The daily gazette., 1880-11-02
THE ELECTION.
AN KALLY START AND PROSPECTS OF
AFULL VOTE.

AFULL VOTE.
The election opened generally
TIN loughout the city, this morning, be-
large crowds were in waiting to deposit
their al.ots, and at most Of them lines
were formed, a, soon as the windows
raised, In order 10 facilitate voting.
There was considerable confusion and
excitement, but no serious troubles
occurred.
IN THE FIRST WARD.
Considerable trouble was occasioned
during the first hour, by "lippy" Dep
uty Marshal, not resident of the ward |
who was peculiarly offensive in his ac |
ti0ns and remarks. Finally a row was
kicked up, and il was with great diff
Guilty thai officer Brickle prevented the
saucy Deputy Maishal from getting q
sound tlrashing, but finally order was
restored without anybody getting hurt.
THE SECOND wARD POLLS
also opened with large crowd in
attendance, but line was quickly
formed and everything passed of In q
quiet manner up to noon.
THE EIGHTH WARD.
Trouble was anticipated, but none
occurred. The crowd was very great
and the line that was at once formed
r .ached across Eighth treetand up e gh b
hall way 10 Lonbord. Up to noon there
was no trouble or disorder in this ward
IN THE NINTH WARD.
Sheriff Pyle ard 1. q. Grubb, Esq,
nj af ha aparinu 1,o
pected attempt Of the Republicans to
force in Zlba Ferris as Inspector was not
made. Mr.. johnson, the Democratic
Inspector, opened the polls in peace and
quietness, and the voting at once COM
menced. In the Ward the Democratic
Supervisor, George t. Barnhill, after be-
ing confirmed by Judge Bradford, was
objected to, AID another Democrat sub
stituted In his place. The prospects OF
the Democrats for carrying this Ward
are excellent.
IN THE TENTH WARD.
Everything passed off quietly until
about ten O'Clock, when officer Cham
beIs, by order of the Inspector, arrested
a negro named James Maithews,who at
tempt TO vote aud was charged with
being a nonresident. A Deputy Mar
shal interfered to prevent the arrest, but
was at once snxtched by a special police
man, and taken to the police s'a'ion
with the negro. Mayor Almond dis
missed the Marshal, and informed the
special who made the arrest that he de-
sired his men to cooperate with the gov
ernment officers in preserving the peace
and not to antagonize them. He helC
the negro in $500 bail for hearing TO
morrow, aud III. +. Pickela promptl.
furnished the required bail.
IN THE OTHER WARDS.
Up 10 neon, everything passed off in
generally quiet manner. The voting /
| vigorous all over the city, and it is pro
T bable four,Rlfhs of the entire vote wi
, be polled before two o'clock.
5 PREsERvERs OF THE PEACE.
0 When Marshal McMullen backed OF
2 OF his honorable agreement with Senate
: Bayard and Mayo Allnoud, he appoint
ed ten Deputy Marshals for each votin
n precinct. These officers, however foun
4 themselves conf onted at the polls by 8
n many special policemen, liberal sprink
/. ing of Deputy Sherifis showed no upfa
!. bull-dozing of Democratic voters wcui
f hs permitted. The effect Of these appoin
ments was to make both sides carefl
: and cautious In their conduct at most
4 the voting precincts,
IS RBPUBLICAN REPEATERs,
Q About twenty-five men, supposed
. be Republican repeaters, left the trai
a from Philadelphia, at Brandywir
Q station, about II o'clock last night
e They were, however, successful
Il "shadowed' by the Ninth Ward Den
q ocrats, and returned to Philadelphi
'e ON the morning trains before the pol
. . opened,
70 The Washington repeaters eviden
70 ly made themselves scarce, as up
n noon none of them we're noticed arour
II the polls. They have probably gor
ot to Philadelphia. But if they shoul
still be here and attempt to get in the
Is work this afternoon, they will find IL
O. city too hot to hold them.
n Ex-Marshal Dunn insisted most po
ne itiyely to a GAZETTE reporter, th
ne morning, that to his knowledge the
at were no repeaters in town, fro
IN Washington or elsewhere.