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ANDREW G. CURTIN. We Makes « Further and Fuller Statement of His Position to a Herald Correspondent, ‘Ho Absolutely Declines to Commit Himself to the Support of Greeley—In Favor of Reform and Buckalew—Desertion of Many of His Old Friends—Charges of Corruption Wide- spread Against Him—The Secret of Aleck McClure’s Influ- ence Over Curtin. BELLEFONTE, Pa,, Sept. 27, 1872. Coming down from Warren, on Mr. Greeley’s special train, I said to the Philosopher, in the course of a conversation on Curtin:—“Mr. Curtin has pronounced in favor of the liberals in Pennsyl- vania; does this commit him to the national ticket also? If it does not will he pronounce in favor of that ticket 7” Mr. Greeley turnec and looked out of the window and replied, a litte testily, “I don’t propose to speak for Mr. Curtin’s future action.” It occurred to me that Curtin and Forney are awaiting the result of the State elections before committing themselves to the national liberal republican cause, and I think the future will de- | mMonstrate the correctness of my views'n this re- spect. The fight in this State, after all, is nothing more than a revival of the Forney-Curtin-Cameron feud of years’ standing, and the two former will do anything to euchre the latter. Their cry is ANYTHING TO BEAT CAMERON, I do not think either of them has forsworn his Allegiance to Grant, yet it is possible, being politi- clang, they may do so if the elections in this State result ina liberal victory. This is an age of great events in the rehgious, scientific and social worlds, and no one will question that polities have un- dergone some startling revolutions in the present Jen PRCT ANYTHING FROM PENNSYLVANIA in the next fortnight, except Hartranit’s election, Mf present appearances are to be trusted. Hart- tranit is uniortunate in being backed by Simon Cameron, yet he never would have been nominated without the wily Simon’s endorsement. How much truth there isin the charge of Hartranft’s complicity in the loans frauds, and the further charge of using public moneys for speculative purposes, it does not become me as an independent journalist to say. I have no facts on which to predicate these charges. It is my province to in- dicate public opinion without entering into a per- wonal endorsement or impeachment of any candi- date. In pursuit of my plainly designated duty I have endeavored to get facts—to sound public feel- ing wherever I have been. Mr. Henry M. Phillips, of Philadelphia, a gentleman of high character, well posted on all public questions, and especially on the politics of his State, assured me some three weeks ago that in his judgment the feeling against Hartranit, on account of the charges alleged Sgalast him, was of such a nature that his election Dy fair means would amount almost to an impossi- bility. Ihave found this feeling gaining strength, and especially in Western Pennsylvania, Allegheny and Armstrong counties, and all through the Alle- gheny Valley and the oil regions. Honest Horace came along in the nick of time. His speeches have been temperate, conciliatory and very beneficial to the cause which acknowledges him as its head and front. He deciined to speak for Mr. Curtin on the subject of that gentleman’s future. course. Had I been less scrufulous I might have indicated what I think to be Mr. Greeley’s feelings on the subject, but I have no ambition to be called a rand a traitor!” and have gone from Mr. Greeley directly to Mr. Curtin, and what I shall now say of the lat- ter gentleman's future intentions I say on his own puthority. BELLEFONTE, the home of Mr. Andrew G. Curtin, is the centre of ‘one of the richest counties in Pennaylvania, Situ- ated in a charming valley, surrounded on either side by mountainous peaks or long stretches of rolling country. It charms the eye and intoxicates the senses, It iga fitting hyme for such @ man as Curtin. Contentment seems to be impressed on the faces of the people, and the reception they ten- dered their venerated chief last babe was & guiiclent indication of the great repute In which he is held at home, This beautiful Sabbath bagi Aare don him at the Bush House, where hé is staying tempo- Farlly, and Was Waroowied very cordially. We talked of his sojourn in Russia and the pleasant remiviscences he carries with him of that interest- ing country. A HERALD REMINISCENCE. He told me of the joy occasioned by the recep- tion of a despatch from the editor of the HERALD announcing the safe arrival of the Grand Duke last December. The whole nation had given him 4 for ost. Gortschakoi® was sending hourly to Mr. Curtin § to know if he had received any news. He would write, “I am with His lye his heart will break. Can you send me word o1 the Grand Duket? At last the despatch from the HERALD office reached St. Petersburg. Just these three words:— “Alexis has arvived.’’ 1t was impossible to depict the scenes tha. transpired when this message reached the Russian reign Office. It was tele- graphed all over the Kingdom, ‘he whole populace turned out en masse, and the residence of the American Minister was the scene of the liveliest emotions of joy and congratulation. The scenes at the Imperial Palace, Mr. Curt ‘*forms me, beggar description. The Court was with joy, In course of time, by request of the &. | or, . Curtin wrote the editor of the HERALD, u.anking him for his forethought and kindness, ‘The HERALD despatch reached St. Petersburg nine hours in ad- vance of the official despatches from the Russian Minister in this country, From a discussion of got to HOME QUESTIONS, A and finally to the great question agitating the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at this time. “Governor,” 1 said, “your reception here last evening must have been very flattering.” “Yes, it was. It was more enthusiastic in feel- ing than I expected.” ‘ “Your 1 tlends have not all deserted you, I imagine. “Well, no; I guess not. Some of my old friends are feeling very bitter; but I guess they will think differently when they see 1 am actuated by feel- ings of anxiety for the welfare of our State rather than personal motives.’ “People have said you are making this fight a reonal one; with how much truth 1 am not able ” iti certainly true that the relations between myeelf and Mr. Cameron are not of the pleasantest nature; but this is not a personal fight. have nothing against John Hartranft; but I am de- cidedly opposed to the ‘ring’ that nominated him.” ‘And Cameron Is at the head of that ring ?’” es, eron is at the head and froat of it.” ‘What is the secret of Cameron's bitterness to- wards yourself? When did it begin to manifest it- self?” “I think in 1863 was the first I saw of it. Cameron wanted one vote to be elected to the Senate. He made arrangements with a member of the Legisla- ture to give him (Cameron) this vote. When it came to be time to vote Buckalew was one ahead. It leaked out that Cameron had a democratic vote, and the democrats came up from Philadeiphia in crowds, and the man Cameron had gained over ‘was £0 frightened he dared not vote ashe had prom- ised. If he had I believe they wouid have killed him. Cameron's friends wanted me to call out the military; but! had no power to do this under the constitution, and from that time Cameron has been ty enemy.” “Do you think Cameron is spending much moncy to elect Hartranft ¢"" “Yes; there is no doubt of it.’ “Do your et Buckalew as gaining strength in Pennsylvania?” ~ “Yes; Buckalew is gaining daily. if the election is fair, if Cameron's money does not bribe voters, Buckalew will be elected.” “It has been said your action In the present State canvass is but an indication of your position on na- ong! issues.” “| ave not committed myself to either ticket. That wili depend altogether on the future. I do not wish to be understood as predicating tan future ac- tion upon the course of the elections in Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania, It will be with me a ques- tion of principle not men; reform, not expe- diency.” “You have not then indicated your future course Sit revere to the national issues before the coun- ry? “No, | went into this State fight as a matter of right. Wherever I can say a word that will help ciect Mr. Buckalew I shall say it; whatever I can co to help the cause of reform in the administra- tion of the affairs of my native State I shall do. This fight 1 am now engaged in is a local one on my part. Pennsyivapia has been humbled to the very a ya ring of unscrupulous adventurers, If 1} can help restore her to her former proud posi- tion | shall not weary of the contest while health and strengty shall last.” The Governor's health is not fully restored as 1, and I saw be was becoming nervous and eon- uded to terminate the interview, After convers- Russian reminiacences we N&#W YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1872.-TRIPLE SHEET, ing a few moments on general subjects I took my leave. . THERE ARE ALWAYS TWO SIDES toa question. Mr. Curtin’s friends say he wrote a letter from New York them he would be very glad to the republican nomi- nation for Congress from. district were it not for the state of his health. They say, further, he told General Beaver personally, who Went on to New York to see him, that he wag with the repub- licans, his old friends, and would accept the nomi- nation if it were not that he w have Cameron opposed to him. being ass that Cameron would not ged him he gave them to understand he was with them h and goul and only held back on account of his extreme illness, On the strength of a letter re-eived by Mr. Edward Blanch- ard the Republican District Convention were on the point of nominating him, but a rumor of his defection Teached the Convention, and Mr, was nomi- nated. Mr. Blanchard, to put himself right with his friends, indignantly den' Mr. Ourtin'’s detec- tion, and Bog oy the letter im support of his claims. en he for had apd Curtin really gone over to the liberals bis indign: was unbounded, and he Is now one of the most enemies Mr. Curtin has in bis native county, Blanchard was formerly Mr. Curtin’s law part , and they have heretofore enjoyed the most ate relations, One of Mr. Curtin’s daughters is ied to a Dr. Harris, of this place, ’. Blanchard’s family and Dr. Harris and wife oooae the same house, and politics is now a forbidden subject beneath that roof. General “+ one of Curtin’s former friends, occupies Mr, Curtin’s resi- dence; the feeling is so bitter thatthe wife of the ex-Goyernor has not yet bee her own house since her return to Bellefonte, is a very pretty family quarrel as it stands, amd political feeiing high indeed whema man is obliged must run very to sacrifice the friendships of his political opinions, Many of #he Governor's old ends refuse to calf on sociatly, It seems to me this is carrying a feeling just @ shade too far. Respect for his high name and past history, which no one can impeach, should dicate a differ. ent course one would think, but personal Miendships are thrown to the dogs in this cain- paign, and the party standard alone is the only thing that men now consult, Never in the history of Pennsylvania has politics ade so man} personal friends, and never nave politicians of all sides been so unscrupulous in the use of agencies to defeat their opponents, The republicans threaten an exposé of Curtin’s administration, and they even 0 80 far as to threaten his private character, I have been told only this morning that the secret of McClure’s influence with Mr. Curtin lies in the fact that he (McClure) has knowledge of some of Cur- tin’s doings while Governor of Pennsylvania that it would not be well for the — public to know, and one prominent republican of this Ta on account of towp said to me:—“You might as well know the facts, Aleck McClure and not Curtin run this State during Curtin’s administration.” 1t may be con- sidered doubtful whether the old axiom, “When rogues fall out honest men get their dues,” would apply in this instance, for we have no proofs that Andrew G. Curtin ever connived to enrich himself through his infiuence as Governor of the State, although the lumbermen of Williamsport onc charged him with having received $25,000 for sign- ing a bill aimed at the curtailment of some of their privileges, In the present state of public feeling people will say anything, and there are not wanting plenty of men in this place who are both willing and eager to paint Andrew G, Curtin blacker than the blackest, although two weeks ago these same men could not find words expressive of their admiration of the character of “Our Andy.” Centre county polis a democratic majority of about five hundred votes this year. The liberals expect to gain about two hundred more, making a total majority of seven hundred; but this is not strange, for Centre county is one of the democratic stronghoids of the State. Mr. Curtin will probavly go to Philadelphia this week and speak once or twice on the issues of the campaign. I romney his endorsement of the national liberal ticket before two weeks. REPUBLICAN MEETING AT THE COOPER INSTITUTE, + Governor Sydney Perham, of Maine, on the Administration ang@ Its Successful Career. » The ordinary weekly meeting of the republican campaign was held last night at the Cooper Insti- tute. The hall was crowded in every part and was profusely decorated with flags and mottoes, ALoNnzO B. CORNELL called the meeting to order and nominated Mr. Benjamin K. Phelps for chair- man, Inavery neat and appropriate speech Mr. Phelps introluced Governor Sydney Perham, of Maine. He had heard, -he said, of the great tidal wave that the liberals predicted would sweep over the whole country. They ha@ looked for it ‘“way down in Maine,” and were assured that it would overwhelm the fepubdiivans of that scc- tion about the 9th of September. It came on that date, but, unhappily for the so-called liberals, it proved tobe one of that kind of waves that do ore damage jn receding than Ws their incoming. pia Faria recle fold us no longer azo thay 1971 that the restorati cn of thé deNoatic party in 1872 would be the restoration of the South- ern rebels who left {'s halle of Congress early in the wat and dipped their hafds in the blood of Union soldiers. He also said that if they came back it would be with all the animosities éngendered by ihe ars aud he sald truly. After visit to Wis jouth some time ago he told us that the South Was determined to ane y the war, Not with the bullet, baljol, PoE AE ey fed A vou, pe uatie ‘Tel, low we sec this sel samo Horace Greeley leading these very men in their attempts to regain and the control ofthe government. (Cheers, Referring to the career of the republican party, Mr. Perham said the past eleven years of the nation’s history would be admitted by all to have been the most prosperous of our whole history. The taxable property of the country has more than doubled in that time, and was there ever, he would ask, a period when the workingman was more happy and when he was better paid and worked fewer hours than now?’ Our wonderful success has been applauded all over the world and to-day we sce thousands of the population of Europe fock- ing to our shores to settle here and enjoy with us this unbounded prosperity. He would ask, “Shail we change the government ? Shall we throw out Gen- eral Grant und substitute Horace Greeley?’ Cries of “Nolt.. “Nol? “Never!”) We are tort that Genera: viant has not made a good President; that he is unsuited to the position because he can’t make a speech. Well, think just after Grecley “swung around the circle” in Maine and other pors tions of the East his friends wished he, too, couldn't ower make a speech, (Laughter) I am sure that if he couldn’t have made a speech tuc republican majority in Maine would ave been quite so large. We are told, too, sue. oneral Grant is guilty of nepotism—that he appoints too many of his relatives to office, When Grant went into office ne found his poor old father holding the otlice of Postmaster at Covington, Ky., to which position he was appointed by Andy John- son at the solication of the citizens of that place. Well, General Grant wouldn't turn his poor old father out of office. He has but nine relations, both near and distant, and of these he appointed two only; the others were appointed by heads of departments, ana General Grant had no more to do with their appointment than had you or I. In speaking of Sumner Mr. Perham said that he was a victim to his own prejudices, He has said that Genera! Grant in Was! vate is an eyesore to the Southern people because he is a constant re- minder to them of their humiliation, and, there- fore, he should not be re-elected. Carrying out this principle, then, Mr. Perham said it would be necessary to aterce* ove from Washington all the one-armeu, ed and maimed scldiers who have been shatv. 2d by rebel shot, shell and Sabres, and we must tear down our glorious monu- ments everywhere thro: ‘ut the country, lest we offend the Southers rehein, At the conclust. Mr, Perham's address he was most uproariously » ylauded, au ' was followed by Mr. Martin J, Townsend, of Troy, who spoke for about half an hour. JUDGE BEDFORD ENDORSED TWENTY-FIRST WARD, A large meeting of the Greeley and Brown Cam- paign Club of the Twenty-first ward was held at the Murray Hill House, in East Fortieth street, last evening. Mr. Patrick Savage presided. The fol- lowing preamble and resolution were presented by Mr. Morey and were unanimously adopted :— Whereas the Hon, Gunning 8. Bedford is prominently named as a candidate for re-election to the office of City Judge, and whereas the public record of that proves him to be @ true reformer and a capal and fearless magistrate ; therefore be it, Resolved, That the Grecley and Brown Campaig® Club of the Twenty-first ward recognize him asthe most acceptable and fitting candidate fur City Judge, promise him its heartiest support. REORGANIZATION OF TAMMANY, A meeting of the Committee on Organization of the Tammany Hall General Committee—Mr. John Winthrop Chandler in the chair and Mr. E. M. Plumb Secretary—was held Gian at Tammany Hall, After a very animated discussion the follow- Ing were appointed the new delegation from the Fourth Assembly district Election Districts, 1—Edward J. Shandley. 2—James Ryan. 3—John Galvin. 4—George J. Brown. 5—Daniel O'Bricn, 6—W. H. Thrall. 7 dward Fitzpatrick. Meagher. 9—Charies Lindemann. 10—Michael H, Whalen. The committee then adjourned, CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATION, The democrats and liberal republicans of the Eleventh Congressional district, embracing the counties of Westchester, Putnam ana Rockland, met in convention yesterday at Haverstraw, Rock- land county, and unanimously nominated Clarkeon N. Potter, the present incumbent, for Cougreseman from that district. Mr. Potver wae preseut and ov kunowledged the compiment i a beat Fpeecks IN THE [debi le ple, honest and Election District: M—Patrick McNamara, 14—Thomas Shiels. 1o—John Smith, 16—Julius Stick, 7 I8—George Linda, 19—Rhbody H. Brassell. GEORGIA. The Democrats Probably Carry the State by an Overwhelming Majority—Smith Elected Beyond all Doubt. Avcusta, Ga., Oct. 2, 1872, The election passed of without serious disturb- @nce anywhere. Richmond county gives & demo- cratic majority of 800, being a gain on Bullock's election of over two thousand votes, The returns come in slowly and nothing oMctal can be given until to-morrow. There is no doubt of the demo- crats carrying the state by an overwhelming majorit: ¢ "1 by Fnonity 'y, securing Smith’s election by many LATER DESPATOH, Smith’s Majority Estimated at 40,000— Ten Thousand Majority in Twenty Coanties. ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 2, 1872, Returns from twenty counties received at the Office of the Atlanta Constitution give Smith, the democratic nominee for Governor, 10,000 major- ity. If the same proportion holds in the 116 coun- ties to be heard from Smith's majority will be over forty thousand. Reported Election Riots—Whites and Blacks at Open War at the Polls in Macon—One Caucasian and Six Afri- cans Put Hors dc Combat, MACON, Oct. 2, 1872. A fight occurred at the polls in Macon to-day, growing out of anothér attempt by the negroes to take forcible possession of the polis, a device which they have successfully practised here on the last three elections, Very early in the morning the; j MASSED AT THE CITY HALL and marehed down to the polls at the Court House in column, under the command of their captains and heutenants and sergeants, There they found ® smaller crowd, principally whites, and com- menced crowding upon them and forcing them away from the polls, A few BOUTS OF FISTICUFFS Occurred in the dense mass, and then a discharge of brickbats came from the negroes, followed by an order from their leader, Jet’, Long, to fire upon the whites, In the course of a few seconds about fiity pistol shots were discharged from both sides, by which one white man was killed and some five or ae negroes wounded, two of whom are since dead, e ATTACK CAME from the negroes, and these general facts are sub- Stantiated by nuinerous affidavits before the vene- rable Judge Cole of this circuit, who was in the court house and himself a witness from a window that the negroes commenced the affray. After the ailray, which lasted but afew moments, the bulk of the negroes left in haste and disorder, swearing pak Hey would give up the election, as they had ee DRIVEN FROM THE POLLS by violence and couid get no chance to vote. massed again at the City fall, where the: dressed by the Mayor, guaranteeing th protection from & strong force ot spc which had been sworn in for the ¢ u cess to the polls, but with few exceptions they fused to vote and many have gone home. whole of this deplorable affair js simply the result of another attempt by the negroes to carry this precinct by storm and a firm purpose of the whites. to prevent a repetition of the outrage. Ali quiet at They y were a this time, Attempt to Create a Riot in Savannah— A Deputy Uniied States Collector Ar- rested. SAVANNAH, Ga., Oct. 2, 1872. The elections throughout the State are progress- ing to-day. At one o’clock J. E. Bryant, Deputy Collector of the Port, attempted to create a riot at the polls. On a Deputy Sheruf ordering him off he resisted and attempted to draw a pistol, but was clubbed and imprisoned. LATEST, Nothing Definite To Be Known To. Night—Smiih Probably Carrics the State by Thirty Thousand Majority. Avousta, Ga., Oct, 2, 1872, The returns are coming in slowly. Partial re- turns from the following counties give Smith (democrat) over fifteen thousand majority :—Bar- ton, Bibb, Baldwin, Cobb, Catoosa, Clay, Clayton, Chatham, Dougherty, Floyd, Fulton, Gordon, Henry, Lee, Lowndes, Monroe, Mitchell, Morgan, Muscogee, ‘Murray, Pierce, Richmond, Spalding, Sumter, Troup, errell, Talbot, Whitefleld, Wilkes and Warren, The oficial count of Chatham gives #ie democrats 2,940 majority. Decatur county is carried by tie Wie 300, and Thomas county by 150 ma- jor RO mewn ae * Noth Georgia has gone democratic. It will be impossible to give anything more satisfactory to- night, but there appéars to be no doubt that the democrats have carricd tne State by 30,000 majority, 4s a full vote has been polled in every county, oS astairind Sa? K Journalistic View of the Election—The Majority Estimated at 50,000. SAVANNAIL, Ga., Oct. 2, 1872, The Moraing News will publish to-morrow re- turns from thirty-five counties, a of which, ex- cept two, have decided democratic majorities, The democratic majority in Chatham county is 2,940, The following counties, which are now dem- ocratic, and which now give 8,000 majority for Smith, gave in the Governor's election of 1868 a combined majority of 3,914 for Hancock, Macon, Monroe, Baldwin, War- ren, Screven, Pulaski, Yaibot, Wilkes, Newton and Troup. Returns from all parts of the State show large gains over those of 1 by pearly fifty thousand major 3 one of the most quiet and pe: orgia. MISCELLANEOUS POI'TICAL TELEGRAMS, Gpening of the Vermont Gen jon held ral Assem- sen Speaker of tne House. MONTPELIER, Vt., Oct. 2, 1872. The General Assembly of the State began its ses- sions here to-day. The Senate organized by elect- ing L. G. Hinkley, of Orange county, President pro tem., and M, B. Carpenter, of St. Albans, Secre- chosen Speaker on the second ballot, and D. M. Camp, of Newport, Clerk. Republican Conveniion Rhode Island—The Presidential Electoral Ticket and Other Nominations. PROVIDENCE, R. I., Oct. 2, 1872. The Republican State Convention here to-day was fully attended. General C. C. Van Zandt pre- sided. Benjamin Finch, of Newport; Henry Lippitt, ot Provic e; Henry Howard, of Coventry, and John H. Borden, of Scituate, were nominated for Presidential electors, ‘The Republican Convention for the Eastern dis- trict renominated Benjamin T. Eames tor Congres: and the Convention for the Western district re- nominated James M. Pendleton for Congress. The proceedings were entirely harmonious, al) the nominations being unanimous, Nominations of the Chautauqua County Convention. MAYVILLE, N. Y., Oct 2, 1872, here to-day nominated Sherman Williams for County Tr¢“ rer, John Booth for Superintendent of the Poor, aad Anson Recd for Justice of Ses- sions, FTAs Results of the Voting for Assessors and Local Oficerz—A Kepublican Gain—A Man Shot in a Quarrel at the Polls. WILMINGTON, Oct. 2, 1872. Complete returns from all parts of the State o the elections yesterday for Assessors and other local officers give a democratic majority of 82, being a republican gain ontie vote of two years ago jor similar officers, ‘At Millsboro’, Sussex county, Robert Down and Bunham Cramfeld quarrelled at the election polls, and Down shot and mortally wounded Cramiield. Down was arrested. A Straight-Out Convention in Ohio— The Affair an Utter FiascomAd- joarned Until the lith Inst. CoLumBus, Ohio, Oct. 2, 1872. AStraight-out Democratic Convention to noml- nate an clectoral ticket was held here to-day, but the attendance being s0 smal! it was deemed ad- visable to delay nominations. General Joseph H. Geiger was appointed a special committee to call @ Convention jor that purpose to mect here on the 1ith inst. tic Congressional Cone Yesterday. Sr. Louis, Mo., Oct, 2, 1872, The liberals and de ats of the First Congres- sional district held separate conventions to-day. The former nominated Louis Gottschalk and sent a committee to the latter, who, while conceding the Liberal Democ vention tn candidate to the liberals, objected to Gottschalk, | whereupon liberals adjourned till October 12. The democ » adpourned to the same day, to | give the | 8 an opportunity to present some } Ocher cane if they desire BO 1G de tary. In the House Colonel Franklin Fairbanks was | The Chantanqua County Convention (republican) | bly=Coionel Franklin Fairbanks Cho- | Fogleville formed again for a pi | burghers, their wives and daughters and their GREELEY AT KUTZTOWN. The Presidential Candidate Among the Ger- man Farmers of Berks County, Pa, —— A Quaint Ovation ina Quaint Old Town— Speeches at the Normal School and at the Agricultural Fair. KUrzTOWN, Oct, 2, 1872, The streets of this quaint little German borough are alive with bunting, with evergreen garlands and with good-natored German faces to-day. Two famous bands are in town—one, ail red-coated, from Shoemakerville, and the other, all blue, from some other place—and a small company of Berks county militiamen, in Zouave dress, from Fogleville, are pa- Tading in militia magnificence through the streets. At each gast-haus or inn, and there is one at every corner, banners are hung to the breeze, with “WELCOME TO HORACE GREELEY” emblazoned upon them, and garlands hang about each rustic gatepost, Grotesque mountebanks are vending their wares at each street corner, some, with a happy blending of German thrift and Yan- kee enterprise, announcing their wares as “Greeley soap, Greeley prize packages,” and one descendant ofa Suabian and Connecticut cross-breed, having no lear of public opinion before his eyes, has actually been announcing the “freshest Greeley lager beer.”” With its stores all closed, the little German borough wears a Sabbath aspect, and with its whole popu- lation on the streets, in their finest rigs, augmented by accessions from all the country round, it looks like a decorous Holland May fair. The sturdy burghers grunt unlimited approval, the fair and shy frauleins are ALL SMILES AND RED RIBEONS, and the older dames, the only busy ones in town, with their doughnuts and kuchen, still find a jovial word In praise of ‘Der Greeley.” It seems Read- ing and Allentown both have fairs Just now, and both wanted Greeley, and the Kutzburgers can hardly comprehend why the great man should have honored them to the exclusion of these greater boroughs. They could hardly believe that he was coming until he arrived, and now the pride of Faderland is up to do him honor. Karly in the morning the honored guest com- menced his round of sight-seeing, and the worthy burghers roused themselves to unusual exertion to sight-see with him, At eight o’clock he was con- veyed by Mr. Fister to the Normal School, a State institution, which had the independence, even under the government of Geary, to fy a fag in honor of the Philosopher and to erect arches with the legend “Normal welcome” over its door posts, Here, t» the presence of the Faculty and the scholars, male and female, the Philosopher de- livered an address on education, of which the fol- lowing is a mere synopsis :— SPEECH AT THE NORMAL SCHOOL, Edueation, my young friends, has its legith the development of the man or’ woman, intellectu menially, and the development of the workman. n Tadvocate the prosaic side of the question of education do hot mean to disparage the other. Plato it has bee: man, and his fit From the days of understood that otucation makes the @ thousand thor hat is, expensively educated men, in —men who have entered German or English or colleges, and have been sent forth with dip- Jomas, who are yet utterly unable to earn their bread and t ing the sfony streets in a vain search for » Leonsiler it the reproach and shame of robust, that upon our sho enough to buy an axe is morally certain to lands with gnoran mone: t earn hiy bread, to become in thne a thrifty eltizen, his children being heirs to all the possibilities of our condition, educated man ts not so certain. My condemnati tion is that it is not complete, it 1s not fully roun Ht does not prepare us for the exigencies of ite. German stu who has become dyspectic over his ight art, who can discourse Jud of Spino bread. Wii cooks, T y of Kant, of Hogel fa, yet has not been taught how to earn his say my daughters ou jentifle do not mean that cooking ef end of women have aspirations to become nis it is getting on to ihatend I believe—(aughter)—but I mean that the: should have seme accomplishment in perfection with which the world ts not likely to get out of fashion. A bad education sends man into the world usoles, Educated Jearn men, While they ate capable of betier work than pene manual } or, ought in the absence of that better work ‘to be able lo do the manual work better than the uneducs ov It they have to dig ditches they mn When ht to dig t men are asked to p say they don’t know al cilicient ip their sphere 0 come hac} from college quali to show his fi het how better lo work hls fac, inal ithe returns wit agrea dea} of phifosophy 4nd inathdmatics and sciences out of the fahge of the old man's apprehension, such educa- fon is likely to be unduly digoaraged. We ‘ought to ex- pend more money #an we dé now on education, but we Aired the money realize the old that the and more s ies are an excellent discipline for the mind. But why will not more solid truthy, less out of the way truths, serve ag a discipline as well as these? I have been forty-six years away from school. IE nover had aught but a common educat Wy life might have bech more herwise, for Thave travelicd all over ¢ Adriatic Yea on the east to the he est, and y day the of chemistr: walked dumb and blind amil work of God's creation across plains, spoke with God's eloquence, which my limited prevented me from enjoying. had no other poling than in the winters of the first ten of my youth. ‘S801 T never saw during that time a book ‘ology—never knew that such books that my, life would have been 86 joyable {f T had had time and the chante to stu¢ Learn all we will we are still impertectly tangh the little that the student ma; know then jrradinie the path just about him. ‘T am educated, and therefore cannot they are miseducated. We are young p out of usefulness, ‘true man will do tha best work that oy presents to hi Labor is }ocoming with our advanced civilization more intel leetual and less physical. Ina few years steam will sup- piy all the physical forces of industry. The noblest duties t ing us how more rapidly’ to create these new processes, and in time all the forces required will be fur- ned by. artificial power. But [do not disparage the dis of edu The man is, after all, the thing to University student must have bread, an ‘ige of the old philosophers is not readily turned into bread. I would have no man sent out not qualified to carn his living by his hands, if need be. would have each graduate a better armed man, so that wrecked on a desert island he could wet along or for his education, T would have education ‘0 that, encased in it, he could ‘of cavalry, an attack of artil- ful and mor if he were all the be} a charg ery, or of bayonets or any attack in which the emergen- | of life may present themsel is my conception of what educat As Mr. Greeley concluded, the boys and girls heartily applauded, and at Mr. Homes’ suggestion unanimously and heartily tendered him A VOTE OF HANKS. Mr. Greeley took his seat in Mr. Fister’s carriage and was driven through the town to the Fair Grounds, where he inspected the quilts, the sew- ing machines, the big apples, the big pumpkins and performing mannikins, the great Comanche Chief and sword swallower, while the decorous Dutch Herrs and Herring followed him about, wrapped in stolid and profound admiration. “Das ist der Greeley!’ could be heard whispered at every step of his progress, while Mr. Fister, who chaperoned the Chief, proudly introduced him to the dignitaries of the village and the good old Dutch grandmothers of the town, somewhat in this fashion, “Herr Schwartz, dies ist der Horace Greeley.’ “Mr. Greeley allow me_ to introduce to you Mr. Schwartz.” ‘Frau Weber, seh der err Greeley.” “Mr. Greeley, Mrs. Weber.’ In consequence the Philosophe knowledge of German was improved considerably by his brief sojourn, and his prospect of the German vote of Berks county was rendered certain. After viewing the wonders of the fair Mr. Greeley returned through the town to Mr. Fister’s esidence, where he took dinner. Mr. Heister Clymer, the Congressional candidate for this dis- trict and some years ago the gubernatorial candi- date against Governor Geary, called upon him in the interim, Mr. Clymer says Buckalew is sure to carry the State. At half-past one the band in red coats from Shoemakersville and the zouaves in blve from cession. The old . This, young people, m ought to be, lame and halt, all took up positions along the side walks to see “Der Greeley” again, and the abler bodied young Germany of the place went away joy- fully to the fair ground. Shoemakersville and the blue-coated zouaves from Fogleville proceeded to Mr. Fister's residence and there, in the presence of an admiring but undemon- strative crowd, took possession of the Hon, Horace and conducted him, ‘ amid @ martial display of bayonets and cartridge boxes unusual for the Sage, to the Fair Grounds. The Philosopher rode beside the Hon. Heister Clymer, behind Fister’s two black Berks county steeds, with plumes in their heads and little Greeicy flags fluttering over their cars, In a carriage he- hind him rode Mr, Kutz, the President of the Fair Association, and Mr. Lawrence R, Getz, the present Congressman from the Berks district. The whole jk Area of Berks seemed to be flocking to the | a ir Grounds when the Philosopher appeared, and on the grounds, gathered about the stund, ranged | along the track ropes, or packed in various parts of the grounds were probably fifteen thousand | persons. The cortége moved around the track, the soldiers, who carried United States muskets and United States cartridge boxes, pre- senting arms as the ro of Peace pas te phlegmatie Deutchers raised one lusty v and then subsided into solemn silence and attention, aud the Sage, accompanied by Messrs Clymer and Getz, ascended the siand, Mr. L. R. Getz intro- duced Mr. Greeley in a short speech, and at tis conclusion Mr, Greeley delivered an_addiess tpon agriculture of some satisfactory to the old Faderiand farmers of Rev i their grunts of approval during its de livery are to be considered a eriterion. When the speech was ended Mr. Greeley proceeded to ine liome of Mr, Fister, whence le was escorted, at four o’¢lovk, by the same red-couted The red-coated band irom | o the music of the band and | length, which Was highly | j br zouaves [gta cA aad id we iy Vi to an took the train for home, well picased, as ty might well be, at the pomeiy and hearty reception by the quaint old souls ‘of tendered him Kutztown. MR, GREELEY'S RETURN, Mr. Greeley arrived in New York at ten o'clock P. M., and went directly to the Astor House. He will presses to the Fair at Riverhead, Suffolk county, Long Island, this morning, and deliver there another agricultural addres: POLITICAL HEADQUARTERS. Liberal Republican Headquarters. Things were quiet at these headquarters yester- day. During the afternoon a telegram was received dated Savannah, Ga., and signed by one A. Neeley, saying that ‘‘the county had full 2,000 majority for the democratic candidate for Governor—Smith, and that the State was all right.’’ The visitors who called during the day were W. Hale, Conn.; John Wentworth, Chicago.; Geo. A. Lowering, Baltimore; L, H, Hatfield, Washing- ton, N. J.; Edward 8, Niele, Newark; E. B. Fergu- son, New York; F. M. Crane, Wayne county, Pa.; P. C. Cole, New York. The Democratic Headquarters. Things were quieter here. Some letters were received during the day from Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana, saying that in each State the de- mocratic ticket looked as if it would carry every- thing before it. ‘The names-on the visitor's book were Daniel Pratt, Long Island; H. ©. Preston, Vir- ginia; A. Dutcher, New Jersey; H. G. Short, Knox- Ville, Pa. ; Nelson W. Young, L. J F. B. Spmola, New York. . Williams, General | The Republican Headquarters, Things were quietest at these headquarters. Nothing happened worthy of note during the day except some letters from Pennsylvania saying the State was sure for Hartran{t. The visitors were J. L. Parker, Cayuga county, N. Y.; J. W. Wakefield, Maine; General A. FE. Burnside, Rhode Island; A. Von Wackerbartle, Berlin, Prussia, Apollo Hall. A meeting of the Executive Committce of the General Commitice met last night, and it was de- cided to hold a general meeting at the hail on Friday next. After transacting this business the committee adjourned, THE GERMAN GRANT AND WILSON CENTRAL COMMITTEE, The German Grant and Wilson Central Commit- | tee, formed recently under the auspices of General | THE Sigel, Emil Sauer and other leading German citi- zens of both parties, democratic and republican, held a meeting at its permanent headquarters, No. 1 Irving place, last evening. Emil Saucr sided .and i several reports of committecs were received, including one from the Com- mittee on Organization. On recommendation of thelatter seven additional clubs we admitted to representation anda number of new mem prensa at the previous meeting were elected. | n addition, arrangements were discussed in reter- | ence toa German Grant and Wilson 1 to be held at the Cooper Institute at an early day, and it was decided that the arrangements for this demonstration shall be made jointly with the Ger- | man Republican Gentral Committee. | A GOOD ENDORSEMENT OF DUNOAN, [From the Commercial Advertiser.] {| William Butler Duncan isa fine type of the Man- hattan Club democracy and @ better representative of Tammany Hall than we could reasonably ex- pect as a candidate from that organization. 1 a consistent democrat, voting the straight ticket under all circustances, going it blind, just as ‘oid soakers” do the “fre water” labelled whiskey. Nevertheless Mr. Duncan would m: n excellent, Mayor. He isa gentleman of culture and tine ad- dress, He has large means and great expectations and is above dabbling in jobs and would set his face against all improper attempts on the city treasury. On the whole, the city might do worse than elect Mr. Duncan Mayor. THE STRAIGHT-OUTS, The Albany Conve zlemCharles O’Conor To Be Endorsed as Presidential Candidate—Only T'wenty- | five Delegates So Far Heard From. | ALBany, Oct. 2, 1872, | The Straight-out Democratic Convention, called by the committee of which John J. Van Allen is | chairman and John A. Goodlett Secretary, will com- mence its session in Tweddle Hall at twelve M. to- | morrow. Van Allen will call the Convention to order, but such is the want of organization | that the question of permanent or tem- porary chairman has not been considered, | ‘There are this evening probably not more than | twenty-five delegates in the city, and these un- | kpown to fame. The New York delegation will | arrive to-morrow morning. Unless tne later trains this evening or the early ones of to-morrow mor ing come well laden with delegates the affar is likely to prove a fiasco in point of numbers. I am assured that, whether the Convention 1s composed of few ur many, an electoral ticket favoring the | ¢lection of O'Conor will be nominated. A State ticket is favored by the committee, but the general | impression is that none will be nominated, as the | | Kernap ticket is generally satisfactory to the B or- bons. The Convention attracts little attention from the local papers, devoting only two or three lines to it. SOHURZ IN NEWARK. rae | A Hearty Reception from His German | Fellow Citizens—What He Says About Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania. ‘The Newark Opera House was packed to over. flowing with Germans last night gathered to listen to Senator Carl Schurz dilate upon the great politi- | cal issues of the day. The stage, like the audito- | rium, upstairs and down, was crowded with people, | including most of the leading Germans ot a8 well as many local celebrities not Geri Join A. Boppe, the Essex district Presidential elector, presided. Mr. John M. Randall, the liberal | candidate tor Congress, was also on the stage. On the appearance of Mr. Schurz the win- dows of the building rattled from the force of the applause which greeted him, and which was kept up for several minutes. His speech took up | an hour and was substantially the same as that de- livered the preceding evening in New York. In the delivery he was interrupted every few minutes with thunders of applause. At the close he was escorted to the depot by several demoeratic-liberal clubs bearing torches. He made a few remarks in English thanking the large crowd for the warmth of the reception and excusing himself from speak- ing on account of fatigue and a heavy cold. In private he remarked, in the hearing of the HERALD | reporter, that if there was no eee in Indiana Hendricks would surely be elected. He was cer- tain, he said, of Uhio, and doubly certain of Penn- sylvania, He started for Washington at ten o'clock, to return to New York to-day. NEW JERSEY POLITICAL BREVITIES, Isaac W. Scudder was nominated for Congress by the republicans, in Jersey City, on Tuesday. His opponent is Noah D. Taylor. Aconvention of democrats and liberals will be held next week in the Third district of Jersey City to nominate a candidate for Congress, a Sherif and an Assemblyman. The unfortunate selection of the present Grand Jury is likely to prove fatal to Sheriff Reinhardt’s chances of re-election. By the selection of an excellent Grand Jury last Spring he won the respect and support of every honest man | in Hudson county, but he fell into the opposite ex- treme in this case. Many of his friends do not hes- itate to express their condemnation of his course. William Van Keuren ts the republican candidate for | Sheriff of Hudson county. He 1s weil known to the | people for his connection with William H. Bumstedin | the Hackensack dock purchase. The words “Hack- | ensack dock” on banners and posters will prove | more effective in the coming campaign than any | number of mass meetings or torchlight parades of | the boys in blue. The democrats of the Third Assemby district of Jersey City have agreed to nominate ‘a Ii! { pacltast §. B, Ransom, tor the Legislature. 4} Ransom has been @ most indefatigabie worker | against the rk Robeson and Frelinghuysen are the heavy guns to be opened on the enemy’s batteries during the campaign. John H. Patterson, the ex-Sheriff of Monmouth county, is the democratic nominee for Congress in the Third district. He is by far the handsomest | | candidate for Congress in the State. The pleasing serenity of his countenance was not disturbed even on the morning Bill Woolley was hanged. Patrick. McDonald, Frederick W. aaffer and James F, Morgan are the republican candidates for | Coroners in Hudson county, | ‘The republicans of Essex county will hold aconven- | tlon to-c i to nominate a State Senator. The present | | Senator, John W. Taylor, and David Ripley are can- didates, On the democratic liberal side A. Bishop win, of South Orange; John ©. L ow: ar Henry 1, Dusenbury aud Davi¢ | are mentioned, Ripley has a host of fri side his own county for the bold stand he took to the Legislature against the infamous Jersey City chart |The + 3 of Jersey City are endeavoring to he: } Cliehrist to accept their natlon for - feeling against Nooh D, Taylor in the demo- | th | made out, and I also signed | of this month. The arr | positions may be assigned them in the line. eratic p on county threatens to result in aot tion of that party similar to that | whie guity te the republicans in 1870, | Madsen cour ademociate majority of 2,600, 3 HARLEM COURT HOUSE. Eighth Day of the Investigation—Jud, McQuade and Mr. B. P. Fairchild om the Stand—That Little Bill of Ingere so) Yesterday afternoon the investigation into the alleged frauds in the erection of the Ninth Judicial District Court House was resumed before the Senate Committee, in the chamber of the Board of Alder- men. Mr. Fairchild, who sold the property to the Court House Commission, was examined. From this witness the investigators hoped to learn some- thing particularly definite and important with ref- erence to the sale of the lots on which the Court House {# built, but nothing of importance was’ elicited, save that he was the owner of the land! And that Winants actea as his agent, The first witness called was Mr. George Snyder who, being sworn, deposed as follows:—I am a | lithographer ; have been in that business for twenty odd years. (Here a bond of the Ninth Juatelal Dis- trict Court House was handed to Mr. Snyder and his opinion asked as to What it would cost to pring 500 such bonds.) In my estimation tt would cost! $150, or at least that is what I would charge for the work; if I did the work for stationers I would charge much less. Mr. E. H. Brown was next called, His testimony waa in substance as follows:—I am a resident of Harlem, and was at one time the owner of the prop-! erty upon which now stands what is Known as the’ Harlem Court House, situated between Sixth and Seventh avenues, in 128th street. [sold the prop- erty for $19,000; the conveyance for the same} was signed by Albert L. Winants, at the office ot Judge Porter; I did not know that the Harlem Court House was to be built there until some time aiter the deed had been given; recetved a part of the money from Judge Porter at his office. Mr. B, P. Fairchild, who sold the property to the Commission through his nephew, Winants, was next sworn and deposed that he was present dur- ing the examination of Mr. Brown; bought the lota in question from Mr, Brown; did not hear any talk) about the Court House being built on therm until’ after he had contracted for their purchase ; the first mention of the sale was made by me to Judge} McQuade, whom lone day met on the Eighth ave-| nue; knew hini to be one of the Commissioners, and asked him where he was going to locat he did not know; asked him if the present site| would be desirable; he said that that was about where they would like to build; bougho| these lots on speculation, submitted them to the Conynissioners; did not Know which one; thought’ it was Judge Porter; received $24,000 for the prop-! erty; Judge McQuade or Judge Porter received) none of the $5,0.0 advance [ charged for the lotsa; all went to his private account; never shared the roflts of sale with any one Commissioner; kept & unk ae it, but could not say whether or not he deposited the whole $24,000; had bought property for Mr, Genet in the ‘neighborhood of bridge, but could not say whether he re« ceived all the money for it by check 0} this was the first transaction he had ever li the city, und he was sure 1t would be the last. John M, uade, the Police Justice of the Ninth District € and one of the Commissioners, next gave his evidence, His testimony was as fcllows:— Tan Judge of the Ninth District’ Police Court; am one of the Commissioners for the e! lon of anew Court House; was appointed so by the Legislature ; Was One Of those who negotiated for the purchase of the Court liouse property; had no previous con- versation about it further than what Mr. Fairehild has told you about our conversation on Eighth ave- nue; it Was the Commission that ordered the props | erty to be purchased; Mr. Porter, Mr. ‘Tweed = and had a conference, some ten da before the property was purchased from Mr, Fatrehild, and at this confer- ence decided upon a site for the Court House; I re- ceived no money trom Mr. Fairchild or through any one else from hin; I don’t know how it was that $24,000 was made the price of the property, but E Suppose that was what he asked; don’t know any- thing about the oilcloth that was paid for; don’t know anything about the carpets; don’t know any- thing about the chairs; don’t know anything about the desks; don’t know anything about the book- case, the books, the stationery, the cash boxes, the seissors or the window shades; that is my sig- nature signed to the vouchers and bills for the same, but 1 never saw the goods; my signature came on them in this way:—I used to sign bianks for the clerk, Mr. Lynch, whom I believed to be an honest man, to be used by him as was proper; some of bills for Scallon I signed when they. were bills for materials in the same Way; thatis ny name atta voucher for Genet, $5,000; this was giv searching the title and for services as counsel to the Commission: his duties were to direct the mode of procedure for the Commission in the mat- ter of building the Court House; I #m Vice Presi- ee of the Yorkville Savings Bank; Genetis Presi- ent. Mr. Genet—I object to the counsel prying into my | private atfairs. Mr. Parsons—I propose to show- and can prove that about one hundred and fiity thousand dollare of Court House money went ‘into that bauk to Genet’s account. Examination resumed—1 have no ob. allowing the Commission to examine the to get a statement of figures from the cl his testimony closed the proc eighth day of the investigation and e committee adjourned until Tuesday, the 15thinst., wien Jadge Porter and several other witnesses will be exe amined, THE FREEMASONS. Coming Conclave of the New York Grand Commandery—Full Details of the Ar« rangements—A Large Attendance Ex“ pected. Norwicn, Conn., Oct, 2, 1872. ‘The annual conclave of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templars of the State of New York will be held in this village on the 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th angements are being rapidly ich Commandery for the re- ception of the Grand Body and distinguished visit- ors from oth States who nounced their intention to be present during the conclave, A mammoth water-proof tent has been procured for the headquarters of Norwich Com- mandery, at which the grand reception will take place on Wednesday evening, the 9th inst. On the following day a grand parade and review Wilk take place. Manha' completed hy the ) n Commandery, of New York, holds its | annual encampment here during the conclave, and advices have already been received from several other commanderies which will attend in w body, while large detachments from others will be present, as well as hundreds of individual Sir <nights from this and adjoining States. Commanderies and detachments are invited to report to Colonel E. J. Loomis, Grand Marshal, at their earliest convenienc to the end that proper Ample accommodations will be farnished at the hotels and at private residences, It is anticipated that this will be the largest and most imposing array of Sir Knights ever assembled in the State, ‘The tent secured for the occasion will aceommodate from eight to ten thousand people. Iinots Grand Lodge Elcetion, CHICAGO, Oct. 2, 1873. The lijinois Grand Lodge of Masons this morning | elected James A, Hawley, of Dixon, Grand Marshal; George E. Dusenbury, of Mound City, Deputy, and Joseph Robbins, of Quincy, Senior Grand Warden, ESCAPES FROM SING SING PRISON, Two convicts, named respectively Joseph Kings- jJand and Nicholas Kelly, the first named a notori- ous bank burglar and the latter a highway robber, succeeded in circumventing the bars and bolts of Sing Sing Prison, a night or two ago, and have not since been recaptured. Kingslan’ is one of the accomplished scoundrels who ‘‘cracked” the Hun- gerford Bank in Jefferson county, and was sen- tenced, March, 1871, in that county, to ten years’ penal servitude. He was one of the desperadoes who escaped in the tugboat last year, but was ultimately overhauled in New Jersey and brought back to the prison. The keeper whose duty it was to look after the safekeeping of Kings- land thinks he was locked 3 the night previous ta his being missed, leaving the actual mode of hid etting away to be conjectured, It may be stated,’ owever, that the keeper indicated has vacated his position. Mr. Nelson, the Warden, informed | the HERALD poe earcenting yesterday that he had strong hopes of conducting halal tna back again to his old quarters before many days. Kelly, the other “escape, wiille engaged un+ loading meat from a grovel slipped away from his guards in the darkness of night, and, although missed in a few seconds, he was enabled to get far enough ahead of his pursuers to evade several bullets which were sent after him. He was seen in the vicinity of Sleepy Hollow on ‘Tuesday evening, and, 43 three or four of, the prison officers are scouring that neighborhood, his capture is regarded at the prison as beng only & uestion of hours or, perhaps, days, As already in- Aicatea, Kelly was sent up for highway robbery, and had about two more years to serve. He bore an excellent reputation in the prison, and was con- sidered the last man wko would have attempted to get away. RAILROAD CAR THIEVES. Conviction of Juvenile Criminals at Poughkeepsie to’ Randall's Island—AlL of Them New Yorkers, Poveukeersts, N. Y., Oct. 2, 1872. Ten railroad car thieves, ranging from twelve te sixteen years old, have been sentenced iu this city by Recorder Taylor to the House of Refuge on Randall's Isiand, They were caught rot care on the Hudson River Railroad by Detcetive S¢anians ‘They are all from New York.