The New York Herald Newspaper, August 25, 1872, Page 5

NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 1872—TRIPLE SHEET. NEW YORK. Rural Sages Reviewing Sum- ner’s Speech. A SMOKING CONCLAVE. Arguments of the Village Throng—“Doan’t Turn the Good Old Horse Away’—The Quakers of Quaker Street Declare Themselves for Grant—The Old Men for Greeley— ‘The Young Men Against Him. The Pastoral of the Petty Politicians--Its End Not Yet. . Toad HoLLow, August 22, 1872, ‘Unknown to any annals of fame, honored with an ‘enexempled title, which calls up images of bog- ponds overshadowed by willow branches, and pwherein the sonorous bullfrog nightly carols with hoarse tralis and trills to his love, and where the tree toad gives shriller melody to the same worthy purpose, this is indeed a very pleasant valley. It Mes between broad, sombre-wooded hills in the western part of Schenectady and in the eastern part of Schoharie county. The land 1s not highly cultivated, but the soil is strong, as is evidenced by ‘the general dark shade of the landscape, and gives generous rewards to the toil of the bustandman. Here are houses nestling in among the fields and ‘woodlands which lack beauty but look comfortable, and have done well as the shelter of the succeeding Occupants for many generations, wherein the seeker after knowledge of public opinion must go ‘tobe truly well-informed rather than to the semt- rustic towns and cities mlong ‘the highways of travel, Among , these, rough, rock-ribped hills the ordinary hamlet contains but two centres of interest—the inn and the country store. The popularity of the latter is more general than that ef the former, as the majority ‘of the farmers here are temperance men, who abnor “dram shops.” THE COUNTRY STORE of the chief village of this neighborhood, on Quaker street, is worthy ofa pen picture. It is an ancient structure, weather beaten and unique; in fronta broad stoop and two small show windows. The in- terior is darkened and stained from floor to ceiling with tobacco smoke and spittle, Shelves are filled with bright rows of dry goods, spice boxes, knick- knacks, hats, shoes, boots, crockery, jackknives, chewing gum, slate pencils, school books and all manner of “flummery-diddlery.”” Scythes, hoes, shovels, barrels of four and fish and various other ‘things block the way. In front of the counters is a small space. It is occupied by a dozen strong, Jeather-upholstered chairs. Keeled up im these against the counters, at an angle of less than forty- Sve degrees, congregate at eventide THE RUSTIC PATHEXS AND SONS, such of the latter as have reached the age at which swearing and tobacco smoking become slags of manhood, The innocent HERALD correspondent was in a strange sphere when he entered this realm of moral argument and suffocating clouds of smoke. The Stoop was occupied by a throng of men, all of them Coatiess. In the middle of the road or street a game of croquet was in progress, The players were not, a8 18 usual in the metropolis, composed of ladies and gentlemen, but altogether of the latter, who seem to monopolize. the amusement here. The sides ranged against each other were known re- spectively as “the Greeley” and “the Grant” Party, and mimic exultation followed the vic- tory of either among those of the specta- tors who were of the political stripe whicn the victors; represented. Ladies passing through the street cast amused glances at the contests, but never participate, having apparently resigned it entirely to their serious-minded lords. A farm ‘wagon will drive into the village ‘with one or two resh arrivals, perhaps, at sandown; a new com- pany takes possession of the fleld and the battle is renewed. Thus pass the slow hours; THE GENTLE GAME OF POLITICAL CROQUET thus being symbolized, while the political topics of the day are vociferously discussed by the idlers, One of the most demagogic (sic) men of this re- gion, of small consideration publicly, but of much to himself, and wont to affect prominence in the politics of the county, town and village, is Mr. Ad- dison Wilbur, at present truly entitled to be called Esquire, being Justice of the Peace. His little history has been that of a radical democrat from his earliest meddling with ambition, and at the beginning of this campaign he was with appro- priateness numbered among the “Bourbons.” But alas! how hath his firmness faltered! His intense love for popularity and safety of position quickly showed him the way that his party was treading and the way that the majority of the rural districts would go, So he came forth from his intellectual seclusion, and right valiantly did swear by the swhite-haired Sage of Chappaqua, whom hitherto he -had sworn.at. He proved an apostate to his for- mer oaths, but had a host for company, and in his small village was popular with the crowd, This crowd, however, is leavened so much by contrary-opinionated individuals, both democratic and republi that the scenes of discussion, where it assembles, are scenes of very hot strife of the tongue. Squire Wilbur, Alonzo Macomber, ex- State Senator Edwin Wilbur, a wealthy politician, who was once a power in the County Republican Committee; Ebenezer Wright, the Postmaster, whose fair daughter acts as hia deputy; Dr. John Hit ana other “smaller fry” engage on adverse sides in THE FIERCE-MOUTHED FRAY, which one might suppose, ifhe listened to it, was to determine the fate of half a dozen nations at once, Sweet Aaburn, loveliest village of the plain, never saw more earnest controversy under her wide-spreading yew trees, where the pedantic ped- agogue ruled by his eloquence. owadays the schoolmaster remains as modestly as any one in the background, and the moneyed men hold the golden thread of discourse. It was sunny Saturday, late in the afternoon, when I went to the village and approached the “store.” I was stared at by all the inhabitants. After awhile I managed to form some acquaintance with one of the bystanders. Seated in the middle ofa circle of bronzed faces of old and rough-mau- nered farmers was Mr. Edwin Wilbur, the political proguosticator and sage of “these parts.” The whole circle were listening intently while he was reading aloud in the distinctest tones SUMNER’S SPEECH, delivered @ month ago, in opposition to the ad- ministration. Running comments upon its most ‘striking points issued from the lips of both the reader and his listeners, and cutting remarks were “sandwiched in” by the belligerents in argument wherever there was opportunity. Asthe afternoon verged into twilight the crowd of loungers was greatly increased and the debates raged more hotly and without ceasing. Mr. Edwin Wilbur knows perfectly the temper and prejudices of this section. He was one of the strongest republicans for a good many years prior to tue liberal movement. Only a week or two age he changed his allegiance; and when I was talking with a stout, old-fushioned democrat to-day he remarked in regard to him that he could ive no good reasons for the change. t is stated, however, that he was snubbed by the Republican Committee of the county, and in con- sequence became indignant. They ceased a wuile ago to give him notification of their meetings, ee? upon Jearning that he was wavermg in political opinions, CUSTOM HOUSE WIRK-PULLING. He claims that the attairs of the republican party in this county are sought to be controlled entirely by the offive-holders, supplied with money from the fk ine pon Seog ld a Said to me that he new that the regular nominations were made b; oficiais from the New York Custom touse. ‘us tone is not bitter, but he seems rather piqued. The wires are pulled here in the smallest town or dis. trict on a8 Vigorously as they are in the me- tropolis, “Mr, Wilbur,” saia one of the smoking and be- #moked throng the other evening, at the ‘store,’ “T heerd teil on as you had gone over to the rebeis, Don’t you think that Grant is as good a man for President as he was iour years ago? I don't see Port agin’ him, for my part, to ’casion much VICTORY NO MORE TO THE WISE THAN THE SWIFT. “No, he is not as good,” answered Mr. Wijbur; “at least not as honest and trustworthy. I tell you, Jacob, his elevation to-the Presidency was something that could not be heiped by the leaders of the republican party, if they would. His glories won in the war got for him a storm of enthusiastic devotion that lifted him high above the heads of wiser, abler, if not truer, men. They knew it, but in this emer- rency could not guide the people. Such, I believe, Frere Charles Suduuer and ‘Chlet Justieg’ Guanes” | “But why did you support him, then, id. Me pden that won in the great “) ” an old man, with s face and. "white erowa, of age’ adorning Tus bent brows, ‘you have now left party, T should ltke to know why Greeley be better for us than’ Gene! Grant. ‘doan’t seem oy) Hen aie “or “precision inte, “pat what the old horse’s ag — or better, if he: has rode well so fur. He haint kicked. nor ¢ut up muoh to speak on, more'n any nag would as fit paar Bons. of Pa pane many folks, e ele this original simile, i ‘M’S SKITTISH HORSE. “You read the speech of Charles Sumner over Cneid pu answered Ed; “and, my word for Healt id some reasons there for supposing the ‘old horse,’ as you call him, has some very skittish qualit them that iri sy Beg ly Bogle to none an who magni ‘stable, the ite House, He has been known-to bite his best friends; but, strange to say, he has never thrown certain small boys who have attempted to xae him. The ‘sup; supp d by ‘beervation that er pacified his stubborn temper by plentiful handfull Spree barley. He likes | ey ‘the best, and thes@he tyrannizes over. run his master into a many mud-puddies in the perversity of his ho. pride; and I think every sensible Lg should unas Sam ¥ Bet anew you say, Jot individual addressed, “1 doan’t so dangerous an animal as you say. Pears to me that he’s driven very well and minded the bit fust rate for these last four years, an’ I doan’t believe in turnin’ off an old crittur who has sean good sarsioc sate the hight to be abused. Eealnai kis gle ta goenlon and z: wel ues a fooll fikind or talk ry t I cannot see how any man who has common sense can vote for the nepleetion of GeneralGrant. He represents only what si id be ds and buried—the vengeance of the against dead and buried treason. His ition the South military character and Bienes! every hour of his rule, and should make it plain to you that he ig not the te whose ey will ever (gir and recement AW BROKEN RROTHERHOOD between the two sections. See how steadily he has utherners, the hi} Rights bill. What enmity he has shown to the Union generals who curing or after the war chanced inadvertently or otherwise to cross the path his ambition history will show. And how he has taken gifts and practised nepotism evel 3, American of whatever persuasion kn 8 eart with an involuntary sense of shame. These last chi however, I acknowledge to be comparatively triv: What ‘we most object to are GRANT'S JOBS. “That's so; that’s so, Ed. If there's any jobs here pad Ld ‘them out in the daylight, so that we may now itt’ ‘ “Well,” saia Ed, turning around excitedly, “I would like to know of the man who realty believes that there are not. There are ‘jobs’ in every met of the national government to-day blacker 2 any of those of Tammany.”’ “How do you know this ?”" “How do I know it? By reading the public prints” (pointing to Sumner's much-read speech). “Well, ou take Sumner for gospe! you must be lost, inde. nd there ig no hope for you. I take his famous speech to be one of the most unmanly and undij a attacks that was ever ae upon & io person. Why, a Grant no. Pietter Phan if he wore the very lowest cur—the most contemptible scoundrel and coarse-bred mongrel. This is unjust to him and to the millions who belfeve in him, and, I think, has done mere in his ald than any other event of the . This bitter injustice onl, excites a sort of heroic indignation which wil surely re} him in the magisterial chair.” ‘The last speaker was a young man with a shai reremptory sortof voice, his face all rd and bronzed by toil in ‘t he said was rather excitedly emphasized, and he seemed to be listened to with that attention which would imply that he was a representative of the fs opinions of the young rs of this sec- ion. He ackno’ GRANT'S ERRORS, but thought that they were no more than almost every President had committed before him. He did not believe halfof Sumner’s nor of any one’s accusations, Isaac Gi & well-to-do Quaker, who has retired from agriculture to live quietly in this village, made a remark at this point. He seldom makes remarks when politics are talked of, but sits silently and listens continually, his thoughts being mirrored somewhat in the changing expression of his face, “Tdo not see why we should believe Sumner more than we would any other political man. They are all a good deal alike.” THE “QUAKER VOTE.” He supplemented this with a sort of half apolo- getic chuckle, and rubbed his hands as if with the consciousness of having brilliantly discharged an onerous duty. He is a man who has never yet been seduced into wee the wrong way, speaking from arepublican point of view. He is shrewd but silent. Soare most of the Quakers hereabouts, where they are quite plentiful; yet most of them have already declared themselves most decidedly as republicans.. They were the first to settle the country, ae this Ny ciumes, of white Diresas rched on & tabietend next sdaley bono Reeir by Tame as part of its y Of the leading Quakers of this place the Grant men wick, inaac Gaige Samvel © Guimby, Samuel J uel uel J. Quimby, David Grimth and Ira Estes. The oniy active Greeley man among them is Nathanic! Meade, who has been a life-long democrat, and way during the war a copperhead. The political com- piexions of many others I have not yet discovered, ut they used to be the most loyal of abolitionists. All but one of those mentioned are venerable men, seasing property and influence. Tnis neighbor- ood was once one of the many termini of the “un- derground railroad,” by which THE NEGROES WERE BELFED TO EIOAFB FROM THE OTH. Several of these -haired Quakers have given shelter, food and comfort to the fugitives on their way to Canada, and many stories are told of the days when the kidnappers and constables used to ransack the farm houses and barns in search of their human prey. In a 3) jous old mansion, once partially covered by thick ivy vines soas to be quite picturesque and beautiful, buat now rather dilapidated and looking sadly desolate, there died two years ago one of the men who used often to show friendship for those runaway slaves, He was a Friend, and was remarkable as @ sort of oracle of the country side, whose multitu- dinous proverbs were in every one’s mouth. Two sons remain, one of whom tills the old estate. Both of them are Grant men. Another Quaker, who is familiarly known in all this region as “UNCLE BILLY,” because, perhaps, of his patriarchal character, re- sides two miles from the vill . He very seldom votes, and so cannot be said support any one, He has, however, a certain mythic reverence for Greeley which he himself cannot explain. The feeling of brotherhood mentioned in my former letter is the secret of this strange alle- giance. Greeley and he were born about the same time, and while Greeley was plodding through the woods of New York and Pennsylvania, from. print- ing office to printing office, in search of fortune, he was clearing from the land which now composes his fine farm the primeval growth of forest. He leased it from the old patroon, Van Rensselaer, whose grant from the King covered such a wide ex- tent of magnificent country. The soil is now his own, however, or his son’s, as is also that for which he at first paid rent to old Jimmie Duane, who owned the whole town of Dnanesburg and whose now decayed and empty mansion, built in Reenure 1 style for its day, still overlooks the wide valley. The village ot Duanesburg lies at the foot of the*hill upon which it is situated, and is quite a pretty place. Here “OLD JIMMY O’NEIL’? is the owner of the country store, and ts the prin- cipal and richest resident. He wasborn in Ireland, Fifty or sixty years ago he came to America, and ‘was buffeted about Lg by the billows of for- tnne until he secured a foothold in this part of the country. He now owns most of the lana that was leit by Kate Duane, the latest heir of the mame, and may _ probabl be worth more than a million of dollars. All of this wealth has been accumulated penny by penny, and old and rich as he is he still watches every scrap or bit of money that goes in and out of his coffers, sitting in his store from sunrise to sun- set, in an old-fashioned leather-bottom chair. He is anything but liberal with his purse, and a proverb about him says that ‘‘he begins his giving on Monday morning—the man who comes first be- ing first served—that 18, getting all that he will give away, which is—no' mae He is a stanch supporter of General Grant. ire Case, the Post- master of the village, is also “on the same side of the fence,” as a matter of course. THE YOUNG MEN FOR GRANT. With a few such exceptions as these, where the men are wealthy or are office-holders, I find that almost all of the oid men in the rural districts are in favor of Greeley, while the young men are in the majority for Grant. Of two farm laborers whom I inter- viewed, one of them, who had worked for wages all his life until he was gray and bent, pronounced for Greeley, with @ quiet exhibition of faith, and the other for Grant, with sarcastic allusions to the humorous points of Greeley’s character. He seemed to avhor siding with the ridiculous, Many petty village politicians complain that the county republican politics are controlled by cau- cuses which migut well be denominated “rings,” engineered by metropolitan wire pullers, If this is the case throughout the State the Grant party must certainly be well organized. Great excitement is produced here by the tact that General Grant will be at Saratoga Springs to- aay, and a special train which was run there by the’ new railroad was crowded by rustic sight- seers, This eager desire among the farmers to see the hero of Appomattox is somewhat suprising to me and increases my doubt of Greeley’s real Strength in the State. “00 OP DE SOLEIL, of Sunstroke in St. Louis. St. Louis, August 24, 1872, Over twenty cases of sunstroke have occurred here within the past three days, the majority of which were fatal. The weather has been exces- Twenty Ca) sively hot during the past week, the mercury Mien ing from 9 to 100 degrees in Lhe shade ta the muid- } die of the day, GREELEY IN THE WOODS. The Picnic of Typogrephical Union No. 6—The Sage of Chappaqua on the Labor Question—What He Knows About ‘Wages and the Eight Hour Movement. The fifth annual picnic of Typographical Union No, 6 was held yesterday afternoon and evening at Jones’ Wood. The attendance was very large and of a highly respectable char- acter, the appearance of the printers with their wives. aud sweethearts reflecting honor on the craft, Dancing commenced at three o'clock in the afternoon and continued until six, when @ recess Was taken for supper, The affair of the evening was the expectéd arrival of Mr. Greeley, who had Promised to a committee that had waited upon Bim to be on the ground punctually at eight O'clock. A display of fireworks which was to have taken place at seven was delayed until his arrival, and the dancing was also suspended. At twenty minutes past eight o’clock Mr. Greeley arrived upon the ground and was greeted with hearty cheering. A balloon was sent up and the band with vim played the popular melodies, “Up tn & Balloon” and ‘See, the Conquering Hero Comes.” Mr. Greeley was escorted to the ballroom by the members of the Reception Committee, and on ascending the platform was greeted with another round of applause, mingled © with ® few hisses. The Sage was attired in a black alpaca coat, black pants and white vest, and in his hand he carried’ the traditional white hat. He took his seat among the musicians, who were now playing “Hail to the Ohief,” and looked around bang the assembled crowd with the expres- sion of the vou, picture of good , nature and benevolence. At the close of the uproar the President of the, Union said it gave him great plea- sure to introduce to the audience one, who, he was, not the best printer, was, at least, the best known printer in the country, Horace Greeley. ‘MR. GRERLEY’S SPRECH. Mr; Greeley, in rising to respond, waa received ‘with cheering. Ashe was commencing to g) a voice called nf “Three cheers for General Gent, hisses, compliment termes to Honor can: in “iad Tred po! tl invitation to atfend, Mr. Gree! roecesed thus:—We-are not the oldest craft worl cin on, or thers went be- ol “el Be er honor ia Boe § of antiquity, under an body. rr, from tt ve r é e ery nature of his calling, should and intelligently elucidate the great ye ns and problems of the day, in which the labor question stands conspicuous, The matter of wages is receiving considerable attention, and it should be gradually, calmly and coolly brought toa satisfactory close, receiving the attention which experience, study and observation alone can give. The abolition of slavery was only the beginning of the solution of this great Bron and much yet remains tobe done. The both the Label of the wae oe gi fo 5 M4 opinion, has’ been. presented at an unfortuna! fine ‘and without due consideration; but I have no doubt im the end everything that is just will be achieved. ang tl (Chee @votce, “You did not talk that mh There are other great questions of the time upon which you will be called upon to pronounce, and | have. no doubt your intelligent Bese gerele will be productive of bome goat. I will not detain you any further observation. Mr. Grecley resumed his seat amid loud cheering. 4 The was then escorted to the mittee Toom, ‘where he e! in conversation with sev- eral gen’ 5 Twain's having been mentioned, a gentleman remarked him & great wit @ ed Greejey’s i who said:—‘Well, 1 't appreciate wit can’ stretched out to three or four hundred TH wit should be like @ flash, but when a man attempts to sustain it all through a large book he menoeally, fails. There are some quaint conceits ‘Inno- cents Abroad,’ but I think Brown is the best of that class of writers.” After some further con- ve ‘Mr. Greeley entered his carriage and drove off amid cheers. After his departure the dancing was recom- menced, the fun grew fast and furious, and it was not unth twelve o'clock that the festivities were brought to an end, and: the most successful picnic yet held by Union No. 6 terminated. THE POLITIOAL HEADQUARTERS. ‘There was an unusual dearth of busincss at all the political headquarters yesterday. At the Liberal Republican Headquarters at the Glenham there ‘was, a more cheerful aspect, though there was.no more business transacted than usual. Among the notable visitors were Colonel James Cavanaugh, of Montana, and General McMahon. Among the visit- ors at the §) nape, House Democratic Headquarters Were Senator Casse! General Neil, and Senator was nol ‘tho Filth ave, nue indier, the cheer- EY Grd of that establishment, is still absent from e city. CHARLES E, LOEW'S FIRST CARD, The residents of the Eleventh and Seventeenth Wards last evening carried out their well-concerted plan to nominate Charles E. Loew for Mayor. There was erected, corner of Seventh street and avenue Ss @ stand, from which ex-Alderman mpm hg ‘altman, ex-Coroner Grover and Thomas D. e- lish addressed a co! ation of fully two thousand men, women and children. After the speeches the banner was thrown to the breeze, and the spectators retired to their houses. Mr. Woltman, who in the last election ran against Dr. Weismann for Senator and was defeated, entertained the party at his ele- gant residence, 96 avenue 0, PROSPECT PARK. How the Fourteenth Saturday Concert of the Season Passed Off. The delightful weather of yesterday had the effect of attracting to Prospect Park thousands of people. The Park, ever worthy of a visit, has this summer added to its attractions by giving con- certs every Saturday afternoon, Yester- day was the fourteenth regular musical treat accorded the Brooklyn public at their beautiful pleasure ground, and a thorough appréci- ation of the event was manifested by the select at- tendance, The programme, which consisted of admirable selections, was creditably gone through by the Twenty-third regiment Band, The music stand, which is onlya temporary arrangement, is located in the woods adjoining Nethermead Con- course. Hundreds of settees were arranged be- neath the shade of the trees, and afforded comfort- able resting places for the lovers of music. The latter, however, in many instances, showed that they were not averse to the promenade, even at the risk of straying beyond the range of the “soul-stirring straits’ which enlivened the ove, and seeking acquaintances among the mov- ing Multitude about the lake or along the glen. It happened, of course, in the usual way, that many reeable salutations were exchanged between the belles and veaus and charming little conversa- tions were enjoyed by the youn; people, which gave greater zest to the enjoyment of the closing summer hours of the Park concerts, The oldsters, too, radiated fm all directions from the music stand, yet the audience never once Eigen to diminish in its proportions during the two hours’ performance, from four to six o'clock, Croquet parties kept the balis and the mallets agitated on the Com mon, and ehildren, bright-eyed, light-hearted and guileless, gambolled on sides, The row boats on the lake did a thriving business the entire afternoon and evening. The Shelter Cottage, an admirable restaurant immediately opposite the point selected on the jake for the con struction of the permanent music stand which is ‘0 ‘ace the Park next year, was well patronized. The Dairy, on the route from the pase entrance, at the head of the glen, was also thronged by milk bibbers, Taken as & whole the scene at the Brooklyn Park yester- day afternoon was such as could not fall to gladden the heart of even the casual observer, and ‘drive dull care away.’’ With regard to the facilities of travel on the routes conveying to the Park much fault is to be found, be- cause of the stupidity or indifference of the horse railroad companies, in not providing proper accommodation for the people, and each and every car over the Coney Island and Smith street and the Flatbush avenue lines, between the hours of three and seven o'clock, was crowded to excess, being literally packed. There is no excuse for such niggardliness on the part of these railroad com- pauies, and it should not be tolerated longer. ORICKETING IN CANADA. The Match Between the Montreal Club and the English Eleven. ToRONTO, Ontario, August 24, 1872. The second innings of the English Eleven against the Montreal Cricket Club was played to-day, ‘The Montrealers went in, making only 67, which, with their score of 45 yesterday, leaves them, with two innings, 140 behind the kuglish Eleven score in the tirst inning of 265, CONFLAGSATION IN CANADA, The Basiness Portion of the Town of Mitchell Destroyed—$100,000 Worth of Property Destroyed. MiToHeut, Ontario, August 24, 1972. The principal part of the business portion of this town was burned this morning, including the Post office, telegraph office and several stores, The loss js $100,009: ingvrunce $15,000, STATE AND CITY POLITICS. A REVIEW OF THE POLITICAL FIELD. The Utiea and Syracuse State Tickets Contrasted, The Democratic - Greeley - Republican State Nominations. THECITY AND COUNTY ELECTIONS | pee Ee The Mayoralty and the Candidates—Ex- Sheriff James O’Brien and Ex- Sheriff John Kelly. The Court Vacancies---The Congressional and Legislative Contests, The Liberal Republican and Anti-Grant Demo- cratic Convention, to be held in Syracuse on Wednes- @ay,the 4thof September next, will, in a great ire, bring the rival political parties of this city and State into a hand-to-hand election conflict. The Grant republicans threw down the gauntlet to their, opponents at Uticaa few days since. That gage of battle will be brought to Syracuse and a cartel }of defiance drawn up and a plan of hostilities upon, and upon which the fate of either must depend to the close. The cities se- lected by both parties for the inauguration of the conflict bear historic names, and are suggestive of struggles which involved the fate of dynasties and. kingdoms, The Utica ticket is before the people, and all its strength and weakness are known to the other side. The initiative in all comficts must always be taken by one party or the other, and the first move upon the enemy's works, as, by association, it should be so, was taken by the Grantite republicans, and upon the line they have assumed they are bound to fight it out to the end. In political contests there is some advantage toa party knowing its opponent's hand, as, in this cage, the Convention to be held at Syracuse has the Utica ticket before them; and if they can place man for man upon their ticket nominees more ac- @eptable to the people they may gain the day in this State, independent of the principle involved in the Presidential contest. The unanimity with which the first name on the ticket’ was hailed and accepted at Uticais hardly a criterion of its ac- ceptability to the whole party in the State, of which the nominee virtually becomes the standard bearer, No other POLITICAL CONTEST ever held in this city or State presents the anomaly that is found in this, for even the Presidential com- plications are intensified by the disintegration into which the great democratic party of the city has falien, There are now three democratic organiza- tions, each exercising a certain political influence independent of and at variance with the other. ‘This, in itself, would not be of so much political significance, for the party has been similarly divided more than, once before; but, as democrats, they never drifted into foreign entanglements or lost their political identity in giving away their votes to republicans at an election in re- tarn for republican votes to sustain the candi- dates of one wing of the party. In the same way the republican party is divided—one set, the liberal republicans, combining with the Tam- many democrats to elect a democratic State ticket, in return for democratic votes for a liberal repub- lean for the Presidency. It is an unprecedented state of affairs political, and will, no donbt,. lead to @ flenge conilict between the party leaders before the. is decided, THE DEMOCRATIO-REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET. ‘The Convention to be held at Syracuse will have no dificuity in securing a competent standard bearer to head their ticket. There are more than six Richmonds in the fleld, one of whom, however, can only, and perhaps does not ask for more, have a complimentary vote in his favor. The strength of the State ticket will, mo doubt, determine the vote of the State for the Presidency, and now that the liberal republicans have locked shields with the Tammany democrats on that issue none but the most unobjectionable men from a political stand- point will be selected for the ticket. GOVERNOR HOFFMAN has retired from the fleld, though for .a time he contemplated, like General Grant, to run again, just merely to try his popularity and to ascertain if the great bulk of the people believed the charges brought against him by some in connection with his alleged cognizance of the Court House frauds while he was Mayor of the city. He has thought better of it, however. In fact, he could not get the nomination. Even for the sake of getting Greeley the liberal republicans would not put up with him. He found his Sedan in the Orange dem- onstration of the 12th July, 1871, just as one of his predecessors found his Waterloo in addressing the draft rioters on the 14th July, 1863, EX-GOVERNOR SEYMOUR was for a considerable time seriously canvassed, but for somewhat similar and, perhaps, stronger reasons than those which militated against Horf- man he, too, was thrown overboard. A new man must be found—a man as equally earnest and inde- fatigable in lending his efforts towards the sup- pression of the rebellion at home as was Gencral Dix, the nominee of the radical republican party, on the field, But as the Convention has yet to make its choice from among those who aspire to head the ticket, and as the electors may desire to know who are these prominent mtn, one of whom from the 4th proximo will head the ticket, it is but proper that they should be here enumerated. They are as follows :—Augustus Schell, of this city ; Francis Kiernan, of Oneida county; Lieutenant Governor Beach, of Jefferson county; ex-Secretary of State Homer A. Nelson, of Dutehess; Judge A. J. Parker, of Albany; Clarkson A. Potter, of Westchester and Henry ©, Murphy, of Kings county. The first choice of the leaders would have been Chief Justice Sandford E. Church, but he positively withholds himself from all mention on the matter, The nomi- nation of General Dix by their opponents has given them the cue eee hein to their own selection of a man who Will meet the very requirements de- manded by the other side of their standard bearer and thus enable him to fight him with his own | ee. They have found their man tn the per- son 0! AUGUSTUS SCHELL. At allevents his name will be presented to the Convention, and his nomination will be pressed— in fact, on considerations, if not tn 80 many words as those which secured Dix’s nomination at Utica. The question of the ticket was fully discussed in all its possible bearings at Sa a by the leaders of | the party, and for a time it appeared that Lieuten- ant Governor Beach would have been the man, It was never thought that it was the moneyed inter- ests that was to control the election in the State, and there was not one of the proposed candidates that, under the old political régime, could not have been worthily placed on the head of the ticket, as the standard-bearer of the party. But the turning of the poiltical tide at Utica nas shown them tne necessity of egg | their course, if they desire | to be anywhere in the race. All the candidates above named, save one, were for the preseut counted out and the contingent choice of the leaders fell upon AUGUSTUS SCHELL, | the chief Sachem of reformed Tammany, whose | high position in the commercial and inonetary | world is deemed an oifset to those qualtications of @ similar character which secured the Dix nomina- tion. This isno doubt a shrewd move, in view of the motives which actuated the other aide in their | choice of a candidate, and may, as precedent in | the future, be tue means of vreakihg up political rings who would claim for themselves the pre- emptors’ right to install in the highest office of the State one of their own favorites, without regard to the interests of the people or their rights of suf- frage. Should Mr. Schell receive the nomination of the Syracuse Convention the veteran standard bearers of the party may well survey the a conflict, in which they are to take 80 active an prominent a part— With that stern Joy which warriors fect In foemen worthy of their steel. It were idie to discuss now the chance or tlic chances of the other candidates. Ifthe leadera and siate makers of the party have concluded that the strong position taken by the other side can only be assailed by Mr. Schell, they must take him as their standard bearer in the campaign and at Syracuse, as at whe after complimentary votes, 4, perene, a few ballots for the several other can tes, nominate Mr. Schell by acclamation. ‘There is another financial or moneyed candidate in the field in the person of CLARKSON N. POTTER, @ representative of the house of Brown Brothers & Co., bankers, with extensive commercial and Nnancial influence, and who possescs unquestioned qualifications in the direction in which the qualif- cations for Governor seem to take at this time. But as his principal backer is poor little Sammy Tilden, the marplot of the first reform movement in the Legislature, when the angel of destruction was hovering over the Assembly, Mr. Potter can have but little chance of success with either city or country delegations, The hay-loft and cheese-preas democracy would not touch anything recommended wy. Sammy with the longest possible hay-fork, and ir. Potter, when he comes to understand this. will probably exclaim, ‘Save me from my friends!” GENERAL HENRY W. 8LOOUM has a host of friends, both within. and without party organizations, who would be glad to see him at the head of the State ticket. As an ex-general, a8 Dix is, he would, perhaps, have a greater claim upon the soldiers’ votes, if that was an element entering into a State or city election, than the re- publican standard bearer. Indeed, his strong claims upon the party and his general popularity drew early to him the attention of the leaders; but, like the claims of the other tofuential parties referred to, it was deemed that they should be held guvordinate to the hoped-for succesgof the ticket under a more prominent and better known Political leader. THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNORSHIP, The twomost prominently spoken of candidates at present for Lieutenant Governor are Thomas (4 Alvord, of Oswego, candidate for Speaker in the last ture. A strong opposition was found to him in the fact that it was not deemed advisable to fasten upon the ticket any of the responsibilities Bfraching. to the members of a previous Legisla- ure. The other candidate spoken of is De Witt Little- John, of Onondago, ex-Speaker of the Assembly for @ couple of terms, & man eminently qualified for the oifice from his great experience as an exccu- tive and administrative officer. THE MAYORALTY, There will be a flerce internecine war over the Mayoralty prize. This, in fact, exercises the minds of the local politicians to the exclusion of the other more important questions at issue. As was before stated in these columns, on local issues the demo- cratic Sao is wofully divided. On the one hand the still powerful Tammany party have endorsed the anti-administration ticket, and for the support. ay. Pe) ee sae | Feecnas pa the na- al issue they Mave bargained for & on their votes for the a aaah er NOMINEES OF TAMMANY on the democratic State and county tickets, This isa pretty strong team and promises to give the regular republicans and their allies of the Apollo Hall democratic Aries hard work to pull through on the day of election. Of course it 18 not ad- mitted that there is such an alliance, and ostensibly there is not. Kut the effort to pull the political ‘wool over the eyes of the democracy enshrined in the Temple of Apollo, of which Senator O’Brien is bet priest, is unavailing, and when they go the ad- ministration ticket they do it with their eyes open. The Apollo Hall organization, or rather its leader, has but one ambition to gratity—that 1s, to secure the Mayoralty. To attain this all party principles must be sacrificed. The Grant republican County Convention will put a dummy in the field for Mayor to cover their tracks in voting for Senator O’Brien, should the prospect nearer the goal be favorable to the success of the ruse, There will be no organized machinery appa- rent, butin the different polling districts of the city the Custom House officials and their party friends ware the O’Brien ticket, on an under- standing had with the powers that be. + SENATOR O'BRIEN has great individual basal among the masses of voters.in the city, both of Irish and German birth, but his quondam friends of the reform stripe, and leading members of the Apollo Hall organization are, and were from the start, opposed to his put- ting mmeelf ferward as candidate for the Mayoralty under the auspices of that body. Since the lit there some weeks ago many influential members have seceded from Apollo Hall, and without any declaration ol their intentions, and, untrammelled by party, will vote as suits their view ef the situation. fi the conflict of parties, and without, as always heretofore, a rallying central power to direct affairs, the probabilities would be in favor of O’Brien’s election, but that one other man is con- bri spoken of as the nominee of Tammany. EX-SHERIFF JOHN KELLY, who would certainly draw such strength from Senator O’Brien a8 would leave him in a hopeless minority. Should Mr. Kelly accept the Tammany nomination there is no other man from the demo- cratic ranks round whom the Greeley republicans would more © gladly rally. The Brennan influence would be for him, and there are other great elements of strength associated with him that would attract the Irish democratic votes and make him irresistible in the contest. _ Here lies the ger to O'Brien. That and his confict with Tam- y and his supposed alliance with the Grant- Murphy republicans must insure his defeat. oeaee Was spoken of as the candidate of much fo! get Mr. Kelly to enter the lists. No doubt if a straight-out national democratic ticket be nominated at Louta- ville, with CHARLES O'CONOR at its head, O’Brien stock would rise amazingly, and would secure him such popularity as the straight-out democratic candidate as would carr him into the City Hall as Chief Magistrate over alt opposition, even despite the odium attaching to his Bu posed afiliation with the radical wing of the re- publicans, THE NATIONAL DEMOCRACY, the inception and bantling of the brothers Fer- nando and Ben Wood, is not likely to play a very important role in the campaign. From all ap- pearances it was conceived in the sole interests of the brothers themselves, to give them an influence in city peice that might aid Fernando in getting again returned to Congress, the chances for which are all against him, r the Mayoralty there are several important OFFICES TO BE FILLED at the coming election. There are two vacancies in the Supreme Court—consequent upon the restg- nation and removal of Judges Cardozo and Bar- nard. The vacancy in the former is temporarily filled by Judge Leonard, appointed by Governor Hoffman. It willbe to till this vacancy that an elecuon will be held, The vacancy occasioned by the re- moval of Judge Barnard will not be filled by the people by election, but will be fied by appoint: ment. e constitution on this point provides that the resignation or removal of a Judge must occur three months prior to a general election to leave it at the disposal of the people. So there is but one Supreme Court Judge to be elected and one to be P made by by peta he There are a good many candidates in the field, but more are to come that have not yet either declared themselves or been spoken of. The Grant republicans, it ts said, Will nominate a full ticket throughout, and should this prove so there will ve a lovely time of it from the meetings of the county conventions to nomi- nate candidates for these vacant offices to the close of the election. The candidates already in the fleld are as follows:— FOR THE SUPREME COURT. The present incumbent ad interim, Jud Leonard, will be a candidate for election. He is, or was, the law partner of Governor Hoffman, to which circumstance he was indebted for his ap- pointmene He was formerly a Judge of the superior Court, but on presenting himself tor re- election he was badly beaten. He never was a favorite with the bar wnile previously on the bench, and though he has been all courtesy and urbanity during Bas passant ad tntertm incumbency the old feeling of dislike prevails, and his chances of elec- tion are very slim indeed. ALGERNON 8. SULLIVAN, the popular and indefatigable Assistant Dis- trict Attorney, 18 a candidate for the vacuncy, with most encouragin, prospects of success. He is now working like @ beaver for the triumph of the Greeley ticket un- der the auspices of Tlammany. Mr. Sullivan is very gentlemanly in appearance and polished in man- ner; i8 @ sound and well-read lawyer, and would Nes ee und ably discharge the duties of the ench, * ABRAMIAM R, LAWRENCE, JR., is also a candidate for the office. Though a young man, he is considered one of the best-read lawyers in the city on the statute laws of the State and thoroughly conversant with the laws framed from time to tine for our municipal government. His friends entertain great hopes of his success, WHEELER H. PECKIAM is another Richmond in the field for the Supreme Court Judgeship, and will probably receive the sup- port and influence of whatever is left of the old Committee of Seventy. Mr. J. J. Marvin is another aspirant for the office. Mr. Marvin isan able law- yer, in good practice, and would bring considerable experience to the discharge of the duties of the ofiice. THE SUPERIOR COURT is also a tempting bait, and, of course, there are many hankering alter it. Upon the death of Judge McCunn the vacancy was sought to be filled by the Governor in the person of ex-Judge James U. Spen- cer, formerly of the same Court, but the Senate did not confirm the appointment. It is likely that the Governor will again present Judge Spencer's name to the Senate in September next, which, if accepted, would give him the office till the end’of the year. In the meantime the ex-Judge is a candidate for election. Judge Quinn, of the First Civil District Court, is ajso a candidate. He will be strongly sup- ported by a portion of the Apollo Hall Orgad and by Tammany Hall and its republican ailies, Be- fore the people he would be a very strong candi- date; but, no doupt, the Judge will be guided by the action of the nominating convention, More than one ee of the Marine Court is spoken ot in this connection, and a successful effort will, no doubt, be made to promote one or other of these expert- enced, faithful and capable Judges to the Superior Court vacancy. THE CITY sUDGESHIY. It is generally conceded that the present able and eminentiy qualified City Judge will be elected jor another term. The golden opinions which iuees Bedford has won from all sorts of people, from the fearless discharge of his duties and the success which has crowned his efforts in the suppression of lawlessness through the punishments so speedily inflicted by him upon all offenders, have placed him ig the happy position of having no opponent. at zation | 5 least none with any chance of success in an appeal to party or to people. His past record insures the present City Juage another term of usefulness to the public and of honor to himself. ‘THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYSIUIP is another high and perhaps the most important and responsible oMee coming vacant and within the gift of the people at tae next election. The present able and conscientious incumbent, Judge Garvin, will be a candidate for re-election. His principal opponent will be Recorder James Smith. THE CONGRESSIONAL TIOKET. There will be @ severe contest over the Congres- sional nominations and elections. The candidates who have populanty and strength in the districts will not be inclined, as in elections past, to submit to the party lash and forego all appeal to the people because the leaders willed that they should stand aside. Nominations will not secure the office in all cases this thine. ‘There will be contests in several of the districts, but the plan of battle or the con- certed movements of parties have not yet been de- veloped, In FRENANDO WOOD'S DISTRICT there will pertainy be a contest, and the erst re- doubted chief of Mozart Hall will have to bestir himself and endeavor to make whatever league he can to give him strength through the new National Democratic Committee to beat back the tide upon which Oliver Charlick threatens to sweep the dis- trict from him. Fernando is in danger, and hence the old dodge of getting up a new party to enable him to make conditions. Charlick's supporters are sanguine that he will oust the old Representative, able and faithful as he was to the party and to his constituents, and that Charlick will reign in his stead, The whoie of the city Das been redistricted, so that no one of the members of Congress in this city would now know his old representation, Colon el Wm. Roberts’ district has not been so much altered or encroached upon as some of the others, but if it ‘were even so his great popularity would secure his return to his seat in Congress. THE ASSEMBLY CONTEST will be waged with the same vim as the Congres- sional. ‘The spirit of insubordination to party dicta- tion is abroad, and every man whose popularits is such as to give him confidence and who has the ambition or desire to run for the Assembly can pub himself vefore the electors without the dreatl ot bein, either counted out, chalked out or soldout. Thi: altered state of affairs shoulg surely secure an able, honest and efficient LegisiaMire and tend to make the office of State legislator one of the great ambi- tions of our citizens, THE JERSEY BOURBON DEMOCRACY. Convention at Trenton—Election of Delegates to Louisville—Charles' O’Conor the Choice of the Delegates, with Hancock for Vice President. The Jersey straight-outs assembied in their might at Trenton yesterday. One hundred delé- gates were present, The Convention was called to order by C, Chauncey Burr, and 8. J, Bayard was appointed Chairman. Mr. BAYARD was quickly at his post, and he opened the proceedings by pouring hot shot into the Greeley camp. He said:—Such a large and respect- able gathering of the democracy of New Jersey ought to be gratifying to every patriot. The meeting to- day is a homage to principle. The democrats of New Jersey are not all prepared to become Greeley republicans. They have not all bowed the knee to Baal. We sfill cling to the old altars and to the old faith. There is a grand host, not fully represented here to-day, who will be represented at Loulaville, and they have some belief in principle. They are not prepared to fol- low republican leaders or march under a republi- can banner. They have faith in Jefferson, Madison and Jackson, but none in Horace Greeley. It gives me great pleasure to assure you that we have sutis- factory information that all the States in the Union will be represented at Louisville, and that the democrats of the United States will there repudiate the bargain at Baltimore, where republicans entered into a compact for the re-election of General Grant. It is evident to all that the re-election of General Grant was to follow the nomination of Horace Greeley, and that Con- vention had that end in view. I read, last cam- paign, that Seymour could not be elected, and that his being put up was only to ineure the election of General Grant, Horace Greeley will look pleased in November over his own defeat, and will then be able, with great glee, to tell what he knows about. electing General Grant. At Louisville one object will be to try and escape that calamity, Every day it is beginning to be more plainly seen that the election of Horace Greeley is an impossibility. How, then, will hope rise when this fact Vlad oe the craniums of the community; how, then, when they find that Greeley cannot be elected and that. there is hope for a democrat, will they turn their thoughts to Louisville? Mr. Grecley cannot fur- nish the beh cop ere that he bargained to do; therefore both parties should consider that there are no binding obligations. The elec- tions of the 8th of October will demonstrate clearly that there is no show for this new alliance; for honest votes will arise and burst asunder the bonds wherewith they have attempted to bind the Sam- son of democracy, and O’Conor or Hancock may be nominated, or both of them. In the afternoon session a fiery speech was de- livered by Mr. Burr, in which he said that the dem- ocrats had gone to bed with Sumner, but he for one would have no such bedfellows. ' Judge J. F. Flanders, of New York, also spoke, and said he would fight to the end against such @ lasting disgrace as submission to the Baltimore Convention would Involve. The following delegates to Louisville were elected :— First District—lames Pierson, George Driver. Alternate—Rudolphus Bingham. Second District—Whitely W. Meredith, Dr. J. S. Adams. ‘Alternates—Joseph Norcross, Jonn Ss. Cook. Third District—Dr. John ©. Thompson, Julius S, reckrd Alternates—George W. Peterson, Richard Serviss. Fourth District—W. N. Thiff, Joshua Primmer. Alternates—Cyrus Hintsman, Rockhill Robeson. Fifth District—James Brinkerhof, Stephen Bur- dan. Sixth District—J. W. Fowatt, Moses P. Smitn, Al- ternates—Theodore Pierson, Louis J. Lyon. Seventh District—A. E. Gregory, J. W. Bryce. Al- ternate—G. W. Cimberson. Senatorial District-—-Samuel J. Bagard, ©. C. Burr, William A. Benjamin and John Kennedy. Alter- nates—B, C. Potts, Abram S. Cobb, Philip Went: The Committee on Resolutions reported a series, which was a regular platform. They are sum- marized as follow! First—The Convention at Baltimore having nomi- nated an Gaponiprocaising. and unrepentant radi- cal, the action is invalid and void, and imposes no obligation which democrats are bound to respect. The second bs, Seed of the recommendation of the democrats in Maryland Institute to hold another Convention at Louisville. The third defines democratic principles as a strict construction of the constitution and opposed to the federal principles of latitudinarian construction and asserts that the nation has prospered under this principle. The fourth says that they lift aloft the time- honored democratic banner, inscribed with the rinciples of Jefferson, Madison and Jackson, and invite all who believe in pure government, in whole- some laws, in the greatest to the greatest number, in equal rights, in free and prosperous trade, in the elevation of the masses, in @ speedy return to specie basis, in oficial responsibility to the people, ina pure and learned judiciary. in a frank and honest foreign policy, and all opposed to the rule of overshadowing corporations, to cor- ruption in Congress and {mbecility in tha Executive, to an irredeemable paper cur- rency, to packing the Supreme Court to serve executive urposes, &c., to rally again to do vigorous battle under the banner of the democracy, for the preservation of the Constitn- bean = the unity, prosperity and peace of the untry. The fifth asserts that itis the bounden duty of Congress to exercise its power in the interest of the producing and Oman cm The sixth that we sympathize with the laboring classes in their labors to mitigate the hardships which high prices on all articles of living have im- posed upon them, The seventh speaks of the commanding talents, stern integrity and unblemished purity of character of Charles O'Conor as eminently qualifying bim for the discharge of the high duties of Chief Magistrate, and recommends his nomination at Louisville. A JERSEY POLICEMAN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE. OMcer Teeple, of the Second Precinct, Jersey City, was on duty all Friday night and returned te his home, No. 9 Ciark place, about six o’clock yes. terday morning. He conversed with his wife for a short time in a sober mood, and then hand- ed her two rings, with the remark that he would have no more use for them. After a short time he went into the bedroom, and a report of a pistol followed. He staggered out, and before he could reach his wife he fell. Blood gushed from his mouth, and it was soon ascertained that he had shot himself. He must have placed the pistol in his mouth and fired upwards, for the ball passed just behind the nose and lodged near the base of the brain, lucing @ contusion in the lower part of the fore! . At first it was believed that the ball had passed out through the forehead, but Dr. Mitchell, who was called on, — traced the ball to the base of the brain He hopes to be able to extract it and there are strong chances for Teeple’s, recovery. The cause of the rash act is not km » He had been recently suspended for forty days and had just resumed his duty. His health has been very poor sor some time, and this, with. the deprivation of forty days’ pay, led, it is belfeved, to great mem tal depression. ES