The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-08
CITY.
About the Streets YeSter-
uay-An Incipieat Riot Quelled.

A crowd fingered about the Democratic committee
room yesterday but Chairman Henderson there
only short time and very little special information
was received During the morning the private secre-
tary of Mr.. Cleveland teegraphed that New York had
certainly given Democratic plurality, and that the
election Of Cleveland and Hendricks conceded,
which brought out fresh burst of Democratic en-
thusiasm but the demonstrations during the day
comparatively mild.
THE NIGHT DEMONSTRATION.
AT night another crowd of several hundred, mostly
boys, gathered Pennsylvania and Washington
streets to the racket of Wednesday and Thurs
day. No bulletins were announced, however, and all
except those who were determined on making noise
went home early There were three four hundred who
fingered about tho streets until after midnight blowing
tin horns and yelling and when a report received
at 10 O'Clock announcing that the plurality of Blaine
in New York was 1900, bonfire built East
Market street. near the Circle, which the crowd
marched around while enthusiastically hurraing for
Blaine.
EARLY in the evening few Democrats were gath
cred on Meridian street. bowling for Cleveland but
committee rooms were closed, and the Lights were ex
tinguished
AN 1No1PIENr RIOT
A party of Democrats and Republicans came togeth-
er at the of Meridian and Washington streets
about $50 o'clock, and in the Samuel Baird, a
negro struck George Seidensticker over the head with
a club, He pursued by the police. blow on the
head with awagon spoke by Superintendent Lange failed
to stop him. and when he was grabbed by Patrolman
Lowe, the negro hurled the officer against lamp-post,
almost breaking his leg. Thomas Rule, Democrat,
who joined in the pursuit, cried out XIII him. and
drew revolver to shoot but the weapon was taken
away from MIN, and he placed under arrest. The
negro was finally captured, and William H. Lehman,
of the police. was also taken into cas-
tody. The two were taken to the police
sIatloh win ABOUT wv persons loliowlngi puO
the crowd was ordered to leave and no attempt was
made to enter the building, after two of the number
were arrested for coming too near the door Baird
registered on the charge of assault and battery
and melting riot Rule for carrying concealed weap
ons and Lehman for melting riot The two others
were released, upon promising that they would go
home. The racket on the streets was kept up until
late, but no further trouble occurred.
Mr.. HENDRICKS ANXIOUS INQUIRIES
A journal reporter called on Mr.. Hendricks last
evening at his residence. number of visitors were
in the parlor while Mr.. Hendricks seated in his
library, in mysterious conversation with Senator
VOORHEES, and Joseph W. NichoI. Mr.. Hendricks was
in easy-chair, and seemed in comfortable
frame of mind. He proceeded to interview
the interviewer, inquiring as to whether
any late news had been received from New
York. He told that the position of affairs re-
NAMED unchanged that the New York Republicans
still thought they had carried that State "And when
does the canVasslng board meet!' LIE inquired. 10
this the reporter pleasedto be able to impart the
desired information, replied Next Tuesday" -
Hendricks had received no news of importor - .,-,a
congratuatory dispatches in greet lrs con Time
~ ooino IN A's''' 81. parts OF the country.
THE DEMOCRATIC QUALIFICATION MEETING.
It is vaguely announced that the Democrats wi
hold ollifcation meeting tonight but last night nc
body seemed to know anything about it, except tina
there would be one hundred guns fired, and speeche
would probably be made by Mr.. Hendricks and MI
Mcdonald. The Democrats have been informally io
fyng generally in Saloons for forty-eight hours past