The New York herald., 1872-11-06
Fourteenth Ward.

age no damage was done or even attempted.
Fourteenth Ward.
The right OF franchise was exemplincd by the
citizens with remarkable order and sohrety. One
of the principal points OF interest was polling
place in Houston street (First distrct, block or
from the celebrated 'Murderer's row." In
this locality Willoughby, the candidate for the
Assembly, is quite popular, and SO is Byrne, the
candidate for Assistant Alderman on the other
ticket Things were very much Mixed and no
man could say that he had voted straight" The
opposing local nominees In most instances
were friends and neighb0rs, that little AMI
mostly or bitterness was displayed; ; but the an
tag0nistic parties carried the contest with great
apparent good humOr. In the interest of O'Brien,
however, there was here stationed gang OF
very suspic0us-l00king men, They were evidently
taken from the very dregs Of crime. Hardly face
among them was there that did not bear the marks Is
OF former and recent fights and the expressions OF
eye and lip did no. bespeak very high or patriotic
incentives in theT approach to the sacred privilege
OF the ballot. one or two attempts were made by
these creatures to press their way in body into
the room where the votes were being cast, but the
drm and manly attitude Of the police prevented
both the accomplishment OF their object, which was
10 0verturn the ballot boxes and the occurrence Of
a row.
In Mulberry street, at the corner OF Jersey lane,
where the negro "elcment' ~ in the ascendant,
there were booths guarded by dusky "worKers''
purpOsey provided to allure the votes OF the en-
candidates. The descendants OF all the AfricaRs
were out in great numbers darkcning the cheerful
prospect with the shadows OF their dusky FORMS
Political discussion ran high. highly magina-
tive ecctor, with q compact personnel, glittering
black eyes and sn0w-white row OF teetl re.
counted to fellow, who was not at all of
d credulous disposition, ON outrage which he
said had been put upon black citizen In another
ward The little game OF the "worker" in this
instance was evidently to prejudice public opinion
by ISLANDERS against the opposition. The VIC
tim at length exclaimed, intensely eXcited:-
sort. No, san; don't b'leve muffin " say"
''But hold up. IT'S so-teil YOU Dar's Gawge
Glumner Oar Is an the same a,. anng 1s1r No soo
hyere; don't want muffin to do with you.. Your Iect
amt mates-no they aint. Don't want muffin = do
Wouldn't b'icve neither OF you on yer oath. votes
for O'Brien, dOes.'
He was gigantic Ethiop, and walked OF with
heavy strides; whcreupon "young leiler'' of the
more mercuria race OF Ilibernia said cOntdcntially
to the grinning policemen:-
'.LOOk at the feet OF the two OF thcm[0OkF
The crowd looked and laughed.
In the lower part Of the ward-in Baxter street,
near Canal-was another polling place where ap-
prehensiOns were fOrme OF some possible disturb
ance. One or two alterations here occurred in
which men gave and received blows. A short time
after twelve o'clock quite violent lent night com com.
venturcd to interfere between the combattants,
trying to separate them. policeman, named
Walton, at this moment becoming aroused to q
sleepy idea of his duty, struck in the crowd at
random and hit Fceny, the peacemaker, on the
head. Feehy's heroic passions arose. and he re-
taated with vigorous blow in the oniccr's face.
He arrested and taken to the station house,
but was soon afterw Ad discharged.
Freddy the Blacksmith with party Of follow
ers and friends, pr0menadcd about The polls in
this part OF the ward, and lie afterwards held a
levee III Smiths saloon, on the corner OF Baxter
and Hester streets where tile most dabolical
looking comp0nents or the crowd were treated
with true rufianly hospitality poisoned liquor
and bad cigars. freddy" was much intoxicated
when. shortly before four O'Clock, he staggered
up town, under the admring gaze OF the '.work-
ers'i whO hung about the booths