The New York Herald Newspaper, November 5, 1878, Page 2

fora ele BY. PARLOR SUITS, quetery Cabinets sole Tables, Pier and Mant 2 NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1878--W1TH SUPPLEMENT SALES AT AU US SMITH, AU ELEGANT HOUSEHOLD FU STEINWAY PIANOFOR PARLOR SUITS IN SATIN, RA PAL a RONZE: ns, raw silks, he. s, Centre and Ce rmolu und alabaster . Eta Mirrors, Mautel Sets, a large collection of Brouses and Statuary from France and Ltaly. stands, Chi Pillows, Su and ingrain © DININ Ri NCE, NO. 72 WEST 19TH ST.. BETWEEN STH AND OTH avs. SETS. sf and most valuable assortment of Oil 2 BY GONDL NNETTI. BY DON BY * ROESE BY LE bers, both modern aud antique, .. Bodstoud: hair and spring Rockers, Mirrors, Cl Litwary, juifet, jes, China, Glass aud Silver THIS DAY. HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. THIS (TUESDAY) MORNING, commencing 10 o'clock, AT PRIVATE RESLDEN( INLAID WALNUT CHAMBER ‘ STEINWAY 7i¢ OCTAVE PLA RTE, CHICKERING UPRIGHT PIANO, PARLOR AND DRAWING ROOM SUT tan and gold, satin and cotelaine; T b ry gilt © Avgtion AT Lak 13) M. airy of imported Bronze Figur er de rose Cabinet Pedestals, Jardin velvet and Euglish Carpets, b ON WED) —A—ART CURIC BARKER & CO., Aue with new catalogy atuxe to 72 West 1th st N, Bi vr Mirrors, four mantel Mir- 1 di) Paintings, SISTING ing Cases, wud double Bed: 3 Gne hair and spri . Toilet s . plush i B.—Goods packed . iE w A RU 1 its in satin and ry ; mnarquetry. Ti tine Oi Paintings, cks, Freneh make; Lice Curtains, nbers—12 wots of solid Bureaus, Washstand: es, Pillows, ingra ig, Tables an ERT K R, Auctioneer, cored if require KARM DAY. NOVEMBER 6 37 Nassau st., hh day, GOLD JEWELRY, wud 7, at our atllo AT and 49 Liberty st. We will continue the sale at the Old Curiosity Shop, 689 Broadway, on WE ESDA ‘ovewber 6, at 1 o'clock, for the day, which’ will embrace La 4 maience Pigg very super! oTIONEERS, 111 WEST 1, to-morrow, Furniture of family declining housekeeping; private sale intil then, (DWARD SCHENCK, AUCTIONEER, Lane—Large and decorated Frei HIN F extra large sale of HL tion ; elegant Parlor will sell on TE cour h Carpets, Mirrors, Piano; (GEORGE A LEavi Broadway, now on exhibit 10 MAIDEN peremptory sale at auction elegant SET: ch and A DE: cles of Vigtu for etagores, from sold on + THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, ber 6. 7 and 8, at 12 o'clock each day. on exhibition Nov. 4 dle an c COLTON A at 11 o'clock, at the » % every deserip- ibrar) Furniture, from d from a dozen different families; 100 ke. TT & CO., AUCTIONEERS. ntry mansion duesday afternoon, at o'clock, at the Art Rooms, SILK, Jpright Piano, Chambers & istan Rugs, Porcelain, &o. ‘A RY, &e. ‘& choiee collection of BRIC-A-BRAC, CA ‘TON FURNITURE, gow on exhibition at Clinton Hall until time of sala, Thurs- fay and following afternoon Potteries an amels, and Embro! 2 60 o’cloe Porcelains of mi , Antique Rugs, igs, brass Andirons, a very beautiful collection of Antique Furniture; claw, web and sheep foot 5 costly private CAN massive and elal boards, Library. Writi Prroutant ac They invite the os Senerally to this The abore sale will ta! Union squ entire Furniture, Utensils especially invited. M Greene. Tables, Chairs, Range, heels, e., &e.; als a superb and AKWOOD FURNITURE, 4 Contre Tables, Chairs, Side inning Wh lee: H. B. HERTS & SON, AUCTIONEERS, ALEX. M. HAYS & CO., having removed to their ne NO. 31 UNTIL at same hour, 2 HOLESALE STOCK, consis of RICH FANCY GOODS, NZES. REAL AND IMITATION i CLOCK x EARLIN n of the trade and public as it will be without any reserye. pluce at the HERTS Art Rooms, 36 ods are uow on exhibition, AUCTIONEER. *, Where the BERGER, tt, personal der of ANTHONY nu J Bowery, the thing, Glassware and Cooking vouse, nearly uew. Dealers elock enel day, at Kedd boarding 22 RIVES 44 Wost 4th st. black waluat Bar, Back Bar. ockery, Glassware, &e., only if wells this day, ir Fixtures of . PANSHHORERS S\tp—10 Chose THe Bstare of the late Abraham J. Jackson, on Thursday mber 4 at 10s¢ o'clock, at the salusrooms No. 12 Washington place, by H. Is. HERTS & SON, Auctioncer large lot of Pistols, asses, men's and wom S HERMAN of Hersig Brothors. TLULIN LESSONS Vi ds, &e., de. Sule . Furs and Sking A WEDN ber 6, at 11 o'clock, of Fur, Seals, ein and other Fixtures. Sale uples morn: Assignee Sufex Dealers invited. Cutaloy Ky order FREDERIC! MUSICAL. AN LADY, WHO TS A VERY G6OD en the y os a few moi ‘Addcese a, BY W. BRUZETIVS. AD sie store, 208 Sth wy. ___ POLITICAL. GENERAL, NUMBEK TWO. FOR ALDERMEMAT-LARGR Meets of Mrs. | | them THE ELECTION. the Polls To-Day. —— THE LAST NIGHT'S WORK. Busy Scenes at the Headquarters of the Opposing Parties. TAMMANY COOL AND CONFIDENT. What May Be Expecied from Mr. Daven- port and the Police. CONGRESSIONAL CHANCES. The Candidates in this City, Brook- lyn and New Jersey. 6 A.M. 4P,.M. POLLS OPEN AT POLLS CLOSE AT - ‘The campaign, so far as the actual work in caucus meeting and debate is concerned, closed last night. Nothing remains but the decisive verdict of the ballot the city after four o'clock this afternoon, So impor- tant and bitter a campaign has not been witnessed in the metropolis for a uumber of years. As the sun went down on the stirring work of yesterday every possible preparation that suggested itself on both sides had been completed. Tickets had been distributed, picket lines marked out, sentries carefully selected to watch the polling places and final instructions issued to the district leaders. This morning, at five o'clock, both armies will be ready for the fight. Perfect organization ex- ists among the rank and file of Tammany and her foes, No expense or effort has been spared to strengthen the lines where a wavering is expected; no device abandoned that may tend to aid one side or the other in the grand struggle. Up to the last moment, singular to relate, the same perfect confidence exists in both organizations as to the final result. Tammany men predict the election of Augustus Schell by 20,000 majority, while the combinationists are equally be elected by from twenty-five thousand to thirty thousand majority. WHAT IT ALL MEANS, ‘Where such different opinions are entertained it is 8 difficult matter indeed for the uninitiated to come to any satisfactory conclusion. Many persons turned in their own minds the real issues of the canvass and the probablo effect of victory in each case so as to conclude that the election of Edward Cooper meant | the elevation of Samuel J. Tilden and friends to the absolute control of democratic politics in city and State; the overthrow of Tammany Hall as at present organized; the capture of the political ma next State Convention and either renominate Lucius Robinson for Governor or some other friend of the Gramercy Purk regency. Added to these important victories would be the certainty that Mr. Tilden could then secure the election in his interest of # majority of the delegates from the State of New York to the next Presidential Convention, The reverse of this state of affairs must, conse- quently, ensue if Tammuany’s flag should to-night float triumphantly from the Fourteenth street Wigwam. Mr. John Kelly, in such an event, will become the most powerful’ democratic leader in the East. His word will be law in local and State olitices, and the next State Convention must hoe in submission to his choice for the gubernatorial nomination, All the departments of the city goverment will be at the disposal of Tammany, and that organization necessarily becomes a real power in national politics. Mr. Tilden’s friends, under this contingency, can have no possible consideration either in this city or State, and the spring convention of 1480 will clect national ‘delegates bitterly opposed to the interesis of the ex-Governor, It is such considerations that warmed up to fever heat the canvass which closed in this city at twelve o'clock last night. The camp fires were then quenched and the voice of the ward orator was stilled for a while; the echoes of barroom debate and the boisterous wrangling of some political antago- nists, as they hurried home to take a iptonitne before the opening of to-day’s contest, were concluding epi- sodee of the election eve of 1878. as EXCITING SCENES IN THE WIGWAM—DELIVER- ING THE TICKETS—-AN INTERVIEW WITH THE GRAND SACHEM. The ordinary New Yorker, unless he be an active ward politician, has but little comprehension of the mass of work, the infinitesimal amount of detail that precede d the depositing of ballots to-day. Taking ‘Tammany Hall as a convenient centre for observa tion, « Henatp reporter, from an early hour yesterday morning, ous scenes that passed before his eyes, Yet | there was an apparent system in all these | exciting preparations. A squad of police, com- ; | amanded by two sergeants, had possession of the com- mittee room on the first floor, where boys, clerks, messengers and porters appeared to be mixed up in inextricable confusion. Only a little tutelage by the Major Domo, George Coflin—who, by the by, cannot even remember the many centuries he has bean con- nected with Tammany Hail—soon enabled the writer discover that, after ail, it was not such # chaos as | he had imagined when first he entered the door of the narrow comtuittee room. DELIVERING THE TICKETS. Outside the street was lined with carriages. It was then uear ten o'clock, and the few steps that lead to | the large committee room were crowded by men and boys, all cayer to got the tickets for their respective districts. Only the leaders know that on such occasions a large number not authorized receive them apply for these tickets, Hence the police, hence the tiny which everybody had to undergo upon entering the committee room, Only when designated by the chief of each Aasembly dis- re the tram bays full of delivered to tbe suthorised parties, ‘Thay wero all carefully tied and properly marked, with, of course, thousands of tickets allotted to each district more than are actually required, so as to guard against pos | sible accident. Enter Mr. Blank, having charge of Blank Ansei distriet. Coffin reec izes him at once—he everybudy—ond says, “Where are your men ? men, who have been waiting withont, take hold of the t Not so quick; hold om. Wait till I them,” says George. “What's the matter now?” answers @ si Nineteenth warder, biting the end of a horrid-looking cigar, “T'll let on know what's the matter,” says George, just as bie glasses fall down, owing to # fearful jerk of his body eauised by some other man, who wants his tickets tight away, “You'll all have them if you only take your turn.” Saying this George tells the policeman ‘at the door not to wimit any more till those inside are attended to. A paper is sigued by the chief of the dis- trict. George guards this carefully, enters the private office and says “All right, go ahead,” and like sailors carrying the mails on board # steamship, the proces sion of ticket bag carriers marches out and loads carriage or truck destined for their particular Assem. bly district, STRIKERS ON THE ALKRT. While all this process of delivering tickets goes on regularly and in order, candidates for Aldermanic and | Assembly honors, eager to hear the latest news pw headquarters, drop in and report everything jourikhing and lively.” No sooner does one of enter than at leaat a dozen men ate after him. They have been clamoring for him and waiting for him since uine o'clock. The police have per- emptory orders, however, not to admit them and are kept outside in the vestibule, “Alderman, we can't ny tickets,” exclaimed an ugly looking lad, apparently from Mackerelville. ‘The Alderman, who must be polite to everybody, recognizes the voice snd calls back across the line of pollee, “Yea, you'll get them at the headquarters.” ‘Want to ses you a mo- | ment, Alderm: “Til be there in a mintite.” But the Mackerelville statesman persists upon ‘seeing’ the Alderman, and before he can say “Sack Robin- son!’ a burly policeman lands him on the lower step of the Tammany entrance, and Mackerelville takes re- we by calling the guardian of the peace ublican {’ “La ie rather rough to treat these mon in that | style when they come hore to get tickets 7" asked the writer of a member of the General Comunittee, Lo “What will you do?” he replied; “there is tre | Local Issues To Be Settled at, box to be given from the 569 election districts of | sanguine that their candidate, Edward Cooper, will | chinery, soas to give Mr. Tilden power to run the | surveyed the busy and often anomal- | to | mendously important business to be attended to here to-day. Weonly know Assembly districts here; can- not recoguize on a day like this any unauthorized agents. Suppose we gave the tickets to some of these nien, they might go and sell the whole bag out to the enemy. Most of them who make that row outside are really stril and only want to come in to bother candidates. MR. KELLY CONFIDENT. In the rear of this committee room, so full of ex- citement, Mr. John Kelly, Mr, Gorman, the treasv and three clerks, were calmly but busily issuing direc- tions to all parts of the city, There was no ucise there, minutes were fleeing fast and one messenger boy after another was despatched to this or that As- sembly district. There was no flurry, but a gleam of The Grand Sachem was quietly conversing visitor when Mr. Gorman said to the writer, “M: a few min- of. all the “Everything looks well,” said “We are to alect Mr. It is nonsense for me to talk ot majori- but the Tamnany ticket will win by a very hand- figure. Indeed, if 1 was a betting man, which everybody knows I am not, I should not be in the least afraid to bet my money that Schell will have at least 7,500 to 8,000 majority. As the hour of opening the polls grows near, the reports from all the districts are exceedingly favorable, and what is more, those who are in charge of their respective districts are the very best men we have ever had.’ The reporter mobesgnenaly had utes’ the chief ‘Tammanyites. Mr. K conversation wif Kelly. SCENES AT THE COOPER HEADQUARTERS—TICKETS SENT TO EVERY REGISTERED VOTER IN THE ory: ; The Cooper headquarters in the Westminster Hotel was a thronged and bustling rendezvous of politi- cians throughout the day. Groups of earnest voters were scattered along the sidewalks around the hotel and in the corridors on the first and second floors. They monopolized all the seats in the reading room, leaned over the office counter and hob nobbed at the bar of the saloon. They filled the principal parlor up one flight of stairs and overflowed into half a dozen rooms on the third floor, until it seemed as if the regular business of the hotel was banished for the nonce and the whole building given up to the politicians of the combination party. The variety of people coming and going was very great. There were men to be seen who were supposed to have long since quit the political stage, but appeared suddenly galvanized into active existence once more. Many of the throng were republicans, and many were recog- nized as being formerly loyal adherents of Tammany Hall, Then there was a “mixum yatherum” of all sorts, that never took so active an intercat in politics | before. PREPARING THE TICKETS, ‘The main parlor had a couple of tables loaded down with copies of newspapers favorable to the cause; on the walls were large posters in English and German, and “Cooper and victory” was the prevailing and con. spicuous legend that met the eye at every turn, A | cheerful coal fire burned in the grate and a soft crim- son Brussels carpet covered the floor, One end of the roein was partitioned off by a heavy rep curtain, and inside of it about seventy men and young lads were busily engaged addressing envelopes and enclos- ing voting tickets to the electors of the city. The task they had on hand, in conjunction with a force about us numerous on the floor up stairs, was to send by mail | to every registered voter in the city, 159,000 in’ all, a set of tickets so that he should have no trouble in looking for his ballots on election morning. ‘THE VISITORS, Among the heterogeneous assemblage in the parlors were noticed General Arthur, District Attorney Phelps, Maurice Power, Hubert O. Thompson, ¢x-Collect« Tom Murphy, John McCool, Douglas Taylor, Com- missioner Porter, John Fox, Major Haggerty, Dr. Gib- son, James O’Brien, John R. Fellows, ex-Judge Ack- ert, Edwin Einstein, General Bourke, John Y. Savage, Mike Norton, James E. Morrison, George E. McLean, John D. Coughlin and others, prominently identified with the auti-Tammany organization. General Arthur expressed a most hopeful view of the situation and believed that a full republican vote would be polled for the Cooper ticket. Ex-Collector Murphy, on being asked about his prospects as candidate in the Seventh Senatorial district, said he expected to receive as large, if nota larger, majority than John Morrissey got a year ago. Candidates on the combination ticket for ‘Aldermen and Assemblymen dropped in at intervals to learn the general news and communicate their own particular experience. ALL CONFIDENT. General Bourke spoke confidently of carrying the Fifth district for Congress. Mike Norton, candidate for Assembly from the First district, said he was ready to meet and defeat all the tricks of ‘Tammany, and if acertain man in his district meant to raise an; row to-day he would get the worst of it. Richard ‘Walters, candidate for Assembly from the Fourth dis- trict, talked of beating John Galvin, the Tammany candidate, out of his boots, and showed with a great display of pride the circulars he had printed and cir- culated to accomplish this end. Rufus Andrews had a swelling confidence in his success over Mc- Donough in the Eighteenth Assembly district. Little Julius Cwsar Langbein expressed enthusiasti¢ hopes of being returned from the Twenty-first district to the Assembly. James M. Varnum was quietly sanguine of leaving Isaac H. Terrell ind. in the race in the Eleventh Assembly dis- trict. Edwin Einstein was emphatic in his expectations of 3,000 majority over Kickhoff for Con- yress in the Seventh district, and Jake Hess, on be- alf of Levi P. Morton, said nothing was surer than the overwhelming election of the republican candi- date for Congrens in the Eleventh district. This sort of talk excited the groups listening in various parts of the room to unwonted enthusiasm, and of course to every man there the defeat of Tammany Hall was a foregone conclusion. Numerous stories were re- lated about the devices adopted by the other side to secure votes, and every mean and disreputable politi- cal trick that could be thought of was fathered on un- fortunate Tammany. A SABLE “‘NOOCLUS.”” During the afternoon two unctuous loo! darkies entered headquarters and inquired for “de boss.” Colonel Tracy told them he was absent, but they said he might do as well, and presently one of them unfolded his mission and said:—"“We'se de noo- clus ob de biggest ‘sociation of culled men in dis yar city. We'se now seventy-five able-bodied inembers, but we intends to swell to 250 by to- morrow mornin’. Mistah Cooper is our man for Mayor an’ we wants to see if de boss don’t want to spend a few stamps to bring all dese boys right along into line.” “We're not doing any business in that line,” re- plied Colonel Tracy. “Well, boss, if yer haint pommeet to negotiate all’s well, but Mistah’Cooper will mourn dis chance all de quential days ob his life. Good day, sah.” And ir of sable worthies struck their heels down the stairway with a bang that told of their morti- 1. bundles of posters, circulars and tickets for the ont Assembly districts were all got in readiness six o'clock and were taken away rapidly to ir respective destinations in covered carriages and | in charge of reliable agents. Emannuel B. H james E. Morrison, John R. Fellows, Herman Uhl and Thatcher M, Adams have | been designated as | minster during the di may be interfered with at the polls. ELECTION EVE—SCENES AT THE HOTELS AND ON CHK STREETS—-YOUNG AMERICA. The finul preparations made, the last orders isaued, | the Joug list of proclamations finished, now comes the struggle, a contest diifering from all others in the ab- | sence of aught that botokens active strife, according to the general acceptation of the word. The silent artillery of the bullot opens and the Napoleonic puraso in this instance will be thoroughly veri- fied, “Heaven is on the side of the heavicst artillery.” Last night was one of excitement among the warring clans, although the hard work gone through by ther during the long preceding campaign was evident in the haggurd and careworn faces that ever and anon peered into those secluded recesses here the mysterious (to outsiders) proceas of “bun! ng tickets went on. At the various head- quarters the political ammunition which is to be ax- pended to-day was being put up in proper form by shirt-sleeved, swarthy men who have ably used lungs and fists oxteusively during the cam- paign. There was one exception. AT IRVING HALL. At Irving Hall, where one of the army corpa that has laid jo to the ‘Tummany Plevna has its head- quarters, Soe vere Pp in the mares ® nuin' young girls, reminding one, w« they clu» tered around the tables, of # primary school. While the particolored tickets jpassed through their hands their tongues were no leas busy, but it would have astonished the expectant statesinen whose names were ou the tiny papers to hear the conversation of the littio misses who wade up the political Stories of school life, criticiams of playmates aud theories concerning future parties made up the bur den of their song. AT THE HOTKLA, | The hotels where the generals and staff are wont to exchange the parting word on the eve of slection were filled as usual last uight. At the Fifth Avenue ox Collector Arthur aud « numerous followin the chances, aud the broad corridors, amy the tiled floor quadrangle where white-aproned tendants mix the various election beverages, were filled with distinguished persons who all smoked, talked, looked wise and occasionally imbibed. THE PATRIOTIC SMALL Huy. One of the most industrious individuals on election | eve is the avi @ small boy. Utterly regardless of the inwues at stake, he resolves to celebrate the event. He assembles in force and levies on everything com- bustible within reach, from a barrel to # piece of broken feuce and forthwith inaugurates a series of bonfires. ‘This illumination is with him an annual event, # duty that he owes his country, Burning with patriotiam of # very indefinite character, he can only express it by burning every thing that he can lay hold of without being hauled up at the moment by some indignant householder, He knows that the policeman looks upon his proceedings with complaceney for this ¢ om only, Around his numerous fires he # representative of ti coming voter, caudidate aud, perhaps, orgauizer, | Smoking the castaway cigar stump, for which he has -| which | satisfaction was visible on Mr, Kelly’s countenance. | Kelly feels happy; he suits the breeae of victory trou | far.’* the eyes of Last night he built his fires and danced around them, and went to bed satisfied that, even if he were yoteless, he had done his duty as ap American citizen of tender years. “you PAY YOUR MONEY."” Betting was rampant among the statesmen last | evening. From the Criterion, on Union square, above genmned ® greenback transparency, to the banks of the Harlem River money was wagered every- where with a recklessness that disproved for the m: wnt the idea of hard times, Both sides seemed co | fident. The bewildered visitor to the various politi- | cal resorts was offered chances that no lottery could furnish him to become rich by betting on @ sure thing:—100 to 75 on Schell here, there the same on Cooper. Every’ one was satisfied, every one confident, everyone happy. What a change there will be to-night! A party 4 young men marched down Fourth avenue last night singing ‘Tom Davis’ stirring verses, then so approppiate: By, our camp fires rose s murmur re the dawning of the day, And the troad of many footsteps Bpoke the advent of the gray. SUPERVISOR DAVENPORT AT HIS OLD TRICKS— NUMBERS OF WARRANTS TO BE EXECUTED TO- DAY-—SEVEN VOTERS ABRESTED YESTERDAY— SIGNIFICANT FACTS, John L Davenport reigned in his own peculiar glory last night in the Post Office Building, where he was surrounded by scores of deputies and clerks. Half a dozen rooms on the fourth floor were brightly illuminated, and in the corridors there was constant hurrying and bustling. Attcrapts to gain information from his confidential aids were met with premeditated reticence. In regard to the proposed action to-day toward persons holding the naturalization papers of 1863 hardly anything could be learned. It was the gon- eral impression, however, among the temporary depu- ties that attempts will bo made to arrest all those who have registered ahd who offer to vote under such war rants of citizenship. In the room of the United States Marshal a large crowd was carly assembled, and re- mained until very lute, awaiting the slow process of swearing in the assistants by batches of # dozen or so at a time. 5 IN THE SUPBRVISOR'S BANCTUM. On the floor above, in room No, 1, were gathered the deputy supervisors. ‘Those aspirants for political crumbs were of a motley description. About eight o’clock thirty or forty of them were admitted into the inner sanctum of Joba I., and as the Heranp reporter was desirous of an audience he accompanied them, He found himself in one of a spacious suit of rooms, all of which presented pictures of apparent confusion; but a moment's observation was sudicient to convince him that the most diligent and the most perfectly organized activity was there in progress. | Inquiry was made of Mr. Stephon Mosher, the chief Pelerk of Commissioner Davenport, if instructions had yet been given to the deputy supervisors, but that tunctionary responded :— “I haven't any time to talk with reporters.” It was observed, howover, that his table was piled with warrants, all duly signed by his chief and bear- ing such names as Patrick Heany, Owen Hill, John Dougan and others equally indicative of probable Tammany syrupathizers, There were at least many hundreds of them, and more were being con- stantly prepared. In another room Mr. Dav- enport himself, almost hidden behind an ordiuary cherry desk, sat in state. The supervisors ranged themselves around him in a semi- circle. He questioned each of them as to the persons named in the complaints that had been intrusted to him, and in most cases the answer was that they could not be found. ‘Thereupon the papers were ac- cepted as having been veriticd and warrants were made out by the clerks on the strength of them. The reporter asked a Deputy Supervisor, “Have you received your warrants yet ?”” THE WARRANTS, “No; Lam waiting for them.” . How many do you expect to get ?* “in my district! Oh, about twenty. Mine is a light one, though. There have been about two thou- sand complaints verified in the down town neighbor hoods alone. “What are the grounds of these complaints ?” “False registration. There has been more of it this year than in any other. There ought to be about five thousand of these fellows arrested.” “What are your politics ?” “Republican, of course |" “Well, suppose a man makes a slight mistake in giving his residence—* “Then we must arrest him—even if he lives in the same district—if he has only told us the wrong floor or the wrong room, That's the law and we must do it.” Other supervisors of more intelligent 4] ce gave a more liberal construction of theirduty. One of them said that no matter what ‘Little Johnny's” instructions were, he would’ not prevent a man from voting because of a mere clerical error or the difference of a flat or a number in the designation of his residence. The whole number of supervisors sworn in is 250, Five of them are negroes, There are 675 marshals, FEDERAL INSTRUCTIONS. The instructions which have been issued to the sub- ordinate supervisors are very rate and they are much more arbitrary ‘than those of former years. The principal points are that it is their duty generally to prevent fraudulent conduct on the part of election officers, but they are not to male arrests except in extreme cases, when no deputy marshal is present. Their place of duty is inside the polling place, in such position as will best enable them to see each’ person offering to vote; elec- tionecring, canvassing or what is generally known as “outside’work” is no of their duty, and that or political discussion will not be tolerated. ‘If any elec- tion officer violates or omits to comply with the State law he is to be arrested at once without waiting for a warrant, but the case must be a flagrant one, such as fraud in counting the ballots. They are to count every ballot in every box, and make due return to the Chief Supervisor. This is to be done with as little inconvenience to the State officials as possible. They are not to permit any second box to be opened until the box previously counted is completed and the returns signed, They are assured that they can only be ar- rested by federal authority, and are encouraged not to be deterred by any threats or any interference by State authority, but they are not to act offensively in the performance of such duty. If any persons at- tempt to vote for whom warrants have been pre- | viously issued, they are to be arrested on such war- rants. They are to report all attempted frauds, and in conclusion are reminded that measures will be taken to ascertain their whereabouts and conduct; that no compensation will be paid them until they have retu all thar books and papers to the Chict Su; + aud that they are to avoid disagreement with their district colleague. . AMRESTED. vorEns . About nine o’clock Mr. Davenport went down stairs to the room of the United States Circuit Court and mounted the bench beside Commissioner D. M. ed in swearing iu the marshals. npg Anse made by uty Marshal Bernard. Jeremiah jouey and Peter Rose had been found by him at Bellevue Hos- pital, in the Kighteenth Assembly district, where they boro goog pn yas “4 ey are beg Pagel men, gray hair gray whiskers. To ne ter Mr. Maloney explained that he was clerk to . Hemingway, the examining physician at Bellevue for the Department of Charities and Correction. For three years he had been there, and had istered and yoted for the past two years in that district. Mr. Rose is acabinet maker by trade aud does the work of # carpenter at the hospital He is a native of and came to New York in Department since 1849, and" fi tad been ent since 1849, for many years 2 on the insurance patrol. He had formerly lived in the Seventh ward, and is now fifty-four years old. General G. W. Wingate appeared for the prisoners, and after a long talk with the Commissioner they were admitted to bail in $1,500 each. Subsequently five other citizens were hear bes in under arrest by Chief Marshal J. D. Center and std Marwhal Jeifreys. They had registered in the Assembly district and it was spendily shown that at least four of them had long reaided there and had long been entitled to vote. The names of these are ‘Thomas Garland, Patrick Norton, John Drout and | John McGunn. Drout is a member of the Tammany General Committee. Garland had voted in the district ut many successive elections, Norton, who has lived there for fourtecn years, called upon one of the mar shals who arrested him, and who had known him a eet ie, to come up as his witness and prove his digibility. “I will,” said Mr. Davenport, “‘adintt you to bail to await the action of the District Attorney.” County Clerk Gumbieton int and demanded, tion. Davenport thereupon, remarked he would discharge . The fifth prix oner, whore name is Martia was not so fortunate. On # doubt as to his bav- the age of citizenship he was sonting, snd‘ke depastet with hie helghbors, “During coming, e with his neighbors. the parle; the significant fact a that tho tenement where they all live, No. 313 West Houston street, belongs to Thomas Tammany cap- didate for the Assembly from district. Assembly district. The arrests have jayed until the day of Epona ‘wor ee be lene oppeneey San lying them ong if they had bean made at the time of registra THR GRAND JURY AND ELECTION FRAUDS. ‘The November torm of Parts land 2 of the Court of General Sessions were opened yesterday by Judges Sutherland and Gildersleeve respectively. Mr. William Palen, leather merchant, of No. 87 Gold street, was selected as foreman of the Grand Jury, and on delivering his charge to that body, Judge Suther- land, after referring to the usual statutory require- ments, called attention to the election, observing that there was a statute which provided certain modes to be einployed preparatory to election and also to the, manner of voting. In connection with this law there were certain features, the violation of which consti- tuted s misdemeanor, and in regard to which it was the duty of the Grand Jui to'inguire should any jolation of their casos of vi that law be brought under observation. THE POLICR AND THE ELBCTION—CHARGHS AGAINST ‘THE COMMISSIONERS —CORRESPON D- ENCE BETWEEN MAYOR, KLY AND PRESIDENT SMITH. Mayor Ely some few days ago received informa- tiom which led him to belive that some of the Police | Commissioners would instruct the force as to their | election. Their couduct on election day. ‘The Mayor immediately addressed a communication to General William F, Smith, President of the Police Board, in which he said he had been informed by some gentlemen who had waited upon him, that Inspector Thorne, Captains Williams, Allaire and other members of the police force had been requested by one or more of the commissioners “to exert their political influ- ence at the coming election.” ‘The Mayor, in conelud- ing his letter, asked to be informed whether the state- ment was correct or not. ‘To this communication, which was sent by His Honor on Friday last, General Smith replied as fol- lows, the letter not being received by Mayor Ely until yesterday afternoon:— New York, Nov. 4, 1878, “Hon, Sarta Evy, Jr., Mayor:— Dax Sin—In the conversation you did me the honor to grant me on the 2d inst, you informed me that no answer was expected to your letter of the Ist inst.. asking me to give cer- tain information with reference to influence being exerted by » member or members of the Police Board, or members Of the police force for political purposes. in View of cortain incorrect rumors, w! have come to me, I doem it due to Your Honor as well as to myyelf to’ answer your formal communication in the same formal way. As you distinctly informed mo that my own name had not besa mentioned in connection with the matter upon which you desired information, have but to say in answer that ‘tho information you desire requires an investigation which would seom t0 me to be entirely within the scope of your powers, but does not come within the powers or the duties Of the ‘Board of Police. What individual members of the Board may think of thoir individual powers in the premises - can only ascertain by direct reference to my colleagues. certuinly have no such powers, I aim, Mr. Mayor, with grout respect your obedient servant. Ww. FP. MITH. HOW IT CAME ABOUT. ‘The occurrences which led to the correspondence between Mayor Ely and the President of the Police Board were told to a Hxnaup reporter last night by a prominent city official. “You may remember,” said the gentleman, “that during tho latter part of lust week a mceting of the Board of Police Commissioners was held ut tho resi- dence of General Smith, who was too ill to leave his house, At this meeting the four Commissioners, Messrs. Smith, Nichols, Erhardt and Wheeler were present. The jtwo former are democrats, the others belonging to the re- publican organization. At that session of the Board one of the republican members, Mr. Erhardt, I be- Neve, made afew remarks, in which he hinted very strongly that his democratic colleagues were seeking to influence certain members of the force in reference to their political affiliations, Mr. Nichols, who is a member of the Tammany Hall General Committee, did not make much of a reply to what Mr. Erhardt had said, and, the fact leaking out, the adherents of Edward Cooper immediately became alarmed, and a committee of them waited’ upon the Mayor in reference to the matter. But the matter did not end here, for at the next meeting of the Police + Board the subject was again Linde up and all the resolutions which were introduced by either Mr. Er- hardt or Mr. Wheeler on the subject of issuing in- structions to the policemen to rigidly enforce the Election law were lost through the opposition of Messrs, Smith and Nichols. The friends of the com- bination, however, had in the meantime heard that Mr. Nichols had sought to influence Captains Williams, Allaire and others, and had shangos drawn up against the Commissioner, which they intended to submit to the Mayor for his action in case more con- clusive evidence was obtained. The fact that Captain Williams and the other members of the force who, it is , Mr. Nichols sought to influence, are warm personal friends of the Commissioner, helped to make the story seem more plausible to the Cooper men, who at first felt very uneasy about the matter. I don’t believe, however, that any political influence at all will be exerted either by Commissioners or their subordinates, although it is possible that Com- missioner Nichols may to influence in some de- gree the men whom he has appointed.” Mayor Ely did not like to express an opinion about the insinuations which had Been made against the Police Board, but said he had done his Cah Sen laying the matter before the President of the Board. He could not tell what he would yet do in relation to the matter. MEETING OF THE POLICE BOARD. Late yesterday afternoon when the Police Comming stoners convened to adopt certain measures relative to the enforcement of the election laws, resolutions were 0! by Commissioner Wheeler em- bodying certain restrictions regarding the Captain of the Eighth and the acting Captain of the Tenth precincts, against whom, it would seem, allegations of intimidating voters had been made. A rumor had been bruited ut relative to their having lent themselves to the intrigues of politicians and by their personal influence and the pres- tige they enjoyed by virtue of. their official standing had sought to advance their interests of the party with which they are allied. In the resoiutions of Commissioner Wheeler such con- duct was stigmatized as hensible, and the introduction of ‘the force into the canvass as a political machine was discountenanced. The resolutions, however, were couched in expressions that gave offence to the democratic members of the Board, who summarily noted them down. All they did in unison was to indorse measures which had been taken for preserving the public peace and insur- — 8 fair count. ‘ust after the meeting Commissioner Nichols went off to Tammany Hall, which he left in a carriage with a ward worker We | the evening. His 0) mn of the Mayor’s letter could not be ‘WHAT COMMISSIONER ERHARDT SAYS. Commissioner Erhardt, when approached, seemed reticent to speak of it. He said he and General Smith differed on so many points relative to police discipline that he not feel at lil th express himself on the subject. He said, how- ever, that he believed it Jay with the Board to check any improper use of office made by any of its members. That power certainly belonged to the body and should be exercised without waiting for the Mayor’s interference. He had reason to believe that ® Commissioner had intimated to certain police cap- tains that the Board desired their jon against the anti-Tammany ticket. This could be easily con- veyed to members of the force indirectly, and he be- lieved some such wily method had been employed. PRESIDENT SMITH ON THE SUBJECT, President Smith said the Police Commissioners could not put such an investigation as had been sug- gested into force, because they could not investigate themselves. He did not know that Commissioner had told any captain or inspector the Board desired them to oppose the anti-Tammany ticket. Ho said he had nothing further to say about the matter, except to deny the statement that Captain Tynan had been transferred for political reasons. He had voted for the measure because a brother commissioner had made specific charges t him. COMMISSIONER WHEELER'S EXPLANATION. Commissioner Wheeler said he had a few days ago been waited upon be a pee officer of the Police Department, who asked him if it was true that he (the Commissioner) was supporting the Tammany tisket. He replied that he was not. A short time afterward a poline captain had and asked the same question. To him the same answer was given. Again another captain ay and e same juestion; and the Commissioner, making inquiries, ‘ound that an impression had on abroad among the megbers of the force the effect’ tha he and Commissioner Erhardt were actively support- ing the Tammany ticket. He had done everyt! within per bounds to disabuse the minds of the force of any such idea, Of course the notion was absurd. He was a republican, and it was ridiculous to suppose that he would support a party directly opposed to his own. He would vote the combination ticket and do what he could honorably and properly for it. He was decidedly opposed to the m: ling in politica of the Police Department and if he could, would deal severely with any captain who did so. ‘The captains of police, especially in certain wardsof the city held a_ terrible FB pared over certain classes of people and could institute # system of in- terrorism wo! ut terly destroy the effect of the _ election franchise. He would prevent such intimidation as far as he ‘g/ could, while he was a member of and he was only sorry that a police cap- could not be broken for pong, hd politics. A number of citi- zens within the it days called upon him at Police H uarters and com- jained of the unjust and unfair action of the Cap- of the Eighth precinct and the acting Captain of the Tenth. These men, they claimed, were by threats intimidating a large number of voters, and he determined to put a stop to It. To this end he had introduced @ resolution in the Board of ag he was objected to by General Smith on the grounds that the two captains mentioned were democrats. He had pa eS to — Saute = mae og who could be named as doing the same thing. For his he would have carved the republican Ss. the same manner and would stamp out utterly any such action on the part of any official. His resolution, however, was not carried, the vote standing 2 to 2. He had voted with the Board to transfer C: Tynan for what hoe supposed to be good unds, but had he known what he afterward learned he would not | Captain have wo voted. He believed that transferred for political reasods. was POLICR PREPARATIONS, Superintendent Walling yesterday morning sum- moned all the police captains to the Central Office to arrange for the proper enforcement of the law in the city to-day. A conference was held in a private office, where instrnction touching certain phases of the Glection ordinances were promulgated. The Eighth, Tonth and Fifteenth precincts were seemingly sin- gled out as localities were trouble was to’ be ex- erienced, and their captains were ordered to exercise jue discrimination in their official acts, In these pre- rts of ilegal registration have been made, out for ‘alt offenders at the polls will be maintained. There was brisk work in the Election Bureau, and Chief O'Brien declares everything in readiness for the day. PIVTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. ‘The rival candidates for Congress in this district were yesterday hard at work arranging the prelim. | inaries for the impending battle, Muller's supporters ‘wore expecially active. hotel and place of political’resort in the district ear- They could be seen in every | ~~ \ ) ) i : cal rincipal line of attack was on th Tone might the Atuiler Cunpaign Glub, Hugh Daltons t night the Muller Campaign % Chairman, held its final meetin; ‘and mado ments for the work of to-day. were to cach Polling place and furnished with abi of ickets. ‘The adherents of Thomas Francis Bourke were far from idle. ‘Tuking advantage of discord in the Fighth ward they brought all their guns to bear in that locality yesterday. Along shore they worked as- siduonsly, appealing to the Irish vote on the grouad. of Bourke’s connection with the Fenian movement, Mr. Bourke himself was exceedingly busy receivin; reports and arranging details for the fight. Many of the followers of both candidates could be seen work ing the district long after midnight. MR. MEADE'S CAMPAIGN. To rae Eprron or tae HERALD:— You will, I presume, perntit one who had so many opportunities for accurate knowledge as myself ta correct some errors into which your reporter has ine cidentally fallen in his allusion yesterday to the Con gressional canvass in the Fifth district in 1874. The charge of non-residence against the regular demo- cratic candidate of that year was ‘a good enough Morgan till after election,” but failed in its purpose, ‘The candidate was at the time measurably unknown there, but his residence had been for years in the district, His nomination was exclusively the action of the people of that district, without, so far as I know, @ single suggestion from =mrant Hall, and without opposition from any quarter unt: the general canvass for nominations developed a com- bination which, in the district in question, largely centred in the gentleman who became the inde- pendent nominee for Congress. Iam not aware that any unusual efforts were made by Tammany Hall to secure that election, The success of the regular can- didate was owing in great degree to the personal cane vass which his political friends in the trict made for him, and not a dollar of assistance came from any one outside the district, nor was there tomy knowledge # single fraudulent vote cast for him. The district is alvere aclose one with a well organ- ized combination ticket in the field. The republican yote is usually a little over one-quarter of the poll and with this voto certain for the opposition candi- date, the disaffected elements and personal popularity bring him close alongside of the regular nominee. Under such circumstances the winner fairly deserves his victory. I judge this year will not prove an ex- ceptional one, although the combination candidate has had to contend with unusual embarassments and “Nick” has not been without his proverbial fend luck. Very respectfully, &c., R, MEAD) Novemsrn 4, 1878. SIXTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. In the Sixth Congressional district the local poli- ticians were on the alert throughout the day. At the headquarters of the Sixth Assembly District Repub- lican Association, on the corner of Grand and Clinton streets, some of the members were found quietly dis cussing the probable result of the issue, which haa entailed upon them busy days and anxious nighta since the campaign commenced, One Sf the members said:—We have got our tickets all ready and have the full number of ballots to each registered voter in the district. We are running the whole combination ticket except the Assembly, and for that position we have a strong man of our own whom we hope to run in Hira the Tammany and anti-Tammany can- didates.”” The Sixth Assembly district Tammany eadquaries at No. 126 and 128 Clinton street were also ted during the afternoon, the members being scattered throughout the district, wherever they could do the most foo: in giving the finishing touches to their campaign work. This Assembly. district association completal their “preliminary arrangements” on Sune day evening, when one hundred and eight special men were assigned to take charge of the party’s interest, in that district to-day. The force alluded to is inde pendent of the members of the General Committes, numbering forty-one in each Assembly district, whos¢ duty it is to watch the polls and bring in voters. The boys seemed to be in excellent spirits and refused ta admit that such a word as “fail” could be found in their political vocabulary. Thomas Foley, # member of the District General Committee, said:—‘‘From information at hand last night this Assembly district will give Schell 1,500 majority, and the indications are improving every hour, I know myself of several Los from Cooper to Schell having been made in this district to- » think that 8.8. Cox will ‘surely have a majority of 10,000 in this Congressional district.” At the Tammany headquarters of the Twelfth: ey, district, No. 90 avenue C, several of th local rs were found taking a breathing te: the hard work of the past few days. Everything had sspematly been done that might in any way con tribute to insure victory at the polls, and the men! were resting on their arms, as it were, pi to the flerce conflict of to-day. David Ullman, a member of the Tammany Hall General Committee, said ‘We have heen bare our reli y arrangements, and are now ly for bus- ess. 1 we will Schell about 1,200 major ity in this Assembly and we hope to send Cox out of the district with a majority of from 1,500 to 1,800 votes. His majority in the Co: nak district will, in my opinion, be not less T,000., Our candidate for Assembly will have a sure majorit of from 700 to 1,000 over all the other three dates for the same position. Every voter in the district has sent two or three full sets tickets, and in addition to this we have left nothin undone to elect our whole ticket.” SEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. Comparative quiet existed around the various po» litical centres in the Seventh Congressional district, the opposing candidates being Anthony Eickhoff, Tames many, and Edwin Einstein, combination, At the headquarters of the Eighth Assembly District Roe publican Association some of the members during the forenoon were occupied in seeing to the distribution of envelopes containing tickets and campaign documents, one of which was placed in the hands of every voter in the district. There was an air of busi+ ness at the headquarters of the Tenth Assembly Dis trict Republican Association in the Concordia As sembly Rooms, on avenue A, between Second and Third streets. The members betta gp a the fore part of the day distributing the tickets thi were bunched by them on Sunday. Occasionally one of the trusted scouts of the party would bring in # reliable man, who, after being questioned by the officers as to his age, occupation and place of resie dence, would be enrolled as # marshal to guard the olling places in the district during election hours, Bhe vacancies occasioned by the removal of the entire Board of tors for Assembly district, fo having permitted a man to ter who had only lived ta the district twenty-two days instead of thirty, as required by law, were also filled yeaterday by the! appointment of others. ‘The rooms of the Fourteenth Assembly District Republican Association, at No. 4 St, Mark's place, were almost deserted during the after-| noon, each member being busied throughout the dis- trict completing the work of preparation for the final contest. Early in the bey full set of ballots ‘was sent to every voter in the district, and in addition) to these 10,000 circulars were distributed. At th headquarters of the Fourteenth Assembly Distric ‘Tammany Hall Association, corner of Tenth street and First avenue, very few of the members were to bel secn, as it was understood.that they were out endea' oring to make success doubly sure by canvassing th entire district. At the hi juarters of the Dist Committee, at No. 198 avenue A, the adherents ‘Tammany Hall were busily engaged enrolling work: era and making other necessary preparations for to day. The anti- many people were working beavers at No. 79 Third avenue up to a late hour. of the latter who were spoken to express confident of a sweeping victory at the polls. EIGHTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. The contest in the Eighth Congressional district i creased in interest as it drew to aclose, All day terday, and until alate hour last night, the Jerom headquarters at the Woodbine were crowded with itors. It was outside, among the voters, however, that the hardest workers were busy. Even Mr. rome was seldom to be seen about his headqu for he, too, was among the people working in same vigorous, manly way that has characterized all his efforts since his nomination. The writer met hi only once during the , and then he had only ti Pay oe Serine te a’ poodbeitiiens, oad 2 tl by this time to-morrow I will be elected.” “What makes you think Jerome will carry the d trict?” a Henan reporter asked of Mr. James No long a resident and active politican of the ward. ki a os the Bese Flaca bats the answer, ‘because @ very clever fello Rn Be in the district. Ever known ‘Larry’ Jeroi and many will vote for him on person rounds, district hasn’t gone republican mo Eien twico ninco 1862. ‘The first time was when Jobt D, Lawson was elected and the last two y ago. think McCook’s victory was the last that the repu will have in a long while. The district is d cans cratic, and will continue to be.” ‘The letter of General Averill to Mr. Ley ap in some of tho papers yesterday, ttle or attention. some it was regarded os an‘ imp nence, but i opinion was that Gen Averill could not have been guilty of the folly o writing such @ letter, ‘‘Averill’s name was n heard in the canvass,” was said by one thoroughly conversant with the district; ‘at least, I never it, and I have been pretty much everywhere and hi seen pretty much everybody. And I tell youIn saw so vigorous @ campaign in my life. Both sid worked like beavers, neral McCook was na Mr. Jorome, but, if I know anything about the tempey of the people, his activity will be useless to hit \4 rome if as good as elected now, and in sant Congres will bean honor to the Eighth district.’ NINTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, ‘This eminently respectable district seemed day to have taken on an unwonted activity all out 0 keeping with its usual humdrum, everyday Tom Callaghan was early astir, but not before hi chief, Fernando Wood, who has exhibited the present canvass an etivity and that would do honor to one of his nostly advocating the claims of their candidate for ro- | children, ‘The district seems inclined, as far