Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-11-10
ANOTHER NIGHT OF SUSPENSE.
wsshing q ton Waiting for the Verdict
Scenes Abou, rorn Las. Erening.

scenes About TotrR Last Erentug.
The excitement over the late election was
Kept up yesterday and last evening, aud
every point where dispatches were received
was thronged by large crowds anxious to
get the latest intelligence. Both parties
ciaimSd the election, but the republicans
were little more hopeful and enthusiastic
man their opponents, mainly on account Of
Secretary Chambers telegram from New
fork that Hayes and Wheeler were elected
oy majority OF one.
THE JACKSON DEMoCRATIC ASSOCIATION
HEADQUARTERS
Wss crowded TO overlooking, and Louisiana
avenue, IN 'front.' OF the building, contained
also q large crowd. Mr.. Robert Ball presided
With Mr.. W. Pierce Bell secretary, and the
former read dispatches claiming democratic
victory In Florida and South Carolina and
the ele ction OF Tilden amid vociferlous cheer
1Dg. Dr. c. p. Culver addressed the meeting
AZ some length, coDgIatulatipg the democ-
Tacy that the relief has at last come, for
which they should thank Him who holds the
destinies OF nations. He urged that they
should not forget that freedom often suffers
from intoxicated reveIry, aud that Ameri
can government requires OF its people con-
slant and vigilant watchfulness over the
first encroach b.. OF power over the re-
frset and forgive OF their political enemy
and many bitter pangs te assuage. They
.hould consider that We are one people, turn
tteir backs on the past and look TO the future
and make IL glorious. They should not
become corrupt by dissensions in their own
ran KS nor by an inordinate scramble for the
Mr. Ball read few more dispatches, and
siter some minutes spent In cheering the
Letting a. jOurned.
AT TIE 7ILDEN AND HENDRICKS REFORM
CLUB HEADQUARTERS
The excitement last night was even greater
tnan on the previous night. The street in
front YVES so blockaded that 1t was with DIFF
nculty the street cars could pass, and pedes-
trians had TO elbow their way through. In
side The club room the pressure was as great.
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dispatches were very few last night, and
those that did come were not very reliable.
MI. Creecy, vice president Of the club, was
in bis seat, and Messrs. Berry, English and
Wires, were bustling ayoupd the room keep
ing up the spirit of the boys. Mr.. Creecy led
on In speech while they were waiting for
Mr.. BabcOck. who made lively addresses
brimful OF exultatiOn at "the glorious pros-
pect' of demoerauc administration OF the
government. Mr.. j. X. Riley, coiored man
who had just returned to this city from Ar
kansas, where he has been stamping the
stare for the democracy, was introduced and
cheered. Mr.. Riley is a medical graduate or
the Howard University, and was sent out
by the democratic committee here. During
the evening Mr.. VIM. Homer amused the
crowd from the top OF the stairway by his
com1cal saying and gestures. The dispatches
being few ard indecistve in character, the
AT THE REPUBL1CAN HEADQUARTERS,
on street, large crowd assembled at AZ
early nour OF the evening, anxfOusly await
Ing news OF the political situation. AS fl
grew later and the excitement and suspense
throughout the city became more intense
the crowd rapidly Increased, and by eight
were 70 deDeely packed that IL was with the
greatest dimculty one cOuld get in or out
The crowd extended all along the pavement
middle of the street. The time between the
receipt of dispatches was whiled away by
singing campaign songs and speech making,
both In and ont OF the building. Cheers for
given. the Rreatest'enthusiasm prevailing,
ard the crowd, as general thing, was
reIsy but good natured. The assemblags
did not dispense until all hope of the arrival
of that anxtously looked for steamer at Pa.
latka was given up for the night.