New-York tribune., 1876-10-28
INCIDENTS OF REGISTRATION DAY.

INCIDENTS OF REGISTRATION DAY.
ATTEMPTS TO CoERCE INsPEcToRs-MoiE REGIS
TERING BY TRAMPs-LABORs OF THE OFFICERS.
Yesterday was the third day of registration
IN this city, and matter Of considerable interest
n know If the disclosures which have been made would
deter illegal voters from making further attempts al
false registration In the lid Assembly Distinct at least
this does TO have been the case Most OF inc
polipg places were visited during the day and evening
and much the order of things was found to exist
as during the first two days Of registration. The
vicious element seemed determined to register as early
and often as they t and to defy all attempts 70
prevent their doing The Republican Inspectors were
repeatedly threatened with violence aud IN several
cases informed by ruRans that they would clay them
out" at the first opportunity either before or aiter the
election At several the polling places attempts were
made to overp0wer the inspectors by hng the small
rooms in which the offices situated with cIanorous
crowd who endeavored force them to rush the appl
cants through without the customary rigid examination
requiring the greatest effort on the part OF te Objects
IN nrevent them from accomplishing their purpose
The difficulty in procuring intelligent answers from
MANY of the applicants for registration was source OF
some amusement but more annoyance, ana IN many
cases disposition to embaTass and obstruct the officers
in the performance of their duties evident AT the
Twelfth Election District, Irshman objected siren
uosy TO kissing the Bible after being sworn great
difficulty was experienced in getting hnn TO answer inc
usual questions and he finally left to ask his vile now
MANY years he had been in the United states Great care
exercised in the examination the citizenship papers
presented aud additional number of the fraudulent
paners issued in Sos detected and retained hut IN
several cases where this done and where tie men
admitted that they had never declared their
intention of becoming citizens they returned during
the course OF the day provided with new
set Of papers which they had procured Many OF the
papers were SO badly and soed from long hand
ling that tey were almost icgbie, and in or two
instances where the portion containing the seals had
been lost OF destroyed the inspectors refused to accept
them Others brought their papers along framed, ana
few had them pasted pieces OF board. One man IN
formed the inspectors that his were pasted on
door at his residence and invited them TO accompany
him there for the purpose Of examining then' lie
seemed somewhat surprised when they declined 10
accede this proposition and stood for some moments
I'm a ouaudary; then struck apparently by happy
thought he rushed Of the place. and returned soon
atter bearing triumphanty upon his back the door
which he had unhung and upon which appeared the re-
ouired document The polling place OF the Seventh kec
ton District Id Assembly District is in BARRIERS
shop at No 81 New Chambers-st This s probably one OF
the worst districts in the city, and has been referred
10 several times in the columns Of THE TRIBUNE as con
tanning a large number Of tramp lOdging-bouscs ana
registering a corresponding number OF fraudulent
voters The occupants of these places do not seem
TO be effected by the exposures which have been made
in regard 10 them, they continued 10 swarm IN from
them Yesterday with unabated pertinacity. The men
registering from houses OF the most degraded
and vicious character fact which Is amply atested by
their appearance From the house az No l49 Chathain
IL more names added to the list, making total OF
40 men from this place One man named John Walsh
was inquired for at this place and 1t was found tha
he did not sleep there on average night week
Another man who also claimed to be aFesident OF
this house, swore that he had been IN the eOun-
try Is years and only Is years old when
he came here, which made 1t unnecessary for HIM
IN declare his intention OF becoming citizen,
while IL was apparent the most casual observer that
the man was at least 30 years Of The three frame
one and half story houses occupied as bucketshops at
Nos 10, H. and 16 Rooseyeltst, are each furnishing
large number Of tramps and vagrants VINO claim those
naees as homes. No. IL sends $ men, No IA Is repre-
sented by ~ voters and NO 10 FURNISHES uelegStes
In the Hid Assembly District YESTERDAY, the regstr
ton passed of quietly, and was comparatively ngnt'
@ Slased tbat in pursuance of careful plan,
Der Illegal voters has been pushed forward during tne
back no keep the increase down These voters about
whose rights could be question, were eHpcctgu
during the day we're scattering but toward night and
during evening the inspectors were kept busy by the
Workiugmen who had been occupied until O'Clock An
official called the attention OF lRIBUNE reporter 10 lhe
Voters on previous days had called yesterday have
their names removed OF certain on ther answers COT
rected saying they had been mistaken in certain re-
spects This was attributed 10 the anxiety that IHE
TRIBUNEs disclosures Of fraud had awakened oo
were taken up Those who offer them generally seem to
do so nnocently and often reply when queso@heG& once & Una.
they got them where they worked Some say they nave
voted number OF times on them ana that no OpeG%tiT %
been made before. In one place lhtIo Was ll'to
Disturbance or something which threatened at first TO be
such who could neither read nor write presented
hlmself registration, and asked TO spell his name
This lie could not do and thereupon the Democratic ln
spectors refused 20 enter his quallhed voter
The marshas at this place also coOred, aud they
objected, saving that the man could not be dis
franchsed because he could not spell his name
Their interference gave Ofiense TO the Democratic
inspectors and they ordered the police put the
shals out The policemen about to obey when
higher official appeared and told the inspectors that the
arshas United states officers and not be inter
fored with only exercising lawful
privileges From the old Shiloh Church. which is sup
sed 10 entertain colony OF repeaters only six persons
Registered Yesterday. man named Tougher attempted
10 register at place on paper bearing the name Of
ucer He sad be had told the clerk who had drawn IL
p 10 put In because Tougher was such hard
name The not entered as a qnalihea I v9ter.
The registration ia the IVth Assembly District was
light This was unexpected also for IN the south part OF
great many sailors boarding houses much used hereto
lore for colonizng repeaters II alleged last nght
by those had opportunity Of knowing that the Dem
ocratc inspectors inclined 70 cover the lsoo papers
of which there good many In this district py OD-
icting TO rigid Examination from the hepuD1cans
At the Republican headquarters Of the With Assembly