, 1876-11-08
United 8tates. At about II o'clock tic crowd
began to dispeTse and tho realizing Of dispatches
wa1 discontinued,
DEMOCRATIC lIEADQUAR-
TIERS.

mistake" sail the rc1-hot Bourbon IA he clutch
ed hls beard IN his cxcit cmcnt oyer bogus dis.
patch. wcl, he ruslltd 10 impart to the yelling,
boist"rpus crowd firmly packed together In The
rotumIa Of the Palmer Housc.
at about o'clock Inst evening the great
space IN front Of the oi1tce at this hotel VIVA
filled with inotlcy asaemb1ago Of the tr'sc
democratic pattern, MI of them in thcsf
fevcrlssi itnpatsc1,ce fairly itching fur news.
Tic approaches to tile Committee rooms up
stairs were held by policemen, none hetng per-
m!tte'l to pass up except the guests Of tho
house, aud the leaders and pcraonal friends of
the unterri1cl faithful.
The rottnda was crammed will! an anxious
and expcetant crowd; tile balconies above were
filled, tnai!y Ut their occupants being ladies',
who fully participated In tile e1citctnent. Thu
csossi wns, nA might hnyc been expected,
violently pctnocratlg tn It's symputhcs, ahd vas
wllost tntupat'ons arc Il matter Of mystery to
their ncgttaf1tatces, but alIo nevertheless
tlreaa hi supernno broaArloth and wear
laai jewelry ahounicd; sporting tnen md men
stones were there Il, scores; hard youths and
wretchcd old men stool shoulder u slluu'dcr,
patiently waiting .aud yei1IuE, huur after hour,
to hear The news frotn Tillcn.
There was II stnnt proportion Ut rcspectnbln
men in the crow,,, l.1t They, evidently dyed In
rr'tlr mix, lookel as tlouEh tlcy tit asl,anctl
VI rl" @ s''Esy is aosi sosX "eFS aropy. IT, wncro the
tcicssans were shouted to the frcttlng
'no!' By John Torsytic Jurry Crowley,
an! others. the seete wns Il peculiar
e ts 'ftss7 ss t Ss p1 The fEsat fs n!nsSs 5fr5; Il
t'aEer .Is11Ted faces; anil the facial character
lssits uf tic maj! were not lpon the wi,uie of
ttlnrAcser 1" Impress tlic behoIIcr with sense
"f its general intelligence us refinement.
nj
down, now huutng, then luughing. Euytng
cacss other; g0ul ,uturcll hut impulcnt, hut
hlwasa yelling lfke lnanfass When my Tll1lcfi ad-
ynntlgc was proclaimed from, tte baicu.y Of tho
SaInte, whence the nlenlbers If the elect dis
pcnBCl their news.
NuF were tlmse expressions of opinion limited
IN merely vocal demonstrations Tic tnost t,t-
s'ilaut spirits sought the centre oi thu crowd,
an1 irlauguratelR
SORT or VARIANCE,
which they pursued with zcst, the diversion
aGcEni!lT to be agreeable to tie participants,
though CARRIED ior~url to tic cbst ot the sou-
uars.
In the rou1ns that constituted headquarters
the scene wns somewhat different though It was
equally lively. III the large cns1-rooiis on the
ness was In render llappy tic Con
fedcratc ragged edges that ornamcnic,l
tl1e sidewalk, anl which lcpcu.le. tor It's pu';tl.
y
i number III lnlngprs .lllel this room mud
fnlulGrd themselves III abstract Bpec,,lAtlons
li1eon thG trn!,nhc truth Or falsity af The rr-
t'lrns. Truc Democratic instinct taught them
TO regard with sl.5pc.u,, the statements s,f their
RastGr*, aud, rcurGd IN the atmosphere Ut Ialsc-
hood they were naturally doubtful of their own
tlEurcs.
Next 10 this room, the tcle.rapl-opcra.ors
we're IN fr.c. a,l,l hrislily ut work. hit the
high altar nf tile Dcnlne.ntic fctst,--tlle 1luly
nj the 1lnlica, sp 10 Eptak, nf tile nuointcti Of
TUG taith,--was little room lai,clcl
"stFietly private" cunrs!cd at It's portal BY II
wasL.r;,om In whfcl, cunlsi be found II ilimll,-
ful o. the rc4l gool stuff. Justice conpels the
anitstun, however, that tl.r curil.Juirt wasn't
punished very much. Expectation was TOO
sanc;am tie Htle cotcrIc 81 Dctnocratc m t. war ss
horses were sui'etlne enough to hope for tho
election Of Lew Steward, the great tobacco
utSe s sa%9ss an pai TIE ops pr1fnns u. outsider il
tcntous nsncet of the august assembly, and vain
Indeed must llc have been who couili llavc in
| lulgctl the thought that the putcncy OF such
cot!ilcil could nut save the natinl!.
Tie tirst great Elin for the ctlillcatOn of tho
Star Chamber aNl the fntph WIS tic news fr,l
| Ncw York City Eiring Ylllvn II minority In tue
city ind III Brooklyn. Thcr tic boya lit the
rosuu.la shouted md yelled and felt good. And
rubbed their hands and coocl ut each other uiil
| felt extremely gool.
Lyman TruMbulrs clcat.-sharc1 vlsage Hight.
cnsd Up pcrcP;tbly, aud as he ,,neditatiyely
| rubbed his .tlt-srcrtaclcd nose, he remarked
| 70 the good Cyrus McCurmtck,- wl,cclett
llilnsclf into chair oycrtuat and tgory-cauc III
! his arI's, mud t.ercEpus.s.td black kills oil Ills
l,a1ls.-" do!rt know but what this is the Errnt
| tlfa!-Wave which We expected fur yeurs n.u,
but 1t didn't ennc Niite up to tle mark sllcn."
Aud then there WAS tc genial Judge 1;ogcra
there, mud be snsffe,l MI over ut tle prospect Vt
Il ros.s!'lg o'-fas.,!oncl Democratic victory:
my ti43jE t,f
the city, was c,impln"cnt aud indulgcd in po5t.
tive way 6l putting figures.
Perry II. Slulll. and Gen. john Farnswortll
lno,ncd nn on s'lc boys, ag! were reccivel With
distinguished attention, wiii!r rs for jain Fur
bythc, there was no holing him hacls Mt all, llc
WIS fn excited and eager 10 get outside to tho
I""re with every l!spatch, aud. to use lis own
l%ng':ngc, "g!vo tt to 'cm.''' Sum Ashton WINS
there tub Just Us goOE n i'cnaurrat M my Ut
lem. 0nr w',ul1 harv sworn liz had never seen
tho shadow Ut Republican ticket.
TIE SANITY =. C. JUDD
Looked perfect martyr tn the carsc vi righteous
Democracy; liz felt 60 gu,d ttat d pcr6on uf
daring courage nEht have yrnturel IN asking
him ~ forgive Dtshop Cheney for his her1slcs
without Il fear Of the result
And then to sce i,ow good Barney Canlt1cll
nNl JOhu F0rsytilv felt towards nne nnollurw was
III Itself refreshing. John would reu,l littls
NEWS from dispatch, md tltcn CauIiirld wpuld
add his little stock Of Information. but in 50
quiet voct tllat one might lave fu,ricl lin
prisnnrrA ut Cntnr l'nngins
But It was in,le@a Il loyin:. cup Of Democratic
good cheer partakcn OF In Tint little roul', lust
yyysnlng, ,; aud tlSre WERE werc present ia cnjoy !.
N. W. Robinson, Tom CuurHcyt Tt,uluas
tray. john II, Hnuntree, $. il,,es tiray, Vt
Milwaukee, John G, Rtcf,'Nrg. Fred Winston In
white tsc, an Epsvupal Rector If prominent
city pnrish; Dan Cameron, Ia Il very military
tlouctl hat anl spcctates attached b II bcauti-
f.l blnek rtl'bo,: ex-MarsliaI Hoodcll, and