The New York Herald Newspaper, October 30, 1876, Page 6

THE NORTH POLE.| The British Expedition Declared To Be a Failure. THE REASON WHY. ‘What Dr. Isaac I. Hayes Has to Say About It. | New York, Oct. 29, 1 To rng Epitor or tun Hreauy:— Knowing the earnest sympathy you have for all mat- ters concerning geographical explorations, especially | with regard to Africa and the Arctic regions, I venture | to address you in relation to this last expedition from England. The leading facts were published in the | Hexap of yesterday, and you gave them such promi- nence that I feel that you look upon the matter as of sufficient importance to demand explanation. It has occurred to me that I might say a word in that direc- hon, I see it announced in the Hexatp that the expe dition reached “within 400 miles of the Pole’’ and that “during the sledge journey the ice was so ragged that It was only possible to advance a mile.a day.” Now this seems to me strange that the whole thing should have proved to bo practically such a failure. Ihave no disposition to blow my own trum- pet, butif, with their great advantages, this English expedition could not have accomplished something more than they did, it were better bad they not | made so much fuss about it, The Alert and Discovery are two fine ships; both are screw steamers. Never | was there an expedition fitted out by any government | so bountifully, Nothing was wanting, They had | tvery scientific appliance, and the expedition cost not less than $750,000, It was to go to the North | Vole and make discoveries there, and the British flag | was to bo planted on the northern axis of tho earth, | and of course the world was to be astonished at British energy and British pluck. What is the result? One year of trial, ice eighty feet thick, and no chance of getting to the North Pole, In plain terms, 1 DON'T BELIEVE A WORD OF IT, and I don’t believe that the expedition had any right jo return when it did, Why, I did nearly all they aid with my little bit of a schooner—United States—which was not much more than half the size of the Daunt- lesa. I bad no stoam, and could not work to windward wmong the ice flelas of Smith Sound, and, becoming | watangled, I was forced to go into winter quarters, im a crippled condition, in latitude 78 deg. 17 min., &t the mouth of that Sound. There 1 remained len months before the ice broke up and liberated me. With steam I could have gono further, but I had no pther alternative than to await the spring, and travel over the frozen sea with dog siedges. I marked, as pearly as could be determined, latitude 82 deg.—say 480 miles from the Pole. Tne journey was begun April 4, and the highest lati- tade was reached May 18, alter a tolisome march of 700 miles. The return journey was shorter, but in all 1 estimated my journey at 1,500 miles, and it oceu- pied sixty days, To do this I travelled over a sea which tho English expedition | sailed over in the summer, because they had steam. They reached, thereforo, by water the point which 1 reached with sledges—ihat is to say, Lady Franklin Bay, which I crossed and explored. Practically, there- ft the English expedition began where I left o1 and why, with a winter harbor in Lady rranklin Bay, they did not go on is more than I can understand, My winter barbor was in latitude 78 deg. 17 mi as I have said; Dr. Kane, with whom I served as Burgeon, wintered in latitude 78 veg. 37 min.—both on the Grecniand side of Smith Sound. Kane reached pn the Greenland side near latitude 81 deg.; 1 crossed over to the land of my own discovery, Griunoll Land, and went some sixty miles further, and looked put as Kane did upon av open sea. Kane was there in June, 1 in May, and yet both were interrupted by open Water. ther of us had boats, the journey being Joade with siedgesx. The ice ovor which we travelied ‘was thin and rozten at the further north. I saw but | Vitle ice beyond the last point, The northernmost Jind seen I named Cape Union, which I fixed, not a surately, but as near as possible in latitude 83 deg.. 43 | gain. abd for this discovery I received, afer my return, medals and other tokens from most of the civilized ions of the earth, tor having discovered and actu- Bily stood pon the northernmost land ever reached by civilized man. The Alert seems to havo reached Cape Union. Be- yond this Captain Hall thought he saw land, which med President Land. The English expedition r hat this land does not exist. In this I believ yy are correct. We are ALL APT TO BE PREJUDICED {0 favor of our own views, I have always believed in the existence of an open Polar Sea. 1 think I stood upon its shores in 1861. { believe that sea navigable, and I am utterly ata loss to cuderstand why the Alert and Discovery did not sail upon 1s waters, unless wo assume that ihe spirit which animated Bain, Kors, Party and the long list of Arctic heroes has died out wb the advauce of steam, the — telegraph comioris, Now, please remember that this lish expedition really started where | left off. pe North Pole was only approached by some eighty miles nearer than | appronched it. It is said that the ico was eighty feet thick. In plain English, I don’t believe it, and I don’t understand how it bap- pened that a grand expedition, fitted out with such a great flourish of trumpets, at such enormous cost, ould have got frightened after one winter, and bi ied home with theoldcry that the North Volecan’t béroach:d. They did pot stay there long enough to rove it or tell anything about it, To | Bo’ dure, the’ matter’ ol” getting to the North Polo is of Hitle consequence in a business point of view. It may be of no consequence | whatever, but bere is an expedition fitted out easly to do it; has unlimited time; has every pos: ie advantage; has the unqualified support of the British government, and yet, frightened by one win- ter’s oxperience, hurries home to report another fail- ure The Polaris did better, 1or even after the death | of poor Captain Hall It stuck until it was crushed by the ice. Had Captain Budaingion been imbued with | the same emotions as actuated Captain Hall I believe be could ba’ to the North Pol and I venture to say that, who:her the Alert could or | could not have gone there, one year's experience was os enough to prove it. | I am a firm believer inan open Polar Sea. It is | not a sea available for the purposes of commerce, but itis certawly asea or ocean, as you muy please to | calli, Whatever interest atts! to it is of a purely scientific character. To pursue science requires 1 10 yo with a great government expedi- | ly to muke scientific discoveries, with inet understanding that there is no other | msto me to require something more than | it can’t be done,”’ So far as getting to the North Pole is concerned, 1 AM SURE IT CAN Bx DONE, and in failing to do it after only one year’s trial T Urink this English expedition has shown a lamentable | lack of English pluck. They say they had a ureadtul Hime of it; some people were frozen and three or four of them died, That was their own fault. Travel- | ling in the Arctic regions ts not more torrible or more dangerous than travelling anywhere else, Itis ter of care and judgment. Accidents may happ commander to seo that they don’t el have made as lovg a siedge jour- one ou record. | experienced a tempera. tare during that journey of seventy degrees below | zeru, and yet there was never in all the sixty days oc- cupied by the journey so much as a (rost bite toany of the ra and yet this was inthe exact region where the English expedition has been, finding, as they say, sighty feet of ico. Tho Polaris was in the same quar- ter and got nearly as far north. } ‘The Polaris met with nosuch ice, but met with the | me evident demoralization. In my opinion there ts | Bo serious trouble about getting to the North Pole, but | Edon’t believe it can be done in ove year and may be Dot in two, and I must say, and that most empb: i the resuits of ihis last of the Arctic exp e in no way commensurate with its preten- HONS any More thal they are with its opportunities, Its like will never be seen again, andthe chance fora | grand achievement has been thrown aw: In short, the whole thing is 4 failure without the explanatory crouse *Wertuck till the last moment, and did what They had food and all manner of stores should, until ny io my those yea there Jecgment, ead up. I believe in TD betieve in iis independence of all qu ctibono? We may have our own views as to utility, but when once undertaken | think « scheme should be carried through to compiction. According to your felegram the Knglish expedition has reacted 84 deg, 20 min., and yet, with plenty of food, avundant health, THE KYES OF TH WORLD UPON THEM, they say thero is too mach ite. Believing in an open | Polar Sea, 1 think it can be navigated, The English | expedition saw great quantities of ice, They never Jett the land 4 along the Iand you always find ice in | all Arctic waters, I believe that 1 reached beyond | the land belt of ice tn 1861. With a voat 1! could have gone to the Pole. An ico belt in summer | Gepends mich apon the prevailing winds, but as for a | Jarge body of water being at any time frozen over even ‘With the lowest temperature, tis unknown. Hudson | Bay, Bailin Bay and other Arctic waters, even though | comparatively small, are cover frozen over. The deep | wea waiter in all the oceans and seas of tho earth a waslorm temperature of abont 3) degees. The suriace | ‘water under the equator i often 85 degrees or & SS the Arctics it is generally down to 20 degrees, but ¥en there it does not freeze unless the air is entire! calm, Aon Real he not heal i. havo seen ‘waves rollit, legrees below zero. without d tele of ice rH sight. fhe Next day, when the air thio the whole sea was covered With acrystal mantle, Aretic Ovcan 18 over 2.000 miles in diameter, fend if any body will once get over the land-clinging gee mat ‘and inf the middie of the Archie Sea he migut | NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1876.-WITH SUPPLEMENT. i! about there to bis heart’s content, and I, for one, onld so soon tain avenues nysterious, unknown wate: ¢ oft tried Behring Strait, there Baffin Bay, there is the Spitzbergen Sea an Greentand Sea. 1 lant quarter the Germans have jound a new land, This Jand lies inidway between Spitz- bergen aud Nova Zembla, which tand I predicted many years ago ip an address before the American Geograpli- jeal Society, It completes the almost continuous line of tand that invests THE GREAT POLAR BASIN. In conclusion Ww me to say that this great Eng- lish expedition from which so much wus expected looks very like a tarce. ‘tne Pandora was sent out to carry letters, which she lett at Littleton Island, tions m the world, discovered ‘the great expedition, not where it was expected to be, but in mid-ocean on its way home, And now, after all, the great object has not been at- | tained. The scientific world and the curious of ail civilized nations are grievously dixappointed. For | once they were convinced that, since the British gov- | ernment had expended its best efforts and spent its meaps to tho extent of pould have some positive knowledge as to what nature is busy with about the North Pole, Well, the world will roll on it did before, politicians will have their yy and grass will grow beneath THE PRET OF SLOTIPUL MEN, but still the curiosity of man will never rest until sea and land shalt be known from pole to pole, he it of use ornot, The great achievement of the English, or at least one achievement of sufficient importance to be cabled over, in that ‘Fisquimaux traces ccase on the wost shore th Intitude 81 deg. where they cross to Greenland,” This ix interesting, and to the scien. | List a matter of importance, but as 1 reported the | ime fact from personal experience some years ago, it can bardly be looked upon as news or information, It is further stated that “the f Licability of reaching the North Pole was-proved.’’ | maintain that they have Proved nothing of the kind, will still turther say that they have done with all their big steamers very little more, viewed practically, than I did with iny little sebooner in an expedition whicn cost $25,000, or Dr. Kane with his brigantine. And so ends that tor which be hoped so much. It is gratifying to turn jo gather one spark of comiort out of these . . Nordenskjéld has actually t the mouth of the Yeuise: River can be ed by the Nova Zembla Sea, and to all intents and purposes that the northeast passage to Cathoyo can be made through a watery highway. Who comes next? Norway hi of the early geographers. England has failed in her purpose of more than three and half centuries; will America be the first to plant her flag at the North Pole? ISAAC 1, HAYES. THE EXHIBITION. PREPARATIONS FOR THE CLOSING EXERCISES on THE 10TH—THE PRESIDENT TO BE IN ATTENDANCE—A PERMANENT EXHIBITION TO BE ESTABLISHED—GERMAN-AMERICAN DAY. Parapenrnta, Oct, 29, 1876, The arrangements for the celebratien of the German- American Day on Thursday contemplate a very full representation of the interior counties of the State, ‘The Mayors of Lancaster, Harrisburg, Alientown, Roading and Lebanon have been requested to serve as | members of the general committes of reception. A large committee 1s being organized for New York city, of which Mr. Oswald Ottendorter has been requested toactas chairman, A committee of co-operation for Philadelphia has also been constituted, and the inv tion to participate 1a addressed to all citizens ana others of German descent and all German organiza- tions throughout the United States. THE CLOPING RXERCISRS. The programme of the closing exercises on Friday, November 10, is still in the hands of the special com- mittee of the commission charged with its preparation, and on Saturday was read to and discussed by the commission in executive session. The features of tho celebration, 80 far as they havo yet been supplied, cover the delivery of brief addresses upon the various branches of the work, by Mr, Morrill, chairman of the Executive Committee of the commission; President Welsh for the Board of Finance; Dircctor General Goshorn and President Hawley, with vocal and instru- mental music by a volunteer body, composed of some of the best singers and musicians of Pluladelphia, under the direction of Theodore Thomas, nearly all the choral societies of Philadelphia being represented in the choruses, which will be rendered probably by 1,000 voices. Tho exercises: will be held on the afternoon of Thursday, in the contre of the Main Building, the music stand being fitted up asthe platform, with rows of seats to the number of 3,500 running north to the great organ and in easterly and westerly directions along the aisles. Achorus will be stationed in the organ loft and an bestra near the stand. The singing of ‘-America’’ the entire assembiage, the “Hallelujah Chorus” and the Doxology will be a part of the musical exercises. The President of the United States will be present and make the formal declaration that the Exhibition 1s closed. 11 has not yet been decided whether the Cen- tennial authorities with the invited guests will pro- | ceed in a body to Machinery Hall, there stop the great engine at the appointed hour and then proceed to the main stand, or whether the engine will be stopped by a telograpnic signal trom the stand during the exer. cises. THE PROCESSION, It is intended that the procession should form at Judges’ Hall about two P. M1, on the 19th of November, ‘And, marching upthe avecuoe of the Republic to the contre of the main building enter that editlee by the northern entrance. Passing under the organ gallery it will pass down the northern transept to tue central pavilion, where a raised circular platform will bo cted around the southern side of the music stand, 4 behind i+ agaim a second platiorm for the or- cheatr: PLACES RESERVED. ‘The circular platform is specially reserved for the dent and his Cabinet, the Pre: tof the Com- sion, the Director General of the Exhibition and the President ot the Board of Finance, Upon a sec- tion of the circular platiorm behind will be seated the | foreign Commissiouers and tue Exhibition judges, Upon the opposite or west sido will be piaced the mombers of the Centennial Commission and Buard of Finance. Other places will be reserved for invited’ guests, the accommodation of ladies and the repre- natives of the press. In all shero will be baroly 2,000 seats. Beyond the platforms it 1s expected that there will be immense throng of spectators drawn together by the event. In connection with the orchestra thero will also be a chorus placed adjacent to the Roosevelt | organ in the northern gallery, The musical portion of the ceremonies will form a prontinent feature on the occasion, SALUTES TO BE FIRED. On the 10th artillery salutes wil be fired tn the morning, at noon and at qusk, by vessols at the Navy Yard and by a battery on George's Hil Jn the evening, beiore the close of the Exhibition, a graud formal dinner wili be given in honor of the | foreign commissioners uy the Centennial Commission and Board of Finance. Tho dinner will be ontirely of an official character and tho number of guests will be limited to about 200. ‘A grand display of fireworks ts announced for the same evening at George's Hill. MEMOKIAL HALT. The Pennsylvania Museam and School of Industrial Arts, to bo established in Memorial Hall, will probaviy be closely patterned Kensington Museum of Loagon. institution w already been expen: Many objects of interest have been Voluntarily dovated to the museum, tho contribu- tions being most liberal in the Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, Egyptian and Swedish departments, Among the more fevent donations are a large number of | plaster casts taken irom the Albambra in Spain and resented by Count Vona Dio, and 131 frames of | lictejle tvory for educational drawings, presented by | the Doke of Richmond and Gordon. The musenm tin will not be opened until the 10th of May, 1877, ut arrangements are now being made for deposition, the objects secured and opening a school of industria art early this winter. A PERMANENT EXBLBITION, An organization is being perfected by which tacili- ties will be afforded to exhibitors, both foreign and American, to continue the exbibition of their gvods in the Main Exbibition Building after the close of the Centennial Exhibition, that vallding baving been pur- chased from the Centennial Board of Finance for the urpose of ereating a permanent exhibition. The ex- | 4 will comprise tbo following classes :—Mning, | ufactures, education and science, art, machinery, end horticulture. The spa not be but thé unpacking and rearrangement of | exhivits, and the transportation, &c., of new extiibits, must be done at the expense of thoexbibitors, A guar- | antee to occupy for a period of not less than one year | by those accepiing space will be necessary, und at least three months’ notice of withdrawal will be re- tor, quired. Exhibitors not desiriog to employ attendants may leave their goods in care of the management, who will then assume the respopsibility of their being kept Exnibitors must provide at their own counters, tu good order expenso all suowensés, shelving, partitions, fittings aod appurte quired, and alt arrangements of 7 oravions aad the installation generally mast be subject to the approval of the Chief of tho Bureau. The mav- agement will take precautions for the safe preservation lattorms, are re. of all objects in the Exhibition, but it will tn no way be responsible for damage or loss of any kind, of for accidents by firo or other- , however originating. Articles that are in any way dangoroas of offensive will not be admitted, and if Introduced under false ences will occasion the immediate torfertare of the exhibitor’s space. Kach | person who becomes an exhibitor thereby’ acknowledges: and undertakes to keep the rales and regulations estabhehed for the government of the Exbibition. Pending the necessary preliminary steps now being taken to zo the perinanent management, and the necessity of immediate action in viow of the approach- ing close of the Ventonnial Exbibition, the following tlemen, Officers of the Unitod States Centennial Commission have consented to receive applications Lory ‘Pests, Chief of Bureau of Inspection, Main ee Albert, Chief of Bureau of Machtaery, Mach: Hall. Hurnet Landreth, Chief of Barcan of Agriculturo, | Agricultural Hall. Ubaries H. Miller, Chief of Bureau of Horticulture, Horvicaltural Hall, here I wintered in 1860-'61, and, with the best inten- | | chances of a union with the republicans have been | | the probabilities of success for this ticket. proved the predictions | CITY POLITICS. MOVEMENTS OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEES— EFFECTS OF THE LARGE REGISTLATION— ESTIMATES FROM. TAMMANY AND ANTI- TAMMANY, Its probabie that the opposition elements to Tam- many will agree at the Astor House to-day upon & ticket Leading anti-Tammanyites and members of | | the German and Independent Citizens’ organizations were engaged in caucus yesterday at the Fifth Avenue | Hotel in discussing the political situation. The | entirely dispelled, and it is now proposed by those | parties to place a first class ticket in the field and let | the Custom House und Post Office wings take care of | themselves. Shrewd politicians differ materially as to It is con- ceded upon all sides that Smith Ely, Jr, isan exceed- ingly strong candidate for Mayor, but the balance ot tho Tammany ticket does not by any means meet with universal approval. so that the people may have a chance of deciding their preferences as to the best men when they go to the ballot box on election day. The large increase in tho registry has also civen hope to the outsider upon a probable vote in this city of 145,000, Caleula- | tions were made upon this basis alone, the total registry foots up to 183,000, the politicians suddenly awake to the fact that we will probably nave ‘The number registered at cach eie | Hon is generally filteen per cent higher than | the number of yotes polled. Tammany op- positionistg pow ¢laim that the inerease means so | much in their interests ihat these 15,000 or 20,000 additional bailots will be cast in javor of their candidates if auexceptionable names are placed upon the ticket, It scems to be settled that Mr. Green | isto be nominated for Mayor by this coalition, and | Alderman Jacob Hess, a prominent republican, jor | County Clerk. Sanguine advocates of the proposed | Ucket calenlated as follows last night, in view ot the registry figures anvounced in yesterday's papers :— VOTES FOR THE INDEPENDENT COM Republicans. Germans, +: Independent democra stead of 145,000, Total.... Tammany ticket Straight republican ticket. This estimate, of course, may be considered as coming from avery enthusiastic class of our local statesmen, but they formed their arguments upon the supposition that this is a year for independent voting, and that the masees will effectually separate logal trom State and national issues, ‘Tammany men scout this estimate as preposterous. ‘Ihey contend that their whole city and county ticket will sweep to victory like a whirlwind, running smoothiy along with the dential nomiuce. Their estimate stands about as a8 against an opposition combination :— 80,000 Tammany 5,000 45,000 Total vote cast..........06000- a eeeees 160,000 It will thus be seen how,widely apart these geutie- men seem to be in their figures, and the returas on election night can alone settle this important issue. In a Presidential year it 1s considered safe to predict absolute success for Tammany Hall. This time, how- ever, some can be found who are not entirely confident of such a result, TO-DAY’S MOVEMENTS. Tho Conference Committees of the Germans, an Tammany and Independent Citizens’ parues assemble atthe Astor House at eleven o'clock this morning. Their seasion is likely to last through the day, as warm discussions will probably arise in the selection of can- didates. If a satisiactory arrangement is mado all around, then the ant!-Tammany and German County Conventions will probably be called together to-mor- row evening in order to ratify the action of their Con- ference Committees. DIVISION 1N_ ANTI-TAMMANY, This afternoon the County Convention is to be coi vened to make nominations and complete ite ticket A decided opposition exists in many of the Assembly districts to Andrew H. Green, and some of tbe other nowinationsure equally objectionable. The action of the Conterence Committee has been dilatory and their final report 1s not nkely to meet with general favor. Tue rank and file have have lost confidence in stccer and suspect some conspiracy to injure the national an kets. It is reported on relia! authority that iy of the delegates from Assembly districts will cast their votes for Smith Ely for Mayor. If this in-~ formation is correct 1t will seriously impair the pros- pects of the anti-Tammany party. Atthe headquarters of tho independent greenback party on Saturday the usual quiet atmosphere of tho rooms became very lively. The explanation of the matter was thus given to the writer:—-‘Why, you sce, we have had a conference committee out to-day, and we havo been watching the other conference commit- tees. The greenback party, while it is a unit on the national and Stato tickets, is split on Jocal matters, and we are obliged to be careful on that account.” Another representative of the party told the writer that tho “labor party"—a branch of the grecnback party—wouid support the republican ticket provided Rai | accorded the that them a small — portion o Ucket. greenback party _ proper, claims through some of its representativ d Vice President on the greouback ticket, rday issued an address setting forth the prin- ciples they represent. It is quite long, and is prob- ably the best explanation yet made of the party prin- ciples. Tt bas Jong been a question with the local party man- agers how to get their batlots in the hands of voters. A scheme was devised a lew days ago and immediately putinto practice. It wasto send by mailto every voter registered a sealed envelope containing several | Cooper and Cary tickets. This, 1118 claimed, will do away with tho possible buying up of the party's agents at the polls. ‘There was little rest yesterday for the gentlemen in charge of the headquarters at the Filth Avenuo Hotel or the Everett Hou: | At the Everett House the only topic of conversation outside of local matiers was the address from South Carolina, which will be found clsewhore. In regard to the Tammany nonunations it was thought that the refusal of the republicans to unito with anti-Tammany and the Green party would result peradventure in the election of the regular democratic ticket. .In case of a union Mr, Ely would win after some little fight, but the way matters stood it would simply bea ‘walk over’ ior him. The probability of the nomi jon Goneral Dix, on the republican ticket, for Mayor, as anvounced im yesterdiy’s Heratp, was doubted. It would be simply suicidal, said one gentleman, tor the party to make any such nomination, Another thought that General Dix would not ailow himself to | de a candidate, At the Fifth Avenue Hotel the news received during tho week had been most cheering. A’gentleman trom New Jersey, in conversation with the writer, said that | ja bis opinion the large democratic vote polled in tb “tidal wavo’’ campaign in that State would be d creased, and in many districts entirely done away with, The eiection there in many ways depended ioateriaily upon the local ticket. Independence in office was not looked upon with favor. For instance, in the Fourth Congressional district, A. A. Harden- burgh would probably be deieated by his own party (democratic), becacse he had pursued an independent course while in tho last House. In the Fifth Congressional district, combining the counties of Bergeu, Passaic and Morri Nr. W. W. Pocips, the republican nominee at the last election, was defeated by his party tor the sam reason. Tho gentleman thought that there wa: strong grounds for expecting a republican victory in the State. In regard to local matters it was thought that the nomination of General Ix would bo a must excellent s his name would carry thousanas vf votes tor the party. ’ IMPORTANT TO VOTERS, A circular issued by the New Jersey Democratic Stare Executive Committee a week ago has given rise fled. gard to the voting for federal otlices, alicgi person will be entitled to voto who shall not bave been | ‘alized ton days previous to the election, xeverai wyers, including United States Comm! ‘Dead, of Jersey City, were consulted on thi subject, und have give following {nterpretation of the li which it is very important should be thoroughly understood throughout the State:— First, any person born in this coun wil be entitied to vote if he sball have arrived at the age of twenty-one on or before the day of election, pro vided ho shall have reyistered. (The last day of regis- try 18.00 the 2d 01 November). Secoud, any porson who shall have declared his intention of becomimg a citizen of the United States at least two years previous to the day of election and who shall have resided tive years in the United States, ou that day will be entitied to vote, provided he shail have registered. ‘The judges of election are required by law to register such person on the prodaction of his ‘tirst papers,” but the right to vote ou election day is contingent on the produs- tion of his naturalization Certificate, IMPORTANT CORRECTION. Colonel Michael G. Murphy says he has never in- tended to withdraw from this canvass as a candidate for Congress, rumors to” the contrary notwithstand- ing. He accepted the nomination with the full tnten- tion of running for Congtess, and he adds thas he ex- pects to win. ees hy THE BOOT ON THE OTHER LEG. KW Haven, Oct. 28, 1876, To tax Evrrox or tHe Heratp:— I notico that the republican papers far and wide aro Trookiya, but they seem to have entirely forgotton the quot that Puiladeipuia bas ali i The outside factions are, there- | fore, very anxious to eombine upon a reputable ticket, | For some time past they argued | Now, when | about 160,000 votes cast on the 7th of November, in- | ‘ | | | | the South ever dreamed of riding over the coust- | of petitions, without a voters, although she has 300,000 less population than New York; nor Footy A ever ae eee gigantic trauds which Kellogg a are perpe- trating in Louisiana, FAIR PLAY. TILDEN'S LETTER INDORSED. VIEWS OF TENNESSEE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND OTHERS ON THE GOVERNOR'S LETTER REGARDING THE WAR CI.\IMS. Nasuvi Tern., Oct. 29, 1876, The following responses have been received by Mr. Childress, Chairman of the State Democratic Executive Committee, in answer to tho question—“Do you tn- dorse Tilden’s letter on the War Claims W. C. Whitthorne says yes; ne could not have written otherwise. A conspiracy of the radicals to put through fraudulent claims like Dave Beatties and others, mado bis letter a matter of necessity as well as justice to those who have worthy claims and no one in tutional amendments. William P, Caldwell says:—‘Governor Tiiden’s let- ter, being in accordance with my views, often ex. pressed, meets my hearty concurrence.”* General William Cuilom says:—“I indorso Tilden’s letter,” D. M. Key, United: States Senator, says:—‘‘I most emphatically indorso Governor Tilden’s letter onthe | war claiins.’” | E. A. James aays:--“I indorse the letter of Samuel | J, Tilden on Southern claims,” } General Dibrell is not at home, but Senator Key says | that, “trom conversations with him, ho is with Mr. Tilden on the clans jon.’? John FP. Hoare says:—“! most cordially indorse Governor Tilden’s leiter, The democratic members from the South simply presented the identical claim | pressed by republican members the first, second or | third session of Congress. 1t was a mere presentation indorsement of them, ” bt, Chairman of the Committee on ‘it required two-thirds of my time hairman of Committee on Claims, as The clains are prosecuted as in civil tribunals | of the country. A large number presented are fraudulent, the amounts greatly exaggerated in | others, and such are contined to no section of the | country, | tee last Cong! howling about ‘registration frauds” in New York and | The small amount allowed by the commuit- shows thero can be no wholesale | allowances matte as claimed by republicans. T heartily indorse Pilden’s letter on the subject. | J.D, C, Adkins says:-—'*The letter is well tarved and | proper.” Governor Porter say “I indorse Governor Tilden’s letter on the war claims.”” THE COLORADO ELECTION. OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE RESULT. Drxver, Col, Oct. 29, 1876. The vote of Colorado for member of Congress, mem- bers of the Legislature, and Judges of the Supreme Court, was canvassed yesterday, with the following re- sult:—For Judges of the Supreme Court, republican majority, 148; for member of tho Forty-fourth Con- gress, J. B. Bellord, republican, majority 1,038; for | ‘the Forty-filth Congress, J. B, Betlord, republican, majority 939. The Legisiaturo is divided as follows:—Senate, ro- Publicans 19, democrats 7; House of Representatiy: republicans Joint bailot, 29; not republican majority for State Sen- ators, 1,933; for members of the House of Represent- ativos, 2,204, This Legislature will choose three Presidential eloc- tors on November 7, avd also canvass the vote for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Auditor, Treasurer, and Secretary of State. » A DEMOCRATIC MARTYR. The following letter has been addressed by Mr. J. Jny Pardee to Mr. Wyman, Treasurer of the United States, in reference to his dismissal trom his clerkship in tho Treasury Department:— Hon, A. M, Wyma, Treasurer of tho United States. ‘Two weeks ago day | Was invited to appear betore you for examination into my political preferences, You will remember that you the said to me, “You are a good clerk. Mr. Graves, the Superintendent of the National Bank Redomption Agency, has otten spoken about you, but compinint has several times beon made to me that you are a democrat, and I wish to know from you 1 it is the fact.’? You will hkewisg remem- ber that iu reply to this I told you that “before entering yoverument employ I had always voted the democratic ticket, bat that when under the so-called civil service rules I secured an appoint- ment in the Ti jury Department entirely on my ability as shown in competitive ‘examination, I de- termined to entirely ignore politics faithful servant of the govern: nd be only a nt, a determipativn I had most faithfully kept. You will remember, too, that you asked me abyut the trouble I bad im votng last ‘Jail, and my answer tout, *‘in obedience to in- structions from tho Secretary,” as 1 was then in- formed, “I camo huie and presented myselt for regis- tration ‘and was relused; that believing it my right uuder the consttution of the Siate of New York 1 obtained a mandamus and compelled the Board of Registrars to receive my vote; and then, nut willing to vote agaiost the administration that gave me emplo; ment, nor yet to sell my vote for piace, I deposited a blank bailoi, feclimg in honor bound to do as much as this for the party in power, although I well kuew it was doiug vastly more tban to cast an unopposea vote for the administration candidates.” You will also remember that I related to you how, after receiv- ing notice of my appointment, distrusting even then Fepublican professions of retorm, { went to General Garfield and, as an old friend, ed his advice about taking the proffered place, and that on his advico, alter telling him that had not changed my political opinions, had never voted the repubican ticket avd, perhaps never should, I accepted the place. You also said to me, “If iree to vote according to your sympathies, you would probably vote the dem- ocratic ticket”? 1 replied th; most undoubtedly should.” All this you know is but the plain and wn- adorned truth, and it was for this candid statement from ine, I presume, that I was three days after dis- charged from your office, lask you, sit, how you reconcile such action with the fair sounding “civil service’ olause in the plat- form on which you and your party are trying to elect Mr. Hayes? This clause xa ‘The invariable rule for appointments should reterence to the hon- er fidelity and capacity of appointees, giving to : power those places where harmony and Vigor of administration require its policy to be repre- rented, but permitting all otners to be filled by .per- sons selected with sole re:ereuce to the oilicrency of the poblic service and the right of citizens to share im the honor of rendering faithtul service to their coun- try.” Was Idisbonest, unfaithful or incompetent, or did [ interfere with the harmony and vigor of the administration, whea so recently i suggested to the Superintendent of the “agency”? changes and improve- ments in the plan of work, which were at once adopted, and which effected a saving of at least twe: five per cent in the labor of the entire clerical force im the Superintendent’s room, or, in other words, mak- ing it possivie for nive clerks tu do the work hereto- fore performed by twelve Perhaps you feared thi embyidened by success, 1, a mere “routine clerk, might point out still other desirable improvements, thus making it possible to so systematize and condense the work of the entire “agency” that there would be no cause of complaint about reduced appropriations for that part of your office, Were any of tne toregoing the reasons for jour action, or inaciion, | or with the so recent fate of Mr. Ireland, of the Post Oiice Department, to warn you, did you fear—as was more than hinted to me—that it you interiered to save one of your “good clerks” you would “be bruken down for shielding democrats in office,” and your own official head pay the penalty ¢ If such 1s your serv.tude to party, poor as lam [| can ‘ou. Beheving that the voters of the country, tn- din civil service retorm,’ have an interest in an answer from you | await your*eply, and remain very respectfnliy yours, J. JAY PARDE! No. 58 Broavway, New York, Oc! 1876. TILDEN GAINS IN NEW JERSEY. County Clerk Brann, of Hudson county, Now Jerdey, reports 1,212 porsons naturalizod within the past month | mated orign | lished in thy emocrats 17; republican majority ou | bearing orders trom the Democratic General Commit- tee; and from the Republican Committee. This | gives Tilden a majority of 1,087 of the new votes. But | besides these there were about one hundred persons | naturahzed who came from neither committee, but paid | for their certificates; nine-tenths of these were avow- | edly for Tilden, making 1,167 majority. If this be | | added to 5,000 (the majority for Governor Bedie), Hud- | son county will give the rattling majority of 6,167 | to Tilden, and as Hudson county kas always been looked to by the democracy as the pivotal point in the canvass, the question of Tilden carrying the Stato is virtually vottied. To strongthen iis chances the demvcrats have nominated for the Legislature in every district the strongest candidates, as follows:—-First district, Sattin M. Drobun, prest dent ol the Board of Finance; Second district, Thomas J, Hannon, Third district, Robert M. Jarvis; Fourth district, Alexander W. Harris; Fittn d G. D, Vat Reipen; Sixth district, James § enth district, Rudviph F. Rabe (who hw served three terms and who will in al pI bihty be the next Speaker) th district, Kd) T. Paxion, No suc body of menus a whole was ever presented to the people of Hudson county for thoir suf- Irages. Indeed, candid repuvsicans admit that, as far a8 Hudson county is concerned, there is little hope for thom, There are scores ot republicans who concede the State to Tilden, and they wo turning theor atten- tion alinost entirely to the Legislature, which thoy hope to secure, 1 order to varry the United states | Sevator who shall sueceed Fre! n. Robesou, nghuy the chief aspirant, t+ indelavigavie thiougbout the | State, but to carry this county be will make grest sacrifices. His friends are working night and | day. They have plenty of money and have organized clubs in his name. George A. Halsey is will- tog to retire in bis favor, bat General Sewell, of Cam- | E: den, is not, and Sewell 1s the favorite thus far with the | Hudson county republicans, Not a single nan can be found who will offer odds that Hayes will carry New Jersey, and thore are very few willing to bet even. It | inten rumored that Governot Tilden Veen invited to Governor Bedle ta reviewing tho monster demo cratic procession in Jersey City next Friday evening. Ie dy registered 135,000 | stration of the crmpaign, SCIENTIFES RIFLE. SHOOTING. Major Leech, of the Irish Team, on | International Matches. speenrenerentcpeenaeromnen SQUARE AND ROUND BULL'S-EYES. | | Why the Centennial Match Was Won and Lost.’ A fow days ago, while Major Arthur B. Leech, Cap- tain of the Irish Ritle Team, was preparing for his return home, the writer had a long conversation with him on the subject of international rifle matches, During the interview Major Leech expressed his views | ou many points thatare interesting to the rifle shoot- ing portion of the American public. Major Le: th suid that the idea of a world’s rifle | ed in Ireland, In July, 1873, the Irish eight won at Wimbledon the Eicbo catleuge shield and thus became the champions of Great Britaiu, They were, therefore, for the first time in the history of | Irish rifle shooting, in a position to ebalienge their Americun triouds. Major Leech, on behalt of the Irisb long range shots, addressed a challenge to therille- | men of America, which communication was first pub- New York MeRALy of November In this letter the writer said that the challenge was given to decide the title to the!championsiip of the world. Ife also drew the attention of the American people to the fact that the laws of Great Britain tor- bade the formation in Ireland of rifle corps similar to those which exist in great numbers in England and | Scotland, and that any skill acquired by Irishmen in Tifle shooting is the result of Individual exertion under difticulties arising trom discouraging legislation, With | respect to the results of the international return maten, Major Leech fally indorsed the views of Mr. Rigby, as lately published in the Irish newspapers, wherein he points oat the following significant fa That to lose the match by cieven points oat of a total of 1,163 cannot be termed “a defeat fraught with dis- grace,” when it is considered that the Irish made but THREE Misses during the whole day, while the Americans missed eleven times. By constructing out of the bull’s-cye at present in uséa eqiare one like that used in 1874 and 1875 1m the Insh-Amorican maiches, the result 1s—Ire- land, 963; America, 955 1-3, giving a majority of 5 points in faver of the Irish, Applying the sa:ne rule to the two days’ shooting in the Centennial contest we tind that the Iria missed:the target only seven times in 7: while the Americans had twenty-two misses. On the square buli’s-eyo target the great match would stand Irish total in both days’ rhooung, ‘2,583; Amer- 378; Irish majority, 9 pointe, | Steasur- of the return match on th | tember, when teams of six men tended. the calculation would show a majority of 162-3 points in favor of the Ir: f at be asked how this curious discrepancy arises, the answer is thut in both matches the Americans bad many more misses than the Irish; und these are more detrimental tw the totaleunder one system of scoring than under tue other. In the three days’ shooting the Americans had thirty-three misses against only ten that were re- corded tor the Lrish. The mode of selecting the targets (by lot) for the teamg in the great Centennial match was pertectly but the good luck of the Americans gave them the right of the line, from whence the wind was blowing on both days, and in addition to this they had the advant of using the same targets at which they ordinarily practised. Major Leech believed, as a mere matter of his personal opinion, that this advantage, which was fairly obtained by the Americans, was equiv- alent to a certain number of points, which it would be impossible to fix. The paseage of smoke across the ranges was hardly worthy of notice, this cir- cumstance being of very little disadvantage to the other competing team: ‘be = American gain at the first two ces insured their ultimi success, The falling off on tho part of the Irish at the lirst two ranges is, perhaps, to ve attrib- uted to some slight error tn judgment in calculating the force of the wind, and therefore preventing them from GETTING ON THR BULL'S-KYN as soon as the Americans, whose shooting at these dis- tances was closer, The bitherto unequalled superior- ity of the shooting made by the Irish atthe last dis- tance was insullicient to reduce the majority against them lower than the twenty-two poinis by which the won; not a very decided victory after all, @ that each tenm could make a possible score of 3,600 points; the Ameéricans inaking 3,126, and the irish 3,104, The breaking down of the Scotch and other teams—especially the Scotch—on the second day’s shooting, is one of those calamities that unac- countably enough visit competitors who are most hopetul, und who fail when they least expect it. AS TO THE WEArONS and ammunition, Major Leech belioves that the initial Velocity and copsequently the pensirative power of | the projectile thrown from the muzzio-loader is su- perior to the’breeoh-loader; but this is unly a personal | view of the niat ared in by gentlemen loa The American | Remingion cond to no: 4, and, in the hands of skillul marksm has always been able to turn the tide of baitie tavor- ably for the Americans. Major Leech would not wish to be understood as attributing any undue superiority for target practice to the arm chosen by the Irish team, but merely expressed the result of his persoual experience and observation. hp pers used by the Irish team is quicker, and pot so Well suited for breech-loaders as the American slower burning article. The Irish a charge of from ninety to ninety-five grains of pow. der, with 530 grains of lead—the latter in the jorm of | a cylinder conoidal bardened bullet—while the Ameri. eans generally employ 850 grains of lead ot a softer composition, with u driving charge ranging from 100 to 115 grains of powder. Here the writer said that as it would seem the claim | to superiority was advanced in favor of the muzzle. loading rifle, ana in view of tho splendid individual marksmanship of the Irish team, it might be asked to | what circumstance did Major Leech attribute their four successive failares, Major Leeoh said that the match in 1 LOMT BY ONLY THREE POINTS; the one last year at Dollymount failed because a good | man of the Irish team broke down, making seven | misses in his score, om account of the leading of bis rifle, A similar catastrophe happenea to a member of the American team in the retarn match, which took place on the 21st of last month, at Creedmoor—with, | however, a more fortunate result, for the Americans, | who after all woo the match, Mayor Leech stated that during his entire intercourse with American gentlemen, not alone bas there been no misconception—to say nothing of misundersiand ng— between them; but toe greatest cordiality tas sub- aisted and still subsists, he was happy to-xay, between the gentlemen with whom it had beeu bis jortune tv come in 6ontact, his friends and telf. The arran, } ments tuade for the convenience and comfort of the visiting teams during the days of the match Were of the most thoughttol and considerate character. “And | now,” said the galiant Major, ‘on the eve of my de- riure, 1am obliged for the opportunity which the HeKaLy affords ine of repeating ny acknowledgments for the courtesy and evnsideration with which we were received aud uniiormly treated during this th second visit of tue Irish rile team to America,” te next Match will necessarily take place m Amer- fea, and there should be an annual contest Irom now until L884. Otker countries, in addition to those which were represented this year, will probably participate in the future, Ina general conversation wh piace during the Jate visit of the teams to Phitad the Americans sought an expression of opinion from the team captains as to the propriety of having the tn- ternational match take place every two years. Major Leech declined being a party to inaking any suggos- s S ® | tions to the Americans on the subject, beheving that | uch suggestions or rations shuuld come frow the | Amerieaus. These will, doubtless, invite the co. operation of the world’s rifemen in the formation of new rules, if thoy see fit, and it is understood to be the on of the National Rifle Association to imyitethis | onpreasiga 01 opinion, | t | | docs not seem that the size of the bull's-eye at presevt in use could be conveniently reduced; bat itis worthy of consideration whether it may not be judicions to dispense with the 800 yards range and sub- stitute 1,100 yards for ‘the’ 1,000 yards as the extreme disianee. LL is considered by some that the great American in- ternational mateh should be of a migr even in thé United 31 shot foron the same used only for the parpose of this match, as at Wimble- don, where | annnal match tor the Eleho Shield is | shot, and the ranges are then closed to all practice | until the next annoal mecting takes place. } The writer drew the attention of Major Leeeh to the statements of Sir Henry Maitord, who said that in case the Americans sbouid beat the Seotoh and Irish they would only conquer defeated teams, |, When the Irish won | the Kleho Shield in 1874, that the English and Scotch | by a beaten team, for in previous years jcotch had BEATEN THE ENGLISH AND scoTctt alternately, but had not deivated them both in the same Year unui 187. And the cate argument applies to the Irish victory in 1875, when thay made the best | feore ever accomplished forthe Eicho shield in any teain match in Great Britain; aod thin year at Creed- moor tho Irish bad bettered theie unequalled Wimble- don score by nearly 100 points. This being the cate, Major Leech was asked to state, if he could, the rr mn why the English had no team in the Centennial match. The absence of the English is to be attributed to a General misconception on the part of those Woo were conversationally engaged in negotiations last year in negotiaiions which, when they came to bo formulated into written agreements, were ound to be of a character different from what either (he Americans English team eaptain hi jptenaed, But now that the conditions for tho admission ot compet At } teams have been definitely settled the situation wi no doubt be cheerfully ‘accepted, and tho English Will send a team who shall themsetves be amazed at pected to be the groatest democratic demou- | the excellent performance which they Will asearodly | make iu America, The suverionty of the scores 720 shots, | | age, favoritism, distrust among subordinate offic | thetr forty-fourth anniversary. | ald of a number of charita | during the year, ‘and '146,2 | the five institutions on Blackwell's Island; th are made in America, as compared with Britain, 1s to be attributed to a clearer this country, It is to be remarked, bat not with any int detract trom the importance of the that in Ireland there are hardy twenty me! furnishing the personnel tor a team of eight, in England and Scotland they count KIPLEMEN BY THY THDUSAND, It was then asked of Major Leech why there are so Very many riflemen in Engiand and Seotiand and so | ew in Ireland. He said: — “Well, jet the world answer that question. We have no volunteers, and thus our pertormances, whatever they may be, are the result of private enterprise among a tew gentlemen.” ‘fo tho question a3 to why thore are so many volun- teers in Great Britain and none in Ireland, Major Leech reu . “L must take the liberty of referring you to the Proper autboritics for (he information sought; but 1 believe they do not want (he service of the Irish.” - NEW JERSEY CENTRAL'S TROUBLES, STARTLING REVELATIONS BY AN OLD CON- DUCTOR—HOW FRAUDS WERE COVERED UP,. The causes which led to the recent depression of the slock of the New Jersey Central, the sudden change of management and the troubles which culminated in the strike of the engineers are beginning to leak ont. | In is doubtful if a single director bas any idea of the mismanagement of the affairs of this corporation, which, up to Six years ago, was the model railroad o; New Jersey as regards regularity, safety, comfort an¢ prosperity. After the death of Josiah Stearns, the superiptendent, who had few peers as a railroad man. ager, the harmony which existed between all the do | partments began to disappear, aud a system of espion- and employés, the creation ot hundreds of sinecures, all under a bold one-man power, succeeded, A Henavp reporter bad a conversation yesterday — with two old conductors vf the road, and obtained an insight into the workings of the uew machine. Ifeven One-half the statements made by them were true na railroad corporation was ever so grvssly inismanaged. | ‘Tho interests of the company scem to have been con jided implicitly into the hands of an individual, “1 tell you,’’ said one of the conductors, ‘one of those days the directors wiil Mud out that the trausportation departinent has been ru for the bencdt of une man, and not for the imivrests of the company, and when that comes there will be a little circus, Bus then it will be too late for the stockuolders. Why, | could point out a hundred instances where ot- fices were created (hat were entirely new and needless im order to help some needy favorites. Old and taiti ful men were removed without cause to make way for other favorites. And this Javoritism was bottom of the trauble which culminated im the strike ot the engmeers. For instance, when the order was issued that a reditet.on of ten per cent would be made | in the sularies of all in the employ of the transporta- tion department we grumuled, vut we conductors did not bave the same strength to enter battle as the en- gineers, When the day for the reduction came a cer- tain conductor called me and said, ‘Why, what are you saying about reduction’ I have been advanced $15 a month, and so have two others.’ That 1s to say, out of forty conductors on the line the reduction fected all but turee, and these were actually advanced, without any meritorious service to plead. But then, you know, a certain official who has something to in the matver hava good time atthe house of one of these men every second or third Sunday, To give anothor instance ;—A detective on the road made a re- port involving the honesty of some of the company trusted agentx—showing, in tact, a collusion tor down- Tight iraud. The detective was warned to keep his mouth chut, but he refused, and he was peremptorily dismissed. ‘This 1 consider a grievous out Yet neclior Williamson has the facts in his possession, and I have wondered thai as he 1s a director and the legal adviser or the company, be did not bave tho matter in- vestigated, names were entered on t sands upou thousands of dollars were in this way drawn from the treasury of the company ; yet, singular to say, ‘no investigation, but the man was casnie: for eftorts to protect the company, Chancellor Willamson also knows this, To show now far personal 18 carried out, the agent st Fanwood station has harged by Superintendent Ricker, the dismissa to take effect un the 1st of November, the very day when, Ricker’s own connection with the road expires, although the entire people of the town petitioned ta have the agent retained."” ‘The conductor mentioned the names of high officials who are involved, but requested the reporter not to publish them, as an fnvestigation will take place ander the new management, aud then the whoie detatis will come out, This cunductor will bea witness. He saya that there is general rejoicing among tho employés of the road at the appointment of Colonel Moore to suc- ceed Superintendent Ricker. ‘Now,’ said he, wir exultation, ‘you bet we'll have a road when old Moore takes the reins”? _THE EPISCOPAL CITY MISSION. ‘The detective produced proois that bogus be payrolls, and that thou. ANNIVERSARY MEETING AT ST. THOMAS’ CRURCR LAST EVENING, At St, Thomas’ Episcopal churcb, corner of Fifth avenue and Fifty third street, last evening, the New York Protestant Episcopal City Mission Society held The church was woll filled with members and others, and there was a large representation of Episcopal clergymen in tne chancel, The services were conducted by ‘ thé Rev. Dr. Morgan, rector of St. Thomas’ ehurch, assisted by Rev. Frederick Court: Rev, Dr. Morgan, aftor the opening services, camo forward and expressed for Bishop Potter his re grets at not being able tobe present on account of il! health, and then introduced Rev. Charles T. Wood raf, the superintendent of the City Mission, who read the report of the Executive Committee. The report stated in effect that at no time in the history of the society had its financial condition been so low and ¢: couraging as it was year ago. For many years the income had fallen far below the expenses, but by means of mortgages on the real estate of the society and by legacies the deficiency had aiways been made up. Ono year ago, however, all resources had become exhausted, and the committce found themselves at the beginning of a new year with no money fer the future not only, but with none to pay bills then maturing. Rather than have the work stop two gentlemen of the committee came forward with $1,000 each to enable the Board to pay what was then due, an 1c trusting that God would in some way show thom jow to go on without any reduction of their work, The conviction forced itself on the committee that ti expenses had to be reduced, and, after a thorough d cussion, It was resolved to give up Bethlehem chapol altogether, to discharge the chaplain of St Bar- nabas’ chapel and to reduce the salaries of tho missionaries remaining ten _ per and thus cut down the expenses This was done, and the society is now, thank: persons, in financial condition. During the past year St. Barna- bas’ Home has received and cared for 1,474 women and children in addttion to the children admitted inte the day nursery; 20,881 free lodgings were furnished 1 free meais supplied, being an increase of 353 lodgings and 39,506 meals over the ear, The total receipts for the year were and the total expenses were $31,981 03 clergy in the employ of the society are the Super- intendent, who, besides his own work, has charge of the New York Infant Asylum, No. 24 Clinton place, and, corner of Sixty-lirs treet and Tenth avenue, is also chaplain of the Midnight Mission; Rev, William G. French, missionary to Rev. J. G. B. Heath, missionary to the Tombs and the Jefferson and Essex Market, Yorkville and Harlem prisons; # Nursery aud Child’s Hospital, the Colored Home the House of Detention; the Rey. Fred. Oertel, Mis- sionary to Bethlehem chapel; the Rev. T. Van Roon- broech and the Rev. W. F, Ludium. After the reading of the report addresses were delivered by Rev. Mr. Brooks, Rev. Dr. Morgan and Rev. Dr. Frederick Court neg, all of whom spoke in thankful terms of the suc cess that had alreauy attended the eflorts of the soci- ety, and calling on the generosity of the people to aid them to the best of therr ability in the tuture. FIRE IN THE UNION SQUARE HOTEL, Shortly aftor eleven o'clock last night some little ex- citement was caused in the Union Square Hotel, corner of Fifteenth street and Fourth gvenue, by a firo break- ing out in the kitchen, The engines were soon on the spot, and fn ten minutes the flames were extinguished, Several of the guests, becoming alarmed, began pack- ing up. preparatory to leaving but President Perley, ofthe Firo Department, who boards in the hotel was present, succeeded in allaying their teat by boiling fat The fire was caused, it is supposed, overflowing {rom tho range. The total damage will no! exceed $200. t \ FOUND DROWN! Adespatch was received at the Central Office, last night from the Brooklyn Polico Headquarters, ane nouncing the finding of body im the river by tne Brooklyn police. The deceased is about forty years, five feet six inches in boight, with dark hair and mus- twene and dressed in black diagonal puntaloons, black frock coat, siriped calico sbirt am book, upon which was written “Mr. Mot: Houston and Clinton streets,’’ was found in his pocket A visit to that locality threw no light on the I 1 deceased. A Mr, Metz keeps a drug store at the coruer, ‘but the persons thero stated that Mr, Metz did not at ail answer the description give dy td night to go lo Staten Islan f Tho body is at prosent at the Brookiyn THE RIVERS’ DEAD. OMcer Bafford, of the Steamboat squad, last night found the body of an unknown man floating in the North River, near pier No, 48. The deceased 1s abows thirty-five years of age, five feet height, light complexy dressed jorgue, which | for three w Clark, of No, 37 Clarkson street, who has beoa missing: The Coroner was natte-4 ’