Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1873-09-03
TINE CITY ELECTION.
Sweeping Republican Victory !

| REPUBLICAN GAINS THROUGHOUT THE cITY-rHKY
/ STORM TEE DEMOCRATIC cIIADELs OF THE FIRsT
AND THIRD wARDs-THE LITTLE iRIsHr WARD
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. MARIs RE-EIcTKD
PRECEDENT OF CoUSoiL, AND FRANCIS VINCENT
THk NEXT CITY TREAsURER-oPFIcIAL Rk1uRNs
THE BAY THROUGHOUT TEE CITY.
Tho city election was held yesterday, for
President and members of Council, City Tres-
surer and inspectors for each ward. The polls
opened in the seveaal wards at noon, and the
voting was quietly conducted until O'Clock,
when the ballot boxes were closed.
The election was q very quiet one. Much in
terest centred in it and the leaders of both par
ties looked upon it IS very close. But little
wraDgling went on at any of the polls. SO far As
We can learn, and in the Third ward only. was
there any unusual excitement which gave prom-
lse OF troublr Even here the affair resulted III
no seT1ous Consequence, though indiscreet and
foolish men were excited to riot.
The AFFAIR grew out OF an alleged act Of re-
peating by colored man. Officer O'Neill.
who had been lowering about the different polls
but whether in violation Of the law relating TO
policemen or not We do not pretend to eay
claimed to have seen colored man vote in the
Attn ward under the name Of Fisher, and TO have
subsequently seen the same man vote IN the 3rd
Ward under the name of William Jones The
Ofhcer then kept strict watch over the move
ments OF Jones, and when he had seen him ell
ter the house OF Wn. II. Clayton, another
colored man residing in Orange street, he placed
guard over the house while be obtained a writ
from his father Esg. 0'Neill which was sworn
out by William Woodward, for Jones's arrest
Armed With this writ, which he held in his left
hand while in his right he exhibited a pistol
Nelli entered the house and began a search
1t Is stated TO us that he rushed wildly mn atar,
and down, with pistol still In hand, and a little
daughter OF Clayton happening to get in his way,
he rudely thrust her to one side, causing the
blood to How freely from her nose and mouth,
ana even threatened 20 spill the brains Of her
mother . upon the floor If she interfered with
him IN the discharge Of his duty ID"
In the meantime, vast crowd OF excited men
had gathered about the door, the leading spirit
among whom seemed TO be Archie Given In
some manner, while the search was being made
the front door blew to, or was closed by some
one, when Given kicked 1t open, making use Of
violent ana profsne language ca lculated to incte
to riot the excited crowd which lowered about
him and which needed but little to urge it on TO
serious disturbance of the peace
The whole affair was uncalled for Even
when arrested, Jones made no resistance. and
AFTER he had told the officer he would 70 quietly
with him, that official continued to hold the
muzze OF his pistol to Jones breast, which
pistol Was naoie TO be exploded at any moment,
so excited was O'Neill and 30 deaf was he to ali
entreatles to become calm The only pistol 10
tue hands OF any one be.des the officer who
made the arrest was held by Clayton who
cams cams uo"n STAIRS 10 defend his house but who
willingly gave up his pistol when advised so to
In justification of his conduct. Sergeant
oNell says that Cayton's wife threw hot water
on him, though no one else saw her do 1t. and
that the child was hurt by being knocked out the
door INTO pile OF lumber by her mother, whom
ne mad pushed aside. Be that as it may, the &C
ton OF Sergeant ONeill was unbecomlug in him
as an officer OF the peace,
Jones was held in $500 for Court, II. F. Pick.
els becoming his surety Both Clayton and his
wlte were also held for court in 5000. Marshal
Dunn becoming surety for the one and Potter $.
Blake for the other.
THE OFFICIAL COUNT.
Below we give the official returns OF the cleo
ton They vary but little, from the figures OF the
extra Com dERcIAL which we put upon the street
last night in about twenty minutes after the
last ward had Eeen counted out. Names marked
thus O. are Democrats