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4 NEW YORK HERALD. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1876.—WITH SUPPLEMENT. NEW YORK HERAI “D | The Two Candidates on Civil | BROADWAY AND ANN STREET. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR. tesla ae acsbicinas THE DAILY HERALD, published every day in the year. Four cents per copy. Twelve dollars per year, or one dollar per month, free of postage. All business, news letters or telegraphic | despatches must be addressed New York Hyena. Letters and packages should be properly sealed, Rejected communications will not be re- turned. PHILADELPHIA OFFICE—NO.112SOUTH SIXTH STREET. LONDON OF NEW YORK ! STREET, E DE L'OPERA, ments will be Subscriptions a received and forwarded on the same terms MM. Mr. and Mre. Fi THEAT! UNION RR. ane MEN OF SAN at SP. Mj Matines at 1:30 DAVID Gah 1:30 P.M. Sothern. Bow! MOSES, at 8 P.M. M UE THRATRE, MONEY, at 8 P.M; M. e at 1:30 P, M. Charles F. Coghlan. atines at 2 P.M. HOUSE, P.M. coLua VARIETY, at 8P. M < THEAT VARIETY, at 8 P. M.; M TIv VARIETY, at 8 P.M. PARIS! VARIBTIES, MBP. M.; Matineo at 0 MINSTRELS, 3 MINSTRETS KATRE. FARCE, at 8P.M.; Matinee BAC RURLESQUE, OLIO ata P.M. * GERM. JUGEND LIEBE, at 8 PTEMBE! a THEATRE, 16, 1876, From our reports th is morning the probabilities are that the weather to-day will be cooler and slightly cloudy or clear, . Wann Srnzrr Yesterpay.—Another break occurred in New Jersey Central. The rest of the stock market was irregular and fever- ish. The transactions were large. Gold opened at 1101-8 and closed at 110. Money on call was supplied at 1 and 11-2 percent. Foreign exchange was steady. To-Day is the anniversary of the battle of Hariem Plains, and it will be appropriately zolebrated. Oxp Sourn Cuvurcu.—The preservation of this celebrated building is now assured, and Boston deserves to be congratulated on her success. GerMaxy AND EnGranp, being Protestant countries, have thought it their duty to pro- tect the Protestants in Spain from alleged intolerance. Spain has guaranteed religious liberty to all her subjects, but it is said that the government has not executed its prom- ises. Tne Name or Rexicion was taken in vain by the clergyman who kept dance house in Henry street. ‘The Rey. Mr. Mielenski preached on Sunday, and during the week, like David, danced before the ark, but in a different manner. Itis not recorded that David waltzed. Governor CHAMBERLAIN's renomination by the South Carolina Republican Convention was anticipated. There was but little oppo- sition to the choice. In North Carolina Governor Settle is stumping the mountain district and strong efforts are being made to secure both States for Hayes. Present Gn. Envorsep.—Our laws govern Presidents as well as nnoflicial citi- zens, Yesterday an injunction was issued by the Supreme Court of this State against Presi- dent Grant, forbidding him to’ surrender a fugitive claimed by Austria. It is rather a novel Proceeding, but illustrates the fairness and the power of our | ra, Postmaster Janes is correct. The busi- ness men of New York do earnestly wish a fast mail service. Thero might ‘be improve- ments inthe plan, and new arrangements with railroad companies may be desirable ; but the system itself, having been proved a public benefit, ought not to be abruptly given up. There are people who oppose fast mail trains, but their logic would lead us to return to stage coaches. Comptnorier Gur eived the nomi- nation for Mayor from a convention of Ger- man citizens. Like all other great men Mr. Green said he did not particularly care for the office, yet he would not refase to obey the will of the peop! The question of the next Mayoralty is important, and we hope to see good didates nominated by all par- ties. Wickham would be a retrograde movement wrhich the city could not afford. Tue Fancz of arresting bartenders at Gil- more’s Garden for selling lager beer on Sun- days has brought Inspector McDermott into trouble. He reported that no liquor was sold there on last Sunday, but it was shown that the arrests did not stop the sale. Another charge is that when he made the raid on Allen’s gambling honse he committed official burglary upon o cigar store. These aro trivial matters, but they prove that some- | body has been inspecting the Inspector, Gesrrax Bancocx’s Lawrrr explains that no is not indicted for complicity in the | Washington safe burglary, but for conspiracy against the character of Mr, Alexander. The conspiracy would be worse crime than rob- sbery. Who steals the books of John O. Evans may stcal trash, but he whe takes from another his good name robs him of that—but the quotation i8 somewhat musty. It isto be hoped that the trial of this unpleasant scandal will begin as soon as the government is ready with its case, To have a Mayor inferior to Mr. } | | | | H | fering with the local politics of those States. to be transacted by experts—by careful, that so long es they are honest {and competent they need not fear | being displaced, and. that if they | profession, into which the best minds of the | evils of the prevailing system, and urged a Reform. A thorough reform of the civil service is perhaps the most vitally necessary and im- portant of all the reforms demanded by sen- sible citizens of both parties and the most urgently required by the situation of the country. On the speedy execution of ‘this reform depend the hopes of all the other re- forms for want of which the country suffers. A reform of the civil, service will at once cnre the Southern discontent, because it | will prevent federal ofice-holders from inter- It will give Congress, the President and his Cabinet time for thoughtful action and legis- lation, because it will relieve them of the constant pressure of a multitude of office- seekers. It will be a most important source of economy in the public expenditures, be- cause it will allow the government business | capable, honest men, who will be conscious are dishonest, careless or incompetent they will be dismissed, no matter what aro their politics or their “friends.” It will purify all parts of our public life and political society and make “politics” an honorable country will be drawn, as they ought to be; for surely the government of this nation ought to be in the bands of the ablest-men, and not in those only of the most adroit and self-seeking politicians, Well, this being granted, let us see what the two Presidential candidates think of this supremely important issue of civil ser- vico reform. The inquiry is a legitimate and important one, for it will depend more upon the next President than upon Con- gress whether we shall see this reform carried ont effectually; and in this matter we have a right to ask not only what the candidates now profess, when they are naturally anxious to suit themselves to the public demand, but what is cf much greater importance, what, if anything, they thought and said upon it formerly, before they became candidates, Fortunately we have before us, to help us in this inquiry, two ‘campaign lives” of Gov- ernors ‘Tilden and Hayes, biographies writ- ten, of course, from a friendly and even par- tisan point of view and directly intended to conciliate the favor of voters and the public, We have looked accordingly through theso volumes to discover what have been in former years the opinions and actions of Messrs. Hayes and Tilden on this important subject. At present, of course, both favor civil service reform. They come at the subject in different ways, but both alike profess a determination to help it. Both agree that it is necessary to the perfection of the refofm that the Presidential tenure shall be confined to one term, and though Goy- ernor Tilden does not, like Governor Hayes, distinctly pledge himself to reject a renom- | ination, his words are so strongly in favor of # single term that it cannot be supposed he would, if elected, allow himself to look to a second term. So far, then, the two candidates are on equal ground, What remains is to inquire what in their previous public careers they have said and done to show their intelligent zeal for this reform. Mr. Tilden has long been engaged in politics as the ruler of conven- tions, the inspirer of platforms, a justly prominent and infiuential leader of his party. We have been looking through his biography and we do not find any evidence to show that he has scen in former days the need of a re- form of tho civil service. Hoe was long a powerful leader of his party in city politics, and here in New York, if anywhere in the land, the civil service needed to be put ona basis of honesty and capacity; but we do not find that Mr. Tilden urged this. Again, while his party was in a minority in federal affairs it was frequently in power in the State, we do not distover that Mr. Tilden at any time urged upon it measures to reform the civil service of the State. Since he has become Governor he has, in his appoint- ments, mainly rewarded his old personal allies—many of them men of ability, some of them even men who Were not zealous demo- crats; but he does not appear to have acted upon any general desire to reform the service, but rather, as is commonly charged by his own political allies, with the purpose of forming a personal following for himself. And while we are not of those who make this charge we do not see in his course and actions, either before he became Governor or since, a distinct recognition of the abso- lute necessity of changing the manner in which the minor officers of the government are appointed, or of their tenure. We come next to consider Mr, Hayes. With him civil service reform seems to have been a familiar subject ever-since his entry on public life. He came into Congress after the war, and whil8 thera ho supported the bills of Messrs. Jenckes and Trumbull in- tended to institute this reform. When he became Governor one of his first acts was to refuse to remove a State officer in order to make a place fora friend who had solic- ited the office, and he based his refusal on the ground that the incumbent, the State librarian, was ‘painstaking, faithful end courteous.” In his first Message to the Legiglature, in 1570, losing no opportunity | to advance this measure, he recounted the reform, suggesting that itshould be incor- porated in the constitution of the State. His words on that occasion show that he had studied the evils and the necessary remedies. He said:— { For many years political in@uence and political services havo been essential qualifications for employ- ment in the civil servic nother State or national Asa general rule such yments are regarded as Jermivating with the deteat of tue political party under which they began. Ali political parties have adopted this rnle, In many offices the highest quaiifications are only obtained by experience, Soch are the po- sitions of the Warden of the Penitentiary and nis subordinates, and the superintendents of asyluma and reformatories and their assistants, But the rule is ap- pled to these as well as t offices and employ- ents A change In the political character of the Xccutive anddeg:slative branches of the government is followed oy a change of the officers and employés ia Ail of the departments aba institutions of the State, Eticiency and fidelity to duty do uot prolong the em- ployrcent; unOtness and negiect of duty do not always shorten it, The evils of this sysiem in State aifuirs compared with those yatem ta thy f 1 govern no distant day they are likely to become in tho administration of state affairs Humber of | persons employed in the various oilices and inatitu- ui i the State must increase, ander the most | | economical management, in equal ratio with tne growth of our population and business. A radical reform in the civil service of tho general government has been proposed. The plan |s to ake qualifications, and not politica! eervices and influence, the chief test jn determining apporntments, and to give subordinates in the civil sorvice the same permanency of place which is enjoyed by officers of the army and navy. ‘The introduction of this reform will be attended with some dificulties. But in revising our State constitu. tion, if this object is kept constantly in view, there is little reason to doabt that it can be successfully accom- plished, In his next Message, 1871, he again refer- red to the subject, and once more earnestly urged its importance on the Logislature, In 1872, in a speech, he again urged it, and in almost the same words which he used this year in his letter of acceptance, saying in conclusion:— The system is a bad one. It destroys the in- dependence of the separate departments of the gov- ernment, and {t degrades the civil service. It ought to be xbdolighed. Goneral Grant has again and again explicitly recommenced reform, A mayority of Congress bas been unable to agree upon aby important measure. Doubtless the bills which have been tairoduced contain objectionable features. But the work should be begun. ‘Let the best obtain- ablo Dill be passed, and experience will show what 4 amendments are required. 1 would port either Senator Trambull’s bill ot Mr. Jonckes? bills 1f nothing better were proposed. We ought to havo areform of the system of appointments to tho civil service, thoroayh, radical and complete, That is to say, during his whole public life, in Congress, as Governor and in cam- paign speeches Mr. Hayes appears to have been the earnest and zealous advocate of this necessary reform, He does not come to it on the spur of a popular cccasion. ‘Those who wish for and see tho necessity of a re- form of tho civil service may, it would seem, depend upon him to help them. ‘Those who are opposed to it will not find it easy to drive him from a ground which he appears long ago to have made hisown. Wo have stated the facts in Messrs. Tilden’s and Hayes’ careers, Every reader must draw his own conclusions, Peace Negotiations in Kurope. It is feltin England that what has already been done by British diplomacy in Con- stantinople will justify the armed interven- tion of Russia, and that, therefore, if peace cannot be hastily and satisfactorily made and the whole dismal drama be forthwith shuffied out of the way, so that Russia can have no temptation or pretext to interfere, then the whole sum and substance of Eng- land’s relation to the conflict will be the de- feat and destruction of England's aspira- tions. The countenance and moral support that the presence of a British fleet gave to the Moslems were the direct sources of that outburst of indulgence in their barbarous impulses which made deserts where in Bul- garia there had been populous villages, and that carnival of savagery has produced so great an effect that the world—even Eng- land—would regard the active intervention of Russia with satisfaction and pleasure; for the attempt of the Ministerial organs in England to excite the jealousy of Russia as a sentiment that may countervail the Chris- tian sympathy foran oppressed people ap- pears distinctly to fail. But if Russia takes up the cause of Servia in arms England, it is admitted, cannot render the Sultan any equiv- alent support against the enemy whose en- trance upon the scene her earlier encourage- ment tothe Turks will have directly pro- voked and justified. This, therefore, is the present peril to British diplomacy—that the intervention of Russia will be fatal to British hopes to secure the integrity of Turkish territory ; that such intervention is imminent, and that if it occurs it will be justified before the world by acts which have taken place because the Moslems believed they were sure of British support in every emergency. These are the reasons which induce the London Times to cry out so ‘ur- gently as to the importance of the present crisis, and which stimulate the British Min- istry to practically put before the Sultan the ultimatum that he must consent now to a peace such as will be satisfactory even to Russia or expect to see England wash her hands of him altogether. This troublesorie dilemma naturally makes a stir in Constantinople, and from changing Sultans, which has become monotonous, they now talk of changing the Ministry. Telegrams from London plainly declared several days ago to the Sultan that the peace proposed by his Ministry was not acceptable, and the programme was referred toacouncil, which has apparently assented to the required modifications, and the Min- istry retires, or it may be, as the news is vague, that the council has sustained the Ministry and the Sultan wishes new ad- visers, The latest conditions upon, which Turkey will make peace with Servia are stated elsewhere. They are not such as either England’ or Germany can accept— atter the position they have long occupied— or that Russia can tolerate. We can see no prospect of peace on the basis of a reoccupa- tion of the Servian fortresses which Turkey gave up in 1857, or the destruction of those which Servia has since built. That would be going backward, and Europe is now dis- posed to’advance. It is evident that the purpose to secure moderate terms is bit- terly opposed by all the elements that have faith in the sufficiency of Islam, and it remains to be seen whether these ate still powerful enough in Constantinople to thrust the government onward to certain ruin, Tur Wraturn.—The fine weather that prevailed during Thursday afforded the riflemen at Creedmoor an opportunity of displaying their skill at the butts to great advantage. They were very fortunate in- deed in escaping the min that accompanied the passage of the storm toward midnight, In our weather predictions of Thursday morning we called attention to the approach ofa disturbance, but stated that it would probabiy reach us by night or early on Friday. The storm movement corresponded exactly with our prediction, The centro of the disturbance passed to the northward of this city, but struck Bridgeport, Conn., with great violence, uprooting trees and unroof- ing buildings at several points. Tho rain area yesterday morning extended along the coast from Bangor, Me., to Charleston, 8, C., the heaviest fall being at Washington, D. 0. In the Northwest a low area is now central about the junction of the Yellowstone and Missouri rivers, in Dakota. A narrow area of high pressure (30.10 inches) extends from the lakes to the northern part of Louisiana, but the isobar of mean pressure bends east- ward from New Orleans toward New York and then northward into Canada. Rains prevail on the South Atlantic coast and in Northern New York Stater The weather in New York to-day will be clear or slightly cloudy and cooler, with light westerly winds, Subaqueous Mining and Tunnelling— The Hell Gate Works. Every advance in engineering science which enables us to surmount successfully | the obstacles placed by nature in the way of our material progress must be hailed as among the triumphs of the age in which we | live, In the invention of gunpowder, nitro- glycerine and their kindred explosives we have become possessed of almost invincible agents for the prosecution of great improve- ments in our roads, rivers and harbors. Not only have these concentrations of enormous foree been successfully applied in the art of war, but we have also adopted them as the chief agencies by the aid of which we accom- Piish great physical changes in features of a country, reconstructing and altering them to suit the requirements of our progressive civilization,» By an improved system of mining the yield of treasure from the bow- els of the earth has been so far augmented as toenable most nations possessed of min- eral resources to keep up the adequate sup- plies noeded by increasing populations. The vast quantities of the beser metals that now enter into every department of manu- facturing industry are placed at our dispo- sal by improvements in the art of mining, and by the same means we annually add to our financial resources constantly increas- ing quantities of gold and silver, which metals are regarded by the civilized world as the standards of value for all other com- modities. But wo have progressed many steps further toward the goal of material prosperity by being enabled to conquer the natural obstacles presented by the mountains that bar communication between our cities and settlements, and tho rivers that separate States, the rocks and reefs that impair the navigation of channels and harbors, and even the seas that divide islands from continents. Projects that have hitherto been regardei as chimerical sare now looked upon only from the standpoints of expediency and expense, so that really the powers of the fabled slaves of the lamp and the magic ring begin to lose their mys- tery and might beside the wonders achieved by the agencies of the diamond drill, the nitro-glycerine cartridge and the electric spark. We present to the readers of the Hxnaxp, in to-day's issue, a brief his- tory of the progress of the art of mining and tunnelling under water, citing in the course thereof some of the many remarkable feats of engineering that have been ac- complished within the past half century. We also give a full description of the Hell Gate operations, illustrated by suitable diagrams and _ sketches show- ing the details of the work. This subject must prove an interesting one, for we areon theeve of reaping immense advantages in our own city by the success- ful application of a new system of sub- aqueous excavation, which promises extra- ordinary results in the near future. Tho commerce of New York is rapidly ex- ‘tending, and the removal of the obstruc- tions at Hell Gate must give it an increased impetus, which will be felt immediately after the consuynmation of that great under- taking. Curious Figuring on the Election. Some curious figures in reference to the election are given in our Long Branch cor- respondence. The calculations of politicians are not often of much value. When Scy- mour was the democratic candidate against Grant in 1868 he was elected in advance by his friends on imaginary returns, and a hun- dred democratic calculators were prepared to show at any time during the. campaign of 1872 an overwhelming majority of the electoral vote for Horace Greeloy. The fig- ures with which we are now furnished do not make any boastful claim on either side, and there are points in them that appear to be worth the consideration of those who are curious in calculating probable results. They are intended to show the importance of the Southern vote and to point the moral of the Attorney General’s recent order to the United States marshals. One hundred and thirty-five electoral votes are given as cer- tain for the republican candidates, made up of the States of Maine, New Hampshire, Ver- mont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Kansas, Ohio, Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illi- nois, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada and Colorado, Very few politicians will deny the fairness of this concession. In con- nection with these figures it is interest- ing to glanco at the republican majorities in the States claimed, except Colorado, in the last two Presidential elections, which were as follows :— Rep. Maj. Ri ‘Tes u ace Iowa, Michigan. Wiseonsin Illinois, Minnese Net Nevad Seventy-five electoral votes are conceded as certain to the democrats, made up of the States of Delaware, Maryland, Tennessee, Kentucky, Texas, Missouri, Georgia and Arkansas. It would require a very sanguine democrat to find any other State that could be added to these as well assured to the democracy. The Stites classified as doubt- ful are New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,’ Connecticut, Indiana, Oregon and Cali- fornia, casting together one hundred and two electoral votes. This is a liberal calen- lation for the democratic side, inasmuch as Pennsylvania is generally conceded to the republicans and Governor Tilden’s folly has rendered the democratic hope in New York almost a forlorn one. But the point of the Long Branch canvass is to show the impor- tance of what are classified as “debatable” Southern States—namely, Virginia, West i Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi, casting together fifty-five electoral votes. Adding to the eer- tain republican States the twenty-cight votes of Pennsylvania alone, with the States of Florida, Louisianaand Mississippi, which are confidently claimed by the Republican National Committee, it would need only one of the remaining debatable Southern States— Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina or Alabama—to elect Hayes. On the other hand, according to these figures, if we give to the democracy, in addition to the States classified as certain for that party, every doubtful State, except Pennsylvania— namely, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Indiana, Oregon and California—it would still need Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina and Alabama to elect Tilden by a bare majority of two, Tho calculation is an interesting one. . Our Great Improvements. In one direction our engineers are just ready to blow away the rocks which impede communication between the city and the waters of Long Island Sound—that little metropolitan Mediterranean sea—all whose shores on both sides will some day teem with the life of cities or glitter with the white walls of splendid villas. In another direction they stretch the cables across the East Rivor that aro to con- nect us with the dry land which lies between us and Rockaway Beach; and at still another side of the city prepara- tions are almost completed to run trains through the latest tunnel that pierces the stubborn mountain range which bars the way to New Jersey. Despite financial calamities, stagnation in trade, discourage- ments of every sort, these three great works of publio interest have been kept in prog- ress, and while two approach completion at the same moment the third has reached astage at which we are able to see daylight through all obstacles to its, construction. Worka like these, which have the common purpose of facilitating travel and traflic to and from the city, are stages in our history, and we shall one of these days, as we reflect upon their importance, wonder how we got on so long without them. It is always the case in tho history of great projects that they are first scouted at as the notions of dreamers, then opposed by the niggardly for their ruinous cost, then completed to every one’s satisfaction, and then the world at large complacently wonders why enter- prising fellows did not get at them ages earlier. Perhaps this is not an inopportune moment for an inquiry as to what has be- come of two other great projects. In what condition of vitality is the proposition for the bridge of which the middle pier is to rest on Blackwell's Island, and what has become of that one for the tunnel under the Hudson River? Gen- eral Newton's tunnel under Hallett’s Point will naturally pique curiosity as to the feasi- bility of the extension of a work of this nature at the proper: depth under a river such as lies between us and the ends of the great railroad lines to the West; and since engineers in Europe have declared it prac- ticable to cut ® tunnel under the sea, and thus connect France and England, a tunnel under the Hudson might by comparison be deemed mere child's play. The Great Cyclone. , Advices from different points in the West Indies inform us of the passage of a great cyclone ur hurricane which has caused. con- siderable damage and even loss of life. The island of St. Thomas, eastward of Porto Rico, is usually the first place affected by these storms as they gyrate westward from the equatorial zone in the Atlantic Ocean. It is therefore to St. Thomas that we look for the first indications of the movement of tho September hurricanes. The cyclone now sweeping to the westward will probably strike the Texas coast®and cause great dam- age at Galveston and Indianola. If, how- ever, its centre attains the apex of the para- bolic curve of its track eastward of that longitude it will strike our Gulf coast between the mouth of the Mississippi and St. Mark's, Fla., passing over the Gulf and South Atlantic States toward Cape Hatteras. In any event a wide belt of space will be affected by its influence. The west- ward track of the storm centre has been over the group of islands of which St. Thomas forms a part, thence southward of Porto Rico and St. Domingo, a little north of Jamaica, with its northern quadrant em- bracing Santiago de Cuba, thence over Cape San Antonio at the western extremity of Cuba, and into the Gulf of Mexico, The turning point will probably be between the ninetieth and one hundredth meridians of west longitude, and the counter movement as indicated above. The condition of the weather in the Gulf has been very much disturbed latterly—a fact to which we have frequently called attention. It is to be feared that much loss of life and shipping will be caused by this terrible cyclone. Incomn Tax has always been regarded with disfavcr by peoples saddled with such o burden, In England the least reduction proposed in the Budget was hailed as a most popular measure, and the party making it was pretty sure to reap areward in any elec- tions that followed. In this country, althongh the exigencies of the government were known to be great, the people never willingly submitted to the imposition of the mcome tax, because it represented alevy for which there was no visible benefit to those that paid it, Although tho fairest, perhaps, of the direct taxes, it was more felt than any other, and those who willingly submitted to an increase in the customs tariff saw a griev- ance in being compelled to pay directly to the government what they unmurmuringly paid to their grocer. We give on another page some interesting details of tho oper- ation of this waretaxation on an already heavily burdened people. Tue Exarnittoys ve present on another page a graphic letter describing a remark- ably fine collection of Russian paintings in the art galleries, and the interest created by these works among connoisseurs. ‘The Al- gerian bazaar also attracts considerable at- tention, while crowds of visitors sur- round the highly ornamented speci- men of an Indian tent on exhibi. tion. Liberia, although generally. asso- ciated with heat and suffering, is fully | represented by not the least interesting part of the general display. But among the chief objects to which a special interest attaches are the magnificent stained glass windows for the new Catholic Cathedral of New York. These fine works of art are to become familiar to us when they are fitted in the groat ehureh, and will add much to its already splendid appearance. is not bad for a mustang at a county fair, but the ponies have to be brisker than that in polo. It is not for speed only but for agility that these little animals are useful, The Presentation of the Rifle Trophy. Creedmoor was last night lifted up and set down in Gilmore's Garden. The exciting contests of the weok were followed by the presentation of the trophy to the American team, and the ceremonies, as will be seen by our report, were of much interest to the public. There were about fifteen thousand people in the building, and Moody and San- key never attracted a larger crowd than did the riflemen. Thousands who had not seen | the match were anxious to see the gallant marksmen of ireland, Scotland, Canada and Australia, and those of America, who had “fired the shot heard round the world.” All the teams were present, but it is to be regretted that the visitors did not ap- pear on ‘the platform, and that none of them spoke or took part in the ceremonies. It would have been a pleasure to have heard from Captains McDonald, “Leech, O'Reilly and Morris as to the pros- pects of a challenge end another match next year. But of course the important busi. ness of the occasion was the presentation of the prize to the victors. Mayor Wick» ham introduced General Hawley, General Hawley introduced the trophy, the trophy introduced Major Fulton, the Major introduced the American team, and the whole assembly insisted upon the introduction of Colonel Gildersleeve, The ‘Star-Spangled Banner” was sung with immense effect by Mlle. Pappenheim, and there was quite enough enthusiasm to hava supplied half a dozen political mass meet ings. In this pleasant way ended the seo- ond international rifle match at Creed- moor, and, though our visitors were disappointed in the result of the bat- tle, we hope they have no reason to complain of the hospitality of the Ameri can people, as we are sure they cannot mis. take our appreciation of their skill. Mr. Milner’s wonderful shooting at one thousand yards, when he made fifteen bull’s-eyes, was itself a victory, and similar proofs of skill were shown by the Australians, Canadians and Scotchmen. The next best thing to winning the splendid trophy is to have done all that could be done to deserve it, Sewrxa Macerxs Companres who sell their goods upon a system by which the poor purchasers are often oppressed have met with a practical defeat in the compro- mise made by one of their number with Bridget Barry. Although Mrs. Barry had paid all of the price of a sewing machine with the exception of ten dollars the Weed Company took it from her. The suit before Judge Sheridan was discontinued yester- day, the company, paying the value of the machine to Mrs. Barry, besides the fees to her counsel. Mz. Lucrws Rosson is another of those gentlemen who do not desire, ask or expect nomination for public office, but who hold it their duty to obey the will of the public, He was serenaded by his fellow citizens at Albany last night and expressed himself ta that effect, so that all doubts of his accept- ance, if any doubts there were, are removed. The political issue Mr. Robinson defines ta be reform in the national government, but in this brief speech he says nothing of the South, which it is clear now will have much to do with the canvass. ‘Tur Raczs.—Tho Lexington races yester- day were interesting, and the time made was in several events very creditable. At the Doncaster races in England Craig Miller was the winner, beating the favorite, Hamp« ton. At Mystic Park, Boston, the trotting matches were won by Frank Hall and Hannah D. in three successive heats respeo tively. PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE Blaine is at Little Boor’s Head, N. H. Ex-Sceretary Bristow ts n Loutavilla Mark Twain has returned to Hartford. Sonator Angus Cameron is {!1 at his La Crosse home, Secretary Morril} will return to Washington on Mon- day. Dickie Lingard says she 1s real happy with her hus band. Professor Hexley arrived last evening at the West minster Hotal. Barney Aaron says he will have nothing more to de with prize rings, Secretary Robeson and family yesterday arrived at the Filth Avenue Hotel, An oystor swells for thirty seconds aftor it bogins to boil, and then tt begins to shrink. Scbuyler Colfax is visiting in the subarbs of Balti more before going to the Centennial. ‘The political excitement in Indiana ts comparod with that of the “Tippecanoe and Tyler, too,” campaign, Song for Tilden's quartet, November 3:— Said ono black erow unto tho other, “Oh, lot mo kisshim for his mother!" «What we want,” says an Ohio speaker, within the party.” And why not reform without that party? A Maino man says that Tilden bas no more chance of ‘an clection than acat has of scratching @ tombstone without claws. Congressman Chittenden is a wise man. At this season of the yorr ho saves money by buying a straw hat for next summer, Count Hoyos, Austrian Minister at Washington; Countess Hoyos and Countess Herberstein, of Austria, are at the Westminster Hotel. General Fitzhugh Lee while visiting the White House recognized one of the attendants asa member of bis regiment before the rebellion. W. D. Howells, in his life of Hayes, says that ‘an account states” Mr. Howells, would you permit a contributor to the Atlantic to say “ states f’" Boston republicans who can tolerate molasses in their baked beans, and who have the cournge to eat an oyster stow at sunrise, cannot take any Tilden in their love for Adams. A grasshopper was recently caught at Omaha with a paper on its neck dated at Caster City thirty-five daya | before. The distance it had hopped was 600 miles, or ovor fourteen miles a day. A Sheboygan (Wis.) man visited Fulton Market yoo terday and ordered ‘tone of thom ister stews.” A plate of coldslaw was put before him as an appetizer, and he said, with great indignation, ‘Waiter, do you eal that a stew?” An opinion ts quoted of Emerson to the effect that many great truths ‘* passed out of Swedenbor- giantsin Into general circulation, and are now met with every day, qualifying the views cresds of all churches and of men of no church,” The Erie Railway furnishes section masters with blanks to All ont in case of accident, so that the utmost accuracy may be,had in following up the case. A cow was recently killed and the seetion master in filling ug tne biank came to the words, “What disposition." ‘After chewing his pencil a while he wrote, “Mild ané gentie."” Burlington Hawkeye:--""A West Hill man went out foto the kitchen last night without a lamp, to wash hig hands, und while groping about for a towel be rae plarop into the arms of the hired gir, "Why Maggie,’ he chuckred, ‘you darling littie witch,’ and then as he held her and crowled his mustache ander ber reluo tant nose, the lamplighter touched of a lamp onthe side strect, and by the flickering rays that fell through the kiteben window, tho West Hill man knew his wife’s aunt, whois visiting thom, He started for the Bi Hula at midniebt, <

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