The New York Herald Newspaper, October 9, 1871, Page 3

THE MUNICIPAL MUDDLE. Public Feeling About the Koy- ser Imbroglio. Barroom Speculations About the Municipal Rottenness. The writer on Saturday evening visited a number ‘of the saloons and restauraits of the city, where may be found congregated those who are conversant with the political and financial aspects of city affairs as they now stana, since tie astounding revelations of fraud have been made, ‘The tirst place visited was the drinking saloon of Eaward Cabill, in Park row, near Ann street, ‘This place is frequented pretty generally by clerks, Bohe- amitans, politicians and merchants. The barkeeper, Patsey Cahill, who is quite young and good looking, was engaged in dispensing ginger beer to a number of thirsty customers. Among these was the Hon, Jobo Galvin, who 18 well Known tn the sporting and scientific world, Close to him stood the Hon, Mr. Black, Who 1s also a prominent sport. RerorteR—Mr. Galvin, 1 am desirous of getting at your feeling in regard to the Keyser business and the various city frauds. ‘The ion. Mr, GaLviN—My opinion about the city frauds is just this:—Ir they weie allowed to go ou any longer the four or five men who were commit- tung them wouldn't stop unti they took our watches and pocketbooks. Rerorrer—Well, what have you got to say In re: gard to Keyser? ‘The Hon, Mr. GALVIN—Keyser’s--dorg—that’s all, He may be good company for women of doubiiul reputation, but he is no company for gentiemen, If he had the money hie should not have squealed, You couldn't have expected anything else from him, anyhow, cos he’s a pious Methodist, Mr, BLACK—I guess Keyser wants to sell his dog about this time, He ought to have muzzled the animal long ago and sold him, Let's take a drink, Mere a drimk was taken by all hands, and great satisfaction Was observable immediately among ail present. | The next p!ace where the reporter calicd was In Hitcncock’s cotfee and cake saloon, which Js located onthe lowerend of Chatham street, down a deep basement. Here the portly proprietor administers coffee and cakes, piciled tongues and pork and beans to his customers all day and through the hours of tbe night, Around the walls are hung pietures of American daring and individual bravery, and the tabies, when our reporter entered, were pretty well filied, aud at one sat two mea, one a printer on a morning newspaper and a barkeeper. ‘The printer had ordered a piate of pork and beans and the barkeeper had called lor a pickled tongue @nd a bow! oO: Coffee. ‘They were botn conversing on the municipal row ma heated way, ‘The barkeeper was a Ledwita man, while (he printer was very strong in his allegtance to Willian M. Tweed, whom he declared to be a Good man in every sense, They spoke as follows:— ADMIRER OF PORK AND BEANS—There’s a great deal of gabbie and stuf? in the newspapers about ‘Tweed and lus corruptions, 1s tacre anybody honest mowadays, I'd like to know? Cau you expect that ‘tweed—when he had a chance—that he woulan’t go for the stamps anu get them? ADMIRER OF PICKLED Tonaug—There are lots of honest men in New York, you can bet, but they have been afraid to speak uatil now. Itis only right that all these men should be brought to trial at once and sent to State Prison. ADMIRER OF PorK AND BEANS—That’s all stuf. Who will ty Tweed? There isn’t a Judge on the bench that he can’t buy up like a negro slave in the olden time, ADMIRER OF PICKLED TonGue—There Is one man that he cun’t buy up on the bench of New York, ADMIRER OF PORK AND BEANS—Who 13 that won- deriul man, I'd 1ike to Know? ADMIRER OF PICKLED TONGUE—Judge Barnard 1s the man. ADMIRER OF PORK AND Beans—Too tia! ain’t any honest man in the city. The reporter visited the billiard saloon of Chris O'Connor, who is one of the Grand Jurors to try the people Who have committed the frauds on the sity treasury. ‘There were present Joun C, Heenan, Captain Kennedy, of the Sixth precinct police; Cooley Keyes and other well kuown politicians, who were all indulging in a convivial glass of cham- pagne at the ume that our reporter entered the well- Mtsaloon, The reporter made frantic attempts to interview Chris O'Connor and the other gentlemen present, but failed signally with Chris 0’Connor, who did not like the process, REPORTER —Mr. O'Connor, I am desirous of ascer- taining froin you what your sentiments may be in regard to the situation, Cin1s O’ConNOR—I think the situation ts very ght and airy. Lam quite cool at present, | thank you. RxePORTER—But have you not got any positive views on the subject of the late trauds? Curis O'CoNNOR—No; Iam a grand juror now. Ihave no views, hut 1 can give you @ stave of a song, and Mr. O’Connor, m a rich, manly voice, purst forth in the splendid oid ballad of Inman's OLD MORGAN AT PANAMA. In the hostel room we were seated in gloom, Old Morgan's There trusted crew ; No mirth{u: sound, no jest went round, as it erst was wout to do. ‘Wine we had none, and our girls weie gone, (or the last of our gold was spent; And some swore an oath, and all were wroth, and stern o'er the table bent; ‘TM our chief on the board hurled down his sword, and spake With bis stormy shout— an’-this be revel, we had better arm and Let us go and pill Panam: and coin untold, and gems which to ed Hoods of wine, and girls divine—the dark-eyed girls ‘of Spain, ‘They at first were coy, and balked our joy, and secmed with tbeir fate downcast, And wept and groan’d, and sbrieked and swoon’d, but ‘twas ‘all the same at last. Our wooing war short, of the warnior’s sort, and they thought it rough, no doubt; But, truth to teil, the’ end was ‘well, agit bad been longer avout, . And go we revelled in Panama, We, the mighty buccaneers, Mr O’ConnoR—Theui’s my seatiments; that’s ali 1 have to say. Mr. JoHN C, HEENAN—Just let the HERALD know ‘that it was I got all applause at the Rochester Con- vention instead of Horatio Seymour. That's a fact. Captain KeENNEDY—For God's sake don’t inter- view me, I don’t know anything about Keyser or his dog. The next place visited was the Shakspeare Inn, on Broadway, near Thirteenth strect, which is kept by Tommy Ryan, a jolly fat Boniface of Celtic descent, There were two or three persons present, among whom were Charley Moss, the gentlemanly box office keeper at Wallack’s Theatre; ana an Englishman, who was quite’drunk and asking ror “pitta bean.” REPORTER—What do you think of Keyser and his confession, Mr. Moss? CHARLEY Moss—I don't know what to think of it, Jimmy Masterson would be a good man to interview about the matter, As iar as 1 am concerned, | think that Unis thing ef Keyser returning Money is merely mtended to keep the people off the scent or stop the pursuit, which 18 becoming pretty hot. It is just like throwing a@ bone toa dog wen he is In full chase, Keyser has got plenty of money besides, and he need not care for this excitement, I don’t think. Helsa pious, strict sort of a man, and vere 18 always ROMe- thing wrong with that class of men, 1 think. The Engiisuman, who was quite tigut, had no news about Tammany, for he hiccupped out, “Oh, | say, give Ine @ biscuit, won't your I say, God biess the Qaeen, you know.” At the Woodbine, corner of Thirteenth siregt and fixth avenue, kept by Jim Nolan, the four Ward brotners, we celebrated oarsinen; ben Brady, the calligrapoist, and Dick Kisdon, the trainer, were present, and were having a hearty dinner, which cost somewhere about twenty-five dollara, They had no public leel:ng, and seemed pertectly imdii- ferent to the fate of Keyser and his dog. But to make up for their lack of tuterest there ‘Wis also present the Hon, George Waish, the most popular ho Felt in the Ward, and who 1s a prominent candidate jor Assembly in the Seventh Anembiy a trict, Tay i$ & good. aaincerat, Good-natured blonde and 4 strong KerORTER—Well, Mr, Waish, have you any senti- ‘Ments that you would like to contide to me? The Hon. GEORGE WaLsH—Well, you know that T am tn favor of Tammany Hall, bai not of the four or Ave men who hold control there, and who are never willing to give way to a young man. Istick by Jom Ledwith always, bat I don’t think that Keyser is a @ishonest Mud At heart; 1 think that his reporied conigseiou is false. Lis siatement iM W-day’s LKR up T think ts very fair, but he ougit to have maae it some months RerorreR—What will be the result of all this con- fusion and investigation—do yon know, Mr, Walsh ? ‘The Hon, GERRGE WALsti—1 don’t exactly know, Jam sure, Events and resuits are as yet in the womb of the future, and | can’t prophesy, But there is one thing certain, and that is that tue dem- oeratic party will be benefited and purified thereby. He is Impeached by James W Collier, A Friend Who Buys Brandy at Ten and Sells for Fifteen Dollars a Gallon—A Re- former Heading Reform. NEw York, Cct. 7, 18671. To THe Epiror OF THE HeraLp:— At this time, when the community is agitated by the charges of dishonesty, clamorously made against prominent city Officials, { (like every otner good citizen) aul interested in the making of a full, fair and legal investigation of the matiers thus charged. ‘The public journals have instructed me that a mass meeting of protesting and indignant citizens resulted in the appointment of a committee of seventy gentlemen to inspect the public accounts, and develop the truth or falsily of the charges of official embezziement, 1 naturally tarn to the Lames of those composing that committee, to ascertain whether they be per- sous of such positive and known integrity of charac- ter as to asaure the community of the anseifishness of the motives that govern their actions, and of their being influenced by a sincere desire to protect the community and to ponisn the violators of law. If such be their obje 1, in my duty to my fellow citizens, aS well a8 to myself, accord them my hearty sympathy and support. If, however, this committee be simply part of the machinery of po- litical opponents of the party in powerTl do not wih to be deceived by any hypocritical caut of pre- tended “reform.” In order, tuerefore, as I have before stated, that I might form @ correct judgment as to the real objects and motives of this committee, [ tarn to their names for guidance. And prominent in the list, chairman of some of the most important of the sub- commit- tees, I find the name of & man whom | know W be uiworthy of contlaenc: and trust, and whom I have proven 10 business comimuuication to be dis- honest, vhis, I realize, is a make, and it iy my @ and serious charge to y to state my reasons tor preferring ti. am @ retail liquor dealer in this city. I formed the acquaintance of the individual to whom I reiersome two years ago, about the time I ex barked in my business. Is bland and smooth manner and insinuating conversation won my con- tideuce, and my rather extensive business trausac- ton were consequently with Lim. Upon one occa- sions I suggested to nim that I desired to purchase some “Renault”? brawly of the brand of 1805, the price of which was $15 per gallon, in gold, and mentioned inteution of calling upon the agenis for vie sale of that article with that pushes. He Jaa nay: replied that he would, in kindly feeling to me, probably, save mé @ percentage by persona’), making — the sale dealer, purchase and that for me as & whole he would, of course, let me have i at whatever deduction the agents made to him. J thanked him for bis interest in my matters, and desired him to do so. Ina day or two I received the brandy and my bill for $15 per gallonin gold therefor. Some time alter, having occasion hastily to replenish my stock of the same article, 1 was induced to go directly to the agents to make my purchase. To my surprise I found ny “friend” had. not purchased for me the brand of 1805, but_had purcliased an inferior article at $10 per gallon, which he had palmed off upon me as Uhe articie i had desired, and, under the guise of Irleudship and confidence, had robbed me of the additional $6 per gation in gold. J thus simply state the facts which induce me as a citizen vo withold my coniidence from this inves- Ugating committee, believing it to be the tirst duty of these géntiemen, who arrogate to themselves ail the integrity and respectability of the community, Wo first 100k vo the men who compose their body and to take “the beam from their own eyes’ before they seek to remove “the mote from the eyes’? of others, Very respectiully yours, JAMES W. COLLIER. BROOKLYN'S AMATEURS VICTORIOUS. Overwhelming Wefent of the Ztnns ef Chi. cago by the Sturs of Brooklyn—Score 22 to 4. The renowned amateur champions of the West— the Atnas, 0! Ciilcago— arrived in this city on Satur- day morning, and in the afternoon made their ap- pearance on the Capitoline grounds, Brooklyn, for the purpose of playing their return game witn the no less famous Stars. The following 1s the score:— ATNAB. Players. RUB. T. Halllnan, 8. 0-0 ‘Taylor, .8.. 2 Ward, 1. f, = mecwoeowc> Seomrowom ow! Creer wcenraeew roc msc csnscom: mroeserer coc oom cwrencHce’ Stars. ole wee Ae Umpire—Mr. Burdock, of the Atlantic Club, Time of game—Two hours. MUBDER IN RICHMOND. An Altercation Between Neighbors Leads to Shooting and Murder. RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 8, 1871, To-day. about two P. M., Martin Alley, an engineer on the Chesapeake and Ohio Ratiroad, shot and killed instantly Robert Pettaway, @ carpenter by trade. Both parties were married ana had families. Alley appears to have been slandered by the Petta. way family, and while under the influence of Nquor this morning went to the house of the latter, near the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad shop, to demand satisfaction. Pettaway’s wife came to the door, and angry words between her and Alley followed. She then went to procure a warrant for the arrest of Alley, and while absent her husband came out and renewed the aitercation, He struck Alley in the face and then ran to his house, and while standing in his doorway Alley drew a small four-barrelied pistol and shot turee times at Pettaway, one of the balls taking effect under the right shoulder blade, passing through the nody and coming out near the leit mpple. Alley was arrested and lodged at the First precinct station house to awalt an examina- tion, 5 CONSERVATIVE WOMAN SUFFRAGISTS. All the advocates of woman suffrage are not free lovers, The prominent leaders of those who ven- erate the sanctity of marriage and all generaliy God fearing and law abiding citizens assembled on Saturday at 361 West Thirty-fourth street, for the purpoce of effecting an organization which shall be more effective tor work than the heretofore existing association, which met rather for talk than for ac- ton, Tne body formed has the name of the New York Central Woman Suffrage Organization. Its president is Mrs. Clemence L, Lozier, M. D. 118 standing comumittees, wito their chairmen, are:— On Correspondence, Mrs. ©, B, Wilbur; on Ways and Means, Mr. John McMullen; on Public Meet- inggs, Mra. L. D. Blake. A large number of pames are already eproiied ag pledged advocates of this reform in this city, and these peop'e are to be classi- fied and organized for local action, so that every ward in the city shall have its effective working party. The following resolation was submitted by fon Blake and adopted at the meeting on Saturday jast:— Resolved, That the deliberations of thie organization shail be condned to the right of women to the elective franchise and the best mode of obtaining the exercise of that right, ail discussion of side questions being atrictly forbidden Mrs. Matilda F. Wenat will assist in organizing a German biapcu, PROSTITUTING ALFIERI'3 NAME, Ocr. 8 1871. To Tux EpiTor oF THE HERALD :— In your issue of to-day you have wisely given the impious programme of the Italian Society of the “Aidert.’” You ask how tt can be that these men have used the name of the great poet as a figure. head of their «abolical vessel of State, Having known personally many of the men who were ac- quainted with the life of the paramour of the con- cubine of the last Stuart, 1 can answer your ques- tion, Alfieri had 4 fooush mother. When he was a child she used to punish his fauits by telling him that If they were real his confessor would reveal thein to her, ‘This so preyed upon bis infant mind as to beget in it first distrust and afterwards baired of the priests, as such. The entire world conjesses that the idea was erroneous and scandalous, but yet it made of the Italian Shakespeare a monomaniac on the subject alluded to. He died, however, a good Cathclic, aad if living WOUld detest the men who are prostjating bis pame RIP, KINGS COUNTY POLITICS. Canvass—The Offices to be 1s and Strikers Astir—What the Citizens Expect from the Leaders—The Brooklyn Reformists. The citizens of Brooklyn who take an interest in the political affairs of the county are now gradually drifting into that whirlpool of excitement which always exists to a greater or lesser extent from the organization of ward cinbs until the last ballot has been counted after the election. A greater interest appears to be taken in political matters by the community in general this fall than in former years, and this may be attributed to the recent ex- posure of political corruption in New York, Again, another reason for the deep interest taken In the present campaign may be said to be the importance of the local positions which are inthe giftof the people at the general election in November, THE OFFICES TO BE FILLED, These offices and the salaries which the Incam- bents will receive are as follows:—Two Senators, $300 each; nine Assemblymen, each $300; a Mayor, $5,000; Collector of Taxes, Comptroller, City Treas- urer, each $5,009; City Auditor, County Auditor, County Treasurer, Supervisor at Large, each $3,500; three Justices of the Peace, cach $4,000; two Com- missioners of Charities, each $4,000: County Judge, $8,000; District Attorney, $6,000; eleven Aldermen, each $1,000; eleven Supervisors, each $1,000; two Coroners, remunerated by fecs, ‘The candidates for these pesitions, it 1s unneces- sary to say, are numerous, and hail from all classes of society, Hosts of these aspirants for elevation to the easy chatrs of honor and emolument will be kept in the agony of suspense for a long time this tall, for the jeaders have resolved to delay the making of the slate until it will be too late for the disap- pointed aspirants to create any dissension in the ranks. The delegates from the Rocnester Oonven- tion have returned highly elated at their success, saying that Kings county had it wll its own way this Ume, and that a large majerity wil be rolled up here fer the State ticket. The City Hall is the mart of the politicians, and ts beginning to present a SCENE OF ACTIVITY. Every one who is supposed to have an inkling of what 1s going on or to know the state of the public pulse 18 buttonnoled, questioned and cross-ques- tioned with unparalieled avidity; but the Informa- tion divulged ts as yet very meagre. Candidates for office are already squandering their money in geiting out cards announcing themselves ae ‘the regular cand:ates” aad treating their frienas at the various corner giamulls, hoping to secure their services, THE STRIKERS. The confiding aspirants are interviewed at every turn by str'kers, Who do not scruple at any mean. ness. ‘There may be seen about the Hall parties who are ranning aboul with rolls oi =6opaper in their hands and ___penctis behind their ears, pretending that they write all which appears in the pa ers, from the leading e:ji- torials dowo to the smallest paragraphs. hey Jook wonderfully wise and Intelligent, and assure the politicians that they have the power lo speak favorably or otherwise of the candidates, They lake the papers, and whenever they tind an arucie which 1s at all creditable to auy person they at once claim the authorship of it, Lf 16 13 not creditable they pronounce it “bosh.!” WHAT THE CITIZENS RXPECT. The citizens of Brooklyn expect this fall that the candidates for office will be men who are weil known to the community tor their integrity and honesty and who can be approached even by the most humbie. They expect to have men presented for their suffrage who will 100k to the city and pre- Vent the passage of measures which will result in an increase of taxation, and {f such men are not presented the leaders of the party must not be sur- prised at their defeat. This question of taxation 18 @ matter which the peop'e have at heart. The cost of running the city government last year was over eight million dolla.s; but this year, by the careful and economical apportionment made by the Board of tstimate, it will not exceed six million dollars. ‘The taxes last year averaged, as 19 well known, $3 8 ou every $100 of the assessed valuation of property. This year the citizens are assured that the taxes will not exceed $2 70. But many contend that next year they will be advanced again; that there has been a suspension of Tt oe this year to lessen the expenses, and that these improvements in another year will be pushed forward again, and that the taxes wiil be increased in proportion to the oullay. Brook- lyn’s permanent debt is between eighteen and nine- Ween millions, which has been created by indis- pensable improvements, ‘The water works have cost about eight millions dollars, and no one will say but that this money has been judiciousiy expended. Prospect Park has cost nine iniliions, which makes seventeen mililons of the debt; soit will be seea that, Independent of these two enterprises, the debt of Brooklyn is only two miliions, The party leaders must weigh the standing and character of the men they pluce upoa the local Uckets this fall; for if they do not the voters will cast them aside and place those in position whom uiey know Wul be iruc to the interests of the city. THE MAYORALTY is probably one of the most tmportant offices to be Hiled this fall, and the candidates appear to be more numerous this year than at the lormcr election, The salary is only $5,000, while the responstvility is very great and the work 1s arduous, Yet those who are ready to assume the yoke may be met on every sweet corner. Among those who have been talked of among the politicians about the Hall are City Treasurer Sprague, Demas Barnes, Mi Chittenden, William A. Robinson, democrats; Arch bald Bliss, General Jourdan and others, republi- cans, The principal candidaie spoken of by the people 18 the present incumbent, tue sturdy old Dutchman, Mayor Kalbfleisch, The leaders of the democracy are not at ali favorable to his renomina- tion, yet they cannot advance any good reason why he shoufd not be placed upon the ticket again this fall. QO: course there are a few contractors who do not like to acknowledge the fact that he 1s not liable: and that by means of his position he is avie to deteat seme weil Ii schemes to deplete the No sane person questions his honesiy; treasury. et hd THE REFORMERS have had the temerity to accuse him of taking bribes {rom pateat pavement companies, At one of the meetings of these reiormers it was stated that he had taken a bribe of $5,000 to sign warrants in order that the aforesaid company might get the money Which they claimed for putting down their avements, The story was altogether too absurd to swallowed even by the most imcredulons; for everybody knows that the Mayor has strenuously opposed every patent pavement which has been In- troduced, and they have had to drag mim before the courts before they could compel him to pay their billy. He vetoes every pill which tie Common Council adopts for these companies, and the columns of the local papers are filled with their abuse of him. The Mayor will in al provabil be renominated, as he announces himself a candi- ‘date. Mr. Bilss, who is a member of the Water Board and the leauer of the anti-federal repubil- cans of Brooklyn, Will probably be the repobiican nominee, The democracy expect to elect nearly ail their Assembiymen. In regard to most of the local positions there is very little doubt that the democracy Will be suc- cessiu. If good men are placed upod te bickels, RUNNING NOTES—POLITICAL AND GENERAL. The Rochester Express cails the Rochester Con- ventton ‘the Tammany Triumph.” The Albany Journal cries out “Tammany’s victory complete.’? The Newark Journad says the Convention was “the triumpn of justice.”? The Rochester Democrat-Chronicle (republican) says “Tammauy has been given the substance, with scarce even a shadow to the reformers ; yet the latter have been brought to acquiesce in action, which renders Tammany secure beyond peradven- ture,” The Utica Herald (republican) says:—“None genuine unless marked ‘Tammany’ on the wrapper. ” ‘The Pittsburg Commercial (repubitcan) says the exclusion of both city delegations from the Conven- tion was “the virtual triampn of Tammany.”’ ‘The Cincinnall Zines says “Tammany has rulped the democracy.” The Pittsvurg Commercial ventures to give the substance of a little speech made by the Buss io Sey- mour at a private interview, as follows:— You fellows there in the Uonvention can execute the purpose of taraing us out and letung in the other chaps, but do you think you will win by it? We have got 50,000 votes at our back in the city. ae tank you can carry the State witont them / And if you don't carry the State this fall, Seymour, ‘what sort of a figure will you cut 11 the Deuiocratic National Convenuion? 'Seema to me tie power of Taumany will be a little cleaver than ever, and the Presidential Convention wou't be such fools as to tnrow away New York by giving us the cold shoul- der, Dye think It vest to throw us out and jet them otier fellows tn, Seymour? Alter that there was a better understanding be- tween the courtly Seymour and the practical Tweed. An exchange says that the platform of tle Rochester Convention has a “stump speech Injected in ity belly.” Considering that Tweed was the Con- vention, says the Albany Journal, and a. pertain- ing thereto, 1t must be admitted that there Was room enough, The repudlican State Executive Committee of Mississippi is receiving encouraging reports of the progress of the canvass from most sections of the State, Tammany wins, both at Rochester and Jerome K. The Mormons are not likely to give up the contest Pi easily, for are they not already planting wer cannon to keep up the faith tn case the Prophet Brigham should fade out? The Democratic Siate Committee of Onio have issued a secret circular, making a last appeal to the democracy to get out a full vote in every county. The Cleveland Lecter says General George W. McCook, who 1s supposed by some to be running as the democratic candidate for Governor, returned to Onto last Wednesday, having recovered suMeclently to be “in at the death,” The first republican rally fo this State will take place in Albany on Wednesday evening next, Octo- ber 11. Roscoe Conkling will open the ball. A letter from Rochester in the Utica Herald, shows “dow and why Tammany triamphed," con- cluding with the broad assertion that the Conven- tion “surrendered everything to Tammany, reserv- ing nothing for honesty and principle.” Alexander H, Stephens has been recommended for the Presidency by a Louisiana paper. ‘The Philadelphia Press remarks that “Paymaster Hodge, under repubiican oversight, has been con- victed, sentenced and is already In prison: but,” it asks, “where are Tweed, Sweeny, Hall and Con- noilyf? What sort of a republican oversignt was tt that enabled Hodge to detraud the government of hundreds of thousands of dollars? bg POLITICS IV NEW VORA S.ATE. TWELUTH SENATORIAL Disratcr.—1, Ve Baker. TWENTY-SEVENTH SENATORIAL Dispnicr.—Gabriel 'T. Harrower. TWENTY-NINTH SENATORIAL DistRricr.—George A, Bowen, of Genesee, renominated, ONonDAGA.—Distrtet Attorney, Wm, P. Goodelle; Justice of Sessions, Charles Carpenter, DuvcnBss.—First- Asyembiy District, Goring, of Fishkill, FRANKLIN.—Assemnbly, James H. Plerce; Judge, Albert Hobbs; Wisirict Attorney, Samuel A, Beman; Sessions, Danforth Brige: WAYNE.—County Trea , William R, Stults; Superintendent of the Poor, Duriee Wilcox; Ses- sions, Richard T. Elliston, Mapison.—Coanty Judge, Charles L, Kennedy: District Attorney, ris A. Forbes; Session, Nathaniel 8. Brownell; Assembly, Second district, Francis A. Hyatt. ALLEGHANY.—Assembly, William WW. Crandall. SaxaToua—Assembly, Dr. A, M. Houghton, Corinth, for the Second district, ONtIDA—Assembly, First district, Martin L, Hur- Rdward M. of gerford, WYOMING COUNTY.—Member Assembly, John N, Davidson; County Judge, Byron Healy} District Attorney, th. Farina ‘easurer, Harwood A. Dudley; Sessions, Leonard P, Runals, YACHTING. The Kacing ut Newport—The Race for the Lorillard Cup to Come Off 'To-Day—The Douglas Cup To Be Raced For on Tues day—Preparing for the Coming Queen's ‘up Contest. Newrorr, R. L., Oct. 8, 1871, ‘There are now In this harvor the schooner yachts Sappho, Enchantress, Wanderer, Paimer, Dread- naught, Vesta and Dauntiess, The yacht Resolute sailed this morning for New London, but returned to her anchorage this afternoon; and the sloop yacht Vindex got underweigh about noon aud stood up the bay. To-morrow the race for the Lorillard cup will take place. The course ts, ag before stated, from Bren- ton’s Reet lightship to Block Island, thence to Vine- yard Sound lightship, and return to the starting point, The yachis Sappho, Enchantress, Dread- naught ana Palmer are all that will take part there- in, The course has to be gone over in nine hours or it will be no race, At present there 1s not much prospect of wind to-morrow, If there is no wina, or if there 18 not enough for the race to be made in the tume, It will take place on Tuesday. At present the race forthe Douglas Ca) is ap- pointed for Tuesday; but Its coming off will depen t upon the result to-morrow. Snould there bs but little wind during the next two or three™days tne provabilities are that the races will be postponed, for the yacht owners here are desirous of getting back to New York in order to ve on hand for the races wh tne Livonia and the reception of the Grand Duke Alexis. The Swedish frigate Josefine satied thls afternoon for Boston. ‘The schooner yacht Calypso bas been Jaid up in this harbor for the winter season, ACHTING NOTES. Since the yacht Livonia went on the smalicr sectional dock on Friday afternoon last crowds of yachtmen and dock loungers have hovered about her and toudly descanted upon her model They have talked of her deep keel, her raking stern post, bilges and floors, in comparison with the crack American yachts, and yet it has been dificult in her most ardent admirers to convince many of these sightscers that she will be enabled to carry off the “america's Cup.” Yesterday adm sston on board was denied to all who visited her, and they were compelled to be content with the inspection of her model alone, which they regarded with a critical eye. Her repairs are nearly complete.l, and it ts thought that she will be lowered from the (lock to-day. A por- tion of her racing rigging 1s in place, her mainboom 1s rigged and her fower sails bent. Her appearance indicates that the best of care has been taken to put herin admirable trim, ana, really, she looked fincly yesterday, fying the American yacht flag at the fore, Commodore Ashbury’s private signal at the main and tne English yacht flag aft. It will be remembered that the Livonia was launched on the 6h of Jast April, from Ratsey’s yard at Cowes, and at that time her measurements were:— In. Fi. In Depth in hold. 0 = Distance of centre of Length over all 1270 ravity below lad Length on load jine.106 6 sabe ‘iis Beam extreme....... 23 7 & 68 on water line. 23 Big Depth aft under Joad 68 0 Bn 6 9 0 Length of to 6% ou load !ine, 8 4 Foremast Depth ami - “a 0 jer oad lin sil +9 0 Height of freeboard Length maintopmari.. 45 0 Alb. eoe. 4° 7 Length of cay . 9 0 Height forward. 7 9 Lengtho! pole......... 6 0 Hetzhtamidships.... 4 4 Length of foretopmant 42 0 Height of buiwarks.. 1 11 Length of cap to Distance of greatest hound: . 0 tranverse section Length of pole. 0 from centre of load Lenxth of mainboom:. 70 0 9 — Length of maingaff.... 40 0 Length of foregall./.) 230 Length of bowsprit.... 670 h of bowaprit out- ine... soma @ 8 de. ... +. 70 Distance of cenire’oi Length of mainiopsali gravity of displace- . 82 0 mat from centre f Md Me... 2 o Displacement, 307 tons 0 Since then certain modifications tn her spars haye been made, @1d for her passage across the Atlantic her masts were cut three feet at the step. “Down heiow” in the Livonia there 19 plenty of room, and her fittings are of an elegan? nature throughout. ‘To-day and the following day are selected for the races at Newport for the Douglas and Lorillard cups, valued at $1,000 each, These cups were offered at the commencement of the season, and were to have been sailed for during the late annual cruise over the course from Brenton's Reef lightship at the entrance Of Newport harbor to and around the nuoy at Block Isiand, nineteen miles, thence to the Vineyard Sound jightsbip, twenty-eight miles, tnd from there to the point of de- payiare, nineteen miles, making a triangular course of sixty-six miles, to be completed in nine hours or No race, Three attempts were made to sai! for them, but, owing to adverse circumstances, the races Were not completed within the required ime. ihe Fall Regatta of the Brooklyn Tacht Club will take place to-day. and there are indications that it will be aM aquatic event of no mean order, The yachts of the fleet will readezvous at an early hour this morning im Gowanus Bay, near the old club grounds; and if the programme is carried out wil start upon the race by nine o'clock. The course wil be from the anchorage around the Southwest Spitand back to a stake buat off ex-Mayor Gun- ther’s residence at Graveseud Bay, where @ clam bake and chowder will be served upto the yacht. men, their families and friends, Many of the boais of the club have been preparing for the last few days for this event; an with = pleasant Weather and a fair breeze, the regatta to- day will be second to none of the many aquatic reunions of this successful yacht club. The racing sloop Meteor, owned by Mr. A. &, Bush, of the Brookiyn Yacht Club, was successfully launched from the yard of her builder, Mr, Patrick McGrehan, of Pamrapo, N. J., last Saturday even- ing at high water. She was fully rigged when sent overboard, and immediately afterwards a trial trip was made, which resulted satisfactorily to her owner and builuer, Yacht Kaiser Wilhelm 1, B.Y.C., Mr. George A, Beling, was lowered from “he ways on Saturday at Pamrapo, N. J. She will ve among the contestants to-day in the BrgokiyD Yacht Jiub regatta NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1871.—TRIPLE SHEET. WASHINGTON. The Brazilian Arbitrator in the neva Commission. Prepayment of November Interest by the | Seeretary of the Treasury. Important Rulings by Treasurer Spinner, REDEMPTION CF THE SMALL COINS, WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 1871, Reception of the New Brazilian Minister. ‘The new Brazilian Minister, Mr, C. Borges, will ve received by the President to-morrow, and will after- ward formally visit the heads of departments and the members of the diplomatic corps, Mr, Borges is a diplomatist of large experience, having filled the post of Minister to Buenos Ayres during the recent contest of the allies with President Lopez with great acceptability. Mr. Magalnaens now goes to that government, the two Ministers changing places, The Brazilian Member of the Geneva Arbi- tration Committee, Important news has been received here from Bra- vil explaining why the arbitrator to be named by the Emperor as @ member of the Gepeva Conference had not been appointed. If the appointment had been made previous to the adjournment or the Chamber of Deputies the arbitrator might have been required to explain the tastrucuous under which he was to act as@ member of the Board of Arbitration, The Chamber did not adjourn till the 3d of September, and It is probable the ap- potntment was made immediately after its adjourn- ment. ‘The news will be brought probably by the mail which left xio Janeiro on the 26th, aad we may expect to hear the vame of the arbitrator ina few days either by the New York or Lisbon steamer, ‘The persons most prominently mentioned in connec- tion with the appointment are those of Senator Vis- count, of Itaborahy, the last Premier, and Senator ‘torres Homen, recently Minister of France. A states- man and not a diplomat will be appomted, and there is littie doubt the Emperor's choice will prove to bo the first named of these two eminent Braziians, Sceretary Fish and the Premiershi Astatement was recently published that Secretary Fish lately informed an ofictal colleague that he intended to retire trom the Cabinet alter the fall elections, or words to that effect. The statement 1s incorrect. Mr. Fish has expressed no such deter- mination. It is known the President has repeatedly sald he was reluctant to part with the Secretary, who remains in the Cabinet for this reason and not from personal considerations, Prepayment of the November Interest. rr) are sutnorized to withhold thelr order ror thé gauging aad stamping the rectified «pirita, Redemption of % 1 Coins. ‘The copper, nickel and bronze coinage redeemet at the Mint during September waa over $46,000, The total amount redeemed under the act of Marci 3, 1871, ls pearly a third of a million douars. New National Bank«, The Rock Island National Bank and tne First National Bank of Bloomington, Ind., are author- ized to commence operations each with acapttal of $100,000, Duty on Copper Plates. The Treasury Department decides that copper rolled Into plates of uniform #1Zze Is properly classed for duty at forty-flve per cent ad valorem. Powers of Attoracy. ‘The First Comptrolier made the following decision In regard to a pow attorney for the enuorse- ment of a draft pre “to him for his approval It Is fatal to this power of attorney that it has an alteration, Its also falar that the authority Ma te endorse the draft ito tie bank. The Department Cannot accepl a conditional power or one ware gives direction to the money, The Uvited States and Mexican Commissioner do NOt hold continuous sessions, but adjourn frout time to time to consiuer the cases which have been argued. They will probably hold a session tnd week, when decisions in twenty cases will be ans nounced. Health of Mr. Florence Thomas H, Florence, formerly member of Cons gress from Penusylvaata, now editor of the Sunday Morning Gazelle, who has been evitieally i for several days with neuraigia of the heart, Is con> valescent, with a clieeriui prospect of soon bein; entirely well. NEW YORK CITY. ‘The tottowing record will show the changaaiu th temperature for the past twenty-four hours in com= parison vith the corresponding day of last year, a# Indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut's Phare macy, HERALD Building, corner of Ann street; — 1870, AST. 1870, 1871. BALM, oO OL +73 6h OA. M. bh ay 9A. M.., ao 53 12M. 65 61 Average temperature yesterday... seeee Average temperature for corresponding date 3 last year... . o1 3 Weekly averag Wie A child named Marte Salyer, of 645 Ninth aves nue, fell from the secoud story window last even« ing aud was seriously tnjured, At half-past stx o'clock last evening a fire broke out on the first floor of the house at 80 Catharine street, occupied by M. Rosenbaum as a fancy store. Damoge $100, A boy nine years of age, named Thomas Gray, of 961 West Thirty-ninth street, fell from @ tree im We-hawken yesterday and broke tus leg tn two places, He Was sent to Bellevue Hospital in an ambular Stephen Geoghegan, of Thirty-ninth street and Second avenue, siruck Ellen O'Connor, of 772 Second avenue, on the aria and. broke it, Geoghegan has been arrested, Wiillam Haughly, of 3386 avenue A, was knocked down and ran over by car 104 of the Belt line and The Secretary of the Treasury has directed the Treasurer and Assistant Treasurers to pay Noven- ber coupons upon rebate of mrerest to Octoner and op and after that day to pay interest duc No- vember 1 without rebate, Rulings by Treasurer Spinner. ‘The following are the recent rulings of the Treas- urer of the United States:— National banks not designated as depositories aro not required, either by law or regulation, to redeem either defi or Mutilated currency of the United plates. Printed diagrains for measuring mutilated currency ave furnished gratuitously by tue Treasu- rer’s ofiice, No base metal coins are now redeemed at the ‘Treasury. Tae base metal coluage ot every descrip- tion is redeemable at the United States Mint at Philadelplia m sums of $20 and upward, on the terms set forth in a circular trom the Secretary of the freasury, dated April 12, lo71. Proof must be adduced by adidavit that the missmg parts of mutilated legal tender notes presented to tho Treasurer for redemption have been totally destroyed, and the cause and manner of destruction must be stated before the notes wiil be redeemed for their full face value, The character of the aMant must be cerulied by a magis- trate or other public oficer, An officer Of a bunk giving a power of attorney to collect interest ‘on stocks of the United States” shonid send with the power a certified copy of the resolution of the board from which he derives aur thoi ity. The application of a national bank to have its Ofice as a depository revoked should be addressed to the Secretary of the Treasury. The rwe In fo reauires an examination of the bauk depositors’ account by soi person to ve designated by the Secretary, and the payment of any balance due the ‘Treasury, Which may be shown upon such recom- mendation, before bonds of the bank im the ‘Trea. surer’s custody as security for the safe keeping of public deposits can be assigned to the bank and delivered. The number of coupons of United States bonds is 80 great that the Treasurer cannot undertake to stop payment on any paruicuiar coupons, and even should he do so the stoppage could not be lawiuily enforcea against an innocent holder of the coupons, Money borrowed by @ national bank on securities or on bills payabie would not be subject to semi- annoal duty asa part of its deposits; but money standing on Its books to the credit and subject to the draft oi any party is dutiav.e as a deposit, no onl how orfrom Whom it may have been vor- rowed. The Post OMce Department does not report to the Treasurer the resuitof its investigation of the loss of mutilated currency mailed to iui for redemption, ‘The rule that postmasters and internal revenue Collectors and their deputies may remit defaced aud mutilated United States curreucy by express to tie ‘Treasurer for redemption in suins of one hundred dollars, free of charge, does not apply to remit- tances of over one thousand dollars, The officers mentioned usually remit in small amounts, aud oue hundred dollars was placed as the minimuu amount they could send free; but when they remit in sums of $1,000 or more, the excess is treated in the same manner as remittances less than $1,000. The express charges paid thereon by the Vepart- ment are deducted from the return for the remit- tances. The government contract with the express company is for transportation of $1,000 or the mul- Uple thereof. The Treasurer cannot make two receipts for semi- annual dyty due from @ national bauk—one for part as the duty to a purty from whom the bank pur- chased stock and the other for the remainder to the bank, He can make only one receipt and that to the bank Irom which the duty has been reclaimed, as he Cannot take Official cognizance of any outsiue transactions in relation to the matter. Bills of the republic of Texas were formerly re- deemable by the United States, but the time within which they must have been presented in order to obtain payment expired vy limitation of law Janu- ary 1, 1561, Payment can now be made only by virtue of @ special act of Congress. ‘The Treasurer's ofiice does not acknowledge the receipt of currency forwarded for exchange, ay generally the return would arrive as soon as the acknowleigment. ‘There is no provision of law for the redemption of sliver three cent piece: A separate account of subscription should be kept by national banks designated by the Secretary of the Treasury to hold coin deposits on account o1 the funded joan of 1881, and a special transcript sent to the Treasurer's office, with the principal and miter- est stated therein separately. A public officer cannot depute the duties of his of- fice to an attorney. ‘fhe trast as expressed in the commission 18 a personal one, reposed in the oMecer, and cannot be delegated to another without author- ity of law. Unjust Exactions of the Pension ‘The First and Second Comptroilers and the Third Auditor were in conference yesterday with Secretary Boutwell, discussing the construction to be placed upon the sections in the Appropriation act of July M4, 1870, which heretofore have been coustrued by the Secretary as requiring pension agents to file two sets of vouchers when payment was made of a pension extending from one fiscal year to anotner, Pensioners have complained that they were sub- jected to the payment of fees not required by law on account of the strict construction of the sec- tions of the act forbidding the payment of money appropriated im one fiscal year for setting accounts in tne following fiscal year. Secretary Boutwell admitted that the law operated unjustly; bat the provisions had been so thoroughly examined by the jaw officers of the gov- ernment, and but one conclusion having been reached, and that the only one in force since the passage of the act, he could not consent to a change In the orders governing the disbursing officers. The law was inflexible and could only ve modified by Congress, and he would recommend amendments in his annual report. Rectifiers’ Responsibilities, Owing to the diMeulty of identifying spirits after the cases in which they are contained are emptied inw the large vats for rectification, rectifiers are Tequired to give notice to collectors before such emptying in time for an examination of the casks, aod, when they fai) to do 50 With intent, collectors had his right arm badly fractured. Tle was sent to Bellevuc Hospital nan ambulance. Patrick Ryan, the driver of the car, was arrested, Mra, Elwes, a middle aged woman, who was runt over on ‘Thursday last by a Broadway and Seventh avenue raliroad car and fad both legs crushed, died Jate on Saturday afternoon in Bellevue Hospital. Coroner Young Will hol au toquest to the case auesday NEXt. The opening reception of the Young Men's Chris- than Association will take place this evening,. There will be a grand concert in the Hall, and all the rooms occupied by the association, tneindinyy the gyinnasium, having been renovated, are then ww be opened to tie members aud Lue public, Another of the prevailing Sunday catastrophes happened on the Second avenue, near Forty-frst street, yesterday, Patrick Conolly stabbed Wil- ham Quipn during & drunken row with a@ long- bladed knife ani giving him a dangerous wound, The aggressor has been arresied aud ls BOW at Lhd Tweily-first precinct statiou house, Jonn Lander, of 410 East Twenty-third street, quarreiled with Thomas Costello, of 416 First avenue, about some young lady, a mutual acquaintance. During the mélée Lander stabbed his Mya A in the thigh with a pocket knife and injured him seri- ously, Lander was arrested and held to await tho result of the man’s injuries, A mau aad his wife, named Weekly, fell out Jast night, about a quarter past nine o'clock, and started a fight among themscives at their home in 36 Madison street. wvuring the altercauon Patrick Kiel lus wife’s front weeth out anc spilt her upper lip open, She was attended ‘to by the surgeon from the Seventh precinct stauon house, aad ber hus- band Was arrested, ‘The body of Michael Gibbons, about forty years of age, Was found floating in the water at plier 27 Bast River, by WiUlam Robinson, ving im Brooklyn. Deceased was five feet eight mches in height, smooth face, black hair, and was dressed in black coat and pants, white imusiin shirt, aud shoes, The body was sent to the Morgue, and Coroner Young notified, Deveased lived at 240 Front street. On Saturday night Mr. John Merinez, captain of a barge lying in one of the North River docks, while passing between two boats, fell and struck his head on the deck, fracturing his skull, weath sudse- quently ensued from the Injuries, The body of Cap- tain Merinez was taken to the louse of @ friend, No, 117 Chariton street, where an inquest will be heid by Coroner Young. Deceased lived in Albany, where he bas lett & family, Edward Black, forty years of age, formerly an oMcer of the Seveath precinct police, on Saturday night was taken suidenly tl, corner of Pike and Cherry streets, and died soon after vemg conveyed to the station house, The body was sunsequenciy removed to the Morgue and Coroner Young notifiet to hold an Inquest. Deceased left a widow and five children, ving corner of Gouveneur and Front streets, They are in destitute circumstances, Ata gathering Sacurday evening Mr, de Cordova read to a Number of friends and critics his new lec- ture, prepared for this season, entutied “Pity About Brown.” Unaer this title the antnor has collected a brief but compreheusive state- ment of the tactice of such rogues “go for the clvy."’ But the deifeate and yet nant sarcasm which marks the lecturer’s strictures makes hls hearers laugh In spite of theinseives and of the painful character of the revelations, which he makes in his ustial humorous style. Abive every- thing, the morat whieh lie conveys throughout the jecture Is one which will do our young men much gov. to heed, The Fire Marshal reports twenty-two fires for the week ending October 7 at noon, The estimated 1088 18 $8,129; amount of Insurance, $39,800, The causes of the several Ores were as follows:— Carelesaness of occupants and employes in the use of fire, lights, pipes, Acs mie rs Cnifuren playing wii fire and ‘matches Foul chimne: Gaalight set fre & aspipe, leak in eroxene lamps, exp! Kerosene lamps, upsetting 0! tha, ignition of vapor ol ated furnace, fo cartain, Bi eer ees THE WELLAND CANAL NIAGARA FALIS, Oct, 8, 1871, An Informal meeting of the leading shipowners and manufacturers of Upper Canada was held last evening, at the Cliftun House, lor the purpose of calling the attention of the Canadian government to the dilapidated condition of the Welland Canal, which is rapilly becoming useless for the purposes of commerce and manntacturing industry, The water supply IS insuftictent, and Decowing less 30 day by day, the locks, gates and embaukments being in ruins. A resolution asking that the caaal be enlarged was adopted, Charges of malfeasance in oMce were also made against Superintendent 8, Woodray aud ordered to be brought to the atteution of the government. ‘ihe Clifton closes on Monday, alter @ prosperous season, ‘The International remains open unvil the arrival of Prince Ales ALLEGED FORGERY IN BROOKLYN. Alfred E, Miller, a livery stable keeper tn Atlantic avenue, Brooklyn, was arrested yesterday by De- tective Folk on charge of forging notes to tho ount of $2,300 in the name of Joseph J. Reed, of Camden, Ned. The accused was held Wo answer the charge.