The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22

New York, November G, 1876

was a little trouble in Desbrosses
Street. in which one man was killed
aad two or three wounded. \ color
ed club from Jersey City had partiei.
pated in a Republican pa, ade, and
were on their way home. Now, II
mas been a rule 10 this city, that an
Irishman bad a perfect right 70 beat
and maltreat a negro, whenever aad
wherever be chose, and it has new
er been expected that the Ethiopian
would resist. Consequently a party
Of Irish Democrats assaulted these
negroes with u shower Of b~rickbats
and stones, and made the usual rush
upon them. They were %astonished.
The negroes-most of them had serv.
ed in the army-drew up in order,
and poured a yolley Into their ranks
from revolvers, aud then charged
upon them with knives. This was so
complete a reversal of all rule and
precedent, that the Irishmen did not
understand it To kill q "nagar,' =
was good sport, but to have a "Dagur''
kill them was not so amusing. Such
of them as were able fed inglorious-
ly, and the negroes proceeded very
quietly on their way. The niger
is getting to have rights which red
nosed men are bound TO respect
They were at the polls all day Tues
day and voted the same as other peo-
pie, much to the disgust of the thou
sands of naturalized Irish who hold
this city in their hands.
Tuesday night was an eventful
night in this city. A drenching rain
that had been falling all day continu-
ed all the night. But it bad no efiec.
upon the eager and excited populace.
The headquarters of the National
Republican Committee Were at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel, and as early as
seven O'Clock the streets in the vlclni-
ty were crowded with an excited mass
of people, awaiting news of the re-
suit. Twenty-third street, Fifth
avenue, and the streets adjacent were
packed with a throng, with and with.
cut umbrellas, all eager to hear the
returns, and know who was 70 be the
next President. The doors of the
committee rooms were guarded by
policemen to keep out the impatient
throng who had money, or what wa;
more, opinions, staked upon the re.
suit.
At eight o'clock the news con
menced coming in. IL was all ont
way. New York city had gone dem
o%cratic by ~majorities which no ont
anticipated, and the republicans look
Ell blue, and many Of them wen
home feeling that chaos had cone
again, and that there was no hope toi
ANYTHING in this world. Following
this came the returns from Indiana
showing a complete and overwhelm
ing democratic victory iG that State.
ana there was an another exodus o.
republicans.
Then | left the Fifth Avenue Hole
aud went down TO TammaDy Hal
and Irving Hall, the headquarters d
the democracy. The scene was quite
different. All was jubilation and joy
There was more drunkenness. more
unreasouing, %unmeaniDg jubllatioI
plan | eyer saw before or ever want
10 see again. Men who expected
tbaees under TildeD, lei who have
promises OF positions in the event o
a democratic success, were Keeling
drunk in the hope Of the victory
v hich they believed they bad achiev'
ed, and they did not conceal their ex.
ultation. The rum-m:lls IN the vicin.
itv were packed with them, and The
entire territory was made as complete
a pandemoDium as the most malicious
devil that Miltomever painted could
have desired. And so through he
whole of Tuesday night. The demo
cratic quarters of the city Were awake
and-drunk.
Wednesday morning a change came
over the spirit of their dreams. New
York had gone Democratic, 50 had
Indiana. but they woke 10 TO the re
aliZation of the fact that to elect Til
den the Southern States were neces
lsary, and there were grave doubts as
to whether he had got them all
Florida looked badly tor them
South Carolina was in doubt, North
Carolina was ditto, and Louisiana
looked certain for Hayes. The De.
mocracy suddenly got sober aud be
gan to behave itself. The e~xultatiol
|, of the drunken night before seltleC
down into the sobriety Of a doubt. L
| was not impossible that Hayes wa
; elected after all, and possibly tha.
|, they had counted their chickens be
/ fore they were hatche1.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT STILL UNCERTAIN
Ten thousand men who had beer
promised positions under Tilden be
> gan to look blue. The news cam,
that Florida had gone for Hayes, anC
that Louisiana aud South Carolin,
l had done likewise. Evidently they
had rejoiced before their time.
Thursday morning, Florida, Souil
; Carolina, LOuisiana-Hayes, Hayes
! lS5 votes, just enough to elect. De
mOcracy blue, and a little animation
observable among republicans, Blu
l the bets! Immediately the Democrat
&c papers commenced issuing falls,
! bulletins. Reports came 10 all da,
that these States had gone for Tilden
aud crowds of people thronged abou
! the various newspaper Offices to SCI
: the latest. And 10 the p~ool-room.
T, uptown, the cd gamblers who haC
! put their money upon Tilden, tool
: advantage Of these lying bulletine
they were displayed in their inter
. est-to quietly hedge by having 9th
ers bet upon Tilden, while they. /,
, the help of their outside friends, wer,
! quietly making themselves good b,
placing their money on Hayes. What
t ever may be the result, aud at thi
writing it IS impossible to say, this i
what the Democratic gamblers ar
: doing.
/, ASTicIPATIoys OF TROUBLE.
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