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tion Donied—A Question of @20,000— Obstructions and Encumbrancee— A New Pier Model. ‘The Commissioners of Docks met yesterday after- ‘mOon in stated session, with the President, Mr. John ‘T. Agnew, in the chair. Mr. Henry read the minutes of the last meeting, which were adopted. ’. REPORTS FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT ‘were received recommending the repairing of pier ‘No, 19 East river; motion to lay on the table till ext week. Petition of Jay Gould, President of the Erle Railway, to have alips at piers Nos, 80, 31 and 82 North river properly dredged was denied, on ‘te ground that the lease granted in 1865 required im todo all necessary dredjing and repairs; the mecessary repairs to the bulkheads at the foot of ‘Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth streets were recom- mended to be done. The petition of F. G. and J. N. Vliet to permit the continuance of a grain elevator ret Rae ARs Of Twenty-Afth street, East river, was sencumprancee nen dent was to be instructed pores Deer |, ved On or before the ~uro) _pr TutIT10N OF THE RESIDENTS (.. + Sourth ward against the use of certain plers and bulkheads used as dumping grounds for the de- posit of manure was considered. The committee ad calicd before them Mr. J. A. Brown, the head of ‘tne Strect, Cleaning A-soclation, and after Hstening to: the statement he made as to bis mghts, and the Bighte of his agsociates to the nse of the piers and ja allotted to them in their contract ‘ we the city. for dumping grounds, the com- Mittee conclude that the only way in which to abate the nuisance would be to accept the pro- posal of Mr. Brown, viz.:—That the city autherities repay him the twenty thousand dollars which he now paysto the city for the manure he collects, ‘With a reservation that he may use the said picrs in ‘winter while the river Is frozen over; and tt was re- solved that the President of the Board should ad- dress a communication to the proper city author!- Hes stating Mr. Brown’s propositions to abate tho Buisance so much complained of REMOVAL OF SLAUGHTER HOUSES. A communication was received from the Board of Health with reference to removing a nuisance at plers 38 and 39 East river. Mr. Henry stated that private communications had been seut to the own- ere of the places asking them to bear part of the expense of guch removal, but he had received no reply; he further read from an act passed in 1855, wherein the Board was empowered to enforce such removals, and it was resolved that another com- munication be sent to them proposing that they should bear half the expense, and if answers were Bot received within five days the law is to be en- forced. ‘The report of SUPERINTENDENT WESTERVELT to rebuild pier at the foot of 158th str ata cost of $2,500, was referred to the Bxecutive Committee; petition to lease pier No, 47 East river was denied; communivation of the Dominion Company was re- ferred to the Executive Committee. The Corpora tfon Counsel sent a communication sta Ung that by the terms of his Jease Mr. Sturges w: impelied to repair pier No. 13 North iv resvived alse that Superintendent Fitzpatrick be authorized to remove tie botlers from pier No. 69 Bast river, which have been the cause of dispute between the committee and Messrs. Andrews, at a cost not ex- ceeding $250; the boLers to be taken to the corpora- tion yara aud hela Ul the money is reimbursed, Commissioner Woop read a resolution for remoy- dng the great number of FIXED AND FLOATING ENOUMBRANCES $n the district lying between pier No, 1 North river and the foot of West Twelfth street, adding that though ius was the bustest portion of New York for THE COURTS. Deciston in Bankruptoy—A Receiver Appointed in the Estate of the National Stock Ex- change—A Family Episode in Court— The Allen Habeas Corpus Case— An Official but Emphatic Opin- ion by Judge Barnard. ‘IMTED STATES DISTRICT COURT—IN BANKRUPTCY. Decision en the Ruling of a Register. Before Judge Blatchford. In the matter of the bankruptcy of Andrew Rich- ards, a bankrupt, who, on his examination before James F. Dwight, a register in bankruptcy, refused to answer questions put to him ag to whether he had not lost money at games of chance during the year 1849, Jadge Biptchford confirmed the ruling of the Register in that the assignee was entitled to the in- formation, and ordered the Clerk of the Court to cer- tify this decision to the Register. celver Appointed. Arecelver has been appointed for the National Stock Exchange, which went into involuntary bank- ruptey a short time ago, The assets of the Exchange are about $10,000, without counting the sale of the unexpired lease, which will bring $2,000 or $8,000 ° more. The liabilities are not known. The amouyé 1s to he divided pro rata among the members., UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. A Family Episode Exposed in Court, Before Commissioner Osborn. Cornelius Ackerman was yesterday brought up for examination under the following circumstances:— NEW YORK POLITICAL. THE UNTERRIFIED OF NEW JERSEY. Collision Between the Young Democracy and the Fogies at Hoboken—A General Smash- up of Democratic Crockery—fe- cousion of the Juveniles. The Democratic Congressional Convention for the Fifth district of New Jersey assembled yesterday aftcr- noon at Odd Fellow’s Hall, Hoboken. Mayor O'Neill, of Jersey vity, was elected temporary chairman and Henry Pattberg secretary. Business was being pushed througo when the delegates from the Ninth |. ward of Jersey City took exception to the one-sided character of the committee appointed by the chair, and thereupon a storm arose which all the power of the police was for @ time unable to quell. A delegate named Donnelly was set upon, ‘The Late National Steck Exchange Res | i nockea down and trampled upon by afew of the pugnacious boys, who managed to elect ‘themselves at the primaries, and who were posted in position at the left of the chairman. Four of these were conspicuous with coats off and shirt sleeves tucked up forany emergency. Tho yells of these fellows at intervals crying ‘Put him out’ converted the hall into a pandemonium. A recess was taken, and when the delegates reassembled Mr. George Peters, of Newark, was elected president. He pro- ceeded to appoint acommittee on credentials, and the names of the members of this committee were suggested to the chairman by one gentleman seated on the platform, A cry of partiality was here Wiliam Ackerman, the nephew of the accused, was | raised, and it turned ont to be well founded, for @ eoldicy im the Jato war and died without having drawn $100 bounty money to whtch he was entitled. Leaving no widow or minor children Abraham D, Ackerman, his father, became entitled to the money. The papers necessary to draw bounty money were mtd at Washington signed with the name of braham D. Ackerman, the Iather, and the money paid. ‘the government subsequently discovered that Abraham D. Ackerman had died some time before the date of the per geeky to haye been signed by him = an on which the money was obtained, and Cornelius Ackerman, the brother of Abraham, was ererigs + Indicted he- fore the Commisgloner for obtaining the $100 from the government by false representations, The pris- oner’s statement was admitted. He said that tho paper was signed, not by him, but by a son of Abraham D, Ackerman’s of the same namo, and that fifty dollars of the money was spent In defray- ing the iuneral expenses of old Ackerman, The Commissioner said that thera was not sullicteat evi- dence to establish criminal intent; that he would discharge the prisoner on the criminal charge, but that the government would prosecute him ona civil action if the money was not restored; that if 16 was restored without further legal proceedings the fifty dollars which he said was speat on the funeral of the soldier's father would be refunded, if he pro- duced vouchers that it had been so spent, The prisoner stated that he would refund the money and present the vouchers. SUPREME COURT. The Allen Habsas Corpus Case—Allen Din- charged from Custody—Judge Barnard on the Situation. Before Judge Barnard. Richard Allen, who was held in custody by the Goroner’s jury for the shooting of Thomas Connolly, on the 27th ultimo, was brought before the court this morning, On a writ of habeas corpus, to be batied. the loading end discharging of veaseis it was encum- ‘ered by Warelionses of every conceivable character; that many of them had been doubtiess erected at great expense to the owners, Who must bave some colora- bie exense for their occupancy. They were illegal, and he moved that the supermtendents of the dock aistricts in the location named shouid report to the Board the names of the occupants or al! permanent obsiraciions, floating or fixed within their respective districts, anu the amount of rent paid and to whom aad for the premises so held, together with the date term of their occupation. Referred to the Ex- ecative Committec. Commissioner Woop also read A PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTION with reference to the wearlng out of the docks and piers by the sharp nails in tue shoes of horses, and resolved that all parties employing horses on piers belonging wholly or in part to the city, for the pur- ie of loading and unloading vessels, be compelled provide theipselves with a temporary platiurm to be Jaid down for the horses to walk on, and fill up allauger figles made by tiem, to the satisfaction of District Superintendent of Docks, Resolution ag adopted. “oe © Albert Hill's appointment as a second assistant eer, at a salary of $150 a month, was agreed to, jas, A. Dunworth, of the frm of J. A. & I’. Dun- worth, presented @ model of A NEW KIND OF DOCK, the principal features of which was tts extreme simpieity of consiruction. Jt consisted of four hollow ‘cast frou co'umns placed one at each corner, at a disiance of twenty-five Tet, and the cross side columns aie constructed as to sip into their position In wlow cast in the columns, and fastening the whole firmly together—the perpendicular rods or columns in the side 80 placed as to PREVENT THIEVES FROM ENTERING the wharf. He was ordered to prepare a specification and estimate for a pier lifty ieet long on or before the 15th of September next. The commitice afterwards adjourned. NAVAL INTELL! Officers Ordered to the Severn—Ravnges of the Smallpox on the Flagship Franklin. WASHINGTON, September 1, 1870. Midshipmen Pennington, Lyman, Gertsh, Collins, Milton and Dimock have been ordered to the Revern. ‘The fleet surgeon of the European flect, in a letter to the Navy Department dated August 8, says the ebip Franklin sailed from Lisbon on the 1th of June for Flushing, Holland, with a crew numbering 607 men, ali in good health On the 2#th of June, eight days out. one of the erew, who had oe been out of the ship at Lisbon, and who ad an excellent vaccine scar. was admitted on the wick list with fever. The true natnre of his com- | Maint was not discovered wutil the seeond day after $ pl ranting, ditional cases were by the healin author day ia admission. don the after part of the gun deck. re placed to pre- vent the approach of auy of the crew, and men | felected who had had the smallpox to attend | upon bin. On the ith of July, Ba. Gays fae the transier of first’ case, | wi “4 hospital, kha ni Aays atfer hls Seizure, | orher case appeared 3 ime | Poh att a Trospit 1 at Flo-hinj | seven more ¢: | | | Other cases followed to day uni July » When whe tolal number re: Mifty-eighi. Siuce then no new cares lave oce The ship was relieved from quarantine on th August, ‘Tere wer os of confinent smail- pox. The remuture in me es, very severe. Of the confnent five aled. ny of the twenty-five in the hospital are feeble, but all are | convalescent. | ‘This disease has been epidemic tn many places in | Europe during the present season, but the fleet sur- | geon had hoped e woulda | wevent the disease on ship. | ie mentions the handsome of | Surgeon Thomas J. ‘Turner, of tie | Hearing at Antwerp of the outbreak of sinai | on board of the Franklin, and knowing the defile | mumber of medical officers, he inimediatel teered to assist and was permitted to do s commanding officer. He reached jushing | on the 25th, and since that time has been upremitting m his attention to the sick, and but for this untiring devotion, itis belteverl by the feet surgeon, ihe mortality would have been greater. Assistant Surgeon George O. Alien was very atien- tive and zealous, Captain ©. RK. P. Kodgers has visited the hosplial daily, and his fearless exposure hag had a most exceilent ¢ in allaying every- thing which would produce a panic among the men. | Rear Admiral Radford, tn a letter to the depar® ment, dated Flushing, August 8, espectaily calls the attent’on of the Secretary to the praiseworthy con- duct of Surgeon Turner in hastening to the relief of the sick and assiduously devoting bliuself to their care and comfort. the surgeon’s services: — ‘the Secretary thus recognizes | Navy Depart TON, AUyust d, and uot ‘Admiral } 0.8 with great Redford and surgeon of the Enropean squadron, {n meritorious aud — valuable and servi ing the preva'ence of the smallpox = amot the crew. of the Franklin, | white iying at Fiuehing, Holiand. The devotion exhibited by | m ingeating the routine dity of yor own ship and volun: jecring for this important and dangerous ‘uty, aud your marked attention and eileiency in the discharge. of it, deserve and will receive the sinceré commendation to ar ver, Ye ices ‘dur | the service and of the country; and su conduct and tion is fount’ the true glory of your profes- sion and the ent dignity of its members. You wiil please Accept herewith the thanks Of the department and the a- ‘ance of my personal ajypreciation and reg ours, faitituily’ ‘GEORGE M. RO J, Pem<en. United States Navy. tes steamet Juniata, Kuropean tect. . dd Van Winkie, of the corner of kfeventh ave- ‘mne and Porty-sixt)) stroet, driver of car No, 59 of ie Tenth avenug,iinc, charged with running over four years of age, 0. BOT nth avenue, enue and Twepty-ejghth fednesday Digit, was yesterday morning ! and police and removed to the station house in | | Stagg street. | ing been suffocated before the fire reached them. | son of the owner of the building in which the fre Lt | hati-past ten o'clock, or a quarter past ton; 1 don’t belore Justice Cox, at Jesferson Market, by dd, of the hixicenih preciact, and re- iy pf jue Covonere The case was argued by his counsel, Willlam F, Howe aud District Attorney Fellows, when it was shown that Connolly, Lynch and Butler went to Al- len’s bath house at foot of Fifty-ffth street with the intention of fighting. One of the men assaulted Al- len’s wife, when Allen, who is an old man, sixt; years of age and nearly blind, seized a gun and fire at them. ‘The shot took effect in Connolly’s back as he was running off and killed him. Under the cir- cumstances the Court thought the shooling justifla- ble, and with the consent of the District Attorney the prisoner was discharged. Allen left the court surrounded by his friends, who congratulated him upon his good fortune. rendering the decision Judge Barnard remarked that it was a pity Allen bad not killed the whole pes of thyee that had Invaded his home on the day In question. BY FIRE. CALAMISLY Terrib}e Loss of Life in Williamsburg—A Mother and Two of Her Children Suffocated— The Fire Marshal’s Investigation. Near midutght Wednesday a fire occurred in the three story frame building corner of Graham avenue and McKibben street, Williamsburg, which resulted fatally to & mother and two of her children, her husband and a third child narrowly escaping with their lives, ‘The firat Noor of the building was oceupied by James Nelson as a lager beer saloon, and the second and third floors were respectively oceuplea by the families of John Wiegand (owner of the house) and Clement Gambek. THE FIRE originated in the saloon, which was closed, Neilso and his wife being abseht ataptenic. The exist- ence of the fire was first discovered by the family of Mr. Wiegand, who were awakened by a volume of smoke pouring into their apartments, and they hur- riediy vacated the place in their night clothes, some of them reaching the street with diMfculty, Their erles, as well as the smoke, soon aroused THE SLEEPING FAMILY of Mr Gambek on the third story, and their conster- nation was so great on awakening from a sound sleep in the midst of such a scene that they appeared to heve lost all presence of mind, Mr. Gambek flaally took his oldest child in his arms, and, telling | his wife to follow lim with the two other children, | made lis way down to the rear extension ona fire escape, and thence to the yard. He then made AN BEFORT TO RETURN tor the rest of his imperiled family, but was pre- vented, partly by the smoke and flame and partly by a number of citizens who by that time had ed the scene. Anxiously the stricken husbana | anid father peered through the dense smoke to catch a glimpse of his loved ones, but he never saw them again aitve. An hour later THEIR BLACKENED BODIES | were brought out of their bedroom by the firemen | They all had the appearance of hay- | All the children were girls, the eldest (who was saved) being ten years of age, and the youngest three years. The bodies were taken care of by Coroner Whitehill yesterday and he will hold an tn- quest tins evening and attempt to ascertain the origin of the dre, which {s at present a mystery, ] LOSSE8 BY THE FIRE. | John Wiegand, owner of the building In which the | fire originated, estimates his loss at $8,000; insured for $5,010 in the Willlamsburg City Company. Nel | sons loss is placed at $1,800, The Gambek family lost thelr all. The flames were priucipaily coniined to the Interior of the building. THE ADJOINING BUILDING, occupied as a dry goods store by Alexander Wert- | heim, and by two families on the second and third | stoifes, also took fire, and to save it the firemen | wers compelled to pour a large volume of water into ft, causing Consideravie loss to stock and furnl- ture. Mr. Westhelm estimates his loss on building and stock at $5,000; fuliy insured in the Williams. ourg City and American Exchange Companies. The tenants ou the second and third stories lost con- siderably in the destruction of their furniture, "che following testimony was taken before FIRE MARSHAL KEADY touching the origin of the dre, Jon Wiegand, the | originated, testife 1 live at ihe corner of Graham avenue and Boerum street, Brooklyn, b. D.; about hi ast eleven o'clock on Wednesday night | was ed up by cries of fire, and I went at once down stairs, and on louking back towards the rear of the buildng I saw the fames issumg from the back room occupied by Mr, Nelson, the keeper of the lager when I came down the flames were ail elaon, the proprietor of the Tsaw han go out about kK voom; Mr. DON, Was out at the tiny know how the the commenced; it was ail confined to the back room when I saw it, Janes on, the saloon keeper in whose place the fire was first discovered, testified:—I[ live at the corner of Graham avenue and Hoerum siveet, B, D., and was burned out last nighi; 1 left my house about haif-past ten o'clock to go for my family to | Myrtle Avenue Park, where they were on a picnio; [ } wet there and brought them home; I left the park | about twenry miuutes before twelve o'clock, and | when I got to my house it was on fre; I closed my batroom before going out of my housy and left a | Kerosene oil lamp burning on the table fu the back | room; don't know whether the dog was up stairs or in ihe cellar (Neigon has a jarge Newfoundland | dog, and it Was at first beleved that the dog upset the table upon which the lamp was burning); the bea Was about six fect distant from the lamp; the latter was about half full and the wick was turned Hoboken and Hudson Oity were left ont in the cold. This was the cause of an uproar and confusion such a8 was never witnessed tn a convention in Hoboken before, except that of 1866, when General Wright was thrown overboard. Mr. John McClus- key arose and asked that Hoboken have at least one representative on the committee, but the chairman refused. MoCluskey then stepped on @ bench and appealed to the Convention, but, on a vote, his demand was spurned. ‘fhe members from Hoboken then announced that they would withdraw from the Convention if they were not allowed some representation, but the ehairman repeated his decision. The Hoboken and Hudson City delegates, as weil a3 some from Jersey ot and Newark then arose in a bouy and jeft the hall amid the jeers and yells of the unweshed on the left. The seceding portion having withdrawn to Busch’s Hotel, the Convention then proceeded to vote for candidates, Judge Bigelow, of Newark, moved to adjourn for one week, but the chairman. stated that he would not entertain @ motion to adjourn, Loud appeals were wade from this extraordinary decision, aud in the tumult that followed the only Xpressious audible were, “Shut up,” “Pat b'm out,” “Go for him,” “dive it to him, Jack,” fom the delegation on the leit, who were now standing on tne Several motions to adjourn wore offered, chairman declined to entertam them, Mr. Forp, of Newark, in a stentorian tone, charged the chairman with partiality, and proceeded to speak, but his words were drowned in the general confusion, The farce of taking a vote of the candi- dates ia the absence of the seceders was then en- acted, and out of a total of 201 delegates in the district Orestes Cieveland received 108, A. M. Reynolds 23, P. Halpin 9, Noah D. Taylor 6. The Cleveland vote includes seven from the Pirst ward of Jersey City, which were Tegistered on that side, in spite of the protests of one of the delegates, who declared that the vote be- longed to another candidate. A motion was made to nommate Mr. Cleveland by acclamation, but it Was responded to by such a storm of shouts, groans and hisses that the ConvenUon came to an abrupt termination. Tho seceding delegates afterwards took posses- elon of the hall and organized a meeting by electing as chairman Mr. John McCluskey, wo delivered @ speech in which he denoznced the action of the Convention, protestea against the selection of @ candidate who was most obnoxious to the nes. ‘but the “FRIDAY, SKPTEMBER people, and concluded by declaring that tue honest emocracy of Hoboken and Hudson City would never support a man who, by his vote in Congress, helped Spantsh tyranny to exterminate the Oubans. During the delivery of his remarks a crowd filled the hall, and ao resolution was adopted that the meeting adjourn till next Thursday, when a candl- date for Congress will be nominated. Four years ago Odd Feliows’ Hall was the scene of amas ced in the democratic ranks, which resulted in the election of George A. Halsey, the republican candidate. If tue young democracy do not succeed in no- Minating a candidate next week it is designed to solicit Mr. Matthew Armstrong, of Green- ville, to seek the republican nomination. He is so immensely popular with all classes that there 1s not the slightest doubt of his eiection if he be nominated, Jersey wants a Tweed very badly just now. Congressional Convention at Paterson. The Republican Congressional Convention for the Fourtn New Jersey district was held in the Opera Bouse at Paterson yesterday afternoon. This dis- trict comprises the counties of Passaic, Bergen, Morris, Sussex and all of Essex except the city of Newark. All the counties were fairly represented. One tram load came over the new Delaware, Lacka- wanua and Western Railroad, in the first passepger train that had ever come over the new road. Adam Carr, of Paterson, was chosen temporary president, unui the Commitee on Organization nom!- nated Mr. W, W. Phelps, of Bergen, as permanc.t chairman, with a vice president Irom cach county, who were elected, John Hill, the present representative, was nomi- nated by all the counties, and was declared the una- ninmous choice of the Convention amid hearty cheers, A series of resolutions were then passed. The first were complimentary to John liill and the republican administraiion generally. ‘nen tollowed others in favor of equal rights to all mankind; a slight ex- pression of favor lor the Prussian armies; in me- mory of George T. Cobb; opposing the use of money for electioucering purpo-es, &c. Speeches were then made by Socrates ‘Tuttle, of Paterson; John Hill, the nominee; Mr, Phelps, Mr. Charles H. Voor- his, of Bergen; ‘ft. D. Hoxsey, of Paterson and others, after which the Convention adjourned amid enthusiastic cheers for their candidate, Convention N. J The Republican Convention for the Second Con- gressional district of New Jersey assembled yester- day at Hightstown, Ex-Senator Horner was elected chairman. Burlington county presented the name of Samuel A, Dobbins, aud Moumouth, Mercer and Ocean counties nominated ex-Governor Newell. The ballot resuited as follows:—Newell, 97; Dobbins, 65, Mr. Newell was then nomunated by acclamation, Congressional at Hightstown, REW YORK CIZY POLITICS. Republican General Committee. A meeting of the Republican General Committee was held yesterday evening at the headquarters, corner of Tweniy-second street and Broaaway, General Cochrane in the chair, There was a full attendance of members, but little business of interest or importance was transacted, After the usnal lormal routipe was finished a reso- lution was moved and passed that three members of the Worktngmen’s Union should confer with three members of the General Committee for the purpose of discussing matters of mutual interest, A resolution was also offered that five members of the German Central Committee should be allowed the privilege of the floor at the meetings of the com- mitiee, though they should not enjoy the right ot a vote. A similar motion was made a short tune ago and was rejected. This time tt occasioned some rather stormy discussion, and was finally laid over. The meeting was adjourned until again called together by We chairman, ‘d Matthew T. Brennan Club, ing of the M. T. Brennan Club of the Sixth ward, held last evening at Monroe Hall, cor- ner of Pearl and Centre streets, Mr. Thomas D. Con- roy, presiding, it was unanimously resolved, on mo- tion of Mr, Jacob Koehler, that the ciub elect seven delegates to the central organization, wnich holds its meeting this eVening at Botanic Hall. The fol- lowing named delegates were accurdingly elected Thomas D. Conroy, Jacob Koehier, Vatrick Lysaght, Martin J. Keese, Thomas J. Nealls, Constantine Don- oho and Herman G. Schroeder. New York State Politics—Queer Reasons for Nominating a Candidate for Congress. The Cortland County Standard has the following amusing way of telling ‘‘a good joke” :— Some wag last week induced neighbor Dixon to insert an article in the Homer Republican suggest- ing thename of A. D. White for meniper of Congress, anche makes tiree polnts—Pirst, White was born tu Homer; aecond, he went to school at Homer Aca- demy; turd, somebody has hinted he might yet go to the United States Senate. We have a better man—Hon. Tra Harris, of Al- bany. First, he born near Homer; second, he once went to Homer Academy aud spoke a valedic- ;Unird, he has not only wanted to go, but has lily been tO the United Stuies Senate, and done What do you gay to ali that? weil, Governor Greeley’s Chances as Viewed ‘Through a Democratic Microscope. {From t kimer (N. Y.) Democrat, August 31.) We every now and tien im the radical journ, ro written to convince some 0: that wew York te can be carried for the ravile party atthe next election. We consider it an idle waste of ink, if nothing more, We do not speak with any over conidence or egotivsin. We do not » down; 1 dyu’t know amy thing further about the dire, } deny Wat Mf Ue democrats Would ul slay ab howe Pie i a estions Which now aaiiate ie old issues that divided grew up-during’the war. Thii ‘The radical party has done nothing since the close of the war to satisfy the expectations of the honest men in its ranks, or to give it strength among the masses of the people. Republican Convention in Westchester, ‘The republicans of the Third Assembly district of ‘Westchester county held a convention at Sing Sing on Wednesday, and elected James W. Husted, James H. Ourry and D. W. Miller delegates to the approach- ing State Convention at Saratoga. Political Notes and Comments. A. G, Talbott withdraws from the Congressional canvass in the Kentucky Seventh district, leaving the field squarely open for the re-election of James B, Beck. j J. B. Donnelly, of Greene, has been nominated for Congress by the republicans in the Pennsylvania Twenty-fourth district, R, M. Corwine declines to be a candidate for Con- gresa in the Ohto Second district. The New Haven Journal thus impertinently inter- feres with the little family quarrels among the re- publicans in this State:— ‘The Syracuse Journal declares, as by authority, that Senators Conkling and Fenton realize the ne- cessity of ‘sinking all considerations of self, to once more put New York tn her true position.” If these gentlemen fail to “sink considerations of self,’ and thus bring diaster upon the cause, the party will be likely to find @ way for “sinking” thew. B. W. Norris, recently renominated for Congress from the Third Alabama district, was formerly Land Agent of Maine, The Augusta (Me.) Journal says that Lincoln and Knox counties are understood to favor the election of Morrill for United States Senator. The Republican Convention of Washington county (Me.) unanimously instructed thelr Senators to vote for Hon, Lot M. Morrili’s re-election to the United States Senate. The Cincinnati Gazette don’t like the idea of Lew Campbell supplanting General Schenck in Congress. It says:— When the Hon. Lewis D. Campbell was in Con- gress he proved, in a speech a3 elaborate as it was convincing, that the democratic party had been on all sides of every leading question, As he has been on all sides of politics it is natural that he should appear as a democratic candidate for Con- gress. He ought to feel at home in that party, and the party ougne to feel at home with him, And Campbell may feel “at nome” in Schenck’s reat. ‘The question, however, 1s not between Schenck and Campbell, but between high and low taxation—a tariff for revenue and a tariff for pro- tection, Schenck’s idea is to follow Boutwell’s plan and make the “people bieed.”” Campbell repre- ents the other side of the question. John D. Taylor is the temperance nominee for Con- gress from the Eighteenth district of Onie. N. G. Burchard was yesterday renominated for Congress by acclamation by the republicans of the Third district of Mincis. General Schenck, it is said, has concluded to ac- cept the republican nomination for Congress in the the Third Ohio district, NEW YORK CITY. - Arrests, Arraignments, Accidents and Inci- dent:—Local Paragraphs and General Items of News Gos:ip. A car toad of Chinese apd Japa» silk, that Jeft San Francisco, August 13 tor parties In this city, ar- rived here and was delivered to the consignee by the Star Union line on the morning of the 27th ult., just thirteen days running time. In the case of the Italian Lemar, who was stabbea with a bayonet by seme jerson or persons unknown, the Coroner has- refused to take his ante-moriem deposition, owing to the marked discrepancies in his statements, Justice Cox, at Jefferson Market, yesterday, com- mitted a panel thief named annie Morris, in de- fault of $5.0 bail, charged with enticing Joseph Garcia, of 322 Pear! strect, Into a den at 18 Laurens sates, on Tuesday night, and robbing him of twenty jollars, The regular sem1-monthly meeting of the Commis- sioners of Public Charities and Correction was held atthe corner of Third avenue and Eloventh street pce! morning. Messrs. Bell, Bowen, Brennan, frear and Nichelson were present. Only the usual reutine business was transacted, und the Commis- siouers adjourned after a bricf session. Henrietta Cook, a German woman employed as domestic at 99 Third avenue, is now in custody at the Seventeenth precinct police station on the charge of destroying her infant child by throwing it inio the vault attached to the premises. The case will be investigated before Coroner Ilynn. The body of an unknown man, abont thirty-five years of age, was found floating In the dock foot of pier 45 North river, by James Pray, a labo:er on the pier. Deceased 1s thought by the police to have been attached to one of the foreign steamships lying in the immediate vicinity of where the remains were found, The body was taken to the Morgue for identification. One of the efficient corps of culinary artists which Deimonico employs, Dennis by name, has struck out in business for himself, He proposes to open a pri- vate boarding house, which he declares shail be something quite attractive as a rest for wearied boarding parties, If Dennis canimprove upon our boarling houses he will gain more distinction than if he invented a new soup, - A horse valued at one hundred dollars was found in possession of John Leopold on Wednesday last, and as it subsequently appeared that tne horse be- longed to Michael King, of No. 7 Leonard strect, and Leopold could not give a satisfactory account of how the animai came into his possession, he was yesterday arraigned in the Tombs Police Court be- fore Judge Dowling, who iieid him to answer in de- fault of bail. George J. Gedney, an employé of the firm of Brooks Brothers, of 116 and 113 Chrystie street, was arraigned at the Essex Market Police Court yes- terday afternoon, before Justice Scott, charged with the larceny of $399 worth of silk goods, B. Katz, of 804 Kast Sixth street, was also charged with buying the property from Gedney, knowing the same to have been stolen. J. M. Lawanthal, of 153 Spring street, was held to answer yesterday by Justice Scott, at the Essex Market Police Court, on a charge of buying $240 worth of unmade clothing, considerably under its actual value, and claimed as the property, in Part, of Harris Bergman, of 94 East Broadway, and John Angus, 62 avenue D, The accusea purchased the goods from Francis Colluck, of No. 5 Bayard street, a tailor, to whom they were given to be made up into pants, &c. Margaret Ryan, of 338 East Forty-elghth street, yesterday appeared in the Tombs Police Court be- fore Juige Dowling and stated that on the 19th inst, she entrusted to John Jacob Henckel a trunk con- taining wearing apparel of the value of $203, which she directed him to take to the Boston boat, where she was to get it on her arr val there, but tes since Henckel took charge of the property it has never come into her possession. Henckel states that he is an expressman and is not guiliy, Judge Dowling heid him to answer in default of $2,000 bail, At the meeting of the Executive Committee of the New York Port Society yesterday, the following work was reported for the preceding two weeks:— Missionaries’ visits to boarding houses, 1,370; to vessels, 2,687; attendance of seamen at one of the three reading rooms, 618 The receipts for the month were $620 and the expenaitures $1,350, Books and papers were distriviiel gratuitously and joan Itbraries placed on shipboard, Mary Ellen Oates, a girl thirteon and a half years of age. died m the Centre Street Hosptial, Deceased | was employed in the pickle manufactory of William H. Cohen, 229, Washington street, and-on Saturday last she accidentally fell through the hatehway trom the third story to the lower Noor, and trom the th- juries received death ensued. ‘The body was re- moved to her late reside 370 Greenwich strect, where an inquest will be held, Deceased was the chief anpport a: her widowed mother, who has Jour Bula chidveu unable to assist themacivas. The Fourteenth Annual Games of the New York Caledonia Club at Jones’ Wood—Lerge Dele- gations from the Brooklyn and Other Clubs Present-The Bagpipes Play and the Dancers Reel—Splendid Ath- letic Display by the Men in Kilts, Yesterday will long be remembered by the Scots of our city as the occasion of one of their greatost mational reunions, and as @ day of festivity and sport which afforded to both young and old a sericea of the most delightful entertainments. Seldom, if ever, in this olty, was witnessea the gath- ering of so great a number, where the enthusiasm was without bounds, and yet not a drunken or indecorous person to be seen. ltis variously estimated that from ten to fifteen thousand peuple were witnesses of the sport within the enclosure of Jones’ Wood, but seven or elght thousand would, perhaps, be nearer the number. Many clubs were represented, there being forty delegates from the Caledonia Club, of Brooklyn, alone. Each delegation was DRESSED IN SCOTTISH COSTUMB and accompanied by pipers. These bagpipes were indeed a feature of the occusion, the three players accompanying the men of Brooklyn and the four or five belonging to the New York club being dreszed in gorgeous tartans and filling the air with the shrill notes of the pibroch, Among them was Peter Bowman, perhaps the most fa- mous piper in America, and familiarly known ag “Peter the Biast.”” In the gathering of the clans were noticed famous tartans worn by the chieftains of old. A greater variety could have been noticed yesterday at Jones’ Wood than could be seen In an ordinary tour through their native Highlands, for the reason that the wearers were not restricted to any particular plaid, but wore what fancy suggested. ‘The principal tartan was the Gordons, but there were also the Royal Stuarts, the Kob Roy and the Royal Malcomb. Then there were also the MacGregors, MacDonalds, MePherzons, McDutts, McCiouds, McLaughlins, Mac- Dougalds and MacNabs; the Sutherlands, the Douglas, the Graem, the Murray, the Argyle, the Angus, Ferguson, Robertson, Ross and Cumming. In the centre of the grove a ring was formed, en- closing nearly two acres, and in the spage the | many FEATS OF STRENGTH and agility were performed. The sports first opened with an 0.d-fashioned Scotch reel, and the circle was soon cleared for the first of the games, “Putting the heavy stone’? was the hurling of a weight of twenty-four pounds through the alr, and the successful compettors for the three prizes were Donald Dinnie (a celebrated Scottish champion athlete and guest of the Brooklyn club, who recently aitived m this country), who threw the stone thirty-four feet six inches; James Melrose, who threw it thirty-one feet nine inches, and Pover Frazer, who threw it 29 feet 9 inches, In puttmg the light stone the same competitors were Winners in the same order, hurling it respectively 43 feet, 87 feet 7 inches and 36 feet 1 inch. In the running jamp Dinnie was iast, Melrose jumping 18 fect 93g inches, Frazer 18 feet 9 inches and Dinnio 18 feet 8 imches. The short race was won by Donald Dinnie, Richard Jaap coming In second. ‘The distance was 212 yards. ‘The boys’ race was won by John ©. Wilson, George Rusland being second. This race was only open those under twelve yea z high leap the sons of members, - rizes were won by Donald Dinnie, Peter Frazer’ and @. T. Addison, who respect- feet four inches, tive ively cleared five Jeet three inches anda five feet bars, three-legged race created no little merriment and | furnished prizes to Messrs, Hamilton and McAllister, Messrs. McEren and Melville and’ Messrs, Paterson and Leaich. The broadsword dance gave prizes to L. D. Robertson, James West and Robert Hofer, In a standing jump G, Goldie scored ten feet, Frazer nine feet eleven and a half incnes, and James Melrose nine feet and eleven inches. One of the greatevents of the day was “the long race.” The distance was one-half mile and the prize a silver cup presented by the Anchor Steam- ship line, valued at $300. Entry for whe race was open to all sister societies, but it is specified that the cup must be won two years in succession by the same person before it shall become bis property. It was won by David Bain, Henry Adams and Adam Walker coming in second and third respec- tively. Tossing the caber—r. Frazer first, 38 feet; W. Campbell second, 87 feet; G. Goldie third, 36 feet 10 inches. Vaulting with the pole—Peter Frazer first, 9 feet 6 inches; G. Goldie secand, 9 feet 3 inches; J. Melrose. third, 8 feet 6 inches. Long race—Won by D. Bain; 8. D, Robertson sec- ond and DP. Robertson third. Throwing the heavy hammer (twenty-one pounds)—Donald Dinnie, 83_ feet 8 inches; J. Melrose, 72 feet 4 inches; W. Camrp- bell, 70 feet 6 inches. Throwing the light hammer pe pounds)—Denald Dinnio, 112 feet 1 inch; ipey Melrose, 102 feet; William Campbell, 94 feet 3 inches, The next in order was a splendidly contested walking match. Distance one mile. prizes were won by Frank Dykes, William Laid and avid Fowler. In a standing leap, McKenzie, Addi- son and Campbell lifted themselves over the bar at distances from the ground of four feet four inches, four feet three inches, and four fect two inches respectively. Considerable exciiement was created by a one miie race, open to all comers, entrance fee one dollar, for purses of fifty aollars, twenty-five dollars and fifteen doilars, 1t was won by Preston, Fitzgerald coming in second and Adams third, ‘There were fourteen competitors in this race. Some dozen or more gentlemen in kilts and slippers then proceeded, one after another, to trip the light fantastic Ming one @ small platform erected for the purpose, This feature of the performance was Foo tcularly interesting to the ladies present, and from the bare legs and fancy toe work reminded the looker-on of a@ high night at Niblo’s during the “Black Crook” season. TRE LADIES BEHIND TuE COUNTER. Meeting of Saleswomen at Plimpton Hall— Stony-Hearted Employers Overhauled— Progress of. the Movement. The usual weekly meeting ef this excellent asso- clation was held last evening at Plimpton Hall. Notwithstanding the fact that the majority of the tolling, overworked, hali-paid young sales- women of this city were retained in their stores until with two hours of midnight the attendance was comparatively numerous, being composed of several réspectable young women, It would seem ‘hat tne movement is mak- ing very rapid progress, but that the energetic efforts of the leading members, who, by the way, have nothing whatever todo with the ‘“‘womun’s rights”? concerns, are more or Jess frustrated by the persistent interference of petty employers. The meeting last evening was called to order by the president, Mr, Wettenbeecher. The minutes of the previous mecting were read by Miss Netta and ap- proved. ‘The CHAIRMAN said that whereupon Mrs. Dunne eports,were now in order, tated that, so far as she could ascertain, all saleswomen were quite favor able to the movement. she had canvassed Kighth and Sixth avenues, and found that, with a few ex- ceptions, employers were ready to close their siores at a reasonable hour, Jn some cases, however, they were unwilling to allow thelr saleswomen to attend the meeting, and therefore detained them. Miss NETTA observed that she had canvassed some parts of Sixth and Eighth avenues, Broadway and the Bowery, and she jound many young ladies wil- ling to join the movement, but ‘that a few were scarcely willing to work. A great many at the same time were exiremely anxious to participate, but were rather timid concerning it lest their names might be published. She was pleased tosee such @ good attendance, and she believed that tt would be much larger were it not for the selfish- ness of Some employers. That was the great diit- culty. Young ladies were afraid to come to the meet.ng lest their employers would discharge them. Some saleswomen dare hot attend the meetings of the association under pain of dismissal. Miss LEWIS, in announcing the result of her can- ; Yass through Bleecker strect, stated that nearly all the stores in that locality were closed after seven o'clock. Only those stores kept by Jews who lived in the back room remained open, She found that many were ready to join the association were it not that they might be dismissed for doing so. Em- ployers generally intimidated their saleswomen, ‘who nevertheless were ready to become members provided that their names were not published. Mis Josermine CRAWronp also made an extensive canvass and found the state of affairs similar to that set forth by the others, ‘The CHAIRMAN, in a lew well directed observations, urged upon the meeting the necessity of earne: operation, He assured those- present that a genre Tue success awaited the movement, There were a would meet with the hearty sympathy of tie community at large, They ha tiert with the satisiactory results which had so. far | characterized the movement; but the most strenu- ous exertions must still be employed until at lengua | the humane object in view was trlumphanuy ac- complished, Mr. LA emarked that ie would give his most cordial su {to the movement, which, a3 he wlte ders(ood It, was inaugurated to force stony-hearted employers to provide suitable accommodations for } ther employés, to close tuc.r stores at an appro ymate hour, aad to coms) Liem to give @ falr reniue ney ation for the work perormed for them by tie saleswomen of this city. The CHAIRMAN read ac ist, wuo grataliously olered her servic ta pob concert Jp aid of tie Movement. A leiier from Mr. Al P| The three | of | ®& great many obstacles to contend againsi, | but a combined effort on - the part the suffering saleswomen . of this — city | reason to be gruti- | en at the a to work twelve hours for a tance. Miss Netra made a vigorous appeal to the sales women to spare no efore on bohait of fo move- meas, and the chairman having again urged the lance of a di inaadieniase 8 determined combination, the meet- THE LAST ASSASSINATION, eS NEWBURG’S TERRIBLE TRAGEDY Funoral of the Murdered Man—The Murderer’a Antecedents—Counsel Volunteers to Defend Buffum. imigerable pt NEWBURG, Sept. 1, 1870, At five o'clock this afternoon the funeral of Mn. John L, Seaverns, who was murdered on Tuesday evening, was held at his late reaidence, 116 Grand street, In this city, The attendance of citizens was very large, only a.small part of the number being able to obtain enirance to the house, and both of the street for a considerable distance up and down were crowded by citizens, j THE REMAINS Were contained in an e:egant rosewood casket, silver mounted. A plain silver plate on the upper surface of the casket was inscribed with the name, date of birth and death of the deceased. On the coffin were two wreaths of immortelles, The ser~ vices at the house were conducted after the Episeo- pal form, by the venerable Rev. Dr. Brown, rector of St. George's, assisted by the Rev. Hobart Chet- | wood, rector of St. Pan!’s, The services were Intro~ ; Quced with the following brief REMARKS BY REV. MR, CHETWOOD. I could not find any words more suitable for a text,, were I to take one, than those which it is recorded | the venerable Robert Hall turned to find chapter’ and verse for and could not discover them in the- | Sacred pages—they are only not inspired—“In ther midst of life we are in death.” Only not inspired; and, oh, enforced to-day how solemnly! Twice within the weck I have stood by the coffin of, ; One who has been called off most suddenly—before’ by @ natural cause, ond now by a violent death, O brethren, Christian friends and neighbors, that we could tearn the le-son which God’s voice speaks to us im these repeated scenes. Need BBY, in behalf not only of my venerable sociate, whom I represent here, but als | in behalf of this whole Christian commanity,. that the nearts of al! are melted with warmest sym- pathy toward this afflicted household? Need urge those within the sound of my voice who have | hot yet made their peace with God, who have not yet prepared themselyes so that no death, in one, | Sense, can be sudden to them, that they should. learn the lesson of this Providence, and how true it is that ‘in the midst of life we are in deach?"? that they should henceforth set about making thelr peace with God? I break of now in order that the words of Scripture and prayer which seem to me to be the tittest to break the silence, of Unis occasion, may conclude the services here. * REV. DR. BROWN ‘ then read the Scripture lesson from the fifteenth chapter of First Coriathians, commencing with the | twentieth verse, after which he offered the er from the Episcopal buriat service, This concluded the ceremonies at the house, THE FUNERAL CORTEGH ‘ then took up the line ot march for St, George's: | Cemetery, the family having changed their parpose of removing the remains to Worcester, Mass., for in« terment. The following named prominent citizens’ | of Newburg periormed the offices of pal-bearers:—4 David Carson, Peter Adams, J. De Witt Waish, Wm, W. Carson, Erastus Ide, George W. Townsend. ‘The remains were carried by four of the men em- | ployed in Mr. Seaverns’ paper machiney works. The’ Juneral procession was very long. On its arrival st St. George's Cemetery the funeral service was r | by Rey. Dr. Brown and the remains were temporar- Uy deposited in the receiving vault, 4 THE DECRASED | 1s reported to have left property estimated to ve! ‘worth $200,000. He leaves a wife and son, the lat« ter a lunatic, now confined in the Worcester (Mass. ) roils Hospital, whither he was taken on Wednes- lay. } Aun Account of the Assassin, Robert Buffun, the murderer, was born at Salem,, Mass., in 1828, and is therefore forty-two years | | age. A brother of his is now occupying @ | positions iu the Custom House at that place. In 1853 Robert went to Kansad. | and figured in the troubles which afflicted that: “bleeding” portion of our national domain. At thé commencement of tne rebellion he enlisted In Com-, pany H, Twenty-tirst Ohio regiment Volunteers, Captain Milo Caton. He was soon afterward Be~ lecied 10 act as scout, for which position HIS ADVENTUROUS SPIRIT pecullarly fitted him. Sent out on spectal duty tn 1863, with twenty-one others, the entire party wag | captured by the rebels, who forwarded them to at- lanta, Ga. They were confined here many months and suffered terrible privations, When Buffam was | released by exchange he was s0 reduced that he weighed but eighty-seven pounds, He returned: home A LUNATIC 5 on the subject of murder, and says that he was con~ stantly beset with a desire to kul some one. pa ha held himself in check, recovered his physical) strength, and in 1865 re-enlisted, this time in the | 185th Ohio infantry. At the close of the war soon aiter, Buffum returned to his bh in Salem, married and uy to Wecember of year, ‘ his monomania had become so decided that his wife, fearing for her own safety and that of their: three children, caused her husband to be cenveyed, tothe lunatic asylum at Worcester, where be re« mained up to about two weeks . Here he be- came acquainted with young ferns and ob- tained great control over him. About two months. t) 8s SBAVERNS MADE TIS ESCAPE from the asylum, probably with Buffum’s assistance, and stuce then has lived with his parents at News: burg. On Buitum’s release om =the = aays, lum he immediately came to Newburg ta visit his irtend Joseph, He was welcomed by the laiter’s parents, who thought thas Buffam’s society would ove of benefit to theig son. Butthe guest turned out to be a dangerous, | desperate man, under whose tuition the son was | rapidly becoming wouse, and the question of how he should get rid of Buttum forced Itself upon the attens, ton of Mr. Seaverns, HE MADE THE ATTEMPT, and in so doing roused ihe revengeful anger of his son’s guest, and fell a victim to It, J, Hallock Drake, of Newburg, has volunteered ta act as counsel for the murderer, with a single cons | dition, which is that he shall become satisfied from | the testimony of the oflicers of the Worcese | ter asylum that Buu was insane, Otherwise he | will not attempt to stand between the prisoner | and the law’s vengeance. The ollicers of the asylum have been written to by him for information con- cerning Bullum’s atitecedents, Upon their reply may depend THE FATE OF THR PRISONER. The hearing will take place on Saturday morning, when the prisoucr will probably be committed to await the action of the Grand Jury, Buffum has come out of the stupidity and indiffer- ence which he manifested after the murder an@ now feels keenly alive to the terrors of his situation. Om the night of the murder and the day foilowing he was very reticent, speaking only in answer to ques+ tions, and then in monsy!lables, On returning to hig | cell after being called before the coroner's jury h@ | gave orders that nobody snould be ADMITSED TO VISIT HIM. On Thursday, however, he was more commuricas tive, and conversed freely with all who came to se@ him. On being asked whether Joseph Seaverns had | yet heard of luis fa'er’s death, Buffum burst into | tears and sald: “Yes, he knows it, but what does he care 7” The peels seemed to realize painfully the nas ture of the crime he had committed, and sobbed | and wept fur some time, He sull ‘adheres to the declaration which lie made on Wednesday, that he COULD NOT HELP | committing the murder, and that he feels as sorry (when the killing mood 1s not upon him) as any of those who detest nim and nis crime, Public opiniog im reference to the sanity of the murderer and AS accountability. for the crime is about equally divid in id It 13 generally conceded, Usd aide that the city narrowly escaped on Tuesday night one.of those lawless exhibitions of POPULAR VENGEANCE, i | to which Jndge Lynch has given his name, Fortus | nately, the crowd gave the prisoner the benefit o! the doubt whtch then existed as to his sanity.an did not summarily execute Lim, as was strongly | Uireatened at one time, ALLEGED FELOMOUS ASSAULT. A Swede, named William Nelson, who keeps @& saloon aud boarding house i Mott Haven, near Har | lem Bridge, was arraigned before Justice Fallen, at Morrtsania, Westchester county, yesterday, charged | with haying committed a brutal assault on one Pat | rick McDonnell, the prevloug evening. . lt ap} that arow took place in Nelson’s house, and whe complainant stepped In to see what was gong ony | when the former beat hum on the head in a shook+ | lug manner with a stone, inflicting dangerous ied perhaps fatal injurie The accused was arrester shortly afterwards by Con: able Brown, aud locked for the night without privilege of ball. Alter & vtial examination, Justice Fullen held him in @ | pw ¢ | Bi 000, for his appearance at the ‘Town Maki, on the 6th instant