The New York Herald Newspaper, October 5, 1872, Page 3

THE DEATH PENALTY, Exoeution of John Barclay, at Columbus, hio, Yesterday, for the Murder of Charles I, Garner, Brutal Murder and How It Was Committed. The Last Moments of the Condemned. A MEDICAL TEST AFTER DEATH, COLUMBUS, Oct, 4, 1872. On the 2th day of November, 1871, Mr. Charles F. Garner, @ well-to-do farmer and stock dealer, of Delaware county, the adjoining county to this, left his home, about sixteen miles distant, for this city, witb a@ load of stock. He spent most of the day in the transaction of his business here, and left for home between two and three o’clock in the after- noon of the same day, little dreaming that beneath the seat of his stock wagon lay crouched aman who had enjoyed his hospitality and lived in his family, and who would soon afterwards, in the at- tempt torob him, take his life. When about five miles from the city, while passing through a covered bridge over what is known as Alum Creek, he was suddenly dealt a blow from behind which felled him from his seat to the floor of the bridge, and while lying there he was dealt other blows, that soon left him unconscious. His clothes were badly torn. He was robbed of over $200, How long he remained insensible is not Known. At all events, when he regained his senses he was barely able to mount his wagon and drive on toa hospitable mansion About three miles from the bridge, which he en- tered, covered with the evidences of the most FEARFUL BRUTALITY. His head was literally mashed, the skull being broken in several places, bis whole mien giving evidence of the terrible struggle that had ensued In the attempt made by the robber to take his lite. He was given such immediate succor as the terri- fied people in the house could give. For six days Garner lngered without the ability to speak, and Anally died in fearful agony without having had the power during his sufferings to tell the story of the conflict which cost him his life. THE STORY OF GARNER’S ROBBERY And his subsequeat death spread like wildfire throughout this city and the adjoining counties, He was a man of correct habits, was generally Known and well liked by all with whom he came in contact. -He was scen to leave town by his many friends on the day of the acath struggle with no attendant, How he could have been assaulted and by whom was a mystery which it was hard to un- derstand. Garner's body was carried to its final Testing place before suspicion directed itself to the man who was = THE MURDERER. In the multiplicity of conversations upon the subject of Garner's death it became known that a man had been seen crouching beneath the box of his wagon on the fatal afternoon, and a descripuon of him, with his blue overcoat and a hammer handle protruding irom the pocket, led to the arrest of a young man by the name of John Barclay. On the Saturday following Mr. Garner’s demise after Bar- clay’s arrest, link after link ina chain of almost positive evidence was wound about the young man until it became certain that Garner’s mur- derer had been really found. At the May term of the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin county, in this city, the case was called for trial, George K. Nash, prosecuting attorney, and Hon. George L. Converse representing the State. Judge W. R. Rankin and H.C. Noble, two of the most prominent attorneys in the city, came forward to piead for Barclay’s life. ‘The trial was had and all THE SHOCKING DETAILS OF THE MURDER presented, and he was convicted of murder in the first degrce and sentenced tobe hanged. The really dramatic part of this case did not commence until after the trial had ceased and the man had been convicted. Then vegan a series of declarations and intrigues on the part of the prisoner, and refusal to listen to religious teachings and a general belief in the powers of darkness to assist him in his escape, such as were rarely or ever heard of in a similar case in this country. He made solemn DECLARATIONS OF HIS INNOCENCE, wrote long narratives to the Governor, giving an account of his early life, pleading for a commuta- tion of sentence. He read Tom Paine’s works and derived comfort therefrom, and for 100 days of the 118 given him to prepare for death he remained without the consolations or a destre for the conso- lations of the Christian religion, At last his better judgment overcame lis bad nature, and he gave bak” to the teachings of the Bible. ‘hrough the courtesy of the Sheriff, Mr. Saranel Thompson, the representative of the HERALD was allowed to sec the condemned a tew days before the execution. Barclay was found to be a boyish-looking fellow, aes, built, about medium size and weighing about one hundred and forty pounds. From his own lips the terrible truth was learned? that he had been guilty of every offence in the criminal code, from petit larceny to murder. BARCLAY'S LIFE was 4 queer a8 well as a terrible one. Born of indi- pene Perens with a father who was a pauper, he found himself, with a sister, In the poorhouse when Bcarcely more than a babe. Soon after the sister BS away from the care of the county, taking her rother With her, and from that time till the war broke out his life was one series of struggles among and with strangers for an honest livelihood. Soon aiter the beginning of the war he enlisted in the Eighteenth United States regulars and served during the entire war. After the war had closed he returned home to begin A CAREER OF ORIME, Before his for execution weeks, and even months, he made light of religious belief, One day to the Bheriff, when he called him, he said, “Sherif, | don't know about this D—D RELIGIOUS BUSINESS. —~ Ihave got @ book in here tiat I have been reading. It was a pretty smart old fellow that wrote it. 1 tell you, Lhave a copy of Tom Paine—Paine's ‘Age of Reason.’? Only a day or two since, when ap- Plication was made jor his body by an old gentle- man who ts the jail physician, he called the Sheriff to him and said quietly, ‘Sheriff, it don’t make an; difference about their hacking into this old sheil after lam gone, and if it wili be of any benefit to science anu any of those YOUNG ‘ROOSTERS’ that are studying medicine want my body Ihave no objection in the world to its being handed over to them, but I don’t want these old doctors to have anything to do with it.” In the conversation I had wi him he told me that he would be twenty- eight years three months and ten days old on the day of his execution; that he was born at Lock- bourne, in this county, and lived and worked about Columbus all his life, “You have always protested your entire innocence of the crime for which you are to suffer death.” “Yes, sir,’ he replied, quietly, ‘until recently; but Inow say I am guilty, and the puntshinent f am to suffer [s a jnst reward for my crime, I mur- dered Garner and cannot deny it.” CONFESSION OF THE CRIME, He said that between the 26th of October and 27th of November, 1871, he premeditated robbing Gar- ner, who had been his employer, on Monday, No- vember 27, in Columbus, and then gave the follow- ing account of the murder :— arner’s wagon was a two-horse wagon, with the bed about eight or ten inches high, and the rack is about four feet high, Isat inside and Gar- her on the top of the rack, ‘The dash-board coming up in front and the top of the rack coming down, was all closed in front. Garner had a temporar; seat on top of the rack, and he was sitting 7 that ey that aarson Bou not Motte he nuit he gor a rectly opposite, if he passed me oy one side. Llqd on iny left-hand side with my face next to wagon bed, and had my coat pulled over my head. Garner came out to the commons and turned off into the by-road around the brick yards. While he was going around there and before he struck the pike again I made up my mind where to assault him first. My object was to assault him in the hollow, between the railroad bridge and tie Johnstown toligate, When we got out there I gotout and upon the top of the rack; but when we got to the hollow where I intended to make the assault, I Suwa bugs and wagon coming over the railroad bridge, ardiy had time to get down to the ground and into the rack agaln before the buggy Came up opposite me. Considering the time {t took for me to do this and that I had not time to cover up entirely, there is no reason to doubt that that man did see my whiskers Ape. the hammer, as he testified to, in my hand. When I got back into the wagon I laid myself down and covered myself up. I then mode up my mind to assault him gain. I knew that the assault had to be made quickly; Ijust caught hold of the end gate and swung it oped and reached out and took hold of the top of the rack, I then let the ond gate down and swung myself upon the rack, and grabbed the hammer | NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1872._TRIPLE SHEET. strue | e blow, and said, “Whoa,” and Teter enat T don’t suppose we ha ne en feet on the bridge when | struck the blow. st have struck him on the back of the ear, The biow stunned him, and he reeled and began to re- cover, Idrew back again to strike a harder lick, when the hammer tiew out of my hand and fell upon the bridge under the wagon. At this I caught him by the shoulders and pitched him out of the wagon, He struck the bridge on his left shoulder, and fell on his back. I jumped down right into his face and commenced to loge tky Tollow nurder, Then I in to get up, and to hollow murder. i Honea hin in the heck and on the shoulders, and ran and picked up the hammer and struck him with it. His fur collar was over his face and eyes, but I could not say for certain whether it was over his forehead or not. When I struck him twice he con- tinued trying et up; then I struck him pretty nearly my best. He fell ten, and straightened out, and did not make any more resistance. I struck him twice in front of his head,’ The wretched man then at great length spoke of his past lite and the precious days that he had wi d in wrong doing. 4 THE USUAL TENDERNESS FOR MURDERERS. As Barclay was born und reared near here great interest has naturally been taken in his case and aur the pe few days he has been allowed to ee is friends, and from seven to ten o'clock hundreds of people go to see him. Many of them carry him flowers, gihera elisacteg ta eat, qnd almost every one had & kind word for him, Yes- terday was the last day tney were allowed to see him and at least three thousand called to take a final leave of the condemned man. He received themin the corridor of the jail, and many ladies were moved to tears as they took him by the hand. bade him Bethy, and said to him some kind parting words; but Barclay was less affected than the people who called to see him and spoke to all cheerfully, He said to all that he was prepared cee fate and deserved the punishment he was to endure, TNE LAST NIGHT ON EARTH, At ten o'clock the doors were closed and Barclay reluctantly quitted the corridor and returned to his lonely’ cell, never again to leave it until his march to death, After the reception to his friends in the morning Barciay spent the day in prayer and reading, his spiritual advisers being with him. He evinced little emotion at any time and talked pleas- antly with his ministerial {riends and the prisoners in the corridor, who would between prayers flock to his cell door to talk with him, At five o’clock yesterday evening all the prisoners were locked up on the left corridor of the jail and Barclay was a'so moved to that s:de of the prison, and the carpeuters began the erection of the scaf- fold inside the jail walls. The condemned man could hear distinctly every click of the hammer that was preparing the instrument for his execu- tion, yet he remained quiet and unmoved, reading most of the time some religtous work or Brayink It took but a short time to erect the scaffold, as it Was nearly ready when carried in, and by ten o'clock all was in readiness for the fearful scene of the morning. JOKING AT THE GRAVE SIDE. Hardly had the condemned man bee by the retirement o1 his spiritual advisers than he was joined by a young fellow prisoner named Mur- phy, who was to be with him during his last night on earth, They both reiired soon alter the door was closed upon them and the watchman stated that both were soon asleep. Barclay slept soundly until about three o’clock, when he awoke, got up and came to the front of the ceil and entered into con- versation with the guard, who gave him a cigar, He seemed in excellent humor and laughed heartily while rejating some of the pranks he had perpetrated in early life, After smoking he ate an apple’and spent most of the early morning in talking with the guard and his companion Murphy. He toid a great many stories and scemed as happy as ever, He told Murphy that he wanted to leave him something to remember him by, and he thought he would bite a piece from his ear, Later he talked of his execu- tion, aud said boldly that he wanted the Sheriff who had been so kind to him to do the terrible work of his execution just as though he were kill- ing a hog. for that was the way he would do it, Early in the morning the Deputy brought the con- demned man an entire new suit of cloties, which the Sherif had bought on purpose for him, consist- re of black cassimere pants, coat and vest, white shirt, black necktie and gloves and black morocco slippers. The sight of these clothes seemed to im- press Barclay considerably, and he took off his old ones with reluctance and put them on without a word, and during the remainder of the morning seemed very solemn, About eight o’clock the Rev. H. Moore and Rey. Rob Roy McNuity, his spiritual advisers, accompanied by Mrs, Lewis, the lady to whom he first told the story of his crime, Rev. Mr. Meee and a Mrs, Desellum and Mr. Rusk, came in to old “ft alone THE FINAL RELIGIOUS SERVICES, When the officers unlocked the coll and the con- demned man saw his friends who were to give him final preparation for death he seemed considerably impressed and for the first time showed some emo- tion. ‘The religious exercises began soon after they came in and continued until after ten o'clock, and consisted in praying and singing, administering the rites of baptism and the sacrament. In all of the exercises Barclay joined and seemed impressed. Near eleven o'clock the few persons who had re- ceived cards of admission, and they were not more than twenty in all and were mostly members of the pre Weregtimitted, and at twenty-live minutes twelve Sherif’ Thompson came and opened the door to the cell where Barclay was with his spiritual advisers, As the cell door opened Barclay arose quietly to meet the Sherif, knowing well that his time had now come. Yet there was not the sngntest evidence of giving way, and as the Sheriff unfolded and read the death warrant he listened attentively. When he had finished reading the condemned man, without word from any one, stepped out of his cell, took the Sheriff by the arm, and, followed by the ministers, began . THE WALK OF DEATH, stopping now anc then at the different cells on the way to bid his fellow prisoners by;,and to say a kind word toeach. As he arrived at the foot of the scaffold the bright sunlight streamed in through the grated window, and he har halted, as if to. admire. “for the last time its bright 8 Then with afirm step he began to ascend the atone When on the scaffold he took a seat between his two spiritual advisers, and, after a moment's rest, in which he looked leisurely around, Rev. Mr. Mc- Nulty arose and read @ passage of Scripture, and then Rev. Mr. Moore followed with an impressive prayer, tn which Barclay joined fervently. After it was finished Sheri? Thompson came forward and said:—‘John Barclay, it now becomes my duty to execute ‘THE SENTENCE OF THE LAW. If you have anything to say you will now have an opportunity.”’ Barclay rose from his seat, advanced to the trap with a firm step and said:—‘Gentle- men, 1 AM GUILTY of a horrible crime, and you are here to witness the execution which is to be enforced upon me, andnow I commend you to your heavenly Father and trust and hope that you will fulfil His will. My love to you all; beware of rum. God bless you; goodby.”’ He then quietly asked the Sheritf where he should stand, and moved on at once to the spot Me nated and shook hands with all on the scaffold. Deputy Sherif Larbery then advanced and began to pinion him, and as he did so Barclay said to him, “Draw it tight,’ and turned toward the spectators and siniled. His whole manner upon the scaffold showed no giving way, and, while not bold, he acted naturally. His collar and necktie were taken off, he assisting todo it. The rope was then ad- justed bythe Sherif, he meletly raising his chin that it might be tightened properly. As the Sheriff stepped back Barciay began to pray, Deputy Sheriff Larbery came forward, put on the black cap, and at eleven minutes to twelve the drop fell and THE EXECUTION of one of the most remarkable young criminals of the day was over. He died very easy, the arrange- ments for the execution having been perfect. The heart of the wretched man ceased to beat eight minutes after the drop fell, and he was pronounced dead five minutes after twelve. ‘Ten miuutes after- wards the body was cut down, placed ia a common black coffin and delivered to the Coroner, As the deceased had consented that “the Young Roosters’ at the college could have his pouy. it was placed in @ Wagon and driven rapidly to Starling Medical Col- lege, where a powerful battery had been placed in position for the purpose of trying the effect of electricity as a medium to restore life. At twenty- four minutes to one o'clock six students carried the body into the automical lecturing room of the col- lege, where were assembled the students and all the prominent medical gentlemen of the city. A SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENT. It was then taken from the cofin and placed upon the operating table. The pupils of the eyes were found to be dilated and the face discoloret, The body was stripped of its clotuing, and at thir- teen minutes to one o'clock, thirty-seven minutes after death, the students began operations. The electrical instrument used was one of the most eg known, consisting of six cups of Bunsen's battery attached to Ritch's induction coll of the largest size. It was operated by Professor Men- denhall, of this city, an eminent clectrician, while Professor Wormly and Professors Holdermau and Denig conducted the experiment. Two currents of electticity were used—one placed at the lower ex- tremity of the body and the other drawn along the arm, neck, face and Preaek, The effect was Neaee . ful; the eyes opened, the face drew up asifin pain, the mouth jerked to one side, tN arm raised ag if to strike and the fst cletiched, The limbs also faised and the toes and fingers worked, and ongg the body almost turned to one side. The arms were next Jafd hare and a current of electricity intro- duced, The whole system seemed to respond and the movements of the body were at times violent. At four minutes to two o’clock the electricity was removed and faint actions of the muscles could even then be observed, The body was afterwards left until ten minutes after three, when the elec- tricity was again applied, and the muscles of the body” still Fpebopaet is =before, but with less torce, The breast was then opened and @ current passed ii the heart, but it gav fo response. It was carried to the hands and oot and all responded as before, The héart was then taken ont and found hata as muscle and full of blood, the lungs not congested, the brain very healthy and free from any congestion whatever. At eleven minutes after four o'clock electricity was again applied and a d response was had; at eighteen minutes after five a faint response was given, and at fifteen minutes to six, five hours and ive minutes after death, the strongest cur- reut that could be lied failed to move a muscle, ‘The experiment exhibition was then brongtt to a close, the crowd dispersed and the mutilated body of John Barclay was repiiced in its cottn, de livered to the Goromey and given ile frol burtal. REPUBLICAN RALLY IN BROOKLYN. Great Grant Cemonstration at the Academy of Music. Senator Roscoe Conkling on the Questions of the Canvass. A mass meeting of the Grant republicans of Kings county was held last night at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, under the euspices of the Kings County Republican General Committee. The advocates of Grant and Wilson and the other re- publican nominees were urged by the leaders of the party in Kings county to show by their presence again at the Academy their steadfast adherence to the principles of the party, and their Unanimous endorsement of the men put up for their suifrages, So they rallied at the Academy, not alone, but with their wives and families, The building was, therefore, densely crowded, and the audience were entertained up to the time of organi- zation by Spedick’s American brass band, Mr. L. B. Chittenden was nominated as chairman and unanimously endorsed by the audie He made a short address, saying that this canvass, it seemed to him, was one of the most remarkable in the history of the country—remarkable from the unscrupulous means resorted to by the democracy, The marriage of Mr. Greeley with that party had begotten a coarse and scandalous progeny and lowered all decency of tone in this campaign, it puts decency to the blush, and all history may be searched in vain to find such weak assaults and forgeries as have been invented agaiust Grant's administration, after speaking for some further length in the same strain, a long list of Vice Presi- dents and Secretaries was read, SPEECH OF SENATOR CONKLING. Senator Roscoe Conkling was then mtroduced, and was received with loud and prolonged applause, He said:—It was not easy to thank them for such &@ welcome, and to respond to it ably was atax which might well excite the fears of any man. A great decree was about to be entered, Forty millions of people were about to cast a lot, For the first tine every grown man who was a citi- zen was entitled to vote for a President, There was not one distranchised rebel anywhere, and no- where in America did the sun rise upon a master and slave. Mr. Greeley had reminded them about the right of some to vote at this election who were rebels, but wherever the national right was en- | joyed every citizen enjoyed the right of voting. (Applause.) In Georgia the right of the black man to vote was contended. The black man at the day of election had the temerity to go to the polls, but State rights, Greeleyism and bludgeons held high carnival, The constitution was butfeved about and trampled under foot. ‘These black men went to the polis in defiance of the promulgation of Mr. Greeley given at Poughkeepsie, and the New York 7rivune yesterday and to-day advocated vio- lence in striking down the ballot. So in West Vir- ginia Greeley aided in the carrying out of the provisions that no man should ever hold an ottice of public trust if African blood flowed in his veins, This year, however, for the first time, no man was excluded from the polls by reason of color, race or caste. (Applause.) It would be the first year that ushered in the right of all to vote, that ushered out one of the great political parties, (Applause.) For the first time in our history agreat party admitted that it did not submit principles or candidates of its own. Only three years ago the representatives of Kings county and every other democratic member in the Legisiature voted against the ratification of the fifteenth amend- ment, but now these men throw up the sponge and confessed they were beaten and wrong. The re- publican party had for twelve pregnant and por- tentious years managed national affairs, apd now its life-long opponent dared not to assail one of its measures. Galileo was compelled to recant his saying that the world revolved, but mut- tered between his teeth that it did. So the leaders of the democratic party were compelled to recant; but this was not tlie only marvel im this canvass. The republican party was found standing now at the zenith of its success, but its mission was yet unfuliiled, It had settled the most complex questions with foreign Powers, and liber- ated Jour millions of slaves and made them men. it was leading the country from the most heroic to the most prosperous era in the Republic. It was reducing taxation, and, in short, advancing upon the path of peace. It wi leading the greatest nation through the greatest prosperity and peace. But suddenly it encountered the foulest and most unprincipled Listes bo in political histowy. Men whom it raised to positions of the highest honor, men Who had been warmed in its bosom, suddenly turned to sting it to death. Whut was the pretext for all this? The world never saw a pretender or an apostate without a pretext, a mask and an outcry, It was Confucius, writing in the dim twilight of morning, who toid his companions to beware of those who had a@ loud outcry. Those men who Masqueraded in the old uniform and fired on the old wont was a shalt, Bey ’ ie was the eh, one evel r had, from Mohamme to Joe Smith ‘and. from Joe Smith to Brigham Noung Why, they were reformers. Dr. Johnson said that. _patrtotisin was the last re- sort of scoundrels, an rhaps if he had lived in Kings county he would have said that patriotism was the last refuge of scoundrels, First, these men said that there was need of civil service re- form. Yes; but there was not a church in Brooklyn that didn’t need reform, But if it were suid that civil service needed any more reform than formerly it Was a poor pretext. What, then, was the reform needed? It was that we should put down the doc- trine that to the victors belong the spoils. Who raised the cry? Look at the two wings of these re- formers and see who they were. On the right was the Tammany democracy, the Greeley de: “aria wanted reform. (Laughter.) What sald Andrew Johnson, whom you elected with Abraham Lincoln * Rey johnson was an apostate and more bitter than a regular democrat, and had @ policy against the will of the peopie. He set his foot upon the neck of a race and turned traitor to every profession he had made, with the hope of gaining the gilded bauble of the Presidency. The pate offices of the country were wielded by him force men to carry out his policy. Under the Grecian law, Mr. Conklu ndrew Johnson would have lost. his head for pene, the people. And the democratic party applauded him. He put in office. men belongiey to the Whis- key Ri Sa 4 ‘ollins swore that $30,000,000 were stolen in a year by Johnson's male- factors, and Jolinson kept them in office. Now these men want to turn the world upside down, and Gratz Brown wanted to run a plough sbare over the Southern States for the purpose of civil service reform. Look at the other wing of this re- form—the Tammany republicans alias the Greele: republicans. He would not say all liberal republl- cans Were unpatriotic and dishonest, but he was going to say that he did not know a political thief who had not died within the past two years that was not with them. Show him an unclean bird that hovered over Tammany Hail or about the Bal not hold ofice. No sooner was this amendment adopted than these men began to ask for pardon and every one who applied for a pardon got one. There were a few spurned men, such as Jefferson Davis, Yet Jefferson Davis could not hold oice. Mr. Greeley was the only American that demanded Davis’ blood, and that when Davis was only a perjured traitor; but three years aiter- wards, when he had caused thousands of Union prisoners to die of suffering and starvation and his hands were dripping with blood, Mr. Greeley paid his railroad fare 600 miles to jailand to embroider a bail bond with his picturesque autograph, Mr, Greeley went to defend from hardship the delicate imps of the most cowardly conspirator of modern times, and now was running for the Presidency, In the State Constitutional Convention Mr, Greeley insisted upon petrifying in the State constitution & provision denying the right to vote of every man who thirty days before election accepted public charity. Many and many a soldier had been unfortu- nate to do that. Mr. Greeley proposed that every man guilty of the crime of being poor should be denied his vote, and that same man betrayed his party and ran for the Presidency, in order that Jefferson Davis and 180 other blood stained rebels might hold oMce. Men of Kings county, let us shake hands over the bloody sarcasm! (Tremendous applause.) Every rebel in the country to-day was a monument of the magnanimity of the American peope, Mr. Conkling quoted from the recent speech of Carl Schurz— (hisses)—at the Cooper Institute, and said that it was understood that Mr. Schurz did not ex- change his own land for this of his own uccord— (laughter)—but the decency of Mr. Schurz assailing a majority ol! the American people was entitled to an exalted niche in the temple of hberal reform, Mr, Conkling referrea to the condition of the Southern States, morig that he did not doubt that swindling schemes had been put through the Legisiatures. They did not have down there any Water Board or Tainmany Hall to count men into office whom the people voted out. Governor Warmoth, though, did in Louisiana, and Warmoth was one of the head lights of the Greeley party. We were told that the Southern States were ruled by military force, although the army now only numbered 20,000 men. And, by the way, that reduction showed a trne civil service reform. ‘The number of soldiers in New York and Massachu- setts was relatively larger than in the South, and yet these men were blatant about the bayonet there. The speaker declared that citizens of the United States, white and black, should have their rights, and if they were interfered with the strong ne of the law would be interposed to protect them, Mr, Conkling continued at some length, defend- ing President Grant and advocating his policy, a concluded his speech shortly aiter ten o'clock. | Meeting shortly afterwards adjourned, THE TORCHLIGHT PROCESSION, The Grant and Wilson Clubs of the various wards turned out about five thousand strong, and after marching through the principal streets passed the Academy, in the vicinity of which an immense crowd had assembled fhe ee Ratification Mass Mecting in the Fife teenth Assembly District, Amass meeting took place last evening at the Continenta! Hall, corner of Thirty-fourth street and Eighth avenue, to ratify the Baltimore and | Syracuse nominations, Two stands, illuminated with Chinese lanterns were erected in front of the hall, In the hall about six himdred citizens were present, while there must have been nearly three thousand persons surrounding the stands, At the meeting in the hall Oliver Charlick pre- sided, After the names of 200 vice presidents were read and accepted a series of resolutions endorsing Gresley and Brown were unanimously adopted, Speeches were then made by Judge Birdseye, As- sistant District Attorney Sullivan and several others. One of the out-door stands was presided over by William Lutz, and speeches were made in the Ge man janguage by Messrs. Lutz and Tietjc Speeches in English were made by Messrs, Cleary, Nuity and others. On the other stand, presided over by W. O’Brien, speeinee were mate by Messrs. Wolf, McKenna and ‘iiliams, The tenor of all the speeches was strongly in favor of the republican-democratic party. The present administration was strongly denounced and the ciaims of the Baltimore nominations as strongly advocated, The meeting was enthusiastic from first to last and cheered vehemently as_ the akers touched upoa the chances of democratic victory. DUNCAN FOR MAYOR. a re ey, The Leading Democratic Organ Endorses Him Strongly. {From the New York World.) The. pre-eminent fitness of Mr. Duncan as the Teiorm candidate for Mayor is so cordiaily con- ceded since his consent to be a candidate was an- NIAGARA FALLS. Social Melange at the Great Améri- ean Cataract, Lord Dufferin, the Canadian Governor General. t———— A Confederate Fighter’s Views on the South. ENGLISH OPINIONS ABOUT GENEVA. Close of the Season and Flight of the Flaneurs. NIAGARA PALLs, CLIFTON Home} Oct. 1, 1872. The still waters of fashionable life here, which the chilly autumnal blasts of the past few days had reduced to a condition of painfully preternatural placidity, have been stirred into a lively and pleas- urably exciting ripple, through the arrival yester- day afternoon of Lord Dufferin, Governor General of Canada, Accompanying him, as stated in a tele- gram sent to the HERALD directly upon his arrival, were Lady Dufferin, or, more properly speaking, Countess Dufferin, the Governor General being in fact Earl Dufferin ; Sir C, Hastings Doyie, Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia; Colonel Fletcher, the Governor General's private secretary, and wife. Some half dozen servants made up the rest of the party. Great preparations were made to give him @ grand military reception; but a telegram, ex- pressing @ wish that there should be no military turnout or other fuss made as a token of welcome greeting, put a quietus on this part of the intended programme, Intelligence of the Governor General's wishes in this regard fell, how- ever, like a thunderclap upon the: impassioned ardor of the great military chieftains of the little town of Drummondville, who rarely have such an opportunity to air their expertness in military manceuvres and their gaudily gilt uniforms, and hated to let the chance slip. But there was no help for it. To them the Governor General's wishes were acommand, As it was, the large crowd who had gathered at the depot walting the arrival of | the party made no demonstration, but simply | looked at them with bewildering gaze as the latter, alighting from the cars, stepped into the carriages sent tO meet them, and were whirled away to the Clifton House. Their names had not got dry on the hotel register before the Governor General and his party, minus the servants, of course, who stayed behind to look after the baggage, were off to see the Horse Shoe Fall. “Take a carriage,’? vociferated half a greedy hackmen, “No, I thank you,” politely answered the Gover- nor General, ‘We much prefer waiking, it is only a short distance.” “Three quarters of a mile, a long walk for Your Excellency,”’ persisted one of the more importu- nate of these irrepressible Jehus. “That's but a step, my man,” said the Governor General, and away they went. “A pseudo-shoddyite, with only tive dollars in the world to bless himself with,” observed a gentle- man witnessing the scene, ‘would have taken a carriage, and here's a man with a salary of $50,000 a year in gold, more than twice that of the Presi- dent of the United States, who goes on foot.” “Why, bless you,’? remarked an Englishman, “that’s a peculiarity of your genuine Henglishmen ; they prefer walking to riding hany day, except it be riding on ‘orseback, and that's what makes them so ’ealthy.” dozen nonnced as to justify our prediction that he will be elerted by a larger majority than has ever yet been given to any Mayor inthis city. Every other demo- “What do you think of the Falls?” Mr. McOmber, one of the proprietors of the hotel, asked the Goy- ernor General upon his return, cratic candidate gracetully yiclds to the superior qualifications of Mr. Duncan, and will give hima hearty, magnanimous sup-ort. This admirable nomination accomplishes the great object of re- uniting the democratic party of the city and combining it as a solid phalanx in the ap- proaching municipal election. This alone is sufMicient to secure Mr. Duncan’s triumphant election, the democratic party having a Majority of more than two to one in this city. But although all the democrats of the city will vote for im we are not disposed to press his claims asa irty candidate, nor to regard his certain election aparty triumph. All upright citizens will give bim their votes and good wishes, and it would be Ungracious and unhandsome to count as democrats those republicans who will support Mr. Duncan on the mere score of fitness, while acting with their party iu the State and national canvass. As many democrats disregarded party considerations last year in the interest of municipal reform, so many republicans will this year act from similar motives and give their suffrages to Mr. Duncan as a candi- Gate in whose character and uprightness the whole commuuity has unbounded confidence, Mr. Duncan’s candidacy is received with great favor by the press of the city. The HekaLp, which is free from party ties, and reflects the sentiments of that great mass of citizens who take more in- terest in other things than in party politics, warmly endorses this excellent nomination and will secure for it the support of its habitual readers. The Tribune, which represents the liberal republicans, re Mr. Duncan its unequivocal support, and will bring to him all the republican voters of the city who are friends of Mr. Greeley. The Sun, which had brought out another candidate whom It has been pushi aye several days with characteristic zeal, speaks kindly of Mr. Duncan, and admits his emi- nent qualifications, though it will of course adhere to its respectable favorite for the present, until it Bees that no political ON anton takes him up. But at_a later stage of the canvass the Sun will give its vigorous support to Mr. Duncan. The transition will be easy and be gracefully made; | for Mr. Stewart is, in many respects, a citizen of | the same general type as Mr. Duncan; that is to | Bay, a business man of the highest capacity, who gives diligent attention to his own affairs and has Y ¥ ow | always kept aloof from political cliques, The Sun, Brooks is Wakee greet idteoe ake o | to be sure, advises Mr. Duncan to decline in one thousand that they were red-mouthod | favor of Mr. Stewart; but the result will | and blatant for Greeley. That party had be that Mr. Stewart will decline in favor of | consolidated all the thieves in both parties. Mr. Duncan, when the Sr will, of course, continue (Loud applause.) How many of them were there who had not kept their heads above water by political place and ge Look at their can- didates, and say who had 80 unbiushingly written that he was the advocate of the doctrine that to the victors belong the spoils as Horace Greeley. Mr. Conkling came to Grant's administration, and charged that Mr. Greeley had as much as any other man to do with pressing the President on the pikes Of polittcal favoritism. Mr, Conkling quoted from a letter from Greeley to the Commissioner of Inter- nal Revenue recommending the discha of an assessor because he was a democrat. There was civil service reform! Anotiier letter was quoted from suggesting that in the Second district (Kings county) that James R. Allaven “one of the true members of our late Legislature, be appointed” in place of John Willlams, who had become rich, but against whom no imputation of incompetency or dishonesty was made. Onthe day when Horace Greeley ob- tained Williams’ head the record of John Williams was not eclipsed by any other, But he must go out. Why? Because Allaben had been a true mem- ber of the Legislature ; but wag that the reason why he should have another office according to this 1 of reform? it was because Mr. Allaben was le representative and in violation of Ing word voted for anotier candidate for United States Sen- ator than E, D, Morgan, and that made him a tru r, prepnber f the Legislature. Conkling hat letters nna Joan F, tley, ye Hs 4 ‘anderbilt, r., and others 00 Ue, offices. Bailey “sald that th be fot Vanderbilt's salary was paid not to Van- lerbilt, but to Greeley! These were the men and this was the candidate who were making War upon President Grant, the pioneer President of civil ser- vice reform. That Gri Ng reo injudicious ap- intments was true, but wanted Greeley men int out some defaulter, and he would tell who had recommended him for appointment. What was the next reform? ba he American people needed to be reformed into amnesty and recon- fret tke Roiambnitts, did haa tonday Gone demned ae of ore and the gallo ne pro- ceeded with its bloody business, in America, where men _ ha endeavored to overthrow th vernment in existence and caused the gteates' ‘aneral in history, the American people punished not one ofthem, Not one of them way dented the right to vote; they voted the moment you forced arms from their hands if they chose to do go. Every miscreant who stabbed a Union soldier, every murderer, thief and pirate had voted and every one would continue to vote. And they would vote as they did in Georgia, the other day for Horace Greeley, It was ordained, however, that those who had coupled berJury with treagon should its voyage on the same stream, but in another but similar boat. Mr. Stewart was approaciied on the subject of the Mayoralty several weeks ago, but peremptorily refused the use of his name, He has Do other interest than to have the city goverument ably and honestly administered, and ho man in the city will more generously eitterca the qualifica- tions of Mr. Duncan. He will be strengthened in his first decision by seeing that the Mayoralty ts likely to go into such excelient hands, The Timea, of course, objects to Mr. Duncan. But it does not venture to question his high integrity and eminent standing. Its sole o¥jection is that he will be nominated by the democratic organization. But as the united democrats control anoverwhelm- | ing majority of the vot its objection is rather partisan than practical, Mr. Duncan does not need a single vote outside of the democratic party, and it makes no practical diference whether the Grant republicans support him or Jimmy O'Brien, But, inasmuch as most of the respectable Grant men of the city will vote for this admirable candidate on the ground of pre-eminent fitness, we are not in- clined to press iinm asa party candidate, but oniy asa reform candidate, whom ail our best citizens will support witn honest satisfaction, LIBERAL REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES, The liberal republicans held their primary elec- tions last night for delegates to City and County Judiciary, Congressional and Assembly Conven. | tions. No trouble was anticipated and none oc- curred, The polling places were quiet and th voters aceable, apd as im every instance on}. one ticket was in the ficld there was no induce- ment to repeating and it was not indulged in. The County Convention meets at Liberal republican headquarters, 814 Broadway, on Monday evening, October 7, and the Judiciary Convention at the same place Saturday evening, October 5. The Congres- sional Conventions meet on Thursday, the 10th, and the Assembly Conventions on Tuesday, the 1th, at the respective headquarters in the several districts, THE GERMAN DEMOORATS, The German Demdcratic General Committse held a@ meeting at the Teutonia Assembly Rooms last night, when, in the absence of Coroner Schirmer, Henry Peters occupied the chair. Ona report of the Executive and Election Committees nomina- tions were made for Coroner, for four Aldermen and a Judge of the Superior Court, whose names are to be presented to the Tammany County Con- vention, and @ committee of ten were appointed for that purpose, “They are incomparably good,” repiiessue dor- ernor General, “go far beyond my uttiosiyexpecta tions. At @ subsequent conversation Mr. MeOmber broached the subject of a grand reception ball his partner, Mr, Colburn, and himself had arranged to give in his house to-morrow evening. “T beg you will do nothing of the kind,” said the Governor General; ‘I came here for a few days’ quiet respite, and t vastly prefer no public ovauon of any description.” Of course this put an estoppel on the dance, and put out of humor lots of ladies, who tor some time past have been excitin: looking forward to this expected event and preparing their tollets for the grand occasion, The extent and seriousness of the disappointment can, as the stereotype news- paper writers say, be better imagined than de- scribed. Meantime, the Governor General, who, by the way, occupies the magnificent furnished apart- menis assigned to Prince Arthur and before him to the Prince of Wales, will pass his time here in his own chosen humdrum, quiet way, He will sce all that is to be seen of the Falls on both sides and then visit — the Lundy Lane battle field and then go back to his gubernatorial headquarters. I might devote some Byaoe to describing Lord Dufferin, put as he has already been described in the HERALD upon being “interviewed” aiter his arrival in this country, it is unnecessary to repeat the description. With the blood of Richard Brinsley Sheridan coursing in his veins it is easy to detect a resemblance between The receptions given him, amounting to the dignity and importance of a triumph, in his recent brief tour through Canada, attest the favorable im- pression he has already made upon the people. He has eatered upon lis new career under the hap- piest auspices, and everything betokens most admirable fitness for the place. He is modest, un- assuming, courteous to all, and with nothing of that brusqueness of manner that inso many men clothed with only @ little brief authority shows It- self with such odious prominence, Countess Duf- ferin appears to be a lady of the same modest and retiring disposition—a lady of the Queen Victoria school—quiet, unpretending, winning smiles and love wherever she goes. THE POLITICAL SITUATION SOUTH. Among the prominent guests stopping at the Clifton House is General Buckner, of Confederate | army memory. He is a splendid specimen of a Southerner, tall, finely formed, and perfectly trea and outspoken in his beliefs and opinions, “What do you think,’ Lasked him to-day in the course of a conversation, “of the present political situation at the South?’? “I think,” he promptly answered, “.t ts the most deplorable that can beimagined,” and then he con- tinued :—“The South is under bayonet rule. A much worse tuilitary despotism cannot be conceived, Carpet-baggers have — stolen money right and left, We might seli North Carolina and Florida today, and they would not bring money enorgh to pay their State debts, Louisiana is not much better of I know people in New Orleans who would be glad to rent their houses for the taxes,” “You draw a gloomy picture, General.” “only the true one, sir;” he spoke out energetic. ally. “The South is in a much worse conuiti to-day than at the close of the war.’? “To what do you attribute this 7°” ‘To the governinent we have been under.’ ‘© the remedy would be a change of govern. ment !? “Precisely this and nothing else; that is, if the change be the right kind of one.”* “So, then, it is clear you are not in favor of the re-election of Grant.” “By no means, and these are not my individual sentiments, but those of all the born white South- erners, Grant will get no votes arnt those of his carpet-bag minions und thieves and the negroes,” “All your people, then, will vote tor Greeley ¥" “There is no other alternative. We want a change in the government, and a change even un- der Greeley, with all his impracticable theories and notions, might be for the better,” “How about the negro vote ? “They will vote for Grant of course; they will do the bidding of the carpet-paggers; they will be marched to the Fouls. in semi-military style, and votes placed in their hands, which they will cast, not Ltda what they are. They are told that if they vote for Greeley, they will be reduced to slavery again, and they believe it. I do not know how tong. this sort of thing is going to lust. It is truly disheartening. There is not an instance on record of any attempted resistance by Confederates to the government. The people are loyal. Our coun- try might be made a unit, which it fs not, and the South be made prosperous and happy.” The interview was much longer; but I will give you no more of it. The above is a sample of hts views upon the present poiitical situation at the South, and of course is to be taken for what it is worth, ‘This and nothing more.” sth ng 2 GLISHMEN ASQ ALABAMA CLAIMS. thee Ay WAY TR AAP Ataglishinen ing at this hotel only recently arrived from jess jJuatrions a riow. Ihave taiked aud. Among them is no sonage than Sir Frederick upon the subject of the Alabama tits of the Geneva arbitration, with severa claims and the glishman,” said one, “can find fault with the award.’? “No sensible “Why, bless my soul,’ exclaimed another, “the amount of the award is vey atrifie to us,” and he emphasized the pronoun plural as though he bore 3 ‘on his individual shouklers the principal weight of the government. “The only fault I have to find,” said another, “is with Earl Russell. He was a) prized of this thing in time to stop it, and he might have done so, He would take no step, however, till leas) prot wag brought to him, and now the legal proof comes in with @ vengeance, A moral conviction should have satistied him, but he was never the man to assume a responsibility.” “Maintaining amity between England and America was the great end after ail,” said still another, “and this the Geneva Arbitration has suc- ceeded in doing, aid they deserve the thanks of both nations for the admijrabie manner in which they have discharged the difficult and delicate duty assigned them,” he whole thing will have its moral effect in the future,” said oue. “This sort of thing is not likely to be rape ied by our government, and other Da; tions will take asalotary lesson from its teachings.’? THE NEW SUSPENSION BBIDGm, Tam not at this late aay going to indulge in a de- scription of that marvel of bridge wonders—the new suspension bridge. A word, I think, should be said, however, as to the tariff of charges fixed for crossing it. Under Mr. Bush, who built the bridge and was its late President, the charges, which were just one half those now imposed, allowed a divi- dend of fifteen percent. This, it seems, did not satisfy the rapacions stockholders. They insisted on doubling the charges, and Mr. Bush resigned, Speaking of the bridge, the wind blew with almost hurricane violence last Sunday, and some feared for ita safety. Itswayed to and fro and oscillated up and down In a way that seemed almost to justily such apprehensions, As it was, one of the support. ing side cables was wrenched from its fastening, but there are so many of these supports—forty- eight, altogether, Lam told—that the upturn of one does not impair the integrity of the bridge. The, are painting the cables now, and a pokerish enoug! job it is. The painters look like mites suspended im mid air, “slow is that tor high?” asked a passer by, “It is a specimen of high art one does not often see,’ Was the wilty rejoinder, CONTINUANCE OF THE 8RASON, Niagara Fails is the last of our piaces of fashion- able resort to bring its season toa close. Aside from this being the attractive wonder which brings people nere from all quarters of the globe, this is the paca rey for newly married folks to resort, and peopie. will t married in bleak October as Well as in” leafy June. This hotel, therefore, keeps open till the close of this month. It isin contemplation to build a new hotel on the present site of the Clifton—a much larger hotel than any now here—and, whatis more, reduce the charges to ante-bellum rates, Who shail say that all hope of humanity is lost? LATE ARRIVALS, Among the latest arrivals here is ex-Governor Bullock, of Georgia, “There's a carpet-bagger,’”’ said a gentleman, “I believe he took them down South for a million or two.” “Everybody talks about carpet-baggers as thongh they only went South,” answered the gentleman. “Lieutenant Governor Howland, of this Brovince, is a carpet-bagger, and he is a Pennsylvanian at that.” “But he is an honest carpet-bagger, and that makes a world of ditierence,” THE REPUBLICAN HEADQUARTERS. Mr. William Chandler was in charge at the regular Republican Headquarters, at the Fifth Ave~ nue Hotel, yesterday, cheerful as usual, but with no news to communicate, A despatch was ree ceived from H, B. Farrow, Chairman of the Georgia State Committee, to the effect that intimidation and outrages had been practised upon the coloreé population at the recent election in Georgia to an unparalleied degree. Among the distinguished visitors during the day were Secretary Robeson, Lewis Barker, of Maine; George A. Halsey, of New Jers General 0. E. Bab of the President's H, Jones, the Post- master, The genera! opinion regarding the Penn- uma election was that the republican ticket was likely election by from fifteen to twenty thousand majority, THE LIBERAL REPUBLICAN HEADQUARTERS, Mr. T. ©. Everts presided at the Glenham Head- quarters yesterday, but there was no business of any importance transacted. A letter was received from General R. Brinkerhott, of Ohio, in which he says:—“We expect victory. We shall carry the State ticket and elect twelve members of Congress. We hope for fifteen, and are fighting for our- selycs,’? “JUVENILE REFORMERS,” The headquarters of the O’Brien democracy ab Apollo Hall were pretty well filed last evening by the two elements which are now coalesciug > the purpose of nominating James O'Brien For the two clements are, first, the we young clerks, @ small section of whor trolled by Mr. John O'Brien, and the s&¢ headed primary gentlemen who are associ the clerks, The latter are nearly all rej and have joined in this local contest billiards are so dull. It was reported Executive Committee of the General Comin. Apollo Hall, were to hold a private session; but Mrs Alexander Davidson, bead secretary, assured & HERALD reporter that there was no truth ip the report. Still Mr. Davidson was distributing pala red tickets to certain gentlemen in the room, and another rr was then circulated that the Committee of Seven, of which Mr. Roswell D. Hatch was Chafrniat, was in, session for the purpose of conference with some disaffected people. Apollo Hall 18 now turned into an asseinbly room, and between the pool selling down stairs in Riley's and the assemblage up stairs the vicinity of Apollo Hall was quite a lively neighborhood. Every one present seemed to wear a mysterious air, John O*Brien, John Brannigan, Patrick Cull and other leaders of the party of re- form were most mysterious in their manner. Finally, however, & meeting was called in the dining room of the ballroom, and a stout, good- natured Irishman sat at the door and was instructed that none could pass but those who held the countersign, All the well-dressed young men, to the numberof fifty or sixty, were admitted, and a Young Men’s Mercan- tile Reform Association was formed. Great enthu- siasm Was manifested, and amid great applause Joseph Scully, the best looking young man in. the room, was elected first vice president. Mr. John O'Brien informed the HeRALL Pte the meeting Was a private one and were not adm REPUBLIOAN NOMINATIONS IN ORANGE County.—Member of Asseml Denniston; Schooi Commissioner, Geor Couuty ‘Treasurer, Charles J, Everett. SARAT: Cor cere = oo RE, jooms to 1° George West; Second, George L. B py S07 hers de s—First district, Neil @nda, tee ane? Charles P. Achilles; p JHAUTAUQUA € treasurer, Sherman Wil- liams; Justi sions, Anson Reed. FRANKLIN Co! Member of Assembly, John P. Badger; Steril, Robert A. Delong; Treasurer, Willtam D, Brennan. Ontario County.—Judge, Francis 0, Mason; Dis- trict Attorney, Edwin Hicks; Juatice of Sessions, William H, Wareld; Members of Assembly—! district, Ambrose L. Vandusen; Second district, Cyrilio §. Lincoln. SENATOR WILSON IN OINCINNATI. Makes Little Speech to the Merchants and Eschews Politics. CINCINNATI, Oct. 4, 1872, Senator Wilson was introduced on ‘Change to- day by the President of the Covington Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Wilson was received with great enthusiasm, the announcement of his presence being followed by prolonged applause, He spoke briefly, entirely ignoring politics, and congratulat- ing the mere ts upon the pros y of Cincin- nati and ofthe State, through which, he said. he had recently travelled, everywhere seetag evidence of progress, Alter the conclusion of his speech he was pre- sented to a large number of the members, and was finally in pany with President Goshorn, of the Industrial position, and the President of the pha of Commerce escorted him to the Expost+ jon Hall. He THE TAILORS’ STRIKE, A Committee of Conference Between the Employers and the Strikers, PuLaDeLpnta, Oct. 4, 1872. An indirect communication from several members of the Merchant Tailors’ Exchange was received by the taflor strikers to-day requesting @ committee of conference to effect a compromise. Aid has been received from New York by the strikers, also fro thier towns, It is likely the tatlors wil Obtain thei jemand. ARMY ORDERS, WASHINGTON, Uct, 4, 1972, Second Lieutenant Charles W. Burrows, Third artillery, hag resigned, Major De Witt Clinton, Judge Advocate, has been ordered to report for duty in the Department of Dakota, relieving Major G. N. Lieber, who is Ordered to the Department of Tex: NAVAL ORDERS, WasutneTon, Oct. 4, 187% Surgeon frederick E. Potter, to Portsmouth, an Surgeon Philp 8. Wales, detached from the Nav: Hospital at Annapolis and ordered to Wagbipgtel as Recorder for the Naval Medical Board’