The New York Herald Newspaper, December 28, 1874, Page 6

6 QUR STATE LEGISLATURE. The United States Senator and Speaker of the Assembly. THE MAICRITY. Kernan, Murphy, Hoffman, O'Conor and Church. Views of the Country Members and Senators, The Situation as Seen in Albany. ‘The Legislature which meets at Albany on the Sth of next montn will ele Jemocratic succes- sor io Mr. Fenton, whose term as United State: Senator expires on the 4'h of next Mareb, The canvass over this position, a3 well as the Speaker | ship, bas been quite lively among the polincians for weeks past, aud the views 48 to the various | candidates giveu below by @ majority of the @emocrauc Senators and Assembiymen Wil, un- | @er the circamstuaces, prove teresting. THE SENATORS. | Senator John W, Coe, of the Second district, 1s ‘mn tavyor of Henry CG. Murphy for United states Senator, Senator Jonn C. Jacobs, of the Third district, staces:—! am for Heary C. Murphy first, last and ali the cime,”” Senutors John Pox, of the Fourth; Jacob A. ‘oss, of the Sixth; Thomas A. Ledwith, of the Seventh, and Hugh H. Moore, of the Eigntu dis- trict (aii Of this city), are jor Kernan, althouga One Of the Senators 1s said to be “‘doubtrul.” Senator Benjamin Ray, of the Eleventn, says:— “I am in favor of Judge Wheaton, of Dutchess county. I elected he will reflect honor on himseli and the people ofthe State. If Mr. O’Couor 1s really @ candidate he stands as good 4 cuance 43 any one named.” Senator kK. A. Parmenter expresses himself thas :—‘Believing that Governor Seymour would be the truest exponent of the principies of tne democratic party aud tne abiest defenuer of those prineiples in the United States senate, and tne Most Competent to expose the vices of the federal administration, his nommation snould pe made Without @ dissenting voice. When that shail have been done Governor seymour canuot disre- gard the authoritative call of that party to whicn be bas been so long and so ardently attached,” in relation to Mr. Charies O’Conor vhe senator says:—'‘l am unabie to state What the chances of Mr. O’Vonor are,” as his Buwe had been brought out so late In the day—too late, he thinks. He says:—*NO political station, however exalted, could add to the lustre of bis name and char- acter.” Senator J. ©. Dayton, of the Thirteenth, has not yet decided whom he will support jor United states Senator, thouga bis iiends say be wil vote ior Marphy. Senator Jarvis Lord, of the Twenty-eighth, ts in | favor oi Sanford 5.’ Church, but wii support Murphy i! Cuurch is not a candidate. As to O’Gonor s—"1 taink he would be aa excellent Sen- ‘or William Johnson, of the Twenty-sixth, ‘Lam for Francis Kernan for United states Charies O'Conor’s chances compare drant’s for a third term.” | THE ASSEMBLYMEN. ALBANY Cot 8. G, Kshinka, or the 5 A district, favors the selection of Jeremian McGuire, He autici- pates no strife over the New York charter, as the Mavor of vnis city 18 a deuocrat, and tne House and the Governor, who has the final say as to re- movais from office, are democratic. He favors Seymour for Senator; next to him Judge Parker. FW. Vosburg, of the Third district, says he is in lavor of Kernan Jor Senato.. He beueves no radical chauges are needed in the New York caar- Yer; says ne Wii vote lor McGuire for Speaker, CAYUGA COUNTY. charles S, Beaudiey, Jr.. First district, states that De will vote tor Kernan jor Senator and McGuire for Speaker. Denator. favorably with CHENANGO Cot Daniel Howes says or Senator, first, Seymour; second, wil support Kernan. for Speaker he says ue i undecided; rather preters Soerman to MeGutre. DUYCHESS COUNTY. James Mackin, of che First district, favors Charles Wheaton tor senacor and has noi as yet decided Whom to support tor Speake oCovor would be a very credita Much so as any persun that has been nam Benjamin s. Broas, Second Char! He veileves, however, thatif Mr. O’Conor showd be a caudiaate, he would be weil supported. Hi things that nis bame has veen vbrougut in canvass Woo lace. rr. Me. ned.” district, is tn favor of Wheaton, of Dutchess county, for senator. the KINGS COUNTY. The members jrom tins county have decided to vote lor Henry C. Murphy for senator. They are alin lavor oj McGatre for speaker. LEWIS COUNTY. James A. Merwin bag not wade up his mind yet as Wo Lue Speakersaip, thougn he inclines to sher- mao now. He will go Keruan for Senator if Sey- | miour Will not run. LIVINGSTON COUNTY. James Faulkner, Jr.. irom Livingston nas not made up his mind as to eltuer the Senatorship or the Speakership. MADISON COUNTY. George Berry, Second district of Madison county, 4s in favor of Seymour jor Senator. Sherman 18 his first choice or speaker; s d, McGuire, : AS to the New York charter, he says: - pared lo take apy position.” MONROE COUNTY. Richard D. G. Cole, of the First district, states that Francis Kernan is ms cnotce for senator and George Jaylor, of the Secona district of the county, for speaker. 1 the New York charter 1s taken in land by the Legislature he will support tue staud that may de taken by the New York deie- ation, ‘The democratte party,” be says, “would 2 lortunate in securing $0 40le aman as Charles O' Conor for seuator."” George Taylor, of the Second district, would like to see Saulord E. Church or Horatio Se elected Senator. His turd choice 1s Fran Hub. Says oe does not want to speak avou Speasership, and to the New York charter, Willing to let tue New Yorkers fx itup to suit themselves. e Third district, is in favor of jor Senator. Kernan is his second He is in Javor of George layior vor MONTGOMERY COUNTY. NOK is jor John T, Hoffman tr speaker. ' As tu New k cuarter ‘ong advocate locai se€li-governn The seve 1s have dectied to vote ior Kernan jor senator and McGuire lor SRIDA CO! ¥. ul R U. Snerman’s st district) friends s in favor ol Seymour first, Kernan second Jor Seuator, aud, jailing in his owl candidacy, will vote jor McGuire tor Speaker. if Mr. O'Uon ne says, bad v orougit into the field early he Would fave Leen a very formtdavie candidate for Senator. He udds:—“My opmion is that things have been so fixed jor Mr. Of jront on the | defeat him now. pilas T. ives, Second district, says he 1s in favor of Seymour jor Senator, Kernan belug his » a choice. Sherman 1# bis choice for Speaker, Mc- Guire second choice. Kdward. Lewis, Taird distr States he will go for sicGuire ior Speaker i Suerman out of Face. Seymour is his first and Keruan bis second enowe for Senator. ONTARIO COUNTY. Hammond, First’ district, favors Saniord b. urch Jor Senator, He has so Opinion avout the Speakership, He believes the candidacy oi Mr, O’Conor would command great respect, Kernan that no change rt of those opposed to bitn Would Stephen ff OTSEGO COUNTY, William H. Ely 1s in favor of Kernan and Mc- Guie. He believes that O’Conor has been brougal into the contest too late. Jumes K. Cook, of the Second district, is on the fence. He says:—“l dm not prepared af present to define my position as to the Senatorship or tue Speakersuip.”’ ORANGE COUNTY. James W. Miller, First district, says:—“Have NO ivoividual preierence for Speaker. My choice 38 Horatio seymour for Senator.” He says a8 to the New Yers charter that the people of the city #nomid, Nave sopreme control of tueir own local afairs. \ QUEENS COUNTY. James M, Ovkiey, of the Second district, states that he would rather see ex-Governor Seymour Senator than apy our mau in the state. He eves not Wamt & give his prelerences for the Speaxersmip. RENSSELAER COUNTY, William ¥. Cleary, First dieirict, ts in favor of Kernan tor Senator and McGuire tor Speaker. He thinks O'Conor Mug beeD putin the field too late by us iriends to adiuit of lus success, ROCKLAND COUNTY. James C. Brown iavors Kernan tor Senator if Seymour wil not be a candidate and MeGuire for bpeaker. He says t' seymour decitnes ne consid- ers O'Lonor Will show great strength. SENECA OOUNTY. | Wiliam Hogan favors Kernan for Senator, and | m ros McGuire as the best man for Speaker. ite wee # i know nothing about the New York charter, SOUUYLER COUNTY, Widem 8, Fish siates that Le is out and out for J MI, Aaymoura jranda | THE CHANCES AS SEEN BY AN ALBANY CORBE- | so much painful anxiety when tne sub | contest may still take place belore the mat- | mot at all NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1874.-W1TH SUPPLEMENT. mr. McGuire for Speaker and ex-Governor Sey- mour for Senator, SULLIVAN COUNTY. Adolph &. Wenze) states:—"i am in favor of Horatio Seymour every time. If he persists in de- chuing Kernan willreceive my heartiest approval. I deheve a5 to the city charter to remit los peouie the government of their own auairs if an jonest effort be madge‘for an honest local admunis- tration,’? TOMPKINS COUNTY. George W. Schuyler says:—‘My choice for Speaker is a democrat of unimpeachble coarac‘er and who Will pursue an honest course io dealing with the New York charter. My choice for Senator is Governor Seymour.” As to Charies O’Conor be says:—"The country aspirants for the posiion may object. They may urge that the Governor, being a New Yorker, tue ouly otuer uigh office in the gift of the party at this time should not also be from New York.”” ULSTER COUNTY, Jonn Fream, of the Kirst district, says:—“T am Unabie to make a choice as to Speaker, and would emphatically say that fam in favor of Horatio Sey- mour jor Sepator Whether be will or not,” WESTCHESTER COUNTY. Dennis R. Sheil, irst discrict, ts in favor of Ker- nan lor Senator and MeGuire ior Speaker, charles M. Schtefelin, Second district, ! has no NM earnestly and —_ be a candidate 80 he will yo! on as sive, And yet there are those who that if the a le between the New York city and the country tuctions should become so vitter as to endanger the future of the party, oow so bright and promising, Mr. Seymour wiil, in Ulat event, consent to accept the posl- tion, And if such ap exigency should nappen, and it certainly comes within the range of proba- buity, Mr. Seymour would certainly owe it 10 fis party wulch bas so oftea honored bim to leave bit that bis deciina- final and conclu. present retirementand represent tye Empire state in the national Senate. v 1 ns ymdur out of the race, barring the accideuts lorementioned, the first choice of some of the leaders aud espe- cially of Mr. Seymour and Mre tilden is FRANCIS KERNAN, OF UTICA, From present indications Mr. Kernan seems to enjoy the strongest backing, aud 018 (rents Dave, lurthermore, jost nO time in making a thorough fixed idea about the Senatorship or the Speaker- | Lyle eb nis to consult with his fellow mem- | bers before he comes to a conclusion as to Who are | the best men for the two positions. 2 En un 1 3 Grand total. ol Not heard irom 9 a | On the tence... 7 Grand total of “uncertains”? 20 The Senate and Assemoly siand as follows:— | Tout Assembly. on Soins Batiot, ct 7 2 ‘ McGuire... Sherman. On the ience Not heard trom, SPONDENT, ALBANY, Dec, 26, 1874. As the day for the assembling of the Legisiature draws nigh the important question of Who will ve | the next United States Seuator from New York? becomes the absorbing topic with the master spirits of the democracy, The movements of the political leaders “durimg the past lew days have been attended with so much mysiery, they betray ject 1s | broached, their replies to your correspondent’s | queries are so evasive and guarded, tueir want of contidence in their favorite candidate is so mani | fest, that the attentive observer of the situauon cannot but conclude that an angry and exciting ter is disposed of And the air 1s fll of all sorts of rumors, and not a day passes without altering the position of the several caudidaies, ana the favorite of yesterday is certain of selling first choice in to- morrow’s pools. Strong hints are thrown out that the imevitable though great and terribie “Unknown"—the irrepressible ‘Sleeper,’ who 18 ever inseparably identified wita potitical contests of this nature, and will spring upou tue prize with the irresisiibie ferocity or a Bengal tuger—tuat | this awiul being is being held baca vy his [riends until the eleventa hour, when he will appear upon the scene only to see and to Wiu, and to exclaim with Julin€ Cesar, Pent, vidi, vicit JOUN KELLY AND COMPANY AND THE CANAL RING. | Jt must be remembered that the democracy ts far from being united. A positive “unpleasantness”? eXists between Jono Kelly and company and that | brancn of the party whose headquarters are at Rochester and whoSe leaders are Senators Jarvis | Lord, Delos De Woil, Joseph Warren and Sanfora | E. Cuurch, The estrangement between these two powerful iactions of the party is re- ported to have originated with some in- discreet utterances by Mr. Kelly last fall whicu found their Way ito the public journals, | and which were far from complimentary to Sena- tor Lord and his iriends. Mr. ‘iden, too, was understood to have expressed nimseu in no affec- tonate terms when speaking of the canal coterie, Butaiter the sweepmg deaocratic triumph tne victors in the ecstacy of their delignt were pre- sumed to have forgotten the pasi, to have em- braced, to have drauk each Otner’s health in a ' command the respect and col CanVass in fis vehail, They express confidence 1D having a lurge majority of the democranie caucus upon tae trse allot. It really Lovks as if Mr. Kernan would be the success ful canaidate; but his supporters m: be very Care(ul, ana, adove atl, tuey Must Mot presume to dictate Ins Hommanon, decause dicttling won't pay at Aluany tals winter, A member of the state Centra: Committee trom the inter marked to-day :—"Kernan stands the best chano Of success as things are ut present, put i Mr. Tilden and Join Key come here to dictate 10 the country Mr, Keruan Will be & Oeaten map, jUst as certain as you live.” — air, Kernan’s nomiusuon, aituough provadie, 1s by he Means certain, CHARLES O'CONOR. Although the maine of the distinguished jurist Was only mentioned |ere oUt VeLy recently !i Con- Mectivu with te Senatorsmp everyoody with whom | have ¢ sed imolimes to the belie! Chal Mr. U'Conor’s eects tor Would oe a wikwang cs tue democracy to piay at thas juneruce. onor is unguestionany the cao : OrLty 0} the democraite Voters Of ube State, and ine Politicians vaght to respect the we ve rank | ana tite. It is doubtiul waetmer stuey do sa, But auring the next fortnight the moveme: Air. O'Conur may assuue such caucus. HON. HENNY C. MURPIY, eX-Minister to tue Hague, & State senator for ten years, the Orst Mayor of Broosiyn, ex-Congress- Man And ay emment member vl The legal proies S1OU, Is pressed with amore than ord.wary vele- mence OV .he Kites County democracy, NM phy’s Iriends are not poor tn 5 Support the pretensions o! their cand advance the arguaent o! Ly Wil have bot of oar Uv States Senavors, Senator Conkling deiug, as sown, a resi dent of Utica. Boss McLougnlia solemnly pro- tests against waat Mum we seucied eX- eems clusion 0: Kings county irom state odie He Goes not relisu this eXciusi eop.e from Participation im the spoils, especially as at he jast election Kings county excetied all ser x efforts and sweilea a vemecrate majorty surprised the most sanguine. Tne Soss claims Lhe delegation Irom the second Judicta: district as Veiny solid for Murpny. If sucu is tue case Mr, Murphy may prove troublesome, HON. REUBEN E. FENTON, Senator Fenton’s iriends wink very stgnificantly When they aver that they are sii) Gopeiui of re- electing toeir leader, hey claim tu have eigit hiberai republicans im the Assembly who are now | counted among the democratic majority o1 chat | boay, and | should disaffect some of tbe more hot-neaded, the us the dissenstons of the democracy latter and the liberals could sorm a comoination which wouid be certain to insure the nommauon of Mr. Fenton, 1t 1s bardiy necessary to menuon that Senator Fentoo has Do peer in tuis State as @ political manager. tive im arvauging all preuminaries ior bis Aibany campaign. THE 8PEAKERSHIP, Mr. Jeremiah McGuire. 0: Chenango county, will be the oext Speaker of the Assembly beyond all peradventar Hiy selection was devermined Qpon almost a8 soon as it was Known that the democrats controlied tie Assembly, The names oi RON. Sherman, member-elect from Oneida and Alaison S, Page, memver-eiect {frou Oswego, were spoxen ol, but Mr. McGuire's popu- larity th the Soutnern Wer and ois strength in the western counttes made bis election cer- tain. Mr. McGuire Was boro in Ireland in 1825, and came to this country wuen a boy, ol aluigh order, He was a member of Assembiy in Isi and obtained some ceievrity by Ms atiack op the late Ezra Corneil, whose son, Alonzo B Corneil, Was Speaker o! tae Assembly at the time. THE CLERKSHIP OF THE ASSEMBLY | will be conierred upon Mr. Hl: am Calkins, of New York, who Was Clerk of the Senate 1p 1870 and 1871. be 18 a journalist by pro ess.on and a gentleman in every way litted lor the position, When Clerk of the Senate he gave geperai satisiaction and was Oi valuable assistance to newspaper men. Mr. Calkius bas but one competit homination, and that 1 Mr. Lyman B, Smith, of Buifaio, Wuo is working hard for the place. Mr. Smith was the Assistans Clerk ol the Assembly in 1870, abd was not particularly popular among the | Members or reporters, although a youd officer, Such ts the programm:, as arranged by the democratic leaders, and which wil aot be de- parted {rom uniess events at present unloreseen occur. CHARLES 0'CONOR FOR SENATOR, | To THe EpiTOR oF THE HeRALD:— democratic bumper Of the best Kentucky Bourbon, | and to have edected @ reconciliatiun complete and lasting. And the victorious democratic phalanx thus united, aithough pernaps a little hungry aster their exile of two years irom Albaay, were to fall in and march upon the Capitol aud the spoils in the best of order.® But the prospects lor this har- mony and unity im the party do not Maaterially unprove. Tne country lead- ers positively assert that taey do not pro- pose to submit to Tammany dictation any longer; the State without the ald of New York city, the hat they had enougn of if under the | | Sweeny and Tweed régime; that, as they carried reason for veing handicapped and collared by | Tammany no longer exists. During the coming | Session of the Legislature they have determined to assert their independence and to maintain it. | Shuula the countiy leaders and their ioliowing aulere fo Wis determination to ignore Tammany, Which means Joun Kelly aud Mr. Lilden, then the Senatorial Agut will certainly ve of the hottest kind indeed. Such being tue present relation of Lhe city and country tuctions of the party to eaca ovner, 1 Will BOW preceed to the discussion of the chances vi the several candidates lor THE NEXT UNITED STATES SENATOR, Mr. Tilden’s frst choice jor this or any other position is Horatio Seymour, At Saratoga last suminer, When We Democratic State Centiai Com- itee met 10 select tue day and place for t wm the assembling of the State Couvention, the subject or the next ndidate of tie party ior Governor absorving topic Of discussion among the ticre gathered. The name of Sapiord E, Church, 0! ca@arse, received prouunent meution, abd tt Was supposed that Mr. Ludeu wouid readiiy and g amp pefure the Cliel Justice of the But Jndge Caurcnh’s treads et when Mr. iildep boidly 13 but one man in this cond fladle to, and bis Was che de Stat to them woom 1 wil tio Seymour.” That was éuflicient. cut that Mr. Tilden meaut busi- aiso knew that Mr. Tilden as teal Manipulator in tue Stave, noounced himseit as a candi ene already held the winning Chout tie canvass tuat followed Mr. Seymour Was the stanch adherens and s@pporier ©. Mr. iden, and spared LO effort to reconcile those elemeuis in the party which were autago- istic to Tuden. inérefore, when, after the vathe, the returus showed tnat for the’ first time mn a gil of a century the United Stat failen into te nanas of the eu aod his friends, and, 4 for puolic positions, bot before and alter howinations are teudered to fim, And it i$ uniorsunate tuat the acceptance by nim ot bominations alter posiuivé and emphatic remsal hag led those who are strangers to his private Character Lo dott the sincertiy of nis course. 1 met @ prominent democratic politician at the Delavan this morning, who professed to velleve tuat Mr. Seymour wished the Senatorship and e ed to receive tt, despite bis letter refusing it. him i did not think he did, He repied:— yes. You don’t know tum as wei as | do, 1 have bo doubt but that he is sorry now that he wrote that decuning the Senatorsnip. It bas been the Governor's lue dream. He nas got caught at bis own game thts time.” Bur this is the opimren of very tew, and in jus- tice to Mr. Seymour It must be stated that these entlemen are not among bis Warmest admirers, However, they support their views by cit ing Mr. Seymour's action the State Democratic convention 5 when Jonn A, Green, Syracuse, had been slated by the Aludny Regency jor the Goveryor- ship, Mr, Seymour having positively deciined to permit the use o: . The Convention met, and it Was sug, ur’s irienas that the party ougit at least to tender him a com- plinentary nommation. To this there was no ob- jection, add he was nouinated, A committee was appointed to iniorm seymour o the honor bestowed apon aim. later, appeared, and, vention, bowed nis cepted the complimentary nomipation. Dean Richmond, wiio always expressed himself in language that everypody understood, turned away disgu-ted, ing, “NO more complimeats for me.” Four years lates at the Democratic National Convention neid mm = =6‘Tammany | Halli in 1868, Myr. Vallandigham, of Unio, “cut the Gordian knot ne termed it, be nominating Mr. Seymour as the party's choice for President, and the Convention approved she selection. Mr, seymour, who Was President of the Convention, immediately after Mr. Vailandigham coucluded the nomination speech, empiatically declined the hovor, but ue snbsequentiy accepted. Tr, Seymour's admirers, however, despite (hese facts, aver that dir. Seymour chanyed ms mind on bot! occasions at the earnest soligication of iis intends, and si rely believed that he was dog | the party a signal serv: Be that as it may, and Mr. Seymour, @few minutes the wouder of the Con- ackhuWledginenis and ac+ The grag 1 heartily approve of your suggestion of Charies He 18 our most O’Conor tor United states Senaior. eminent lawyer, a democrat of uncompromising oharacter and @ citizen above reproach, Mr. Kernan ts a lawyer. not of great eminence; a democrat, not of Steadiast principles, tor he was Ove Of the old free sullers who broke up the demo- crauc party, and as a citizen he cannot be on to | he argument put fortn im advocacy of Mr. Kernan, that because he was deleated two years ago, on account of his religion, justice demands tis elec. | tion DoW, Is not good against Mr. U’Conor; jor if | occupy the exalted position of Mr. U’Conor. the cause of relig by the election o! the most distinguished proiessor oi tuatiath? * PROSPECTIVE CHANGES IN BROOKLYN. THE NEW YEAR SLATES FOR ERS AND OTHER CHOICE BILLETS. With the advent of the new year many of the present incumbents of tat and Iucrative offices in Brookiyn wii) find themselves ex officio, uniess the powers that be recognize their paat services and party devotion by retaining them, The slate- | workers are made mad aimost by the persistent Brooklyn charter. Under tiis charter it will oe imperative for Mayor Hunter to nominate and the democratic majority of the Board ot Aldermen to conirm several Important officers, Corporation Counsel Wiliam ©. De Witt will ex. pire, His two assistants, Kanaeble and Johnson, Will also retire, uniess reappointed, Mr. De Wits receives a salary of $10,000 per annum, and is on the democratic siate for another two years’ term, making six years’ service in all. Andrew Cunningham, the present incumbent of the City Treasurer's office, a position of great re- sponsibility and ylelding a revenue of $5,000, will be reappointed. ‘There are three Assessors to be appointed—one in place of John McDairmid, one in place of Jacob Worth, resigned, and one tn place of Joseph Smich, whose v rim expires with the ou year. The posi ions are much sought after. The salary is $5,000 per year, A Presiden’ of the Board of Aldermen will be chosen iu piace of Jacob i. Bergen, who has been three terms in that honorabie position, Alderman James Howell, of the Kieventh ward, will succeed Mr. Bergen if the slated candidates are reap pointed. Ab assistant keeper of the ‘City Hall will be chosen in place of William McGuire, a doorkeeper in place of Andrew McDonald, messenger in piace of James Bridges; sealers oi weizntsand measures aud otuer offices Of more or leas importance. three Combussioners of Public Works are to be appointed, in place of Messrs, Palmer, Fowler and hiting. The saiary Wil be $5,000 lor the Presi- dent and $2,000 each for his associates, The sent Board of Park Commissioners will be abolished January i, and the President of the Board, Mr. James 5. 7. Strananan, and ots adhe- rents are making great efforts to obtain the Mayor's nomination for him. Mr, Aunter has long opposed Stranahan, however, on the groaud of his alleged extravagance in laying out Prospect Park, and it is doubtiul Wuether he Will reappoint the ven- erable Park ar ect. 10is office is DOt 4 salaried one at present. Un May 1 che Police and Excise Commissioners, $5,000 sala Hes per annum, will go out of ome tioned jor the positions are Gen- sident of the Crosstown Railroad Pyourn, Filth ward (ex-Excise mp) donn any 5 Jommissioner) ; Lewis F. Newman (ex-Alderman ourth ward), and Daviei D. Briggs, mem- ber of the present Board of Commissioners, Mr. Pynurn was also an aspirant Jor the nomination of Sherit next iii, bat that position is piedged to Justice John Delmar, Who Was a candidate {cr the demovratic homination for Sheriff three years ago. *, MICHAEL'S CHURCH Far, ST Phe satr of St, Michael's charch, Forty-seventh street and Third avenue, south Brooklyn, will be brought to a close this evening by @ ball aud re- ception, On’ Satarday erous avtendanc most ge at this fair, and the eel Mickie, the pastor, deuvered , the course of which he pu taanked Judge Delmar the prominent @ bad rendered Dim in securing funds for the erection of the new church. The pastor 15 mos alous!y Working for bly poor and scatverca Seymour , congregation, sincerely declare ‘still believe He ts reported as berg ac- | He is one | OF the first jawyers 1m bis section and is an orator for the caucus | luus liverty is to be vindicated | a Koman Catholic, way not take | CORPORATION | jound seeKing an asylui. COUNSEL, POLICE AND EXCISE COMMISSION- evening last there was a | THE COURTS FOR 1875. Business Before the Federal and State Judicial Departments. | THE JUDGES WHO WILL SIT. } Below is given a brief outline of the work be- *| fore the courts, Federal and State, in the city for 1875. A retrospect 1s also presented of some of the business periormed during the past year. It wil ve seen that with the increase of population I1tl- gation also increases, and thatthe time of our Judges will be fully occupied in disposing of the heavy calendars that the new year presents to them, BUSINESS IN THE FEDERAL COURTS. Judge Woodruff has beew recently sitting in the United States Ctreuit Court in this district, in which he bas decided several appeals tp adml- ralty; he has reviewed proceedings tn bank. | ruptcy, and bis late decision in the matter of the | charges preierred against Commissioner Daven- | | port of illegal and oppressive doings as a magis- | trate will be remembered as an able and skilful | exposition of the law relating to the powers | ana duties of United States Commissioners, That | decision has been the subject of much comment. | For our present purpose it is simply necessary to | say that Jadge Woodruff exonerated Mr. Daven- port from all blame, while persons holcing differ- | ens political opinions and different sentiments on public policy were expecting that the jucgment in this case would be such as to exactly suit their | views. The result has been to please some and to disappoint others, This 1s the way with every law suit, Ifthe plaintit get’ a verdict he is ae- lighted, and, of course, the defendant is displeased. If the defendant be the victor, as a natural conse- quence the plaintif? becomes perfectly disgusted. Could not people manage to keep out of law and | out of the hands of the lawyers, and thus save | themselves all this heart-burning? If they could, | we suppose the millennium would be soon at hand. Judge Woodruff has gone to Albany, and will sit there for some days in discharge of the business of his cireutt. t “ Judge Nathantel Shipman, of Connecticut, sat for a considerable portion o! this month in the United States Circuit Court jor this district, He was en- | gaged tn the trial of civil jury causes, ana disposea ternal revenue and taxauon of the country. He isa well informed, painstaking judge, courteous to the Bar, and very much respected by that body, Judge Wallace will take Judge Shipman’s place | here on the 5th of January, and then continue the | trial of causes on the civil jury calendar, Among the important cases tobe disposed of is that of Mme. de Maluta Fralof, a Russian lady, wo brings an action against the New York | Central and Hudson River Railroad Com- pany to recover about $100,000, being the value which se piaces ona large quantity of old fam ilv laces which she alleges were stolen irom her trunk while she was travelling three or \ four years ago on the train between Albany and | Niagara Fails, This case was tried once before, but | resaited im a disagreement of the jury. The facta have been already published 1p the HERALD. | #udge Blatchford bas been engaged during tne | present wonth in hearing admiralty suits and dis- | Posing of motions in patent case and bankruptcy | proceedings in the United States District and Cir- | cuit courts. He is one of the most hard working | judges that ever sat in a court of justice. He | Dever ebirks work when It is to be ddue; in fact, | nothing seems to please him so well as when he has | plenty to do, and he knows, too, ina quiet yet , effective way, how to administer rebukes to law. | yers when they “adjourn” cases, sometimes on the | most Irivolous excuses, thus biocking the wheels of justice and leaving the Court witu nothing to do. He 18 quite familiar with the bankruptcy practice in this district. Some of his recent ae- cisions in regard to compesitoos under the Bank- | ruptcy act wre important, and may be regarded as settling the practice iu this district under | that very peculiar piece of legislation. His de- | cision, recently delivered, in the, matuer oj the extradition of Antonio di Giacomo, who is charged with murder and brigandage in Italy, | | tne length o1 holding that though the crime im- puted to Giacomo Was Ccompitted one year Oelore tie treaty of extradition Was entered into be- | tween the United States und Italy, yet nevertue- less the treaty 1s operative in enabling the Italian goverpMent to obtain possession of Giacomo, and take him pack to Italy, there to be tried jor the offence alleged against him. it 13 just possible that the State Department muy dissent !rom this view of the treaty, but it is not iikely that they | wii do so, Governments sometimes do things as matters of public policy and as concessions to the demands 0. other Powers which they would now ) dream of insisting on under the ordinary princi- ples of law in a court of justice. And it is in ex- tradition ¢ases which come so directly under the cognizance oi the executive power that govern- | meuts take a course relative to the rignts and itb- eres Ol lugitives irom justice which would be wholly inapplicable U the prisoner were tried ac- cording w the law ol the country in which he was The case of Carl Vout, bow belore Commissioner White, is certain to go beiore Judge Biatchford on habeas corpus uuder | its new aspect, and, assuredly, this 1s, perhaps, vhe most extraordinary extradition proceeding tuat has ever occurred in this country. It is ep- tirely unnecessary io repeat the facts, as they are | | already quite jamiliar to the public, Judge Biatchiord will to-morrow resume the hearing of admiralty causes, and in February | the United States vs. Naylor & Co., in which the government sue the defendants jor several han- | application of patrioticaily disposed citizens, | Gred thousands of dollars for alleged under-vaiua- armed with every form of weapon calcu- | tion of steel raiis and fish plates imported trom lated to make ® favorable impression | Europe. This tal will occupy at least three apon the = stony-hearted = dispensers of | "Sudge Benedict 18 trying criminals in the United corn at the puoiic§ crib. Changes are States Circuit Court, No. 27 Chambers street, Not brought about py the workings of the new 100g Sifce Congress passed ag act making it an indictable offence lor any persen to forward scur- | rilous postal cards through the mails, This wasa | very proper thing to do, Jor without some protec- | tion of this Kind the great advantage and con- | ventence of the postal card system might be The term of | very seriously abused. The recent convicuon of | Moses Chamberlain under this law indicates that the government are determined to punish all in- fractions of the statute so faras they can. Re- garding the case of Mr, Chamverlain, We desire to Say nova word, as ounsel propose to argue a motion for a new tr For this reason comment is deierred, 9 Jt 18 provable that an officer of the Customs will be put on his tria) to-morrow before Judge Bene- dict, On a charge of having taken a bribe to in- fluence his official action in conmiving at the smug- giing of a large quantity of cigars from Cuba, Commissioners White, Shields and Stillwell have beiore them extradition cases and suits arising out of the destruction of american property by the Alabama, &c., and Commissioners Bevts and Osborn have been actively engaged in taking tesitmony in bankruptcy anu other matters. On the Whole the business OF the courts is pretty good, and it is sure to become better aiter the holidays, The Old federai courts in Chambers street Will be deserted after the lst of May next, as the government has given notice that at that date the apartments for the courts will be quite ready in the new Post OM ‘Toen there will be such a clearing out of legal and oficial lumber, in the shape of old documents and papers, as was hever beiore witnessed in tis city, and thus the ghost of poor Burton will have ample room to filt around in the gloomy and deserted hails where, in years gone by, his wit aud brilliancy as an actor used to “pring down the house? ana give pleasure to thousan uever supposed that the dramatic stage tn Unam- vers street would have given piace to the forum and to tue Bench. | preteen | THE STATE CovRTs, | Increasing population and growing expansion | of business and commerce of necessity augment litigation. To say, then, that the calendars in all the varied branches of the State courts, as ai- ready prepared for the advent of the new year, are larger than they Were a year ago, (8 only say- ing that the city tm the intervening time has grown additionally populous and its business in- terests been greatly Multiplied, But with the ex- tension Of our city’s urea, the cumulation or our Mercantile warehouses and the growth of trade and manufactures, there must of necessity ve more judges, more law) ers and more need for keep- | ing the machinery of the courts in motion, whicn | does not argue wery weii for the speedy approacn of the millennium. But we must take things as they are, and ugtil the millennium does come there will b@ disputes between business riners, oppgsing constructions of contracts, varied interpretations of wills and other difter- 4 ences, 10 settle whicn the arbitration of the courts must be invoked, Of one thing, however, ali interested may be satisied—that is, on the exist ence of & pure judiciary—no doubt the reenit of the tidal wave of reform which swept several of the ring incumbents irom the Bench, leaving it to | ) the people wo supply shel vlaces with aprichy of many important questions relating to the in- | bas been much talked of among lawers, as it gues | next he wil try tue heavy and important suit of | men of their own selection. We certainly can point with pride to our Supreme Cougrt judges, only @ year on the Bench. Judge Davis, by the bolaness and lmapartiantty of bis dealings with at and powerful criminals, has won golden Opinions. Judge Brady, tne oldest Supreme Court judge on tne Bench, has never yielded to the pas- ‘sions Of party or to the dictates of party power, but, witn the calm and quiet dignity of Aristides, has dispensed justice with unswerving impar- tralt id without fear or favor, The younger mem! of the Bench—Judges Daniels, Donohue, Barrett and Lawreace—all of whom, bappily, have long terms yet to serve, have shown most adm! rable Achons oF ie uign places of trust they have n called to fill. ‘ommenting With the Supreme Court calendars, one ior the General Term is unusuaily heavy, and embodying a great variety of cases, involving de- cisions Of most important and legal questiors. As during the & year, Judges Davis, Brady and Daniels will, for the most part, hold this Court, they being the regularly assigned juages, though, ©! course. at intervals the piaces of one or more of them will ve occupied by otver judges. Mean- time, the Oourt will meet on the 8lsi of thts month to give decisions mo cases argued at the last term. Some of these cases are very important, not only 4s to the lega! principle to be settied, but in the jarse sums 01 money in dispute. For tn. stance, there is the $6,000,000 Vanderbilt sult. There are also the recent suits brought against the Erle Railway Company awaiting orbitrament, and the Taylor will case, which has been 30 long ve- fore the courts, and the final setuement of which carries with it the disposal of a very lurge estate. According to the present programme the argument upon the Tweed certiorari 18 to be heard ut the next meeting of the Court, It is not supposed, however, that this will settle the question wuether the greatex-Boss of Tammany and eX-leader of the old munictpal rig will be restored to liberty and be spared serving Out the lengthy sentence imposed upon hin by Judge Davis, but that 16 will be only preliminary to carrying the case to the Court of Appeais, The most important case awaiting decision in the Special lerin ts what 13 known as the “Drew Pool Case,” involving a very large sum. Reviewing the assignment of the judges, which has already been pubiished in the HERALD, it will be geen that the trial terms Wili principal.y ve- hneid py Judge Van Brunt, assigned irom the Common Fleas, and Judge Van Vorst, assigned from the Superior Court. Jndges Brady, Law- in holding these courts, as Well a8 presiding at Chambers. In the criminai branch of the Supreme Court, the Court of Oyer and Lerminer, the calendar does Not show sO Many important criminal cuses as a year ago. Scauneii is still waiting nis trial, but no e as yet been fixed upon ior it Coroner Croker has pending over fim the posei- bility of a new trial, vut it seems to be very aoudt. fal When the District Attorney will imsist upon @ second trial. However, a8 a nolle prosequi has not yet been entered, he is liable at any moment to be there is a very large calendar, and it is very cer- tain that District Attorney Phelps will use the dtinost efforts to depiete our City Prison of its over-crowded criminals and give less cause in the future jor complaint on the score of speedy trials. in the Supreme Court tne list of judges preseats an array of names reflecting the highest credit on our judiciary, With the exception of Chie! Justice Monell, who, a year ogo, was re-elected for fours teen years, the other judges, Freedman, Sedgwick Curtis, Van Vorst and Spetr, are all comparatively new mep, buteach, in the term le hia sctved, has shown tdst ddilirabi’ fitness for the place. There are heavy calendars in ali the branches of the Court, but as great despatch as Is consistent with the ends o! justice will be shown in reducing te week, but the Genera: Term will meet on Monday to give decisions upon cases argued during the pres- ent mont. Some of these decisions will be eagerly looked lor, owing to the important issues at stake aud interesting law points Involved, An mspection Of the new caienilars in the various courts shows the bulk of the cases to be litigations on contracts, promissory notes, trade mark cases, railroad suits and suit penne the city. The ampiitication by act of the Legisiature o1 the powers o/ this Court, making them equa! to those of the supreme Court, has greatly increased the trials in the last mentioned ciass of cases. ‘The same increase of jurisdiction having been extended to the Court of Common Piess jas also within the last year greatly increased the business in this court, A glance over the names of the judges on the Bench of the Common Pleas takes 1 first the Unie! Justice of the Court, Judge Charles P. Daly, legal acumen, has ew peers on the American Bench. His associates on the Bench, Judge Robin- son, Judge Larremore, Judge Loew and Judge J. F, Daly—have all’ proved themselves worthy col- leagues o/ their chief, and ove and ali have ac. quired the confidence and esteem of the Bar and of the public at large. ‘The calendars in this Court, all of which are heavy, show a complex variety of cases, including many important suits against the city. In the Mar.ne Court the judges have exnibited a most praiseworthy desire to meet the exigencies Uhat press upon them by crowded calendars, But 1t mast be said that they are not sufMiciently aided by Lhose whose duty itis to procure suitable act commodation jor holding Court. During the pass few mouths there have been three jury terme held, and Part 4 of the Court has been held by tne regularly assigned Judge thereto whenever and wherever he could get a room to hold Court in. Judge McAdam, holding Part @ last month, dis | posed of his calendar in the courtroom o! the First Civil District, Juage Quin, who kindly gave | up his courtroom every second day to him for the | purpose. The caiendars of vhis Court are very and which the ‘earning and Jegal attainments of the present incumbents quaitiy them to aispose of with moxt commendable despatco and with gragt venont to the otuer courts, to tue Bar and vo the pubic. COURT: CALENDARS—THIS DAY. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS—Held by Judge Donohue.—Nos, 10, 48, 75, 81, 83, 84, 88,59, 40, 96, 104, 106, 128, 127, 139, 149, 153, 159, 161, 168, 170, 172, 177, 178, 190, 207, 209, 10, 214, 219, ERAL TkERM.—Adjourned }, 187, 229, PRE! for the term, SUPREME COORT—SPECIAL TeRM—Held by Judge SUPREME CouRT—CiRcurT—Parts 1, 2 and 3.—Ad- journed for the term. ScPERIOR COURT—TRIAL TERM—Parts 1 and 2.— Adjourned for the term. COMMON PLEAS—EQuITY TERM.—Adjourned for the term. Adjourned tor the term. @LARINE COURT—GENERAL ‘TERM—Held by Judges Joachimsen, Alker and McAdam,—Noao-enumerated —Sinith vs. Bamburger et al; Me Foley et al. Weed vs. Burt (No. 1 Weed vs. Burt (No. 2); Weed vs. Burt (No. 3); Bazeiius vs. Baby et al; Lindsay vs, Kkaphael; Fogg vs. Marinan, Enumerated mo- | trons—Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 3% 1, 382, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 45, 44, 45, 41 47, 48, 49, 50. MARINE COURT—TRIAL TERM—Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4,—Adjourned for the term. COURT OF GENERAL Sesstons—Held by Recorder Moore, robbery: Same vs. Jonn Brown, robbery; Same vs. James Cleilord, ielonious assault and battery; same vs. Josepu Clancey, felonious as- | Patrick Doyle, teioulous assault and batiery; Same vs. Timothy Donohae, felonious assault an battery; Same vs. James Suilivan and Samuel Laugiord, burglary; Same vs. Robert Murray, purglary; Same vs, Joseph Montague, burglary; Same vs. Henry C. Nelson, grand larceny; Same vs. George Kyan and Thomas Rodgers, grand lar- ceny; Same vs. George Henderson, grand larceny ; Same vs. William 8. Juiinson and Friend Noe, grand larceny; Same vs. Christy Daly and Thomas Dalton, grand larceny; Same vs. Wiliiam Kelly and Edward Manr, larceny from the person; Same vs, Mary Koge and Lizzie Maier, larceny irom the person; Same vs. Annie Williams, lar- ceny Irqm the eects Same vs. Robert McCaffrey, larceny trom the person; Same vs. Charles Given and Edward Drumgolde, larceny trom the person; Same vs. Culeo Harris, concealed weapons, “FISH CULTURE. STOCKING CONNECTICUT RIVER WITH SALMON. Wesrrort, Conn., Dec. 26, 1874. President George Jeiliffe, of the Westport Trout Association has just returned from Farmington River, whither he went on Wednesday last, to de- posit the last of 150,000 young salmon, hatched at his institution. He has been very successfui in all bis operations thus far, not losing a single fish, The Fish Commissioners this State received some time since 300,000 | Salmon ova from California; 150,000 of these were hatched at the Westport ponds with very small joss; 75,000 were placed tn the Housa- tonic Iver on Friday week; 50,000 in Butler brook, a tributary of the Housatonic, and 100,000, on Monday ano Wednesday of this week, as stated, in the Farmington River. The remaining 150,009 Will, a8 rapidly as possible, be introduced to the waters of the Shetucket and Quinnevaugh branches of the Thames aud a tributary of tue Connecticut, near Middletown. TILE YOUNG FISH are about forty days old, having just absorbed the Yolk sac, and are avout one-third larger than Pe- hobsoot salmon of the same age. the Commis- Sloners of the New England States, bordering on the Connecticut River, last spring put more than @ milion ho | Penobscot salmon into the waters of the Connecticut and its tributaries, and they are looking for grand = results ere long in the increase of that favorite fish. The Westport assoctation, tn addition to raising 45,000 trout, each fish weighing iu the aggregate three-quarters of @ pound, has achieved no incon- siderable work in the hatching aod placing of shad spawn, The association has a Capital of $7,500, 13 dally visited by those interested in fish culture, | and proposes ere long to increase the number of its ponds, Of late years the State Legislature has | anuuaily appropriated the sum of $6,000 lor fish | DIALDPAE A ‘ 1 called upon to stand a re-triaL Of petty causes | of | i rence, Donohue and Barrett also have their share | list of causes. There will be no Trial Term this | who for sound learning, unwearied industry and | heavy, the increased jurisdiction of the Court pre- | senting Very important questions for adjudication, | Van Vorst.—Demurrers—Nos. 8, 16, 22, 23, 26, , Issues of law and fact—Nos. 138, 168, 171, 176, 180, i 197, 9, 150, 203, 210, 214, 223, | | 228, 1, 14, 17, 18. COMMON PLEAS—TRIAL TERM—Parts 1 and 2— | THE INDIANS. - A Bearer of ‘Herald Despatches Chased for His Life. NINE SAVAGES IN PURSUIT. Desperate Run Through a Ter- rific Snow Storm, Fort SILL, L. T., Dec. 10, 1874, The thrilling adventures of Lieutenant Wet- more in his ride to Camp Suppiy, dearing de- apatches for the HeRaLp and General Miles, is the great heroic event of the season and the talk of all the oMicers and soldiers. Accompanied by a servant, he left General Miles' headquarters on the Washita to carry de- H spatches to Cump Supply. Reaching the Canadian River, he concluded to leave the train and escort with which he had been travelling and strike for Supply, accompanied only by his servant, This was @ Very perlious undertaking, as tle narrative will snow. Scarcely had Wetmore and Hamilton, his servant, le‘t the train bejore they saw signs of the redskins. But they were both fuli of pluck | and anxious to reach their destination; and so, unmind{ul of the danger they were in, DEFIANTLY GALLOPED ON toward the north. Toward night, On the Ith, the two reached a stream where they determined to camp, but on rounding @ point came suddenly on @ band of three redskins, who, on seeing the biue- coats, scattered through the brusn like leaves be- jJore a winter wind. Here was @ hazardous posi- tion for the two men, for they well knew that the Indians they had met were but stragglers of a still larger party in the immediate neignvorhood, And soit proved. Retracing their steps they put spurs to their horses only to ride into the midst of & party of nine mounted savages, wao were so completely taken by surprise at the appearauce of the soldier boys that they merely turned on their horses and gave one steady, prolonged stare at’ the daring intruders. But Wetmore and nis companion did not take the introduction so coolly. Quickly wheeling their horses they started down the slope aud out on the sleety and frozen prairie with the speed of the wind. THEY WERE IN FOR IT NOW. One look behind them revealed the savages in full pursuit. But they had a good start. The wind was blowing a gale from the northwest, and the piercing needles of sleet drove straight into their faces with blinding fury, but they could neitner stop nor change their course. On went the fugitives and on Came the biood-thirsty pursuers. | It Was a veritable RACE FOR LIFE, none of your dime novel fictions, but a living, breathing, paipitating, exciting jact. Nine hell- hounds of the tronuer after two bluecoats and their scalps: This was the exact situation, and Wetmore and his companion knew it. They also knew that their horses would oot hold out long against the terrible storm and began to devise ways and means (to sell their lives as dearly as~ possible. ‘They thought of making @ stand in the buifaio wallows, when the remembrance of the terrible fate of Chapman and his companions made them dig i the spurs a iittie deeper and seek @ more favorable location, At ase It Was evident that they could go no farther aud something must be done. ‘he trail they were making on the sieety surface tola them there was no escape by Hight, so unslinging their carbines they dropped behind 2 small thicket and prepared to “pass ip their checks’ as dearly as possiple. By tnis time darkness had set in aud the storm of sleet and show was raging with auabated tory. Long and anxiously those two benumbed and nighted men knelt on the (rozen crust and waited lor the appearance of their savage 10e3, but they came not. Bither the redskins bad been pelted out of their purpose by the terrific storm, or else they hak come to the conclusion that the market price of two scalps would mot justify more than one or two twenty-mile beats on a tif and slippery t= Tie. Atailevents they gave up the chase. Lieu- tenant Wetmore and Hamilton staid behind the thicket all night, uarrowiy escaping treezing to death, and eXpecting every moment that the whoops Of the savages would be heard and the crash of a tomahawk put them out of their misery ana end the terrible, terrivle suspeuse. WHEN MOKNING DAWNED the savages had disappeared, but the beleaguered men were in another pickle. They were lost in the prairie—iost. as effectually and completely as | though they were in mid-ocean. ‘The storm howled as fiercely as it did during the night. By nothing in the leavens above or the earth be- heath could the points of the compass ve deter- mined, Weary, irozen, hungry and disceuraged, | the wanderers began to feel that their miraculous | escape of tue migtt betore was only a putting off of the inevitable. Finally, seeing that they were completely bewildered, they struck for the near- est stream aud followed tt to the mouth, It. emptied invo 4 larger one, and thus these men Kept: on until, AFTER INNUMERABLE HARDSHIPS, they succeeded tu striking tne old trait bon miles. south of Camp Supply. Forty miles trom the post. tuey met the cavairy oat in search of them, aod were escorted (to quarters, having beeo nearly three days without lood, and with their clothing frozen ught to their bodies. It was | & MOST THRILLING AND EXCITING ADVENTURE, | told ag it was by the bronzed Lieutenant, stili clad | in his rough Woollen shirt, cavairy boots and | pants, the stripes of which proclaimed the wear | and tear of the race through the underbrusb. Itonly Wabted the charm of a camp fire to Qnisn the Wword-picture of one of the most exciting ventures of the Indian campaign. Lieutenant | Wetmore says nls hands and feet were badly irost- bitten, but otnerwtse he ts good health and spirits, Hamilton, lus companion im the adventure, bas | not yet arrivea trom ‘tue irontier, owing to nis ex- hausted condition, A HERO'S LETTER. Hackett.—The People vs, Henry Harrisou and Joun | | sault and bat‘ery; Same vs, Michael Devine and | In apologizing by letter for tailing to carry my correspondence jor the HERALD as quickly through ; as he expected when svartingy Lieutenant Wet. more writes :— “My God! it Was the liveliest ride I've had yet, I was forced irom tne trail and tried as well ua | Icould to regain it without succeeding, and dur- | Ing all tis time i had to ride agatust a terrific storm. My horse played out aud was finally | brought to vay. [ expected every minute they would be upon me and that I would have to dis- mount and figt it out to the end, “T thought of the loug lovked-ior bali and the box on the rigit of tle stage that, alas! it seems | Dever Was to see. Finding Might now impussibie L | made for a small clump Oi trees, and fastening our horses my servant and | Knelt down behind them to receive the aciack. Fortunately for us the sav- ages stopped the pnrsuit. Lsuppose they thought the storm too severe to push on further against it, Then [ay all that night almost frozen to death. My coat and everything else was suit. No stars were out, and | couid not tell which was north. [ was lost. Next moruing the storm continued, and as there was mo sun | was in as bad a fix as before. [ knew the storm was irom the norih originally, and that if it had not changed direction that by beating against it I ought to reach Woll Creek sowewhere, I was afraid to try it, tuough tn daylight, lest I be discovered. However, avout two P. M. next day, things had got to be So desperate that i made the attempt, About sundown | reacted (he Woll, and following it eastward, finally reached Batley in te My feet and hands were slightiy jrozen, but 1am all right again now. “By Jove! ii 1t isn't mean feeling to be chased that way by 80 many, expecting every minute to be overtaken, and knowing that there was no aid within fifty miles, aud that when finally at bay and surrounded you must shoot | yourself to save torture. I did not reach Supply Until the 21st, being so played out as to aave to remain with Batley and his train. 1 met a troop of cavairy on theroad when about ten miles trom Supply coming out after me and expecting to find ouly my dead body. Quite an excitement was kicked up at the postin consequence. It got out fed yaa and I am airaid my friends may Lear o COLORED- MASO) ‘ NEW HAVEN, Conn., Dec. 26, 1874, The Grand Lecturer of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Massachusetis, J. N. Conna, in an address before “Widow's Son’? Lodge, No.1, on “The Legitimacy of Colored Masons in the United States,” Thursday evening, made the following statements, which, in view of the important progress made in colored Masonry Of late, may be of interest. Mr. Conoa said: ‘The introduction of Masonry among the colored men in this country Was by the miuating, passing and raising 01 thitteen colored meu into & travel- ling lodge attached to General Gage’s army, sta- toned at Boston, Mass., on the 6th of Murch, 1775, On the 29th Of Sepiemuer, 1784, Frederick Charies, Duke of Cumberland, Acting Grand Master of the Grand Lodge o! Lagiand, granted & warrant for the constituting of Atrican Lodge, No. 450. In 1792 Priuce Hall, the Master of the satd lodge, instituted Hiram Lodge, in Poiladel- phia. In i797 he aiso instituted St. Join's Lodge, in Provideuce. in the year 1800 Prince Hall died, and Join T, iitou was elected Muster, In 1808 the African Grand Lodge was formed in Boston With the above-named lodges. In 1827 the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania was instituted, and im 1847 the Natiofial Grand Lodge was formed, ‘the Speaker said there are nearly 100,000 colored Ma Y. sons in this country, and in Uonnecticut there are 1k lodges With @ Membership of 212.