The New York Herald Newspaper, October 11, 1878, Page 3

THE NEW DOMINION Difficulties in the Way of Forming a Ministry. “BXCESS «OF CONSERVATIVE STRENGTH. French Canadians Proposing to Pool Their Issues. SIR JOHN MACDONALD'S DANGER, Public Career of Those Prominently Mentioned for Position. (Br TELEGRAPH TO THE HBRALD,] MontKxat, Oct. 10, 1878 ‘The task of forming a new administration, whien Bir John A. Macdonald has undertaken, will require & little time before it can be successfully accom- Diished, It is not tuat there is any great lack of men who are willing and even anxious to assume the re- Sponsibilities of office and to lend their assistance to the Premier in this emergency, nor is the situa- ich as toimpose on him the necessity of con- g the susceptibilities of a narrow and easily and of making ion con- carefully balanced arrangements to estranged § majority, bequence at exists, is likely to It is well known that an overgrown majority isa real difficulty anda Sonstant source of anxiety tothe leader of a party in power, and such ts Sir Jobn’s present excess of Strength The greater the mass the more uawieldy 1t becomes, and if it isnot handiea skilfully it may, at any moment fall, to pieces ander its own weight, and ‘when once broken up its fragments are apt to be scat- tered around new centres of attraction. UKION OF YRENCH CANADIAXA, ‘Already the cry of union has becn uttered ameng the French Canaaians of the Provinee of Quebec, and Senator Fabre, in Levenement, noldsout ine olive branch to those of his own nationality opposea to bim in politics, The Province of Quebec has just veturned forty conservative members out ef a total representation of sixty-five in the Commons—that is to say, precisely the same numerical majority woich the lute Sir George Curtier wielded despotically tor so many yoars, and by which he was enabled tocarry pwbat measares he pleased throagh Parliament, and, \p fact, to maintain Sir Jono Macdonald iu office lm the face of an aaverse majority from his own prov. ince, Were the French-Canadian element to com- Dine at the suggestion of Senator Favre a new ua tional party would be formed which, if sn minded, Beuld restore Mr. Mackenzie to power te-morrow, Fhe temptation vo combine and run the whole gov- ‘omental machine of the Dominion must present Many alluring attractions te the predominating na- thopality in the Provinee of Quebec; and, as when a ilar Movement was On feo: last year it obtained the approbation of such men as Mr, Lavrier on eve side and Mr. Chapleau on the other, besides several loading Freven journals on both sides, the danger is not altogetbor chimerical, Mr, Massen, Bow the leader of the compact majority of ferty from Quebec, is at this moment on his way from Englaoa, and is expected at Montreal on Wednesaay next. Until he bas been consahed Sir John Macdonald is eipless to form nis Ministry. PERSONNEL OF THE NEW CABINEE, 1n the meantime rumors continue to be eireulatea ts to the probable personnel of the Cabinet, but of ®ourse motbing can be arranged at present except preiiminarics. Mr, ‘Tilley is also on Bus way to Moutreal, and is spoken of othe coming Minister of ¥inence, an office he held tm the last Macdonald government, Mr, MacPnerson, We is waid, declines to form part of the new Cabinet, tnd Sir Jobn will not beer of Mr. M. P. Ryan, of Montreal Centre, who has just been declared elected over Mr. Bernard Deviin. Dr. Tupper, Sir John’s Weutenant waile io opposition, will, according to these rumors, be mado Minister of Customs; Mr, Chapeis, Minister of tho luterior; Mr. Mackenzie Bowell, we Grand Master of the Orange Order m Minister of Prince of Public W Edwara I. These nomin tio the Dominion, Pepe, bree ur jour appoint resigned office, which * aro lished in the official guzettw. uwhile it may be as Mi Just now to sketch d ly the personal and public lif Bumes have be mipeotiy mn copatitute jabines, us stated in my deaparen last mignt SIR JOUN 4, MACDONALD. Sir Joho A. Mucdonald bas veeu so mach beforethe ple of the United Stat ton, Out. and formerly of Suiherlandenire, Seotiand. ' Sir John was vora January 11, 1816, aud 18 therefore ta bis sixty-third r, He ducated ut the Royal Grammar School, was called to the Bi was a momber of ex-Counci! of Canada from May 11, 1847, to Maren 10, 1848; ¢ Jaly 29, 1868, and trom Aw 23, 1862; also trom Maren 30, 1864, unt ot the Provinces, During this period of 1 jcceusively Keceiver ‘al, Cotmissioi sey alert General lor Uvpe was Vrime Minister. Hig Cabi- t Fewigued July 29, 1858 He ed to pilice tne following year, and soun jus Al borney General of Upper Canada, a position be Unued to bola until 1862, whom be aud bis colleagues Were defenved. Aloug with Sir Jacques UVartior be led the oppusiion in at oof §=6the Sam orth American provinces, in 1867, inte what kuowa as ine Dowimion of Gesada, Ho a He was cosirman ot ce in 1866 aud 1867, wheo tne a8 the British North America net, yy the imperial vari Gu July 1 ue was caliod to for the ed Dowsnion, wud ‘su Ww wettle jms ane of ober United States and part in the labors a hers, Deoswor of Common La Urvil, rane “Civil,” ao aon F the oath Catols of a ye mauo s neunber Hh Her wy’s Peivy Concil. Was eppow 1d lender Of the conserv: Ja 1878, siuce which time be has oe cy 0 wal the sawe year He & Manttods constituency and that ona ropreseate, $n the prime of life, so Jauntily did be bear bi je bears 4 very siriki p Benjamin Visraeli, iu Bonally ‘ue most popu Of the question. Dr. Tupper 1a trom Cassel ; Beotion of sir lewac Brock, of ry Hergurs Fecollectivi He wus bora Amuerst, N. 8.5 ed at Hor.on, N. 3.; received his degree o1 weburgh aud the diplom: the Royal ot Surgouus; was appoimsed Go Di Jollege, Halliax, 1862; Was president of a MoUical Ass tun irom 1867 to 1870; f of the Exvseutive Cuunei sua Secretary ul Nov 1863 to 1867, @ Lot 1863; & onder of the gation irom Nova seoue to the-Union Conierence, NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1878.-TRIPLE SHEET. Charlettetewn, Prince Edward Island, in 1464, alt the stages of confederation rep! ted «member of the Privy Council that body ip 1862, and was the: in be was appointed at the time of the bis native county, Cumberland, N, 8., occurred in 1874, and bis reeent eiection in September last makes the tenth time be has been the Broiee’ ehoice. He is @ very rapid speaker, een in debate und ready to revort, walle being au oxcelle partmental vilcer. SAMUBL LEONARD TILLBY. ‘The Hon. Samuel Leonard Tilley Fr of St. Joba, N. B.. wud was born at G county, May 8, 1818, ana educated grammar school, He filled a number vf local offices and was of the New from November, 1854, to 1856; July, 1867, to Marcb, 1865, and again from 1866 until confederation in 1867. Daring these periods he filled tne offices of Proviacial Secretar} of New Brunswick gov ke Dr. Tapper, delegate to Kag- land ip the interests of bis Province on more than and chaperoned his New Brunswick through = th logisiatiwo pocessary enier the confederation, while he aiso ed alter New Brunswick’s interests in tho Intercolonal Railway matter; was sworn io as member of the Dominion Cabinet in 1867, ana held ig Aye od of Minister of Customs until February 22, 1873, when he was allostea to tne office of Minie- tere ¥inance. He bold this position until the Sib ot November, 1873, of Pacilic scandal memory, wi was created Lieutenant Governor oi the Proviuce of New Brunswick with a salary of $9,000 a year. Phe Probibuory Liquer law of New Brunswick is attributed to the individ- ual exertions of the Hon, Mr. Tilley, and be is looked upon as one of Canuda’s most illustrious as ‘weil as most honest public men. His term of office as Lieutenant Govervor 18 described as baviug been singularly successiul, and, besides possessing excel lent administrative ability, be is # fluent apa wishal @ ready speuker, and is certaio to make Ggures teli tm bis administration of the Dominion finances, LOUIS ¥, B. MASSON. The Hon. Louw Francois Koverique Masson is a French Cagadian, and was born at lerreboune, im the province of Quebec, November 7, 1833, which con- Stituency he af present represents, He was educated atthe Jesait College in Georgetown and iv Worces- ser, Musi compieung bis classical studies at the St Hyacinthe College, province of Quebec, in 856, and was called to the Bar of Lower Canada in November, 1859, He was an oflicer in the Canadian militia aud served on vhe froutier in the Fenian raid in 1866, while he also held the post of brigade major vt the Eighth muitary district, He is o fluent speaker, boi in English anu French, and bis military kuowleage fits bim empnently for the pesition at tho bead uf tbe War Department. He was elected by acclamation im 1867, again im 1872 and again in 18} He ie well Knewn in connection with tbe grouna Me took a lew years since that Riel, the Manitoba rebel, and bis colleagues, snould bo purduned, and is perhaps the most able Freuch Canadian representative in Parlia- ment Having been travelling 10 Burope ior bis bealth recently he ia still absent and, notwithstanding this, was returoed at the recent general elections as member for terrevonne by over vight huadred ma- jority. He is u strong couservative, iu common with ‘Otuers already mentioned, and bas followed the for- tunes of Sir John Macaunald with unswerving loy- aity. end io No it venue until 1373, wn, Queens the county s Brunswick Executive Council member and lead 3 GRORGE 4. KIRKPATRICK. Lieutenant George A. Kirkpatrick, who is looked Upon as certain tor the pusition above noted, ts com- paratively » young man, baving been born in King- ston, Limi fe 9 13, 1841, He was educated tu ine rammar school of that city, afterward ut St. Joba’s, juevec, finally graduating at Trinity Coliege, Dublin, As moderator aud sliver medallist, in 1861, where be received the degrees of Bachelor of arts and LL.D. He was cailed to the sar of Ontario iu 1865; commands the Forty-sevouth battalion of Fronienac; was retuned to Parliament in 1870; re-elected by accl 4 10 1872 und again is 1874 anda tow days ayo. jo is an easy speaker, forcible in address, and was one ef ibe most persist- ent epponents the late government bad in the House of Commons. His majority im Frontenac, the county which he represents, was 700. JOM UKXRY POPE. The Hon. John Henry Pope, of Compton, ts presi- dent of the St Francis ana Megantic loternatienal Builway and of the Compton Colonization sesiety, director of the Bastern Townships Bunk and a trusiee of tne St. Francis College, Hichmond. He commanded the Cookshirc cavairy ior many years, was Min- ister of Agriculture trom October 25, 1871, to Novemver 6, 1873, when he retired with bis chief to the ¢old shades of opposition on the Pacific Railway question. He was returnod jor Compton in 1854 by acclamation; tn 1807 again, on Bis appointment to office, aod also iu 1872 andio 1873, wotle at the recent geueral election ho was again elected by acclamation. He 1s a strong party man, & success rather as a worker in deparimental service than as a speaker, but un element of strength to the Cabinet of Sir Joun Macdonald. J. 0. POPR. J. C, Pope, of Queens county, Prince Edward Isilau 1s one o/ the most influential men ia that island, a said to be well caiculaied to administer the impertant office of Marine aud Fisveries, He ts populur in his county, but beyond being a fair speaker has to make bis mark in she Legisluture of tho Dominion, SENATOR TRUDELLE. Senator Tradeiie, mentioned tur the effice of Re- ceiver General, comes iromi one of the oldest French Canadian families in the Province of Quebec. He ‘was bora at St. Anne de la Perade in 1836, educated at Nicolet College, calied tothe Bar in 1861 aud bas been more or less s Parliamentarian since 187]. Ho achieved some distivetion as o journalist and was itor of La Minerve, a French newspaper vf Montreal, in 1860, aud bas achieved distinction in other folds of inerary labor. He was called to the Senato of the Dominion 10 1873 and may possibly rep- Fesent that body in the Cabiuei. ALKXANDRR CAMPBRLL, Hon. Alexander Cumpbell, Seuator, ts of Scotch descent; was born iu Yorkshire, England, in 1822; came to Canada in 1827; was educated at St Hyacinthe College; culled to the Bur ot Ontario 1843; created Quean’s Councillor 1856; 1s dean of the tuculty of law 1» Queens University, Kingston, ana fills several other jecal positien« of distinction; was a member of tne Privy Council, July 1, 1867, ana was Postmaster General trom that time until tue Pacific scandal exit of the government in 1873—Novempor 4. Like nis colleagues just mentioned, he bas bad Many honors conierred on bim, avd was called to the Seuate by royal procilamaiiou May, 1867, since which time be has supported, with much earnestness, the conservative His*attacks upon the Hon. Alexander Mac- kensie’s governm: when tn the Seuate, aloug with Hou. Senator MacPherson, con- to upset that govermment in the Tecentolections. tHe isun energetic, earnest speaker, and bis venerable appearance uod known Integrity grve a force to whatever he says. Joux O'CONNOR, Mr. Joho O’Connor represents Russell, Ontario, end 1s looked upou as the leader of the lrisn Catho- lig conservatives of that Province. Hig defence of O’Doovnue, O’Neil’s compatriot, who was denounced as a Fenian, wil be remembered vy Irisumen every- where, and gave bim # fame ugioog them which be did uot betore possess, Hi a ready speaker, ses the cour: to stand by ‘his opin- tons and ts very pular with Iran Catholics througbou Me wus elected ac tho last general election by a been fo the Canadian Pariiaineut some yeurs. He also made bis mark im udvocating the rights of New Brunswick Rowman Catholics when tho lamus Scvool bill was uader discussivs—a quection which crented considerable local rivt and biovdshed ia that Province at the yma JAMZ8 MACDOXALD. dames Macdenuid, vi Pictou, N.3., 8 Comparatively wiman, He powerful ucbuser und oue of the ‘lament, while he carries consid- mewbders of the Lower Province a memvors of Miowiry are com- Deiled, under the law of parliamentary usage te revurn 8 the moment they us uct io the position assigned to tnem. bappens that jen are dvioated, Of the recent f popular feeling im favor of con- servative principles, it is more thas likely that the Fe-slection will give (hem very tittle troabie, 1M JOHN A. MACDONALD KKRPS COOL, Meanwhile Sir Jouu A. Macdonaiad takes matiers very coolly, and disapproves in musterly fashivu of deputatious, whieh crowd upon him trom hour to hour, ep His tact and readiness are early a suc. cesstul, and with o majoriiy of 14 in tne use of Vommons can & dietmor wend Of w puppet in hands of atyraontoul ty. He ts singularly fortunate that he ot whoo tue tidal wave of adversity over- ed ine Province, and now comes back upon what is presumed to be a reiura of tude of will do nis = protectivn how he Will steer it to with much inierest by Cauadiaus vf all snades of pol- Mics, winie Great Britam by it fools just a little Apxiety to koow bow (nr Cauada will go io ous her iadustries, Tif¥e witi teil. ATTACKED BY A DEER. ‘Agoniszing ories for heip greeted the ears of th bh ave: car while Prospect Park, Brookiyu, yesterday morning. fence, they saw a boy lying o1 back the deer paddock, where a tarious deer was gor! ‘With ite untiers, aud made basse to drive off the tnfu- riated animal. Tue boy was found to bave received a severe lacorated wound in the flesby part of bie right thigh. aud was alse cut anu bruised avout the face aud shoulders, His name is Jobo Keonifl, the sou of tho keeper ef the paddock, ag at No. 699 Bergen street, ie nadclimbed over toe ience fer the ‘pese of gatboring chestuuts, While thus occu- Beng of w lieved, for bis timely rescue, Ho was te moved o the City Hospital im an ambulance, WAXLAID BY TKAMPS., About Give o’elock yesterday morning, as James Witteke, a milkman, residing tn Passaic Valiey, N. J., ing (0 Paterson with bis eam, bo was set upon ing auy Vuluavies vy tearing ik over him, He resiswd as mae 1, Who, alter givia ung, pearly ea on the road, He at once returned to hie home, put on another sait of clothes aod resumed bis business, THOSE “CIPHER DESPATCHES.” INTERVIEW WITH ONE OF MR. TILDEN’S MAx- AGERS IN FLOBIDA—ENOWS NOTHING OF THE DESPATCHES AND DOES NOT BELIEVE IN THEM—COUNTER CHARGES MaDE—WHAT LEVERETT SALTONSTALL HAS TO SAY. Bostow, Oct. 10, 1878. Leverett Saltonstall, of this city, who was one of Mr, Tilden’s representatives in Florida during the counting of the electoral voter, on being ques- tioned im reference to tne cipher despatches pub- lished in the Now York Tribune, sald that though he bad heard of alleged tramsiation of these dospatches in that journal, be had not seen th a copy of the paper containing them was handed bim, and alter five minutes spent in reading several of the more important despatches, Mr. Saltenstal! went on as follows:—*'l never saw any telegrams io cipher while I was at Tallabassee. Mr. Manten Marbie once showed me a long telegram, that was not in cipher, that he proposed to send te the World, and that was the only telegram 1 ever saw while there. Marble did his business in bis own way. 1 would like to say that if all the telegrams on both sides were shown we should see far more fraud on the republican side t! Vor wus dreamt in these imagined cipher translations of tbe Tribune's, My velief is that there were daily tele- grams exchunged between Secretury Sherman and Governor Noyes, who was at Tallahassee, and « con- t stiffening up of the Florida Boara by these despatches until the Louisiana Board haa acted. The Florida Board, 1 believe, did not dare to commit the frauds which they commitiea wholly on their own Fesponsibility.” “Did you near, while at Tallahassee, any talk of buying the vote of the Board ?” the reporter asked. “I bad no reason to expect the slightest effort to use bribery on the demoeratic side, nor do I’ now be- hhevet here was any,” Mr. Saltonsiall replied. “I was Bot there as oné of tho democratic managers, but mmply went down at the request of the National Democratic Committee to witness the count, Like all other democratic visitors, we gave our own time, and went at our own expense, to per- form what we conceived to be a patriotic daty. I saw enough, however, to ce ce me that Governor Noyes 18 not the saint that he affects to be; and if all bis doings were oxposed and ali the Velugrams that be received and seat were translated and published, | think a chapter of iniamy would be expowed to the people that would make this pretended Tribune exposure, even if true; uppear very trivial. ‘COUNTER CHARGKH, I bave heard from tne mauuxsrs on the republican side boastings Of what was going on io Louisiana on the part of the Returviwg Board, whieh alterward proved to be truc, end tbat cob- vinced me that daily intelligence was cou- municated from New Orleans to Governor Noyes and Mr. W. &. Chendier. 1 bave sven un uilidevit trom ove of the Florida counties—Alachua county, I toink—purporting to be the affidavit of 800 and more ‘Voters, Whose names were all to the same bundwrit- ing. presented to the Beard by Governor Noyes, and when bis attention was called to the iact his ealy answer was a smile.’” “What bave you to say tothe fact stated im the Tribune that the local democratic managers were bolding back returus trom several counties uotli the- Board nud opened the uther ros, so that requisite democratic majorities could be manufactured 1u those counties ?* “that is false, It was impossible, because the Managers of those precincts were republicans, every one of the! ‘The rewurns were kept back by them for their own purpose, sod the Florida democratic managers bad to seud couriers oul, at great ex; into these outlying counties to get copies of tue re- turns irom tne court houses, That charg at least ts a lie, aud entirely made up, whether in ovber re- spects these alleged translations are true or not,” “Was there an attempt nade to influense the board by the democratic managers?” “Sach a thing was utterly impeesibie. The aemo- cratic managers were treated as novodies by the Re- turving Board. I repeut ee 1 pave ever suid, that the fraud perpetrated by the Returning Beard uf Florida was too palpable to admit of the lightest doubt im the mind of any reasonabie, fair-minded aad tateligent mas.’’ DON'T BELIEVE IT. 7, you doubt the truiniuiness of these transla- tlons??” “+1 Dave never seen one of these you present them to me now, per of any seon despi lived in the next house, and in the pext reom to Mr, Marble, avd 1 cannet but think that if such transne- tioa8 went on, | should Dave beard of tuem = cannot believe i Aad I moss wely believe tnat, these transiations are true or out, Mr, reat aeanybedy’s, and l de not hesitate to say that Mr. ‘vie isa ruined maa. But 1 canaot believe it, tor I was near Mr. Marbie throughout the time covered by these despatehes, and he appeared to me at all umes, in the condect of the case for the democrasic party, to bea nigh-mii hooorable geniieman. 1 am uowiliing to crodit tuat, unger any circumstances, he ever aeuamed to do what be is socused of by the “On what ground do Dase year doubt of the genuineness of the translation?” “+L notice that the fribune assumes to guess at the Signature of Mr, Marvio to several of the gravest of these pretended traosiatious, aud that to other de- Spatches, net sigued, it aso.assumes to allx the sig- Datures ui other geatiomen vought to be 1nplicated, ‘This | capoot bat regara as warrantabie assuiup> jou, 11 Cipher despatones ure to be stolen—and that would seem to bea sufficiently grave matter—but Ii, beyond tuat, a translation of tuese cipber despatebes is to be assumed and cames are alse to be attached at random where, in the originals, none are really signed to them, who 1s to be sale among all our public mon against charges of bribery, or any other grave impa- WaS THE BOARD PURCHASABLE? “But Mr. Marbie bas bimself said, Mr. Saltonstall, thas is upen secret that the Board's vote was purebasable,”” “I bave net the slightest doubt fa the world that that vote could have been bought, If Mr. Tilden had Deon dishonorable enough te vesire it dene, ior a great weal less than $50,000 or $20,000; far lew. And I Dave this to say, that If it 1m established that $50,000 wus offered and retused for their vole, then they must bave received more than $60,000 trom vuner sige If bau offer were made—m: you, I don’t believe u—tnere is no question larger sum was paid tnem by tue republican side,” ++ do not believe, as @ matter of iact, that money was paid by the osner sido, or offered, bi Were paid by promises ofMice as the evens prov Mr. Hayes—and thas w the great thing | Dave aguinst hitm—rewarded every man of them with au office ax soun @s became ip, What bas always tied mo with *| more disgust io regard to Noyes’ conduct than twat Of apy olber promiavnt mae ia Florida at oat timo is thus I aiways kuew bim to be there as tne cou- Adential iriegd of Mr. Huyes, the President.”’ “You were at Tallahassee until the vete was de- clareat”” “L was, and tt was tbe most disagreeabie task | ever bad to pertorm, for I saw a gross sed avewinabie wrong, whieh | was powerless to prevent, committed bet my eyes, | serieusly apprebend tbat its suc- Cousiul iusue will make it a precedent aod that it will Prove ia the iuture tue rock on which our tree gov- erument will be wrecked."’ Mr, paltonstall said ve recalled no farther incidents deariag om the ry 1870, and, Davia, bune’s revelations, tne interview ended, WHER ABE MESSRS. TILDEN, HAVEMEIER AND MAUBLE?—a BEPORTER’s VAIN E¥FORTS TO FIND THEM. To gratily tne argent desire om the part of the public to kaow whether the persons named in the cipher despatches bad uay reply to make to their pabiwation a 1 they proposed io make any pablic explanation, a Hana reporter wus instructed to seek for Mr. Tilden, tor Mr. Haury Havemeyer ana tor M Maoton Murbie, and to obtain some sort of answer bis questions, Appreciating its difflcaitses, be pon- dered deeply over the undertaking aud wiiu Orm re- solves et forth, Obviously the Arst thing to be di Was lo see the gentlemen, lor the intorviewor as well as the Qvok learos io appreciate the necessity of primartiy cupturiug bis game. ‘br, Tiiden bas two addresses, One is bis law nis residence, Te bis office Me. Tideu is nos ip.’ “Le consented, to tuke tue caller's waterly ate loss to ks became be 18 kaown, oxce through tradition, {tis hard to sey, 108 M'dees fel bear that be visits it. What Messrs, Tilden, Havemeyer 4ud Marble may havo to say on the subject of the cipher deepatehes is bh ‘still a sealed book. TILDEN’S INCOME TAX SUIT. (ex TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Durnorr, Mich., Oct. 10, 1878, There wore no further proceedings in the examina- tion of Toomas Harland before United Stares Commis- sioner Davison to-day, two adjournments being taken, the second until to-morrow, in order to accommodate the United States Auorney in the preparation of his evideuce, In the Circuit Court, this morning, 1 awerto Judge Baxter’s order to return the stolen books Mr. Lothrop, counse! for MoClosky, said that the beoks would be returned. At the same time be desired to read the stutement of Lawrence MoClosky 1m reference to the matter of the taking of the books. WCLOSRY's STATEMENT, E Mr. Lothrop then read the statement, which, after Fehearsing the {ucts of Wetmore’s discharge ss superintendent of the mine and his subsequent re- fusal to deliver the books, goes on to sey that the t knows it to be a fact that the books taken re not there by any order of niv, bus by a simple request of the District Attorney; suas Mr. Wetmore retused to deliver \nem to tbe might become a part of the deposi- long been convinced that jn was) «the only to the jon ot sthe Company, aod that be proceod: vefore John O’Keele, a justice of the peace, try and determin re now at ish pe: of the company. JUDGE BAXTER’: Judge Baxter—' y inte ul returned to the ve complete bis depositio: has done precisely what ue should huve more who produced them (Maynard) bas votihed Company ot his sentiee, thas xing the eaaya, CHINA AND JAPAN, MOBS AND MISSIONARIKS IN CHINA—HOW JAPAN PROPOSES TO REDEEM HER BONDS— THK EMPEROR'S TOWR, Sax Prazctaco, Oct, 10, 1878, The steamer Belgic arrived nere at noon to-duy, with advices frou Hong Kong to September 12 and from Yokubama te seplember 22 as tollows:— tg The difficulties between foreign Coristian missions and pative fanatics couuuue in tho Province of Fu Kien, and churches and schools havo been burned by tne riotera,, Dangerous movs have congregated in tho district of Cuusan in Consequence of oppressive taxation, and 200,000 poeenie threaten to riso at Ningpo ottigials have only u iow sand weighborneod. Several lives Lave tu desultory eonflicts, AN ABBCONDING OVPICLAL F. 8. Huffam, the Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Cour Hong Kons, bad absconded to the For ony of Macao with some $70,000 in official tunds. His wrrest was impossible for some time owing to the absence of an extradition treaty between Euu- lund and Porsugal, but orders for bis rendition wor bese) telex: 4 trom Lisbon, and he is pow (nt : . H. Barley has arrived at Shanghai to assume the office of Vice Consul General, Julius Stveoel will Fesurn to bis own con obe, Japan. 4 DANGERUD: RI MENT, It is propesed to dispense with the Knglish garrison at Hong Kong and replace it with a Coinese regiment of picked wen, CHINESM DIPLOMATIC CHAxGKS, 1b is reported tuat Rus, now Cuinese Minister to England snd France, is about to be replaced bya fit, nobleman uamed Tsing Chi Ta, an advanved wberal ior bis class Sing, tho Kavey to Gormany, will also returp. He will ve succeeded by Li Fao; Pao, Chargé u’affal THE JaPaNxse The annoat buuge. of the Finaace ET. jupanese Minister of tho Your wtervening betwoen July a July 9, 1879, which was 18, 1878, this month, estimates the aevenue $53,000,000. and the expenditures at precisely same amount, The chiet reliauce for income is giaod tax of over 000,000. The principal expen- diture wi, be for Feductien of the national debt. There is aow nearly 000,000. dee at home und $13,000,000: $20,000,000 annuaily, so that tae debt pletely extinguished in twenty-eight yoars if bis pian 1s persevered ja. Tbe Guanctal oatiook is regaruead as iavurable un the je if peace is od and internal resources developed, THE BMPKROR’s TOUR, The Emperor uas reacued Higota, the northern imu of b rf, Rad will presenaly tur: ward, Visiting the ancient capital, Kiotu, whence be will re- turn bo Tukie jn Ustober. REMGNATION OF 4 CONRUL, H, W. Denison, Vice Cousul General at Yokohama, has resigned his office anu entered upoa the pracsce of law. THES OROPs. The Deaviest raing au fuoas which have occurred aged, bridges carried pended for two days, A Bo estimate as to the any saras ns of disturbunce amung the soidiery which ted by the last mai! have ceased. mneriesn bark Justine H. lagersoll arrived York. On July 6, aur- Mr. Gasion, wus by es seaman named Lamp, who is “veen establisned by the Japanose im Islands in the Pactic Ocesn, Schools have government on the HOW TO LESSEN INDiAN OUTRAGES, Naw Yong, Oct. 7, 1878 To tau Evitor or THs Henato:— Ia July, 1876, avortly alter tbe massacre of Custer and his command, you were kind enough to print some suggestions of mine bearing on the then impor- taut topic, What shali wo do with theiudiaus? Ana subsequent events having conirmed tne opinions I then expressed 1 beg leave to call your ati to them again. Vospatones of October 4 from the seat of the troubles with tho Cbeyeuses contain two statemenis which should bring @ blusb to the face of every American whe wishes to bave bis country well governed and the wurds of the sation—ior such are the indians—justiy trestea, to say the least, are iniwrmed succeed to vulmarchiy; 1 imptubable, possess over tity mu totbem by Dting purposes, Kagisud learned, in the bitter she uae ue: id juuition, ladiaa Ageut at Fort Rone for fale of 57, a lesson habive (oops are wuien, Lower mpire, would ite Wee in cai disgrace! ag, band Kr iudiuna fase ekpense wilt be board ne more in ihe 4, ALLBN MORGAN CLAY. REPUBLICS AKE UNGKATEFUL, Vout Custen, M. T., Sept. 23, 1878 To Epiron ov tux fimaato:— i notice in a me HenaLp ao letter irom Tongue River 1@ regard to the desa oa Custer’s vattle field. ‘The writer is correct as far as he goes, except regard. ing Gonoral Custer*sremains, Those of Colonel Tum Custer, 1 velieve, are here, of at least s part of them, ‘wrive the ‘avove, taken ap b, brave eolaiers! pencs-ane docentiy sanerred, ase + gene ol the United Stetes, He threutens tu enforce THE NATURALIZATION MUDDLE. Effort to Prove the Validity of the Al- leged Bogus Certificates. ALGERNON 8, SOLLIVAN’S ARGUMEN’ Questions that Involve the Citizenship of Fifty Thousand Men and Women, The question of the legality of naturalization papers, which was recently so promiveatiy brougnt betore the public by Johu 1. Davenport, Chief Supervisor ef Klections, the object of which was, as alleged, to Gisfranchise some forty or fifty thousand voters in this any, came before Judge Freedman, yesterday, in the Superior Court, Special Term, on motions tn three test cases brought by Mr. Algernon 8, Sullivan. Mr, Davenport, as will be remembered, objected to certain books aud records kept in tue Naturalization Bureaa as insufiicrent proot of the proper naturuliza- tion of the persons named in them. Proceediags were accordingly taken to bave the decision of a Judge in Chambers on the points raised by the Super- Visor’s objection, Mr, Sullivap, although notice bad been served onthe United Siates District Attorney, Was ihe sole representative in court to fight the ‘battle in this important legal controversy. ‘Mr. Sullivan, 10 opening bis argument, said:—“The motions are to bave the record of the proceedings and of tue judgments on the applications of these Persons to be admitted citizens of the United States perfveted by an entry thercof in the minute book of ‘the Oourt, Kuch promovent duly applied to be ad- mitted a citizen of tne United States im open court, on iull pretiminary compliance q@itn the Unied States Statute, and took the required oaths, supported by the necessary, and, to the Court, satisiuctory Prof, by witnesses sworn in open court, ihe Court gave judgment to admit each of these persone to citi- zenenip, and the officiating Judge gave bis order to that cflest to the clerk of the court by subseribing the wnittais of bis pame upon the written and oath tested proofs 12 the case, and banded the same to the clerk, with directions to do all that the law reqdired, THE OATH OF ALLEGIAxOx. “This was in court, end then aud there the clerk administered’ to each of said parties the outh, com- monly called ‘the oath of allegiance,’ as required by. law, aad the applicanis took the oath and subscrived it in the fonw of an affidavit. At the same time ana place the clerk, under the seal of the Court, «i to eact of gaia duly adjudged citizens a certificate toat the Court bad so udjadged in their beball respectively. Tno olork received from tho Court suid papers and ‘fat,’ acted thereon by administering the ‘oath of a! legiance’ and certifying to the judgment, then e @orsed and filed the papers aud ‘nat’ among the court records, as @ part thereof, and entered the Bames of the parties and otber tacts connected witn @ach proceeding tu a vook of index o! vuturalized eitigete That book is one of several books of like Character regularly kept sod permanently preserved amoung the records of the clerk's office. Lhe pro- movents bave ulways Delieved und been uavised tbat the procesuiny and Judgment above reciteu secured and adinitted them to citizenship of the United Siutes, Recently, however, the Supervisor in Cuil of Kiec- tions in this uisirict, under the uct of Congress, bas demanded irom tue promoveuts possession of ineir certificutes of naturalization, Under threat of crimiual habutties should tacy reiuse, at ibe same time alleg- tog that said proceedings and judgment i this court ure a nallity und juat said parties are not citi- penalties aguinet them criminally if they attompt to Vote af the next election. The only ground ef such allegation ana threat 1s that there 18 no legel record Of said judgment, sduitéing to clitzenship, in other words, that theolerk uid not write out ap entry in sume. Minute book of tho Lact Of said proceeding aud Judgment, . THE QUESTIONS PRESENTED. “Phe questions prosented ou these motions are:— Firat—Did the clerk omis to do anystuing in the prem- tees thas be snould bave doue? Seound—is such Omission, i any, operative so prevent the efficuoy ef aid Jougments of naturalization and to Bullity them ? ‘Third—It inore be a defect in sata recoras, is it cura- die oy an order to make the proper order nunc pro tanec ‘tne law prescribing the manner of naturalization is in sections 2,105 to 2,172 inclasive, Revisea Starates Of the United States, Section 2,165 ts dsvided into wix paragraphs, The Grst prescrives tue declaration of Intention to become a citizen, Tne secoud preserives tne cath of alle; waieb shall be taken, aod this paragraph ends with the direction, ‘which proceedings shall be recorded by the clerk of the court,’ tbe uext paragraph, woich prescribes whut facts on said up- phesation shall be estavlished to the satisiuctiva of She'Court, aud by what evidence, is silent as wu record being necessary. ‘So iar as record ts directed by this statute, or re- quired by prescriptive usage in common tue question still remains, ‘What manoer required?’ The answer to this query will the pendiog motions. ‘Kecoru’ defined im the ola books is a ‘memorial or Femembrunce ia rolis of parch- mentof the proceedings und acts 0 a court of Justice, which bath powér to held « plea’ according to ibe coarse of tue common law, of real or iixed actions, &c., &c., wick we call courts of record.’ A ‘minute book’ as we call it, 1s a ining 0: very modern to show that the only form of preserving a ‘memorial oF remem braace of the proceedings and acts of acoury’ book so culled. This Court respect thereto Tuere is uo law to probibit the clerk trom keeping on a sep- arate piece of jr bis ‘memorial of every proceed. ‘ng und aot of a court.’ Nor is there auy law pre- scribing the form or limiting @ proportions of such memoria. The object and purpose ts to have &@ ‘memorial,’ and this object bemy reached, « Mavner aod jorm cease to Lave jm, ca, In the mbsence @! vt te the place sad shape! the record, anless t shail give positive rules in relation therere, Mr. Sullivan then went on to say:—“Our motion Ws vot to supply & record where none exists, vat to ive (uller expression in au eXisting record of a imat uppearing by the Court records—nawely, the adjudi- cation of the Court iu a proceediax that was properly before it, The tuct that the record of nutaranzstjon procoedings for a period of avout thirty yoars 1s sifai- jar to the record exhibited in these casos should be considered by the Court. A decision in tnese wiil de- termine the Valiany of clatms to oitixe ip ot more than fitty tuousend menu aud about “ve inou- sand women, The tities of real estate valued at jadreus of millions of dollars will be affecceu by decision, 11 the meu and womea why build or held and co! eu property were aliens the law of New York is tuat they cannot hold or convey reai @state, and what is qual imporiauce, these persuas: Are not entitled to the irauchiwo of eitizensuip of the United States with ail its privileges, They are not sUdject Lo allegiance to the Uoned States, and will bo which they have hoa- AUSENCK OF THE UNITRD STATES DIGTRICT ATTORNEY. Having (bus spoken at jeugin upud ine quesioos tavoived Me, Sulll ly relerred to the abeence Of tho United States District Avoruey and Mr. Duven- that he Jelt 1$ us duty ag well as a cour- heuld inturm them of this application und request (herr presence in court so tbat ibey might suggeas w: jor consideration Of law oF iact thoy doeiued proper, but these officials, although eo! tog with wim, wi «i bin that they did not deem it consistent with their obligations tv appear and take 0 proceedings. ouciusion vi the argument of counsel Judge Freodman wok tho papers, reservi jecision, LOCAL POLITICS, port, sayt tery thut bo ; NATIONAL GREERBACK-LaLOR CITY AND COUNTY CONVENTION, A convention of the natronal greenback-laver party of tn Yana ceanty of New York was heia iast night in Scivace Hail, Righth sireet, W. A. A. Carsey in the chair, A number of ladies were present on the platform Alter that Chauncey Shaifer b: feuounced politics, and that be had gone into the Service of religion and total abstinence. Hence ould net consist dace of the gree! ame was thereupon LW. Conov: » Richar Pj Aldermen at Lai vam F. Kirk, Henry Nicuols MR. CONOVER INDORSED FOR MAYOR. In potat of nambers, 16 and calcium lights the meetin; ball ot Cooper Union last ovening te advance the ja- terests of Samuel W. Conover for Mayor was a euccons, Mr, Thomas Bresiand presided, oy had been made Db: Pavrien ‘Logan, 3 Melson W. oung, Dt. Bora. Jona hy and James MeGovera reaviu- tons were adopted thaorsing Mr. Samua: W. Conover for Mayor. at the conciusion of tbe mass cuucus of the Various delegates was pei¢, When ucom- mittee Of twenty-one was appointed to cenfer with Mr. Kelly to-day in the interest of Mr, Comover’s nomination, THE CITY DEMOCRACY. A large attended meeting of the Executive Commit: tee of the City Demecracy was held last night at tneie beadquarters in Fourth avenue, The chair was taken by Mr, Jobo B. Haskin, After specches had bees made by ofr. James O’Brien, Mr, Robert Noney and Mr. Theodore E, Yemlinson,'the following resolution Was upanimously passed ;— Rosolved, That the city democracy regret and deeply ae- plore the falluce of tholt effort with that’ of the soanty democracy and of t nals and the labor-greenback Presentatives, ou the 9th inst the Cooper, McCool or Irving liall demvec ther orjeanizations opposed to Tammany. H unite in electing delegates to une county conv. called under the auspices of ail the organisations oppuse to Tammany fall, to nominate @ candidate for Mayor aud vther eounty officers through a union of all organisa- tions, and with @ view to certain victory. ‘The following are th es fixed for the several con- *vontions:—County C ation, Octover 1; Con-. groasional, 16th; Aldermanic, 19th; Senatorial, Zlst; Assembly, 224. Ye te ANTI-TAMMANY PRIMARIES. The Irving Ha!) democracy (Cooper-Hewitt branch of the auti-Tammany party) held their primary @lections last evening, and chose delegates to their county Convention, meeting at Irving Hall en the evoning of the 16th of October; to Congressional con- Ventions, on tbe 17th; to Senatorial district Alder. Manic conventions, on the 2lst; to a Sena torial Convention in the Seventh district to fill tho vacapcy caused by the death of Joun Morria:ey, oa the 22d, and to Assembly Conventions on the 231 0f October, Amoug tho delegates elected were tho fal- Jowing:—Koday 8. Brassell, Alexander V. Daviuson, Nelson, J, Waterbury, Oswald Qtiendorfer, ex- Assemblyman Thomas Castizan, Robert B. Roose. Volt, Bernard Casserly, Frank Duffy, Joseph Biumentbal, Edward Cooper, F. F. | Marbury, ex-scnator’ John Fox, James iianly, John R. Fellows, Herman Uni, Dr. Josepn Moorhead, James Daly, M. W. Brown, Maurice J. Power, Juuge Heury Murray, Joun F. Rottmau, Adeiph L, Sanger, Huvert O’Thompson, Ruius F.’ Andrews, Thomas Francis Bourke, Joho D. Meagner, Jopp M. Carl, Pat- rick Anthony, Coioae! John Tracy, John Y. Savage, Josep Moaheimer, Major J. Haggerty, Albert Car doza and Dr. C, E. Simmons, CLARESON N. POTTER RENOMINATED. The democrats of the Twelfth Congressional dis trict, comprising the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth ‘wards of this city and Westchester county, held thelr convention in Morrisania yesterday to nominate « candidate for Congress. Colonel James J, Moon culled the assombiage to order. Mr. Clar! N. P 8 Heminated for re-election aud a comi appyinted to inform bim of th ry werd then adopted approving of the action of the Syracuse Convention; denouncing the “hideous ras- calities of the republican Returning Boards,” ap- plauding Mr. Potter’s work 10 Congress and dowand- ing bis “bewt endeavors to prevent ti or enactment ‘0! lawa which inure few at the cust of ruin and bankruptcy to Yndustrial enterprises.” Ine meeting was harmonious, CAMPAIGN NOTES. In three of the wurds of Newark there isto be a recount, whicn may lose the democrats two aldermen and gain them one. In consequence of an informality in the call forthe county convention of the greeaback-labor party in Queens county it was decided not to hold it yester. day tw Jamaica. [tis understood tat it will be heid ReXt woek to suit the convenience of General Crooks. the canuiuate for Congress. Colonel Dudley 3. Steele was last night renominatea for the Assembly, by the dewecrats of the First dis- trict, Jersey osty. The republicans nominated Joba . Faugemann in the Seweutn, and Henry Dusenbery iu the Fifth district, A second Greenback Convention in Hudson county, N, J., bas been cased, to meet at the Avenue House, Jersey City, to-morrow, to Bomioate candidates tor Congress und Sheriff, The Executive Commusiee of the greenback organization denounce the proposed jon as a gang of strikers and dissatisfied dem- oorats. Aba meeting of the Filth District Congressional Convention of the Hanlon-U’Reilly greenbackers at the Metrupolitau Assembly Rooms, Hester street, last evening, James EK. Kerrigan was usauimousiy nemivated for Congress in that district. Tne same rity nomicated James Bryan for Assembiy in the ixth district, and io the Seventeenth district they neminatod Micbael J. Fiyun for Assembly. At the Couuty Convention of the German-American Inde- endent Association in Beethoven Hall last evening Potiee Justice Oiwterbourg was nominased for City nage. ‘The Salem county (N. J.) republicans have nomi. mated Quinton Keasby, of Salem, for Senator; George W. Barton tor Sherif, Abraham Cockran ior Assem- bly from the First district ana Captain Joba T. Gar- wooa from the Second district, Tbe Union County (N. J.) Repabtican Convention mot at Eiuzabevn yesterday aud nowinated B. A. Vall, me eeewere for State Senator and setn B. Kyder tox heri! i THE MAYORALTY. JOHN FOLEY AND HIS COMMITTEE AMONG THE EDITORS—PRESENTING THB COMMITTBE'S ViEWS AND LONGINGS, Mr. Jobn Foley, Mr. David F, Baker, Mr. James Buell, president of the Importers.and Traders’ Bank, and Dx Ragoipn Tevrezky, one of the physicians o/ the Mount Sinai Hospital, madeatour of the news: paper offices yesterday. Tnese gentlemen are mem- bers of the Fifth Ave: Hotel Commities, on Saturday evening last designatea fvo gentiomen, irom whose number was to be selected a candidate for the office of Mayor ofthe city. The object of these geotiemon in visiting the newspaper offices was, as ove of them remarked, ‘to obtain the support of the press for Candidate that may be chosen out of thé five.” This visit was the occasion of some little excite. ment in the vicinity of the various newepaper oifices, iaaamach as Mr, Joho Foley is known, not only to the generat public who are met wih the sidewalks, but oven by the newspaper boys who run between your feet im the neighborhood of Newspaper Row and ite Victmity, To see this gentleman, accompanied in for. mal proce: by a number of other geatiem: aud that procession clesead by a bevy of city reporters, was a circumstance that called forth a good deal of sidewalk witticiem, Mr. Foley is, however, used te that sort of thing, ana d:d not seem to mind it, At the Hxxatp office Mr. Foley told his story ia rather a formal speech. The gist, however, of hia address may ve briefly stated. Mo said that the Fifth Aveuue Hotel Commiiteo w entirely nm tenn; tbat it is iudiflerent to politics; that its evjoct te te select a Mayor who wiil, wuea in office, use his best endoavors that tax levy shall not be more than two per ovni; that all salaries paid by the manieipal- ity apove $5,000 shall be reduced at least twenty-ive cent, sodtoat the Mayor shall imeiss vu; a Favutat economical discharge by each oftetal ot the daties that he has veen appointed to di tnat any jatiure in that respect shalt be foliowed vy a execcise of tho removal power vested by the char- in the Mayer. WANTING TO KNOW. To the inquiry us to what the Fifth Aveage Com. mittee would do in the event of any one of their chosen five not being placed on the ticket by any of the so-called party vrganizat! Mr. Foley replied that in tuat evens the commitiee would raise funds enough to piace a tieket fer Mayor in the fleid selecied from the five desiguated geutiemen, and would use their best exertions to bave nim MORK QUESTIONS. Mr, Foley made u Similar addrees at the other a per offices Visited, and was received with every AY abu listened to with respectiul attention, Tribune, Mr. Wuttelaw Reid, asked pot a fact roperty jue. Mr, not aware of any such yt wae so. Mr, Reid also suge whether tho object sought—that of reduction aularies—could be u would, he thought, be for city and county and net ia the fall, MISSING RETURNS, The case of the contested election of Charity Commissioner Moses Kessel, of ty City Clerk Denis McNamara thes during ae removal jw Mauscrpal jarluie u = ricis were ey ach boxes containieg the val- & room on the fourth floor When the gas expionon a few months ago there were broken, aud way » Pouce Luspector Wad corroborated the testimuay of tho Superiniendeat Several over witnosses were examined, aad the case