New-York tribune., 1884-10-15
TROUBLE At CINCINNATI POLLS.

SERIOUS RESULTS OF PETTY QCARRELs IN DEMO-
CRATIC wARDs-Two MEN WOUNDED AND ONE
KILLED IN 4 FIGHT WITH MAIsHALs.
lsr TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUyg.l
ClvCIyNATI Oct. 1.-THE intense interest which
has hoen manifested as to the Ohio election had
caused some apprehension in regard to the election
nassinq off without bloodslied. This fear was the
cause of there beng stationed AZ the polls to-day
between 3 q 10 and 900 officers IN addition Ia the
regular police force. OF these, lo0O were United
States Deputy MaIShals, LOO were Deputy
Sheiiiis and about 800 were special police. Ihe
Iatter were sworn in by the Democratic Mayor,
who has been bewailing the lack of funds to pay
the regular force. The bemarshals were nearly all Re-
publicans The deputy sleins were sworn in by
Sheriff Hawkins, and were all Democrats while
tbc entire police force, regular and special,
included Democrats, with do2cn or ~ exceptions.
The main frar was that the National. county and
u,unicipal authorities would clash aud that dis
,urbnncc of alarming proportions would follow.
Althuurh there was cunlliut of authority early
this morning, which places the prn,cn,iary before
several o,rr2caous policemen, ihcic was no blood
shrl during election hours further than what pc'
rnrs NJ nearly ever, election In city, The liquor
dealers we've more sirc, than nsual in their nhsriv
ance Of the orders they received Ia close all their
doors from u u, m. to y. M, anu comparatively
little drunkenness was the result
The wards where the petty quarfelS grew to sell
ons limensions were the Sixth, Eighth aud Eight
,ecnth, All Democratic. The Sixth and Eighth
Wards IRE Inhabited chiefly nv Irish and ncetucs
aud have always given heavy Democratic mnloii-
,,es The large number of coloied citizens IN
these Two wards caused the staiioning
" an unusually large force ui deputy marslas an'l
deputy shriins TO prevent any intimidation of rc-
peatinp, Early IN the day there was quarrel at
precinct A. The polls were opened amid general
nebt, ~ which deputy matshal was badly beaten
by siepIa policeman ahd scote ut the combat
anita retired with black eAes aud bruised hra''s
About u oeiooL the fighting hiohe oUt aiftsh ahd
Mike" smith a pehoeman, was feiled ~ The
ground with ohh ~ tho hands of deputy mar
shal Order was again restored aud tho voting went
on uuietiy for the remainder oi the day
The most bloody affair of the day occurred at pre-
einot IL in tho Eighth Ward, About 1880
all the colored deputy marshals, as IL by
some prec0nccrted plan stepped into tho centre OF
the street and drew their revOvers aud declared
their intention of having fair play THIS seemed ia
be the kew note for blood. The Democrats assem-
bled and attacked tho coored men, beginning the
fighting with their fists. The deputy marshals then
began shooting and the bullets tew thick and fast
Those of tho other side who had pistols retalia ed
while Others used powders. Policemen started ~
interfere, but were Overp0werod ana uriVch BACK
An alarm was given, aud Patrol NO. came gal
Looping down to the place. The belligerants then ran
IN all directions. When the street was cleared u
was found that two men had been wounded. Johf,
Dalton, machinest, was shot In tho left leg, ana