The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-12-01
ouR NEW york LETTER.
NEW YORK. Noy. 10. 1876.
The ELECTION NIGHT STILL
UNCERTAIN AIN-ANTIcIPATIoNs OF TROUBLE
OTTER MATTERS.
THE ELECTION.

the city, hut the election. 1t passed off,
here very quietly, there being but few
fights, aid 10 lioting whatever. The
night before the election, there was a
little trouble in Desbrosscs street, in
which one mao was killed and two or
three wounded. A colored club from
Jersey City had participated in Re-
publican parade, and were on their way
home. Now, it has been the rue in
this city, that an Irishman had per-
feet right to beat and maltreat a negro,
whenever and wherever he chose, and
it has never been expected that the
Ethiopian would resist. Consequently
party of Irish nemocrats assaulted
these negroes with shower ofbriekbats
and stones, an1 made the usual rush
upon them. They were astonished.
Tie negrocs-most of them lad served
in the army-drew mp in order, and
poured volley into their labks from
reviewers, and tllen charged upon them
with knives. This was so complete
reversal OF all rule and precedent, that
the Irishmen did not understand it. To
Kill ;'nagur,'' was good sport, but to
have s'nagur' kill them was not so
amusing. Such of them as were able
fed ingloriously, and the negroes pro-
eeeded very quietly on their way. The
"Iigger" is getting to have rights which
red-nosed men are bound to respect.
They were at the polls all day Tuesday
and voted the same as otlier people,
much to the disgust of the thousands of
natnralized Irish who hold this city in
their hands.
Tuesday night was an eYentiul night
in this city. y drencliing rain that had
been falling all day continued all the
night. But it had 30 effect upon the
eager aud excited popu,ace. The head
quarters of the National Reprt lican
Commlttee were at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, ard as early as seven o'clock the
with an excited mass of people, await
ing news of the result Twenty-third
street, Fifth avenne, and the streets ad-
iacent were packed with a throng, with
and without umbrellas. all eager to hear
the returns, and know who was to be
the next President. The doors of the
committee rooms were guarded by
policemen 20 keep out the impatient
throng who had money, or what was
more, opinions, staked upon the result
At eight O'Clock the news commenced
coming in. 1t was al one way. New
York city had gone Democratic by ma
iorities which 10 one anticipated, and
the Republicans looked blue, and many
of then: went home feeling that chaos
had come again, and that there was no
hope for anything III this world. Fol
lowing this came the returns from Indi-
ana. showing complete and over
whelming Democratic victory in that
State. aud there was another exodus of
Republicans.
Then | left the Fifth Avenue Hotel
and went down to I'ammary Hall and
Irving Hall, the headquarters OF the
Democracy. The scene was quite diff
| terent. All was iubilation and joy.
There was more drunkenness, more nn-
reasoning, unmeaning !jubilation than |
ever saw before or ever want TO see
again. Men who expect places under
| 'Fiiden. men who have promises of posi-
! tions in the event OF a Democratic Sue
cess, were reeling drunk in the hope OF
the victory which they believed they
had achieved, and they did not conceal
/ their exultation. The rum-mills in the
vicinity were packed with them. and the
entire territory was made as complete q
pandemonium as the most malicious
devil that Milton ever painted could
have desired. And so through the
whole of Tuesday night. The Demo
| cratic quarters OF the city were awake
and-drunk.
Wednesday morning change came
over the spirit Of their dreams. New
York had gone Democratic, so had In
diana, but they woke up to the realiza-
ton of the fact that to elect Iilden the
Southern States were necessary, and
there were grave doubts as to whether
he had got them all. Florida looked
badly for them-South Carolina was IN
| doubt, North Carolina was ditto, and
Louisiana looked certain for Hayes,
The Democracy suddenly got sober and
began to behave itself. The exultation
of the drunken night before settled
down into the sobriety Ct a doubt 1t
was not impossible that Hayes was
elected after all, and possibly they had
been counting chickens before they were
hatched.
& WEDNESDAY NIGHT STILL UNCERTAIN,
Ten thousand men who had beer
{ promised positions under Tilden began
20 look blue. The news came that
Florida had gone for Hayes, and thai
Louisiana and South Carolina had dons
likewise. Evidently they had rejoicei
before their time.
Thursday morning, Florida, Soutl
Carolina, Louisiana -HayesI Hayes