Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-07
THE ELECTION EXCITEMENT.
Scenes I'm varseu. Cs,,., ana Towns.

Scenes I'm various Cities and Towns.
The intense feeling which prevails throughout
the country IN regard TO the result OF the election
is intensified by the uncertainty and delay attend
Ing the declaration OF the Official figures Excited
crowds were gathered In all the principal cities and
towns or the country yesterday and last evening,
and in many Instances collisions occurred and rot
Gus demonstrations were made
NEW YORK CRY AT FEvER HEAT
In New York city mob OF several hundred. year
ing Cleveland portrait, made an attempt 10 pull
down a republican banner at Maiden Lane and
Broadway. The entire reserve police force OF the
precinct was called OUT and the crowd was dis
persed before any material damage was done
Complaints about the dilatoriness OF the Official re
turns were many, and the popular discomfort was
ied by placards suggestive OF attempts 10 cheat
Republican treachery and vengeance was a con-
spcuous line in one OF the afternoon placafts and
other similar announcements were hung out. There
WAS feverish rumor at one time that the demo
cratic crowd, enraged at what IL WAS led Go regard
as the manipulation of the returns intended 90 at
tack The Iit6aae building, but no attack was
made. twelve uniformed policemen were on duty
In the Western Union building this evening
captain Berghod said that nobody had requested
him 10 send the men there. that he had only taken
the step as precautionary measure.
New York special TO the Philadelphia Times
last night, says: mo day In 1876 saw New York
dty as thoroughly excited as Il has teen today
The Tribune had been putting OUT no bulletins AMI
answering no questions but suddenly at 3 O'Clock
IL displayed bulletin giving Blaine plurality OF
over 400, with republican districts 10 hear nom
There was a great mass OF people in Prin,,n-
House square and the republicans yelled them
selves hoarse- Then the Assoclated.press bulletins
began 10 be run into newspaper Offices and they
all were TO the same effect as the TribuHe butte
land men. The democrats and independent re-
pubiicans were very angy, not roclierously, but
s s ana sa,age: FROM 9 mouth 70 mouth the
the state" Fuel was added 10 tue flames by the
EUentng Telegram, whose extra edition bore In
display TYPICAL lipes: "Theyes attempt 10 steal the
votes OF two states Indiana one OF them. Western
Union and Associated Press suspected JAY Gould's
little game" Then the Ne,cS, paper with $4,000
circulation among workingmen principally, pub
lshed this card At the head OF its Columns: "Be-
ware. Cleveland is elected. We believe &c to,be
our duty 10 caution the friends OF Blaine that ahy
attempt 10 subyert the VIII or the people by tam
pering with the returns Will be perious The pop
uace in case OF fraud In the returns could not be
restrained AS much as We deprecate violence, We
fear turbulence and bloodshed would be the result.
Beware" AZ no time We're the demonstrations
violent, but thereSas sulleD virulence about the
remarks OF democrats and Independents that were
particularly dangerous
THE DEMOCRATIC ENTHUSIASM IN BALTIMORE
manifested itself by cheering crowds In the streets
In the afternoon a broom brigade was formed and
In the ranks were many drunken men and row.
dies They marched through the streets and then
the line was diverted TO the federal buildings but
the leaders were met by throng OF custom house
and post office officials at the entrance and row
seemed Imminent. The two parties We're. how
ever, separated by the police before any collision
occurred One or the banners borne by the crowd
bore the Inscription "Turn the rascals out" and
this coupled with their visit TO the federal build
Ing, had an aggravating effect upon the lain IS Of
the onice-holders The guard In the building was
doubled last evening man who gave his name
as Hall. who was slightly intoxicated, procured a
broom and went TO the United States court house
ana began sweeping tue steps. This gave ofIense
TO some United states deputy marshals and
hail. haa was ar, arrested but afterwards re-
Chas. f. McGantee, was hurrahlng for Blaine near
the Carrolton hotel, when he was assailed by the
mob, driven into the hotel corridor, his watch and
moo then becoming turbulent general riot In the
hotel, hotel seemed possible; and the police was sum
clearing out the crowd before the police arrived.
The streets were occupied last evening by nu-
merous drunken crowds, carried away by excite
ment ana the disturbances continued until an
early hour this morning, but no serious accident
occurred
UNSURPASSED SCENES IN THE STREETS OF BOSTON.
Great crowds thronged the vicinity OF the news
paper offices In Boston last night The excitement
was intense. Papers were seized from newsboys
and burned. pictures OF Blaine and Cleveland were
seized by the crowd and destroyed. and there were
many personal encounters The crowd broke one
or the large plate-glass windows OF the Journal
Office and rotten eggs and stones were thrown ar
the building. AT the democratic headquarters the
democrats were burning red lights and discharging
rockets and taken altogether the scenes have
been surpassed In the streets OF Boston.
FIGHT OVER BANNER IN rSprANAPoLIs
In Indianapolis yesterday afternoon a crowd,
headed by Congressman W. Z. English, attempted
10 carry u Ddnnef INTO tne post ONCE building.
They were met in the lobby by the republican
crowd and q scuffe ensued. The banner was
seized and torn into Shreds, and the democrats
were hustled out OF the building No one was hurt
In the crush. The streets were 1lles with Wild,
bowling mob OF men who shouted themselves
hoarSe.
THE STREETS OF PHILADELPHIA
were crowded last night; and there was n great
demonstration OF cheering and other enthusiastic
outbursts, but no serious disturbance. The chief
OF police issued an order prohibiting parades In
maSQuerades, and requesting the marshals OF DO
itlcal clubs and the people TO abstain from parad-
ing and to assist In maintaining order and pre-
venting unlawful proceedings during the present
exciting political situation by keeping on the
streets as much as possible. The police force In
the center OF the city was largey Increased.
EXCITEMENT IN OTHER PLACES
Col Victor Baughman, the chairman OF the demo-
cratic county committee returned 20 his home in
Frederick, Nd, last evening from New York. The
enthusiastic crowd caught him up. and he was car.
ried On the shoulders OF the people TO the demo-
cratic headquarters, where he was compelled to
make speech. He said that Cleveland was elected.
and would be inaugurated Notwithstanding the e.
fort being
REJoICING IN SOUTHERN CITIES.
In Galveston. Texas, the democrats yesterday
fired salute OF one hundred guns The demo-
Gratis in Montgomery, Ala, fired two hundred guns
The democratic JOY In New orleans was expressed
by the discharge OF fireworks There was a great
demonstration In Nashville, Tenn. yesterday, On
the part OF the democrats. great parade
ganiZed and guns were Tired. In the eighth Ala
bana district The democrats included In their re-
1oicing on the general result the Jollincaton
the election OF Wheeler.
Thirteen guns were fired by the democrats O.
Elmira In honor OF Cleveland
john I. ST John was burned In effigy at Topeka,
Kansas, last night, and such wild scenes were
enacted as were never before witnessed In Topeka