The New York Herald Newspaper, November 3, 1868, Page 3

ELECTION DAY, Polls Open at - - - 6:34 A. M. Polls Close at - - - 4:54 P. M. THE OFFICERS TO BE ELECTED. QUALIFICATIONS OF VOTERS. The Duties of Inspectors of Election. Measures for Preserving the Publie Peace. Proclamations of the Mayors of New York and Brooklyn. ALarge Force of Deputy Sheriffs Enrolled. Conference of Police Commissioners and the Mayor of New York. A Lively Confab at Police Headquarters. The Polling Places in New York and Brooklyn. Tt ts almost needless to announce that.a general election for a President and Vice President of the United States, and State elections for the choice of members of Congress, State and county officers, will take place to-day. The Presidency is already eoneeded to the republicans, and at sunset to-day General U. 8. Grant and Schuyler Colfax will be re- Bpectively elected President and Vice President of the United States, In this city there fill be a numerous and increased vote, as indicated by the large number of voters registered. The contest bé- tween therival parties has been great, party spirit has run high, and criminations and recrim!- bations have been charged on both sides in regard to fraudulent voting and intimi- dation of electors at the polls. The police arrange- ments for the protection of voters,’ however, Bre ample, and if the authorities have the counte- hance and support of all good and law abiding citizens the election will pass off quietly. Since the previous election in this city the number of districts has been increased, so that all who wish can vote enjoy the privilege between the hours prescribed yy law for the holding of the election. The contest \s 8 momentous one and the general result will de- aide the policy of the government for the next four years. Below will be found all necessary information for the guidance of votets, including who have a right to vote, the duties of inspectors, polling places, Mayor's proclamation, instructions to the police, &c. a ‘The Number of Tickets to be Voted. ee Seven tickets to be voted at the election to-day, viz. 1—The Electoral ticket. 2—The State ticket. 8—The tonal ti 4—The crag en 6—The Coun! 6—The Ju ry ticket. 7—The Supervisors’ ticket. The State Officers to be Elected. 4 Governor in the place of Reuben E. Fenton. A Lieutenant Governor in the place of Stewart L. ford. A Commissioner in the place of Robert ©, Dorn. An Inspector of State Prisons in the place of Henry A. Barnum. | AClerk of the Court of Appeals in the place of Patrick Henry Jones. » AJustice of the Supreme Court for the First Judi- ‘cial district in the place of George &. Barnard. f. All whose terms of office will expire op the last A gampoved ff the Twelfth ward (1 eluding Randalls ol Island and Ward’s’ Island} ), Nineteenth ward (in- and Twenty-second ‘ward of the city and county of New York. ‘The County Officers to be Elected. ‘Twenty-one members of Assembly. A City Judge in place ot Abraham D. Russel. A Register in place of Patrick H. Jones, appointed bag the 44 of Meg a. Bue @, deceased. in the places of William M. Tweed and na'sheriian Shook, All whose terms of office will expire on the last of December next. For the first five offices on the foregoing list the two eee parties of the State have long since made ir separate nominations, and the candidates are ‘on the same ticket that bears the name of the candi- date selected as the standard bearer of the party in the Presidantial Patton to be to be held to-day, Who Have a ea Right to Vote. Every male citizen of the age of twenty-one years, ‘who shall have been a citizen for ten days oan pd in- habitant of this State oat pee election and for tye \ast to dene the county ne “ere he may offer his vote, she! be en- » to vote at such election in the eiedtion district of which he shail at the time bes resident, and not elsewhere, for all officers that now are or hereafter may be elective by the people; but such coin Lae hhave been for thirty days next precedi + cecion a resident of the district from Which W”, oicer ip to ba chosen for whom he offers hjs V9, ¢ restriction for colores ‘persons requires that tney shail have be aitizns OF th the State for three years and for one year previous to any election pos- sessed ofa freehold estate to the value of $250 over ‘nd above all debts and encumbrances and shall have rreqlrey 8 reidence ot of thirty days in the Con. wrest! ogg ny aie to enable the for, Congremmaen Assemblymen. fe may, Rowerer, vote for President and bale mg micers,'so they do not espectally represent o man can yote who has been convicted of eine vshable with death or imprisonment inthe a eideumiie nor i if {a inte- ‘and fully restored to ay ets on te election, Hor unless his name rested ts duly registered. toupee bsence abroad or in another State in ceo ent of the government is no disqualif- ‘The Duty of Inspectors to Receive Challenged Votes. ‘The inspectors are directed by the statute In case ® wan Is chalienged to administer the following oath, own as the “pretiminary oath” :— You do swear (or agirm) that you will fully agd jroly an. NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1868—TRLPLE SHEBT ewer all yuestions as shall be Place af restdhnee and qualincetiobe’ as 07am vehi 38 If he refuse to take the oath bis vote must be se- jected. If he take the oath, then the inspectors sq al nlarengptaovars. such neseon.ag to his} qualifications Asking him:— pAllaguch questions as may lend to test, the qualiscations of ra thai a i lao the poll. Under these instrnctions the inspectors he got ca ils i pers, or if he procured rst or naturalization papers py himself from other question Teasng 5 may ask 8 five rejected. the challenge persisted im, the a pees oath’? must be inistered, which "isaa ra united ales tan dapnend are now af eo at aly one years; that you pare beet au, this State pe is peal abd: for the inst four 2 of county; at been for thirty days a resident of this dal or Cogan trict or ward (if the voter does not rt man or Assemb! or wi be om! comftes) ‘and of the m district tn on now ofr to vol, and that you have mises any ba eager pe Rookly os Modiredt ean bet or wager Space of ne Siete, 22" 3 ; tee g, 8 im of ize il for which the wing statutory provision is made:— In cone shy: Ss ir of Sleetion salt iene sod wh. teen ef he i i eny con fivche fe rmisiemeat” nd and be imprisoned Votes recetved contrary < the above provision are fraudulent, and will ES an lection. Mayor Hoffinan’s Proclamation. Mayonr’s OFFICER, New York, Oct. 3), 1868. ‘To Tae PEOPLE oF THE Crry OF NEw YORE:— We are on the eve of an important election. In- tense excitement pervades the whole community. Unscrupulons, designing and dangerous men, politi- cal partisans, are resorting to extraordinary means to increage it. Gross and unfounded charges of fraud are made by them those high in au- thority. Threats are against naturalized citizens, and the authority of the judges and the seal of the Supreme Court are defied. A Grand Jury of the United States Court, summoned through the age! of those who are in the scheme, ie Mate beed bre eaten been induced, Mayen examination which is usual, at iblic duties. The United States violent | litical partisan, has assuined to himself ne Hepa and the duty of appointing swarms of special leputies to take their places at the polls and to threaten and awe the ors of the State of New York in the exercise of their high brivilege of casting their votes for the chief officers of the nation and State. It is the first time in the history of the coun- vernment officisis have at pire State, and the act is attended with danger. Evidence is accumulating that the combination of a us en who have set on foot and thus far led into execution these unusual and unjustiia- 3 : 4 E ne if 5, Fe Ss es E witness whereof I have hereunto set my hai and official seal at the Oi “peers eT w York, this 31st di “5 me SOHN Te HOFFMAN, & Mayor. The Police Regulations. ‘The following order has been issued by Superin- 2B es ER—NO. 542. MULBERRY OTHEET, NEw ons, =e 368, 300 a rst Nore bine hie ea ontene to the = places in your precinct sunrise on Broruite of election, it duty. JO! TIN A, KENNEDY, Superintendent. Guo. W. Ditks, Inspector. GENERAL ORDER—NO. 643. ‘The following order has also been issued by Super- intendent Kennedy, dated October 31:— General opel reg 8 ae fall force coer ae the SPR aml you your command la Goaboesaneyh cite: ro wane statute provides that it is ‘the duty of the Metropolitan Police force, at all times of the day and night, within the Metropolitan Police district, an@ thereof are accordingly hereby tl preserve the public , prevent crim ect and arrest offenders,” Ree Ana the te jer provides that ‘the sev- eral members of the police force shull have power and authority to immediately arrest, without war. rant, and to into custody any person who shall commit or threaten, or attempt to commit, tn tie resence of such member or within his view, any h of the or offence directly prohibited by f the Lagiacare." ome Rev Statutes aa fraudulent voting, 4 for the crime provide exempi; punish: rating the offen aes een rong. ton and also instruct them to prot igs | Besa ‘bé placed at each poll as challengers decorous perform: will hap) eaivigence f a ahd Ee com- mand to use due for covery 0 offender against the election laws, and to arrest eeret oak hold every persjin Who De tacioenee ctenren to vote ier fad in case Beet Artie of the w: aor ne shall be leeds provided bythe statute, a poe ‘The merabers of the force Nave me; duty to more important than thes" e box gad. 2”" violence, and they ate especial! 2a a woe vigilant effective ex of “ake ‘wuty in the Let ev On “who Nas been fraud be carefully cooked after, and every one W L io any at to wen aro oli ae ra Ot 'Y, Superintendent, Gponos W. DiLEs, At noon yesterday the city was greatly excited by the appearance upon the bulletin boards of ap even- ing newspaper office announcing that » war was raging at Police Headquarters between the Commis- sioners of the Board of Metropolitan Police, growing out of an order said to have been clandestinely issued by Superintendent Kennedy to the po- lice force, instructing them to take all persons arrested for fraudulent voting or registering before o judge or commissioner of the United States, and not before the police Justices, aa the law explicitiv pro- vides. ‘The Headquarters, No. 300 Mulberry street," were at once surrounded by am eager crowd of republican and democratic politicians in se and who expected tO witness ap former were trum, The Representatives of the press, eager to chronicle the incidents of the battle on the line of Mulberry street, were SrONGRS «ee Greene, army NS Pencils and books only. Tngutries of Mr. Kennedy sneceeded ‘in ellctting the fact that he had tssued no such order, or, to use his own language:—“I am not an ass, and don’t live in a cattle yard; go elsewhere for your information.”” His clerk denied all knowledge of the order. Inquiries at several of the precincts disclosed the following telegraph order, sent out by Kennedy at one o’clock on Sunday morning, after, be it borne in mind, Judge Barnard had discharged the nine per- sons arrested for alleged illegal registry by one of ‘his inspectors:— All for or vo! on persons arrested registering ting fraud be held and taken, with the ore « a] com- missioner of United Beates, and lice : iOHN A. KENNE Y. The Various members of the Board were present at Police Headquarters all day. A niveting of the Board was announced for half-past two o’clock. At that hour the rooms of Peeinan and Bosworth were phy by democrats, and Manierre and Acton’s by cans, ae Acton denied all knowledge of the but upon nie memory having been Phesnea, he ollected it and volunteered the information that the city would be quiet to-morrow foraay), ‘as Gov: ernor Fenton and jor General Sh: commander of the First division of the New York National Guard, would make their headquarters during the electio) at Police Headquarters. Commissioners Acton and Manterre were not to be found during the day, to avoid a meeting. Finally, at four o’clock the democratic members gave uD ap att hope of obtaining @ quorum, and an invitation was issued to Governor enton, Sheriff O’Brien and Mayor Hoffman to meet the Commissionets at half- Past seven. The Board met at the hour named, Mr. Manterre Was absent and Mr. pred was greatly one. Mayor Hoffman was and endeavored to quiet him. Considerab! ination and recrimi- nation took place, aol ee the Mayor, Mr. Acto! Judge Bosworth and Mr. Brennan participated; bu! Ne irregular meeting the seal of wecrecy ts SPRCIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD. Mr, Manierre came in about half-past eight and took his seat. oe Bosworth—We have been wait for you, Mr. Manierre. T have a resolu eS rr, fol- lows, which I wish you to he re te rule {ii of of the Metropolitan reed ere" be 2 hte angie i pean adding thereto the wor rot order shall be furaiased S by the Bi sigs Commissoner Gari itis sent to oflcers oF or members satis ractiabig much coy sual be 60 furthedimmodioely rr so ft after the issuing of f suah order. ——— said Judge Boswortb, “will you vote for “No, I shall not,” said ‘in. Manierre. ‘one Acton—“The Suj tendent has done just as lations of the provide." on jos worth—‘Is there any rey in igsuing orders that the Board shall not seg ne ,Acton—“He has sent ‘yen orders several 8. Mr. Bosworth—‘Never before he issued them." Mr. Bosworth to Mr. Acton—‘‘Have you any ob- jection to this resolution?” Mr. Acton—‘“I have. My objection is that you mead the Superintendent so he cannot issue an order ae ‘Bosworth—No, Idon't. I wish I did.” Mr. Brennen—‘“‘It is the 2 duty of the Board to pre- test agafnst these things.” Mr. Acton—“What have you to protest against ?? Mr. Bosworth—“1 think the object of that order of See “Sa Kennedy ts to getup a riot. That it vi + Mr. Acton—‘“I think the Mayor's order is more cal- culated to provoke @ riot.” “Mayor Hoffman—I have been invited here for con- ference. When the subject matter of my prociama- tion or to be discussed I shall have somethin; ~ say, and I am p! to defend myself from Acton’s inainabHons, In the meantime I will retire if you are going to discuss other matters.” All the Commissioners requested the Mayor to re- br and Mr. a disavowed all’ intention of re- ae e Mayor. “Wel he sta ‘Mannierre,” said Judge Bosworth, “are to voter” lerre—‘When it comes regularly before the Board! Tam am prepared to vote.” Mr. Brennan" is now before the Board. Let us have no shirk! ‘The vote was fre taken on the resolution when Bosworth and Brennan voted “yea” and Acton and ” pa ‘then offered the following resolo- ved, That the te Das eee Pec 8 yuiring policemen to take persons arrested puing to ae earaiza se registering or atienaptin ag wuralization papers, before a U: pe one was ayes, 1 Bosworth and Brennan; noes, Acton and Mann! Mr. Bosworth—“then 1 Wi will offer another” :— Resolved, That no order as to the use of the foros {Hon day shail be tsa Whe ‘aperistendent ‘alow they ears mp se aaad be oe: the Commission: preserve zenee. Mr. Brennap—“That is only done be up a riot.” tepees Hoffman—‘I am opposed to all riots, and am breparea to meet the Governor to-motrow mo! ride around in an open carriage all day. not afraid to go anyw! ee Ge tear a unattended.” The resolution the same fate as those offered by the democratic members of the Board— two vot for it en ye nat it. Mayor Bicet es to = that having received a notice ‘ees Commissioners, the Governor and ‘Sherif, I Thave oc complied with the notice, I have not ed itiesess oe t there will any disturbance in this city to-mor- abt slay provoked ty . who Brogl | le power prevent in my ‘upon the first appear- ance of any ce the ot oe go ith im 1 anyplace rou be (ex willing to venting fraudulent voting?» roman" ni “ “Then I "proce names Jee intend to vote iilegally to-morrow Mayor Hoffman—“I am not @ policeman. 1 will unite with you and the Governor « of the State to ay yegt ‘a breach bie. ge I Beye no ee ret of two of the Com maesioners to accede roposals of fy Ang T can only say that I phoma’ Be napP: py to agree in any action that Judge fee oa vies member of the Board—defincy as Fy pa Kin lighted his M9 and Judge Bos- , ‘worth wrote rapidly. Acton, now eng on aig pe! by Mannierre, composed himself ant a humor. ange Bosworth, after writing for some time, said:—‘‘Well, gentlemen, as there is no hope of con- the other members of the Board, Tsubmit the a ET vin follo protest for entry on the minutes”’;— par EERE, bm of the o1 tendent ngersienet Ing policemen arresting persone for ‘voting or samping io Ve OF register OB frau ake alizat! before a United States jus or Gommiaalone, Tnctend Of sexing thems bedore & potted oy illegal aud calculated to produce scenes of violence ‘The vifence of as registering or to attempt to vote or eit which iBegally is td against the laws of the State, which comimiastoner has no Stuaition, © causing a certiiieate as true “auch a certieatey io fa.an offence against an act of Con- fsgsc ‘he two classes of offences are widely diferent—one inst a stainte of the State and the other a, inst an act ingress, We have protested against the sald order and Seve invaln attempted to have It rescinded. b oo hn the ‘We have in vain attempted to recure the & reaointion fequiricg the Superintentent to furnish eagh Commissioner, with a copy of every order issued fore sending it fo the members of tue cen wh IO nae practicable for him todo « Ciena Mats b chad ste eop$ tintodlaualy 30 un the order, i . pREne se RSeR eee ees | Ey ass vase of the tor ona ‘Tad protest wae entered gga thé soard adjourned. | ‘Ten Thousand Depaty Enrolled. ‘The prociamation of the for and the orders of Superintendent Kennedy in reference to illegal voters, together with the passionate appeals of sev- era) party journals, created a profound sensation in the city yesterday. The excitement attained to fever heat when at noon it was announced that the Super- intendent of Police had issued another order, more arbitrary than the first, and that, in consequence, two of the Commissioners (democrats) were intent on having him suspended until after election. Nam- each on the or dls ‘eran or coy in tee oars ol is table e choice tne distfict, was not y any jeans pleasant ie casual passer by. ariy te calmly of poe | Eee Wronld be hailed by these people as a welcome event. Toward Pine excitement had nearly 8 e City Hall oon considerable an 4 2 large crowd collected around ee seen five o'clock and numbers. of enter and leave the new the Sherif’s office it was principal clerks that 10,000 — Tor duty to-day ‘and that the agp from each ward would be about 600. It also transpired that each [ry J would receive five dollars for his services, The enrolment was continued until a late ay one utiles would be = Political Pool Selling—The Barroom of the Astor House—An Amusing Scenc—Spirited Bidding. A great many strange characters are in the havit of visiting that much frequented portion of the Astor House where refreshments for the inner man are dispensed, but it is much a? doubted if such a motley crowd ever m- bled there before as that which attended the sale of political pools yesterday afternoon; and never was heard such @ Babel of voices, such @ strange and ludicrous blending of sporting slang @nd political jargon. The ring in front of the grand stand at Jerome Park, nor that of the Derby, that of @ny other racecourse never witnessed such & scene as the barroom of the Astor House yesterday. In the dense crowd ‘which surged and heaved around the frail stand upon which the suctioneer was perched brawny members of the prize ring were Punching the ribs of distinguished members of all varieties of political and oficial rings, gamblers were mashing the toes of blacklegs, bloated office holders were squeezed in by crowds of hungry- looking office seekers, Tombs lawyers were wedged ae ad, side with pickpockets and rabid radicals, and fied democrats were packed as tightly a 2 as 80 many dried herrings in a box. er veteran who wielded the hammer, not consid- it worth while to have special tickets printed fore extraordinary occasion, had inacribed the Dames of the distinguished individuais who had been entered for the great political handicap of 1868 on the cards used lor ordinary cattle. Here is a speci- GRISWOLD POOL. No. —. $200. NaME Or Horse.—Governor af New York. Buyer. Mr. ——, (Signed) UNDERWOOD, M. D. After announcing th 1 and pee th er away goes the ouly-lock auctio! Tone tity nce glib lagen up amut of dollars. “One- one-fifty, one-fifty, one-fifty—that’s it, str, A, one-iy five, a oe fif-fife, fif-five, good, ) again, mee ty, - sixty, one-sixty—going or “one-aix arm eee a seventy,” an " 80 on, anti to the intense relief o1 sympathetic auditors’ of asthmatic tendencies, the Eg bid is made, and the irrevocable “gone” is aonen by aide with the auctioneer stands his secre- great 1s the pile of greenbacks which Mas- ter Netreta has in the capacious cashbox under his chai With a rapidity Pvhich evidenced perfect familiarity with the business the able assistant jots down the highest bid, adds the name of the urchaser afid exchanges the pool card for the cash. ir, Secretary, and Mr. Auctioneer too, seem to be weil aware of the fact that the crowd, of which they are the centre, is rather mixed, and however busy he may be the tormer always keeps one eye and one hand on his plethoric casket of currency. ‘The bartenders were quite as busy as the pool merchant, and, to make confusion worse confounded, an extra’ number of cooks, soullions, waiters an scalawags were circling round or making inetfectual efforts to circulate through the crowd on their differ- ent errands. “Now, then, give me a start,” cries the auctioneer. “Where are you going, stupid?” asks a member of the crowd against whom a waiter has just collided. “What wil pac take?’ queries one betting man to another. Whiskey straight,” siouts a thirsty soul in reply Ries look of inquiry from one of the bartenders. “Can’t you change this?” cries a pool purchaser, handing a $100 bill to the auctioneer’s assistant. “What do you want for ity’ asks the obliging secretary. “Well, give mea dozen stewed,” says a voice at the neighbor- ing oyster counter. “Fifties” shouts the man who wants change. ‘Won't tens do your’ asks the secretary. “Never mind; throw it be ii ame the keeper of the stand to a customer 1s sucking at a weed which won’t light. “act me exactly,” returns the owner of the $100 Dill. “Now what do you for Grant?” asks the wielder of the hammer, “Any amount of ‘go’ in him,” says & gentleman of the turf, who is giving his opiiion on fi “How will you take Gris- ” asks a republican betting man. “On the half shell, sir?” auus ‘@ Waiter, with reference to half @ dozen “Saddle Rocks.” “No; on @ plate,” an- ‘As some of the excited bidders were masticating Trea hate of pumpkin and fie and othare — Migherd e last halves ol ee ipeded ‘and one tales Ii itis reall ‘wonderful aetul how the. the auctioneer them; but he did understand them and business with them, as will be drove a very lively seen by the yollowing list of sales:— ‘NEW YORK, President. BS 88 sg a judson at, 1-988 Wittam et, 538 Madison st, 9-259 William ot. Roosevelt ot. besa ay FIFTH WARD. 1-98 West Hodson $-L Walker a, 6—174 Franklin st. ‘West Broadway. 7—AN7 Greenwich st. 4—4 Beach ot. Deal SIXTH WARD. —4 row. ‘1-24 Mott Shap Peart S—otig hin st 8-86 Centre at. 9—44 Bayard ot. ‘Leonard st, 10-116 Walker ot Centre at T1685 Mott st. SEVENTH WARD. Eisen iat 8-4 Pike st. 931 at. 4-02 Market 10-638 Water st. 11—-2i7 Mouroe st. ra EIGHTH W. 1-88) at. 10th Variok ot 2-00 Greene st. 11—200 Varick st. $—118 Prince at. 12-282 Spring st. tioned a. 15-386 Spring st. Lig Thompson st, 14—360 Hudson st. 6-136 Prince at. 15—46 Renwick at. 1-178 Prince st. 16-538 Bpring ot, So Carat 1767 Hudson at NINTH WARD. 1—409 Hudson st, 10—656 Hudson st. 2-264 Carmine at, 11-823 West Fourth st. Bas at. 12—284 West Tenth st. 4—Morton and Bieecker sts, 13-607 Greenwich at. So Christopher ie-4 Bothune \er une S—hi West Fourth at. 16—617 Hudaon st, Tl Seventh ay: 17—% Ninth av. 136 Greenwich ay. WARD. 1—167 Forsyth st, 735 Canal at. 2=151 Chrymte ai. § 45 Ludlow at. 8—129 Chrymie at. 9—F0 Forsyth st. 4—127 Ludiow at. 10-109 Canal at, 5—101 Ludiow at. I-57 Bowery. 6-74 Essex a. 12-18 aie at. ELEVENTH WAR 147 Past 10th at. 15—617 East Lith ot, 1-311 East Houston at. 9-0 Pitt st. B18 Pitt wt, 4—87 Colurniia at. 45, past Houston ot, avenus (QHTRENTH WARD. “a eae pe First payeer 1 Fit 4-168 Third 1-906 Firat ay. 6-456 Secon: ie-S Fime av. 7-248 Fast 4th First av. 8-234 East 22d at, 31-008 avenue A HoH Han we 5-8 creme A 11-851 Bast lath a 34739 avenue 3, ND WARD, 1639 Fourth ay, NBTEENT Baat ide 84 ar, between $a Third 3-24 ween semua day. between GGth dd Sane Seta os Sere 7888 Third ae es sie et 35-1,906 34 av, 2 H—t9 268d av., between 77th and 18-766 Third 2-1 800 3d ay, 14-883 Third 2—Northenst corner $4 ay. Tego thi 291,810 Bd avs between. 82d Hen Third ay. a ‘801,863 3d av,, ren gor an wy, Uangarrovne SA uthweat I. Dnt, between Ist and ‘and Sita. bis ie TWENTIETH WARD. 16—410 Ninth av. 13-807 West tor ot. 18 bit Eighth 19-285 West gots i 20444 Eighth an ‘Ninth ay, bane ‘Broadway, between tas Eighth av. 46th and 47th ate. ¢—Hrondway, near OOth st; 8582 Ninth av. j—Broadway, near 91,867 Broadway, between 48th and 49th ats. THE ELECTION IN BROOKLYN. The Excitement Over the Election—Alloged Attempt at Fraud—Proclamation by the Mayor. The excitement over the election was intense in Brooklyn yesterday, business of all kinds being almost entirely suspended and the time spent in dis- cussing the merits and demerits of the various can- didates presented for the suffrages of the citizens. A letter picked up in the victuity of the City Hali yesterday morni induced the Mayor into issuing ‘the following proclamation:— = PROOLAMATION OF THE MATOR. Maron's OFFIOR, Ory Hatt BROOKLYN, Nov. 2, 1865, information bas been rocelved by me that an at- topo wil betesaae to shes cttentine Seorelseet tre cine ive franchise at the polls to-morrow, I hereby call upon all of our eftizens to ald in preserving the’ peace, af all the election cousty to appotat Yvo.thosennd exit os so that all eit y to appo: deputies, a0 be fi nd po Bay eae 1m ved upon ees 7 GABTIN KALBFLEISCH. ane following is the Menus letter to Sheriif Camp- ie Mavon's Oyvics, Orry Hart, lov. 2, 1868. axarnnst, Sharif of of ‘clas ‘County :- formation, which faded i ime to be. overt hat sce is will ee made to int Seong franchise at the Fell Tomorrow, tnd fo the sed Gel youse, cud order man t Eevee mecerecriniees San att reven oF riot antic! Very respectfully” WARTIN KALBFLEISOH, Mayor. jpon the receipt of the letter the Sheriff procecded ad once to appoint the most py men from among thdbe who made ae appiiontion t0 ‘The Potling P Places. FIRST WARD. Dia, Dia. 1-9 Colambia st. 3-0or, Atlantio and Oolum- SECOND WARD. By Main st. 3—81 York st. 9-195 York at. 4—105 York st, THIRD WAR! 1—Cor, Henry and Cranber- 2-173 Atlantic st. ry ats. jontague 14 Sands st. FOURTE Yon Peait: ant Willongh- So Adams ot, near Tilary. twee a bet, ‘Ti f i : lary and Johnson ste, FIFTH WARD. 1-48 Hudaon ay, ‘Bridge st, bet. Gold and on St, bet. Navy ot. S-York se, bet. Gold and 7-291 Tillarye ito tala ot 4-186 Prospect at. i ae 1-518 Columbia st. 5-108 Sackett 3— 426 Columbia at. Van Brunt ste 3-Cor, Baltle and Columbia pidenkand Garrall at 4407 Gotumbia ot. ‘omnia er. SEVENTH W. “ae ev., near Myr- Frain wy., north of Fal- av. 2-DeKalb av., three doors 6—DeKalb av., near Classon cast of Kent av. | av. i il av. Rear $—Myrile av.,cor. Btenben st. ete ay, ” “y y—Graham shear Myrieat, EIGHTH WARD. 1—18th at., near. 8—8d av., near 28th ot. fave, near 17th si. hae cae near Vani "(tip ot, near Washing ¢-pute 6—Clove road and Degrat Eracitedd tear jaahing- . ah 4s ton ar. TENTH WARD, dedos Alina st iGorn Wyekelt and ¢ , sti gn * toe we pe ra 5380 Bimith at ne 6 -427 Atlantic et. 10-President ot, near Nevins, ELEVENTH WARD. 1-Cor/Myrtlear.aad Prince, B—Cot. “DeKalb av, and 2-104 ityrite ay. e-guvell ot And Patton av Fenaton et ania Myre ar. FSi Latayetio's 1-Van Brunt ot, ‘one door’ YCor: Hicks nthe apd Hamilton a. av. 2-cor wot Van gress op 4-H Commerce milion av. neat Nel- IRTEENTH wan. 1—South 2d st, near 4th st. 4—Cor. 4th and 2—Cor, yea ~ peas Ist. Pre Broadw - ar rig 3-59 Bi 6—188 Broadway. "90 1-51 North 6th at OURTEENTH | Wand. 2-104 North 4th at. 7 ‘3-86 North 2d at. 6th at, oof. North 6th at. FIFTEENTH Aad — 4 $—Lorimer, near Withers st. 6—Graham ev., bet. Withers nd Jackson sta. at av., bet. Grand ba a, “SIXTEENTH WARD. si 1—-261 South 4th st. Scholes at. 2—1 Scholes st. . Johnson and mkh BAI Ben at, hn Franklin av. and oor. Java st. int ay. bet. —— at an} Tnion IGHTEENTH WARD, into thy neal Wateetee Busnwick ay, two doors Flashing av. wineresrTy ¥ WARD. er ot, bet. Lee and Cor Harrison” av. eefeatort are beso 8-40 Clymer at. TWENTIETH W WARD, pa an cep Gor. Myrtle and Vander: oer Fulton and Portland bilt te ‘Kalb ‘av., near Carlton, 4-Pultou av., east of Ciinton. “FIRST WARD, 1—Falton av., Brooklyn av. Nota ~ pe Dekath aieeune De K Ayre av. boar Spencer é-warlon st, near Fulton Ring ae _— ‘bet, 18th and 14th ‘The Poughkeepsie Eagle of the sist ult. has the following:— wees ot United State Marshal Murray reached Powell on Wedues- % ane ear or on Dozens 3 greatest excitement ensued. Men came forw: with fraudulent rs in - the ba pw cir hands, eee had no it and would not attempt it, at tat ind papers they had were bro pS jo them by pay, les, whom named, and withs = juestioning, The result of that pooh work of leputies was visible op i Pamnore, dock yesterday, pe when in charge of United States ofMcers @quad of 0; fe copnty may left on the Mary Pow oll to appear @ United States Court in New, York. It is ready ated oe Fass the County aire an that the arrest of th of the County Suge wil foliow, has sireedy happened. At kskill United States oficera are also at work, and one arrest has beem sercied there. The party arrested is a man nam: tng oat zaiton rain New York ‘city on = city taking them to Peekskill, where. MMe sold thein at Mae ont and the proofs are at hand. Two aint early yenerday ‘end commences, ous comm ims, the reguit of which is anxiously looked for be one, To-day Poughkeepsie will prol * POLITICAL NOTES. After the election, what? It 18 reported that Tammany Hall has been sold out, that negotiations are in progress for the use off the hall for theatrical ana negro minstrel perform ances. There is @ loud call for that ‘one vote” to-day al over the country and by all parties, @ Advice gratis—Things to be remembered to-day:— That @ vote for Grant is a vote for the heroic, un- conquered and unconquerable leader of the grand Union armies—who once might have been elected Mayor of his native city of Galena, or perhaps reached the exalted positionjof a New York Alder- man—but now, it seems, he has no such lofty aspira- tions. Hence he may be voted for with periect safety by the unwashed on all sides, That a vote for Seymour is a vote for the leader of—well, it didn’t, perhaps, make much difference which gide just then. He therefore can be voted for without danger by both sides, having certificates of character from each. ‘That a vote for Griswold is a vote for the republi- can candidate for Governor of this State, a bid for mayer contracts, patent steelings and Milwaukee lager. ‘That a vote for Hoffman isa vote for the demo- cratic candidate for Governor and agrand thie-water (mixed with some other fiuld) canal and under- ground, back-action, pneumatic, sidewheel railroad, from the City Hall, New Vork, to the Capitol at Albany, conducting the richness of the Tammany ring into @ monstrous public plunder pool in the centre of the State. That a vote for Muggins = the Legislature is a vote for HNggins. => 3 That a vote for Huggins isa rote tor the Corduroy Horse Ratlroad through Tinpot alley. That you vote early, calling afterwards upon your ‘ward committee for your bitters and your breakfast, ‘That you go to the polls armed with the genuine ticket and a pair of brass knuckles, That if radical rowdies interfere with you call upon Superintendent Kennedy. ‘That if democratic rowdies interfere with you call upon Marshal Murray. (That's his Marshal law.) That if you are not interfered with at all call upon Mayor Hoffman; try his milk punch or “stuff hig white hat.” One vote and a contrary pig were the means of the declaration of the war of 1812 with Great Britain, Two neighbors, having adjol farms in Rhod Island, got into a dispute about the depredations 9 8 pig belonging to one of them. They went to ‘Iai abont it, and on the day a United States senator w: to be elected by the Legislature they were obli to attend court. One of them was a ber of the Assembly, a Hartford Conven>) tionist and opposed to the war. vote would have elected’ an antt- Senator, but in consequence of his absence a wi man was chosen, aud war was declared by one jority in the Senate. It is further related that member of the Legislature was himself elected one vote. The moral of all of which is—Be sure tl you vote to-day and that you don’t get into any pute about trifing matters, for there ts no what a single vote to-day may be instrumental im effecting in regard eee © country. Senator Wilson says there are 8,000,000 voces fis the republican ranks, and that if the Union wag completely restored General Grant wonld recetvé! that number of votes to-day. The Senator talks to! the New Havenites to-night, The last shout fot freedom. Ten million in United States bonds are held by the savings banks in Connecticut. How many millions are held by those who are not savings bank depos- itors, but rather otherwise? ‘total number of registered votes tn New Haven for the election to-day is about 9,800—very nearly the town vote polled last spring for Governor. ‘The following 1s @ ticket for “true radicals’ that will be circulated to-day:— Independent ticket for the 1868:—Neither Grant nor Premdential campaign, my no President sf all; abolition of the m ice; of the le thi ite responsible agen ents tn Co gress; of the United States consti A democratic meeting in Lockville, N. = was re cently broken up by a gang of radical rowdies, male and females, so it is sald. If the democrats cannos hold their own against the women in this early day, of the agitation of the question of the political righté of females, what will they do @ few years hence, when the wonien are in full blast, as well in the par- lor, in the kitchen, in the nursery, as at the nustings and at the polls? We pity the poor democrats. For tunately there are @ few shoulder-hitters among them left, and a democratic club, called “Innocente,!¥ thrives in New Orleans upon the business of making sausage meat of saucy niggera, A branch might be extended to New York. fi An exchange says that Mr. August Belmont, in rushing off to Europe after signing the last big demm4 ocratic address about the “big fight,” “unbroken ranks,” and all that, must have imitated the mili captain who exhorted his command on the eve battle thus:—‘Soldiers, you gee the foe advancii whén dager comes near let every man take care himself. Being a little lame I guess I’ start now.’s, In the Superior Court of Georgia, on the 26th ult, Colonel Akerman, one of the republican electors,’ stated to the court that he desired the postponement of all cases in which he was interested, on accoung of being unable to stay at the hotel, because a ane number of citizens had protested to his landio: against receiving him as @ guest, he being political obnoxious, Toombs objected to the postponementp- and Andr ws said he deeply regretted this of thifge. Tt was mortifying to learn that such feeling existed in the circuit. A non-resident mui stay somewhere in thé place. He could not requiré or Mr, Akerman an impossibility. Li gem he granted the appiication. ‘The latest piece of mutual admiration in pOlitics the lotter of George William Curtjs to fuchara H. Dana, Jr., recommending the lattér to the voters in Geueral Butler's district and styling the General an “adventurer.” ' John McKenzie has been nominated for Mayor of Columbia, 8. 0. Among the anecdotes of the campaign just over is the following from the Kansas City (M0.) Journal:i~e A few weeks since General Shields, the de: candidate for Congress in this district, advertised a meeting at New Garden, a little town on the line Clay and Ray counties, often called “Hell's H Acte.” At the proper time the meeting was At a late hour last night Diez Hernandez, aged, seventeen years, Spanish, was found insensible 0 the corner of Forty-ninth street and Eighth avente,, with @ dangerous cut on his head. He was his residence, corner of Bighth avenue and anh At eleven o'clock P. M. David Trovers, squdtwenty two years, dwelling on ee corner of Fifty-fourth street and Eighth avenue, skull yas fr ete Bactace Tha bend og and N creas