The New York Herald Newspaper, October 31, 1869, Page 3

POLITIOAL. The Political Straggle—Tammany’s Tac- tles—The Judiciary Contest—Republi- ean Panic Falth—The Race for Supervisor and Coroner—The Legislative Siete — With- drawal of a Candidate. ‘The great political struggle is drawing to a close, nd with the passing away of the time intervening before the final struggle on Tuesday next all the efforts of political leaders and party manipulators are being put fortn to subserve party or personal interesta. There never was a political campatzn in which party was mre overlooked and personal Interests acquired such ascendancy among the lead- ers clamoring to be at the head of thta or taat organt- gation, The Tammany regency Is not included within the scope of the charge, nor couid It by any possibil- ity be reflocted on iu this connection, as may be seen from the simple fact that the Tammany party was never before so strong or irresistible on the political fleld or so prepared for overwhelming Victory as itis at the present moment, It entered upon the campaign ata time when a good deal of gealousy and rivalry existed between the op- posing candidates for the numerous offices that were open for competition, and when the chief of the regency himself was absent from headquarters, According to the old saying, ‘‘when the cat’s away the mice may play,’’ 60 It was politi- cally. There was a general nibbling after offices, and Tammany seemed threatened with a more ruthless raid of this political vermia than that which, in the shape of locusts, devastated the land of the Pharaohs, With the return of the chief order was at once and almost miraculously evolved out of chaos, and from the moment the siate was made up the whole Tam- many machine was put into perfect working order. ‘The nominations were accepted and the disappointed ones—all those that were invited to}take back seats— retrograded as naturally as if they never had had a penchant for a place on the ticket. Tammany, therefore, on ‘tuesday next moves on the enemy's works tn golid pialanx under the regency standard— every man in his place, and a place for every man— that is, for every one of the leaders. REPUBLICAN PUNIO FAITH. There appeared to be go little show for the repub- Ucan party in he city to make a fair stand up tight, and go little honor among the leaders to incite them even in the face of impending defeat, like good men and true to stand or fail together, so that it might at last be sald of them that “nothing in their life became them like thoir leaving it,” that the result is that treason from first to last has staiked among them; and now it will be said of them that the last state of the party was worse than the first. The first necessity with the party was to organze—that 1s, to harmonize and unite the three street factions that had been so long opposing each other over the federal ofices. Ths was ac pboasd to have been done, and that Bpenoes, Andrews and Ketchum had smoked tho pipe of peace previous to tie party’s meeting in convention at Syracuse. By this seeming reconcilla- tion and burying of tue hatcnet the delegates trom the rural districts in said convention assembled were Jed to suppose that the city factions were in reality uniled, and go, after considerable trouble and after frequent resignations on tue part of nominees, the State ticket was at last made out, and “mit” Sigel aud Greeiey the party ostensibly entered on the campaign, Rut as the campaign advanced fresh bickerings and feuds broke out, and now most Mkely to end hike the fight of the Kilkeany cats oa election day, when nardiy @ “tail” will be left vo tell the tale of the defeat of the whole pariy. The chief quarrel, and in which the Machiavellian policy of the conspirators was most promineutly displayed, ‘was over the vacancy on the bench of the Supreme Court. ‘he leaders of the factions were aguin at work to defeat each other, and they wished to rel unknown in- political warfare when the contestants belonged to the same organization. From tne late history ‘Of the working of the party it would be impossible to say which convention—there being three of them— Yepresented the party proper, whic bad the tnter- eat of repuolicanisin at hear, or wihicn the political striking machine. The Twenty-eighth street faction based ita claims to respectability and recognition from its higher position up town, while the Twenty- second and Twenty-thira street factions having ‘heir headquarters nearer cach otner and within hobnobving distance, ove the real representatives of the old Fenton or regular organization, the other the Morgan party, representing the dougufaced democrais and conservative republicans who sougat the promised land under the lead ‘of the new Moses of the time—Andy Joln- son—but who turned back from the Jordan on the ‘Way discomilted aud with the floss of bag and bag- e. ‘The faction fight, temporarily a agers ke Out ahew Soon alter the holdiug o1 the Syra- use Convention and had its culminating point over the fight for the Supreme Court vacancy. There isa very large active legai element within tue repub.. can ranks composed of republicans who assuine to Tun the machine at Albany, and among these the succession to the Supreme Court was an ail absorbing question, The nomiuation of Judge Clerke was strongly urged, but as strougly opposed on two grounds—first, on the ground, as alleged, that he had not been sound ‘on the War question and had, im fact, leaned to the copperhead siae of the controversy in his judicial decisions; and secondly, that Judge Brady, the Tam- many nominee, was an earnest supporter of the gov- ernment and, with his deceased brother, James T. Brady, one ‘of the most eloquent and zealous adhe- rents of the administration, had been conspicuously prominent in his devotion to the cause in the dark- est hours of ite trial, Tuese considerations threw Judge Clerke overboard. But in order to preserve the inviolability of the organiaation, aud to preserve it from the charge of helng a man-trading concern, they couid not endorse the democratic ticket, and the leaders were therelore compelled to look around for 8 candidate from their own ranks and they selected ‘an old and able lawyer—one though acting with the republican party was nod much of a radical stripe— Hrastus (©. Benedict, Many ol the radical manipa- jators were ‘opposed to this nomination, and they set about breaking the slate through asystem of mining and couuatermining policy, and by dark and devious lines of dipiomacy, which, however, were @ll discovered anu exposed before they had the intended effect, Tho Tammany ring has been charged with corrupt practices in political warfare, but it has never gone back on its friends, and hence its great sirength in times of emergency. Not 80 the repubiicans, in this instance. When the siate was made up with the name of Judge Benedict tickets had to ve made out to his name and prepared to be placed in the repubiicau boxes, The order was @uly given to the printer and the tickets were ready for delivery, Kut on Friday last the parties, disap- pointed at the nowination of Judge Benedict, called upon the printer and offered him a considerable gum of money if he would destroy tho tickets with the name of Judge Benedict for the Supreme Conrt, and substitute tickets with the name of Judge Cierke, ‘Tbe proposition was indignantly refused, but @ party more pilant was secured aud the conspirators went on with the work, substitut- ing the name of Judge Cilerke for that of Judge Benedict, till luckily the cheat was discovered by some of the republicans of the ante-renton-Hatchins school, and the plotexploded. ‘he conduct of the recreant leaders 18 most heartily denounced and re- pudiated by those who were not in the conspirators’ In the history of political ies in this city or State this is tho first time t} an organized eifort Das been mado by @ clique of leaders, working secrely and stealtiniy to defeat the action of a convention, and by that defeat to pardise the whole prospects of the party @ campaign, the result of which must e@carcely affect its status for good or ill, From the facta thus given of the workings of the republican Jeaders—thetr interested friends and followers—in- citing to treachery and fraud, a true deduction of ‘the siate of the party and tts | geet of success, = combined and harmonious action, may be wil, THE TAMMANY REGENCY—THE TICKET. ‘The state of utter disintegration into which the re- publican party in the city has fallen, and the want of consolidation and unity of action on the part of the outside democratic organization, is evidence strong as proof of boly writ, that Tammany. will earry ite Judiciary aud senatorial tickets. In the Asssembly canvass it will hoid its own—that’s cer- taiu, aud may, indeed, improve its last yoar’s ma- It} ye In the fight for Supervisor and Coroner it will not Dave an easy victory, And herein lies a ‘aed wortuny of consideration. “Fighting with politictans as a ty per se Tammany 1s almost invincible, not only rough her native strength, but through the per- suasiVve Means and influcnces she can exercise over the reiractory, whose self-interesty are their weak inte. The candidates opposed to Tammany for vacancies of Supervisor and Coroner have, in Ir prosent opposition to the ring, entered the political arena for the ret ume, Mr. Nelson W. Young, the sole opposing eanddate of tho oucy for the coronership, 4s t2e choice of the workingmen of the entire city— @f ul who honestiy, ad with the sweat of their faces @arn their bread and pay taxes for the sup- ja) ie the government. ‘he movement in his alt owiside of ‘ammi hes been almost uni- versal, aud the Prospects are thas the jolly and rubl- pe Ca aE ing his melancholy calling)— 7 be asked to go into that retire- ent for “a an already advanced and still grow- hi in Serre one yoo iia nat at requires, and in fa domands, thus gracefully leave the place 10 » Young. vai UrERVISO 5 Pe at le here fas Almost on inated, and that, might bé said, almost reraaturely, he ta- enautenadaie, ‘sar. Jacob Cohen an yohh olay, Mf they Jauck longer to run, Would oar- nly Afitance Tammany, if not on the number of Yted ate pe meetings they ms om the number of ‘with which they prosecute the contest. it ag oer ly $UD- orted by teres! joug! ml justly ciaim some support froi it rest which each en iy claims peantien his own. i ley claims ve the su] of the golid men of wealth and Influence whose busin are down town while they reside up town. Mr. Cohen claims as his supporters the workin ciasses as a whole, up born, down town and across town. Mr. Henry Smith an Mr. Walter the present Supervisors, are ré- spectively the nominees of their parties—Smith, re- publican, and Roche, Tammany. Tueir chances are good for re-election. THE LEGISLATIVE CONTEST, i aan new or Sy Assembly slates of figut hag resolved itself hand encounter botween the opposing candidates, They are now the representatives of thelr respective partes before the people, to whose srblceniens at the polls on Tuesday next tuey nave submitted. In the Fourth Senatorial district Colonel James Bagley has declined to run on the Democratie Union pene. Ucket, stating his reason the inability o; ‘he party to combine the opposing voting ciemen' that might be united if the district had been pro- perly organized. Under present circumstances the opposition would be futile, and he ts not anxious unnecessarily and upprofitably to play the rdle of Quintius Carttus, which he heretofore said he was ukely to take upon him, THE CANDIDATES, The following table presents the names of the can- didates of the various parties and organizations complete for the State and county oflices to be voted for in this city and State on Tuesday next, Novem: ber 2:— ‘THR STATE TIOKET. Dem. Rep. Franz Sigel. Homer 4. Nelson. § ‘Horace Greeley. B. Champlat |. I. Townsend. State heeler H. ‘Thomas I. Chatheld. ‘Stute Engsand 8 Van R. Richmond Canal Commissioner. W iam W. Wright.| © State Prisons..Kordyoe fa ‘William B, Taylor. Stephen T. Hayt. ~ Ms Daniel D. Conover. Charles Mason. rt Bari, ‘Lowis B. Woodruff. (Messrs. Woodruff and Earl are nominated for the short term of the court.) THE JUDICIARY - SUPREME CORES Tam. foment Jobn R, Brady. John R. Brady. tr Judges Court Appeals.John ges kppeal, Zola Erastus C. Benediot. Sreginees) Dem. Union. Con. Union. Workingmens Thomas W, Clerxe, Thomas W. Clerke. Thomas W. Clerke. SUPERIOR COURT. Tum, fozrts John fi. McCunm. John H.MoCunn, Freema’ John J. Vreedman. J Freedman. Charles Goepp. James OC. Spencer. 8. C, Reed. Dem. Union. . Working men. M.T. McMahon, a jeMahon. |. T. McMahon. John J, Freedman, Charles Goepp. tharies Goepp. James A. Osborn. 8, OC. Reed, 8. C, Reed, COMMON PLBAS. Tam. Mox Rep. F. W. Loew. F, W. Loew, E. H, Hill. Dem. Union. Co» Union, weariinzmen. F. W. Loew. Pr F, W. Loew. MARINE COURT. Tam. Movart, Rep. Michael OC. Gross. M. O. Grows. 0. T. Polhemus, Dem. Union. Gon. Union, Workingmens M. ©, Gross. '.W. Kearney, —_‘T. W. Kearney. BUBROGATS. Tam. Mowat. Rep R.G. Hutchings. R.Q.#utching, Tena Dayton. Den. Union. Trion. Workingmen. R.C, Hutchings, B,C. Hutehtn, R. ©, Hutehings, RECORDE! Tam. ‘Mosart, Rep. John K. Hnckett. John K. Hackett D. B. Enton, Dents Unions ne Unione Workingmen, Charles Price.;' John K. Hackett, John K. Hackeit, DISTRICT ATTORNEY. Tum. Ren. 8. B, Garvin. E, D, Smith. Dem. Union. Workingmen. Gon. Us T. E. Tomlingon. D John H, Anthon, . BUPERVIGOR. Tam.. Mozart. Rep. Walter Roche. Walter Roche. Henry Smith, Dem. Unions Con. Union. Workiajmens Jobn Foley. Jacob Cohen. Jacob Cohen. OQLONER, Tum. Moeart. Rep, William Sehirmor. Nelson W. Young, Nelson W *roung, eM. Unidrie ite Work, Nelson W. Youtig._ Nelson W. Young. SENATORIAL CANDIDATES: Dist, Tammany. Mozart. Rep, 4—Wm. M. Tweod...Willlaur 3 Twoed ..Benjamin F. Willis, ichacl Norton. ..Igontius Flyan......Jacob Sharp. 6—Thos. J. Cream omas J, Creamer. Sixtus T—Tohn J. Bradley, .BtephentGeoghegun. Rufus 8—Henry W. Genet. .Henry W. Genct. @.Myer Stern. Dist. . Gon. ni Workinginen. in. Tinton. - William M, Tweed. Adolphus Borst fon. ‘weed... ing. « -Ignatius Fiyan.. chard O'Brien, yer Stern, S-M, Naghtmnan...Chaties L, Morris...Wm Wiegsindt, 9—Wm. G, Bi — A. Nobile. ee Murphy. Owen go hy. Lat nog. Se —Peter Brainer...Georce epee fobn A. . 12—W. W. Cook.. .Theo. Tooker. Bo Gregar. 18-Rich, Flanagan. Richard Flanagan. Alex, MoLeod. 14—v. K: Hennessy.Jonn , Houndesy. -iiirain Morritt, John J. Kehoe. 15—Alex. Frear... — 1e—Samnte Trviog;. James Trving.... 17—G, W. Plunkett. Fred, H. Flagge.. 18—L. D. Kiernan. 19—Thos. ©, Fiel -Richard M. Lush. Roswell D. Hateb, 40-John Patrick Motovern. 21—Wm, Wm. H. McCarthy. Robert ©. srown, ‘Alex, Thain. Con. Union. Working men’. Dist, Dem. Union. 1—Tereace Duffy..Terence Duity......Terence Dufly, Jas. D. . Fle = John Kerns Theodore Tooker....Wm. H. McIntire, h, — me 20—Ptk, Mc@dvern. .Patrick McGovern. .John Kearns. aw. Hi, Mogarthy. Win. H. McCarthy... Win. H. MoCarthy Wm. Hitchman. The foregoing tables present the names of all the candidates tu the fleld for the votes of the peopic on Tuesday next, Between this and tho day of the elec- tion some of the parties named may retire, under bo a as that a good retreat ta better thana ad fight, MEETINGS LAST NIGHT. The nomination of Charles P. Shaw for Assembly on the republican ticket was endorsed ata meeting held last night at Dodworth Hall. Addresses were made by Major Haggerty, Dr, Wilde, Colonel De Costa and others, A regular meeting of the Eighth Senatorial Dis- trict Citizens’ Association was held last evening at Brevoort Hall, Fifty-fourth street, near Third ave- nue, with Mr. J. H. Marshall in the chair. Resolu- tions were adopted reciting the purposes for which the assoctation was started; requesting Mr. John Foley, late president of the association, to with- draw froma the political feld as candidate for Super- visor and endorsing the following nominations:— For Supervisor, Jacob Cohen; Coroner, Nelson W. Young; Justice of the Marine Court, T, W. Kearney; Song eM Twentieth district, P. McGovern; Assem- bly, Twenty-first district, Alexander Thain, Ad- dresses were made oy cue nomihees supported by the workingmen, by Mr. Walsh, sident of the Laborers’ Union, an Jopened amid Tived Soe aesaar ie German Centr rganizath held 8 ver: largely attended meett ae thelr aq guards, NO 41 First avenue, President Charles Kinkel 1m the chair. On motion, Mr. Jacob Cohen was unaul- mously nominated for supervisor, The democracy of the Seventeenth Assembly dis- trict held a ratification meeting last evening at the hall, Bighth avenue and roe ‘hth street, Gene- ral J. Hobart Ward presided. wero delivered by Samuel Hirch, J. Rogers, of New Jersey, and other gentlemen; after which the whole Tammany ticket was heartily endorsed, spe- otal mention being made of Henry W, Genet for Senator and George W. Plunkett for the Assembly. A mass fie te the Sigel campaign clubs of the Seventh, ith, Eleventh, Thirteenth, Seventeenth and Eighteenth wards was hold last evening at 139 Essex street. After the transaction of the routine business of the Cog | @nd the usual arrangemonts for the conduct of the olection the meeting ud- Journed, The McClellan Legion of the Eighteenth ward met last might at thetr headquarters, Third avenue, near Sixteenth street, and endorsed the nominations of Richard Cg ae Senator ftom the Seventh Sena- torial district, Frafk R. Purcell for Assembly, Nelson W. Young for Coroner, John Foley for Supervisor, muel B. Garvin for District attorney and Thomus . Olerke for Jadge of the Supreme Court. The Workingmen’s Association of the Eleventh Assembly district met last night at the corner of Seventh avenue and Twonty-sixtn street; T. W. Haslam, chairman, presided, The following nomt- nations were ratified:—Richard u’Brien for Senator of the Seventh district, Jacob Cohen for Supervisor, Nelson W. Young for Coroner and John Kerns for the Assembly. The meeting then adjourned, A banner was raised last night across Kast Broad- Way, at its junction with Canal street, by the friends of Mr. J. L, Steinhardt, candidate for Aiderman in the Fourth Aldermanic district. The banner bears the Mkeness of Mr. Steinhardt and arn didate for Alderman, and those of had ma iM. ‘oltce So dresses a8 cau- . Tweed for Senator and EK. J. Shandley for Justice, A large numper of the Phy en of the ward were esont to do honor orite candidate for lastic meeting was held last fall, No. 66 Orchard street, by Warg Association, shortly iderman. 4 ta ed ye 8 Manado Yon others, and the meeting ad- after o'clock @ banner, the name of William H, Mansfeld and also eness of “his lordsiup,” was thrown across the street, amid the ;" of fireworks and the music of 5, 0 a Tuati: tary. Resolutions endoi ce for renomiuation wore pears unanimonaly, ha Yam mage y eg * st elring, iam W, Bole an, Julins Kno} d . Jacol At the close Of the meeting the party proceeded to the residence of Justice Manadeld, in and gave him @ serenade. Justice Mansfield ap- ares on the platform and thanked his friends for oir kindness, and assured ther that ho Was @ Call- didate till the close of the Charter election. THE REGISTRY IN NEW YORK. ‘vho registry in this city yesterday was conducted with considerable energy on the part of both polit cal parties.’ The total number registered yesterday ‘Was 32,844, against 52,962 the previous day. The fol- lowing table will show a falling off in the registra- tion from last year of 30,515;— FF s3 Be & Wards, 23 Deal div ey 483 2,918) 88 355} 899 938) 925) 4,208 780 8,334 1,610 6,286 1,513) 7,556) 1,720) 6,922) 2,156 8,691 1,099 6,477) 1,804 8,857 1,425) 6,231 1,004 4,756) 1072 4,055 601 5,167 1,631 6,671 484) ‘11,083! 1,923] 9,858) 2,157 8,619 1,907 9,363 2,905 11,459) 1,918 8,520 Totals,.| 52,962} 82,844 143,171 8 This year’s PegiStrAatiOn...eccereesecsereceees Decrease as compared with last year’s TegistratiOn .....ess00eeees aTiceees ot ELECTION POOLS. The sale of election pools at Riley’s restqurant last evening was attended by a small number and very little mterest was manifested, Afier geveral inef- fectual attempts to setl a _pogl one was taken at the rate of thirty dollars for Nelson and fifteen dollars for Sigel, but there Seay being po Sigel men present prepared to bot on his chances the sale was suspended until Monday evening, when 4 lively time is expected. KINGS COUNTY AND BROOKLYN NO} INATIONS, The following is a complete list of candidates for city and county oftices from Brooklyn:— Dem. 0, ¥. Pratt School Com. Just, of Sesstone:» : Burnet Johnson, HerCe..se6 |. Murphy. John Oakey.. ASSEMBLY. 1—H. M. Clark..,,.W. Detac; ++e-John Wall. a-t. J. r., J, De Barry. D, M McCloskey, 1—Charlea Miller. Georg’ C. Ripley —Charies ler. .Geor Oe a i Te iy orn. ley. 2 Klewart. John J. Barnard 1-H. B, Witty... 18—Hy. Harman. 17-3. A. Connolly..6. Furbigh.. oy. B Bok 19—J, Black, Joseph Fa a Te - 8-R, Nelson. +-M, Malloy, W. Furlong. 4-B A. Kolimeyor.4. 8. H —W. J. Osborne George Hyde, j—Charies Foley - 10-8, Pottit. J. Duty. 12—-Ross MeMahon. | 18— ree Wie 18—James jonrad Peterson. Dharles Rodgers. 20—John Ross ......J. W. Harman. 2-J.M. Walsh, J. Hall. THE REGISTRY IN BROOKLYN. Tne registration in Brooklyn, contrary to general expectation, has been very large this year. The Issues of the political campaign are purely of a local character, but the contest does not appear to have lost Interest on that account, The merits of the several candidates have Dota duly discussed and canvassed on Gli sides, and much feeling, undoubt- edly, exists against the Fe glection fente of the democratic nominees, which will be tiade manifest in reduced majorities, it hot in the defedt of such candidates as are unpoptlar, Every effort has been made by the well organized “powers that be? to trot out the voters for registration, and the resnit, as exhibited in the subjoined table, suows how suc- cessful have beon their labors:— 1868, 1869, a f TMHOL “uOnD.L2 — 12, 296156, 561 + 12,636 CITY AND SUBURB POLITICS, Mr. Hebner, of the Twenty-fifth district, says he 1s not desirous of spreading himself in the Assémbly chamber, but does not say why, The reason is obvious, ‘The Blue Boys’ Association, whose inner circle 1s the Excelsior Club, go for Charles P, Shaw for Assembly and Horace Greeley for Comptroller. Boys of the Excelsior, beware of the fearful ava- lanche t Mike Norton isa jolly Senator and has a host of friends, Wherever he goes he adds to his strength and leaves behind him a remembrance good for votes on election day. Of the hundred and one noml- nations he hag received, the last is from the Fifth Dis- trict, His friends, who include every mother’s son witbin gunshot of Jefferson Market, turned out on Friday night to ratify and gratify him, Mike floats with the stream, His opponents pull heavily against the tide, Lebanon Hall was the scene of a republican hurrah on Friday night, when the Union Association of the Ninth district appointed a committee to protect the boxes on election day, nead off strikers and protect their own heads from democratic clubs, The Central Committee of the German republicans assembled to giortfy themselves on Friday night, And resolved vo admit a corporal’s guard of Boys in ‘ue to their fostive board, They will assemble on ‘uesday evening next to hear the election returns. Mr. Patrick McGovern, a gentleman well known and respected in the Nineteenth wal 1d who has received every nomination but it. many, Was DomMiuated by the Young Men’s Unit Assooiation of emptor Ward ag their representative for Assembly from ‘Peay digirict, amid much ay ‘he Citizens of U wo bi ir. enthusiasm, on night district ubaniunous ff his favor. Pat’ th jistri ir stocg ta shore par. ‘The Workingmen’s Association, who belteved in Horace Greeley, and are interested ip horticultyre, met last night at No. 1 Peck silp to form 9 gia with which to knock aspiring democrats on the 4 Alexander McLeod, who haa twice served in the Legislature with credit to himself aud profit wo ¢ tax payers, is a candidate for re-election in the Nine- teenth district. His chances are good. The Germans of the Firat, Second, Third, Fifth, Sixth, Mighth and Fourteenth wards go for Sigel and lager, Greeley and temperance, Supervisor Uerman presided over a lal meeting of German Tainmany democrats at thé Germania Assaembly Rooms iast week. A number of speeches were ie and innumerable barrels of beer were tapped; Greeley was busy driving in the bungs; Sigel let flow the beer. he Twenty-first Assembly Diatrict Republican Association want Alexander Thin fo travel with them {9 the race for the Assembly. The “travelled Thane”? will find bis road etrou ly varricgded, Howoyer, he can boit as well fa the best mau oF Josbph Smith, though neithera Mormon pro- phet nor the soh of a prophet, is looked up. M4 the republicans of the Eighth seen distr ic He heed ad been Clected president of their associa- tion and much good may it do him, Coroner Schirmer, the Tammany candidate, hi been 80 long piebotomising the braves of the Fou teenth street tribe that he almost thinks be hag an inalienable right to sit upon dead bodies and atuluity himself as long os he pleases, He is nly mistaken, It 1 the almost unanimous wish of the citizens that he should retire into private life, where he can rel @ monarch of all he surveys. The citizens want a Jen man aud tosist of having Nelson W. Young. say we all of us. The race for the Supervisorship is a pretty fight as it stands. Walter Koche is the pet of Saiany; Jacob Cohen 1s the Moses of the Israelites in Gotham; John wolay {s the favorite of the business inen of the city. Roche has the prestige of the blood-tlursty ‘Tammany to aid him; Cohen strives to unite t army of sorelicads in his favor, and poor Fole, pases his chances of succesa on the weak foundation of honesty and capacity, Waiter Roche will head the pool on Tuesday. In the political contest which will follow the State lection On Tuesday, it is probable that the bitterest ght will be for the fat places im tho Police Courts. ustice Ledwith wili be stroigly opposed by Peter joran, and tue latter is a Hear Weight, command. ing. seaniense Influence throughout the whole dis- tric Itis somewhat premature to discuss the chances of the many candidates for police and civil justice- ships, bat a word or two will not be amiss just now. Ex-Judge Dusenbury, 18 4 candidate for Civil Jus- tice of the Second District Court, ana his friends are urging him to run, nomination or no nomination. The feeling is such in the district that if he is not npaae the Tammany favorite 18 sure to be de- leated. A lively fight is going on in the Eighth district be- tween the friends of Thomas W. Pittman and Wil- am J, Kane forthe Tammany nomination for Jus- tice of thé Civil Court. It is uncertain who will win tue prize. Judge Erastus C. Benedict, the republican nomi. nee for the vacancy on the bench of the Suprene Court, has declined the contest, having ofmctally Withdrawn his name ay the nommee of bis party. THE NEW JUDICIARY ARTICLE IN THE NEW CONSTITUTIOY. To THE Epitgr OF THB HERALD:—~ Amecting of many of the leading lawyers of the State was recently held in Albany, and an address issued urging the adoption of the judiciary article of the proposed coustitution. This article 1s to be voted upon separately from all other questions. To vote for “the amended constitution” is not to vote for it, To vote against the amended constitution is not to vote agaiust it, The proper bailot is ‘For’ or “Against? the amended judiciary article, and no otaer will be counted upon the question of its adop- tion, In the address of the bar it 18 said:— The judiciary article by its direct provision relieves the grand defects and many others in the existing system. Let us adopt it because tt ls the best now attainabie, and let us Improve it hereafter when the necessity of further improvement shall become appareut, If we fail to adopt it there is no hope of change or improvement for many years to come, The iuticrent duiiculties attending the subject are always very great. If all men could agree on another plan it would take years to put it 1h force. But such an agreement 1s hopeless. No two persons are ever agreed as tO the best plan of a judiciary in its different detaiis. It is possible that a better article than the one now proposed pipe be framod, But we discover in it a plab carelully adjusted to admitted wants, & wise adaptation to existing public sentiment, 8 wise advoldance of extreme opiuious, @ total absence of partisan bearings, and many fundamental and judiciary reforms. In the proceedings of the meeting which issued this address wo recognize the names of many lead- ing democratic and repubiican lawyers and judges from *l pettg of the Stave. Among them are the names of William M, Evarts, Amasa J. Parker, Ira Harris, Francis Kernan, William A. Wheeler, George F. Comstock, Joshua M. Van Cott, Judges Peckbam, Mailin, Gray, and others equally well known. The subject of judiciary reform les peculiarly within the domain of professional knowledge and expert- ence. The opinion, thereiore, of leading lawyers and betas ait be may weil be accepted as the hest uide for Opinion and the best rule of action. We find great unaninity of sentiment on this subject among those most competent to judge, and outside of the professional and judicial ring, Which wants no better judiciary and would prefer a worse one, if a wor'se one is possible. We concur mos heartily in the ylews of the bar, and we trust that the electors Will make the dis- crimination provided for in the act for submitting the new constitution by casting @ separate vote lor the judiciary article. ‘This measure was the work of the ablest aud most judicious lawyers and jurists of the State in the Constitutional Conyeation, Wo find it a most careiully and thoughtfally considered coustitutional article, cautiously avolding the ex- tremes of sentiment and opinion, yet eibracing many fundamental changes wich have pon long required and Cannot weil be longer postponed. We have about the worst judiciary system in the whole world, Our jurisprudence, which once held the first rank, has sunk nearly to the lowest. One of the grand defects in the existing system fs the weak, fluctuating and utverly absurd organization of the Court of Appeals. One half of its members chan every year, and five-eights every two yearg, As the Court 18 constantly changing and uncertain, so 18 the law. ‘This 18 unavoida- bler in a tribunal so constituted, where men of new views, of conflicting opinions and irrecon- cilable tendencies, meet and separate in rapid suc- cession. ‘The decisions of such a court cannot com- mand the respect of the bar or the people, and they do not. [It 18, moreover, @ necessity of such an organization to work with intolerable slowness, Look at the condition of its business. Suitors ap- pealing to it for justice must wait more than five ears, and the evil is on the Jacrease, This deplora- le situation in the Court of Last Kesort is relieved by the new article, A rapid disposition of the im- mense arrearage of pending causes 18 provided for and a new court is inatituiéd with a steady, perma- nent and efficient organization. Uniformity, vigor and despatch will take the place of chaos, Weakness and intolerable delay. The proposed article also strikes with unerring accuracy at the evil most elt and most complained of ia the Supreme Court, That evil is the strictly distinct and iocal cliaracter of the so-catied general terms or courts of appeal from the decisions of single judges, In these local or district couris three or four judges eiected in the judicial district sit in review of their own and each other’s original orders, judgments and decrees, All this has become an abominable nuisance—a stench in the nostriis of the bar and the people. The right of appeal from @ decision or order, however outrageous, 1s worthless under such a system. If you appeal you meet on the bench the very judge ‘who has decided the matter against you. You have, therefore, no resource except to pay tne required amount of blackmail in order to avoid a worse fate. Precisely out of this condition of things has sprung the irresponsible judicial tyranny which bas become # source of terror and alarm to capital, to property and business. The new article strikes at the root of the evii by depriving these appellate couris of their local character, by providing @ more goneral and permanent organization, and by @ sweeping and peremptory clause which declares that no judge can ever sit in any court in revi of a decision made by himself. “This single clause will reinaugurate the law in place of discretion, caprice and favoritism and will effectually checkmate the power of cliques and rings. Give us an instantaneous appeal to a well-constituted court, Where there is no prejudg ment of the case; Where no judge can sit who has aiready decided it, and then no wrong can be done without a prompt redress. This is previsely the best Means of preventing Wrong, We are surprised that an ogriier and more thorough consideration has not been given to the judiciary article. We are not surprised that a power- Tul yote hes been organized in this city for the de- clared and avowed purpose of thwarting a reform which gives us ample phases of a purer and better administration of justice. Our advice to the people of ali classes and of every shade in polities is to raily on the right side. Look to your ballots, and vote ‘for the Amended Judiciary Article."? STABB RG AFFRAY IN THE FiAST Wand. About half-past nine o'clock last night a disturb- anco arose in the lHquor saloon of Kermoy Powers, No. 61 Beaver street, between the proprietor ana a man named Patrick Maher, during which botties, tumblers and other missiles were freely used. Henry ha the bartender, coming to the assistance of his employer, the affray for a short time assumed & very serious aspect. Powers drew a sword and and strick right and left, severely {ujuring Foley, who was taken to the office of Deputy Coroner Shino, who wag compoiied to take twelve stitches In nis head and body. Oficers Lynn and Nicholson, of the First precinot, entered the place and conveyed all the parties to the station house, where they preferred anton or 68 qua we Jooked up. Tney will be Serine at the Tombs this morbing, before Justice owing. ILLEGAL REGISTERING, Mere Arresta—Fresh Cases Before the Essex Market Police CourtAttempted Frauds tn the Seventeenth and Tenth Wards—“Siill?”’+ ing the Night Wind. ‘The cases of attempted “repeating” and fraudu- lent registering, published yesterday exclusively in the HERALD, created considerable excitement among the politicians, and had the effect of arons- ing registrars to be very careful as to the men who offered themselves to be placed upon the registry list. ‘Pais fact was proved by the arrest of two men in the Essex Market Police District on @ charge of attempt at illegal registering. Justice Shandley, who occupied the bench, maintained the determina- tion which he announced yesterday to do his best to stop any attempt at any illegal voting, and at once held both the men brought before him, remarking ‘Upon the necessity of stopping any movement which should tend to destroy the purity of the election, FAL@B REGISTERING IN THR SEVENTEENTH WARD. OMicer Justus Hawks, of the Seventeenth precinct, brougnt into the Essex Market Police Court a young man who gave his name as William Miller, @hd oharged him with attempting to register ille- gally. The oMicer stated that yesterday the prisoner came into the place of registry for the Ninth district of the Seventeenth ward, at No, 217 Third street, and iked to be registered. He gave his name as uiville and staied that he resided at No. 20 Third street, registrar began to write the wan’s DARD, but remembering that nosuch number waa to be found in the district, the prisoner was handed ver to officer Hawks, cer took his man to e station house, where he admitted his name was Mijler, and that he lived at No. 42 Washington street. Justice Shandley asked the man why he en- deavorod to register himself falsely, but received no reply, Mr. 8. I. Webster appeared as prisoner's counsel, and Mr. Joseph Gantzer, of No. 4.0 Second Avenue, gave bail for litm in $300 for examination, ANOTIUAR TENTH WARD CASE, Officer Willism Melio, of the Tenth precinct, brought before Justice Shandley a young man naméd Joseph Miller, also charged with atvempting to register falsely. The officer stated that Miller went into the place of registry for the Seventh dis- trict of the Tenth ward, at 109 Canal street, and asked to be registered. One of the registrars asked him where he Itved, when Miller sald he resided at 50 Forsyth street. The officer was asked to go with Miller, and, walking with him, both officer and mao passed the house, Miller not noticing that he had gone by the house where he said he lived. The oill- cer then inguired of tie tnhabitants of No. 69 if the risoner lived there, but failed to find any one who new him, After taking his man back to 109 Canal street, Miller admitted he did nof live there. Mr. Edward Knight appeared as counsel for the ‘isoner and tried hard to persuade the Judge that ler only went into the place of registry to obtain information. The counsel stated that the prisoner had only come back from Albany last night and that he had some eight months dgo lived at No, 59 For- syth atreet, Justice Shandley asked Mr. Knight if he was in the registry office when the prisoner came in, and, when the counsel said he was not, the Justice requested him to ‘keep still.” ir, Knigot rema ed that “a dead set’? was being made against the Tenth ward. Justice Shandley cominitted Miller for trial, and Mr, W. Brown, of No. 119 Ludlow street, furnished bail in $890 for lis appearance. Miller gave lis residence aos the New England Hotel, corner of Bowery and Bayard street. CLOSE OF THE AMORICAN INSTITUT. ‘AIR. Horace Greeley Presented with a Star Spane gled Banner and a New Cont. Last night at ten o’clock the American Institute Fair departed from the arena of public life and numbered itself with the shadows of the departed. All that is now left of it is a memory, and as it was a thing of beauty it may be reasonable to hope that it will be a joy forever to those wio had the privi- lege of beholding it. The fair was on its last night very crowded, considerably more so than on any previous night, and the large company leit the rink with constderable regret, carrying with them many very pleasant memories of pleasant days and nights, An elevated platform on one side of the building was provided for the committee and the speakers. Mr. CLEVELAND, the president of the committee, said that Mayor Hall, who was announced to deliver a closing address, was unable, in conse- quence of political engagements, to be present, and therefore the President of the Institute, and the gentleman who opened the Institute Fair, would deliver the address. He meant Mr. Horace Greeley. (\pplause.) Mr. GREELEY said that when the fair was opened there was some doubt on the minds of some as to its success, partly arising from the fact that the location of the fair was remote from the cen- tre of the population of the city and outside of the great avenues. It had, however, been a grand exposition of art and industry and 'in ever; respect a success, and had attracted many thousands of visitors. The woollen manufacturers had had a large space appropriated to them and well had it been filled. There never was @ time in the history of thts country when this class of manufacture could have made so good a display; for there never was a time when it had reached so great a development as at present. That manufacture was now to be found on the shores of the Pacific, in Obie and in Nissourt and on the western borders of our Atlantic civilization. Some of these districts where woollens are manufactured were deserts ten years ago. Mr. Greeley then referred to the exhibition of macalnery, which be espectally commended. He then referred to the great jabors of the judges and the managers. He closed by mers that on the anniversary of the year of mdepeudente there would be a World's Fair in America that would show how enormously the industrial resources of this great country had been developed. Mr. Kinespury, the superintendent of the depart- ment of the woollens exhibited in the fair, addveass- ing Mr. Greeley, said he had the honor to convey to Imm the compliments of Mr, Johu G. Mackintosh, treasurer of the Germania Milla, of Holyoke, Mass., and by his request to present to him, in behalf of that Company, a piece of their Esquimaux overcoat- ings, and to ask his acceptance of the same. Let him take it and wear it. It would sineld him from the chilling blasts of winter and would not be un- becoming to him in the new and responsible oftice to which the people of this Commonwealth were about to call him. A few words more. The friends who represent this great national industry on that floor had found a consistent and untiring advocate of tiat protevitve system which had enabled them to produce goods equal to any in the markets of the world. It aifords them, therelore, the greatest pleasure to presgat to him, in behalf of the Nattonal Association of Wool Manufacturers, an American flag, manufactured by the United States Bunting Company, of Lowell, Mass. Their bunting had been pronounced by the government of the United States, after a severe test, to be superior to the foreign article. Mr. GREELEY in afew brief words appropriately replied. A very handsome service of silver plate was then presented by the exbibliors in the Western depart- ment to Mr. Kingsbary, who acknowledged the pre- sentation briefly and courteously, ‘The reading of the awards of the judges was then proceeded with, and the ofilcial abnouncement of the aoe of the exibition was made about ten o'clock, Among tke many groups of visitors from public institutions not the least of those who thorougily enjoyed tne treat thus bestowed by the liberaliiy of the managers were the fifty boys and fifty giris of the Unton Home and School, orphans of soldiers and sailors who fell in the late war. These boys visited the fair on Thursday, and in their neat gray uniform made @ very creditable appearance. The ee good behavior of these children was the heme of universal comment. THE LIBERTY STREET CALAMITY, Names of the Victims—Action of the Coroner. Yesterday afternoon Coroner Flynn proceeded to the Beekman street police station for the purpose of instituting an investigation into the origin of the fire at 63 Liberty strect, which resulted in the death of four persons, as fully detailed in the Henanp of Saturday, The names of the victims were:— George Jessup, fifty-five years of age; Letitia, his wife, forty-seven years of ; William Jessup, three years of age; Jobh Jessup, 81x years of age, The bodies presented @ most horrid spectacie, ali of them being terribly burned atter death had en- sued from suffocation. A jury was empaneiied, and aiter viewing the remains the Coroner adjourned the cage till next Friday, in order to give Fire Marshal Brackett an opportunity to invostigate the origin of the fire, riends of the deceased partios appeared at the station house and claimed the bodies jor Interment, but it was understood that Mr. Marquand, the owner or occupant of the premises where the unfortunate persons lost their lives, would defray all the neces- sary funeral expenses, Mr. and Mrs. Jessup were said to be Leyte of Shannonsbridge, Kings county, Ireland, but their chtidren were born in this coun- try. The funerals will take place at one o'clovk to- day, from the Church of the Nativity, in Second avenue, FIRE IN WILLIAMSSURG, Yesterday forenoon a fire occurred Im the cork cutting factory of Truslow & Nostrand, corner of Broadway and Third streets, Williamsburg, and a loss of $8,000 resulted before it was subdued, Tho extensive Whee factory adjoining, belonging to un firm, W: ly damaged. The prop- er’ inst for $25,000 in Vartous city compa- lea, 10 ot the cork factory build- tug two yr TOW by the break. ae eg lor while thoy were ascending tothe roof ‘They saved tht ives by a dar ing acrobatic foat, 7 on TROTTING AT THE FASHION COURSE. The Fashion Course presented @ dreary appear ance yesterday afternoon, the weather being s0 raw 4nd unpleasant that few ventured out to witness the trotting match announced to come off, The match was for $1,000, mile heats, best three in five, in harness, between Mr. Chamber's chestnut stallion Hickory, by Xthan Allen, dam Lady Litchfield, and Mr.Doty’s bat mare Topsy, by George M. Patchen, dam’s pedigree unknown. Hickory Jack won the race, taking the second, third and fourth heats. He lay up the frat heat, probably to make the mare the favorite; but the heat was so slow, 2:43, that every one saw the bait but would not bile, Those who had previously beton the mare endeavored to hedge, and offered 2to1on Hickory Jack. Some few were successful, ‘The track was in good order, A greater contrast between two trotting horses was hever witnessed than that between Topsy and Hickory Jack. The mare is about seventeen hands high, and heavily made up, while the stailion ts leas than fourteen hands in height, and weighs a little over 600 pounds. In the race they looked like a mare and foal trotting side and side. The betting previous to the start was in favor of Hickory Jack, at 100 to 60, and he continued the favorite to the end, notwithatanding that the mare won the first heat, Tne following are the details of THE TROT. First Heat.—Topsy won the pole, At the stars Hickory Jack bad a slight advantage, but breaking up soon afterwards the mare took the lead and was two lengths in front on the turn. The stallion closed up as he approached the quarter pole, and the big mare had her head and shoulders in front as they passed that point in forty seconds, She drew away again from Hickory Jack down the backs stretch, but it was evident that he was not doing anything like his best. The mare was one length im front at the haif-mile pole in 1:10}. On the Flute ing end the stalilou closed upto the mare’s head, but. then fell back again, and Topsey led into the home- stretch one length in front. She came leisurely up the homestretch, and won the heat by @ length in 243. The result was very unsatisfactory to all par- ties, as it was conclusive that Hickory Jack had made no effort for the heat, as the time made was eight or ten seconds slower than was expected by the spectators. ot Second Heat.—When tie pool seller began opera- tions again Yopsy sold as favorite for two or three pools, but thea fllckory Jack became the favorite at 100 to 50. ‘The start Was an even one and thi horses went to the turn head ana head. Topse; then broke up, and the stallion took the lead. At the quarter pole they were side and side in pee seconds. Topsy broke up again and bed Bei opened a gap of two lengths along the backstretch, and this advantage he carried to the half-mile Bd in 1:17/g, He kept the gap open around the Flushing end and tnto the homestretch. The big mare broke badly on tho str.teh, and Hickory Jack won the heat by ax lengths in 233833. Third Heat.—One hundred to twenty could not find takers on Hickovy Jack, and all betting on the result of the race wasatanend, Topsy had the best of the start, but she soon broke up and trairat Jack took a lead of four lengths around the ti He kept this advantage to the quarter pole in thirty- eighth seconds. Going down the backstretoh the mare trotted fast and had closed nearly all the day- light when she broke up again and the stallion passed the nalf-mile pole five lengths in front of her in 1:16! Topsy again trotted fast on the Fh end; but before she reached the stallion she broke up and he led into the homestreteh four or five lengths. Doty, the driver of Topsy, when he found that he had no chance of winning the heat, pulled nia mare up and Hickory Jack jogged home a winner by a dozen lengths 12 2:38 3g. Fourth Heat.—ine horses had an even start, but almost as soon as they left the score Jack broke uy Doty then made a desperate effort to take the Pore, but the big mare left her feet, giving the stallion th head by several Jengths. He was two lengths auead gt the quarter pole in forty seconds, one and a halt lengths in front at the half mile pole, in 1:18, won the bh tn the easiest manner pozzibie, by lengths, in 2:37}4. The following is @ Le by October 90, trotting mateb, Fasiion Covrsn, L. L, Oct rt 1,000, mile heats, best three in five, in harness. . Cuaney named b. &. Hickory Jack. 2111 J. Doty named b, m. Topsy..... TIME, Quarter, First heat. vend Secoud heat. 36 ‘Third heat, 2:38; Fourth heat. 1:18 2:87, AT THE. UNION COURSE. OES A trotting match came off at the Union Course yes terday afternoon between Captain Leary’s black mare Kate McGowan and Dr. Ogle’s bay gelaing Red Rover, mile heats, best three in five, in harness, It was advertised for four contestants, the other two TROIT.NG beg Mr. Palne’s bay mare White Legs and James Murphy’s bay mare Lady Mur- phy, but these were withdrawn, the latter at the last moment, after she had been shown on the track and several pools sold upon her. Her driver's excuse for this action was that she had an engagement ‘‘to trot some time next week.” It was also announcgd that the race was for a sweepstakes of $400, but te sum staked by each owner was but twenty-five dollars. There were but few spectators, the bleak, chilling day deterring many of the old habitwes of the Union from being present. The race was & capitally contested one, however, and the result was such as to disappoint all those very “knowing” and “posted”? gentlemen who imagine they can pick the winning horse at every similar contest. Red hover was a great favorite, particu. larly so after Lody Murphy was withdrawn, selling at five to one against Kate McGowan. The owner of the gelding was quite a heavy loser, considering all the circumstances, It required four heats to decide the race. THE TROT. First Heat.—Kate McGowan won the pole. At the fourth attempt they got off very evenly, but before Red Kover had trotted twenty-five yards he broke badly, and Kate left him two lengths behind at the turn, Although over soon got mto straight work again Kate had her head one and & halt lengch to the front at the quarter pole, reacked in forty-one and a half seconds. ‘fhe contest down the backstretch was quite imteresting, but the mare drew away from the gelding inch by inch, and at the half-mile Rs was two lengths in advance of her competitor, ‘ime, 1:26. On the lower turn Dr. Ogie began to urge his Rover aud use the whip, when he leit his fect again, giving Kate another length the advan- tage, and in these positions they entered the home- stretch. Here Rover again broke, when the mare went from lim rapidly, coming home an easy win- ner by six lengths. Time, 2:46. Second Heal.—lover was still the favorite at two toone. The poois sold were np few at this tim most of the betting having been done before the firs heat. The liorses had a very even send-off, but at the turn Rover was a length in front, and although he left his feet for a second he settled again in- siantly and kept lis advanced position to tne quartet pole, passing it in forty-one seconds. Going down the backstreica the mare closed upon him ver; prettily, but ou approaching the half-mile pole both taitered and broke. Rover got to his work again the quickest, however, and passed the half-mile pole a length and @ bail infront, ‘Time, 1:26. ‘The straggie around the lower turn was quite exciting, and opin- lon was expressed that if Kate could keep her feet she would catch Rover; but as they entered the home- stretch she again left her feet, repeating it mtdwi to the stand, which gave her competitor auch an vantage that he beat her under the string two lengths. Time, 2:46. Third Heat,—Pool selling had been abandoned, It was an exer, pretty send-oi!, ana at the turn they were head and head; but Red Rover drew away from the mare about half a length atthe quarter pole, passing it in rorty-one seconds, Here the geld- Ing leit his feet, and for some distance aid omni running, and when he settled to work again on t! backstretch was @ length ahead, Kate was trotting cleverly, however, and at the -mile pole was but a ueck Inthe rear, Time, 1:24. Entering the lower turn the struggle became very exciting, an to the homestretch the horses had the appearan of being yoked together. At this pole the earnest work of Kate carried Rover from his feet, when Dr. Ogle allowed hun to indulge in his ranning antics for atime; but it was of little avatl, as the mi caught nim at the distauce stand ana they panned ‘under the string neck and neck. The judges awi the heat to Kate. Thine, 2:46. Fourth Heat.—Red Rover bad the best of the start by 8 longth. On the turn he broke, when slipped by him easily, and at the quarter pole she Was three lengths Lie best of it, in forty-one seconds. Down the backstretch she increased the gap to tive lengths, when Rover, ae in that peculiar prov pensity of running observed af times under certain circumstances, went up to Kate’s wheel, but fell off aga, and the mare passed the half-mile pole one and a half lengths m front Time, 1:44 Rover's driver again allowed him to run, and enters tng the homestretch there bardly daylight be seen betwoen them; and finally came hy ie race by A neck, ir being on the jump under the string. ‘“t ‘The followig is a SUMMARY, ‘course, Oct. 30.—Sweepstakes, $100; 5, best tree in five, in harness, Leary entered bik, m. Kate Mo- 12 aad dr. Dn Ogie entered b. g. Red Rover, ar, UNION, James Murphy entered b. m. phy... Mr. Paine First heat Second he hird heat . ‘ourth heat