Year: 1859

him to be voter II afterwards ascerined that he
b~loI ged to the United States naval ship Walker and
that he arrived from Boston only three weeks ago He
was taken before police magistrate 70 charge
Of Illegal voting companion, also saior who gave
hts name as James Qunid was going 70 swear n vote
but after kissing the Bible concluded To back down He
was arrested, but after examination was released from
| custody.


Twosets Of inspectors ambitious 70 assume the
labor and responsibility Of canvssrng the votes ped in
the Sixth district At daylight the duplicate nspec-
tors made their appearance tho polling place. Happily
they happened to belong to the party, and
rom the other being mutually agreed upon I, act as cam
vafsers The cause of the double appointment appears,
arose rom the Alderman Of the district having appointed
se, and the Councilman the other the time ap-
preached for closing the polls the crowd Of voters Of
increased but through the Of the police
Irishman, in whom the election fever bad arisen 10 an
abnormal height demolished several booths the Seventh
district, when poceman's club brought him realiz
ing sense that he Hanscendiug the rights Of
American citizen. He taken " the station house,
and the remnants OF the booths he had demolished were
quickly spirited away by male aud female urchins who
were on the lookout for kDdDg wood material In this
ward few presented themselves TO vote whose
omitted, the partes cf course had to go before Com


and sD the & AFFIDAVIT IN The
vtuperatioDs against the Registry act


FIFTH WARD.


There two slight this ward but Of


serious char In the morning three rowdes
attempted interfere with voters, but when arrested


they allowed 70 go, the promise that they would





illegally voting.


The famous Bloody Sixth quiet and decent all day;
fights chronicle. The policemen all stated
that they quiet election. These officers
compelled TO hook silent spectators all day
The precauon taken by the Chief of Police in send
ing large squads certain districts proved to be unne-
cessary. Even the headquarters of the famous "Dead
Rabbits" almost quiet the Fifth avenue polls.
fha
held in this ward I'VE six times during the day, sup
posing that there must from the Of things, be
row before night but nay compelled to return with
out sensation item, and At the time doubling the
justice Of the ephet "bloody" this ward Tue only
place where enough Of the pebans assembled TO get up
any at No. I Mulberry street At that
place the sidewalks most Of the street nlied with
the Aenzens that locality who hAi evidently gathered
the fun They stood with their hands In their
pockets mouths open and eyes catsd as II every moment
ssnectiHg to some wonderful demonstration. The
without witnessing anyihSis anu night but len
two or three drunken


The election in the First district Of this ward was held
In the basement of the building At 10 Chambers street
There only and then struggling voter found his
there The officers OF the election complained that


they old not have enough 70 do 70 keep them awake only
| twenty five votes were poled up TO twelve o'clock
The votes Of the Second district were receved
| IN the second story Of the sixth Ward Hotel.
There not the least sign Of election there the
Streets and only three tour persons the OUTSIDE
The election The Third district more lively. Our
reporter beard number Of complaints regard the
Registry law. Several persons failed get househoiiers
testify thathey resided in that distrct and went away
without voting The polls were opened for the Fourth
district in small fegar stand the west side OF the
Tombs the nearness TO the walls Of that gloomy building
TO doubt kept the plebians Of this locality in bounds
The same stereotype phrase "No excitement applies to
| this district


To find the officers Of election in the Fifth district our
reporter had 10 pass through hquor store at 81 Centre
street into back where the inhabitants Of this


ns Ss locality wers voting q Than H., a. any other
ceedngy busy The complaints Of the Registry law
numerous but as far az our reporter could learn per
who appeared lost his vote that was entitled
In many instances 1t put the voters TO great deal Of
trouble, but in most the blanks filled up, ths
person his received before he left the
The greatest complaint from the mechanics,
who had but short time during the morning to obtain
persons TO certify their residing in the districts


Our visits to No Mulberry street frequent The
fact Of there being unusual number Of names regis
tered in this district cauted every body 70 expect lively
There trouble than a any other district
In the ward Scores there stating that they went in
person and got their registered but they could
toe found upon the lst, although many Of them
oath that they the Registrars write their
names down There was apparent incompeteney


tie the registrars In this district there must have
been hunared that made their appearance
there whose did not appear on the registrars list
Most Of these declared that they went and got their names
registered hut not nding their upon the list left
cursng the law. few Of these would come back, after
the aee Of hour with householder to swear 70 their
beIR resident Of that district but the majority Of them
refused make the least effort to vote The vote
much smaller IN this district than IL would have bcen
other sc But how happen that many names
recorded, when larger number Of names have
found their way the registrars books than thereare
voters in tho DISTRICT The entire portion OF this district
is filed with tenement houses, where the inhabitants
Der many families us there windows This class Of
persons change their residences frequently The regis
irus took the poll list OF last year and copied the
entire list into their books and then put down the
name OF every person that came 10 register his
afterwards Thus the list has been swollen TO mere
duous numker by recording the names those who are
not residents of the wafdether dead moved away.
Had any Of there persons whose names are upon the
books, but moved Of the ward, made their appear
aDcc their votes would have been taken and questions
asked while the real habitant Of the ward would lose
names being registered. and the place Of resi-
dcnce given Was the residence OF Che person
last ysa %na ss vd nan q m ssne
In this cstsnce the voter had TO pass through the same
that thcse Gid whose nance did not appear IN the
hooks A person appearing u vote WIS always ssked
,he question: "Is your rcgs,eredf n he answered
in the negative, be was asked Why did you not register
voter II nine ont Of ten he replied that he
told was not necessary In this DISTRICT however, the
prevailing reply " That ! did Notwithstanding,
who replies in the negative, he has 70 take blank
form TO the Commissioner and testify why i did not get his
name registered, and look up some person who is willing
to make oath that b- resides In the district There
Illegal voting and NJ arrests In this district


Tho description cf district for ALL with the
exception that all the others quiet, and but
little complaint 10 the Registry law, although mum
Der Of the ,cers ri election declared farce There
were more votes poed between the hours OF twelve anil
O'Clock than ~ any other period during the day For
cause or other everybody In this ward predicted
lively time at the charter election next month The police
AT uitNel Cncvftuy ali assistance ID
their power " the representatives Of the press.
SEVENTH WARD.


The Seventh ward has had rather sbay reputation as
to quiet and straightforward voting upon election day.
Yesterday the election proceeded in the ward however
IN way 70 relieve the precinct somewhat OF its prior
character There election districts IN this WARD
ana fortunately only than hslr OF tao voting
places shops The election, Of course oouia
| nct well proceed without occasional sSirnRn' ana
skmshes did risc but none, happily, we're OF serious
cha acter Only one arrest was reported Tor attempting
10 vote illegally which was IN The hagh'h eEo'' ing
arrested party was giving his namc az Mr' mcMui