The New York Herald Newspaper, September 3, 1871, Page 5

NEW POLITICAL DEVICE. anization of a Politico-Re- ligious Reform Party. Nl the Clergymen to Co-operate in the Movement. Protestant Churches Possess All the Moral and Political Forces of the State, NERAL PATRICK THE STATE ENGINEER, of the New York City Council for Volunteers and Funds. MPTON BOELDING NOcow Youn, July, 1871. i! The New York City Council of Political Reform ts rocuring tue enrolment of all right-minded citt- zens of this city under the following articles of as- ation, the signature to which constitates a mem- ‘bership in the ward councils now in the process of formation In the several wards of the city. If you approve of this measure please to sign these articles yourself and procure the signature of as mauy others as you are abie, with thelr address, and send them to this oflice as soon as convenient. The nam<s will be transferred to the roll of the preper ward. A membership in the council involves no payment ot money or any, other obligation except those spectiled in these articles:— AKTICLES OF ASSOCIATION. The undersigned, citizens of the —— ward, Rereby associate themselves together as a ward or- ganization, under the New York Council of Pollti- al Keform, for the purpose of correcting public abuses, ol securiug we competent and rightcous administration of our city and. State governments, and, by the influence of eur united action, of cone straining one or botu of the political partics to pt in nomination tor oillce only mieiligent, patriotic and incorruptible ciuzens. And to thatend we hereby solemnly pledge our- selves that we will vote im every election, unless Prevented by causes beyond «ur control, for candi- ‘ates Whose election will, in our judgment, best Aurther these ovjects of the Council, by whatever medium they may be presented; and that we will endeavor to secure the universal adoption of this Pledge. by order of the New York City Counct! of Politi- eal Reiorm, H. N. BERS, Secretary. The Platform of the New Yurk City Council ot Political ikefurm., Room No. 9, PLIMPTON BUILDING, New Yor«K City, July, 1871. } To Tar CrrizENs Ov New YoRK:~ The New Yerk City Council of Political Reform is an auxiliary branch of the New York State . Council recently organized to attempt something for the Correction of public abuses and to seciire good government, Iis aim is to organize patriotic citi- zens, Whatever may be their party aiiinities, into a permanent guardianship over civil interests. Such a movement, it 13 presumed, every thougnt- fal man will recognize as a vital necessity, in view ofthe disgrace aud perils of the present political situation, The grounds of this necessity were fully Set forth at the meeting held at the.Cooper Union, in April last, at the instance of this Council, which ‘was presided over by ex-Mayor Havemeyer, and ad- dressed by Messrs, Barrett, Evarts, Beecher, Bellows and others. ‘Those who have been invited to take part in this reform movement have been constrained to do so by the following considerations. The same constd- erations Lave aiso determined its policy and mea- sures. These principies, 1¢ 1s presumed, all right- minded citizens will accept as self-evident and of universal application:— Firs(—Our political institutions require the per- Manept gnardiansnip of patniouc citizens to them from perversion by SAAGH'Gr WRitd Pots Con epirators, Tho popular sentunent that these insti- tutions received irom their heroic founders euch imiicrent excellence und jorce that tiey are able w perpetuate and protect themselves 13 a dangerous delusion, The maniiest destiny doctrine is a politi. cal fataiism aud a snare, unsupported by elther facts or philosophy. ersoual governments. are eared for by their dynasties. ‘T'nis is 4 condition of royalty. fhe dynasty of republics 14 the people. ‘They must conserve with an “everual vigilance” tne Mterests of their birthrigut or they will lapse into @surpauon and despotism as by @ jaw ol their Og. S cond—There is no such organized protectorate to keep watch and ward over the development aud Working of our politcai system. ‘Tits vita condi- on of republican imsutatious is with us, and now, leit to the spontaneous smpulse of indiv.daal giti- wens or to political parties, Neither of these has pores equal to the necessities of the case. ‘The lormer have negiected and the latter betrayed their trusts. Individual patriotism, however true and earnest, has not been abie Lo cope witn the trained bands of corruptionists, nor have the political parties been able to resist the temptutioa of making politics a money veuture at pubiic expense. ‘These parties have @ sphere that ts legitimate and functions that are useful, M mot pecessary, to the | best working vf our poliucal imsutauens. But they must be held to a strict uccodutability in them by some adequate external force, consiltuted on differ- ent principles, or (hey will mevitably become instri.e monts of evil by the 1orce of their own consutu- tional econouly. Tnird—In consequence of this state of things the very existence of our political institutions 1s, at (is | moinent, in mortal pertt, under the operation of the game causes tint have wrecked al atiempis hitnerto at popular governmeut. The public evils that arc upon us, and tnreaien the imture more ominously sul, are net incidents of our political system, that in the process vi its development ure | to have their day, aud tien to be superseded by a | Fenovated siate, under tue operation of a constitu. onal principle of ullumate recovery, but are whe eymplous of decay aud rum, famillarto those who ave Waiched to Mistory the rise and jail of deao- cratic governments. ihe probiom of existence, as | @seli-govorniug people, has never been presented wus curnnyg our Whore career as a State or a nation ‘with more elements of unceriunty in the solution than it is to- At the opeuing of the jast deca: ‘We had Lo meet this issue In the torm ofa chaen, of our polidical Couesion and geographical untiy, and to seiue It at the terrible Wibanai of war. ‘the ganic question is presentert (0 us at the opening of this decade, and I as menacing an aspect, as to | whether there is patriotism enough in the control. Mng elements of the people to interpret ana fully carry out the Intentions of our politic vt instiutions. | No political Mm Can lopg survive the canker that ts cutiug at the springs of Our national Iie, A re- publican system certiialy cangot. The certain and near Issue of this state of tit » If leit to Itself, is the anarchy of Ceatral America or the Communism | of Paris. Fourth—The cause of these public calamities and dangers js the negiect by the proper iriends of pub- Ne order to meet (ue Inherent responstbitities of their citizenship—not their numerical inferiority or avy developed defect of the political system. Tne moneyed, cultured, moral and imdustiions classes, woo are overwieluingly Iv the mayority, #8 a rule and batt, have abandoned their post as citizens and surrendered the care of public alairs into the hands of tie vagabond element of society, 1ts idlers and ad | venturers. Jt isa case of treachery of iriends, not ol the conquest of enemies, Al tie spring elections | in Unis State Ube last year more than five hundred | thousand of this class of vorers, and at the autumn | ‘ ha el fect 6 ur {raucuise. 00 Of this Class Of delinqaents are vo! city. Ibis the especial aim of this Council to recall | these political deserters to their duty and to the | supremacy in the management of our governmental | " ‘And this is Ule suinton It presents of te Nities apd perils Oo} the poutical situation, | noltcy adopted by the Council to eitect the | proposed reforms 13 10 bring together all rigit- minded citizens, under @ jormai p.edge, to give | their personal concern to the duties that innere in | Americun citizenship, and to demand of the respec. live political parties with which they are ac tomed to act, as the condition of their further sup+ port, that they put im nomination lor odice men who wili fly represent the viriuous and indus- tious Classes, and Who Will correctly interpret aud fanisfuliy carry out the purposes of our poiitical in- stutations, This work of enrolment 15 now in | Progress throughout the wards of this city, dud in | Other cities and counties Of this State. It is to be prosecuted by @ system of agencies through every School district Of Lhe State, aud pressed npon every voter, ‘This pledged membership 18 the political power by which the Council proposes to accomplish it objects in persuading political bodies, if tt can, And cvercing them, if 1¢ must, to recognize iis chanis, The immedtate object to which tne Counc!) ts devoung itseil is to secure the election of a suf cient number of the Iriends of this movement in tt Janta yeRislature of this State to control it he | cy. pad administers the political adairs of Uus | ol Tenis! ag has 80 Ledyed tis position. by a series | now Aton. covertiy enacted fur the puipore, Unat | y 2 other recourse but this is left open for the | vorvection of public annses. | a exigene o1 the public crisis demands prompt- Aces and visor of action, I the counsel: control the next Le . 10 same counsels {NCSC POllion | eoeee Mature that controled the Inst | hese Pollical corruptors Will have so sieng!hened | ther pusition Dy Hew lewislation wat nothing t ol arevoiuuen ean disiodge them, ‘Sheir success | ande NEW. YORK ana ‘publ! athy nave emboldened them vo ene the real pudueity of thei treason. Many thoughtful men have begun to take alarm. It ts but @ recognition of @ jential opportunity to take Provide tage 3 indiseretion Of the enemies of eur anne teseals and this returning consciousness of its friends. Besides it is the evident purpose of these ring managers to allay this alow, by proposing sham reforms, which will only serve 23 masks under ‘which to perpeirate new and worse forms of poiltt- cal corruption, ‘This position of advantage - these er enemies must not be permitied to take and it Nenged. ne extent of the fleldand the magnitude of the work to be accomplished in the given time require a large and somewhat expensive programme. Separate agencies are to be appoinied in the pveral judicial districts of the State to thoronghly eanvass those districts aud organize auxiliary coun- cils av every practicable point, under the saperm- tendence of General Patrick, the Siate Secretary, who is favorably known 0 the puditc as Provost Marshal of the Army o1 ‘he Potomac during the late I. Ly strong body of the influential friends of the movement are to be secured tn egch of the Sena- torial and Assembly districts wo ansuence the action of the primary micetings in the mterests of this political reform. ‘A nuinber of mass mectings are to be held in the principal cities of the State, between this time and the autumn election, to awake a popular tuterest in this work. More frequent county conventions Will, be held for the same purpose. ‘The chief and most urgeut branch of the work is vo arouse, enlighten and direct pnoitc sentiment, Large preparations have been made, ana are to be increased @3 the means and opportunities are secured, to set In vigorous, operation the agencies best fitted tu develop aud utilize tue patiivtic sent- ment of the State. ‘The State Council ts extensively circulating a num- ber of carefully prepared documents of lacts, and appeal to all parts of the State, ‘he New Yerk City Council 18 publishing a series of popular essays, by the most distinguished writers of this-city, on subjects fundamental to this work, which are to have the largest distribution through out the elly and State—some of them in the German language, ¥orcible writers have been secured in al! parts of the State to press continually upon the public atten- tion the claims of this inovement, particularly through the religious and lterary press. Measttres are in progress to secure the oficial co- operation af Qli the clergymen of the State in this branch of our work. Thé moral and religious classes are the odjects upon which the Counci! proposes to expend its spe- celal aorts, and on which 1¢.counts most confidently for its ultimate enccess, It is found that 500,000— five-ntnths of ali the voters of the state—are in the Protesiant churches, Those possess all the ele- ments and the determining measure of the moral and political forces of the State. They are under the control of influences and agencies that are in dull sympathy with the objects and metnods of the Council. The movement originated with this class, and its management hes been princtpally chosen Jromtt, Iis.the confident expectation that from ‘this mess of God-fearing and philanthropic men enougu can be detached from ail other relations and obligations unfriendly to this movement and con- strained to join it-to at least wold the balancing power between the rival political parties. ‘This will bo the chief aim of our efforts and the ground of our expectation of success, Inthe prosecuuion of its work, the aim of the Council is to employ such anamount and character of paid agency a8 can best develop and use the largest amount of volunteer co-operauon. ‘The means for prosecuting this work, must, in its preseat stage, come in 1. ¢ Dart, irom the moneyed men and mstitutions of this city. The evils that have brought public afairs into the present dis. graceful and perilous condition, originated and mainly terminated here. ‘The State at large has nov shared as yet toany considerabie extent in either this guilt or harm, and yet deliverance must come to us, 1 Jt comes at all, from the portion of the State outside of tie large seaportctiles, The cabal that bas obtained controlof potitical affairs has been In- xidionsly so shaping legislation for several years that 1t Low holds these cities helpless and hopeless inits hands. We are compelled to carry our case for redress to the Legislature of the State. Sucha Legislature as can and will offer the requisite relief, must come chiefy from tbe rurai districts, and ca not be secured without @ considerable expenditure of labor and money. [vis a reasonabieexpectation, therefore, that this city should be liberal 1m its con- tributions to the expenses wich this joint eifort to Tescue i$ 1roma situation that lus become des- perate, involves, fhe special-work and field assigned te the New York City Council, 100, consideriug the number and character ef its population, and the multiplicity aud magiiinde of the thierests centering in and radtat- ing from tlus point, and the threatening aspect of the public situation, demand the most energetic and liberal measures In any attempt at reformation. Th rect cost of governing this city, the present year, cannot de less than $50,C00,000, more than oue- hait of Which, it 18 estimated, goes into the hands of the managing cabal, and cannot be legitimately accounted for. This undertaking 1s to stop this direct, aud @ much larger indirect waste. venture warrants a liberal expenditure. It has to cope, too, with this colossal moneyed power, now masked and protected by law. Money must be peculiarly the sinews of this war. ‘The issues involved in this altempt to reform the political condition of this city are the prevention ot we fraudulent perversion of at least $39,000,000 BUT EURE. OF bea WeLUnds wih all the Legion of ing, and, indeed, the fate of our republican institu- tions, eur system of public educacion, our civil liberties, our religious rights, the peace, If not the existence, or our homes, public morals, the national contagion of these devices and achieve. ments of political corruption, and the honor of this city before the world. Wise efforts to conserve such. interest, and arrest such evils, ought not to languish or be delayed ior want of the necessary means, The zea) of patwictic men, who in view of the extremity of the public dangers, have been willing to divide the claims of their business with the direction of this attempt to rescue the Conmonwealta ought not to be cluited nor the un- required labor of the hosts of humbier volunteers, whom this work has summoned into the field, par- alyzed for want of the money co-operation of those whose material mterests inake them the most tmer- ested partics in the issue. » Ifthe Counel! ts not successful in completely reno-~ vating (he polit condiuon of this city and State, the expenses incurred tn thts attempt! fo form and ize 2 right public sentiment tn reyard to the civil Illes Of Its ettizens, and to orgauize concerted measures of reform, fs by no means a waste. If tt does not whoily rectify, but onty tavorably modifies the poliitcal situation—if it does not arrest, but only delays the threatened public ruin—tt is a remunera- tive outlay. ‘Tits 1s the vigilance that is the price of our Itberties, The men who have been appointed to arrange the Measures and expend the iunds of the Conucil are familiar to this community as tried and trusted managers of ils tarde religious and moncyed insti« tutions, The personal character of this Counctl, and the constitational limitations under it must act, as will be seen from the accompanying constitutton, shonlt (urnish a suMerent guarantee of the wise and faitnful administration of its trust. ‘The public calamities, in which all are alike in- volved, fasten upon every member of the bod: wees @common ooligation to answer to this all ‘or reform, so far. at least, as to mquire into its merits, It ts an obhgation that cannot be snitted or evaded without constructive treason to the State. vos Of good citizenship are not anoption, but a condition, the fallure of which does m ethical, and ttshontd im statute, law. work a forfeiture of the right of cltizensuip. Patriotism is not a virtue merely in a citizen—1t Is, besides, alawto him. If tis scheme of reform presents only a possibility of delivering the State from the mortal perils m whic tb is mvolved no e:tizen can Witnhold bis co-opera- Uon, according to the measure of his ability and personal kein the public welfare, and be gutit- Such a ss. If it ts defective let it be corrected. Tf at is nt quate letit be superseded by a real speerfic. ut the priceless inheritance of these free Instat tons must not be given up for Jost until the last e. pedient for reforin has heen tried aud has falied, Tho pre-ovenpation of business, genera ness of any relief or want of confidence measnres or the management of this Council are not suilleient pleas of exempuon from under- taking something for the public Interests, m tne presence of their present fatal extremity. ‘The only. consistent or tenable conrse for a conscientior patriot that is conceivanie is either to give to this plan of rejorm bis earnest support or provid and press an improved snbstitute, or to acquiesce in the present political situation, The members of the Council. Ip consenting to take part mus direction, ive yielded to the demand that the public has the right—a right reserved by the State, and conceded by the ettizen in the very terms of thetr relation—to make on every ci at great personal sacrifice. Nothing short of extremity of the pave danger © suiiciont inducement to them to #! sacrifi ‘The co-operation of every patriouc cr therefore im tins attempt at political reform pected rather as a recognition of the brotherh the relation and of commuuity of the obligation and danger, than asked as alavor. Every good eltzen of this Metropolis who canno tribute his pers sonal services to this work js called upon to sustain neourage those Who do consent to work, No one can do less than, first, give his namo gto tn membership of his Ward Council (such councils are in the process Of formation in the severat wards of the etty, and then contribute as 1s requisite to the common treasury. Contributions can be sent te the Tr 3, Esq., 82 Wall street. e Secretary, H. N. Beers, 1s anthorizea to col- iy ibe easurer, Henry ine contributions, oF tv authorize collections under 18 and. VE COMMITTEE OF THE NEW yorK city COUNCIN OF POLITICAL, ETS, IN GEO. W. a D. WIL don W. BR. HAVEMEY A. ©, PUST, M ROBERT HOR, HOOPER fiS M. HALSTED, VOMST, N pus WETMORD, MOULTON, jue BROOKLYN SURROC During the past week Surrogate Veeder admitted to propate the wills of John Cement, Thomas Shan- non and Margaret 8. Jugles, and granted Jetiers of administration on tbe estates of Dennis O’'vounor, dona’ ¢, Smith, Henry Korn, Margaret Kuss Mary Ann Corby, Edward Farrel, Patrick Landers and George G, It ine, all of Brooklyn, Leuters of guard {anehip of the person aad estate of Emma Jonnor were granied 10 Byidget Marin, of Brook iy AY Ss. D. STATE AND CITY POLITICS. The State of Parties—The Republican Feud, Ite Effect Upon the Leaders—Temmany’s Night mare—The German Combination—The War of the Irish Factions-The Duty of Tammany—The Offices To Be Filled. ‘The state of apathy—it may almest be said of prostration—into which the Tammany leaders seem to have fallen has bad no rallying symptom during the past week. Their opponents, the re- publican chiefs, though dissension and divi- sions rule in their camp, at least exnibit all the signs of @ determingtion to prosecute hostilities with a vigorous hand, It cannot be said that they are likely to allow the favorable chances now pre- sented to them to pass without profit to their cause. Phe fend which rages among themselves, however, must to some consideravie extent ensue to the In- Jury of the party both in this city and state, notwith- standing the otherwise fair prospects that late’ events in the political world have so unexpectedly opened up to them. The administration and anti-administration fac- tions have again pui aside the calumet of peace and exhumed the metapnoric hatchet, bedaubed themselves with paint and feathers and re-entered on the warpath with feelings exasperated by the failure of the accept- ance of terms proposed by cach as the settlement of all existing dificulties. ‘Phe President, for another week or two, takes his ease at his cottage by the sea, awaiting the result of the diplomacy of Nis great henchman, Murphy, the potentate on the “other side of the avemuc’’ from the great chief's wigwam. But Tom, who can see as far through a millstone as anybody else, however defictent he may be in vision to enable him to read the writing on the wall, is iu no hurry to harmonize differences on conditions mimical to his own dear self; for well he knows that nothing but the devotion of a Quin- tus Curtius can fill the yawning chasm that threat- eng, through the hostility of that fearful Volscian, Feuton, to upset Presidential aspirations in tis State in 1872. Honest Tom is not ot the martyr type of men, and he holds on to his fat living in the Custom House despite the war of polices that rages around him. THE ST. DOMINGO RESOLUTIONS which the Collector succeeded in presenting and having endorsed by the Republican General Commit- tee last fall, sustaining the President in his desire ofannexing by purchase that yellow fever region, as an accompaniment to the earthquake and ice- berg purchases, were the great feathers in Tom's cap. Before and since then he of course has had many opportunities of proving his deyotuon to his chief, and, properly, bis chief stands to him through thick and thin, The worst skeleton In the closet of the Collecyor—for there is, unhapoily, more than one--!s Fenton. THE LEGISLATURE may take any complexion this fall, but there is that dread appariion—Fenion, Be it republican, as no doubt it will, Morgan wil be the chotce of the ad- ministration party as sgaint Conkling, though the latter will ran, But the Fentonites and Greelcyites come in with a third party, i knocks Tom's weil jad schemes and calculations into “pi.’? That third party will be an anti-administration republican, and thus, while one man proposes, a greater than he dis- poses, In this way Fenton will not only be re- venged uvon honest Tom for using the guillotine so unmereifuily upon his friends in the Castom House, but will gec pretty even with the President im goiting rid of Mr. Grinnell and appounting a succes sor to wliom he was so bitterly opposed. CONKLING BETWEEN TWO FIRES, Senator Conkling is between two fire: late Jor him to recaat ‘nd go over to the Fentonites and throw In his chances jor anotler Senatorial term with that faction, aud on the other hana he knows that that once popular phrase, «unybod: good enough for Morgan,” does not hol good in Nis individual case, and also that he himself at all events 18 not that “body.”? Morgan, to assist hts candidature, was offered the chairmanship of the Custom House Convention, lately hetd for the pure pose of appointing delegates to the State Conven- ton, but he wisely @eclined, preferring to work for a little while longer by ways that are dark and tricks that are vain. By this mancuvring Conkiing fluds himseif a sort of fool m the middie, not knows ing what corner to inake, for. ‘BE STATE CONVENTION +01 tome Cli th Fema Annes faationg ‘Tho Fenton, or Simon Pure republican delegates, as the agheronts of that side claim to be with the Phttoso- pher himself, uld hat and all, will Knock at tne door of the Convention for admission. The Murphyices, shillelaghs poised ready for action, wili also be tere, and Uf there isn’t a ruciion, no matter what side 13 formally recognized, thew there fs nothing of the old spirit left in the present geueration of polltt- clans, The action of the Conyentton, however, can- nol be decisive, for the rejected will still zo on and light the State fignt in the fall and lay tuelr plans for the Presidential campatya tn 1872. _ THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES, The anti-adminisiration Venton factfon have called their uemtnating primaries for the 11th inst., taking the wid out of the sails of thetr part Amit slate for atl county offices, Assembiyimen, Will not be made by the nominating convention, ifisresolved to name the very best men. Within the republican fold, indcpendeut of sectional Techng, for all vacanctes, and then to throw the odium of dividing up the party on election day and ing defoat upun ts on the Murphyties, should arate Het be nominated. THE COUNTY OFFICES to be filled are In the judicary:— One Judge of the Supreme Court. Two Jndges of the Supertor Court. One Judge of the Court of Common Pieas. One Judge of tiie Marine Court. 1 * County Regisicr in the place of ue “Big Ju Thus far one wing of the republican party has en- tere’ into the campaign With drums beatin, banners Waving, and though not so “terrnbl army With banners,” are, up to vo this time at least, inasters of Une situation, THR DEMOURATIC HOST—THE GERMANS. The democrais are a host indeed still, bata host without leaders. = Whate’ nightn Tm and invineipie chi ‘ye " the lume fas come to snake Ib oi, sare dangerous, The atr Is rife With mutterings of discontent, 1 notol actual mutiny. Where is 8 6 he does iG call together, as cu and arrange the pla valent cry. The gi It ta too of the campaign? i ab and powerful German ele- meutis tia ferment. Tbose uniinching adne: to party as jong as pouticat are faitiiuiy muulained are sign hat 18 fo uss them m their late leaders the Tait ms’ Phe cohsequenc s the German democratic and republican parties ta! ing piace, lending to the overiurow of all ring dowl- Nation aid ring nomination for ovices wiintn tne people's git. The Geriuag mind been shocked ny lato political uts, and they desire, berore ey restore — thelr then ‘conidence — in mmany, to see ie ciouds that now lower over the temple in which they hithe worshipped “in tie deep bosom of the oc buried.” Thety motto is “in union is strength,” acung 6D tus wey are holaing Might, discessing Uie situation such final action in their full streagt and meating 3 every aring lor as coming is, of cour diferent way, Tammany is stilt nummy’ to the at body of the fish voter But the caprans of Wumdreds avd of thousands are fighting like } the famed Kink vals among themselves, threatening like catastrophe to tue combatants, at gratuaiy drawing the attention of their supporters from the great issues ab sta of these Iniseralile res personal stay O'Brienites, Big dudgeite: the Assembiyites are all i many Hist aud with themsety is hardly & W tn the Sixth ward NIZE AND DUWLINGITE FEUD The Sherlt, with the “Kc nal Chtef Justice of the Tox ong memory,” lave hoisted clatiaed “No survend of contention by of the ward comnities, Their evenly balance!, and the nght pretty one as it stands. It is, however, ple of the disorganization ial reigns within the late Tanimany fold. TAMMANY UP AND DOING, “with a beart for any fate,"? as b Jy hope for leaders, — Let the ery of eceavl? ve fh mingled Witt vows of amendment and reiorina- ton, and the great parly of the county, as repre: sented by the democracy ef the great Erapire city an State, can again enter with sace pon the work betore tf. may redeem tiseit and maiptatn is old prestige among ts followers and be once more & power in the State. But politteal tfe is Reet and there 13 no thue for procrastination or delay. The issues at stake are Momentous, and tere are ready and Ca. pabie hands enough outside of Tanumany to grapple witli them should the Old leaders fat in their duty to themselves and to the great body of citizens who have so long aud fatihfully adnered to them. THE OFFICES. re ard hosts of candidates In the feid for legis- but until the puraaries are held and tion taken by the ieaders to open and carry on tie campaign speculations as to the a rope.” and the crim. sain preme bat a chances of any of these would be fhitile. eciant candidates for the vancies in the Judiciary are keepiag ve viv; bub the coming week Wiil Yes hind whieh Giey siuekl thet mudest at move the yell clan = Thy Vyae Jor nuMeWwate achoR Ie Clo: HERALD, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBEK 3, 187]. hand; and no count, tnougn the clash of arms has been somewhat delayed, tne contest itself will be the more sfiort, sharp and decisive, SENATOR CONKLING. Letter from Seuator Conkling to Ex-Con- grersman Griswold ov State and Natlenal Affairs—President Grant Cordially Ene deorved=—Unity of the Republican Party— A Hopeful View of the Future. Troy, N. Y., Sept. 2 1871. The following letter trom Hon. Roscoe Conkling to J. H, Griswold appears in the Troy Daily Times to-day:— Uriea, N. Y., August 26, 187]. Sre—The view you take of political matters ts my view also. Every sincere republican can and must take hold heartily now for a “long pull, a strong pull and @ pul! gitogether.” Why not? What is there to quarrel or lalter over? Are repubiicans ia this State divided upon any principle at stake now, or upon any practical measure? We know that they are not. Will republicans, m the face of the enemy, and of such an enemy too, refuse to stand by then caase, which ia, in effect, to desert to the over side, merely because loaves have not come to hey baskets or tishes to their nets? Why, only afew years ago it was an odious imputation upon any mani to charge that his politics depended on spoils, and we cannot have deteriorated so much that men will plot against creed and cause now only because the oifices are too few to go round, Satan cannot en- trap men with 80 coarse and bad a snare as this, A wehk reliance of our opponents it Is, as unworthy as the talk im democratic and half-way newspapers about diversions and wars mm our ranks, For my part there is no Republican whom 1 cannot take cordially by the band and jabor with, shoulder to shoulder, m the work before us, How can any man fee! less than this and believe as you and } believe in the mission and usefulness of te republican party? Referring to your remarks about the approaching: Presidential canvass, Lain, as you Know, heartily tor General Grant. ‘this would be my position even without my strong regard tor him and confidence in him personally. He nas made a berter President tuan you and I, when we voted for lum, had any right to expect, and he is a beiter Prest dent every day than ne was the day belore, He has given the country the best practicak admin- istration in many respects we have had for a quar- ter of a century; and the people know wt. ‘Those who hold the securities of the country and the property holders in general dare not run the risk of a democratic President now. ‘They want no swop- img of horses at this time. With General Grant as the candidate our success 18 assured, With any other candidate success is not certain, and hence the renommation and re election of Generai Grant seems to me a foregone conclusion. In the state of New York, more than anywhere else, the path of the republicans appears plam, and their dnty urgent. Here is the greatest tree State in Christendom given over to rascals, a prey to a horde of thieves, who, infesting our chief city, dis- grace humanity and milvew the commonwealth by their pesillential profligacy. These plunderers have seized upon the Stave government, the Legis- lature and ali the municipal agencies of the city of New York; and, hitherto, they have tampered with our party organizations also, @ebauching and con- trolling them. ‘The question lacing us 13 whether this degrading, Jagitious sway shail cea: or be perpetuated and fortified anew Every one knows that the fittest step toward remedy and reform is to nominate whe best men in the re- publican party and elect them to the Legislature and to the executive offices of the State; aud yet men stand talking about federal patronage and di ferences among leaders and personal feelings be- tween individuals and the like! What have such things to do with the duty of this hour? What do the people care about them? What should they care? Of what public consequence are the pers sonal aims and objects and misnaps of individuais? For one. if 1 cau Know how, by act or omission, I have given just ofence to auy man, [ ought to go, and will go and make any amends in my power, All who know you would do likewise. But 1 insist that all who are tn eariest shoul! go to work and Keep at Work. It1s high time to be done with un- prolitabie things signilying nothing and productive only of harm. ‘dhe best avay to do a thing 1s to do it, Talking may be good; but talking about what we are willing to do and what might be done waen there 13 but one straightforward thing to do is nov near so likely io hetp the ant party as to take right hold, honestly and squar as men should who believe in what they are avout and mean it. We shalt all be together in redeeming the State, Thope, and many good men will help who never heiped us beiore. NEWARK CITY POLITICS. The Mayoralty Muddle—Will the Repubii caus Renominate Mayor Ricord ?—The Democrats in a Q ary. Next to the guoernatorial contest the most ex- citing phase, perhaps, of Jersey poittics ts the situa- tion just now in the city of Newark. ‘the Newark charter election always excites a lively interest thronghout the State, trom the fact that it takes place Justa trife less than a montn uhcad of the general Or State crcotiON. It is the first guu that is fired in the State, and its effect is always felt —TRIPLE SHEE‘. throughout New Jersey. Last year the ward rowdles and pot-house poilticians crammed the democratic primaries and foisted on the voters a batcn of Al- dermanic nominees the like of which was never .known in Newark. In one instance & man was nominated who had not been jong enougn im the country to obtain his naturalization papers. The result was that Newark, which under a normal state of affairs, is an exceed- ingly olage place, went over bodily to the republt- cans, Bach a sweeping defeat was never Known in the history of iss democracy. Out of trtcen alder- men elected the democzats only counted one, and, 80 [ar 48 facis go, thas never peen positively as- sured that he is @ democrat. Tits charter clection Woerth was supplemented the following November by the democratic Sedan siaugliter, which witnessed the billing off of Cleaveland for Congress in Hudson county and peor Phil Rafferty in Passaic, Our of nine Assemblymen and one Senator tn Hssex county the democracy carried only one, a genUeman who is desirous of having tt swallowed under all occa- sions that “the pen is mightier than the sword,” Since then, however, THE NEWARK DEMOCRACY have learned wisdom, and have been quictiy, but carefully, reorganizing the demoraiized party anit 1t is now 12 a condiiton fit te enter the most spirited campaign, The rank and file is now inspleadid fighting (rim, but are im a great quandary tor a leader, ‘There never Was such a deaxti of com. petent executive jeadersiup. ‘ihe great and absorb. ing question how pazzilug the leading men of the party ts who stiail be sel 1 as tho candidate ror tne Mayoralty? There hw een Hamed so far Wiliam N. Camp, Thomas Dawson, John ©, Littett and A.C, Westervelt. Tite two latter are Alder men, Westervelt was last year President of the Council, but, daring four 3 Of service, chiefly signalized Muiset! by belog invariable back- ward whet opportumty ofered for him to come forward. For three years ihe only popular measure he Was permanently Mdentified Wilh Was the Sunday horse car question, ana his efforts on Uils pont would never have amounted to a pins? wo for the strong support of the pre; by the HeKALD. For a year he has been steadily losing ground wita bis constitu. ents, and latteriy bis championship of the notori- ousiy Unpopuiar pavement alleged swindle, which a5 said Lo have cost the company Wie snug hitde sam of $19,000, has utterly fulned him potiwealiy, Mr. Litteil is @ very ittce Man in his way, bat conid no more be elected Mayor tian passed through the eye of a needic. He 18 a Weaker democrat even nin Westervell, Mr. Dawson has veen Prestdeut ot te board of Education, and so fur as Koown 1s { due popular. Mr, Camp 13@ natuve young New- J arker, and is very popular with his party. His } popularity is, however, purely personal in its char- acter. He has never’ nicld any prominent proce and is more generally appreciated as a hiberal D man, abd & generous, genial, gentiemaniy fellow than as a gents in the Science ef political economy. some time ago ‘Billy’ publicly an- bounced that he Was not a candidate; but 16 13 un- a ab under unanimous umstances he jbenact the rcleor the great Horaio. At the present writing his chances for the nomination are deciledly the hest. THE REPUBLIOS in the city is also in a qu question, The only name mentioned m coun With the nomrmation 13 the present meumbent, F. W. Ricord; but in consequence ot lis opposition to the Aidert Mg, Wien has sucha glaring weakness for nis chances are not so certain now ‘as a few weeks ago. There has sprung up agatust him in Mis own oficial party & fierce opposition, which may resuit In eneryating and demoraliziug the republicans, With the Germans the Mayor 34 Very popular, being a constant atten- dant at all theic picnics and political gatherings. Zo sum up the streugth of both parties it becomes e Ungiy risky to predict which will come out et top of the heap on the loth of Octoh the cay of election, li is safe to say, howe it should the present division tnt my continue and the democrats agree upon a sulranie popolar candidate the democratic disgrace ot last var standa a spiendid chance of being thoronghly xpurgated. LOUISIANA POLITICS. er, 2 repubitean rar PLIFTH AVENt NEW YorK, Sep’ s Hoven.) i, 1871. § With a “new departure’ Tammany | To TRE EpiTOw OF THK HERALD:— I observe to-day 1h the New Orleans Republican of the 27th ult. what purports to be « statement from Chief Justice Ludeling, of Louisiana, made to one of your reporters, and which appeared in the HERALD recently, The Sct that the conversation JS not claimed to have been reported in the words of Judge Ludeling would ordmarily have been sul ficient to preciude any notice by tne colored people of Louisiana of the statements therein made with reference to them, and especially as to mysel, Butas it is published in the oMeial organ of the repubitcan party of ny State it might possibly pe taken as cor- rect, upless some notice be given of its misrepresen- tations. Therefore | address you this nove simply toinform tne pnoiic, througn your paper, mat in answer to the question of your reporter— URATION--But some of the ney e ance to Goveraur Warmoth, Pinckoark rones sn ANBWER—O, yes; some of them remain true to the Gov- ernor's party, ‘Pinehback, and shrewd men like him, stick to the party that ts likely to give them the most favors. The shrewd colored men of Louisiana will sustain no man or set of men for favor. They desire to sus- tain the men whom they believe can lead the party to success. They are not unmindtul of the jact thal last year the republican party of Louisiana, under the leadership of Governor Warmoth, carried the State by a large majority over the opposition of the democratic party, who, in 1568, by mtintdation ant fraud, prevented nine-tenths of the republicans Irom’ going to the polis and from youn Now, as for myself, it is well known that 1 have exhibited an independence not surpasse by any man im Louisiana, black or while, I dared in the early days of the republican party in the Gulf Scates to oppose every measure L did not consider right, even at te risk of being charged with selling out to the democrac Indeed, Thave never been regarded as an especial friend or supporter of Governor Warmoth, Even as lave as the assembling of the Legisiature tn January toast Lopposed many of his measures, among which 1 will mention the election of committees by the Senate aud of the Speaker of the House of Repre- sentatives, and the shames of the Metwopulitan Police law; and ft is probable that L would not be With him now were tt not for the course pursued by the late State Central Committee in attacking every man who did not swear aileglance to them personally. So much for myself, Further, your re- porter asks, “Does Warmoth retain the confluence of the republican and demooratic partfes!? ‘To which Judge Ludeliog 1s made to answer, “Y the republicans, and the democrats prefer his to that of tne opposing faction, Whose aim is mere\y to ph the negro element m power, The contest is virtually between the whites and blacks.” Now T have no doubt of the tratt and correceness of the first part of the statement; but as to that portion where the Judge 43 made to say that the contest in Louisiana is virtually between the whies and blacks, | wili state that it is tue appeals aave been made fo that effect by Lieutenant Governor Duo Governor Warmoth has in his possession let: ters written by Dunn and addressed to colored men in the country parishes, urging upon them to elect none bub black mica, These Jetvers can be produced atany time, It was & Inst resort; everything else nad fafied them, But such appeals will never pre- vail with the colored people of Lousiana, ‘They know full well that thoy cannot atford to array them selves against the whites, All they ask is fair repre- sentat! equal rights and justice; and I very mach dount whether they will enjoy these to a greater ex- tent under the acimintstrauon of any of the men now seeking to become the republican candidate for Governor of Louisiana than they do at present. P. B. G. PINCHBACK, President of the Republican State Central Executive Committee of Louisiana. THE COURTS. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COUAT—IN BANKRUPTCY. Adjudications in Involuntary Cases, Rosavie Waterman, William Walker, Wolfgang Tescher, Werman Bolte, the American Metallic Am- munition Company, John L, R. Jennys, John L. R Jennys, Jr., Lewis H. Baker, Joseph A. Miller, George A. timendort, Discharges. William Mf. Morgan, Charles F. Rand, Solomon Meter, Tatnall Bailey, Thomas F. Frank. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. Oharge of Snypggling Diamonds. « Before Commi-sioner Satelds. The United States vs, Eli May and Gustave May.— The defendants, who had been charged with having smuggled into this port fom Europe a quantity of diamonds, were discharged on giving $500 ball euch, the District Attorney consenting, COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS. The Goodly Company tn Coart Yesterday—A General Criminal Chorus—Rogues and Vaga- bonds Receiving Their Just Dues-~**The Same Old Songn.”’ . Before Judge Dowling. The “Chief Justice’ had a large audience, a full chorus and a general company on the boards at the Special Sessions yesterday. After the Court Sergi! it had opened with a prelude of the “oguo’s March’? the line of performers were marched ip, and the opening commenced with “WHAT ARE THE WILD WAVES SAYING 9 John O'Brien 18 @ short, comical-looking youth, who, for two years. has been engaged on the “deep bine sea,” and playing a fair hand. Two months ago he returned to these shores, since which time he has been an inspector Of streets, and as he was pasa- ing a truck loaded with butter at the corner or Nassau and William streets a fow days since he selected a tub for his own use and carried it down to Fulton street, near Nassau. Henry Rohifs, who was with the truck, didn’t agree with O'Brien in his choice und made for lum. O'Brien carried it until be was Ured and then sat down on no—ne nad never had anything to do with her, (Here the prisoner smiled.) “What are you laughing at, woman?’ asked Jad Lye 3 “Tam laagh! at his statement, me Lord.” re- plied Bridget. ‘Let me tell your Lordship’s Honor. that this man, 60 far from not know’ me, was # livin? with me, off and on, for six years, and ae went off some eight months ago, and [ don't know what for, He owes me aot of money, anil ony asked for me own, when fe satd, ‘Why wil. you follow me about??? “Oh, it’s @ story manufactured out of wnolo cloth sir,”’ interrupted Michael; ‘1 never sw the woman, I wish that to be distinctly understood ”” “On, certalnly,”’ sald (ts Honor, and he smiled sardonteally at the complainant, Bripeer—T can pring proofa, sir. OFrIcER—I deny it tM Loto. Bittparr—Does your Honor believe me? Jupg#—You may do as you please about that. ¥ shall discharge you. Orrices—I am a man with @ fanitly, sir, and deny the statement, Jvpce—Then sue her for slander and defamation, The rematoder of the programme being completed the cur oa fel, at cwelve o'clock and the audience Separated, TOWERS POLICE COURT. Confidence 'Thieves Duping Coustrymen em cir Way to Eurove, Charles Millard and Charles Mead arrived 1m Jersey City on Frilay morning en rowte for New York, At the depot they were met by a secay- looking man, who statea that he was an agent for ail the European }ines of steamers, ana learning that the two travellers were about to proceed to Europe he offered to take them'where they could obtain their passage Uckets at the jowest rates, Accordingly he Jed toe way to 146 Liberty street, and one by one he took them into diferent rooms of the ojlice, In the outer ofice sat Oscar Davis, an evil-looking fellow. towhom Millard applied for a ticket to Liverpool, at_ the same time placing his purse on the table, Davis bern to play, a4 though quite mechantcally, with the porse, and then as inditers ently took ttup in bis hand and marched into & back olllce, with is dupe mm the meantine gazing alter him in a state of bewildermeut, In the back ollice sat Michwel Ryan, with whom Davis ap- avently stoo 4 ior about a minute $n conversation. ne Davis returned with the purse he discovered na SIXTY DOLLARS HAD DEEN TAKEN EROM ITS to this he swore positively. fe made considerable noise about tis villanous thet, bul instead of ate tempting to excuse themselves Messrs.” Davis and Ryan poilltely toid tine if he didn’t “get ont they would = kick hin out’? of thei 0: Me ara left, determined to prosecute them and applica for a warrant, to Judge Dowling. In the meantime Charles 1 the other man, was muleted in almost the same manner. He put @& bundle of notes on the counter and Davis imp. dently carried it away to its accomplice Ryan, in the back room, and when it was returned to him #50 had flown, Head sai he wou give them tits Wf they didn’t return tim ius mon bat they only Jangted at him ana told nina to ie obtained @ warrant and yesterday the two swindlers were arrested and taxen to the Tombs, where they Will remain watil they have answered at the General Sessions. The tniending travelers are detained ta the House of Detention th the meantime. RYAN RELEASED. tion was held before Justice Cox, a® yesterday afternoon tu the cise of General W. A. C. Ryan, arrested apon complaint of O. D, Taylor of 16 Wall street, charged with passing a bogus check for $150 0n him on the oth of May ast, the facts of which nave already apveared tn the ALD, ‘The Justice, upon bearing t estimony, urged the prisoucr, on the ground that the pomplainant had not asce ined whelner the repre. ations rade by the prisoner were cori before he accepted the check. i Atthe examination an“aMdavit was pri showing that the money had becn pail. lowing 18 ented, he lor AFFIDAVIT, May W. A. ©. Ryan, nublisher of ing Company, gave O. D, jor a check nae Navonal ‘Bans Cor 150, payable to not to be presented for’ aome days, 1 that the mouey was in the hank to the check, charg loterest for the sume, Some dayx afterwards Mr. Ryan informed me, T being secretary of tue company, to tell Taylor to deposit the cheek, yaa called at 4 dey $140 at twelve M. Tae cashier #140 had been returued to the me the money to protect bi He Niel Bank and was informed that the money would have paid to My. Taylor, 1 handed Taylor $140 in tho presence of Beneral Ryan aud Mr, Taylor mate loan to Our Society for #10 more same day at ive per cent, check dated toa days ahead. . P. BANNING, Jr., office No. % Lov street. CARD FROM GENERAL RY. To tar Epiror or THs IeRAL Tn yoar issue of this morning you state that whea J was arrested I was on the point of going to New Oneans. Your information was incorrect. 1 had no intention then, nor have | now, of gotug to New Orleans. I was not “caged.” My check was good itand three others were pald on the Sotb of M. MY arrest waa the result of a conspiracy, of which wasthe victim. I have been honorably acqniued. The check, claimed to have been worthless, was proved to have been paid over three monins ago. It for arest. But he experienced the truth of the Seriptural quotation, “There is no rest for the’ wicked;” for he had barely rested his burden when an officer appeared on the scene to disturb his medt- tation, Ho was not to be caught napping, however, and just a3 the “cop” began to ran toward him he got up, ief his plunder to the unuis- turbed possession of the public, and left ina great luurry towara the East River. Me was caught and brought back by the policeman, and then inquired of the man what he was taking him back for. “For stealing this tub of butter worth $25, said the other, “Iwas only sitting on !t, and never saw It on the ground anti) then,” suid he. “No doubt,’? said the other, ‘*because you lifted it from a truck.’ “Phat’s good for a satior,’” remarked tho Judge. “Now, take two montns’ furiher rest in the Peulten- Wary.” “SO GENTLY O'ER MY STEALING? . was the next melody. John iv resides in Fifiy-, ninth street and Third avenue, and was coming down yown on Tuesday last on a Sixth ave- nue car, In company with a friend, when he rell jeep and didn’t awake wmtul he nad got | weil down toward Carmine street, Then he dis- | covered he had Jost his watch, worth $35, ie had no idea where it had gone, nut he rushed to the nearest station house like a man reaming of angels,” and stated nis case to the captam. The captain couldn't avoid langhing at the simple minded creature, Who magined th watch for the purpose of placlag it in the hands of the police. Fortunately for him there were sinartc® men about that day than hinsel, Oficer Jonn Hamilton was on duty on ius post aud saw two youvg men, war Known car pickpockets, got off the car and were making of when he arrested them, end on searching the eider of the two, David Murpiy, le found tnis identical watch. ‘The Captain quictly received the ofiicer’s stat2ment, then took the watch in iis hand’ and re- esived a description of it, Ivers was congratulat- self that thieves were not such bad sort of rey all, bub when the Captain explained the matter to nim he conceived he was tne object of @ spevial Providential watchfuinesa or that some supernavural agency had pliced the prisoner in the hands of justice, He wanted his watch “right away,” bothe didn’t get it, The thief contessed | tat he had stolen it from his ({vers’) person, which pe him up to the house of Refuge for three years, here he wil “watch in vain’? until his time has expired. James Geilman next “obpliched” with the “WHISTLING THIEF.” Bridget Roach said Geitman had been emploved to waten goods in front of their store, 50 Catharine Street; but that, instead of guarding the effects of “ees meister,” he took the liberty of heiping himself to Whatever he could for his own ase. Bridget Wanted to heap all the crimes of Ahab upon his uafortunate head, and would have put in a most tormidabie list of atrocities perpetrated hy the de- sendant had not the Judge remtaded her that he was being teted for stealing a “quanity of calico.” She id he passed through the house to the back yard. where a number of boards were lying, and taky from under ps clothing an tmense piece of haen he pmeed if between two pieces of board and de- parted until the coast should be clear for him to ‘get away with it? “As soon as he was gone | went and got ft, by the order of my master,” said she, “and | now we want him punished for tt."? Gi An} put Bridget to a severe cross-examina- | tion, using all the technicalities his poor Englisit wouid admjt, While his eyes Mashed fire enouga to ignite a masazine. Jopar—L believe what this girl says, James, and | must commit you for six months to the Ventren- tary. Margaretta Roaerigas, a Spanish colored giri, sung “qT 1S ALL IN MY MEART,’? i andl there it remained, for she was unable to getit | out. Yetta Conen, a fashily dreased brunetie, had duped her out of a ten dollar inl; but fortunately pan 2 latter Margaretta could speak nothing but Spanien. “Gan any one speak Spanish here %’ asked the Court, Everybody negatived the question by silence. Presentiy a genileman arrived who said he might be able to “make her out.” “Make her out py all means If you can,” said the Court, The gentieman tried his Spanish upon the woman, but she only Jaughed a loud “yeab,” and acted as thongh the gentioman didn’t speak Spanish, but some peculiar language of hisown., “Could she but speak French J could manage,” said he, so the apoiogy was accepted, and ie woman, with the formidable name was motioned off the stand, won- dering what on earth was the matuer wila ner and What she had done, To mend it some one toil her to pring an interpreter with her on Tuesday, which she must have understood avout as well as she did a thief only steals a | | we should’ see certain pertoas Bhat had been done previously, ior she “smole” and retired. “WHEN OTHNR LIPS," ETC Was suug by Bridget Krady, Bridget was arrested on & Warraut granted to Michael Brady, of the Fourteenth precinct, for an aiteged assault. The Judge quietly remarked upon the comciience boat she bore the same name as the complainant, who siated that she made an unprovoked assaulé npon j lived about two hours, but coud give no eX not under lock or W. A. CG. RYAN, New York«, Sept. 2, EDUCATIONAL EMEUTE. The School War in Westchester County—A Writ of Peremptory Mandamus Ivsued by dge Tappan. A short time since was published the opinton and decision of State Superintendent Weaver deternun. ing in favor of the Board of Education tn district No. 1, West Farms, of which Jobn B, Haskin 1s the President, and against the Camp-Herring faction. They refused to surrender the property and efecis of that district, aud compelled the leggl Board to inst tule proceedings to compel by mandamus, The matter was argued on Wedne: y, befor Abratam |B. Tappen, of the Supreme © Brooklyn, and he has rendered the following opinion. and decision, which ought to be fiual, in the mae tert SUPREMR COURT. ~Ia Hie Matter of the Ayptiostion » L. Anit tow ant Others os. Hlagh Ne Camp and Others, gust BL, 187 Ki Ralph speclal arge of yen by tae n Lbe Aisurict fon throagle + wok quaiitied voters of Ue district, ana the are to be maintained by guch Hoard of F mnoueys raiged vy taxation within the distr: eflect May 1, 164 1504, four daya after the above act was und ta respect to, all he oficers thereof jendent, woo cide the same, And ‘it is de at ciston shall be Bal and conclusive, and n to ques- tion or rev.ew In any p or Court whatey And the sixth section of the thireeath title withboids costs trom any person who sili go into Covrt in any matte: hh mtght havo been the subject of appeal lo tie Sapert ‘The denial of costs was intended to disco tons of kchoo! oflicers in courta, wad to encoun ing Of ail disputes reiatiag schovis (o the Department of f Ali provi ’ re subject to im RCULTAL ACL pasoed Subsequent to. The authority of the Department of Pu try the ttle to offies as b School Trasteos wi in the therein hus my ne ule The question a¥ to the Lisposition of the monoys, hooks, papers ant property belonging and appertaining to the ulstrict is now presente | upon au appileation by tue persons rile is weil settled Guat t 0 entitled to whatever a ase the property oF the Soba y of the y.ersons der! w Tt wonld not be proper t 6, the means vi co should be witthed thus be promoted, god cauno’ tions of the offlee ents and property ot the ¢ uillity ana propriety ot the writ of manda’ ws, Utberwiee who mre declared tobe poswession of pover over the WhO are declaPed nut to periy ol that Tey fos with it th to nll ‘things necessary * Uolding tat the Superinteadea: force itis the anty of the Court to writ and precep give elect tuereto by any drlivery of books and Papers is the revular ing the vtle to ct wud the cause Ving fuil effect to ibe a t r, L cannot pervely violated by this course. Let the writ of peremptory mandamus, therefore, Issue, oudent be required to make Tetura thereto on vember, at Brooklyn, becore me, and tue question in {ts pubiie a canuot be promoted but jon of the Superintendent in that any private rights will be and let the res tho 4th day of Sr. LOUIS, Sept, 2, 1871. The boiler of the engine of the Cincinnati express trai, on the Toledo, Wabash and Western road! exploded yesterday between Hamelstown aud Niantic, IiL,. killing the engineer, named John Moore, and a fireman, named Michael Conner, de. moiushing the jocomotive aud teariag up & hundred feet of the track, The train was runntrg at the rate of fliteen miles an hour, The treman was blown over tne tender and baggage car, aud landed im the middle of the second passenger car, ‘Lhe engineer was thrown Jjorward nearly two hundred feet, te tion of the explosion, ‘The engiuecr wasene of tad on the road, and bad tiken water nino miles b. Conner itved at Loganspors, Ind, and Moore Dim; but the comeidence Was nothing ob dear, 4 at Springiels, Mle