New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-03

Mailing alleged arrest Every thing quiet IN Fourth
AROUND MADISON SQUARE.
This Il by lar the quetest election have seen Tor
| many years. remarked etalwart sergeant OF
| the police force to TRIBUNE reporter ia'o
yesterday afternoon In Eightaave near I"'I.9
| tmrl-st These sentiments were echoed ny
all the guardians OF the peace who kept the eye VI
the law upon the voting places in numerous election
districts between Twonty-third and FOry-seeond-stS,
| from the Eas River 10 the Hudson. Tho number
registered m these election districts averaged about
! 335 with a minimum of 252 and maximum OF 4s3
| re -i,tered voted before 1880 ~, and IN most IN
stances the almost as large as the registration
The east side Of secOnd-tvc. presented the busiest
scene within the aforementioned boundaries Hardly
nv the groups Of iders loungng near
Various kinds OF stores and places OF business were
gwen up for The OF the exercise of the cleo
toral franchise. Men voted amid latner mugs ana
the cols which aiorn The mOurnfnl shop II The
undertaken But The flvoriie places IN when
The polls established were the tobacco shops;
Notwithstanding the law requiring barrOOms aud
liquor be closed within 100 feet OF tie polling
place, these were IN fun blast each one LAYING
side entrance through which all passed Who desired TO
drink Despite this fact few drunken men were seen
until after tae closing OF the poS row No'TiS %oso
compelled TO swear IN Their votes ana tnoSe
challenged and arrested ware speedily di,caarger
The deputy marshals NANTES ed no disposition 10 ii
fere unless IN clear case OF an attempi 10 Notc ne
galy and such the person attempting TO VOte
The vote on the Constitutional Amendments
S wa, meant mSs f by the TT"tias On ha1 ,eEoi
amendments would certainly be carried. but tnat the
vote them would about represent be number OF law
yers and Judges III the state. W,
At each polling place on the Est and West Yes
sides sides Of G ,nc tg m InG in carte and posi-
ers IN TIE German lanluagc. Their tickets
for the Judiciary contained the Democratic nominees.
except Horace Russell for The Superior Court; for city
Dowd for Mayor, but DIVIDED upon Regis, er Alder
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tipped over mo the street and crowds OF
Avenue Hotel, the Hoffman Hous', the Aloeiuarie,
the 81 James, the Brunswick, tie GISy House, IN
ami Vct0iia the G and, lne RI>smor', tha IT.
Coul. TIE Park Ayeuuo. tie Grand UHlon ana Otner
hotels in the cenr portion oI the city "erc hlod
,ughout the VIII an cXcted tnrons, AM betting
was freely INDUCED In ,ae portion IN XII Con
gressona District visited an acuye canvass was
NoTion md james " Gerard. Both men seemed 10
be making PERSONA canvass. M Morton Iot"lIa-
sianpg that he uas Deeh hatd a. WORK ior me Las VI
weeks, app. uet as vigorous as at thr opening o ms
canvass, aud walked Win a ramd'U th1t Wouii 10
NJ. Gerard Appeared jaaed ana worn. and move IRON
place to place accompanied BY To-" lehlsWhO "ardcu
on The numerous " strikers" GLOWING him.
on THE WEST SIDE
The West Side, above Forty .ecOud-s;., was very
quiet for election day. Al nearly every corner there
was a crowd discussing the situation, but there
were few exhibitions Of rIliIni-n. The thieves who
have their headquarters at the foot of ForyAth and
Fury-,eveutlts. either their good behavior or
had been transported 70 doubtful STATE by tDcr
Democratic brethren At Ffty-a. t6t. and Eleventh.
ave. there temporary excitement about ten
o'clock which WAS caused by canal boatman, John
Wclch, VINO annOuUcei MS intention Of voting for Gar
field. TINS INN, dlatey scT'd upon by the Dem
i1i., en- c,-.d An Iurestia,ifon IN wed ai
comfort. About II j. H.. Charles q. Ga Cy, % feaI
estate a-e1t. VINO lives AT No. L779 Broad
way, was brought to the Tarry-seyen'rst. stl-
uon aud charged WITH illegal reg str1uoL'
He was accompanied by half doz OF ms
friends. while al his heels vas q crowd o, boys. Nh
Clancy soon discharged because the Democrat who
challenged his vote could no. be persuaded {" 90 TO
the police station AID make complaint. MI Clancy
told iue following story In rafrrence 10 hs arrest:
have been ice run by Tie ocrats for Office. am
a business man. how ever, ana TINS year made up my
mind 10 vo.e Tor Garfield ILls stehed 10 tAaSpcrac
thc InOcrsts whom Iormery worked with, ana tAcY
have used every mem i, taelr power To- annoy
thoy would challenge my vote n l attempted TO
outrage IA4ye perfect r-At 10 vote nave been d.
tins country for thr;ytouc wears, and have lived for
time az my present address"
In the west SIDE WAS very peaceab!e all day.
Crowds gathered around the pol Ing places aud booths,
Hancock, would want To night; but no serious trouble
took place Some excitement wa caused by the arrest
OF seventeen NEGROES IA paupcls.
ABOVE EIGHrYFOUETu STREET
In the upper p'rt me city. comprising the XIXth,
XXIlIi. and XXIVth Assembly Districts, the streets
much their usual aspect, with the exception Of the
groups OF gathered around lhs polling places. Tie
appearance % tbo streets rescmb!ed that Of Sunday,
not so noticeable IN the bus'er streets down town
In the XIAth District, which extends from
below Central P-rk tAo west side 10
Kugsbrldse, there might be bo,h Tie
~ and rural phases Of eecuon-ay In the drn.clv
populated parts southern porJn tie appearance
of ue streets wi the large crowds voters ana here
and there ue sl6 hat OF some party leader rlsn auoyr
the general mass. decidedly metropolitan Passing
through b Ormugt.le, Maunn,tluvILe d CarLhans-
vile, TIE polls began TO sumo he a-p CT Of those "a
King,brdgn Road winds among tie trees, 10 he
eud OF tie lsd d. thcIe WAS nothing 10 remind 0Ic
dates. A few Gcte.In:ne dIookIng men watched
the voting at e'ch po'Iu--paee Wt'n vigilance tAat I
dlscoua-ed any atcuP, az hic-a voting. 'arrla-r-
mt ny ana Gown che ruat supply uG tickets ana OlI2-
walk. Ever, where The voted clIll M maj rl,y
before 10 o'clock. Democrats generally looked de
ant look OF men anne pa ing fict ~ Near Onc-buuu
an fl ;y-uiut-s, Democrdc banner, t'cd isuornui-
onsy around telesIapA 30 e. was significant emblem
II e,r b.cai1r ryi1rn mar ,p,ny DcIiocr,t. ,y,c.
yOlmg IOr DOwd ana Russell, and that JOIu L. " Hunt
Marty Of SIX Repnblicans who had supported
ana Anu. In tne XXXI, Eitction Dsifict the
year; ana IN the XXxiId some prominent ana
wealthy Democrats y.t.d entire K pub lean city
ticket. Crossing High Bridge mo tne XXiVtn Assem-
big District, the voting was found gong wIrh0u
the EirvaIcd railroad aud the brd.e. Number, OF
laborng men voted early and pursued then usual
In the XXiIId District app AIRED to be
more general, aud tue groups near tie polls were
larger. Ltiie board booths erected
near every polling place, aud printed
notices proclaimed that "R, publcans meet
here" or "FIiends Of Tammny meet here" Separate
booths sometimes cIeeed attract German
voters, and the Ouisdes OF all were covered several
10y ei deep candidates portraits Statements and
ienials. One poste. saying Vo,e Tor Hancock and
DOwd Tor Mayor" was CODspicuOu- everywhere AT one
polling place No. l,667 IhIrG-ave., there was a Ion.
Inc OF nen during much OF the day Al 2:45 p IN there
boat forty men waiting, and IL OOAcd doubtful
I all the votes would be polled IN mat dist let.
AT Harlem the ercaon was carried on quietly and no
arrests made. 1Eere were few Of Illegal
the KILL District, of the men
attempted TO poll tuer Ii expected that a
United States COmmiss would BrcyOort Hail.
here OF Illegal would be taken, but IL IVES
Ouud cc>saIN - have There.
SCENES Ar THE COURT HOUSE.