The New York Herald Newspaper, October 28, 1869, Page 10

10 SOCIAL SCIENCE, Highly Interesting Session Yesterday—Read- ing of Papers on “Emigration,” by Commis- sioner Kapp—“Vaccination as an Element of Public Health,” by Professor Bacon— “Election of Presidents of the United States,” by Charles F. Adams, Jr.—“Reform of the Civ Service® by George W. Curtis, and “The National Census of 1870,’? by James ‘A. Garfleld. ‘Phe Social Science Association met again yester- @ay afternoon and evening, at the Historical Socl- ety’s rooms, Second avenue, corner of Fieyentn Bt eet. the previous day. Mr, Frederick Kapp read a paper on *lami{era- tion.” Alter informing his hearers why, in his Opinion, people emigrated from foreign coiulnies be said that from 1776 to 1515 emigration was very slim on account of the American Revolution and the European wars. Not more than 3,000 to 4,000 per anuum arrived during this period. When peace was established it took a iresh start, The famine of 1516 ‘and 1817 gave the first powerful impetus to 4 larger German emigration. In 1827 there were 11,963 eml- grants from the United Kingdom, agalust 7,709 in 3826, and in i828 there were 17,540. In 1820 the number sank to 10,594 and in 1930 to 3,874, The increase was the same every year of great distress or revolution or na- tional distrust. During the decade from 1835 to 1854, inclusive, Ireland sent 1,612,109 emigrants to this country, but after that her quota bas faieo of Lo less than one-half the average of the last ten years. The failure of the revolution of 1849-51 drove immense numbers of Germans over, but the great ost number came in 1864. From 1445 to 1864, inclusive, the number of Ger- mau emigrants was 1,220,392, In like manuer eu graion falls of as the chances of success im te United States grow less, The worse the times in Europe the larger he emigration; the worse the tines im Awerica the smaller the emigration, El grants preer the United 3 to other countries equally fertile, beautiful and easy of access, because the soll Is cheap, labor Is better remunerated, and the government does not Interfere with them. A colonist aust be his owa master in order to fully develop his physica! and mental resourees and to help in votid- tug up a free commonwealth. The Teutonic race represent the successful principle of self-government, @ud the Latin nations the unsuccessful one of State @ependence and protection It was frou no whim that the emigrant avoided the Svuthern States while they were cursed with slavery; it was because they nad no civil liberty, Their natural advantages are in many instances uch superior vw tose of the Northern States, and ~ heuceforto a tide of emigration will How ito them An is60 every emigrant was questioned as to the amonnt of money he had with him; and the average was found to be $68 08. But 3 found that the full ly stated, it was shown, how- average they possessed # jurger si tuau is held by Wie localized residents of auy know muiuty. mated that the German emigrants alone it into this couutry annually an average of ¢ $11,000,000, 4 One has clothing, tools and ies Aiso, Ihe value Of Whien, With his cash cap- Anis Lo $150 (2 JOW estrmate); 80, 48 260,000 ts arrived iu New York in 1859, une national li Was augmented that year by $37,500,000, An grant ts W Stas mulch to this country as it * to produce a native born laborer oi the same , but the net product of his labor, by uty of his adoption grows and flour- according to his invellectaal ea- ty, hereditary disposition and national quahiies, It 18 ‘calculated that an American Jarmer or skuled laborer cot fiiteen years of hig life, or he becomes gelf- supporting; and a female $760. One-tith of the euugrants are jess than tifteen years oid; but then there are more meu comlag over Luan Women, aud very many are of the higher order of skilled iavor, the educaiion of whom costs here five umes $1,500, ‘taking them, however, to be half maie and balf fewle, each One will be Worth $1,125 to this country, wiih iz gains tree of expense. ‘The number of ewigrants who from May 5, 1847, to January 1, 1550, arrived at the port of New York was 4,035,W1, Wlitch Number represents a capital Value of $1,125 and a cash vaiue of $160, beimg $1,275 In all per bead, ai 1ncreaseé to the national wealla Of $6,149,715,525, Assuuling the mmuigration iato the Whole Union to be 300,000 souls per year, the COUnLTY {ans $592,500,000 per year, or more than $1 v00, 000 per das Without emigration the yea population by excess of Virtis and deatas is about while we actual increase from 1840 to 1850 was $5.97, and from 1850 to 18480, 35.59 per cent; and we Must understand that a large proportion of the births are tiose of the ciulldrea of tormer emigrants, Had emigration been stopped mm isz5 there would have been very /itue numerical change in tue popu- iation in 1865, Immigration, therefore, las pushed the country forward forty years in national pro- gress, and the increase 1n al! the departments of uauoual progress has been in exact ratio to the jucrease of population, immigration is @ matter of State concern lone. It ts argued that Congress siiould take it in Charge, aud that the commutation money of $2 50 per head collected at the principai ports of entry shouid be distributed pro raca among the seVerai states. New York, where — five- sevenths of tue wamigrants are ‘lauded, 18 espe- cially attacked; yet this State is the only one which has Orgamzed a proper system for the pro- tecjion of immigration. it Look a long time to per- fect it, however. Formerly emigrants were treated like brutes and shametully robbed; but at last the community saw that it suifered as much as the emi-, ‘ants by this, and the Goard of Commissioners of migration Was appointed on the bta of May, 1847. ‘The Commissioners, who serve gratuitously, are the ‘dians Of a fund credited by the commutation money of $2 60 per nead, which the emigrant has a Tight to fail back upon. Last year the receipts amounted to a littte more than $670,000, and the Com- missioners now hold in trust on Ward's Island @ peaperty Valued at $2,000,000, and are perfectiy able 0 provide for emigrants in all cases of necessity. ‘The expenses last year were:—For salaries, rent, re- ra, kc, Of Castie Garden, $120,000; to hospitals ir care of emigrants, $100,000; and for 11,513 in- mates of hospitals and refugees on Ward’s Island, $230,000, Jt is true that only ten to fifteen per cent of the Whole number of emigrants apply for support, but the free Janding of their baggage, the protection against fraud or tmposition, facility of procuring passage tickets and correct weighing of baggage are Wortn more than two dollars and flity ceuts. Be- sides, the emigrant, in case of sickness, when he remains flye years after his arrival, has te rignt of admission to the hospitals on Ward's island, and he is taken cave of when destitute. Congress has only the right to protect the emigrant on tue hich seas; after he lands his case is purely @ police regulation, in Which the State alone is interested, If Cougress should take hold of him his case Would soon become the subject of political ebicanery, and the result may be iwaglued. About fiity per cent of all new comers go to the coun- wy \d of these again about seventy-ve per cent go to the t, 80 that in proportion to ite Rize and population New York derives iess benefit from immigration than the Western States. The healthy, industrious and wealthy emigrant gene- Tally goes West or South, and the wortiless one Temains behind. ‘The Board of Emigration prevents disease from spreading all over the country.. Lt 1s Specially imporcant chat the emigrant should not be imposed upon, as he then loses uis elasticity of mind aud trust in his new reiations, and becomes more of 8 burden than a source of profit. ‘The einigrant is still shamefully abused in his transit to vis country and Congress vuld ende} Yor to effect some interuational treaties for his pro- tection. Ithas a fine opportunity now in the omer Of ube North German Contederation, Let it be cone 88 soon as possible. ‘The next paper read wat by Protessor Francis Bacon, of Yale College, on the subj of“ Vaccina- ton ag an Element of Public Heal: The Professor began with some historical account Of thé great destructiveness Ofamallpox. The ravages of this disease, he said, have been so far re- Btrained by the use of vaccination that they have be- come @ matier of history rather than of preseut interest. If the emailpox were as tatal now as in former times we should bave from 3,007 to 6,000 Geaths from it in the city of New York as an ordinary mater, Lhe speaker here gave some account of what was done m the process of inoculaung the srnallpox, which preceded the introduction of vacci- hation, ahd pointed out the fact thal, although the disease Was usually mitigated by this means, yet the general mortaity from smalipox was tucreased by inoculation, every imoculaved case acting £8 a focus of infection; $0 that in several countrica iuoculation by the sniallpox bas n prohibited by jaw. A historical sketch of the introduction of Nation Was next given by the speaker, and a description of the phenomena of vaccination, show- lng how complete the protection against smallpox \4 When vaccination has been thorouguly performed ; Riso that vaccination may be uged even alter smill- pox bas been con'racied and before that disease has had Uwe io deveiop, with the result OF greatly miti- Baug ie effects. “Ie showed at lengih, by an im- INENSE Array Ol #latiavies, Vhat the degree of security Against SUML|pox 18 in exact ratio to the thorollgli- ess Of the Vaccination. He slated thut m Boge $1,000 for the first rly mereage of the jand, at the cose of tue last ce re died from smalipox anuually usand to every million of populauop, while {rou Leal to 3855 (he averave was only s04, and frona 1854 to 1803 Inclus:ve, 171, In many Barop continental countries aud cities, where Vaccimation rariety Ol ‘dhe Eupposed svi) conscauences Of Vaccination ‘There was @ larger audience present during | the afternoon and evening sessions than there was | | fleld in which the labors of this dssoetation Can be NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1869—QUADRUPLE SHEET. ‘were next alluded to, and the groundless character shown of the charge, loosely aud popularly made, that other diseases are propagated thereby, Dr. Marson, of Engiand, who has performed over 60,000 Vacemations, declared that he bas never seon other diseases communicated with the vaccine | disease, nor does he believe in’ the popular | reports that they are so communicated. No doubt | ignorance and recklessvess baye made vaccination | @ pest; but these are sus of Malpractice aud do not detract from the credit or aavantages of vaccination. | Professor Bacon then look up the question how far | the vaccine Virus loses its efieaey by transmission — through many series of human subjects, He velieved that the ideas entertained by some of the profession to this effect were founded on carelessness and ine eiicieney mm the periormance of Vaceination rather than on any real decrease of power turough traps- mission, the facilities with which vaceination can be given to tbe public; aud while it seemed jmpracticable in this counvy to attempt to enforce vaccination upon eyerybody, under legal penalties, yet the govern- ment may in various ways facilitate ths process. | 1, The establistiment of & bureau of yacctnation by the general government Was proposed, with a sudicient corpa of oMcers, The -duties of said bureau to consist i supplying vaccine matter of uu- lun peachable character Lo ali proper persous making application for the same; in accumuiating, studying and diffusing evidence relating to vaccination, and in coaserniag with such commissioners Lrom the 8ev- eral Sites as mignt desire information or aid, 2 Commissious of inguiry to be appoimted by the several Mtates, 8. Provisions for free public vacci- nation by individual States should be established upon the most liberal scale. The advantage of hav- log vaccination performed by public ofticers, spe- cially qualified and imsteucted for the purpose and supplied with the best material, was strongly in- sisted upon. Professor Bacon concluded his paper by an exposition of the English laws relating to vac- cination and weir practical workiug. Charles Francis Adams, Jr., next read a carefaily prepared paper on the “Election of Presicents of the United States," in which he udvocated the elec- tion by popular vote insiead of by electors. Lie The importance was shown of increasing | eform 18 essential to political health, All who | have considered the subject arrive at one conc sion—that a change in the constitution is impe uve, The necessary moditloation wil be fouucd reduced to form in the report of Mr. Lawrence, of Olua, on the New York election frauds, Alter dijating upon the preseut mode of electing the President and reading the article of the coustitu- ton which provides the mode, he said:— Here ls a tangivle measure of vital reform which seeids to be UheXveptionabie, What cau be done to make it @ practical question? How cau tts adoption be forwarded ? Polltt ans, caucuses and conven- tions cannot be reed on in Ylis matter, This meas- ure seeks to dry up, not to create a fountaim of cor- ruption, It carries with jt no political patrena, he spirte of victory. Ii there is, then, any public made useful, if there ts any function itean fulfil, it is on putting its shoulder to the wheel to forward Sach measures as that proposed by Mr. Law- rence, It showla adopt such deserving poiltical Orphans. Political organtzations wil notdo this, yet somebody must. To this work the American Social Science Assoclation proposes more especially to devote itself, and it has already begun by adopt- ing, 80 far as it nay, that most deserving and most negiected of political orphans, the civil service reform. That it may etficiently prosecute thts labor it asks support and encouragement from the large class who, While wishing weit to their country, are Yet conscious that, tmmersed m other pursutts, the: do not do their tuil duty as citizens towards it, Wit! thisend in view [ would now respectfally suggest that this aasociation do memoriatize Congress on the subject of the immediate passage by it, and sub- thission to the Legisiatures Of tne several States, with & view to its adoption into the federal constitu- tion, of the amendment io that instrument recom- mended at the close of report No, 31, House docu- | ments, Fortieth Congress, third sesston. At the evening session a highly elavorate and en- teriaming paper on “Reform of the Civil Service’? was read by George William Curtis, Mr. Curtis sought rather to call attention to the rare ol the reform by exposing the present con- dition of the service and the imevitable result of tye existing system than by considering the detatis of a | method. He began by reiating an anecdote of President Lincoln's humorous impatience of the iimportunity of politicians seeking to cou- trol appointments, ‘ihe present qualification for the civil service of the United States is unsern- pulous party zeal. Our systeia 1s, therefore. the most ignorant, wastelal and destructive possibile, It not only fosters political corruption, but it poisons the springs of moral action in the nation itself, and so endangers its permanence. Violating the tunda- mental principles of tlritt and economy, we furnish the imternal condition that an enemy inost loves to see, ihe same simple virtues that founded the nation can alone preserve it, These are the plainest of truths, but we despise tuem, tis claimed that ours is a government of parties, and that j arties can be effectually managed only by patronage, #ut actually this 1s a government oi the people through parties, and when it is urged that tue dominant party must be supported by tue public familiarized with the inquiries made, and that, as far as ble without the aid of census takers, the blanks may be filled up. This will Insure greater correctness and will greatly re- duce the time required for the enumeration, By the use of these schedules and an organization guch 48 has beon suggested it ts believed that the enumera- tion may actually be completed in one month {rou the lst of June, It should be put into tle law and mto the official’ «oath of -— all oMcers aud employés of the Burean that the returos are confidential; that =the ‘business of no citizen shall be made public; that the returns of money values shall not m any way be made the basis of taxation nor be used as evidence in the court, Tnese provisiona of the law should be printed on the Schedules, and the President should be requested to issue his proclamation calling upon all the eopie to aid in making the returns as full and accurate as possi- bie. A liberal compensation in the simple form of salary or per, diem, with no mileage or con- structive charges, should be provided 80 4s to com. mand and insure the best talent of the nation for the execution of the work, Smali pay in the matter would be wastefulness. The ninth census of the United States will be far more interesung gud important than any of its eight pre- decessors. Since 1850, in aptte of its losses, the nation has doubtiess greatly iucreased in popu- jation and in wealth, {t has taken @ new pesition among the Matious, It has passed through one of the most bloody and exhaustive wars of iustory. ‘The tume for reviewing its condition 18 most oppor- tune. Questions of the profoundest interest demand answers. Has the loss of nearly half a milliou young and middle aged men who fell on the fleld of battle or died in hospitais or prisons diminished the ratio of increase of population? Have the relative numbers of the bexes been sensibly changed? Has the reia- live number of orphans and widows perceptibly increased? Has the war affected the distribution of wealth or changed the coaracter of our industries, and, i 80, in What manner and to what cxtent? What bave been the effects of the struggie on the the coyniry? These questions, and many ioie of the wost adsorbing interest, the census of i870 should answer, If ido not, the failure will reiect deep disgrace On (he American peopic. OUR CITY SEWERAGE. Two Hundred’ Miles of Sewers in New York Grave Errors in Their Construction and the Remedies to Be AppiledEsecis of Inewtl~ cient Drainage and Stagnant Wrice in Vacs Lots on the Public Health-What the Board of Health aud the Croton Board are Doing. ; In the administrarion of civic affairs there is no sabject of more importance to the weltare of a city or the health and comfort of its population than that of drainage and sewerage, In the large cities of the Old World the history of thetr progress demon- strates the truth of this assertion, * and the vast stins whicn have been and are still being expended to remedy the errors of the past show the alarming condition to which, throngh years of negle:t, they had at length arrived. In this great city, with its densely populated wards, the unsystematic manner in which the sewer- age has been managed has already resnitea in the outlay of hundreds of thonsands of dotiars, with 00 perceptible result, as well ag being a deep-seated fgent of disease. The mortality list of New York has been greater im proportion to its population than even the older cities of Europe, and the nu- merous contagious diseases that have swept over the island in years past may be attributed in part to tie dilapidated and illy constructed drainage chaunels. There are aiready more than two hundred miles of sewers under our streets, nearly ail of Which have been built without any regard to system. To cor- rect or even lessen the evils resulting from so mauy years of mismanagement ts a task whieh will require much study aud thine, as well as an enormous outlay of the money of the people, SEWERS ABOUT THE PARK. In the upper portion of the city where sewer been laid the engmeers or those to whom this busi- ness has been entrusted, have sadly negi study the lessons of the past, as the sequel will attest. Nitimerous smail streams fed by underground springs have their source near the Park and empty info the North and Kast rivers after meander- ing in diferent directions, Since the limits of the city have extended up so far, these streams have been filled up wita the garbage and refuse of the streets and the uew wade ground bought up, divided up treasury {t 1s really asserted that fragality, eil- ciency And honesty are incompauble with popular government. Tne practice of a strict party dispo- sitign of the puvilc service was nov tiat of the first adiministrations; but even men tne evils of a Waut of proper organization were apparent. Office was held at the wili of the appointing power, not py any tenure of fideluy or industry. Continuance in office was the practice, bit 1t Was Mot the law. The practice, however, founded on reason, was so respected that the Con: gressional Comiuntttee upon Ketrenchment state that they have not ljearued of the removal of a single subordiaae Otticer, except for cause; froin the beginnlug of Waslington’s adininisivation to that of Jackson. Vacancies, which were not made, but “nappened,”’ were filled, however, frou the domi. haat party. Presideat Jackson tatroduced the pres- ent system, Wicd makes the emoluments of the whole civil service the spoils of the successful pariy. Its motto 13 “Vue viel! —woe to the con- quered—and wWhiehever party is the victor the country is always the victim. very four years the whole machinery of the govern- ment is pulled to picces, and the great oif- cers of the United states become mere oflice- holders. The subordinate oficers are not appointed for fitness, and the coUnity 1s, therefore, served more Wretchedly and at & more extravagant rate than any citizen. ‘the officer, taught by the system to Consider office an imsecure prize, seeks to “make the most Of it in the suortest time. He is Judged by the appointing power not by the manner in which he does his duty, but by the zeal with which he serves iis party. He must do the “hard work” of the rg aud 80 sophisticated has the public mind beeome that an office-holder writes that ofive-holders ought to’ take tue active part of the business into their own hands. ‘The puvue yieids.jand the consequence, and the result ts that we are obliged to vove for can- didates nomiuated by those woo are selfishly inter- ested in their success, Of course the reputation of the service 13 long since ruined. There are, indeed, men of the highest honor, idustry and abiltry tu the civil service of ‘he United States; but those qualities do not make them any surer of their positions, They know etter than any of us that & position procured without qualification aud Jost wituout fault—a post without honor or promo- tlon—canuot appeal to tle ambition of wortay men, Bat the system is not ouly absurd and wasteful, but by ex: ipezating Dacty spite wakes the food of thoa~ ndg of families dependent upon the resuit of an election, and so embitters the election to a perilous degree. Nor are its evils limited to the service, The bad example visits every department of activity and industry. If fitness 18 disregarded in public ofice it will become less Valuabie in private employ- Ment. Moreover the moral standard of the country must mevitably decline, and we shali see cons} Cuons citizens publicly professing respe: those yom they could uot welcome to their t These facts musi at last force home the que: whether 4 nation becoming moraliy retten can long endure. ‘The Civil Service reiorm, therefore, bewins h the assertion that there is no reason in the ture of things, nor of our form of government. Why the United States should hot manage tw atfatrs with the atime economy, ability and honesty that private business is managed, and that vo do this the most obvious means must be used, The basi# of any good system must be some Kind of com- peuitive exemimntion, fur Waich thé bill Introduced by Mr. Jenckes provides, and the value of which has been tested in other Countries, The objections to the reform show ratier a desire to oppose than reason im opposition. it 1% asserted thal juto lots aud sold to speculators. ihe subject of sewers was tie last thougut of, but in tune they were bat, but im a manner wWiat sheuld cai the attention of the taxpayers. Jn the iirst piace they were not deep enough; secondly, they were bunt of inferior imaterial, atid’ lastiy We sewers Mm several sucets will have to be taken out entirely, which will involve an expenditure to tue city of between $75,000 and $100,000, When, if they nad been properly construcied in the first place, all of tuus eXpeuse and trouble would lave been obviajyed, STAGNANT WATER IN VACANT LOTS. The people are indebted to the indefatigable etrorts of the Board of Heaita for feireung ots these cess. pools of disease. it is estimated tuat there are at preseat 100,100,000 gallons of stagnant water in Lots between Sixty-fith street and tue rark, which the sewers are incapable Of draming by reagou of their in.erior construction and limited capacity. These lots are always filthy im summer, aud irequeaily blocked pp With snow in Winter, aud the very mate. rial which is used to fill in wii form @ nucieus for disease -as Soon asthe warm wealuer cornes again, DOCTOR VIELE’S REPORT TO THE BOARD OF HEALTH. During the month of Aprii of the present year the attenuou of the Board of Health was calied to this condition of aifairs by Dr. Viele, whose efforts, a & member of this board, deserve ihe gratitude of all. The following is his report of the condition of the grounds and sewers:—"ihroughout the sanitary dis- trict under my charge there 1s a great accumula- Mon of slanding water. In many places this water has become scagnant and very offensive in conse- quence of the refuse matter which 1s thrown into it. 1 have on several occasions called your attention to the subject im reierence to parucular locauues where the pressure of decomposing antthal and vege- table matter calied for prompt action to avoid seri- ous Injury to the public health. Since the cause of the evil Is 80 Widespread 11 its nature as to demand the application of a remedy, both permanent aad general in its character, [ reier to the suo)cet now in order to bring to tie notice of Unig Board tae conde tion of the property immediately adjotuing the Park and iying between Fifty-eighth and Sixty-fitth streets and Filchand Lexington avenues. ‘Tuese lots are tilled with water ranging from turee to ffteen ree In dept. These blocks lie tn the course of one of the original drainage streains which, rising near the itt-linal axis of the island, flow througn devious courses into the North and Bast rivers, originating from perennial springs, these streams receive 1 their course an accumulated supply from numerous otuer springs, and When, a3 in every case under my Observations of street Construction, thelr course be- Comes obstructed, ihe Consequence 18 that a large area becomes flocded and the ground permanently saturated, Within the last five months additioual obstructions in the free Now of Water have been suf Jered lo be made, aud ground Wich has never veen Wet before 18 now overllowed with Water. This nas been @ serious neglect Which will be felt 1or years to come. Yet there ig a remedy.” REMEDY SUGUESTED AND HOW ACTED ON, ‘The octor suggesied the bntiding of deep drains beneath the old sewers and the beus of tue filiedain sirens, Which Would draw this aecamulation of Stagnunt water, His suggestion was immediately Acted Upon, Gnd A resolulion WAS Introduced by te Superintendent of the Board of Leah requesting thatthe Croton Board, it taey valued the lives of thonsands residing 1 (he upper part of the city, to remedy in some miauner the evils, ‘To Us reson tion the Croton Huard repiled that the sewers erected were ample tor all that was required of them, and that tiey should do no more—exbibiung atthe same time aa utter disregard for the teaith the proposed reforta is not agreeable to tie spit | and weliare of we city, Not to be Uiwatted, of popular mstitutic hati: would create a privi- | the Bourd of Health consulted wii au. leged class and a circumlocudon oliice, thatanex. | Baton, their counsel, aud after satisfying amination proves noting but itterary abiuty; that | th Ives that they had the power to’ go W is borrowed from monarchicai governivents. | anead In the matter, inetructed their enginecr, These objections were © order, and the | ¥ . Wortuen, to draw up plans of the grounus and paper closed with an apy lic ¢ and common sense to grapple with tue trac Yicians, The rinys of every Kind will re them resis Our duty 13 to rout them. Jatoes A. Garfield, Member of Congress from Ohio, Tead an elavorate article ou “fhe American Censud of 1870." The syeaker contended that the faking of the census should not be in charge of Unis marshals, aa they are not chosen with a view to fit nsclence | i vie | hess for any statsileal Inquiry, aud even if qualt- fied, have other important and onerous duties | to perf skies Wich (hey are unpopular frou | their official character, The varied duties devolving on marshals in y census retarns were lalnly shown as being not only unequally divided, wut LOO large for any Cue Ian to periorm Whorouxuiy. Yoo much tine 13 aliowed for taking the census and | publishing the resulta. The plan adopted tn Eng. land of taktog the census in one day, which, beli continued to facts of populavion only, and the fact of os density of the muabitants to a small extent of erritory could Hot be carried out in this country. Bat our census could be taken inone mouth, The resent method aiso leads to yreat luaceuracies rom a& disposition on the part of tug people to avoid auswertng 80 many questions, the importance of Which they fail to appreciate, The fase given oy families also anould ve heid secretin the Consus Buread, The compensation for taking the census is of doubtful wisdom, tivea dierent plus of pay, ment ok followed. Lhe ruled of compensation also Offer temptations Lo exaggerate sowe of tle returus and 10 Inake constructive charwes. Tue JAW should De amended so that the supervision and enumeration should ve mace by persons specially | there the requirements This gentieman reported thal 1 ud deep drains, bait of substantial masonry, Were necessary Ww be baile at east ive det below ved of the old sewers, extend. i ug Sixtleth, Sixty-Arst, ‘sixty-se Sixty-third, — sixty-fourtil, ros# “Mad nue and trom Mith avenue, at ine jou SIXty-tourth street, to the sewer ac ihe Sixty ninth street and Fourth avenue, which was acvepied and men get 1imediately to At tunis stage of proceedings the meuiber: eued thelr eyes to the trae siate of w Senerousiy came forward and extended the mynt Vand of Jellowstip to their brethren of the Health partment, work 18 nowin rapid progression, and the Contractor expecis tat the Work Will be finisned fome Cine during tie coming samuier. At present ) employed Hoth day and -y oF $2 40 per day, wid it 13 t the elty faily $100,000, if before the work is fuished. The carry otf the laurels in this contest; ayers “will Gouytiess Nave their pa- tence # 4s Dockets geverety taxed by tae ex. penditure of this money, when It could have been saved by & litle Toresight of those tw Whom such matters are cutruste Want The Board of templation m regur wers ranniog tarough tmportant 45 Mose iu jocailies Where dise mostiy predominates, ING PROSPECTS, a the regeneration of ail HRAVY BAIL Boxpe.—At the Tioga County Court yesterday Jadye Murray decided to favorably enter- Win the question of bail in tue case of FFederick Strader and tiary Veil Ghecwe, udicued for iu der, the alleged oifenve being “he Killing of an infant. enosea for Githess for ie Work and In no way counectel with the national coasiabue lary or WITT fhe gaeeasment or collection or taxes. ‘The dimricis should be sinall enough for One ian tO arinnwe the work v¥ desinaitig coasas takers. Congressionat districts Would be tie sast convenient. Separate scoedules, at least for the houseloid, ihe facia aud WO IMANMIBCLUSING AU COMMETCIAL Gstab isl. aid bo distributed @ month df & foxy wents, #NOU ne before tie day t witch the raton relates. wo that the poopie may ve enumes | ‘Lhe Judie tixed tie avo of surety im the case of Mr, Strader at $59,000, ‘he wir being heid m the sum of $20,000. No diGiculty was experienced in securing thd ainount, In weghvors and frends on Kast Hui freely coming forward, it iw #aidy und assuming bonds for hy appearance lor trial—L/ mira (N, Hep Gadel, Oot, 20. educational, benevolent and religious imstitulions of | NEW JERSEY. Jersey City. NATURALIZATION.—Judge Randolph will sit from twelve to one o’clock and from four to five o'clock to-day, to-morrow and Monday in the County Court for the purpose of naturalizing foreigners, Oourt will be held on election day (Tuesday) as on ordinary days, ACCIDENT ON PHS NBW JERSEY RatLRoAD,—When the Washington trafn, due in Jersey City at twenty minutes past tive o'clock yesterday afternoon, was passing through the Bergen cut, a handcart used by the workmen Was on the track and was shattered to piece by the collision. The freman on the jocomo- ive Was tirown Of and severely injured. It is be- lieved that Lis wounds are fatal. ‘THB INDICTMENTS AGAINST JUSTICES OF THB Psace.—Thirty-@X justices of the peace In Hudson county were indicted by the Grand Jury before that body Was discharged on Tuesday afternoon, Eyery time & justice receives a fee for issuing @ warrant he violaves the law unless the fee be tendered spon- taneously by the applicant, a case which hardly ever cocurs, Ib was certuinly @ bold etep on the part of the justices to continue their tufringementof the law after the deciston of Chief Justice Beasley a year ago, aud they cannot compiain that the law, so taray and pauent, nag at iengtt clutched them, ‘The eiatite looks somewhat ‘oppressive, masmucty os i i9 & hardaap that @ man should give his services aud furnish iegal documents with- out any compensation, ut it was Iramed for the purpose of correcting abuses which were bringing the Lele of law into contempt. Litiganta had been Neeved by cerlain Magistrates Without remorse, 80 that many poor persods bad to subimit vo wrong through fear of te expense of going to law. It is rumored that the Indictments against two of the Wagisiraces were reconsidered and quashed. There are hiany of the Justices against each of whom seve- ral indictments were found, The enforcement of lhe law Wiil have One good effect, bamely, the ex- clusion of persons [rom the oMice wio aspire to it bol toy the Honor attached to it, put for We purpose of making money, Newark. SINGULAR CASE QP INSANITY.—Margaret Hart, forty years of age, a resident of No, 10 Boston street, is now confined in the City Prison on account of a sudden and violent attack of insanity, Through aitending about a week tucessantly ou a sick person her bervous system became prostrated, aud she became perfectly wild, compe Ine everybody Jeave che house, in Consequence of her ptercing and Uuceasing screams, She only subsided uhrough Sheer exuaustion ist evening, THE SOLDIERS’ MONUMENT, Row being placed in position in Fairmount Cemetery, is to be unvelied on the 5th of November, Alderman Orson Wilson, vhairman of the committee baving charge of the arrangements, has received a communication trom Secretary of Uie Navy Robeson, expressive of lis regret at not being able to be present and deliver the address. General Stuart L. Woodford, of New York, Gas now accepted the mvitation and will de- hiver the aduress, biverything 13 bemg done to make the unveiling in every Way Worthy of the oecasion. Paterson. PotrrivaL.—Henry Hobbs, late superintendent of of the Brie Railway, Eastern division, on Tuesday evening recelved the democratic nomination for As- sembly rom tae Second district of Paasaic county. BURNED 10 DEaTa.—On Monday evening a little turee year okt girl, named Neliie Keating, residing with her parents at 90 Oliver street, had her clothes set on tire from some matches in the hands of a litule boy With whom she was playing. A neighbor succeeded in Ca att J the Names, but not until the chia’s clothing hi been nearly all burned of and the upper parc of her person horribly erisped, Tae lite sufferer soon sank into unconsciousness, In which state se continued nul fuesday evening, when death ensued. Al- urrence was accidental, it neverthe- sa ininal hegligeuce ou the part of in leaving matches wituin the reach of parents children, . ‘Trenton. PoLIvICAL.— William H. Barton, of this city, re- ceived the republican nomination for the Assembly. The democrats renominated John P. Nelson, One of Lhe wards refused to vote ior Nelsou, and a diver sion in favor of Harton is threatened. Court or BANKRUPTCY.—In this court yesterday, in the case of Titus vs, Barton, of this city, which occupied nearly two days in the hearing, the jury returned a verdict of $1,178 44 for the plaintiff. The question involved was, When @ conveyance 1s made by a party in good faith withont sny Knowledge of debts on the partofl the grantor, whether such a sale is void under the provisions of the Baukrupt net. Unitep fares Disraicr Court.—In this court yesterday a young man named. Albert A, Finkle refracted his former plea and pleaded guilty to hav- ing cieansed and sold defaced revenue stamps in Elizabeth, The government authorities say it was through his instrumentality that Dr. Petrie was arrested aud indicted for a like offence. Couhsel for the prisoner, Mr, Green, of Trenton, urged the Court to be merciful tu his case, ag he is oniy eighteen years of age, of respectavle connections, previous good character and the sole support of, his motlier. ‘The District Attorney did not desire to urge the un- prisonment of Finkle; but he hoped the Court would hot be satisfied with inflicung a nominal sentence, as such Offences are growing alarmingiy numerous, and gre punishable by @ fine not exceeding $1,000 and imprisonment not exceeding five years, The Court, in pronouncing sentence, observed that it bad reason to beileve the statements of hia counsel, aud, in the hope that he would become a petter young man, he would only sentence him to ay a fine of $200 and costs and to stand committed till the fine and costs are paid, The District Attorney moved for sentence on two New Yorkers, named James Henderson aud siartin Devine, who pleaded | adie to having passed counterfeit ten dollar bilis. consequence of the promises made to Devine by detective Nettle- shiv, whereby he was induced to communicate to the latter such information as led to the arrest and conviction of other parties, the Court only sentenced the prisoner to six months in the Essex county Jail. Henderson was gentenced to the State Prison at hard labor for five yeat ‘the case of the United States against Henry Marin and his sureties (Joha Heinnlein and Henr; Rockinly, of Hudson county) was next moved. Insteict- Attorney Keasvey, in opening the case, observed that it was an action jor. devout on a bond of $3,000 ven by Martin and his sureties for a faithful compliance With the laws controlling the manufacture of tobacco and the payment of taxes, Tne government claimed that Martin manufactured more tobacco than he returned in his monthly statements, and as @ consequence the assessment was increased, but \he defendant disappeared without paying the ad- ditional tax ($24,680), and the goverument accord- ingiy maintain that he forfeited bis ponds. The Court in charging the jury maintained that the judg- Ment of the Assessor or his deputy ts 48 conclusive and final as the decree of any court of justice. The Jury rendered @ verdict for the amount, tncluding interest for two years. The jurors were then dis Charged Will next Wednesday, LOAG@ ISLAND. HORSE AND WAGON STOLE: A horse and wagon belongiig to Rey. J. O. Worth, of Good Ground, was stolen a lew evenings since. PETITION FOR THE REPRIEVE OF BurkE.—The friends of David Burke, the condemned murderer of Tuomas Kane, who was last week sentenced to be hanged, by Judge Barnard, have allied themselves With the Opponents of capital punisiinent in Queens county, in the hope of oblamug @ reprieve row Goveraor Hoffman, UnsuccEssrOL ATrEMeT AT SpoLraTion.—On Saturday evening last ap assault was made on the person of Miss Ada Street, while passing through Main stroet, in the village of os Harbor. ‘the seoundre! seized her by the neck aud attempted to run lis hand down her throat to prevent ner wiving A carriage happening to pass at the atthe viliain became warmed aud made lis escape. iVHESEER COUNTY. Reremvriox.—A lank, ungainly German, named Charles Morgen, was yesterday received ito Sing Sing Prison. having been sentenced at the Court of i Lo* twenty years’ maprisoument for the high crane but one Known to the law. DROWNING Castauty.—Lhe dead body of @ boy eight years old, named George Purdy, whose parents live near Scarboro, on the Hudson, was found ina pond at that place last Tuesday, Its beneved that deceased, Who disappeared On Lhe previous eveniug, aycudentaily tell Into the water, Accipent To A Conyict.--Charies Mayflower, a convict employed in the quarries at Sing Sing Prison, narrowly escaped tnstant deaw on Tucsday afternoon, He waa in the act of “tamping” @ blast, When the charge of powder exploded, burning his fice so Severely that atone tine it waa thought lis sight had been eatavely desiruyed. One of tie maus hands was also muiiated by the explosion. Annes? oF « BURGLAR,—While Constable Orville Dingee, of Katonah, was patrolling in that village a might or two ago le found the door of Lyon brothers’ store open, and, entering, captured a stranger, m Whose possession was discovered A qnantity of burglars’ tools. ‘The ietllow plewled as an excuse that having seen the tore open ye went mM for te purpose of sieeping, When caught the burglar fad reinoved his Bliges, anc had aso Dong blankets before the windows, the betler to concea) bis designe He re(used to give his name, and was subsequently lodged in the county jail for safe keeping. POUGHKEEPSIZ. ~ et TRE FRAVALIN TELEGRAPA STRIKE, The Operators Reluterced Iutrenched< Recruits, Supplies and Aid from Al) Sec tenus—Bulletins from the Outposts, THE EaRTAQuaks IN DuTcHESs CouNTY.—Farm- ‘The alrike of the operators of the Franklin Tele ers from the interior report having distinctly felt | pele y nt Pee at ge parabanans in the eastern BROOKLYN CITY. TRE COURTS, , « — KINGS COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT. Heavy Damnges for a Sidewalk Accident. Before Judge Gilbert. Marcus Ormsbee brings suit against Montgomery Queen and claims damages in the sum of $20,000 for injury caused by platatif falling through a hole in the sidewaik in front of the dJefendan’s premises, The circumstances as alleged by plaintif, are that ho was passing in front of Mr. Queen’s stables on Washington street, in company with his wile and children. He passed on and saw the hole 1m the sidewalk left open for pitching out manure, On returntugyt was ratny aud windy and aoc had his umbrella down and not seeing the hole fell into it, sustaining a compound fraciure of hts foot, whereby he has been matmed for life. The defendant claims that the plaintiff was familiar With the premises, having resided there, and at the time of the accident was iooking up to the weather vane on the stable to see the direction of-the wind, & measure he habitually resorted to when he wanted to prot bus In regard (to tie weatuer, and that if he a een using Common care he would not have inet with uns aceldent. Verdict for plaintul; dain- ages $1,000, KINGS COUNTY COURT OF SESSIONS. Swere te “Be the Death of Him.” Before Judge Troy and Associate, Thomas Shehan, Patrick Shenan, M. Healy and Henry Healy were yesterday tried for assauit, with inteot to kill, upon James Hanley, tn Filta street, on the 19th of September last. The complaining witness showed cuts and scars on his head and face as results of the assault, and testified to their knock- ing him down aod kicking him and beating him wthh stones until he was rescued, swearlag mee would be the death of him. Verdret of guilty, and the four men were sentenced to three monché in the Peni- tentiary, . A “Fagin? Yesterday morning John Howe, who kept a second hand clothing store at the corner of New Bowery and Madison street, and who has the reputation of being te New York “Fagin,” was tried tn the Court of Sessions for receiving stolen goods, He is alleged to have purchased all the goods stolen by a gang of young burglars, who were tried and sent up ab the Jast term of the court by Judge Troy. The principal witness for the prosecution was Edward Kane, one of the gang of burglars, wno had turned State's evidence and given to the police information of the robberres which had been com- mitted by the gang. 1t appea 13 test mony that the gaug to which he belonged were in the Nabit of robbing houses in the summer when théir occupants were absent in the country, and last summer had broken ito some half a dozen houses, stolen several thousand dollars’ worth of property, nearly all of which was sold to the prisoner. The prisoner was convicted of the offence and sent to the Penitentiary for four years, eleven months and twenty-nine days. A Burglar Convicted. Samuel W. Pau, & youth some twenty years of age, was placed on trial, charged with burglary in the third degree. The testimony showed that in Sep- tember last he came to the store of Mr. James Cush- ing, No. 110 Wiliam street, with a box of gold pens and offered them for sale. Mr, Cushing asked time to examine them, and on looking at tne pens recog- nized them as ns OWn manufacvure and the prop- erty of a Mr. Foster, doing business on Fuiton street, Brooklyn. He sent for Mr. Foster and found that his store had been broken into the night previons and a considerable quantity of goods stolen, When the prisoner came back for the pens he was arrested, and on searching him nearly ail the stolen property was found on him, as well asa bottle of snud, a store key and other articles belonging to te general stock of @ burglar and tilef, in his possession. He was convicted of the oifence aud remanded for sentence, BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE. A Bown Trevt.—Some audacious thief walked into the hallway of No. 279 Goid street yesterday aud atole the mahogany hatsvand, BURGLARY.—Frederick Pavier’s residence, No, 217 Aulantic street, was burglariously entered yester- day morning and rovbed of seventy dollars’ worth of property. . A Boy KILLED IN PROSPECT PARK.—Michael Kennedy, a boy about eleven years of age, was run over and killed by one of the dirt carts in Prospect Park at halt-past one o’clock yesterday afternoon. The body was taken In charge by Coroner Jones, THE WATER BOARD AND PLUMBEAS.—A number of the licensed plumbers of Brooklyn appeared at the office of the Water Board yesterday and com- plained that the rule of the Board. requiring them to replace their boilers where they collapse i dweil- ing houses Was harsh and unjust, and should not be enforced. Where these mea put inferior boilers into houses the Water Boardantend to hold thein respon sible for the damagé done, and gave them go to un- derstand. THE SHOOTING OF JOHN DovuGneErty BY OFFICER BurKe.—Omicer John Burke, of the Forty-secoud .precinet, was arraigned before Justice Walsh yester- day on a charge of having shot John Dougherty, on the might of the 9th inst. while the latter was attempting: to escape from the officer tn Front street. A surgeon’s certificate was produced showing that the wounded apn was now out of danger, though the ball bad not been extracted. The prisoner was held to await the action of the Grand Jury. THE PROSPECT PARK BOULEVARD.—It has been de- cided by the Prospect Park Commissioners to widen the Coney Isiand road to 100 feet, the present width of which is only sixty fect. This will aiford a spendid Grive, and Will obviate the previous trouble go gene- rally experienced from the overcrowding of that road, It ia also proposed to make a boulevard from Franklin avenue, the eastern boundary of Prospect Park, @ distance of 1,400 leet westward across the Coney Island road, terminating at the Fair grounds, The width of this road is tobe 210 fect. The cost ‘Will be about $665,000, A FIGHT FOR WHISKEY, Recapture of a Quantity from Revenue Ofticers—Private Watchman Throttled. A private watchinan placed in charge of a rectl- fying establishment owned by Goodenough & Frankel, at No. 12 Nevins street, Brooklyn, aud which has been under seizure since Saturday last, was taken by surprise about eleven o'clock yester- day morning. A track was driven letsurely up to vie place aud four stalwart men entered, Beiore the aforesaid watchman had «ime to inquire their business two of che fellows seized him by the throat and held him while the otuers rolied out a load of whiskey and drove off, The outrage was accomplished in so bold and quiet @ miander that even persons passing along the side Walk Was not aware of what was going on. A police. man who was standing at the corner avout tuo lect distant, Kuew nothing of the affair until some time atrer the feliows had made good their escape. ‘Phe unfortunate watchinan was nearly HORSE NOTES, At the Union Course, on Friday last, Simeon Hoag: land gave out some challenges to borsemea, fle offered four matches of $1,000 each as follows:—To trot either or all of iis three gvay horaes against any three horses that had never trotted for money; mile heats, best three im five, to wagons, wagon and driver weighting 420 pounds; and two of his grays he would trot double against any team that never trotted for money, carrying Mr. lloagland’s weignt, The matehes will pe open to the end of the season, . E. A. Smith, the president of the Lawrence (Kan- fas) trotting track, writes that that track J4 one mile and twelve and a half jet in length, and that the bay gelding Henry trotted over tt ma race, on the 28th Of August, 1867, In 2:0034. Henry, it will be recol- jected, Was ehtered ip ihe three iainute aud two-tifty Purses at Buitalo, Phiadeipbla, Prospect Park and at other places thls season, and won In every instance where he started, and no doubt received the premium, Now, is there na process of iaw to compel Lie parties engaged In these swindics to dis- gorge (ae money Uiey !rauduientiy received from the Various associations, that it may be given to tha owners of the horsea who were secoad in these races? If the parties who entered Henry for thi purses canpoi be sent co the Penitentiary they ourhs AC least to bG ried forever eff ali the race courses in the country, Mr, Caineron still adheres to 018 resolution to aelt bia fing stock of thoroaghoveds, ‘The stallions Leam- ington, Warainster ant Hampton Conrt, with six brood mares, were imported by Mr Cameron, and Lucy are descendants of tie best blood in Bngland. ‘here is aito some promising young stock In tae Ction stud, nset Park Association, to avold con he other trotting associations im the couubry, have already arranged their business for Hext year, and andodice that the days of (ver: pprlag, meeting will be on the 2ad, 23d, 24th and 2obh o} nel the fall meoting WIL Le hotd.on tne 4th, hye of Octover, This te taking time by Dr, Underwood, daring the Jerome Park raves, fold fa pools $166,681. graph line inaugurated on Tuesday, full particulara of which were given in yesterday's HERALD, i® assulniug large proportions and is evidently in a fair way to accomplish its object. As stated yes- terday, this movement 1s occasioned by the failure of the company to pay ita Operators the game prices as are paid onall other lines, Last Saturday information was communicated to the superintendent of the New York office that a strike was contemplated uniesa the company acceded to the demands of the opera tors, and on Tuesday morning an hour’s notice waa given that if the increase of wages was not allowed the operators would immedtate'y quit their imstru ments. eorlving no satisfaction, at twelve o'clock the operators carried their pur. pose into execution, and within the next twenty-four hours received telegrams tiom sev: eral cities that the movement was fully endorsed and Would be supported with pecuniary ald if neces. sary. This co-operation was entered into not only by the Franklin operators throughout the country, but by the operators of the other lines. ‘The em ployés of the Western Union Company promprly sent ward that they were raising @ fund to assist tie Franklin operators, and the operators of the Bank ers and Brokers’ line and of the French cable responded with equal alacrity and liberality, lt was very interesting yesterday to visit the tele. graph centres and observe the silent agencies at work, The operators have @ secret cipher known only to themselves, and messages of encouragement come flashing in from Boston, Philadelphia, Balti more, Washington, Richmond, Pittsburg, Fuctan. apolis and other cities; while messages were going and coming between the various offices in this city, ‘The Franklin employés were quiet, but determined and confident, and during the day perfected their organization and arranged their programme fora protracted contest if necessary. A COUNCIL OF WAR was held at nine o’clock, at No. 1! Broad street, at which a number of overators from the other tin@s were present. A letter irom Boston was read, which stated that the cierk and line men of the Frankter Company had refused to obey the order of the super- tntenaent to resume work, and that probably alt of the operators in that office would uuite in the strike. ‘The toilowing oificers of the Franklin Uperatoxat Union were then eiected:—C. G. De Moll, President; Mr. Mills, Seeretary, and H. W. Pope, Treasurer, The (ollowing tetter wus then presented trom tae Western Union Telegraph operators:— NEw Your, Oct, 27, 1869. Franklin Company's ©. @. DeMor. and others, of Ee error dersigned, employes of the Western Union Company, learning that you have inaugurated a strike for the purpose of obtaining an increase of sulury, take this means Of amusing you of our sympathy and readiness, i! called upon, to furnish more subetantial aid than this; also, deliv. ing the demands made by you sre, in the talus jus expreas the hope that you will stand firm aud endeavor make the first telegraphers’ strike a success, ‘The above was signed by the entire force of Wess ern Union employés on duty yesterday morning uw the New York office, with the excepuon of three in. dividuale, Mr. Edwards read the following document, whtch Was approved by the meeting and signed by @ come mittee of five, a8 a reply to the statements of Super intendent Smith, published yesterday:— ‘Aathe card of Mr. James UJ. Sinith, Superintendent of the Franklin Telegraph Company, published in some of the morm ing papers, contains some Incorrect statements {a relation/ta the strike of the opcratora in that office on the 2003 inate Id few fae aa justice to ourselves we wish to make pubite Fe.ation thereto. The statement that the strike was ia gated or encouraed by rival (elezraph compauies is utterly Without foundation, “The Franklin Company some three years since reduced the tantfs upon their iises, and shortly afterwards also reduced the Maries of their employes to pint from twenty to twenty-iive per cent below those patd by. other companies: This was acceded to atthe tine 1 order to give the company «tai start. A few months siuce, the business of the company having become very large, th sularieg Lo the stundai operatora requested an advance of rates paid by other companies. ‘This advance was promised the operators at that time; buf so far (rom making aay efforts to do this Mr, Smith 2 the contrary, endeuvoved so induce the other companies ta y of their men to the same rate as 4 early a Saturday morning. All we ask Isto be pald the same price for the same work as our cons, a the oa auall of other cut in the city, and in this demand we shall be wusain ofession throughout the United States. De Moll, President; Jesse K. Milla, Secretary; H. Wy reaaurer; wards, T. J, Hewlett, Chases Dt Staniord, Thomas Curry, Cominiiiee, ANOTHE? MERTING. A recess was then taken until three o’ciock, and upon reassembling the \nion adinitted Into member. ship Messrs. W. G, Wiikie and F. A. Capron, tne twe operators who deciined at first to join tn the strike, and who bad alterwarcs sent word to tnson that tiey bad acted under a misappreension. i hue left but one of the regular operators on duty in ind omices of the company in New York. The Secrevary read the folowing EN OURAGING DESPATCHES, PITTSBURG, Oct, 27, 1858, Our whole sympathy ts with you, and we Gan be cuunied upon as ready to furnish our share Of the requisite aid INDIANAPOLIS, Uct. 27, 1899, Stand firm, We watch your motions with Intenso and you can depend op us tor every man and every do iar, * BAL tim one, Oct. 27, 14, ut heart and bend at your noe etter 8 We have so nottied the Frankito mem here, jave also stopped and will support their New bretiiren to the last. A moeting to be held to-iight will fully express our views, @ copy of which will be forwar. OU, if WASHINGTON AND RICHMOND, Oct. 27, 1 Tell the operators of the Franklin Company who aro vn @ strike that we take a deep interest in their efforts to o):ain their rights. They have our warmest sympathies, aol we sh them success, and will aid them with our mouey to she best of our ability: A committee of three was appointed to walt on Superintendent Smith and request fim to give ime decisioa in person or by letter on the demands of the operavors, and i a few moments that geaueman appeared. Mr. Smith stated that he was Gesirous that the operators showld retura to tueir iustra- ments, but he wanted time to average a schedule of Wages, and could not promise @ reinstatement of alt the operators who had joined in the strike, Upon lus withdrawal trom the meeting earncel speeches were made opposing al! attempts to @.sect ah indefimite compromise, and the fuliowing le ger, peblienee iu the Boston Beening Heraid of yes er- jay by the general agent of the company, aud witch had veen telegraphe The operators of Baltinore and will do everything fu their may . to the meeting, was read: Boston, Oct, 27, 1668, Epirow oF THE Boston HewaLp:— : Your edition this morning has a ceport of a strike of @ operators on tne line of the Franklin Telegraph Company. I desire to state m AL twelve o'clock yesterday a part of our force In New York struck for more pay, while the manayer of the Boston oilice was at dinuer.’ Between one and two o'eloelg P.M. four of the twelve men in Boston leit work. ihey were ail paid the balance due them, no elre cumstances will elther or auy of theia bd agat employed by the Frankiin Company. They did not delay our businers for & thomoni, ater it was known that they had left work, bat those whe re. mained hart to work alittle hatder. ‘Lhia morning we hare nearly a full foree in New ¥ ston, and ly Lo-ight We will Ail every vacant place. ‘Ihere was to comptonse whatever olfcred to the men after striking, aud nowy wi We will not have them if they will work for nothing. Weare prepared to do all the work tat teo@eved is, CHAS. i. BUBD. General Agent. Upon hearing this letter the meeting unanimously adopted the foilowing resolution :— ed, That a committde of one be appointed ty watt G. Smith and invorm bin that hia propos: yied, and that our twent p Abd the rein cent advance upon wil eniavies as now pa statement of all mea who are now and inay be In this move ment. MOKE AID, The following telegram Was presented at ihia juac. ture ald received With caeers:—~ BALTINONR, Oot, 27, 18A9. We have regularly organized with seven who are all bul the manager, And he I all Fight. tie said that Bard wud eoveral 0) lil be here to-inorro After the adoption of & resolution of thanks to the ress for U4 partial reports of ube strike, the vet ug adjourned unul hali-past pine this morning, The iain oniee of the Franklin Company 18 8 ll kept Working by tue Superintendent, his assisiont aod one or two boys ivom local stations in (he city, but most of the New \ork branch oiices ave been compelled to suspend, Money is comiug ly the union from ail quarters, and letiers oF euoour ayement are received by every mau. The editor of the 7cliegrapher, @ scientific ana popular journal devoted vo telegraph matvers, has Iniormed the ubion that he Wil support tue movement, aad hat contributed to the fund in the lands of the trea airor. Nearly 6,000 operators are iaverested in tis movement, although the demand is only for an ia Crease of the wages of the Franklin operators to the same sandard ag that paid to ail other operators in tue couutry, WYOMING TERRITORY.—Tho m of Governor onsage Campocli to the first legislative assewbiy of Wyom- lug contalus some inter Terriwry. hoe snout, foie new @ Territor’ vere i The lection “for ‘The act creat ae was hel Taida by the Indians Within the territory Garin the ‘present year, in which eleven white mem have knied, Sot me Ley has been fur nished by the Ppa: ae advises the passage of @ militia law and the formation of vole iment of ali persons w uuteer companies, or the enro! Hable to i duty, Armes will 06 furnished by the United States, here is within the Territory Indian reservation. Governor Campbeli thinks every indian should have enough land to support hinseif and family by proper tillage aad the resorvas tion syatem done away with under now treaties, Wyoming rritory contalns 07,000 square wn Litto is said avout tts agricultural advantages, ai @ lack of rin and of trees 1@ mentioned, Stock 4¢ very promising. The mining resources. are incalculable, Coal takes the place af wood aa & fuel. The gold discoveries have peen very eno bag thus far, A registry law to protect to tw ballot 19 recommended, Curiousiy eno All criminals of the Lerritory are now transported to Detroit, Mich, for tmprisonment under contract ‘Tie Govergor advises Was & penitentiary be hue Ve entire code of laws 1@ to be adopted oy Wwe ASOIN UIT.