The New York Herald Newspaper, October 25, 1876, Page 3

NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, —<—<$ $$ STRIKE OP ENGINEERS. Travel on the New Jersey Central Paralyzed for a Day. A WELL ORGANIZED PLAN. Travellers Left in Rain, Solitude and Darkness. WHO IS TO BLAMEP Conflicting Explanations of the Company and Its Engineers, THE DIFFICULTY SETTLED. Wravel Resumed Last Evening Along the Road. ‘The strike of the engincers on the New Jersey Cen- ‘tral Railroad and all its branches yesterday, beginning @t midnight of Monday, occasioned considerablo con- Bternation among the thousands of people living along the line of the road and doing business in this cyy. Whe strike had much the usual origin of strikes—a ro- duction of wages. Its inconvenience to the travelling public was not as serious as the strikers might have ‘anticipated. Todo them justice, they selected an hour for dropping work that interfered loast with the passen- ger traffic of the road, as nearly all the trafns were in *That it was @ preconcerted arrangement was ‘very evident, as all the engineers of coal, freight and passenger trains, numbering over 100, threw up work precisely at midnight and left their engines just wherever they bappened to bo at the mo- ment, It is easy to conceive the misery entailed upon those who were coming through to New York trom dis- tant points and were lolt to shift for themselves on lonely parts of the road, where velther a light nor a babitation was visible, As may be seen in the course ef this report the compauy insists on one version of the difficulty and the engineers on another. It will be vemembered that Mr. John Taylor Johnston, late Prosident of the road, resigned a short time since, and the road itself, as weil as ite President, were alleged to be seriously embarrassed. It passedyinto the di- rection, among others, of several Philadelphia capital- sts, and its new President is Mr. Knight, of that city. The new management determined upon turning the economic screw and CUTTING DOWN SALARIES AND WAG: {0 every direction. That this scheme wi Upon hastily and with a view more to retrie’ Feputation than to promote the best intere: Yoad is the belief of some people. These engineers are Admitted on all hanas to be a carefully selected and ex- Perionced body of men, and to cut down their ;wages without warning was injudicious, to say the least, The officers of the company insist that poeir ‘wages were not cut down. The engineers, who ‘Bannot be a very wealthy class of men, and are unlikely to peril their prospects by a strike for an abstract idea, Say that they were accustomed to geta certain figure for a round trip, and that, when they went last week to draw their month’s wages, they found this figure re- @uced tothe amount of about fifteen per cent; that theengineers on the Pennsylvania road work only ‘four deys and it is called six, and they have to work tup.? It is apparent there must bo a misunderstanding somewhere. Ex-Chancellor Williamson, of New Jersoy, who is ud ogggot the directdrs, said that ike of the engineers was caused by @ reduction of wages. He said the origin of the trouble ‘was a demand of the engineers, made last month, in ard to having distinction made between ariving Mght and heavy engives. The President of the road Felused to sce them in regard to it, and tney considered ‘ity. All the olficials of the road with ‘RAuD Feporter came in contact denied neers had suffered any reduction of wages, ated that the strike was one of puro ‘cus- e@ud inti seancas." XON-SYMPATHIZERS IN THK STRIKE. ‘The 250 passengers, men, women and children, who were leit at Bayonne, re the cowardly engineer and bis firemen drew theigfres and vamosed, will not De likely to sympathize with the strike, Every one of that pumber of passengers has his own miserable expe- rience to relate, especially those who ventured through the rain and mud to reach Jersey City. Most of them, however, brought philosophy to bear upon the situa- fiom, and many joked and laughed over their experi- ences, €MR. RICKER’H FORETHOUGHT, When Mr. Ricker, the Geueral Superintendent of the New Jersey Central, learned the state of affairs he sent a despatch to Mr. Blake, the night master of the Penn- sylvania Railroad station, asking bim to send outa special traia to Newark aud Elizabeth witu 100 of the Central’s passengers. Mr. Barker, tbe Division Super- intendent of the Pennsylvania roaa, instructed Mr. Blake to receive the Central Kuilroad tickets tor lare. The tram leit the station at seven mib- utes past two o'clock A. M., with only torty-two passengers, tho others having obtamed accommoda- tions jor the night in Jersey City and New York. MOVEMENTS OF THE TRAISS. The ferry house at the New York side was thronged at seven o'clock, The passengers very hour would afford re- general passenger agent, train and finally got one feady at half-past ten o’ciock. Itwas known thatu train had left Dunelien and one had lett Philadeiphia, but it was not certain when either would arrive. At eleven o'clock the train trom Dunellen rolled into the Bepot. Shortl; erward it was ascertained by tele- ph that the train from Philadelpbia would lund its asengers at Cortlandt street, it having come on via neylvania road. By half-past cleven a ti fa dozen coaches was made up and despatched wenty mioutes to twelve, the engine, No, 95, in ‘ge of Thomas Peeples, mechanical engineer of the oad. ight freight und three passenger engines were rescued and brought into Communipaw before noon, At pall-past one &@ three-section Philadelphia train was filled patched. The regular mail Jor East id the West at iive o'clock left on @, and at the same hour a train leit for Philadel- It ‘was near midnight when a train of two cars and a locomotive lett the Broad street (Newark) depot for New York. When down the road a tew miles the fires were drawn, the headlight put out and the pair of tes- Mive jokers, engineer acd fireman, started for home, Jeaving the passengers to their fate, The conductor Bot being in the secret was in a dreadiul state of and he sent one man back to another engine to report to the gem@ral agent the situation of affairs. The upshot of the matier was that the agent was found, and made himself usefwl in procuring conveyances at the nearest possible point to where the train was d serted by its most responsible guardians. The con- ductor returned to the passengers the tickets, and ve them the order to fail into line and beat up along t ack, against the wind and rain, to where the carriages stood iu waiting. The twenty-two Vs gengers Were crammed into four hackney coaci and the rascaliy aoe who had promised to red their tickets made off nd never returned. The unfor- it Botice, and pn its branches until further notice. R. E. RICKER, Superintendent and Engineer.” The price of the HERALD to-day and henceforth will be three cents. THE EFFECT IN NEWARK of the strike of the engineers on the Central road has been to excite against them almost universal condem- nation. What they are blamed for most is leaving the trains standing at midnight, greatly distressing and the public But for the effectual and prompt action of Captain Hopper, the agent in Newark, who sent coaches and provided hotel comiorts for the benighted passe: cers, there woul bav: & great deal moro sufleriny. it ie hinted that the eers will be proceeded against criminally under conspiracy act, # law which makes it a crime for employés to combine to injure employers. Some men are now under indictment in Newark tor o somewhat similar offence, THE EFFECT IN ELIZABETH. Evivapern, N. J., Oct. 24, 1876. The strike of the Central Rajirond engineers and firemen has caused great trouble and inconvenience here. Many business men living miles from the city were obliged to walk from their homes on the track, aud many who took late trains were forced to get out at midnight when the trains stopped and waik back home or hire lodgings. Colone! Ricker has gone to Pbuhpsburg to try to adj Valley road has taken the stations connected with their road. The Pennsylvania road bas made all Central tickets good as far as Puila- delpbia and al! stations between here and New York. The feeling 1s greatly against the engineers and fire- men tor causing the public to suffer such incon- venience. AN INTERVIEW WITH ONE OF THE BROTHER- HOOD or LOCOMOTIVE RNGINEERS—A STRIKEB’S VIEW OF THE DIFYICULTY—A CONTEST BETWEEN CAPITAL AND LABOR. Prerston, Pa, Oct. 24, 1876, ‘The travelling public awoke this morning to Ond over two hundred miles of railroad, embracing an area of territory extending from th® most fertile coal and farming regions ot Northern Pennsylvania to the sea- board at New York, substantially closed to all business, and the sxilied laborer master of the sitdation, 1 can best give the Hekaup readers the cause of this ex- traordinary situation of affairs and the sentiment of the men who have so suddenly effected result by relating an interview held ening with one of the leading members of the society known as the Brotherbood of Locomotive Engineers, the society to which this strike is undenia- bly attributable, The gentleman referred to was an apparently intelligent, self-reliant, industrious engi- neer, and had been for several years in the employ of the Lebigh aod Susquehanna Railroad, and continued to hold the throttle on this line after the merging of this coal and passenger road into the mavagement of the New Jersey Central. THE INTERVIEW, “I am,” said he, ‘one of the great many thousands who have been reared to the belief that the laborer is worthy of his hire, and none more so than the skilled mechanic, and, among the several trades and profes- siong, none are moro entitled to recognition in the eon- sia jon of the manufacturing, industrial and financial circies than the locomotive engineers, but you want specially to know what has broughtwbout that which seems to be to the uniniated public a Most extraordinary circumstance, but which is not surprising tome. We are a national organization, with a membership of gentlemen strong in the knowledge of our importance, controlled by the one sentiment, ‘live and let live.’ There is not oue recreant member in a hundred, and we have thousands of dollars in the treasury that we have put there ourselves to defeud our members against the tyraony of the ployer, All we ask is a fair day’s pay for labor, Our business is one of the most hazardous and fatiguing in the trades, and we are oO} called upon to render service that tries the endurance aud courage ot the noblest and most humane impulses of our nature. We are required to give twelve hours’ labor tor a day’s pay, and often, in addition to this long day, are compellod to make extra trips. Thousands of buman lives are intrusted to our care, and the sligntest Begligence may send a score ot souls into cternity aud make widows of our wives and orphans of our chilaren. Well, two weeks ago we, the locomotive engineers of the Central, hold a meeting to cousider the question whether or no we would accept the new order of the management to do extra work without extra re- muneration. The subject was fully discussed and the present exigencies of the company and their financial difficulties considered, but the unanimous sentiment seemed to be that the engineers were in no way re- sponsible for the previous mismanagement of the road, and we firally appointed a committec to wait upon the company and to present our petition and to request a hearing. TRYING 4 PRACEFUL SETTLEMENT. «Tnfs committee for two weeks has labored to gaina hearing, but to no purpose, and ‘yesterday the order from our headquarters went along the line to stop work last night at twelve o’clock, und we obeved the dictates of our chief with a precision that bas awakened the mavagewment from their stupidity, and proven that we are not spaniels, to beg mall favors of u peti- ping Jor the assump- ree land we bave a right to petition %. ¥ECT OF THE STRIKK, “At twelvo o’clock last night every engine on the Lehigh and Susquehanna division came to aatill, It was fortunate that no passenger truins were out, for it would have been a hurd oxperience to men, women and children to have been leit just where tue train was at twelve o’clock or foot it to town, but such would undoubtedly have been the case, The fires were pulled, and for once we'were masters of the situation. You ik mo how long will this hold out. That is a conundrum to be answered only at the ond of the battle. to be a tugsie between capital and labor it will bea long fight. There ar mething like 200 engineers on the road. Whiie there pleaty of. men who would like work, still they will not accept the tenders ot the Central to any great number. There are no enginoers ‘nm Northern Pevnsyivania who will take our place.” RKevourer—Will the strikers oppose the engagement of new ment Eyoivexr—Only so far as they aro authorized by the law. There wilt beno intimidation, and no unfair Means used to compel the company. Of course we will all be giad to return to our pisces, but we want to be dealt with fairly.” ‘ fhe above is the substance of an hour's chat with one of the leading members of the brotherhood. No trains have passed over the Lenigh und Susquehanna division ol the Central to-day, and the engineers seem to have the control of the situation. No overt act has been com- mitted. and the subject isdiscussed by the men with moderation and due propriety; in the meautime mill- fons‘of dollars in property are lying idle and rusting, and the,travelling and business public inconvenienced; not to eay anything of the depreciated rights of the stockholders. Tne price of the HERALD to-day and henceforth will be three cents. —— THE EXCITEMENT AT WILKESBARRE—PARTIOCU- LakRS OF THE STRIKE—RBEPORTED RESUMP- TION OF TRAFFIC TO-DAY. Witkesnarrg, Pa, Oct. 24, 1876, Considerable surprise and excitement mani- fegted here this morning upon the disclosure being made that all engineers and firemen on the New Jer- sey Central Ratiroad, in this division, bad inaugurated astrike at the dead of night yesterday, because the railroad company had made, although no reduction of wages, a rule under which the employés were com- pelicd to do several hours’ extra work daily, but had received no pay for it tarther than their rogular wagos, All travel ud traffic were entirely stopped, and trom Scranton to New York not a locomotive on the line was in motion. It appears that a committee of five engineers from this city had been delegated to confer with President McKnight, and yesterday re- Ported to the mien here that no satisfuction for their grievanees or abolishment of the noxious measure could be effected by means of the Brotherhood of Loco- motive Engineers, Measures and plans w once, and soon the announcement flashed the line to ail twelve locomotives were to stop on the rond, the fires to be put out and everybody to quietly leave for home. This was done The wages of the strikers have heretofore been as follows:—Engi- neers, $3 50 per day; firenien, $2 50 per day. The company signified their intention to continue paying these rates i! the men agreed to do the extra work. The extra labor required arises trom a large cut- ting down of expenses. Several trains which ran between Scranton and Bethlehem have been abandoned, and the other trains were thus required to make an extra trip to recompense for the lack of accommoda- tions to the engers. The fixed opinion caused by this course here 1s that the road is aurely reaching bankruptcy. This evening telegrams from the com- pany’s officials wore receivod bere which contain the anpouncement that a settlement of the grievances had been effected and that work will be resumed to-mor- row morning. The empioyés are jubilant am claim to have gained their point. THE EFFECT AT POTTSVILLE. Porrsvittx, Pa., Oct. 24, 1876. The strike of the engineers of the New Jersey Central Railroad to-day has caused a great deal of inconveni- ence to the travelling public between Tamaqua and Mauch Chunk. No train has been rum on that road to-day. At Tal was crowded with passengers who offered an engineer a handsome sum to run a train for them, but he was deaf to entreaty and tho offer of money. . The price of the Heratp to-day and henceforth will be three cents. SETTLEMENT OF THE DISPUTE—THY* OFFICERS’ OF THE ROAD MEET A COMMITTEE OF THE ENGINEERS, IN ARBITRATION, AND THE PROPOSALS OF THE MEN ARE WGREED TO. Eastox, Pa., Oct. 24, 1876, On Aagust 1, 1876, a notice was placed on the bulletin boards in the different shops of the railway company that a reduction of ten per cent would be mado in the salaries of all employés on and alter that date. A committee of jneers waited upon Superintendent Ricker, who then rescinded the order and assured the committee that no reduction should be made without giving the engineors ducnotice. Since that time mo reduction of wagos was made, but indi- vidual casea of reductions, ranging from $8 to $304 month, were made. These tacts were reported to the Standing Committee of Engineers, who again waited upon Mr. Ricker, who emphatically retased to receive them. On the Ist of September the en- gincers and firemen had thoir hours increased as high as 150 210 «extra «miles, equal to fifteen hours per day. Previous to that time twelve hours constituted # day’s work, but with the extra miles came no extra pay, On Saturday last the engineers and firemen on the Philadelphia branch, Bound Brook line, received their pay, when they found that they were cut down in sums ranging from $3 to $23. Inaiscriminately the men signed the payroll, under protest, the reduction being $1 50 per trip. ‘This was done without informing the men until they were ready to sign the payroll, ana it of course created great dissatisfaction. On Monday, Octeber 23, a ~ M., Mr, Ricker was notified by ers’ committee, that t would be stopped at midnight, Colonel Rick red, and asked tor three days’ notice. It was denied on the ground that no notice had been given to the enginoers of the reduetion, The engineers’ committee received a gra from Jersey City this moruing to the elfect that Colonel Kane, of the directors, would be at Phil- lipsburg this morning to arrange matters. The com- mittee answered, and said that they did nowwant to see Colonel Kane, and that President Knight was the only man who could settle thedifficuity. Tue com- mittee were then invited to mect Mr. Knight in New York, but avswered that Mr. Knight must come to Phillipsburg it he wanted Lo confer with the committee; that they had tried often enough to meet bim in New York. Superintendent Ricker and Chief Engineer Moore, from New York, and President Kaight, with President Conly, of the North Pennsylvania ‘Railroad, from Philadelphia, arrived at Phillipsburg about fifteen minutes past eleven. They met at the central office, and about noon sent a messenger to the committees of the ineers and firemen, with the request that they meet them there. A majority of the committee hav- ing gone to dinner no detinite answer was returned, but the messenger was told that it was not probable they would meet them in any place but the rooms of the Brotherhood. A CONFERENCE OF THE EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYED. At half-past two o’ciock the members of the Brother- hood again met in their rooms over the Belvidere and Dela’ depot, and sect word to the officers of the road that they were in session and ready to receive any communication: or confer with them. In response Mr. Knight and the other officers made their appearance and were kindly received. The doors were then closed and a secret confereuco held which continued the ectire afternoon. During the session Mr. Ricker asked the men what they required of the company. The committee then presented the following docu- ments:— the e tral International Brotaxrnoop or Locomotive Excuvkers, Puiirssung, N. - Oct. 24, 1876, To R. E. Ricker :— We, the undersigned committee, representing the locomo- tive énginoers in your employ, most respectfully submit the following propositi: fur your stpreva First—On and atv Fr 1, 1876, the rate of wages for all enginners who een, in the service of the company & term of two years shall te $80 per month for 2,6 miles or less, All miles run in excoss of 2.000 shall be paid for pro rata, except voal and freight on the Lehigh and Sus- quehanna division, whica shu!l be miles per month, or eighty miles per day, at the same rate per mouth, ‘Second—All by the company to the po- sition of ongin [2at aball receive $75 per month for the ro rata tor extra mileage. Third—For tl they shall receive $85 per month and pro rata for extra mileage. 0 oldest engineers in the service of the com- preference of engines and trains, when and worth: din case of ® surplus the oldest rvice tu have rence of work. This document was sigi by the following standing committee of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En- gincors:— Division No, 30—James J. Phillips, Thomas Coady, Witham Aten. PL apa No, 58—J. H. Smith, J. N. Street, H. M. ier. Division No, 122—M, 8. Russell, J. H. Butz, F. R. Hoover. Division No. 124--M. S. Miller, Theodore Van Fieit, Witham Fulton, Division No, 154—H. E. Charch, William Devine, James Beem. Division No, 157—Joseph Losey, John Rhodes, Joseph 8. York. Appended to the above was the following toR. E. Ricker, Superintondent and Engineer of the Central Railroad of New Jersey :— Fourth—' Tho above documents were presented this morning by the committee of engineers to the officer represent- ing the Cehtral Railroad of New Jersey, and was ac- copted y President Knight, who indorsed it as fol- lows The above propositi Prondeut of t Oct. 24, 1876. pted. _E. C. KNIGHT, Coutral Raliroad ot New Jersey. The committee e: ed to Presid Koight that if he had received tne! 4 Chief when he called upon him two weeks ago this entire trouble could have been avoid Now the committee coulu not accept any terms except those named in the document. Alter a consultation with bis colleagues and after terviews with the committees of firemen and brakes- men President Knight accepted all their propositions, The men then expressed their readiness to resume work immediately, and telegrams were sent along the line of the road, and ail trains will be running on Wed- nesday as usual President ght and associates left here to-night. The price of the HERALD to-day and henceforth will be three cents. A BAILROAD MURDER. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE NEW JERSEY CEN- TRAL BOAD—A TRAIN THROWN OFF BY A MISPLACED SWITCH AND A FALSE LIGHT—A BRAKEMAN' AKD ONE PASSENGER KILLED— RIGHT INJURED. Puarspmip, N. J., Oct. 24, 1876 The train on the Central Railroad of New Jersey leaving Jersey City at five o’clock P. M, was wrecked near, Evona station at five minutes past seven o’clock P, ‘M. It was in charge of Conductor Clark. The engine was No. 140, driven by Cy. Williams, a machinist at the Communipaw shops, one of the best men and the oldest on the road. The engine was entirely wrecked. The two forward smoking cars were telescoped, and the next passenger car was much broken up. Thero were nine cars in the train. One brak was killed. William Flynn, also brakeman, was injured and taken to Plainfield. J. A. Klein, a passenger. was also injured internally. ‘A passenger named Phillips, severely injured and carried to a {arm near the scene of the accident. coe ‘eneyck, of Somerville, Mr. Appleby, of Dunellen, hada leg broken. Nat Domick, @ mason, of Dunelien was killed. passenger is missing. He probably hes undis- covered under the smoking cars. ‘bree ladies who wore im the passenger car were ed through the windgws by the conductor, who was inthe same car. Severe iojuries were sustained by all the ladies from broken glass. MURDEROUS MALICE, The accident was caused by a misplaced switch. Tne switch was turned to throw the train off the track and plugged with a stick. and the switch-board was turned to show the green light, ‘‘all right,’’ and ‘‘chockea’’ firmly in place. The train preceding recked one, for Phila- delphia, passed all right eminates before. The mischief was done between ten minutes past six and seven P. M. The wreck is being cleared at balf-past ten and anew track laid. The price of the Hzratp to-day and henceforth will be three cents, FATAL RAILBOAD ACCIDENT. A CENTENNIAL EXCURSION TRAIN WRECKED— TWO COACHES ROLLED DOWN A HIGH BANK— ONE PASSENGER KILLED AND SEVERAL SE- VERELY WOUNDED. MippLetows, N. Y., Oct. 24, 1876, At twenty minutes betore nine o’clock last evening a frightful acciaent happened to a Centennial excur- cion train on the New York and Oswego Midland Rail- road at Sandburg, Sullivan county. Two passenger coaches, crowded with over 125 passengers, were thrown down a steep rock embankment over eighty feet high. One man was instantly killed and eight were severely injured, while a great many received slight mjaries. The escape from a foarfal loss of life is @ most marvellous one. The New York Midland Company had advertised for & grand Centennial excarsion, to start from Oswego yesterday morning, and vver 1,500 people embraced this cpportunity to visit the great Exhibition. Five trains were necessary to transport them, snd they all left Oswego yesterday morning as prearranged. Whi the third train reached Sandburg it stopped anda flagman was sent back to flag the fourth one, which was closely following it. Ina few minutes tho flagman was called in aud the train again sta It had not gone more than 100 yards when tho bell rope was pulled and the train again brought to « standstill. A PRARFUL CRASH, Hardly bad the train been stopped before the head- light of tue train following it appearod around a curve, runnmg about twenty-five miles an hour, and crashed into the third train with such force that the rear coaches were all huddled together, knocking tb sengers from their seats and loosening every reat and stove im the cars, The engine would undoubtedly have telescoped the rear car had not the tendor und Awo coaches jumped the track, CRASHING DOWN TH EMBANKMENT, which at this point is over ity feet high, These two cars contained over one handred and twenty-five pas- sengera, and, bmg dest a few feet, commenced roil- ol ing over and which movement continued until they reached the bottom. The sight of tno wreck viewed {from the track was aa ap- palling one, Bat a short time—it seemed an hour to those who witnesued it—elapsed betore the spectators, many of whom had friends and relatives in the overturned cars, summoned sufficient courage to go to the assistance of their unfortunate cem- Strnge to say, not a single person was this perilous descent, A PASSENGER KILLED. , Tho only passenger killed was Mr. Mumford W Boomer, ut Adams, Jeflerson county, He had just stepped upon the rear platform of the third train when the fourth trau ik it, and had not time to THR WoUNDE: It was over two hours before all were rescued irom OCTOBER 25, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET. the wreck, when the tained to be as follo' Mr. J. A. Younglove, of Hamilton, Madison county New York. Mr. Lamb, of the same place. Mr. White, a lawyer, of the same place. Miss Morgan, sister-in-law of Mr, White. Mr. J. W. Overton, of Adams. Miss F. M. Darrell, of Eaton, Jefferson county. Superintendent T. C. Purdy, who acted as conductor on the third train, was quite seriously bruised and was also scalded. The tireman of the fourth train, Nich Stoehr, seeing that a collision was inevitable, jumped from the engine rious bruises. these who were unable to all doing well and will re- mes of the injured were ascer- from their injuries. The coach on which Mr. Boomer was cilled had been specially chartered by a number of g Adams, a station on the Rome and Wal road. He was spempeaies by his brother. sister, Mr.and Mrs, D. E. Taylor. He was aged about twenty-five. His remains were brought to this piace and taken to his home via Newburg and New York Central. The price of the Uxwat to-day and henceforth will be three cents, TILDEN AND THE SOUTH. THE GOVERNOR'S LETTER TO ABRAM 8, HEW- ITT—NO REBEL DEBTS TO BE PAID. The following reply of Governor Tilden to a letter from the Hon. Abram 8, Hewitt will be read with in- terest, as it places the Governor on record in a matter that has been greatly agitated as one of the perils of a ‘golid South” in the Presidential election :— New Yor, Oct. 24, 1876, To Tux Hox. Avram S, Hewitt:— Sim—I have received your letter informing me that republicans bigh in authority are publicly representing that “the South desire not without hope” to payment for losses by the late war and to have vision , made for the rebel debt and tor the losses of res. As tho payment of such logse: deemed important enough eitber Convention at th me to state ny views In the government, ~* Thotfgh disposed myself to abide by the issue as made up already, 1 have no hesitation to comply with your ind claims was not deserve the notice of @ it was held, you also ask gard to their recognition by 0 pressly provide: The validity of bt of the United States author- ized by law, including debts ineurred for payment of pen- ad bounties for muppressing insurrection of |. But n ther the United ¢ shall assume oF pi ve oblixa- of insurreetion oF ainst the United states or any claim for the Lom any slave, but all such debts, obligations aud clai be held illegal and vod. This amendment has boen repeatedly approved and agreed to by democratic State conventions of the South. 1. was unanimously adopted as a part of tue plattor of the Democratic National Convention at St. Louis, on the 28th of June, aud wus declared by that platform to be “universally accepted as a tinal settlement of the controversies that engendered civil war.” My own position on this subject had been previously declared on many occasions, and particularly in my first annual message of January 5, 1875, ‘ ln that document | stated that the Southern peoplo were “bound by the thirteenth, fourteeuih and it- teenth constitutional amendments; that they had Joined@t national conventions in the nomipation of ‘candidates and in the declaration of principles ‘and pur- poses, which form an authentic acceptun sults of the war, embodied in the last thr ments to tho organic law of tho federal U that they Lad, by the suffrages of all their voters, ut the last national election, completed the proof that now they only seek to ghare with us, and to maintain the common rights of American local self-government, in a fraternal union, under the old tag with ‘one con- stitution and one destiny.’” 1 dociared at the same time:—The queetions settled by the war are never to be reopened. The aduption of the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amendments to the tederal constitution closed one great cra in our lutics. It marked the end forever of the system of uman slavery and of the struggles that grow outof that system. These amen¢menis have been conelu- sively adopted, and they have been accepied in good faith by all political organizatiqns and the people ot all sections, ‘hey close the chapter; they are and must be tinal; all parties hereafter must accept aud stacd upon them, and henceforth our politics are to turn upou questions of the present and tbe tuture, and not upon those of the settied and finai past.’’ Should [ be elected President the provisions of the fourteenth amendment will, so tar as depends on me, be maintained, executed and enforced in perfect and absolute good faith. No rebel debt will be assumed or paid. No claim for the loss or emancipation of any Slavo will be allowed. No claim for any loss or dam- age incurred by disloyal persons arising trom the war, whether covered by the fourteenth amendme or not, will be recognized or paid. The cotton tax ‘will not be refunded. 16 deem it my duty to veto mption or payment of damages, claims or for the reiunding of any such tax, The danger to the national Treasury is not from claims of persons who aided the reveilion, but trom claims of persons residing in the Southern States or having property in those States who were, or pre- tended to be, ur who lor the sake of aiding claims now retend to bave nion, Such ciai they are from acts caused irom the operations of war, have been disowned by the public law of civilized Hations, céouemned by the adjudications of the Supreme Court ut the United States and only find any stutus by force of specitic legislation of Congress. ‘These claims have become stale and are often tainted with fraud. They are nearly always owned tn whole or in part by claim agent speculators or lobby- ists, who bave no equit ist tho taxpayers or the public. They should, in ail cases, be scrutinized with jealous care. Tho calamitics to individuals which were inflicted by the lato war aro, for the most part, irreparable. The government cannot recul! to Itfe the million of our Youth who went to untimely graves, nor compensate the sufferings or sorrow of their relatives or iriends. It cannot readjust between individuals the burdens of taxation hitherto borne, or of debts incufred to sus- tain the government, which are yet to be paid. It can- not apportion anew among our citizens the damages or losses incident to military operations, or resulting in every variety of form /rom its measures for maintain ing its own oxistence. It has no sale geueral rule but to let bygones be bygones, to tura trom tho dead past to a now and better future, aud on that basis to assure peace, reconciliation and fraternity between all sec- tions, classes and races of our people, to the end that allthe springs of our productive industries may bo quickened, and a new prosperity created in which the evils of the past sball be forgotien. Very reupecttuily yours, BAMUEL J. TILDEN, The price of the Hznatp to-day and henceforth will be three cents, MOLLY MAGUIRES. u, loyal to government of the YELLOW JACK DONAHUE FOUMD GUILTY OF MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE—ARBEST OF “cE Fox.” Porrsvitie, Pa., Oct, 24, 1876, The trial of Yellow Jack Donahue for the murder of Morgan Powell at Summit Hill in 1871 was concluded at Mauch Chunk this evening, the jury bringing in a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree. Donabue received the verdict in the most ancon- cerned manner. Ho is the tenth member of the A. 0, Hi. convicted of murder in the first degree, we The Court at Mauch Chunk have not allowed Slattery to make any further disclosures about the political ipfluence of the Mollies, and henee there have been no new developments. The excitemont here over his revelation of last Satur- day has not suvsided, and they are being used to in- fluence the coming election. Not only im this county, but throughout Vennsyvivania, arrests of Mollies still continue. To-day Patrick Hughes, alias “the Fox,’” was lodged th jail bere on the charge of having burned the Philadelphia and Reading depot at Tuscarora in 1875. He wasa of Donabue, who was convicted of murder at Mauch Chunk to-night. MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT. War Department, i Ovrice ov THK Curler SiGNat Orrican, Wasuixatos, Oct, 25—1 4. M. Probabilities, For the South Atlantic and East Gulf States, rising barometer, west to north winds, cooler and clear weather, For Tennessee ‘and the Obio Valley, rising barom- west to north winds, colder and clear weather. For the upper lake region and Upper Mississippi Val- ley, rising barometer, west to north winds, colder ai clear or partly cloudy weather, followed by rising tem- perature, For the Lower Missouri Valley, rising followed by falling barometer, cold northwesterly winds, shifting to warmer southwest or southeast, and clear weath: For the lower Jake region and Middle States, rising barometer, iresh and brisk westerly of northwest winds, colder, clear or partly cloudy weather, followed by light rains in the former. For New England nearly stationary followed by rising barometer, colder southwest to northwest winds, partly cloudy weather, and possiby light rains in the northern portions, The lower Ohio River and Camberland continue slowly rising. THR WEATHER YESTERDAY. The following record will show the changes im the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, in com- pariaon with the corresponding date of last year, as in- dicated by the thermometer at Hudnat’s pharmacy, HuraLD ise 187% 1876, 3AM oO oo 6a M 65 LJ 94M 55 12 M. 63 average perature yesterday 65 Average temperature your. ax THE HERALD’S POLICY. PUBLIC SENTIMENT ON THE REDUCED PRICE OF THE PAPER—LETTERS AND ‘SUGGESTIONS FROM THE PEOPLE. The following letters from among a creat number re- ceived at this office will give a good idea of the light in which the pubhe regard the action of the HaRaLp im redacing its price to three cents a copy :— To tuk Eprror ov tis HeRaLp:— Stick to your price for the Hxmatn; the public will sustain you and the Heraip will become more pupular than ever, In coming down town this morning on 'a Sixth avenue car the newsboys who jumped on at va- Tious crossings persisted in asking four cents, and when the price was objected to by the passengers they tried to force other papers on them. My experience in Sixth av ces me thi HERALD is a8 six to ene of th and the newsmen are work- ing against their own interests. _CONSTANT READER. pon’? Pax IT. To Tux Evirox or ray Herary:— The news stand under the St Charles Hotel charges four cents tora Hxxatp. Do you allow such imposi- tion? A READER, We adviso “A Reader” to pay only three cents in future, THE NEWSBOYS AND THE HERALD, To Tae Epirok ov THe HERALD:— I found it impossible this morning to get a Hrnanp for three cents, I have tried at three corue! Tenth strect an¢ Broadway and was told that they would not continue to sell your paper for loss than four cents, 1think many of the newsdealers could make a living without the Heap, and you should give the Mitle boys a chance to make an honest living. Send them out by the brigade and everybody will be en- abled to get your worthy paper ior what you say it ought to be sold. 4.3 “ONLY A PENNY.” To tux Eviror oy tak Hexaup:— ‘A newsdoaler in T'wellth street, near Broadway, t asked me four cents ior your paper, but was compe! to give me back my money. trast that your readers will uot submit to this form of extortion use there is “only a penny” tnvolved in it. A little decision on the part of those who buy will soon compel dealers to sell for three cents, YVRINCIPLE, THREE CENTS A COPY. To Tue Epirox oy tux Heratp:— ‘AS there seems to be considerable misunderstanding about the price of tho New York Hexato since the last few days, | take this oppurtunity to inform the public that id pay ws for sale daily at Brentano's Literary Emporium at the office price—nam three (3) cents, I would furthermore add that the reduction iw price shail not in any way alter my former orders for the Hara. ect Hy, TANO, $9 Union square. “ON HIS OWN HOOK.” To tux Epiror ov THE HxRALD:— I writo this to tell you that o: this morning, about half-past , and fifth street, Laskeda boy f Hinaup. This voy, y, Was selling other papers. He said he did y, and bis boss would not let him well that y more. I was only one of a dozen who wuntea to buy it, and nearly ail expressed their indig- nation at this narrow-minded way of doing business. Ido not think one vf those who asked for the paper bought any other instead, but a little farther down a boy came on with nothing Heravps, and calling out the price at three cents, nearly every one in the car bought acopy. I asked him how he came to sell tho Hexaip when the boy further up the avenue was not allowed to, He said be got them at your Branch office, and nobody coald bose him; he run the paper on bis own hook, ng “bully.’? L think it Mr. Bennett does the same, “run the paper on bis own hook,’ the public will stand by the paper, even if they go out of their way to get it. AN INDEPENDENT READER, Sixth avenue car Forty- THE HERALD OM THE STREET CARS. Mr. Field, of the Third Avenue Railroad, sent his compliments tothe Hxgatp and said he thought the reduction in price Was a 100’ in the right direction, and that he would see that every faciliiy was given boys to sell on the cars. YOUR CENTS, 18 ENOUGH: PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 23, 1876, To tue Eprtor oF tae HenaLy:— Please inform me if it is right that we should pay five cents for your paper bere, Hunt & Whittaker, northeast corner of Third and Race sirests, still churge me the old price, and if | understand your charges are supposed to be the same here as in New York, viz, three cents. CONSTANT READER, The cause of the increase is by reason of the New York pay having to pay one cent per copy freight to tha Adams Express Company, but tho paper ought to be retailed at four cents.—(Ep. trap, 4 SIMILAR CASE, To tax Epiror ov rue Heratp:— 1 was obliged to pay five cents as usual, at Yonkers, this morning, for your heuer ce Is it to be so ‘every day? EDGAR 8. NICHULS. The paper is delivered im Youkers low enough to enable the dealer to soll at four cents and mako a handsome profit NOT THE MAN WANTED. Newarx, N. J. Oct 23, 1876." To rux Eprror oy tim HexaLp:— If you desire to put the Hzxaxp into the hands of an experienced man in this city, and give him oxclusive coutrol instead of the newsdealers, I should like to take it at the reduced rates, timonials as to ability, &c. Courter office. We decline the services of this gentieman, and beg to inform him that it is just his class of men whom we find opposed to and prevent the public from getting the Hzuato at three cents: FAIR TREATMENT OF CUSTOMERS. To rum Epiror ov Tox HeRatp:— There is at least one ratiroad running into New York in earnest in assisting yoa in your very lauda- to New York this morning on the Montelair and Gr wood Lake Railroad he noticed a customer insisting ewsdealer selling him his Heravop for four jon the superintendent wadealer refusing, the su- 18 patrot im every particu- lar as they were on any other railroad running into New York. A Hera Max ‘THE HERALD IN NEW JERSEY. = Evizasetu, Oot, 23, 1876. To rum Evitoz of rux Henatp:— We navo been glud to read ull through your paper that the Hxxap price is three cents; have hoped to derive the benefit of the reduction, but it seems we are to be disappointed, tor t! viz. :—Five cents for daily, ed, and { id ‘ing only one de: own way, charge: an above” Will y you do other piaces, and place before us your paper, giving as the benefit of the reduction? You can see from your sale in [liza The Herat is sold to Elizabeth dealers at two and five-eighths conts, and could be rotailed at four cents on week days and #x cents on Sunday, and leave a good profit to dealers. THE HERALD IN THE STEAM CARS. @ Evrrox ov tas H mo minutes to e (Monday) de- manded fivo ceuts for the HexaLp and reused to tako less. Notico is given agreeably to request made in that paper. W. L, WALLACE To rum Evitom or tue Heeap:— Mr. W. E. Dorwin, Superiutendent of the Montclair and Greenwood Lake Railroad took the news boy by the nape of the neck and threatened to pitch him of the train ifhedid not sell the Huraup at the reauced price of four cents, Heretofore the passengers have id cents tor the Hexatp. (rt course, the news- iy ambed and another railroad is added to the list of Huwatp votaries, Three cheers tor Mr. Dorwin, A COMMUTER, To tas Epirom oF = Herap:— ‘ ae Is v lor us to continue paying five cer jor w ral Road of Sone Island alter you have put your pri three rents? A LONG ISLAND READER OF THE HERALD. Pritapenrara, Oct, 23, 1876, To Tux Evitue or Tax Hexaip:— Your remarks concerning the refusal of the news agent on the Pennsylvania Ratiroad to sell your paper for less than five cents are quite to the point itis probably not known to the authorities of this road that the same agent charges five cents for Philadeiphia papers whose retail price is but two cents, VINDEX. Brestwoop, Saffolk County, N. Y., Oct, 23, 1876, To rnz Evitox or tax Herarp:— We have to pay fivo cents to newsboy of Long fat Ratiroad for the HmraLy. When I spoke to him to-day about overcharging he said | need not take them if I did not waat to pay five cents, as he had soid most out could sell them, so I took four copies, paying twenty centa. FRANK K BLACKER, P. ih HeRacp on the C ON THE PENNSYLVANIA BAILROAD. Passengers on the Pennsylvants Railroad will here- alter obtain the Hexacp for sour cents on all trains mi Riley & Sar, the agents, havi jesars. Rilo} ry e aving ve 2 that sleek to their employee. given instr: The latter, it rs, Misunderstood the previous orders, If Mr. ‘Legion will carry out the instructions of his employers and sell the Herato for four cents he Will not only serve their interests bat accommodate the travelling public better than by stoppiag bis orders for the as was done on EYEE AND ABYSSINIA The Horrors of the Defiles of Goundel and Goura. THE LAST MAN, A Parallel to the Custer Tragedy. Loxpoy, Oct, 11, 1378, A correspondent of the London 7imes turnishes that journal with some extraordinary and interesting partica- lars relating to the two expeditions which the Khedive sent out against bis enemy, King Jobo, of Abyssinia. The history of these expeditions bas hitherto remained an uplathomable secrot, the Egyptian authorities having “suppressed” it owing to the disasters which overtook their forces; and, moreover, at a time when the Khedive’s finances were im such an apparently dosperate condition and had excited so much feeling io England it was probably deemed advisable by the Khedive not to add to the panic by proclaiming too loudly nis misfortunes tn war, Hence tue prese: clations are in a measure the first authentic ne’ that secret and terribl of Egyptian history. Tue correspondent says be happened to meet at Vichy au oflicer ybo took part in the second expedi- tion under Prince Hassan. The officer was interviewed on the subject and gave the following circumstantial details of the horrible events of which Abyssinia bas been the theatre during the attempts of Eyypt te chastise the Abyssinians, To the question what truth. there was in the different accounts which had bees given in the European papers of the war in Abyssinwe the officer replied, “These papers were wrong io transiorming that terrible campaign into a narrative of imaginary gayety, The trath is tuo earnest to provoke laughter,’ Then, giving tho interviewer bis word of honor that all be would tell would be the exact truth, he proceeded to give the ensuing narrative:— THK FIRST EXPKDITION—ITS KXTERMINATION, There have been known two oxpeditions; it is the third which has just been organized, and of which yous correspondent at Alexandria speaks. The first of t! expeditions—that which met with the most terrible tate—was made in October, 1875, It consisted of 4,000 men, cavalry and infantry, withartillery. It was con- cucteu by Colonel Arendrup. The historyof this first expedition can be toid in a tew lines, The torce com- manded by Arendrap, at the moment when it was ad- Vancing on Adoua, without having taken the least precaution to cover itsul!, merely following the vame guard commanded by Arakel Bey, was surprised in the deflie of Goundel, overwhelmed by a force tem times its number, exterminated without mercy trom the first to tue last—irom Arakel Bey at the vanguard to Arendrup himself, from the Ge: -Ubie8 to the bumblest soldier, A TALE O¥ HORROR. The following dark incident detaches itself from thi monotonous horror:—Among the volunteers: in this expedition there was vlficer, an Austrian gentle. mun, Count Lichy, in the vanguard, who was wounded d left for dead on tho field of battle. Fifteen days alter M. de Sarseck, the Fronch Consal Goneral at Massowah, wishing to seo King John before going away for s holiday, went to Adoua und crossed the horrible deiile of Goundel, where the massacred Egyp- Van army had been abandoned. Among the dead bodies M. de Sarseck discovered a man who was still breathing. M. de Sarseck approached him and gave him immediate assistance, and found that this sole survivor was Count de Lichy, and that be had been lof: as dead, bad come to himself, aod bad lived for a fortnight in the midst of indescribable suffering, te ing from pluce to place, bad supported himself on herbs and roots, drinking the water rematning in the flasks of his dead companions. THM LAST SURVIVOR OF THE MASSACRE M. de Sarseck had him conveyed to an Abyssinian village and contided him to the care of one of the in- habitants, apd then continued his journey, with the intention of taking up the untortunate Count on bis roturo. During the interview he had with King Joha he narrated this touching incident, mentioned tue vil- lage to which he bad transported the wounded man and asked permission to take him with him to Egypt, which was forthwitn accorded him. But when, twu days after, he came again to the village, he learned that Abyssinian soldiers, armed with an order of King Jobn, bad taken possession of Count Lieby and car- ried him off. Since then he has never been heard of, and the only surviving witness of the deeds of the de- file of Goundel has doubtless disappeared torever, THE BECOND BXPEDITION. ‘ Three months after the second oxpedition was organ- ized with the mission of avenging the defeat and was- gucre of the previvus one. The second expedition con- ed of 6,000 men, | jeve, under the command of Prince Hassan, with Ratib Pacha as chief of the staff, including Loring Pacha, an American officer, and sev- eral others of the same nationality. This expedition left Massowah on January 10, and toward the end ef the same month reached Goura, between Massowan aad Adoua, without having encountered the slightest obstacle, An intrenched camp was then established to let the soldiers rest without exposing them to sur- prise; for it was known that King Johu, at the head of the armed population of Abyssinia, Was moving about the provinces, because, according to the spies, be did not wish to disperse his army 1 face o} ot the country, because none of his provinces w h to ' permit to fix himself anywh ‘with his troops. The Egyptian expedition, with provisions, remain month in the intr at Goura without s be 7th of February they were informed by spies that King Jobn and his army would have to pass be- tween the Mtrenebed camp and the detile of Cazachor. ‘The Egyptian troops, of Osmun Pacha, consisted of three batterics and ning battalions, The batteries, armed with mountain \sqgere and seven battalions jeft the intrencbed camp, au took up their position six kilometres abead, on the slope of two bills forming a valley, which, prolonging ttsel! Yeyond them, becomes a piainof some miles in ex- tent. The bed of adried up stream passes at the bot tom of this valley snd extends across the plain, outting itintwo, The Egyptians occupied both sides of this bed and distributed themselves from the banks to about the middle of the heights. Facing them, at the extremity of the plain, they could see the Abyssinian army, which seemed to jnsend advancing to force tue detile occupied by the Egyptians, Osman Pacha estab lished his batteries at the head of his army, facing the plain and the Abyssinians, From time to time the 1 f attempted to break them, and each time they we epulsod by the Egyptian artillery, and alreaay the Khedive’s treops were shouting victory when the most horri! of surprises changed their shout of triampa into cries of despair. THA TRAP LAlD BY KING JOuN, While the mass of the Abyssinian army was pre- tending to wish to force the deiile, this was simply a ruse de Bebiod them soldiers bad e yd the dried up bed of the stream; crawling along the ground, they got round the hilis on which the Egyptian troops were massed. ‘These hills they aseended from the opposite siae, and then, once arrived at the summit by thousands, men and women, soldiers on foot and on horseback, from bebind rocks, trees and ho.lows, rushed down with furious cries on the rear flanks of the Egyptians. Dreadful contusion ensued. The Egyptians made no attempt at resiaiance. Driven on both s.des } panic weized th the artillerymen abandoned their pieces in the van and added to the contusion. The bulk of the Abyssinian army er the valley and engaged with the soldiers of the Nile. They fought hand to hand. THE ror@BRy nore. Hassan Pacha, with heroic efforts, then succeeded in gathering around him some of the officers, with 500 or 600 soldiers, who, together forming @ compact body, fought their way through tho Abyssinians at tho in- trenched camp. Of the seven battalions and three batteries this was all that survived. Rachid Bey, Giebti Bey, Colonel Deye and many other foreign and Egyptian oft remained dead or wounded on tho field of battle ‘The fol- lowing day, whilo the imtrenched camp, r-duced in nuinber to 2,000, was fortilying the enemy did not appear, Tho day after that they were seen in the dis- tance, but disappeared before the firing with which they were received. On the 19th—that Is, the third day, at poou—they made an assault, but were by ype A cannon bail passed close to King Jona; wae throwa from bis horse and the assault was inter rifpted. KING JOHN BROUGHT TO TERMS. On the fourtn day the Egyptians succeeded in Jecting explosive balls the Abyssinian camp. Tha caused great ter! and the day alter a messenger ar- rived from King “It was time,’’ hg said, “to id tothis struggle. He was ri to make and to come tos humane ar- i, Goura and the prisoners. Here ends the narrative of the second Nes! ny The Egyptians have veen able to imag: o to say, that shey remained masters of the situation ‘hus oceupied without resistance and the three prov: inces; but it would seem King John has repeated what he did in the detiles of Goundel and Goura, and that after having given the Egyptians expedition he bas again attacked OBITUARY. axx u’caxy, acEep 101 raaam Information was reeeived yesterday by Dr. Nagia, Deputy Registrar of Records, of the death of Ana McCann, in she 101st yéar of herage. The deceased was vorn in Irelaid and came: to this country only three years since which time she has resided in New York, Although she bad been extretoely feeble for months, until ‘Int ii ‘was able to be about her house, On that her bed. Death took on mains will be taken for ‘mtermens Uometery \y