The Popular General

The New YorK World of Thursds' B&yt : Last niíjlit a sh&rp contest spruug up over the ba.u tifully wrought mecr8c!inum pij o which ia to bo preseiitcd to the general receivirg tho greatest Dumbsr of votes. Gen. Grant had bceu ahand all along, but last evening the fiiends of Gens. Mo(!lf'llan, Baruum and Woodford cnme to the resr.ua. There was au excilcd crowd arouud tho "polls" all llio evening, and the " repoating" was extraordiuary. Mnny tnon voted a liundel times for their favor ito candidate, aud tho coiUest was kept up so sharp ïat Oio polls wpro nofc closed muil even o'clock. ïlio votes were tiien anvaügnd with tho followiog rcMilt: IcClellan, 1,701; Woodiord, 724; Jarnuoj, 558 ; Granf, 483 The proeeds from tho votiiij; amouutcd to S25. T)i9ro ii in Pitteburgh n " School of 'osign for wonien." " The (!ear creairve." saya an incorrigible old bachelor, don't necd one."