The New York herald., 1876-11-09


OF the public were in a condition which Mr. Tennyson
aptly describes one OF "clerched antagonsm" But
you who had exercised franchise might ike inc
persons had paid their money AT the peep show,
take your choice 1his OF course, you md without
bias. Your inciinngs gave no color ~ your seee-
ton. and then You looked round ior iu,.asa
Information. Well wonderful things were
promised by the next oracle as sequel 10 certain
combination Of favorable circumstances The worst
OF that that stupe rus "il'' should turn out
such a rigid obstruction. More impassable than Alp
Apennine confronted one. and barred all progress
IN that direction II was mountain from Brobding-
nag with name borrowed IRON lihpuL some oil me
States. II might be noticed, displayed cisRraceiul
coquetry. Now they were on one side ana now on
the other; one iunctu'e they had redeemcd the
uIion and at another had imperiiled It's safely
They showed reserve or enrontcry, were prudlsh or
MODEST encouraged tho daance oil hope or Inflicted
the pam OF dIsappoln lmcnt without conjunction and
without measure. New Jersey is known to have con-
Quoted herself badly by iavoring both suiiors Wis
consin sent her Western caresscs in duplicate, and
Louisiana Connecticut and Florida and Oregon and
California caused great deal OF trouble ny the unccr-
taDty oi their dcmcauor
Meanwhile the great pubic waited for every sign and
token and Park row and vicinity, where nearly al Tho
principal Journals city have their abiding place.
busting with lie and speculation. Round tho
HERALD Building the crowd surgcd and swayed
prccedented, and tie later issues, containing
the fullest returns at hand, were sialched
up us quickly a they could be thrown OF from the
presses These were kept at work until late In the
morning Tho Information which its readers gained,
being beyopa the aInt OF partsanship they could tho
better contemplate without much perturbation the
published the bulletins OF the other Journals
These IN almost every instance took tho political
papers IRON which they were issued. Their
fluctuations wonderful, butthcy, at alcvcnts sus-
tanned the popular excitement all through the day and
late INTO the night. Crowds OF the de-
mocracy assembled early IN The streets
confident and elat.d They had been taught the
previous night 10 feel assured OF victory but theirs
was, of certainty, temper which would, alter tho
fashion OF Macbeth make lhat assurance donoiy sure
Therefore y4ey spurncd doubt and came prepared TO
receive confirmation OF their wishes ana of tho con-
vclions TO which those wishes were parent But
linn mat nls
with doubt aud denial Loophoies for republican re-
OF the confidently assumed democratic victory
left Open and the day advanced those began TO
multiply The republicans would not abandon hope
wnile shred OF II lasted were prepared 10 reject
the sackcIoih OF penItential compliance. rho
news OF fresh republican adhcrents or Of favorable
probabilities was freely circulated IN elaborate bull
lens but the democrats held BY their earlier convic
tions nd would admit tho possibility OF defeat.
the evening after thc working peop'e had been re-
leased Il ON the labors OF the day there was large ad
dit,on to the popuace. and tho excitement grew
apace. 1t gathered icrvor from tho fact that Two
newspapers opposite sides OF the question had their
flags thrown TO the breeze, each procaiming "a gor
South Carolina, Louisiana, Florida Wisconsin, Oregon
or California would II was conceded, eject demo-
cratic President and that party hardly prepared
to admit failure III them all The veracity OF returns
mpugned on one side and the other and the color
of partisansh,p alleged against their reliability.
The adhcrcnts of the democracy were still ready with
some touch OF banter, and willingly conceded that II
Hayes carried the state OF New YORK he would bc
elected President but there seemed To be element
of uncertainty behind the pcrsihage which spoiled It's
flavor.
By nlghtfal the excitement had eliminated, and the
doubtfuness OF the result had intensified. II was
matter OF claim and counter claim, and the popular
crcduty strained to It's utmost tension Ia every
direction. Too much was exacted from it, and II could
hardly respond to the incessant demands Hope and
fesr ebowed each other at every step, and
there scarcely standing room for calm
judgment The voice OF ihe people swellcd
almost into clamor and the quality OF political
sentiment which applaudcd victory here found that
victory labelled defeat close by. There was
a certain monotony in the procedure winch could not
futt m lp OF urA nc0 a luns1
and so, when the uptown migration began the crowd
slowly dispersed, until only few knots Of people
were lett at different points. They, however, found
some 10 keep their zeal warm in the blank
hours when no bulletins were posted They wero
relieved from contemplation OF tho general result for
brief space by having tho city voting presented
Tor their dccctation Of the boards. But they
soon tired OF this Among the States that had caused
trouble and uncertainty were Florida, Oregon
louisiana South Carolina and Wisconsin. and pres
emily under the glare OF calcium light, the announce
ment went up that Florida had gone republican by
majority over the of 1874. Answering dispatches
claimed thai It had gone democratic by majority OF
1000, aud iur,her grain Of democratic comfort it
was announced that Mr.. Hendricks had received u
message conveying The Information that Wis
haa later TepuSean aacss ous
ana, South Carolina. Oregon. and Florida
told the tale. It was claimed, !. that that Hayes
'.hurrah for Uncle Sam.' and near tho end an offer
from John Morrssey to bet $1,000 TO 500 on Tdcns
And all the while the people pushed into the news
paper offices and pushed out again, aud listened to
the time and ultimately separated. less wise In their
own estecm than they had supposed themselves to be
few hours after the pools had closed.
THE FEELING IN WALL STREET.
As might well be expected, the bankers, brokers and
spectators generally participated in the great excite.
that prevailed yesterday and Wall street and
its surroundings business was comparatively neglected
Those engaged there cared more to speculate on the
result Of the election than in hc ntiul chances OF
stocks The feeling with reference to the candidates
could said to bo evenly divided, II that feeling
TO bo sured by the wagers which freely
made the basis, in many instances, of ton TO one
that Mr. Tden was the choice OF the people 1t must
be confessed however, that brokers chary, brave
they in taking ordinary chances, in accepting
these bets with such extraordinary odds In
instance tho OF 900 put up against $500,
iha. the democratic candidate had been elected Late
in the day tho street full OF rumorss
emanatng nobody Knew from where concern
ing the results in the then undecided States
such as Florida, California, South Carolina,
Wisconsin and oregon. Al noon report got
majority As is usual the 'boys'' made them
selves merry first side and then the other
over these various and conflicting statements, and ut
the Stock Exchange an occasional round Of cheers in
tcrruped the buslneag OF the day. contrasting strangely
With the usual chorus OF the busy auctoneers.
liar eehng prevailed in the Goid Board. One insttu-
tuition was In tact, the counterpart OF the other In
New street, Broad street, Wall street, and indeed in
the entire envrons Of the market numerous nxious
faces might be at frequent intervals throughout
the day. showing evidences OF the strain under which
tho community was laborng and tho dosrc TO
obtain the earliest possible moment any in
formation that would enable them TO savo or
make the money dependent upon their bets. IL |
generally bcncved that all these rumors were |
started by the betting Tor the purpose OF hcdg-
ing the losses entaled the operations |
previous to the election Alter all, Wall street did |
not appear 10 be much affected by the situation. Cold
for instance, commenced at 40, sold for llOs and
went of at l09s4 That ali Tho furry that marked