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4 YLVANIA. News and Opinions from Both Sides Upon the Campaign. The Struggle Growing in In- terest and Fierceness. General Brigham Sure of a Republican Vic- tory and MeClure and Curtin Positive About Hartranft’s Defeat. A REVIEW OF THE SITUATION. The Contest a Very Pretty Fight as It Stands. MeClure Interviewed on the Work of the Liberals and Democrats—A Re. publican Lesson—The Party Brought Under Disciplinc-The Organization, Speakers and Expected Majority— How Pennsylvania Will Affect Gree. ley’s Chance of Elcction—fMaine Dis- appointed Them—The Situation from @ Reform Standpoint. PHILADELPDIA, Sept. 19, 1872, On my arrival in this city I was surprised that so little was being sald or done—so little of demon- stration and conversation concerning the liberal- democratic movement, In the crowded corridors of the principal hotels one ight hear the numer- ous caucuses discussing the merits of this man and that hero of the campaign, but everything appeared to be republican. Lverybody seemed to ‘Know what the latter were doing, but there was a marvellous kind of shrowd surrounding all matters democratic, and all that pertained to liberalism. ‘This was certainly the reverse of whatI expected. I addressed myself to a leading medico-politicilan at that game tn ley ‘tnow. Ww a previous elections, but he must not ve it—to use slang pariance—‘put everything been meron—Governor, Treasurer, "uattor et Attorney General—all have been pocketed by him from time to time; and even ral tion has been under his thumb, despite Scott's pre- tence to the contrary. ‘There is, ‘perhaps, ono feature about Cameron that may be noticed—if he feeote with @ good out-and-out rogue he will stand him."" by *¥ou think you will carry the State, then?” “Well, with the tberal-demooratic party \- ized, atrong, united and earnest, you can see that out of 700,000 voters there will be but uttle trouble to secure a majority.” THE RESULT IN RULE OF THRES. “Supposing P anis shoud republican,’ as we say, how, in your mind, would it affect the President question ?”’ 1 inquired, “I think it would probably settle the issue. To go beyond the State alterwards would avail but little. For instance, i-Indiana. should elect Hen- dricks and Pennsylvania eléct Buckalew and Ohio vote the republican in Octoberpit is almost certain that Ohio would foliow in the wako of Penn- sylvania and Indiapain November. But if the re- publicans should carry vania and Indiana and Ohio go democratic in October, I believe the former would vote with the other two in Noyem- ber—that is, I think whichever way two of these three States go the third, ina great measure, will follow. But if Pennsylvania and elther of tho other two States should go repubiican in October I should readily convede that tay Country was lost to Greeley.” A POSSIBLE MUDDLE. “Ts it not possible that Hartranft may be defeated peed Alpright elected, with most of their State tuckot ¢"” “It that comes to pass it will render affairs ter- ribly complicated. ‘to have a radical Licutenant Governor and Attorney General, and part of a Cam- eron Legislature, with Buckalew a5 a reform Goy- ernor over all, would be a. most undesirable state of things. Harrison Allen, the republican Auditor General, if elected, with Albright, could give a great dealof trouble. But, a3 I tell you, 1 shail be disappointed if we do not carry the. State by a handsome majority."”” “How many f’- “Well, 20,000 majority.” : DISAPPOINTED BY MAINE AND VERMONT. “What did you think of the results in Maine and Vermout ?” Lasked, » : “At first,” satd the Colonel, “tt-was net taken to mean inuch; the reports were, perhaps, uncertain. But wnen the results-were-made known, that re- publican reaction was at its boiling point against us, and we being led tolook for dtiterent results, our people became a little disappointed. It told to a certain extent, but.we didn’t take it as indicat- ing tie course of the campaign—not by any means,” HARTRANFT, MACKEY, YERKES AND EVANS, “Do you believe Baran, to be guilty of all that is charged against him?’ “assuredly I believe him to be corrupt,!’ McClure went on; “Hartranit, Mackey and another were the custodians of the sinking fund. If they deter- mined to redeem say $100, worth of securities in Cancellation of the State debt tt iy maintained they gave notice to Yerkes to buy it in, the Continental, and he declared he never read but Sa ea The ten tatice ar cutek Oe in ‘one paper. If he attempted to read two sides of | gmdunt of his purchase, making @ splendit com: the same question he became so confused that he een & ot Kreis — = “ Te — aiinchnebowes OU Cal ut ual 2 pu OD 8: ert ate Pppge eae mags lent ah for thetr Own ends? ain, when Ver es’ books: life was too short to read everything, and he only | Were examined tt a3” found that quite kept himself posted on one side; the other side might go to any warm region—I think he sald “to blazes.” This, I thought, accounted in a measure for the general lack of information about town. | Being on my way to the liberal republican head- quarters, I consoled myself with the idea that I should, at least, be able to arrive at something like @fair judgment of what was going on. Arriving mm the office, on Walnut street, I observed an im- Mense “Greeley and Brown banner’ depending from a pole extended over the street from the third story window. The pictures of the Cincinnati uominees thereon were quite passable, which is | saying a good deal for banner art. 1 am sorry Icannot say as much for the hideous figures posted around on tie walls and on the windows of the building. On entering the office of the State Central Committee I confess I soon changed my opinion with reference to the work that was being done. At one table sat two secretaries—one a skilled stenographer—receiving instructions for re- plying to a pile of communications; in another place several gentlemen were engaged in close and apparently earnest consultation, while the power- ful-looking, heaithy-faced “hero of reform,” Alex- ander K. McClure, sat debating a knotty point With one of the old logy brothers-in-reform. had ascertained that Mcvlure, as “Chairman of the Liberal Republican state Central Committee,” had been visiting all parts of the State, and making Buch arrangements as are necessary to carry on the campaign. He was therefore, I thought, the only man to whom 1 could apply toclear up the mystery, at this time so proiound, touching the proceedings of his party. M’CLURE’S PROPHECY AND DECLARATIONS. Having secured his attention, | said:—*You seem eee quiet just now, Colonel; what's the mat- er McClure answered with one of those pecullar glances that ulways indicate “All's right.” “All your work seems centred in tnis office,” I ventured to remark. “In that you, in common with everybody not within the pale of our organization, are mistaken. We are doing a great work, and you will soon be convinced that 1 am correct. As you are desirous of getting at the true state of affairs—the whole truth and nothing but the truth—I shall have to begin atthe beginning. For the past three wecks we concede that the other side has had the best of it. They were got into line thoroughly organized, and when in iine they presented rather a formid- able appearance, Then there was a strong reac- tion, ‘The cry everywhere was—‘Oh, the demo- cratic and liberal parties are utterly demoralized,’ and it was clear we should have to look carefully into matters. Well, we did look into our organiza- tion, and found that we were in a position that only required a little jortifying to make us entirely secure. We felt and recognized the reaction nev- ertheless. It came at a good time. We set to work and investigated all our ramifications, and we were s00n ina state of thorough discipline. The demo- cratic party is a party of order, subject to disci- pline, and generally ‘subordinate. We are now ‘thoroughly organized. We know we have the good yotes; we have the most perfect organizations, and it will be hard if we cannot carry the State under such circumstances. Then, again, as you will see by our programme, we have the speakers and men of standing on our side, For instance, such men as Governor Bradford, General Banks, Governor Walker of Virginia, General Kilpatrick, Cassius M. Clay, Carl Schurz, Governor Peirpoint and Professor Miller. In addition to these are Governor Hoffman, Governor Randoiphk, Governor Parker, Senators Jhurman and Tipton, Hendricks, of Indiana, and Judge Merrimon, of North Caro- lina, These appointments were all made recently. | Everybody kuows his place and just where he is to be at a certain time. THE OUTLOOK 1N PHILADELPHIA, In this city we have a powerful organization wateting everything closely, called the ‘Citizens’ Reform Association,’ which is largely made up of | Grant men, This body, while fighting Hartranit in October, might vote tor Grant in November; their chiet object to elect a Governor and a Legislature who will gt é thelr attention to reform in tne city of Philadelphia. It would never do to elect a Cameron Governor, because he would never sign any remedial measures, even if they were ppc through the Legislature. The reformers now that the fountain of all our corruption, of all our arbitrary power and of all our misrule in Phila- deiphia isin the Legislature. Their chief business is, theresore, with the State ticket, Their motives, at least, cannot be impugned, for when we find such men as Henry C, Lea, Randell Smith and many others equally respectable inthe movement it is @ Sufficient guarantee as to thelr integrity. Some people call these men old moneyed fogics; but the fogies are honest in thelr purpose, and that is why they are so virulently abused by the repubii- can party. DETECTIVES OUT FRAUD HUNTING. When I said that the republican organization was perfect I scarcely expressed tue perfection that is manifested ; it is so accurately done that they have reduced fraud to a sclenve, and it requires the most experienced men in the community to detect it, This is why the reformers are watching s0 patiently. ‘This why we have been compelled to ‘appoint detectives | wherever votes are being registered in the State. | Iwill state here that we have engaged the best detective talent we could procure, and the result | of their labors in the outlying counties is surpris- We are ready to inake a raid at the proper time. We have unearthed a system culminating in the most ndous frauds. for instunce, we find the southe: t of the State overrun with negroes from West Virginia and even from North Carolina, the north, in McKean, Warren, Craw- | ford and Potter counties there are gangs of the vilest roughs that ever disgraced a civilized com- munity, hailing from Bufulo and New York, read. to repeat or cut @ throat to order. Tammany in ail its gory was not like unto these. We intend to keep up our list of the fraudulent voters, and as 8000 as they have voted we shall arrest them and Publish their names and addresses, I suppose there will be no means of punishing them in the courts. “This is strong language,’ I said. “Have you the Proof of ali this fa your possession ?)” “ “I have positive iniormation,” he replied. “Their fraud has become systematized until it has become @ well-detined science. As such we have to a Corruption is the very soul of the party at the present time. Remove the present officers from power, open the books of the State Treasury and other departments to the public or & committee representing the people, and you Would see such an exodus from this State as ‘has not been known since the days of the draft for the is A “You say you have the votes. Where are they principally 1” “Our stroi jlds,’’ said McClure, “are in North- ninberland, ‘awford, Blair, Allegheny, Hunting- con, Perry, Tioga, Somerset, Potter, Lancaster, paren ise ‘and ores Saiaecabnaote Ountles We oe a Ten an - all ant +} n-—ati-Grant.’? STUDYING CAMBRON TACTICS, at Cameron may buy them all up?’ I sug- a. ‘NO, he cannot do that this time, He has played large amounts were entered epposite the initials corresponding to those of Hartranitand Macke: representing stock transactions of great magal- tude, Then as to Evans, he had no rignt to deduct his jees for $500,000 tor collecting the war claims. It is @ criminal offence and punishable by statute, but somehow this individual escaped. ‘The idea that Evans forced a loan of $7,000 upon Hartrantt ts too absurd tobe commented on, Ii all these transac. tions | have mamed were fair and honorable why not open the books to the people and let them see for themselves? “You say you believe it will not require much work now to ensure victory in the Stator’ McCiunxge—! do not say that It does not require work; we are prepared for that, as I have snown. 1 never did beliave In the theory of some of our en- thnsiastic friends that all we need is to sit dowa and sing “White Hat, Coat and Boots.’ A good standard Is a good 4 but good fighting is bet- ter. We must have both, Here the Colonel took hia leave, having to sake the stump in Bethl ehem to-night. General Bingham on Politics—Resuilt of the Pittsburg Soldiers .and Sailors’ Convention—His Defence of Hartranft and Denunciation of Buckalew—Why Pennsylvania is Sure for the Republi- cans and Its Effect on the Campaign— Maine and Vermont Assure Victory— The Estimated Majorities—Samner and Schurz Reviewed. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 20, 1872. Being in the vicinity of the Post Office this morn- ing I determined to call upon Postmaster, General H. H. Bingham. Learning from an oficial that he was in his office I walked in to the inner sanctum sanctorum, which, unlike most places of the kind, was not guarded by a lynx-eyed official wearing Uncle Sam’s uniform. The General was seated at an immense desk, engaged in opening what might truthfully be termed a “heap’ of letters, some of which were quickly deposited in the waste basket, while others were written across the face Indicative of the reply to be written by a secretary. He was simply surrounded by paper. Before him were letters; behind him were printed documents to be distributed through- out the State, as he afterwards stated; beside him on a chair were also letters with greenbacks in pro- fusion peeping out here and there. I at once de- vised he was attending to political matters, and his being Treasurer to the Republican State Uen- tral Committee, to my mind, accounted for the presence of the money. From whatI know of his record during and subsequent to the rebellion, I almost hesitate to describe his appearance, so little does his physique accord there- with, Ife has nevertheless a striking pres- ence. He has ® compact though delicate organization, appears to be rull of positiveness and persistency, a man ot decision and determination, firm almost to obstinacy; has a high, clear fore- head, clean, white skin, fair hair and penetrating, speaking blue eyes, which are constantly peering at you through daintily mounted “pebbles.” He may be a giant in intellect, but he certainly is not such aHercules as the war records would have one believe. He seemed to divine the object of my intrusion, and turned hastily in his chafr toward the door and desired me to be seated. The formal ice having been thus easily broken he said, FRESH FROM PITTSBURG. “f have but just arrived from the Pittsburg Soldiers and Sailors’ Convention, and consequently am a little behind; but we have every reason to be satisfied with the result of that gathering.” “How so?’ 1 inquired, “In every way,’ he answered, anything like it in my life; the enthusiasm was unbounded. I believe there never was such a gathering in Pennsylvania before. It was a much More representative body than the recent Re- publican Convention, and more important in one respect. Many ask what it proves. I say it proves that we have a sailor and soldier element of the most powerful kind—an element that will hence- forth be felt in our elections and must be recog- nized too. Here we had upwards of twenty thousand who took part in the demonstrations, besides many others who merely attended for the sake of laa their old comrades and showing thee sympathy for the republican cause, It seems to our people that it settles everything, and it now remains a question whether or not We shall take any further trouble.” “You must ve great faith in the etfect pro- duced by the Convention,” I said. “We have great contidence,’’ continued the Gen- eral, “and I tell you, we have good ground for our belief.”” “But is not this a sudden reaction #" “Not particularly sudden,” he went on. “You know as well as I do that shortly after the meetin of our nominating Convention It was circulate: throughout the whole of the United States that we were bound to lose the State; that our ticket was weak, the men incompetent and corrupt, with records that must inevitably damn them beiore the people as soon as their deeds were published. “Who circulated these reports,” I asked. “Well,” he said, “I believe the was due to malicious whisperings among tbe, Te- porters and newspaper correspondents, We were annoyed by a number of parties who went to the Convention for no other purpose than to create confusion and diMculty. The business was inte- rupted, the old, old game of making FALSE AND DISGRACEFUL PERSONAL CHARGES Was resorted to, and somehow a number of your newspaper gentlemen became impressed that we had committed eee suicide; that the State was lost to the republican party and the country lost to Grant in consequence.'? “But,” said 1, “many of these charges were made long before the meeting of the Convention.” “Tt was @ part of the scheme. The charges made during the Gyay-McClure contest were eminently suitable for sich occasions as that Convention.” “Against Whom were the attacks directed in par- ticular?” “I never saw HARTRANFT DISSECTRD. “They were aimed at everybody in power on our side, The chief enmity, however, was against Hartranit; but they were general charges and in- tended to extend over a record of five years, Har- tranit Is charged, as you know, with malfeasance in office; with being in collusion with Yerkes and Mackey in sundry alleged fraudulent trans- ections in bonds al State securities, H gre in fact, with the moueys of the ites: in the public treasury; with bein in collusion with George P. Evans, the State agent eg tin by the Legisiature, under recommenda- tion from Governor Geary, to collect the war claiins against the United States government; with shielding certain favored corporations from taxa- ton, borrowing money from Evans id Mackey; @ thousand otier matters were brou, egalust bin, Well, for a time gur peovle: it whole diMenity | that is, outside supporters—were discouraged, end thts, pegbandy, accounts for the a en by the other party. But you Be et 2 Sad. nae Se such as ene. never stand the test of 1 and investi- gation. Consequently, they fell the ground, as Gil personalities must’ sooner or later. How {a it ‘we no longer hear of the absurd insinuations con- cerning the President and his dogs, his cottage and surround! at Long Branch, his his pepe, tism, despotism, favontism, fanatic we all it pgs ‘isms’ one could collect from Webster? wilt tell you 7By we no longer hear of them. {¢ is Per es main, they are false, imaginary, undlers, HARTRANFT’S WAR RECORD. “But Hartranft’s record during the war haa been severely commented on?” I replied. “we know his whole history. We yw that he did good service du the’ rebellion. The War Department is in ston of his record as given by disinterested parties at the time, and no sane person would dream of charging that these were jurpose such as the present he Stat ra show that Hartranft Le he pay at the Battle of Bull Run as a staff officer to Gens, ral Franklin, afterwards entered tho ats’ service and was made colonel of the id rst Pennsylvania, and after arriving in North in February idee. During that year his regiment in Febru 2, ing that year his fought in the battles of Antictenn: ba Batt Run, Ohantilly and South Mountain. In rob, 1863, ‘he acted UNDER GRANT AT THE SIEOR OF YtoRsnURO, and it was While there he was incapacitated for a time from | sunstroke, which caused his: retal North. In November of thac year he was in Knox- le, Tenn., and commanded ‘the Second division’ e Ninth corps. wards he commanded the First brigade of the division of the co) Berved in the Wilderness and was appointes brigadlor general in May, 1564. He was command- ant of the Third division of the Ninth corps in in their assault on Fort Steadman, and, alter breveted major general, had the onerous and 4 enviable position of guarding and executing if Sentences of the Mill 4 Commission which tric Mrs. Surratt, Payne, Harold and others for the Assaasination of Abraham Lincoln. That much wa know ov him.” THE CHARGES OF FRAUD, “He has been charged with ‘positive fraud,'? also, since Kis return with Yerkes, and facts and Agures, aMdayits, &c., have been exhibited,” I ate, “What we claim is that they have said all they could against him, and this really covers your remark.” They say he: was in collusion with Evans, and that he did all he could to screen him, why. Bir, the very tact of his repaying him the $7,000 he borrowed from Evans and then turning round and Prosechting him is the best answer we can give to hat charge. Then, again, he brought forward such witnesses as Swope, Brewster and others, an act that entirely corroborates this statement, they clalm he speculated with the State funds to the amount of $600,000, {a conjunction with Yerke: and Mackey, yw, it is well known that Macke; isabanker at Pittsburg, having a very consider. able business, tt was his business to lend, to deal in-money and in stocks; that Yerkes was a broker and deait in stocks and securities, But, unforta- nately, Yerkes got into trouble, then into the Penl- tentiary, and this fact of Yerkes’ disgrace was so coupled with Bartranit’s name as to make {t ap- pear he was criminal also. Now, I am aware this SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS LOOKS A LARGE SUM to @ farmer in the country: to you, or I, or any man conversant with the immense transactions of Wall street or Third street, this sum is comparatively insignificant. Why, ifa man buys a thousand shares of Pennsylvania stock it would almost swallow Buchan amount. Buttho Dutchmanin the coun- try, who is a slow, unreflective kind of being, who measures money according to his own possessions, does not understand such things as “corners,” “margins,” and the like phrases. He does not comprehend that $5,000 put up would command $100,000 worth ofstock. He simply accepts the declaration that Hartrauft has been ety of op- erating in stocks to the amount of $600,000 with money borrowed, not from the State, but from Mackey's banks, &c., transactions oxtending over five years, but which, with many men, would scarcely represent a fair day's business, Now, this 1s but @ fatr statement, HARTRANF1’S OFFICIAL ACTS. As to his oMcial acts not the, slightest cause to fear. When he - democratic party in 1365 and accepted the momination for Auditor General his form timate friends were tht accuse him of all sorts.of however, by over 22,600 re-elected by 9,499 over year, alter the death of. 1 FOR Re was called upon ava Legislature to, ed him and fill the unexpired term of his office. Instead of favoring special corporations he has actually col. lected a large amount from one company which Was considered as lost. We need scarcely look beyond the evidence of such witnesses as Swope and Brewster in order to be assured that Hartranit was as innocent of ony complicity with the frauds as I am at this moment. But the Greeley men attacked him and General Albright; their accusations have been published in every corner of the State; they have done their utmost to injure our cause by false and defamatory Statements. Yet Serpive all this, and without. any attempt on our part to meet the charges (Gree for Greek) we are stronger in the State to-day than we have been before thiayear. If we have gained strength under such circumstances, you can imagine the effect of OUR DENUNCIATION OF BUCKALEW. We shall prove him to have arecord that will not bear investigation, He was elected to the United States Senate by the old Bourbon democracy before the war, and this fact he has never forgotten. Many of his associates during the war turned round and took sides with the government, but he always remained on his lofty pinnacle of Bourbor- ism. He was disloyal, in that he was found in consultation with Jeff Davis’ henchman, Holcombe; he voted against all measures for the suppression of the rebellion and the discon- tinuance of slavery; in matters connected with the pay of the soldiers he evinced some pet scheme in resisting the payment of the men in gold. There were many other matters of which at this moment I am unable to speak, but we shall have everything brought out. The ghosts will tell as much on one side as on the other.” rn “What effect do you imagine your accusations will have ??” “We know from what we have done already the effect it will have. It will paver atultify the re- maining influence of the liberal democratic move- ment in Pennsylvania. We have everything our own way now. As I tell you, it has become a question whether we shall carry out the whole of our programme. We have actually brought out the 17,000 colored voters of the State asa solid phalanx for Grant, many of whom haye not hith- erto exercised the privilege of their franchise.” EXPECTED REPUBLICAN MAJORITY. “As you dive so readily into figures I presume you have calculated your majorities,” I remarked, “Yes,"’ said the neral; ‘our estimate is that we shall carry Philadelphia for Hartran{t by 15,000 majority, and that his majority in the State will certainly reach 10,000, As to ee our Con- gressman at-large, we fully expect he will be elected by over 20,000 majority." ? “Sui posing Albright is elected and Hartranft de- feated »' “Then matters will be considerably complicated an Hyd ve US & acu of Ane ere's a possibility of this, is there not ?? ‘I have not the least apprehension that it will be so. I think you may safely put itdown that Penn- sylvanta is for Hartranft and the republican party in October by 10,000, and that the State in Novem- ber will give Graut an overwhelming majority.” EFFECT OF THE MAINE AND VERMONT ELECTIONS. “what about the elections in Maine and Ver- ont?” “The effect upon us has been an assurance of victory. We were told by some persons that the liberal movement had quite a strong hold on the minds of the people of Maine, and we exp something like a decent contest. But it was an absolutely one sided fight. We had everything our own way. In Vermont it was pretty much the same. I tell you our organizations are complete, and when we receive a statement of our standing in any Loe of the country we can, asa rule, place implicit coniidence in it. We were surprised at | the ‘show’ made by the opposition in these last | named States. We believe the result in these | States has had something to do with the increased | popularity of our cause state is assured to us, and you will find liberalism literally vanish from the contest,” | PENNSYLVANIA AND INDIANA. | “Supposing you lose Pennsylvania, would that | Rot settle the Presidential contest in Greeley’s | favor in November?’ | _ “We do not so regard it,” replied Bingham, | Urn round and ; He was elected, 1868, he was loyle; and last Wwe lose this State, more serious, But New York will in all proba- bility follow Pennsylyania—presuming the latter to | go republican, of course—and then the loss of In- | diana would not affect us. There are hundreds of democrats in New York who will not vote for Gree- | ley if they can possibly avoid it, and their op) oF tunity would be at hand to vote for Grant if th is State declares wholly for the repubilcans, In fact, we inay maintain our old adage in the present campaign that, ‘as Pennsylvaufa, so goes the nion. rs ask “5 many voters are there in the State,"I 1 belleve there are about 700,000," he said. “You know Sumner and Schurz personally, of course,” I satd inquiringly? “Yes,’’ continued the General, “and I account for the fact that Carl Schurz has withdrawn a great part of his leet that he has become convinced | most of what was said against the President had but little foundation.” on do you think, did Sumner go abroad?” “Lbelleve he went abroad for no other reason than to avoid being pressed—or forced—into the campaign in the way that Schurz hag been pushed. Sumner'’s health was no worse When he leit than it had been for the past six years. He hi had failing health ever since the war, infact. Ihave no wish to deciaim against Mr. Sumner. I think it just possible he was in dead carnest; that he was conscientious concerning what he had said and written during this campaign, But the fact of his declining the nomination for Governor of Massachusetts has more in it than at first meets the eye, Sumner has doubtless worked extremely hard, especially Sout the Winter months, but [ do not beileve he would leave at this time unless for some political purpose.” At this juncture Colonel Fitzgerald, the uncon. scious victim Of the scoundrel “Hayes,” entered in Pennsylvania. This | ee | and Indiana and New York | should go democratic, then matters would look | at the e: of Gen- also victimizea to the $e oftoe, ant Atos #, xe same man, I took my leave, extant of 30, by A General Reviow of the Situation—The Great Fight Between the Republicans and the Liberal Democratic Movement— Present State of Parties in Pennsyl- vania—Hartranft and Buckalow Dis- sected—Am Amusing List of Charges and Countercharges—Curtin and Came= ron—How Andrews’ Declaration for Greeley Exercises the Harrisburg Mon- arch—The Contest Narrowed Down to ‘Two Men. . PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 21, 1872, It is generally admitted that there never was suoh bitterncss—suckh genuine out and out opposi- ton of parties—as can be discerned in this State to-day, Nover: were there euch @ number of “Tapers” and ‘Tadpoles.”’’ Political cries suited to the necessities of the situation rise to tho surface Uke corks in the eoean, You find a new item of abuso at every turn, Indeed, so numerous are they that many disinterested and unbiased dwell- ers in. this; Quaker stronghold say, “You are all thieves, seoundreis and lars.” ‘The administration party has tts spies and hangers-on posted.in every precinct ofevery ward, and not a man can register or be registered with- out being duly scanned and “noted” by an agent. The democrats and liberals are equally prepared for contingencies,” Emissarics from both parties stand over the registry clerks ready to pounce upon any of those forgetful individuals who would register and vote early and offen. As soon as the books were closed yesterday these guardians of the ballot box received new instructions, and will soon be scattered throughout the State. Itisbut four weeks since the Cameron-Hartranft party promulgated their accusations against the nominees of the liberal democratic party, ‘Their State ticket was pro- Bounced to be. Weakest they could have selected, and: Buokalew was assailed with such vigor that he was compelled to go mpon the stump at Lancaster in order to publicly deny the charges. But Buckalew had permitted **the grass to grow under his fect,” Before he had time to call a meeting and write a speech his adversaries had industriously circulated thousands of copies of a certain journal of this city containing what pur- ported to be a crushing article, reviewing his.carcer from the time he returned from Europe in 1861, From these papers, sent out under the frank of fepublican. Congressmen, hundreds of slips were selected and scattered over the country, and where- ever there was a Grant paper these extracts were printed and.reproduced, The republicans claim it was this piece of diplomacy that caused the reaction against Greeley and the liberal and democratic movement throughout the United States, THR POLITIOAL PARTIES OF PENNSYLYANTA, At the present time there aro four distinct par- ties in the State. First, we have the democratic organization ; second, the liberal republicans ; third, the Hes pets republicans; fourth, the reformers. The democratic o: {zation ‘has been consider- ably strengthened cae the present year, owin; to a variety of causes, and such keen-witted le: ers as Congressman Sam Randall and ex-Mayor Richard Vaux have taken advantage of every cir- cumstance that would tell against the party in power. The first occurrence that revived the drooping spirit of democracy here was the McClure- Gray fight over the State Senatorship. Followiny this came the Forney-Cameron fight, the tall ot Mareer and Yerkes and the scandalous exposé con- comitant of their commitment to fe Pent- tentiary. Next, Sumner and Schiirz a fan to harrass the republican party, flanking and tack! the rear, striking a blow wherever ft was Deasibte to "Yelbdge ant individual or in the party in general, Then came the nominstions at ‘Cinciinad A from which time the x nicy de- termined to make one more struggle for suprem- acy. They were prong ne first to coalesce with the liberals, and finally they so far agreed with the latter as to give them a large share of representa- tion on the State and county tickets, At their nominating Convention Randall took up the lines and R. C. Buckalew was endorsed for Governor. The regular republicans met in convention and nominated Hartranft for Governor, Ulysses Mercer for Supreme Court Judge, and Harrison Allen for Auditor General; their nominees for Congressmen at large being Generals Lemuel Todd, of Cumber- land; Charles Albright, of Carbon, and Glennie W. Scoficld of Warren. Major Russell Errett is the Chairman of the State Central Committee. The reformers consist of a number of the old real estate owners of Philadelphia, banded together un- dep the title of the “Citizens Reform Association,” ose chief object is to enforce the amendment of all municipal laws. Most ol these are Grant men, and they have nominated such a county ticket as they believe will give them immediate relief from the civic itis they now suffer. Henry Leais the recog- nized leader of them. although apparently jure The liberal republicans, merged with the democrats here, maintain a sep- arate organization. They have their own wires laid, employ theirown secretaries, and A. K. Mc- Clure, as the head: ofthe movement, transacts the most important business and directs the corre- spondence. I have deemed it necessary to recapit- late thus far and briefly in order that the readers bf the HERALD might the more readily understand the prevent aspect of the campaign in Pennsyl- vania, REPUBLICAN CHARGES AGAINST BUCKALEW. The accusations on which the republicans ar- taign the democratic candidate for Governor extend over a period of about ten years. They charge that during the time when the government was calling for men and the State was endeavor- ing to enforce the drait regulations, Buckalew went to a place called Fishing Creek, in Colum- bia, his own county; that he called together a band of desperadoes, raised an embankment, forti- fled their position, got ordnance together and awaited the approach of the troops who were com- ing to the place. They then claim that he encour- aged the band to fight the troops, which subse- PeCaly Jed to the arrest and confinement of about forty of their number. In 1862 they claim that his election to the United States Senate by the Legislature was nothing but a job, notwithstanding which he may received & majority of one vote. They next say he persistently fought the majority during the war; that he so wrote and declared After the war was over; that he refused to vote for jhe army relief GaN hgh the pay of the col- pred troops, the unties and other measures in teference to the great contest. Again, they charge that in 1864 he was in collusion with Professor Hol- jombe, of Confederate fame, who, in conjunction ith another, styling themselves the “Peace Com- issioners,’’ went to Niagara to meet him, and ‘at he entered into negotiations with them while Senator of the United States, they being rebeis, ese are the chief points; but as I have given the tails elsewhere, I think it will be suiiclent to slow on what the republicans base their charges, DEMOCRATIO CHARGES AGAINST HARTRANET, 1 will now briefly recapitulate the accusations oe Hartranft, the republican (Cameron) gub- enatorial candidate. irst, he was charged Yerkes, the present delegate to the peniten- , With having speculated with the State funds le Auditor General, Yerkes doing the stock- J and Hartranft receiving the -proceeds and ditding with Mackey. Then, that he received $7,000 be lo Tom Evang when he knew he was a de- faqter State; that while this money was in Hajtranft's pocket he omitted to report Evans; th sometime in 1870 it was discovered that the OlPreck and Allegheny Ratiroad Company had not pal the taxes due, and instead of taking proceed- Ingito recover the amount to the State he ‘‘settled”’ the natter and used his oficial position to speculate im te stock of the company; that he loaned the mony of the State to Uameron’s pet banks, en- danpring the funds of the (pee and allowing theijuse for selfish personal ends; that he per- mittal certain persons to “settle” their accounts in Ligoitice on vouchers not endorsed; that the Sinciag Fund, of which he is, as the Auditor Gen- era, ono of the commissioners holding the balance of power, was used by favorites for speculation {nsead of being appiicd to the “extinguishment of he pubiié do5t}" that Hé aig AOt use due dill- gove hor make proper efforts to Fedde wie State det as rapidly as the funds in the State Teast wold have justified and as the law and public ir- terst demanded; that over five poten of dol- lan worth of State loans have for some timo bea over due and bearing Interest, while, according to the reports there has been jor years an ayerage unexpended balafice of ver half a million dollars in the treasur ; thahe, on seVeral occasions, recommended legis: Jatia which would have Increased the pantie debt and decreased the assets in the Sinking Fund, Thes are the most important points urged against lim,everal of which are attributed to Senator er the liberal republican from Lancaster EFFECT OF THE CROSS-FIRING. Fram the ioregoing it can be seen whence arises the Itterness and spirit of calumny in the cam- paigt The effict has been to put each partly on its mttle. Every effort 1s made with a view of chechaating or defeating every stone turned that can bmade available to either party. The press Bae and, like two armies, fighting a terrible RANDALL'S VIEWS, I wé at the democratic headquarters on Fourth streethis morning and found Randall as busy as any fimaipeing on this mundane sphere could weil be. He hat string of about ten peopie Waiting all the time—3 soon as he was clear of one lot others Were psented, and what with his onerous duty of frankig and answering questions, he had scarcel; time tooply to the few questions I desired to pu AS 1 adressed him on the subject of the campaign his fac@rightened up and he said, “We have never looked » strong before; we are thoroughly organ- ized, an, as you see, working like beavers” After anothetinterval, during which he franked and answer questions to Congressman Taylor at the same tib, he turned to me and remarked, “Yes, we havehem on their own ground tlis time and will beathem on It too." Russel Errett was engaged at the republ headquaers apparently in mapping out some cular Ue of action for @ number of repul) NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1872—TRIPLE SHBEY, SBeiote rad were toige tore aa do hatte in be- Moclu S & ptte of papers be meee arate Rte sme Where he addmessed a large meeting last night. time, lied ¢! Tice of the reom; tna ‘when the Gameroutan md. that they had jut them up’ in accordance with Bnet instruc. fer prokbane silat sie hie It ts strange that Cameron's Maul is Ho clooted ‘an ree ger a am Represent, his detorral to do fon rules the roast at present, but there is an immense John W. Forney 13 a Forne; fornia ; he said to hay of Har. ranft and Cameron he will go out of politics ve me to has caused the defeat entirely and allow Paper to be run ag @ money . [ met a friend of Forney’s this afternt and he told on, a me Forney was as bitter ¢ Cameron and tug iy ring presided over by him as ever, Hartran’ he yard He says that hobody doubts Hartranft and Allen are destined to an Dy ere ne laatug Coa Then Martranft’s friends turn round and tell For- ney that while Hartranft was fighting the battles of the Union he was skulking at home fattening on Ton, who must be ait aud averyening, Bits WachINg all and ever} wate! at Harrisburg, as wicked aud deteruitned as over, CURTIN AND CAMEEON, @ The HeRatp despatch concerning Curtin fell like 4 thunderbolt into the republican ranks yesterday, Cameron would doubtless have spent every availa- ble dollar to defeat Curtin, had he been nominated afraid of Curtin than bod it into the State. The democratg ‘knew t! and therefore they placed him on their ticket as Delegate at La to the Constitutional Convention, where he will be elected without oppo- sition. Qurtin has finally resolved to come out absolutely in favor of the liberal movement. At first it was thought his chief aim in joining them was the defeat of Hartranft and the entire Cameron but he is not satisfied with that. The great thing the Cameron people seem to Bes 1g the Immense influence Curtin has in the State. CUNTIN'S LIEUTENANTS COMING OVER. This merning I saw a le! from Eli Slifer, who was for three years State 7 ‘er, & Senator for three years, two years in the , and Secretary of State for six years under Curtin. No sooner did he ascertain that his old chief had determined to leap the fence than he SoU Wh ROBE, body and breeches. He is a lieutenant with a large number 01 followers, Who go whichever way he indicates, Next comes our interes: friend, Titlan J, Coffey, the hero of ‘addition, division and silence.’ He was a republican Senator, Assistant Attorney General under Sinclair, and Secretary of Legation under Curtin. He has written a letter in which he explains his convictions, and gives excellent rea- sons for bis bolt from the Fepobed Party as or- figati In this State. He dislikes corruption and ratitude. ‘ou will see by this correspondence how soon Curtin’s action has changed the aspect of affairs. There are hundreds, I am told by a republican in authority here, who are only waiting for Curtin’s manifesto in full in order to shape the course they intend to pursue. With Oameron and his allies on one side, and Curtin and his immense list of follow- ors on the other, ft is easy to Bee that the fight ia really between two men. During the next few days Wwe may hear but little of what is being done by the active agents of the contending parties; the republicans are thoroughly organized and ready for great risks, and I need not inform 7o4 that the democrats are also prepared to meet trick with trick. To the ordinary city men the fight between Hartranft aud Buckalew is ‘all Vie utes But to those who take a more comprehensive view of national and State politica the ight between Curtin and Cameron will settle the chief points at issue between the contending carry the State with him. Inconclusion I woul tate that this Curtin affair has been scrupulously hidden from the public, aithough McOlure, Randall and others have been in possession of information tor several days past indicating the Curtin’s deter- mination. It appears to have been kept back asa power in reserve, only to be forced into prominence at the nroment when the enemy were having mat- ters their own way. INDIANA. The State Election—Mr. A. P. Edgerton Declines the Bourbon Nomination, The following ts the letter of Mr. A. P, Edgerton; dectining the ‘“‘straight-out” nomination for Goy- ernor of Indiana and hierar, | X Senator Hen- dricks and the regular liberi mocratic State ticket :— St. NicHoLas Horst, New York, Sept. 20, 1872, To Dr. W. F, Sugrnop, Chairman, é&c, :— {t is announced by the telegraphic despatches in the papers this morning that I received the unant- mous nomination by the Straight Democratic Con- vention of Indiana, held at Indianapolis Perercey, as tts candidate for Governor. I thank the gentle: men of the Convention for their friendship; but I must diifer with them as to the necessity or expe- diency of their nominating a State ticket in order to maintain their principles. I regret that any convention was called for such a purpose, 1 can- not vote for its candidates for the reason that I in- tend to vote for the democratic State ticket hereto- fore nominated by the regular Convention of tne democratic party of the State. I will not aid in any manner in the eleetion of the republican State ticket in Indiana. it is generally known that I do not intend to sup- port Mr. Greeley as the candidate of tne demo- cratic party. He ia not in giinaiple or in anything its representative man. He never agreed with any part of it unless in the mutual inconsistencies of the Baltimore nomination. He never had a party which he fully represented or which sus- ained him, and he has not succeeded in finding one now. havo lived long enough to know that great parties can commit great errors. The demo- cratic party always held power when true to the people, but it was no stronger, as a whole, than its Weakest part, and that part was its subserviency to the demands of Southern politicians. This was its error. The people knew it, and, there- fore, the party ceased to rule, But it strug- led and lived as a party until the last ‘altimore Convention. Then when the repubdlican party which had succeeded it had lost the con- dence of the poopie, and the opportunity was presented for the restoration of the democratic arty—purified from its heresies by the advocacy of just constitutional principles—instead of taking as its leader a tried and true statesman of its own it goes into the ranks of its enemies and takes for its candidate for the Presidency a life-long opponent, WwW changed principle ee purpose. I fail to see what triumph of principles would be achieved by Mr. Grecley’s success. Belleving, as I do, that there are principles of government which are essential to its prosperity and perpetuity, and that those principles are not to be found in the reppblican party, but in a demo- cratic party, I hoped for Its success, and believed it certain until the National Convention at Balti. more, at the dictation of the same element of weakness that heretofore defeated it, committed the error of inde dor 3 to force an enemy upon it, as a candidate for the highest oftice, instead of selecting a friend and a statesman. In that Con- vention the necessities of ofice-seekers, and not the Pee of government, nad control. To be sus- tained, a national democratic convention must do democratic things. Its delegates were not chosen to select candidates from the republican party; and, when they did so, their action was not entitled to respect or support. The Sp ae party has ruled long enough for the good of the country; and the eople know it, It believes in a personal povethhueate—-a govern- ment for and not of the people; and such govern- ment always has necessities unknown to constitu- tions, which it makes superior to them. It is corrupt, up to the highest judicial tribunal, which was deliberately “packed” in a special interest, that the Court night overrule, in that in- | tetost, ite own just declsjop in (ayor of the interests pr te yr fe eoaitey. YY fs altitary. and despotie n its tendenctes; would not have the States of the Union, States but mére epenaencles ofa cf faulted government. Its financial capacity consists in un- necessary and unequal taxation and unjust exemp- tions; in teat money from the people to bey In good debts not due, and leaving in thelr hands its demand obligations unpaid, to be discounted in evei'y business transaction from ten to fifteen per cent, afd then claiming credit for reducing the publle dept, What else could pe done with the money colleyted but to steal it? All surplus Money collected from the people lying in any treasur: Mi a corruption find, This Party seeks to control the buses? interests fh, the country by national legisiation and [ti {ve interferencd, It would be the banker and the broker, the merchant, manufacturer atic! common carrier for the people, forgetting that men {n office are but the agents, the clerks, the hired meno! the Superior intelligence which owns the country awd does its business. Railroads, banks, educationy taxation, elections, things which pertain to indi- Viduals and States, must, as this party believes, be brought within the control and supervision of ‘the general government. Inherent, not delegated, powers are claimed for it. For these, as a few padi reasons, stated as briefly a8 possible, I be- eve that the republican party should cease to rule, and thata democratic party with gnpoaite principles should govern the country. AsIdonot see suc: cess for the democratic party of the nation, either in the nomination or in the election of Mr. breeley, T intend to act so as to secure some local success ir Repel by the election of the democratic ticket in Indiana. I, therefore, shal! vote the ticket with Mr. Hondricks at its head, and I earnestly hope ail democrats in the State will do likewise, Too much owe lost if the republican ticket should be elected, 1 was in favor of the Louisville movement, look- ing to the nomination of Mr. O'Conor, and now in- deserved, for it abandon that Olds eae shad “sanesty the best ele and sough' vol n unwor tencea and through unworthy instrument Es. it may be said that ther nsistency tm opposing the Baltimore Domine sation “ond voung for ie democratic nominees on St a local tackets who sup; 4 real ey A iy auawer ta, that to elect the State and local tickets in Indiana is an unqualified democratic " h the moc: election of Mr. Greeley wouid not be. In the present campai the democratic party is a party of inopns nok, e. oe mémber must be necessarily le: rolae wn judgment {he best inode of wocuring & auoboas tha will ceoult in the maintenance of democratic z A. P. EDGERTON. LITERARY CHIT-CHAT. SEVERAL EMINENT LEIPSIO AND STUTTGART pub lishing firms intend to establish branches in New York. DR. CnaRes MAomay, the poet, id Writing @ sertes Of gastronomic papers on Scotch dishes in the “Knife and Fork.” Joe Lorp Houanrow, better known as R. Yoncktom Milnes, announces ‘‘Personal Monographs,’ a book that cannot fatl to interest lovers of literature. Mrs. LEONOWENS, author “The English Gov- erness at the Siamese Court,” has almost complet- ed a book on “The Romance of the Harem.” Os- good & Go. will issue it, ‘THe Fingt Imvortant LirgRaRy Wonk priated ia the United States was a translation of Ovid, by George Sandys. A collection ef this author’spooti- cal writings has just becn published, witha memoir, in London, is Tug New VoLUMmE of the uniform edition of Rev. J. H. Newman's works is, to general readers, the most interesting Of the series. It 13 called “His torical Sketches,” and contains Rise and Progress of Universities, Northmen and Normans in Eag- land and Ixcland, Medilwval Oxford, Convention of Canterbury. Quarave Bossavas has published a “Literary Annual” containing @ classiticd catalogue of the principal publications issued in France during her disastrous years of 1870 and 1871. The catalogue embraces 2,567 publications, of which the full titlea are given, including the original prices, but, un- fortunately, not the names of the publishers, NOTWITHSTANDING THE SUCCESS of the Paris loan, M. Thiers is sharply on the lookout for subjects of taxation, and books have come into the charmed circle of taxable articles.. The authors as well as publishers of France show a patriotic willingness to ubmit to this necessity, and Victor Hugo and Louis Blanc, on the part of the literary men, have written excellent letters recommending their fellow-scribes to even welcome the new imposition. THE FOLLOWING Is A List of all pensions granted: by Mr, Gladstone during the year ending the 20th of June, 1872, and popularly, but erroneously, sup- posed to be devoted to rewarding merit in litera~ ture and art:—Sir William Fothergill) Cooke (ser- vices in the telegraphic system), £100; Mrs. Sophia Elizabeth De Morgan (merits of the late Augustus De Morgan, mathematician), £50; Miss Marie F. 0. D, Corbaux (researches in sacred literature) , £80; Rev. F. H. A. Scrivener (Biblical criticism), £100; Mrs. 0. M. Stopford, widow of Major Stopford (ser- vices of her father, Field Marshal Sir J. Burgoyne), £150; Miss 8. Burgoyne (ditto), £75; the Misses S., M. and E. Robertson (in addition to the pension of £50.each which they already hold, in consideration parties—the Haidal tod on either will undoubtedly . Of the literary merit of their grandfather), £50; Mrs. Rose Gray (widow of Mr. Thomas Gray, one of the proprietors of railways), £80; Mra, Helen Lemon (services of her late husband, Mr. Mark Lemon), £100; Mra, Mary Ann Thorpe, widow of Mr. Benja- min Thorpe (Angle-Saxon literature), £80; Mrs. Emma Meyer, widow of Dr. John Meyer (as superintendent of the hospital at Smyrna during the Crimean war), £60} Mr. Joseph Stevenson (his- torical Mterature), £100; Mr. Thomas Wright (ir addition to the pension of £65, 1865, literary merits) £35; Miss Sarah Fanny Mayne, daughter of Bir Richard Mayne, K. 0. B. (police duties), £90; Mrs. Jane Elizabeth Wood (services of husband, weay- ing carpets), £70; Miss Emily Southwood Smith, daughter of the late Dr. Southwood Smith (in ad- dition to the pension of £60, 1868), £30. Total, £1,200, A MYSTERY TO BE EXPLAINED, Hurrying a Dying Man to the Work- house. A case of death from the effects of violence, perm haps inflicted by officers of the law, was brought to the attention of Deputy Coroner Cushman on Monday evening, the victim being a poor, unfor- tunate man, probably without home or friends ta plead for him. On Saturday last Eugene Savory, twenty-eight years of age and a native of New York, was sent to the Workhouse for being drunk and disorderly, and when seen by Dr. Ford, who received him, was unable to speak and almost insensible. Savory, in fact, was then in a dying condition, and death ensued three houra alter admission. On visiting the island Dr. Cush. man found the body of the unfortunate man had been sent down to the Morgue, and proceeding thither made a POST-MORTEM EXAMINATION, which showed that deceased had been most bru. tally beaten. Both his ps were terribly discolored, as lf done by design; there were bruises and con- tused wounds on the head and knees, and, in fact, almost over the entire surtace of the body. On eee the head there was a largo clot of blood on the brain, the result of violence which had caused death, Dr. Cushman learned that Savory had been sent up by Justice Dowling, and on making inquiries at the Tombs was told that deceased had been arrested by Onticer Dalton, of the Fourth precinct, and on his complaint was immediately transferred to the Workhouse in default of $300 bail, The officer making the arrest will be called to ex- plain, it possible, the manner in which deceased re- ceived his injuries, It is scarcely possible that the injuries above described could have been inflicted accidentally, and it will be the duty of Coroner Schirmer, who has the case in charge, to learn the real facts of the case by a rigid investigation. The question arises, wh: ir. Nealis, City Prison Physician, should have allowed a aylng man to be sent to the island when he required prompt treat- ment in the porrtel but probably he may be able to make a satis! ‘ous ORs Late iter- ai area Oa as atest at di Hal sald he arrested deceased at a house in Fran! stréct, at the request of a woman in whose house he was, and took him to Court, He did not notice the extensive injuries on the head and face of de- ceased, who was quiet and walked along with him without making any trouble. The mysterious affair will be further lavestigated in a day or two, THE REPAVING OF STREETS. A Hitch Between the Commissioner of Public Works and the Comptroller—The Little Word “Special” a Stumbling Block, The conflict between Comptroller Green and Commissioner Van Nort as to the public works Ig producing serious inconvenience to the people in various parts of the city, who desire to see the streets put in proper condition. These oiicers of the clty government have been oficially at logger- heads for weeks, and it is charged that the Comp- troller raises needless legal objections that seriously impede the Commissioner of Public Works in carry- nig Out the ordinances of the Common Council. Per contraty $he Comptroller maintains that he is carrying out thé Spirit aud intent of the law in aren hig.o yections. Toe 7% Pens jonday last waa set for the ope of bide for paving East Twenty-third atrect Wort Thirty- Seventh street, East Thirty-frat street, Untversi place, East Sixtieth, East Fifty-second,’ West Fifty- ifth, East Twenty-tirst, West Forty-first and East Sixth streets with Belgian or trap-block pavement, ‘The property owners have petitioned tor this work, and the bids had been properly advertised. Never- theless the Comptroller refused to participate in fue Ppening O1 the bids, falling back upon the wording of the fourteenth section of the charter, which provides that no street which has been once paved and the expense patd for by the owners of the adjoining property by assessment shall hereaf- ter be paved with any patent or “special” pave- ment unless petitioned for bj majority of the property owners, &c. Mr. Green interprets the word “special” to cover pay pavemen nained, wiule the Commissioner of lic Works main- taing that it means @ pavement that is tented, and hot open to public use, argues that inasinuch as the Belgian or trap-block pavement can be put down by a thousand contract- org itis not @ “special” pavement, and therefore this restriction of the acquiescence of a majority of the property owners does not apply in these cases. Be The whole difference between these gentieme' therefore, hinges coon the one word “special,” an the people who desire their streets paved must an tiently await the Corporation Vounsel’s definition of the meaning of ‘special.’ On Tuesday the Com troller sent word to Mr. Van Nort that he would join him, as the law provides he shall, in opening tne bids for one of these nine streets; but Mr. Vao Nort declined unless he would open them all. The petty red-tape differences between these gentle- men, it is to be hoped, will be settled by the Corpo- tend to vote for tts candidates, disaster to the Bail democracy comes, it ia ration Counsel at once, so that the public work can be proceeded Withe ———