The New York Herald Newspaper, March 8, 1876, Page 5

NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET 5 CONGRESS. Field Day in the House on the Question of Belknap’s Indictment. LET NO DAMAGING WITNESSES ESCAPE. Wembers of the Committee Subpenaed to Tes- tify Before the Court. {THE PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE ENFORCED. Who Is Responsible for the Flight of Marsh. Bobbing for Fleas and Bobbing for Whales. SENATE. Wasuinctox, March 7, 1876. Th. prayer this morning was offered by Rev, A. Woodbury, of Providence, R, 1. Mr. Freuxcuursen, (rep.) of N. J., called up the Senate bil! for the protection of agriculture against in- Jurious insects, which authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and the Commissioner of Agriculture to appoint a Com. missioner having the requisite scientific and practical knowledge to investigate and gather information rela- tive to the Rocky Mountain locust, chinch bug, army worm, Hessian fly, potato bug and other insects injuri- ous to vegetation, In order to devise successful methods for their destruction, &c. Said Commissioner to be appointed forone year and to receive $4,000, &c. Mr. Epxorps, (rep.) of Vt., moved to amend by strik- {ng out the clause authorizing the Secretary of the In. terior, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and Commissioner of Agriculture to appoint the Commis- sioner, and insert:—“The President of the United Btates,by and with the advice and consent of the 8 so that the appointment snall be made by thie President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, &c, to. Mr. Maxxy, (dem.) of Texas, moved to amend so as to bave the investigation extend to the cottun worm, Agreed to, Mr. Wiruxrs, (dem.) of Va, moved to amend so as to have the investigation extend to the tobacco worm. Agreed to. Mr. Sanceyt, (rep.) of Cal., asked if it would be in order to move to insert worm of the still He thought that was more destructive than any other worm. (Laughter. ) Afler debate and the offer of a number of amend- ments, which were rejected, the bill was read a third tame and passed. ‘THR APPOINTMENT OF SUTLERS. Mr. Pappock, of Nebraska, introduced a bill to amend section 1,113 of the Revised Statutes of the United States in relation to the ointment of army sutlers, which was referred to the Committee on Mili- tary Affairs, It vests the appointment of post traders in the gen- eral commanding the department wherein they are Situated, instead of the Secretary of War. THE PINCHBACK CASR. The Senate then resumed consideration of the un- Onished business, being the resoiution for the admis- tion of P. B. 8. Pinchback as a Senator trom Louisiana; the pending question being on the amendment ot Mr. Edmunds to insert the word ‘not’ before the word gly ie 80 that it should read, “Resolved B. 8, Pinchback be not admitted,” &c. The debate was continued by Mr. Christiancy, of Michigan; Mr. Morton, of Indiana, and others. Mr. Hitcxcock, of Nebraska, moved that the Senate to the consideration of exeoutive business. Voices on the democratic side—"Ub, no!” “Let us Ihave a vote.”” Mr. Morton said he hoped there would be a vote, ‘He had said all he desired to say. Hitchcock in- session, “Oh, nol’? “We PB The PRESIDENT pro tem. stated the question was on Mr. Edmunds’ amendment to insert the word ‘not’? before the word ‘‘admitted,”” and upon this the yeas and nays were ordered. Mr, Morton then moved that the Senate proceed to consideration of executive business, which was mareed to—yeas 36, nays 29—Mr. Sherman voting ‘with the democrats in the negative, The Senate then went into executive session, and ‘when the doors were reopened the Senate at ten min- ‘Utes to five o'clock P, M. adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, ‘ Wasuncrox, March 7, 1876. Mr, Curmar, of Pennsylvania, rising to a question of privilege, stated that a subpwna had been served on him last evening, issued by the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, sitting as a criminal Court, to ap- Pear before that Court and bring with him all papers, checks, documents, &c., and to testify in regard to charges pending in that Court against tae late Score- tary of War. Two of his colleagues (Messrs, Robbins md Blackburn) had been. similarly subponaed, He (Mr. Clymer) had appeared before that Court and bad Stated that in obedienco to tho law he appeared at its bar to obey its order; but that asa member of a com- mittee of the House he thought it would be prejudicial to the highest interests of the country that himself and his colleagues should be compelled to state what bad transpired in their committee room. He (Mr. Clymer) believed that such a course would mot only close the mouths of all witnesses, but that in many cases it would drive them from tne land He had aid, furthermore, that while not pleading their privileges as members of the House they must, never- ‘theless, protest against being examined and would only consent to be so examined after an order being made specially to that end by the Court. The Court had taken time for deliberation and had determined, if It needed their attendance thereafter, to send for them. He had felt it his duty to bring the matter to the at- “tention of the House, in order that the House might take such action in the matter as might be right, just and necessary. Mr. Buaine, (rep.) of Me., asked Mr. Clymer if the Court bad asked or desired to ask for any information that was not contained in the published report and was not matter of record and of general notoriety. He could very ‘well conceive that the gentleman from Pennsylvania might not wish to be called upon in that Court to tesufy of what 18 stil a committee secret, but what point of delicacy could arise as to those mat- ders which were as commou as history could make them be could not see, Mr. CLYMER replied that the Court had not proposed to ask them any questions at ali; they were to be ox- amined before the Grand Jury. If the questions were to Lave been asked by the Court in the presence of the public he might nut have as great an objection, but he and his colleagues felt that it they were to go betore a grand jury whose proceedings were necessarily secret, that fact would strike terror everywhere throughout the land and would close all the avenues of testimony to the House and its committees, Mr, BLains reminded Mr. Clymer that bis own privi- as a member protected him atid that there was no wer to compel him to testily, i r Gueaun repeated that he had stated to the Court that he did not intend to plead his privilege, so that it s, (letn.) of N. C., another member of th committee, made a like statement in reference to bis | boing subpceenaed, &c., and declared it as his beliet that the effect, if pot the design, was to intimidate wit- besses and throttle investigation, Mr. Dayvontn, (rep.) of Ono, another member of | the commitiee, said he had had no subpeena to go be- | fore the Court, but he would like to kuow from the | sharrman whether any additional testimony had beea jaken before the committee. Mr. Laman, of Mississippi, objected to that ques- Mon. Mr. Buatxe—The objection must come from a most inconceivable motive. Mr. Lawan—It may be a motive tat 7 ceive, but, nevertheless, it is a motive which I have, parliamentary order, i reveal. the ‘ou miscon- | and that ts the preservation ho member has a right te secrets of the committee room, Mr. CLymeR said that there had been no additional festimony taken before the committee, but he re- Peuted that the attempt to drag forth what occurred in | tee on Naval Affair: tom mittee would result in nothing else bat detriment to the public we: Mr, BLawe—Thete should be vo division or seeming fivision between the two sides of the House in regord to the vigorous prosecution of public criminals, What the object of tis in jon except to bring ders to eriminal justice? Committees could not punish anybedy. Everybody knew that this was a brutum fume Clyaen—I have stated the facts of the case to | the House, and if necessary imputation arises that some one in this District wishes vo close the avenues of evidence ail over the country it js uot l who make the chargo, but the facts of the ease, Mig Busixe—The gentieman closes the avenues him- sel Mr. Cryaxe—I will not permit the gentleman from Maine to impute to me motives which | do not der- Stand or to put insinuations im my mouth when I have not uttered, Mr. Biackreny, (dem.) of Ky. (anotner member of the commitice), said he was, not surprised at the an- easiness and nervousness manifested by the gentieman from Maine. He (Mr. Blackburn) did not intend to charge that it was the purpose of the Executive to in- | BURGLARY ON HOWARD STREET. timidate witnesses, to throttle investigation ana to afford nomunity to criminals; bat he did say that, un- less this gag was stopped, the country would believe that was the purpose, and he would be- Neve it, toa (. use on the democratic side and a juestion r. Blaine—*What process ?’’) Tthad gone jh to the country that the committee had connived at the absconding of an important wit- Bess against the protest of the republican members of the comunittee ; Bue wus needless for him to say that that charge was flatly talse, and he only wondered that those republican members had allowed it to go out on their authority without contradiction. He went on to argue that it would be utterly impossible to convict the late Secretary of War or any other Cabinet officer ex- cept by the testimony of accomplices, and yet the House was now to be told that an accomplice should not testity before a committee except at bis own peril. It was against that that he protested. He intimated hrase, “Let no guilty man escape,” would be me the country to mean, ‘Let no man escape whe dare tellon thoso who are in authority.’ He warned the House that the voluminous investigations that were now progressing would be stopped and that it would be utteriy impossibie to carry them further suc- cessiully unless there was a de tion that the tes- timony of witnesses shonld not be used against them, Mr. Lamar, of Mississippi, said that there snould not be any exbibition of party feeling or excitement in the presence of such solemn e ‘a8 were casting their shadows over the Houso, It seemed to him the voice of faction should at least be hushed. He regarded this te, Or summons, or subpana, issued to the inembers of committees by the Supreme Court of the SHERMAN’S “MEMOIRS.” Interview with the General on the Torpedo Question, A REPLY TO GENERAL BEAUREGARD Rules of Civilized Warfare Bear- ing on a Meoted Point. CRITICISMS WHICH AMUSE, General Sherman was recently interviewed in St. Louis, and, in response to a question, said;— I did not take any notice of Beaurogard’s letter, He is a very clever gentleman, and I Jike him person- District of Columbia as an outrage on privileges of this House; he did not say that the object of the Court was to hush or to suppress investigations; the question was one of purely parliamentary privilege. He regarded itas a violation of the privileges of the House for a court to issue gammons to a member, and order him to bring alorg with him the reeords of the House, and to remain in court, and not to depart until allowed by the Court or District Attorney. Mr. Biaixe—Dooes not the gentleman from Missis- sippi see, and does not the whoie country see, that, having possession of the evidence on which the indict- ment can be found, and having mm its possession every paper in the cage, the House puts itself behind its tech- hical privilege and throws itself across the indictment of Belkuap, and that to-day it stands as the obstace, and the sole obstacle, to the indictment of tue late Sec- retary of War, Mr. Lamar—Neither the gentleman from Mississippi hor the country, nor the gentleman from Maine, sees any such thing. Mr. BLaiwe—It is nothing but that. Mr. Laman—It is anything put that The question is simply whether this House will permit its records to be at the beck and cail of a District Court, There is no doubt but that when the investigation is completed it will be within the discretion of the House wo permit the Courts of the country to come in and got evidence, but not pendente lite while the investigation is going on aud While the committee is taking further testi- mony. Such @ proposition was monstrous and ridiculous, Mr. Biarem said he agreed with Mr. Lamar, that while the affair was in bimini it would be improper for a Court to interfere, but that was not the case hore, The question was whetber the House would permit the testimony and papers in the hands of its com. ; mittee to be sent to tuat Court. The House could re- fuse it or send it, “and now,” sald he impetuously, “I dare, I dare that side of the House to refuse it’? “(Ap- plause on the republican side, and great excitement). Mr, Lamar continued his remarks, which he closed by offering a resolution reciting the history of the case, declaring the mandate of the Court to be a breach of the privileges of the House, and directing the members of the committe to disregard such mandate, Mr. Kasson, (rep.) of lowa, invited the House to look coolly at the situation developed this morning. The question was raised here as a question of privilege on ‘the part of a member of the House who had received a Judicial invitation to aid in the indictment and punish- ment of acriminal, It was an extraordinary case, and one without a precedent und against a precedent. He asked whether there had ever been any such propo- sition as had been suggested to the House condemning the sworn executor of the Jaws because he had directed his subordinates to enlorce those laws, The Grand Jury was sworn to indict nen guilty of crime within their jurisdiction, and the House and the committee had uo right ¥. embarrass the Grand Jury m the ex- execution of the laws of the land. Mr. McCreary, (rep.) of lowa, reminded his col. Jeague that the commitice had in its possession the contract, which must be the foundation of any pro- ceeding for an indictment of this offender, and that that contract was probably the very thing that the Grand Jury would get hold of. Mr. Cuvmer remarked that that contract was bo- tween Caleb P, Marsh and John 8, Evans, and that the Secretary of War knew nothing of it when it was made nor for two years afterward. Mr. Kassow, !n the course of some further remarks, referred to the interview which Mr. Blackburn, of Kentucky, had bad with some of the parties impli- cated, and suggested that the Grand Jury might have a desire to examine him about it. Mr. BLacknury rephed with some heat of manner that if the gentleman from Iowa said that he had had conversations with Mrs. Belknap and at great lenzth, he would copy the remark of a Senator and woul authorize the gentleman from Iowa whenever he heard anybody making any such statement to say that he had his (Mr. Biackbarn’s) authority for telling that man lies. (Great excitement.) Mr, Kassox—Do I understand the gentleman to say that he had no conversation on the subject, involved in the prosecution, involved in this criminality outsido of the committee room ?* Mr. Bsacksurn—I have filed a statement on the sub- ject which neither the gentleman from Jowa, nor any other man can impugne. Mr. Kasson—Then | appeal to that statement and ask if that is not so? If the mterview Was impertinent to the case, why was it reported and made public, and if pertinent to the case why are not the criminal courts of the country entitled to it? (Applause on the repub- lican side.) Mr. Biacksorx—Will vhe gentleman from Iowa in- form the House whether the newspaper report is true that he and bis colleagues waited in a body on the former Secretary of ? ‘Mr. Kassox—1 will answer the question with moro cheertuiness tan the gentleman bas answered mine, Mr. Biacksurs—Then I trust the gentleman will tell us what occurred, and whether he ts the repository of the confession of ‘guilt? Mr. Kasson—I will respond to a subpoena to give any statement of fact in aid of the prosecution of crime, Will the gentleman do so much, or witl he plead his privilege and declipe to aid in the prosecution before the committee made its report? There came a requést to the entire Iowa delegation im both Houses to call on the Secretary of War, as he wanted to see them that day. Woe went in the evening, Senators and members, and We got this statement from him :— When I sont for you, gentlemen, I be vome. opportunity vo" heard in th ‘on this sub+ ject. Ihave now learned that I am impeached, so $e nc no ce eecunte poe stee woes Ftaw going to say the evidence in this case, And we left him. Mr. Ainswortn, (dem.) of lowa, asked why the Iowa delegation bad leit bim out, (Laughter on the demo- cratic side of the House. ) The debate continued amid great excitement and with frequent demonstrations of applause and Jaughter on either side of the House. Mr. Bi the central figure on the republican side of the House at which allthe shalts of eloquence and satire were launched from the democratic side. The debate was 01 such length, extending over four hours, that it is impossible to give a connected summary of ix It was is use- as to pposed there would | 6 House ne, of Maine, was | ally; but he is wrong in his ideas of civilized warfare, It was no pew thing to require prisoners to remove torpedoes which had been buried by the enemy. Wel- Ungton did it in Spain, and bistory furnishes a num- ber of similar instances, I was justified not only by the rates of war, but also by the best of humane prin- ciples, In the first instance where I bad prisoners to perform such service we were near a little town about forty miles from Savannah, The name of the piace es- capes me just now. News was brought to me that a gallant young officer had been frightfully wounded and his horse killed by the explosion of a torpedo buried by the rebels in the middle of the road. I filed my army to the right, and flanked that part of the road where the explosives were supposed to be planted, Tho Wagon trains had to pass over the danger- ous ground, however, and I knew that tho tramping of the mules and the _ heavy weight of the loaded wagons would surely explode any torpedoes which had beew planted. { ordered a detail of prisoners to be sent alicad of tho train and with picks aud shovels to dig up all explosives that could be found, It was not to protect my soldiers that I did this, but to save my train, My army had already obvi- ated the danger by aright flank, and was safely out of harm’s way. Prisoners should be protected, but mercy is nota legitimate attribute of war, Men qo to war to kill and to get killea if necessary, and they should ox- pect no tenderness. Each side protects itself as far as possible, and does all the harm it can to the opposing forces. It was, 1 think, a much better show of mercy for me to have the enemy do this work than to subject my own soldiers to so frightfularisk. At McAllister, when I made Major Anderson remove the torpedoes that bad been planted there, he protested that it was not civilized wit to make bim perform such a perilous feat. I told him he knew where the torpedoes were, and could safely remove them, while my men, in hunt- ing for them, would be blown to picces. He replied that the engineer had planted them, and he did not know where they were, I told him he knew better how to locate them than I did, and therefore he should doit The fact that every torpedo was found and safely removed showed that my reasoning was right, lam not afraid tobe judged either by contemporary or future historians on this subject.’? “The attacks made on your ‘Memoirs’ have annoyed you a good deal, have they not, General?” “Not at all, sir, They amuse me, make me laugh, and frequently, I am glad to say, serve me a good pur- pose by calling attention to real defects and errors which, in time, will pe corrected, I have nere a copy of my book, with each error, so far discovered, marked and carefully annotated. When the work of correcting is completely finished they will’ be made public, either during my lifetime or when I am gone, These ‘Memoirs’ have been the subject ot mach mis- conception in the public mind, — I did not intend them as history. I offered them as my testimony, simply. I endeavored to dexcrive accurately the stirring events therein referred to as I saw them, I do not pretend to say that everything occurred as I say it does, bi it occurred tome. Uther men may have seen things dif- ferently. None of us see things exactly alike. But the records upon which my book is based are open to ail. They consisted of my correspondence.and official re- ports, making forty volumes of manuscript letters pasted in letter books, These forty volumes are in the War Department at) Washington. I had a duplicate copy. One day I sat down to glance at these letters, and conceived the idea of reducing their contents to narrative form, but not for publication. I did not in- tend that the public should ever read them except as my posthumous papers After I had made some prog- ress in the work 1 showed the first sheets to a few friends I was urgently advised to complete the labor I had begun, and submit it to the public in the shape of ‘Memoirs.’ Itook the advice, and so published the book. I expected severe criticism, and gotit, 1 had sense and foresight enough to know that everybody would not agree with me. No writer ever gets justice from his contemporaries, and, outside of this, [ knew I was hable to err and only pretended to give things as they looked through my glasses. Now, there were a good many little prejudices among the soldiers and the armies of the West which the public at this day do not appreciate, Western armies—the Army of the Tennessee, the Army of the Cumberiand and Army of the Ohio, There wero unavoidable jealousies between these armies and their | commanders. hei respective triumphs and defeats | Were the subjects of undue taunts, ridicule or criticism, | My particular yY was that of the Tennessee, and | it is more tha feet upd and quite probable that I hare colored things highly in its favor. Doubtless I was much prejudiced in its favor, justas you would be in favor of an old acquaintance as opposed to a compara- | tive stranger, I knew every brigade and regimental commander in this army and was familar with tho fighting capacity of each corps. 1 knew exactly what divisions to hold in reserve and those with which to | storm a breastwork. Besides, I had this army so organized that I only had to give an order and it was executed. No red tape or cit- cumlocution was necessary. For instance, if I had to getover an abattis would pick out a good fighting corps, ike the Seventeenth, and say, “Bounce over that abattis, boys.’’ and it was done, If 1 wanted | one of Buell’s corps I had to issue a command, and that | had tobe repeated, perhaps in writing, from corps to di- vision, and from division to brigade and regiment, and thus it would take two hours to get a body of troops in motion when time was precious and impetuous action participated in by Mr. Robbing, of North Carolina; | was needed, My army was one of wild fighters, never Mr, Singleton, of Mississippi; Mr. Msgr ot Oh'0; | go well pleased as when driving the enemy betore them. Mr. Beebe, of New York; Mr, ne of Tennessee; | Buell had a splendid army, but it was slow and con- Mr. Cox, of New York; Mr. Hoar, of Massuchusetts; | sorvative, composed of as brave and stubborn Mr. Knott, of Kentucky, and Mr, Hooker, of Mis- | tighters ‘as any other command and yet not ippi. accustomed to brilliant and quick movements The republicans intimated that the witness Marsh | In this connection I might mention the attack had been allowed to escape the country through some motive which the democrats had, and it was charged on the democratic side that the resident and Cabinet were instrumental in driving him out of the country through intimidation. His escape was char- acterized by Sr, Beebe as that of an obscure petty thief, and he suggested that the democrats were so in- tent on greater game that they had allowed that miser- able offender to slip through their hands through tho machinations of the Exeoutive and Cabinet officers, The democrats, however, he said, proposed to. pursue net the Marshes, who were urere trichinw, bat the villians in high places, and im that connection he quoted the doggere! rhyme :— Some bait their hooks with mites of cheese And sit on a kernel to bob for fleas. Others bait their hooks with tigers’ tails And sit on a reek and bob for whales, The gentlemen on the other side might pursue their flea catehing tf they pleased, but the democrats would draw from their turbid waters of pollution the whales, and would supplement it, perhaps, by dragging out the Leviatoan himself and exposing him to the indignation of an outraged community. Finally the debate closed and the House proceeded to ‘Yote on the resolution offered by Mr. Hoar, of Massa- chusetts, as a substitute for Lamar’s, and which pro. | sed to declare that the members subpoenaed were at iberty to attend the criminal court and to give such evidence and produce such documents ag relate to the charge against W. W. Belknap ior receiving a bribe from one Marsh. ‘The substitute was rejected—vens 84, nays 123. | Mr. Lamar’s original resolution was agreed to—yeas 130, nays 7: | NAVAL INVESTIGATION, Mr. Wiurrnony®, (dem.) of Tenn., from the Commit- | , Submitted to the House the testi- | mony of E. F. Woif, of Washington, formerly book- | keeper of 8. P. and A. P. Brown, navy contractors and | claim agents, of Washington, in which he declined to answer the following questions :— F¥rst—Did you ever take any money from Mr. Brown and hand it to anybody connected with the naval serviee ? i Srrond—Did you know of any commission or payment hav. | ing been in any way paid to anybody connected with the | naval service ? Mr. Wmirrnorss also offered a resolution directing the Speaker to issuc kis warrant directing the Sergeant- take into custody the body of Elchias F. | Wolf and to bring him to the bar of the House to show | cause why he should not be punished for contempt. | Adopted. ‘The House then, at five minutes past seven o’clock, | adjourned, j On the night of the 4th inst, the store of B. L, Cohen, | dealer im ladies’ searfs, on the third floor of No. 5 How. ard street, was entered by burglars and robbed of $500 worth of property. From investigation made by Cap- in Allaire, of the Fourteenth precinct, it would ap- pear that the burglars secreted themselves in the build- img during the day, Their exit was made through the scuttle on the roof and over the top of the adjoinin; buildings to No, 10% Centre street where they dcecended } by the souttic to the basement. A grating was the only obstaclo to their escape, and this they quickly broke, The only trace thus far obtained to the burglars is a jimmy, which was found on the root, | similarly | their commands and not th: | received a letter from amutdal friend tn | the Northern peopie hate him so, bat they do, made on me by Boynton. Boynton belonged tw the Army of the Cumberiand, and like all people who were uated, thought it was the finest m:litary organization on the planet, Jore, that he should be unduly sensitive over what he conceives to be my prejudicial statements in favor of the Army of the Tennessee. So he goes to work in the records of the War Department to Gnd material to upset my assertions, I beliove he was assisted in this work by ‘TI LATE BECRETART OV WAR, Belknap, who may have had a grievance toward me, Boyntou’s presontinent was garbled, one-sided, and, “TY properly, fell fat on the public. ‘The attack made me about the ‘political generals’ was aniair, 1 used such a term. My sole intention was to mention in a spirit of fair criticism certam eircum- stances that ina certain measure defeated my efforts to have @ constantly cilicient army. For instance, wo would have a big fight and come ont victorivus. We wouid go into camp for an indefinite period and with no prospect of an early campaign, At noticed that my subordinate comma lers—who had reviously bad political aspirations, such as Blair and / vn wouid strike out for home to see the ‘people.’ | They would make a few speeches, and as the fighting Beason ap bed they would rejoin their cominand. | In the meantine, if { wanted to find out anything | about the exact condition of each division, the trans- portation or the commissary or quartermaster affairs, I could find no responsible head to give te officinl in- formation, Such things tended w destroy the dis- cipline, and, consequentiy, the eflictoncy of the arny: and it'was'a matier to Which 1 had good reason to object. Twanted egmmanders who would si ¢ who cherished ambi- tious political projects, and who were continually run- ning off to see the people at home,’’ In referring to the prominent leaders of the Contod- erate army General Sherman said be knew most of them reopally, and entertained great respect anc friendship for them. Said he, ‘About two weeks ago L New York avking if | would recommend General Braxton Bragy for appointment in the Khedive's army. [ promptly replied that it would afford me ps jure to mote the interests of Bragg in that direction. feel very kindly to A\L THE SOUTHERN GENERALS, In fact, I think people everywhere throughout the North and West cheri#h uo bad feeling. Je the only exception made, I do notkaow why it is that and will avis did never get over their feeling in this respect, no worse than anybody else, but are bound to bave somebody ‘to hate. For instance, the Soutbern people bate General Butier about as bad or worse than the Northeners hate Davis. I suppose the two sections, while determined to cultivate friendly feelings among the people at large, require somethivg on which toexpend the hate that will unavoidably show itself at intervals So far as the Northern and Southern people are concerned, they are rapidly assin- | ilating, and in a few years they will be one fact a8 well as in name. Put the Southern and N. gether for any national purpose, As fighters, they would beinvincible, The Southerners are impetuous and will fight quicker and flercer, but they give out sovner ; 4 THE NORTHERNERS ARK SLOWER, but they stay louger; they have moro endurance and fight steadier and more stubbornly. In fighting quall- For instance, there were three grand | It was quite natural, there | ch periods [ | y with | Davis is | ties, the South represents France, and the Nerth Eng- land. Put the two together and the DEVIL OUULDA'T WHIP them." “General, why don’t you recommend Jeff Davis for an appointment in kgyptr’? “Oh, I wouldn't “do that; anybody but Jeff; I ‘would not indorse Jem.” mm “Perhaps it would be a public benefaction to do so? “Well, I never viowed it in that tight, On secord thought I would indorse Jeff, if be would leave the country,’ of “Now, General,-I would like to know if you were in earnest when you wrote that letter, saying you would not be a candidate tor President,” “I was. 1 meant every word I wrote, but not for ublication, I had no idea Dalzell would’ publish my etter. 1 know him quite well personally have been his home down in Noble county. He is aged, fatherly kind of —that is, a family man. p- posed be wrote me entirely trom personal interest, aud ‘was surprised that he published my letter. However, I meant it, and will not, under any circumstances, be acandidate,’" “Suppose you were nominated?" “1 WOULD DECLINE."” the nomination were unanimous and en- “Suppase thusiastic?? “Lwould decline anyway. 1 cannot think of any circumstances that would induce me to accept the Bomination, There are so many men in the country better fitted for the place than I am, I have no civil experience, as overy President should have. The coun- try wants @ chauge in this respect, Military men know no way of settling troubles except to tight, and our country is now so peaceful that a different poboy 18 needed. We wantacivic President and rota military one. Now, there is Blaine; be would muke a splendid President, jhowed his political ae when he headed this Je@ Davis amnesty affair, Ho is going to be hard to beat for tbe nomination. This man Hayes would make a maguiticent run, He i very popular and bas much of the real statesman in him. A stronger candidate could hardly be named. Morton igaremarkable man, and fitted for any political posi- tion in the gift of the people, From lis knoos down he ig physically dead, but from there to the top of Lis head he js about the liveliest man in the country, 1 LOVE MORTON for his war record. Ho was the best war Governor we had. He uever complained that Indiana had furnished more than its just quota, The demand for more treo had only to be made to be complied with. Thousands of the war democrats would vote for him,’” “By the way, General, there was ouce a report that zoe bad refused » request of President Grant to give is son Fred a place op your staf; was this #0?" “General Grant had too much sense to make such & request Mrs. Graut asked me to give her son a pia {| but I rofused vecause he was not titted for i. He lucked age and experionce. 1 believe im promoting men to oiflcrval position for past servis id for the proliciency they have acquired. General Grant him- self would never have asked me to do such a thing.” MOODY AND SANKEY, A largo crowd assomuled at the Hippodrome yestor. day at noon, On (the platform, to the right of the hall, was a choir of fifty young ladics, and on the lef plat form were a number of clergymen of different denom}- nations, besides a strong force of Christian workers, and fifty little girls from the Wilson Mission, ‘The meeting opened with the singing of the eighty- sixth hymp, Rock of ages, cleft for me,’ and then the requests for prayer were read out by Dr. Hepworth, The Mf{ty-second hymn, ‘Down lifo'sdark vale we wan- der,” was sung, and Mr, Moody read from Exodus, xvil., 6, and then spoke on the subject of the day, “Christ, our Rock.” If we want strength and power to resist all temptations we must make Christ our rock. When we read how God put Moses in the cloft of the rock it meant He put biin in His side to preserve him, and all through the Bible are numerous passages referring to the Saine subject; thatif we want to be saved, i wo want to go to our God we we must rely on Christ alone and make Him our sole hope and aim. In the sixty- rst Psalm, second verse, David cries out, “Lead me to Yhe rock that is higher thau 1,’ That is the whoie meaning of the word. We want something higher than ourselves, something stronger than ourselves to lean upon, In trouble and ailliction, in sorrow, in despon- dency, in persecution, Jet us lean on that rock, let us cling Close to it and we will be made strong. There were two little children about eight years of age—a little boy and a little giri—waiking along the track of the Hudson River Railroad some time ago, and while they were walking two trains came along from different directions, The little girl placed her little brother against the rock on the side of the track and took a similar position herself not far off. ‘The passengers in the trains saw the children, and they could hear the little girl crying out above all the note Of the moving engine, “Cling close to the rock, Johnny ; cling close to the rock.” Thatis all you have to do to be saved from destruction; cling close to the rock of Christ. Mr, Sankey sang tho 113th bymn, “Not all the blood of beasts on Jewish altars slain,” Several clergymen followed Mr. Moody on the same subject, “Christ, our Rock,” and then two clergymen from Philadelpbia related the good efiect of Messrs. Moody and Sankey’s work in that city, and how the Holy Spirit had séomed to have descende’ on all the cburehes there. The meeting closed with the benedic- tion by Rev. Dr. Foss. AFTERNOON SERVICES, Tao four o’clock services yesterday at the Hippo- drome were attended by a larger crowd than at any of the day services since Messrs. Moody and Sankey came to New York. It was the first afternoon meeting at which admission was by ticket, aud it was intended, as are all the four o'clock meetings, for the benefit of peo- plo living outside of New York city, The services opened with the singing by Mr. Sankey of the ninety- firsthymn, “There is a fountain filled with blood, | drawn from Immanuel's veins,” Altera long prayer by a clergyman from Brooklyn | Mr. Sankey sang the hymn now famous, “There were ninety and nine that safely lay in the sheltor of the fold.” There was a short prayer by Mr. Moody and the whole congregation sung the thirty-filth hymn, ‘*1 hear the Saviour say.”” Mr. Moody's subject was ‘Blood.’ He said there was nothing that there was so much written about in the Bible as the subject of blood—the blood of the Lamb, that was to wash out the sins of the world, The frst man that entered into heaven entered through the blood of the Bleeding Lamb. You take that away from the Bible and you take away all there is in it It is not our works alone that save us: it is the blood of Christ; and that young lady (ootaulng to & young person in tho audience) 1 just as sate, if she accepts Christ to-day, as Mr. Brown or Mr. Dodge or any other of these Christian workers, The fly in Nowh’s ark was just as safe as the elephant. My friends, though, you must get the token, and I don't care what a | man’s life is, he {s not safe, nor is he | saved unless he has this token—the blood of Christ. The great trouble is, Christian, that we do not feed upon the lamb, and we do not become strong and able to continue in the love of Christ. The greatest mis- take the Churen is making to-day is taking ungodly men imto the Church to help them in pecuniary mat- ters, and these people think they are patronizing God and buying thelr way iuto heaven. lacing ungodly people m our choirs is another mistake. People who are not sheltered behind the blood of Ohrist cannot work for Gad. EVENING SERVICES, Both the large hall on Madison avenue and the hall | on Fourth avonte were crowded Inet night, and at eight | o'clock there were 12,000 people in the butiding. Mr. Moody conducted the services im the Madison avenue hall and repeated the sermon on the “Blood of Christ,” whieh he hed at the four o'clock | afternoon heap iy On the | es de rrounding Mr. Moody were Mr, William & Dodge and soveral clergy- | tpen of this city and Brooklyn. Mr. Tharlow Weed, as | the previous evening, occupted a sent among the re- riers. Thy mocting opened with tho 118th hymn, | Vot all the Blood of Beast and concluded with the jesus. Keep me Near the Cross.’ The overflow meeting in the Fourth avenue hall was presided over by Rey. Dr. Tyng, Jr. Rev. A.D. Vail, of Yorkville, oj it with prayer, and Mr. Sankey wang several of bis well known hymns. It concluded with an address trom Rov. Dr. Tyng. rf A young men’s meeting commenced at nine o'clock | ‘The usual prayers were made and the yourg converts related ther ex- periences. POLICE. The full Board of Police met yesterday, Commis. sioner Smith in the cbair. A communication was re- ceivod from Captain McDonnell, of the Eighth pre- cinct, recommending for honorable mention Rounds. | man Hughes, Patrolmen Watson and Suilivan, of the Eighth precinct, and Officer Woodrufl, of the Fitth | precinct, fur bravery and skill displayed in the cap- tore of three burglars in Capal street on the 20th alt, ‘The burglars fired several shois at the officers, but were Mvaliy overtaken and arrested. Referred to the vommittee on Rales and Discipline. A statement Was received from Roundsman MeAr- thur and Officers Ross and Robinson, of the Twenty- third precinct, detailing the capture of two river | thieves who bad been plying their vocation on the | Bast River near Gg Ponca street. The petition of the ¢itizens from the Twelfth ward presented last week to President Smith asking for an increase of the force in Harlem was ordered on file. On motion of Gomimissioner Erhardt, the following was adopted :-— Resolved, That hereafter er Vt | ized vy them 10 w: any prisoner confined precinct nor at the ut pt in the presence and hearing of the doorman then on duty. Nor shatl any member of the polies force, except as above stated and under the above restrictions, be permitted to converse with y prisoner at x police iteer in command of the C On motion of General Smith the complaints against Captain MeDonnell, of the Kighth precinct, for iailure to discover @ gaine of “red aud black,” conducted by BOARD OF ber of the police forco— raniess auth oF negroes in precinet, wa missed and the Captain honorably acquitted, Th hanes ic strolmen were dismissed from the ro yiiliam Keely, Seventh precinct; Charles Eighth preciuct Bowers, Eightoenth recinct; Andrew Mo! |, Twouty-third pi Joba jartinin, Nineteenth precinct, and John Dowley, Seventeenth precinct, ‘the following persous were appointed James ©. Thomas Gil ‘trolmen :— ez James Murphy, John J, Parker and | Allan © THESTATE CAPITAL Excitement on the Cutting Down Salaries Bill, THE MARINE COURT JUDGESHIP. Debate on Morrissey’s Bill for Regulating Laborers’ Wages, | Avpayy, March 7, 1876 An indefinite leave of absence was granted to Speaker Husted to-day, as his father les dangerously ill at Bed- ford, Westchester county. and he bas been summoned to his bedside. Goorge B. Sloan, the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, was, on motion of Mr. Hamilton Fish, Jr., clectod Spenker pro tem. A GOOD MILL. The bill introduced some time ago by Mr. Worth, of Kings county, which provides that hereafter at every State-election the candidates for State and county bal- Jots shall be voted for on separate ballots, was dis- cussed in Committe of the Whole and progressed. One of the very best bills ever introduced in the Legislature is the one relating to fives imposed in eriminal cases, which has already passed the Senate, and which was to-day ordered to a third reading in tho Assethbly. It often bappens as the law now stands that when a person is convictod of a misdemeanor and be ts sentenced to pay a fine, say, of $50, | and to stand committed until paid, he is kept in | prison for months, and cases have been known | where persons thus convicted have remained in | Jail for two or three years on account of their fnability to pay the fine imposed, The bill alluded to provides | that wheneyer a fine fs imposed upon any person con- | victed of a misdemeanor the Court imposing the fine | may Hmit the tofm of imprisonmont in default of pay- ment to a term not exceeding one day for each dollar | of the fine imposed. In other words, for every day of | his confinement the prisoner 1s credited with $1 of tho j Gue, MORKISSHY'S APPEAL FOR THR LABORERS, Senator Morrissoy appeared before the Assembly Committee ou Cities this afternoon and made an argu. meut in favor of the dill he introduced in the Senate, and which is now in the hands of the com- mittee, which gives tho Common Council the right to fix the rato of wages to be paid to the laborers in the employ of tho city, He denounced the reduction of the laborers’ wages to $1 60 & day ag an outrage, which was all tho more | flagrant in view of the fact tbat the reduction was brought about by men who get salaries all the way from $12,000 to $6,000. They wore not just enough in making the reduction to take some means looking to the reduction of their own salaries; | not they. He contended that the members | of the commissions, who were appointed for six | years, had no sympathy with the poor men who havo | to go out in the slush and mud and snow to work by | theday. The fixing of the laborers’ wages should, | therefore, be regulated by officials who are nearer to the people, who necessarily take a moro active interest | in the welfare of the workingmon, and who do not con- | sider themselyes too high up to give somo little attention to their wants. It was an old saying that “chickens come home to roost,’’ and ho ‘was glad to see it verified in the bill introduced in the Assembly which reduces the salaries of those very officials who were so anxious to reduce the poor laborer to starvation wages, It was only right that they should be given a dose of their own medicine. He said he knew | very well when he introduced the bill under consideration | qhat it would meet with opposition from many quar- ters, He was fully prepared for that, and right in that | connection he said he regarded Tammany Hall as re- sponsible for the first attempt made to bring about the reduction of the laborers’ wages, for Tammany Hall had the control of the Mayor who had called the heals | of departments together for the purpose | of having the wages reducea, This opinion of his Was sbared in by 36,000 democrats in the city of New York. Senator Morrissey then remarked that he had been informed that Mayor Wickbam had sent the chal man a letter opposing all bills that had for their object the regulating or fixing of the wages of laborers. “If you have received such a letter,’’ said he, *l would lke | to have it read.” Mr. Fish stated that a | letter from the Mayor had been received and | on searching among his papers he found it, which ho | read as requested. This letter is tho same, extracts from which have already been published, and in which | the Mayor closes by suying that he docs not see how | the prices of labor cau be regulated by legislation any more than the commodities of life, Mr. Mor- rissey listened attentively to the reading of the Jetter, and then continued by saying that he was very | glad to hear the letter read because it showed who | 8 ould be held responsible for the defeat of the bill if it should be defeated. He said he had come before the | committee in all sincerity to give his honest views relative to the bill, It concerned a question of Justice between man and man, between right and wrong. It was, he said, not a little surprising to him to hear that any sensible man ceally believed that a man could | live in New York for $450 or $500 a . He would | not consider the reduction such a contemptivle | | shall meet at Albany, but | expedient. Judges shall receive $3,000 cers of the Court shall be a clerk, at ® Snnum; an assistant clerk and Roted. It was owing to maladrott Inspiration of raff’s that the bill was projected into ite present awk- ward position. So many influences are at work to save this man that all sorts of obstruction# will be thrown in the way of the final passage of the Dill. Yet it will never do to kill the measure, for it is just the sort of retorm the people rejoice in. The only ‘way out of the Ox is to have Graff's bill recommitted for the purpose of having it perfected, and then of engratting on it those features of Peabody’s bill that meet the approval of those who are really in earnest about retrenchment, but believe it has its limits, like everything else, PROPOSED STATE COURT OF CLAIMS. A bill was introduced by Mr. Gerard to establis Court of Claims for the State of New York, provi 4s follows ‘The Court is to haye full power to hear, examine and de- termine all claims of any and evory character whatsoevel Tt shall consist of three Judge }. to ernor within thirty day: confirmed by selected to preside, whu ki may sit elsewhere when salvey of $1,000 ouch ; and mesenger and shall receive'a salary of 880% The Court shall posse: the powers of the Supreme Court. It shall have the power to eall upon any of the departments or officers of the State, or of any county or municipality thereof, for any informa: tion or certitied copies of rs within may be deemed ry, and shall har ports made committees of cisions must Appeals. to party within rendered in in favor o the State fi thirty day: js Court the faction and payment thereot at their face or par vaius of bonds of the State of New York, equal in amount to the judgment, payable within eightees Years from tho date thereof with {uterest. thereon, payable Semb-annually at the rate of five pee centum per abhum, OF "! all in his option pay the said warrant in cash. ayments shall de annually in the gen- ropriation bill. After the passage of this act the Canal Appraiser shall cease to exist. The bill was roferred to the Judiciary Committee, LEGISLATIVE NOTES, Senator Baaden compiains that be can’t get bis bill making trustecs of savings banks responsible for the misappropriation of depositors’ money reported from the committee, where it has been lying tor over five weoks past, The only objection that has been brought against itis that persons would de as truse tees if they were to be held to an accountability, “Then where is the occasion,’’ asks the Senator, ‘for having trustees. itis a common thing for men to allow their names tobe put down as trustees who nover see the inside of the bank for which they become sponsors." Coinmiss.oners of Quarantine Judd and Stee peared before the Committee on Commerce and gation this alternoon and sa'd they were prepared to discharge the business of Quarantine without its cost- ing the State a si comfort, providing bim with a palatial residence and indulging many other luxurious whims of his. An extravagant sum bas been expended on Dix's Island, and altogether, from the Commissioners’ story, it would appear the State has been losing money fool- isnly for years past on Quarantine. A’ bill in relation to the Ki bridge road, in the city of New York, was introduced by Senator Bixby, fie Works, in the authorizes the Commissioner of Publ city of New York, to alter the grade of suid road from 156th street north to the Harlem River. NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION. The directors of the National Rifle Association held their regular monthly meeting yesterday alternoon at their rooms, No. 93 Nassau street, The action of the Ex- ecutive Committee in reference to Sir Henry St. Joba Halford’s letter declining to send an English team in case one was sent from either Ireland or Scotland was ap- proved. A reply to the letter has not yet been pored, It is the universal desire that Engiand shall be represented. There was some discussion about new tar- gels for Creedmoor, but no definite action was taken, Tho work of cleaning the recently purchased ground at Creedmoor has begun. The treasurer reported that there was $696 86 in the treasury. The scoring tickois invented by Mr. J. 8. Conlin were submitted to the Board, and, after discus sion, relerred to the Executive Committee. AMATEUR OARSMEN. Ustonx Srrixos, To Tax Epiror or Tux HERALD My attention has been called to the letter signed “Amatour,” published in the Henan of February 29, and Iam prompted in this instance to depart from my usual custom of treating anonymous communications, whether addressed to me in person or published in the pewspapers, with silent contempt, and briefly answer all of “Amateur’s” questions, Firsi—My connection with the “ ing Club’’ has never been severed. Second—I was a member of the Nantilus club and rightfully entered for the Harlem regatta last seasom from that club, + Third—I never offered “to row James Riley for $1,004 at Seneca Lake in the fall of 1874,’? or at any other Ume or place whatever, and I never offered to row any man for any amount anywhere. Fourth withdrew trom the senior single scull race at Saratoga in 1874 for the reason that only twenty- seven days prior to the Saratoga regatta | had got up from a sick bed, where I had been entirely prostrate with severe illness for more than two months. The first day of the Saratoga regatta I rowed for the State championship and won. The violent exercise and ex- citement attending the winning of the State champion. ship entirely unfitted me to contend in the senior sin- gle scuil race the following day. Fifth—There is no truth in the rumor (if there te such a rumor) that there was an agreement betw Mr, Riley and myself as to who should win the dnal heatat Troy mn the National Amateur Rowing Associa- tion regatta last fall. The story # entirely and abso. lutely false. With reference to ‘‘Amatear’s” concern of mind on the subiect of the Centennial regatta, permit me te assure him that, health permitting, | propose to be there and to row, I believe | have now fully answered all of “Amateur's” queries, and I trast set af Y., March 6, 1876. ‘nion Springs Row. thing af it was when it proposed to reduce - r (apts | rest forever ail of the rumors; I will only add, that in the laborers’ wages twenty por cent if it had | the miure should “Amateur” or any other son of Nep- mada a proportioaste reduction all round. If suffer | ‘ine deur vo daran me With int praise, (or the pee ng ha as only righ : that all clissos should share alike, and that the | Pos of calling me out in reply, he must to msure suo burden should not be borne by those who could least afford to bear it—the needy poor man, who lives from band to mouth from day to day at the very best. Since the reduction not one cent had been reduced from a clerk of 4 commissioner's silary. He closed by hoping thatthe committee wouki report the bill one way or the other; if favorably ho would be very thankiul, if unfavorably, then the workingmen in New York would know who to hold responsible tor the defeat of the measure and to what influences the committee's ac- tion were due. Mr. Nicholas Mulier and Mr. Fallon also advocated the bill, BINNOPT'’S ATPOINTM ENT. The question of Sinnott’s appointment by the Gov- ernor as Judge of the Marine Court, camo before the Senate to-day on a preamble and resolution offered by Mr. Bixby, reciting the fact of the appointment avd the conditions of Jaw governing it and calling on His | cess in that direction, follow my example and subseribe his name in full, Truly yours. CHARLES E. COURTNEY. TURF NOTES. The stakes to be run for at the Chester Driving Park, at Cincinnati, on the 24th, 25th, 26th and 27th of May, have closed with entries enough to insure four days! fine sport. The Onto Derby for three-year-olds, a dash ofa mile and a half, closed with twenty-eight nomina- tions; the Cincinnati Ladies’ Stakes for two-year-olds, a dash of three-quarters of a mile, closed with nine. teen nominations; the Burnett House Stake for three year-olds, mile heats, closed with twenty-nine nomina tions, and the Cincinnati Cap, for all ages, a dash of Excellency to give bis reasons jor making the | int. mont without the advice und consont of the senate, | tO miles and a half, closed with eleven entries. Be In support of the resolution Mr, Bixby made a speech | sides stakes, there will be two races each day for os extensively from various authorities to show | purse: distances unaer throe miles. From the that the Governor's action was incontravention of law | apparently correct manner that this association is com and precedent. He said Spaulding was hardly cold in his gravo before Mr. Siunott was appointed to fill his vacant shoes. But, feeling ashamed of such inde- cont haste, he withheld the appointment and redated 1 Mareh 4, After romarking that the Governor 'n his action in appointing Mr. Sinnott to the Supreme Court had acted not only in disregard of the rights of the Senate but also indeflance of the protest of 75,000 voters of New York, Mr. Bixbv proceeded to consider the legal aspects of the question. Mr. Gerard thought | there could be no doubt about the legality of the Gov- ernor’s appointment. Mr. Starbuck moved to refer the preamble and ri so- Intions to the Judiciary Committee. Mr, Woodin cun- sidered there Was no necessity of sending the resolutions | to that committee, It would be bettor to discuss the | matter in open Senate, Mr. Jacobs favored amending the preamble and sending the resolutions to the Gov ernor, The motion to refer to the Judiciary Committee was withdrawn and the preamble was auended so as to recite simply the fact that a vacancy had occurred in the office of Judge of the Marine Court and that the | Governor had appointed James I’. Sinnott to the office. | This being satisfactory all round, the resolution was adopted and will go straight away to the Governor, who | has his answer ready and nicely folded up in his breast | pocket, ARPURLICAN TACTICS, Mr. Bradley, that most transparent of honest demo- | crate, moved to take from the table McCarthy's bun- combo resolution on tho Attorney General fo informat.on as to why be bas not followed ap the canal frauds, The motion was voted down by the repub- | Hicans because {t was known that the Attorney General | had his answer drawn up and was prepared to return a | Rotand tor McCarthy's Oliver, THE WILL THAT CUTS TO THR QUICK, Of all the bills before the Legisiature concernin, York city, that which contemplates reducing the missions to a single head und cutting down 1 aries of a mal ie of officials excites the wy deepest concern, Ovher New York measures circumscribed or abstract interest, Whether 0’ Dono- bue and Martin remain in the Park Commission or go | out, aad leave Colonel Stebbins alone in bis glory is of consequence only to a very limited number. The same may be said of the bill regulating the expenditures ior street improvements, The bill Wae-tongy Apd imber of district courts; the bill transferring the Croton Aqueduct Bureau from Mr. pbeil to Mr. Andrew H. Green; the bill to extinguish the Tammany Society, and even the bill to make the street car companies find a seat for every assenger, provoke much less anxious thought, The lary dill touches the Most sensitive nerve in the whole body, social aud political, and democratic and republican members are im datly receipt of letters from New York impioriug them to stay tne ruthless hand of renchment, mptrolier Green, alarmed at the radical spirit of | economy exhibited by the Assembly in amending the if ‘ther reduction of saleries, in- » sent @ draft of another here, which biog introduced last week by Mr. hae an A It meow @ views of several influential republicans whe are indisposed to vote for the bill amended by Mr. Graf aud now in the order of a third readi diMeulty Will be to stop the course of Graff's bill, The friends of | the New York Aldermen would vote it as it stands: rather than permit the supporters of nm, Wickbam 6 Corporation Counsel to restore the figures as bm 4 stood in the ee © $10,000 for of (hese officials, of $8,000, as now pro- mening business it is generally believed that there will be a continuance of sport at the new race course, But it is carrying extra weight when being calied @ “Driving Park”? surely. {From the San Franctsco Chronicle, Feb. 27. Already the big races for another year are canvassed by those who are interested Im turf matters, The most feasible scheme that has yet been broached is that of the Bay District Fair Ground Assoc ¥iz.:—To have three races during the month October, The first being a purse of $3,000, heats of « mile. A week from the decision of that race to haves $6,000 purse, the distance being heats of two mileq and the following week a purse of $12,000, for beats o three or four mies, Probably the orthodox four miles will be the distance settled upon, The association anv alroady promised three entries from the Kast in cack race, and the chances are that double that number wil pot in ap appearance from the other side of the conti nent, The various distances will give the ownors of stablet of race horses aq opportunity to bring three instear of one horse, and many would rather bring the whol string than leave a portion bebind, It is notasan guine estimate to place the entries 10 the mile at from ten upwa d, the two miles at least eight, and the longe: | distance about the same number. There is quite a stir among the owners and trainert of the crack trotters to get them in readiness for the campaign, which is now not very far distant, Some a cemenres of the alfiferitta wild oats, bar- ich are DOW so succulent and fresh on the ide of the bay. The horses evidently sue this part of the preparation, and doubtless those whicl have Jately arrived from the East are wondering what | sort of a horse paradise they have been translated to, Of the condition of the flyers in the late race it is evi- dent there is a slight im, ent in Ruther the morning after the contest, badly swollen. Tt will fortunate if he can be got in proper sh again. There is a much better chance for te Pease, and the opinion of ber trainer is that ina ple of Weeks she would go two miles so fast that it woula trouble the best to reach her. Golden Gate re- turned to Ocean View the day afier the race, and Hock. hocking crossed the bay on his way home yesterday. unscathed Both looking admirably, evi from hate” four -mii fallon. HANDBALL, An interosting series of games in the $200 matoh be. tween Philip Casey and Robert M. Dorr and Bernard McQuade and James Dunn were played in the Madison street court yesterday. This occasion was the best ous of seven, and resulted in favor of Casey and partner, who were victors im the second, fourth, Ofth and sixth games There was a large assemblage presout, and uch interest was manifested in tI iil displayed by the & majority of the contestants. The following is more: series of the match will be ind Hh ye scoon Casey's court, Douglass on beg Saeko bu) and James Casey, gt ireday, will she ureday, ae 2