The New York Herald Newspaper, October 23, 1877, Page 5

NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1877.—TRIPLE SHEET. RESTRICTED SUPPRAGE —-e—_—___ A Meeting of the Friends and Advocates of the Constitutional Amendments. STEINWAY HALL IN AN UPROAR. The Speakers Interrupted and the Interrupters Ejected. SPEECHES AND RESOLUTIONS. | “All who arein sympathy with the movement are earnestly invited to be present,’’ was the language of the published call for the meeting of citizens at Stein- way Hall last night to agitate the submission of the constitutional amoudmente to the electors of the State. The invitation was not carefully read, tor a very large number of persons who were by no Means in sympathy with the movement were in attendance when the doors were thrown open and by interrupting the speakers with exclamations Qnd derisive hisses did all they could to make the Meeting end in a row. Captain Clinchy, of the Eighteenth police precinct, was present with two Sergeants and a squad of twenty-five men, and a dozen or more of the more demonstrative opponents of the amendments were promptly hauled out of their seats and locked up in the station nouse. The police Anticipated trouble, for before the meeting was called to order about two hundred Germans, in the garb of workingmen and talking excitedly in their own Jan- Guage, entered the hall and scattered themsolves among the audience, The two front rows of seats had Already been occupied by a similar looking party, among whom sat, side by side, John Swinton, Justus Schwab (who figured in the ridiculous Communistic demonstration in Tompkins squaro some time since) and Leander Thompson, of the same ilk. All these men, it appears, were members of a German associ- ation known as the ‘Social Democr: and had come for the purpose of opposing the objects of the meet- ing. About eight o’clock tne doors at tue back of the Platform were thrown open, and some fifty of tho leading citizens who signed vhe call tor the meeting entered. They were gr dd witha storm of hisses from these people. When Royal Phelps called the Meeting to order and proposed Mr. 8. D, Babcock for Chairman, the same parties raised a storm of biases and uproariousiy voted ‘No,’? Mr. Babcock, however, took the chair despite their opposition, Succeeded in maintaining order throughout tho pro- ceedings, Most of the intruders contented them- Selves with merely shaking their heads vigorously Andexchanging Gerce looks when the sontiments of the speakers did not please them, Mr, Swinton kept hia eyes fixed upon the chairman and alternately falsed and lowered his bushy brows in protest. A Circular signed by him and denouncing the object of the meeting had beon circulated on the sidewalk before the dodrs were opened, and an attempt was made to circulate it in the hall, When a vote was called fur upon the resolutions the Chairman re- quested all those opposed to them to rise. Schwab, who, wearing his broad, ostentatious hat, and holding ®stick in bis band, rose, and in a hollow voice culled theatrically, “Up, men!” Mr. Swinton and about shirty of the opposition stood up amid the de- ftisive laughter of the audience. At first the police merely notified those who shouted atthe speakers to be quiet, but finding they grow bolder and interrupted more frequently, the officers began to make arrests and the obuoxious howlers be- tame tewer, At tho conclusion of Mr, Robinsou’s re- Marks the police were about to remove an obstreper- sus ‘local domocrat,’? in compliance with , the “Pat him out” of the audience, which was becoming excited and angry, when the compan- fons of the man roared, “No, no,” in belligerent tones and stoud up waving their hata, The polico- mau, bowever, was obstinate enough to go right bead, and despite the long and loud *‘No’s’ the man was lugged out without any resistance being offered. Mr. Babcock appealed to the malcontents not to inter- fore in the proceedings, as they were manifestly in the minority, and according to their own Claims the majority should govern under all circumstances, He ended by assuring them tbat vigorous measures would be adopted to prevent further interruptiong The ‘Socialists’ evidently lost heart and when at the close of Mr. Dimmock’s address Mesars. Swiaton and Schwab went but, the whole gang followed. On the sidewalk they $rew boisterous, thronged about the doors, biocked the Street and exchanged congratuiatio: io very gutteral German upon the effect they had proguced im the meeting. Cheers were given for somebody or something, and it seemed ti meeting was about to be beld then and there, w couple of tall policemen politely requested the assem- blage to move on, and the party moved off inthe direction of the Bowery. ‘The meeting was attended by nearly all of the several hundred prominent gen- Uemen whose names were appended to the call, THE MERTING, As the signers of the call marched from the side of the stage u}-on the platform they were greeted with a storm of win zled h: that boded a not very tranquil policemen in euch of the four uisl began to put on a Mr. Royal Phoips, after the buided, stepped to tbe front of the stage foliows:— SPEECH OF ROYAL PHELPS. FELLow Citizens—1 am requested by the com- mittee of twelve who have chargo of this meoting to call you to order, (Hisses). 1 do so by nominatiag Samuel D. Babcock, President of the Chamber of Commerce, for president of this meeting, All those in tuvor of that please say ayo, The friends of the proposed amendments scattered throughout the hall evidently did not suspect the trouble brewing, for the call for the yeas met with bat a wnt response, ‘“Coutrary no,’’ mid the Chairman, and the bali = rang with cries of “No! no!’ taken up all over the room and prolonged for some minutes, Mr, Phelps was uouplussed. it was evident that a cut and dried pro- Grainme had been selected, which this littic did not seem to progress, “Put it again!’ shouted a voice, Mr, Phelps adopted the suggestion and cried, “Those in favor of Mr. 8. D. will please rise!” About o rose to their feet, “The yeas appeur to hi: e 1t,”? sald Phelps, neglecting to put the contrary. Cries of “No! no |? interrupted bim, continued Mr. Phoips. A voice trom the audience—"Put the contrary.” (Applause and hisses. By this ime Mr. Babcock had taken the chair and Degan to speak; but the hisses, shouts and cries of “Put bim out!” drowned his voice, Ono of the audieace cried out, “1 nominate Leander Thompson as chair. man of this meeting’? Cries of “Put the coutrary |’? were then repeated, ‘It is rather too late to put the “The yeas havo it,’ contrary perhaps, now,” said Mr. Babcobl. One of the audience then suid, ‘1 will address you, Mr. Chairman, if you’ wiil aliow alternate discussivn, All that Laud my Iriends desire is that we wili buve a hearing.” Mr. Babcock then Baid, ‘Allow me to say that this mecting 1s culled to devise a plan for the government of the city ot New York, aad those who do not tavor that plan were not fuvited here to-night. (Hisses.) Theregare a lew to- Hight here who ure opposed to the cail of the meeting; they certainly huve no rights here whatever. I, a8 chairman of this meeting, will allow no man to speak who comes here to disturb it.” (Crie: him out!’ “Put him out!’’) 1 will pave to order or we cau’t go on, (A police ollicer here touched With his club one of the gentlemen who was exercising his luoge aud the latter subsided.) Mr. Bubcock then Continued as follows, amid great disorder:— THE CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH. Fe.tow Citizkxs—We are nere to-night not in the in- Verest of any particular party or in the interest of any but tn the Interesis of the whole community, and applause.) Why are we here except to mm ib earbestand honest government tor th: city in whieh we live? (A.voice—*I'o mouopolize everything you The taxes wore only about threo and & querter million, but they Lave been iucreasod teniold, and not so only for a single yeur, but for several years iv succession have they been in- croared until hey LOW exceed $40,000,000, Lu the lu ten years the debt of the city bas iereused neni $100,000,000, We have collected the assessments of the city, (A vorce—“irom the workinginen.’’ Ap- plause.) But 18 a debt of uncoliected taxes of more than $15,000,000. Now, if tuis meeting hud been jed to-night on account of a private corporation the first movement would ‘@ been to put the con- cern toto bankruptcy ; Lut, feliow citizens, we believe that there ts saivation tor this city, We only com. Mond achange irom a governinent under which the grossest irauds have been perpetrated, We beliove that the plan recommended by Governor ‘il- two years ago will accomplish that change, of “Never, never,” and bisses.) Gentlemen, it you please. Now we say his, that we bave a right to ask the Legislature at Albany that this question shall be settled. ‘Then if a majority Of the peopie of the State of New York say that it shail not be the law we acquiesce aud will bave notuing more to say about it. (A Voice. would Wash. IJngton have said aboutit?’’) A policeman seized hold Of thie individual by the coat and hustled him out of the hall amid general hisses. Mr, Jobo KR, Voorhis then read a long list of vice denis, headed by Royal PI #, James M. Prown Hamilton Fish. Mr, Babcock, in pacting th tion of those wemed, sald :—“Fel putting *Se question | will take A list of secretaries was also read end the gentlemen named were elected by a similar device, ADDRESS OF THE CALLERS, Mr, E. R, Robinson then read the following address mid mingled hisses and applause:— In all the great cr arising from bad and dishonest go" ment have been of keenly felt. On the nm of New York they have long d with a peculiar burd until taxation ana devt eached that polnt at which municipal bankruptey us in the ta fea yoars ago, whi this commercis! community lay helpless Int! band of confederated thi ou %, to be absolutely without hope. A great pop drove them from office, but did not put an end tothe causes which had produced their power. These have thelr roots deep-seated im the existin system of city govern- ment, and to remove them, and thus secure the fruits of r victory over the public enemy, » radical change in that vy means of laws—wite, fiudamental, permanent — commission, selected from both polities and chosen solely with r uce to the wisdom and of its mem ers, Was appol i ernor Tilden. Appointed in accorda: the Senate and Asserviy, it wax thus called into existence by the united action of both the executive und branches of the government of the State, was directed to devise a xe long deliberation aud debate, reported w ame time thoroush character. ernment tl rte ling increase of current expenuiture, As to the latter of these two the current expenditure of this city alone has increased since 1450, as compared wits the ine in population, more than tour hund: other, the periuanent debt, which wu: (so far as the taxpay ating debt; while, in the language of the commission, he magnitude and rapid increase of this debt are not lers remarkable than the poverty of the return for so prodigious an expenditur suiticienc for construction of tl is the wharves and the most part temporary and perishable Structures; the streets are poorly paved; ihe sewers in reat meusure imperfect, Insuificient and in bad ore fer; the public -buildinus shabby and inadequate, aud) there is little which the citizen can. re: ard with satisfaction save the aqueduct and its dw public park, I uld not cau: 13. The causes of these evils the commission find to be— first. incompetent aud unfaithtul governing boards and ‘second, the introduction of State and uatiuual hird, the assumption by control of loca) affuirs. The by them recommends the passage of amend- onstitution of the State embodying the fol- res :— ¢ delegation of the entire business of city gov- ernment to the cities thems islature, and mast be mitted ‘to the people. cians of voth political open discussion, and who threaten to deprive of ir gotten § power, pi to stile these amondments in the Legislature, and to prevent the people from voulug’ on To frustrate this wicked scheme, which shows how Uttle contidence the loudest-mouthed demugozues kavein a really untettored exercise of the suffrage, « union without r tu party of all those in tavor of the savmission of th am sary, By this means the ele the Legis: lutare who aro invorable to allowing the people to vote upou the question may be secured, and the outrage of @ nullitcation of them by the body which 1s responsible for hult the existing evils be prevented, THK RESOLUTIONS, It is therefore proposed, us the se that the following rosolutions be adopte “Resolved, That « comuittee of titty be appointed by the chairman of this mecting, who shail be one of the number, to unite all citizens, irrespective of party, at the coming election, in favor of such cundidates for the Legislature only of amendments for the better government of People, aud totuke such further steps to x Inission to the people as may seem to them advisable, svived, That the Committees of Fifty may, iu its dis- cretion, unite with similar bodies, having tue sarpo object in view, tn other cities, and shall beve power to fill vacan- cles and add to its number, if SUPPORTING THE RESOLUTIONS, Mr. Robin: alter reading the resolutions, spoke atlength in their support. Ho said the object of the meeting was to give the people an opportunity of being heard upon the meusure, it deeply concerns their bappiness and welfare, They were thore to speak like American citizens and to give otbors an opportunity of being heard at their meet- ing when they should hold one, It wns six yours since the rovberies of the Ring bad leit the City debt at $100,000,000, and yet since thon it had been increased $32,000,000, Goyernor Tilden bud pro- jected the plans proposed and he could not bo sus- [eile of opposing the democracy. Nor couid Mr. Evarts, Oswald Ottendorfer or Judgo Lott. (jitiscoa.) The scheme which the men appointed by Governor Tuden bad framed with unanimity could not he called a partisan one, (Tho meeting was here interrupted by the ejectmont of another citizen from the rear part of the bali, a proceeding which drew great applause from the gentiomen of the com- mittee on the stage.) The tirat feature of tho pian proposed a permanence and stability in the city gov- ernment, Tho second fs to tree us from tne iwter- meddling of the Legislature. The third is to prevent an accumulation of debt and render such an enor- wwous increase impossible. SPEECH OF MR. DAVID M. BTON Mr, Presipeyt anv FeLLow Citizen: ‘here can bo no honest difference of opiuion about tbe objcct which this movement ig intended to securo, This I under- stand to be an honest, efficient and economical admin- jatration of the muuicipal goveroment. Men may differ widely about the methods by which this can best be attained; bat people of all classes and conditions who bave no unworthy ends to serve must agree that im each of these three particulars there ought to bea great improvement upon the record wo have made during the last iiftcem Cun we have hou: dministration, appointed to devise a pian tor the better government of cities have attempted to solve this problem, I have not time to go over the details of their report, nor is it necessary, They have been spread betore the public, und you all understand them. One of its principal features, and that trom which the greatest good is expected, 18 the establishment of a boerd of finance, to be chogen by a system that shall separate it from the supposed exigencies of party politics, of this meeting, mivting the proposed constitutional the ies to ‘ BOTH PARTIES CONDEMNED, All parties, as such, have been tried in the adminis- Ly tho liberty of reversing the usual order and will ask tration of financial affairs and ‘ound wanting. plause.) (Ap- A division of the responsibility ween as partics, has been tried with even a worse The waste and peculation were bad enough when one party had an jnuing, and the outs watched them with bungry lips; but when each went in and shared the plunder (dividing it between them) ‘he treasury was soonest emptied. How shail a board ve selected so ag to owe no allegiance to mere party organizations? I verily believe that if ouly left handed men, or voters with a Roman nose, or any otber Class that could not bo divided on part; lines, were entrusted with the selection, the result would be a great improvement over the ordinary crea- tons of a purty primary, (Applause), The claims of party and of partisan followers bave beon a far greater curse to the administration of finances than the m: koavish greed“of the administrators themsclves, The fpr leaders have _ bee bad enough, but the hungry followers who have cried ‘Give, give,’” have been far worse. The divide and distribution among the outside claimants have been greater in every case than the personal pickings of those who presided at the Treasury, Instead thea of political partisans, we propose to erect a board of finance on constituency of owners und tenuuts of taxpaying prop- erty. (Hisses and applause.) Mon elected as members Of @ political party, aud dependent on it for their sup- port, will be apt 10 think firat of all bow the party may bo benefited by their appropriations and expeniitures, Ba rated as far as possible from party ties and party responsibility, It 18 boped they may rise to u wiser estimate of the real needs of the city. If every voter who reaily 1 the sweat of his brow contributes his share of the vast outlay desigaed for the protection of life apa property tn the city, could pay it allover in one sum, and thus fully estimate tue amount of bis contribution, it might be wise to widen the limiis thus Topresented, but the object ts Lo constitute the board vy tho votes of those who feel the pressure of the burden and its direct connection with the hands that wield 1, Who has complained of this? Have the Poorer tenants, or clerks, mechanics and lavorers, without families, cried ous against it? Lam sure they would not when they come to fully understand it, THK OFPONENTS OF THK MOVEMENT. The opposition comes chiefly trom leaders and wires pullers who make a trade of politics. First—Tuose who wish to carry tne bag themselves. (Applause. ) Se Second— those who would make political or personal capital as champions of the class they would stir up to oppose tt Third—Those who are afraid of the movement, or who after cureiul examination can gee nothing objece tiovabic in itaud Who arrange themselves among those Who Oppose it, because they are really afraid the toi- Jows on the other side may some time turn it against them. (Applause. ) But itis suid you have no faith in the poople; that you design to disfrauchise the poor. Wio is tt that is airaia of the people? You who propose to insist that this suall be submitted by ihe coming Leg.ginture to the popular vote, or those who 80 distrust their own partisans that they wisl todemur in advance and keep the case irom the Verdict of the peoploy If you say that tho place iiseif did not ofig:nale With the poorer classes, it 1s to be laid betore the poorer classes; evory man in the poorer classes is to have his votw upon it, Are these most atraid of the people who propose to submit that measare to them, OF aru they most afraid who oppose and demur to it iu advance, and are afraid to submit itfor the verdict of tho peopie? (Appiause, ) STRENGTH OF THK NEW MEASURR, And this brings me, in closing, to tho real strength of our cause. ‘This reform 1610 the common interest of all classes, You do not wish to wrest any pri Jeges from hands reluctant to yield tiem It is a Movement 10 tue interest of labor, (Applause, Hisses from the “Seciat Democrats,”) The man who put forward that plan, if bo hadydevised it in the interest of labor, could not have d ry &@ better plan to lessen tho burdens of every mao who earns his bread by bonest lavor and who enjoys thecomforts and the securities of a great city. | uppeai to every son of toil, to every mon, who, ike myseif, bas worked trom bis boyhood up to earn his own living. (Appieuse.) I you will allow ™e vw personally explain, | never had ten cents enme by auy mun siuce | was thirteen years of ge. [have nothing that I have bot been away from my place of busine: pluce of work one secular day in ten (Applaus years. When | talk to you workingmen I know about wuat lam talking Lam a workingman mysell, Applause.) 1! would to D you rather have the affairs of the great city in which you live managed by « board selected by the tazpay- ers and tenauts, or a board thrust into office by the iuglemen and manipulators of a political caucas over which you bave no control whatever? (Loud and long .) You atone are the real cham- the burden of Let the wirspulliers alone, then, and address your- soives at once to the bard-banded they seek to lead astray, Ask every bovest son of toil whether be would prefer a board of fipance to guard bis interest in this great metropolis, selected by taxpayers and tenants, or one thrust into office by the fuglemen and manipulators of a politicul caucus he bas tar less power to control, fhe man who holds the lever and ruos the party machine for the ben- efit of a corrupt ring (though it be in a red shirt and with bis pantaloons tucked inside his boots) is a far more intols than the heav jb taxpayer or any combinatio! property owners. The demagogue 1s more to be dreaded by u oor than the rich nabob, clothed in purple and fine linen, and who fares sumptuously every day. Ail econowy iu public administration is directly in the interest of those who eurn their bread, Here the rich and poor may meet together, SPEAKING TO EMPTY BENCHES. Mr. Henry F. Dimock next began to speak, but was soou interruptes by the obstructionisis, who all rose and leit the ball in @ body, leaving more than two- tnirds of the seats vacant Mr. Dimock argued that if the proposed Board of adopted it would only be by ° which was not 4 party question, but was for the good of every person, without distinction of class or condition. ADDRKSS OF WILLIAM B DODGE. Mr. Dodge was next introduced, und spoke as fol- lows :— Mu. CuainmaN aNv Feguow Citizuns—We are here this evening without distinction of party, represent. ing the taxpayers o! the city. We bave come to 100k im the face the financial crisis which 1s upon us, and, as wise men, to consider our personal responsi: bilities and obligations. We, like many of our great tutions, @ called now to cure- fully examine our true and see if auything can be done us trom the ruin that seems impending. Institutions and in- dividuals all over the country are busy in contriving new plans for reducing expenses, paying off aebts and in every possibe way trying to conform to the new order of things. As we look at our financial posi- tion we dau our debt and expenses have veen increas- ing to au alarming extenu Time will per- mit only a glance, Look for a moment to the year beiore the war—our debt nad trom 1860 to 1860 from — $9,000,000 $18,000,000, uu increase of 100 per céut, und the (ax levy over 3u0 per cent, and our citizens were greatly alarmed, But look, | pray you, at the fearful KrOWLD Since the commencement of the war, the debt, then $18,000,000, vow about $120,000,000, and the an- nual expenses now tully $30,000,000, or almost double ‘the entire debt of 1860, wutle our population has in- creased hardly thirty per cent in the time, MUNICIPAL EXTRAVAGANCE, Fellow citize: soon must the where are we drifting, and how come {1 ne stop can be put to the and the Wasteful expenditure of the money? Why, Mr. President, | rode a few ince from your beaut! village of River. dale by moonlight over those miles and mil habited boulevards, where mililons have been expended a quarter of a century in advance of any need, aud though it was almost light enough to ‘read yet all over those vast numbers of streets and avenues the splendid gas lighis were burning at your aud my expense. Why, sir, the cost of living in’ New York Uas become so great that young men cannot afford to be married, and If they ao they tnust live without the bounds of the city. I was looking back to the time when, in 1830, went to housekeeping. It was in a block of handsome two story and attic houses, just com- pleted, between Broadway and the Bowery. They were twenty-three by forty-five feet, und 1 paid $300 rent, { bad the curiosity a few days since to stop and inquire of the tenant the prosent rent, and, though now an old house, the rent 1s $1,500, just tive times whut I paid when it was uew, I theu called at the Tax Oftice, und found the rate tor 1830 was 47-100 of one per cent, and the tax om the valuation was $14 61. ‘Tae tax for the ent year 18 sixty-seven per cent, and the nouse pays this year $187 60, or thirteen times what it did when new, PARTISAN SLAVERY, Mr. Presipent—1 foar that we think more of party than of property and that the republicans wili con- tinue to mix up city with national politics and keep on Voting agatust u known majority of 30,000 to 40,000 of the rank and fle of#the democracy, controlled by the 10,000 places where they get their drink, and our respectable and continue to vote though they know little of the men for whom they vote, while if tue property holders and taxpayers would look at tne real stace of our city Gnances and unite, us wo have done this evemiug outside of party, aud ‘go for the real interests of the city and secure mon who would support the amendments, there would be no doubt of the favorable results; but if we cannot do this all 1s gone, for the ring have already given the order for their rejection, for they desire to perpetuate the one man power, even in the light of receut revelationa, Let me hope that thero ie wisdom enough lett to moet the crisis, aud let each ani allresolve that: we willdo all we can to secure repr sentatives that will make their adoption sure. THY PAUPER AND THE BUMMER. Mr. Simon Stern next spoke. He regretted ¢! some of the audience had leit, as perhavs somo c verts might bave been made among them if they hal remained, The only trouble seemed to be about dis- franchisement. It would not disiranchise anybody ex- cept the pauper and the bummer. They (Mr. Stern and bis associates) suid that no man wuo pays $250 rent of pays taxcs to tho amount of $500 shall be permitted to vote for this Board of Finance. It bud been said that nowhere to the history of the country had people voted to disiranchise themselves, This was not so, In some of Wostern States the people had passed constitutional amendments forbidding themselves to vote away their money for railroads, OSWALD OTTENDORFER’S ADDRES. Mr. Oswald Ottendorfer wus then introduced. He spoke of the enormous and constantly increusing in- debtedness of the city, and alleged that the people koew very little indeed about it [he permanens aede could be casily ascertained, he said, but the amount of floating debt and the unacjsuted cluims could not be even approximately ascertained. He believod u Jeast oue-third of the revenue and assessment bonds now extant would have to be assumeu by the city itsell, Mr, Ottendorfer aid not mean tu say that the present head of the city finances could be considered responsible for the existing state of affairs, ‘That official could not belp it even it he would, butthe speaker blamed him and accused bin of resisting every measure proposed tor the purpose Of remedying these delects and to bring order out of chaos. (Applause.) Mr. Ottendorter tuen called at- tention to a paragraph in the platform adopted at the Democratic Vounty Convention declariug that for the first time in ten years the debt of the city and county ts Jess at the end of the yoar than at the comimoncement, person who proposed that statement, he said, must be the court poet of Tammany Hall. [call him a Be said the speaker, because the statement must @ considered # poetical license, as otherwise it would be a misrepresentation. known that it ts in contradiction of the real facts. We are told in tho same document that these consti- tutional amendments are an attempt to piace 150,000 voters in the cities of New York and Brooklyn op a par with State Prison convicts, and that every one who dares to support these amendments is to be expelled forever trom tne democratic party. Now, gentiomen, do not claim to bo a member ot good standing in the democratic church. | woula do Cline the doubtful honor if it were intended to ve con- ferred upon me; but I claim to be wn earnest and ardent adherent of democratic principles, | beliove that the welfare of our city and country depends, to a great extent, on the preservation of those principles, aud this conviction compels me to fight with ull my power those who, in the garb of democracy, try to undermine and betray those principles; wuo, uuder the pretences to protect the musses, try to create a mononoly to plunder the people indiscriminately. Why, Tammany Hall is not even tue inventor of the art ‘to serve hell iu the livery of heave ADDRESS OY WHEELER U, PECKIAM Mr. Wheeier H. Peckham tollowed in a brief address upon the necessity tor the adopt.on of the amend- ments. Somotuing, he said, must be done to take the coutrol of our politics out of the hanus of tose wo so shametully used their power, He coutended that a judicious and honest administration of our fluauces could be obtained only by having those who paid the taxes select those who were to disburse the funds, He pointed to the municipal goverameut of London to illustrate this proposition, For the twenty years auptog which (hat goverument has been iu existence the expenditures for public works has not been greater than the amount expended by the city of New York during the last Oftecn years, Mr, Peckuain ended by impressing Upon the winds of his Bearers the importance aud the Vastuess of the problem to be solved and the nece! sity of its being submitted to the jadgment of the whole people of the state, AN OPPOSITION MOVEMENT, Tho Exccuttve Committee of the Universal Suffrage Club beld a meeting yesterday afternoon at No. Purk sow, Gideon J. Tucker presiding, and avreed upon a form ot circular letter to be sent toall city Candidates for the Sonate avd Assembly as soon as their respective nominations are announced. The lat calls attention to the pending constitutional dineuts Which propo rive all poor citizous Of tho right of voting tor off f the city govern- ment and to restricg the elective franchise to property owuers, A reply 18 to be requested from each candi- dato, and their replies are to be published by the club in order that all voters may Kuow the views of tno several candidates upon the question of distranchise- ment, A failure to reply will be deemed a disapproval of the purposes and action of the club aad an approval of the proposed disiranchisement, The Executive Committee will meet at Mr, Tucker’s offices every Monday, Weduesday and Friday until the lection, YOUTHFUL BURGLARS. Eight years of ago and yet arraigned with acom- Panion, John Sheehan, aged ecleveu, as a vurglai in the Filly-soventn Street Court, yesterda: Thomas Francis O’Conuor did not know where he was sure he was Fi The geotleman must have broken into and robbed of six bottt 01 alo, was the complaiount, Jobn Parker, wno also owned proporty there, lost $60 worth of in Agues Parker swore she saw the prisonere and two com- Au ions, Dames UNKNOWN, go in by the cellar window, | The boys were beid each in $300 bail, THE LOCAL CAMPAIGN. A Combination County Ticket Nominated Against Tammany. REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL CONVENTIONS, enpenromenatiamnaiaiantad The three conference committees of anti-Tammany, republicans and independent democracy, concluded their labors at six o'clock last evening, at No. 453 Fourth avenue. Predictions were given out during the past few days that Tammany agents would euc- ceed at the last moment in preventing a coalition of outside forces, but the harmonious results of yester- day’s proceedings scattered these prophecies to the winds, The committee met shortly after five o’clock, The reunion lasted only halfan hour, when the following Ueket was finally agreed upon:— Register—Jacob Hess, Aldermen at Large—Androw H. Green, Louls M, Dorcher, William H. Gedney and Joseph C. Pinckney. Marine Court Judges—Alian McDonald, Joseph Koch, Mr. Henry Clausen, Jr., withdrew his name as = candidate for Alderman at Large on account of severe sickness in bis tamily. ‘The ‘ollowing letter was received from ex-Collector Thomas Murphy :— New York. Oct. 22, 1877. Jot W. Mason, Keq, Chairman Kepublican Conference Committes .— Sin—In permitting my name to be presented nee of the revubl: not anticipate any which we propose to unite in an offort to secure that good and economical government for this city which Las become so essential to its future welfare, For one, I foar that if the peaple of this city, through indifference or neglect, fuil to precinte our trie Guancial condition, and the expensive aud burdensome government which we sre sustuial udiation in sume torm will, sooner or labe: 1 have held, during my the off Senator and Collector of Customs at this port, neither of which position was sought or desired by me, mn reo to admit that at this time I should be pleased to be th» nom- for Register of the organisations opposing Tammany avd bave tv declared myselt to my friends. If, owever At your conference this afternoon there should be such ob- jectins made tomy name ax would seein to destroy that harmony which shoul ng wll good people striting for wcommon end—th tion of wu honest, faithful and economical administration of our local afalts—L veg you to express my thauks to those who have so eurnesuly Advocated my nomination, and to withdraw my name, y respectfully, — THUMAS MURPHY. Tho reading of this ietter elicited considerable ap- pluuse, After the announcement tha: the Republican County Convention would meet to-night the committee adjourned, the nomi- ato, THE NOMINATIONS INDORSED BY ANTI-TAM- MANY, The Anti-Tammany County Convention was held last evening in tho large hall of the Cooper Institute. Emanuel B. Hart presided, and after the roll of the delegates was culled requested Ira Shaler, chairman of the Conference Committes of this wing of the democracy, to report the reealt of its labors. Mr. Shafer briefly stated that bis committee had con- ferred with the republicans and other parties opposed to Tammauy, and then read the ticket nominated at the conference, The ticket wasthen by acclamation declared the Choice of the Anti-Tammany Convention. Colonel M. ©. Murphy, from the First district, moved that, as tho duties of the Convention bad been discharged, the Convention when it adjourns should adjourn sinedie, ‘This was so ordered, and Mr. Shafer was about to vring the procecdings to an abrupt ter- mination when he was called upon to make a speech, In few words he briefly urged the oppo- nents of Taminany to work energetically to overthrow Uhat oligarchy in the coming election, He counselled the people to labor unceasingly in their Assembly dis- tricts to secure Tammany’s defeut fund assured them of the co-operation of tho republicans and Ger- man indepenveuts to that end. Major Haggerty was also requested to address the Convention, and in a vigorous, speech, arraigned ‘Tammany Hall for iliberality and pseudo reform, apd guid 1t was the duty of all honest citizens to wrest th city and county government from such banda He received a vote of thanks trom the Convention, which adjourned sine die alter the appointment of tue follow. ing committee to iniorm the candidates of their nom- ination:—Ira Shater, 8, H. Turnbull, E. B. Hart, Colonel M. C. Murphy, O, H. Bogart and Thomas Cos- tigan, WORKINGMEN’S COUNTY CONVENTION, The County Convention of the United Workingmen, or labor party, was held last night at theGermania Assembly Rooms, Nominations were calicd for by districts for candidate tor Justice of Supreme Court. Dennis McMahon was chose by acclamation, For. Justices of the Marine Court—William J. Parker ai John W. Goff, For Register, Charles Roseucranz, For Aldermen-at-Large—Jobn Kunis, Dennis Gulla- gher, Carl F. Frouder aud James varmich: SENATORIAL CONVENTIONS, The delogates to the Fourth District Republican Senatorial Convention met at No. 406 Grand street last evening, but adjourned subject to the call of the chair Without nominating a candidate, The Fifth District Convention met at the Bleecker building and organized by calling on Mr. Edward Taylor to preside, There was a large and respectable assembiage, The names of Robert H. Strahan, Gil- bert J. Hunter and Abraham Lent were before tho convention a8 candidates, and on an intormal ballot belog taken it was ascertained that a majority of votes wore cast tor Mr. Strahan, ‘The latter gontieman was eulogized by General Anson sfcCook, and alterward appeared and returned thanks for the vomivation. The Sixth District Convention met at No. 28 avonue A, and after appointing a committee of conference ad- journed subject to tne call of the chair. ‘The Seventh District Convention met at No, 239 Third avenue, Mr. John Morrissey and William H, Secor were under consideration tur the Senatoiship. A committee of one from euch Assembly district was named tg confer with the other organizations for the purpose of combining against Tammany, after which i Convention adjourned subject to tue call of the chair, The Eighth Convention met at Breyoort Hall, cor- ner Filty-fourth street wud Third avenuo, A cov- ference committee was appointee, und the Couyen- tion adjourned subject to the ca.! of the chuir, INDKPENDBNT GERMANS. The Fourth Senatorial and Aldermanic District German Independent Convention met at No 475 Pearl street, and after appointing a conference com- mittée to confer with all organizations, opposed to ‘Tammany Hall, adjourned to moet on Wednesday evening. The Filth District Convontiongme@at No, 79 Bank strect. The only business trungacted was the appoint- ment of a conference committee to confer with difler- ent organizations opposed to Tammany Hail, The Sixth Districts Conveution wet at No, 46 avenue A, und, after a protonged discussion, appointed a com- mittey of couieresce abd adjoured sulject to the cull of the chair, ‘The Seventh District Convention was held at Ger- mania Hall, No, 200 Third avenue. A conference com- mittee of five, With three substitutes, was appointed to confer with ail parties opposed to Tammany Hall, the game to report as eariy a& possible, The Con- Yention then adjourned, subject io the call of the chair. Ybe Kighth Dietrict Convention met at Terrace Gar- don, Flity-ainth street aud Third avenue, ‘The names of several gentlemen were presented for the nowina- tions for senator and district alderman, and alter ap- poiuting a conference comuittee the Convention ad- Journed, THE WREAD WINNERS. The Convention ot the Independent Bread Winners and Workingmen’s Party of the Filth Seuatorial Dis- trict met at Beek’s Hall, No, 162 Seventh aveuue, Joseph Lasee, chairman, ‘Mr. Lov! J. Isaacs was nom: inated for Senator by acclamation. The Seventh Distiict Convention was held at No, 339 Kust Twenty-eecond street and nominated Mr. Jotin Morrissey. ASSEMBLY NOMINATIONS. The Assembly Nominating Conventions of the In. dependent Republican (Anti-Custom House) party were held last evening tn the various Assombly dis- tricis throughout the city, The following were the buininations made:—Seventh, \harles Poibemus; Ninth, Andrew J. Campbell, Eleventh, J, Hooker Hammersly; Thirteenth, John D. McLean. In tho other districta the meetings adjourned with- out making any nominations, KINGS COUNTY CONVENTIONS. DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS FOR DISTRICT AT+ TORNUY, ‘TREASURER, AUDITOR, CHARITY COMMISSIONERS, CORONERS 4ND JUSTICE OF SESSIONS—HOWELL, JR., FOR MAYOR, The delegates to the Vomocratic County Convention of Kings county, to the number of 100, assembled at democratic headquarters, Court street, Brooklyn, about one o'clock yosterday afternoon, Jobn U. Shorter was chosen permanent chairman aod Jobn F, “Farrel aud Honry J, Cullen as secrotaries. Tho latter named gentleman thon read solution adopted by tho Tammany County Convention condemuing the civil service oraer of President Hayes, and recom. mending his impeachment and removal ior interfering with the rights of ofice-bolders, The resolution was adopted unanimously, James Gray then moved the nomination of Win chester Britton for District Attorney, Another dele- i Bicted a damage ot about § gate uamed Samael! D. Morris, bat his name waswith- drawn upon the statoment of Mr. Pearsall, who said be was authorized to state that Mr, Morris was oot ®@ candidate for the office before that Convention, BRITTON YOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY. The roli was then called and the nomination of Mr. Britton was made unanimous, The nominee has served ably and acceptabiy to the people as Prosecut- tng Attorney for the pust six years. POWELL FOR TKKASURER, —John Patterson moved that Samuel Powell be Dominated for County freasurer, Mr. Powell bas been twice elected Mayor of Brooxlyn, and bas served oue term as Comptroller of that city, Thomas Flem- ing named James Langan, of Williamsburg, for tho oflice, but a ballot being taken Mr. Powell was unani- mously deciared the choice of the Convention. CHARITY COMMISSIONERS. For Commissioner of Charities, Third district, Thomas Eames, Andrew Beck, Robert Auderson and Moss Kessell were respectively named, The choice tell, however, to Kessell, whose pomination was made unanimous, ‘The yominee, who 18 a resident of the Thirteenth ward, is president of a Hebrew synagogu of the Eastern District For Charity Commissioner, Second district, Herman B, Storms, the present incumbent of the office, was unanimously reuominated, FITZGERALD FOR COUNTY AUDITOR, County Auditor Maurice Fitzgerald, who hag held the office since ite creation by the Legislature several years ago, was revominated without a dissenting Voice, SUPERVISOR-AT-LARG A ballot was then taken tor Supervisor at-Large, when ex-Alderman Guthrie, of the Nineteonth ward, was unanimously nominated, SIMAS FOR CoROXER A vote was next taken tor Coroners, the result being the renomination of Heury ©, Simms, of the Western District, and Frank Nolan, of the Kxsters District, JUSTICE OF THE SRSsioNs, James Rynn, of Flatbush, then moved the nomina- tion of Peter Piggott for Justice of the Court of Ses- sions. HOWELL, J8., NOMINATED POR MAYOR, The Brooklyn City Convention unanimously nomi- nated for Mayor James Howell, Jr, Mr. Howell, who is about forty-four years of a ig head of the frm of Howell & Saxton, iron merchants, of Brooklyn, Ho served as representative of the Eleventh ward in Boards of Supervisors and of Aldermen, rr spectively, at various periods. ‘'wo years ago he w, chosen as Supervisor-at-Lurge, an ofllce wuich he now bold. He 18 @ prominent member of the Masouic order, aud 18 connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church, SLATE POLITICS. MR. BEACH’S LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE. The following letter from Mr, Allen C, Beach, Accepting the nomination for Secretary of State, has been received by tue Democratic Siate Ceutral Com- mitte Warxntown, Oct, 19, 1877. GuntixMuN—F am in receipt of your favor, notifying me of my nomination to the othee of Secretary of State. Taccept the nomination with ‘uteiul acknowledgments to the democracy tor the hovor couferred and for this ex jon of their respect and confidence. It is the moro urutitying becuuse it wus entirely unsolicited. If elveted I shall do all (ju my power to secure an honest and econ cal administration of State affairs, and to practicaliy ens force the principles enunciated in the platiorm. Tue veo- ple everywhere rejoice that the lony-desired era of concili- dace und liarmony has at last arrived. In my judg. ili, at the coming election, very ompha culty ex; their disapprobvation of those whu would con- tine to fun the flames of discord, and will yroaounce a ver= dict of condemuation axainst the’ traudulent practices by which they were deprived of the President of their choice, ‘Thanking you tor the very courteous terms in which your notice of my nomination is conveyed, t am yours very truly, ALLEN U. BEACH. To Hox. Egastcs Brooxs, Chairman, und others. Bs NOMINATIONS, AUBURN, N. Y., Oct 22, 1877. Mr. T. M. Pomeroy, of Auburn, was to-day unani- mously nominated for the Senate forthe Twenty-iith district, in place of Mr. Woodin, dectined. Rocnxsrek, N. Y,, Oct, 22, 1877. Tho democrats have nominated John T. Pingree, ot Auburn, for Justice of the Supreme Court. Newnuna, N, Y., Oct. ‘The democrats of the First district of Ori nomipated James G. Thompson for the Assembly, SENATOR CONKLING'S SPEECH, New Exatanp Associatep Press, + New York, Oct. 22, 1877, To tae Eritor ov THE Herat Your correspondent **B,” of Chestnut Hill, com- Plains ofthe non-publication of Senator Conkling’s fuil speech in the Boston papers at the same timo that Mr. Curtis’ speech wasprinted. This was owing to the Feception of the Senator's speech too late at night tor transmiasion im full and Mr. Curtia’ being received some hours previously. It was subsequently printed io full io several Boston papers. Yours, AMOS ¥F. LEARNED, NEW JERSEY REPUBLICANS. The Hudson County Republican Convention was eld in Library Hall, Jersey City, yestorday afternoon, Colonel John D. Tolley was nominated tor Senator and Freeholder William Cox for Director-at-Large. PRIESTS AND POLITICS, Turge Rivens, Quebec, Oct. 22, 1877, ‘A mandate Issued by the Archbishop of the Province, im council with other bishops, ordering pricsts tu charge of curés not to meddle ix any way in political matters or elections, Was read in the Roman Catholic Cathedral during high muss yesterday, ALMos?’ D. BRAIN BRUTAL ASSAULT OF WILLIAM MERRITT UPON THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE PHELPS LODG: HOUSE. George L, Stoughton, Superintendent of the Phelps News Boys’ Lodging House, at No, 31d Bust Tuirty- filth street, was brutally clubbed yesterday morving by William Merritt, alias Jones, au employ 6 of the in stitution, Merritt, or Jones, has been for some time janitor of tho building, and was taken iu from the streets by Mr. Stoughton, who bas been the superimteudent ior three years, On Friday last Morritt strack ono of the boys lodging Im tue institution, ana, that being bis third or fourth offence, he was remonstrated rather severely with by the Superinten. dent, Somo time during the week it leaked out that Merritt was to be discuurged for bis acts of brutality, and it would seem that be meditated revenge upou the Superintendent. Yesterday, while the inmates of the house were as breakfast, Mr. Stoughton calied Merritt into bis private oflice and gave hitn bis week's salary, a! the saine time telling him that tus services wore Do lounger required. Merritt turned to leave, and Stough- ton vent over bis desk to continue his writing. THR ASSAULT. In the office and near the door stood a pair of Indian clubs, weighing seven and a hall pounds each, Glancing over his shoulder Merritt saw the Superin- tendent entirely absorbed in bis writing, and, seizing one of the clubs, he stole silently toward ‘lim und with both hands above bis head he brought the weapon down with terrible force on the head of his victim, ‘There was only a gasp and «low moan as Stoughton teli to the floor, blood streaming from his wound, The assissin dealt two or three wore blows with crushing effect and then made his escape, THE USCAPR. Merritt, Jeaving the room, locked the door and pro- ceeded up stairs to his own apartments, where le packed a yalise and coolly made ready for his depart- ure. A boy who was wandering about the balls says that he looked through the keyhole and saw the man Merritt trying to pry open the money érawer in Mr, aghton's desk, The ularm was given, and thero unmediately ensued a scene of the most intense ex. citement, Merritt, seeing that all was discovered, made his way through the crowd of people quickly, but was soon discovel by a police officer, Chase was made at once, and Merritt, followed not only by the oflicer, but by a howling, shouting crowa, rapidly made bis way toward the Grand Central De- pot. There be escaped among the cars, and it is sup- posed by the police that ho left the city later in the day. The police of the Twenty-first precinct and ot the Central Oflice aro making every efort to discover Mis whereabouts, if in New York, aud for that pur- pose Kouodsman Varley and Ofiicer James Dowling, assisted by oti } ;coured the city last nigh. Mr. Stoughton’s © u iy most precarious, with the chances against hia recovery, He 18 about thirty years of age, and uomarried, ANOTHER RING SUI’. TRIAL OF THOMAS COMAN--WILLIAM M. TWEED | AS A WITNESS, After a pretty prolonged respite in “Ring”? sults the old matter of the “Ring” peculations ts to be revived in tho trial of the suit against Thomas Coman, which will commence to-day before Judge Lawrence, in Supreme Court, Circuit, Part 2 He is charged with having, a8 Commissioner for the building of the new Court House, paruicipated in certain frauds by which the payment of fraudulent bills, amount- ing to $462,565 5¥, was obtained irom the city. The suit 18 ai8o to recover damages Jor bis alleged neglect of duty as such Commissioner, The detence is a general denial, A feature in the case wil be the examination of William M, Tweed, who, cording to & petition sent in yesterday to Jadge Dor hae by Mr. Francis C. Barlow, who 18 to prosecute tho suit for the Attorney General, bas expressed hi ness to toll what’he kuow! Was one akking a writ of dum requiring the presence of Tweed as a witness, ‘The petition Was granted aud the ex-Boss will now en- ver 00 @ new fold of disclosures, AN E XPENSIVE LAMP, The fire that broke out last night im the house No. 321 Kast Tenth street, occupied by Johanna Fox, was LAW AND ORDER LEAGUE, GENERAL ChUSADE AGAINST THE TRAFVIC IM LIQUOR—ALL KINDS OF CONSERVATIVE PEOs PLE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE, ‘The war upon the liquor traffic in this city, started by Dr. Howard Crosby, has suggested a more general crusade and the formation of an organization to embrace the entire State, under the name of the Law and Order League, which sbaj! have branctes in every village and town, and concentrate its efforts on the Legise lature in Albany to prevent the extension of apy undue favors to liquor sellers, and to tnsist upon the carrying out in fall of the laws already enacted bearing upom this class of the community, The scheme appears ta have originated with Mr. Tueodore Bourne, of thiseity, and its first practical expression was given at Albany on Thursday of last week, when meeting was heid of the leading pastors of the various churches along veral influential citizens, and the following lected as ollicers of the organization:—Preae ident, Rev. Dr, Darling, of Albany; vice-president, Professor Theodore W. Dwight, of New York; secro- tary, Rev. Charles Reynoids, Albany; corresponding secretary, Theodore Bourne, New York; general agent, Cuptain Oliver Cotter, Brooklyn, Among the vie sideuta are William C, Bryant, Rev. Lb. M Reeves and George William Curtis, Thirty-eight per sons signed the roll before the meeting adjourned, The tenor of the romarks made was substantially that, as politicians and \iquor dealers wero in a com- bination, and that in some placos the headquarters of those eugaged in politics might be found in grog shops, it nad become necessary to have an orgauizas tion to counteract the effect of b au une holy athauce. ‘The cull for the meeting did not contemplate any political actio but the open ana shameful violation and defiance ol the law by those who trafllc tm intoxicating drinks and invite such terrible calamities upon the com. munity as the daily records of the ‘press attest, urgeutly demand that a stand shoald be made and a protest declared by all conservative and law-abiding citizens, whether they belong toa temperance party or not, The Law and Order League 18 open to all, and in this respect differs trom the regular temperance asso- ciatious, Whick demand a pledge of abstivence from members, The projectors of the League appear to have learned rather late in the day that the cause of temperance and the suppression of the abuses of the hquor trafic may be helped on by many willing hands and hearts among those who drink themselves but who are provideutially endowed with the faculty of self-reatraint, OBJECTS OF THK LEAGUR, The objects of tue League will ve:—First, to enforce existing jaws relating wo the weilare of the commons Wealth, the maintenance of good order and the sup- Pression of intemperance aud crime; second, to en- force tho laws relating to the traile in intoxicat bird, to unite the triends of law, order and co against the repeal of any laws which re- Strain the traffic in intoxicating liquors; fourth, to promote sound legislation upon the liquor ques- tion; fifth, to encourage shops and to aid, when necessary, the legal representa- tives of persons iwjured by the sale of intoxicatio Niquors to recover damages under the Civil Damages act; sixth, to aid in procuring employment for those who may be out of work by the closing of the liquor shops und to cncourago faithful public officials 1m the discharge of duty and bringing delinquents ta uccount; seventh, to organize Law aud Order leagues in every ward aud county in the State and co-operate with societies already formed. ISTERKSTING FIGURES. The League proposes, shuuld 11 be successful in ite mission, 40 accomplish a very considerable saving for the taxpayers of New York as per table below:— ‘The tippling houses in cra with the city of New ork :— To cost of four-fifths of the expenses of the Police, charities for the crimiuals, paupers, See Extra employ és Cr, By amount of license teos, about Dr. ‘to balance....... . Dr. To private charities, MALOU... ee sceeeeeees Estimated total ‘This large amou IP dustrious citizens to support 8,000 Lippling their nefarious work of ruining the bodies and souls of the tipplers, This is exclusive of the amoaut wasted by the trequenters of the rum shops, reckon- g receipts of wach ut $10 per day, probably over 0,000,000 in cash, aud $20,000,(00 in wages lost through dissipation, muking at least $50,000,000 worse than lost, which otherwise Would be expended in the markets, groceries acd shops of tradesmen ip pro. motion of the health, comiort and wealth of families, or us capital for the industrial classes, Vhougs hardly a week bas elapsed since the move. ment Was organized, several branches of the League have already been forme day a mocting lor the purpose was held in Brooklyn and another in Rhinebeck. Next week a large meet: is expected to be held im this city, probavly at tue Cooper institute, to give a metropolitan indorsement to the purposes of the League. Temperance and aii other organizations having tor their object the upholding of law, oraer and sobriety, are expected to lond a helping hand in the quission of the Law and Oraer League, shops 1a THE CIGARMAKERS’ STRIKE. ‘There 1s very little change to report {n the situation of the clyarmakers’ strike since last Saturday; batis is evident that they do not intend to relax the least in their efforts to obtain their ends, Tho action of the cigar packers in this city is also. favorable feature in their bebaif, There are ultogether four packers’ untons in operation, three in this city and one in King’s county, all of wnom join hands with the strike era, although some of them are not out of work you It is stated that one large manufacturer’s fi:m have 2,000,000 cigars lying loose, which will aflord ompioy ment to 4 large number of packers tor two or three Wevks to come Ihe wbject 1# to have the latter Jay down their work immediately and (hus hasteu the eud. Packers’ Union No. 2 will hold meetings every morning at ten o'clock solong us the strike lasts, One of the most significant indications of the pure pose of the strikers to bold out is the estaviishing of “relief kitchens,” one of which begins opera. ions this morning in the basement No, 221 Secoud reel. There were already ou band last evening at place for the consumption of Indigent sirikers ad their tamiies 200 barrels of flour, 1,000 loaves of Dread, 1,000 head of cadbages, two Wagon loads of potatoes, with other kiuds of vegetubies and fresh fncat (to be served every day) in wbundance. From one to two tous of coal is to be furnishod each family according W size, with cash donations wherever necessary. Au addition of twenty members was yesterday made to the Relief Committee of the ven tral Urgauizaton for the purpose of sceing that th provisions were properly disposed of to worthy and hecessitous families, There was more than the usual number assembled about the doors of Concordia Assembly looms yeste: day afternoon, most of them awaiting tue acuion of the Contra! Organization in regard to whether Sraiton & Storms’ should be declared a strike shop or pow It seoms that some seventy or more people bave struck, while a large number of otbers continuo at work, Afier a lengthy discussion it was fluaily nearly unaul- mously decided that the sbop should be #0 declared, aud a motion to reconsider was lost, Executive Committee were instructed to notily the men at work of this action. Itsbould be stated that a committee from those who remaiuod at work were ailowed fyil opportunity to explain thetr position before the Cen- tral body reached its decision, A postal card, received by tue Central Organization from Chicago, statod that @ special meoting would be iminodiately held, and funds furnished per capita to aid the uprising. A letter from Provigence stated thut funds would be immediately matied, and that they would do all they could to help the strike, = * The New York Union Musical Beneficial Association will give a concert at Concordia Assembly Rooms on Friday evening, Im aid of the relief fund of the strikers. THE STATE CANALS. TOLLS RECEIPTS Fon 1876 and 1877. . Aumany, Oct. 22, 1 Tho fiscal year ending with September $0 shows the following recoipts of canal toils, as compared with the 1870, 18t7, D $199,097 73 2 227,836 74 21s, 171,078 94 1,123 35 1,683 46 180,454 49 86,823 75 207,276 OL 101,943 49 117,180 72 137,956 09 $1,482,652 81 $1,044,250 92 Those are the gross receipts, but it must be remem- dered that the actual receipts paid into the treasury aro usually much leas, owing to the tact that excessive tolls aro occasionally charged, and that unexpected Bloppages ensue requirin’ the boatman to ship his cargo ‘ty other conveyau. 14, In which case tho tolls tre refunded, The actaal amounts paid into the treas- ury last year wero only $1,477,931 51, and this year they wil be not much over $1,041,000 nearly $2,000 Jess than the original receipis. A very careful study of the tables of expenses shows that tiey will approximate $1,200,000, which is within the limit required vy the consti tion, a8 tho receipts last year oxceeded thi but, under the law and the constitution, the cust of ‘repairs, which will reach at least $1,000,000; the interest upou the canal debt, which amounts to 1,160, and the sum of $460,000 required to be paid sinking fauna upon the canal reve- wills These amount to the sum of $2,001,160, to be made up by taxation of at least $1,200,000. But in addition to these 18 & constitutional provision 10F the payment of $200,000 for tue support of govern ment, which Will mako the deficiency $1,400,000, With the reduced income of the present year, as shown by the table above, it seems impossible that the canals can do otherwise than go into bankruptey, caused by the explosion of a kerosene Iamp, and ins }00 belore it was put oul uniess the people consont to tion for their sup port,