The New York herald., 1876-11-09
SCENES AT THE HOTELS.

SCENES AT THE HOTELS.
The excitement at the prominent hotels Of this city
last night intense The Presidential election was
the chief topic everywhere Tho crowd began to as
sembo early in the evening" and continued TO increase
in volume until far into the night, all waiting with the
deepest anxiety for the latest from the doubtful
States The quick, feverish pulse OF the community
throboed with marvellous sensibity, representing
every condition OF politics Entrance to the Filth
Avenue Hotel could only be obtained by crowdng and
pushing through mass of humanity that extended
from Twentysecond to Twenty fourth street and hall
a block either side Of Fifth avenue Madison
square, on the opposite side OF tho hotel crowded
Ample arrangements had been made 10 announce the
result upon bulletins, and calcium lights placed
IN position to throw their rays upon tns. figures The
streets III the vicinity were dazzling with hight, and
the excited throngs moved and fro assembling In
groups to discuss probabilities won't opinions
became OF intense interest II was kaledo.
scope picture in which living mon were the figures
anu the cverchanging scene continued until late
night Dispatches were receive cd in ou,ck sue.
ccsslon, some OF them contradicng Others previously
sent. only to be contradctcu In turn by subseQuenS
ones. Every slight rumor swayed tho opinion OF the
assembled masses. What was discouraging TO one
chccfing 10 another shortly after nine O'Clock q
despatch received that Florida was carried by the
democrats by majority OF OG0 This was received
by demonstrations oil approval on the part OF the
friends o Tildeu ana Hendricks Subsequent advices,
however, contradcscd this DESPATCH giving the State
TO the republicans. The democrats became suddenly
depressed and tho followers OF Hayes and Wheeler
corrcspondngly jubilant. But their Joy was only OF
short uuraon fer at ten O'Clock another despatch
received gving Tiidcn majority OF IRON 5000 to
5000 kilograms Of The contradictory nature
were received during the evening regard 10 the
suit IN Oregon, Wisconsin, Louisiana aud south
Carolina
The corridors OF the Metropolitan Hotel were
throueci throughout the entire evening by merchants
and professional pocians all cager tho latest
news concerning the result of the PRESIDENTIAL election
Business men on their way up stopped here for
few moments TO catch some nkng of the result o. the
great contest but nothing definite learned Al
evening he crowd thckcneo, that almost an
impossibiiity TO make entrance. The telegraph
Office was surrounded by hundreds OF mcn Exagger'
alcd rumors were prevalent all the evening AZ one
time rumor anoat that Tden had carried
Florida. OREGON, south Carolina and Wisconsin; bu,
this subsequently proved to bc the invention OF
trickstcr Democrats applauded whenever telegram
was read announcing favorable result ior TiidcnI
While the republicans cbeercd Justify when informed
that there was stll hope lor Hayes Tho dcspatchci
were OF such nature that democrats and republican,
alike appeared satisfied with the result Good ieclinl
was manifested by every one.
The streets In the vicinity OF the Sturtevant Houee
were throngct by an orderly but not quiet assembly:
Whenever new bulletin was posted II was receved
With enthusiastic cheers dcrslvo hisscs according
"a the nature OF the tho political tendencies
on the listeners Tho sidewalk In front OF the idinl
was packed with men who were unable TO penetrau
the crowd within.
Al the Clarendon. st. James Gilsey. srsvo'-