The New York Herald Newspaper, November 1, 1873, Page 4

4 THE POLITICAL BROIL. ps WSS 5 Te Se Calculation of the Likely Results in the County. ni ee Anticipated Stampede of Democrats to McCool. The No Large Majority Expected for Either Side. ‘Thore is apparently little excitement over the forthcoming election, but tn political circles there ia no lack of concern in the results, Not a politi- cian in the city is indifferent to what is going on. The control in the future of the fortunes of the city government is the prize aimed at by both parties, and vigorous efforts are being put forth to that end. The county ticket is discussed, weighed and bet upon freely in ali quarters. The chances of the two candidates for Sheriff have the largest share of interest for the politiclans. McCool comes into the race iater than Conner (the Tammany candi- date), but he goes to the front with a rush, and the @nticipations are that a regular stampede of demo- cravs will be made in his favor and his election placed beyond a doubt. The canvass is fast becom- ing a question of PERSONAL POPULARITY and organizations are more or less ignored. Walsh and Patterson for County Clerk retain consider- able of a party status, but on the judiciary ticket there will be a great deal of cutting and scratch- ing. Lawrence, for Supreme Court, looms up largely. Fancher appears to be the next favor- ite, and Van Bruntand Donohue tollow in their order, There is some concern in democratic cir- cles about Donohue, though the personal qualities of the man are thought to be as popular and win- ning as those of any ofthe other candidates, Croker and Woltman, on the Ooroner’s ticket, will run well, and are working hard, THE LIBERAL REPUBLICANS have endorsed Fancher and Lawrence for the Supreme Court, The main partot the interest and discussion of the judiciary ticket centres in the candidates for Supreme Court. There is Do ques- tion o/ the popularity of Lawrence. GETTING LAWRENCE OUT OF THE WAY. A prominent politician remarked, yesterday, “Lawrence must be elected, if only to get htm out of the way, He stands in the path of several pol- iticlans who covet the Mayoralty. Should Law- ence be defeated he might run for Mayor next year, and that would not suit John Kelly nor James O’Brien. The lawyers are anxious to get him out of the way, too, for he absorbs a great deal of practice, so that interest and selfish- ness will work with other considerations in favor of his election. Now Donohue is just as good a man as_ Lawrence. In admiralty law he has no superior. liked and respected by those who know him, but there is a certain class of citizens who objeet to hum just because of his name and nothing else.” LITTLE PREFERENCE IN THE JUDICIARY TICKET. Between the candidates for the Superior Court, Monell and Spisr on the Tammany side and Spaulding and Dayton on the Apollo, there is but little preference. The democrats object to Van Brunt, because if elected a vacancy would be created in the Court of Common Pleas, and if the appointive system of judges be adopted a repubii- can would be selected to fill the place for a life tenure. There is equal indifference about the candidates for the Marine Court, Roswell D. Hatch and Henry Howland, the Apollo selections, and David McAdam and ‘Henry Alker, the Tammany. Democrats prefer the same objection to Hatch as to Van Brunt, His election would create a va- cancy in the Mariue Court, which would be filled by the appointment by Governor Dix. THE DEMOCRATIC UNION, ‘ander the inspiration of Robert B. Roosevelt, have resoived to establish boxes in ali the election dis- tricts and supply a ticket for county officers, which will embrace the names of democrats se- lected from both tickets in the fleld, John McCool and William Walsh leading of. Democrats who gre opposed to Tammany and averse to the al- lance ticket will thus have an opportunity of voting for democrats only, without being consid- ered as supporters of either Tammany or Apollo. FALLING OFF IN THE REGISTRATION. There has been a failing off this year in the regis- tration of something like 25,000 votes, principally iu republican districts. In the Eleventh Assembly district it is caiculated the republican registra- tion has declined twenty-seven per cent from last year. There is a similar decrease in the Seventh Assembly district. The estimated falling olf throughout the city is sixteen and a half per cent, and grouping the eight Assembly districts which elected republicans last year, the loss in the regis- tration is twenty-two per cent, while in the thirteen districts which elected democrats to the Assem- bly the falling off is jourteen per cent. A CALCULATION OP LIKELY RESULTS. The vote likely to be cast this fall will be anont 118,000, Last year the vote was, in round num- bers, 135,000, divided as lollows:—Havemey publican), 58,000; O’Brien (Apollo), 35,0: rence (Tammany), 47,000, We find, therefore, that the relative strength of the parties, as now di- vided—namely, Tammany on one side and re- ublican and Apollo Hall on the other—would have een, on last year’s basis, as follow: Republican (Havemeyer), Apollo Hall (O'Brien).. Total Tammany (Lawrence). - 53,000 Majority for the union ticket Ss + 41,009 Last year Mayor Havemeyer was supported by the rejorm organ! jon, Which has now dissolved; but its members have been, from first to last, op- posed to Tammany Hall, and hence it may be fairly concluded that the large majority of them will con- tinue to vote agaist that organization. Indeed, the Committee of Seventy was always more or less of an imposture, so far a8 numbers went, and we do not belleve that its dissolution will have any effect one way or the other on the result. The remaining so-called reform organizations fre merely instruments for “striking” or schemes to advance some individual in- terest, But allowing 3,000 loss to the republicans proper out of the reform vote, and add these to Tammmany Hall, we leave the republi- can and Tammany tickets with 50,000 each. This Ca leave the figures on last year’s basis as fol- OWS i— Republican (Havemeyer) Apollo Hall (O'Brien). Total... Tammany. Majority for the union ticket ote o oseeyep MRO Some persons estimate that the vote of Apoilo Hall will fall of; but there isavery wide margin Igree maareety a hod spouse Strength, and still a e iil remain for the basis of last year’s guess becca ak fh SOMETHING TO BE BORNE IN MIND. It will be borne in mind, however, that the regis- tration is smaller this year than last, and that there will be a comparative falling off in the vote, But while there may be a greater joss to the re ublicans than to the democrats in this decre it 18 very questionable whether that dif will be sufliciently great to materially a results, a8 above stated. There is, however, ANOTHER SIDE OF THIS ISSUER to be considered. The vote which Havemeyer re- ceived last year embraced about 9,000 reform Votes which would have been given to Law- rence if it were thought he conld beat O’Brien, Now, if it be considered that the republican vote proper o! this county is about 45,000, and that ajalling off of sixteen and a half er cent in the registration has taken place, we ave the vote likely to be thrown at 37,000; add to this 20,000 for Apollo, and the total union vote will be 57,000. Deduct this amount from 118,000, the total likely to be cast, and it leaves a showing for Tammany of 61,000, and a majority of 4,000, THE MAIN POINT OF THE CONTEST. On the county ticket the only contest will be between McCool and Conner for Sheriff. They are both well equipped for the struggle in point of character and wide acquaintance, The fact of several organizatious selecting Conner and Patter- son, one from each ticket, for sheriff and County Clerk, points towards a break of some kind from the control of the organizations on both sides, Republicans who cross over to the Support of Conner will be counterbalanced by democrats who will cross over to the support of McCool, and in this way the personal popularit; of both candidates will be put to the tak Shoul McCool recetve only three-fourths of the repubil- can vote 77,000) of the Tammany democrats (18,000) and all of the Apollo Hail (20,000) he will be elected by 2,000 majority, His supporters, how+ pie a! expect that he will do even better than tiis, and in piace of 2,000 come out of the fight with 20,000, oi Psd one Awd KNOWS Says, clan yesterday obse: «Yals canvass is not run by the orpenieations oe much as by the candidates. In other times the candidate had little to do compared to what he has now. His organization managed for him. McCool and Conner, for instance, are doing most oma wark, , He ds | of their “4 Fam Mi i Us Buh du) Jabal uc Suueit ia nese aonseas NEW YORK HERALD, ee nna any previous notice, and tn afew days he starts the whole town talking about him. That is the kind of a man to win, I should not be a bit sur- pres to see the democrats rally in a mass for Mo- Sool, and pitch all considerations of party to the winds, Everybody knows him and likes him, and that is halt of the battle. The rest of the county ticket is not affected by the feeling which 18 shown in regard to the candi- date for Sheriff. Leaving these out of the ques- tion, whichever side wins will carry its ticket com- lete. If Tammany gains the day Walsh, for unty Clerk, and all the judges and coroners will be elected. If Apollo be victorious Patterson, for County Clerk, and all the judges ana coroners on that side of the house will secure the places they sigh for, Should the democrats all rally tor Mc- Cool and elect him, of which there seems a@ likeli- «hood, the Apollo ticket in its entirety might still be deteated. A result of this kind 18 anticipated by many. INTERVIEW WITH BX-COLLECTOR MURPHY. The HERALD represeniative met Mr. Thomas Murphy, ex-Collector of the Port, and found him by no means embarrassed over ‘the boastings of Tammany Halli," as he termed them, He deciarea that Tammany had lost on the registrauion tnis year 16,000 votes. ‘Tnis and the want of orgaul- zation ‘in that once powerful party,” said he, “goes far to settle the question betorehand, be- cause the republicans have a clear vote Of 35,000, When the strength of Apollo Hall is joined to this it will swamp Tammany twice over. O1 this [have no doubt whatever.” “Is 1t true that the republican party have nomi- nated Jonn McCool for sheriff as & mere blind, and intend to throw him over in the pools?” “There is not @ word of truth mit. John McCool will get the solid vote of the party, and as a man they believe him worthy of it. He is self-made, honorabie, and in every respect @ superior man, luberal to a iault and a large emplover of working- men. I know him along time. don’t know a more Chivalrous man in politics. There is nothing smallor mean about him. He stands by what he says and republicans are periectiy satisfied that he will discharge the duties of sheritf ina way they have not been discharged in years, There will be ho corruption under John McCool, for the man doesn’t understand the meaning of the word. Home, friends and family associations have charms for me which could not be compensated by the honors so Kindly offered me, But in regard to that matter I wish to state that John Kelly and John Murphy took means to thwart my election if 1 had chosen to go into the figh which no man can welladmire. They circulate among anti-Catholic societies that I was a Catholic and ought as such to be rejected. Iam a liberal and believe that politics ought to be disassociated from religion.” “You feel sure of the success of your ticket?” “T am in communication with the leading men engaged in this struggie and they and | are firmly couvinced that Tammany has not the ghost of a chance, This will be a fair fight and the people will put in the men they like best.” SENATORIAL DISTRICTS. The contest in the Fourth Senatorial district con- tinues lively between Fox and Jones. Jones, the alliance candidate, is supported by “Hank” Smith. the Police Department, the Board of Excise an the Custom House, besides whatever influence Dowling and Coman exercise. Fox, the Tammany candidate, has the Tammany organization at his back, and is working vigorously lor success, which he expects to gain. ‘The canvass stirs up some little feeling, but it will all be over alter election. In the Filth Senatorial district the Tammany can- didate is Mr. Vincent C. King, who is endorsed by Apollo, He is an old resident of the district, a re- spected merchant, of means and education, and 18 well known for his benevolence and uprightness, The republican candidate is Mr. James W.Booth, who is also weil known and regarded. He isa member of the republican organization in the Ninth ward, Both are good men, and either would be a representa- tive of whom the metropolis need not be ashamed. It is a close district, and the anticipatious are (hat whichever candidate wins will have very few votes tospare. Mr. Charles P. Shaw, a young lawyer, is the candidate of the liberal republicans. In the Sixth Senatorial district the tight ts be- tween Mr. Jacob A. Gross, the Tammany candi- date and Mr. George Hencken, Jr., the candidate ofthe alliance. The democratic vote of the dis- trict is large and active, and the chances are in favor of the democratic candidate. In the Seventh Senatorial district Thomas A. Ledwith, tue nominee of Tammany Hall, runs against James Everhard, whois the candidate of Apollo, endorsed by the republicans, The Republican Convention first nominated Thomas Murphy, ex-Collector, who declined, and then Rk. G. Corneli was selected, Ever- hard, the candidate of Apollo, withdrawing. The day after Cornell begged to withdraw, and James O'Bnen endeavored to jump in, but Everhard, who had previously retired, returned to the charge and secured the position. itis a republican district, but the current of opinion is in favor of Ledwith, In the Eighth Senatorial district there are three candidates—Hugh Moore, the Tammany man; Robert McCavlerty, Apollo, and Walter S, Pinck- ney, republican. Should one of the two democrats Withdraw It 18 likely that the republican will be deteated; but, if not, the latter has a chance of walking in between the other two, The canvass in } runs on the Apollo ticket McCabe will be likely to run in between the other two, In the Nineteenth district James T, King is the Tammany candidate. He 18 the-choice of Mathew T. Brennan, whose influence was used tn his fevor. ‘Tom O'Vallaghan was the chatee-of John Kelly, out he failed to get the nomination. However, he hus the nommation or Apollo, and he intends to make @ stubborn fight, with the odds in his favor, Alexander Martin is the republican nomination. The Twentieth district has three candid running—John D. Coughlin, Tammany; James F. Smith, Apollo Halil, and David Babcock, republican. ‘The fight is between Coughlin and’ Smith, and unless they run very evealy the republican will hardly come tn. The Twenty-firat district has four candidates tn the fleld—Harry Genet, an independent free lance, without a party or an endorsement; Willian Haw, Jr, republican; Johr W. Smith, Apollo, and Charies Crary, Tammany. It would be no surprise whatever should Genet win the race, for he las a this pull on a certain class of voters in the dis- ic DECLINES THE NOMINATION, The following letter explains ttself:— No. 560 BRooms Steext, New York, 30, Hon. Roager B. Roosevett, Chairman Democratic Union General Comimittee Dxak Six—iaving received the nomination for County Clerk from your organization | take this opportumt rewrn the Convention my most sincere thanks for their very kind consideration, and allow me to adu that there isno man in this community more willing to the services und receive the emoluments apperti thesaid position than myself, yet a# @ democrat, View ot the presen’ state of ailuirs politically, | Lex leave and to decline the nomination so generously tendered, Would ask that the name of William Walsh be subsii- tuted, believing that it will socure success to the whois icket ana effect a genuine democratic union in th county.” ee LUKE O. GRIMES. A CONTRADICTION FROM ALDERMAN VAN SCHAICK. Alderman Yan Schaick called at the HrRaLD office yesterday and stated that the card publisned in this paper of yesterday, purporting to have been signed by him, was wholly unauthorized, ECLKCTIC SELECTION OF CANDIDATES BY THR RE- FORM COUNCIL, The Reform Council Convention for nominating candidates tor the city and county oilices to be voted for at the approaching election, alter a care- ful scrutiny of the nominees of the several polltical organizations, have made the following selections. While these selected candidates possess different degrees of fitness, they are in the judgment oi the Convention worthy 01 the sutlrage of their constit- uency, The tardiness of the political parues in making their nominations and the severity of the present financial crisis have compelled the Con- ventton to modify tts original intention and coutine its action to recommending the following nominees irom whom voters can select candidates for the omices named : Supreme Court—Abraham_R. Lawrence, Charles Donohue, Enoch L, Fancher and ©, H, Van Brant. Superior Court—Claudius Monell and Gilbert N. Speir. Marine Court—Henry E. Howland, Henry Alker and David McAdam. Sheritf—Join McCool and William ©, Conner. Alderman—Edward Gilon, Fifth. Senatorial District—James W. Booth and V._C. King. Sixth Senatorial District—J. A. Gross and George Henken, Jr. Eighth Senatorial District—Walter L. Pinckney and H, H. Moore, Third Assembly District—Thomas Mulligan. Filth Assembly District—Austin Leake. Seventh Assembly District—Alired Wagstat, Jr.. and George W. Clarke. Eighth Assembly District—Jacob Messer. Ninth Assembly District—A. J. Mathewson and George B, Deane. Tenth Assembly District—L. 0, Waebner. Eleventh Assembly District—Knox McAfee and O. P. Buell. ‘welfth Assembly District—J. A. Lyons. Thirteenth Assembly District—J. H, Horton and Charies 5. Spencer. Fourteenth Assembly Vistrict—J. R. Taylor. Fifteenth 4 ibly District—Joseph Blumenthal. Sixteenth Assembly Distriet—Joseph P. Varnum, Seventeenti Assembly District—Charles Whitte- more. Eighteenth Assembly District—William G. Choate. Nineteenth Assembly District—Alexander Marun and T. 0. Callahan. Twentieth Assembly District John D, Congniin. Twenty-first Assembly District—Charies Crary. THEODORE W. DWIGHT, JAMES EMOTT, First Vice President. OSWALD OTTENDORFER, Second Vice President, } Secretaries, pertorat ing to din GRANVILLE P. HawEs, CHARLES M, EISIG, LIBERAL REPUBLICAN RATIFICATION, At a liberal republican ratification meeting held last evening in Chatham square the -following speech was made by General Cochrane :— It is not often, fellow citizens, that the adherents of any of the great political parties gatner in num- bers as large as those I see before me to hear dis- cussed the issues of & political canvass. I look the district 1s being conducted on the Tammany side with considerable earnestuess, ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS. The First Assembly district has James Healey for Tammany candidate, and until within the past two days had an Apollo nominee, Daniel P. kennedy, who has withdrawn in favor of Colonel Burns, the candidate of the republicans. Burns was a popu- lar soldier in the war, end his acquaintance is largely among democrats, though working in the republican interest, Healey is not popular, be- cause he is all for Healey. In the second district William P. Kirk repre- sents Tammany and Thomas Wild Apollo, The latter runs in the interest ot Morgan Jones. Both | candidates are running evenly, and at the present | itis ditticult to say which bas the best caance of election. The Third district has James Hayes as‘ candidate | on the Tammany side and Owen Kavanagn on that of Apollo. The two men are weil known in their districts, the advantage Of a jamiliar acquaintance With the residents being on the side of Hayes, AS Jones and Fox, jor the Senate, are strongiy an- tagonized in this district the canvass for Assembly | Partakes o1 the interest, and there is a great deal of discussion going on, and each side believes itself sure of victory. In the Fourth district James Ryan is the Tam- Many candidate, He is supposed to run in Shand- ley’s interest. Charies Reilly is the Apollo selec- , and between the two the fight 13 close and ter. Jn the Fifth district a former member of the As- sembly, George Loutrel, has the Tammany nomina- tion. He is a selection of John Kelly, Arthur J. Delaney, a lawyer, represents Apoilo, end Austin Leake the repul o side, The republican candi- date will most likely be elected. The Sixth district has three candidates running, Matthew Patten, a deputy sheriff, who secured the Tammany nomination through Tim Campbell; Edward A. Blake, Apollo, and Daniel Ff. Crowley, Custom House republican. Engineered by Camp- bell, who is some pumpkins in his district, Patten, according to present indications, Will o¢at his rivals in the race. The Tammany nomination for the Seventh has given to Colonel Alfred Wagstai’. He was yin the Legisiature irom Long Island. His opponent is George W. Clark, who has received the republican nomination. There is comparatively little excitement in this district, neither of the candidates arousing much enthusiasm, The Eighth district is contested by Martin Nacht- mann (Tammany), formerly Excise Commissioner under the old régime. His opponent is George Scherman, republican candidate, wit the Apollo Hall endorsement. The lower portion of the | Seventeenth ward is included tn this district. It to be placed on that fact, a8 the vote on local can- didates is uncertain. In the Muth district E. M. Traphagen was nominated by the liberals, with. of course, little show of success. Andrew J. Mathewson received the combined nominations of Tammany and Apollo, and George B. Deane, Jr., Was put in tlie field by the republicans. By a union of the liberals, few as they are, and both wings of the democracy, it may ve possible to elect Mathewson, but the district is Strongly republican. In the Tenth district Louis C. Wachner is the Tammany candidate. He is a lawyer, who is popu- lar among the Germans. Louis Erger is the Apollo Hall candidate, and between the two there will be much lager beer spilt, and the contest cannot be otherwise than very close, The Eleventh district has two caadidates—Oliver P. Buei, Tammany, and Knox McAfee, Apollo. Itisarepubiican district, but the Tammany can- didate runs well, a lis character and connections are both unexceptionabie, There are three candidates in the Twelfth dis- trict—Francis Murray, Tammany; Joseph Lyon, Apollo, and Chester H. Southworth, republican. Murray is a young man, a cierk in Justice Kivlin's Court. Lyon is @ clerk in the Tax OMice, which shows there are two young men who are ambitious to leave the obscurity o/ the office of clerk to mount the political ladder to fame and fortune. The republican candidate, under the circam- stances, has the beat chance of being elected. The Thirteenth district is sought to be repre- sented by Charley Spencer, republican. This wor- thy purpose of Chariey’s is disputed by Joseph H. Horton, Tammany, d Stephen D, Peters, Apoilo and liberal republi The districs being’ tepub- lican, the chances are in favor of Spencer, In the Fourteenth district, whe siderable German element, Carl “achwellst, Gawate Murpiyy ican nomingtiog. His opponent is Jolin * pany. ‘I r cl ively, tnd looks towards success, nprahigaany le Fifteenth district soseph Bl - ae Tammany. His opponent ta Withiane b, 7 ‘arr: hanes of tancne all popular he will have been put oy ig the candidate that nas ¢ Taminany nomination in Si - trict has been given to Peter Woods en itis said, is running in the interest of Comptroller Green. Nicholas Haughton, who two years ago beat Jim Irving for the Assembly, has recsived the Apollo Nomination, and stands'a fair chance of being elected, as he has received the endorsement Of various democratic clubs in the district. In the Seventeenth district Andrew ‘Blessing runs for Tammany. Last year he received the endorsement of the Committee of Seventy, which recommended him vo many respectabie voters, and he was elected by just one majority. He returned to the fold of Tammany, and by so doing procured arenomination. He ts favorably known to a large constituency. George P. Bradford is the repubil- can nomination and will poll a considerable vote. The accent district has two candidates< Henry McCabe (Tammany), who is a member of tl many General Committee and a popular man, and Bernard Biglin (republican), who repre- 1s strongly democratic, but there ts little reliance | upon th arge meeting as an omen of the success which its such zealous and general efforts; a success, however, in no event attainable to the proportions of a great party triumph, but neces- sarily circumscribed by our limited field of action, A strong party, weakly administered, is tottering to its fall. It is assailed by acry from the toilers for work and trom the poor for bread, Another arty of traditional antagonism to this one is astening with renewed vigor to anticipated suc- cess, The counteracting efforts of these rival parties wiil doubtless contract to a small figure their difference in votes, That difference it may be within our power to surmount; and here, then, in this city, even should the State fail, will tne liberal republicans print their State tickets and Tun them, and build their ticket boxes and man them, and peddle their votes and pollthem. We Wl spare nothing of legitimate effort, means or expense, and the rest we will leave to Providence, The next speaker was Mr. Michael Ryerson, and he was followed by several others, who urged the doctrines of the liberal republican party with Ailigent force. _ TAMMANY AND THE REPEATERS, Resolutions by the General Committee Offering Rewards for the Arrest of Perpetrators of Frauds. The General Committee of Tammany Hall met yesterday and the subject of frauds at the polls was very earnestly discussed. The following rego- lutions were finally adopted :— Resolved, That the Democratic General Committee of Tammany Halil will pay 4 reward of $10) for the arrest and conviction of any person who may be proven guilty of violating any of the provisions ot the election law at thee jon tobe held on Tuesday next, and also = ward of $250 for the arrest and conviction of any Inspector of election or poll clerk who may in any way be proven guilty of Violating any of the provisions of the election Jaw in connection with the tion to be held on tues y, Ne Mtge i ahi The above amounts will in each instance be paid on the certificate of the a le ney of te city and county of New Yorks aeict Attar: ELECTION LAWS AND THEIR ENFORCEMENT, eae Ata meeting of the Board of Police, held yester- day afternoon, a resolution was passed ordering the Superintendent of Police to issue and publish @ general order to the police torce, enjoining upon all members of the department to be thorough and diligent in keeping order on election day at and im the vicinity of the several poiling places; to be Watchful in the detection of frauds in the casting or canvassing of votes and prompt in the arrest- ing and arraigning belore the criminal magistrates of persons who shall violate the Election law or commit any breach of the peace, or unlaw- fully interfere with the rights of voters, or obstruct or embarrass — election officers in the performance of their duties, and charging all members of the police torce on duty at the polling places during the canvass to protect and defend in the periormance of their duties the persons call ‘watchers atthe polls,” who shall have been ay pointed under section 47 of chapter 675 of the Laws of 1872—the Election law—whose special powers, Tights and duties are contained In the following extract from such section, to wit:— Each candidate for any office to be fille = tion may by hiseertigeste In welling eaees te ‘Sift, designate one person for each election district in whieh he is w candidate, to be present at the canvass of the bal- lots containing the name of the person designated for that office. The inspectors of election and the police oF other officers attenaing at such election district specified in such certificate, shall make a passage for such person to the said inspectors, and the said inspectors shall per: mit him to be present ‘at the canvass of all the | the box containing the ballots for the of that such canvass’ and. the sta nvass and the statement re voters foundin each box are correctly made. ‘And ‘ne Inspector of Election or Board of Inapectors, or polles, or other officers, shall aliow such person to be molested or removed during the canvass of such ballots. or tll such statement has been made, completed and signed, unless he shall be personally gullty of traudulent or dis- orderly conauct. THE NATHAN MURDER, District Attorney Phelps had @ protracted inter- view with Irving, who is now confined at Police Headquarters, and pretends to know all about the murder of Benjamin Nathan. Irving has at jast consented to reveal all the facts of the case in his possession, The District Attorney has given him promises of saiety, and the public will soon be made conversant with the detatis of the mysterl- ous story. Irving has held most teniciously to his original assertions, and says now that his testi mony is sufficient to hang two men at present in the city. The confession is to be made to-day in the presence of Commissioner Gardner, Super- intendent Matsell and District Attorney Phelps. READING BY MR, BELLEW IN BEHALP OF THE POUNDLING ASYLUM. On Wednesday next, November 5, the well-known elocutionist, Mr. J. M. Bellew, will give a reading on behalf of the Foundiing Asyium, at Steinway Hall, The programme has been specially selected for the occasion, and will include such grand and moving pieces a3 “The Execution of Montrose,’ “The Battle of Fontenoy” and tne third act of “Hamlet.” The band of the Seventh regiment has Kleruan | kindly promised to play during the evening, thus adding extra atvraction to an already varied JATALD ED by STATE POLITICS. The Political Situation in the Senatorial Districts, A DEMOCRATIC GAIN CERTAIN. Tho Causes of Republican Disaffections and Their Promoters. MrpDLeETown, N. Y., Oct. 29, 1878. In previous letters I have endeavored to give the readers of the HERALD a fair insight tnto the rings of the Republicans, above board and under cover, in those districts which have jor the past four years been represented in the Senate by the so-called Tweed Senators who swear by the Republican flag. T have already shown you how it came to pass that George Bowen, in the Twenty-ninth district, did not go before the Convention for a renomination, and how Daniel H. Cole, of Albion, secured the prige, thus becoming certain. of election; how Jim Wood failed to have his record endorsed by the Thirtieth district; how Winslow, in the Eighteenth, ‘was renomirated and afterwards given the very platform to stand apon, by the Convention which nominated him, which he rejected by his votes Inst winter, and how, finally, the lord and master sPirit of the Republican Senate of 1871-3, Woodin, was made to learn for the frst time in his life that, in a district made up of two republican counties, tt sometimes happens that one and one do not make two. Inow propose to give you a general view of the situation in the other Senatorial dis- tricts which I have visited, m many of which the republicans are quarrelling with one another as flercely as ever democrats quarrel in Gotham over the spoils prospective. The Thirty- first district, it will be remembered, was repre- sented in the Senate during the last four years by Loran Lewis, who has also, time and again, been classed by some of the republican papers as a Tweed Senator. Whether or not the charges mado against him are based on the same “GROUND FOR SUSPICION," as the accusers of the immortal five have it. which were brought against the other four, one thing is apparent to anybody travelling in Erie county, and that is that he does not come in for one-half the abuse the other suspected individuals have re- ceived already during tife campaign. While it is but fair to say that the republicans in his district who put faith in the charges of corruption made against him are not by any means proportionately as numerous as are the ‘‘disaffected” republicans in. the districts of the other four, yet I found, while in the district, that there is @ strong feeling against him in his own party. The democrats have put John Gau- son in the field against him, and the general belief is that Lewis will be overwhelmingly de- feated, Erie county, which is of itself the Thirty- first Senatorial district, it is true, gave Lewis in 1871 @ majority over William G. Fargo of 1,845; but 1t must be borne in mind that that winter and the winter that followed were years of miracies, when good democrats were swept away by the popular tide of reiorm along with the scoundrels who had disgraced the party by their crimes against the people. In 1870 the county gave Holman a ma- jority of 1,434, gave Scribner a republican majority of 837 in the following year, and followed that up last winter by sending to the Assembly a full re- publican delegation of five members and placing the majority for the republican Presidential candi- date at 6,363, In auch a district the odds, as things g0 nowadays, are three to one against a demo- cratic candidate for Senator; but Gauson is not an ordinary candidate, and it is believed that his per- sonal popularity alone will draw from 2,500 to 3,000 votes away from the repuolican candidate. He is a@ man of irreproachable character and whose record as @ politictan 1s without a stain. THE LORD AND JONAH AGAIN. In the adjoining district the fight between Jarvis Lora, on the democratic side, and Jonah Decker on the republican side, 1s being waged with a furor that bids fair to end in libel suits and claims for damages generally all round. Lord at first refused to run, but was compelled by the democrats only a day or so ago to finally come out and say he would stand as @ candidate, tf it were only to vin- dicate his character. Decker is being fought tooth and nati by the republican editor of a paper in Brockport, who accuses Jonah of being a regular “olter,” accustomed to kick against the party whenever his wishes were not attended to as he desired they should be. And yet Decker retorts that all the opposition to him from the classic re- gions of Brockport Springs form nothing more nor less than the act that a woman is postmaster (?) of the place, appointed there by Decker’s infu- ence as against the ambitious designs of the poor editor, who wanted the place for himself. Poor Lord, too, has, as is usual, come infor a good share of abuse already about his canal con- tracts. Indeed, suits have already been instituted against him to recover an alleged over-pocketing on his part of $112,000, and his enemies are making the most o! the circumstance, Yet, taking every- thing into consideration, it is believed that Lord wiil win the day by a handsome majority. A PROBABLE DEMOCRATIC GAIN. In the Twenty-seventh district, in the last Sen- ate represented by Colonel Harrower, George B. Braaley, the democratic candidate, stands a good chance o! beating his opponent, Eaton N. Frisbie. Bradley ran against Harrower in 1871 and was de- feated by only 108 votes, He is very popular in the district, and as Colone: Harrower bas himseli come out for him Eee po ot be Ilkgly have his vote increased by the Combination. The en- ty-third district is in great trouble, and at one time the breach between the republicans threat. ened a dire disaster to the interests of the party. The counties of Chenango, Delaware and Schoharie make up the district, and 1t 80 hap- pened that when the delegations from each, two weeks ago, went into convention each county had @ different candidate. A HAPPY FAMILY. Neither would give way tu the other. Caucuses were in vain, the bescechings of the peacemakers were unbeeded, and aiter balloting to tneir hearts’ discontent, with always the same result—each county @ tie--the Convention broke up in much confusion. The democrats, like good patriots, as they always are on such gag een occasions, pat- ted the delegates on the back and went from county to county to infuse new courage into each delegation, advising each, in view o1 the fact that the other contending counties were “decidedly in the wrong, you know,” to stand by its own man to the bitter end. This little dodge of the democrats, however, waa the very sat | that finally got the three counties into @ thinking mood, They at last resolved to show the democrats that they were not to be so easily hood- winked, and suddenly came together and nomi- nated James G. Thompson. Against him the democrats at once put Wiliam Youmans, Jr., in the fleld, and, to make the sun all the livelier, the temperance men have trotted out Oharies D. B. Millia, The district was carried by James H. Gra- ham (republican) in 1871 by @ majority of 1,804; but It is an important fact, not to be lost sight of in tne face of the present condition of affairs in the district, that jor alx years (up to 1871) the dis- trict was represented in the Senate by a democrat, though only one of the three counties—Scho- harie—is out-and-out democratic. So it is rather hazardous just at present to attempt, with any de- gree of certainty, to determine who the winning Tan wili be. The gh td opinion of shrewd men of both parties in the three counties places tl e dis- trict in doubt, with the chances in favor of the republican candidate, A NICK REPUBLICAN PICTURE. ‘The republicans in the Twenty-first district have robably had, so far, as lively @ time of it about Preir Senatorial prospects as any of their quarrel- Jing brethren in any of the other districts. Many of them claim that they have been all along ruled by aring, and that they will assert their inde- ndence thisyear. ‘The editor of the Hamilvon fcan has openly declared war to the knife, and Mr. Kellogg, the republican candidate, muat naturally feel very much complimented by the tol- lowing remarks of the editor, who, after alluding to the ring’s way of nominating candidates, speaks right out in meeting after this fashion:—“By the modus operandi of the Lr ding he saya, “the Tepublican party is sunk below the level in re- spectability of the bay yA democracy, and Chances given by which detaulters, thieves, drunk- ards, worthless loafers aud vagabonds obtain Oficial positions and sink the fair name and tame of the republicans.”’ He then asks, “will the wople go on in blindness and elect & con- Pomptibie knave, @ bloated a & gambler or even @ talented blackguard to responsible se ood in which ng Ai disgrace those who u elected them, dishonor their party and injure their country?” if the enthusiastic editor's advice own district but tony in bi should be taken, no! y fo she democrats in all the republican distric have not @ hopeless minort: Jollowing appeal will make many of tho lar’ candidates wince :— The call of the times is for reform. Ke- blicanism cannot stand these ring dictations Tan longer. 1 dashe auar of tbe oumle Gow ta SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1873.—TRIPLE SHEET, administer such a rebuke as shall be forever felt, and hereafter make their voice respected. It is no breach of party to refuse to vote for so-called regular nominees put in nomination by ring influ- ence, It is the duty of ail pure-minded, respecta- bie members of the party to break the influence of the regency that have abused their power.” This indirect aenunciation by a republican of the re- publican “regulars” I assure you has had @ won- derfal effect in Oswego and Madison counties, and although the district is 80 overwhelmingly republi- can that I cannot conceive how it can be made to go democratic except by a miracle, yet there are many republicans in both counties who assert their be- lef that the same Kind of a whirlwind which swept ‘Tammany out of existence tn 1871 will sweep this district on the 4th of November in a way that will astonish republicans who look more to party, right or wrong, than to honesty in affairs of government, 4 DIFFERENCE OF OPINION, In tho Tenth district, Mr. Madden, I found, will by no means have anything like the majority he had in 1871, Then he beat Mr. Beebe by over 2,000; but 1f some of the republicans in his district know of what they affirm his career asa Senator during the past two years has been anything but gratity- ing to a lurge number of the men who voted tor him, Mr. Madden, in the Senate and out of it, at Albany, was always loud in his protestations as to his independence and honesty, and as for the lobby, he gave every one to understand that not one of them ever dared to approach him. But Ubere are republicans who are cruel enough to state that Mr. Madden’s protestations were all very well; but—what the “but’ indicates I do not pretend to know, but I was encountered with it so often by republicans, in talking of Mr. Madden's anti-lobby virtue, that, even now, 1 am at a loss to know just what it amounis to, One gentieman— quite @ promment republican tn the S'ate—whom 1 met during my perigrinativns, in speaking of the Senator, in reply to a remark oi mine that many people asserted that he was above suspicion, said, “I met @ railroad president the other day, who got talking with me about Albany, Madden’s name was mentioned, and he shook his head ina knowing way and remarked, ‘There are three classes of men at Albany in the Legislature. One class Sooly Make bargains as to the price for which they will do certain things, and they do them; the second class get out of you all they can and do Bema in return, and the third, and worst class of all, is one which will ruin you and your business if you don’t do what they ask; and ‘lis class don’t deal with the lobby—they deal directly with the parties of the first part. And to this latter Gass aoe than, one apparently honest man at Albany elon, In the district some of the republicans talk rather plainly about Mr. Madden having taken Gould's money for election purposes, as an olficial investi- gation last winter proved he had. “And what makes it worse for Madden," said a well-known republican to me in Middletown, “Gould himself coniessed in tue Wood investigation that, by giving money to candidates before they were elected, he found the practice paid better than if he used money afterwards.” Of course Mr, Madden's friends claim that these aspersions upon their candidate's character will have no weight with the people. Frank Abbott (liberal republican) is the candidate against Madden and wili run weil, but it is gener- ally believed that the influences at work in the district will secure Madden the victory. THB SENKCA THORN 10 BE PLUCKED OUT, — * In the Twenty-sixth district there might be a good chance for Senator Johnson’s (democrat) return, but the split among the republicans, which secured him the victory two years ago, has been healed over, and the democrats will, thereiore, have to stand on their own bottom. Besides, it is urged, even by those republicans who say he would make as good a farmers’ candidate as any farmer, that he proved himself in the last Senate the Sharpest democratic thorn in the republicans’ side of the whole minority, and go should be plucked out at any cost. A BARGAIN AND ITS PROBAULE RESULTS, lt was generaily supposed when Stephen 8. Mar- shall was nominated by the democrats tor Senator in the Ninth district that he would sweep the dis- trict, but the renomination of Mr. Robertson, added to certain little plannings of iate on the part of certain democrats in Westchester county, has put an entirely new phase on the situation. It isa well known fact that Robertson never allows him- self to be a candidate tor any oitice unless he 1s sure of an election. Were there the slightest probability of Marsuall’s beating him be would have persisted in declining a renomination, and he refused the renomination just 80 long as the odds appeared in favor of Marshall, But what has apparently led him into the belief that he is again sure oi election to the Senate is this:—Cauidwell (democrat), who was Senator in 1869-70, wanted the nomination for Senator this year. He started out working for it as early as six months ago, but when he began to count noses at the Convention at White Plains he found he was nowhere, and so prudently withdrew. But go to the Legislature this winter he must, say his friends, and the backers of that Fordham Railroad scheme said ditto, So he has been nominated tor Assembly in the First district of Westchester county, and will of course be elected. And, to be brief, it 18 Just here where the chances of Robertson's election are made more certain by Cauidwell’s running for the Assembly. The latter wants Marshall defeated, and has been and is now working for Robertson in an underhand way. Bussing, the democratic candidate for Sherif, is aiso a friend of Robertson, and 1s to covertly work ror him; and the man wuom the republicans have put up against him has only been put up to be knocked down. This may be news to him, poor fellow; but ,he can depend upon its being retiabie. The republicans who are au /ait as to the bargains made to elect Robertson by certain of the demo- crats wul therefore not work against Cauidwell in the First district; and thus, it will be seen, everybody in the little ring will be made happy on election day. To conclude, J will add that, judging from the calculations made as to the probable standing of the two parties in the coming Senate by republicans ana democrats in the various districts and trom personal ovser- vation, the general situation outside of New York and Kings counties stands at present as follows :— REPUBLICAN (sure). pxmocrars (sure). - wie District, 9—William H. Robertson. 13—Jesse ©. Dayton. 10—Ly. M. Madden. l4i—Hen Donnolly. ry 27—George B. Bradicy. 28—Jarvis Lord. $l—John Gansoa. 15—Websier Wagner. 16—Frankiin W. Tobey. 17—Wells F. Dickinsou. 18—Norris Winslow. 19—Samuel 5, Lowery. 21—Oharles Kellong. 22—Daniel P. Wood. 2%4—John H. Selkreg. 26—Weston Woodworth. Ibert G. Dow. * Chances in favor of democrats, Now, taking it for granted, as do tne prominent republicans and democrats outside of Kings and New York counties, that in Kings county the First and Second Senatorial districts are in doubt and that the Third district is sure for the democrats, with the odds in favor of the republicans in the First and Second districts, and taking it also for ranted that the general speculation about New ork county, which gives the republicans one Sen- ator, is well grounded, tie democrats, on the day after election, will be unable to figure up more than thirteen votes in the next Senate. To con- cede this it 8 necessary to concede the election of Ray in the Eleventh district, Youmans in the Twenty-third and eats in the Twenty-fitth, But calculations of this kind as to certain apparently strong republican districts may be knocked in the head between now and election day if certain in- fluences which are now at work in the rural dis- tricts, and which I will more fully explain in an- other letter, are brought to bear against the republican candidates (simply because they are re- puolicans), with ali the force the democrats affect to believe they will. T have thus far confined myself in this and my previous correspondence to the prospects in the Senatorial districts alone; but as far as my obser- vations have gone I may assert with safety that the situation in the Senatorial districts generally cannot be taken as @ sure indication as to how the State, will go as a whole. People who now believe that the general quietude prevailing in political cir- cles is proof positive that there is no likelthood of any great change in the State may possibly wake up next euneesy, not a little surprised at the eneral results. But this particular prospect of ‘he campaign I leave for a future letter. QUEENS COUNTY POLITICS, A County Judge for a Fourth Term— The District Attorney After the Demo- cratic Candidate for Surrogate. There is probably no portion of Uncle Sam's do- minyons where political excitement runs so high this fall as it does in that handsome county over the river whicn delights in the honor of being the nearest place to Hell Gate, and expects to profit largely in the future from that happy circumstance. The principal county offices contested for are the places of County Judge and Surrogate, The republican candidate for County Judge is Mr. Heury W, East- man, It is admitted by all that Mr. Eastman would be sure of election only for the wisdom of the democrats in this particular case, They have nominated for County Judge John J. Arm- strong, the present incumbent, who has occu- pied the county bench for the past three terms and 18 now certain of a fourth, Another fortunate political fact is the nomina- tion of the present tncumbent for County Clerk, John H. Sutphin, by the democrats and his endorse- ment by the repubiicans. Of course his run ts re- duced to @ walk over, The ludicrous side shows in the race for the position of Probate Judge of the county. The republican nominee jor Surro- rogate, which is certainly the most importa nd responsible office on the ucket is Mr. Alexander Wagner, He is well known in the county. His election is now well assured, as the democracy has discovered the awful mistake they made in the nomtnation of his opponent, Mr. Lyddy. Leading members of his own party have investigated Mr. Lyddy and have been considerably disgusted by the discovery of the following extraordinary docu- ments and facts, which one of his warmest-advo- cates characterizes as “A” CHAPTER OF GUILT.” ‘They found a record in Castle Garden, Lg | nis first arrival in this country from Ireland in June, 1866; the files of a New York republican paper showed him as @ hired stamp orator for the repub- licans in 1868; for his “services” to republicanism Spey Jound, be won papelged 9.6 WinCE In Mae Nay York Custom House in 1869, and toox oath that he was a citizen of the United Foden tuey found thatin Novembar of the same year was ad.nitted to the Bar, though he failed, ts is alleged, to pass the usual examina through the influence of Judge McOunn; they found that he then made oath again that he was a citizen; they found that in the fol- lowing month ot April, 1870, he Was removed from his place in the Custom House by Collector Mur- phy on a proven charge that he was no citizen and that he next went and procured A FALSE CERTIPICATE OF NATURALIZATION on the 23d of May, 1870, on an oath that he came to this country a3 a minor. No perce stood spon. sor for Mr, Lyddy, as is usual in such cases; but the back of ihe amidavit contains the words, im pencil mark, “Judge McCunn’s friend.” All this, of course‘ created tremendous excitement among the Queens county democracy, and the discovery that he has resided in the county only @ lew months has added fuel to the fame, Mr. Lyddy Was compelled to retire trom the contest, and the unlortunate blunder of his party in nominating him would, undoubtedly, have killed the whole democraite ticket only for the happy seiection of Judge Armstrong for County Judge. The com- plaint against Mr. Lyddy for obtaining and usin; fraudulent naturalization pepers in violation the act of Rael Raed passed July 14, 1870, will be placed in the hands of the Unitéd States District Attorney to-day. ‘The Assemuy candidates for the two districts of ueens county who are most likely to win are Mr. L. Bradford Prince, of the First, and Mr. James: M. Vakley, of the Second district, the former the republican and the latter the democratic candi- date. Their opponents are conceded to be very respectable gentlemen, who have simply the mis- fortune to be pitted against more popular men, THE STOKES CASE. } The Assassin’s Victory. To THE EDITOR or THE HBRALD:— What did Mr. Tremain mean by saying that he had achieved a great victory by wresting from the Jury a verdict of manslaughter in favor oi his client, instead of one of murder in the first degree? If Stokes was only guilty of manslaughter, as this wise jury decreed, the verdict was simply an act of justice, not a “victory.” Or did Mr, Tre- matin mean that his client was guilty of a cow- ardly murder and the “victory” consisted in saving his Deck trom a well earned rope? thus deleating the ends of justice and disorganizing society for the sake 0! a professional triumph. r. Tremain may consider that ue has won a “victory,” a8 im his unguarded glee he incautiously termed it, yet he will find that a few more such victories will undo him with the respectable people of New York. Another pertinent question at tais critical junc- ture, When assassination seems again to have be- come @ recognized protession, is, Whether 1t would not be wise to modify whatever State enactment which may exist, permitting jurors during a crim~- inal trial to frequent brothels and dance houses ? In ordinary law we believe it is ordered that ‘the jury shall not separate.” ‘rhere has been an outrage on justice and there remains much to be explaive4. OUTRAGED JUSTICE, Justice Blindfolded. To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— Justice can no longer be said to be blindfolded in New York. The verdict in the case of Stokes is mockery and a farce. Jack Reynolds said, “Hang- ing for muruer is played out in New York;’’ but his assertion would have been much truer if he had added, “for the rich.” If Stokes was not guilty of murder in the first degree then the hanging of Fos- ter was nothing but downright murder, Stokes had not the slightest excuse, while Foster had a great many. He was drunk at the time of the killing of Putnam; but Stoces was in his rightsenses. Alto- gether the whole proceedings of the trial appear to Ine to be suspicious, ‘The jury must have been tne tiuenced by some outside infuence or there must have been some flaw in the presentment of the case by the pro-ecution. This verdict should cause our citizens to blush, itshall be recorded in the history of our city as an everlasting disgrace and humiliation, Our citizens, It is true, are lookin, on Wepre at this way of administering law; bu the time will yet come when they will take the ad- ministration (if driven so far) of itinto their own hands and adopt the rule of the pioneers of the West lor murders—viz., **Lynch law.’’ AN ADMIRER OF THE HERALD, A Mockery of Justice. To THE EprTor OF THE HERALD :— Your article in this morning's issue of the HERALD headed, “Hanging Played Out for the Rich” will be read with the greatest sausfaction by thousands. If we cannot have justice in New York, it 1s at least some comfort that the HERALD is not silent under this shameful verdict, Isit nota feartul state of society when @ man can escape the just punish- ment of his crime simply because he is rich and has influential friends? What an encouragement ts thus given to evil-doers, provided, of course, they beiong to the well-to-do class of society, while the poor man who commits a crime may make up his mind in advance that he will get his deserts! Who among us_ believes that Stokes shot Fisk in self-delence? On the contrary, 1t will stand on record among men, if not onthe books of jaw, as one of the most cold- blooded murders that ever took place in New York, And we are compelied to accept the verdict be- cause we feared he would escape punishment in any form, Let us hope the voice of the press will arouse the people to a sense of the wrong under which we are sufering, aud tius help to bring about the day when amurderer cannot escape the punishment due to his crime, be be rich or poor. Let us have justice to all, A CITIZEN, THE KELSEY CASE, Investigation by the Suffolk Coanty Grand Jury—The Negro Titus Letting His Tongue Loose Again. Riveruead, L, L, Oct. 31, 1873. The Grand Jury of Suffolk county are engaged here at present onan inquiry into the facts con- nected with the Kelsey outrage and murder, and will, doubtless, conclude their investigation to- morrow, Thirty witnesses, in all, were subpoenaed, and most of them have already been examined. Arthur T. Hurd was the only one of the implicated parties who was called before this inquisitorial body, the remainder of the thirty consisting of oMcials and witnesses on the Corener’s inquest proceeaings. Fred, Titus, the negro in the em- ploy of the Sammis family who testified at the In- quest in relation to a disguise and oaken club seen in possession of Royal Sammis, was examined last night. He ieft for Huntington by tnis morning’s train, and just aiter his departure it was ascertained that he had told a woman wio keeps an eating house here that he was not going to tell ull he knew, because he was afraid that if he did he would be killed when he went home. Measures were at once taken to have him overhauled and brought back to be again examined and compelied to give further evidence, if he really does know anything further, which £ am Lo id inclined to doubt. Gossip and per- version of facts are so strongly prevalent in and about thiscase, all based upon hearsay, that lam inclined to doubt whether the negro did actuall make the remarks about being killed which have stated above. He has already hi experience of talking away from home on this matter, as it Was in consequence of what he had tok other parties that he was finally cornered on the subject of the club and disguise clothing, and fancy ne is too smart to be caught chattering that way again. The Grand Jury, however, seem to think there is something in the story, Mrs, Oake noon, aud ay is before the grand inquest this will be ollowed by Coroner Baylis. THE GOODRICH TRAGEDY. The Police Siill Busy. The police are still busily engaged in unravel ling the mystery surrounding the shocking murder of Charles Goodrich, and from the amount of evidence, good, bad and indifferent, which is being accumulated, there 1s @ fair prospect of a very lengthy trial, There have been @ number of pers sons arrested, but the police have kept their move- ments secret. Itis strongly suspected that the long-looked-for Koscoe is confined in a prison not far from Brooklyn, and it is stated on good authority that the Warden of the prison commante cated the fact to District Attorney Britton a few days ago, When the Warden was questioned he declined to give any information, saying that he had sent all that was necessary to the District At torney of Kings county. While this iatest phase of the Goodrich case may, like many others which preceded it, be fleeting and trail, there ts no doubt that the Warden of the prison, District Attorney Britton, and the police authorities are determined to subject it to a thor- ough investigation, As Lucette Meyers is the only person kuown to the police, who can identiy Roscoe, if there really 1s such a person, tt wil be necessar, to have her remove from the jail aud taken to the prison where this Mysterious personage is supposed to be con- fined. Even shouid this turn out to be the man so much wanted, itis very doubtiul if Lacette will be willing to identily him, for she 18 at present greatly incensed against the ‘Police Department, and de- termined to annoy them in every way in her power. She said lately, “If the police had let me alone for afew weeks longer I would have given up both Roscoe and Beach to benne 1] but yl that they have treated me .so shamefaliy, | am deter- mined that they will ¢ to find them themselv and (witha bitter laugh) I have nodoubt it w take them some time to do it.’ ————— Primary School No. 34, situated at No. 293 Peart street (Second ward), which has been closed for repairs since July ladle Will be Qpengd on Monday Lia