The New York Herald Newspaper, November 7, 1872, Page 4

4 Se “THE WARFARE O'ER.” The Afterthoughts of the Great Mu- nicipal and National Struggle. NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1872.—TRIPLE SHEET, host's, After the exchange of a few formalitics the reporter asked :— “Do you believe, Mr. Havemeyer, there is any room for doubt in regard to your election?” The old gentleman shook his head emilingly. “Of course I can form no opinion. I saw as I cams up town this afternoon that one bulletin board contained THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THR ELEOTION OF MR. LAW- RANOB by a plurality of forty-six or forty-seven votes, while another gave him credit for something like a Feeling of the People Regarding the | Vi ‘niut» asia te reporter, “we will be quite Political Fates of the Failing and safe in assuming as a fact your election. Such the Future—Plans of the Successfal Candidates. THE TOWN TALK. being the case, the public wiH be much interested in learning something of the reforms you no doubt intend to inaugurate." Again he smiled, and his eyes twinkled with a humorous light as he said, ‘Tne first thing is to be Mayor.” Then, after the lapse of a moment, he added, “Don’t you think that a general who should spend months in maturing his plans for an attack upon an enemy, and should then reveal Under Havemeyer the Metropolis Once More | them by sending for an interviewer to trumpet to Have “An Honest Mayor” of the Olden Time---The Palmy Days of the Stately Burgomasters Returning. Is It Now To Be New York or New Netherlands ? WHAT LAWRENCE SAYS. Acknowledging Defeat by at Least 5,000 Plurality. O°BRIEN INVISIBLE. THE AFTER-THOUGHTS. The Sights and Sounds of Yesterday— Dismantling the Arena of Combat— Burying the Dead—Feeling Among the Liberals and Republicans Over the Battle of Tuesday. The struggle over, the contending parties have at once devoted themselves to clearing away the débris of battle, Sullen countenances stamped the Grecley adherents all the morning yesterday, and their replies to inquiries regarding the election ‘were shortand sharp. Chronic grins seemed to be tue epizootic tendency of all the Grant men. and sour old deacons, who never laughed before, because levity was sinful, were giggling ali day like tickled school girls, The disaster had been so overwhelming that ordinary terms could not fully express the chagrin and vexation of the defeated, nor the glory and triumph of the victors. Where arguments ensued at all the result was an immediate quarrel or a hasty retreat on the partof the Grant men, and a useless expenditure of vehe- mence on the part of the Greeleyists. Later in the day, however, when the inutility of violent argument was apparent, the disappointed liberals braced themselves to the emergency and accepted the disaster with calm resignation. They had had little hope since October, in truth, but they would not acknowledge that, and they accounted for the immense magnitude of their defeat by the passive 6tatus of the democracy. DENOUNCING DEMOCRACY. “The democracy,” said they, ‘‘the vilest, most eebellious portion of the democracy, those who Opposed the war and supported slavery, have elected Grant, just because they were wedded to their idols and would not swallow Greeley, who was too good a republican for them.” ' The most interesting transactions of the day, however, were the settling of bets. Favorites have been beaten in the pools all sum- mer—Longfellow, Bassett, Monarchist, Nica- lack; all the boat races and great matches of the season going heavily against the man or animal that sold best in the pools, and soit has been in the election. Jimmy O’Brien uniformly led in the pools. He cost $240 where $150 would buy any other candidate for Mayor. It is esti- mated that $50,000 have been put up on O’Brien as odds against the Lawrence and Havemeyer takers, Men gladly secured a $200 first choice on O’Brien 8 an investment secure as the regular bank deposit, and paying fifty per cent higher inter- est. Men took Havemeyer and Lawrence at the odds, not because they hoped to win, but be- cause they were so cheap and they might win by accident. Men tried to sell out their Lawrence and Havemeyer rey tickets at half price at four o'clock on election day, even when the vote had actually been counted, but would not sell their O’Brien tickets under any circumstances. turns showed that O’Brien had come in draggling at the tail end MINIATURE BANKRUPTCIES ENSUED and miniature fortunes became common. Luck: speculators who had invested ten or twenty dol- lars reaped hundreds, and at one pool room down town a Havemeyer ticket holder drew over seven- teen hundred dollars for the disbursement for three tickets worth ninety, The favorites in the pools never before were so badly beaten, and one old sport at the Hoifman House, who had to beg his way from Long Branch last Summer through betting too freely on Bassett, declared as a set rule of principle in the future :— “111 never bet on no favorites again. I'm willing to pay the highest price for the third chance in amost anything, but I'll never take first chance again. THE SETTLING OF BETS was the general duty of yesterday. Many could Not settie, and took the private bankruptcy act in consequence, but many more had to ask an exten- sion of time. In many cases the betting had not been booked, and it became a usual thing for friends to salute one another doubtfully, and ask somewhat suspiciously, Have I bet with you tooy”” The drizziy weather of the afternoon sat like A DAMP CLOUD UPON THE SPIRITS OF THE LIBERALS. The golden opportunity had passed; the next four years were to them but asa pall over the future, which they dared not penetrate, and the prospects of the coming time were as dark and dreary as the day. The emblems that had so gorgeously embellished the busy thoroughfares for the last two months og tae drearily on some of the streets in ti morning, but- were nearly all quietly taken down by noon and con- signed to the limbo of vanquished politics. Greeley and Erown were hauled mournfully from the mast- heads where they had so gallantly defied the storms of August and October; Grant and Wilson’s physiog- nomies were recalled from their high perches and tacked to the walls of the various republican headquarters, while “Jimmy” O’Brien was torn ruthlessly from the protecting arms cf the Goddess of Liberty and the genius of commerce, where he had been compiacently reposing for so many days past, and SHOVED INTO THE CLOSETS OF THR RAG MEN. The battle is over, the fight has been fought, the bitterness of the contest has died out with’ the sound of battle, and the gravediggers and ambu- lance drivers sing merriJy as they bury the dead and carry otf the wounded, AT THE JACKSON AND BLOSSOM CLUBS during the evening there was some diversity of opinion as to the cause of the disaster, Some thought it was due to the fact that the democrats had cut Grecley by squads, and others thought the | movement never had had enough strength in it, Among the Grant men, mingled with hearty satis- faction at the result of the struggle, was the gene- ral suggestion that it might have been a serious matter, and the administration to come must be better and more patriotic than the administration of to-day, MR. HAVEMEYER. An Honest Mayor of the Olden Time to Fill the Magisterial Chair Once More— The Correction of Abuses and Corrup- tion and the Snubbing of To Be Among the First Princip! of the New Government=A Utopia on tne Isle of Manhattan, Ata few minutes past seven o'clock last evening @ HeRALD reporter knocked at the door of Mr. Havemeyer's residence in West Fourteenth street. A tall, stately gentleman, of full, almost portly person, and with @ massive head covered with a luxuriant growth of snow-white hair, answered the summons, “Mr, Havemeyer, I believe?” “Yes, sir; walk in.” The representative of the HenaLp was invited to a seat in the library where the Mayor elect had been entertaining an old schoolmate and friend of @xty years’ standing, a gentieman whose hair was even more silvery in its whiteness than that of his / When the re- | them to the world might be considered slightly non compos mentis ? Not that I’m much of a gen- eral, you know, but then—you catch the idea.” It was the reporter's turn to smile audibly, “No, no," laughed the lately-clected Chief Magis- trate of the metropolis; “I cannot commit myself fad Ngati course of action, though I am de- vor A BROAD PRINCIPLE OF REFORM, T am sure [shall not eteal any money from the city treasury, and I am equally sure shall not allow any one else to steal any ifI can prevent it. But the machinery of the city government is great- ly changed since, in years gone by, I had the honor to be Mayor, THE PALMY DAYS OF YORR. In those days the corporation ruled the city, and men fd ‘oo i a geen bee top seer here integrity Were proud to ocoupy positions in the Com- mon Council and receive no emoluments, Then the heads of departments advertised for sealed proposals for the performance of public work, aud these were opened in the presence of the Council and contracts were awarded to the lowest bidder. When bills were presented they were compared with the terms of the contract and if found correct a warrant was issued for their pay- ment. Now, it seems the Mayor and Boards of Aldermen and Assistant Aldermen. have little power save to lay pavements in the streets. “Te 1 AM MAYOR I shall have two months in which to examine into the intricacies of the present machinery, with the general character of which I am alone familiar. The Commivtee of Seventy, too, will no doubt re- gard my election as a su achieved by them, and, perhaps—though I have no authority to speak for them in_ this—they may secure from the Legislature the passage of such laws as may further the cause of reform, and give me an opportunity of tacilitating ita progress.” “I believe, Mr. Havemeyer," said the reporter, “that your position is irded by the present police organization as hostile. “I was not aware of that,” replied Mr. Have. meyer. “*No; but do you not consider it corrupt, and that it ale be reformed altogether?’’ persisted the re- orter. Ms “I think,’ sald Mr. Havemeyer, “that there are many abuses in the system which should be cor- rected, and I have said there was much that was ROTTEN TO THE VERY CORE. The organization and spirit of the force are much changed since I was in office. [think that many ofthe changes have been very injurious and sad havoc has been worked with its integrity and efficiency. In former times an_ officer Was appointed upon the force from the ward in which he was stationed, The Alderman or As- sistant Alderman nominated him and the Mayor appointed him. The Mayor had nothing to do with his choice, but when appointed he had all to do with his conduct. There was no fear and no favor to be shown. The officer was familiar with his post, and the residents there, not; as is now too often the case, a stranger in the pre- cinct and to the people. It was once objected that the Sixth ward would not furnish good officers, but I claimed that it furnished just the officers it required. A gentleman once said to me the First ward contained only SCALAWAGS AS MATERIAL FOR THE POLICE, but 1 told him in that case they were just the men required—a good scalawag well disciplined made the best officer in the world to take care of other scalawags. We prevented crime in those days as well as -punished criminals, I had notorious characters closely watched, and often had the proofs of robbery read: for the conviction of the rohber before the indi. vidual robbed discovered his loss. Then I tried the men myself when they were charged with a misdemeanor, and when one was found gullty I wrote out the case, with the logic of my judgment upon it, and I had it read in the _ station house so that all the men knew there was an unwritten law of common sense to which they would be held amenable, and that it was always in force. Taney generally had the good sense to govern themselves accordingly.” ALITTLE E. .NECDOT! “One very cold Winter night,” said Mr. Have- meyer, “there were two officers on the North River side, in West street, and, as their feet became nearly frozen, they went into a _ baker's shop to warm them. Now, of course, a man can’t very well stand having bis feat frozen, but {it was a breach*of duty, und very unfortunately, at the very moment the men were in the baker's place another poor man was floating by down the river on a cake of ice. He called loudly, as you may suppose, but, they being nice and warm in the house, could not hear him. The man was rescued down near Dey street. Of course Iset to work to find out the truth of the matter, and when I learned it all I dismissed the men. told them Iwas sorry; that had their feet been freezing and liad they gone into the baker’s to warm them and ncthing occured danger- ous to. life or rty during = their absence, the offence would have been venal. But they had taken the chances and the chances were bad for them. However, in a few days they came back begging to be restored, and, as their general character was good and they were, | save in this one dereliction from duty, | emctent _oficers, I told them this:— | You may go and dnd the man who was on the ice | iryou can, and ask him to recommend you to me for restoration to ede sts. If he will do 1t I will take you back again. hey scoured the city and found the man; he recommended them, and I re- turned them to the force.” HE WOULDN'T VOTE FOR HAVEMEYER. Mr. Havemeyer laughed gleefully as he said:— “A friend of mine met —— the other day. He was an officer of the police when last I was Mayor— years ago. My friend knew this, and he said, “—— Arn't you going to vote for Mr. Have: meyer?” “No!? said —, “I won’t vote for him; you can’t make any money on the police under jim.” And the chances are very strong that the old policeman was quite right in his reckoning, MR. LAWRENCE. He States That He is Beaten by 5,000— The Report That He Was Elected Sends Him to Headquarters—He Goes Over the Returns Himself and Finds Havemeyer Ahead. The reports in the city yesterday morning as to the Mayoralty election were all one-sided. There ‘Was no doubt that Mr. Havemeyer had been elected Mayor of the city of New York by a majority vari- ously estimated at from 2,000 to 5,000, As the day wore on the reports began to get more confused, and there scemed to bea doubt growing as to whether Havemeyer really was the fortunate man. The Lawrence stock began to loom up again, and many were those who confidently stated that Havemeyer was not elected, In the Court House this feeling appeared to be specially prevalent, In the Sheriff's office the HERALD man found some of the deputy sheriffs actually betting money that MR. LAWRENCE WAS ELECTED MAYOR. This strange conduct arose from a telegram said to have been received by County Clerk Loew, who was said to have shown it to Sheriff Brennan, who was said to have communicated the fact to his deputies that Mr. Lawrence was elected Mayor of New York bya majority over Havemeyer of forty- seven votes. To find the source of these ramors the reporter saw Sheriff Brennan tn his office, where he sat apparently in high good humor at his own foresight and singular good luck. WHAT SHERIFF BRENNAN BELIEVES. “What is the truth, Mr. Brennan, of this report regarding Lawrence's clection®?’ asked the re porter. “It i entirely true,” answered the Sheriff, smiling. “Isn't it rather astonishing, after what has been already asserted, that Havemeyer was elected by over three thousand votes ?"” “Why, no, When this was asserted there were yet nineteen districts to be heard from.” “T thought it was only three to hear from?’ “That is a mistake; it was nineteen, So you see there ts nothing so very surprising !n overcoming the Olena! Stated majority of Havemeyer.” “Then you feel sure Lawrence is the man?" “Yes; though, of course, I consider that only the official count can decide it. Perhaps there may be some contest about it, But I always thought Lawrence would win.” The HERALD man left the Sheriff's oMce and went over to see Mr. County Clerk Loew. He was en- gaged in rapidly signing his name to the returns of the inspectors of election. “Have you héard of this report about Lawrence's victory *” again bogan the reporter. ‘Yes; [heard the rumors down around the Stock Exchange.’ “Do you think they are true t” “I have no doubt that they are." The reporter then went ¥TER MR. LAWREN himself. It secmed to be & matter of some dimiculty. A visit to the Doree, where he juartera, and to No. 37 Union nd where his headquarters were posed to be, ‘absence. from both e re vealed his and the re- He then came out, followea by a crowd of admir- ers, who ga! ground him in the sycophantic ae of being the firat to congratutate him. Two or actually shook him by the hand and said how glad they were he was elected. Mr. Lawrence said none them; but he looked and his crowd that surrounded him. When they found Mr. Law- rence did not receive their congratulations like a winning man they retired from him even more quickly than they had come. The HERALD re- porter then approached Mr. Lawrence. He was INTERVIEW WITH MR. LAWRENCE. “Mr, Lawrence,” he said, “what is the result?!’ ‘Tam beaten,” answered Mr. Lawrence ; “beaten kar 3, beaten by ” “It is not possible!” exclaimed the reporter. “Sherif Brennan asserts positively that you are elected by a small majority.” “I know it,” said Mr, Lawrence; ‘‘and that is what brought me up here, But I have spent the entire afternoon in going over the complete re- turns, and I find that lam beaten over five thou- sand votes by Havemeyer. This 18 certain, for I did not misa @ single return, I had no hope of being elected since last night; about midnight. I then gave it up, and It appeared to me very ex- traordinary that I could since overcome fiave- meyer’s plurality. I am beaten, there's no ques- tion about that, so what is the use of ‘interview- ing’ me? Successful candidates are tho only ones to interview. I can tell you nothing, and if I did say anything it would be of no interest. Better luck next time. Good day." And Mr, Lawrence jumped into his carriage and was off, the most philosophical beaten candidate in New York city. MR. O'BRIEN. eS The Apollonian Hero Not Approachable— His Friends Feel for Him and Bar the Door to His Presence-Shame and Sorrow Reigning Supreme in His Old Haunts. Mr. James O’Brien kept succesafally out of sight yesterday, and, although his whereabouts might have been known, he was not particularly anxious to receive any visitors except such as would come to show their sympathy with the sorrows of defeat. In the afterneon he made a short stay at his room | in the City Hall, but was inaccessible, and late in the evening, although he was at the An- drew Jackson Club, he would see no one, and his friends were vigilant in guarding him from annoyance. Late at night the silence in the former precincts of good fellowship grew to be quite oppressive and not even a ray of hope gieamed through the darkness of rout and disap- pointment to lighten the misfortunes of the last candidate in the municipal race, AROUND THE CITY HALL. “The Sedan” of yesterday's election had its effect around the public offices of the City Park. Who- ever you met appeared stunned; it seemed impos- sible to realize the fact that so great a municipal change as that which was accomplished on fuesday was a reality. Every one who was likely to be able to impart any information was eagerly seized upon and held in conversation elther as to the events of the previous day or the result of the examination of the election*returns then going on atthe Central Police Office. About two o'clock in the day the rumor was spread that Lawrence had been elected by a small ma- jority. Everybody had heard it, but nobody had heard it officially, and eventually the report was eoareuye discredited in oficial circles. In the heritl’s office later in the afternoon there was a confidently expressed opinion that Lawrence was elected, and that they had had it from Police Head- quarters; but it could not be traced to any other office than County Clerk Loew’s, where a messenger, who had been sent to Police Headquarters, re- turned and said that Lawrence was elected by a majority of forty-seven. Had the day been fine, instead of thoroughly wet, the groups of poli- ticians discussing the question would have been More numerous. At the various offices very little work was done; it was reparic? as an off-day by everybody, and probably it will be somo days be- piles the surprise of the election will be recovered from. NEW YORK CITY. poe. CS ES Joseph Hill and John Lynch were yesterday com- mitted by Justice Hogan at the Tombs for picking pockets, both for stealing watches, Deputy Sheriff Patrick J. Hanbury yesterday, in @ political dispute, struck John McKeon in the face while they both were standing in the New Court House, They were taken to the Tombs, Edward Rohl, of 173 Third street, was last even- ing stabbed in the face with a butcher's knife by Valentine Rank, keeper of a lager beer saloon at 117 Third street. The latter was committed by Justice Scott. Thomas Conor, a bartender, at 426 West Forty- second street, was last night attacked by John and Henry J. Miller and was dangerously stabbed, They were locked up at Jefferson Market for trial at the General Sessions. A fire yesterday morning burned the taflor's shop of Morris Goenbeag, 88 East Houston street, and extended to the cigar store of F, Peck, at 86 East Houston street, causing a damage of $500 to the Occupants in each instance. Coroner Young was yesterday notified to hold an inquest at St. Luke’s Hospital on the body of Georgo Coleman, a man thirty years of age, whose death resulted from injuries recelved on Monday last b being run over by a truck at the corner of Flevent! avenue and Thirtieth street, Deceased lived at 319 Tenth avenue. The officers of the Mercantile Library Associa. tion will celebrate a reunion at Delmonico’s, Fourteenth street and Fifth avenue, on Friday next, at six in the afternoon. Addresses will be delivered by Charlies O’Conor, General McDowell, Roscoe Conkling, Edmund Yates and several other persons of note. THE AGRICULTURAL LABORERS OF ENGLAND.—A meeting was held not long since in the Town Hall, Strattord, with the immediate object of form- ing @ local branch of the General Agricultural Union, and the ultimate one of improving the in- tellectual and physical condition of the agrt- cultural laborer through the medium ofa rise of Wages. The proceedings were opened by the chairman, Mr. Henry Brookes, of Chingford. There were, he said, 800,000 agricultural laborers in Eng- land, of whom 140,000 had joined the union. How foolish, then, was it not fora Right Reverend Bishop to talk of quelling the agitation by duckin, agitators in a horsepond. He (Mr. Brookes) hac never heard at laborers’ meetings a word indicating an intention to resort to vio- lence against farmer or landlord, but those who counselled physical force should first remember comparative numbers. Mr. Redsell, a laborer from Ockendon, in Essex, drew a fearful yaaa of the privations of his class, He had seen is own father dividing a plece of dry bread among his children, leaving none for htinself, and his mother had wept and wished her children in the grave rather than sce them dying of slow starva- ion before her eyes. The average wages in his district was fifteen shillings when the sun shone; when it rained there was nothing. How could & family be ere on this sum after £2 a year were nt in purchasing tools? He would’ tell them. The father of the family started from home at half-pasv four in the morning with a bit of dry bread and cheese, and when he came home at night his wife had prepared for his supper what was called a “sinker,” and sink it did, for it con- sisted of the coarsest four. It was put in cold water and it soon sank to the bottom. Fora delicacy they bad, but Lite & “plugger,” consisting of the worst refuse of Irish pork. Such were tne labor- ers’ Ping nat! sucii were his luxuries, In simple but most forcible language the speaker proceeded to describe the condition of the laborer and elicited frequent cries of ‘shame’? and other demonstra- tions of sympathy from his auditory. In conclu- sion he gave his opinion that the laborers should have 188. or £1 a week, Mr. Smith, a farmer of 200 acres, said that the farmers could well afford to pay better wages, and he recommended all agri- cultural laborers to join the union, Mr. Haynes, & Warwickshire laborer, who had reared a family of eleven children and who had never had more wages than 118. @ week, corroborated the statements of the previous aker. A resolution, declaring “that the efforts the agricultural laborers of this country are making to better their condition and Prospects by means of @ national union are de- serv! me of the strongest sympathy and support of the public at large,” was carried unanimously and the proceedings terminated OBITUARY. George G. Meade, United States Army. Major General George G. Meade, of the United States Army, died at his residence, in Philadelphia, yesterday evening. He was carried off by an attack of pneumonia, in the Afty-sixth year of his age. George Gordon Meade was born at Cadiz, in Spain, during tho year 1816, Although apparently Spanish, he was@ native American citizen, having been born In the American Consulate at the time when his father, R. W. Meade,’ was holding the position Of United States Conaul at that port. Another son of the Consul, and brother to the General, was Captain Richard W. Meade, of the United States Navy. Even while boys it was in- tended by their parents that the two sons should be educated for the service of their country, the elder being destined for the navy, which he en- tered in 1626, white the younger, the subject of this sketch, was selected for the army. In ac- cordance with this resolution George G. Meade was Appointed from the State of Pennsylvania a cadet in the United States Military Academy at West Point, which institution he ‘entered during the month of September, 1831, Alter atudy- ing tm all the various olasses he grad- uated om the 30th day of June, 1836, atand- ing No. 19 in a class of fifty-six members. After graduating he immodiately entered the regular army, being appointed a8 a citizen of the District of Columbia a brevet second Meutenant in the Third regiment of artillery, At the end ef the same year he was invested with his fullrank. He, however, did not’ feel satisfied with the service; and, after remaining with bis command until October 26, 1836, resigned his commission and engaged in civil pursuits for nearly ix years. On the 19th of May, 1842, he was again appointed to the army, but this time as a second heutenant of Topographical Engineers and was sent into Texas, where he served with distinction under General Taylor in the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Paima and won a brevet of frat eutenant for gal- lant conduct in the several conflicts at Monterey on the 2st, 22d and 23d days of September, 1846. He was next employed in topographical researches, and during August, 1851, received his full commission as first lieutenant. His services were subsequently ex- gaged in the surveys of the Northern lakes and in other duties appertaining to corps of which he ‘was & member, On the 19th of May, 1856, he was promoted to the rank of captain of Topographical Engineers, which position he held at the time when the cry of South- ern secession rang through the country. The call for volunteers having been made by President Lin- coln, Captain G. G, Meade, then in the West, offered iis services, in the capacity of colonel, to one of the Michigan regiments; but in consequence of an order from Washington was unable to accept the position, and returned to the East. Upon his arrival at the national capital he was ordered to organize the new troops in Pennsylvana, and was appointed a brigadier general of volun- teers, with rank and commission dating from August 13, 1861, He was then placed in command of tne Second brigade of the Pennsylvania Reserve Corps, of which General McCall had been appointed division commaider. During the organization of the Army of the Potomac, under General McCicl- lan (Winter of 1861-62), the command of Brigadier General Meade was stationed at Tennallytown, and heiped to construct the defensive work known as Fort Pennsylvania. During March, 1862, the Penn- sylvania Reserve Corps crossed into Virginia, was incorporated with the Army of the Potomac, and became the Second division of the First army corps under General McDowell. The march was then commenced upon Manassas, and when that posi- tion was evacuated by the enemy General Meade held the command of his brigade in the Depart- ment of the Shenandoah. On the 18th of June, 1862, the rank of General Meade in the regular army was raised to that of major of Topographical Engineers; and when that body was incorporated with the Corps of Engineers, and formed into one complete corps under General Totten, that rank was confirmed. About this time the Pennsylvania Reserve corps was transferred from General McDowell to the army operating before Richmond, and arrived in time to participate in the “Seven Days’ Battles.” General Meade took part in the battle of Mechanicsville, June 26, and Gaines’ Mills, June 27, and gained for his bravery and on Reet Services @ nomination for the brevet of lieutenant colonel in the regular army. After the capture of Generals McCall and Reynolds he assumed command of the division; but in the battle of White Oak Swamp, June 30, while engaged near the New Market Croas Roads, he was pain- fully wounded in the side bya ball, The urgency of the military situation did not allow him long to remain sick, and when the army was being rcor- ganized for the Maryland campaign he was again at the head of his division under General Hooker. Re fought at the battle of South Mountain, Sep- tember 14, 1862, with acknowledged Ceehe When General Hooker was wounded during the battle of Antietam, September 17, General Meade assumed the command of the First corps, and fought it bravely during the remainder of the day, losing two horses killed under him and also receiv- ing a slight wound, but never quitting the fleld. After the close of this contest and the return of General Hooker he again assumed the command of his division in the reorganized army of Gencral Burnside, At Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862, ne fought in Franklin's wing of the army, and led his men boldly up to the enemy’s works; bat for want of SUPE G and aiter losing the greater part of his brigade and line oMicers, he was compelled to with- draw to the other side of the Rappahannock. Two days after this he was placed in command of the Filth Army corps, with the rank of Major General of Yep od! to date from November 29, 1862, Under General Hooker, the Fifth corps formed a part of the right wing, and during the latter part of April, 1863, General Meade’s command advanced by the way of Kelly's and Ely’s Fords upon the earth- works Of Chancellorsvilic, capturing them on April 30. THE SANGUINARY BATTLE OF CHANCELLORSVILLE followed soon after, and to General Meade’s com- mand was given, aiter bravely fighting during the contest, the responsible duty of protecting the rear of the retreating army while recrossing the river. THR INVASION OF PENNSYLVANIA having necessitated the withdrawal of the Army of the Potomac from Virginia, General Meade, while at Frederick, Md., on June 38, was, by order of the War Department, placed in chief command, thus superseding General Hooker, and at the head of the army, directed the operations during the THREE DAYS’ FURIOUS BATTLES AT GETTYSBURG, July 1, 2 and 3, 1863, For this glorious victory he was appointed a Brigadier General of the regular army, to date from July 3. The retreat of the enemy was steadily followed up—their rear and flanks being terribly harrassed during the whole time—unti!, on June 14, Lee, after suffering heavily, recrossed the Potomac with a somewhat demoralized army, and retreated rapidly towards Richmond. Having reorganized and re- cuperated his forces, General Meade, on July 18, again started in pursuit, and moved rapidly, in spite of the heat of the weather; but, in con- sequence of the withdrawal of a part of his troops to restore order in New York after the riot, but little active werk could be done, although the enemy was often engaged in sharp fights, each time with serious loss to them. On July 31 General Meade issued an order holding the citizens along the line of the vate and Alex- andria Railroad responsible for ai bei done to that road, and on the same day the ney ts be- tore Leg nto att J were again occupied by his forces. His army then went into camp for rest and repair, and new recruits were forwarded as fast as possible. Lee endeavored to flank him on several occasions, but each time the effort was defeated. e ‘September 20 Meade again commenced his ad- ‘vance with varying success and constant skirmish- ing, until, on October 10, a stubborn fight took place near Madison Court House, ending in the Army of the Potomac falling back again beyond the Rapi- dan to Manassas, Where it repulsed the advancing forces under Lee, and compelling him again to re- treat, with Meade in close pursult, November 7 he again commenced a movement from Cedar Run, his advance driving the enemy across the Rapidan. Culpepper was occupied the next day, and Madison Court House on the 2ist. Again crossing the Rapidan with his main army, he en- d the enemy near Mine Run on November 30, and, after inflicting a Ci amount of damage, re- turned to his old position north of the Rappahan- nock, where his troops went into Winter quarters on December 10, 1863, When GENERAL GRANT assumed command of the armies of the United States and made his fleld headquarters in Virginia General Meade directed the movements of the Army of the Potomac, and took part in the battles from the Rapidan to the James, and tn all the opera- tions before Petersburg, occupying the whole of 1864. paving. the movement of April, 1865, which ended in the destruction and surrender of the remnant of Lee's forces, General Meade com- grettin ‘ineit iain fob wel Ale re ne aple' orfins Demances steel, at signe patiers- hand- somely ornamented, the hilt of solid silver, heavily plated with gold, surmounted with a hea’ gilt half spread. Th is eagle with wings he hased ith eavily cl ¥ service scabbard she side, and iF nose bat contal 8 on le, a, contains ornamentation than the dagen The latter diamonds, on & bide enametied ground, ou the elder jonds, on elled groun . The arms of the State of Pennsylvania quisitely engraved on a gold plate, set in a blue en- amelied circle, round w! a circle of stars, set with diamonds. Below this appears an. » with the crecetonn. ancl flags Lys Lap ef priate ge signs, set in tie same style as the Pennsylvania coat of ar in @ circie of brilliants. On plate on the side of this scabbard the scription :—‘Meohanicsville, Gaines’ Hill, New Mar- ket Cross Roads, Malvern Hill, Bull Run second, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chan: celloraville, Gettysourg.” In addition to the sword and scabbard_ there is a miaitoent sword belt of Russia leather, richly embroidered with heavy gold bullion; also a yellow silk sash, with heavy tassels, and a pair of splendid silver spurs, heav! with gold, with an eagle holding the rowels in his beak. GENERAL MEADE AND THE BSOAPE OF LER. ‘The state of facts connected with this much dis- puted (at the time) event in the pi of the war for the Union was desoribed in a letter written by a di officer of the United States forces, of which the following are the most. salient points:—After the battle of Gettysburg, when Lee retreated through the mountain passes, Meade's army was greatly exhausted by three days’ fight- ing and its previous forced marches, and was also reatly reduced in numbers, havi lost nearly wenty thousand men, killed, wounded and miss- ing, saying nothing ot ‘atraggiera. Directly to pur- sue Lee through the mountains, in nar- row passes, would have enabled him with a strong rear guard to have held Meade in check till he could have reassembled his army in the Cumberland Valley, and then thrown his masses on the heads of his columns when he forced his way through, or he could have detained Meade so tone in the mountains that he could easily have get en away with the main er of his army if ie 80 desired. It was plain that if Lee chose to run away no one in pursuit could stop him, and that the only chance was to endeavor to intercept him at Hagerstown, provided he was not retiring as fast as he ht have done. The rise in the Potomac favored Meade, who was able to concentrate his army in Lee’s vicinity before he had crossed. But Lee was found in a@ very strong position, with all his artillery placed, and with his whole army behind breastworks, ready to defend or op. pose our advance. The at dimiculty was that, owing to the character of the country, it was im- possible to reconnoitre-Lee’s position and ascertain What chances of success our attack would have. Had it been practicable to see exactly where Lee was, and for the General-in-Chief to have formed a Positive judgment on the subject of the probability of success in anattack, General Meade might have sought no advice, or atleast might have given it less importance, But in the absence of such precise information, his duty required that before he incur- red the hazards of a blind attack he should submit the queseion to those who had to execute the work if decided upon. After consultation the corps com- manders decided that the risks incurred would not justify an attack being made until there was some reasonable eee of probability apparent that it would succeed, They based their judgment on the consequences to the cause and country in case our army should be repulsed and eventually defeated, thus losing all the advantages gained at Gettys- burg and placing Lee completely in mastery of the situation, The country, they thought, depended at this juncture on the existence of the Army of the Potomac. The reports of the demoralization of the enemy were known to be exaggerated, and the desperateness of his condition, if defeated, would tend to make the battle desperate beyond comparison. General Meade acted as a prudent man would have done. The question was, should he order a blind attack when ignorant of all essential matters, having, therefore, no clear view that success was probable against a splendidly posse desperate and power- ful enemy, when his five corps commanders advised against it, and when to be defeated was to lose all the benefit of the past victory, and to place the North and Washington again at the command of Lee and his army? Had he seen hisown way Teasonably clear to victory he should have discarded advice and overruled his sub- ordinates. But no general-in-chief would have a right to imperil so much when his mind was not clear that he would win. The next day after the council was eee in making examina- tions of the enemy’s position. They all resulted in showing him in great force and very strong; posted. But having acquired this fuller, thoug] hot complete knowledge, General Meade, stronger W delay, determined on an attack the day after. That night General Lee encened, to the surprise of all—a surprise which has had its counterpart more than once during this war. Such was the surprise of Lee himself when Burnside escaped at Fredericks- burg and Hooker at Chancellorsville ; of Halleck when Beauregard got away at Corinth. On one import- ant fact the public are greatly misinformed. It is generally supposed that Lee’s army was crossing uring the day which succeeded the council of war, so that only a part of it lay opposed to Meade for some hours. Such is not the case. Not a man in Lee’s army left his lines till after dark, Had Meade attacked that day he would have found Lee's whole army in force ready to receive him, peehvoine ment at the result no one can blame. Indeed, the chief actors, the corps com- Manders and the general-in-chief were most dis- appointed of all. But dissatisfaction and censure such as some journals express or hint seem pval- tively unjust. It is very imprubable that an attack upon Lee in that cba with his numerous artillery crowning the neights and commandin; the defiles and roads, could have been successrue But to have authorized such an attack by a general subjected to the responsibilities which belonged to General Meade, aiter the victory at Gettysburg, it should have been plain and clear that the chances were in favor of success.”’ MBADE’S ACCOUNT OF THE KILLED AND WOUNDED IN THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. In the month of February, 18¢4, General Meade visited Philadelphia, Mayor Henry made an ad- dress of welcome in the name of his fellow citizens and the municipality. To this address the General responded in the following words :— When I came to the city to visit my family I did not anticipate such a demonstration as this of to-day, and, through you, I thank the citizens of Philadelphia. I tear, however, to attach too much importance to the services you have been kind enough to mention. With the Divine assistance it is to the officers, and particularly to the he- roie valor of the private soldiers, we owe the victory at Gettysburg. (Cheors.) Had it hot been for the spirit of determination in every private soldier when the army left Frederick, that he would leave his bones upon the field or drive Back tho Invader, no ability of mine would have sufficed to win the battle of Gettysburg, and, therefore, on this occasion I desire to give the private soldiers this public acknowledgment. (Cheers.) Before that battle I felt the deepest concern, as I knew what would be the result of a failure, and to my officers, corps, brigade, regimental and company commanders, and the privates, the country. Is Indebied for the victory which crowned our efforts. I assuro you that the army which has sometimes been called “unfortunate,” is and will be acknowledged the most gallant army the’ world ever saw. Cheers.) As a statistic it may not be uninteresting to now that since March, 1861, when that army leit its lines in front of Washington, not less than one hundred thou- sand men have been killed and wounded. Such a record Proved the valor of the troops. That army is inspired with a spirit of devotion to its country, and when the sea- son for active work arrives it shall be my nen to again lead that army, with the knowledge that its ser- Hoes are appreciated at home, and 1 shall be inspired by the thought that my fellow citlzens are interested in my welfare and will appreciate whatever is done. Allow me manded the right wing of General Grant's army and brilliantly aided in the work. During the session of 1863-4 he received THE THANKS OF CONGRESS for his conduct in the field, and was further ro again to thank you. PRESIDENT LINCOLN’S DESPATCH OF THANKS TO MEADE. During the progress of active operations in the fleld the following despatch was transmitted to General Meade and by him given to the Army of the Potomac:— Major General Mrape:— pappaabced on Sain OP amir eh 0 done?" Oe on Batard ay aD RATLAM LINCOLN. This characteristic expression of thanks was well received by the soldiers, who felt highly satis- fied with the knowledge that their movements yew observed with so much interest by the Presi- en! PRESENTATION OF BATTLE PLAGS CAPTURED ON THE RAPPAHANNOCK. There was a very interesting ceremony per- formed at the headquarters of the Army of the Potomac on the 11th of November, 1863, in the afternoon. It was the formal presentation to Major General Meade, as general commanding the army, of the tle flags es greg on the evening ot the 7th of the month, at the taking of Rappa- hannock station, Major General John Sedgwick, commanding the right wing of the army; Genera’ Wright, commanding the Sixth Army corps; Gcn- eral Russell, commanding Wright’s division, and Colonel Upton, commanding Russell’s brigade, with their respective staffs, were on the ground, in front of army headquarters, and escorted by Russell's brigade. The latter was drawn a 4n ges the band played some lively music, and General Wasutxaton, Nov. 9. Sanaa a country have rendered, which, I De eet, a followed. alar! loubt on Seisansee = = ome ray cea ener eke or bomen ENB 00 168 pany U) s Ferry,” “Sharpsburg,” “Win- ‘idettysburg;” the. seventh by Qorperst EP. ish del, of Company D, Fifth Maine, inscribed. “Ma. ” “Seven Pines,” “Gaina’ Farm,” “ Nie eighth, was 6: befe pole, the calor beare was 8 ir having torn up the flag before it was taken, rr MORMONS BOUND FOR JERUSALEM. Brigham Young Sends His Apostles to the Eastern Zion—A Poetess Goes Again to Sing the Praises of King David. While all the American world is busy with the: great election business the Mormons are not idle. People in Salt Lake City never, ait down to think! when there is any possibility of working’ and doing. Brigham Young is as lively as ever. He never sleeps. Ordinary people have time for repose, but the “Prophet of the Lord” must be ever on the quévive. While all the world was busy considering whether Grant or Greeley would turn the scale of American politics, the great Mormon Prophet had no time to bestow upon such trifling affairs, but lifted up lis eyes to the far dis- tant East. Jerusalem, the grand old city which Abraham visited, which David so successfully besieged, which became the “Zion’’ ef sacred song, the glory of the Crusaders of old and the prototype of everlasting salvation to the Christian of modern days, would no doubt have been shorn of half its glory if the gospel of the Mormons, as taught by Brigham Young, had not been preached within her walls. Brigham accord- ingly sent a mission, and that mission left our city yesterday. F To the “Gentile” world—and every one in Utah isa Gentile, whether Jew or Christian—such a mission must seem quite extraordinary. Indeed to any one who has any knowledge of the history of the past such an event is significant. Most people either despise the Mormons or pity them as ridicu- lous enthusiasts. But facts ure stubborn things, One thousand years after the birth ot Him the tread- ing of whose sacred feet, the Bard of Avon says, sanctified the hills and dales of Palestine, all the nations of Christendom, aroused by the voice of Peter the Hermit, poured forth in thousands an@ tens of thousands to rescue the Holy Land from the ower of the infidel. When the great Pay lierarch: preached the first Crusade historians tell that as the unnumbered throng around him shouted, “It is the voice of God! the voice of God!” the echoes of that tumult of applause were heard from east to west, from south to north. in the palace of the King and in the cot of the peasant— everywhere the impuise of the heart moved the tongue to say, *‘God wills it.’? The days of chivalry are past. The Crusades ac- complished their work; but they and their work are bow things of abygone age. But, unromantic as the present era is—plain, business like, prosaic, as every one knows it—there is still a romance which rs about the every-day things of life which they who run may read if they list, but which the mere casual observer could never dis- cover. The Mormon mission to Palestine is an ex- ample to point. There has been lately a grand movement am the Mormons. La Me Young has at last awaken: to the fact that whether he lives or dies the world will certainly “go on,” but at the same time he realized the need of eecane up the religious zeal of the Saints, and also of carrying out certain private schemes of his own. The result was—the mission to Jerusalem. Let any one fancy. going to Jerusalem! The Prophet has an apostle on hand who is rebellious, or a high priest who does not see things exactly as he ought to do, or an elder who is troublesome, what can be done? Send him upon a mission by all means—and upon a mission he is sent > Such, though not expressed in words, is the pro- gramme of the modern Saints. But above all things, let us see the missionaries. Among the most noted of them is “George A.”—aa | he is called in Utah—who 18 anything but one of the “lean Kine.” A wicked apostate once said that it | George A. tumbled into the nether regions he would not only set all that uncomfortable place on fire, but grease the wheels of all who came thither. George A. is not only a relative of ‘Joseph,’ the founder of Mormonism, but also the historian of the Church, As such he goes out to the Holy Land. With him and the company Miss Eliza Roxy Snow font George A. is a stout, jolly-looking fellow, ut Miss Snow bears upon her face the shadow of sorrow. She was the spiritual wile of ‘‘Joseph,”’ and since, by proxy, she has been the “wife” of Brigham Young. She is a woman of in- tellect, and probably sought withan uneducated mind amid the wonderiul chaos of Mormon revelation for @ foundation and truth which Mormonism could never give. She now goes with the pilgrims to ancient Zion in the hope of there tuning her harp of poesy ifits chords be not ad overstrung. Childless by ‘The Prophet” and by successor, she looks, like the weird sisters of the Bard of Avon, for the fulfilment of her vaticina- tions to an age yet to come. But the poetess goes not alone. With ner are others ae eee The fat and heavy George A., six feet height. who never “bothered” any one, and who was always the “hippo,” must be put aside. With him is asso- ciated Ferrylittle, Brigham Young's nephew. He takes charge of the company, and with him is his little daughter, > Nothing is stronger among the Mormons than the bond of brothernood, Others besides these are on their Way to Europe. They will win their way, but they will, as thelr minds expand i] cont with the world, also learn @ lesson. The object of Brigham Young, probabi is to resuscitate Mormonism in Utah, and that is why he sends this mission to Palestine. Years George J, Adams went to Joppa; but he failed. Brigham Youn; perhaps, wants to found a colony in Palestine case America rejects him. THE RESULT IN WESTCHESTER. Owing to the continued equine malady the elec- tion returns from many of the more remote towns in Westchester county had not been available up toa late hour last evening. Enough is known, however, to warrant the assurance that the Greeley and Brown ticket was successful by a trifling ma- jority. Clarkson N. Potter, the democratic and jiberal candidate for Congress from the Eleventh Congressional district, comprising the coun- ties of Westchester, Putnam and _kockland, has defeated Ethan Flagg, republican, by an estimated majority of a few hundred votes, The republicans have elected two out of the three Assemblymen—William Herring, in the First, and James W. Husted in the Third Assembly district, both having come out of the contest with hand- some majorities.* In the Second district Elias Dusenberry, democrat, has been the successful candidate. A. Holmes Odell, the democratic can- didate for County Treasurer, has been re-elected by a comparatively large majority. KILLED ON THE RAILROAD. A married woman named Muldoon, while crosa- ing the railroad track at Tremont, Westchester county, yesterday, was struck by the locomotive of a New Haven railroad train, receiving injurtes from the effects of which she expired shortly after- wards. It ia, said that the engineer blew his whistle several times to warn the deceased of her danger, but the unfortunate woman took no notiee of the alarm. Deceased was about fifty years ol and had for years supported a bedridden huabat by her own exertions, GRAND EPISOOPAL CEREMONY IN NEWARK. Some $30,000 have been lately expended beautl- fying and enlarging Grace Episcopal church, New- ark, and yesterday the new and elaborately appointed chancel was opened with « grand ceremony, at which Bishop Odenheimer and some thirty clergymen officiated. Despite the inclement weather, a large congregation waa in attendance. The Bishop preached, 4 H. Little: ith the chester,” ‘eat harmless