The New York Herald Newspaper, October 29, 1876, Page 5

SOUTH CAROLINA. Enthusiastic Mass Meeting of Governor Chamberlain’s Supporters. A TORCHLIGHT PROCESSION. Growing Strength of the Hayes and Hampden Party. STATEMENT OF BUSINESS MEN. Couumuia, 8. C., Oct. 28, 1876. ‘The colored supportors of Governor Chamberlain in his city and eounty had a grand mass meeting hore \o-day, which was addressed by the leading candidates on the republican ticket, the Governor excepted. For tome wnexplained "reason the Governor has persist- tntly refrained from appearing on the stump. Ex- Congressman Elliott, the present candidate fof Attorney General on the Chamberlain ticket, was the'principal orator, but owing to the confusion and clamor resulting from the vntbusiasm among the blacks, his words wore drowned and most effective points were lost to those who wished tohearhim. The @emonstration culminated to-night im a torchlight Procession and pyrotechnic display, which was highly Breditable to the party and its managors. ‘The State House of South Carolina was brilliantly il- fumimated and the emblematic Palmetto tree in its front was covered with transparencies which were any- Shing but suggestive of its ancient and historic record, At eight o'clock the procession formed in front of the Btate House, bearmg torches and transparencies, acd mado the circuit of the principal thoroughfares of the city. It was composed of men mounted on mules and horses, principally belonging to their white employers, boys and a number of carriages filled with ladies, who can he said to be the élite of colored Society in Columbia, Rockets were shot up all slong the route, and the air resounded with ores of “Hurrah fur Chamberlain! which ‘were occasionally interrupted by crios and choers tor Hampton trom quite a numbor of colored democrats. ‘The procession was about half a mile in fength, and in Passing the Wheeler House it was reviewed by the Commanding general and staff and by the Chairman Of the Democratic Executive Committoe. The utmost good order prevailed, another striking evi- dence that the proclamations of the Governor and President are misrepresentations, as far as Tegards the peaceful condition of the State. Senator Randolph, of New Jersey, also viewod the procession and was charmed with the excellent temper and good humor prevailing between the races, The Senator having thoroughly investigated the politico-military situation hore, left for the northern and western por- tions ef the State to-night to pash his inquiries in those sections. THR HAYES AND HAMPTON PARTY. The third, or the Hayes and Hampton party, is Still @ factor in State politics, but its strength cannot be estimated with any precision. Among tho prominent republicans who, while re faining their alloglance to the national ticket, have pronounced against Chamberlain, are Judges Mackey, Dooke, Townsend and Carpenter; ex-United Stat Marshal Epping, Judge Knowlton, Senator Andre: of Orangeburg; Senator Smith, of Barnwell; Solicitor Mackey, Professor Roberts, of the State University, and D. D, McLaurin, of Marlboro, Among those who huve not sommitted themselves, but known to be disaffected, are Chief Justice Moses, Associate Justice Willard, ox-Governor Scott, ex-Congressman Hoge, senator Cochran, of Anderson, and many others, Colonel M. R. wemocy, tho colored political philosopher, who, Since 1867, has advocated the political union of thetwo Faces, has also pronounced for Hampton. Govornor Chamberlain, by his proclamation, ap- pears to have increased this disaffection. Governor Boott and Judge Carpenter charge bim with having @efeated thoir candidate, Hayes, while some of the other republicans now speak of voting for Tilden, because Hayes has retused or eglected to rebuke what they rogard as an unwarranted and unjust interference in Btate matters by the administration, Whether this- third party will continue to exist or be absorbed into the two contending hosts 18 a matter of speculation. AN INDMPENDENT TICKET. The independent voier, of whom so much has been said, is abroad .in this State in an independent repub- lican ticket, which is said to possess considerable strength, appeared in this county this afternoon. ANOTHER DOLT. Senator Jones, of Georgetown, has also organized a Dols in this hitherto sure republican stronghold. While these tickets are not likely to succeed, they may insure the election of seven democrats to the Legislature anda majority on joint ballot, This involves the election of a United States Senator to succeed Senator Robertson, Tepublican, whose term expires next year, STATEMENT BY BUSINESS MEN. Couvaiia, 8. C., Oct. 28, 1876, In view of the mumber and atrocity of the false state- ments widely published in referenee to the condition of South Carolina the following statement, signed by the leading business men of this city, bas been to-day addressed to the people of the Northern, Eastern and Western States :— To Ovk Busixess Frimxps oy tux Norrn: the undersigned business men of the city of Col- 8. C., beg leave to make the following state- ment:— It is claimed that there he! in South Carolina, 8 com- Divation to defeat by arms the catorcemenut of the laws ‘that protect the right of sudrage, and that the United States troops were necessary to protect the State irom domestic violence. We assert that g® such combina- Uon or domestic violence existed, and no such protec- tion was needed. ‘The riot to which Governor has referred by Prociamation was in no way connected with It arose from a felomous assualt yy two negroes upona delenceiess'white man. A collision ensued between armed blacks and armed ) the latter forming a legal posse. Quiet was soon restored, and no disturbance has since taken place in that county, Three weeks alterwaru the Gov- erpor iseaed his proclamation, and although about 100 white and colored demverais bave been arrested vy Federal troops tor purticipatiog in the collision, we have not heard of the apprehension of a single repub- ‘hough they bad tired upon the posse, Sheriff and killed several whites. of the Supreme and Cireust courts of the State, the sheriffs of many counties, including those of nh and Barnwell, de- ‘elared Insurrectionary by tbe Governor; many county officials, trial justices and private citizens, trom sil parts of the State, most of them republicaus aud nold- ing office by appointment of the Governar, all concur in testilying to the absence of Iawressness anu the 5 premacy of the courts both beiore and at the da the Governor’s proclamation and sinco then. Jowing letter from a republican Sueriif @ specimen of the prooii ot The fol- appended as Ane: et. 11, 1876, Colonel A. C, Hasextt, Chairman :— ‘Everything is quiet in tiny county, T have not now, nor ave ever had, uny rosistunce offered to me iu serving any Judicial process pinced in my hands. 1 ean, individually and alone, wrrest any man or set of men in’ tuis upon the proper process of my courts, us f did in the ta burg ease, and need no hely in txking such s. not even # pose, much lows the aid of federal soldiers. U hw Deen in muy parts of and kuow of no arwed bauds or Mmbiages law. 1 Texrned that the puss ie Klien. ton rio; under % co perved wi federal soldiers promised they would dinporse the negroe: IL. JORDAN, 8. A, As basiness men and not as politicians we express our firm conviction that there does exist a determina. tion on the part of Governor Chamberlain and others 1o prevent, Dy unconstitutional acts and arbitrary ur. Tests, Whe exercise of free saftrage on the part of those colored citizens who desire to vote against the candi dates nominated by the republican purty here, ana tor rtisan purposes to stir up siriic bewween the races, Mie three or our white military compauws in the State to whom State arms bad been issued have been compelled to return them and to disband. Among these aro the German Fusiliers, which have been in existence 10U years, while (he State militia, composed exclusively of republican biacks, have been allowed to retain and drill with arms, of which 8,303 have been issued, a# uppears by the report of the adjutant and inspector general, ‘Tbe other so- called rifle clubs are merely jocal organizations for home defence. They do not driil, few arms they may possess are the property of individuals. ‘They do not form the basis ol tue democratic part and have never been guilty of a single act of lawiess- or violence, Not eontent with ne venting, by proclamation, the whites {rom organizing for protec- tion against possible attacks from the black miliua, the Governor hus had brought to this State, trou the North, East and West, at feavy expense all the available foree of the arty, under the false pro- text that the State fs in insurrection. We believe that the unwarranted acts of tue Governor and the teach- Inge of their lenders Las bad the effect of ineting the blacks to acts of law.ewsuess and murder, The recent murder by blacks, In ambush in Edgefield, of a peac ful white citizen, Mr. Jolin Gilmore, aud the treache: ous atiack upon ihe democrats at Cainhoy in Churios- ton, on the date of the President's proclamation, t Bi are evidenceyof this. Both political parties agreed to hold riek Chureh, near Caphoy, and it was Domoeratic National Committee yesterday’ 4u indorsement of the above-mentioned ton, signed by the following C. :—Waae =|/EDWARD further agreed, on the suggestion of the republicau Columbia, 8. Heaipton, that neither party should carry arms. The whites ernor; path S. Richardson, candidate for a tended unarmed. During the discussion a company of | the First district; M. P. O'Connor, biacka rushed to some neighboring bushes seized | Second district; D. Wyatt Aiken, Third rifles, shotgi and maskets and killed six and | district; J. H. Evans, Fourth Congress austrict ; wounded seventeen whites, many of the latter being | G. 1. Tilman, Firta Congressional aistrics, and A. C. outrageously mutilated. We append an extract from a letter published in the New Yorw Hxxkavo from the sop of the British Con- sul at Charleston and an eye-witness: —“The following are a few of the victims:—Old Mr. Simmons, a decrepid man of seventy, took reluge inside the vestry, but the devils must have him’ out, chopped him wih an axe, broke, by beating, almost all his bones, and ‘then shot him, while lying on the ground, with a mus- ket, for we found below him on the sill to the vestry door, and on the ground, the holes made by the back shot. As we ised nim up the broken bones erated together, though he was at the time twelve hours dead, Mr. Whitaker met with a worse fate, for he was brought in alive, suffering fearfully trom buck- shot through his stomach, and huge hacks of flesh tasen out of bin by an axe or hatchet. ©. C. Bowen telegraphed that a negro named Lachicotte was the first man killed. He may have been, but he first shot poor Whitaker, a Northern nap, lam told, Thiel got trom the man whe killed kim and from all who saw it, As Lachivotte shot Whituker this man shot him through the breast. Lachicotto was the only negro kitled that I can hear of. Daly was also Jeft ov the ground when wounded. His bead was hacked in tive places when tound, Poor Walter Gra- dick, a mere boy, nud his eye gouged out and was cruelly beaten und wounded. The papers have doubtless given you full accounts of the other casual- Les, and it is suilicient for me to say that not # single wounded prisoner teit on the ground can survive the brutality shown him after tulliag into the hands of the negroes, They stole coats, boots and hats trom both .dead and dying, lt muy now be asked why do not L take legal ineasures against Cyrus Gaillard, the black leader, to bring bim to account. | shall do so, but with no other eflect | know than to turn negro bate on tay- self, For, first, the republican Trial Justices will throw all obstacles in my way. When I say repub- ican, | mean by at always Carolina republicans, tor you know my Northern education prevents ty hold- ing any prejudices agatnst bond Jide republicans of tho North. Then Bowen has complete control of the Sessions, and the prosecuting officer, Buttz, 1» too well kown to you to doubt the futility of my eiforts, And now that these d are rendering it unsafe jor a m country, Obamberlai and cails for the Uni order, murder us, My wile and all the ladie: estexcitement. The negroos in our parish are most threatening, and, while they outnumber us twenty to one, we are ordered to disbund our organizations for defence and to disarm. ‘The reports of this and other disturbances In the State, published in partisan and republican papers of New York city we pronounce untrue, ‘The correspon- dents uf some of those letwors acknowledged on our streets that their reports were made for purely politi- cal purposes, We provounce it untrue that the people of South Carolina are rebellious. ‘They pled the issues of the war, and pledge themsolyes to obey tho constitution and the amesuments, They desire not the triumph of party, but the restoration of peace and prosperity, and the»... ring of a government which, firmly intreached w the hearts of the people, will eniorce the laws, maintain the dignity of State and the United States, aud the freedom of the American citizen, integrity and our loyaity to the Conatitatior Union, we appeal to our brethern of the North in this hour of dire extremity t! jacred twgacy of freedom, bequeathed by our fathers of the Revolution, ‘We appenu tables of eight yeurs’ administratic, of the Siaie under republican and democratic ru A shght glance at them will show bow our once prosper- ‘ous State-has been-robved of her substance, and pro- sents only one of the reasons why good poople deiwand a change of government. COST OF REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC RULE YOR KionT YEARS. 1868 to 1875, republican taxes, &c $16,773,890 Haskell, chairman Democratic State Committee, WASHINGTON. PROM OUR REGULAR CORRSSPONDENT. ‘ Wasuinatox, Oct, 28, 1876 SENATOR BRUCE, OF MISSISSIPPI, AND BIS RE PORTED ALLIANCK WITH THE DEMOCRATS DE- NIED. A rather important rumor was current yesterday. This was no less than a report that the colored United States Senator trom Mississippi, B. K. Bruce, follow- ing im the footsteps of his colored predecessor, ¢X- Senator Revelx, had gone over to Tilden and the demecratic party, The news was published ia tho Macou Telegraph of day belore yesterday, and 1s ercdited 10 turn to the Holly’ Springs af Re porter, which is published about a hundred miles dis- tunt from Floreyville, the residence of Senator Bruce, ‘The item reads as follows : Senator Bruce nas declared himself for Tilden and re- form. He basa powerful iniluence with bis race 1m the river counties, Senator Kevels joins the relorm movement, He can’t stand the bloody shirt party. We hear Jim Hill hus come to the democratic ranks. The bottom ts vus of the republican party. The friends of Senator Bruoe scout the story of the Holly Springs reporter. They say they have letters from bim dated as lato as the 20th of Uctober, in which | bis expressions of devotion to the party are most un- equivocal. The report originated with the Memphis Appeal, which said he had advised the colored men to voto for the democratic ticket; this he did, measura- bly, in aspeech at Floreyville, Miss., intended to pro- vent trouble between the races, to allay excitement on this occasion and to give expression to what he be- Heved the most expedient policy for all parties in the South, He said he hoped to seo the color line obiiter ated, and both black#and whites divided ainong them- selves in their party predilections, His friends say ‘this is all there is to the story that he had followed ex- Senator Revels into the dymoeratic fold, GBNERAL WASHINGTON DOESPATCHES, Wasuinaros, Oct, 28, 1876, THE SIOUX COMMISSION. Charles M. Hendley, the Seoretary of the Sioux Commission, telegraphed from Yankton thaith ceom- mission has accomplished its mission and will adjourn at that place to meet in Washington December & A CHARIOT COMPANY. Upon the petition of Charles Davis, one of tho stockholders of the Northern Liberty Chariot Co; pany, Judge Cartter to-day ordered that George thecompany and give bonds in exeeute!, and he took possession to-day, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPOINTMENTS, 1853 to 1860, democratic taxes $176,971 101 Republican excess,.. 9.508019 | Attorney, to lake effect the sane date, 1888 to 1875, republican le; 2,077,663 THE MURDER CASE. gi penses, 1853 to 1860, democratic logislative expouses Republican CXcess, .......+.+...+ aeee : The jury inthe case of Joannah Turbin (colored), Cwsoll be appointed receiver to wind up the affairs of 000, which was General William Birnoy has been appointed Attorney for the District of Columbia, to tako effect tho lst prox.,and his son, Arthur B. Birney, to be Assistant 1688 to 1875, republican printing expenses .. indicted fortwo murderof her husband on July 5 1863 10 1860, democratic printing expensos.. pote last, came into court to-day about four P. M. with Republican oxoess........... @ verdict of guity, accompanied, however, with 1875, republican salaries. 2 4 * > i508 ie 1860, Geabaratic salaries, Tos'1o2 | ® Petition to the President signed by the 71,013 | fall panel to commute the death penalty so that of tm- 431,408 prisonment for life, The Judge presiding and also the District Attorney expressed their intention to give eeeseee Benen their personal attention to the furthering of the object Republican excess....... 73,975 | of the petition, which will also receive tho signatures 1868 to 1875, repubitcan tree schools. 355,652 1858 to 1800, Sedubentes ines sobrools 582.317 | Of the prisoner's counsel. Republican excess.... Cost ot militia, arma, &c, Cost of Penitentiary ¢! —Being an average $8! for 300 convicts, oF $198 Amount of taxes levied and other income eight years.... eee «+ 16,773,890 State debt increased by issuing bonds tor which the State roveived no equivalent... 14,000,000 Add decrease Of Stave assets 1865, 2,754,600 oe 100 satnes tecwee 14773,0000 «06 $82,547, 700 jot include # large floating debt. Democratic levies tor cight years.... 5,176,971 Repablican excess............. 27,370,819 tax levied by republicans one year. 3121,954 one y Highest oneyear Republican excess... Highest printing expenses one your, repub- Neat peanes ses Highest printing expenses one year, dei mu cratic. - Republican excess Advertising acts of Land Commission; a fraud under pretence of selling negroes’ homesteads, Valuation of proverty in 1863 Valuation of property in 1875, Decroase in value. T20"542618-000 L. D. CHILDS, President Curolina National Bank. W. B. STANLEY, Vice Prosident Central National Bank. J. P. SOUTHERN, President Union Bank. EDWIN J. SCOTT, Banker. J. C, SOUTHERN, President Red Bank Manufactur- tog Company. R. L. BRYAN, R. & W. SWAFFIELD. JONES, DAVIS & BOWKNIGHT, WINTHROP WILLIAMS, C. F. JACKSON. GEOR BRUNS. N. W. TRUMP. M. L. KINARD, JOHN 3. WILEY. WILLIAM GLAZE. JACUBS & HOEFER. HOPSON & SUIPHEN, OWEN DALY. J, B, PALMER. THOMAS T. MOORE, D. D, J. W. KINARD. JOHN G DIAL. GEORGE L. DIAL, DIERCKS & DAVIS, L. T, SILLIMA. LORICK & LAWRENCE, KINARD & WILEY, W. STIEGLITZ, D. GOODMAN. WILLIAM ROBINSON. J. W. PARKER. ¢, ZEGERS. : H. BUWEN. ENN Jon. JOHN 8. N. A. HEND W. HARDY. THOMAS BOYNE CG, BROWN & BRO, THOMPSON EARLE, R. HANNA HOUSE, EBE J. & A. OLIVER. McCRERRY, LOVE & CO, McURKEERY & CO. C, i. Mot. gE. RK. STOKES, EPSTEIN H. M. G1BS0. W. J. DUH FIE, PERCY & SLAWSON, KINGSLAND & HEATH, HER, W. B. McGREGOR, . Me JAMES K. FRLD. 4. MCURANEY. uv, VOLGER, ORLANDO % BATES, A. STARK. PB. CANTWELL GRORGE SY MMERS, T. POLLOCK, R. FE. AKELY. ROBERT JOYNER. SOUTH CAROLINA ON THE WAR CLAIMS, In response to the communication sent on Friday last to the National Democratic Headquarters by prominent State officials in Louisville, Ky., repudiat- ing the ebarges made by the republican leaders and press of the Nortu, to the cilvet that ‘they expected ‘that a change in the administration and the advent of the democratic roform party to power would aid them in securing yment tor | or damage to property suilered wer during the War, the NAVAL INTELLIGENCB, Bostox, Mass., Oct. 28, 1976, McRitchie, arrived to-day frem Portsmouth, Hauivax, Oct, 28, 1876. for the Azores. . OBITUARY. CAPTAIN GEORGE W. SMITI. States, died at his residence in Twenty-third street, in this city, on Friday, in the sixtieth year of his age, About two weeks ago Mr. Smith was sitting in the back parlor of his house reading a book, as was lis wont belore rotiring for the Bight, and apparently in his usual bealth, when be suddenly dropped the vol- ume, clapped both hands upon hia temples, and, jump- ing to his feet, complained of an se pain in the head This soon bocame so violent that he began to pace tne floor like an ineane man, until he finally sunk down upon a lounge unconscious, 1n which condition he remained for thirty hours. He rallied somewhat trom the ai tack at the expiration of that time and haa briet inter- vals of consciousness for a time. The physicians in attendance declared that the stroke of apoplexy had destroyed a portion of bis brain, and said that oven if ho should recover trom the shock his mind would be gone, In this state Mr. Smith lingered until Monday jast, when he again tell into a wholly unconscious state, in which he romained until the heur of hi path. ‘The deceased was born in this city in 1817, and at an carly age determined to become a land sur¥. To learn that profession b red the oltice of his iather, 4 well known citizen, at one time Prosident of the Dry Doek Savings Bank, and who, in addition to his duties ag agent of the immense Astor estate, practised the | profession of eity surveyor, When eighicen years old, | the subject of this notice joined the Filth company of the Seventh regiment on ‘the 11th of June, 1835, und | was commissioaed second Heutenant in 1837, first licu- tenaut in 1839 and captain in 1840. In 1844 his captain's commission, and im the eal ) cepted a commission as first heut Eighth | or H company, and in 1864 elected its chptain, | whitch posits tuined until a few weeks hetoi ‘ his death, For several years past Mr. Smith at various | times talked of retiring from the regiment to make | room for the young and ambitious men who had | Joined i. One year ago he sent 1m bis resignation, but ‘was prevailed upon to withhold it for ner that he ‘ita might make the Centennial trip to jolpbia at tho head of his company. He made the trip, and on his return again his resigoation, whieh wi hn Towns On the 26th corded in an declared that hiv di tinguished abilities as an officer and bis admirable qualities as a gentleman entitied him to the esteem of his associates und their best wishes for bis health, long life and happiness. jana month later he was dead. Itix said by his old associates that regret at severing his convection with the regimens hastened his decease. GEORGE LINGARD, New York stago tor the past twonty yours, died yes- | torday in this city. age, and made his first appearance belore a New York public in 1859, when his brother, J. W. Lingard, opened the New Bowery Theatre. He went with bis brother trom the New Bowery to the Theatre Comique, and since his brother's death has been for the most part engaged with travelling, companies. He was deeply attached to bis brother Jim, and at the burial threw his watch and chain into the grave. A your afterward a fund was rated and some friends removed J. W. Lingard’s body to the Dramatic Fund lot in | Cypress Hills, When the coffin was removed George's waich was found, and when returned to bim, alter a your's sleep 1m mother earth, be burst into tears, cor pletely overcome at the recoll rother’s burt star, but was ag one of the most usetul members of @ company, as he potwessed a good voice that was of great benefit in bis profession. THE FIGARO DISPUTE. Jadge Barrott yesterday morning granted an order to show cause why an injunetion should not issue re- ; straining Sydney Rosenfeld from the {urther publica- | tion of a journal called the Jlustrated Figaro. ‘The order was Jasued on the application of Starr Morrissey and K. B. Aoderson, proprietors of the New York Figaro, who have the only egal copyright to the title ofthat papor, The case will come up for argument on Tuerday next, in the Supreme Court, when Mr. J. G. Boyd, the couneel tor Morrissey & Anderson, will move tor a permanent injunction. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE, Lee, twenty-one years of age, made a nearly | guccessful attempt at suicide yesterday afternoon, bis residen se, corner of Varick and Wayne street J City, jooting himself with a revolver, T' Vullet lodged jn the right side und the wound is consia- ered fa) < STEAMER ARRIVAL. The National line steamship Spain (Captain Grace), from Liverpool October 18 and Queenstown 191h, arrived at this port carly this m: The United States steamor Tallapoosa, Commander ‘The United States steamer Gettysburg sailed to-night Captain George W. Smith, for more than forty-one years connected with the Seventh regimont, and in length of service the oldest militiaman tn the United Georgo Lingard, an actor who has figured on the | Ho was about fifty-three years ot | NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1876—QUADRUPLE SHEET. S. STOKES. Fisk's Slayer Released from Au- | burn Yesterday, —-—— HIS RECEPTION BY THE PEOPLE. —-—__—' He Lays Ilis Father's Death to Governor ! Tilden's Charge. | - a At half-past soven o'clock yesterday morning Ed- ward S. Stokes loft Auburn Prison a free man, after having suffered five yours’ Imprisonment in the Tonbs, atSing Sing and the State Prison at Auburn, Horace Stokes, his brothor, was permitted to see him for a few moments Friday afternoon, but no other per- gop Was admitted to talk with him antll the moment of his departure irom inside of the castellated building. It is usual when a prisoner ieaves Auburn that ho shail receive a suit of clothing from the State of New York and a small sum of money, the money being derived from the admission fce of twenty-five cents charged to cach visitor to the person who 1s not a res» ident of Cayuga caunty. When stokes went to sign his name ou the journal on leaving the prison he re- ceived $19 30 from the general fund, but declined to tako the suitof clothing, Me said in conyersa- tion with the Herato reporter, after leaving tho prison, “I took the $1930 sunply because I don't think I owe tho State of New York auything, for have paid for everything that I have got, and I ask no favors going out, nor bave 1 any need \o ask any.’ | Ho did not take the prison breakfast, but was driven | to tho Gaylord House, a tew blocks distaut, abd there had something to oat with his brother Horace and Col- one! Nuttman, who isa partner of bis tn the Imper- ishable Stove Block Pavement Company, and who emigrated to Calilornia in 184%, aud was afterward an oflicer in Maximillian’s army in Mexico, Thero wa also present at tho hurried breaklast Josiah 8. Colgate, & cousin of Stokes, aud a tow triends who had arrived and Who accompanied the released man to New York. Stokes, betore leaving the prisou, was marched around the prison yard for the last timo, and was Gaoally taken from the ranks and then brought into tho prison vosti- bulg to change his clothing. When he signed his name ou tho bouk bis hand was as steady as a crowbur and be showed none ot the nervousness which is usual with a convict on leaving a State Prison, Daring the day a large number of people collected at the prison to got a look at Stokes for the iilst ti nd the depot of the New York Central Kuilroad was crowded with men and women when the carriage arrived which contained Stokes and bis friends, Tho crowd pressed go closely on him that the police wero obliged to give them the order to move on, but no unkindly words were said to him and when he got on the rail- road car a number of people came in. to shake bauds with him and bid him goo Stokes wore gray mixed trousors and soit felt hat with a narrow brim, a black cutnway coat and over all these undergarments ‘was a black overcoat lined with silk and faced with Diack silk velvet. Hie eostume was completed by a Dleek silk necktie and o simali diamond stud in an immaculate white shirt bosom. Stokes looked very well and though his hair was quite gray, his mustache and muperial goateo wero trimmed toa nicety. He hus quite recevered from bis late sicknoss and looked as giad at boing free as a boy let out of school, But the Accumulated events of the past six years buve changod the tua, and on his way down to Albany he relapsed a number of times into a mooay sadness, and questioned his companions about things which have transpired since the fatal day, January 6, 1872. At Syracuse there was a big crowd to gaze at Stokes, and when be left the curs a solid muss of people followed him, but no mo- Testation was effered him in anysense. An old man named McLoun, who keeps a saloon near the depot at Syracuse, ‘asked Stokes to como into his place and take a drink, taking Mr. Colgate for Stokes. The party entered the saloon, and the old mae said to Colgate, whom he mistook for Stokes, “You stood up for youn rights like a man, and I honor youtor it. You can’t pay lor a drink in my house, but you aro we!come to anybhing in it that you like.” Stokes endeavored to pay for a drink, but McLean would not receive any money, and he followed the party to @ Now York train and insisted upen Stok: receiving & box of cigars which ne bad purchased for him. Stokes had secured places im a dining toom car, and the crowd camo in and looked at him, ad jammed up the passageways 80 that they became Ita) At Utica and Pala- tine Bridge the samo tlang was repeated, and crowds of men and women juinjed into the ears and spoke to Sokes any of them shacing his hands and telling 4 they wore oe that he was free at last. seemod much moved by this display of fechng, and thanked o number of persons for their kindly expréyyions of feeling. At twenty-five minutes past two o’elck the train reuchod Albany, and Stoke dd nis friends immediately went to the Delavan House to take diane and to lay over for ono train, #0 as to escape the crowdy of peopl, who were becoming oppressive. Hundreds of women en- deavored to get u glimpse of tho rdeased prisoner at the diflerent depots en roule, but Stokes did not manifest any desire to talk, and kept himself aloof from those who wished talk with him. At the table in the Delavan House StoRos said :— “It seems so strange once more to be eating ata de- cent table and to be among friends. I feol queer and do not yet quite realize it” While at the Delavan House, in Alb: Stokes made a statement Heeatp ter in regard to his iinprisoument tat ix of rather an interesting nature, Stokes soems te be very bitterly opposed to Governor Tilden, and he éid not hesitate to state yosterday n number of times that he caused his fatuer’s death by deceiving him in re- gard to his son's pardon. ‘The substance of the state. ment of Stokes is as follows :— BTATKMENT OF KOWARD 8 STOKER In regard to my unseasonable removal from Sing o the Sing Prison to Auburn Prison [ wiil simply say that 1t was a remarkable. thing tor Tilden to do, 'y treut u mn very exceptional, G ernor Tilden was evidently at the bottom of tt all, lis so culled reform movement he all the prisons in the State, today the supreme control of these prisoner, You know George Wagner was elected state Prison inspector on the same ticket with Governor Tilden in 1874. Rodney C. Crowley, a backsliding re- publican, was also elected on Tilden's reform tckot in 1875, und at the same time the death of Moss K. Piatt, who’ was republican, ‘ideo the opportuni which, of course, ho did not slip »y, of appointing his personal friond and servile contrére, B, W. X. Clark, in the place of Platt. Tilden’ coadjuter, Crowley, took churge of Sing Sing Prison in May last. Upon Crowley a charge, one of his favorite appointees, whose name I will not mention to-day, requested an interview with mo He said to me that I bad more privileges in Sing Sing under the democratic parcy than had ever beeu accorded to me under the republi- can purty. He also stated that Clark, an opponent of Governor Tilden, was bitterly opposed to me and had ny urged tho Board of Stato Prison Inspoctors to take extreme measures in my cas AS 8 friend have sought this ‘interview, — said he, and I advise you to seo Rodney ©. Crowley and for you to place in his bands $2,500 to carry on ibe elec- tion in the coming canvass. This interview occurred in May of this , at the time of the meeeing of tho full Board of State’ Prison Inspectors at Sing Sing. I told him that I was bitterly opposed to Tilden, not be- cause he had refused to pardon me, but because ho had practised duplicity and had deceived my aged father and caused his death, He replied that Ww I was not willing to pat up the 00 he would be satisied if I would give a letter of introduction to an unele of mine a member of the ps, Dodge & Co., and also a personal triead of Governor Tilden, to the effect that | had received many favors at the hands of Crowley, a democrat, and Who represented ‘iiden at St. Louis after: ward. ‘This letter was intended to procure $2,500 {rom James Stokes for the use of the democratic party, ho being a demverat hitmself [told this inan that | was already under great obligations to Phelps, Dodve & Co., and that I would not ask any more favors of ny relatives, and, further, that 1 would not ask a favor from Samuél J. Tilden to gave nis lite, for ho had killed my father by his inexcusable deception. The Investigation Committee on Prisons know tue uame of tuis man, and cub give it if they wish to do so, Now mark the cunning of this man Crowley, He did not dare to draft ine to Aeburo alter tai, but in order to pacity matters he came to me in a tew days and asked me to give him # botile of Congress water, and he wok me up in the top tloor of the hospital aU Sing Sing and spoke to me in the dissecting room. I evaded conversation on the subject, but General James B. Swayne, whowe contract I working on as said time, nominally at the time a paper called tue Hudson River | Chronicle was started aud published at sing Sing, in which appeared an exposé of Governor Tiiden’s out Tagvous pardons to professional criminals for political purposes, These articies were wil charged to me as their author, and I was also accured of having fur- nished the capital to run the paper in the interest of the republican party, I had nothing to do whatever with the paper, and it was merely a pretext to send me to Auburn, In regard to my treatment at Auburn Prison L will say that it was positively inhuman, i was taken from sing Sing manucled hands and feet and ankles io irons to a notorious criminal nained Jimmy the Kid. irone Were rivetiod go clorcly that they wore right into the bones of my ankles und hands. Wheol got to Auburn I was taken with a high fever or cutarrhal fever, My beard wus taken off, and | was told i the State Prison Inspectors had ordered this to be done, and that should also take a cold spring ‘bath. I was plunged into this bath, although | was dangerously il at the time. « I got an awtul chill when I came out, aud was tusensible for several hours from the effect. 1 did not even got prison fare after this, but re d only broudl aod water, T rom 18 Gish than anythin é over dreamed of in bis wildest 1 matter, and would settle In answer to the | question wovlber he (Stokes) had any correspondence | With Josepuice Manseld during bis imprisonment, be replied that ® gentleman, he had not heard from her ft rs, and did t know whether sui 3 reached bis mothe! 7 Dight at balt-past tep o’elock and received no al boyance or molestation on leaving tho ears at the Grand Central depot, THE COACHING CLUB. 4 DRIVE THROUGH CENTRAL PARK IN THE RAIN—SIX COACHES IN THE PARADE, The meet of the Coaching Club yesterday afternoon on tho east side of Madison square was not tho suc- cess that it would have been if the weather had proved more favorable, Tho weather yesterday was blue and dismal, a cold, sharp air and a drizzling rain making & drive in the Park anything but enjoyable, but never- theless coachinen, bo they professional or amateur, are on hund rain or shine, #0 the fow hundrea strag glors that stood shivéring in Madison park were fe- lieved from suspenso when Colonel William Jay, the president of the club, drove up hie team and pulled up all standing alongside the Union League Club. Coaching 18 not to-day what 16 was in the old country when the royal mail used to dash proudly along, with the guard slingiug from side to side ou the rear seat, habited in scarlot, with the royal insignia emblazoned on bis breast, and the “yard of tin” in his hand, A seat beside the long overcoated and muilled up driver was then a prize not often drawn by the stagecoach traveller, und he might con- sider himself highly favored if that important individ. ual should be condescending enough to favor him with 4 few remarks and wko a glass of somo- thing “how? at the first stopping — place, In thesb days, when the cheery diast of the guard’s horn has been replaced by the force shrick of tho, steam whistle, coaching hus fullea into different hands, and although we svll dad a guard with the regulation horn there i# a slight difference in tho driver, a position now filled by pleasant gentiemen, polite and afluble, that nave taken to the road tor pleasure. * Yesterday afternoon a party of six such gentlemen Sat holding the reins over six a8 good looking teams us were ever paraded before in the United States, und the only thing to be regretted was, thas out of a club owning sweive four-in- hands ouly six came to the scratch in the regular parade when the public had turnea out to inspect them. Ol course, thero were reasons that souie of the gentiemen could not put in an appearance; but still 1b was unfortunate, as if all bands had answered to tho call (he display Would have been something that Now York might well be proud of Whether it was tho weather or from other causes tho couchmen Were bot ail on tune, aod It Was nearly three P.M. before the president of the Club, Colonel William Jay, let go his Joaders and swung bis neat looking turnout into ‘Twenty-sixth street, followed by the rest of the party. ding the way the president turned sharp trom ‘Twenty-sixth et into Filth avenue, and soon the six couches Wi tooled along in close orderata fair road gait, Colonel William Jay was holding the ribbons over a very good looking toam, composed of bay leaders and brown wheelers, neatly equipped in silver mounted harness. They were draw- ing a thoroughly English couch, with a black and yel- low body and red wheels. Mr, ‘Delancey Kane camo next, driving with his usual dexterity @ cross team of grays wud chestnuts. Thoy were clever looking coach horses—tho loaders about fifteen hands, with the wheelers a trifle bigger, and they wero handled by ano expert, The Peluam coach has already become weil known to the New York public, and all along the drive bats were touched to that popular amateur coachman, Mr. Delancey Kane. Third on tho list came Mr, Frederick Bronson, just roturned from Europe, and looking all the bettor for his salt water trip. His voyage had evidently not made hit forget what be knew avout driving, as he worked his brown teat hike clockwork, aud the dark gre¢n coach with the red wheols attracted a good deal of attention along the route, Mr. Frederick Nelson, & new member of the club, followed, driving a Woll-matehed team of browns with brass-mounted harness. The coach was dark greon with rod wheels. Mr. Leonard Jerome was next ou the list, driving a neat looking coach with a black body and red wheels. Belore him Mr. Jerome was tooling a vory handsome cros# team of grays and bays, tor which he paid a rather big figure « fow weeks ago. They ure clever looking coach horsos, and makea well matched team. Mr. J. G. Bennett, tho vice president, brought up the rear, driving his sorrel tum, ‘The coachmen and a good maay of their guests wero comfortably wrapped in white box overcoats, and the ladies that braved the damp und unpleasant atmos- phere were mostly onveloped in waterproofs, Led by the president, the six coaches trotied up Filth avenue iuto nirul Park, keoping to the left atter crossivg the marble bridge, ond striking acroxs to the west side. Through the courtesy of Mr. Martin, the President of the Park Commission, tho Purk police were ou the alert all along tho route, and a mounted officer kept on acanter, #0 us to clear away aoy obstructions. A’ the weather Was so unpleasaat, Colonel Juy turned to tho right and ‘byine by Stetson’s. Shortly after passing that placo @ gentle tan, driving @ team to a double soated wagon, drove iuto'a single bugey and nearly took off his hind wheel, and with that exception everything passed off pleas- antly. The jour-in-bands returned down Fifth avenuo and passed the Brunswick about fifteen minutes past four, having had # drive of an hour and a quarter, ‘THE POLO CLUB. An intcrosting series of games will be played next Saturday afternoon by the members of the Westchester Polo Club fora half dozen saddles and bridles pro sented by Mr. J. G. Bennett, As originally proposed the game was to have been played by twelve inembers, six on cach side, but as some eighteen or twenty are 3 to participate it has been decided to draw the im batehes of four, They will then be nd the winners wiil play \ BASE BALL, (HE ALASKAS AGAIN VICTORIOUS. About spectators witnessed the return gamo botween the Princeton College Club and the Alaskas of this city, yesterday on the ground of tho former. ‘The Alaskus took @ heavy lead in the third inning, whien they pki che in the next three, At the close of the sixth the #ore stood 7 tu 1 in favor of tho vial- tors, In the sevehth inning the Princetons raillicd, making six runs by excellent batting assisted by eral fielding errors, The game was called at tho close of the seventh inning 10 or to let the New Yorkers catch an carly, train. The following is the score by innings:— Clubs. Ust 2d, Sd. Ath, Sth, Oth. 7th. Alaska. -®O@ 8 1 2 1 1-8 Princeton, +90 0 0 1 0 6 Umpire—Mr. Karge Runa earned—Alaska, Princeton, 1. BASK BALL NOTES, A now rate is to be adopted next season which pro- vides that all bit balls which go out of the dia between home aud third avd home and first called fouls, and no foul bound shall be ous, Th do away with the provoking fair-foui busine: groaily relieve the umpire, ‘The champion amateur Chelseas will play against a strong picked nine selected from the varwus players who bave returned to Brooklyn for the winter, ‘tho game will bo played at Prospoct Park, Wednesday, November 1, FOOT BALL MATCH Mowraxat, Oct, 28, 1876, An international foot ball match between Harvard Univorsity and the Foot Ball Association of Canada took place to-day. When tho Ha vard Was Victorious by two goals and two touch downs, the Cauadians nothing. A RIVER PIRATE KILLED. Shortly betore one o'clock yesterday morning th watchman on the Cardiff dock, now used by the Penn- syivania Railroad Company, in Jersey City, saw threo men clitnb from @ boat on ene of the scows employed for carrying *ireight across the river, Ho ordered them vo leave, when one of the party fred at him, The watchman returned the fire and in antly tbe cry went up, “I am_ killed,’ one of the men ut the same timo falling on the dock. ‘The other two pursucd the watchman, threatening to kill him, and fired several shots, but the watch Feuched the Morgan street dock in procured the assisiance of Officer Zach: suers then beat a hasty retreat and effected their es- pe into their boat, taking with them the body of their companion, and rowed towerd the Battery, An examination of the varge showed @ quantity of blood bespattered on the deck. This picr has been the re- sort of thieves for three yearr, bat they have seldom suceeeded tn securing any booty, A DESPERATE CRIMINAL. Thomas Drum, the dosperado who inflicted ten stab wounds on James Branagan while the latter was lying asleep on his own stoop, in Jersey City, os- caped the llows by the miraculous recov- ery ot Branagan, Through some inexplicable influence ne received, a sentence which cre- ated ge: 1} surpri for ite clemency: ighteeo months inthe State Prison, A more cious attempt agrbation, on Occupied by a convict who wi notorious for bis familiarity with vermin In addition Stokes declared that ho bad #uits for $260,000 againut Jay Gould for conspiracy in depriving hun of thirty per cent of bis profits of hig oil retinory during his iinpeisoument of five years He kaid he did not kKouw what Jay Gould would do, and be did not know any person Who could predict whut Jay Gould would do, But Colonel Fellows had told him’ im Sinj Sing prison that Jay Gould bad stated to him (Colonel ‘ollow: ‘hat he would act honorably in the at mardor was never known in Jersoy City, Drum bas become defiant to the last degree in the jail and loads the judges and his keepers with imprecations. Yester- day he knocked down a fellow prisoner and showod Lb when the kee interfored, He was finally Ri ed cell It is jeved that when the Court eo despera' racter of the criminal the sentence will be reconsidered, Drom was a terror to the lovality where be resided, THE HERALD POLICY, What the Guileless Little Ones Say About the Change. — THE COUNTER CURRENT STRONG Tt mast at last be dawning upon tho minds of the few still recalcitrant newsdoalers that they aro waiting for a rising tide to recede before it has got to the flood. All things follow natural laws; the circulation of the Hgekatp justas much as the tide, Tho nowsdeale: must be able to take, and must take, higher ground if they would avoid being submerged. As we said, aday or two ago, the newsdealers cannot Oght the pablio and the Hxkap combined, We give the following as proof of the assertion :— The small nowsaealers of Jersey City echo the state. ments of tho New York and Brooklyn newsmen as prev viously published in the Hxnatp, “Since the price of the Hanato was reduced,” said the proprietor of the stand in the Jersey City ferry house, “the demand has been increasing at a surprising rate, I used to sell 110 Henaups every morning, but during the past week my salea have been more than 180, and tt looks as if I'd have to increase wy orders again. I don’t know how it {3 with other dealers, but with me tho incroase in the sale of the HenaLp don’s seem to alfvet tho de mand for the other papers. I sell just as many Sung, Times, Worlds and Tribunes as ever, notwithstanding the new customers I have for the Heranp.’? At Harrison’s stationery and news store, No. 16 Montgomery atreet, tho dealer said:—'l’m selling seventy-five Hunaups every day now; about one-third more than I used to sell before tho priee was put dowa to three conts. Ll get stuck more on tho other papers though. Do you see that los of papers there? Well, that’s all dead Joss to me now; I can’t soll them to-day,’? and be thumbed over a pile of noatly lolded sheots in a mournful manuer, ‘But it’s a rainy day, to-day, and of course I don’t get clear of my stock as} would do if it was pleasant weather.’? “We sell double the number of Hxxatps here,” said the dealer at Insley’s stationery and news stand, No, 63 Montgomory street, ‘Tne cail seems to come from passing customers who take Henaips more than ever they did bofure the price went down. I s’pose the other papers will have to lower their prices now. At No, 80 Montgo:nery streot the keeper of the sta- tionery store was politely regretful that ho bado copy of tho HenaLy vemainivg. “There's a big do mand for them now,” sujd he. ‘Wo’re selling 140 every day, and used to handle only ninety before the prico was reduced.’ ‘Tho owner of the small stand at the junction of Nowark and Railroad avenues was indefinite in bis statements of bis business, “I sell about twenty-five or fifty Hxnanns a day,’ said he brusquely, “1 don’t know whether I’m selling more now than before, I #’poso Tam.” ‘At tho siationery gnd nows store No, 179 Newark av- enue the young man who stood behind tho counter was cheerful and communicative, ‘We sell about twenty: four Hurazos a day, besides our regular route,” said he, ‘and could sell a good many more, but we haven’t been taking any more than our usual numbor yet, ‘Tho HxRALD sella inighty well here at the low price."” The counterpart of Tiny Tim peeped from bebind the shelf of the stand at tho junction of First stroet and Newark avenue, ‘‘Henaup, sir? No, sir,’ said he, in very thintona ‘You ovuldn’t get a Haat now, sir; 1t's too late.” “Do you sell many Hunauos bere ?”’ “You bet!’? was the briot but emphi reply. “You see they put the price down to three cents last week and that’s why there's more sold. Wo only soll fifteen off the stand, but we could 'a sold twenty-live if we'd a had ‘ein,’? and the little round head subsided behind tho shelf into the depths below, Another small boy at the stand on Second street, near Nowark avonue, sald with a chirrap:—“Wo sell the Hrraxp twice as fast now. Wo used to sell only ten or twelve every day and we sell thirty now."' “You're making a better profit, then, at the low price?’’ “No, #1 Wo ain’t makin’ os muco,"’ bus theiafantile mind was eventually porsuaded that gain om thirty papers at twonty per cent was more than that om twolve at twonty-five per cont, ‘Yho lad in chargo of the stand at the eorner of Coal street and Newark avenue reported a sale of twenty Henatow duly, about as many Suns and a fow copies of the Times, Trivunc and World, Being asked in re. gard to the compurative sale of HenaLps before and sinco the reduction, he sai ‘There 1s a good dent more eall for ’om since the reduction, though we don't make so much money selling’em. We only used \¢ soll fifteen until the price went down.” At the stand opposite No, 189 Newark avenue the doaler said be was now selling Ofty Henatps a day, while previous to the reduction he disposed of only twenty-five or thirty. “They acil a good deal better now,’ continued he, “people will have Hazaups apy- way,” The keeper of the cigar and ni stand No, 126 Newark avenue avknowledged a better demand for HeraLps since the reduction, but declared that he would not serve thom “even if I had an order for fitty more to-morrow to be served right on the next block.” Upon being questioned for « reason be urged the smallness of the profit and was not of a mind to accept his gain through any innovation upon the old custom. He was chielly noteworthy as the only dis Senter among them all, {From the Now York Sportsman, October 28.) With the enterprise that has chafactorized iis man- ment irom the date of its establishment to the pres ent timo, the HuraLp bas reduced its price to turee cents, at which in the future it will be sold. Its size remains the sumo; its princely expenditures in tho collection of news are as large as evor. The Henao started a% a one cent paper ; was sold at two when the war broke out. Itis ® much better paper now than er it Was; its revenue: and its influence ater, Under the control of its young proprietor it has won @ success which the elder Benuets in al) prob ability never droamod of obtaining. THER AMERICAN NEWS COMPANY AND MBWS- DEALEKS, The following circular tolls its own story :— Durnort, Mich, , March 30, 1876, Dear Sim—Tho American Nows Company, of Now York, propose to have a branch of their business io Detroit. They offer me an interest in a combined trade, whoily under their control, if I will turn over to thom my jobving, newspaper and periodical basi- nose, This oifer I must dechine. Having been in this trade since its beginning to this city, wow more than thirty years, always aiming wo doul fairly with every one, [ trust you will aliow me facilities for handling your papors and periodicals, in this market, equal to those enjoyed by any other ho TO PUBLISHER What Lolaim is that the trade, which publishers have encouraged me to buiid up, should not be turned out of my hands without just cause, either by being taxed by incroase in cout to me, for the benellt of a rival house, or by allowing such rival house to control my trade by Jesuing papers and magazines in advance of the receipt ot my supplies or betore | have reason- able time to supply my customore by the samo traing Derrort, Apri 7, 1976. J. A. RO SERENADE TO CONSUL DE LUCOA. About two months ago a commission appolnted by the Italian government, consisting of Baron Blano, Edward Martinez and Chevalier Ricci, in tigated cortain charges mado against Ferdinand do Lucca, Consul General of taly in Now York. All the chargot made against M, de Lucca were, to the satisfaction of proved to be groundless, A serenade ‘was toudered tast evening by the Italian residents 0: ew York intending to siiow to Consul do Lucca their appreciation of him as a man and their joy at bit compicte vindication, An elaborate address was read by Mr, Fabbri, which was formally replied to bv the Con: ‘Ab the demonstration last evening thore were present the Societies Unione Fratellenza, Guarda Colombo and a nuwber of othor organizations, who filled Twentieth street from Broadway tw she Filia avenue, RAID ON A POLICY SHOP. Last night Captain Murray, of the Fourth precinct, necompanied by Detective Musgrove and a number of officers in citizons’ clothes, made a raid upon the premises No. 18 Dovor street, whore poligy piers ~ waa in full blast, Considerable finessing w to gain admittance, but the Captain and ¢ fn at last, and arrested Richard Gannon. etor; Thomas Robb, clerk, and two of Desides about forty persons, black a* also s01z0d the books and papers belr ese, All the parties will be takop orning