Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-06-11

"No, boss; dey didn't give me no tax re-
ceipt; dey tole me dey would see me to-
morrow bout dat"
On Saturday afternoon, as an EVERY
EVENING representative was conversing
with ex-Marshal Dunn, at the corner of
Tenth and Orange streets, colored man
came up and asked Mr.. Dunn: "Does dey
need any tax receipt here2"
"No; you don't need any;" replied
the ex-marshal, handing the questioner
Republican ticket and giving him push
towards the polls; then turning to the
EVERY EVENING representative he went on
with the interrupted conversation.
FIGHT IN THE NINTH.
About the middle of the afternoon there
was quite serious disturbance at the
polls in the Twenty second district, Ninth
ward, over Eleventh street bridge. A
hack load of negroes, whose votes had
been refused at the upper end of the
ward rode down to vote at the lower end.
Inspector Wilson was about to accept
them, but Assistant Inspector Cloud put
his hand over the ballot box and refused
to allow the votes to go in. Instantly the
negroes outside the polls, numbering 80
or go, made rush to take possession of
the polls, and the 10 or dozen white
men present made determined resist
ance. Officer Kirby, the only policeman
present, made determined effort to re-
store peace, but his efforts were futile. The
fight was furious, and William II. Retting,
Democratic candidate for inspector, wns
knocked down, stabbed in the left side,
and severely kicked ar d beaten. BY their
superior numbers the negroes had every
kl,as, Al,1
men to retreat. George Barnhill Demo-
cratic candidate for City Council, at once
rushed up to Gallagher's drug store and
telephoned to the police station for
assistance. He gave the facts of the
riot, and was asked for his name. As
soon as he announced his name the
hearer at the police station abruptly rung
off and left the phone. The fight was
quelled by Policeman Kirby, aided by
the Democrats present, but not until
number of white men besides Mr.. Retting
had been severely bruised and beaten.
FIGHT IN THE ELEVENTH.
In the Eleventh ward, everything pro-
ceeded quietly until the polls were closed.
The window was kept up for two minutes
after Z O'Clock, and still Bill White, the
Republican window man, kept his arm
under the window and tried to keep it up.
In about 10 seconds he received blow
from behind, and general melee ensued.
Several policemen were present, and
Officer Pierson seized Charles Bradford,
an inoffensiye spectator, and started to
take him away, at the same time
drawing his pistol and pointing il
Mt Bradford's head. Bradford's friends
Mt once came to the rescue and got him
AWAY, and in the fight that ensued Officer
Thomas White was struck ON the head by
u brick, which inflicted severe cash.
Then the police retreated and order was
soon restored. A Republican named
Miller was knocked down during the
fight, and Hugh Mcclure, Democrat,
was struck on the head by a brick and
severely cut.
REPEATERs AT SIXTEENTH DISTRICT.
AT the polling place in the Sixteenth
district, Seventh ward, crowd of the
toughest of the negro element held undis-
puted possession of the window, protest
ing against the votes of Democrats heing
received and successfully insisting that
all the ballots of the blacks be accepted.
A large number of illegal votes were
accepted by the judge, who put every
Republican ticket offered into the box.
Several strange negroes entirely unknown
in the ward gave addresses ontside of the
district entirely, but some of the Repub-
licans would directly post them and
declare they knew the voters mother or
something of the sort, and take his ticket.
James Monaghan, window man, stood
at his post during the afternoon though
openly threatened by the mob of black
roughs. He protested against one of the
negro repeaters being allowed TO vote,
when black bully caught him by the
cont and made adesperate effort to snatch
him from the window.
HE VOTED ON AGE.
james S. Greer, mailing clerk at the
Morning Neaos office, went to the
Eleventh district polls and wanted to vote
son age" His right to do so was
doubted, but he was sworn and his vote
taken. Less than an hour afterward he
returned and wanted to vote again, where
upon Assistant Inspector Mccall asked
him how often he wanted to vote, and
Eleazer Ainsworth, the Republican in
spector in charge, told Greer that if he
did not go away he would have him
arrested.
SOMETHING TO BE REMEMBERED.
''No WONDER" said Fifth ward lady,
'.Mr. Rhoads polled so many colored
votes for they recollect, when the small
pox was so bad among the colored people
on Tatnall and Girard streets, that Mr..
Rhoads took every day with his own
hands, well-filled baskets of the neces-
saries of life and delicacies for the sick
nnd mt in the windows and ON the door
steps for the afflicted people"
REFUSED TO SIGN THE RETURNS.
Robert Nutter, assistant inspector of
the Fourth district, Second ward, refused
to sign the election certificates, claiming
TINT illegal votes had been taken. Other
wise the election passed off quietly in that
ward.
THE OFFICIAL VOTE.
The following tables show the official
vote MS taken from the tally sheets re-
turned to the clerk of City Council by
the inspectors: