The New York Herald Newspaper, October 29, 1876, Page 6

6 NEW YORK. POLITICS, Progress of the Campaign in the - City of New York. A PECULIARLY MIXED CANVASS. Tammany Hall Candidates and Their Prospects. THE TREACHERY SCARE. The Conference Committees Still Unable to Agree. serie ere So disjointed and peculiar a political canvass within vo short a period preceding election day has scarcely tver before been seen in this city. It isa marvel of which o0 ono can give a full explanation, During the past week vigorous efforts have been made by our Statesmen to unravel the tangled knots and harmonize the confiicting elements which oppose Tammany Hall, Night and day caucus and conference have been held” in all parts of the city; secret consultations have taken placo between political leaders; tho anti-Tam- manyites, Germans and independent citizens’ party awaited with breathless anxiety the action of the re- publicans; couriers ana poacemakers were despatched from one headquarters to another, yet the intrigues went on, und really nothing of a tangible nature has resulted. It has been a bedlam of contusion and wire- pulling, Night has been turned into day by the mysterious political Warwicks who claim to rale us by Fight of succession, Bolted doors carefully kept tn- tide the murmurings of discontented delegates, At the Filth Avenue Hotel, Astor House, Monument House, Irving Hall and No. 166 Fifth avenue daily con- fidential gatherings have been held by the score. The whole situation proves a particular puzzle to the Tam- Many opposition leaders, The Wigwam flung her banner to the breeze, ornamented with the name of Smith Ely, Jr, for Mayor. “My candidate” policy Was abolished, Its abandonment strack terror into the hearts of the opposition, Since thena “sea of trouble” has surrounded the deliberations. The tac- Hons struggled one against ‘the other until it looked as if they would all go to pieces. The quotation became truthfully apparent— So false is faction and so smooth a Mar As that it uever wud a side entire, COMBINATION PROSPECTS. Of course, the topic which usurped the exclusive tention of our city politicians forthe past few days related to the prospects of a combination ticket in op- position to Tammany Hall It was conceied on all sides that a ticket of this character, headed by Andrew H.Greon for Mayor, would prove a strong one. The elements ready to combine were of such u temper as to secure the organization of a Jormidable body an- ‘agonistic to the ambitions of the Wigwam. Since the day that Tammany announced her ticket there bas been no rest for this opposition. Tho Jeaders have been hieing hither and thither in quest of vantage points for the onslaught. They havo been feeling the pulse of tho public and of one another at the samo ume, No one could teil what alliances might be made or what antagonisms crop up, The situation, there- fore, was chaotic. The elements of solid strength Joated about, but it needed a master hand to weld them together, SANGUINE ENEMIES OP TAMMANY HALL ontend that tho county ticket of that organization, With che exception of Smith Ely, Jr, is doomed to tertain doleat if the outside elements unite with re- publicans in placing a first class tucket*in the tield, fhe anti-Tammanyites, Germans and citizens’ party Wore pertectly willing to go into the combination with topublicuns in case they could get a Just reprosenta- tion upon the ticket. The opposition within repubh- san ranks to this programme arose principally trom *Mice-holders and their coniederatcs, The masses of the party favor the combination. It is on the latter dypothesis that some of Comptroller Green's friends irgue in favor of running their favorite for the Mayor- alty, either with or without republican indorsement, They contend that it would bea material help to Mr. Tildea’s canvass if the Comptroller could be induced to stand the brunt of the battle im this city, backed by the Germans, independent citizeos and anti-Tainmanyites. It is claimed that 20,000 votes can be obtained for Green on the republican side even if ie is not indorsed by that party, The demo- cratic State and national tickets would then alone be Fun from the boxes of the combinationists, Many ro- publicans favorable to Green, it 1% contended, might thus be induced to cast their ballots, without scratch. Ing, for Satnuel J. flden. ‘The cures put forward by supporters of this argu- ment stand as follows :— Tamman: “i Biraight republican Indepenuents, Germans a; According to this statement, which might be con- sidered rather visionary in certain quarters, Green would be elected Mayor by a plurality of 10,000, The other side empbatically assert in contradiction that the eptire repablican vote would be polied by the rog- ulars, and that Green could not draw any of it away. This conception of the prospects would undoubtedly leave Tammany master of the field, andthe figures might stand tous:— Green Ticket, Independent Germans . Anti-Tammany . Regular republican, 45,000 5,000 Tatmmany.......... 70,000 Total 30,000 It will be seen that, undor either proposition, sup- posing that Green remains in the fold without the 1n- dorsement of the republicans, bis candidacy, whethor successful or otherwise, will result in considerable ad- vantage to the democratic Presidential nominee, TAMMANY HALL stands as acompact army, Its outposts and pickets have been called in, subordinate oilicers are placed in command, peremptory orders given to close up the ranks, While stragglers ure threateued with political death in case of the slightest wavering, This army is lod by Smith Ely, Jr, a tried ana fartoful officer. During the past week some commotion has been felt in the ranks {rom various causes. An aggressive warfaro bas been cummencea in certain quarters against some Of the candidates on the ticke. ‘Then rumors aye gone forth as to a breach between Governor Tilden end Mr. John Kelly, but positive contradicuons were given to such stories by the gentlemen thost interested in their truth or falsity. [tis not ukely, that Mr. Kelly | would go so far in bis expressed cumity (9 the demo- cratic Presidential candidate as to play the political Benedict Arnola ata Ume when the eyes of the wholo country Watch this great canvass with the most in- tense anxiety. ‘THE IN-URGENT CUIEFS. we ussumed by James O'Brien and insurgent chiels hag given rise to considerable speculation, lhe imiter sands in a po: tion of armed neutrality, His rejation to Tammany and ber focs may be compared ty tat of the Czar toward the Turk and the Serviau insurgents, He 18 Dot im open war with tho Wigwam, but his followers fll the ranks of the opposition, He drew out of anti- Tammany and recived a nowble impetus trom Chairman Behaier. The proposition as Lo a wwion betweea Tam- muny ond ber anti was approved vy him: ite was ‘and Mr. Kelly weut ahead with his ticket, y Feceived no Fecogaition, and he Is regarded kt present us out of active service Ii 4 proper combi- pation ticket is placed in the field Mr, Morrissey declares that he will support st in opposition to Tatninany Ha No ove can question nis wllegrance to Governor Tiide and the nauonal ticket He bas always been an en- thusiastic supporter of the reform Governor, and will not allow his preierence op local issues to intertere with national matters, O'Brien wields the entire power of the auti-Tammany machine, and wher- iver, ho goes will follow the mayority of the meuibers of that organization. fie made a wtruggle for harmony and union between the democratic hosts, but certain Tawmany loaders wou not recognize his claim and the ellort jailed. Within the past week he bas held his torces wellin band. The anti Tamnany organization, through is conference and executive coumiliecs, has prosauted a bold front (0 the soc, aid wow they propose to nominate a straight ticke: of heir own, IL iy rumored, however, that Mr, Biy’s triends been at work among the rank end Se. aud that au effort wiil be made at the County Con Bn of Monday night to indorse that geutiewian Mayoralty. ‘THK BUNATORIAL CONTKST. , throe vacancies to be filled in the Senate © at the coming election, a8 follows :— district of th ty, in place of James ased; in she Thirteenth (Albany) dis- The Jatest att dJobn Morrissey NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2%. 1876.- QUADRUP of Sherman S. Rogers, nominated on the repud'ican ticket for Lieutenant Governor The republ can ma- jority in the Senate at ste last session was only sx. The death of the first two aud the nomination of the inst mentioned ieaves a chauce {or the democrats to recover lost gronud, and i! they carry those three districts the complexion of the Senate will be changed to sixteen democrats aud sixtecn republicans, | In view of the importance of this contest the vote | of the Senatorial candidajes at the election of Lo7d is | uppended:— YIFTH DISTRICT. Assembly Nichols, — Booth, Dist. Re Fitth... Seventh Ninth, - 9448 11,058 2,224, and in 1873 a very strong candidate, We district tor his party by sed majority, “Tuminany Hal has pri Allred Wagstaff, Jr, formerly a membe: Avsembly, This gentleman {s said to be a hard worker, ana, his friends allege, wil! leave no stone unturned to secure success tu his contest with Mr, seward THRTRENTH DISTRIC Dayton (dem, ), 14,223. Harris (rep.), 14,472. Hainiiton Harris’ majority in 1875 was 249. 1n 1873 Dayton carried the district by a majority of 2,152, THIRTY-PIRST DISTRICT. Torrance \dem.), 14,477. Rogers (rep. ), 18,031. Rogers’ mujority ih 1875, 3,504, Ganson’s (dem.) majority In 1873, 708. By the above figures it will be seen that a lively and close contest tnay be expected in the Filth, Thirteenth and Thirty-iirst Senatorial districts of the State, THE CONGRESSIONAL FIGHT. The canvass in the seven Congressional districts will Dot assume Very exciting preportions according to the A clean Walk over in neurly all the candidates 18 probable, present outlook. districts by the Tammany In the Fitth district, compos: Third, Fourth, Fitth, Sixth, wards, Mr, KE. R. Meade has been shelved and Mr. Nicholas Muller put in his place, A good deal of sym- pathy was aroused for the latter gentleman in conse- quence of his deteat for the Coronership nomination, 80 that his friends got together and tngisted upon bis going to Congress, He bas been a hard worker iu the democratic party, and is looked upon by the “big chicis’ as worthy of recogeition, Colonel M. C, Mur- pby bas been nominated by the anti-Tammany party. |. ‘This gentleman was formerly a member of Assembly and tas resided for long time im tho districi. Colonel Janes E, Kerrigan 18 also a candi- date. He claims to represent tbe American clement, Muller the German and Murphy tho Insh, Mr. Anthony Eicknof? was a candidate tor re- nomination for Coroner, but was defeated in tbe Tam. many Convention. This was a sore blow to Eickboil’s aibition, but his wounded feelings have been appeased by receiving the Tammany nomiuation jor Congress in the Seventh district ‘There may be a close ruce here, ‘The outside factions talk of nominating James Daly, ex-member of Assembly, who ran fur Senator lust year on the Tammany ticket and was deleated. 11 13 not likely, however, that Mr, Daly will be induced to run, although be would be backed by Mr, Ottendorfer and influential German influences, The other districts tndicate a clean walk over for the democratic candidate-—Abram S$ Hewitt, Fer- nando Wood, Benjamin A. Wiis, 8. 8, Cox and Elijah ‘ard, THE NEXT ASSEMBLY, A vigorous struggle will be made by democrats throughout the State to carry the next Assembly, but uy dogbt their ability to do so, According to poiitieal statistictuns it will require, at least, a dino. ¢ratic majority of 40,000 in the State of New York to tustire the lower house, Then the political campaign complexion of affairs may be exactly the same as When Governor Tilden was elected in 1874, ‘The *‘reepensible majority”? of 1875 in the Assembly wi!l be recollected with sarcastic smiles for many years to come. Tho democrats, headed by their pugnucious Speaker, “Jerry?” Maguire, were completely befogged by the adroit manipulations of the republican minority ander “Jiminy ‘Husted’s’? leadership, ‘The spectacle may again be presented next year. The Senate will stand republican uuless the three districts elzewhere alluded to go democratic. The democrats may secure the Governor and Assembly. ‘There will be a de k, as far as party measures are concerned, between the two factions. And should the republicans secure the Assembly and lose the Governorstip the deudiock will be just ay bad, Luctus Robinson will sit tn the Executive Chamber as tho democratic Hercules, ready to veto any bills whic! flavor of corraption ot partisan spirit, On the other hand, in caso of the election of Morgan, the repub- Hicans may have the whole field to themselyes— Senate, Assombly aod Governor, This supposttion also points oat the possibility of the republicans carry- ing the country, so thata flerce fight will be imaugu- rated between the candidates for Assembly upon both sides, In this city Tatnmany Hall and the republicans have .alsv nowinuted a majority of their candidates, The delay of selfish leaders in combining against Tammany loaves the field open to the candidate of that party, and it is feared more bad men may be elected, as usual, Tammany bas, however, many good candidates tus year. One of those that we overlooked in a recent articie is that of T. E. C, Kcclesine, in the Nineteenth district, a young lawyer of capacity and well earned repute. THE JUDICIAL POSITIONS. Nothing can be said lu un advising spirit as to the vest candidate for judicial positions to be voted for ut the coming election. ‘Tammany Hall has nominated a full county ticket, the people are now at full I erty bo criticise the strength and weakness of the can- didates. The opposition bus not yet placed in uomina- tion a single candidates as far as these positions aro concerned, although we ure in the last week preceding the election. C. Trapbagen and the independent citizens of Jobn 8, Burrill for Surrogate. Either of these gentlemen would make an acceptable candidate. For the Superior Court Mr. Ff, F. Marbury has olso been favorably meationed, together with ex-Judge Koch for tho Marine Court. A namber of tnfluential friends also press the name of Mr, M. J. A. MaeCaffrey, a respect ble uptown lawyer, for a pluce on the judicial tick ‘The people are keenly alive to the nocossity of putting pore and upright entizens upon the Bench, and if the opposition to Tammany Hall combine apon trreproach- able candidates there 18 & strong probability of success: for them. ‘THK SURIRVALTY, One of the strongest poiuts pat forward in behalf of Mr. Bernard Reilly. the Tammany. candidate fot Sherifl, 1s tuat he ts a man of copsiderable experience in that branch of public lite. [ of pha county has an immense rospoysibility upon his syoul- ders, The care of millions, in cash and property, is olten among his onerous cuties, Much laxity for the past few years hus governed the business of chis tm- portant department. Kyils bene gear. up of 9 grave character Which sould be remedied. Mupy of those evils have resulted from electing gentlemen to tho office of Sheriff who baye no carthly conception of the duties, Objections in this spirit ceunod Le raised to Mr. Reilly, For fifteen yoars be oceup(ed the position of deputy sheriff. During this long period he became familiar With the technical routine gi the whole oilices Where the interests of thousands of lawyers and litigant, are concerned this qualification is tery necessary, ‘Tho Sherifl’s office requires to be redrgauized, Tho laws preseribing the duties and remyferation of the Sherif are loosely drawn, and require 4 general overhauling by the Legislature, ‘It ig a mistake to suppose that the office is worth $100,000 annually. 1ts running expenses ure very large, and bave 10 be deirayed out of the pocket of the Sheri himeed. Then the business has fallen off unmensely since the Bankruptcy law went into force. Apologics are thus oftentimes made tor overcharges by deputies, where tbe coinpensation ai- Towed by law ig entirely inadequate to pay even the expenses Incurred 1a the discharge of duties preseribed under the statutes. Mr, Copner, the present Sherif, has agatn and aguin pointed out the necessity for legis- lative interference 1 these particulars, THE ELECTION TICKKTS. In view of the peculiar rumors floaung In the air as to the coutemplated treachery among democrats in this city toward Samuel J, Tiden, it may be well for the voices W understand how the tickets which they cust in Ube dullot boxes are printed and distributed by Tammany Hall, Last Suuday’s Hexanp contained au accovbt of the number of boxes used ut the different polling places, ther indorsement and a iull explana. on us to the tickets themselves. fhe printing and dystribution of there tickets is algo a very important duty. “Ihe actual manual work of printing ts attenned to by a committee appointed for that purpose. ‘The members are designated by the Chairman of the Committee on Organwation, Mr. Jobn Kelly, This sub-committee makes the contracts with some print- ing establishment, and the tickets are sent to Tam- many Hail in bags, Gewerally on the Sunday pre- cediig election day a meoting of the chairmen of each ‘Assembly district committee is called at the Wigwam for the purpose of distributing these tickets, A bag 1s provided for each district, an4 handed over to the care of the ebairmen, who are personally responsible for the ‘proper, handling aad control of those important shps of paper. Aiter being removed from Tum- many Hal! the bags are brought home to the respective residences of these yontiemen, Lt treachery Wore intended here is the tite to accomphsh tt. For instavee, the olectoral tickets of Hayes and Wheeler might be substituted in many instatfees for that of ‘itlaen and Hendricks. “Bunching’’ means a proper arrangement of the ueketa, with rubber bands around each jot, tn otder that they may be the more gantly handled'by the voter, Formerly this “bunebing”’ was done in the diferent districts, Now it is attended to iy the printing office. If the slightest suspicion ie aroused in the ininds of any democrat going to t pulls he had better examine eareivily bis whole bunch br tickets one by one. It is easy to deceive a good many ignorant people in this councetion, us hundreds | do not give the slightest attention to a proper exami. tion, while bandreds of others cannot read or write, d must, therefore, rely upon the statements of friends asto the printed matier upon their ballots r treacherous dodge has been resorted to by ne having charge of the wickets, in buruing n up on the eve Of election in the interest of partic- ular candidates, ‘This has been frequently done. The gentlemen who will have charge of we Tam- many tickets on next election day In the twenty-ooo Assembly districts and ‘Twenty-third and Twenty-lourth wards of this city are as tollows:— First distriet—Nicholas Muller, recond district—William P. Kirk. Thira disirict—Jobn Birmingham, Fourth distriet— Fifth aistrict—H Yixth district—Tr Seventh distr: Eighth district Nipth district: Touth district—Autuony Kicknol, Kleven’ h district—Augustus Sched, Tweitth district—Heary Wollman, Thirteenth disuriet-—sidney P. Nichols, Fourreenth district—Bernard Retily, Fifteenth alstri Sixteenth disirtet Seventeenth disirict—Frederick Sinyth, Harnilion Harris (nominated for Con- ‘urty-firet (Bulfalo) district, in piace Kighteenth district—Joun Kelly. ‘The anti-Tammanyites talk of William | Nineteenth district—Dantel F, Tiemain. Twentieth distriet—Joeeph J, O'Donoghue, Twenty-first district—Hugb H. Moore, Twenty-third ward—Willidin Cauldwell. Twenty-tourth ward—H. D, Purroy, The night immediately preceding election the 4 gentlemen distribute the tickers to their subordinat who bave charge of the various election districts which there are avout 600 im the whoie city, These subordinates have algaoa good dea! of power as to the | “bunching” and bandling of tickets at their diserest election booths. af | THE CONFERENCR COMMITTRE—NO CONCLUSION ARRIVED AT AS TO A COMBINATION TICKET. The Committees of Conference of anti-Tammany, 10 dependent Citizens and Germang met at the Astor House at eleven-o'clock yesterday morning, and cob- tinued their session antti a late hour jast evening It generally understood among the members of the committees that the republican organization would not coalesce with them in the presentation of a ticket 0) posed to Tammany Hall, so that they came tozether with the avowed intention of placing a ticket in the tleld which would commend itselt to the support of all classes of the community, irrespective of party con- siderations, Pending the discussion of this joint con- ference committee a large crowd of interested polit!- cians assembled in the rotunda and vestibulos of the Astor House. Among them was acousiderable sprivk- ing of republicans trom different ward» of the oi who argued in favor of a combination ticket as 0} posed to Tammany Hi They denounced the oficia who stood in the way of so popular a tusiou, and contended that a scloct list of candidates would receive a majority of votes at the hands of those who sf(ood out maniully against the muchine power | in polities. ° Discussion and ramor as to proceedings of the cou- | ference were freely indulged in during the wholo day. Ty was generaily conceded shat the Tammany oppo tion had trittered away very valuable tine in not pre- senting a ticket for the suffrages of independent voters long before the present time. They had ample oppor- tunity to do so, in viow of the fact that Tammany bad put forward ber candidates ten daye previously. This wes the peculiar situation of aflairs when the three committees met tn joint conference yes- terday. At the time they came tozetber 11 was thoroughly understood, upon all sides, that no chances existed of republican coalition, Next came the only proposition leit—to place ap independent ticket in the field capable of meeting with an enthusiastic support on the part of the citizens of all parties. hts position of aflairs occupied the attention of the committees for several hours. Comptroller Green’s name was brought forward as a canaidate for Mayor and the proposition scemed to meet with general approvel, Next came the discussion as to proper candidates for Sheriff, County Clerk, Surrogate, Judge ot the Superior Court, Judge of. the Marine Court, Coroners and Aldermen-at-Lurge. ‘The priveipal points of difference, as reported, hinged upon the Sbrievalty. Ex-Sherif!’ O'Brien stood out rominen ly ax acandidate and friends insisted upon is recognition. The time thus wore on. At six o'clock the committee tvok a recess for an hour. The consultations wire entirely secret, but from what was gleaned through conversation with the mem- bers it was understood that a siormy session had taken place, Several candidates had been mentioned for the various positions. Atthis hour the proposed tickets stood as follows:— + For Mayor—Andrew H, Green, For Sherf!—Emmons Clark. For County Clerk—'heodore Giaubenskie, For Surrogate—William C. Traphagen, aoe of the Superior Court--Charles A, Pva- dy. For Judge of the Marine Court—Joseph Koch. Aldertnen-at-Large—Jobn H. Sherwood, Herman Uhl, R, G. Cornell, J. Grabam Hyait, The understanding then was that the Coronors shot bo divided between the three organizations, one/to each. The committees thon separated for the puryose | of consulting with their respective organizations, At seven o'clock they came tegether again fur the purpose of Qnully agreeing upon aticket. The anti- Tammanyites evidently wanted to nominate James O’Brien for Sherif, aad they would not recedo trom their positian. Additional oames were mentioned also for this oftice, Objections were thon made to other candidates previously proposed. 1t was evident that no ugreement could be arrived at last ulght as to an opposition ticket, so that shortly after eight o'clock an adjournment took place uatil oleven o’ciuck to-morrow morning, THE REGISTRATION—183,068 NANES RE- CORDED—AN INCREASE oF 38,230 oveR LAST TEAR. ‘Yesterday was the last registration day. The follow- ing table shows the total rogistration by Assembly dis- tricts as compared witb the four preceding yeara:— 1878 | 1874 | 1875. | 1876 se = & 23... = —| aasz| 3081] 4134 4... = - 1,729 1,637 2,110 Totay.|” 149,010] 13,8751 140,218| 144,898] 183,008 Ingrodse over registration of 1872,... Ivcreuse over registration of 1873. norease over registration of 1874. Avecrease over registration of 1876 + 38,230 ‘The following tablo will show the difference between the total vote policd in the city during the past four 3 and the registration of those years Vote Vole Less than Years. Registration, —Polled. Registration. 2 + 149,010 132,489 16,421 123,878 105,412 18.466 + 146,218 132,344 13,874 tee 144,838 128, 888 16,950 ‘Tho vote was dividéd during tho same years as fol- lows :— INVESTIGATING THE MASTER JAMES DENIES THAT THE PpoOsT OPFICK IS BEING USED BY MR. DAVENPORT— A PLAN THAT HAS GIVEN PROOF OF 1TS IN- REGISTRATION—POST- EWFICIENCY. ‘The accusation made against tho Post Office authori- tles of this ctty that they were making use of the mails to further the plans of Supervisor of Elections Daven- port in his work of revising the registry lists, isa groundless one, according to Postmaster James, The charge was, that postal cards, containing invitations to political meotings, addressed to different persons throughout the city whose names and addresses were obtained from the registry lists, which were returned to the various stations us the persons addresged could not be found, were being made use of to detect iilegal would-be voters. A Herato reporter yester- day called om Postmaster James and asked him If 16 was atact that the Post Olllce was being used in the manner charged. “Thero is not a word of truth in the statement,” said Mr. James, “ostal cards are every day sent tothe main office from the stauons because the persons to whom they were addressed could not be found."’ The reporter thea accompanied Mr. James, at his request, to w room on the same floor as his own, where he showed the reporter a bundle of postal cards that bad been received from some of the stations, He oxplaimed that they had been sent to the main office as soon a3 wt was discovered that the persons whose addresses were written upon them could not be found. “Not a single card wont to this office from the stations,” eaid he, “has been shown to any person, and the statement that Mr. Davenport 1s making use of the returned cards to DETHCT ILLEGAL VOTERS. ig nottrue, He bas not soen one of she cards since they came to the ollice, por would he be allowed to ex- amine them, nor would anybody vise." Mr. James thon suoyed the reporter the law relating to the treatment of postal cards by postwasters. The section applicable to postal cards that fail to reach the persous addressed, 18 ag follows:— ‘he following section of the law he also pointed out Pt appheablo tw letters “returnable:"— neinimed prepaid letters «hich bear wpec'al request for their return ‘within # specified number of days must bo promptly coturned by the postmaster at the expiration of the tipe mentioned, and tt ho time iy given lor sueh they thust be returned att the date of receipt at the ofhe “O! cour! said the Postmaster, ‘all lotters returned which have ho such special reouest ate sent to the Dead Letter Oilce after a given period, As to this matter of making Use of the Hoxt Uillce Department for electioncering purposes in the manvor deacribed, I repeat thus there Is no joundation for it.”” A BAD PLAX. Postmaster James ts 00 donbt correct that the do- partment, so fur a# be is aware, Is not being used by the agents of Mt Davenport; but it is quite probable that some ot the station agents have, without bis piration of thirty days from knowledge, played, if mot tnto the handy of Mr. Davenport, at least into the bands of some of his over zonlous agents. For instance, the names on tho registry list of @ cortaln election trict are copied and « copy ta given to the station ! Postal cards are then addressed dy thessuper- | | visor? to the parties wamed on the list, inviting them touttend some meeting or other, Ali the cards re- aur are caretally scrutinized at the station, the | uames to whom they were addressed are checked off, aud \he Supervisor gets the cheeked list, The cards aro then sent to the main office, where Postmaster James and every other official there may be ignorant of the use already made of them. Mr Davenport yesterday demied Vat this sly game nas been played tis year, but it Is # notorious fact that it was played some yearsago. {1 was then con- siuered quite @ meat dodge, bat that it did pot meet the expectations of it8 promoters is shown by the acknowl- eigement of Mr, Daverport, which he made yesterday, hat “the plan was not an efficient one." 1 certainly was nol; and if at bas deen tried this year, as alleged, | ju some of the districts, it will only result in giving great annoyance to legal vouers on the day of election, wno may be challenged without good cause, | It olten bappens that a man who makes it a point to have all letters addressed to him sent to his vilice ts so bothered at election times by postal cards relating | to political mectings, Ke, being sent to his house or | the house where he bourds, that he givos (he eervant orders to tell the postinan that po such person lives in tho house as the one addressed. Yet what proof ts this tbat uch @ Man whose name is on the registry list has istered illegally So wonder Mr, Davenport suys the plan is not an “efficient oue The return of & ai card, then, is not always evidence thatthe man to whona tt Was addressed does not reside at the place where the card was gouty lu some cases i} muy tur- nish aclew to fraud, but as a rule it only sapplic supervisors with an additional instrument. wherewith to aunoy wnd bother lewai voters at the polls. GOVERNOR TILDEN'S REGISTRATION, Governor Tilden has registered in the Twenty-third election district of the Sixteenth Assembly district at No, 244 Third avenue. The oath was administered to him vy the inspectors and he was very particular in answering the questions, Tho record is foliows :-- Residence, No. 118 East Twentieth atreet. of residence—Election district, eleven years 8 sembly district, twenty-three years; county, thirty- seven years. Age, sixty-two. Nativity, United States, lor, White, Qualitied vower, yes. Messrs W. Tf. George W. Suath, the Governor's private sceretaries, who reside with him, were also yesterany registered at the same place, Mr. Pelton having hved nine years in the election district and Mr South six years, NATURALIZATION FRAUDS—MORE FALSE WIT- NESSES DETECTED. Yesterday Chiof Supervisor Dsvenport and his corps of assistants were still at work revising the registry returns and examining the/naturalization list, He said to a reporter that a complete record of fraudulent attempts at registration ¢ould not be furnished for some time, but that every effort wag veing made to prevent repeaters voting at the polls, Various tn- stances of traydulent naturalization had been discov- ered in the gdurse of the day, and additional warrants of arrest Aud been isucd to provent uplawtully created dtizons from exercising the right of suffrage on ection day. The talse witness system had / beon carried on to tho last day, ong man having been arrested by Marebal wley, as stated 1a yosterday’s paper. Anotber se oecurred at the Democratic Naturalization Com/ /mitteo’s rooms, where tne witness succeeded tn youc- ing for an applicant, bat through the vigilance of ¢he head clerk and an officer on duty was detected bglore he could goto court, A German named Weinberger camo to the rooms to apply for his papers, Me was ignorant of the routine prescribed, and not vefy famil- jar with the English langua; One of the people who have lately infosted the noighborhood and made a business of toatitying falsely tor petty remuneration met this man and proposed to vouch that he had known bim for over six yours, provided ho was paid for it, Tho offer was accepted, and both applicant and witness wedt before the committee, Boin were suifected to the usual course of questions and them satisfactorily. Weinber, ag furnished with a ticket and sent with a messenger to the court On the way the botiavior of tho wiauss guve Ollicer Garside, who was on duty, causo for’ suspicion, and he at once drew the attention of Mr, Davis, the clerk in charge, to it ‘The latter stopped the pair und questioned Weinberger. Atiirst ie clarmed an acquaintance of many years’ duration with the witness, but, on being threatened with artest, acknowledged that ho had just met him and hyd purchased his services for the con- sideration of sairty cents. Of course the ticket was at once canectled and applicant and witness summarily ejected. This witness, 1t was thought, did not propose to appear belore a judge, but intended to whocdle the applicant out of his money and then desert him in the crowd which swarmed about the court chambers, Abother case was detected where tue price of iniquity was n glays of liquor, Thore Is vo doubt that many of have tendered their services to appheants, but few of them reached tho court and givensworn testimony. Mr. David, the chairman of the Defhocratic Commuites, avid yesterday that ou the 8OtH of September, when ‘the work of naturaliza- tion was begun, he gave all,.bis clerks strict ordors to oxercise the greatest cautiod iu admitting applicants to citizenship, and he was satiafled that while they were In session they have endeavored to cerry out tho spirit as well as the letter of tho law. The managers of the Republican Committee make substantially the 1. and claim that oo illegality suscep- jon escaped them during their term of vara in anawering wi THE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEES. Local politics was the general topic of conversation yesterday atthe different veadquarters, The green- back party were on the fence—didu’t know which ticket they would support, or, whether they put a ticket of their own in the field or not. One portion of the party will probably go over to the repubiftana, At the Everott House there were many visitors, including Governor Tilden. Every move in local politics was watched with interost, and the fact that the republi- cans would not unite with anti-lammany was looked upon ag making Ely’s victory sure. ‘At the Independent Citizens’ Committee the day was quietly spent, there being few vistors. During the evening there were many visitors of all shades of litics, Mr. Swan waaabsent An individual named reland seemed to occupy bis place, much to the dis- advantage of the organization. At the republican headquarters everything went on about as usurl, In the evening the announcement that General John A. Dix would probably receive the republican nomntuation for Mayor was the sole topic of conversation, and was hailed with onthusiasm by the republicans present, YOUNG MEN'S DBMOCKATIC CLUB. On Tuosday evening next the Young Men's Demo- cratic Club will hold a mass meoting im the matn hal, af Cooper Institute, when several prominent orators will address the friends of Tilden and Hendricks. The Hon, Joseph Pulitzer, of Missouri, has promised to speak, at KINGS COUNTY POLITICS. THE FIELD REVIEWED ON THE OTHER SIDE oF THE RIVER—THE CANDIDATES, DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN, TO BE VOTED FoR oN NEXT TUESDAY WEEK. There isa very lively canvass in progress io Brook- lyn and throughout the county of Kings The long pent up fires of political enthusiasm have broken out with irrepressible ardor and parties and factions ure “pulling wires’? day and night to effect their respective object. The carly part of the week witnessed the withdrawal of twelve or fourtecn of what was termed the “new clement” trom the regular Democratic Gen- eral Committee. Tho reason for this course was given by them in a public card, in which they asserted that Hugh McLaughlin had forced nommmations in convén- tion and that they could not continue to co- operate with the organization on that account, ‘Their resignations were accepted "by the com- mittoe, and, though their loss may be mourned as this particular epoch, their places cap readily ve filled. The ‘“bolters'? express their deter- mination of stauding firm, however, for the State and national tickets, fhe regulars of the democratic party promiso that tho electoral ticket wili go out of Kings county with from 18,000 to 20,000 majority; and as an evidence of the assertion they point to tho extraordl- nary increase in tho registration thia yeur, which bas gone up t0 96,000. They claim shat it i but fuir to agsume that the augmentation of yotors is due to the naturalization of foreigners, and to the maturing of the sons of foreigners, and that such citizens will co- operate with the democratic purty. ibe fusion ticket put in nomination tor repubjicaus and dissatisied democrats has its strong and its weak points, Its weak points are that a very considerable portion of the republicans, headed by such men as David Williams, chairman of the General Committee, opposed the fusion with democrats on the floor of the Convention which nominated the county ticket, and he met with @ strong backing. ‘The repub- licans clam to have a vote of between 30,000 and ww hey held that a straight ticket Would give them ap opportunity to reward the futhtui servitors of therr own party, Indeed, the publican party organ, the Union, Uiterly opposed tho Hicket at Grst, but it hng since been forced to support it, Mayor Schroeder, who is muster of the repablican situation, favored he fusion, and “the boys" bad to Conciiiate that dignitary or fose bis mdorsement next May, When, should ther party curry the Common Couneti, be will have the nomiiation ‘of all beads of cominissions, polive ahd excise, water, fire and health, The independent democrats ure not strong us av ene rolled body, but they claim that their power les 1p LE SHEET. victory, and the insoription flaunting on the party Danner, # strength.” Both parties are WAKINZ great ery avout truuduleut registration and colonization in the odd numbered wards, whieh they are respectively laboring to curry by 1 honorable ithas been maliciously said, “dishon- rable means.” Very tew arrests have been mado ana there can be bo doubt but that the frauds have been magnifted to absurd proportions. The tollowing {* & partial list of the candidates whe votes of therr fellow citizens on No- vember CONGRESSIONAL Dist — Republicans, 2. James Cavanagh. & 8. 4 Chittenden, & Solomon Spitzer. Democrats. Wiiltam D. Veeder. John W, Huntor. Archibald M. Bites. ASSEMBL William H Rome, John M. Ciancy. Richard M. Marvin. John D. Pray, — Johu J. Shandiy. Tunis G, Bergen. James G, Tighe. W Charles i Tnornton. Jobn M. Dilimeire. © L Lyon. i 2 & 4 6 W. W. Stephonsop. 6. Jacob Worth. 1. William H. King. @ Adrian Suydam, —— 9 S Gifford Nelson, Joba McGroarty. REGISTER, Corporai Jamez Tauner Willtam Barre. COUNTY CLERK, Walter L. Livingston. John Deimar. COMMISSIONER OF CHAKITIER Jobn Cunningham, Bernard Midas, USTICR OF SkSBIONS. Gilbert H, Wickham, Andrew McKibben, COMPTROLLER. William Burrell. auviror, ph George S. Kingsland. Wiiltam Searing, POLICE JUSTICE. James W. Monk. Andrew Walsh, JUSTICRS OF THE PRACK. LW. 4 Rowan, Dantel Ferry, Ripley Ropes. 2 James W. Ridgeway, E Wilson Bloom, 6& ¥. W. Obernier, Ludwig Semler, ALDERMEN. Ward, 1, Clarence L, Burnet — . CW, Aitken. A. 5, Rowley . Francia Barber, a M. Griswold, W. H. Ray, Jobn Davies, W, Cottrell. A, U. Baud, Frederick Sigrist. ¥, B, Fisher, Robers Hill, D. M. Corbett. Thomas Sbeviin,. Frederick W, Philips, Wilham I Murtoa Willam H. Suipman, Anson Ferguson, John P. Orinsbeo. Jobu A. Connolly. . Martin B, Duane, James T, Kaston, BUPERVISOMS. 2 William Reed, John Gallagher. 4. George W. Brush, George C. Sexton, 6 — Joun B. Byrne. 8 — Daniel Ryan. 10, — Jobo T. Moran. 1 — Jobn Curran, M. — James Kiernoy, tor Egor. Joseph Burger. 18. Georgo L. Conerly, George G, Browa. 26 Alexunder Walker, Hermanus B. Hubbard. 22 Avram Mandeville. 24. L, Richardson. W. H. Fleeman, The reform democrats or Siocumites have nomi. nated for Assembly, in the First distriet, Daniel Bradiey, Who wasa prominent member of the jas} Legislature, ana was for soveral years chairman of the poguiar Democratic deneral Committee of the county. An the Third district Peter Fogarty bas been chosen by the relormers to defeat the aspirations of the regular nominao for Assombly. |. Ivins is to lost what strength thore is in Slocumism for Assembly io the Fourth district. Mr. John T. Moran, who bas been senominated for Supervisor ou the regular democratic ticket in the ‘Tenth ward, one of the largest and most influential wards in Brooklyn, has been brought into prominence during the past year, He made a bold fight and a successful one against fraudulent weight in the matter of coal issued to the poor of Brooklya last week by certuim county contractors, and hay also rendered ood service on the Jail Commitice, Printing and on the Commitice on Laws and Applica- tions to the Legislature, Hermanus B, Hubbard, who has been nominated for Supervisor in the Twentieth ward, lawyer, and will, it 8 claimod by his friends, give his rival, Alexander Walker, a tively brush for ‘tho honors.” Captain Daniel Ferry, the regular candidato of — his party, for Justico of the Poace, First district, has shown strength both inside and outside the political lines vy reason of his hold upon the respect of the citi- zons who have known him as faithiul and eflicient police ofliciul for twenty years past. Justice Jobn Dol- mar is making an active canvass for the County Clork- ship, for which he bas been nominated, and bis con- wlituents express a certainty of his sucess, It appears to be conceded that Joho Cunningham, who has the republican and independent democratic nomination for Commissioner ot Charities, will crowd his cppooent, Bernard Midas, in the conflict of the ballot tor that office. There will be a torchlight procession and ratiil- cation mass meeting of democrats on Thursday next. The meoting will be addressed by Sebator Kernan. . ILLEGAL REGISTRATION IN BROOKLYN. A fireman named Samuel Burns was arraigned be- fore the Supervisor of Elections yesterday on a charge of legally registering in the First district of the Eleventh ward. He gave $1,000 bail to await examina- tion on Novembor 14. toa Patrick McGinloy was arrested for illegal registry in tho Firet district, First ward, He was relcascd on bail. Georgo Bainbridge, who registered from No. 9 Henry street, was also arraigned before the Supervisor, He registered in the Fourth’ district of the First ward. Ho cluims to have slept in the resideuce given for the past two months, but he failed to verify the statement, and was went to Jarl in detuult of $2,000 bail, Philip Murphy, arrested on Friday last for iliegal registry In the Eleventh ward, was released op bail in the sum of $1,500 yesterday, Other arrests are con- templated by the United States depaty marshals, who have a large batch of warrauts to execute. Great complaint is made against the system of arrest and ad- Journment pursued, ag it deprives the parties so treated of the right to vote at the next election. CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATION, Genoral Anson J. McCook was nominated last night for Congress in the Eighth district by the republicans) ASSEMBLY NOMINATIONS, Patrick J. MeAleor received the Tammany nomina- ton in the Sixth district last evening, Martin Nachtman received the Tammany nomination in the Kight district, Iu the Tenth district tho Tammany nomination was given to Christopher Fiecke. Theodore B., Rich, the Tammany nominco in the Thirteenth district was mdorsed last night by the in- dependent greenback party. NEWS IN THE CITY. A ladies’ shooting maten will take place Thursday evening next at the St. Stephen’s church fair. There will bo four teams—American, Irish, Scotch and Can- adian, six in each, On the complaint of Captain Byrnes, of the Fifteenth prectuct, Blanche Smith was held for trial by Justice Bixby, at the Washington Piace Court yesterday, for keeping au infamous deu at No, 227 Wooster street. At the Essex Market l’olice Court yesterday, before Justice Smith, John W. Curier, aged thirty, a book- | keeper, hving at Nu. 116 Mulberry street, was held for trial tor embezzling $20 from his employer, George Bane, a dry goods merchant, of No. 296 Grand streo Johu Hennessey, of No, 110 Bignth avonuo,‘was committed for trial by Justice Morgan yesterday on complaint of Thomas Boyd, of No, 203 Fulton street, who charged the prisoner with picking his pocket of a gold watch and chain, valued at $55, Tho property ‘was recovered, Patrick Murpny, residing at 85 Oak stroet, wag held to answer yosterday by Justice Morgan, at tho Tombs, on complaint of kobert Shutenback, of No. 11 Beekman street, who charged that while passing throagh Water street, on Friday might, the prisoner snatched his watch and chain, valued at $70. At the Washington Piace Police Court yesterday Miss Mattie A. King, who charged Miss Annie Morton with stealing a locket valued at $180, said she was willing to settle the case for $100. Justice Bixty, however, refused to allow any compromise to be made and held Miss Morton in $1,500) bull, which was promptly fur- nished, Yesterday Commissioner of Excise Mr. Owen Murphy appeared betore Justice Morgan, at the Tombs Police Court, and stated that he was unavoidably absent on Friday when nts colleagues, Messrs, Morton and Patterson, were before His Honor, He understood the charges made against the Board, of which he was a member, and said he would appear with his agsociates for wn examination of the case on the 10th prox, Mr. Murphy was pgrmitted to go on his parole. William Coughlin, a sailor on tho United States frigate Colorado, came ashore a few days ago and fell into the company of Jono Devine and John Callaghan inthe Fourth ward, They visited sundry places in Water street, and Coughlin became intoxicated, While in this condition he alleges they relieved hit of a revolver, a knife and a small amount of money. Yesterday Justice Morgan held Devine and Callaghan, who were arrested on Friday, tp $1,000 bail each to answer, NEW JERSEY, eae — BUTLER AND HOAR, WENDELL PHILLIPS AND THE LOWELL LAWTER PAY THEIR RESPECTS TO THE JUDGR IN BIA OWN TOWN OF CONCORD—A LETTER AyD SPEZCH FROM THE ‘‘SILVER-TONGUED OBA; ‘TOR"-—ARRAIGNMENT OF JUDGE HOAB ON THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL. Concon», Mass., Oct. 27, 1876, One of the most ring features of the campaign between General Butler and Judge Hoar for representing this district in Congress was wite nessea here ip the polished town of Concord this evening. For « whole week the town had been warned that General Butler was to ap pear and speak to the townsmen of bis party and per sonal antagonist, and the consequence was the crowding of the Town Hall to its fullest capacity. Genera! Butler, accompanied by Wendel! Philips, came into the tows about balf-past six o'clock, and after a hasty supper at the Middlesex Hotel they repaired to the hall where the crowd was awaiting their arrival, Jobn % Ke; called the meeting to order and then tntroduced Mr. Wendell! Philips, who made one of the moat stirring and — cloqueut dis life, He iwduiged in elaburate defence and eulogy of the republic: party, sandwiching it frequently nd timely with stories of Paui Revere and General Warren, abd tinully, bat gracefully, com. ing down to tho civil War, Shen toreconstruction, apd last and chiefly to the Congressiona: struggle between \ie Concord counsellor and the Lowell la Tp the course of hig remarks Mr. Phillips, in a jo allusion to Judge Hoar, reraurked that the Southern question appeals = of wus tbe only one and ought to be the only one, and the best evidence of it was what at ‘Lawrence two-thirds of the audience Jett the hall when the Judge uudertook to educate them on finance. At this point the speaker warmed up with vituperation ; but, instead of applause, there was en. f usiasiic silence, ‘The republican party, we sald—de- scribing 1 as old—was toe same as Daniel Webster would have been if he hud lived. It had donc its best und tinally passed to one side, and now it was useless, It has killed slavery, but the South front now, aud we waut new men, who can see the now point of the issue. The speaker alluded only briefly \o Mr, ‘Yuden’s letter, which ne described as a false promi: and one which ought not to mislead the intelligen people of the country, but during all these allusions Mr. Phillips did not omit to Sore. ae, the fre aguinse Judge Hoar, and tor General Butler. One of bis po.nts against Hoar, as Attorney Gen was ‘bat be decided tilegall; vb ses hour law, all of wi viussed view of to-day. Mr. Phiilips here said he bad a grievance of his own against Judge Hoar, and then wont on to describe how she late Mr. Sumner committed his Civil Rights bill” to the Judge on hia dying bed. Tho scene between the late Senator and dir. Hoar wag doscribed in a most eloquent and touch- Wwe manner, the speakor concluding by denouncing the Judge as a man who failed to explain his position and finally proving recreant to the cause which his dying friend had committed to bim. ‘Yho school feature of the bill, Mr. Phillips said, was what Mr. Sumner left tor him to defond, but never did ge open his lips tn favor ot the measure, He finally jescribed him as a discreditable politician and a hypo: crite, an expression which brought a round of cheers and afew hisses. But Mr. Phillips was only stimu- lated to more iceling and enthusiasm by adverse dem- onstrations, and be renewed his denugciations with an eloquence and toeling impossible to describe, AN IRREPRESSIBLE CONFLICT, Wendoll Phillips then read the tollowing letter he had addressed to the editors of the Boston Daily ad- vertiser :— In his speech at Lawrence Judge Hoar refers to my criticism of him im April, 1874, He was then candidate tosucceed Sumner in the Senate. I claimed in columns of the Globe thut- such a candidate was bound to tell us whether he would support Sumner’s Ciyil Rights vill. Mr, Redpath had preceded mo in the samo c'aim. Tho Advertiser copied my article, with comments, The Journal, Traveller, Transcript, Herald, Springticla Union, Worcester Gazette, &e, &e, jomed in tke discussion day after day. “The Hon, J. M. 3, Wilhams, Hoar’s colleague, and with him at Washington, tele. graphed that be had talked with Hoar on the subject, and that the Judge told him go and 80. There were ingenious suggestions, curious arguments and subtle nulyses of Words and deeds, to show that the Judgo did or did not agree with Sumner, une word trom biw, “Yes” or ‘*No,” would have settled the question. Ho never uttered that word. ‘the head manager of hig canvass, tho Hon. J, M. Forbes, told me that the Judge ‘should pot expliin his position.” said that such concealment of opinion by @ candidate was not dignity but imperti- nence, ‘be public, 1 tind, undorstand judge Hoar to state that be nover beard, till now, of tual claim or discussion, 1 submit that such a statcmeng it almost incredible, If aman read the papers at tBat time there are ninoty-nine chances out of a hundred that ho would notice such extended and prolonged ref erence to himself, Besides, Williams telographed thet he had talked with the Judge. How could this be, and what Was thoir talk about, 1! tho Judge had nevor beard of the discussion? If the, Judge had made at Lawrence tbe denial which he is generally supposed to bave made, in order to believe in bie truthfulness I must fer that he nover roads the newspapers, und that Mr. Willivms made ao fajse statement; but when wo examine carelully the Sages iy words at Lawrence he does not deny at all that be had heard of my-criticisin. He says:—*d1r, Phillips charges that he (Mr. Phillips), in the Boston Globe, wrote me a letter asking me what were my sontiments on the subject of the Civil Rights bill, and that 1 made no reply. I bappened never to have heard of the fat till be mentioned it his the other day.’? Now, I never lettor; I never sii that | wrote letter. 1 eannot tind that | was ever reported to have said that i wrote hima letter. Judge Hour has deniod what was nover asserted, thus avoiding the real ques. tion, Ifany one who reads the newspapers, and cap be supposed to know what ts in them, bad put the de nial in that shape I should bave said it was tricky, evasive, und iutended to mislead and deceive tht hearer. But as the Judge never reads the newspaper, Icunnot say that of him, VTho Judge iurther says that I misrepre sented him in stating that he had “never saw a word or done anything for the Uivil Rights bill ir Congress."’ I never suid anything of the kind. stated that he never saida word, or did anything for Sumber’s Civil Rigots bill except to vote for It; and the drift ofeven my poorely reported lecture show: that. this was my statement, The Congressionai Record proves that statement to be true; the gist aud special value of Sumner’s bill as distinguished from the others offered, was.the clause opening the publio schools to negroes; that was the clause, long and Hercely opposed, and finally defeated and siruck out, Mr. Sumner told me that he would have bis whote vill defeated rather than accept its enactment without that clause for ‘a continuous session of two days and three rights.” Thedebate was devoted largely to the policy und constitutionality of that clause, and there sat the Judge, a lawyer with a judi- cial repatation; onge Attorney General of tho United States; the man to whom Sumner on his deathbed wished to commit the detence of his bill; a word from him would have had special weight in such a discussion, He pever uttered that word. He bad printed the short and only he made—tTrite, vapid, pointless and without signilicance; not one syllable about the schools, nor one word in earnest in support ot the bill. ‘To ve sure th@se few poiutiess words und bis. vote did reveal that he approved of Sumner's bill. April, 1874, while he was candidate for office, no discussion, no eutreaty could wring from him an expression of that opinion. Dawes was elected Senator January 20, 1576. On the 4th of February, 1875, when no longet a candidate, tho Judge roveais his opinion. I repeat what id im my lecture, that Judge Hoar’s reserve aad silence (April, 1874) show him to be a dis- creditable politician wad @ hypocrite, trying to gain votes and disarm oppesition by concealing his oj on a grave public question, in regard to which the re- pablican party was divided. WENDELL PHILLIPS, GENERAL BUTLER’S SPEECH. After Mr. Phillips had spoken General Butler ade dressed the audience, defending bimself in true Bute lertan style against Judgo Hoar’s charges, plemeating bis tately published lower with ni fresn criticisms of the Judgo’s career, The moeting was one of Intense enthusiasm and indicated that tn Judge Hoar’s own town there is quite a feeling’ in favor of General Butler. Indeed, tt te admitted that he will get as many votes here ag the Concord candi+ date himself, INFEXNAL MACHINE EXPLOSIO: The officials of tho Ponnsylvania Railroad come. menced the investigation yesterday into the cause of the explosion that wrecked a car at Metuchen on Fri- day. Despatches passed betweon Philadelpnia and Jersey City on the subject, and sevéral detectives wore sotto work early in the day. Jt was fortunate the explosion did not occur while the train was standing at the depot or several lives would in all probability have boen lost, The infernal machine (or what remains of it) which caused the explosion, and which was contained in a trunk checked trom Philadelphia to New York is now at the oilice of Train Master Gard- ner, iu tne Jersey City depot, and excited great curiosity yesterday. ‘It is composed of the hall of a snail clock, about ix by four itiehes, to which is at- tached a smail pistol, The lower part of the clock had been sawed off and the minute bund takep irom the face, On tho top of the clock the ol with ‘a cartridge aud powder, was fastened to the woodwork by a screw; & small piece of wood, about an inch and @ haif long and quarter of an Inch in width, had beem loosely screwed on the top of the clock, so that tbe end reached over the figures XII on the dial, while tue other end of the wood was placed against the trigger of the pistol. When the hour hand had reacned The body of the man who was decapitated on the Penneylvania Ratiroad on Friday was identifiea y terday as that of Dwight Jonnson, of North Orange, M Ho was on his way home trom the Centennial ‘Tho death of Mra, Daniel Lwing, at tho Philudelphia Hotel, Jersey City, on Thursday night, 1s ascribed by guine of the physicians who attended her to hydro- phobia, “She wag vitien by a cat on one of the tingers a low weeks ago. It is worthy of note that she drank water just beforo hor death. The teachers of the public schools of Jersey City the digsatisiaction which prevatls against the loval management. It is possiblo that this digaitection may prove to be over-cetunated this fall in the glamour which invests a Presidential campaign with the vast patronage looming up on Marob 4 in tho ovent of are about equally divided as to whether they will give their services gratuitously for tweny days after the ‘extinusted on the 101h of November or whi r they will allow the schools to be closed, They will bold @ mesting to-morrow, twelve o’clock it would push back the wood. and the cap would be pressed upon the cartridge, This waa pluced in a pasteboard box about 12x5, covered up and placed in an ordinary Saratoga, which was filled with straw shavings and bottles of glycerine or dynamite. Fortunately the trunk containing the infernal machine was almost car, aud Was placed in ‘The tram being trom the Centen: with trunks When tho train bad reached the explosion occurred, and the shock threw the li age Master, John Silpath, and the others who were ‘Uho baggage car, to the floor, and the explosion having shattered the Saratoga, the flames set fire (o the othe! trunks. The train was sto; and the flames extin- coul found of the contents of k, with the pistol and wooden Kk A remnant of the trunk large the lust to be thrown im the baggage ir of trupk was crowd M oy the top preserved cuuld be picked up. ad company, wil ode a reward for id