National Republican., 1876-11-08
RECEIVING THE RETURNS.
Incidents About the Gty-ersat Crowds and
Much Nolse


Incidents About the caty-ersat Crowds and
Much NOISE.
No election ever excited more general interest
in the District thaa the election Of yesterday.
Everywhere the probable results were eagerly
discussed, and thousand conie.tures were made.
During the day, from early morning, knots and
groups gathered on the corners a ID in doorways,
and ofeeRtimes in the middle Of the pavement,
and compared figures. Everybody made the
fight his own. Everybody was anx;ols to hear
from the States. Everyone wore an inqoiring
look, and when two friends met they did not say,
How dye do" but, "whst have yoa heard 2"
Then sone people grew j3cular, and invented big
thumb into Democratic Mr.. Smiths lean sides,
and informed him that the latest news was that
A great many grSundiess rumors were started
about enormous gains on one side or the other
and spread rapidly. In the afternoon dispatches
at the corner Of Fourteenth street and the Ave
nue., and a crowd collected, which swelled and
swelled until it became as large as q mass meet
ing.
SIeHT
At nIghtfall tbe whole city turned out and
filled up the streets in the centre of the city, and
each man asked some one else IL he had heard any
news about dozen times, SO that was the CON-
monest salutation that met the ear. 1t was q
restless. moving crowd, every member Of which
thought II necessary to make q trip around to the
several news Qepots two or three times an hour In
order TO be sure not to lose anything.
Returns were received and announced at sew
eral points, including the telegraph offices, Demo
cI, cratic S neSsd9uartsT', Republican COMMITTEES tie
Dispatches received ut the Western Union Tele-
graph Office were exhibited from the NATIONAL
REPCBLICAN ofice by means of sciopticon, and
a vast crowd remained about the building until
late in the night reading the dispatches thrown
upon the mammoth sheet. The venerable Jack
son Democrats exhibited returns with stereop-
ticon from their headquarters on Louisiana ave-
nue.. brass band filled up the interval between
dispatches and drinks with strains Of Democratic
music, and Mr.. Horner, the particular champion
OF Democracy, enthused the vast audience with
stirring speeches, made brief because some of his
friends not aPPTSs,GaSsns his and
tried to come forward and speak.
The returns were read from the balcony of the
headquarters Of the Tilden and Hendricks {" Re
was squeezed into one corner Of the balcony, and
tiekled the Democratic ear.
The Republican Congressional committee
rooms, on street, near Tenth, were thronged
during the greater part Of the night. Dispatches
were read TO the crowd inside and exhibited by
stereopticon for the benefit of the crowd outside.
At the Office OF the New York EveHiHg Post,
on + street, dispatches were read by Mr.. W,
Scott Smith, and read and considered by a room
Returns were read in the Nsw York World Of
fee to crowd which was unanimously Demo
cratic, and dispatches were also posted up in the
Office Of the Cincinnati Gazette.
A line was stretched to the rooms OF the Gar
rick Cub, on Pennsylvania avenue, near Four
and a-half street, and the young gentlemen CON-
posing that club and their invited guests lounged
in ease while listening TO the returns. The time
between dispatches was whiled away with euchre
or billiards. reading paper, smoking q cigar or
slipping glass Of something or other.
Dispatches were posted up in the windows Of
tho Atlantic and Pacific telegraph office, at
Fourteenth street. Before the night was over
the windows were filed up with dispatches, and
eager crowds strained their Hecks to read the
latest news.
Union lines to TIE REFUBLICIB Office, so that
al the news came direct to the ONCE and was
thrown out on the sheet.
THE ENTHUSIASM.
The city was wild with excitement during the
night, but good feeling and good order prevailed.
Enthusiasm vented itself in making as much
noise as possible. All that was necessary to get
up big procession was TO start a boy out with
would be multiplied by hundred, and have a
yelling, hurrahing army following him. Two or
three brigades Of youthful patriots, many Of the
were started out in this way, and moved about
town, awaking the echoes OF the night.
The Democrats were jubilant and noisy. One
prominent local Democrat forced his way through
the crowd in the doorway Of the Republican com
mlttee-r rooms, saying, II just want to see their
once and other Republican headquarters were
very frequently thrown into confusion by some one
from the gathering at the World office, who would
sfl Penhssylrany! m WRarsNThars Buck Busks cOunty
Hoorayr' 4 lank and grim Georgia sandhiIier'
who has not smiled since the war, nearly wrenched
his neck laughing, and all he said during the
evening was, We've got EN- now"
NOTES ABOUT TOWN.
Preparations were made by Gilmore, Smith &
Co., patent attorneys, No. 629 street, for the
election returns to be received At their office.
Telegraph wires were run into the Office and an
operator was in attendance. In the evening a
few invited ones assembled to hear the returns
At a late hour they dispersed to their homes in
hfflc
in a better condition than those who had been out
on the crowded streets.
NJ: Goldstein, the enterprising cigar man next
the Metropolitan Hotel, had his place illuminated
with japanese lanterns, and had fags displayed
in front of his store.
very large crowd assembled at the Tilden
and Hendricks Reform club-rooms, 433 Seventh
street. The rooms were brilliantly lighted,
while a band was in attendance, which dis
coursed music from time to time. Only those
holding passes were admitted to tho club rooms,
where the news was read as fast as IL was re-
ceived from the different cities and counties The
crowd below. which crowded the pavement and
extended across the street. ROusing cheers
would be raised when the Democrats were an
nounced to have majority or gain, but great
difference was etinced when the tide set the
other way.
Tn. members of the Veteran Club turned out
in large numbers at their headquarters in LIE
DrOit building. A pleasant evening was had in
discussing the result of the election while wait
ing for the returns to come in.
Perry Carson, TO show his interest in the issues
Of the occasion, headed crowd of his followers
who proceeded up Four and a hall street singing
Hayes and Wheeler will be Elected" and
brought in Wen hang Sam Tilden to a sour
apple tree"
Tie Democrats wound up the night with pro-
cession, headed by q brass band, which paraded
the streets. stopping to serenade two three re-
nOwned leaders. All OF the enthusiasm bottled
up for so long was let out in 4 torrent Of yells
skirmish line Of police followed the procession,
and every little while advanced and picked of
those of the rear guard whose limbs were para
lyZed by the news or bad whiskcy. The station
houses hlled up rapidly.