The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-09
NEW YORK IN AN UPROAR.
a Day or ANxIETY. DoUBr. AND
REMENDCUS EXCITEMENr.

Town gatherings The Fifth Avenue Iio-
tel, the Everett House, aud NE Political
HEADQUARTERS and Pool Rooms Tbronaed.
The scene in Printing House square
throughout yesterday was such as has not been
par ieled during a dozen years past. From
ea " dawn until late In the evening tire place
was crowded and the widest excitement pre-
vailed. AT a little az or DAYLIGHT some OF the
rspers issued extras, which were eagerly caught
up by he hundreds already gathered In front OF
the bulletins Of the preceding night. One Of
these extras claimed that Hayes had been elect
ed The rumOr flashed with electrical rapidity
through the city. and very speedily the anxious
ly ey ~ectant hundreds grew to thousands. Mo
mentary fresh reports Of Republican victories,
ttacesble to no reliable source, obtained circu-
lation. ~ fast upon their wake few other sto-
ries of Democratic triumphs The nrst bulletin
put forth In front of the Times ONCE. aiming
several OF the doubtful States for Hayes, created
intense excitement. very large part OF the
crowd nllinR the square demons tratively
Republic n. and rreeted the announcement
win Wild hurrahs OF exultation. Mtugline with
the echoes that they walked arose cheers Tor
Tilden. Then for some time Democrats aud
Repuohcans alternately cheered for their re-
spective candidates, and groaned for those of
their opponen D. The crowd un-
easy one, too anxious to stand long
Ia one place, and constantly moving In
search OF new inform ton from some Of the
various newspaper bulletin boards. Park
ws almost lmpassatle for any person In haste,
the SLOWLY now " throng being wedged closely
tuge. her all the was frou Printing House square
10 the I,r,th fice. Cheers. croans, hissea.
blnter, cries Of exultdtiOn, offers Of wagers and
shouted repeuti ms of The conte0diug rumnrs
In tn air. MADE dea enine din aoove the ex-
cited mul ituds. The World put forth claim
Of issur Democratic victory. and before its
ONCE Ine crowd inst ,ntly masscd ia such mum
nN Ia n ar
pedo the lines passing TINS corner. lhe
gratifying inteliit ence OF this assurance seemed
To call t. getner tue DemOcr It., VINO cheered
until tncN were no rse. In the midst Of their
tunuN,ion, the Mad bulletined Republic n
1rorbtck, aud the nitner.o silent Hayes sud
Wheel r men ON the outskirts II ths crowd
ttrmsntw'y proceeoed to y,ll until heir voices
he crowd kept moving down toward the
Herald onlce, only to BE- Gis Upoiuted however.
To- tue bulle,,n boards In tn At locality were de
Toted Ia elitte ina geuerali les and :. eculsuve
.nnounc menus 81 "extras con aiming III tue
At,s news" Ihsn they SLOWLY forced their
Nav nHck to augment the numbers OF me multi
ludc gathered IN Printing House squ ~. Ihe
Iuats swung out the QUIZ In, - rus worthy
,ep"Hs w"Tant MS ~ clearing the following
y ,es SUR for HAYES" ioliUwins wh,ch
nst Of ali the a"n5uuI states, footing 40 "a
u ms Of J'v among the Custom House en-
Ilo'ees, Pus, ON e CLERKS. anI other futnful
keJublc IA nearest to the nulle In In
measure scbsideu, the question became gtu.
tral, what Do the' mean 10, clearing stats T.
NCleafin oat oi theni. shout Il d jOhS ID mo
trat IN reply but the encouragement al ,rued
~ the bulletin too ,necuvey enthused ,he
Hayes nd Wheeler men to q ruii tnt In TO care
Tor either facts or accuracy Of expression.
again ahd again theN chetred, waNiu. tueir
t"ts aud Jdmpinx az IN the exuueiHncc of then
lubiiition. Into the middle Of the crowd
lked quiet ltfle = nucmau, holding alOft a
handful OF green packs and sayiug Ia rmoothiy
?, rsuasive tones. - wll D,t any uaH her. $40
ma. samuel j. ildeD WA De toe next President
oi Tue United states solemn hush fell up-
IN the iuou mt thfong. - would Ike To Hnd
ZONE gentleman who IL willing to bet 500 on
Hayess election" NJ continued. Tn,y TUNED
A a. la al tHh
will hei $lO0 10 So that iilJon Is eiecle.," no
'urtner Proposed. There Vas 10 respun-s aud
~. Quo watery yed youth. arer II 70 six
bat aud eye-g asses. found oUr4ge To reply IN
blers. We don't bet" Money taiAs.'' was tae
benteutious res .onse 81 the cueerfuI idsn IL Az
BETTING IN WALL STREET.
At this juncture the rep irt reached the crowd,
III ougn HrpubloaD sources. that IN " all street
,rts were being made at 81 900 To slOO In rIideus
nvor. hat was sad camper upon the On nu-
u sn, anu from that tine the Iribune's beer
,aiopn began To- 10 rushing bus ness. Ia piu-
ootuon a, the depletion - ine cr barrels 70
srr.sed, hepuonc confidence "a the ,epre
ientatious of the ILhss rstu u d. and af or
Itte w0iie the snuuung over reported Hay ss
Tue evening pau,rs. as The came ou', were
saeeriy pefusec, BAT VITA httle satisfactory re-
Tut.
As nishtf II came on, the centre OF the Re
publican excitemen seemed To- be IN the tan
lower saloon, where gang Of some thirty
. ug RI ana welgher' Gus cred about a slender
but voCitetous young lawyer. VINO rdnttd RlJ
hafAugued shrun IN "A NitCIf eK lteu way. lney
thri. sed, nowied. yelled. ana screamed cam
paign songs between his sentences. A nuinu or
oil DE ooi Is entered 10 see what was guiug on
hnd cneered Tor luden. Ohesrs and grutns al
terDated, anu al one tine there sern-d 90 bs
danger OF u collision between The heated n.
J gpniets. linen a man stood out tetur- the
Custom House representative, and pi Octst ci
q stent"riAn ions will bet $50 10 $50 that
lhden II elected there were 40 tAkrr.. A
pail Of silence tell upon ne stouiers for Hiyes.
Ana tne1 speedily me.ndered mic tue suoet 80
lee the latest trtufns."
a I.aI Al q r nd
youe home. sui. however, some two or three
bundred men a "ovs rem mod m tae sY.ce
De we tue 1fm's ne Fnd the st,tu" 80
~. hkiin, Yelling IKE iure men. We or m &c
h'l'-"s Ori led y, rsons ende .sofea 1, nal lusao
Tue c.uwd, but their voices IL drnWn.d Az
the coust ut hurrGns. A length the 4hnts cot
It's calcium hgnt 70 work, aud saed out ths
asst nisulng rcUOrt tnat Cunneo icut nad .oLe
Tor IA yes. Ana now h. crowd galn began "
ihcrs So, eyer for the evening, ntSs.
Nhie g shooters were lookup al The bnlle-
pms JJhn Trainer OF lVi Moore rect Viii ans
buIgn, his w.tch stolen Dv John JacA III OF
W Caa-i street cA,on ran down Frankfort
s.feet, putsutd by no tag aud Yelling boy.
Before he was 'rrcs,el he threw tue w,scn
away. Soon siter~atd Wlln.m ilrli Of 30 mad
street ana EiwarI Shuuy OF 81 James str,e
wee alrested u. Capt. 'iu. r.v Tor pichlng tue
pocket "; II. Gedney OF III ,annon ret.
House sduare nd again grOHu 30 a, luig- d.
Has ~ gfeat part concentrated DEF T., tnr / Da,.
One. ~ was stu the same siiif lng, a~y
npitltude ~ 6 II nad Teen earilcr anI Was not
u ~ long o'ceived 10y tue roOro chs when the
Tue i~c,a m-ue knIwn Il me SuN and
bCid Mcos qucklv sure q, nhd q reac ion
OF leehhg Oh pace ainuug the k,pubii-
NJ them. eiV, =. VINO now begun TO demonstrate
neatly Ill Y 81 with tie paper i.ioi had Deen
foOiuR them III iun-, aud SIN lnsul ell
tgtir intelligence with bogus reports of II ayes.
vlGto,les. ~ anu tuen some lat luis inebfi .te
wOuId Yea, " I"rre Curers fur MuaGc' u Heller"
Lnd, IA an accustomed sort Of way. part II The
crowd would ferblS respond u me cali. tut
their Voices wOtuI ue rpctuilY drowned ~
hisseS, RrOans, aud stcutoIlhn cheers flr li.d-f.
A lot olnce holder came IRON the Iun,s coun..
ing rom 10 tue SIDE walk, howuug for Hayes
am waving bis hat. I nat was too nucu.
Tue disguEieu aud deceived members OF Ms
own pcr,y m stock ulm Tor somebody comm cted
with tue Itmcs ma Responsible tor It's over
whining u,.ni4oity. la rage with lin, ruey
claMed up mud, -l, ks. nd stones, win. o. thcy
hurled a. nIm and toe IWtss Oul e. Ine Demo
or u ON tue Ouier edge OF tur thrOng j1in"d
IauRtin ly In the sport Of hoptin-, and
pre- ecu forward until ne front ranks OF the a.
saiiauts we're pushed into the Tunes counting
I, ON, au lts raiteTs rang again wan lne cnt
wuicu we're given Tor " lild ana Reform"
Iilsp ctOr lnOiue Gle red the nj o. and the
frgutsueJ / mhu trOtted on down n lssAu
street. ~ uilubiy as he could. ~ 10 o'clock the
desp iches received had 30 far sicktned the
Jinss DuiIe Ia man mat lac pat Out nis calcium
liELt anu Iesreu.
Al ne evening there was a large and cnthus-
astic dssenbHge Of citizens teiure INF SrS
once, che, ring the reports Of DemOci atiC til