The New York Herald Newspaper, December 6, 1876, Page 7

THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE. Formal Meeting of the Electors in Albany Yesterday. MR. SEYMOUR CHOSEN PRESIDENT. His Address on the Issues and Perils of the Hour. The Ohio, Nebraska and Massa- chusetts Electors, sicevenmeie Aunany, Dee. 5, 1876. Tho Electoral College met in the Senate Chamber, which proved much too smell to accommodate the spectators, among whom were a number of ladies. The College was called to order by Secretary ot State | Bigelow. He then invited Rev. Dr. Upton to open the proceedings with prayer, Deputy Secretary of State Apgar then called the roll of electors, each of whom appeared at the Clerk’s desk and the Secretary of State administered the constitutional oath, usder which the dlector declared ho had not been guilty of bribery of voters. They also signed their names to this oath, This proceeding ocehpicd about half an hour, and when compicted the Secretary of Stuto ennounced that all the electors were present except James H. Hole dane and asked the pleasure of the College as to tiling the vacancy. Augustus Schell moved the appointment of a com- mittee of three to select a suitable person to be alloted for to Hl the vacancy reterred to, Carried, Augustus Schell, James McQuade and Daniel B. St. Jobn wero appointed said committee, and they retired te an adjoining room and returned jin a few mivutes Feporting the name of Alexunder E. Orr, of New York. On motion the Coilege then proceeded to ballot for an elector to fill the vacancy caused by tho absence of Holdane, f. 0. Cable and Silas Clark acting as tollers, Alter the ballot the tellers reported thirty-four votes cast, allo! which were cast for Alexander KE. Orr. ‘The Secretary of State announced the choice of Mr. Orr, and that gentleman took the oath. ‘Tho Secretary of State then declared the Collego complete, and stated that it was in order to proceed to choose a permanent organization, Dewitt C. West moved that Horatio Seymour be chosen President of the College, Carried with ap- plause. Messrs, West and Abel were appointed a committeo to conduct the President fo the chair, Afier this was dono Mr. Gardiner, of New York, moved that James McQuade, of Oneida county, be ap- pointed Secretary, Carried, Mr. Perry, of Albany, moved that Oswald Otten- dorier be also appomted Secretary. Carried, President Seymour then proceeded to address the College as tollows :— MR, SEYMOUR'S SPEECH. The grave duty of giving in behail of this great State its voles for the men its citizens Wish to place iv the bigh office of President and Vice President of these United States, has impressed itself upon the mind of eacn elector, ‘We fecl stili more the importance of our action as this centennial year recalls tue frst acts in the struggle which made asa free people and the events which led to the formation of oar Union and the adop- Hon of its constitution, Our action at this lime is one of the transactions necessary fo the life of our government; one without which 1 would Jall into anarchy and ruin, This guy iso reminds us of the growth of New York. We Tepresest more millions of peopic than lived in our country wien our fatners fought the battles of the revolution, or formed the government of our Union. The ceremonies of the year have excited a pride in our rountry, sts story and its government. But none of have filled our minds with such a deep seuse of the dignity of American citizensbip as the political action of the last month, Upon a given day more than 8,000,000 of men, moving simuitaneously in all this vast country, went to the ballot bo: | und gave the votes which told their will as to the m whe shomd fil the tighest offices ia -our government. When a majority of more than 300,000, represented by the proper number ot elecioral yotcs, declared their choice, all strito cased und all’ Cheertully yielded to the will of the people. Business began tu resuine its activity, public couldence grew still inore strung as we thus buppily wed out the century of our existence as a people. y this grand extibition of Unis faultiess working ef : wuism ol OUr goverment we proudiy chai- lenged the admiration of he world. A GRAVE PROULEM. We tind ourselves conirunted at the beginning of tho seco. d coutury of our political existence with prob- Jems as grave «s those which faced our tatbers at the outset of our government. Have we their wisdom, patnousm und virtue? This isa xreat crisis in our Public atfurs Upon the eunduct of our people tie world will decide wite regurd to the character of Amer- jean citizens and American patriotism, The events of this day wil be recited through the centuries, We are making a chapter in history, which Wili teach either gvod or evil to those wuo Will como alter us If we have the pairiotism to rise above purty ilerests and passio.g and to do what honesty de- mands, we shall lit our people toa higher point in the eyes of the World aud im our own regard thau we bave ever yet reached, Ji We Jail, When the lessons of this centenuial year should te us virtue; When (he yatied imierests of Jator, of arty, of commerce ant of capital ail urge us toa ine of couduct which will iesmre the world with contidence aud Ourseives with the lughest seutiments of bouor, then our jailure Will be w loug step toward national decay and de; ton, THE OVPIC ENS? CAMPAIGS, There is adurker phase of the list eleeion The administration sebtuut a Cabinet olficer to take charge 0) the canvass on behall of the repuolican party, His. y porition at the head of Ms mavaging commitiee maueaforeed joun upon nearly 100,60 official depend- 1t proclaimed’ to (hens tn louuer tones thun words, yU Mistwork, You must vote. You must pay to tzu the electivn of « candidate who declares himself in lavor of Givi service reform.’ It told them that if, ving and neting Upor his assurance, they followed own convictions and voted fof his opponenis, they Woutd bé punisned by the Loss of their positions. din thousands of cases to subinit to eX.Orion With Biniing faces, but With Leavy hearts, Ti wake iutiondation bad b used in a Southern it Would Lave been seized upon by the adinius 0 a Feusou lord ng martyal tor arresting imprison: every sus pectet citizen, It is due 10 the best class 01 the leavers aad journals of tue republi to party vay char they protested agaist this indeeeney. But tuck did Hot stop With inere impropricues, They ‘nto a violation ofthe apiritot the law, In ite rea» Journals, wnd in its speeches, that party hus Wits detestation Of such abuses ‘and its pai poses ortn thom. At the litse session of Congress it ita erime, pusishavle with imprisonment and ion of ottibe, tok ts upon oftive- 18 lor polineal pury ed the panish- meuts to ody class of vMie: under (he con- situiion, those holding ns by the appoint. nt ofthe Presiient and senste could not consti. tivnally be removed irom thee vilices by such un emactinent, Bui itis a tigher tmoral oflence in.bigher oflicia's, punishable by the mure impressive process of impeachment, Here uo teclhaical diticuities can hinder the punishmnent of this erime against political morals ur public Wellare. No one doubis or demies that fassesments were tonde with the knowiedgo and con- sent of the committee, THY GRAVITY OF THIS OFPENCE 18 made more gross by the fact that at the last session ol Congress, Whea 1t was proposed 10 reduco the pay of officials, in order to relieve the industry of the coaniry irom the barden of taxation, 16 was resisted by the republicans upon the ground tbat this could not be done without injury to the public service. Yet wesee a Natioval Kepublican Commitiee redecing ther pay by assessments for partisan purposes and diverting the money paid to them trom: the public Treasury to enabie them to serve the people faithfully, and thus, as declared by the solemn action of Con- gress, disabling them trom doing their duty to the Re- pave. About these incts there is no dispute. The public mind ts agitated by conflicung statements with regird to the conduct of the republican canvassing officers in the remote Southern States, Do not the acts of the heads of anigation, done under our own eyes, throw light upeu those disputed points ? If morals Were Violtten as the fountain head in tne North were they respected by men of worse than doubtful characier at the South? Tnose men, by their call upon the general administration tor its armed Jorces, proclaim the world their dependence upon is power and their servitude to its w! The head of tho republican commitiee held the double position of a Cabinet Minister advising und directing the action of government aniat the same time managing the maebinery ot aparty! Thus at an exciting election the government of ths Union openly allied itself witha party, gave it a por of coercion over 1t8 officials, in Vioration of th It did just what it charges against tbe people of the ‘outh. What iessons of law and morals and of duty dia such example teach these dependent offi Louisiana? These questions must press themselves upon the minds and consciences of every honest man. Unui we pouder well upon woat we koow of the cap- ‘Vass at the North, we cannot judge wisely with regard to its character attheSouth, Were men of bad reputa- acting ander the influences of interest and Pe . emptied to violate duty ant morais by the Prumple of a committee headed by a Cabinet oflicer ? Il we can conscientiously suy the conduct of the com- mitice Was Tight, we ean then go on and investigat the conduct of officials at the south, If we seo that it was Wrong We need look no further, AN APPEAL TO BUSINASS MEN. - i ising above all party consideration, we appeal to ssemennt business, of jabor and of capital to assert their rights at this time, to admonish their leaders not tw go (v0 Jar in tramplog under fvvt rights thut are er NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1876—QUADRUPLE SHEET. vital to the security of industry and of property. Such men can, if they will, by clear expressious of toeir opinions in Ways customary in the usages of our je, setile this question in accordance with right, 1 not a subject which belongs alone to those who are act.vely engaged in potitical ailaira, = It a great American question, which concerns every citizen und every home, They can make a grand exbib of the Kenius of our government and of the power of its oiti- zeus by a calm revuke to Irenzied rulers. Even those who desperately seek to bide the rocords uf past misconduct from the knowledge of our people will quail be- fore aroused public, I have not uttered one word of reproach to the republican candi- dates for the ollices of President and Vice President. I have too much pect forthe character of Messrs. Hayes and Wheeler to think that they wish to be putat tue head of this Union against the declared wishes of @ majority of the American people. I co not doubt that if thisis to be done by men in Louisiana, of whom they think as il! as we do, that they would feel that the bighest ollices of State would be tor them not positions of honor and dignity, but political pillories, in which they would stand to be pointed at, now and hereatter, as the representatives of a foul traud, OSE THING ALL IUKN SER, The republican party cannot decide its own case in its own favor »gainst the majority of the American pe | ple, upon the certificate of branued men in Louisi- } ana without making the body of our. citi- wens and the world at iarge feel that it 18 = 8 corrupt and partisan decision. Such jadgment will not ovly destroy our honor and Credit tor the day, but will be a precedent for wrong- doing in the future, We cannot have stexican polt'ics without Mexican fivances and Mexican disorders. The busivess men in all crvilized countries have been taught by recent bankruptcies and disorders in governments imade unstable by agitations to be watchtul and dis- trustiul when they see the siightest deviation from political honor, without which there can be no financial jouor, On the other band, let the party now in power Yield to the popular will, demand bouest returns in Accordance with the constitution, bow to the majesty of the Jaw, and then every eitizen will feel_a renewed confidence in our institutions and the whole world Will hold us in bigher respect and honor, The Coilege then adjourned till ten A. M. to-morrow. MEETING OF THE OHIO ELECTORS, [SY TELEGRAPH TO THY HERALD.1 Couvanus, Dec. 5, 1876. Daring the preliminary meeting of the Ohio electors here to-day Hou, A. F. Perry, of Cincinnati, was chosen temporary chairman, and took vccasion to make a apecch, in the course of whick ke Gaid be had reapntly visited Washington, where he had been al- Jowed the superior advantage of conversing with lead ing public officials, whe had the best means of getting at the bottom of the political situation, While he was convinced by what he heard that President Grant would not use bis power to iliexally inaugurate Gover- nor Hayes, he was also satisfied fully that, in case Governor Rayes received 185 votes, steps tad already been wken which would be amply suffcient to secure his inauguration in spite of any opposition which may spring up io any quarter, This declaration was greeted with applause, THE NEBRASKA ELECTORS. {BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. 1] Lincous, Deo. 5, 1876, ‘The State Legislature assembled at ten to-day on the proclamation of the Governor, to count the vote cast for tho Presidential electors, Every effort was made by the democrats to prevent a quorum in tho Senal Tho Senate has thirteen members—four democrats (one vacancy), eight republicans; of the latier Presi- dent Griggs, now Consul to Chemnitz, Germany, Seven makes a quorum, None of tho democratic members appeared; two lett the State as soun. as they heard of the proclamation, Upon assembling seven members of the Senate were found present and a large quorum in the House. The vote of the electors was canvassed as follows Hayes clectors, 31,883 to 30,909, Tilden electors, 16,954, to 17,554. Cooper. 721 to ‘2,830. Toe President of tho Senate declared the Hayes elec- tors chosen, The Leg.slature immediately adjourned. Then a proclamation was issued by the Goveruor con- voning the Legislature in another session to canvass tho vote of the State oflicers and representatives iu Con- grees, and to provide for filling the alleged vacancy occasioned by Amaga Cobb, one ot the electors, being ineligible because his being a disbursing officer of the United States Government Building hero, ‘Tho Legislature reassembled at three o'clock, and by vote elected Amasa Cobb ciector. According te the Jaw providirg for the filling of such vacancies, they will sit to-night to canvass the vote ou State officers. Afier a jull hearing, Judge Savage, at Omaba, re- fused to gravt the injunction to restrain the republican electors from casting their votes. The President and Vice President question is now settied beyond doubt as far as this State is concerned. THE MASSACHUSETTS ELECTORS, [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ] Bostox, Dec, 5, 1876. The Massachusetts electors, thirteen in number, as- sembied ia the Seuate Chamber in this vity thie after- noon. The body was called to order by Hon. Stephen Salisbury, of Worcester, and then the College organ- ized by choice of 6x-Governor Talbot, of Billerica, tor President, and Carroll D. Wright, of Reading, for Sec- retary, Tho Coliege will meet again to-morrow and cast the votes for President and Vice President. THE VERMONT ELECTORS. Moytrenimn, Dec, 6, 1876. The Vermont electors met for organization to-day, Jacob Estey was chosen chairman. H. N, Soliace ap- peared and stated that he held the position of Post- master, though he had since resigned. Ho had doubts of bis right to act (on such ciection) ag elector, He % jore, retire and neglect to atiend. The Chairman at once declured a vacancy, and Mr. Sollace was elected and sworn 10. THE ALABAMA VOTE, Moxtcomeny, Ala., Dec. 5, 1876. It is reported here that the candidates for electors on the republican ticket will mect here to-morrow and cast their votes for Hayes. The Tilden electors had 34,000 majority. COURSE OF. A SOUTHERN ELECTOR. HE ANNOUNCES HIS DETERMINATION NOT TO VOTE—ADVICE OF THE NATIONAL REPUBLI- ons. SNINGTON, Dec, 5, 1876, The National Republican Comumittoe have received information that one of the repubiiean electors in a Southern State had annourced bis intention to some of Its associates of refraining from voting at the meeting to-morrow, Alter full cousieration of the sub- | ject and’ full jegal advice thereon st wes decided to advise the remaiminz electors in case of refusal to yous or costing uf blavk vote, to declare a vacapey to exist, and proceed to Hill it rder that the full vote of the State may be given The electors have made known their intention.io take this course. CORONER'S WORK. Three inquests were hold at the Coroners’ oMce yes- | terday. One was in toe case of a woman named Lizzie Brown, who set her clothes on fire, in some unkuown way, at (he rear of No. 7 Elizabeth street, on the 26th ult. Sbo was badly burned about the head ana body, and died in the hospital, whither she was removed, soon afier, Some matches and kindling wood wero found in the outhouse, The woman was said to be ad- direted to drink. Antonio José, a rag picker, who lived at No. 116 Baxtor street, was standing on the balcony of his house, on the Sth of jast August, when the railing against which be was leaning gave way, and José was precipitated to the sidewnik, The fall fractured his spine. He wes removed to Bellevue Hospital, where he died about ten days aiter, Louisa Trimble, a pedier, while walking along the railroad track of the Harlem road, near Witliams- bridge, on the 26th uilt., was run iuto by a locomotive. The woman, according to the engineer's testimony, ‘Was notified by the whistle tu get of the track when the train was yet some distance from her, but she con- unued walking toward the engine, and was strack be- Jore the train could be stopped. She was conveyed to Ninety-ninth’ Street Hospital, and subsequently died there. ‘The avove inquests were held by Coroner Eickhom, din each case the verdiet of the jury was one of accidental deal! POLICE DISCIPLINE. The case of ex-Patrolman Miller has been reopened by a decision of the Court of Appeals, mado yesterday. The judgment of the Supreme Court has been reversed and a rehearing of the case of the People ex rei, Miller vs. tho New York Police Commissioners has been or- dered. It was established that the Commissioners never gave Miller a heating, but dismissed bin upon the paris of the charges which he admitted to be truco. Ata meoting of tho Police Board yesterday, Patrol- men Clark aud Burk, of the Twentieth precinct, were dismissed the force. Roundsinan Burns, of the Thir- tieth previnct, was also di ed, Kdward McCabe, James J. Suilivan, W. F. Austin, John J. Farrell and Peter Clarkson were appointed patrolmen. Superimtendent Walling aud the four Jospectors were yesterday summooed belore the Koard of Com mi ners and spoken ty somewhat sharply on the neglee ndition of some of the station houses, Uf Jate the Commissioners have contracted the habit of dropping into stations at unseasonable hours, and their vigilance has Mm productive of goed Tosults. The Inspectors wore told that they would be held toa stricter account with regard to the appearance of their force, and they in turn should look to captains aud porgeante. CARL SCHURZS SUCCESSOR. A Man Who May in Future Control German Politics. AN ILLUSTRATION FROM NATURE. Pulitzer’s Views of the Present Curious Situation. One of the remarkable features of the lato Presiden- tial canvass was Mr. Carl Schurz’s electioncering tour throughout the couptry in behalf of the repudiican ticket followed by Mr. Joseph Pulitzer in behalf of the democratic. Both men are Germans. Both wero editors and owners of the Weastliche Post of St. Louis, Mo., and both are equally proficient in the knowledge, application and expression of the English language. Schurz isfar the better known of the two; in fact Pulitzer was never heard of outside of bis State until the late campaign. Between the two there isa re- markable physical resemblance. Schurz, however, is older by at least ten years, wears a much heavier, reddish beard, and is of larger and broader build, Both men wear glasses to help their cyesight, the difference —_being ‘What Pulitzer is in a worse way for artificial aids to vision than the other. Schurz did standin the sume relation to the Germans of this country that Moses did to the Israelites and Danie! O'Connell ta the Irish. He is now out of that relationship to bis countrymen and his place ts evidently to be taken by Pulitzer, Pulitzer, like Napoleon, beiseves in destiny, and ay the star of Schurz declines ho sees his own rising brighter and higher jn the political urmament. Tho Germans, toa large extent, recognize in Pulitzer the:r coming guide, philosopher ana iriend, and wherever he gucs they let bim koow it to a greater or less extent. PULITZER INVITED NCHURZ at the opeping of the campaign to a joint discussion of the issues of the hour. Tho tatter declined un tho high-toned Gorman measurement of men that because ho (Schurz) was at one time a major geueral in the army, a Minister to Spain, &e, he could not allow himself to descend to a controversy with one who was only acaptain inthe army, avd subsequently a moro editor of a newspaper. Mere tno civil war between the two was commenced and blood was drawn, Let Pulitzer tell the rest of the story as he told it to a Heratp reporter who called to seo him at tho Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday afternoon, But there is a word or two to be said in advanoe, Mr. Schurz, equip- ped in great character and consequence, started out on the Hayes campaign like a blazing meteor. Every step he made was recorded by the universal press, Republicans built high on his swingeing phi- lippics against the democracy, and there was much ex- pected of the German orator in influencing the German yotu. Pulitzer started in his wake in the causo of the democracy. He was the swordfish following the shark, and the bowels of the latter were made to feel at times many a feartul pang. Pulitzer held cn to Sehurz like a piteh plaster to a pine plank. If the latter spoke hero to-night the former followed to-morrow night, and tho difference was this—that whilo Schurz gathered to- gether a great audience, who listened to him with pro- found attention as they might listen to Protessor Tyn- dail on the “Theory of Lignt,” and accepted his con- clusions with reverent faith in the character of the speaker, Pulitzer, who had an equally numerous audi- tory, took bis cue and his impulses from the moment, and blazed away right and lett with tho effect, on every occasion, of overturning whatever convictions had been implanted by his adversary, SCHURZ HAD NO HUMOR, while Pulitzer was full of it. Schurz was a great, heavy, ola fashioned three-decker; Pulitzer was a whole mosquito fleet. The former let fall weighty words of formulated political wisdom that equally edified and puzzled his bearers; the latter was a reg ulgr St. Catherine’s wheel, letting off rockets at every tu®o mingled of wit and sarcasm, and using up with- out effort the claborated fabric of logic constructed by } tis more practical and prosaic opponent. As wits sald at the beginning, it was one of the most singular epi- sodes of the campaign, this struggle for the German vote, and Pulitzer now must certainly be declared the winning borse. Putitzer’s views are now of ag high rank as ever wore those of the celevrated Schurz. SCHURZ'S STRONG POIN “What is Schurz’s strong point ?’’ asked the reporter of Mr, Pulitzer. Mr. Ponitzxn—Sehurz 1s strong in bisindustry. He is amuging worker, He will write over ten and twenty times a speech he intends to make, and commit every word of it to memory, and yet when you hear it you will he so deceived. by its apparent spontaniety ana applicativn to the current sentimens of the mo- meat that you will involuntarily conclude it is extem- porancous. Revoxrke—Then Schurz is more or Icss of an impo- CAN COMMITTER TO THE REMAINING ELECT- sition? Mr. Putitzen—No, notan imposition. Mr. Schurz ig an able man; but, entre ny extremely overrated. You know the old ‘saying, “Thi 0 luck in idle- ness.” Schurz has been an inordinate worker. He is at bottem and all through a well meaniog man, andl would be the last to say a word against him; but to hunself, you know, he must admit that he took up the wrong en¢ of the bianket this time, aud be used bim- self up. KPORTER—Did not you help to use him up? Mr. Pusirzen—No; he used himsell ap. STRONG CONVICTIONS IN THE WKST. Rerorter—You have just comes us 1 understand, from a trip through the West, and what do you fi the sentiment of the peopio there on the situation South? Mr. Puuiraxr—They are very intense in their con- victions one way and the other, ‘The democrats be- lieve that Tilden is elected, the republicans belicve | Hayes is, and the earnestness of both sides inight ap- pall a man less acquaimted with politics and with tho people. To al} men im America to-day a serious crisis Appears imminent; bat on reflection you aust that we have been face to face with a crisis beret that was made to appeur even more fearful aud diss trous than the preseut one, and that pen Ben ¢ caine Within an ace of being made President by grace of the Senate. Kecolleet how the party papers then rang with alarins of war and anmerchy; bow Wasii- ingion Was suid to bo threateped by the tebel miltita of Maryland; how the national Capitol, hike the Houses of Jurliament is London some centuries ugo, was threaieved with bemg blown up; how business reached astandsiill and the Whole nation paused in its career Of euterprige wnd indus the impexch ment of Johnson Recollect ail th know to-day that these great apd surring ev | now alinest utterly forgotten, She Senator trom my State, J. 1 Headersun, who stool up aad voted aginst the impeachment of Androw Johnson, would hove been torn hitb from limb by tne repabsicans of to awatt the decision about and ht. Louis had be presented pitself before them inmedis alter the pertormange ut — that act. you seo what a change has come over blic fechog, and now Mr. lienderseu stand: mg the worthiest in the State, Understand that the republican Vote cast tur Hayes and Wheeler was pure! cHonal. It was sectoual, and ag provounced in caning ag the opinion that Frencnmen unght be cailed on to give of Germans, or vice versa; or Englishmen of Frenchmen, or vier versa, Men get their prejudices from birt and preeding. ve Atnericans are not to be blamed if they cannot things in as clear hight as we, compurative tor cigners, can, Politics to them is ike a religion, They jibibe it with their mother’s milk. They wre of a cer- ment tliey rowch the ach people itis sumetimes as Koman Catholic or a Pro. to labor as fo estant to seck fof cunverts amoung those of opposing faith, fruitles AN INDEVENDEST PRESS WANTED, Revoatex—What do you suppose would be the casiest and readicst solution of the untortunate trouble at the South ? Mr, Punitaxr—Honestly, I believe that if an inde- Pendent press existed in this country no such Imbrogiio as the prosent could have Jasted forty-eight hours. The people are fovled, misled and humbugged by the partisan press. Neither side will tell the trath, and tie whole truth, yet there a Ker, carnest, houest people yeura yourneth tor the waters, lor words of truth and they do not get them. The Hekaio comes nearer than any other paper know to wiling the people the true state of aflairs; but suppose tue Hxkaty coud be multiplied in every county and town throughout tho country do you suppose these palpable iniquities of the Returning Board of New Orleans could go on? Rxverren—I1 wish to ask you why the German peo- le left the republican party almost en masse in the we cumpuign Mr. Punitzen—there might be given such a philo- sophical answer to thut gee as that the people, like @ flock of sheep, will fellow whero a few nomy bellwethers Joad tho way; but J think at the boom of the German defection trom the republican purty will be 1ound the focling that the country was being robbed tion and its creatures, and that the this robbery, The pings hooor aud honesty in offic: we, and when they these things wanting they are almost ready for revoluth They showed how ready tor it they w 0 this time, and think they made their mark on the campaign. Reronren—Is there any reason for alarm now? Mr. Puuitzxr—l think the situation js critical, but Hot so critical as to cause alarm. Jt is absurd to think fon menos that it ut and so incapable of being interpreted in any other sense than the mere letter directed as not to be able to meot by a proper rendering 0: ts spirit a contingency hike this, Eng- land has no writien Constitution, but whea great events have ariech the sense of tho assembled wigdom of Parliament bas been Jound to meet the require- monte of tho moment, 15 will bo the game With us NEWS IN THE CITY. A Thanksgiving anniversary celebration was held last evening by the Twenty-fourth street Methodist Episcopal church Sabbath school. At the Washington Place Police Court yesterday, be- fore Justice Kasmire, Carrie Dovlin was held tor trial for snatching a gold ring from Jobn E. Bailey, of No. $63 Fourth avenue, Peter Schweigert, a workman in the new building No. 23 Leonard street, was seveerly injured in the head yesterday by a falling brick from the fifth story. He was sent to Bellevue Hospital, Jane Daly, aged seventeen years, who was acci- dentally burned by her clothes catching fire from the stove, at hor residence, No. 494 Wost Forty-Ofth streets ou November 21, died yesterday. The Yorkville Lodge, J. 0. 0. F., held thetr fourth annual ball at Parepa Hall last evening. The affair was thoroughly successiul and the proceeds were devoted to the widows and orphans’ fund, Strongbow Anderson, aged cighty-one years, a resi- dent of Sailora’ Snug Harbor, died suddenly at Mrs Rodger’s lodging house, No. 28 Roso street, early yes terday morning, The Coroner was notified. Tho Society for the Relief of German Widows and Orphans met yesterday, Mrs. Oswald Ottendorfer in the chair, The reports of the Seeretary and Treasurer showod that good work was being done and that each member Was aiding in some way 1n the enterprise. The Executive Committee of the National Rifle Asso- ciation met yesterday afternoon at their rvoms, Park Tow, at which the bylaws wero amended, substituting the word “person” for “outsider,” in the bylaws setting forth that ‘no coaching would bo allowed by any out- rider." ‘The receipts from fines in the various police courts during the month of November were as follows :—First district, ; Second district, $789; Third district, $880; Fourth district, $875 50; Fitth district, $93; Sixth district, $51, and Court of Speetal Sessions, $662 60, Total, $3,2 A sashionably dressed y g woman attempted to commit suicide last evening by Jumping into the river from tho Hoboken ferryboat Secaucus us the boat was ontering the Hoboken slip. She retused when taker to tho station house to divulge her real maine. She 1s believed to be imsane, At the monthly meeting of the Board of Managers of the Society for the Irevention of Cruelty to Chil- dren, held yesterday, Mr, Thomas C. Acton presiding, the report for the past month was read, showing that sixty-tive complaints had been rece! na fitty-eight investigated, und thal Mine cases Were prosecuted, Jobn Lamb, aged seventeen, ef No. 329 West S teenth street, who never heard th of the Capitol, was held for trial at the Washington Place Court, yesterday for breakin: to the b of Mra, Buzabeth Flynn, at No. Sl West Seventeenth Street, and stealing six chickens, The noise madé by the fowl awakened the complainant, The manager of the Tivoli Theatre, A. H. Dunham, and a member of bis company, named Marry Osborne, disagreed lately about the character the latter should enact atacertain matinée Mr. Denham’s fist camo violently into contact with one of Mr. Osborne's eyes, This blow cost Mr. Denham $10, which he paid cash down ina police court yesterday. He was also placea under bonus to the extent of $300, About twelve o'clock on Monday night Andrew Leonard, of No, 439 Second avenue, was attacked on the avenue by two young men, one of whom, named Jobn Kinney, of No..806 avenue A, caught him by the throat and held him down while his compai seurched his pockets, Officer Muldoon, of the teenth precinct, who witnessed the vecurronco, arrested Kinney. The prisoner was yesterday inthe Fitty- seventh Street lolice Court committed to auswer, in dotauit of $3,000 bail, BROOKLYN, The new hospital for incurables at Flatbush will bo ready for occupancy to-morrow. The net profits of the perlormances givon last woek by the “Color Guard” at the Academy of Music, in aid ves fund of the New York Soldiers’ Home, was avout The Brooklyn Board of Estimate yesterday appor- tioned $6,374 of the Excise moneys on hand among a number of the charitable institutions of that city at the rate of $2585 for each person in the asylums and bospitals. A fire broke out last night in the cabin of tho canal boat Catharine Conley, lying at the foot of Dock street, Brooklyn, causing a damage of $600. Tho fire was caused by the woodwork catching fire from tho stuvepipe. A few months ago Catherine Leonard recovered a verdict of $2,000 for the loss of her husband, who was killed in an exeavation on the Bay Ridge Railroad The General Term of the court has confirmed the ver- dict on appeal. Tho Brooklyn detectives who have been searching for George W. Ketchum, the msane young man miss- ing from his home, No. 244 Dean streot, since the morning of November 17, are despairing of ‘over find- ing trace of him, Yesterday Judge Reynolds, of the Brooklyn City Court, dismissed the suit brought against the Union Ferry Company to recover $5,000 for injuries suetained oy. Ignacio C. Denman, who had one of his teet crushed between a Hamilton avenue ferry boat und the dock. Tho General Term of the Supreme Court yesterday confirmed the verdict of $1,000 in the action brought by James McAlpine against Rebecca B. Powell to re- cover for tlie loss of the life of pinintif’s child, who fell trom a fire escape on defendaut’s house on Myrtle avenue. Phitp Murphy was examined before United States Commissioner Allon yesterday on charge of refusing to give information necessary to verily the registry du Decision was reserved. James Benson, a fires map, was examined betore the Commissioner, charged with registering from a house in the Eieventh ward, whero he did not reside, The case was adjourned for further hearing. White "Mrs. Hulbert, of No. 194 President street, South Brooklyn, was out riding yesterday with her little daughter the horses attached to the carriage took fight and ran away. Mrs, Hulbert and the child were thrown to the pavement, but fortunately re- ceived but a few slight bruises, The coachman was badly injured and was conveyed to bis home in acar riage. Yesterday, the jury in the case of George Kane against the Brooklyn City Railroad Company, ren- dered a verdict jor the platotiff in the sum of $3,500, The action was brought to recover $10,000 for the lows of the services of his wife, Mrs Kave, seriously in- jured in Janunry last, while’ attempung to step ona Finshing avenue car. in a suit brought by the lady to over damages for injuries sustaine je recovered $2,709, An entertainment, consisting of iustrumontal music and recitations, was given In the lecture room of Piy- mouth eburch last evening in aid of the Reformed 1a- ebriates’ Home. Mr. Alfred Pease presided at the piano, Mrs. Emma who wis introduced by Assistant Pastor Mat cited comic, sentimental and pathetic selections from Mrs, Browning, Artemus Ward and other authors, LONG ISLAND, William Cannon, thirteen years old, residing in the village of Jamaica, had his lef arm blown off by tho accidental discharge of a towling piece on Monday evening. , Nelson Hardy, arrested on the charge ot robbing the harness shop of Richar@A Neail, at Jamaica, on the night of the zOth of November, yesterday pleaded guilty to the larceny and was sentoncea to the Jail for three months, The Executive Commitice of tho resfdents of Hemp- stead, North Hempstead and Oyster Bay, having in charge the project of erecting the new county of Nas- gan, to comprise those three towns, held a mecting at Mineola on Saturday. dee! to perfort the bill of Inst winter aud have 16 roady tor tho next sesston of the Legislature. STATEN Is The Park Brewery, at Staploton, one of tho Inegest in the village, paid off the working force on Saturday Jast and closed the establishment for a time. Ico hus already been formed on the ponds about Staten Island to the thickpess Of from three to four inches, and the dealers expect soon to commence cut- ting their season's supply. The boiler house of the New York Dycing Establish- ment, at West Brighton, was destroyed by fire atan early hour yesterday morning. Tho loss on tho busia- ing is about $300. About the same time another fire occurred in a small barn on Bergen avenue, which w also destroyed. It was owned by Mr. Joshua Morse- reau, and valuod at about $300; no Insurance, NEW JERSEY. ‘The papers in the Bayonne Hotel caso have beon laid betore the Grand Jury at Jersey City. A collision occurred yesterday at the Grove street crossing of the Erie Ratlway, in Jersey City, by which track. No person wai The December term of the Hudson County Courts openod yesterday. Hermann D. busch, of Hoboken, is foreman of tho Grand Jury. Among the important cases to be tried in the Supreme and Circnit Courts aro two libel suitg agulast a Jersey Gity papes | A CREMATION PILGRIMAGE, Preparations for Burning the Remains of the Baron De Palm. INCIDENTS OF THE FUNERAL JOURNEY. The Corpse Goes Astray—Horror the Undertaker. LIGHTING THE FURNACE FIRES. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Wasminatos, Pa, Dec. 5, 1876. Washington, Pa., sang out the conductor this morn- ing at about a quarter to twelve o'clock, as the train which bore the body of the Iate Baron De Palm and the party of cremationists and journalists arrived at the famous home of Dr. Le Moyne, and at the cradle of American cremation, The trip was interesting, and a lively one in many respects. No topic of conver- sation is #0 conducive to jollity as cremation, gloomy as it may seem to some, and the charms with which Mr, Olcott, the prosident of the The. osophical Society and his associates, knew how to imvyest thin theme, ‘enhanced the Pleasure ofthe journey. Mr. Olcott rendered crema- tion perfectly fascinating to every one who heard bim expound its beauti¢s in the sleeping car last night, and this morning be explained that, after all, cremation was only a quicker process than inhumation in giving back to the earth the immaterial vesture of our spirits. This-idea Mr. Olcott illustrated with a wealth of poctic and antique lore which was enough to convert the most stubborn lover ef graveyard flowers and seeker alter Greenwood plots to an in- veterate cremationist, One journalist, to be suro, took up the cudgels for embalmment | in preference to cromation; but he was coon squelched by Mr, Olcots’s telling aod forcibie arguments, Two old Indies in the car, after listening silently to Mr. Oloott’s explanations, at once declared to the Herao’s representative their intention of resigning their beau- tial plots in Greenwood and ordering that after their death their bodies to be cremated for tho sake of science and the public good, Another journalist be- came soon a profound believer In cremation, until he woke at Pittsburg this morning and found that his sealskin cap had been filched trom his head during the night; undoubtedly the work of the spirit of the late Baron, which will probably remain perturbed until it rests In Mr Olcott's clay urn, and was no doubt restlessly stalking about inthe car, Mr. Olcott carried this urn in a small wooden box, marked “Glass—Handle with care,”” and explained that it would hold about a quart and a pint of ashes; the last of the baron, HOW WILL TAY LADIES LIKE CREMATION? Those who were still not converted, by this morning, ‘were at last won over by the now idea which passed across Mr. Olcott's fertile brain after break- fast, Speaking of tho many letters which Dr. Le Moyne had received from numerous ladies and gentlemen, and moro especially from ladies, Mr. Oleott said that tho fair sex would naturally become the most ardent devoteos of crema- tion, for with them the preservation of their beauty the supreme, as it was the last, thought of their nd they could not bear to think of their own liver beautiful forms having to be subjected to the hideous process of slow putrefaction. On the contrary, Mr. Olcott thought that the idea-ot a fashtouable young Indy sceing her mortal form, once the adora- tion of every young beau in the ball room, reducea to a few pounda of nice, clean ashes, cvuld not be repugnant to her, but the objection wus mado to the absence of flowers in the crematory ob- wequies, Mr, Olcott thought this was no dbjection at all, The ashes need not be preserved in urns, as many people thought, but could be strewn under the ground, and the ancients, he explained, had a beautiful custom of sowing flower seed among the ashes, so that tho roses and lilies could blossom out from tho last re- mains of their friends and kinsman, THE CORPSE GORS ASTRAY, ‘This morning, at Pittsburg, there wasa diversion im the frantic anxiety of Mr. Burkhorst, the undertaker of the Theosophical Society, a big, burly, red-tuced, heavy mostached Germ: who thought he had lost the body. The corpse was’ to be transferred here to another train, but alas, in the critical moment tho corpse was non eat. , Here was a nice pickle. Relating this adventure tho worthy Teuton sententiously asked:—*How can wo bave @ cremation without a corpse? My God! Iwas in an awtul fix. The body was to bave been here before us, and here I was, and nobody knows des about it, I asked the con- u ductor h corpse. Says ho, ‘What do you take me for? Do you think I’m an under- tuker?? I ask another man; nobody knows any- thing about it, Well, 1 got tranite, I thougut somebody bad stolen our corpre so as to turn this whole cremation business into ridicule, But 1 found him at last, 1 got him now, and now I'll kecp my eye on him; you may rest assured. What I am mad at pow is only that in hunting about for the corpse I lost my breakiast,”” GOMSIP ABOUT THK LATE BARON. Another interesting feature of the trip was the ences of the lute Baron, as spicily related by ‘The latver described the Baron in a sirik- ing manner, He said there was something of th . about the Baron’s countenance. It was very elongated | down trom the eyes, which were small, and he had grizzly side whiskers, which he brusbed back, but twisted again forward in’a spear-like wisp. He had a large horsey mouth, too, aud was fund of langhing and smiling. His iwugh Mr, Olcott described as very strange. It drew up the deep, hoavy wrinkles which and made his litte into nothingness, A visionary, tured expression, but ever ly speculative temperament. @ grund scheme, some novel and wonderiul patent on hand, which was to make his jor- tuge. Colonel Vicott then related how Von Palm was in pecuniary distress, asked him to lend him money, and how he received the hospitality of Colonel Ulcowt’s roof until a fatal illness caused the Baron to demand of his own accord bi removal to the Kuosevelt Hospi- wal, where be died, And thus the time was pleasanily | whiled away until near noon, when the train arrived ‘at Washington, ARKIVAL OF THK FUNELAL PARTY. By this tine the representatives of the leading New York journals were fortitied by artists from the Graphic and otber tilustrated journals and reporters of the leading Philadelphia and Pitsburg newspapers, form: ing quite a large and convivial purty. The arrival of the train. at Washington, which is about twonty-iive niles from Pittsvurg, on the Chartiers Valiey roud, | was greeted by a crowd of dirty boys and rural yokels, who almost stared their eyes out. The rough, rua box was taken down from the baggaze car und lined into a woefully habby hearse, which rattied off in almost po timo te the crematory. STARTING A FALSE RUMOR. The main cause of the astonishment which greeted the arrival of the body, was an absurd ramor, which bad been started by some of the sown wags, that the baggage car had taken fire on the way to Pittsburg and that the body had already been roughly and unartisti- cally cremated by tne flames Washington, Pa, is a 000 Inhabitants, which pretuily nesties ing hills, aud, covered as it was by hard snow, It presenied quite a plousing wintry aspect, ‘A LOOK AT THE CREMATORY. The crematory uated on tbe other side of what ia known bere as Gallows Hill, The hill received this hame from some executions which took place here tu olden timea, A beiet hour's diive brings you to the little brick shed, that trom ‘'s shape suggests a large cigar box. The box conta . the coffin was deposited in the reception room of ine crematory, which has already been described in the columns of the Hekaup. ‘The cremator in chief is old James Woif, who presides over the turoace. He reeeived the box with a grim glee. Soon acrowd of idle spectators wan gathered round and the old wan had to expiain the workings of the furnace ov He had lighted the tires at 2 o'clock in the moruing, and, peeping through the Little bole in the iron lid, you could see its deep, dull red glow. He explamed that tho retort must be brought 10 a white heat before the incineration of the body onuld begin. The gaping crowd of rural sight- corrugated his itabvy check: almost eyes sink seers ‘hen —squatti down upon the box containing the coffin, while bat! i and cracked foul jokes; but throug’ their noise could be hoard she sbrill blowing of which is done by means of atan biower, to mako the fire still hotter, The old man ex. plained that the heat was already 2,300 Fabronbext, and aa be opened the furnace doors, you could see a mass of white coke whose fierce glow seemed to fairly dazzle tho eye, Colonel Uieott, who had been received at the depot by Mr. Weils, the son-in-law and repre- sentative of Di and had repaired with niin to the latter’ ved later in the afternoon, and the box was uuserow appe body The @ oI while it was still flexible to the tor moisture had not yet loft it, It was still in a mamme- fied condition and of the color of taint muhogany. Any ono Why Las feen a mummy can easily pictu the sight if he only bears in mind that the color was not so Celonel Olcott showed your simply horrible, showing that all correapon “at tho same time a_ picture otf Von a Cohe—slived breathed, trast between ho = aniling ing eye and the apparently petrified ae¢ ebony ion, which Jay motionless in the casket, with ftw bastly, grinning skull, was lagubrious tn- deed, ai ot some pretty, om, chubby-faced + laughing girls, who evidently velouged to the wealthier | of | } portion of the community, crowded round the casket to enjoy a good stare, aud after baving done so they went on, laughing and jesting as merrily as ever, THR BODY LAID OUT, Colonel Olcott Naaily cleared the room to lay out the body on (he catalalque, The corpse was-wrapped ina linen sheet which had been saturated with a@ solution of wluin to guard against immediate combustion, and laid out on tho iron rib in which the body is to be consumed, ‘The tlowers and sprees will be placed upon the corpse to-morrow ioruing, before the cradle 18 sid into the retort, This is to be done at eight o'clock im the merning. Some twenty or twenty-live physicinna from the principal Eastern cities bave already arrived to witness the ceremony, aud attended this evening & reception given by vr. Lemoyne. se VIKING OF THE FURNACE At midnight, when your correspondent last visited the crematory, ali was still and silent as death, aud Wwe mummified es eless corpse of the Baron, stretched white sheet on this gauut irou crib, presevied a tiy and weird spectacle, while the fireman was still Giling the furnace, the wind howling and moamug without, and the shrill blowing of air into the furuace making @ still more dismal sound within, ‘There is greut exoitement in the town and round tts neighborhood in anticipation of to-morrow’s extraor- dinury ceremonies. INCARCERATED TWEED. FOSTER DEWEY AND EX-COMMISSIONER BLAIQ IN COUNCIL WITH HIM YESTERDAY. The great question agitating tho minds of many local ex-inagnates at this moment 18 whut will be dono witb their tormer chief William M, Tweed, who is languishing in Ladlow Street jail. They are all at sea concerning his futare and know te or nothing of the actual state of his case. Even his daily life in the red brick prison is hidden from them by an impenetrable votl of mystery because he steadfastiy adheres to his rexolve vot to receive any but his most intimate aud trusty (riends, who are mute upon all matters cons neeted with him. He leads the quietest. kind of life, rising regularly daily about eight A. M, and retiring about teu P.M. His days ure devoted to the study of his own uflurs and other congenial suojects, Yesterday was excepuionully peaceable, he early part of it being spent by Mr. Tweed 1p read He Was not disturbed by any One Wot ex-Fire Commis. sioner Bluir’s arrival, Mr. Blair flourished uuder the “old man’s’? regime and hailed trom tho 8 ward, Iweed's own disirich The Commissios a Was undersiood, paid the prisoner merely a trendly visit yesterday and did pot remain long. Whatever business he might have had with Mr, Tweed he waa cureul not to reveal. From the time of bis depar- ture unul neral William M, Tweed, Jr., camo to seo his father tho latter relapsed into mis meditative and studious mood, » occupying’ himself during the weary hours as he has been accustomed 10 since bis return to the jail, Karly in the evening Mr. Foster Dewey paid a’ visit, and later on came Kichard M. Tweed, thoex-chiel’s brother. The three visitors remained’ with the prisoner until ball-past pine o'clock, ‘The prisoner then surrendered himsell to the medical attendant, whose duty it was to give him a medicated bath, THE LEGAL PROCERDINGS. Upon tho motion of Messrs. Field & Deyo to set aside and é 8 in tho case of the people pst Wadia . Tweed, Judge Brady yesterday issued an order to show cause, returnable to-day, A PLEA FOR GREAT ROGUES, To tax Evitox ov tHe Herauy:— The prejudice of mankind has always been arrayed against its benetactors, whether in Palestine or New York, whether @ mendicant or a millionaire, The mendicant reformer labors for the public without re- ward to bimseit; the millionaire reformer Jabvors tor the public, takes bread from the rich and gives it ta the pour and appropriates his own reward, Such waa nM, Tweod. Pile mountains of intamy upow o, desecrate the blood of bis ancestors if you will, imprison and tmpoverish him and still he 13 ¥ relormer and benelacwur, You have laia A, I. Stowart and William B. Astor stiently away in the tomb since ‘Twoed became reputable, and you will lay away im tue necropolis Cornelius Vanderbilt betore the memory of ‘Tweed is forgotten, The graves of Astor, Stewart and Vanderbilt may ve helt sacred to the memory of the rich and the opulent of tue metropolis of Amer.ca, while not a soul dares to speuk a word of Kindness tor ‘Tweed. And yet itis true that Tweed hay done mora to improve New York city and add to ber wealth and motropolitan growth than one hundred Stewarts, Van- and Asi ‘Tweed improved and adorned the city; he’ paid labor its reward, and labor executed his will.’ ‘wees was » reformer, ' His brain and bis conceptions rose bigh above the ho do, He fed tue poor frum the fatness of tho rich, and he vindicated nis acts by the “higner law,”? and paid timseit from the treasury of the rich. And yet, tor dog these things, which contributed in- finitely to tho public good, aud doing them avove te law, he ds to be adjudged guilty uuder the law, Bae 1s “there pot a principle of justice an the great city of America commensurate with 115 great. bess that will arise above the law and try 10 according to the equity of lis acts; i justice is ex- tended to him according to his deserts his bonds will atonce be removed, and the poor and the rich alike will nauk him for Lis foresight and the br: id comprehensive system of public Snprovements whica he set on loot and executed in the city of New York, tor henceforth 1t must be laid down as an axiom of civilizution that honesty will support a wile and chute dren, bat it takes rascality to build cities and nations. Adopt this maxim and William M, Tweed will go treo atonce and the Washington “Boss” be apprestitod, They have done vasily more guod lor their uwn pudlia than the prive of their labors, Heapectiuity, pt. Louis, Dec. 1876. L. U, REAVIS. WESTERN UN1O: BULIS AND BEARS ON TELEGRATH POLES. A lengthy statement was given to the press last night on the authority of Mr. Orton, President of the Western Union Telegraph Company. The paper pur- ported to be a reply, on behalf of the Western Union Company, to certain criticisms made on their last an- nual report by Mr. Charles Barrett, whereby he at- mpted to prove that tho assets of the company ave been greatly exaggerated in value, Tbe vocu- ment which was issued yesterday imdulgos in some innocent pleasanirics at ‘the personal expense of Mr. Burrett; shows that the United States goverumens quire all the telegraph lines in the country by ito Stutistics OM the subject of con. lines, and conc.udes by eiting a Briush ry would bo justilied structing ne autbority to show that the cow 1m purcuasing the lines of the Western Union’ at what 8 of that corporation, would practically be the gare tries to make it ap. The cigeular of yesterday pear that, according to Mr, Barrett’s method ot calculating values, the cost of construct. ing 4646 miles of poles and 10,777 mules of wires belonging to the Atlantic and Pactfe Company would be but £014,836, while the capital siock of that concern if $15,000,000, But the cire' of Mr. Orton says nothing about the expense of constructing ther own lines, as compared with the capital stock issued, Accoruing to" Burreit’s calculation this would bo ag follows :—183,832 miles of wires, with 10,000 instru. ments, and the new building on Broadway inciuded, $14,675,460; and the outstanding capital stock, with debt of the company up to June 30, 1870, 1s put down at $40,133,204. Possibly this shaking up of the dry bones in telo- graph stock has for its object that of making an tm- pressiou 1m Wal ADVICE TU GRAND JURORS, “ Judge Depue opened the December session of the x County Court, at Newark, yesterday. The nd sury having been sworn in, the Judge addtessed the members, suying that owing to a great prossure on his time he bad not been able to prepare a genera) charge. He referred to tho main features of business on the calendar, asking the jurors to devote their at- icide and disreputable house enses, ‘ases of homicide to come belore ‘The case of Steckeol, who stabbed them, h Masson ; Werning, charged with killing a man whom he pushod off a stoop, and that of McManus, whois accused ot killing Lawrence Dutton. With regard to the duty of jurors he said any member had the right to bring m ters before the jury. It was not necessary that they should be satisied of a person’s guilt to find a@ indict ment against him, Just grounds of suspicion are sul ficient. HOME FOR THE AGED FAIR, A Ladies’ Fair for the benefit of tho Chapin Home for the aged and infirm, between Lexington and Third avenues, was opened last evening in the vestry of Dr.” Chapiu’s charch, corner of Forty-fitth street aud Filth avente, and will continue till Satarday night, when a graod musical and literary entertamment will be given in the same place, ‘The articles for sale om this fair are some that were loft over from the one heid for the same purpose in the first week of last May. Last night being the op ing oue, business was not very brisk; but it 18 Ox pected that during this week a good sum will be real- ized for this very worthy object, Among tho ladice atiendiog the diflere ls last evening wero Chapin, Mrs. D. D. T. Marsball, Mrs. King, gins, Mrs, Crowell, Mra, Lo! on Mra, Smith, Mrs, Coit, Mra, Ferris and Mrs, How: A TROUT RAISER'S SUICIDE. Mr. John Jackson Soaman, for yoars prominent im the politics and public enterprises of Queens county, committed suicide on Monday afternoon, nt bis reste dence at Ridgewood, town of Hempstead. Mr. Sea. man had been very low spirited for a week or tea days previously, i 18 understood in consequence of business troubles, Alter dinner on Monday he retired to his room, where ho remained until about hall-past three o'clock, when he was heard to leave tho r dit Was supposed that he had left the house. A in tour later, however, one of tho members of the family bappeued to go up tw the garry 4 owas horrified to find Mr, Seaman houge ing by tho neck from one of the vers. Au alarm wax given and he was immediately cut dows, but all eflorts to resuscitate him were unavailing, A coroner's Lah ree & Verdict in accordance with these facts, ‘Seaman was a member of the Stato Charities Ald Association and connected with tt Queens county leat vy. committee. — He wos goly engaged In tows and tad one of tua finest promises on