The New York Herald Newspaper, October 23, 1878, Page 3

TO THE SCRATCH. The Combination Completes Its County Ticket. © SKETCHES OF THE CANDIDATES. Bepubliean and City Democracy Nomina- tions for the Assembly. ——— +. JOHN MORRISSEY'S SUCCESSOR. ‘The political log rolling continued yesterday among the anti-Tammany factions and repubiicans. The vote of Monduy night by the conference committee of tne lattor party proved conciusively that Edward Cooper was slated for the Muayorally combination Bomination, Rufus B. Cowing for the City Judgoship and Benjamia K. Phelps for District Attorney. The withdrawal of Judge Ditteuhoefer in the last contest Over the District Attorueysbip had smoothed the way for currying successfully through the arrangement Jor vaming the balance of the combination county tieket, It was understooa that the Germans should have the sclection of the Coroner, Moriiz Eihoger being slated for renomination, ALDERMEN AT LAKGE. Next came tbe important questions of settling the Aldermen-at-Large. The republicans had tho naming @tiwoand thocity democracy and the county de- Mocracy the other two, Yesterduy morning it was Stated that the republicuns bau selected Frederick Finkand William H, Gedney. Later on, however, a Bisoh was observable umong the leaders *manayging She conference asto keeping on the name of Mr Gouney, that jemen having voted with the Tam- Miwyites and three others of bis political col- Veagues in favor ot the Forty-second Street Rullroua Bchope. It was argued that such action had destroyed the siemun’s popularity, aod thas bis oxodiducy would disastrously uffect the balance of the tcket. To obviate the difficulty it was further stated during the afternoon that Mr, Gedney bad concliided to with- draw from the canvass, and General Michael W. Buros had been substituted in his placc. Heated arguments hau arisen, it was rumored, among ‘pe leaders upen those points, Some of ‘hem advocated the nomination of Alderman Phillips, who bad voted agatost the Forty-second Street Failroad and siuilar schemes in the present Board, Friends 6f the Alderman said bo would refuse to run, While others iusisted tbat bis clear ra as @ City Father would materially strengthen the combination Guuuty ticket, COMBINING 1% DISTRICTS. fhe proposition was wade in the eonforance of all the tour organizutious—republican and anti-Tam- Mapy—shat it was cssentially necessary to combine in all the districts of the city, not aloue upon Alder- Men, but also upon Assembiymen and Congressmen, ‘Qhe theory of running two combination candidates for Aiderineu tu the ve Seuatorial wisiricts ol the cy was als usidered, ‘This questgn bus Bircady bee: dim the Fitu, wuere two ree ublesns bi: been nominated—deosra, Morrie and jacvuus, In the Sevenw Mr. Beruare Bigliv (repub- Jicaw) bas beow rovowinated, aud it remsius un open Qusstiou wheiner avotuer candidate will Lo placed 1m the fieid upon that sive of the house, dlr. Bigiin as objectva to ou the same grouud with Mr. Geduey ; tne Forty-second Strout Kailioad vote is uiso brougut up “ugaiust bim, Last oigut & good deal of pressure, it ts guild, was brougut to vear upvo this geutieiua to Anduce biw tv tuilow Mr, Gedoey’s example and witu- Graw irom the const, Ruwors were iu circulation yesterday that an at- Vemvt weuld be waue vy some of tue Lummuby pou- je 19 compeli Mr. William V. Kirk to take w back Beal, This movement was iuauguruted, us alleged, in Cousequence of tuv circulation of certain damaging Statements us to the geniiewan’s connection with public schools ww the Fourth warg. Mr. Kirk was a Bevool irustec of that district wu 1804. He is uow on the Tammany county tickes 1o¢ Aiderimaneat-Lurge, 4 CONFRKENCK PRUCEKDINGS. The Jot Auti-tummuny sua Kepuvlican Coolers ence reassoubied at Nu 37 Cuniwn piece, at ture O'clock yesteruny alternoou. bey were uver iuur ours iu session §=‘ibe enure couuty ticket wus lor Maily agrees von us iollows:— ‘Mayor—Kdwaru Couper. * Uny Judge—Kautus B. Cowing. District Atioruey—senjauin K. Phelps, Corover—Moritz Eiiuger, Aldermeu-ai-Latge—Micusel W. Buros and Froder- fick Fink, repubdiicaus; J. G. Hyatt aud Nicholas MUCTALE cuulerence organization thus completed their isborr, ibe conventions of all the parties will De cule ber tu-uigb, way. wwe of tue county de- Miveracy havo full power tu act witout culling their Bouvention together. |. ¥DWARD CooPER. This gentleman was bern in tuis city October 26, 1624. Ho is oa 0! Peter Couper. He was viucured Bs (we public seuoel in Twenty-uioth street aud grauu- @teu as Culumbia Cotlege tu 1842 Alter yu briet visit urued to New York wud peburg, N. J., und operated she: ber vl years, ibey ure vow engaged in conductiug tron works ot Durnam, Va, and Greouwood, N. J. bd ure also interested 10 similar culerprises in fen- bessee wud near Lake Superior, dir, Cooper 16 ulso ft the bead of w luctory ivr the manulucture of glue bud gelatin iu Brovklyn, giving employment tu sev- ‘bondred inen. Urm 18 lurtber engaged in tua! mining at uylkall, Pa, dar. Cooper bas tukeu an @ part in politics for Whe au: Hitwon uF twenty yeurs, Hu wus ew deleyato bo the National Cooveations ut Coariestou wud St, Louw, und uever beld but two public ollices—Senoul ‘Trustee ior tue Kixbieonth ward wud Strect Gomimis- 4 periud of 61X months, to 1456. He bas been @ trusice of the Couper Uuiou tur nineteen years aud Das given « goud deal of attention tu ihe carrying out Of tue vbjects Of that institutivg, devoid lo xiving free aud indusirial education. Mr. Cooper was » Member of the twmoue Couuniitee of seventy avd wok au active part iw its aflairr, Ho was isu a wem- Der vi Goveruor Tilueu’s Hu! ‘Was tue ouly wember Stand to oppositivn to the di iu she paseing of u owes In ite reorganization ufter ihe over. Alter tho St. Louis Con. ‘Ventiva be, with sometew others, tovk a sand uguinst wueus vl the party by Mr, Juuu Keny. Io joed trow Tawmany Hail, supporting dune Morrissey tor der ir iu opposition (Oo Augustus Bonelli, anu bas since remusned a bitter opponent of ‘We Fourteeuta streot orgaoiz ion, BK. PURPA, Benjamin Kinsman I’heips, tne candidate for the office of District Atiorae; as boru 10 Haverk te, ee of © y ot oeyt Gibave, He was au Butted to tue ar in 1885, pened a law oflice in New York, wuvre ue hes siuce been engaged. Ar. Paeips eatered the offive of tue United states Attor- ty; Way bey ior the Soutneru aisirics of New York as an us- Sistant and remained there under District Atturoess Courney aud Prorrepont wots 1870, when he returnea Ww private practice member of tue frm of = Artuu Ph United Staves Assisiunt ries y Poelps represented ine goverumeut iv many sent down to proceed Hornet sud ber Neurany laws M ‘helps was elected Wistrict Atturvey of the Ciy ana County of New York va | She fall of 1872 by o large twajority vver Cvaries Douvobue (uow Jude of the Supreme Court), wo was ' y candidate, aud William G. Woituey wuo was tho Apolio Hail elected in 1875, ueteating the Tammany candidate, Petor 4. Oiuey, by & mu- Joruy of over 22,000. KUFUS B. COWING, @ legal proiession in this city, He Was 8 republican Alderman just yoar, und ono of ‘Whe volebraiec Tweed Investigating Commistec, MORITS RLLINGRE Coroner Eltinger, woo hus been renominated by the Combiuation party, wae born in Bavaria, Germany, yeur 1580." He came to this country in 186 at ju yours wai e autecammany wekel. 4 abaimments, tm mriting Uveutly seven ALDERMEN-AT-LAKOK, Miobael W. Burus was voru in ireiand, He in about years oi, und came to thi couniry im 1843. ju thy War broke out by raised « company tur whe Fire Zouaves, which was uitucuud to Sickles! Ho was wounded several times und tukeo Bb wer, Ho cume out of ihe w pera, Ho was ior several y uaom House, Freu Vink wi J. 4. Myatt ram ior Alderman on we county vemo eracy ticket in 1875 ana was defeated. He lives in the Sixteenth ward apd 18 understood to be io 1b Tea! estute business, Nicholas Houghton was formerly a member of As- sembly, Hi Mopvumeut H Union Squar. number ot y NOMINATIONS FOR ASSEMBLY. Conventions of the republicans aud Irving Hall democracy were held in the soveral districts Inst evening to nominate candidates for the Assembly. Following are the results :— ‘The Ninth district repablicans nominated George B, Deane, Sr. ‘Tne city demoor ot the Fourth Assombly dis- trict nominated Jou J. Martin, A republican convention of the Sixth Assembly district nominated John Simpson, ‘The Repabiican Convention of the Seventeenth dis- trict vominat N. Simonson, Tue Republi the Fi Secona, Third, Fourth, Fitth, Eighth, Tenth, ‘twellth, Four- teenth, Filteenth, Sixteenth, Eighteenth, Niveteenth aud Twenty-first districts met last evening at their respective boadquarters and alter uppointing conter- ence commitices adjourned, ‘To the Kigbth District City Demecracy Convention the names of Charles Dexheimer aod Prank H. Roden- burg were recommended for nomination, but no ace tion was taken vo them, und alter some Conference committee was uppointed and the couven- tion adjourned subject to the call of ti , ‘The Republican Convention of the Thirteenth dis- trict nominated Rovert H. Strahan by acclamation, The Republican Couvention of the Seventh district resominated Dr, l,aac I, Hayes, The Eleventh District Republican Convention pominated Mr Wilitam W. Astor. fue Assembly conventions held vy the city de- mocragy in the First, Second, Filth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Kleventh, Thirteenth, Fourtecuth, Fifteenth, Sixteentn, Seventeenth, Eighteenth, Niocteenth, Twentieth and Twenty-first uisiriets met, but in no case did they make nominations. Alter conference committees were appointed the con- ventions adjouroed, Tuo Tweutieth District Republican Convention nom- inated Mr. A. J. Dittenhoeter, The Rambler Association last uight held a ing at Nu. 496 Third avenue &bd bomivated Stepbeo A. Baonou us their candidate for Asseimvly ip the Kigh- teeush Assembly district. ‘1bo nomination was uouo- imous. THE SENATOR FROM TqE SEVENTH. The Seventh Senatorial District Nominating Con- vontion was held last night, inw hall back of a bier saloon, at No, 145 West Thirty-second street. 1t was tne duty of the Convention to nominate a mau to fill the unexpired term of the late John Morrissey. 1t was a vory quiet convontion. Is was not necessary to have a ticket to be @ delegate, It wus what would be called out on the planus a “jerked beet”? convention, Everyihiog was ‘‘cus aud dried,’? except a low of the aviegates, who were very wet, Tne couvontion was cullod to order by General F. B, Spivola, a name synonomous with steam pipes ana shirt collurs, The culling of the roll was dispensed with, ‘There was a little conventional or parliamentary wrangling in order tu aeceive or dejude the uninitiated, but wheu the bame of trey Guother was put io vou by ‘raiuor, Deputy Sueriff, aud oduiri r the Kieventh district, tuere was deatening sppiause. Mr. George McGlynu, of the Filteents district, wus coy. He bud uo candiuate at fret, but ulterwara cust the vote of bis delegation for Mr. C. Gouirey Gun- en the Sixteenth district was called. Mr. or General F. B. Spinola bad the casting of the vuie for tual district. Geuorai SrixoLa—I am 1ns:ructed to cast the voto of the Sixteontn district tor Coristophor Godirey Gunther, A Deurgate—l'll bet a hundred dollars he’s wrong. 1.’s Cuarles Godfrey Gunther we came to vote @ vote of for. » The Chuirman (Gonorul F. B. Spinola)—T! . Godlroy the Sixtwentu Assomobly district 1s cast ior Guuthei Woen the Eighteenth district was calied Mr. Peter Scery cast the voto of the delegation for Mr. UC. Gud- frey Gunther, Mr. C. Godirey Gunther was the choice of the Con- Vention, Lust not oue out oF Hiity of the dvleyates knew who be Was voting lur to put tn nomination, THK ANTI-TAMMANY CONVENTION, There wus a lurge meeting ol tue auu-Tammany men ut Academy Hall, 10 Third avenue, near Twonty- tuird street, in order to select x Suuator for tue Seveuth Senatorial district, Mr. Rutus Audrows wi chosen president of the meeting, aud alter the orga igation was pertected 4 recess Was taken 1a order that a name might be presented to tho Convention. There was considerable commotion over Ausembly dis Jonvention was adjourned t ‘The mectiug was originally called eall of the chair. at Irving Hall. SUNSET COX's RHETORIC. The address which Mr, 5. 8. Cox made to the Po- litical Reform Association at Botanic Hall, in East Broadway, last wight, was one of those of-hund, hu- morous and unavected harangucs for wuich be 1s celebrated, Roscoe Conkitug, be said, was running op the bank muropoly interest, and, Hodiug buat to- sudicient, had, in bis last speech, started out agaia “se solid South.” Mr. Cox was in fuvor of ree nd would baila w bridge of gold tor a og toe, asthe old Romans ure said to havo done, “Bat ut shis timo,” no said, “when God Almighty 18 bridging over @ chasm with w pestilence; when the South is one great graveyard; wheu ull the be North ts inelfectual to ro the mau 16 OUtrayiug Loe public Sentiment and couwen chariy, beygtiug aua pleading thar our people way Again fuise the bivody suirt aguiust tb bat wheu they buve hardly got# suirt to their backs 10 cover tuoir sukeduess, Tuere never was uo instunce of public weanooss aud malice coupurauio to it. Aro they uot bound up in the sume political lite with ue? When we dv ua Kiaduess to them does it not come back to velp us iu some way? You will Dever tod mo wuding @ Bevurge to pestilence. Ou, lvt us ratber give them Kindoess und blessings 1u tuerr disaster |”? Mr. Cox ex! ed bis wearers to elect a democratic Assembly, thut tt migut covose » Senator worthy of the time, Lvratio Seymour's uame Was cued out by ed that yeutieman, bad ny jonebouy, rewarkiug voly iauit to nd the ex-Governor was that hy had that as Roscue Gouxiiug. “God bless tne sister!” bi “aud may Rosos repeut and drop his vivody flag! lt had) been tamet os au objection Ww AF Cox as candidate for Cougress irom tho district. 1 which he was speuking that he did not ive there. “Lt you Jove o girl,” said be, good bumourely, “you aou't cure Wheiu she lives; you're going tu have ber,” Mr. Cox prieily reviewed bis own career in Congres, tnveighou agaiust the cur- Fuptions of the repuulicau party, declared thut Just Tepresvatution Was the fouudatiou of the Republic ang that tho nou-apportionment of New York wasa greutor disgrace (aan tue exclusion of a Presideut wuo bad been fuirly vleeted. fhe ouly salvation bo saw for tho country lay in democratic auminutiou, wich would restore prosperity. His closing sentiment was “God biess the peuple!” MR, JEROMK ACCEPTS. Mr. Lawrence K. Jerome yesterday accepied the Tammany vowinativa for Congress irow the Eighth istrict by tho following note:— Umion CLup, Oct, 22, 1878, GeNTLEMEN OF THE ComMITTER OF THK LIGUTH CONGURS- jowaL Vaseuier:— ; jon for Reprosentative in Cougress which as boon, witn such unauinity, tendered to me by the Convention whicw wet 1st evening 1 avpreei sto, moersey, with pleage mysoll Hewut, Yours, very Poa didu-y BP. pith K, wan C7 BKOME, Joun J, Gorman, aired Comunittos. A FREE FIGHT, The Fifteenth Assembly Distriet Administration Repudlican Convention was bela iu the bali at No, 36% West Thirty-tith street, Too room was tilled with an excited crowd, very few of whom wore de! es, ood it Was soon apparent that anyining but barmony was to be expected. Me. EL A Dike Jenback was chosen chairman, ana all persons not delegates were put outside the folding doors, while theedolegates proceeded to business in the dingy room, with the crowu glaring in ou them through the shuding doors, When order was pro- Curou the Committee appointed at u previoas mecting to coutor witu the Otteudorior democrats aud witb tue Taxpayers’ Aswociuiion reporied that tuey could uot Agree on a candidate, as he other partios wanted bo one to run but Avrabam Quackenbush. A motion to ap- puInt wuoLbeF Conference CoMnittvo wou udjourL On- til Mouday raised w how! of iudignation, nud several motions to adjouru and te proceed at once to nom bate were muse, There wre iurse candidates wind % tbe Bomoutiou—aumely, Colonel Grindiey, » Moutyomery aud Me Juutzon, aud the fuliowers Of oucti wore prosont force. Mr, Buruis said he was sick ' whole adjourning business and Lo would not leave the bal) without naming 4 caudiduty whoever he was, Finauy a motion to agjourn vw Thursuay nigot and 4ppoint a committee ov cunterence was udupted. By this time tue crowd of ‘*neelors” bad forced open the sliding doors wad Huoted und yoiled tor # uomiDativn. Two vrothers named Jona aud Janes MeLaughliu, laborers, weregparticuiarly demonstrative, 1 bitter opponents of Air, Moutgomery, Sbarpo ix one Of bis supporters Suarpe said som r them out,” whereupon te vrowers bim and in ment the wiluest coufusion bramiog be A rush Was made to separate tbe combutanis, during watch several persous wore struck aud trawpied Upon, Lt ivoked as it a yeneral And desperave row Would eveue, but aiter ve min- ules!’ sirugghog pattie: quiet was restored avd Mr, Sharpe's Wouuus were dressed and a now bat cupplied Alter it Was ail over a solitary policeman on- wud cleared the ball, NO arrests wero muue, . sembly, has been renomipated by the republicans of Rockland county. Mark B, Moore bas been nominated for the Assem- bly by the democrats in the Tnira district of Erie , of the Tento ward, Brooklyn, nowimated vosterday for member of Assembly in th Fourth district, Kings county, by the Independent democrats, Jobo B, Rolly, the independent democratic nomi- nee lor Cuarity Commissioner, second district, Kings y metat White Piains und nowipated Alexander H, Smith, of Yonkers, for Cou- gross. Theo Essex County (N, J.) Republican Conv: was beid at Library Hall, Orange, yesterday noo. The proceedings, owing to herce Frivaines for he uominatious of Sheriff and Stute Senator, lasted over three hours, and w tended with a good deal of excitement. For Sheriff there were teu caudidater, aud us many ballote, On the tenth Alderman Stephea Van Cortiandt Van Renseliaer was pominated, The Senatorial nomination was carried of, alter a bard struggle, by William H. Francis. ‘Ihe Democratic Cenvention in the Second Con- kgreusional 4 last evening, €ud then adjournod until this evening, w! the Democratic Convention in the Third district will also be veld, ‘The Democratic Conveation in the Third Assombly district met last night und unanimously nominated Jobu Shanty, . Cuarlos H. Troester was yesterday nominated by the democrats tor Assembly in the Sixiu aiseriet, Kings county, dluurice B Fiyon was repominated by the demo- eratsy lor Assemuly in the Seveutu district, Kings county, yeateruay. Jouu A, Douglass was esterday by the democi ings county, NEW YORK’S VOLING nominated for Assembly of the Eignth a STRENGTH, NATURALIZ.D VOTERS COMMANDING 4 MA- JO. 11¥ OF FIFTY THOUSAND IN THIS CITY— HOW NEW YLEDGED CIt1ZENS ABE GROUND OUT OF THE MILL. On tho eve of an election no place tn the city of New York affords greater scope for study than the Natural- dzation Bureau located on the third floor of the now Court House. There the ward politicians, like r crusting sergeants on tbe eve of a war, bring their men to tho front ready to do battle ut the ballot box, and a formidable army, indeed, tia Lookiog at the long array gf mon eager to shield themseives and toeir rights under the wzis of American citizensuip o HXRALD reporter yesterday asked Thomas Bue: Clerk of the Superior Court, how many had been natural:zed thus far. “Ob, about three thousand five hundred between the two courts,” he rephed, and then explained tha, the Court of Common Pleas also was ongaged in the naturalization business. “This ig a good dval jor an off yoar, is tt no;?” re, marked tho reporter, “No,” rephed the clerk: ‘in Presidential years it is a good deal heavier.” Does the native vote increase in the same propor- tion??? “Do you know that it was only this morning that I ‘was pondering over the same question. Now let us see what it really amounts to”? Clerk Bocse went unto bia private office, overhauled a pile of records, examined the last State census, added on tne esti- mated figures of the three yeurs and said, “Here we have it, Now let us pot 1 down.” THE NAIURALIZED MasoRITY, ‘The reporter did 6o und was surprised to ascertain the following results: — Natives cntitled to vote...... - 90,973 Nuturalzed citizens outitied to vote. 141,179 Totul voting population..........+seecreeee 23%,152 In addition to there 232,152 voters to-day 1a New York city there are 48,305 males (altenr) who enjoy the privileges of the laws, live uuder their protec- tion, bat not having becn naturalized, do nog iulfi the auties of citizenship, Should they take out their papers the aetual votiug strength of New York city would be 270,457. “ative”? WARDS. Only four wards iu tue eity of Now York can clai @ majority of nutive voters, Th the Secund, the Ninth, tho Fitteeoth aod Sixt wards. 'he Buturaliged citizens have a majority 1u twenty wards, ‘Vhw Ninth wara is the banner ward of native Voters. ‘There the figures stand as 1ollows:— Native vou * oo 1,419 Naturalized Vote: a eccenccee 4,981 Voting populution of Ninth wara, eee 12,400 _ The Fitteenth wurd stands ag toliow, VO VULOFS.. 4,370 Nataratizod vovers on 2,450 Voting population of Fitteenth ward.... 6,820 PRK CONTRA. Tho largest number of wutive voters is in the Nine- teen. wurd, but there 18 a correspondingly Loavy Naturalized vote. ‘Lhe record stdpus thus:— Native voters. - 9,786 Nuturalized voter: 15,084 Voting population of Nineteenth ward....., 24,840 In tue heart of the German district (Seveuteeutn ward), the figures ar Native voters... 4,829 Naturalized voters, sees 16,438 Voting population of Seventeenth ward, 20,267 “Now,” said Mr, Boese, “they talk about bvavy Fogwirics, 1 bave given you ti our Voting popuiath You can cull 1 easily at a round Ugaro to-day 250,000; and in tho Presidential election of 1876 the rexisiry was not over 185,000, anu this year 1 don’t think tt will be 140,000, thus Jeuving 00% ubout 100,000 citizens wuo do not intend to goto the polle. 1, is indeed « formidable army of nou-voters. But the powt I wanted to make aud which wili ustoursh even politicians is that we bays 1n the cuy of New York 50,000 nore naturalized citi- Zcbs than native vowers,” THE NATURALIZATION MILL The ropgrter scanued the ioug lie of mon m Sbulled by Ward politicians, waiting their & court room and tu the adjoiniag ollie ed up to the cierk’s desk und fF LALUFAIZAtioN papers or required dupli- cates Of papers previously Obtained, but tost iw the Cuures Of years, Lt required the servicws Of two stul- ‘Wart policemen to keep them iu order as they ted in. IN THK WKONG COURT. AD intelligens iooxiug youug irmuman stepped up to the clerk aud saw, “I want orl sata sur.” CLekk—W bat papers uo yuu want “ure, sur, | vet me papers.” “Ol, you Wauta uupneate.’? The clerk pruceeued tu examine t occupied nim abous t minutes, pu were Hot Laturalized iu tuis cour tbe Comuou Ploas,’? ‘Dou'tl kuow the Superior Coors? I want me Payers and we bumbag.”? What judge naturalized you ?? “sure, wasn’t I layiuy on me pack and Jimmy Male Heap gave 10 we to vote fur Jimmy O'B so “My trend, I win feartul you will uover be able to tu COPY Of Luat lost paper,” said the cierk. the «pplicant now becum y aud begau to make Ab urgUment, When at 4 signal of the clerk av officer ejocteu bua iron Whi the repo noticed representatives from Great Britwin, Gormany, Frauce, Swodeu, owitzeriand, Russia, Austr, Lwaiy, Holand, Deoma pain, Portugal, Morocco, Ureces aud = eVeu irom y. The Moha really wercbauts well known ia New York, who came there to get their second papers. They spoke Kogiish fluently. One Germau who assisted a nepbew 10 ung bis papers was asked vy the Jud; Curistian oume of the applica ‘Mein Gott, wie weiss ich. 1 gwanalg.”” eX.et Ogures as to cord, which then satu, Inquire ut ONE OF DAVENPORT One German, who eviuenuy put upoo him vy Johnny port, ca tremendous Stato Of excitement, bi % post ofll- cual oleemen, Clerks und all, uxclaiming at the yup of is voieu:— “Where is dot clork who give dooblicato re airoudy t”” eer CLank—Hore, young mao, be qaiet; when were you matured? kuMaN—I am quiet; cy CLexk—Wohat did you @ them to him for? GauKAN—I don’t give dot paper; be stoie Bim, ULERK—Suppose he hadiuken your bat, would you poriuit him to de 1? GeaMax—No, | fights mit mein hat, Cuekk—Well, your baurulzation papor is your private property as much as your bus What year wore you paturalized? Gunmax—1868. The ciork mak ors that the Wei ing “bordammt”? Tt was long past th court hours when the Inst applicants reer to papers, with masy more Waiting to bv served, the clerks wishing hi y for the cud of the political campaign, when ones more tho regular routine work of tho vourt cua be at tondou to NATURALIZATION ‘TROUBLES, THE POLICE BOARD DETERMINED TO PUT A STOP TU MR. DAVENPORT’S LITTLE G; ME At the mveticg of the Police Board yesterday, altor a long preamble, the following resoiuti adopted:— n vrcvistons names of gach aud 6 properly a to ihm who shall wt vue red ime exblots propounded Mie oad ry Gonoral James W. Husted, Speaker of the last As | specior 's coriileueo! lis usiuralisation issuga ous NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1878.—-TRIPLE SHEET. court of competent jurisdiction, properly eortified and having the seal of the suid cour: thereon. Kesvlved, That instructions shall be issued forthwi officers ui the police who may be on duty at the several ction districts where such registration is being carried directing them to tuke the name and address of «ny fw eg 4 prived person thus apt ell rict, and forward th settins torta the facts, to Bureau of ctions as soon thereafter as vided furthermore that if any lutimidation or threats have been used by any one to hinder or prevent such registra tion, then alse the name of such person or porsons slall be included in the said atfidavis of such officer. ureau of Election shall |. That the Chi-f of bh wtiduvits co the Board of Pohes at thelr Dext ular weeting, after the receipt of same, for action reon, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 675 of the seid Laws of 1872, WILLIAM CLARK'S CASE. The order to show cuuso why the registers of the Twelfth Election and Secoud Assembly district should not be compelied by mandamus to register William Clark wi turnable yesterduy before Judge Dosohue in Supreme Court, Chambers, Tho respondents tailed to Uppesr, und & Mundumus Was grauted by delauit, Oo subsequent explanution the order, however, was not eutered, the registers baving siznified their williog- ness to register Mr. Clark ou the ext registration duy, PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATS. GREAT DESPONDENCY AMONG MR, RANDALL'S YOLLOWELS—THE NATIONALS REFUSE 10 UNITE WITH THEM. (ex TELLGRAPH TO THE HERALD. | Purapenrata, Oct, 22, 1878. Ubairman Dewees, of the national party, denies that tbere is apy truth in the roport telegruphed from Harrisburg that a conlerenco bas takeu pluce between the democeatic and the national loaders, at which the democrats admitted their inability to carry the State ticket aud proposed ay a forlorn hope to unite with the natiooals in securing the Legislative dis- soay toelect the Uuited State: tor, Not- ere 18 reason to on wus. made by the demo- apd was dechued, The democratic organize! despondent, und their discouragement 1s to any observer. On tho other baud, the n 3 to be ubie to bold the balance of power in the ature, aod have reiusea to bargaiu for this reason. Mr, Dewoos, who declared himself thoroughiy posted us to thu condition of the purties throughout the state, wus asked this:—1! the vatiovals had bot drawn more votes from the purty im power im this State—the republicans? Ho unswerut, No; Vhat the democrats hed suffered more; hence their present discouragement, ‘ue Memucrats are making a t effort to put vigor und spirit into their campaign here, undon Friday week Senator Buyaed, of Delu- ware, will attempt an answor to points of Senator Conkling’s ellective speccy last Suturgay night, Governor McClellan and Mr, Dill, the democrauc can= digate for the Govervorsnip, ure to spouk on Satur- day night, CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS. Woncestkr, Mass, Oot, 22, 1878, The democrats of the Ninth district to-duy nomi- pated Eli Thayor, of Worcester (the groonbuck nowi- noe), for Congress. ALBANY, Oct. 22, 1878. The democrats to-day nomiuated Fraucis 4, Woods for Congress. TO REGULATE TRADE. MEETING OF THE UNIT¥D STATES BOARD OF COMMERCE—PREPABATIONS FoR A NATIONAL CONVENTION, About forty gentlemen attended the moeting of the United States Kourd of Trade yosterday in the Park Bank building. President Eliwood EK. Thorne do- livered an addrese, in which be said that importers complain that they are embarassed n their trade by the uneeriatnty attendant upon oficial valuations of poods; that they ure liable to have their beoks and papers seized on the ex parte testimony of an officer appointed, not om acevunt of fitness, but tor political reasons, He sula that they turther complain that goods of imme value are delayed in the custome storehouses of ‘of undervaluation, mterest, tho actual ch goous 18 lost, as they ure eold out of ertnee, Much loss of time and iderubio pecuniary outluy ure occasioned by the present system of Custom House regulations. The Treasary und Customs Depurtment ussume that all importers afe uutegonisiic to the goveroiwent, and oificiul action, -iusiead of eucouruging trade und commerce, 18 apparentiy in perpetual oppo- sition $10 the exteusion and prosperity of the tmport trade. Wohitle every encouragement eb ve qiven {0 American manulactures, Mr. Thorne beid that they could best be helped vy removing all tue unnecessary restrictions that bow injure cutmmerce, Some strong inilueuce, be said, was needed to enforce upon the government a more Btaresmaniike policy abd to present grievunces for consideration. To do these things was tue chicf cobject of the B of Commerce, workiug through rT yom mai vt Washington und New York, wuere the Board has oflives. ‘The comimitiec appointed to framo a vow law re- lating to insolvonts was increased by the addition of Mosers, Simon Sterno, 4. G. Boua, W. J. Kelly, H. C. Uiman ung G. W. C. Clarke. It was resolved to uppoint a committee of seven to rait resolutions to be submitted to @ national con- veutton to be het ip the Masonic Temple, io this city, om the 13th of Noveinber. Auother committee was appointed to draft resolu- ‘ulating the commerce be- 8, aud still enosher to dralt a ction of the Couv mitted to Cougress, praying that body nos to r postal tmciliti DEATH OF tween the several bill to be, with the MRS. BUTLER, THE VICTIMS OF THE CENTRAL PALK RUNAWAY TO BR BURIKD TO-MORROW. The runaway accident in Central Park last Sunday, which caused the doath of Mr, Patrick satlor, a resulted tatally to Mra, Butlor, who died yosterday moroing to the Roosevelt ituspital, whither the injured conveyed immediately after the u Baler rewsined unceusciou from the tine sho was tuken to the hospital, The Ime Teuiuence of tho illfated couple was suronged lust eveuing by friends, In the back parlor were placed side by side two c fins, covered with black cioth, and containing the remains of the deceased, They were surmounted with wreaths of immortelics, tubervues and otner flowers. Mrs. Butier's ively cut textures, children pow I latver being nin the tormer mn and four yeurs, returping from a visit to ine two older girly, at the Convent of the sacred Heart, the doubly fatal catastrophe occurred, 1t wus ut irst arravged to have the funerai of Mr, Butler take pince at tue Courco of the Sacred liewrt, ou Filty-tirat t, wear Tonth avenue, (his moruing, but since fo it bas Leen decided tv have voth MODJESKA’S UNTAMED STEED, While Mme. Modjeska was yesterday taking her usual ride iu the Park, attendeu by her husband, wwe Count Bozenuta, and followed vy amounted groom, the horse tovk iright while passiug under one of tho bridges aud fairly rau away with her, Fortunutely Mimo, Mou): her wert, e unt eod, passing him, dexter- horse by the bridle aud mi aged wo pull ittom standstill When the dang over Mine, SModjoska fainted, but recov fietently to ride vack to the Clareuvon Hotel a u, howey Theatre was eucape. THs NEW UTRECHT TRAGEDY. Justice Cropsey of Now Utreont, L, L, called on Superimtendeus Vampveil, of Brooklyn, yesterday and asked that the Brooxlya police be pormitiod to assiat him 10 Working up the poisoning case in that village, ‘The Superintendent referred the Justice of the Peace vo Board of Police and Excise Commissioners, who 1 turn referred him back Mr, © i ter offlewal wi ond th fo Pouee, Crupsey at he Would assws bim in anything that migut be fequired 1 that oily, Mer, Cropsey hud @ private eoulerence ubout the case with Districts Aviorucy Untlio, Coroner Stinms, when questioned on tbe sub- suid that 60 had not been notitied ow anything of the Case in ques turther tuau the twlormation contained 1m yes HuRALD. Justices of the Peace iu F' out, Flatiauds, G afd Lots, © Jurisdiction to wuld inquests in bwor re- towns, . A roporter culled at No, 192 Jonnoson street, Brook- lyn, last evourny, and inqui or Mra Mary Smith, vne of the laaies wo 1d to have been ia company with ibe late drs, Couper on the evening of July 17, wben the lattor was taken sick While arink- fy beer wb the Atiaptic Hotel at Bath, A young woman Wbo onswered tue summons suid tout Mee. Sinsth Was Out O1 town, She tet morning, Yiny twat sue wud! y' woman did not know i gone, posed tbat te w wad, le i., WUOre BuO bus relatives THE EXPIRING FEVER. Continued Decrease of the Plague in the South. FROST LAST NIGHT Memphis Howards Sending Their Nurses Home. FAVORABLE FOR BUSINESS. Removing the Quarantine Restrictions Along the Mississippi, (bx TELEGRAPH TO Tat HERALD.) New Or.rays, Oct, The following is the number of new cases of ycllow fever repurted duriug the past twenty-four hours :— Board of Health, aew case! Hourd of Healtu, old case: Howard Awsvciution Young Men’s Curistiugn Hom@opatule Association Total... Moat of tne cases reported by the Howards ure jour or five days old, uot before reported. Up to date the Howards have treated 12,426 patients. Tbe majority ol the now cases, { understand, are tor tho Fourth district, A fow cused buve uppoaread im the Firat district, at the foot of Henderson street, where one of the city dumping grounds Js situated, where the foulest odors huve been risiug all tus summor, While the fuvor bus been ravaging the clean and up- parently healthy portions of tue city 1t has all wlong studiously uvuided this plague spot; now at the vory last moment, Woon the pesiiience 18 at the close of its career, it makes its advent here, aud gives us to- duy the first case that bus yot come trom this spot, whore tue atmosphere has been flied with poisou lor mouths, dt bas been generally credited this year that cleanliness ollers nu exemption from yoillow lever; irom the above it would seum that tith does, Vue fact cun cortuinly be estavlishuc—ibat the cleunust, drivat portions of the city have suflered most, as eeee cncecerseeeees O22 MYSTRRIES OF THE FEVER. In simple trutu the tever pecms to be diled with mysteries 2 bave beard of a mumber of nurses wuo buve been attucked In the pust two duys with the vury worat toring uf thy fever, Tuese uurses, | ua- GeFetand, buve all Lad the lever in previous epidem- ies, WhICL leaves DO WoUDE tbat they were accli Then tuere 1s the teudency to the Vvouito; this is very noticcabe, ltuccurs mostly among children, wud many Of these Casus have recoversa. With udults ibis nearly always fatal, ihe imagination uo doubt increases the wortalily here; the litle ones, kuow- lug nuiuiug vt te disease, Lave uv cause to lear unis Worst uf syroploms, abd ure therefore net likely to be unusually sifectea vy the uppoarauce of it. 1 heard of une Case, 4 Man WHO was sv dreadtully terri- fed ui the bare thougut of the symptom thut be was coustautly trying to see if by bad it; when it came ho dieu uimyst iustantly. DKATH AMONG THE EXPRESSMEN, Yester 2 ootived the teuriul mortality that b Vistied the telegraph operators, Tusduy 1 um even more startled by the deatu rave amoug the expruss- men, Mr. 1homas 3. Wesvoat, agent o1 the Sutera Axpregs hore, tells me tuat in twe fever ufll.cied dis- tricia of tho South, excludiy the [cue couuiry, there buve Veen seVeuly cuses uinong Lovie employdés and forty-two deatus this year, giving tho ieuriui death Fate @f wixty percent, The cases embraced ull kinds of omplvyés—superintendents, inesseugers aud clorkt, suowing that while iutection way have played tts part bere 14 couid not have bueu respunsivle for wl tue cases, Lu Vicksburg every man counected with the company dieu; 14 Memphis ail bat oue; in New Orleans the mortality bas Veen extremely low. Out of a force of eight alurks, all of Wuow Lave beeu sick, there bas been ng deatus Only» singlo death has oveurred in the whole force Ler, und his Was » Moe- wenger. 4 SUCCESSPOL HOMGuPaTu, Licarn that one vi the youuy physicians of the Hommoputhte Associauivn bas veen stuguiarly iurtue wate 1 tbe troatinent ol bis cuses jammer, Ho bas bad ap v0 date 127 ca rded wis fire death to-day. Our udsentees, 1 notice, still return, most of them, bowever, irom the seasuore, Que wenticmun yosierday sent word that ue would briug Lome tue dead bouy of auaughter, Wuen the beara Cume down to the depot 10 secure 1t avotoer little one Was Jouod dead Jyiug tv the fatuer’s arms, bkazils, The vumbor of deaths tur the past twenty-four hours ts dz, a decrease 0! two since yestorduy, Nine- teen are cuilureu Uuuer tWelve years of age. Total Goats uere to dase, 3,775. Tue tullowtng 1s the list:— Otto Pasubke, Horace H. Hunt, dunn Foley, Maury K. Saut, ‘Emma Michueltyy Beaeaino Ari, Ciara Michaeiis, - >» Henry Fold, Pauline Garda, Aun Kechener, ruaye ‘Tuercsa ter Goorgiaua Richurdson, Aivina Jusna Lambert, Daniel M, Jobason, George stuettel, Buran punth, Mary Doyle, ‘Youmas aeUardell, Emite Guile, Murgaret Souutzele, Lizaiv Rickery, Coaries Bise, Jueepu Dumenges, Alvert Borges, Josephine &. Kerny Mionxel Woiduer, Fauvy Conry, Cart R Turney, Joan Laterte, Menry W. vurney, George HM. Greatoa, Archie Pail ‘Theodore Keeu, Eugenie Cusauvor, b. 5. Alexunder, Charles a. Survan, Jusepp Nimit, Alise Celvative Loala, CONTINUED IMPROV! MENT AT CHA1TANOOGA— COLD WE\1IHER—CONTINUED DESTITUTION. [Bx TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Cuarraxooga, Tenn., Oct, 22, 1878, There were only twu deaths from yellow fever here to-day, Miss Kate Farmer the only remaining daugh- ter of Oficer Juck Farmer, (uis oldest baving pre viously uwiedof the piaguc) aud Muss Susan Scobneit- more, Thore wero sixteen new cases, two white aod 18 less viralent tuan heretofore but shows a good viiality. Ali fears of its spreading havo All (ue Dow Gases ure ty tue ‘iulect fourteea culorea, The di io form deal ot v'elock (his morning wud the woathor So-uigut, with & of w frost i However the p tis bard oo those of the sick who are poorly bowed aud shiny clad, Kvery cilurt is being maue to cut down the expenses of the Reliet Comiitiee, us tuuds ure rune ning low, Ald is LOW continued strictly w chariubie cases. ine uble bodied must ait.is tor themse: best they cau, Mayor T. J. Carlile ia dowu win the fever. HOPETUL SIGNS FROM MIMPHIS—THE HOW- ARDS ENABLED TO SEND SOME OF THE NUASES HOME, Muuruts, Tono., Oct. 22, 1873, At commenced raining last night at tea o'viock aud Continued without cessation wall hve morning. From six o'clock last evo it noon to-day eleven orders {or interment wore reported by undertakers, Among those whe dicd wore Miss Dei Roacn, daughter of A. J, Roach; Jumes Roper, a well koown grocer; Miss Coarlotte Thomas, F, iH. hoy James Dolan, Kngineer of the 3B. Niohuson, and Vritz Melman, ton, 3. C., wuibernies Rave velegrapned nurses Cau roturd home without veiug witve dolention, The phystciaus 1 Dayton leave tor Howard Assoc ure nding vif ull nurses trom abroad, their ser B CuUsidered us VO lvuger needed, Six orning to Somerville, Teun, w Herpaudo, Miss reported deaths trom yellow tever duriag she tweuty-toar ded at six o’elock to-night. Tuirtevs Hewaru pbysictaus report 25 new cases; 12 in the city, 13 in the seburbs. The governinent revel steamer Johu M, Chambers arrived bere at seven o'viocK tum evening fi fury. Ail ou Loara aro ropurted weil, The Clow and cold, with iavurabie prospects IN VICKSBURG YESTERDAT—COLD WEATBRR CONTINUES, (DY TRLEGAAPH To TAR MERALD. | Vicksaunc, Misa, Vot 22, 1878, The deaths from yellow lever here to-day wore:— Edwin Hall, Virginia Kidd, Michact Vox, Stacy Hog- gatt, of Madison parish; Mre. Davie, Jobn Mattingly 's ebitd nod Young M. Kiug, of Kingsport. Tue weathor gut. Cramer, i, Brows and Dinkg! ug sloug wel BRIRF FEVER NOTES, Daring yesterday there were two new casos One death trom yellow lover ab Uuiro, LL A despateh from Mobile, Ala., yesterday, saya: “Daring past twenty-tour hours there have becn twelve new cases uf yellow lever and lour doa! ‘The Mayor, 10 « proclamation, states that ou and alter _Ootober 26 all Festreiions on ireight shipped te thie eity on Mobtle and Ohio Railroad will beremovea Passengers coming 10 the city must still have certid cates, as heretolore,’’ Mrs. Mury Schoenberg, wile of Levi Schoenberg, Su- Derintendent of the Jewisn Widows’ and Urphans’ Home, died of yellow fever yosterday at New Orleans, Having charge of 114 children, she ielt the weight of the great responsibility, performing her duty unceas- togiy tu caring for the healthy and vursing the sick. y 4TON ROUGK.—No' twenty-eight, d ing col West Baron Rovos.—There hav new ca-es.and three deaths during th a The Peabody Su! co Association, of New 0: lJeeans, returns to each and ali sincero thanks tor the noble geacrosity exhibited ip furnishing money aa provisions for our distressed people, No further funds will be needed, D, DOLHONDE, President. Tne ladies of the Feabody Auxiliary Association with continue the diatribution of supplies, clothing, & ‘A special despatch from Water Valley, says:—"Tbe outlook 13 now encouraging, The weather is getting cold, Unly one death and no new cases in the paas twenty-four hours.’? NATIONAL QUABANTINE I8 FuruRE? MosiLx, Oct, 17, 1878 To THe Epitox or THE HeRaLp:— Notwithstanding the boasted restrictions of a would be quarantine we are now in the midst of aa epidemic, and God only knows whore it will end. In August last there was a negro excursion from here to the watering place betweea hero usd New Orleans, where a junction took place betwoen the negroes from here who met their colored “bretheren” and ‘“sistern’? from New Orleans, and bad 9 good time generally. ‘The upshot was a very woll known sister of so1 considerable proportions sickened and died, and the doctors pronounced 1 yeliow fover, since which time thero bave been a good many cases tn that Beighbor- hood—the northera portion of our city, ‘The worst of all, some Dutch sailors were allowed to come Lero frow Port Eads witu their filthy traps, which they left bebind to breed tafection ata triangle house, intersection of Davis avenue and Hamiiton street, Tbey wore sent back to quarantine station for only fourteen d: when it should have beea thirty The consequence was, on their re tothe triangle, on Davis avenue, all the occupants were taken down with fever, Ouly one diea oat of four who were sick. Thon their filthy bodding was ale lowed to be burved at this triangle and the smoke and fuwos pomoned the neighborhood, er i ‘A SUFFERER, THANKS FROM JACKSON, Miss.—STILL MUCH WANT AND DESTITUTION, Howarp Associatios, Jacksoy, Miss,, Oct. 18, 1878, To tux Epitor oy Tux Hexarp:— Through Messrs, 1. & 1. Green, of this plaee, I acknowledge receipt of $200 sent by you for fever suflerers, Be pleased to uccopt thunks of this agso~ ciation for your kinanoss aud liberality, Tuere ia mucn suilering and destitution 10 vur midst, and our litle band of Howards ure ut work night aod day, Up to the present dute we have bad 227 cases ot yel- 1ow fever, of which Dumber thirty-ivur have died, Very respectiully, JaMEs D, SIEWART, President Howard Association, SH‘LL IT BE AID FOR TH: SUFFERERS, Mayor Ely yeeterday received $883 95 for the yeb Jow fover safferers and went the entire amount to Chuttanooga. ‘The Mayor received a letter of thanks from the Ree ot Committee L’Union Frangaise of New Orleans tor a gilt of $500 receatly seut tote French sufterersin that city. At the Chambor of Commerce $741 30 was received for the sufferers. The Reiiet Commitiwe remitted $2,000 to the Young Mvo’e Cnristisn Aseociation of New Orleans, ANOTHER RUSSIAN CRUISER. LAUNCH OF THE AMERICA YESTERDAY—HIGH MatS CELEBRATED ON BOARD—PECULIAB AND INTERESTING CEREMONIES—BLESSING THE SHIP. Puivapgiriia, Oct 22, 1878, The fourth and last of the new cruisers batt 1m this eny for the Russian government was launched to-day, The event was in ieeif an interesting one, but was made doubly so by the poculiur re!igious cere- mony of ‘blessing tho ship,” which was pertormed before the launch, lt was the first time such a cere monial baa ever been soiemuized 10 this country, toe other threo Russian vessels which have just bees finished in tbis city paving been purchased after they were afloat, 80 that the America—the besuttial ship launched to-day—was the ouly one of the flees built entirely under Kussian auspices trom the drawing of tno plans and tho laying of the keel, OMLEBRATING Mass, In accordance with the Kussiun national eustom of dedicating a now war vessel with roligioas ceremonies before sho is committed to the waves, the Rev. Father Nicholas Bjerring, of the Greck Catholic Caapel ia New York, came to Poiladelphia for the purpose of officiating to-day. On the torward part of tbo lower or berth dock an altar bad been arranged in the centre of tne ship, im trone of & beautiiul paloting of oar Saviour, suspended toa gilt irame. A lighted lamp swaog trom avove, and, on tho altar, 1D the contre, Was a receptacie com: taiuing « pool of ‘holy water. Bunting and ‘arapery were sirotched across and around tbe ship. Belore this improvised sauctuary Futhe: riug took nis Pluce at Wall-pust this morning celobrotion of mas: jo Was UDASHIsLOW eOXcepL by & chor of Russian sailors, whe made the responses while the priest 1ntoned the words, which were the Russtan tongue, This part of the sol “uy much resembled the mass of the Roman Canola Chareb, excepting the strange tongue. These ser vices took pluce 16 presence of all the high officials of the Russian expedition, ail tue naval ollicers of the various Suips, a Bumber of invited guests and ag Many of tue satlors as could find room in the snip. Among the distiuguished persouages present were the tolluwing :-— tam L. bP. Semevchkin, chief of the Russian ex- cruisers and aide-do-camp to the utine, general admirai oi the Rus- mem vers of Captain Semetchkin’ Ty M 3 Captau Casimir 4 ot toe America; Lieu K RKnodtesed, Lieutenant N. Koutay- nekoff, chief naval inspecsor; Licutenant Acniile Khotinsky, Commander Constantine Kleopiu, of the Europe; Commander Gregory Chvoxsin, Commauuer Kicbard Decker, ot we Skaleky, Ravkousk; gentown, Barker, ihe Sow cr ment 1 this country; bis wil wud sister, Miss Barker; M Ouughtor; Mra, Cbarios H. Cram; Mw Cramp, Mr, and Mrs. Edwin Grebie, John W. Hom. mud, Toxddeus Norris, Jr., Charies F, Berwia, Aliwou White, Charles Liwarm pean Cooke, United Stutes Navy ; Naval Constractor Paihp Hickbora, United St Navy, aad Chiet Engiacor James W. Whitaker, United Stutes BLESSING THE she Keverend Father pros 1p. siowly and sotemoly, dressed in the handsome in which bo bad read the mass. He chanted ia low tones ag he walked, followed by tho hurr of saiors rosponses, Whon Fathor Bjerring nad ip, sprinkiiog tue holy water as he to be used oo the by Ite absence. with blessing & iked up to the Father, kissed (ho cruciix snd bis baad and received the boly waver, ‘THe LACXCH, At halt past ten exactly the launch took place, There were «bout 2,000 people present, sad as the stately ship touched ‘Mine, Semetobiow THR AMERICA, ship is know “No. bene ig the upper deck hor extreme ieug' 235, with A feet beam and 18 leet depth of hold. Sho is of 1, tous measurewmont, und has pewortal compound ea 1,000 ludicated borse power. According to poe be able to Lo ta w jardroom coms and cabins will ve of the riehest aod most ously and elaborate dese: p ‘The other three vessel are foished and ready tor sen, Wann Shishkin and his suite, Russian Minwter ag ty in this city curing the alterneua new ships passed yestorday vy, ing General Nowton to intorm the Board whother tne across the Harlem River uch an extent as tu vational guverument ‘be departinente vt JUrIBdiotion io the mater of wo tertere with the