The New York Herald Newspaper, August 20, 1865, Page 4

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Country subscribers to the New Yorx Herato are ro- quested to remit their subscriptions, whenever practi- cable, by Post Office Orders. It is the safest mode of transmitting money by mail. Advertisements should be sent to the office before nine o'clock in the evening. Name of Paper. Heravp. THE NEWS. A despatch from Beaufort, North Carolina, of the 14th instant, makes serious allegations, in addition to numer- ‘ug others which, have rvcently been sent to the Norn, against the galvanized rebels of that tate. It is charged that in Fayetteville, from which place, on promise of good and loyal con- duct on the part of the people, the military were removed, and superseded by Governor Holden's tivil officers, gross outrages were perpetrated on the negroes, and Union men, if they expressed thoir senti- ments, wore in as much peril as during the rebellion. Already, it is said, officers of the national army are treated with indignity, while ex-rebol soldiers have be- come the objects of particular regard. In consequence of these statements Fayetteville has again been fur- nished with a military garrison, which is now com- posed of negro troops. In & speech at Chilicothe, Ohio, on Wednesday lngt General Schenck, in speaking of reconstruction in the South and the difficulties attending it, said that he had tecently had a conference with President Johnaon, in which the latter stated that he regarded the local civil governments established in the re- bellious States merely as expgriments, to give the people an opportunity to show whether they aro possossed of a truly loyal spirit and are disposed to act in good Gith towards the national government. In the moan- time he intended to keep sufficient military force in their midst to bring them to their senses if they mani- fost in their conduct a predominance of the old secession, pro-slavery and rebellious leaven. The steamships George Cromwell and Atlanta, which arrived here yesterday from New Orleans, brought our despatches from that city'to the 12th instant, General Webster, chief of General. Sherman's staff, had arrived in New Orleans for the purpose of making an inspection ofthe cendition of the Southern railroads, and ascer- taining what it will cost to put them in proper order, and ft was reported that government designs advancing the mocessary funds. It is said that, notwithstanding pre- ‘vious accounts, the army worm has not seriously injured the cotton crop of Louisiana, and it is believed that the statements of its depredations on the crop in Texas have been considerably exaggerated. Immense quantities of cotton piled along the Alabama river aro prevented reaching market by the high treights charged by steam- boat owners. Tho very entertaining history of the flight of Jeff, Davis and the circumstances and incidents connected there- with, by one of the rebel chieftain’s staff officers, several graphic chapters of which have heretofore been given in our columns, is continued in this morning's Guascp. The present portion gives an insight of the condition of the people and country in the interior of Georgia and Florida when the rebellion collapsed, shows the immense and loading in- fluence which the Southern women had in inspiring its commencement and continuance and bringing about its termination, describes the effect on tne rebel armies of the letters from home of wives and othor relatives of tho soldiers, and tells something about the manner in which Breckinridge, the rebel War Secretary, escaped to the Florida coast, whenoe he managed to got to Havana in a ‘small boat, From Fortress Monroe we have a reviva! of the report that preparations are being made for the early trial of Toff. Davie at that place, The military commission which Is to try Henry Wirz, formerly keeper of the rebel prison pon at Andersonville, Georgia, met in Washington yesterday, organized, and, without proceeding with the trial, adjourned till Monday. In a debate in the Canadian Parliament, on Tuesday last, one of the members denounced those who were en- feavoring to prevent an expression of opinion on the subject of the proposed annexation to the United States, and maintained bis right to discuss the matter. Another member of intensely pro English opinions, strongly op- the employment of Americans in any capacity on wy of the public works of the province with which the government has relations, Sed at cael ‘Tho Heart's Content despatches of one of the Henany ‘correspondents, published in our issue of to-day, give a picture of the scenes and incidents at that place while the expectant throng of strangers congregated there were hourly looking for the arrival of the Great Eastern with the Ocean Telegraph cable, and of the commotion and depression caused when the Sphinx arrived with the first discouraging news, On the Ist of July last, it will probably be remem. red, about a hundred members of the New York hiiteen Clab, under Captain Busehe, left this city for None but bank bills current in owery.—Duge’s SiagNau— HOPIAN SINGING, Dancina, &C.—Maceata 4ND fostival ia that town. A correspondent of the Henauy gives interesting particulars of the feotival. A portrait of Abraham Lincoln and # man representing @ negro stave with broken manacles figured in the procession. The only unpleasant incident in connection with the proceed. ings is recorded by our Berlin correspondent. Dr. Schon. feld, one of the New York Schutwen party, felt a natural desire to revisit the town of Wachtersbach, in Electoral Hesse, where he was born. Carrying this dosire into effect, he was arrested by the Hessian police for non-per- formanes of his military duty. The United States Con- sul at Frankfort was applied to, but it is reported that ho replied that he could do nothing in the matter, although Dr, Schonfeld is an American citizen, Complaint on the subject nas now been made to the United States Minister at Berlin. A new impetus was given yesterday to tho excitement which has agitated the city for the past two weeks in consequence of the developments of immense dofalca- tions on the part of members and employes of leading financial establishments. Investigations prompted by tho operations of Jenkins, young Ketchum and others have led to the discovery of a defalcation to the reported amount of one hundred thousand dollars on the part of the teller of another Wall street bank; but it appears that the matter has been compromised for the present by the defaulter's bondsmen refunding the missing money. It also reported that a young man named Alfred A. Jones, employed in the Freight Collector’s office of the Erie Railroad Company, who, during the absence of the Collector, was put in principal charge of freight affairs, has absconded with considerable of the company’s money. In this affair, as in that of Jenkins, it is said that one of the frail fair figures conspicuously. ‘The examination in the Phenix Bank case was resumed yesterday at the Jefferson Market Police Court, before Justice Ledwith. Genevieve Lyons and Charles Brown were present in custody during the proceedings. Counsel for the prisoners moved that the statements of Jenkins be rejected, and that the prisoners be discharged, urging that it was not shown in evidence that Genevieve and Brown knew that the money received by them from Jenkins was stolen by him from the bank. Counsel for the prosecution urged the commitment of the prisoners, contending that the evidence was sufficient to that end. The Justice reserved his decision till Monday morning. In the Supreme Oourt chambers yesterday Judge Suth- erland granted an attachment against the property of Peter R, Mumford, the Exchange place broker now under arrest on a charge of issuing worthleas gold checks, on the complaint that he is concealing his effects with intent to defraud his creditors, The attachment was ordered on the application of William W. Greenleaf, one of the creditors. No clue has yet been obtained to the whereabouts of Edward B. Ketchum. It is supposed that the entire sum of bis dotalcations and forgeries will foot up about four millions of dollars. As an appropriate and interesting accompaniment to the accounts of the extraordinary defalcations and for- geries which have for some days past filled our columns, we this morning give a aketch of the rise, progress and present condition of the Evening Stock and Gold Ex- change in West Twenty-fourth street, near Broadway, and of the wild and exciting scenes nightly to be wit- nessed in that establishment. There each night as- semble some four or five hundred persons, who, not con- tent with spending the day in winning and losing on shares and the precious metal in Wall street and the ad- Jacent down town financial haunts, must needs continue the sport by gaslighs, An examination took place in a Jerseg.City police ceurt yesterday of the charges against J. K. Barker, noticod in yesterday's Heratp, of abducting a little girl of seven years from the vicinity of Hoboken, taking her to a house in Leonard street, in this city, and there attempt- ing to violate her person. On the conclusjon of the in- vestigatian, the accused, who says ho is innocent, was committed for trial at the October term of the Criminal Court. Captain Rhoades, of the bark Golden Fleece, which arrived here yesterday from Barbadoes on the 3d inst., reports that the market there was well supplied with American imports and that prices were low. The sugar crop bad been gathered and the health of tho island was good. General Daniel E. Sickles, who has recently assumed military command of the States of Massachusetts, Now Hampshire and Vermont, constituting the Second dis- trict of tho Department of the East, received a serenade from the citisens on Friday night in Boston, in which city his headquarters are located. In response to the compliment he made a brief speech. About two hundred discharged and unemployed sol- diers and sailors met last evening at 136 Canal streot, and organized permanently a Sailors’ and Soldiers’ Pro- tective Society. Resolutions were adopted to got up a grand, picnic on Friday next, for the benefit of the organization, and requesting General Dix to bo its Prosi- dent. Three cheers were given for the H=ratp. The Bureau of Employment for Disabled and Dis- charged Soldiers and Sailors have organized a corps ot messengers from among deserving veterans, who are furnished with certificates of their merit and truatwor- thiness, and recommended to down town merchants and business men for employment in carrying messages and parcels. A rowing match, which attracted a large number of spectators, took place on the Morth river yeaterday afternoon between the crews of the boats Atalanta and Columbia. The starting point was off the Elysian Fields, and the course was a mile and a half up stream and back. The Atalanta was the winner, going the three miles in twenty-three minutes and thirty-five seconds, and beating the Columbia by thirty seconds. The official statements show that within the last four months over thirty-five thousand dollars have been re- ceived into our city treasury for licenses granted to own- ors of hackney carriages and carts of all descriptions and keepers of pawnbrokerage and junk shops. Over sixty-five hundred licenses of these kinds have been issued within this time. A mass meeting of the journeymen boilermakers was held last night at 193 Bowery, at which speeches were made and resolutions adopted in opposition to a further reduction of their wages, which it is understood their employers contemplate. It is not proposed, however, to strike; butacommittee was appointed to wait on the employers and endeavor to induce them to forego the reduction. The constitutional convention of Colorado Torritory has appointed the 19th of September as the day for an election to decide whether the constitution shall be adopted or rejected. Our Booneville (Colorado) correspon- dent, dating on the Sth instant, informs us that the corn crop throughout that section of country is promising. All is quiet on the upper Arkansas river and in the vicin- ity of Pike’s Peak. $ The stock market was steady yesterday. Gold closed in the afternoon at 143%, after having sold at 1443. ‘The markets were very quiet on Saturday, but the ad- vance in gold rondered holders of all kinds of goods firm, and the sales reported were at very full prices, except in a few cases. Groceries were @ shade béttor. Cotton was steady. Petroleum was quiet. On ‘Change flour again advanced 10c. a 16¢., but closed quiet. Wheat was 2c. a 3c. better, Corn was steady. Oate were dull and lower. Pork was dull and lower. Lard and whiskey were firm. Tur PennsyLvaNiA RePusLicaN PLaTFoRM.— The republicans, or their party, of Pennsyl- vania, in State Convention, have adopted a platform which declares that they will support Andrew Johnson ; that they are in favor of the confiscation of the property of rebels, and for protection to home labor—t.e, a good stiff protective tariff; that they are in favor of the Monroe doctrine, of bounties to our soldiers, and recognize a debt of national gratitude due to Secretary Stanton and his associates, and to Governor Curtin; and that they are in favor of keeping the late rebel States out in the cold, “antil they have proven their acceptance of the resulis of the war by ¢o-operation in constitu- tional provisions, and by giving to all men within their borders their inalienable right to life, liberty and. the pursuit of happiness.” This, if it touches at all, touches negro suf- frage very gingerly, which shows that the Penn- sylvania republicans think it safest to give Chief Justice Chase and his radicals the cold shoulder, as they have done in Ohio. In Maine, however, the party has boldly met the issue in favor of negto suffrage in the South forthwith, and there the results in the September elections will be apt to chow whether Chase or John- NEW .YURK HERALD, SUNDAY, AUGUST 20, 1865. Conspiracy of the Negro Worshipperse— Attempt to Secure the Final Dissolu- tion of the Unton. We publish this morning extracts from a recent editoriai in the Times, and also from an article in the Independent, which may be considered as somewhat remarkable, coming, as they do, on the eve of the changes in the federal officeholders ia thie city, They show at least the desperate straita which the republi- cans are forced into to keep their party above water, and the determination of the negro wor- shipping fraternity to assail the President at every step, and, if possible, to atir up 20 great an animosity between the races of the South that it will preclude aoy hope of adjustment of the Southern States for some time to come. The denunciations of the Independent and the bitter- ness manifested are no more than might be ex- pected, for that paper has long been the organ of the violent radicals, and will resort to any- thing, from Sharp’s rifles down to billingsgate utterances, to carry ita points. Its appeals for the Jacobins to again assemble in Faneuil Hall and elsewhere and force negro suffrage upon the South, are only in keeping with the bloodthiraty and revolutionary course of that paper, as well as the teachings of Parson Beecher. But the complete somersault of the Times, and the whirligig performances of its editor-in-chief, who has been for some time past under special training, in preparation for Seward’s shoes, are, to say the least, significant. Raymond appears to have all of a sudden taken a wonderful fright, and, like poor Forney, has commenced to rave like a madman. Now, what is the cause of all this commotion? All candid observers of events must come to one of three conclusions as to the cause of these tirades upon the South and the adminis- tration. First, that the abolitionists and Jacobins are alarmed at the indication of a reaction of the sentiment of the country upon them, and fear that they will be held account- able by an indignant public for the blood and treasure which have been spent, and are there- fore laboring to keep the South in an unsettled state by fomenting strife between the two races, and thus divert public atten- tion from themselves, Second, that the managers of the republican party have made up their minds that the only way that they can keep in power and monopolize the offices and fat pickings under the federal gov- ernment, is by constantly assafling the South and keeping up a war on that section of the country. This is equivalent to the admission on their part that peace, harmony and the pros- perity of the whole country are sure to force them into rotirement, and nothing but war, or a generally unsettled condition of the country, will enable them to meot with success at the polls. Third, that the leaders have become alarmed at the independence and Jacksonisa spirit manifested: by President Johnaon .in his recent appointments, and fear that there will be a general change in the officials, and are therefore pursuing this violent course’ in the hope of frightening the President into making bargains which will keep the favorites of cer- tain cliques in office. That these are mainly the causes of this violent outbreak must be ap- parent to all. In fact, the developmonts are of such a nature as to lead to the belicf that these reasons combined are the moving power and the secret of the vituperation against the South and attacks upon the policy of Mr. Johnson, from the Jacobins down to the Times. That the violent abolitionists are fearful of a reaction against them for their past deeds is no more than might be expected, Such has been the result in all nations and all ages. The history of the world shows that agitators may, by their revolutionary deeds, accomplish their point, but that a reaction is sure to follow. The agitators in this country need not flatter themselves that they will escape this general rule by the continuance of their fomentations. They may postpone the hour, but it will only be to make the reaction more severe and the revenge more thorough. The republican party owes its origin, pro- gress and success to the bitter feeling engen- dered between the two sections of the country and the acrimony exhibited by the extreme men of all localities. The abolitionists de- nounced the institution of slavery aa it existed at the South, and the radical men of that sec- tion took up their sayings and fired the South- ern mind. As this increased in spirit the re- publican party gained in strength, until finally it was successful, and with it came the re- bellion and a long war. The South has been conquered and the rebellion crushed. Through the practical policy adopted by Mr. Johnson for the feadjustment of that section of the country, there is every indication of an early reorgani- zation and the return of peace and prosperity from the lakes to the Gulf. The President has, in the adoption of his plan for the manage- ment of the South, so effectually struck the populer chord in the North that the great mass of the people of all parties shout their approval. The democratic party, in their con- ventions in two States, have publicly an- nounced their emphatic endorsement of that policy, and are everywhere else manifesting a disposition to support Mr. Johnson against all assailers, let them come from what source they may. This has alarmed the republican man- agers, and forthwith Forney, Raymond, all the big and little lights, with the radicals general- ly, come out with glowing descriptions of a grand conspiracy between the democracy of the North and the Southern secessionists, to subvert the government and repudiate the debt, with a thousand other stories about the South being conquered but not subdued. Now, all this commotion arises simply from the fright of the republican leaders, and their fear that the democracy, by rallying to the support of the President and his policy, will sweep everything before them, and leave the negro worshipping fraternity high and dry on the breakers. If the democracy were to continue their old self-de- structive policy, declaring everything a failure, as they did the war at Cllicdyo, the republican editors would see 0 such visions. But since they have shown this patriotic disposition, and bid fair to overthrow the agitators at the North, the organs and orators of the republican camp commence their efforts to arouse @ bitterness at the South, and lead the people of that section into a repetition of their course before and during the war. Thus they are paving the way for a war of races, and the final dissolutionand separation of the country, in order that they may still remain in power and hold office. But we imagine that the Southern people bave. learned wisdom by the sad and severe lessons of the war, and will not repeat the folly ot the past. They are everywhere shoring « “aposi- allegiance. We have conquered them in battle, and it is now our duty to prove to the masses, by kindness and cordial welcome, that we are not the fiends which their leaders declared we were, and thus win them back to a hearty fel- lowship with us, in spirit as well as in name. The course of the Times, and the somersault which it has performed, are evidently for the purpose of forcing the President into some bargain about patronage. That paper has heretofore praised the spirit manifested by the Southern people, and endorsed the course of President Johnson. Nothing has transpired in the South to justify any change of tone. In fact, the work is progressing favora- bly wherever the provisional governors are discharging their duties. The cry that the South hope to revive the institution of slavery under Johnson’s policy is refuted by the acts of the governors whom he has appointed. They have, in all the States where they have taken any action upon the subject, expreasly declared that the endorsement of the amend- ment which passed Congress must be embodied in their constitutions by the State constitutional conventions, and this is made imperative. This foolish plea is, therefore, without force. But the secret lies in the fact that President John- son bas seen fit to appoint such war dem- ocrata as Mr. Odell to office, and the prob- ability of his making other similar removals and appointments, The republican politicians, when they were fearful that President Lincoln would upset their plans, were in the habit of compelling him to assent to their wishes by assalling his course. The Times now fears that President Johnson is about to remove some of the federal officeholders belonging to its spe- cial clique; hence the old game of vituperation and attack, which accomplished such results with Mr. Liocoln, is revived. We advise Mr. Johnson to pay no attention to the threats and assaults of such Jeremy Diddlers, but con- .tinue to do as he has dene, and he need have no fear of the result. If he yields ‘o their clamor once it will only encourage them to repeat it on some other occasion. If, on the other hand, he removes from office those whom they wish to force him into a bargain to retain, he will find them as docile and humble as lamba. Let him try that plan on Raymond, and remove from office all connected with his clique, and he will soon have the “Little Villain” crawling on his belly, begging for the official crumbs, and, with his hands outstretched and tears rolling down his cheeks, imploring the President to “pity the sorrows of a poor old man.” Municipal Reform. In an article in the Evening Post \ast Wednesday a defence of the heads of the city government is undertaken, which is illogical in ite reasoning, and bears evidence that it is con- ceived in selfishness and hae been bora in cor- ruption. In the first place Governor Fenton, it is acknowledged, possesses the power to remove the heads of the city government, but the Post argues that it is not advisable to exercise it except in extreme cases. In the next breath the Post concedes that the city is badly gov- erned, but claims that the Governor should not degrade the entire municipal government by the removal of the Mayor and. other official heads. If this be not upholding corrupt and vicious legislation we should like to know what is. Here is a plain law on the statute books meting out the punishment for a distinct crime or misdemeanor, and here is a paper claiming some position, on the score of morality and reapectability, protesting against putting that law into oxecution. Only upon the plea of opposition to capital punishment can the Post maintain the ground it has assumed on this question of municipal reform. But we appre- hend there is a deoper and more sordid motive lying at the bottom of this defence of the cor- rupt heads of our municipal government. The Post is one of those sheets of small circulation that is fed out of the tureen of municipal pap in criminal violation of law, and as a reward therefor it pleads for its guilty supporters. The law fixes the standard of appropriation for the official advertising of the city at less than one hundred thousand doliars per annum; and, furthermore, it is provided that that advertising shall be confined to four papers having the largest circulation. How does the case stand? A million of dollars is expended for this official advertising, and the papers selected for it, like the News, Transcript and Post, are those having the smallest circulation in the city. Hence we are at no loss for a cue to the Post's reasons for upholding the present heads of tho city government and for its opposition to muni- cipal reform. We have already mentioned the fact that Governor Fenton has been memorialized to re- move Mayor Gunthergon certain specified grounds, and to remove other heads of depart- ments for other specified reasons. We now learn that another memorial will be presented to the Governor, appealing for prompt action on the strength of this matter of the corrupt squandering of the city money for advertising for the purpose of subsidizing the local press. This is a very grave charge, and like the mat- ter of the street contracts, the gas monopolies, the sale of. public docks and franchises, the bargaining about the many sales of public real estate, and the numerous other instances of fraud and corruption which can be laid at the doors of our present heads of departments ought to be sufficient to inspire Governor Fen-, ton with courage equal to the emergency. The violation of the law in relation to the amount paid for public advertising should alone give him the required backbone and enable him to set his foot down against that and all other glaring instances of official corruption. In the meantime let the democrats raise the standard of municipal reform, and go before the people of the State on that issue, and we will be bound they will carry the State at the next election by twonty thousand majority. Now is the op- portunity for Governor Fenton to make him- self aman, a head and shoulders above all the vicious politicians of the day. Will he im- prove it? Tae Freepman’s Bureav—From all accounts the new department in the government, known as the Freedman’s Bureau, appears to be ¢on- ducted without any regard to the general gov- ernment, law or anything else, except the freaks and whims of those in charge. Judging from some of the performances of those con- nected with it, they imagine themselves in charge of a monareby, with all the powers of a king. Regulations and contracts whieh may not suit their fancy are abrogated and annulled without any hesitation. Orders are issued that men shall pursue this or that course, and all under the plea of protecting the negro, The eeoms to actuate its managers is that the white man in the South has no rights which the negroes are bound to respect. In many localities the agents of the bureau are engaged stirring up the animosity of the blacks against their old masters, and thus in- creasing the difficulties of adjusting the trouble- some questions in the South. The problem of reorganization is sufficiently difficult even in ita most favorable phase, without having a ma- chinery of that kind adding fuel to the fire. Io many instances it has, no doubt, accomplished a great deal of good, but we doubt if sufficient to offset the evil done in other localities. There should be some means adopted to hold a check over its operations. As it is now conducted its managers defy the government, and we are not certain but that they will soon reach the point of superseding the President altogether. Judging from their action, those in charge consider themselves vested with full power to accom- plish that or anything else which their wishes might suggest. “General Schenck at Ohillicothe=Im- portant Statements. The brief report of a recent political speech of General Schenck at Chillicothe, Ohio, which we publish to-day, embraces some very impor- tant statements touching the reconstruction or restoration policy and measures of President Jobnson. General Schenck says that “the spirit of the rebellion has not yet been extinguished;” that “the idea that one or more States of this Union have the right to break up the whole government at pleasure and bring upon us all the horrors we have just passed through still prevails,” and that until it is extinguished our work will not be completed. But he says, further, that in this view of the subject the present movements of President Johnson for the restoration of the rebel States are regarded by the President as “temporary experiments, simply to give the people an opportunity to show whether they will develop the right spirit and policy neces- sary for a full restoration to their proper posi- tion,” and that “while regarding them as expe- riments, the President intends that the military power of the government shall hold them in check, so that if they be found straying back into rebellious ways’'they may be curbed at. once, _ This explanation throws a good deal of light upon the late and present proceedings in the Southern States in reference to this business of State reorganization. President Johnson gives a free rein to the politicians concerned; but it is to try their temper. If it is good they may go on; but if they show a vicious and intractable spirit he will show them that he still has is tmnd upon the bridle. General Schenck leaves usin no doubt upen this matter. He ‘says that “only ten daysago, ina full and free interview with him, the President said he re- garded the local governments set up in the rebellious States as temporary experiments,” &c., and that, in adverting to the recent elec- tion in Richmond, “where the citizens mani- fested their rebellious spirit by electing to office the very men who had recently been in arms against the government,” the President stated that “it was with his sanction that the military authorities had set aside that election, and he gave this as an example of what might be expected in cases of a similar kind.” For the information, therefore, of all parties in the South concerned in this work of restoration, we give the benefit of our columns for the dif- fusion among them of this important revelation from General Schenck. He is a responsible man, and he doubtless speaks by authority. It simply amounts to this; that if the people or politicians, charged with this business of re- construction, betray therein a rebellious or vindictive spirit, their work will be rejected and they will be compelled to go back and try itagain. “Andy Johnson” is no trifler, and will have no triflers about him. Upon another matter we have no doubt General Schenck echoes his conversation with the President. The question of negro suffrage did not trouble him in the least. This was “a question for the future and for the South itself to determine, not for us, and there was no need of the Union party being disturbed by a discussion of thé subject.” General Schenck speaks here like a man of sense, and his opinion is the common voice of the army ; but it is very clear that the abolition radicals, sink or swim, are bent upon a different course. They are resolved upon immediate and uncon- ditional negro suffrage, rule or rain, and this fis the point upon which President Johnson, supported by the masses of the people, {s des- tined to bury in the same grave the implacable secession elements of the South and the disor- ganizing abolition fanatics of the North. Aut In a Muppte.—Since the news of the appointment of Preston King and Moses F. Odell was published the politicians of this city have been all in a muddle. The most of them do not know what to do or whom to trust. The Tribune comes out with the charge that Thurlow Weed has sold the State election to the demo- cratic party. All-the rings are broken up. One of the chief iffiks is missing from the ring around Governor Fenton. There is @ loss of continuity in the ring between the Custom House and the Street Commissioner’s Depart- ment. The radical Tribune and the copper- head News do not seem inclined to go on work- ing together as of yore. Nobody ean predict what will come next. Nobody can say accu- rately what Mr. Preston King intends to accom plish. Trifles considerably lighter then air are seized upon by the politicians and construed into confirmations of vastly different theories. Every officeholder under the federal govern. ment in this city site expectant, with offe eye on his own particular bone and the other upon President Andy Johnson. Nots man of them is sure of his head without feeling of it every five minutes. Evidently the mew appoint- ments have made a veritable sensation. All this ought to show President Johnson | that he is om the right track. Of course he bas heard the news from Maine, and from Pennsyl- vania, too; and befere long he will hear news of the same kind from the regenerated democ- racy of New York. This proves to him that he has no enemies except among the radical republicans in the Custom House and the In- ternal Revenue Department. Let him serve them as he has served the man in the claret colored coat, and the country will be unanimous in bis favor, The time is rapidly approaching for the assemblage of Congress; and it is scarcely necessary to remind Andy Johnson that o stitch in time saves nine. A fewstitches now may save an immense deal of trouble mon to take part in the German national shooting | gon’s policy is the policy of the peopla FA Kign | joe ee Spe requlé teu co vgpe wv tae she pdweal pet ‘pie whjeh ia many inatapgcs ; during tho mext Congrogsional ecssion, Are there no more Custom Houses than that of New York? Is Chief Justice Chase to quarter bis opposition army upon the Internal Revenue Department undisturbed? Is the President's plan of reorganization to be upset by a Coa- gressjonal vote demanding nogro suffrage? Is the Chief Justice—who is more devoted to wool than to the woolsack—to be successful in keeping the Southern States out of the Union by refusing to admit their Representatives into ’ Congress? These are practical questions, and we believe that they are answered in the ap- pointment of King and Odell. But the people cannot bave too much of a good thing, and are eager for more appointments of the same eort. Let the President smite the radicals bip aod thigh, Tae Rerosrican Catt ror 4 CoNvENTION.— There is considerable talk in political circles about the peculiar phraseology of the republi- can call for a convention. It is generally un- derstood that it was adroitly worded, so as te exclude the present State Comptroller, Mr. Robinson, from coming before the convention for a renomination. But donot those would-be wise heads know that all such tricks to break a man.down are sure to strengthen him before the people? THE PARK. Want of Rain—Number of Visttors—’ Those Baskets=The New Restaurant— Donations to the Park—The Concert Yesterday, &e., &e., dK. i ‘The Park in August isa somewhat different place to the Park in May. In the spring months the flowers, trees, grass and vegetation generally have put on thetr freshest and fairest attire. In August, under the rays of a burning sun, and when Jupiter Pluvius has not granted his watzry favors on a scale commensurate with the necessities of tho season, the vegetation has a decidedly wilted appeardnce. Everything looks dusty and shrivel led. As far ag possible artificial means have been used to remedy the want of moisture occasioned by the long continued dry weather; but the extensive area covered *3 by the Park renders it an almost imposs:ble task to tully compensate fora month of almost uninterrupted sun- shine. The drives and walks wore, as usual, all thor- oughly sprinkled, thus rendering locomotion both eoot and agreeable. THE VISITORS yesterday were principally from the rural districts. The beauty and fashion of Brooklyn, Hoboken, Jersey City, Staten Island and other suburban localities wore fully represented. They commenced arriving very early and continued doing so up to the time the concert com- menced. At that hour the number was increased by the arrival of thousands of thoso residing in the city, whose busineas does not permit them to leave for the seaside, as so many of their more fortunate neighbors have done. ‘There was one peculiarity noticoable among the visitors yesterday which is worthy of particular notics. That ‘was the number and size Of the baskets they , carried. ¢ reason of their doing so was discovered during the afternoon, when family parties would seat themselves on the grass and inspect the contents of their basket. It usually contained a good assortment of edibles, which were discussed with much apparent rolish. The trouble attending the of a dinner to the Park will, we believe, be obviated when the | restaurant is erected. The present one—‘*The Casino” — managed by Messrs, Stetson & Radford, is wholly inade- quate to supply the wants of the thousands’ who fre- quent the Park. Mr. Grven, the able and efficient Oom- missioner of the Park, has already.done much to make the Park one of the finest in the world, and at the same time the public are greatly indebted to him for much the pleasuro es > ‘onjoy while there, From, what we have learned it is probable that Mr. Green -will tn a short time set.men at work on the foundation of new restaurant on the Eighth avenue sido. of the Park. It will be one ofthe ban est structures of the king in the country, and form a splendid addition to (he archt- tectural beautios of the Park. by hent of yesterday provented very largo at. he great hent prevented # tondange of base bail aud cricket players on the ground ay priated for their use, eo hth avenue ede of the Park. On the Lake, t sy and tively scene was witnessed. All the boats crowded during the whole day, and a ail round the ‘was onjoyea by thousands, DONATIONS. Every week donations arc received by tho Park Com- missioners. During the last few days a colossal status im bronze of afemale figure, typifying “Commerce,” has been reccived from Paris, It isat present to be seen im the Art Museum; bat in a short time will bo placed ts the open-air, on a massive granite pedestal, which being propared for it, From tho State of Wisconsto o couple of large sized full grown badgers have been re ceived, and are now to be seen among the 20oloeical eel- lection. . THE MUSIC : yeaterday was, as usual, excellent, both In the selection of the pieces and also in the oxecution. The Mall was‘ the great point of attraction for several hours, and the large audience apparently Cully appreciated tho skill and talent displayed by H. B. Dodworth and the excellent band under h's leadership. A noticeable feature of these Saturday afternoon concerts is the-presence of scores of school children, under the protection of their teachers. Yesterday all the pupils of the New York Orphan Asy- lum were present at the concert, and apoeared to be highly delighted with the music. THE BALLOON ASCRNSIONS, Much excitement was caused amongst the rtsitors of the Park yesterday by the balloon ascensions of Professor Lowe, who did such good service to our armies by recon- noitring during the batties of the Potomac. Crowds of people flocked into the enclosure where the balloon was situated, and ascensions were made every half hour through the day. The view from the elevation (ond thousand feet) is su , and hundreds yesterday be- sieged the car in or to-etplore the regions of the upper air, Pitot balloons and balloons representing fishes, ele. hants, crocodiles, &c., were sent up at intervals, creat- ing much amusement by their grotesque appearance. ‘We understand Professor intends ret ing bere some time, and we would advise all who caa to take a trip with him. The Wages Question. MASS MEETING OF BOILERMAKERS LAST NIGHT. Last night the journcymen boilermakers, of whom there are about five thousand employed in this city, held a mass mecting at No. 193 Bowery, to settle some difi- culty in reference to their wages. The meeting was called to order by Mr. Thomas, and-Mr. George Fleming, quite a venerable meniter of the trade, was called upon to preside, who, on taking the chair, fully explained the object of the meeting. He stated that ao large reduction of wages had taken e mitted to one reduction: it wonl fe gt linda rn red on them (the boiles ers) now, it as th of the nocessaries of life has not beep reduced; but two of the principal articles—bouse rent and ceal—have ad- vanced in ecatved, That wo, the vespoctfully ast Serie rae ene ine priovot the necemaren of uni me when the ife has ‘s reduced; and atsuch & time, if the em- plo: jaction, that may Tnabled to Sapas successfully with the emplegers elsewhere. Reeolved, it we rospeettally our em tote Tet ere on ote au a loss constrained form, and that employers and ought to ex- | change their ideas on tbis subject, it ts our belie? that it wil be to both ed, That a committee bo ited to confer with oar ers, said committee to report te the gen- eral commitico. baequently appointed, end oom, one: members from cach shop represented. Se rg ae fie, Dalley det ieurered | an ‘eloquent aa dress, hich he was a eee rot tbanks waa tendered to the Hmnako for \ proceedings, thig being the 196 > paper represented at the meeting. ———$——————— / Brospwat Tasatap—Toe Keavs.—Mr, and Mre, jos Kean will commence « new e7gagoment at the on the 28th inst. The theetre ts andorgoing @ thorough refitting for the ogonsion. This will bo the final season of (hose distinguished artists in America and will daubiless prove ® highly successful-oBe, | | ‘| ' ‘ { } | i f