Year: 1872

about, but no doubt, because they had something
more important to attend to. At Fifty nth street
something which promised to become light COM
pleasant to see the manner IN which, once the
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make those traditional bonfres which from time
immemorial have become . feature OF election


Earlier in the day disgraceful anray occurred
at the polling place OF the Eighteenth Election ds-
trict Of the Eighteenth Assembly district, No 140
Second avenue. young man named John Golden
presented his vote and was challenged by one VIII
liam Fox. Golden, being q legal voter and the
posit his ballot, Fox followed him from the polls
with abusive eptheSs and in return was kuocKed
down by Golden. One C0rc0fan. o friend OF Fox,
thereup0n drew revolver and threatened Gold9ns
life. He was prevented from carrying his threat
into execution by William Roosey or $40 East
Thirty ninth street, and In the ARRAY received
severe blow on the head from the butt OF Corc0rans
revolver. Aricer Duggan, OF the Twenty first pre-
70 the ground with his club. While lying PROSTATE
Rooney attempted to shoot Corc0ran. Rooney was
arrested and taken TO the Yorkvile Police court,
where he was held for examination.


Twentieth Ward.


Since the ward was established no election has
passed on as quiet as yesterday. Notwithstanding
the turbulent element OF the Tenth, Eleventh and
Twelfth avenues was let loose, owing to the legal
holiday, and fearful amount Of vile rum was
punished. not solitary arrest occurred mp to the
hour OF closing the polls. Captain John McElvalne,
Of the Twentieth precinct, had his men Judciously
distributed, TO quell any possible disturbance:
Besides his own, the Superintendent assigned
thirty additional men for duty In the Twentieth
precinct. ..


At about two O'Clock In the afternoon o report
was brought to this station house that one OF the
Inspectors OF Election Of the Second district,
Fifteenth Assembly district, was SO drunk as to be
wholly incapable OF attending to his duty. The
matter was telegraphed to Police Headquarters and
another inspector appointed at once. At the
Twenty-ninth precinct, to which portion OF the
Twentieth ward belongs, only one arrest for being
drunk and dis0rderly happened here between six
A. M. and four p. NJ


Twenty-First Ward.


The Twenty-nrst ward was one Of the liveliesr
wards In the city yesterday though the interest
seemed mainly to spring from the question Of the
Mayoralty, and the general belief prevailed that
OBrlen would certainly carry this section Of the
city by heavy majority. His friends
were certainly the most active at the polls,
and not vote was lost that legiti-
mately belonged TO- them, or that could
possibly be turned to that side Rumors soon be-
gan to ioat about that money was being freely
used among the negroes by some Of OBrien's
friends; but when was there an election where
similar rumOrs were not currentf The great fact
about the voting in this ward was that 1t passed of
OF good temper. Even the inspectors seemed to
be In the most ecstatic state OF good nature and
ested among themselves In the intervals OF voting
without regard to party" Even early in the
afternoon the voting grew slack, most OF the bal
lots having been cast early in the day, and people
amused themselves by specuatiOns over the result.
1t is needless to add that such speculatiOns were
in all cases cOlOred by the personal prOclivities OF
the speakers. Men easily believe what they wish
to and hold on to hope until the last.