The New York Herald Newspaper, November 9, 1853, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD.: WHOLE NO. 7620. THE ELECTION. THE RESULT OF YESTERBAY'S WORK. Ree One ee TRIUMPH OF THE SEWARDITES IN THE STATE, ees Scenes and Incidents at the Polls and Political Headquarters. THE FIGHTS,| SKIRMISHES, AND ARRESTS. eerrrrmrrerrerrne THE CLOSING SCENES AT NIGHT. Sad and Fatal Accident to an OM Sachem Opposite Tammany Hall. nee THE RETURNS FROM THE INTERIOR, Names of the Successful Candidates, ho, he, be The siection is over. Tae sun roge behind » cloud, and ‘the polls End to be opened by the almatac. Tho day was rainy, misty, dirty, and muggy. But the politicians went to work and kept at werk, and well they might, for there ‘were tickets, splits, and scratches enough to keep them busy—vory busy—all day and all night, too. Whon shall ‘we know the result? The following is a graphic history of the day:— FIRST WARD. It might have been expected that im this ward, imha. | ‘vited no largely by foreigners, there would have been many disturbances. The pugilistic feeling of our First ward friends, however, carried them no further than a few ‘wloodless skirmishes, At noarly every district there waa ‘tome hair pulled, some slight bruising of the eyes, and wome heavy oaths, but nothing beyond. It was not found necessary te make a singie arrest ior assault—something unusual for this ward oo election day. Michael Court: ney, Werner D. Kellog, and Jozn Welsh, being a little too Aiberal in the use of their right of elective franchise, were serrested and locked upon the chargeot illegel voting, aa ae rooms of this ward were crowded during the w! ys SECOND WARD. The balloting was very quietly conducted {a this ward. There was great noise and confusion about the polls, ‘¢rising from the shouting encomiums bestowed by en- thusiastic politicians upon their favorite candidates; ‘ut shoulder-hitting here was not the order of the day. THIRD WARD. The greatest excitement prevailed in this ward between ‘the supporters of Sturtevant and Blunt. Sturtevant, on * account of the opposition to the last Common Council, waa rendered somewhat unpopular in his ward, and Blunt was Tun as a reform whig against him. Sturtevant, how- ‘ever, was bound to die game, and having received the fegular whig nomination, every nerve was exerted to se- cure hin election, The opposition in thix ward made vely times, but the polliie’spe depended more upon their Ungo than their fists to enforce the claims of their candi- “ pumraulled’’ for se! suited to eircumstances, was in- , Until the unfortanate elector was glad eres one side or the other, or escape without the ex- of his Vped privileg>—a result w! was generally approbation, being devoid of partiality. “There wore nv arreste during the day here. FOURTH WARD, tm this ward there were fro voting places:--Shaks- » dpeare Hotel, No, 27 James ctreot, No. 83 Cherry street, No.1 Dover street, and No.1 Gok street. There was a strong oontest for Alderman, Messrs. Baird, (nstional,: Allen, (whig.) and O’Brico, (Van Burenite,) being the eandidates. The canvass was vigorously carried on, and fm some casos the gentlomen engaged fa what they called ‘*blowing”’ for the candidates, approximated paguscity, dut there was no harm done. The drizzling rain kept ~all the politicians, except those in the sentry boxes where the were dealt out, inside the porter houses. im this ward there ix a large foreign population, and many ef the “appeals to voters’: were printed in the German language. The chief argument we to Tuetons appeared to be that #uch and euch candida were oppored to the Maice Liquor law. So the Germaus Fp gd rellyfor ‘Lager bier aud the ca- tanis,”? or * e wine und liberty,’’ which arguments, ‘we presume, had their due amount ef weight. SEVENTH WARD. This ward adjoins the Fourth, and there were.cight seting places—1. No. 132 Madizon ttreet; 2. No. 165 Ma- dison street; 3. Ne. 19 Jefferson street; 4. No. 6 Gouver- eur street; &. No. 174 Cherry street; 6. No. 506 Water street; 7. No. 328 Cherry street; 8. No. 782 Water street; ~and very aasty, dirty places they were. This ward was euppowed to be the eitadel of the national democrats, and there were several freesoilers from the Custem House engaged in bringing up voters. At the poll, corner of Market and Madison streets, two gentlemen had a “ dif- ference of opinion’ on some subject, and varied the sonotony of the exercises by a knook down-—no boues broken. Otherwise the pelling was quiet. We observed German calling for votes for Thomas?’ St. Jehn, aational democratic candidate for the Senste, on the that he had opposed the Maine liquor jaw in the bly last session, and was pledged to do so if elected 40 the Senate. ‘The following wong was circulated in this wari:—~ GONG FOR THK PHOPLA, ‘Air—“Luey Neal’ Come all ye trusty democrats, Wherever you may be, And vote for true democracy, Which made our nation free; Pat down all abolitioniats, Who, with fire-brands in their hand, Would ficg eg keyg ‘inal O'er our and happy oh, poor woolly Oh, poor woolly heads! You never shall us conquer; You're the same old poison fedat Then to the polls, Our ticket to Lat every man do all he can, With all bis my ee aod maip,—- And we shall be on, Then ob | poor woolly beads, se. t Clinton, le sire; don, thore’s fre— ich ‘Taat over heard of Spee ‘and the Erie grand oanal | ‘Then gh ! poor woolly heads, &o And Mather, too, he is the man, Free soilers could not buy; They sought then to impeach him, ‘And earnestly did try; H But their malice could not reach him, Nor their envy make him fall “tn rnd eal cs nd canal Then oat poor woolly heads, so. There's Cooley, Fay, and Watson, too, mop ee Hroweat to every wooly bead re 0 every WOO! 5 ‘And all their hybrid clan; Avd Bennet, and young Brady ‘Were nover known to yield, Uatil every routed enemy is awept from off the fields mn ob! poor woolly heads, do. : FIGHT WARD. We did not hear of any disturbance in this ward, al- ‘Though the followers of Father Mathew appeared to be in the minority at some of the polls, At one place am at- tempt was made to get up a fight, without success, One person went #0 far as to apply bis boot to the most deli- cate part of another's body, 1t was taken, however, a4 an excellent joke. Creat demonetrations were made upon passers by, with the view of avcnring their votes. Any fm fact, who looked at ail like a voter was imme- diately bevet with the most preening attentions, nod men ‘whose~pames he had perbaps never heard before were spoken of in the most extravagant terms of praise and eulogy, Although party feeling ran high, there wae, bewever, 0 oceasion for the interferences of the police. NINTH WARD. In thie ward, the only serious disturbance that took place {occurred at the polls No, 28 Thirteenth street. The fight originated among five or six men, who had been indulging rather freely during the early part of tho day. Gome of these were omployed by the candidates to attend at the polls, and do their endeavors to secure voters; but ‘they found {t more in consonance with their tastes to ‘attend to s bar in the vicinity, at which their visite were both long and frequent. As a natural consequence, thoy felt, veto Pay exhibited their great love of fun manner each other's faces, In py ea gna lt, nor MORNING EDITION---WEDNESDA of the combatants came in for a fair share of the | Alderman, had been elected Alderman ® large ma- Knocks, ‘and their clethor ‘appecred’ omslereele. the | Jochiye Thece ‘were, uo lose joan ae pekin atee ts worse of an acquaintance they had seray with the | this ward, each one of whioh presented a bri liant {a The sidewnlk immediately in front of the polls, | scene towards nightfall, by the ignition of a samber Sore signs ofthe coadlet that bad taken place’ of tar barrels and election boxes. As far as we oould Yas stained in many plsces with blood; but, ascne of | learn, no arresta were made, and everything off to the bystanders said, “it was only somebody's clarot that | the satafaction of all parties interested.” The temper. Ti2' tapped—that was all,” No arrests wore mado here, } ance ticket was no there to be found, for, as some of the the police inclined to allow a little more license | knowing ones remarked, ‘The temperance ticket had 00 ‘on account of its being election day. The whole of the Bghting may be summed up as follows:—Four pair of eyes, five bloody noses, six torn coats, and 4 dos+m knock downs. In return for theso the uiferers were paid in large quantities of bad brandy. TENTH WARD. There was some “ punching” and side knocks given in this ward. In the early part of the day affairs went on quietly enough, but in the afterndon, the “right hand men” of the free soilera—that is, the backers of John Van Buren & Co.—made a circuit of this ward, intent upon the destruction of the ticket boxes of the mational demo. crats. They met a rather harder roception than they had anticipated, belngin same districts soundly flogged for their villany. We were told by an officer on duty during the dey, thay thie attacking party was head- ed by a candidate upon the charter ticket in the Sixth werd. This party commenced their attack about three o’clock in the afternoon upon the nations democrat ticket boxes in the Third district, corner of Bowery and Walker street, Boing repulsed here, they went tothe Fourth district, No. 2 Ludlow strect, and there made the same attempt, with like success. In this dietrict they upset the little wooden house of the ticket Ciatributor while he was in it, g’ anda roll not agreeable to his ribs and rot, however, im any way injured. headed by their chief. aod hurraing for their patro1 the lesders of the free soilers, and the Verplanck ticket, next proceeded to the Fifth di:trict, No. 74 Ludlow street, and again ‘went in,’’ but to their discomfitare, ‘came out” again with bloody noses and damaged eyes. The porty belog now pretty well “bunged up,’? proceoded to the First district, coy er of Delancy and ¥ldridgs streets, where a porte of pelice put ® stop to their fun, No ar- rests were made, and we heard of no broken bones. THE ELEVENTH WARD, ‘The voters in the seven first districts of this ward be- haved very orderly throughout the day, depostliing their ballots and then going about their business. Not so, however, with the sovereigns of the sighth, ninth and tenth districts; they were in turmci from sunrise until after dark. As the day drew to a close, the belligerent Spizits in the ninth could not subdue thair fightiag pro- penrities any longer, and at it they went, pell mell, which continued with fieroeness until a trong police force put the shoulder hitters to route. In the efghth district the rioters bogan théir work, a few minutes before closing the poll, with breaking up and setting fire tothe boxes used as the depository of the tickets of the respective can- didates, After demolishing one or two, they attempted to seize the one which had been used by the whigs, when a.stont resistance was made by the persons having it in charge, and a regular pitched battle began. The ds- fenders of the box were the strongest party for a time, and dive the invaders off; but they soon rallied agaia, and, sending up to the tenth district for reinforcements, a mob from there of at last a hundred, came rushing down avenue ©, armed with stones and clubs, sweeping every thing before them. As soon as they got within geo thot of theeighth district poll they let fy a volley of stones into the crowd of leokers on, which quickly pat them to flight, and with their clubs and other weapona in hand they took poesersion of the stands and bore them offin triomph tothe tenth district. A great number of uno‘fendiag persons were injured by the missiles of the rowdies— some very seriously. A young man by the name of Wm. Mcilvaine was struck in the head by a stone, aud was carried off insensible, to the drug store on tho corner: Gf Kighth street amd Avenue ©. It was supposed that hiv ekull was fractured; but after au examination by the doctor, it proved that that was nov the case. The wound Was a very dangerous one, however, and will keep the young iasn at home for some time. Ho was taken to bis Tesidence by the police. The rioters, becoming satistied with their work of ssion, ultimately became quict, waiting for ancther opportunity to display therr rauscle. Those most actively evgaged ee 0 an engine com- pany located at the upper end of Avenue and great complaints have been raade agatnst them of late, by the citizens of that neighborhoot. They wish the company disbanded, as being of no use, and only tending to keep the ward fn trouble aud turmoil, May the wishes of the peaceable citizens be gratiied at once. TWELFTH warp, In this ward there were five tickets run, and at all the polling places the frionds of McGowan, Jackson, Wake- men, and J. B, McGowan, worked hard for their men, It was a curious fact to see such a large Ruraber of our nat- uralized citizens, who, on former occasions, voted the democratic ticket, coming up to the polls and crying out “A whig doze this time;” and, although many of them were persuaded that the whigs were not the friends of foreigners. still a great number of them persisted in voting for Wakeman. We never ssw such good feeling existing among the friends of the different candidates in this ward as was elicited yesterday—no fight of any kind toprg: vexed to disturb the eor alarm the inha- Ditants of the pleasant villages of Yorkville, Harlem, and Canuansville, THIRTEENTH WARD. This ward was also the scene of some pugilistic encoun- ters. Two fire compantes, who have for a long time cher- ished animositica towards each other, yesterday met ia the afternoon, in Willet street, and went at it pell moll. Some of the offenders were arrested, but discharged after- wards, such things being regarded by the justices as ox- cusable occurrences on election day. Notwithstanding the predominance of the reform electors, and the preach- ings of temperance men, numbers were seen aa to limit themselves in their walk to the width of fleg stones, and were sometimes unsuccessful even in carrying out such a laudable cesire. FOURTEENTH WARD. We heard various rnmoré of tremendows fights in this ward, but on enquiring could ascertain nothing in support of. suck reports. As fer as we could learn the voting in this ward was marked with much good order and political forbearance. FIFTEENTH WARD. There were a few scrimmages at come of the polls in this waded. but beyond a bloody nose or black eye there ‘was nothing particularly worthy of notice. SIXTEENTH WARD. On a visit to the polls of this ward, we found that there were several large bricks in the hats of some of the out- siders. In this particular, however, it did not stand alone, as may be seen by the reports from other wards. A fight took place at the poll on the corner of Twenty- first street and Ninth avenue, between a few of the mem- bers of two rival engine companies, who took advantage of the occasion to gratify some old feelings of enmity. Two arrests were made, but the disturbance was not cf a very serious character. ‘here were a few heads cut, and one man was severely, but, we believe, not fatally, in- jured. But for the immediate interference of the police it might have assumed a more serious ol iter. In Seventh avenue, between Kighteenth and Nine- teenth streets, an a was made upom the boxes con the whig and national democratic tickets by a band of five or ix men; bat no attempt was made upon the ballot boxes. ‘The police succeeded, however, in sup- prevsing the disturbance before much damage was done. SEVENTUENTH WARD, Mach to the credit of the citizens of this ward and to the respectability of the persons engaged in the election, nota wrangle or quarrel occurred at any of the places of voting during the day. This speaks well for the Seren- teenth ward, and may serve as an oxample to sowe of the others, FIGHTRKNTH WARD, There was a close contest carried on in this ward all day, between the friends of J. H. Valentine, whig, and Robert C, Voorbiey, the nominee both of the hard and soft shell parties, At Third avenue, corner of Seven- teenth street, Valentine's friends worked hard, from sun- rise aati sunset. There was no lighting, aithough there were many hundreds who were nothing the better for having drank too much liquor, The tearing down of the tleket offices in Third avenue, near Nineteenth street, af- ter the officers had declared the polls closed, was indeed amusing, and baftied description. One Sgt J seized the democratic box and cagted it away, while the friends of Valentine succeeded in retaining theirs, and, after sev- eral hurras, bore it off in triamph, as sokliexs on the battle-tield Would the colors of the enemy. NINETEANTH WARD, This was the most disorderly of the up town wards; but a strong foree of policemen beingon hand, prevented any serious disturbance of the peace, although some arrests were made in the neighborhood of Yorkville, At Kighty- sixth street Herrick men were rather noisy, aad many of thom deserved a “lodging on the cold greund.’? Noonan, the indopendent national democrat, was sorely defeated through the sgency, an he informed us, of some of the free soilers stoning his tickets from a bex at Fifty-ninth street, between Second and Third avenues, thereby do- priving bis friends of the pleasure of voting for him in tbat district. The friends of Herrick offered to bet ten to five on their man after the polls had closed, -but nobody seemed willing to take them up. TWENTIETH WARD, There were five tickets ran im this ward, which created great excitement among the national demoorats, free soilers, woolly heads, reformers, aff independents, who were all at their posts, canvassing spiritedly all day up to 3 e’clock P. M., when it was pratty well believed Dat McConkey, (free qoller,) the prevent Assistant show in that ward.” TWENTY-FIRST WARD. James Crawford was run on both the hard and soft tickets, but was strongly opposed by the friends of the whig candi¢ate, Mr. Jackson, and the reformers. There were four polling places im this ward, and each one was thickly crowded with swarms of the short and rock boys. ‘Two of the former became engaged in a pugilistic encoun- ter, and would, if not for the zeal of their friends, who hid them from the stars, have beon locked up for the re- mainder of the day in the station house, Crawford’s friends were in extacies all day, and laughed at tho idea of anybody vuting for the whlg or reform ticket. It was rather funy to see the democratic spirit imbibed by children eight or nine years old in this ward, who were constantly pulling the ears of every little urchin who de- clared that he was a whig. TWENTY-SECOND WARD. ‘There were five candidates for the office of Alderman in this ward, and yet, curious to say, the election was & very tame one, which arose probably from that portion of the city being # moral one. There wai a strong police force early on the ground but their services were little oreded. ae the inhabitants were det invd to be quier this fail, and redeem their reputation, which they loat at an election om a form er occasion. The Van Burenites at Tammany. CAPTAIN RYNDERS AND GEORGE B. PURSER ON TEE ROBTRUM—MELAN( HOLY DEATH OF JAMES BROKER, EIC., BTU. . Old Tammany, (now called “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.’’) was Vighted up at half past seven Inst evening, and a bonfire was kindled in front of the Hall. Soon after, it was filled with persons desirous to hear something of the elec tion. The platform was occupied by a number of youth- ful democra‘s, who were literally free soilers, Mr. Jamus Beoxur called the meeting to order, and no- minated Henry E. Riell, of the Star House, Lispenard street, as Chairman, which position was modestly accept- ed by that gentleman, The meeting then amused itself by making calls for various speakers, and by animated discussions as to the day’s work. There was a very large number of very small boysin the awembly. They swaggered about with agreat dealof dirt on their faces, bad segars in their mouths, oaths and obscenity om their lips, and a degree of hardened assurance in their faces, allof which went to make up an ensemble suggestive of Blackwell's Island and missing pocket handkerehiefs, ‘The redoubtable Captain Rynders having sxrived, he was called upon to speak. He said that he thought it was riciculous to talk about the election, after it was over; but it always had been the custom to come up to Tammany and talk over things on election nights, and he supposed he ought to say something, As the amoke cleared away, he said, it looks as if we were a licked party, But Iam of the opinion that Mr. Cooley has got pretty well cooled down by this time. We have gained some victories, and in the Fourteenth ward we have elected Jom Kelly, the softest of the softs, over Thomas Wheelan, the hardest of the bards. I like this, be- cause the man chosen has adhered to the party and the administration, which some others have not done. I don’t take my oath that I didn’t vote for Brady though— (cheers for Brady)—he is & gooi horse; but I am afraid that he is now hitched in the wrong harness. The Ha- RaLD, tho other day, called me a free soiler—don't 1 look Uke a free sciler? By-aud-by Greely and Garrison and Bill Seward will be called hard shells, I ama nice look- ing free soiter. A Yoics, (iu a zich brogue)—And what are 5 ou captain? (laughter and aprlanes.) Rysvens wiped his forehead and looked puzzled. He said, in answer, that he was a democrat, and he hoped that his questioner was the sume, He then wont on to way that ke had today fcund out what “democratic whig”’ meant for the first time. It meant that some de- mocrats had split the tickets, to throw the State in the hands of the whigs. It was his opinion that certain o the “hard”? leaders went to the Syracuse Conveation with the fixed inteition to give the State to the whigs. Well, a whig (ho suid) is as good as a white mun, if he behaves himself. (A laugh.) And I saw a groat wowny whigs voting the hard shell ticket to dar. ‘The Cuamay here announced that William Patrd was elested Aiderman of the Fourth ward, and that the Tain pane Hokey had a majority in that ward on the State ro waa Sowe applause, When Rynders said, ‘There may be some mistake in these returas.”? A Voici—I hope the:e’s no mistake. (Laughter.) Rixpucs—I hope so. I hope that the democrats of the Fourth ward have shown their attachment to the princi- ples of the party by clecting that man, A Vorcs—What man? Ryxvrits—-Willinm Baird, Let's have three cheers for him. One individnal gave a cheer. Ryypxes—I am with that maa. LT always lke to see a man go into anything with hia whole heart. ‘The Man—Ob, yes, Ceptain, we both drink out of the tame cup. (Laughter and applause ) Rurpsks went on to say that some persons opposed the administration becanse they had applied for cifices and couldn’t them. He had asked for an office, and didn’t get it, but he still intended to etick to the admi- nistration. (Three cheers for Rynders.) The le were all right encugh—the mass of the democrat both wings were hambugged by leaders, ‘hey were sufficiently intelligent to understand what they were about, without their leaders, ‘The division in the party may destroy it, but—— A Vorcr—Oh, there'll be plenty of demosrats after you're dead, Ryyprns—I'm glad to hear it; and if yeu’ll come some Fourth of July and rap on my grave, und tell me that there is a procession of united democrats, I will answer it through the spirit mappings, (Laughter.) A Vorcs—Peorkaps Judge Edmonds may be dead then. Many Vorcrs—News from the Sixth ward. Rysprxe—Yes, here's the news from the ‘bloody Sixth.” Sho’s allright, Split up sometimes, but genc- ad true to the party. Inever knew the old Sixth to go whig. ‘A Voicn—She's head soft. Byapxrs—I can hardly believe that, when the immortal ‘Thomas J. Barr lives in that ward, and he is Chairman of the Stuyvesant Committee—hard shell to the back: bone. If the herds didn’t win in the Sixth, it wasn’t becauwe Barr didn’t try to make them, that’s certain. ‘The Caanmax—In the Sixth ward Breaden is clected re and our State ticket bas a hundred majority. (Cheers Ryxpers—That’s a great victory for the softs, though I’m not one, if Horace dogs call me so in Triune. 1 propose three cheers for the Sixth ward. 1 were ome faint attempts at cheers, when Ryn- ders called ‘for three good cheers.’’ One enthusiastic gentloman gave one cheer on his own sccount, Rynders ‘went onto speak of his own ward, and suid he hoped to hear a goed account of ft, wham some one cried out, “How about Cooley?” RyhdoraI think Coaley is cooled off by this time. (A hiss). Now let that ‘simtrer of Cooley come up here and defend him, ond not sland there bissing. Lat vssee him. (Cries of * put bim out,’ “let him show his face’). Why, yoo don't suppowe such a blackguard as that hee gota face. A man that conl? support Cooley in Tammany Hail, might have an iron pot hung on his head, but he conlda't have a fice—where is he? (Cries of ‘‘ho’s ran sway ") Rynders then charged Minor 0, Story with brealing up the Goavention at Syra- couse, in order that he might get the canal lettings from the whigs. Thove followe think that “ and fame from no sondition, rise, Steal all you can—there all the honor lies.’* You jnat lock over the canal lettings next yoar, and you & an that George Law and Minor C. Story have got em all. ‘The Cramman announced that Mr, James Becker, door- keeper of Taromany Hall, had been run over by tho cars this evening, and was killed. Mr. Ryxpers aaid that Mr. Becker was good man, and a good democrat. It wan consoling to know that the last act of his life was to vote the regular ticket, Rynilers went on to pay that should now retire, and call up ‘wu ner, of the Fourth ward. jsorce H, Purser came forward, and tulated the audience on the fact thot the sefts had elected thoir ticket in his ward. Ho then pitched into Coolay and James T. Brady. At every misution of Brady's name the audience cheered 7 Tho ‘fun’? being over, and noretnrns being received, the people left in large numbers, and at 10 o'clock, the assemblage separated, and the lights were extinguished, The National (or Hard Shell) Democracy Headquacters. Last evening #everal of the leaders, together with many of the rank and file, of the national (or hard shell) demo. cracy, avsembled at their headquarters, at the Stuy- vesant Institute, to hear the pews of the election from the different wards and districts. Owing, no doubt, to the great uncertainty of the vote, sud the fact of so many tickets being in the field—thue dividing the interest that would have been concentrated in case of » strict party contest between whigs and democrats—tho meeting was tame as compared with former elections, and the entha- siasm was by no moans equal to what was exolled when the whole democracy assembled in one place and were united together. It was not one whig ticketand one democratic, but two democratic—hard aad soft—a free qrmogracy teket, and_a reform Ucket, The result was, that all party distino'loas were confounded, and polities were in “most a*mired disorder.” There was no organt- zation to formally receive the returns announced from time to time; but the principal leaders were present, ii- eluding Augustus Schell, Alderman Barr, Jobn 33, Has- kins, F Hart, R. J, Dillon, John Wheeler, George Sickles, Tsanc Townsend, Fdward 0. West, &c., together with the eandidates and any number of politicians, ‘There was another thing t®t rendered the “confusion worse comfounded’’—namely, that there were all kinds of bartering ou the part of the candidates and their friends —nelng the State candidates for the city, and vice versa. The chief point of interest was not whether whigs or democrats. conquered im the many-aided contest, but whether, and how far, the hard or the softa prevailed in any particular ward or district. A number of rumors arrived from time to time, but until rather an advanced hour none of them sssumed the defined shape of authen- tic intelligence. Au time progreased, and towards the hour of ton o’clock, the numbers and excitement in- creased, and the spirit also of the nationals rose in the seale of buoyancy, a4 they were informed, not of their own victories, but of the defeats of “the softs,” or Van Buren free soil faction. The general and prevailing opt nion appeared to be, that in the local tickets the reform- ers had for the most part been successful, and that though the candidates of the hards were not elected, they had the satisfaction of defeating their opponents, with the aid of the whige, who, it was understood, were far from being successful in electing their ticket throughout the city. To enhance this satisfaction, it was announced that tho State ticket in the county of New York was triumphant and that appeared to be the chief source of solicitude on all hands, particuiarly na regarded the chances for Gorernor, The people assembled were gathered into groups all over the. room, cal- euliting and discussing the probable results, till some person rushed into the room, almost out ef breath, and in a state of excitement announced that the softs were defeated in his district, or perhaps some messenger of evil tidings entered slowly, and with a ead countenance whispered at first the news of a soft shell triumph to a friend, and then by degrees the intel- ligence spread from one to another till all were quietly made acquainted with the fact. But whenever the softa wore defeated, the announcement was made aloud and ina jubilant tone, and loud applause followed. Thus were the crowd distracted between hope and fear, and anxiously looking to the door for evory new comer from the battle-field, One thing appeared to be settled, and that was, that the hards would have a majority of aoveral thoveands over the softs in the whole county; aud it wag confidently predicted by some of the sages that the State ticket, particularly Clinton, would not only defeat the Marcy and Van Buren ticket, but would defeat the whiga alyo, and be elected. The news that Clinton was running ahead of his ticket was received with im- mr nse fatisiaction and applause, b.cause that was re- gatded as the fatal blow to the soft shell policy of the vabivet, Among the incidents that excited merriment was some petsoa inguirjog where wera the free democracy to-night, which were to have met in the adjoining ragm? Vows —They are not there; they went with Join Van Buren and Rynders to-night to Tammany Hall, They have given him their vote. f Axorusk Vorck.—But they would not have him in his own ward, In the Fifteenth, the softs have aot polled ene hundred votes. (Great applause. MESSENGER FROM THE SevEenTiENra ‘Warp.—The Second district has polled for Verplanck 79, for Clinton 160; and for Leavenworth 169 (Hurrel, hurrah.) Man yrom Finev Distarer, Ficera Waxp,—Clinton has polled 77, aud Verpiauck but 45, in the First district. (Harzab, hurrah.) Man reo Tump Diemer, E:carn Warp.—Cliaton has polled 223 votes, and Verplanck but 52, in my distriot. Applause.) Massivexk vRom Finer Dasraicr, Nivra Waap.—Verplanck 5°; Leovenworth 1t0; and Clinton $43 (Great cheering.) Mr. Haskins —I have just © me from the Fighth ward. a lave beaten the ctieienectany two to one. i 00 ing is elected.” f eee entered, und aacounced that in ifth ward the national candidate for Atderman was elected large rajority, and in the same ward the State ticket of the hards was shevd of that of che softs, (Appian: A Vour—Glonicus news. Avother Vock—Has Kennedy caved in? 4idermant Bark—the Fifth ward was splendidly organ ived. If other wardy had beea equally well orgauized ‘the v'ttory would have been as creat. ‘A gertiemen here arrived from the Kighteonth ward, end t asked what was the news, said the State ticket oeut up that there wa: a ulating the revult as yet. A Vou i— What about Howard? Another Vork—Howard is e Another Vorw—I fear not + chance. Sd Shortly after a large posse arcived from the Sixtt. ward, ina state of bigh excitemeut, announcing that Howard had heen elected in the Sixth by twenty-sayon wpjority. (Hurrah, hurrab.) A Voiue—What about,the State ticket? An Inwrutay—It is running ahead {a the Sixth, Immediately after it was announced that George De ‘Witt Clinton was elected for the Second Assembly dis. trict, (Brave! Good ! good!) Apauanrine—Yes, and Alden is also eleated for the As- acmobly. (Hurra ! hurra !) Axormet ADAvaxtiNs—St, Joho ts running well, and will be elected. (Applause ) ; As a set-off to all this good news, it oozed out that Bard and Brisley, for Aldermen, and Alderman Barr aud George Sickles, for Axsembly, wore defeated. It was next announced that William Chauncey, the re- form candidate, (© democrat,) was elected in the Fif- bo One 0 Hoffman, the whi: idate for Attorney fore Ogden , the whig candidate for Attorn General, entered the room, and aid he hoped he might be permitted tocone in and get some news. [le wae eoted as the successful candidate. to which he replied that he was sorry he was a candidate at all. He re- mained for a length of time, waiting for news, and con- yersing about the chances, Here somej speculations were entered¥into as to the re. sult ia the State. Mr. Jony Wirerer—John McKeon enya if we poll 20,000 in the whole State we can do what we please. BE: B. Mant—1 am greatly mistaken or the hards will poll over 60,000. ‘A Vorce—What will Marey say to that? Axorurn Vour—Gen. Pierce said to a friend of mine that } e would not leave a hard io the State in six months, ADAMANUUNE—Marcy will have enongh to do to bury the dead in that case. (Laughter Haxp Sreu—We will have at least 10,000 over the softs in the State, snd will elect Clinton besides. Guorcx S10K14s—That will be enough of glory for me. 1 would feel proud to belong to sueh a party as the bards even in a minority. Mr. Dutox—It is a magnificent party, which it will be found neither the influence of patronage nor official station can put down. It will grow overy day, while its ‘opponents will dwindle away. ‘A Voicr—It is very hard to contend against such howe the Cabinet, the Custom House, and the spoils, being jainst us. ay) opinion was here hazarded, that the course Bronson had pursued had done harm in the city, but good in the State at lary ‘—Not atall. Mr. Bronson is a trump card referring to the defeat of the hard shell candidates for Aldermen, it was concluded by the leaders that it was bad policy to have nominated any charter ticket at all, as the people were determined to put out every maa of the old Common Council. {twas now half past 11 o'clock, and the assembly which had for the lant half hour grown small by degrees, now separated, as thereturns were coming i: s0 slowly, and no one seemed disposed to wait any longer. ‘Th? lights were then extinguished, aud so ended the meetin: of national democrats at the Stuyvesant Institute. ‘Whig Headquarters. Thore was no meeting last night at the Broadway House, although there was a large aswvemblage of person- ages collee(ed there to hear the results of the election, as they came in from the different wards. It was for- merly the custom to announce the votes as they were re- celved, but the old aystem has been entirely changed by the new order of things, Thore were no apeechos, nor any of thore onthusiastic demonstrations with which the whige were formerly accustemed to receive the news of a victory. The anxious crowd assembled in the bar-1oom for want of a better place, and there discussed in kuots of fiveor six the chinceaot cach cauvdidate, The returns casne in very slowly, am were siingly recorded on & slip of paper, Which Was kept behind the bar for private re- fervnee,’ About oleven o’cluck there were only 8 few etragglers left, and half aa hour a even there had de- parted) ‘s The Whig headquarters ware nover so devoid of spirit or enthusiasm as they were last night. ‘d, Breaden has the best over The Reformera--Where wore They? or ‘were They Nowhore? Our reporter detailed to attend the Reform Commitee, and report the particulars of their return’, perambalated the city lant evening, in a vain attempt to find out their whereabouts, According to him, they were newhore. First he called at Metropolitan Hall; The great number of carriages, and the sight of so many ladies hurrying in there, carried the assurance to him that the reformers did not hold thoir asrembly in that building. The next place he visited was the Stuyvesant Institute. There he found all the Egyptian mummies and antiquities, but noth- ing whatever of the modern reformers. Then he visited tho room which they were wont to ocoupy at the corner of I street and Broadway; but inasmuch as the itor informed that it and not politi- ST IN » NOVEMBER 9, 1888. twenty" five cents admission fee to witness the perfor- mance «¢ the medinm, he considered he might move on in his m‘csion, The Tabernacle was ocoupied by the Hutchinsow, family, and though “Uncle Sam had room enovgb to g.ve us all a farm,” he knew that that bui'ding did roton the Aamo night accommodate a vocalist trou; and @ politica’ party who had no voice—and so moved on, havin,Y up his mind that the reformers were no where Closing 8cene.}-Bonfires, Rejolcings, &e. When the polls were closed yesterday, the crowds of Langera on in their diff'vreut district, had resort to differ- ent means to amuse theonelves, and keep up the running excitement of the day, till he announcements should be wade at the differont head.\uarters, The poteacy of bad Tum being fully recognized sud appreciated yesterday, through its use the patriotic unwashed were in a very happy vein at sundown, and eqyally ready for a parade, @ buncomb speech, or a knock down. Pot house oratows were in the veulih of their glory, and when mounted upon barrel heads, surveyed their admiring crowds with ® look 60 majestic nnd patronising that one might’ sup- pose them to have inherited the ~antles of Clay and Webster, together with their patriotis:solicitude for the Union. At one ofthe polls, a party took as their prize @t the close of the bullotings a beld headed engle, which they bore with them throrgh the atrosta, winging a4 they marched «long “The Bold Soldier Poy.” Their trophy, a bird which had: evidently soon better day, being, upon this present pubife appearanes, in rather a sad plight, minus tail, wings and all the bright plumage of its class, evidently felt “that evil com- munications corrapt good manners,’ and strugsled hard to release itself {rout its too partial admirers, who fondied it In a way, although oxpressive of their regard, yet atthe same time disagreeable to the engle. Bon- fires were kindled in every direction, and sent a lurid glare against the sky, and, until a late hour, at- tracted attention. Those who were not fully confident cf being winners, looked into the face of night and saw there a gloomy frewa, to them ominous of the result. But those who were buoyed up with the strongest faith of their success, and wore willing ‘‘vo bet high” on their candicate, drew enceuragement from the same source, and saw upon the face of darkness the glowing euthu- siasm of victory. Tar barrels were above par, aud wore kindled in every street. Everything that was combusti- ble was used to ‘fire up.”’ Even the weoden ho: which had served all day to shelter the ticket distribu from the driv] i i have been preserved, e * unterrified repudli- in the night rudely tumbled over, and aa the sige them, and their smoke struggled cans,” wi flamicn gu upward thr more visible ing pile nd the heavy mist, serving only to reader dirty urchins gathered around the burn- horrors of muddy streets, some were tempted, in pity, to murmur, “To what bace purposes Tuy we ‘come 3 ? At @ late hour in the evening, when the results began to be made knowa, midi ight pro- cessi ms without number were got up, in which there was great profusion of transparencies, torchlights, and nois instruments, intended to express polltical rejoicings, Af- ter marching ani drumming for an hour or 40, to the great annoyance of all citizens peaceably disposed, and to the great horror of the vanquished partisans, who had ‘suddenly become gonsinced of the hideoussiss of midnight revels, the biada generally strack up “Jor dan is a hard road to travel, 1 -perceive,”. an. air particularly appropriate considering the condition of the streets. During the evening equads of the knowing enes’’ gathered together ia dijierent favorite bauats, or upon the sixest corners, and discussing the prospocts or resulta of the day, they lucidly account for this man’s success or that one’s defeat, and the display ef wisdom would appear in chunks larger than any thas the admir- ing Cuttle ever saw tumble from the head of the wonder- ful Bunshy. These sovnes of buraing tar barrels, politl- cal processions, rumbling drams, and swaggering victors, continued tilla lute hour in the “afternoon of night,” when the conquerors and the conquered retired trou th political arens, and silence again’ rested on the city. 908 An sivetion day. REITRNS OF THE CITY. Vote for Aldermen. FIRet WARD. 82h Ho.mes, free soll. 270 Hogan, free soil. 41 Bartlett, © Williamson, whig Dodge, cat. de: Blunt, reform, Stelles, mat. de: Worrall, whiz & re Howard, vat, dem Trowbridge Miller, why Andecson, Wheeler, nat. Kelly, {ove soil... er, whi NINETEENTH WARD, Herrick, free eeiidem.. 696 Jennings, whig..,.. Vote For Councilmen. SECOND WARD. TMD COUNCIL, DUSTUCT, 205 Muller, free soll, . . 188. Seely, independent SIXTH WARD. ENT COUNCK. DISTRICT. Cifton, whlg Hubbell, nati Brennay, whig........ 91 MeGrieve, free soil 189 Gancey, national dem, 281 Carcy, reform 89 THEATH COUNCIL, DINITICT. McGowan, rational¢em. 160 White, free soil 191 Donohue, national democrat and reformer.. SEVENH WARD. FIVTKNTH, COUNCH, DISTRICT. Robverts, whig.......... 119 Hoimes, reform ‘Adams, national dem.. ¢4 Dana, free oil... “ BIGHTH WARD. NIGIIRENTH COUNCH, DISTRICT. Coleman, whig und ref. S47 Crawford, dem,...,.-. ! TENTH WARD. TWRVIY-FG COUNCIL DIFTMCT. Reed, whig.... 129 Wright, nat. dew. Place, reformer........ 116 McLead, free soil, ‘TWENTY SETH COUN. DISTRICK. Foster, whig and ref... 890 Welch, national dem. Coombe, irregular whig 79 Rogers, free soil..., «. TWSNEY-SEVANTH COUNCIL DISKICT, Bertel, whig.. B17 Reynolds, nat. dem, Purdy, sational democrat and reformer.. FOURTEENTH WARD. ‘TMIRCY-SEXTE COUNCIL DISTRICR. Myers, whig......... Barnes, national dem. ‘THIRYY-SHVEWTH COUNOT, DieTRICT. Wood, whig.........4. 142 Farron, free soil Brown, national dem.. 103 Oxford, reform THUMY MG COUNGL, DISELICT. G. J, Wood, whig...... 73 Slevin, free soil.. Pine, national dem 148 Dutcher, reform... PITTEENTH WARD. VORTIBEM COUNT DISTIICT, ‘246 Haring, nat, dem..,... 71 SRVENTEBNTH WAL POURTAINTH 7 Dur pr cinta 137 Duryea, na’ a Bagan, ‘free sil... BECAPITULATION. Nat.D m. ES. Dem, Whig. Reform 7676 251 270 130 Stevens, whig. Blukely, reforin 170 76 i 187 80 152 128 627 — ew — 200 700 615 46 idod betweea two candidates, On the State ticket the Lieventh ward hag given 1,500 majority for the national deraccrata, and the Sixth ward is roported 1,000 on the same ticket, COMPARATIVE VOTE OF TAE CITY OF NEW YORK AT VARIOUS KLECTIONS. Wiiigs. Taylor... Senatore 2 19,001 KINGS COENTY. James H. Hutchins, the democratic caadidate for Senate, is elected over Francia B. Spinola, by about 1,000 ninjority, William Rockwell, for Judge of the Supreme Court, leads G. A. Nun nearly 2,000 in the county, av near as can ‘be ovtimated, Samuel D, Backus, (whig) {4 probably electod for the Ansombly in the Second district, Appearanoes indicate the election of Morvia (dem.) for the Assembly in the Third district, and George Thomp- son, (dom.) in the First. Richard ©, Underhill, (whig) is elected District Attor- ney by a large majority. ‘The Brooklyn olty ticket remains'in doubt, although It is nearly certain that Alfred M. Wood is elected Collector of Taxes and Assessments. ‘The Beard of Brooklyn Aldermen stands the came (p0- G “| o1—Krie litically) as last year. The following, (whigs (a Mallen and democrats in roman) are the successful ‘ards, Wards. 1—Wm. W. Greene, i= 2—Blisha B, Morrell, §—Joaeph Wilson, 8—D. B. Barnard. 9—W, H. Campbell, 4— C. Fowler, 10—Isaac Simmons. 56—F. G. Quevedo. 11—Charles Hooper, WESTCHESTER COUNTY. Westchester township gives Verplanck, (free soll,) ene majority on the State ticket, and forty over Olimtem, (ma> tional democrat. Kelly and Grover were ahead of their ticket. TELEGRAPHIO, CHAUTUQUE COUNTY. Aseombly—F irat district, Sessions, whig, is elected; Sey cond, Palmer, whig, do, Whig officers are chesem. The probable majority on State ticket ia about 1,500 few whiga. Walker, whig, for Senate, is pretty certainly elected. WYOMING, Armca.—Clinton, karé, 144; Leavonworth, whig, LISg Sedgewick, abolitionist, 35; Verplanck, soft, 22; Martin Butts, whig, for Sonate, 234; Skinner, soft, 46. For Judgee—Rugyies, Denio and Masten, have a majority of 43, NIAGARA, NiiGara Farts.—-For Assembly, Newcomb, independea® whig, 158; Dunlap, national democrat, Wikinssa, free soil, 30, State ticket—whig vote, 120; national dem., 86: free soil, 35; independent, 25. For Somater— Benjamin Field, wh'g, 119; Dayton, national dom., 0g. Piper, free soil, 88; Baboook, independent, 25. GENESEE, Baravis—Fer Comptroller—Cook, 209; Cooley, 18g Kelley, 107. For Attorney General—Hoffmam, 308; Bradys; 159; Grover, 107. For Canal Commissi $08; Mather, 143; Yates, 107, For Secretary ef State— Teavenworth, 279; Clinton, 144; Verplanck, 128. WAYNE COUNCY. Second district—John I’, Bennett, whig, is elected mete ber of Assembly. ONTARIO COUNTY. S. V, R. Mallory, whig, of Second district, is elected te Assembly, Gexxva:—Two districts give Cook 205; Cooley, 90g Kelley, 21; Gardner, 900; Mather, $10; Yates, 21; Mea maa, 865; Brady, 216; Grover, 21; Jay, 26; Clinton, 81% Leavenworth, 804; Verplanck, 19. Two. distriots te heae from, ONONDAGUA COUNTY. Syracuse gives $00 majority to Cook, Hoffman, Gaede ner, James, Monroe fer Senator, Hall, Assomblymas, First district, is probably elected. ‘M. Kinaey in the Second district, D. P, Wood im the Third, and William Richaadson in the Fourth, are eleeted: —all whigs. Accurate figures afe not returned. In. Syracuse about 2,500 votes were polled—500 being for national dem oorate. r ONEIDA COUNTY. Town of Rome (entire)—Ccok, whig, 620; Cooley, mah dem. 207; Kelly, 322; Gardiner, 620; Rates, 200; Mather, 287; Hoffman, 520; Brady, 256; Grover, 322; Jay, abell- tion, 43, Town of Annsville (eutire)—Cook, 100; Cooley, 18; Kel ley, 101; Gardinr, 109; Matuer, 13; Yates, 191; Hoffmes, 100; Brady, 18; Grover, 191; Jay, 17, Unica,—Benedict, whig, hav a wsjority of 600 im the district for Assembly, U-ien gives 200-whig majority om the State ticket. Mather, for Canal Commissioner, i @ little ahead of his ticket here. ALBANY MUNICIPAL BLEOTION, Atnany, Nov. $=7P. ML From the returns already received, Parmelee, whig, ia elected Mayor by a large majority. Lrowy, Nov, 6, 1868, ‘The whigs inthis place have a majority of 1600m the State ticket, 190 on the Seantor, and 180 om the Asseuabiiy. NAMES OF CANDIDATES ELEC RD, 2A. G. Williamson, Sa 3 oe Blunt, (2) 1 vs muuer, 4— Wins Bare. William Chauacey, (RR 6—Henrr C. Howasn, 10—Axsox Hermiox, COUNCILMEN, Dist, 23—Win. R. Foster.e |! y 27—JonaTaan Pumper, 12—Taomas Wain, 36—PeTRR MONBGHAR, s—Charles Tattle, (P ) O7—Tiomas Farrow, 13. GpSmaey. 2¢—Hrever 8. Savor, 15--Peter Crawford. 25—Horatio Reed. 40—Hoenry Biakely, (RP AmoRsny GRvenaL Canat COMMISSIONER Srars ENGINEER AND SURVEYOR... Iyavscror ov Stars Prisons. « Thos. Jopee Covxr or Arrnars, (full term). . .Chas, N. “« «” (ehort term) | Hixane Crank COURT OF AIPEATS ess. ccee sees deny. Fi |. Ruggles, Hares, Members of the Legislature Bleoteds SENATE, National democrats in Romau—F'ree soil democrats im small caps—Whigs in italics, 1—8uffolk, Queen’s and Rich- mm Scnators probably Bledel.’ 10—Ulster and Greene. 1i—Altany and Scher ectady., mo r 14—Warten, Kssex ana Clinton, . Geo. Ri 16—8t. Lawrence aad I'rrnklin. .Zexas Cuan, 16—Herk\’r, Fultou, 17—Schoharie and 18—01 ad tho Madison and Oswes ison and Oswego. 21—Jefferson and Lewis. 82—Chanvtauque ASSEMBLY. SEW YORK. SSPFERSON, Dist. Dist. 1--Pder Il Graham 1—Culvin Lildlefield, . 3-2, H. MeGuire, ONONDAGA, FONGS. 1—Tarvey Halt 1—George Morris. 2—Milon A, Kinney. G--Sarnuel D. Morris. 3-—D. DP. Wood. HERI, 1~Jooeph Benedict. 1——— Veokenburg. 2—Peter 0 Le Fever. i (LL) 1—D. C. Littlejohn, . NTUDA. 1—Vooeph Benedict, RESULT OF THE STATE ELECTION. The ecattering returns by telsgraph from various see- tions of the State clearly indionte that the entire whig State ticket for the Canal Board is elected, in consequence of the large vote obtained hy the national democratie ticket headed George W. Ciinius. Also that the twe Judges of tho Court of Appeals on which the two sections of the democratic party were united, viz. Judges Ruggles and Deno, are elected by large majorities over Messrs, George Wood and Joseph Mullen, the whig candidates, it likewise appears cer- tain that the whigs have elected about two-thirds of their Senators, for a term of two yoars—and a large ma- jority of the members of Assombly, Consequently, the Legislature and the Canai Board will be whig, while they Governor and Lieutenant Governor, elected last year, being democrats, hold over for another year. The Os, cenator in place of W. H Seward, ie to be chosea by the ‘Assembly clected ext year, ond State Senatory mow chosen. For Addltiona] Klection Retnrns ire Bightm Page. .