The New York Herald Newspaper, September 10, 1871, Page 3

STATE AND CITY POLITICS, THE TAMMANY CRISIS. ‘Reconstruetion in the Party Demanded—The Republican Factions. How Postmaster Jones is Assaile’—The Republi- can State Convention—Murphy and O’Brien Again Affiliating—The Ex-fheriff at “The Cottage by-tho fea’’—The Democratic Muddle—Election Prospects in the City—Senatorial Contests in the Various Districts — The Assembly ‘Slate. f ‘he excitement throughout the coming fall election has about naung point, so far as the gen the new departure which T Plies thereto, The late ed’ ALD showing the only Jeaders who, malithe and still retatn th’ with any hope now so badly t seas, are the! circles. TH , oly anent the reached its culmt- oral uncertainty as to vammapy must take ap- .@riai articles iu the Her- , Course the few Tammany public ferment, have retained 4 public confidence, can steer ef bringing the Tammany bark, Atapest-tozsed, intosmooth and open pic of universal discussion in political @ HERALD political chart is studied and Muscusse? | on all sides; and on all hands 1118 con. eeded * shat iv presents the only secure and certain gulde jor those who have still a right to take charge ol" we helm. There 1s at present no positive indica- "zou of what turn the crisis map take, But there is fo time for parley between those whom we people look to for deliveranc: trom the ewl days that have, through the malfeas- ance of some public officials, fatien upon the hitherto great Tammany patty of the city. It is the Incertatude ag to What the action of the faithtul few, also holding high places inthe city government, will be that creates most uneasiness, The HERALD’s pimn of reconstructing Tammany is admitted as the ‘only one that can be successtully attempted, It 1s not lovked upon ag an expediency to bridge over ‘present difficulties, but as a positive necessity demandea by the avalanche of late events, and which, if not accepted at ouce, may, alter all, fail to save even a remnant of the party from total overthrow. Expectation is on tip- le as to What a day may bring foitn, The opposing forces of the candidates marshalled for the coming fray for tne offices to be filled in the fall election are resting upon their arms, Interested spectators of ‘the great conflict that has to be decided among the hitherto recognized chiefs themselves, velore the Clarion’s call summons to general combat. In the’ republican camp the old feud is stil uphealed, and the unexpected advantages offered to cut into their opponents 1s almost altogether overlooked. The great war chef of the Custom House 1s still on the warpath, his terrible longings for fresh scalps yet unappeased, He ts a regular political roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Fentonites and Greeleyites kave almost all fallen beneath his official escalivar or deadly tomanawk. Tammany republicans are his special abhorrence, an: he pursues them relentlessly, This is atter the fashion of all hasty converts who become the scourge of those whq remain in the faith they have themselves forsworn to, But one prominent Fentonite, though thoroughly anti-Tam- manyite, remains to be IMMOLATED, IN THE PERSON OF POSTMASTER JONES, and the Great Mogul of the ultra-admimstration party of the city is endeavoring to ambush him or draw a bead line upon him. The Postinaster is a good adminstration man; but his office is not one where the drones of political Ie can hive, move or have their being. None but the working bees can find a nest there, and consequently changes of officials are few and far between. Honest Tom thinks he could run the Post fice in the interest of himself first and of the administration afterwards if he had a creature of hisown m charge. Postmaster Jones, ‘on the contrary, was his machine in the interest of the whole people, and to that great extent subservea, 1% a legitimate way, the interests of the govern- ment But lie was @ Fenton man, and this isa political crime that calls for the guillotine, though The im Unis case it has no terror for the suspected. coming REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION will be the Philippi where the administration and sntt-administration men will meet and cross swords over the spoils first and forthe supremacy in the great National Convention in 1872, The philosopher of Printing House Square ts endeavoring to square eKCcounts with the President out West, interspersing bis revelations with what “J Know about farm- ing,” with prophecies upon the political signs of tne ‘imes as he reads them. Notwithstanding his placabe and conciliatory ulierances on accepung tue presidency of the anti-administration Republi- can General Committee, he harpored all the tame most vindictive feelings against the Murphy faction ot the party, and he ts determined to go before the State Convention on the 26th of September armed with the hand grenades supplied to him from the Navy Yard a few years ago. “To what base nses”’ the federal ammunition will be put in that case! As stated im a previous article, two seis of dele- tes from this city will Enock at the doors of the Stare Convention, with but one resait—that whitch ever party gains admittance, the other before the National Convention in 1872 as an in- dependant delegation, representing, by its own ac- count, the Simon pure repubitcans of the city. ‘Thus the repubitcan muddle stands at present. In the cotaing election for STATE AND COUNTY OFFICES both sactions are yet In the dark as to what course to parsue. Their doubts will find a solution only in the action of the Syracuse Convention.” For the tates offices, from Secretary of State down, a fall ticket will be nominated. All these, with the ex. caption of ATTORNEY GANERAL OF THE STATE, wit ter be left in the Bands Of the republicans of the in- x, and, therefore, no interneciae dissensions ‘will mterpose to defeat the ticket. On tnis ticket tae whole bi Ae of the party will consequently be concentrated, and it will certainly go hard wita ‘them if they do not change the poilitical status of these offices. For Attorney General Colonel Ethan Alten is named, and should the party of this city be conceded this particular office he will, no doubt, re- sceive tae nomination and support of both tactions, An she fight over THE SENATORIAL AND ASSEMBLY TICKETS -evill come ‘the tug of war.” The old Jeague between the administration republicans and the erst young @emocracy, Which so signally came to pnangiit last year, will, according to ali the signs of the times, be evived under more promising suspices. Tne ‘O’Brien and Ledwith soreheads are aga in consul- ‘tation with the potentate that presides in the big wfepablican wigwam—the Custom House, No more ‘welcome visitor has crossed the portals of eitberof ithe te7o “cottages by ine sea’’ at Long Branch than tthe ex-Sheriif, und no man has ever succeeded anore effectually in weaning the President from the d@uscussion of bis own favorite topic, “horse talk,’? and fixing the Executive attention ana interest to the *novby” most congenial to the other, ‘reneat- ing,’ than the same,er-Shertf. On one theme it js saci the Executive ts eloquent, on the other the ex- Sheri would speak from such experience as might make Him eloquent tor the nence. The Collector ‘Wat.of course an audience that made up tor want Of wumbers vy fervid enthusiasm whenever a pal- pabie Jul was made. Next to General Grant, tue Collector swears by O'Brien, and a YRRATY OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE is as as ratitied between the two, the latter bringing all nis forces, swelled hy the Ledwith sore- heads, fo “$be support of the ultra administration- Jats to Bouyrre the success Of a certain ticket, where no clash of witerest occurs; the latter to muster alt the Murpt yftes to the support of the O’Brienttes in ike caset mede and provided. What action we Greeley-Fexiton laction will take in vjew of this un- holy alliance remains to be seen; hut their present mmtention i to nominate candidates vw republican austricts, and te throw the odd of partisan oppo- éiuon en the other side, TNE OEMOCRATIC MUDDLE. If “commg evants cast thetr shadows before,’ iKere never wae atime when coming events cast such deep shadows.in advance as now shroud the future of the jate great Tammany party on the eve of an importané election. The tnunderoolt wh:en from a x0 late clondless sky has fallen on the Tam- many camp has pavaly.ced the leaders anil scattered ‘he rank and file here and there and everywhere. The captains of the Pregorian Guards of Tammany fay Setting up for thenawal ves, in anticipation of the fall of the renting dynasty, and seizing the purple n jae Xarious ‘provinces—tne’ Senatorial districts—ar im making conditions in the, present extremis of the chefs. Should things alter g\ while come out all right: some of these seccders may 0,10 it all Wrong betore te Ge is over, Bot it ia! “their funeral,” and they have the right to take the Lal at the how, "EB TICKET cumbenis, with ine e: on op the” ucker. "rhe ‘presen ° State, Homer A, Nelson, reyommnaion—p inet F bags act, would not accept it, ashe we expiration pt nis feutt of omtige wo withdraw, In this case nis probap’ be the present Deputy Secretary o” -& gg a nich Willers, Jr., who has State. Mr. Died- acceptable to the whole party ade himself most tion, aud whose nomination » / 1 his present post- the party in the State woul Jone of the leaders of when we come to the 4 willingly oppose, But ELECTION * aN THE CITY S very Gicexans: sate, of affairs is presented, As We sail before, there * after the ofices te clubs without nur alter escaping * Angel” last yer hated with city; who ~ the bay who we turn, # a sort of “running a muck” , be filled, Senators who have ober. called after them, and who, she Visitacion of the “Destroying af alter the close of the session, were acclamation on their return to the disited Europe and were “scen’’ down ag they took their departure, and sre tumultuousiy received on their re- tat have discovered that it is not ail gold tha’ glitters, The same thunderbolt (not Norton) sp «came so crushingly on the Tammany ring has y oned the little confidence game, and if they go yack to Albany they will lave to go with credentials from tne people. THE FOURTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT (Tweed’s) will hardly be contested should’ the lave events not compel the Boss to “run,” but should he enter the course and run, and thereby not run im the other sense, he wiil run well, and no doubt after all not run, but walk over the course. So much for the Big Hoss’ district and his chances 1n the race. CREAMEH’S DISTRICT. ‘The great “flabbergaster’ ‘s in jeopardy. Tom is not the man he used to be. The iraus and the trau- Jeins of the German persuasion have lost jaith in him. The litte anair he had over the water, “on the other side,” in which he did some fabbergast- ing extraordinary, nas lessened the value of the Creamer stock in the district, and the ex-Senator will have some Ce gay a heavy uphill work to get ings to par, A Tammany nominee will not be acceptaole by the German voters unless the party be one of themselves. dudge Koch, or Charley Voew himself, the Judge's *patron’—wonid be acceptable, perhaps, and there is some talk of connecting them with the caudidacy of the district—that 1s, stould either ac- cept an independent nomination, In the event of their not being tempted, or of their deciination, Mr. Magnus Gross may be the choice of the elec- tora. Mr. Charles O'Brien, a life-long resident of the dustrict—of Irish prociivities, but otherwise most acceptable—may receive the independent nomti tion, 10 which case he will have the united German support as against Creamer. It 18 said that the ex. Senator does not smell over-fragrant in the nostriis of the Tammany chiefs; that he nas already re- ceived aimple compensation ror all past services, and vhat even up to the present moment his obedience to behests costs too much, NORTON’S DISTRICT. The Thunderbolt has a gore deal of exhausted force lait, but he will need it all. His rivals are legion now; but of course out of tbesc one will be selected as the standard bearer of the opposition. ‘The Custom House party will have a good deal to Say as to Who that standard bearer will be. Colonel Frederick Conkling, Police Commissioners Henry Smith and James Stewart are talked of. Justice Ledwith has some aspirations that way, shoula he jail in ousting the Big Judge or success- fully competing with his tellow Justice, Shandley, tor the County Registership. The Big Judge, in the re-ence of these opponents, is not much belittied in stature, but dreadfully scared; so much so, m- deed, that he refuses to “smite” as he was “wont to simile,” and with difficulty carries his big stick. From this it will be.@een that the Thanderbolt will need all hts own and all the thunder he can borrow to hold his own in the district, THE SEVENTH DISTRICT, represented by Senator J. J. Bradley, will also be the scene of probably @ very severe contest. Ex-Sherift O’Brien will oppose the present Senator should Mr. Bradley run for another term, as uo doubt he wil, Mr. O’Brien will be supported by all the votes and influence of the Custom House republicans, and by all that is left of the Ledwith-O’Brien Young De- mocracy, This combination, however, bas never proved a lucky one, though in this case it may be said that the ex-Sneriitis a host in himself. Senator bradley has made a good iegisiative record, is very popular in the district, and, snould he run, will enter the lists ander the best auspices, GENET’S DISTRICT. ‘rhe contest here lies between ex-Speaker Hitch. eman and the present incumpent, and promises to ve avery spicy and exciting one, There ts not much to be said between the rivals—but may the best man win! THE REGISTRRSHIP. The Big Judge's term of office expires on the first ot the coming new year. That he desires to be re-elected 13 but natural. ‘ne Big Judge is fond of place, and requires plenty of 11, in fact, tox him comfortably and at his ease, even without the big stick. He would stick where he 1s, if he could; but he has a terrinle adversary in Justice Shandiey. That terrible “Shandiey Legion” will tell against the Judge, and it 18 hardly possible that all Yorkville wil save him from being routed on the day of eleo- tion, | His assistant in the office may look “savage,” and the Big Judge himself may try to do the same; but they both had better school themselves to put the best {ace on the matter, for the chances are that the place that kpows them now will know them no more forever after the 1st of next January. THE ASSEMBLY SLATE. All the present members are up for re-election, The republicans are not yet in the fleld with their canaidates; but until after the State Conventions nothing detinite can be known as to what new de- parture nay be taken"by one party, or what new Start the other may make in forming the character of the Lower House of the Legisiature, RUNNING NOTES—POLITICAL AND GENERAL. Maine election, Monday, September 11. Candi- dates for Governor, Sidney Perham, republican; C. P. Kimball, democrat. A.J, James has been appointed Secretary of State of Kentucky, in place of Samuel B, Churchill. Judge Pryor Nas been appointed Chief Justice of Kentucky, in place of Judge Robertson, resigned. The Dunkirk Advertiser favors ex-Senator Lo- renzo Morris, of Chautauqua, for the democratic candidate for Attorney General—“from a county and district,” it says, “never represented on a democratic State ticket.” The republicans seem to be doing very little crow- ing over their California victory. Not an exultant Tooster has made nis appearance im the columns of thelr newspapers this side of the Rocky Mountains, The Republican Convention of Des Moines county (Burlington), lowa, resulted in the nomination or two anti-Harlan candidates for the Legislature. The Harlan men talk of bolting. General Brinkerhoff, of Cincinnati, opposes the renomination of General Grant. At the Republican Convention of Katkakee county, lil., delegates to the Congressional Conven- t10n were instracted to vote for Judge C. R. Starr, of Kankakee, as a candidate to fill the Cungressional vacancy made by the resignation of Mr. Cook. . The Brennan Society, James T. King, President, ‘Will hold its annual festival at Lion Park on the 12tn October next. * ‘The scene of the inauguration of Governor Leslie, of Kentucky, deserves to be' perpetuated 1n picture. The venerable Judge Robertson, Chief Justice of Kentucky, over eighty years old, weak and helpless from age and paralysis, was conveyed to the stana and administered the oath of ofice, He then, unex- pectedly to all, announced, in ms weak and trem- bling voice, his resignation of the office he had solong and honorably filled, and then sunk back into his seat, quite exhausted with his effort and emotion. The scene was very affecting. The picture of the venerable Judge, grown gray in honorabie service of the State, performing the last act of hts offictal life, and then surrendering to the people the trust he had so long and faithfully guarded, is repre- sented as being stirring and impressive, . James A. Dawson has been appointed by Governor Leshe Adjutant General of Kentucky. x ‘fhe reporc put in circulation by the Cincinnati Commercial that General McCook had aeclined as candidate for Governor of Onto is authoritatively denied. ‘The Petersburg (Va.) Progress verily belleves that if the Flood had occurred tn the time of Alexander Hi Stephens, during the rain of forty days ana forty nights “he would have been astride of the ridge- pole of the Atlanta Sun office, holding a faded um- brella over his head, drawing up his diminutive legs to keep them out of the surrounding surges, and calmly inditing @ ten-column editorial to the people of the late confederacy to prove that the shower was null and void and the food a matter to be resisted at the ballot box.” Senator Fenton has oeen closeved with certain noted politicians in Cincinnaul. It has got so now that a prominent man cannot go even te his closet Without being interviewed by some enterprising newspaper reporter. Senator Ramsey, of Minnesota, is coming East. batler seems to be runging ahead of all com- petitars thus far for the republican nomination for Governor of Massachusetts. The towns of Black- stone, Marblehead, Sunderland, Enfleld and wany others send Butler delegates to the State Conven. ton. Senator Wilson proposes to viet Caltfornia. A secret-eircular issued by the democrats in Mat is headed with the cut of a heekney coach, spr- rounded with the legend, “OMce of ©. P, Kimball, manpfacturer of fine carriages and aleighs."” That is @ business way of putting it, The Vollecvor of Customs of Portisad was as- tonished the other morning by receiving he foliow- ing telegram: a To J, WAsHRURN, Portland—Your wife railed Liver- peoi in the steamer of yesterday, in company with # young mau. pet bntng It was intended for another man whose wife | carrey of $1,800 of his money, and all his clothes and baggage BEN BUTLER. nani A Few Bold Truths for Haverhill Digestion. The Essex Statesman Simmers Down. Newspapers tho Bane of Butler Existence. How Massachusetts governed. is Mis- HAVERHILL, Mass., Sept. 9, 1871. The General arrived here on the train which left Boston at three o’clock. The Rey. G. W. Kelly, a retired Congregationalist clergyman, met nim at the depot with a carriage and took him about the town, or rather the city. There is no use of describing Haverhill, and it 13 already weil known to everybody. Probably no one cares & bootblack’s matediction whether it is well Known or not. The Genera) was in good trim, and looked fresh and vigorous like a warrior from the hunting grounds, and ate a3 hearty a supper as the Eagle House could get up. Then he waited fon the Meeting to begin. First, at seven o'clock the doors of the City Hall were opened, then the Haverhill Cor- net Band stationed itself outside, and then the yec- manry of Essex county crowded in. It was a big crowd, and it filled the place to overflow- ing, cramming, aod ramming, and sitting ‘on the railings, and piling up like husks in a corn- field about the entrances. In balf an hour no more could getin, the full capacity, somewhere near two thousand, being in at eight o'clock. The band in the gallery struck up & pot pourrt of “Through Georgia,” “Yankee Jim,’? “iiome and Mother,” “Yankee Doogie)” “Dixie,” and “I Wish I Were an Angel’? During the performance of “I WISH I WERE AN ANGEL’? the General made his appearance, accompanied by Dr. Kelly and a few of the citizens of the place. A few minutes more were then taken up in letting the andience in part swarm over the platform, and then the reverend gentle- man introduced Mr. Butler in the following language:—“Ladies and gentlemen, We are assem- bled this evening to listen toan address upon poli- tical affairs from one who has tong enjoyed high distinction in our courts of law and our halis of legislation, and who in the hour of our country’s extreme peril (and we will always gratefully remem- ber) promptly came forward hike @ true patriot, drew his sword in her defence and fought unaer her flag, like a brave and faithful soldier, until the rebellion was finally overthrown. (Applause.) I therefore take great pleasure In Introducing to this large audience Generai B, F, Butler, of our own county of Essex.’? THE GENERALS SPEECH. ‘ The General was greeted with appiause, and spoke substantially as follows:—After first repeating the usual preliminary, “Now I desire tf any person in the audience shall have any points which he may wish to explain he will acquaint me with it, and as far as ican will answer any proper questions that may be proposed, but don’t propose the ques- tions in the body of the audience. Sometimes that creates @ little confusion, which is représented in the newspapers as uproar, confusion, cat-calls, &c. I desire that anybcdy who has any question to ask ‘will simply put 1t aown on a slip of paper, pass itto the messenger at the rear door, and the messenger will then hand it to me and 1 will answer it; otherwise I trust that I may not be interrupted by questions, I desire to meet everything that can be asked me, but I also desire that the meeting may not be disturbed. Now, then, we have as- sembled upon the most important concern of life, to wit, to ascertain what laws we ought to have’ made and how those laws ought tobe enforced. No higher or graver duty belongs to man than this, and in no other country are men allowed to have any part in this duty, only princes and kings. We are now upon the eve of a general State election, ana there are ques- tions which address themselves to us as very vital and momentous. The first one, have any abuses crept Into the State government through the long continu. ance of a party in power, or otherwise, which re- quire reform or retrenchment? Are there any ex- penses that ought to be lessened? Are there any useless Offices that ought to be curtailed? Is there anything that requires any change? Now, my friends, 1 have examined these questions somewhat. I desire calmly and briefly to give you the conclu. sions to which I have come. We all know that long continuance in power leads to something very like corruption: and with these observations the General began and told what he had done during the war and how the rebellion had been subdued and the Southern confederacy emaciated. Now, he said, just take a look at that Legislature of ours, That Legislature has been sitting as many as ninety yeurs making laws under the constitution, and we have oeer making taws ever since; and, besides, we had a pretty good set of laws when we began, and one would think it was easy to get | New Ham: on without having a Legislature sit every year six Months to make laws to last the other six months. (Luughter.,) Here the General pro- ceeded to enumerate the cost of long legis. lative sessions, aiter which he took the press to task once more. The first thing satd about my Statistics, he said, Was Said in a newspaper called the Boston Journal, and it was that they were wrong, I believe, though that is not the way they ut it. They say they are faise and ites, and the Reneral proceeded to get at that little paragrapn, entitled “A LIE WELL STUCK TO.” This seemed to please the meeting hugely, The General was unsuccessful, aecidedly, in his search, He pored over the leaves of a scrap-book which it 1s the custom of his worthy secretary to keep filled with all the absorbing topics of the day, and held wt up to the jight and iaid it down on the table, an then closed bis eyes in despair; then he went at ttagain. “They say,” he said, by way of diverting attention, ‘“ihey do say that—‘Humph,"” and he rapully putied the leaves pe vd (Laughter.) “{ wonder if [ lett it bepind.”’ (Applause.) Finally the General drew back, whip- ped out ms handkerchief and slowly wiping the perspiration from his brow, swept his eye over the meeting and said, “No use; sorry to say it, my friends; bat the paper was pinned on and it has dropped om So you have lost the advantage of that thing. However, proceeded the General, the state- ment was that General Butlet’s Sgares were all wrong; that they were not to be depended upon and that they had veen proved to be wrong by the Journa/, Reading @ long list of statistics the General stepped back and said, the Journal won't publish the statistics that I have, 1 can’t them published; they only publish what I give in my specch, because they couldn’t sell their papers if they dida’t. (Laugnter and applause.) But the General was anxious to settie the question of veracity, and the old Salem programme of his reading from one auditor's report while another gentleman looked over another was proceeded with, while at each point thé General would look up, an¢ smiling defiance, “How is that?” or ‘Is that rignt 7? or “What do you think of that?” Altogether it was provocative of much amusement, and the meeting alternately sat down, got up, wept, laughed and gesticulated. ‘Look here,’ said the General, as somebody tried to ask a question, “don’t interrupt when | am wrong and then you won't have to inter- rupt me at all.”” The General smiled as in tue conrse of this he turned in the direction of the re- porters’ table and recited that va-and-cuitee episode once more. STATE FINANCES. Just as he branched off into the sabject of the ne- cessity for a change in laws he continued, “I mean ousiness, and I want to show you how all this gets us into debt. What shali we think of a town or 334 inhabitants, where every man who could get in debt was in debt, and where cmly twenty. five of the poorest, that coula not get into debt, were out of dept? (Laugnhter.) Well, that 1s just the way our three hundred anc thirty- Jour cities and towns are situated now, and our debt is $34,000,000, ‘There are ‘plenty of men who get money and plenty of men who earn money, but ho one Makes Money—It all comes down to and out or the laboring man at tast.’’ The General next passed to a consideration of the question of agriculture and said that he thought it had got to ve sorry thing ior tae Commonwealth when our farms have got to be abandoned, and all such expenses as these have deen 9@ nard on our neighboring State of creased in pulation. In Massachusetts the ire that she has in the last ten years de- reased in ulation, ities and towns have not deci but we have ne 4 moreased 200, in 120 towns, and that is a very increase compared to what our property has been. All these facts are pretty alarming. No wonder the newspa- Ts won't publish them. No wonder they won’t kay they ‘are not true. Yeu have seen that J have ed ewe of your number fo go over the auditor's report toace that my numbers are exactly correct, because 1am not a tool to cone here with figures Was are net exactly correc Jt Would be fuolish NEW; YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1871—TRIPLE SHEET. for me to do so, Now what is the meaning of this ? some one may ask. We have had honest Gover. bors enough; then pray what does this mean? Do you mean to say our Governors are corrupt—our counellmen corrupt? No! Well, what is the trouble; explain it if you can, Well, it Is very easy to explain. The didien Ity is tirat your Governor and Council, as the matter stands now, do not govern this State. They have substantially nothing whatever todo with it. All the government of this State has into the hands of commissioners and boards, and your Governor has bue little else to do than to go round to avricnitural fairs and make speeches enerally. If he does you will wonder what it Iv. ‘he iact is, these things hitch on us just like leeches, and if they can’t geton at one end they will on the other—anywhere that they can find a place to suit, You see, added the General, turning to the reporter with a smile, I have altered my language a litte, (Laughter and applanse.) Now, my friends, I wilt tell you what the dodge 1s In newspapers, and the General proceeded to repeat portions or his former speeches with relation to how they raised ail that comes out of the pockets of the Peon. at least now there is another dodge, because these whining, servile sheets are fertile inexpedients, and thus it is that these boards of commissioners make a great deal of money tor the commonweaith. Why then say that the Tax Com- Mission Cost $10,000 and then collected $526,000, Well, how does this Tax Commission make apy money? Why, the people pay the taxes and the Tax Commissioners only assess the people, and to dothat they have machinery which coats $4,000, Well, now, ain’t it just as well to assess those taxes m the oid fashioned way and save this money? So, agam, saw in this Daily Advertiser @ statement of how the Commission on Public Lands netted $72,000 to the State, and cost only six thousand or seven thousand dollars; but, my friends, how did they net it to the State? @ney sold the lands of the State for $72,000 and charged SiX or seven thousand for their services in doing it, Thav's whe way they made money. (Laughter and SRE an8S) They netted it, did they? ‘Tney net ted nothing but their salaries, Not much, said the eneral, cramming his hands Into his pockets and ling up ana down the platform, What I want, he continued, is to see the government brought back to individoal responsibility, as the constitution meant they should be, Hold the men you elect responsinle for all your expenses. You can’t hold @ board of commissioners, You don't know who they are. You don't elect them and you don’t appoint them. How many do you know of ali this contrivance of boards? and what a compicte ramifi- cation of commissioners there 13 through ever! department of the State government. All of the: boards are unknown to the constitution and to the government, and are not responsibie to the people. Your constitution says that frequent eiec- ons are necessary for purity of government, in order to bring the men right up to look you 1n the face upon whom you put ihe responsibility; but these men are not frequently elected—they are ap- pointed for an indefimte time and you don't know them, aud they are under no responsipility to you. ‘The Géneral next spoke of the Springtieid Repub. stican and sald that they didn’t ike him very much in that office. Weil, now, what 1s the trouble? What is one trouble? Why, you have heard of one “Warrington,” who insists all the tume in writing very harsh articles against me?—he’s the common scold Of the newspaper press—(a voice, “Vid woman,” and laughter)—and he | writes all manner of articies, as you know, and here the told about Warrington’s salary, &c., and then about Warrington’s assistant’s salury. So he sald, ‘‘ He’s got a good thiag of it,” (A Volec—"That’s where he’s smart.”) “Oh, very,” retorted the General, ‘very smart; and that is the sort of smartness with Which some men live on the earmmgs of others, and whitch Is practised upon the taxpayers of the commonwealth. (Applause.) We have got a clique, we have got a lobby, we have got aring, we have got_men about the State House tbat are smart enough to got their salaries, but I MEAN TO BREAK IT UP, and I thiak that 1 am smart enough to break it up.” (Cheers, yells and catcalis, while the body of tne meeting rose and fell in the wildest confusion.) ‘he General once more told that story about the doings of nasty boards and then cluming to bo good republicans. He denied that he wanted to break up the party. Alluding once again to what he termed the conscriptions, he said we can’t adiord to put in the hands of our democratic opponents this sort of weapon, Re- member, now, don’t let the democrdts come up at the next State Convention and say, “Oh, yes, see how bad the republican party is; General Butier says this, that and the other.” Beg your pardon, democrats. Why hada’t you brains enough and wit enongh to find this ont for yourselves? It’s none of your thunder. Let it alone; we will take care of this great reform question in the republican party. “Butler, you will break up the republican party.” I beg your pardon, it is you that are break- img up the republican party; for the people of the Commonwealth entrusted these matters into your bands, Wendell Phillips and the prohibitory party were next considered, and at nine o'clock the General took up the questions of labor retorm and woman sufirage, but presented no new points, Speaking of nis forearm he said that be agreed with his opponents that this position as an advo- cate of his cwn election was somewhat unusual, but he denied that it was improper. He then read po tgs «od campaign decuments, and came down severely on the writers of newspaper articles, whose lucubrattons in back garrets were paid for at the rate of thirty dollars ® month, (Laughter and applause.) Pardon me, CS ‘Whe General, cnce more directing his attent «Othe reporters, and smiling over the audience—they are net all so—I only mean to say that of some of them; and yet the difficulty is they appear all allke in’ the " newspapers—(cheers)— whereas, if they would nave to come om the stand, as I do, you would at least see what sort of men they are, and be lable to speak to them and know them. Some of them haven't the slightest regard for truth—why should they? Nobody knows them. (Laughter, hisses and applause.) Nobody can contradict them under that impersonal ‘we,’? which only belongs to royalty, the devil and editors. ‘They secm all alike. (Cheers, catcalls, groans and cries of al! descriptions sounding through the hall, while the General again drew his “wipe” across his face and smiled.) He concluded with an alluston to what he had done for the State in the lo- cal enterprise hereabout known ag Mitchell's Falls, and was about to report his vouchers, when a man got up on the platform right in the midst and essayed to put the question, “I SAY, GENERAL ?? he began. “Sit down!" velled somebody. “Shut up !? cried another, and while the meeting was lost in confusion the interrupter took his seat. Then the General ‘recited that man-and-boy voucher, and the meeting broke up quietly. On the Whole, there Was not much enthistasm, buy there was a very general anxiety *0 see the orator and to hear him speak, and out on the street after. Wards, where the audience was pouring, the one vopic of discussion was General Butler and his fight Tor the State. Me did not tarry here, but made at once for Lowell by private conveyance, NEW YORK CITY. James Dunn, a laborer, aged twenty-five years, while at work raising the roof of 426 West street, Was Instantly killed yesterday afternoon by a large timber falling on his head. The body was removed to the Morguy and the Coroner se iding at 175 Frank Migier, agea’ twenty-five, ri Duane street, wnile riding on one of the Hudson River railroad cars in Hudson street last night, tell of, the car passing over one of his feet, cutting it entirely off. He was taken to the Park Hospital and attended by Dr. Amabiie, The New York Homeopathic Medical College, now entering upon its thirteenth year, has made ar- rangements by which it will occupy temporarily the magnificent building known as Glass Hall. Thirty- fourth sireet, east of Third avenue, during the time required to complete their new edifice on the cor ner of Third avenue and Twenty-third street. Willtam Bendrick, of 595 Greenwich strect, yester- day morning collected $80 for William Heisenbot- tom and accompanied Mary Smith and Eliza Ander- son toa house at 14 Grand street, where he claims they drngged him and ropved him of the mone; They were arrested by Omicer Bush, of the Tweuty- eighth precinct, and yesterday afternoon locked up by Justice Suandley for examination. A large and enthustastic meeting of the Patrick Logan Association was held yesterday evening at 284 Seventh avenue. This organization promises to be a stirring campaign club. A public meeting was resolved on fur the 14th inst. at Hank’s Hotel, Ninth avenue, A committee was appointed to contuct the business of the meeting consisting of James Camp- bell, Patrick O'Neill, a.ortimer Grifin, Dennis Deery, John Foley and others. OGDEN, THE BOWERY FENCE, Stolen Property Identified. Samuel Ogden, the Bowery pawnbroker in whose Possession @ large quantity of clothing and Jewelry were found, supposed to have been stolen by the uptown scuttle thieves, was up for examination be- fore Justice Bixby in the Yorkville Police Court Yesterday. Bouse, Bell & Co., Grand street, Identi- fled a quantity of sik as seme of that stolen from their store oii the night of te 12th May, and Mrs, Eliza Martin, 158 Second avenue, identified a quan: tity of jewelry as hers. Ogden was held to answer. SHE COULDN'T WAIT, Last evening a young derman wornan, named Mary Brigley, fell into the ferry slip foot of Broadway, Brooklyn, E. D., while attempting to get on board a Roosevelt strect Doat as it was leaving the bridge. The young wo- maui was rescued after some dificulty and taken to the Fourth street house, where she re- matus in an exh condition. She is kindly 9 inst., and as recently been staying at Cautic Garden.” . YELLOW FEVER IN CHARLESTON. CuARLESTON, 8. C., Sept. 9, 1871. There have been two deaths from yellow fever during the last twenty-four houre Oe THE NATIONAL GAME, Defent of the Athletics by the Boston Nine. Boston, Sept. 9, 1871, (The concluding game of the series between the Athletic Club of Philadelphia and the Boston nine took place at the Unton Grounds this afternoon, re- sulting, as will be seen, in another victory for the Bostonians, The grouncs were crowded with vist- 3 AQUATICS. Great Disappointment to the Visi- tors at Saratoga, tors and the game, generally speaking, was one ot | The International Boat Races the prettiest contests that was ever witnessed in this locality. The Hubites went first to the bat, holding the poplar: but they were wh the frst inning for the Athletics Cutavey Radchd, Bechtel and Fisler made . 0 Beston people then took the bat again and scored four times, leaving them but one behind their op. ponents. ‘The Athletics next figured a total of runs waking eleven im all. n mainder of the game is not worthy of particulars, al- though it was an exhibition of very good play. The Athletics whitewashed the Bostonians im the fourth, fifth, seventh and eighth inuings, and were whitewashed in turn in the third, fourth, fifth, seventh, eighth ana ninth innings by the Boston boys, ‘The total score stauds as foilowi It, 2d. Bd. 4th, Bir, Ot, Tih, BIA, Oth. Bo re ee eo es a eg ete Athleti 6 6 © 0 0 8 0 0 Onis ‘The game was a close’ one and well contested. There was very littic betting on the result. Baso Ball Notes. The Eckfords take the six o'clock train this even- ing for the West, where they are going on their sec- ond tour, On the 12th inst, they play the fi{th game of thelr series with the White Stockings, Shicago. On the 14th they play an exhibition game with the same club, and on the 16th they play the White Stocking amateurs, after which they will return again to this city, where they will arrive in time to take part in the Goldie testimonial, whien, by the Way, promises to be the finest thing of the season in the base bali line. r Tuesday next the Mntuals play the last and decia- ing game of their series with (ne Forest City Club of Cleveland, on the Union Grounds, The State Convention. Next Thursday, the 14th inst., the annual State Convention of the New York State Association of Base Ball Players will be held at Tammany Hall, in this city, when it is expected and earnestly hoped every club in the State will be represented. The following circular, addressed to the members of the association, has been extensively circulated, and will, no doubt, be productive of no small amount of good: GENTILYMEN—The time appointed for the mesting being close at hand, it 1s deemed advisable to addreas you in refer: ence to the importance of merita and present status of wociation During the past aim hi been made and sedu- lously fostered by a few of the members ot the fraternity having access to the columns of our city press that the pro- fessional clubs ang interest have controlled our organization ; and, in furtheranéo of private interests, an attempt was made last spring to form a new organization. professeliy amateur in its character, with « view of controling the game in this country. The ‘claim, or rather complaint, ot if annual Convention and the professional control made is nod only untrue, but, from the small prope which the professional clubs bear to the amatenrs, is impos- sible if the amateurs take a proper Interest inthe game, The svatem of inuividual representation which the Brookiyn meeting adopted is impracticable by reason of «ista expense, unless the use of proxies is allowed, and gerous and subversive character was fnily demons the Jast Conventi ld. constitution—Pin adel 1m 1887-—when the present ative machinery of State and National Agaoc! adopted. v6 clubs belonging to our State Associa- six have withdrawn. Our present org: tion 16 national in ever; ing the best and most equitable me: national pastime; furnish ing certain nized iawe for the government; anu the ere ganizations is not only neediesa, but ean only cord and confusion. Gur next annua! State Convention will be held in thia eity'on the second Thursday (14th) 0° Sep- tember next at Tammauy Hall, when every one of the cab nb ba belonging to it should answer to the rolleall. Ti any cl unabie to send delegates it sbould be represented addressed to the Secretary, to whom shou'd also be re: the annual dne, #f, pulsion, and the clubs from playing match games with any bu ‘The Secretary will receive the credentials Tammany Hali, on the morning of the dav of mertin Very respectinily yours, EB, B. BARNUM, I’re M. J. KELLY, Secretary. Germantown St. George—The Dragon va. Slayers Victoriour. Yesterday the St. George Club achieved a note- ‘Worthy triumph over the strong eleven of the Ger- tmantown Club by defeating them by a score of 166 to 119 after a two days’ trial of skill. The game, Which was commenced at Hoboken on Friday, was RESUMED YESTERDAY AT NOON, ana by a gran rally at the bat the St, George eleven recovered their lost ground and took a leading post- ton in the contest ky closing their seceni innit with & score of 88, thereby leaving their granddoiab, in the second inutng Moeran contribute? 24, Norley 23 and Caer 17, the When the ‘Ger- Bt 166. Of the 88 obtained latter carrying ‘us bat out again. mantowns Went to the bat iu tir second inning they had 94 to get to win, a rather feavy piece of work for them under the circumstance in to try to obtain the required score, but the way Norley and Jones haudied the batteries on the part of St. Ceorge WAS TEATH TO RUN GETTING, and the final result was t:.¢ retirement of the whole eleven for 46, of which Berry scored 19. ‘This lett the victory In St. ead ey hands by a majority of 45 runs, We append the score of the second 1tn- coo %p co ‘Torrance, c. . Wein Norley, c. Hawkeworth, b. Barry, ran ov Cupett, b. Norley Wagner, ran out... Byes, 1; leg byes, 2; wide, 1. sxc Total... Total... Wickels—8t. George, 83; Germantown, 46, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. “, Sept. 0, 1871, The Navy Department has just issued the follow- ing oraer:— re GENERAL ORDER NO. 159, ‘or vice, dated August 29, 1870, having been, f s, relaxed to some extent during the past y ei by renewed and will be hereafter conformed to, with modili- ‘as follows “ivot—From and after the Ist of October next no retirea officer of the navy above the rank of Lieutenant Comtnander, except naval constructors, ahall be assigned or remain up” n Teguiar active duty except as membera of the Lighthouse Board and at the Naval Aayium; and the regular term of duty for retired officers, or ordered ty remata upot: duty au anid board, oF at the Asylum, of of navy yards yr stations, who will pe relieved upon ‘the reporting of the ouicers ordered for their relief. aig a Secont—The second section of General Order No. 159 is hereby rescinded Third—The third section of General Order No. 159 will re- main i force, Fourth—-The Boards for the examination of officers for pro- motion and for the retired list are here consolidated Into One, and wil! hereafter consist of nut more than five mem- catior ere. Fi/—No more officers shall be ordered to the several Navy Yards and stations than will be necessary to discharge the duties required there, unless when they are wrdered {or the Purposes of exercise and instruction ‘This order is made after careful considerations, and It is believed to be in accordance with the #pirit of existing laws and necessary for the welfare uf the service, and it wiil not be relaxed in any instance. GEORGE M. ROBESON, Seeretary of the Navy, Lieutenant John K. Wenn has been oriered to the receiving ship Ohto; Lieutenant William s. Burwell to the receiving ship Vermont; Midshipm ALG. Nye to the Kansas; First Assistant Engineer Waiter D, Smith to the Philadelphia Navy Yare; Lientenant Wiliam P. Raniell, trem the receiving ship Ohic, and ordered to the Iroquois; Lieutenant C. P. Gill, from the vyane, to wait crders: Lieutenant R. P. Impey, from the lruquots, on sick leave; Lientenant R. D. Hitchcock, truva the Severn, and granted jeave; Paymaster George E. Mendel, from: the receivning ship Independence, and granted per- mission tu return hu: Paymaster J. A. smith, from the Cahfornia, and orered to settie his a counts; Paymaster Henry C. Col'.y, fron the Cyane, and ordered to the In tependen: The Practice Ships Constitat' and Sai at Fortress Monree. Fortress MONROR, Sept. 9, 1871. The United States frigates Constitution ana Saratoga, having cn board the midshipmen of tne Naval Academy, have returne:! froia their swaimer cruise and are now at anchor eight miles bow w the Fert. ‘They will lay there four ¢r five days and then Proceea to Annap sits. ARMY INTPLLIGENCE. Second Lieatenant Thomas W. Lord, of the Twen- Heth infantry, having }een meapacitated for active | matier. service by @ gunshot wound in Ime of duty, has been retired; Major Charles T. Larned, Paymaster, 1s relieved from duty in the Lepartment of Dakota and ordered to duty in the city; Major Ro*iey Smith reiteves tm in the Department of vak:ta; Pest Chaplain A. A, Reese 18 relieved frem duty al Fort, Saunders, apaming Territory, au! ordered to ‘Texas, the Devartment ANOTHER STABBING AFFRAY. James Snpel, Richard Ash and Patrick J. Tobin, of 40 Sackett street, Brookiyn, last night engaged in a quarrel, during which Supel was severely stabbed in several places about the head. the Park Hospital ana attended by a surgeon, aesudaule made Wes ereabe » They went the more economical administration of the naval eer- vi Be was removed to | Edward Watts, was held to Postponed. SanatoGa, Sept. 9, 1871. A great disappointment has overtaken us at Sara- toga, a# the International four-oared race has peen postponed unul Monday. The wind did it, and it blew from the southward, about the only demon+ stration of old Boreas that ever kicks up a bobbery on the lake, Atan early hour to this beautiful spot went vehi and foot passengers of every grade and character. Tne avenue leading thereto was @ complele mosaic of excited humanity, Such a variety of conveyances I never before saw as w going to the scene of the struggle. There were as handsoiue private carriages, broughams, barouches and tandems speeding along the dusty road a3 you conlt meet at any time during the race meetings in July and August, and vo grand occas sion in the country ever showed more delicate beauty or a greater number of pretiy aces than those which beamed from the silken linings of tae vaplous equipages, While all this loveliness was on the way hundreds of country turnouts were filled wit rustic grace, big brotuers or cousins, beat on the sine object. As Lapproached the bold cham ty-ive feet above the water, and overlooking the grand preparation beiow, I could seg @ large living line of humanity, twelve, twenty and even flity deep, of both sexes and ali ages, standing in anxiety for tie start. ‘The day was magnificently lovely and ciectrical, but the southerly breeze blew so. determinedly that the ouler stakeboats were torn from tue positions, and the iittle steam yacht Sliver Moon was sent with competent hands to bring them to shore, Upon my ial I Was assured the cuances tor contest were unfavorable, and at louro’ciock Mr, Morrissey, not wishing any Member of the crews to be drowned on this tnaugiral Saratoga aquatic struggle, decided to postpone it, ‘the decision soon publicly made Was that the four-oared race should come off on Monday, at ten o clock, and the single scull contest at five c’clocs same atternocn. The adnouncement was kindly received, as the thousaads prescut knew The course was extremely dangerous. Joseph J. Weiton, of the Newcastle (England) Deity Chronicic, has been select Ww act as judge for the English latevest, An endeavor was made to match the Poughkeep- sié crew against the ‘Taylor-Winship crew to row 2 during the aiternoon for $600 a side, and while the latter were desirous of tle chance a member of the Dutchess vows was averse to the attempt, as he could not swim, and considerations for his family A children deterred lin. ‘ne crowd here wil remain until Monday, and hourly the tnterest Is mcreasing tn inteusity. Look out for the best four-mile time on record. ‘Lhe postponement of the race to-day seems to have infused # greater interest in the aniicipated rowing struggle, The pocls to-mght were numer- ous aud of the below mentioned Neu) Winship © 5 §) 180 ‘ye Ci OL Ward crew. 38 oy Higlin crew. 20 30 26 Field 6 12 signified their i Bagnail, of the hip crew; Kelly the Tyne r, of the Bightu crew, and Gill and bis, tn the scull inveutton ot crem rit | of ue War BOAT RACING ON THU HUDSON. Contest Between the Nereis and Palisade Ciubs the Lutter the Winuer, Although tue maiden effort of the Nereid Club o Brooklyn was not characterized vy success, the members who composed the crew of the eight-oared barge rowed remarkably well, under what might be considered rather adverse circumstances, ‘Their opponents were the Palisade Clay of Yonkers, in Tesponse to whose challenge the Nereids cheer+ fully weat up the Hudson to contest the honor of cuampionsnip. The steamer Moses Tayior was im waiting yestertay afternoon at the foot of Barclay street, and about four o'clock steamed up the river with the members of the Nereid Club on board. At Riverdale a steam- boat crowded with c WELUOMING SPECTATORS, mostly from Yorkers and its vicinity, issued from the dock to accompany the contestants, Without auch delay the oarsmen took their positions im thelr respective darges, the Nereis showing colors of pink and wiute, and tre Palisades those of white and blue, ‘rhe crews were:—Nerelds—C. ©. Brown (captain and bow), P, A. Hardy, Robert Monson, D, B, Da vidson, P, M. Brasher, George H. Earle, N. D. Put- nam, William Wise, Jr, (stroke), and J. C. Egerton (coxswain). Palisades—E. Jackson (bow), Isalah’ Fraser, W. H. Guernsey, B. A. Rollins, ul. M. Un- derhiil, R, G. Jackson, C. H. Martin, H. Meyers oon and Edgar Deal (coxswain). The judges were Messrs. Beebe for the Nereida and W. McFar= laod for the Palis HE COURSE was from a Maleboat statione? about a hundred yards fron: the wharf at Riverdale to another stake- boat three miles up the river, the prize being a set of handsome lanterns, At half-past fve o’clock the contestants got intoline, and a few minutes later got away, alter a well effected start. With a very rapid stroke the Palisade crew sh t out into nearly the middie of te river, the Nereids not following, bpt rather keeping a straight course for the upper shikeboat. It was evivent tu all that the Palisade nen Knew ther ground and that their opponents were rather deiicient in. that respect, for the former very prudently kept out of the eday and the latter met it im the Weth, the result being that the Valisade went quickly ahead, a1.d, having, uiorevver, the advantage of a SUpeNOR bat, cau.e ib victorious, having com- pleted the @istance iu Moin. 364, The Nereis, wno Were fifty-four seconts behind, rowed admirably, and ulthough the race was BY NO MEANS KEENLY CONTESTED, since the Vaitsades had it all ther own way almost Irom the start, there is no doubt that this young club gives const lerasle promise of future triumphs, Alter Lie race the menibers of the Pausade Crab en- } tertained their guests, and shortiy alter eight O'clock the steamer returned 4o-the city. YACHTING NOTES, The iollowing yach:s passed Whitestone yester. ay i Yacht Daphne, B.Y.C., Mr. Wood, from New York, on @ cruise castward, with Messrs, Boddy and Baxe tel# of Staten Island. Yacht Eva, N.Y.Y.0., Mr. Macy, from Glen Cove for New York, Yacht Mystic, A. Mr, L. C. Cranmer, from New Yor! re 3 s i ton, eV Oey tebbin: ‘om Nantucket for New York. Wail 4 me Y: Flying Cloud, B.Y.C., Mr. Samii, from Glen Cove fur New York. HE WOULD PE A KNIFIST, Frank Mather was arraigned before the Justice of the Sixth Jistrict Police Court, Brookiyn, on the complaint of Joshua Harrison, charged with having on the 6th of Septemher felomtously assaulted him by knecking him down, and, after nearly kick- ing him to death, drew a large «irk-knife and at- tempted to stab him, He was sent to jail in default of $500 bail. NO. MORE RURDY-GURDIES, A Bureau for the Education and Beneft of Italian Emigrante. An Italian seciety has been established, whose purpose is to fix a piace in which it may procure the advancement of letters, languages, meeting and every other cepartment cf human progress, to OER | assist the devel«pment of Itaiian learning in New York. This society proposes to establish @ bureaw im order to stitaulate Itauan lebor and to rovide for the wants of Italien emigrants, he financial basis of this society intends to co-operate with and form ‘fty other societies of the same nature over the Unica for (he fulfilment Of this purpose. The naties of fifty mdividuals are sald to cltaine2 forthe development of the ciety. The clud being organized, the president secretary, treasurer, &c., elected, statutes and by- 1aws wiil be formed. It ta hoped that thig mstitn- tion wera, the frst step toward the amelioration of the Malian people of New York. Signor Emilio Denar! ts the yentlewan taking the first steps ip the ——________. NEWBURG SUICIDY. Newsvua, N. Y., Set. 9, 1831. ‘The inquest in the case of Susan - Watts, the sup pesed suicide, was resumed this afternoon. The testiprony shcwed that death resulted from an over- pitensing Hones rs The woman ceclared before leath that it w: novoay We Dane, bute bersett ‘the euren who Made the post-mortem exumination said the dis colorations found on the boy were only post- two ounces of it. Hert bail to awalt he resuly @ inquest. He will provavly be discharged, ot th ThE inonest wag adiourned to Monday evening,