Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 27, 1874, Page 13

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1874 e ——————————— 3¢] LOCAL POLITICS, m.; J. V. Leloyne Will Run Against IIr. Farwell, g, G Canificld Is a Candidate for the Komination on the South Side, Ho States His Views upon the Currency Question. 4od Denies that He Ever Intended Ieaving This Country. John T. Corcoran as a Candidate for Sheriff. geviow of the Sitnation by a Friend of 3 the People’s Party. ward Meetings Yesterday. THIBD CCNGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. o AE. LE XOYNE CONSENTS TO RCN. ¥r. 7. V. Lo Moyne bas go far recovered from s recert illveas a8 toallow his name to be used (s candidate for tho Cougressional nomination £ the Third Dictrict, on tho Opyosition ticket, 3. Lo Moyne is » gentleman of high character ods lswyer of duiingaished ability, and is well 3 trown to the people of Cookand Lake Coumi_cs. Eis fricuds believe that he can carry the district. fhe tocertsinty which Las prevailed hitherto mepocting a_ csadidato to run against Mr. Far- sell Lns zept thcorganization of the Opposition gomewbas backward in the Third District, but | fatend to take hold now with redoutled ! ; i 3 4 3 CONGRESSIONAL DIS- TRICT. : ’] Tie politica) situation i the South Side, 28 rezards Cougress, remains unchanged. Joho B Iice appeers to Le abead with the Republicans, slhongh Arthur Dixon is working with his usual esergy to control the Convention. Rice's friends ezcer st Dizon, bat the latter pays no attention | i, looks myeteriously at sll guestioners, | sad says thas be has got the inside track on Mr. Bice. 3B, BERNARD G. CAULFIELD A eemeto be tho lezding cendidute of the “Peo- e He bas long been talked of for Congress, bet cever really “ took bhis coat off " for the po- 3 eion before. That bo means business will bo seen by the folloming interview, which occarred 3 yesterday alternoon: ; Eeporter—You are zoicg before the First Dis- i trict People’s Couvention for Cougress, Mr. Caul- fell? Mr. Caulfield—Yes ; I have msde up my mind to that. E.—Do vou accept the Springfield platform of i the Oposition ? How are yon 1 O THE CTRRENCY? 3 Mr. Canifield—This is what I think about that: ‘4 Tilivk that the agitation of the question hss 4 done berm instead of good. It hias cansed mill- iors of mouey to be locked np tuat would other- vice bave found its way iuto our bauking and 3 Luuness circiea t.—Are you in favor of contraction ? M. Cauliield—Let me staie my position. I favor leaving well enough alone, and letting the carrency regule te itself by degrees. 1 am not in favor of sbrupt contraction, aud_am equally op- | ed to inflation of any kind. My views do not ciffer from those put forward in the Opposition latform. They take a step toward resumption ! of specie pavments at the ecrliest practicable noment, or words to that effect. I beiiove the ame, 1 favor approaching that state just as 555 25 we can, buz 1 do DL faver any ruiuous jamping to extremes without considering tho causequences. PAYING TEE DEBT. R.—TYou favor the payment of our national in- debiedess 1n gold 2 Mr. Caulied—Moet asscredly, because the er:zinel contract called for such pavment, 1n thus | The first greenback ixsue was made good | fer w1l kinds of debt, private and public, by Con- wess, which did nos then foresee the great de- {resstion that foilowed our first disasters in tho Fir of the Rebellion, When gold went up to . &d onco to 9206, o homest man ea2ld 537 that grecubecks were lecal tender for itetttbat wes incurred when tbey were at par. ey £iill remmn depreciatea, but the peopla %30 paid gold for our bonds expect gold back, iisodd bavo it, Yot. legally speaking, tho egel-tender act ™ remains unrepealed, and is Jos % muchin force—if Cougressiousl enact- Litiews of auy value—as any other lew on tho & 2 books of the United States. Itis no ! T recred than the - Emaucipation act.” j nonliy speaking, the bondholders are en- ] »gfva tpocie payment, aud I amin favor of S our pational indebtedness in gold, ac- 2 10 the later faw. DFR—On l the other planks you agreo with the | s Clfeld—Yes ; but permit me to correct ! . Hwement made some weeks sgo in THx TRIs- | 3% 1elative o my i - . ITAVING THE UNITED STATES i e lein Mexico during the War. I did not | avethe Urited Btates uotil February, 1865, | 33 the War was nearly closed. 1 then went | 4 m atvho inetince of Thuriow Weed, ‘and | Ve osee il the * hot landa ¥ of Aexico— | o of the richest lands in the world— | i | | 20t be colonized by Americans Bouimban offered grest jnducements 1 y“,;m‘; Weed's idea was, that, jf Mexico were 3 :_-';n T Awericans, it could all the moro easily 1 (hged Inever intended setdling there, for e :;o; formed my partnership with Judge 3 gyt the time. T left here in February, and | g my business and making a re- to ‘Chicago in the beginning of [ ’{‘e‘am'd %65, That is all i enent, there was to the Mexico lyy) g - O PROCLAMATION. L}“—m &d not issue & prociamation to the -! i dat you were going 10 become a Mexican? vt o ield—On, that I suppose was » joko *inve Founewspaper fellows got ap. I didn’s ,mfil; Proclamations, unless by the proper Hites, oo "M 8ll Mr. Caulfield had to say just JTUGE WALLACE E_“m'dg::td of friends who still hope that he may 1 K msd o 20 before tho People’s Convention 4 ceor m,m for Congrees, though no assur- 20 18 108 kas been roceived from Judge Wal- Bl ey 2020 Wallaco is a man not only of Saling paacter but of a pecnliar faculty of iateg gy "0 friends, and, if he should be om- iy, o°4 consent o run, he would be able to Sght on bix merits. Tho only Sieiy gputich Eag been raised to his candida- Fas ‘-l'lqume: iv that nis election to Con- ' % wgmi teke him awav from the County “ Seeginy be has the absolute confidence of Lieetiog w community. : IEp gy s 5 COXD c:éqaxnssmxu DIS- ICT. ;};.’nzn{ 8ide Congressionsl race, on the Re- 15 o tide, lies between Jasper D. Ward and dner. The latter has created & consid- Em (e o0, 12 Lis intareet, and is likely Lo Yy Onorable Jasper some trouble. It is B gy g st Jobn A Logan is antagonistic -'H-.x‘y. Yard, though how much influence this i D0t yot apparent. oo iy r;;h;]r:!igs ma bmm& Carter H. m; s ki & ut & very strong 2o "“‘:‘;::odyot ‘the "-‘Paopm'sryruw e -4 s s s . . JUDGE EOGEES, 3 E!C;lvmt Court. It is doubtful whether ooy 20 would accept & nomination, bt 1UZ ones seem to think that, should he h_';‘-"mlrlbe Ppretty sure of sweeping all 4 7E . M2 WILLIAM 3. ONAHAN B Andidate, but is not likely to be nomi- Nr “ chances might be better but for the sfi-%aw.\eld_beingmn upon the South nlgnld the Fizst District fail to nominate oS4, Mr. Qoshan's stock would rise " &mong the People’s Party men. S ST Ay, o TEE SHRIEVALTY. \Y of party convention approsches, g O the diffezent offices in the gift of Fod80d bad poopis of this ey and Cook = - H g - E § E. - i i | Lcight of 3 gamiag tatio, County begin to feel uneasy. Thoselong in the field are beginniog to weary of tue eodiess routine of drink and talk common to all _polmcfl fights, and pew candidates are Bpring- iog up confident that, fresh as they a16 and in good wind, they can distanco the old stagers who havo been upon the track long before. In politics the adage relative to the early bird catebing the worm does not always hold good, especially if the late comer can stand public criticlsm. The office of Sheriff has mora attrac- tions, seemingly, this fall, than usual, and s most incongruous mass of persons have been running therofor. Many of these bave been al- ready mentioned by Tug TRIBTNE, but, since the last chapter devoted to thom appeared, thers i another Richinond in the tield, ou ilie mde of the *Poople’s Party.” o corues in the promise and bloom of two ecore,” and his pame 18 3 JOHN T. CORCORAN, familiarly known as * Johunie” Corcoran, Al- derman from the Twentieth Ward, and prontie- tor of the Hatch House. Mr. Corcoran 13 ehiedy distinguished by hix trim, yellow mustache, his immacalate shirt-front, on which thera vlazes o diamond cluster, resembling tho headlight of a locomotive ; his complexion is high, Lia hair neatly arranged, bis boots well polished, and_ ho carries a caue. This is ail very wce, for Mr. Cor- coran aims to be *‘nice,” and, so far as persoual appearance goes, he is worthy of that adjective. He aims, also, at being the John Morries of Chicago. He can hold bLis tongue just as well as thut szatesman ; he knows quize as little about thingsin general,—oxcept faro,—but s bas nev- er been a bruiser, either in tho *ring” or out of it. Tus great and respectsblo qualifica- tion for a representative of the Chicago * swell- mob," Mr. Corcoran lacks. Alr* Corcoran is A GREAT FINANCIER. At the time of the panicof 1573 heran three bouke. and mnot one of them falled. They were faro banks, and all *chips” drawn upon them were duly honored. Ho owns them etill, or is concerned 1n them to some extent. His * friends ” claim that bo 18 concerned in the faro banks oat of pure benevolence, and :bat hie loscs money by that counccvion. 3Lr. Corcoran does uot look exactly like a man who would sus- tuin three faro-bauks out of pure goud nature. He is much £00 sharp for that, Mr. Corcotun does his best to be * high- 10 be called a gam- toneq," and hates bler = strught ont. _ Unfortunscolv for Mr. Corcorsn, tho English langusge is idiom, and has & very democratic i a severe knack of calling things by thewr right nawes. If Mr. Johu 1. Corcoran—who runs three {ar0 bauks—is not & gambler, whois? lie iy just in tho same box with Aize McDonnid and Jack Dowling, who, by the way, ars bot ashamed t0 oW tewr profession, and do not as- sumo 2 virtue which they have uot. AUICE MARTLS AND NALRY LAWRENCE are quite as woll quslited to run for Bheriff of Cook County—so_1ar s« gambling is concerned—as is Mr. John 1. Cor- cuian. But none ot tbe parties reforred to Lave got Mr. Corcoran's “cheek,” and they can bardly see bow & wan can du duty 25 a Sherifl, issue warranis aud bang erimmals, oud run three firo baoks atthe same time. AMr. Corcoran has the most sublims assurance to thnnk of such a thing. He must imagiue that the morals of Cook Couniy have falten s low sy those of the Tweatieth Ward, around Norih Water street, when he can come forward aud proclaim himself a candidate for the Surieval addressing bis cons:ituency from thoe dizzy O ten. prral—but Corcoran does not underitaud Lic.n, and tho rest of 1lie quotation must be spared. ‘The ** People’s Party™ are bardly prepared to carTy SUCH A LOAD 23 Mr. Corcoran would prove, and symptoms of discuntent are being maunesied already. Lle1s straining every ue:ve to secure the nowmination, but would it not be unmerciful on the part of Mr. Corcoran’s *friends” to place him 1n that Pposition ? Sueriffs have sometimes to do tough Lind of work, and even a Brutus would hate to bave to bring his own personal friends to justico slithe time. It would be eimpiy ecruchy to uimals 1o make Mr. Corcoran Sleriff, for, to & moral cercainty, his skill 2s a hangman would have to be used Leforo tire eud of lus term in strangliog to death some of lus warmest supporters. There is a rumor thas Mr. Corcor- an is simply a candidate in the iuterest of Mr. Cleary, with the intention of tbrowing his strength iu favor of the laster; but Mr. Cleary denies this. He does well, for he would ba all the weaker for euch support. COL. OWEN STCAET i8 a candidate for the same ofiice on the Repub- i lican ticket, and will peove a very formidable ri- The Colonel has a good war |, record. He woan his spurs with the Ninetie'k Ilhi- | val to Tim Bradley. nois on many a hard-fought field. o is & man of good appearance, and is not over-bardenad with enemies. His friends aro now busy canvasing, and it is said that bis proepects for nomiation are very good, though Bradler will be s bard msn to beat in tho Republican Conveniion. ———— DUTY OF THE PEOPLE'S PARTY. Xo the Editor of The Chicago Tribuae, Siz: In asking your permission to occupy a emall space of your issue to-morrow motning, I shall be as concise 8s possible. In addressing Fou this communication it is not for the inter- csts of any one person, but for the whole people. I propese to act with the Opposition, if it nomi- nates good men. We are moom to place before the people a ticket for reprosentativos in our ; National Legislaturo and for county officials, | : 00 to whick it was entitled to be drawing in- and call npon the voters of Cook County for their support of the nominees of the Opposition party in convention assembled. We will soon enterinto a spirited contest, which will be waged with vigor by the respective candidates and their friends. The People's party are now flushed with tho victory of last fall, in which they car- ried the county by a majority of nearly 13.000. With this victory fresh in their minds, they are led into tho belief { that a like success awaits them this fall ; they seem tobe impressed with tho fallacious idea that all that is pecessary is to meet In conven- tion, nominate their candidates, and march on to a glorious trinmph in the November elactions. They scem to feel g0 certain of & triumph over their polutical opponents that each one is urging | onounced bimeelf, iy concl: the claims of some friend for office, without : stopping to consider for one moment tho prin- ciples their platform must embody, the various offices for which candidates are to be nommated, and, above all, the men whom they place upon | right band. Mr. John Comiskey to be best fitted, after giv- ing preference to itr. Kern's claims. e new new Board of County Commissionors the people will al¢o have to select this fall. The great importance of choosing honest men ns County Commissioners has been wado obvious duriog the past few wecks. Wo canaot be ovar- careful in selecting our candidstes for Commis- sloners. Wo do not want & Board in which somo membors stand beforo their con- stituency indicted morally, with bribes corruption, and falschood ; we want no mors Grand Juries impaneled to look after their ovil doings ; we want no more transactions like that of the Matthews lot and Baldwin lot purchases. What we do want in a Board of County Commis sionera is, honest, reliable, live men, who well Lave the intereats of the county in view—not their own—with esch and every one of their transactions. As the County Execntive Committes of the Peoplo’s party decided to hold primary meetings for tho selection of deleratos, los the citizens of each ward take an intercst in the seloc- tion of = theso dclogates. Do careful to select good men who have the wel- fare of tho peoplo in view, and who have mno privato ends to uchiove, bat’ who aro capublo of 8o cting candidates of the right material. The estions in this communication are very sim- ple truths, but they may profitably be meditated upon at this time, when success at the polls will be the reward of those who most truly estimato the real interest and welfare of Chiceizo and Cook County. Ex-Ccua. ~ Cucaco, Sept. 26, 1674, s WARD MEETINGS. THE SECOND WALD. The citizens of tho Second Ward opposed to the Eepublican party held a meeting last evening at No. 339 Fifth svenuo, for the pur- pose of organizing an Opposition ward club. Mr. Anton Berg was elecied Chairman pro tem., and Mr. Thomas G. Barues Secrotary pro tem. On motion of P. McHugh, an election for permaneut oficers was heid, with the following resu'ts Presizent—P. McHugh, Five-Precidents—Dr. Wickersham, William McMs- tus Herr, Anton Berg, Jimes Morat, Lecordtng Secretary—Jobn Caton. Corresionding Secretary—Edward Murphy, Treasurer—~Thowmas Moran. Erecutice Commuttee— William_ Newman, John Wrenn, Jobn Ruudinger, Peter Blickialin, Joseph Miclile, Curistian Volk, Anton Berg, Frederick Zieg, Hugh R Benjamin Welch, p Smith, P, Mc- Graw, deury Gungham, Edwird Geuler, Juha Sulli- On motion, Mr. Anton Berg was elected Chair- man of the Executive Committee, After listen- ing to spoeches by P. McHugh and others, the weeting adjourued. THE SIXTH WARD. The ** Opposition Club™ of the Sixth Ward a few days ago called 8 mass-meating of the citi- zens of the ward to bo held at Eck’s Hull, No. 207 Archer avenue, last evening. In obedience to the call, about fifty nysernbled. The meeting was called to order by J. B. Stevens. President of the club, who stated the object of the club and meeting to be to ecrush out radicalism, and bring about such reforms in tho ward, city, county, und Stats, a8 were neces- sary. Frederick Sommers waa' introduced to the meeting by the Chair, as the **most prominent caudidate for Aldermun.” Mr. Sommers yaid it was uvderstood that s Ger- man was to recresent the ward in the Council the coming vear. and 28 he had been invited to Lecome s candidste for the oftice be would bo pieased o receive the suppor: of the citizens of the ward. Mr. Martin being called for. said he was opposed to acknowledging the claim of any particular nationality for tle oflice of Alderman. Ho would, however, support Mr. Sommens if he was nom- inated. J. W, Ferrell, a eandidate for the Legislature, was the next speaker. Although the Clair recog- nized the fact that the geutleman had been drinking somethiug strouger than ico water, Lo succceded in mabivg himself understood. ' Ho was opposed to the Recpublican party, Radical sulo, and corrnption in every shape. Ho was a Democrat ont and out, but could not support Sommery for Alderman until he had * ewuo- ciated” the platform upon which be would stand. % Mr. Sommers replied that he stood upon the people’s plazform, and it elected would do all in his power to protect the interest of the ward. Alr. HHoonun, being called for, wanted to koow the object of the Club,—whether it was in oppo- sition to the Peoule’s party, or any otber party. ‘[Lic speakor then proposed three cueers for Mr. Sommers, whicis were given by tho meeting, at the spesker’s suggestion, by the rasing of the Tho speaker thien proceeded to say that ho was a candidate for the Legislature in opposition to Mr. Ferrell, und exprassed & wish to be liberally supported at the polls. Jumes D. Leary wes tho next speaker, Ho | thought a radical reform in the ward, countr, and State was neccssary, aud that the Veople's pary could best accomplish it in which were umted all nationalties and conditions of men. He thonght reform ought to begin at home, and that tho county had liad enougi diamond-pin Sherifls, who, on a salary of $50 & month, soon grow to the proprietorship of the best brick-rows of the city. The speaker continned, remerking that reform was being imdunlly ‘worked. He closed by expressing {he ope that an Alderman would be elected this fall who would at lexst insist upon the ward's rights in city improvements, rather than allow tle $60,- terest for tho bencfit of some of the numarous | Boards, veral otber speakers were called for withont rosponses, after which, on motion, the meeting | adjourned subjact to call. Meesrs. Agnew and Driecoll, candidates for Sueriff, bad promised to address the moeting, but did not pus in uu appearance. this platform aa their candidates. The People’s , party, as known in Chicago, is composod of men opposed to all the sms of the past and present, aud they sbould favor reform and re- trenchment in every branch of the Government. Let them, then, when they assemble in conven- tion, look well to their platform ; let them adopt one sufliciently broad for all to stand thereon ; let them lay sside persoual feelings, and nomi- Datomen who aro qualified to fll the oflices creditably to choumuelves oo woll 4 the peoplo whom thay will represent; let them place in | meeting to order, snd by sacclamation ho nomination men whose names are household * words for integrity and business standing. Shall we have such a platform ? Shall we have such & ticket? Shall wo lay eside personal feol- ings, and sclect men whom we can placo Defore the voters af Cook County and ask them for their suffrages ? Theso aro questiona which are of special interest at this moment, when there is general fecling that party lines ero becoming placare, and when mero party appeal is supposed to be almost powerless. This fall the poople of Cook County will have to elect three Representatives to_the Lower Honso of our National Congress. Let us nct wisely in ‘making thess seloctions; let us place in _nomi- Dation men whom it will tako no persnasion to convince the masses of tho peoplo that they_are respopsible and capable: mon who aro neither corrupt nor despotic ; men whose reputatidbn and | character are 28 spouless 8s tno driven gnow, 20d wio hsve not ovea so much as shadow of Euspicion resting upon their purity, and wao a0 fice from tho taint of corruption. In tho First District let us have such a man as Mr. B. G. Coulficld, Jadgo Trumbull, or Judge Weliace: in the Sccoud, Judge Rogers or Carter H. Harrison: in the Third, J. V. LeMoyne or Judge McAllistor. With men of that type ou the ticket as our ptandard-bearers, an oasy victors s within our reach. With their record we could send tbem . befora the people unhesitatingty 2a tho candi- dates of tha People's party to represout those districts in our National Congress. The most important county official to bo selectod this fil is_that of Skeriffl. In casting about for & condidato for this position, the writer of this communication, stter carefully consjdanng the svailabilily of ‘each gentloman whose pame is daily mentioned in cobrection with the Shrievaity, czu see nono more available than that of Mr. Cbarles Kern. He is » popu- lar German, & man_of iutegrity and storling bnsiness qualifications. ~ Ho hae experience in the pokition, and understands thoroughly the duties coanccted therewita, Laving served in that capacity in_the second largest county in our nei ann e, e e Troin office in tho County of Vigo, in tuat State, with a_clear record, and with tho rospect and well-wishes of the peopls there, without rofard to paciy. Among_the other candidatos ths ncmination, X think “hporing Staze,—Indi- | SEVENTHE WARD. A meeting of the Opposition Party of the Seveuth Ward was beld yesterduy evening at the saloon, No. 704 South Halsted strees. Miles ! Kenoe occupied the chair. He end James Murphy made speeches, denouncing the Governmen: ss respousible for the trou- bLles in Louisisna, and Ar. Kehoe announcad himself, m conclusion, as a candidate The meeting then went into the election of ofiicers, which resulted &5 follows : Presiient—I. Mickey. Vicom1 exident—Ioeeph Vanderkay, Seeretary und 1reasurer—Peter Davis, Ezecutive Commttee—A. McDonald, P, C. Dunn, J. 3. Lyons, J. J. Durkin. THE EIGHTH WARD. The Yeople's Party of tho Eighth Ward met last night in farge numbers in the Workingmen's Hall, at tho corner of Wallerand Twelfth streets, for the purpose of organizing themselves into & club. Mr. Joseph McDermott called tho was made Chairman for tho evening. Mr. ). J. Dooley was chosen Secretars. On motion of Ald. Hildreth, the Chairman was authorized to appoint a committeo of ono from cach precinct of *the ward to select tho perms uent officers for_the organization, who should report ot au sdjourned meeting to be held Wednesday evening next at No. 333 Blue Ialand avenue. Tho Chairmen desired assistanco in making tho sclection of this Commitice, stating that there were eigbt precinots. On motion, & com- mittee consisting of Ald. Hildreth, Daniol O'Biine, avd Joseph Kelly was appointed to , .assist in making the neloction of the commuitee ‘of cight. Tnoso gentlemen reported the follow ing 28 ruch committed: Jacob Reibl, P. W. ortel, Thomas Broderick, W. ¥. Hildreth, lliam Faber, Joseph McDermott, 3, J. Doo- ley, and Johu O"Mara. Afr. Henry Wilder, Sen- afor Koboe, aud other gentlemea then addressed the meeting. i i THE TWELFTH WARD. A meeting of the citizens of the Twelfch Ward to orgenize au Opposition Club, was hetd last evening at Martine's Hall. A verysmall | number were present, bat, a3 one of the speakers ! afterward remerked, every one of them was | a good political worker. Mr. George Von Hollen - was elected Chairmap, and Mr. W. S. Bogle, | Sccretary. On motion & committee of three was appointed to nominate oflicers for the Club and an Execative Committee. Their nomina- tious were confirmed. and are s followss President—Grorgs Von Hollen. Viee-I'resident—Capt. J. W, Connest. Secrelary—W. S. Bogie. Executire Com e—First Precinet—E. Garrity, T, MeDonough, m Cletten! Precinct—TLomas Courtney, W, e, F.W. Forci SI. Shaefer, Chistles Huper; Third Preciuct, J. W. Cangetz, M. McDouaid, IZermaun Raster, 0. W. Goit, Joieph Homan ; Fourth Precinct—Jokn Gurvey, P. M. Kelley, G. L. Xfilier, Thomua Gilfoil, C. Byan. The Prosident thanked them for the bonors conferred upon him. and proceeded to explain several political problems for the good of the | Club. He said that the leaders of the Lepubii- | can party were tho very obes who did not pay their taxes. poor voters _always pai promptly. He was in favor of sending such mon to the Legialature a8 wonld be perfoctiy willing 4 & to receive imstructions abont the way taxes should be made collectable. This eity wanted s tax bill which would better enforca the collec~ tion of taxes. He denounced the present Re- publican administration in violent terms. Mr. A. C. Hesivg, who was present, made his first speech during the present Ccampaizn. Heasserted that until the last campzign he bad always been & Ropublican, He had now left that party because he believed ita very esist- ence was prejudicial to the best interests of the country. The party, during its administration, had given away millons of acres of land which ought to have been preserved for settlement by the poor workingmen, Their government of the Southern States had caused tho most fortils and prosperous plantations to run to weeds and grass. It was not inscribed on the bauners of the Uniton soldiers that, by conquering the rebels, the Southern States were to be forever ruined. The carpet-baggers had stolen their fortunes—and large ones they were—from tho Southorn States, and their party had upheld them tu the stesl. Such iniquity aa this was enough to ruin any party. During the present election, the different par- ties would nowinate their owa candidutes, and it was mot expected that eitber party would split on its ticket. Now, if ever, honest, upright men were needed for office. He would work harder t'ian he Lind ever yet worked to secure the nomi- Dation of the very best men the city affords on the Opposition ticket. The eople, in accusing the presont Adminis- tration of any sbortcomiugs, were vory apt to forget that one-Lalf of the Alderacn and two- thirds ot the County Commissioners were olect- ed by the Republican party two years sgo. There was no doubt as to corruj.tion in their ranks, but it was not in the ranks of the so-called Paople's party. In his opwion, no more honest man than Harvey D. Colvin ever mat in the Masor's chair. In ehort, he was in favor of alecting to public- ofice only those men who Lad the good of the city or of tia country thoroughly at hesrt. While he would guarantee to every citizen tha rights of worship- ing God in whatever manuer ha might pleage, he claimed his rights, and would fight to maintaim them, of worshiping God in any maoner he thought best. In conclusion, ho seid that the Ppresent party in power would be burled from their seat of government, and a uew and & more aamirabie Goverument be inaugurated. Ho wss greeted with loud applanse ail throngh his speecls, sud, sbortly af:or concluding, left, pith Mr. Yon Hollen, to go to the Fifteenth ard, On the departure of Mr. Voo Hollen, Capt. Conpett. *he Vice-President of the Ciub, took the chair, aud_delivered & long speeck on the issues of ‘he day. The club thew adjourned to meet at the same place oue week from to-morrow night., THE TUIRTEENTH WARD. A meeting of the Republicaus of the Thir- teenth Ward was called for last evening, ata beer-saloon on West Lake street, near Hoyne. Au 9 o'clock there were thirteon people present, by aciual count, Thers secmed to be a general lack of information and interest in the matter. The fact that two reporters were presuat seemed to make it a necessity thut something slouid be done to save the credit of the party in the Thil teenth Ward. Nobody wanted to take tha initia- tive, and there was a glowing proepect of fail- ure up to the tirwe wuen Mr. H. Hilliurd took off bis hat, steod up by a beer-table, cleared his throat, snd asked if anyboly could tell whether thus was s Republican meet- ing, or what it was. There was noanswer to this conundram, aod Mr. Hilliard's position was rap- idly becoming an embarrassing one. The ealoon- keeper came 10 lis rescue, and sssured him that it wus a Republican meeting. ‘Ihercupon Mr. Milliard said ne might o8 well call 1t to order. 1o was chosen Chairman, and a modest yousg man—who beggud the reporiers to leave his name out of the papers ou account of the dan- ger of his reputation—conrented to ait in a chair and Lotd a pencil, after the usual manner of Sec- retaries. The Chairman led off with a few remarks on the necesaity of working for tho success of the Republican party. He was followed by Mr. Lawlor, who first con- trived to drop & hunt that ho would hike to be the next Coroner, aud then delivered s thrilling speech, in which the curse_of slavery, the glorious battles fought by the Boys in Blue, tho | muvicipal frauds in New York, and other such fresh and interesting topics, were handled with great effect. At the couclurion of Mr. Lawlor's remarks, a boozy citizen in the corner undertook to express Lis cordial assent to the sentiments oxpressed, bat was hastily bounced by the man who kept the place. Col. Stewart, beiug called for, announced him- gelf & candidate for Sheriff, aud raid it was for the peopla-to choose Letween fim Bradley and Iumself. Alr. McFarland, the candidate for Alderman, after much pressing, arose aud desired to be ex~ ‘cluscd from making any remarks, and then sat owa. The meeting then adjourned. THE ¥IFTEENTIl WAED. A pumber of men zssembled at No. 683 AMil- wankee avenue last evening to organize a cam- paign club in the intercst of the People's party. An imprompta meetivg was organized, Jacob Schoenewaid acting 28 Chairman, and & commit- tee of five was appointed to confer with other precinct committees as to a suitable time and placo for holuing » grand mass-meeting. Presertly a crowd of semi-inebriated men en- tered tho room, and then followed addresses by Meusrs. Elwig, Oisterman, and Brysa Donnelly. The gist of the remarks made was, that, as the Republicans are making strepuous ef- forts to get hold of the public oftices, it was the duiz of every one solicitons for the snccess of the People's party to work with might and maiu. — e ANNOUNCREIZENTS, A meeting of the votors of the Poople's party will be held at No. 818 Nortl avenuo to-morrow evening. Thero will be & meeting of the People's party at No. 1272 State street to-morrow evening. PEOPLE'S OPPOSITION CONVENTION. The voters of the First, Second, and Third Congressional Districts of Illinois} who indorse the platform of the Springfield Convention of Aug. 26, sud who are opposed o the Republican parcy, ate invited to participste in the election of delegates to a Convention to bo held in the North Side Turper Hall, in the City of Chicago, on Alonday, Oct. 5, at 11 s m., for the mominiton of one mem- ber of Congress for esch of amd districts, aud also for the nominaiion by the delegates from_Cook County of one Senator in each of tho districts numbered as follows, viz.: First, fuird, Tth, and Boventh, threa and Representatives in each of the seven dis- tricta of Cook County. The County Convon- tion for the nomination of county oflicera will bo held Thursdsy, Oct. 15, i the hall No. 205 East Randolph street. The primary elections for the choice of delagases to the respective Conrentions will bo beld ou Sxturdas, Oct. 3, and Wednesday, Oct. 14, between the hours of 4 and 7 p. m. The basis of representation in both Conventions will be the same us that of the las: Peoplo’s County Convention. By a vote of the Executive Com- mittee, Lake and Dupago Counties will be en- titled 'to twenty-five mombers each in the First and Thira Congressional Conventions re- epectively. Tho Clairman of the Execu- tive Committes jn each ward and county town ia charged with the duty of conducting the primary elections, and is empowered to associato with himsalf two other citizens of the ward or townsbip to act as judges of such election. A Vigilance Committeo of five citizens in esch ward, whooe names wiil be announced horeaftor, will sct in conjunction with tho said judges, and will sea that only legal voters shall be permitted to vote in #aid prunary elections. V. J. ONAlAN, Chaitman Ex. Com. M1Les EEnoE, Sec' i (Tue primery elections will bo held in the places designated in the call for tho last conven~ tion of the People’s party.) FIGHTING MINERS. Prrrssoee, Pa., Sopt, 26.—The firing at the Briar Hill mines, near McDounald's, last night, was dono by an adyance of Lifty strikers upon a ! picket-line of the italian miners. Threo volleys were tired without eZect. The shooting was irrecularly returned by the Italiens, cod po one was injured so fer as is kuown. At noon to-dey | cousiderable excitement exists at the different ; 1wines, but vo further demonstration has been | made by citler party. A portion of the Ilalisns went to work this morning. - —Since the report was started that exr-rings make a woman deaf, over 200 LaCrosse husbands bave brougiut home sets of jowelry. —A gentlomsn at Lake Genrge, after waving bis bandkerchief for haif su bour or more at an unknown iady, whon he discovered at & distant Fpoint on the shore, was cecoursged by & warm respouse to his signals to approach hiw charmer. | Lnagine his feelitgs whe, on drawing nearer, | po Dbe ssw that it was hus own dear wife, whom he had left at the hotel bztashort time before. “Why, how remarksble we stould bave recog- nized each other 2¢ such a distsnce |" exclaimed both in the same breash ; and then thoy changed ths subicot. BLOODY WAR. The Grand Row in Jim ZIfc- Garry’s Saloon. Mike McDonald in His Favorite Part of the Pistol-Brandisher. He Is Disarmed and Removed to the Armory. Who Was It that Seized That Pis- tol ? A Dozer Competitors for the Honor. One of the most disgraceful and riotous oe- carrences which has ever taken place in this city was that at James McGarry’s salcon, No. 115 Aizdison street, a very quet and respectablo place of its class, last evening sbout 8 o'clo The row involvea men who are public oflicers, and others who are well known as parties who hevo hitherto borne unenvisble reputations. At one time the scene was of the most exciting descrip- tion, and fully 500 people gathered to inquire the cause. The statcments of both parties are un- nexed, and are widely different, u8 will bo seen from the report below : PREVIOTS TO THE MATINEE it was a8 pleasant a little Republican and Peo- ple's party picnic at McGarry’s 23 one could well wish to sce. It consisted of ouly eix, but the flow of ideas was 8o plessant and the convorsa- tion so sparkling, for Saturduy night even, that no one who gazed upon the scene couid have dreamed that the demon of dixcord was about to draw near and disturb their pleasant confzb. ‘They were seated upon the whisky-larre's which staud up agninet the west wall of Jemmy's Lar- room, and from the words which ozeasionaily fell sudible from tiewr lips it was casy to sce that they were prepariug thumsclves for THEID UsUAL SUNDAY EXERCISES by a warm discussivu of the respective merits of the two sides of the Beccher scaudal. [Fhere were, of courve, othur poop:e present, but they Leld a position #ome fes feet further east of thax taken by the party already n.ertiol and their conversation was purcly political in its na- ture. Peace and good-nill reigued throughout the roow, nowever, and nobudy, o gaze upon the placid and sereno count-nances,—und tiey waxed greater in placidity end serenity,—yould bave believed thut the Intru: of uno mra could have changed the expression of thoso fuces into one of wrath and mahguit, The party was coraposed of County Tressurer Miller, Clark Lipe, Johu M. Rountres, Joua F. MeGrath, Egbort Jumnieson, 1lomas Brenmaa, Jolmny Couifort, aad James McGarry. While they were engaged in the pleasant wmcnner re- terred w, Miko McDouald, Nick Gears, aod Jobn Guarrity came n. lcDonsid obzerved die- Garry mitting on a liquor-barrel, and, stepping up to bim, said: ** HOW ARE YOU, RED iy ?” McGarry made no answer, and McDonald asked um todrink, McGarrystill remained passive. Mo Douald states that he said to him, **Jim, 1 hear that you said I way a thief, aud that you would have me put in the Penitentiary. you said that you are a lIsiug, thieving % McDonsld saye that Mcuarry demied it, and thon rushed behind the counter =nd drew a re~ volver, which Gamity snatcled from bim, On the other hand, McGarry ana bis friends say that McDonald drow the pistol and threat- ened to shoot AlcGarry, and aleo applied to him { somo vile names. It 1s certain that A WEAPON WAS DRAWY, but by whom it is dillicuic to siate. Imme- diately afterward s general row ensted. in the course of which Garnty struck Miller in the eye, and one of Miller's clerks knocked Garrity down. Several of the parties prescat were intoxicated, and mado all sorts of msudlin statoments concetning the battle. It s evident, from what o TRIGUNE Teporter saw during the close of the frav, that four or five had received severe blows about the face. Oflicer Xiley came on the eceae, and, while Justice Boy- den kept the crowd from the door, endeavored 10 flud out the guilty parties, with 4 view to their arrest. A SUENE OF' GREAT CONFUSION then ensucd. He secured cDonald, and-the Istter went with him to the Armory without re- sistance. McGarry bad left the saloon before JcDonald’s arrest, and when thbe latter reacbed tizo station, and was booked for disorderly con- duct, and was about_to leavo after giving bail, JcGerry came 1n and cauzed hisarrest on the charge of an zssuult with » deadly weapon with inteat to do bodily injury. Officer Bar~ tholn made this lost arrest,and the prison- er was seut to a cell where Lo remained about an honr. when Harry Lawrence, one of his partners in business, cawe in with JUSTICE KAUFMANN und gave bail for his appearance Friday morn- ing. The charge was changed from sn sssauit with intent to do bodily injury to s aseault with intent to kill. McDovald was perfectly sober, and went away with Lawrence and several other parties. In the meantime the row continmed at Mc- Garry’s. Men who were concerned in the first broil kept up a boisterous torrent of talk about tho matter, and it grew worso when Danial Scribner came in. Some one accased Lim of JIAVING A HAND IN TUE EOW, and he denied it, with the addition thac he would put a head on the individual who said so. Otiicers Bartholin aud Mead wero present to restore or- derand dispersa the crowd, and tho barkeoper waunted them to take Scribmer out. Bartholin proceeded to causo that individual to retreat, and Dot being able to learn tho cause of tho order, ho made resistance, but finally went atong with the officers to the Armory, where he was booked for disorderly conduct aad reistiug au_officer. He also furnished bail, aud was released. For rensons best kuown to hiwself JUSTICE BOTDEN LEPT AWAY from the station. He wanted Geary arrested, bat made no complaint agaiust hin, aud, aithough that porson appoared ut the Armory aud ex- ! pressed a willinguess to be detained, it was not done. About 10 o'clock Iast night all the parties to row, except McGarry, met at dlcDonald’s Store, corner Clark and Monroe streets, and dis- caased the situation over libations and cigars. The whole affair seems to have been wore of 5 “pig muss” than anything else, and was tho result of the belligerency of oue or txo parties ou both sides, who precipitated a fizut. The 1matter will be iricd next Friday, and some “tall swearing ™ is expectad from both parties. When the excitement had somewhas gubsided. and men began to taik what savored more of common sense than the incoberent tirades | which immediately followed the outrage, a TRIBUSE reporter went smonget those who fiz- ared most prominently in the &ffray, in order fo gain from them tbeir statementof the affair, and how it occurred. The firs: man he inter- viewed was the renowned . B. MILLER, ! who still trembled wita tbe excitement pro- duced Ly the unioward events of the evenwg. The following was the sabstance of the intor- viow : Reporter—What do you know about this mat- ter, Mr. Miller? Mr. Miller—The d—-d scoundrel! Thinks he can run tbis town, does he? I've always been a friend of Alike, but now we must put | him down. Reporter—But how about the row ? Mr. Miller—Look 2t my cheek ; Gurritystruck ime there. I tel you theso couideice men | won't run_this town auotier day. Noj not au- i i other day! | Reportor—Bat how shont tho row ? ! ilr. Miller—Oh, the row! Well, Xike shoot Jem, and I toox Lold of bis pistol ! Mike down on ihe ground ; and then a lot of shoulder-bitters came in, -and oo of them gob i the pistol from me. 8 Reporter—W i got the pistol from rou? Mr. Mitler~—I di Lnow ; oncof :besboulder- { bitters. My recollection is coniused. I can't . Bpeak: clearly just now. ‘Yon't you join us? The invitation was declised, and the reporier : i approached ¢ ME. ROUNTREE. The following was thae 1o w: &t Reporter—\What do you suuw about this scrim- | mage, r. Rouutreo 7 I Lelieve you were one of theehearty particicants. Mr. Bmynl’tres—l should thiok I was. Dat for ; me, Mr. James McGarry weie this moment a cold, clammy corpse. ‘tod at his head; bis fiuger was on the trig- gor: dezth was 1a Lis eyo: o Coroner’s inguest i was inevitable, when I grasped tha eeven-suoot- { er with ona_hand, and forced McDonsld io the the other. In the hurry of the quabble which ensued, I drop- lifted up by one of ground with moment and | ped the weapon, aud it was ent to McDonsld's myrmidons. When I go to bed to- night, I can do so with the consciousness of Laviog eaved the life of James McGarry. But this is at best dry work. Woan' you take & listle romething ? The declining of the invitation was sacceedod by an interriow with Mr. €. F. PERIOLAT, as follows: Leporter—3r. Periolat, what do you know aboat the recent unplea-antuess? Mr. Periolat—I tell you, sir, tho Republican party is going to win. Joidme in three cheers for the Republican parsy. Won't you? Well, Jjoin me in— Roporter—Bat how aboct the unplessantness ? Mr. Periolat—Ohb, yes,—thotight. Woll, you see that confidence man, Mike McDonald. t to shoot Jemmy McGarry. He had his six- shooter, and pointed risht at poor Jemmy's beart. I could not sce Jemmy shot like s dog [with intense pathos], so I leaped forward and seized the six-shooter in my rizht haud, wrench- ed it from the infuriated gambler's grasp, and Lurlod him to the gronnd. Reporter—What became of the pistol ? Mr. Periolat—OL, one of McDonald's buliiss, who had entered the room by this tims, suatel:ed it from mo es I was warding off a blow from Nick Geary. By the by, don’t you think we hud bot- ter take something,—something to the Repubtic- 2n party. Gentlemen, three cheers for the Lep——. “Ihe next person interviswed was 3 MIL JOUN GARRICR. This gentleman acknowledged that his mind was somewha: coniused apon some powts of tho affar. About ono thing, huwever, ho was quite certarn. Buc for his prompt action Mrs. McGar- 1y would, at tho moment he was speaking, be a widow mourning over thoe manly but lifeless ro- mains of her lord. The gambler’s horse-piatol wua pointed in adirecs line at poor McGarry's ab- domen. It was impossible that Mike could miss 60 amplo & targe. Just as the reckless gamblor was pulling tie trigger, he dashed the pistol {from his hand znd felled him to the ground with a blow under the loft ear. Ho theu engaged in =0 unequal tussle;with Nick Geary, John Garrity, aud one or two ofner Clark street ronghs, which resulted in his boing somewhat torn and bruised under the laft eye, the evidences of which wero plainly visiole, ‘The next person intorviewsd was 3R, ST. CLAIR SUTHERLAND, This gentleman considerad :ha sffair to be o gross outrage, aud, as he spoke of it, he warmed with righteous indignation. “To think,” he eaid, rawsing bis right hand, **that but for tlis arm puor Jemisy would now lie proue upon lis own floor, the victim of o los-lived gatabler! Thero wa not o second, not tho moss indnitesi- ial portion of a second, to spara. Jemmy etood paralyzed witis terror! His eyo pleadcd elo- quently for merey, bt the cold, gray eye of the gawmvoler looked craclly along the barrel of his derringer. i fingor was jost upon tbe hai trizgar. Sir, L had just finished drinking a le cuade, whee, quick as thought, I dashea the pimss mgaiust tho gamoler's tomple, and ho fell. I secured his desringer, but in the scaflle which fcllowed L lost it, and where it is now I do not know. Inview of these conflicting rtatements, it is bard to Lell to whom bLelonged the Louor of tiucking the revolver from the hand of iho man wlo reiiod Gpon it and his builies in the ground to put revenze for some supposed injury Goue him by Mr. McUarry, 4 3 Jucky thing u tin evoning quiet was restored at Mc- . and the propriotor went about his basi- ness looking £0 bappy that no one woald ever bave suspected that he hed Lasn set up 89 3 tar- get oniv an hour before. It iy graceful a ecene oceurred at hin not his fralt. and nobods wilt ¢ 3 worse of him becaute of the iuvasion of Lis premises by a set of biackgnards. Aud now, in conclusion, 1t may bs sugzested to 3r. McDonald, that tlus business of drawing revolver has béen carried on about as long as it is eafe. Thus for he bLas been lucky enough to brandish his weapon in th faces of men who were unarmed. One of theso days he may happen to try this gamoon s gentleman from the West, not used to taking & second part iu these litils ploasantries, and McDonald may fiud that his op- ponent has ** the drop on um.” Let him pat up his rather rixky playthior, and if be wants to injure men do it in his ordinary, professional way. At 12:30 o’clock this morning Officer Dartlett arrested Niek Gesry oy having a hund in the muss, Harry Lawrence accompanied Geary with Bartlett {o tha Hardson Stree: Station iu o hisck; Lawrence going along for the purpose of oing surety for Geary. Oa reaching the station, swrence and Odicer Bartlett left the hack and started up the steps leading into the station. Geary, being thus left momentarily alone, jumped out and wade his escape. At the hour of going to press he bad not been rearrested, al thoagh the oflicers were looking for him. A. C. Hesing Knocks Johnny Comfort | Down. It never rains but it pours; and at 1 o'clock this morning 3Mr. McGatry wasloud in bis protes- tations against the converting of his peaceable saloon into s pnze-ring. When the McDonald fight was over, he hoped that peace was insurad him for the rest of hus life ; but fights, like mis- fortunes, seldom come singly. At half-past 12 o'clock MR. A, C. HISING, who had been finug the People's heart in some of the western wards during the evening, stepped into McGarry's saloon for the purpose of taking s mghtcflv. He encountered there = mob of patriots, all esger to serva their country st the least posgible cxpense to themselves, and the most to the Commouwealth in which they are allowed to vote. Among the pillars of the American Constitution present on the occasion was THE NOTCRIOUS JOLNNY COFORT, once a Constalic, aud now a nocdeseript. AIr. | Hesing invited ths party to doms, and, whilo | waiting for the differeat” boverages ordered, an | { nltercation occurred between bimself and the | ox-Constable. Hesing informod the latter that | e was a thizf. sud’had been in the pemitentiary. Comfort replicd io the brief sxd emphatic sen- tence, ‘*You tre aliar.” The irale Teuton did not wat for further provocaion, but dealt Com- fort a square blow in the region of the mouth, produciug an abnormal growth of the lips and AMAKING BLOOD TO FLOW FREELY down the luminous chin-beard of the assanlted party. Hesing exclaimed: * You are s thief, and that is what you deserve.” 3fr. Comfort ro- | treated on some convenient barrels, and Beveral | parties interfered to prevont further violence. Mr. Hesing paid for his drinks, marched out with ihe air of 2 couqueror, entered his carriage, acd | drove off to his residenco with the demeanor of ‘Emperor William after receiving THE SWOLD OP NAPOLLOX at Sedan. The news soon spread in the neigh- boriiood and a vast crowed collected round tke ssloon for the purpose of hearing the particu- lars. At last accounts the wounded man was ‘pronounced out of denger. THE WEATHER ‘WasmxaTox, D. C., Sept. 2i—1 p. m.—Over the upper lakes risiug berometer. north wostorly winds, siationary and_ lower temperature, and clear or clearing weatker. LOCAL OBEERVATION. Cricaao, Sept.26, 1674, Directien andl foree of wind.| Heur of ob- servation. Weather. “*eunamosrg 13 | wopamonasy,r P 10:18 p. m. .| T Mszimum thermometer, 11 Minimum thermometer. 6. GENERAL OFSERTATIONS. { Ciricaoo, Bept. Tar.j i S Milasukee, Ozana Peratina... 20 | Lesvenw’th 30.05 Toledo. ... 29,73 UTAH ITEHS. bt SarT Laxe, Ttab, Sept. 26.—The County Coas of Tooele Countz, Utali, has decided that Row- { terry, Mormoa, was clected Probate Judgo of | thet county by 673 majority. The oiice was | £ome time ago awarded to Judge Brown, Noo- | Mcrmon, by the Taird Diecriet Territorial Cour. The Grand Ji ed William F:z:finghm for st Beavar, Utab, bave indict- lygamy. He g’ld in "#2,000 { dntion, except the great, sleep: was arreated this momiog and bonds. A NATIONAL ARHMIRY. The Government Works at Spring~ ficld, Mass, —_— Breech-Loaders that Can Re Fired Twen« ty-eight Times a Minute. ‘Weight of the Ball-The Cartridge ---Trowel Bayonets. Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune. Bostony, Sept. 2, 1874, The word *“Armory,” in the United States, derignates an establishment for the manafactore aud storage of arms and ammunition. It thero- fore inciudes an * Arsenal” which denotesa placo for storage, or storage and repair only. In European usago these words exchangs thoir meaning, and the word * Arsenal " uas the more extended spplication. Thus we speak of the National Armory at Sprinfield, and the National Arsenals at Woolwich, Brest, and Lordon,—re~ ferring to tho same class of establishments. Having a few spara hours in Springfield, the other day, I visited the Goverument shops, and gatbered some items of information. The Armory comprises TRIRTY-FIVE BUILDINGS, sitnated on high land, overlooking the city, and commaudiog & fine vicw of tho beautiful Valley of the Cobnecticut far to ihe sonth and weat. The grounds contain 56 acres, well shaded by Now-Eugland trees, and covered with Leavy wsward, intersocted by neat walks end driveways, bat with no evidence of care be- yond that required by ordinary neatness. Thers is aleo an outlot of 13 acres, scroes the street, with a2 solitary building on it, used for the trial of arms. In * theso piping times of poace,” only 700 men are employed,—occupying but a portion of the extensive suopa built for the sccommodation of a mach largor force. Al hands are engaged in the mannfacture cf the Sprngficld musket and carbive of the model of 1373,—a neat arma, loading at the breech, and differing little from previous models, except in tho dinmeter of the Lors, which is reduced to 45-100 of aninch. No repeaters are made, sud surely none ara required if, aa iy claimed, an expert can losd and fire one of these, =t rest, TWENTY-EIGHT TIMES PER MINUTE. ‘With such arms in their hands, no wonder ths Prussisny were *too many ” for the Franch. Peing curions to know the weight of tho ball with which { am to be killed in the next greas rabeilion, I inquired of the gentlemaaly clork. Ho *“atlowed ™ he was not posted, but referred me to tho Master-Armorer. Acroes the hall, belind high iron ecreens, I fouud Lim, and obtained “quantities™ of statis- tics: but tne weight of the ball wasnot in his department, and Le confessed to iunocence on that subject, but thought tae Kceper of tha Arnsenal would knosw. Down the long, ehady walk, past the brass 23 poundery, standing like slecping buil-dogs oz the great plats of groon turf, I went to the huge, cool, three-story Arsenal, with its halls 8o silent 2nd contenis 80 ominous, Among vast tiers and rows of coftin-lite gun-boxes, I decovered tho polite Keeper, overhauling soine musket-gtocks. He was very acccssivle on many items of in- formation; but, 58 to **the weixht of the ball,” “any of the men in the shops could tell ™ me. So I mounted the second and third stories, where, in countless rows, From floor to ceiling, Like » huge organ rie the burnished arms,— some 200,000 Springield and 35,000 Enfield riftes, all miuzzle-losding, and thereforo OUT OF DATE. The late Franco-Prussian war settled it thet a muzzie-loading arm 13 a8 inforior to ihe necedle-gun as the old flintiock is to the percnssion. Each is as gocd as ever it was. but cannot compste with the more modern invention. Therefore the Govern- ment attempZed to remodsl them into breoch~ loading arms ; but. after trying a fow thousand, the barrel was zbaudoned. aad the otber por- tions only emplored. But thir coarve also nroved to be poor ecovomy. So thera they standnow, unmolested,—still recularly oiled, and dusted, and buruished, but with po_mora prospecs of future usefuloess than the Demo- cratic party. A little side-chamber gave me s sight ad “many a curions carbine,” and rusty old blun- derbues, and_sabro bayonet,—instructive relics of past ages, illustrating the elow progress by which mankind bave attained the present de- grae of art 1 tho manufacture of weapons of sarfare. ** Down and out ¥ from the lonesome, echoin halls and the sombre silence of the Arsoual, took my way to the noisy, clattering shops, with all their ingenious mactiuerv. Here tho realy Foreman * posted " me in_his department ; but, a5 Lo ** the weight of the bail” he was ‘‘sure the Dispenser of Ammunition wonld know, us ho weigled out the powder, etc.” So acrous the street 1 went to the one building on the 13 scres where they test the arms, but that ofiicer was not in; and my next and last resort was the COMMANDANT OF THE POST, Col. James G. Bouton, a bluff-looking officcr, of curt, direct address, aud definite information. He was deep in the mysteries of contracts aud patents, but politely accorded me the loag- sought information. : Tho weight of the ball for botk carbine and musket is 405 grains (7,060 graios to the pound). ‘The carbine cartridge contains 53 grains of pow der, and tho musket cartridge 70 graius of pow- der, of sufficient strength to propel a ball 1,350 feet per second. ) Tho ammunition for the army is made chiefly st the Government works, at Franklord, neat Philsdelphia; and most of the heavy guus ara cast at Pittsburg by contract. At Springfield are made nearly all Uncle Sam's muskets aud caztines; and ho has now on hand thore soma 10,000 of the Remington and 54,000 of thg fipringficld patorn.—all brecch-loading arms, and ready for uve. Here also is manufsctured tha trowel bayonct, recontly adopted. The fuct, long since discovered by the army, hss at lecgth dawned upon the authorities, viz.: that, in our modern battles, the boyonct had Lecome. -A NEARLY USFELESS WEAPON. ‘The form has therefora been widened to that of a loug, large trowel; znd, with s shank fitted ta the hiand, it may bo used, either or withont the musKet, a4 & convenient tool for intrenching. It is is 8aid :na* s trained soldier cau, with ona of these, cover himself in three minutes; aud thus & regimext have always at hand tho mear * of throwing up & breastork. ; At the **Water-Shop,” mnear the Armory, the Government is making an exneriment in the comsiraction of 8 12-mch gun from wrouglt-iron 1ings welded togetber. It is » new method, and promises succoss for ritled cannon. In leaving the grounds, I noticed thaz ome of the idle shops were out of repair, and that the driveway ncoded attention. Aithemain entrance, at the foot of the hill, seated in 3 com- fortable lodge, a one-armed porter sccmed 8ur- charged with respousibility. On askinghim whet his duties were, I found him evidentiy unpre- pared for tho yuestion ; bnt, after removing his baz, sad vigorously irritating lua seslp, be dis- covered that ho was there **to pravint payple carrying al the Gov'meat proparcy, sure!” As thero was no property exposed to public depre- field-pieces atandihy cobwebbed in zhe hade, I waa still puzzled as to his occupation; Lut furebore to question him farther, lest T shauld awaken 2 gut- picion in bhis mind that he was useless. Bo I left Dz witting on his stool, with & grim aspect of solemn responsibility, mingled with & parplozed air of inquiry, resting on hia paturally-expres- gionless features. X The French Militery System. Fraace i4 putting herself in military order after the Frusuaa model. The catasirophe of 1570 was a great cdacator. There is a fine ad of 17in wy **pension,” who has beou helping me with my correspoadence. He taiks Engiish, and vesterday he aaid, * 1 must now go o my sor.” **Your Professor, Armsnd ; how is #Whv, you sce, when I am 19 I go into the French army, under the law padsed after tho war, by whica all of our young men must servo five years, unless they show themsetves quali- fied 1a certain branches of education, as history, geographiy, arithmetic. It they are p in theso, they need ouly serve ove year. 1 have my toscher an hoar every day, and I feel suza of 3 good numbor and an early and honoraole dis- Charge for supesiorizy in bistory, £ raphy, algebia, and the natural sc:ences. If I prove proficient in theso branches, I serve only one year; so I am worling to get the other four years to myzell.” It is uunecossary io Ine advanteges of such b system in & military power. The Government secures good soldiers and {ntelligent citlzens at the same tmo.- ney's Pars Lelien. i i ]