The New York Herald Newspaper, November 7, 1855, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 7010. PRICE TWO CENTS. IMPORTANT POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Louisiana Elections, ASTONISHING RESULT IN NEW YORK. "WHERE ARE THE ADMINISTRATION SOFT SHELLS? ‘Where is Prince John Van Buren’s Fifty Thousand Plurality? ‘THE HARI SHELLS IN THE FIELD. HE KNOW NOTHING AVALANCHE, SCENES AT THE POLLS. Appearance of ‘the Political Headquarters Night, ‘SHE METROPOLIS IN A GREAT EXCITEMENT. Names of the Candidates Probably Elected, &., &., &o. "We give the fullest returns to bo obtained at four ‘O’clock'this m orning. With a dozen tickets in the field— owith any number of candidates—with inspectors of elec- tions annoyed in all sorts of ways, our returns are a mi- racle—a wonder that we can give what are presented in “this edition‘of our paper. Another edition will be issued{at one o'clock this afternoon, when we hope te publish a fuller ‘Nat of successful candidates—fuller returns of votes—and @ more accurate result throughout the State. Meanwhile con over what we give—look at the wonderful strides of ‘the hard shells—the remarkable increase in the Know Nothings—the smallness of the black republican vote in ‘the Metropolis, and the caving in of the soft shells. Look vat the figures. There they stand. THE ELECT PROBABLY. STATE SENATORS. Daniel . Sickles, Union dem, .Joveph H. Petty, KN. Mack Spencer, Soft Shell. a «Erastus Brooks, K, N. CITY ASSEMBLYMEN. -Daniel Meehan, Soft. - Benjamin Ray, Hard, -John D, Dixon, H. and 8 -John ¥. Riley, H. and 8, -Aug. J. H. Duganne, K.N . Cornelius Carnes, Soft. ..Joux M, Reep, K. Ne Win. B, Stewart, Fusion. «A. G, Williams, W. KN, Jouy T. Gitrs. ....Know Nothing. .Josern H. Tooxs, .Know Nothing. -Rio’d B. Connolly. Hard and Soft. Josern 8, Tay.or. Know Nothing. Com. Rep. and Supplies. Nath. S. Selsh....Hard and Soft. Corporation Counsel... .Lovis N. Gioven..Know Nothing. Governor of Almshouse,Ieaac J. Orrver. . Know Nothing. = vd ad .C. God’y Gunther.Hard Shell. City Inspector... .@xo, W. Mortoy..Know Nothing. Judgesup'e C't, 'g t'm.. P. Cowra... Know Nothing, “ short term. Huny FE. Daviss..Know Nothing. sae tine? “ii Court... Murray Horrman.Know Nothing. B. Woopxvrr.. Know Nothing. John R, Brady....Hard and Soft. A. K. Mayxarp,,. Know Nothing. Faw’d D. Connery.Hard and Soft. Robert Gamble,,.Hard and Soft. F. W. Perny..,..Know Nothing, 8, A. Hitn,, Know Nothing. THE COMMON COUNCIL, BOARD OF ALDERMEN. Holds over. ..Hard Shell. Ly aEEE 2 EEBSEES nest i VOTE OF THE STATE. GOVERNOR, SBCRET'Y OF STATR. ——Bi—-— —— — re > eS FEE g € 5 iF 4 $ aa 2 4 i on, < PSE ERE S 227 127 100 22 288 10 456 262 368 210 475 24 988 121 64H 22 “8 © 3 68 1 968 «66 168107 S64 — 111 108 Bl aT OTT 7 19 On 210 29 4OL 12 319 129 3% — 407 $91 372 20 281 20 1 er a2 10 5 BH lho Mt m5 14 92 28 om Ot $8 6s 610 2 be Hh 1 0 342 3% 689 20 ML 462 om OT 692 2th 83 673 OF 406 408 87 Wl Wl 12 St 6 le 4 02) 40 20 9 4 4D ol 99 26s Sl 88 17 1th 63 100 82 2 165 2 OH OD 215 328 676 82 2 WhO 4m Ae 716 733 719189 400 108 780 762 6690 6043 GOOK 1915 O41 2079 6105 1014 VOTE.OF NEW YORK CITY. GOVERNOR. SECRETARY oF StaTE, —Nov. 7, 1854.——,_——Nov. : ie RR 5 of Ay ee | Fa i i! ats ae : b cs a RES E i te Loa. on “gs “2 18 * ‘ae te 207 2). 65 Bk 817 | oe 3: 1 2 15 8 80 miman plaid | 8 90 ot 68st Ge ay ae) ; ee gee | 3.,1.. 00 199 62 19 2 4 78 40 VR MT yew eee oe oe a, ee a a a 5 2 2 43 M48 Total, 420 604 B71 168 —— — Lo 4.1. 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Hard. : a ie aig 228 938, 538 1072 104 661 1244 764 ol 393 878 ‘on 7 mj. om 480 1035 ror 7 aa8 782 434 952 bo) 1055 559 pe 250 maj 827 1523 un = 122 maj, oo) ine 70 - 146maj = init... am 084 19604 1088 ‘The wards to hear from gave, iast November, 1,601 votes to the whign, 4,682 to the soft shells, 2.94 to the Know Nothings, and 464 to the hard shells. Fen if (hey come in as then, the Know Novhings wall haw a ylorsiy, erryre excepto! off fre ov via thauaond in, the THIRD SENATORIAL DISTRICT. Bee a Ward, ane hell. Union em Know mE in 21 PH 876 167 526 1,010 348 4 Total...... Ce «cc 3,567 1,921 FIFTH SENATORIAL RIAL DISTRICT, .N. Munda; Ward 12, .Dist. 4, 66 a b 1, 93 = 2. 109 - 104 - oT 16 7% = 21 _- 180 - 296 -_ 102 = 0 ia 48 _ 4 9 _ 5 02 _ — £69 a 3. o4 18 2 60 - 6 262 — 7 308 he Ribas cess xls cecancse o's OOD 2783 SCENES AT THE POLLS. FIRST WARD. The poll were opened at the three following places in this ward at balf-past six o’clock—the legal hour—in the morning, viz.: Broad street House, corner of Broad and Pearl streets, No, 67 Greenwich street, and No. 110 Green- wich street. Even then the friends of the different can- didates were about, ard quite a number of young Inds— @ sort of light infantry skirmishers—were despatched to all the surrounding corners with loads of tickets, in order that each might offer that of his employer or friend tothe voters as they approached. In addition to thix, every cer- ner public house, for four blocks on each side of the booths, was secured by one or the other of the officeseekers, and . used a8 @ republican “rifle pit,” from which his forces might pounce on thove of the enemy, if necessary. The polling was very languid until about ten o’clock, when » good number of the ‘solid’? men, who had their tickets al- ready prepared, went up, and having deposited them silently in the box, retired without causing, of seoming- ly feeling, any excitement. About noon a number of the wavering democraey approached, and were vigorously arsailed by the ticket holders of the haris and softs. It was evident that the great feature of the contest in this ward was the struggle between Daniel E. Sickles and Thomas J. Barr, for election as State Senator, whilst a good deal of noise was also mado by the supporters of Harry Howard and Richard B. Connolly for the respective offices of Street Commis- sioner and County Clerk. A very large crowd was collected at the Broad street House, where the people remained during the day, conducting themselves ine very good humored manner, A detachment of police was present, and kept the way to the polling place quite clear, the men doing their duty ina firm but orderly manner, Mr. Sickles’ friends visited the place several times during the forenoon, distributing from a wagon some very neat banners and placards, offering a reward of $1,000 for the detection of the author of an article which appeared in « morning paper, to the effect «that he (Mr, Sickles) was to be supported by the Know Nothings. This was a very good momentary move, and told for an hour or so in “Dan’s” favor, but it was easy to see that his personal presence and the judicious division of a littie liquor and cash would have made the good impres- sion more enduricg. Some merchants’ clerks vote the ticket nominated by that body here. As they went up they were received by the crowd in a manner which showed plainly that these gentlemen were too ‘‘snob- bish,’’ and carry too much perfume, patent leather, and long cloth skirts about them ever to beeome cordially associated with the masses in politics. They were halled with the remarks, “Faith but he’s a mee young mas,” “Troth he’s a Know Nothing,” ‘‘He’s well dressed enough to be a whig,’’ and such like, as they came to and departed from the polling place. A colored man voted the republican ticket and was received with loud ‘‘huzzas.”” Whenever a person appeared who was well dressed, he was at once handed to the “‘re- gular whig” ticket, whilat every man who was robust enough to be out without a coat on such a cold day, or candid enough to own that he had nota coat, was at once classed a8 a supporter of Harry Howard. The polls closed at about ten minutes to six P. M., amidst a terrific thander of cheers from the agents of all parties, and general pro- clamation that each and every one of them was ‘all right’’ A very large crowd attended at No, 67 Greenwich street. There were a great many rowdies and the asual lot of drunkards in it. About 3 o’clock im the afternoon a terrific bruiser was knocked down at the corner of Al- bany street, and having received a number of kicks in the face from his opponent, he got up with the bridge of his nose much damaged, and a piece of his under lip cut away. When he rallied a little, he collected a squad of his friends and started in purauit of his aseail- ant. This produced quite an exciting chase. The par- ties ran around several blocks, but the ‘striker’ took to earth near the river, whilst the wounded man was taken off by the police. Several noisy politicians were made prisoners around the booths at No. 110 Greenwich street, buf speaking generally the people were peaceable. It was remarked that the booth from which the whig tickets were issued, was supplied with bottles of “rot gut” rum, and that every voter who took a ticket got « “pull” of this stuff into the bargain. A great many newly arrived Germans and Irish were about the doors and seemed highly delighted with their first lesson in the exercise of the franchises of the republic. When the polls closed, the crowd began to disperse, after giving some vickly, hoarse, and drunken cheers for Sickles and How- ard, Ata later hour, it was said that Sickles had a ma- jority of three hundred in this ward. He evidently ran well. The Know Nothings worked silently and quietly, but it was plain to be seen that they cast a large num- ber of votes. The State ticket did not excite much in- terest on any side, 8ECOND WARD. In this ward the booths were erected at No. 20 Ann atreet, and No, 80 Beekman street. In Ann street, every thing went off ina pleasant manner. There was plonty of liquor up stairs, andan abundance of tickets of all shades below. A middle aged ‘‘soft’’ had his hat knocked off at noon by a juvenile “hard,” but the exsitement consequent on this act of rudeness was soon allayed. The “Know Nothings’’ worked energetically, and it was said, at half-past seven o'clock im the evening, that their State ticket wax far shoad, and they had also gone clear of the others in the city offices, In the Firat district, it was said that Ward, the whig Know Nothing candidate for Senator, had polled one hundred and forty-nine votes, and that Mr. Barr ran shead of Dan Sickles. In the Second district, Beekman street, Harry Howard polled » good vote, as did also the Know N: The Second ward police were very efficient in prese: ng order. There ‘were Lo incidents worthy of record Fy daring he day. THIRD WARD. ‘The polling districts in this ward were at No. 43 Cort- tandt street, No. 1 St, Peter's place, No. 25 Warren street, and No, 68 Robinson street. The day passed of without any of those serious scones which sometimes characterize ovr elections, There were some few personal Tencomtres—s little bedinage—but nothing like a regular organized opposition to one party or the other. The multiplicity of tickets seemed to puzsle the unsoplsisti- cated, and in wany instances the electors voted hut one or two tickets. “John,” said @ respectale member of the unterrified toa friend of hiv, “I don’t know what tleket to vote, there i puek a devil of a lot of them (holding up a finite! «(the ballot); there are some goo! whigs and some goed democrats [ want to vote for, but whigs, Know Nothings, hard, soft and half shel! dem» erats, and black republicans, are so mixed up tegether that Tean’t tell what todo.” To this senelie M@mark John replied that it would be better for his net to vote at all then to run the rink of assleting to pat in « tad man. “Weil,” wns the rejoinder, ‘I am an Atm riean, and I don’t care whether be is whig or deuworst hard, soft or balf shell, so that no ix a good wan, bat d—n me if | will vote for a Know Nothing.” The police arrongements wore admirable, and the Chief bad ro die tributed hin force that where there war the clighiert manifertation of I aitercation, the J the “rtare’” ad Sirsa etic and inctanee in the ward where an sorrel war nee fer, roruTi Wamp. ue ward Ute War & desperale ctraggie Lotweon the Paurtand Henly men. The conwnering, 0 may be vel soppesed, tet te Some sertre ecltitens, aome of which, howerer, ould be ctasved among that order “of “anieh, ; hewnrer, oo the charge ‘was pot very. dears a disturbances commonly cated serfnmages, for but for persons were engaged in thefighta. Many were the im- proper liberties taken with Dutch groceries ami iow grogacrics. Gangs of politicians of a low stripe fre- quently descended apon these refreshinent saloons, snd, without either money or credit, very generously #np- plied themselves, and all those who chose to follow ia their wake, with whatever the premises could afford. There were no arrests for illegal’ voting ih this ward. Everything passed off in a much quieter manner than could be expected under the cireumstances. Fiv?a WARD. There were six polling districts in this ward, namely :~ No. 93 Leonard wireet, No. 189 Duane street, No, 147 Wert Broxdway, No, 103 Hudson street, No. 417 Green- wich strect, and No, 32 Vestry street, Though there was such a variety of parties in the field a candidates, ond their friends and supporters mustered #o strong at oach polling place, there wa no rioting—no ooxlaugh' ; and though there was o little nudging and some hard squeezing, occasioned by the anxiety of the voters to take the o't repeated advice of the HxratD, and “vote early,” our reporter could nov hear of anything to mar the legitimate, free, indedendext and untrammelled vote by ballot. SIXTH WARD, ‘This ward fully susta'ned its well known character for bustle, noixe, Sightings, The entire loeslity was one con- tinual seene of gloricus confusion , From morn ‘tll dewy eve, Even when pight ret in the excitement way tromen- dous, and was well calculated to disturb the tranquillity of dyspeptic individuals, ‘The poiliag. places, althoug!: well watehed by the police, were unnecessarily noixy, and often timid perrons were obliged to cross the street to escape the inconvenience attending the operation of forcing & passage through a crowd of half drunken loaf. ers, Contrary to general expectation there was no row of any consequence in this district, However, there was an oecasions! knockdown among the particular friends of the respective candidates for Alderman and Couneil- man. At the closing of the polls ail was as quiet as could be desized. SEVENTH WARD. ‘There was not a single arrest made in this ward during the day, Every district was supplied with « large force of policemen, which had the effect to keep the ‘shoulder hitters” in good order. EIGHTH WARD. The polls im Varick, Clarke, Dominick and Spring streets were assaulted during the day by a party of'about twenty strikers, who upset the ticket boxes, and gave a pretty revere beating to a few who were-engaged In dis- tributing Krow Nothing tickets. They were, however, prevented from doing any serious damage by the po- lice, on whose appearance they made a precipitate retreat. One of the officers, named David Marsh, who attempted to arrest some of thom sing'y, was knocked down and cut about thoface, but his injuries are very slight. The occupant of one of the boxes who wat found in it, was turned over without the slightest core- mony and rolled about to the great amusement of the lockers on. Two or three arrests were mado for disorder- ly conduct, but the parties were discharged immediately after. NINTH WARD, There were two arrests for illegal voting in this ward, bat the magistrate dismissed them, on the ground that thes were not Mega!. It appearcd from the statement made before him that the partios arrested, betore yoting, asked the inspectors wha: tickets they might voto, as they had not lived long enough in the ward to vote the full ticket. The inspectors replied that he might vote the State ticket, but, through mistake, they voted the ety instead, Two others were arrested later in the day—one for voting illegally and the other for inducing him to do 80, knowing the act to be criminal. Another was taken up for assaulting an officer, and held to bail in the sum of three hundred dollars to answer at the Seesiona. With these exceptions tho glection ia this ward was peace: able and orderly. TENTH WARD ‘Thier ward also was unurually quiet for election day, There was not evena disturbance at any of the polls, There was not an arrest in this ward during the day. BUEVENTH WARD. ‘There was considerable excitement in this ward be- tween the adherents of the ‘Brooks’? and ‘ Munday” tickets, There was some fighting, and any amount of hard swearing, at the polling places, This wacd is (ill- ed with shipbuflders, caulkers and ‘long-shoremen, who generally wote the democratic ticket, provided there is no native ticket in the fleld to support. This is one of the wards where the voters are at once Know Nethings and democrats, and although the vast majority of the citizens are peaceable and quiet, yet there is a desperate faction of ‘‘border ruffians’’ from the docks, whore belligerent propensities are always brought into play on election days. Among them there was con- siderable fighting in the Ninth and ‘enth districts, and the police were foreed to arrest quite s number, and send them to the police court to be committed. The lower districts are generally inbabited by Germans, who voted the Munday ticket for Senator, drank ther iager bier, and went home satisfied with themselves, the world, and the “rest of mankind.” As in other wards, the local candida'es atteseted the greatest attention, very little feeling being manifested im the State candidates, except among the “liquor dealers,’ who were anx ous for the election of a State Attorney General and Judiciary favor- able to their views, Election days are good for the liquor traffic, whatever they may do for the ticket put forth by the dealers. There was probably more liquor drank yen. terday than on any other day since the Fourth of July, There was coasequentiy quite a number ot spiritual manifestations of a striking character. TWRLYTH WARD. In this ward, “remote, melancholy, slow,” bat little excitement could be looked for, and none occurred. The polls were duly opened at the various places denignated and closed at the hour specified. Staid citizens, one by one, quietly deposited theit vores, Rowdies were most approvingly sparse. As to the number gathered at one time at any single poll, the offerers of votes were, for that matter, uniformly, jm the majority. The*customary po- litical placards were brought in requisition by the differ ent factions, These, indeed, with their printed eulogies of favorite candidates and correspondingWenunciations of opponents, formed the only appealsz—silent electioncer- ing, it were—to ‘nduce a change of vote. There was no oral electloneering—no contention to speak of—no fights, and no arrests. THINTEENTH WARD. In this ward, st the Third district, on the corner of Grand acd Ridge streets, there was a row about four o'clock im the afternoon between the McUonnel and Boylen factions. These two men—MeConnel and Boylen —were candidates for Councilman, | atrick (ampbell and Jobn Shieids were arrested acd locied up. Joseph Wat- kius was arrested im this ward for (legal voting. FOURTEENTH WAKD. ‘m the Fourtecenth ward everything passed off (0 ns Gnusually quiet manner. The demosrsey seemed to have bad it all thelr own way, and consequently any Mitte skirmishes that did take place were brought atout, not through any opporitionjon the part of the canvarw ers, but in vieing with each other to se who cod! rom der the most service to the patron candidates. La Prince street a few noes were anmewtat damaged, but the tf ferers were consoled for the lone of thelr claret by being induced to indulge in & friendly drink at tg most eon venient saloon. Judging from the number céftushed and cxcited countenances we saw around tha poll of thix ward, we are of opinion that brandy punches and whirkey skins were imbibed copiously |g Wome who are in the habtt, whenever an opportunity secure, of Indulge: ing romewhat immoderate'y. PIPTRRNTH WARD. ‘The electors tn this ward gener ty took tye advice we gore them yerterday, to wte early, and asa antural consequence the election pesead off very pencealdy. A fow of the voters had imbibe’ pretty freely daring the day, ood exbibited their patrictiem (a « rather noley mauner, ut we they did eof atieeept any vielenor, and ae he rest were dinpouad to to urate them, they were not interfered with. ‘The teket mon were ic large Gree at vearly all the Pella, and were, possers by eval! abundantly ter'¢y terriviy energetic in advancing the claiton of thele different candiiates. There were enovgls of Vckete % leet all the candidate in the city, and when the polls were closed they were scattered over the clty ae tbige be wnow flakes, There were two or three at ‘amps to ete Wegally bot they were only «ttemnpts, Ube parties bering been detected 'u ‘ia. Thay ese. ped them. SIXTFENTH WARD. There was a little excitement ground the pots in tht ward, in comsequtnce of three or four persons baying at tempted to vote {eeaily. One of these, when vrought to the sation house, was usked whet induoed him to vote when he war not » citizen? “f didn't know,’ ho replied, ‘that there was any harm in &, Besides, f was persuaded to do it by » friend of mine, who said I had » right to vote.’ “Well, elt, you had ne right to vote, wod we'll have to lock you up for @ violation of the \mws,” replied the firat lieutenant of police, And «o he was locked up, with another who had been arrested for the same offence. At one of the polls there was a free fight, in which about a dozen persons were engaged, and in which some noses were badly damaged and eyes Blucked. One of these was arrested for disorderly conduct, and another for throwing a tumbler at » manin a grocery store, It appears the Jaat mentioned went into the stere and demanded some- thing to drink, and on being refused proceeded at once to ipflict summary punishment on the poor clerk, whom he struck on the head with the tumbler. He was proceed- ing Hill further, when » policeman entered and took bim to the statlon house, where he was accommodated with lodgings for tie night. SEVENTRENTH WARD. There was more than the usual excitement around the polling places in this ward, Inthe Sixth and Seventh dis triets, which are situated in avenue A, near Tompkina aquare, there were several serions fights, and the neigh- borhood was the scene of the wildest excitement through- cut the day, and for «ome time after the closing of the polly at sundown, It is remarkable to note that the election this year turns altogether on local candidates; not a word being said with reference to national or State politics, In the Se- venteenth ward tho “independent elgctors’’ seemed to be laboring under the impression that the election of “Ben Vinckney’ or (Jim MeFarland’’ to the Board of Coun cilmen, was of infinitely more importance than the ter- mination of the financial embarrassments in England or the fate ot the allied armie? in the Crimea, Our re- porter, who t* & young man of a meek and saint Like dispositi very rudely assailed at one of the polls bya “rough,” who threatened to “belt” him like ht if mo did not vote for 4 certain candidate. Not having the most remote idea what the process termed ‘ belting’’ was, and not liking the looks of the fellow, our represen: tative beat a hasty rotreat and lott the field in pos- session of the excited volitician. At another polling place our reporter was informed that Jo Petty was sound on the ‘‘goose question,” that J. Mcleod Murphy would vote right “at every pop’’ if elected, and that a remarkably young candidate for Coundilman was a ‘good old man,” all of which information he carefully noted, duly impressed with its immense importance, Late in the day a flerce fight occurred in the Sevonth district, and a crowd of over» thousand Versons noon gathered, Avenue A was filled with ex- cited combatants, and it was with nome diffieulty the DPelice were enabled to puta stop to the disturbance, A number of arrests were made, and the rioters were taken to the Fasex Police Court, and there committed to antwer 4 charge of disorderly conduct. John Cochrane and Captain Rynders were both at the polis of the Fiftieth Couneil district, encouraging the faithful; but as their presenee was onuxions to nome of the crowl, they were gronned and shouted at, and compelled to beat a hasty retrent, The poll box at the same place was taken off and pineed on a cart, and it was with some difficulty rescued from the rioters. FIONTRENTH WARD. At the various places where the poll were held in this ward, a dense crowd was in concourse ail day. The ex- citement, however, appeared to centre mainly in the coutest between Hrooks and Munday, for senatorakip, An unusual development of American feeling was in con- sequence manifest. The stars and stripes, and that familiar bird, the American eagle, were brought mont actively into service. Among the numerous placards was one, we noticed, highly colored and profasely deco- rated, headed ‘American ticket—Americans fallin.’ An extended camp ground, with tents and copious élaplay of munitions of war underneath, with « dim view of w rising or netting sun in the distance, it was hardly possible to tell which. The whole design was, indeed, enigmatiaed, but the profuseness of coloring and large imprint upon one corner of the flag doubtless, to most, compensated for want of genoral clearness of con ception. There wax no Inck of placard display by the other factions in the eld, but they were thone only that boys, for two weeks past, bave been tearing from board fences and house agents swoaring at, in daily viewing the infamous coolness with which the same were posted, where were displayed most explicit directions to the oon. trary. Again, these placards, with oxeeption of ceca- sional stereotype cute long in the service, were all plein. A slight deviation from the beaten track was one referring to Mr. Flagg, seattered through all the wards, the enemies to whose reelection had taken occasion to elevate a poster of comspicucus dimen- sionn, derigned to cause, if possible, w fall tn the thermo meter ot those functionaries charged to retain his pre sent office, It represented Mr. Flagg in his official seat, with « numerous retinue of petitioners in attendance, re- presenting all the various mechantesl employments, who were foud in thetr denunciations of his course as a pay- Master of the public's mosey, and submitting demands for amounts claimed to be reverslly due them, Two individuals, bearing the names, Thomas Brady and Nicholas Pitt, allowed their aroused feelings upen the Brooks amd Hughes controversy to excite undaly their belligerent propensition. Mr, Busoy— You are a Brooks man, are you not! Mr, Prer—Yea; lam. What then / Mr. Buavy-—Take that, then. At the same time plant- ing upon Mr. .'s aasal organ « blow which brought the claret, 1. theroupom, feeling in daty bound, clinched ©., and there was promise of » lively time, when the two were separated by the officers in attendance. P. wax drunk, and had beem notsy and interfering for some time B, wan not far removed from the inebriate eondition. They wore kindly cared for, and furnished comfortable quarters at the station house, This was inthe Seventh district. In the Third district, two arrenta were also mate—Mr. Sablivan and Mr. Band, both being drank and disorderly. Meanwhile, as indicating the wurdbg Ameri- can feeling in this ward, at the various poll wore sta toned contribution boxes, with cards in fromt, earnestly soliciting subseriptions to the Washington National Mo- poment, from the moderate sum of half a dime and up- ward. NINETEENTH WARD. In thie ward, though delighting ja an extendel supers. cla) area equal to eny of the upper wards of the elty, the voters had to limit their enjoyment of the privileges of franchise to three localitien, wituated respectively in Yorty-rocon’, Sixty fret and Bighty-sixth wtreets, The Wood and Herrick factions it wae expected would (nd thina rather pent field for free and fall exorcise of thelr hostilities im the ward. As it was, they did meneure bly well, considering the restrictions they labored under, At = former pecled, when the contest wae warmer, sm section im this ward might have enwued tm something more serious than oral contests ‘The present election, it la pleasing to state, pamed off very quietly, ail (in all, Ia the the Plest district, how fever, there was a slight rorirmmage in the maraing, but | was quieted before verging inte anything tlhe lofty tome bing, One man wae arrested in the aflerneon, in the vhetsity of (his poll, for attempting to ever s man to ‘vote bis ticket, using, a¢ was thought, more rtriking ar Gsments than were deemed eeneatio! In the Morn Jie isiet, two individuals warmed Jonah Heater and Thomas Phein, got lute « syustile, The Mquor question evidently had mort to do with the diffleuliy, They were soon parted, bet not ti Mien had ene ceeded im diceoloring the snleter optie of tip opponent. in the Third dietrict nothing specially mote worthy transyiret. The election of @ Commelleman seoesa to agitate the voters of the district mare tham all ty» ther inure involved, The three candidates Maynay 4. Starr and Fitnn—bad thelr howte of trienta, amd enc ‘was urgent in setting forth the claims of their renpentir 9 ty. vorites, No fighting, ortemately, coowrred. AU or the chatting op of the polld severat insteted Of 1 maining duriog the cnveedeg of the votes, and OY 01 the ine terterence of the pollen, Tho sisting, it might be proper te state, ined, wt thin la perind of the tay, from frequent Inhibition of the Pot tiquor wt the centiqueas ber, becotne teen pletely OW. \nus of the right Aotion of whan eitirens. This UF bintvion, bey the way we nol at general oe at ame pr + elections (a Cale vor TWENTINTH WARD. Asm penernl thing, no disturbances of a serious mature ccourred @ Uils ward throughout the day, As asual, the pelle wore to be found, for the most part, ia alow seven by nine apartment, perebed on the top of » board and barrel table, or some other equally democratic platform, In one vf the divtricts of the Sixteenth ward, the polls were held in # %ed store. This locality was probably ae- lected for the conventence @finxpectors, who might take their meals without leavizy the premises. Complaint was mate by pollesmen thatthe meaaw of ingress and egreasto the polla were in man casos on tively tuadequate, Where there was only one entresce, and thet marrow, @ lnoge crowd would frequently prem toward it with onm- binedforee, requiring the atrength of several officers te Fesint them. Ono consequence wan, those who had pre- viowbly entered to yote fund much difficulty in getting oat, It ti somewhat singular that (ie sovereign pind who ast Ko high a value ow the elective franckies, comment to exercise that great privftege in auch eae quarters. Kvery thing passed off quietly inthe Mirat district, amd we have no event to note worthy of mention, Considerable Grunkennoss was visible about the patie in the Second district, and some hostile demonstrations were ume, but nothing occurred requitiog the inter- the police, During most of the afternoon, in- numeradle urchins, clad iv barefeet and shirt sleeves, and apparently taking lessons in the art of voting, were veen in the vicinity of the polls, mounted ov sundry piles of boards and high fences. We have nothing to report in the Third district of ang partisular interest. Those who residein the noighdorhood of the polls im the Fourth dixtriet, were entertained throughout the aftornoon by ® reeontre between two partion of juveniie short boys, claiming to be retainers of two engine companies—thei> weapons were diminutive paving stoves, Our reporter, while passing along Ninth avenue, near Twosty-ninth street, had his new Todtlebess raluted with a missile about the nize of a grape shot, am@ was obliged to take refuge inside of m doorwny to escape with a whole skin, Ovoasionally a divergent shot spoiled the looks of a pane of glass, or compelled one of the com- Yatants to withdraw disabled from tie felt, Now 10s boys drove their mivernarion down to ‘Twonty-eighth atrest, and anon “refluent rolled the tide at war’? bask again to Thirtleth atreet, Not a policeman aould be seem near thia interesting spectacle during alt this time, al though the polls of thin district were within easy «toue’s throw. Meanwhile, one of 42's troop was ran down by a hore and wagon amd severely injucod. No blame was thought to be chargeable to the driver, and he was al lowed to proceed. The boy was conveyed to the nearest drug store. In the Fifth and Sixth districts very Mithe drunkenness was observed, and the usual supply of rewdyiun wea not kept ap. ARRESTS FOR ILLEGAL VOTING. ‘There were several arrests for Mega) voting yesterdag. The soensed in most all cases pleaded ignorance in em- tenuation, but the excune did not save thom from the Jock up, as all of those unfortunate enough to be arrested we mmitted for examination by the magintrates at the varloun police dixtrints, Michael W, Higgins wan arrested by the Second ward police, charged with having Illegally voted at the Plest district poll. Ferdinand fehults wax also brougte befare Justice Con- nolly, charged with tike offence, in having attempted te vote Illegally at the First district poll in the Second ward, William M’Clusky was taken into custody by officer Fasell, of the Ninth ward police, charged with having voted illngaily at the Fighth district of the Ninth ward election pole, M’Clusky, it is charged, has mot taken out hin naturalization papers yet, although be dectared bin intentions rome years ago. He was com- mitted for examination by Justice Davison. Two men were alto arrested in the Sixteenth ward, charged by the Inspectors with having taken the primary oath of clifrenship, and then refusing to be »worn om the weeond cath being atministored. They were dotainet ot the station house for examinntion, Cyrus Marsh was also arrested on « charge of voting illegally im the First ward. He was brought to the Lower Police Court, where he was committed for examination by Justice Connolly, YOUNG AMERICA JUBILANT. scpge ar THK KNOW NOTHING NKADQUARTERS— CRY SHAYFER AND THAT KEVOLVSR—TEB KNOW NOTHINGS IN VINE APTRITS—#RG ARS, AAND- WICKES, CHXENS AXD #PERCHES—TUE AMERICAN KAGLE POARB—MAT#RLL OONFOUNDED AP LABT. Young America war ali out last night, Se hed hie headquarters at yal Hall, Canal street, ion litte low room, choked up with cheers and tobseso amoke, ‘The root was formerly cecupled by a Germas Masonta lodge, but it has of late been the recognised head quarters of the Know Nothing or Americus party, It was lighted up at seven o'clock last night, and soom filled with the faithful, who seemed jolly. and goot-tra- mored, without having heard the news, Mr. Beajante Van Riper sat at the high place and aneounced the re- turns aa they came in, mach to the delight of the brothers. After a few bad been receired, showing that the tleket had gained largely over last year, there was @ loud call for epeskers, when Colonel Loyd appeared and made a few remarks. Fle had been sure that the ticket would win, and be knew thet thers,was some of the olf 1444 spirit left, (Criew of “You, ‘wdeot—that’s 0.!") He was an old ingy, but they had slewd back and cheered the boys on. (Loud shouts from Young Amertes.) Mr. Lloyd made some highly poetion) samarks about the Ame- riean eagle, which bird, he ably “had a ttled on the pinnacles of New York,’ and gaya way ty low! calls for . Oliver, whieh perscn appesred ‘a thaskapt, of Insac J. uve, Almohouse Gavaewer, elect, advocate of the Maine jaw, ant sdwiner af the reporters st the Tabernacle, Mr. Oliver commenced by ¥ aying that he had Come = great deal for the party that day. (The party” tried to look grateful.) Hadad been @ | work distributiog. Uekete from runrise to quaget, amd ff om Harlem Bridge to the Battery. He was sated thet the ticket waa elneted, and the country was ale The coumty ticket, he said, would bave Unren hound majority, amd the Mate thirty or forty thousamd Mr, Chauncey Searing of sew iver notoriety, here en- tered and was received with Yow 4 acclamations Me said he bad been working hare « fortnight, and he 414 nat inteo’ to do any wore WY) was pereunded that the Nicket war elected an) Canal reign influence was crdshed, but he adviewt his tnothe » not to shout until they get wot of the soaks, The it tion hed been & very quiet one, He eapected s Wgat. In tls divtriet, in the Hoven. teenth wast, the Aveo 5 tea wull not stand on the growed twenty mination inet year, This day be went to defend 18, Hp them geod ond » revolving pistol end stat od that he slhewes f ef the pelle, amd tok the foreigners that they igh! had « between pease on war, The bow had Lark (cnn ey tat the apenker mt om it with ble pistcl and told kee who would aermult hat there was @ thoasand Know a bingy cosdy to eat them ap if they interfered #22 A ceontl potion (ones, wtth the revolver kept fe et Che right challenge was preserved , * great 9 ber of egal voter were kept over from ‘the pelle, em the result wee « male ty te the Ammentoan theket. (Tre Ny tors.) Mie. allen predictod Chat next year he F tate and the enantry would go for the KN. cand date tor Vrevitent, sad then Young Amertem "OS W 10 the Cantera Howe aud the Pout fee, and CON Ailiged to ran about Wown with © while fog Mat- NO6 Eien tte rome tere wan! of oo piopmerni—at which plea a Biere were more chow: from Young Ame- bn Then, there were s low moe returns sed coversd litte W ponchos, and mead wicker cod eegart sed (remtic exalte- tom, Young America was almost beoble aelf with joy. Mr. Capers Mass,» contin for the Asmamnivty. an- nounced bie own eaccee, mee proof that the boys’ im bin dlateies bat etre ce for Unety alters ent Unetr Ores, and the greea graves (( (new tree, and One) end their native Ine’, aed a greet wany other Chings, Mr. Mille was talr- ly cvereheloed with congretalations amt Seotel with heer, Mt nat have been really oppressive. Mr. Her ker, brother of J. W., sAdrenend the aombly. also Cot Fortes, Mr, Perrine sod weversl others, comgratals' the party om tte weecem. We never attended « more freemen Or puLilamh impromyse alleen ing TWENTY Viner WARD. Torenghout thie ward remarkable quiet prevalies ete wae nek s wolitery arrenk im the First Ghririet, of {-ONTINeRD ON EiowTH race.)