Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-03
ELECTION NIGHT.
RECEITIEG THE RETURNS.
LIVELY SCENES ABOUT TOWN.

! O'Clock this morning before they were deserted
Small knots Of men then went home together
| yelling now and then to make things lively
| Every body who went home after twelve o'clock
| whether democrat or republican, felt good. The
| cause OF the good feeling was in many cases
| unmfstakabe. There were more people out
last night than to catch the presidential returns
| Tour years ago. Ii was particularly noticeable
| mat CURING tne early part OF the evening there
| were many ladies on the streets. Curiosity
brought them out-they just wanted to see how
the returns We're received, anyhow. The Gro wds
| around the different points where information
| was 10 De had were good-natured all the eve
nlng, with one exception. There was an ugly
feeling after half past ten o'clock on the av-
enue. between f4th street. and the Republican
/ ONCE. The "up town" places OF gathering
i commenced with the
| HEADQUARTERS OF THE NATIONAL VETERANS
| CLUB
| On New York avenue. There were more pic
lures there than news. They had disso!ving
| views, and showed them to a large crowd, who
| stood with their heads back and mouths OPEN
/ until they caught the idea. Then they yelled
But yelling and bowling were generally preya-
lent on the streets last night One OF the TIL cus
OF the crank made with the National Veteran
THE Veteran Club nominates the President n
1854" Swiftly following these was outlined on
the canvas picture Of General Grant. rne
| shouting at this broke out with awful effe IT,
| and was kept up till lack of wind compelled the
| closing OF mouths.
REPUBLICAN HEADQUARTERS
! was another uptown place Of resort They did
| things up In style there. They had a big can
| vass right over the fence facing on street and
genuine artist to work the machine. The
| crowd gathered In front and spread out east and
west so dense that passage through it was i'm
possible. About ten o'clock the crowd extended
from the corner Of 18th street nearly to the
Ebbltt House. The figures and letters on the
cotton screen were brought out boldly. The
near near sighted man stood Splendid chance. And
Then they had q band OF music which footed
away when the transparency was idle and tha
boys getting drink. The returns from the
start were just what the republicans wanted,
and but few except OF their party were on
street They cheered each successive showing
on the cloth and wanted more. Waits for dis,
patches were often filled in by caricatures OF
Canvass made the crowd cheer loudly They
seemed to go wild when the figures 329 were
thrown out In Dig bold letters. Whenever
wanted 1t taken down. They wanted some
news, they said Inside republican headquarters
was congTegated smoking crowd, to whom
the dispatches were read before being displayed
Major Buffom presided at this gathering There
was little lighting along + street 10 the
vicinity OF headquarters along towards mid
night; but nothing more serious than bloody
nosesresIlted.
THE MAGIC LANTERN IN POLITICS.
The various newspaper offices along the Row
were visited by many, but they were deserted
as compared with other days. The crowds went
where they could read the returns and see pic
lures. The transparency has taken the field
Id exhibiting election returns. II a concern
can't get up Illustrated returns nowadays it
might as well smut up shop; orft can keep open,
but nobody will come.
THE MOST EXCITEMENT OF THE EVENING
was on the avenue. The Republican Office had
a transparency and big crowd. The jackson
democrats had big crowd In front of The In
peTial Hotel and a transparency. too. The two
cIOWdS almost merged. SO many were there
They tried to butcher each other at first. AS
t Ia RetuO.can crowd had ten grains OF comfort
TO one for the other side the former Sool got
away" with the latter-on the score OF hOYIiiiy
About half past 10 o'clock
BAD BLOOD
began to show. Young colored men began to
mix in with the crowd In front of the Imperial
to hurrah for Garfield. In about two minutes
another with brick. This led to several fi5si-
cuffs. 1t seemed at one time as II there would
De serious trouble. A shot was fired about the
was rush In that direction. Some one darted
out OF the CROWD and ran up 14rh street. the
crowd followed, taking him for the shooter. It
went Went up to E street Taree more shots being
scattered to find out what they meant.
0 U IN nan stra came to grief by the break
keeper OF the laboriDg gang OF the Treasury
department, hearing The rush came down +
street to see abOutiL He Is onelegged. As ne
got to the street corner Of Wizards hotel,
gang OF colored men came rushing past. One
OF them felled him with Clue without speak
ing word. Williams was taken into the
Ebbitt house His assailant escaped. The
wound made by the club was an ugly one but not
dangerous. Ii bled very freely. After This
there was nothing except words that showed a
disposition for row. About half past y O'Clock
Ihere was thinning our, but it was o'c.otk
before there was deSertion OF the Streets a
great deal OF drinking went On and many
drunken men We're seen. Thousands o. mean
cigars OIL the dust during the night.
TENTH STREET AND THE AVENUE.
The crowd which had been hanging around |
the corner Of 10th street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue., In front OF the Central Democratic commit |
tees headquarters and the Office of the Past |
newspaper all the afternoon increased towards |
night and by seven or eight O'Clock there were |
several thousand people In that locality mostly |
or the democratic faith. The Post had out a |
large screen, On which the dispatches were
thrown. The committee had telegraph wire |
III the tul.ding. ard the dispatches were read |
during the evening by Mr.. WIN. Dickson, Chair
man, and Dorsey Clagett. Early in the evening |
ta ae,,1 former sent dispatch to John Kelly for
news, ana received about O'Clock the following:
: New York City GO 600 democratic ma
Jorlty and state 25,o0o,' and this being read
20 me crowd hearty cheers were given. Those |
emf, and the question was asked, .HoW ia
kelly's dispatch to be made good. Republican
gains are making 1t impossible. 1t was not |
long before the effect of these dispatches was
noticed on Mr.. Dorsey Clagett. whose voice gave
out, and Mr.. Thomas 3. Kalbrus, of the StlfJ1l,
Herald relieved him. Shortly after 10 O'Clock
some became convinced that the goose was |
cooked, and retired. About 1919 O'clock the |
post put on their screen, 1.-THE dispatches up 10
tnis nour indicate Garfields election; but first
dispatches are generally favorable TO the re- |
puDncanS." This was The straw which broke
me camerS back with most Of the crowd, and |
they soon retired.
THE JACKSON DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION
Great preparations were made by the demo, |
Gratis to have Publication In front OF the In |
per1al Hotel last night, the Jackson Democratic |
Association having the lead In the manage.
ment. full band of music, trans oarenciss |
ana speakers were ranged on the portico In |
'front.', with screen at the right end OF the por-
uco on Which to throw the shadowy dispatches. |
Inc crowd In front was SO dense as 10 render
travelling past the hotel exceedingly difficult |
On street. Mr.. j. Z. Norris president OF the |
association. presided, and between the displays |
OF dispatches introduced local orators who In
terested the crowd. This was kept up until the |
dispatches Indicated that the democracy had |
been routed in most of the northern states
when they commenced to retire. aud long before |
midnight the street at this point was nearly |
deserted The Swaying to and fro Of the crowd |
between the Imperial Hotel and Republican |
office as yells OF exulration filled the air rem
dered the scene an exceedingly lively one for |
several hours
AmuSements. &c.
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