Daily Republican., 1882-11-08
The EXCITING CONTEST
AT AN END-A LARGE
VOTE POLLED.
a Ri0s fD the Third ward-A PO--
BieensHM Beaten and SeveraIMen
shot Pistols, son es, Etc, 1n
lively conflict.

the politlclanS of the two great parties,
has Coms and gone, and The die has
been cast. TIE polls, in the various
wards, closed promptly at o'clock the
windows closed up aud the inspectors
ct once proceeded to count tho ballots,
the result Ct which will not hA made
known until after midnight. From al /
appearances heavy vote was polIed,
although not so large as many anticipa.
ted.
Everything went along nicely
throughout the day and but little fight
ing was INDUCED in, until after
O'Clock, when several rows took place,
the most serious of which was the
ROW IN THE THIRD WARD
the particulars of which, as tar AZ could
bs ascertained, are about as follows
| About 4 30 O'Cloek,a "a number of color
ed men, in all about 10, came down
Madison street toward Front, evident
ly coming from tie Fifth Ward, for the
purpose of seeing what was to be seem,
They marcheddown the street 10 double
file and appeared 10 be very peaceful.
After they crossed Front street and,
proceeded out Maryland Avenue, in the
direction d' the Eleventh Ward, when
the crowd around the Third Ward polls
obstructed their progress and they were
compelled to halt.
This vas signal amoug the rough
elOment in that vicinity for fight and
they (the whites) started row and
one cO.ored man was knocked down
with a large stone, when general fight
ensued. The negroes soon fled and the
Off cers endeavored TO quiet the rioters,
when they pounced upon officer Black
burn, took his club from him, jumped
upon him and beat him, but he succeed
ed in capturing one of his assailants,
after which the riot in a measure was
stopped.
This state OF affairs did not exist
long, for the colored men feeling soEeN
over the sudden attack, again came
upon the scene with reinforcemeIts, all
of whom were armed with revolvers,
and when at Second and Madison Sts.,
drawed their weapons and fred into
Them light and left. This action en-
the part of TIE coloyed men, took the
men by surprise and it was few min
utes before they could recover from
their surprise, when they made a raid
on the colored men, who were about
thirty strong, and routed them. They
were followed by bowling crowd for
several squares, when they succeeded
in getting away.
THE WOUNDED.
At the time of the shooting the color
ed men emptied the cham bers OF their
revolvers. Many of the shots took eff
feet as the crowd was large one.
Among those wounded as far as could
be learned were Charles Groves, cut
in the head; Barney Devlin, slight
shot in the ear; Wilmer Barton, shot in
the side, badly injured; man named
Fagan and another named Doran were
also shot, but not dangerously. The
wounded men we're taken in Dill lworth's
drug store and their wounds dressed.
Several of the rioters have since been
arrested.
When the colored men were routed
from Second and Madison they were
run up to Washington street where
another row took place during which
Lum Der of pistol shots were fired, but
as far as could be learned no one was
hurt, excepting a few children who
were knocked down by the crowd Ex-
element reigned supreme for several
hours.
ROW IN THE FIFTH WARD.
Jut previous to the row In the Third
Ward, a fight occurred in the seventh
District, Fifth Wsrd, corner Ninth and
Shipley streets This fight WAS caused
by white men attacking cOlOred men,.
when clubs, ETC., were freely used, and
several men received bruised neads.
Or. Vandever received blow from a,
clnb which cut his head severely.
WILLIAM H. QUINN ARRESTED.
About 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon
Councilman William II. Quinn made
his appearance at the Second Ward
polls and commenced to act in q disor-
derly manner. he was demonstrated
with, but as he did not desist was taken
in charge by Officer Cannon and escort.
ed to the hall. He was afterwards re.
leased on bail, security being furnished
by Amos A. Eastburn, and Mathew
MaCklem.
ARREST OF H. b. MCI NTIRE,
Yesterday afternoon Chief Engineer
Of the Water Department M1Intire,
became involved IN an alteration with
Assessor Saville at the Fifth Ward
polls. After some wrOds had passed
between them, MeIntire either struck
5aville, or struck at him, and was i'm
arrested by Special Deputy
and raken to the Custom
House. lie was however detained but
a short tune, ~ bail was imediateiy
furnished for his appearance when
THE VOTE TWO YEARS AGO.
Two years ago the total vote in this
,ity was 1856 OF this number Judge
Houston received 4331 and 4. l.. Martin
1905.
The following hundreds gave Repub-
lean majorites for Congressman two
y0ars ago:
Wilmington, 426; Brandywine East;
z; DO, West, 30 Christiana, North, 55;
10, South, 1906; Mill Greek 4S; East Red
ion, 39 Peucader, 6; 4. St.. Georges,
2 Total, 1853
Democratic majorities, New Castle,
81; East White Clay Creek, 26; West
o, 45; West Red Lion, Is; West St.
eOrges, 30; Appoquinimink, 48;Black-
ird, 138.-Cotal 654. Repub. .ican ma
,rity over the county, 205.
SUSSEX COUNTY.
Lewes and Rehoboth Hundred. Cur
7 312; Stockley, 365; Hastings, 312;
ore, 3G4; Stockey's majority 53; Lore's
Lajority, 3D. Average majority for
Ie remainder of the ticket the sam".
epuhlican gain of ION Presidents vote
1880.
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East RED Lion Speaks,
East Red Lion gives Al majority for
AIRY; A for HastingF; "A each for Cur
, and Wise, 40 for Handy; 45 for Can
7; 80 for Armstrong; 55 each for Clark
ID Pilling; 81 tor Cox and A for Roth.
ell. For the Levy Court Whiteman
hoa pauhnlA