The New York herald., 1872-11-06

Crowd Far Surpasstng Amy Gathered
Here ON Any Election Night Before
Watching the Herald Tcll-Tale Bull
Ictin.
There was great excitement last evening about
tho HERALD Onice-a degree OF excitement that
has not shown itself before In a pOliticH campaign
in this city for many years-an excitement, how
ewes that was 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 the street with the same case as
under the effulgent rays of the midday sum-
Every grade OF politician was represented-solid
business men, miionnaires 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-
rations to serve their country In aiding
to collect the city customs. They had come, too,
from the sums of the city, the repeaters the mus
cular roughs, who under the old political regime
were proudly imperial at the polls. Conspicuously
notcebe among the crowd-f0r one could read the
fact in their faces-were those having bets pending
on the election. All knew that here was the place
to see Att.-.,t.
THE ELECTION RETURNS M
as fast as made uD 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
'l02 out OF 5lS districts heard from give Greeley
majority of 4ooo." The welkin rang with cheers
districts heard lrOm-Grceley, 49, ,277 Grant, IL, $751;"
A most deafening shout rent the air. other
additions were constantly being made, and other
shouts filled the street with their reverberating
peals. Meantime the crowd kept constantly in
BY II mad a. u sS
an unbroken mass on either side to the Astor
House and Fulton street. There was
NEVER SUCH CROWD
| before in front of the HERALD building and rap
idly the bulletin file up. Ol course all sorts Of
were onered. That feversh resIessness OF the
betting fraternity, ger always In their efforts to
satisfy their insatiate cravings for excitement,
! proposed all sorts of odds against those who had
been the favorites during the day. At u 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 as:-'415 election districts give Greeley
90, ,4e4; Grant, 1904; Greeley's majority 2oslO.h
| At the same time there appeared this announce
ment :-"Returns at headquarters for Mayor-Have-
never and Lawrence close; O'Brien badly de-
|
the wild tumult Of vociierative yels following this
| latter announcement about
| O'BRIEN's DEFEAT.
"O'Bren gives up. l told you so' exclaimed
| one.
| II knew it," said another.
| "You knew nothing OF the sort" added a third
one. "wait TIL the null returns come in-they'll
| tell q different story"
| ..wilI you bet on O'Bren ?" spoke up fourth
person. quietly and, as he spoke, pulling out his
| pocketbook. am bet two TO one he Is defeated"
~ don't care to bet" answered the person
! addressed.
"Bet you $50 to SO; will You take that sv
| 81 am not betting tell you.n
"Bet $50 to $10,n and he added, twill any one
take the betty, and he called out the bet in tone
ofvoice lond enough to be heard two blocks away.
There's no better but knows better than take
the bet,r was the only cchoing response.
Some even bets were made on Havemeyer and
Lawrence, but evidently many OF them by previous
| betters on OBrien, 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.
teman to another.
| "a story that pleases the most hcrcr quietly
answered the gentleman addressed.
i "But 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 m0ralizlng strain: "the
| whirligig Of time never produced such political
| change"
| "A complete political somcrsault entirely It
| is,r interrupted the second gentleman.
"And most glorious one at that continued he
| Of the moralizing strain 'The battle began glori-
| ously In Louisiana, and hope tomorrow morning
. V.ll snow 'hn' the hItilc rvtcndnV on al the
| 0th aaio enn