The New York Herald Newspaper, November 10, 1870, Page 5

AN INSIDE VIEW OF THE CABINET. Boeretary Cox’s Orders Not Interfered With—The MoGarrahan Claim Cor- respondence—Attempt to Bribe a Member of the Cabinet—The Fresident’s Indian Policy. WASHINGTON, Nov. 9, 1870. Secretary Cox, in his letter of reelgnation, made some allusion to the politicians interfering with the affairs of the Interior Department, ‘fis is under- Stood to have had reference to the actton of the President in countermanding the order of Cox for- bidding the clerks in the Interior Department going home to yote at the October elections, The truth of the matter is that Cox was not aware of the Presl- dent having countermanded his order until after he had sent In his resignation. On October 3 the Pre- sident, while in conversation with Judge Otto, who was then acting as Secretary of the Inte- rior, in the absence of Mr. Cox, alluded to the subject of the clerks in the Interlor Depart- ment going home to vote, He intimated that in the other departments the clerks were allowed to go home to vote without having their pay stopped aur- ing thetr absence, and he would like to have the usage uniform in all the depariments. Judge Otto agreed that the clerks in the Iutertor Department who should apply for leave to go home to vote should have it granted. All this, it 1s said, took place while Mr, Cox was absent from the city and on the day upon which his letter of resignation 18 dated. From this tt ¢oes not seem that there 1s any ground for the statement that Cox resigned because the President insisted upon the right of the clerks to go home and yote, for the reason that when he wrote his letter of resignation he could not possibly have knowa anything about the action of the Prest- dent, As to the other pleas set up by Cox, you have @ full explanation In the following paper, which has beon prepared under the direction of ana regised by the President:. Lona Prancn, N.J., Augnst 22, 1870. Hon, J, D. Cox, Secretary of thé Tnierior:— DEAR Sir—I understand that you have apj ‘ted one day this week to hear prguinents in the McGar- Tahan case. That 18 well enough, because, if Con- gress shouid fail to settle that case we may have it to do, and the sooner we Know: the points of it the better. However, a3 the matier had been taken in bana by Congress before the incoming of this administration, aud as so much fraud 1 ¢h: and believed to exist on both sides, I am not Will that my name should be signed to a patent for ether party until Congress has elther decided or declared their inability to do so. 1 wisn you would say to Mr, White, Secretary for Siguing Paten to pul my name to that one except on spec! re ets nore Me through you. He must not take orders from Mr. Neison in the matter. I have grown suspicior Mr. Nelson, and will tell you Aray when f 7 Washington or Yours truly, “U.S GRANT. SBEORETARY COX'S REPLY TO THE PRESIDENT, DEPARTMENT ate THe Iyteercy “tog WASHINGTON, Atlercy 23, 1870, My Drar scree yesterday is this morning received, dud t cave given your directions in regard to signing a pateutto the New Idrla Company to Mr. White by letter, he bemg continea to nis bed by sickness, as 1 am laormed, On the subject of the McGarrahan business itself, I think you must have been misinformed as to its Btatus In Congress. According to the formal opmon given by tho Attorney General last year the case is in no such sease beiore Congress as to interrupt or impede the action of the department under the laws; Dut parties have the same might to insist upon & hear.ng and decision here as hey have in any other cage, Where they claim a decisio® upon ther rights under expiicit provisions of ile statutes, Congress hus assumed no peculiar jurisd icuion of the subject. Mc- Garrahan pcittioned the Jast Congress, as he had the two preceding Copgres ses, to make him a grant of Jands in Calyornia, Including within the bouuda- Ties named in a pretended grant to one Gomez, which the Supreme Court of the United States de- clared void in 1865, He has applied to Congress 11 vatn. At the last session it was again before the Judiciary Committee of the Louse of Represente- tives, and the parties copseuied to suspend the con- test In this department tll that committee should pass pon. the matter of the petition. ‘The commit- ee did pass upon it, aud by a vole of seven to three determined to report against granting the prayer of the petition, and directed Mr. Peters, of that commitiee, to draw up their report. Pate 8’ gintement of these fact jp Mee with é papers Ung Peper ent. The New Iria Mnuhg Copehy Toy claim that their rainosa sion LS taken” up aud disposed of. lcGarrahan Ciaima, on the other haud, that the Jagb #447 tne coiunitee did not find the opportunity Ww make their report to ue House should hold the other parties to sull furtuer delay until the next session uf Congress. Jo Us the other side reply that it was the action of the committee that they consented to await, and quote the printed state- menis of McGarralian $ Couasei before the commit. tee to the ¢ nat if the commitiee decided agalust them they would make bo further contest, The Department, as the Attorney General had de- Clded that was not authorized to delay its perform- ance of duty, under Uie la ab all, except by tue inon consent of the pa. in interest, has only jonsibiiliy of ay im cases where manifest equity required 1 i where action by Congress 13 probable. juvestigation t think it conditions exists in the p tcase. McGarrahan’s original claim has been now for five ycars decided by the Supreme Court to have been utterly fraudue careful inquiry and tat neither of these lent and = void. He immediately made nis eiforts to obtuim relief from Con- gress, and five years of most industrious y and, as 1 believe, uascinpulous eifort has been Tutile. Pending these petitions to Congress he at tempted to obtain a patent froin this department on the ground tpat the lands were only agricultural lands, and did not contain pold, silver or quicksilver mines, and might therefore be bought at $1 25 per acre. This was refused by Mr. Browning, wy pre- decessor, on the ground that the lands were mining lands, and the New idria quicksilyer mine was no- toriously the bone of contention, McGarrahan then sought to force the department to issue him a pa- tent by a writ of mandamus from the court of this disirict, and after the unprecedented action of that court m ullowlng the writ agalust me, after Mr. Browning's retiveiment, tine Cuiied tes Supreme Cours reversed and anouilea the proceedmgs mm the court below ia @ jligmept whica reflected with great severity upon all concerhed im procuring such an action. McGarruhan stands before the department, there- fore, a8 @ fraudule: aitnant, WhO has twice been foiled and cou in his fraud by the highest and whose eforts to procure wave also itiled, fis claim for y, mm order that he may try whether lie cannot yet oviain legisiative action in’ his favor which may give hum that which the courts have de- termined that he has no right to under the law, Beeius (O me Worse than baseless, and i sould feel as if I weve a party to a Wrong upon Congress were i willingly to do anything to subject them to further annoyance ivom such asource. Under the opmion of the legal udviser of the government, therefore, and full accordance with my own sense of right and duty, I have tatd that die depart o longer di eding Wilh its business according to js Ftage I find myself met by Y effort at obstruction. MeGurratian brings suit in the san court of ti i nctloOR Aga: New idvla Mintog Com forbid them ing for a patent, statute, ‘and that, Califor! nor is if p can be made made defendants, @ tem’ fiom y lore Wie Gepar 1 ere are Court is iting thelr ¢ wiich has ila the 4 u no add Vo-day wu noite his court on the soth mstaat and to hy GN attuchMens sould not issue me for diveciing tue Land Oice to go tor. Ward with its business. Tf the federal such proceeding upon me t oy of nese we shall justly becom the contempt o. hation and of the word, To show you ther the unblushing kuavery of Mc- Garrahan’s conduct, a genvieman allowed me to read a letter dire ed to him by on atiorneys, in Which U @ attorney of MeGarva 20,000 Tor the use of kis infiuence with procure favorabie action to lim in 3 As to appearing beiore the co: i what to do, ‘The Attorney Gene to Georgia aud leaves ho ig an expericuced advocate, his department, as you know, not being fully organized: The Distyict Attorney, who would be tle one to whom I should naturaily go next, Is Judge Fisner, who was one of tle iwo Judges Who signed the writ of mandamus las! , and of course he could 6 am at a lo: ul has gone ‘ant who not defend the depart thout onaemuing hunseli, and Congress 1 r took away trom the other departiaents t ploy specta counsel, My beliel is ty more gravely affecting the dig pendence will be inkely toa istration, and I think the sitw your telegraphing the Attorae; tie Cabinet, to weet you here inyself, as I am conscious of ha with such vigor mise, ang if I fail to d 3 Inde. our sdmin- x fought fr could, I can Pee no compro- secure to the fuilest extent your approval of my course, { must beg oO! you to relieve jue at once froin duties whic without your support I shall utterly fail in, ‘eging tO be remembered with great respect to Mrs. Grant, I remain very twaly yours, $f J.D. COX. To the Presiprnr, Mr. Cox's last letter to the President, already pub- ished, ws dated October g It will be served, how- ever, in this letter of August 28, Mr. Cox intimates strongly his determination to resign in case the President refused to support him in his views about the McGarrahan claim. To this letter the President made no reply, thus tacitly refusing to abandon the Position he had taken on the question of issuing the land patent, ‘With regard to that part of Mr, Cox's last letter which seems to 1mply an interference on the part of sSomeboay with the Indian policy of the administra- tion, 1t should be understood that the President had no issue with Mr. Cox on that subject, nor did he permit any outsiae interference. The only thing that could possibly be construed in this way was the President's endorsement on a letter from Senator Chandler, of Michigan, addressed to him at Long Branch, and which was afterward sent to Secretary Cox, This letter recommended in earnest terms the appointment, as Indian Agent in Michigan, of Mr, Brockway, a Methodist clergyman im that State, who had successfully Jabored as a m'sslonary among the Indians, He had already served as such agent and had been superseded when the Indian agencies had been put in charge of military oMeers, ‘The President’s endorsement on this letter was to the effect that the person recommended by Senator Chandier might be appointed, as it would not change the policy which had been adopted in regard to appointments fur that branch of the service. ‘The President added at the same time that he was anxious to meet the wishes of Senator Howard, who concurred In Senator Chandlers request. The en- dorsement about the appointment was merely of an advisory character. It is generally known to the country that Prest- dent Grant ts the author of the policy now being pursued by the government towards the Indians, and the people may rely upon the fact that no de- parture will be made from that policy so long as he is President, no matter whet changes may take Place in the Cabinet. With regard to the reforms in the civil service, aliusion to which is made in the Jast letter to Mr. Cox, it 1s well understood here and elsewhere by all who have anything to do with the executive department of the government that since the Inauguration of President Grant's aduinistra- tion particular attention has been given to this magter, The President himself, with every member of his Cabinet, has, without any formal pa- rade or show, made it @ condition that no Person shai! receive an oftice without first undergoing an examination, the object of which 1s to ascertain, first his fitness for the piace, and second, his charac- ter for fidelity and integrity. Asa matter of course preference is given to persons who are known to entertain the game political views ag the President and the members of his administration, But this has in no instance, £0 far as 1s known, been allowed to. override the other necessary qualifications for office. The general misunderstanding which seems to exist with regard to the causes which led to the Tetlrement of Mr, Cox from the Cabinet seems to cali {or this statement of facts, Rotirvas from Twenty-! [From the Boston Aavertiser, Nov. 8.) The following table exhibits the census returns, nearly or quite complete, in twenty-eight of the States. It will be observed that the lst does nov include any of the Eastern States, New Englana, New York, Pennsylvania or New Jersey. The re- turns from all the others are given:— 870, 1860. States. Populdiion. — States, Population, Alabam 964,201 Arkansa 435,450 California. 9, Nebraska Nevada... West Virginia 196,818 Wisconsin, Wisconsin....... 77,881 ‘The increase in some of these States is very small, but none of them show any failing off. It appears tiat New Hampsiiire is the only State in the Union whieh has absolutely diminished in population during the last decade, The greatest proportional gain in any State is that of Nevada; but as 1t was the smallest of the States when tt was admitted, this is no more than wiiat was to have been expected. ‘The largest actual gain 1s 1n Iilinols—over 800,000—which brings her up to within 250,000 of Ohio, but leaves her as before, the fourth State in population, The relative order of the States as to population is not materially changed, but Missourl oustrips Indiana and becomes the fifth State. Indiana is the sixth, Massachusetts is the seventh, and then follow Keu- tucky, ‘Vennessee, Virginia, Georgia, Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin, Norta Carolina anu Alabama—in all sixteen States which have upwards of oue million inhabitants. In 1860 there were but eleven such. ‘The Fourth Congressional District. As the principal interest settiea in the Fourth Congresstonal district, where a vigorous eflort was made to defeat Mr, Roosevelt, we publish below the returns, As will be seen, Mr. Roosevelt beats Geue- ral McMahon by more than 6,000 majority :— Roosevelt, MeMahon, Roosevelt, MeMahon, Wards, Dem, Ind. Dem, Wards. Dem. Ind. Dein. Jevseceee 1,808 6 1,343 1,132 140 6. 45 867 | 418 § 1,084 | 439 — ‘otals .... 10,122 5,120 * The Sixth, ‘hth, Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh istricts Gf the Kaghth Ward not yet heard from, Vote for © Wa's. Connally. Tappan, fam. ¥. Ded BR. ‘ds, Connolly, Tappan, tam YD ayy 1,726 2,277 oi 24,012 fereted 4,731 Totals.44,100 The Vote for City Aesemblymen. FIRST DISTRICT, TWELITA DISTRICT. Madigan, Tam. Cook, T Healy, 5 Klela, rep. Weyinouth, Dp Hunt, rep. O'Connor, rep. rep. James Hayes, Y, FOURTH DISTRICT. Blair, Tain McNamara, Murray, rep FLUTE DISTRICT. NP Irving, ‘tam. 2,0 Loutrel, Tam. . 8,57; 12 Jonnson, Y D. . 164 Purcell, Y.D. ‘900 Hanna, rep... . 6y7 Atkinson, rep. +. 400 SIXTH DISTRICT. SEVENTEENTH DISTRICT, Campbell, Tam..., 2,838 Connolly, Tam. B00 Miller, Y.D,....... 1,300 Greene, ind.. 967 SEVENTH DisTRiC Masterson, Y, 113 Cary, ‘Tam.... Twombly, rep...... RIGHTH DISTRICT Nachtmeun, Tam.. Engle, rep... NINTH DISTIRi O'Neil, Tam... Davidson, Y, D Allen, rep.. 2,51 NINETEENTH DISTRICT. Fields, Tain 1 Holines, ind Bach, rep.. 158 TWENTIETH DISTRICT. 2,35: Brown, dom. « 4 Hen, ¥; 985 ES ante reih.. Hed Flecke, 1 Newwitter, rep 1,010 Engel, Y. D.. TWENTY-FIRST 'RICT. peva MH DisTRict. Hitchman, Tam $338 ets pe ee 3,044 Boles, An ‘ G 165 Dewey, re} 474 Gridley: rep 2 a Forsyth, ti School Trustees, The tollowing are the School Trustees cleeted:— Wards, Pluralitie: 1—Dennis Keenan, Tammany.. sé 2—Pairick Moynahan, republican. 8—Casten Oterson, '‘lammany.... 8—Jeremlah Rogers (vacancy), Tammany. 4—Thomas Driscoll, Tammany. 5—Frederick G. Gude, Tammany 6—Michael McCarty, Tammany. 7—Jobn Ford, Tammavy... 8—Luke 0, Grimes, ‘Tamman, 9—Andrew Van Autwerp, ‘Ta’ 600 10—Benjamin F. Shaffer, fam 1 11—Joseph Koch, Tammany.. 3,500 12—John Stratton, Tammany. 2,200 18—Frencis Coan, Tammany. 1,600 13—Henry EB. Lyneh (vacancy), Tainmany. 1,000, 14—Amirose O'Neill, Tammany..... 1,200 15—James Walker Powler, ‘Tamman, 300 16—Jonn De La Mater, republican. 500 16—John Howe (vacauey), republi 500 | 17—Charles Kinkel, Tammany... 2,800 | 17—Siephen ‘Therry (Vacaney), Tan | 18—John 3, Carron, Tammany. 19—Thomas Pearson, Tammany. 2o0—Joln Holaderber, Tammany, 20—William Salmon (vacancy), Ta: 21—Kichard OC, Beamish, famman, 22—Johu Morgan, ASTER THY BATILG, | Memories ef the Fight—A Stroll Among the Fatten Dead—Tho Luil After the Stora Victers and Vanquished Alike Sank ia tho Repose of Prostration, The agony of political strife, after convulsing the city for an entire six weeks, if not longer, reached its zenith the day before yesterday, and then, suddenly cojiapsing, lef us again & prey to the wholesome monotony of inactivity. ‘The bustness of the municipal gov. ernment, which had been aimost entirely inter- rupted, has once more dropped into the peaceful round of every day routine; and we yealize, not without a feeling of compiacent satisfaction, that our streets will, for many months to come, be inno- cent of the din and glare and bustle and confusion of party processions. ‘The batile has been fought, and though 1t was waged with a fierceness and per- tinacity almost unexampled, it has happily reached Jowa has made the greatest jump in rank, she waa the nineteenth in 1860, she Is now the thirteenth. North Carolina, on the other hand, stood twelith tn 1860, and now drops to the fourteenth place, and Alabama now stands as the sixteenth, whereas she was the tlurteenth ten years ago. THE TEXAS FLOODS. Unprecedented Rise in the Kivers of Western Texas—Destruction of Properiy and Loss of Life. (From the San Marco Pioneer, October 22.) It is with siucere regret ihat we chronicle another disastrous overflow Of ihe streams i this section, one totally unexpected and altogether unprece- dented in character, We had expected the rain of Sunday, the Léth inst., to raise Blanco, but had no thought that any very heavy rains had fallen to- wards its head, or that anything more than an ord nary fall rise would be the result. Early on Monday morning Blanco rose with frighful rapidity, sweep- ing off fences, drowning stock, uprooting and wash- ing away whole fields of cotton, and, indeed, carry- ing everything belore it, The damage done is immense, and falls heavily upon the sufferera, As. far down as we have any report the loss ts aimost rulnous to many, Those who claim to know siate that the water was eight feet higher than in the last tremendous overflow, We are now informed that four negroes, instead of three, as at first reported, were drowned on Dr. ‘Thompson's place. A Mexican living on the farm next to Major Nance’s 1s aiso supposed to have been crowned, as the #ouse in which he lived was swept away. From the mouth of Blanco down everything has been swept away—cotton, corn, fodder, fences; miils, gin stands, &c, We hear that Mr. Mooney’s mill and factory are in ruims. Altogether this flood igmnprecedented. This morning (Thursday) Mr. C. W, McGehee ard Mr. J. Pitts returned from Austin bringing the first reliable news of the high waters iu ths jon that we have yevrecetved. They report that ule Colorado was witiin four teet of the height reached in the last overflow, and wat mach damage has again been done to the farmers inthe bottom lands, The pontoon bridge comptetely used up, the boats broken and carried eway, One negro was drowned at Austin and seventecu i Hovusby’s Beud, ten miles beiow the tow HS DRESSES. aunch old Sojourner Truth, in an address at Q ‘idence recenuy, delivered herself of some warm words regarding the fashions just now prevailing, and thes some of them:— I’m ewfal hard on dress, you know. you forget that you are the mothers of creation; you Torget your sons were cut off like grass by the war and the land was covered by their blood; you rig yourselves up in paniers and Grecian bendbacks and summeric yes, and mothers and gray-haired hers wear high-heeled shoes and huinps heads, and put them of their babies, aud Women, stuit tem out so that they kee! over whea the wind blow! mothers, I'm ashamed of ye! What will such lives as you live do for humanity? When I saw them Woren on the stage at the woman's suf- frage convention the other day I thought what Kind ot reformers be you, with goose wings on your heads, asif you were going to ny, and dresséd In such ridiculous fashion, talking about reform and women’s rights. ‘’Pears tome you had better.re- jlorm yourselves frst. Bat Sojourner is an oid body and will soon go out of this world into another, ahd Wants to say when she gets there, “Lord, Ihave done my du have told tne Whole truth and kept botilbg back.” ° A REPEATER FOUND DEAD. During the election, on Tuesday, at Morrisania, Westchester county, a laborer named George Cleary Was arrested for attempting to vote illegally, and Was subsequently locked up in the basement of the Town Hall. Yesterday morning, when one of the jail attachés went to serve Cleary with breakfast, he. Jound him dead in his cell, Coroner Bathgate held am Inquest ou une bein when a verdict of “Death trom apoplexy superinduced by intemperance and exposure” was rendered. Deceased was about thitr- ty-five years old, and had been working on the Souvten Davvil and Port Morris Railroads adecisive termination. Quietly sauntering yesterday over the deserted | field of strife, however, one could not help tooking back at the scenes it 60 recently exhibited. The corpses of the martyred nero dead Jay strewn in careless contusion upon the bloodstained turf and in eloquent silence proclaimed the story of the fight. Many of them, alas ! were evidently beyond all hope of resuscita- tion, in spite of the aid of the most skilful of political leeches, and even though their senscless bodies should be immersed in healing floods of whitewash. The places that knew them once not only do not know them now, but shail aso know them no more for ever. But what a glorious fight it was! This must be the apotheosis of tie fallen and the consoling balm of Gilead for the wounded pride of the surviving vanquished, After loug weeks of excited palaver, worthy of the Greeks and Trojans, the contending armies met in deadly shock, equipped with every weapou Known to ancient or modern times—with tomahawks and scalping knives, wiih flashing spears and keen lances and two-edged swords, with he invincible sprig of shillelah and terrible repeating rifies, #rom the rising to the setting of the sun the air rang with the tumult of the doubifal fray, but at and with bitter sobs of anguish tue conquered legions stunk away in demoratized hordes from whe Tatal field, The chiefs of the victorious host, as chronicled in yesterday’s HERALD, retired to a convenient ban- qgueting hall, and, with souls overflowing with the clation of triumph, held high carnival. fhe weari- ness of the hotly-fougnt contest and the carking cures and anxieties of the long campaign were for- victory. Like the warriors of Odin, they hung up their spears and smelds and litted tue tarnished hel- mets from their dusty, blood-bespattered brows, and then pledged each other in brimming wassail cups. The rank and file also worthily celebrated the good fortune of the day. Assembled in the peaceful nalls of debate, they sang loud songs of rejoicing, and gaZo with moistened eyes and throbbing hearts at the banners under which they had marched to glory. iy, Whea the } RVESCENCE OF TRIUMPH | had subsided, tie conquerors and the conquered auke sunk Into tie calm repose of exhaustion. The first were prostrated by the excitement into which the smiles of Faie had roused them; the latter were vicuums to the sullen, defeat. Both fell trom the mental exaltation of passion and hope which had animated them the day before Into quiet resignation of achieved destiny, and sought Ju the noiseless seciu nh of their tents new strength and vigor—tiese to harvest in thie fruits of hard-earned victory, and those to bear with the firm fortitude of strong men the heavy lot of the vanquished, Stillness, the stillness of profound | fatigue and of utter weariness, reigned everywhere— the lull that succeeds the tempest. But how dillerent | must have been the dreams of the sleeping warriors! In the minds of the triumphant cl ‘ains Ue com- Jng public celebration of their sue when they the trophies of conquest m their wigwain, Batto the unliappy children of defeat the disordered ianeies of partial slumber must haye taken afar sadder shape and coloring. ‘The future must have appeared to them bitter with Tavenous and unsatisfied hunger, and terrible with their closed eycs. the misery of scattered hopes—a weary tramp through the vatiey of humiliation. Suen is yesterday's after story of the battle. KINGS COUNTY RELURNS. Almost Thirteen Thousand Majority for Hoff. Y men—The Candidates Elect. The utmost good feeling and mutual congratuia- tions exist among the democracy of Brooklyn at- tendant upon the grausying result of the work of 7 | the Third Congressional dis nightiail the scales of victory lost their even balance, | gotton in that fiist intoxicating hour of exultant | inactive despair of utter | Would hang up ihe gory scalps of their ioes as | when they would be crowned with civic Jaurels and be hailed by the plaudits of their countrymen as fortunat sroes, must haye been the pleasing vision tiat passed before | Tuesday last, ‘They feel grateful to the factional spirit which asserted itself in the republican party ranks early in the contest, and which eventually developed Into the final and successful overthrow of the latter organization, causing them to ran two distinct opposition Hes ae sowing the seeds of dis. sension still deeper in the fleld of radicalism, and stul- tfying the last vestige of a chance to elect a Single candidate to any high office, ‘The indepen. deut republicans have proved an excellent trump card in the hanas of the democratic party this fall. ‘The most gratitying results have attended the ear- nest efforts of the managers of the latter party, who | are very naturally elated thereat and promise still | greater inajorities in the future. The orderly bear- ing of ail classes of people In Brooklyn upon election day 18 cited as proof of the fact that the bayonet 18 | ROL Necessary to guard the ballot ou its way to the veacetul bailot box, floffman’s majority in Kings county over Wood- ford, aii the disirtets of Brooklyn and the county towus being heard from, foots up 1: 4 CONGRESS. ‘The majority for Thomas Kinsella, for Congress tn rict, is 8,929 over S. B. Duteher, repusitean, Henry W. siocum was elected over E. D. Webster ; and KM. Wintucy, di, republicans, by 1,419 plu | ralts, Ja O'Reily Kennett, the Labor Reform candi- ' Congress, Second diginet, received 76 votes date | only. First Distriet—David C, Alt striet-—David ©, Aitkel em. 5 over Woodiutt, rep.y1s 0,000, no Temes majority Secon: District—Sinith ©. Baylis, ONE Barna if, Jones, rep., $50, rd District—Dominick Roche, 5 mad. 670 tayority, 1 Aaa STAR CSTE Fourth District—Willlam W. Mosely, dem, Boettouer, rep. NAonity 1,505, > AP ONES William W. Goodrich, rep.; Jouy over C. Wylie. doin. 125. seiner § BRP SIXin Distrlot—Bernard Maver, dem.; vgs. Sorin rans: 5S4, Ht apices eventh District—Willlam Wainwright; m: over Cochen, reps, 1011. nis BARN Eighth Disirict—Samuel Conselyea, dem., over U. ©, Bonnett, rep., 155. Ninth District—Johu C, Fisher, vep., 1,174. dem. ; majority majority Jacobs majority over county. Register—Hugh M‘noughlin, dem., received ped oe Lr a ee te and Stryker, in- aepencent rep., 6,777. McLoughlin’s majority over Maddox is 12,87; over Str ken 25,602, elie: i Sey, eiatee -Ghoras rman, dem., received Fi otes, aud Duily, rep., 23,023. Herman’, ° satfouate Wiliam. D. pau ie urrogate— William D. Veeder, dem., received 34,949 votes, und G, Ostrander, 23,559, Veeder over Ostrander, 11,399, ALDERMEN, The political status of the Loard of Aldermen re- Mains a3 before the election:—Twelve democrats and ten republicans. 2—Willan Derxess D. 14—F, Nolan, D.* . 16—J. Raber, D, 4—B. Siryker, 6—James Duane, D. 18—H. Dawson, R. alge eee D 20—D. W. CO. Boggs, D. |. 1, Bergen, D.* 22—W: . 12--M. Cottey, D.* bopagaye ey a Democrats, 8; republicans, 3. SUPERVISORS. ©. D. Hutchins, D.* — 13. J. W. Coe, Ind. ). Johnson, ft. 15. J. Wilkeyson, R.* Sheifien, X&. M1. F. Devyr, D. Slattern, D. 19. Robert Fairchild, R. 9% KR. J. Newman, D.* 21. James M, Flinn, R. li. J. J. Howell, Jr, D.* Democrats, 6; republicans, 5; independent, 1. ‘The present Hoard stands:—Democrats, 15; repub- licans, 7, in the city, * Re-elected. THE ELUCLION IN WESTCHESTER, Although the complete returns from the various towns in Westchester county cannot be obtained for some days yet, suficient 1s known to warrant the statement that the democracy have again been Victorious. It 13 true that the republicans have gained a member of Assembly in the lower di owing to a dissension amoung their oppenents, wich enabied the candidate of the foriner to Walk over the course almost with- outan effort. Inthe Second Assembly district A. W. Bartlett (democrat) reveived, according to the returns, & majority of about eight hundred, being a clear democratic gain over the last election. As was anticipated, James W. Husted (republican) in the Third district, was re-elected by an overwhelm- ing majority, The entire county democratic ticket Was algo elocted, included the candidates tor Sheritl, Register, Surrogate aad County Clerk, IMauipulating the Colored Vote. A somewhat ob: re aapizaat for legal honors, named James C. Anderson, living at Morrisania, Weatchester county, was arrested at a late hour on Tuesday evening, charged with having induced a colored man named Ward to atteinpt to vote tile. gally during the ejection on that day. The accused Was heid to bailin the sum of $10,000 by James Ry Angel, Untied States Marshal. 113 understood that Anderson will have @ hearing belore tie federal autiorities m New York to-day, T HE LLSCiIONS IN NEW JuRssy. he Feeling in Jersey City. Never wus defeat so crushing and demoralizing as that suffered by the democracy of Hudson county, N. J., on Tuesday. ‘That the republicans should carry @ Congressman and four out of the six Assem- biymen, besides the Sheri in a constitu. ency contalulng & democratic majority of four thousand, affords food for reflection to those men who have undertaken to rule the democratic party. The causes to which this revolu- tion is attributable may be thus summed up in the order of thelr iinportauce—the Younz Democracy, the Germans and the negro yote. Tas Young De- mocracy had its birth at the Democratic Convention in Hoboken, when the chairman, Mr. Peters, of Newark, broke up the party by his despotic treatment of the Hoboken delegstion. The total vote of the Young Democracy was about 1,50, three-fourths of whom voted the republican ticket in order to make the defeat of the Mint-lock orso-called regular democracy certain. The men who founded the organization were the very same individuals who, for similar reasons, rebelied 1n 1866 and defeated the demo- cratic nominee for Congress, Mr. Gilchrist, at that election. The organization 18 to be continued, and it will take the uiuiative at all future elections until the democratic party 1s purged of the thieves and rowdies who have hitherto carried the primaries in several districts, ‘The Germans have been almost entirely ignored in democratic conventions, 80 that that spirited peopie atlast adopted the allernative of quitting a party which had given them the cold shouider. They suw the nomiuations monopolized by the lowest class of Irishmen. Intelligent aud respect- able Irishmen were barred out, and the people at large were imesultel by ha men nominated for the Legisiature who ne understood the meaning of the word legislation nor could they be of service to anybody but themselves in case they were elected. It was even charged that one candidate was such a very poor writer that he | would preier to afM™ix ‘his mark’ to any document he might be called on to sign. ‘Lhe negro vote was solid for the republicans, and there are very many mteiligent negroes in Jersey City. They were not molested this time, thanks to the new law. ‘ihe returns have not been sulll- ciently analyzed to give au accurate estimate of the vote of this element. Chief of Police Fowler ts entitled to great credit for the vigilance and energy displayed by the polict at the poils, The oiticers who are continually cussing politics at the stree rg and who fi port or tustructions. captains and sergeants have also prohibited arently to no effect, and detectives who were New York repeaters also did re posted xt all the ferries ‘She principal detectuves were quently olfer abuse to the taxpayers who sup them do not follow his exampi The T..e special 0! posted to look good service. ‘tn Jeaaing to aS ad * A. H. Watson, ries W. Mahon, BE. L, MeWittiams, Vaun, Edward Mallory, Captam Gordon and Holden. Squads of repeaters who crossed the boats were promptly ‘spolied,” aud had to retrace their way homewards, The Feeling in Newark. ‘There was great rejoicing among the republicans of Newark yesterday in consequence of their extra+ ordinary good fortune at the pools on the preceding day. Correspondingly downcast were the “flerce democracie.” The rank and file of both pariies affect entire ignorance as to the real canse of the utter wreck of the good ship “Democracy,” but the knowing ones declare that it was all owing to popular republican nominations, an unlimited electioneering exchequer, thorough organization, not saying anything of the colored yote. Whatever were the actual causes, no is the Union, Cc. For- one seems to have any doubt but that now Jerse: ; fairly entitled to be adinitved Coutrary ket to to rst Samuet democrat, reports 1s elected over ex-Governor , in the Secund Congressional ly enough a hitherto intensely re- pubiican distric Forker’s majority 18 nearly 8%. Poor Phil Rafferty was slaughtered terribly in the Fourtb district by his own party, purely on account of is religion, he being 2 Catholic. “Honest? John Hiil’s majority is set down at 2,697. The Leg- | islature is republican, having a majority on joint | bailot of 11—3 in the Senate and 8 in the Assembly, Elizabeth elects F., B. Chetwood. republican, for Mayor by 250 majority over Crowell, democrat, ‘The Newark democrats are feai fully demoralized, ‘The returns vary nothing from those published in yesterday's HERALD. Large sums of money changed hands on the resuit, Its said that Major O’Connor cleared $15,000 in this way. General indignation is felt among the regular party democrats on account of the alleged treachery, or atleast apathy and luxe- warmbess. of ceriain wentiemen heretofore regarded a asthe brains and solidity of the party, e man brewers, tog, have to take it. pee. eee In Paterson the republicans made & clean sweep, ciecting thely entire ticket, except Jolu O'brien, the demo cratic candidate In the First district for Assembly, and Nathantel Townsend, the democratic candidate for Sherif, against whom there was no opposition. The republican gain ia very great, resulting from tho Accession of the negro vote, the influence of United States marshals, the extraordinary in- terest manifested in the campaign, a superior canvass and the use of money, from Pe acint source it came. John Hill, for ongress, has a majorliy in Passale county of 617 over Raferty, Henry A. Williams, republican, for State Senator, has a majority of about 900 over John Hopper, democrat. Isaac Van Wagoner, the repub- Mean Surrogate, beats Z.M. Ward 512 in the First Assembly district John O'Brien, democrat, 1s elected by 63 majority over Henry MeDanolds. Charles Hemmingway, republican, beats Henry Hobbs in the Second district by 479 major: Torbet, repub- Hoan, ts elected in the Third district by 340 majority over Johuson, democrat; 4,259 voies were pofled by the democracy in the county for Colonel Rafferty, Against 3,383 polled two years ago—an increase of nearly 900 votes, ‘The democratic majority In Sussex county is about 800; republican majority’ in Morris county, 1,317; democratic majority in Bergen county, 81; republi- can majority in Essex county over 1,200, in all cases showing large republican gains and democratic lossess, ‘The greatest calculations were made In the Fourth Congressional district on the election of Colonel Rafferty, and even the republicans are as- tonished at the unaccountable run they have made, ‘The New Jersey democracy acknowledge the worst defeat they have ever had, and the redistricting of the State may secure a republican supremacy in the ‘State for some tiine to come. NEW YORK CITY. Affrays, Accidents, Violent Deaths, Robberies and General Metropolitan News Items, — ‘The following record will snow the changes inthe temperature for the past twenty-four hours in com. Parison with the corresponding aay-of last year, a3 indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s phar- macy, HERALD Bullding, corner of Anu street:— 1869, 13870, 1399. 1870, -0 © 8PM. aT 69 8 61 6PM... 4462 ow @ 6 OPM 41 62 12M. +45 65 12P. M. 3 48 Average temperature yesterday .. 69% Averayre lemperature for corresponding daty Just Year... 2. . The Board of Police have transferrea Captain Petty to the Sixteenth precinct, and promoted Cap- tain Peter Yule, Jr., to be full captain of the Sanitary Company. Colonel Whitley, Chief of Detectives, recetved a telegram yesterday stating that the celebrated coune terfeiter, Frederick Biebush, was arrested on Tues- day at Louisville, Joseph Robinson was found by the police on Tues- day evening with a slung shot in nis possession,Jand Justice Dowling yesterday committed lm ‘for trial in default of §1,000 bail. John B. Gough delivers lis celebrated lecture, “Eloquence and Orators,’’ at Cooper Institute to- night, at eight o'clock, for the benefi Star Sunday School, Horace Greeley reside, and @ choir of children froin the Mission will sing. Wiillam Kinney, an undertaker, doing business at No, 63 Washingtoa street, was commitied yesterday by Justice Dowling, at the Jombs,on a charge of having attempted to stab with a kKatle Phitip Cant- Jon, of No, 87 Greenawicn strec On Tuesday afternoon, Mrs. Herlahy, a woman about fifty years of age, fell from a third story win- dow of premises 428 Water street, and was so severely injured that she died whtle betag taken to Bullevue Hospital, Coroner Kenan was notified to hold an inquest. Michael Costello, aman sixty-slx years of age, late of 32 West Forty-fourth street, yesterday, while looking at a drunken Man who was throwing stones fell vo the pavement and expired ina few moments afterwards, An inquest will be heid on the body by Coroner Schirmer, Deceased was a@ native of ireland, Mary E. Jones, residing in the same brick tene- ment with Hanna Sinith, at 261 Stauton street, yes- terday afterncon got into an altereation with the latter, and picking up a pair of selssors stabbea Mra. Smith therewithin the face and hand, Mrs, Jones was arrested and held to answer by Justice Scott, he Essea Market Police Cow Ata late hour on Tuesday night Patrick McCartiy dled in Bellevue Hospital trom what frst was at thought to have been hemorrhage of the luags, but subsequently it was surmised the bleeding resulted from injuries. Coroner Schirmer was noufled, and in order to determiue the cause of deat Deputy Coroner Cushitan will make a post-mortem exami- lation on tle body, _ Mir, eny Feldman, proprietor of the grocery store corner Pike and Henry streets, writes to the HERALD that Jobn Babbe, the last youtnful swicide, noticed in bitin morning's issue, wos not discharged from is place, but left of his own accord, and from mo- tives unknown, fle adds that be never had reason to find fault with the unfortunate boy wio is now “out of the world.” Caroline Wingleman and her husband, residing at 325 Kighth street, were yesterday held by Justice Scott, at the Essex Market Police Court, to await the result of the injuries of Michael Farrell, who was dangerously wounded by a suot fred from a window of the above house by Mrs. Wingleman, at the instigation of her husband. ‘the particulars of the allatr were published in (he HERALD of yester- day. On Monday morning iast a poor German named Glass, & street sweeper, was instantly killed while at work in Forty-second street, by a runaway horse, His family reside at No. 419 West Forty-elghtn street, and the widow ts now left with four young and helpless children, This is @ case where a discreet e third cardinal virtue—charity— would be ap riate, timely and deserved, fo ie dead husband and Jather was au honest, fragal and industrious man. reise of At the Eesex Market Police Court yesterday, pe- fore Justice Scott, John Crow of 150 Cheny street, and Joseph F. Brady, of 149 Cherry street, were held to answer on complaint of Patrick Clark, of Throgg’s Neck, Westchester county, who charged that, while walking (brough Cherry street, he was aszaulted by the accused, thrown down and robved of what money he vad In his possession. Ofileer Saisman, of the Seventh precinct, arrested the prie soners as they were about to Cecamp wilu their spoils. The Department of Public Parks announce that the musical entertainments at the Central Park and at the several city parks and places have ceased for the present season. ‘The total number of days on n given 13 151, as follows:— Mondays), 23; Tompki K ington’ Park (Wednesdays), y 21; Bavtery Park (ri 2); Central I Y » ‘The total bumper of visitor: al vark on music lays during the ‘The largest hum- f visitors at tn Gay was 65,736; vehicles, 12, Park in any one music equestrians, 340, FATAL FALL FAGM A SCAFFOLD. An Inquest was held at Morrisania yesterday by Coroner Bathgate on the body of a wan numed Wil- liam Kingston, who was killed by falling from a seaffold in the new Catholic school now being erected tn 137th street, North New York, A verdict of accidental death was rene . Deceased was and leaves a widow. ubout twenty-six years of age Aq MOF LITERARY SISHIF/CANCE. Who Wrote the “Lady of Lygns?” (Prom the Troy Times of Nov. 8.) A correspondent, Ang from Waterford, 8! "3 that the eclebrated play of the “Lady of Lyous was not the creation of Bulwer, but was dramatized by him from a story published half a century siace:— To THE Eprrok oF THE TIM In my Zimes of yesie’ jay I find under “City Noies” that “Bulwer’s beautiful play of the ‘Lady enied at the theatre, and also onlal Question be ppan tn bis charge production of Bul- of Lyons’ ’’ will be pr on the first page, in “The Matri fore the Supreme Court,” Judg: to the jury alludes to the “lamow wer, calied ‘Ihe Lady of Lyons, or Love and Pride, Please allow me to enlighten you. I know it 13 very generaily recognized that he is the veritab! author of the play. Bulwer never wrote the “Li of Lyons.’ If you will refer to the Avinerva, a@ li ary paper published in New York avout fifty years ince, edited by Uke late James G, Brooks, the poet, ‘ou will find a tale written by Mrs. Helen Maria Williams, entitled ‘*Perorou, or the Bellows Mender of Lyons.” The tale came to the nouce of Bulwer, and he, finding in the plot the ciaracters and the scenes 80 finely drawn and so beautifully and raphically portrayed by Perorou, now Claude elnotte, by which he charms the proud and haughty Pauline and wins her hand, the germ of a powerful and attractive play, dramati it, retaln- ing all the prominent points, characters and scenes in the tale, In bis preface to the first edition he alludes to the tale and its effective adaptation to the stage, but does not wame the authoress. ° MERCY'S GREAT MISSION. The Handy of Charity Assueging the Anguish, of Warfare—Brooklyn, Jersey City and New York On the Lists—The Ger- - man Faire—The Foundiing Asylum Bazaar. German Falr nt the Brooklyn Atheneum. Under the auspices of the German ladies of Brook lyn ® grand fair for the beneft of the wounded within the German lines and of the widows aud Orphans of the slain was formally openea last night atthe Brooklyn Athenwum, Jadging by the favor which attended It last night it will be @ great suc- cess. The hall was crowded tn every part, and the utmost enthusiasm was manifested in the noble work, Handbilis setting forth the objects in view were freely circulated and eagerly read. Tnese ex- pressed the sentiments of the gontiemen of the com- iittee, who later im the evening delivered ad- dresses, and read: The suffering caused by the present sanguinary and extensive war between the two greatest nauons of the Buropean Continent is far trom being at an end; on the contrary, dally on the increase. The recent surrender of the French army at Metz throws some 173,000 prisoners of War, am wi eXpress mention is made of rome 20, 0 ack, and wounded, upon whe German people. Tho numbers of tte crippled and needy Frenct alone which Germany has in charge, besides her own enormo: many victims of the war, are by that latest event sweiled to more than 100,000, Not only 1s every hospital in Germany filled to its utmost capacity, but many private homes are obliged to co-operate for the support of the suf- fering, and every household is heavily taxed for the purpose, This burden 1s felt all the more painfully, as most of the abie-bodied heads of iamilics have been called to arms and thousands of them disabled forever for the discharge of their natural duties. In consequence of this tie innocent victims of ae war count by the million, and itis (he voice of widows and orphans which appeals to the heart of the great American people. * Mr. Haas, the President of the German Club, made a brief address at the opening, inirodu wo the crowded audience Mr. Barteraimess, who made @ speech im German eulogistic of the Prussian forces in France, and claiming for Germany the sympathy of mankind. ‘The fair 1s well furnishod and served, and will no doubt be largely attended. ‘The objectis a noble one and 1s deserving of popular support, Baptist Fair at Apollo. Hall—A Curious Art Gallery. A grand fair for the benefit of the Baptist Home * for the Aged 1s now being held at Apollo Hall, Broadway and Twenty-eighth Street, under the auspices of the ladtes of all the Baptist churches in and about New York city. Nothing could be more complete, and atthe same time more beautiful, than is the arrangement of everything in the hall. There 13 ® large array of tables, ali of which are plenteously stocked with beaunial and uselul articies, which are tastefully and appropri- ately displayed, The floral tempie, under the direc- tuon of Miss Lotta Bruce, of Yonkers, a most charm- ing and accomplished young lady, (8, indeed, beaut- fui to look upon. The confectionery rable contains everything in the saccharine catalogue that could be desired. "Phere is @ “fine art gallery” in connection with the fair, which contains many beauttiul and unique spectuens of art. A plece eatitied *Noanh’s Son” is found to be a ham — already cooked and ready for the table. A hens « represents the “Lay of the Last Minstrel,” and a miniature cradle 18 shown as the “Barly Home of Lincoln.’ The visitor obtains a magnificent “View of Boston” by gazing at one of the hubs of an old wagon. A lot of and oats represent “The Horse Fair,’’ while an_ ol bridie greets the anxious eye of the young who ts looktng for the “Bridal Scene.” For a “View of the Andes” one 18 shown the photographs of Johnson and Jackson. ‘The “gallery” is under the direction of Mr. Charles 8. Glover, Jr. The Jersey City Fair. A feir was opened last evening at Cooper Hall, Jersey City, for the reilef of the German wounded. ‘The neat and artistic decorations, together with the collection of choice articles spread out on the tables, was creditable in the highest degree to the ladies and gentiemen who were mamly instrumental in get- ting up the fair, especially Mr. and Mrs, Lienau, Mr. and Mrs. Schierloh and Mr. August Ingwersen. The article Which attracted most attention was an exqui- site natural flower basket, formed of roots and stalks, the most carlous object of its kind to be seen anywhere in Jersey (ily. 1t was presented by Mr. H. Kampler, the Dorist of Jersey City Heights. There was also a handsome gold watch, tne gut of Mrs. Lienau, Tis fair cannot fat: to be a great suec- ceae, Inasmuch as the committee have not tacurred any expelise Whatever, The fair was formally opened about half-past seven o'clock, when an address was delivered in German by Captain Bardua, Major Pangborn deliv: 1 an ad- dress in tuglisi. To give an idea of the liberatty of the German people in this matter it is only neces- sary Co state that at the very opening almost every article for sale bad been purchased, but the pur- chasers allowed them to remain on exhibition. ‘The hall was so densely crowded during the eventn, tat people had scarcely room to move about. J Silage Was erected at 4 corner of the hall for the con- cert, Which wil come olf this evening and to-morrow evening, when the iair will termiuate, The Grand Metropolitan Foundiing Bazaar. ‘The Sisters of Charity are now holding a falr upon an extended and magnificent acale at the armory of the Twenty-second regiment, in Fourteenth street, between Sixth and Seventh avenues, Owing to the excitement atiending the election and the very bad weather of last evening, it bas not as yet been very well attended, but will doubtiess be visited soon by all the philanthropic apa charitable ladies and gentiemen of the metropolis, for certainly there is nota bicre worthy object any- where to be found thao the one for which this fair has been tnstituteg. Of good things there is a great abundauce, and there Is also a vast and varied con- gregation of very handsome young ladies, who add @ Charm to the vending, as Well as fascination to the purchase, of the many beautiful and usefal aru- cles on sale, Results of the New York German Frir. Mr. Fred. Kuha, Treasurer of the German Sani- tary Fair, recently held in New York, makes the following report of receipts of the bazaar:. Previously reported........ For further cash donations... For further sales of season uckets. Por admission tickets and sales on October 27. For admission tickets and sales on October 28. For admission tickets and sales on October 20, For adinission tickets and sales on October 31. For admission tuckets and sales on N For sales on November 3 Por sales on November 4, Total. SENGULAR TILTEOROLOG. CAL The Rain Falls tor Five Days, ia Clear Weather, on a Group of Graves, and Nowket cise—Statement of the Son of Ose of the Deceased Something tor Savans. to Solve. rom the Mobile Register, Nov. 5.) crat days there have been mysterious anh « remarkable meteorological Catholic graveyard on Stone reek, It ts asserted by it, that tor the last five Ay8 a genue shower talien continuously on the ot of the Lemoine family, in which are buried Mr. r Lemoine and many others of his family. With W.of getting at the facts of tis most extraordl- nary afatr, we had, asi night, an interview with Mr, Louis B. Lemoine, employed ut Asa Holt’s, a son of the deceased Victor Lemotne, who died ta 1591, who re- Jated the following starting particulars:—“Having heard that it was reported tat it had been raining for several days on the Inciosed ground which forms my family burying ground in the Catholic burying round on Stone street, above she Three Mile creek, drove out there last evening to satisfy myseif, and to my intense astonishment I saw that @ column of rain was coming down without ceasing, which, although hardly powerful enough to lay the dust, was enough to wet the hands or any ar- e, and at times it ramed quite “hard. 2 volume of rain fell inside of the inclosure For sev T aud powhere else, as the weather was and has been, bright and clear all the time during the five days the rain had veen falling on these graves. ‘There are thirteen of my family buried in the lot of groubd upon which it has been raining. My mother, brother and sisters visited the spot yesterday and the day before to satisiy themselves about ruth of this matter, and declare that they too saw this wonderful phenomenon. It lias also been seen b; over 200 persons. “1 took a friend with me when visited the spot, who also saw the rain faling as described. Mr, John Rosset, the keeper of the ceme- very, told me that the rain lad commenced falling ia heavy drops about five days ago. Tam willing to lake Iny Gath as to the truth of this statement.” So incredible did this extraordinary atfalr seem that those Wno saw it several days ago refrained from stating or asserting what they had seen, tor tear t not only thelr veracity but their sanity would be questioned, and it was only until a nun- ber of gentlemen of ihe first respectability had seen and reported the result of their personal observa- tions any credence was attached to the truth of the i allogetuer, itis certainly the most aston and miraculous atmospieric wonder that has ever been witnessed in this part of the world, will doubtless affurd abundant food for thought, sh and observation, not only among scientific men, but among all classes, There are so many who vouch for the truth of Mr. Lemoine’s statement, and ‘his character for veracity is such, that there can no longer be any doubt of the fact that it has been raining for the past five days on the graves of hts kindred.