The New York Herald Newspaper, June 25, 1876, Page 5

ae putsiders ST. LOUIS. A Canvass of the Choice of Dele- gates by States. TILDEN THE LEADING FAVORITE Results of Lobbying in Hotel Corridors and on Sidewalks. JOHN MORISSET. ON THE WARPATH Kelly and the Anti-Tilden Men Showing Their Hands. SHARP” CRITICISM BY OUTSIDE DELEGATIS. An Albanian Trying to Open the Eyes of a Californian. St. Lovts, June 24, 1876 ‘The following canvass of States is accurate as far as it goes, but is necessamly incomplete, because the delegations irom many of the States are not yet in St. Louis, These will be added as they arrive. There will probably be changes, but this canvass reprerents the Prosent views of delegates, It will be noted that the votes are counted one for each delegate, though in femocratic conventions it has been the practice to tount each delegate as half a vote, cach State having ynly as many votes as it has in the Electoral College, mstead of double that:— Atasama will on the first baliot give 12 votes for Til- len, 6 for Hendricks and 2 for Bayard. It is estimated probably im the delegation that on the second ballot Wendricks and Bayard men will go to Tilden, The delegation is uninstructed. AkKaNsas—Two or three votes are for Bayard, the remainder of 12 for Tilden, For second choice the delegates may unite on Hendricks. CaLiroxsta will give 12 votes for Tilden, till hopeless, No second choice uamed. DetawaReE—Six votes for Senator Bayard. Gxoraia—Twenty-two votes for Tilden; Bayard the Second choice, Intixois will give on first ballot, Tilder, 22; Hen dricks, 20. Unless Hendricks develops rapidiy the whole 44 will go to Tilden, i Inpiana will cast 30 votes for Hendricks, and has no second choice, Jowa, on a count to-day it was found, on the first ballot, will give 12 for Tilden, perhaps 16; the 6 others for Hendricks, The second choice ot the majority is Judge Davis. Kenrvcky—Twenty-four votes, all of which are sounted as for Tilden by delegates competent to judge, though there has been no meeting of the delegation, Lovisiana—The whole delegation is not yet bere ‘Dut at least 9 votes are for Tilden, and the other 7 be tween Bayard and Hendricks, Maivg—All tor Tilden, and will stay so, Maryianp—Whole 16 vores for Tilden, MassacuvsEtrs—Abqut 20 voles to Tilden for second thoice, Other votes not defined. Miasissipri—all for Tilden, 16 votes; instructed to yote ag a unit and for tho abolition of the two-thirds rule, Missour1—Thirty votes. Some complimentary votes have been called for in this delegation and there a Hendricks clement anda Thurman element, but the Tilden element is stronger than all. Tilden 1s the sec- yad choice of all whether their first vote is merely somplimentary for Hendricks or Thurman. Micuicax—Tilden has 17 avd Hendricks 5; the 17 will stand by Tilden and Tilden is the second choice of the others, New Jersey will cast her 18 votes for Parker. This delegation refuses to contemplate any contingen- ties which implies asecond choice. As this is, how- ever, likely to afise, it may become tho duty of New Jersey, as of other States, to join with the others for the prevention of a bad nomination, and she may very likely have to relinquish Governor Parker, and then New Jersey men do not see that her vote can go to any sther name than that of Tilden. New Hampsaire—Ten votes for Tilden. New Yorx—Seventy for Tiiden. Nesraska—The delegation of 6 votes is under tn- Structions to vote for Tilden, Nervapa will give 6 votes for Thurman on the first ballot. Ti'den Is the second choice. n10o—Forty-tour votes for William Allen. Onrcon—Six votes for Tilden. If an early choice is fot made they will go to any hard money non-military pandidate, . Prxxsyivasta—Fifty-eight for Hancock. ‘Texas—The majority tor Tilden. ‘Texsxnasex—Tilden will bave 10 votes from the first, which will stand by bim until it shail be seen that his case is hopeless. The other 14 are for Hendricks Is is said that they are not only tor Hendricks, but that they are resolutely auti-Tilden; but persons likely to know are of opinion that of these so-called anti-Tilden ‘votes 6 will be counted for Tilden if it is seen that the Hendricks clement has littlo promise. Verwont—Seven votts for Tilden, 3 for John Quincy Adams, of Massachusetts, “f GOSSIP OF OUTSIDERS, ‘The panoramic picture of the situation at St. Louis, @rawn by the press correspondents from day to day, must be understood as representing the condition of affairs existing at the moment and likely to materially change every few hours. Speculations as to this or that candidate’s prospects ani u?to this or that com. ing combination is mere speculation, and must be re- garded as such. It is based wainiy upon the gossip of tories vary in accordance with the wishes of those who tell them. Ore excited individual esures you in the most positive manner Uiat Tilden is already beaten and hia friends give up the fight, while another asserts positively that*Tilden’s nomination by two-thirds of the Convention on tho second ballot is no longer a matter of doubt, At one end of the hall of the Southern Hotel or of the Lindeii House you are let into the secret that Hendricks is positively wo be the nomi- ace, and at the otper end « confidential whisper as- wares you that everything is fixed tor a concentration on Hancock. The oniv svlid facts yet developed are that Governor Tild has a positively and widely Spread strength. which, but for tho purely personal warfare made upon him by disaffected democrats fa New York and by the most rabid of the inflationsts in Obio and {ndiana, might Fesalt in bis nomination by scclamation; that neither Hendricks nor Hancock, who are the two most talked of candidates in opposition to Governor Tilden, bas yet shown any warm or oxtensive following, and that no ther name that has ceen arvund seems at present \o Possess any great strength. Whether Mr. Tilden can obtain 4 two-thirds voteof the Convention, which will be 246 votes, if the Convention adhere to the practice of the party insisting ouly on the electoral vote, is as yet an open question, UNPLEDGKD STATES. ‘The States which have no candidate of their own, and are not instructed®as to their vow, unitormly deviare that they do not care for candidates, aud fesire only to cast their votes for the man Who can win, As Tilden alone shows stréngth Weir inquiry watarally is, Can be carry New York? and to the answer to this momentous question the Tilden and anti-Tiiden clans sedutousiy ad- Gress themselves. Un the Tilden wide it is, of course, fovisted that Tilden beat Dix for Govervor im 1874 with- ut the aid of @ vote from New York city, and that he carried bis State ticket in 1565, Such anu-Tilden men as John V. L. Praga, Erastus Corning aud the like take the ground that they agree with Governor Seymour apd Chief Justice Church in the statement that Now York does not want the nomimation m wis time, feeling that in those she has fecsived in the three last Presidential campaigns re acest tec nade emetic ant sabe has beem daly honored, and that the choice of s candidate now belvhgs tothe West, If, however, the Convention should force the candidate on New York, then they say they are bound, in the interest of the party, to express the conviction that Governor Tilden cannot carry the State and that either Governor Sey- mour or Chief Justice Church would be a more avail- able candidate, This style of talk has an apparent fairness about it, and has, no doubt, had some effect on outside delegations, The canal opposition, represented by Canal Commissioner Walworth, is more violent in expression, and less effeciive in cousequence. THR TAMMANY FIGHT against bim would help Tiiden rather than injure bim if it were the only element opposed to him. Mr. ‘Schell says little and confines himself to his room. Mr. Keily himself is cautious, and while declaring Openly againat the Governor endeavors to convey the impression ‘that thero is nothing of a persona, d@harecter in bis opposition, The men who swing in ‘the hails and barrooms and proclaim their hostility to ‘Tilden as the representatives of Tammany Hall are not ‘the sort of persons likely to influence the delegates from other States. Thon they meet persons who dispute with them whenever they attempt to denounce Tilden, and as they are better at rum selting and rum <rinking than iv arguments they generally damage their cause instead of benefiting it. ‘The contest thas far has been waged altogether on Mr. ‘Tilden, theretore, and has been conducted without reference to tho better availability of any other candi- date, Ik has been on one side Tort to convince every outside State that Governor Tilden cannot carry the State he has beep successful in for two successive years, aod on the other an attempt to show that Gov- ernor Tildeu is now stronger than ever, and that the opposition to him is a personal and unworthy o2@ TUR PINANCE TROURLE. It M@ goteworthy that the Hendricks campaign, toward which the Western influtionists have hopetully wrned theireyes asa refuge from tne hard mouey danger im Tilden, is likely to disappoint them. Hen- dricks men will roar you asgently asany sucking dove on tinancial subjects. One of them assured me that there could be no greater diference between wo men's views on finance than there is between the views | of Governor Hendricks and those of Mr. Allen, of Ohio. He was asked about the jpayment of the public debt in greenbacks, and he said that when Governor Hendricks supported that as the policy of « Western party, it was = because they belteved it to be what the Jaw meant, but as Con- gress had made an authoritative declaration on that sub- Ject that it could no longer bu regarded as the law, and Governor Hendricks, and he supposed every one else, had given it up. On the inquiry why a party gener. ally regarded as opposing Govervor Tilden, mainly on financial grounds, were 80 earnest for Hendricks, my informant thought that there wasa popular miscon- coption of the ground of difference; that Indiana favored Hendricks because he had always been her can- didate, and she believed that with any other man Indiana would be last in Octo- ber; that Ohio opposed Tilden not at all on Qnancial grounds, but becauso in the Jast State election be had given aid and comfort to the enemy and go assisted to defeat Governor Allen; in short, the Indiana view of the difference between Eustera and Western men on finance is that it ail turns on the word resumption, Tilden they lube! as the candidate of enforced resumption and Hendricks they contem- plate aa an equal believer in the advantage of regumnp- tion when it can be reached by the growing up i To such moderate propertions does tho grandeur of in- flation reduce itself when scrutinized closely in the claims of a candidate; but it is whispered that the Indiana men have received the cue from their Tammany friends that their only bope is to make the mammoth inflation smile mildly, and draw in its horns like a little Kyloe cow. MANCOCK’S STRENGTH, if he really has any, is at present held in reserve. Pennsylvania will present his namo und give all the votes of the State lor him,.and he will get some others, but at present bis friends seem scattered ail over among the delegations, a few in each, and they will be overshadowed by their associates, unless a rally on tho General should be mado, In that case he may show stronger than Hendricks ts. A MILITARY CANDIDATR OPPOSED. It looks all througn that the opposition to a military candidate te gradually developing itsclf in a marked manner a8 Havcock’s name bogins to be beard. Mrs. Surrat's execution seems to be less urged against bim than the general objection to a soldier President, THURMAN AND GOOD OPINIONS. ‘Thurman develops @ moral but not a numerical strength, He every one’s good opinion, but is not in a fair way to get any one’s vote. Ho is very much in the position here that Washburne was in at Cincin- nati; his strength as a candidate is conceded by all thoughtful persons, but tho want of support from his own State, is regarded asa fatal defect, It 1s beld, howe inat if the Ohio men could be induced to lay avide their sympathies and present bis name unani- mously he would. immediately rua into a position scarcely inferior to that now had by Mr. Tilden him- self, because he would at once reconcile the Eastern aud Westera differences on finance and would be more avatiable than Tilden isto the West, and equally so as to the Kast, and more than any other per- son, except Tilden, He is recognized as a consistent opponent of jobs and jobbery. Io his candidacy the element of weakness would bo that it relinquishes the man, identified in popular imagination as the leader of the reform move- ment, and xo would commit the party to a somewhat less emphatic assertion of that issue, would assimilate the democratic action to that of the republicans, who, instead of Brstow, accepted Hayes. lis strength, however, is that Thurman could carry every state which anybody can claim for Tilden; could carry como which Tildeu cannot, but he needs a start in bis own Svate, and that it is hopeless to expect this 1s to be judged from the fact that the opponents of ‘il- den relinquished this chance before they determined to concentrate their strength on the weaker Hea dricks, % BAD BLOOD sHRWN, This morning the Tilden and anti-Tilden fight has shown some bad biood, and brought the clansmen to the verge of a battle in which bloo! “irom ihe nose” was in danger of being shed. The terrible encounter between Colonel Walter. Church, of Albany, and a St Louis Tilden man, ia which the for. mer was charged with having some unhappy pecuniary relations with a female descendant of ‘tne Father of his Country,” was followed to-day by a noisy brawy, vetween some Tilden and anti-Tiideo New Yorwers, in the Lindell House. Mr, Nicholas Yill Fowler was the i-Tildea champion, while the doughty Maurice J. Power buckled on his armor for the great reformer. Mr. Fowler bad been holding forth againat Tilden to a crowd of listeners, alter baving vanquished the Mayor of Schenectady, who evinced more disposition w de- cide the discussion by blows than by arguments, when the ex-Clerx of the Marine Coart throw his cap into ihe ting. Nicholas Hill Fowler deciared that Gov- ernor Tiaen’s reform pretences were taiso and fraudulent; that Jemmy O'Brien, and not Tilden, lad exposed the Tweed corruption, amd that if the ‘Tweed Ring had conceded to O'Brien what be de manded Tiluea would never bave been heard irom, and ‘Tweed would be *‘bossing’’ it here to-day. Mr. Power wanted to know who Mr. Fowler represented * Whether he was a delegate? Who authorized bim to talk for | the New York démocracy? and other pertinent questions, euding with @ request to the learned Mr. Fowler that he would “path down bis vest,”’ with which request Mr. Fowler did not imme- diately comply. “Who do you want for a candidat id asked Maorice.” ‘Do you want Church?” ‘You; Wiltake him,” said Fowler, “Or pernaps you'd like Seymour?" added Maurice, “Yes, 1’) take bim,”? was ihe reply, ‘or I'l) take Isaiah Rynders if you please or any other good democrat rather than Tilden.”” So the discovery was made that Captain [saiah Ryoders may vo Tummapy's “dark horse’? to beat Tiden win, Io the rotunda of the Southern Hotel a war ot words was waged today between ex-Speaker Littiejohn on oue side and Mr. Ricbmond, Mr. Edward Cooper and others of the Tilden party, Mr. Littlejona who is always energetic ahd bold in controversies, mude statements in regard to the manner in which Governor Tileu had secared his election im 1874, which were contradicted by Mr. Richmond; the dis- pure waxed waro:, and the heated disputanis did no quite give each other “the He direct,” preferring to study the fine distinctions so carefully enumerated by Touch-stone. In addition to these tongue encounters there were namerous dispates of lesser note, io which the Tawiman, ort hairs” played a principal part. As a le cargo of Anti-Tiden Tammany “heolers’’ is expected to arrive = to night or tomorrow night, and as the St Louis boys are all for Tilden, some sharp encounters, going beyond words, may be anticipated. As these scenes occur inthe sight of respectable delegates and out- siders, it isnot tobe wondered at that some sharp criticism should be beard about the sort of democrats that the Tammany machine produces, BEXATOR JOHN MORRISSET 18 here, having arrived this morning, and is doing good servico for Tilden, As soon as be bad taken a bath and @ breakfast he went to work in a quiet, gentlemanly way, and while avoiding all discussions aud noisy broils is making rapid strides toward breaking down the force of tho anti-Tilden statements. He@ells plain facts; shows what Keily’s rule in Tammany 1s; describes the men who are doing his bidding by pretending that Tilden cannot carry New York; exposes the Canal Ring; gives the personal opposition to Tilden its proper character, and states his readiness to bet $100,000 that if Tilden is nominated he will carry Ne York. Senator Morrissey draws crowds of attentive listeners wherever be appears. JOUN KELLY’S TRUE INWARDNESS. A prom‘nent but not very discreet Tammany man, in conversation today at the Southern Hotel, was asked if the Tammany leaders honestly be- Neved that Hendricks would carry New York, “Well,” was the reply, “we don’t teel quite so certain of that because of the soft money ques- tion, But then if he did win tne election, you see. he would give the federal patronage in New York to Tammany Hall. Kelly would rather hav republican President elected than a democrat who wouldn’t do that, because, you see, the Custom House and all them fedoral offices, if they were in the hands of any dem- Ocrats except Tammany, would raise up a power against the regular organization and knock us allto———,.”” As it is very bot in St. Louts, it is unnecessary to state to what place it is expected an anti-Taminany Custom House and Post Office man in New York would consign Tammany. “That’s just what oid Tilden would like to do,” added the Tammany oracle, Here is another specimen of the Tammany talk against Tilden, 1¢ is irom the mouth of Colovel Roberts, who has just returned from Springfield, Ill, having been sent there as Mr. Kelly’s lieutenant to denounce the Governor while the State Convention was in session. “tL tell you, sir, there is no possible chance of Governor Tildon’s nomination, This 1s all idle wind what we hear, of his holding the two-thirds vote. Ho cannot get half tho votes. Stull like this by the fur- long is reeled over the Tammany chin on all the street corners of St, Louis, TWO REMARKAULE PERSONAGES. In the current of moving men that constantly cireu- lates through the various rooms there are noted many queer associations of human creatures; but oue of the most remarkable was Seen to-day in the Tilden rooms. Two tall men stood with their heads together and Jaughed and chatted quietly; one w: man so large and heavy that bis height was not noticeable. A broad | and ponderous person, soberly dressed in a blue fan- nel suit, with a massive bead covered with snow white hair almost as heavy as a lion’s mane, with large, well cut features, skin xo red as almost to bo copper colored, and a blue eye that has lost what fire it ever had. Tho other man, tall, gaunt, wry, alert, active, sharp, old, but not sub- dued; gentle, but not yielding; persuasive and full of reason, One of these was Montgomery Blair; tho other was Senator Gwinn, the some time “Duke of Sonora.” Whether their fancies rambled to the times of General Jackson, or dallied with tho da; of Van Buren, or paused with such merely modern memories as the names of Pierce and Buchanan might call up the subscriber, I cannot say; but it was quaint to see two such oid timers once more together on the democratic war path. Senator Gwinn said, in conversation, that he had been impelled to come’ to St Louis, because he believed the future safety of the government depended upon the action of this Convention ina very great de- gree. “We arc ananimously to favor of Mr. Tilden in California,” said the venerable statesman, ‘‘vocauso we admire the boldness with which he has undertaken to purity the government of his own State, not pausing to consider whether the thieves he was after were his political friends or foes, We can fight under his ban- ner a battle of aggressive reform, and we shall support him with enthusiasm, You know we bave had an ex- perience with thieves that has taught us to Jove bold and earnest reform. Through the force ofcircumstaances wo in California bave . become natural detectives, and thief-catchers; we can detect 1a a moment those who bave sympathy with thieves, and as to the thioves themselves, why we have taken them out of the hands of Jack Hayes there and bung them ap on trees and lamp posts, Thatis why:we are for Tilden and that is why we admired the boidness of Bristow, who arew nis sword in the midst of an army of thieves and carried dismay into their ranks. He knew what sort of men he had to deal with irom the experience of the inta- mous safe burglary conspiracy and the murder- ous assaults on witnesses belore the Congressiunal committee; he knew they would resort to perjury and murder to protect themselves, but he did not fear them. In like manner Mr, Tylden fought bravely for reform, although be drew a hornet’s nest of his owo political friends about his cars, eager to sting him to death. If Bristow had been: nominated at Cincinnati and Tilden here I should have folded my arms aad taken no part in the contest, for I should have known that, whiehever candidate might be elected, the country would be safe; but Hayes, what- ever his personal character is, represents cor- ruption, He is bound to the corrupt byewhich he ts nominated, and he cannot free himseif if te would; hence the necessity of Tilden’s somina- tion, and my presence bere 1s to do &s much as is in my power to promote it." AN ALDASIAN 48 AN KYE-OPESER, An incident occurred this morning of which Senator Gwinn did 0% speak, but which reached the Herawy correspondent from another quarter, Colonel Walter Church, of albany, who is a bitter anti-Tilden man and au old acquaintance of Senator Gwinn, sought an interview with the Senator to-day, Coiouel Church's object was to “open the Senator's cyes” and to convert him to anti-Tildenism. For nearly an hour the Albanian plied tho Caliiorman with a sting of Tilden’s frauds and pretensions in the character of a reformer, and at last came down to the story of the democratic State Convention hetd at Utica to choose delegates to the Si, Lous Convention, At thie point of the conversation Senator Gwinn rose and said, “Mr. Chureh, of you have got to the Convention you may as well stop there, That Conventiog deciared by « unanimous resolution that Governor Tilden was the choice of the State of New York for the Presidency, and indorsed his official career, why did not you aud the friends you represent speak out Mke mon then aud there and oppose that resolution f’” ‘But you don’t understand the Convention was a and composed of a set of rascals !"’ said Mr. “That is not true, sir,” was the Senator's reply; “the Convention was composed of honorable men; you and your {riends should have opposed the indorsement of Governor Tilden if your views are as you state them to be.” “We could not de 20; we were crushed down,” said Chureh. “Do you think I am ® cbild?” raid the indignant Senator. “You could oot have been prevented from expressing your views im tbat Convention, and by Keeping sileut then aod coming bere now to stab the Governor, to wage an unmaniy war against him, and to assaremate the Voice and wishes of your own State, you play the part of arrant cowards, who are unworthy the notice of gontiemen.” The conference bere broke up, and Colonel Church did not make « convert. ASTORY BY MK LAIR, Mr. Montgomery Blair told a story to-day tn the rooms of the Michigan delegation which indicates the tendency of the German vote, and which, as this ele- ment bas great strength im Ohio, may make the vote of that State less certain tor Hayes than it is now re- garded. Stailo, who it appears is one of the great men of the Cincinnati Germans, requested by repubii- cans there to preside at a Hayes’ ratification meeting to be held sin that city, but declimed, saying that he intended to wait, end if the democrats at St Louis had sense evough to nominate Tuden he would support bim. Jack Mayes, the Texan ranger, now « delegate from Calitornia, deciares that be will rise im the Conven- tion and propose & vole of censure on Tammany jor having, «8 & regular democratic organization, come here with hired gangs to oppose and defeat the unanimously expressed wishes of its own regular democratic State Couvention, of which its rep- resentatives were members, He saya these Tammany men must be taught that they are now among Western body ” men, who detest the cowardly mode of fighting re sorted to by Indians. MR. SUNSET COX Sed on his road to St Louis. It ia said that be desired to dodge the Tilden conflict and so wished Burton N. Harrison to take iis place. ButColrnel Harrison is & Tilden man, and “Sammy Cox” got a setter from Mr. John Kelly, telling him that if he could not come to St. Louis as a delegate somebody might go to Congress in “‘Sunset’s”’ seat next year. Cox therefore comes on, TUK NEVADA DELEGATION, Messrs, John C. Fall, Ellis and Keating, of Nevada, and one-half of the delegation from that State, have arrived, They are without instructions in regard to any favorite Among themselves they have come to an understanding to vote for Senator Thurman, of Obio, on the first ballot, and for Tilden on tho second; after that ttiey are ‘m favor ot almost anybody, but General Han- cock would be preferred, All these delegntes uro unavimously in favor of abolishing the two-thirds rule, and as Mr, Eliis ia said to be an able orator he wili mako a greateffort in the Convention in that direction and advocate a majority vote rule, These delegates aro of the opinion that an entirely new Candi- date, whose name has not been mentioned, will prob- abiy be the successful nominee, UNVAELING A sraroR. The National Democratic Committee and nearly all of the delegates to the Conventiion now in the city atteaded the imauguration of the New Forest Park, whicn covers an area of nearly 1,400 acres of ground, situated some three and a balf miles from the Cvnrt Hou as also the unveiling of a colossal bronze statue of ex-Attorney General Edward Bates, consequently the hotels were alinost de- ferted. Lieutenant Governor Porsheimer, of New York, and Moutgomery Blair made addresses on the occasion, and Colonel Andrew MeKinley, President of the Park Commission, gave a bystory of the park en- terprise. Fully 40,000 people witnessed the cere- monics. A GRAND OPPORTUNITY LOST, Governor Hendricks is reported to have said to Perry Smith, of Chicago, that if Governor Tilden is nominated here the democracy will certainly carry Tudiana im October. In the rain, at ten o'clock P. M., the bauds are in full blast, serenading distinguished men at the hotels; and speeches are givea from ail the balconies to attendant enthusiastic multitudes indifferent to the shower, At theSouthern Hotel there were successive responses trom the val- cony, but the most brilliant speaker was Wille ©, Breckenridge, delegate at large from Kentucky, who touched happily upon the real point of the situation in his declaration that what was really a great opportunity for the democratic party was perverted by smail men into an occasion for the ventilation of personal spite. SERRNADK TO SENATOR KERNAN, Senator Francis Kernan was serenaded to-night at the Lindelt Hotel The Seuator made a speech in re- sponse to the calls of the crowd and said he was for Tilden first, last and all the time. There wasa meeting of the New York dbiegation and on motion of Colonel Roberts Senator Kernan was elected chairman pro tem. and Aitred Wilkinson, of Syracuse, secretary, On motion the delegation then adjourned until Monday at one o'clock P.M. MONTGOMERY BLAIR AND EDITOR’ OF THE WORLD. Tas Wortp Orric New Youx, June 24, 1876 To tus Evrror ov tux Henato:— In a report published by you this morning of an in- terview lield at St Loum by a member of your staff with Mr. Montgomery Blair, formerly a member of twe republican Cabinet of Mr. Lincola and now an sotive adviser of the Democratic Convention at St. Louis, Mr. Blair is represented as making the follow. ing assertion about the World newspaper and myself:-- ‘This herculean labor he undertook when all the re- sponsibie people in power in the city were absolutely upholding Tweed. The World, the organ of the demo- cratic party, was contending day %, day 19 support of the Ring. That was under Mr. Huribert's wannge- ment, who waa then the acting live editor, Mr. Marble veing sick and unable to see to the management of his paper. Accustomed though } am to rely on the accuracy of your reporters, I conceive it to be due to the character of Mr. Blair that I should allow nobody but himself to conyince me that he has been guilty of making an observation whieh, if true, would be grossly imperti- nent, and which does not cease to be impertinent be- cause it happens to be grossly untrue, Bat it is due, also, to Mr, Marble, who is fortunately now at St. Louis, andtothe World newspaper, that I should at once request you to oblige me by publishing this note, 1am your very obedient servant, « 3 WILLIAM HENRY HURLBERT, THE CROOKED WHISKEY SENTENCES, — * Cuicaao, IL, June 24, 1876, In the United States Circuit Court this morning Colonel Jussen, on behalt of the defendants in the whiskey cases, asked for a stay of sentence, Jadge Blodgett, however, overruled the motion and pro- nounced the following sentences:—A. C. Hessing, to pay a fine of $5,000 and to be imprisoned in the County Jail for the term of two years; 0, B. Dickenson and Jonathan Able, distillers, cach a fine of $1.000 and three mouths iu the County Jail; Simon Powell, a ine of $3,000 and six months ia the Coumy Jail; H. i. Miller, éx-County Treasurer, a tine of $3,000 and six months im the County Jail; F. L, Reed, a fine of $10,000 and one day in the County Jail; H. G. Powlaam aud David Bush, each a tine of $1,000 and three months in the County Jail; Wiliam Coopera tine of $200 and three mouths in the County Jail; RK, P. Hutebing and David Cochrane, a fine ot $1,000 and three months io the County Jail; George T, Burroughs, a fine ot $4,000 and one year in the County Jali, Ex-Aldermau lti- dreth was calied, but did not appear, and it is supposed be has gone to Canada, _BaY DISTRICT COURSE. Sax Francisco, June 24, 1876, A trot came off at the Bay District track to-day, between Gold Note and Voorhees, mile heats, best ein five, in harness. Voorbees wom in 2:23%, 2:333 al 2:27. 2 THE CANADIAN RIFLE TEAM. Queuxc, June 24, 1876, The Canadian Wimbledon team sailed in the Poly- nesian this morning. Lord Dufferin visited them be- fore the departure of the steamer, and the men being mustered on deck, His Excell y addressed tucms bristly. WRESTLING MATCH, BAUEB AGAIN A VICTOR IN A GRAECO-ROMAK CONTEST. Bartimone, June 24, 1876, In the Greco-Roman wrestling mateh to-nignt be- tween M. Thibaud Bauer, champion of the world, and Wilhelm Heygster, “The Oak of the Rhine,” boay holds, best three im five, stake $1,500, the winner to ho Let receipts of tbe cxbibition, Bauer won the match, Bauer has challenged Antonio Peray, of San Fran- ing match for $1,000 a side y comes East, ’ AN AQUARIUM, cisco, for the next w and his expenses BURSTING OF Yosterday evening a rumor was circulated to the | effect that the aquarium ia the Colosseum building at the corner of Broadway and Thirty-fifth street had burat and severely injured several persons, A Henatp reporter ‘at once proceedéd to the piace and was told that the accident had occurred about noon, while the workmen were testing it by filling it with water froma hydrant, ‘The tank was about twenty-tive feet in diameter and nearly circular in form, About one-third of this circie was lying on the ground on one side of the aquarium, several of the plaies of glass being brok The tank is said to have contamed about 65,00 gallons of water. Mr. b dS Eagar, bookkeeper jor the “New York Aquarium,” was eaid to have been in the office at the time oF tne | acewent, but he was het visiblo when the reporter called, Bach of the glass plates wus fitted Into tron ilar bowing two plates and thus com- Stronge to say, on each side of the aquarium uileged to have been broken off, the gta plutes vore # pertectly smooth edgs ha wing tue possibiity of 4 Wolent eruption ny taken place. jared were laymg the foundations fora when the other one gave way. Mr Jotum Carroll, of No. 112 West Thirty-tith street, said that the men were Just knocking off work aud be was just shutting off the water when i burst out. The architect, A. B. Oxden, was said tO have had lia arin broken, Three men wero said by John Carroll to have been sent to Keijevue Hospital. Soou afier the accident a lutie spare-baiit man was seen to visit the principal ReWSpaper Offices in the city, where he acquainted the different editors with the particulars of the accident, Strange to ray, no word was received the police until more than eleven hours after it bad oc- curred, It is stranger sll that so = mueh paus bad been taken 10 inform tho newspapers and Bone to notify the police, But strangest of all is ib Chat according to their accounts (hres men shuaid pave been severely injured and taken to Bellevue Hos- pital, whereas wi the pr vate carmage used arrived there ouly one man was found in it, Matthow Kelly by name, and be being only sigbtly injured. | NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JUNE 25, 1876—QUADRUPLE SHEET. HAYES AT HOME. Fremont, Ohio, Ablaze with Enthusiasm Over Her Favorite Son. AN UNPARTISAN ~— GREETING. Governor Hayes Talking to His Fellow Townsmen. TELLING ABOUT HIS BOYHOOD. Fremont, Jane 24, 1876. The city is wild with excitement over the reception of Governor Hayes, For three days the citizens have been preparing for it, The Governor, under the escort of Goneral Buckland and Judge Wilmer, and accompa- nied by a large delegation, arrived bere at thirty-seven about 5,000 or 6,000 citizens at the aepot, with wild huzzas, while bands of music were playing patriotic airs and cannon Gring a welcoming salute. The depot was beautifully decorated, and a floral arch was prepared for the Governor to march through ashe left tho train, Every available space was occu- pied by the enthusiastic crowd, Special trains are running on all the roads here. A carriage in waiting cunveyed the Governor and escort to bis residence in the suburbs. ‘the city 18 profasely decorated, all parties, without respect to political preferences, taking part in the cor- dial testimonial of respect and esteem to their fellow citizen, who has been complimented by an unsought Presidential nomination from the republican party. ‘The meeung bas vothing of a political character about it, Democrats take as prominent a part us republi- cans, and on all hands the eothusiasm is unbounded, Ateight o'clock P, M. the Governor was escorted to the City Park, which was a perfect blaze of I'ght. Tne crowd gathered there numbered from 15,000 to 20,000, The mecting was called to order by General Buckland, who said:—‘I introduce Mayor Dickenson, of the city of Fremont.’? (Cheera,) MAYOR DICKKNSON’S ADDRESS OF CONGRATCLATION, ‘The Mayor arose and said:— GovgkNon Hayrs—In behalf of tho City Council and citizel of Fremont, 1 welcome you bome and congratulate you upon the distingnished honor bestowed upon you by the N nal Convention of one of the two great political parties of the country. 1 congrawulate you also that those who bave been from boyhood your tnends and neighbors received with much gratification the news of your further advancement on the roll of fame, We all, without regard to partisan sentiments, feel proud, aud justly so, that so high an honor has been @rauted to one of our fellow citizens, if in the course of events it sbonld occur that the greatest the power of the people to bestow, the most sitio of which the ambition of man can which has been held by Washington, Adams, Jackson and Lincolu, shall be held by Fremont’s hon- ored son, none will more chcertully bow to that de- cision, none will more heartily rejoice over that nominee’s personal success and good toriune than those of bis neighbors who may be classed as bis polit- ical opponents, (Cheers) In that event, too, the ladies may rest assured that the White House will be presided over by one unexcelled by any of her prede- cessors—(cheers)—and that the executive branch of our federal governiaent will be administered with hon- est intentions and by one in all respects well qualified for that position, Ladies and gentlemen and fellow citizens, I present to you Rutherford B. Hayes, (Pro- longed cheers.) GOVERNOR MAYRS’ REPLY. Governor Hayes arose and said: Ma. Mayor, Frutow Citra Farexpa, Ngiaupors anv ALL—I neod not attempt to Cg the emotions I feel at the reception which the people of Fre- mont and of this country have given me to- night, Under any circumstances an assemblage ot this sort at my home to welcome me would touch mo, would excite the warmest emotions of gratitude; ‘but what gives to this distinctive character is the tact that those that are prominent in welcoming me at homo 1 know very well in the past have not voted with me or for me, and they do not intend in the future to vote with mo or for me. It is simply that coming to my home they rejoice that Ohio, that Sandusky county, that the town of Fremont nas re- ceived at that Convention that honor, and | thank you, democratic fellow citizons, independents and republic- ans for this spontaneous and warm and cuthysiostic reception, (Cheers) 1 trast that in the” course of events the time will never como that you will have cuuse to regret what you do to-night It is a very great responsibility that bas been placed upon ihe, to be the representative of forty millions of people—a respon- sibility whieh, I know very well, I am not equal to per- form. I understand very well that it was not berause of my ability, or talents, or position, that | wi chosen; there wero accidents and contingencies that caused this result, but that which does rejoice me is, that hero where I have beeg in my childhood there are those that come and rejoice at the result, (Cheers) I trust, my friends, that as I run along in this desultory way—for you well know thi since F learned thut 1 wan to be here of leiters and visitors and vo given me no time to prepare to-night the thron; formed sentences very ments appropriate tu the occasion. Let m do it without too much egotism, recur to the history of my connection with the Fremont party. Two years ago my uncle, Sardis Burchard, came to this piac I rejoice, my friends, at the good taste which has placed portrait here to-night. (A large portrait of Mir Barcbard decorated the stand.) He, having ado me as bis child, brought to Fremont. Ir lect well the appearance of lower Sandusky, consisting of @ few wooden baildings scat- tered ulong the river, with very litle paint | on them, and these trees uone of them grown; the old Fort Stephens still having some of its curthworks re- taining, 40 that it could be easily traced, A pleasant village thes was fora boy to enjoy himself in. Thero was tho fishing on the river, the bunting water fuwis at the dam, the islands and the lake, and perhaps no boy ever enjoyed his departure frow home more thay I did when | first came io Fremont But now see what Fremont is. How ft has grown. It bas not increased to a Orst class commorcial city, bat it has become a pledsant home. So pleasant, so thriving, that 1 rejoice to think that whatever may be the result next fall, it will be picasant to return to it when it is al! over. If defeated, | sball return to you oftener than if I go to the White House, and if Igo there I shall rejoice at the time when | shail be permitted to return to you, be ® neighbor with you ugain, have been touched scarcely by anything that bas vc. curred since the womination, as much as by the letter from a triend at Norwalk, who wrote that if Sardis ¢1 may Kore! could only have lived to know this; but this is the order of Providence. Events upou =o another os wave follows wave upon the ocr It is foreach man to do what he can Wo & others ha} that is the duty of Let us, my friends, in every position undertake to perform this, For me, | have ho reliance except that wtiety Abraham Lincvin had when he went from his friends at Springficlu, when he said to bia friends, “I yo to Washington to assume a resp ity greater than that which has devo ved upon any une since the first President, and | beg you, my treads and neighbors, to pray that T may have that divine assistance, without which | ean. not succees, aud with which I cannot tail, (Cheers) (Cheers,) If of the people that this nomination ed ali will be well; i, on the other haud, it il of the peopte that «bother shall assume jes Jet Us see Lo It that we, who That is the prayer, and oppose him, give fair trial, and al-o our pruye: My friends, | thi you for tho interest you ha tak this respect, and that you — ha laid aside partiean feeling, ‘There bas been too much bitterness on such occasions 10 this country, 1 us feo to it that abuse or vituperation of the candidate that bail be nained at St. Louis do not proceed from our lips; lot Us, of Lis centennial occasion, this second century of our existence, set an example of wh tree and intelli. gentnation can do, Governor Hayes then referred to the Cenjennial at rome length, and them said, “Let us bow in olecting the Chiet Magistrate of the nation, the office that is to be the first of 45,000,000 of peopie, us show all ow American people can conduct themselves throush & canvase of this sort. If it shail be in the spirit in which we have met here to-night; if it shall be that Justice and farrness shall be in all the discussions, it ‘Will commend !ree lostitutions to the world in a way in which they have never been commended betore. ’ (Cheers. ) A BOUQUET OF FLOWERS, At the close of the Governor's specot: General Buck. land, in bebalf of Mra Judge Finefrock, presented the Governor with @ magnificent bouquet of flowers, saving that sho presented it to the future President of the United States, Gov- ernor Hayes. In reply the Governor said if he knew who the fature President was he wou.d send him the bouquet, but ag he did not know he would keep it bimeeit ior a present. Three cheers were then given for Hayes and threo for Mra. Hayes, and the crowd formed im proves. sion and marched down State street. up Front street aud Birchard and Buckland avenues to the resi. dence of the Governor, which is situated in a beauuiul grove of about filteen acres, The whole line of march was profusely decorated ant the streeis complete: crainmed with the people, It bas been a grand day Fremont nisl HAYES RATIFICATION MEETING AT CINCINNATL Cincrsmats, June 24, 1676, Between 4,000 and 6,000 poopie were present at the Pepublicaa ratification meeting to-aight at Exposition minutes after six P, M. He was greeted by a crowd of | * Hall, The principal speakers were Secretary Bris- tow, Stanley Mathews and ex-Governor Noyes, Mr, Bristow was received with the greatest enthusiasm, and at the close of the meeting the people crowded around him in such bumbers that it was with great difficuity that he succeeded in leaving the hail. Ex-Governor Noyes presided. Speaking of Govere por Hayes, he sai ¢ is in fail sympathy with the spirit of reform which seems to bave taken posses- sion of the public mind, and under his administration thieves and rascals wil! not grow rieb. He witl labor for the paciscation and p: rity of the South, for the enforcement of the laws and for the honest paytment of the national debt.” ex-Secretary Bristow was received with the'greal enthusiusin, the audience rising to their feet and chi mg several minutes, Mr. Bristow said great outpouring of the people to. tes to the fact that the Republican Convention did its work wisely. The platform is one upoo which every riotic citizen may securely stand. It com- mits the republicap party to the resumption of specie payments, There must be no step backward, bus Steady proy toward resamption and a return to tlie money of the Constitution; every expedient for which, which falls short of absolute resumption, will prove inadequate and deceptive. In speaking of civil service reform Mr. Bristow said: ‘he Conven- tion has given us a simple and easy method of reform ing our civil service, which 18 neither more nor less than the practical upplication of the rule, which works wo well in private life, that every man should mind his own business and leave others to do lkewise, | Members of Congress, whom the constitution charges with legisiative duties, should not dictate appoint- ments to oilices as awards to political success, The plattorm pledges the party tu a speedy, thorough and unspairing prosecution and punishment of all pub- lic officers who betray official trasts, The Convention did not stop to consider, as some would have us do, whether such prosecutions would be burtful to the party. It has given public notice that plunderers of public revenue and corrupt officials must meet as they deserve the rigors of our criminal statutes." Mr, Bristow strongly indorsed the non-sectarian sentiment as expressed tn the platform, aud said the State. must not be brought into subjection to the Church, nor shall any branch of the Church be put under the care of the State to the exclusion of other sects, In the ticket he said no names better calcula success could have been placed upon it, No lan; can use ia too strong to express my confidence in patriotism, purity and trustworthiness of the men. Letters and telegrams were read by the chairm: from Senator Morton, General Harlan, Senator 3! man, George William Curtis and othe! do the nominations and regretting their inability to be present, VERMONT REPUBLICANS. Montrxiixr, June 24, 1876, The Republican-State Convention assembles here om Tuesday next, The canvass for Governor has been a warm one, Several candidates are in the fleld, and it ig not thought that either can secure more than one- third of the Conventio: It believed in caso of a deadlock that the Convention will break over prece- dent aud renominate Governor Asahel Peck. A BRAZILIAN TRIBUTE, THE EMPIRE’ SALUTE TO THE GREAT REPUB- LIC—A, CARLOS GOMES’ HYMN—MUSIC FROM SOUTH AMERICA WELCOMING OUB CENTENNIAL, ‘When the Emperor of Brazil took an active partia the inaugural ceremonies of the Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia aod shared the honors of such a mem- orable event with President Grant, he was particularly impressed with the grandeur of the music furnished by Mr. Theodore Thomas and his able assistants, He learred that the Women’s Centennial Union intrusted in the bands of Mr, Thomas the musical programme for the opening of the exposition, and that Mr. Thomas selected the first of living composers—Richard Wag. ner—as the proper exponent of the divine art for this grand occasion, The judgment of Mr. Thomas has been proved correct, as Wagner contributed & magnificent march for the occasion, ¢ work which inust be heard in orchestral form to be fully appreciated. The Emperor, Dom Pedro, thought that this was a favorable opportunity for the only Americas Empire to greet in masical atrams the only Americas Ropublic (that 1s—the only one worth speaking of} Accordingly hg cabled across to Milan to a Brazil jan composer, Sefior A. Carlos Gomes, who has gained great renown as an operatic composer, “commanding” him to write something iv the shape of a Brazilian musical tribute to the United States. Sefior Gomes is a young Brazilian composer, not yet thirty years old, and be has long since made his mark as a composer, His first opera, “ll Guarany,” something in the style of Meyer- beer’s “L’Africaine,” proved such a success in Brazil “that the composer was induced to bring it tg Milan. ‘There it was received with the utmost enthusiasm, and shortly alter it made a hit at one of the London opera houses, The composer followed it with a still more striking work, ‘Salvator Rosa,” which is now one of the favorite operas in every répertoire ‘u Italian cities. The command of the Kmperor, Dom Pedro, wat quickly responded to, Gomes lost no time, and yes. terday the desired work was received in New York, is orchestral, military band and piaoo form. The piane partition, pablished by Bicordi, of Milan, gives bat « faint idea of the magnitude of the work, The title page reads as follows:— Qoow. etedadeae tonatoaetaantonenarmadadatad 3 TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. g 3 HYMN FOR THE FIRST CENTENNIAL 3 N of the 3 AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, N 3 CELEBRATED AT PHILADELPHIA, 3 2 COMPOSED BY COMMAND OF HIS MAJESTY, 3 Hi DOM PEDRO II. . g N EMPEROR OF THE BRAZIL, i 3 by CARLOS GOMES! stars in this page. The bymu ts conceived in a broad, impressive style, There is little to charm the popular car in it, or even to plouse the average epera or concert-goor. It is a very ambitious attempt, probably higher than ever the composer essayed before. We have now before us tho piano score, the partitur for orchestra and the same | for military pand, It is very heavily scored, more so even than Wagner's Cen. tennial march, but in a very different direc. tion, There is a strong, we might say, despernce effort to imitate the style of the Great Mogul of Bai- reuth, But Wagner isa dangerous musical author to copy after. What is sublime in bis hands becomes a caricature in those of others. Yet Gomes, notwith- standing a palpable tendency toward Wagnerisim dis- played in this work, bas contrived to give a large | amoant of fire and vitality ag wellas originality ia some respects, He seems to have hadin his “mind's eye” in the composition of tne work the following ideas—a prayer, & triumphal march anda. choras, national or world wide in its character. There i something solemn and | chant-like in the opening Andante Maestoso in 3-4 time. It is in the key of D major. The opening theme, a very simple and short one, ia the key to th entire bymu. There 1s little that can be called a motif in tho work, but what little there is is ning. The orchestral score is arranged as follows:— Violimi, vile, ottavino, flaato, oboe, clarini in La, cornt in Fa, cornette in La natural, trombe in Mi natural, fagotti, tromboni, bombardone, timpani, grande Cassa e piatt:, banda arpe, violincelli @ basse. The military band, which unites with the orchestra finale of the .hymn, bas the follow: | ing distribution in Gom score:—Piston ip ‘Mi flat, Micorno e cornetta (four), tromba (four), corm @ clavicorni (four), basso fiicorno (two), bombarding (two), trombone (three), bassi (tour), tagburi. (four, ‘The composer wishes that not less than 300 instru mentaiiets should take part m the first production of this work. We tnink that a large chorus would also be required. The work may be a success when given with | mlarge band and orchestra and chorus; but as a work of art it cannot compare with the great works, writtes 00 a somewhat similar subjcet by @ score of living com | posers, Gomes bas much to learn and much to study / befure an orchestral work from bw hands can react ‘on the lowest step of the pedestal of the temple it which the statue of Richard Wagner is ined, Mr P. & Gilmore bas received the hymo, and he will pro | duce it at an early date in a style befitting tho occasion for which 1 was written and worthy ot the renown of the leader and his incomparable band, ANOTHER RAILROAD ACOIDENT. Another railroad accident occurred late last aight, making three deaths on the Hudson River Railroad yesterday. A little girl aamed Carrio, aged nine years, SiS cs Pl ap e ‘The American flag appears with the original thirteen —