The New York Herald Newspaper, October 7, 1877, Page 7

*s “THB POLITICAL AREY, Review of the Local Field After the Albany Battle PREPARATIONS FOR THE PALL. ELECTIONS. Tammany, Anti-Tammany and the Republicans, PLOTS, INTRIGUES AND COMBINATIONS, | The fight of the factions, which inst week kept Ab bany in an uproer day and night, is now formally trans- ferred to this city. Tammany comes back with victory perched on her banners. The old ticket men have been routed, “horse, foot and artillery,” having been out generalled and outmanmuvred on their own baiti ground. It was apparent from the start that ‘some One bad biundered.”” The hosannas of victory sent up ou Tuesday nignt by the anti-Tammanyites wore changed into moaning and gnashing of teeth at one o’clock on Wednesday. The battle was lost and won on the amendment of De Witt ©. West giving wo- thority to the Congreasiunal districts to select the Committoe on Credentials. It was claimed at the close of tho Convention that Tammany’s tactics and ‘su- perior organization on the ficor of the Convention were the real and only causes which led to her triumph. This i not exactly so. Kings county helped these actics at the start by contesting delegation, rep- resented solely by **Father” Dan Bradley, his stick and wouff box. But such apparently feebie paraphernalia was sufficient to spike the guns of ‘Boss’? McLaugh- lim until after the permanent organization. Apgar Anished the fatal work in an anwise attempt to make speechea, Pioces of paper were taken as evidence of credentials, thus blocking out the main army of the old ticket on the temporary organization, Truly might the friends of Bigelow, Fairchild and Ross ex- claim at this moment, **Would that McLaughlin or might might come”? The fatal mistake of Chairman Hillin prohibiting the Kings county phalanx trom \aking part in the temporary organization of the Con- vention wasthe main blunder of the day. Tho field marshals of Hugh McLaughlin, Messrs, Kinsella, Do ‘Witt, Jacobs and others, would have acted as a most powerful deterrent in bearing down upon the enemy. The drum taps of Tammany called around the Standard of its chief a host of ablo men wbo saw the weak points of tho en- emy. The signal went out from the leader of tbat or/ snization to close up the ranks, Stragglors and deserters came back. It was not difficult at that moment to discern on which side the banner of victory was@oout to perch. The long pent up ire of many democrats throughout the State, who had been ignored for the past three years by Governor Tilden, tound folume In the new alliance, Everybody saw that the fay was lost to the Tildenites, and the timorous rushed from the tottering platiorm into the embrace © the new political dispensation. It certainly turned put to be a fuir and legitimate contest. Neither corruption nor treachery can bo traced to the de- Nberations of the Convention in any form. It might betermed an honorable fight, an ignominious deteat and a groat victory. A PAIR VIEW OF THE BATTLE. At Albany and in this city, since the adjournment of the Cénvention, it is openiy maintained that tho blow which the anti-Tammany vessel recoived at any is fatal, and that there is no chance whatever for those people to steer into a successful harbor, and that the moral effect consequently must follow that. many of the wavering and timid of the opposition tanks will immediately desert tothe Wigwam. Sach is the complexion sought to be given to the Conven. tion by lammany sympathizors, The precise truth of the matter Is that the old ticket worsd have been defeated anyhow, without scarcely 4 article of aid from Tammany. The vote on Wesi’s amendment, removing ‘the power of appointing the Committeo on Credentials from D, B. Hill, the tem- porary chairman, proved this most conclusively. Hill was nominated for temporary chairman by the State Committee, A majority of friends of the old ticket ran that machine, and they selected a man of their own for the delicate task of presiding over the temporary deliberations. Had he been, permitted by the Convention to name this important commitice he would certainly have placed men upon its roll bound to report in favor of admitting delegations favorable to Mr. Fuirchild and his col- Jeaguee, Mr. Woest’s amendment struck at the vital issue of the whole controversy. Ina call for the yeas and nays 169 were found to favor this amendment, 114 being againat it, Tammany Hall, with her sixty-tnree Yotes, Was not allowed a voice in deciding this resolu- Jon, 80 that # large proportion of the Convention was found to be against the old ticket policy from the sturt it wos the master hand of “Uncle Sammy” that was missing, and his enemies made the best use of its absence, ‘ Ou the vote for Secretary of State this solid phalanx of 167 delegites stood firm for Mr. Beach. Tammany’s conungent of fitty-eignt, with flying banners, rallied Ou tue side of this phalanx, which cust bodily 227 votes for Allan CU, Bexch. Messrs, Cooper, Ulacy and others voted jor Mr. Bigelow. It required no tact or generaiship to bring these fity-eight genticmen over to the Very side to which they had been positively pledged before di ey took the train for Albany ou Tues- y inorning last, However, the stern determination almost matebless oratory with which James 8, Thuyer and other speakers irom New York pieaded their case, not lone on the floor of the Convention, butimthe rooms and vestibules ot the Delavan, did eilectual service ior Mess: » Schooumaker and tbe rest of the succe TH CONVENTION AND METROPOLITAN POLITICS, To New York city, of course, more thau to any other part of the State, will the embors and smoke of this contest be watied. he flerce personalities i- duigea in at parlor No, 57 of the Delavan House, where the Committee on Credentials assembled, will’stir up the usual bad blood alwaye to be found in our local campaigns. “I am going (0 bo elected again,” ree mai ked senator Morrissey, in bis wordy warlare upon that oveasion, with Comptrolier Kelly. ‘We will see about that,” remarked the latter. this *seetity about aw’ covers u multitude of contingencies, Mr. Kelly evidently means to put unusual yigor into bis can: Jor Lue next Jour Weeks uguinst (hy hovorable Seuator from the Fourth. The whole strengtn of Tammany wil probably be brought forward to beat tue man who iptiniited that tue leador of Lanmauy Hall wus a liar in iho controversy of Wednesday night, Such deli- cato altentious are sure to maken stirring canvays, and the Fourth Senatorial district promises (o be moro lively than any othor part of the metropolis, Rumor sent out a report yosterday that the silver tongued Richara U’Gorman bad been tendered tho nomination for Senutor ayalvst the redouvtable Jonn, 1 the eloquent Irish patriot should conclude to run then a peculiar controversy will be thrust upon tue voters of that d:strict, A large proportion of the population veloug to the Celtic race, They will then bave to select between a brillant scholar, an uvic lawyer and a bigh-toned citizen and their present Senatorial representative, It wili be practical, demo. cracic, hard-listed common sense against rare ability, accomplished manners and the retinemenis of early vantages. Who will gain the prize of the Senator- ip ime alone can determine, Some persons, ho: over, still contend that ex-Police Justice Hogan stands the best chance of the Tawimany nomimation. WAT ARK THEY GOING TO DO AnOUT fT? Since the adjourn:nent of the Convenuon the qaes- lion has beew Irequentiy asked, What are the oppo nent Vammauy Hall going to do in view of tueir hou-recognition by pocracy of the Stace? These gentlemen themselves now contend that they are stronger than ever; toat a sympathy has beon aroused jor thet in New York city amoug the anasses by the treatment they have received ut Aivany. ihe} point to the record of tue ali of 1875, whea coming home from the Syracuse Convention, where Bixeiow aud Pairetiid bad beep pomiuated and tho ant-lan- many delegates refused admission, they went imme. diately to Work and succeeded th electing Joun K. Hackett Recorder over tue Tammany candidate by « mayority of about thirty thousand votes, Tue Caummaoy Ucket then Went down in ruiu and detea. Goud can- didates like Frederick Smythe, Peter B. Oloey and others Were pluced iv noiminauion by Tawmany Hall, but the people repudiated (hem simply because they caine from (hat organization, Now it 18 proposed to mako an exactly similar comoimation within the next three weeks, Mr. Ira Shater says sucha ticket will pot tively ve placed in the fie, He js backed up iu this assertion by ex-Comptroller Greoa, Senator Bixby, ex sheriff O'Brien, Sevator Morrissey, Emanuel B Hart and others, #bo led the van in tue memorable conest of 1875, The main question seome vo be, Wil it be carried out OF are the repubicans so disorganized within State and city boat they cunnoi deliver what fort At they contract the — present — write ing there may be some foundation for wwe latter ipterence. Hayes’ civil service order and Conkling’s course at Rochester hive left the ropub- lean party ih avery distracted conuition, But tho local coutroversies way thoroughly cement and. ha mouize all copilicting interests i republican ranks, The psrticular iseues in New York cuy commend themselves more purticulurly to the attention of tao votor, and iis ought that a fally united comurmu- fon of republicuns wnd aut lemmanyites cannot tail next month, The tgure# of two years ago would oom (o prove this wost accurately, ‘hey will prove Interesting at this ime, Among the comuination can- didwtes placed tb tho Held at that ime was Benjamin & Poelps, who ran for Disirict Attorney, Ho was op- | | J. Morris, repubucat NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7 posed by Peter B. Olney, the Tammany nomivec. The | Fesult of the vote was as follows ,.— | Ass, List, Ass Dist. Olney, Paeipe Olney. Phelps. 24268 Rica 2,734 - 4090 Biss 2,257 iti A a + 2.600 Wir . 796 2100 8,300 : the 2.420 « 2p9% 8.105 + Ubes \ 4,833 2 8.700 4,038 8.800 8.463 909 4,107 Ward 24.) 837 083, + 50,989 17,552 minK. Peips, eup- Ported by wnti-Tamimany democrats snd repuuilcans, | received an immense majority of ibe populur vote. It 48 Proposed to present the same !rout to tue Tammauy | enomy on the 6th of November next, Last year valu- able time was spemt by the anti-Tammany: 1b Use. less negonatious with the Wigwam ivaders This year ‘Qo such impediment lies in te way. TAMMANT’S OCTLOORS The martia! music of Tammauy's hosts 19 heard through the streets tn Joyous march from the Albany Convention. Victory gives prestige and saiidites orgauization, Thus it 8 with Tammany in the com- ing strugele, Had she been beaten at the Convention a very perceptivle falling of from her ranks would dave luken place, The clements of rebellion had tree quently of late made themselves heard withia ¢ wails of the Wigwam, Outside influences hud be bard at work to swell and strengiLen the chorus of dissatisfaction, Meu like Edward Cooper, ex-Senator Moore, Abram 3. Howitt, and others of their stamp hud kicked flercely in the traces Powertul eforts were made by anti-fammany intriguants to fan these | flumes of discord into a raging tire. Belore the Committee ov redentials both the dem- | ocratic ‘Bi ot Kings und New York counties | put the matter pretty clear!y when they said that thore were not suMcient offices to satisfy all, and that many outsiders were bound to protest in ihe bope of getting sometning to keep them quiet, The wuole , wartare simply means 4 struggle for piace, nothing more nor noting less. Men are inside of Tammuny Hall to-day, prominent and trusied members of its society aud general committee, who a few years ago | were the inost bitter enemies of the organization, They denounced 14 n the most violent language upon every possible occasion, isut the tine came when they were “tuken cure of,” when large cmolumeuts | And (oes were thrust into their pockets and they sud | denly fol! on their Knees in adoration of (he big Indiaa placed inthe niche of the lammany bunding fhe Sentiments and desires of suine of the men who to- day fight the Wigwam are precisely in consonunce With the ten above aliuded tu. Oulices would mate ally change their pliaut vatures, These are amoug some of the great dangers which combinationisis are compelled to encounter in a campzigu like the present. THE PAT OFFICES, The most lucrative office to Le filled this tall 18 that of Register. Lt is variously estimated to be worth ali the way trom $30,000 to $60,000 4 year, Tho duluess in the real estate market during thé pastterm of the Present Register has reduced the profits very ma- ter Wy, but good tunes are now looked forward to in New York, which must materially enbauce the value of realestate. ‘hia will be particuluriy noticeable in uptown property when the rupid transit problem is tully solved, Among the candidates prominently mentioned for the place on the part of Tammany Hall are Shephard F. Koapp, ex-County Olerk Charles k, Loew, George A. Jeremiah, at present an employs im the Depart- mont of Public Works; Colonel William R, Roverts, sormerly member of Congress, and Alderman Samuel A. Lewis, last year Prosident of the Board, Questions of nationuiity’ always enter into tuo local canvass in New York, and they will undoubtedly have & good deal to do this month in determining who shall receive the nomiuation on both sides of the house for sucti un important olfice, [t is pretty well settled that Judge Jonn RK, Brady will be renominated for Judge of the Supreme Court and Jusiice Shea ior the Marine Court by Tammany Hall, although ex- Judge Dennis Quinn is mentioned by many for the later position, From a national stundpoint this de- mines somewhat the Irisu vote, Judges Brauy aod Shea representing that nationsiity, Colonel William R, Koberts consequently mects with considerable aifti- culty im hig candidacy at the threshold of the dis pute, It Alderman Lewis ix nominated it wilt be because be was removel from the Presi- dency of the Bonrd this year by directiou of iame many, and the piace given to Mr, Heary D. Purroy. He has borne his removal movkly and wiihout com- plain, He bad been an excellent presiding officer, And some asionishinent was creuted at such a hasty decapitation, Now it is given out that the register- ship, with its immense emoluments, is to be given him tor the purposo of soothing his wounded feelings. His brother, Mr. Frederick Lows, {8 an applicant for the position of Police Commizsioner, so that the Lewis family are likely to be taken caro uf 10 any event. If Mr, Jeremiah 1s solected by Tammany his success cau be directly traced to Mayor Kiy, whose particulur persoual and political friend the candidate is sup- posod to be, THE PROPOSED COMBINATION COUNTY TICKET. Should acombination be effected similar to that which elected Recorder Hackett vy a majority of some thirty thousand, a lively scramble will ensue over the nominations for the various oflices, Several names are canvassed for the important places among the leaders of this combination movement, Mr. George W. Sauer and Dr. Feodur Mierson, MOCKALS ; CX. Assemblyman Jacob Hess and Thomas Murphy, repuv- licana, mentioned iu connection with the Registers ship, For the Supreme Court Mr. Wiitiam Allen Butler and William: «, Choate, a brother of Joseph H. Choate, are taiked o1 Some people assert that (n case Judge Jotun &, Brady fatis to receive the Tammany nominution be will be taken up by the outsiders, his stutewent wus emphatically contradicted yesterday by the opposition leaders, who want it distinctly under- stood that they will not take up any candidate who has been found “dickei ing” with Tammany Hall, ‘A number of names have Leen suggested for the two Vacancies in the Murine Court. Among them are ex. Justice Koch, Adviph Sanger, Assemolyman J. C, Julius Langbein and veonls A. Speliissey. THE FIGHT IN SENATORIAL DISTRICTS, The controversy in the tive Senatorial districts of this city remains about the same as detailed in the columns of the HixaLD two weeks ago, with the ex- ception of the Fourth, where, as already stated, Mr. Richard O'Gorman is ‘likely to be pitted againsi the Hoo. John Morriseey. ‘Lhe statistics of these districts and the chances for combination candidates have aiso been juily explained, Both parties concede the importance of carrying the Senate in view of the election of a United States Sen- ator in 1879, Preparations of an extensive character are being made to canvi each district thoruughly, and spoukers will be sent by republicans und demo. crats Lo excite the enthusiasm of iheir supporters. Ih democrats boast in positive toxes of electing their State ticket by an immense majority, but they are not S0 sanguine of securing « majority of tue State Senate, ‘The Filth isan exceedingly close district, and Colonet Allred Wagstaff, Jr., will bave a diilicult road tu travel if the republicans put in nomination a first class candi- date, The canvass of Colonel Wagstaff! will ve mate- rially helped by the vigorous support of General Au- son G. McCook, Congressman from that district, who 1s very popular and can provably bring over a num- ber of republicans to tho support of the democratic candidate, General McCook belongs to the celebrated Ohio “ughtng” iamily of that name, He beat Gon- erat Ward last year in the race for Congress by a majority of $13, “fhe combinationists are likely to agree upou Johu D. Lawson, a republican, In the Sixth disirict the ‘contest. seems to Le pare rowed down between Luke F, Cozins aud Martin Nacht man for the Tammany nomination. ihe combivation ists will agree upon some prominent German who re- resides im the uistrict. David Dudley Field is ikely to be taken up by Tammany in the Seventh, and Mr. Willem H, Secor, a prominent lawyer, resiing on Filth avenue, by the combinutionists, A lively contest is going on in the Eighth district for the nomioution on the part of the combioationists, Senator Bixvy’s { are pushing him ward tor tho revomivation, and according to present appearances. ing, however, what a low days may bring tortu. combinationists talk of ex-Alderman Jacob HM ex-Fire Commissioner KD, Hatch and Thomas M Kellar, democrat, Mr. Van Voorhis, it 18 understood, will be placed in the field by Tammany Hail, ‘TRE ALDERMANIC RACE, Twenty-two Aldermen are to bo chosen. The present is Likely to curry off the prize, ‘There 18 no know: ‘the Board stands with thirteen Tainmauy democrats, one Anti-fammany democrat and eight repubicans. ' The | key to the political situation of next year in the city | hes in the Board of Aldermen, ‘he piau of the com- | Dinationists 18 to placu ex-Compiroller Andrew H, Greon and Oswald Ottendorier on their ab large Ueket, | with two repubiicans. Three Aldermen are tu ve Chosen ifomn eaca ol the five Senatorial districts, an extra one being allowed for the Twenty-third aud | Twenty-iourtn wards, The combinationists will put | np two men im each of these districts, and, unuer the minority represeotauve pian, they — ex. pect to elect both im many of tne dis- trict Should tuey secure a majority of ihe Board, which does hot seem at all improbable, they propose to cect ex-Comptrolier Green president should that gentleman conclude to accep the vomi- Rauon, The position will entitie Mr. Green to a seat in the Bourd of Apportionment, and thew some lvely times may be expected at the sessions vl this body, | with the ex-Comptroiler on one side and the present Comptroller on the other. | The proposed combination ticket tor Aldermen at large wad district Aluermon Was canvassed freely y terday among tue leaders ou tuis side of the local Light. The toilowiny is the proposed ticket: — | "Al Largé—Audrew H, Green, wemocrut; Oswald Ot- tendorfer, democrat; J, C. Pinckney, republican; Joun Fourth Distriei—John ¥#, Walsh, democrat; Morris | Friedsam, republiow, | Filth District—John Devries, republican; Julius | Korn of Jolin Frain, democrats, | Joo! B. Kbrbardt, republican; Jobu | sixth Distr ‘Theiss, democrat, Seventh Disifict—Henry K, Howlaad, republican: | Richard O'Brien, democrat, | Eignth Disteiet-—Louls J, Pbillips, repyblican; Charles N. Simonson, republican; Frank W. Doan or Charies #. Siuons, democrats, THE TAMMANY CANDIDATES, Tho Tammany Hail members of cbe Board all expect to be renomibated. Li they are not there may be rebellion 10 somo of the districts, TAMMANY COMMITTEE ON ORGAN- IZATION, The Tammany Committee on Organization met yee. torday alternoon to make preparations for holding primaries to olect delegates to tue County, Senatorial, Assembly aud Aldermanic convoations, It was re- solved to bave the County Convention assemble Thurs. October 18, at threo P, M., at Tammany Hail, Senatorial conventions are to meet S tarday even- October 20; the Assembly conventions Tuesday vet 3; the Aldermanic conventions Ustobor 25. Primary elections to ing, evening, legates eral committees are to aame the inspectors of eicctions for the primaries. ive lomminy General Committee meets atthe Wig- wam w-inorrow night. Kesolutions ratifying the ac- ten of ine Albany Convention ang iudorsing the pomi- hoes on the State ticket wil! be presented and adopted, THE INDORSEMENT OF HAYES. The Executive Commitiee appolated by the Com- mitice of Thirty of the Union League held a protracted meeting lass evening (or the object of making ar- ringements and considering the suitability of the ad- dresses for a mags meeting, to be held tn the Cooper institute, Wednesday evening aext, as a demonstri ‘on ip favor of the policy of President Hayes, It waa agreed that the cai) tor the meeting, receatly issued, should be sent around among al! the leading bosiness mep on Monday and /nesduy, and the sig. natures of indorsement be published in tho daily papers of Wednesday. The list of signatures ts ex- pected to be a Ap tong one. The first speaker at the meeting will be Mr George W. Cur. Hs ik was hoped the meeting — last evening that Mr. Joseph W. Choate would be enabled to foliow, but ae Mr. Choate ts at present out of town and may not reiuro im ime the question as to who will follow Mtr, Curtis is pot detinite. Either Judge Noah Dav's or Protessor Theodore Dwight, of Colum- bia College, wili occupy the chai QUEENS COUNTY DEMOCRATS. The democrats of the Second dinirict of Queens county, which includes the towns of Hempstead, Ja- | maica and Newtown and Long Island City, held their Assembly Convention yesterday atteraoon at Jamaica, | 1. L. There were, as usuai, two delegations trom Long Island City, and a good deat of time was spent in de- ‘ng pon their respective claima, but finally the Novie!” aelegation were ad:nitted. Thero was ap in- forimul ballot, which showed that there were seven candidates, Thore were subsequentiy five iormai bai- lots, 19 which the contest was narrowed down to George Bechner, of Jamaica, member of the last As- sembly, aud John Keegan, of Long Island City, the jatter being successtul. Mr. Keegan an old New York newspaper man, NEW JERSEY POLITICS. MERCER COUNTY NOMINATIONS—TSE CAM- PAIGN GROWING LIVELY—ENTHUSI\SM FOR MCLELLAN, [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE APRALD.] Trextox, Oct. 6, 1877, Mercer County Democratic Convention was in sion bere to-duy and nominated Crowe?l Marsh, of Princeton, for State Senatwr, and Watson F. Van Camp, of this city, tor County Clerk. Resolutions in- dorsiug tho action of the late Democratic State Con- vention were adopted. Whenever the name of McUlel- 4n was mentioned the Convention became wild with senthusiaam, and cheer after cheer re-echood through the hall. REPURLICAN NOMINATIONS, ‘The Republican County Convention was held at Prin- cessville and nominated Joseph H. Bruere, of Prince- ton, for State Senator and Ranuolph H. Moore, ot Chambersburg, for County Clerk, Resolutions indors- ing President Hayes’ Southern policy and civil ser- vice retorm were adopted. Dr, Newell, candidate for Governor, Wus presont und made aspeech., The can- vass 18 getupg lively in this section, and both parties ure exerting themselves 10 the greutest oxtont with the view to victory, Good men ure receiving the nominations, which will make the tight not so much of a persocal as a general political cuaracter. Kepublicana here concoue the election of MeUleilan, ana their only hope now is to gain control of bth branches uf the Leyisiature, MecVieilan ciubs are veing 1ormod everywhere, and bis Dame inspires the greatest enthusiasm. THE NEWARK CHARTER ELECTION—EXTRAOR- DINARY ACTION OF LEADING GERMAN CIT- IZENS, i A circular bas been issued by a large number of German ciuizons of Newark which may have an im- portant bearing on the charter election im that city which occurs next Tuesday, aud woich inthe mean- time has created a great stir among citizens gen- erally, The circular 1s, in effect, a pronuncta- mento to all aspirants {or office, whether democratic or republican, that they must declare their intentions, orally or in writing, to ono N. Guter, **sco- retary of the organization for the introduction ot Ger- man in the public schools,” as to whether thoy aro in favor of this latter movement or not, With the Gor. mans this 16 the binging question in the election; all others are considered subsidiary. And it 18 boldy an- by them thut only those in favor of introducing in the schovis thus patting on the city $40,000 Additional expense every will re their sup- generally, ib have loOked favorably on the propositi to teach German in the schools, regard the circular businoss as a pieco of impudent arrogance which calls tor swift and emphatic rebuke. ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS. Mr. Fernando Wood yesterday did tho honors of the metropolis, which he represents in part at Washing- ton, tothe Hon, Alexander H. Stephens,.of Georgia, now on a visit to New York. He reccived the eminent ex-Vice President of the defunct Confederacy, to- gether with Mr. Toombs and General P. B. M. Young of Georgia, at bis beuutitul semi-suburban residence of Woodlawn, where a lew trienas, including Mr, Charles O'Conor, Mr, Gordon W. Burnham, Mr. Augustus Schell, the Rev. Dr. Peters, of St Michael’s Church, ana ex-Mayor Tiemann had been invited to meet them, The day was ideally lovely, aud Mr, Wood's distin- guished guests were equally surprised and charmed to find 80 picturesque a residence within suci easy reach of the hum and bustle of the great city. Mr. Stephens, who caine attended by his fuitutul vody servant, moving about with appareut difficulty on his crutches, exhibited no othe signs of decrepi- tude, His lustrous eyes were ative with something like the fire of youcn, and he conversed with ox- | treme animation, though with grevt temperance aud suavity of manner, on tho leading topics of the day, repeatedly expressing his conviction that the whole country ue weil as the South owed ‘t to the best intor- ests of the American peopie to lend a cordial support to the wise and pacilicatory measures of President Hayes. General Toombs was in excetient spirits, also, and spoke very bopetuliy both of tho political and in. dastrial outlook of the South at thistime, The Car- dinal Arcubishop of New York, who was unable to be present, sent Mr. Wood the following cordial lotter of regre t my best thanks for your , Lregret to say, it will wot be inmy vt owing to other engagements. It would ich pleasure to meek your distin ugrtulate him persustly on hi Bo pleased to to im ards, opt tor yourself ths axsarances of the high consider: ation and e with whiel Tam, dear sit, very respecttully yours, UN, CARDINAL McCLOSKEY, Ocr. 5, 1877. shop of New York. THE GENEVA AWARD, are To tne Enitor ov Ti Herauo:— According to your correspondent “C, AN.” the importers of torvign merchandise bave paid all the war premiums and made all the money out of Ameri cun consumers, If it were possible to compile their profits aud losses (but this pomt “G. A, N.” leaves eovercly alone), it would probably appear that tho latter excced, and that our home jobbers and speculators were the only ones bevetited, and tmis lack lying mainly ip the ever advaneing gold premium, Our cousting trude involved enormous war premiums, with searecly any joss to underwriters, and itis a pity that “C. A, NOT did not come torward at Limes 40 show our coiton merchants not ket cost, including War and marine premiums, but even rovod protts on theirimports, instead of choosing between selling at losses ranging from $4U to $409 per bale, of hold of for an advance which in vine cases out of ten only aggravated their losses, = DUNCAN, THAL HEROIC CONSTABLE, Constable Lucas, of Uyster Bay, L. L, arrested on a charge of shuoting with attempt to kill Mise Mary | McKenzie, at Glen Cove, on the 29uh ult, has, after a hoariug, been admitted to bail by Justice Kirby In the | sum of $1,500, to await the action of the Grand Jury. Miss MeKenzie 18 still confined to her ved trom the efects of the wound, the physicians being unable to | fina the ball, Should she rec ver she will be a eripple the remainder of her lite. In the proceed. | igs before the Justice i was stated that Lucas had attempted lo arrest’ boun Miss | MeKenzte and her mother without «warrant, Lis ouly business being to Nake a levy on some of the property on an exccatiou, Lucus at first stated fo the Juscice that be did not intend to shoot Miss MeKenste, but that mo shot at the dog, He afier Ward admitted that he Wus obliged to shoot ber in seit-deience. The MeKeusies have the sympathy of the community, and have employed able counsel to prosecute Luous, For & long Une past it 18 asserted (hat the family Gave veen subjected to many petty ances by parties residing in bu NU persons going so {ul Ay to steni ail their vege: labios Irom iheir garden, HONORABLY DISCHARGED, Officer Michaet Johnson, of she Tenth precinet, who was charged by Deputy Sheriff Finn with assaulung Ida Smith, liad a hearing yesterday, He was repre by Mr, William Rothsehila, who protuced Cap- the Tenth procinet.” The Captain stated was in discharge of his duty, and that ve had been specially detaiied to watch the disrepu house Where ihe agsauit Was Commit Wh thai 1da Was WH IuMAbe Of the house, oflicer was discharged, The neighborhood, | it was | 1877.-QUINTUPI-F SHEET. | DRIVEN TO SQICIDE, THE EXTNAORDINARY STORY OF MORAL DE- PRAVITY TOLD BY ANDREW NELSON, ‘ft DO NOT LIK TO DIL, BUT I AM AFRAID I WILL LOSE MY REASON” —HE APPEALS TO THE HERALD FOU JUSTICE. Tk 18 rare indeed thaya man about to take his own Wfe-makes such carefu: preparation for his taking off i aud leaves Lehind him so complete a record of his | motive and bis reasons, as did Andrew Neison, woo dle trom poison administered by his own hand on night, The Coroner yesterday assumed charge of the cuse, and made @ post-mortem ; examination, which revealed the fact that Nelson dind {rom ine effects o: Prussic acid, of which be bad taken a considerable quantity. Tho appar- ent cause of his suicidal act wa: domestic trouble; Dut ip the passionate appeal to lis friends and to Goa | for forgivenoss, und im an earnest letter to tne \ HARALD (which is too long for publication here) pray- ing that bis momory might be cleared of the scandal, which he said Was greater than be could veur, there | I$ evidence that his mind was diseased, TH SUICIDES LIFE. Andrew Nelson. according to tho account given in the above mentioned letter, was born in Norway, and Ab the Uime of his death was thirty-tour years of age. He was married and had one child, a boy, now five years of age. 11s bustpess was that of a restaurant or hotel keeper, ant during the past season he kept a hote, at Fur Rockaway, trom which he rotured a few woeks ago With some inoney. During the month of April his wife, he save in his letter, engaged a young girl, fifteen years of age, and named Eliza both Schlottman as purse for their son, and thoy all | 1 lived together at his place at Far Rockawa: An intl macy which Nelson solemnly avers was an entirely tnocent one, sprang up between Elizabeta and him sell. ho was.a bright, pleasant gisl,” he explained, id seamed to like me to kiss her, seeming offended when I did not,” AN OATH OF INNOCENCE, These little attentions, very naturally, it seems, came to the notice of Mrs, Nelson, who, Nelxon said, ebarged him with actions be ‘was not guilty of. “1 certainly was to blame tn Chis afuir,”” he turther enid; “bat Ll herewith solemn! swear to God, whom I soon will meet, that I never had, or by word or actions, tried to have, any‘improper relations with Lizzie.” His Wile’s Suspicions Once aroused, however, were not to be allayed by a simple denial on wis part, and the parents of the girl were informed and tireatencd to remove their daughter trom bis employ. Nelson, 1b seems, was indignant, and remonstrated with her father for bis susp A MOKBID STORY. Now follows the most oxtraordiuary part of Nelson's Inst statement, and, while he soletnnly asseris its truthfulness, thore is great reason (o believe trom in- Vostigation Ubat most of it ts the production of a morbidly sensitive mind rendered doubly so by the roach of death, He charges the girl, while jo bis boy, with buying injured the child to such ap exient that bis life was endangered, This fact was discovered by Nelson, he stated, by ap examination of the child, whom he took to a physician, Dr. Holmes, of No, 367 Broomo Street, corroborates this part of the statement, and gays that Neison brought the boy to him for e aminution, Dr, Holmes, when asked to advise tho father im the circumstances, directed him to tho Police Court to obtain a wartant. Neison then went to bis attorney, Mr, Herman stiefel, of No, 9 Chambers street, with the boy, Mr. Stiefel also corroborates tho statement mado that the boy acknowledged the girl to have injured bim seriously. Nelson’s statemout coutinues by saying that a sum- mons Was issued by Judge Daily on bis complaint for Elizibeth, and that he was preseps at the ap- pointed time jor examination, but Elizabotn did uot come, He was then arrested on a charge of attempt at seduction, and was conned im Ludlow Street Jail for thirty’ hours, which thirty hours, in- cidentaily remarks, cost him $80, His coun- 1, Mr. Sticfel, however, succecded in having the order vacated, and be was released, Nele son says that this disgrace was too much for him. [t seemed to him, he said, as if Justice was, indeed, bind, He believed that the suit was simply brought to extort money; and ho was approached, ue added, by the reprosentative of a “shyster” lawyer, It was ivtimated to him that a compromise might be effected upon the payment of money, and, to use bis own words, he “came at last to the conclusion that it was a damnablo conspiracy and plot to detame my name, clear their daughter and extort money,” When he was liberated be said 1 was rather glad to get my freedom, because I thougut | could have the origivatur of’ my wrongs punished right away by the law. But 1 found out to My disappointment that my owa trial bud to come off before L could punish them, and that takes too iong a time for my feverish feelings. My head 18 on tire and my chest {3 so tull ot everything that I can’t realize anything. lam thinking abou nothing eiso but this cage, 1 think thatail my rriends think me guilty be- forol can clear myself, I had always a good fume, and I care very much for it. | have never been arrested # day or an Lour since 1 was born,” » TNE GIRL'S DENIAL. To judge by the tenor of his ietter Nelson seems to have becn so weighed down with his troubles as to have become a burden to himself, and tn his burriedly writteg. stasements lett for tho Heranv he veciares that bts intention was at one time to go to Europe, and at anotver to kill tho Jather of the girl, woom be slates Was instrumental in bringing the disgrace of arrest upou him. “‘Lizaie,’’ he says, “certainly could not have done so,*? but, wh questioned by the writer yesterduy, Lizzie said she brought tu: tion herseil, and, moreover, denied in toto the charges agaist bef, “She isa small giri, but excecuingly well developed, She conversed Irocly upon the subject of Nelson's charges, and tere wus not the first suspicion of abiush upon ber check as she calmly told her story. SYSTEMATIC PREPARATION. Nelson mado u very systematic preparation for his death, He wrote a number of letiors beside those ad- dressed to the HkRaLD, and procured two large battles ol prussic acid, At avout eight o’clock be wrote the following words:—' My imiud is made ap to cud ail my troubies by taking my own life, I dou’t like to div, but Lam airaid [will ‘lose my reason.” He then took @ large quantity of the acid, aud in & tow moments was a corpse, GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER, A VERDICT OF MANSLAUGHTER, WITH A RECOM- MENDATION TO MERCY, The trial of Frederick Tooske, charged with the mur- der ot John D. Kronmeyer, was resumed in tho Oyer and Terminer Court, Newark, N. J., yesterday morn- ing, whon the prisouer’s counsel, Mr. John White. head, summed up in behalf of bis client, Counsel claimed that the witness, George Headrick, who testi. fied to seeing Toeske strike Kronmeyor, knocking him into tho water, was not to be believed, and that bis | story was not corroborated by any other witness, There was no other wituess whose story was incom. i patible wih the statement of the accused, and it would wave been the neignt of folly tor Toeske to huve pushed the deceased into the water in the preseuce of bis jeliow workinen, All tho evidence tended to show that she prisoner did not ine | tend to commit icurder or even an ussault. County Physician Ward bad stated that ou the exammation of Kron wey er’s body ne had tound uo mark on the breast, and if the deceased had been siruck on the breast and the blow Was hard enough to stun him it would have jotta mark. There wax uy evidence to show any mouve on foeske’s part, Counses then appeaied to tue jury | in Deval! of the prisouer, Mr, Abeel, the prosecuung | attorney, in alluding to this appeal, sad tno | sympacbies of the jury were due to the family of the who had lost their protector and support. ‘The jury, however, shouid not be swerved irom their by such appeals, but leave the sytopathy with tho 1, Where It belouged. io Jury returned a verdict mansiaughter and recommended foeske to the mercy of tue Court, [he prisoner will be sentenced by Judge Depue on general sentence to-day. THE OAR HOMICIDE, An inquest was held hetore Coroner Simms and a | jury im Brookiyn, yesteruay, touching the circum. | stances attending tho death of Joun Hanley, who died at No, 315 Water street on Sunday last. The testi- mony Wout to show that about three weeks ago de- | coaxed waa struck with a piece of’ an oar by | Hatcher Kelly white on the dock at the | foot of Little” strect, A quarre! is enid to bave .arigen between the men through | Kelly charging (he deceased with baying bought sumo beer (nh Dis naine. The jury tound that “the deceased cume to bis death by hemorrhage of the brain, caused by a bow, at the bands of one Kelly, with the hundie | of a broken oar. The police are in search of Kelly, who bas not been eecn in Brooklyn since Mouday Inet. THE *MOORE DIVORCE, The counsel for the plaintiff! im the action for d vorce brought by beth Moore against Austin D, | Moore, made application tu the Brooklyn City Court yesterday for an order to corainit Jul tor refusing 10 pay alimony. The plaintit was represented as being ina Atate of destitution, w counsel for the defendant stated that Mr, Moore's | estate hud become embarrassed, and that his income now did pot exceed $1,000 per aunom, | He suggested that an arrangement coult be mage beween veth parties ty the action and tho Irusiee of the estate to sive Mrs Moore $10 per woek during her lifetime, fhe case was then aujourned Oil | next Wednesday 1 order to allow counsel to confer for the estate. The parties to the action were married about five years ayo, and were divorsed in 1575, Last year they oecame reconciled, and Were retmarried, but Sts, Moore uns again sued | for divorce from her huband. Austin D. Moore, ti detendant, inherited an estate worth $100,000 upon the ath of his father a lew yours ago. A DISHONEST SERVANT. Justice Reslly, of the Third District Court, Brooklyn, yesterday committed Jane Keone to jail on complains ©! ber employer, Mrs, Louisa Curtin, of No, 605 Myrtio avenue, to await the action of the Grand Jury. The prisoner t¥ accused of stealing a pold waten, a chain | And (wo breastpins and #69 in greeubucks, Jnue A pleaded wot wuiily Lo Whe cuarae, « the defendant to | | THURSDAY'S DISASTERS, ———-—— Latest Details from the Railroad Wreck at Phoenixville, Pa. FOUR MORE PASSENGERS DEAD How the Engineers Prepared a Death Trap. ° THE MILFORD ACCIDENT. Hopes of Saving the Providence Steamer Massachusetts. THE PHQNIXVILLE HORNOR-—STUPID RAILWAY ENGINEERING THE CAUSE—DAMMING UP a RAVINE WITH SOFT LOAM FOR A ROADBED— DEATH OF FOUR MOKE VICrIMs, *Paaxixvitir, Va, Oct 6, 1877, News bas been received hero of the death of tour more of those wounded In the railrond accident that formed such a terrible and tragic sequel to the Pennyl- packer {amily reunion, Michael Corbitt, tue brakeman, whose body was crushed between two cars, and whose screams of agony, a8 he lay all night wedged In the wreck, added tothe horror of the scene, died last night at the Penn- sylvania Hospital, in Philadelphia, whither he had been removed, Mrs, Albert Pennepacker, of Pikeland, also died almost !mmediately after reaching ber home Peter Danfleld and John Latsham have just died this Alternoon, making eleven deaths thus far, ‘There are several others who are o budly hurt that they ure likely to die. It ts just reported that another death has eccurred, but it bas not been confirmed, The work of clearing away the wreck began this: morning, a wrecking car and a gang of laborers hay- ing reached the spot at nine o’ciock, Part of the débris had been set fire to last night for the purpose of disencumbering tne track, and 1t 1s still smoldering, The Coroner and bis jury were also on the ground examing the washout and the surroundings and making caretul measurements. The fears that other bodies micht bo concealed ander the ruins will proba- bs prove groundless, as none haye been found thus far. WOW THE ACCIDENT OccURRED, An examination of the railroad bea where the acci+ dent occurred will show at a glance the defiance of uatural laws which resulted in Lhe accident and con- vince the most casual observer that the Reading Rail- road Company 18 to biame for a piece of engineering So stupid as to be criminally careless in ite construc- tion, Looking Ip the direction of Phovutxville a ridge about twenty-five feet high wtretches along the right sido of the railroad track fora distance ol, say, two hundred yards ‘The track itselt 16 laid on an om- bankment of soft loam and ciay, wilh no stone ballast whatever, On the opposite side of the rails from the hills is the beautiful valley of French Creek, trom fifty to sixty feet below, a ‘broad meadow extending between the made ground of the embankment and tho creck itseif, 100 tet away—a tortuous stream, which the rai Jength, track here curves a litue, and topography of tho — country such that the embankment is un artificial dam erecved across the ravine, the hills on the right sloping down gently to the middie point at the lett side of the em- bankment, where the dramage of an urea of at least twonty ucres naturally seeks au outlet, Tois is Just where the break occurred, aud We reasons for it a so simple that the wouder is not that it should have taken place on Thursday night, but that the obsiruc- tion was not swept away by the storms long ago, when it 18 remembered that the engineer bad pro- vided no culvert or any other passageway or escape for the waters that, even after ordinary raius, were always six or seven icct deep inside this dam, ay 1 am assarred by the farmers of the neighborhvod’ tho Teckless negiect of the costructora of the road wili be seen, The heavy rain of Thursday finding ‘no outlet, very naturally began forcing a way through the porous loam of the embankment unul the waters had gained headway and weight cnough to carry away. With @rush about seventy ‘eet of the ssott bauk of earth, leaving the rails held by a thread, huuging sixty feet in the air. ‘The enginver of the fatal train, seeing the shining rails ahead of him in tue surround: ing blackness, plunged with his engine and the precious freight veuind him teadlong into the yawn. ing chusm, Had the most ordinary precautions been usod in building (nis rutiroad this territie accident would not have occurred. The whole jine of the Pick- ering Valley branch is said to be fuuity, and a quarter of « mile above here 18 another similar emoankment, with a two feet square culvert, which the recent raing have washed out to about seven feot, Another and possibie cause of the accident have been the fact that (he train was running back- ward, with the rear of the tender ahoad and the loco. motive headlight facing the otner way. The safoty of this on a dark and dangerous night may be ques- tioned, MORK DAMAGE, ‘This storm has done more damage than any that bas ever visited the Ine o: the Reading Raitro: A large washout has occurrod neur Perkiowen Junction, another near Norristown, and several further up the road. Travel hus been impeded. Ail passenger trains ure late, and for a distance of eight miles avove hero coal trains are viocked, a condition of affairs which will cause much inconvenience and loss, Only one track is available at present tor passenger trains both up and down. The Coroner’s Jury to inquire inte the cause of the accident met this'morming and adjourned until Mon- day before taking furtuer testimony. ‘Their verdict will probably condemu the ratiroad company tor the careless congtruction of the road, THE MILYORD DISASTER—SIX PERSONS KNOWN 10 BE KILLED—-ONE BODY S8KEN FLOATING away, (BY TELEGRAPH TO THF HERALD.) Trentos, N. J., Oct, 6, 1877, No aaditional bodies have ween found at the Milford wreck yet, though six are known to be killed or drowned, The most diligent search about the wreck fails to discover traces of any. Mrs. Huber, of ‘Trenton, was secu floating in the river above trenton by a party on the Pennsylvania side, who followed it dowp, being unable to get a boat, Suddenly it was lost to view. Vortions of the wreck were found oppo- site this city. The road will bo open for travel again on Monday. THE WRECKED MASSACHUSETTS—ALL HER FREIGHT REMOVED—PREPARING TO PUMP HER OUT—CHsNCES OF FLOATING HER—THK CAPTAIN'S STATEMENT. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ] Garexvont, L. L, Oct, 6, 1877. “With daylight there came to the ald of the stranded stewmer Massachusetts the tug Cyclops, from New York, towing aschooner of the Coast Wrecking Com+ pany, and baying a gang of about twenty-five men, From Stonington, too, there came the stoumers Fran cis and Stonington, belonging to the Providevce and Stopirgton line, sent here for the purpose of taking the freight trom the wreck. Everybody was at work early, and the region of the jutting ehore where tue great ship lies presented a carious spectacio, A MONNISG 5 On the cliffs of the port were congregaged in little groups the inhabitants trom miles nd, many of whom had driven long distances to the scone of con- fusion, The men clambered to the small pebbly beacn beneath, on which were strewn in ail conceivabie forms pieces of the ship's timber and quantities of her cargo. ‘The women and children waited on the higher ground and waiched the course of things with quiet curiosity. Baice of cotton formed the principle ingres dient of the mass of castaway In then might be seen barrels of flour and a of wines and produce, in the surf, wien to-day hag resumed is Urunl degree of force, a large life boat belonging to the Massuckusetts and two or three sinall punts im the bands of fishermen were tossing to and fro between the Wreck aud shore, with workine and spectators a8 their patrons, Several boid rocks rearcd themselves above (ho Waves to the lee side of the tr, While many more Whose tops Were just below the suraco rendered navigation in the small boats dificalt and exciting, Phe great steamer jay about 1M the KAME posIOn as last Might, looking as much at case w8 if bY her cock, Hauieu Close to ber sturboard side Was the Wrecking schooner, jutie distance further out lay tue tug aud two other steamers. TACK hu cases TUS EXTENT OF DAMAGE. Frown a visit made on buard te wreck by HeeaLp correspondent this morning the true the vent of the mistortune cau ve better estimaed than last might, though there are tmany things yet to be determined before the full conclusion can Be reached To begin with tne Massachusotes is very badiy ashore, While she appears to nestie so higiitly in her berth ber bottom 1# stuvo im piaces from stem to stern, ber whole wmidehips has been lilted & powertul force, so that she is conswerably ber machinery is partly vat of position, about ber engine room 1 diajointed, the deck is raised and beat anu ber att smokestack, seen trom the 6id*, bas been carried wany inches irom adata | / a ht, while now and | | of collecting ition. Her handsome cabins appear an¢amaged; ut oearly allthe damage occurred below the main On the furward port side the binders of t Buard deck were wasued away by te beating of the surfon Friday morning, Down in the lurecastle thera are seven tect of water, in which float quantities of small furniture, mattresses, &c. Au dsbips there are eleven feet of wate d to the outward eve tue seems to be a current passing fore aud aft dicate that her lower b@s were ail smashed tn, ‘There 1s one smal: rock directly beneath ber bow and erone amidships, The latter appears 10 asa great sheif ou which the machivery and Leaviest portion of the boat lies PROSPECTS OF SAVING There ts, naturally ast Of EXpression, bolween Tepresenta- of the steamst 0 wrecking compaiies, a8 to the amount of da to the Vewre! and the And means it wii! take to float her, President Babcock and Mr, ienry Steers, (he builder, both stavea that the accident was bot pearly so bad as (hey bad expected. The former suid be thought they would get her oif Very soon, Mr. Steers salu it good weather continued he thought they wonld flout the Massachusetts without much diiliculty. They expect to get the freight off to-. and Mr. Steers believed they would be ‘xble to pump her 80 she would float, Oa the other bund, Captain Mor. ritt, of the Coust Wrecking Company, Woo has been hurd at Work upon ber to-day, 1# Inclwed to be r cont, and nob Lo expross Lis Opimious wibh certainty, He Nas been placing pumps im position, of which four are now here, wud two toro, with wr additional gang Ol men, are expoctod to morrow. ‘tue uniied pump. ing capactty o! them all will be about tour hunured Derrels an hour. Captain Merritt says row be able to tell pr bowever, that he will to-mor. y nearly how much labor will be required to tree the vessel, He took soundings to day, and found trom el to titteen feet ail round, ‘The Massachusetts draws eleven feet when loaded and Bine feet without, There are many smaii rocks rouud about, but 1618 thought if she can be got off the rucks where she now i ste can be casily got into deop wator. LOOKING APTER TILK CARGO, The removal of treigut continued unceasing!ly uotil three o'ciock, when the last Was removed. in this work the Frances was used as a lighter, and aitor Cransferring @ suflicient cargo wo hor the steawer Stonington carried the remainder herself. Both ves sels left for Stonington in the afternvon. The Frances will retarn bero to-morrow tv pick up the cotton und other stuff lying oa the beach. Cuarles Rose, t agent of the underwriters, bas ordered a number of Scows on which to transport tne stuil to the steame: ‘Tho steward of the Mussackusetts bas in bis cuurge @ quantity of bagage and parcels belonging to pas sengers, ut uuciaimed. The removal of the freight seemed to lighten up the steamer astern cousiderably; her copper ts Visibio there for perbaps ten inches, but forward there is not much apparent improvement, CAPTAIN JONES? STATAMENT. Captain Jones, commander of tne Massachusetts, furnished the Hxnatb correspondeut to-day with ad Account of the passage on the eventiul Luureday wight Ho said:—"We lett New Yor on time to Statiord ten minutes to ni Took our departure iron thera ana run along, guided enurely by compass aud time. Soon we judged ourselves to be between Cornfield Light on the Connecticut shore and tore tou’s Pot ou Long Island, 1 judged it imprudenc to go through tho race between Gull and Fisucr islands Defore morning, and therefore turned to the west. ward. Lt was Diowing a gule (rom tuo southeast and was piten dark. Ata quarter past eleven o'clock wa siowed and turnod to the westward, Ning minutes later we stopped hor and let her drift, We sounied twenty-two iuthoms of water, It was becoming rough and we thought we would bau in under the land of Rocky Point so as to reacn sill water and lay to until hght. Wo started under ono bell to southward at the rate ot nine revo. lutions a minute, 1 gave her just enougn way to handle ber, as L was nov anxious to get in, bus thought tho wind would change and we would got into vlear Weather, HOW SHE WENT AGRoUND, outheasters on the Seund are generally abort, but sudden, We ran jast Uiteen minutes with lithe better than steerage way, We then siopped her to got Auotver sounding, bUL before we coulu get the lead over she struck, at abous five minutes past twely: She struck as easy as if she had run up to her duck, and I gave orders to back her She was bow on and latd as easy us il alongside her wharf, At ball-pass ono o'clock the wind changed suddenly, and sie swung in astora co ber presout | sition, ‘The passengers vebaved very calmly tadeed and the crew were ovedicut. Ii ihe wind had not changed I believs she would have floated off with the flood tide; it was hull ebb when sho Struck, | nad sounded during the night four times, aud toree times in deep water. We commenced throwing off freight betwoen four and five o'clock, The sua broke heavily under wer port guards and forced up ber planking, bis ts the frst groat mis- tuke of my life. “{ bave lad the conldenes of the come pany und fect this disaster very keenly. 1 do not know that I would do any diferent under the circum. stances again.’? Captain Joues turther says this is the Orst accident that bas occurred to him iv many years of service, Ho was first connected with the old Commercial freight line. Then he commanded the Galatea, on tho Neptuna line He then went over to iue Provie dence und Stonington line, and nas been a sori of commander o1 the line, suce he took command suc- cessively of the Stommgion and Rhode lsiaud when built, and lastly of the new Massachusctts, ‘NOT 80 WADLY DAMAGED, The following despatch has been received from L, kina, the general passenger agent of tue Provie ngton Steamsiiy Company, sho lett ening tor the scene vl tue accideus to the Mussachusetts :-— “Damage to Massachusetts not bait as bad as test reported, Sho is not broken at all, and will probaoly be in New York within three days’? ‘Lhe above despatch was dated Uctober 6, Wo passed at abou, TERRIBLE EFFECTS OF TH# STORM IN DELAs WARE BAY—ADDITIONAL ViSSELS SUNK—SI¥ SAILORS DROWNED, Lrwes, Dol, Oct. 6, 1877. The following named schooners were suuk in thé bay here during the violent storm of Thursday night, in addition to those already reported:—v. W. Young, F. B, Wheaton and Maggie MeDonald, of Philadelphia, tommel, of Cape say, N.'I. woner Abnio Draper, ‘trom Lebanon, Del. with a cargo of canued fruit, is ‘disabled, SAILORS DROWNED. The following named sailors are all who are known to have perished:— Emile Carson, J, #. Clow John Miler. John Thiwners, ’ Carl Carison, H, Page. DAMAGE IN AND NEAR NEW YORK. Conrad Meyers, grocer, residing at No, 460 Broads y, Nast New York, reported to the police yesiertay that the rain of Thursday night last destroyed $50 worth of nis stock, Charles Elrich, bakor, of No, 456 Broadway, sus. tained a loss on flour to the amount ot $300 by tae flooding of his collar. CONF: LON GOOD BODY. 408 THE— “Judge,” said rather a Landsome and cleanly man, he entered the First District Police Court in Jersey Cny yesterday, “1 am weak from bunger and worn out from wantofrest, Lean fud no work, | bave no Muuey, no howe ana potrieuds. | wish to place my- sel! inthe bands of the Gourt to denouace myselt to you as a Vagrant aud a tramp, aud lo ask you asa lavor and privilege that I ve sent to jail” The wish Was not denied, and t unlortagate Man Was com. mitted lor thirty days. ARE THEY IMPOSTORS? James Winne and William Murphy wore arraigned vetore Justice Bloom, Brooklyn, yesterday ona churgo money dader false representations, who claima to be a Carmelite browher, hag been soliciting contributions in that city for tue build. ing of A iemale Orpoun asyluin, Murouy accompaniod Wine in tis tour ofvoliections and introduc d hin ty Winne, the persons upon wuom they called, Cuptain Campbell, of the Tenth precinet, ving that there was ne truth in the statements ot Winne, caused tueir arrest, werd to the Ry Justice Bloom committed the pri mond Street Jail to await examination. Me. Wiune saye that he is what oo professes to be, aud that the charge made against bit bas no foundation in tact, A DESPERATE POLUTICIAN, tice Riely, of the Third District Court, Brooklyn, yesterday fined John Waitford, a ward politigmn, $30 jor assaulting Deputy Revenue Collector Thomas Young. BURGLARY IN BROUKLYN. The residence of Michael Duty, Nov 12 Vine street, Brookiya, was burglariously entered yesterday and robled of a ladies’ gold wateh and chain and $00 in greenbacks, The police of the Second precimet wora notified of tho robbery, and, as usual, they are “looking aiter the thiet.” EXC.SE MUDDLE AT YONKERS, The Mayor ot Yonkers caused a notice to be served on the members of tho Board of Excise of that city yesterday morning, suspending them from any farther discharge of their official functions, It ays pears that Mayor Gibson etted the Kxcise Conmmis- Siouere a few ays ago tw appear Lelore (he Common Council and explain why it Was they paid thoir coun se! $200 poraunam. Oniy one of the three Commissions ors having obeyed tbe citation, the Mayor adjudged them in coateu)t and accordingly suspended thei. The Commissioners are all appointecs ot the present oF, wlio will, doubtless, lay the matter velore the Bourd of Aldermen at its meeting to-morrow eveuiny TEMPERANCE CONVENTION. On Thursday, Ocrober 25, the Long Island Tom perauce Couveation will be convened at (he Hanson Hace Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev. George B. Roed, sr. Henry Hogaer, Rev. Dr, J. 6B. Thomas, Ki Alired Faylor aud Rey, W. G. Steele will take party im the proceedings,