The New York Herald Newspaper, October 23, 1870, Page 4

4 STATE AND CITY POLITICS, Tho Opposing Political Forces Set Their Squadrons in the Field. A Brief Political Retrospect—“'What Might Have Beon’—Fenton and tho Republican Organi- gation—The Rule or Ruin Policy—The True Philosophy of Political Movements in the City—The New Rogistration Law and the Mayor’s Peace Proclamation— Parting Refleotioas on the Republi. can Muddle—A United Demo. cracy—Tho Nominations and tho Coming Great Demo- cratic Jubilee. For of all sad words of tongue or pen ‘fhe saddest are these; it mughs have been. when @ retrospect is taken of the condition cf serenity, contentedness and good feeling that pre. yailed in the republican ranks no longer ago than the genial month of June last, and when that con- sition is contrasted with the bitterness, discord and division which now exist the melancholy words of the inspired republican poet, Whittier, appear to be peculiarly applicable to his party and iis cause m the State, A BRIEF RETROSPECT, ‘Then we had that fine old specimen of the plo- Beer merchants of New York, who laid the founda. tion and built up the commerce of this great city of the sea—Moses IJ, Grinnell, who had been identi- Ded—boy and man—with the ever growing and increasing greatness of the metropolis, seated in the Collector's chair, presiding over the business of the customs, a picture in him. self of the peace ana good will which prevailed everywhere throughout the republican ranks. He was a tiak connected with the aristocratic past—the old whig antecedents of the repubiican party—the friend and social companion of Webster and Clay and the other great leaders of that period so | memorable in our history, and thoroughly identified with the progress of Lue present. A Collector of the golden time in bis golden prime. He had passed the period of passion and party ambition, He had no personal aspirations or any purpose but to do his whole duty, He belonged to no section and was the special friend or partisan of no faction. | With malice toward none and charity to ail in the | republican ranks, there were uo barriers through | him to any man's progress arising out of the past, | und ihe fature Was open to the ambition of all who | were enrolled moder the republican tags. There ‘ was ov division or possibility of division under such ocal leadership, 80 far as the Custom House chief ; J controls the republican party. Then Fenton and | Conkling had no quarrel or cause of quarrel. ‘Their | relations were perfectly understood and nrutually | agreeable. Conkling was monarch of all he sur- veyed In the ornamental department. He was a Senator without followers, and without any neces- | sity of looking after the wellare of adherents. He had no care and no concern in the management of the politics of the State; he was only called upon a «rare intervals ior a poiitical speech in which to picture “the red eye of battle,” and piher ugusual and romantic views of what were to the workingtnen of the day pregnant events and stern realty. Fenton, with his ambition uncurbed and his political vision unclouded, was leit w do she work of the party inthe State. He bad proved Minself the ablest political and party manager that ever neld the reins of power in the State of New York. He had organized victory out of tte very aws oi defeat. Thurlow Weed in the State was a managing politician, He had simply to conduct a | prosperous concern and to pay regular dividends } ‘rom a seif-sustaiming business. PENTON AND THE REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATION OF | TAK STATS, Fenton, on the contrary, found tue political con- | ras of the State broken down anid alinost bank- cupt under the declining hands of Weed, and was ander the necessity of re-creating, consolidating | aud disciplining anew the republican forces. He knew every man, and his true me. f any con- sequence, on either side of the po forces in this | State, and he could sit down State, assign leader h aD almost abs a map o1 the | € 2 planot battle co Of results, as the milltary comm: tual field of batile. In 1866 he won a signal victory over Hofman and a | combination ol democrats, old line Whigs, Seward } ana Weed republicans, Philadeiphia corruptionists | and a coalition of the very meu who are now placed tp contro! of the republican party. He had, re this “cruel war? began, every encourage- | ment aud incitement to his eiorts, All the | objects of legitimate poiitical ambitloa were defore him and within reasonable grasp. He might look forward to a seat in the Cabinet, ora mission abroad or to Acontimuance if that | was his modest desire, io an honored pince in the Senate of the United § . His supportera, the | euding men of the State, were all recognized in the slate organization according to their ifuence and strauion. If eit undisturbed: ted to How on in dad officla: posiuon und shas Bappy state of tn rite ani the of ty ogn 1 Such as Horace } rial O. ‘or Governor, what a pect t field in this State Lo-day yresenis. And y restore the roy to the condition waich nade upon Fenton and bis the control of pariy atlas wis of the old Seward and at a happy It would be like g nightmare, after hn of lobster, e somewhat of ca Louis Napoison night pace should he awaken one of ad fina Himsel’ at the palace alize thai he nad aceepted tue ies DF the Tuileries, and r declination of the Sp crown by the Prince of Hohenzollorn; bh gloated over the dubinission Wiliam and Bisimarek; and there Ho Wars, no dread- ch people er dese 1 nionumental Clues; no aaptess and Prince Lm- of it ho no grea ve 0 icep after a heavy dinner in an an” chair with’ the from one of the palace wit The poittical must o the republican p at and disastrous in { the troupies that he had gone tc uncoimfortab: wind blo dows open wnd blunder in this State a B sense as thot whicit rogard to his Paris is besieged, arty 1s net only 1 ton, With the oid c¢ Mand to hand de has been tnsututec against the old le. of the fucure has ast bore the heat a ineai and unpractice n him put ng on hi tie + the new me of the arty h and aspiration Hom those Who tu the rden of the day, and un- but In bie aud vindictive Bea” are doiug the speedy Work of party demoil- | on ROLE OR RUIN POLICY. «Tf the revolution had not been uitempted and the rork of “rule or ruin” been commenced, everytning in the Way of success and victory would have been possivbie. Now noihivg is possible except ihe exter- mination of one division or other of the factions who are fighting for the standard of the State. Jt has ceased to be a contest for the success of tie party against the common enemy and has become @ struggie for the control of the party organizauon end the overthrow ef leaders new or oid,as Conkling's “red eye” of battie may turn. In the lauguage of William H. Seward, “an irrepressible conflict’ has Deen inaugurated, and the tmmediate future of the (party shail have no story to teil except the issue of the internal strife. What toterest have the old jeaders in the Siate to desire the success of the ‘present exterminating policy of the “reds” of the rty who have wned temporary ascendancy ? Rey are simply asked w dig their own graves ‘before they are iuvited to their own fancrals. Such ts the picture of what is to-day the con- dition of the republican party, ol i ib was und what might have been had it been left in is condition of prosperity, and what it is by the at- tempted unsuccessful revolution which has oniy resulted in insurrection and a Widespread feeling of yuutual hatred between the leaders of iargo and mall degree, in every section of the State, and Ctabiabent, instead of @ consolidated party, a politi- ©a| vendetta. 8 TRUK PHILOSOPGY OF POLITICAL MOVEMENTS f IN THIS CIry. It was ashrewd and far-seeing idea of the Presi- aent to effect, if possivle, a combination of the hos- tile clements of the democracy in this city in aid of the republiean organization by the promise ef local endorsements and support. Ina great party uch as that of the demociacy in tnis city there st necessarily he numergus malcontents more ager to satisfy feeling of personal revenge for usappointed ambition than devotel to party prin- 4nd the field in this respect seemed ripe for a ican harvest. Tammany Huil last winter AS WATBHGS OF Lug Loupe p va foundation | arms engaged 1 a | truggle. A reign of terrorisin | ye pate 3 — had sudaenly rors, uddenly turned upon and overwhelmed them with defeat. ft had, ander the idea of re- spectability and punishment to rebellion, turned out of its General Committeo the men specially marked 45 the representatives of the dangerous classes in the comimunity—sueh as Morrissey, Fox, the present leader of the peagies of the guverament hunting down naturalized citize: Jimmy Hayes, Soldier Flynn, Hogan, Tony Miller and the rest of the moblots, 1b will be remembered that last winter, When these same pariles were supposed to be on the verge of success, they had arranged their pro- ‘ramme with Morrissey for Chamberiain; Jimmy tayes, Tony Miller and Pete Mitchell at the head of the police; Hogan or smith for Mayor; John Fox Sheri, with power to the latter to appoint suft- clont deputies to ensure the reign of mob law, and, in fact, a general surrender of the city to the man- agement of the very roughest and most desperate elements forming the scum of the democratic pool, And ft will not be forgotten what widespread apprehension existed at the pros- pect of the success of theae desperate imen. Superadded to this Fox and Hayes were the leaders in the old Board of Supervisors, and had as such amassed several hundred thousand dollars cach, and the Board of which they were sucn cunspicuous members was repealed by the islature, adding intensity to their vindictiveness, It was a happy idea to tuke advantage of this defection in the in- terest of the republican party, and everything was harmoni to accomplish it. HOW THY REPUBLICAN MANAGELS WERE MISLED, The expected accession from this source created that false sense of securiiy which led to the mustake Jn the appointments in this State and to the war nude upon Fenton and upon ail the real workers in the republican ranks. If 2 man of regalar political antecedents had been appointed by the adnuntsira- luon leader in this State, acceptable to 1ts general in- terests, with no disappointivents im the past to we With politi experience, one who had en in his mission with w broad, generous and Muynavimous sptrit—all would bave yet been well. but everyuung that has becr done has been tne very oppesite of tits, The tablean opeus with Conkling’s 4001 On Fentou’s neck, and every man with dagger directed. the throat of every other man. And then, too, the whole cuaracter of the contest be- itttled by such @ candidate ax Wooatord as the rep- Tesontative of the great republican party of the Staie. Verily mistakes like misfortunes Come in battalions. struggle between the Custom House jeaders and the old rank and fie of the republican party in the State, in regard to local mutters, has just this differcnce—the old leaders are willing to coalesce with the remnant of the Young Democracy, provided they be sure of any return for the benelit of the party. They say that if they are divecily to endorse and take upon themselves the odinm of sapporting the Morrissey-Fox compi- tion the latter should, with equal directness, endorse ‘he republican Staic ticket. They say rurther the thing Cannot be done in secret; that that game is up,wnd that if Fox and Morrissey mean business they should show 16 by their acts On the ovher hand, the Custom House leaders are wliting to 1acur ihe odium of endorsing the Young Democracy, ace cepung promise of underhand and cheating sup- port, ‘This is the issue which the political Kukeany cats On the republican side are igating out to their mutual destruction, SECOND CHAYTER IN THE PLOT—MILITARY INTER- VENTION. A happy fusion secured with the Fox-Morrissey gang, te NeXt movement to accomplish success in the Siate Was to secure the passage of laws in Con- gress wiich would give the contro of the macuinery Of (ue election to the republicans, aided by the des- peradves of the Young Democracy, and the produc- jun of & general condition of panic and disorder ta the democratic ranks, It Was supposed that these jaws Would be biteriy resisted by the democrauc sus, and under the captivatug preteace of Ke ng purity of elections the Governor might be ined in tilling the forts around the city and te parks ana places in the city with eoriee! | tans the vus woulda be coniroiled by bayonets a8 absvlutely here us they have becn in tie Southern States. But there have been several difficulties in tae way of the sucoess of this game. In the first place, tie men who lave been notoriously gully of Iraudulent practi; elections are those who term the leaders and ose the rank and Mie of the Young Demovrac ‘, Morrissey, Hayes and their well-known and the expulsion of these men from the ation bas shown the public that cy thenselves have determined #OX, agents— ‘Sammany orgs the Tammany reg two put down all irregular practices at clections, The truth is, that all that is needed at any time Lo secure en overwhelming democratic trmmph i a fair registry and a ful and houest vote. ‘Tuc pracilves of the expelled Wuitors had disgusted thousands of the democratic voters, who now, when weare to huve bonest elections, will embrace the opportuulty to vote. ‘Then, too, last winter the new Election law, adepted 5 part of the scheme of the new Charter, furnishes every safeguard agalust fraudulent young or Taise couuting. In uddition to all this, the Tammany leaders have adopted every precantiou to avoid bad Jecling and resistance to the provocation w violence set on foot by the republican leaders in this city. Let us see What these acts of provocation have been, in the itrst place, We have, taking the lead im the execution and enfurcement of these laws of Con- 8, Judge Advocate Genera! Foster, the malignant stor, even to the death, of Mrs, Surratt. He ed the campaign by a violent and intemperate peech about shootng down voters aud usiug the bayonet upon Our naturalized citizens at the poils. He is the busy head and ready hand ia the lead of the movements to create disturbance. Tuea comes Jurshai Saarpe, mounting the stump at every street coruer, prockuuming the direfai and bloody deeds that aret be done to keep the peace, Then we have had the appointment by a judge of the United dtates court of supervisors of election all on oue side, uader a law which contemplates that each po- litical party shali be represented. The appoint- ments are all of republicans, or of thew co-conspira- tors claiming to be democrats. Then there Is George Biss, that inveterate littie marplot, ciaiming and aoserting that le managed ali these appoinunents aud that he is to be one of the chief instruments un suiting up mischief. Then the fact 13 that these “supervisors are, for the most part, or tat pertion of them whe claim to be democrats are, men more or jess of desperate character, and the very men who have systematically committed frauds at elections in the past. Again, there is Davenport, one of Ben Butler's insiruments of ven- geance, appointed as a commissioner io execute the aw, with the notorious Theodore Alien sitting in state in ihe Eighth ward asa sort oi deputy com- missioner, surrounded by the satraps ef power, pre- pared for any work that may be assigned him, Besides ali this, the supervisors or commissioners thus appoinied, acting under such auspices, tran- scend their powers in undertaking to arrest voters | Without authority, 30 that one of the United States Commissioners 1s compelled to come out with the Judicial declaration repudiating these acts of arbi- wary arrests and of assumption, aggression and | arritation. Certainly if a disturbance is not pro- duced 1t will be no fauit of ine desperate agencies | set ou feot by the government fo produce it. | DEMOCRATIC APPEAL POR PEACE—THE MAYOR'S i PROCLAMATION, | On the other hand, the democraticleat | patent and thoughttul to prevent any und | ance which would give color to the effort produce a satlitary reign of terror in our Mayor, i a prociamatio: forego one of the days of istry 1a order tw avoid the collision which had bee arranged for between uthorities aud the civil oMicers of the id advising his constitients to submit to any provocation rather than be instrumental in any way me & Gistarbanee of tie publie peace. The result of if Che | advises the people io | all thes rts has been thal periect quiet has been pre: roughout t Fosier has been foled wind has hoped ior Opportunity to “fire? npon the inted, Ail the eiforts of x, Mor- t) incite to lot nave signally failed, | auc the people bave united oa a determination to } quetly mania their tights at the ballot box—the first day’s registry showing, as one result of this 26,000 more votes than ever before were ved In & singie day—and tbls Ceriain that tne ice Will Le the fullest expression of | the vallot bex that has been witnessed u! ine largest democratic majortiy ever rey. final the peopie | ip our sald that he is willing to blee Uberality, and, if carried eut, promisesra good time | Thunderboit, Senat ! a season ticket for Albany, | Natehiman, Who represented the district last year, | to set tim aside, as be is ascrong inan, and about and deluding the unexperienced war- | racy of New York and the nominations of Keenan, Young and Herrmann have proved wise and judicious, One imeident occurred which stows how true the people are to their chosen lead- ers. A letter was received from General McClellan 4u answer to an invitation to take part in the great demonstration to come off on Thursday next, and When that part was road in which he states emphat- loahy “I will be with you in Tammany Hall on that ovcasion,” a thrill Went trough the convention, Every man rose instantly tv his ieet and cheered for Slorious Uttle Mac, the hero of the peopie, THE GREAT DEMOCRATIO JUSILER. The coming demonstration promises to be the graudest spectacle ever witnessed in the city, Union Square aud Fourteonth street will be illuainated with every variety of light, Fireworks tn set picces, rockets, Roman candles explosive cannonades, Chinese lanterns, flaming chariots, illuminated banners, and all the devices of the pyrotechnic urt; nearly one hundred thousand mea will march im procession, with music, fags and banners, politteal mottoes, ships drawa on wieels, triumphal cars, and every forin of poiltical display. The procession will be reviewed by General McClellan, assisted by tho Committee of Arrangements, of which that mas- ter hand in producing politica! eticct, Douglas Taylor, is chairman, Also assistlag at the review will prob: ably be Governor Hofman, ex-Governor Seymeur | and the Governors of New Jersey and Connecticut, Within the hall and at the principal stands outside the hall there will be distinguished democratic speak- ers from all parts of ihe Union. Im fact, this prom- ises to be @ fone democratic jablice aud the greatest political celebration of the times, With the vast numbers that will be attracted by this spectacular display, there will be, no doubt, over halt” & million of peopie participating either a8 actors or spectaiors. ‘The whole arrangements have been under the direc- tion of Douglas ‘Taylor, the vcteLan manager of de- mocratic celebrations in this city, As this may be ‘bis last effort as an organizer of demonstrations, he 4s determined that it shatlbe the most brilliant of all nis previous triumphs in this direction, THE CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS. In addition to the nomination of county oficers, which were made with such unanunity, the democ- racy Faas placed in the Held their severai canutdates: for in the A district Morgan Jones has been again nomingied tor Congress. He was the iminediate predecessor ef the present incumbent, John ox, whom he now succeeds John Fox nas been nomi- nated by the Young Democracy. He does not ex- pect to be elected by a falr vole, but says he Will bo counted in by Congress. ‘This bargain is a fine coa- imentory upon the republican outcry for purty of elections, Of what avail is an clection by the people 8 Corrupt combination im Congress invariably sets aside the voice and representativea of the people io secure voung members for their Congressional jobs ? Notwithstanding, however, that Mr. Jones tas received the ‘Tammany nomination there is an under curreat at work which between Lnis and wie Sth November will most likely effect 4 change in the political situation, and present Mr, Roosevelt as te ‘am:nany candidate for democratic votes, and Mr. Jones ax a sacrifice to poillical expediency, But independent of Jones, Fox or itvoseveit, there 1g another candidate in the fleld who bases his claims to the suilrages of the electors upou his own iwdivid- ual merits and devotion to the iiterests of the con- Stitucucy. ‘This is Mr. David Wemyss Jobson, whose electioncering pronuuctaimento ags been tn0st widely disseminated throughout the district, and who sub- luits himself and hus cause to the unviassed and never failing judgment of public Ovinion, Lf not | elected he will cereataly write a graphic history ot the iruc cause of his defeat, and add it as anoter contribution to the innumerable histories from his pen, if we electors of the district fear an expose of their internal policy tuey had better compronise matters with Mr, Jobson in tine. Veroui sap, in the Fifth discvict the great Fenian leader and true irish patriot, Colonel William MM. Roberts, has secured the Unauinous Nomination by a Convention presited over by William M. Tw dr, Who, 1b was supposed, Would have beea his peuitor, Colonel ts Will be entliusitsucaily supported, and of be elected by a large majority. Jolla Mor- yissey has been nominated as the appropriate candi date of the Young Democracy, aud he, too, cont- dently asserts iat Congress will yote dim In, like | his conirere, Fox. Bat the “angel of destruction” 18 Abroad, jooking after Uie rebellious Jonnnys, and certain defeat 13 in store for them now as it was in fimes past. In the Sixth district S, 8..Cox has been nominated, With « jale prospect of having @ ciear fleld, uud it may be relied upod as a ceriainty that the clizens Wii have the benefit of his services ia the next Con- aress. In the Seventh district Smith Ely, Jr,, has secured ali the vominations, and Will have au liamense ma- jority at the polls, He 1s a merchant of large capit- city, well skilled in public affairs, and will, no doubt, prove a valuable adaition to the city delegation in the next Congress. There is livtie ikeliliood of a republican eppceian. to Mr. Ely. in the Eighth district James Brooks has been re- nominated. The Young Democracy have put 1a the fleid a carpet-bagger named Wadsworth, a youth to lame unkuown, except that he has some conucction ; with the Seventh Avenue Railroad, it 1s treely, and will spend $30,000 or $40,009 tor the honor, Tuis 18 Unusual for the boys between this aud the sth November, ine cluding target couipanies and street corner clabs; but it will not be any serious opstacie to the regular nomination, and Brooks’ wajority will be irom six to eight thousand, as before. In the Ninth district Fernando Wood is carrying everything before him. He has secured the unan- Mous Homination of Tammany and ail the Jactions divisions of the party. He has shown in his Mmanageinent in the district the Inaster hauvd of aa experienced and thorough politician. His course in Congress in behail of adupted cilzeus and hts faith- Tul and devoted atteativa to ail subjects relating to the commercial and all material interests of th city have made hua exceedingly popular, and he will be returned by a jargeiy increased maority. ASSEMBLY NOMINATIONS. The contestants in the seid for legislative honors are more numerous, active and turbuleat than in any other department of local politics. In the First district, composed of the First, Sec- ond, ‘Third and Fitth wards, the struggie is unu- sually exciting. Nicholas Muller, Jou Callaghan aud Johi Egan, all of the First ward; Patrick Ker- rin, of the Third; Jehn L. Whitton and James H. Madigan, of the Fiftn, are prominently considered in connecuon with the nomination, Mr, Muller, is beyond all odds, the strongest mau of all in the dis- trict, aud Tammany wili do well to give him the nomination, dn the Second district Dennis Burns, the far-famed member from Sligo, has no Competitor, and will be elected by the ustal sweeping majority. in the ‘third district there will be a very hazy con- flict. Jon Hayes, an able young lawyer, born in the district and known to every resident in it, will be the regular nominee. Jimmy Hayes, trom the ranks of the Young Democracy, hopes, through some hocus pocus of the supervisors of election and by preventing naturalized citizens from voung, to se- cure some kind of a show; but as he has no promise | to be counted in by the republicans, like his asso- clates, Fox and Morrissey, the probability is that he will sueak ont of the field beiore it becomes too hazy jor him betwéen this and election day dn the Fifth district Peter Mitchell, the present inctunbent, will be iett at home to recuperate, and George H. Loutrel, an old representative of the dis- rick, Will be placed in the field by the Highth ward ” Norton. Chris Jomusoa will andidate, but Le will mot do be Theodore Alien’s mucu harm. In the Fourth district John J, Blair will be the regular nominee and will have his election sure, In the Sixth district ‘Timotay J. Campooil will be renomnated and cted, In the Seventa district John Carey is booked with He was ainiiitul rep- resentative last year, aud is popular with ail classes In his disivict. In the Elguth district, comprising parts of the Tenth, Hleventh and Sevenvecnth wards, there 1s quite & siruggic, with every probability that Martin will be renomimated. It will not do tor the leaders the only representative the Germans will have in the cilizens, Uf the effort had” been means, political and _ pe daie and energize the deimo- f the city and State no could have been accemplishea | 1 by the reckless, intemperate and resorted to by the federai agents, and unprincipied attempt to pu utic vote for Woodford and the from such agents a8 fox, Morris: 0. u party 1 Ce N THE REPUBLICAN MUDI dit would seem s purposes of the histor the aivisions and quarrels rung up in the republican | ‘The party 13 loomed, and no South- | te ever heeded reconstruction so theroughly | as Wie demoralized leaders and rank and tie of the republican party. Greeley daily | preaches that the “responsibility for this | | | worth while, even for | this campaign, to noti State of things rests with the present leaders of the party, and ihe intention evidently is of the deposed chielsto make that responsibility as deep and heavy as possible. The scheme of the campaign embracea the nomination of Woodford, the baaisiment from | the State Committee and from leadership all the old | chieis of the puariy,and the proscription of every man Who had been im opposition in the past to the new régime of the Custom House, and the re- sult will be simply a verdict on this new line of i political policy, The larger the majority against Woodford the greater with be the certamty of the restoration of the old polltical régime and a healthier condition of things withia the republican ranks, And the struggle, so far us the republican party is concerned, has no higher purpose than to sett!e the question of party coutrot and policy of management. THE UNITED DEMOCRACY. The democracyfof this city are more cordially and thoroughly united and determined than ever belore | in Its pistory. img it aown to the present day, ali the gatheriugs and demonstrations are full of vigor, vitality and geal. ‘The County Convention, which assembled in Tammany Hall om Wednesday iast, presented a marked example of the spirti of the democratic masses, a8 well ag of the older and more conserva- tive branches of the organization. by old democrats, who have not taken @ prott- terest in politics before in a dozen years, presided over by that old war borse of past ¢ baitles—Augustus Schell—wio entered upon the position of leader with old-fashioned spirit and energy. His speccht was a powertul rally to the democracy, and waa received with an enthusiasm which showed that the spirit of the peopic was ripe for the times. Every nomination was endorsed by a convention composed of nearly 2,000 men without a dissenting voice, This was because the nominations | more congenial field OF public school edit | will, therefore, be th ; Owen Murphy, Charies G. Commencing at Rochester and tickeg- j ft waa attended | delegation excepting Cook in the Tweilth. Inthe Ninth district Wilhain J. Bergen has de- clined @ reuomination, and a strong movement las veen set On foot to Induce Samuel J. Lewis, a popu- lar member of the board ot Education, to accept a nomination, but he prefers to devote himself to the ation and slauve houurs. James O'Neil ndidute of the united demo- to bide Hts time for le; cracy tn this district, In the Venth district it 1s not yet settled whether Cornell or some equaily popuiar man will be named. In the Hieventh district—this district was carned by the republicaus last year, but only throught divi stons in the democratic ranks—a ‘unio wil be | eifec on some such man as George W. Varian, Peter ‘Treanor, B. K. Murpby, Join McGowan or Larry O'Brien. Inthe Twelfth district Willlam W. Cook, the pres- ent iucumbent, @ lineal desceudant ol the famous Captain Cook, will be renominated and r almost wuanimously to look after the Prussian Ger- manic aspect of public affairs at Albany. Iu the Virteenth district Ricuard Flanagan has settied all his political diMculties, and wiil un- doubtedly be renominated and re-elected. In the Fourteenth aistrict.—This is the district represented by John R. Hennessey, who became in- volved In the public school imbroglio. He Is again in the field, but no candidate is yet determined upon, rn the Fifteenth district.—Alexander Frear will be renominated for thts political ward Gibraitar, Mr. Frear is one of the ablest, willest, cutest and most indefatigable political managers, increases his ma- jorities trom year to year, and the prospect is he will ave alinost a unanimous vote at the election. Im the Seventeenth district.—This is arural dis- trict—tn fact, a tooralrooral district. Jt 1s the home of the Big Judge with the big stick. He has per- formed immense pedestrian feats in efforts to secure harmony among bis unruly followers, but every new attempt at harmony only adda to the «divisions that revail. The candidates already in the field are illiam Joyce, u popular man in the district, aud one whom all would delight to honor if he should come before the electors as the bs ite nominee; Johu E. Green, formerly Clerk of tne Board of Coun- cilmen, an indefatigable worker; John L.° Flagg, @ German candtdaie and formerly a representative of the aistrict; John Whalen, a young resident of the EW YURK HERALD, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. cratic Bt old, and the local leaders should mak every sacrifice to secure harmony. It 1s a place in which political balm should be applied to wounds, ‘Tammany leaders possess nanimity and wisdom equal to the situation they will take up Major Leander Buck and cordially en- dorse and bed ge him. It remains to be seen whether they will rise to the occasion or provoke a needless: suicidal strife, In the Nineteenth district Tom Fields has no com- petitor, He has proved a benefactor to his constitu. ency and has done more for the advancement of the interests of the Bpper section of the city than any other one representative, The improvement of the boulevards and Mount Morris square, the imtroduc- tion of music to the people, are tg due to him, He has also specially devoted himseif to the tuter- ests of the laboring Classes at large. He will be unanimously re elected, In the Twenticth district honest John Brown's soul ig still marching on to Albany, Browny is one of the veterans of the democracy, his first vote having been cast for Thomas Jeflerson, and he has been identified prominently with all the glories and tri- umphs of the Breas democratic party. He has been the intimate friend and assoctite of the old demo- cratic chief, such as rev acon A. Douglas. J. T. Brady, John Van Buren and others, and, in short, every Man, Woman and child desire to see honest John live for a.hitndreu years, that he may serve the district in Albany, Jo the f'wenty-first district Speaker William Hitch- man—thrice Speaker of the Assembly—will ve re- nominated and re-elected. He has deservedly more influence in the Legislature than any representative in the city or State, a his services will be espe- cwilly necessary at this period, when so much legis- litien 19 uiread for the improvement of this rapidly developing district. John Foley, who is nothing if not disorgunizing, 1s trying to. create @ division im the district. ne could singe i JaAnenge sre. pe une to , 3 he is Known as @ political tshmaelite, with bis hand aeainss ing hop and everybody's id, him. to cast 4 upon him as againat @ date of Mr. Hitc! ‘4 man’s great and large experience of (ne wants: tao Sean Eee ae ne ee John Foley for Assembly—A Card. In connection with the candidacy of Johu Foley: for the Assembly from the Nineteenth district we have received the following cara:— . T notice that my name has been attached to an enrlorse- ment of Air. Jobn Foley as candidate for Assembiy. I bug to state that my name did not appear in this connection with my knowledge or consent, JAMES CROWLEY, 219 East Seventy-ninth atreet. THE METROPOLITAN GARRISON. ‘Tho Great Election Bugaboo Explodrd—six Flandred United States Troops in and About New York City—Where They aro Stationed and How Commanded. In view of the bitter animosity existing between the rival politi¢ai factions in this city a great dea has been gaid, and many charges nave been made upon both sides in regard to the conduct of each party tn their hercuiean preparations tor the coming contest at the ballot box. Among various other things it 1s charged that the geveral government, which, of course, means the repubiican party, ts fill- ing the city with United States troops, to be used by them on the 8th of next month to influence the elec- tion, or, in other words, intimidate the democratic voiers, and prevent, by sheer force, their casting of their ballots. Under these circumstances, and wishing to ascer- tain the truth or fallacy of this charge, a reporter of the HERALD yesterday calied upon Colonel Mc- Keever, Adjutant General of the Department of the East, and was by hit assured that there is no foun- dation whatever for the assertion. The troops now forming THE GARRISON OF THIS CITY, he satd, are not more than six hundred in number, aud have been stationed here two or three years. Not ouly is the present garrison very small, but there 1s no intention on the part of the Washington au- thorities to increase it. It is true, the Colonel said, that one company of heavy artillery— Battery J, of the Firs® regiment—has been or- dered from Fort Delaware to Fort Wood, - loe’s Isiand, but this is only to take the place of another battery recentiy ordered away irom the iatter place. In his opinion, and it is certainly worth ‘*considerable,’’ the military au- thorities of tits city could not possibly, even in the greatest emergency, call out more than 400 or 500 effective troops. In proof of this assertion, he fur- nished the reporter with the following list of sta- tions In and about the barbor, with their respective garrisous:— FORT WADSWORTH. ‘This fort, which is situated on the westside of the Narrows, Staten Island, is garrisoned by Company B, of the First United States artillery, numbering about sixty men, all told. The following is a list of the officers Jor Join M. Brennan, command; . C. McKee, post surgeon; Captam Guy V. f commanding battery; First Lieutenant L. A. Chamberlin, First Lieutenant A. H. Merrill, Second Lieutenant G. P. Colton, and Second Lieutenant W. W. Hubbell, FORT HAMILTON. ‘This is a very extensive work, situated om the east side of the Narrows, immediately opposite Fort Wadsworth. It is garrisoned by four companies— viz., ©, D, Hand M—of the First artillery, number- ing not more than two hundred and forty men, un- der the command of Colonel Israel! Vosges. com- mander of the regiment and post. First Lieutenani J. H. Connseiman is the post adjutant; Lieutenant R. M. Hall ts the oe assistant quartermaster and commissary and R. H. Alexander 18 the post sur- geon. Captain W, W. Maynader commands Battery C, and has for his lieutenants T. H. B. Counseiman, Charles king, Jr, and H. L, Harris. Captain bt W. Classon commands Battery D, and nis heutenants are J. W. Dillenbeck, R. W. Shaw acd W. H. Reynolds, Jr. Capiain W. L. Haskin ds Battery H, and has E, D. Wheeler and . Taylor for his lientenants. Caprain S. S. Langdon commands Battery M, and his Lieutenants are P. D. Sanger, Daniel D. Wheeler, James E. Bell aud Thomas H. Barber. FORT WOOD 1s situated, as above stated, on Bedloe’s Island, and is garrisoned by Company § of the same regiment ‘the commander of the post 1s Colonel CCG as the above. J. A, Hasken Captain F. iieutenants are CG, P. K. Davis and T, V. Deary. FORT COLUMBUS is on Governor’s Island, avd is one of the oldest jorts in the harbor. [t fa used as a recraiting sta- tion, and has now in and around tt about four hun- dred troops, nearly all of whom are ‘raw recruits,” who are sent off in squads from day to day to various stations. Colonel Thomas ii. Neill is at present commanting fort Columbus. Captain CU. D. Viel commands Company A_ of what is called the “permanent party;” Lieu- tenant Edward A. Belger commands Company B, music hoys. Captain George L. Taylor commands Company ©, permanent party, Lieuten- ant James Kegan is post adjutant and lNeutenant R. G. Ruthfora is acting assistant quarrermaster and assistant commissary of subsisten Jaenten- ants E. C. Price and James Colllus are also stationed at the fort. ray is the post surgeon, and mands the batiery. | The in, J. L. Rathbone, J. W, WILLEIT'S POINT. ‘There are now stavioned at tus place three com- panies of the United States Engineer battaiton, numbering about 130 men, all tola, under the com- mand of Major Henry L. Abbott. ‘The Military Dep: ent of the East, of which New York iorms a aerable part, Is uader com- maud of Major General Irwin McDowell. CUBA LIBRE. Sympathy with the Coban Patriots. ‘The Cuban League of the United States has issued the following circular:— HEADQUA Sir. of the ths inst ncted to, —At a general meet! i States, hela in the ci Committee of the League was in ndfdates for Congress and for execu ates, and solicit from them an ex) views upon the question involved in the struggle for inde- endence now conducted by the people of Cuba. ‘The League was organized and is conducted for the pur- pose of giving practical expression to the sympathies of the Ainerican people with the cause of republican Iberty in Gaba, and {9 aesist by all Tegal means tv securing to the peop.e of that fsland che right to govern themselves, In pursuance of the resolution above referred to the un- doraigned Executive Commiitee reapect{uliy request that you will favor then with an expression of your views ou the Cuban question, and also inform them whether the League may count upon your co-operation, if elected to the office for which you are a candidate, in endeavoring to reverse the un- friendly attitude of the national administration toward the patriot people of Cubi et least such just and impartial neutrality erente have a right to demand trom the government of the United States, Very re- spect! ulls, ©. K. Graham, Biatr, William H. Morris, J.B. Van Allen, lor, ucker, Bartiett, ey, gles Gideon J. Joseph } Ban al Gordon Granger, ‘Thomas L. Stewart, GW; Darling, werly, K, C. Stedman, Abraham Duryea. M. T. MACMAHON, President. H. C. Locxwoon, Secreta’ resident. THE ST. PATRIGR'S ALLIANCE ASSOCIATION. Mayor Hall in a Charitable Role. The followimg correspondence iias passed be- tween Mayor Hall and the President of the St. Patrick’s Alliance Association. It speaks for itselt:— an J. TRAYNOR, Secretary St. latrick’s Alliance Asso- ciation :— Drax Ste -Wilt you do me the ‘or to present the ene ward; Peter Masterson, a member of the great Mas- terson fawily, and a host of others. ‘There seems to be no way out of this diMeculty except by taking up a new man. In tis connection Edwin Connolly—no relation to the Big Jnudge—of the Sixty-ninth regiment, a man of character, substance and ability, is spoken of, and could he be in- duced to accept the nomination he would be sup- ported by every interest in the district, There were made In obedience to the demands of the peo- ple. Mr. A. Oakey Hall, M. T. Brennan aud Chartes fe, Loew are sivone names wilh te demog- seems, however, ho prospect that Mr, Connolly will accept. ly te Ewnteenth disirict.--This ina great demo- closed to vour association for benevolent purposes, with best wishes for your good work aad yourself, Yours, Ac. . OAKEY HALL. Hon, A. OAKBY Hati:— DAK Sin—The trusiees of the St. Patrick's Alliance As- sociation of the city of New York gratefully acknowledge ‘our munificent donation of $500, which will make glad the ome of many a widow and orphan. You had already en- deared yourself to the members of our association by presid- ing at our summer festival and by your eulogy on Daniel O'Connell, a name dear to every true Irishman; but this fur- ther and substantial token of your sympathy with our coun- trymen ia sincerely appreciated by the members of the St. Patrick's Alliance Association, who wish you all possible Uappiness and suagess, Very faithfully yours, . JAMS J, TRAYNOR, RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. Services To-Day. The anaual sermon before the Board of Missions of the Protestant Episcopal Church wil be preached this evening by Rev. Charles H, Hull, D, D., rector of the Church of the Holy Trinity, Brooklyn. Rev. Oscar Hugo will preach this morning on the “Bible Question” in the Elghty-sixth street Presbyte-« rian church, and in the evening in the Beekman Hull Methodist Episcopal church. Rev. P. L. Davies will preach this morning and evening in the Berean Baptist charch. Services morning and afternoon in the Church of the Holy Light, Seventh avenue, The rector will preach in the morning, and Rev. Dr, W. A. McVickar in the afternoon. Rev. Abbott Brown will preach this morning and afternoon in the Church of the Reformation, Fiftieth street. At the Forty-second street Presbyterian church Rev. Dr. Ingits, of Hamilton, Canada, will preach this morning, and Rey. B, V. Collins, of Passaic, N. J., in the evening, There will be memorial services in the Latght street Baptist church this morning and evening. Preaching by Rev. Dra, Cox and Evarts, Rev. E. ©, Sweetser will preach at Plympton Building, Nintn street, this morning, Rev J. M. Puliman will preach at the Uhurch of Our Saviour, Sixtn Universalist, Thirty-flith street, ‘this morning and evening. 3 Rev. George H. Hepworth will preach thu morn- ing and evening in the Church of the Messiah. “The Unitarian Denomination” will be the subject of the morning discourse, Oratory of St, Sacrament.—Services to-day at seven, tonand éleven A. M., and four and cight P. ™M. Morning preacher, the Rev, ©, R. Brainard, Testor of Quincy, Mass. Evening preacher, the Rev. A. A, Curtis, rector of Mount Calvary church, Balti- more, Rev. W. W. Evarts, D. D., of Chicago, will preach in the Central Baptist church, Forty-second street, this evening. The St. John’s Methodist Episcopal Sabbath School, Ffty-third street, between Broadway and Eighth avenue, will be reopened this afternoon at two o'clock, Addresses will be delivered by Reva, C, 8, Harrower, D. L. Marks and Mr. Andrew V. Stout, The Right Rev. Bishop Clark, of Long {sland, will Preach at tue Holy ‘Trinity church, Harlem, this morning. ‘The Rev, Canon Hoose, rector of Turnbridge Wells, Engiand, wilt preach in the Church ot the Ascension, corner of Fifth avenue and Tenth strect, this morning at eleven o'clock. Rey. E. C. Sweetser will preach this evening in the church corner of Bleecker and Downing strects the first of a series of expository sermons on the “Universalist Belief.” Subject—“The Universalist Idea of God,” Rev. E. R. Keyos will lecture in Steinway Hail this evening on the doctrines of Swedenborg. Subject, “Jesus Christ the Only God.” Rey. C. S. Harrower will preach this morning and evening in St, Luke’s Methodist Episcopal church, Forty-tirst street, Rev. J. R. Kendrick will preach morning and evening inthe Tabernacle Baptist church, Second avenue, Rey. 8. Bacon will give his second lecture in the Broadway Tabernacle thisevening. Subject, “Sepa- ration from National Churches and the Conflict Be- tween Separation and Puritanism. Mrs. Emma Hardinge will speak this morning and evening In Apollo Hall before the Society of Spiritu- alisty. Professor in tho Roman Catholic Seminary at Baltimore—A Card from Its Superior litzin, Sv, Mary's SEaINARY OF ST, Reed ‘To THE EDITOR OF THR HERALD:— Ihave read the following in your paper of the 16th Church”: We have already noticed the fact of an establish- der the auspices of the Russian government. * * ‘When compicted It will be under the care of Father Roman Catholic Seminary at Baltimore, who a short ume age embraced the Greek falth, piece of inte!ligence you have given to the institu- tion under my charge, St. Mury’s Seminary of St. the Roman Catholic Seminary), ® very unenviable notoriety. I ought to disciaim it, and to request you given to what I would resent as a slander, were it not, as I suppose it, only the resuit of misinforma- No, Mr. Bjerring has never been a professor of theology, and is noteven known in this insuiution, has never been occupied by an apostate to our holy faith. With one once a member of the Greek Church, but whose record is far different—with the late fev. Allegnanies. Born ® Prince and a member of the Greek Church, raised, as he said himself, in preju- although alithe maie members of his family were elther Greeks or Protestants, he resolved, however, partial ingu appeared to him the only pure rel gion of Jesus Christ, Witt this conviction.te visited abandoning the loftiest rank of nobility, and ail his hopes of woridly grandeur, he entered this institu- dained as a Catholic pri und devoted all lis life asa pioneer of the true laith, to the poor, humble where his memory is held in benediction. A priest true to his character cannot apostatize yours, &c., PAUL DUBK Superior of St, Mary's Semuaary of The Greek Charch—Fathor Bjerring Never a Reminiscence of Prince Demetrius de Gal- BALTIMOBE, Oct, 20, 1870. inst., and under this head—“The Orthodox Greek Ment of an Orthodox Greek church in this city un- Bjerring, iormerly a professor of theology in the Now, dear sir, by sendiag out to the world this Sulpice (the only one ever known in Baltimore as to give to my protest the same publicity you have tion, thanks to God. The chair of theology of St. Mary’s St. Mary’s Seminary has been connected, it is trae, Prince Demetrius A. de Gailitzin, the Apostle of the dices against revelation and contempt of religion, and to eiabrace the Catholic faith, which alone, upon im- America, and, relinquishing a princely fortune, tog asa student of divinity, Was subsequentiy or- and laborious apostolate of Western Pennsylvania, from the Catholic faith. i remain, sincerely, tumore, 1. Sulpice, Bale - The Work of Christianizing the Chinese. To Tae Eorror or tne HERALD:— The great power which 1s working in the mind of the world to bring nations together so that they shall Know cach other and learn to respect and like one another is especially displayed in the migration which 18 beginning to fiow to this country from China, the walled-in-land, whose exclusive policy has keptit litherto but partially influenced by the civilized sentiment of its sister nations. As this movement relates to the work of Chris- Uanizing the people of China it has an importanc which the Christian mind oj our own people will not ve able fully to estimate. It removes obstacles to the Work such as render mission labor when carried on in China hazardous as well as compara- tively insignificant, Amid those many millions the few missionaries who go out are as the geins amid the grains of sand in the dese “attered afar, shining and valuabie, but almost lost to sight. But the hazard of mission- ary enterprise in the direction of China is an ob- stacle against which fain is called to lft & standard that must needs be regarded as sublime. Organized as these shrewd and yet semi-civilized people are to resist foreign religions influence; jomed to their idols, to which they are bound to cling, and which they are bound to defend against the disparagement of lorelgn religieus teachers; they carry im their minds a feeling with respect to the missionary such as the bigoted Jews felt for Christ—a feeling which is ever ready to be aroused into fury and to expend itself, as did that of the Jews towards Christ, in dealing death. At the whisper of their watchword, “qQuih,’? they are prepared to rise aud massacre the exponents of the Christian cause as they did at Ningpo. It is not of course to be supposed that they do not bring with them to our country the same fanatical regard tor “Quin” which has been invtilied into their minds in their own jand. They do. But here, no matter m how large nuubers they may come, the power of our civilized institutions will hold them in check, while the soaud of the Gospel will be in all the alr avound them. i This isthe way, <loubtless, which may be-hopefully Jooked forward to as the means whereby the deep); impressed “‘Quih” bigotry, which generations an centuries huve handed down to the Chinaman, will be erased. A power greater than that of bigotry will be found to reside in the insenstble influeace of con- tact with a Christian people, in the latter’s own land; and it remains only for our peopie to yield to these foreigners a Christian welcome. 3c, NEWARK, Oct. 20, 1870. tion to Preachers, New York, Oct. 18, 1870, To vay Epjror oF TH HERALD:— I take great pleasure in reading In your unequalled paper every Monday morning the reports of the sermons delivered the previous day, Althougn you are, as a matter of course, compelied to print a great deal of trash, yet some of the discourses are, in reality, very meritorious productions, and well cal- culaied to maky better men and wey of those A Suge who hear and read them. My object in writing 1s not only to thank you for the great outerpriso you ex- hibit in conaucting 80 wonderful a paper as the New York Hrraxp, but to suggest to your consid- eration the propriety of requesting the clergy of the diderent denominations in this city (and their name is Legion) to act aside, say the first Sunday tn No- vember, for preaching from some particular passage of Scripture, so that tue people at large may have 4n Opportunity offered to them of secing how near the iiierent sects interpret the same Be alike. i ih would not be considered impertinent on my part [ would respectfully suggest. as Uheir theme tor gry | Sey the third, jourta and fifth beg tefl ity-third chapter of Matthew, which All, therefore, whatsoever they bid bserve, serve and do: But do not ye a Fg oy for Prnctad be borne, and and do not. ‘ous to Jay thei yyy ry ‘themsel thre eater gue torment Hut all thele sore tha 0 forvio be seen of men: ad their euiar Rute casmaenta, pl on an ge the borders On tho succeeding Sunday I would select for theiz consideration Matthew Xv., 9: bial But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men, 1 think you will cordially agree with me, Mr. Edi- tor, that this proposition is eminently wine and pro- per, especially at tts particular time, when so many are inquiring, a8 Pilate did of old, “What 18 Truth ¥ A TRUTH-SEEKER, Remarkable Religious Movement in Scotland, ‘The Free Church of Scotland Monthly Recordsaya that in Scotland there is a growing tendency among the young people to leave the Presbyterian for the Episcopal Cuurch: This tt accounts for mainly be- cause of the moro fashionable position of the bor they bind heavy burdens and latter. It adds that it ‘would be comparatively ensy ‘to reconcile ourselves" to their over to the Low Chureb; bur what “when RO Over the border undor a pressure of and music form and a syimbolical worship” they are not con- tent with anything less than xn reget ieee ritual that 18 halt way to Rome. jt tpsists mniuistera should teach clearly the difference. be- thas, while Tei wi ROt use organs, flowers or liturgies,” they should yet make tue services attractive, Whether of song, prayer of preaching. Religious Notes—Gieneral and Personal. The Dutch Reformed Classis of Orange, N. J., haa long been troubled with tho case of a certain George W. Connitt, who disregards the decision of Classis in dismissing him from the church in New Prospect, Witn the aid of his friends there, ne haa claimed the pastorate; and they lave elected elders and deacons, who claim to be officers of the church. Now the Classis has gone so far as to depose him from the ministry and expel him irom the church. A fair for the erection of the Church of St. Mary has been opened at Wiiliamsbridge by the esteemed pastor, Rey. J. A. Kinsetla, and 1s now in full pro- gress. The greatest interest 18 mantlested in its suc- cess and the noble object which it is intended to aid. The Catholics of this pootoresane littie town consist almost wholly of Irish, French and Italians, and, with their feliow citizens of other denomina- tions, are doing all in thelr power to render the fair 4 complete success. ‘the parishioners of St, Anne’s’ church, Brooklyn, presented yesterday to the tpastor, Mather Gleeson, a handsome Turgesen chronometer and an address, Mr. C. O'’Neili made the presentation im a neat speech, expressive of the congregation's apprecia- ton of Father Gleeson’s iong and arduous service ip their belali, Father Gleeson briefly replied. ‘The Lutheran Ovserver says that the policy adopted by most of the Lutheran churches in this country combines the leading characteristics of both Pres. byterianism and Congregationalism. ‘In the earlier history of the Lutheran Church in this country the Congregational element was the sironger; in her later developm:nt the Presbyterian element has lade considerable progress.” Bishop Baylcy will administer the rite of con- firmation to about 200 candidates this morning us the St. Joha’s Roman Catholic church in Paterson. in the evening the Lishop will deliver @ tecture for the benefit of the orphans, the subject of which will be his visit to Rome and the Vatican Council. The subject of the evening lectare in the Chapel of the Independents at Paterson will be “The Great Apostacy Preceding the Second Advent.” This go- ciety is asort of private Fs eee ministered by Mr. George B. Day, a cierk in the Passaic County National Bank. ‘tho doctrines of the society ap- proximate to the Storrite. In the First Baptist church Rey. Dr. Banvard wilt Jeciure on ‘fhe Woman for the Times,” and in the Cross street Methodist Episcopal church Rev. Mr. Lowette wili preach on “The Position and Influence of Woman,” The Congregational churches at Orwell, Castile, Brighton and Hannibal, N. Y., are reported by the Presbyterian a8 having “pertected thelr organiza- tion” by becoming esbyterian. The Hannibal church has not becn for some years ou the Congre- gational minutes, The Baptist church in Old Cambridge, Mass., bas dedicated a meciing house, costing $125,000, free from debt. ft1s worthy of mention that this build- ing is not owned by the “society,” or by any associ- ation of pewholders, but by the church itseli, The library of the Gettysburg Theological Semt- nary (Lutheran) has received, through the kindness of Hon. sir, Curtin, our Minister in St. Petersburg, one of the two hundred fac stinile copies of the Sinaitic manuscript published by the Russian goyv- ernment. The Congregationalists of Rhode Island have opened the campaign of thetr Jubilee year by a meeting in Providence, addressed by President Hopkins, Proiessor Park, Dr. Manning, Senator Buckingham, and the Baptists, President Caswett and Dr. Caldwell. THE COURTS. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT—IN BANKRUPTCY. Refore Judge Blatchford. The discharges io bankruptcy during the past week were W. H. Smith and Peter W. Bodford. Petitions during the same period—Aviel Akin and Livya D. Prace and Jacob Shaffer. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. Arson on the High Seas-Attempt to Buraa Ship S00 Miles from Land. Relore Commissioner Osborn. Charles Bardoc, J. Meredith, Samuel Dunken and Frederick Allen, four men belonging to the ship Robert Edwards, of New Bedford, were yesterday brought up, charged by their captain, I. Tinkte- Faneh, with attempting to burn the sald ship while 00 aniles out to sea, Assistant District Attoricy Purdy prosecuted on the part of the goverament, and as this is a capital offence the defendants were at once sent to Ludlow Street Jail to await anex- amination. ‘the Metborn Perjury Case. Before Commissioner Shields, Francis Meiborn was yesterday brought up for examimation on the charge of committing wilful perjury in reference to his becoming bail in the Caldwell drawback fraud case, as previously re- ported in the HeraLp. The witnesses, Lowever, did not put in an appearance, and the Vommissio! at once Issued au attachment for them. Prosecation Under the New Election Law. Before Commissioner Davenport. Michael Meares, who was arrested on Tuesday last charged, in company with John Garry, with resist- ing the authority of one of the newly appointed superyisors named Henry Lawler, at 345 Spring street, was yesterday brought up for examination, having been locked up since his arrest. The only Witness present was Harnest P, Johnston for the deience, On gz sworn he testified to ihe ex lent character Meares had always borne; had known hin asa waster at the restaurant 341 Spring street for some years past, and further that he was a sober and inteiligent man and that he ¢ not believe he had resisted the challenger. There being uo further witnesses present the further ex- amination was adjouraed untii to-morrow. SUPREME COURT. Alleged Abduction Case—Damages Claimed. Before Judge Jones. Crowe vs. Houghton.—This action is brought to recover $10,000 for enticing away the plaintiits wife. The answer is & gencral dental, and that the marriage between the plaintiff and his allegea wife was contracted by fraud and not binding, and that. an action is now pending to annul the iarriage. On an order granted by Judge Jones a moon was made and argued to dtsmiss the case upon the grounds—First, that in the divorce case this plaintit swore that one Mrs, Noe and not this defencant en- ticed his wife away; second, that the parties were not husband and wife, and, third, that this action is not maintainable pending the action between the plaintiff and his alleged wire to annul the marriage on the ground of fraud. The motion was argued at jength. Tne Court reserved its decision. TAOTTING AT BINGHAMTON. BINGHAMTON, Oct. 1879, The races closed to-day. The first race, purse $300, for horses that never beat 2:40, four trotted. The race was won by Lady Hughes, of Newton, in three straight heats. Time—2:39 4, 2:38, 8. Lady Solpaugh, of Hudson, was secend, and Rosa Lee, of New York, third, There were ten cniries. For the sweepstakes, purse $2,500, for ail horse: there were ilve entries. Three horses trotted, and the race was won by American Girl, of New York, tt three straight heats; Lucy, ot Phiadeipiia, secoad, aud Hotspur, of Philadelvdia, third, ‘Vime—2:2 BOM BLY, oe that hn 22, 22,