The New York Herald Newspaper, October 13, 1877, Page 4

& NEW YORK HERALD, § GTANLEN'S CAREER. Da» Ghaillu’s. Second Letter on the Achieve- ments of a Herald Correspondent. HIS FITNESS FOR THE TASK. How Stanley Was Ordered to Find Livingstone. The Sucecss of the Expedition Complete and All Its Objects Attained. 7 _— ae JOHN BIVINGSTONE’S CONGRATULATIONS, Dr. Talmage’s Lecture on the Dis- coveries of Stanley. XNnw York, Oct, 4, 1877, ‘To rae Eviron or THR Herap:— Now that ave given in a very cursory manver, fo the preceding account, the geveral resulté accom- plisned by tho leading travellors, lot us with tne data before us give an account, ‘though but imperfect, of the results of Stanloy’s memorable jouruey, The career of this man 18 most remarkable. First a cor- respondent of the New York Heraup during our, de- plorable ctvi! war, where he displayed qualities and abihties which marked him in the eyes of his em- ployer ag a man of great daring, bravery and uncom- mon energy, he was afterward sent to Abyssinia by the New York Huraup, to accompany the English expedition against King Thoodoro (1967-1868)—an expedition which will rank as oce of tne most brill- japt ever undertaken in ancient or modern timos, and wh.ch nas shed great lustre on tts commander, Sir Robert Napier. Stanley in Abyssi! showed extraordinary capaci- ties, and by his untiring energy he even succeeded in sending news of toe success of the English abead of that of the Commander-in-Chief, His object was to be the first in the transmission of important mutters, Then comes the English expedition (1873-4) from the west coast of Africa against tho King of Ashanteo, which terminated so successfully and couferred great eredjs on its commander, Sir Garnet Wolseley. Stan- toy is sent again by the Nxw York HeRaxp to follow that expedition, and acquits himself of its dutios in a Drilitant manner. He is at home everywhere, even in the African jungle, though he may be prostrated with fever. Whorever he goes he displays great power of endurance; he is brave, quick and ouvergetic, THE SEARCH FOR LIVINGSTONE, Im tho year 1868 great anxiety was felt in England and otber countries on the Continent of Europe and also in America in regard to the fatoof Dr. Living- stone, Stanley at foar time was ip Spain, still as a correspondent of the’ New Yor« Herap. ‘This news- paper seems to have ramifications in every part of the world, A telegram from dir. James Gordon Bennett, then in Paris, recalis him antly on important busi- ness, The telegram was recoived at ten o’clock A. M. on October 16, 1868. lathe alvernoon of the same duy be nas started for Paris, aud when he arrives in tho French capital he finds Mr. Bennett in bed. There is Bomutbing intensely lacovic im the meeting of these two men. Alter tbe shuking of bands and Mr, Bennett bad put on his morning gown, they sat close together. Mr, Bennett abruptly said to him:— “Where do you think Livingstone is?’” 1 really do not know, sir,’ answered Stanley, “Do you think he ts alive?” Ss “tHe may be and he muy not de,’ again answered Btanley. “Well,”? said Mr. Bennett, “I think he is alive and that he can be found, ana 1 am going to send you to find bim 1” “What!” said Stanley. “Do you really think Lean find Dr. Livingstone? Do you mean mo to go to Con- tral Africa?” “Yes; I mean that you shall go and fod him wherever you may hear that be is. * * * Theold man may be in want, Take enough with you to help him should be require it,” b And afier this remarkable taik, preiiminuries wore arranged about expenses, &c. “Well, I will teli you what you will do,’ said Mr. Bevnew; “araw £1,000 pow and when you have gone through with that draw another £1,000, aud whoo | that 1s spent araw another £1,000, aud when tnat is spent draw another £1,000, and so on; but tind Liv- ingstone.”” On bis way to find Livingstone Stanley was to go to the inauguration of the Suez Canal, proceed up the Nile, bear about the Baker expediiion and describo the country of “the Nilo for tourists, Then he was to g0 to Jerusalem, Cuvsiantinople, across the Caucasus to the Caspina Sea, {rom Persia to India, tbrough Baguad, &o. “Then,” continued Mr. Bennett, ‘when you have come to India you cau yo afier Livingstone, Prova. bly you will hear by that time that Livingstone is on bis way to Zanzibar, but i nor go ioto the iuierior and Ond him it al: ko ‘There is someting impressive in the tatu of Mr. Bennett in the man. Such are the rewarkable incidents woich bave made Stanley famous, He wentatier Livingstouc. Just like &@ bulidog ou the scent he followed ou the track, never | wavered, and to tue astonishment of the world’ ‘ound bim. All who have read bis vook, “How L Found | Livingstoue’*could not but admire the qualities of the MAD us an explorer, ud his courage aad indomitable | edergy. BTANLEY?S LAST JOURNEY. Now I will reier to Stanley's tust aod remarkable Jourocy, a most brilliant success. Ju bis arrange- nvats belore ke leaves the oastern coast We notice tant be displays Wonderiui power o! organizauon; be pro- | Vides agaiDst desertions, rascalities, &¢., add wien ail bis arrangements are complote he staris. His former expericuce in Abyssinia and Ashautec give bim grout advantages. ‘Tue expedition leit Bagamoyo, on the east, the Loch of Novemoer, 1874, aud reached Usazuna on tho 12th of Decemoer, only twenty-five duys, tustead of tiity-seven, us in its ormor jourvey iu search of Dr. Livingstone. On the lat of Marck he had rewched the Victoria Niyauza, ‘To reach tue lake he traversed a new coun- try unexplored by xpeke, and passed iu the midst of hustie and Wurlike tribes. | He leit the coast with over torce bundred men, and 126 ure missing through war, desertion, sickrers and death, Iwo ot his white companions died from the eifects of the climate. Oace on the shores ov! the Victoria Niyanza, Staniey is not satisved to lovk at the wrest la die explores with the Lauy Alice, a bout built Io England And carried in comparizauis, 1,000 miles Of coual. He Viudicates Speke’s theory of the Jake; be makes ood napa aud sees pumerous tribes under King *tesa. While in the dominion of that very remarks sbie African monarch ue meets Mr. de Bolielouds, an officer of the Kbedive of Egypt, by mi he sends hig Jetters giving occounts of bis doings. Ybus tar no ove bas explored the Vicioria as be has explored it. | Ho visite King M’tesa, of Uganda, aud he is received in the same kindly mauner tuat Spcke and Grant wero | received. lie Luorougbly deserves tue peopla t In January, 1876, we bear of him as being ov tho frontier village of Kawanga, Beiween Unyoro aud | Uganda Le is accompanied by two thousand spear. men from King M’tesa, who bas fulilied lis promise | gud given him force enough to pierce through we bostile country of Kaba-roga and reach the Albert | z% Heexplored the country and part of that follow him through the long stretches of forest and dowa the bitherto uui traversed course vi the Congo, ‘wo canuot fail (0 recognize his tact, great streuutts wer and tue good generaiship acquired by jevee during the war in yesitia and in had bis men cntirely under control. of fuliers; bis labors ure enormous flod him where be met Livingstone at Uj) ou Lake Tanganyika, afier exploring a jarge traci He circamoavigates Lake Tangauyika with Alice, and at the northern end ul te lake he | es Burton, iu uonor of that great and distinguished trayelier, who may look wita pride at the results that have followed lis first ex. | ploration. He meets the plague in Ujiji in the form o allpox. He is there in August, 1576. d of Stanley tor nearly @ year, and many a faint beart began to despair of seoing him back again, when suddenly on tho 17th of september the news from England flsshes across the wire of Staviey’s sate arrivalon the west coast of Africa, at | Et ity 10th of Auxust, ou the Congo River, | with oniy 115 men, most vf whom aro in u desperate | congstion—almost ali Of them”sick or prostrate, What rible series eoutet came with them! The end of that gr expedition had come, and its iiiastrious captain wud leader is sai He has Ee through pestilence, war, famine, perils yy jena and perils by wate He stanas provdiy among bis devoted companio One hundred ana pitecn only oat of that galiant band of over three bendred nave reached the shores ot the broad At Jantic, and in what pruable stato of wealth! What terrible ordeals Wey bad to pass through! The last | telagsain Ww the Naw York Uenarp gives but a faint tad Jast Tucaday’s story of Africuf exploration, the chick diMfvulties and trials of the latter scientific’ results of the expe- dition will be commensurate with its geographical character, Of this 1 have no means Of speaking, bet what an immense tract of country will Bow be known; what a pumber of tribes of mon whose exist- ence will now ed; what geographical problems grand results are be obtained | When [ look op the whole livid of exploration aud Ciscoveries, not only of the present century, bat also a past, L gee nothing that can compare wita discoveries of Staniey in Ui essennaling country explor % that Stanley ts * at a tinal ree Hautes of his movements, vi cauut him, He displays a daring ounting almost to reckless~ These qualities shine through his journey, and but fill one with admiration ereenyred wwe ees veh M sons are inclined to bis pumerons fights and encouncers witb the watives, What do we know about the canses that have led to Lhese rogretiubie results? The negroes of those regions are warlike, he tribes of ope region aifler much from those of angther. The negroes of the Upper Congo bave the repatation of bein; ry fleroco and hosiiie, ‘bis river was ope of the by slave trade, ana wherever tbat trailic existed the poopie are hostile. Que fact is certain, that Stan! must ‘a wonderiuheommand over his men, and must have Jeved him, or they would not choy did, for it be bad been Larsa with n—if obliged to be severe and punish them his men Knew tnstinetively that he was right—they would ry deserted bin body and leit him alone to ac- complish his journ Thave noticed with regret that certain critics in England, who do not take the broad views of its leading men, bave beon vujust sn their comments upon the work of American explorers or try to ignore the valuo of what th ave done—a mistake bardiy ever coin- mitted by ecch or Germans, Dr, August Poter- maup, of Gotha, has always shown a full appreoia- tion ol the good work by explorers of other uations. Let. no African traveller grudge the, bovor that Sian- tey has nobly won. His aculevements cam in Ro way detract from the achievements of others, Kuch bag ped, more or less, in the great problem; euch has had bis peculiar fleid of inquiry. Let also Mr, Stan- ley give credit to Lhe discoveries of the explorers upon whose ground he has troddea, Let vim be fair and impartial. If he aiifers jet us bope that he will eMucise with mode wu, Lite is too short to be engaged in person’ trife and controversy, Biter. ness of feeling can in no way lead to advancement of kuowledge. Distortions of facts cannot make truths, latter will Sooner or later prevail. This fact Pt cannot ry traveller ougut to bear in tind as 4 consolavion against the attacks of those who may doubt his state- ments. Another figure stands nobly and silently in bis rela tions to the explorations of stanley. 1 18 tuat of Mr. James Gordou Benuett, bis patron and tried. He had tue perception to discover im Stanley the man who sbould brivg his pian in regurd to African dis- coveries to @ successful issue. Ho saw in the hum- ble newspaper correspondent a future hero, Stanly, without bis munificent patron, could not beye found out Livingstoue or Undertaken bis graud and forever journey noross the continent, Tho munili- cent liberality of ennett, who spent what might be called a fortune to further the: undertaking, con- tributed greatly to the success of the expedition, which would never have taken placo otherwise, and thus portion of Alrica which Stanley passed over would be sull unknown to us but for bim. Ali intereated in geographical discovery must congratulate Mr. Bon- net on the power of perception he showed in having cbosen the rigbt mun for that stupendous and success. ful andertaking, and tounk uim for the liberaliy which has contribused sv largely to the success of the grand journey ef tue discoverer and of tho results that Dave been obtaiued, Ho has received his reward and has the satisfaction to see that tue fortune spent in the undertaking bas not beea spent in vain, Our own Geograpnicai Society has been iately the recipient of his muniticent liberality, Now 1 close, and wish Mr, Stanley a hearty welcome back to his country, and let us wish bim loug lle and prosperity and success in the forthcoming work, the publication of which wo are ail awaiting with great impatience, and which will solve the great problem of the Cougo River aad bring to light many of the mysteries of tnat nitherio unknown part of the world. “P, B, DU CHAILLU. CONGRATULATIONS FROM MR. JOHN LIVING- STONE, BROTHER OF THE LATE DE. Live INGSTONE, ListowEL, Ont., Canada, Oct. 12, 1877. JAMES GoRDON BENNETT, NEW YORK HERALD:— 1 congratulate you on the success of Henry M, Stanuley’s mission and his safe arrival at the mouth of the Congo River, JOHN LIVINGSTONE. DE. TALMAGE’S LECTURE ON THE GREAT AFRI- CAN EXPLORER—CIVILIZATION ALVANCED— SCIENCE, COMMERCE AND RELIGION BENE- FITED. The announcement that the Rev,.T. De Witt Tal mage would lecture last night on the subject of “stan- ley’s Achievements ia Behalf ot Commerce and Civili. zation” drew a large audiencs to the Brooklyn Tab- ernacio, Mr. Talmage bas lately inaugurated a sereg of Friday evening talks in connection with the prayer meetings, the topics of which are drawn from ihe principal events of the week. The most important news of the preceding seven days ne considered to bo Mr. Henry M. Stanley’s letters to the Henano, de- scribing the recent discoveries in Africa, und thero- fore he cbose them as the subject of his discourse last evening. THE FIRST EXPLORERS. When Adam and Eve, said Mr, falmage, in their bridal tour, explored the boundaries of Paradise they began awork which will not be onded uotil ali the wilds of the earta have been tamed and all the rivers have been (urnished with faciory bands, and physical, ma/hetmatical and political geography shali have con- quered the world, The Phamicians explored the Medi+ | terrancan, and Nicho of Egypt, six hundred yours beloro Christ, circumnavigated Africa, and Pythias, 320 years before Christ, made a report of Britain and Spata, and Columbus, in 1492, picked a gem ont of the sea, but this century bas seew the most rapia and brilliant geographicat achievements, In its wreath of conquest it has woven the cactus of the hidden tropica, and in its crown it bath set the crystal of the Arctic ee, Ross and Parry and Franklin aud Kune may pave jailed to discover the northwest passage to the Pacitic, but they discovered to the world a herotsm and vett-encrifice for the caase of the world’s Kuowledge and wellare that will last as long as the palaces of tee that stand as tablatures of those who Were buried beneath them, and as sentinels to those who, worn and wasted, came home to di Humboldt in South America and Mexico, the United States exploring expedition on the west coast of Norin America, and the British expedition on the soutberh extremity ol South America, aud Iremont's expedition” to the savage’ wilds of tae Interior of our own Coutineut, and De, Robinson io Wwe Holy Lana gathering ag corroborations of Bible siatement4, and Missionary THompson to Syria Gnding remuiis ol uncent erties of che Bivie and Scripture customs still in existence, and Licutenant Lynch, of or own bavy, exploring he Jordan and the Dead Seu, not ouly in bebulf of comimerce, but to the advantage | of that kingdom which 18 not of (his world, give some idea of what 18 being sufl great cause of geograps TH K And now the lust fortr ig being surrendered. ed wud a Gal disco’ TO APKC O! yoographion! mystery The question for ages has Leen, What ts tue tw the heart ol Alrica? What are we treasures arid honly, panthertun, malarial terri- tories of that groat continent? To auswer these ques- tions James Brace and Mungo Park and Lieutenant Ciapperton and Richard Lepander and Captain Burton aud Dr, Swinefurth and other scientitic heroes offered themselves the vicarious sacriticos But when, on the nigh Ure S0ch of April, 1873, in Tehttampo's village, tue omplished in tue Ty. ue dusky servant of De, David Livingstone, the great explorer o his Knees beside the cot, bis Jace buried in bis hands upon tue pillow, having died in the act of prayer, for the first time all Christeadom awoke to the grandeur of the work of this African explorer. 1 aur here to-night to say that Henry M. Stauley took up the work where Dr, Livingstove leit it, and the event of the week is the wews that Mr. | Stauley bas arrived on tho West Coast of Alrica, atter almost superpatural endurance, with intelligence that makes Way for the civilization and redemption of the whole contivent. Mark you, thts victory of science wag not supported by tne Church, of gained by the Chureh or uy geograpu icy, Dut was supported by the combined ¢ soot & rp New York and a London newspaper, to whom aii the earth and all the Charet of God ought to make grate- tuluckoowledgment, ‘sub what does all this amount tof’ suys the eynie aud the croaker, ‘You have | ouly opened several hundred thousand miles of chilly and fever, and you have mage the xcquisitiwa of & good many — kingdoms of saw , and you have Introduced to the world say i uges with Tings tbrough their nose and prougs througu the lip, the second cousins of the gorilias, oud the Sok0#, Whose sport ia the bumgot of the sof the bomen hand and thea spitting them out, er. nO IN. DISCOVERY. yives the world another grand fl- , under God, one man’s will can au Lanswer, feat, Ingiravion af why achieve. What Was it that marsha/led ‘hat band ot Savages aud made them subservient to the fatigues and dangers of the African exploration? What 1s tt wo battles along the ds the meu, and rescues the boat amid flity-seven taracts ? it that bews a road through thirteen miles of what was called impenetrable thicket? What is it that conquers fever and hnoger and drives stary- ing and ekeleton Death back Imo the thickets? ‘Ono fron human will! bat wonld this gworld do or be if once im ” While there wus not a hero | in arma like Marshal Ney, or @ wero in religion Iike John Koox, OF @ hero im medicine like Dr, Rash, or @ hero tn natarol veience like Agassiz, or © hero in geographieal dis- covery like Henry M. Stavley? It improves the world to hate a fuan like Hugh Latimer or Josban or Paul walc through it, It is well to have the world’s drain improved and the world’s arm and the world’s foot, bub L think 1 most important that there’ be an tmprovemont in back bone, 1 don’t know how i al you, but tain of the magnificent ent sinking down by the mouth of the Congo, emaciated and nerve-shat- tered, but his work done, thrills me like Homer's pay or Tennyson’s “Charge of the Six Hunared.’” I ’t know whether Mr. Stanley i¢a Christian or aot, bask wit aag ines ity men like him oa fre with Christian enthusiasm would take this round earth for God tn ten years. ADVANTAGES TO COMMERCE, Again, if you cuntinue to ask the question, “What is the use of ail Mr. Stanley’ i & ley’a 8 im tne second Biase, 4 aposnor mianty invil to the world’s merce, It i nOW demonstrated that pe of lakes and rivers iar out of Ke ; a Waa - of nection 1! rian. giscovery for the rere of the world! Wo have héard of the wealth of that continent before, but this man f 1 at our feet and asks us to pick it up. He beskons to commerce. He shows us the way to the inferior and tells us what banks of the Congo to clim& If you could look into the private meeting of the ship-owners of New York and London you would find plans already made for another commer- cial crusade, Put the prow of your-ship clear up to the head of her toland navigation, bring out the treasures of Africa and throw them at the world’s feet; its butter trees, dripping with riches; its cotron, epough to make a soit pillow for every head to lie on; its sOgar, enough to sweeten the nations; fling its copper into smelting furnaces aad roll out its iron into railroad tracks. Throw its gold on the coyntors of our exchanges and set itsebananas and June apples on our fruit baskets, and gather up the pieces of old jaws of elephants that ure bid in her forests so that we may have baddies aud trames und mantels and vases and laces of ivory, and then conc.ude your work by send- ing diamonds from South Africa our bands and ears and necks and fol Revolution in com- merce, the way ix cloar! (ho mates of Africa are thrown open. Let tho world enter! SOLRNTIFIC ADVANTAGES. Again, if you ask me the question, what is the use ot this work and suffering of Mr. Stanley, I go fur- ther, and remark that 11s a mighty invitation to all, inquisitive kaowledge, ‘1 euy it is a mighty Invitation to all inquisitive knowledge. Mr. Staniey’s jetiers arc enough to arouse ail the botanists, chemists, con- chologisis ana ph.losophers of the world. from various sources I learn thut the shores of that Jand under water are terraces festooned with piants of bewtiching beanty; some of the coast i# covered with a green mantle of sumiire, the aumosphere scented with ~~ me and mint, aud a whole wiiderness of exquisite fern. Yonder, with ite bead in a turban of cloud, 18 Abys- Sinia, Lue Switzerland o! Airica, Somoothes Protessor Agassiz will oxamine the fish of her rivers, ana some other Swincturth the flora of her plunts, and some other Sillmun the structure of her rocks, and some other Audubon the brilliant wings of her forests, Thore is a resorvoir tor your museums; thero is a supply for your aviaries and aquariums and 200- logical gardens. Hark to the swirl of strange fins, to the sweep of the flory pivions. RELIGION TO BE BRNWFITED, If you go still further with your question and con- tinue to ask on and say, what use is ull this work and suffering of Mr. Staoley, I reply it 1s an. other mighty invitation to the gospel, ‘etolis usin 90 many words that the missiouary would ve the most powerlul agent in East Central Africa, How different this testimony from the testimony of a xrewt many men who go into Hohe lunds merely to malign the Christian missionaries, the bravest and most Goil-honored men invall the world! Mr. Staniey does vot juin in the ory of these men. Ho ‘Says the missionary would be the most powertul azeut in East Central Africa. At the same time he tells usin 80 many Words the overmastering fact that in the em- pire or Uganda there is a population of 5,000,000, and im tie empire of Raanday 6,000,000 more, and im the Empire of Uranda® 3,000,000 more. What! are the English and Amerionn cnurches to harvest all these souls tor God? Cun ite done? “No!” ery @ million voices, “Yes!?? cries tho Lord Almighty trom the heavens, Yes, Kthiopia shall stretch forth her hands to God, Already we nave haa @ brave band of missionaries there, dying in their efforts to redeom Alrioa, At this new Imvitation otuers: will start, Awakenea commerce will carry them com- forts that were denied to their predecessors, whilo they wil be defended by the United Siates tlag under which Henry M. Stauley sailed, and the gdus of that nation that opened Westminster Abbey to jet glorious David Livingstone Hie down among her kings. Let us go Into this work with the mind two have done with ve trade. Because the slave mart 18 broken our own couniry we are apt to forget that the avomtaation uli goingon, Mr. Stanley, in bis ters, exposes this awful crime of the sinve trade still existing, drawing into its suflering a great and innumer- avie company of menand women, We must pay for whe gr which our slave tradere forocd trom the heart of Africa, aud the blood that we drew out of her sbould 1d the corpses that were thrown out of the black is of our slave ships, till trom the Cougo Kiver to our own couvtry the ocean path is chalky with buman bones. It is high time we paid something back 1n civilization and Christianity. Once we went lo carry bereavement aud woe to her shares; now We go to tell them that th men snd women for whom the King of Heaven died. Mr. Stanley Plainly sees that the African slave trade cannot pros- per in the face of American commerce, and so ho beckons to the missionaries and he beckons to the trader, up AFRICA’S DELIVERANCE. Let usall rejoice at the prospect of Africa’s deliv- erance. Out of the Zambezi shall the waters of Chrisuan baptism be dipped, across the bij Kamwalinda Chriet shall walk as ie finding of the sources of the Nile will be tamo com- rod with the discovery the River ite, whose sources St. John explored and found flowing from under the throne of God, clear as crystal, Let ail mtelligent Christian peop rejoice, “Ob,” you say, “f am not interested in #1 world’s goograpliy.” You display youriguorance. it potbing that ail the Holy Lana is still breathing of the Biessed One who once woke its bills? Is it nothing that we should be informed as to th intorior portions of thie North American con! nent, when amid its mountains we are to organ- ize our free governments, aud tts hills are to quike with the than Church to know what w power in the depths of Africa when the dying dream of David Livingstone shuil be fuiflledY Is it nething churches when the itsiands of the sea shall bring us spices aud the northern barbarians — shail bring their furs, aud Africa. shall bring hor diamonds, aud the shores of the sea shall render its pearls, and Chri ther in the harvests, and Christ's crowo the gems, and Christ's armies win all the victories, and Christ's Church shall embrace the wealth and power and glory of the earth, appearivg in all zones and kingdoms fair as the moon, Clear ag the sun, terrible as au army with banvers? BONDHOLDERS’ MELTING. PROPOSITION FOR FUNDING THE DEBTS o¥ THE CINCINNATI, SANDUSKY AND CLEVELAND RAILROAD. {BY TELEGRAPA TO THE HERALD.) Boston, Mags., Oct. 12, 1877, At a meeting to-dey of the second mortgage bond- holders of the Cincinaati, Sandusky and Cleveland Railroad Mr, Jobn 8. Farlow, who represents them as receiver, made an explanation of the affairs of tho bondbolders, inctuding a history of the several rail- roads embraced in the property of the corporation, Wf said he had urget the trustees to go out and examine the road and property, and the trustees, the iminortal Scotch rap, went into his vont and found | Preterred stock, together with several of the largest bond- holders, have promised to do so, He desired them to acquaiot themselves with the situation, in order to induce other bondholders to help them, Notwithstanding the facts that seven-eights of the bonds of the Cincinnati, Sandusky and Cleve- land Railroad wero held in Boston and vie ctnity, there was a most lamentable ignoranco ™ regard to the property, which was more valuable than they had any tdea of, The moriguges which they were then considering amounted to $1,100,000, Under the capitehzation scneme the frst mort- gaye bondholders cut off the coupons from their seven por cent bonds, and accepted a new issue ol six per cent bonds running uptil the year 1990. The second mortgage bondhold- ers relinquished sixty per cept of their claims and back coupons, and accepted therefor forty per cent in The floating debt of the company now amounis to $400,000, to the payment of whiel they Have ull the real estate which they recovered Jrom Sloan, Had it not been fur the raid made on the Property by the gross perversion of the law the bard limes would have been tided over. Mr. Farlow said tbat, above all things, be weuld advise the bondholders to avoid litigation. He felt confident that the bond- holders woula b@ able to save every dollar of their p ty and restore Ube road tothe stockholders, Ail arges of Mr, Sloan were pronounced false Woes it ail anon tof says the cynic and the | Mr. Jono M. Barnerd submitted the proposition Mado by the Columbus interest and a committee of | the bondholders ‘They will fund their claims ina ton or twenty years’ interest bearing scrip, with six Successive coupons to fund all arrears of rent due the Columbus road in serip of the «ame issue, and vo ace cept twenty-five per cent of the gross receipts of the | Columbus “road as rental for tho three years, commencing at the date of the © first funded coupon, The commiitee saggest to the | bondholders that every alernaie coupon for six years commencing with the ony due Juuc, 18)7, shall be funded in twenty years’ interest bearing scrip of that ute; that the present leage of the Columbus road bo abrogated, and anew one toade ior six years trom June L, 1877, at twenty-five per cent of gross earnings; that the back rent due the Columbus road to Janel, 1877, be assumed at $50,000, and iunded in the same scrip 28 the coupons, COUNTERFLEITERS AL WORK. THBER MORE SPURIOUS FIFTY DOLLAR NOTES PASSED IN NEW Jeusry, (BY TEL¥GRAPA TO THE “ERALD.] TRENTON, Oct 12, 1877. Pwo Now York sharpers went to Fallington tast evening and bought $160 worth of tobacco from a poor womau named Ulark, paying ber with toree fity dollar | spurious bills on tue Central National Bank of New York sod $10 in good monary. the tobacco was snipped trom Jallytown, consigned to a Mr. New York. The poor woman came to the Natioual Bank, of this city, this in + the money, when the toller, Mr. Sweevey, discovered tive bills to'be counterteit, Uliel of Police Brawn was notified, and detained the tobacco when it arrived at tue raiiroud depot here, A Mr. Janncy, commission agent, who sold the tobacco, says ho knows th ry aud Wont im pursuit of them to New York this even- ing. Tke Chiof followed on the midnight trata, ATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1877.—TRIPLE SHEET. WASHINGTON. —t-——_ Practical Settlement of the'Speaker- ship Question. MB RANDALL'S SUCCESS ASSURED. Amusing Situation of the Contest for Minor Offices. HOW THE OHIO ELECTION IS REGAKDAD Republican Defeat as Explained in Ad- ministration Circles. PRESIDENT HAYES’ POLICY AND PURPOSES. _ FROM.» QUR) SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, Wasaxarox, October 12, 1877. FRIENDS OF THE ADMINISTRATION ON THE OHIO ELECTION—WHAT IT SIGNIFIES AND WHAT THB EFFECT 18 LIKELY TO BE— PRESIDENT HAYES’ POLICY AND PURPOSES, Tho Obio election is still tho prominent topic of dis- cussion here, and it 18a noticeable fact that in admin- istration circles the rogult 1s tukon vory philosophi- cally. The loss of the scnatorsbip is, of course, do- plored, but otherwise prominent mombers of the ministration attach but little importance to the elece tion, They say that several circumstances concurrea to bring ft about, among which hostility to the Presi- dent’s ,policy js but one, and that not the most prominent First came the communistic biunder in the platform, which disgusted many sensible voters, especially when it was empha- sized by she speech of the chief candidate. Noxt comes the fact tlfat Ohio 1s thoroughly permeated by the mnback and inflation heresy, which can bo overcome only by an extremely, positive and energetic campaign, in which this question shall be courage- ously and ably discussed, as 1t was in 1875. In the recent canvass it was not squarely mot atali, The speakers were uot agreed upon It. Garfleld, Matthews and Cox did not agree on the silver question. The Cincinnati Gazette openly favored a ropeal of the Rosumption act; the Commercial de- manded the remonetization of silver, and Father Tait enraged the country voters by talking of ernuscht, of whom they had never heard, Next, to quote etill {urther the talk administration circles, the pooplo wero tired of politics; they bad an exciting election in 1875, two more In 1876, aud while the democratic voters were encouraged by tho hope of success, the republican voters did not believe that the country was in danger. Many of them, seeing the most poriious question out of the way and the country safe, remained at home and took no active part in the canvass. Finally, it 1s freely acknowledgod that some part of the republican voters were dissatisfied with tho Southern policy, and, being #0, refused to vote, Besides this, the machine politclans were offended by the civil service policy, and would not put forth their customary efforts. Thus, through disagreements ‘on tho currency question, tue mudule of the canvass and general lack of interest, oven more than through Gissatisfaction with the new policy, the result came about, It is conceded that it may strenthen the democrats in Now York, Now Jersey and Pennsylvania, but what ofit? The dofeat of the party ju all these States would mean the defeat of the anti-admintstration men in it If these choose, by dividing the party, to bring on it defeat the blame will fall upon them in the peo- plo’s minds, 1t is aleo conceded that for the moment the opposition within the party in Congress may gather head and find iteelt able to. make a domonstra- tion of some kind; but the question then ariaes, What can they do? Tho President’s fricnds say that he bas no policy which he desires to inforce; he has no friends whom he desires to roward and no enemies whom be wishes to punish; be is not @ candidate tor a second term and hag, ia fact, no private ovjects to gain, and his chief public object, (bat which lies near- est his beart, is to pacify the country, to bring the sections together in friendship, and by divorcing the civil servico from partisan politics, to take away from party struggles that flerce, uoscrapulous and perilous character whiq they take on when they aro struggles for plander and bread and batter, Now, siy theso fronds of tho Prosidont, what head can his opponents make? What can they take hold or? Suppose they reject his nom. inations; he will send in others; he will try to select good men. If bis opponents reject good eee much the worse for them. As for legislation, nobody is so insane as to think of overturning the Southern policy. That question is devd, And forthe rest, tho Presideng will certainly veto jobs, if such thero should be, but he does not, his friends say, propose to impose avy policy whatever on Congress or set himeeif against the measures which may be adopted by that body, No great or exciting questions, they add, are likely to come up im the immediate future, and, 80 far as public measures aro concerfed, there is a pros- pect of a political lull, broken only by personal dis- putes and the airing of grievances in which the pub- No has little interost and whion Gannot agect tho President or the administration. ‘There has been some talk here of ademand by the anti-administra- tion republicans for a reformation of the Cabinet in accordance with their wishes, and there have even been projects for shelving one or two Cabinct minis- ters, tompting them by life ofces, But there is not the least likelihocd that any such project will succeed at present, and it is certain that any demand upon the President of this kind will have no effect upon him. Fiuaily, the President’s friends say if tho republican leaders wish to recover the ground they havo lost with the country, let them heartily and honestly indorse the President’s policy. That will show them to be honest reformers, At present by thoir opposi- tion they stand condemned as the opponents of re. forms genorally conceded to be necessary, but party leaders who opposo reforms, cven to the extent of abusing thelr own administration when ft attempts these reforms, cannot hope for success. They invite deteat, : FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. Wasnixarox, Oct, 12, 1877, THE SPHAKERSHIP—MR. KANDALU'S CHANCES GREATLY STRENGTHENED—DETAIL OF HIS VOTE ON THE FIRST BALLOT—THE MINOR OFFICES, The Spcakership {8 virtually deoided by the further strengthening to-night of the chances of Mr. Randall, With the approach of the hour for the caucus and fur- ther arrivals of Congressmen the tally of the Randall Hist has grown to proportions which presage bis nomi- pation at not later than the second ballot. Further- more, with the withdrawal of such minor candidates as Mr. Blackburn a number of new men have gone over to Mr. Randall, In tact the gentieman from Peunsylvania is the second choice of over one-bal! of those who are supporting his present several rivais, ‘The first baliot for Mr. Randail will, it is believed by some of his friends, develop a distribution of his support at not less than the toilowing figures by statess— Alabama . Mississippi. Missonri.. 5 3 1 3 1 1 9 1 2 1 3 1 1 Michigan...... TOA)... .0sseeeeee This is more than the of tho caucus, Tho absenteos will doubtless reduce the number present to less than one hundred and forty-five, and make the majority necessary to nomi. | nate not oxceeding seventy-three, Many of Mr. Ran- dall’s supporters predict his nomination on tho first ballot. Mr. Cox, who has been quietiy holding second piace im the race for the Speakership, counts upon forty Fotes on the first ballot, and expects to get on the second ballot a large share of the votes to be cast for the lesser rivais of Mr. Randell, “Mr Goode, of Virginis, claims thirty votes, and Mr. Sayler, who is entirely in the hands of his friends, tor the contest or for withdrawal as they may chooso, is pretty certain df the vote of the Ohio delegation, tho aspirations of Chio having been won- derinily encouraged by the congratulations of the Public over the demooratic victory in the eloction there lost Tuesday, Johu G, Thompson, of Ohio, for the same reason ciaims undisputed right to re-cloction as Sergeaut-at- Arma His olan we worked against Mr. Sayler’s Candidacy for the Speakership, though in the event of the Intter’s success @ venerable geu- tleman from Alabama, a Mr, Piyno, 1s will- ing to wield the Sergeant’s mace. To this last arrangement the ambition of ex-Congressman Cald- well of that State is in turn opposed, The present clerk, George M, Adams, an ex-member from Keu- tucky, hag beon zealously striving to make his re- election certain, The Southern members, not rocog- nizing Kentucky as a strictly Southern State, and having a majority of tho demobratic memBors, de- mand that their section snall have at least the second honor, and it appears to be conceded that Mr. Cald- well will be chosen on the first ballot, there being. dot the two candidates named for the office, This question of geographical location, which is supposed to enter into the equity and distribution of the oMfocs, was strongly argued mm the canvass two yoars ago, When thecuucus met the members did not consider this question fora moment, Mr. Kerr was a resident of Now Alb&ny, and tho nominee for Clerk a resident of Louisville, just opposite Mr, Kerr’s home, and the Sergeant-at-Arms waa from Oni0, Even tho doorkeepor, though bailing trom Texas, was a Ken- tuckian—so that the matter of locallty does not have any.serious woigtit in devermining the choice of the membors, , An interesting and in many respects amusing foature of the contest for office is showo in the indi. vidual confidenes of each of tho fifteen candidates for the position of doorkee Tha; friends of the as- Pirants found, on aggregating the votes claimed for them, that there must have been 902 pledges given to the numerous claiments tor doorkeepership. The last incumbent, Mr. Patterson, of New Jeraey, is confident ne will be elected on the first ballot Mr. Polk, of Missouri, has nearly two-thirds of the demo- cratic strength certain on the frat ballot. Mr. Jen- nings, of Texas, has nearly the samo strength as Mr. Polk, Mr. McCoy, of MaryJand, basmore than onough to seoure the nomination on the first ballot. Mr. Gales, of North Carolina, is sure of being the caucus choice on the first ballot. General Sarnum, of New York, is confident he will poll the requisite majority, and General Corse, of Chicago, b: figured it up #0 closely that it is impossible to beat him, The Virginia delegation favor George 0, Wod- derburn, and, without pretending sostate bis strength, bis friends hope to carry the bonor for Virginia op the second ballot. There are other candidates who have a few iriends, but the real contest will be between Pat- terson and Wedderburn, provided Randall is elected Spoaker and Cauldwell 1s chosen Clerk, The applicants for the position of postmaster are almost as pumorous as for the doorkeeper’s pli IlMnols furnishes two and Missourl, Kentucky ana other States one each. The present incumbent is Colonel Steuart, of Virginia, and tn the scramble for office he may be re-elected, but he hag no more cor- tainty than the different candidates for doorkeeper. Tne chaplain of the last House was Rev. Mr. Town- send, an Episcopal clergyman, who ia willing to con- tinue in that office, and hes called upon a number of members welcoming them back, but has not intruded his aspirations upon them. M THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS—MB. GARFIELD TO BE NOMINATED FOR SPBAKLR, fhe republican memberf beld an informal caucus this evening at the roome of Charles Foster, of Ohio, and agreed to call the republican caveus tn the ball of the House for Monday morning atten o’clock. So far us known General Garfleld will receive the onm- piimont of a nomination for Speaker; ex-Sergeant-at- Arms Ordway will be nominated for bis old office; Mr. Baxton for Doorkeeper aud some new oanuldase for Clerk and Postmaster. ABSENT FROM THE CAUCUS—MR, HEWITT TO VOTE BY PROXY. It is stated’ that Mr, Hewitt, of New York, who cannot be present at the opening of Congress, bas em- powered Mr. Gibson, of Loatsiana, to vote for him, Proxies have never been recognized in a nomination caucus of the democratic memvors and will nos be, it is said, in this case. THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF COMMITTEES, Fernando Wood, who is uncompromisingly for Ran- dail (or Speaker, expects to bo chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, which would leave Mr. Cox the game position as held in the last Congress, viz, chairman of the Banking and Currency Committee, as the chairmanship of the Appropriations and Ways and Means committees cainot be given to the same State, Mr. Blount, of Georgia, a member of the Ap- propriation Committee in the last Congress, and one of Mr, Randall’s strong advocates, expects this last honor, THE SUPREME COURT VACANCY—A CANDIDATE FROM TEXAS, ‘The Texas Senators and members wil! call upon the President in a body to-morrow to present the name of W. P. Ballenger, ef Galveston, Texas, or the vacant seat upon the Supreme Bench, occasioned by the resignation of Senator David Davis, Mr. Ballenger is a brother-in-law of Associate Justice Miller. He is also a brother-in-Inw of an old and very Intimate friend of the President—namely, Colonel Guy M. Bryan, of Texas. It is understood that Bryan’s late visit to the President was to forward this nom- {nation Mr, Balicnger is a commercial lawyer, and in politics an extreme Bourbon democrat, He was Confederate States Receiver during the rebellion. He 1s algo the man to whom Judge Milier was talsely reported to have written a letter condemning the ver- dict of the Electoral Commission. It is jocosely said that there is too much of the brother-in-law business about Mr, Ballenger’s case to mako him eligible with the present administration, The delegation will also present the mame of Major Leander Cannon, a prominent merchant and leading citizen of Galveston, for the position of Collector @ the Port of Galveston, il cali GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES, Wasminaton, Oct, 12, 1877, THE ESTIMATE OF DEFICIENCIES TO BE TRANS= MITTED TO CONGRESS, The Cabinot session to-day was devoted mainly to the consideration and final determination of the esti- mates to bo transmitied to Congress with tho Presi- dent’s Message next week of the amounts of the defi- ciency appropriations thay will be required for the support of the various branches of the public service during the current fiscal year. It 1s understood that the Message will be conflned almost, if not quite, entirely to a statoment of these amout and the causes of tho deficiencies, In addition to the amounts required for the army there will be about $2,000,000 estimated for the navy and $255,000 for expenditure under the Department of Justice, There will also bo sundry small items for official postage stamps and for temporary ropairs of the Pa: oMmee. ASSAULT UPON FEX-SECRETARY DELANO BY JODGE WRIGHT, OF INDIANA—CAUSES OF THE TROUBLE. Judge Wright, of indiana, assanited the Hon. Colnm- bus Delano this morning in the street with a stick, In- fliioting serious wounds upom his bead, He was con- veyed to the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. Ames, Judge Wright had a grievance against Mr. Delano arising oust of a question of Lndian claims, ‘The difficulty occurred on Fifteenth street, just op- posite the Treasury Department, tho ex-Seeretary be- ing in company with Mr W. H. Smith, formerly Solicitor of the Internal Revenue Department. Judge Wright stoppod the ex-S3corctary with the remark :— “You damned old falsificr, you wouldn’t be believed under oath; everybody knows it and you know it, You cheated ine out of $30,000!” He then aimed a blow with a walking stick at Mr. Delano, which took effect upon his shoulders, and a second ono struck bim onthe head. Persons passing by then interfered and provented farther trouble. Mr. Delano wus taken to a drug store, where his wound was dressed, He was nut seriously burt, but was very Bervous, Judge Wright procooded on his way down street, Near Willard’s Hotel he met Senator McDon- ald, to whom he said:— “1 found the damned rascal ana beat him, and Spelt be beating him now if they badu’t stepped me.” 4 The trouble between Judge Wright and Mr. Delano grew out of an old feud between them, which began when Delano was Seorotary of the Interior and Judge ‘Wright agent of the Cherokee lnodians. The Judge has always blamed Mr, Delano for nis (Wright's) ine aictment on a charge of fraud in the courts of 8% Louis sume two years ugo in connection with his a® ti@s as Indian agent, wh. Judge was acquitted, QSREBAL JOHN M. HARLAN BELIEVED TO BE THE FORTUNA® MAN, Ibis rally believed to-night that the appoint: meant of General Joha M. Har! of Kentucky, to vacant seat apon the Suprem6 Court Bench has Bee: finally agreed and that bis name will be sent to the Senate n ‘Members of the Cabinet, how. ever, aro guarded in tatoments relative thereto, and the appointment not be announced by au- wort, | “SMa ‘ NATIONAL BANE NOTES AND MINOR COINS IN THE [REASURY AND ACCOUNTS PAYABLE THEREFROM, The following memorandum of amount of United States nutional bank notes aud minor coins in the Treasury, sub-Treasuries aud national bank depost- on October 6, as per latest reports, and the accounts and funds payable therefrom was issued (rom tue Treasury Department to-day :— United States notes in Treasury. National bank notes 1n Treasury. Minor coins in Treasury Doposits held by nation: urer’s agony posits June 8, 1872, Poat Oftice Departive: Disbursing Ofticoi Disbursing Off banks. Five per cent red States notes in Treasury Five Vd cent redempti bank notes in Treasury... Secretary’s al depos! 23,229 32,310 1,470,660 sees os ** 626 States (ugont for paying bi Interest On 3,65 DONA), ...6.sseereceeeee 27,553 Special tund nold for redemption of trac- tional currency. sesceeseeesees 8,835,463 Treasurer United states, general account.. 16,111,128 THE VACANT JUDGESHIP, GENERAL HARLAN’S POSITION ON THE CONSTI< TUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, Louisvinie, Ky., Oct, 12, 1877, It 18 learned that the statement in some of the Washington despatches that Gonoral Harlan did not accept the constitational amendments is found to.be untrae. He made the canvass for Governor in 1871 upon a platform which sustained all the amend. ments, and in bis publio speeches in that canvass he urgea Li sl ded of all parties to sustain and en- force the amet ents as essenital to the peace of the connED and.to the perpetuity of republican insti. uvions, No information has been received here indicating certainly theaction of the administration about the Supreme Court judgeship. * “ARMY INTELLIGENCE. DETAIL FOR A GENEBAL COURT MARTIAL. Wasuincton, Oct, 12, 1877. A general court martial is appointed to meet at Columbus Barracks, Obio, on the 15th inst, for the trial of such prisoners as may be brought, before it. The following '@ the detail of the Court:—Major E. Said, Twentieth infantry; Surgeon E. B, White, First Lieutenant L. M. O’Brien, Seventeentn infantry; H.R. Brinkerboff, Fifteenth infautry, and Daniel Robinson, Seventh inlantry; Second Lieutenant G. R. Spencer, Nineteenth infantry; Captain D. M, Leo, Sixth in- tantry, Judgo advocato af the Court. Assistant Inspector General Lieutenant Colonel Roger Jones is detailed to inspect certain clothing at the Philadelphia Depot, Quartermaster’s Department, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, Wasuinarox,, Oct, 12, 1877, Passed Assistant Eogtneer Robert B, Hine is de tached from duty in the Bureau of Steawm Engineer- ing on the 30th inst, and ord to the Powbatan, at Hampton Roads, Pasaed Assistant Engineor Theo- pbtius Cook is detached from the Powhatan and placea on waiting erdors. POSTAL OLERKS’ OONVENTION, DELEGATES PRESENT FROM EVERY STATE IN THE UNION—THE NEXT MEETING TO BE HELD IN WASHINGTON. Crvoixxatt, Ohio, Oct. 12, 1877. The third annual Convention of the United States Railway Mail Service Mutual Benefit Association, which assembled in this city Wednesday, continuea Tharsday aod closed to-day, was a remarkably pleasant guthering, from the fact that delegates were present trom every State in the Union and the pro- ceedings were triendly and harmonious from the bee ginning to the end, The dangers to which postal clerks are exposed {n a business conducted in post offices on wheels while moving on railway trains at the rate of forty miles an hour, and the need of maintaining, for mutual benefit 1p cage Of accidents, an organization like that under whose auspices this Convention came together, is self-evident when the seventy-five thousand milos of railway in the country over which postal cars pass, to say nothing of fitteen thousand miles of steamboat service, are considercd, That these dangers and these needs are fully appreciated is shown by tho 1,467 bumes op the inembership roll, as compared with tho names of the nobie half dozen who, three years ago, founded the association. CONDITION OF THE ASSOCIATION, The Convention, numbering 165 deicgates, was pro- sided over by Mr. Charies K, Moore, bead clerk of the ston and Albany Railroad post office. An address by the retiring President, Cuptain James Belgor, ot New York city, chiof head olerk of the New York and Washington Railroad post office, was read, in which the financial condition of the association was reviewed, the amount of benefits paid to tamilies of doceased postal clerks auring three years wan stated und at made as to tho course best to be pursued for the continued success of the work, According to the report ot James A. Montgomery, secretary and treasurer, of Illinois, the receipts tor the yenr ending October 10, 1877, hud been $15,307, and the total receipts trom ali sources since organiza tion, three years ago, $19,805 39, To the families of fitteen deceased clerks there bad been paid nteheal r, and there remained in the treasary $3,299 59. (, EB. Moore, of the Firat Postal division, was ol president for the ensuing year, and one c! clerk as Vice president from each of the mine pot divisione:—-First division, J. F. Jefferds, Massachu: Belts; Secdnd division, Ira Dorrance, New York; ‘Third division, W. W. James, Wasbington, D. C.; Fourth division, H. G. Thomas, Alabama; ry division, KE, W. Alexander, Lndiana; Sixth division, E. 8, Bean, Minnesota; Seventh division, BD. R, 3. Ir Eight division, F.C, Cuoltage, Cali. 8. ¥. Champion, Lilinois, sary During the past year a had been obtained from the Legislature of ‘th ontion did not 6 or act under tt pointed Theo, 3. Vall, gen superintendent KR MM. 3., und M, V. Bailey, chief o! RM, 3, of Wasuington, D, G, and B. J. #rench, superintendent Filth divist Cincinnats, a committee to ask Congress dui extra session to grant a national charter, Th tion called forth animated discussion. It was voted to hold tho Convention of 1873 tn Washington, v. C., oa the second Wedoesday in Sep- tember, A resolution was passed to the cffect that y member is convicted of a State prisdn offe 8 all foriert ull right to the benefits of this associa- tion. Between sessions the members visited objects of interest in and around the beautifal city of Cinoin- nall, taking Opportunity to cross the great suspension bridge over the Ubio River, as is believed, In searoh of the “Post Offle at Confedrit Cross Roads, wich is in the State of Kentucky,” 1t was ploasant to seo Mr. E, D, Brown, of Maine, and Mr, W. 0. Tower, ot Fort Worth, Texas, two weil tried clerks, comparing notes as to tho postal service as conducted im their ro. * spective States, The Convention, after passing a vote of thanks to “mine host’ of the New Gibson House for handsomoly entertaining the visiting clerks, adjourned. JUDGES ON THIAL Bavtmmone, Oot, 12, 1877. In the Baltimore County Uircuit Court at Towsontown to-day the cases of Judges Grayson and Yollott, in- dyeted for matteasance in flee, were removed to the Cireuit Court of Anne Arundel county fortrial, As this court convenes on Monday next, Votober 16, the trials will take place at an early day.