The New York Herald Newspaper, July 15, 1876, Page 3

ad ‘ 7? THE COSTER MEMORIAL Response of the People in Memory. of the Gallant Dead. LETTER FROM LAWRENCE BARsETT Suggestions and Advice from the Old and Young. CUSTER’ LAST CHARGE. 4-Realty of Valor That Surpasses the Poet's Ideal. “THEY DIED TO A MAN.” The high appreciation in which the name and fame of General Custer is held among all classes of pcople \s demonstrated by the letters and subscriptions which tome pouring in upon us, cach day increasing in num- bers, in response to a suggestion for a monument to bismemory. Below woe publish the latest received, forming a very material addition to the fund, TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS FROM Law- RENCE BARRETT. Cowassnt, Mass., July 12, 1876, Yo ram Eprtor or tux Hunaio:— I beg to be set down for $260 to the Custer Monu- ment Fund, my humble tribute to the brave soldier who his live so gallantly for his country, and a memorial of regret for my dead friend, whose com- panionship for the past ten years has been a comfort to me, whose loss 1 mourn as that of a brother. ‘When the present passion of sorrow has been assuaged ‘by time and distance, the gallantry of our great caval- ryman will pass into story, and posterity will revenge the neglect of contemporary envy and malice, em- Dalming bis name among the noblest ' and greatest of our heroes, the Bayard, with- out fear or reproach, whose honor was as pure as bis valor. 1 trust that through your noble efforts a monument may be erected which shall testify to all time tho esteem in which courage, patriotism and truth are held, even in these degenerate days. Would it be improper to suggest that an opportunity be given to the members of my profession to testify their respect tor one who was their steadfast friend by a benefit for the aid of the tund you bave inaugurated? lam certain that such an affair would meet with gen- al encouragement from the artists and the public. ly humble services are at your command- Obediently yours, LAWRENCE BARRETT. SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS FOR THE MONUMENT. New York, July 14, 1876. To run Epiror or THE HERA‘! We desire to subscribe to Custer’ Enclosed find $75. TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS FROM GEORGE ¥. SEARS. New Yorx, July 13, 1876. To rue Epiror or Tax HERALD:— Enclosed please find $25 tor General Custer Monument Fund. GEORGE E. SEARS, Monument Fund. TD & F. M. FROM STEPHEN FISKE, WITH A SUGGESTION. New York, July 13, 1876, To rae Epitor or THE HERALD: 4 beg to enclose $10 for the Custer Monument Fund, and if you will receive subscriptions fora fund for the benefit of General Custer’s family I will duplicate the amount. STEPHEN FISKE. FIVE DOLLARS FROM THE HEART. Hartronp, Conn., July 13, 1876. To THE Eprtor oF THE HeRaLp:— lenclose $5 toward the proposed Custer Monument. T count this not from ny purse, but from my heart, as that is most abie to erect a fitting memorial, CHARLES A. SWAN. IN HONOR OF THE BRAVE. New York, July 14, 1876, fo rae Epiror or Tuk Henatp:— Enclosed please find toward monument fund in honor of the late brave and gallant soldier, General George A, Custer and his brave comrades. J. M. 4 GREEK TO THE MEMORY OF THE AMERICAN + LEONIDAS. New York, July 13, 1876, To tHe Eprror or THe HeRaLp:— A Greek to the memory of General Custer, the American Leonidas, $1. SOLON J. VLASTO. & LAUDABLE RIVALRY AMONG THE WAITERS IN SARATOGA, Saratoca Spaincs, July 14, 1876, To THx Epitor or Tuk HERALD: ‘We, the colored men «tthe Grand Union Hotel, held our meeting for Custer last night, and will send $50 soon, Here is my fifty cents now. We are bound to beat the United States Hotel men, and will go to $100 if necessary, Custer ‘@ brave man and fought tor the Union. ASSISTANT HEAD WAITER. TWENTY-FIVE CENTS FOR THE MONUMENT AND TEN FOR ANOTHER PURPOSE. New York, July 13, 1876, To tax Eprror or THe HERALD :— Enclosed please find twenty-five cents toward erect- ing the propose’ monument to General Custer, and ten cents to dig a hole for Grant. An admiring country will take care of the memory and monument of the brave Custer, but I am particularly interested tn thie hoie tor Grant. JOEL SLOPER. WITH ‘SYMPATHY AND ADMIRATION. New York, July 13, 1876, To rax Epiror or tax Hxmaup:— Enclosed find twenty-five cents, a contribution to the Custer monument, assuring you that my sympathy and admiration is as great ior the man as any who may subscribe the “MIGHTY DOLLAR ” WITH THE OTHER BOYS. New York, Juty 14, 1876. To Tax Epitor or THs Henavy:— 1 goin with the other boys for breath ts a 0) cents. @, UN A MITE GIVEN CHEERFULLY. Nuw Yor, July 14, 1876, To rae Eprrox or tax Heratp:— The noble petriot, the brave General Custer is no more. He died upon the field of bi @ bel death and as such the country should bonorbim. All thanks are due to the Hexacv to assisting in this noble work, Tam not possessed with a fortune, but l give my mite twenty-five cents) cheer‘ully to aid and agsist in erect- g A statue to one of America’s greatest soldiers. "” iS decorum est pro patria mori,” Duice et decoru' pro pat JOSEPHUS THE ENCLOSED FOR THE FUND. New York, July 14, 1876, fo Tur Epiton or tux Hxratp:— Please ald the enclosed twenty-five cents to the fund for the erection of a monument to the gallant Custer, lshould tike to give more, but times are hard an money waren: " BILL F. SULFO. A COMBINED CONTRIBUTION. New Youk, July 13, 1876. To tne Emror oy tHe Hera: Will you please accept this {rom three persons that loved General Custer t Jobnny Rieley Tommie Dixon. Doilio Piatt Total.. FROM A PATRIOTIC SCHOOLGIRL. New York, July 13, 1876. To tax Epitor or THe Hrranp: 1 send you ten cents toward the monument to be erected to the memory of the poble Custer, and I only wish [were able to give more toso gooda cause. 1 am only a school girl, buta school girl can show a patriotism and fecing as well as the greatest and richest, and I think Derethe cnadng agd spark of vould send ten cents, manhood left he would IR SIE W. BRANDON, FROM A POOR BUT APPRECIATIVE boy. Cozzexs Hore., West Port, July 13, 1876. fo Tux Epitox or THe HekaLy:— Please accept this small gift of ten cents from a poor boy at Cozzens Hotel, Custer was @ gentleman, a solider, a statesman and a scholar. LP. B. FROM A FAVORITE OF THE LADIES. New Yor, July 14, 1876. To The Evrror or tas Herauy:— 1 enclose e i can spare) for a monument to the noble General Custer. I am in au office, as office boy, and read your paper. I am of German parents, but 'an American by birth, and my heart swells with jodignation over tire death of our gallant General and soidiers at the hands of the bratal Iodians J am old ough to fight the Indians but am so small the gov- ment would not take me if I tendered my services. My heart is big envugh to give you more, but my sal- ary 1s mall and as the times are hard { don’t mako much outside, 1 am going to start a subscripuon paper among my lady trie I know that thoy will put op good as Lam a favorite among them, and som: of their parents are well of You will hear from mo soon again, Tend this smal! contribution to encour. | age J eod in your good work and to let you know your call been heard. Please give me a fair police m fap ea you shall hear from my subscription soon, A \otic German boy. coat PHILIP HOFFMAN, ANOTHER fCHOOLBOY'S CONTRIBUTION. New Yong, July 14, 1876. To eae Epiton or tae Heratp:— I enclose ten cents, all I can spare at present, for the Custer monument fund; it will make a slight addition, T hope wien the monument is raised it will be to Cus- ter’s gallant men, who fought and fell with bim on that day. Ifthe boys of the United States would to-day give each five or ten cents it would bo eplondid. Wish- ing you great success in your noble work, and hoping soon to hear that more money is being raised, I con- clude this simple letter, and please accept my small offering. A SCHOOLBOY. FROM JERSEY CITY. Jensmy Urry, Jaly 14, 1876, To tax Epiton or THE Heraup:— Herewith ten cents for the Custer fund. CHARLIE DELGRATH, RECAPITULATION. Lawrence Barrett. TD& FM George K. Sears. Stephen Fiske... Charles A, Swan ag SO Solon J. Glasto, ‘Assistant Hoad Waite: Joe! Sloper... G. Union Josephus... Bill F. Sulfo. Johnny Riley. Tommie Dixon. Dolly Pratt... esssessss Philip Hoffman, A School Boy. Charlie Deigra Total.. eeece Previously acknowledged... Grand total........ 2, 654 A MEETING OF CUSTER'S FRIENDS IN WASHIXG- TON—OFFEB OF MILLS, THE SCULPTOR. Wasurncrox, July 14, 1876, ‘A meeting of General Cnsier’s former companions in arms, resident in Washington, 18 to be held next week, to assist in forwarding tho project for .a Custer monument. Clark Mills, tho sculptor, has offered to model and cast an equestrian statue in bronze ior $10,000, provided the government or other parties furnish the material, He intends to represent Custer with bis long hair and in bis cavalry costume, brandishing bis sabre while he charges the enemy. AT CUSTER’S' HOME. MOVEMENT FOR THR ERECTION OF A MONU- MENT AT MONROE, MICH,—OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION. Moxror, July 14, 1876. ‘The citizens of Monroe, Mich., the former home of the late gallant General Custer, have taken prompt ac- tion to seeure the erection in that city of a magnificent monument to his memory and those who were sacri- ficed with him in the late Indian massacre. The move- ment meets the hearty approval and cordial sapport of all of Custer’s comrades and prominent citizens of Michigan, as well as of other States, ‘An aggociation, called the Custer National Morument Association, has been organized, and Generat Sheridan elected president, The vice presidents and executive committee comprise such names as Vice President Ferry, Senator Christiancy, General Sherman, Grneral McCiellan, Governors Bagley, Beveridge, Hayes and Tilden, James Gordon Bennett, General Pleasonton, ex- Governor McCletlan and many more who were warm persoral friends of the Goneral, The First National Bank of Monroe isthe financial depository. The follow- ing is the Board of Correspondence:—J. M. Buikley, Harry A. Conant, R. KE, Phinney, POSITION OF MRS. CUSTER. New Yorr, July 13, 1876, To tux Epitor or THE HERALD Thope the suggestion by one of your correspondents this morning that a sum should be raised for Mra. General Custer, mstead of for a monument to the Gen- eral, will not discourage subscriptions to said monn. ment. General Custer’s life was insured in perfectly solvent companies for about $20,000, and this, with her pension and her father’s estate, sho being an only child, amply provides for Lyte Let be saeeel on ere hall enclose my pittance towar lew rBrg aa ARMY OF THE POTOMAC CUSTER’S LAST CHARGE. On through the mist of the morning, Oa through tne blinding glare; ‘A hard rongh ride by the Rosebud’s side, Cutting swaths through the sultry alr. With tightened girths and with bridles free, Their sabres clattering beside the knee; Pistol and carbine ready at hand, ‘Ana one brave heart in the wide command, Rode the sun-browned troopers till eve grew red Rode Custer right at the column’s head. “gmail rest to-night; by to-morrow’'s sun ‘We'll strike the red man’s trail, But an hour to breathe till the Oght 1s won, Till the bright, redeeming deed 1s do ‘Till the climax caps the tale.’” ‘A wild, flerce light’s in the hero’s eyes, For a storm Is in his soul. Bitter and sweet in the charged clouds mect And the soul’s low thunders roll; ‘And they roll and repeat as the stars come out, And the troopers spring to the saddle onee more:— “Death is better than shame or doubt— Better because of the name I bore. Right seoms Wrong when the right’s disgraced, When the bonor I bear in my heart's mid-core Is touched by a jeer, when my name displaced Js a jibe for the varlets at Ciwsar’s door, Life worth living means shame effaced— Means Custer higher than e’er be tore; And there, by my mother’s God I swear, Lies a bloody balm for my trampled pride. ‘What adevil would dream of will Custer dare!” And he pointed over the high divide, “on by the stars, sean well the trail, And mi<s not an Indian sign.” Now the dawn ts gray and the stars are pale, ‘And hope is high on the widened line— ‘The hope, half joy, of the soldier's trust, That waits not trump or drum. “Scatver out, my lads, so the heavy dast Shall not tell the Sioux we come.” And the chieftain rode by his brothers twaia, And hit ter’s husband was by his side, And his sister’s son drew an easy rein At his heels as they faced the high divide Again the dark hills round them rise, ‘And a cloud of dust beyond Brings the coming fight fore the troopers’ eyes Like the wave of a wizard’s wand, And Custer still at the column’s head Spurs on, that none may share The first glance down the river’s bed— ‘The gume he’s hunted there. “Hurrah for Custer’s luck! The Sioux Have met me face to face ! ‘The game, Inds, is for me, for you! Who would a step retrace? Not one, not one, for ne’er befora Such chance to man was given, To pluck up honors red with gore Since yon steep crags were earthquake-rives, Cross you the river; ride them down; God! how the prancing devils swarm! The squaws shal! wail Through the milo-wide vale When sweep we down it hike a storm. 1 with three hundred sabres bright Shall meet you on your way, Forward!" Their biades, like sudden light, Leap out, and carbines cocked at hand, Flash giinting "long the brave command, And on behind the bluffs they speed With thund’ring hoofs to do the deed Shall bring them higher soldiers’ meet Than ever fell to warrior band. Rough and steep till they reach the crest, Rough and jagged when on the bill; son! the ewiftest 's now the best; Here Famo shall drink tt!l it has its fill, And ne who blurred my soldier's name Shall see the heart that his penserape crossed, Now, lads, ride on like a roaring flame; You follow man who has aever lost!" . . . . . 4 * Me Over the mile-wide valley lowered the cloud of Fate, Not the bitter wrong, Not the brave heart strong, Not the wrath of the mighty cherished long Or wild hope elate, Could rov one gloom from the cloud that huag Over the bold and over the young, To be their shroud in the name of Hate . . . . . ° . . On through the smoke of the battle, Dimming the blinding glare, A beadlong ride to the riverside, Cutting swaths through the redinen there, Cutting swaths, but the troopers are falling; Falling fast, while the swarming toe From the earth and the hills seem to grow, And the roar of their rifles, appalling, Rolis out in a long thunder rattle See! Custer has swerved from the river. “Fire! make for the hill! we'll have Reno seon bere !”” His voice like a clear trumpet sound, without quiver, Is heard by the remnant unfalien, A cheer Is their answer; but leaving their cover Fresh swarms of the Sioux ride down on the band, Beld Custer, still by his brothers twa'n, With bis sister’s husband by bis side And his stster’s son, ’mid the leaden rain, Saw the swarming horsemen onward ride. “Here, while a man is left,” he cried, “Let a gun be heard till dust is dust; Death 1s in trent, but the end of Fame Comes not to the brave who keep their trust’? On the grim, wild ride from the rivor ‘Three hundred had shrunk to a score, Their track was of heroes’ gore, And of heroes’ corses that went to rest With spouting wounds in the head and broast, And with savage foes in :heir death embrace, The brave and the braves dying face to face, Brothers and kinsmen have tallen Doomed Custer etauds ali but alone A rampart of dead men around him His last cry his riflo’s deep tone! On through the smoke of the battle, With maddening cries on the air, The wild Sioux rush from the riverside Like woives on a man in their Jair, Like wolves, and trusting to numbers, They sweep on the desperate few Who each bade a stern adieu To the tried, to the trusted and true, Then diod as they stood, ere the oncomingYyell Of the savages Iitted its chorus from bell. Ere their horse hoofs tramptod the ramparts dread The last of the whole command lay dead— A sight for the world, in pride, to scan, While Valor and Duty lead the van, They charged, they struggled, ney Diep To A MAN, . * * * * . . * Down on tho mile-wide valley had fallon the bolt of Fata, And it struck the hearts of tho brave and strong, And lett unrighted the bitter wrong, And spared the race whose God is Hate. But Fame will nevor forget that ride, That wild mad dash to the riversid Where the glorious Custer, fearle: died. NIAGARA FALLS. CHANGES THAT TOURISTS WILL APPRECIATE— HOW THE SIGNORINA SPELTERINI CROSSED THE FALLS ON A ROPE—BLONDIN’S FEATS EQUALLED BY A WOMAN—CANADIAN RUDE- NESS TO TER LADY. Niagara Fauts, July 12, 1876. The oppressive heat of the past fewedays bas been endured with comparative complacence by the inhabi- tants of the village of Niagara Falls, as it has had a tendency to drive the residents of the large cities to take refuge in some shady spot, where they also can find other attractions to amuse them. Upto the pres- ent the Visitors to the Falls have been few and far be- tween; but the people here do not despair, and expect toreapa rich harvest during the next two months, Niagara has the reputation of being the most expensive summer resort in the United States, and columns have been written describing the remarkable ingenuity dit played by hack drivers in extorting the last dollar from the pockets of tho unfortunate tourist At present, however, things appear to havo modified with the times, and these rapacious in- dividuals, finding money not quite so plenty, have reduced their demands, so thata trip to the Falls can be made without apy greater expense than that oxpori- enced at any other summer resort, There are plenty of hotels where board can be obtained at prices vary, ing from $4 60 to $2 per day. There are also several good hotels for those visitors desiring to be economical, where good rooms and substantial board can be ob- tained from $3 to $2 per diem, The regular charge tor hacks is $2 per hour, but vebicles can be obtained at $1 per hour that will carry the visitor to the different points of interest. Sight seeing can be made as rea- sonable or as expensive as the tourist desires, be- cause an excellent view of the Fulls can be obtained for nothing. If, however, a person desires TO DO NIAGARA THOROUGHLY and visit Goat Island, the Cave of the Winds, Prospect Park, the Inclined Railway, Coaroy, the Guide; Bar- nett’s Museum, Table Rock, the Whirlpool Rapids and the two suspension bridges, the tolls will amount to about $2 50 in all, not such a very exorbitant demand for the value received. Much of the money that is spent by the visitor to Niagara passes into the hands of the storekeepers, who as a rule charge exorbitant prices for ail kinds of fancy good y of which are exported expressly from Europe for this market. They are obliged to charge high ligures, as they only bave about four or five months’ business in the year, and thus there is 80 much competition between them’ that they pay bigh commissions to the hackmen and others that bring thom custom. A visit to the stores, however, is hot necessary, unless it may be to purchase some ot the very pretty photographic views of the Falls and other points of interest made by Bierstadt, the brother of the colebrated artist, SPRLTRRINI'S FEAT. For the past two weeks a young Itallan lady, known as La Signorina Maria Spelterini, has been residing at the Falls, and as it was understood that she was to cross the river on @ singlo rope her visit created con- siderable excitemeat Blondin aud several other male artists have accomplished this feat, but a woman has never undertaken to walk across uotil the Spelterint made her appearance in the village. She went to a very heavy expense purchasing ropes, guys and other articles required, and tne cord, two and a quarter inches in diameter, was stretched across about the 281h of June, The advertisements announced that ee would walk across on the Ist and 4th of July, and on each of those days irom 4,000 to 7,000 persons were pros- ent, coming irom ali portions of the country ; but she evi- dently had not seen tue cierk of the weather, a3 on oth occasions the rain came down in torrents, and she was unable to stretch the rope #o that she could walk, Both the public and the lady were very much disappointed, and the dates were then aiiered to the 8th and 12h of July. he 8th (he woutner was dry, but the heat nd as a report was circulated, owing to her being unable to waik in the rain, that she was afraid to make the trip the attendance was conined to the rostients of the vilages of Ciifton, Suspension Bridge and Niagara Falla Both sides of the river had been enclosed witi a ten foot beard fence, aud the rope was stretched at the same place thi Biondin crossed ov his second trip, about 250 fect below the ratiroad sus pension bridge and right above the Niagara rapids. The boiling, seething water rushing through the nar- Tow gorge ave @ Lromendous effect to tho pertorm- ance. La Spelterini started trom the American side of the river and walked across to the Cunadian side in eight minutes, which is said to be the fastest time ever made, It was rather amusing to hear the remarks of some Of the spectators, who evidentiy did not appre- ciate the artistic grace of the lady, as they said, “Why, that is nothing wonderful, she Waiks as if it was chilu’s play.”’ Many were very much disappomted because «1 not fall into the river, as they were nearly ail 1 before she started that she would never get but when the feat was accomplished with such consummate ease and insuch agraceiul style, showing her superiority as an artist, they were dissatistied, WETTER THAN BLONDIN. One old gentleman, who had witnessed every trip made by Biondin, said, “That lady has made the pas. sage with & great deal more ease than blondia, ax he had to stop several times with his balance pole at an angie y grees, and she has not moved her pole one foot trom the time she started unti she returned.” Alter resting on the Canada side about fifteen minates the Spelterini returned, going down on one kuee in the centte of the rope in a graceini pose aud saluting tue spectators, When she arrived at the American side and retired to her dressing room she was considerabiy fatigued, as, having walked in costume and without @ hat, she had experienced a sight coup de soleil, and for felt quite giddy, ense ve, and — indomitable will pulled ber through ‘all right There were bei wean 2,000 and 3,000 people present, but finan- aily (he affair was not a success, as they were nearly all residents of the villages, and they preferred to sit outside the enclosare and look on for nothing. The majority of the people here appear to think that the Spelterini is walking across the river for her own amusement, as many of the leading people of Suspen- sion Bridge aod Clifton took their ladies over fences into the adjoining grounds and lifted them up so that they could catch a glinpse rather than pay the admission fee of a quart dollar, The Canadians behaved worse than the Amer- jeans, a8 when she had crossed half way they delib- erately tore down the tence on their side of the river and rushed into the enclosure, nearly suffocating the unfortunate lady when she reached the bank of the river, In consequence of the treatment she has ro- ceived she will only walk once again, on Wednesday, the 19th. She will then leave boll? as argc where she proposes to stay a couple of ree rs. NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JULY 15. 1876. AUGUST BELMONT’S POSITION. THE NEW SCIENCE OB METHOD OF MR. 2. W. STOUGHTON CONSIDERED—THE POSITION OF GOVERNOR HENDRICKS ON THE FINANCIAL QUESTION—-FYALSE STATEMENTS AND INFER- ENCES CORRECTED—THE GREAT BANKER ON GOVERNOR TILDEN. No. 109 Firta Avxnvs, Naw York, July 14, 1876, To rx Epitor ov Tax HxnaLp:— Since Mr. E. W. Stoughton, nearly two years ago, made his gallant sortie from the ranks of the demo- cratic party to relieve General Grant in the diMfculties caused by federal usurpation in Louisiana until Wednes- day evening at the republican raeitication meeting in Cooper Union he confesses to have taken no ‘activo part in the politics of our country, which, rightly uo- derstood, is that science or method by which all its elective officers are selected, nominated and chosen by the people.” This definition 1s so highly original and novel that it will be a pity if the new philosophy of “the politics of our country” should prove a failure owing to the indiscretion or inexperience of its parent aad patentee, I do not now refer to Mr. Stoughton’s confidence in tho republican party, which, having sole power and responsibility, first made paper evidences of govern- ment indebtedness a legal tender in paymeut of the debts of private citizens, and which instead of perform. ing its promises has, while annually professing 1t would Periorm them, during eleven years of peace, ‘‘avnually enacted fresh hindrances thereto;”’ nor do I now refer to bis valuable guarantee that the repudlican party can now be trusted to redecm the nation’s dishouored pledge merely because it has made one now impossible protession, having meanwhile done absolutely nothing to fulfil 1t, nothing te fulfil a single one of the prom- ises engraved upon more than $369,000,000 of legal tender notes, which daily defraud either debtor or creditor in every payment or sale among 45,000,000 of people, Still less do I refer to Mr. Stoughton’s {ptrepid accoant of tho position of Gov, ernor Hendricks, whom he not only styles a “representative —inflationist’”’ (a character he bas always rejected and disclaimed, but to whom he would also ascribe an attempt toward repudiation in some form. * * * “Perhaps in paymonts by promises in accordance with the theory of Hendricks and his followers’? For Mr. Stoughton in his previous confessedly negligent performance of the high duty of taking part in his new “science or method” of distrib- uting office has merely taken the liberty to be ignor- ant of the speech made by Governor Hendricks in Indianopolis, September 14, 1874, indorsed, too, by the victorious democracy of Indiana in the subsequent election, in which speech he suid:— EXTRACT FROM GOVERNOK HENDRICKS’ SPRKCH. By the first act which President Grant signed in 1869 the faith and honor of the country are pledged to the payment (of the inierest-bearing obligations of the United States) in gold, * * * What is the effect of the act of 1869 piodging payment in gold? Upon that question I have no doubts. Congress passed it and the President approved and signed it They had the constitutional power, * * © ‘Their acts, within the sphere of their power, bind the people, Millions of the bonds have since been svid and the purchasers must be puid in accordance with the pledge given. * * © A lower stanaard cannot be sei up for the government than that which measures the rights and liabilities of individuais. Tho same act of 1869, of which Governor Hendricks thus demonstrates the sanctity, includes in its binding pledge not merely the bonds, but also the legal tenders. Tt reads ;— THR LAW, ‘The faith of the United States is solemnly pledged to the payment, in coin or its equivalent, of all the obh- ations of the United States not bearing interest, ‘own as United States notes, and of all the interes! bearing obligations of the United States, except in vases where the law authorizing the tgsue of any such obliga- tion has expressly provided that the same may be paid in lawtul money or other currency than gold and silver It is, perhaps, a canon of the new “science or method” of distributing offico that every neophyte shall describe as an ‘inflationist” and ‘‘repudiator” sny democratic statesman who, like Governor Hendricks, has demanded the honorable fulfilment of a pledge of Congress even when belicved improvident, a favor to bondholders and a wrong to taxpayers, But 1 do refer to another, though less important falsification, which cannot but hinder the success of Mr. Stoughton’s new ‘science or mothod” of distribut- ing office, viz, nis attributing to a fellow-citizen, who never uttered them, words and opinions false in them- selves, as well as falsely imputed. Mr. Stoughton, at the Cooper Union, ascribed to me this absurd utter, ance:— Those who claim that Tilden ts unassailable do not know bi or if they do, then they are quite as dis- honest as he ia, He has been counsel for all the broken- down corporations with which New York has been atiiicted tor a bf term of years, and out of them he has not come with cloan hands, No “science or method” of obtaining office can pros- per by the belp of slovenly inaccuracy like this, I should pot have supposed that in the old ana bonorabie profession of tho law a man could obtain or keep clients by such methods. Mr. Stoughton could have ascer- tained by a note if I had ever held or even uttered these opinions. But he should have been aware that no man of sonse in New York ever couid have believed such falsehoods concerning Governor Tilden, than whom, if I may presume to judge, no more clean. handed, upright or sagacious counsellor, in my time, has belonged to the bar of this city. My first choice, indeed, for President was Senator Bayard, of Delaware. But I concur heartily in the choice of the St Louis Convention, and in their platform, so direct, explicit and unequivocal in its every demand for reform, and this Ido the more un- hesitatingly for the reason that I have loag believed Governor Tilden to be one of the few statesmen in any party who ts capable to fulfil the pledges of that mas- terly platform in respect to reduction of expenditure, revision of taxation and areturn to specie payments with steadiness, ease and safety, relieving labor which now everywhere begs in vain for employment, and Liberating capital, which now so gonerally hides in dis- trust, Your obedient servant, AUGUST BELMONT. TAMMANY HALL PETER 8B, OLNEY'S VIEWS ON THUDSDAY NIGHT'S MEETING. Mr. Peter B. Olney was called on by a Henao re- porter at the University Buiidings yesterday for the purpose of ascertaining his views concerning what is known as the recent anti-Tammany movement, He said, substantially, that when the resolutions, as they had passed the Committee on Organization, had been reported for the consideration of the meeting there was another resolution offered approving of the lead- ership of the Hon. John Kelly, which, of course, in connection with recent events, would apply only tothe conditions evolved at St, Louis, and the action taken there by that genticman and other members of the organization, ‘As in my opinion,’ said Mr. Olney, ““Ubat action was injudicivus and unwise I did pot con: it expedient or proper that the General Comm t- sbould be called upon to indorse it. Hence, when this resolation was offered a& an amendment to the regular resolutions, | thought tt was better that the oc- currences at St Louis should be reviewed at the meet. ingot the General Committee, inaamuch as, in my judgment, they were not caiculated to promote bar- mony in the committee, But, as some indiscrect friends of Mr, ge forced their introduction, those of the committee who did not approve of the action of Mr. Kelly and others at St Louis felt called upon to oppose the passage of the amendment. Heuce the lively debate which foilows Ido not think that the debate isatall catenlated to injure the democratic ticket. On the contrary, perhaps, we nave had too little debate, or discussion, in the General C.mmittee, and the debate of Thursday night will be likely to cause more interest in the consideration of questions in the juture, And 1 think that it will promote the interests of the party in the country in t future, The comtmitiee wero unanimous m support Got the national ticket and plattorm. We offered a resolution providing for the Appointment by the various delegations from the As- sembly districts of a committee to confer with other democratic organizations with a view to bringing about a concert of action aod harmony among all dem- ocrats in the city and county during the coming cam- paign, Owing to the confusion prevailing at the close of the meeting bo action was taken on that resolution, But that or some other similar resolution will, un- doubtedly, be brought before the organization tor the acuon tWereon, f decm it very desirable and impor- tant, for the sake of our national, State and county ticket, that union among the democrats of the city should be brought about and that all honest means should be taken to promote h a anion. And from my talks with various persons I am of the opinion that there is a strong fecling among democrats in this county that sach union should be accomplished.” TAMMANY RATIFICATION. Yesterday afternoon the committee appointed to make arrangements for the Tilden-Hendricks ratifica- tion meeting on the 26th inst, met in Tammany Hall. Mr. John J. Gorman presided, and after the usual routine business it was resolved to invite the following gentlemen:—Jotm Hancock, of Texas; J. Proctor Knott, of Kentucky; Charles C. Hooker, of Misainsippl; Jona kK: Tarbox, wd Massachusots; Joba B Gordou, of Georgia; William Pinot and Samuel N. Ranaall, of Pennsylvania, A letter from ex-Governor Seymour was read, ac- Knowledging the invitation extended bim and prom- ising to attend in case he has recovered {rom @ slight 8 under which he was laboring. It was also resolved to have three stands erected, from one of which speeches will be made in German. A commitioe consisting of John Bayes, Leo C, Dessar and J. E. Morrison were appointed to select officers for the meeting. kr. John Kelly reported the resolutions adopted on Thursday by the Executive Committee, 1n- Viting all democrats to be present, and moved that It be embodied in the call for the meeting. The meeting then udjourned to meet on Friday next. ANTI-TAMMANY RATIFICATION. A meeting of the Committee of Arrangements of the antt-Tammany party was held yesterday to hear re- ports of sub-committees, The ratification of the Tilden and Hendricks ticket ts to be made on the evening of July 24. The Commiitec on Invitations reported that Oswald Ottendorfer had promised to preside, health permitting. Heexpressed himself in full sympathy with the movement. The committees on Hall, Platform, Music, Deeora- tions, &«, reported in detail, showing that they had completed all necessary arrangements. it is understood thatthe various Tilden and Hen- dricks campaign clubs which bave been rece! formed will assemble at their headquarters on Jul: at an early hour in the evening, and march to Irving Hall, where those who can obtain entrance will be ad- dressed by cloquent speakers, Stands will be erected on Irving square and Fifteenth street. During the evening the usual display of fireworks and reniering of music will take pia TILDEN RATIFICATION IN JERSEY. A democratic mass meeting to ratily the nominations of Tilden and Hendricks was held in the Catholic Insti- tute, Jersey City, iast evening. Ex-Mayor Van Reiper presided, On taking the chair he delivered a stirring Whyte, of Maryland, address, predjoting that Tilden would sweep the country. When he let fall the remark, “The countr 18 1n a bad condition and we need a change,” the hall became u scene of wild excitement. The secretary, Counsejlor McAdoo, read communications from Gover- nor Bedic, ex-Governor Joel Parker, Lieutenant Governor Dorsheimer, ot New York; ex-Senator Win- field and others. Speeches were made by Assembly- man Rabe, of Hoboxen ; Senator Abbett and others, Tho meeting Was characterized by great enthusiasin, NORTH CAROLINA POLITICS, RETUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC MASS MEET- INGS—COMMENCEMENT OF THE STATE CAM- PAIGN—SPEKCHES BY EX-GOVERNOR VANCE, Rauwicn, July 14, 1876, Both political parties held immense mass meetings here Inst night. The republicans crammed Metropoll- tan Hall, the largest audience room in the State, to bear the Hon. William A. Smith, candidate for Lieu- tenant Governor. Another meeting was hold at the northern end of the capital, which was addrossed by ex-Senator John Poole and others, continuing till long past midnight. Simultaneously a great maltitude of democrats as- sembled in front of the Yarboreugh House, accom. panied by a brass band, and called out ex-Governor Vance, who responded briefly, nud was followed by Hon. Daniel G, Fowle, gGeneral William R. Cox, and others, At eleven this morning Hon. Zebulin B, Vance formally opened his gubernatorial canvass in tho ample grove opposite the Yarborough House. Fully 6,000 people were present, nearly all white, including many ladies. Vance spoke for two bours, mainly in deience of his course as Governor of North Carolina during the war. He denied any uct of cruelty or op- pression toward Unioni-ts; said’ he was opposed to the aréh laws which he was officially compelled to exe- cute, and claimed that he siood during bis entire term between North Carolinians and Confederate authorities, He referred to the fact of his reieasing fifty military prisoners contined at Salisbury alter the Confederate Congress had sus- pended the writ of habeas corpus, and showed from his letter books where he nad announced to the Cou- tederate Cabinet bis determinativn ta call upon the militia of North Carolina, it necessary, to prevent an infringement of the rights of citizens. He contrasted this record with that of ex-Governor Holden, who, 1870, suspended the writ of habeas corpus of hia own moti and directed Kirk and Burgen, and their sub ordinates, to disobey Cniet Justice Person's order to bring their prisoners before him. Governor Vanco concluded with a magnificent appeal to the State pride of North Carolinians. Governor Vance informs mo that he will epeak at least throe times weekly henceforward uatil Novem- ber 7. HANGED FOR ARSON. THE NEGRO FIEND HAYWOOD GRANT EXE- CUTED—A CRUBL MONSTER—HI8 CONFESSION O¥ BRUTAL MURDERS, ROBBERIES AND HOUSE BURNING, Roms, Ga., July 14, 1876, In this little city, for the first time in Georgia’s his- tory, as far as I can learn, a man was banged to-day for the crime of arson, About five months agoa small building at Plainville, used a3 astore und dwelling house, was burned. A negro named Haywood Grant was shortly afterward arrested and tried for the crime, He was convicted and then contessed. His bearing was exceedingly insolent and hardy, and when tho Judge put his day of execution on the 14th of July he arose and asked, “Coulda’t you put the day sooner, Mr, Judge? I am going to hell anyhow, and tho sooner I get through with it the bettor, I would like if you could make it sooner.” ¢ WK WAS TAKEN TO JAM, and there confined until to-day, Hoe has been utterly callous and unrepentant, and says “he’s seen too many niggers gwino straight to heaven from do gallows, and he’s gwine straight to hell."’ *Yesterday he shocked the jailors and others by telling them tho story of his life, in whieh he coniessed that ho had committed tour murders and burved six houses, WIS CONFESSION, These crimes are #3 follows:—In 1865 he killed a white deckhand on the steamer Potomac with a billet of wood. He was never suspected, and oscaped pun- ishment. Some months atter he killed another deck- hand on the steamor Bostonian. After killing him he threw him overboard, and the man was supposed to bo drowned trom the Bostonian, Ho then went on board the Alaska; was detected in stealing and discharged; then to the Dardinelle, where he got into a row and Bo escaped from in was in Mempuis, Thore ho killed an Irishman, ‘just for tun," and robbed him of $200, He at once left the city and again escaped punishment. He went to Steamboating again afierthia, In the latter part of 1872 he went to work on General Piilow’s place, near Little Rock, and trom there to Memphis in 1873 Hero he was arrestod for ang ®& mule, convicted and tenced to ten years imprisionment, In the fall of 1873 he was sent to work on the Elizabethtown and Paducah Railroad and escaped. Going to Helena he engaged in a riot, was again arrested and acquitted. Bat he was re- arrested for the murder of a nogro named Housboro in Memphis. He was sent to Memphis, tried and.con- victed, but he got a sew trial and was subsequentiv acquitted, WE SAYS ME KILLED HOUSRORO in 1874. Next he kilied a pot'coman in Memphis and was sentenced to fifteen years’ imprisonment therefor, but he escaped in less than ayear, In 1869 he claims to have killed Genera! Hindman. He says:—''l shot him with an Eofleld rifle on a Sunday night, the muzzle of the gun being placed against the window ginay,’’ Hindman bad previously hung his cousin, Ie Morris, and left bim hanging from Saturday 10 Monday. Heo established his leadquarters bere in Septem- ber, 1815, {rom whieh point he has oper- ated on all the adjoming towns and = con- fessos to four incendiaries and fifteen or twenty robberies, He served three yeurs in the Forty- sixth regiment (Colovel Wood's) Company I, of the United States Armny, but was mustered out in St. Lous 1m 1866, Ho was born in Ohio, of free parents, in 1844, but became a slave when he was five or six years old by bis father selling himself and tamily to Colonel Quarles, of Kentucky, to defend him (tho father) in_a criminal sut, Quarles sold Haywood to General Forrest and Forrest sold him to General Grant, of Bolivar county, Mississippi, from whom he takes his name, 18 LAST HOUKS ON BARTH. He slept but little last night and did not eat any- thing. At nine o’clock this morning, when your correspondent saw him, he was excited and badly frigntened. Colored ministers bad sung and prayed with himall night. Ho asked fora toddy and a cigar, which were given him. The gallows was erected ond mute from the Court Hose, on a plateau surrounded by hills, from which 5,000 or 6,000 people witnessed the execution. He stepped on the trap ten minutes after eleven andin a few minutes confirmed the confession of hiscrimes and urged ail present to beware of h: doom. At quarter past eleven the trap fell and ne dropped about xeven feet. He was dead in six minutes, but hong thirty minutes. This 1 the first banging in this county for twenty-five years, THE MURRAY-BERDELL FIGHT. , MURRAY'S LIFE IN GREAT DANGER—THE VORCED BERDELL LOCKED UP. Mippietowy, N. Y., July 14, 1876, Wisner Murray, who was shot at Goshon last might by Robert H. Berdell, whom ho had horsewhipped, is in @ critical condition this morping, the brain still ooz- ing from the wound in his head. Beraell was brought up for examination this morning, but alter a statement of the surgeon attending the wounded man regarding his condition the hearing was postponed until to- morrow afternoon and Berdeli was locked up, Berdell te badly about the face and head by the raw. hide, He appeared in court with his clothing covered with blood Irom the cuts. A colored coachman, named Thomas Railey, who drove Berdeil away from the scene of tho affray, was arrested a8 an accomplice alter the fact, be ha refused to stop when ordered to do so DI- ‘He was admitted to bail, THE HEAT. THE CAUSES AND TERRIBLE RESULTS—SUN< STROKES AND MORTALITY. The prolonged term of extraordinary beat, with ita remarkable uniformity of temperature and fatal effects on animal and vegetable life, have awakened the liveliest curiosity regarding its cause and probable duration, There are mysteries in the economy of mature which even the wonderful intelligence and re search of man bave never succeeded in fathoming. Note withstanding the resources of science ber progress has not advanced beyond the Investigation by seratch- Ing, as it were, of the merest suriace the envelope that encloses the truths it seeks, and it is only by the sparka of bgbt that emanate from the hard, fioty shell that scientists can note even the least jinportant results of their Jabors. Light aud heat bave long turnished sabe jecis of study to the most advanced philosophers and a after the secrets of nature, ‘The first phenome non has been geuerally considered as intimately as sociated with the second, but by the decomposition of a solar ray it is found to be distinet in its operation on matter, and, so far as known, must be regarded as an independent quantity in the grea equation of the universe. To the animal world av least light bears the same relation to heat as the sense of seeing does to that of feeling, [tis the medium by which the presence of matter beyond the reach of touch is made apparent to us, Heat is, on the other hand a perceptible fore which appeals directly to the sense of teeling, that moat active of ail the animal faculties, and is Mittable from one substance lo another by radiation and absorption accoruing to the conduct ing power of the matter acted upon. There are three sources ot heat wheuce we derive the volumes necessary to sustain Jie, tor it must be remembered that heat is mecessary to Vital: without it the animal functions would remain a8 inactive as the parts of a steuin el gine without the steam; These are the sup, the internal heat of the earth and the combustion of jocal matter in air, The first of these necessarily furnishes the chief supply, for it is a con- stant one, with no perceptible diminution 1m the ane nual average of it inteasity. ‘The second, although equally coustant, is wnoualiy decreasing 1m intensity, anu, thereiore, of secondary value in the ca iculati of results, ‘The third we resort to when the two tormes in combination fai] to furuisa the supply of warmth which is necessary for human comfort, | 1t 18 essen ally artificial, and is limited im 11s use to the pur. poses of man. Al certain seasons of the year, when a portion of t! suriace of the globe forms a nearer approach to 4 right angle with the direct rays of the sum than at others, the medium of the air, through which the sup’s rays pass, exercises a smaller eiracting influence on the Tays of heat Lan at other seasons when the conditions are different, and we, therefore, rec the heat trom the sun directly or nearly so, aud every object ex- posed to its influence, its share of calorie in propor. tou to its absorbent properties, The air through which the sun’s heat passes to the earth do coive its heat from the sun directly, but by r from the earth, which absorbs the beat, This i provon very fully by the fact that, while the valleys and flat lands of the tropics are intensely warm, the high mountain ranges in the same latitudes aro ‘cov. ered with eternal snows and glaciers formed of massive rivers of solid ice. We must therefore recognize in heat as affecting the atmosphere a reilected or radiated, instead of a direct, force in nature. Now, coupled with the variable qua tit as to particular seasons, but invariable as to an- nual averages of heat, from the sun’s fore Sent abe sorbed by the earth and then radiated, we have the radiation into the atmosphere ot the uumeasu: decreasing quantity supplied by the internal combus on ot the earth. When the supply from these two sor cea 18 abnorim ily great, owing to atmospheric cundit ons, we experience periods of heat such ax thatof the prosent time, but when the suu’s heat 1s decreased by thy inte: position of atinospheric obstacles to ite direct tran: Mission then we bave what 18 called cool westhe 1n the present case our summer heat has been lied by two distinet causes, although bot may Yo said to bave arisen out of (he operation of one well kuvown law of meteorological physics. The first hys been the peculiar distribution of atmospheric deusities over the sur ace of the continent during the year, This has been marked by the eastward movement of ex- tended areas of high barometer over the Southern States and of areas of low barometer over those of the North. The angle at which tho sun's hout rays bay struck the earth's surface at midday in the low Ia tudes is sO Rear that of a right angle thu tno increased density of the atmosphere inuicated by the high barometric pressure does not ma- terially modily their intensity, and consequently a normal temperature for those latitudes has been main- tained. But these southern arcas of bigh barometer represented, and stil represeat, the reservoirs as it were from which the air currents have been flowing steadily northward for a considerable time, bringing co of the earth # large aeare the with them along the surf of the heat wuich permeates the southern air, second cause may ve bricily described as follows The corresponding movement of areas of low barometer through the Northern and Middle States brought with them a tigh temperature peculiar to themselves and independent of exterior causes. In fact, these areas originate in elevations of temperature in tho Chinese yeas, and as they progress eastward over the Pucitic ocean and the American continent they usually arrange themselves with regard to the areas of high pressure so as to present regular alternations of atmospheric den. sity, ‘There is a continuoas movement of these distin conditions going from the equatorial zune toward either pole, in a northeasterly direction in the porthern hemisphere, and in a southeasterly direction in the southern halt of the globe, Sometimes these areas pass over a given point, such as New York city, with a regular alternation of ‘high and low pressuro, again, it is found that the low areas will pass successively to the northward of the city, and the high aroas, in the saine order of movement, to the southward, the inte: vening spaces being occupied by a normal pressure. The erratic courses of sloriné Which arise yn tl areas must not be contounded with the mo the areas themselves, which normally obey a law that directs them in regular tracks, Buch as can be indicated by exporienced meteoroiogists, The actual angle of the line of direction wk the equator may vary slightly, with the season of the year, because of variations of density of the air, or because of topo. graphical obstructions combining with eitber of the foregoing causes to produce a deviation; but the re- sultant or line of general annual direction can be scarcely said to vary [rom one year to another. Our bot weather, then, can be easily explained by a study of the movements of these great areas of high and diminished pressure. If an area of bixh barom ter crosses our meridian on one parallel of latitude cool weather will prevail during its passage; but as Jong as the bigh pressures move through the semi- tropicat Southern states and the warm low areas through the Northern, so long must we expect to safler from the prevailing torrid temperature, In proof of the foregoing remarks it is only necessary to call at- tention to the fact that the violent thunder storm: which usuaily prevail in the South durivg the summer have this year been confined altogether to the North- ern and Middle States, thus indicating the existence in the last named sections of favorabie atmospheric con- ditions for such phenomena. DBATHS FROM SUXSTROKK, The following deaths trom sunstroke were yesterday reported at the Coroner's office :— Ano Cunningham, No. 32 Spring street, William Reed, No. 454 Madison streo Jobn Vi . 44 yours, No. 307 Ninth street, Philip Brown, 34 years, No. 182 Stantoh street, Mr. Sherman, 50 years, No. 46 West Washington ace, George Speidel, 27 yoars, No, 315 West Thirty-eighth atreet. Jobn Cherry, pl No, 24 James street. Mary Bean, 11 months, No, 269 Seventh avenue Frank Murphy, 36 years, No. 427 East Twelfth street. Sarab Coyle, 79 years, St, Joseph’s Home. John McCoiligan, No. 507 West Twenty-tifth street, John Kershenheuter, 1 year, No. 432 Wost Fortys ninth street Margaret Winn, 60 years, No. 329 Kast Thirty-second street, Willtam J. Irvin, 30 years, No, 650 Sixth avenue. Elizabeth Schuiler, §2 years, No, 434 West Thirty. ninth street, Matthew Harper, 52 years, No, 442 West Thirty- second street, Sarah Curaming, 36 years, No, 26 Kasex street, Mary rary No, 166 East Thirty-third street. Mary Battle, 40 years, Seventh avenue, near Filty- sixth street, sae Suay, 9 months, No, 348 East Fitty-foarth street. Michael Reilly, No. 242 East Seventy-filth street, Catherine Malvin, 6 months, No. 15 Chrystie street, Thomas Couch, 36 years, fireman at Masonic Temple, tin Lynch, No 46 Thomas street. James P. Hayes, 38 yoars, No. 157 Ninth avenue. Marcus Mendie, 56 years, found on Malberry street, Thomas Smith, 33 years, sailor on Anchor line of steamers. Daniel Hedden, 45 years, found on the corner of Dey and hington streets, Henry Newson, 42 years, found 40 Onk street August Maneh, 38 years, of Williamsburg, Patrick Meknroy, 30 years, No. 355 Pearl street, James Delahaniy, 45 years, pressman at New fore Henao office, No. ih} Second avenue, An unknown man found at the corner of Rutgere and Henry sireets; body taken to the Morgue. An unknown man found at the corner of Third ave. nue and Fifty-second street; body at thi An unknown woman fromm No. 3 Franklin street; ba at eee ae " poter Reilly, 40, of No. 173 Sackett street, Brook! ied TORORY, ° 7™ rs. Clyne, of No, & Lawrence place, Br died yesterday. * ~~ PROSTRATHO WY THE UAT. The following persons were prostrated by the heat yesterday :— Nichois Mingen, 19 veara, ot No. 247 Seventh avenue, He Heintzelnan, 36 ye: No. 12 Spring street, Henry Kautler, 27 years, No, 211 Washington street, i Alexander McLean, 22 yours, No, 157 Kass Thirtioth Frank Shay, 10 years, of Columbii Brook!, Charies M. Coolt aa years, of seed , rh ga Wilham Houtg, 36 years, of No. avenug Henry Kainpier, 20 years, No. 157 avenue B. Robert Craig, of Hovoken; precarious condition, bs Bares of Hovoken ; insensible, 01 001 havi Lome, ia Brook! bare to ane city ites ak i * os man, German, 59, of No, 142 Mauger street, Brooklyn; not expected to live, 4 Edward sicLaughitn, 42 years, No 86 Franklin Simeon N. Leo, 82 years, formort, Deputy Coroner, No, 203 West Titty sozeud street. i! ‘ William Mangia, 18 years, No. 286 Mott siren