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POLITICAL CAMPAIGN, Who Will Be the Democratic Can- didate for Governor? THE FIELD REVIEWED FORE AND AF Ciarkson N. Potter, Ex-Governor Seymour, Lieutenant Governor Dorsheimer, Manton Marble, General McQuade, Lucius Robinson, State Senator Bradley and the ‘Dark Horse.” INTERVIEW WITH AN-GOVEROR SEYMOUR. EEE OP RES a . Unica, N. ¥., August 19, 1876, In reviewing the field for the nomination of the dem- Ocratic candidate for Governor of the State of New York suppose wo take the aspirants seriatim as they eccurto the mind of an observer in connection with other political facts and incidents bearing upon the present poiitivai campaign in the State—to commence with, CLARKSON MN, POTTER. Passing beyond the boundaries of New York city and county apd advancing through Westchester, Putnam, Duichess and Columbia counties the democrats in the river towns and paris of the interior might be set flown as favorable to the nomination ot Congressman Clarkson N. Potter, of Wesichester, for Governor, Yet, while some favor his nomination, others aver that lt would be throwing too many honors in one part of tho State to take both the democratic candidate for President and the democratic candidate for Governor from that section. Hence, while admittme his emi- Bent fitness for the position, they think he can afford to Wait awhile and servo his State and country a littic longer in Congress, where his services have been so marked and valuable. He will, they say, do as well as candidate for Governor three years hence us at the present time, and iu the meantime allow some other me to be introduced us the democratic candidate for Governor of the Empire State, Nevertheless, Clarkson N. Potter may Ue the nominee, with strong probabili- ties of his election. MORATIO SEYMOUK. All aiong the line of the Central Railroad, through the counties of Rensselacr, and irom Albany westward, through Schenectady, Montgomery, Fulton, Herkimer, Oueida (bis home}, Madison, Onondaga, Cayuga and some other counties in Central and Western New York, you will hear democrats talk in this wise:— DEMOCRATIC OPINION IN REGARD TO SEYMOUR. With Horatio Seymour as the democratic candidate for Governor tuo Stato of New York will be carried for the democratic ucket with a greater majority than when, in 1844, Silas Wright was induced to run for Governor on the Polk and Dailas ticket. With Tilden, Hendricks and Seymour as standard bearers the do- mocracy of New York need never think of such a word as ‘fail? ”? TALK WITH A VETERAN DEMOCRAT, “Bat wiil be stand the fire?”’ “That's the question, and a very important one. Of dourse there can be no new honor in holding an office | that he bas alrea/ty filed so ably, and whether he will allow himself to be called from his cherished retiracy from public life to answer the behests of purty is a matier that himself alone can answer.’” “But he bas bofore bim the example of Silas Wright, who had already declined the candidacy for Vice Presi- dent and accepted ihe democratic nomination for Gov- ernor of the State, Without his name on tho ticket is there not very strong reason to doubt whether the democrats would have carried the State for the | Presidefftial candidates in 18441” “That Seymour would strengthen the ticket there is Dodoubs, Bat is it ceriain that his name ts in the pro- gramme of the democratic leaders? Are there not some war democrats who believe that in case the cam- paign is to be fougut by the republicans on the old war issues that Seymour’s ‘my friends’ speech to the draft rioters in New York would h.ve a damaging eflect? It Is sbamejul that those issues were not long since buried and the South allowed to resume its once pros- perous condition; vut the fact is the republicans dare bot risk losing their present bold of power. Ii they do they know that their reign =o of = +terror and despolism over the South and their plundering schemes on the Treasury of the pation are gone forever. Hence you may well believe that no stone will be left unturned, no denun- tiation of the Southerners Jeft unuttered, no shaking ofthe ‘bloody shirt’ lett untried, and no means that porruption, iraud and bribery can devise left unem- ployed that may enable them to secure a further lease of power,” SEYMOUR WAS NO FRIRNDS IN TAMMANY HALL. “Can not Mr, Seymour be induced to accept the pomination?” was an ivquiry put to a well iniormed democrat, r, Ido not believe any earthly power could persuade him to accept the nomination. He bas no friends in Tammany Hall. The men who rule Tam- many bate him. He is too honest for them. He would not soll his unspotted reputation by entering into a | cainpaign in waoich he would be obliged to associate with such men = That is one reason why Mr. Seymour could not and would not accept the nomination for Governor. LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR DOKSUR:MER isn prominent candidate for the demoeraiic nomina- tion, He is presumed to be Governor Tilden’s first ehorce, and that carries some weight with many. His geozrapliical position, Hailing as he does trom the ex- trewe western portion of the State, and Tiiden hailing trom the extreme eastern, as was happily by Westehesior county (Poekskill) democrat, would | present a good jiusiraiion of the adage that ‘extremes Often meet?” + Said another democrat:— “i uke Lieutenant Governor Dorsheimer. I was at Bt. Louis, aud beard’ read the resolutions—the new declaration of civil independence and reform. He read Witke a hero. Ned Forrest, in bis paimiest days, could not have done better. He suited the action to the word and the word to the action, never oversiep- ping the modesty of nature, He secmed to believe the sentiments he uttered, As’ an upbotder of the | democratic national platornt I believe no better man | could be namied as a snccessor to Governor Tilden. But, alter ali, he would be preierred as a member of Congress, He woulu make u splendid one; and that is the opmion of young Henry Richmond upon hose broad shoulders the mantle of Dean, bis iather, bus fa ten. “MANTON MARBLE is a very strong man,” suid a democrat just returned from an extensive tour through te Wesiern counties. “The nomination bewween Dorsheimer and Mar- ble” “What du the people say about Manion Marble? Why do they want tim for Governor!” “Becauso the people vow demand intelligence and dopesty in (heir puvite servants, Manton Marble is a fentieman of cwture aud redpement. He has ealight. sce oi the people turough the columns of And bewspuper men ure coming more and jore the puviic as representative men. We Ve seen several instances of that Kind lately, and in jarbie the people believe iney have jounda u of the rigbt stamp, He is calied the Hexatn can- fidate, and ihe HeRaco’s influence is becoming more And more petenti«| among the masses of the people. If sleeved he will make a good Goveruor.” “What do ibe peopie you have met say about the Presiweucy ?"” “They say only one thing. and that is that FILVEX WILL CARRY THE 8TATR BY SIXTY TLOUSAND MAZORITY.”” “Do you credit that statement ?”” honeciy, and I have reason to. uviicans Who bave avowed their ation. Ip Sullivan, counties the demo- In the southern Hier of counties tue Tilden feeling Is very strong. Che- mong, Pioga and Delaware are sure tor Tilden, In short, they are working every where tor Tilden,’’ JAMSS M'QUADE AS A CANDIDATE. a8 @ candiuate /”” ig.ve way to ROWINSON, ihe present Comptroiier of the Stare, Against bim it mill be Urged (bat Le is joo much tied with Tilueu’s state adimitistration to make him an accepta- Se eanerdare among (hose who prefer a distribution of sime ivvors, But 1 don’t thivk he wil be nomimated, He js something Lke Dorehermer—too mach identified with Tilaen, aud Tilden cannot afford to lorce a nomi. nation.”” i Fe} SENATOR BRADLEY, of Chemung, «lected to the stare Seuate by a large ma- jority in a district hitherto repubiican, is, according to (be same Mormant, @ strong candidate for the nomi- remarked | r - NEW YORK .HERALD, MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 1876. nation, He has great strength in the southern tier of counties. This (Oneida) district will be non-committal on the uestion of the nomination, There isa strong feeling a bere for | ANDREW H. GREEN; but, said a hop gatherer, there is as much chance tor bis nomination as there is for the nomination of a Hot- ‘The city of New York may be very glad to get Mr. Green as Comptroller, but the country don’t want him any wh TILDEN INFLUENCE or will, probably, not be that neither he nor his trends will urge any particular man, It is the desire of the democrats of this section to present the most available candidate a8 opposed to the candidate of a mere clique or faction. INTERVIEW WITH EX-GUVRRNOR SEYMOUR—NOT A CANDI DATE FOR ANY OFFICE, RUT WILL TAKE THR STUMP FOR TILDEN AND HENDRICKS. About three miles from the city of Utica lies the domain of ex-Governor Horatio Seymour, in extent originally nine miles long and six miles wide. Upon it are ral @uifices, including the old homestead, which Su pon an eminence commanding & beautiful view of the Valley of the, Mobawk, with the buildings and spires of the city of Utica in fine relief be‘ore an expansive landscape. The other buildin; comprise ap extensive cheese aud butter factory, homes for the farmers and other employés and the necessary outbuildings. It is called the *enecless farm,” ihe only separution between the sever el and artificial hedges, scarcely post being found on the premises, Arriving at the homestead the HERALD correspond- mt learned that the Governor bad just started out on a ride with one of his neices, and it was decided to proceed and endeavor to overtake or meet him. Alter a ride of a mile or two through a rural aod romantic ruad we suddenly descried a vehicle risiag upon the crest of a bill beiore ua, It took but a moment to ex- change salutations, which were succeeded by a cordial invitation {rom the Governor to return to the home- stead and tarry a while. On the porch facing the city the Governor brought out a chai the Hxra.p representative, when a conversation com menced of which the following may be taken as a sub- stantial transcript CORRESPONDENT—Governor, we have come here to obtain a jittle mtormation which, if you are willing, we hope you w#il impart, Governor SkyMour—Why, we look to the Henao for information, not to give information to it CORRKAPONDENT—But this 18 an unusual c which you are personally interested, If it is impertinent question to ask you, Governer, would you accept the nomination for Governor if tendered to you by the Democratic State Convention ? The Govesmor biandly smiled a8 be referred to the letier be bad written, and which was published betore the St. Louis Conveution, and added:—*l am not an aspirant for any political office, Some doubt has been thrown upon my expressed decision in this respect in consequence of my acceptance ot the Presidential nomination in 1868, after having positively roiusod 1, But that was an extraordipary case. The Convention having retused to candidate, who could ave been clected, if nominated, sumebody had to be thrown inio the gap, and when my name was proposed 1 telt calied upou to offer mysell asa sacrifice lo an already foregone defeat. 1 knew nothing of my nomt- bation ten minutes before itwas made, I leit the chair temporary, and in my absence the nomimation was sprung upon ‘me. Now, having declined former pownations, I can hardly be expected to recede from | the resolutions { have forined iz regard to public office.” CORKESPONDENT—But in cage of Governor Tilden’s election to the Presidency would you accept a seat in his Cabinet? Governor Sxymour—Having positively declined a nomination by the people I could hardly be expected to accept an appointment as a Cabinet officer. CorRESPoNDENT—Will you take partin the present canvass? Governor Styuour—If my health permits I will My physician recommends quiet and repose trom mental excitement for the present. When the weather gets cooler I shall take a lively interest in the canvass, as there are important matters to be brought betore the people that require discussion. Prostrated as our com- merce is something must be done to restore i, = ihe peoplo are overburdened with taxation. Something must be done to reduce tt. There is a general prosira- tion of business, Something must be done to revive it, ‘The Governor conunued in the same strain, with great animation, for some time, touching on the great railroad interests of the country, aud making quite an eloquent speech before a smail but very seiect audience, Cornwsroxoest—In regard to the financial question, Governor, will it bo too inquisitive to ask whether you will have any new views to advance on that sub- ject? Governor Srymovr (briefly)—Economy in public ex- enuitures 18 One great remedy for financial depression. yy economy we shail sustain our credit at home and abroad. The Governor, while communicative upon other topics, was quite reserved on the financial issue, After a very interesting conversation, and the shadows of evening were gathering upon the lovely laudsca pe belore us, your coirespondent ventured to puta final question. CorResPonpENT— Were you to be strack by lightning would vou accept the nomination for Governor? Governor SkYMOUR—My deur sir, my house was struck by lightning only a few weeks ago—the papers ublisbed it—and lought to know something about ihiming, but don’t wish to know auytning more about nominations. I have just erected a ightning rod on my house; but I trust it will not be necessary for me to put up anotber to protect me trom official positions I do not covet. THE PARALLEL BETWEEN SILAS WRIGHT AND EX-GOVER- NOR SEYMOUR. Some enthut ic members of the democratic panty have urged in rol the nomination of Governor Seymour for Governor that it would furnish a parallel to the canvass when Silas W: help the When the subject was iiroduced in the above conver- satiou Governor Seymour emphatically remarked that the political situations were not analogous. That when Silas Wright was nominated the Presiden. tial office was un Executive office, but now the United States Senate is the Executive power and the Presiden- tial office merely a nominating power. That the had been a great manv changes in our national and m | Ricipal relations since 144, and tbe ex-Governor in- timated that while Silas Wright might hive helped a | Presidential ticket at that time the nomination of no | particular man could aid it st this period. Hence it | may be understood “that ex-Governor Seymour 1s entirely out of the fieid for Governor and tbat the democratic Presidential ticke: will have to stand upon its own bovtom and a good gubernatorial nomination, whieh iends toward Ciarkson N, Potter, or a ‘dark horse” that has no affihation with hack politiciane, EX-GOVERNOR SKYMOUR AND GOVERNOR TILDE: The sentiments of ex-Governor Seymour in regard to the democratic candidate for President wero quite In- terest.ng. They wil! be reserved tur another letter. DEMOCRATIC RALLY AT HORNELLS- VILLE. CROWDS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE OPERA HOUSE—THREE BANDS OF MUSIC—ELOQUENT SPRECHES BY LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Dons- HEIMER, SENATOR BRADLEY AND OTHERS. Horxenusvite, N. Y., Augast 20, 187 Shattuck’s Opera House was filled to overflowing last evening, on the occasion of a grand Tilden and Hen- dricks ratification meeting, Two thousand persons were present, and maby were unable to gain admit- tance. Licutenant Governor Doreheimer began his remarks by referring to the disgrace put upon this nation in that it is obliged to enter upon a Pres dential cam- Paign, for the first time in its history, with its pablic fervice mortifyingly degraded. He then traced the causes of this condition of public affairs, During the war venal and corrupt men seized upon the oflices. At the close of the war Grant was naturally made Presi dent, when the curse of despotism was by bim inau- gurated and by his subordinates perpetuated. This and its evil results caused the liberal move- ment in 1672, whose declarations were craft- ily supplemented by the repubdiicans with renewed pledges to good conduct, Their rule during Granat’s ond term has corrupted the civil service, invalidated the currency, widened the war breach between the North and the $ uth, created an armed navy with no commerce to protect and strengthened the army to send South uistwad of West, and again the democracy asks for your suifrage, while the republicans come forward to ask the same, but with what to base their request on, pray tell? In view of the record given the democrats obtained a footing in Congress, and tnere demonstrated the golden opportunities for reform. They impeached a Cabinet Minister, exposed another, carried an indictment directly into the White House, caused a government olficiat high in office to resign, re- cated a ioreign Minister, and reduced the appropria- tions $30,000,000, and it’ would have been $40,000,000 but for a bargaining, willully stubborn Senate. VLEDGES BROKEN AND VISHONXORED. The question forces itself upon the whule community, Man, woman aud child, I We again trust yur Lovors to the party which bas thus broken tts promises and whose record gives proof of the justification of worke Suspicions ? You # been taxed—tuxed not oply im- Properiy and far beyond the pubic needs, but taxed so uuskiltully that the burdens imposed vy these Methods are greater than the actual tax itself, Of the w00,000 which the tarifl yivids tbe people at large ot .es8 than $100,000,000 as enhanced prices to those who are vwners of protected indusiries, Grant had abundant opportunities to keep good his promise tom vonvertivie, But what did he bonds nut yet duc, a 1 that of the inan who used his spare cash to pay a mortgage due in tive years and lov his Bote go to protest, which man thereby became 4 bank- rupt and made bimeeli liabie as such, That's what Grant did and left the promises of the nation lessons of dishonor to the rising geDerauion. And now the repub- iiean party ask us to try them once more, Why should we, pray tell? (Laughter and applause), A WORD FOR TH Do we want say mace eiknaps, Robeson: Babeocks and all the rest of them? No, a tuousand Umes no. Lf you will not try them again you must Bet yourselves to work to bind setof men who will devise a way to retnedy the present state of pubbe affairs, Men have set themselves to work, bonorabie, Sngacious, experienced men, to put a candidate before you, and ask your suffrage for @ man who has shown imseif fit to be the President of the United States, 4 that man is the reform Govervor of New York muel J. (Long continued applause.) Country was raised up by Cre ergeucy which met; drew Jackson was brought out to mest the crisis %. Sebencks, he overcame, #0 did the Lieutenant Governor believe Samuel J. Tilden to be vrought before the American to reform and purify a demoralized and bite. (Wild applause.) Here followed a rebearsal ot the bumerous savings to the pewple of this State in appropriations and debt made by Governor Tilden since his administration be- fg. together with a detailed account of the persistent labor of the man in so doing. DEMOCRATS KEPORMING DEMOCRATS. It ts not a burd thing to find a democrat who will re- form a republican, and vice versa, Lut a democrat who can reforin democrats is, indeed, a hard thing to find, and apparently a republican who can reform repub- leans mucl er. in his great rm work, Gov- erpor Tilden has bad occasion to strike at democrats ip | the Canal ring containing some of that party, These men now denounce him, will not work ior bim nor ‘yote lor bim, and the speaker hoped they wouldn't, as, by so doing, Would be evidenced the sincerity of the motives of Governor Tilden. (Applause). But it kas been saia Mr, Hayes is as good a man as Governor Ti! den. If 80, Whatis bis record’ te has served in Congress, and the speaker let bis hearers into a little | campaign secret when he told them that mgn had been at work examining the Congressiovai records to rec what Governor Hayes had done or said, and they found | actually nothing. ‘The democracy can’t say Governor Hayes has said so and so, because he has saia nothing. t ‘They can’t say he has done so and £0, because he bas done nothing, (Labgbwer and applause). Governor Hayes was, the speaker be ieved, serving his bird term in the Guvernatorial chair in Ohio, Have there been no thieves, no stealing in Obio of lute years? If 80, then Ohio must, indeed, be the lind of the blest or eize Hayes’ Gubernatorial record must be hke bis Con- gressional record, a record of blanks. REPERENCK TO THINGS IN GENERAL, Those who are atraid of the so calied bloody shirt are afraid of an empty as well as a bloody shirt, Those | who are afraid that the democracy once in power will pay the rebel debt are airaid of an utter impossibility. That act having been probibited by constitutional amendment, and the amendment ratified by the ex- rebel States, and in view af what Governor Tiden has done in this State, and tho evidenced sincerity of his motives upon his election, he will, the speaker felt sale to state, reduce the burden of national taxes, exclusive ensions and the national debt interest, fully one halt. veruor, he added, was fond of cutting great di culties in two. He had done it belore, and would do it again, (Prolonged applause) ‘The bareness of the motive prompting General Dix to attempt to rally the Boys in Blue upon the o!d war issues under the Hayes and Wheeler flag was then manfuliy, earnestly and elo~ quently attacked by the Lieutenant Governor, who said of Dix that he was a man be had known and re- spected, but by this act was one who had lost every title to ‘respect irom a patriotic American, and had | demonstrated his forgetiulness of his first duty to tis country. A calm uuprejudiced «dispassionate plea for a universal vove for reform in the nauonal adminigtra- tion, a vote for Tilden and Hendricks, closed the speech of Mr Dorsheimer, who retired amid enthusiastic cheers, ‘Senator G. RB. Bradley then address:d the audience at some length, bis remarks being frequently interrupted by prolonged applause. The meeting closed with three cheers for iiiden, Hendricks and relorm. At the hotel later im the evening Lieutenant Governor Dorsheiiner | was serenaded by the band, und called upon by a large | umber of prominent democrats of this viciniiy, THE REC POoWwWOW. JOHN MORRISSEY ON THE FAILURE TO UNITE THE DEMOCRACY—TAMMANY ACCUSED OF INSINCERITY—PROPOSITION TO KNOCK OVER THE KING PIN OF THE WIGWAM. SagatoGa, August 20, 1876, Tho impression that the conference between Tam- many and anti-Tammany has rosulted tn entire failure has given food for considerable talk among the politt- cians assembled here to-day. Now that the whole affair Js practically over active participants in the secret con- clave on both sides aro ready to give a full version of what took place within the Closed doors of the con- ferenco room, Senator Morrissey and ex-Sheriff O’Brien returned yesterday morning. Both express themselves as strongly in favor of union, but the basis ig another consideration, Mr, Morrissey argues strongly on the fairness of the proposition submitiea by bys side of the house, ana some striking points in connection therewith as to the dangers which must sur- round the national and State democratic ticket in view of the secret enmity of Tammany Hall will be received with interest. Icalled upon the gentleman, when the following conversation took place:— “Have you had any news from the Conference?’’ | asked the HeRa.p correspondent, “Yes,” responded Mr. Morrissey. i “What do you think of it??? | “L never thought Tammany meant a uni«. “Why 80?” “There are too many people in that organization looking for offices. A union would destroy a great many of their chances. The people who fought Kelly -after the St, Louis Convention did not want any union, in my judgment. A union would have wken.away their power or desiroyed it. 1 think there are a great many people in Tammany Hall holding positions at present who have been sent for and asked to oppose a union.’ “What do you think of Jobn Kelly’s position on this question?” WHAT KELLY SHOULD Do. “Lf be were sincere he should resign from Tammany Hall. As it ts very evident that he cannot control the organization, therefore he sbould not assume to be its le No doubt there is a deep seated opposition to him. It ie also evident that Mayor Wickham is the chic! opponent in this connection as against Kolly. The Department of Publio Works, Corporation Coun- sel’s office, Finance Department and every other de- at Wickham & Cv. can reach are brought his view of the case, Two thirds of the office-holuors in those departments, with the excep- tion of the Comptrolier’s office, are members of the Tammany fall General Committee, A great many secret matters were handied in tue joint conference between Tammany and anti Tammany." “Can you give me apy of its inside history” “Lean, now that it is ended. Tammany Hall pro- posed to give anti-Tammany one-third of the del to the state Convention. 1 answered that think this right or lair, and that a proper union shouid | reach allalissatistied elements in the city of New York. | The Germans ad a political organization throughout thecity and they should have proportionate repre- sentatives, together with Tammany and anti-Tam- many. I do not believe tn exciusive national repre- sentation, but this is an entirely different mater, The | have at jeast 25,000 demecratie votes in New | y. “Op what do you base your proposition as to one- half the detegates to the State Convention?” “L thought the right way to make a union was to | unite all the democratic elements in the city of New | York. Weddid not propose to vsk one-hait for anti- Tammany alone, We offered to give eleven out of our | proportion to other elements opposed to Tammany. | This would leave to onti-Tammany but twenty-one del- | egites out ol sixty-three. It was evident to me when | Tammany Hall did not accede to this propo- | sition that they never meant a union. [ then and | there proposed Lo dissolve the couiereuce. I remarked that 1¢ looked to me like boy's play. "” “What, then, is goiog to be the result of this rup- tured conference 2” INSINCERITY OF TAMMANY WALI. “It is very plain to me that Tammany Hall docs not intend to Bci im good faith to the national ticket. | They are going to repeat what they did at St. Louis,” “What wouid you do ander such’ circumstances #”” CUTTING THE GORDIAN KNOT. “LT would do what few politi # that ever 1 saw have had the courage to do. 1 wonid take the organi zation away from the present management, My jud ment js they cannot be trusted with the tickets upon election day."? “Why do you come to these conclusions ?”” “From theif record and manner of getting into the | last State Convention at Uuca They did not protess to be opposed to Mr, Tiiden, and accepted every proposi- | tion made in the Convention without the shghtest op- position, ‘They then went to St. Louis and made every | etlurtin their power to beatthe man th ! siructed to vote for. L know people on the T Execatiye Committee that ace out openly agai: democratic national ticket. 1 think Governor Tilden and ms friends can Ox this matter in twenty-four | bours, and they should do it without a moments | deiay.”” | 1 impression has gone abroad that this anion was | to be based more particularily upon a division of the public offices in New York city. How as to that?” NO TALK ABOUT OFFICES, | ‘he question of office in} ‘kK was never men- | e conferences. The discussion only reached | | | the State and national tickets. The day has passed when Tammany or anti-Tammapy shall say who will | be cleeted in the city and county of New York. Bar- gains between leaders on both sides are things of tho ast”? i A MYSTERIOUS ALLUSION, Mr. Morrissey concluded by saying:—I! whe manes are against you you Will jose; if the manes are with you you will Win, & proposition which cannot be gains | said Irom a political standpoint.’ In view of the pres- ent state of public seeling Tammany’s beclers in the various districts cannot undertake 10 count ip of count oat on the day of election, Thatis what Mr. Morris. sey means when he tulxs of the manes, AN IMPOLITIC MOVEMENT, | In conversation with several leading politicians this afternoon they stiginatize the meiuod of bringing About tho united delegation to the State Convention as a great mistake, boil on the part of Tammany and | ant-Tammapy The call to elect de es mpst come | directly from the people, but in this instance n 18 | argued that two political Organizations went to work to caucus over such an election and map ont a par- ticular piaa of union on their own particular weas, It is suggested that the proper course to pursue would be to holt a joint conference of (wo sets o! de‘egations from Tammany and anti-fammany at Saratoga the night preceding the BOUh of August, and there agreo upon a basis of representation which would prove sat- istactory to both sides, NEW YORK REPUBLICANS. THE CONTEST OVER THE NOMINATION FoR GOVELNOR—SKIRMISHING BEFORE THE STATE | CONVENTION. .* Unica, Augnst 19, 1876. The rerult of the republican caucuses in Utica, where the fight between the Conkling and anti-Conkling wings of the party was carried on with the most acrimonious spirit on both sides, is an indicatifn of the probable complexion of the State Convention to assembie on Wednesday next. The Conkling interest was defeated overwhelming'y, Indeed, among the delegates to the District Convention there was but one counted as friendly to the Senator, and he, in view of the futility of opposition, made no demonstration, but acquiesced in the election of Senator Lowery as delegate to the State Convention, and made his formal protest against the resolution in favor of Evarts for Governor, con- tenting himself with a mild suggestion that there were other candidates named equally worthy of support, mentioning as one Senator Robertson, of Westchester, but making no allusion to Cornell. It is evident that the contest in Utica was not a mere local skirmish, but that there will be firing all along the line, The anti-Cocking men avow their deter- mination to withhold their support from Cornell if ho ebould be nominated, although they scout the idea of here being any chaneo for his success before the Con- vention, Ostensibly they !avor Evarts, but thgir real eboice 1s undoubtedly Morgan, whom they consider the stronger candidate, both on account of bes fa miliarity with the machinery of politics and his great wealth, which, it is supposed, will be applied to the necessities of the campaiyn with characteristic lib- erality. ’ It begins to look as it Corneil would not be pressed with vigor by tue Conkling interest, His ni come before the Convention, but merely as division, The choice of delegates thus far forecast defeat, and the friends of Conkling are undoubtedly Prepared with another candidate apon whom they wilt concentrate their strength in opposition to Morgan, presenting him asacompromise. It is supposed by somo that Robertson is the alternative name, but the | best information points at Pomeroy, of Cayuga, as the man, Robertson bas greater local strength in the river counties than Pomeroy in the West, but he would not be so acceptable to Senator Conkling. There can be no doubt, however, that in no event will the Conk- ling interest submit to the nomination of Evarts or Morgan without a determined tight, ROBESON’S CUTTING DOWN. HOW THE OFFICERS OF THE NAVY ARE TO BE SENT ON FURLOUGH ON “HALF PaY"—a WARNING TO TALKATIVE OFFICERS—THE ‘PROBABLE RESULT OF RECENT CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATIONS, Waswixctoy, August 19, 1876, The order of the Secretary of the Navy, already pub- lished in the Hxkatp, placing officers of the navy on “furlough ” under certain contingencies has ercated little less than consternation in naval circles, Officers who have grown gray im harness, who have braved tho battle and the breeze on every navigable sea, who have devoted the best years of their lives and all the energies of their manhood to tho service of their country, now find themselves, with dependent tam- flies around them, threatened with a reduction of pay which will place them below the level of tho frisky pages in the Capitol, Though the action of tho Secre- \ary may be considered premature, itis not, as some imagine, arbitrary. Section 1,442, Revised Statutes, enacts that “The Secretary ot the Navy shall have authority to place on furlough any officer on the active list of the navy.” and section 1,567 prescribes that “ofivers on furlough shail receive only one-half of the pay to which they would have been entitled if on leave of absence.” In order that the full effect of the Secrotary’s decree, as regards cach class of commissioned and warrant officers may be distinctly seen, the following pay table as given, [4 shows exactly how much every ollicer, from the Admiral to the junior satlmaker, 1s eutitied to, whether ailoat or ashore :— TAY OF NAVAL OFFICERS, (SEES SEB eee ie fy so] Ro | oF] iP! x2 Hy $y] ie : :§ 1253 ji tialtes SP coca y 4 5 ‘Admiral $13, 000) $13,000) $13, 0001 $6, 50 00 Vice Admiral . . 9,000] 8,000] 6,000) Rear Admiral 5.003] 4,000 Commovores 4,000| 3,000) 3,500} 2,800) 1,400 tee 3,000) 2,300) 1,150 Lieut Commanders— First tour years 2,400) 2,000) 1.000 Aiter four years. %,600} 2,000] 1,100 Lieutenants— | First five yea Px 1,600} 800 ‘Alter five years, 2,200) 1,800; 900 Masters— First five years.. 1,500, 1,200) 600 Alter tive years, 1,700] 1,400] 700 ns— First five years 1,000 800! After tive years, 1 1, 1,200) 1,000; Midsnipmen. 1 800) “600 Cadot Midshipmen. 4 500) 50 Mates..... sees 900) 700 500) Medical and Pay Direct ors and Medical and Yay Inspectors and Chief Engineers, nay- ing the same rank at Fleet’ Surgeoni Paymasters und F Engineers..........6 Surgeons, Paymasters and Chief Engineers— First five yeurs. 1,000 Second five years. 1.200 Third five years. . 1'300 Fourth five years 1400 Alter twenty years 1/500 Passed Aasistant Su qeons, Passed As. sistant Paymasters and Passed = Assis- H tant Engineers— 1,500] 7: 1,700] 850 gineers— five yoars...... 1,000] 500 1,200] 600 Fourth five years, After twenty years. Assistant Naval C | structora— F rst four yoars, —} 2000] 1,500) 750 Second four years, —| 2200] 1700] 650 Atver eight years, —| 2,600] 190] 90 Chaplains — | Firat five yoar 2,600) 2.000] 1,600] 800 Alter five years, 2,800] 2,300] 1,900] 950 Professors of Math matics and Civil En- gineers. First five years, 2,400] 2,400] 1,500] 750 Second five year 2,700] 2\700) 1,800), 900 ‘Third five years.....] 8.000) 3,000] 2100) 1,050 Atter fifteen years...| 3,00] 3,500] 2,600) 1,300 Boatawains, gunners, carpenters and sail: | makers— First three years.....| 1,200] 900) —700| 350 Second three years,..[ 1,300) Third three years 1 Fourth three yea | Alter twelve yea 900) 1,000) 1,200) THE NEW YORK YACHT SQUADRON. FINE DISPLAY IN FRONT OF OAK BLUFFS—FU- TURE MOVEMENTS-—PROBABLE RACE AT NEW- rort. Maxtua's Vixrvarp, Angust 20, 1876, Ata mecting held on board the flagship this morn- ing, it was agreed that the yachts should leave Vine- yard Haven and ran around in front of Oak Biuffs, This was done before noon, and the right was #0 uno. sual that the steamboat landing and shore wero crowded with hundreds of spectators, who remained for hours gazing at the handsome craft, Ab adjourned meeting was intended to be held on board the Alarm this evoning, but the wind hauling to the eastward suddenly ti in the afternoon, the feet quickly broke ground and ran into Edgartown fora harbor. Although it is not definitely settled to the plans for the future, itis probable that the squadron will We for Provincetown to-morrow, from thence pro- ed to the Isle of Shoals and then back to Newport, touching at the places already visited. The leet has sensiviy diminished. The Vision, Rambler and Madeleine have been excused and gone west, The Restless and Palmer bave not as yet arrived from Newport, but are expected this evening, The America has left and is bound to Moston, Rumors of a race at Newport, if the yachis again reach there, have been circulated to-~ YACHTING NOTE. The yacht Nettio, N.Y.Y.C., Mr. Osborn, from the eastward, is an anchor off the Henan telegraph station at Whitestone, Le 1. AMATEUR OARSMEN. New Yous, August 17, 18 To tir Epitor or tHe Heranp:— Permit me to occupy a brief space in your valuable paper. I have accidentally come across a piece of gossip which may prove of cousiderabie interest to prominent amateur oarsmen. Itis currently talked about in boating circles that an effort will be made to exciade James H. Riley, of the Neptune Boat Club, from rowing in the pational and international regattas, on the ground that he 1s @ professional, Now, let us look at this thing a itis, Mr. Riley is either an amateur ora profession There is no middle ground. The National Ai 1 tion's defiuition of an amaieu tively excludes any person Who “competes with of against aby professional fora prize.” If Mr. Riley ever was a projeasional he surely Was at the last international regatta on Sara. toga Lake, and ax Messrs, Keator, Courtney, Yates, Rodgers, Ackerman aud Kennedy ‘compeved with ond against him they have certainly placed thomselyes on the sate footing and have rendered themseives lia- bie to disqualification, If he is a protessional so are they. ju one, the law 14 distinct and doubt us to emit BALK PLAY. i | | | jand J. Anderson, Scotland; Consul Gevlau, Germ D. Sannel and daughter, Alexao- dria, Miss Middieton, Comte Manzoni, Cheval Figoli, Italy; Be 0. Duncan, Naples; Miguel Jane, Havana; Lieutenant Colouei Verdes and Colonel Epinola, of the Spanish army, and Baron Blane, the Italian Minister, who bay been at the Clit | Cottage Hotel fur several weeks Aug. Bartholdi, | and i remains in a great measure with her citizens to | | When the gentleman relert | sou. NEWPORT. 4 BBILLIANTLY SUCCESSFUL SEASON-—-THE PROMISED WATER SUPPLY—SOCIAL MOVE- MENTS AND ENTERTAINMENTS. RWPORT, August 17, 1876 Angst so far has been a very tively month, and the season is considered by those who have every oppor- tunity for knowing a8 being one of more than ordi- nary brilliancy, made so no doubt by the inauguration of popular outdoor amusements by the Westchester Polo Club of New York, The hotels are enjoying a season of fair prosperity, and, as will be seor below, wbree cottages have recently been rented and several prominent families have arrived and taken apartments for the next six weeks at private houses, which goes to prove that the season will extend well into the fall months, Last week the Ocean House came very near being full, and for the past two weeks tho proprietors have been doing a great deal more business than they did tast soasou, and they believe that tho steeple- chases in September will add materially to the suc cesstul termination of the hetel season. Cottage life is not governed by the hotels, for their owners or occupants arrive several weeks before the opening of the hotels and always remain a long while after they are closed, September and October being considered by many of them as the most desirable months of the whole year to be in Newport, Newport is fast tulfilling the predictions made tn ref- erence to her future long ago #8 a summer resort, and to show how theso predictions havo been fultilied we give a brief extract of a letter written toa fricud here in 1824, by @ gentleman then residing in Rio Janeiro: U find I love poor, dear old Newport and most who in- habit 1, even moro than 1 was aware of, and | caimly tuink, though so far distant and away irom the mis- guiding prejudices and affections of mere locality, that its Lime of renovation and prosperity 18 near at hand, I predict this, not with anything ji ercainty with which the millennium has beep pr: , or rather caiculated, by grave divines, but from the natural el- fects of ting and the inevitable progress of natinoal prosperity. For, prosperous as a Whole, in spite of the follies of politicians and passions of parties, we shall be, and taste, operating upon opulence, directing it where to perch, sometimes where to seitie, will, a3 1 think, select in muluiphed instances Rhee Isiand proper. .People who have money will come here, at least in sumier, to enjoy it; those who are high in what 1s deemed rank and ure safe in hereditary wealth, because they can display their rank and wealil advan- tageously; those who have accumulated it by hard knocks, because they can elegantly repose trom their labors; and thoxe who have clinched it by the ittde turns and tricks of trade, because they hope they may be forgotten at a distan he glittering buttertly, never suspected of having been a grub. Our relative naval position, too, must in time be duly appreciated, ‘Thus wrote a gentloman forty-two years ago, before Newport had ever dared to hope that she wouid be the leading watering place of America; where the first fam- ilies in commercial, literary and art circles from all sections of the country congregate for several months im the year, aud ‘until the north winds and falling leaves remind them that the season is over, The city is growing in popularity year after year, and there is no doubt that the number of costly villas will ing ease from year to year, Newport has a bright future, cr keep up her reputation asa desirable home for the thousands who arc annually to be found here and who are willing to ad in beautilying ber surroundings. od to wrote the above para- raph Newport had not 1s Ocean avenue, its paid Fire Department, its fire alarm telegraph, nor even the possibility of Laving water introduced into the city. Betore another season shall have rolied round a periect system of water woras will bo in full Operation, and the visitors will not be abliged to be put to the incenvevience of buying water, as they have been the present season. The pentieman whe so generously oflered to build the wates works, lay the pipes, &c,, at his own expense, providing the property was exeaipt from taxation for a certain number of years, bas already commenced operations, and when the work shall have Leen completed there will be no little rejoicing, and it wil add much to the future pros- perity of the place. The water rates will bo in propor- tion tv those charged in other New Bogiand cities, and the city can, alter live years, purchase the entire prop- | erty at a fair price by a vote of her citizens. Ip a sani. tary point of view another important step should be taken and the sewerage system carefuliy looked int AS yet the place 18 in no danger, but the time is com ing when effective measures will have to be taken in order to protect the local population, ast summer residents, from epidemics of every deserip- | tion. His Honor Mayor Bedlow, in his recent imewy ral, most forcibly refers to this important matter, aud he is a prominent citizen and a gentleman who knows whereof he affirms. SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND ENTERTAINMENTS, The iuvilations to a fustionable weading are out, the high contracting parties being James Wadsworth, of Genesco, Livingston county, N. Y daughter of Mr. William BR. Miss Travers is a granddaughter of Reverdy Jobnson, aud Mr. Wadsworth is a son of the late General Wadsworth, who gave bis Iifo for his country at the battic of the Wiiderness. The wedding will take place September 14 at Ail Saints’ Chapel, ono of the aristocratic houses of worship, and the Kev. A. G, Mercer, the rector, will officiate. Three buudred invitations bave been issued. Two engagements in ft.shtonable circles have been aunounced, but the pros- pective wedd‘ngs will not provably take placo here. All interested are New Yorkers. Mr, Mavemeyer, with the Austrian Consul General and afew invited [riends recent), nt to Rocky Point in his beautitul steam yacht, the Ideal, of the New York Yacht Clab squadron. Don Carlos, Miss Beckwith, Miss Kernochaa, Miss Gautier, Miss Kemisa, Augastaa Whiting, William Thora and Hago 0. Fritsch were among those on board. After enjoying one ot Rhode Isiand’s clambakes they all assembled under the shadow of a towering rock and had their pictures taken, Prince Starhemburg, of Austria, was one of the party who bad bi picture taken last year at the sai place while the guest of Mr. Havemeyer, {he schooner yacht Gypsy, owned by Herman T. Livingston, of New York, who owns and occupies » cottage here, bas gove of a cruise up the Hudson River with her owner and afew invited guests, ‘The French yacht Surprise, owned by Baron F, de Seillier, of Cherbourg, 1s in this harbor, where her pecaliar build attracts considerable attention in naut- ical and yachting circles. She bas the rig of a topsail schooner, with a Sanding topsail aud topgailant yards aloft, She was built at Blackwall, on the Thaines, Since my last the two pretiy Vose cottages have been rented, Major General M. Schotield, United States Army, and wmily renung one and Gi United States Army, ‘C. H. Baldwin, U Navy (recently nominated by the President as a com- tmodore in the navy), and their families the othe Mr. Rovert L Livingstone, of New York, bas rented the Heckscher cottage on Catherine street, and several other parties are in town looking for houses, at this late day, Which goes to prove that the season will be an nousually long one Mr. Jono Albro Little, of New York, formerly of the Mutuai Live Lusurance Compaay of New York, who is Spending the summer wish bis brotier-n-law and sister, Mr, and Mrs KR, A. MeCurdy, proposes to either ould or buy bere belore another season. Miss Catherine L. Wolle, of New York, said tu ve the richest single lady in the country, has not yet arrived at her villa at the foot of Touro Park, she being in Europe. She recently gave $10,000 toward the establishing of a school for giris at Keno, Nev. Newport boasts, 100, of having among her summer residenis the richest mar- ried lady im the couuiry, Mes. Witham Gammell, of Providence, R. L., being 0 considered, She was the only child ‘of the late Robert H. Ives, one of Rnode Isiana’s lords andrulers, The German Chargé d’Affaires, Baron Thiclman, bas arrived at Hartinan’s tor the balance of the sea- Luis Poloder Beurabe, Secretary of the Spanish Legation anda son of Admirai Polo, ex-Minister from Spain to this country, and G, G, Cooksou, trom Canada, are also at Hartman's. The visitors during the week have bad ap. excellent opportunity to invest their spare change for the benefit of the Emmanuel (Episcopal) church, the society of the latter having arranged for Wednesday and Thurs day agrand fair, which was held ina larg Bellevue avenue. [t is almost neediess to add that the cutertainment was exiensively patronized by the cot- tagers and thatthe worthy society gained what they | desired, Oo Friday evening Hou. Heary Bedlow, Mayor of thecity, will give a reading atthe Opera House for the same object. fr lute Hon, FOREIGN GUESTS The latest foreign arrivals atthe Ocean House in clude W. M. Sait, C. F. Bouthilier, Frederick Mac- MacKenzie, irom Montreal, ©. De Ho. Ht ey disco, itussia; L. . W. R Bul orge F. Bradbu Carlin, Paris; T. C. Bra 1d Bell, Thomas’ Thompson, 3. H. Bradbury, J. Murray, J. Bb W. H. Horstail, Hodgson Horsiali, W. Lee g, F. li. Livermore, Colonel G. 8 A, Anderson {ov the stail of the Duke of Cambridge), from Eng. Secretary of the French Centennial Commission, has taken rooms at Maeuchiagers, CLERICAL VISITORS. Cardinal McCloskey, of New York, who has been here for several weeks for the benedit of is health, has returned to New York. tev. Mr. Yerry, ot Irvington, om the Huason, spending bis vacation bere at the vilia of is fatuer-i law, Mr, Meury G. Marquand, of New York, anu the Rev. Henry © Pouer, 2. 0, of Grace enurch, New York, 18 (he guest of his brother, General K. K. Power, PRIVATE BNTERTAINMEDTS, Un Sunday last Mr. T. A. Havemeyer entertained Baron Blane, the Mahan Minister, Antonio Mavuila de 03 Ries, the Spanish Minister, and a few of the prominent cottagers at a private banquet, Mra, Joun Carey, Jr, daughter of the jate Wiliam B. Astor, having recently arri home trom Europe, envertain afew of her trends previous evening. George W. Wales, of Boston, entertained Don Carlos oa Tues- day and a large number of other distinguished gucsis, including the Somerset Club, of Bostgn. The floral display Was magolicent, Mrs. J. 1, Gibert, of New York, gave a dinner party on Monday and a reception to-day. Mrs. Edward Cooper ana Mrs. Jon Jacov Aas tor, both of New York, bad dinner partres to-day, and HLH. Hannewell, of Boston, will bave one to-morrow. How. William Beach Lawrence on f‘uesday evening ave Mm Parnell and family, of Ireland, who are stop- Ping at the Occan House, » reception, Mrs. Parnell is avery wealthy Iady and is well known in fasbion- able circles. “Amoug the gu@s present was Mrs. Judge Field, of Washington. ~ Don Carlos has ¢alled upon Mr. Lawrence. TF THK HOTRLS. A. B, Mygatt, the National Bank Examiner; Bishop Reilly, of Massachusetts, and rs. W. F. Havemeyer and H. C. Havemeyer, ot New York, are at the Aquid- neck House. Mr. Bingham Willing, of Philadelphia, has taken rooms ata private house on John street. Alfred Moulton, of New Orleans, arrived a few days ago and rented the Barney Cottage on Catherine stre The following are among the arrivals at th House to-day ;—Edward J, Young, New Orleans; . P. B. Doxey, W. Mrs. Phelps, Baltimore; C. De Renne, Savannah} J. D. McDonald, Dunkirk, N. Y.; & V. Gifford, Mra, 1D W. Gitlord, Hudson, N. Y. ; . T. Brown, A’ 1. Thorn, Dr. W. H. Bartles, Philadel- A.A. Hayes, Jr; F.C. Richardson, Miss 8 M. eeler, J. H Bradford, Miss Edith B. Marsh, @. Marsh and family, Boston; W. H. Benton, A. H. Brayn, F. P. Eckine, Chicago; Coonel KF. Pratt, Mui wavkee; Poter B. Taft, Cincinnati; P. W. Holme: James A. Brayton and son, Watter R! F, Jonos, Mi K. Jones, Miss Duane, Miss Cole, D. York; Mrs George Butler, Newark, Hattershall, Albany, and Mrs. McCandle: burg. neat ae CUSTER’S DEATH a A. from Pitts TRAP. EYE-WITNESSES OF THE BAITLE FIELD ON GOVe KRNOR'S ISLAND—THE ‘‘PENSIVE INDIAN MAID” AS A MUTILATOR—SITTING BULL's PERSONNEL. Privates Thomas Harrington, Frank McHugh and Michact J, Fogarty, late ot the Seventh United States infautry, a portion of General Terry’s command in the Big Horn country, have arrived on Governor's Island, The terms of service of these three men expired a few ys alter the Custer massacre. Their oflers to roe enlist on the spot were not available because to com tinue in the service they must needs be sent to a re cruiting station in the East, and now they are on the isiand awaiting orders to proceed to the frontier again, Throagh the courtesy of bluff old Sergeant Gruvert, the veteran in charge of Castle William, a Hira ro porter wasuntrpduced to. Harrington. This bronzed young soldier gave the reporter @ correct and intellie gent account of the mitial movements of our troops against the Sioux, narrating in detail Terry’s forced , marches to Reno’s rescue on learning of Custor’s fate, Upon relieving Reno the scene of the massacre wag next visited, Harrington’s company being to advance vas the first to reach the bloody ravine and the first to find Custer’s body. “In what condition was the body?’ the reporter ine quired. “We found General Custer lying partly on his right side, batless and bootless; his uniform was stripped of its gaudy trimmings, bis pockets turned inside ont and their contents missing; his face was unimjured, but upon his body were several bullet wounds, any one suilicient to cause instant death, These wounds must have been inflicted at close quarters, and after he fell. ‘Across Custer’s breast Iaid, fuce downward, tho semte nudo corpse of a sergeant of tho Seventh cavalry, whose name I cannot recall just now. This poor fellow was robbed of everything but his undershirt; the crown of his skull was knocked away, his ears cut off, his left leg chopped asunder, and the rest of his frame perforated with rifle bails.’ “These atrocities were general?" interrupted the re porter. HORRIBLE MUTILATION OF THE WOUNDED, “Yen, sir, aud even worse in many instances, Tom Custer's heart was literally dug out, Tho red devils ap> peared to hi vented theirsavazgery upon his remains, We could barely lift them up intact, they were so hacked up with knives. Tom used to be very open im his prejudice against the Sioux. Because of this fact his body was, perhaps, the most mutilatea.”” “How was it that his brother, the General, escaped similar treatment ?—tho Indians may never hive a more implacable foe,” the reporter observed. “Oh, they were afraid of bim dead as well as alive, His body was the only one that met with a soldier's end, and his unilorm the only one that was, with the exception stated, leit undistarbed.”” «Was there much scalping practised ?”” “Very few of the slain had hair long enough to scalp, Wo noticed that those who had hair enough were sealped, while those whose hair was too short were either beheaded or elso brained, The savages must have been exasperated where scalping was an imposet- bility, They varied the monotony by cutting off noses, ears, limbs and perpetrating other indignities, and con- ducted the butchery with method at times, for we would come across a pile of heads here, or stack of arma ana legs there, and s0 on. Asa rale, however, noes, eara, heads and limbs were ecattered ali over the battle ground, Some of tne heads were impaled on poles stuck into the ground for that purpose, In three or four cases tho amputations were performed with surgi- cal neatness; im all others more chopping was the manner.” “But how could allthis butchery have been so com- plete in the brief interval that elapsed between the termination of the battle and the arrival of your force twelve hours after ?”” “It could ow!y have been accomplixhed by the squaws and their young ones, for the warriors had their nands too fall harassing Reno, who had turned up just too late to succor Custer.” “What about the armament of Custer’s men?” “The savages got away with every gun, pistol and sword, and every morsel of ammunition that remained, 1 tell you, sir, the stripping Was astonishingly thorough, ‘The only itetns they discarded were underclothes and shoes; boots they wero partial to, generally appropri- ing the tops alone by cutting olf the bottoms. They even wade off with the colors of the regiment”? ‘They must have captured many of Custer's horaes?’? ted the reporter. They managed to carry away over 160 in good con- dition, and the dead and dying of the animals were stripped of their bridies and saddles.” “Was General Custer’s horse killed 7”? “No, sit; We succeeded In recovering the poor brate, a bandsome light bay, slive, We foand it limping along in a dense brusiwool, some distance from the batiie field ; a section of its bridie was still on tts head, but its saddle wax missing. Afier the General tell o! tbe beast must bave plunged lato the thicket aod been overlooked by the enemy. The bay’s sides were Iacer- ated by the brusbwood, which explained the absence of tho saddie; tis may bave been picked up by a straggling Sioux. General Custer feil early in ine fight. lor his horse could not have escaped capinr= other wise.” “Were all of Custer's dead aceounted fort? LIKUTENANT HARRINGTON'S FATS. “AN but Second Lieutevaut Harrington of Company ©, [tis believed that he was taken prisoner aud borne away for torture. We identified every officer but him. Tne beheaded privates we had considerabie difliculy 1m identilying, their heads being mixed op and scattered around; only privates were beheased.’? “Ln deserting their villages it is understood that the Indians abandoned a vast quantity Of stores aud prop. erty,” remarked the reporter, “Pat is true, sir; but what they did leave benind more than compensated for what they carried off irom the battle ground. Tbe abandoned stores were agency supplies, pri and the abandoned property bullulo robes, 's horses, arms and clothing they preferred to their own comparauvely valueless packs. They can be reconciled to the ioss of the builalo skins, weil aware that they Wili uot have an opportunity tor trading off the same at any of the agencies this winter at least." vid they evacuate in a hurry?” “Somewlat in a hurry, as ia several of the tepecs of lodges I picked up damaging circumstantial evidences of their complicity in tne Black silis outrages, tor which we are endeavoring to pupish them. in one lodge 1 found a Methodist bhyma book, win tho name of ‘Mossman,’ of ‘dosoinan,’ inscribed va tho fhy-ieaf; in lated banjo, mninu: whittled on the barre). Mi Manuacript letters and pecting outiis attested further to Lueir guilt. Swailow- tail coats and other fashionable attire of the finest material and inake yrere included im my menial noting.” “iuere is ap impression, Mr. Harrington,” the re- porter here interrogated, ‘that Sitting Bull was killed da this battle, do you know to the contrary 1°" “1 know that a dead cl ring bis description tn a ceriain fr und and veltieved to Lave You have #eon tim alive??? “Not since last fail, when he visited Camp Lewis, Montana, Where my regiment was stationcd, He was pointed out to me by Yellowsone Kelly, the famous scout of the Yellowstons sad sworn toe of the Sioux, because of their having murdered his father, mother, brothers and sisters in the Minnesota massacre of ‘62 WilaT SITTING BULL LOOKS LIKE “Sitting Buil, as 1 rememver him , 1s a short, thickset man, of about thirty-five; a big head, intel lectual face, round noee, lurge eyes—the lett partly closed, a8 Governor Tilden closes his Sitting Built right leg is shorter than the lett, whicn deformity gives him a limp ia bis Walking. Two of the fingers on bis leit bund are gone. His attire and get-ap is the piain- est and simplest of any of the warriors, being votally devoid of gowguws or paint. Upon the whole be looked ike a European gentiemen of private fortune demor- alized into a brute.” “What ts the opinion of the troops concerning Sitting Ball as a tacticial “Sitting Ball is regarded as a very able leader and skiliai evolutionist, His tribe is as thoroughly trained as any civilized crack corps, In past seasons be hes been drilling his braves, imitating the movements of our men while at parade tice, Tho way ho surrounded Custer terly; but for the butchery that ensued be aken high rank asa military geniua He imsell @ dangerous tue, who wilt give dif he whips us there will be a second He will follow ap victories with inag sacres, depend upol He is as much bent apon exe terminating us a Weare him." ‘Have iho troops coniidence in Terry and Crook t"* “Crook is, perbaps, the more dashing Indian tgnter of the two, but he Is NOt Considered to be so cool-headed or cautious as Torry, who, tor this reason, imspires P sacog coulidence. Crook, movertheless, vies with ‘erry in popularity. Gibdem and Keno are elev beld 10 high porsopal esteem,” —