The New York Herald Newspaper, August 19, 1872, Page 6

Little Mountain State. A Close and Most Interesting Canvass. Complications in the Con- gressional Distriéts. Camden vs. Jacch—Who Will Win and What They Say of Themselves. JACOB'S “POSSUM POLICY.” GRarton, W. Va., August 16, 1872, This *il8tle Commonwealth has never known an ‘gibotion so interesting generally and so decidedly "@mportant in its results as the one to take place “qn the 224 of the present month. The date of its Pwirth: State in the federal Union was scarcely Jess important and not half as interesting. For aed years it has had an existence as a State jthout ever before attracting to it the general “motice its political contests deserved, and it argues ‘Well for ita political advancement when it is found ‘hat a most decided general interest ts taken in the result of the election which is so near at hand. In the Fall election of 1870, for the first time since ‘these fifty-one counties on the Western Pan Handle Of the old Commonwealth were raised to the dig- mity of @ State, the democracy took control of its Political affairs by @ disaffection in the republican party. In 1871 they called a Constitutional Con- ‘vention, and the product of its labors ts to form the groundwork of the election to take place on the 224 instant. The merits and demerits of the pro- posed new constitution have been fully presented im former ‘letters to the HERALD and will be treated of hereafter. I therefore leave them for a Weatement of some of the interesting points of the @anvass, which, when it is ended, will bring as important results to one or the other of the political ‘parties, as the North Carolina election, and much ‘More important resalts to the material interests of ‘the State and its political organizations. That this is “an era of political independence” ts most fully ex- emplified in the present canvass in this State, for I @o aver that there are nearly as many parties here as there are voters, each having a little party in ‘Ibimself and to himself, From what I had heard and knew of this contest I was prepared for a mixed w@ondition of things politically, but I was not aware anti] I began to mingle with the discordant ele- ‘ments that the present situation of political affairs here was the most perfect school for the study of Political complications extant. The rightfal POLITICAL CONDITION OF THE STATE, ‘were party lines well drawn, is undoubtedly demo- @ratic; but it cannot truthfully be said that this early canvass and election are a contro- versy between parties, and yet they are @ought to be made #0; and its result may be of great importance and significance in tho future of the State's political organizations, for @hould the present breach in the dominant party ‘be made wido and irreconcilable, as it may possibly ‘be in the bitterness that the present heated contest ia invoking, 8 new and successful party organiza- tion for future operations may be organized and cemented from the different elements of both par- fies that are now combined against the Proposed new constitution and regular democratic ‘Organization as at present constituted and con- trolied for the early election. There is, however, a rowing disposition on the part of the democracy ‘0 gather Its forcesin for harmonious action, and a@ithongh that will not be possible for the present Contest, it will certainly be done for the general canvass to followin November, when the State is eertain to give a good round majority for Greeley and Brown, for many of the inharmonious elements re favorable to their election, although opposing ‘the regular democratic organization in this first election. THIS MUDDLE IN THE POLITICS OF THE STATR May be traced to two causes, First, the arrogance of the dominant party; second, the diversified in- ‘terests of the people and tneir unhomogeneous- ness, When the democratic party took control of the political affairs of the State it had the lesson of re- publican arrogance and misrule before it that drove ‘te best element of strength from it and secured its defeat, but it failed to profit by it, and its hasty, U}- timed action and unfortunate close-fisted policy owar ds other political elements have made ita rule and ip some respects more, upfor than that of td Epreesoess cr, and éalled out ti gre Opposition to if which will probably teach & je e eke i ite ideas and give it @reater cad I the future. . Tho second “popes the disaffection {g mor un- fortunate t] the first, because not so éas: OF. Fection. The population of the State is divideg frks rd "pee fac: as } shére ae mountaing to divide e valleys, each ha’ nae inclinations in direct ani to that o! neighbor, and a8 far remov .general sen’ it ae eople of aif Serent States, and the lack of communication be- tween them ‘material development and asso- wa e ir forbids that Etsiness and social mtercourse ‘that should bi them together for united thought end on, account, then, in a great de- ee. r the 4 condition of atfairs, where no sections In the State present the same political -9ondition, and no tw Oo) asional districts are ‘the same cot irae of action in relation to nal election s and candidates, PIRST CON(‘RESSIONAL DISTRICT, of tne State, embracing in its the western Umits both yon cs Parkersburg, presents the complicat of them 6 regular mocratic nominee ig O,21onel Ben Witson, of Har- mn county, @ lawyer of considerable note in the and for many yei\rs av active politician in affairs. He was a member of the Conatitu- nal Convention that f4 rmed the proposed new ee and, of cov irse, supports it and re hag > regular democt ‘atic nominee for Giover- Ir having been the chairman of this State the nvention; is warmly for Greeley. ‘ded ad &man of ability,a ive, energeti fully. bee the times uj the ques day. je ig suppar' the ular demec ratic organiza’ and big frlenas claim he is certs in of election. hhas as his competitor a democratic Con greets an from the als n¢ democratic L 2 an independent demo: ‘ratic candidate, Ly the resolutions of 1 denying ai of the thirteent " rtee! ni amendments to the constitu 3 (eleting all legislation! thereunder of 3 Se He oid, and proclaiming \ for the in- thé word “white” the consti tion as & qualification for political rig"hts a8 his Soa ait rm, 0) ane new (pap ot regulat lemocratic nominees officers, ring his adhesion to the 1 Ouisville pominee for the Presidency, whoever that ,may be, Fepudiating vehemently both Grant and Urreeiey, 1d 1 is rumored that he himself is looking for either t oF second place upon the Louville & ‘cket. as it may seem, he has as his principa! ele- t sevengin the republican party of the dis- if, sithongt he is the worst Bourbon demod "at country, learning nothing and forgetth Bothing in the political race of life. The reason tho, fot supporting him is his opposition th ww constitution, the defeat of which they de- git to be of Fr moment to them than all else this At elec: and he will, they say, carry dem votes inst it. If they defeat the constitution of course the August election does not avail, and it is a question whether it is a valid clec- for Senprecenee under any circumstances. th candidates in this district propose to be voted | for on the 22d of mo and inon the fourth Thui in October, but should one get a majority on one and the other on the other, as is not at all , Who will be entitled to the seat isa question for further consideration by Con, THB SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, ‘the oastern Pan Handle of the State, presents an on- tirely different condition of affairs in regard to nominations andelection. Neither the republicans jor democrata have as yet presented candidates to voted for on the 224 of Au; and will not do #0; and the Democrati¢ Congressional Conyention met last week, ado the following resolutions tn regard to thé v: of that election, and a4 urned, without Bntil the Sth of Septem ag Resolved, as the opinion of thi tion, ag Resas aae ES ear Rb Tay ‘ont accompany inj genset to Soi mal elesone ot the te on the Jn, Adgust of the prosent Fr, and thet all cast on that day for candidates elected of resentatives of the 8 and v. he of this Convention, ‘WEST VIRGINIA. fide rhe bomen rue. omen ot Mt t war, an se aieet cant The Political Pot Boiling Hot ip the aigates for Gor nit thin datict ana wi oo aday 5 R this A mi induced to withdraw and wait until the fourth — of October. If no Congressmen are vo! for in this district at the early Sonton, as will, undoubtedly, be and it t# declared the _ le new election will have to be orde’ after suc! claration of legallty shall have been made. It is said that as this district is Governor Jacob’s home andthe principal seat of the disaffection amon, ‘“demmocrals, where he will undoubtedly Fah a jority, the Democratic Convention dared not make @ nomination for tear the complication rh the State ticket and new constjtution would at their nominee, embracing the Kanawna Valley. THE THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, @iffering from both thq others, presents ‘regular be the case, arty candidates, who Will be vot ‘upon the Ba inst, and in'oh the fourth eed in Oc- tober, Hon. Frank Hereford, the present demo- cratic Co! asman from that istrict, is a candidate for re-election, and, ‘as there is less division in the party there than anywhere elsc in the State, and the demooratic majority at least 4,000 he witi certainly be elected, He lives at Union, Monroe county, His competitor is ben Walker, a straightout republican, an ung man of wealth and position. He lives at Charles- ton, the capital of the State, and 1s largely engaged in its material development, Walker is strong for Grant, op} tothe new constitution and tno democratic State ticket and in favor of Governor Jacob's re-election. Hereford ts equally strong for Greclex, the new constitution and ' democratio tate ticket, This question OF THE ELECTION OF CONGRESSMEN is likely to prove an interesting and, perhaps, troublesome One; for it is almost certain that thero will be a at difference in the results of the August and October elections; therefore, should pare in the First and Walker in the Third district elected at the August election, which is not un- Mkely, and fail in October—as is almost certain—two sets of Con; en would be the result—the first, robably, holding certificates of election because yy are warm supporters of Governor Jacob, and the secohd contesting. Wovernor Jacob ex- rer atl ats Zi pay ew as a legal election, and will, CON strue the laws in favor of his friends rather than enemies, THR GUBERNATORIAL CONTEST and canvass upon the new Constitution present a more peculiar and perplexing condition of affairs, if t pone je, than exists in Congressional dis- trict, an {t 1a at present more interesting because mare bitter, further advgnced and wider in Pacone. the complications of the present election arise Bris- from the new Constitution, although Governor Jacob the perceptible cause of ti muadie, When the onstitutional Convention was called it was deemed an untimely action by the better element of the democratio pal +8 and it was only carried by a ma- jority of 2,500, when the real democratic majorit ‘was at least 12,000, When the Convention met. became evident fromthe utter absurdity of some of its actions that some of the worst elements ofthe democratic party had found its way into that body; bat fortunately, the better elements controlled, and the produc stitution. of its labors was a very fair con- But people were not satisfied, and the dissatisfaction did not atop with the republican: but extended to the live, energetic element oi the dominant party, who were more disgusted at the ridiculoug attitude the party had been placed in abroad by the action of the extremo element than from any real defect in the prencees new organic law. To increase this disaffection, there became dissatisfaction in the democratic party at the action of the regular Democratic Convention, which nominated J. N. Camden for Governor in- stead of Jacob, the present incumbent, Soon after this Convention the turbulent element of the de- mocracy signed petitions asking Jacob to be an in- dependent candidate for Governor, and he an- nounced himself as such, which was the signal for a eneral party demoralization that extends, more or ess, into every district, county and township in the State. The contest hag now been going on for nearly @ month and is every day growing more Ditter and vindicative. Jacob is supported by the entire republican element, as well as the disaffected democrat Oamden has the regular democratic organization or as much ofit as he can hold together, The result of the contest between them is exceed- ingly doubtful, and neither will have any notes to spare, while it is highly probable that the new con- stitution will be defeate |, a8 the price of the victory of either candidate. INTERVIEW WITH CAMDEN, THE DEMOCRATIC NOM- INEE. I met Mr. Camden at this place during the meet- ing of the Congressional Convention, and took the ortunity to converse with him upon political affairs, He is a man of about forty-five years of age, and looks and acts the man of force and energy he fs said to be. He 1s wealthy, a large dealer in oil, and president of a bank and transportation company at Parkerourg, hishome. He has a pleas- ant manner in conversation, and talks more like a business man than a politician. He says that he regards his election as certain, but does not expect 80 much of a majority as some of his friends predict. “What is your opinion as to the constitution?” 1 asked. “It will carry without doubt, I think,” “for I believe [ts chances are getting better ever day. There was much more opposition to it at first than now. The more discussion of its merits we can have before the people the more certain it ts to be carried,” jSappoes ou are defeated and the constitntion Tejected, will it be @ success for the republicans ?” “No, sir; this State is democratic, and my defeas Mele rejection of the constitution will not change “Tt will go for Greeley, then,” I remarked, “Yes, sir,”’ said he; “there is no doubt of it, and by a good mnajority. ” JACOB AND HIS POSSUM POLICY. The after the above conversation with Mr, Camden I met Governor Jacobs at Clarksburg, some twenty miles below here, and tried to get his views upon the political condition of the State, with the following result :— After the usual salutation I said:—‘Governor, you are having quite an interesting and exciting canv: 1 hear. “Yes, air,” he answered; ‘‘very.’” “Your chances of election are good, I learn,” I jarked. ‘I so regard them,” he replied, “although I havo not yet been in the Third district, which is claime: la st me. Tam satisfied I shall carry Perna districts by & good majority, believe, elect me.” ‘Do you bellevé the present election will havo ny Pe ‘ceptible effect upon the gencral election in lovember?”’ I asked. “No, sir,’ he replied, “Ido not, Party lines will be then well drawn and the State will go for Greeley by a good majority.” “Are you for Grecley or Grant "I asked, “T am making this canvass for myself and to win,” said the Governor, ‘and I do not desire to ive any expression to my opinion on any subject Outside of my own individual canvass.”’ “Tt was [So ted conceded that you were the new constitution,” said I, “but I see it stated that you are favoring Its adoption; is it true f” “Ag I before remarked,” said ho, “I am ae the canvass for self and donot desire to expr my opinion upon that subject; besides I have far- ther official duties to perform in connection with it and do not think epee for me to say whether I am for or against it. I have never allowed it to enter into my canvass and of course have given it no personal support. IJeave it entirely tor those gentlemen who are canvassing for.and against its adoption.” ° “You do not desire, then, you expect it to be adopted “No, air; I do not; I decline to give any expres- sien of opinion upon any of the minor questions to me in this canvass.”? “Will it-be @ republican victory should the State a snipe Against the constitution, and you elect- e “No, sir; not in any degree; Lam a democrat, and it ts well understood that I depart from no principle I heretofore entertained.” Governor dacob is a man evidently about forty- five years of age, o! powerful, heavy frame and build, and wears a heavy black beard. He is alaw- yer by profession, but, jndging from his conversa- tion, is aman.ofiittle force and ability, He looks like a good man, rather He is to say whether or not or defeated 9” than an able one. smart en , however, to be all things to all men or nothing :to any one, amd in this fight goes his all for Jacob. SEKATOR DAVIS ON THE SITUATION. While on - way to this place I met Hon. H. Q. Davis, United States Senator from this State, upon the train, and I conversed with him at length upon the poutical stiuatios. In reply to my question as to his opinion of the chanceé of the sew constitution for adoption, ho said that he thought it would be carried by a small majority, as things were looking more favorable for it every or “Do you think,” said Z, “that you will lose your rr ra bd te. replied, .“1 think Camden will be “No, sir,” he “ elected without doubt,?? pose your State officers and new constitu- tion are defeated, will it bave any influence upon the general election in Rovember?” I asked. “No perceptible influence, if any at all,’ he an- swered: “the State is democratic by @ large ma- jority when party lines are drawn, but as the new poamuranas cannot be said to be-a party measure it,may be defeated without any disastrous conse- que nces to the dominant party that framed it, and, of course,” he remarked, ‘the State ticket nomi- nate! upon that cosstitution is re or less aifected by the opposition to it, J am of the ae- cided opinion that the election State oMeers should ave been separate and apart.from the vote upon the constitution.’ “The political situation hore is comsiderable of # muddle, at best,” I suggested, “Yes, me said he, “but the licens are More muddied than the demoerats; y hagve no defined organization in this canvass, and ve nothing to expect or gain should the regular democratte o1 ization defeated. The; No candidates in the field and are utterly ‘aemorats ized, oatng. in many instances their worst ene- | sales, wh ling to get office in th t, Bre endeavoring to betray ity ot OW” Party, « Btate, then, is gure for Greeley? 1 re- marked, - “Undoubtedly it is,and by a considerable major- ity, he repiie Tire che uew constitution better than the ody" I asked. “Yes, sir, deeidedly, was » very good jos the old one I think, although trupens. pus ft was sremed sald; he “ 7 2 ee frrpoities "and @ good many necessary to meet the new ee recent amendments to the federal constitution.” “You are Raving a very heated canvass upon it~ or rej an ‘es, sir, very—the bitte! we ever had election; but it will resutt in to ue than one bass It tend mak) Sar oneness better after it Is over. end it will draw attention to our young, undev’ 4. State, We Rave one of the greatest Sta’ 4 “ORN Ghiom, and all we need Is capital 10 “Jevetop it. It is rich in An ey ~esertptions, and has more ne ennsyivania, rd tn farming ada of the most remarkable. fer: {lity, and is Vessed with a climate that strikes @ aPoy meCam between the two extremes, and makes residence here t and healthy.” ‘Tt ‘see by a correspondent of the HERALD, who ‘preceded ime, that you are not taking an active Part in politics at this election,” I remarked. ‘That correspondent,” said he, “did me injus- tice, but unintentionally, I suppose, as I did not see him, and his information eame from other quarters, and I have been curious to know the source. J am zealously for the new constitution and the regular democratic State oiticers.”” Senator Davis is well posted upon the political condition of his State, and his declarations may be taken as-a.fair view of the situation from his stand- Zeint, He holds a deservedly high sition in he politics of his State, and although a young Senator he has already assumed a better position in national politics than ay of his pre- decessors. He lives at Piedmont, and is largely en- gaged in mini, banking and lumbering, and is not only one of the ablest business men and poli- ticlans ‘in the State, but is one of her wealthiest, and most substantial citizens, THE REPUBLICANS AND JACOB men take an opposite view to Senator Davis an re- gards the success of the constitution and Camden and believe both. will be defeated; and the repubil- cans seem to regard it as a victory for them should it be so, for tt is said that the Republican National Executive Committee have sent a considerable ene of their cash here to be used in this early election, As the day of the clection draws near the excite- ment increases, and the next weck will be a memo- rable one in the political history of the State, Both —. will have their best State akers on id, and some of ane tenaae wijl be here to hel! in the fight. Senator Schurz is expected to at Wheeling on next Saturday, and General . Carey and other speakers in ‘ditrerent parts of the State through the week for the democrats, and equally good speakers wil!, no doubt, be here for the other side, The battle will be hot and the re- sult important, and ten days more of agony before it is over. POLITICAL CAMPAIGN NOTES. Only five democrats in the State of Delaware re- fuse to support Greeley. White hats will remain seasonable until the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, A new Grant paper called the 7imes has been started at Wellsville, Allegany county, N. Y. The republican majority in Maine in 1871 was 10,631, Rather a hard nut for the Greeleyites to crack! Charles Sumner says that William Lloyd Garrison talks more and says leas than any man in the whole of New England, Another ugly question has arisen in relation to the Presidential preferences of Spotted Tall. One party is trying to shove him off on the other. If the political papers are to be believed, a large majority of the local campaign or zations are SO eae Grant clubs and republican Greeley clubs, Some of the democratic papers stated that ex- Vice President Hannibal Hamlin, of Maine, would go for Greeley. He gocs for him as a hungry hen goes for a grasshopper. The Utica Observer is authorized to say that Charles 0’Conor will net accept the nomination for the Presidency from*the Louisville Straight-out Democratic Convention. The greatest consideration of the political stump speakers of both parties in the present campaign is how to keep the men of their respective organiza- tions in the ranks and to prevent desertion. Thore is a political faction in St. Louis called the roung democracy. If they cannot do better than he democratic juveniles of this State did they had better disband and follow the old stagers, The favorite drinks of the candidates on the Presidential tickets ditfer somewhat. One takes his whiskey with water in it, another takes it neat and the other two take the water without whiskey, The Portsmouth (N. H.) Chronicle says:—‘The Naw YORE HERALD is called a Grant organ by the Greeloyites and a Greeley organ by the Grantites.”” Just the position tiat an independent newspaper should occupy. There can be but little doubt that in every South- ern State, except Tennessee, the negro vote will be nearly solid for Grant. Whoever endeavors to gain- say that fact hag but very little knowledge of the negro character. It is said that all the old Pennsylvania Dutcnmen who have been voting for General Jackson for President since in 1824 have now resolved to aban- don Old Hickory, and will henceforward cast their ballots for the Woodchopper of Chappaqua. General Nathaniel P. Banks has gone to Main: where po proposes between now and the th September, the day on which the general election is held in that State, to tell the peo le thereof why they should vote for Greeley insi of Grant, The game of brag is being pretty extensivel; played y the partisan Journals on both sides. t he indications they put forth are based upon facts, before the electton takes place all the republicans will be for Greeley and all the democrats for Grant. The Bangor (Me.) Commercial says that ‘600 re- publicans of Stephen Sonny New York, have signed a call for a Greeley an Brown convention." Perhaps the Commerc Will inform us in what bard ao State of New York Stephen county is local A $5,000 bet has been made in Dubuque, Iowa, hich was made up as follows:—$100 on every tate in the Union except Florida, $1,000 that Gen- oy Grant will not get the votes of three States in Electoral College and $400 that Grant will not carry ten States, The Louisville Journal says that among the speak- ers at the great Greeley peace rcunion meeting to be held tn that city next month will be Charles Sum- ner, Emerson Etheridge, Carl Schurz, Lyman Trum- ball, Horatio Seymour, Daniel Webster Voorhees, Zebulon B. Vance and ex-President Andrew John- son. There appears to be three distinct factions among the republicans of New Orleans. First is the Cus- tom House, or Grant republicans; second, the lib- eral FEpSncAs, or Warmoth-Greeley wing, and third, the Pinchback, or negro section, The latter party 1a about equally divided on the Presidential question. The straight-out democrats of New Jersey, or, 08 Doesticks would cali them, the “Damphools,”’ are attempting to get up a State organization in opposi- tion to Greeley. Whither they propose to drift does not yet appear. They are hounded on by the re- pubiican newspapers. An attentive reader of the partisan joarnals will learn that two great Pore Waves are approach- ing. One is a ground swell, which will sweep awa Grantism, and the other is a tidal wave, whic! ‘will carry off Greeley and the whole democratic party. It seems that after having escaped Pianta- mour’s comet we are yct in danger of destruction. Some of the New York, Massachusetts and Con- mecticut papers, and some, too, that ought to be above such degrading practices, are throwing dirt at the Presidential candidates. If they cannot as- sist in carrying on the samp alan with honor and dignity to themselves they had better withdraw from the contest and leave it to those who enter- tain more exalted ideas, One of the liberal republican campaign docu- ments which is now being apread over the country is & large likeness of Horace Greeley. A man in Connecticut threatens to return it if a frame is not immediately sent to his address. The Chicago Times says that beneath the portrait is, aa near as ean be made out:—"Yours for financial arnica and deocles triangles, Horace Evelley, Caooluqua, N, Y., June 30, 1872," LONG ISLAND AFFAIRS. A Colored Man Drowned. On Saturday night Isaac Jones, of Patchogue, was missed from on board a boat while sailing from Fire Isjand to his own village. When the passen- gers suspected that he had been drowned they recollected hearing a spiash in the water some dis- tance behind, The boat went back on the same course far gearly a mile, but Jones was not found, Yesterday bis dead body was found at the landing, Justice Smith was notified to hold an inquest. He was twenty-three years of age, of temperate habits, aad formerly lived in Moriches, The Menhaden Fishertes. During the past two weeks the Long Island waters have literaliy swarmed with menhaden fish. The Chase fishing company have taken 1,300,000, which realized $1 per thousand. Tho Tallman company have taken 8,000,000, and the’ Wells factory, on North Weat, have rendered into \ oll and guano over 5,000,000, capacity was not employed. The price was for- merly sixty cents per hundred, but notwithatand- ing that the rate has been nixed at $1 per thousand the fishermen say they could yes make money if the factories would purchase the entire catch. They do not purchase more than one-third, amd in consequence of this many fishing companies hsve suspended operations, jd yet their full DROWNED IN THE BAY, About three o'clock yesterday afternoon a young , Hamed James A, Stell, twenty-three years of age, and p resident of New York, went down the bi two companions fora pall in 8 cat-rigged en cpposite Vanderbilt ending, Bt in boat. Inland, 8tell ntally fell overboard was ie Slate hour last night the body hea drowned. not begn ri | | ‘The public meetings on both st MAINE. THE PINE TREE STATE BURALIZED. Picturesque Political Phenomena by the Wayside, Horrible Howlings of Maudlin Maniacs. The Greeley Reception and Rally at Augusta. Latest Phase ef the Congressional and Gubernatorial Situation. CusHNoc MOUNTAIN, } Near Avevsra, Me., August 16, 1872. From this commanding point your correspondent, leaving politica-for a moment, must confess that THE STATE OF MAINE 4s one of the most extraordinary States in the coun- try, scientifically, geographically, politically, moral- ly and religiously. It has an extended sort of grid- fron parallelogram of railroads, which will carry you to nearly all the principal points through the agricultural regions to the larger interior cities, as ‘well ag to the seaports, where some very excellent steamboats relieve the monotony of railroad trav- elling—which 1s scarcely ever disturbed on the Maine roads, not even by down embankment tumbles and crashes, smashups, by allowing the pleasure or business traveller opportunities of en- joying some of the most delightful and bracing salt water trips to be obtained in any section. A PLEASURE EXOURSION. Your correspondent had the pleasure, a few days ago, of being one of nearly one thousand persons, mostly ladies and children, on board the Boston and Bangor steamer City of Richmond, on an ex- cursion on the Penobscot from Bangor to Camden and return, and he must acknowledge he never attended a more orderly gathering. The boat was crowded to excess, but, with a degree of polite- ness unusual on similar occasions, every one seemed happy at an opportunity of making some other one comfortable; and so admirable were the arrangements that no disturbance occurred and no dissatisfaction was expressed, although a few old salts engaged in a game of old sledge in presence of an orthodox auditory. But, by the way, cards are not considered contraband in this State, so far as the knowledge of your correspondent extends. For example, in the city of Camden last Sabbath the REV. MR, FIELDS, OF BANGOR, filled the pulpit temporarily of the Rev. Mr. Shorey, of the Episcopal church, and, after pitching into the politicians for their corrupt practices, went straight at his audience and Henry Ward Beecher, declaring that the pious people were as corrupt as the politicians, and that they would be as bad if they only had the chance—that is, if the devil tempted them—and Mr. Beecher was censurable for not instructing his congregation accordingly. Well, after the reverend gentleman had con- cluded his sermon, which was the town talk for the time, he repaired to the hotel and engaged ina quiet conversation, all the while there being a full euchre deck of cards on the table at his elbow. The rigor of the Maine law and its moral influences do not seem to. have any religious effect upon the “euchrists” in this State. This is no doubt to be attributed in some measure to the fact that there are NO SCOTCH PRESBYTERIANS in Maine—at least no organized Presbyterian Society. The infusion of a little brimstone into the pious element of the State would no doubt produce @ good effect and warn many old incorrigible card- players of the sinfulness of their doings, and when the people generally vecome reconciled to the Maine law there will be @ good chance for the moral gepeeny to take a hand in a quiet little game of maki DRAW-POKER A PENAL OFFEN 1B. Meanwhile the religious sentiment is working much good in Maine. The parsons are very active, and there is great hopefulness of an unusual season of grace the present year, particularly among the tists. as etd the railroads and steamboats, there are OTHER MODES OF TRAVEL in Maine, which for independence, healthfulness and observation are superior to both rail and pad- die. Irefer toa good pale of ponies, a light but stanch vehicle—one of the expectant Governor Kimball's phactons, for instance—a good, sober, communicative guide and driver anda hamper of condiments and refreshments. Thus equipped, the traveller is at the mercy of neither railroad nor steamboat, but on wherever he chooses and stops at such points of interest off the main avenues of travel a8 may invite attention. Let him go from the Saco or sutpscat to the Woolastock or Gum- quassabamtook (it will take more than one pair of horses, perhaps, to accomplish that feat), from the Cheputnaticook to Moosehead, ing the Passadumkeag, if he chooses, on his way to Mattawamkeag and Pamadumcook; or if he do not cE these localities, he might rail it from Portland to Farmington, one day stage, or wagon it thence to Phillips, ‘and wagon it from Phillips to Molechunkemunk, Mooselucmaguntic, Welokene- bacook, or Rangeley, a range of beautiful lakes, swarming with trout (none weighing less than five ands “or no sale’), in which re- gion a party of New York gentlemen have erected a commodious club house, and where they pass their Summer vacation in unterrupted rural cro: and piscatorial seclusion and _ enjoyment, But all over the State of Maine. there are these charming and picturesque spots, where the Indian names are more easily pronounced than those I have men- tioued; such as “Sebago Lake,” near Portland, which supplies the city with water, easily acces- sible; a@ pretty little sheet of water. called “Canaan Pond,” near Camden, which laps the iron- pound foundations of the lo: 1y Megunticook, and which is almost as unknown and unexplored a locality as the wilderness hundreds of miles dis- tant, affording a cpenaia. drive of some sixteen miles around its shores, and with a convenient little shanty in which to fry your fish and make your chowder wherewith to satisfy your now Tavenons appetite. But it is almost impossible to enumerate the multitude of other lakes and onds—a mere “pond” is bigger than many “lakes”’ in other parts of the country—many of which bear as hard ana syllabic Indian names as I have given (all, by the way haying been harmoniously set to poetry by a dist {nguished New Yorker and published some time ago in Harper's Monthly), and many as soft and liquid as the names of the lakes in the balmler clime of Italy. THE POLITICAL VIEW FROM CUSHNOC. The canvass in Maine has now been going on for about two weeks, and probably never in the po- litical history of the State (at least for the last twenty years) has there been so much earnestness and intensity of feeling exhibited as there is at this time. Speakers on both sides are talking to the people in public meetings, in public halls, in the public houses, in the streets, on the railroads, in the country groceries and everywhere where an audience oan be gathered; and that is not at all diMcult, for wherever a man_ iifts his volce beyond an ordinary tone upon a Political topic he is sure to obtain a number of patient lis- teners, This ts evidence of the great interest the eople take in the engrossing Pinan ans of the day. ides are well attended, without regard to weather. The Lg rally in Bangor last week, where a broiling heat no doubt deterred many from going out, had a coun- terpart in the Greeley reception and demonstra- tion in Augusta yesterday. The augeries of the weather the night before tended to the conclusion that st would be wet and stormy on the morrow, and so it was, most of the time; but nevertheless the turnout was larger and more enthusiastic than at @ similar demonstration in the same place in 1862, twenty years ayo, when your Correspondent was present, and when all New England was burning Fa ardor for New Ham re’s favorite son, nk Pierce. And although there were evidently ea hands at the details of the business of organ- ation and #0 on, yet there was but little confu- worked as smoothly as %" any a han sion, and everythin; Feguiar old political wirepuilers had in the arrangements. The prediction of Speaker Blaine that the liberal repabiican support Coionel Lang (his competitor for Congress) would receive “oould be pus in anomnibus” failed of realization i cars brought in over eight thousand, and it would be queer if Auguste.conid not turn out a.couple of thousand democrats and liberals to awell number to ten thousand, Save one or two small fights and the horrible howlings of some maudlin maniacs on the homeward bound trains, was no disturbance of any kind. It would be a good thing to see at political aca ged in other —— something of the same kind of order preserve: THE CONGRESSIONAL OUTLOOK ie not particnia changed from the time I gent my Megun' k correspondence. Blaine pit pn great confidence in his re-election, a some of hig. friends predict it by & majority of three thousand, a gal of uired that the office shor bo Thardly think Colonel Lang ex} ected; but he is anxious to cut down laine’s vote, and thus show some backing at home case Uncle Horace should be elected and official pabalum be in the market. LIBERALS AND DEMOCRATS, Pike is making strong fight speinas Hale (re- Publican) in the Fifth district, and ing an expe! =. Management he brings Hale to imps. polit: Henry Clifford, the handsomest yonng man in the nerd and a good talker, is talking to the people, and had an attentive audience in Brunswick lately, at whioh # large number of republicans manifested much interest in the proceedin General Hersey, ag predicted, has received the republican nomination in the Fourth district against Marcel Bi Hersey is a very wealthy man and Emery is only an editor. The star of journal- fe however, ae Sie. aptendang. snd Say raed nt the Bangor journ: eclipse the millionnaire. iad IN REGARD TO GOVERNOR, Perham maintains his equanimity, while Kimball continues to labor with great assiduity. The latter engineered the late Greeley visitation in Maine. AS TO THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, much will depend upon the turn things may take in the September election If Perham should be re- elected by an increased majority—Blaine sets it as high as 26,000—it will be all up with the Chappaqua Phi apacpher 60 far as the State of Maine is con- cern THE POLITICAL PHENOMENON RY THE WAYSIDE poeoneen no particular feature at this side. There ve been 80 many mass meetings within a week past that ine Pechee seem to be just making uy their minds which way they will go. Another wee! may demonstrate something striking. L'INTERNATIONALES, Meeting of the Federal Council of Inter- mationals—A Poor Attendance—A Patri- otic Section—An Erroneous Public Opinion About Internationals. The Federal Council of the American Federation held a meeting yesterday at 129 Spring street. It was half-past ten before the meeting was called to order, “being an hour later than the appointed time,” and even then but eleven delegates out of twenty-four were present. The majority of those present had the aspect of disappointed people who have seemingly met many disastrous speculations and now meet together to gain comfort and solace in recalling to their minds the misfortunes of others. Every one of them could tell something new about the national bank panics, the Missis- sippt Land scheme, the failures of 1867, the causes of the losses of millions, the millions of losses and the great crashes that have ruined nations, Citizen Banks was appointed presiding officer of the meeting. After the routine business had been proceeded with the reports of sections were in order, from which the following was gleaned :— A Boston section wants to know more about the Federa- tion before they Join. Buffalo Internationals would like to know something more of the objects, aims and methods of the society. They are in favor of peace on earth and good will to men. A PATRIOTIO SECTION. A communication Terre from Haute, Ind., is as follows:— That they are truly glad to see a movement th: promises the establishing of tederat headquarters in iit country, Itis our country and the object of our special care, and should be so identified. Let Rurope adopt measures adapted to her own peculiar condition and ne- Cemities, and fet usdo the same, We have fully demon: strated the fact that as a nation wo are fully able of caring for ourselves. Let us show to the world our capa- bilities of caring for our oppressed and of liberating our enslaved. Citizen Smith, who isa member of the Painters’ Union, reported that the eight-hour system with them has been a success for the last five months and is confident that it will continue. Citizen Elliott, the English corresponding secre- has resigned and has taken up his residence in Chicago. i Madame Uhlich, @ well-known French Interna- tional lady and a member of the Council, an- nounced that she would leave to-night for the Woes aed offered her resignation. Citizen Hubert was appointed temporary English corresponding secretary. Section 9 appointed @ committee to ask the cit government to provide coal at cost price and worl for the poor during the winter months, Some suggestions were offered for the pu of collecting money to defray the expenses of the delegate west on his return trip, as it seems he had but a suficiency to pay his way to Holland. At this stage of the proceedings it was quite amusing, when a motion was offered relative to the above question and the yeas and nays asked ‘not a word was uttered, as if they all became dis- gusted. In fact the chairman repeatedly asked juestions; but whether throt over-sensitiveness of offending one another, or through disgust, no one made areply. The chairman amusingly sug- gested that they had all better take a drink, ana even this did not cause any emotion. It was deemed better to adjourn, which was unanimously decided upon. It may be the impression of the public that the Internationals have been the cause of the late strike, or have some influence over the workingmen or trades unions. If s0, never was there a more erroneous opinion, a8 in reality there is not proba- bly half a dozen trades unions afilliated with them, and the few sections that are AERTented, are gen- erally from distant cities, But they have, however, not lost courage, and expect all will go well when the ones at the Hague, in Holland, adjourns, and # the proceedings there are not to their lik: ing they are determined to re-refix their ‘ship’ and put in new tackling, 80 in case she gets “weather bound’ on her occasional short passages they can have comfortable quarte: FRENCH INTERNATIONALS, The French Internatio: held a meeting yester- day at.100 Prince street, but here, like the Federal Council, there was considerable indifference, and nothing of interest was transacted. Here, and only here in this city, are the true Internationals, as the outside world knows them. Every one of them are proud of being ‘‘Communists,”’ and praise the acts of the same, and the cry of “Vive la Commune!” revives in them somewhat of a similar spirit as the ery of “Vive UEmpéreur!” did to their fathers, It is, however, but justice to them to say that they show their colors whenever oceaston demands it. They are at present in a neutral position, between the two Federal Councils, and they believe that benched — one nor the other are strictly inter- national THE NEW YORK TURN DISTRICT. Annual Bezirks Tarnfest of the New York Turn Societies. The new Turn Hall, in Fourth street, presented a gay and festive appearance yesterday, the occasion being the Bezirks Turnfest of the Turner organiza- tions of the New York Turn district, given under the auspices of the New York Turnverein. The ex- terior of {the building was gayly decorated with flags and banners, bearing the German and American colors. The main hall was also fully decorated with festoons and garlands. About @ dozen Turner organizations of this city and vicinity participated in the festivities at the Turn Hall yesterday, The New York Turn district 1s composed of the following Turn organi- zations :— New York Turnverein, Williamsburg Turn- verein, Brooklyn Turnverein, Bloomingdale Turn- verein, Morrisania Turnverein, New Brooklyn Turnverein, East New York Turnverein, Harlem Turnverein, Gowanus Tarnverein, Turnverein of the west side of this city, Maenner Turnverein of Staten Island. These Turn organizations were re- presented by about two hundered delegates, exclusive of the New York Turnverein, numbering about six hundred men. In addition a delagation of the Turnverein of Albany of fifty men and ten cadets, anda delegations’ of the Greenpoint and Caristadt delegations were in attendance, The festivities yesterday afternoon, which attracted a large attendance of visitors, consisted of prize exercises by the members of the different Turner organizations, consisting of Turner gymnastics, which commenced at two o'clock P. M., and fencing at five o'clock P.M. The prizes, conalat- ing of diplomas and decorations, will be awarded at the close of the festivities at Jones’ Wood to-day. In the evening a concert was given, for which a rich programme had been pre} , interpersed with prize declamations, for which the rewards will also be made at Jones’ Wood to-di A large and respectable audience, exclusivel rmans, was in attendance at the concert last night. The ar- Tangements for these festivities were under the Management of a committee, composed of Messrs. 0. We President, P. Schiuechter, B. Roede, F. Eitler, 0, Kahm, J. Schad, G. Scholer, D. Seid and John’ Weinhard. The festivities at Jones’ Wood to-lay will congist of & pic-nic, in- cluding turning and prize fencing by the Turner gymnasts; @ prize turnen by the Turner pupils, a prise shooting by the TurnerSchuetzen, and mili- ry evolutions 7 Turner cadets. A proces- sion will be rmed at the Turn Hall this morning, which will be joined ~—y we societies com testy ‘gf ae Ria) emeine nger rocession meres throt Fourth street, the Bowery, Third avenue, street, avenue A, Tenth street, at nue ith street, to the boat at the foot of D igh! rh atreet, which Is to convey the excurstonists to the festival grounds. The Bezirksg Turnfest of the Hew York Turn district is heid ually, but gach at 2 jgerent place of the New York Greeley’s Trip from Boston to New York—His ception in the Grant Districts of Massach' eette—An Immense Impromptu Greet> ing at Worcester—Short Political « Specches Along the Route,“ - Horace Greeley arrived in this city F yesterd the New London steamer itty of New York, Grove at once to the residence of a friend in even’ the re rect the pier, Gathers about ||} Greeley wherever he goes ‘ . less, 10 the statement nad wl abesy morning that he would me the pap a come bd | morn at ute the eer Boston on Saturday morning, comp! out with the ever-recurring porta oe pa him on every side and at the last moment, leaving thc Parker House he gave direct by the Norwich and New London route in ho thereby to pass through the intervening towng: peace and quietness. Mr. Francis W. Bird; Ghar "J G, Davia and other political lights of Boston ain || with him atthe Parker House, and accompani || nim to the depot. The hope that he had exp: "1 of having no more ovations was not destined to gratified, however. THE TRATY started at five o’clock, and before it was out of depot a number of fellow passengers, were ‘abd him, attempting to shake his hand. The Philo pher was deeply buried in the very latest New Yo papers, and this ovation was pecullarly vexatiot but he managed to get through with it without Ic of temper. The first station out was Newton, wh { nobody seemed to have any suspicions of such © tiguous greatness. At 1 NATIOK, THE HOME OF SENATOR WILSON, some one on the train mentioned to i] loiterer about the platform that Horace Gre | ley was on board, The information ¢ received rather incredulously, but it transmitted for what it was worth from one another, and by the time the train was reaq to start there was a small and rath rude demonstration going on, the Grant elemer evidently having a rather boisterous and ill-m nered majority in the town. Some few scurrilot remarks, the first that the Philosopher had on his tour, were directed at the sturdy Sage, as sat behind the window, deep in a New Y paper. “Grant’ll tan his hide in November,” one zealous individual. ‘We all vote the ot ticket here,” said another. Mr. Greeley bore Yemarks unfiinchingly, neither turning his hi nor changing his attitude, and the constituents ¢ Henry Wilson, 4 THE YROMANRY OF INTELLECTUAL MASSACHUSRITS || had the satisfaction of knowing that their rudenesi || affected nobody very disagreeably. At South Fra || mingham the news had spread somewhat more * and there was a larger gathering, equally rude fr | ita remarks and equally ineffective in its assaults upon Mr. Greeley’s equanimity. “You are pretty black, here,” said one of the Greeley party to one of the South Framingham j demonstrators. “Ob, yes,” responded the latter innocently; ‘we are all olack nere.” At Ashland and Westborough the demonstrations were similar, the side remar! being quite bitter in their tenor, and evincing fact that Massachusetts was disposed to mak the campaign a bitter personalone, This dist being the home of Senator Wilson, is of course A STRONG GRANT REGION, \ end it was not expected that amy ovation would be 4 aid the Philosopher, although it was not sup; for @ moment that any discourtesies such as ] ‘would be offered him. But he had not far before he found friends, Worcester was reached at abont seven o'clock and the train had to wait an hour for a delayed Nashua train. The depot was crowded with enthusiastic Greeley meu in less than five minutes after he arrived. sat at the closed window attempting to enue cggo eet, had been accidentally discove! the Worcesterites. At any rate the news spread like wildfire and a surging crowd besieged the cary] ‘A steady throng passed ugh, the old ntleman by both hands, pouring blcss! upoL is head and even promising him use tts LR) the warmth of thoir heart. THE GREELEY RY EMENT / has suddenly developed immerse strength at tht” Grant stronghold. Here and geben a Grant maj could be discerned in the crowd, but most of the were silent. One, inde sald, “If he raises window I'll fing a stone at him,” but strong cs ousted him from the depotin atrice. For an ii) promptu reception in wi! is supposed to be 8° | unfriendly town the occasion was a remarkab) one, When the train would back. up and down ta) switch on other tracks and for other purposes, th’ crowds would run frantically alongside the car. hurrahing for Greeley. Finally demands for A SPi RECH A became uproarions, and the Sage, seated in the, car, msde oe, Tis quite Grantian in length:— — “My FRIENDS—I nope you will prove as Zealo and as numerous on election day in November you do now.” ye will!’ greeted this speech, and Shouts of ‘ train moved o! At Webster there was more cheering and hi ing, a great crowd for the size of the village bel assembled. The demands for a speech were su that the Sage coujd not refuse, although Attorne; General Hoar was reported to be making @ bit denunciatpry speech even then at a hall near depot. Mr. Greeley said:— } “My FRIENDS—I was given to understand the liberal movement wag not very strong in thig © [ae of the country, but since seeing what I haye a! orcester and here, 1am convinced that we ha' a few friends even here. Iam told that the Mayor) | of Worcester is with us and other prominent gen tlemen of that city. ” ve @ hint of departure an Here the train ites Greeley, saying ‘Good night,” witndrew amid cheering. AT PUTNAM, CONN.) i a stop of ten minutes was made for vepeeah ta and in answer to loud demands for a speech her rimne took station on the lower steps id :— “I hope that our friends here who favor the lib movement will remember that moderation surest sign of conscious strength. e denunt tion and personal abuse bestowed vy our ponents is a proof that we have it ahd is ours. THE gaming published yesterday or the day before yeate! Doued that vindictivoncas of ir that clinging at vindictivencas of spirit, ¢ old hates which refuses to rebind the Union ant oboe as if for all future time, reconciliation WE ARE TOLERABLY SURE of the people here in Connecticut. We are tole; rably sure of them in New York. All that we n is to see that none of those who would favor an with us, ie heart of the peo honest opinion of the people is wil LETTER OF WENDELL 3 liberal movement be bullted, browbeaten or bought away from us.” (Immense cheering.) Mr. Greeley then withdrew and the train on. 1t was now too late in the night for any sible demonstrations, and th ba ee ‘ay coat about him and crusht spray at head, ii seat and q + till New London and the boat were reached. sail down the Sound to the city was without incident of interest. NEW YORK CITY. John Kellear, thirty-five years of age, a native o; Scotland, who had been committed to the Tomb on & charge of insanity, died on Saturday evenin The remains were sent to the Morgue Keenan notified to hold an in West As id known deceased had no relatives {n this country, Coroner Keenan held an inquest at the Morg | * on the body of Andreas Christiansen, a Norwegia sailor, who died from the effects of injuries recetye On the Ist inet. by accidentally falling into the hol’ of the ship Deodato, The accid Sreanpatee, L ent occurred 8! About four o'clock yesterday morning James Mur fx phy, @ young man twenty-four years of age, Waa found lying in the rear yard of premises southwest | corner of Henry and Oliver streets. During ¢) night Murphy is supposed to have fallen fro! ag, second wry window of the house to tne below, 9 receiving severe internal injurie; Murpliy subsequently died in Gentre Street Hospital Deceased was a native of land. Corone: Keenan was notified. Captain Caffrey, of the Twentieth precinct, yea.) terday reported to the Coroners’ office that thy body of an unknown man, fifty years of age, ' / been found floating, in the middle of the Ne} Geon off Lage Fe ~ 4 ah Ap ¥ jeorge lor, ‘espec' My Greekwick street, and towed into the dock foo Twenty-eighth street. Deceased was abont ..! feet elght inches in heignt, partally bald, with ; scar on the side of his neck and a’ brul. pan As his eyes. aa ‘njuries may wh ns ning in con some hard substance while in the water. Oe wore black cloth pants, plaid vest, white muall 8 blue woollen undershirt and leather boo: was sent to the Morgue, and Co! 6 iy ron’ Keenan will there make f thorough inv: tio" A post-mortem examination on the body by Wooat Beach, M. D,, will determine whether tho. injuriga’ ‘Were recelyod before or after dently