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- WASHINGTON. | The Possibilities and Probabilities of the St. Louis Convention. A Variety of Plans for the Campaign. The Anticipated Deadlock on the Appropriation Bills. RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SENATE. Caucus Policy to Defeat Demo- cratic Retrenchment. —_—_———__—— FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT ‘Wassinoros, June 19, 1876, HE ST. LOUIS CONVENTION—VIEWS OF DEMO. CRATS ON THR CINCINNATI NOMINEE—THE CUBRENCY QUESTION—HOW THE UNTEREIVIED HOPE TO WIN IN THE COMING CAMPAIGN. ‘The St Louis Convention is now the absorbing topic ‘ef conversation, even to those who have just returned from Cincinnati, The republican ticket is acknowledged to be strong by the cemocrats, but they think it does not embarrass them seriously because it does not com- pelthem to apy specific nomination. The Thurman men are encouraged to renewed exertions for him by the nominatian of Governor Hayes and it is said that an Attempt will be made on Wednesday in the Bank- (mg and Currency Committee to adopt some measure looking to a repeal of the Resumption uct, Mr, Cox and Mr. Payne thinking that the repeay would help Thurman or Hendricks to the nomination, But the hard money democrats are aot alarmed at this movement. They say that if the Resumption act is repealed by the House, it must be by a union of ropub- Nean with democratic votes, and, in that case, it will so far put the republicans in the wrong as to make the nomination of two hard money democrats possible and advisable at St, Louis, 3t is very probable that the St. Louis Convention will Feadopt the currency plank of the Cincinnati Conven- tion, They cannot do less, without going over to infla- Vion and soft money, and they are not. now inclined to go further than the republicans because they say it would do no good. If they adopt the Cincinnati cur- Tency resolution, it would seem that the question could hardly enter into the canvass, unless the democrats should nominate soft money candidates, which is not probable, she republicans consider the resolution concerning the granting of money to religious corporations as the ‘most telling part of their platform, but that also may be adopted at St. Louis, for there is no reason why it should not be, and this would rob the republicans of their strongest thunder. As the day for the Convention draws near candidates become more numerous General Hancock has a great many friends here, and a strong effort will be madein his favor at St. Louis, There is no doubt, however, that Governor Seymour is really the strong- est candidate at St. Louis, and this from the fact that there is a general conviction that he would carry more States than any other man named, Western and Eastern men and tho adherents of almost all the candidates freely acknowledge this in private Conversation. The nomination of Governor Hayes was at first thought to strengthen Governor Tilden’s chanees, but on further consideration here, it seems to bave also strengthened the hopes of those who would like to nominate some Western man like Judge Davis orGeneral Palmer. The democrats have before them two Plans of campaign; ono involves the surrender of the entire West to the republicans, including, of course, the October States, and the concentration of all their forces on che South, New York and New Jersey. The other, to which Western Congressmon desirous of re-election naturally turn, would carry on the struggle along the whole line and aim to carry Obio, Indiana and I!linois, even at the risk of losing New York. The argument for this plan, aside from personal considerations, is that in. that case the'party could pot be reproached with sectionalism as, if it should carry some of the larger ‘Western States, it would have a claim equa! with the republicans of being an unsectional division. There $e still a third way. Ifthe St, Louis Convention should wominate a hard money ticket, with an Eastern candi- date at the head, it 1s thought possible that the West- ern inflationists might, in desperation, set up an inde- pendent organization, with some one like Hendricks or Allen on the ticket, and fight both parties in the West. 1n that case, even if the East and South did not sue- ceed in electing a democrat, the opposition movement might in the West, it is thought by some, draw off enough from the republican ticket to throw the elec- tion into the House, But this plan does not fnd much favor. It would need friendly co-oporation between sections of the party which are hostile to each other, and the general impression is that the inflation demo- crats would rather help the republicans than their own side. THE DEADLOCK ON THE APPROPRIATION BILLS— THE SENATE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DELAY— DETERMINATION 10 RESIST DEMOCRATIC BE- TRENCHMENT—REPUBLICAN PATRONAGE iM DANGER. An carly adjournment can hardly be expected now, and it is most probable that Congress will sit at least until the Ist ot August. Tne House will resist the at- tempt of the Senate to force it to adopt the Senate pro- gramme on the appropriation bill The subject has been considered by the democratié leaders, and they have determined that, while they wili not make a Stand on trivial details, they mean to exercise their un doubted right over the purse strings and to insist on economy and retrenchment. They say that the people are poor; that the administration has becn wastetal and extravagant; that the taxes are higher than they ought to be, and that they mean to éo their clear duty by reducing the estimates largely. In doing this they will not make a mere factious stend on unimportant details, but will harmonize in all matters with the Senate’s wishes which do not provont actual and considerable re- fluction of taxation and expenditures, If they inauage wisely in this dispute there is no doubt that they will bave the sympathy of the country. A good deal of effort has already been made to give the public an im- preasion that the Senate is right, but the fact is that the republicans in the Senate see their patronage threatened by the retrenchments proposed by the House, and their present stubborn resistance is a Geliberate policy agreed on in caucus several months ago, which had for its object the defeat, at all hazards, Of the democratic retrenchment plans, both becauso the success of theso would seriously lessen Tepublican patronage and because it was thought dan- ferous in the present temper of the public mind to give the democrats a chance in the fall cagvass to Prove, by facts and legislation, that the republican ad- Mimistration had been wastetul and costly. That the ‘eppropriation bills are so seriously bebindband is therefore the /ault, not of the House, but of the deiiber- Ste policy of the republican majority in the Senate, who have purposely delayed and opposed, in order to bring About the condition of affairs which now existe, The homily which the President read to the House, the other day, ought to have been directed to the Senate exclusively. It is that body which has stopped the ap- propriation bills dnd whose partisan policy vow threat- wns to leave tbe government penniless. The saving which the House proposes to cifect amoun ail to she large sum of $40,000,000, equal to nearly $1 a head of our whole population. This can be done without embar- rassing the public service, and indeod it can be conf. Gently said that ir there were time to examine the @stimates thorougily it would not be difficult to save $20,000,000 more. FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. Wasmaxaton, June 19, 1876. GECRETARY BRISTOW'S SUCCESSOR—GOsSIP AXD RUMORS ABOUT THE STREETS AND HOTELS, _ Tt was reported quite confidently during the day that the President bad solected General Stephen A. Huri- Dut, of Illinois, to take the place im the Cabinet which NEW YORK is to be vacated to-morrow by Secretary Bristow. The report bad not been verified up to a late hour this even- ing. The appointment of General Hurlbut would be a concession to the Illinois interest represented by Sena- tor Logan. Whatever the situation of the matter a good dea! of consultation has taken place with reference to the apppomtment. Secretary Chandler wis in close conference this evening with General Sherman at Senator Morton’s hotel, and as soon as his carriage drove away the report began to spread that Secretary Chandler was to resign from the Interior Department and take the Treasury portfolio, Another report has it that the place was offered to Congressman Kasson, of lowa, who declined it in favor of General sluribut. THE NATURE OF SECRETARY BRISTOW'’S RETIRE- MENT—A VERSION WHICH WILL DO UNTIL ANOTHER 18 TOLD—THE SUCCESSORSHIP. The nature of the retirement of Secretary Bristow from the Cabinet is the subject of a good deal of gos- mp. The friends of Mr. Bristow say that when his relations with the President were rendered unpleasant by the Babcock indictment and trial he offered to re- sign, but that the President suggested that his witb- drawal at such a time would put both the President and Mr. Bristow in a false light before the country, The offer to resign was thereupon withdrawn but was renewed recently with the understanding that the resignation was to be accepted immediately after the Cincinnati nomination was made, This version is regarded by Mr. Bristow’s opponents as very good until another is told, but they will not, as yet, make public their version. Meantime many persons think the President has not made up his mind whom to appoint in Secretary Bristow’s place, Others again believe that bis present preference is General Hurlbut and they are inclined to think that the latter, having had an intimation given him that he is the man wanted, is considering whethe r to accept or decline. . THE BELKNAP IMPEZACHMENT—DECISION OF THE COURT ON THE ADJOURNMENT QUES- TION—-THE DEMURRER OF JUDGE BLACK. The Senate spent nearly tho whole afterncon in executive session, discussing the proposition for a postponement of the Belknap impeachment trial until next November. The decision reached however was to proceed witn the trial, beginning on July 6, and Messre, Frelinghuysen. Christiancy avd Thurman were appointed a committee to revise the list of wit- nesses, and no witnesses will be paid whom they do not summon. The demurrer of Judge Black was placed on file and admitted to the record of the trial, GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES. Wauuxotow, June 19, 1876, SPEAKER KERR'S HEALTH. Speaker Kerr has been slowly improving of late, but his physicians have not considered him well enough to leave town. Mrs. Kerr thinks he will be well enough in a day or two to go to the country for quiet and re- cuperation. THE GRANS-BRISTOW CORRESPONDENCE NOT FURNISHED TO THE PRESS—WHAT IT IS SAID ‘TO CONTAIN. The correspondence between Mr. Bristow and tho President, on the oceasion of Mr. Bristow’s resigna- tion, has not been given to the press for publication. The formal reply of #he President to the Secretary's letter of Saturday was written to-day. The corres- pondence, it is understood, is brief and contains the usual formal expressions ‘of communications of like character, Mr. Bristow saying in his letter that he thereby tendered his resignation, to take effect on the 20th inst, and thanking the President for tne honor of the appointment he had conferred upon him, and also stating his desire to give attention to his pri- vate aflairs, The President accepts his resignation ‘with expressions of a hope that in his retirement from public office the Secretary will find that rest which ho could not have in his present position, amd desiring that the personal relations between them shall remain in their present pleasant atfitude, THE PROPOSED NEW RAILWAY FROM WASHING- ‘TON TO NEW YORE. ‘The Senate Committee on Railroads to-day heard arguments in favor of the passage of the bill recently introduced by Senator Cragin, providing for the con- struction of the “National Railway” from Washington to New York city, With sundry branches and ferries across the Delawage and Chesapeake bays. The promoters of the bill to-day withdrew the propo- sition that the government shall subscribe for stock in the project, and néw ask only a national charter and rigmeGt'-~wayy a0 Comittee will hold a special meeting next Friday for further Consideration and pos- sible action. APPROPRIATIONS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS. The House Committee on Appropriations will to- morrow report the following appropriations :— Sub-rreasury and Post office building, Boston, $131,000; Custom House and Post Oifice, Cmcinnati, $200,000; Custom House, Court House and Post Ottice, Evansville, Ind., $50,000; Custom House and Post Office at Fall River, Mass., $25,000; Custom House and Post Office at Hartford, Conn., $100,000; Court Post Office at Lincoln, Neb, Custom House at New Orleans, $29,000; Post Office and Court Houso at Philadelphia, $350,000; Custom House and Post Office at Raleigh, N. Cc, $50,000; Appraiser Stores at Sau Francisco, $50,000; Sub-Treasury Building at San . Francisco, $27,0v0; Court House and Post Office at St. Louis, $450,000; Fost Offloe at Jersey City, $10,000; Court House and Post Office at New York, $250,000; Court House ana Post Office at Parkersburg, V $50,000; Assay Uffice at Helena, a Treasury Building at Washington, $10,000; repair and preserva- tion of public buildings, $100,000. Total $1,898,000, THE ADMISSION OF NEW MEXICO. A member of the House Committee on Territories says, with reference to a recently published despatch, that a large majority of the committee do not now, as has been stated, sustain the majority report in the Senate bill for the admission of New Mexico into the Union, at least one-half being in favor of the minority report, and that the bill, as heretofore reported and recommitted, does not provide for an election in Jan- uary next, but in June, THE CALDWELL DESPATCH, THE MATTER WHICH EXCITED MR. BLAINE'S RIGHTEOUS INDIGNATION--AN ARRANGEMENT FOR TOM SCOTT'S CORROBORATION—PROCTOR ENOTT’S ACTION JUSTIVIED—THE RAILWAY KING'S LITTLE GAME—LETTER FROM CALD- WELL TO BLAINE, . Wasmycrox, June 19, 1876. The following telegrams were produced to-day before the Committee on the Judiciary by Mr. Hicks, the cabie clerk of the New York Western Union Telegraph office (Telegram 1.) t Wasutxarox, May 26, 1876. To Jostan Catpweit, No. 115 Cannon street, London, E.C., England:— See scots’s testimony, papers 16th. Telegraph Scott, Philadelphia, as you trutntully cau, the strougest in- dorsement of his statement. A. P. ROBINSON. {Telegram 2 J Jone 1, 1876 Josian CaLpwaLt, Tunbridge Wells, Engian Don't permit newspaper men and others to gay “Sy a {Telegram 3) Joxe 7, 1876, Josian Catpwet, Tunbridge Wells, Londou:— It talse, authorize me to deny you paid B aine. SICKLES, St. James Hotel, care Mr. Denckia, {Telegram 4.} Received at Western Uuion Building, Broadway and Dey street, May 31, 1876. losiad CALDWELL, Cunuon street, London :— Thanks for your cabie confirming all my statements, Sist. on (Telegram 5.) Received at Western Union Building, Broadway and Dey street, May 41, 1876 Favo, London :— Despatch received, Cavle this immediately to Chairman House Judiciary Committee, Washington. Have jest read scout idence about our bond trans- action in New York n pers, and fully corroborate 1 [never gave Blaine any Little Rock bonds, di- rectly or utherwise. Am now building three Kuropean railroads, und cannot leave without great pecuniary loss, or would gladly voluntarily come home ufy. Cau make affidavit to that effect and ie if desired. Not siguea—Philadelphia {Telegram 6.) Received at Western Union Building, Broadway and Dey street, May 31, 1876. ‘avo, Loudon :— Cable nobody etongting, Scott {Telegra ‘ Received Western Union Bi ig Cable CXXXV. Was Jos « Catpwett, 115 Cannon street, Lond Euxland:— See Scott's testimony papers 16th. Telegraph Scot! Po:ladelphia, as you Tiatally can, sive eaheameen ~~ doreement of bis statement, A. P, ROBINSUN. ‘The abovojelegrams have dates, times of reception, HERALD, TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET. fending, &c., as usual in such cases, which Mr. Hicks explained, showing their genuineness, ’ ‘The following is tho despatch, already published, which was received by Mr. D. B. Sickics, and shown by him to Congressman Proctor Knott when received in Washington the morning of the 10th inst. :— Lowpow, Jane 9, 1876, a. 112 Wal street, New York: committee June 1 full explanation. CALDWELL. The above was received by the Direct Cable Corfi- pany in reply to Sickles’ message of June 7, above quoted. The testimony of Charles A. Hicks, cable clerk of the Western Union Telegraph office, was mainly in expla- Ration of the operator’s marks on the above despatches Produced by him. The only important point in it was that the word Favo’”? was the registered address of Josiah Caldwell in London. He knew it from the fact that the oilice was so notified by an office despatch from the other side, He could not give the date of that notification, but he thought it was somewhere abou the 24th of May last. CALDWELL’S LETTER TO BLAINE. Mr. Blaine received by the mail this morning a let- ter from Josiah Caldwell, of which the following is a true copy. It authenticates the cablegram received by the Judiciary Committee:— No 115 Caywowx Staxsr, Lonpox, E. C., June 8, iste } Hon, J. G. Buare:— Deak Stx—I readin the New York papers of the 16th ult. Colonel Scott's evidence betore the Con- cance committee, and I at once cabled him as fol Tuomas A. Scott, Philadelphia :— x tatement before Cor xressional committee on 15th, 1g to the Fort Smith Railway bonds which you pur- chased of me is perfectly correct, [ean more fully substan- tate it if necossary. Thave atso cabled tho Chairman of the Judiciary Committee as follows:. T have just rend iu the New York papers Scott's evidence our bond t-ansxction, and cau iuily corroborate it. gave Bluine any Fort smith Ruil irectly or otherwise. I have three foreign ruilw upon my hands, which makes it impussible for out great pecuniary I would gladly voluntarily come home and so testily. Can make affidavit to this effect and mail if desired, lam sorry that I am not able ie 0 personally before the committee and give my testimony, but { presume that Colonel Scott's evidence will be suilicient to prove that you bad nothing to do with the transaction in question. If you wist for any further testimony or affidavit from me to prove the .acts as cabled to the committee 1 shail be glad to forward it under oath. The charges are go, void of foundation that I have no fear of their doi you any permanent injury; and I hope that your ecutors Will be able to show as clear a record as yours in connection with the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railway. Yours, faithfully, JOSIAH CALDWELL, SOLICITOR WILSON’S RESIGNATION. Loursvitig, Ky., June 19, 1876. Bluford Wilson, Solicitor of the Treasury, will make known his resignation in a fewdays, Mr, Wil- son left Louisville for Washington last Saturday night, and before going stated positively that he would im- mediately tende? his resignation. THE GERMAN COMMISSION. NO TRUTH IN THE ALLEGED EVIL PRACTICES BEPORTED BY CABLE—INDIGNATION OF THE GERMAN MINISTER. Wasuincton, June 19, 1870. Baron Schlozer, the German Minister, was thrown tmto a high state of indignation to-day by the cablo despatch announcing that the Berlin correspondent ot the London Daily News based some charges of corrupt practices against the German Commissioners to the Centennial, upon a complaint made by Baron Schlozer, to the German government, immediately upon reading the despatch in the papers he telegraphed to Director General Gosborn thas there was shin XO TRUTH WHATEVER in tho statemont, and that it was a He out of wh cloth. He assured the Hi character, and declared that it would be poate le any men to be guilty of corrupt practices who were honored by his government with such high trusts. A WOMAN’S REVENGE. THE FURY OF A PHILADELPHIA COURTESAN— HOW SHE MADE THE SON OF A RESPECTABLE AND WEALTHY CITIZEN A BURGLAR AND A FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE—A STARTLING STORY OF CRIME, ¥ Rosxvitte, Pa., June 19, 1876, During tho past year several daring robberies have been committed in this village and vicinity by masked burglars, bat no positive clew to the perpetrators of tho crime was ever obtained antil the early part of the Predeat month, when it appears to be'prived that the leader in the robberies was the s0pOf a wealthy citi- zen tn this place, a gentleman: jm Dimsel{ the heaviest loser by the burglaries, The first'robbery was committed in May, 1875. A man named F. J. Monroe, ® blacksmith, received in that month a legacy of $3,600 from @ deceaved relative, On the night of the 25th of May three men effected an entrance into his house, and by threats on his lifo he gave up his money, The robbers were all masked, and only one of them spoke, and his voice was not rocogmz:d by Monroe. Late in the fall the office of Webber & Co’s large tannery was broken into, and the watchman, before be could give apy alarm, was gagged aod bound. There was in the sale about $30,000, the main portion of thia being designed for payment in a large purchase of bark land the compacy had made, Charles Webber, son of the principal of the tannery firm, \.as head bookkeeper at the time of the rabbery, ani gave bis whole time in aiding the detective, sug- gesting many ingenious tLeories as to the robbery, aud continuing the sea.ch for evidence alter the officer had given it up. in February last the house of an old German named Beilmap, a mile out of the village, was visited by five masked men. Bellman lived alone, and ws known to bave consideruble money somewhere. He had hoarded his earnings for more than iifty years, The robbers bound the old man in a chair, but all their threats to take lus life failed to force him to reveal the whereabouts of his treasure. They held his feet to the fire, scorched his flesh with burning whisps of straw, but all to no purpose, They then poured kerosene on Beilman apd built a fire under bis chair, when his courage failed him, and he showed them the niding lace ot nearly $1,000. They made him swear on » bic that be had no ot! hiding places for money, and then rebound bit and left, ‘The rst week of the present month a young woman, fasbionably dressed and attracuve, came to this vill and inquired for a justice of the peace, She was seat to the uffice of Justice Tuminson. She said sho wanted to give some iniormation in regard tu the Roseville robberies, and, to the ustonishment of the Justice, do- ciared that Coarles Webber, the bookkeeper at the tannery, Was the instigator of and main worker in them all. She made ber statement in the form of an aitidavi4, and produced several letters written by young Webber, and post marked ‘Roseville,’ which went to bear out her story. They were written one aitor euch robbery, and gave the details of each in a jocular way. A message was sent tothe father of Webber, and he appeared at the office, where tho facis were stated to him. He at once sent word for his sun to step around to the Justice’s. The young man came in, entirely unsuspicious of the charges that were made against him, When he saw the woman he turned pale, tottered toward a chair, but, recovering himselt, turned and attempted to escape trom tho office. He was stopped und brought face to tace with the womun, who gave her name as Lowtie Sargent. Her statement Was repeated to young Webver, and she arose Irom her cbair and dared bim to deny its trath. Webber sank ito a chair and varied his iace in his bands, but said not a word for some momenis, when in response to an appeal trom bis father to teil him it there could be any truth f the chargé, he raised his head and said, “It is true. ing at two o'clock the hat day postponed for it Miss Sargent to return to Philadel- phia for turther evidence. She hus not siuce put in an appearance, und on Thursday last young Webber leit town and has wot been seen since, to the story ot Lowie good she had been the Philadelphia mistress of youdg Webber for three called the young may frequently to 4 he spoke of what good it be made in Roseville by burglars if they ew it. Lottie Sargent hada friend, tho wile of named Jon. Edgill, known as “Trusty among en. He was a professional lar, She ed the man to Webber and Drought about a meeting between them, which resulted in Kdgill visiting Roseville, and the Ge wing anu the execution of the several robberies. t Murch Web- ber became acquainted with a woman Damed Grey at Fox’s Theatre, iu Philadelpbia, and liad cust Lottio off tor ber. Mr. Webber, the father of the fugitive, has refunded, it is said, to Monroe, the blacksmith, and to Beilman the amvunts stolen from them, und the whole matter, it ts thougat, will be settled up and quieted by bim. COMMODORE VANDERRBILT’S HEALTH Commodore Vanderbilt was very weak last night. Heo was suffering great pain, apparently, as bo moans when moved from one position to another, He is very wakeful and appears to derive but little rest when he does get asleep. His physicians ere still hopeful of bis recovery, but bis condition is net as favorable as it wag a few days’ past c Jack’ burg! THE EXHIBITION. Discord Between the Board of Fi- nance and the Commission. HAS THERE FEEN A COMPROMISE ? The Public Demands a Statement of the Facts. REOPENING OF THE TUNISIAN CAFE. Puiapgcrai, June 19, 1876. It is now denied that there is any dispute between the Uvited States Centennial Commission and the Board of Finance and it is asserted that all their relationsaro as pleasant as a day inJune. But those statements will not satisfy the people, who have had a glimpse of the tacts and demand to have a full view. It is no, enough to declare that there is good feeling between the two beada of the show, that “order exists in Warsaw." The compromiso that has been made may have been made improperly. The facts known are that the Board of Finance denied that the Commissioners bad any Jegal claim to compensation for purely “supervisory services,”? and obtained the opinions of Charlies O’Conor and other eminent lawyers, to support them in their position, The facts, well understood, are that the expenses of the commission amounted to $500 or $800 per diem, and that they have appointed officials from distant States without authority, and” have added unnecessari!y and largely to the iegitimato expenditures. ‘the facts surmised are that the Com- missioners aro now being paid something, under the compromise effected, and that rather than have a scandal the managers have agreed to cundone a wrong. If this be true, then the Board of Finance is pro- ceeding against the advice of its own legal counsel, and bag secretly receded from the ground 1t originally Tightly assumed. Mr. John Welsh, the President of the Board of Finance, has acted always for the good of the Exhibition, and 1 doubtless earnest in Lis wish to avoid trouble, But the personal desire to close a dispute does not excuse the neglect of aduty. It is the general opinion of the public that the matter has gone too far to be settled by any private arrange- ments, and tho “bottom facts’ should be given, The total receipts for admissions thus far have been $391,467, but what the expenses have been no one knows, It is said, on good authority, that they are twice as much as they should be, and that the respon- sibility tor this extravagance rests very largely upon the Commissioners. But if the Board of Finance con- sents to pay several thousands of dollars a week to persons who are not entitled to a dollar, and if it ‘mits the Commissioners to distribute thousands of free tickets, and to re-appoint useless policemen &c., 1t would seem that the Board has the responsi- bility, It claims the power and it cannot escape tho duty. I think that public opinion will compel tho Bourd to make a fall statement of its expenditures, whut it has paid tho Commissioners, what it is paying floss of the Exhibition, on the Téin of Novomber: The policy of silence is in itself suspicious. If every- biol del right, why should these important figures be persistently concealed from tne public? ‘THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. Fow visitors, whether strangers or Philadelphiacs, are aware of the perfection of the arrangements sug- gested by the needs or comiort of the public, while to @ Jarge proportion of the exhibitors and others in daily attendance the details of some of tho most important departn ents are yet unknow2. Ono of the most valuable and necessary, yet least understood of these arrangements, 1s orking hospital managed by the Centennial Medical Departwent, a bureau beaded by Dr, William Pepper, and co: ing of six other weil known physicians, all ot whom at such a nominal 1b Roberts, Dr. Hamilton Osgood, Dr. 8. W. Gross ana Dr. De Forrest Willard. The secretary of the staff is Dr. ‘Thomas Herbert. Exch of the volunteer physicians is on duty for three consecutive hours three times cach week, and no one of them has been known to leave his moment, y situated, bridging a little stream that flows beneath it and surrounded by vines and foliage, with a congregation of trees in the background, the hospital re may readily be distinguished at a distance by a large white flag bearing the Geneva crows. It is situated immed! north of the Judges’ Pavilion. The hospital is intended only tor temporary ‘uses, und patients aré not kept over night if 1t 1s pos- sible to remeve them to their homes or hotels, To axyod unnecessary delays in the couveyance of sick or injured pationtsto this place from different parts of the grouvds, and to remove them when treated, ambulances are constantly in attendance, and in all the principal buildings stretchers are provided for the use of persons suddenly hurt or taken il Many patients whose cases are of a less acute nature and who dislike being borne through the tnrongs, are frequently brought to the medical headquarters 10 roll- ing chairs. Here they are taken to the reception room and thence to the staff room, where they are prescribed for or, if necessary, removed at opoe to oue of the warda, There is a male and a female ward, and in each aro ax beds, Miss‘Byard isthe matronin charge. In tho staff room are four large biack walnut cabinets of the finest drugs and medicines, theso being contribu- tions of four public spirited Philadelphia irms. Many of the complaints treated ut the hospital are trivial and easily dis} of, but many othera are of a serious nature, and the womediate treatment of skilful physicians has in more than one instance arrested what might have proved a fatal attack of somo terrible disease, Tho number of patients has, of course, varied considerably at different periods, On one day, only eight of ton havo applied for relief, while un other days over one hundred saflerers have been treated, Fortunately, it has not been neccssary to perform many surgical operations, though there havo been soveral amputations of a minor character. Four faithiul and prompt orderlies are always on hand to assist In removing patients from ono place to an- otber. In brief, nothing which could add tw the com- fort of visitors becoming iudisposed or accidentally bort has been forgotten. Ap- plication for retief has been frequently made at the Government Hospital by persons in need of sistance; but this institution is stinply a model and intended for general treae! it; and the mistake in directing Visitors there has often been propor; Ne to the ignorance of the guards, The Centenisial Hospi- is for the use of every ono needing medi- he grounds, and the treatmeut 18 en- tirely gratuitous, all who apply being carefully at- tended to without money and without price. The fum- ber of cases treated at the bospiaal since the luth of Muay aggregates 360, and this record does not inciudo the treatment of guards on duty, of whom there are frequent from twenty to twenty- five treated Among the more serious cases have been several iractures of the arm, a bad ny crushed hands and fingers, pasms and bruises, many of epilepsy, many more of fuinting and exbaust jone case of opium poisoning, by which means « youn, woman attempted to commit suicide, was treated at once and the pationt saved. A large proportion ot those who apply for reliet are persops afflicted with diseases incident to the season, and it is estimated that many serious results have been prevented by prompt and efficient treatment. TUNISIAN CUSTOMS, The Tunisian café, which was suddenly closed by tho Centennial authorities because the proprietor charged ‘an admission fee, has resumed operations, and it is ex- pected that to-day the quaint little place of amuse- ment will again be musical with African melodies und aromatic with the fumes ot Moca, The building itselt 1 decabedral in shape, with iour of the sides almost twice a8 Wide as any one of the other six. The win- dows are irefurl in configuration, the square panes of glass being tinted with all the colors of the ram- bow, These ary openings swing on pivot and as the four entrances aro heh on wide the novel little structure has an inviting air of coolness and comfort. The walls inside are cuvered ‘with blue and white paper, the ceilings mented with scarlet shields, On the eastern side 18 a piece of brick work resembling amuch contracted ‘ ” avd im the upper part of this is made t coffee.” On the op posite side @ raised platform is backed by a wide, richly carpeted Wivan, The musicians who occupy this primitive stago are five m number, and consist ot « woman, Nite girl and three men, Ali of these entertainers sing their native melodies, accompanying on different istrum ‘The woman who wears a small red head drese, o1 mented with gold, a red waistband heavy with em. broidery, white baggy trou and thin shippors, sings the soprano parts piays a curious instrument called “a tobeka.”” The little girl, with pretty piquant Diack eyes, a red muly on blue Fag the same instrument and sings soprane at an alto pitch. The men are ail dressed in red fez caps, red sacks, white pants, brown stockings and yellow shoves, auu ‘play the fiddle, triangie and tamborine, The whole party sit tatlor fashion oo divan, and their periormauce, though not strictly mu- f course, utiractive. ‘Ihe coffee ts made by pl utul of finely ground Mocha a lke quantity of suger in a sort ol dipper, the capacity of which 19 but littie greater than that o1 the cup. This is thoroughly mized with boiling water, held over charcoal fire on tup of the oven until the fluid reaches the boiling point, when it 1s immediately removed. A sevond too long would spoil it ior Tunisian {agar en to determine with nicely the exact timo at whieh tho dipper should be spate! from the flames requires long ¢: lence and caretul calculation. The waiters, cooks, &c,, are all dressed in Tunisian costume, but as veveral of them speak the English language, Vieitors in search of information, as well as entertumment, find no diMficalty im tearning all they may wish to know. |, Every pow and thom cus of the Tunisians io attendance r 3 ' will take a seat at a table and regale himself with the favorite beverage, for the people of Tunis drink coffee as treely as Germans drink beer, though they seldom take a cup of coffee without a cigarette, and then drink both together; that is, they mbale into the lungs a puff of smoke, followed with a swallow of coffee, and then breathe out the narcotic cloud’ through the lungs, Very few visitors from Northern climes attempt to imitate this pro- gramme, and when they do, generally tail and too otten feel miserably. At home, the Tunisians smoke hashbeesb with their tobacco, and this tuken in con- nection with their strong coffee (of which they drink from suena See to Silty cups a day), gives them quite as much exfilaration as any mortal could possibly do- sire. Strong driok or even malt liquors are unknown an that distant jand, but whether the Africans are better or worse off for their abstinence in one respect, wh indulging to excess in another, must be Jef, for t lers and the medical protession to determine. CENTENNIAL NOTKS. The admisstons to the grounds on Saturday num- bered 37,884. Of these 11,982 were exhibitur’s em- ployés, attendants, &c., and 25,902 cash admissions, making the receipts at the gates reach $12,951. The international jury upon miscellaneous fruits, consisting ot Messrs, W. L. Shaffer, Thomas Meehan, A.W. Harrison, Josiah Hoopes, William Par Edwin Satterthwait will meet in every Tuesaday at one P. M.. and every Thursday at three P. M, to inspect fruits on exhibition. During the grand pomological displays July 18 and September 11 Ci rkof the judges will be divided up under the classes of apples, pears, peaches, &c. An exhibit of honey will be made to morrow at Agricultural Hall. A special display of early summer vegetables will commence to-morrow at the same place and continue until tho 24th inst. A National Law Congress, under the auspices of the United States Law Association, will agsemble to-mor. row afternoon at three o’clock in the hall of the Stock Exchange, and wili continue io session three days, H. Charles Ulman, of New York, is the President. Ono of the objecia of the Congress is to imstitute measures looking to the unification of the laws of the several Stutes with a view to greater uniformity in the practice of the profession. The Bishop Allen ssatue is completed, and will be un- veiled on the Fourth, To-day at a conference, embracing the representa- tivos of nearly all the military and civic organizations intending to participate in the Fourth ot any celebra- tion, it was decided to make a grand torchlight proces- sion on tho ovening of the 3d, and a procession of civic and military on the morning of the Fourth the leading features, THE CENTENNIAL LOAN EXHIBI- ‘TION, The Centennial Loan Exhibition at the Academy of Design and Metropolitan Museum of Art will not be opened until the last of this week. The Hanging Com. mittee, who have had a more diMcult task than ever before as the pictures are all such as belong ‘on the Mne,”’ have not yet completed their duties, The works aro many of them life-size figures, and all the availa- ble spaco on fhe Academy walls has been used; even the sculpture room hua been upened with aside’ light, The pictures are mostly foreign, and generally by reuch artists, with a few Sponish, Dutch and American. All the famous names aro here, Cavarel, Gérome, Bouguereau, Jules Bre- ton, Hamon, Millet, Merle, Bangniet, Couture, Verhas, Schreyer, Zamacois, Merssouier, Detaille, Tanlemanche, Meyer Von Bremen, Makart, Spimdon, Vedder, Vou Marche, Voltz, Troyon, Carl Becker, Horace Vernet, Steinheil, Isabey, Eastman Johnson, Thomas Hicl Danie! Huntington, J. G, Brown, 8, J: Guy, Ken: Cole and many others. LINCOLN CLUB. RETURNED DELEGATES FROM CINCINNATI RE- PORT AND THE CLUB BATIFIES—THE ELEC- TION IN THE SOUTH. Alarge and enthusisastic meeting of tho Seventh Ward Lincoln Club was held at Nor 12 University place last evening for the purpose of ratifying the candidates of tho Cincinnati Convention. Hayes and Wheeler. The meeting was presided over by the President of the club Mr, Cornelius Van Cott, who introduced the Hon, I, I. Hayes, who presented the following reaolutions, accom. panying them with a few remarks in their favor and in favor of the platform and the ticket :— Whereas—The Republic.n National Convention at Cin- cinnati, adopted =n jattorm of privciples which are thor. oughly in accord with the history and pulley of our part ‘ana the Convention havin, ndidates for Pre dent and View President of the United si our duty to give «calm and deliberate expression of our sentiments; therefore, it is Resolved, That the Seveuth Assembly District Republican Association of the city of N ‘ork, mont cordially and heartily Indorses the action of the Convention, and deciat its unqualified confidence both in the platform and t! candidate: nominated ci 4 oly hat in our judgmont the principles enunciated in the platform are worthy of tuls centencial year of our Great Republic, inasmuch an t equality of man as set forth iu the sno and that they pledxe, the xreut of the country to their fulfilment In the future. public school system of merican Republic, the given oxpression to © soutiment dear Resolved, that in declaring the country the bulwar! Convention has mau whose ‘and bedtiant p war but in elvil fare, wives abu root thas ‘the country muy well trust its dignity, honor and beat interests fo ‘hie hands, oy Resolved, That while having throo times flied the office of Governor of his State, jected each time despite the we g his triumphant de- de arty of upright aad consistent careor. Rosolved, That in the nomination of that distinguished to— % citizen of the Empire 8: William A. Wheeler—we ognize a firm reliance on the part x alted vii f our forefathers of a hundred years ago; and that int reive of a sound judgment the Convention has ident who placed before the poople 4 candidate for Vico will bring to the high office stirling, Invexelty. « ripe exper powerful inteilect and « lifelong rinciples of the republican party—a states: hoxt sense, and one who will do honor to this krout State which ho has'so lung represented in coun- ells of thi us one of its noblest patriots, The resolutions were adopted with the greatest en- thusizsm, after which Mr. Isaac H. Batley was intro- duced. Mr. Batley was a delegate to the Convention, and in detailing the scenes accompanying the nomiua- tion, he said that whatever may have been the opin- jons of the delegates about a standard bearer before last Friday morning, there certainly was none now. Never in his life had hoseen a body of men who seomed so universaily imbued with a desire to do only what was for the best interest of the country. It was a body of thoughtful, patriotic men, with personal preferences, naturally enough, but certainly with no personal pre- judicea, New York stood gallantly by her favorite son and honorably Senator until the moment arrived when, in the judgment of her representatives, it be- came necessary to make common cause with those who were also willing to sink hell ss on preferences for the sake of the common wi Mr. Batley said there were Stutes in the South where during the coming con- test the election would be nothing more than a farce; rd would be utterly under the control of mob law, nd the democracy expected to carry these States not by obtaining the greatest number of votes, but by force and violence; and if the country is to be handed over to the very men who laboreu for its destruction then we fe fought the rebellion in vain. ‘a great deal about reform lately, form is w fact‘of republican accomplishment and cin only come from the republi party. ith such stan- dard bearers as Hayes and Wheeler, teliow citizens, there 1s no such word as fail. / The Rev. Highland Garnett was the next speaker. In commencing, he said that, through the kiuduess and partiality of his teilow citizeas, bo been bad madea delegate to the Cincinnati Convention, He tound when they got there that they were so rich in cal dates that, like too much wealth of other kinds, proved to be an embarrassment rather than an advan- tage. He did not think that this would be the case ence in public affates, a fidelity to the in tl with the — democratic ty, for he wader. stood that they had difficulty to find even one whose mame could be acceptably Mr. Garnett then enumerated tho vi romimently beiore the Convention, the names of each ing loudly applauded. He said that Governor Hayes was an Abraham Lincoln sort of man, and he was a candidate apon whom could agree. The Bristow and the Morton men were satisfied, George W. Cartis accepted him, the reform element could not speak a word against his recerd, and (hat, with such a platiorm and such «ticket, victory was certain, Mr. Garnett then pictured in glowing terms the condition of his people m the South, and claimed that in the next election the Ku Klax and White Leaguers had determined to killor drive out of some of the Southern States every colored man who dared to exer cise the elective franchise in opposition to the will of their oppressors, He beheved in Hayes because he thought he was the kiod of a man whocould be de- pended upon to right the wrongs which his people were suffering. Mr. Lucas M. Van Allen followed, and tho meeting bp we hone with the announcement that there would be nner raising on to-morrow evening. GERMAN REPUBLICANS PLEASED. There was a large attendance of the German Repub- ican Centrol Committce, which met last evening, at the Germania Assembly Rooms, for the purpose of taking action on the Cincinnati nominations. The tol- lowing resolutivus were adopted :— Resolved, That the plattorm of the Republican National Convention, held tast week iu Cincinnati, has, by reaffirm. ing and logleally developing tue ed principles uf the republican. party, and by Incorpor propositions of reform which the Lgein verier for President of K. B. A. Wheeler, whose de- aking and maintaining good law: sense of justice have never veen foun sateguerd that heeler. The Chairman of the meeting was then instracted to send to both of the nominees tne following telegram :— New Yous, June 19, 1870, To R. B. Haves and W. Wreew ‘The German Republican Central Committee of New York send greeting and congratulations. have jast eutha- sia tically ratified your nomination: wilt to roll up ‘large nialority tor the ticket, OK RIS DBAM, GRANT AND HAYES. An Immense Ratification Meeting in Washington A SERENADE TO THE PRESIDENT, Strong Indorsement of the Ticket» by His Excellency. BEN BUTLER GREETS THE RISING SUN, An Adjournment to the Residence of Mr. Blaine. “THE = SYRONGEST NOMINATION POSSIBLE” —_---—-— Wasutnaton, June 19, 1876, President Grant made a speech to-night in im dorsement of Hayes and Wheeler, The serenaders from the ratification meeting at the City Hall, after paying Mr. Blaine the compliment of a visit, directed their course to the White House, on the balcony of which the President soon appeared in response to the music of the Marine Band and the cheers of the crowd, When opportunity was afforded him by the first lull in the noisy demonstration he said:— “Gentlemen, after all the speaking you and I have listened to to-night, for I was with you at your ratification meeting, you can- not wish, even if I was @ speaker, to hear anything from me. But I cannot withhold my approval of the excellent ticket given you by the National Republican Convention at Cincinnati—a ticket that should receive the cordial support of all “races vall sections, I know Governor Hayes per- sonally, andI can surrender with unfeigned pleas- ure my present positiog to him, as I believe I shall doon the 5th of March, next year, with a guaran- teed security for your rights and liberties under the laws of the land.” THE GREATEST OUTDOOR” DEMONSTRATION (SINCE THE WAR—A GALAXY OF DISTIN- GUISHED STATESMEN ON THE PLATFORM-—A SPEECH BY MR. BLAINE, GENERAL BUTLER AMD: ATTORNEY GENKRAL TAFT. Wasuivatox, Juno 19, 1876, There was an immense mass meoting held in thie city to-night to ratify the Cincinnati nominations, The meeting was the largest that has occurred in this city since the war. Prominent on the platform wera President Grant, Senaturs Sherman, Morton, Freling: huysen and Oglesby, Secretary Chandler, Attorney General Taft, Treasurer New, General Butler, Rev. Dr.. Newman and very many other prominent persons, The meeting was presided over by Senator Logan. Speeches were made by Senators Sherman, Mortoa, Freijinghuysen and Oglesby, Attorney General Taft and General Butler, The speeches all gave unbounded up- probation to the nominations, Senator Morton was the only one of those present who was a candidate for nomination, Letters were read {rom Governor Jewell. Senator Conkling and Secreiary Bristow expressing their hearty approval of the nominations and their de- termination to give tho ticket their support, General Butler eaid he desired to repel a slander upon Massachusetis. At the Convention one of the delegates said they would only vote for ono man. He would say that they would give a majority for any mag nominated at that Convention, The speaker generally alluded to the principles in favor of hard money, and General Butler said they could not stop to quarrel over minor questions of policy. He might differ from some of his political friends on some of the questions, but he was chained to the oar and must pull in the boat until overy negro in the South could sleep in his cabin ‘as woll protected as he (the speaker) could in Massa- chusetts, Attorney General Taft alluded to his personal know: sedge of Governor Hayes, his political principles, &., and rommented upon the principles of the republican party. He concluded with saying:— Popular education is the hope of the Republic, I trust that the timo ir not far distant when all the people will acquiesce in sustaicing the common schools and when they wha ask a division of the school fund wiil yield to the genius of republicanism and be satisfied to give religious in- straction and enjoy religious worship in the family and in the church, while the State, with a sovereign impar tiality, shall perform its great duty of making educa tion universal through the best system of commos schouls the world ever saw, SPERCH OF MR, BLAINE. After the adjournment of the meeting at the City Hall the assemblage proceeded to the residence of Mr. Blaine, who was received with the most intense mani festations of favor, Ho addressed the crowd as fol’ lows :— Fx.tow Repvsiicays—The condition of my health forbids that I should address you at length, and I fear my voice may {ail to reach any considerable portion of the large crowd to which I am so much indebted for the compliment of this call, Let me say, in brief, that I heartily join with you in ratilying the nomination of Hayes and Wheeler, I know both of the candidates well, and have known them long. They are true and tried; honest and competent, strong and popular, I do not believe it was possible for the National Conven - tion to present a more acceptable ticket (o the great mass of American yoters, and I have no doubt of its triumphant election in November, To that great re- sult your efforts and mine will, 1am sure, be devoted with the most earnest zeal, If I may be permitted ta refer to the connection of my own name with the re- publican nomination, let me say, gentlemen, that I look back upon it with pride and satisfaction, with not one tinge of regret at the final result. Towe much to the true friends who so faithfully supported me and I am sure that I do not entertain the slightest feeling of un- kindness toward those who opposed me. I hope I can go farther and say that, out of all the fierce conflicts cf the past half year, [do not this mo- ment cherish a trace of iil willor unchristian foeling toward any political rival or any political opponent, Let us look torward hopefully tothe future for the peace and prosperity of tho American people, wisely guarded by a republican administration of the goveru- ment which &hall be just to all sections and all citi- zens of our own common country. Thanking you again, gentlemen, for the honor of your call, I bid you a cordial good night. PARKER'S FRIENDS IN COUNCIL, A meeting of the friends of ex-Governor Joel Parker was held yesterday afternoon at the Merchants’ Hotel, in Cortiandt street, Mr. F. G. Wolbert in the chair, Senator Dayton, of Bergen, ex-Senator Lydecker, J. Dagget Hunt, Judge Rankin, Robert Russell, Judge Atkins, Michacl Nathan and many other noted polltiels were presont. It was resolved to form a Parker Ciub and proceed to St Louis to advance the clams of Joel Parker for President or, failing in this, for Vico President. Resolutions were adopied setting forth the stainless record of Parker In war und in peace, his rs strength in Jersey and Pennsylvania, and bis unflinch- tug adberence to coustitational principles in the most try log tines. * Several prominent republicans wore loitering around the hall where the meoting was held. [t way asserted positively that Theodore F. Randolph would be vomi- nated by Virginia as a rebuke to the unappreciative * _okinanan = THE CAPE BRETON FISHERIES. Hatarax, Jane 19, 1876, Reports from the fisheries in the noighborbood of Cape Breton are most encouraging. Codfish are more pieati(al than they have been for yearn: Be