The New York Herald Newspaper, September 1, 1876, Page 5

CABLE NEW From All Parts of the Old World. THE TURCO-SERVIAN WAR. The Sultan Deposed and Abdul Hamid Called to the Throne. TREATING FOR PEACE. The Prince of Montenegro Indorses Prince Milan's Demands, RUMORED TURKISH DEFEAT. Charge of Cowardice Against the Servian Troops. AMERICAN BONDS IN LONDON. The Troublesin the English Iron Trade. THE WAR IN TURKEY. MOURAD EFFENDI DEPOSED AND ABDUL HAMID PROCLAIMED SULTAN. ConsTaNtixorPie, August 31, 1876, Acouncilof the Ministers and great dignitaries of the Empire have proclaimed Abdul Hamid, Sultan, vice Murad, deposed. DEFEAT OF THE TURKS ON THE RIGHT BANK OF THE MORAVA, BeLoRapR, August 30, 1876. Official intelligence received to-night announces that tho Turks wero defeated at all points on tho right bank of tho Morava and subsequently taken in flank and pot to flight, Their bridges over the Morava were de. stroyed. The Servians occupied the Turkish entrench- meuts on the right bank of the Morava. ¥ENERAL LESCHJANIN WOUNDED—REPORTED DE- FEAT OF THE TURKS. BELoRape, August 31, 1876, Ar official despatch says General Lesehjanin acci- dentally wounded himself in vhe head with a revolver. He will arrive to-morrow. A Servian corps, under Rajevsky, is reported to have pursued the Turks on the left bank of the Morava ag far as Mramor. BEINFORCEMENTS FOR THE TURES AT POD- GORITZA—ALRIVAL OF EGYPTIAN AND ARAB ‘TROOPS. Loxpor, August 31, 1876. A despatch to Reuter’s Telegram Com:pany from Ragusa says:—Dervish Pacha has reached Podgoritza with a strong detachment of Egyptians and Arabians, The Turkish force at Podgoritza is now formidable, It has fifty-four guns. The Prince of Montenegro’s head- quarters and army gro between Danilovgrad and Grahooa,”” CHARGE OF COWARDICE AGAINST THE SEn- VIANS—INFOBMSIITY OF THE MONTENEGRIN DEMAND FOR PEACE—A DIRECT INDORSE- MENT OF PRINCE MILAN'S ACTION, Loxpon, August 31, 1876, Thecorresponient ot the Times at Beigrado tele- graphs to that journal as follows:— “Within the Inst two or three days heavy guns have been sent to Chupriga tostrengthen the second line of detence. If Alexmatz is taken I should not place much reliance on any defenco the Servians might subsequently make, except in the way of mere bush fighting. An examination by Russian, English and Servian surgeons tully confirms the statement that alarge number of Servians wound themselves in or- der to avoid battle, Thix practice has been mate the subject of a strong report by tho medical staff, It ts Mated the Turks have received a siege train from Niseh, and im default of an armistice something yory fecisive may be expected at Alexinatz.” INFORMALITY OF THE MONTENEGRIN DEMAND. A special despatch from Vienna to the Times says:— “At the conference at Belgrade, at which Prince Milan communicated his resolution in favor of peace to the representatives of the Powers, Princo Wrede, ‘ho Austrian representative, asked how far Prince Milan was authorized to represont the Prince of Montenegro, YVrinco Milan answered what he had no direct written power, but from commu- nications had with Prince Nicholas on tho subject, he thought he conla speak for him also, This reply was nly calculated to bring out prominently the infurmal- ity of Montenegro’s demand by proxy, which, it not Heared up, might later have led to all sorts of misun- ferstandings. PRINCE NICHOLAS APPLIES DIRECTLY. The point has been, however, cleared up since by Prince Nichoias asking the Powers directly to support the demand made by Prince Milan for both. Thia com- munication was made to Austria and Russia, which alono are represented in Montenegro, with a request to tommunicate it to the other Powers. MONTENEGRIN CRUELTY, It seems that Prince Nicholas is as anxious to treat 88 Princo Milan, for on Tuesday he again urged the soabject, expressing apprehension that Dervish Pacha was about to invade Montenegro and anxiety to hay this prevented by the influence of the Powers, as after the failure of the Servians further operations would only lead to useless bloodshed and devastation. These tonsiderations seem also to have induced him to order his commanders in Herzegovina to act strictly on the dotensive. ; ALLEGED ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE BY THE SER- VIAN GENERAL, LESCHJANIN—IMAGINARY 6ER- VIAN VICTORIES. Loxpox, Sept. 1, 1876, Tne Standard’s special correspondent at Belgrade asserts that Genernl Leschjanin shot himself purposely ; that the Servian reports of victories are inconsistent with each other and mosily imaginary, and that Eng. lish correspondents have been obliged to take tho war news cut and dried from the Servian press bureau, OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OV THE ACCESSION OF THE NEW SULTAN TO THE THRON?. Wasnixetox, August 31, 1876, The Turkish Minister has received the following de- spateh from the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs;— CONSTANTINOPLE, August 31, 1876, “The cruel disease from which the Sultan. Mourad Khan has been suffering ever since the tenth day of his accession to the throne, and of whieh the aggravation bas been continually increasing, having put bim ia the manifest impossibility to take any more the reins of the Empire, in virtue of tne “Fetya’’ rendered by His Highness tne Chetkh-ul-Islam and conformably to the laws regulating she exercise of the sovereignty in the pire, His Majesty the Sultan Hamid, presumptive heir to the Imperial throne, has Veen prociaimed to-day Emperor of Turkey.” ENGLAND. THE TROUPLES IN THE CLEVALAND TRON prs- TRICT. Liverroon, Angust 81, 1876, The Journal of Commerce says:-—‘'The crisis in the Cleveland it6n trade has assumed a serious Is stated that Swan, Coates & Co., iron masters, have fied a petition in liquidation, and that the Lackenby Jronworks Company, Thomas Vaughan & Co,, Thomas -to fight his way toa safo placo with bis wife. pect, It! NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1876.-WITH SUPPLEMENT. Chariton & Co, and R. H. Charlton have docided on a similar step.”” THE CASE OF THOMAS VAUGHAN & CO. ‘ Loxpox, Augast 31, 1 The application of Thomas Vaughan & Co, for liqui- dation in bankrupicy was presented before the Regis- trar bere to-day. The liabilities of tho firm aro £1,000,000, LARGE AMOUNT OF UNITED STATES BONDS OFFERED FOR SUBSCRIPTION. e Loxpox, Augast 31, 1876. The remaining $300,000,000 United states tunded loan was offered for subscription to-day at 10334. The Financier says its issue will probably have little OF nO permanent effect on the money market, tho operation being a substitution for oxisting stock, but some effect will be produced whilo the deposits are locked up pending the reeeipt of the new bonds, FRANCE, CECBEASE OF BULLION IN THE BANK OF FRANCE. Panis, Augnst 31—Evening. The specie in the Bank of France has decreased 1,001,000 francs during the past week. PORTUGAL, THE FINANCIAL CRISIS ENDED AND CONFIDENCE RESTORED. Wasutxctox, D, G., August 31, 1876, ‘Tho Baron de Sant Anna, Minister from Portugal at Washington, has just received the following communi- cation from his government :— Lisnow, August 29, 18: ‘The monetary crisis has subsided. Confidence is re- established. The Bank of Portugal continues its trans- actions ual, All the other banks and merchants have declared that they will not avall themselves of tho benefit tendored by tho decree of tho 18th inst. with rogard to the prorogation of payments. CUBAN AFFAIRS. ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE A WELL KNOWN . LAWYER—THREZ PERSONS ARRESTED—SPAN- 18H GOLD IN HAVANA. Havana, August 31, 1876. While a well known lawyer of this city, named Vil- Injelin, was in the parlor of his residence last bight’ @ masked man gave hin:, through the window, a letter’ Viltajelin went up to the chandelier to read the letter, when the stranger discharged a blunderbuas at him and then made his escape under cover of aterrible noise caused by an explosion of box cartridges, ignited by an accomplice outside tho house. Villajelin was wounded in the hand and neck, but not seriously, Three persons were arrested and imprisoned to-day ‘on suspicion of being concerned in the outrage. SPANISH GOLD IN CUBA, Spanish gold, 226 a 22037. THE MARCH OF FIRE, THE WOODS OF CLINTON TOWNSHIP, PA., ON FIRE—FARMS, BSAWMILIS AND PRIVATE HOUSES DESTROYED—THE POCONO MOUN- TAINS IN A BLAZE. Hoxrspate, Pa, August 31, 1876, The woods aro burning flerceiy on all sites of this place and for miles in all directions, and»in many lo- calities in the county have grown to such proportions as to create great alarm among farmers and the tn- habitants of smail villages, Men are now fighting fra on tho southorn boundary of this village; the smoko is so dense that the sun ts almost hidden during the day in Clinton township, ten miles from here, The farmers aro fighting fire in large bodies, the fiames hav- img approached dangerously near to several farms. The Moosic Mountains aro ablaze for miles, and vast quantities of tmber, railroad ties, bark, &c., havo been destroyed. From the northern part of the county, near tho Susquehanoa line, the samo story of deatruction is received, Somo butid- ings have been burned and others saved only by the groatest exertions, In Salem, Canaan, Sterling, Berlin and Damascus townships the fires cover large tracts of the choicest timber, The streams aro so low that they offer no obstruction to the progress of the flames, HOUSES BURNED. In Scott township the fire surrvunded tno house of John W. Taylor in tho night. He was aroused in time Tis house was destroyed. The house of a farmer named Cook, in Pampack township, and a farm house in Salem have been barned. . BLOCKED ROADS, ‘The road leading from here to Mast Hope, Pike county, through tho woods, is impassable in places, owing to the fircs in the vicinity of Mast Hope, A heavily timbered tract, covering seyeral miles, is on tire and will be entirely destroyed, A sawmill on Mast Hope Creek has been burned, FARMS D¥STROYED. ‘There isa report here to-night that the flames have surrounded the farm of David Mcintyre. Yesterday the tire had swept over bis cornfields, but it was supposed tho course of the fire had been changed in the upper Lackawaxen Valley. The loss of umber, bark and crops is very large. On the south- eastern border of tle county, in Monroe, is one of the most heavily timbered regions in Penn- sylvania, _}ecports have beer received here of teart:1 ravages of the fire in that section. There aro several small lumbering villages therenbout, and they aro in imminent danger. Two sawmills bave been burned. Men, women and children have been fizhting the | flames for two days and nights, and Jast might 1 was hought the greatest danger was over. Five thousand railroad ties were destroyed on one track on Tuesday. Thousands of fect of iumber and cords of bark are | feeding the flames. en working iu tho jumber camps have been compelled to desert several of them. THE POCONO MOUNTAINS are on fire from summit to base, in some places for miles, This region is atamons haunt for deer and other game, to which the fires wiil carry great destruc- tion. ALONG THE UPPER DELAWARE VALLEY confiagrations similar to those about Port Je raging. Ono hundred million feet of lumber nually rated from the region now being burn And many mills are tbrestened with ¢ ton, the upper towns of Sullivan county, N. Y., the Gres are dolng more damage than on this side of the river. ‘The Midiand Ratirosd runs for miles through those | forests and interruption of traval over itis imminent, | as the fires are rapiliy sweeping toward it from ull directions. IN PALLSHURG soveral farm tamilies have soucht safety in the nejch- boring Villages, their dwellings being tBreatencd with destruction. Every able-bodied person is combating | the flames day and migtt, ! the mountains in this vicinity. Large quantities of wood and valuable timber ore being destroyed; for, owing to the extreme dry weather, all efforts to ex- tinguish the flames have proved fruitless. FIRES IN ULSTER AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES, Mipprrrows, N. ¥., August 31, 1876. At Cape Pond, Ulster county, three miles from Ellen- ville, the forest fre has burned the dwelling and furni- ture of a poor man named Charles Eaans. and 100 cords ot wood belonging to H. H, ¢ the President of the village of Ellenville on Shawaugunk Mountain, ‘The Ellenville Tanning Company lose seventy tons of bark, which 1s vained at $500, No rain hai t fallen, and the larmers in Southern Ulster and Sullivan counties are fighting the fire with buck fires, which they hght ahead and burn a broad belt; the advancing flames ‘thus being curtailed for want of fuel. The farmers in many places daro not sleep for fear their dwellings may be burned before morning. In the milk and butter producing sections of Orange, Sullivan avd Ulster counties the pasturage is thoroughly parched, and most farmers are feeding their stock. The Iate crops are almost a complete failure, potatocs being espegially small A large crop of apples was promised, but ghey are withering and faling rapidly, All smath Rtryains aro dried up, and the Neversink River was never 80 low, WINE CELLARS DESTROYED, Sanpusky, Ohlo, August 31, 1876. The American Wine Company's ccllara at Kelly's Island wero destroyed by fire yesterday. 1.088 $55,000; no insurance, THE FIRES ABOUT THE DELAWARE Port Junvis, N. ¥., August 30, 1876, Thero 1s but little abatement in the threatening forest fires which have made such alarming spread 1m this section during the past eight or ten days, and the vicmity for many miles around us is overhung with a pall of smoke, which almost excludes tho rays of the sun, Thecountry in the angle formed by the Erie aud Port Jervis and Monticello railways is suffering terribly from these mountain conflagrations, and unless a heavy fail of rain occurs within the next day or two it is al- most impossible to determine what disastrous conse- quences may ensue. ‘The woods are filled with decaying vogetation, dry as tinder, to the depth of several inches, and when the fire fend passes over nothing 1s jeit but a barren waste of chrrred débris and blackened rock and stone, and even tho earth 1s reduced to ashes, nearly the whole line of the P. J. and M. Ratlway the fires have reached tho crest of the bluffs of the Bush Kill Vailey, which is traversed by that road, and houses, wood piles and other property along the line are in Immediate danger. Large gangs of men were fighting fire the last two days and nights tu check the progress of tho still advancing flames. Lang’s louse, at Paradise, was in great danger on Wednesday, and a largo force was detailed in the im- mediate viemity im back-firing and other modes of prevention to save the settlement from de- struction. There is no interruption of trains as yet on the Monticello road, but if the fires which are shaping their course and ‘bearing directly down upon that thoronghfare are not checked or extinguished deten- tions are lable to occur at any moment, ‘This entire section is suffering grestly from the un- precedented drought and even the green follage burne like tinder, Most of the streams and ponds hereabout ‘are dry or nearly #0, and but Hite water can bo procured with which. to combat the fiery element. Fires are spreading on every hand, and nothing but heavy rains can put an effectual stop to the progress of tho confingration. The forest fires in tho Cahoon- zio region have been quelled for the present, but are liable to break out ut any moment on ac- count of the dry vegetation heretoiore spoken of; as, tor instance, a day or two since fires that were thought to have been completely subdued would break out anew some distance beyond the scene of hard-fought conflict and rush with the speed of tho wind, THE LOUISIANA DISTURBANCES. DR. DUNKGRAVE’S MURDERER FSCAPES—ANOTHER HOUSE FIRED INTO. Moxnor, August 31, 1876. The Sheriff and posse have returned from the pnrsult of the murderer of Dr. Dunkgrnve. They traced the tracks of his horse about three miles, and then lost the trail Thero is no clew whatever to the marderer. Tt is generally believed tho murder was the result of an old feud. Last night the house of Captain Chambliss, who lives nine miles below this pince, was fired into. The amily, fortunately came’ hero two days before for security, leaving a young man named Perkius in charge. Perkins was sitting on the gallery when the cap snapped near the fenco, and he arose. The discharge of a gun followed, and a quantity of buekshot struck the chair upon which he had been sitting, Perkins got his pistol and fol- lowed the would-bo murderers, who fled up the road in this direction, No one was hurt, A freedman on the place confirms this statement, The whites are apprehensive, but are proceeding with caution, JESSE POMEROY AND POLITICS. THE BOSTON POY MURDERER LIKELY TO CON- TROL A REPUBLICAN CONVENTION—HIS LIFE TO BE SPARED—STRANGE ACTION OF THE MASSACHUSETTS EXECUTIVR COUNCIL, Bostox, August 31, 1876, Jesse Pomeroy, tho renowned fiend and muraeror, bas tnrned up to-day as a campaign card to secure the renomination and re-election of Governor Rice for a fail year. Tho Executive Council has insisted upon his execution for his numerous marders; but since it has appeared that Govornor Rice was likely to be thrown overboard at the next week’s Convention the Council has taken a back track and united with the Governor in his direction that Pomeroy shall not be executed, but atone for his crimes by spending the balance of his days in the State Prison. At the regular meeting of the Governor and Council this afternoon tne matter was discussed for nearly an honr, the arguments in favor of a commutation being based upon the solvation of the republican party im Massachusetts and the re-election of Governor Kice. Thos it was that a counell which for a year had held ont for the execution of iaw and the hanging of one of the worst criminals im the land renounced its honest sentiment and fell into lino with the Governor, simply tor the purposo of assisting im prolonging the power of the present State Executive. When the question came up in the Council a close ballot was taken, resniting in a vote of six ior commutation against three for hanging. This singular and sudden action m a case which has | atiracted such universal attention has created con- siderable comment, and the burden of pubhe opinion is that it is precipitated at this time to create a fecling in favor of Governor Rice’s renomination next week. The effect = just the opposite, for everywhere the Governor and his Council are reckoned aa having been forced to a definite decision of gome kind on account of the pecuhar tnrn of political affairs within a day on two, and It would not be strange i, after all, this Pomeroy cave should at the last moment break up the repubiican party in Massachusetts, The Convention at Worcester next week will devermine this, NOTES FROM LONG BRANCH. fos Beane, Angust 31, 1876, The entertainment at the West End Hotel this after- noon in aid of the Custer Monument Fund, was one of PRAYERS POR RAIN were offered in some of the churches in that region yes- | terday. There has been but one rain in all this secuion | ince the Fourth ofJuly, Streams, springs and wells, never before known to fail, are dry, The Delaware and Lackawaxen rivers are fourieen inches below lowest recorded low water mark, and : bat was in 185 Rain, copious and projonged, is the ony thing that can prevent still greater destruction and suffering, LUMBER YARD BURNED, Winkesmanne, August 31, 1876 This morning at eight o'clock the lumber establish. ment of Wertz, Stricker & (Co,, at Whitebaven, eighteen miles from this city, took fire and before noon over 1,000,000 feet of sawed Inm- ber was destroyed, At two o'clock the tire was under control, and the sawn}, planing mtil and other buildings were saved. $25,000, covered by insurance im Trenton (N. J. panies,’ The origin of tho fire is not positively known, bat tncendiatism 1s suggested by many as | being the cause. FIRES IN 8T. LAWRENCE cov: Watentows, N. ¥., August 21, 1876. Fires are raging in the woods of the town of Brasher, | St, Lawrence county, and consuming extensive tracts of Iumber, Largo quantities of hay and grain have been burned, and hundreds of people are fighting tho firo to protect their dwellin; The drenght aud grassheppers in that locality have almost entirely de- Stroyed the crops, and farmers are feeding grain to their cattle to prevent them from starving. FOREST FINES IN PIKE COUNTY, PA, Sronoua Fauis, Pa, August 31, 1876. Afeport has just reached here tothe eflect that | heavy forest fires have broken out and are raging with great violence in Blooming Grove township, Pike | county, The flames are taking a southenst course, de- etroying everythiig in their track, Several yainablo dwellings are threatened ‘and some of the most valu- able Umber Jand in northern Pennsylvania is burning. Unless the fires are soon subdued, tne damage will be very hoavy. NEW HAMPSHIRE WOODS ON FILE. Great Fsuss, Angust 31, 1876. A large fire in the woods, near the ri i at North Fairfield, this afternoon, destroyed a large amount of cut wood, and so warped the rails as to render the road at that point impassibie. Noxtn Conway, N. H., Avgust 31, 1876. Several large fires are raging in forest and on The joss ts estimated at | | | wasn professional instead of an amateur. | of the poem he most, elegant reunions ever held at Long Branch, It was a success in its substantial return, and asa | | dramatic performance. The fine parlor of the hotel was well filled, between 250 and 200 tiekets having been sold, and the company embraced most of the notables of the place, The President himself did net attend, vutthe members of his family now at the Branch were provent, The ladies of the Hoey, Noss, Henderson, Drexel, Sternberger, Morphy, Dougherty, Wallack, | Myers, Hastings, Pullman, Curtis, Girard, Abeeasis aud | | | other ‘cottage families, made the roum bright wad at- | tractive with their Handsome and tasteful touets. The proceedings were opened with an appropriate address by Mr, Onarles 8. Crosby, by whose efforts, united with ‘those of Messrs. George Hoey, ' Damiel Dougherty, J. H. Montague, Presbary and ifildreth, the success of the aflur Was secure: Mr. Crosby took part in the recitations, Mr. George an original poem, called the “Switch * besides other. pre ond made abit ina come piece written by Mark Mr. Dougherty, earrive unt! | entertaining a8 i My Walter Hildreth made bis first attempt public ax a Feciter, and acquitted mimseit well, Mr. ‘Abecusia played a solo on ihe violin ina style which m did not know him personaliy suppose he The hit ot however, was Mr. Montague's reading “The Blacksmith," which was received with great applange, At the close of the entertain inent Sr, Dongnerty returned the thanks of the man- | azere (or the liandsume attendaneo, and stated that the | funds would be torwardod at once to the Heranp to be | added to the Custer Monument Fan, ANOTHER CABLE LAID. Sr. Joux, N. B., Angust 31, 1 Aheavy four-wire catle was successiuily latd Inst evenng weross the Strait of Canso, thus giving the Western Unloa Telegraph Company and tho Anglo Cable Company three cabies at that crossing, | two of them three wire cables, one wire in each of which is defective and two wires tn each cable work- ine; also one very heavy four-wire cable just laid. Tho cable jast land 18 the ‘Neaviest one on this Continent connecting land linea. The shore ends of the Atlantic cables connecting with the deep sea cables are as heavy. the afte THE BEAVERWYCKS. prasiianre | Aunasy, N. ¥., Angnst 31, 1 Groat preparations are making here by the citizens to give the victorious Boaverwyek crew am enthusias- tle welcome home, The Jackson Corps will parade as au oscor. | President | at once be at bis sid». | the republican party, as I certainly havo ve CARL SCHURZ. The Ex-Senator’s First Speoch in the Ohio Campaign. ADMINISTRATIVE =—-REEVRM ATTAINABLE, Can Hayes Carry Out His Good ' Intentions ? Cixcixvatt, August 31, 1876. Hon. Carl Schurz made his first English speech in the Ohio campaign to-day, at Robinson's Upera House. The building was crowded to its utmost, and the points of his speech were warmly applauded, Mr. Schurz’s remarks were devoted oxclusively to ‘the subject of administrative reform. The prominent question, as it appeared tn this canvass, he announced that he would discuss in another speech at an carly day. The following is the closing summary of Mr, Soburz’s eloquent and lengthy address :— MAYES’ GOOD INTENTIONS. Bat you may gay, “Granting all this, will he be able to carry out nis good Intentions in the face of the ad- verse interests and influences in the republican party which will combine to defeat the contemplated ree foam?” This also is a legitimate question, Let us | fairly examine it, All those who understand our con- stitutional system will admit that the President, him. self and alono, can do many things toward that end by a simple exercise ot the powers of his oilice, Ho ean, for himself and for the _ heads of departments, establish tho rule that not | party service, but honesty, competency and fidelity, ehall be rogarded as the only qualifications for | Nomination or appolutment to oe considered, keep every officer in place who has performed his du- ties with integrity and effic:ency. He can make the officers of the government understand that the civil service is not to bea party agency, and that they will have to conduct themselves accordingly, He can re- fuse to be governed by the recommendation of Con gressmen who como to him or to the heads of departments to dictate appointments, He can, if need be, even without appropriations from Congress, adopt certain methods for ascer” taining the fitness of candidates for office, and have them carried out through competent officers in the departments. All this the President can do in the ex- ercise of the constitutional powers of his oflice. The only effective resistance possible, but only with regard to new appointments of a certain class, may be offered by the Senate in retusing to confirm his nominations. But whether a systematic opposition of that kind can Jong continue will in a great measure depend upon ihe spirit animating the elements composing the adminis- tration party, as well as the drift of public opinion goncrally, Of that more hereafter. It is evident, then, that in the work of inaugurating a genuine reform of the civil vice the President is the vatural leader, and that much of it he can accom- plish, for thetime being at least, without the aid and even against the opposition of Congress, It may be objected that General Grant once desired to reform the | civil servico in this wise, but that he bad to succumb to the opposition of his own party in Congress, Tanswer, no; he had not to succumb, If President Grant had strongly desired to reform tho civil service within the reach of his constitutional powers, ho could have done it Igo farther and say, Lad he in@sted upon that re- form, in good faith, he would havo found a strong force m Congress to support him, and if that had been insufficient he could have appealed to the intelli. gent masses ot the republican party and the patriotic opinion of the country generally, and they would have sustamed him. Tho trne cause of bis failure was that he never seems to have appreciated what a genuine reform of Ube civil service consists In; that he had other things far more wartnly at heart than that reform, and that with no small degree of alucrity he Jed himself of the opposition of the politicians in Congress to drop the whole sehome, That is the trath of history, and I venture to say thero ts scarcely a well informed man in the country who questions 11, THE INPLUENCES TO DEFEAT HAYES. Do not understand me, however, as underestimating the strength of the influences inside of the republican party, which, in case of the clection of Governor Hayes, will conspire and co-operate to defeat the suc. cos of genuine re‘orm, I know them well, aud indulge in no delusion with regard to them. No sooner will the new President bogin bis work many of those who used their own support or as tho means of poiitical management, wil raily in force to hamper and cripple him. That force will be strong and very determined. ‘The pressure bronght to boar upon the President, to swerve hii froin his purposeg will be tremendous. It will be represented to him that no party can live without pubtic plunder, and that the abolition of the spoils system will lead to the downiall ofthe Republic, From flattery to threats, from pri- vate appeals to open demonstrations of hostility in Congress, every means will be employed to induce him to break bis word, And that opposition will be directed by able leaders, experienced in alt the re. sources of political warfare, I do not andoresti- mate it, for I know it bat too well, And what will the now President have to oppose to such an vaset? In the first place, the good faith and firm resolution of an honest purpose. To the politicians, high and low, who will come to cajole or to coerce him, he can present his lotter of acceptance and say, “This I have solemnly promised to the American people, and as a man of patriotism and honor, who is mindful of his duty | No, | to render his best serviee to his country, and who | will not leave a disgraced name to his children, this promise I can and shail not break, It will be fulfilled to the ietter,”? And this, fellow-citizens, 18 what [am convineed that Ruthertord B. Hayes will d But his | own good faith will not be his only bulwark of resist. ance. No sooner will ho have pronounced the word of honest resolution, than it wiil become evident that the dors’ not gtand alone. The very conflict surronnding him will raise up tor lim a host of friends, The best eloments, the | iitelligent and patriotic masses ot his party’ will Do you doupt it? Let'me ad- dress a question of some importance to you, and especially to my independent friends, and ask you to answer it candidly: When you think of a great effort like this, which runs straight against the lower in. stincts of the politician and ap Is to the enlightened itelligence and moral sentiment of the people for aid, to what side will you look for the men of that enlightened intelligence and moral sen- timent to fight for such a reform in good faith and with unselfish devotion? Let your own experience speak. You, my independent friends, most justly condemn the abases that have crept 1 ¢ frankly and unsparingly condemned them heretofore and inean | todo xo hereatier, And yet, Jooking calmly at things as they are, you will be obliged to adintt thit an over. | head | whelming ‘majority of the men who with and heart would aid in the cstablishinent of such reforms are in the republican and | not in the democratic ranks. te was that element in the republican party which Sret pat forth the demand tor civil service reform, and obliged | even the present administration to make an apparent | attempt In that direction, It {s true, that ciement | has been overshadowed in the party by official fafiuence and the despotic power of mercenary | organization; but it js there now as it was | there in the old anti-stavery days. Will not that element at once rally with renowed strongth around the President, us soon asho litte his hand for the work of relorm, to eupport him with ite whole power? Aye, and it will be stronger tan ever, not only ax tho advocate of a good cause be. fore the patriotic public opinion of the country, bnt stronger also in working eiliciency, because “it | will march under the 0 honest and powerfal | jeadorship of the Exeentive ‘head of the iepeblic, But still more, Not only will the Prestdent have the strong aid and support of that great elome in his party, but hie very ettort to estabhisn thorough reform will strip ihe opposing forces of | ther most dangerous infnence. Tet the word go forth trem the Exeentive chair that the ctvil service sball and will no longer bea party machine that the officers of the government aro desired vy | the President to attend to their oilicial duties only, and not to serve as party tools; tnat the tenure of the officer wiil depend upon his official conduct alone and no longer be at the mere: f this or that Congressman or party leader; that the offices in this or that qiatrict or State will no Jonger be wieided by this or that party | satrap, to rile local politics as with an iron rod, bat that they willbe given or taken awny by the government | iteelf for the sule beneiit of the pubic interest—let that word go forth Irom the highest piaco eo that all the people, including the postmasters and custoin houge men and revence officers, and ali who want to become sueb, can well understand it—and I ask you soberly to consider what the eflect will be ¢ POWER OF LOCAL LHADERS. What will become of that power of loca! leaders, whose greatness consisted only In their possession of ihe government patronage, whose influence was formid- ble only because at their Very frown every pliceman within their reach had to trem because their very nod could make tho head of every offer not subser- vient to their wili fly into tho basket; becuuse every applicant for pla every secker of favor had to inquire about their very whins with fawning anxiety, The terror of their thunderbolts will quickly pass away, Every honest public servant will remeniber that be has a conseiencs Manhoot of his own; that be is no man’s man, and that his honor, as well a¢ his prosperity, will be beet promoted by being no man's man, but a faithful and efficient servant of the government and the people, it will be like a fecond emancipation of the saves, The elvil ser. vice will no longer be What it now ts in wan? places, an organization of obsequious courtiers and tremnhling | syeop 4, but of men who dare to respect them- selves and Whose moral aspirations will be lifted up Ho can | the spoils either tor | | Fetterman to-night. | titute of food, and traces left in a deserted camp would | inet. a raid was also made on a party five miles south | of C | will be present atthe opening of the proposals for by that very self-respect. Every honest end efi. cient officer will, in his own interest, become an ardent friend of tho reformed system himself. Then those party influences which oppose true reform will be stripped of their most dangerovs sting. Congressmen and party leaders, no longer to nse the patronage to build ap thei power, will have to fall back upon their character, their prineiptes | and their ability to ives in public life, | which, on the whole, will vustly improve the breed; and it Will turn out also that political parties ean hve without the spoils, snd be ali the better for It That such a policy will displease many repub- lean politicians i have no goult; so much better will it please the honest republican masses, That it will be bitterly opposed in tho Congress to be elected thix year is not improbable; but that will not defeat the reform. Let tne first Congress onder the new adiminstration ¢ver so insitiously endeavor to hamper it, let it ever so stupbornly retnse all iriendly legisiation, yet there is notthe end, 1 nave already shown how imueh the President alone can accomplish by the exercise of his constiintional powers, And if then Congress retasos to aid ant perpetuate the reform by such legislative measures as may be sary, lot the President appeal to the good sens» triotism of the people, In an election held without the civil service ax a party agency, eueh an appeal wil Seareely remain without a response, WAYRS AND THDEN, I, therefore, declare this 10 be my honest convietion, rot only that Governor Hayes, as a man ot patriotism and integrity, will, If elected to the Presid be true to his word jn nsing all the constitutional powers of tus | ofice to carry ont to the Jetter the programm: forth by himself, but thet, powerful os the oppo he will have to encounter’ may be, the chuaces will be strongly tn favor of the success ana lasting establishment of the reform system, sustained as {t will be best elements of the republican party and a patriotic pndlic opinion. Indeed, when examining the relative positions tuken by the two candhlates for the Presi- dency and the prospects they open to us, the opponents of Governor Hayes scom to be utteriy at a loss to dis. | cover aflaw in the systematic reform ne proposes | to establish, They tind themselves forced back upon the small expedient of discrediting his inten- tions, “Governor Haves,” they say, ‘cannot be in cornest with this plan, for if he were believed to be in carnest there wontd be a multitude of repub- Hean politicians who would rather seo their candidate detested than such a reform succeed.” There may bo such republican politicians, But Governor Hayes’ own word, publivly spoken, war- rants ino in telling you that he ts in earnest, un- compromisingly in est. It thero were repnbhexns who would try to de for that reason, am con- fident it would note his position,» Governor Hayes wiil ever be proud to bave stood up for so good a | cosy and would rather bo det its faithiul champion than succeed by ) it But now [ask independent friends, if the spoils politician would iS success more even than the failure of his party, is not there for you, as sincere friends of reform, every reason to desire and work for its triumph ¥ Considering with candor every cir- cumsianee surrounding us, caretully weighing every probability, and’ feeling the necessity of thorough and Is reform, 18 it possible | that you should hesitate in your choice’ Can you fail to see that here is the battlefield worthy of your efforts, here the line of advance toward the objects which, as true reformers, you must bold hi; ? A chango! is your ery. Yes, a ch ! is mine, But do you not, with me, insist upon a change that opens ‘the prospect — of ~——dasting ~— improve- ment? Is a change of parties all you want, whatever the consequence? It you are in earnest you will want more; you will wanta chanze in the very being, in the nature of parties, That is the great thing needful, But in the snecess of Hayes, not in that of Tilden, will you find it, Can you doubt, then, that a change to Hayes will be a ‘greater and much more wholesome change than that to Tilden? What is a change to Tilden? A change from republican to democratic spoils politics. What is a change to H A change {rem the sporls m to a trae reform of the civil service and the hrow of machine politi ‘That ts the prediction I make, and with confidenco I look into the future to j see it verified, Can the duty of sincere frienas of re- form be doubtiul? I at least see mino as clearly as ever, and to the last will | perforin $, THE REFORM sPiniT, Ispeak with teelng, for i have been long and with carnest sincerity in this struggle, It has been said of me that T have done something to weke up the popular conscience against the prevailing demoralization, Ie that be so, 1 um proud of it, It j was the object’ of my endeavors, Bat that | duty is not all fulliiied, Now is the Gime to lift ap our | judgment to the level of the awakened conscience, Let us take care that the reformatory spirit now alive and | capable of greater achievement do not ran out in a mero change of parties and persons, to stand still be- fore the citadel of the evils which have 50 long afilicted and degraded us, Who knows when It will rise again from the gloom ot a new discour- agement if now it exhausts itvelf In misdirected and {rnitlees efloris? We have, indeed, a great opportunity before us; an opportunity ‘to shake of the disgraceful abuses which the demoralizing habits of forty years have loaded upon our polit cal lite; an opportunity to lead our government bagk to’ the noble principles and practice of the great and wise founders of the Republic, whose virtnes we are so eloquent in praising, and whose example we have been sv slow to follow. ‘This is the year of great memories, [n magnificent palaces wo have laid betore | the world the wonders of our wealth, the fruits ot our | inventive genius and tho astounding results of our skill and industry, Aud certainly we have gained the admi- ration of ail beholders. But great and jasting as theadmi- ratton thus gained may be, far greater still in the esteem | of mankind, avd far more lasting in the gratitude of | our own posterity, will be an honest and decisive blow now struck for the restoration of that virtue and purity of government wh! alter all, is the only security ' and the highest glory of a free people. The year of | the great anniversary can not be more truly honored | than by the triumph of so noble an effort, THE THE COMMISSION PERFKCTING ITS PLAN OF OPERATIONS— FROM CROOK AND TERRY'S CAMP THAT THE ARMY I8 ON THE TRAIL OF AN INDIAN FORCE OF TEN THOU- SAND PONIES. Cunyesse, Wy. T., August 31, 18 ‘Tho Indian Commission did not leave this morning as intimated last night. They have been engaged here to-day perfecting the plan of operations upon whieh to proceed on theirarrival at the agencies, They leave to-morrow morning. In their consultation to-day a feetiog of perfect una- nimity prevailed among the members, and appear. ances indicate harmonious action in the performance of their daties, Acourler who loft the camp of Crook and Terry on the 20th, at the mouth of Powder River, arrived at Fort The command was then on the trail of an Indian force estimated at 10,000 ponies, Camp fires indieate seven distinct bands of Indians, There is reason to believe the Indians aro almost des- ORT show that they are reduced to the extremity of using raw hides for food, All the Snake allies havo gone home, but the Crows remaiz, General Crook fully expects to strike Sitting Bull ina few days, MURDEROUS RAID OF SIOUX—-A MINISTER KILLED, SUPFOSED NORTHERN AND THREE MINERS Omaua, Angust 51, 1876, A. A. Jones, the agent of Clark's Pony Express, of Deadwood City, arrived at Sidney this morning and says that the Indians raided the road between Custer and Deadwood on the 20th inst., killed Weston Smith, a minister, and threo miners, named Ike Brown, Poilins and Mason, and carried off their stock. On the 22d tor City, James Kidd, Samael Wallace, Jacob Weilly and aman named Thompson being killed, The Indians are supposed to be Northern Sioux en route from the hostile camp to the agencies, FURNISHING SUPPLIES TO THR INDTANS, Wasmixaros, August 31, 1 The Commissioner of Iudian Affairs, who is now In Ohio, will leave there ou the first of next week for St. Louis, whero he will be present at the opening of the proposats for furnishing eapplies for the Indian service, whie!y takes place at the Lindell House in that city on Wednesday next Ho will remain there about a week to award the contracts to the suceesstul bid- ders and will then proceed to New York, where he furnishing dry goods for the samo service, which takes place Septomber 14 A RAILROAD COLLISION. AN EXTRA ENGINE COLLIDES WITH THE BAN- GOR TLAIN ON THE BOSTON AND PoRrsMOUTH LINR—NODODY KILLED—SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLAKS DAMA Newsurrvort, Mass., August 31, 1876 Avout halt-past tour this afternoon a continued steam whstie was beard for some ten of twelve min- utes, and upon investigation it was found to proceed from the direction of Smith's brick yard, half a mile west of the tunnel, It was cansed by a collision of the Bangor train which loft that city at aqaarter to eight thie morning and an extra engine which was running from Roston to Portsmouth, The Bangor train was haltag hour late in leaving this city, and bad proceeded about haifa mile from the depot when on the carve was seen a stray engine coming The engineer 1mmediatoly reversed his engine and applied the air braxe and he and bis fireman jumped from the engine. A Mr. League, riding on ‘the Bengor engine, jumped off and was ofnived badly on bis arms, Wat not serionsty, one else was injured, Tho engineer of the dow gine reversed is engine, and with (he fireman also jumped of, The two cugines came together and the Hanxor engine knocked the down engine back sonve 300 fort, tearing ap the track badly, and as the tram fol- the tender telescoped the baggage car com. pletely, crushing the baggage, The train ran about 300 feet, tearing up the track and pulling off two mail and Pullman care, Only the two locomotives % baygage car are damaged. The loss 1s Paid to y to several thousand dollars, Engineer Page had bis orders from the train despateher to pass the Bangor train’at Newburyport, Just where the blame hes can- not be accurately determined to-night. This is the third accident that has happened to the engine siaee it has been ruuning on the road. ant MIDNIGHT WEATIL LEPORT. 2 DRPARTMENT, EY SIGNAL OPicer, cpt. 1—1 A. M. Orrice ov THK Ch Wasmixaton, Probabilities, During Friday for the South atlantic States slighth lower barometer, nearly stationary temperature, south erly to westerly winds and partly cloudy weather are probable, with rain areas, For the Gulf States nearly stationary barometer and temperature, winds mostly from southwest to sonth- east, clear or partly cloudy weatner and possibly oc casional rains. For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley, falling, followed by rising barometer, warmer southerly winds, ebifting to cooler northwest and northeast, partly, cloudy weather and rain areas, For the lake regions, rising barometer, falling tem- perature, westerly to northerly wiads and cool, clear or partly clondy weather, with rain areas in the lower Jake region, in the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri valleys, rising and high barometer, falling temperatare, north. west to northeast winds and cool, clear or partly cloudy weather succeeding rain areas in Missouri. For the Middle and Eastern States, falling barony eter, rising temperature, westerly to southerly winda, increasing cloudiness and probably occasional ping succeeded Friday night or Saturday morning by Tising barometer and colder west to north winds, Tho rivers will remain nearly stationary, THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, tn com- parison with the corresponding date ot last year, as ine dicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s pharmacy, Henan Building — 1875, bal 4 121 ro yesterday é ure for corresponding d THE MEXICAN UNPLEASANTNESS, QUERRA'S CAMPAIGN IN SINALOA—EVACUATION OF CALICAN. Sax Fraxcisco, Augnst 31, 1876, Aavices received nt tho Mexican Consulate in thie city from the seat of war in Sinaloa, Mexico, are favors ablo to the government, The revolutionists under Guorra, who had captured Calican_and threatoned Ma. zatlan, have evacuated Calican, The federal troops are Now ob the march to cecupy that oil The condition of Commodore Vanderbilt remains un- changed. He suffered no pain yesterday, and during tho latter part of the day slept a good deal He ro ceived no visitor#, except mempers of the family. Dr. Van Buren, who attended him during the earlier stages o' bis illness, called and bad a consultation with Dr. Linsly and Dr Ehiott, but it was decided not to ye the treatment, HOTEL ARRIVALS. Congressman J riield, of Ohio; Dr. W, C. Ferguson, of the British ship Bellerophon, and T. Schmutzer, Swedish Consul at Samarang, Java, aro at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Chiet Engineer William H. 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