Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-11-05
HOW the election Went or.
REPORTS FROM VARIOUS oUARTERs-soENE AND IN
oIDENTs--THE DAY AFTER TEE FIGHT.

REPORTS FROM VARIOUS oUARTERs--soENEs AND M
oIDENTs--THE DAY AFTER TEE FIGHT.
In the upside-down condition of affairs, on the
day after an election, and with the labor re-
quired in newspaper Offices to tabulate and re-
wise returns many incidents of election day ea-
cape attention. Some Of them, thus neglected,
we now report
At the Milford polls, about three o'clock in the
afternoon, there was serious row between
some whites and colored men. Two If the latter
were slightly cut The disturbance was prompt
ly quelled. "
Some Of the election boards were occupied
until very late hour in counting on The Sew
onth Ward Of this city was not in uuil about 2
O'Clock, even out-stayihg the Fourth Ward,
which is notoriously tardy. In Easl Dover, the
work WAS completed at half past four o'clock,
having taken 111S hours.
In North Murderkill, says correspondent, the
Acknowledgement Of Republicans was very ex-
tensve. There were returned of that party 1873
delingquents, "Dy refusing to receive colored
mems taxes except from their own hands, and
by other hooks and crooks
In West Red Lion, there was q tax receipt vot-
ed, instead of q Republican ticket, aud one bal
lot for "Dr Jump" instead of Isaac Jump was
not counted. The vote was tie on Governor
80 to 80. This WIS a considerable Republican
gain from the Little Election, and there would
have been majority for Jump, our eorrespon.
dent SAYS, II all the votes had been received
that should have been. ~ a
At the polls at FELTON,, in South Muiderkin, q
man who keeps an unlicensed liquor saloon al
Bowers Beach, had put up n temporary booth
near the place of voting, and dealt ont his bug
juice" In open defiance of the law. As. coDse-
quence, says our correspondent, drunken men
were numerous, and quarrels frequent, until
finally there was fracas between white and col
ored men, 'in which two of the latter were bad
ly, brutaly heated, with pales from the fence. or
any other weapon the assaiants could get hold. "
The man who sold the liquor. who is named
Levy, WAS finally arrested, and held to bail by
Esquire Moore, for trial at Court
There were colored votes captured by the
Democrats, in all quarters. In Pencader and
Mill Creek, instances of this are reported to
In the former, some of them were told by the
Democrats that the Republicans would tax away
all their property to build school-houses ! In
Mill Creek, thirty colored votes were not ont.
In East st. Georges, forty were not out, and
many of them, the leading colored Republicans
say, were paid to stay away.
Yesterday morning colored man entered the
office of a Democratic Squire, in this city and
with Il broad grin, inquired about the leo
ton. He was informed that the Democracy had
been triumphant. But, said Republican present,
''You didn't help it along did you?' The re-
ply was as unexpected it was confusing to
the Democrats present. ''Yes Sah Mr.. -,
(laming prominent Democrat glib me new
hat and pair Of pants to vote the Democrat
ticket and done it. Ise Democrat IN good
standing, now"
Yesterday, the streets of this city were cum
bered extensively with intoxicated men Dur
ing the forenoon, particularly noisy drunken
and exhilarated party made their appearance, il
is said from New Castle. Their great cause OF
delight was the election of 'Bill Lambson" fol
Sheriff