The New York Herald Newspaper, October 21, 1876, Page 6

6 alee } NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1876—WITH ‘SUPPLEMENT. THE EMPIRE STATE. Political Sitnation and Prospects in the Southern Central Portion. How the Congressional Dis- tricts Stand. Farmers in Favor of the Reform Policy. Hamxonpsrort, Steuben county, Oct. 19, 1876. Pleasant Valley may be called the centre of the wine Manufacturing and grape growing region in this sec- tion of the State. In the summer season itis one of the most lovely and salubrious localities to be found auywhera Bath is the county keat, and situated about eight miles therefrom 1s Hammondsport, located delightfully on the westerly bank of Keuka Lake, ‘which is the most picturesque of ali the chain of lakes In this lake abounding region, Urbana, a few miles below Hammoudsport, 1s also a wine producing locality Both places havo won distinction for the production of Dative wines, the Pleasant Valley Company having ob- tained tho first premiums at European expositions and also at the Philadelphia exbibition, The Pleasant Val- Jey Company recently lost one of its most efficient officers in the death of Mr, Charles Champlin, who was also a highly esteemed and influential resident of Pleas- ant Valley. Mr, Davenport, of Bath, 1s now the pres. ident, and D. Bauder sveretary, The Urbana Company have also recoived testimonials of merit for tho excel- lence of their wine: As & general thing politics do not enter largely into the discussions of the peopic region They are satisfied with the introduction and saic of their commodities and a lively ambition to Secure premiums (rom exhibitions like that of Phila. deiphia, and also from State and county fairs, Stull, there are some who entertain very decided political Views on both side: ot received between 600 and 700 majority, and Tilden tho ear before led Dix by about the same oumber ot votes. he return of the liberals to their old triends may help bho republican ticket, but not so much as to affect (ho result. The German demveratic vote HL also be in creased and probably offset any guins (he republicans may obtain. THE CONGRESSIONAL LOOK IN STEUBEN, d to the Congressional vote in Steuben ninth district—iate Twenty-eighth) the re- pubiicans claim that they will show a dillerent record from what they did last year, wuen Walker, democrat, wap elected in the disirict; and here a little review of the situation im this district may uot be out of place. Tt ought to be stated that the republican majority im Unis uistrict (some 4,000) was cowpietely rwamped by Walker, who was ted by some Walker positively declines to run th 2,700 majority. ear, and the Gemucrats will thus lose the benelit of his personal popularity. The result, thereiors, 38 uncertain, At apy rate, repudlicans claim an old-fash- foned republican majority. tor their —canii- | date, Mr. Hungerford, of Corning, an estimable gentleman, wio is generally’ liked. His Opponent is a young democrat of Cuva, Allegany county, who is reported to be a gentieman possessing ot popularity, but not to sucha degree Walker, The claim of the republicans to of the district may pot, itis thought, be don account of the popularity of the demo- cratic candidate tor Governor, Lucius Robison, who | Is w resident of Chemung county, aud who it is believed will make a gain for the democrats of some 600 in El- ira ulone, Last year the rep in mnajority in the same counties tor Secretary of Siate Was re aggregate to about 700 in a poll of about Bguinst an aggregate vote of 48,000 In Grant carried the three counties by a majority of ley, the aggregate Presiacutial vote 3 less than the Congressional vote, a remarkable feature for a Presidential election. One thing 18 certain, and capable oi easy demonstration, tbe republicans will leave no stone unturned to carry Steuben and the other countiesin the district. Gxynva, Ontario county, Oct, 16, 1876, The town of Geneva is pleasantly situated atthe foot of Seneca lake, and is a thriving business plce, having the advantages of -—_railroad fonnections, being situated om the old line of the Now York Central, avd of steainboat navigation, with boats well managed by careful officers. Its inhab- fianis are of a lively, intelligent, thrifty character, The democrats here are democrats of the most do- cided type. They do not hesitate to express their opinions, and do not appear to be overcome by that teoling of inertia which seems to prevail among nearly all sorts of partigans in this section, It is no “still bunt” with them. They are going to face the music il they have to swim trom Geneva to Watkins to do it, THE TWENTY-SRVENTH OC EASIONAL DISTRICT, The Twenty-sevenin Congressional district 18 eom- posed of the counties of Vatario, Yares and Livingston, Fepreseuted in the present Congress by Hun, Eldridge G. Lapham (repsblican), who was one of the managers on the part of the House in the Belknap impeachment , his appointment thereto being suggested by Hon, William A, Wheeler, republican candidate for Vico President. Mr. Lapham had oa.y about 1,100 majority in 1874 in a district which had previously given from 8,000 to 6,000 republican majority. INTERVIRW WITH AN OLD POLITICIAN. Q. What have the democrats been doing in the dis- trict? ©. P. Ob, the democrats have made steady, perma. nentand reliable gains in the district, whieb they claiw they can hold even on a largely | increased ag- regate vole, Q Will Mr. Lapham run again? A. Ob, yes. Certainly, He has already been nom- {pated by the active efforts ot the federal office-holders 4b packing czucuses and conventions, Q Wiii he poil the tuit vote of bis party ? A. No, sir. He will be scratched to some extent in every county of his district, ax he was in 74, Q Do you think he will ve re-elected? A. From the best intorinetion i cau obtain, 1 believe he will be re-elected by a smail majority. Q Who is his opponent? A. Judge Harlan L. Comstock, a sound democrat end an able lawyer, of Cananuaigua, TOE LIPKRAL HLKMENT, Q How does tue liberal element stand in the dis- trict? A. The liberal eloment in the counties of this Con- ressional district was never Very strong, except, per- aps, in Yates. Q ‘Have they returned to their first love to any ox- ten? A. It is safe to estimate that three-quarters of them bave returned to the radical party. Q Have the democrats made any calculations as to supplying the loss occasioned by these liberals reced- ing [rom their ranks! A. Yes, sir; the democrats claim that such loss will de more than made good by accessions from the repub- lican party, won over on TILDEN’S PLATFORM OF REFORM Q What influence bas ihe Canal Ring hereabouts? A. If [ except Geneva the Canal Ring has no in- fluence nor followers in this Congressional district, Q What proportion do the farmers hold in regard to the vote tu the district? A. The farmers constiiute nine-tenths of the voting population of the disirict, Q. How do they stana? A. Among the larmers Uncle Sam’s reform policy is exceeding). uiar, ant they support him with aa WNusual degree of enthusiasm and ardor, Q What do you think of we GENERAL KESULT $m the State? A. [think that from tho feeling among the farmers fn favor ol rolorm it is sale to predict that the result fu the State in November will be juily as favorable to democracy as in 1874, when Tilden bad fitty odd thousand majority. These three counties then gave Fepudlicad majorities as lollows:— Opinio vee 87 Livingston ~ 598 Yates. 618 Q. What do you think of the schisms and squabbles mong the democrats in New York city? ‘A. Ob, they will have to be healed 1 gone to the devil. CONGRESSIONAL VOTE. In connection with the Congressional vote in the invertor and Western aisiricts, which the republicans are working so hard to retain’ or carry, the joliowing jonal elections in 1874 is both nd interenting :— DNAL VOTK IN THE INTERIOR AND WESTERX DISTRICTS. Nineteenth district (composed of Franklin and St. Jawrence counties)—Wheeler (rep.) bad a total voie of 12,928; Sawyer (dem.), 5,853. Wheeler's majority, 770. Twentieth district (composed of Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Saratoga and Schenectady counties)— Hathorn (rep.) had a total vote of 15,033; sanders (dem ), 15,188 Hathorn’s majority, 750, Twenty-fourth district (composed of Madison and Oswego counties)—Baker (rep.) had a total vow of 12,119; Warner (opposition), 11,109, Baker’s ma- Jority, 1.010, Twenty-Ofth district (composed of Cortland ana Onondaga counties)\—Leavenworth (rep.) had a total voto of 14,949; Comstock (dem.), 11,168 Loavenworth’s majority, 3,791. Twonty sixth district (composed of Cayuga, Seneca and Wayne counties)—McDougall (rep.) had a tot vote of 14,483; Wilson (dem.), 11,867, MeDougail’ majority, 2,576. Twenty-trst district (composed of Chenango, Dels- ware Otsego counties)—Miiler (rep.) had ® total ‘vote of 15,574, Allaven (dem. ), 14,431. Miller's majority, or we are all the wine growing | In Steuben county last year | Bigelow, democratic candidate for Secretary of State, | had a total vote Lord’s majority, 1 wenty-seventh Ontario and Ya vote of 10,814; majority, 1044 Tweniy-eighth distriet (composed of Broome, Sehny- Jer, Tioga and Tompkins counties)—Platt (rep.) had a total vote of 18,706; Jones (dem.), 13,013. Viatt’s wa- of 11,922, Roberts (rep.), 10,496. 26. district (composed of Livingston, coupties)—Lapham (rep.) bad a total Pierpont (dem.), 9,770; Lapham’s {composed of Allegany, alker (dem.) bad eniy ninth district Chemung and 8 birtieth district (composed of Monroe and Orleans — Davy (rr had a total vote of 12,770; Angie 2,622 Davy’s majority, 248, Thirty-tirst district (composed of Wyoming, Gen- esee and Niagara counties)—Hoskins (rep.) bad a total vote of 11,323; Huck (dem.), 9,097. Hoskins’ majority, Thirty-second district (Erie county)—Bass (rep.) had a total vote of 15,908; Nichols (dem.), 14,070. Bass? | majority, 1,898, third district (composed of Cattar c-us and Norton (rep.)—electeu 1875 to by death of A. F, Allen—bad a total vote of 10,770; Cary (dem.), 9,139. Norton’s ma- jority, 1,681. The price of the Henatn to-day and henceforth will be tnree cents. OHIO. MEANING OF THE LATE ELECTION AND THE OUTLOOK YOR THE COMING ONE—VIEWS OF STATE MANAGERS—LACK OF MONEY AND THE DEFECTION OF GERMAN AND MINER VOTERS THE MISFORTUNE O¥ THE DEMOCRACY—BOTH SIDES HOPEFUL. Convanva, Ohio, Oct. 17, 1876% As might be expected, now that the smoke of tue late severe political contest bas cleared away, there Is a temporary Jull in Obio politics, and calm words of regret or satisfaction take the place of patriotic bul- letins and flaffy promise Thinking an interview with the men most familiar with tho late campaign, their reasons why the battle was lost or won, aud their plans for the future, might be interesting to Eastern readers, I called at democratic headquarters this after- noon, and made known my wishes to Hon, John G. Thompson, the chairman of the Demoeratic State Committee, who was found to be in clase conversation with Senator Tharman, After the departure of the latter, in answer to an Interrogatory as to what he thought of the result of the late election == in. ~=—sOhio,,_~—s Mr, ~—- Thompson remarked, ‘Well, as to that, I really never had any great contidence that we should carry the State this | year, so J capnos truth{ully say 1 am greatly disap- pointed with the result, However, my advices were such that, with the changes coming to us and with a vote no larger than last year and with the fight we were making, we had a fair chance of carrying the State; but, as 1 said before, 1 was never very san- guino,”? “Mr. Thompson, you referred to an Increased vote just now, How much larger was the vote this year than last?” “1 can’t say to a certainty yet just how large it was, but I should judge about 30,000 larger than last year. Now, just take the vote of last Tuesday and compare it with that of lust year, and vou will find it will give the ropublieans about the majority they have got, bat such a vote this year as we had last would have given us the State by a small majority. “To what do you attribute the defeat of the de- moeracy !?? “Well, I don’t know what othor people think about it, but I don’t think the ery of crusader we made against Colonel Barnes, in the end, particularly helped us, lt certainly gave Barnes a large share of the demo- cratic temperance vote and the butt end of the probi- bition vote, which would otherwise have been cast for their own candidate, Since the election several demo- crats of prominence have told me they knew parties who voted for Barnes ag a temperance man who were earnest democrats and who woula vote for Tilden. Then, another thing (but, mind you, I don’t pretend to say how it was done), I know thata large share of the mining yote (which wo supposed, If there was anything 1n the greenback business, we should get,) went with the republicans, for the returns show we did not get it, 1 don’t knuw how the republicans got this vote, but I have an idea bow tho thing was brought about” “Well, how was it brought about—it may be a m: ter of public interest?” “T of course cannot tell to a certainty, but I am In- clined to think the miners’ vote was obtained through the leaders of their seeret societies, You know the miners have these societies, and that tho leaders have great influence with membors of their lodges. By tho way, speaking of miners, the increased vote in Trum- bull, Mahoning, Columbiana, Galha, Lawrence, Meigs and Perry, all mining counties, shows that the repub- licans got a large share of their vote.’? “Now the question is, Where will these votes go next month?” “As they say they are earnest greenback men, I should, of course, suppose they would go to Peter Cooper. Then, another reason we lost the State was because the republicans had large sums of moncy to use, and, believe me, they used it too, I know WE DIDN'T NAVE MONEY TO USK as the republicans had, or the result in the State might have been different. I think our people regard the ro- sults a drawn battle, aud that they are now ready for avictory, My correspondents write that in their lo- calities there are a reat many men who didn’t vote for Boll who will vote tor Tilden, Our people are splendidly organized, better certainly than ever be- fore, which must tell in November. By the way, the result in Hamilton county rather disappointed me, for our friends there toid us we could expect to carry tt by 3,500, The cities did well for us, but the rural districts did far more for the republicans than I supposed they would.” “What are your plans for the fight for this and next month f?” “As to the kind of fignt we shall make I have not yet docided, but whatever it is 18 shall be a warm one, that I promise you tn advance, Our people are the kind who never give up, and 8o we shall goon with the expectation of getting more votes for Tilden than we did tor Bell." “How do the Ohio democrats feel over the Indiana election ?'* “They are ‘enthused’ by it, ace 1 them for losing Obie,”” “Do you think Hayes can bring about sufllcient pros- sure to carry Indiana next monin?” “No, sir, Hayes can’t carry Indiana, Woe have suf_i- cient majority there 1o make our people feel that they have gained a splendid victory, and yet their majority is not so large as to make them forget that they have another big fight on ban‘ or cease their efforts, Hen- dricks ts immensely popular there, and, as his friends kuow his whole future depends on bis carrying his State by good figures, they will work like beavers. He can, undoubtedly, control more votes than Williams It acts as a.sort of sol- “What Northern States ao you think Mr. Tild y ? am not a prophet or 10u Is that Le can on of a prophet, but my ely carry New York, In- diana, Connecticut and New Jersoy, with a fair chance ot carrying Wiscoasin, California and Oregon. You will also find that our people will make a desperate effort tor Michigan and Hlinois, As to Wisconsin, I think we have a show of carrying that State because they have such a large German vote, which, you kuow, 18 laruely for Tilden. Then, wo, that State, you will remember, was very enthusiastic tor Tilden’s nomi- nation. Michigan was seitied be nd by Kasiern peo- ple, who u know are great for supporting their own friends.” Thanking Mr. Thompson for his courtesy, the Hernatp correspondent was about to withdraw, when he sighted Senator Thurman passing the door, To seize nis third coat batton and present bis wants took bat a moment, and then occurred tho followin, INTRRVIEW WITH SENATOR THURMAN, “Will you consent (o a short interview on the politt- cal situation, Mr. Senator?” “Interview, interview! Oh! My God, no!” and the Senator walked off briskly, with Dis cape in one band and bis familar bandanna kerchiet in the other. On the way up High street the Hwpaio man met GOVERNOR HAYES taking bis evening walk,. with his son Webb. The cool, tresh air had brightened the Governor's usually complexion, and he walked along in bis firm, ‘a school boy, m it waa easy to see tI of State were not weixbing After a jolly ‘hat impresses you that a man is t when he says bois glad to soe you, the Governor, in bgp to a question asto how he felt, remarked, AML right; first rate,’ “Weil, Governur, you must feel confident of the ro- sult in November, for your appearance does not indi- cate that you are losing much sleep over the fight.’” “1 certainly do not worry over the future, but that doesn’t signify anything. 1 make it a point to worry very little over anything, but I guess wo are all right, Good aa, D. Departme: the recently: dee DEFEATED RCT NOT DISCOURA The next objective point was toe Stal whose head is Hon, William Be tented candidate tor Secretary of State. Mr. Bell was as hearty as usualin bis welcome and was reaay to talk about matters political or sociable. “Mr. Bell, I mast say for a man who so recently got 143. ‘left,’ you appear to be in good spirits. Now, please Twenty-recond district (composed of Herkimer, Je: teil me what you think about the Heetions, and Lewis in ties) —Bagie; ae” 5, bad al Now, see here, an Enquirer reporter, Newton, you ye Gravea (dem. ), 18 . Bagiey’s ma- brated bg ede ped sae f i “ se dorit 18 stand by Twenty-third district (Oneldg county)—Lord (dem.) | as good as if I repeated 14 overto you, No read this as my speech and you take euch parts as you Want ot it.” “How was it that you ca “Well, prinetpally beeau: Most votes. But the fact 1s if I had been beaten by Barnes alove | would have been almost ashamed of myself. No, sir, Barnes didn’t beat me; it was Hayes that did the business for me. ButT tell you that if I had had the fight of two years ago to fight | could have licked bim out of his ‘boots, and you know that. You see the fight against me and for Barnes was to save the State to Hayes im November, and after all their fight they came pretty near slipping up on “What do you think was the main cause of your defeat?’’ “Weil, the Germans in Cincinnati did ething to’ ardit. They allowed the republican leaders to mana them too mach. Two years ago they were solid for me toaman, I bad been their steadfast friend ip the Legislature for four years. 1 had helped them in get- ting all their Jegisiation to abolish sumptuary laws. I bud worked for them in whatever they asked that was fair and honest. But when these republican Germans came to them and said ‘You must vote jor Barnes or you'll be voting against Haves,’ they believed them, and followed their advice. But that we all, L know that prohibitionists scratched their man off the tick syatematically and put Barnes op, There are at least 10,000 of them in the State that against me. Far shor than this, there was an increased yote of 30,000, and, although I got my share of it, yet {f it badn’t been cast | might have stood a better chance to win. ”? Cs do you think of the outlook for Novem- ry? “I never felt more confident in my life,” “Do you think Obio will go for Tilden next month?” “I certainly hope so. You ‘see, the prohibitionists will have to go buck to their organization and vote for Green Clay Smith, and, with their 10,000 votes with- drawn, it looks as though Ohio might come around ali right. But with Indiana and West Virginia we can get along without Obi still, I shall urge everybody I know to renew the fight ‘e with redoubled vigor. pesb ral reform and victory,’ are the watchwords for us 8 tall. REPUBLICAN CONFIDENCE, The republican headquarters were visited, where the tireless and splendid orgauizer, General A. T. Wikoff, was found in deep correspondence and busy dictating’ otters and despatches to several clerks, and yot find- ing Ume to do some artistic figuring on the ‘‘returns In answer to a question as to what he thought of the situation in the country generally, he drow out his watcn, laid down a dozen telegranis on the deak betore him, replaced his timepiece and tersely and yet forci- bly remarked:— Well, sir, you want to know what I think of the Situation, do you? It won’t tuke long to answer that question, Our committee has no information in re- gard to the political condition of States other than Obi, except such as is possessed by all iutellicent men. We act upon the idea thatin order to do our work well we must attend to our business, We have been able to TAKX CARE OF OHIO so Tar, and we expect she will give Hayes a large ma- jority'in Noyomber. I have full confidence in the re- publicans and their committees in other States, as they seem to bo acting upon the same principle. I beheve that in November they will bo ag successiul as we have been, and that Governor Hayes will be tri- umphantly elected. Buti do not enjoy being inter viewed, and as | have got quite as much work on hand as I can attend to, you really must excuse me.’ The price of the HERALD to-day and henceforth will be three cents, INDIANA, BLUE JEANS’ ACTUAL STRENGTH IN THE CAN- VAs8—PROSPECTS FOR NOVEMBER—THE DE- FEATED PARTY RISING BRAVELY FOR THE SECOND ROUND, Ixptaxapouis, Oct. 18, 1876, The struggle that ended Inst week in the victory of tho democratic and the defeat of the republican party of this State was one of the most remarkable ever witnessed in the West. Forty millions of people were eager and anxious spectators, and the actors in the combat fully realized the fact, Never was a State more thoroughly penctrated by the oratorical emissaries of both parties, more thoroughly flooaed with political tracts and pamphlets, and more desperately fought for through corrupt and unlawful, as well as through legitimate, meane. The quantity of money expended on speakers, on tracts, processions, colonizers, repeat- ers, &c., by bath sides must have beon enormous. The cost for the processions of tho two parties throughout the State I estimate roughly at $2,600,000; five hundred speakers at $500 each, $250,000; 5,000,000 documents at five cents each, $250,000; 10,000 colonizers, repeaters, shoulder hitters and mercenarios generally at $100 each, $1,000,000; contingent expenses for rent, telographic despatches, fixed banners, advertisements, posters, &¢., $1,000,000; total, $5,000,000, Add to this the loss to business by the universal absorption of the population In. politics, about $15,000,000, ana you have a grand total of 000,000 as the cost of the recent canvass tn the State of Indiana, THE MENTAL AND RODILY WEAR AND TRAR oecasioned by the excitemont of the contest, the late hours and consumption of stimulants, may be estimated as shortening the lives of the aggregate population of voters (430,000) by at least 12,000 years. It was a costly campaign, and the fercest ever fought in the Wost, A PAIR BLECTION. I am satisfiod that on the whole there wasa fair election, and that the proportion of fraudulent votes was so infinitesimal as not to be considered in re- lation to sho result, It is hard even in a large city like this to poll spurious votes when both parties ate up and active and watching each other like tigers preparing for a spring. If it bo difficult here it ts impossible out in the country, where every man is known to every other. Perhaps 500 illegitimate votes, all told, were recorded. Each party of course raised a deatening howl about the importation of repeaters and colonizers, the one accusing the other of per- forming all the rascslity. This is too common and well understood a trick to deceive anybody; yet while the proportion of iraudulent ballots is appreciable in tho great mags of honest oncs there is no doubt whatever that Loth sides largely imported repeaters and colonizers from abroad. However, as was said before, the intensity of feeling and watchfulness were so great the importations were rondered impotent for mischief, THK MORE SANGUINE PARTY, The republicans were more sanguino of victory than the democrats. I never met any of the latter, with few exceptions, who did not feel doubtiul of the re- sult, and I hardly think I ever met more than two of the former who did not feel convinced the State was going for Harrison. No crowd of funeral mutes could appear more sad and silent than the democrats, includ, ing Govornor Hendricks, who sat in gloomy reti- cence at the rooms of the Democratic State Central Committee tho night of the election, while at the republican headquarters there was a atit, & buoyancy and an anticipation of victory that im- Pressed op the mind of the casual visitor the assur- unce of success. Evou when the tide turned the re- publicans kept their [aces to foe and met defeat with a sublime herois idently there is betier material, better organization and vastly more pluck in the one than in the other. And this leads ine to think that tho democrats are not yet out of the woods, that the republicans will \earn wisdom from experience and como to the struggle in November in superior moral aud numerical strength. Even now they are up 4 preparing with all their might for The democrats are the victors now, but from time immemorial a conquering army has been subjected to the temptation of reposing on its laurels r of being conquered in turn by a wily ntagonist. LOOKING THE FIXLD OVER. The republicans are looking the field carefully over to see where they can repair thoir lossex, Their speake ors will swarm over the State next week. Thoy are sutisfled enough of bloody shirt was not injected Into the recent canvass, and that a more sanguinary representation of the excesses to which 1 people intend to carry their war of extermi the negro and a more alarming picture of the desperate designs the? have upon the government wiil arouse more thoroughly the tears of the people and impel them to the republican side. BLUE JEANS WILLIAMS is givon credit in many quarters for pulling the dem- ocrats through the campaign. Certainly the fame of bis blue jeans and the {act o: his being ® farmer popularized him to some extent among the rural population, but his uncouth him the appearance and uneducated address torte’ ve of handreds of democrats in the towns. While the agriculiural Hoosier of the accepted type doesn’t 4 button bow a man dresses jpoaks so long as @ of the craf 18 Claes Of democratic sensitive regarding the style of man that should fll the gubernatorial chair, and who in this canvass were keenly alive to the fact that Indiana was likely to be- come the Ianghing stock of the nation by the cleetion of Blue Jeans. Had Blue veane shown himself to the farmers alone and avoided making bis appearance in the towns his majority might bavo been a fow thou- sands largor. The mistake m pross was at en this 1 jemocratic or standing should quality of tho cloth he was far more vulnerable outside of his blue jeans, which were to him ag a coat of mail and Junted all the urrows of ridicule Jevelled at them. Repablicans will continue to assert that the recont suc. coss of their opponents was due to this famous suit of clothes, but they deceive themselves. Tux SUCCESS OF TUR DEMOCRATS was owing, as I could readily toresce weeks before the ection, to disaffection in tho ranks of 1! vy class of men in otagi im trade and where tq the corruption of th: Owor. mon were not to be lod away by the glamour of tho ensanguined undergarment, and whether their pre- a man’s measured wears. country be mises wore right or wrong they reasoned that no change in the government could make thoir condition any Worse than it ts, while It might possibiy make it vettor. From men of this persuasion I took my views be canvass, oy are Rot tho blatant once who} slavery man irom attend public meetings and processions, but their silent vote is a potent influence. THR THIRD OR GREENBACK PARTY had some importunce attached to it in the early part of the canvass and was put down as to poll » vote of 25 000, Wolcott, its nominee for rnor, had the reputation of being a republican of honest convictions and the rest of the State ticket were aive ke credit. Republicans looked with some degree of alarm on the candidature of Wolcott, while the democrats secretly rejoiced, The tormer felt satisfied that he would take away from theny enough votes to put the regular ticket in peril, though still consoling themselves that tho democrats would suffer trom the same source of mu- The democrats bad little or no apprehen- tnenace to the repub'icans, the greeaback men of their own party never Cast a vote save fora democrat, Time wo' A when all suddenly, on the eve of the election, Wolcott withdrew from the canvass and returned to his alle giauce to the republican organization, 1t was plain all along the democrats cherished the sentiment I ha‘ given above, for the moment they learned of Wolcott's withdrawal they buried abuse at him of every kind and from every side. The republicans, on the con- trary, defended’ his motives and praised him for bi was sincero in what said and did, but maoy greenvack republicans who | Jor him faithfully up to the eve of election were of a different opinion, They believed he was bought over tho regular organization and they their revenge either by abstaining altogether from gomg to the polls or voting with the democrats. Judgo Harrington, democrat, who took the piace left vacant by Wolcott lod a mighty forlorn hope, Republicans didn’t care tor him, and democrats woulda’ support him, so that | should, in the absence of any returns, estimate the number of dered him’ their sufrages trom prin- than 10,500 in the whole State. I bt in vain for @ trace of their headquarters the day before and after election. They had evidently no organization worth the nume, and the most enterpris- ing reporter never dreams of hunting up their re- turns, as 8 PROSPECT FOR NOVEMBER, Not despairing, but on the contrary, animated with renewed life and bope, and rising to the occasion with a noble resolve to do or die, the republicans re-enter on the final campaign, The democrats are shouting themselves boarso; the others are sctting themsely nestly and silently to work. The demo- be thrown off their guard in the excess but the republicans have their ey: ket on every possible contingency and on every pos: ble chance of wresting victory from their opponenta, It may be well to bear the fact in mind, when com- paring the recent democratic victory with that of Oc- tober, 1872, that Hendrieks, a far stronger man than Williams, received only 1,734 majority when running for Governor; yet the republicans are thought to have polled an excess of 17,000 votes this time over October, 1872, ‘The price of the Hmratp (0-day and henceforth will be three cents, JUDGE HOAR’S CANVASS. THE ANTI-BUTLER SIDE OF THE QUESTION— THE LOWELL CANDIDATE AS VIEWED FROM A CONCORD STANDPOINT—THE BURDENS OF A CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE. Coxcorn, Mass., Oct. 20, 1876, And now Jndge Hoar and his friends are going to roll up their sleeves and go into the campaign aguipst General Butler with an untiring vengeance, It would seem almost imposmble that the ugly odor of politics should hover over and around such a classic and Nterary town as Old Concord, but it is neverthole: fact that the atmospnere is beginning to be us suffocat- ing here as in the loss pretentious sections of the Seventh Congressional district. JUDGE NOAR TO TAKE THE STUMP, After considerable persuasion on the part of bis friends Judge Hoar has finally yiolded, and on Tuesday evening he will make his opening spceck in Lawrence from the same platform where General Butler eom- menced hig campaign some weeks since. Tho speech is anticipated with great interest by all classes of the community, for it 18 expected that it will be of such a nature ag to inaugurate a war of personalities betwoen himself und General Butler such as was never before | known in this country. A SPECIMEN OF HOW THE CANVASS IS TO BR CONDUCTED, That the most unmistakable language 1s to be used duriug the balance of tne campaiga is foreshadowed by an addross which the Hoar faction has just issued, and which 1s now being extensively circuiated throughuut tho district, It begins by justifying tho bolt from Butler’s nomination on the ground that he is not loyal and earnest on all the issues, and that his ebaracter is not an absolute guarantee of fidelity to every public trust, His financial views are then discussea and denounced, after which con- siderable space is used to show that, as a reformer, he is nothing less than a perfect sham, Tho matter of how he controls and corrupts public officials where ho can 3 alluded to in language more emphatic the choice, and it is further claimed that he has constantly been at war with the principles and policy of the re- publican party, and that he has often been repudiated by the moral sense of tho country. As tho address approaches the end it becomes decidedly personal, declaring that HIS CARKER HAS BEEN TRACKED BY WRECKS and his creed, 80 to speak, is the opposite of that of the party ot which he, for some reasons best known to bimeelf, still continues to call himself a member, And in all these instances of his failures and the rejec- tion of his schemes by his party the fault has not been intellectual but moral. Certain very bad qualitics and very bad political habits have made his namo a kind of byword for everything that good, disinterested and patriotic mon abbor aud fear. A BIDEOUS MONSTER, “His public conduct has, in many respects, been disgraceful. In the courso of the war Governor An- drew said, ‘Iam compelled to decl: luctance and regret, tha: Proceeding wu der Major Generat Butler in this Commonwealth seems to have been designed and adopted simply to afford means to persons ot bad character to make money un- scrupulously, and to encourage men whose unfitness had excluded them trom any appointment by me to the volunteer military service to Lope for such appoint- ment over Massachusetts troops from other authority than that of the Executive ot Massachusetts.’ In the campaign of 1868, in tho Fifth district, be offered a ro- ward ol $600, over his own band, to any person who would bring Lim evidenoo, written or oral, against the ebaracter of any republican engaged in opposing bi election, and threatening to follow any such priva citizen up 10 his relation with the assessors of tax and matters of hke nature. In fact his attitude to every republican voter was, your vote or your llie—voto for meor 1 Will harass you to the ead. Congress was obliged to pags u law to protect its members trom Gen- eral Butler's interception of their telegraph corre- spondence. He sets spies and paid informers upon the Steps of a political opponent, even of his own party, and in these base ways, of which he seoms nos to be hamed when detected, he tries to keep up a roign of terror over his opponents.” “BWAGGKR, FRAUD, FAILURE.”? “No man who finds it his duty to oppose bim feels sate in any of his relations in life. His course bh been well described by ding public mau of this State in three woi “swagger, fraud, fauure,’ he employs officials and a large force ot unofficial men in the carrying out of his scbemos of personal aggran- dizement, and spends vast sums of money and has an all but incredible number of agencies, sowe of the very worst character, 18 well known. Indeed, it is not too much to say that his reputation 18, in fact, infamous, He ts generally believed to be capable of anything to achieve bis own ends, Among those who support him few pretend that he has auy character, and again, with all his means and appliance: the nomination tor Governor, and bas been discarded by the party with clear exnibitions of moral aversion. je has done more than any man in tais State and gen- eration to jower the tone of its politics, create a de: potism and servitude out of the public offices, to mis- Jead and debauch the impressible by an example of bad rinciples and bad practices, carrying with thom e Kina of false show and glitter of celebrity and popular attention. A DISCARDED POLITICIAN. “After such a history and with such a character, having ruined himself and half ruined bis party another district, into which he removed to get a politi- cul step, he now returns 10 the district he deserted, and thrusts himself upon us, a discarded politician, at war with the chief principles of his party and In a si of quarrel with no stall proportion of iis members, ‘There 1s one reason given tor eupporting him, notwith- standing ail this weight of reasons against him. It ts said that the Southorn question ie to be the great ques- tiop, and that Generali Butler is needed to meet the Southerners on tho floor ot the House, We mnet frst remember that the Congress we are now about to elect doos not meet until December, 1877, 4 that its work 1s done in the years 1878-8 Thore fs still a session of the present Congress to be meld. Now, no one ts wise enough to predict what wili be the great questions of 1878-9, or in what form they will come up. We agree that if the Southern question is before that Congress, in certain aspects, it ought to overshadow all others, we are committed, now and ever, to the rights of the colored men under the constitutional amendments. But i! the question shall be tn ite most sorious form there is one thing of which we have no doubt, ie that it dges not call for General Batier to bara | it, 4A more unit man for such a duty could acarcely be designated. Doubtioss, to those who wish for sport on the floor, it would bo entertaining to reo gemes of swagger, abuse, vulgar taunt and the utmost exasperation of foolim, but it would make the judicious grieve. Violence is not strongih, and swaggering and insults are not conducive to good legislation on exit. ing surjects. We need men of gooa judgment, of dis- inierestedness, of courage; men whom the South for the settiement of this district is better ftted for Hoar, and no man is moro unit DRSERVING OF ESPKCT. “We cannot ask the South to respect him. He will Bot have the confidence of his party, still less of tho President, if it be Governor Hayes, And as for fidelity to freedom and equality, which is the more likely to be faithtal—Judge Hoar, who wasan ac:ive, earnest anti- {ne bexinniug, froin 1844 w his latest utterance, or a man who dallied with slavery, and served it #0 long and could not see its danger or Odiousness until it became also whe will have the confidence ot the party and th President, aud who will be disinterested, upright respected by the Southern members tor character as well as abilities, or a man who did not make bimself feared by them in the feld, and whose special avd uliar princ ples, habits and methods will be dis- liked and distrusted by the best men on both sides of the line of debate, wherever that line be drawn? THE DUTY OF ThE HOUR. our most serious attention to the duty be- id we respectfully express the hope that here presentea to your consiaeration in nging you to the same conclusion to which it has brough: us great numbers of the re- pubiicans of the district already, There are republi- can Votes enough in the district to elect Judge Hoar ad ve a considerable margin tor such persons our ranks as shall be still inclined to favor General Butier; but whatever may be the result of the polls, the only result to the individual yoter can be that he wil! or will not nave done his duty in the best way possibie forhim to bis State and country. The support of Jadge Hoar cannot aid in the election of Mr. Tarbox. The total vote cast in the district has | never exceeded 19,000 votes, but in this Presidential year will undoubtedly reach, if not exceed, thas num- ber, The democratic candidate has never received more than 6,000 votes, except in the election of 1874, whep Mr. Tarbox received 3,000 republican votes. In estimating the vote of this year, if we concede Mr. Tarbox the large amber of 6,000 votes, there still re- main 13,000 to be divided betwoen Judge Hoar and General Butler. Therefore, if the republican yote should be equally divided, each republican candidate would bave a majority over Mr. box; and whether Judge Hoar or General Butler shall have the plurality iain your hands.’? The price af th€ HERALD to-day and henceforth will be three cents. POLITICAL NOTES, Utica (N. Y.) Herald:—“The prospects of an honest election in South Carolina fearfully enrage tho reform- ors,"” Elmira (N. ¥.) Advertiser:—"Not a single Congress- man gained in all the elections this fall is the demo- cratic record, ’* North Carolina (Goldsboro) Messenger :—“It 1s time that the people would rebuke this lying radicalism, Lying is their strong forte. They lie about everything, It is their game In every campaign.” Philadelphia Times:—‘‘Philadelphia, with one-fourth less population than New York, has registered over 186,000 voters, but the organs are silent on the subject or insist that it 18 in no sense fraudulent.” Boston Advertiser: —“It will be a reliefto the country to know that the trifling in South Carolina is nearly at an end. The President’s proclamation settles tbat question, and in the interest of peace and good order.” Albany Times :—“‘No fair man can rea: the details of the recent affair at Cainhoy without concluding that ignorance, misunderstanding and party passion, rather than premeditation, were at the bottom of the fight.’? Richmond (Va.) Whig:—‘*Let every man in the land who desires to see the liberty, once the proud boast of every citizen of the Republic, preserved, ponder well the proclamation of the military despot at the head of the government.’” New Orleans Bulletin:—‘‘Tho truth is, the republi- can party would do well to awake to the consciousness that the ‘bloody shirt’ has lost itseffect. It is the proof—the visible proof—of a murder’ committea upon the fair fame of an entire section,” Toronto (Canada) Mail :—*Thero can be little doubt that the demonstration of federal authority and power which President Grant has just made tn South Car- olina, at the desire of Governor Chamberlain, is mainly intended for effect on the Presidential election.” Philadelpbia Jtem:—‘‘Once more that cry comes up from the South, ‘Let us alone! All we ask is to be let alone!’ And ior what? Why, to protect the negro in his rights, of course. They are protecting him 1n his rights to vote as his conscionco dictates in South Carolina now.”” Charleston (S. ©.) Journal of Commerce:—‘Let us appreciate the absolute necessity of doing nothing to confirm prejudices or to justify military interference and the overthrow of our rights and hopes at the ballot box, The election of Tilden will save us. Nothing else will”? Harrisburg (Pa.) Telegraph:—“The federal authorities send troops to the South to protect all men im their sacred right to vote as they please. Any man who objects to that isa confessed knave, and he only op- poses tho presence of the troops there because they prevent his party committing frauds.’” Philadelphia Inquirer:—*'The boast ot General Wade Hampton and other democratic politicians that in the coming election their party will carry the State creates a pleasing surprise and no little curiosity; for South Carollua, on a full turn out of its voting population, shows arepublican preponderance of 25,000 votes.” Saratoga Sentinel :—‘In England the government is forbidden to keep any portien ot its standing army in a town where an oloction fora member of Parliament 4s in progress, or within twenty miles thereof, Th: tsa limited monarehy. In this country, where repub- ican inetitutions prevail, wo findthe general govern_ ment using tho standing army to influence the elec. tions in its favor in more ways than one.”” ‘The price of the Hxnaup to-day and henceforth will be Cures gents. MUEOKE & CO.'’S FAILURE, Sax Francisco, Oct. 20, 1876, A rough estimate of the affairs of Muecke, Vietor & Co,., who recently tailed, show their debts to be about $130,000 unsecured, $180,000 partly secured and $100,000 due to European houses. Thoir nominal asscts are thirty cents on tho dollar. CONSPIRACY TRIAL, Moytreaw, Oct. 20, 1876, The trial of George Bergor for conspiracy in the Mollor absconding jeweller’s case was continued in the Court of Queen’s Bench to-day. Brown, Mellor’s heaa clerk; Miss Mellor and G. 8, Auld, an oxpress clerk, ve strong evidence against Berge! The price of the Hunan to-day and henceforth will be three cents. ARRESTED FOR MURDER. Boston, Oct. 20, 187 The body of Herbert G. White, who has been miss- ing since the 6th inst., was found to-day in a well on the premises of Henry Graviin, at Ascotneyville, Vt., hich had been Giled in. White had been a witness against Gravlin in an arson case and was last seen in the latter's company onthe 6th. It was so clear a case of murder that Gravlin was immediately arrested, The excitement is intense in that section. ‘KILLED BY THE OARS. Povcuxenrsix, N. ¥., Oot, 20, 1876, Jobn Hickney, an employé in a factory north of Castleton, on the Hudson River Railroad, was struck by a train last night and instantly killed. DROWNING ACCIDENT. Burtisatos, Vt., Oct. 20, 1876, William Mahoney fell from tho sloop Essex in Lake Champlain to day and was drowned. THRESHING MACHINE ACCIDENT, Bostox, Mass., Oct. 20, 1876, Frederick Haughton was fatally injured at High- gate, Vt, yesterday, by a threshing machine, ACCIDENTALLY SHOT. Nasnva, N. H., Oct, 20, 1876, Alfred Lucier, a well known merchant, was killed by the accidental discharge of his own gun while hunting to-day. The price of the Henan to-day and henceforth will be three cents, COLLISION ON THE HUDSON. Last night at eight o’clock a collision occurred off. Hoboken between the ferryboat Jay Gould, bound from Twenty-third street to Pavonia ferry, and the Hoboken forryboat Morristown, bound from Barclay street to Hoboken. The Hoboken boat was ran into amidships by the Jay Gould, and a smash-up of the w! and wheel was the result. Had the Jay Goald strack the Morristown elsewhere a great loss of life might © \ ken place, as tho latter vessel had upward of 60° passengers on board. Itis alleged that the col- lis s brought about by the gross blundering of the Jay Gould's pilot, who never sounded his whistle or atiempted to stop his boat till he had almos: struck the other boat. The matter will be submitted to the United States Local Inspectors of Si ships for their decision. THE COTTON EXCHANGE, At a meoting of the Board of Managers of the Cotton Exchan, held yesterday afternoon, the following Tesolution was adapted Resolved. That in the opinion of the Board Frida nr 27. wall be holiday so far ae ieeuiny 07 or ance with article 22, nd that ell Siete — — “BRAD” HOUSE, BE RETURNS FROM THE CENTENNIAL EX- HIBITION AND HAS AN INTERVIEW WITH & HERALD REPORTER—HE 18 GREATLY Dite GUSTED WITH THE RESULT OF THE TRIAL, AND THREATENS TO BE TROUBLESOME, Trextox, N. J., Oot 20, 1876. “Brad” House having returned from the Centennial, a HeRaco reporter undertook the responsibility of an interview with nim this morning. in reply to ques- tions he unburdened himself in the following man- ner:— see that you call mo by my old famtuiar nickname, ‘Brad,’ which reminds me very forcibly ot my youth- ful days, when I went almost exclusively by that name, And since my removal to Kansas I have nardly heard the expression until tho commencement of this House trial You wil allow me to thank you for the compliment of thus using my namo as any one who knew me wi aboy, and by that name would be proud of the fact that they were acquainted with so fine a young man as it represented. As to the verdict giving general satis. faction, I must disagree with the Heraup, as I have entirely failed to hear apy such approval; but, on the contrary, have heard the expression that it was in di- Tect opposition to the law and evidence in the case, and was made by a packea’ jury, who were the choice of the detendént. I think the prosecutor made s very ‘weak attempt on the trial, I, as the representative of the deceased, offered my objections to some of the jurymen and the prosecutor would not hear me, but utterly reiused to counsel with meon the matte: He refused to let m mploy wate counsel oF to assist him at allin tae cuso, This was contrary ta ail my experience in such cases, and led me to look on the matter with surprise. That the verdict did not surprise this community I will admit, but it bad no serious effect on me, I went to the Centennial with my iar and pot to drown my sorrows, for I had none. All the talk about marriage came from Mra, House, She is considered insane on tho matrimonial irom we must say itistrue. While I stopped at hi father’s house I thought she was out of her head times, but is would do to cross hi blow up her best frienas, I made the remark o1 day that both of them were to blame (meaning Orson And Irene) and she flew into a rage and could not be controjied. 1 think Mr. Vansant te correct in saying that ‘‘she never had the remotest idea of marrying him’? I believe her talk was all for effect and to get my sympathies enlisted (or hor so as to help her in the trial. Mr. Vansant treated me well while I stop; at his house, but it was at his earnest solici! ions that I went tirere, Mr. Vansant tried to influence my sister favor, but failod. He threatened that if she in Tren testiled against her that he would have her arrested, He tried to intimidate and scaro her When Vansant hinted that my sister would boiled and I resolved to assert our Vansant | would contest Orson’s will, because it was only witnessed by au office boy aud a common street girl I think thatactionsof Mra. Houseto my relatives show a black heartedness unparalleled in the history of the civilized world, She tried to dispossess my brother from a tarm that Orson beught for him, and she tried to throw my poor blind father on the charity of tha world. That tb mighty dollar? 1 tho bottom of the whole transaction is too plain to bedispuced. The roperty involved 1s worth from $150,000 to $175,000, rene had not a dollar when Orson married ber. Orson purchased the farm and paid $10,000 for i. I will make things warm for Irene and her father yet.” Mr. House was very oxrnest in his conversation and at times be became excited. Thore |3 a report that he js somewhat demented; anyhow his actions and con- vVersation of late tend to coufirm that suspicion, He wanted ex-Senator John P. Stockton to assist in the rosecution, but he refused. It is not trae, as has yen repor' that Mr. Vansant gave a banquet to the jurymen on & ening of the verdict, and that Mr. Wiliam Speelor, ono of the number, made a speech there; noue of the jurymen visited the Vapsant resi- dence that evening or have since. ‘The price of the Hanan to-day and henceforth will be three cents. A GRAVE QUARREL. DISGRACEFUL SCENE AT A FUNERAL—~<ANGRY WORDS AND HEAVX BLOWS IN A CHURCH? YARD. Sonanzon, Pa. , Oct. 20, 1876, One of the most disgraceful scenes ever witnersed im ‘this vicinity occurred at Dunmore, a short distance trom this city, to-day, when two men, who were about to lower a coffin into the grave, wrangle! and c>gaged in a desperate and bloody fight There wasa large assemblage in the graveyard at the time, and the friends of the deceased, disconsolate with grief, werg weoping bitterly and bemoaning their bereavement, when the solemn scene was broken up by the revolting quarrel. The combatants, te make the mat- ter still worse, were brothers-in-law who had dug the grave into which the dead was about to be consigned, and the cause of the dispute was a difference of opinion as to its correct construction. Atter a few short angry retorts they struck each other, and one of the men knocked his opponent into thegrave. He was soon out again, however, and en- raged to the point of desperation rushed at his assall- ant, and, despite the protests and entreaties of the shocked and startled multitude, the fight was con- tinued flercely for some minutes until the bleeding combatants were eventually separated by main TELEGRAPH LITIGATION, INTERESTING POINTS AT ISSUE IN REFERENCE TO THE RIGHTS OF TELEGRAPH AND BAILROAD COBPORATIONS, Davewnvort, Iowa, Oct. 20, 1876 Yesterday morning the Atlantic and Pacific Tolegraph Company served notices on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company that they would pro- coed to condemn a right of way for their telegraph line along the railroad company’s right of way, and the railroad company presented to Judge Hay bill for an injunction against the telegraph company to ro- strain such condemnation and to restrain the projected entry upon the right of way of the railroad. Judge Hayes granted the injunction. This week the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company also condemned a right of way along a part of the Kau: ity, Council Bladt and St. Joseph Railroad in Pottawatamie county, and were proceeding to ‘condemn a right of way 10 Fremont and Mills counties, Iowa. To-day applica- tion was made by that railroad compauy to Judgo Reed, of the District Court tor the Council Bluffs dis- trict, for an injunction, after notice to the telegraph restrain further condemnation, and to fogat questio: das to the right of telograph corporation, by logal action, to obtain @ right of way along a railroad right of way previously acquired, and they will doubtless be settled only by @ decision of the Supreme Court of Iowa, The price of the Hunaun to-day and henceforth will be three cents, OFFICIAL NEGLECT. THE CHARGES AGAINST SUPERINTENDENT EATON, Auayt, N. ¥., Oct, 20, 1876. Judgo Van Alstyne to-day commenced taking testi- mony on the charges proferred against J. W. Eaton, Superintendent of the new Capitol, of neglecting his official duties. L. W. Rosendale appeared on behalf of the Stateand Henry Smith and Matthew Hale for Mr. Eaton, Dudley Olcott testified that in the erection of the building for the Mechanics and Farmers’ Bank in 1874-75, J. W. Eaton & Sons were to furnish material and labor aad receive a commission of from five to tea per cent on the cost; Mr. Eaton was not at the build. ing constantly; his son was frequently there; they re- ceived in commissions $2,895 $1; the acc rag from August, 1874, to Jane, 1875. James: ig, & mason, testified to working on the bank buildi: and seeing Eaton there occasionally; he worked under direction of young Katon. soe , a the Albany Savings Bank Works, ail of which were progressing at the same time; but they ali testified that he was there only occasion: ally, not more than two or threo times a week, The price of the Hxnaup to-day and henceforth will be three cents, KILLED BY THEIK MOTHER. AN INSANE WOMAN BRAINS HER BABES. Gen Locn, Pa., Oct. 20, 1876 About half-past eight o’clock this morning a colored woman, the wifo of Ira Baker, residing at this place, ‘was seen running along the road ina frantic manner, When she reached the railroad sho stopped a moment and volunteered tho statement toa gentieman stand- ing there that she has just killed her four children, and then resumed her journey, The gentleman then drove to the house, and not finding tho busband at home, buoted him up The two then visited the house and found three children, aged respectively two, four and six years, in an almost lifeless condition, their heads being beaten to a jelly with a heavy club. ‘The babe, agea about two months, was found covered up with a heavy feather bed, the intention of the mother being to smother it Fortuna’ 2 cannot possibly sarvive. le are fully aroused: "i have gone im search of the murder who will Pail be overtaken, She 1s undoubtedly of unsound min