The New York Herald Newspaper, September 3, 1876, Page 6

8 GOVERNOR HENDRICKS, Speech by the Democratic Candidate for Vice President, REPUBLICAN RULE R IVIEWED No Hope of Reform from the Party in Power. MORTON — SHARPLY —— + CRITICISED. Suxiuyvitix, Ind., Sept, 2, 1876 The democratic meeting to-day was probably the Vargost beld in the State this campaign. From 10,000 to 12,000 persons were present, Welcome to his native coun’ the Governor sy My Frtiow Citizeys—I had not expected to address you in the present political contest, but have yielded to the urgent request of friends, and will make this and a few other addresses to the people. In a recent speech Governor Morton said:—“In such a campaign, with slander us the chief weapon, republicans must be excused if they speak plainly of the political charac ter, history and purpose of their antagonists.” At the close of that speech there remained no question that the campaign, so far as be could give it Was correctly described as one of slander, No man of Intelligent observation has failed to see that misrepre- Fentation of the motives of democrats is the purpose and policy of the press and speakers of the republican party, attribute motives and im pute sentiments and opinions wholly unknown to the parties attacked, Language is attributed which was On being introduced, ke as follows :— Thoy charge cond hever used or so misquoted and garbled as to impart a | meaning never intended. A cause mast indeed be desperate when its vindication requires a resort to muvaps so despicable and wicked. cannot reply by a resort to ! such weapons. 1 make you, have known me from my youth up, witnesses this day that because of my respect tor you, both democrats ind republicans, I cannot reply as we are attacked, and why should I? 18 THIS NOT THE CENTBNNIAL YEAR? Are we not in the very midst of the memories of the times when the heroes and patriots of the Revolution establisbed the Union and declared the constitution? Are we not in the midst of great responsibilities that Test somewhat upon every man’s shoulders, whon cor- Tuption in every depariment of the public service threatens the stability of institutions? May we Smite truch in the face and woo falsehood to our embrace when the ‘paralysis of hard Uimes’’ is felt everywhere tnd all men aro looking juto the future with extreme wxiety? May we deny our obligations to society and vecome the blind followers of party? What is the truth ind your duty and aim in respect to the South? 1 but tepeat my Lette ptance when I say that all the people must be made to fecl and know that once more there is established a purpose aud policy under whieh ail citizens of every condition, race and colur will be Secure in the enjoyment of whatever rights the consti- tution and laws declare or recognize, aud that be is a dangerous cuemy of bis count foster antagonis full ten years the republican party has been enacting laws, has been expending great sums of In your presence T means and the use of ™ y old neighbors, who our of ace y who would arouse or ectiona bas been using the army to establish and maintain control throughout the South, aud that yet strife and bloodshed prevatl in some’ localities?” Failure 18 lumped upon their policy, In but two States 1s there Dioodshed and death between the races, TROURLE WHERE REVUULICANS RULE, In thes os alone, and South Carolina, isthe republican party dominant, in every other State of tue South the people have recovered and Testored the American right and power of seli- government, and the negro race has ceused to ve the tool of party, and peace and harmony prevail and prosperity is rapidly recurniag to all. Do you recollect | Uhat fess than tour veo ‘0 Clayton and plunder lng associates maint a horrid government in Arkunsus by bands of armed men, and that wb was uo safety oF peace 10. the bluck’ man or to ihe white man? Under a kind Providence the people obtalved id an ted good mn an opportunity to coustitution aud ‘evised Weir that day the mild sway and authority of tue law becu over ail and respected by all, and the races have dwelt in harmony, Oue’ year ago te democrats carried the election’ in Mississippi, | Both branches of the Legislature were democratic; the laws since enacted have been sow d just toward both races that not even a complaint hus been made. The Governor aud subordinate odicers had abandoned theit positions to avoid impeachu upon grave tharges, Their pernicious iniluence being removed, acted a and ihe people no longer dist black man and the white man and bow together for the restoration of their State. The same story tells the bistery of North Caro lina and Texas and Alabama, Why not restore Li sana and South Carolia to the blessings of good gov- nent, that blucks and whites alike and togett may dwell under the mild influence of peace and bar mony? THE DSTAINED RADICAL BANNER, As wise men and patriotic citizens I ask you to judge whether it be right or expedient or humane to continue the men in power who make political gain out of Scenes of Violence and bloodshed’ Will you follow the party banner stmned with h man — blood d the political battio er “a bloody shirt and mone; ig it aot Wiser aud bet- ter to trust a party whose fortunes are identical with | the supremacy of and te triumphs of pew These is not ove good man heart is not made yl mere the Method due and undivided, once burch 18 to become and patriotic gen- Ep The Hemen whore labors have t that result about merit the gratitude of the coun they will receive the blessing of God TUX USION OF THE METHODIST CHURCHES. That mighty Churet will uo longer be divided in America by geographical lines nor disturved by sec- tional passion but, united as the body of Christ, will press forward in the work of man’s elevation ¢ where, In the address, a week since, it is declare cir frater: hurches have he further oceas sectional rimonious diltereuc love of the whole tor all the parts has avimated Ut churebes and raised them nearer the Throne, So the fame spirit will strengthen our Union of States and Will raise our country ito bigher reg ism aud upon brighter flelds of glory. REPUBLICAN CORRUYTION, Now, my countrymen, | have to a toucbiiig the question aud measure of tuiwk you! Is re Do we becu relorm in respect to the purity of the pub- he service, in respect to the number and character of our public officers, and in respect to the amount of money collected from the peopic ond the economy ot expenditure? I think I know your judgtwent and feel the response of your hearts wheu you say that cor- Tuption pervades the public service, that @ great army of ollicers eat your substance and tha of patriot- refurta travagauce in expenditure destroy your re: Goveruor Morton and his followers denoun romplaint as “bosh and demagogery,” but they must excuse you Irom heeding their debunciations. They have Veen actor these things—conspicuous, con- | trolling, reapousible, Their nduct and | that of their political contederates 18 passing | under = the judgine of the people Cor- ruption is found everywhere, unchecked by the men retaived in power. [tis found im ever! rimeut of tue service; it is prov in roports, tn dismissals, in impewctm: ments, verdicts and judgments. Must t Df office-holders become a standing ar bpon the tndustries of people? and stall the na- ional expenaitures continue, as im the past, larg U2 exceed the necessities of an eiliciont public service ? Upon which side do you stand: Are you lor reorm Or with the others? “Do you denounce reformers? If your judgment does condemn the pre Inent ‘and does demand a purer, better and cheaper service, how will you, as respousible citizens, that judgment expression! Fecord of your judgment and purpose, Are you cou- fent that they shail repeat the past and indorse the Preseng as good euough? I now assume that, intel gently and earnestly, you are in favor of retorm that you sivecrely desire au improvement in the public service, 0 that it shail become pure, More efficient and leas expensive, Tue prac tical question of these times is, — How fre these resuits to be attained, and bow can each man contribute tv their attainment? Experience Nas taught us there is but ove remedy, aud (hat isa change of ad- ministration. You may huid mass meetings and con declare your Wishes in reso\utions, but your complaints will Ko to tue Winds if you do bor give Ibem force gy the ballot, changing men and policies, What other reliance bave your Is it in the cuaracier and promises of the candidate fot f jeu? THE MOCKERY OF. CLVIL SHRVICE Four years uge last 16th of April Geoeral Grant ap. roved a system of regulations for civil service relorin ¢ gave assurances the Most BulemMN possible that pe ivtiea! assessment bad been forvidden within the variou departinents, apa that honesty aud elliciency, no political activity, Would determine the tonure of Oilice, That approval and assurance are found in an executive order, Many of you trusted and expressed your confidence by voting tor General Grant's re-elec- tion, You thoughy that with the aid of a board of oificers he could and would remeuy the growing evi You trusted him because you admired him as a gre tnd successiul soldier, and you reed upon his personal egrity and bis iron with Maye you been disap- ted? Political assesements, the most pernicious ence, have been and are enlorced with relentless Oxaction—collected asa tax and expended asa bribe. Governor Hendricks was | Feceived with great enthusiasm and manifestations of | aracter, | Is it indeed true that for | money, and | lice, and since | nd plundered, the | have since been friends | our judgment | What | in A Lecessity of our condition ? | nt manage. | Your baliots will be the | | has that other assurance been kept to the hope—bave honesty and ellicieney, and not political activity, deter- | mined the tenure of office’ Again the answer is found in investigation reports, indictments, verdicts j and = Judgments, Whose tault ts it th j there bas been no reform, but on th contrary, that the public service has been drilting jrom bad to worse? It 1# not fair to charge it altogether upon General Grant, That charge springs from 4n unworthy motive on the part of a class of republicans who seek Governor Huyes election, upon the ground that he can accomplish rejorms which General Grant could not or would not bring about Upon this subjeet Governor Morton expressed the fol- lowing opinion im his Jate speech :— MORTON'S ADMISSION. “The administration of any President will be in the main what the party whieh elected him makes it, If he breaks away from his party the chances are that he will be broken down, In a government of parties like ours meu to Whom be owes his election, who have defended hum (rom wssaults, to whom he must look for support in the future, will ordinarily control bis action, aud he will do nothing offensive to them.” AN APOLOGY YOR GENERAL GRANT. In a large degree that expresses the truth in respect to ( neral Grant’s administration. It is what bis party made it aud bis party is what its leaders have | made it, Four years ago, in my opening address as a candidate for Governor, 1 expressed “my personal respect for General Grant in thé opinion that the people had less cause to prepend an evil policy from him than from the malign and poweriul influences with which ho would be surrounded. You ali know that the results have more than realized my predictions Civil service refortn 18 BOW sucered at. and hus ceased to be ev | pretence; wasteful expenditures have continued, and ollicial misconduct has Lecome widespread and wlarm- | mg Surely the Presideut cannot be relieved ot | responsibility for so shateful a condition of public | attairs; but yet the adioimistranon is, in the main, | what the party inanagers have made’ it, Will it be otherwise if the party elects the successor? Do you | tind the ground of such a hope and expectation in ‘the candidate himseli? De you claim that he | ts a person of higher personal integrity than | General Grant, and that he will more — cer- tainly keep his pledges to the people? or do | you think he ts a man of stronger will to stand | by bis convictions and his pledges? General Grant | had four years oi civil experience when he pledued himseli and bis adininistration to reform. Even he Was nul strong enough to achieve success in the midst | of (he adverse imtiuences which party and party lead- ers brought avout him, The tulure hag been 0 disas- trous a8 lo cause a ieading republican vewspaper to Jaim:— Lhe republican party has reached the de- ve crisis in its history. Within a short time it will ake jtseli clear of the rascaiities which have itor go down to dishonor and deteat,”’ In every State there are thousands of voters whose minds are made up tiis day beyond possibility of change to redeem the honor of the American Republic by such votes heroaiter that neither Grant nor any of his tavor ites, nor any man Who has impudently called our civil se:vice the best the world ever saw, hor apy deiender of apologist jor this MOST SCANDALOUS ADMINISTRATION shall ever again be abie to claim that be haa the Amer- ican people beiind him, Democracy may be danger- ously true, but it is mot Oltby with bribes and sveal- ings. 18 the party, with the machinery in the hands cil Known managers and leaders, better than verai Grant’ Does it show a disposinon or ability lor reiorm? A democratic House of Representatives bas lifted the covering and the country is astounded aud shocked at the spectacie. You may judge of the temper of the party by the manner in which it receives the investigations, exposures and proposed reforms. When you see the newspapers and leaders convulsed with rage because crime 18 exposed and criminals are brought to punishmeut you know tull weil that aparty uuder such contro! cannot restore public virtue again, You seek retrenchment in public expenditure. Can you reasonably expect it from the party in power? Turn to the bistory of the ist eight months, A demo- cratic House determined upon retrenchment in every bill appropriating mouey and they applied the test. The lowest suum possible cousistent with eificient adininis- tration Was appropriated, useless ollices were abul- ished, extravagaut salaries reduced and unnecessary work suspended or abandoned, aud the result was a re- duction of avout $40,000,000, As the bills passed the House the retrenchment was resisted in Ue Senate and | Opposition Was carried to the extreme of a threatened | Suspension ol the public service. Sv determined was | the Senate that upon many bills the House was com- | pelled to yield somewhat. The result was a reduction | | Or $80,000,000 in the appropriauons as they tinally | passed. 4 reduction of $30,000,000 at the first session | | is the reform in economy ‘with which the House re- | } turns to the people. Wall you stand by the Rouse? | Or will you sustain the Senate ad the adininistration ? | My fellow — citiz upon which side us | | well detined line ' will you stand? General | Harrison made a singular proposition in his | | Danville speech. He said:—I say to the de- | mocracy that if the investigations shail succeed in de- | tecting any republican oflicer 1n abuse of his ollice we pledge ourselves to correct the abuse and punish the ollender, and we mean to redeem the pledge.” Why must it be left to demoerats to detect and expose otti- cial abuses’ Why does the pledge not include that also’ Butthe past does nov justify apy contidence in the pleuge when made for the’ pariy and administrae tion, When the fraudulent contracts for the collection ol the revenue at a ruinous per cent Were exposed and tho indignation of the people compelled Richardson, the Seerctary of the Treasury, to resign, was the of fender punished? On the coutrary, within two weeks, he Was appointed to a lite ofllee in which be aajudi- cates claiins against the United States, aud bis appoint- | meut was contirtned by the Senate. THM REINSTATEMENT OF CLAPP, | During the late session 1t was reported to the House that the Superintendent of Public Priuting had been guilty of extravagance, Waste aud fuvoriuism, costing | the Cited States more that $500,000 anwualiy. SO gross were the faults that the report recommended the Inquiry whether the Superintendent was an ol the United States and lable to impeachment. suit of the report Was a change of the jaw so as to the President must have his choice of oilicers, The | aps | pal | NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 1876.-QUADRUPLE SHEET. were delayed and others lost in the House, yet do you not choose to go forwara and complete the work vow | well begun rather than to go back to the practices of precediny years? Would you venture to repeat the party rule of the past eight yearst Had $30,000,000 been saved every year during that period it may be that you would not bow be in the contracting folds of bard times, GOVERNOR TILDEN AND REFORM, Do you hesitate to trust Governor Tilden in the great work of reform’ Alone be might not accomplish corh- plete success, but be will cail around him those who are without embarrassment in his support, Hus elec- tion will be without the help and over the opposition ol those who are and bave been making money out of public employment, without the help and ower the op- | position of all the rings and combinations against the | reasury. For bis election be will be indebted to those | who sincerely and earnestly desire reform, He will therefore have their support in carrying out policy, Thus surrounded can you trust him’ You | know that in such a work be is both zeaious and | capable. You know that either political nor personal friendship can stand in the way of his efforts to purify and cheapen the public service. In the city | of New York he overcame and destroyed a most power- ful aud corrupt combmation. As Governor of the State succeeding Governor Dix he introduced notabie re- forms, and the taxes of New York have fallen from $16,000,000 to $8,000,000. No other citizen can bring soch evidence of his ability and zeal to accomplish what the people so much desire. That fact gave him the nomination, and a conviction of that fuceon the | part of the people will elect him President. Ail the | corrupt influences of the country are against him; false- | hood anu detraction will do their work uight anda day; | but the people will stand by the champion of their cause, Are you quite sure that these hard times were iuevitable ? THE PROPLE ANXIOUS FOR A CHANGE. If not there is a great responsibility somewhere. Our peopie are intelligent, industrious ahd enterpris- ing; we have great and constantly increasing sources jopment and new lands are constantly coming ito cuitivauon. Why, then, does capital shrink from investment? Why 18 labor without employment’ Some answer should be given by those who demand yet jonger to control public affairs and fo fix our, policies. If no answer be given, or if the answer be an insuit to their intelligence, the people will wisely resolve upou a chunge, When the laborer of the North asks why be can get no work he will not be satisfied with the answer that there was blood shed at Hamburg, that there was a bloody mot at Newark, N. J., or that a man was driven from his house in Miteneli, Ind,, by a band | of armed men and wounded. In such a case as ours the only remedy of the people is tn a change. It can- not be worse; if will be better in many respects; | it may be better in every respect. Reirenchment in public expenditures will* surely relieve the judustries of the country of a portion of their burdens, and (ue adoption of a system of economy and of wiser finance | tore better times. Where may capital look for investment and labor for employment in this country Can it be to the leaders whose admimstration stands | condemned, and under whose measures disaster has come upon all our interests ¥ When tue change has tuken place and the people shall have placed im power un administration pledged to radical retorm, pledged | to a restoration of the par value of the eurrency with- out artificial contraction, by public economics, by officiul retrenchment and wise finanee, and pledged also to administrative policies and measures for the benetit of ail the people, and not for the beneilt of a class or party, hope will revive and confidence be re- stored, and we will experience the blessings of a re- turning prosperity. Governor Hendricks was followed by Mr. George Hoadley, whose speech was a prominent feature of the occasion, General Shields and others spoke in the evening. KILPATRICK’S BOMBSHELL. HOW HE DEMOLISHED THE ‘‘CHRISTIAN EDI- TOR” WHO STOLE HIS LETTER—A CAVALRY CHARGE ON THE DEMOCRATS. [From the Cincianati Commercial, Sept. 1.] A good deal of noise bas been made over a letter written by Geveral Kiipatrics and addressed to Gover- nor Hayes, but never mailed, in which the General stated that money was needed in Indiana if the State | was to be carried for the republicans in October, Kilpatrick made a speech in Indianapolis on Wedues- day night, in the course of which he saia:— You have no doubt read of a letter f wrote while In ur city afew days A thief stole it, and the Christian editor of the Sentinel thought it ‘to be bis duty to publisn it, Weil, I wrote that letter—(cheers)— and I stand by it, (Renewed cheering.) Aud I chal- lenge any man to point out a single word or sentence that conveys a corrupt idea or intention. 1 would be the last man in the world to propose a corrupt tuing to any one, and especiaily to such a pure, honest una fearless’ man as Governor Hayes, (Cueers.) Had 1 done so he would have spurned me asa viper and driven me trom the canvass of this campaign—as he ought to have done. I had rather dic than do u ais- houorable thing knowingly. But what did [say im that letter? I said that the independent movement in this State might hurt Ben- jamin Harrison, That's so. And it’s the only thing | Uhat can hurt him. I said, further, that the people ol this State were carrying on the campaign without the aid of outside money. And that is so, loo, They are galiautly and earnestly figuting the campaign upon their own resources, They haven't yet received a cent from outside sources. A inan must be a fool vo think that they can keep 100 speakers in the field, circulate documents of all kinds, pay $90 or $100 a day for post- age und telegraph tolls’ without money. But they are doing all this without assistance, when we know tuat hundreds and thousands of dollars of Tilden’s money are coming into the State to corrupt voters with in be- half of democracy. 1am charged with corruption by the editor of the Sentinel. Now, let me read a despatch sent by this me Christian editor to his paper from the Democratic Convention aiter the nomination of Mr. Tilden. | discherae Une Superiuiendent and to provide for the | | appomtwment of a successor, Within a tew ys ore the «adjournment the — President reinsiated the same man and the appointinent was conlirmed by the Senate. L need net reter to the cure of the preseat Minister to China and his connection with the Crédit Mobilier before his appointment and contirmation, nor to other cases Itis very plain that the leaders of the party will not allow thoir party friends to be exposed and pumishea [have another | inquiry to make of you, the answer to which will in- | | fluence your votes. ” Have you reason to contide in and rely upon THE PLEDGES OF REFORM made at St. Lou The piedges were distinctly made. tsointhe Cincinna platiorm. There no reform, | bo retrenehment was promised. The assurance that | the civil service sould be purified, the expenditures reduced aud useless olfices abolished would have been a | rebuke aud condemnation of tho administration of Geveral Grant, Onthe contrary, the Cincimnati plat. form declares the Havioual adininistration merits com- mendation jor its bouorable Work in the management of domestic and foreign ailuirs, But way you not trust to the pledges made at Si. Louis? Who will be most the thousands of useless oflices? In they Were created tor party favorites, and in others they base been continued after their oc- | cusion has sed, They are now filled and their emoluments enjoyed by men Who coniribute money and bestow their labor to elect Governor Hayes. Gov- ernor Tiden will encounter no politveal embarrassment 1m correcting this great ¢ Not so with Governor Hayes, This retorm requires thousands of places of prolit to be wade Vacant now tilled Ly bis supporters. The ent House is democratic. Has it not if true to every pledge given im its tions’ It bas gone as thoroughly into th as was possible for men to do who bad been | excluded irom the records and the departinents tor many years. In the reductions of expenditures and the abolition of offices it went as far as the persistent opposition of the Senate would aliow, Have you occa- sion to be ollended with this House? Has its work not been tp the interest of the people? Was it not tor you that useless off were abolished, that $30,000,000 | Were saved, and that the enormous corruption was brought to light? If this House had not been demo- | eratie do you not know that General Belknap would Ull be the Secretary of War! Because this House is and tor the peopie it is denounced by every epithet that a vicious political taste can command. It has Deon deemed suflicient to say that General Belknap was a democrat until made Secretary of War, Does that, tudeed, satisfy you? As a democrat he remained without a spot upon his cbaracter until the merid of his manhood, bat so soon as he came under the now | associations he fell. That is, indeed, attriputing a ter- rible influence to the habits that have opta:med at Washington, THE HAUITS OF EXTRAVAGANCE and of expenditures beyond jegitimate income. Have you been quite content to near the House described as ihe Confederate House? It is true there are many from the Soutn who support the democratic party. Is that offensive to you? They are chosen by the people in pursuance of the constitution, Would you have it otherwise? In what respect have the Southern democrats in the House offended guinst the rights or honor of the North? Surely ma oil «pot say that they have offended you in voting to reduce the national expenditures — $30,000,000, Dealing fairly with bis subject will you not admit that itwas liberal as tt Was hovvrable on ther part to vote to support the Centennial Exposition ratocr than sufer the honor of the coantry to be tarnished and our pride humiliaced vy a failure’ After the Congress of 1871 bad com mitied the cosntry to the enterprise was it not hberal and honorable on their part to Vote for the equaliza- tion of bounties among soldiers of the federal army? Their own constituents could not share therera, and yet they supported the measure, The House has been devounced and deciared revolutionary because reform measures were put apon the appropriation bills, Legislation upon appropriation bills is uot new nor is it revolutionary. It has prevailed heretotore. Iv has been practised more than at any other timo when both houses were republican, The practice 13 not a good one, as I think, and should uot be encoar- aged; but the position of the present House was pecul- wr, ‘Ty had been chosen by the people with express ence to the correction of evils and the reauction | ol expenditures, It soon became apparent that in carrying out the wishes of the people the House must ebcounter the determined opposition of the Senate and of the admiuisiration, The correction of provail/ug evils and the reduction of expenditures im | Many instances required the repeal or aweuda xisting laws, and it Was found Ghat that c | complished obly by puttiug the repe amendments | upot the appropriation bill. The House comes di- | rectly from the people and reprosepts specially upoo questions of revenue and expenditares, and m cused iu ihe exercise of some judgment and discretion | in respect to the mode of proceeding whea the will the people ean be attained in no otter way, Until tt preseut Congress the democrats have been a small minority for many years and have been unable to cou. trol the record, Dut in tue House they have vow made nO Means AS lull and complete as if they os OF their measures Ole You may not ageoe 10 many things that w where | oughiy united again, and there is no doubt whatever [General Kilpatrick here Feau the *top-over” despatch, | Introduced with huge head lines, charging that t nominauion was made by Morrissey, and that the Chairman was a pliant tool in the hands of Morris- sey, who really controlied the Convention, | Resuming, tue Speuker said,:—Tbose were the sentiments of the Sentinel at the time of the nomination of Mr. Tilden, and yet inafew days be had brought his paper over and cried, “Glory! glory! Tilden is the peopic’s eandi- date.’’ This mab 18 a minister, who preaches here in your cily, andyethe supports Tilden for the Presi- @ency, Knowing full well that his chiet supporter 1s Jonn Morrissey, an unreformed gambler. (Cheers.) Having dismounted the kmgut of the Sentinel, Gene- ral Kilpatrick proceeded to make a little development quite as signiticant as anything in his own communica- tion, He said:— Now I have a painful duty to perform, apd one that I snouid not have attempted but Jor the bitter attacks: made upon me. I bave a letter—(sensation and laugh- ter)—one that the democrats ought to read, and one ‘hat they will remember through all time.’ (Cries of ead itl") “Read itl’) 1 will read it after a little explanation, You know that you have never been ab to have a fair election im this State, owing to the manipulations of democratic voters from Kentucky. [Ihe speaker then read from Colonel Charies W, Woolley’s letter Wo Governor Se: mour, written at Cincinnat\ just alter the jauer’s de- ftat tor the Presidency in 1sv8, in which he says that $40,000 were seut into Indiauva and $25,000 w Ken- lucky, through Hendricks, aud that 10,000 voters were im ported into this State at that time.) There is a promineut demvcrat of this clty—(A voice, (cAus. Brown”) who visited Louisville, Kentucky, afew days ago. He asked, betore going, a letter of ree- ommendation trom Governor Hendricks to Mr. Watter- son, of the Louisville Courier-Journal, so that the people down there would know what kind of aman lie was, and that they could trust him, and that he would do all that he wasexpected tw. And here ts the letter [producing it}, You see other folks can get letters as well as the Christian editor of the Sentine, I've veen In politics betore, (Laughter.) Tue following is Mr. Brown's letter: — [Confidential } Sarexpay, August 19, 1876. Dxax Goverxon—It is my iutention to vo to Louiaville on Monuay on some business, wud while there look siter some oliticul matters of whieh it 1. not necessary that you should now the details. If Thad # lever from you to Mr. Watter- simply saying that Lam «democratic citizen to whom talk confidentially, it would satisty him that Lam impostor, If you can dy this please send the lower to me at my oltice, Rest uexured 1 will not misuse the letter or compromise any one. Yours truly, AUSTEN H, BROWN. Now, there’s a letter worth something; a letter with meatin it. It’s the production of Mr. Austin H. Brown, County Clerk of this couuty, I’m told, This letter has been photographed, and t have a hundred copies or so with me, Which I’ will distribute among the audience, so that Wey may see the genumeness of the document, ‘ihe original I'll keep, for feur there's some democrat in the audience, and recent experience warns te to keep correspondence out of his reach. ‘This letter will be printed to-morrow moruing in ail the papers in the country, and it will theu be im order for Governor Hendricks to expiain and for Mr, Brown to explain and for Mr. Watterson to explain. While they are doing this, and when they've finished, the Sentinel and Dan Voorhees won't have anything turther to say about my letter. EX-ATTORNEY GENERAL WILLIAMS. HIS VIEWS ON THE POLITICAL SITUATION, [From the San Francisco Chronicle, August 26.) Ex-United States Attorney General George H. Wille jams being temporarily in the city, a Chronicle reporter waited upon him at the Palace Hotel yesterday and the following interview took place:— Reroxter—Mr. Wilhams, I have called to invite an expression of your views on Uregon politics. Mr. Wittiams—Well, I have been away from there for the past four years and don’t know that 1 am thoroughly posted enough to give you a very definite idea of how matters are, You know that at the last election the republican party was divided precisely w 1. Was in this State, and the result wos that by a small majority the democrats succeeded in electing their ticket. Now, however, the republican parsy 1s tner+ wm mys mind that they will carry the day. The republi- cans are ranning Richard Williams tor the natioual | Mouse of Representavives, who, | think, will be elected. Opposed to im is Lalayeite L ne, the present incum- bent, Who bas been renominated by the democrat The republican party 1 so well united and organized Wat Lhave no dowbs they will elect their ticket aud giVe a respectadie majority for Hayes, THK OREGON SENATORIAL CONTHST, Reronten— How will the vote stand tor Senator? | prevent them from uniting and voting solidly for their candidate whenever there is any probability that a re- publican night otherwise get the Lomination. Keliy is the preseat member, but | think the choice lies be- tween Governor Grover and J. W. Nesmith, with the chances in favor of the jormer. Reroxtex—Do you intend to enter the field as & can- didate ? Mr, Wittiams—Ob, no. Iam merely going there to attend to my private business allairs, though undoudt. ed!y | may mako several campaign speeches. RerowTkR—W hat ts the iveling in the East? Mr. Wituiams—lI have uo douvt that Hayes will be elected. The campaign does not seem to be as lively a oue us the preceding. Both parties are active and working, but there 1s far less demoustration so far as processions aud bontires and other matiers that involve expense are concerned. ‘The times are hard, money 18 searce, und While people generally undoubtedly are ag caruest as ever still the expense is an item of great | importanee, and people do not fee! able to bear it. HARD V8, BOPT MONKY, Rerorrer—What is tie opinion of the combination of the bard and soft money interest# tn the democratic party? Mr. WitLiaMs—The dominant spirit of the democratic party is strong in favor of what you call soft mouey. ‘Their leaders, some of them, declare for hard moncy. Tilden notably has aone so, But the very traditions and sentiments of the party, if they could be expressed, would be tound to be the other way. They want to carry some ot the Eastern States, it possible, and this is tne ouly way they can hope todo it. I think they generally concede toe loss of the Western Staios, and they depeud primarily on the South, with some of tne Eustern States, to bring them victory. But as 1 sad, the rank and flo of their party believe in solt money, both North and South, the Southern leaders wally. Reroxtkn—I see by the papers that a report has been started (nat a delegation of Southern democratic leaders: are coming to this Coast, Has it any political signifl- cance? Mr. WittiaMs—That is something 1 know nothing about; no more than what [ have seen tn the papers. A FAIR RLECTION IN TIHD® SOUTH. Rerorten—What do you think will be the result of President Grant’s acting on Mr. Lord’s resorution and sending troops to the South until ater the election ? Mr, Witttams—Toe eflect will be a fair and tmpartial election, With an election in the South with no coer- cion | think without doubt the republicans will easily carry South Carolina, Alsbama, Mississippi and Louis. jana. You know that the negro ia naturally timid, and he must be given 10 understand that he will be pro- tected in going to the polls and voting according to bis convictions, Among the whites are two classes—one which takes every opportunity to overawe and intimi- date the biucks, While the other class, although they take mo active part, yet quietly acquiesce in the ac- tons of the wore violent ciuss, s0 long as they confine their deeds to the negroes, and thereby terrily and pre- vent them {rom com1ng to the polls and voting on elec- tion day, These must be made to understand that no attempt to overawe the biacks nor any interference in their mght to vote according to their convictions will be permitted. The policy of the government is, und eyer hag been since | have been connected with it, not to intiuence or coerce uny one, white or black, {1 the exercise of their right to vote, and the most stringent orders have always been given to that eflect The troops in the South were virtually under my con- troi tor three or tour years, and 1 know this to be tho case, Suppose a company of negroes is gathered to- | gether ata meeting, be it political or otherwise Now, it has been the case in numerous instances that a com- pany or some organization, Ku-Klux or otherwise, would come to this meeting, and the first thing tho ne- groes would know thoy would be SURROUNDED BY A CROWD of men who, even i! they harmed nono of them, would shoot off their revolvers, swear at them and so intim1- date them that on election day they woud be afraid to come anywhere near the polis, The Hamburg ma: cre 18 only an instance of this intimidauon, The pouthern negroes are not like those in the North. They still are characterized by much of the fear they used to have for their old masters, aod unl they can be protected on election days they are airaid to Vote as they choose, This is why the troops. are sent down, to insure a fair and tmpartial election, not to favor one class to the detriment of the other, nor to in any way iniluenee voters in casting® their beliots, but to insure that every legal voter is allpwed to vote according to his convictions, All these cries of ‘*coer- cron” wuich are raised by the democrats are merely intended to creato political capital and for nothing cise, but every think ng and reading man knows per- fectly well that 1t would be folly to allow any such thin, eOerRarEn think, then, that a republican vic- tory 18 assured ? Mr. Wiuiams—I do, I think tho democrats have no hope of being able to carry the North, aud an impartal election at the South wiil give us at icast four States. Revorrek—Vo you intend remaining on this coast? Mr. Wittiams—Only until fall, when I shall return to Washington, as I have some cases before the Su- preme Court, THE GREENBACK PARTY. A STATE CONWENTION TO BE HELD—THE TEST TO BE APPLIED TO DELEGATES. ‘The leaders of the independent (greenback) "party in this State have had a consultation in this city and re- solved to issue a eall for a State Cqnvention to meet at Albany on the 20th inst. to nominate a State Ucket and Prestdential electors, In such parts of the Stato as have a suilicient number of greenback adherents delegates are to be regularly elected, but volunteer delegates who subscrive to the following declaration will be received trom other portions of the State:— “We, the undersigned, do hereby indorse the plat- form of principles of the independent (greenback) party, as adopied by the National Convengion of the party tu Indiauapolis, May 1 6, and promise to | support tho same, as well ax the candidate for Prest- | deut and Vice President of the United States (Peter | Cooper, of New York, and Samuel &. Cary, of Ohio), | who were nominated on that platform, and to use every legitimate effort to secure their election. rhe idea is to have what might be calied a ‘mass convention,” similar in character to the one that nom- tated Greeley and Brown in 1872. NOT A GREENBACK MAN. No. 4 Wast Eigursexru Strat, August 31, 1876, To tug Eprron or tre Heranp Ou reading your report of the meeting of the “green- back pariy” at the Cooper Institute last evening Iwas surprised to see my name among the vice presidents. It was placed there without my sanction, for, while I entertain the highest respect for the venerable Peter Cooper as a philanthropist, I am utterly opposed to his views upon the currency question. WILLIAM WOOD, POLITICAL NOTES. Zach Chandler 1s ruddy and spirited. Robeson wil not resign. Seymour and his health are both on the decline, Maine should give at least 15,000 republican majority to show a real democratic defeat. The prohibitionssts continue to oppose Governor Rice, Governor Rico will doubtless be renomiated in Massachusetts. The Adams movement among tho Massachusetts democrats is sald to presage a remaking of parties. ‘The elements of strength that supported Senator Frehughuysen in New Jersey have left him. Wilham Waiter Phelps is" already being talked of as his suc- cossor, Congressman Cutler's hifalutin speech on the schools does not seem tohave hurt him much in his New Jer- sey district. Old Johu Hill is puiling a few wires tor a return to Congress. Burlington Hawwkeye:—“Up at the Burlington Police Court yesterday atternoon the vote stood one for Hayes and Wheeler, six jor Tilden and Hendricks and wight for thirty days.” A republican candidate for the Mississippi State Sen- ate rejoices in the name of Francois J. Diavy. He is a thoroughbred Parisian, born and raised on a Mi: sippi cotton plantation, and bas a highly colored cuticle. St. Louis 7imes:—It must not be forgotton that the republicans who objected to reducing the salaries of government clorks ten per cent for the benefit of the people have not scrupled to assess them twonty per cont for party parposes."” Tho republicans in the First ward of Cambridge, Mass, apparently believe in the scholar tm politics, ‘They send Professor James Russell Lowell and Projes- sor Francis Cnilda to the Congressional Convention, Professor J. B Thayer to the county, and Professor William Everett tothe Senatorial, kditor Howells, of the Atlantic, is one of the delegates trom the samo ward to the State Convention. Uincinnatt Commercial :—“Why not ‘put Manton Marbie on the ticket 1f Seymour will not run? Mr. Marble is an able man, a sound democrat and furnished a little testimonial of Mr. Tilden’s loyalty, which was useful to Hewitt in the House, even if it does not stand the test of criticism very well. The World would sup- port Marble.’’ FATAL ACCIDENTS. Susanna Easterbrook, two years old, of No. 163 Mul- berry street, fel out of the fourth story window of ber house yesterday morning, and died afew momentsatter being taken to the Fourteenth precinct station house. Coroner Croker was notified, Wiliam Clark, aved ten, of No. 138 Waverley place, who was run over by a Sixth avenue car and had one of bis legs cat of on Friday night, died at St. Luke’s Hospital yesterday, Coroner Eliinger took charge of the case, ATTEMPLED SUICIDE. Godfried Bodden, aged fifty-two, of Jersey City, at- tempted suicide about five o'clock last might by jump- ing into the North River at pier 23. Officer Beckman, THE SERVIAN WAR. Experience of a Herald Correspondent with the Servian Army. JOURNEY TO SAITSCHAR. Beautiful Villages Burned and Torrible Buteheries by Turks. FALL OF KNIAZERATZ. How the Ottoman Barbarians Secured the Timok Valley. errant BELGRrapk, August 10, 1876. My letter of yesterday treated of our journey to the outskirts of Kniazeratz. Entering the village we dis- mounted and balted in front of eight pieces of artil- lery, which were ranged so as to cover the road from the south lcading across the frontier—that is to say, the continuation of the road to the valley of the Timok, which brauches off at Nisch, passing by the defiles of Gramada. A paintul silence reigned every- where. Beyond the lower hills and spreading out on the mountain sides were long lines of white, curling smoke, which evidenced the presence of the Turks Even trom here we could see that their advance is marked by incendiarism. The eight pieces stood there pointed and charged, ready to blaze forth the Instant the enemy appeared. Nothing appeared, however, gave a few telegraph poles, which, at the distance and by the evening twilight, we at first MISTOOK VOR BELLIGERENTS. After examining our papers the officer in command expressed great surprise that we journalists should have the idea of going to Saitschar by that route, He then explained to us the condition of affairs, There had been fighting in the mountains the whole day. The Turks bad advanced their right and left wings and burned the villages of Trgoviste and Ragoste. At their extreme right they were then buruing Glogovatz and the isolated cottages around it. The centre had not advanced, owing to the heavy battery held in front, The’ Servians were in the wooed, just be- hind the first low hills. Looking around we observed that this village had no fort or earthworks to defend it, nor any works capablo of holding the approaches. Unhappy, charming little village of Kniazeratz! What a natural gem thrown into a vast furnace stirred by the furtes! I can never | forget its lovely little white and red houses, scattered along the foot uf the hill, and its rustic cottages, which are reflected in the placid waters of the Timok. But to-day it is non est. The imbectlo Turks have reduced it to ashes, after having stripped it of everything which might have been of service to themselves. But it | seems only natural, perbaps, that after assassivating all prisoners, all thoso wounded 1m battle, all the | women and children, they should subsequently burn their houses, Thus have they ruined unfortunate Servia so effectually that years will not be suflicient to enable her to recover, A DESERTED VILLAGE, Wo took a stroll through the village. Everything was tad and silent, Every house was closed und abandoned. By order of the military authorities as soon as it be- camo known that the Turks had entered Servia the inhabitants fled, carrying with them just a few articles that were easily handied and transported. Without a living soul, except the military patrols, this placo gave rise to the most painful forevodings, It seemed as though a sudden epidemic had swept away the hardy, honest villagers apd jeit (heir homesteads as the only evidence that they @ver existed. War had made a desert of this lovely spot, which was soon to be made | even more sterile by the torch, Passing in front of a | charch of vast proportions, surmounted by a pretty Byzantine clock tower, we observed the great cross from the altar and a number of od religious pictures standing against the main door, which the bishop had not had time to remove. *. Going down the principal street we looked in at the telegraph office, where we met General Horvatovitch, who, owing to the emalluess of his command, bad beeu unable to hold the Dervent and Gramada passes, though he made a desperate resistance, He was sending the result of his efforts to lieadquarters and awaiting instructions. We were told we might proceed further if we chose, and in the meantime we en- deayored to ascertain if-he had received orders to do- fend of evacuate this little piace—facts we did not learn til three days afterward, when we knew that ho had fought belind barricades im the streets, and only gave up at the last moment when pressed by over- whelming odds, then | RETREATING UPON ALEXINATS, and is now defending the deiile of Topla, a description of whica I gave your readers yesterday. A little further on we met a number of old men and young boys, who had been unable to make up their minds to follow the other inhabitants into the mountains, These were being armed with oid muskets and sent to watch ‘on all the approaches to the place, While our horses were being ‘od we continued our tramp among the de- xerted houses. There were the remnants of two wooden bridges which had spanned the Timok. They had been destroyed ou the tirst approach of the Turks. Near them stood the Chief of Police, a sturdy looking old gentleman, who scemed deeply affected by the turn things bad taken. He pointed bis finger to the lines of smoke beyond the hills as much as to say, “My friends, see that! The Turks will soou serve Kniazeratz m the same way.” We distributed some ammunition and took a drink from a well near by. We now also parted with the young woman—our little ambulanciere volontaire—who was taken to the temporary military hospital, where a number of Wounded had arrived. It would be ditlicult to determine what bas become of this charming, courageous little soul, for the retreat was made in great baste, As soon us it becuime dark we remounted abd galloped along the right bunk of the Timok. On leaving cy the ouly remaining bridge the old patrol- men pushed their vayoucis up in front of our horses. Vur guide, Hot Wishing to stop, suowed them his cor, & document siguitying the approach of the Posta, which entitles aim always to a tree passage. Theso brave oid delenders took no uotice of this, however, and spravg at the bridies of our horses, THEN THX POSTA BECAME FURIOUS that he had to go to the troavie o1 suowing that he was “real,” not “bogus,” which he did by whistling the mabioual air according to the rale of the hospital service. Fiually, thanks to the Jact that General Morvatovitch had just vised our safe conducts, we were permitted to proceed to the froutiers. Our jour- ney hat night was truly tautastic, Looking ‘back upon it it looks like a dream. Even the posta, who was thorougiiy acquainted with the road and wio kuew there were no troops on the side we were trav- elling, bad a positive that he would be svot by 4 band of Teherkess or other vandits Soon alter miunight we reached Novihan, where we touk # frugal supper and slept a few hours. On leaving Us place We Wok up the route to Vratarnitza, beiore the detie of which piace we came upon the Servian camp placed there to prevent the Turks from entering by iat road, abd aiso to prevent reiutorcements going over to Osinan Pacua, Whose corps was camped belore Sauschar, In the litte village of Vratarnitza we found several battalions of Servian troops resting on their arma, as Hi expecting an immediate attack, Here we learned (hat (be troops coming from Sailechar were going forward to Kulazerata io REINFORCE HORVATOVITCH, who bad received orders (o make a stuut resistance to the Turks. Seatinels were thickly pusted ou the heights commanding the village, who Were constantly moving lW and tro, exchangi, is, &C., tor they could see everytuing clear across the tronticr. Tue Mountain ecevery Was grand in the extreme, und the litle Timok seemed always to ve meandering lke silver curves through a lovely green carpet. Soldiers were seen everywhere in every ite spot whe ‘here was any cover or any possiblity of “strategy’’ the Servians Were gacbered, looking Ured and anxious, Passing on throug @ wide Valley We Soon reached the Village of Gretijan, a pretty little place oniy a tew thou. saud yards irom Suitscuar, “by which if at ali the enemy will secure possession of the road,” we argued, The Turks, in fnet, did not attack the latter piace irom the trout, at weut round by i THE DEPILE OP GREMJAN, We found this pass detended by a battery of artillery which could sweep tieeutire valley, and two battalions | Of troops Were justuied a litte further back 1 a bend of tue river shore, It could be seen at a glance that this was a very Weak spot and itisuific.eutly guarded at every point “At the summit of one of the rear hilis to Our oxireme jet we perceived a plateau almost on a levei with the valley beiore Grebjau, and on a dechivity at the lett again we saw a number of houses hat hid- den by tbis massive looking verdure, The two hills at | either side of the plateau seemed bovered with re doubts Above these again we could distinctly see a uumbor of white tents, We were belore Sariscuar, and of the steamboat squad, saw him straggling in the Mr. Wittiaus—The i think, wilt elect ir man, Tuey Wi i ingjority und are not Manhood, Lovor and public virtue are wil ussailod; aud | sad aud you may Le dusatisded that some measures | likely to Jet wny of their disputes or party disseusions water and jamped in after him, [be oilicer succeeded 2 rescuing the drowning man, aud tovk him to bis 10 Lae the teats showed the position of the Turkish camp, SAITSCHAR, the chief plage in the depariment, is little town of | about 6,000 inhabitant, Tuere is nothing eituer | ee Daw ee oN ees AY Re ee te, ee a ‘aresque or: being unlike Alexinats Li bases iuisfespeot. "There are many pretty rustic Cotiages surrounded by beautilul jens, there are no monuments or buildings worthy of special note. The people are employed in agr.cullure for the most park, engaged in breeding horses and raising grain. One thing that struck us forcibly was to find all the houses closed and barred. As at Kniazeratz, the peo- ple had received orders to leave their houses. In any case they were too uear the Turks here to think of re- maining 1m the town, besides cannon shots tend fear: Jully to injure real estate just now, The inns were still open, but they were all occupied by the officers of the army, doctors, &c. It was impossible for us to fiod quarters. Going down the principal street we happened to meet the Commander-i of the army of Timok, COLONKL LksCcHaNINE, Colonel Bekker, his chief of staf, who a few days pre- viously bad been chiot of staff to General Tchernayetff, and who bad gone on to Saitschar a few boursin ad- vance of us presented us to Leschanine. He re- ceived us most courteously, Leschanine ts very tall, ot distingué appearance, and has, as my English com- panion remarked, the manners of ‘a perlect gentle- man.” Excepting bis gray bair you would not think be was wore than forty-five years of age. was tull of sympathy fur Us, owing to oUF condition alior such desperate travelling, aud offered us the use of some beds in one of the meanas used by tho ollicers ot his stall Here we found a correspondent of the London Times whom we bad left at Aiexinaiz, He had becu at Suitschar tor pearly forty. he came by the route on the other ay which was entirely open and without any military ob- structions, We explained to Leschunine how we bad come and what we had gethered en route, aud he 10 turn told us that Horvatoviteh had been ordered to hold Kniazeratz as long as posible, interring that the lator place must be held if the Timok Valley was to be kept open; indeed, that Saitschar could not be maintained without Kuiazeratz remained in possession of the Ser- vuns, The line of defence of this command reached from Saitschar to the deiie of Vresgenstag, and yet Leschanino had but 20,000 men and soine fifty proces of arutlory to cover the wholo distance of thirty miies, If the Turks succeed in carrying Kotmzeratz, wo ar- gued, the Coloncl will be compelied to evacuate Suits- ebar to avoid being completely cut off. The invading army, commanded by Eyoub Pacha, entered Servia by way of the Gramada Pass, having boen drawn trom Nisch, a fortitied city, which coud be defended by very few men. In his front jay OSMAN PACHA with bis troupesd'éiete in great number who were only too wuxious to commence the attack from the south ern frontier, Leschanine expected to be attacked im- mediatesy after the fall of Kuiazeratz, Leschanine bas been wounded, and with him Topalovitch, chiel of stall, who received a sabre cut across the head. Hor- wick. the Captain of Arullery, who personally super- intends the firing, and who ‘has been several times withiu the Turkish trencaes, was burt while leading oo his men—a becessary act, as the men seem too cowurdl} to go forward unless headed by their oflicers. But all he olficers now realized that the taking of Kniazerata meaut the immediate evacuation of Saitschar, a place which had been nobly defended at a great loss and under the most painful military difficulties, There seemed no hetp for it. A catastrophe was imminent, and Heaven only knows to what an extens it will affect Servia, We decided to wait twenty-four hours and en- deavor to see the beginning of the end, That event, we asceuded the high hill to the right with a view o! examining the positions. Beneath us and in the centre ol te Valiey of the fimok ran the little stream whose shore limited the position taken by the Servians, Upon the heights where we stood, and running to the leit of tho plateau were the earthworks which were to defend the entrance of the valley—the ‘‘weak spot’ as it 1s called—and below these again were the trenches aud breastworks for tn- * funtry wud artillery, trom which spois the whole valley couid be swept. In the suburos of Saitschar, upon tne flanks of the town, were soveral training camps for ree cruits, where military mauc@uvres were constanuy being practised, We next took a look at THR TURKISH CAMPS, The principal one seemed to occupy the sides and summitol u high bill immediately facing Saitschar. The “tauthiut”? were eviuentiy takings things easy, It was only six miles distant, aud through the clear twilight we could distinctly discern the long lines of tents and @ large moving muss of men who seemed to be going and coming «8 though op an cventug’s parade off duty. We could see their standards floating 1m toe breeze, and almost fancied we heard the murmur of innumerable voices. Yes, it was evident the Turks were amusing themselves,’ They play like children, and it is only ¢ pity that to children they become butchers of the worst description, Beiind a hil lower down arose a line of smoke, which indicated the location of their kitchen: Just above, again, and beyoud was a vast cemetery tu¢ White slabs and ‘cross tn which could be clearly seen, The ‘lurks, tt seems, always have good appetites even when engaged in quartering women an children—a fact, one would think, that should shock the sensitive soul of the English di mat. To the left and nearly on a level with the vailey Jay the village of Velixi-lzvor, which the Servians lost on the 1Sth of July jas, The position of the village at the foot of the bill to the right was doubtless a dilticull ene to hold; butit General Tchernayeif had sent the reinforcements which he premised in ali probability the Turks would not then have beeu desccrating the spot, THE DEVILISH CRUELTY ofthe Tarks makes the Servians express themselves in tones of deep horror aud disgust, After the deicat at Velixi-lzvor they commenced to muttiate the St viap Wounded, und to murder the prisoners who tell into their hands to the pumber of nearly 1,000, Un- * fortunately a great many officers were made prisoner and these were the special objects of Mussulmans' hatred aud savagery. Atter being tortured in a mi ner worthy of the red Indians oi the Plains their beads were cut oll, and, reeking aud dripping, carried about on poles in’ the ‘Turkish camps to be hooted ut and stoned, These odious and revolting acts were reported in due course to Lescbanine, and I received them trom the lips of bis chief of staf. So great bas the horror become among the Servians at these continued acts of barbarism that officers and men always endeavor to reserve one cartridge in their revolvers 80 as to blow their own brains out as suvn as they fall into the bands of the Turks. It 18 cagy to affirm the truth of all this, Your partial correspondent aud your diploma: may stay at a distance and pooh-poob, but the facts will remain. “Civilized” Europe is always considered the leader of the world, but she aliows Turkey to butcher and destro; allows emperors to be made and un- mace within tbe holy precincts of St, Sophia—rulers who peither know bor condescend to understand the people they govern—and although women and children ure murdered by regular soldiery like pigs and sheep, and dead bodies mutilated beyond recognition, the Porie is still considered as being within the pale of “Seivilization,’”’ one of the ‘‘great Powers’? of the nineteenth century. CUSTER'S MONUMENT, ANOTHER GENEROUS GIFT FROM PLEASURE SEEKERS—NEW YORK NEWSBOYS CONTRIB~ UTING, Below we chronicle the generosity of the guosts of another watering place hotel in contributing to tho erection of a monument over General Custer. A char- acteristic epistle accompanies tho offering from tne newsboys of the metropolis cared for at the Newsboys’ Lodging House, ANOTHER OFFERING FROM SARATOGA. SanaToGA SpRixas, August 29, 1876. To THe Eprror or rue HeRatp Enclosed please find drait on First Natioual Bank of New York for $247; also $7 (in all $254), the net pro- ceeds of a dramatic efitertainment gotten up by R. 3. Manuel at tne Grand Unton Hotel for the benefit of th Custer monument fund Mr, Manuel asked me to act as treasurer, Messrs. Clair & Wilkinson made ne charges {or ball, band or otier expenses. Enclosed find slip from Saratogian with statement Respect tully yours, DAVID F, RITCHIE, A CONTRIBUTION FROM NEWSBOYS, Newsvors’ Lopcixe Hovs New York, August 29, 1876, To tHe Eprron or tie Hrratp:— When we heardot the death of the brave General Custer and 18 men our Superinteadent suggested that we would bave our share in the erection of his mouu- ment Enclosed you will find $5, our humble but hearty savscription, Weare unanimous in the desira to have Sitting Bull in our circle. We would soon give him bis war paint without using either towabawk or scaiping kuife. THE NEWSBOYS, ORDER OF BNAI BRITH. The Independent Order of Bnui Brith, or the Sons of the Covenant, is a Hebrew benevolent Order, or; izea in thiscity in 1543 by a few gentlemen, and which numbers at present throughout the Union seven dis trict grand lodges, 270 subordinate lodges and a mem bership of upward of 25,000. New York and the New England States having a membership of 8,000 and sixty. seven lodges; are designated as District Grand Lodga No. 1, from which all the others emanated. It 1s now exactly twenty-five years snce this District Grane Lodge was instituted, and in order to give éclat to the anniversary, it being the quarto-centennial, the mem bers thereof have resolved to celebrate it with prope: ceremoutes, Un the 4th inst, the members of the Grand Lodge with a large number of promiment invited guests, amon, them some of the leading statesmen of tho ‘nation will participate banquet at Lyric Hall, On the 5th inst members of the Order in general, with theit famiiies and friends, will be treated toa grand picni¢ and summer night's festival at Jones’ ‘Wood Colowsenm, At the Lutter there wiil be a fine concert py Bernstein's orcbestva and the band of the Hebrew Orphi lum iu the aiternoon, aud addresses by Coroner Morita Ellinger, a member of the Grand Lodge of the United States, and Hon. Benjamin F. Petxott tates States Cousul to Roumania ma THE SHOOTING OF M. J, ALLEN. Thomas Shenley, who shot Michael J, Allen, clerk im the oifice of Tax Collector Furey, Brooklyn, inflicting ® painful but not dangerous wound in the back, on the night of August 24, was yesterday committed by Jus- tee Waish to await the action of the Grand Jary. Mr, as present at the examination and testitied as te 13 as heretolore publisned, BURNING OF AN ELEVATOR. Yosterday afternoon a fire was causod in tho floating elevator Buffalo, lying at Atlantic Basin, Brooklyn, by the overheating of a journal, The stfucture was Comaged to the extent of $4,000. Iv is valucd at $10,000, is owned by T. C. Ogg, of Nab Waser street, this city, and is fully insured i