The New York Herald Newspaper, October 18, 1878, Page 3

ANYTHING TO BEAT TAMMANY, The Conference Committee’s Harmonious Meeting. EDWARD COOPER LOOMING UP. A Lively Contest Over the City Judge and District Attomeyship. PHELPS Ok DITTENHOEFER—WHICH ? ——___+____. The tour conference committees appointed by tho tepublicans—Irviog Hall Democracy, City Democracy, Covnty Democracy anu German Indepeudent Organ- Méation—came together at threo o’clock yesterday @iternoon at the rooms of the Lincoln Club, No, 37 Clinton place, The object of the mecting hud been ApnoUncEd ut the respective county conventions of theese parties, It was conceded in advance that many difiiculties Jay in the path of a harmonious conclusion, but It ‘Was apparent irom the start that the republicans were 4u earnest in their attempts to effect a perfect coali- Mion between all the clements in epposition to the Wigwam, “I vell you,” remarked one of the sidewalk politi- Blanes whe lingered around the doors of the meoung Foom, “this thing has been fixed, Edward Cooper will be accepted by-the republicans, Tuis action will of courae satisfy the Irving Mall democrats, and tho O’Srien-Bizby parties will then be compelied to full lato Moo under the Cooper banner, Mr, O’Bricn 18 \0o good a leader and too shrewd a politician not to accept the iuevitablc, Ho has educated his followers be oppose Tammany, and be cauuot afford at this Mme, it is claimed by the Coopor party, to throw any impediments in the way of a perfect coulition of the @atwide foress, There is no doubt that the city de- Mocracy bas a large foliowing. They will rally around Shei loaders against ‘Tammuay Hall, but notin any Movements which means side assistance to that orgun- tzation.’? . “ls it, then,.a fixed tact-that the republicans will ‘agree upon Cooper ?”” “I bave every reason. to know it. Such a state. mMout wus to-day made in-confideuce by Collector Ar- shur, Mr, Bliss ana other maders,” Mt not probablo that Mr. Jordan L. Mots will be <Balectod?”” “No, Mr. Mott hasspositively doclinod to be a can- Gidate, The programme 38 to elect this gontivman an Alderman trom the Twenty-third and fwenty-lourto wards, If tho next.Bosrdys anti-Tammany theu Mr. Mots will be made its president. That position Mmukes him a member vf the Board of Appor- Moument with Mayor Cooper, Comptrolicr Koly and Tx Cewmissioner Waceler, ‘the whole com- Lik of the city government will theo be changed. jood, independent vitizous will coutrol the Common Vounell, auduo such jobs cao ve put through as thus DC tho Forty-secoud oireet ratiroad scheme or the Spinola ‘neuting’ wpesuiation, ‘ho people ure ready 0 put down this vutrazeous systew of giving away Valuable iranchiges to grasping motiopuiiste, tual Bive to the city im return uo componyution whatever,” “You tuiuk, theo, tuu recent action of the Alder- Men 10 these mut.ers will have ua strung influence ou She result of the bext clection P” ‘Undouvtedly. ‘thy subjects have been thoroughly Sanvassed by the gonticiuey how assembled in this Soniervnce. Tue men voung tor these schemes ure Marked, wud their uction has already giveu oppor. ‘Guuities for sonioliing points in campaign speocuss,”? “What wre Vue detulis Of the probubie urraugomont 10h hepa aaa iu running vo1s comvination et??? “Weil, it:is understood that the republicans, alter Boucediug the Lead Of the ticketto Lhe democrats, ‘will get time City Judge and District.Atioruey, A bard Oight 1s going on between the frieads of Benjamin K. Phelps und a. J. Vitveubotor tor we tatier ollie, ‘Two OF three of tue initueutial Jeadersiavor tue reuom- ‘Awatiou v1 Dr. Phelps, Dut a majority of the rank uod Ble of the republican organization ure very curnest 10 Weir demands thas Mr. Dittenhoeser hull recoive tue Dice. if pledges uro to weun unything | uoderstund that Mr, Ditteoboeicr now olds the winning cards,’? TMK JOINT CONPERENCE PROCRUDINGS, THUS the gossip Of the poluticans weot on while She commu Were obgaged in. carnest ussion at the Ltucola Cluv bewsquarters, ‘The yonticman wih @how the HKKALD Fepresontativecontversed evideutly Kaew what be wus twixing udvut,.us he 18 iu @ pois on to urquire uccurate iDlermaiwk trom the ré- blican ‘cuuera Subsequent eveuss verilicd bis Progaosticutivas, O1 course tho noe of the conference took we With closed uours, None uctmetted except mom~ ers Ol thecommitiecs, ‘ho jwehumary sparring Suminunced shorily after toree o'clock. several Pepreseututives of tho ureenback orgamzutions wore present st ite cummonovinent, bots thay were poluely tormed that they und but been invited to that cou- berence; uu opportunny, however, would vo given Shem ether to-day or orrew. Tho yrewnbackors ha withdrew, A little ult wok piuce ay tue start tween ira Shuler, of the ouumty democracy, und Boneral Artour, chairman of tnegjoint coukarence, iv Giecussing toe wetbod of procedure. General Aribur sUgyesioo $ that it mighe ww well Jor the repubiicans aod anai-t'um to Mneet suparaicly betore the uctaal commena:ment ot business, aud theo the latur might ageos among Mnemselves us io whetuer tuey would ve heard With the ropuolicaus jointly or otherwise, Phis.sug- Gestion brought Mr. Shaier to bts fect, wuo, 6 is uU- derstvod, couveyed the impression 10 ‘a fierce. speecn Shas divcourtesy was iutemded. General Artuur Mildly retuted umy such ingucuation. Mr. Somfor re- iterated bis first constructionof tLe suggesdous tnude by the ex-Colicctur, The irate gentioman was sup. porwea tu nis position by Mr-Joim B. Maskia, Toe Botes Ol early dispaiisfaction cumming Irom — those, two geniicmen represeuing the city democracy JO'Brien-Haskin wing) aod tte county demuvcracys, Bixby-ture wing) gave specufators ample oppor hui fur the assertion that these orgunizations. meant miscbiel irom the bagoulug, as tar us hor mMonious uction was conceried. Colouei John Rk. Fouluws, from the Cooper uraueo, throw oil upon then iruuvled waters by making an wu rot spoced us tv the, Recessity for quiet cunsultugion und courteous inter. sourse Juriag ine proceed wigs, ‘Thed the democrats withcrew ‘to another room ands, drgauizod vy the election of Mr psuater us temporary: shairman. ‘lt was thore ayrood that the Views of the, Jommitiees should be presented jointly. Woen the oar bodies came together ugain General Arthur waws| Belected ax youu cosirmau, BVsKY ONE THK ONLY ‘SIMON PURE. Next followed a yonerat.discvssion us Lo tuorelatives Strongto uf the three demvera sic organizaioys. dr. Otiondorter said that be bat received over twenty thousuod votes for Mayor, an 4 toat Mr. Suuus, iu ruu- Bigg tor Sheri against Rul go iv 1876, wud recvived? 17,000 German votes, Mr. Nelson J. Watorbury~mated that their onrol- ent exhibited a perfect ams, compact lise of 23,000, Yours 1 Meman-Spolce ou bohalf of the Irving Hall domee: (Coover-orga nizativa), Mr. Jobo 8B. tusksn, {roca tne city deinoaracy, de - scribed the vigorous suede: which bis partyhau made @inee ite organization iu January lust. Ho was un derstoud to deal with.somw wegres of incruamilty with Uke stutemonts of the otnet two parties as to their Felativestrength. Tho ge: aieman, however, cuncededt $hat the anti-iammany democratic vote on who 54n of November next would mcmnt up to about forty tbe: ‘Mr, Sbater alluded to Che county domocraqy:as tha Foal ‘simon pure,” “original Jacobs,” woieh bi Most ollectually cast-dowa the gauutict agains. Tam- Biany dictatorship ia 1873, Heated remarks ber > ichowea tu turther-discassing the vital qaesvien as to tho probavlo streugen and Present standing of fae three anu-Lammany lactions. A couple of huursgeas spent in this way, woon it i ths three demvueratic comtuitiens sheula meet separnwwly aud vane thuir candidates 4 r Mayor anu submit the names to ihe republicans TE o latter then took a recess for bali au uour, Alu r thoir return the following was announced as the ry » Bult of the anti-Tummany delberaions:— CUOlKK THK COMING MAX. Irving Hall Domocaov—Kdwaru Loaper, County Dewocrusy—iive vores ior Shepherd) Knapp ; two votes tur Edward-Cooper. Cny Democracy—Suepneru Knapp, stivn of the caudidase Wawthon Fopublicuns aad the conference adjouruea thfve o'cloak to-morrow, re When the vommiiteo had adjourned two ot the re- bliosas were usked the questiva, “Wnom will you | + . . “We have taken a voto ia sub-comorttes and will Foport vo the main body tn favor of Edward Coopei “How an te tue Cny Jadgeship, District Atuor Coroner and Alucrineu ¥? TWH of thy, at-Large Will probably be given vo us, ‘ jocracy una couatys uke the Coroner iu ¥ Judge . 8 Will wousequontly have to wait until) ‘© the foriual wnnouncement ts made, a9 to the Fosuit of pending nexotauous. The full — vonlerouce comimities will meus this utter. 18 1T THORNS HAND? The politicians at the Fitth Aveuue Hotel, repubii fan aud demvcrauic, with whom the HERALD Fepress, sentative cunveraud last night agreed im the stato. ments giveu vul trom thy Cuntou pines cou lorence tbat thy deme of Kuward Couper would vo formally’ yreod Upou on Saturday next vy the combiuationisia. Two of the lenders, nowever, stateu that the City! dudgeuip would be demanuou vy tue republicaus, to-. or ey | bend wets Attorieyship, Senator Bixby remarked that ue uever ‘ more harwouious oF incelliceat. couforence ane dono B. Haskin joined in these assertivns, bot Hemun agreed Lunt they Would huurtily support Ol the two candidatos—Shepnerd F. Koapp or Kdwaru! por Dr leone L Hayes, when questioncd as to Bip, : NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1878.—T opinion of the prsepecta, said that be thought Fred- erick A. Conkliug would make the most avaiiuble candidate tur Muyor, Mr. Phelps for District Attorney, upd that Police Jadge Morgan’s name for City Jud, would briug great strength to the combination, “Who will be the candidate for District Attorney ?’’ was asked of a prominent member of tho itepublican State Committee. “lt t yet settled. The batt Fago to-night botweea the friend Phelps. The former is said to be the strongest mac, but the influence of a few of the leaders may compel the nomination o! Phelps,” Several of the Tammaoy men in the Filth Avenue barroom said thas the cards had veeu sta: u bine on Cooper, ‘lean sce the hands of Tilden and Conkling tu this deal,” remarked one. ‘+A bargain has bcen entered tuto to help the Utica statesman iu cor- tain of the Asseably districts 10 city and State. till continues to C\MPAIGN NOTES, William J, Youngs, of Oyster Bay, was yestoraay nominuted for the Assembly by the republicans of the First district of Queens county, and Goorge Wallaces of Hempstead, was nominuted by the republicans of the Second district, Jordan L. Mctt was last evening nominated by the anii-lammany demosrats for Alderman for the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth wards, Mr. Mott accepted the Domination 1 u neat little speecn, At the Kingg County Republican Convention yestor- day afternoon Jacob Worth was nomiuated tor Sherif and Chauncey M. elt and Joseph Reeve tor Charity Commissioners, The republican delegates to the Assembly Conven- tion for the Second Assembly district of Westchester county met at White Plulus yesterday, aod nomi- nated David Ugden Bradley, of Greenburg, tor mom- ber as Assembly. Jumes Merrick was Dominated iast night for Assom- bly by the independent democrats of the Sixth di trict, Kings county. ‘ Willam ik, Melody was nominated last night for Assembly by the independent democrats of the Sev- nth district, Kings county, Jono H. Douglaas was nominated last night for Assembly by the independent democrais of the Kighth district, Kings county. ‘he Biair-Counoliyites, in tho Seventh Senatorial district, nominated, last eveuing, Johu Kelly and Walker W. Knigat tur Aldermeu, Conlerence commitives were appointea in all the city Congressional distri jb evening, by the Tal many Hall democracy, aud of course n0 uo minatio! werv made, Tho Seventh Senator! | Tammany Convention mot last evening and aujourned (without makiuy any DOMIDaAtION) to uwalt the actien of the County Con. Vention on Saturday. ‘The regular or McLaughlin democratic primaries wore heid tn cach ward und county town of Brooklyn and Kings County lust evening und delegates were electud to the county, city, Congressional und Assem- bly conventions, ‘Yho Fourth Congresstenal District Convention of the indepencent or O'Flaherty democrats of Kings county, held last ovening, nominated Jonn G, Keil: of the Fourtoonth ward, (or Congress ‘Thomas J, Sheridan was poimiated for Assombly by tho independent democrats of tue Third district, ings county, iast night. ioe Brooklyn City Convention met last night at ropublican headquarters, und Dominated General William G, Steinmetz tor Comptrolier and Aiport Ammerinan for City Auditor. The quo warrapto proceedings instituted by An- drew Zciser against Moses Kessel, Charity Commis. siouer of the Third district, were concluded yester- day for the relator, The trina! will be resumed on aa next, Ihe total majority tor Zoser is seveuty- ur. Yne First Assombly District Convention of tno Biatr-Connolly uch of the greenback-iabor party Just night nomiuated Heary McGuckin as their candidate for Assembly in that district, The democrats of Nuw Bruaswick, N. J., yesterday nominated V. W. Mount for tho Assembly, HASKIN’S EXPLANATION. Baxwerr Buripixa, No, 93 Nassau Sruexr, Oct 17, 18/8. %o tux Epiroz ov tux HxeaLp:— Inthe issue cf the SuA of to-duy appears an articlo headed “Looking for a Candidate Who Can Deteat the King’s Nomince.” It ts there stated thas ‘4 vue mor ulso prevailed yesterday that cortuin members of tne elty democracy wore aiding Tammany jeaders-to secure for Mr. Kuapp tho anti-tummaay nomination, 1 saw Jobo B. Haskin, the city democracy’s chairman, open a telegram. He laughed as he read itand then saying, ‘Good, goed, that will do,’ tore it up anathrew the pieces upon the ground. The telegram read, ‘You may have Shepherd F. Knapp for Mayor.’ 1t was signed by » man whose! Antorests aro with Tammany Hall.” I pronounce the statement wholly false, It ia a “‘roorbeck,” a canard oi theenemy. I did on thas day, when in the barber shop at Fronch’s Hotel, ree ceive trom my clerk a telegram from Hon, Jumes O’Brien, iniorming me that Sbephera ¥. Koapp would accept the nomination ior Mayur from the city democracy and to Yammany Hall, or communication from apy wun whose interests ure with Tammany Hail I put the nvameot Mr, Frank: president of the Produce Excbung: im nomination in good faith ut Cor or ony Lowtapatgs 4 ae wl ‘upon Whovn oppesitwa toe Tammany Hell could unite with a corainiy of success, una | Kuow not who wy calumniutor w; though to passing irom the barber's Shop throagh French’s barroom, I observed an ole- agtuous faced, mysterivus looking person there, wearing glasses, a prominent member of the ‘Cooper ar" an employ6 of the Department of Public Works, bearing w strong resemblance to Mr. Pickwiek’s fat boy, but who was not asicep— who may havo boen the author of this “‘canard,”’ I do know, however, that any individual who wil pick Up a gentiemaun’s telogram iroin # spitoon alter having been torn up iy aot eoly meun epoagh to steal irom Ye city troasary, but be would ‘rob a ben roost,” Yours truly, JOHN #. HASKLN, Cuairman City Democracy, DAVENPORT DEFIANT, HE DISREGARDS JUDGE FREMDMAN’S DE-I310N AND ARKESTS POLICE CAPTAIN KENNEDY AND TWO PATROLMEN FOR ‘‘INTERFERING” WITH HIS SUPERVISORS, Jobo Kierman, of No. 16}¢ Downing stroet, went to the polling pluce of whe Twenty -seveath election dis- trict, of the Fifin Assembly district, on Wednesday evening to register, His naturalization certificate ‘was called for by one of the inspecwora, aud be pro- «duced bis paper. Davia Smith, of No. 230 ‘West street, + Wko was étationod there as United States Supervisor, seized tho paper, retained it wad objectud-to tne regis- tration of Kiernan’s name. Kternan-domandod it back as bis lawiul property, and calied upon Officer Boroard Mullarkey, of the Ninth precmmet, to arrost Sanith on a charge of larceny. Ho tnon-went to the sation, made a compluint there and woat pack to the poling place. It was after nine o’clock-taen, and the rogisiry books wore closed. Officer Mul- |. larkey thereupon arrested Supervisor Smita and\took Khim 10 the Charles street station house, He wasdie- tained for three bours on Kiornaa’s charge of larceny ‘till reloased by-order of Superintendent Walling, In «the moaatime Comuissioner Davenport, who was awaiting tho developments of bis orders to tuko the: Moturaligation papers for examination, issued war- Fauts for the arrest of Officer Muliarkey and Capt: Konaedy. At about aquarter tothreo o’cleck yesterday morniog Cutet Marsbal Center aud three otners pro. cveded to the resideace of the Captain, took him out } of bis bea and brongut him to the United Simoes Com. Court, in the Post Office butidiog, whero , 90 ~Uommissiouer was present to recive im. Oifcor Muliarkey was brought in soon wor vy another pusse of marshals, Court jas opened, und Muliurky was sent to Ladlo Streot Jail to jo Oficer Robinson, of the Eighin pcine!, who had wfrested Saperv@or Duvid Morse, of 1g Sullivan street, inthe Nath Kieotion district of the #itth Assembly district, Captain, Kenneay Was discharged, be having explamed to the Vominis- wioner’s satis! ou that he Was pot in comuund at “the station nouse at the time tinw Supervisur Smith was tukeu there, wud that he nad putoing to do with ordering the detention, Sergeant’ Croker alae veing Im charge of the desk at thes Officers Roviason aud Mult jasioner Davenport y.eera: ey*were brought be- forenoon, OWN recoguizance 10 uwail the aca Jury. Tue iw uoder which Mr, issuing the warrants ts irom sqctreted,522 of the on laws of tue Unitea Staves, and of w lowing 18 a digest:— whether with or withius . oF protonded xuthority, po ny Authority, Dower oF proce: oF process of any diate, Territory vr muanterpaiitg, why obstrucss, } binders, ausauits, of by brivery, soueltation oF otherwise lero with of prevents tho supervisors of elevtiva or LiMisuals or depution in the performatme of any duty ro- @ Uired of thom vy wny law or the Unused Stutes or wi ole ipervieur of elvetion will be lib + process, and stall be punished tof uot more than two yours jaa $30, oF by bush such fi ing that be intended quos tion Of tue legality of tu@ nusuralization papers ut 15 68 tloally teatod, WOULD NOL REGISTER HIM, Mr. C'larke, through James Ovin, his counsel, made appleat ton yesterday to Judge Barrett, in Supreme Court, 1mbers, for a andamas against Jerommb Ko: rigan, Wa tiliam Downs, Thomas Halloran and Thomas ways thas | these imspector and bo ass 3 tor @ Mandamus that they be todoso, £\¢ says that be bas lived three y election didirict, Bitwen ) ears in the Assembly uisirict and tusrty-4.bree yours 10 this State, Ou Weduusday inse-ne-appbied to Lo registered, and, on being asked (it be Gad Dawn naturalized, said that He had, but had }lost.bie original citizen papers, ile showed the papers Dadarpewovlained, Whien they requosted perimuts- Hh 60 Ki but Woleh herefused, Kod thereupon they declined to tegistor Lim, Tbe maudainds was granted aud th 9 cage) Will Come up jor a hearing on nuxe M TILDEN’S D He Asserts That We Wad No Kuowledge of the Cipher Despatches. WaS NEPHEW PELTON THE NEGOTIATOR ? How the Republicans Got Control of Those Florida Electors, ——— Ex-Gevernor Tilden bas written tho following letter to the HenaLp concerning the cipher deapatches about which there has teen of late so much diseussion in the uewspapel Nuw Yous, ct. 16, 1878. To Tue Epiror or tax Hxraty:— T have read the publications in the Zribume of the 8th inst, purporting to ve translations of cipher tele- grams relating to tne canvass of votes in Florida at the Presidential viection of 1876; aud have looked over those printed io the Tribune of this moruing re- Jating to the canvass In South Curclina, have no kpowjedge of the existence of these telo~ rams nor apy iuformation about them except whats jas been derived from or since the pablicatious of the Tribune. So much for those telegrams goncrully, I ehall kK yet mere specifically as to some of them. Pirvsi—those woien reiate to an offer purporting to have beco made in behalf of some member o! the State Board of Canvassers of Florida, to give, for a pecupiury compensation, certificates to tne demo- cratic electors who had deen actually chosen, None of these velegrams, nor any telegram com- Muoicating such au offer or answering such an olfer OF ‘relating to such an offer was seen by me, trans. Jutod lo mie, oF the contents of it 10 eby maonur uade koowa to me, duo Knowledge of the existence or purport ol auy tologram relating to tbut ject. Nor did I leara the face that such an oflyr of the Florida certiucates had been made until loug ultor the Gib of December, at whieh time (be certitcates were delivered and the clectoral votos cast; und whon the mformation casually reacved me, as of a past eveat, it was accompanied by the statement that tue offer baa been rejectod. Second—As to the publications in the Tribune Of this morning purporting to be trunsiations of cipher telegrams reluting to the canvass of votes in South Carolinu, in 1876, which I bave soen since I wrote the Ican speak of them no less definitely and No ove of such telegrams, either in Cipher or translated, was ever shown to or its cone teats made known to me. No offer or negotiation in benalt of the State canvassers of South Curoliua, or of any of them, or any dealing with avy of them 1n re- spect to the certificates to the electors, was ever uu thorized or sanctioned in any manaer by me directly Or througu uny other person. I will add that no offer to give the certifoatod of any Returning Boara, or State Canvassers of y Staie, to the democratic electors in couw! eration of promises of oifice or money or prop- erty; BO negotiation of that uature in bebull of any member of such Board or with any such member; Do attempt to 1ofluence the uction of apy such mem- ber, or to influence the action of any elector of Presi- dent aud Vice President by such motives, was ever entertained, considered or tolerated by me or by any- body withiu my influence, by my consent, or witn my knowledge or ucquii . No such contem- plated transaction c.uid at any time have como withio the range of my power without tout power being instantly exerted to crush it out, A boliet was doubticss current that certificates trom tho State of Fioriua, conforming to tho actual vot of the people, were in the mi “L have nev the slightest doavt 10 tho world,’ said Mr. Saltonstall, Who was 1n Florida at the time, to a recent Interview with the Hszatp, “that that (Fiorian) vote could have been bought, if Mr. Tilden bud beep dishonorable enough to desire it done, for a great deal jess than $50,000 or $20,000."? 1 wus koown that either one of the two members who composed a majority of tho Florida Stave Canvassers could contro! tts action and give the certificates to the democrats, Eithor one of them could settle the Presivential controversy tu favor of the democratic candidates, who lacked but oue voir. How acceasibie to venal inducements they wero ia shown by the testimony of McLia, the chairman of tate Canvagsers, iu his examination be- otter Committes 1n-June last, mitted ‘hat tho true vote of the people of Fioridu wus iw fa- Vor of the democratic electors, and that the tact even appeared wn the face of the county returos, in- cluding among them the true return irom Baker county, Dotwitustauding the great fruuds agutuat tho democrats in some of the county returns. He also conlessed that in Voting to give the certificates to tne republican electors bu acted under the iuflueuce of promises that he should be rowarded in cuse “Mr. aading that “certainly trong control over those promises must bat my judgment aud uctien,’” ‘Alier the certiticates of the Louisiana Roturuing Bourd had boen repeatedly offered to Mr. Hewitt and others for mouey they were given 1 favor of the re- pabli tors who bud been rejected by a lacge majority of the voters; and the members of vhs Bei turning Board now possess the most important eral offices in teat State. The pregnant fect always remains that none of theso corraps boards gave their cortificates to the democratic elocsors; bat they ull did give them totbe pees electors, Nad a periectiy fixed purpose, trom which I never deviated in word or act—a purpose which was known tv or assumed by ail with whom [| was in havitual communication, 11 the Presidevoy of th ed Biuses was to be dispored of by certilicates to on from corrupt returolug boards by any form of venal inducements, whether ot offices or monov. | was re- solved to (ake no part 18 the shamolul competition, end | took none, ‘The main interest of the victory which resulted in my election was tbe expeciation tiat through the culef magitracy a system of reforms similar to that which bad been accomplished ja our metropolisand in our State administration would be achieved in tbe fed- eral government, For tbia object !t was pecce- sary that I sbould be uotrammelied by any commit. moat in the choice of men to execuie tbe oilivtal trusts of the government, and uptrammelied by any Oviigations (0 special intereste, had been vom- dnated aud | was elected without one limitation of my periect independence, To have surrendered or com- promised the advantages of this fae bya de. grading competition for returaing rd certilcates would Lave been to abandon all that made victury do- sirable rything which could have sustained me io the larger struggle that victory would have im- posed upon me. I was Foxolved to go into the Pros. ideotial chair iv fall command ef all my resources tor usefuloess oF not at all, While thus abstuiniog from an igaominious compe- tion for such certificates 1 saw these certificates ov- tained for the republican electors who had not been chosea by the people and denied to the democratic electora who bad been chosen by the'peopie. These false and iraudulent certiticates, now consessed and proved to buve been obtained by corrupt inducements, were alterward made the preiexts for taking trom the people their .rigutiul choice for the Presidency and Vice Presiuency. ‘These certificates were declared by the sribunal to which Congress had abdicated the function of cecid- ing the count of disputed electoral votes, to be the absolute aud indisputable conveyance of title to the chief magistracy et the nation. the State of Florida, which had anited all hor ex- ecutive, legislative and jadicial powers to testily to Congress long before tue couut, who were ber genuine agouts; which bad by statute caused a recanvass ; the issue of new certificates aud a formal sovereign au- thentication ot the right of true electors to ue poait the Votes entitied to be counted, was held to be incapable af municating to Congress 4 fact which everybody theh knew aud whieh cannot now be dis- puted, Congress, though vested by the constitation with the autbority to count the electoral votes; though un- resiricted etiher as to time when it should re- Ceiva evidence, of ay to the nature of that evidence, and though subject te no appeal trom its decision, ‘was declared 1o have ne power to guide its own couut by ony intorination tt could objain or by aay autbor- ity which it night accept from the wronged and ve- trayed Stute whoge vote was avout to bu falsified, The monstrous couciusion was thus reached that tho actof one man holuing the deciding voto tn a Boara of State Canvassors (for without his concar- renee the frauds of the other returning boards would tificates known at the me promise of office, known moatus botore Congress could begin the count, Must prevail ovor all.the romedial powers of the Stato of Florida aud of the Congress ot the United States coinbived and mast aispese of the chiel ma.is- trusy of this Repablia 8. J. TILDEN. PELTON AND MARBLE NOT AT HOME, A reporter of the Hewaco called last aing atthe residence of Governer Ijidon, Nu. 15 Grameroy park, and inquired for Sir, W. T. Pelton. The serv: stated that Mr. Pelton was not in the city and bad not veeu for some Neither Mr, Marbte nor Mr. Mavemeyer were at bome, nor coula the former be found ut bis club, CHARLES FRANUIS ADAMS INTERVIEWED—HE AVOIDS THE CIVHLE DESPATCHES, DUT JUDGE ABBOTT TALKS, {From the Boston Trat , Oot, 16,) The cipher transiations published in the Tribune a week ago continue to excite public attention, and the promise of iurther revelations of the samo sort as to south Ga added point to the eurtosity t existe. Especiully curious have tho public been to know how Hon, Charles Francis Adams, tamous as (be coiner of the phrase about ‘the brand of fraud fir triumphant in American bistory,’’ would now regard the Gramorey Park candidate, Witu a viow of tling this point a Traveller representative presented himself to Mr. Adams, at his Court street office, this forenoon, Mr. Adams received him very pleasantly— those stories avout the excessive stiffucss of the Sage of Quincy to callers are considerably overdone, by the Way—bul very Uiriniy dochned to talk. “Lamm ouly & private citizen, entirely retired from pubiro lite,’ sad dir, Adama, “aud I muse positively decline to be drawn 1ato this mi at ail.” WHAT JUDGR ANBOTT RAYS. A fow steps jurtaer, on the otuer side of Court Street, brought the writer to tho office of Judge Ab- bor ‘bose views are of interest not only as 4 prowi- Bent democrat, bat as one of the imvestizaling com- mittee seat by the National House of Representatives into South Carolina to inquire aste bow the electoral Vote of that State was actually cast. Judge Abbott, who tas been quite il! fer several duys past, waa found to be only partially recovered, but quite willing to give bis idea of the cipher busi- ness Lo the public, iil gay this,?? he commenced, “that from anything i have beard, or did bear at she time I was in South Carolina oa the commitiee, er e Congross met, or alter it met, avd down to the present time, I-nevor was led to suppose that the was apy possiblo truth to the allegation of an at- tempt to buy votes by Mr, Tiden, or apy cf bis trieuds io his beni no diract knowledge of the Florida mat- “You nay ter??? queried the interviewer. “No, I was not in Florida, but only in South Caro- lina, on the Commitseo of invostigativa there, and from all we could ascertain of the votes cast It ap- ed. shat Mr. Hayes hud a small majority, aud Mr. jumpton bad a small majority tov, und we so re- ported to Congros:,”” “Were thore avy allegations of attompted oribery e Judge Aunorr—There was some evidence taken be- fore the committee in ri eo to an offe lector, of money, to vote tor $ not ever claimed that the ol Tbe claim was that ao offer was made by a South Caroiinin. The testimony was of that kiud and character that no man would think of harming o bair on the bead of a dog of bad reputation Upon such evidence, The man sworo go utterly lool- ishiy, se riaiculously. “How, then, do you look upon the Tribune's dis- elogures?”? » Judge Apnorr—Owing to my illness I have not been able to rewu the ciph: all through. Bat trom any- tumg I have ever » heard I bave not tho slight- @st suspicion—I won’s guy belief, it’s too strong a word—that Mr. tildea of spy pereon that bas any right to act for him, had auything to do with offering money either in Flurida or South Carolia, If I had I should alter the vpinion I ni ot Mr. Tilde tirely. If he hus ever ges = ced such # thug everybody who knows him wifrve disuppoinied. Such ure the viows of tho ‘regular’? democratic candidate for she Governorship of Massacbusotts on the Tilden. Marbio ciphers, FRANCIS ADAMS SUPPORTS TILDEN. [Boston Travolier Editorial, Oot. 16.) Hon, Charics Francis Aiams, as will be seen by ret” ercace to another column, refuses to be interviewed on the subject ef tae cipher despatches. Gentlemen, however, who bave bad an opportunity to leara bis view of the matter, assert that Mr. Adams? faitn tu Mr. Vilden is in nowise shaken, und that he regards the whole of the ulleged disclosures 4s a not over-in- genious fabrication of the Zribune, gosen up as a couuterblust to the democratic cry of *iraud,”? For n who hus been go pointedly and persistently as- sailed, Mr. Adams exbibits 4 reticence that Is remark. wo THE FREE TRADE CLUB. ROPESSOR PERRY, OF AMHERST COLLEGE, LECLULES ON THE CAUSES OF POLITICAL DISCONTENT, Professor A. L. Perry, ot Awherst College, aeliv- ered a short lecture “last night-in the parlors of the New York Froe Trade Club, ou “Tho Causes of Politi- cal Discontent.” Alter making a brief allusion to the death of Mr, W. Cullen Bryant, who prosided when the speaker doliverod his last lecture before this club, tho subject for the eveniug’s remarks was at once al- tacked iu such an earnest and impresaive manuer us to leave no doubt as to Professor Perry's own convictions om the subject. He attrib. Bled the causes of politicu! discoutent—tirst, to the @enoral dissatisfaction of the people with the action Of the repubitcan party during the Presidential elec- tion of 1876 and the paseage of the enormous railroad aud steamship subsidies; second, to economical Cuuses, und third, to tho loss of markets that always arises Irom a igh protective tarid. Looking at the ¢ points the Protessor briefly reviowed the stirring that took place in Louisiana and Fioriau receut Prosidential election and the feeling isinction umong the people as to how Loulstanu could have gone both ways, electing deino- oraic State officers and a repabli Prosi- dent. Spouking of himself he said voted for Goveroor Tilden in 1876, and if vo believe that he was honestly elected is being partisan I am partisan, He claimed that the people eculd not un- derstand why the person occupying the White House whom we sball call the President recognized Gover- Doers und otllcere elected by the democruts and yet claimed to have been himself olected by a republi- Can volo ta the vame States’? ‘luking up the econom- teal cause of political discontent, the Professor clumped that it arose from the shrinkage of prices oa . “fhe people,” he euid, financial tactics ry rowing strength greonback purty may be attributed cause, What we want is resump- tion on a gold basis, and uot with astiver doHars that are only worth cighty-eight cents. Thut can be done by the wil of the pie, in the sume masper that % was dove to Caluornia during the war, The third ¢ause of political discontent may be traedSto the joss of markets that always arieve irom @ high protective tari. The people have not learned to uppreciate the fact that whatever keeps out foroign goods also keaps at home our domestic pro- ductions,”? The Professor theu said:—*l um glad to tell you, gentiemen, that New England 1s swinging Fouad te the treo trade belief, You may rely ou the snuppert of the New Eugluod manutactur- ers, a8 they are now gatwiled that they are turning out more goods than they oun sell in this couotry and want the world for a warket,”” Spoak- ing about the cipber despatches, the Projessor sa: “Evon suppose tbat the ucts uboy centain were true, how potty und even innocent does attempted bribery appear in the face of cousummated bribery aud trie umphant fraud.”” 1o couclusion the speaker touched Upon she discontent in politics ay of « dark pall reat. tng on the minds of the people, trom the fuct that the democrats felt the tujustice and the republicans telt the disgrace of curreut political ovents, BEECHER ON GREENBACKS. [From the Boston Journal.) The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher opened the course of lectures ana ontestainments at the North Avenue Congregational Churcn, Cambridge, last cvening. His subject was “I'he Reign of the Common Peopie,"’ and the purpose was to snow the changes which the gea- eral spread of intelligence bus wrought in bumag thought aod io the relations of mea toward one another and toward governments. Speaking of the ‘popular delusions which are now engrossing the pub- lic mind, be said that there was none which would fade away seoner than that which the greenback represents. Continuing on the same subject, be sala:— ‘The idea that'a government can create money vy was anytning that would cw not afraid of its ultimate results, people say boldly termines tho carr ey the means by which a man can exchango one thing tor another. I cannot cut of the corver of my bara aod buy & pound of soud, | cawnot carry around aaoy- thing so bulky as uo ox. I have got to have somo. ubing by which I can exchauge one kind of prop. ery for apotner. What should you seleet? You don’t need to select anything at ali; you might weil talk ubvut selecting the kind of whieh we shall t Th or uw txell, that wil If know that the yours, vod that hat gold and stiver shall be the medium by whieh property sball bo represented aud exchanged. It i not a question which has been uetermined by govoraments at all. All the goveraments on carth might pass an edict that gold shall not represent property and it will not make the least difference; or that paper sball, aud 11 woula pot make the jeust dilfe: ence. leis One of those tuings which have boeu d Xperivuecs of uations the actu record of the proportional Value betweou gold and varying a Jitle with time, but sull about tue ough thouswnds of years gold aud silver have been the same. Gold is guld everywhere, Five dullara in gold is the same everywhere, und the man who bas guid in bis haua caa go anywhere and exchange it tor proporty. Puper i# bothing but » representative of gold, used for the suke of convenience, as property is two vulky for exchange. But paper is votuiog but a roproscuta- tive of gold and stiver, wod it is Just us good as they are when it Can command sbom; and it is geod for Vaudorbilt wont joo to carry it. Gold st $1,000,000 #0 that he would have livetous. When commerce is cota paraty and silver can bo transported (rum piace to place, aud are convenient; but when commerce extends it can- not be used Convomently, Suppose a man in New York wants tu pay balta million dollars w a maa io New Uricans I don’t want to be suspicious, but 1 think thore are at least ten men between New York and New Orleans who would stoal it if 8 Ae the chance. Sliver weighs toirseen tons to § 000, ‘They can be 10 InFge Ques we b i f you it 18 good for that, property, of tor gold for silvor, What is it good jor? All gold apd silyes ropresent property, all paper represents gold of silver, and it ought to reproseht thom deilaitely, if you print a five dollar bill you must be dellnite about what it repre sents, Wheat, OF cloth, OF gold. But il it 18 merely hve dollars, and You offer isto «man and bo ways bo wilt gold or siivor for it, or you offer it te the gov. ‘will not pay wold goes down, Why cannot tho dy je exchanged tor ko paper moaoy? Because it can do @ reality what 1t cai jo with a sham. ulated existing 1 18 UO gov to give! h oarth that can give valus to pap: puper shall be equivalent to gold and reacemed tn it, but no goverament on oarth oun say tbat ore incans somone, ‘ RIPLE SHEET. HAS IT FAILED ? _ Professor Goldwin Smith, of Cornell, on Universal Suffrage. DANGEROUS POWER. A Man Who Cannot Read Should Not Vote. REPUBLICANISM MUS! BK PURIFIED, [BY TELUGRAPA 10 THE HERALD.) Iruaca, N, Y., Oct. 17, 1878, Professor Golawin Smith, whom Cornell Univorsity ia fortunate 1u having among her non-resident protes- sors, bas just fluished a course of lectures at the Unt- Versity on moagern English history; and to-night, Previous to his departure for Lis home in Toronto, deliverea public lectare upon the invitation of the citizens of the pluce. Tho largest hall in the city was packed with intent listeners to the following :— 18 UMIVERSAL SUFFRAGE 4 ValLUKE? My trieud, Prewident Waite, told you she other evening of the views of toreignore upou tbat subject. Now hear a foreigner speak for himselt. A foreiguer ung yet DOL AN uileu. Canada Is u dependency o! the British crown, but she i % community of tue New World. Suv is a partaer with you 14 the great cxperi- ment of equaity, So deal with ber, so bear yourselves toward her, if yoo can, vot 10 ‘this crisis of your coumercial relations with Ler which 18 impendiog, and upon all occusious that sbe may be faithiul to the partuersuip, wod that sbo may learo to loox forward without dread tu the day in which the lust shadows of Oia World aristocracy aod privilege sball depart from these shores und thy Now World ve eusrely and tor. ever dedicated humanity, Desponding voices reach our ecars—voices which havo almost the accents of despair. Peroups some Touch our ears which do not reach yours. Scopticim sometimes WomMasks to @ foreigner, while to tvilow couutrymen it keeps cn the mask. Commercial meu from England goiug aroucd among commercial men here report a douvt a8 to tho suuuduess even of your mMost-fundamental wstiivtions which 18 profound and widely spread. They reports that republicanism be- gins to be lke thevloyical orthodoxy—openly pro- jeused und privately derided, Loss important are the uisper# of disuficction which Americuns of the wealthier class sujoarping lor their pleasure in Europe sometimes breathe tato the pleased ear of Suropeun aristocracy, snd which lead arivtocracy to conceive, and to show that it has conceived w hope of redeeming snis country alter all trom equality aod frecdom. But more importaut again, fur more important, are the sud utterances of some of your leading writers aad thiukers, who with tne ucceutz, Det Ol social sycopuancy bus of walling patriotiain, openly proclaim tho tatlure of universal sufirnge, 1u approuching this subject Jet us put far away from us ull demagogism und demigodic cant and raut. Gone, lorever yone, are those allusious avout the wisdom and v-Ftue of the sovereigu poopie, which beguiled tue plone jemocracy, wad per- haps were of service to them as stimulants without which they might bave sbruuk frum the effort of overturning the thrones of the past, Sud experience has made it cloar tuat institations wisely tormed ure Deeded to muintuin the ascendancy of that which is politically good over thut which is politically evil io ail of us alike, 1 gay in ail of us alike, both high wad low, im every condition und in every walk iu lile, there aro objcetious und tendencies ut variance with public duty aud adverse tothe common weal But white we eschew domagogism iet us also esehuw oligarchy, intellectual as weil ag social, One of Ouida’a heroes, an offeer in the British goaras, Laving veen brought into contuct with the populace, whilo guard- tug tbe Queen’s car laves his gentility trom pol- lution as soon us be gets home, ia a warm buth, well dasbed with oau-de-Cologue. Ouida might fod ua in tellectual hero akin to our yuardemao io Réuan, Taine and some Kugiish writers woom I might name, These distinguished mea tuik as if the muss of our deliow creatures wero nothing but a mob io be keps in chains jest its brutality sbould interiere with culture, Culture! Where would cu:ture be if the masses did not daily toil to support i? The tuought of what labor endures on the stubborn globe, in the dark mime, on the stormy sca, io the al wilderness, and the of what tue wives and mothers of the poor go through, oughs to banish ali tastidiousness und un- brotnerly teeling trum our breasts. Myriads of Réuans and Taives are devoted to coarse and obscure toil that ove may write and win ame, JUST CONCKPTION OF GOVERNMENT. We must also, to judge any Poon anght, have a worthy conception of government alto- gother, 11 governwens 1s a mere machine tor who preservaten of liie and property there uw ea ra Perr lor an cmpire. ut we bold that government is she organize- tion of the community, Dot merely for the preserva. ton Of lite and property—thoug., these, uo doubt, aro tho primary objects—but for the promotion of all ob- Jects wuicd we can bout are by common action, We bold with the great Knglish statesmen that tuo best orm of guvernment is thus which doib most actuate and dispose «il meubers of the Coomon- weuith toward the common good, The excel- Jonce of such a government will uot cun- sist in mere order aud security, such as tue Frenco Empire maintained with tue bayonet til! the bayoue: broke. Touttain a great ead somothing must be risked—mmueh must be risked to attain up end so great a8 the brotherhood of map, Systems must be tusted by broad resutts. Lot us eet by bruad results the American governmont with rr: gard to is strengib and its integrity. A govd ci terion of the streurth of a goverument to exireme measures of repressivo duriug the war with the Frouch Kepubiic, tacugh that was a foreigo war, und the party in Euglaod which sympathized with the French revolutiunisis was small The gov- ernment of the United Stutes was placed in imminent perti by a war on ite own soil Sympatoy with we enemy abounded, yut the government was not com- to vuspend the ordiwary course of law or to in- terfere with persoual liberty and the genoral exercise ot civie rights except at the actual seat cao hardly = furoish 0 liance of the government jed toy v its citizens, Tue secoud election of Lincola momeut of the highest excitement was conducied With periect order und with mutual respoct for every right of Vote, speuch and demonstration. With ro- gacd to integrity we need pot avoid the weak polate, Dat wo must hold to the priuciple of judging by broad Tosults, The reduction of the debt, the Lnaceml state of the couatry and the irmoess of the national credis provo that od tho whole bonesty mast prevail tu tho pablic service. And again, the conduct of the Repub- Jie Loward loreign nati: ce ) then, to examine this goveroment, to trace its detects to th¢rr sources and to try to roe form it botore you overturu tt im dospuir, ‘Yhe only basis for governmont known to us im the New ‘orld =e the Bae tional will, and the more nearly uoiversal the vuilrage 18 maie the more complete Is the expression of the Batioual will avd the broader is the foundation ou |, lucladeng bisown, bas no other rigus, whatever be might Lave inthe bus Suffrage must be a failure if givon tu those who cannot read, because they cannot possibly inform themseives on ihe ques: tioos avout which they are to vow, NO VOT® WITHOUT ABILITY TO READ. A man who cannot read, wstead of having a right to the suffrage, has a sae: it. He bas as goud a right to beexempted from itus @ Vind mun bus to be excused from a public ser- Vice requiring oyos. An education test or a se- curity lor education 0: some kind is an indy pousable part of public insutuuone. Agnin, Agter is euro to resait trom uuiversal suffrage, oven With au educacion tost, if u distinotion Is bot drat between the cage Of national und that of mumeipal woverpment, A municipal government bas to aeal Mainly with tho collection und expouditure ot local taxes, and us Luese ure in propurtion to property so 1h some thousure Ought the suflrage to ba A munici- pality s0ews more ekin to ® jomt atock company than tom hatiog, The poor have not gained, though tue rich have less by municipal waste and corruption. What is tbo prineipal evil complaiaed off it 1s not Any OF Oppression of any Kind. 1s is corruption. hat © pro People of tbe United States wash all the: bic, Every Presidential oloctior lander between the two parties, foreigners believe what is said by Of the corrupt politicians wo bear enoug! pames and uveds fill the journals, bus put ail toe pabhe men of the United States are corrapt; thero 1¢ reason tw vellove that not a few ure incor. rupt and ineorruptivle, There 1s reason to beliove w serve the public througn their whole ly and die peor, Fatriy to system special influences of w turbance of commercial morality, arising trom mercial causes, disturbs political morality aise, which the political eum 18 not respousi Droakup of old religious bel tho temporary loss of a religious basia produces on morality 1# in al} countrios alike, Lo palling down ree ous creeds lut us HOt forget the neresity of butd- up. io ao old coaniry tho social frame is neld logewer independently of religious ve! torial ausvority, rauk, bavit whis demeucracy cach mi be law were to tui! aocia woil as in likely to ensue. Universal ag ot h special advautages in the expanding wealth of a and the general ou of property by tho people, But on the other side of the account must be Dlaced the difflculties with which the sya tem bas had to coutend by the tyfux of @ west population often embittered aguinst all gover 5 jon it has suffered in ite native Jandy MEPUBLICANISM MUST BK PURLEIXO Socialisw, wuich ix new uu obdjecs of dread, is im- ported, rather than American, atlownuce must v« Made for the preseut prevaivnce of \udustrial dis- tress. In Kngiand the distress which fetlowea tne greasy war with France produced disuflectior , Hoa, Conspiracy, riots, strikes, outcries ag ational creditor, wiid proposals to tional devt. The presen now to pay in com oF paper ut par. Au unconve Paper currency, whother ia Lue case of Epglana United States, not ouly with impoliey, aa the most expeosive modo of adding to the navional debt, but with injustice; und the sufferers by the iu- jawtiee may claim our sympathies though the eval ‘would only be aggravated by 4 revetition of the orizi- pal error on an extended scale, If the demand were BOL that the currency should be again debased, com. merce ugaio demoralized apd the gambling table of the gold room resiored to its Boxious setivity, but that mortgage and other debts contracted in depre- ciated paper curreney should be reduced to the amount O/ the value really received by the vorrow though there might be strong objectiona, oa ground of pfacticability, there would scar bean Objection ou the ground of Justice. The consequences ef siavery form abouts the ‘purt of the present situatiou, and of these al sullr was the source. The responsibility rests On « far diferent power. Lastly, we must not cburge on universal sullrage special de- fects im the machinery of democratic institgtions, There were sure to be such defects. ‘Ihe irumers of the constitution Were wise mep, but they were nos exempt (rom the politicul prejudices and illusions of theirage Tuey were subjec: to prejutices and ilu sions derived cp one side iron the revelutiouary theorists of France and ou the other sido from mis conceptious thou generally prevalent as to the real distribution of power under the British coustitutiea, But of all ipstitutviens vrought over irom tue Vid World or formed here in im:tation of it the mos questionable is party government. becessary for great aud lance to the eucroachments of prerog: land god the resistance of slavery bere. But in the absence of such great and specilic objects party 18 a Olt wane lor luction, aud faction will ruin the Repub- he, Compluiots ure’ made 0! the pross—ol is vio- lence, of its rancor, its narrowness of view. People Propose to cure the evil by giving w regulue truming to jourualiats, by touching tuem history, jurisprudence aud political seience, Train the jour- ‘valet as you will, teuch him what you will, if you sond hit into tbo service of party you soud him out of the service of truth, There is abundance of ground Jor retorming and for sympathy for those who are making it. There ts no xround tor despair; aud if you despaired whitber could yor Nobody can seriously thio establishing hereditary monarchy or hereanary tecracy here. To purity the Repud- lic 19 the only hope; it ts the task assigned to ull tue deuiz-ns of the New World, aod if it is the haraest political task ever assigued to mau it 13 also “by tur the bighest, DELAWABE GREENBACKERS, Witmixerox, Oct, 17, 1878 The Greenback State Convention met nore this af. ternoon.. There were thirty-one dolegutes present, twenty-five of whom were from this city, and tno re- mainder, with only one exception, irom Newcastle county. Tuore was one delegate from Sussex county, The Convention nominated Dr. K. J.Stowart, of Lowes, for Governor, and Jonu G. Jacksou, of Huckossia, tor Kepresentative in Congress, THK PLATFORM ‘ The platiorm, which was adopted, ment of the bounds in greenback! Bhould be issued only by the government aod be a legal tonder for all deuis, cqual tuxation ou property, goverument aid for setiling the public lands, a pro- tective tariff, the abolition of uscicss offices and the rovision of the law for the collection of deots, 1t also opposes property qualidication or the tux receipt as a Foquisite tor franchise. ASSEMBLY NOMINATIONS, Kingston, N. Y., Oot. 17, 1878. Goneral George H. Sharpe was unanimously‘nomb Bated by the republicans yesterday for the Assembiy from the First district of Ulgter county. Hupsox, N. ¥., Oct, 17, 1878, The democrats of the First district, Columbia county, have nominated Josiah Kniskera for the A» wembly. ; Newacre, N, Y., Oct. 17, 1878. - Toe greenbacsers of the First district of Orunge county have nominated Byron Goldsmith for the Aw semvly : Wurrenaut, N. Y¥., Oct, 17, 1878. The Democratic Convention for the Second Assem- Diy district, ut Hurtierd, N. Y., to-day sumiuated Ly- man Norton, : Mipvetows, N. Y., Oct. 17, 1878. The sullivan county republicans yesterday nomt- Mated tor the Assombly Jobo Waller, editor oi ibe Monticello Kepublican, KINGS COUNTY SUPEUVISORS. At s meeting of the Kings County Boara of Super- visors yesterday the Law Commiltee reported that they had been tnstructea by the counsel for the Board that thoy had no power to reduce tue salaries of court oflcers. a commitice was appointed ts considor a plan for tunding the county debt at a ro duced rate of interest. ‘The committee to whom was Pelerred the charge of collusion in the making of the contract for ropairing the Buisavilie brigge ex Ouerated overy oue trom blame, THE OLD COLUNY DISASTER, [8x TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Quixcy, Mass., Oot, 17, 1978 The investigation of the causes which led te she Woillast disaster closed to-day, and the judgo am Bounced that the decision would jbe rendered Octo ber 25. Richard Sisson, an assistant conductor on the ex- oursion train, said he hi no alarm whistle, but felt the severe shock of the collision; after the acci- deat he seat William Ferguson, a brakeman, to the rear with a red light; there were seven or eight brakemen on the trala; he saw jpeman”’ by the Dame of Pike, and had him ‘tap’ the telograph hn and have a teicgraph iustrument putin; as near as he could see, the rear eud of the cars attached to the freight engine was about une or two cur lengths south of the rear end of tho excursion train, each on n track; then went to the head of the train; did not sce the condition of the switch; should thiok tho excursion train was ruaning about twenty miles we stopped just belore rounding the ivng curve coming upon Quincy; saw no switch lights He testified tuut tuere were 1,099 people on the curs, 4 MISTAKE KASILY MADE. Mr. J. R. Koudrick, Superintendoat of the Old Col- ony Railroad, testiticd to the resuit of tne expert b Kaltiroad Commissiouers as previously ne Henaup; they placed « iveomotive on ately ag the froighs time ‘of the acciavat; the headlight was seen soon alter leaving Quiucy, bi the switch lights could not be distingausbed Ul much later; the swiagiag of the red light was Ot ousily detected unti! wituin a short distance of 14, Ou account of the beadlight of the ongine; % would be easy to make the mistake that au cngine -statroned at the scene of the disaster was rounding tho curve ut Ale lantic, a8 Mr, Westgate testified that he was; tho cxoursh train al twenty miautes past tour P. M. on the day of cide: ad the right of way to the city; it pposed tuat the red hight being swung on tue engine could havo been seen; bad thore bova oad ight toero the train, he supposed, could been stopped im season to avert an ae cident, TRSTIMONY OF THE ACCUSED ENGINERR Charles H. Hartwell, tne conductor of tue treight train, who is Charged with manslaughter, was called, and stated that be was perfectly willing to testify, eltheugh be could not bo made todosa He stated that be lelt Boao: sreceay evoning at half-past six a five fat cars dotached trom thi on the st track, tho switch bemg turuved; thore wore thr Uplings necessary, and vetore the work was futshed be noticed the headlight of an engwe coming down. Ho can 0. cet ae en een x jesawa ight swingtuy ahead, and supposed that would stop th rate the omgine had siready crossed e outward track, and he close jim aud he Nvle wreck; one had been takeu sick that moraing bis work tor bim that day in which bed been done Ddetore; it was toe e: to look out abead, might have utilized to swing tho laotern, for an & signel; nothing could be done by him that be Kaew of to uvort the accident, the train, ho Cree had been 4: lied to py, and he was ast down upon him OTHER WITXRSAKS CONTRADICTRD, uation he ucknowledged that he dis- joiner brakeman; 6 auked for one; he ed in tote the story of » conversation held with jeer and fireman ou his locomotive tu the efect that he attempted to tura the Claimed at that time that had more he could ha ted ‘the dire disaster, strongly assovorated that he supposed, and had eVory roason to believe, that she proper precaution- ary Measures had beon taken for informing tue on- cumming train tuat tue way Was Bot clear; We stated tbat be cous not with salety have jamped trom the aie be rode out of tng report coding the day of the noe the marks previous yo tho