, 1875-11-03


At tho First Precinct Of tho Eight, Wac1, Ia.
Gated in tho ou;,tns-houao near tho c1s,ip: uf
Maxwell and Cnnat H.rcetA, tllo vo:ii, Cracerdci
in an rlctly manner, ti'a'ks to tho I'rnsoncu Of
fur puliccmon am! tho itepubi.al tiuArd@ Ut
tho !'alos.Dox. Early III TIN day lhefe waa COIL
H::crat" in,e,est manifested Int durs'1x tito
AFTERNOON tue voting hccetne slo"or. aud Mt half
AT i ,rIoek not 1lDfe slA1 Il dozGn 20 ,t,o Ycta
'sn ;r'a:cd IN tl,s vicinity Of ti,o rols No lllA-
turntti''c+ "GE9 reported.
ine src. MI Precinct, which lad bnen changed
rom So. ~ Cana! 10 M. GU Canal, exhibited
about tan eaule rymnta.na. / few dsunka,fa
tl!rpav.H t'lel.zeveH. hut wore speedily l&ietedf
W t!Ih p3..cs.
aASn or nsrEA7grs.
AuppoHod to nnye cn:e from tim rirat or Eome
other ward, in the sn'eecht of l'es;ng. hro7e III
iu Wagon To thu }uIl nf tho Sixth lsoetnes OF
tic Eighth Nartl. TN listlY street, near 1Ia,-
eares' about oc!"ss lat osensng. as1 began to
'ot6. a cfbHu of boy, from IL to 70 Jea:a of
are. annoyed them. AMI with they wn1e driving
~ t'nco of tho .0GtlIa l..n n4aes thu wagon,
ssl'iu:' and h"GtnE a. tho party, OF 7tlon,-
young fcllaw Of Shut - yoard, de-
tcrlhcI as Wearing light Sray cJat anI
having black muskacAp-;nnpc olt at tito
vcic'o and whipped Of III" ba:A. na:aud
Shannon. Tho otisoss followed Tho party, wteu
tho young mai above 1nehtinne tl,aG reyoyot
aul iftd thret F,o,., n, Hf which t0uE effect
in tic right sioutlnt of a vnatl Of II sears,
liAAod Michael lstlsk. who live. at No. 10 TAir.
tetHth piaco, H!lete hc was tAhtu mud attended,
to By Dr. 1.ackner: tiln wound e very paiatul
bu: Hos dangerous. Tie two other bullets 10
wantonlY and murIerolslT tired pa sud cIo1o to
the hcads of JnrnGn EothulT ard tue boy ;;lnunon.
Tho teroaters continued tJ drive off rapljy, and
their whereabouts CJs,ld rat bo learned by tla
policemen At tue poll. Il. +. Der1ck@on sent
word to tllo NcpubIican hcadYlartufs that votes
veto being repeated by tho iltlndr,l At tho l,so-
cincs mentioned III the foregoing acculut.
ani hta:en-Att1rnoy I.ced called on Su;,..
Hickey nnd iuturn+d Atm Of tho matter. Gait.
Ellis was ordered to tho place with hln sessrya
force. but when they arrived tho trouble had
euled, and all was lu1t nt few minutes before
o'clock, when a 1nInrsr reIoltot ras At that
rntiug-I''aco. Tic bows who wero tirsl at nav
thuY cln ens!y idcntil: tho roniH. and hayo
furnished Information WHICH viii lead to tu.ir
arrest
beyond these ineta.1ccs lie elee:ion in tiia
ward wnB conducted III Y,ie: lt"i1cl!des. hcctey-
iteF. uuc't ucu. anl .!esiusitrs mingled to-
EethoE. and in tnauy t;I"s worked together.
| Jho ticEet-pcdIles fcrmtd remarkably freq
| from par:1.aiIAllip. nt II II voter a.ied for an
| other thau tnelr fayori,c th:het obliged hta1
with tho utmost a!Acfty Iilcro was not great
deal Of challenging. sad no: mary who needed
| challenging. 1t was demonstrated at all early
| atnso that tho challenged parties hlckcd ~
couus few doubtful characters p.ssod in
| their ballots for l1c4ug without protest. Tho
Eresence Of the Republican olas,is. however.
deferred many from custln:: illegal voteH, who
| under any other clrcnnttanses would haEe becn
! PRONE to do no. Tlo'o acquainted Will thu
ward ayesfed that tho electiou was etIuarcr than
| It aas boon for sonlo tuie. 4 la-Se vote was
|
! dark, Whci there ncte several Hkirmiuhcs, S0Do
| Of them LOOKING rstler Hetinus.
llet1ux and illy butiy-gnarl we're around in
| tue afternoon. bat their presence d"! NJ: eYoko
| overy precinct and OH gong away teartallJ en-
| treated thcin to pull hu through.
NINTH Wtnl'.
Matters in this ward seemed to tho 1nin!tfate
to he un.c c:uu1tabis mixed. IEco wage lnDlo
f2'4t t.eset' probably, tl11o In any other
about se:atehing oue Ut tho causi:Iates kntl
| the obltglng pe,',1,er would rroiuce ,nn ticket
headed e.ttIur :. .Eerul'iirat," . indepetldsu'."
| Or "OppouitIon." wh1cil would ho nA1e to cuu- .
tain the names dcHred The Eceleyitcs "ovk.l
Elaluri,y. THE I!ack urs weru hopeful, but tic
lIo-nEEteH fel. themselves tuvartl hight clean
| Kbu1-ut,.
TA.s ward probsbl1 rrenonsea tho liyeliess
| sccnes ~ al. At each prcc.nrs gout -natnre't
his.Itng aud chatlin. ueso kept up from tho
o.eninS to tho c!oso OF tits rolls. But every
| one reemcI to recoSnizs tha: lll4 nughpor hat
right to vote AIt tak ~ ho pleased aild thu re-
K,lt MAS q coaH11tc,3ua denvth OF party 41a.foEs.
TIA saloons tbs vicinity Of the pulling: places
did stirring ira !c oil ray.
| TIE lIl'EI. PRECINCT
| was tbs only onu which ted nbo.1t prelcEyfn4
the na4uo Vi tho ward for fIu ai.i WHISKY. r.,e
crowd there was greater than any" helo elsc. Hnd
1t. Character was proportlountey moro roN1 .isA.
| Whether that Hns owing 10 ita liosing pEociyi-
tIe8 not Is delicate qnestun. Ono thing,
huHeycr. was uotl:chblo.-thas tue Hes!ne mun
could not bear tn. idca Ut I!s ubllcau voting.
Md tried 10 proven: opposition to their Leader
fayn1i.c .lodGe MAS to challenge tho votes Of
wetl-ln0wu citizens III thu hope OF ACCUSING
their seslt er and rrcci irritating u tlGht. In most
loa auccs ttis trick failed misorahly, but on
cr1l 4luE,a tie calcuner folloned VI hls at-
t:'; viii abu.e, which, Ut courso, viii quickly
; loil ,ned with blows. between HraI I u'c.uck
10 les. taln haIf-s-aozen squire lights occurred
HON t!;" very cans'. ilaprity n'ao of them
] ~ In hFt n.
1aenr4A. Tho po!ico rc,,crAlly nlo: :p1sod aftor
tue ,ir.t few blows. aud restored o:avr.
ltsa'izius IL. utter l1oi :nesancss of h's canae
Of music n,rsins ,ho ,uand oI tho pro-
: ciuc.s all day. They nero instructed tn
: play uotLn; but fish Mrs. but their
y execution - item being AZ exoctablo as F,oss
i b!e Instead Of Det"g f.tnusea thsrcby. tho l,ials
= cltIIens almost to n.n "eso ligguated. Tho
: battl which p.otneuadcA tbs Eighth Ward con~
tined tne!E e'lorss to iermat. national Mrs but
from other eat4sH not hard to account for sholr
' charts vera IA poorly appreciated ~ those Of
:, their cautfcr"' il Tho Ninth.
losing pient considerable time in personal
tour Of tic lrcclucss In tho afternoon. Ao
luukcd
. VERY nLrr,
: but whe,acr from iu'.'sndins dc!cat or from tho
"chl Hosclnbcr'a Hurly blAri' tao deponcnt
sayeth nut. Ho was accompanied BY his laith-
, ~ squire. Jack l'on.sr.s. "!42ao spesial
duty nr pleasure waa to nIaho trlunua
Of tho reelers ut the voting-windows. Onaliaa
WAS alao Oh duty III buggy ail by lnaee:
ilostuE did not seon vol pleased " what lu Hsw.
but. aB in tho Eighth WnrL ho opouoa ElH ..,oart
aud his l'ulse to truas his tools to Indifferent
lager aud wurse whisky. =
After o'clock tIlsro WIS liy'' r.. rout.l
| the Ulus island pscrin.y. Every ,e,nea 10
| have POSTPONED voting until tho o.''s ii lour,
: aad tho Judges ano claras had to Tsi. nth nil
+. their might to krep up with tho I'll H. No aa-
| turbAnco Uf q serioua nature Orcu. 81. There
was lots Of pushing and swearing. Blu these ara
evils peculiat to lato voting.
i Tue loyu and hulna Of tho younger yntcrs ol
o the ward amused thouaoIyes a'tur. dark Nlsh
d woro ignteI didn't mich matter, Tile ",oys
i had their fun aud tlnt was all they oarod fur.
-HE TENTH WAED.
g In the TenlA Ward there MAJ very little to cal
/. for thu interference vi tbs Eolics ts Ballot
x Box tuast.r, tlIulsiI hous iiiugatyotmg tsuno
J. III tho l'lrnt PRECINCT ei!cicnt 1EepnbkcAt
!. rlln lnnnt.rd tun1la rr.uk dtpIarp III tbs Yuts