The New York Herald Newspaper, June 23, 1876, Page 3

k } WASHINGTON. Resume of the Condition of Busi- ness Before Congress. THE BELKNAP IMPEACHMENT © TRIAL. —-—— Anticipated Agreement on the Appropriation Bills. GLORY FOREBODINGS OF DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS ‘ Plans and Purposes of the Demo- cratic Intriguers. ‘ATTITUDE OF DAVIS AND HENDRICKS FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. Wasurnarox, June 22, 1876. ‘THR BUSINESS BEFORE CONGRESS AND THE PROSPECTS FOR AN ADJOURNMENT—THE BEL- KNAP IMPEACHMENT—ANTICIPATED AGREE- MENT ON THE APPROPRIATION BILLS—SENA- TORIAL OPPOSITION TO RETRENCHMENT—DE- PARTMENT OFFICIALS DRAWING GLOOMY PIC- TURES. ‘The impeachment trial is act for the 6th of July, and the two Houses are atadead lock about it, The re- pablicans of the Senate do not like to move for an ad- Journment of the trial, becausc they fear thus to give the democrats occasion to say to the country that the republicans do not mean to try Belknap. The House, meantime, probably does not care to remain here for the trial, but means to put the onus of delay on the administration party. It is probable that the trial will go over to November, and ‘that before long a motion will prevail to take a recess until the 15th of that month, when, both houses meet- ing, the representatives can expedite public business while the Senate procceds with the trial, which ought, in that case, to be completed before the Christmas holidays, If this ts done Congress may be ready to adjourn by the middle of July, the two houses being ready now, it is said, to make a compromise on the appropriation Dill, The following is the uctual condition of these bills:—The Pension, Fortifications and Deficiency bills arc laws, The Military and Legislative bills have been @ long time in conference. The Consular and Diplo- taatic billis before a second Conterence Committee, she Orst having been discharged as unable to agree. ‘The Post Office bili has been in conference since Mon- day, The Indian and Navy bilis are bofore the Senate. Tho Army and River and Harbor bills are still under consideration in the Senate committees. The Sundry Civil Service bill is now before the House. The compromise the appropriation bills be- tween the two houses may be perfected to. morrow, The Conference Commitiee on the Legislative, Executive and Judicial bill will meet at nine o’clock, and the agreement will probably be to decrease the salaries which have been fixed since 1860, leaving the salaries ixed before that date to stand as they are, aad to cut down the force of clerks now employed. The House is willing to admit exceptions where, on account of the important duties performed, ‘we Senate may suggest that a salary should uot be de- creased, but it will insist upon a reduction of tho ‘working force. It is believed to-night’ that an agree- ment will be reached, but if this should not be the ‘House will probably vote to continue last year’s appro- priations tor thirty days, to prevent any embarrass- ‘ment of public business, Meantime different members of the administration arecirculating gloomy tales of the terriblo things ‘which will happen unless the House gives up its ideas ofecomomy. They forget that thix question is one in ‘which the country takes alively interost and that it ‘will embarrass the republican party seriously to be held up to the people in the fall campaign in tho atti- tude of resistance to retrenchment in government ex- Penditures. Thus Acting Secretary of the Treasury Conant says that there is not even a par- tially adequate measure of relief in the Proposition to authorize the application | of ‘upexpended balances of appropriations of the present fisoal year, instead of covering them in, as usual, though this latter process is not completed until two years have elapsed. The first quarter im which there will be immediate suffering will be, he says, in the de- partments, which are cut down s0 low now in appro- priations that they will not have money enough to run for five days and pay the clerical force. .The Customs Department throughout the country will not suffer, but the Internal Revenuo Department will. Appropriations are generally needed where there is go balance whatever, The question in the Treasury Department now 1s whether, under the law, any official bas a right to ask a men todo any work after July 1, if there be no appropriations. A gloomy picture of our coast is drawn, involving the ssfety of millions of dol- lars if the appropriations for the Lighthouse service is hot promptly proviaed, ax the first thing, it 1s said, which would occur would be the putting out of almost every light important to navigation and commerce. ‘The Post Office Department has also sent out 4 circular showing how the clerks and others will safer if these reductions proposed by the House are made. REPORTS THAT CONFUSE THE DEMOCRATIC COUNSELS—ATTITUDE OF JUDGE DAVIS AND MR. HENDRICKS— HOPES AND FEARS OF MR. ‘TILDEN'S SUPPORTERS—THE WARRING OF THE FINANCIAL FACTIONS. ‘The report current here for a day or two that Judge Davis retuses to be a candidate at St. Louis, and that Mr. Hendricks will mot be anybodys’ Vice President has an irritating and confusing effect upon the demo- craic counsels, Judge Davis had a good many friends among those prudent and moderate democrats who ure mot so sure of winning that they like to lose any chance. He was thought to be a conciliatory fig \tkely to inspire confidence in a democratic adminis- tration, He wanted the nomination very much, and If be bas really refased to allow his name to be used at St. Louis it is thought that this Is because he sees that the republican chances of vic- tory have lately increased. The refusal of Mr. Hen- firieks to serve as Vice President bas caused an embar- rassment to the friends of Mr. Tilden and other East- ern candidates, who had counted en him for a con fent second. They now talk ef Mr. Morrison or Gen- eral Palmer, but there are Western people who think either of these men big enough for the first piace on the ticket. The Tilden menare only moderately sau- guine, They will try to procure a repeal of the two- thirds rule, but they do not like to push their opposi- tion too far, as it would be regarded as distinet fight for Tilden and might arouse trosh Opposition to him. They hope that Mr. Tilden ‘Will come ia with a considerable majority on the frst baliot, in whieh case they think the immediate drift of the Convention may be toward him. ‘The first struggle will of course be over the platform, and if on this the Tilden mon are defeated it is proba, bie they will lose heart for further battic, for it is hardly possible that their chief could stand on a dubious Platiorm. It is believed that Mr. Tilden has sent out the draft of @ platform for the Convention, but of course {t mast be submitted to the Committee on Resolutions and will be the subject of battle there. A story comes here irom New York to-day that if the Convention should adopt a soft money oF general Western platform and nominate man in harmony with such a ticket, Mr. Tilden is in- clined to organize a revolt and set up another ticket. This report does not attract much attention so far. is, however, a threat which may be carried out, for the Eastern bard money democrats earlier in the session distinctly asfertead that they would not submit to the soft money and inflation notions of Messrs Holman «i Landers. It is currous that there should have been lar threats ofa bolt by the Westero men in case st Louis Convention should push them too hard. Bat these threats from the West have so far been received with contempt here, oud it is openly sald that a Western bolt the NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY. JUNE 23, 1876,—TRIPLE SHEET. would be a sale to republicans by men who are willing to rum if they cannot rule. This is the interpretation put on such a movement by Eastern democrats. Itts believed that tho Southern delegations have been secured in favor of a hard money policy, and that it is from the Western and Northwestern men alone that trouble can come in the Convention.” “They will be noisy,” said an Eastern man here yesterday, ‘but they cannot do much. The West has &@ strong voice and a rough manner, and they may frighten some of our people, but they cannot stand out or rule the Convention. Ss FROM QUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. Wasurvaton, June 22, 1876 THE ACT RELATING TO THE MEDICAL COBPS OP THE aBMY. The bill relating to the medical corps of the army ‘was seut to the President to-day for signature. It pro- vides that the number of assistant surgeons now allowed by law shall be reduced to 125. The office of Medical Storekeeper is abolished. In addition to the grades now allowed by law there are to be four sur- geons with rank, pay and emoluments of colonel; also eight lieutenant colonels to be promoted by seniority from the medical officers of the srmy. The act is not to be construed to deprive any medical officer or store- keeper now in office of his commission in the Unitet States Army. THE SOUTH CAROLINA CORRUPTIONISTA—A4 TREATY OF AMITY BRIWEEN PATTERSON AND CHAMBERLAIN—THE REFORM MOVEMENT AT aN END. Governor Chamberlain, of South Carolina, and Sena- tor Patterson have buried the hatchet, and the latter ‘will support the former for re-election this fail. Cham- berlain has pledged Hatterson to redeem the Blue Ridge scrip and the conversion bonds, alter which he will be sent to the United States Senate to succeed Robertson. A private telegram from Colambia states that Elliott and Treasurer Cardozo, both of whom had Senatorial aspirations, are greatly inceneed at this reconciliation between the lately antagonistic republican leaders in South Carolina, Patterson bas exerted bis influence ‘with the editors of the National Hepublican, and that paper will no longer attack Chamberiain. This tofor- mation must prove distasteful to those democratic papers in South Carolina which thought they saw in Chamberlain the germs of a true reformer. ga GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES. ‘Waasmmnaron, June 22, 1876. ME, BLAINE’S HEALTH—ABSOLUTE BEST PRE- SCRIBED BY THE SURGEON GENERAL. Mr. Blaine bas not been so well since Monday even- ing last, Up tothattime ho had steadily improved from his original attack, baton Monday evening he made a brief speech to avery large crowd that came from the ratification mecting to serenade him. Short as tho effort was it very greatly exbausted him, and he bas grown weaker every day since. Fortwo days past he bas suffered very much from exhaustion and has been confined to his bed. Surgeon General Barnes thoroughly examined his case this evening, and finds him suffering from ex- treme nervous exhaustion and from severe mala- rial poisoning. Those features of his case are complicated somewhat with threatened organic troubles, and General Barnes prescribes absolute rest for scveral weeks as the indispensable condition of averting very serious consequences, and he orders that the rest be taken in some invigorating air on the sea shore or the mountains, Dra Pope and Verdi, who were in attendance upon Mr. Blaine during his original attack, have been urging upon him tho same course* prescribed by the Surgeon General. TBE SILVER BILL—ACTION OF THE HOUSE COM- MITTEE ON THE SENATE AMENDMENTS. The House Committee on Banking and Currency to. day took action on the Senate amendments to the House joint resolution providing for the issue ot silver coin im the Treasury in exchange for $10,000,000 of legal tender notes. The committee agreed to the Senate amendmens striking out the word “now” from the clause whore it restricted the lesue of coin to such as is ‘now’? im the Treasury, bet they voted to recom- mend non-concurrence tn the Senate amendment, pro- viding that the trade dollar shall no longer be a legal tender. : THE NAVAL ‘INVESTIGATION—THE DEPOSITS WITH JAY COOKE, M‘CULLOCH & CO.—THEIR INDEBTEDNESS TO THE GOVERNMENT—SECRE- TARY ROBESON’S INCOME, Albert W. Bacon, paymaster, testified before the Committee on Naval Affairs that the Secretary of the Navy never interfered with his purchases, either di- rectly or indirectly. J, 0. Bishop testified concerning his business trans- ‘Gotions in New York, in 1872, and also subsequently in London, as disbursing agent of the navy in Uctobder, 1873. By order of the Secretary of the Navy he deposited with Jay Cooke, McCulloch & Co, £108,000, for which security was proviousiy given, tho firm being indebted to the Navy Department at that time to the amount of £120,000. This provented the destruction of the firm at that time and enabled them to continue their business, by which many large American interests were protected. The house has since gone into liquidation under the English law, being succeeded by the firm of McCulloch & Co. In addition to the above testimony it may be stated that the government has been secured by large collat- eral securities im this country. The entire indebted- ness Las been redaced to about $200,000, and the pay- ment of the latter amount will very shortly be mado. In response to the demand of the House Nava! Com. mittee foran exhibit of Sccretary Robeson’s income, Internal Revenue Commissioner Pratt has furnished | the following from the records of his office:— In 1863 Secretary Robeson paid $14 76 on income of $492. In 1864 he paid $28 90 on an income ot $538. In 1865 there was no assessment. In 1866 and 1867 he returned no income at all, but paid a special tax of $10, aga lawyer, in Camden, N. J. In 1967 he returned his income as $1,000, and im 1870, 1871 and 1872 there is no assessment. THE THREE-SIXTY-FIVE BONDS—PAYMENT OF INTEREST GUARANTRED. The House of Representatives to-day guaranteed the payment of the interest on the 3.65 District of Colum- bia bonds. SPEAKER KERR, Speaker Kerr leit the city this morning for Alum Springs, Rockbridge county, Va MILITARY CHAXGES BY OKDER OF THE SECRE- TARY OF Wan. An order has been issued by the Secretary of War relieving General Schofield from the command of the Mititary Division of the Pacific and assigning him to the command of West Point Academy, relieving Colonel Ruger. ral McDowell’ will take command of the Military a of tho Pacitic. , The Division of the South will be discontinued, The Department of the South will be under the command of Colonel Rug i cnsinllgilntacen THE CALDWELL DESPATCHES. & COMMUNICATION FROM THE MYSTERIOUS IN- DIVIDUAL WHO CALLED ON COLONEL SCOTT— THE WHOLE MATTER FULLY EXPLAINED— HOW A LITTLE ECONOMY MYSTIFIED THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. New York, June 22, 1876, To tue Eorror or tax Hrratp:— Tbave read ip to-day’s Hxnatp Colonel Thomas A. Scott's letter to Mr. Knott, under date of the 20th inst, I bope you ean spare the space to let me expose the true inwardness of two of those wouderfal cablegrai Three years ago I was Mr. Josiah Caldwell’s confiden- ‘tal clerk; to-day { am simply his friend. On May 311 called at Colonel Scott's office in Philadelphia to notity b'm tnat I expected he would very soon receive a cable- gram from Mr. Caldwell, because I had cabiea him the day before irom Philadelphia to ‘‘cablo nobody except- ing Scott,” Lalso explained to Colonel Scott that on May 17 I bad mailed to Mr. Caldwell, at London, « newspaper excerpt giving Colonel Scott's evidence be- fere the Jadiciary Committee; that on its margin I bad pencilled, ‘Let somebody hear from you'—‘‘some- body” meaning Mr. Calawell’s fi in Boston, Col- onel Scott in Philadeiphia, or myself in New York; thut a8 | was likely to stay at the Centennial until the Army of the Potomac Reunion, June 6, and my office in New York would be closod during my absence, and Mr. Caldweli’s lawyer in Boston- probabiy absent, I had thought it best to prevent any cablegram from Mr, | Caldwell being lost to direct it towsrd Colonel Scott by the above despateb. Colonel Scott thereupon showed me the followiug telegram which he had that day received from Mr. Caldwell :— 1876. Loxpon, May 31, Your statement to the al Committee on the 16th rela! to Fort Smith Railway bends which you purchased of mo 1s pertectly correct, 1 can more fully sabstantiate it if necessary. Upom seeing that Mr. Caldwell’s telegram fully cor- roborated Colonel Scott's evidence, 1 expressed re- gret that Mr. Caldwell had not addressed it to the Ju- dictary Committee, and, calling his attention to Mr. Caldwell’s offer to “more fully substantiate it if neces- sary,” I proposed to Colonel Scott, very properly, I think, to tolegraph Mr. Caldwell the exact situation into which affairs had drifted since his last mewspaper ad- vices from here, since the day after Colonel Scott had testified, Im fact, and ask him (Mr. C.) to cable direct to Mr. Knott the fuller dental which he offered to make. I estimated that this plan would require about 800 words and cost upwards of $250, an expenditure which I was Bot propared to meet, and which, as Colonel Scott has ‘written, I asked him to pay. He declined to do so, In fact, as he has stated, ho refused to have anything to do with it, 5 Under the ciroumstances, in the face of the con- firmatory cablogram and the offer of fuller denial, which he had just received from Mr. Caldwell, the pro- priety of Colonel’s Scott's refusal was not apparent to me. And so tt happened that, in the discharge of what I considered an act of justice to Mr, Blaine, of my own volition, at my own expense, without consult- img anybody, I went direct to the telegraph office in Philadoiphia and accepied Mr. Caldwell’s offer to “more fully substantiate” what he had tnat day cabled Colonel Scott, by telegraphing him to say, by wire, to the Judiciary Committee, exactly what I judged from his cablegram to Colonel Scott, and from the slight knowledge I had of his European engagements he could trathiully say. ‘the time books of the Western Union Company will demonstrate that all the despatches I re- fer to moved in the order 1 state; that several hours after Mr. Caldwell’s voluntary denial bad reached Colonel Scott’s hands I cabled bim to send a fuller de- nial by cable to the Judiciary Committee. Some un- favorable comment has been made upon the fact that in my despatch to Mr. Caldwell I prescribed bis reply tothe committee, I believe that method is of common usage with people accustomed to sending long distance, costly telegrams If Colonel Scott bad provided the means perhaps I would have adopted another, more elaborate manner; but I chose to dictate exactly what I thougnt Mr. Caldwell could and should say, simply because the money to pay for my telegram came from my own pocket, and the form I elected was the briefest, hence cheapest, way of indicating the ground his reply should cover; for, be it observed, on May 31, Mr. Caldwell’s latest newspaper advices were of May 17, and a variety of events had occurred in the interval, lused our ordinary business key-word from the same motivo—economy, not secrecy, If Mr. Knott had inspected the cable code book of tho Western Union he could easily have discovered that ‘Favo’? signified exactly this:— From Jamos C. Reed, No. 1,193 Broadway, Ne York, to Josian Caldwell, No: 118 Cannon street, E. C., jon, But ‘4avo” costs, by cable tarif, just seventy-five cents, aud conveys the same information as if spread outias above; in which case, in a cablegram to London, its cost would exceed $161n gold. Henco it appears thut one great mystery, over which a committee of the House of Representatives has puzzled for a fortnight, ‘was of easy solution and originated in the desire of a very humble citizen to save $1& In fact my economy went further. To save the cost of a singlo word (about eighty-five cents) in my tele- gram to Mr. Caldwell I wrote ‘Little Rock bonds,” ‘whieh a stranger might construe to moan the municipal Donas of that city and an intended quibble. Mr. Cald- ‘weil, im bis telegram to the committce, changed it so af (> reau:—"'l never gave Biaine any Fort Smith Natlway bonds," an expression of more explicit mean- ing. Lalso wrote in my proposed despatch that he was, as I them supposed, ‘building threo Earopean ralireads,’’ A comparison of the two despatches will show that he changed this into, ‘‘have three foreign railway contracts upon my hands,”’ which is a very different thing. 1 think these alterations syfficiently prove that Mr. Caldwell did not blindly follow my dic- tation, and that in adopting the other parts of my pro- posed despatch from him to the committee he made them entirely his own only because they were strictly true. T have to-day read that the telegraph clerk to whom I banded this notable despatch yesterday testified that the sender declined to give his name and address, be- cause “it was mot necessary.’ Thathasa very mys- terious look! But I think he will remember that I said it was not necessary, because he could gos both from the company’s signal code book if he was very curious about it; adding, as he says laughingly, “make it Jobn Smith.’’ To which he replied:— “Yes, I can get your real name and address upstairs it we need it.” It I had intended secreey in this matter 1 would bave cabled Mr. Caldwell anonymously, and not have used our ordinary key word, which gave certain clew to tho faliest particulars ef my name and address. Ni would I so openly have introduced Mr. Blaine name in my despatch, because at that timo, its mppearance therein was certain to inquisitive attention of every operator who handled the message. If I had sad “Mr. Brown,’ Mr. Cald- well would not have misunderstood my meaning,because my first words, “Despatch received,” connected its purpose with the one Colonel Scott had just received. In fact, on handing my telegram to the telegraph clerk I said, “I don’t want you to suppose there 1s anything secret avout thia.” He will remember that. I don’t believe anybody could have then anticipatea that the telegram which I proposed to Mr. Caldwell for transmission to the Judiciary Committee would have any more effect than properly belonged to such a f, unsworn denial; whatever force it subsequently exeried I think it acquired by tying in Mr, Knott's pocket fora few days, How Mr. Blaino learned that Mr. Caldwell had cabled the committeo 1 do not know. He certainly now, forthe first time, learns of me its origin. Nor did it ever, through me, transpire how the longer ‘‘Favo’’ despatch originated. But the great- est mystery is, How did Mr. Knott know it was bogus? And was it? JAMES C, REED. THE COAL MINERS. PAYMENT OF MONTHLY WAGES-—-AN IDLE AND RESTLESS COMMUNITY—POLICY OF THE GREAT CORPORATIONS. Wirxesnarne, Pa., Juno 22, 1876, The Sebigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company com- Menced the month’s pay on Monday, and during the week will disburse among their employés some $288,000, und it is estimated that the coal companies in this valley paid out more than $600,000 for wages at the June pay day. The second week of suspension for the month of June is now passing, and-as a con- sequence a largo oumber of idle men may be seen in the streets, congregated in groups at the corsicrs, and discussing the ail-pervading topic of hard times. The times are hard for everybody just now, and particularly in the miniug towns of the an- thracite field, and ye: it may be no more than fair for all concerned to vay that, notwithstanding the un- precedented stagnation in the coal trade, the miners hold on to their flag with remarkable tenacity, retusing to seek employment clsewkere at other branches of indastry, probably from. the belief that even on the half ume allotted to them, the wage: ud tor mining exceed those of almost any othe! id of labor iu Other parts of the State, Of course, they would like more tine and more money, and would get both if the times permitted it The gossip about the two great corporations, the Central Ratiroad of Ni Jersey and we Lehigh and ‘Witkesbarre Coa: Compat this quarter. Our citizens, who are deeply interest im the welfare of the ba apoca m being pleased to re- gard Jobuson’s circular'as a iull answer to the rumors recently set afloat to the com- ‘ol. 'Y reason to programme agroed upon coal combination to regulate the coal trade of this section will be strictiy adbered to and carried out to the letter, and the private Operators now seem to be as much tn Nea about the shee saves operators and miners {rom goin; ik and ruin, It now appears probable that there will be no a at the mines for the remainder of this month, TRAIN WRECKER ARRESTED. Lovursviiie, Ky., June 22, 1876, David Meriwether, a negro, was arrested at Clarks- ville to-day, upon nia own confession that he mis- placed a switch iast week, causing the destruction of a train on the Lousville amd Great Southern Ruilroad, J Hammett, the engineer. im the habit of wrecking trains | order to plunder the injured passengers, ST. LOUIS. The Democratic Braves Getting Ready for the Convention. CANVASSING THE CANDIDATES A Majority of the Arrivals in | Favor of Tilden. “HOSS” KELLY — BELLIGERENT. Peter Cooper Desires the Nomination of “Bill Allen.” PREPARING 10 DEFEAT THE TWO-THIRD RULE. Sr. Louis, June 22, 1876, There is only a sprinkling of delegates bere at pres- ent, those who have arrived being mainly drawn thus early to the scene of the approaching contest by per- sonal feciings and interests. Henry Tilden, the brother of the Governor, is on hand ready to meet and, it possible, to baffle the enemy, and loaded with arguments, statistics, pamphlets and hopes, John Kelly, the arch enemy ot Tilden, sworn to destroy that candidate as he Was aworn to destroy Recorder Hackett in Now York last year, has put in bis appearance and thrown out a fow of his advanced guard to commence the game of “bluff” in the barrooms. Mr, Augustus Schell is with Kelly to cast the cloak ot = his personal character and official position as Chair- man of the National Committee over the Tammany ‘Boss,’ ‘Bill’? Tweed’s successor in the leadership of that organization. Tho massive and han.some prince imperial of the Tilden dynasty ts at his quarters resolved to lose no trick by carelessness in the game which is to elevaie Tilden to the Presidency and himself from the Lieutenant Governorsbip imto tho Executive Chamber of the State of New York. Walter Church, the impetuous Albanian, and fir, Piorson, the mild Trojan, ‘already occupy chairs in the main hall of the Southern Hotel, As the first fraits of the famous Parker conspiracy against the Governor, Edward N, Donnelly, the Treasurer of Tammany, is on the spot economizing iu the board and lodging of the free and independent electors who are on the road to roar against Tilden, in consideration of free quarters and free whiskey for five or six days at Tammany’s expense, Cvlonel Bur- ton N. Harrison, Mayor Wickham’s brains, is here, ahead of the Mayor, and Royer A. Pryor, backed by Felix McCloskey, has arrived in advance of the Brooklyn Gelegates, who are expected some time to night. Senatér Gwinn, of California, like one come from the dead, appears on the scene as vigorous as in former years, exhorting everybody to save the country and elect Tilden. Mr. Pelton, the nephew of Governor Tilden, ia.on hand to pay attention to his uncle’s sup- porters and to attempt the conversion of his uncle's opponents. Montgomery Blair reached here this morning. He would not have come, he says, but for his earnest desire thut the democratic party aid, by the nomination of Tilden, give the country the reform it greatly nocds. A SHAME AND 4 PRETENCE. The nominee of the republican party, while person- ally an honorable gentieman, is a sham and a pretence so far ag real, earnest reform goes.’ Mr. Tilden, as President, would sweep away all corruption, revolu- tionize the government and restore to us the purity of the days of Jefferson, Mr. Edward Cooper already Draves the heat of St. Louis, in oraer to advocate Til- den’s cause on the part of the respectable clement in Tammany Hall. E. 0. Perrin, the Clerk of the New York Court of Appeals, is present, socuring the clerkship of the Convention, which is always accorded to humon Hegount of his powerful voice und parlia- mentary knowledge and keeping a sharp lookout for signs on the political horizon. Alderman Michael J, Tuomey, Major Quincy, of the Sheriff's office, and others of the Tammany rank and fle, have dropped in during the day “py ONx’s, BY TWO's, BY THmER’s,”” But the great body of tho delegates and of the Tam- many anti-Tilden yellers have yet to arrive. Mayor Wickham 1s expected to-morrow, and some singular stories are in circulation as to his sudden conversion to the Tilden side. _ It is said that Mr. James, Thayer, ot New York, called at the Mayor’s office a tew days ago and finding Mr. Wickham absent questioned Colonel Harrison as to tho Mayor's position in regard to Governor Tilden’s nomination. On being informed that the Mayor would favor the nomivation Mr, Thayer then drew forth » letter, written to bim by Mayor Wickham some time ago, in which the Mayor asked him to write to all the delegates with whom he was acquainted, and to beg of them to oppose the nomination of “that old fraud, Tilden.’ Mr, Thayer said he would send a copy of the letier to the Governor beiore the Convention was held. This story is told by a reliable gentleman, who states that he heard it from Mr. Thayer’s lipa, Some of tho Tam- many men have started a rumor that the Mayor and his Secretary are under a certain coercion and cannot afford to oppose Mr. Tilden, while ouisiders whisper that the Mayor 1s simply acting under Jobn Keily’s 1n- stractions and will be more useful inside Tilden’s head. | quarters than outside. ‘THE TWO-THIRDS RULE. While everything is as yet conjecture in the absence of the great body of the delegations it seems now as if the principal fights in the Convention would worn first on the attempt to abolish the two-thirds rule and next on the effort to defeat Tilden. THE CANDIDATES. There does not now seom to be any other prominent candidate for whom any State is earuestly at work. Hendricks is not warmly supported in his own State. Ho is unpopular im Ohio, would not carry New York, and is ready to take the second place on the ticket. Ohio pit up between Thurman and Allen, Hancock, who has been spoken well of in Obio, seems to fall dead on all the other delegations, so far as they are as yet represented here. Hence, Tilien looms up more and more as the day of the Conven- tion approaches; provably the strength of Governor Tilden in the Convention is a surprise in store for his eastern opponenty. There are Western and Southern men who talk confidently of bis nomination on the second of third batlot, and who seem to have made their calculations without regard to the possible repeal of the two-thiras rule, This estimate is presented by men whose views are not derived from the eircle of ardent pairiots who have como here solely to talk Tilden to an admiring world, but who are distinguished in Western politics as men of positive convictions, It is but just to say that they count Illinois as certain tor Tilden, while on the other hand reliable reports from Springfeld represent that the Illinois delegation is divided between Tild Hendricks, Thurman und Jadge Davis. Nearly all the Southern States seem to be counted for Tilden by the few Southern delegates now here, Indeed, the first impression received in conversation with a Southern dolegate is that he has not cared to consider the chances of any other candi. date, Bayard, they frankly admit, would be tueir preference, but they assert that the fact that he isa Southerner, the very fact that would commend him especially to them, renders bim unavailable in the present circumstance. ‘TILDEN'S STRENGTH. With that preference set aside by the necessity of the case, they seize, with the political eagacity that was al ebaracteristic of cnitivated Soutberoers upon the leading issue of the canvass, and upon the man whose record as & reformer associates him with that issue, The Western support is only limited vy the inflation mania, which seems less effective than noisy, Its argued, however, by New Yorkers here that all the Western and Southern sentiment that thus = presents itecif as 0 definitely favorable to Tilden is predicated upon the notion that be bas tho earnest and undivided support of bis own State, and they predict that as soon as it is shown that he bas not the sapport he drop out of his teading place in Southern and Western opinion. This, however, 1s far from certain; 0 iar as your cor. Tespondeat ia many conversations got at the real eond!- ton of the Southern and Western mind on the point he is of opigion that delegates do not favor Mr. Tilden because they believe New York wants him, but bo- cause they believe that their only aggressive battle is in the name of reform, and tbat Tilden is the one man of all democrats who can be most advantageously pre- sented on that issue. Indeed many men say that if the New York opposition is confined to the coarser element of Tammany Hall it will be an element of strength and support. THE TWO-THIRDS RULE. I¢ ss evident that the first fight is to be over the two- thirds rule, and that it ts to be @ flerce one, as this rule was originaliy framed in the slave holding interest and intended only to prevent the choice of a candidate without Southern consent; its original purpose asa Protection of slave property has, of course, passed away, butas s means of balancing sectional power it may be regarded by the weaker section as of more consequence now than ever. Southern men have not yet pronounced definitely on this point Some few have spoken in favor of repealing tho rule simply, as they are in favor of Tilden, and believe that with the rule repealed he could be nominated forthwith; but it will not be strictly a fight m Tilden's interest, becauso many Tilden men oppose the repeal of {ihe rule believing the repeal to be equally Indiscreet and unnecessary. It appears proba- ble that when the Southern delegations bave fully considered the subject they will oppose the repeal as a body. Senator Doolittle is spoken of ag the temporary chairman of the Convention, and Senator Wallace, of Pennsylvania, as permanent chairman. As every fact here is weighed according to whether it 1s for or against Tilden, this fact also is contemplated as a comforting one by men on both sides. Mr. Knapp, of the Missouri Republican, expresses the belief that the States of Ohio and In diana will both go republican in October, but that with Tilden ag a candidate on the reform issue the democracy will win in November, Mr. Peter Cooper gave a word of warning to his before the latter started for the West “Now, Ed- ward,” said the Now York candidate of tho greenback party, “if you will only nommmate Will am Allen, of Ohio, at St, Louis, you will escape a great danger.” A joke is going round that as Mr. Cox, of Unio, will not bo here to represent the city of New York, bis place will be filled by Colonel Burton N. Harrison, of Virginia, MRB. JOUX BIGELOW and her husband havo arrived, and are, of course, strongly advocating Governor Tilden’s nomination, Colonel Roberts, of Queens county, New York, who was Jett by Mr. John Kolly at Springfleld, ItL, to look atter the Convention there, telegraphs tho Tammany head- quarters that allis right against Tilden. Otber ac- counts, however, state that Tildon will have a ma- Jority of the delegates. The Tilden men say that as Colonel Roberts expects the Tammany*nomination for Sheriff, this yoar, he desires to cotor his reports in a munner to pleas Mr, Kelly. ‘A dark horse,” has appeared in the person of H. J. Jewett, the present receiver of the Erie Railroad, whose name is mentioned a3 @ possible candidate, and as one likely to prove strong both in October and November. Mr. Jewett is well spoken of in the West. Of the Ohio delega- tion a few have arrived. The . advance guard consists of General George W. Morgan and J. K. Eslep, The balance are expected to reach here this evening and to-morrow. From Nevada, Mr. Jobn C. Gail has registered at the Planters’ House. Ho is a very strong Tilden man, and thinks that he isthe most available candidate the Convention can nominate, ag the Soath and West depend altogether on New York State to decide the clection, and Tilden must be neces- sarily ablo to carry his own State. Mr. 0. Warner is the only delegate present so far from the State of Georgia. Mr. L. Walker, of Huntsville, Ala, formerly of Jef Davis’ Cabinet, and a delegate of that State, is at the Lindell, and General W. B, Bates, of Teanesseo, and member of tho Democratic National Convention, is also a guest at that house. THE NATIONAL RXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, A meeting of the National Executive Committee, with Augustus Schell in the chair, was held this morn- ing at the Merchants’ Exchange. The following mem- bora were presont:— Mossrs. T. G. Sweet, of Missouri; W. T. Bates, of Tennessce; Isaac N. Eaton, of Kansas; J. G, Thomp- son, of Obio, and F, 0. Prince, of Massachusetts, WHERE THE CONVENTION WILL BR HELD, The Convention. will te beld tn a splenaid hall here, the place of meeting of the Board of Trade, in the fiutid- ing of the Chamber of Commerce. ‘The room was given up to the Hall.Committee to put im order for the Convention, It will be very conven- tently arranged aad handsomely decorated for the oc- casion, Its seating capacity, including delegates, will be about 5,200, There will be accommodations for about 150 reporters at tables, and space for about fifty more will be provided, but without writing facilities. ‘The telegraphic facilities ot the Western Union Telo- graph Company will be equal to almost any emergency, Twenty-five or thirty wires willbe run into the hall, and there will be no lack of accommodations to re- porters, JOHN KELLY’S BRAVES. ALL THE TAMMANY DELEGATES GOXE—DE- PARTURE OF A TILDEN BATTALION—THE DEMOCRATIC ALDERMEN TO LEAVE TO-DAY. All the arrangements have been completed for the departare of the democratic Aldermen and their guests, as well as for (he departure of the 500 patriotic individaais who have expressed theie willingness to go to St. Louis and shout against Tilden, The committee appointed under the auspices of Tammany Hall, who have beld daily sessions during the week in the wigwam for the special purpose of obliging ail parties who wanted to buy tickets at the excursion rate and who wero able to give convincing proof, onan Alderman’s certificate or otherwise, that he was not an advocate of Tilden, had A HARD DAY’s work. of it yesterday. ‘the applicants were many, and the recipients of tickets were almost as numerous as the meu who paid the mofley down udvanced to them by the generosity of the more weuithy admirers of John Kelly who make money out of the public treasury by doing his bidding. It wag generally supposed last week that the Aldermen would leave last evening, and that tho delegates, at least « majority of them, would leave on Friday. The Aldermen, nc doubt, thought it would be mach pleasanter for them to be on the sawe train with the delegates, and so it was decided that their cars should be made a part of the train that would take the delegates, But it would seom that a majority of had no {dea of postponing their depar. ure until this evening, or, which is more likely, that that they did not relish the promised company v! the Aldermen, for the last batch of them left yesterday morning, and there will not, thereiore, bo a single delegate on the Aldermen’s train. ALL THK CITY DELEGATES Gone, This may or may not be rough on the Aldermen, but such is the fact, John Kelly and William 8, Roberts, from the Fifth district, Augustus Schell, from the Eleventh, and Frederick Smythe trom the Ninth, left days nd Edward L. Dounelly, from the Eighth, went away eveo before Mr. Kelly. Yesterday foronooa, by the fast morning train on the Contral, August Bel mont, from the Seventh district; Wiliam C. Whitney, Mr. Smythe’s colleaguo, trom the Ninth; Peter B, Olney, Mr. Donnelly’s colleague, from the Eiguth, and Mayor Wickbam, who is Mr. Scaell's colleague, from the Eleventh, und Manton Marole, who 1# the colleague of Edward Cooper, irom the feath, who left on Wed- desday, lel: ior the scene of action. Mr. Fox left on ‘Tue with the Brooklya delegailou, and his asso- clate, 5. 5. Cox, irom the Sixth, wili leave Washington, It fs Gnuerstood, this aiternoon for St. Loum So it will be seon that there is uot a single delegate in town. Mr. Perry Belmont, H.W. Dimuck, Dock Commis: sioner Henry Havemeyer and T. 1. Snead accompanied tho delegates who lett yesterday forenoon. Senator Morrissey and several of the anti-Tammany leaders are already on their way, and more of the order aro to foliow this evening. TILDEN BATTALION, A — party of gentlenfea triendly to Governor Til- den left last night via tho Pennsylvania Railroad, among whom wero Thomas et Campbell, James Daly, M. P. Kithen, Joseph Blameutual, Maurice Power, fownsend Cox, ex-Senator Jacub A, Gross, C. G. Ingersoll, J. A. Beal, H. L. Cole, C. A. H. Bartlett, John A Foley, A. T. Ackert, 0. P. Burt, K. 1. Parris, Prod- erick Halstead, Joseph Bosworth, Jr., John Me- Gown, Hi. B. Tompkins and D. 8, Williamson, THR ALORRMEN'S TRAIN, which leaves to-night, isto be gorgeously decked with flags, and the sides of the car which they will occupy m™ vo be emblazoned with uw mgn bearing ine words “Tammany The motive, so bis admirers say, Keily, laely christened Jono in gentleman who has had something to do with city poli- ties for some time past. The Alderinen Who are to go on the train are Cole, Gumbleton, Guatzer, Keenan, MeUarthy, Joho Reilly, Bryan Reilly, Sauer, Seer; are Henry A. Gumbie Police Commissioner is, Fed K hay ar Peter Gil J. Tyler Kelty, Kul. Donot dn; 4. H, Purdy, J. J, Mooney, Michael Celligaa {| Coroner'Woltman. Th special object of the Alder. men’s visit is to impress upon the deiegates from other States than New York the necessity of nut nominating Tilden, vecanse of his weakness, as ope of them. ¢: pressed yesterday, ‘“throughoat” the State, As there ot over two of the Aldermen who know whut are the democratic and what the republican couaties north of Westeshester, and what their usual vole is, the delegates from other States wiil, av doubt, he vory solemnly-impressed by the politica! weight and wisdom of York's city fathers, es- jully as most of the Western delegates—woll posted politicians—are as familiar with the political strengt!: of tho two parties in the interior of the State of New York as they are with the vote in their owa localities. Atallevents, if the Aldermen cauuot be of much sistance to the Convention they will have had vy ¢ time they get back to this city aright royal time of for they have supplied their car with several cases of champagne, brandy in abundance, cigars by the dozen boxes and all the delicacies of the season that will it of hot weather during a two days’ jou ney to and back. No wonder the delegates from th city who have serious work to do at St Lours got out of the way in time to avoid being caught on the Alder- men’s train, The Aldermen will be accompanied to the train by a number of friends, who will give them the usual democratic “send off” on the strictly tem perance plan, PARKER'S ADHERENTS. ‘The final meeting of the Parker delegates to the 38, Lewis Convention was held yesterday at the Merchants’ otel, in this city, Tho great body of the dolegates will leave at nine o’clock this morning. A few left yes terday. Sheriff Laverty, Assemblyman Rabe, of Ho- boken; Judgo Rankin, of Jersey City, and Mr. Cole- man, of Morris county, were among the number, The greatest cnthusiasm prevailed when a telegram was re- ceived from a Jerseyman in St. Lonis:—“Parker all right. He is the coming man West and South. Jersey caucus Monday.” Congressinan Miles Ross declines to for the posi- tiou of chairman of the Jersey 0B, and states that Senator Leon Abbett is cho Ex-Senator Stockton’s friends bave withdrawn th 10 of bhi gentieman and Senator Leon Abbett is therelore tl only man in the field to present the name of Parker te the Convention. Tickets were provided yesterday for forty men trom Jersey City, seventy from Newark and thirty trom Paterson. Mr. Bernard Ford, of wark, has had prepared two immense banners, each thirty feet in length, bearing tho tuscrption, “New Jersey’ choice tor Governor, Joel Parker.”’ In the centre u Mie-size portrait of Jersey’s war Governor, A large number of Pennsylvanians remat city last evening, and will join tho Jersey delegates this moraing. This morning a largo number of Newarkers start for St. Louis, to make matters lively in the interest of New Jersey's choice. The Newark democracy a greatly elated over Parker's chances, They lay small stress on the fact that at the Hayes and Wheeler ratification meeting on Wednesday night an allusion to Joel Parker’s name by one of the speakers drew forth a hearty round of appisuse, ARRIVAL AT NEWARK, A large delegation of Newark democrats, comprising most of the memvers ol the Essex County Democratic Club, were at the Market street depot just evening as the tran for St, Louis passed through carrying some eighty members of the New York Young Mein’s Demo- cratic Club. In behalf of tho Nowarkera Dr. Vail made ashort address, in the cours of which ne said that while Parker was New Jeraey’s choice, still if the Con- . Yention decided otherwise, and declared for Tildeo, New Jersey could be counted sure for him, Cheers were given for both Parker and Tilden. ILLINOIS DiMOCRATS. THE STATE CONVENTION YESTERDAY—SRLEC* TION OF DELEGATES FOR THE NATIONAL COM> VENTION—THE TWO-THIRDS RULE TO BE OP- POSED. Sprinoviexp, June 22, 1876. The Democratic State Convention met to-day in the Senate Chamber of the new State House. There wase large attendance. Hon, A. G. Burr, of Greene county, was made temporary chairman, and E. A. Snively, of Mocoupin, temporary secretary, After the appointment of committees on credentials, permanent organization, resolutions, and to relect delegates at large, recess was taken until two P. M, When the Convention reassembled Mr, Smith, of Cook, asked but was refused, permission to read a tele- gram from Mr. Manton Marble, of New York, which contradicted the assertion tbat Governor Tilden wad chairman of the committee that constructed the peace platiorm of 1864, and affirmed that he spoke and voted against that plank, declaring the war a failure, de, Tho report of the Committee on Credentials was, after debate, adopted. The Committee on Permanent Organization reportod for President A. G. Burr, with a vice president from each district, The report was adopted. The tollowing delegates to the National Congamtion were appointed :— First district—M. W. Fuller, Cook county; John Forsyth. Cook county. Second—3. 5. Hayes, Qook county; Joba Riehberg,Cook county. Third—Perry H, Suith, Cook eoumty ; Herman Leib, (i county. Fourth—Thomes Butter- worthy, Winnebagy eounty: A. M. Herrin: Kanecounty. Fitth-W. H. Mite! Stephenson county; M. Ma Beshe: way, Oxle count; ixth—W. HH. Messankep, Bureau county; 4.8. Drake, Rockland county, | Neventh—W.. Ked- dick, Le Halle county: D. H. Placy, Well county. 4. Duff, Livingston county: J. 6. Ong, Mar Ninth—Joha 8. Pi P. in county; 8. David Elib fF Mec nd, Sam mys 3, E. Eplet, s rand, Sangamon county: J. If, ‘Thirteensh—J. 8. Ewia McLean counte: Maen ort |. Geerard, wounty. Six —T. #. Murray, Fayet nMoorbeck, Clinton county. Seventeenth ‘Welsh, Maccupin county; (@. A. Koerner, Nt. Clair . Elghteenth—G. W. ‘Wail, Perry county; TC. |. Monroe county, | Nineteenth—William | Dug Jefferson county: 8. F. with alternates from each district. The report of the committee was adopted. The delegates at large were reported as follows:— J. Allen, F. H. Winston, C. L. Highee, Charies Dem- ham. Alternates—General J. C, Binck, James ©. Al- len, W. W. O’Brien and Thomas 8. Casey. Tho Committee on Resolutions reported the follow. Chaney, Saline county, unanimous sense of Conven. tion that nb rosolutions should be sdupted by this Convea- tion at this time. Mr. Phillips, of Brown, offered a resolution instruet- ing the delegates to 3t. Louis to use all honorable ef- forts against the adoption of the two-thirds raul hich ‘was read by the Secretary and referred to the Com- mittee on hesolutions under the rule. The Convention then adjourued sine die, RIGHTERN FOR TILDE, ‘The delegates-at-lurge aro, it 18 believed, generally in favor of the nomination of Governor Tilden. Of the other delegates eightecn are said to be in favor of Gov- erpor Tilden, twelve in javor of Davis and six im favor of Hendricks, two romaining undezided, A STATE TICKET. The Democratic State Central Committee to-nigh called a State Convention to meet hero on the £7th of July tor the purpose of nominating a State ticket, HON. GEORGE H. PENDLETON. Cixciymati, June 22, 1876. Owing to the demands of bis private business Hom, George FH. Vendleton will be unable to attend the St. Louis Convention, and has notified his alternate to thet eflect, MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT. Wan Derantwesr, Uerice ov Tux Cirxe Staxat Orvicen, Wasiixatox, Jone 20—1 A. M. Probabilities, For Friday im the South Atlantic and Gulf States, Tennessee and the Ohio Valley, rising or stationary barometer and temperatare, partly cloudy, clear weather, with occasionat local rains, wilt prevail, For the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri val- sys, rising barometer, opposing cooler northerly and warmer southerly winds, cloudy or partly cloady weather, For the lake region, falling, possibly followed by rising barometer, northeast to southeast and southwest winds, partly cloudy or clear weather and slight changes in temperature, For the Middle and Fastern States, southwest to northwest winds, stationary or rising barometer, gen- erally clear weather, with slight changes in temper ature. The rivers will probably continue rising at and below Cincinnati and Johnsonviile and from hemphis to Vicksburg. THE WEATHER YESTERDAY, The following record will show the changes im the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, ia com- Parison with the corresponding date of last year, as indicated by the thermometer ac Hudnut’s pharmacy, Heuato sissanart (875, 1876. oF NEW YORK STATE SOLDIERS’ HOMR, Fumia, N. Y., Sune 22, 1876, At a public meeting of the citizous of thiscity, which was beld this evening, presided over by General A. 3, Diven and addressed by Rov. Thomas K. Beecher, $14,150 was pledged in cash for the New York Soldiers’ Home, which is to be erected by the Army of the Republic, should is be located here.