling OF republican gains
The rooms OF the Central republican commit
tee, on Pennsylvania avenue, between Az and
eth streets, were OF course crowded during the
evening, and speeches were there made by Gov.
Cooke, Representative Chapman, Hon. A r.
Shepherd and others. |
There was but little disturbance last night
and AT midnight the city had resumed its wonted |
quiet.