The New York Herald Newspaper, November 9, 1877, Page 4

4 ROSCOR CONKLING. The Curled Senator Talks About Men and Things, DISSECTING HIS FOES. What He Thinks of Ellis H. Roberts and the Election in Utica. SUPERFINE REPUBLICANS. NEW YORK'S How New York Was Lost to the Repubii- cans—The Hayes Men's Vote. RAZOR CUTS AT THE PRESIDENT. The Coming Democratic Treasury Raid—Why the Republican Party Should Live, —--——— SHARP GOSSIP ABOUT PUBLIC MEN, a ‘The last great leader of tne republican party came to the Fifth Avenue Hotel on Wednesday night, Mr, Conkling looks to be in good health, but his careful habits of cating and exercise show that he walks the eafo path of “prevention better than cure.”’ The reddish tints of bis whiskers and hair are still very noticeablo amid the gray. His eyes, more gray than biue, are keen and flash- ing, and at times merry with bumor, No man ts less understood, To those be trusts be is care Jess as a boy, talking off knowledge and anecdote, badinage and jest, life and philosophy, with « pleasure ‘and varioty that might have been the envy of Cole- ridge or Macaulay. It is barely possible that the ensu- ing conversation, with all the impertections of the earer’s memory, may be emrolied by Mr. Conkling among the doubtful trusts of bis career, But as tho last formidable man of the republican gal- axy ho possesses a noticeable interest at this time too great to relieve him from the unavoidable publicity of public men. Strong, athletic of mind and nerve, surcbarged with elce- tricity, logical as to method but discursive as to form, deeply in carnest when most hghtsome and always the master of the company—the delighted company— he pleases and informs too well not to tempt the newspaper writer to convey him to the multitude. Ard at this juncture, when he ts ulmost the only no- Jiceable personage in tho republican party, his opine jogs, never husbanded in free conversation, may be yiveh without other apology than the impossibility of following his concise and steel-odged diction, Lis- tening to him one attempts to seize the conversation here and there, but is arrested by something keener and better, until it is like the successive discharges of a Roman candle—in the versatile brilliancy the watcher is perplexed to.elect what pleases bim most TO BUSINESS. Mr. Conkling-was greeted with a congratulation that the election had.shown continucd vitality im the re- publican party. “Do you know-what Theodore Pomeroy’s majority was?” ho asked, f “Some person.gave it at about three thousand five hundred.” “Well,” said he, “at Albany last nteht a gentleman Doat me down that Pomeroy was deteated,”” A GREAT STATE. “Mr. Conkling”’ said the questioner, ‘is not New York a very diftioult State tor one to keop in public life long? Eveu De Witt Clinton, your father’s frend, was once or twice shaken from his perch, and with difficulty recovered power.’? Yes,” said Mr. Conkling, ‘it was difoult in bis day, and {tis more-difficult now, The State of New York, in Governor Cliuton’s time, was comparatively homogeneous, Do you know,” added Mr. Conkling, “that in the city of New York eighty-four languages aud dialects are spoken, The State has cast as many as 1,018,000 votes, Here 1s a mighty swarm of people, 6,000,000 iu number, with a thousand clews to their tastes and wishes, A.man might be Senator from the Btate of New York for-thirty years and even his name would not be known to.a large {ractionof those entitled jo vote for him, What-I may call the ascensive power of a republican people is always developing here; wealth, ambition, ideas, talent rise constantly from the mass of the people-and the law of everything is competition, There is a great, wealthy class, for in- stance, In New York, ambitious of considora tion and restive at secing men from smafer cities in tho ascondancy. The legal protessiou, also, bas woalth and desires public distinction, No-State in the Union presents more people tor the great offlces of honor or distinction, What State,” continued Mr. Conkling, reflectively, ‘ean wo compare New York to? There is Illinois, wath one large city, like this State, And yet, is there any valid comparison? In point of fact,” said the Senator, “there is no com- parison at all New York is itself, with a large num- Der of candiaates on the highost plutean of inteth- gence and position waiting to ascend to public honors.’’ SUPBRYINE PEOPLE. “jn this city, Mr, Conkling, the most determined opponents you bave seem to show themselves,” “Yee, there are about three hundred persons here who believe themselves to occupy the solar walk and milgy way, and even up there they lift their skirts very carefully for fear even the heavens might stain them. Sone of these people would vote against a man Dopause he had been nominated, The mere fact of bition and selection feduces him in their esti- mption, They would have people fill the offices by Heos less than divine seléction. If it were not so apes one would lose patience with thia class of peoplo; they are after the unattainable in uman government Now look at these amendments,” fe Mr, Conkling, altera pause, ‘Jackson 8. Sobuita nd others concocted them, and yet they dared not put them tn the mouths of their candidates to be ad- vocated among the people.’” UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE, “Don't you thick, sir, we bave heard the last ot those amenamenis ¢? “Lthink so They were brought to the Rochester Couvention by that Mr. Foster, of Westchester, who de- manded that they be considered and incorporated im oar platiorm, Isaw thatit was a trap. For myself, I ave always been in favor of the largest exorcise of sufirage dy the people, notwithstanding all the defects which 1 know may be in that mighty popular power, 1 told my friends at Rochoster that the umendments wore a trap, and we refused to give wuem &ny consideration.”” DIGRESSION ON BACK PAY. At this point tue listener rocailed another conversa- tion with the Now York Senator om the subjoct of the back pay, It will do to repeat bero:— “When the Back Pay bill was passed,’ said Mr, Conkling—‘‘which was the destruction of some good men and many common ones-—I gat still and beid my tongue, But Thad made up my mind on tho instans that 1 woula cover mine junto the Treasury, However, I did not go around preaching and prof I thought it every mun's own business WhO was the recipient beneficiary of 1, Without arfogat. Ing to myself any nicety or fineness in the matter 1 had made up my mind pot to have it Little Hhoberts, of our town, was then in Congress. is seems be bad resolved to take hs back pay. But be was very inquisitive around the igof Utica to know what | meant to do aboot It ‘milled’ bim excvedingly that I would not He Unaily vook bis money and While he was away tue wo! european tour. ‘opular siorm burst over the country on that ques Ron. Boverta rewraed before tho storm was quite gpent, and no borrowed the money from a@ certain source, aud, as be thought, Cloved the transaction with ‘tae’ government 80 that he could be free to tak aloud; and then began to vyooiferate in his paper about the persons who hud appropriated this dread{ul back pay | Sermons vu several ocousions With a grent doal of Hie amusement, Vecnuse we Lave iD Utica the tran- soript from the Treasury, showing that be bad heen io the enjoyment of this moncy. All this was I read bis | - NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1877—TRIPLE SHEET. wn im the course of timo, Idid not trouble my- about 1, He connected with the savings bank in Utica which went to pieces, sinking the suv- ings of the {ndustrious aud respectavle Welsh, who are very ouinerous in our part of the coustry, Very honest, amoug the best people tn this Commonwealth, The buck pay, added fo'the tatlure of the bank In which Roberts was an oMfcer (or director) nearly ruined tittle Roberts in that region, He looks to me like # man doomed to destruction, fying in face of Providential revoke. Not being elected to Congress again—aud be was do- feated by the two things 1 have named—Roberts saw othr nobody lay aie defeat to bat bi Like many of these editorial gentry, ave the opportunity to prociaitn themselves daily in the newspapers without opposition, he thought it impossible thus he could be dvleuted by natural causes or even bis rors. He assured the country that it was myself and my triends who had beaten him, From that day to thie the solitary object of bis lite bas been to annoy me,” RBVENONS 4 NOB MOUTONS. But to resume the contemporaneous conversation, “Mr. Conkling, 1s there not another republican pa- per in Utica at present? How was that started ?’” “Lt was the rosult of the personal indignation of one wor Conkling— . Lawrence, man rprise aud public spir- i, He was so indignant a short Lime ago at some one of the many slurs of little Roberts on me that he cal to York and in tour days found an editor, a type ond all the appurtenances of paper; apd it was launched within four days, as 1 6 said, Of the time bis indignation was excited, He is making a Very respectable paper of it, 100," SLERPLESS ROBERTS. “What is the financial condition of Roberts?” “Atope time dir, Roberts bad a five property in Utica, a well organized office and a cheerful paper. Bat the maggot of ambition and envy bus eutered bis head, aud now he is inortgaged down to the last shil- ling. He i ‘ning to small men to throw away ambition, bas accomplished nothing exoept the satisfaction of his malignity, 1 disturvs his sleep far more than mine’? DEMOCRATIC GRATITUDE, “Did you get any democratic support at home during the last election—that is, did the candidates who were put in nomination by your friends?” “There were some of the more lo{ty and gentie- manly demucrats who made it & point to resent the kind of attack that has been made on me, Tho demo- cratic party, however, is Just as iikely to strike down the man who gives them some toleration when ihey are right as to deal reciprocally with him. You havo to take a democrat of considerable tone and mupli- nes¢ to rely upon his indignation, 1 went down to the polls last Tuesday to vot, and while] was speaking to one of my neighbors, Dr. Chamberlain, a democrat, said to me, ‘I have voted for ; hoping, Senator, that {t would be tn your interest.’ ” GOODWIN’S GRIT, “What kind of man is the democratic Senator elect from your district ¥”” “His name is Goodwin, He went voluntarily from our part of une country to join the rebel army, Iu sound, old fashioned democratic circles there 15 con- siderable respect for a man of gril, of courage and of up and down character, eveu when misiaken, I bave something of this admiration myself, and therefore I entertain considerable respect for Goodwin ?”” “Did Goodwin mako avy address of congratulation on receiving the news of bie election Y” “He did, He made two specches, ig that he owed his olection to the supporters of the national a ministration,”? A VARIABLE DISTRICT. “Was it a surprise to you that be carried the dis- trict ?”* “Hardly a sarprise, considering the opposition I had. We should have carried the district, although It fsa variable one, It has given as high as 4,000 ma- jority for me, and it has given a thousand or more the ‘other way. But the energies of all the opposition to me were concentrated upon that district 1 believe that Tammany Hall and this lofty coterie ol republican gentlemen in this city threw money into my district to carry it against me, Bosides, the weather was very bad; and the cocntry people, on whom we rely tn a tight place, many of whom have to ride tweleve iniles to vote, had terribly vad roads to go over,” “What ticket did Roberts vote ?”” “He voted the democratic ticket, Roberts and two other wen of the same name, one of them a buteher, but not related to each other, and a mun named Lowery and another by the nume of Sayre are the ringleaders of the personal opposition to mo at Utica. The Hayes interest unitermly and openly voted with the democratic party.” THE SUPERFINE AND THEIR MONEY. “How could money bave been raised, Senator Conk- ling, to be thrown into your district?” “Well, the higbly respectable 300, of whom I have spoken, have nothing go plenttiul as money, Among that class of our peers in this great commercial city gentieman, of Utica, you can raise from $20,000 to $100,000 very easily and they will’ not finch, Beside Tammany Hall ‘was very desirous of saving the Legislature so as te Keep their power in this metropolis forever, There are 13,000 office-holders ta New York, or persons in receipt of from $17,500 to $500 or $1,000. Here are 2,000 notaries public at $500 u year, and 1 am toid that every one of them was as- sessed $25 by Tammany Hall. Thero was no place m New York where they could cimploy this money with more satisfaction to themselves in the result tban in the district where I live, Here was a fusion of the ex: tremely rich and the sans culottes, the hi- dalgos’ and tho rabble, working from this city for the common purpose of beating the republican candidate in the Utica district, Had we boon sufliciently aroused and sugacious we could have defeated this mancuvre; but we found it out too Inte. Let me tell you something. We sent the tickets to the polls, in the ward in which L live, at daylight, as did the democrats, Not one of oar tickets was found at tho poils, They were all thrown into the canal.” WAYS THAT ARE DARK, ‘Who threw them into the caual?”” Either he who carried them or some one who re- ceived them. No man does a trick like that auless he ts secured by indemnity tor the past and non-prosecn- tion for the future, Some poventiul person must have given that assurance, We sent over into the Tenth ward, where there happened to be an excess of tick- ets, and, ata comparatively lato hour, supplied our people with the bailots.’” CUIRFTAINSHIP, “Mr. Conkling, are you satistied that the adminis. tration at Washington was anxious for your deieat ?” “From the ume Hayes came into ofiice and ap. pointed a democratic Cabinet,” said Mr. Conkling, ‘the principal iabor of little Kvarts and the rest has been to withdraw the republican support trom me.”? “Has Evarts made any expression on that head {? “He told a gentioman some time ago that the reform movements of the administration, as far as New York was concerned, wore to break up chieftainship. I suppoge that chreftainship was a declaration of cens sure upon mysoll.”” “But has the administration directed any official act against you in this Inst election ?”” “Yea, They made the removals of the principal office-volders in New York, wnom I match them to aa- plicate, much less excel, a’week pefore this State eleo- tion came off. Was that chivairie behavior toward a republican seoking to extricate this State from the aemocratic administration? And,” said Mr. Conkling, with rising fervor, “if we bad received the Hayes votes in the State of New York or even a fair portion of them the State would have been republican to-day, restored to its proper place in influence and charac- ter,” THE CIVIL SERVICE ORDER. “Do you think that the ceiobrated order, directing office-hoiders Lo abstain from all political action, was also intended to operate against inaividual public men?” “Undoubtedly that celebrated reformatory ordor was factional in its intent, made in the interest of envious and presuming littie men, Sherman goes out to Olio and inakes speecbos in defiance of it; MeCrary goes to Lown and manages @ convention despite the order, and finally Devens—who is a pretty good sort of a fellow, or bas been in the past—writes to Massa- chusetis (I think Senator Conkling said to Collector Simmons) and says that the order mennt iteelt to be disobeyed, and that the way to obey it was to vio-~ lave tt, THK MASSACHUSETTS VICTORY. “What is your opinion of the Massachusetts elec- tion, which the Hayes men are claiming as a victory for tue policy t”* “That election shows only how woll real party men behave, ‘The men, who disike the policy and could seo no honesty in’ the Presiaent’s position on the Southern question, nevertheless walked to the polls and cast their ballots for the republican candidates. The Hayes men also vowed in Massachusetts, But ia this Stato of New York I charge that the Hayes ele- ment was not only indifferent to the election bat voted the democratic ticket by hosts, The State of New York is democratic to-day by the act of the sup. porters of the President.” THE REPUBLICAN PARTY SHOULD LVR, “Mr, Conkling, is there any good reason jor disband- ing the republican party at this time “+f there bas beon any time within the past ten years wheu the party was Worth preserving, in the interest Ol taxpayers particularly, 1 is now. Tho democratic party has three elements in ik Firat there is the rogant, advancing, driven on vy the Southern nts who have lost everything, Thoy were lied to repud| ra to strike off the pensions to their w onid not t take a6 much a8 poss! North? In the light of human nature they are nardiy to bo blamed for jooking upon the federal treasury as something whieo bas been used to thelr disadvantage, but can now be employed to liqaidase the balance. ‘Then we have the East, of which New York is the democratic citadel, Here it is Tammany Hail and John Kolly and the Canal Ring, Tnie is nnother last the prodatory In the piace Weste is composed of two great witgam aud agrarianism The repnbiican party alove at such a time can properly represent the property holder and the taxpayer. Don’t you seo that tho Southern element, being powertul in the democratic caucus, can compel the whole party to support their measures? “that is why | look upon these wealtny mon of New York astovlish, ‘Chey are to be the sufferers if this nation passes into the bands of a purty controlled by the South and js raied in the North by evil tradi- istic elemonta."? N MOKRISSHY, Reforenco was made to Joun Morrissey. “Whatdo you think of Mr. Morrissey, Mr. Conk. Hing? Have you known bim at all??? “Yer, [have known bim alone tine, him bat | learned somotning. knowledge derived iro aciual business acquaintance with all Kinds of people,” MORTON, “Is not Morton a loss iu the Senate?” “Yos, a general io Mr. Conkling drow a long Droath, as ii the loss was very great inueed, and shook bis head, Another person here pat in w suggestion and stopped what ho bad to #ay, LOOKING YOR & SHAT, “That reminds me of Ben Hill,” satd Senator Conk- Ting; the ts 4 genial, open mun.’ He caine to me tue other day und said, ‘Senator, | am obliged wo give you notice that I have fled an application tor your beat when you are cowpelled to ivave 1, I don’t say that tions and the soci I never saw He has a grout fund of | I personally hope 1s will be empty; but In cage it is— aod that now looks probal a jo—1 have put a caveat on “Mr, Bil,” sad 1, “there bave been five applicants for my seat, and they are all dead or disappointed 1 dou’t know that J hope you will have as bad Luck.’? HAYES" SOUTHERN POLICY. “Senator, criticisin o8 President Mi seems to be defective, because 1s does not suvstitute any kind of seen place of the action that be hus thought fit to take. “There is no considerable element ty the republican party,” said Senator Conkling, ‘*which objects to the removal of troops from the Southern Statea I have made no objection on that score, Butall that was re- quired of bin was to take out the troops and nothing else. He bad no right tomake a bargain or compro- mise with the Legislature of the State in the tuterest: of the Presidency. His interfering with a st: ry compromise or bargain was as mach @ violation of the law as if be had interfered with troops “Nevertheless, Senator, a large element of opposi- tion to Mr, Huyes comes from the radical Northern element.” ‘Very probably,” satd Mr. Oo! all through the Northj are substantial people who'are like Miles Standish in their devotion to the original intents sympathies of the republican party, as a tree Northero party. These people de net object so much to with- drawing physical force from the South as they do to the picuous contrast of Mr. Hayes in the Presi- dency by the vote of Lo aud Mr. Packard turned out, Every man kno’ the tace of those returns Packard was mort than Hayes, by three or four tiousand votes, You -canmot present those returns in any form that will not give more legality to Packard ‘as Governor of Louisiana than to Hayos as Prosident, People say this man assumes all thé virtues of reform in an office whicn he has gained by the simple repudiation of the Jud that lifted bim. It is the general record of avurpers thut though sustaiued they do their favors to the other side, The President has a democratic Cabinet,” A DEMOCRATIC CABINET, “How do you make that out 7? “Devens always ran for office in Massachusetts on the democratic Ucket, He never was a republican. Scburz took himself out of the repa®licun party eurs ago. Key ie «democrat. Jam sure, added Mr. Donkiiug, that nobody counts Evarts a republican. The democrats wore so certain of the contrary that they bad proposed to nominate him for the office of Governor im this State. J have no faith in a President whoso only distinct act is ingratitude to the men who voted for him and the party which gavo him its fealty. In the domain and forum of honor that senso of Mr. Hayes? iniidelity stands forward and challenges him, | [tis felt by honest men all over this country. He smiles and showers on the opposition the proots of a distarbed mind.’? ‘© has been a great traveller, Senator.” Yos, I am told that there bas Bot been a fortnignt muaugurated that there has been a quoruin of the Cabinet present tm the capital city,” “Have you read the President's speeches ?”” “Yes, 1 think old Harry Lee ought to have heard that speech where be compured the soldiers of the Contederate and federal armies to Grecks, ‘We beat ou,’ he suid, Nashville and in Atlanta because we had more Greeks.’ Mr. Conkling shook bis hoad and looked amusement and contempt. A TREASURY RAID, “You do, then, appronend, sir, that a democratic victory would result in excessive appropriations ?” ‘That is the Inevitavle logic of the ascendancy of the derfiocratic party, Will tbey let this little whip tail {n the North dri! them when they hold the stock and butt of the whip im their bands? Why, at the close of the Iast Congress they ran the River and Harvor Appropriation bill up to $5,000, General Grant put himselt on record and said, *1'll only because it is too Jato in the session f reconsidered, and there are some worthy in 1t,?? but he indicated that be would not spend all tbe money, and neither did he tor he embargood three milliens out of five, **Now,”” said Mr. Conkling, “I am told that three millions havo been put out since Grant left the office, What is there in the lawoft buman nature vo prevent these peo- ple from pressing forward tor appropriations? The hysical scars of the great rebellion contest were jolt only in the South, To them tt was @ signal and mortifying era in their history. To-day they are poor, clamorous for office and clamorous for inoney. Their rivera, levoes, harbors, public Vert pasar Ali) suggests rebavilitation and expease, | have ne words of anger for the South; but through my position as a New York Senator 1 oan plainly geo that these, our gentry, who are voting against the republican ticket will one day how! under the infliction of national taxation enceuraged at Wash- ington ¥”” THY LOUISIANA BARTER, “The Louisiana bargain and sale of which you spoke, Senator, seems likely to be revived by investi- gation or otherwise.” Mr. Oonkling said nothing on this directly. ‘Wat it consistent,” bho said in a moment, “for the Pro dent of the United States to send his agonts into Louisiana to barguin with that man Nicholls, who by all the evidence and Dy the status of the cure was a red handed traitor to his State government? This dealing with usurpers to regain the summit of power {sa povel practice 1 our country, An bonorablo President, feeling himself to have been elected, would bave refrained from any such intrigue with pretenders im States that were ready to revolt, He would have tal his office mantfally, graciously, and inspired re pect withoat bargaining for it, All he bud in bonor to do was to withdraw the troops, and to that no one would nave objected. So lovg as Mr, Hayos ts in the Presidentia) chair thore old and substantial republ cans in the North will never look on him with respect while Goveruor Packard, discrowned, silont and re- moved, appears as the Victim, but looks on. GOFBEL AND ASTOR, , “It was mentioned, Senator, that Mr. Goobel. of New York, who bad been counted as a Conkling man, 4s probably the other way.” Mr. Conkling smiled and said that Goebel, accord- ing to the best testimony be had, was not tobe dc- pended upon todo him avy great injury. He added that it was a happy miracle thet Gocbel nad been elected. The Senator also mado some reference to Mr. Astor, who ran fur the AssembI, “1 do not know that gentieman,” said Mr. Conkling, “but I knew his honorable father well, It was with ditioulty that Mr. Astor was induced to come before the public to take his cbance in a manly way. And yet,” addod the Senator, “although this loving cotorie, which says so much evil avout me, can hardiy plame themselves vo be more respectadle than Mr. Astor, | am told that numbers of them voted ugainst bim in New York; but he was elected, however, aud came througa bravely.” Whenever he reforred to the adminisiration the Senator grow cheerful and evgaging, aud corruseated in anecdotes and sarcasins, He referred to one per- son—I think it was William EK, Dodgo—as being ag anxious to halloo for the Presiaent and his policy as Acortain negro who went to hear Whitield preach— as he supposed. The negro thought it necessary 10 do bis best at shouting, and he accordingly rolled over, jumped Juba, and only finished nis crowing when told ‘at last that instead of Whittleld preaching it was another person, Alluding to some of those men of protession, like Schurz, whose political stock was thanking God that they were not like other mea, “Phey remind me,” said Mr, Conkling; “of @ certain Senator of whom it was satd that he was au intidel and did not believe In the Bible, This vory complicent that some one remarked, should he believo in it? he did not write i,’ ”” TILDRN. ‘Mr. Conkling,” said the interlocutor, “did you not have some respect for Mr. Tilda?” “In a sense 1 did,” sald the Senator, and he ropeated “in a sense’? “When Mr, Tilden proceeded against the Yammanoy Ring and the Canal King, while Govornor, l observed that the republican papers, particularly in New York city, exalted him to the skies, and | re- marked, ‘They’ will get this man up so high after a wile that when they set to work to drag him down they cannot doit.’ As Governor Mr. Tilden excevded my expectations, He made ae creaitable an adminis- tration, certainly, as Dix. Ido not believe in personal abuse during our campaigns. 1 rofused to get up in that campaign and throw mud at Mr. Tilden, L made | some speecues asserting our side of the question ag well as 1 could, but I did not go into vituperation, When Mr, Tilden defeated Governor Dix, the latter, like litte Roberts, had no one to throw it upon but myself, He’ has been exceedingly officious in Writing Jetters directed aguinss me When the Kiectoral Committee was made up in Washing- ton, and senator Logan was obliged to decline « place on tt and I was appointed, Governor Dix wrote lewers | to Washington city protesting against my being give | w piace there, Ho intimated that I was already dead and buried in New York and that this was an atoms, to give mo another chance. During the Prosidetial campaign of Mr. tilden I excited the onmity of those who would have bad him pulled down y the newspaper Warwick who made him objected iroin the beginutng to the repub- Nican conduct of the campaign, lt began with Vituperaiion, lumpooning and all manver of ribaldry, wad because | retu Wo join in that style of wartare war was declared 4 the ouisel, Now, what was the consequence? carried the State of New York by a very largo majority, and all that Billings gate went for nothing. 18 my opinion Tilden made a creditable Governor, . IN GOOD TRIM, Mr. Coukiing seemed to be ta tair bealth, able to | measure himeolf with bis equals iu any respectable ) disputation, He was at bo time excited or apprehen- | bivea He gave the appearance of a mag who bad | made up bis mind as tu his course and meant to pur- sol Was #0 barked, “Why | up aud hie position seitied it may be added that he Jeit no doubt on the observer's mind tuat he meant to Challenge Lue administrate Mr. Conkiing’s remarks about the President were never persoually disrespectful; he talked a person to reach the fuct, Ha was only sev | Tesuits of a crooked course—the reaching ous to. ful | fill obligations two willingly contracted, whose efloc: Were unskili/u! ingraviiude, Unnecessary Joughiac ism. In lis Whole Wk Senator Conkling was aggres- #ive, positive, easy, chipy, A gentleman from Mis- souri Who heard @ part of bis romarks, said:—"lo Coukling’s talk there 1s absolutely no professions, | never heard Oxri Schurz tik without protessing something.’”? OU {From the Now Haven Palladium, Nov. 8.] Our bewutiful County Commissioners—Scene m the City Court the morning alter clection—Michael Quinn arrested on election day for being too much under tho tr. Quinn pleads guilty. influence Judge1 Lined you October 2y, fine? Mr. Quinn—No, sir, Judge—How comes it, then, that you are outof jail? Mr. Quiun—l was let out election day. Judge—Who let you out? Mr, Quinn—The County Commissioners, Judge—Why did they les you out? Mr. Quinao—They knew I Was « voter. Judge—Chiriy days. This js wo fancy eketeb, but what actually occurred in the om Court yesterday, How do we decent oiti- i i of Now Maven, democrats or republicans, Like Mb Did you pay your THE NEW YORK STATE VOTE, The latest returas received do oot materially change the status of the two parties in the Legislature, There can-now be no further doubt as to the Senate, which fg certainly republican oy at least 191013, In the lower bouse the republican majority will not be over five at the very highest estimate The returns so far as completed trom the interior indicate that the democratic majority for Beach will not be over 19,000. The placing madvertently yestor day of the republican majorities of Saratoga and Mad- json counties in the democratic column gave a grand total majority to the democratic ticket that was, of course, uot correct, In some of the interior counties the vote has been unusually close; but it is pretty certain now that the vote cast in the State is below that cast in 1876, and that the greatest failing of bas occurred among the republicans NEW JERSEY KLECTION. The Hudson County Board of Canvassors will meot to-day at the Court House in Jersey City to declare the vote cast on Tuesday. There are two contested seats for Assembly, the Second and Seventn, but as all the contestants are democrats the result will not affect the figures already given. MEAPPORTIONMEST, fue Hi, and Way rabuer relieved that his mind was made | | democracy tbat they can afford to dispenso with Now Une of the important measures to be brought tor- ward early in the session of the Legislature will be the rectification of the boundaries of the Hudson county districis, which were set off without regard to to pepulation or extent in a shameless manner by the republicans, Tho democrats control both branches of the Logisiature for the first time since that scheme Was uccomplisned, and it 1s proba- ble that the gerrymandering Of the districts may so react op the republicans thai they will not be able to carry « single district in Hudson with its democratic majority of 6,000, Rube’s majority tor Senator is over 6,000, ‘The choice of the democratic Assomblymon elect in Hudson, Essex and Union for Speaker is John Egan, of Elizabeth. A SERENADE TO GOVERNOR M’CLELLAN, A meeting of prominent democrats was held last evening 0. 47 Momigomery street, Jersey City, to make arran ade to be tendered to General McCleli ing. Mc. McDonuld, the new Director-al-Large in Hudson county, will enter upon his duties on the 20th inst, There is no foundation for the rumor that Direcvor Halstead wiil veto the retarns of the election, or that he will retuse to sucrendor his oftice peacefully. There 16 great uncasiness among the oilllce-holders, as some ot nese appointed during the present year will be re- mov PENNSYLYANIA ELECTION. DEFEAT OF THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR THE SUPREME COURT. Puiwavetruta, Nov, 8, 1877. The Press (rep.) says this morning:—' closely estimated returns from fitty of the counties in Pennsylvania indicate that the democrats will elect Trunkey, their candidate for Judge of tho Supreme Court, who ran behind his ticket by between 1,000 and 2,000, In tho Afty counties where the ma- jorities are in the democrats have 2,943 votes to spare, while the sixteen to hear irom gave Hayes only 2,564 over Tilden last pan. Uniess unlooked for gains have been made in those counties, Judge Sterrett, repub, lican candidate lor Supreme Judge, 16 doleated. KANSAS ELECTION. A BEPUBLICAN MAJORITY OF FROM TWENTY TO THIRTY THOUSAND, TorgKa, Nov. 7, 1877. The returns of the election in this State yosterday come inslowly, So Jar as beard.trom Horton, repub- lican, for Chief Justice, receives the republiean vote and Will bave a decided majority. The State will be 20,000 to 80,000 republican. A SMALL VOTE THROUGHOUT THE STATE— GENERAL BEPULLIOAN SUCCESSES, Leavenworta, Nov. 7, 1877. The returns of Tuesday’s elections in this State received by the Leavenworth Times indicate that a small vote was polled in pretty much all the counties, The only State oflicers voted for wero a Licutenant Governor to fill the unexpired term caused by the resignation of Lieutenant Governor Salter, and a Chief Justice, The republi- cuns ¢lect their candidates—L. Humphrey, tor Lieutenant Governor, and A. P. Horton tor Chict Justice—by the usual majorities, considering tho num- ber of votes policed. With bat few exceptions the re- publicans elect their county ticket in pretty much every county in the Siate. Davis county goes for the greenbackers, as also does Bourbon, ihe whole re- publican ticket in this county was dofeated in conses quence of the anpopalasiiy of the candidate tor Shorifl, et. who headed the ti GENERAL POLITICS. Tho New Orleans Democrat vonts the epithets of “‘aas and knave’’ on Secretary Sherman, and says that “a more selfish, hollow and transparent trickster aud dodgor has not appeared in the political arena in so high a sphero in our whole history.” The text of this abuse ts bis speech at Richmond. It is characterized as **a vapid, ill-expressed, impudent, hypocriwoal and wouk evaporation’? His “apprevension that tne South would break its faith to the constituuon and forget its duty to the President” is especially resented, The New Orleans J*icaywne says of Morton:—‘Ho falis when the party which he ruled is shaken to its centro. Had he revurned to the Seuate ho might have saved it from throatened disintegration.’” Cincinvatt Commercial:—“It may be the republican party will continuo to exit as one of the two power- ful politioal orgauizations of the country; but its only hope of doing so 1s to follow the lead of the-adiministra- ton In its policy of conciliation and reform of the civil service, It must stand by its own pledges as made in the platiorm adopted at the last National Coa- vention, notably those of the fifth resoluuiiou of the series, aud which te President is endeavoring to ap- ply 10 affairs of government. If it fail to-do that, and through the agency of Sunators and Representatives who are reluctant to give up the power they have ac- quired in distributing the spoils of office among their henchinen, it will go to pieces, and there will be no oc- casion for tears of regret if 1t docs.”? Atianta (Ga ) Constitution:—‘‘Never had a President greater opportunities for promoting*the public good and winning a lasting and enviable fame tor himself thao Mr, Hayes, He bas inaugurated bis adminisira- tiou with a policy that has the popular heart of all sections—the policy of peace and reconciliation after @ Jong and disastrous war. The good men of all parties are standing by bim and holding up his arms. He ia {reo to work out his own patriotic views and purposes, and can confidently look to tho country to sustain him, The great heart of the American people is with him, and it he ts only brave enough for the occasion ho will not fatl to triampb.”” Burhngton (lowa) Aawkeye:—“Wo aro so near the goal now that i inflation cun be throttled in the present Congress there will never again ve danger from that source, The present indications are favorable for an honest currency and spoedy resumption of specie pay- ments"? Says the Indianapolis People:—'*V oornecs is, without doubt, the brains of the democracy in Indinoa, He has positive qualities, while those of Hendricks can at best only be denuminated negauve, Voorhees leads, while Hendricks is astradcle of the fence,” The Chicago Post thinks that the appointment of Voorhees as Senator from Lndiana will be notico to the world that Hendricks is an avowed candidate for the democratic nomination for tho Presidency of 1880, “Tilden 1s out of the race, and it is quite likely that the late election in Ohio will convince the Western York dictation,” Tho Memphis Appeal declares that the radical party in Mississipp! disbanded “for the sole purpose of dis. organizing the democratic party, They hoped to ac complish this by supporting independent candidates who would divide the democratic voto,” ‘The Milwaukee News asks if Mr. Hayos will resign, It gives efght reasons why such un event need sur. prise no one The Charleston Journal of Commerce advises tho politicians of South Carolina to place colored demo- crats in nominativn for office, and in this way competo with the radicals in bidding for the support of the freedmen, Tho Philadelphia Jnguirer admits that in that city the republican party lus ceased to oxi “From a Parliament of pickpockets,” says the Chi- cago Times, “some such enactment ag the Silver bill which passed the House of Keprosentativos might haye been expected. The Aibany Journal claims for the republicans of this State the *‘substantial fruits of the victory,” The following, in the Phtiadeiphia Press, 18 @ broads side against the corrupt city politicians, but contains also @ shot or two which may reach tho camp of Clau Cameron ;—'The puviic clamors for a new ordor ot men a6 Candidates for its suflrages and leadership, lessons administered to tt Ite majorities are dwind- tag away. Lf there i uot a radical change tn the character of the future management it requires BO Prophet to fortell thas its supremacy will be lost and Mt will sink into ® hopeleas minority, carrying down with 18 also the whole organization tn the Stare tis too much to expect of a party that nas a great rdle to Perform on the national theatre of action that it will sacrifice ttself to the sordid ambition of few, or that 1% will longer consent to have its policy and destinies shaped by cliques of unscrupulous politicians.’? The Cincinnatl Enquirer says:—“Another era of democratic dominion bas dawned in this democratio and,” The Cinoinnatl Enguirer declares that to.ascribe the Fepublican reverses to the course of the administra- tion tm regard to the South is a melanchely admission, It 1s the death notice, The policy has been adopted; Mt most stand, To abandon it now would be Inviting defeat tentold greater. The choice is givon betweon a deleat like this and a greater ono, BROOKLYN PATRONAGE. HOW WILL IT BE DISTRIBUTED ?—QUESTIONS THAT INTEREST OFVICE-SEEKERS. The absorbing question among the Brooklyn poll- ticinns, now that the election returns are all in and the buttle of the ballot bas been fought, is ‘How will the patronage be distributed?’ The transfer of the commissionerships on Wednesday of last week to the republicans bas very naturally lead the democrats holding positions in the several departments afected by the change to look for their early removal and for the @ppointinent of political adversaries in ther stead. But in several cases the new appointees have expressed their determination of avoiding apy- thing that might hi the appearance of partisan preference. In the Police aud Exciso joard, especiaily, the Commissioiers, while not divuiging the: h tiont their tbat removals will only be made where it cun be posl- fively shown t Proficiency aad discipline de- mand them. It is reported that there will be several removals and appeintments in the Fire Department next week, 4s soon as Bernard Gallagher, the new Commissioner shall have qualified for that office, Wiiham Mayo Latte yesterduy assumed the duties of his position as Nad ‘lroasurer and reappointed tho present deputy, A. D. Wheelock, republican. Tho lat- ter gentleman entered into bonds tn the sum of $50,000 for the faithfvi discharge of his duties, Charlies Burtis was Ph erday appointed Deputy Col- lector of Arrears ot Taxes by the new Registrar of the bureau, Rufus Scott. Mr. Burtis, who ts a repub- n, 18 a nt of the Bighteenth ward. ° ‘ax Collector Jumes Tanner removed James Gaw- thorue yesterday from the office of Deputy Collector of Taxes, and appointed Thomas D, Mosscrop, repubil- can, in bis stend. The salary attached to the position 18 $3,000 por year. Charles E. Rushmore, republican, has been retained as cashier by Collector Tanner, A DEMOCRATIC DEFICIENCY, [From the Washington Star, Nov. 7.) Private Secretary Rodgers was before tho House Commitice op Appropriations yosterday with a Defici- ency bill for tne White House, ‘Tne items imecluded $2,000 for extra clerk hire, $900 for horses, $25 for repairing barnoss and $100 for horseshocs, The com- mittee advised Mr. Rodgers that the bill would havo to be first presented in the House and referred to the committee before they could sake it up, When the committce adjourned a newspaper correspondent met Mr. Howitt, when the following dialogue ensued :— Corkesronpent—What was Rodgers doing betore your committee ? : Mr. Hewirt—He came about a Deficiency bill, CornesroxDeNnt—Whore 1a, the deficiency ? Mr. Hewitr—in the White House. Corkesronpbent—Has it existed long? Mr. Hewitt—Only since the 4th of March Jast. Cornxsroxpent—Is it large? Mr. Hewitr—Woil, no; | should say avout the sizo of Samuel J, Tilden. DROWNED OK MUKDERED? THE QUESTION NOT YET ANSWERED IN THE CABE OF THOMAS H, WHITMAN—LOOKING FOR THE RISING OF THE BODY, The sun of $500 bas boen offered by the family of Thomas H. Whitman, who mysteriously disappearea from Bergon Point, N. J., on the morning of Novem- ber 2, for the recovery of his body. This is in addi- tion to the $25 offered by Chief of Police Whitney, andthe boatmen and Mshermen in the neighboring portion ot the bay kept a sharp lookout yesterday for all the strange objects often resembling human bodies that kopt coming to-the suriace of the water, Chict Whitney still adheres to his opinion that it was a case of accidental drowning and not one of murder, When young Whitman valked to the dock where he meant to take a boat and row himself across to Staten Island—a thing be bad been in tho habit of doing—it was only half-past five A. M, and quite dark yet. How oasy, then, says the Chief, for Whitman to have fallen off the dock! But, upon this theory, Mr, Whitney cannot readily explain the fact that the bun- dle which he carried with him and which turns out to bave contained bis chila’s clothing and not au over- Coat ag was first supposed, was not found next morn- ing. He supposes the bundle might have been carried away 1m another direction by the strong high tide flow- ing at the me. Thor 1s another hitch in this theory. Il, as 18 supposed, he stepped off the dock im the dark and was drowned, Low was it that his overcoat was found in the water, having been driven by the tdo near the shore? Why should Whitman have palied off his overcoat before getting into a boa? And being a large sized man, couid he have divested himself of his overcoatin the water? ‘The natural presumption would more easily point to foul play in this case, for young Whitman bad about 200 on bis person, a gold watch and chain, &., and buving come over from Staten Island the previous day to have “a nignt’s spree,” i+ was probable that in @ little place like Bergen Point the tact of bis having money on his person would generally be guossod, and Might theretore bave put it into the mind of some desperate churacter to jie iu wait for him next morning. But, Mr. Whitney objects, Whitman was a big, strong, agile young man, well capabie of taking care of him- self and not likely to be attacked. Whether he was armed or not Mr. Whitney does not know, but pre- sumes that he was, Mr. Whitney and two other friends had spent the whole night with tho missing man playing billiards, cards, &c., and in a general jolification, and then, according to Mr. Whi bey’s theory, Whitman leit the protecting presence of his convivial {riend and Chief of Police of Bayonne to rush to an unforeseen death. The morning boing wel, aud no planking on the dock, Mr, Whitney con- siders it impossible that a struggle should ve baken piace that Friday morning without leaving any traces whatsoever. This 1s the seventh day since Whitman’s strange dis- Appearance, and Mr. Whitney thinks that the body 168 now likely to float up to the surface im a day or two, Indeed, he appears to be confident that the body will be soon forthcoming, as ourpses gonerally rise after nine or ten days, Meauwhile the excitement at Ber- gen Point, Bayonne and other neighboring points continnes unabated, and much interest is centred in the solation of this strange mystery. A CORONER'S QUESTION, Information was left at the office of the Board of Hevlth yesterday, calling attention to the case of Maria Jheiretta, w native of Poland, aged twenty, who died at No, $2 Larght street, attor chiulabirth, As the husband of the deconsed bad beer tor some time out of employment’ Maurin applied a few days ago to the lying-im ho ital, Marion street, for medical assistance upprouch:ng confinement, On saturday, » Smith was sent for to attend Mrs, her abodo, and ow arriving there he found that the infant was bera and the mother still very il, owing to a want of prop eatment at the orisis of maternity, She lingered anul yesterday morning, when she expired. [t is hinted by one of the neigh= bors that a proper course was not pursued by the doc- tor, bata lay opinion on such 4 matter is not ofany value, Coroner Croker has the cage in oparge, “¥FELO DE SE. Arthur Rogors, proprietor of a drug store at No, 231 Bleecker street, loft his residence at No, 103 Spring street, at five o’ciock yesterday morning, and three hours later his dead body was tound in the Kast River at the toot of Montague street, Brooklyn. He is bo- heved to have committed suicide during aft of mel- aucholy over busivess troubles, While tho lerryboat Gregory was crossing tho river Irom vesbrosses street to Jersey City yestorday morn- ing an unknown man in dark clothes jumped from her deck into the water and was not alterwurd seon. REMAINS, 3 Sherif Rushmore, of Queens county, yesterday re- coived trom a New York law firm a summons aua com- plaiut, entided “David Kirch va, Myer £, Stein- berger.” The Sheriff was directed to serve them forth- with, Accompanying the papers were the bouds to in- demnity the Sherif against loss for taking possession os oe property, should the ult result adversely to the jarncitt. The property consisted of the corpse of the wife of Mr, Kiren, From the ailegations in she complains Mrs. Kiret died iu 1876 and was buried in Steimberger’ lot to the Cypress Hills Cemete: Mr. Kireh hada monument preparea to mark her last resting place, which Steinborger ro(nsed to permit bim to erect, aud iso relused permission tv remove the remains trom the plot, Hence tho suit to recover the remains, BURNED TO DEATH Ida Robinson, aged tour years, living with hor par- outs at No, 123 Woas Twenty-Mib street, was burned to death on Wednesday through hor clothes king dre ] The republican party of this city has bad sevoral severe | irom @ stove noar ‘whieh she was playing, NEW YORK’S PUBLIC HEALTH. 4 DISCUSSION ON THE FILTHY CONDITION OF OUB STREETS—DEATH IN THE AIR—POISON- OUS WATEB—-POISONOUS FAIZ TEETH 4ND POISONOUS HAIR DYES. The New York Public Health Assocation at tte reguiar meeting last evening, presided over by Pro- fessor Chandler, discussed a variety of matters per- taining to the sanitary administration of the city of New York, Is was expected that the Standing Committee on that subject would hand in an official report, but owing to the absence of the chairman Colone! Prénuss, » member of the committes, was called upon to inform the association as to the prog. Tess made in the investigation, DIRTY STREETS AND GARBAGE. He said the time had arriyed wheo this association should observe the action nos only of the Board of Health, bus of all those measures that belonged to the sanitary administration of our city. He woulda ‘ask why should Now Yorkers be compelled to meet garbage boxes in overy square, Could not the men charged with keeping the streets clean be compelled to do their duty. There was nota single clean street in the city of New York except those portions kept cloan by private contract, In Puris the streets were kept clean every day in the yearand not alone on the day when ® high public functionary was to be buried, Two subjects had been recommended last your to the Legislature but they failed for want of time, The one was a civil remedy for abatement of 4 nuisance in a poighboring city, like the Hunter’ Point nuisaoca The other was in regard to vital stue tistics aud the misuse of the law of 1853 on that sub. ject. Either what law should be repealed or a better law should be enucted. The Health committees of the two houses had reported favorably on these subjects, aud he hoped this year the association would go to work early and do some effecuve work in Albany. He saw no reasou why they should be limited in their sphere of action, as all savitary measures come prop- erly under their observation. Dr. Mclivaine demanded to know the name of spe- cific streets that were airty, Colonel Prentiss waid ‘he travelled through tho city twice a day and could find no clean streets, Be Mornis—From Fourteenth street along Broad- way to Houston, and eutire section cast of that line, dirty, including Mots street aud Mulberry, right befo: Police Headquarters, Professor Cuandier remarked that tn dry weather he bad noticed all along Broudway the manure and dirt {rem the streots bura in the gutsers, Whotber set on fire accidentally or not he did not kuow, but the eflect of it was most injurious on pedestrians. Dr. O'Sullivan saw no possibility of succeeding with the Legislature unless an organized effort was made by this society, All outside influence should be discarded, a commitsee shouia be appotuted and sce that the re red work was done 10 Albany, and then good ri might be expected. To pass resoiutions and send thom to the Legislature woula be of little use, Tho only practical result coulu be attained by this association taking upen itself the laborious work of Watcning not ils own, but the city’s sanitary inter. ests while the Legislature was in session. WEALTH AND HAIR DYES, Dr. Allan MoLane Hamiiton read a paper on metallia potsoning trom 4 sanitary standpoint, He maintained that the effects irom meiullic poisoning were greatly exaggerated. In the course of his investigations he had examined 1,600 printers and ue couid tind noevil Fesulis from toe constant contact with lead, The: were only two cases that proved soriovs and those were men who were in the habit of putting type ia their moutha, The same exaggeration existed as to Croton water running through lead pipes. Most of the trouble arose in the upper stories of houses where t: Croton only reached occasionally and wh used some of i+ had remained an and length of time in the _ pipes. He also cousidered the action of the French government an excess of caution when It forbid the importation of American bams that were covered with tinfoil, the greatest danger, he admitted, consisted in the use of hair dyes, which often were tho immediate causo of brain dis Nevertheless during @ loug series of years sho very small umber of 228 deathé only bad been Teported as being traceable to lead, He would call the attention of the public, however, to dungerous resuite arising trom tho use of cheap red stockings, which Jast summer were sold in this city to a great extent, He knew a doctor who had word them, and got swollen limbs ta rowura. The ewolien limbs disappeared when the red stockings were Jaid aside. Hoconsidered the use of copper far more dangerous than lewd, expeci- ally in the construction of soda water pipes, and great danger algo existed when cheap {ulse teeth were purchased, as soveral poisonous metals wore used in their manulacture, He did not believe that the late Mr, Fox, the pantomimist, was poisoned by the ox- ive use of bsmuth, a8 it really had a soothing effect, Professor Chandler stated that so fur as cosmetics were concerned bismuth was so dear—costing $74 pound—that it is now but seldom used where lace pow- der can be had for so litsle money, ang there was n@ dapger in {ace powder, except that it closes up the pores. The hair dyes, however, wore all dangerous, though the exposé made three years ago bad improved them also considerably. De. Garrieh 1d that he bad been poisoned by the use of water that bad been a loug time in a lead pipe. When thus attacked he—not relying upon bis owu ideus—censulted other physicians, no less than tea of them. Allof them differed, and he was bound to say that if be bad followed their advice he would now bein Greenwood, The malady disappeared when ho used other water, He agreed, however, with othor speakers that the hatr dyes were dangerous. A member bere arose and offered hima dollara head tor each caso of poisoning by bair dye be could produce, ‘The sense of the meeting, howevor, that hair dyes wore poisonous, and, resolution of thanks to Dr. Hamilton, Journed, EMIGRATION jeemed to be fier voting @ meeting ud+ LELCHES, Of tate numerous complaints have come to Captain Caffrey, of the First precinct, about conidence men swindling emigrants and travellers by means of the bogus gold dodge, The headquarters of the gang soemed to be near the fuot uf Maiden lane, in the vi~ cinity of some shipping otlices, Yosterday Detective Hogan arrested two men on suspicion, They were arraigned before Judge Duffy, at the Tombs Po- lice Court, and remanded tor further evidence, Their names are James Duncan, alias Jimmie Dumont of No. 156 Essex street, aud Alfred Wilson, of No, Li Broome sirect, At first the magistrate was inclined to toink that the officer had made a mistake, the pris- oners both being men of good appearauce; but the detective explained that they were both well known to the police as old offenders. Their pictures, he ulso statod, Were at present ic tho Rogues’ Gallery, Tho police expect to convict the prisoners with having swindled & man whose namo ts not at present knowa out of $100, MUNICIPAL NOTES. The Board of Apportionment met at noon yestorday in the Mayor’s office, Mayor, Ely, Comptroller Kelly, Aldermac Purroy and Tax Commissioner Wheeler were present. The provisional estimates as submitted to the Board of Aldermen and the reasons for their adoption wero pussed. ‘The Finance Departmont yesterday paid $19,817 38 to the Founding Asylum, under the charge of the Sisters of Charity, for the moutn of October. Corporation Codusel Whitney bas boon asked to give an opin to the power of the Board of Appor! ment to cat down the salary of Commission Jurors Duola, The departmental estima yr 1878 were trans- mitted to the Aildermon yesterday, They will be takeo up and considered on next Tuesday, Tho sum of $6,699 89 was yesterday id by Comp- troller Kelly to the dock laborers for work done during the two weeks ending Uctober 27, /,* A CONFUSED SUIT. Before the New Jerscy Vice Chancellor in Newarhy | terday « case came up so complicated that it wou, the average Philadelphia jim of the law crazy, In) ary, 1873, Adam Klein's wool and cotton factoR, the Newark Meadows, burned down, It was inh in five Newark companies, bat payment was r: on the ground that Klein aid not own the prem Alter insuring the property {t seems Kicin * doed of it toa creditor, Mr. J. N. Pidcock, a iP of the NewJersey Senate from Hunterdon coun ’#® claimed, Lowever, to be the real owner, the veing merely collateral security, Befor ment was made Kiein went into bankrapte; therealter his assignee, Mr. K, N, Mall with the company on the basis of tw of the amount of the insurance. Ata Shoril’s sa the property in question Mr. Pidcock bought it 1) Brotuners, of New York, still hoid a balance of @ m gage on the property, given to them by Klein, DOW propose to loreciose it, Pidcook bas taken | matter into the Court of Chancery to prevent ther the ground that if the agsignee had not wrongly > promised with the insurance companies euough © bave been received from them to satisfy all, inste oniy apartof Dyke Brothers’ clafm, The case postponed #0 as to afford tim introuuce thi Bighee as a party to the suit, ot JERSEY CITY'S COURT SITE” ( A decision was rendered in the Now Jersey Suj** Court at Trenton youtorday deciaring the purct!'® the new court site in Jersey City for $250,000 n void, and setting aside the action of the Board of holders in passing the resolution and of Di Halsted in signing the bonds, Lb will be Fr! bored that the Director rushed the sim through so hastily, that when Mayor jue and a commitice of taxpayors wom + County Coilecror to serve fhe injunction that officer informed thom that shpith an hour too late, as the bonds bad alread; signed and delivered. An indignation m eid a fow days alterward and the case was the courts, with the result stated, Direct und the trev-hoiders voted for the purehas, | jndioted and are now iting trial, Sarte wii «, Drought in the name of the couat nae men of those ollicials, lie i