The New York Herald Newspaper, October 17, 1876, Page 5

1 . densely crowded 4 BLAINE’S MISSION, His Address at Cooper Insti- tute Last Night. THE ISSUES OF THE CAMPAIGN. Startling Statements About the Southern Elections, DANGERS OF SJUTHERN DOMINATION, (ldresses by 8. B. Duteher, HI. H. Garnet and A. W. Tenney. EXCITING SCENES WITHOUT. The announcement that the Hon. James G, Blaine Would address the ‘ilivers’ repubiican meeting” at Cooper Institute last uigut drew to that edifice a throng dy all odds the largest, and, be it added, the most tur- bulont assembled in this city during the present cam- paign, At least half an hour before the meeting was palled to order the big hall was packed with a dense mass of human beings, irom the lobbies clear up to the platform, and as hundreds upon hundreds stilj arrived aud strove to gain entrance the crush upon those standing in tho aisles became so great as to jeopardize their lives and limbs. There was the usual scuftling in the vicinity of thy doors inseparable from sach a crush, and it required all the evergies of Captain McCullagh and his men to preserve even a moderate degrce of order. The platform was as 8 the body of the hall, and many gentlemen invited to be present, as well as many ro- porters, wero unable to obtain even a foothold upon it. Although two local orators of no mean ability were to hold forth it was evident that the great attraction for ‘the mass of those present was the gentleman from Maine; for the platforms outside from which other speakers talked were loft almost deserted by the hun- fireds unable to gain admission to the hall. Many gen- Hemen well known in local republican circles occupied seats in the body of the house accompanied, many of them, by ladies. Among those prominent on the platform were:— Hon. Elliot C. Cowdin, Luther R. Marsh, General George B. Sheridan, Dr. Wiliam N. Blakeman, Colone! George B. Van Brunt, ex Judge Freeman, Hon. Wtiham L. Esterbrook, Colonel J. B. Eruardt, Judge Fithian, Rey HenryeH. Garnett, Robert W. Bradiord, Theo- dorus MeLeod, Charles Johnson, Judge Dittenhoeter, Hon. J. A. Englehardt, Thurlow Weed, William A. Darling and Jonas Heller. Alonzo B. Cornell, Chairman of the State Central Committee, called the meeting to order, aud named Clarence Seward for chairman, That gentleman, before taking bis seat, made o brief address, which was wel} received. He concluded by introducing Mr. Blaine, who was received with tremendous applause. Hats were waved until their owners stopped from sheer ex- buustion, aud cheer upon cbeer rent the air, So boisterous was this demonstration that the gentleman Was unable to repress it tor five minutes, though he continuously waved his bands and placed them sug- festively upon hia ears, When sileuca had been at ast obtained Mr, Blaine began to speak in a voice so low as to be inaudible at the farther parts of the hall, and this gave rise to further disturbance and crivs of “Louder!” MR. BLAINR’S SPEECH. The genileman began by stating that fourteen years ago he had entered Congress, and tho first winter that he sat in the House they had under discussion a bill to prescribe a test oath jor persons who should thereafter bold oflice under the government, That bad since be- tome historic, and Was popularly known as the iron- clad oath. ‘The object of Ubat nieasure was to prevont men who had been in resellion against the United States trom holding office under the government atter- ward, ‘Thomas A, Heucricks, then Senator trom Indiana, then said, on the floor of the Senate, that such a measure was useless, ag the promi: pent rebele would never seek office, but would fly the country, Mr. Blaine thought then that the gentleman was right, and he certainly would nave considered bimselt a very wild dieamer if be could have that he saould remain on the il the House long enough in the House to see ( en in November last) seventy of those men at the bar of tue House and be swora in as democratic mewvers, And whereas the speaker aud every other loyal man Wes compelled to swear that he pever did rebel and never would, aud that they took tue oath without any mental reservation, those seventy South- ern scatups—(‘applause’’)—were admitted on & simple promise that they would try to behave themseives hereafter. These men bad taken command of ‘he House, and the 110 Northern democrats, their associates, were content to sit at their feet apd ako the policy of the democratic arty from them, Never, even under Pierce or uchaban, was Southerp dointuation so absoiute as it had been in the last Congress. As evidence of this Mr. Biaive cited the tact that these seveaty men, rep- resenting a population of 13,000,000, actually wok pos Session of twenty-one of the thirty-one committees appointed by the House, while their 110 Northern asso. brates, representing 82,000,000, had but tea commit tees Mr. S. 8, Cox bad said, when twited with this in the House, that he was glad it was so. The most important rule of te whole body in use by the House was that which forbid the grafng of any independent ion bilig The very frst was to change that and to ion might be putinioan it was a measure of re- trenchment. That change ailecte: the Sundry Civ Appropriation bill, which coptams various Vhings benevolent and needtul i the service such as insane ums ior the suidiers aud sailors, the lighthouse service, &c, While this bill was under conSiuveration in the House a democratic Inember, under instractions from a sceret caucus, arose and moved to amend it by putting in a clause Tepealmg the Supervisors’ law of 186%. A republican member objected that, under the democrats’ nmended rule, tue proposition Was Bot in order, but the wise nan in the chair of the Committee of the Whole overruled the point and said it wus a Measure of retrenchment, ‘because,’ said he, “it you repeal the Sup ‘ou won't bave to pay the 'Yhatlaw, Mr. Blame said, had been 1 THE RFPORTS OF HORACE GREELEY to prevent buliot siufling in New York, ang he was him- sell the first to feel 1s eflect whew he rau for the Presi- dency. That law provided that in every town of 30,000 ants and upward whenever a hutioual oiticer Was to be chosen the United States might appoint A supervisor tu be present and see that there was an honestcount. That had been repealed, so far as the House could do it, and Mr. Blame declared he had never known a proposition n legisiation fo absolutely and irredeemably corropt as iat. Mr. Blaine ridiculed the idea ot there being danger of bur liberties being overthrown by military rule, Thore were but 5,000 nen im the army, while there were 8,000 policemen im this city, and (hey bad all they sould do to keep the democratre voters from picking the pockets of the citizens. He eulogized the bevavior of (he colored troops in the late war, and asserted that the spirit of democratic legisiation was to reinstate the €X-rebols mm power and exclude al negroe fhe Covsuiar and Diplomatic bill provided for an expenditure of $1,300,000, and the fees of the oitices Amounted to more than that sum; and yet when the flemocratic House came to read that little vill they Mruck off forty-two places on the ground that their expenses Were grenter than the amount received. tp these pisces our flag would be seen no more, although the ensigns of the most petty European States were flying. If the republican part ped the power, Mr. Biaine said, all these consuimies ebould be fe-establi-bed, for whe e American tag bad once beet hoisted it stould never be hauled down. Speaking of the Southern revel war claims the speaker said the democrats, if they should guin power would feel bouna to pay them. | fie dwelt at some length upon Mr. Tieen’s alleged non-uttend- Ance atthe grevt war meeting of 18ei, and said that mere atiendauce did pot prove anytbibg, so thareven i Mr. Tilden bad merely bee present at ihat Meeting it would not ve acredit to tom; for there might be Tanuoany people present to hear bim, but bbat could not be accounied righteousness to them, R. TILDRN'S RECORD. There was one thing in Mr. Tilden’s carer to which desired to call tion. Mr. Tilden bad said inaoy Years ugo that the States we! together only b compact of confederation—"ttie single, siender Ue which binds them im confederation, Buchanan, tok- ing up the thread of that argument, six weeks ater, in o Message to Congress, held that the Union w: & coniederacy, Forty-three yeurs ago Web- ¢ laid it down as the corner stone of greatest argument that “the constitntion of the gue, a confederacy or com- pact between the peop! ho several States in their fovercign capacity, but is a goveroment properly people, and creating firect relations between parties and tndividuals.”’ Chere was not, said Mr. Blaine, a sentence in that hd ot Webster which was not at war with dir, Tiuen upon the subject of State rights (Ap- age.) Somo peopie said that the repub fae were making & war apon terns Chet was A mistake, It was = Mirabeau mbo said words are things, The man who calcd this pountry a confederacy acknowledged his allegiance to de dine to his State before 1 was due to his govern: The speaker then proceeded to say that t aational could pot be fonnd anywhere in Georgia pxcept On agoverninent building, and ‘bat a political meeting could not be held anywhere in that stue where the peopie attempted to follow the flag of the Uuou through the streets without — creatin a riot The demoeratic victories of the Sout! rn were in direct bostilty to t epirth o i! the messages of the Presidents trom the for- n of the Kepublic down, aud bad found thi in all of them referred to as a Unioa until tJ wessages Of Bachanan and Pierce, in which it wai talked of 48 @ confederacy, and it was then that the ezg was laid from which ‘was hatched the rebellion, As to shaking THR “nLOODY sutKt,” a great deal was said about it in the democratic papers. Ol course the shirt was waved and woud continae be way Just as long as it sbould be bloody. Missi sippi as strongly republican as Vermont, but 16 bad been carried by force and bloodshed, I wisn, continued Mr, Blaine, to put it on record here and now, and I willbe responsible for the statement that there were more men murdered in the campaign leading to and connected with that democratic triumph iu Miesigsippt than bad ever lost their liv the elections, municipal, State and national, ever beon held in all the iree States irom Maine to had government, He had taken particular pains to | ‘9 | duced Mr. Silas B. Duteber. in all ' | to with attention, Calls were made tor General Sick but be had left the hall, and the assemblage dispers: | with cheers for Hayes and Wheeler and the repuviicaa | State ticket, THE OUTSIDE MERTING, il of the Cooper Union a stand had usual party preparations had been | d demonstration, A calcium light was | placed near Clinton Building and a number of sky- | rockets, Roman candles and other pyrotechnics were | let oi om the eust sige of Third avenue, noar Livhth | street. As early as eight o'clock about 2,000 people had gatbered in froot of the stand, and the meeting was called to order vy Major Georgo W. Carey, who intro- Mr. Durcuex spoke for nearly three-quarters ef an hour on the general issues of the campaign. Ho re- Viewed the political career ot Samual J, Tilden, thi democratic candidate for President ot the claim to having reduced the taxes of the State of New York auring his adinisistration as Gover- Bor was a clear case Of false pretences. Samuel J. Tilden’s record asa politician showed that he bad affiliated with the members of the old Tammany Ring California rom the time of Washington down to | UAtil the people rose in, their might against Grapt,_ (Appl I want to pat on record avother | CoFruption, and then Mr, Tilden turned against fact, ‘Since the war closed in 1865 there have been | B/S former companions to save himself. The more men murdered in the South for political opinions, there have been more men murdered in the South for being republicans than fell for the defence of the | Crowd. Ho wus followed by Mr. Riddle, who, with the Union in the three bloodiest battles of | Delp Ofadisorderly element on the outskirts of ihe, war, I make this statement on author. | *htong, kept the assemblage in « humor fur excitement | ity. And yet what 18 more common | UX the arrival of James G. Blaine, tor whose appear. than to xneer at the bloody shirt? And men who pre- tend to sneer at itadmit the Thirteenth and Fourteenth amendments—tnsist that they form the groundwork in this great contest in which We are now engaged. All Lhave to say about that 1a simply this, that the gov- eroment of t United Stat est—and I hove it does so intend—is bound either to repeal or annul the Fourteenth and Fifteenth ameud- ments or tv enforce them, (Appiau: 1f there is one thing you cannot stand I think it ts to allow these amendments to remain in your constitution and to quiely permit them to be trampied under foot and made of no effect. (Applause.) That could never be endured in this country, and the man who thinks he can do that with safety in Now York has either never read history or has read it in vain, The man who thinks that the — constit onal franchise with which he is clothed is gate to-night while the constitutional franchise of any other man is trampled upon makes a grievous mistake, The government of tho Umtiied States, Mr. Blaine continued, was powerful, but it was not power- ful enough to ao wrong. (A ye) And one of the most magnificent passages con- taining aon inspiration that should never be forgotien, and bearing that feartul parallelism upon our conditien to-day, 18 found in that declaration 2. ot Burke before the tribunal of the British House of Commons, when in the impeachment of Warren Hast- ings ke said that British power was not strong enough or mighty enough to trample upon the bumbiest Hindoo upon the banks of the Ganges and yet preserve the rights of the proudest peer on the banks of the Thames. (Applause. ) SPEECH OF A. W, TEXNEY. Mr, A. W, Tenney was next introduced and said:— FeLtow Citizexs—! congratulate you upon the mag- nificent reception you have accorded thts evening to “tbe map of Maine.” New York has honored berself in doing honor to Senator Blaine. (Cheers) I come before you to-night to say that 1 am opposed to the election of Sumuel J, Tildev, and beyund that 1 propose to give’ my reasons for it In the lirst place, 1 am opposed to his election because he iy a democrat; because during a terrible de- cade of fire and blood he was no [riena of the nation. Tam oppesed to it becau: ‘surroundings ad because be would | to the White Hou shameless boay of men ever congregated in the capi- tal, samuel J, Tilden, in my opinion, is the very Jargest of political shams. (Applause.) The ground of my belief is democratic authority. here read opinions upon ‘Tildep as date, published by the Ctacinnati Enquirer and Brooklyn Argus, previous to his pominauon at St. Louis.) Let ug supplement the democratic au- thority with republican beliet, 1 have said that Tilden waa notriend of the nation during the war; nor was he, His well known letter to Mr. Kent, when Lincoln's election was foreshadowed, is evidence of this. Hi his doctrines prevailed upon the field of battlo we publicans should not be gathered here this evenin But in the overthrow of those doctrines we shed the blood of thousands, and brought sorrow, desolation and woe to almost every hearthstoue in the land, Upon the 20th day of April, 1861, there was gathered in Union square, of this city, a grand assemblage, col- Jected without regard to poltical views, without re- gard to religious laith or nationality, and this mass, with uplifted hands, swore that the nation shoull not perish. Samuel J, Tilden was invited by distinguis! citizens to be present at this meeting, to uct as vice president thereof, and by his name and influence to lend power to the cause. This he declined most positively to do, and the spirit of his letter of declination was:—*l have no sympathy with the movement.’’ Here ista naa who would not even lend his name to the cause of the Union, now u candidate of the democratic party for the high: est office in the land. We present a candidate who was not only willing to give bis name, but his ife if need be, that the nation he loved might live. (Applause and loud cheers for Hayes). Samuel J. Tilden vitalized bis sentiments into deeds, In 1864, when the National Democratic Convention he moved the appoiiment of the Com- mittee op Resolutions, with whose action he became identified. Weall remember what that commitive did. In solemn tones it declared THR WAR WAS 4 FAILURE, In Joe Jobnston’s history be says that that actior Chicago did more tovrevive and stimulate the Confed- erates than any other single event that happeued dur- ing the war. You republicans who ure here to- night know bow our bearts sunk within us when that sentiment was proclaimed from Chicago. But we were fated to returning joy. There was a man—as brave a little Irish soldier as ever stepped—who was struggling 1p the vulley of the Shenandoah, When rode that wild ride from Winchester aud rolled back the current of rebel success be proclaimed im em: phatic terms, This war is not a failure! (Chee General Sherman, as he carried the Stars and Stripes far into the South, declared, This war is pot a failure! (Cheers) General Grant, as he throttied the rebellion, said plainly, This war is not a failure. (Loud cheers) General Rutherford B. Hayes, 1m the heat of battle, with three of his ribs brokeng and four horses shot’ dead at his feet, cried out then as he cries vehemently to-da: , Sammy, there is no failure in the American (Prolonged cheering.) But better, far better, thin the cont.et in the Beld, was the mateble triumph in Congress, when 4,000,000 of slaves were de- clared slaves no longer. To-day, with the chains of servitude broken at their fect, they look every rebel | im the face and say:—°Thero Was no lanure in that war.” ‘the speaker then referred fronically to Governor Tilden’s private lite. I believe, said he, that Mr, Til- den is the only rick mau in Now York who has not succeeded in findimg a wite. For all that he is not altogether deprived of a family. Ho bas one cbild— (A voice, ‘John Kelly’)—his by adoption. Hendricks told Tilden that if he would adopt the child, why he would stand godfather. The parentage of this child was peculiar, [v's mother was a greenbackor and its father was a democrat The infant was, in fact, a rag vaby. (Laughter.) There hus been considerable sorrow in that family. The enild’s mother died in In- diana lngt Tuesday week, 1 was there and I helped lay her out (More laughter.) Ihe charge is repeatedly made that the republican party is corrupt, and consequently it should be deprived of power. It is suid they have ruined the country. Is ut really so’ There is something which shows ‘TUE STANDING OW THE Nal Detter than anything else, it is its financial status, America stands to-day onl, Kecond to Great Britain in her national credit. Some time ago we p'aced 300,000,000 of bonds upon the market at four and one- hail percent mterest. We were afterward informed that European capitalists were ready to take all the bonds we had at four per cent, When Grant first took the Presidential chair we nad to pay seven and turee-tenths per cent interest on our bonds, now we need pay bnt four, At that time greenbacks sold for but sixty-five conts ona dollar; now they sell for ninety-two cents, ‘These are facts that controvert the stavement that the nauion’s credit has been ruined by the republican party, Within the past year or *o over thirty investigaiing commissi have been seeking for clews to disgrace and bumilia our leaders merely for the sake of driving the repub- lican party trom power, Of course they found some black sheep, but they found some they did not look for, They say, ‘We caught them at it; and so they did. They caught George H. Pendicton as well, (Laughter.) Since then they have not dared leave the trap open at night, jor as sure as they do they kaow they will find a democrat in it in the morning. (Con- tinued laughter.) tam not bere to defend any individual. 1 do not plead oue instant for such a man as Belkuap, He brought disgrace upon the pation and upon bis party, and he ought, and 1 bope will yet be, mt to the Penitentiary, But when he left ‘his party he did not leave his own characteristics bepind him, I repeat, Iam not here to defend any man, I believe in an honest administration in every branch of the government. There will always be bad men im ail places, There are bad men in the republican party and there ure bad men in the democrat.c party. The oniy difference is that (he republicans are not running their Governor Hayes’ revord (hat pot «a shadow of we can be cast upon it, The old republican is im itself a8 pure and hervic to-day as it was {0 the first hour it stepped on the platiorm of power. Weare toil that the mission of the repubi can party is ended, Is it possible that this is tra Cun it be that the power that gave the State a Lincoln and the army a Grant is at its close? My countrymen, be not deceived, THR MINSION OF THB REPCRIICA will not have ended while injustice lasis, while out rages in the South continue, while a.tempts to diss honor the national credit and repudiate houest debts are made. It will nov have ended whilo there are peo ple to be educated In America, It costs something to make republicans, You must build churche: schoolhonses in order to make them, The speaker here compared at length the United States of 1776 and the United States of to-day. He dweit in praise upon our present power and wealth, But, said he, bettor thay ail our richos aud our pres- lige ts the crowning act of the century, the crowning deed of the republican party, when she declared, America is free |’? (Cheers. New York, that the hands of progress upon the dial of the Nineteenth century are wot stopped. We contend that those who manned the ship of State apd brought ber sately through the storm of civil war, right to govern her still We say to the democrats, Come on board, but you must yo toto the bold as bal last; you cau’( ian this ship yet! Letusdare to do right, and our mission will be over when every mau, however bumble aud lowly, has bis rigtis, whei there tieves tor thi shati be no more bickering, bo mure rebolon, Lo more | disioyalty. ‘The spenker concluded amid tremendous applause. Other speeches we e made by Silas B. Dutcher and tho Rey, Hyland Garact, both oF wiv , tit imtends to be bun- | aod | Let ue see to 1, men of | have the | ma Were lietoned | remainder of Mr. Dutcher’s speech was of the bloody shirt oratorical order and Waa joudly applauded by the ance on the stand many people bad been waitin over an hour, When Mr. Blaine came forward loudly applauded and “Biuine, of Maine,” was cheered again and agnin. ‘He said, Gen- tlemen, my strength 18 quite restored but I am’ pot quite equal to making another speech outside of a butlding, after talking for an hour and a half inside. I want to tbank the people of New York, however, for the kind and hearty reception they have given me. [twas even more liberal than | ex- pected. Iwishto gay to my friends shat the contest | this year t# not the triumph of the democratic or re- publican party, but whether a man bas a right to vote as ‘he pleases or not, and whether this country is to be ruled by the will of majority or the will or a few desperate politicians. What the people who support Hayes and Wheeler in this campaign will prove is that the constitution of the United States as it is inust remain intact, and that the sacrifice of 500,000 men, who laid down their lives on the battle fleld’ for its preservation, shall not go for naught. TAMMANY AND ANTI-TAMMANY. ‘A meeting of the Tammany Conference Committee was held yesterday afternoon. No business of any im- portance was transacted other than the reception of several communications from different socicties and clubs asking for the nominations of certain candidates inthe district Both conference committees of Tammany and anti- Tammany will meet again at their respective head- quarters this evening. It is understood that another offort will then be mage to harmonize the two organi- zations, but little hope is entertained of a successiul result, Itis rumored that a concession will be made to the Morrissey wing of the opposition party should all at- tempts at union prove abortive, by which a few bones will be thrown to that interest at Thursday’s County Convention, The name of Smith Ely has been men- tioned asa probuvle candidate in Tammany Hall. Now, accessions are mentioned as baving come over to the O’Brien wing since Satur Oght in the per- sons of ex-Senator John Fox and ex-Judge Hogan, The latter, it ms understood, will rua for Congress against E.’ R, Meade, ‘my candidate,” ip the Filth district, He made a strong candidate when pitted against Meade in 1874, THE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEES, SENATOR TIPTON’S VIEWS UPON THE RECENT ELECTIONS. Yesterday matters with the campaign committees were somowhat livelier than they were at the close of last week, and a new feature in the campaign ‘was reported at the several committee rooma It was that the candidate of the temperanco party, a Mr. Grew, of Middletown, waa stumping his district on behalf of his ticket, A gertleman who resides near him stated to the writer that in his opinion, Mr. Grew would influence 8,000 or 10,000 votes, and the large majority of these would come from the republican party. Another gentleman who had overheard this statement said that he did not believe that Mr. Grew or any other man could influence so many men to throw away thoir voies. By the ma- jority of gentlemen at both headquarters the move- bd was looked upon more asa furce than anything else, At the Democratic Headquarters in Liberty street there was the usual bustle incidental te the despaten- ing of campaign documents and the ‘reception of visitors, At the Everett House matters wero execedingly quiet, particularly at the Natwoal rooms. The vis- tors were few, but believed Governor iilden’s elec, ton surer than ever. Among them was Senator Tip- ton, of Nebraska, with whom the writer had an Ini resting conversation. The Senator bad just come from Indiana, and was exceedingly well posted in rd, to the fall campaign there. He said that he had five weeks there and had made twenty-eight speeches, *| He thought that the reason for Williams running be- hind his ticket was that the repnviicans had centred \heie main strength upon Harrison, as bis ejection would have given them a prestige that the lection of the local ticket would not have given, Williams in the rural districts was more popular than Harrison, and Hendricks was much more popular than Williama, ‘The Senator thought that Hendricks, iu the coming cleetion, would double Wiliams’ majority. If Morton had not run the campaign on the principle of Southern hate, the republicans would have n much more successful thap they were. thought Carl Schurz had lost bis intluence, as he was ‘only half way back in the republican party,”? Govornor | Hayes, the Senator thought, was not more popular m | Ohio than many other second rate politicians, and he predicted a decided victory for Governor Tilden. Nebraska, the Senator said, “would, of course, go republican.” AT THE REPUBLICAN HEADQUARTERS, at tho Filth Avenue Hotel, the visitors were very rous, and included Generals Hawley, Kilpatrick, nion and Conway; Professor Atherton, of | gers Colleze, and candidate for Congress in the Third district of New Jersey, and Governor Morgav. Tho Hon. William A. Wheeler will be in town on Friday next, A letter was received during the day | from ‘Governor Hayes 1m which bo stated that the re- sults in Ohiv and Indiana were as geod as he expected. | During the evening tue Hon, James G. Biaine visited | the rooms, after his speech at Cooper Institute. Mr. | Blaine goes to-morrow to Newark, and on the day fol- lowing to Buffalo, POLITICAL GOSSIP. THE LOCAL MUDDLE—WHaT THE CONTENDING YACTIONS SAY AND DO—CONCEXTRATING FORCES IN NEW YORK FOR THE NATIONAL CAMPATGN, The question f a union of the democratic fections in this city in the interest of the national ticket when first talked over was considered an easy matter to set- tle, as it was understood on all sides that the ambitious Jocal statesmen were willing to lay aside their family quarrels and form a solid phaianx in favor of Tilden and Hendricks in Novem- ber, Although the attempt at such a union has so far resulted in still turther dividing the party and leaving three in place of two factions to be recon- ciled, each outswears the other in its loyalty to the objects of the proposed union. The original purpose has been lost sight of and the understanding now re- mains clear that the patriotic pretensions were but shams, in some quarters at least, and intended to ad- vance local interests. What will come of the whole business remains to be seen, Tammany remains firm and 18 confident of “success, Tne divided ranks of anti-Tammany are more bitter against cach other = than —againat. =the foliowers of John Kelly. The faction led by James O’Brien are industriously at work forming an inde- pendent ticket with which they hope to capture the republican vote, The other side, who favored the coulition, have ieft things in sfatu que, hoping, it is said, to make terms with Tammany Hall that will draw away strength from O'Brien's faction and euchre his attompt to make a deal with the republieana, One | thing is sure, they are wary of what they say, but still cling to the hope that a unton will be effected, | WUAT THK LOCAL STATESMEN SAY. The resorts which local politicians frequent had more than their usual atiendance of gossip-mongers, and all sorts of ramors touching the dicfiulties in the | democratic ranks and the general political outlook wero industriousiy circolaied. In the me ing the leaders of tho anti-Taminat | won who favor ® union and | follower | weigut than that of individual speculation, th: | fuetion would ve likely to accept whatever terms of compromise Tammany Hath thought tit to offer, pros vided Whey Were at ali in due propertion to the votes which they represented. Knots of local statesmen in the nooks avd corners of the Oity Hall and municipal buildings spoke in low. tones and witht usual allectation of mystery which characterizes that Class of people about the probable resuits of a coaltion of Tammany with the portion of the New York county democracy friendly to it, and tho pvlitical future of the ctiy wis painted by a hundred aliferent bands in a8 many diferent snapes, Perhaps no rumor aflorded room jer ao mach talk as the report that Tammany Hull had ecowe to realize the fact that any nomination fer Mayor or high judicial ofiee must be dictaced by a regard tor the interests of | the people; thot the party machimery jor onee must | receive as & motor « tcket on Which none but the bames of trustworthy if not eminent men shall apper neos for wen who have tiled the | Rut- | | houses im which three or four voters of each u J in the party traces must give place to a consideration for the safety of the whole ticket. It was said, too, that Mr. Tilden had strongly urged a union of the democratic factions at avy cost, and that failing, had urged the nomination of an Unexceptiouable ticket, which would pre inst any opposition brought to esire to conciliate the news- paper, were urged as a reason for the Jamimany party giving over their original intentions with regard to the | Mayoralty, and proposing for that office Mr. Smith | Bly, Later im the afternoon a report gained ground that the republi pating this action on the part of Tammany, and dis:rusting the streugth of Mr. Green to cope with the new candidate, proposed to witharaw (heir support and put some other man upon the ticket in is stead, Several republicans with whom a reporter conversed, claimed to be igno- rant of any such intention being harvored by their party, and said that their ticket had not yet been made up und would, perhaps, be entirely different from what local speculation represented .t, They said that the action of the democracy would of course guide them in making a choice of nominees for city offices, but that as yet no movement of Tammany or anti- Tammany bad given them cause for apprebepson, and they jadged that their ciMces of suc cess looked favorable from any point of view. Another story became circulated through the day that ex-Senator John Fox and his political following, looking for no recognition from Tammany Hail, bad determined to join hands with the faction adverse to that orgapization and contest the lower districts. This report gained ground from its being kuown that Judge Hogan was m the field for Congress against Eawin K, Meade, and to ascertain what truth there was in it, a reporter called upon various tlemaen prominent ip the politics of the wards in which Judge Hogan would run, Most of them, and they were of all political complexions, gaid that they were aware of the Intentions of the Judge to become a candidate tor Cun- gress and had themselves determined to support him. ‘They said that he had labored very industricusly tor the interests of the party, butwhen the pareeliing out of the patronage came about he had been /e/t out in the cold, Mr. Mende thoy regarded as a fair representa- tive, but they claimed that a man who was too good to live among them ought to be above looking to them for their suffrages, and tl intended to act for themselves in this matter, and whet poried the Tammany or ant+Tammapy ge they would, in the case of the Congressional candidat reserve their support for Judge Hoy who had lived among them avd knew who they were and what they wanted. These gentlemen were gusrded in their con- Versution when the reporter inquired about the ru- mored combination, and claimed to be ignorant of any deal made between Hogan and oither o! the contending factions. The meeting of the Tammany Conference Committes in the alternoon aiso gave rise to considerable epecu- Jation as to its intents and purposes, and members of it were subjected to repeated “‘buttonholing” processes during the evening Very little, however could be learned from them as to the probable result of the local democratic muddle, Alderman Thomas Sheils said to a reporter who had made inguiries 1 him touching bis views on the sub- ‘It w a very difficult matter to deter- what will be the end of all this. has been a split ip tho hostile clemonts in the New York county democracy, and what either will do nope can as yet divine, but it seems to me that when the democrats, upon whom they rely for support come to consider that they have but two alternatives—either to aid the nation: democratic ticket by voting with the regular ot tion or to abandon it, and in deing s0 give their sup- port directly or indirectly to the republicans—they will not be long in choosing between them. The leaders of anti-Tammany have actually a vory meagre following for all their bluster, and it they think it to make any deal with the chemies of the democracy they will see desertions enough from their ranks to make them despair of effecting auything. They never seemed to give thata thought when they conferred with the Tammany commitiee, They required an al- Jotment or offices altogether out of proportion to their influence. We made every just concession. We offered them one-third of county offices, and that one-third ual in emolument to the two- thirds which we reserved. What was the sult? They refused to treat with us unless we cy them everything. and theu they tried to irighten us by withdrawing their scant foliowing. All 1 can say is that they bavo made an error, and they have now elther to redeem themselves or go deeper into the mire, Mr, Malcolm Campbell, who was a candidate for Snr- rogate om the anti-Tammany ticket, said:—*‘It is pain- ful to me to soc the great ends of the democracy im this contest impeded by toe wrangling of politicians about .personal gains. It seems to me that at such a time, whew so great tssucs eat stake, seltish motives should be buriea out of sight, and nothing should prevail but an honest deter- mination to relieve this land, which republican blun- ders bave disgraced and republican pecuiation has lundered. 1 should think that Lng oe go who claim to e democrats should remember the duty of the hour, and Pot permit themscives to be tarned frem it by the allure- ments of official distinction or the machinations of de- signing men. | exceedingly regret that thegeliberations of the conference committees terminated so unsati tactorily, and | sincerely hope aud trust that some basis of union may, even at this late hour, be arrived at.’? THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN, it is pretty well understood, is now confined to New York State, and to use the words of »ne ol the short- hairea on the east side, two barl’s o” Y instead of one, ” ments of can~ didates thoughout the State 1s to be greatly incressed and the money used where it will do the inost good, ‘The warriors of both armies are said to be coming this way from all parts of the country to concentrate their strength toward capturing the thirty-five electoral votes which ail hands now admit will decide the Prest- donuial question. BROOKLYN AND THE BALLOT, POWSRFUL ORGANIZATION TO GUARD AGAINST ILLEGAL VOTING. A member of the Brooklyn Common Council and the representative of a republican ward, referring to the Teported preparations on foot to introduce a largo fraudulent vote in the odd numbered wards of that city at the approaching election, stated yesterday that they were prepared to guard against imposition. According to his statement a vigilance committee bas been organ- ized throughout the city, the members of which are sworn to secresy, to carry out the work laid out for them. Their lavors have been rewarded largely, they think, by recent discoveries They claim tbat ia the Seventh ward 350 illegal registrations have been made; ia the Eleventh ward, 200; in the Six- teenth ward, 200; In the Seventeenth ward, 200; in the "Nineteenth ward, 450; in the Twenty-urst ward, 265; in the Twenty-third ward, 400; in the Twenty-tith ward, 150, Tne Vigilant Com: mitice assert that the illegal registrations were made by New York street gangs of repeaters, who visited the several polling places in the disiricts on rogistra- tion day, and finding out the names of the occupants of trict lived, the gangs went from place to placo registering the sume names. In order to prevent these falsely registered people from vottug on election day, an armed guard will be on duty at every polling pluce. ‘Tho guard will consist of a captain and two lieatenants and twenty-five men. {n this wy they say they feel satisiied of their ability to preserve the purity of the ballot box. Simitar organizations bave been pertected, it ts claimed, in the cities of Albany, Kochesier. and other large communities throughout the State, 2 REPUBLICAN PARADE IN JERSEY. Allarge republican torehlight procession took place Jast evening through the principal streets of Jersey City. The line comprised several cavairy companies, the Boys in Bing, the Siedler, Mason, Farrier, Freling huysen, Robeson and Greenvilte guards, uvitormed companies from every district and a long line of tracks and wagons. About 5,000 men were in linc. Brigadier Gonoral Toffey neted as grand marshal. The pro- cegsion was reviewed at Bergen square by Mayor Stedler, assisted by General Ward and stall, of Newark, POOL SELLING ON THE ELEC- TIONS. Now that the Jeromo Park races are over the betting men have bogun to turn their attention to the Presi- dential cloetion as a means of adding to their pile, The pool rooms were pretty well filled during last evening and considerable money was placed in the pool boxes, there to remain until the 7th of November shail decide its ownership. In the Paris mutual pools Hi the call on the national and Tila In tho auction pools the bac! anxious to get wo to ove for their money, but the friends of Hayes were not willing to give 80 much odds. One proposition of $1,000 to $1,500 on ‘Tilden’s election was made from the wuctioncer’s stand at Morrissey’s room bat found no taker, The mutual 4 pools sold as follows :— ON THE GENERAL RESULT. $53 61 ON THE STATE OF NRW YORK. ‘Tiden, $12 aes se eeee ‘he betting on Morgan against Robinson for Govor- OF was about even. THE STATE CANVASS. A GENERAL APATHY PRRVAILING THROUGHOUT THE WRSTERN PART OF THE STATE—THE LIBBRAL REPUBLICAN VOTE—RURAL DEMO- CRATS LOOKING TO NEW YORK CITY FOR SUCCRSS—RFFECTY OF THE OCTOBER ELEC- TIONS. Syracuse, N. Y., Oct 16, 1876. I bave just arrived at this point trom visiting a num- ber ot towns in Schuyler, Steuben, Yates, Ontario, Seneca and the adjoining counties, The apathy and inertia prevailing among all parties aro remarkable. The meetings and pole raisings are tolerably well at- tended, but there is no enthusiasm. When the local candidates are in tho field there may be a revival of in- terest, but certainly there is very litic felt in regard to the Presidency. THR REPUBLICANS are tho strongest, and make the best show. One re publican Postmaster said he had invested $400 in the cause, and wi ad to have the opportunity. Other office-holders are of a similar way of thinkiog. Hence itat present appears to be a Canvass in which the longest purse will win, THE LIBRRAL REPUBLICANS, NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET, it tn the counties I have visite! wil! probably return to its old party lines, This ourages the republicana, and what little vigor there is in the cainpaigu they tn- fuse into ik rhe .Jegne 20 saw rons. i ¢ democratssay everything depends upon the city of York. It the aemecres there roll up their ‘usual majorities the State is sale; otherwise it i» lost TEE OCTOBER ELECTIONS have had but Iitde perceptible efect. If any, the re- sults are regardeu as satisfactory to the democrats; but the genera! opinion is that it was a drawn battie, without positive conclusions on either side. ASSEMBLY NOMINATION. Newsvne, N. Y., Oct. 16, 1876. ‘The democrats of the First district of Oranve county have nominated Nathauiel W. Woodhull to the Assem- bly. A CAMPAIGN SLANDER DENIED, MR. E. EK. APGAB’S RECORD DURING THE WAR. ALBANY, Oct. 16, 1876, E. K. Apgar, Deputy Seorctary of State, said yester- day that the charges published against him in a New York republican journal on Saturday, that he had de- serted the army and been dismissed by sentence of Ppa slg during the war, were a t!ssue of f 001 POLITICS IN NEW JERSEY. RBEPUBLICAK MEETING AT TRENTON--DEMO- CRATIC SINNERS EXCORIATED—CIVIL SER- VICK REYORM AND THE ENSANGUINED GAR- MENT BROUGHT TO THR FRONT. TRENTON, Oct. 16, 1876. A largo and enthusiastic republican meeting was beld here to-night, Taylor Hall being packed to its tullest capacity. Colonel J. R. Freese presided. Gen- eral Judson Kilpatrick, ex-Governor Bross, of Illinois, and J. Howara Pugh, Congressional candidate, do- livered addresses, General Kilpatrick discussed the topics of liberal republicansam, the South and the duty ot the solder, Ex-Governor Bross oxcoriated démo- cratic sinners, and said the country would be in peril if Tilden was elected. THR KNSANGUINED GARMENT. He hoisted the bloody shirt in a vigorous manner. Dr. Pugh criticised the civil service reiorm plank in the democratic platform, and said that Hayes must be elected to get that sort of reform. Tilden would carry out the spoils principles. Ip commenting on a united Sonth be said there isa process of intimidation car- ried on there frightful to coutempiato. A TRIBUTE TO THE HRRALD. Toshow there was uo iree ballot there he quoted from Georgia the correspondence of the Heratp. Ho said the HmgraLp was an independent paper, with democratic prociivities, but was always reliable in political statistics “There is an organized system,” said he, “to break up republican meetings in every Southern State, and Wade Hampton anda man vamed Ferguson were at the head of it.” Among those noticed on the platform were Bisho; Scarborough, of the Episcopal Church, Samuel J. Wil- son, Dr. Coleman and other prominent men. THE PEREGRINATING CANDIDATES, THE JOINT DISCUSSION BETWREN VANCE AND SEITLE APPROACHING A CLOSE—THE WORK ACCOMPLISHED, Lexinoton, N. C., Oct. 16, 1876. The fifty-fourth joint discussion between Vance and Settle occurred here to-day aud was attended by the usual large and quiet crowd. United States Senator Matt W. Ranxom, and his brother, General Robert aria of Richmond, Va, occupied seats upon the stani SPRXCU BY SENATOR RANSOM. At the closing of the debate Senator Ransom was loudly calied for and made an able and broadly na tioual speech. Rangom speaks to-morrow at Stat ville, After three more Joint meetings, one of which takes place next Thursday at Beaufort, iu the extreme east Of the State, Vance and Settle will separate for the remainder of the campaign. Vance then enters the mountains, while Settle canvasses tho Albemarle country, WORK ACCOMPLISHED, The gubernatorial candidates have now traversed three-fourths of the coun: of the State, travelling 2,500 miles, mainly over rude country roads, and ad- dressing audiences aggregating 100,000 people, MOLLIE MAGUIRES SENTENCED, JUSTICE METBD OUT TO CRIMINALS IN SCHUYL- KILL COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA—ABETTORS OF MURDER, INTENDING MUBDERERS AND PER- JURERS SENT TO LONG TERMS OF SOLITARY IMPRISONMENT. Porravitix, Pa, Oct. 16, 1876. This has been a notable day in the history o! the “downlall of the Mollie Maguire Society, in Schuylkill county. This morning no less thag nineteen prisoners were brought into court to be sentenced for crimes com- mitted as members of that society or in their behalf, The court room was crowded with men and women anxious to know the fate of tho prisoners. Some tew came through sympathy and the rest through a desire to see the infliction of tho severest penaltics. The offences of which the prisoners stood convicted are perjury, assault and battery with inteat to kill, being accessories alter the fact of murder and conspiracy to murder, The convictions are the results of nine jury trials, Sevoral of the prisoners were con- victed Of participation in more than one crime and were eentenced accerdingly. SENTENCES IX SOMM CASES DEFERRED, Of the nineteen five were not sentenced, “Yellow Jack’ Donahue, convicted of assault aad battery with imtentto Kill WilLam Thomas, and of conspiracy to kill William ana Jesse Major, 1s wanted at Mauch Chunek to be tried for the murder of Morgan Powell in 1871. He will be sent over tuis week. The Commonwealth asked that sentence be post- Poned in the s jot John J. Slattery and Charies Mulbearo, convicted Of conspiracy to kill the Majors, and in the case of Patrick Butler, convicted of being aceessory after the fact of the murder of Gomer James. They have, in previous trials, taken the stand and ‘squealed,’ aud their testimony 1s wanted in cages yet to be tried im Schuylkill aud Car- bon counties. Michael Doolin, convicted of conspiracy against the Majors, 1s wanted jor the detence i the trial of the Yowell murderers, at Mauch Chunk. Through the elforts of counsel his seuicuce was postpoued, though he said he had no testimony to give at Mauch Chunk and wouid not perjure bimselt. ‘THR SHNTKNOKS PRONOUNCED, Thomas Donahue, convictea of being an oro after the fact of sho attempt to kill William M. Thomas, was tiret called up for sentence. Juage Persting said he thought the panisument allowed ov Jaw inadequate, and \inposed the suliest penalty, which was Separaie and solitary confinement at labor in the County Jail for two years, Neat came Kdward Mona. guan, formerly constable at Svewandoad. His crime Was felonous assault with intent to kill William M, Thomas. vsudge Pershing said that, in view of the atroc: nawre of the crime, which made the prisoner moraily a murdel duty to the community compelled the Coart to impose the full penalty. He then gave Moraghan seven years in tho County Jai! at burd labor, Bridgat Hytaud, Kate Boyle and B. N. Boyle were next called, The Judge said to them:that their offeace wus Very serious, as perjury struck at the very lounda- on of bo viministration of justice. The Court bad been embarrassed in determining their punistment, as one was a married womal o.ber mere git), who had doubtl been i 1d to hererime, and the third x mere youth. The women each got two anda hal years iu jati at labor, and toe boy three years. Suage Walker, after rpading to John Kehoo, Joba Morris, Michae! O'Brien, Dennis F. Canning, Caristo- pher Donueily and John Gibbons a homuy on their crimes, sentenced them cach to separate and solitary continment at labor in the County Jail tor seven for an assault, with intent to kill William M. 6 mM sentenced James Duffy, an old gray- haired man, to (wo and a hall years in jail at labor for perjury. His advanced age saved bim severe punish- ment The same Judgo sentenced Kehoe and Canning to seven years cach, and O'Brien and Donnelly to tive years each 1p the county prison, tor couspiring vo kill the Majors; O'Sriev, Donnelly and Frank O'Neu to two yours each in jail ivr Loin accessory alter the fact oO! the murder of Gomer James, and Patrick Dolan to one yeor for the same offense, his puuiahment being light on accouut of n during the trial. ‘The sentences imp Gi take eflect after tho expiration of those imposed on ris oners by other judges. Tho aggregate ti ment on these years, and th Prisoners. 2 RPPROT OF THR CONVICTIONS, The severity of tue sentencos has caused deop satis- faction throughout this county. Some of the prison- ers sentenced to-day held the highest offices im the AU. H. Kehoe was County Delegate of scouyikill; Canning, County Delegae of Northumberland; Don- nelly, County Ireasurer of Schaylkiii; O'Brien, Body Master at Mananoy City; Dolan, Body Master at Raven Run, and O'Neil, Secretary of the St Clair Division. ‘The retirement ot th ading spirits will complete ine destruction of the infernal Urder which they helped to manage, In truth, the vigorou mpaign of tho law officers has worked wonders for this ro- gion, Little more than a year ago no man 1m the county outside of Pottsville could call bis life bis own unless be had reason to know be stood well with these outlawa Now thero is a tecling of security everywhere, The Moilics are not now meeting to plot murder; they ure flecing to escape the consequences of i the past, Since spring our cot bay 4 almost entirely with the trials of Mol Seven convictions of muré YY first de. iotions attest how weil uimety: and six years for each of the the work vt justice A FRESH ARREST. Jobn Chapman, a Moliy, was arrested at Ceotralia last night for complictyy in murder of a mau named Langdon im Carbon county auring the war, He is As regards the liberal republican vote four Afths of | lodged im jai here CROTON WATER A Full Supply Necessary to the Sani- tary Welfare of New York. CAPACITY OF THE CITY RESERVOIRS, A Water Famine in the Up- town Districts. BUNGLING SOMEWHERE. On a copious supply of pure water depends the sant. tary welfare of every large community. Witheat such {t ig impossible to guard against those dangers to the public health which always attend the growth of large cities, as, indeod that of the smallest villages, A cer- tain quantity of water 1s almost as much a vital neces- sity as the air itself, the former fulfilling an equally important office externally as the latter in the organism of animals. Without ascending to the plane ef physiofogical discussion in considering the import- ance of a water supply tor New York it is not difficalt to show that, with tne introduction of the Croton water imto the city, the reduction of the death rate bas been in proportion to the distribution per capita of the population of that supply. The beneficial results imcreased ia the same ratio as the quantity of water delivered through the mains, and reached the waximum when the supply fully equalled the wants of the community. The reverse conditions have followed wheu the population grew too large jor the supply, and as the first is always increasing while the other is at its highost standard, itis only natural to expect thas the evils which afflicted old New York will, anless speedily combated and guagdea against, overtake the New York of the near future in stili more uncontrollable forms, It’ ts usual to measure this ty beginning at the source and tollowing downward to the points of dis tribution, but for reasons which will be made apparent in the course of the articles whicn will be devoted ta this important subject the Hxxaup will reverse the order of extimation and trace the character of the supply from its distribution to its source. Ordinarily considered 1,000,000,000 gallons of water in a dis- tributing reservoir, sach as that constructed in the Central Park, 1s equal to ten days’ supply for 1,000,000 people, at the liberal allowance per capita of 100 gallons per day. This quantity would afford an ample Margin for necessary ahd even unnecessary waste, although the latter item of loss possosseq features advantageous to the* sanitary wel- fare of the city, whicu there are no means of replacing im case it could be effectualy stopped. Except in the case of waste along the water f 8, and where the Croton water flows directly into the rivers, the cleansing of the city sewers in ury weather 1g alunost entirely dependent on the so-calied Waste trom houses and factories, and consequently that benetit alone amply compensates for the ioss of the water, The intamous sower system of this city, in which the lines of natural drainage are whoily ignored or subordinated to badly selected artificial courses, Fenders au abundant use of water for the urpose of iushiog agecossary througuout the year. Even with this the effects produced are not ut all equal to what is required tor public safety, und the emanations trom large deposits of refuse in wera and their lateral copucctions penetrate it aud carry with them disease and death. The tull capacity of the rescrvoirs on Manhattan Island ‘on which the city of New York depends for its water supply is equal so 1,701,000,000 galiuns, This quantity 1s divided as toliows between the lour reservoirs 10cm tho city system :— ~ G High Bridge, high lovol reservoir. 11,000,400 Central Park, new + 1,170,000, 000 Central Park, old rei : 000, Murray Hill or Fifth Avenue rvoir.. 20, 000,008 Total. ....cseccessssssereacesaserecee + 1p 701, 000,006 To keep these full to their maximum capacity tot Croton Aqueduct forms the only conduit from the watersbed wheroon the water 1s collected and stored us Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess counties. ‘The tull dehvering capacity of the aqueduet is calcu. lated at 115,000,000 gallons per diom, whidh would afford for a population of 1,200,000 a ‘proportion per capita of ninety-six galions dail, This suppiy, suppesing it to be mave in accordance with tue above figures, would of course include all maaner of waste and loss by evaporation after 1 bad reached tbe city reservoirs, Tt would be safe to estimate loss from these causes at one third of the whole supply, 80 that there would remain for what might be termed legitimate consumption about sixty-four gallons per capita of the present population of New York. Whis would bo an excesdingly liberal allowance larger than 1 mado in ali tho large European cities where costly waterworks have been constructed. Ne complaint Would be beard irom the people if such « quantity of good, wholesome water was daily served ta the city, and there ts no doubt toat the sanitary re- sults would be highiy satisiactory. But such a suppiy would be more than twice as great as that which is provided for New York to-day, and the consequence is that a jarge portion of the com munity %s suffering all diseomfurts and risking all tne daxgers of a water famine. Over an immense arca northward of Filty-fourth street the Croton water does not flow ubove the second tluors of the private dwelitugs and tenement Louses of that thickly peopled part of tho city. Rosidonts on upper stories are compelled to draw water from the lower floors for ordinary household purposes, and an amount of suffering is entalied ou domestic servants ana others on this account th awakening wido- Spread indignation. In some stances the tenants refuse to pay rentfor tenements wherein they are deprived of ine water supply, and as it forms an Im- portant item of accommodation heid out by landlords as an inducement to rent their promises, they cannot enforce the payment on gtriet legal grounds, THE RESERVOIRS, A visit to the several city reservoirs gives some clew to the mysterious failure of tue water eupply in New York, At the distributing basin situated on the space between Fortieth and Forty-second streots and Fifth avenue, the great a is found almost empty, A sluggish inflow of really dirty-looking r at the in- tos next Forty-second sireot gives the only evi- dence that the structure ts still used as a reservoir and not as a receptacle for sewage. The muddy deposit of many years’ accumulation shows nour the corners formou by the sloping sides a the reservoir and indicates that tie lowest level for distribution bas been reached. Many feet above one can distinguish tne bigh level water marks, which also serve to ow ibe extraordinary decrease in the quantity of water that hisnerto filled the reservoir. 1s is impossible that any houses on Murray Hill and its vicinity receiving water from this basin can bave a supply ata higher level than that of basement kitchens, for the wator sur- face Ia at present fully as low as that of Fifth avenue, The reservoir ut Central tare is also nearly empty, large rocks at the bottom ciose to the shore ure bare, and a dark groen scum, such as is frequently seen on stagnant pools, is drifted by the wind in bee over the baat ig © appearance of the large new reservoir in the Park is ulmost equally alarming tn tho face ot the e The dividing wall and @ dividing wall and embankment, which ex! from the iniet to the outlet gate Rousse phere reservoir, projects fully twenty feet above tho water Jevei, and causes the areas of the two sections of tne basin to appear like dack ponds in comparison to what the whoie area looks like when it is filed to ite fall height’ True enough, one may ace the wator flowing from the iniet gates into the reservoir, but with what a decrease of force and volume! Although the official State positively that from sixty to sixty-tive millions o gallons of water are parsing into this reservoir daily through and trom the on aqueduct the write: feels compolled to doubt the accuracy of the estimate, and to believe that scarcely fity millions of gations art flowing iu. Lt 1s admitted by the officials that the in flow has been as low as fifty million gallons por A and there have arisonu lately no causes that could in apy way add to the supply. At the high jevel reservoir at High Bridge the level of the water in that small basin is about four feel lower than the regular water ling and, although the pumps that supply it are kept at work night and day, there is no gain in the level, except perhaps a tempor: ies one during ie it hvery precaat! Jat economy can suggest Is taken at the gate houses to save the wat but the demands of the city are imporative, and, withstanding the {forts of U irtment of Public Works, the supply jowly but ary falhng. the flow through tho aqueduct itself it is fonud that its volume is reduced to abous one-balt tho capacity of the conduit. This fact setiles the ques- tion of local supply by showing that the city is using tho water taster than it is delivered to the reserveirs, and that the reserve is cousequontly diminishing with alarming rapidity, There are only iwo causes that can Produce this condition of things, either one of ch must ve in operation. ‘The iirat is an absolute want of Water at the storage reservoirs of the Crotom water whed, due to the dryness of the past season aud an insufficiency 01 storage accommodation. The second 1G tbat the supply of water trom the storage lakes 18 not permnitted to flow through the Crovon uct Jor some reason or other known to the Department of Public Works. Letit be understood that this latter ‘Suggestion in Bot intended to reflect in auy way on the department, but it is one of the two ible reasons why the water supply of New York bus almost failed. It seoms #0 absurd on its face that all the reservoirs im the Croton River Valloy, elevated as some of them are ral Lundred feet atove the head of the aquo- ford a supply of water suffer te twatutain the levels in the distributing reservoirs in New York. If they cannot furmish this supply them ove of the grandest bungles ever perpeti at the expense of acity is that of the Croton aqueduct and its armen of eras phi thoy can afford the proper water su u people wantto know why they do Pon - | | |