The New York herald., 1876-11-15

claims and counterclams Of victory that have been
attracting public attention for days There
about the bulletins all day what may bs called
crowds but locomotion on the sidewalks In their
vicinity time seriously intsriered with, and
no extra policemen required on Broadway to
keep the people from getting over and the stages
from getting q deadlock. Il noticeable, too,
that people In better humor than usual democrats
and republicans ndulgng in '.chan'' at each others
expense with less bitterness than has been their wont
for some days past No doubt the announcement by
the newspapers that Il quite probable that nothing
reliable could be given concerang the rcsult OF the
vote in each Of the three States for at least week to
was in great measure the cause OF this change
Even the republicans aud democrats, who their way
down the street stopped At the bulletin OF their
party papers what the ''latest intelligence
shrugged their shoulders seeing tho announce
mens that has greeted their eyes since tho day
alter election.
The people who were really excited, however, werc
the unfortunate individuals who have invested heavily
Ia pools Men who have tbeir thousands wagered on
the Of Hayes stood in the hotel corridors and
the street corners and discussed lcarnedly the
utter Absurdity OF the democrats putting IN any claim
as to democratic victory in either State. They
pointed out how frauds were
THICK LEAVES vALTAMBRosAn
In the democratic parishes in Louisiana and how proof
positive had been already gwen that the republican
parishes no frauds whatever were possibcl Ergo,
Louisiana could not be counted for Mr.. Tiiden. the
bolder cnes laughed heartily over the report that the
New Orleans Returning Board would not lot their
Northern inquisors be present when they went 10
work count the vote. 'The law. said enthusiast
whose pocket would be very empty indeed were Lou
sana be declared democratic, ''thc law ought be
respected, and the law down there says Board
must proceed In secret the follows who have gone
down there to see them count the vote ought 10 be
shut ouLn The democratic bctters less ex-
cited than the republicans What were they 10 do II
they would have to wait whole week fora final
Hadn't almost every mothers son of the betting men
that side OF the house put up his last available dol
lar the result calculating his chances closely that
il Mr. Tden would be elected the 7th OF the month
no cond have his money At least Ave days aftcrward
The suspense among the betting men on notn SIDES u
may be said without fear of CONTRADICTION is absolutely
narrowing Indeed, Judging from the way they .alx,
from their anxious faces fro.n the readiness they
manifest TO jump at every crumb OF comfort thrown 10
them occasionally by The evening newspapers about
how the intelligent and reliable Mr. So and So in one
of the three States has positively affirmed that tho
have gone and SO, they already at their
Wits end. Another week suspense will kill oil one
half OF them il something not done to mako each
side certain that II TO be the winning onc lor
the TACT OF the matter the certainty that each ist
few days ago has passed into painful doubt
ROUGH on THE ByTTERs.
In the afternoon yesterday, to add to the agony OF
their suspense rumor got abroad that in order 10 bo
pockets the pool sellers had resolved not pay out
dollar The Electoral College should meet Feb
ruary tho result be decided beyond all further dis
pute Don't you seo said one wseacre in one OF the
uptown hotels, who evidently had money the
suit and therefore felt very happy on seeing so much
misery all around HIM, 'Don't you see that such
decision OF the pool sellers would be only lusty man
has bet that Tden is to be the next Presdent and al
though he may have majority Of the electoral votes
before the college meets, when the votes come to DO
presented OF the houses of Congress succeeds in
throwing the votes OF two States account
OF fraud or something elsc and Mr. Tldcn is thereby
deprived OF majority Of the electoral voto-the man
who bet his money that Tden would not be the next
President wins, doesn't he? Yet his money has been
because majority OF the electoral vote was declared
for Tilden previous to the opening OF the electoral
packages before tho two houses OF Congress Is that
rghtY' 1t Is needless to say that this cruel sugges-
tion raised howl among the betting men, who
eager listeners and the proposition was denounced as
simply monstrous- The general opinion among those
who have bet their money Is that on the official an
Of the vote OF the doubtful States by their
respective returning boards matter what may be
the result all pools the final result OF the election
throughout the Union Will bc paid This Will be
doubt case, ascertained yesterday tho
pool rooms from some Of tho employees Meanwhile
there IL agony in the land OF pooldom