The New York Herald Newspaper, October 26, 1872, Page 4

Hopes of a Strong Anti- Crant Reaction. KERNAN’S RELIGION ASSAILED. Pennsylvania’s Influence Questioned by the Rural Borderers. EMANCIPATION OF ERIE EMPLOYES. Exurra, N. Y., Oct. 24, 1872. As the 5th of November approaches the contest between the rival parties is more animated. The Canvassing and shouting, marching and speeching going oninthe State is perfectly amazing. Not only in the iarge cities and towns, but in cross- road taverns and scfloolhouses, is constantly heard ¢ the howl of the patriot, making night hideous with moise. On one evening is “’Rah for Grant!” and the next “'Rah for Greeley!” but always bluster and balderdash. Indeed, there is so much of this that the wonder is how the average rural voter stands it, And the speech-makers declare that this frightful condition of affairs must be maintained if the nation is ta be saved until the last moment. So the rustics must continue to have Grantism banged into their heads one night, and Greeleyism on the next, until the 4th of November, when the awful war will cease, 1t may fairly be expected, then, that both parties will lose many votes and the Junatic asylums gain many patients before that time. I have seen in this charming county of Che- mung four ferocious orators attack an audience of twenty gaping rustics one evening and give them “fits.” This, too, in aroom thirty feet by ten, and each orator, in his turn, roaring like an angry bull. The audiences stand it wonderfully well, but go out at intervals into the night to refresh “themselves with silence, and to intensify the horror of the situation by doses of bad whiskey. Imagine the mental condition of these unfortunate people after several weeks of this thing! To one not identified with party it Is very amusing. . The speeches delivered night after night by the special pleaders of the two parties and the speakers themselves are worth notice. In my first letter I alluded to the fact that the adminis- tration party have in this part of the State an ex- tensive staff of former officers of the army and many men with high titles, but who were never ofticers, These men act as if we were in the midst of a war nd everything depended upon their getting re- cruits. It is noticeable, though, that in their Speeches they are generally on the defensive, and im speaking for the candidate of the republican party resort to the “SHOOT HIM ON THE spor’ Brgument, and roar eloquently concerning the glorious flag and the victories of the war. They address themselves particularly to the democrats, twitting them for supporting their iife-long oppo- nent, “that man” Horace Greeley. ‘The liberal and democratic speakers, on the otter iand, who are mostiy civilians, attack the administration of Gen- eral Grant with great rigor, both joy its foreign and domestic policy. Aud So they go, nip and tuck, day in and day out. Deiamation of character and every | Jow measure is adopted tu stimulate the passions of the multitude and influence voters. The republicans in this county protest very much that they are to have everything their own way at tus election. lam compelled to say that I cannot see it, even to please the respected Postmaster of Elmira, who edits a Jocal newspaper and does not like to read an inde- pendent view of the situation. The democrats had 8 majority of nearly four hundred at the last elec- tion, and, indeed, the county has long been con- sidered democratic. How is this majority to be reduced in a party contest in which every vote is polled? The administration men say that for every republican who will vote the liberal ticket there will be ten democrats who will vote the Grant ticket. The democrats and liberals deny this vehemently, and I think they are more nearly right. While it is claimed that a great number of democrats will not vote at all, either for Grant or Gre have met but three men in the county so ‘ni: ent; and these seldom take any part in politics and rarely vote. No doubt at the beginning of the canvass there were many democrats who could not, as the phrase is, “SWALLOW HORACE GREELEY,” ‘but the fight is now intense and bitter, and when the 6th of November comes the number o/ bolting democrats will be exceedingly small. Men take sides in a fight as naturally as ducks take to water. Jam speaking of politics not only in this county but in those near by. Whatever hopes the administration had of splitting the demo- cratic vote when the Louisville Convention ‘was manceuvred into being have been disai| its failure, and not even tie result of the vania election seems to have dampened the spirits of the opposition, On the contrary I am inclined to think that a steady reaction is setting in favor ofGreeley. These southern ticr of counties skirt Pennsylvania, and, as the State line js all but imaginary, people go back and forth every da Now the shock the democracy received when the enormous vote done no particutar damage to the libera! cause, was a light earthquake that shook but did not tumble down the democratic struc- ture. In facj, as often happens in quaky countries, the people rub their eyes and laugh at the fears that stirred them for a moment. ‘The arrest of parties in Seranion and elsewher charged with ballot-box stu Hartranft and the adwinistrs eves of the liverals and deme Pennsylvania vote, and, as | said, t action. It is cluimed that w! interest of Cameron in done again; that now the State has secured his re-election to the United States senate, he will be indiferent as vetween Grant and Greeley; or, at least, not very warm in the cause of the former, PENNSYLVANIA AND HER INFLUED Then again, it is explained by parties from over the border thesame amount of money cannot be used in the forthcoming election as, itis claimed, was used jin October. The funds must be used in the other States also. And it is broadly stated that Pennsylvania will be a “doubtial State if the Stamps are scarce.” considerations give hope to the liberals and demo- crats, Tam anxious to avoid the semblance of fa- voritism, and only give substance to the foregoing te sions alter careful and diligent inquiry. Let Ww conceded, then, as true that the Pennsyi- vania coup détat did no damage to Greeley forces, and you. will pe at once the reasonableness of the reaction. No- body believes that Pennsylvania can be carried for psf but many are betting that Grant will not get half the majority claimed ior him two weeks since; and if the reaction is so strong in a State carried for Grant in October how will ti be in oT that have not declared’ This is the position oi THE DEMOCRATS AND LIBERALS in this part of the State, and, reviewing my notes, Lhardly think it unreasonable. In spite of what is said by the Grant republicans the parts of New York State that I have visited will give a majonty for Greeley, and perhaps for Kernan. The tight will be on the State ticket principally. Mr. Kernan’s being a Catholic is, as 1 said ina former letter, a great drawback in the canvass, In the neighboring eae, of Tioga there are hun- dreds of people of the Methodist and Presby tert persuasions, who regard @ Catholic as littie better than a heathen, and these would no more think of qoting for Kernan than they would of allowing a fellow sinner of opposite views with them. It is their settled belief that Pro dence never intended that anybody should be al- Jowed to entertain views concerning Christianity but their own particular sect. This absurd prejn- dice , however, be neutralized by the action of the Wish, who, in the name of religious jiberty, wave taken up the cudgels, in a rhetorical sense, for Kernan, and there wil be no doubting Thom- ases among the Hibernian democracy when thts rel ig fairly presented to them, Of course, agents of the administration party and the lberal- racy keep THE RELIGIOUS FIRES ‘well burning—the former in the diferent congrega- tons, covertly but effectively, and the latter openly It 1s @ square fight, as ft stands, from the plat! between re! us bigotry and freedom of con- . Un the 6th of November the matter will > T bave remained in this part of the State than I had intended, because I T was instructed to trav it the moat important section over which and have in condensed for Hartranit was declared has | going Heaven | preaking of | However that may be, these | look as nice now as they used to do. seemed to be on the qui vive for mishaps. one of the speakers said, ‘As the honorable and | Witness’ partner, Mr. Bangley, was superintend- | of the elec! ered without a vipt; also took lum- ber to Mr. Genet’s house; carted cement and brick to the Court House, and brick and cement | to Genet's house; never got a ticket or turn! to the consideration of these 5 Lome iota or weet reeianities Troma in m: yh, I wish to mention as one the jents te conmpaten, a little scene that occurred on Sati night last. Two illustrious Warriors were adve! to speak for Grant and Wilson at the Wigwam, a temporary w capable of accommodating or four hundred le. One of the speak- ers, Colonel Lambert, declined to oe . hay heard that there was only a hand- ful patriots present, and the other found @ good excuse for remaining away, speaking at Horseheads, a town some distance from ra, Against ~~ sornosr proces of severe eearenen engaged in gett up the meeting I wel wigwam ants ras fio ly rewarded. There were fit- teen or twenty young men huddled about a stove dis- cussing tobacco and pulitics and these seemed rather frightened when we entered. No party, you under- stand, can afford to be laughed atin this campaign. T looked on a while and then somebody suddenly jumped up and turned off the its. The scamper- over and about the blazing stove to the door ‘was very amusing and demonstrated the prevalent tear of a possible enemy in the camp. LAST NIGHT AT LAWENTOWN I attended a meeting in the schoolhouse there, and sweltered for two mortal hours while three first rate fellows from Elmira ripped and tore for Grant up and dowa the gamut of the “Union music,” to the astonishment of a packed audience of sixty or seventy men, women and children, It was a head-splitting meeting, but not enthusiastic. The rustics have got accustomed to that kind of thing and can now look on with calm, quict awe while ae air is pawed and the windows shake with voar of excessive oratory. They can haut down the liberty pole and heel it “on the spot’ when energetically urged “ey flerce and fussy general; but not every night, ere Is too much exercise involved in the business, and then it seems to them a matter of little ditference whether the pole is heeled or not, or whether it goes up or down. Liberty poles don’t The audience When eloquent gentleman who preceded me remarked, Ulysses S. Grant was our friend when the lead was filled with air,” there was a giggle ‘that might be felt.” Then it was curious to note the way the girls giggled. It seemed to be under. stood that they were to take charge of the oil lamps that illuminated the school- house, or rather lighted it suMciently to make tt interesting for the bright-faced girls and the green gawks in the body of the hall. Now wicks, now chimneys required adjustment; then the lamps were in wrong position, or it was a mistake to take them there, and they had to be brought back. PLEASANT FOR SPRAKERS, Ofcourse everybody turned round and laughed when either of these things occurred, and during the intervals a gawk would make an attempt to get out to cool himself, The effort generally re- sulted in loud thumpings of boots, angry growls and the upsetting of a form or two, and, of course, there was.a laugh and a grin all round. ‘No wonder that the eloquent speakers roared, and my friend from Newfoundland howled. But of such is a rural schoolhouse meeting in an American Presidential campaign, A. D. 1872. ERLE IN THE CONTEST. . In closing this letter I understand that the em- ployés of the Erie Railroad Company have not been coerced or instructed as to who they shall vote tor in this campaign. In 1868 James Fisk, Jr. (with all due respect to his memory), and the Erie-Tammany Ring 80 arranged matters that the vote of the road was plumped solid for Seymour and Hoffman, particularly Hoffman. Interests are so conflicting, or the concentration of power, rather, is so con- spicuously absent now that the managers of the road find it convenient to let the employés alone. No doubt the latter are pleased that it isso. Every man, it is claimed, will vote as he pleases, without dictation or coercion from arter, and I have reason to believe their vote will be for Kernan—the majority at least—and solid jor Greeley. It was feared by many who favor the latter that Dix, through his quasi connection with the road, would be able to mantpulate Matters to suit himself and secure his election; but [have tound atter diligent inquiry that the mutter stands as ihave stated. Neither Barlow nor any man friendly or supposed to be friendly to the new management of the road can or probably dare try to intluence the employés, as aid the erratic aud unfortunate “Dictator,” and { rather think that hereafter it will be found dificult to place these men in a party leash. THE BARLEM COURT HOUSE INVESTIGATION. We be The Witnesses Won't Appear and the Committee Adjourns Its Sitting. The Senatorial investigation into the alleged frauds in the construction of the Ninth District Court House, Harlem, was yesterday resumed at hall-past two o’clock P. M., beiore Messrs, Tie- mann, Weismann and Benedict. Mr. C. H. Kitchell condueted the investigation and Judge Waterbury, appearing in behalf of Mr. Genet, was also present. Mr. Toule appeared for Judge McQuade. Michael J. Quigg, sworn, stated as follows :—Have Prepared a copy of the account between Mr, Scal- Jon and myself in 1870 for carpenter work done in the Harlem Court House; the work consisted in building doors, window frames, &c., also in con- structing sheds; did all the carpenter work and furnished ali the lumber for these constructions;. ing the bullding o! Mr. Genet’s house; J. G. Quigg, brother of witness, worked at the Court House and at Mr. Genet’s house; tnere was a lot of lumber conveyed from Manhattanville Dock to Mr. Genet’s house, northeast corner of 126th street and Sixth avenue; saw the lumber lying on the same block; can’t say positively that the lumber was used in the buliding of Mr. Genet's house; laid ont the foundation tor the Ninth District Court House; have received $1,000; my bill was $5,173 45; paid the men myself; ceased working at the time ion in 1871; began October 2, 1870, aud 1 October 9, 1871. mes McUoy testified that he worked for John ‘ilson in April, and a month betore election; took care of horses and drove truck when required; carted lumber to the Ninth District Court House, ially in the evenings when the lumber was | receipt tor the material. It was only in leisure time Lever carted; carried between twenty and thirty loads to Genetts hou: got the bricks at} Noble's yard; never saw 1,250 barrels of cement at | the Court House; the shed would never hold over a iew hundred barrels of cement. | Sonat mann sald Mr, Davidson was a witness and was inthe city, but bemg a witness in Mr. ed's C3 ad to be at that trial. Kitchell said he was subpoenaed. Senator Yiemann—We sent twice and cannot get | Twee him here. I regret to say the wit $ Will Mot attend, We shall he obliged to ase all the powers given us to bring them here, The Scnate hi: us the power, and if they will not come othe | we Will compel them. Lregret to be compelled to | take such action from tne fact that} ran against Mr. Genet tor the position of Senator, and some y mpt to tWist my action in this matter into | ° nce of personal fecling against him. Mr. Kitcheli hoped that an attachment would be issued for those that would not attend, b r, Scallon bas been several | times subpoenaed and jie has not thought proper to attend, so that the committee will be obliged to use all the power conferred upon it. Senator Tie- mann said that Mr. Genet bad also been several times subpcenaed, but neglected to attend. He de- tied the coimittce and said his counsel advised im_not to pay any attention to the matter. Mr, Kitchell—There is something strange in this matter, The witnesses have defied the committee and have failed to appear. It seems that Mr. Genet has something to do with it. Neither through the influe: ot Mr. Waterbury nor Mr. Genet can we get the witnesses to present themselves. It is necessary to have them here, and I hope that an attachment will be issued. If all the witnesses could be obtained this inquiry might end after two or three more sittings, Mr. Benedict (to Judge Waterbury)—Will you bring these Witnesses here? Judge Waterbury—I will do ail Tcan to get them here and @nish this matter up. The Committee then adjourned its session till the sth of November next. |. lon; SMASH-UP ON THE PENNSYLVANIA RAIL ROAD. Dangerously Injured. jock yesverday morning the freight Two M About two o' | train bound to Jersey City, between Monmouth Junction and Plainsboro, vbevame sundered by the a link. This was not noticed by the engineer until he reached Monmouth Junction, When returning to comnect with the missing cars his train collided with them, The missing cars had no signal attached to them, and Williain Bodine, the conductor, and the brake- man, Newell, being on the rear car of the forward rt ofthe train, in a standing position, were sud- jenly thrown down under the trucks by the un- expected collision, Four cars were wrecked and the track obstructed for four hours. The injared men were conveyed to their homes in ‘trenton. HONG HIMSELF, Coroner flerrman was yesterday called to 636 East Sixteenth street to hold an inquest on the hony & German, forty-one years mee oan, ommitiod” suicide by ha ng hiluselt fa his room at the above number while boring un- der temporary sberretion of mind, REPUBLICAN MASS MEETING IN BROQKLYN| A GEORGIA SENSATION. + U. 8. “Silent” Grant and His Admim- | Ghosts, Hobgoblins end Unseen Spirits tothe istration Bulogixed—What the Re- publican Party Has Done, and the Fallure of Democracy—Specches of Ex-Judge Van Cott and Ex-Governor Hawley, of Connecticut. A mass meeting of republicans of Kings county wes held at the Brooklyn Academy of Music last evening, pursuant to public announcement, for the Purpose of endorsing the administration policy. The attendance, considering the unpropitious con- dition of the weather, was very fair in point of numbers and respectability, many Ila- dies occupying seata- on the stage. Mr. Beecher ocoupied @ seat im one of the boxes, Mr. Franklin B, Woodruff came forward shortly after eight o'clock, called the meeting to order and nominated for Chairman ex-Judge Van Cott. The latter gentleman then spoke upon the issues of the campaign. The American peo- ple, he said, were grown more sober in their treatment of questions which involve the interests of this great Commonwealth. The government has come to be thoroughly understood a8 the storehouse of our national progress, Mere personalities are eschewed in these times, and the People look to the more sound policy of good ad- ministration and its claims upon their respect. The battle to-day is between the “ins and the outs,”’ as it was in 1860, andthe verdict would be beyond doubt in favor of retaining the pres- ent keeper of the great atorehouse of our national rights and liberties, He reviewed the Policy of the republican and democratic parties during the past twelve years, arguing that the former had preserved the well-being of our country through the crisis of that period, and claimed that the sentiment of the people of the United States would continue to give their endorsement to the present administration. The October State elections have iully proved this assertion, No ad- ministration, from Washington down to this day, could show ‘a better record. It had discharged 300,000,000 of the public debt, had kept paper cur- rency from fluctuating, had settled the Alabama claip's, the San Juan question and bad main- taired the constitution and the laws, Actions are the very incarnation of words, General U, S. Grant is no orator. What great orators, then, were Cromwell, “William the Silent,” and U, S. “Silent” Grant! (Cheers.) He ts a sagacious, a true and firm Chief Magistrate, however. But we should have a one-term principie. Had not Wash- ington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Jackson and Lincoln put in two terms? Grant, too, should be added to this roll. The talk about “bloody chasm” = was nothing —_‘ more than a piece of theatrical business in this cam- paign. (A voice—‘Hawiey !") The speaker apologized for so long occupying the attention of the audience, and Spedick’s band struck up @ lively air, General Hawley, ex-Governor of Con- necticut, then addressed the meeting dt length. He commenced by considering the party records of the past twelve years. The United States had ever formed the illustration in the eyes of European governments of a permanent and free gov- ernment, and as such was abhorred by them. When the war broke out these monarchical nations hoped for our downfall. The democratic party had given strength to this hope in the minds of our enemies. The democratic party had proved the greatest mistake, from first to last, that had ever been known in the history eda parties. They had always misapprehended the senti- ments of the people. Its policy had been mole-eyed, both before the war, during the war and up to the present day. The republican party had always comprehended the necessities of the century. This he instanced in their adoption of the amendments to the constitution giving the black men equal rights with their white fellow citi- zens. The republican party was ready for att front, rear or flank—they didn’t care which, Our national banking system was far preferable to-day to What it was when under the shinplaster wildcat red- dog bank note currency that the democrats gave us, He was an advocate of a resumption of Specie payments. With this exception the republi- cans had done weil. The internal revenue taxa- tion this year would be $100,000,00v, Of that amount $0,000,000 is on rum and tobacco, which luxury could well be dispensed with. The demo- crats say nothing about this issue, The tariff question was next reviewed. Common Sense was in favor of protection of home industries. No Congress will ever draw up a uniiorm tax upon all sections. At Cincinnati and Baltimore the Con- ventions made no issue on this subject. Our loreign policy—what of that? It had been said that General Grant had no regard for our national honor. If there is nothing else he can do, he can fight. He chose to act quietly, and left the ques- tions of the Alabama claims to arbitration. We might have fought with Spain, but Spain always apologized. We are at with the world and our credit is ‘The democrats find no fault with us on any of these points, then. Any stanch old republican could say on his death bed that he had at least done some- thing for his country in his day and generation b; his adherence to lis party, which had achieyed so much, The speaker then alluded to the Indian policy of President Grant, which he eulogized as Christian like. _ History will put it down as one of its brightest chapters. The Generai then excited considerable humor by depicting the democratic party in the fleld of 1872 as being lost to sight in peering to the front. Democrats were notice- able, however, on the flanks wearing the “old clothes’ of the republicans —as good republicans as they were themselves—shoving before them a respectable old gentleman with a white hat and coat. The losses ofthe government by fraud, he claimed, Was small. The speaker denounced Horace Greeley as an inconsistent man, totally unfitted for the Presidency, and concluded his speech by strongly eulogizing the administration, and the assemblage dispersed, THE MAYORALTY, The Independent German Democratic Party Tendering Their Nomination to W. F. Havemeyer. Early yesterday afternoon a dclegation from the independent German democratic party en- tered the office of Mr. William F. Havemeyer. Charles Ludeman, the President of the association ; Henry Hertz, the Chairman of the Executive Committce, and Augustus Vege, the Secretary, were of the delegation. Mr. Hertz introduced the delegation, and, in a short address, informed Mr, Havemeyer that he had been unani- mously uominated by the party 10 which he be- for the office of Mayor, and that every workingman who esteemed himself aud had hope for the tuture of his family Was in full accord with them, and all nad determined to make the majority tor Mr. Havemeyer the largest ever polled for any candidate for Mayor in tis city. Keform needed it, and reform will be triumphant. Mr. HAVEMEYER, iu response, thanked Mr, Hertz and his associates, and tirough them the entire German independent democratic party, for their expressions of good will, and said it gave him much pleasure to see all the citizens, of every na- tonality, taking such an interest in the welfare of It was their home, and should be secure and comfortable and happy as pos- He added that it was not necessary for him sible. to make any formal declaration of what he pro- posed to do in the future, All were familiar with lus opinions from the newspapers, and no one would be disappointed. He then thanked the dele- gates and they withdrew aiter renewed expres- sious of confidence in Mr, Havemeyer’s success. THE PRESIDENTIAL CANVASS. The Liberal Headquarters. High hopes brightened the faces of the liberal chieis yesterday. A letter from Governor Hen- dricks states that indiana and Ilinois are sure as late for Greeley, while Ohio is almost assure. A rumor prevailed at headquarters that Tom Murphy had been refused registry because he would not swear that he was a native and had failed to pro- duce his naturalization papers. It was considered a good joke on the Cuairiuan of the Republican County Convention, The Regular Repu Among the visitors att ters, in the Fifth Avenue Hotel. yesterday, were | General Hartranft, E. A. Storrs, of Chicago; Gene- | ral Thayer, of Nebraska, and E. Db. Webster, of Brooklyn. They were all confident, Hartranit hold- ing that Pennsylvania would give 100,000, Storrs that Miiuois woud give 60,000 and Webster that Now York would give 60,000 for Grant in November. THE GERMAN PREETHINKERS. New York, Oct, 25, 1872, To THE EpIToR oF THE HeraLp:— Allow me to correct a mistake made in your fe- | Port of the meeting in the Turn Halle, October 2, in favor of “No President at all. The German Wo- man’s Suffrage Association did not, asa society, | participate in this demonstration; but it is the custom of the society to distribute its statutes and declaration of principles at all public meetings where there is any chance of making Brey haan META VOLKMANN, Secretary of the German Woman’s Suffrage As- sociation. A’ OBUSHING AOIDENT, Noble Armstrong, @ conductor on the Brooklyn Cross-Town Railroad, was terribly crushed on Thursday night between two of the company’s cars atthe stables in Union avenue, Greenpoint. He ‘was removed to hin era 196 Green street, leone it was found that collar bone was 1» Pottery, Glasa- Kalives—Hars On Seeare afternoon we published a brief that strange and natural Manifestations hsd taken pince at house’ at ‘No- 6 Macon and Brunswick the Brunswick train Satu in Macon, who were also going down for the same 01 our rter arrived at the point of des- Eination’s little atver fou an r o'clock Sunday Pat Getting off the train in the Lit found no one tle as yot up, but to the house of Mr. 4. P. Surrency, they were admitted to @ vacant room, the fire in which had nearly died out. We may as well remark here the town or dopot of Surrency Consists only of a station-hor one or two places of business and the residence the gentleman from which it takes its name. It is situated in Appling county, 126 mules from and avout sixty from Brunswick. Mr, Surrency is a tleman well-to-do in the world and is univer- ‘ag-one of the most honorable citl- gens of the county, and it would seem that his house would be the iast one ghosts would select in which to play mischief. THE FIRST BRICK. Mr. Lindenstruth Moe reporte rent to 4 ir finding the fire nearly out, w 16 wood let to get something to make it up. While returning he heard a heavy thud upon the floor of another room, as if some- one heavy had fallen. Thinking some member of the family arisen, he paid no more attention toit. But subsequent events convinced him that that was the first brick thrown by the ghosts or whatever ncy is at work on the premises, as no member of the family had as yet got up. WHAT Mi, SURRENOY SAYS. Soon after daylight Mr. Surrency came into the room, and after giving tus guests a hearty wel- come Bepoes oo to tell from the beginning what had taken place up to that time. On Friday evening, a short while before dark, the family were greatly alarmed by sticks of wood flying into the house and falling about the floor from directions they could tell nothing about, and without any human agency they could see or find out. The wood would fall betore being seen, and what made the mystery still more mysterious, the room into which the wood was falling had. ali its doors and windows closed. This was in the front room. Soon after dark they stopped falling, and were succeeded by brickbats, which fell at short inter- vals throughout the night in every room in the houge. Mr. Surrency, his wife, two grown daugh- ters, Mr. Roberts, a clerk, and a Baptist minister by the name of Blitch, were present, and with the exception of the minister, who got upon his horse and left, they all remained awake the whole night. Notwithstanding the windows and doors were tightly closed, and no opening left in any gare of the house, these brickbats continued to fall, but, although sometimes just missing, not one struck any person, BOTTLES AND GLASS TAKE A HAND. Soon after the bricks commenced falling bottles, vases and glassware generally commenced jump- ing from their usual et falling and breaking. Mr. Surrency seeing the destruction going on di- rected @ negro man to take four bottles, contain- ing kerosene oil, out of the house and place them in the yard. No sooner had he set them down when one flew back, fell in tne middle of the room, scattering the oil m every direction. The whole family saw this. It seemed to come down from the ceiling overhead, and indeed everything falling did so perpendicularly—that is to say, came straight down from above, ‘These strange antics continued with scarcely one minute’s interruption until daylight Saturday morning, when .they ceased, leaving the house nearly bankrupt in crockery and glassware, and a large quantity of brickbats and billets of wood around the fidor. That afternoon, or on Saturday, the 19th, they commenced again pretty much in the same ‘man- ner and doing about what taken place the night previously. The family, which had now been joined by many neighbors, watched every nook and corner of the house to detect and, if posgible, to unravel the mystery, But so quickly woula pitchers, tumblers, books and other articles jump trom their positions and dash to the door, the eye could not follow, and broken fragments were the first things seen, except in one instance, and that was a pan of water and some books; they were seen to start. Chairs, shoes and clothing were tumbled about the house as if the hand of a veritable witch or un- seen devil was present. But the greatest mystery and most inexplicable incident of this oor was the escape of a lot of ordinary clothes hooks from a locked bureau drawer. They also fell on the floor, the door remaining tightly closed, as usual. Nothing else of special note occurred to-day. All got quiet at halt-past eight o’clock Saturday night. THE OPERATIONS OF SUNDAY. As stated above, our special reporter arrived be- fore daybreak, and heard the story of Mr. Surreucy as above stated. So soon ashe got through with it he stepped up to the OLD FAMILY CLOCK, and was about relating how rapidly the hands had travelled around the dial when the ghosts were about on the previous day. All eyes were turned to it, and much to their astonishment the hands commenced running around at the rate of about jive hours a minute. It was a thirty-hour weight clock, and after seeing it run at this rate for a short while, our reporter, who is a watchmaker by profession, employed at the store of Mr. J. H. Otto, on Fourth street, determined at least to solve this stery, ag it was directly in his line, He stopped the clock, carefully examined the ma- chinery and found it not only in perfect order, but nothing unusual inside or out, He could not for the lite of him see the slightest thing wrong about it. THE MAGNET THEORY. It has been suggested that there may be a large magnet about or under the house, but magnets do not attack wooden substances, and besides, while the clock was running at its rapid rate Mr. L. had his watchin his pocket, which kept on its usual way and was not in the least affected. He set the clock right, when it continued to keep correct time up to the time he left. A RED-HOT BRICKBAT. Nothing else unusual occured until seventeen minutes before twelve o'clock, when the perform- ances reopened by a pair of scissors jumping from the table to the floor, At that time Mr. Lindens- truth was sitting in a chair, when, without the slightest premonition, a large brickbat fell with great force right beside him, breaking in two. He immediately picked up a piece of it and handed it to Mason and both found it hot. Then taking u the other piece he tried two or three times to brea. it by throwing it on the floor, but he failed. He then laid this second half on the sill of a window in the room, intending to bring it home. Resuming his seat near the front stoop, he was again startled Wy. the piece he had placed on the window falling at his feet and once more breaking into two pieces, He did not pick it up again. At twelve o'clock a smoothing iron jumped from the fireplace about six feet into the room. It was replaced and again jumped out. He noticed that the tron was also hot, but this may have been | Reated at the fire. A SHOWER OF CORN. At about this time dinner was announced, when the family and many guests walked out to the table. Soon aiter being seated, an ear of corn, ap- parently from the ceiling overhead, fell between Mr, James Campbell, of Macon, and Mrs, Surrency; striking the Noor with great force, it broke in two, scattoring the grains all around the room, Later iu the day another ear of corn fell in another room, striking hear Mrs, Burns, a Nortnern lady, who at the time had an infant in her arms, Soon aiter this, while Mr, D. M. McGaulley, Allen Wails, Robert R. Prestall, C. C. Eason, John M. Walls, J. W. Roberts and Daniel Carter, of that neighborhood, and Campbell, Lindenstruth and Mason, were standing in the front room, a cham- ber glass was smashed into fifty pieces in the cen- tre ofthe room. They were at the time intently watching everything visibie in the room, but none saw this until aiter the vessel was broken. THE EXCITEMENT—EXTRA TRAIT So rapidly had the news spread and so great was the excitement, the Macon and Brunswick Rail- road despatched an extra train on Sunday. It ar- rived at Surrency about three o'clock in the after- noon, With seventy-five peopie on board, But the inti spirits, or whatever else they might be called, did not choose to give them any mauifestations, and the train left in about an hour, taking most of them back, A few remained, iiow- ever, determined to see into the matter. There were at least three or four hundred persons on the ground during Sunday, and up to the time our re- porter left fully five hundred had visited the place, OTHER SIGNS AND WONDERS, While these things were going on in the house the kitchen department was by no means idle, Butcher knives, pots, skillets and crockery ware were falling around loose to the terror and ‘horror of the cook. Another mysterious thing occurred on the first or second day, Little piles of sugar, totaliy untike anything of the kind ten used by the family, were found upon the floors of the residence. In one of these a iew pins amd a steel pen were found. There were various other incidents of this totally incom. prehensible Vet 'f related to and seen by our re- porter, but enough have been given, WHAT 18 IT? No one whe has as yet visited the place can give any rational theory as to the agency which pro- duces these strange sights. itr. Surrency is a plain, old-fashioned Georgia gentleman, and is greatly annoyed and disgusted with the whole proceedings. He peremptorily refused any com. sation from any one of the two or three undred persons who have eaten at his table. waar are eoduced by magnets, they must be of a different kind from any ever known. We must leave tho question to some one else for tion. smn Macon party left I Al othe 4 party ot, people Mp wxcitement contigued to-day NEW YURK HERALD, SATURDAY, UUTOBER 26, 1812—TRIPLE | SHEET. sha Moa nh pened a re a | ———~—_—= er] Two. More ‘Burglars on) ° the Stand, LITERATURE ALLIED TO BURGLARY. Proctor a Match for the Lawyers. What He Knows About McWil- Hams and Doyle. Strong Corroborative and Circum- stantial Evidence. Secret Correspondence Brought to Light. SECOND DAY OF THE TRIAL. ‘The trial of Chief of Police McWilliams and De- lective Doyle was continued at Jersey City yester- day. As on the previous day, the court room was crowded, and, though many strange faces were visible, there was a notable absence of the promi- nent New York plugs who displayed such interest in the case on Thursday. The announcement in yesterday’s HERALD that some of them were “wanted” to answer to long-standing indictments may have contributed to save them and their tami- lies from serious trouble, Frank McDonough was recalled and cross- examined by the defence in regard to the notes which he made of the conversation he heard be- tween Doyle and Mrs. Devereaux while he was in the closet. Leon Abbott, one of the counsel for the burglars in the late trial, took the stand, and testified that he had received several tetters from Denning, and received one from Mr. Winfield for Denning. A letter was shown and identified, but the contents were not made public, . Mr. Winfield, one of the counsel for the defence, ‘was next examined in relation to a letter which Doyle gave him to hand to Denning, and Denning's reply thereto. Mra. Devereaux asked him to con- veya letter from her to the Judge, but he recom- mended her to give it to an officer. Charest SEOOND BURGLAR’S STATEMENT. arles J. Proctor was then brought from the jail in custody of ihe Sheriff and placed on the stand. He gave testimony as follows :— Tam confined in the County Jail; have been thero for four or five months on a charge of attempted burglary at the First National Bank; know McWilliains; thats he there (pointing at the Chief); have known hum since last May ; got acquainted with him at the Metropolitan Hotel, in New York, through Frank Denning; had some con sation with hiin about the bank robbery; said I was en- gaged in that business and wanted to kiiow who was in with me and what protection I was to get; knew he was Chiet ot Police, whi ecause eh inspired me with more confidence, LANEW THK CHARACTER OF SUCH MEN, and know a professional thief would not get me into such business in order toget me into harm; by professional thief I mean Frank Denning, whom I suppose is a pro- fessional; the work on the bank was commenced at that time; hired the rooms on May 9: first occupied the rooms the next day I 3, the furnishing of the rooms was completed in ‘four or five days; don't know whether I took any of the tools there: they were taken there before the furniture was in; got at the wall tour or five or six days atter I ‘rented’ the rooms; the work wag done in the daytime at first andthe first wall was through somewhere about the middle of the day ; it took about three or four hours to get through; worked next day ; did this until we got a hole through the er Vault, then’ worked at night: can’t say how many sittook'us, but remember that it was on Sunday ecause 1 went up to a drug store, I think on the corner of Newark avenue and Warren street,and bought a bottle of mucilage, some white paper and @ piece of cas- tile soap; thon we stopped working oy day; k it Was the second Stinday before our arrest: was arrested Ithink on Thursday; after the hole was through. the vault we worked at hight; from about twelve o'clock until nearly morning, some nights we did not work; think there were three nights we did not work because we were pretty well worn out; was arrested standing in the door in the hall leading to the front parlor; the others were arrested in the back room; my Host of duty was in the front rocm to look out for danger; uow recollect carrying some of the tools to New York for repairs and brought them back; don't know WHO BOUGHT THR TOOLS; Tfurnished a portion of the money to pay for them: so did Denning avd Cummings: that is all; the money for the rent was furnished by those I have mentioned and Mr. McWilliams; the latter gave me $70 while walking down Crosby street one evening, and then requested me to return him which’ I did; dow’t know exactly how much’ the rent was; gave MeWil- liams' no receipt for the money’ ne paid; the second time I saw MeWilllams to talk with’ him Was two of three days after we broke through the upper vault; saw him at the Metropolitan Hotel; we talked of breaking through the upper vault, the danger of working by day and tlre feastbility ot proctiring more rooms, so a8 to be safer; he thought well of it, and asked how much it would cost’ to get them; told him I did not know; this was the time he gave me the money in Crosby street; ‘we went out of the hotel and walked down Crosby st Denning was with us in the hotel, but not witl in Crosby street; after getting the pony Os at I went home and changed my clothes; don't know were Mc- Williams went; next saw him in the jail, several days ¢ ©: euning:;’ all the prison- ; when he was about leaving Denning he asked why I told Captain Mcliorney y ling McHorney, and asked him to bring McHorney up and I would tace him; saw McWilliams afterward, but not to speak to him : never spoke to him about his going to Philadelphia; first time I spoke to Doyle was in tho jail; he was pointed out to me once on the ferry dock by Cummings; this was about the time.the rooms were furnished ; he didn't speak to Doyle, but called him sng MAN WITH THE DUMDREARY WHISKERS; saw Dogle inthe jail; told me he had given, Denning two keys; that McWilliams had arranged. a trial betore a Justice of the Peace; that McWilliams would put a good man on the prison van; that the van would be opencd; that carriages would be ready; that a raid would be made on the van and that we could mak» our escape; he a excused McWilliams’ absence in Philadelphia on the Found that the latter could not hue got a tclegram from Mr. Sandford in time to prevent our arrest; Doyle offered this excuse because I found fault because M’WILLIAMS DID NOT ACT RIGHT; that he promised to Keep us informed of thé prospects by day and by night; by day either he or Doyle was to be around the bank andgive a signal in case of danger; at night he or Doyle was to meet one of our party and post us: Denning usually met of MeWilllams: ‘the night we were arrested Denning met Doyle; Denning left ugon the New York side and came over ani saw Doyle; when he came back and said he saw Doyle, and while they talking Mr. Sandford passed’ them: Doyle spoke of It and Denning said he put his umbrella in front tim; Doyle, afterward told me the same story In the thought Doyle and McWilliams were doing all 3 Id for us, and Doyle told us this cireamstance was an unfortunate one ior us and which probably caused T spoke to bim about his connection with us; denied tel =} & our arrest; know Mrs. Devereux; she is a sister of mine ; remember writing a letter to her after I was in jail abouta, month; remember several in which I spoke of Tecumseh ; there was no conversation between me and McWilliams or Doyle as to the division, uniess vou can construe the remark that McWilliams made that he would abide by Denning’s arrangements; neither McWilliams nor Doyle spoke of a meeting place in New York where the spoils could be divided; in the jail Doyle said thata party of our friends would be secured to accompany us to Tren- ton, and we would be rescued on the way there, ii the thing got as tar us that. In the cross-examination by Mr. Winfield, Proctor kept the astute lawyer at bay by the keenest wit and sarcasm, which provoked repeated laughter and merriment throughout the court. He proved him- self to be what Denning said of him, ‘well educated and smart.” For a short time he was othe ek tractable and gave direct answers as follows :— My real name ix Edward Johnson; don’t know that T was ever baptised : don’t know how ‘many times I have dropped that name ; don't know when the first time was; don’t know which I took up, [have dropped it #o many times; have once taken up the name ot Proctor; if you t Me to go over a catalogue of names I can consume hal lay; have passed of Hiram Willcox in ‘se who was convicted in Lima, Ohio wi bus; went by the naine of Rdward Congol: Orléans; was browg in Milwaukee; don’t know my Parents,’ but I knew the people 1 suppose to be m; parents; at twenty years of age I was with them an worked with them @ year; after that I was 4 FICTION WRITER under the name of Edward Johnson; won't tell the hames of ny Works: was in the business three years; de- ciine to tell where; Rochester was the next place { went to. In reply to Mr. Winfleld’s complafots that he could not obtain direct answers from the witness, Proctor said, with keen bitterness, “If you want evidence from me you must ask straightforward questions. You will not mend your case by beating around the bush.” (Laaghter). THE THIRD BURGLAR EXAMINED. Joseph Foley was next placed on the stand. He testified as follows:— T have been in jail since the 6th of June on the charge of burglary; pleaded guilty to the imitetment found against me; have known Me Williams b sight, tor twelve or fourteen years; the Jersey City ferry, the Krie depot, on Broadway in gainbling houses and in the jail while I was there; was spoken to ‘2 Et by Denning abo bank ri ry. tween the 16th and 20th of May — last me if f would like to go into rb, some money ; that the institution wi no money at the time, and as I was assu: be under any oapensce I concluded to go into it; he eaid it I did not consent I was NOT TO MENTION If 10 ANYBODY; he afterwards told me it wasn Jorsey City: he and I ‘went to look at the rooms and we found them furnished ; there was a number of tools, | including braces and _ bi ere also; no work had been dono with the tools at that time: Denning and T measured the location of the vault, and Proctor as- sisted on the outside at the stairs; I had ‘pre’ ly gone into the bank to examiue the location of the vault; we bo through the ep Se Denn’ i" ee: i] iy tad ‘ork; Proctor may have 4 don’ Tusk he ta wa made very litte arogiees 0a ths coneus wall, because we were tigcomalt Re Sas Mt A erro on 4, were to, hearing ey ‘hed an iterview with MoWil- on way: never spoke to ‘away; leaving me; net i Broadway, near street; knew Denning to him or tour aurea Base oii eis sree Rov ae My right name is Moses Vogel: I was also known Josoph Powler and ora tm Foley: first’ saw Doyle eight or nine” eit as Broadway; he was ‘out to me by 7 Sheriff Reinhardt xamined in reference eri inhardt was e: to the handcuff keys which Den! gave him in the cell. They were imbedded in the crossbar com- necting the loge. of @ bench, and had to be with ‘a kaite. ie keys were teated in open on the handcuffs used by the Sheriff, and opened id os . ‘These were the keys Denning sai ve to him. Captain E.L, Mciiorney, of the First pi Police station. was called, pairs of handcuffs belonging to the station ce are in col use there; four pairs were alike; each of eys handed to nim by the Districé Attorney eae ie tour pairs, He then tes tified as follows:— . ¢ Tarr Proctor, nin, look im Proctor was in Donning. in shirt. sie io 4 and Foley in the met ae 0 E ty avery bad one; he wanted A it pradent to take him out at that hour of the night; said that Doyle was in the ctor’s rooin night till one o'élock ; not him; his manner on this occasion was the samo as toward me; he has very tew words with mo at any time; have sven MRS. DEVEREUX twice at the station house; the first time was a oo two alter the arrest of the bank robbers. she Bog 4 the Chiet’s office and he was sent for; don’t ki whether he went in; she was in there about twenty utes, and was these when I lett; she came at time and walked right into the Chiet’s office; mained between ten minutes and half an hour; did mot mark the exact time; never spoke to her myself; mever saw her belore. E. F. 0. Young, gssistant cashier of the First Na- tional Bank, was examined. He said | Thad @ conversation with Chiet MoWilliams about the burglary ; I said I was sorry he was not here to be present | | re- y at the arrest; he replied that he did not get the despateh till about two o'clock in the morning 5 saw in his room at the station house; he_ sald he received news through Colonel Wood, of the United States detective force, that Denning was connected with Forrester in ‘THE NATHAN MURDER, ‘and that he (McWilliams) had been to'the jail, butcould | not get in to yee Denning; if such were the case he did not want Farrelly or any of the detectives across river to get ahead of hii ae im on that; I procured iw ae from Judge Randolph to gain hdmisso fo the. 0 801 3a nt that “Denn ad him that he did not want to York and kept there four or five mi and in meantime the others would have their trials over a en here woul ve Kot z that T had no doubt he would be liberally i the despatch alluded to was sent 7 ford, the cashier, to Philadelphia or ‘one o'clock in the day; the witness waa examined in reference to a letter from one of the prison. ers to Mrs. Devereaux; the letter was interce oy Officer Romaine and given to Mr. Young, who open and, atter making a copy, sent it to its destination, | Counsel for defence st this gross iecensom, and witness replied, “I don’t know whether I deceived her (Mrs. Devereaux) or not and, what is more, I don’t care." G. Ross Carey, Superintendent of the Jersey City branch office of the Western Union Telegraph Com- pany, was examined in reference to a despatch Which passed ae his office, and which wag written, he.said, in penne judging from the writing, by McWilliams; but the contents were not made public, This despatch and the letters will be read at a later stage of the trial. . Step by step the prosecution is pushing the case along so dexterously as to take the defence cem- Pletely by surprise. One-half the witnesses have not yet been called, and the trial will iast at least four days more, The case will be resumed this morning. LITERARY said ing letter | a take! CHIT-CHAT. PL AMONG books speedily forthcoming is “The Birds of Florida,” containing original descriptions of up- wards of two hundred and fifty species, with notes: upon their habits, by ©. J. Maynard, of Ipswich, Mass. The book will be in quarto, illustrated wits colored plates. THE SEVENTH VOLUME of the collected works ef Charles Sumner is in press, tang J. B, Lippincott & Co, are about to reissue Thom- son's “History of the Indian Wars of the United States,” with additions, bringing the work up to date. Dr. MAETZNER, the author of Liles Ta existing English grammar, will shortly pul first part of his “Old English Dictionary.” Profes- sor Child, of Harvard College, declares that there are no English text books on our literature to com- pare with those of German writers. A New WokrK on villa and cottage architecture, by Isaac A. Hobbs & Son, is in Lippincott’s pre- lific press, THE Athenwum pronounces Professor Dana’s _ “Corals and Coral Islands’ @ charmingly written and illustrated book of science. Mr. HENRY BLACKBURN (London traveller and | artist), being about to come to America, solicits | English artists to send specimens of their work to | an exhibition of “Sketches of All Nations,” to be held in New York early in 1873. He says the art of sketching in line, as applied to book illustration, ts vhe principal object aimed at, and suggests that the art of wood engraving is deteriorating rather than advancing. Few of the best English artists can now be prevailed upon to draw on wood. ACorynicat law has been sanctioned by the Sultan, the first time that any legal property in literature has been recognized in Turkey. The ex- clusive property in an original work, with the right of translation, is conferred on the author, his heirs | or assigns for forty years; for translations the privilege is to be for only half that period. Miss JuLIA KavaNacH is an Irish woman. Her latest novel, “Bessie,” depicts some piquant, charming girl characters, and is full of pleasing scenery, though the men of, the story are not natu- rally drawn, being all Apolios or Jasons, with physical perfections not found in life, at least now- _ adays. CAPTAIN MARRYAT’S Lire has just been pub- lished by his daughter, the novelist, in two volumes. It is highly interesting, al! but the Cap- tain’s letters, with which the book is partly padded. Those are unequivocally dull. AMONG new scientific books of interest is the late Professor De Morgan’s “Budget of Paradoxes.” This is an acute and often witty dissection of the claims and theories of the crazy discoverers of squaring the circle, the law of perpetual motion, the anti-Newtonian theory, &c. The book ts very Pleasant and instructive reading, A Lady Saturates Her Clothing with Kerosene Oil and Sets Fire to It. One of the most distressing affairs we have ever been called upon to notice took place in Tallahas- see, Fla., afew days ago. Mrs. A. WePace, wife of a popular andj successful Jacksonville merchant, and daughter of Mr. George Damon, a prominent merchant in Tallahassee, seemed to be suffering from some mental derangement, and, thinkit e change of scene and surroundings might cure incipient malady, her husband tcek her to rents and friends in Tallahassee. That atter her arrival at her father’s house, the family around her and prayed xhorted them bg aig 9 for @ gréat end sad calamit None hi any idea that she was plating anything like self-deatruction. The morning early her father went out to procure a bottle of wine for her, and soon after his de she taok a kerosene lamp or can, and saturati her garments from head to foot, put a match to it, and in @ moment was env. the flames. Her husband and others, hearing her shrieks, ran to her rescue, and throwing & bucket of water over her, endeavored to e: the flames. This proved Unavailing, and her husband, seizing a blanket, threw ivaround her, and finally succeeded in put- ting out the flames, but not until the poor victim | ‘was burned tosuch an extent that she died ing few hours, after the most intense suffering. Mra, Pace was quite young and had been married about three or four years, Two years ago she was the happy wife of @ devoted husband, whose suc- had placed in comtortable cir. | \f Seeveeeet ot tee aa cumstances, ime the writer pair at their own luxurious home in Jacksouvinte’ SUICIDE OF AN UNKNOWN MAN. Mamsburg ferryboat sank belore asaiatance Fr hime Yas of the Dost are unable to give a doseription @ the um