Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-07
THE ELECTION EXCITEMENT.

THE ELECTION EXCITEMENT.
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 OF the country yesterday and last evening,
and In many instances collisions occurred and riot
Gus demonstrations were made.
NEW YORK CITY AT FEVER HEAT
In New York city mob OF several hundred. bear
ing Cleveland portrait, made an attempt to pull
down republican banner at Maiden Lane and
Broadway. The entire reserve police force OF the
precinctwaS called out, and the crowd was dis
perSed before any material damage was done.
Complaints about the dilatorness OF the official
turns were many, and the popular discomfort was
LED Dy placards suggestive or attempts TO cheat
Republican treachery and vengeance" was con-
SpicuouS line in one OF the afternoon placardS, and
other similar announcements were hung out. There
was a feverish rumor at one time that the demo-
cratic crowd enraged at what II was led to regard
as the manipulation OF the returns intended to at
tack the Tribune building, but no attack was
made Twelve uniformed policemen were on duty
IN the western Union building this evening
Captain Berghold said that nobody had requested
MIN TO send the men there. that he had only taken
the step as precautionary measure.
A New York special to the Philadelphia Times
last night says: mo day in 1876 saw New York
city as thoroughly excited as 1t has been to-day
1uc lJtUtJe udu De6u putting out no DuleIQS ana
answering no questions, but suddenly at O'Clock
1t displayed bulletin giving Blaine plurality Of
over 400, with republican districts TO hear from
There was great mass OF people in Printing
House Square and the republicans yelled them
selves hoarse Then the AssociatedPress bulletins
began 10 be run into newspaper offices and they
ALI were TO the same effect as the Tribune bulle-
tins. 1t was a terrific wet blanket ON the Cleve-
land men. The democrats and INDEPENDENT re-
suiien and savage. From mouth to mouth the
same sentiment went, ..They are trying to steal
the state Fuel was added to the flames 10y The
Ere,atng Telegram, whose extra edition bore in
display TYPICAL lines: "Thleves attempt to steal the
votes OF two states. Indiana one Of them. Western
Union and Associated Press suspected Jay Gouids
little game" Then the Ne,rS, paper with 10000
circulation among workingmen principally, pub
lshed this card at the head of Its columns: 's3e-
our duty TO caution the friends OF Blaine that any
attempt to Subvert the viii OF the people by tam
pering with the returns viii be per1lous. The pop
ulace 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" AT no time were the demonstrations
violent, but there was sullen yirulence 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 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 q throng OF custom house
and post Office officials at the entrance, ana a row
seemed imminent. The two parties were. how
ever, separated by the police before any collision
OCctirred. one OF 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 minds OF
the of1ce-hoderS. The guard in the building was
doubled last evening. A man who gave his name
as Hail. who was slightly intoxicated, procured a
broom and went to the United States court house
ana began sweeping the steps. This gave otense
Hall was arrested, but afterwards re-
leased. In the evening a young LAWYER
Chas. E. McGanitee, was hurrahing for Blaine near
the Carro!ton hotel. when he was asSailed by the
mob, driven into the hotel corridor, his watch and
chain taken. and he was struck about the face The
moo then becoming turbulent general riot in the
hotel seemed possible, and the police was sum-
moneG The efforts Of the proprietors succeeded In
clearing out the crowd before the police arrived.
The streets We're occupied last evening by nll-
merous drunken crowds carried away by excite
ment. and 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
OF the large piate-giaSS windows of the Journal
office, and rotten eggs and stones were thrown at
the building. At the democratic headquarters the
democrats were burning red lights and diScharging
rockets, and taken altogether the have never
been surpassed In the streets OF Boston.
FIGHT OVER A BANNER IN INDIANAPOLIS.
In indianapolis yesterday afternoon a crowd
headed by congressman W. E. English attempted
to carry banner into the post Office building.
They were met In the lobby by the republican
crowd and a scuffie ensued. The banner was
seized and torn into shreds and the democrats
We're hustled out OF the building. No one was hurt
In the crush The streets were filled with a wild
bowling mob OF men who shouted themselves
hOarSe.
THE STREETS OF PHILADELPHIA
were crowded last night; and there was q grea,
demonstration Of cheering and other enthusiastic
| outbursts, but no serious disturbance The CHIEF
OF police issued an order prohibiting parades In
masquerades, AMI requesting the marshals of po
ltcal 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 of the
streets as much as possible. The police force in
the center OF the city was Largely Increased.
EXCITEMENT IN OTHER PLACES
Col. Victor Baughman, the chairman of the demo
cratic county committee, returned to his home in
Frederick, Nd, last evening from New York. The
enthusiastic crowd caught him up and he was car
cratic headquarters, where he was compelled tC
make speech He said that Cleveland was elected
and would be inaugurated Notwithstanding the eff
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 great
demonstration In Nashville, Tenn. yesterday, On
the part OF the democrats. great parade was Or
gained and guns were fired. In the eighth Ala
bama district the democrats included in their re-
joicng on the general result the Publication over
the election OF Wheeler.
Thirteen guns were fired by the democrats Of
Elmra In honor OF Cleveland.
John F. st. John was burned in effigy at Topeka
Kansas last night, and such wild scenes were
enacted as were never before witnessed in Topeka
A Chicago RumOr.
From the New York Herald.
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