The New York herald., 1875-11-03
THE HERALD BULLETIN BOARDS.

An hour after sunset crowds Of people anxious
TO know the results of the election wended their way
down in the direction of the newspaper Offices
BY ten O'Clock the breadth OF Broadway in front OF the
HERALD Office one dense mass of human beings
Two illuminated bulletin boards one directly over the
main entrance to the HERALD Building and the other
at similar elevation the left made the great attrac-
ton OF the strong calcium re nector fixed
in upper window Of the Astor House, on vescy
street. threw of light half the facade OF
the building bringing out the figures thai momentariy
appeared on the clean white surface Of the bulletin
boards with sharp distinctncss.
! The board to the left OF the entrance gave
s'mscelaneous returns'' for county and State
| officers they TO the Office in in
complete form but yet sufficiently full 10 give
| the eagerly awaiting crowd material for speculation.
These miscellaneous returns were rapidly inscribed by
| young man standing a platform in front OF the
board and writing, rather printing, fast the
dispatches dictated to him by the telegraph boy
Tho board the neatly arranged in red
and black lines and letters for the by Assembly
districts of the vote for Bigelow-Seward Hackett-
Smyth Oney-Phclps and the State for Secretary
OF State separate board adjoining the one marked
.Miscellaneous devoted to the returns from the
Fourth Senatorial district contested by Fox and Nor
rissey This had special attraction for considerable
portion of the assemblage, the nobody could
give any idea Of how the struggle bad gone, and whic
guessed that Fox had swept the district others
maintained that Morrissey by long odds the win
ming man.
The sun mprovised for the occasion white window
and erected calcium light out Printing House
square, which illuminated with good effect the written
returns placed upon tho screen. Al the World Office
the returns written up and affixed TO a pillar at
the counter. Neither the Tribune Times made any
display.
was on every tongue 'Ahl sure he's elected: nothing
could Hackett with the papers and everybody else
at his back cried one enthusiastic Hibernian ~
dant cara a he Lone ttN
State is SAFE" said democrat who further supple
mented his remarks by adding that the man powcr
controversy through the crowd the defeat of
the principal the Tammany county ticket
was taken in the best Of humor by what clearly
democratic crowd
10Y At MoRRIssEY's RETURN
The asscmblagc remained in fever of pleasant
ctement while the first returns concerning Morrsseys
district were being recorded Finally, when thoy were
permitted TO them, and the inscription stated that
fifteen election districts of the Fourth ward gave
Morrssey 432 majority, great cheering broke in tho
middle of the crowd and was again and again repeated
But there small Fox element present at FIRST that
derded the cheers and told the MorKssey people 70
hold their horses and wait bit that tho Fourth ward
his stronghold aud that the First had yet to be
heard from But the believers In the star of Fox were
handful in comparison to the host Of lusty-lungcd
voters who fairly roared with delight additional re-
announced that Morrissey had majority or l43
In twenty. three election districts Of the ward
Eventually when the returns placed Il beyond doubt
that Hackett and Morrissey were elected three cheers
were gwen and hundreds dispersed homeward salts
fed that the day had brought good fruits
THB BULLETINS up TowN
AT Twenty. third street and Broadway, and sur
rounding the lower end Of the Fifth Avenue Hotel
the people were packed thicky, and the HERALD
and Tcie1rdm bulletins revolved continuously
showing the maorities for Hackett and Phelps When
this journal going to press the crowds still
standing and cheering, regardless OF tho chill winds
that were blowing around them and making them fec
uncomfortable There was even larger crowd at the
HERALD branch once, cheering for Hackett phelps
and the bulletin Broadway received as much atten-
tion as the Telegram bulletin on sixth avenue aid
h0uv m pOt CHI hora
yell from the boys that made the wekin ring As the
election artists who were engaged TO paint the figures and
describe the details of the fight out, aud after
having done their work. hoisted and lowered tner ban
ners OF victory, there great cheering again and
again. Every person present in Sixth avenue and
broadway seemed feel he or she for there were
some few ladies' In the crowd had won personal VIC
tory. The gallant fight made by Morrssey against Fox
and the tremendous exertions made by the Tammany
chiefs to win the battle had strung the people up 20
terrible feeling, and the returns came in there was
shout OF Joy which only too plainly told
how the citizens Of the metropolis had been agated
and how they had done theif duty. The assembiage
which stood latest was at Tweny-third street. Tor
revolving bulletin has fascination when thcre rs Q
light that will make people stand and gaze and walt for
tho last figure Ii very late this morning when
tho crowds dispersed but they all went homo with
cheerful feeling that the city OF New York was right
and Is always right when the people are called upon 70
| do their duty ns voters ,,,.,
election returns on its bulletin board corner oil Eighty
sixth street and Third avenue brought to that point
last night a motley crowd. Az eight O'Clock the cal.
cu hight was turned on the white spread IN front
OF the Edst Side building and forthwith there assem-
bed colony OF lous men, who stood shivering and
gaming at the blank sheet wondering what tale II would
! ten A murmur from the crowd was all that greeted
tho irst announcement made on the board which was
| Go the effect that Thurow Weed claimed small
iorty for the republican State ticket The report was
discredted by many, and discussion rife when tho
announcement was made that Phelps in 104 election
districts ahead OF 0lney.
"Hackctt elected by 1000 majority" 'Morrissey's
majority IS s,o@ estimated at sOO' and "Hackes e
tckctn placardcd In quick succession and tho
crowd manifested much interest cheering loudly as
each announcements vas mado II was halfpast nine,