The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-08

street, was arrested on charge Of disorderly con-
duct and for ohstructine the polls az the Thirty
seventh Election District. Justice Kilbretb
In the Thirteenth Ward many arrests were
made by deputy marshals.
The Fourteenth Ward was remarkably quiet.
Up to o'clock only one disturbance Lad been
reported. This was accustomed by q sixth
Warder's attempt to vote at the Third Election
District on the name OF man who was absent
from the city. The ruarshals insisted that he
should vote. and the Democratic look outs said
that he shouldn't. An attempt was then made
10 close the polls though II still lacked ten min
utes OF I o'clock. The prompt interference Of
the police prevented anv serious disturbance
The county ticket was much scratched by Dem
ocrats, especially the name Of Calvin. The Ger
mans scratched Reilly and Croker.
All was quiet IN the fifteenth Ward.
USELESS CHALLENGES.
With single exception there was no distur-
bancc In the Sixteenth ward. This was In the
Third Election District at Seventeenth street
Supei visor Anderson, tried to delay the voting
by challenging old aud respec able residents OF
two hundred Democratic majority. II was
charged by the Democrats that he was trying
Among the men thus unnecessarily challenged
were VIM Doll Of AS West Seventeenth street,
9, resident and voter for forty years; Daniel
voter for nineteen years. and Michael NC
Ginnis Of l02 Tenth avenue, resident and
voter for twenty-five years. After much ex-
element. these voters were permitted to de-
post their ballots. Thos. Carstein. a German,
was arrested by a marshal under a charge OF
illeg Il voting; but the charge soon dis
proved. John Sullivan and Daniel Sheehan Of
Rl Ninth ave ue we're illuminated by threats,
although both are old and legal voters. The
marsnals took places In the long lines, and
when Republican voter approached they gave
way to him. some bitterness was Occasiouec
In the Democratic ranks by William Bennett,
one OF the candidates for Alderman, who ran
out separate ticket with the name OF Mr.. VIM.
Lamb, his associate, erased. Many voters were
thus deluded into scratching Mr.. Lamb, not
knowing that his nttne was on the ticket. After
TINS discovery Mr.. Bennetts name was extern
sively scratched. Croker and Calvin were Ia lly
scratched. GumbletOn was scratched for Mur-
Iu the seventeenth Ward, the most serious oc-
cufrence was tbs arrest Of william Pegram, a
deputy United States marshal, on the charge OF
being drunk and disorderly. He was taken to
the Third District Court fined $40, and pound
over to keep the peace.
Der OF residents Of the ward, who ID registered,
supposed that the hour for closing the polls was
40 +. VI. inste adj OF tP. NJ, and, going too late,
were unable to deposit their ballots.
At o'clock, Avenues A. *, G, and First ave-
nue. were literally black with men. Tney formed
III groups AMI compared notes. There was no
disturbance. At rwenty-third street and hifd
avenue tall strsppins Republican tried TO Gre
ate a little excitement by throwing over ID mo-
critic box, but he was soon sent OF the block
At the police station In lwenty-second street,
Tue sergeant announcei everything quiet ana
evident mistake. At about aybreak a
party of forty gentlemen In accordance with an
at Twenty.s seventh street and Third avenue, and
marched iu procession to the polling place
IN the same avenue near Twenty second street.
Tney were provided with attendants who kept
them supplied with hot coffee and sandwiches,
and attracted attention. They stood toge her
thsir forty straisht votes for Tilden aud reform
and then marched OF under tue hearty cheers
OF the spectators.
POLLING PLACES CROWDED.
Only eight arrests for illegal voting were made
In the Nineteenth Ward. These were Oswald
kress OF &R East Fifty-niuth street; lsidore
II. Pduger PAS sst Forty-seventh street; Ber-
uard Husche. 1850 East Fifty-second street; Pat
rick Dunn. Sixueth street, between First and
Second avenues; Valentine Hartmann, $40
second avenue; Timothy Leonard. and John
McMinus. Krsss was DISCHARGED. As the hour
OF closing approached. the polling places be-
came unduly crowded, aud at SEVENTY fourth
street and Third avenue additional force OF
police officers was found necessary. At the
polls in Fret avenue, near Ffty-sixth street. MIR.
Bernnrd Wilson, who lives at First avenue and
Fiity-sixth street was arrested on suspicion Of
having bred pistol at man who could not be
found. An uhicer, having been told that som
one h I'd been shOt, arrested Mr. Wilson because
by i o'clock almost the entire vote Of the
Twentieth Ward had been polled. Gumbleton
was reienilessiy scratched, not because he was
disliked. but because the Irish men liked Muir
ply better. Croker was badly scratched, and
Z" Ihe Twenty-nrst ward As quiet as a wet
Sunday said Sergeant Colegrove IN the Thirty
NTH street police station about O'Clock. ABOUT
haf an hour later there was little distuf bance
at the polls In Second avenue. near Thirty NTH
street, but no one was hurt and arr, SIS were
made. Three persons were arrested for illeg
voting. but they were discharged. Edward
Donnelly Of 5D Est rhirty-nrst street was ar
rested for Illegal votiag aud assault and Dat
terry. IL seemed to be AN aggravated case, and
he was held In $50 bail.
In the Twenty second Ward two-thirds Of the
votes were In the ballot boxes by noou. Every
thing was quiet.
In the rseuty third Ward only one srres, was
made, that of VIM. Murphy OF lGjd street and
Courtlsnd avenue, for disorderly behavior at the
rolls.
Ia the Twenty fourth Ward WIN. Malone OF
West Farms was arrested Immediately after
voting. United States Commissioner Livingston
charged that he mad voted Illegally. lie was Ia
ken TO tue l26.s street court In Harlem.