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DEMOCRATS AT SYRACUSE. The Delegates Fast Filling Up the Ho- tels and Boarding Houses, Great Agitation and Much Contradiction Re- | garding the Currency Policy, WHO ARE TO BE THE CANDIDATES ? Lively Times Expected ‘When the Convention Opens. Syracuss, Sept. 13, 1875, ‘The assembling of the State Convention on Thursday is beginning to occupy the thoughts of the natives bereabouts to the exclusion of all other topics. Coming events in the political world already cast their shadows before, and although but few of the delegates, and these of no great prominence, have arrived as yet, it is expected that by to-morrow evening at least a ma- Jority of the State Commtitee will have put in an ap- pearance, for they have so much hard work to do, #0 many little knotty points of difference to settle and so many plans to decide upon in order to have the ma- chinery of their first formal meeting in good condition Defore the organization of the Convention, that they will not possibly be able to get through with their prelimmary arrangements in season if they delay the time for beginning operations to Wednes- day. Bosides, it is known, from the tremendous demand for rooms that is continually pouring in from il parisof the State on the hotel keepers and private boarding houses, even at this late day, that the attend- ance at the Convention will be far greater than usual, and that every county will have a large outside repre- sentation in addition to the regular delegates, com- posed of the most prominent politicians of the party in the State, and the committee would certainly have no Peace if left to perform all its business subject to the importunities of the wirepullers, big and little, who will be ouly too anxious to tender their advice as to what the committee should do. Judging from the despatches that have been received from New York and Brook- lyn, there will not be a democratic politician of any prominence left in either city on Wednesday, and as much can be said of all the interior towns. The outside representation from those sections of the State where the Canal Ring is supposed to have considerable strength will be very great, and if, as is said, the lead- ers of the Ring do not mean to get up a fight against the Governor in the Convention, knowing as they do that defeat is certain and destruction would be sure to fol- Jow, it is difficult to comprehend what their adherents mean to do by swarming into town on the day before the Convention is to meet. It is probable that one or two men in the party, who have been badly damaged in reputation and who expect to be quite as badly damaged in pocket before the Governor has done with them, may yet have a lingering hope that something will turn up during the sitting of the Convention which will afford their secret friends among the delegates an opportunity to put some serious obstacle in the way of the success of some of his pet candidates, What can possibly give them such an opportunity is rather a hard question even to conjecture about, It certainly cannot be that they expect to get the Governor in a box, by means of his friends in the Convention, on the financial question, and yet it may be, for it seems to be the general im- pression among the delegates who are here that the pnly nut they will have to crack in framing a platform which will rally the democrats to its support will be the question of hard money. THE CURRENCY QUESTION. One of the members of the State Committee, who Stopped over here to-day for a few hours while on hig way to Utica, and who says he has been in a large num- ber of counties in the northern and western tiers, rather reluctantly admitted that there might be some trouble in the Convention over the money question, if proper precaution was not taken beforehand to bar- monize all views. According to his statement the farmers in the State were by no means of one mind on the subject, and he presumed that the delegates from the Assembly districts would naturally reflect the views of those who elected them. Yet when asked what stand the Convention would, in his opinion, take on the question, he said he could not foretell with any degree of certainty, but his belief was that the great majority of the voters—indeed, a great majority of the democrats in the State—were in favor of an outspoken hard = money platform. He added, however, that circumstances altered cases, and najevely remarked that if Ohio and Pennsylvania only held their elections before the Con- vention in this State was held things would be differ- ent. Indeed, it seems to be the opinion of most of those delegates who have already been spoken to on the subject that the democrats in this State are placed in a rather ticklish position by the firm stand taken by the Erie Convention in adopting the inflation plank of the Ohio platform. They will scarcely dare, it is be- Heved, to come out in a bold and manly way and denounce the action of their fellow democrats in Ohio and Pennsylvania, and it may be that after all the ques- tion will be dodged by the delegates in some in- genious fashion, so as not to stultify themselves and place the Governor in the light of a man who was only too glad to secure votes for his election on the strength ofa hard money platform last year, and who, for fear of losing a golden chance in the future, is not courage- ous enough to stand by his colors a’ year afterward, Thore are those who have an idea that the Convention May act consistently with the money principle laid down by the last Convention by simply expressing anxiety for a gradual return to specie payments after a given year, or at least get round the question by domg What the Democratic National Convention of 1872 did to avoid committing the party beforehand to free trade or protectior yy leaving the mat- fer in dispute to decided by the people themselves in the various Congressional districts. This method would, indeed, be a weak dodge in view of ‘the fact that the Congress which will be in power when the next President takes his seat is already chosen on other issues than the money question. Of course, bar- ring all accidents, whatever is done by the Committce on Resolutions, to be appointed by the Convention, will be done without debate, and if there is a struggle be- tween the friends of inflation and the advocates of hard money it will take place in the committee room if the managers do their secret duty firmly and according to | the old time methods, made sacred by the usage of years, Bull it is highly probable, even’ if the Convention turns out for hard money by a large majority, that some uncontroliable inflationist will tire off a rag-and- bobtail resolution that will satisfy himself, even if it dues not get reported by the committee, It muy be, too, that the report of the committee, if out and out in favor of hard money, will excite the inflationists to de- bate; but the managers will, no doubt, be shrewd enough, before making up their platform, to learn ex- tly how the Convention stands, and will know how to Administer the necessary soothing syrup to the growlers } Lime to prevent a catastrophe. If the good councils of some of the strong men in the Convention, who ure already known to be uncompromising hard money men, prevail, and the inflationists are in the end found to bo in insignificant minority, it would be a good plan, foubtless, to encourage the introduction of an inflation resolution or an inilation substitute to the hard money men, s0 as to show the people, by the large vote that Would be cast against it, that the Convention would really be in earnest and the platform was not the work of the committes. When the delegates from the various sections will have compared noies it will be delinitely known just where the Convention will stand on this all-important question. Nine out of every ten democrats I have como across in this section of the State believe that the platform of the Governor will ignore the hard money Vs, rag money business altogether, ‘THR NOMINERS. It seems settled from all indications that can be relied upon at preseut that there willbe litte if any strifo over the nomiuees for places on State ticket, and what- ever apparent contest there may be more for effect than anything clse, Whatever the Governor wants he can have without a grumble from the country dele- gates, for they are all under pledge, with but a few ex- Geptions, to vote for any candidates he through his friends may decide on, It is said that he will kindly let the Convention pick out their | own man for State Prison Inspector, inasmuch as that official will not be, as the others will by virtue of their office, members of the Canal Board and have con- trol of the Cunal fund, As yet nothing definite is known as to whom the Governor will favor for Secre- tary of State, although many state that he has urged Clarkson N, Potter, of Wesivhester county, to accopt the nomination, Lester B, Faalkner, of Livingston tounty, is also prominently mentioned, and one of the irguments in his favor is that he is a brother of mes F. Faulkner, who has been doit joint Legislative Canal Inv port speaks truly this committee, re Cae {a good ee On Gey nor, as he be- eyes they have not looked into things as search| as he desired. " ee. CANDIDATES POR SECRETARY OF STATE, whole, does It is conceded on all sides that Abram B, make am excellent Secretary ‘ NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1875.—TRIPLE SHEET. of State, His past experience at the capi- tal in public affairs being cited in his favor, Senator Kernan will try hard to secure him the coveted honor; The friends of Attorney General Pratt, espe- cially from this section of the State, will make a strong fight for his renomination, although they fee! that they will be unsuccessful and that the Governor has set his heart on giving the Attorney Generalship to Charles E, Fairchild® Mr. Pratt’s deputy, whom the Governor last week used as an instrument to pay off the old score he owed Judge Amasa Parker. It is whispered, to overnor and the At- torney General ‘had time ago about the legality of ds suggested by the former for the attachment of some of the Canal Ring's roperty, when the State was amply secured against Kons by money held back for the complete fulfilment of a certain contract. The Attorney General let the Governor have his own way in the end, though still believing bat the case was weakened ‘by the plan adopted. It 18 quite possible that the Comptrollership will before the Convention meets give rise to a very. bitter competition, Lucius Robinson 18 mentioned in this connection, and his past record as Comptroller is_ad- vanced as the very best possible claim that could be brought forward to induce the Convention to nominate THE GOVERNOR'S MEMORY, ‘The Governor is said to be quite favorable to him, though as yet not fully committed to any particular pet Ex-Licutenunt Governer Beach, of Jeflerson, as his eye on the place, too, aud as he did some splendid work in the campaign last fall and is very popular all over the State, he would stand an excellent chance of beuring off the palm if the Convention had its own way. But the Gov. ernor never forgets a slight’ put upon him, und some people think that when Beach’s name is | paced on the slave which will be made on the night | fore the Convention assembles, the Governor will re- member how several distinguished persons some time | after Mr. Tilden was nominated last year called upon | | him to resign in favor of Judge Church, because they | feared if he remained a candidate the State would be lost to the party, and that among those distinguished persons who thus’ begged him to stand aside was Allen C. Beach. The Governor may have forgiven all these gentlemen the day after election, when the returns pro- claimed him Governor by over 50,000 majority, but has ho forgotten, even if be has forgiven’ ‘That isthe ques- tion which Mr, Beach and his friends would like to feel certain about. THE STATE ENGINEER, There appears to be no doubt about the nomination of Horatio Seymour, Jr., as S@ite Engineer and Sur- veyor, although in the opinion of many his youth and | inexperience ought to be suilicient to deter the Gover- nor and his friends from injuring his candidacy. Still, he has had some experience on the canals, which can: not be said of “Perry” Cornell, also quite a young man, whom the republicans the other day nominated for the position, THE STATK TREASURERSHIP: will, in all probability, be awarded to E, K, Apgar, the rudent Deputy and Secretary of the State Committee. Robert H. Waterman, of Albuby, and Obarles H. Hughes, Of the Governor's staf, are ulsd seeking for the place, but their seeking, it is believed, will be in vain unless between now and Thursday the Governor changes his mind, ‘The strongest eandidate thus far mentioned for the State Prison Inspectorship is Zenas Priest, of Herkimer county, who is also a division superintendent on the Central road, Rovert Earle, of the same county, hankers after the Comptrollership; but as it is not prob- able that little Herkimer will be given two places on the ticket itis more than likely that if he is put on Priest will be the lucky winner of the prize he deserves, But ag everything will depend upon the Governor, the mem- bers of the Convention being, as has already been said, completely in bis power, the friends of the various can’ didates who have not yet obtained his approval may as well consider themselves beaten. It is believed that the entire first day of the Conven- tion will be taken up with investigation of the rival claims of contested delegations, as each Assembly dis- trict is to be considered by itself, There will be no danger of the Governor not getting away trom the Army of the Cumberland celebration at Utica in time to take a hand, unseen, in the arrangement of the ticket and the resolutions. DELEGATES TO SYRACUSE, Newaura, Sept, 18, 1875, The democrats of the First Assembly district of Orange county send William Avery, Beverly K. Johnus- ton and Lewis M, Smith as delegates to the Syracuse Convention, and C. Frank Brown to the Second Judi- cial District Convention. Resolutions indorsing Governor Tilden were adopted, MiDvLETOWN, Sept. 13, 1875, Charles H: Winfleld, George W. Green and John H. Bell were unanimously elected delegates to the Syracuse Convention from the Second election district of Orange county. Resolutions strongly indorsing Governor Tilden for his war on the canal thieves were unanimously passed, Osweao, Sept. 13, 1875. The Third Assembly District Democratic Convention of Oswego county elected G. A. Dayton, H. KE. Root and E. J. Curtiss delegates to the Democratic State Conve: tion. Resolutions were adopted by the Convention indors- ing Governor Tilden. A BRACE OF DELEGATIONS, The Second Assembly district of this county sends two sets of delegates to the Democratic State Conven- tion, one set being composed of J. F. Slocum, £. Mury aud W. H. Tompkins, and the other of W. 8. Nelson, O. P. Jennings and C. Kathern, Both delegations are instructed to support candidates for State oflicers in harmony with Governor Tilden, PouGukexrsix, Sept, 13, 1875, The following delegates have been elected to the Democratic State Convention from the First district of Dutchess county:—J. Belding, L. Robinson and John | 8. Emans. The democrats of the Second district of Dutchess county to-day appointed Charles Wheaton, JO. White- house and Edward Herrick, of Clinton, as delegates to the State Convention, with power to’ appoint substi- tutes, Prxw Yan, Sept. 13, 1875, The Yates county Democratic Convention was held | here on Saturday. Ezekiel Castner, John Southerland and Daniel Supplice were chosen delegates to the State Convention. Resolutions were adopted indorsing Governor Tilden, Rivennean, Sept, 13, 1875, At the Democratic Convention beld here to-day, H. A. Reeves, of Greenport; J. M. Edwards, of Riverhead, | and William D. Woodend, of Huntington, were elected | delegates to the State Convention, Strong resolutions were adopted in support of Gover- nor Tilden’s reform policy. KINGS COUNTY POLITICS, ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO THE DEMOCRATIO STATE CONVENTION, The Kings County Democratic Assembly conventions for the election of delogates to the State Convention, which meets at Syracuse on Thursday, were held last evening, The proceedings wore unusually quiet and orderly, and the following delegates were elected with- out opposition :— First District—John R, Konnaday, John F. Farrell, William H, Furey, Alternates—A, 8. Swan, B, McGin- niss, James Donohue. Second District—Hugh (Boss) McLaughlin, William A. Fowler, H J. Forker. Alternates—J. B. Woodward, ‘Thomas Carroll, Joba Baker, Third District—Thomas Kinsella, Michael Coffey, William D, Veeder, Alternates—Thomas A. Wilson, William H. Colims, Charles O'Neil, Fourth “District—H. RK. Brinkerhof, James Rorke, John Delinar. Alternates—Martin W. ‘Cole, Thomas Bracken, J. H. O’Rorke. Fifth bistrict—W illiam ©, Kingsloy, Thomas M. Riley, Thotas Murphy, Alvernates—P. J. Doyle, IL. Mitchell Sizth “District hl, Ludwig Semler, William B. Hurd. 4::«roates—Kadward Neville, H. L. Dunck, Zachariah Vorhees, Kessel, John Creamer, Seventh Distric —Moses Martin E, Doyle. Highth District—Patvick Ennis, Bernard Silverman, Peter Reiter, Alternates—Authony Bertholdt, Edwin Zoffles, Robert Jace. Ninth District—No returns, ‘The following persons were elected delegates and alternates to the Second District Judiciary Convention from the several districts:—James B. Craig, Edgar M. Cullen, Charles H. Quinter, William 0, Osborne, 8. M. Ostrander, John Gourtuey,’ D. Birdsall, J. R. Wilds, John Linskey, William J. Osborne. A REPUBLICAN WRANGLE SKTTLED, Seventeen republican delegates from the Third Con- gressional district met im Sawyer's Hall, corner of Jay and Fulton streets, last ayening, to fill ‘the vacancy on the Stato Committes caused’ by the retirement of Alderman Francis B. Fisher. The partisans of Messrs. Fishor and ex-City Assessor Wilson were present in force, and there was a very lively contest’ After much wrangling Mr. Wilson was selected to fill the vacancy by & Vote of 9 to 8. STATEN ISLAND POLITICS, The republican delegates of Richmond county will assemble in convention at Clifton on Saturday, the 25th inst., to make nominations for county officers, of which the following are to be elected this fall:—County Juage, in place of Judge Metcalfe, elected to Congress; mem- ber of tho Assembly, County Clerk, School Commis- sioner, Superintendent of the Poor for the town of Northileld and a Coroner, The most prominent candi- dates for the nominations are; —For County Judge, Jobn H. Headley, of Westield; for Assembly, Kuvoland Townsend, of Southfield, and Major Charles Smith, of Castleton; for School Commissioner, the Rey, Dr. Brownlee, of Northtiold, who bus held’ the position for several years, and will probably be again supporte both parties. The delegates to the 8 rial Cony ton at Jamaica, L. 1, are Messrs. E. Openshaw, De Witt Stafford, James Holmes, W. Dill, 8..G. Websters at lay ro, Jobn Waters, Frederick Diederich’ Saat Delegates to the Judiciary Convention. Messrs, De Witt Staiford and D. H. Willcox, NEW JERSEY'S ELECTION, ‘THE ISSUES INVOLVED IN THE COMING CAM- PAIGN. ‘TRENTON, Sept, 13, 1875, The coming full election in this State promises to be one of more than usual significance, The contest will be waged in reference to the Logisiatura, Tho position | cincts full in fora merited share of censure. of a New Jersey legislator has been largely elevated in dignity and importance by the adoption of the constitutional amendments. He will hereafter receive larger compensation for his services, and, for at least ‘one or two sessions, bave vastly more important duties Besid the revision of the tax laws, wh cise of the best ability, financial | , the enactment of a system of general | quire a good deal of ripe wisdom and judg- | ment. ‘Already the republicans of Cumberland county have made their nominations for the lower house of the Legislature by the selec! Messrs. George W. Payne in the First, and Morris Bacon in the Second district. er county conventions Will soon follow. The State ereigns of Industry, the Grangers and the prohibi tion and temperance organizations will take a promi nent part in the fight, so that lively times are in store, NEW JERSEY’'S AMENDED CONSTITU- TION. THE OFFICIAL COUNT NOT YET PUBLISHED. Trento, Sept, 13, 1875. The returns of the recent election on the constitu- tional amendments in this State have not all arrived at the Secretary of State’s office in this city yet, although one week after the election, as prescribed by the law for the filing of them, has nearly expired. Fifty-seven polling precincts, scattered through twelve counties, remain to bo heard from. Hudson county is conspicuous for its tardiness, on account of which the judges of election im’ the silent pre- In the first legislitive district of that county, comprising | seven polling preeincis, but two have been heard from; in the second, comprising the same number, no re turns have’ been made; in the third, co prising same number, but two returns have come in; in the’ fourth, — comprising o returns; in the fifth and sixth, comprising be- ‘n them fourteen precinets, but two returns have | been made, while the seventh and eighth make a bet! showing, as all the returns are im but from one pi cinct. Nine counties have furnished complete retut ‘Taking as a criterion the number of votes cust tor and | against the first and twelfth smondments the majori- | ties for each stand respectively, 20,791 and 18,506, divided as follows:— Majority for Majority for First ‘Twelfth Counties. Ainendment. Amendment. | Camden... + 8214 3,254 | ais | 323 361 3,312 | 1113 | Warren * 3,108 | Morri 8,821 Cumberland. 1,800 Total majorities........ 18,506 ‘The twelfth amendment, Which was vigorously’ op- posed by the voters in the larger cities, such as Jersey City, Newark, Paterson, &c. :—**Property shall be assessed for taxes under general laws and by uniform rules, according to its true value.” Ivis estimated that ull of the amendments but the twelfth are carried by at least 60,000 majority, and that the twelfth is adopted by about 15,000 majority, TEMPERANCE IN NEW JERSEY. CALL FOR A PROHIBITION CONVENTION. Trenton, Sept. 13, 1875. Acallhas just been issued for a State Temperance Convention, to meet in this city on Wednesday, the 22d inst. It is signed by S, B, Ransom, Jersey City; George } Sheppard Page, Stanley; Washington L. Hope, Red Bank; Alexander Cass, Englewood, and Edward K. Drake, Elizabeth. ‘The circular, after setting forth in vigorous language the demoralizing and baneful influences of intemper- ance, goes on to state that “experience has taught us that nothing short of the legal prohibition of the inanu- facture and gale of intoxicating liquors can save our peope from the bDlighting curse of — intem- perance. But we have petitioned and pleaded in vain. They have turned a deaf ear to all our supplica- tions. Neither the righteousness of our cause nor the wail of rum’s victims has moved them. We can uo longer petiuon such men without a sacrifice of self- respect, It therefore devolves upon us at this time to determine whether we will abandon our labors for prohibition or devise some new mode of fighting the enemy.” THE NORTH CAROLINA DEADLOCK. ANOTHER SHOWER OF ORDINANCES AND AN AD- JOURNMENT——PROPOSITIONS AND OBJECTIONS ALL ROUND. Rareiau, Sept. 13, 1875. The Constitutional Convention reassembled at ten A. M. to-day, President Ransom in the chair, Prayer was said by Delegate Stallings. The journal was read and approved. Mg. French, of Wilmington, republican, for several days absent, reappeared in his seat, Leave of absence was granted to Messrs, Faircloth, King and Mannix, all repub!icans, ANOTHER SHOWER OF ORDINANCES, One of these propositions disfranchises paupers, deny- ing suffrage tothem ; another provides for separate pub- lic free schools for the education of childrei of African descent; another prohibits acceptance of free railroad: steamboat or other travelling passes by members of the Legislature and State officers, under penalty of for- feiture of office. Other ordinances provide for the re- duction of the official terms of clerks of Superior Courts, solicitors of judicial districts and judges to one-half their present terms; another provides for farming out peni- tentiary convicts at wages for their labor, A resolution was introduced by Mr. Goodwyn, republican, of Halifax, to adjourn sine die on Friday, September 17, at noon, which was placed on the calendar, Mr. Avery, of Burke, democrat, sent up an ordinance allowing alterations of the constitution by a majority vote of the Legislature, instead of three-fifths and two-thirds, as now required, Mr. Durham, democrat, offered the ordinance abro- gating the entire present system of county and town- ship organization, leaving the whole matter to the Legislature, ORTHODOXY TO THE PRONT. Ata quarter of eleven Mr Spake introduced the follow- ing extraordinary ecclesiastical ordinance:—“No per- son who shall deny the being of God or the truth of the Christian religion or the divine authority of the Oldor New Testament, or shall hold religious principles in- compatible with the freedom or safety of the State, shall be capable of holding any office or place of | trust or profit in the civil department within this State.” ‘Judge Albertson (republican and Episcopalian), chair man of the committee to which this proposed blue law | ‘was about to be referred, objected to such a reference. In the Convention of 1835 Mr. Kenneth Raynor success- fully opposed the distranchisement of Jews. It is now, after the lapse of more than a generation, deliberately proposed to return to the old, obsolete religious pro- scription., A resolution was offered and a committee appointed to amend the rules, A resolution of inquiry was offered as to whether | Josiah Turner (democrat), of Orange, is eligible to | a seat under section 2, article 14, which disfranchises | any person engaging, attempting to engage or assisting | ina duel. It is alleged that Turner once challenged | Governor Caldwell, now deceased; also State Senator Humphrey, of Wayne. The Chair announced the Committees on Contingent Expenses wnd Enrolled Bills, Albion W. Tourgee (republican) asked for a suspen- sion, of the rules to introduce a resolution requiring stamling committees to report only when they have perfected the matters committed to them, and not by piecemeal, Along debate ensued, participated in by Messrs. Tourgee, Clingman, Manning, Coleman, More- head, Bennett and several others. General Clingman offered an amendment of his report on compensation of members of the Legislature, pro- viding that the Speaker of the House shall receive $6 | per duy, which proposition was followed by anothor lengthy discussion. A compiex talk was then had about the special order, and finally, at twenty-five minutes past eleven, on mo- tion of Mr, Durham (democrat), the Convention ad- journed. GREELEY AND BRECKINRIDGE. | A SHORT CHAPTER OF HISTORY. Lexinorox, Ky., Sept. 8, 1875. Some years ago, when Jolin C. Brockinridge, after the full of the rebollion, was an exile in Europe, a story was put in circulation that his return to this country was due to an invitation from the late | Horace Greeley. This story was never contradicted, al- | though an attempt was made at the time to throw doubt upon it by the political friends of Mr, Greeley. Since the death of General Breckinridge the true facts attending bis return to America have come to light, and as both parties have departed it seems due to his- tory that they should be given to the world. The letter written by Mr. Greeley concerning Mr Breckinridge’s return is addressed to Judge Georg Shea, of New York. This, and the letter enclosing it, written by Judge Shea to Mr, Breckinridge, are as fol. lows:— MR. GREELEY’S LETTER. Orrick oF THE TRIBUNE, New York, April 8, 186" My Frrenp—Since nearly ull the military chiefs of the South in our late — struggie—Generals Lee, Johnston, Beauregard, Longstreet, & have stoutly advised their people to accept the situation unreservedly, and organize their respective States in accordance with the dictates | of Congress, it seems to mea pity that the presence and counsel of General Breckinridge are wanting. We need them not in the South proper, but in his own Kentucky, where a most unfortunate attempt to per- petuate cluss distinctions, which have no longer any national justitication or solid basis, threaten to perpet- ‘wate a feudand a stragglo, which can do no good and must work great misebief. I wish, therefore, that you | known your address. would communicate to Goneral Breckinridge my assur- ance that his presence in this country (which is still his country) is necdet, and will not, I think, provoke any exhibition of ill will Yours, GwoRGe Suwa, Kaq. HORACE GREELEY. JUDGE SHRA'S LETTER. 4 WILLIAM. Steer, New York, April 17, 1867 lose a_letter which’ T have re- frieud, Mr, Horace Greeley, which I arded by the former mail had I then The letter will speak for itself, and I send you the original (with Mr. Greeley’s cordial concurrence) #0 that if you act upon the suggestion it | My Dear St ceived from my would have f contains, i tmnay be in your power to make such public use of the letter as your own con and judg- | ment may approve, Last summer I certain Hinstances, which | had reason to believe would be to us at Washington, for you to come tod States and I designed to go to Canada and confer with you on the subject; but just as 1 was: abont to go there I heard that you were leaving for to return this spr I thought it betier to delay, ¢ frequently spoken to republican gentlemen in the United States Senate and House of Representatives as to yourself and tind no ill will against your person. ality; indeed, they generally have the same thought and wish so well and mantully expressed by Mr. Greeley in the enclosed letter, that your aid is needed by all inter- ests here, especially in your own Kentucky. 1 write briefly aud in haste, as 1 wish thi to-day’s mail, Which closes within the prc most faithfully yours, Yo the Hon. J. C. Breckivemar. VIRGINIA EDITORS. to leave by our. GEORGE SHEA, THEY VISIT MAYOR WICKHAM—sPrECHES BY | CONGRESSMAN WHITEHEAD, GENERAL SLAY- TON AND COLONEL TOWNE: A number of Virginia editors, at present on a visit to | this city, called yesterday upon Mayor Wickham at his office, Among them were Thomas Whitehead, M. ©.; Colonel C, 8, Gilman, of the Richmond Whig; Colonel William Townes, Jr., of the Roanoke Valleys J. B. Ege, of the Rural Messenger; Colonel John | Graham, of the Richmond Whig; Captain Davis, of tho | Index and Appeal; Mr. John 8, Dodson, of the Peters- burg Star; Mr. M. D. Ball, of the Alexandria Mr. J, Wood, of the Richmond Despat Bulling, of the Southern Sentinel; Colonel Waddel, of the Charlottesville Chronicle, and — General | J. BR. Slayton, of The South, a paper pub- lished in New York, The last named gentleman in- | troduced the delegation to Mayor Wickham and deliv- ered a short address, He remarked that from an inti- mate connection with the Southern States he had come into personal intercourse with all the gentlemen pres- | ent, They had come North desiring to promote that spirit of union which was now so happily general throughout the United States, Himself a federal sol dier, he begged to say that when he laid down his arms he entertamed nothing but friendly feelings. He was glad to know that all the gentlemen were animated by the strongest spirit of friend- ship toward the people ot the North. Most of them had been Confederate officers. "Visiting the great city of New York, they desired to pay their respects to the Chief Magistrate, whom they rejoiced to believe a genuine reformer, and hoped yet to sce introdus into the federal government those true re- forms which had done so much in the city aud Stato of ew Congressman Whitehead stepped forward at the con- clusion of General Slayton’s address and said that he desired, on behalf of the people of Virginia, to express to His Honor the feelings of friendship and good will which now actuated the South toward the Northern people. The war and all its isms were dead. All they now wanted was peace and the cordial spirit of union for the development of the agricultural, manufacturing and industrial enterprises of the South. Virgiata had been the first to welcome Northern meu to settle within her borders after the war, She had now thousands of those settlers, happy, contented and prosperous, Mr, Whitehead’ then Wuched upon the financial question, He did uot care so much for bard money or soft money as for A PUKE AND GOOD GOVERNMENT. Colonel Win. Townes, Jr., remarked that he came from @ portion of Virginia, Mecklenburg county, in which there were from 300 to 400 Northern families, possess- ing their own churches, pastors and newspapers. Col- onization in his portion of the State was no longer a problem to be solved. Colonists were now prosperous and contented, All that settlers desired was to see more Northern capital aud enterprise introduced. Mayor Wickham briefly thanked the delegation for their compliments, He sind he was connected by fam- fly ties with Virginia, and always felt a peculiar affec- tion for the Old Dominion, — He rejoiced to welcome the gentlemen present, His great desire was to pro- | mete peace and reunion between the different States, | General Fitz Jon Porter, Alderman Lewis and Po- | lice Commissioner Smith were then introduced, and after partaking of refresments the editors with? drew, This morning they will visit the institutions on Buckwell’s and Randall's islands. The boat leaves the foot of Twenty-sixth street, East River, wt balf-past seyen o'clock. CORRUPT JERSEY OFFICIALS, Sentinel; Alpheus IMPORTANT DECISION BY JUDGE CURTIS—SCATH- ING DENUNCIATION OF THE THIEVING COMMIS- SIONERS. There has beem no transaction in the municipal admin- istration of Jersey City under the “thieves? charter”? that developed more corruption than the Vapor Gaslight fraud, the particulars of which have been fully published in the Heratp, It will be remembered that Mr, Henry Fayette entered into a contract with the Board of Public Works of Jersey City to furnish vapor gaslight for the street lamps, ‘This contract, according to the testimony taken before Judge Speir, of the Superior Court of New York, was awarded to him in consideration, as alleged, of the transfer of stock in the so-called Vapor Gaslight Company to three Commissioners of the Board | of Public Works—William — Startup, Morrille Hi. Gillette and the late WilhamvH. Bumsted, Under the | representation of Mr. Fayetie as to the value of his patent and the income derived from the contract in Jersey City sums of money were advanced to him by one James 8, Walker. Belore these sums became due Fayette was compelled to sell his portion of the stock at a very low rate to the “Ring,” and so was UNABLE TO MURT HIS OBLIGATIONS. Walker commenced proceedings against Fayette, and, the latter admitting the debt, judgment en against him. Au application Was then made for the appointment of a receiver of the defendant's property, as it was maintained that the transfer of his stock un’ der such conditions, or rather its absorption by parties who had the power to compel acquiescence’ under most unjust terms, was fraudule Te ‘will bo seen by tho following decision of Judge Curtis, of the Superior Court of New York, that a receiver (Mr. Fowler) has been appointed :— = JUDGE CURTIS’ DECISION, Superior Court, Special Term, September 13, 1975, | James 8. Waiker vs. Henry Fayette, 4 ‘Tho plaintiff having received judgment for $21,318 75 against the defendant, and having failed to collect any part thereof upon execution, and having examined the | defendant and various witnesses, now applies for the | appointment of a receiver of defendant's property, Ie appears that the plaintiff was the patentes of what | is known as, or culled, the “Fayette Vapor Light.” | That a contract was mado with Jersey City to light several hundred jamps, first at $24 per lamp and then at $86 per lamp, the iast to extend through a term ot | years, and thatthe average profits were fifty per cent or imore on each lamp. The testimony of witnesses now on file shows that this contract was made for the city by the Board of Public Works, and that as a condition of making the contract certain members of the Board required that a company should be formed under the laws of the State of New York, with whom the contract should be made, and that to the Board, or some one of them, eighteen and three- | quarters per vent of the stock of such company should be issued, thus giving them a majority of the capital | stock of such company, which was placed at $25,000. It appears there was no consideration given for said | stock other than that this contract for lighting the | Jumps of Jersey City should be made, Two of the | Board took their proportion in the name of near rela- | tives and the other in the name of a former partuer, It | has been a highly profitable contract to the stockhold- ers of the company. Now, it is obvious that these profits are the price of a knavish betrayal of an honorable public trust on the part of the memibers of this Board, and if this evidence before me is truthful, and nothing’ thus far appears to discredit it, the members of the Board paid no consid eration which the law upholds for their respective interests in this patent and contract; on the con- trary such conduct on the part of public officials should be punished in the administration of pubiie justice in every civilized community, Its sufferance is a stop to- ward barbarism and can only terminate in the destruc- tion of society. Notwithstanding many complications and disguises a receiver representing the judginent creditors of the de- fendant may yet reach the interests of the plainutf, which, as far as they are concerned, are not alienable in tho consummation of a deliberate fraud. A receiver should be appointed, Signed) CURTIS, J. ‘The next step in the case will be the presentation of the testimony in the case to the Grand Jury now in session at Jersey City; but there is every reason to fear that this will be’ fruitless, An outcry has gone throughout Hudson county agamst the — politi- cal complexion, of the Grand Inquest, which 18 partisan beyond all precedent. Twenty-two of the twenty-four members are not only republicans, but Tost of them are the avowed friends of the Commissioners against whom the charges are made. The foreman of the jury. pored in the Legis. | lature every attempt to wipe out the infamous Comtuis- sions in Jersey City, Since the selection of the jurors | was taken trom the Sheriff by a republican Legislature | the system is simply “a mockery, a delusion and # snare,’’ FIRE ON H AVENUE, About half-past eight o’clock last night a fire broke out on the first floor of No, 461 RKighth avenue, occu- pied by Messrs. Corwyn Brothers. Though the fire Was extinguished in less than an hour the damage to EIGH' | the third and second class rang | the same corps, assisted him, | six officers and enlisted men before the butts. ‘the stock amounted to $6.000, Insurance ampia CREEDMOOR, EXTRA RIFLE PRACTICE FOR THE FIRST BRIGADF, FIRST DIVISION, N.G.8.N.¥. Couformably to previous orders, the several regiments composing the First brigade (infantry) of the First division, N.G.S. » Sent detachments yesterday to Creedmoor for an extra day’s rifle practice. The troops were composed of men who had not yet shot over 8, and of such as had failed to qualify as competitors for the Marksman’s Badge. The men who failed’ on the first trial are thus afforded an opportunity of earning the Marksmen’s Badge. There were 289 officers and men before. the butts, some of whom had already shot their regular scores, Of these about thirty have qualified to shoot for the Marksman’s Badge. It thus becomes a question of some moment as to whether it is worth while for the State to pay for transportation, burn thou- sands of rounds of ammunition and occupy the time of both officers and men in order to allow thirty men out of 289 qualify to shoot for the Marks- man’s Badge, ‘Tho regiments which sent detachments yesterday were the Twelfth, Twenty-sceond, Sixty-ninth, Seventy- iirst and Seventy-ninth, The troops assembled in their respective armories sufliciently early to admit of their taking the thirty-flve minutes past nine A. M. train from Hunger’s Point to Creedmoor, On arriving upon the field it was found that Lieutenant Colonel Chad- dock, of the Seventy-first regiment, who had been de- tailed as field officer of the day, was bot present. p- tain Clark, of the Seventy-ninth, being the senior officer | on the fleld, took command, and Adjutant Hughes, of Firing commenced at eleven o'clock. Shooting at the 100 and 150 yards butts was finished before ration time. About noon a smart shower interrupted the practice for twenty minutes. In the afternoon the 300 and 400 yards dis- tances were shot over in -front of second — class aud the practice finished by six o'clock. tho sharp eye of Major Henry Fulton, of the Amerie: ite team, who was present as brignde instructor of practice, things went on with great regularity, In marching from point to point and chang- iny ranges the olficers and men showed more acquaint- ance with the routine of field duty than many other bodies of the National Guard that have of late preceded them at Creedmoor, THE TWELPTH REGIMENT, ‘The Twelfth regiment had out fifty-four officers, non- commissioned officers and men.” of this number twenty-nine qualified to shoot at the second class tar- gets, Captain V. Herb commanded the detachment, and Adjutant W, H. Murphy acted as inspector of rifle practice, SEESEl ww po Captain Herb. 444 di193 Sergeant Kunz... 252 dfislo Private T. Dunne. 2{0 0.3 2 of als Private Davis..... :|0 3 2 2 ahiols Corporal Droge: | 2b 5 8 4 ofi2|s THE TWENTY-SECOND REGIMENT. The Twenty-second regiment sent to the field seven- ty-tive men of all ranks, thirty-six of whom went back to shoot at the second class butts, Captain R, K. Styles was in command, and Captam J. 8. Loomis dis- charged the duty of inspector of rifle practice, Scores of the Twenty-second Regiment. I 3 a $] 400 |S] & Names. Yards. || Yards. |F| 5 Captain J, 8. Loomis.....j4 8 5 6 4/21/32 5 5 520) AL Lieutenant G. H. Muile {a 448 4}10/3 4 5 4 4/20) 39 Private J. Parr.. 3453 5/20/46 8 8 yf1s| 38 Captain RK, Styles...3./4 6 52 fig 2 3.3 ali! 36 Musician J. Gunn......../5 254 3)19/2 8 2 4 5] Private M. J. Hersch,..../5 4 4 6 3/21'3 4.0 4 0) Private J. B. Kenworthy. /3 6 4 2 5/190 323 4) Drummer M. Burke 4 5 22 Bitc]0 3 4 0 5|12 Private C, A, Hubert.....14 204 3)13/2 40 5 4 Private 8, Richards, , |4.5 5 3 3!20'0 3300! Private A. M. Campbeil..|0 3 3 4 4/1413 3.0.0 5! Private George H. Martin|4 4 5 4 2\19/0 2.0 4 0) Private G. G. Suliwell..../4 8 5 2 2|13/0 3 3 3 3) Sergeant J. G. Ambler..../3 40 0 2] 904.3 4 5 THE SIXTY-MINTH REGIMENT, The Sixty-ninth Regiment sent forty-eight officers and men tothe butts, Fifteen of these qualitied to prac- tice at the second class targets, Captain Cushing was in command, and Captain Carten, as instructor of rifle practice, directed the firing. Scores of the Sizty-ninth Regiment, be 39 300 |8) 400 |S) = Names. Yards. |*| Yards. || 5 Captain J. J. Carten.. [884421640008 Private Robert Corr. O42 5UQOS35 Sergeant R. McFeeley....j4 3 2 4 2)15/2 2 0 0 2) Private M. Boyle, 08222) 904430 Captain W. Cushin 35 2 0/15)0 30 0 2 Corporal 0’ Leary 00302) 520452) Sergeant Corcoran, 3 3 3 2 4/15/2000 0 Private Desmond, 2442 4/16/0000 90) Corporal O'Connor. 0 2303! 800303) THE SEVENTY-PIRST REGIMENT. ‘The Seventy-tirst regiment mustered forty-six men of all ranks on the ranges, nineteen of whom went back to the second class targets. Lieutenant Wilson was in command, and Lieutenant Sturcke performed the duty of inspector of rifle practice. Scores of the Seventy-first Regiment. 3 3 9 300 |$/ 400 |S! & Names. Yards. |>| Yards, |*| 3 Private Ballard 4 80 512! 33 Sergeant Montgomery 4 40 4{13) 31 Drummer Miller. 4 00 3/11] 29 Private McDonald 4 22 slid! 29 Private Kurdy. 4 0 8 3f14) 20 Private Williams. 5 20 3 5] 23 Corporal Bookstaver. 4 34 3h Sergeant Warnbreks. 2 333 a 240 Private Turner... THE SKVENTY-NINTH REG ‘The Seventy-ninth regiment (Highlanders) bad sixty: Twent nine qualitied to shoot at the second class targets, Cup- tain Dutch was in command, and Captain J. Ross ap- peared as regimental inspector of rifle practice, Scores of the Seventy-ninth Regiment. 89 soo |$| 400 |3| 2 Names. Yards. |*) Yards. |B) 4g : = Ba a Private Robertson. 8/8 3 4 4 5/18) 36 Private Cochran. 0/3 442 3/16) BE Captain Clark, 2/3 0 3 3 S)Ld) 36 Captain Ro 6/3 45 5 3)20) Bs Private Birehley 704 6 2 4)16) Be Lieutenant Whelan t]4 3 0 6 3/15) 24 The troops returned home in good order, on the 6:47 P. M. train, from Creedmoor to Hunter's Point, A CRITIC'S CRISIS. Soon after nine o’clock last night, as Mr, Frederick A. Schwab, the dramatic editor of the New York Times, was leaving Booth’s Theatre, he was approached by a man named Bliss, who spoke to him about the performance of Mr. Barry Sullivan | in the play of “Lhe Gamester.” — Mr. Schwab seems not to have held Mr. Bliss in very hight steem, for he answered him in a way that aroused his anger. ’ Bliss is said to have struck at and caught hold of Mr. Schwab, but third parties interfered separated the two before either had been hurt. The following is Mr. Schwab's statement of the eygounter :— “Shortly after nine P.M. 1 was leaving the auuit rium of Booth’s Theatre with Mr, Maurice @rau, when a man named Bliss—formerly a cartiman in the employ of Adams’ Express Company, later an iaspeetor in the | Custom House, and since bis removal from that position one of the hangers-on at Booth’s Theatre—approached me and said, ‘I suppose you have your article all written on this periormance.’ I replied, ‘A per- formance like this needs no article, The actor is not fit to be a Custom House inspector.’ Bliss then struck at me, seized mo by the collar and began swearing. A crowd intervened and we were parted. I called upon Officer No, 330 to arrest Bliss, but he refused, I will procure @ warrant for Bliss’ arrest to-day,’’ A POOR MARKSMAN. For some time past Charles H. Frout, residing at No, 166 Elizabeth street, has not been on good terms with his brother-in-law, Witham Linan, who also resides in the same house, Last evening the diificulty between the two men came near ending in a tragedy, A mur- derous pistol was brought into use by Frout, and its contents were discharged at his brotiver-in-iaw’s head, Luckily the aim was not correct, The bullet went wide of its mark and lodged in the wall near where Linan was standing, After the pistol was discharged Prout fied and was not urrested up to a late hour iast night, KILLED ON THE HARLEM RAILROAD. An unknown man, about forty years of ago, was found lying insensible in one of the cuts of the Fourth avenue improvement at 126th street about six o'clock last evening. He was taken to'the Twellth precinct sta- tion house, where he died in atew minutes. He appeared | to be a laboring man and Was run over by the Harlem down train, He was about five feet eight inches in height, with dark brown har and whiskers; wore & cheek ‘overshirt, dark pants, vest and coat, ngress aiters and binck felt hat. The Coroner was notitied to old an inquest. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Hattie Osborne, nineteen years of age, residing at No, 194 Orchard street, attempted suicide last night by taking laudapum. She was attended by Police Surgeon Powell at the Sldridgo atroct stativn houye aid seat heme, e and | GUIBORD’S BURIAL. EXCLUSIVE PUBLICATION OF THE BISHOP'S PAS~ TORAL LETTER IN THE HERALD—EXCITEMENT AMONG THE PEOPLE—PROBABLE ACTION OF THE INSTITUT CANADIEN—-THE DECREK OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL. Mowrrxat, Canada, Sept. 13, 1875. It is a matter of grave surprise to the newspapers of Montreal that they should have missed the Bishop's | pastoral letter, read yesterday, and that the New York HkRALD should be the first and only journal to give to the world the solemn curse uttered by the Bishop upon the ground where Guibord may chance to be buried. Neither the Bishop’s own official organ, the Nouveau Monde, nor the French paper, La Minerve, nor either of the English morning papers nor any other sheet, contained even an intimation of this strange and re markable document. The news agencies in New York telegraphed to their operators, asking whether the Huraup special was a true re port, and thus it soon was generally knowa that these columns had published the curse in full prior to any paper printed. The Heranp of'to-day ar rives here to-night at eleven o'clock, and though the Bishop's letter was not obtained until a late hour last night and it bad to be translated from French into Eng- | lish and then wired all the way to New York, the HekAvp containing it will be distributed in Montreal to-night before the Montreal morning papers of to, morrow have gone to press, The Evening Star, com menting upon this, says:— Bishop Bourget’s pastoral on Guibord’s barial wi vated trom the altar @f the French Cathedr: yesterday morning. Not a word of this important document appears this morning in our Siemping journals, although the active correspondent | the Hera could obtain a copy to telegraph to thas journal yesterday afternoon, and so it appears in New York in'advance of our local papers, This being the case the letter has not-as yet beem fully circulated so as to create any marked populay ellect, but among those who are familar'with its pup port THE WILDEST EXCITEMENT is raging. These people claim that the Bishop, is cursing the ground, violates the mandates of his sov: ereign, which was that Joseph Guibord should be placed in consecrated ground, while the Bishop’s flock, on the other hand, say that the ground is consecrated until Guibord’s body is buried, and thus the law | of the Queen is fulfilled to the letter, the \ curse not taking effect. until the grave is filled. Here | there is # very fine distinction, and one over which | there is sure to be the most terrific struggle. Since the | reading of the pastoral letter I have not had an oppor- | tunity of conversing with Mr. Dantres, the head of the | Institut Canadien, and perhaps the most able lawyet | in Canada, Jt is he who carried this Guibord afluir against the Church to England, whoghere secured « favorable decision from the Privy Cdtneil, and who, a week or so ago, headed Guivord’s funeral proces: sion to the gates of the Cote des Neiges, The Institut Canadicn has placed all in his hands, and until he chooses. to open his mouth the action of the Institut concerning the Bish+ op's curse cannot be ascertained, In the meantime the Institut are receiving numerous letters trom lib. era! Catholics in the United States, praising them for the course they have pursued, and several offers of aid have been advanced, in case’ necessity requires it. T feel that ‘THE CLIMAX has at last been reached, and that serious trouble must needs be the consequence. It cannot be otherwise. The integrity, dignity and honor ot the Institut Cana dien are at stake, and if the Church carries its severe points the Institut crumbles at once into nothing. ness, AS soon as the morning papers of Montreal distribute among the citizens of Canada the news which, by this time, nas been circulated in the columns of the Heratp thfoughouteue entire United States, some insight may be caught of the dangerous issues sure to result, At present all is dark but ominous, Thave learned from very good and reliable authority that the government has ordered the Sheriff of Montreal to bury Guibord this week, and that he is at liverty to callout the military if necessary, Just at present the Sheriff 1s absent, but is daily expected to arrive. THE DECREE O¥ THE PRIVY COUNCIL. The following is the order in which if promulgated the decree of the Privy Council :— Her Majesty was pleased, by and with the advice of her Privy Council, to order, as it is hereby ordered, that the said decroe of the Court of Queen’s Bench for the Province of Quebec, of the 7th September, 1871, and the decree of the Superior Court in review of the ‘10th September, 1870, be and the same are hereby reversed With costs; and Her Majesty is further pleased to order that the original order of the said Superior Court of the 2d May, 1870, .be varied, and that, instead of the suid order, it should ‘be ordered that a pe- remptory writ of mandamus be issued, directed to “Le Cure et Marguilliers de PQuvre et Fabrique, de Notre Dame de Montreal,” commanding them, upon applica- tion being made to’ them by, or on behalf of the Insti- tut Canadien, and upon tender or payment to them of the usual and accustomed fees, to prepare, or permit to | be prepared, a grave in that part of the cemetery in which the remains of Roman Catholics who receive | ecclesiastical burial are usually interred, for the burial of the remains ot the said Joseph Guyibord, and that upon such remains being bi to the said cemetery for that purpose, at a reasonab] ere "a, time, they do bury the said remains in tl said part of the suid cemetery, or permit them’ to be buried there; and it is further ordered that the defendants do pay to the Canadian Institute all the costs of the widow in all the lower courts, except such costs as were occa- sioned by the plea of recusatio judicws, which should be | borne by the appellants; and likewise the sum of £1,079 18s, 4d. sterling for the costs of this appeal, Whereof the Governor General, Lieutenant Governor, or Commander-in-Chief of the Dominion of Canada, fot the time being, and all other persons whom it may con- cern, are to take notice and govern themselves wecord- | ingly. (Signed) HARRIS! THE WESTERVELT TRIAL THE PRISONER ON THE STAND—HIS EVIDENCE IN HIS OWN BEHALF-—-DENYING THE IMPOR- TANT TESTIMONY OF MRS. PEERS, THE BROOK LYN LADY. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 13, 1875. The feature of the trial of William H. Westervelt to, day was his own evidence, he being allowed to go upon the stand, At the opening of the Court Mrs. Wester. velt was called to answer a few unimportant questions, which concluded her testimony. Immediately after she retired, the prisoner, William Westervelt, was called, The preliminary portion of his examination referred to his age, his carly life, his marriage and his business, and his answers were given readily and with but few “hitches.” It appeared from his testimony that he had undergone a varied experience, His digmissal from the police force in January, 1874, was rehearsed. The charge on which he was dismissed, he said, was for fail- ing to report @ lottery office under its proper pum- | ber; but the actual cause of his dismissal was hig refusal to subseribe $10 for a political purpose. Westervelt’s removal to Philadelphia after leaving the police force, his discouragements while in search of om- ployment here and the etfort to sell improved gas burn- ©.8 were next rehearsed, the whole time of his resi- dence here until his return to New York with bis fam- ily in April being gone over. ‘Then followed a recital of the vain search for employs ment in New York, and the attempt in May to make money by the sale of moth powder, Witness was next questioned as to the interval be- tween the time of his return to New York on the 26th of June and the Ist of July. Nothing fixed any particular date upon his mind except the con- | Yersations with his wite about the means By i | | the rent and the Laathins 4 of articles for i, | ub pose, On the 1st of July he was in the house all as he distinctly remembered, He might have been ot ra littie while at a time, but not for any lengthened absence. As to the 2d he could not speak so positively, There were days when he went out to sell the moth wider, and he could not tell what days they were, Tho aa of July was next usked about, and explained im part, and so of the 4th and 5th, the days of the pronica, MKS, WESTERVELT'S BIRTHDAY, In regard to the momentous 6th of July the ex- amination was minute and the answers detailed, Witness was not so positive regarding the hisvory of the day as to suggest evidence that bee ‘couked,’? but was positive that he was not out of the house on any important errand, and was under the impression that he did not go out of the house at ali; the day was Mrs. Westervelt’s birthday, aud parlly oa that account, and partly on of being very tired, witness stayed home all day; he was perfectly positive that he was not in Brooklyp at all during the day; he no recole lection of getting into @ street car at City Hall, Brooklyn, on any day; he certainly did not on thatday} he was bot, on that day or any other day, seated in @ Brooklyn car with a child answering to the description ven by Mrs. Peers of the child she saw on the 6th of uly; he had no recollection of ever riding in a Brook- lyn car with any child, except in 1870, with his own litule girl; he tirst saw Mrs. Peers in last June,.when she visited him at the prison; that was the only time he ever saw her until he saw her im the court room. SWEARING AN ALUMI, Witness testified in the most positive terms that he Was not in Philadelphia im July, 1874; that he was not in Germantown im that month or the beginning of August. He volunteered, further, that he never was in ie ‘muauntown in his lite, and did not know the way to go ere. The first meeting with Mosher after witness left Philadelphia in June was stated to have taken place om the lit of August; this meeting was preceded ne Visit irom Gil Mosher at the house of witness, (This Visit Was described in detail.) Witness and Gil Mosher went out and stood on the corner, the visitor having told witness that he wanted to see him on ‘The withoss then went on to state that in cousequence of this and other interviews with Gil Mosher he wrote to William Mosher, stating that friends were looking for him and anxious to see him; he also sent to him @ letter written by Gil Mosher, and uence of those lotters Mosher, accompanied by cue to witness’ house on the dik of Auguat