Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-11-06

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At the V. !. Tribune office the flow OF dis
patches was decidedly cOstive. much TO the dis
appointment of the unterritied; who sought thst
Office for consolation. Ramsdell received A
di-patch about p. IN. from Lewis Mckenzie
Ai'NanCria, enquiring anXiousiy for election
details. Ramsiell anwered PROMPTLY "eveTv-
thing gone 70 hill. Particulars unnecessary
AT the v: r. Tunes ofice the handsome Col
burn was visited by hundreds and his dispatches
carly OBJ the board, in fact Just an time 70 make
everybody feel good.
AT the Off se of the American Press Ass1cia-
ton Harry Clarke received his friends aud i'm
parted the latest news cheerfully. At the As
sOciated Press Office Jim Holland copied the
dispatches for the morning papers, and ans
wered many questions at the same time, be-
sides arranging all the dispatches from the south
for the north as they were taken from the wires
here. Mckee andJulian Holland rendered him
sctlve assistance, and it was broad daylight be-
The gallant Barr, southern agent, spread the
news over the south. As usual he was calm and
lie had been on the losing side, and he was now
used 10 defeat.
General Boynton, of the Cincinnati Gazette,
and hnowlton, of the Commercial, received the
western news, and their Offices were crowded
during the evening. Their dispatches were nu-
me1ous and reliable.
first 10 get New England news, and his dis
patches, especially from Massachusetts and
Banks district, were eagerly looked for.
The Dem. Jacks EpizoOticaIIy BIue.
jackson
association presented a rather gloomy aspect
last night. The faithful commenced dropping
IN about O'Clock, and most of them firing OF
the dowhcast appearance of each other. after
sitting for few moments, would quietly with
draw, while Others would collect in small groups
and speculate on the result of the coming eWs.
rival Of Mr.. John +. Norris the president OF the
association, when he took the chair and called
the ineeting z TO order. \ small circle advanced
towards the stand, evidently expe sting to hear
good fa1 m rk5 f-n,,
tfa; gentleman, but were sadly sold when the
char announced that the first business in order
would be the collection of dues from the mem
hefs who were in arrears. This, he said, was
most important, as the Dem. Jack. ASS
we're about to settle, up their
counts and square with their creditors
Major Flood walked up, and after overhauIinp
his pocket-boOk planked down fifty cents re-
marking that II took half his pile. None others
loiiowIng SUIT the chair called on the committee
on collections to report. Col. Swart here rose
and remarked that he felt mortified; he had
walked and rode many miles since the last
meeting, and had only collected SIS, while he
should have had Sis instead; the members he
had called OH would tell him that it was no use
paying Tor dead Dem. Jack. Ass. This was
The best he could do; he wished it was more
The chair remarked that he had done pretty
well-much better than their secretary, who had
not turned In anything; Mr.. Stewart had not
been heard from, and Dr. Culver was absent.
After waiting Tor some minutes in dead silence
recess was agreed upon, and most OF the MEM
beers scattered to more lively scenes than were
~ DC AOuEu lnere- Nr. MOTIFS SAID he
THOUGHT OF GOING HOME,
a. there was OF STAYING there.
Col. Swart declared he would not 20 home till
morning; II the dem. jack. was to die of the
epizcotlc, let them all stand by and give 1t a
Gecen\ burial.
a Voice. Where's Davis?v
DIR Clayton Which Davis-Jen?o
Voice. No; X. s.; he hasn't shown himself
here for long time
Dr. Clayton:-"Oh, he's gone up in balloon"
Another Voice His wife is sick"
=. Hes yofr no I,E
Culver: He hasn't come, nor Col. Moore"
Mr. NoIris.-" Oh, they'll be along soon, |
reckon DR.. Culver was the one who advocated
The meeting. you know, and he'll be here"
Here a boy came running in with handful
OF dispatches from the Patriot Office New York
CITY, 4oIO0 for Greeley! Brooklyn. $4,000.
This mace the old fellows happy, and Major
Flood said that ciinched the whole thing.
Dr; clayton was really joyful. Now, if he
go home content. His fOndest hopes were to he
realized, for not one southern state would 90
for Grant, except South Carolina, which was
he didn't believe the radical Off Gals were going
10 reiln9uish their places peaceably, and when
thes 10 they will no doubt destroy the public
records .G order to escape the pententiary or
an OF the group nodded assent to these senti-
mems, kno here the boy came with fresh dis
PATCHES.
WOODSTOCK, vA.-2l2 for Greeley, i2 for
Grant"
Major Flood" That's enough that indicates
how the entire state is going"
Voice Yes, and the entire country.
dont.believe Grant'll get single state
stranger" Neither do /; he'll get them alln
Dagger looks were cast at this intruder, and
ne Withdrew.
Thus the political Thermometer vibrated until
abort II O'Clock, and before that hour arrived
the crowd became thin and sicklv looking
enough, as the later dispatches knocked their
calculations helter-skelter, and they concluded
20 adjourn TO meet at the call OF the chairman
and Try 10 settle up finally.
Other Localities.
The headquarters OF the southern and other
republican state associations at Clark s hail, on
streets, was lighted up and in the early part of
the evening there were some callers, but As the
news seemed to be more generally disseminated
~ town, Mir. BeaTdsley, with a pocket full of
Virginia dispatches, LETT fer the 18th street
neighborhOOd, and by nine O'clock all Washing
ton tpolitiCians) seemed 10 have taken them
selves west OF 9Th street; the hotel Hobbies were
deserted, and the crowds headed for the news
paper Offices.
at the Chronicle Off ce the gas fixture lettered
peace" was lighted up early in the evening,
and quite crowd gathered in the street in front
Tor dispatches which were read every few min
utes to the cheering assembage.
lie Patriot ONCE was AS early rs shutdown
oeseiged by the adherents OF Mr.. Greeley in
considerable numbers, and there were numbers
OF republicans present to enjoy the long drawn
races OF Norris, Swsrt, Billy dickson and others
report that New York and Illinois had surely
gone for Greedy, and therefore he was elected
beyond O doubt, put q number in good humor
and small crowd wi, that report mixing with
the Patriots assemblage, giving publicity
thereto, made them happy for a brief season.
true, and Vim. dickson and others, who had the
open sesame to the building, went in and con-
ferred with Pop" Talcott, whose figures
showed that such thing couldn't be, and On his
return with the counter statement q wonderful
change took place in their countenances. A dis
patch received shortly after, to the effect that
Delaware had gone g. GO for Greeley, raised their
spirits, and there was some such eXclama lions
as " Thank God for Delaware" sent up. .f
At the new RePsJItoaw Office, corner of 18th
street and Pennsylvania avenue, . large crowd
assembled TO zee the dispatches, which were
displayed In the street by means Of Q stereopto-
con; snd as the good news tRs being dis
played, cheer after cheer rent the air. A band
of music was in the building, performing appro-
pirate airs. BY IL o'clock all had got enough,
and near about midnight the crowds began to
dlsperse from the streets.
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