The New York Herald Newspaper, October 11, 1874, Page 7

. TAMMANY'S NOMINEES. ——_>————- The Tammany Hall County Convention Yesterday. WILLIAM 4. WICKHAM FOR MAYOR. James Hayes Nominated for Register and | William L. Cole, J. William Guntzer, Samuel A. Lewis and Magnus Gross for Aldermen at Large. SKETCHES OF THE CANDIDATES. ‘The Tammany Hall County Convention met at he Wigwam, in Fourteenth street, yesterday af- ‘ermoon, The hour fixed for the opening of the Proceedings was three o’clock, but long before’ that time there was an immense crowd in the street, who vainly endeavored to gain admittance before the delegates were admitted. No delega- on was permitred to enter the hall unless Pach delegate was able to show his particular ticket. By this means there was no crush- ing or crowding on tne stairways, and by the time outsiders were finally let in ‘the delegates had had time to secure their seats, thus preventing a recurrence of the old time acenes, when outsiders were wont to occupy the best seats and lend a voice in the viva voce voting. Mr. Jobn Kelly, who was very enthusiastically greeted by the delegates, called the Convention to erder, and proposed, on behaif of the Committee on Organization, Mr. Augustus Schell as chairman. This motion was carried unanimously. Mr. Schell on taking the chair said:— We hi ue Scuart's speaaes, ; 'e have assembled to-day with the view and purpose of i bert card to the city ‘ot New York candidates for its big) municipal offices, The great and important duty which devolves upon you, and which has brought to- @ether so large a representation of the democracy of the elty, has no doubt impressed itself upon you all. eare about to enter a campaign important fn its results not nly to the city and state, but to the nation. Our repre- sentatives, recently assembied at Syracuse, presented to the suffrages of the democracy and of the people a standard wearer well worthy of the high position to which we will elect bim—a standard bearer against whom not a word can be said in respect fo bis character, integrity or ability. Let us now im our deliberations tollow the course so well and go ably laid out by our State Committea, and present to the suffrages oi the veop'e for Mayor and the other offices mes Of representatives whose election we will ail proud of, tor I teel as you must feel tha: the candidates we shall nominate will be elected, that victory is certain lor the democratic party. Mr. ‘Schell then closed by axpressing the hope that the deliberations of the Con- vention would be marked by moderation and discretioa. On motion of Mr. KELLY George W. Morton, of the Ninth; William H. Quincy, of the Twentieth, and Augustus Docharty, of the Eignteentb, were #elected as secretaries, These preliminaries over, the CHAIRMAN di- rected the roll to be calicd. This was the signal for THE CONTESTING DELEGATIONS to make known their griefs, and Mr. Kelly at once vose and moved that, as many members of con- testing delegations had not been able to gain ad- mittance to the hall, tickets of admission should be issued to them, 60 that contestants and regu- Jere alike might be present when their respective ol.ams were decided. This motion, as a matter of course, prevailed, and Colonel Fellows supple- mented 1t by moving that the roll should be ‘first called, omitting the districts in which there were contests, and that the question of the segularity of the contested delegations be referred to @ committee composed of one member from pach Assembly aistrict. This motion was carried and the following committee appointed :— 1. William H, Burns. Ed. 1. Donnelly, 2 andrew J. White. ler Kelly, NEW YORK. HERALD, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 01, 1874.-QUINTUPLE SHEET. fr", aepartment of the oe government; @ man who never been an ofcehi r De a but to whom we are large! ates Of actual substantial progress: le am lied integrit) of run if uns hd Yeuriesg im the di of duty: a man of un Ye WOO xeoutly har industry, of inv neible ene! Posseese aoiith ata high arded, " Diam in ahs tinmoonanic Convention to put 11 nomination ove born and reared in this city, who, in addi malities Lhave named, Docseses the merit of having been a consistent, earnest, the long demoe I nominate for the office of Mayor, | Wiliam H. Wicknam. JOHN KELLY NOT AN OFPICE SEEKER, This nomination was greeted quite entiusiasti- cally, aud was heartily seconded by Judge Spencer in a short speeco, in which he eulogized Mr. Wick- ham as @ gentieman whose record ag a reformer entitled him to the support of every honest voter in the city, Oaptam Isaiah Rynaers followed Judge Speticer; but instead as everyone supposed he intended to, of following in the same strain as meer, he sald that there was one man ers Who ought to be nominated and who would carry the city by majority, and he nominated bim them and there—Jonn Keily. ‘The announcement had an electric effect upon the delegates, and, a8 if actuated by an irresistible impulse, the entire Convention sprung to their feet, and, amid the waving of hate and bandker- chiefs, cheered wildly. The scene was a most ex- citing one, and for a time Mr, Kelly, who took the floor. loaewroy"ie ind unmoved, was unable to m™ ing to the cheering. The OB. Pi, £40 Montagu?! with the gavel at lasy ry Fe ve a Lyme seeite say a lew. “tothe remarks o: friend. MeoifING ON ‘ppreciate nis Kinaness, an¢ jar yeas of this Convention, Dry sue” «vention that 1 am nota hoe) Mxciting Contestty of this city. 1 agree | wiagth, Bayonne Cr¢What has been sald of Mr. wickihe: mm im this city; he: is thorought, Former- with tne people and their interests he me Rowuad at bh ana woerever he 18 Known ty orga’ WD as & man of sound integ- rity. Tsay th * °'8aia H. Wiekbam ts my candi- date, not that ¥2 1 to be understood as desirous 01 pressing My ,agpilection on the Convention i! it sees fit to chotse some other canaidate; but having looked over the field vame to the conclusion that his energy, his purity of character, his ability, the interest he has always taken in the affairs of the city, stamped him as the proper man tor the democracy to nominate as @ candidate jor Mayor. Jobn Kelly desires no office, The people of this city made him Sheriff for six years, and in that capacity he served the people as well as he knew how; and for the honor they conierred upon me 1 will ever feel grateful; but ic is not my province here to refer to my aflirmed position, My hed desire now, as it basever been my desire, is that the people of this city shall have a good government, ‘they ex- PgEct that We shall give them good Aldermen and a good Mayor, and I know itis the intention of this Convention to do that very thing. 1 hope the ; Convention, if they have no other candidates, 2. will nominate Mr, Wickham by acclamatio: A PERSISTENT DELEGATE, Captain Kynders agatu ingisted that Mr. Kelly | should be nominated, and Colonel Fellows replied | by saying that no one needed to be tolt that i: he | desired a nomination Jonn Kelly would be the | first choice of the Convention, But he was nota candidate, ani it needed not a nomination toshow | the people how aearly he was esteemed by those who knew him best. His record ot forty years of an unsullied lie was his monument, and if people wanted to know what he had done all they nad to do was to look about them and ‘gee the reforms he had inaugurated and carried out, Rynders, like Banquo’s ghost, Would not down even at tnis, and wanied to know if Mr. Kelly in refusing tne nomination was in eurnest. Mr. Kelly again took the floor and gaid he generally meant what. he Said, and When he said that he was not a candi- date and would notrunti nominated he meant it. A certain gentleman had called him a “hypocrite? im the papers, but if there |-was one characteristic in his nature that was more marked than another it was mis frank - ness in expressing his opinions. “What! do say," | be added, in a firm, loud voice, and his eyes flashed | as he uttered the words, “what I do say! mean, and | what I mean | say fearlessly always.” This proved | a clincher, and Mr. Wickham’s nomination was made by acclamation, whereupon Henry L. Clin- ton, Judge Spencer, Daniel Tiemann, Feodore | | Mierson and Judge Rogan were appointed a com- | mittee to invite air. Wickham to be present. The | rest of the ticket Was then completed without any undue palaver, Judge Fowler nominated James Hayes for Register; and, on bemg seconded, tne nomination was made by acclemation, Mr. Kelly nominated as irene srry We William L, J. Willtam Guntzer, Samuel A. Lewis and nus Gross; and the nominations were made by acclamation, aiter Judge Quinn bad withdrawn the name o! Jeremiah Kenunefick, whom he stylea “This excellent young man.” Pending the nomi- nation of the Aldermen Mr. Wickham made his appearance, and was greeted with loud cheering by the Convention. Advaucing to the edge of the Platform he said:— ! MR, WIOKHAM’S ACCEPTANCE, Mr. CHAIRMAN AND GUNTLEMKN OF THE ConvRNTION—L havo been waited on by your committeo and in your { name tendered the deniocratle nomination for Mayor ot 4 ; : | this clty. Iwill not say that this ton was wholly jah Bieta on 8 ie Janice E Hogers. tihantieipaed; but © do say, feel assured that BE. R. Meade. 7. John 5. Mt every one watnin the sound of in: ‘will bear witness 6 TJ. Campbell, 18, ry L. to the truthfulness of he, asserti ‘that, so ne Jam ested.’ 1S Conteeted. personally concerned, it has been made icited. by CRS onnetiy. Af Contested. Ine.” I appreciate the honor you Mave ‘conferred “upon @ L. », Fredericks. | 21, Conte: mi TOUUER OY hesewelt hanks 0, gentle- John M. Reynolds. 23d ward. Contested. men, accept the nomination with the mn Asser \0, it John R, Fetiows. 24th ward. Henry D. Perry, . Joseph Koch. Tne Convention after the appointment of the tommittee took a recess of one hour (from | four to five o’cjock) to consider the claims of the contestants, SETTLING LITTLE DIFFENBNOES. The committee returned at six o’clock and Colonel Fellows reported the decision. He said that the committee had considered the clatms: of contestants from the seventh, Sixteenth, Nine- teenth and Twenty-first Assembly districts, and from the Twenty-third ward. As to the Sixteenth, Nineteenth aud Twenty-first districts and Twenty- third ward, the certificates had veen found made | out in proper form and signed by three inspectors, Evidence had been listened to that led them to be- | for the can tion that tr the people at the polls next November ratity The conver alter the noutinations of th Aldermen, ‘ine other fe | well known to the. community, , Mi | has occupiea Keita APE GT ublic trust and | was @ member Of she Board of Education whicu | preceded the preseat Board. Mr. Lewis is a | prominent. citizen of the Seventh Assembly dis- | trict and well known among the down-own busi- | ness men of this city. Mr. Guatzer is a popular | man among the Germans and his name will doubt- | Jess add considerable strengtn to the ticket, lagnus Gross | Sketches of the Candidates. WILLIAM H. WICKHAM, Willtam H. Wickham, the democratic candidate | eve great irauds had been committed at some of | He ieee er theten: ae uae Mee | the primaries. The committee had concindea | {Ne democri Lee Le IE UR ls not to go behind the certificates and to | eld any public position or been a candt- iss jit favor of the delegations whose | date for any office. In 863-1 he was | regular! mn en certified to by a Soin Iajority, of the inspectors of each. aistrict. | * Member of Tammany Hall General Com- | ‘They, therefore, reported in favor o! the del tion from the Sixteenth district headed by ‘ward Cooper; irom the Nineteenth headed by Daniel Niemann; from the Twenty-first headea by Hugh H. Moore, and trom the Twency-third ward | headed by Wiliam Cauidweil. As to the Seventh district, a paper ceriitied by one inspector and not posseseing ail the essentiais requtred had been gsubinitted; also another paper signed > two in- spectors, which likewise was deiective. The com- mittee, therefore, had decided to admit botn dele- gations, vach of the delegates to have half a vote. Tne Chairman, alter Volunel Fellows had con- cluded, was about to put the report to a vote of | the Convention, when Mr. Billings, a delegate from the Fourteenth district, moved that the Con- vention Gisagree with the report oi tae commit- tee, and Substitute the delegation from the Six- teenth district headed by Peter Woods, instead of | that headed by Cooper. A STIUY BREEZE. This motion created the greatest excitement and confusion, which was interrupted hy Mr. Woods taking the floor himself. Cries of *Ques- | tion’ “Question!” resounded from every part of vhe hall, during which Maurice Power rose, ex- citedly, and raised the point of order that a'con- kestant had no right to the floor. ‘the Chair , nally succeeded in restoring order and aliowed | yoods to proceed. Mr. Wouds then explained that irauds had been committed at the pfimaries, and showed a petition signed by 637 democrats o/ the district protesting against tae admission of the other delegation, The votes had been counted ina dark room, and he had been refused admittance to the room while they were being counted. He denounced the mspectors, and said they were willing tools of men who had _ de- termined to gain their ends by perpetrating an outrage on the people of the — district. [tell you gentlemen,” exciaimed Woods finally, “you can’t afford to let tac opinion of the three men who acted au inspectors in our disurict | @tand against that o: the 637 voters whose names are appended to this paper. You say you can’t go behind the certificates of the inspectors! Such inspectors! And who were they? Tools, willing tools, ready to do the dirty work of the men who do not represent tue voters of the ais- mittee, but, owing to his independence of char- | acter, was not deemed an available man by those who at that time and subsequently controlled the organization, and from that period until | 1871 he took no active part in pol tics. Catled out in the interest of re- jorm he became a leader in the formation of the Apollo Hall organization and a prominent | member of the Committee of Seventy. ‘The results of the ensuing election and the victory over the ring were greatly due to the energy and execu. tive ability he displayed in the conduct of that brief but memorable campaign. In 1872, in the Committee o1 Seventy he strongly opposed. the | nomination of Havemeyer, and in Apolio Hall that of O'brien, and when both proved mevitable, he leit them, to become & member of re:orm in Tam- | many, serving on the General Committee and Committee on Organization, From early lie Mr. Wickham has been engaged in active business. He received a liberal education at the old Mechanics? | Soctety School, subsequently graduating trom a | classical academy, in Vermont, andgheabecame con- | nected witu the Pacific Mall Steamsnip Company | during its early organization, and from 1859 to | 1861 was itsagentin New York. Of Inte he has been engaged in business in Maiden lane with his | Jather, & well known merchant. in 1850 Mr. Wickham joined the old Volunteer Five Department, serving out nis time, and was | subsequently for two years its President. He was also an active member of the Mercantile Library Association, and for five years was an officer of the association. Mr. Wickham’s grandfather came to this city irom Long Island to reside in 1790, He was a dry goods merchant in 1812, and was one of the original founders of the New York Stock Ex- | change, Mr. Wickham 1s forty-two years old. } JAMES HAYES, | Mr. Hayes, the candidate tor Register, was born in this city on the 11th of May, 18430, Though his jather’s family were in humble circumstances | when he was a lad he managed to obtain a good | ordinary education in the public schools. At an | early age he entered a printing oMce and learnea | trict. Throw us aside if you like, but if you | the “art preservative.” During the palmy | do the effect on the people of the district | days of the Volunteer Fire Department Mr. may be {elt beiore election day.” William | Hayes was an active and prominent mem- | H. Kelly, another delegate, appealed to the | ber and officer of the organization. He ; Convention to treat the contesting delegations with | the same courtesy that had been shown toward the Seventh district—admit them both. Woods again got the floor, and after bitterly denouncing the men, whom he charged with having manipu- dated the ballots at the primaries in lus district, ag men"who made their living out of the public | treusury and “ied themselves out of THE PUBLIC POT,” demanded that his delegation should beadmitted at Jeast on equal terms with the “ballot box stuffers."? Colonel Fellows in @ short speech argued to show ‘that the committee could not go behind the certifi- cale of the inspectors and suggested that the per place for the contestants to fight their tiles was in their own district. The excitement ‘by this time had considerably caimed down, and 80 the vote on the substitute, to admit both dele- ations with one halt a vote each, offered by Mr. iiliam H. Kelly, was taken quietly. It was voted | down, as was that of Mr. Billings, and the | fan of the committee was finally adopted. ‘This | ugly subject, which at one time threatened to cul- minate in a row, once disposed of, Mr. John Kelly | arose and moved that the Convention should at once proceed to the nomination of a candidate for Mayor; that every district should be called in its order, and when @ district was a unit that it should cast its vote as a unit, and, when not, as | we of @ unit, and that the nominations should | made in the following order ‘irst, Mayor; second, Register; third, Aidermen-at-Large—the names of the candidates for Aldermen to be pre} sented at the same time, RT WICKHAM NOMINATED, en this Motion Was carried, Henry L, Clint @ot the floor and said :— ie siinpeiineae | Mr. Cuarmwax—At the present jnn : mu- nicipalaflairs itis of the highest Importance satis eleat to the office of Mayor a man ot large intelligence, | of great force of character: one who unde: ds thor: oughly the wants of this metropolis, who a ates the Importance of wise and judicious’ city tnprovements ho soows the jmerafive Recexsity of radica) retorm in | kept. was a member of the New York Common Council tor five years in succession, being first | elected m the spring of 1862, In 1866 he was | chosen Supervigor, and held a seat in the board | jor five successive years. In 1870 he warmly es- | pousod the cause of the young democracy, His temporary defection from Tammany Hali, how- ever, did nov result in any loss of popularity, for he was elected tothe Assembly in the fall of 1871 by a very decided majority, and has been re- | elected every year since. | WILLIAM 1. COLE. William L. Cole, one of the candidates for Alder- | man-at-Large, was born in Ireland. He came to | this country when young. He travelled exten- sively through the United States, working in the different cities a3 @ type-setter, and finaly set- ted in this city over ae Years ago, In 1849, in connection with the late Patrick Lynch, he started the /rish-American newspaper, and he has devoted nis services to the interests of that journal for over a quarter of a century, except tor the period during our late war, when he served as pened in the United States army, with the rank of major, On setiling up his accounts he was highly compli- mented by tue late Fayaraatee General ‘Andrews for the correct manner in which Ms payroits were Panes hundreds of thousands of dollars were disbursed by him every cent was satisfastoriiy accounted for. He has always been a democrat, | but has never held any political office, THE DEMOCRATS’ ACTIVITY, Intense Activity at the Democratic Headquarters—Encouraging Reports from the Interior, The scene at the democratic headquarters in the Metropolitan Hotel was one of great commotion yesterday. A stream of prominent democratic Politicians eame pouring Jn from morn til) night, | the choice you have here today I promise, with Goa’a help, Yo atsechaawe the duties of may ofiee wih News osty, fearlessiy ai impartialiy to the best ot my avilit | ed. with three rousing cheers | foxveit§ nazi arge Island, Tos was wuog ‘net are | whi rn enlivened the Republican Heacquecters: | The following some of them from remote parts of the State. They were heartily rcceived by the Secretary oF the Democratic State Committee, Mr. Swan, and most of their reports were o1 an encouraging char- acter, Among those who visited the rooms yester- day were senator Johnson, Chief Justice Church, Samuel J. Tilden, Henry A. Richmond ana Asher | P. Nichols, !rom Buffalo (the latter being the demo- cratic nominee for Congress in tne Erie district), John V,. Whitehouse, of Poughseepsie, &c, Chief Justice Church, in his conversation with Mr. Swan, expressed his firm conviction that the demo- cratic ticket would sweep the State, and that Mr. ‘Tilden would be elected by a no inconsiderable mi jority. Mr. Swan said that the reports from Ger- man organizations were so remarkable that there ‘Was no aoubt that the Teutonic element would be almost @ auitfor Tilden. As for Wickham, Mr. Swan thought that he was an excellent candidate for Mayor, and that he would be elected by ahand- some majority. in regard to the advices from the interior Mr, Swan quoted a letter {rom Senator Jarvis Lord, who wrote that everything now indicated that even in Monroe county, where Dix’s majority was 3,500, his majority would be very small. There was vo doubt that many republicans looked upon Dix’s re-election for @ second term as an endorsement of the third term for Grant, and that this convic- tion aeone the rank and file of the republican party would greatly weaken Dix’s strength at the polls, The reguit of the Tammany Convention ‘wae received with all indications of satisfaction, but with none of surprise, at tle democratic head- quarters. AMONG THE LIBERAL REPUBLICANS. They Are Ready to Confer with Other Organizations—Are the Others Ready to Confer with Them? The Conference Committee appointed by the Liveral Republican Convention, which was held on Thursday, met yesterday morning, at. ten o'clock, at the St. Denis Hotel. Communications addressed to three of the leading organizations of the city—Tammany Hall, the Council of Political Reform and the United German Organization— were drafted, requesting these bodies to confer with the Conference Committee with a view of consolidating all the anti-Tammany elements. In the afternoon another meeting was held, thorougnly private in its nature; but, of course, still open to the ubiquiious HERALD. General Cochrane, from the sub-comimttee, reported progress, stating that assurances ha been given by the lous organizations that they Would apswer the communications addressed to them in the course of next week, A general in- terchange of views, on the situation then took place, and the committee seemed evidently to Javor some plan of combining with the. Grant re- publicans, disaffected aemocrats and followers of the Counell of Political Reform in order to defeat the Tammany candiaate for Mayor. Colonel Willis and several other members were in favor of Oswald Ottendorfer, who, in their opiniou, would render such a combination perfectly irresistible by attracting the entire German vote. The matter was thoroughly canvassed, and there is | no doubt that the liberal leaders are in favor of the German candidate for the Mayoralty. General Cochrane subsequently stated that in his opinion the liberal party in tis city would muster irom 8,000 to 10,000 votes. He jocularly admitted that with the aid of drinks the nomber could easily be trebled. in regara to the Governorship General Cochrane said the liberals could vote for Tilden or Dix, just as they pleased, and the committee would offer no advice on this point, their only de- sire being to see honest men elected. | REPUBLICAN HEADQUARTERS. i The Calm of Security—Nothing Doing and Triamph Certain. The beautiful calm which is- inspired by the cer- tainty of triumph was witnessed yesterday at the headquarters of the Republican State Committee atthe Fifth Avenue Hotel. The private office of the Secretary of the Committee has been rendered comiortable by the addition of a luxurious sola and some velvet-covered soft arm chairs, in which the nabobs of the party may loll at their ease. ‘These chairs and the sofa were occupied yesterday by iviends of the secretary, but scarcely any repnbiicans of note visited the rooms, the outer room @ clerk was putting up parcels of printed speeches of Conkling and Morgan, and vhat was about all the activity that was visible to the naked eye, The secretary stated that the ad- vices from the interior were ‘all right.” However, he subsequently intimated that there had been no serious defection in the republican party in any part of the State, so far ashe was able to judge irom the reports reaching hit every day, When asked a8 to the advices in regard to the German vote, the secretary hinted that they were, upon the whole, not unsatisfactory, and con- concerning the strength of the temperance move- ment he was unable to state whether it was capa- ble of doing General Dix serious injury. ore of ou the stragglers, who strayed into the room the day, made a good deal of tun of the democra nominee for Governor, coupling fis name, in some broad jokes, with that of Boss” Tweed, and ridi- culing the alleged fealty of the Irish element 1o the ‘saccessor”’ of the noted prisoner on Black- about the only yesterday. Rete 3 LAST NIGHT'S POLITICAL MEETINGS, A well attended meeting of the Workingmen‘s Democratic Association of the Seventh ward was held last evening at No. 53 Market street and was addressed by several speakers who canvassed the merits of the various aspirants for local omMces. Resolutions were adopted favoring the election ol Mr. Dennis S. Griffin for member of Assembly as the representative of workingmen. A meeting of taxpayers of the Seventh ward | was heid last ntgnt at No. 25 Rutgers street, which | adopted a memorial to Tammany Hall against the | flagrant political grievances oy which they allege that the same corrupt men who swayed their local | | politics before the era of “reform” are now forced upon them as candidates for office. A preference | was alao expressed for the nomination of Lawrence | G, Goulding for Alderman to fitly represent citizens | and taxpayers and greatly tend to the purification of the democratic party in the district. John Creighton presided over a regular meeting of the Young Men’s Democratic Association in Attorney street last evening. A resolution unani- mously tendered the support of the organization to Hon. Matthew Patten for member of the Assem- bly from the Sixth Assembly district, and several speakers urged members to earnest devotion in the cause of democracy, A large number of citizens of the Fourteenth Assembly district met last nigut at No, 540 East Fourteenth street and resolved to support Hon. Luke F, Cozans for member of Assembly. Messrs, Hagan, McGuire and M. J. Fagan addressed the assemblage and eulogized the iavorite candidate, The Sixteenth Assembly district Democratic Association had a large meeting last night at Peace Hall, in avenue A, near Nineteenth street. The Tammany municipal ticket was indorsed with cheers. It was also resolved to advance the claims of Assistant Alderman George Kelly for the sideemanio nomination in the Seventh Senatorial strict. Ata meeting of the Americus “Six” Association, held last evening at their club house, No. 264 East | Broadway, the members formed themselves into a campaign club by the election of the following of- fleers:—Henry E. Lynch, President; John J. Fer- rier and J, Mackin, Vice Presidents; Andrew Krady, Secretary; and John J. Blair, ‘reasurer, resolutions were unanimously adopted :— Whereas William H. Wickiiam has been nominated ax the standard bearer of the democracy in the coming municipal contest, and Whereas he represents the interests of merchants, mechanics and the young and active workers in the field of politics; theretore be it Resolved, That we, members of the Americus “six” Assoclation being independent democrats and owing no fealty to any local party, hereby pledge ourselves that we will give Mr. Wickham our votes and most earnest support at the coming election, THE CROP OF CITIZENS. Prospects and Progress of the American Citizen Manufacture=—A Few Incidents in This Season’s Growth—‘Sweet Sov- enteen” the Popular Article. The season for the manufacture of American citizens has arrived, For several days past this work has been going on with all the old-time dis- | regard o( legal conseqnences, 1t does not bear so brazen & front as in the palmy days of political iniquity, for in these more virtuous times it | next winter, } | | | county and State. To the uninitiated observer tne | appearance of these’ men, either as to dress or to the slight degree of inteltigence in their faces, would not bespeak an active, conscientious regard for the public weliare, or @ knowledge that their personal interests were in any way in- voived in the political character of the men about to be elected next November. THE POLITICAL RUNNER. Any conelusion of this kind would probably be correct, as to the general run of these candidates for the pos#ession of the ballot. Behind a group of these candidates, who are evidently unlearned in the mystery of the manutacture of citizens, is © man who may be descrived as a professional political runner, itis his busin to make the crooked places straight, and to make straight also the pathway of these budding citizens so that the sharp angles of the iaw shall not be to them a ragge edge of despair. un Friday at the Democratic Naturalization Headquarters @ scene occurred that will explain and illustrate the value Of the services 01 this professional political run! An Irighman of the laboring class applied tothe geptiemen at the table who, with pens In their bands aud open blank books before them, looked to the man very much like pay clerks on ‘papers.’ He was asked entered in a book; then when he came to the country, and, lastly, where he was born. He replied, “Ireland,” and then he was aaked if he had “a witness.” WANTED A WITNESS, ‘The Irishman vo! coniused, took off his bat, scratched his he: d then said, “Share, there’s me. muther.”” mn followed @ contemptuous laugh, not loud, but deep, by all the clerks, and then the “end” clerk said to the Irisnman, “here’s @ Wit ,"? pointing to the professional runner; go with him and he wil put you through.” To this runner was given a green-colore! card, with the Irishman’s name upon it, then the latter was Gtrected to fall in with about ten other men, of a like nationality with himself, and the group went over to the third floor of the Court House. In the office of the Clerk of the Court of Com- mon Pleas, or the Clerk of the Superior Court, according to which Court they obtained their frat, papers these men are taken, They hand to a clerk their catds, they state on what year the name they represent obtained his papers; tney declare that they have lost the originals, or give some other equal'y good reason for requiring @ renewal ol their naturalization, and tf the clerk 1s. @ good democrat the bearers of the green cards have to undergo a very mild kind of cioss-examl- pation, belore they are reciptents of a form that makes them again citizens oi good character, with all the neediul qualitications to vote, WHAT THE REPUBLICANS DO. The repubiicans are equally facile 10 their pro- cess of manutacture; the raw material is slightly different, however. An incldent that came under the observation of @ reporter of the HERALD will serve to show the character of the difference. About midday on Friday there came rushing into the little room, by the side o1 the laver beer base- ment saloon used as tue republican headquarters, an elderly German, with tour German young men, neither of whom appeared more than twenty- three years of age. He placed before the soiltary clerk at the table four orange-colored cards, on each of which was written the name of one of the young men. The clerk copied these names in a little boox, and another man at a little raised _desx wrote on a blue-colored card, on which was printed “please naturalize,” the names of these four men. The elderly man, whose name was Kohn, accompanied by these four young candidates tor naturalization, then went over to the Naturalization Bureau at the Court House, obtained the requisite papers, and were then filed in undér the guidance of Kohn to the Court of Common-Pleas, Judge Robinson was on the bench, and when it came to the turn of this quartet to ere the Judge Mir, Kohn was asked what he Wabout each of these jour e | young men, ‘ SWEET SEVENTEEN. In each case hé saw them when they landed in this country. They were each of them about sev- become citizens. Then each of the was asked similar questions by the Judge, when it came to their age Jucge Robinson said, tua country when he was seventeen years of age. Tt seems a popular period of life.’’ of jour were, however, two young men of the name of Wooll. “Are these men brothers?” said the Judge, ul which Mr. Kohn, equal to any emergency, replied that they were. Judge Robinson called one of the brothers **Woolf” whom he had first naturalized betore him and, after admininistering the oath, put to bim several questions as to his and his brother’s' age and birth. This witness said he did not know when bis brother was born, but he did know that tis brother was born aiter he was, “You were not twins, were yon?’ said the age.’’ “No; there Was a sister born between,” re- plied the Teuton. BROADWAY PEDDLERS. Tne Judge smiled and signed the papers. trepidation and anxiety of these young men was, thing new to them. they an ance the peddlers on Broadway. vhe civil condict of admitting men naturalization on the simple qualification having served in the war. There is yet ten more days Jor obtaining naturalization papers. At present the number of applicants has not ex- ceeded the average ot recent years. Young men arriving 1m this country before they are eighteen years of age are entitled to citizenship on obtain- ing their majority if they bave previously “taken out theit papers.” Thetr fathers not betng cliti- vens is now ruled not to be a disqualfication. When etther of the respective parties—democrats or republicans—obtain the naturalization papers the applicants do not incur any expense, The tickets are kept at the office of the clerk, and the total of the fees collected from the respective party organizations previoas to each elecuon. WESTCHESIER POLITICS. mre Prospects of the Rival Parties=The Lookout for the Congressional Succes- slon—Probabilities for the Assembly and County Nominations. As though by common consent, the rival politi- cal parties in Westchester county have not yet chosen their standard bearers in the approaching contest for the ever desirable spoils of office. It is, as usual, a busy season among that claas of the community who labor diligently at the primaries, knowing that work judiciously performed there is half the fight for their irienas. Within the past few weeks a number of ‘slates’ have been made up by those who would fain lay claim to possess- ing political prescience ; but these, it is almost neediess to state, have been, as usual, rathiessly broken, together with the hopes of their origi- nators, The officers to be chosen at the ensuing election are those of Congressmen for the Twelfth Congres- sional district, three members of Assembly, County Register, District Attorney, Superintendent of the Poor, two Justices of Sessions and a Coroner. As Mr. Clarkson N. Potter declines to be a candi date for re-election to Congress, the democracy appcar somewhat at a loss to and A SUITABLE SUCCESSOR to that gentleman. Among those prominently mentioned in connection with the nomination are marcus L. Cobb, ex-Assemblyman Henry C. Nelson, N. Holmes Odell, tne present vounty Treasurer, and William H, Pemberton. For the same office on the repubucan side are named G. Hulton Scrib- her, ex-Secretary of State; Amherst Wight, Jr. ; Ejliot C. Cowdin and D. Ogden Bradley. Aside from these, however, it is not improbable that State Senator William H. Robertson will ultimately accept the nomination, in accordance ; With @ pretty genera! desire which seems to pre- vail among leading members of the party. In case Of Judge Robertson’s election, which might almost be termed a foregone conclusion, it would not interfere with his Senatorial duties at Albany asthe second term of his Congres- slonal existence would not commence untti D cember, 1876, The county, as its territorial limits extsted before annexation, now forms the Twelfth Congressional district, hence the chances in fayor of @ republican vietory are materially augmented, inasmuch as Kockland and Putnam counties, which formerly belonged to the district, generally guve democratic majoritics. THE ASSEMBLY CONTEST. is deemed safer 10 assume a respect for The contest for members of the Assembly the law, cven if that respect has only Beery dd bd a ane one. in fae First t i assem strict, which includes the new Twenty- the | thinnest possible outward show. The | iird and Twenty-fourth wards of New York. thet | consequences of the present mode is to | respective democratic adberents are urging the | corrapt and demoralize the citizen as deeply and as certainly asin tne days whon the respective political parties owned the judges on the bench. The naturalization headquarters of the republicans and the democrats are, of course, within the shadow of the law courts, in Chambers street and Centre street. The “mill” of the aemocracy ts in Centre street, and of the “republicans” in Cham- bers street, The latteris in the cellar way of a | basement lager beer restaurant, and appears to be run on a very economical basis. The democracy have a large office, with a staf of cierks and out- door agents, indicative of heavy expenditure and external enthusiasm, For & week past these depositories for the raw material of citizen- t | house at Albany, in this district, | ship nave been filled with men, principally of the | laboring class, who are desirous of having a power Of cygice in the election of oMcers for the city, i | party a claims of James ©. Coulter, ex-Mayor of Yonkers; ex-Congressman John B. Haskin and Willtam Cauldweil, Who has already bad several years of islative experience in the councils of the State. re seems to be Littie doubt that the repubii- } cam nomination will be given to K. Y, Bell, of Yonkers, The Second Assembly | dts- trict has for some years past been | rightfully considered doubtful ground, the elective majorities having on more than occasion been counted by units, Among ut mocratic aspitants for a seat in the lower Colonel Jonn- son, formerly ot Governor Hoffman's stad, Thomas K. Downing, Sehiefelin, BE. H. Hopke ana George W. Davids. The selection of a republican ninee for the district will depend wholly on the jon in connection with the Congressional candidacy. Should Senator Robertson consent to ron for office, the nomination for Assemblyman will most probably be given to Amherst Wight, dr. Major General James W. Husted has, it 18 un- derstood, again consented to represent the Third diatrics in the Assembly next winter enteen years of age at that time; they were young men of good character; they bad resided in New York ever since, and they had always intended to lounge taan an “I cannot help remarking tnat almost every young man who desires to ve naturalized has come to 0 the group Judge, ‘for [see you are both seventeen years of The however, very manifest, and it was evident that the interior of an American law court was some- To an unprejudiced person ‘appeared to be recently imported immigrants to resemule very closely in personal appear- These are but Parts of the ways of the manatacture of American crtazens, boy they serve to show how easy it is to to of For the same om the democracy have put for- ward Jopp Beene ‘bo will, Couptiess, have to con- tent himself with the empty honor ot a nomina- ton, ior, with the “Bald Eagle 01 Westchester” a8 @ rival ip the field, the prospects of the turmer are about a8 hopeless as those of @ “bub-tailed nag 1D fy tume.” THE COUNTY OFFICES. In connection with the office of County Register the indications poiot to the nomination of Heury B, Archer by the republicans, which in view of tne democratic stronghold, Morrisania, having been tucked on to the metropolls, 18 almost tanta- ; Mount to an elecuon. Among tue demo- crats the only candidate for the same omice mentioned is Theodore Pine. It | 1s not probabie that the position of | District Attorney will undergo any change, as Daniel Clark Briggs, the present meumbent, will certainly be the republican candidate for re- election to that important office, That his course has given satisiaction to tne party may, be salely inferred from the tact that during the liberal re- publican Presidential campaign he followed the banner of the lamented Horace Greeley, and was one of the most frank-spoken and iormidable advocates of that movement in the county. His having secured the conviction of six out of the seven ,“masked burg- lars,” who were each sentenced to’ twenty years In the State Prison, will not soon be forgotten by the people of Westchester, irrespec- tive of party. His competitor on the democratic side will probably be ex-County Judge Robert Cochran, who, it would appear, nas allowed him self to be “switched” of from the Congressional track only to receive the ambiguous compliment of @ nomination for District Attorney by hfé party. For the minor county oMces there is a host of eager aspirants, who are each cherishing the hope that the County Convention may lend a favorable, ear to their respective claims. é STATEN ISLAND POLITICS. ae ete ita, Tne Richmond county republican delegates as_ sembled yesterday in convention at Schwarts- kop’s Hall, Clifton, and made the sollowing county nomipations:—For Member of Assembly, Richard Cuniiff, of Castleton; for District Attorney, Wil- liam M. Muller, of Middletown ; tor Superintendents of the Poor, Emanuel Koppers, of Southfield, and William Newton, of Castleton, to fill vacancy; lor Coroners, Richard M. Smith, of Middletown, and Dr. Walser, Jr., of Castleton. bya, ait to Con- gresstonal Convention—Neilson 8. Townsend, of Soutnfleld; 0. C. Norvall, of Castleton; John Turner, of Westfield; Cyrus White, of Northfleld, aud Ubarles Alexander, of Middletown; Delegates at Large—James Guyon, of SouthGeld; Jobn Wild, oi Middletown ; J. P. Victor, of Northfleld, and Mr. Muller, of Vastleton. NEW JERSEY POLITICS, The Newark Charter Election—The October Battle Ground of the Jgrsey Campaign. On Tuesday the annual charter electiof takes place in Newark and it promises to be the liveliest contest witnessed there ina great many years. Indeed, during the last week it has had no more exciting topic of general discussion than ‘the chances” of this, that or the other candidate. The city ticket proper is unimportant, as It consists of officers whose nomination is equivalent to elec- tion—two Tax Commissioners, two Water Com- missioners and {our Surveyors of Highways, divided equally politically. The chief interest is on the Aldermen. The Council consists of thirty members, elected for two years. Each year fiiteen go out and fifteen new ones come in. As now or- ganized the Board stands nearly two-thirds repub- iican, but sO Many go out that to retain control of the Council and consequently of all the adminis- trative city offices, chiefs of departments, &c., the republicans still have to elect mine members out of the fifteen. Eignt would tie them, and seven would defeat them and turn the entire city government into the bands of the democrats, Hence the struggle on this issue alone is pretty hot. But a strong dash of State and a spite of national interest is thrown into the canvass. ‘As joes Newark in Uctober so goes New Jersey in November,’ has been a cry nearly as potent in this litue State as used to be in the nation with Pennsylvania and her October election. The State republichns, with Secretary Robeson, the ‘‘ex-Philudelphia Senator,” Mr. Cattell, ex-Secretary of State ana now Consul Congar and Mr. Frelingbuysen, to aid, counsel, comfort and assist them, are bending ali their efiorts to carry Newark tor the republicans. ‘Tue democrats are not idle in the same direction. lt 18 conceded that the result in Newark on Tues- day will exercise a poweriul influence on the more important Gubernatorial and Congressional con- tests of November. THE PROSPECT. The prospect for the republicans is anything but encouraging, Last year the democrats carried Nine of the fifteen wards and the Mayor. That was after the Broadwell exposure and a flood of other swindling, so-called, “irregularities."’ The excuse was then made that it was the Sunday Enforce- Ww upon which the Mayor won; but three weeks after the democrats carried their Sherift against a very popular republican, whose defeat few months alter- vit 4 of leaisiation and popular | used his demise s i Htce Rete ances vehi wes | Bq. Nady apeken™on, Sass Gl mal) ag rece! ce By | {he exeeption of & ‘modification made simco | TUE aod in favor of a new city Auditor. In December the republicans spran @ trap, aod, a8 the opposition declare, illegally thrust the same City Auditor into office for a taird term of three years, Since then, as before, the Ting has been well whitewashed and men retained in office who have been charged upon oath with having committed crimes. The republicans, then, have to carry the odium of these things, rogether with the disgraceful exposures in the Spring- field avenue Teliord pavement conspiracy trial In addition they have a wili- stone around their necks in the shape of the renomination of Alderman Stainsby, who 13 now under indictment for Bumsteadism in con- nection with Joe Young. Altogether the prospect democracy, on the other band, are “burning with and so compieting the demoralization of the ring. | Their Aldermanic nominations, for a wonder, are unexceptionaoly good as a whole. Hadson County Republican Convention. ‘The Republican Congressional and County Con- vention of Hudson county was held yesterday aiternoon, in Cooper Hall, Jersey City. Mr. Muir- head was elected chairman. renominated for Congress, James H. Startup for State Senator, John A. Totten for Register, ana John B. Drayton for County Clerk. There was much | confusion about the selection of a nominee for sherif. Major Hart claimed that Hovoken ‘Was entitled to one of the nominees, and a few dissatisfied democrats from the same place sent in @ communication asking that one Con Donovan, who sought the democratic nomination and tailed to obtain tt, be nominated. The communication was received with derisive laughter. Major Hart Said that, as far as the republicans of Hoboken were concerned, they were in favor of August Ingwersan. Two ballots were taken, and Fritz A. Meyer was nominated. The Hoboken delegates went home disgusted, like those in the Democratic Convention, John Kennedy, the present County | Clerk, wanted a renomination, but the Convention frowned down the proposition. THE THIRD TERM, Important Declaration by Secretary Robeson—President Grant has no Idea of a Third Term—The Reports Un- worthy of Attention. | PATERSON, N. J., Oct, 10, 1874, The Hon. George M. Robeson, Secretary of the Navy, addressed an immense republican mass meeting here last night. In the course of his re- | marks he spoke of the administration as being the | representative of the republican party, and saia that neither the administration nor its chief would ever be found outside that party; nor would tt nor he ever be found acting contrary to the best in- | terests of the nation, nor contrary to the estao- | lished traditions of the country. This remark was | understood to reler to the “third term” agitation, and was vociferously applauded, to the last conversation IN PRIVATE, with leading gentiemen of this city, Secretary Robeson, in repiy to questions on the subject, said that President Grant had no idea of a third term, had never thought of such a thing and regarded the discussion of thas matter unworthy of notice, Hence his reticence on the subject, except in con- versation with his intimate friends, ali of whom are Well acquainted with his views on the matter. Yor this reason, too, he has avoided giving any oMectal expression of his opinion on the subject lest he might seem to attach too much importance to the reports that have never had any foundation in fact. i } Subsequently | PATERSON, N. J., Oct, 10, 1874. | Augastus W, Cutler, of Morris county, was nom- | inated for Congress by the Fifth District Demo- | cratic Convention to-day. THE RELIGIOUS CONFLICT IN GERMANY A Bishop's Threat of a Small Bull | Against Bismarck. | {From the Manchester Guardian, Sept. 28.) | Bishop Martin, of Paderborn, who has been re- quired by the State to surrender his episcopacy for | violating the Prussian ecclesiastical laws, refuses to obey the command, on the ground that, as no public functionary had given him his post- in aletter to the First President of tne Court of Appeal, he intimates that if the Ecclestastical Court actually pronounces sentence of dismissal he wil) declare tat decitton to be null and void, looks very discouraging for the republicans, Tue | high hopes” of doing even better than last year | I. W. Scudder was | Uon as a bishop, none could take it from him; and, | 7 GOVERNOR DIX AT UTICA Reception and Speech of His Excellency at the Central New York Fair—4& Reminiscence of Olden Time—What We Need. Urica, N. Y., Oct. 10, 1874, Governor Dix arrived In this city, from Auburn, At half-past two P. M. to-day. He was met at the depot by Hon, Ellis H. Roberts. Senators Oamp- bell and Lowery, Superintendent Gray, ot the State Asylum; Judge Johnson, Alfred B. Street, State Entomologist Lintner, Vice President Hutchinson, of tne Central New York Fair Association, and other prominent citizens, and the Adjntant Bacon cadets. A salute was fired by Dunn’s battery. The Governor was escorted to the Central New York Fair Grounds, Where 15,000 persons were assembled. The Gov- ernor was welcomed with enthusiastic cheer# when he appeared before the grand stand. Presi- dent Comstock, of the Fair Asaoctation, intro- duced Governor Dix to the people, when he spoke as follow: GOVERNOR DIX’s SPEECH. FELLOW CiTIzENs—I am very much gratified to find myself in the presence of so large an assem: blage of the inhabitants of Oneida county, and I beg you to aoceps my thanks for your f greeung. I id not come here with the expectation of addressing you, and 1 trast there has been no such expectation on your part. Indeed, there is no subject on which ican properly say anything, except that of agricultars and it woula be the height of presumption rt were to attempt to give you any information on agricultural toptcs in @ county where the ltve stock of one farm bas been sold for $280,000 and a single cow for $40,000, Your feliow citizen, Sena- tor Campbell, has been trying to make me under- staud how this may well be, but the transaction 18.60 Vast that it 1s quite beyond my co aprehen- sion. Perhaps my obtuseness in this respect may arise from the fact that 1 am the cultivator of a very modest farm of forty acres on Long a, and that I can only contrive at the end of the year to sell two or three fat animals, ten or fifteen tons of hay and a few other surplus products. If I were to look at the debit and credit sides of the docament—I am careful not to do so— 1 fear I should find more money fone, out of my pockets than coming into them. But it I was sure the balance was against me I should think the money well Spent; jor there 18 a gratification in seeing some things growing of which, under Proyi- dence, you are one of the efficient causes, and I have always thought that a man who at some period of bis life had not made his mother earth Yield him something from her bosom had not per- jectly fulfilled Ins mission. THE NATIONAL GUARD, I have been in the western part of the State this week to look Mmto the condition of the National Guard, to see whether its organization anda ite dis- cipline conformed to the prescribed standards. The weather was very unfavorable, yet 1 wish to gay here that there was at Syracuse the oe be- fore yesterday. @® very fine battalion from Utica, The troops were four or five hours after their tents were struck in @ drenching rain, and, not- withstanding the unfavorable circumstances, their appearance was most soldierly and commendable. I can say the same thing of all the other regiments composing that splendid division. I am not sure that it was not well that the circumstances were untavorable, for it enabled us to see that these regiments were compat eds not of holiday soldiers, but of men who ate prepared for any service which the State may call upon them to perform. 1 bave been very long acquainted with your county—much ‘longer than most of those who stand before me. I marched through the cities of Utica and Rome in the year 1818, ve- fore I was fifteen years old, to the frontier; bat such have been the changes here that, if I were to go over the same line of march again, I doubt whether I should find a single object with which was familiar, I have always thought your county one of the most favored in the State. Tne alternation of hills and valleys enabies you to apply your labor to every stream affords you an unlalling water power, means of which yonr manuiacturers may turn! you at your very doors many articles of prime necessity. But there is a power of production which ig not often adverted to, but which I trave often thought of. I ailude to tne distinguisned men which your county has furnished tn my own time I bave known personaly Henry R. Starr, William 4H. may ly Joshua A. Spencer, Samuel Beardsley, Greene Cc. Bronson, Hiram wenio and others, whose names do not occur to me a& this moment. I speak of those who have terminated their career, Of the living it would be indelicate to speak thus definitely; but Lmay say in general that tne in- tellectual power o1 the county is still maintainea by men who, in the councils of the nation, on the Bench and tn retirement, have left and are still leaving their impress upon public opinion and public measures. Gentlemen, the prosperity of the farming inter- ests and, indeed, of all other classes, is dependent reat Measure upon their own indefatigable try; but there are things which depend in some pee upon the interposition of the govern- ment. We need to be released as far as possible trom debt. We need to be exempt from all taxes which are not absolutely indigpensabie to the pub- lic wants. We need a currency INVARIABLE IN ITS VALUE, for if to the Muctuations in prices which are in- separable from a superabundant or a scarce sup- Diz of products are superadded the fuctuations of ‘Qa ainm of exchange which does not conform to the. umiversal standard of value, we shall be the Hea ofevery adverse financial breeze that blows, and be in the same danger as a ship xt sea without & rudder; and, finally, you need what it will be your own fault if you do not have, for you possess in the elective iranchise the sovereign power of the country, legislatures which will pass only good laws, apd just as few of them as possible. But, gentiemen, I only came forward in response to your wishes to say a few words and to thank you for your kind reception. As [have had a very fatiguing week, and bave another one beiore me, 1 must throw myself on your indulgence and ask you to excuse me from Saying anything further. return you again my | sincere thanks and take leave of you, The Governor’s remarks were heartily ap- planded. After the address Donald McKay and | his band of Warm Spring Indians that captured Captain Jack in the lava beds paid their respects to Governor Dix. The Chief satd they were from the Far West, but they had heard of the man who, | when the old flag was in danger, said, “If any | man hauls down the American flag shoot him on the spot,” and they felt proud to have the honor of seeing him. They were in sympathy with the government, and would always stand by it and eup- port it ifnecessary. After this speech the Indians | gave a war dance. The Governor then witnessed other sports, after which the “Adjutant Bacon | Cadets” of this city were received. Governor Dix complimented Captain O’Donnell and the cadets by saying, that in soldierly appearance, execation of movements, grace and ease in all their evolu- trons, they were equal to the Seventh Regiment of New York City, and that was saying as much as could be said. The exhibitors of agricuitural im. plements got up A UNIQUE PARADE in honor of the Governor; the implements were decorated and drawn in procession in front of the judge’s stand, headed by the old Utica Bana. After that the Governor and party rode to the State Asylum, where the Governor will remain the guest of Dr. J. P. Gray until his departure for Al- pany on Monday, at noon, This evening the Gov- ernor dined with a party of gentlemen at the Asylum. It 1s expected that he will review the Twenty-first brigade at the Central New York Fatr ou Monday morning, The fair will continue until Wednesday evening. NEW ENGLAND TOLERATION, Mass Celebration for the First Time in a Public Institution. MIDDLETOWN, Conn., Oct. 10, 1874, For he first time in the history of New England variety of agricultural products, and wer, oF | Mass has been celebrated in a public institution and it will be gratifying to all sincere advocates % religious toleration to know that there is @ pros. pect of all our public instivutions being opened to the religions services of all pastors whose visits may be d esired, and that Catholics and Protestants will share alike in the privileges of spjritua; instruction, The mass referred to was celebrated one day last week in the Insane Retreat, this city, by Rey. KE. J. O'Brien, of St. John’s Roman Catholic church. In granting this permission Dr. shew, of the ; Retreat, has established a precedent ana set an example which, it is to be hoped, will be followed by others, until the doors of ali pubiic hospitals, asylums and prisons are opened to the ministers of all denominations, and the unfortunate inmates are no longer restricted in their religious prefer- ences. THE GERMAN ARMY, ‘the Berlin correspondent of the London Times announces, September 29, that the German gov- ernment’ is preparing a bill providing for the embodiment, in time of war, of all able-podied men not included in the line, the reserve or the jendwent These are to form 4 separate fo to be call | the Landstarm, and will only he called out in case of need, The writer thinks that the s in. | crease of the French and Rossian @ | of which Is likely to outnamber the German loroea | ten years hence—has probably suggested the Bow werasura,