, 1876-04-19
HOW THE DAY PASSED OVER,
THE WHAT WiNr

Tbs general expression Of opinion about
shs election yesterday Waa, a. far a. the
Eirst Ward was concerned, summed up Ia tho
semark, "Thfs is bad day for the 1risl,." There
waa In this no element Of contemps for, or feel
Ing against, = saco OF nation. but simply = gum-
ming up Of tho idea that the splendid wosther
would draw cut all tho better ciaas Of voters,
and gtve them chance Us against tho buumera.
The feature Of the day was its quiet and sroe-
dom from trouble in II tho precincts.
In tho 'First District, tho polling plaeo VAS
osuck away down in corner, out OK roach Of tho
voter unloss he looked after 1t with great care.
II Nas On CsatrM avenue, ncar tho Cautral De-
pot, and convenient to tho Maasasoit House.
Tho depositlng Of ballots wont Oh worry quietly
all day. aud nothing liko hcono occurred until
about 4 o'clock when c. J. Bragg, An employo
Of Hibbard i Spencer, attempted to vote and was
challenged. Aftorhis ballot lad boon refused, Mr..
Bragg proceeded to gst proper affidavit and
went with 1t to tie polls again. On coming near
tho vosing-plaeo he was roughly usad by gang
Of roughs aud hustled about miRcellaneously,
tho rssult being that bis ballot and AtlldAvs
wore tnken out Of his hand, az he says, BY
Frank WarrGn himsolf. demand was made on
lhe pol[ca for tho arrest ot Warren, but they re-
fused to take him in charge. Jh1nea ". Nye,
ono OF tho bAllot-box guarus won't n{tor war
rant, but was unsuccessful in finding Juatlce
6ummortlc!d. Bragg hsmboll then wont after
warrant, aud found Justice Wallace. who wan
willing to iasuo warrant, but had no Conssa-
bio to serve 1t. Bragg tlcn wont to head
quarters and asked Supt. Hickey whether
tho onlcers should not have arroatod Warren.
The reply Was thlt thoy should lave done 80 If
they had soon tho act committed. but not other
wlso without warrant. During the convorsa-
lion with uicloy. Bragg says that Capt. Buckley
eame In, and, hearing the Incident, mndo all
hasto down to tho First District polls to warn
Warren. Bragg. finding that ho waa likely to
get no good from Hickey. won't hack toward tho
polls, aud wAs fortunate enough to moot Juatico
Wallace aghiu aud thiH time with = louBtAblo
10 company. a warrant NAB at ouce issued aud
placed in tho hands Of thu Constable. who
went With Bragg aud arrested Warren. reacl1-
ing him Just aboat the time that Capt. Buckley
DID. Wa!reii was taken boforo Juhtice Wallace
and held in bail to appear tor trial Tluraday
afternoon at O'Clock. With this exception tue
polls wBre very auiot INDEED. LII this caa0 Il waA
plain the poilce did not want to 500 what was
going on. Tho Becoad District vntiug-paea was
i1 = siga-shop under tha Central uotol, aud WAS
t4e acena Of 10 disturbance Of any kind. Tho
ooly obtect OF more than usual uoso WAS Long
John, WHO acted ~ t!cket-peldlar and geuere!
recipient Of chsif Ill day long, everything balng
The Third DlatsiCt polliu9-piaco was bArbor-
shop OIL the cosnor Of Van Huren and State
atroeta. It MA chiefly notable for the number
81 coloted atzens who stood about and gave
tAeis oplutons and exercised the rlEhta Of Tree.
men,
feature Of the day At this pl.cs was the
ptesenco Of two gentlemen juBt frola Mexico.
Nho took much interest In studying The customs
ot tho country. They Expressed much surprise
q ths fact thAt both parties mingled togcther so
1fesv and exchanged 10 much chat without
nloodahed. II wouldn't bs 70 In thelr country,
they sAlt. -
Tho Fourth District po!ling-p1ace vxs On Van
Husea stEost, uaAr Sherman, Ia 4 boarding.
mouse. There was IN absolute deArth Of sxctte-
@ent and nothing but peace all day long,
aEc0ND WARD.
Judged from tho repoftur1Al standpoint, the
slsctaon IN this ward passed OF 10 tho tnoat dis
&aatlnKly qulst manner possihls. Tho police.
under command Of Capt. Dyzno, inslstod GU thu
ksps up Ill day Long. Ihers vsa no pushiug or
6taa2ling. Tbs teketpeddlera Wose kept fae
saough sway from tho polls 10 ~ to give tho clti-
ssna oysry legal opportunity TO suioy tho right OF
vo9nR. Aad theIs was leas pulling, aud halliug,
aad hn1klog Of votets shSn usual. In the weas
and Of ths ward theEs WA moro s1citemsut
th.o IN ths sAst for the zskson thst tho split
s6ksA wezs more numazous. In addition TO thu
feFalsz potnlu&ss Tor Aldsrusu there wste two
WlhAn o. oseood. Tha. former vent into the
08fA& AGAnst Ntsfsra4s ths paessat iasuH4