For governor, Griswold (Republican) received forty-five votes and Hoffman (Democrat) forty-three. For Congress, Potter (Democrat) received forty-four votes and Haggerty (Republican) forty-one. At the next general election the town went strongly Republican, giving Grant fortyeight votes for president against twenty-four for Greeley, and at the same time Dix (Republican) received fifty votes for governor and Kiernan but twenty-one. For congress Forman (Republican) received fortyseven votes and Cox (Democrat) twenty-four, and for Assembly Wright (Rejiublican) received fifty-nine votes against eleven for Dusenberry (Democrat). In the election of 1876 Scarsdale gave Hayes sixty-four votes and Tilden fifty-three, and in 1880 Garfield received seventy-four votes, -- the largest vote given in the town for any candidate, -- and Hancock fiftyfive. In the last general election, 1884, Scarsdale was greatly stirred by the questions at stake and the fight was very bitter, though without any undue manifestation of feeling. In the end the scale was turned by the independent vote, Cleveland receiving a majority of three over Blaine.

From the above it will be observed that Scarsdale has come out on the winning side in all but three of the jiresidential contests there recorded, whence it has been said -- -as of many other towns also, however, -- " As Scarsdale goes, so goes the country."

Military History. -- Although the scene of no battle or famous military exploit during the Revolution, Scarsdale was situated in the midst of the tract known as the " Neutral Ground," which was the .scene of many a dark and inhuman deed at the hands