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\ Naval Fight Off the Sulina Mouth of the Danube. A TURKISH STEAMER SUNK. Gourkha Started on a Cavalry Raid Toward Sophia. MORE TURKS INTO PLEVNA. Moukhtar Pacha Abandons His Po- sition and Retreats. RUSSIA WANTS NO MEDIATION. | [BY CABLE TO THE HERALD.] Lonpos, Oct. 11, 1877. AGalatz special says an engagement took piace Off the Sulina mouth of the Danube on Tuesday between a Russian ana a Turkish steamer, The latter exploded and sunk with all hands, ANOTHER VERSION. Another Galatz special says a passenger vessel from the St. George’s mouth of the Danube, bound for Tulcha, accidentally struck a Russian torpedo and blew up with all hands, This is possibly the origin of the report of a nayal battle. GOURKA STARTS ON ANOTHER RAID. A Bucharest special say: ‘General Gourkha, with eleven regiments of cavalry and eight bat- teries of horse artillery, has started on a raid to Sofia by way of Tirnova and Selvi. Four cavalry regiments of the guard will join him en route.” PLEVNA AGAIN SUCCORED. A correspondent with Chafvet Pacha’s head- quarters telegrapns from Radomirzy, near Pievna, under date of Monday, as follows:—“Our army oc cupies Telische, and to-day it effected a junction with Osman Pacha, who took up a position on the heights of Dubnik. There has been no fighting on bur way hither, except a trifing cavalry skirmsh on the Plain of Lukovitza. The Russians who were encamped there fled on our approach. We hope to arrive at Plevna to-morrow. Recon noissances in any direction kaye failed to discover single Russian.” HARD ON THE CORRESPONDENTS. A correspondent of the Standard telegraphs as follows :—In consequence of the restrictions Placed by the Russians on tae movements of corre- spondents the number of those with the army before Plevna has been reduced from sixty to two, several English and Russian correspondents having Tecently been ordered to quit. TUE CONDITION OF THE RUSSIAN SOLDIERS. “The fact 18 the authorities are endeavoring to keep the state of the army secret. Eye witnesses tell me that the soldiers, in the present severe weather, are lying on the bare earth. The hospitals are choked with wounded, and the sick pasa the Danube by the thousand, cartloads at a time.” GUM GRANO SALIS. The Standard's correspondent was recently ex- pelled from the Russian camp, by special order, which, perhaps, helps to color his account. GUARDING THE NEWS FROM PLEVNA, The Daily News’ Bucharest correspondent also Says he hears on good authority that until further orders no correspondents will be allowed with the Russians before Plevna. He also says it is ex- ected that General Zimmerman’s army will shortly assume the offeusive. TURKISH CHANGE OF POSITION. A Russian official despatch, dated Tuesday, says:—'‘In consequence of the occupation of new positions by our troops in the recent operations the enemy last night abandoned most of his posi- tions, including Kizil-Tepe, and began retreating, We pursued him, and during the night oceupicd the line of Chadschivali, Sarbatan and Kulwerdan.”” MOUKHTAR COM |.LED TO WETREAT. Another correspondent telegraphing trom Ka- fajal confirms the report that Moukhtar Pacha had evacuate’ Kizil-Tepe and Soubatan, retiring so the summit of the Aladga-Dagh. The correspon- dent says this movement was necessitated by Moukhtar’s having lost 4,000 men during the bat- tes of October 2 and 3 THE ARMIES INACTIVE. The Russians occupied the positions evacu- ated by the Turks. A ijater = telegram, however, states that the Russians on Weines- day, in consequence of unfavorable weather, retired to the positions which they occupied previous to thegast battle. Operations, therefo' are postponed. The Russian loss up to the present is 3,400 men. NO MEDIATION WANTED. The <Agenve Russe issues the following state- ment:—As certain journals, and eyen Turkish newspapers. persist in speaking of mediation and of preliminary steps taken by England and Aus. tria, we persist in declaring that no idea of medi- ation has been entertained and no attempt has been made in that direction.’ AFTER THE CONTRACTORS. A telegram from Bucharest states that General 8, Greig, Comptroller General of the Russian Em- pire, has unexpectedly arrived at Bucharest to inspect the accounts of the army contractors, * THE TRANSYLVANIA PLOT. Herr Tiza, the Hungarian Premicr, has intormed the Diet that 2,000 rifles and three boxes of dyna- mite were seized, but only eight persons were ar- rested in connection with the Transylvania alair. AN AMERICAN OFFICER IN BULGAKIA. A Bucharest special says:— General United States military attaché, leaves there on the 1ith for Vienna. He will return and spend consid- erable time in Bulgaria when active operations are @Beuned.” GENERAL EUROPEAN NEWS. Hazen, THE ELECTORAL AGITATION IN F2ANCE—DE BROGLIE REPLIES TO GAMBETTA--THE PRUS- SIAN CABINET—PROSPECTS OF THE INDIAN MINE. (BY CaBLE TO THE HERALD.1 LONDON, Oct. 11, 1877. AS the day of election draws nigh in France the anxiety as to the result increases and the contending parties redouble the energy of thoir preparations. The muinifesto of M. Gambetta and his speech on Tuesday night have naturally produced much exasperation among the coalition of monarchists who make up the conservative party, aud is provoking euarp comment, DE BROGLIN’S REPLY TO GaMoeTTA, The Duc de Broglie, speaking at a meeting the Conservative Committee, defended the govorpment tho charge of ciericaliem. The real issue, he sald, conservation er sadicaliem—MacMabon or Gambetta, M. Gam- of from was THE WAR be £750,000. NEW YORK betta wore a mask, sheltering bimself behind Thiers and then bebind Grévy. He ureaded M, Gambetta’s Succession to the Presidency, which might ensue should they desert President MacMahon, who had no desire to destroy the Republic, AN AMERICAN BXVELLED PROM FRANCE. La France, of Paris, publisnes a letter addressed to the American Legation from Brussels by an Ameri- can named Bedel, who complains that he wus re- moved from bis home, business and family and ex- pelied from France without any assigned reason, Mr. Beuel claims reparation through the Legation. THE PRUSSIAN CAMNET. Atelogram from Bertin denies recent statements that a crisis is imminent in the Prussian Cabinet, BANK FAILURE IN PRUSSIA, A Berlin special says 4 private bank in Pommeravia bus suspended payment. Its llabilities are statca to THB CUBAN LOAN, A Madrid special says the Cuban loan, which Is guar- anteod by the Colonial Customs, will be increased by $5,000,000 before the Cortes can meet this year, and by $20,000,000 next year, to defray the war expendi- ture, ‘THE INDIAN FAMINE, The Lord Mayor of London on Tuesday rec da telegram from Madras, stating tuat the prospect in that Presidency !s improving. I! the rorthwést mon- soon prove good tho famine will end in four months, but until the end of that period relief will be neces+ gary. The prospects in the Northwest have so much improved that the schome of railways avd other works for relief has been abandoned, ‘I'he subscriptions at the Mansion House for the sufferers vy the famine amount to $1,700,000, OUR NAVY ABROAD, A despatch from Teneriffe reports that the United States steamer Essex arrived thoro September 26, PAILURE IN ENGLAND, Mr. Frederick Dimsdal solicitor, has failed. His liabilities are $1,500,000 and his assets $600,000, con- sisting of collieries and other properties, FINANCIAL PRECAUTION, ‘Vhe Times, in its financial column, says:—'The Bank of [England yesterday, with a view of retaining its eagles for a time, raised tho prico o half penny, or to £3 16s, 634d, It 1g understood that this was the sole reason that gold was not taken for New York as wi n ticipated’? THE EPISCOPALIANS, PROCEEDINGS 1N THK TRIENNIAL GENERAL CHURCH CONVENTIO: Bosrox, Mass., Oct, 10, 1877. To day is the seventh day of the Episcopul General Convention, Rev. Dr. Hanckel, of Virginia, presented the report of the Committee on Now Dioceses on the memorial of the Bishop of the diocese of Iilinols for the forma- tion of two new dioceses, The committee recom- mended the setting off of two new dioceses, as fol- tows:—Tho first to be composed of the territory west of the Illinois River and La Satle county, and south of the counties of Whiteside aud Lee, and the second to comprise that part of the State lying south and east of the Illinois River, The report was mado the order of the day for Thursday. The Committee on the Lectionary tor Lent reported, and, without reading toe report, it was laid on the table and made (the special order of the day for next Wednesday, at twelve o'clock. Rey. Dr. Burrow, of Suutuern Obio, presented a resulution that deputies representing dioceses in the next general Convention be instructed to bring to the attention of the Convention the question whether it be not possible to so adapt the methods of the Board of Missions to the wants of our times as to secure to mission work men dovoted exclusively to the work of evangelizing, ‘The resolution was reterred to tho Committee on Domestic and Foreign Missionary Soc.e- tics. 1t was decided to tuke a vote upon a constitutional amendment in regard to @ division of dioceses at four o’clock this afternoon, Dr, White, of Tonnessee, the form of a resolution, to obtain the ex- pression of tho* Convention in relation to im- proper instrumepialitics which were used for the purpose of raising money to defray church purposes. He disapproved of ico cream parties, of round dances, of fairs, raffles and all such. He thought tuese things were demoralizing. A reso luvion that the bishops take the matter into considera- ion was adopted. CANADIAN Visitors, At this point a delegation of the Church of England in Canada Was announced, and marched up the main aisle to the platiorm, accompanied vy the Home Re. ception Committee,’ Each of the dcle; WAS pree sented to Rey. Dr. Burgess, President of the Couven- tion, and he 1 turn presented individual members of the ‘delegation to tue Convention, as follows:—The Right Rev, Lord Bishop of Huron, the Right Rev, Bishop of Niagara, Archueacon Whittaker, Prolocutor of the Lower House; Rev. Dr. Boteller, Dean ot st. Jobu; Archdeacon McMurray, ot Niagura; Rev. Isuac Brock, Rector of Shervrook; Mr, Watte, of Montreal, and Mr. Taylor, Deputy Clerk of the sen- ate. Alter the 1atroductions President Burgess mucc a brief address of welcome, and the Lord Bishop ot Huron respouded with un address of thanks, and reud @ communication irom the Synod of Canada, Addresses. were then made by each of the members of the dele. gation, aud al! spoke in tho sume strain of the Union, oneness aod sympathy of the Churct’ in Canada and the Unied Stutes, and the leeling of brotherly love be- tween the charchtnen ot the two countries, Alt twenty minutes past tweive P.M. the ordee of the day—ihe constitutional amendment relating to the division of diocoses—was taken up und discus-ed. At ball-past one P. M. recess was taken til balf-past two P.M. said he desired, in AVTERNOON SKSSION. The House reasseinbied at half past two P. M. and continued the consideration of the amendment con- cerning missionary jurisdiction, which was advocated by Messrs. Wilder, of Minnesota; Lamberton, of Cen- trai Pennsylvania; Churehill, of Kentuck: Schenck, of Long Island; Howe, of luaiany; Simpson, of Missouri, aud Rey. Dr, Benedict, of Georgia, and was opposed by Messrs Judd, of Iil- nots; Meigys, of Northern New Jersey; McConnell, of Lousiana, and Burgwin, of littsbury. At four o’clock a vote was taken by dioceses, and ro- sulted as follows:—The vote ot the clerical deputies represented 45 divceses, of which 24 voted iv the aftirmative, 17 in the negative, while 4 were divided on the question he lay deputies represented 42 dio- coses, of which 23 voted in the aflirmative, 17 in the negative and 2 were divided. ‘This vote adopted the amendment. In the vote of the clerical deputies the dioceses unanimous wero:— In the affirmative, Albany, Central New York, Central Pennsylvania, EKaston, Georgia, Maine, Michigan, Nebruoku, New Hampstire, South Carolina aud Ver- mout; in the negative, Connecticut, Delaware, [linois, Lovisiana, New York, North Carolia, Northern New Jersey, Peunsylvania, — Pittsburg, Suuth- ern Ouo and Virginia, "The lay’ deputies unanimous in their Vole, Were—in the alfirmutive, Central Pennsyivapia, Kentucky and Tennessee the negative, Deaware, Penusyivaui, Pitsburg ‘and Virginia. Tudividual vote of the clerical aeputics, 161—ayes, 88; nays, 73. Total vote of the lay deputies, 114— yeas, 56; nay: ‘The yruud total vote wus:— total number, 273-—yens, 144; nays, 181. Upon the result being wade koown the supporters of the amendment congratulated themselves on their triumph, While its opponents accepted it with good rice Or ousages No, 12 and 13 were received from the House of Bishops announcing an amendment to tho canons and the same were relerred to the Commitice on Canons, ‘The Convention, at a quarter to five P, M., ad- Jjouraed unt! balf-past uine A. M. to-morrow. A grond choir festivals complimentary to the con- vention, was given in Trinity Charch in the evening, and was attended by the House of Bishops and tho Convention, with their families. The aflair was ex. ecodingl ing und successful, and at its close a as taken up in ‘ald of the yellow at Fernanuina, Fla, THE NEW BALTIMORE PRIMAT (bY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.1 Ba.timony, Oct. 10, 1877. A conference was held to-day at the Archiepiscopal residence between Archbishop Gibbons and the Bishops of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, and the names of three clergymen determined upon to be for- warded to Rume (0 fill the vacancy in the See of Rich- mound, Although the bames are not divulged it is be- heved that Rev, Futher Janseng, the present adminis- trator of the Richmond diocese, was selected us one of the three, ArchDishop Gibbons will probably be installed in wweek a3 pritnate of the Catholic Church in ca. ‘The ceremonies will take place at the Uae thedrs] aod be very imposing A bis installation that fact will be olliciaily communicated to the Popo, who willthen conter upon him the Palliam, the dis linctive inark of the bigh oflice to which he has been elevated. YELLOW FEVER, JACKSONVILLE, Fia., Oct. 10, 1877, Aspecial despatch to the Sun and Press to-night says the situation at Fernandian, ag far as the sick are conserned, is encouraging. No dangerous cases are now on Hand and no Hew cases Were reported to-da Two deatus have occurred there since the Iasi repor one 4 culorea woman and one & Dr, Weillord, a volun: eer physician, Provisions are still badly needed there, a4 no business 18 transacted, and rations have to be sued to many Whose mevns of support are cut off by suspension of mills anc other industries, Avausra, Ga., Oct. 10, 1877, Five new cases of yellow fever and three deaths are reported from Port Royal today, Four Sisters of Morey leave here in the morning for Port Royal. ‘The Mothor Superior says others are roudy 10 yo i ro- quired, WASHINGTON. FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. Wasuixertoy, Oct. 10, 1877. THE SPEAKERSHIP QUESTION—EFFECT OF THE OHIO ELECTION, There ig no substantial alteration in the condition of the canvass for Speaker. Of course the result in Onto has killed every vestige of a chance for the elec- tion of a conservative republican like Mr, Foster, It has also brightened somewhat the prospects of Mr. Saylor, It has,im a xencral way, 80 encouraged the democrats that party lines will be more sharply de- Qned in Congress than they would have been hud Ohio endorsed the Presideat, And in this connection bints are thrown out that an endorsement of bim was not wanted by certain aspirants for the Presidency, who feared he might be u too formidable rival in the National Convention of 1830, GENERAL WASHI NGTON ~ DESPATCH ES, Wasutnorox, Oct. 10, 1877, COLORADO BEETLES BY MAIL—FEARS OF THEIR INTRODUCTION INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM— PRECAUTIONS TAKEN, Postmaster General Key has receiv.d a communica- tion from the British Post Oflice, stating that it has been found aocessary to take precuutions against tho ad- mission of Colorado beetios into the United Kingdom, several live ‘specimens of this destructive insect having been discovered in the mails received from the United States, either surreptitiously enclosed in vews- papers or forwarded as specimens in packets under the Privilege of the pattern post. It is tearea by the sort- ing officers of the British Post Ufice that notwith- standing the utmost vigilance on their part many hewspupers und packages containing these insects pass without detection, and therefore the friendly assistance of the United States Post Office Department 1s Tequested im putting a stop to the reprenevsible Practice of sending them in the mail matter to Great Britain, As such enclosures in newspapers are irregular and improper under the rules of their trans mission, and, asin the case of sample packets, the \runsmission of live beetles is equally irregular under tue prohibition which exists in the United Kingdom against sending by thd post anything of a dangerous charucter, United States posimasters have been specially ingiructed by the Postmuster General to ex- amino as tar as may be possible the newspapers aud other packets before despatthing them inthe mulls for the purpose of detecting the presence of theso Deetles and to detain all such packets as may be found to contain them, THE PRESIDENT TO VISIT THE VIRGINIA STATE Farr, Representative Walker, in vehalf of the Committee of Arrangements of the Virginia State Fair, tu be held at Richmond on the 30th and 3ist of October and the 1st of November, to-day formally extended an tnvita- tion to the President to visit the fair, which he ac- copted, and’ will accordingly spond one if not two days there. A NEWSPAPER SALF, FORNEY'S PHILADELPHIA ‘PRESS’? TO CHANGE HANDS—THE CAREER OF A WELL-KNOWN JOURNAL. Paitapeventa, Oct, 10, 1877. For months past rumors have been in circulation here to the effect that negotiations were afloat for the sale of Colonel Jobn W. Forney’s well-known paper, tho Philadelphia Press, a journal that acbicved name and roputatios during the war from the prominent poltu- cal position of i(s proprietor and also bocause of its iwfluence as the leading republican orguo of the State, Tho announcement that # salo has actually taken place iga little premature, but it may bo asserted as a pos! tive fact that the terins are agreed upon and the trans fer will surely be made before many days. There is, it is said, a large amount of debt outstanding against the s’ress, and the purchase money, whicb, it is an- bewasand 18 to be $150,000, is to be used to doiray these. Colouel Forney, when waited upon this morning at his oflice, said that the reported sale of the paper was truce, “The terms are ugreed upou and the mutter will be consuminated in a few days, The sum of $160,000 in cash is to bo paid for the paper and $30,000 for the book accounts, making # total of $180,000, ‘This includes everytoing connected with the puper. The purchasers ate Captain W. W. Nevin aud his cousin, of Pittsburg. The sale goos into effect in ten days from tne present time. in a day or two | shall deliver my vaiedictory. I shall yo ubroad as the tor- eign correspondent of the paper, in counection with my son John, in which capacity we will visit the Paris Exposition uext year, I part from city and my many friends with great repre. 1 have not ao enemy in this country. How others muy feel toward me or may have differed trom me I know not, and i! there are uny who in ny long career as 4 journalist whom I have made enemies of 1 um not aware of reciprocating their teelings, 1t willseem very strange to part with the paper 1 have made and have been the head of for so muny years, aud feel no littie sorrow at going awuy.?? Captain Nevin, who is to be the managing editor of the Press under the new régime, i¢ a Whll kuown jour nalist of this city. During Colonel Forney’s tong ab- nce in Europe in the interest ot the Centennial Exuibition Captain Nevin took bis place on that paper and conducted it well. He ts the son of the Rev. Dr. Nevin, au eminent Presbyterian clergyman, fud has bad much experience asa literary mau, THE SUPREME BENCH. Lovisvinur, Ky., Oct, 10, 1877. The announcement that General Harlan has been appointed to the Supreme Bench creates a livety feeling of satisfaction here among men ot both parties, The city press, including the Courier- Journal, Commercial, Evening ews, Anzeiger avd Volksblatt, ull speak of the appointment in terms of tho warmest and heartiest approv MIDNIGHT WEALHER REPORT. Orvice or THR CUlKF SIGNAL OvriceR, Wasuinetos, Oct 11-1 A. M, Indications. For New England, variable witds, partly cloudy weather, occasional rain creas, stationary temperature and stationary or lower pressure, For tho Middle Atlantic States, weather and rain ar colder northwest wind: barometer. For Tennessee and the Obio valley, clear or partly cloudy weather, northwesterly winds, stationiry or higher pressure aod temperature, For the South Atlantic and East Gulf Statos, clear or partly cloudy weather, light, variable winds, War Darartuent, } partly cloudy warm southerly, vecring to , falling, followed by rising | mostly from the northwest, stationary or higher pres- eure and stationary temperature, For the West Gulf States, warmer, clear or partly cloudy weather, southeasterly winds, stationary or lower pressure. For the lower lake region, cloud and rain areas, fol- lowed by clearing weather, southwost, veering to colder northwest winds, and rising barometer, For the Lower Missouri Valley, warmer, clear or partly cloudy weather, southerly winds and falling barometer. For the Upper Mississippi Valloy and Upper Lake region, colder northwest winds, clear or partly cloudy weather and rising barometer. followed at vorth and west stations by fulliug burometer and warmer soutn- east winds. Cautionary signals continue at Cape May, Atlantic City, Barnegat, Sandy Hook, Oswego, Rochester, Buf- falo, Erie, Cleveiand, Saudusky, Toledo, Detroit, Port Huron and Alpena, THe WEATHER YESTERDAY, ‘The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four bours, in com- parison with the corresponding date of last year, as indicated by the thormoueter at Haduat’s phurmacy, Hexaio Building: — 1si6. STi. 48 d+ 3:30 P.M. 45 636 PM j oo 9 RM “ 66 12 PSM, temperature yesterday. ......, +5 60% Average temperature jor correspouding duto last yeur., . 6545 BMBEZZLEMED Last night Canby R. Aldridge, aged thirty-fve years, was arrestod by Detectives Roach and Mahoney at No. 231 Dean street, Brooklyn, The prisoner was aken into custody upon a requisition granted by G ornor ARRESTED FOR Hartrantt, of Peonsyivanin, and ‘sign by Governor Robinson, of New ‘York. lt aa charged that he was indictea =by =the Grand Jury of Philadelphia, vetween April 9 aud July 9%, for the embezzlement of $11,050, while ucting 4s absignce for the estute of bis vrothor, William Ald: ridge, of Philadelphia, The accused was locked up for the night at (he Third precimet station house, Butler surceL HERALD, THURSDAY, UULUBER 11, 1877. | DEMOCRATIC OHIO. The -Republican State Committee Acknowledge Defeat. TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND MAJORITY, Forty-one Majority on Joint Bal.ot in the Legislature, neem (BY TELEGRAPH to THE HERALD.] Cotumnes, Obio, Oot. 10, 1877. The headquarters of the political committees have been utterly without excitement to-day. A sense of the democratic majorities seems as qilicult of com- prehension to democrats as they are stupefying to re- Publicans. There 1s less noisy rejoicing umong the democrats and less apparent sorrow among republi- cans than for many years past, and there 1s no moro show of til feeling betweon parties than usuil The republican committee has not received any news of importance during the day, their henchmen throughout th State seeming to think that with such a Waterloo detwils as to the legisiative ticket uro unnecessary; hence all in search of news have bad to depend upon the democratic headquarters, The demoeratic committee have, up to ten o'clock to-night, received official returns from forty-four counties, just one-half of the State, and show a demo- cratic net gain over last year’s vote of 15,57, Thero 18 much gushing by the party mauagers, As to the Vote of Lhe retaining counties, Lue committee ar opinion that Bishop's majority cannot fall below 2 and likely will be several thousand greater, puvlicay committee ure of opwion that Bishop's ma- Jority will be avout 25,000, from the best Ogures ‘obtainable from the democratic county committees ‘The tWo houses of Assembly will suind us follows: — ‘The Senate will contain 34 members, of which 25 will he democrats aud 1U republicans, The next House of Repre ives will consist of 100 members, of which 67 will be democrats, 39 republicuns und 3 national or greenback party men, ‘Two'of thu greenback wen are of republican abtecedents, aud will probably cast their votes with the republicans on party questions, and the one of démocratto antecedents will probably act With the demverats. Without counting the greenback wen the democrats will bave 41 mujority 04 joist yallot, POLITICAL ROMANCE AT coLUMBUS, In view of thy poliuical complexion ot the next General Assembly the following pretty political ro- mauce is being talked of to-night:—It is wall known that for some time past the Lest of feel:ng, politicuily, has not existed vetween Senatur Fhurmap, General Ewing and Gorge Pendieton, and it was claimed Luar with a proper comuination between these gentlemen Thurman might have had Ono solid for bin last year aod so secured the Pregiaeutial —vomination at St. Louis, Ybat Thurman ivoks toward the Presidency 18 beyond questio! but how to reconcile all factions in Obio is a question, Accora- ing to thia romance the following pian 1s te be carried [he next Assembly will, of course, elect a dem- tic United stares Senator, and leadleton ix to bo n lor the long (erm to succeed Stanley Matthews. hen Thurman is to resign bis place as Senator and ‘Youn Ewing 18 to be elected to Mil that vacuncy. This, it 1s claimed, wilt bgal old Wounds, and in return ull democratic factions in Unio are to combine to sceure jor Thurman tho Presidential pomiuation in 1880, THE NEWS IN WASHINGTON—DESPONDENCY OF THE HAYES REPULLICANS—REASONS GIVEN FOR THEIR DEFEAT. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Wasuinaron, Oct. 10, 1877, ‘Tho Hayes republicans ure very despondent to-night ovor the defeat uf the party im Ohio, A large delega- ton of Obio men arrived by the trains to-day, among thom Secretary Sherman, Wu0 was ono of the first to get out of bis berth in the sleeping car us the train ap- proached Wastingtou, to consult tho morning paper. His countenance betrayed ut ouce his disappointment and dejection. “What's the pews, Mr Secretary?” inquirea some democratio fellow travellers from (he adjoining berths. His response, as he sadly foldea the paper, was, Gentlemen, you've got us.”” Tho re- turaing Obio republicans were ail silent and despoud- ent, but their political rivals, headed by Mr, Milton Saylor, were correspondingly elated aud Lappy. The Onio Congressmen will be sureuaded to-morrow night by the democratic citizens and clubs of Washington, © CAUSES OF THE KxSUL’ ‘Tho causes of defeat are variously explained by the repubiicaus, [he workingmen aro largely biumed for it. However sincere this movement may have vecn at the beginning as an independent canvass, it is charged tbat the democratic workingmen were at the lust «moment prevailed upou tv vole the reguiar ticket, wile the republicans per. severed in their allegiance to the tucker. But tbe chiel reason given is ine sullen insubordination of tho repubiican local leaders, tm- pelled as they were by thoir disike of the ivi ser- Vico order of the President to allow the election to go by default, Iu fact while the people may indorse the Presideot’s policy the machinery of elecuons is cull fa the bands of the politicians and will remain there until the people rise in revolution, break the machiaes and depose the politic THE STATE REPUBLICAN BY AN ESTIMATED MA- JORITY OF FORTY THOUSAND. Dus Moiwes, Oct. 10, 1877. Reports to the State Register indicate that Gear, republican candidate for Governor, will have a mojor- ity over Irish, democrat, of 40,000, aud @ little more than that over Stubbs, the greenback candidate, ‘The republican mojority in the Legislature will be thirty: five or forty. In Milis county Jobn Y. Stone, republi- can candidate for Representative, and who 18 generally looked upon as tho next Speaker of the House, was elected by eighty majority, after the close of @ ard fight. in Pelk county the republicans elect their whole ticket, except Treasurer, which 1s still In doubt. Reports trom Dallas county indicate that tho whole greenback county ticket is elected. In that county thor licun candidate for Representative, Russell, 18 ef Returns irom all parts of the State suow une strength for the greenback candidates, and men of that party here are candidate for Governor will baye more votes than tbe democratic canuidat THE La that Sr. Gear, ropablicay, will only have a pluraliry and not a majority for Governor, The republican yote falls off largely in the banner counties, Geur losing even Lynn, and Jessup and Stubbs drew largely from the republicans, Yhe democratic Legislative gains are large, and there 1s much uneasiness amony republican politicians over the rapidly Darrowsng Joint mayority, THE VIRGINIA CAMPAIGN, A MANIFESTO FROM A READJUSTING CANDIDATE, (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HEnicp, Hannmisonnena, Oct 10, 1877. Some of the newspapers of the Valley wiil to-mor- row contain a letter trom Colonel Rovert A. Richard- son, indepeudent conservative readjusting candidate for Lieutenant Governor, He says:— Very bricily stuted my views are—First, that the debt, as ascer. tained by tho Funding itl, 1s not only unjustly div. crimiuating bat 18 Oppressive to our people to an uD- bearable degree; second, that Justice and honor alike domand a speedy, equitable and tuul readjustinent of the debt, sous tO bring our Habihties Wicuin (he tax paying resources of the Commonwealth and at tue saine time do equal justice to both taxpayer and credi. tor; third, that no increase of taxes cau be Lorne by or tolerated by our people,” REPUBLICANISM DEAD IN GEORGIA, (e¥ TELEGRAPH To THE HeRaLp,) ATLANTA, Oct. 10, 1877, The Republican State Committee met to-day and, by a vote of 9 to 2, passed the following resolution Kewlved, That this committee is hereb y di This dissolution disbands the republicau organiza. von in Georgia, The men who voted tor the resolu. tion were the leaders of the old purty, including tive negroes. Over forty wembers of tue committee were disqauiitied by Hayes’ order, and did got voto, but sympathize with the resolution, NEBRASKA REPUBLICANS. (bY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. J Lixcouy, Neb., Oct. 10, 1877. The State Republican Convention met here to-day to nominate a candidate for the Supreme Bench aud two upiversity regoats, George B, Lake, the present Chief Justice, was renomivuted. Vigorous attempts wero mnade by the supporters of Hayes’ policy to have resolutions adopted enaorsing the same, but it ns that the Nebraska republicans are afraid to record themselves, Alter considerably Hlivusweriog the motion for a committoe ou resolutyous was jaid oo the tavle, A reconsideration was taken and again laid ou the tule by w yubu of Luk to ley, —TRIPLE SHEET. THE EMPIRE STATE, BREAD WINNERS’ CONVENTION—A FULL TICKET FOR STATE OFFICERS PLACED IN NOMINA- TION, Atuany, N. Y., Oct. 10, 1877. The Bread Winners’ League held a State Convention bere to-day, Charles H. Truax, of New York, acting a8 chairman, and Charles Tracy as secretary. A plat- form was adopted reaffirwing the Indianapolis plat- form of 1876 and that of the Bread Winners’ League of May 14, 1577, recommending abolishment of the contract system in State prisons; a reduction of the Dumber of public oMeials aad of their salaries; a modi- fled excise law; a restoration to the National Guard of all their rights and opposition to further in- crease of the regular army; in favor of the | Constitutional amendments, except the ope limiting the right of suffrage; demanding the issue by the bational government of legal tenders tu the State, without intercai, to be expended in public works for the purpose of giving employment to workingmen ; Opposition to the election of avy Judge to (be Supreme Court who is not opposed to monopolies and corpora- tions; in tavor of the issue of State and city bovas in #imall denouinations, so as to enable the working classes (o invest in them, aud thus dispense with sav- ing banks; approving Hayes’ civil service and Soutn- ern policies, THE STATE TICKET. ‘The following ticket was nominated :— Secretary of Stare—John J, Junio, of Ononaaga, Comptroller— Olcott. Atiorney Geveral—Eimore Sharpe, of Onondaga, Treasurer—Juliug Keru, of New York, Stute Kugiwecr—Horatio Seymour, J It {8 understood that the republicans will take Julius Kern tor Treasurer ou their ticket, and the Bread Winners willtuke Greenville Tremaine tor At- torney General on their ticket, thas pertecting the combinativy contemplated by the republicans and those opposed to Tuminauy Hall in New York, REPUBLICANS KIDDING FOR PATRONAGE, Warkrtows, N. Y., Och 10, 1877. Tho following resolutions were adopted by the Ke. publican Seuutorial Convention here to-day :— Resolved, That we reattirm the platform adopted the National Kevublican Convention in Cineinnatt | 1876 "und the letter of acceptance uf resident Haye the expression ul our political principlés, ai. we roe in the ral measures and policies vt the Presiden: ministfation # pructtewi illustration of these principles. Kesolve Phat we recognize in President llayes # 4 istrate of exulted patriotism aud « statesman of lofty purpose aud rare wisdum ; What we congratulate the people upon the ussured teumpl of the President's policy for Lhe picification of wil sections of the country und for the peimanent estabhshinentot rest national unity upon the asis of the equal civil and political rights of ill, Kesolved, we especially size the declarations for a ri at in approve und empha oried public service, based we accept the s upon that subject of our President as the platiorm of the republican purty, Ex Judge Henry E, Turner was nominated Jor Sena- tor. DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS, Owreo, Y., Oct, 10, 1877. The Democratic Senatorial Couvention for the Twen- ty-fourth district. to-day nominated Colonel J, Be Sprague, of Ithaca, by acclamation. No other namo was presented. GrNnva, Oct. 10, 1877. @ The Democratic Senatorial Convention of the Twenty- sixth district, which wus held to-day, renominated Stato Senator Hammond by acclamation. AUBUKS, Oct, 10, 1 The Democratio Senatorial Convention ior Twonty-Afth dutrlet to-day nomnmated Cnarles 033. tho Hupsox, Vet. 10, 187 Jacob H. Proper was renominated by the democt of the First district of Columbia county to-day. NEW JERSEY POLITICS, - [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERATD.] TRENTON, Oct. 10, 1877, Immense crowds visited Mount Holly fair to-day, the attraction being the presence of General MoClel lan, Dr, Newell and Rudo!pbus Bingham, candidates for Governor, the last mentioned being the choice of the temperance and taxpayers? parties. General Hox. vsey, the greenback cundinate, was expected, but failed to arrive. ch candidate was surrounded by his political friends and received quite an ovation, that to xcClellan being the most enthusiastic. The Graad Lodge of Good :emplars of New Jersey, in ses- sion hero 10-day, resolved to indore the nownauon oi Mr. Bingham, GREENBACK GATHERING, [Px TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Parensos, N. J., Oct. 10, 1877, A largo greenvack meeting Was held here to-night, Speeches wore made by General Hoxsey, the greon- back candidate for Governor; J. Brisvin Walker, S. W, Leavitt aud G. W. Madox, of Now York. Great re- Joicing was made over the Ohio clection as a victory tor ihe greenbuck party’s principles, The audience | was urged to avandon the vid political parties as un- true to the interests of the workingmen, McUleilan’s ame was repeutedly cheered, RAISING A MCLELLAN BANNER—THE SITUA- TION IN HUDSON COUNTY. ‘A large McClelian banner was raised lust evening at the corner of Grove and Eighth streets, Jersey City. ‘The demonstration partook niore of the character of a Presidential than of @ gubernatorial election, No such | display hus becn witnessed for years in Jersey City io a purely gubernatorial election, A platform was erceied, speeches were made and the crowd cheered justily for “Little Mac,”” A great feature of the occa- eon Was the parade of the Malling Ligut Guard, to handsome uniforms, numbering 180, ander command of Colonel Hamilton, veteran In the late war, This body has been oniy recently orgauized, and its num- ber is to be tncreased to 250. McClellan clubs have become so numerous in Hud- son county What there is burdly a ward or preciuce witnout one, Imorder to give full effect to the semi- iniliary character of the McClellan organization st 15 proposed to bola 4 coavention cousisting of the vill. cers of the several cubs at the veginming of next week to make arrangements tor a grand torchlight | purade, im which the Avbett Light Guurd, the Laverty Zouaves, the Cleveland Login, the Mallins Light Guard, the Lippincowt Minuwe’ Men, the Euerald Guards and other unitormed organizations will appear with the clubs in their respective districts. | (he prizes most coveted In Hadson county at the ensuing election are the Senatorshiy auu tue ollice of | Director at Large, The present incumbent of the lat- | ter ollice, Mr, Halstead, bas refused a renomination | ou the ground that be is under indictment tor cou- piracy to defraud the county, and he calls on tis feuds to support ex-Freeholder Young. The other mblyman MeDonaid and Jusiico The latter gentioman was foreman of the Grand Jury tbat brought the isumsted Ring to ustice. * Mine contest for the Sovatorship lies between Speuker Rate, of the House of Aseembly, and M, M. Drohan, president of the Board of Finance, MASSACHUSETTS, BOTH PANTIES PREPARING FOR A VERY vigoR- OUS CAMPAIGN, [BY TELEGRAPA 10 THE HERALD, J Bostoy, Oc. 10, 1877. The result of the election in Onio has grewily en- couraged the democrats of Massachusetts, and they consider it a foregone conclusiva that the old Buy | State will fall into line and elect Gastou Governor in | November. They reason that there are uo divisions in their party, a8 among the republicans, who, Lucy claim, will be terribly Weakenod in audition by the | voles which will be drawa trom them by the pro- | hibition, greenback, workimgiuen aud woman sulfrage organizations, Stuwulated by such signs as these the democrats will immediately commence a vigorous campaign throughout tho whole state, the beginuiag of which will probably ve in Boston u at Wednesday | evening. ibe meeting will, of course, be held in | Faneuil Hall, and it 18 undersiood this evening that Hon. Montgomery Blair bas been secured to deliver | WH OXHatioty ud elaborate address oo the occasion, | dir. Blain is now in the city 1m attendance Upon tbe viseopel Convention, snd was jasy evening outer. hed at a private dinner by eome of his pontical ‘So fur us Boston is concerned the democracs cium they wil wake ep tor the first time iw many years, wud tie republican wu mc:pal and county ollicers sre preparing tor decapitation. Even Jobu S. Clark, they say, who hus heii the ollice of Steril for the past tweuiy-two years, rally being supported by both parties, is threat lacemeus by a democrat, OF the repub« said that they are not very much ut us Irivuds, soa over the news trom Ohio, The State Coutral Committer had s meoung this atter- noon aud it Was resolved that a rousing ing i Boston and another im the western (ute be beid forthwith, ‘The idea is to | sceure George William Curtis as the principal sp for ie is understood to be the representative in reform admipistrason. He been commanicated } with on the subject at his suuiter house, in Ashticid, Mase, bat he Will Hot Consent or refuse to speak unui | alter be bay been th Now York, The Western meet ing will probavly be held in Springfield of Holyoke ‘These raiies of VOI purties, 1 should ve stated, are ouiy preiininary to he general series which ure to be kept up until election, JUDG RIVES, OF {fy TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Naniisonuvna, Va., Ot. 10, 1877, ‘The United States Court for the Western district of | Virginia tailed to meet yesterday, owing to the illness ence OF Judge Alexander Kives, There wore parves present from avroud who had Lusiuess ia cuurt, DUS KL Was not Opened ILLNESS 7 net OBITUARY, OSCAR SMEDBERG, Oscar Smedberg, aiter a short but most painful ill ness, died ut his residence, Titletudlum, Pieasunt Val- Jey, om the Hudson Ri Monday evening last. His death, so sudden and unexpected, impresses us with the stera reality that in the ~midst of life we are in death.” The deceased, at a very early age, markable talents, developing » clear, logical and com Prebensive mind, together with a most retentive memory, He entered Columbia College in the fall o 1851, and from this time tis course was onward ané euch succeeding year added to bis reputation. A mere boy in years, und yet, notwithstanding bis age, after the first term of the tresbman year the pro- awarded him tho heat of bw class, Gisunguished pusition ue held without interruption during the whole of his college carver, carrying with him ou the day he graduated, without é dissenting Voles, (Ue Dest Wishes Of his college com panions and the first nouors of his ciass Shortly atter graduating be Wont abroad and travelled tor wwe yours. He then returned, und, atter much reflection made up b.s mind to study law, For wis purpose ue eutcred the law oilive of the distinguisuea aud emi pent lawyer Francis B Catuing. After a thorougt course of reading he was duly adinitied, and in a very few years became & distinguished and honorea mem ber of the New York Bur, Alter practising sume time in Mr, Cutiing’s office he married Miss Alice tillou, Most estimable Indy, the daughter of Francis R. Tl. fou, who wih so maui = houor aud ability the Ke derehip of this city, Mr. Simed. berg entered into a purtuersiip with his father-in-law, ex-Recorder Tillou, which continued until the laters death, He then formed « partoership with Mr, Charies M. Da Costa, which coutioued tor some years uauil Mr. Da Costa became a member of the firm of Blatch. ford, Seward, Griswold & Da Costa. Subsequently be Decume associated with Richard M. Harrison, which association Was dissolved upon the latter gentiowan becoming a member of,the firm of Varoum & Harrison, During the last tow years of bis protessioua: careed Me, Smedoerg bas bad oflicus in Jauncey court and the Drexel uiiding io connection with Noe! B. Suabore anu ex-Juage Gunning 8. Bediord, Oscar Swedberg Was not only a brilijant mun in bis protesaion, hovores aud respected as such, but he was also a good man— the persoutiication of unquestioned integrity. He wat 20 considerate 1p ali thiags and on all occasions that it Seemed as if be had adopted asa guide through. out hie the golden mwaxiw, “Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.”” During his pro- fessional career he never permitted a single year ta elapse Without laying aside & considerable sum of Money, thereby creating, as it were, a fund donated to charities, Which from time to time be distributed Without noise oF osientation to tuose wo Were iD need, A’ a father he was fond and al fectionate; os a husband true and devoted; a: friend staunch and unswerving. In one word he wa: 4 Coristian geatieuan, esteemed, beloved aud hovered by all who kuew Uim, and wueu death Look him from us @ bright ligut went out on earth—oaly to shine brighter in another and better sphere, EDWARD DODGE. ‘This gentleman was one ot the oldest business men fo tho metropolia, For thirty years be wus cou- nected with the Steck Exchange, His business career began in Philudeipbia, where he established a banking house, which still flourishes in that locality, He sub- sequently opened branches of that nouse in Bostun and New York, taking personal ehargo of tho latter. He also acquired a coutroiling interest in the New York eetabiisument of Jay Cooke & Co, at a ume when this drm was ia the zenita of 1s success, Whe these geutlemen undertook the gigantic enterprise of building the Nertheru Pucitic Kaiiway Mer, Dodge re Ured from any participation in ie affairs, Such retire- ment doubtless sated bun irom tho fluaucial rule which followed this speculation. The last two yeare of Mr. Dodge’s lite have veer embittered by iuteuse physical suflering. His closing hours were marked With firmness, seronity and comp. sur ‘Tho Stock ‘Exchange yesterday pus: resulutions in compliment to the de puinied Messre, W. H. Neilson, H. G stebbius, 2. HL Miller, A. B. Baylis, W. A. Smitu and J. A. Garland as & committee to preseat them to the bereaved family, The following gentlemen were appointed & committee to uttend ihe (uaeral:—Messrs, C. Ro Marvin, G. He Broadhead, H, T. Morgan, T. P, Huatingtoa und Will: jum Seymour. eulogistic HON, CESAR A. UPDIKE, "Mr, Cwesar A. Updike, a prominent lawyer of Rhods Island, was found dead in his ollise in Providence yes terday, Ho was Ofiy-two years of age, was born 12 North Kingston, and was a graduate of Brown Uat. versity. He was for many years a member of the Providence Common Council, aud served in tue Rho ie Island House of Representatives from 1860 to 1864, being elected Speaker in 1861, He was a tine publi rand oni the most successful lawyers in whe vt Kboue Isiand, spe: dtute GENERAL WILLIAM PATTON. Goneral William Patton, the oldest member of the Bradlord county Bar, died at Towanda, Pu,, yesterday, He was seventy -cight yeors of age, and was for many Yours # prominent politician, HOTEL ARRIVALS. J.T. Age Gardner, M. ?’., of London; Congressmaa Goorge B. Loring and Leopold Morse, of Massacnu- setts, and George W. Hender, of Vermont; General G, Vennypacker, United States Army, and Insurance Su- perintendent John F. Smyth, of Albany, aro at the Fifth Avenue, Congressman Eugone Halo, of Marn and Lester B. Faulkner, of Dansville, N. Y., are at the Hoffmav, Captain Charles C. G. Byng, of the First Lie Guards, British Army, is at the Brevoort, Con- gressmau Solomon Bundy, of Oxford, N. Y., and Cape tain Bancrott Guerardi, United States Navy, ure at the Sturtevant, Heury R. Pierson, of Albany, and D, ‘Thomas Vail, of Troy, are at the Winds», Colonel George S. Bangs, of Chicago, 1s at the St. James, Con- grossman Jon T, Wait, of Connecticut, and Vincent I, Bradiord, of Philadeiptia, are at the St Nicholas. Rice, of Alabama, 1s at tue Grand Central, Teodoro N. Vail ani A.D, Hazen, of th Post Office Depurtment, are ai the Giisey. Congres: man Jon W, Stove, of Michigan, and Treaor W, Park, of Vermont, are at the Buckiugham, Judge Samuel F. 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