The New York Herald Newspaper, October 27, 1871, Page 5

OLITICAL. Nomination of Democratic Candidates in Kings County. Mayor Kalbfleisch Dropped by the City Convention, but is Still in the Field, RINGS COUNTY POLITICS, Demecratic County Vvention=The Ticket Nominated Yesterday. ‘The delegates to the regular Democratic County @onvention assembled at the headquarters of the General Committee, No. 9 Court street, shortly be» Sgre one o'clock yesterday afternoon. Mr. Levi B. Faron dalled ine Convention to order, and, with a few remarks upon the importance of the occasion which called them together and an assurance of glorious victory at the polls on election day, intro- duced the business before the Convention. Mr. W. J. Donitz ana Mr. John Cassidy were chosen as Secretaries, and Mr. J. ©. Hopkins us Chairman. The roll of delegates was then calied, each man responding to tue call, The name Of Winchesver Britton was then brought before the Convention, on motion of a delegate from the Ninth Ward, as the nominee for the ofice of District At- torney. A vote was taken, resulting in the unani- mous choice of Mr. Britton, Ex-Judge Henry A. Moore was then nominated, eulogized and voted to be the choice of the Convention tor the position of Oounty Judge. Thomas a. Gardiner was renom mated for County Treasurer. William J. Osborne ‘Was renominated for Supervisor at Large. The next vote was for Coroner of the Western District, and a lengthy petition, signed by prominent Members of the medical fraternity, endorsing Dr. J. B, Jones, the present incumbent, for renomination, was read, Joseph H. Strauss Was the choice of a solitary German delegate, but Jones was renominated. Lawrence E. Whitenill Was renominated for Coroner of the Eastern Dis- trict. Henry Sieler was renominated for the office of Commissioner of Charities tn the Eastern District, ‘There were four votes against him and in favor of Robert H, Anderson, but the mover in behalf of Anderson’s claims moved, when he found the Con- ‘Yention united In favor of Sieler, that the nomina- tion of the latter be made unanimous, and pledged the warm support of the defeated nominee to farther the success of the regular democratic nomi- pees from now until sundown election day. Cor- melius Fergusson, Commissioner gf Charities of the county.towns, was renominated. “Stephen I. Voor- hies, Justice of Sessions (from Gravesend), was also renominat Ex-Assemblyman Paddy Burn ‘Waxed eloquent in the poe of this ‘distinguished Ught ot the Kings county bar, asa man who had years oth intis hours of victory as Welds of glow ictory as well as and defeat. me that The Convention then resolved itself into a meet- ot for the purpose of hearing an expression of opinion from those who were not candidates, Register McLanghitn appeared and was loudly ap- Plaudea. He said that there had been doubts ex- as to the position of certain democrats who those gentlemen should be invited to address the meeiing. He moved, therefore, that Mr. Gray be appointed a committee to find District Attorney Morris and ask him to attend. Mr. Gray retired, and shortly afterwards returned with Mr. Morris, ‘Who was received with applause. Mr, MORRIS addressed the meeting as follows:— ir. Chairman and gentiemen, 1 heartily endorse the ticket which re have put in nomination here ‘0-day, and Ieball work trom now till election as hard as any man cat to secure the election of that Ncket by the large majority which we are entitled to inthis pap OG or asd can bes no question of majority, hen we recollect the importance of this campalgy, i “ “apie the pe sect of the at campaign ul he Presi every democrat must feel’ the importance of no! ay ‘ing the city and the State, but of carrying th, with a large majority, because ita effect will be important as to future results, It 1s not a ume When democrats can afford, if they have thell ences or have their personal feeli: preferences or those feelings: but it becomes the auty of every democrat, whatever may de his preferences, to do all in his power to sustain the democratic pay, the democratic nominees, aud wo see to it that we roll ap iD ts out old-time majority of ym 12,000 15,000; and any who arsire rod i, ae much, and pore net & (pro! campaign, 5 Sbeasion’ wo give My views with fore ‘the reference to the Candidates of the ber and with reference to the principles which they advocate)—that you have nominated @ ticket which commands the respect, and, I believe, will command the support of ever: true democrat in the country; and let us give it suci @ majority that our opponents may see that we are united, and mean that the democratic party, not only in this campaign, but in '72, will march in un- broken columns upon Washington. Speeches were made by the candidates nominated, and ine meeting adjourned, The Democratic City Convention. The City Convention of the regular aemocracy ‘was calle’ to order at about balf-past four o'clock yesterday aiternoon, at the same place where the county nominations were held. Henry D. Birdsall was chosen temporary Chairman. On motion of George Herman Thomas Carroll was chosen perma- nent Chairman. Fred Backus and Tom Farrell were appointed secretaries of the Convention. Con- gressman Thomas Kinsella came forward upon the platform and made a lengthy speech in defence of the democratic party, its honesty, fealty and faith- fal adherence to the form of government which is best adapted to the well being ofthe people. He alluded to the venality disclosed among false mem- bers of the party in New York, ana dwelt upon the fact that men of untarnishea honor were now en- gaged m prosecuting the delinquent officials, He referred to the false and malicious aspersions sought to be cast upon the falr fame of Brook- lyn by tratricidal citizens assembled at the Rink mecting the other evening, and regretted the silence of Mayor Kalbfleisch, who had not ratsed his voice to put down these vile iibela upon the city’s honor and credit. The present Mayor, he said, had been nine times before the opie as a candidate for high oMices of trust at the hands of the democratic con- venti extending over a period of seventcen years, and had three times been elected Mayor of the city. The speaker concluded by a glowing eulogium of Samuel 8. Powell, whom he moved as the nominee for the office of Mayor of Brooklyn. Mr. Evan M. Jonson was renominated to the office of Comptroller; Cortland A. Sprague was re- nommated as City Treasurer; City Auditor James O’Brien was chosen for another term of his office; Jacob I. bergen (Alderman of the 1enth ward) was nominated tor Collector of Taxes, in place of Isaac Badeau, the present incumbent, ‘he followiy justicesof the peace were then nominated:—Third district, Thomas M. Rielv; Fourth district, Charlies B. Eliott (Alderman Seventeenth ward); Fifth dis- trict, Thomas Eames; Sixth district, James Cassidy, at present Captain of Police, Ninth precinct, Rialy and Eames are at present Justices of their ré- spective districts, A committee was appointed to ‘wait upon ex-Mayor Powell and inform iim of his Nomination. Mr. Morris being called upon, said that the ticket was such as no good citizen conld ob;ect to, and he pledged his support to it, It was only Maer whether the county would give 12,000 or 15,000 democratic majority. ir. Powell, on making his appearance, was re- ceived with the greatest erthusiasm, and on its sub- | returned nis thanks for the great honor con- ferred upon him in their selection of him as their standard bearer in the battle for ascendancy in the great democratic campaign upon which we nave entered. The great improvements made within the past few years increased the rate of taxation, but the buraen was reduced nearly one-fourth this year, the ays of economy thus inaugurated will Teton '. Berge! turned his thanks, and ed. the Convention adjourne: The Position of Mayor Kalbfleisch. Mayor Kalbfeisch has announced his intention of taking the field for re-election. Mr. John W, Grogan, chairman of the Young Democracy, waited upon him last night and informed him that be had received the nomination for Mayor by that orgqnization, and asked him if he would vacceph The Mayor assured him that he Some of the German organizations of the District have also nominated him and he mays ho nas hopes of being re-elecicd. Second Se: ial Conventions The Second Senatorial’ Democratic Convention was held last night in the rooms of the Democratic General Committee, at the corner of vourt and strects, Mr. James Murphy was chosen fae nny Mr. John Osborne, of the Pleree ie, Dominated Mr, James FF, Second district “Position of Senator of thé ene ihe tomina fonvention unanimously con: a . A. FOwLRR then moved that pe eS at & committee nd inform hth of ns nominal” alonted Jo tho meantime Mr. Jonp OC. Jaqube Aad Mx; NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1871.—TRIPLE SHEET. Ostrandér entertained the delegates with a few re- marks, TIOGA COUNTY POLITICS, Fight for County Judge and Surrogate An Independent Candidate—He is Sup. perted by Democrats—His Election Very Probable—Close Contest for Asseme yman—The Result Uncertain—The Re- publican State Semator Sure of His Elece tion—A Majority of Six Hundred or Seven Hundred for the Repabdlican St Ticket. OWEKO, Tioga connty, Oct. 24, 1871, The republicans of Tioga county are dividea in thelr choice for County Judge and Surrogate, just as are those of Broome for member of Assembly. ‘This local issue is the absorbing subject among politicians here, Its importance seems to over- shadow that of every other. There is so much feel- ing on the subject that tie independent republican candidate, who has been accepted by the democrats, is almost sure of his election. The local papers of both political parties are fillea with personalities and statements, charges and countercharges, reflecting injuriously agaist the respective canditates, The regniar Republican Couaty Convention nominated Vharies A. Clark, and the democratic Charles D, Nixon for County Judge and Surrogate. Both are young men, and both were admitted at the same time and in the same class, four years ago, to practice as attor- neys and counsellors at law. It was known that several democrats whose names nad been in ques- tien would not accept the nomination, probably because there was no hope of the suecess of any one o1 them, for the majority in the county haa for many years remained considerably repnblican. Mr, Nixon formally declined the nomination, assigning as his reason that he believed his experience with criminal courts and practice as a criminal lawyer nad not been suMotent to enable bm to discharge the duties of the office with honor to himself and Tull justice to the people. This left but one candi- date in the field, for the democrats did not seem disposed to make another nomination, Their pur- pose was better served, however, by the appear. ance on the scene of a disaffected republican who is running as an “independent” candidate. This indl- vidual is Delos Y, Haneock. it is asserted by those who claim to be honest people that regular repub- hicans in Tioga county constitute a ring whose object is to run the political affairs of the county for personal and peculiar purposes, and that the in- terests of electors are involved in the destruc. tion of the ring. With the avowed object of effecting this result seventy-live prominent Tepublicans addressed a etter to . Mr, Hancock urgg him to accept an inde. pendent nomination and pledging him their ‘assistance and support. For the reasons assigned by them Hancock signified his acceptance, and in the long letter announcing it be exposes the selfish objects and purposes of the ring. He has been for ten years District Attorney for the county, and his experience in criminal cases is cited as one of his qualifications for the bench. On the other hand it is urged against hm that he has been @ chronic candida‘e tor office, was never very popu. Jer, always ran behind bis ucket, and ought to give place to some other aspirant. When Nixon declined the democratic nomination the democrats unani- mously agreed to put Hancock on their ticket, and the main charge against him by the regular republi- cans 18 that he Is a political turncoat, and is nof a re- publican but a democrat. OR Hancock is an avowed republican now, ag he has been, it is said, to Dis disparagement, that if he is successful Im this canvass his election will be claimed as a democratic victory, And £0 stands tnis juciciat jumble im ‘Tioga county, The contest over County Judge will be very bitter, aud it would seem that the vote will be very close. Efforts will be made on both sides to call out as large a representation of electors as pos- sible, At present both sides claim the eleetion for their candiaate. The indications are that Hancock Wil be elected by & small majority. Considering all the circumstances, it will not be dificult to so re- duce the reguiar republican majority and turn the balance in his favor that he will come out triamph- ant. His friends on the republican side and all the democrats have @ common cause m supporting him, and even now they fee) quite confident of his election. Although this county is ee es there seems to be some doubt about the elcction of a republican Assemblyman. There is no serious split in the Party with reference to the regular nomination, but there is some dissatisfaction among some of its members with the conduct ot its candluate. And ‘this arises out of the trouble concerning the Coun Judge and Surrogate. The republican nominee William Smyth, editor of the republican weekly organ here. He was secretary of the County Con- Vention, and it is sald he managed it in the interest of Conkling, while the majority of the republicans in the county favor Fenton. But the present opposi- Je, at . atisenees Ze eumngn from that fact ae that lsh in bis paper the correspondence relacng to Hancock’s nomination. This has put a portion of the republicans down on him, and 1t 1s likely that many of those who for Hancock wil! go agaiust lum. The democratic candidate is Gideon 0, Chase, who represented tue county in former years before it became republican. Chase was democratic member of Assembly from Ttoga county in 1845 and 1846, and he jg claimed to be a consistent exponent of demo- cratic principles, He is an employé of the Ene Railroad, in the capacity of station agent at Smith- boro’, some sixteen miles westward from this place. His association with the Eric Ratlroad will un- doubtedly give him some votes, and this, taken in connection with his personal popularity and the disaffection as to Smyth, makes his chances rather favorable. At the last election for Assemblyman the republican majority in this county, When the party was united on their candi- date, was only 377, and the democrats feel quite sanguine that they will be abie toelect nim, At all events the vote will be pretty evenly divided be- ween Smyth and Chase, and it ts dificult to dever- mine now which will be elected, But there is no such disagreement concerning the republican candidate for the Senate, The Senatorial district comprises Tioga, Broome and Tompkins countics, he republican nominee, Thomas 1. Chatticld, is a citizen of this place. The fight over the local candidates already mentioned will not affect his chances in the least. He will get a Teasonable republican majority in ths county, and as both Broome and Tompkins are republican as well his friends have no fears for his success, The democratic nominee 1s Roswell C. McNeil, also of this county; put even his most ar- dent adherents have no hopes of his election. They Will vote the ticket, as a matter of course, knowing well that Chatfield will receive a majority of per- haps three thousand in the district. ‘There 1s no special interest shown on either side concerning the State ticket. All the political ex- citement there is here Is confined to local candi- dates, Mr. Bristol, the democratic candidate for State Treasurer, 18 @ resident of this county; but even any littie local popularity he might have would not he noticed on the general ballot. Bristol 1s now in Albany, The republican candidates for State offices will have from six hundred to seven hun- dred majority in the county. Neither side will be materially affected by the taik about either the Cus- tom House or Tammany. NEW YORK STATE NOMINATIONS, Republican. 1B.—Assembly, Fourth district, John Simson; district, Dr. John McBeth, Assembly, Livingston Ellwood; , Austin 4, Yates; Superintendent of the Poor, Harrison Clute; Coroner, Nicholas Mar- cellus; Justice of Sessions, Maynard Aki. Er Fitth Democratic, RocKLAND.—James M, Nelson, for Member of As sembly; A. E. Suftern, for County Judge: Cyrus W. Crum, for County Clerk; John Isermaa, for Superin: tencent of the Poor, aud D, B. Jonnson, for Justice of Sessions, AN ADDITION TO OUR EDUCATIONAL i TEM. The great change of 1ate years in all systems of education has been in accoraance with the spirit of our times, to substitute the real for the theoretical, In the great cities of Europe the pupils of their com- mon schools enjoy advantages which are wanting i even our well arranged system, To supply this defictency, and to furnish the schools of New York with even greater facilities of becoming ac- quainted with the works of the Creator in all jauds, @ number of gentlemen have given liberal subscriptions for thé purchase of specimens of natural history, which are now on exhibition in the Arsenal bullding in the Central Park, To atiord the students and teachers of our public schools the means of examining the specime) ready secured a letter has been written to eparti it of Parks, and, a3 will be noticed, endorsed by an nousually large Number of our prominent citizens. We learn that the deparjment have agreed to the request the stees, Who are the owners of the specimens, and thos by creased the obligation ‘already due to them for offering the privilege of playing on the bau ground to every pupil who can present a certificate of good conduct a8 a member of any one of our pub. lio achools. New York has always been regarded by those residing outside of her limits as merely an emporium for trade, but now-a movement has been commenced which, nuder such auspices, will tena pan tomake our metropolis an emporium for aclence. TROTTING AT PITTSBURG, Prrrepure, Oct. 26, 1871, The racos at Oakland track yesterday attracted over three thousand spectators, The trot between Goldsmith Maid and Lucy was won by the form: im ashree straight heaw, Time—3:20, 2) ‘a 329 ae THE CHICAGO FIRE FUND, | THE FOREST FIRE FUND. Some Generous Contributions Yesterday. Below are the contributions made yesterday for the relief of the suffering poor of Chicago, as far as reported to this ofice. RECEIVED AT TRE HERALD OFFICE, Nune, 8. Mot Pt James Fordyce, Brookhave Workmen in safe factory of Herring, Amount. + $6.00 MAN «5 Emile Indi, Steinway ons Employes of Stet J Cob & O'Conner, 125 Crosby TOU. sseveeeeee 41,606 OL Collected by Gust. Amtenrieth, 371 Peart Street. ©. D, Sebleher, ‘ Blank ...... at Mra. L. Beach * 1® Todt (aged nine years). - : 118 Kk (engineer at'G, Autenrieihs), two gifts, 40 10 Total received yesterd Previously reported, Total at HERALD ofice. Forther Acknowledgment ef Money Fore warded. In answer to @ telegram anthorizing @ further draft upon the Chicago fund of this office whe fol- lowing 1s to band:— OMCAGO, Oct. 23, 1871, To THE Epiror of THE HERALD:— Deak SrkR—Your telegram of this date is just re- ceived, and I hasion to express on beital: of our suf- ferers the heartiest thanks for this generous gift.. This soctety, which has the management of this vast charity, also thank you earnestly for your efforts in behalf of our distressed citizens, and the homeless thousands will not forget the maguificent charity oftheir brethren. I will draw, 2s instructed, ma day or two for the $7,000, remain very truly yours, B GEORGE M. PULLMAN, Treasurer Chicago Relief and Aia Society. Collected by Chamber of Commerce Relief Fund. Mason builders, New York, for Michigan, ae Children of the Italian school, by K.P. Fabri, treasur of comm: higan, Obrist chur Sabbath school Thirteenth ‘Wisconsin and Michigan. 1, Furgis.. ees “ Employes of Willcox & Gibbs’ Sewing Machine Com. pany, for Michigan and Wisconsin. Sunday schoo! of : Harlem Congregational chur R. Rogers— Coltected on the street........ Joshua Reece, Infant clags of St. ¥ Mr. nnd} gan and Wisconsin. Mrs. Nelson... a Longtellow Literary’ Aatdciation, coby, M.R i Wisconsin, id e0o., J. & W. Harm fand tne men in their employ. James nyster. se eseeeee RK, Delafield, for Michigan and Wisconsin Ablel Haywood, for Michigan ana Wisconsin. Grane total by the Champer of Commer: mittee.......... . Leas Foret Fire Fun . 1,200 90 Total for Chicago... ove ABOG1,435. 06 Total Received Yesterday, At HFsAn office. By Chamber of Com $1,619 19 3,619 99 ‘Total reported. Previously reported, iuc!tdi deiphia..., Grand toval.. 93,276,779 29 Supplies Forwarded. &. C, Fisher, of 178 Broadway, acknowledges the receipt of the following supplies for Michigan sut- ferers:— One barrel cloining, from D. 8. Holmes, Brooklyn. ‘Two boxes clothing, trom Third Universailat Church, New ‘ork. One bundle clothing, from H. F. B., Summit, N. J. One box clothing, donor not known. One box clothing, from Mra. Lee, Brooklyn. One box clothing, from James Ward, 330 Grand street. ‘One bundie clotuing, from Thomas Russell, 116 Duane Two barrels clothing, from Samuel H. Denton. Five boxes clothing, per Dodd’s Express, donor not known. One batarl dashiinty, ‘tein Genera) SandYort, WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY AND DO. From Steinway & Sons. New York, Oct. 26, 1871, To vHe Epiror oF Tar HERALD:— ~ DBaR Sir—We herewith enclose our check for $1,000 as the contribution of vur firm to the HERALD fund for the relief of the Chicago sulferers, We also enclose a check for $526 10, being the contribu- tons of @ portion of our employés, who had not reviously subscribed through their societies, lodges, &c., Which they wish to be divided as foi- lows:—One-half to the Chicago and the other half to th lichigan and Wisconsin sufferers, Yours re- specttully, STEINWAY & SONS, The Artisia Called Upon. New York, Oct, 22, 1871. To THE Epiron oF THE HERALD:— Of all the venefits to Chicago that have taken place at the theatres in this city, the “public” alone have been called upon, except in one inst: °e—the benefit at Bouth’s, where Miss Cushman, Mr. Cres- wick and every member of the establishment gave his or her night’s salary for the object. Why not raise & subscription among the theatricals them- selves for their suffering fellow artists? Let such Men as Kdwin Forrest, John Owens and others head the list and the rest will follow. J am anxious to give my “mite,” AN ACTOR, The New York and Phil phia Railroad and the Sufferers. ‘The following Is the correspondence between the representative of the New York and Philadelphia Railroad on the one side and Governor Fairchild and the Mayor of Clicago on the other, This ran. road, it may be stated, was the first on which a reg- ular organized subscription was collected: NEw JERSEY Seat TRANSPORTATION a ERILY Crry, Oct. 20, 1871. LDWIN, Detroit, Mich. 7 rT ry fires in your State. ‘Three thousand six hundred and forty-eight dole lars and $64 were contributed by the oflicers and employes of the New York and Philadelphia Railway for the Chicago aute ferers. In view of the pressing wants of a portion of your citizens and those of Wisconsin, from a similar eause, with the consent of the contributors, we have thought proper to divide the fund, giving Chicago #1,800 38 and HoL4 66 each to Michigan and Wisconsin, With heartfelt eympathy, yours, vespecifally, GEORGE W. BARKER: Master of Transportation, GOVERNOR FAIRCHILD'S REPLY, STATE OF WISCONSIN, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,) MADISON, Oct, 20, 1871. Groner W. Barnkren, Master of Transportation, New York and Philadelphia Rallway, Jersey City, N. J. : DRA SIR--Aw instructed by your télegram, I have drawn on the Firat National Bank, Jereey City, (or S014 60, the con- tribution of the olleers and employes of the New York and Philadelphia Railway Company, through the State Bank at thia place, In hebalf of those who have been rendered utterly destitute by the terrible fires in this State I thank those who haye s0 generously and promptly given of their earnings to reileve the suffering. Please auy to them that the eople of this State fully appreciate their timely charity. lay the Lord prosper yourseli and those who have joined you In this gift. Very respectiully yours, LUCIUS FAIRCHILD, The following telegraphic despatch was received from the Mayor of Chicago yesterday:— Groran W. BARKER, Master of Transportation, New Jersey Railroad Hesven biess the of order of the Chicago Re: = and employes, Will draw to the £ and Atl Socioty. » is, MASON, Mayor, Letter from Archbishop Connolly, of Halifax, Enclosing His Povation in Aid of the Chi- cago Sufforers. St. Mary's, Oct. 21, 1871, DrAR Str—Enciosed you have my subscription of $100 for the relief of the sufferers by the recent fire in Chicago, it was my intention to attend the pnv- lic meeting held for this purpose in Temperance Hail and to speak om any resolution that may be placed Im my hands; but, notwith- standing the announcement to the contrary in Fri- day morning’s paper, I understood from His Wor- ship the Mayor (I sappose by my mistake) that this meeting would be delerred until the lollowlug Monday evening, For a cause Q sacred, In which the whole cont- muni ty of Halifax should take so deep an interest, Tregret that through an error un my part I have not pevformea tn this instance what I considered to be @ public duty. In addition to the many yeasons that would urge us to Snergette action on public grounds, I trust the citizens of Halifax will gladly seize thls first opportunity to clear up all old Scorés and mis- understandings, and to set themselves aright for ali time to come with the vie earite and generous PeoRe ( the mighty republic on the other side of ic 1 be, dearatr, yonr obedient ser- vant eeIHOMAS Ie’ CONNOLLY, Arebhielion. Mr, J. 3, MACLBAN, President of the ‘Chicago Relief Committee in Halifax, N. &, Received at the Herald Omice. A Cartman No 8, MeO. em James Fordyce, Brookbaven. 13.9 Employes of Steinway & Sons 263.05 Total at HERALD ofiice,. Previously reported... al Board of Directors of Anchor Life Insurance mm t Williamspo cane on wegen i Cash, from L. HH, 109 00 Total. «A800 00 From Chamber of Commerce. Various collections... sees + +981,200 90 - aoc A TYPHOON IN CnIN es Great Destruction of Propery and Loss of Life in and Around Hong Kong. AWEUL GRANDEUR OF THE STORM Appalling Sewes of Devastation—Floating wrecks in Flooded Streets, At HERALD office Collected bj Chamber of Comnx Total........++ 7 Previously reported. Grand total... cases 878,019 19 Graphic Description of the Suferings ef the Foresters in Michigan. EASY SAGINAW, Mich., Oct. 2), 1871, To THE Ep!ToR oF THE HERALD:— Dear Sin—In your paper you say that your columns will be open to appeals for the rehef for the sufferers by fire in the Northwest. I therefore write this im the hope thatat may be the means of giving some little idea of the needs of this section, You, who are so far removed from the scene of these dis- asters, cannot from anything that has been or can be written form anything Hke an adequate idea of the extent of the suffering, as we can who are in the midst of it. Jcould fill column after column of your Journal with the accounts of destitution and suffering that are coming to our notice day after day. While J would not if I could do anything to interfere with the relief of Chicago, 1 can say that I have not a doubt that the loss of property in our State, if it could be arrived at, would exceed that in Chicago, while the loss of life is much larger, and the suffering can hardly be compared, for the fol- lowing reasons:—The news of the calamity in Chi- cago came first, and all responded nobly to her call for ald, Besides, Chicago is accessible by rail from all points, and the rebuilding of the city will furnish employment to most if not all of her laborers and mechanics, With us it 18 different, The suffering outside of the villages is among tne pioneers in the wilderness, men who, during years of toil, have made their httle clearings, built their small houses and barns, in which were stored all their goods and their loved ones, isolated en- tirely, thelr nearest neighbors from one to ten miles distant, and no means of communication except by @ very poor woods road. Every day brings us news of families thus situated, where the man and his wile, after Sighting fire to keep it from their buildings, surrounded by thick smoke, so as to hide every- thing more than @ tew yards distant, would be startled by the cries of then children and rush homeward to find their houses in flames and their children beyond hope of rescue; others where all are purnea but the husband, and he scorched and blinded py the fire and smoke, runs the gauntlet of fire to escape, im many instances with his clothing burned off and he bereft cf all that would make this world desirable, In other in- stances families have as a last resort taken refuge in wells and came out over the ashes of their entire Worldly possessions, having miies to travel through the woods to get even a morsel of food, ‘There are thousands of families in this State that have lost every doilar they had in the world and think themselves blessed im having escaped with ae lives, The Detroit and other papers have given you the accounts of villages on the shores swept fromthe earth, inhabitants driven into the lake, till the fire had passed, and then emerging to ree main on the snore without shelter, food or safticient Clothing until relieved by boats. All these people must be provided with sheiter and clothing imme- diately, and must be fed until spring opens and they can care for themselves, Michigan wants help. Our business men have re- sponded nobly, but nearly all in this section of the State are themselves sufferers toa greater or jess extent by the fires in their timbered lands. If we needed the lesson, 1t seems to me it has been tanght inthe strongest Manner possibile that we are de- pendent on each other, and none of us know why ‘we have been exempt unless to give us the means of relieving. the sufferings of those who two weeks ago were better off than we; nor do we know that In the next two weeks we may not be applicants tor he, Same ak TRAY PU BATA Mer Wa" or new, 2a dressed to H, C. Potter, Treasurer of the East Sagi- naw Relief Committee, will be properly distributed. Bplay that those whom God has spared their homes, lives and property will be able to con- tribute to the relief of our homeless ones, I remain yours, A SUBSCRIBER. THE FRANKLIN STATUE. The Coruer Stone of the Movament Laid in Printing House ware Yesterday. The corner stone of the monument which 1s to be erected next January to the memory of Benjamin Franklin, in Printing House Square, was laid with appropriate ceremonies yesterday afternoon. Tue day Was not very agreeable for an ontdoor demon- stration of any kind, but notwithstanding all the | drawbacks to the occasion there was quite a num- | ber of persons on nand wien the ceremonies began. The Fifth regiment band did its musical utmost to enliven the spirits of the faithful ones wno, despite the weather, remained steadfastly at their places while the rain drizzie made everything about wear an aspect of painful gloominess, and in a measure succeeded, The ceremonies were conducted according to the Masonic formula, The Masons, healed by Captain De Groot, Peter Cooper and John A. Kenuedy, put themseives Into line of the procession about half. past one and marched around the site of the | monument and then formed in hollow square, the corner stone being in the middie, Colonel G. L. Gaul then stepped forward and said:— ‘The occasion which calls us together to-day is well known to most of us present, but forthe benefit of those who do not know 1 will state that here is to pe erectel a colossal statue of Benjamin Franklin, by the liberal glit of Mr. Albert De Groot. The statue when completed will be dedicated to the press and printers oj New York city. There Is no man more | respected among printers than Benjamin Franklin, and the place selected for tlis monument 1s one of | the best, surrounded as tl is by & large number of printing offices, The ceremony of laying the corner stone was then gone throngh with, Mr. John H. Anthon omiciating, The following articles were placed in the recess of the stone before it was sealed :— Constitution of the United #, Constitution of the State of New York, Manual of tho State of New York, Corporation Manual of the City of New York, "a Life of Franklin, copy af the Holy Scriptures, map of New York city, Apple: ton's Railway « foe's Catalogue of Printing Machines &e.; type found ecimen book and business cards of New York printe: York HERALD and other city newsps papera and map of Chicago, descriving gration. ‘The statue of Franklin which ia to be erected in the square wiil be of bronze, tweive fect six inches in length, and will rest upon a pedestal fou feet high and nine fect square at the base. The ceremony Of unveiling the statue will take place on the anniversary of Frankiin’s birthday—the 17th of danaary 0 THE PHILADELPHIA DEFAULTERS. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 26, 1871, ‘The Hrraty has already been informed of the arrest of C. 7. Yerkes, Jr., the banker, who falled to respond when requested to deliver $478,000 clty bonds, This amount has been lost in speculation. At a secret session of the Citizens’ #xecutive Com. | mittee this afternoon a resolution was adopted authorizing the arrest of Marcer, the City Treasurer, He will be prosecated for a'lowing the bonds to go out of his possession without receiving collaterals te tnerefor, | Yerkes himself was held to bail th the <am of | $50,000, on charge of embezzlement, | ——$$—$$—$——— THE HOBOKEN FERRYBOATS, Several communications lave recently been ad- | dressed to the HERALD from residents of Hoboken, complaining of the management of the Hoboken ferry. A gentleman residing at No. 20 Hudson ter- race Wiites that boats are frequently+delayet twen- ty-five minutes in the morning. Yesterday morn ing, according to bis statement, we pliot blew the whistle on the Barclay street boat to start, when the arrival of a train at the Erle tunnel was tele- graphed and the boat was kept waiting till the pas sengers Of this train were taken on board, VIEWS QF THE Past. OCTOBER 27. 1810—Metz capitulated; Bazaine's army consisted of 3 marshals, 66 generals, 6,000 officers and 173,000 privates. 1869—Steamer Stonewall burned on the Mississippi; 200 lives lost. 1044—Battle of Newbury, England; royalists under Charies I. defeated by the Pariiamentary army, 1492—Cuba digcovered by Colambur: | Was driven on shore near the hospital. Schooner | while one of ihe houses in the Bazaar had its front THE LOST AND DISABLED VESSELS, Plunderers aad Assassins at Work. TRAGIC DEATH OF A FRENCH CAPTAIN, Hona Kona, Sept, 12, 1871. The inhabitants of this colony have just been visited by the severest typhoon that has swept over this island for the last twenty years, On Saturday, the 2d inst,, the weather in the morning was cloudy | and thick and the water in the bay was very turbu- lent, Even as early as eleven A, M. the waves had | assumed very threatening dimensions, and vessels in | the harbor commenced to toss about in a manner by No means reassuring. About hall-past five P, M, the wind began to increase. and we experienced those ominous gusts, growing by degrees more and more violent, which are always looked upon as sure presage of a typhoon. At half-past six the cyclone had fairly taken possession, increasing rapidly in violence until ten o'clock, when it evidently reached the climax, The Praya, a street facing the harbor, was entirely fooued, it being high water at this time. The appearance of the harbor from the Praya at this time beggars description, The typhoon of last year occurred in the middle of the day, but this one occurring at night the dark- ness magnified its grandeur and terrors, The enormous waves appeared yet more gigantic from their indistinctness, and the phosphorescent light emitted from them and piercing the blackness of the night formed a spectacle of grandeur and beauty. Added to this was the picturesque appear- ance ofthe shipping. Only the hwis, looming up ike huge black objects were visibie. Above these, but as if entirely detached from them, the ships’ lights appeared like so many distaut stars, except that the violent motion of the water kept them con- s.antly moving. Almost every vessel in the harbor drifted or bad to get up steam and keep moving the nignt, especially during the flood-tide, the Praya was deluged, and the smaller craft were piled on top of it with utter disregard to arrangement of any kind. The vagaries of some of these boats were un- Pleasant, Upposite the Pottinger street wharf In- spector Grimes, who was coming down toward the harbor, was suddenly confronted by a great indis- tinct mass, apparently bound for the Queen's Road, at an astonishing rate of speed. He had time to get out of the way in an open doorway, aud had the satisfaction of seeing the said mass, which proved to be a shin’s gig, pass him lke an express train. Similar effects were observed elsewhere, all the streets and ways leading down to the Praya being ultimately strewn with boats and the remains of boats, LOSS OF LIVES AND CRAFT. At East Point the glass fell on Saturday slowly, but surely, wilh shori, heavy puffs, From the mill- tary boundary the line of tne Fraya eastward was entirely occupied all day by innumerable native oats of all sizes and classes, striving to obtain shel- ter either in the lagoon to the northward of the race course or in Uauseway Bay; very many came to grief in the passage, and the bund was covered with frag- Monta and Aéhria white eveiavats of @ ccrtous na ture were abandaut. One boat in trying to round the corner of Messrs, Wahee, Smith & Co.’s prem- ises into Causeway Bay was capsized, and some of her crew, consisting of twelve persons, were with great diiculty saved by Mr. Smith, who took nine in his gig; one old woman and two children were washed by the sea before the boat could reach them. The glass continued to fall rapidly towards dark. At eleven P, M., when tt reached its lowest points, the gale was at its height, ard blew harder than has been experienced in Hong Kong for many years, The brig Selina Jaue Gaviota 18 reported sunk at her moorings. Mr. Speecniy’s steam launch found her way to the bot- 10m, While the new steawer just lannched by Messrs, Hook & Son had her stern stove in and was fillea with water. Her engines not having heen plaved in her she floated flush with the water’s edge and was saved, The Praya was terribly cut up, and at tre proposed site of the new pter company the sca wall | was entirely washed away, carrying with it about half the carriage road. The wooden pier at the old “MeGregor” honse was completely destroyed at tne shore end, leaving a mass of ruins to mark its site. The yachts iaid up in ordinary suffered but trivial damage, losing merely portions of their mat roof- ing. Messrs. Jardine’s garden suffered terribly, the trees, pamboos and shrubs beng torn and wrenched in every direction, A corrugated iron building at Mr. Jack’s slip was unroofed and rendered useless, coupletely driven in, The sugar refinery and «is- | tilery suffered put little, the Praya wall at the tor- | mer being prostrated, while the latter had their go- | down doors blown in and @ portion of their cooper: | age untiled., The destruction of boating in Cause. Way Bay was very heavy. One large Swatow junk | was capsized opposite the residence of the sagar boilers at the refinery, driving the head of her main- | mast through the wall of the house. She | was fuil of passengers, who were ail res- cued and kindly cared for, though the poor fellows had lost thelr ali in the wreck. From: | whe nortyeasrern © of the refinery, up the bay | past the distillery, the Praya wall, which was a dead | lee, 18 lined with wreek of pea junks, cargo boats and other native shipping, in some places three and four deep. The steam launch Fizz was found on her beam ends, butit is believed has sustained no | serious injury. THE DEVASTATION. choly to contemplate, irom Peddar’s Wharf we: ral hundred yards the raya is de- Troy the Praya was, as as this The wall is sn uu blocks of impetnous ward for sev molished, Li portion of it 18 concerned. shapely heap of grvotte, huge which’ have been earried by the violence of the sea to distances of twenty and | tnirty feet from their original locations. But | not only have the stones been displaced, but large | gups have been formed, reaching almost to the ve- randans of the houses. ‘hts is particutarly the case between Peddar’s wharf and the Peninsula and Ori- ental offices, farther to the west the damage ‘tone | 1s great, but the destruction of the Frava less com. | piete than in the central positions, Peddar’s wharf | is greatly injured, as, indecd, are a!l the prominent | stone constructions, — watle through which the water has free passage, are un hurt, except as regards the tearing up of the plank- lng, which ts easiy remedied, Close to Pedda | whirt a large government lighter came ashore und sank, Her gunwaies are now flush with | the water's cage, and oue of her ropes is coiled round the telegrapii wire, Which is broken turtner eust, Another government lighter sauk in mid- | channel, off Messrs. Youglas Laprark & Co.'s whark. | Opposite this spot, too, are visible the masts of a | jank which went down with a valuable Chinchew cargo, Proceeding wes:ward one finds the de- siructton of native cratt more and more apparent, | Hast of the Peninsnia and Oriental godowns (whose | tiles have been blown oi!) an occasional hole. sani pan and pienty of debris attest the wholesale devas. | tation which has come upon the boat population, The Canton steamer wharf is not extensively in- | jured, though at oue time during the night li was i | danger of betag entirely carried away by a large iron ship which deitted down upon it, Although alruost within arm’s length of the wharf the ship went clear, and tue only injury done was the absoluteel | Ject of the water, Which upon a wooden pier has ap- parently very little power. On the eastera stio of the wharf, however, Messrs. Hook's lighter Advance lies 1n @ forlorn condition, level with the water, | The Despatch appears to have sustained no great | injury, as she rides at anchor in a sale enough posi- tion, ‘The Pacific Mall wharf has been somewhat injured im fts planking, but repairs are bein promptiy executed, Farther west the Atrevida and Cornuvia are both dismasted, the former ashore, with stern badly knocked about, and on Sunday afternoon the pumps were vigorously at work. Still further West the destruction of ‘native boats in- creases, aud one may see at frequent intervals a b tg baa family sheltered in a dilapidated sampan, the women bewailing the ar of their relations or their dwellings, and the cuildréf weeping in con- cert, probably without knowing exactly why. The misery among these boat people must be very great, those even who have been fortunate enough to save theit boats, which are their onl; habitations, having lost a great portion of their property, either accidentally swept or necessarily rown overboard, Indeed the whole of the long | newly masted by Messrs, W. B. Spratt & Co. to prevent colliding. Throughout the early part of | | ashore, and two of y' | been time to leave the ship before s' ‘The scene on the morning of the 3d was melan- ‘ the wooden piers, | the | board, and put in - ———$—$—— \-vfé and fearfoliy smashed, wh ‘20M: were ta another fall of water x bn loaded with some valuablecargo, About this poin! but further out in the harbor, are two veusel joseph Clark and another, broadside on toget and mutually damaged, while as tar as the eye cat reach towards Capsingmoon appear the masts and we of vessels which have dragged their anchors far Irom their original bertns. PLUNDERING HYENAS, Eastward the devastation is lesa apparent, tnot there has been enough of it. The pier opposite the military store Ix in part demolished, the remainder being. very much dilapidated. Close to it are twa or three sunken junks, Vat fibre melan choly appearance, sliops have been unrooted every. where, but this is trif_ing compared with the loss of life which has taken place, At West Point as well a8 eastward the rep: rts are numerous, At Wanchal details are given, Two men have been taken dead to the Civil Hospital from East Point, having been Smashed between two cargo boats which came to- Kether broadside on, Many more have been killed and unknown numbers injured im the same way, and yesterday at MacDonald's, Wanchai, the Chinese Were engaged in fishing up the bodies of tuese on. fortunate persons, The police station at Wanchal Was crowded during the night with Chinese seeking a shelter from the storm, Inspector Oriey was ener> getlc in saving life at McDonald’s pier, and io this he was ably assisted py five Europeans who tendered their services in the good cause. The lose Of life appears to have been most serious at West Point, Wanchai, Aberdeen and Sowkewan. The latter station especially seems to have been the scene of great disaster, exposed as it ta to the full force the nortuerly wind, Sampans and junks ashol houses biown down, with scarcely any part stan ing, lives lost, plunder immense, and ‘all capped by ad reer attack on the police on the part of une plunderers; these are some of the things which ara reported from Sowkewan. One constable received Aserious Wound on the shoulder ‘during ine fight, and seventeen of the disorderly rufians have been arrested, Not convent with plunder these wretches attempted to take the lives of the unfortunate junk people, in protecting whom the police turned on themselves the tide of their violence. Proceeding, however, towards the cast we may note a fine brig driven on shore at the back of the native gnard house, She was newly bougit an the beach near the commissariat a smaller schooner les uigh and dry. Four governmeut lighters are sunk abreast of the aock yard, one of them ashore, One of them sank about forty feet from the American ship Floreila, aad but lor the energetic help of Captain Peabody, who hove lines to ae crew, many 0! them would have gopg down in th hter, One of these lighters sank on top the chains of the bark Veronica. About a hand Chinese boatmen and boatwomen were ariv. ashore at the dockyard during the night, one woman Delonging to one of the senken lighters, ‘halt dozen of whoxe crews are still missing, Abreast 0 dockyard a smal two-masted yacht has gone down, and her masts ure stacking up out of the water, The Peninsula and Oriental steamers Madras and Uttawa dragged neariy ag lar as the Peninsula and Oriencal factory a West Point. The French bark Arabie fouled the Madras, and the French ship Nancy fouled the Ottawa, ‘Nattening her boats om herside. ‘The Peninsula and Oriental Company also Jost a lighter with a cargo of coals. It 1s sad Wo havé tu record the loss oi the Nancy's galant master, Captain Mangat After fouling the Ottawa the Nancy parted lier cabie and driited towards Cap- singmoon aud Was running ashore, when tie crew | managed to get out a rope. By means of tn every | man got off safely, and even the captain’s dog wag taken ashore before he left. As ne did so the rope snapped, Captain Ma ae «usappeared and has not | stace been seen, ‘he Nancy, half laden with a val- uable cargo for Bombay, ts iotally lost, THE CASUALTIES ON SHORE, On shore the casuaities have of course been fewer and less serious, the only loss of life yet heard of being chat resulung trom the falling of two Chinese houses in Sayingpoon, which killed and badly injured several natives, Matsheds, wherever they existed, @Xist no longer, except in skeleton. The German Club matshed and that over the Seamen's church are destroyed atmost entirely, while the bamboos have forced some courses o the brickwork of the latier building out of the perpendicuiar, The matshed on Government House is also demolished, and two or three Europeans appeared on the rook at half-past four o'clock yesterday afternoon, 100K- ing apparently for damages and portendinz supple- mentary estimates. If the Surveyor General was on tne .ookout there other oiicials were net less ener. etic «after the cossahon of the storm. The jeutenant Governor, the Attorney General and the Colonial Seeretary were abroad, con- templating the ruin wrought by other bands than theirs, in every part of the town where there were trees, there is now plentiful debris of trees. In Queen's road, Wyndham street, Stauntion street, Robinson road, and clsewhere, branches are strewn athwart the, way, and leaves and young wood are scaticred in the gutters, Not least re- markabie of the comical sigus 1s that of the town clock, Which stopped (as 10 tells you) at 4:25 A. M. in utter disgust atthe Kind of weather it was called upon to face, I, towever, One looks at the north- crn face, the reason is apparent, as the glass has been smashed in and probably has deranged the mechanism, Almysi any resident could testify that this result was not singular, as the houses have suifered seriously from the breaking of glass and venetians, and the destruction and fall of tiles, Al- together the devastation wrougut by the typhoon of September 2, 187!, lias not been matched tor several ears, YONTOSS OF A PRENCH BARK AND HER CAPTAIN. ‘The loss of the Frencu bark Nancy and the unfor- | tunate death of Captain Maugat resulted from the | Peninsular and Oriental steamer drilting upon the bark, catting her chains and anchors and caosh | ber considerable damage, and not, a9 was at firs stated, from tie bark drifting upon the steamer, 16 seems from the statement of the people who were on board the ship that afterthe accident ste ariited } Up 6 a quarter to twelve, When sue struck upon a | rock near Capsingmoon and immediately M. Daniel, ; the second mate, swam with a rope to the shore, | and having made it iast, the crew were enabled to gO ashore as stated yesterday. The captain seem@ to have behaved himself most bravely, and to have thoroughly preserved his presence of mind, having just pefor taking hold or the rope himself, eeat on before him @ package of ram. Je then seized the rope, but had scarcely done so when he ost his nold. explanation that can be thougist of ts eith rope burned his hw Paul Dauiel, the ofice The only v that the or that he muet have fainted, r who had taken the rope je men, Leet the captain fall into the water, at once plunged In afier were unsuccessful in their endeavor to rese They landed on a smatl islet and were brought back esterday morning In sampans. There had scarcely was broken ip pieces, and the unfortunate sailors have landed with only what was on them. The death of Captain Mau- gat has cansed deep regret among the Frencti rest- dents in the colony, by whom he was higuly esteemed as a courteous and well-bred gentleman, M. de la Forest, Acting French Consul, went out on Sunday, in the tugooat Came, which he char- tered for the purpose, to Investigate, and on lia re- tnrn heard that the second mate and the whole crew had arrived sa‘ely ashore, Very great credit is dine to the second officer, to whose prouptucude in | swimming ashore with the rons througn a dificult sea, and not without sustaining some injury, was doubtless due the preservation of all on hoard. The body of Capiain Maugat was found on the 7th Ist, Tiption was then started for the benefit of the W, and a sum of $663 was collected. This amount, with the exception of $100, which was set aside at tho re uest of the crew to provide a monu- ment (o crect over ihe remains of the captain, was equally divided among the survivors, The satiors have, addition to this, been each provided with a new suit ot cloth nd have had thetr board and Bae at the exy © of the government, Mrs. Yelverion, oi, a8 she cails herself, Lady wwrived here from San Francisco on the nau bark Vesta on the Ist of Sepiember. She will javor as with a few lectures, MUVENY ON BOARD AN AMERICAN VRSSEL. The Shanguae Laiiy News has the totlowing: = # occurred on board the Ameriean 1 Monday afternoon, The vessel had water the crew were ordered to weigh on of them were also engaged shipping m a cargo boat alongside. As the anchor wot the Series gave their mates on the cheer, and these at onee ceased work dy nid at anchor, wilie # p a Inst lot of tea fr came up the ¢ Golden State a pardag | to reapoue ate, Who wan in charge, told the me steadily at work, fomrhy that iy tey dit the’ tide would’ be lost and ft would be diloult to 1¢ men, however, to go on Cn “having their cheer * The mate i them again, when one o. the crew up @ handspike in with iton the side of dy aligh a Another was going let, bi ou piel the i apparet c the | work tvongh and the went down stream to be- w the shipping. About dask the second mate again came on duty while the crow were washing down decks. Seoing one ot the ing but one bucket «ong, while there were several ly untaed on ibe deck, be told nim to bake two, man refu to do #9, and the odlver then took him hy the shou der and turned hin towards the empty buckets, repeating nim over, When the man suddenty drew a Hf he pit wen. The and incormed him that he had een atubbe wows of t! ef otfeer, finding on to the ch im te come ey he him) The man, however, jumped tnto the river instead, but took line which was thiown out to him and was hauled on ser of the men who had taken part it the original disturbance, or who with the ship, jumped: ste e the hg =| o being plok . The mate is hy up while awimraing about by tl ital aud his case f# considered xeriona, though be will m implicated bave been taken into yn State proceeds on her voyage with+ water po A REVENUE EPISODE, Assistant Assessors Delacy and Bigott, armed with @ warrant for the arrest of James Benzie,ap alleged tlicit distiier of the Fifth ward, Brooklyn, entered Meschuti’s dining saloon, near the Fulton ferry, at an early our yesterday morning, while James was enjoying nis breakfast, No sooner bad they laid bands upon thew man, however, than one James Donahoe interfored to prevent their etfecting Benzie’s arrest. The latter, taking advan+ tage of the timely assistance rendered, ran out and up fulton street to Front, and wus rushing along the latter street, pursued by the revenue officers, who were firing their revolvers afler him, when a builet lodged in the leit leg oh newsboy hamed John Rutthington, who reoides wi his parents in Sackett street. Tho police coming u bay, reaching nearly to the Sailors’ Home, was thronged with Chinamen, some grappling from boats, some diving, for the numberless articles invaluable to these poor people, which strew the bottom at this particular point. Near the Sailors’ Mome there is @ fine junk with a vory reedy bot- upon the scene, arrested the whole party. was permitted to depart upon his own reorg! pd to anpear for examination before the i of Marshal. The assessors were also bes! (0° es before the Marshal. PDonalioe was fined $25 by Jaa tice Walsh for assaulung the revenue oeclals,