The New York Herald Newspaper, November 24, 1868, Page 3

CITY POLITIOS, ‘TAMMANY CHARTER CONVENTION Nomination of A. Oakey Hall for Mayor and Richard O'Gorman for Corporation Counsel by Acclamation. Colonel F. A. Conklin the Republi- ean Candidate for Mayore THE TAMMANY CQNVENTION, Last evening the Tammany Charter Convention Met at the Wigwam, Fourteenth street. The assem- blage in the early part of the evening was not as targe as usually gathers at democratic calls upon so ‘important proceedings as the nomination of candi- @ates for offices within the gift of the people. But Defore the close the large hall was densely packed and the greatest enthusiazm was manifested at the ‘Gnal action of the Convention. The purpose of the Convention held last evening 2Was the nomination of a candidate for the office of ‘Mayor to fill the unexpired term of the !ate incum- bent of the chief magistracy of the city—the Gov- @rnor clect—and for the nomination of a candidate for the important office of Corporation Counsel. ‘There was a full gathering of the magnates in the eity democratic politics. The chief minister and master spirit of the party, Peter Bismarck Sweeny, and the burly form of William M. Tweed were Prominent on the platform. Richard B. Connoily, James Sweeny, Judges Cardozo, Barnard, Daty, Dowling, Recorder John K. Hackett, Captain KE. T. Barr, Isaac Bell, T. C, Fields and a host of others were present, The proceedings were most harmonious and wildly enthusiastic when the nominations were made. PRELIMINARY PROCKEDINGS. On motion of Mr. Willlam M. Tweed Judge Daly ‘was unanimously elected Chairman of the Conven- tion. Judge Daly, on taking the chalr, briefly returned thanks, declaring in conclusion that he would dis- eharge the duties of presiding officer of the Conven- Mon to the best of his ability... APPOINTMENT OF SECRETARIES. air. Thomas ©. Fields then moved that Mr. Wm. Hitchman, of the Nineteenth ward, and Mr. G, Dodge, of the Twelfth ward, be appointed Secretaries ofthe Coavention. Carried. CALL OF DELEGATES. Mr, W. M. Tweed then moved that the wards ve galled in numerical order and the delegates there- om their credentials as they were called, ed. ‘Tae del then, answering to thelr names, presented their entials. BBADING OF COMMUNICATIONS, The Chairman announced that the next order of ‘Dusiness would be the reading of communications. ‘The firat read be from would » iEpAZEO NAMED THB.OONVENTION FOR MAYOR. letter was read from Mr. Oswald Otten- Whose name was connected with the nomina- tion of Mayor. The letter was couched in the warm- p est e of commendation for the nomination of Mr. Hall asthe choice of the Conventioa Fo ee Oftice of Mayor, and was received with TUB GERMAN DEMOCRATIC ‘UNION DELEGATION AD- MITTED—SPEECH OF THE CHAIRMAN. Mr. Wa. M. Tweed then asked leave to introduce ‘Mr. J. J. Friedman, Chairman of the German Demo- orate Taian parey, to the Convention, The admitted and the chairman of ‘the body introduced to the Convention he proceeacd to address the Convention. Mr. PRInpuas Cr ae id that the 5 N On coming forward sa! 0 erganization of which he was the chairman—the to enter your Convention and to enter into your consultations as to the line of policy to be adopted by you, as to the candidates be nominated by you. But this he thought tion which for a number of years has calti ais scecome. with your organization. He Srgsulzation ‘would approve the obyect of ‘our ea, would approve the of our call, and that our call will Be satistactory tw both sides, and that you will be, giad to bid us to call again in other similar conventions. He hoped the time would mot be more than four years from the present when both delegations, the Tamntany and the German, ‘Would march arm in arm into a convention to nom!- nate as the President of the United States the distin- guished Governor of New York. (Appiause.) THE RESOLUTIONS OF THB GERMAN DELEGATION. At @ mecting of the General Committee of the German Democratic Union of the city and county of New York, held last evening, the following resolutions Were unanimously adopted amid great entiusiasm:— Resolved, That we receive with feelings of nride and satis- faction the intelligeace of vur Presivent, Oswald Ottendorser, ha ing Leen earnestly and urgently solicived by prot and intluentia, friends in whe party to become a candid: ‘or ‘the comination for the oilce of Mayor of the etty of New York by the Tammany Hall Convention, and that we sin- regret that reasons of health did not permit our Fn oe td she yond to accept the distingulshea honor inieaded ferred upon bim. ‘That although the German Union democrats are to te thetr wishes in this respect, wii nevertheless, support cheerfully and euergeticaly ‘of Tammany Hall for tae December campaign, ir utmost exertions to secure ihe triumphant said nominces. esolved, That it would afford us Intense gratification if the ection of the Tammany Convention Urts « id re suit according to our expectations aad ma the nomination of Mr. A. Oakey Hall jor the off or aud the nomination of Mr. Ri for ibe oilice of Counsel vo the Cory bighly talented, experienced and e! ey to be the most worthy and sultable ,eutieman to become the muccessor of Our Universally adored Joun T. Hollman, aud are convinced that Mr. Hal's administration as not only be an advantage and Lonor to our pariy, great and lasting beneut to the entire communi: same Ume we are calied uoon to ackuowled, ‘our equally talented and respected Counse! tot aani ‘orporation, Richard O'Gorman, in consequence of the able and tr Proachable manner in which be has o far discharged the dgties appertaining to his ollice, is unquestionably deserving of @ renomination. Ved, That we will in corpore present the foregoing reso- to the Tammany Convention and ask cur Weir carecul wonsideration. A. OAKEY HALL NOMINATED FOR MAYOR, Mr. Milnaei Connolly Register elect, then rose and briefly nominated A. Oakey Hail as Ue cauul- date of the democratic party of the city for Mayor of New York, and that the same be maae with wocia- mation. The nomination was received with applause, The CHAteMAN—It is moved and seconded A. Oakey Hall be nominated for Mayor of thi and it is jurther moved aud seconded that the nouii- nation be made with acclamation. Thove in iavor of tue motion will make acclaim accordivgly, The motion was adopted with plause, the band playing “Hall vo the dudge Daly thea announced that the nomination was confirmed, (Fresh applause.) NOMINATION OF RICHARD O'GORMAN FOR CoRroRA- . TION COUNSEL. Mr. Wm. Schirmer then rose in the body of the Convention and moved that Mr. Richard O'Gorman be renominated to the office of Corporation Coanse:, ‘The motion being duly seconce: ‘The Chairman satd:—It bas ve seconded that Richard O'Gorman tion Counser. 0 moved and renoiinuted ay The mouon Was carried by aceiamation. Music by the band. A COMMITIRE APPOINTRD TO WAIT ON THR CANDI- pats. Mr. 'T. C. Fields, amid great noise and excitement, rose to make & proposition, Ut Une result idaving | been telegraphed to the thousands in the street, ut ‘once the Whole front of the butiding was illuminged as if by magic, Then came peals irom an immense democratic boll, and the firmg of cannon, mingled ‘with but eoon drowning the voices Of speakers and cheerers in the body of Lie hall, prevented Mr. Fieids from proceeding. ‘The Choirman called tpon any democratic brother that would Volunteer his service to go out and stop that dreadful bel. It was impossible to speak with that horrid tocsin sounding in their ears, [f thas betl Was not sto) Taust be. (Laughter.) Mr. Fields then moved that @ committee of one Irom each ward be a inted by the Chatr to notify Ge candidates of their nomination aud to escort the ‘comnntvene being appointed retired and in a Moment afterwards returned with the candidates, ‘who Were introduced by Mr, Field to the Convention. oe cheering and enthusiastic upp aise foliowed. jer wi see: dress the com ‘a8 restored Mr. Hall proceeded 19 ad. MR. WALUS SPRECH OF ACCRITANCE. “ wit nat yen came forward and was recelved teg UtbUrst Of democratic greeting, (he band playing “Hay Columbia,” When stieaco was restored Mr, Hatt spoke as fol- f CHAIRMAN AND GeNtiewEN, Fetniow DEMo- o AND SOLDIERS OF Vicrone cichene it it Ws that fe old democratic actos Bg win Forrest, the tougues of the speakers | | | credentials and no contestants were found. |. o"Gorttian. | made unanimous NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1868—TRIPLE SHEET. who, in his part of the Indian, a you me in an humble way to Y> said, when he was summoned to the councils, “You have called me gud! have come.” (Cheers laugi. ter.) [cannot say, a8 be goes on to say in the drama, “if you do not want me | wil! not go back’ —( ig Nnghier an for a democrat never back. (Con! and laughter.) You have called ine. my friends, and Ihave come. I know room who wil noc say Tam guilty of anv affectation when. Tada that l come with half reluctance and with half fica- tion—the reluctance entirely personal and sti- fication entirely political. “It is a very proud thing to pe chosen in the city of New York as the standard bearer of the democracy, even in a ward of New York, this great metropolis of the American Conti- nent, Twenty-two tines greater, however, than that is the honor of being selected as the standard pe at she ae ted yee of the bye wity ed e umpire Oily of t rea! Continent.” (Applause.) - i. And if you'allow me to say it, it is with a feeling of embarrassment that I never before felt .n your company that Tam here to-night, and I have only to say, 80 far as that feeling will allow me to say, that every pulsation of my heart to-night is one of mtense gratitude to » You have asked me to leave an Oftice the @uties of which I hope I understand and which Liove. But those in whose judgment tt 18 my delight and pride to confide have asked me to become a candidate for anotier oiice, and you, my friends, have endorsed their wish, (Cheers and ap- plause.) I am here, therefore, not as an .indi- vidual; that sinks before you, 1 am here simply as the trustee of the democracy. (Cheers.) And I hope that you ail have Seen enough of me to Know that I never desired to be anything else than 4 trostee of the dem and of you. (Cheers.) I trust that yon have seen enough of ine © know that 4 am not an individuat who ever did desire, or who could or can desire, set up for mygelf and that 1 have but one wish, wherever you may place me, asa ban private or as your temporary staudard bearer, to avg any desire else than to serve my party and to serve Iny friends, (Great cheering.) I | can serve the party—and God knows [shal\ ry to—-if I can serve my iriends, and pan all know 1 will try to do that—(prolonged cheer- ng)—if I can serve the great city, 1 promise with ail my heart to endeavor to do that. [t is all can say and all you can ask of me. Nay, more, I will make an ‘individua! promise, that is as far as im me ties, 1 will not be taken sick during the canvass. (Cheers and laughter.) 1 shall not present to you any physician’swertulicate; and alter making my speech of eptauce Lo-might-it wii take somebody else besides myself to take ie Out Of Lhe canvass, (Cheers) But my embarrassment proceeds from another source, ‘It ts no light undertaking to fuilil the dates of that office that has been so acceptably filled by the ome Mayor that nearly a half nitilion of deino- cratic soldiers of the state have made their chief mazistrate, (Cheers.) Itis not in mortals to command success, and ail | can do is to eudeavor to deserve it; and, aided and guided by you, I will endeavor to deserve success, ‘The victory we have just achieved is one specially worthy of congratulation, With New York as the right flank of the democratic army and New Jersey as the little left Gank we have a Uasis for operations with which the grand ariny of tle democracy will yet Een. and suatch away irom the radical piua- derers at Washington the victory which they have just now wrung from us and barely that. This campaign on which we are about entering possesses more than a personal significance. It cou- Unues to possess, surviving from the last cam- paign, a political significance. We all know that States have preserved and muintained inviolate their independence and power by we very display of a sianding army; that victories have been won time and time again in the history of nations by the magnificent display ofa standing army marching always with serried ranks in the face of the foe, and so long’as the democracy of New York maintains invigiate its wondertul and tre- Mendous standing army, always marching bravely and boidly and patriotically in the face of the foe, so long will this country under the constitution and the laws be preserved and iaintained. (Great cheering.) And it is not alone a question of a majority in tuis campaign. It is a qu mn of numbers; aud if you allow me as your staudard bearer in the cain- paign now about to culminate this to you all:—Let every if possible, who walked to ie pol and deposited his vote for Horatio Seymour and Johu ‘T. Hoffman again walk up to the polls and deposit it, not. for the individual who may be pre- sented, but in the name of the democracy, prosensng again within érie month the serried ranks and bol per honed we oe continue to be oe ee ig that no defeat of any character or kind can depreciate cur energies or diminish our courage, or cause us to falter in the good work of finally restor- ing our country and the nation from traitors and plunderers. (Cheers.) Let the commg fight be short, and decisive. Mr. Hall in concluding again than! the Convention for the honor they had con- ferred upon hun in selecting him as their standard bearer in the coming campaign. candidate was vociferously applauded when he concluded, Music by the band. Mr. O'Gorman was introduced and enthusiastically greeted. oe MR. O'GORMAN’S SPERCH. FeLLow CiTizeNs AND BRETHREN OF THE TaM- MANY Soclety—it 1s with feelings of heartfelt grate tude and honest pride that | accept this signal mark of the confidence of the peopie of thig city. An iappinees tobe born iu w great city, ei lew hppa e born in & = Te it less ness 10 me, fellow citizeus, to feel ‘that, thongu not born in thts great city, you have thus honored me with your contidencer je is LR 5 city—great in being the tat and empire city im practical en- lghienment of the West; great in its liberality and generosity in the weicome it holds out to ail men, of all climes, to all races and all creeds, and iu giving to each of tuem liberty, a home aud @ career. It ia @ pleasing memory, fellow citizens, for me to indulge in, that in 1686 the charter of New York's liberties, the fouudation of her municipal rights, was given her by a man-of the same race and bora on the same island from which | aim proud wa have sprung. (Great applause.) Taomas Was at irishinan, and it was he who gave New York her charter. These chartered rights—the rights of the citizens of New York, her loca) seif- goverament—I bave during my terin of office, to the best of my ability, endeavored to assert aud defend. Sanctioned by the evidence of your confidence, i romise You that, with not iess Zeal and with per- aps accumulated Knowledge, i wili assert and de- fend them as I have. My learned prede- cessor upon this staud told you that this campaign uj which we are now eutering is not a contest of individuais. It is the contest of the great democratic party of this city, which has honored him and, to a less exient, me by placing us in the po- sition of standard bearers ana asserters of the prin- ciples of democracy, ‘The fight we have before us will be ashorvone. Letitbe a siarp and decisive une, As ule people of this city have proved its pa- triotism by defeuding its nominees for President and Governor, let them with (ie sae enthusiasm march to. defend its chartered rights and liberties aud the homes of ts citizens. The city of New York ls now the cenwe of democ- n throughout the jand, it is the great object of radical attack and the great object of dewo- cratic defence. To destroy its self-government, to take tie government from the hands of (ue many and invest it in the hands of the few has been for pias) the object of our radical oppoucats. Defeated in the State they will endeavor to get power in the city, The fight we are now enterug upon is not a Aght of individuals—it is a ght for self-government tor the city of New York. Party leaders are but tae bubbies floating upon tle ocean; ie people are the great deep sea from which leaders rst, live, and into which they sink. Leaders pass away. hey may be kindly remembered or iuay be forgotten, but the interests of tie peopie and the people's liberties are etergal, and must not be allowed vo sink, Thanking you from my heart for the favor you have bestowed npou me, ft can oniy promise you that will do my duty in the onice to which you have nominated me, if your nomination is confirmed by tie voiee of the pedple. 1 vrs Were given for Mr, OGorman. INVENTION SKKBS After the conclusion 0 the chairman announced that the Conven’ March in procession, preceded by the band, to the Manhattan Club House, where ihey would pay the complinent of a serenade to the Governor elect. d the Convention tan Club Louse and sere the Governor elect according to the pro- gramme. Mr. Homan addressed wie Convention aud the crowd that bad assembled im the street, confining lis remarks entirely to the expression of his graufication bt the resuit of ie labors of the Convention—uaving nominated friend Mr. Hall ue ole of Mayor and his frie Mr. O'Gorman to tue office of Corporation Counsel. Thus ended the Convention. MOZART HALL CONVENTION, A. Onkey Hall Nominated for Mayor and Ceerge Shea for © oration Co. te The Mozart Mal City Nominating ¢ onventipn met last evening at half-past seven o'clock at Mozart Jiall, to place in nomination candidates for Mayor and Corporativu Counsel. Andrew Jackson Kirwan | presided, The varions ward delegations then presented their The wards were then called in numerical order for an in- format ballot for a candidate for Mayor, All of the wards but two Domiuated A. Oakey Hall, the other two nominating Smith Ely, Jr, Oo motion, A. Uakey Hall was then nominated by acclamation and declared the unanimous choice of the Convention as thelr candidate for Mayor, A lengthy deb then ensued as to whether, in Making the informal nomination for Gorporaion Counsel, the order of calling the Wards should be re- versed, by beginning at the Twenty-eecond ward stead of at the First, it being arent from ¢! bate that the Twenty-second ward wanted to place in SO aat Seinee aa cok pew t ward hada ine jominee. Is was Analy decided t 6 st the TWotty-second ward, ‘The Toll was. thon catied, when all the wards but the First nominaced George Shea, the First ward nominating Hic © noaiination of Mir. Shea wae nen A committee of five was then ap poitited by tie @hair to wait upon the nominees and, inform them of thelr nomination, vi It was then resolved that in case either or both of the nominees deci the nomination, cepting it, withdrew, the Execuu should have power to fil the vacancy o Alter a congratulatory speech iron a the unanfmity and harmony which characterized the ro Ee the Convention, an adjourament was REPUBLICAN CONVENTION. Colonel F. A. Coukling for Mayor and Charles P. Shaw for Corporation Counsel, The republican convention to nominate candi- dates for Mayor and Corporation Counsel met last evening in overflowing numbers at the coruer of Broadway and Twenty-sevond sireet. Mr, SINcLamt Tousey presided, and said that when the convention adjourned on Thursday, under the operation of the previous questioh, the subject be- fore the chair was the following resolution, oifered by Mr. €. 8. Spencer:— Resolved, That this Convention will nominate candi- dates for Mayor and Corporation Counsel, and that no person will be placed in nomination for eliher oftice except a weil = aud recognized member of the Union Republican ve Mr. CHarirs S, SPENCER said that the circum- stances which induced the presentation of his resolu- uon no longer existed, and he therefore asked unan- ous Consent LO withdraw it, Wich was granted, Mr. Spencer begged to nominate as candidate ‘or Muyor Frederick A. Conkling. (Applause.) He du not desire to take up the ime of the Convention by any extended remarks. Colouvel Conkling had speat the best part of his life in this city, and was well and favorably known as @ scholar, merchant and sound Union republican. He iiad aiways deserved the respect and esteem of wii good and honorable men. He had rerved two terms in the Legislature of the Si and during one of these terms was chairman of the Committee of Ways aud Means, During that term he was the champion of economl- cal admimistration of the government of the State, and in that capacity saved hundreds of thousands of dollars to the overburdened taxpayers of tals State, He served one term Receplabiy it Congress, when the reveilion broke out, and, as colonel of the kighty-fourth regiment, obeyed the mandates of te government and weat twice to the fiela, and be (Mr. Spencer) had been in- formed by the Secretary of War, in his office at Wasnington, that Colouel Conkling was the only colone! of a volunteer regiment tiat came into his ollice and apused him because he was not seat to tie front. Colonel Conkling’s integrity was impeachable, The breath of scaudal never had assailed it, If there were, a3 was represented on a foriner occasion, pr sons outside of the republican party who eariestiy desired to rescue the city from the dishonor, dis- honesty and disgrace imjosed by the ring, they would dnd in Colonel Conkling a man to Whouw they could freely accord their suffrage. Mr, JosepH F, ELLERY seconded the nomination, which was then made by acclamation. ‘Ihe Convention then proceeded to nominate a can- didate for Corporation Counsel. ‘Mr, D.8., RULE nominated Mr. Yooper 0. Van oe and made afew remarks In advocacy of his claims, Mr. JoHN V. GripLry nominated Mr. Charles P. Shaw. Mr. NATHAN KINGSLEY rose and stated that Mr. Shaw was untrue to the republican party, that he had supported Fernando Wood tn the last election for Mayor, and that his course was markedjvy poiiti- cal tergiversation, Mr. C, 8, SPENCER expressed lumself adverse to the claims of Mr. Shaw to nomination for Corporation Counsel and thought hts services, his experience, lis. age, his honesty aiid his ability altogether too trifling to be noticed in connection with an oilice of so much importance. Mr. ALEX. MCLEop took up the cudgels for Mr. Shaw and made some very savage thrusis at Mr. Spencer, telling him that but for his indiiference and downright culpability the republicans would np dewins. thelr Assemblyman in his (Spencer's) district Mr, SPENCER replied very savagely that he had done more than the gentleman who had spoken apd could not understand the mean- ing of foul-mouthed biackguardism, As for Shaw, he could prove he had engaged one time putting up Fernando Wood’s bal. lots If he chose he could skin him alive, but be (Hisses from Shaw’s friends.) ° What was Shaw but a tenth, a twenticth rate lawyer, without eter, without brains, without standing, social, moral, financial or inteilectual? (Hi-ses.) And yet this was the kind of+man that was inieaded to be thrust upon the republican party as their candidate, in the face of a powerful party and an observant Public, (Hisses,) nq Mr. Spencer sat down amid a good deal of agitation. A delegate here called for the preyious question, and an informal ballot was taken, resulting as 1ol- lows:—Van Vorst, 80; Shaw, 64. The formal ballot afterwards resuited in the nomination of Suaw by 30 votes, to 68 lor Van Vorst. Mr. SPENCER moved that a committee of five be eer to wait ou Colonel Conkling and notify him of his nomination. Some one suggested that the same committee wait on Mr. Shaw. MF. SPENCER: cted, saying that Colonei Conk- Mng, on learntug who it was had been nommated for Corporation Counsel, wouid very likely decline ‘bis wy nomination. Finally the committee was instructed to wait on both gentiemen, and a recess of twenty minutes was taken to hear the report. On reassembling Coionel Conkling made his or they cougicted op bien, nl en yromed upan exp! his determination, if aided cheerfully by the party that had given him their standard t carry in the municipal contest, to use all the resources in his power to secure a triumph for the republicans and good, sound city poverament rwards, The viouel, who is @ tall, soe and intellectual looking man, was heartily chee: Mr. Shaw soon after made his appearance, amid the applause of his friends and the very perceptible disapprobation of his opponents, He made a florid rewirn of thanks and a very rhetorical declaration to wage Carthageniao warfare against the Tammany ring. Mr. Shaw wore glasses over rather youthiu: eyes and read his speech—a prodacuon that pro- vohed Bo very enthusiastic endorsement, The Cou- vention tuen broke up in toleraby good humor, CONSTITUTIONAL UMON CONVENTION. ¢ General Andrew W. Green Nominated for Mayor aud Richard 0’Gorman for Corpora The Convention of the Constitutional Union party was held jast evening at Masonic Hall, Thirteenth street. Mr. D. McMahon occupied the chair and made some remarks on taking his seat. Messrs. Crump and Hanijon officiated as secretaries. A com- mittee of eight was appointed on credenuals, The CuainmMan remarked that the Tammany or- ganization is managed by three men, an! not by the people of the city. He was of the opinion that the people wanted nen Of moral worth to represent them, A delegate, on being called upon to make a speech, confessed that ue iad only been tn tie coun- iry since the day belore election, and that he had done his untimost to defeat Tammany Hall, the ene- my, a8 he thought, of liberty and progress; urged the necessity «| clecting men to office who would not disgrace (he country by sending abroad representa- tives who would truckle to England, He was en- thusiasitcaily eheered, but the chairman cut him short by a ‘ing the wames of delegates from the different wards. An eflort was (hen made to obtain a unanimous vote in favor of Mr. Kienard O'Gorn for Corpora- tion Counsel, but it was tually decided, after con- siderable devate, that the vote should be taken by wards, The First, Second, Third, Sixth aud Four- teenth wards were not represented, Quite a breeze sprung up in the Convention in con- sequence of some parties ce tat the tal credentials having obtained admittance Into the ball, and points of parliamentary law were argued with much flerce- neat by a numberof vehement delegates. Oil was atlempted to be thrown on the troubled waters, but it fell on tre. The coat of the Seventeenth ward delegation, being disaatisiied with the way dele- gates were admitted, caused his delegation to with- draw and the confusion beeame geueral. An in- formal bajlot was’ then tiken, and Mr, Richard O'Gorman Was declared Nominated by acclamation, The Convention Then went into rye Mayor, Mr. Andrew W. Green, one of La ‘ark Commissioners, Was proposed first, but there were cries for Mr. Ely and A, Oakey liall at the same Ume, The spirit of the Convention was evidently hostile to Tammany Hail, A motion ior adjourn. ment Was proposed but not seconde. A ballot was then taken with the foliowing result:—Mr. Green, $7; Mr. Smith Bty, 1s, and Mr. A. Oakey Hall 18 A motion to make Mr. Green's nomination unanimous was then put and carried amid much enthnsiasm, A committee was afterwards appointed to wait upon Mr. O'Gorman sad Mr, Green, aud tie Convention adjourned, THE DEMOCRATIC UNION PARTY. Judge Daiy Declines to be a Cardlidate for Mayor. A sha L smigrg hla sie cory 4 tendered the nomination for } or lw it “de- clined with thanks.” pen we ——— a, NOMINATIONS OF A6Q8TANT ALDERMEN, ‘The Assistant AlMertoanic Convention of the Mo- zart, Democratic and Constitnuonal Union factions ae last Hight Rud made the following nomina- Dis, @Brvan Reilly, Democratic Union. 6—John M. Fox, Constitutionai %—John H. Decker, Constitutions v 13—A. H. Giimore, conservative repabiicag. 14—Jamea MoGee, radical repubiicaa, NOMINATIONS OF SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS, ‘The Radical Republican Distriot Scpoo! Conventions met last night. The following are the resulta Henry Fisher, nominated Adjourned to next tuesday night -$. B. H, Vance renominated awes R, Taylor nominated, ichard Warren renomioated r. Alexande be Uetale B.A. Wiider nominated, n reDuws FIRE IN BROADWAY. Five minutes after one o’clock this morning the fre alarm bells pealed out station No. 16, and the several down town engines and truck compantes, with their apparatus hurried to the corner of Broad- way and Wall street, fearful that some of the large buildings in that vicinity might be on fire to such an extent that would canse a serious conflagration, {none fortunate respect only their fears had full realization, us they discovered that a portion of the upper floor of the immense structure known a9 ‘Trinity Buildings,” No, 111 Broadway, was on fire. Appreciating fully the great extent of this butling, bounded by Broadway, Thames Street and Trinity place, they quickly un- bended hose, and engines were set in operation with more than usual celerity, and hardly had the tones of the alarm left the air before up the great winding staircases the hose were stretched and water was being thrown in great streams upon the flames. This happily proved but slight, being con- fined to the extreme upper portion of the building, in its centre, over the hotstway. ° In the space directly under the fire, while Chief Enginecr Kingsland was giving orders to District Engineer Connally, and he to Foreman MacCa ly, engine No. 4, and ‘oters, when wituout the least warning a crash was heard and the entire ceiling, in one mass seemingly, came down with terrible jorce upon tueir heads, Knocking prostrate all who were under it. “Recovering ‘themselves {nstantly, Chief Pngineer Kingsland looked hurrlediy about and saw emerging from the pile of plasier and laths on the floor the foreman who bad just stood beside him, and after anxious inquiry he found that District Engimeer Connaily, soreman MacCally and private Marray, engine No, 4, were slightly bruised ond stunned, from which they recovered when taken into the air, although the précaution was adopted of sending tiem to Hudnut’s piMrmacy, fearmg their ror] might be more serious than at drst ap- pare! ‘The fire was slight and quickly quenched, and the damage done by the flames will not amount to more than $500; but many offices on the upper floor are damaged to a considerabie extent hy water, but probably the whole loss will not exceed $2,500, Lines of hose Were stretched up and down Broadway, and several engines were held in reserve m such prox- pea ag they could have been’ culied ito lustant service, THE FRENCH ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY. Our latest advices from Europe state that the manu- facture of the French Atlantic cable is making satis- factory progress, According to the Engineer’s reports 178 nautical miles had been completed on the 10th inst. All the machines at the Telegraph Construc- uon works at Greenwich aro in operation making the deep sea cable. The manufacture of the section intended to be laid from St. Pierre to the coast of the United States will be commenced. at Woolwich about the beginning of December. In addition to this about 316 miles of heavy core have been manu- factured and tested at the Gutta Percha Company's works, The electrical tests of this core have been most satisfactory; the mean copper resistance is ag per knot as much as two percent better than the quality of copper specied for, The mean gutta percha resistance per knot is twenty- three per cent above the specification. Since the lst instant a large number af hands have been employed on board the Great Eastern in removing cabins and other fittings | on, so to say, | him to to make room for the cable tanks. On the 5th inst. the Telegraph Construction Company accepted the tenders from the Thames Iron Works Company for the construction of three wrought iron tanks, to be fitted into the Great Eastern. ‘The fore tank will have a diameter of 51 feet 6 inches and 20 feet 6 inches deep; the main tank to be 75 feet diameter and 16 feet 6 inches deep; the after tank to be-58 feet diameter and 26 feet 6 inches deep. The company are bound by this contract to have the fore tank finished and ready to receive cable on the 4th January next, the after tank to be finished on the 14th January next, and the main tank on the lat February, These three tanks together will be capable of carrying under water the whole of the deep sea portion of the tirst section, the total length of which ‘wii be 2,643 miles and the weight equal to 4,678 tons, ‘WATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN, ‘The weather Jast evening was peculiarly favorable for the inauguration of the second winter exhibition et the National Academy of Design. The exterior of the Venetian structure at the corner of Twenty-third street and Fourth avenue never appeared to better advantage than beneath the glorious moonlignt which shone wu) it, Its interior was resplendent with the beauty and fashion and intelligenee of the culti- and the very few pteces of the galleries. The galleries it was impossible to ex- ie usual festive air of this annual reunton of the artists and their friends was op Ag by the absence of both flowers and music, which were dispensed with on account of the recent death of several members of the Academy. The most peeecerng, feature of the exhibition was the collection works by the lamented ae es and 8. A. Mount. Two pictures by te W. 8. Mount—“The Dawa of Day” and “A Portrait of a Lady’— were — exhil The last composi- very of W. 8S. Mount, was a dia- yram indicating the arrangement of the nine pictures of bis brother:—“Portrait of Rear Admiral T. Bai- ley,” « i,” “Portrait of a Child,” “Flowers,” “Portrait of %. A. Mount,” “Trout,” “Wood Robin,” “Shell Fish” and “Brook Trout.” The caper Bard tends to add to the exhipition as soon a8 possible a complete collection of tlie very popular works of W. §. Mount. ‘Ten of Leutze’s works and no Jess than thirty-one of those of Eliott, the prince of American portrait painters, are on exhibition. Several of these works bave never before seen by the public. Of t.ese paintings and of the rest of the 353 works which make up the entire exhibition we shail take an early occasion to speak in detail. We shall be lad if, on a closer examination by daylight, our first frprecaion, that, with a few creditable exceptions, the exhibition ag a whole is inferior a aes ex- hibitions at the Academy, shall be modified. Sap Fare OF A Femara TeLEGrarnt OrrRator.— A young lady telegraph operator at Farmington, Me., disappeared from home im August, and nothing was heard from her until some three weeks ago, when her corpse arrived at Farmington by express, Her father at the same time received a letter from a Man in this State, stating that she died of consump- tion, and containing many pious words of consvia- tion to the bereaved parents. The letter also con- tamed a paper, purporting to be the certificate of the attending physictan, to the effect that the young lady died of consumption. The suspicious circum- stances connected with the case led to @ post mor- tem examination, which proved that Uke deceased had recently been relieved from a state of advanced pregnancy, and that the abortion produced was the cause of her death. ATTEMPTED _#ANK Ropereay at Penny, N, Y.— On Wednesafy ‘hight an attevapt was made to rob Smith's K, at Perry, “wyoming county. Upon opening the bank Of Wednesday morning, the cashier; “Mr. H. N. Page, found the wooden door openwg to the vault off tis hinges, and lying around 1og#% were some iron tools and pieces of Umber. An pe ee ey that kJ ope retors ocrected sa entrance by foreing open the rear door of 0] with an iron bar. ney then removed the wooden door in front of the vault and tried to work through the masonry overhead, Fatling in this they drilled @ hole through the Outetde iron door of the vault, and attenpted to force it open, but were foiled by the strength of tf vault.—Rociester Union, Nov, 21. FOREIGN MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS, A Z%oriin paper says that the present Belgian Min- isor at Maar has witnessed the fall of five thrones, Gverturown by five revolutions. He was at Paris in 1330 and 1848, at Naples in 1861, at Athens when Otho had to quit, and finally, be has witnessed the depost- tion of Queen Isabella. Belgium had now better send ris, suggests the impertinent Volks Zeitung. Prussia? retorts a Paris paper. Sttil of amenities | Surely, as there ie no chance of any biting for the present, it would be more dignified not to bark #0 much. A striking and instructive contrast to the statistics of oducatien in Prussia is farnished by Belgium, where, unfortunately, the schools are still in the hands of the priests. Of 15,774 Inhabitants of Roule! 9,849, or 70 per cent, were shown W have grown a without any schooling Whatever, In other pla, chiefly of the manufacturing parts, the pro varied between 31 and 48 percent. Of tl igane themselves, 106 only out of 1,000 could botl, tead and write, 50 could teal, aud the other 860 ld peither Tread Lor write, Referring to the Duke of Brabant’s near?y hopeless Blatey the evarls Liver coutaine ‘singuiur an And why not to the same interchat the wer known Grand Marshal of the Beigian Cour! has véen aent ou @ confidential A ror Francis Joseph to take is Opinion as | choice uf the futnre hetr to the Beldlan © French correspoudent/of the Tunes aska, “9 the Count of Fianders devt, or has le taken Ue vow of j Celibacy, or renowned his contingent xight be | King of the Belgioras 1 . | . The Museam of the Constrvatoith Imperial de usique at Paris contains a pipe organ coustructed | in China about the seventh cantury. Phe frst organ | known in France whs one constricted by an Iai an } Priest during the reign of ‘ous |, in the year $10, Ht was describ d by the wrmers of th: day as being ' composed of pip cd inarge tubes of tin, and to | have sometimes mitated the roarug of thunder aud | sone Arbithg Of a Nate. | J nouncement that Conut Van der Straaten Ponthoz, i | ion to the Emy tg the The } destruction to property and perliaps life would As it i@ the lows will probably | 3 THE PHILADELPHIA TRAGEDY. Discovery of Mrs. Hills Death—Statement of Her Sen-in-elaw—Evidences of a Korrible Tragedy. {From the Philadelphia Inquirer, Noy, 2°.) A Lorrible murder was comimitied last night at the large aristocratic residence situaied at the north- east corner of Tenth and Pine streets, and the vic- tim was an elderly lady named Mrs. Ee. Mu, who owned and ocenpied the property. The murder was one of the most brutal and revoiting ones that has occurred in this city for years. Avout hali-past nine c’clock last night policeman Howard was hailed by a citizen, who informed him that something must be wrong at Mrs, Hill's residence and asked him to make an investigation. Howard rang the bell and it was answered by George 8, Twitchell, a son-iu- Jaw of the murdered woman, and who, in od with bis wife (Mrs. ilil’s daughter), led with the deceased, the tree being the only occupants of the large aud very hanggomely furnished house. The ollicer asked Twi! what was tue matter in the house, when Twitchet! replied that a woman had fallen out of the window and killed herself, The ofticer then entered and was conducted by Twitchell to the dining room on the lower floor, where, stretched out on a settee, was the murdered body of Mrs, Hull, covered with blood and bearing the evident marks of violence about her hea, as though she had been struck two or three times with some iron missile, An examination of the premises was made, and but littie room was left for doubt that airs, Hill had been foully dealch with, and her body thrown from the second story sitting room win- dow into the garden that adjoins tle house on Pine street, for the officcrs,,om entering the sit- tng room mentioned, found a sofa clotted with blood and pools of blood on the floor in close prox- imity to it, A cushion on tie sofa also contamed blood, and it was torn as though some blows aimed at the deceased had missed aud struck the cushion, ‘The blood was then traced through the sitting room to the window of a smali room tiuat adjoins it on the east. The sill of this window was covered with blood, and it was evident that it had been opened and the body thrown imeo the yard. Ad exauipa- uon of the ground disclosed a iarge pool of vlood directly under the window mentioned, and the con- gealed condition of this blood wien discovered indi- cated that the body had lain there some time before the officer entered the house, Blood was traced from the sitting room to the stalrway lead- ing down {fo the first floor, showing con- ciusively that uiter the perpetration of the miurder the murderer went down stairs. A poker was afterwards found in the yard that comtuiued blood on tt, and was undoubtedly used to commit the murder. ‘'witcell had blood on is shirt when BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE. Surcre.—An inquest was held on the body of Catharine Masterson, the servant girl who died sud- denly a few days ago, on Saturday last, when, apon the testimony of Dr. Shepherd, who made a post- mortem examination, the jury retturued @ verdiet to the etlect that the aeceaséd committed suicide by taking corrosive sublina! Tug Navy Yano Rospery.—One of the men ac- cused of being implicated in the robbery of compo- ‘sition metal from the Navy Yard was arraigned in the United States Court, before Judge Benedict, yes- terday, The prisoner pleaded not gaily to the oifence charged, and upon motion of his counsel he Was admitied to bail, whica was txed in the sum of $4,000, to appear for trial. FUNERAL OprRaTors.—Some light-fingered mem- bers of the pocket-picking fraternity plyed their yo- cation with considerable success at the funeral of the fireman on last Sunday afternoon. A lady named Mrs. Witte was robbed of her pocketboox OnE the sum of $17 und @ valuable ring, while standing in the vicinity of the house from whieh the funeral took place, Mrs, Cox, Mrs. Francis and another lady were each relieved of wallets contaln- ing Various sums of money. Thore was nobody de- tected, and others have doubtless been robbed who have not reported their losses. APFFRAY IN JOHNSON SrREeT.—An altercation oc- curred yesterday afternoon between Patrick Ward and Edward Dolan, at the corner of Johnson and Navy streets, when the latter received a severe stab in the neck at the hands of the former, The affray grew out of Dolan’s striking Ward with a stick, which he resented by Knocking his assailant down, A crowd gathered about the two men and quite a lively fight ensued, which laste? for several minutes, when oilicers De'Clue aud Mott arresved both men. Yhey were arraigned belore Justice Kiley, aad were held in $300 bail each to keep the peace for six months, Neither of the men would prosecute the other when taken inte court, LAYING THE CORNER SYONE oF A CoURCH IN Sour BRrookiyN.—Thero was a numerous con- course of persons assenibled yesterday afternoon, in Twelfth street, between Third and Fourth avenues, Gowanus, Who were attracted there by the an- nouncement previously given that the corner stone of the new building of the North Reformed Duteh chureh was to be laid, fice In course of ereo~ ton is the property of North Re- the ¢ taken there. Mrs. Twitchell was retained at the house where the murder was comtitted, which was beid in charge by Sergeant Penningion and a posse of police during the night. Mrs. Twitchell appeared to be very much concerned about her husband and spoke to the olicers more about him than her mur- dered mother. ‘The anunas of the marder bas not yet been dis- covered, and it is not known on whac Kind of terms Mrs. Halland her daughrer and son-in-law lived to- gether, Twitchell is a strong, bealtuy looking man, ubout thirty-two years of age. Later Particulars—Mrs. Twitchell Held in Custody as an Accessory to the Murder— Suppoved Cause of the Crime, PHILADELPHIA, Noy. 23, 1868. The excitement over the murder of Mrs. Hill con- tinues unabated. Mrs, Twitchell, daughter of the de- ceased by her first husband, has been placed in cus- tody, she being suspected of having been a partici- pant with her husband in the crime. The cause of the murder appears to have arisen 1n the disposition of some money used by Mr. Twitchell in the pyrchase of a house ior Mrs, Hill, who was 8 woman of Wealth, she having inherited a large estate from her last husband. Negotiations had been going on for the purchase of a house on the cornep-oi Tent and Pine streets, and it 1s stated that Mr. Twitchell, who was entrusted with the management of the matter, had the deed drawn up in the name of his wife instead of that of Mrs. Hill, There had been some dificulty about this proceeding, and the murdered woman had been advised to prosecute her son-in-law for misappropriation of funds. It is supposed that the object of the murderer was to possess lifmself of the property and to get out of the way any evidence that existed a8 to how he came into pussession of it. The deceased had only a life interest in the property, which reverted to her late husband's next of kin, NEW JERSEY INTELLIGENCE. Jersey City. THE LETTER CaRRLERS donned their gray uniform for the first time yesterday morning. 4 THE WASHINGTON GUARD went on their annual target excursion yesterday. THE ALDERMANIC VACANCY.—Mr, James Eiber has been nominated by the republicans of the Fifth ward for Alderman. BURGLABY.—The residence of Samuel C, West, No. 56 Sussex street, was entered by burglars on Satar- day night and robbed of $600, The thieves e3- JUVENILE TILL TAPPERS.—Two lads entered a clothing store on Newark avenue and Warren street last Saturday evening, and while one kept the bo; inside the room engaged the other completely rife ‘the till of its contents—about forty dollars. AN ALLEGED THIZF SURRENDERED.—Phillp Crow, who was arrested on the charge of assaulting the inmates of a house in Cincinnat! and robdblug it of 3,000 in bonds, was delivered to detectives from on Saturday night, Base BAL on Sunpay.—Eight lads arrested by the police for playing base bail on Sunday on the ball grounds above Erie street, were taken be- fore the Recorder yesterday. Two were discharged; the others were fined ten dollars each. Hudson City, CHARGER AGAINST A MAGISTRATE.—-A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Justice Maires on s charge of having appropriated aixty doiiars belong- ing to @ man Who Was committed to jail on a charge of assault and battery und who, it is alleged, lefia check for that amount with the Magistrate, THE REILEY STABBING AFFRAY.—Thomas Martin has been convicted in the Connty Court of an atro- cious assault on John Reiley, a few weeks ago, in South Second street, Jersey City. Kelley, i whi be remembered, Was so severely stabbed that lis ile was despaired of for several days. Newark. Boys INyenep By A GLeE Pot ExrLostoy.—Yes tesday forenoon, while adding some water to the botler of a gine pot, in a factory on Washington street, a lad named Joho Welsh, residing with his parents on the corner of Shipman and Augusta streets, with several others, was injured tn conse- quence of an explosion. It seems tié water in the voller had been permitted to entirely evaporate, and as soon a8 more was poured into the vessel it in- stantly exploded, dashing the inside pot, containt the glue, all over the persons of the boys, W was most severely burned. His face and left were shockingly mutilated. His injuries, howe’ are more puintul than dangerous, Branchvil! BURGLARY AND AtremPTEd, IncRNoIARISM.—Tho Store of Struble & Gaston at this place was recently entered by burglars and $2,000 worth of government» bonds, owned by Judge William McDovald, and about $200 in cash belonging to the firm carried o7. After setting the store on fire the miscreants then decamped. The flames were speedily subjugated but still the store and property is damaged to the amount of $9,000, which is, however, Covered by in- surance. ‘Trenton. Destrauctive Fine.—On Sunday morning some stables tn the rear of the America House took fire and before any effective assistgnte could be rendered nine horses, two loads of hay, a large quantity of harness and other property was completely destroy- ed. ‘The lames communicated to the livery of Ivins & Mount adjoining and destroyed seventeen ine sleigus. But for the prompt action of the fire department the been much larger. not exceed $10,000, LOcaL, vet LENGE, SUPPOSED ACOLOESYAL DROWNING.—Avout two o'clock yesterday afternoon the body of @ voy, sup> Dosed to as a Hagerty, residing at No. 39 J street, was to sink in the North river, opposit the foot of Frankiin street. Cano Severciy Burwep.—Catharine Tooney, aged the months, while lying in a cradie yesterday aftegnoon on the fourth floor of No. 220 Canal street, " porente’ realdence, was severcly burned by the Sea ing taking fire ro astove. Her mother was temporari ‘absent, and the door of the room bei docked arine’s clothes were in a sheet of a any Stee tt Omicer xt cl rush stairs and break ished. the fire fics; ai, where jou, i id conveyed her to the New York she noW lies in @ dangerous con- have | formed Church, which b 1 rahip- ped in the frawe church on » near ‘Twentieth street. The new structure, which will be of brick, with brown stone trimmings, is fifty-four feet in breadth by eighty-five feet In length. The ground floor is to be fited up as a Sanday achool. of architecture 18 Gothic and the cost is at 340,000, it will be finished about t of July, 1869, The ceremonies yesterday were of we order usually observed upon such occasions. Rey. N. P. Pierce, the pas- ter, gaye a statement of the origin and progress of the new enterprise. A box containing specimens of the currency in use, reports of certain public vodies, a copy of the Hkkanp and other New York and Brookiyu papers was deposited in the corner stone by Deacon Garret G. Bergen, and an address. wus delivered by Deacon S, B. Dutcher, after which the assemblage dispersed, THE CunistiaAN Union.—The Brooklyn Christian Union heid their annua! meeting last night in the chapel of the Rey. Mr. Putuam’s church, in Pierre- pont street. Mr. Robert Foster, President, read his annual report. Referring to the improvement which had beeh made in the reading room by the selection of some excellent works and periodicals, he was pleased to say that the reading moom was now thoroughly unsectarian in al! its selections of litera- ture. During the past year the suin of $4,000 had been raised, and it was recommended that the read- ing room be opened on the afternoon of Sunday. The Treagurer’s report showed that the expenditures of the year, from December 23, 1867, to November 21, 1868, @mounted to $3,711 36, leaving a balance to the oy due Treasurer of $273 46. A john W. Onadwick classes. was read by the prevention of ignorance among the wealthy ‘Those who possessed wealth, he thought, were too much given to pleasure. Tnew tine was spent at houses of amusement instead of in Loa tig ae need An coast 9 of ofticers then took place, resulting as follows:— ‘ident, Charles P. Garrish; A Edward T, Fisher; ‘Treasurer, Robert Poster. The Board of Direction includes representatives of the Unitarian, Universalist, Congregutional, Episcopal and Baptist churches. An address was delivered by the Kev. H. M. Gallaher, who spoke Peimeipelly of the importance of the reading room. Rev. Mr. Putnam also made a short address upon the success ofthe Union during the past year. The Rev. Mr. Blanchard followed in a few remarks, after which the meeting adjourned, ‘ANOTHER LARGE FIRE IN BROOKLYN, Three Houses Burned—Loss §$24,000—In- surances, r The alarm of fire given for the First district about ten minutes past three o'clock yesterday afternoon was occasioned by the discovery of fire in the two story and attic frame building No. 11 Hicks street, adjoining the Plymouth Church Bethel Mission building. Owing to the light and inflammable character of the contents of the house the flames spread with the greatest rapidity, speedily devour- ing the whole and communicating with the. brick houses on the north side, Nos. 7 and 9 Hicks street, which were gutted by the devouring elements de- spite the sturdy efforts made vy the dremen to save them, ‘The second story of No. 11 was occupied as a car- penter shop and owued by Jacob, Hart, bullder. Hart estimates his loss at €5, on which he has an insurance of $2,800; insured in the Phenix Insurance Com: , of Brooklyn, for $2,300 and in the Hamii- ‘ton Insurance yap of New York, for $500. The lower story of this building wae occupied by A. BR feces age painter, Whose 1033 ts about $500; not insured. No, 7 was occupied by Mr. James Masters as a har- ness and saddie shop. “His loss is estimated at $760. The building was owned by Mr. James Trummell, whose loss will amonnt to $5,000; fally insured. No. 9 was also the property of Mr. Trammell, and was occupied by Dr. stewart, dentist. Loss $500; loss on building $5,000; insured, Noa. 62 and 64 Fulton street were oceupied by Messrs, Poo! & Bergen as an oll and lamp store. ‘Their loss ts estimated at $1,000; said fo be insured. ‘The upper floors of No. ere fe! by Mrs. Keen, who snataing a lossof $300. While taking out some of her goods she had her pocket picked of a portemonnate containing twelve dollars. The root of the Bethe! Mission sciool was damaged to the amount of $00, The fire ts believed to have been of incendiary origin from the fact tat there had been no fire used in the baikling in which tt originated for some time past. The Assistant Fire Marshal is engaged in in- vestigating the cause aud origin of the fire, THE ARTILLERY EXPERIMENTS AT FORTRESS BONROE. Third Day's Viring=The Effects Upon Brick and Grauite Wall Fonrness Moynog, V The Boord on experimental fring resume? opera- tions this morning at eleven o’clock. The jirst shot was fired at the stone pier on the right of the em- brasure, at which they had deen ring yesterday. It struck the stone work about five feet from the ground, and near the embrasure, knocking ont several large pieces of granite. ‘The second shot struck the piet about in its centre, segitering fine pieces of granite in every direction, and starting some of the outside work. The third shot struck above the frst our, . amd also neat the embrasure, doing much damage to the masonry where {t was joined to the trou work, Knocking several pleces off. The fourth shot was fired at the left hand pler, whith is composed of brick and concrete. It struck near the centre of the ier and crumbled the front part for some two or threo feet in thickness entirely to pieces. The rear of thé pier, however, was not injured im the least. The arch Cl work overhead was injured by bie receding #hol Pifnelt attention ‘was then turned to the Gnelss tower, Which recdived @ shotin ita centreedaniaging it bad the scales fly in every direction. Another shot, from an opposite le, struck on the left side, somewhat lower down, conaiderabie dai and the masonry, the firing upg the embrasure at the ex! left, the one first experimented on, and which, we understand, is the inveniton of (General Totten of the Engineer Corps. In the first day's firing they bad badly dam: it Mear and about the embrasure, 80 ay aimed at tie solid work to the right and of bmg pe whieh 1s suppo! by stone work on one and brick ork on the otter, ‘The first shot strack on the rigat wie, being the one eons by stone work, which ae large pone the granite and started (he stone work at the rear. A second shot iti | work, pI ning ite way, | $$$ tl jeces far to the rear. A shot was then THE NATIONAL GAME, \ i ae ae Jefe wand sida of te work, Ric On Thanksgiving Day there wil! bo a genera: wina | “The Board, Gpparentiy sauiaed, wih the re#uls up by the bailists, Several god games are to come | experiments . fenoastng., off, and among others the Atiautle Hoat Club, of Ho- | ,, he followmmmomioers, WH, hate Yor te wort: g boken, will play with the Papiee at Hoboken, in | General A. A. oT a et enna, bite the morning. th parties intend to goin for good states Army; Ge Giimore, Deiateld, | Soto sport, and bo doubt can be enter! suc | stock (of Genetal t's. staff) aod Benham; ad coma. ton and Majors S108 & ‘The Committee on Rules of the National Assocta- tion will meet at four o'clock thi afternoon at the | Astor House. Several important amendments to the | rules will be proposed and acted upon. The National Association will meet at Atzerot Flall, Washington, on the second Wednesday of December. | operate, which have been The secretaries of several ciu The Board will romain here anti! Monday, i | they will probabiy compete the Bad rho 2 other | now but two parapets, one of countNY CO whiclt to |) | of aoll, each supporied by masonry, 1964, ForTr sae 1 thoir | Hamed several times, are again requested to forward | 4.4 poarg on expe | their ciab statements and address to the Recording Pa ae ie for Wasuingtoo. | Secretary of the State Association. ‘ations to Gar, ®