The New York Herald Newspaper, October 11, 1874, Page 9

‘ ee TAMMANY’S NOMINEES. The Tammany Hall County Convention Yesterday. WILLIAM 8. WICKHAM FOR MAYOR, James ayes Nominated for Register and | Wiktiam L. Cole, J. William Guntzer, Samuel A. Lewis and Magnus Gross for Aldermen ut Large. SEETCHES OF THE CANDIDATES. The Tammany Hall County Convention met at he Wigwam, in Fourteenth street, yesterday af- ‘wermoon, 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- tion was permitred to enter the hall unless each delegate was able to show his particular Ucket, By this means there was no crush- ing or crowding on the 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 Scenes, 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 proposeo, on behaif of the Committee on Organization, Mr. Augustus Schell as chairman, ‘This motion was carried unanimously. Mr. Schell om taxing the chair said:— MR. SCHELL'S ADDRESS. We have assembled to-day with the view and purpose pf Presenting to the city of New York candidates for its Righ municipal oMices.| The great and unportant duty which devolves upon you, and which has brought to- gether so | representation of the democracy ot the city, has no doubt impressed itself upon you all, "We are 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 bearer well worthy ‘of the high position to which we will elect him—a standard bearer against whom not ® word can be suid in respect to bis character, invexrity or ability. Let us now in our deliberations rollow the course so well and go ably laid out by our State Committes, and present to the suffrages oj the veop'¢ for Mayor and the other offices flames of able representatives whose election we wil ail wi h proud of, tor f teel as you must feel tha: the candidates @ shall nominate will be elected, that victory is certain jor democratic party. Mr. ‘Schell then closed by pxpressing 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 selected as secretaries, These preliminaries over, Fected the roll to be calica. for the CHAIRMAN di- This was the signal THE CONTESTING DELEGATIONS to make known their griefs, and Mr. Kelly at once rose and moved that, as many members of con- testing delegations had not been anle to gain ad- mittance to the hall, tickets of admission should be issued to them, so that contestants and regu- lare alike might be present when their respective ol.ums were decided. This motion, as a matter of course, prevailed, and Colonel Fellows supple- - mented it by moving that the roll should be ‘first called, omitting the districts in which there were contests, and that the question of the ftegularity of the contested delegations be referred cspartment of the city government; aman who Reser been an olteoh ut to whom we are lat Of actual substantial progre of municipal reform ; & mi and tearless in the discharge of industey, of iny netbie energy. Wau possense abihty of a high order. { propose mn this Democratic Convention to put 10 nomination ove born and reared in this city, who, In addi fon to the Thave named, Docseses'the merit of having veen a consistent, earnest, ihe long democrat. I nominate for the office of Mayor, | Wiliam HW. Wickham. JOHN KELLY NOT AN OFFICE SEEKER. This nomination was greeted quite enthustasti- cany, aud was heartily seconded by — Spencer iu a short speeca, in which he eulogized Mr. Wick- ham as @ geptieman whose record as a reiormer entitled him to the support of every honest voter im the city. Captam Isaiah Rynaers followed Judge Speucer; but instead as everyone supposed he intended vw, of following in the same strain as Judge Spencer, he said that there was one man above all others who ought to be nominated and who would carry the city hy majority, and he nominated Dum then and there—Jonn Kelly. +The announcement had an electric effect upon the delegates, aud, as if actugted by an irresistible impulse, the entire Convention sprung to their feet, and, amid the waving of hats and bandker- chiefs, cheered wildly. The scene was & most ex- citipg one, and for a time Mr. Kelly, who took the floor, loabyre\s-7" 01nd unmoved, was unable to ma! ving to the cheering, The ca * opi with the gavel at 1asv ou. r. Kelly said:—‘‘I rige to a lew, «tothe remarks of my iriend. Mra tt, ‘ppreciate hin kindness, an¢ ip ger 1088 Of this Convention, |, Die <vention that 1 am nota bow ty Of thia city. 1 eo what has been sald of Mr. Wicktle mm om this city; he is thorough, with the ple and their interests he h, he is known hi rity. I say tb: waerever wn as & man of sound integ- ara H. Wickham ts my candi- date, not that to be understood as desirous oO! pressing My » lection on the Convention i! it gees fit to Chovss aome other candidate; but having looked over the fleld I 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 for the democracy to nominate aa @ candidate lor Mayor. John Kelly desires no oMce, The people Of this city made him Sheritt for six years, and in that capacity he served the people as well as ne 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 affirmed position. My only desire now, as it hasever been my desire, 18 that the people of this city shall have a good government, ‘they ex- Dect that we shall give them good Aldermen and agood Mayor, and I know itis the intention of this Convention to do that very thing. I hope the Convention, if they have no other casdidates, will nominate Mr, Wickham by acclamation, A PERSISTENT DELEGATE, Captain Kynders again ingisted that Mr. Kelly should be nominated, and Colonel Fellows repiied by saying thet no one needed to be tol that u 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 to show the people how aearly he was esteemed by those who knew him best. His record of torty years of an unsullied life was his monument, and if people wanted to knuw 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 af Mr. Kelly in refusing the nomination was in earnest. Mr, Kelly again took the floor and said 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”? in the papers, but if there |-was one characteristic mn his nature that Was more marked than another it was ms frank - ness in expressing his opinions. “What! do say,” he added, in a firm, loud voice, and his eyes flashed ashe uttered the words, “what [ 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 Eogan 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 nomivated James Hayes for Register; and, on bemg seconded, tne nomination was made by acclemation, Mr. Kelly then nominated as Aldermen.@t-Large William L. Coe, J. William Gunizer, Samuel A. Lewis’ and Magnus Gross; and the nominations were made by acciamation, aiter aocee Quinn bad withdrawn the name oj Jeremiah Kennefick, whom he stylea “This excellent young man.” Peénding the nomi- nation of the Aldermen Mr. Wickham made his appearance, and was greeted with loud cheering to & committee composed of one member from each Assembly aistrict. This motion was carried and the following committee appointed :. 2. William H, bu 18, Ed. 1. Donnelly. & pasrew 3, White. ‘Tyler Kelly, & Dan ORed mes P. Kogers. 4 RB, Pursell, nested. BE. R. Meade. 17. John 8S. Masterson, .y 5 J bell, 18 Henry L. Clinton, re ante 19. Contested, Wiltam Donnetly. 20° James L. Milton. Lv, Fredericks. 21, Contested. Jobn M. Reynoids. Bd a it. John R. Fetiows, 12. Joseph Koch. Tne Convention alter the appointment of the tommittee took a recess of one hour (from four to five o'clock) to consider the claims of the contestants, s SETTLING LITTLE DIFFERENCES. The committee returned at six o’clock and Colonel Fellows reported the decision. He said ward. Contested, 4th ward. Heury D. Perry. that the committee had considered the claims: of | contestants from the seventh, Sixtcenth, Nine- teenth and Twenty-first Assembly districts, and from the Twenty-third ward, As to the Sixteenth, Nineteenth and 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- Meve great irauds had been committed at some of | the primaries. The committee had concluded | mot to go behind the certificates and to report in favor of the delegations whose Fegularity hud been cerufied to by a majority of the inspectors of each district. They, therefore, reported in favor ot the dele; tion irom the Sixteenth district headed by Kd- ‘ward Cooper; irom the Nineteentn headed by Daniel Tiemann; from the I'wenty-first headed by ugh H. Moore, and trom the Twency-third ward headed by William Cauidwell. As to the Seventh district, @paper ceriitied by one inspector and NOt possessing ail the essentials requtred had been submitted; also another paper signed by twoin- | gpectors, which likewise was detective. The com- | mittee, therefore, had decided to admit both dele- gations, vach of the delegates to have half a vote. The Onairman, 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 disagree with the report o1 tac commit- | tee, anu Substitute the delegation from the Six- teenth district headed by Peter Woods, instead of that headed by Cooper. A STIVF BREEZE, This motion created the greatest excitement and confusion, which was interrunted hy Mr. Woods taking the floor himself. Cries of “Ques- tion!’ “Question!” resounded from every part of whe hall, during which Maurice Power rose, ex- citedly, and raised the point of order that a con- kestant had wo right to the floor. the Chair nally succeeded in restoring order and allowed Woods to proceed. Mr. Wouds then explained that irauds had been committed at the pfimaries, and showed a petition signed by 637 democrats oi | 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, anda said they were willing tools of men who had de- termined to gain their ends by perpetrating an outrage On the peopie of the district. “I tell you gentlemen,” excialmed Woods finally, “you can’t afford to let tao opinion of the three men who acted ay imspectors in our disurict | Stand 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 the voters of the ais- trict. Throw us aside if you jike, but if you | do the effect on the people of the district May be fclt beiore election day.” William Kelly, another delegate, appealed to the | 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 atter bitterly denouncing the men, whom he cuarged with having manipu- lated the ballots at the primaries in his district, Ags 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 betund the certifi- cate of the imspectors and suggested that the oper place for the contestants to fight their ‘ttles was in their own district. The excitement ‘Dy this time had considerably calmed down, and Bo the vote on the substitute, to admit both dele- tions with one a vote each, offered by Mr. iiliam EL. Kelly, was taken quietly. It was voted down, as was that of Mr. Billings, and the report of the committee was finully adopted, ‘This Ugly subject, which at one time threatened to cul- wninate in a row, once disposed of, Mr. John Kelly Brose and moved that the Convention should at once proceed to the nomination of a candidate lor Mayor; that every district shouid be called in its order, and when @ district was a unit that it should cast its vote as a unit, and, when not, as | og of @ unit, and that the nominations should made in the following order:—First, Mayor; | second, Register; third, Aidermen-at-Large—the | names of the candidates for Aldermen to be pre- | sented at the same time, i hie ihe WICKHAM NOMINATED, en this Motion Was carried, Henry L, Clinton got the Noor and said :— i eas cad | | Mr. Cuarmman—At the present jnncture of onr mu- micipal affairs it's of tho highest importance iat we eleat to the ofice of Mayor a man of large Intelligence, | of great force of character: one who underst: hi oughly the wants of this meuropolis, wh Importance of wise and Indictons’ cit | for by the Convention, Advaucing to the edge of the | Platform he said:— “ | ‘ME, WICKHAM’S ACCEPTANCE, Mr. CHAIRMAN AND GUNTLEMEN OF THE ConventiOx—[ have been waited on by your committee and in your naine tendered the deniocratic n tion for Mayor of this city, Iwill not say that this on was wholly te unanticipated ; do say, e (rere that | every one within the sound of in will bear witness some of them from remote parts of the State. They were heartily rcceived by the Secretary oF the Democratic Etate Committee, Mr. Swan, and Most O1 their reports were of 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, 1rom Buffalo (the latter being the demo- cratic nominee for Congress in tne Erie district), John Y. Whitebouse, of Poughscepsie, &c. Chief | Justice Church, in hs conversation with Bir. 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 ma- jority. Mr. Swan said that the reports from Ger- man organizations were so remarkable that there Was ho doubt that the Teutonic element would be almost a unit for Tiden. As jor Wickham, Mr, Swan thought that he was an excellent candidate for Mayor, and that he would be clected by @hand- some majority. in regard to the advices from the interior Mr. Swan quoted a letter trom Senator Jarvis Lord, who wrote that everything mow indicated that even doubt that many republicans looked upon D1x's re-election for a second term as an endorsement ol the third term for Grant, and that this convic- tion among the rank and file of the republican party would greatly weaken Dix’s strength at the polls, The regult of the Tammany Convention ‘was received with all indications of satisfaction, but with none of surprise, at the democratic head- quarters. AMONG THE LIBERAL REPUBLICANS. They Are Ready to Confer with Other Organizatious—Are the Others Ready to Confer with Them? The Conference Committee appointed by the Liberal Republican Convention, which was held on Thursday, met yesterday morning, atten o'clock, at the St. Denis Hotel. Communications addressed to three of the leading organizations of the city—Tammany Hall, tho 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 ciements. In the afternoon another meeting was held, thorougoly private in its nature; but, of course, still open to the ubiquiious HERALD, General Cochrane, from the sub-comimttee, reported progress, stating that assurances nad been given by the various 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, disatfected democrats 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 Oswala Ottendorfer, who, in their opinion, 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 Jeaders are in favor of the German candidate for the Mayoralty. General | Cochrane subsequently stated that in his opinion | the liberal party in this city would muster irom 8,000 to 10,000 votes. He jocularly admitted that with the ald of drinks the nomber could easily be trebled, In regara to the Governorship General Cochrane said the liberals could vote jor 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, | whe Calm of Security—Nothing Doing | and Triamph Certain. The beautiml 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 ofiice of the Seeretary of the Committee has been rendered comfortable by the addition of @ luxurious sola and some veivet-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 iriends of the secretary, but scarcely any | republicans of note visited the rooms, In the | Outer room @ clerk was putting up parcels of | printed speeches of Conkling and Morgan, and | That was about all the activity that was visible to vhe Baked 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 m the republican party in any partof the State, so far ashe was able beg ef en | from the reports reaching him every day. | asked as to the advices in regard to the German NEW YORK. HERALD, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 01, 1874—QUINTUPLE SHEET. county and State, To the uninitiated observer the 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 a knowledge that their personal interests were in any way tn- voived in the political character of the men about to be elected next November, THE POLITICAL RUNNER. Any conelnsion of this kind would probably be correct, as to the general run of these candidates | for the possession of the ballot. Behina a group of these candidates, who are evidently unlearned | in the mystery of the manutacture of citizens, is @ Man who may be described as a professional | political runner, It is his business to make the crooked places straight, and to make straight also the pathway of these budding citizebs so that the sharp angles of the law shall not be to them @ ragged edge of despair. un Friday at the Democratic Naturalization Headquarters @ scene occurred that wiil explain and illustrate the value of tne services oi this professional political ronner. An Irishman of the laboring class applied im Monroe county, where Dix’s majority was 3,500, | tothe geptiemen at the table who, with pens 1n his majority would be very small. There was oO | their hands and open blank books before them, looked to the man very much like pay clerks on the “big pipes,”’ 1or nis ‘papers.’ He was asked his pawe, which was entered in a book; then when he came to the country, and, lastly, where he was born. He replied, “Ireland,” aud then he was asked if he had “a witness.”’ WANTED A WITNESS, The Irishman lvoked coniused, took off his bat, scratched his and then said, “Shure, there’s me muther.”” mn followed & contemptuous laugh, not loud, bat deep, by all the clerks, and then the “end” clerk said to the Irisnman, “here’s @ witness,” 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 Inshman's name upon it, then the latter was trected to fall in with about ten other men, of like nationality with hiaself, and the group went over to the third fluor of the Court House. In the office of the Clerk of the Court of Com- mon Pleas, or the Clerk of «the Superlor Court, according to which Court they obtained their first, papers these men are taken, They hand to a clerk their cards, they state on what year the Bame they represent obtained his papers; they declare that they have lost the originals, or give some other equal'y good reason for requiring a renewal of 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- nation, belore they are recipients of @ form that makes them agai citizens oi good character, with all the neediul qualitications to vote, WHAT THE REPUBLICANS DO. The repubiicans are equally tacile in their pro- cess of Manulacture; the raw materia! is slightly diferent, however. An incldent that came under the observation of a 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 lager beer base- ment saloon used as tue republican headquarters, an elderly German, with jour German young men, neither of whom appeared more than twenty- three years of age. He placed before the soittary 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, und another man at a little raised desx wrote on a biue-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 candidares jor naturalization, thon went over to the Naturalization Bureau at the Court Hoase, obtained the requisite papers, and were then filed in under the guidance of Kohn to the Court of Common Pleas. Judge Robtason was on the bench, and when it came to the turn of this quartet to fore the Judge Mr. Kohn was | asked what he Wabout each of these jour | young men, 5 : SWEBT SEVENTEEN. In each case ne saw them when they landed in this country. ley were each of them about sev- enteen years of age at that time; they were young men of good character; they had resided in New York ever since, und they had always intended to pecome citizens. Then each of the young men was asked similar questions by the adee. and woen it came to their age Jucge Robinson said, “] cannot help remarking tnat almost every young man who desires to ve naturalized has come to tis country when he was seventeen years of age. Tt seems a ear, period of life.” In the group of jour were, however, two young men of the name of Wool, “Are hese men brothers?” said tne Judge, upop which Mr. Konn, equal to any eufergency, replied that they were. Judge Robinson called one of the brothers *Wooif’? whom he hat first naturalized betore him and, alter admuininistering the oath, put to bim several questions as to his and his Drother’s age and birth. This witness said he did not know when bis brother was born, but he did know that iis brother was born after he was, “You were not twins, were yout” said the Judge, ‘for [gee you are both seventeen years of age.” No; there was @ sister born between,” re- plied the Teuton. , to the truthtult the esse: ‘that, so vote, the secretary hinted that they were, upon BROADWAY PEDDLERS. personally grt it has heen fade unset “and the whole, not unsatisfactory, and con: ‘The Judge smiled and petal the papers. The me. Fapprcciate théhovor you Bave conferred upon | concerning the strength of the temperance move- | trepidation and anxiety of these young men was, me, aud return felt tappks to gentie- | ment he was unable to state whether it wascapa- | however, very manifest, and it was evident that | men. 1 ‘aceept the Wott ion with the tion that ir the people at the polls next November ratit ihe choice you havo ere today I promise, with God's help, to diseh: 4 @ duties of my ot ‘with hon- | well known to the. community. | has occupied several positions of was @ member Of preceded the present Hoard. Mr, Magnus Gross ublic trust and Lewis is a 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- less add considerable strength to the ticket, Sketches of the Candidates. WILLIAM H. WICKHAM. Mayor, the democratic party, thongh he has never held any public position or been a candt- date for any office. In 1863-4 he was @ member of Tammany Hall General Com- 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 mo active part in poli- tics. Called ont in the interest of re- form 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 Ting were greatly due tothe energy and execu. tive ability he displayed in the conduct of that brief but memorable campaign. In 1872, in the nomination of Havemeyer, aud in Apolio Hall that of O'brien, and when both proved inevitable, he leit them, to become & member of re:orm im Tam- many, serving on the General Committee and Committee on Organization, From early lle Mr. Wickham has been engaged in active business. He received a liberal education at the old Mechanics’ Society School, subsequently graduating from 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 late he has been engaged in business in Maiden lane with hia Jather, 4 well known merchant. Fire Department, serving ont Dis 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 assoctation. Mr. Wickham’s grandfather came to this city trom 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 is forty-two years old. JAMES HAYES, in this city on the 11th of May, 1840, ‘Though his jather’s family were im 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 the “art preservative.” During days of the Volunteer Fire Hayes was an active and prominent mem- ber and ofMcer of the organization. He was 4 member of the New York Common Council tor five years in succession, being first elected im the spring of 1862, In 1866 he was chosen Supervisor, and held a scat in the board jor five successive years. In 1870 he warmly es- poused the cause Of the young democracy. His temporary defection from Tammany Hali, how- ever, did not result in any loss of popularity, for he was elected tothe Assembly in the tail of 1871 by a yery 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 as a type-setter, and finally set- Ued in this city over thirty years ago, In 1849, in connection with the late Patrick Lynch, ne 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 for the period during our late war, when he served as paymaster in the United States army, with the rank ct major, On setiling up his accounts he was highly compli- mented by the late Paymaster Goneral Andrews for the correct manner in which his payrolls were | kept. Although hundreds of thousands of dollars were disbursed by him every cent was satisfactorily accounted for. He has always been a democrat, but has never held any political office, x THE DEMOORATS’ 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 who koows the juuperajive necexsity ‘ol Fady mon asser- osty, fearlessly agd impartially to the best ot my ability. The conve) aitcr the noutimations of the | Aldermen, ied, with three rousing cheers | , for the cai ‘tus other foxhild sviagiha-at 1 Board of Education whicu | prominent. citizen of the Seventh Assembly dis- » William H. Wickham, the democratic candidate | has always been idertitied with | Committee of Seventy he strongly opposed. the | in 1850 Mr. Wickham joined the old Volunteer | Mr. Hayes, the candidate tor Register, was born | the palmy | Department Mr. | ble of doing General Dix serious injury. Some of the stragglers, Who strayed into the room durin; the day, made a good deal of fan of the democrat! nominee for Governor, coupling his name, in some broad jokes, with that of “Boss” Tweed, and ridi- culing the sreked fealty of the Irish element to the “successor” of the noted prisoner on Black- Va Tms was about the only tug which enlivened the Republican Heacquezters | yesterday. ais win 3 Rey 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 ofmces. Resolutions were adopted favoring the election of Mr. Dennis S. Griffin for member of Assembly ag 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 ny whicn they allege 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 eveping. A resolution unant- 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 night 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 | ee nomination in the Seventh Senatorial } district. | Ata meeting of the Americas “Six” Assoctation, 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- ficers:—Henry E. Lynch, President; John J. Fer- rier and J. Mackin, Vice Presidents; Andrew Brady, Secretary; and John J. Blair, ‘treasurer, The following resolutions were unanimously | adopted :— Whereas William H. Wickham has been nominated ax the stanaard beaver Of the democracy in the coming munictpal contest, and Whereas he represents the interests of merchants mechanics and the young and active workers inthe field of politics; theretore be it Resolved, That we, members of the Americus “six” Assoclation being in nt democrats and owing no Ie iy 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 ManufacturemA Few Incidents in This Season’s Growth=—‘Sweet Sev- 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( Jegal consequences, brazen 4 front as in the palmy days of political iniquity, for in these more virtuous times it is deemed safer 10 assume a respect for the law, cven if that respect nas only the thinnest possible outward show. The consequences of the present mode is to corrupt and demoralize the citizen as deeply and as certainly asin tne days whon the respective political parties owned the judges on the bench. 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 latter is 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 oMice, with a staf of cierks and out- door agents, indicative of heavy expenditure and external enthusiasm, For a week past these deposifories for the raw material of citizen- ship Nave beon filled with men, principally of the laboring class, who are desirous of having a power Politicians came pouring jn from morn ty Right, io engice in the election of oMcers for the city, that the same corrupt men who swayed their local ! It does not bear so | The naturalization headquarters of the republicans | the interior of an American law court was some- thing new to them. To an unprejudiced person beg ‘appeared to be recently imported immigrants and to resemule very closely in personal appear- ance the peddlers on Broadway. These are but Parts of the Ways of the manutacture of American citizens, bat they serve to show how easy it is to Mpa Ao 4 of legislation and popular } righ eee eguigiimg naturalization pave recelved no Change since the year 1818, with } the exception of @ modification made since | vhe civil confict of admitting men to { naturalization on the simple qualification of 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 of recent years. Young men arriving in this country before they are eighteen years of age are entitied to citizenship on obtain- ing their majority if they have previously ‘taken out their papers.” Their fathers not being citi- vens is now ruled not to be a disqualification. When either of the respective parties—democrats of republicans—obtain the naturalization papers the applicants do not incur any expense, The tickets are kept at the oMice of the clerk, and the | totalof the tees collected from the respective party organizations previous to each election. WESTCHESIER POLITICS. wl dea Prospects of the Rival Parties=The Lookout for the Congressional Succes- sion—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, a8 usual, a busy season among that class 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 @ 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, rathleasly broken, together with the hopes of their origi- nators. The oMcers 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, the present vounty Treasurer, and William H, Pemberton, For the same office | on the repubucan side are named G, Hilton Scrib- {| ner, ex-Secretary of state; Amberst Wight, Jr.; | Elliot 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 | hext winter, as the second term of his Congres- stonal existence would not commence untii De- cember, 1876, The county, as its territorial limits existed before annexation, now forms the Twelfth Congressional district, hence the chances in fayor | of a republican victory are materially augmented, inasmuch a% Kockland and Putnam counties, | whic formerly belonged to tue district, generally | gave democratic majorities. THE ASSEMBLY CONTEST. | _ The contest for members of the Assembly Promises to be an animated one. In the First Aasembly district, which includes the new Twenty- third and Twenty-fourth wards of New York, their respective democratic adberents are urging the clatms of James C. Coulter, ex-Mayor of Yonkers; ex-Congressman John B. Haskin and William Cauldwell, who has already bad several years of jogisiative experience in the councils of the State. ‘Chere seems to be littie doubt that the republi- can pomimation will be given to KH. Y, Bell {ot Yonkers, The Second Assembly | trict has for some years past been | rightfally considered doubtful ground, the elective = majorities having on more than one occasion been counted by units. Among | the democratic aspirants for a seat in the lower | | house at Albany, in this district, are Colonel Jonn- | son, formerly of Governor Hofman’s stat, Thomas | K, Downing, E. Schiefelin, B. H. Hopke ana George W, Davids, The selection of « republican | nominee for the district will depend wholly on the | party action in connection with the Congressional candidacy. Shonla Senator Rovertson consent fo | run for ofice, the nomination for Assemblyman | | will most probably be given to Amherst Wight, dr. Major General James W. Husted haa, it i un- derstood, again consented to represents the Third district in the Assembly hext. winter | | For the same office the democracy have put for- ward Jopp Hoagy Who wii, Coudtiess, have to con- tent himself w th the empty honor o! a nomina- tion, ior, with the “Bald Eagle 01 Westchester” as a rival ib the field, the prospects o! the former are about as hopeless a8 those of a “bub-tailed nag in fy tame,” THB COUNTY OFFICES. ‘ In connection with the office of County Register the indications polot to the pomipation of Henry 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 angen. en ae demo- crats the onl; candidate 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- ejection to that important office. That his course has given satisiaction to tne party ma, be salely inferred from the fact that during tue liberal re- publican Presidential campaign he followed the banner of the lamented Horace Greeley, and was one of the most Irank-spoken and jormidable advocates of that movement in the county. same His havin; wecured the conviction of six out Se the seven ,“masked urg- lars,” who were each sentenced to twenty years in the State Prison, will not soon be lorgotven 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, has allowed him self to be “awitchea”? of from the Congressional track only to receive the ambiguous complment of a nomination for District Attorney by his party. For the minor county oMices there is a host of eager aspirants, who are each cherisbing the hope that the County Convention may lend a favorable. ear to their respective claims. STATEN ISLAND POLITICS. silent Tne Richmond county republican delegates as_ sembled yesterday in convention at Schwarts- kop’s Hall, Clifton, and made the following county nomipations:—For Member of Assembly, Richard Cuniiff, of Castleton; for District Attorney, Wii- liam M. Muller, of Middletown ; for Superintendents of the Poor, Emanuel Koppers, of Southfield, and William Newton, of Castieton, to fill vacancy; lor Coroners, Richard M. Smith, of Middletown, and Dr. Walser, Jr., of Castleton. Delegates to Con- gressional Convention—Neilson S. Townsend, of Southfleld; 0. C. Norvall, of Castleton; Jonn Turner, of Westfeld; Cyrus White, of Northfeld, aud Ubarles Alexander, of Middletown; Delegates at Large—James Guyon, of Southdeld; Jotun Wild, ot Middletown ; J.P. Victor, of Northfleld, and Sir. Maller, of Castleton. 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 1¢ consists of officers whose nomination is equivalent to elec- tion—two Tax Commissioners, two Water Com- missioners and four 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 filteen 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 al! the adminis- trative city offices, chiefs of departments, &c., the republicans still have to elect nine members out of the fifteen. Eignt would tie them, and seven would defeat them and turn tne 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 tnto the canvass. “As joes Newark in Uctober so goes New Jersey in November,’? has been a cry nearly as potent m this litue State as used to be in with Pennsylvania election. The State with Secretary Robeson, the ‘‘ex-Philadeiphia Senator,” Mr. Cattell, ex-Secretary of State ana now Consul Congar and Mr. Frelinghuysen, to aid, counsel, comfort and assist them, are bending all their eflorts to carry Newark lor the republicans, ‘The democrats are not idie in the same direction. 1t 18 conceded that the result in Newark on Tues- day will exercise a powerlul 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 Mine 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 thén made that it was the Sunday Enforce- ment law upon which the Mayor won; but three weeks after the democrats carried tneir Sherif agaiost @ very popalar Tepublican, wh caused his demise a few months ward, clear that ple and her republicans, T GOVERNOR DIX AT UTICA. Oe Reception and Speech of His Excellency at the Central New York Faitr—4 Reminiscence of Olden Time—Wh: y We Need. Urica, N. ¥., Oct. 10, 1974, Governor Dix arrived tn this city, from Auburn, at halfpast two P.M. today. He was met at the depot by Hon. Ellis H. Roberts, Senators Oamp- beli and Lowery, Superintendent Gray, ot the State Asylam; Judge Johnson, Alfred B. Street, State Entomologiss Lintner, Vice President Hutchinson, of tne Central New York Fair Association, and other prominent citizens, and the Adjutant 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 cheers when he appeared before the grand stand, Presi- dent Comstock, of the Fair Association, intro- Guced Governor Dix to the people, when he spoxe as follows :— GOVERNOB DIX’s SPEECH. FELLOW CrTIZENS—I am very much gratified to find myself 1n the presence of so large an assem- blage of the inhabitants of Oneida county, and 2 beg you to accept my thanks for your friendly greeting. id not come here with the expectation of addressing you, and 1 trust there has been no such expectation on your part, Indeed, there i no subject on which {can properly say anything, except that of agriculture, and it woula be the height of presumption if I were to attempt to give you any information on agricultural toptcs in @ county where the itve stock of one farm bas been sold for $280,000 anda single cow for $40,000, Your fellow citizen, Sena- tor Campbell, has been trytng to make me under- staud how this may well be, but the traxsactton 1880 Vast that it is quite beyond my co aprehen- sion. Perhaps my obtuseneas in this respect may arise from the fact that I am the cultivator of a Bais modest farm of forty acres on Long Island, 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 surpius products. If 1 were to look at the debit and credit sides of the docament—I am careful not to do so— lfear I should find more money going out of my pockets than coming into them. But i] was sure the balance was against me I should think the money well spent; tor there is a gratification in seeing some things growing of which, under Proyi- dence, you gre one of the efficient causes, and I have always thought that a man who at some period of his life had not made his mother earth Yield him something from her bosom had not per- jeculy led hté mission, THB NATIONAL GUARD, I have been in the western part of the State this week to look tuto the condition of the National Guard, to see whether its organization and its dis- cipine conformed to the prescribed standards. The weather was very unfavorable, yet 1 wish to say here that there was at Syracuse the be- fore yesterday @ very fine battalion trom Utica, The troops were four or five hours ater 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 pot well that the circumstances were untavorable, for 1t enabled us to see that these regiments were corp not of holiday soldiers, but of men who ate prepared for any service which the State may call upon them to perform. 1 have been very long acquainted with go 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, tf I were to go over the same line of march again, I doubt whether I should find a single object with which I was familiar, I have always thought your county one of the most favored in ‘the State, Tne alternation of wills and valleys enabies you to apply your labor to every variety of agricultural products, and a single Stream errands you an unlalling water power, means of which your manu/acturers may turn’ you at your very doors many articles o! prime necessity. But there is a power of production which is not often adverted to, but which I fave often thought of. I ailade to the distingaisned men which your county has furnished tn my own time. I bave known personally Henry RR, Starr, Willlam 4H. Ma b Joshua A, Spencer, Samuel Beardsley, Greene Cc. Bronson, Hiram wenjo and others, whose names do hot occur to me at 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 of the county is still maintainea by men who, in the councils of the nation, on the Bench and in retirement, have lett and are still leaving their impress upon public opinion and public measures. utlemen, the prosperity of the farming inter- ests and, indeed, of all other classes, is dependent tm a great measure upon their own tndefatigable. indastry; but there are things which depend in some degree upon the interposition of the govern- Tent. We need tobe released as far as 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 fluctuations in prices which are in- separable from a superabundant or @ scarce sup- rale in Auditor. In December the republicans 4) prance, @ trap, aod, as the opposition declare, illegall: thrust the same City aaditor into office for a tuire term of three years. Since then, as belore, the Ting has been well whitewashed and men retained im office who have been custgen upon oath with having committed crimes. e republicans, then, have to carry the odium of these things, together with the disgraceful exposures in the Springz- of the renomination of Alderman Stainsby, who 1s now under indictment for Bumsteadism in con- nection With Joe Young. Altogether the prospect democracy, on the other band, are “purning with high hopes” of doing even better than last year ; and so completing the demoralization of the ring. Their Aldermanic nominations, for a wonder, are unexceptionaoly good as a whole. Hudson County Republican Convention, ‘The Republican Congressional and County Con- aiternoon, in Cooper Hall, Jersey City. Mr. head was elected chairman. I. W. Scudder was renominated for Congress, James H. Startup for State Senator, John A. Totten for Register, ana Jonn B. Drayton for County Clerk. There was mucn | confusion about the selection of a nominee for | sherif. Major Hart claimed that Hovokea was entitled to one of the nominees, and a few dissatisfied democrats from the same place sent | in a communication asking that one Con Donovan, | who sought the democratic nomination and tailed to obtain it, 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 @ 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 bis 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 it nor he ever be found acting contrary to the best in- terests of the nation, nor contrary to the estao- lisned traditions of the country. This remark was understood to reer to the “third term” agitation, and was vociferously applauded, Subsequnentiy to the last conversation IN PRIVATE, with leading gentlemen of this city, Secretary Robeson, in reply 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 tha: matter unworthy of notice, Hence his reticence on the subject, except in con- versation with his intimate friends, all of whom are well acquainted with his views on the matter. Yor this reason, too, he has avoided giving any oMetal expression of his opinion on the subject Jest he might seem to attach too much importance fk the reports that have never had any foundation in fact. OONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS. PATERSON, N. J., Oct. 10, 1874. Augustus 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 | viviating the Prussian ecclesiastical taws, refuses | to obey the command, on the ground that, | as no public functionary had given him his post tion as a dishop, none could take it from him; and, in aletter to the First President of tne Court of | Appeal, he intimates that if the Ecclesiastical Court | actually pronoances sentence of dismissal he will | dgclaye tat decimton to be null and void, field avenue Teliord avement conspiracy trial. In addition they have a mili- | stone around their necks in the shape looks very discouraging for the republicans. Tue | | bu ce ay and will on of need. ‘The writer thinks that the ate | crease of the French and Russian eftaloe--aitnee Dig Of products are superadded the fuctuations of ‘‘Qarcdinm of exchange which does not conform 10 the umiversal standard of value, we shall be the Bpart ofevery adverse financial breeze that blows, and be in the same danger as a ship ut sea without @ radder; and, finally, you need what it will be your own fault if you do not have, for you possess in the elective franchise the sovereign power of the country, legislatures | Which will pass only good laws, and 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 I have bad a very fatiguing week, and have another one belore me, 1 mast throw myself on your indnigence and ask you to excuse me from saying anything further. Ireturn you again my | sincere thanks and take leave of you. The Governor's remarks were heartily ap- plauded. 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, vention of Hudson county was held yesterday | when the old flag was in danger, said, “If any Muir- | 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 sup- port it ifnecessary. Alter 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, thas in soldterly appearance, execution of movements, grace and ease in all their evolu- tions, they were equal to the Seventh Regiment ot New York City, and that was saying as much ag 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 @ party of gentlemen at the Asylum. It ts 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, Vor the first time in the history of New England mass las 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 religious 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 Rev. E. 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 public hospitals, asylams 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 @ Dill ‘providing for the embodiment, in time of all able-podied men not included in the line, the reserve or the Landwenr, These are to form a separate force, to be d case in. he called out in of which is likely to outnumber the Germ: ten years henve—has probably suggested thease | measure,