Evening journal., 1892-11-08

First ward. ............................ 20
Second ward, ........................... 5o
Third ward. ................. 90. 20
Fourth ward. ............ ...................... ~
f1fth Waru,.... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ~
Sixth ward. ........................... 90
feNcntn Waru... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 20
Eighth ward .,......................... 20
Ninth ward ........................... bO
Tenth ward. ........................... 20
Eleventh ward ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10
IWeltth ward. ........................... 40
He placed each squad in the command
Of a competent man and gave instruc
tions to his men to call him up by tele-
phone No. 645. which has been placed in
his Office, if there is a riot, and he would
send the reserves.
The number Of men in district range
from FIVE to twenty-five, the largest
number being at Heald and Lobdell
streets, in the Fourth district Of the
Second ward. 1t is in this place that the
riOtous negroes hold forth.
! Before the men were sent to their
beats they were taken in hacks to their
voting places and voted.
spruance Hits Back.
This morning J. Harvey Spruance,
Democratic candidate for the General
Assembly, who was held in bail yester-
day by Commissioner Macallister upon
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to exercise the rights, of American
citizenship, appeared before Magistrate
Sasse this morning and swoIe out war
rants for the arrest of Horace ThOmp-
son and Richard Craig, the two negroes
who were instrumental in having the
warrants issued Speaking of the mat
ter this morning Mr.. Spruance said
"The whole thing is a scheme con
cocted by Winfield S. Quigley and Detec
tives Hawkins and aHattOn, who coached
the negroes. deny emphatically that
hav ever bought tax receipt from any
negro, but / will say that if the negro
did not sell his receipt it was not because
he did not have it upon the market
am not frightened at Mahaffy nor any
of his clique Hawkins and Hatton may
be bought by policy men but it does not
follow that / am on the market buying
negroes. These are only the schemes OF
Republicans in desperate straits, and
such senseless arrests will only gain
sympathy for the Democrats.
Arrested for Perjury.
This morning Letter-carrier Sylvanui
was arraigned before Magistrate Sasse OF
warrant sworn out by Rush Writ, o
Second ward, charging him with perjury
he having sworn out warrant before
Macallister for the arrest of Writ on tn,
charge of illegal registration. He wa
held in 81, $50 bail, Joseph Gould be
coming his bondsmsn.
Andrew M. Blair, was also arraigneC
in the same court for the same offensl
against James T. Jones, a Democrat o.
the Fifth ward. Joseph Gould went OF
his bail bond for $1,000.
stamps Missing and Broken.
One of the greatest annoyances at tn,
department of elections was the break
ing Of the rubber stamps used in mark
ing the ballots and printing the wor,
"vOted" on the tax receipts Some weri
J broken and others were missing. Thl
places in which this difficulty occurred
were as follows: Second district, Eight
ward; Second district Tenth ward
Third and Fourth districts of Nintl
ward Third and Fourth districts of Sec
ond ward; Fourth district of Fourtl
ward First and Fourth districts of Fiftl
ward. Several other reports were made
The deficiency was supplied wheneve
possible, and where not possible pei
I and ink were used.
Repeaters Sent Backbone.
A gang Of fraudulent Republican
/ voters were surprised on their arriva
from Baltimore this morning by beinl
met at the P, w. g. B. station by tw
special Baltimore detectives who were &C
companied by State Detectives Witsil an
McVey The men had been sent fror
! Baltimore by Republican Washingto
lawyer acting for parties in Wilmington
The Baltimoreans were prevented fror
carrying out their fraudulent purpos
and were sent back to Baltimore
0 NIahany's Clubs.
4 United States Marshal Maha pul
chased 200 spokes yesterday and ha
! them turned into clubs for his deputie:
They were turned at the shops of
Fourth street sash-maker
Fraudulent Tax Receipts.
Shortly before noon the Democrats dis
covered that the Corruption Hall official
were flooding the town with bogus Ia
receipts, printed on red paper, and wit
!, the signature of John T. Dickey cleverl
forged. The seal is also defective.
j. Kent and Sussex Conceded.
/ 1t is almost impossible to get a Repuh
lican to bet upon the state or the generf
result The only thing they will be
y upon is New Castle county They hav
9 giveH up Kent and Sussex.
Negroes who Were But Strangers.
. Strange negroes were observed comm
!, to and going from this city on th
: Landenberg branch trains last evenin
! and this morning. They avoide
= questions put them in regards to voting
4 Denoun cling a Coward.
h Chairman Willard Salisbury visite
e several of the polling places and mad
70 speeches to the crowds assembled theI
e denouncing the cowardly author of th
i forged circular to intimidate legal voter
and expressing a desire that the fello
be brought to justice, at the same tin
is Offering 81 900 reward for his arrest.
is Arrested Early This Morning.
% George G. Louders was arrested th
!. morning by deputy United States ma
II shall for illegal voting. He waived
?. hearing in the United States court roor
= A Sensible schoolroom.
,- In the sixth room Of school No. 6, th
ir morning, Miss Matthews, the teache
W allowed the children to take a poll
n the school on the favorite candidate f
~ president. Accordingly some Of q
leading scholars distributed blank car