The New York Herald Newspaper, August 28, 1876, Page 3

LIMICAL SEA BREEZES, | The Reai Doings and Object of the Parker and Kelly Conference at Saratoga. CHURCH FOR GOVERNOR. The Tammany St. Louis Shoulder Hitters To Go to Saratoga. DEATH TO TILDEN ME Sieieed anne Lone Braycu, August 27, 1876, «The meeting of tho Democratic State Convention at Baratoga, on Wednesday next, is the theme of conver- @ation among thie politicians at Long Branch to-day, ‘and various speculations aro ventured as to who will aka the prize—if it be a prizo—of the nomina- ‘THE SECRET OF THE PARKER CONSPIRACY. ‘The facts in relation to the meeting of-the disaffected Memocrats at Saratoga soma time ago has at length Weaked out, The conference, in which John Kelly took (part, was an offshoot of the famous Albany conspiracy held at Judgo Parker’s house to defeat the nomination of Tilden at St Louis, and its object was to arrange a Programme for putting Judge Church in tho “Beld as the democratic candidate tor Goy- ernor, It was decided to make a combination through the length and breaath of the State in favor of ‘the nomination of tho Chief Justice ot the Court of _ Appeals at Saratoga, and the hope is entertained that ‘this may be done by acclamation, so as to override at ence any plans that may have been arranged on the Milden side, The names of those who gave their coun- fepance and support to the movement were handed ‘$n, and among them were Joseph Warren and William G. Fargo, of Buffalo; Jarvis Lord, George D. ‘Lord, “Whe contractor; Mudge, Van Rensselaer Richmond, vex-State Engineer; ex-Canal Commissioner W. W. ‘Wright, Canal Commissioner Walrath, Judge Allen, of the Court of Appeals; Dr. Dennison, of Syracuse; Erastus Corning, Jobn V. 1, Pruyn, Judge Amasa J. Parker, State Treasurer Raines, ex-Mayor McConihe, of ‘Troy ; Judge Miller, of the Court of Appeals; Senator Ben Rao, and the whole fammany organization, under John Kelly, It will be seen at once that the combina- Sion {8s a powerful one and extends throughout the Brate, although only a few of the names handed in as . pledged to the movements aro here given. : 4 REPETITION OF ST. LOUIS. Tho modus operandi agreed upon is a counterpart of Me policy unsuccesstully pursued at St Louis against Mr, Tilden, bat which, it is expected, can be more profitably undertaken at Saratoga, The main portion ©! the work is to fall to the share of Tammany Hail. ‘The braves are to be on hand in full torce—Aldermen, Coroners, office-bolders and expectants, keepers of Broggeries, shoulder hitters and rowdies of all grades—and they are to be as aggressive and pugnacious as they were at the National Convention, ) Any one who opposes thelr policy or dermands fair play ‘for the Presidential nominee and his friends is to be ‘treated as Alderman Mike Tuomey treatea Judge \Ackert, or as John Kelly served Wickham, Hewitt and Bmith Weed. The campaign at Saratoga is to be made $ ‘an aggressive one against Dorsheimer in particular, tnd against Hewitt, Andrew H. Green or ny one who may be Tilden’s ‘dark horse’? | oleh The “respectable element,” consisting of ¢ parlor friends of Judge Parker, is to do the reason. \ng against the nomination of any distinctive Tilden Worats who have swallowed the candidates from sup- porting him at the polis, The Canal Ring, Bill AWright, Walrath and the rest are to furnish nds and Joud-tongued abuse of Dorsheimer, lewitt and others. The objective point is to kill any didate who is recognized as an origival and sincere Hilden man, but Dorsheimer, Hewitt and Green in par- Ricular. The Church programme is to be pushed vigore ualy and is not to be abandoned unless its Lopeiess- fooms of success should become apparent, In the latter at the attempt is to be made to nominate Seymour, , Fargo, Erastus Corning, Amasa J, Parker or 1y Otheroriginal ant!-Tilden man, | WHAT LIES BEHIND, It is rumored that in the event of the nomination of pay condne ot acceptable to and trusted by Tam- py Hall Mr. John Kelly will sell out tne Tilden elec- Vorai ticket for Conkling votes tor the democratic State fticket and the privilege of running a city ticket of his yown without any fear of a union of the anti-lammany ‘and republican parties against his local nominees, This rrp Ate pa vo some a bargain impossible of being cal out, but it is really easy of accomplish- ment. With the secret, ciose organization of Tam- y held virtually in one man’s bands trom 15,000 fo 39,000 votes cun’be cast by the leader in any direc- Rion be may please just as easily as he caa ‘cast his own single vote. There are that number 4 of men who owe their political existence to Yho autocrat of the organization, and they can be uset by bim at his wil. In like manner the Conkling men hold the republican organ- $zation in the city, and in like manner the leaders can control the votes of those who are politically depend- ent upon them, although probably not to alike numer- jcal extent. By such « bargain Keily would secure a omnane Governor who would agree to such removals in the city government as the new Tammany Mayor might desire, and who would veto aay anti- Tammany legislation that might be attempted for the mext three years, Tne Conkling faction, jor its part, by electing the republican clectoral ticket in New York and defeating Moggan for Governor, would be abie to % Claim that Morgan Goes not aciuaily represent the party A in the State, but that Hayes owed his election to the republican leaders who were overruled at Saratoga, A QUESTION OF POLICY. While it is trae that this rumor ot a trade and bar- aia between Kelly and the Conkling interests may «" unfounded, it is yet plausibie enough to teach both tue democratic and republican parties the expediency oj cantion. Mr. A. B. Cornell is nota sort of man to tly swallow the disappointment of cherished hopes, aud the desperation with which he sought to fecure the second piace on the Saratoga ticket ater the first bad beea denied him proves how eager be was for recognition. If Governor Mor- an should be elected next November he will of course ave Very great intluence at Washingtou should Haye: Dbecotue President, both as Governor of New York, as the head of the organization in the State and as’ ex- United States Senator, familiar with national afluirs and vational meu, ‘To suppose that he will not ‘bis infuence in favor of ex-Gover- aud the liberal and anti-Conkliug Tepublicans who stood by him and made him Governor, {a to pronounce him a man destitute of truthiuiness apd bovor. He must, im that case, jet a great many of the Conkling men go, and this will, of course, break Mr. Conkling’s power in the State and cousign Mr. Cornell to poiiticai oblivion. Under these circum: and remembering Mr, Corneil’s peculiar quaii- ties of inind, will it be exactly prudent to make tim the chairman of tho State “Executive Commit- deo? Ought Mr. Cornell, imdeed, to covet puch a position when his loyaity to Morgan and Rogers, Doth bis successiul oppovents, will certainly be ques- toned by some? On the other hand, will it be sale for Mr. Tilden and bis triends to admit the Tammany de’ to the State Convention of Wedueeday next, or let them in with a representation larger than that of the anti-Tammany demoo- yacy? Mr, John Kelly's anxiety (to secure control of the Convention, his intrigue wiih ac. \ knowledged nies of Govertior Tilden, bis admitted desire to defeat ail Tilden’s friends in the Convention gud to nominate a Governor iu sympatiy with lam- many, are ail calcu'ated to arouse sufpicions us to the honesty of his professed support of the demoerauce elecioral ticket. KELLY’S ILLEGITIMATE OPPOSITION TO TILDEN. Mr. Kelly makes tie specious plea that be ouly op- Governor Tilden beiore bis nomiaa ion, which had the rigit to do, and gave in his adiesion to tue DOMpew immediately the party bad chosen Lim as their wndidaie. if Mr. Kelly's opposition w Tiliea had bety legitimately made this would be @ satis{ne- tory explaation. but i was an ilegitimate and telo- ious opposajon, Mr. Tilden wag Governor of the Btate; he had Cerried on his administration for a year with honor to pseif and his party; he bad framed * the democratic potcy accepted by the nation; ax the head of his party in the Ewpire State be had Drought the a> gy ot New York up @ respectable anu norable position — and. given it a prestige which hud — alreaay Y it on the road to victory. Jonn Kelly and tuose who do his bidding struck a felon biow at ail this good democratic work aud atthe icader who had doneit, They nounced Mr. Tilden not an inexpedient cavutdate, cause of jocality or from any o\ber cause, vat an improper candidate to be — nomiinted. They denounced fim as a cheat and” iinjpostor, as a thief wio bad robbed the widow aad the orphan fi in ratiroad transaciious; as @ nan who fad amassed riches by dishonest practices. They strove to break down the capital be had mado for the democracy, by calling bim a bogus relormer, sneering at work and wnpugning his motives. They scraped together enough money to purchase the control ot a paper only for the purpose of using it to sander and besmireh the democratic Governor of the Suite, t \ party, aud to break down sae issue he hed so abiy jened on the repuvitcans.( Indirectly, for the grat Hon 01 personal muiignity, they ‘ tracted from the efforts of the demoer arouse tho nation (oa Rense Of LI republican party, This was not iegiimate Bition to w candidate beiore election, avd wr, Key, if on honest man, baad no risht to deciate bis concurrence in dir, Tiden’s nomination alter it had boen made, If Mr. Tilden had been a rogue, de Congress to rauptions of tho oppo. exgie leader of the democratic | ‘man as an inexpedient policy, calculated to drive dem- | | | chiet, bas written'an important letter, which will be | made public to-morrow, | bymsel. a noble NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 1876.-WITH SUPPLEMENT. hii oui a swindler of railroads, a robber of the widow and the orphan, a traudulent preteader in the cause of retorm, as John Kelly pronounced him, he had no right to any honest’ man’s support, even though he bad received the regular pominatian. Now that he continues bis tight against all sincere Til. dep men, and seeks to create dissensio: nd discord in the State Convention, the honesty of bis professed allegiance to the national nominees may well be doubied, and Mr. Tildev and bis friends will do well to consider before they admit his delegation to seats in the Sara- toga Convention, Let them remember St Louis. WHO SHOULD NE THE DEMOCKATIC NOMINEK? Notwithstanding the indisereet movement of the Parker conspirators at Saratoga Judge Chureh 1s con- sidered a8 a very desirable eausdidate for Governor by many bore as against Governor Morgan, Mr, Augus- tus Schell, Judge MeKeon, Mr. James Kidd, of Albany, and many others speak well of his nomination, Others, however, including Mr. Angel, the Minister to Den- mark under President Pierce, believe that, while Judge Church is aman of high character and unimpeachable integrity, bis old friendship for the canai men at his end of the State, would make his nomination inex- pedient. “No ‘one who knows Judge Caurch would credit such a story for @ moment,” says Mr. Angel, “but the republicans would charge that his nomination was due to a bargain between Governor Tilden and the Canal Ring,” The general expression here, however, is that ouly one man stands a good prospect of beating Morgan, and that one ts Governor Seymour. INFLUX OF POLITICIANS. Among the arrivais at the West End last night and this morning were Secretary Chandier, Secretary Cam- eron, General Winfield Scoit Hancock, Colonel’ Drake de Kay, ex-Speaker Galusha A. Grow, Senator Dorsey,’ ot Arkansas; General Zeb Ward, of Arkansas; Oscar Coles, of South Carolina; R, C. Wintersmith, of Ken- jeneral Fagan, of Arkansas; R. F. Patterson, nnessee, and General B, W. Blanchard, of New York. Secretary Cameron is the guest of Mr. George W. Childs, who entertains, also, Colonel Sanford, the head of the British representation at the Ceasennial Exbivi- tion, Mr, Childs is an hovorary member of the British Commission. When be was appointed General Grant rewarked to Mr Childs that he had refused several ofiers of positions under the American government and had at last accepted one frd™ abroad, Mr. Lester Wallack’s cottage bas been let to Dr, Cesure Lunel, Advocate of the Egyptian government, who is staying there with his daughter and MM. Carlin and Hilson, of Paris, ail Commissioners to the Centennial, THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVEN- TION. DELEGATES ALREADY PUTTING IN AN APPEAR- ANCE—THE DIFFERENT CANDIDATES FOR GOV- ERNOB—A SECRET CONFERENCE TO SECURE HEWITT THE NOMINATION—GOVERNOR TIL- DEN’S CHOICE, Samatoca, August 27, 1876. Several of the delegates to the Democratic State Convention arrived here befere daylight this morning. The majority are expected to-morrow afternoon. Senator Bixby, ex-Shoritf O’Brien and others of the anti-Tammany side are already here, while John A. Hayes and ex-Alderman Summers, from Tammany Hall, put in an appearance on Saturday. Speculation is treely indulged in by the early arriv as to the probable gubernatorial nominee, Five candidates are mentioned, 2s_follows:— Congressman Abram S. Hewitt, ‘Lieutenant Gov- ernor William) Dorsheimer, Comptroiler Andrew i. Green, Chief Justice Santord £, Charch and State Compiroller Lucius Robinson, Advices {rom Albany cun alone lipaily settle the issue. Friends ot Governor Triden allege tbat he will not dictate the nomination, but this 18 considered all moonstine by men familiat with the present political situation in this State. The particulars oi a little SECKET POLITICAL CONYMBENCK which took place in New York city ou #riday last have just been narrated to me, as follows:—Lieutenant Gov- ernor Dorsheimer, Abram S$. Hewitt and Edward Cooper met together in solemn conclave. Dorsheimer cousented to support Hewitt for Governor, the latter agreeing in returu to support the former for the second piaco on the ticket. Cooper also agreed to aid the | principals im this contract, as they promise that he should be assisted in his aspiration for the. Mayoraity of New York. Thus goes the story, and to-night the enemies of Mr. Hewitt come to the front with stite- ments that the gentleman’s connection with the Mid- Jand Bailroad will materially injure him in the canvass People along the Une of this road who hold bonds, it 18 claimed, have been badiy treated, and they connect Receiver Hewitt with this treatment, justiy or uo- justly it i# not for me to say, In the Legisiaturo of 1875 an attempt was made by Mr, Hewitt and his friends to procure the passage of a special act to assist the road by relieving tt from taxation. This effort failed in the democratic @louse. Hewrtt’s opponents in Saratoga now assert that the geutieman is Very wa- popular in these towns and will jose the democratic Uocket thonsands of votes if he runs for Governor, | Wuh the strong oppesiuon developea in this way to | Hewitt it would appear that he stands as Tilden’s present selection. The delegation from the distnicis manipulated by Daniel Magone, Jr., chairman of tne State Committee, bave been instructed to vote for Hewitt, This fact gives the impression that the gen- tleman is Governor Tilden’s choice, aud will secure the Domination unless the opposition Just developed suc- ceeds 1p slaughtering him before the Convention meeta Mayor Wickham bas arrived and is understood to be working for Hewitt, He has kept to his rooms ali day. DELEGATES TO THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. Hupsow, N. Y., August 27, 1876. The following named gentlemen were yesterday elected delegates to represent Columbia county at the Democratic State Conventto: iret District,-—Josiah Kuiskern, William H. Phillips and Uornelias H, Evans, Alternates—Caspar D, Collier, John B. Langley and Grosvenor 8. Bassman. Second Distriet.—Joun G. Field, Wesiey Finck and Charles W. @rimper. Gryeva, N. ¥., August 27, 1876. The First Assembly district of Ontario couaty yester- day elected Hon. 8. A, Hammond, Charles Rice and Isaac C. Russell as delogatcs to the Democratic State Convention, and unavimeusiy parsed a solution expressing preference for Judge Church as the caudie date tor Governor. Warentows, N, Y., August 27, 1876. Jefferson connty sends the foliowing to the Demo- cratic Stato Convention :— First District —E, B, Wynn, C. © Moore and L. Seaton, Second District.—O, M, Wood, F. B Johnson aud H. J. Crevolin. Tho delegates from tho First district are in favor of Beach afd the Second im favor of Starouck tor Gov. | ernor. The First district nominated A. Palmer Smith, of Watertown, for member of Assembly, and the Second district reuoininated Lausing Becker. Poucnkexrsix, N. ¥., August 27, 1876. The democrats of, the Second “Assembiy district of Dutchess county have appoiuted Joha 0, Whitehouse, John Hackett and Henry ©, Smith delegates to the Democratic State Convention. CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS. EVERY LIKELIHOOD OF HI: BEING NOMINATED ¥OR GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETIS BY THE DEMOCEKATS—A LETTER FROM JOHN KELLY DISPOSING OF THE FENIAN CHARGES AGAINST HIM, Bostox, August 27, 1876. The movement among the Massachusetts democrats to nominate Charies Francis Adams for Governor will, in all probability, be successial. The party leaders are determined and enthusiastic, and the chief opposition will come irom the Irist element, who indulge in the opinion that when Mr, Adams was Minister to England he was not as useful tothe Feuian causeas he might bave been. It is understood, semi-officially, that Mr. | Adams will accept the nomination on a platform similar to the one adopted at St. Louis, and with this understanding confirmed the Convention ‘will nominate im at Worcester next week. In connection with the | nomination of Mr, Adams and his reported anti-Fenian course in England, Jovu Kelly, New York’s Tanmany It is as loliows :— No, 315 Luxinatox Avunce, New York, August 24, 1676. My Dear Sim—A few days ago you stated to me that you had heard that | had investigates certain rumors that were in circulation tn 1872 against Charles Francis Adume, that be bad retused to use the influence of hia e to save the unfortunate Irishmen who were con- of political crimes against the British govern: ment daring the time that he heid_ the office of United States Mipisier to Great Britain. My reply was that 1 had You then asked me if [ had any objection to address a jeter to you on the subject 1 avswered | yor/tuat f bad not, aod in accordance with my promise | lL fow stae to you the resuit of my inquiries, In { beiore the meeting of the Liberal Kepublican Convention, held at Ciucinnaty, there was a general do sire expressed that all ‘the political evementa oppored to the repubhean party should unite jor Like purpose of accomplishing a change i the con- dition of the aifairs of the country. My convietious at Wav time were that if Charies !raneis Adams were the bominee and the democratic party sould indorse his nomination that he would be the most available can- didaie Letore the pewpio to effect that object. There | were rumors at the ume of Lue character herein be.ore mentioned, aNd @r Lhe purpose Oo! getting at the Lacis in an oiticial way I wrove to # (riend in Washington to seud me copies of the Correspoodeuce which bad passed between tie British government and Mr. Adams on these subject®. I recerved and read twem with great caro and was fully satisied that Mr. Adams had shown nelacior aud a (rue frend 10 those uniurtunate peopie and I think Was the means of hav- tog Lie sentences wany who were condemued to death Wnprisopment jor lite. The whole corresponcence shows that nothing was left wudone oa bis part to relieve aod ameiiorate their condition in every way he conld, His influence, », Was exercised in imauy Ways to have some uf them Therefore, you Will eee that these rumors HAdALON in let, ANd Mose probably were in- by fils poiiiteal enemies. It any one will take ty Fead the correspondence to which | bave reierred be will, L think, (ally agré with mo im what I stile berein, ido not know Mr, Adams, have never seen him in my ile, and therefore am not actuated by any tuter- ested motives, Butas you have asked me to give you of coumuted to haa stigate: the & j Office for but Ove man and i fo) my opinion on this subject, I do so unreservedly, and trost that it muy tend to set #t rest such unfounded ru- mors against a gentieman who bas reudered such up im portant service to the unfortunate meu who were 1n- fluenced by a patriotic zeal to endeavor to ree their country from the dominion of Great Britain. Yours, faithtully, JOHN KELLY, POLITICAL A HUMORIST, VikWS OF INTERVIEW WITH MARK TWAIN IN BIS MOUN- TAIN STUDIO DECLARATIONS, IN CHEMUNG—REMARKABLE Euaira, N. Y., August 26, 1876, After a rather dusty ride of five miles up hill from ira the HeRatp representative met Samuel I. Chemens (Mark Twain), temporarily residing at Quarry il farm, the property of one of the Langdon family, o which Mark happily married. He took me to his s§idio, an octagonal structure, still further up bill, and mmunding a romantic view of Elmira and its eur- undings for miles. Mark was attired in a summer dress of snowy white, ot dissimilar to that worn by Abraham Lincoln when she same correspondent interviewed the great lamented at his house in Springfield, TL, in the memorable cam- paign of 1860, when Lincoln was first elected Presi- dent of the United States, A REMARKABLE STATEMENT POR A LITERARY MAN. Herxatp Conresroxpent—Well, Mark, now we are in your cosey and breezy studio, suppose I inter- view you in regard to your opinions respecting the present political situation? Mark TwaiN—Politics aro rather out of my line, yet not outside of my inierest 1am not much of a party man, but I have opinions, L should never have pushed them before the public, but if you want to cathechise me I will answer, but | want easy questions—questions which a plain answer will meet,”? “You shail have them. First, which platform do you prefer!” “That is easily answered, Platforms are of such secondary importance that I have not thought it necessary to build up a prefer- ence, In most essentials the creeds of both par- ties are good enough for me. But there is something back of the written creeds which is important, For instance, inflation and repudsation may be glossed over in a creed, but there are a good many erring peopl who want these things and would vots for them, ? “What do you think is more important than plat- forms ? “T think the men aro, ‘There used to be a party cry, easures, not men.’ That was in an honester day, We need ‘lo reverse that now, When you get below the politician scum—or above it, perhaps one ought to say—you will find that the solid men in both parties are equaily good and equsliy well meaning, Both will furnish platiorms Which the country can survive and progress under, But of what use are these excellent platiorms if the men elected upon them shamelessly ignore them and make them a dead letter’ A sound and good democratic platform was powerless to save New York trou the ravages of the Tweed gang; an ex- cellent republican platiorm has no more been able to gave the country {rom the ravages of the present ad- ministration’s Eighwaymen thun the pasting the four gospels on a bad man’s back would be to save him from the trepical end of eternity. Platforms are not the essential things now—men are.” “Then how do you judge of your men?” “Only by common report aod their letters of accept- ance.” “Which candidate do you prefer grounds??? “Hayes. He talks right out upon the important issuea. You cannot mistake what he means concern- ing civil service, second term aud the honest’ payment of the national debt. If you can understand what Mr. Tilden meang it is only because you have got more brains than I have, but you don’t look it, Mr. Tilden is a very able man ; therefore I bold that he could hive made himself understood. Why didn’t he? Because one-baif of his party believe in one thing and the other bait im another, I suppose, and it was necessary to be alittle vague, But Mr. Hendricks is not vague, He is in no hurry to have the national debt pard.” “Is there a democrat whom you would have prefer red to Hayes?” Charies Francis Adoms—a puro man, a roved statesman. I would vote tor him im a minute. wouldn't netd to know what his platform yus; tho fact that he stood npon it would be sufficient proof to me that it was a righteous one. I waut to see an honest government estaviished once more. I mean to vote for Hayes because I believe, from his own tanner of talking and from all L can hear of bis charaéter and bis history, that he will appoint none but honest and capable men to office, I don’t care two cents what party they belong to. never tried to get a political ito ask him what hrs but he was a clean man and mighty Tilden is an old poliuician, dyed in the wool, History has tried hard to teach us that we can’t have good goverument under politicians. Now, to go and stick one at tho very head of the government couldn't be wise. You know that yourselt ”? “People speak well of both candidates, don’ “1 will tell you how it looks to me. newspapers of both creeds every toll me a great many things woich Hayes democratic papers explain why Tilden didn't great many things, apologizing alldhe time, Ithink that the woman or the candidate that has to be apologized for is a sus- picious persou. sodo you, Now, let me urge you as an old friend to vote tor Hayes—a man you don’t have to apologize tor. Well, but what do you think——” “No, excuse me. You can’t get any political elabo- rations out of me. 1 simpy want to see the right wan attho helm, [don’t care what his party creed is 1 want aman who isn’t near sighted. I want a men who will not go on seeing angels from heaven in such buzzards as Delano, Beikuap, Babeock and the rest of that Jot, long after’ 40,000,000 of ordinary people have detected and come to loathe them, I wnt to seo a man in the chiet chair who can not only tefl a buzzard when he sees it but wili prompily wring its neck. 1 fee! satisiied that Mr. Hayes is such a man; I am not satistied that Mr. Tilden is, There, now, let us take a smoke. My opinions are important only to me. if they were important to others we would spread them all over the Hinanp. Here js your pipe. Now we will talk of things less harrowing. upon these politics were, capable. M do They keep oa apologizing and a THE REPUBLICANS AT LONG BRANCH. INVITATION TO GOVERNOR HAYES PROM PRESI- DENT GRANT—ITS POLITICAL SiGNIFICANCE— A TRIP AROUND THE WORLD LY THE PRESI- DENT AFTER THE 4TH OF MARCH—SANGUINE SPIRITS OF SECRETARY CHANDLER—ENTHU- SIASM YOR THE CUSTER MONUMENT FUND. Lox@ Buavon, N. J., August 27, 1876. President Grant returned to Long Branch yesterday evening. This afternoon the President aud Secretary Cameron drove out ina light wagon behind a pair of fast trotters, Mrs, Grant, Mrs. Dr. Baker, Secretary Chandier and ex-Seeretury Borie drove in the four-in- hand. Secretaries Chandier and Cameron and ex-sec- retary Borie dined with the President, Secretary Mor- rill and his daughter wiil be at the West End Hotel to- morrow, Senator Clayton, of Arkansas, arrived at that house to-day, The President lias extended a cor- dial invitation to Governor Hayes and his wife to visit him at Long Brauch and spend a few days here. The Governor has accepted the invitation, but bas not yet-fixed the day of his arrival. Thia te regarded as a very promising sign by the politicians. It i said that the Presideht, who ielt somewhat angry at the position taken toward Litu by some republicans who have de- rived great advantages from his administration, was at first disposed to be indifierent about the canvass. Ip his open, straightiofward singleness of purpose he did not seek to disguise bis feelings, but recently he has become convinced that the success of the democratic party would seriously endanger all that as been gained by the victory over the Sout which he did so much to secure, and would Work cruel injustice to the inichtal freedmen whose lives and liberties the government is bound to protect. YURPOSR OF THE PRESTDENT. It ts said that the President bas, therefore, resolved to set actively 10 Work to widin saying the couniry from democratic misrale, and to that end will take good care that the colored voters of the Southern Siates shall vot be kept from the polls by imtimidation or coerced into voting the democratic ticket, His tavi- tation to Governor Hayes is regarded us a significant indication of Lis devermination to take an active part | dn this canvass. A TRIP ROUND THR WoRLD. President Grant has determined to make the trip Tound We world immediately on the ciuse of his Prest- dential term of oilicc. dirs, Grant wil accompany hun, Mr. Ulysses Grant, Jr., will go to Buroye ona visit to bis sister, Mrs, Sastoris. The President has pressed Mr. Borie and his wife to be of the party, but the old secretary, who 1s one of tho Prosident’s most intimate friends, cannot yet wake wp his mind to so long a joufney. ‘Mr. Borie js with Colonel Herbert Sandiord, the guest of Mr. George W. Cuilus. THK CONFIDENT CHANDLER. Secretary Chaudler expresses great confiience of a Victory in Lodiana, He smiles at ‘the statement re- cently made Uhat the republicans were sluggish jn that State, and says that tue work being done by the Na- tional Committee as weil as by the repubiicans of that Stace will be understood and appreciated when the votes are polled. ‘the idea of THE WAR OFFICR ORDER, based on the Scott Lord resolutions, originated with Sceretary Camerou. The Sceretary soys that active and vigorous measures will be taken to insure tho proper observance of the laws at the elections in the South and im New York and protec: pvery legal vour in bis right of suffrage ivee Irom mtimidation or co- erciot. THX CUSTER MONUMENT POND, The enteriaiment io be given at the West End Hote! noxt Thursuay in aid of the Custer monument fund is the general topic of conversa among the guests aud couagers, and will be a very brilliant after, THY, SWIMMING MATEM: The swimmers, Trauiz aud Wade, who ewim their four-mile maten on the SOCK TAs, ate in active train- ing aud good condition, DON CAMERON'S MOVEMENTS. Secretary Cameron veaves jor Washington on the carly train to-morrow. [tis thought that a strong order in relation to te Soutaern troubles will be issued carly in September. THE PRESIDENTIAL CANVASS, Going at the Fonntain Heads—What Do the Farmers Say ?—What Will They bo? A Sentimen‘al Journey Through Otsego and Adjacent Counties. Ricurizip Sprixas, Otsego County, N. Y., August 18, 1876. In order to judge correctly vf the constituents which make up the current ot publio opinion we must trace to their sources the sma nivulets which help to swell the flood. We will, therefore, leaye the main points upon the principal streams of political information and explore the remoter districts, where, public opin. jon is comparatively uninfluenced by the manipula- tions of professional politicians, Hence your corre spondent left*the centre of politics in New York State (UUea) and diverged to the pastoral regions of Otsego county. Nestled among the beautiful hills so well por, trayed by the pen of Fenimore Cooper lies the village of Richfield Springs, The waters of these springs are sought by many who suffer from chronic and lymphatic complaints, The atmosphere is delightful The demi monde haye no existence here. The society is pure, and the charges at the hotels and private boarding houses moderate in the extreme, when com- pared with the prices at Newport, Long Branch, Sara- toga, Niagara Falls and other fashionable, watering pisces, A family can hire a cottage here tor $40 the season and board at the hotels, where the tabies are as good ag at any first class hotels m tho country. The sulphur baths are the principal attractions here for in- valids, The principal hotels are the Spring House (kept by Mr. Procter, of Baggs Hotel, Utica), capable of accommodating 400 guests, can House, kept by Mrs. Johnson, widow of the pioneer hotel keeper here, a great old character. The Davenport House, kept by James S. Davenport, lawyer, politician and a man who knows how to keep a hotel; the Can- andarago House, kept by Mr, Stanton; the Central Hotel, the Zellar House and a number of well kept boarding houses constitute the reception places of Visitors, A SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY, Were Lawrence Sterne to bave taken a seat with your correspondent in the yehicie that started from the Spring House yesterday afternoon for a flying journey through Otsego, Herkimer .and adjacent counties, he could not have been better pleased and interested with the picturesque ecenery and the novel people met with, THE FIRST MAN WE MET was by the roadside, by name Mosler, an emigrant from Albany, and a relative of the numerous Mosher family of that locality, the best known of whom is the scholarly Dr. Mosher, who served so acceptabiv as Deputy Health Officer of the port of New York for several years, After a little conversation in regard to the crops, the drought, the probabilities of rain and other matters of the kind, the question was bluntly pat— “How are you about Tildea ¥ “About ¢! Raise heaps”? The question was evidently misunderstood, But as Mr. Mosher subsequently avowed bimself an old line democrat there is no doubt about the way he is going in the Presidenual canvass, FARMER ELWOOD. Leaving Mosher and going slong the road, your cor- respondent met a stalwart, sunbrowned farmer named wood, Who was driving askeleton horse toa skeleton wagon, The appearance of this horse afforded evidence that Rozinante had some dyacendants in this localitys Mr. Eiwood, like most farmers, was rather reticent when questioned in regurd to the Presidential can- vass, “What do you think about Tilden?” ‘L don’t know, and f rather reckon its none of your damned business. Tam a detaocrat and going to vote as I piease, and everybody else about here will do tho sare.” Having ascertained that it would take a hydraulic linmen-e power to squeeze an opinion out ot wood your correspondent concluded to drive Tn justive to Mr. Elwood we shotid not omit to tetha:he admitted he bad served in the 121st iment New York volunteers, under General Emory pion, late commandant at West Point, aud was a sub- stantial Tilden democrat, FAR: Riding long your corr FRENCH, pontent’s eye fell upon the form of afarmer standing leisurely at the gateway of bis homest ‘The facia! resembiaue» of the tarmer tu ex-Governor Seymour strack your correspondent. | “Can 1 get a drink of water?” asked your corre. | spondent. i The question seemed to touch the aqueons element in the vreast of the sponded by presenting the liqdid and avowing himself an uncompromising total abstinence man, The tem- perance auestion was discussed and Farmer Freacb, asx we ascertained his name to be, gave his opinion that intemperance, like republicanism, was on the de- chine in that part of Herkuner county. We wore invited to alight and tho financial question was’ introduced, A neighbor (Mr, Bailey, a republican) re- remarked that golu was a very good ‘currency, silver « very good currency, but for himself, greenbacks and plenty of them was avout as govd'a currency as he wanted. Farmer French 18 a suit money republican, He says that he docs wot agreo with the laie Horace Greoley that the way to resume is to resume, But that the proper way to resume Is uot to resume IN SKARCHING FOR A aILA8 WRIGHT, your correspondent did vot know out thut he had found hin in the person of Farmer French, of the town of Warren, Herkimer conntyr Farmer French has a fine fartn, with an open acreage of some two hundred acres, ‘The shade trees, mostly maples, were plunted by his own hand, and & lofty eim formed a conspicuous land- mark of his plac TILDEN AND THK SCRIPTURES, htering the dometie your correspondent met the of the bouse, who was then m company with some visitors, among them a charming young lady im Cooperstown. With unusual assurance the sab- (ot politics was broached by the Hexanp repre- seatative. “I'iden for President,” said the old lady, “why he is mixed up with the Canal frauds. How can we make him Prestient?”? it required the exercise of somo native eloquence to assure the old Jady (hat she was shghtiy mistuken, nod Usat justead of Triden beng a party to the Canal frauds he was (he most potential instrament in exposing them. Taking up a Volume of the Holy Scriptures on the egeritoire your correspondent happily openg to a passage in Genesis, applicabie to ihe occasion, avd alter having read it wiih some fervor tue old Indy put the coraer of her apron to her eye, and sad, “Well, weil! Governor Tilden isn’t bad man after ail.’ The venerable dame retired, but 1h a minute reappeared With a tray of home grown har- vest apples, the most select of which she handed to the HkRALD representative. {n ail his experience of sentiment I do not believe that Lawrence Sterne found a more exquisite persona: tign of genuine feeling than was exhibited in the words uttered by the good and matronly wile of Far- mor French, of Lerkimer county, New York. It is as- tonishing what au amount of sentiment ean be evoked from ihe pure minded country people when a pussage nh Seripture apt to the siiuation is read with apostolic gusto, PARMER PETRIE, Passing along on the pleasant road, your correspond- ent deseried a flag suspended trom hickory poles, and beering Uus insignia:— Coororererercerseccrssscoresetsresesneareseresvente se G) 3 For Presidemt—SAMUEL J, LIGDEN, 3 3 For Vice President—THOMAS A. HENDRICKS. 3 GOO ALP AELE ARLE ELL EOTETEDOIEIP REDD IIE DEE LELEH IED “There imust be an inn im this neighborhood,” re- marked the H#mato tnan to his compan.on, “No, sir; this isa strictly rural and temperate com- munity, You'll find no tavern nor any Silas Wright avout bere’? “suppose we see. There 18 a porch and two chairs which seem to cheertly invite a rest vo the weary trav- eiier.”? We drove up, and in answer to the inquiry, “Is this a pavlic house?’ a response came irom the’ lips of-a brighi-eyed damse! of some sixteen Herkimer suin- mors, “It a8, but down at work on the farm.” Ie took but @ few minutes to summon the father, and We found him to vo Farmer letrie, one of the best known and most active democrats in ‘the county. tn a fow words Farmer Petrie expressed bitnseif devoted to the cxuse of Tildon and tho success of ge demo- cratic ticket. MERCHANT POSTER keeps a country stwre at (be corner of the cross roads koown ag Peck’s Cross Roads, Mr, Foster has been a republican, He 18 now non-committat and will vote for the best men, Mra. Foster is Tilden to the back- bonee She exhibited her enthusiasm 'n favor of the democratic candidute for President by presenting your correspondent with a bouquet gatuerea by one of her pretty daughters from (he glrden near by. THE RYSCLT OF THE KIDE. The conclusion arrived at on this ride was briefly this:—That the democrats reposed confidence jn Tilden and were siire of bis election; that many of the repud licams were jukewarm, and ‘that there Was am entire absence of the aggressive sprit that bas warked the action Of the republicwns in former Presidentiat carn. paigns in this region. The cnthusiasm which aetuated the republicans heretofore is certainly Iacking this year, but in all your corr: spondent’s researches in this latitude be has &o fur failed to ud, A SRCOND SILAS WRIGHT, Honce the decision of the Democratic State Conyon- tion, Lo be held at Syracuse on (he 80th inst., wil be regarded with increased interest. The campaign will ve opened at Horaelisvilic on the 19th inst, A REPUBLICAN WALKOVER, Wervos, N, C., August 27, 1876. The democrats of the Second district decline placing a Copgressional nominee in the ficid against Governor Cartis H. Mrogden, the republican eandidaic. The republican majority ia the aistrigt is upware of 8,000, farmer, who immediately re- | | and using ail nis influence to seeure the nom:nation of 00 now here; the Ameri. | | ing clerk; that tt | unfortunate inyentor bas been yet dixeuvere CIVIL SERVICE REFORM. A CURIOUS TALE OF A BROTHER-IN-LAW—WILL MR. BRISTOW EXPLAIN? Wasuixatox, August 26, 1876. A report made to the Treasury Department by a special agent, who has been tnvestigating the efficiency of some Northern and Eastern custom bouses, con- tains a curious story of what bas beea called “civil service reform’ under Mr. Bristow’s management, Charles Robinson was*once Consu! ut Quebec, Ho was suspended under the Tenure of Office act from that office, in July, 1870, by the Secreiary of State, on charges of a very grave and even discracetul character, which are mentioned in this report, He wrns ap next, in 1874, as cierk én the Boston Custom House, | rocominended for dismissal for incompotency, and he was accordingly removed in June of that year by Col- lector Simmons, But in August, (wo mouths later, he appears again as foreman of weighers, and is reported to have drawa four months’ pay there without per- forming duty; was then, January, 1475, trans- ferred to the night inspector. d drew pay | three months there without doing any work, as shown by tho morning reports to the Surveyor. While the captain of the night inspectors was trying to get him dropped he was suddenly, in March, 1875, ap- pointed clerk in the Naval Offiee, Boston, In the fol- lowing November be was again distaissed, on the wish of the Naval Otlicer; but he turns up again on the 224 | of May, 1876, as ‘liquidating clerk’? in (he same office, | from which ho had been dismissed tho previous No- | vember, The office of 1quidating clerk 1s one of the most important in the Custom House, and this report asserts that Robinson has not performed the duties appertaining to rt, But here comes in the remurkabie part of this tale, 1tis partly disclosed in the foliowing correspondences, to make which intelligible it should | be understood that Charlos Robinson 18 a brother-in- | law of Judge Luke #, Poland, ot Vermont, and thint | Judge Poland appeared at the Cincinnati Convention as a very conspicuous aad zealous Bristow man, heading the delegation from his State, Mr. Bristow, Mr. Poland appears to have been in | Washington early in May, and arranged with Mr. Bris- | tow for Robinson’s reappointment and promotion, Lo accordance with such an arraugement and of the in- structions Poland conveyed {rom Mr, Bristow to the Naval Oflicer that gentleman wrote the following Custom Hovsx, Ovrice ov THR NAVAL OFioxn, 4, i Sm—If 1 may bo permiited to increase the expe of this oillce, 1 would respectiuily nominate, subj your approval, Charles Kobinson, as clerk 3 Salary of $1,200 per annum. your obedient servant. WALTER HARRIMAN, Naval Officer, Hon, B, H. Bristow, Secretary of the Treasury, Washington, DO. This letter came, untuckily, into the hands of Assis- tant Secretary Conant, who, not being aware of a pri- vate understundiag, replied :-— Ienasuny Darantaent, May 8, 1876, Hanninay, Esq, Naval Oilicer, ‘boston, a } Sin—tIn reply to your letter of the 4ih inst, requost- | ing authority to nominate Cherles Robnson to be a clerk in your office at $1,200 per annum, additional | cilice, you are iatormed that che depleted condition of the chstoms appropriation wili not avmit of any in- crease In the expense of your offices at the pre-ont time, postos ot to » 17, ub a 1 have the honor to be end that 1 an compelied to deny your re- quest. Very respeetfa! CHARLES FP, NT, Assistant Secretary, By direction of the Secretary, But Judge Poiand was not to de put off, immediavely to Mr. Bristow :— St, Jouxsuuny, Vt, May 16, 1875, My Dran Sxcrerary—On th ‘ame day T fast inet you in Washington 1 wrote Governor Harriman, Naval ‘Ouicer in Boston, that [was auihotized by you wo say to him that if he needed tho services of “my bec in-lilw, Charles Robivson, and would sead in bis hawe, Lis homivation would be contirmed. [heard no moro from the tmnatter until last nizut, when L received trom Mr, Rovinson the inciosed copy of letter irom Assiat- ant Secretary Conant, refusing fo confirm Harriman’ nomination Of Robinson, L safer it was dono by Mr. Conant without your knowledge, though stated to be | done by direction of the Secretary, [1 ut wax brought | to vour knowledge at all then our last conversation un the subject must have escaped your recollection, 1 thereiore trouble you again on the subject, as it as soltmportant to we. T do not know in what form Goy- ernor Harriman made his appointment, but Robinson writes me that the real need of the olice 1s a liquidus is uone; and tuatit b pertorm the duty of suet L. Pp. PoLa He wrote | pinted it would am, most truly your jiow. B. HL. Biisto etary of Treasu This settled the matter, In spite of the low ebb ot | the customs appropriations Secretary Bristow imme diately ordered.the appointment of Judge Polona’s brother-in-law, and replied to the Judge in the follow- ing note, marked “personal:””. (rensosar.] | Treasvny Deranrmeyt, May 17, 187 | Hon. L. P. Ponann, St. Joansbary, Ve Dyan Sin—in reply to your note of the 16th inst I | have the honor to advise you that the nomination by | Mr. Harriman, Naval Oiicer at Boston, of Charies Rob- | luson, to be clerk in his office, was mot brought to my | personal attention, and that ihe same, comiug lorward | In the ordinury coarse of business, Was disapproved by Assistant Secretary Conant, who has genera authdrity to sign letters by my direction The appl of the nomination has to-day been sent | the Naval OM) Tam, very respectinily, , B. H. BRISTOW, Sectetary. The following letters tell the rest of this tale of “civil | service reform ;)— ‘Treasury Derantuext, May 17, 1876 Wacter#arniman, Esq, Naval Officer, Boston, Mass. Sin—By direction of the Secretary’ the nomination | of Coaries Robinson to be clerk No. 17, at $1,200 per | anpum, oflice restored, 1 to take effect from the date of hu h, as submitted in your Jevier of the 4th inst, Lam, very respecttuliy, CHARLES F, CONAN, Assistant Svcretary, Custom Hovusn, Bosro: Ovvick or THY Navan Oveicen, May 22, Sim—By authoriiy of your letter of the 17th nest, 1 have appointed Charles Robinson a clerk (No. 17) in this office at a salary of $1,200 per annem, and he bes this day entered upon the daties of his off 1 have forwarded bis offi outh to the Commis- sioner of Customs. Very respectially, your obedient servant, WALTER HARRIMAN, Naval Otfiver. Hon. B. H. Bristow, Secretary of tho'Treasury, Wash- ington, D.C, As Mr. Bristow. is announced to speak on the subject Of civil service reform during the preseat Presidential campaign he might Gnd a suggestive text in this tale of Judge Poland’s brother-in-law, ANOTHER TRAGIC SCENE ON THE UNION PACIFIC, A few days ago an account was published of a gam- bler being taken from a sleeping car on the Union Pacific Ratiroad at midnight and carried away with a rope around his neck. Now the Omaha Herald tells of a stabbing affray on the same road, On the 19th Mr. Winuey, a passenger from San Francisco, was assaulted by a crazy Italian, who stabbed him twice with a dog- ger. The Herald says The Italian stood at the door of the coach, and just as Mr. Winey passéd bim he sprang upon him witha keen stijetto in bis right hand and with bis left be graxped Winney’s iorchead, pniled wis bead back ant nade a terribie thrust at his Uiroat Winuey was the most powerful man and forced his head back, bub caught the descending knile in the cheek, just below tho leit eve, the keen, double-edged blade penetrauing civar through the eheek bone and coming out tnside the mouth, The murderous Italian wrencbed the kuite from the wound, and the territied victim, teariog aim- seli trom bis grasp, started to ren through the car, bat was ‘jollowed by the Italian and an other biow given with the fealful weapon, which penetrated the back of the head just’ below tue crown, the port of the blade protruding abov the lo(tear. Winney succeeded in finally shaking off his murderous evemy aad getting Uaroaga the door, and sprang off the coach with the blood streaming from bis Wounds It was all accomplished so quickly that the terrified passengers had not Lime to Interfere. When the wsassia saw bis Vict escape bim he be- came furious with rage, and turued tke a thirsty tigar upon the passengers in the coach, his long knife drip- ping wit blood, but before be could injure any one else his arms Were pnioaed to his sides and the da gerous weapon takea trom his bloody bauds, and he was given over to the authoritres at Fremont. Mr. Winney was taken on board the train at lis own ro- quest, bis Wounds stanched 40 far ®s possible, and Drought to Omaha for treatment. No explanation is given for the conduct of the Italian other at hy wis crazy and was starting to “ron a muck, Winnoy is not dangerously injured, and since bis wounds bave beon careiuly creased he is oat of all danger. THE MOSQUITOES IN HARLEM. FURIOUS ATTACK UPON AN INVENTOR—DISAP- PEARANCE OF MR. KNOUT. ‘There is a report bere that Mr. Henry J, Knout, the celebrated manulacturer of mosquito neta, while im cautiously walking aoprotected the vio city of Har” jem Flats, was decoyed into un ambuscude of mosqu” toes and surrounded by his foes. Mr. Kaout was inst foen fighting bravely, but was evidently overmatebed by the superior numbers of the foe, All attempts to ronder hit asestance were fepulxed, No trace of the | and it ts supposed he has been whoily devoured, Th ct of the mosquitoes 18 supposed Lo have been revenge, a9 they have been hears to use threatening Janguage of jate. The police have made no arresis, Lotense ex- ctlement prevails int’ * wamauity and a bloody com- bat ta anticinared. | did | dispersed with cousiderabie loss In men, | tary poie | Hon of the amount mast be expended tu the care of | and beer went on without any effort on th Pisin ARRIVAL OF GENERAL DON SABAS MARIN, OF THE SPANISH ARMY—HE THINES THE WAB NEARLY OVER. Genera) Dou Sabas Marin, of the Spanish Army, who relieved General Burriel in the command of the de partment of Santiago de Cuba, bas been quartered im the New York Hotel, Broadway, since the 224 inst The Genoral visits the Uniied States for the purpose of } reeruiting his health, which hes suflered much from ba the fatigues of (be cainpaign, and also with the inten. tion of visiting The Centennial Exposition, The Gen- eral is @ man of youthiul and pleasing appearanee, rather under the medium height, slender in person, but extremely well formed, possessing an oval face of eminently Spanish cast. In the course of social chat with General Marin, it became apparent that as a soldier he was chary of ex- | pressing pronounced views upon questions connected with the gonduet of the warin Cuba. He believes that it is the privilege of soldier? to fight the question tow speedy conclus‘on, and of dipiomatists und journalists to discuss it, He is of opinion that the preseut cam- paign wiil terminate the war in the great Anviile; atter January next there will be little left of tue insurgents excepting atew bands of bighwayten iniesting the roads and forests, and these will soon be hunted down, by the overwhelming numbers of Spanish troops that are ready to go on their trail, Speaking of the manner in which news Is trans mitted from Cuba to the United States, Geveral Mann sid, substantially, that on the 17th of this month the Spanish troops. to the number of nearly 1,000 wen, Were able to get a sightof the wsurgents in Alto ea and Savana San Juan, when a sinart skirmish took piace, ‘The nesargents showed about? 100 or 150 ry, any infantry they might have being con- eccaled mm the forest near by, The action not Jast long and the insurgents were horses and arias The General did not receive a scratch ; yet upon his arrival in Havans, shortly atterward, be’ found it reported (bat he had been wounded in this affair, These false reports tind their way w the United States, and sea Wrong impression here as to the actual situa. tion in Cuba As (o the nature of the war, General Marin charagterized itas barbarous and inhuman; a strugelo in Whica there is no glory to be reaped from. tho greatest suilering, for the insurgents wil not sow front wnywhere to the Spanish forces, and ouly barrasa ihe coun ry by plundering, saying and burning, 1tis a war in which decisive battles are vot fought, and, therefore, no definite result has been attained, goverument has to employ a very large number of visoned in the disturbed parts of the isiand or acLIOg ws flying columns to prevent the destraction of suger, tobucco and cofee plantations, which the bands of runs begroes and revolted Cuinamen who are in grins seck duiy to ru ‘The operations of the campaizn cannot be judged from a strictly milt- { View, as there is no antecedent in mille tary vistory with which the struggle in Cuba can well be compared me JOVELLAR'S HONESTY. The rumor which had been published In New York Papers, whereby the honesty of General Jovellar government had been impugned, ‘al Marin do- hounced as en tuiamous scandal. “It ts absolutely false that General Joveilar or any of the heads of de- departivents under bim had been accused of mal- foas neo in office or mulversation of the public fund Itis woll known that General Joveilar wax Preside: of the Couneil of Ministers in Spain; unit he had rivtically left there Lo come to Cal combat a herous climate and the diilicuiues surrounding the important add deheate command conterred upoo hina by his, sovereign; and that ho is a man so respected by bis countrymen and thove who know bint as to be altogether above the breath of suspicion, He is making ial sacrifices to defend the lutegrity of isla vs uerai Marin believes that the Cubans in New York and these ut home are deceiving each other; the one up the other with manufactured ‘news and pretences Those in New York sre all the timo Will send expeditions in aid of the insu they take good care to keep their persons ger’s way, and have no votion of revurn: ing to the island while ‘there is any fighting there, and the few imiatuated people who are with arms in thelr Lands in tue jorests of Cuba are always trying by moans of false reports of triumphs, which they hever giin, to mduce their countrymen to sgnd them ' aid, And So the thing has gone on lor a long time; but we are near the end at list When Presiient Cespedes was eaptured in the juris. dic de Cuba it was the troops of General Marin wh and also Calixto Garcia Ingaea Genoral Marin siarted yesterday tor Saratoga, : NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, Wasuinetox, August 27, 1876 Pay Director C. ©. Jackson, United Siates Navy, wat esterday retired under the law for long and faithta: services. Ilis retirement promotes Pay Inspector James Fulton to be a pay director, Paymaster Richard Washington to be psy inspector and Passed: Assistant i Paymaster C. W. Siamin to be paymaster. Rear Ad mirlA. M Penuock will be the next officer oa tue active list retired, which wii be on the Ist of Ootober next. The reuirement of this officer wil promote r Commodore Edsard Donaldson to be rear adwiral, | Captain RW. Sbuleit to be commodore, Commander | WP. McCann to be captain and Lieuteuant Commund James D. Graham to be commander. ‘Yheore will be no further retirement of any officer on E thea stautl April next, when Rear aAdtniral Ml Jobn J. Almy will be retired on account of long and futtuful service, . Lt Was coulomplated by the Secretary of the Navy to ft out the suiling vessel Portsmouth, at presont trains ing shiv at the Mare Isiand (Cal) Navy Yard, tor tho purpose oF moking aruaping survey of the coast of Guatemala, but on an examination of the vessel it has been found tuat the cost of repairing ber would be gveater (han Was at first estimated, and, therefore, the idea of sending & vessel to tut co: bas been aban- rm the present. — Constant eflorts have eh wade within the past three or four yer to ob appropriation of $150,000 for the ‘construction nd one small steamer, similar to ast Survey, for the purpose of sur. Ocean, avd mt the seine time 16 {ter American interests fp those waters Much already been wecomphabed by the Tuscarora j but tho necessity for two or threo s:nuller vessels bas becm seriously jelt, and should Congress make the approprie ation for their construction they conid be keps in ser. vice at comparatively small cost, and render valuabio y our commerce on the Pacific. No case of yeliow fever bas occurred ou any of the vessels of our this season, Witch is a notavle ex, copiion, as bardiy a ymer bas pasted withont tho ‘auce of Lat disease upon one OF more of oUF seis in the Gull of Mexico or tbe Soath Atiuntic. Lue appropriation jur the preservarion and repair ot of tho navy, having been reduced last session 1,000, but tow ships h@retotore iaid up can be ree pa red this year us & consequence. A considerable por. ~ of two look good Li in surveying and taking scandings in the Pacific: Vessels, purchase 0: stores, preservation of materials, &c. Ak present it 1s the intention of the depariment Lo repair the Bentela, troquots ond Tuscarora, at the Mare Island Novy Yard, tor service in the Pacitie, The Wyoming will bo iitted out at Wash'ngtoa for a school ship at Annapols, and, with the Ticonderoga or Wacousett, will be’ repaired at Boston for service in some of ns. A clause In the baval appropriation bill that hereafter there shall be 20 appointments except by promotion, to Gil Vacancies occurring in the list of commissioned officers of the marine corps until the number of such officers shall ‘e been reduced by cas L188 of otherwise to seventy. of this law it will be several years befor ny Dew ap. Pointments can be made in that corps, The number of marine oficers now commissioned is ninety-turce, graded a8 jollows:—One brigudier general ing, one colonel, two ieutenant coloneis, four twenty wns, thiely iret heatemants, thirty Heutenants and hive staff oflicers, THE EXCISE FARCE. : CONTEMPTIBLE ACTION OF THE POLICE ARRESTS OF BAKKEEPERS AND THEIB DIS CHARGE. Despite the cool weather last night an immense throng of peoplo filed the boxes and paths in Gil- more’s Garden. To the ordinary observer tn dience seemed to be enjoying the programme of music and the beautiiul sighis and scenes, but beneath all this ent enjoy mont and peace(uiness there was being epocted the customary excise farce, Police Captain Steers'sat beneath the galieries im plain clothes, evi dently asuamed of tue igmobie part ho bad been cast for by those auateur showmen, the Police Coramissiouers, Every jew minutes a squad of supernumoraries, In the shape of hat a dozen stalwart policemen, marched inv the garuen by a side door, and as they down the jong range of drinking bars each selected a vieum among the 100 waiters end bade him ‘come along’? As the order was given the people laughed bitterly, ana the vietin laughed also as he slipped of Lis apron, Then he took « hearty swig of lager and de porved tor the station house. The sale of beer was by bo Ineans Checked by these frequent police raids, so the ena songht by the Police Board was not atiamed In fact the whole proceeding Was a farce—there 1# no other worl or it, Outside, ou Fourth avenue, fevente street and over in Broadway, the sal a police to check it, Inside the garden, wh 4,000 ro , Bpectavic aud orderly people were enjoying a quiet — evening, they were -ubjocied 10 police surveillance insult. Many asked how joug this comedy of oxciet was 10 be enacted and why tt wos only to be seen it Giimore’s Garden. = M mpatby was naturally ex: pressed forthe proprievors apd their employes at thy bitter persecution by the guardians of the peace. It Wes undersiood that as soon as the arrests were made they would be ordered before one of the poll ashington | Ci woop and there thir bag ag igned betore Justice Smith — his cage ju the leased on womtwal bal rested daring the evening, was closed (hey were arré and let go As each demanded tral by will never be heard of again, forethe (hat the basiuers of the Coart of General : HOt permit the jadges taking up eases of m: < itis a weil kilown fact that over 10,000 excise cases re mate pigeotboled m the Clerk's office, and the 7 are just worth their Weight ia wasle paper-—-no nor no lees, ‘A progrunme of especial attraction was Gi wens Gers Indy mgt The band pareaeed poy from Beethoven, Verdi, wna — (a momber of very chariau dinie. Pa Lave, pe