The New York Herald Newspaper, December 7, 1859, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 8493. TE The Great Mu Triumph of the National Union : Ticket. Fernando Wood Elected Mayor a of New York. The Most Excited Election Ever Held in this City. NO SERIOUS OUTBREAK IN ANY WARD INCIDENTS AT THE POLLS. Scenes at the Headquarters Last Night. SPEECH OF FERNANDD WOOD. THE VOTE IN FULL AND IN DETAIL. THE CANDIDATES ELECTED, OLD TAMMANY SMASHED, Bey ery ae. ‘The election is over. After one of the most spirited contests ever witnessed in this city, the election yesterday resulted in the choice of Fernando Wood for Mayor by plurality of 3,192 over William F. Havemeyer, the Tant- many Hall candidate, and 8,207 over George Opdyke, the republican candidate. Annexed are the returns by districts and ‘wards, giving the full details of the election. THE VOTE. i THE VOTE BY DISTRICTS. (Ward. Dist, Wood. Havemeyoy. Opdyke. Biveveree dh 264 1 1 Bereseveee 196 16 54 3. 159 42 ; 38 34 a. 6 Total 649 24 pi AN As 85 73 Me a 85 we — — a 156. 1% 12 53) 5 39 az 61 aa 22 ' 270 235- i 95 144 61 50 32 50 19 46 w3 42 18 170 24 513 262 93 65 58 48 95 70 138 139 116 87 102 85 160 116 121 55 883 665 26 10 29 6 102 24 140 26 252 12 403 il 87 14 137 35 1 1B 1,348 163 97 105 m4 49 99 16 62 67 15 100 202 207 11 90 112 88 138 82 152 82 95 54 1,297 1,089 112 56 195 104 no 16 83 80 106 58 80 69 M41 87 126 179 107 97 135 49 107 55 108 rg 1,410 957 189 169 173 216 294 399 151 219 214 191 138 150 ns 229 157 178 40 125 163 139 232 169 143 156 2,12 2,840 176 126 202 100 261 128 178 117 186 162 181 88 1,184 771 132 49 139 38 oi. ge 109 180 of 78 32 92 29 88 48 15 101 95 iy 88 92 70 79 82 32 100 ‘98 29 34 9 at « 1M 39 28 . 17 He 20 Total..........2,216 1,769 1,035 MAVORALTY ELRCTON, | "2%... MORNING EDITION—WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER. 7, 1859. PRICE TWO CENTS. SSS ban arenes t Dist. Weeds Havemeyer Opdyke. VOTE FOR ALMSHOUSE GOVERNOR. Mayor” rang in the ears of those that visited that locality oe deo . 6 23 i from morning until night, No illegal voting or arrests. 3 m $8 - The pledeians of the Filth district wore out. in. all their ‘ 1 ae glory ; moat of them were quite noisy and were enthusias- 6 123 56 the to the extreme for their favorite candidates. Three or 6 169 85 four arrests were made for trying to beat into the heads brs “a of Wood men that it was their duty to vote for Haye- Total... 962 583 meyer. . A number of atempts were also nade to stir up Tisbesess ne Ee m4 a fight, but were promptly quelled by the police, who ‘Were ‘stationed there im large numbers. The day ! _ A 1,06) | passed.off more quietly than was anticipated, The 5 116 120 1,140, | Registry, law worked much better than at the State elec- 6: 95 86 790 856 | tom; and the voting proceeded briskly throughout the 1. 61 66 Peo bi day,.A person, who gave hia namo as William H. Buck- 8.. 92 o4 618 1,763. _landy:was arrested for illegal voting, and the only one ar- Total, 1,083 968 1,529 2,201 | rested for that offence in this ward. The charge, was ¥ 2,112 2,161’ | mate by,one of the inspectors, upon the ground that he Mt... ser pe 3 = 1,666 1,674 | ned: been, in this country but. a few months... Another 3, 42 R 4 afor | person, who swore in his vote under the nameof B. 4. 165 33 1235 1,904 | Berkeley, was considered doubtful by the officers of elec: 5. 100 59 13397 1/464 | tion, ‘An investigation will be made ag to his riglit of 6. 134 82 pascal pei - ‘Notwithstanding the election was held in tho 2 4 a 27,340 26,188 | rear ofthe lawor sore, wher the wile and balole 9. 130 21 were dealt out together, it was very quiet inside, owing to 10 79 30 CANDIDATES ELECTED, thé prompt action of the police. ‘The Sixth district of this ’ — ig ERE ward—the headquarters of the famous ‘‘Dead Rabbite””— |) Total. 1,008 864 CORPORATION COUNSEL. was ‘comparatively quiet throughout the day. ‘The people oe he. 161 186 Greene ©. Bronson, democrat. in the vicinity of No. 7 Mulberry stree-—men, women 2. 168 156 ALMSHOUSE GOVERNORS. and cbildten—appeared to have no 3. 124 71 | James Lynch, democrat. other business 4 240 177 pa T. Pinckney, republican, by appointment of th | than ba ps out of the windows and crowd 5 by 4 91 dl ‘upon. lewalks, all expecting to witness a glo- 6. 340 102 b age-nivet rious row, and see a gett smashing of heads; but in f BY ad 2—Richard Barry, Mozart Hall. this they were disappointed. Early in the morning there 9 139 120 4—James Bagley, Mozart Hall considerable skirmishing originating with a Wood 10. ‘4 7 |. cto pee who considered it his duty to punch the ribs of ono % —— | 10—Charies G. Cornell, Union democrat. of the advocates of Havemeyer; he was promptly arrost- Total... 1,391 1,245 | 12—¥. 1. A. Boole, Union democrat. ‘ed'ahd quict restored. A little later in the day, « follower ..seseee 166 148 | Saree Paden Tea orats ¢f Havemoyer became offended at one of the Wood ticket 2. 140 232 COUNGILMEN. stands, and commenced to demolish it. Capt. Dowling 3 198 221 | Dist. on hand, marched the enthusiastic person to the sta- z ant Ed 4—-Jebsi Hoan, Wastes Bal: tion, ‘The balance of the day passed exceedingly 6 257 268 Thoman MoManues Mazart Hall quiet for this locality. In fact, it would havo been almost 7. 173 134 ‘Thomas Smith, Mozart Hall. ile for any serious row, owing to the large num- 8. 62 18 = Bogert, toner of police and tho energy of Capt. Dowling. Our re- 2 = = 5.—John an pe Magar oth sany. porter visited this district seven times Juring the day, but i a Cc bageves vena democrat, ‘was compelled to return without a sensation item. Every- = oo . Murphy, Mozart Hall. ‘thing was quict at 47 Bayard street. The officers 1,652 1,768 Andrew Mulligan, Mozart Hall. James Riley. bad very easy times. Voting proceeded very fast at 1%. 4 Ho Michael Dalton. 96 Elm street, but it was quiet inside. ‘There wore 172 PO Re ang kg ge three or four arrests for disorderly conduct amongst the 163 165 ‘Lawrence M. Wan Wart, Union democrat. _ @lectioneering fraternity, who exercised their muscle in 7 “ Pierre C. Kane, Union democrat demolishing tho ticket stands, Policeman McDonald 18 238 Beene & eemeree een Senoores, promptly arrested the guilty persons, and quiet-was re- 81 57 Charles N. Docker, Know Nothing. stored. The polls of the Ninth district were held in 94 20 Tra A. Allen, republican, Bigabeth street. It was very quict all day in that vicinity. 51 56 (erp er tagger ggen ‘The cfficers of election had no registry list sent them; the 2 . 5 = 4 ‘furnished voters by the scores. There have certainly 66 16 SCENES AT THE POLLS; Deen no belligerent demonstrations in this ward to-day if 66 penne that would give it the name of “ Bloody Sixth.” Much . a i e ‘What Occurred and What was Seen by | oredit, however, is due to the police, and especially Cap- A Daylight. tain Dowling, who was passing round the ward, visiting 2,573 2,240 1,799 FIRST WARD. every election district a number of times during the day. 56 265 "184 ‘The First ward was rather quiet yesterday, on the | By their prompt action a number of rows were nipped in , 85 316 906 | Whole, though some tow musees did leer to eneore as fhe bud, and bloodshed prevented. . 2 327 210 | it was election day. In one of these, w! place at SEVENTH WARD. . 8 72 101 | the polls located at 101 Broad street, several drunken It ig no exaggeration to state that the old seat of Quaker- + {48 boty 122 | yowdies from the western section of the ward partici- | dom, the Seventh ward, was never before in such a wild : Bs 1% ne pated. They rushed into the row to the number of about | state of political excitement and general disorder as on * 93 64 73 | thirty, and fought pell mell for a considerable time, beat- | yesterday, during the progress of the charter election. . 106 97 84 | ing each other mostunmercifully without any ostensible icnates ot beter aee yan nPomdMeomrstsr DM 10. . 152 82 48 | reason. The interference of the large police force, how- | the ward'seemed to be in the possession of bands of rant- nh. . 184 13 98 | ever, was prompt, and the rowdies were soon glad to dis- | ing, roaring and howling politicians, saturated with the er i peree, after making a vain but desperate e ‘vile spirits obtainable at the com roegeriee and groce- one of their number, named Martin Troy, w! ries, and ready for every sort of mischiefand devilment. Foc one and lodged in the station house” "There j In the more democratic districts, fighting and bloodshed— Total. 1,845 1,417 | noses, blackened features and forn and in the way of disfiguring noses, er Mae! ren WW. recsore 192 142 | to reward the combatants on both sides valor dis- | streams of the crimson -arterial fluid equ! riskly— 142 142 | played in this affair. Inthe First, Second and Third dis- | everywhere abounded, and such a Babel of confusion no aq tricta the fighting. was pot of. a very, gears charac- | existed hss She Police meme reader pemicien not ter, but never wl ta were al- | knowing w! to apprehend as parties desiring sum- Pree a) Ca sare ta + morn, sod mary punishment, As meses Seerae, the MENT Total... +0004, bey . Was ro vemeyer, Wi ssevene si cat vi tlooman, but effectod his dea, ipevent ‘ rt antl ae te t : 130 % Incentive to disturbance was.overywhere Sela at considerable. feeling 1g 172 ‘This was Bacchus, whose inffuence had the ; Senge aaa eal gretetenr eb eevee ating considerable noise and some mirth. entiu district, racing 200 et . a hat 4 aie 4 shout parsed setae every ats of party, tic Hibernian would fling on the ant vat ’ iss Ee with stentorian voice his love of liberty on every day in | from Pete Mitchell, Tammany, and John Russell, Mozart, 152 181 the week and his determination to never vote for a Mayor | down to Charles Peck, the republican, and Edward Fal- 80 200 . 124 103 | who he thought would deprive him of it. Another | coner, the pious, Sabbatarian, anti-rum and street preach- 143 192 | would become tho centre of a crowd, and eloquently dis- | ing champion, and almost martyr—in bis own estimation, zg aan sert on the importance of opposing the reading of the | “Fernando Wood and Jack Russell—them's the boys to ne 111 | Bible in the schools. ‘Iam a Catholic,” quoth he, ‘and kill Tammany!” shouted one. ‘“‘Havemeyer and Mitchell 193 249 | do not want a Bible in schools. Now is the time for ye | forever!’ roared another. ‘Charley Peck better hide his a —— | all to show it, gentlemen.”’ Many drunken men were so | head under a bushel!” pot ma third. ‘Boys, three 1,783 2.133 | “overcome” as to roll about the streets, to the merriment | cheers for the timp’rance man, Falkiner !—he’ll bate = ae of others, who observed the fact that the sald streets | "Nandy Wood, and the whole on ’em, so he will, and be ‘were remarkably prepared for such manly exercise by | the nixt Aldherman, too, by jabers, if the sky on’y falls, td a the accumulated filth of weeks, perhaps months, and | an’ he gits votes enough!” exclaimed a stout Irishman, in the incessant rain. The inclemency of the weather | an ironicaltone and witharich accent that brought out os a3 did not to be noticed by the voters of the | the heartiest peals of laughter. ‘Vote for Pete Mitchell, 6! not seem 6 voters . 1. 120 96 | First ward, who were collected round the polls in large | sir?” inquired one of the b’hoys of our reporter as he 135 74 | noisome crowds all through the day. Many were tho | passed near the door of the Eighth istrict polling place. ae 20 | cheers for the various candidates, and the most unexam- | “Divil a one of him ll vote for an ould Jew pedlher like 149 111 | Pled zeal pervaded every partisan in the distribution of | Pete Mitchell, Pl be bound !”” quickly answered another. _— —— | tickets to electors and everyone else who came along. | “Pete’s an Irishman,” returned the Tammany 1591 1,461 | There were no arrests for illegal voting in this ward. b’hoy, “and you know it d—d well, you——” 229 341 SECOND WARD. “You lie—he isn’t!” “You lie—he is!” and 217 274 ‘This ward was quite tranquil throughout the entire day. | Several other bellicose exchanges of compliments fol- ae 222 | mhere was no fighting, and no arrests made for illegal | lowed, and would have ended in a nice little row 189 voting. but for the timely interference of the police. The Eighth # at ss THIRD WARD. ‘Tonth and Eleventh were the most boisterous and rowdy a ~ ‘The growing commerce of New York has made suchin- | districts in the ward. The ticket booths and places for 36 44 | roads in this ward, by the erection of large stores, that | holding the polls in these localities wero constantly sur- ——s —— | dwelling houses are few; hence the actual voting popula- | rounded with collections of rough looking sovercigns, 1,021 1,385 | tion has diminished. There was no unusual excitement, | wearing red and blue shirts, heavy overcoats, and other nor were there any arrests during the day, equally infallible marks of the rowdy and shoulder hitter. Fe ra Pa ae FOURTH WARD. Except for those who travelled on their muscle, it wasa Wards. Wood. ad ihe eon ‘The election in the Fourth ward, though contrary to | dangerous matter to indulge in too free expression of opin- 1 821 % ae” Opa 4 general expectations was conducted, in the most orderly | jon in this neighborhood. A few illustrations will exhibit 2 165 156 163 and peaceable manner possible, owing chiefly to the strict | this to our readers. Thus an unfortunate man, named 3 243 220 175 | Police regulations. There were but two arreste—one for | Leary, owing allegiance to the Tammany dynasty, and 4 1464 613 262 | Segal voting, and one for disorderly conduct at the polls— consequently in the Havemeyer interest, ventured, during g | Dennis Lynch, by offieer Mason, for illegal voting, and | the afternoon, into the Eighth district, where he soon ren- H q i" Mb ise ed Christopher Barns, for disorderly conduct at the polls, by | dered himself exceedingly odious by his un measured abuse 7 1826 1297 1039 | officer O'Sullivan. The chief difficulty appeared to be | of Fernando Wood. The rash man too late found out that 8 1505 1410 957 | occasioned by tho Registry law, causing,“as it did, much | he had fallen into the wrong region, and that the best 9 1441 2112 2340 | trouble to those who had negloctod to enter thoir names, | thing he could do would be to obey the wise precept of 10 913 1184 771 | and several went away grumbling at being unable to do. | “Hold thy tongue,” and flee from the Hoe to come with 1 2216 1769 1085 | posit their votes, There were five officers stationed at | the greatest rapidity. With great difficulty he succeeded 12 980 962 583 | each of the following places, which were sufficient to keep | in breaking away from his opponents, and, drawing 13 1271 1082 868 | perfect order, without upon the reserve force | 2 pistol, threatened to shoot the first man who should 4 1635 1008 364 dat the Span ch him. hich only had the effect of at- stationed at Police station:—No. 11 Jacob street, | tou —a menace which only je effect of 15 803 1391 1245 | shakspere Hotel, corner Wiiliam and Duane; 18 New | tracting about two hundred men to join in the pursuit 16 1562 1662 1768 | Bowery; 87 Cherry street; 45 James street;51 Cherry | after him, amidst a yelling and howling very like that a pies ee Hh street; 63 Madison street. The liquor stores in the imme. | which is said to be indulged in by the wild Indians at 19 1408 38 rd diate vicinity of the polls were all closed, and there were | their war dances. Luckily for Leary he got to the station 20 1956 1783 anay | Very few cases of drunkenness to befscen in the entiro | house before his enemies, and was thus roscued 21 1632 1591 14e1 | ®22 The vote polled was very largo, and it was gone- | from danger. In the Eleventh district the state of affairs 22 1670 1021 1365 | "ly reported that Fernando Wood had carried every- | was almost as bad. There was a good deal of fighting ‘oohantia thing before him. and quarrelling, but nothing very serious. The ludicrous a TT FIFTH WARD. prevailed in this locality. A man named Cummings, said Total, 30,025 26,883 21,818 | sn thie ward, though comprising portions of the city | to be an ex-policeman, stationed himself on alittle stoop Wood Over Havemeyer - - - - -- 8,192 | that may with justice be termed “hard,” the voting was | n Water street, from which he harangued a mixed ag- unattended with disturbance, and unless the passer-by | semblage of Wood and Havemeyer men and women—the Wood Over Opdyke - - - = = = = = 8,207 | happend to getnear one of the polling places he would not | feminine element being in no small proportion—about the noes have imagined that it waselection day. A spirit of order | morits of the candidates for the Mayoralty. His senti- Total Vote -------- = 78,876 | gua good feeling seemed to have taken Possession of | ments wore intensoly anti-Wood, and didn’t go down with every one. There was not a single arrest, cither for | tho majority, who were evidently pro-Mozart. ‘There are VOTE FOR CORPORATION COUNSEL. drunkenness or illegal voting, during the day. three candidates for Mayor, fellow citizens,” exclaimed mmany. Mozart Hall. Republican. SIXTH WARD. the speaker, ‘Wood, Havemeyer and Opdyke. Who Wards. Tildan. Bronson. Hull. In tho First district of* this ward it was as quiet as | is Fernando Wood? The State bucks against Fernando, das -» 587 818 Sunday, the election was held in a basement, and butfew | the cy bucks agin him, and everybody bucks 46 171. 121 las persons conld be seen in that vicinity. The votes for | agin him, fellow citizens. (Voloe—‘Give that man a li 544 1,416 the Second district were received in the second story of | tle more gin.””) Who is Fernando Wood? The great Ll the Sixth Ward Hotel; the bar of the hotel was closed to | James T. Brady told the other night who he was, He 1,018 all but those that could give the right number of raps. | said Fernando was a thief and a liar—a thief and a liar, ie There was considerable excitement on the out- | boys; that’s the man who wants to be our Mayor. (Cheers 1's01 ‘slde by parties betting, and two or “three | for Fernando Wood, ani acry of ‘‘stuff'a cod fish down 5" arrests weré made for being disorderly. Tho | that man’s throat.’’) That’s the man that wants te dolude 1,057 1,801 polls of the Third district were held in the rear of a | us poor men, who live from day to day and from week to 993 liquor store at 28 City Hall place, voting proceeded quietly. | week. Now, who is Havemcyor? Is there anything 1301 The police were very strict in their orders; no election- | against him? (A Voico—'‘Yes; he’s a traitor and a black 1,661 ¢ 1041 ccring was allowed in the room where tho election was | republican.’’) No, there is nothing against him; and such 1/326 held. Patrick Hagan was the only person arrested for | great mon as Brady, McKeon, Van Buren and Thomas ‘909 disorderly conduct. The sidewalks were well occupied | Francis Meagher have gone in his favor, and he'll be 2,083 by the friends of the different candidates, all industriously | elected. Three chcers for Wm. F, Havemeyer, our noxt i Mey | at work for their favorites. The election of the Fourth | Mayor!” This was responded to by roars for Wood, nnd 5 828 » 1,268 1,008 1,452 Total. .....23,440 29,536 district was held in a barber shop at 123 Leonard street. Thore was a squad of young aspirants that kept a con- tinval yelling throughout the day for Havemoyer. The sidewalks were crowded, and the ery ‘“Hayemeyer for tho orator departed without having produced any effect other than laughter and ridicule against himself, . There were several arrests made hy the police during the day. Sergeant Buckman arrested a Norwegan sailor, namod TTT ai ills tit ef iH i if! litt Charles, for attempting to vote without beings James Hutchinson was also taken tempting to vote illegally in the Daniel Wicks was arrested for having actually ceeded im casting his vote, not being a lawful but a subject of her Majesty Queen Victoria. stores were this ward, and found that everywhere quict reigned supreme, In the early part of the day, however, there were several parties about, anxiously desiring a rough and tumble, and who succeeded in getting up incipient rows, only to be promptly suppreased by the timely in- terferenco of the police. No doubt these fellows, finding their game docked, retired to some other field of action. The ram shops. were almost universally closed in the ward; still, from the number to be seen “half seas over,’ it was evident that few suffered from thirst. Thero were no arrests made in the ward. NINTH WARD. ‘The election in tne Ninth ward passed off comparatively quiet, when we take into consideration its character as the stronghold, the Gibraltar of the opposition, Tho elec- tion of Mr. Opdyke was regarded as a sure thing, and hence very little excitement prevailed among the parti- sans of that gentleman. In the western portion of the ward, however, where the democracy are somewhat in the ascendant, rather more excitement prevailed. The twe factions of the democracy were here continually wrangling over their respective candidates, and ta- Dleaux @ la Heenan and Morrissey were to be wit- messed on almost every corner. These contests, to be sure, were not often very serious fn their results, excepting a black eye or bloody nose now and then, which the disciples of the manly art of self-defence seemed to regard as the natural consequence of their pugilistic efforts, and took in very good part. The regulations as to the closing of liquor stores were generally well observed, but the thirsty traveller was always sure to find a means of allaying his thirst through the agency of some mysterious side entrance or back door, the latch- string of which, as the backwoods people say, “always hung on the outside.” The police record presents the fol- lowing peccadilloes during the progress of the election. In the tenth district John Cox was arrested for illegal voting. He had deposited his ballot, when the inspectors bad their suspicions aroused by some circumstance, and caused his arrest. Warrants have also been issued for the arrest of James Irving, and another, whose name we have been unable to learn—the latter for illegal voting and the former for aiding and abetting in the same. Irving, it appears, swore that his companion was entitled to vote, and that he himself was a householder, both statements, it is alleged, being untrue. Patrick O'Neil, Robert Brock ‘and Thomas Doremus, in the Eleventh district, and John Umford, in the First district, were arrested for disorderly conduct in the neighborhood of the polis. ‘TENTH WARD. The denizens of this ward comported themselves in a tolerably respectable manner. Although, as in all the other wards, there were large gatherings of popular sovereigns around the ticket booths and polling places, their conduct on the whole was of the most pacific ebaracter. Beyond betting largely on Opdyke and Havemeyer, and darting into a rum shop to take an occasional “ham,” there was nothing to distinguish their bebaviour from that of ordinary occasions. The police force on duty in this ward was fully equal to all the emergencies of the day, and every row that threatened the public peace was suffocated in its incipiency. At about midday, in the visinity of the Tenth Ward Hotel, in Broome street, there were some indications of a muss, but the M. P.’s distinguished themselves by extinguishing it, Inthe Fifth district, in Allen street, one of Havemey- er’s men, named Jacob Smith, was violently assaulted by @ man in the crowd, in consequence of some observation falling from Smith neither complimentary nor eulogistic of Fernando Wood. A regular fight seemed imminent at this time, and the roughs and plug uglies who were hang- ing around began to rub their hands with glee. But their Joy was very short lived. The police were soon on the battle ground with their staves of office, and succeded ia. separating the combatants. The crowd was somewhat displeased at this summary termination of the glorious contest, and poor Smith quictly slunk away, with a deep gash over one of his eyes. In the early part of tho day it was claimed that Wood wag ahead, then that Opdyke bad Death Pi all to pieces; but at three o'clock, and up to the closing of the poll, the friends of Havemeyer con- tended that he had gained the ascendancy. Nothing defi- nite could be learned from the polling clerks, who ap- peared to be too busy to speak. The “Old War Horse,” Elijah F. Purdy, was on hand in this ward, and seemed delighted at the successful prospects of the Tammany ticket. There were no arrests made for illegal voting. The presence of the police, and the occasional appearance of afew members of the city militia—showing that ample means were at hand for the preservation of order—pre- vented any acts against the public peace. Many of the rum holes were in “full blast,’ but our reporter did not notice much drunkenness around the ward, TWELFTH WARD. ‘There were six different polls in this ward, all of which opened very quietly, and closed with cheers by the ont- side crowd. No fights of any consequence occurred, and but little rowdyism was displayed. The crowds around the First, Second and Third district polls were rather large; but, notwithstanding that, there was but little excitement manifested. The crowds around the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth were small, and the Inspectors had very easy times of it. In the First district, a large crowd of boys gathered to- gether, and went around from place to place bullying, and, in some instances, striking both men and boys; but, as they kept out of sight of the police, none of them were arrested. Some fifteen or sixteen drunken Irishmen and Dutchmen kept around this poll, talking loudly, swearing terribly, and making a great noise generally, but were not arrested. At the Second district poll, a man named McDonald, and another, whose name we were unable to learn, got into a dispute about the capabilities of Fernando Wood, but were not arrested. There were about 300 men and boys around this poll, @ great number of whom were slightly fnebriated. Some dozen or more boys got into @ fight, and created quite an excitement for a few moments. No arrests made. Patrick McGueo was arrested for voting illegally at the Third district poll, by officer Cuerker. Mr. McGueo, afer voting, returned home, when officer Cuerker, hearing of his case, proceeded immediately to his house and arrested him. He made no resistance, and when arrested said that he had voted for about seven years back on only one natu- ralization paper, and acknowledged that he knew, at the time of his voting, that he was doing so illegally, In the Fourth district there was a crowd of about 300 gathered around the booths, chiefly composed of boys. Nothing of particular interest occurred here during the day. The Fifth district poll was literally covered with placards, and great interest manifested by the voters. In the afternoon there were several small fights, but no ar- rests made, At the Sixth district John Scullen was arrest- ed for fighting with John Conway, by officer Struck, and taken to the sub-station of the Twelfth precinct, at Manbattanville, No charge was made against him, and he was consequently discharged. A boatman, name un- known, made an attempt to vote, but was not arrested. ‘He said he lived up the North river, and was told to go there, (to the poll,) and vote, by a gentleman, who said he was fully qualified to do the same. There was a large number of gentlemen around this poll, who were under “spiritual influence,” some very loud talking, and very small fights, but no arrests made beyond those mentioned above. One hundred and forty-five affidavits weresworn to in this ward. Through the whole of this ward liquor was sold, and stores which had their shutters up sold more by the back door operation than they did during the last couple of weeks. ‘THIRTEENTH WARD. ‘The election in this ward was conducted with a spirit and animation strongly contrasting with thé almost uni- ‘vertal apathy manifested at the late Stato election. Some of the districts in this ward, particularly the Second, ‘Third, Fourth and Fifth, havea very doubtfat'repatation ; still, yesterday, though the excitement ran very high at times, there was no seri outbreak, and véry fow ar- rests on any charge whatever—a condition of things which inagreat measure is due to the prompt measures em ployed by Captain Steers to suppress every indication of an incipient riot, or other disturbance! of less formidable Proportions. The Wood and Havemeyer men Reid frequent and loud discussions, offering all | sorts of wild bets on their favorites, which were very seldom accepted, however, as most people: Seemed te consider the result of the election @ very uncertain affair, and not at all to be calculated ‘on. * Every challenge for a wager was met by the old evasion of’ betting on a certainty, each person holding thas his indi- * vidual favorite was the lucky candidate. All the polling’ Places were surrounded by crowds of peeple, who wete > nevertheless kept outside by the police, uvless they de- sired to enter for the purpose of voting. The vicinity of: the Fourth district polliag place was sbout the most noisy quarter in the ward. The b’hoys on both sides’ were “around” in great force, working toentics votes. for their employers. A good deal’ of stumip speaking: was likewise indulged in by no vory polished orators, who nevertholess seemed to have . the secret of all true eloquence, namely, that of carrying the’ people with them. Now and again the phillipies of the speakers would seem to be producing 4 rather pugna-” cious effect; but these domonstrations were generally’ turned off good naturedly by witty go-betweens, who: Vermimated the quarrels by causing a hearty laugh. Sach exclamations as ‘‘Tammany will be settled pro “Tam going to Havemeyer’s wake to-night,” “Wood's coffin is. all finished, now,’ &c., were heard all over. Ovly one arrest was made in the Thirteenth ward for ille- gal voting, and that was an alleged policy runner, named Thomas Brazer, who gave a false residence in order to obtain a vote. The inspectors were too cute for the sharper, who was seized by the police and locked up for examination. FOURTEENTH WARD. From the opening of the polls in thrs ward till sundown the utmost quiet prevailed; indeed, there was even less. excitement than manifested at the recent State election. A portion of this ward has hitherto been pretzy noisy on. election day, but the extreme unpleasantness of the. weather, coupled with the fact that a strong body of police and a nutber of military men were scattered about the various election districts, served to maintain perfect order , which remained uninterrupted till the close of the polls, At one of the districts a number of young men were cheer- ing for Fernando Wood; at another an enthasiastic friend. of Fernando’s affirmed that he would be Mayor, and enter- tained the crowd by picturing to them what Wood would do when he took his seat in the City Hall. It is but proper to state that this individual was unstes in his gait and rather incoherent in speech; but, nevertheless, his intel- loct was sufficiently clear to refute an assertion that he was in favor of Havemeyer the night pre- vious, adding, “Troth, I voted for Wood before you were out of your nest.’’ All the drinking saloons were professedly closed, but entrance was obtained by the ‘back doors, and there was as much business transacted as if the fronts of the establishments had been exposed . ‘The following persons were arrested for illegal voting, the offences having been committed at the Seventh district-— Miles Sweeny, Charles Conloy and Patrick Foley, the lat- ter having voted in the morning and returned in the after- noon to repeat that important duty. Soon after the poll were closed, considerable excitement was manifested in the Tenth district, in Howard street, on account of the ar- reat of J. M. Brown, who was charged by W. H. Hastings of Centre street, with stuffing the ballot box. He was ar- rested by officer Tumans, and as soon as he was taken into custody the lookers on attempted to reacue him. Ap- plication was made to the headquarters for assistance, which was promptly rendcred, Superintendent Pils bury in command, and quict was restored in a few moments. FIFTEENTH WARD. ‘This ward was remarkably quiet. There were, of course, a few boyish skirmishes at the polling places, and some few attempts to upset the ticket boxes; but there was'not one arrest for assault, disorderly conduct or illegal voting. ‘The voting commenced early, and was vigorously con- tinued up to midday, Havemeyer being ahead. The Opdyke stock began to look up, but at the close of the polis Havemeyer was in the majority. This is one of Wood’s worst wards, and he was very mach be- hind—the vote being, Havomeyer, 1,461; Opdyke, 1,245, and Wood, 783. The weather was exceedingly disagree- able, the atmosphere was murky, wet, and the streets very filthy. It seemed, indeed, as if one of those London November fogs had crossed the Atlaatic to be present at our election. SIXTEENTH WARD. This is the ward in which Mr. Havemeyer resides, and: the election in the greater part of it passed off very quiet- ly. In the Seventh district, however, party spirit rose to a yery high pitch, and a constant scene of brawis and quarrels was here presented from sunrise to sunset. ‘Wood men overturned the Havemeyer booths, and the Havyemeyer men wonld retaliate in a similar or perhaps worse manner, Fights arose in consequence, and dam- aged optical and nasal organs soon became plentifal. Bad whiskey was to be had in any quantity, not- withstanding the regulations in that respect. The law was observed very well, 80 far as sppear- ances went, but in spirit and intent it was altogether ignored. It was gratifying to observe the solemnity which attended the administering of the oath which unregistered voters were required to take before: their ballots were received. As the inspector adminis- tered the oath every hat was reverentially removed, and talking for the moment ceased. The law which re- quires the booths to be at a certain distance from the polis was also well observed. About noon Christopher Rafferty was arrested by officer McFogart, in the Tenth district, for attempt- ing to vote illegally. John J. Bradshaw was arrested in the same district, by the same officer, for disorderly conduct in the neighborhood of the polls. In the afternoon an individual, known as Rody Pinn, was arrested by officer Vredenburg, in the Sixth district, for a felonious assault on ©. C. Dennison, residing at 104 Ninth avenue. This assault caused con- siderable excitement, and drew a large crowd of dis- orderly persons, who, as they showed symptoms of a disturbance, were promptly dispersed by the police. Shortly after the polls had closed in the same district Bar- tholomew Smith was arrested by officer Hughes for dis- orderly cenduct, as also Robert Gillmore by officer Smith , for,a similar offence. During a melee in the Seventh dis- trict, a well known character of the ward, named Pete Carroll, received a severe beating. SEVENTEENTH WARD, In the Seventeenth precinct, the central locality of the Mackerelville crowd, the day passed off yesterday in com- parative tranquillity. Of course in a ward embracing such an extended area and heterogeneous inhabitants, there could not be an clection day without some minor disturbances. Fortunately there were no serious rows, and no sad or bloody results to chronicle. As usual, the disturbances that did oceur were more the results of un- due indulgence in exciting beverages than strong parti- san feelings. Asa general thing, the statute requiring the cloeing of rum shops within one hundred feet of the polls was observed. Captain Hartt succeeded so far in having other liquor saloons closed as compdlling the blinds to be. kept up; but though this gave a better exterior seeming, there was no diminution effected thereby in the sale’ of Uquor. Only one instance was brought to the knowledge of the police of attempted illegal voting. Owen Mointeo ‘believed it his duty to exercise the privilegesof a freeman to the fullest extent of his interpretation thereof A free man of a trae patriotic stamp, according to his notion should not only vote early, but vote a8 often as he could— tho greater the number of votes deposited, the greater amount of good done to his country. He voted once: at the Fourth district poll. Officer Rentzek, recognizing him a8 @ person who was arrested several days ago on suspicion of larceny, thought’ it worth while to watch his movoments, ‘Motntee attempted to vote at several other districts, and the officer finally ar- rested him. He was locked up in the Seventeenth ward station house, and will to-day be sent before a police ma- gistrate. In the afternoon, a turbulent Irishman, who subsequently gave his name as Patrick Maauley, insane- ly attempted—the attempt being the result of drinking a Lager apes oa ota ing place in rt istrict, somewhat as Don Quixotte undertook to demoliah the windmills, ‘Tho in- mates of the booths and other parties present objested to the onslaught, and undertook his‘arrést. Patrick avoided the crowd, took to his heels and. dodged into a cellar. Officers McDermot and Freshman pursued him, when he drew a knife atid threntoned “their lives if they Iaid their hands upon him, ‘Yhe mouth of a revolver pointing in the direction of his head had a very subduing effect, for instantly he yielded up the knife and himself into custody, [CONTINUED ON EIGHTH PAGE.)