The New York herald., 1876-11-08
THE ELECTION IN THE CITY AND
VICINITY.
INVARIABLY QUIET DAY-sEvERAL ARRESTS
BUT NO IMPORTANT DRTRNrIoNs-sCHNEs AT

bCI NO IMPORTANT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AT
THE HERALD BULLETINS AND TLsKwHERx.
The election In this city yesterday passed on quietly
The morning broke in rain nm omen as tradition has
II, Of bright promise to the democratic party The
rain, however, amounts to little to voters in city
Ike this, where the polls near TO every mans
residence. In the country It may bo possible Tho
democrats have secured advantage from the change
Of weather; but the crisis grave - keep any
earnest class Of citizens away from the po and the
vote polsd, a. tho returns will show was extremely
full Tho rain Tell steadily till about eleven O'Clock in
the forenoon, but in the afternoon the sun partly
pierced the heavy clouds and only sprnkiing
shower fell At intervals through the remainder or the
day. Little business was transacted The great
Wholesale dry goods house Of H. B. Ca6in let on all It's
clerks and others followed the samo course. The
schools, banks insurance Offices, law Offices and all
chartered institutions closed their doors The LIQUOR
stores, which should have been closed according to
law, kept generally open aud did thriving business
Few women were observed on the streets, which pre-
aented good deal the appearance Of New Years Day
The banner wards Of rowdyism the Fourth and Sixth
were wonderfully tame. An occasional drunken man
turned up, but he was suddenly carried on the
nearest station house that scandal Of his appear
anoe hsd but temporary effect. ~3
xxcIrgxHSf or TEE DAT
was confined TO the avenues On every other corner
from the Battery to Harlem, groups Of men assembled
discussing the probabilities OF the election. Local
candidates absorbed the chief share OF interest be-
cause the party on each side felt satisfied that its
Presidential iavorits all safe. 70 decide upon
OF fraudulent voting the several United States
Commissioners held al day. At Tam many Hall
Mr.. John Kelly remained in charge from the opening
10 tho closing OF the polls He ana hts assistants had
tslsgraphic communication with all tho Assembly dis
trics aud the two annexed wards and the evening
the returns were road amid TREMENDOUS scene OF OK.
citement to tho listening multitude. The best part
Of the voting done before noon. The srssnbaek
ticket had bat poor show. Bosn sdcs-democrat,c
and the usual dodges OF print.
ing spurious electoral tickets but the voters Is rule
were TOO wide awake this particular occasion 70 bs
deceived to any sppreciabe extent Tho HERALD bull
lctns In various parts OF the city eagerly looked
for by Thousands who bore tho descending rain with.
out thought or It's incoovcnisnce. The enthusiasm
among the democrats about midnigha when Il was
mado evident thai Tildsn had swept the city
and State by large majority, was un-
eQualled. All the leading resorts OF politicians
the Fifth Avenue Hotel, Brewer House, Maison
DorGe, the Manhattan and Usion League olubs-were
crowded TO excess and the pool rooms were literally
ovsraowcd At she Union square Hotel the COM
mitscc OF arbitration composed Of y. r. Nsrbury and
Peter OIney on tho part OF the democrats, and o.
r. c. Billings and General ,, G. Barlow the part Of
the republicans sat all day TO decide upon where
u was doubtiul II = man had . right to voto not
About forty cases IN all were brought before the board
Mr. Davenport held court IN the Post Office building.
but he such the democrats as they had
anticipated. There was little fraudulent voting.
The police were on The alert all the city. The
mounted SQUAD under Sergeant Revel and the forces
Of the Twenty sixth precinct and Broadway squad,
with their commanding officers, Captains Walsh and
Garland. were on duty at Headquarters in Mulberry
street. The Police Commissioners were on hand AZ
early ~ Six O'Clock in the morning. Lawyers in
attendance al all the district headquarters 10
or their political friends thai needed assistance The
reporters Of the HERALD. will bc In the sub
Joined accounts covered all the Assembly districts
and took note OF everything Transporting. On thc
whole II extremely quiet cleo ton The arrests
were very few oy comparison with tho enormous vote
poled and the excitement that permeated the
or votcrs belonging to the two parties