The New York herald., 1872-11-06
SCENES AROUND THE HERALD OFFICE.
A Crowd Far Surprising Any Gathered
Here ON Any Election Night Before
Watching the Herald Tcll-Tale Bull

n CrOV0 Ear Surp88S1nR ANY GatncrcO
Here ON Any Election Night Before
Watching the Herald Tcll-Talc Bull
lctin.
There was great excitement last evening about
tho HERALD onlce-a degree OF excitement that
has not shown itself before in politics. campaign
IN this city for many years-an excitement, how
ewes that wa@ tempered by the best possible
humOr and the camest moderation. The crowd
began to gather early In the evening, and
1t was not long before the street in
front Of the HERALD building was compact sea
OF faces, with eager eyes upraised to the record Of
the election returns as they were being rapidly
transferred to the pieces of canvas prepared for
this purpose, covering good share OF the lower
story of the Broadway facade and under the bril-
liant blaze of calcium light in front, capable OF
being read across the street with the same as
under the effulgent rays OF the midday sun.
Every grade OF politician was represented-soid
business men, millionnaires merchants and bank
ers-the great exponents OF our commerce and
trade and vast business enterprises were here.
Smaller tradesmen. mechanics, the sooty workers
in shops, the bone and snew Of our city population,
were here Men in office and men out OF ONCE
were here. Custom House men stood cheek
by jowl with those having longing aspi-
ratons to serve their country In aiding
to collect the city customs. They had come, too,
from the slums Of the city, the repeaters, the mus
cular roughs, who under the old political regime
were proudly imperial at the polls Conspcuously
noticeble among the cr0wd-fOr one could read the
fact in their faccs-were those having bets pending
on the election. All knew that here was the place
to see
THE ELECTION RETURNS
as fast as made up, and IN this they were not dis
appointed. The first entry on the canvas bulletin,
which was made a little after seven O'CLOCK was
.lo2 out Of 5ls districts heard from give Greeley
majority Of 4,000- The wekin rang with cheers
upon this announcement Soon followed ..235
districts heard rom-Grceley 1927 Grant, 557.n
most deafening shout rent the air. other
additions were constantly being made, and other
shouts fed the street with their reverberating
peals. Meantime the crowd kept constantly in.
creasing. by nine O'Clock 1t had extended in solid
column to St. Paul's church and widened it's hanks,
an unbroken mass on either side to the Astor
House and Fulton street. There was
NEVER SUCH A CROWD
before in front of the HERALD building, and rap
idly the bulletin file up Oh course all sorts Of
were offered That feverish reslessness OF the
betting fraternity ca ger always in their efforts to
proposed all sorts of odds against those who had
been the favOrites during the day. At quarter
to ten o'clock the bulletin record had enlarged itself
to quite formidable array OF figure columns The
announcement OF the Presidential vote in the city
now was:-"4l5 election districts give Greeley
&c. 464; Grant, 45,6t4 Grceleys majority, 2O,SlO.n
At the same time there appeared this announce
ment :-'Returns at headquarters for MayOr-Have-
never and Lawrence close: O'Brien badly de-
feated.- The previous cheering was nothing to
the wild tumut OF vocicratve yells following this
latter announcement about
O'BRIEN's DEFEAT.
"OBrien gives up. l told you So exclaimed
one.
~ knew it, said another.
"You knew nothing OF the sort" added third
one. "Wat till the full returns come in--they'll
tell a different story
"Wi you bet on 0'Brien 2" spoke up fourth
person. quietly, and, as he spoke. pulling out his
pocketbook. "l' bet two TO one he is defeated
~ don't care to bc,n answered the person
addressed
"Bet you $50 to $40; will you take that ~
~ am not betting tell you.r
"Bet $50 to $10,r and he added, s'will any one
take the BERTRAND he called out the bet in a tone
There's no better but knows better than take
the bet,u was the only echoing response.
Some even bets were made on Havemeyer and
Lawrence, but evidently many OF them by previous
bettcrs on 0'Bren, anxious TO hedge their bets.
At this stage OF the evening local candidates be-
There was nothing, In fact, as yet upon which to
base calculation OF victory or defeat. The main
talk was about
GREELEY BEATING GRANT.
THAT bulletin tells queer story" said one gen.
tleman to another.
"a story that pleases the most here quietly
answered the gentleman addressed.
'l3ut to think OF Greeley getting the democratic
vote In this city for President that's the queer
part Of the story pursued the first gentleman,
who evidently felt In a moralizing strain: "the
whirgig OF time never produced such political
change"
"A complete political somcrsault entirely II
| is," interrupted the second gentleman.
"And most glorious one at that,u continued he
OF the m0ralizng strain. 'The battle began glori-
W.li s'cw 'hat fhe hattie, rv'cndnO on n, the
othar unfon. lSuoaA sxiprinualV