The New York Herald Newspaper, September 30, 1876, Page 5

° NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET. COPE AND CARY. A Day in Cincinnati and Cleveland, men who voted with the republicans last year, but ate for us now. are two great mining and manu/acturing regions here— the Maboning and Tuscarawas valleys—tull of Welsh- Among the Ohiof Greenbackers. S‘range Infatuation of the Paper Money Advocates, THEIR STRENGTH IN THE STATE, Forty Thousand Votes in November for the Gluemaker of Manhattanvi'le. A Wedge to Cleave the Other Political Parties. Hs ALLIANCE, Ohio, Sept, 27, 1876. Whatever of the greenback element that will openly or independently enter into the October contest in Uhio is to be found in the Seventeenth Congregsional district, of which Alliance ig one of the lending towns, and in the Siath district, comprising th ex- treme northwestern counties of Lucag, Williams, Fulton, Ottawa, Wood and Henry, In these two districte only have the greenback mon pnt CANDIDATES IN NOMINATION for Congress, In the other eighteen of the twenty Congressional districts they will vete for tho, rogular candidates, or, if they are obstinate enough, not at all The Seventeenth district 1s in the northeastern part of the State, but lies to the south of, or rather in tho southern part of, the old “Wostern Regerve,” and is made up of Maboning, Stark, Carroll and Columbiana counties, Mahoning county is the stronghold of the greenback party in the eastern part of Ohto, and the people of Youngstown, its county seat, talk, eat and DREAM SOPT MONEY, This brings to mind a feature of the greenback movement, which is more or less suggestive of ite altered or altering charadter. Nowadays the party seem ashamed of the term soft money, aud they get indignant when you talk of rag money. They are even Joth to be called greenbackers, and they are not dis. posed to use the expression when they speak of them- solves, although they often call themselves the inde- pendent greenback party. But the nomenolature they are in love with is ‘Cooper men,” or “Cooper and Cary men.’ Address a greenbacker as an advocato of rag money and he will be inclined to knock you down; but salute him as an elector of Cooper and Cary and he will ASK YOU TO TAKE A DRINK. If this delicacy about words indicatesa “weakening” on the part of these currency reformers it presages badly for their success in getting proselytes. When a cause is not respectable howadays it is likely to tail of adherents, and this sensitiveness about terms betrays @ scepticism aniong the greonbackers on a most im- ,Portant point. * The candidate of the Cooper party, to call them as they like to be called, 1s Joho B. Powell, a commission merchant, residing at Columbian, in Columbiana county, His regular opponents are L. L. Lamborn, a banker and resident of Alliance, democrat, William McKinley, of Canton, Stark county, a lawyer, repub- lican, The threo gentlemen, representing between them the three great interests of commerce, Gnance | and the law, live ' “ALL IN 4 ROW’? along the line of the Fort Wayne Railroad, Mr. Lam- born in the centre and his rivals twenty miles or so on either side of him, Tne district is usually republican, so much so that even in the tidal wave of 1874 the re- publicans held their own by a majority of 276 for their present representative, which was increased to about 900 for Governor Hayes ji the reaction last year, Alliance five years ago, as the centre of a manufac- toring and agricultural district of considerablo activity, ‘was fairly prosperous, But the depression of the past fow years has left it high and dry on the wayside and it 18 pqw not mach more than a dining station on the Fort Wayne Railroad, It is this stagnation that has fostered the soft money feeling and given it so much strength in the vicinity that one of the most fourish- ing grgenback ciubs of the West exists in thetown, It haga distiact and well defined organization, number_ ing about 200 members, whose principles thrown to the breeze on a banner on the main street, striking the stranger immediately on his arrival, are proclaimed to the public in tne following battle-cry : Qrerenene ee re nere ce nese reeeLELtes GOEE DODO TEDELE HELE HE 3 HURRaW POR COOPER AND CARY. POWELL AND GREENBACKS | Qrenvarnreveere serene se seeeasas LOGE were reat He re bb bs 16D The Convention which nominated Powell tor Con- gress held its session in Alliance and mot in pursuance of acall, of which the following extract shows the ju- epiration:— Let all who are in favor of honest money come out and rally to the support of tho people's friend, the greenback. In the war for the preservation of the Union it saved our country, it gavo employment in abundance to the laborer aud mechanic and better remuneration for the:r skill and indusiry, than was enjoyed in this or any other country unte® the broad canopy of the heavens. It gave prosperity vo the agriculturist, the manufacturer and the mer- chant, such as bad never been enjoyed by any people. Conte ent and plenty reigned throughout our land, notwithstanding the widespread corruption of those in Authority of both the old parties, who seem to think they are placed in power only to be given an opporiu- nity for robbery. Look at the otber side of this pice vare! Since the traitofous ory of ‘rag money” has gone out against the grecnback, the best currency a civilized people have ever enjoyed, thousands of honest laborers and mechanics have been feréed from their Lomes all over this broad land of ours, and though they number hundreds of thousands the end is pot yet, Merchante and manufaciurers been reaucéd to poverty by the thousands, the hom of industry is no longer heard, the fire has dieappeared from our furnaces, our workshops are idie, our rolling miils are decaying and ruin stares us all in the face. The money power threnteus tho overthrow Of the Republic by creating an aristocracy of bankers and bondholders to legisiate in their own behall and enslave the producing magsex of this coun. iry as they bave already done in Europe. Then rally ‘At once for the legal tender greenback ! A profusion of capitals, small capitals and italics gavo the poster contatning this call a most emphatic toue, | WHAT 4 CANDIDATE THINKS. I sought out Mr. Lamborn at his bank and found him agentleman slightly past middle age, with a blue swaliow-tail coat and flat brass buttons, afier the | fasbion of the oldea time, and a manaer which was di- | rectly referrabie to his Quaker lineage. He seemeda compromise between the past and the present. Quick and nervous, he was at the same time susve and courteous, the active manner of the modern business man compdérting ly with his inherited dignity. Ho had been, a physician of considerable practice years ago, wade money readily, and, having invested it advantageously in real ‘estate, got very wealthy and went into the bank business, nis house, which basa solid name, being Lawooru & Gray. He 1s still called ‘Doctor’ by those who speak or address him. His selection for the candidacy 1@ another evi- dence of the judicious care which bas directed the democratic campaign in Ohio. A fluent and ready de- bater, if not an o bas been on th the past three weeks, and intends to be heard every niqie in the same way until the morning of the election, He ig & persistent, hard worker, and is worth several huu- dred if not a thousand votes more, probably, than avy | other nominee hie party could bave put in the field. Five years ago he ran for State Senator in @ district giving usually 1,600 majority for the republican eandi- date. This majority he pulled dowa to ouly 400 against bimselt, When I had made known my business and inquired what reasons were for believing, does firmly, ing to be elected when district ts On record as decidedly republicap, he answered :— ‘be eVidant apathy in the republican party, for je, and rome unquestionable converts among them to the democracy, for another. These converts are chiefly the Germans, Then the independent greenback candi- date will draw off more repabiicans than democrats." My you are, probably, a soit gioney man, your- wort’? * sound currency and tor, he makes his own canvass and No, not altogether. I beliove ina system of cur- reney based proportionately on the if the country, with an introconvertible bi tue surplus, should there be any. The priveipl my political creed are—First, the unconditional repeni o! the Resumption act, and second, the restoration of the old silver doliar to 18 function of Jegai tender, I make thy fight on this platiorm and, of course, that of governmental retorm,” “Why, are you likely to get more of the greenback men than Mr, MeKinley t”” “They believe tuat they cannot accomplish currency reform within th Pe anime nt aah which has been even a jong | of,power aud bas utteriy failea to wchiove it. But it is possi die by the democratie party, Hence the Cooper men, who want reform apd do not etrher party, aro imdependent » Was Mr. Powell formerly a repubtican “Yes, le # an old-time Fepublican and was always a ‘up to this identified with tho party, He is ce. & mao or iderabie local prominence and influence.” Why do you count upon German yote: “Because we Know of them, plenty of them, here Then there men and Irishmen, who are al! against Hayes.’’ I didn’t get an opportunity to see either of the other gentlemen who are in the race with Mr. Lamborn, Every politician here is constantly ON THE WING, and I was fortunate tn finding even Mr, Lamborn in town, Mr. McKinloy hardly neede to speak for him- self, however. He ia on the defensive so tar as the district is concerned, and his friends expect so bold their advantage, | was introduced, however, to Mr, Stephen Case, leading member of the renback Club and & conscientious custodian of Mr. Powell's in- terest i wufacturer of metal ware, oper man a republican, In response to a question as to the Jeading political of his party, he informed me that they wanted the Iptroconvertible bond. They wanted to deal with overnment, and pot with the middle men. bom do you mean by the middle men?” “Why, the national ban! “Mr. Case, what is your honest estima'e of your party strength here #”? “Well, there are a good many men who say they will vote with ys, but we don’t know whether they willor not Things are in so chaotic a state, poli caliy, among us that it would be hurd to give you a reliable estimate. A good many men who are bound to the regular parties tell us they are goi: the aly for us, but the day. It would be hard to approximate anything like what the vote will really turn out to be, We bave about 25,000 voters in the district, and we sball poll probably 1,600 of them.’? < Surprised at this small figure, I asked him what could be the use of running a candidate, “1 am giving you my opinion; there’s no ase mak- ing the shine Tidicuious; some of our men, I know, over at Youngstown, for instance, think they ai going to carry Mahontng county; but this ts foolish. Begs; there are peopte here who NEVER HKARD OV PRTER COOPER for President, and maybe our vote will be as low aa 1,000, Dut I give the estimate at 1,500 asa tair judg- ment, Mr. Powoll has said that he expecta to be elected,” “aad why do you think less enthusiastically than be and other members of your party?” “There is one thing againstus. Mr. Lamborn has got the same theory as wo have and holds it as hou- estly as we _ that Is that the currency shoutd all be issued by the general government, and th tion should come In prosperous times, want the introconvertible bond, to give the currency equilibrium and elasticity. We aro not all guing for Mr. Lamborn, Wo have struck out ag an independent party to teach the old parties a lessou, There aro Imany men of our way of thinkiug who are so préju- diced against the democrats that they would never vote with them.’” “What is (he proportion of democrats to republicans among yout” “Oh, there are moro ropudlicans than democrats.”” “So far as you know, then, wiil the Cooper vote burt Lamborn or McKinley }”” 4 will hurt McKinley."? “What will be the corrolative effect on the State ticket?” “About this: the Caoper men are mado ap of-one- third, say, cemocrats, who will ail vote for Bell for Secretary of State. Of -the remainder one-third will vove for Barnes; but the other third will not vote at ail or they will give aweak support to Bell. You sce of lute years there has been a sloughing off of this kind of men from the republicans. A good many of the party who happened to go over to the democrats have been laughed at and derided for it, and pow they won’t come back even if they were disposed to.” “What will you do in November ?”” “We can’t tell yet. There is no organization, as you see, on a State tieket, end only few and imperiect or- ganizations for county offices ’” THE “BADGER” STATE Bird's-eye Views of the Political Situation in Wisconsin, NOMINEES OF BOTH The State Among the Doubtful Gres, with the Chaoes Elightly in Favor of the Republicans. nena Creoeerasnn PARTIES... . Mirwavxeg, Sept. 26, 1876. Politics are already interesting in this State, the vote of which, we have been told, may decide the Presidential contest, It is too early yot to say definitely which way ‘the eat will jomp,” but things are sbap- ing themselves in a mannér that indic: return of the Badger State,to republican prine!ples, which was but partially accomplished at the last election, The people are better of their “reform” fever, even as they Dave recovered trom their gramger madness, and the issue is now squarely between republicans and demo- crats. It ws useless to say late events have made Wis- consin a democratic State, It has given “reform” majorities, but whenever sinco the war the issue has been between ‘straight republicuns and straight democrats the latter bave been buried underneath heavy majorities, In 1873 the “reform’’ banner was unfurled by the democrats, and “reform’’ garried the State by 15,411 majority; but in 1872 the vote for President presented a square issue between republicans and democrats, and the latter disappeared under the burden of @ minority of 18,511, Again, in 1871, in the figut for Governor, the democrats played a Jone band, and were defeated by a majority of 9,391, And so the tally runs to the last election, the democrats sometimes securing victory under the flag of reform, and being bad!y trashed in a stand-up fight between real parties apd real principles. Whether .re- publicanism is to succeed once more, now that the democrats have again thrown aside their reform alles, 12 the question that interests every one in the State. It is claimed by leading republicans that Wis- consin will give their party 15,000 majority, while lead- ing democrats insist that Tilden will have 20,000 ma- Jority. THE UNCERTAIN GERMAN VOTE. ey This divergence ip prophecies is due among other things to the uncertainty of the German vote, which is no longer a unit or the semblance of a unit, It was jong doubted whether they were auy better than sheep to be driven to polling places and vote as bid; but the doubt exists no longer, the Germans having proved themselves mere humans, and liable to wander after strange gods hike others. The German vote is split up im this campaign, and the rag baby did A‘ter a pause he went on to say, and he spoke im- pressively :— “The barvest Is ripe, but we need the machinery to gather it in, The grangers, the Sovereigns of Indus- try, the miners would all go with us, but they will be drawn in by the two big parties. The sentiment i¢ here and UNDERLIES THR WHOLE ComMUSITY, It’s a question that Goesn’t belong to polities or religion. Itig a matter of the pocket with ua If it could get an expression, if it had an organization and leaders, I believe honestly it would bave a majority of the votes of the State.” “When youcome to tho Presidential election how will Cooper and Cary ran}? “Tb per vote on the electoral ticket will run largely ahead of what it will bo for Congressuun,” “How much, for instance !”” “Well, putting the vote for Powell at 1,500, the vota for Cooper and Cary wall be 2,600; may be only 2,000.” ‘This ended the interview. 1 beard from the Sixth district during the course of tho day previous. On my way to Alliance the train was so crowded with excursionists to the Centennial thatl was glad to accept half the top of the wood box foraseat, a young mun who was already perched thereupon cheerfully and kindly mov- Ing along to give me a place, Quite naturally I teil into’ conversation with him, and as I found he w from Toledo, which is in the’ Sixth Congressional dis- twict, where THK OTHER GREENBACK CANDIDATE was running, I got interested in bim at once. I can’t youch for his reliability or the soundness of his opin- ions, but such as they are you shall get them,’? You have three candidates tor Congress in your district?” “Yes, the Cooper man, E, B, Hall, and Frank Hurd and General Cox. You wiil notice that be also speaks of the greenbackers as Cooper men.”” “Wuat’s their chances respectively?” “On, General Cox 1s going to be elected, of course, because the Cooper men haven’t confidence ecough in Hall, their canaidate.” “What, isn't he a good man? “Good enough in his way. -He’s a pushing fellow \d has made his way in the world; but ne bugn’s the ability to fight the currency question in Congress, and we might as well keep him at home for ail the good he would do us, We can’t aflurd to send anybody there who can’t talk and do for us.” “Weil, if the greenback men fecl as you do, how will they give their votes? Are they mostly demo- rats or republicans ?”” “They are just balf and half, I should say; but as between General Cox and Frank Hurd (ibe sitting member) they are going for General Cox,” Democrais, Lov ”? s, the deinvcrats, too. The reason they dislike Frank Hurd is that he went to Washington a soft money man, but he wasn’t there loug before he came out a hard money maa, They don’t like him for changing sides”? “What are you, a democrat or a republican, outside of your soft money principles t”” “Dm a repabliean, but i'm going to vote for Cooper and Cary.”” He said this with so much vim and enthusiasm that I wanted to know what business he was in, and being | would undoubtedly have swept this State. tt, A large majority of Germans are hard money men, conscientious, faithful, zealous bard money men, who believe in hard money because of settled convictions on the subject of hard money, and are fully determined to do battle for the faith that isinthem. The sott money men are not a wit less re- solved, Sooner shall fire and water unite than these Germans. Besides the hard and soft money Germana there is an influential body of indescribaples who be- lieve in neither and nothing, and aro waiting to be persuaded on which side to fraternize, The idea of putting Tilden and Hendricks, hard and soft money men, ou the tame ticket is looked upon in the North- west asa piece of the most stupendous imbecility, Tilden’s was a good nomination, and, with aman of the same grade for the second place on the tick Even as it ie the ticket is going to make trouble for the repub- licana, Still, those who are best posted consiaer the republican boast of 15,000 majority more likely to be realized than the democratic dream of 20,000, CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES, Having thus summarized the general ontlook, a glance atthe Congressional nominations and their rovable result by districts may not Dinteresting. ‘no the First district Charles G. Williams, of Janes- ville, the incumbent, is nomi id by the repubiicars it H. G. Winsiow, of Racine, democrat “Char- vy, ashe is affectiunately called all over the State, ig one of the most popular representative Badgers, of them all, He isa prince of good fellows, full of energy, anecdote, law and general information, and Appears tolerably sure of election for the feurth time, ir Winsiow is an undeniably good man, and will make a stout fight; but the ciatm his (rien: 2,060 majority ov Chariey” Wiliam, unfounded, as nothing whatever has « the district to just In the Second district L. B. Cus member, is the republican nominee, ' oppoded « Harlow 8. Orton, of Madison, the democraticecandidate. Mr. Orton ts a good lawyer aud « strong candidate. Ho | is, singularly enough, law purtner of ‘Kosa Keyes,” make of the chairman of the Republican State Central Cor mittee, He isalso the rag baby champion. In this district the republican vute is much split up, while the democratic vote is comparatively solid, well was clected only by 220 majority two yeurs ago, Thero is a very fair prospect of Mr. Orton’s electiun, and bis 1m 2,000 majority, They may well be satisfied if he is elected by a majority of one, One is as good as 1,000,000, In the Third district George C. Hazleton ts the re- publican nominee, He js brother of a tormer member ot Congress, from the Second district, and a worthy, exceptionally papular man. Philo Orton is the demo- cratic nominee. He is one of the bolting democrats who signed the pronunciamento against Billy Taylor, ‘the last ‘reform’? Governor, who was displaced by Harrison Ludington to undergo investigation for PILYERING POSTAGE STAMPS presented with his card, 1 found be was in the iron trade. “are there many more like you in Toledo who aro going to vote tor Cooper and Cary?” “Yos,” be suid, “iois of ’em. A great many of the morchante will vote the ticket.” “Are you sure of this?” Idoubtingly askea. ‘Aro not the merchants who say they are guing to vote for Cooper men who ore loaded up with heavy stocks of goods aud want more greonbacks to heip them ges rid of them? Are you not loaded up with iron yoursel!?"’ To his credit be it said he owned up frankly that be was. “How many votes do you expect to poll for Cooper in Toledo?” * “Porhaps 5,000. We're guing to poll a big vote in the State, and the Tiiden and Hayes people will be as- tonished when we ‘lay’ them out.” “Why, iny dear sir, you surely don’t expect to carry the state 7’? I began to loge faith in him now and I was disposed to withdraw my investinent im him altogether as a sen- sible man, when he said: Weill, that’s to be seen.” “As you @ republican, and as your candidate, Mr, Cooper, hasn't a ghost of a chance, I assure you ‘that your v r him is really a vote for Mr. Ti!dem, Now, you'd rather have Hayes for Pr nt tha Tilden, Wwouldu’t you ?”” “That's what the Hgyes men tell me, and the Tilden men tell the democratic Cooper men the same, thing, about it’s being « vote for Hayes to throw ya yoo on Cooper. Now, I’m going to vote tor Cooper aud Cary it i'm the oaly man tn Toledo that does so.” Ladmired bis pluck but pot bis judgment, as tho Irishman said of the ball that bucked the locomotive; but { could not help obsérving that WIS DKFIANT WAT the co.versation had altered toa quite modest tone nas he had coniessed he was a Cooper man on account of bis pecumary interests; but this last sentence was atiered with somewhat of a recovery of bis early manner. The importance of the smformation f got from these two mea will be seen in view of the conceded close- eas of the vote on the State ticket, and bh loss of votos which the greenback division on Congres at the onrlior part a8- men in these two districts will oecasion the repabii- cans through negleet and indifference of such of their brethren as Will be taken up with and excited by the soft money and forget or fail to teket, Taking Mr, C. the voie of his d rand Cary in, November, and allowing verage of the same for the twenty disteiots of the State we geta total of 40,000 as the probable vote of Obio on the greenback ques- tion, This would be a tremendous major for ether Hayes or Tilden, Into which of these jidates sup- porters will it cut the deepest ® NEWTON'S CHANNEL, Tho first of the serics of soundings over the shate tered rect at Hallett'’s Point was made yesterday by Mr, William Preuss, surveyor ef the ‘ke. No less than eight feet of clear water at low tide was found in any place, even over the old coffer dam, CaptaimMer- cur, General Nowton’s assistant, starts for the West this morning ona visit of afew aayg to his family. During bia absence Bernard Boy! erseer of tho miners, will get everything in readiness tor the prose- cution in upon Fiood Rock imme: ly upon bis while General Newton ng ail nec. for succesaiul destruction of BROOKLYN RESERVOIR. It was reported yesterday that President Slocum, of the Board of City Works, contempiated preterring charges @gainst Chief Engineer Julius W. Adams tor furnieuing a Py of the official ates to the con tractors tor U lempstead Reservoir, Mesers, Kings- My, & Keepy, who are now suing the city to recover $178,000 tor extra works from the St This district last year gave 1,200 majority to Magoon, republican. In the Fourth district the republiean nomination will be ma the 6th of October. A republican Romination is a hopeless formality. The democratic nominee is W. P. Lynde, the incumbent, who will, of course, be ,elected by any majority he de- sires, from 5,000 to 7,000. E. 3. Turner, of Ozaukee county, is spoken of as likely to obtain the costly and empty honor of the republican nomination, and if he does he has spirit edough to accept and figut the best he kn how to keep his opponent’s majority within limits. In the Fifth district Colonel George B. Carter of Fond du Lao, is the repavitcan idate and General Bragg the vemocratia Lt is rong jocratic dis- trict, but iuternal distensions will reduce the last majority of 6,000 odd. ‘Sam’ Burchard, present member, who has only served one term, expected re- nomination, but failed; and, notwithstanding his ex- pressed ‘loyalty’? to the party, inwardly feels much perated at what he considers unfair troatmest i despair of reducing the majority, even in this strong. hoid of democracy. In the cai district Mr, A. M. Kimball, incu Hoa over this pomination, In days = by this district ‘was good for 3,000 to 4,000 republioan majority. years ago Kimball was elected by ninety-two major. ity, aud on a full vote it 18 thought he may possibly again be elected, although the democrats ref assert the district shall be theirs this time. They will s00n meet to nominate, and the choice at present lies of Oshkosh, and Mr. man who daily wears a blue nce of coarse-grained mahogany aud tawny mane of awildIndian. If he is nominated and rans iil probably be elected. If not, Kimball has equal chances with Hudd, In the Seventh district Judge Humphreys is the re- publican wandidate, This is Jerry Kusk’s district, and bas been represented by Jerry for six years. Two years ago he had 4,500 majority. Ona fali vote it is claimed by the republicans thut Humpureys ean be elected by 6,000 majority. John Glover is the demo- cratic nominee, It is not claimed by the democrats that they can elect him, but THRY INTEND TO TRY MARD. In the Eighth district the republican candidate is Lieutenant Governor Thaddeus | ound, against whom the democrats have renominated Judge Cate, present member, Thie qistrict was last represented by A. McDill, who was candidate for re-eiection, and de- jared by the papers re-elected; but the Cierk of tho joard of Supervisors of Wood county took it upon bimself to throw out the vote of part of the county, thas electing Cate by a majority of two votes. The matter was carried to the Supreme Court, where Chief Justice Ryan, a democrat,a man of in- Hexible imtegri:y, delivered the opinion of the Court, deciaring the act of the Clerk iliegal, fining bina and thus in eflect anuulling the electio: is Honor characterized the conduct of the Clerk most dis- graceful,” and used other fitting language that reflects lustre on bis judicial character, but will be remembered Jong against him by leaders of the democratic party in this State, Although th preme Court thus passed on finding it void, Cate retained his id beesme @ sort of conspicuous figure there. In the meantime MeDill, aman in the died, The republicans say Cate will un- efeated. A bitter struggie will enrely Feeling runs high, Cate is quite as likely to be elected as Pound. THR GENERAL RESULT. The real contest is to take place in the Second, Sixth and Eighth districts. be First 8 claimed equally by both parties, the republicans with the best reason. Same as to the Third. The Fourth is sure to id father of the that, from his to ‘republican retarn rm He i# strongly anti-Tiden, and represents a large school of reformers, who must not be confounded with the Tiiden democrats, and who will oliher vote the republican ticket Or not vote at all, just as large numbers of ronubdlicaus (chiefly working | men), who think « to insure ‘‘a change,” will vole the Tilaen ticket or not atail, Governor Saiomon, of Now York, and Mr, Schurz have spoken to immense audiences here and have settled the determination of many Germans to vote the Hayes ticket. The democrats avoid large gather- ings and are building from the foundations, namely, agitating in the wards. Their headquarters are to be found in many saloons, and here the popular heart ts Stirred and the popular thirst sl.ked with lager and eloquence. The impartial reviewer must come to the conclusion that Wisconsin i a doubtful State, with the chances ratuer fi ‘ing the republicans, GOVERNOR VANCE. AN EXPLANATION BY THE GOVERNOR OF His SPBECH AT SHELBY—AN KBXTRACT FROM COL- ONEL INGERSOLL’S SPEECH. RauwicH, N. C., Sept, 29, 1876. In the joint discussion between Vance and Setile, yesterday, at Fayetteville Governor Vance referred to the statement recently made through the Washington Republican, New York Times and other Northern newspapers, that he (Vance) said in his speech at Shelby, on the 15th inst., that the Southern patriots who dipped their hands in Union blood were for Triden And reform, and stated that he, upon that occasion, im giving instances illustrating the campaign tactics of the republicans, merely read from a report in the Now York Worid ot 's speech of Colonel RoBert Ingersoll at the Cooper Institute, The foliowing is the extract:—‘‘And now,” sald Mr. Ingersoll, “I am going to wind this thing up. Recol- lect the men who starved our soldiers and shot down freeamen are for Tilden and Hendricks, All the hands dipped in Union blood are with the democratic party. Every man concerned in the Hamburg wassacre is for “Tilden and reform.’ '? Governor Vance then called upen Judge Settle to confirm this explanation. Judge Settle promptiy rose and gaid:—“I do not remember the precise language you used at Shelby 12 commenting upon the oxtract Tend; I was astonished to see in the Charlotte Observer, of the 24th, that the reporter said you used the iden- tical ianguage attributed to you; I understood myself that you were simply reading from Ingersoll’s speech, ” REPUBLICAN REORGANIZATION. Hon. Thomas £. Stewart, of the committee appointed by the joint sub-committee of republicans and liberals to draft a plan for the roorganization of the republican party of this eity, isto present a plan, of which the following is the substance, at a meeting of the joint sub-committee, to be held at eight o’clock this evening at the Fifth Avenue Hotel:— That on the 28th and 80th of November an enrol- ment be made in every Assembly district and in the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth wards of the city of New York of all republicaus who voted tho repub- lican national aud State Vickets at the November election this year, the enrdiment in each district and ward to bo mado under the direction of two inspectors to be appointed by the joint sub- committee; that the inspectors be required to give two days’ notice by advertisements of the enrolment, and have power to reject any applicants for enrolment, sub- ject to an appeal to the joint sub-commitice, who, as the case may require, can order.a new enrolment, Temove inspectors aud Mill vacancies. That the joint Sub-committee order an election to be held on the 20th of December for officers of the district associations and dele publican Central Com- mittee upon as now exisis, with the exception that no person shall bo as aa officer of an association or as ¢ to the Central Committee or to a convention who hoids any public appointment other than that of notary public or comminstonor of deeds; that all mat- tere of dispute in relation to the election be referred to the jot sub-committee to determine, the commit. p to order a new jon and that the delegates elected to Committee meet on some cvening under the direc. in of the joint sub-committee, That aiter the eorolment, election and organization have been effected all other republican orgauizations in the city be disbanded and cease to exist, and that thd State Central Committee shail report to the vext Republican Stave Convention the action thus had, PROBABLE MUKDER. James Gateley was dangerously stabbed on Thursday night by an unknown Italian, His condition was so critical yesterday that Coroner Woltman was suin moned to Bellevue Hospital to take his ante-mortem statement, which is as tollows:— “On Tharsday, about nine or ten o'clock I, in com- paby with my partner, Louis Perrio, coming from our house, No, 83 Crosby sireet, went into No. 25 Marion street for the purpose of getting some beer. As we entered the alleyway we found ove whom I believe to be an Italian, who got into a quarrel with my partner, 1 went up to my partner, placed my hands on bis shoulder and was trying to get bim away. At this time 4 was standing between the Italian and my partner. 1 did not speak to elther of them, nor they Temove the Central in tome, 1 did not see tho knife in the hanus of the lial but felt the stab, My partner bad leit before that. I then ran out and cried ‘1 am stabbed!’ Shortly after this a policeman came and took me to a drug store. From there! was brought here to Bellevue Hospital in an ambulance, 1 did not know the man th bbed me; had never seen him before. Before being brought here I was taken to the station house. Some men were brought before me and I thought 1 reeognized the one who stabbed m0, 1 gave no provocation for the asauult; can assign no rea- son why he stabbed me, I was wounded in the abdo- men.’ ROBBING A DANSEUSE, On the 11th iost. the room of Angelina Ambrogeiti, a danseuse employed in the ballet at Booth’s Theatre, in the boarding house of Mme. Marie Griffou, No, 106 Clinton piace, was entered by a thief and jewelry, con- sisting of three gold medallions, one necklace and a dismond and turquoise ring, in all valued at $300, was stoleu. On her return from the theatre Mlle. Ambrogetti missed the property and intimated that she would bold Mme, Griffou and her family responsi- ble for the robbory. In addition to reporting the case to the Fifteenth precinct police Mme. Griffou employed @ private detective to work up the case. Tho laiter made inquiries as to the persons who were in the babit of visiting Mile. Ambrogetti, and tho result was that Mme. Griffoa searched the room of a young St. Dowinican pamed Brenn who boarded in the house, and found in one of Vests a pawn ticket for the turquoise and diamond ring, which bad been pawned at No, 7 Bleecker street. Ho was fnaliy made to confess that he was tho thief, d that he had sold the property’ except the necklace, to one Mena de Mena, the keeper of a cigar store at No. 665 Broadway, for $50, Mena told him that the necklace was not gold and he threw itaway, It was the detective’s intention to have used Brennes as States evidence against Mena de Mena and to have recovored the remainder of the property, bat Mile. Ambrogetti, acting impulsively, called in a de- tective of the Fi bh precinct, who was obliged to arrest Brennes on a charge of larceny. On being Faigned at the Washington Place Court yesterday Breunes, who pieaded guilty, was fully committed in defauit of $2,000 bail. CHARGE OF SWINDLING. Dotective Miller, of the Central Office, yesterday ar- rested Samuel Harlem, of tho firm of Harlem & Uo., manufacturers of clothing, at No, 12 Lispouard street, on the charge of attempting to swindle insurance companies, The arrest was based on a warrant iseued by Recorder Hackett, tho Grand Jury having found It an indictme: on the 5th of last July a fi of Harlem & Co., and, 8 origin, Fire Marshal Sheldon began an investigation, It 1s alleged that he discovered fraudulent and altered invoices and alterations on the books of the firm, with a view to increasing the amount of stock on band at the time of the fire. The ioss aa given by the concorn was $17,344 15, whereas the actual lows is stated to have been but $7,000. It is also alleged that certain oreditors of the firm aided in the furnishing fraudulent iuvoices, and further are hinted at. The following insurance company rt ved in the cave:—The Relief Fire, the Willi: burg City, the Girard, of Philadelphia, the Briti America Assurance, of Toronto, and the Mechanics’ Company, of Brookiya. The pgisoner was locked up in the Central OMce, and will be arraigned at court this morning. OFFICIAL ALACRITY. About half-past ten o'clock yesterday morning Mr. J. Murphy was driving up Broadway in a light wagon, and his borse fell opposite the Fourth Avenue Rajiroad terminus, For overan hour several persons worked to get the horse on his feet, A large erowd collected, and travel was necessarily impeded, Between twelvo and one o’clock the horse d.ed, and at tw: past one a despatch was sent to Police Headquarters from the Twenty-sixth precinet that a dead horse was lying in Broadway, at the point mentioned , but it was not ull after five o'clock in the afternoon that the ‘wagon of the Health Board camo to remove it, About three o'clock in the alternoon Commissioner Erhardt was pi y. and called the attention of Ollicor Aiken to tl ad horse, The officer intormed bim that he bad gone to the precinct to have the despatch gent as soon as he knew that the horse was dead, Commissioner Erhardt told him togo up again and have another despatch sent, which the olficer did, On the corner of Barclay street the carcass of a dead dog lay from nino o’clock in the morning, and, the Health Board was telegraphed to. ear! morning, it was bot removed till jate in the THE MAIN STREET HOMICIDE, Coroner Simms yosterday émpaneiled a jary and will hold an inquest on the body of Patrick Harney, tho workman who died at tho Long Island Col Hospital, Brooklyn, from injuries alleged to have been received at the hands of Peter Brown, a sailor, in a Main street liquor saloon, Owing to the neglect of the physicians at the hospital to notlly the Coroner of Harvey'stondition when received at that institution BO ante “arvem statem as obtained, him, hat premises icions arising as to its against iy fternoon. ebange” will cure the hard times, | THE SOUTH. The Presidential Canvass in the Re- constructed States. TILDEN’S CHANCES GOOD. What May Be Goes Expected if Indiana Democratic. Rusa PRL Ricumoxp, Va, Sept. 26, 187 “The solid South” is an expression now much ased by the republicans as ® bugbear, and by the democrats as a boast, and as it ia full of significance 1 have care- fully investigated the political condition of the Atlantic and Gult States. My object has been twofold, to ar- rive at just conclusions as to whether the South is now, or is likely to be, solid in its position in the Pros- idential election, and if so whether such unanimity of opinion i justly calculated to alarm patriotic citizens at the North who care more tur country than party, and who, being alarmed on this account, will probably #0 act as to oppose aselid North to the union of the Boush, TILE OUTLOOK IN THE souTH. My information as te the condition and probable ac- ton of the two Virginiag, tho Carolinas and the Gulf Statos is derived from the views of their jeading men and from data obtained ins general intercourse with their people during the last three months, I find tho samo general causes operating everywhere to produce tho sathe general condition of things, In the mountain Togions of the Virginias and North Carolina, and to a more limited extent in Georgia: and Alabama, there was a Union sentiment which exhibited itself in actual offence against the confederacy anda refnsal to obey {te conscript apd tax laws In those sections there were and are few nogrocs, and tho White Unionists consist mainly of the poor aud illiterate rustica, whose feeling was rather of opposition to lawa that in- commoded them than attachment to a Union of which they knew littie and for which they cared less. In the Piedmont and coast regions the negro population was and is massed, and the whites were unanimously for the contedoracy, The consequence is that in the moun- tains there are a few white republicans, and in tho low country there are almost none. With these differences the white population of the States uamed is divided by the “color line.” That 1s, all the whites nearly aro democrats and the ‘Diacks are republi- cans, The whites have all the property, all the education, all the means of organ:zation and diffusion of information—tho post office, the telegraph, the press, horses, carriages, wagons—to arouse, to excite and to convey the voters to the polls. In opposition to these the blacks havo a blind, devoted confidence and reliance“ on thetr leaders, who, for several years, wero the cerpet-baggers and scalawags, 0 called, but who had gradually but surely been repiaced more and more by men of their gwn color—preachers, class leaders and a few educated men of color who have como among them. The local leaders and preachera, how- ever, have more of their confidence than mon of higher grade, being more in. sympathy “and eircumstances with them. With this arraying of social forces ail on oue side, and only numbers on the other, it has boen |, plain for years that the whitea would recover their con- trol of the State governments-as soon as they aroused themselves sufficiently to mako the effort, To pus the matter in plain shape, it is self-evident that ifall the lower laborers, the stevedores, tho draymen, the non- educated and non-property ch: in the city of New York were, on some great excitement, to combiuc together by themselves and ootain possession of tho city government without money, without education, without enlightened leaders and without a press, they could only bold it until the minority owning and con- troiling all these means of influence were saificiently aroused to combine and overthrow the ignorant mujor- ity. The minority would do this by every means—by persuasion, by dividing and producing dissensions among their ignorant epponents, and by debauching them by buying their leaders—in all those ways an which society imperiled protects its existence, THR MATTER AS IT BTANDS. It is just this operation that is now going on in the South, Virginia made the supreme eilort in 1869, and Since then the negro question has been of iinor conse- quence here, North Carolina, Georgia one year inter, and only last year, Alabama, Mississippi and Arkansas havo done the same thing. North Carolina occupies an exceptional position, as does Louisiaua, as | suall hereatter explain. Experience has shown 10 all these ‘States that a negro miverity, or a negro majority losing power by the indifference or the treachery of i8 dwn members, or by the violence, fraud or intimidation of the whites never recovers power. A hogro party cannot preserve itself out of powor. It has no faculty of enlisting recruits from the other sidu and turning its opponents out, A minority to exist a ‘a political quantity have courage, patriotisin, 1n- | telligenco to wait and take advaniage of iis opponents, gud thus turn itseif into a majority, to be again thrown back into a minority as soon as it fails in sa- gacity or fidelity, Now the negro, or re- publican party, of the South to-day is and must, from its very nature, be destitute of these constituents, 1t has bumbers, honest intentions and patriotism ina blind, blundering way, but it ia | utterly powerless when once it loses the possession Of government lis methods of control are solely methods of force in the form of jaw, but force, never. theless, It bas no logic, no knowledge, no experience, no tact, and its only method lost to it it 1s powerless. You will find this absolutely true in every State and every community in the South, The blacks once over. come may be rallied fora second charge, but it will be weaker than the first, aud every succeeding effort is weaker and weaker, until the most of them settle down and jet the whitos manage things their own way, and by degrees they will iearn to vote with the whites, because they have a growing feeling of security under their wing. So in Virginia, one colored Stronghold alter another bas falien, and ia Richmond, | where the excited Mayoraity contest of 1870 required soldiers to keep the peace belweon the races, no negro | party could now be brought to the polls, I must pot | negroes bave become | , You can rely on 999 out of every 1,000 who vote voting the straiglit republican ticket. But I mean to say that tue percentage of hegroes In those communitica governed by the whites, | who are indifferent and do not ctioose to dispicase their employers, is daily becoming larger. WHERE THR COLOR QUESTION IS SETTLED. In Virginia, Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi the question has been definitely and finally decided that white men are to govern those States, In Virginia aud Georgia, where the matter was determined tn 1809 and 1870, the whites becamo more firmly seated every | year. Tiley are educating the blacks, they sapply them | with public schools, they protect thei in their prop- erty and in their families, ad im those two States the Stalistics of the State governments show that tho black: Accumulating larger amounts of money and property aud becoming more generally educated thao in any others. Virginia alone pas expended $11,000,000 per annum for tho last five years | for’ public schools open to all Io Alabai and Mississippi the whites are using their powers in ihe samo way, aud at the ensuing Presideptial election it will be itapo: o prevent their carrying these States unless by the moat wholesale system of terror. | ism produced by arrests of prominent ciizens in the few days betore the election, by United States deputy marshals, assisted py United States commissioners, VIRGINIA. In Virginia nothing can prevent the vote of the State going overwhelmingly for Tien, aud tt in bighly p abie that the last remaining ropubiican district 1 the Srate witt-soud ingress, making the Virginia delegation im the next Congress unanimousiy deMiveratic. In wy opinion bo contingency will chango | this result, and Virginia can safely be put down for Tildew by from 30,000 majo pward, WEST VIKUINIA. This offepring of the mother of States will follow ber exampie, ‘There will be a sharp contest, aguravated by the soft mousy of anti-tesumption issue, but that vote is equally cértain for Tilden by say b,000 ma- jority, GBRORGIA. Tho Empire State of tue South, like Virginia, without ie hi n opposition party. Th aly a re= orgauization Wortuy of the name ia the ad the majority for Tilden cau be placed any- where at froin 50,000 upw: ALADAMA. In the recent State election Alabama redeemed her- self from republican domimation so vhoroughiy that that party will never again make @ square light. Jo the northern part of the State there was a smail white population led by ante belium residents, Who were in jhe wain men of Northera or Eastern State birth, who have now j itary posse with the United State prevent that State going for Tilden by a largo majority, wuich cannot bo estimated wt the present time. MINsisaiPPt, In Mississippi the resnit is a little obscured by the order of Attorney Geveral Taft. The military per se, wor the marshals, vor the arrests, will produce any other resuit thau making the whites turn out and vote ju great force for the demogratic ticket. hose very applianees may acvually have the effect of in- mt Foes to vote the republican ticket, If they (the negri ere left to themselves there is doubt that y would decline to vote, and some, perhaps larger numbers than 10 any other Beate, would vote with the whites; but when the flag and t blue coate ana the drums flaunt and an ad sound, there will be little difficulty in persuading the averago colored citizen “Gineral Grant done sent ‘em down for him to vote for Hayes and Wheeler, and wine to gid each on ’em a Wheeler & Wilson sews) machine,” Mississ theretore class as doubtiul, nrovided Indiana is lost to the democrats in Oetober, | gro In the other contingency I think the State is safe fos Tilden in November. WHERE «THE COLOR QUESTION If AN I8SUE—HORTD CaRoLINa. if Io North Carolina and Louisiana the situation ie materially diferent from that in o! the vou. * foderate Btates, In 1560 the democratic party of North Carolina was divided betw Breckenridge and Douglas, who had married im that State into strong family, at the bead of which was Governor David 5 Reid, Hon, Thomas Settle and Hon RB. P, Dick. The war brought on a union whice only lasted during the first year, and Vance was elected Governor by the semi-Union com servative party, led by Holden and other good demo- crate like Settle and Dick, Lhey soon quarrelled with Vance and kept North Carolina in a turmoil uutit Holden's appointment as Goveruor by President Johu- son in 1865, There was then a change of front among many oid politicians, Numibers of the democracy— Hol: le, Dick and Rodman—joined with old whigs like General Rufus Buninger, and collected around them some good Confederate soldiers, and made Union party before the days of negro suffrage, The seri-Union old whig sentiment tended to opposition, acd Worth aud Graham became the heads of the ew democracy and earried the Siato over Holde: thus dividing the white people by a line irrespective of parties, Unionism, or Jontederate fidelit; When negro camo, of course, it made ¢ ingly repubiioan, and the whites ba: been struggling ever since to organize 80 as to get con- trol of the State government. They have veen gradu. ally succeeding year by year. In 1870 there were 140,000 white voters aud 78,000 black, and in 1872 Caldwell for Governor received 98,000—that is, only about 20,000 whites voted for him, for the full uegro vote was polled. This leaves 120,000 for the democrats and. the s:ay-at-bomes. It is this margin which m: the State doubttul Out of 200,000 voters it is sale te calculate on 20,000 not young, and thus the probable. democratic majority becomes a matter of 1,000 or 2,000, But while this is so other causes pave beem Overating to force tne whites inore and more together, Misgovernment, republican corruption in the State government, ull have tended to unite the whites Oa sho other hand Vance is the democratic nomineo for Governor im the old districts where the deserters and red strings most abounded during the war, and it was some feeling of this sort which led the dozen dewo- crate from the mountains to bolt the caucus which bad bominated Vance for United States Senator and unite with the republicans on Merrimon, who had been looked upon during the war ag uot over loyal to the Contederacy. Settle, the republican nominee ‘or Governor is @ man of fair ubilities anda fair record, bat by uo means the equal of Vance ou ihe stump, and Tam satisfied which ever party is enthusiastic aud panguine \G tho jast two weeks before the election will carry the Stase. In other words, if Iudiana goes demo~ cratic iu Octobor Norih Carolina is certain for Tildem by perhaps 10,000 majority. LOUISIANA, Tho dominancy of the whites, and all would have been Bettiod years ago but for the fact that the commerce of New Orieans oilered rich prizes to federal patronage, which its holders have struzgied de-peraiely to retain Take away the Cusiom House and nothing would remain of the republican party of Louisiana, The cosmopolitan population of, New Orleans coiiects around that nucleus, @ band which for daring, talent aud uuscrupulousuess: cannot be equalled since (he French Kevolution sum- mowed ali the desperadoes of Christendom wo Paris. Packard, Warmoth, Keliogg, Dureli, with a compe- teut body of stipendaries, wield the patronage and power of the ‘ederal government with a vigor and in- telligence unparalicled in the history of this cou! They purchase vowes; they run the machi tlona; they issue warrants by United State 3, which are served by marsnuls, bucked by squa corrupt and intimidate « suilict cominis- uty United States airy, and they thus ut Dumber of the white population to secure the State, Besides all this they count’ =—s thes votes, and = they count in and = count’ «outs whom —fhey , Society in Louisiana is = revolution, facing force, and nothing but the overawing federal troops protects the the present State goveru- ment Notwithstanding il this the vote of the State will be cast for Tilden 11 his election '8 reudered reason- ably certain by the events of the latter part of tho catpaign, THR CONDITION OF ROUTH CAROLINA. In the Palmetto State such a canvass 1s boiag carried on as has never Leen seen beiore, The entire white vote is organized into democratic clubs. They attend ail meetings, marching to them in perfect good humor, Jaughing and joking the colored people, aud insist ou “dividing time,” ag itis called with the repubiican speakers. This “dividing timo’? is the common law of the Southern bustings, From the Potomac to the Rio Grande any speaker who proposes to address any meoting 18 obliged to “divide time” with any per- hb who desires to speak Ou the other side, At tirst re was great reluctance to this by the whites with Tepubiican speakers, especially with negroca But so powerful is public opinion that for years past no domo- crat would have been considered oxcusavie for refusing to ‘Mivide time” with & speaker on the otber side, Thus Vance was forced to agree to meet Settle in joint discussion all over North Carolina, altvough su doing would give Seitie an opportunity to speak to awhite audience In many parts of the State, where without it he would only have been able to addr biacks, In South Carolina the whole white populatior is in jamea, they have abandoned ail business and every minute is given to the canvass. In a well seliied country, six or eight will ride to @ republican meetin claim and get a hearing tor one of their speakers. The consequence igihe cauvasa is much more mod. te in the republican appeals, more earefai in their * Statements and assertions, ond, in many cases, their debates are overwhelmed with coniusion, and some- times they leave the stand. The morale of this treat- ment is terrific. When the flocks see that their lead- cond- While this public demonstration is made every white voter is at work to get one colored man to vote for Hampton. This i the task set for each by their organization. The consequence will be that they will curry the State with almost positive cer- tainty, unless the October elections determine the re- sult beforeband, FLORIDA. The democrats have never carried Florida since the war, save in 1870, when, ona short vole, they elected the Lieutenant Governor by 228 voles, Asis Grant carried the State by 2,559 in poll of 38,000. The Legisiature is republican, al- though, by shrewd work, Jones, demoor: was elected United States Senator by one vote, At the last census the whites bad a majority of 6,000 in & population of 187,000, and now have probably 12,000 majority in population, or 2,600 in votes, as there bas been no negro immigration to the State of late years, The Northern white settlers bave usually voted the repablicaa ticket, but this year they will al- most Unanimously vue with the democrats, A close canvass of Orange county, tilled with Northern settlers, shows onty three white Northeraers who will vote the republican tic! ‘This change of w felt in Jackson’ this spring, whe democratic for the Orst time since the war. Drew, democratic candidate fur Governor, is making au ac: tive canvass and spending money fréely, He bas $00 meu, mostly negroes, in his employment, aud they are all devoted to him. He is very wealthy, a fuo eaker, and be estimates bis majority at 6,000, While Stearns, the republican nominee, has the Held to himacif, the Conover men are still somewhat lukewarm, and it ig said many of them will vote tor Drew or not voto at al, Troops have veen calied for from Live Oak, and the negroes are badly demoralized. Tho best informed politicians put the state as certain for Tilden by from 1,000 to 6,000 majority. TEXAS AND ARKANSAS. In these two States the democrats havo such an overwhelming myority that neituer State can be pre- Vented irom going heavily for lilden. RECAPITULATION, Ona careful review of the field, therefore, I con- sider 1t certain beyond a doubt that Wost Virginia, 5; Virginia, 11; Georgia, 11; Alabama, 10; lexas,$; ‘Ar- kaos, 6—total, 5l—will vote for Giicen, If lodiava goes for Williams in October it is nearly as certain thi orth Carolina, 10; South Curolina, 8; Mississippi, 8; » abd Florida, 4—total, 38—will also vou So vhat, in the event of a domocratic vie- jor Triden, | tory in Indiana next month, the South will ve solid for that ticket, Tits “soLD sovrn’” does not mean any unagimity of which Cuionists any- where need be atraid, Lt menus merely that the whites intond Lovontrol their Stale governments They have suilered more than any other part of the country irom corruption and fraud; they aro more fully aroused to the results of misgovernment than the people of the North. Nota town, wor 4 city, nor a county whole South which has remained for a time und nd eurpet-bag rule but has seen and felt in evory juterest of property aud social order that dis- honest rulers means rolsgoveroment, thot misgovern- ment meaus high taxes, depreciated property, banished prosperity, and disorder, bloody quarrels and society torn and reut, It is this experience and this necessity for relorm which make ali the intelligeace and patriot ism Of the South of one mind, No oue has any idea of reviving the Confederate debt, nor paying for the negroes, That portion of the community who would be tnteresied in such payments do sot Bumber ope in @ bundred, or more, of the tion, and there | unanimity wits which raising of tax p- posed would fatty equal the like opinion in New Eng- land, Besides this, there isn very positive fear of tho republican party if it succeeds, The keeping alive of the ‘war, issues, it is generally believed, will bo the resnisg of that success, and there is a widespread apprehen. sion \hat i! Hayes is giected, with a republican Con. any Of the States will be reduced vw @ Ter- cond tion again, and thus be remanded to that ¢ 80 arduously and*with so wa As far as IL can an- ‘2 sentiment, ite una is caused, first, by the conviction that rejorm "Ss rs jutely necessary, and seeoud, by tue feur of re. Publican party, THE NAVAL COURT OF INQUIRY, The court of inquiry appointed to investigate the charges of cruelly to seamen and incompetence, pre- ferred by Surgeon Bradley against Alexander A. Semmes, United States Navy, during the cruise of the sloop-of-war Alaska, met again yesterday afternoon, with closod doors, in the guardhouse, at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Commodore Guest presided at the court, and the testimony of several officers bearing upon ail that has beon alleged against the Captain, trom Aug: 7, 1875, when Semmes took command of tho Aluska,. down \o the present petied, was taken. FOUND DROWNED, Yesterday morning on uaknow! ian was found drowaed off yer 33 North River, Me was about forty years old, bad red bair, mustache hiskers ‘wore a dark sack coat, vest fed pent Tho body 4 pregin Tag Morgue Coroner Bickbo took charge of