The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-07


Senatorial district the voting conducted in almost
ms mid fashion as ~ election Of church omcerf.
Beng legal holiday, and all the banks. public Offices
| schools, &C., closed unusual number OF people
frequented the prominent shOroughfares or
fingered around tho fashionable hotels. A.
tho latter and In the leading barrooms
fair amount OF betting was carried on, confined to
wagers on few candidates Of either side in the race
the esctioneerng agents Of the respective parties
were TO DO seen flying all tho city in carriages
and at the headquarters Of tho organizations
unusual throngs of mon assembled in the evening.
The newspaper bulletins sought for
with much eagernesa and tho later obi
lions Of the evening papers had abundant
purchasers Always excepting tho Seventh district
there was no percoptiblo display Of feeling shown
anywhere. At iammany Hall shero a constant
coming and going OF politicians Mr.. Schell was IN
attendance Ut his own headquar.ers but Mr.. Morris
sey it appears, very as DO unable to rise
from his bed. HIS headquarters In the evening were
the scene OF uncommon enthusiasm consequent upon
the news OF his election. The police arrangements
were In complete order for my emergency. The
liquor stores remained closed until after tho polls
closed, ana then they extensively patron zed by
tho supporters OF tho successful candidates.
The weather being 80 favorable large voto In proper
tfono the registration was poIed. Tho general SON
timent regarding tho results Of this election seemed
TO be tnat, though Tammany carried on the major
share of the Offices 10 be nllod, tho loss OF tho
seventh Senatorial district oulweghed all the gain.
the DAY in rus sxv.Sru DISTRICT.
All day long tho Seventh Senatorial district tho
lido Of battle rolled until tue sun went down and both
tho contendng iorces quilt the lcld OF conflict each
coanden that victory hsa pcrcned upon banners.
But there marked difference In the expression
OF confidence on Other side. The Tammany men took
II Tor granted tho day theirs because they had
been repeatedly told In advance that would be, ana
that the great organization to whose fortunes they
were attached would put forth all tho sinews of TO
mako success assured. Tho ant.Tammany or Nor
rissey mado thor special business ind out At
every stage OF the days struggle tho complexion OF
affairs, and, by some kind Of mystic telegraph COM
municatoD between tho active workers. the progress
OF tho battle In district was almost instantly
known In tho Other, that when the polls closed inc
Morrisssy were prepared with estimates approx
imating pretty closely TO- tho actual returns. The
thor opponents, and the day being done they knew
they stood on solid ground whom they gave
WY to an outburst'o exultation. The Tammany mon,
the contrary fog. Scholl had been pasted
repeatedly thrown away for Morrssey by tho
very men who were paid 10 look after hrs interests
This spirit OF detection quito widespread, but It
appeared 10 DO unknown TO tho Tammany side and
thus was that the deuson so long prevailed during
the day that Schol was always ahead and bound to
by several thousand majority. The appearance OF
tho streets IN tho Seventh district was noticeable
street TO Fourteenth, the business avenues were
marked by groups at every corner and arouni
every polling booth. As the day wore on and the
thousands OF workingmer tho district tor
lunch dinner the voting grew brisk and tnucd
ANIMATION was on The east side Of town, especially
aoug tho limo Of Second and Third avenues and within
tho limits Of the Eighteenth Assembly district. the
day beng bright ana bracing, nobody was within
doors that could help IT, and general disposition to
vote WIS manifest
rnE pIRsr NOTE VICTORY.
Before noon majority OF the watchers around the
boxes the east side announced M0rrissey ahead.
On the west side several Tammany Inspectors VINO
had been over the ground In the morning ana had
visited between ay and sixty election dstrics msdo
ruciul report at headquarters that stho dcrned re-
seventeen out Of ninetsen election districts" said
one ..wbero calculated Sche was sale Morrssey
now ahead" This dshcartenng news AZ early
hour In the day. Then II was told thai Dr. Howard
Crosby and Hamilton Fish. Jr, had each cast open
Avenue Hotel givcn to SchelL All tho sporting
men along Twenty fourth street, half OF whom hold
gone over to Morrissey. and by O'Clock there
u very uneasy feeling At the Schel headquarters Al
Morrlsscy's rendezvous everything was coule~
dc rose until made his up.
pearanco ana said schell was running
even with Aorrissey down about Fifteenth street,
cast. Up to thai timc tho reports were that Norris
sey ahead every where, and thus the 1uctuatiug
dispatches kept the feelings OF the parsans either
eide nigh state Of tension Mr.. Scheli roceivod
headquarters only. OF course the most oouraging
reports but favorable or otherwise they would have
wrought little change in the hAbituaiy temper
OF The Tanmany candidate. .
sESAroR xoRRssRY pRosTRArR
Mr.. Morrissey entirely overcome by the abors
OF the campaign, and had remain the broad OF
his back IN bed receiving only lew visitors ut uter
walls through the day He looked very much shattered
indeed, and helpless u most as o child. Samson
shorn OF his locks by tho hand of Deah, could hardly
have seemed more feeble. Ho had received several
majority for himself Of 1000 II win ether win or
lose the Eighteenth Assembly dstr'cs BY 400 Majority
and mark that statement"
"You must leel very wcakf"
"why, am eating nothing at all I am not strong
enough to walk the room; but II could only
THE xlGnrH SENATORIAL DISTRICT
Next to tho excitement IN tho Seventh Senatorial
district tho contest IN the Eighth Senatorial prob
ably tho severe Messrs. Thomas c. L. Ecclesne
and Francis ~ Bxby the contestants, and their
adherenss warmly espoused their caims- Tho former
gentleman has been th0nyowed friend of rapid transit,
ana may be said almost 10 have ads his canvass
that ssue the latter was popularity supposed 10 be
ndorsed by tho horse car or surface line roads, and
many injurious rumors were set anoat during the day
in regard to The influences brought bear In favor
by the officers Of the city railroads. bit future nvesti
CATION may prove those to be false In tho Seventeenth
Assembly DISTRICT which Is divided into thirtythree
election districts, embracing tho from West
Forty-nrsr street to Fifty h street, and from SIKH
vailed during the day anu It may truly DO said that not
a brawl vi u serious character occurred mar the
orderly casting OF thor ballots by the citzene OF the
district
The Nineteenth Assembly district, which is CON-
posed Of parts Of the Twelfth Nineteenth and Twenty
second wards, comprises sixteen election districts,
aud in times OF general election excitement Is apt to
furnish ample returns 70 the police blotters OF tbs dii
iercnt houses. Yesterday, however, such
not tho case, and the district might DO numbered
among the most quiet IN the city.
rns Twcnlslh assembly district is a very large one
In area, ana Is divided into forty three election
districts, forming part Of the Nineteenth ward.
The polling places Of course are ali stuated
on tho cast sido, and the numbor OF
saloons the neighbornood OF the localities dcsig-
mated for voting far ouinumbers them, out notwith
stndng this order reigned supreme all day, and tho
friends vi The rival chaned cach other with
the utmost good nature.
| The same be said OF tho Twenty-nrst Assembly
district, which IS composed Of parts OF the Twelfth
ana Nineteenth wards and the candidates promin
before tho people appeared on the ground several
times during the day, and seemed TO relish the
test AZ bit oi holiday iua moro than u serious BUSH
ness TO settle great political questions
TIN FIFTH SENATORIAL. DISTRICT.
Tho day passed rs quictiy could be wished IN the
| Sixth, Eighth, Ninth md Tenth Assembly districts.
II rst thought that the rivalry OF A Strahan
AMI Mr.. Wagstan. candidates Tor Senator In tho Fifth
Scnaturinl district. mlghi provoke suIna ltila uis