The New York herald., 1876-10-11

States the excitement intense and there was gen.
eral rejoicing throughout the city.
WAITING TO HEAR THE NEWS IN FLMIRA-GATH-
ERISG AT THE POLITICAL HEADoUARTERs-
REPUBLICAN DETERMINATION TO KEEP UP THE
FIGHT.
ELxRA N. Y, Oct 10, 1876.
Both the democratic and republican headquarters
nled with anxious spectators awaiting news from
Ohio and Indiana People from the country
to gather information and remained TIL after midnight
There speaking at the democratic headquarters
but at the republican wigwam u couple OF old grey
headed enthusiastic gentlemen took the platform and
recised, amid much amusement, in tho absence OF
election returns several anecdotes pertinent to the
occasion.
FEELING or BOTH PARTIES
Both parties shy The republicans, n any
thing. sangune than the democrats stiIl ono
Of tho speakers at the republican meeting ad
mitted that, in Of bad news from today's
elections, no hoped tho republicans would
do what Davy Crockett did when he fought the bear
pray TO Providence to keep shady and there would be
the bcssedest fight Win or lose, tho repub
icans VIII continue the contest to tho bitter end
cannot say the same of the democrats The nrst news
received about Banning (dem running behind for
Congress In Cincinnati
PURPOSE OF THE REPUBLICANS
1t seems to be the purpose OF republicans In this part
Of the State to throw strength into Congressional dis
rics They will probably gain in several districts but
everything depends upon to-day's elections.
EXCITEMENT OVER THK RESULT IN LOUISVILLE,
KY.-wnLIAMs MAJORITY IN NEW ALBANY.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct. 10, 1876.
The excitement the election in indiana is
the greatest ever known. AT noon, It Is said, New
Albany gave !, 200 majority for Williams.
THE NEWS IN THE CITY.
About tho bulletin boards OF the newspaper Offices
anxious eyes strained for hours in efforts to
catch glimpse OF the freshest from Hoosier-
dom and Ohio, and long eight O'Clock hundreds
took POSITIONS undor tho calcium lights which they
held until ate into the night The great interest
centered in front OF tho HERALD Office, where the
Evening Telegram, with It's proverbial enterprise
bulletincd each important despatch the moment
II left the wires. A brilliant calcium light
cast ITS rays down from upper
dow OF tho Astor House, and dressed the
Broadway front of the building in food or light
Long the Telegram presses began to roll OF heavy
edition OF extras Ann street. from Theatre alley TO
broadway, was taken entire possession OF by nearly
600 newsboys girls, who parook Of the excitement
OF OCCASION fought for positions in the limo that led
to the door OF tho counting room whore tickets for
their supplies Of extras Issued by clerks, who
were kept busy nearly hour In taking tho small
change Of tho little Arabs OF sidewalk and gutter
Some OF the little fellows made their betc on tho result
with abandon worthy Of tho veterans OF the pool
room and race track while others who had not the
wherewitha to stake the result, bet knives. hats
and other articles OF little vauo Tho police had their
hands full in keeping the little fellows In ORDER yet
for hours bedlam reigned in Ann street, and
it only when they secured their extras. hied away
yer Evening Tel-e-sram-Latest news from Ohio" on
all the leading OF Now York, Jersey City and
Brooklyn, that pedestrians were able TO mako their
way through Ann street. The crowd Broadway.
which gathered about bulletin received constant
additions the night wore and the reports came
in with greater regularity, until by ten o'clock
fully 2,0U0 people were huddled thcre under tho
Illuminated bull etin and stretching their necks
toward II Tor tho latest news. II only when the
tnkling or the street bells warned them OF danger
sage that quickly closed again the departure OF
the Similar scenes were enacted at the corner OF
Twenty-third street and Broadway and at thS Aqua
rum, corncr- OF Thirty-h nth and Broadway
where tLs r. Jaax0ned the sselcopticvL
for the gratncation aud delight OF uptown residents
In all principal theatres and places OF amusement
In the city special dispatches received by the Telegram
and repeated to uptown points we're read between tho
acts at intervals In the performances feature
Of journalistic enterprise that enabled our
amusement loving people 10 enjoy tho drama leg bal
lat comedy farce well as hearing the latest from
tho political battlehelds every half hour At
Woods Museum large bulletin announcing that
the substance OF all dispatches received by the Tee
0ram would be posted and during the evening II was
consulted by thousands OF pedestrians and visitors 10
this resort The sale OF the paper was unusually
heavy orders coming for additional quantities
AS eleven O'Clock. The result was rich harvest OF
pennies reapcd by tho newsboys.
At rHE FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL
Long before eight O'Clock the streets both sides Of
tho Fifth Avenue Hotel were crowded by large num-
or the days voting in Indiana and Ohio BY eight
O'Clock there thousands Of news seekers cOngre
ment, in front Of the stereopticon tho people stood
patiently awaiting with ANXIOUS couniensnces 10
pacardcd on The bullctinsor mirrored forth
by the aid Of tine illuminated tho Erie
railroad office The great hall OF the hotel was
crowded; the bar,00m filled to sunoS sunoSa,,on
Committee rooms jammed by the numbers
OF persons who unceremoniously olbowcd each
other as they contended for front stand near the
secretary's table Bots were gwen and taken by ipd-
viduals the crowd who wanted to add the excitement
OF wager to shat Of the election steady stream Of
people continued TO pour into and OF the halls,
committee and bar up until long after twelve
O'Clock. rho night was beautiful and those who pre-
remain outside the hotel must at least have
been a far healthy atmosphere than those who
hustled their way indoors 1t was remarked that but
in IN appearance. The Hon. Thomas Murphy
In the committee rooms for q short
rmS ra,arv " cbsnsler 'o and Mr. Mccopmck or shc
National Committee wore at their post bravely facing
the many nqurcrs after tho latcst returns who be-
them all sides Many were the jokes cracked
and opinions ventured on tho issue. The crowd, too,
was not only humorous but orderly, and made up Of
very respectable class OF citizens-men who the
most part showed that they belonged TO the proes-
sonal. mercantile and industrial portions OF the
munity.
In the State Committee rooms man named Charles
Leslie from Ncw Jersey, who had been State Senator
TOR Barnwcll county, South Carolina, hold forth at
length He pictured tho condition Of the negroes and
loyal white men in that State something irightuL
Governor Chamberlain Was right In demand
ing tho aid OF federal troops, for with
out them according tho speaker) it
would DO impossible for the colored white
publicans TO 60 the polls He denounced the for
nation OF rifle clubs just the Of election be-
ing neither less than the open organization
OF armed force for the purpose OF intsldaiing
publican by means OF display OF physical orco
which The speaker believed would be unhcsitatingiy
employed by the ultra democrats 10 they required
this measure 10 carry their candidates into