The Sun (New York) Newspaper, October 21, 1870, Page 1

FoMINTY-FIGHTH YEAR. THE FIGHTING IN FRANCE. a port SUCCESSFUL SORTIES OF TNE FRENCH TROOPS REPORTED, poet aon jing to Paris-Re- Werte | Defeat of t tenn Neuf The Peop! fort Spirite—An Exch Lon lon-Mobbing the P Tovrs, Oct. 20.—The Prussians are returning poword Daris, without seeking @ battle with the French creeson the right bank of the Loire, The Prassic sare still in peaceful occupation of Orleans, Dwing (0 their great lowes at Chateandun, the Prosi: Lave nearly dertroyed that town by Are. / ALCii ean Neof, where the Prussians attacked ‘aod Were Beaten off, they took retenge by exacting heavy contributions of money, ‘The tnhabitonts paid the sim, neavy as it was, within £0,000 france. ‘The cry ans then evacuated the piace, but threat ‘ened to 1e\urn scon and collect tho balance or burn jhe town, The best answer to the Prussian de’ Dateher saying “ their tons was (rifling before Paris pu the 1318." on the occasion of ‘THM SORTIN OF THR PARISIANS, fe found in the ofeial military report which is jnst poblieled, showing that after the baitle the Prus- Bians dein inded truce of five hours in order to dorr their dead Loitors received from Paris, dated the 15th inst., @iate that the citizens apd troops are still in the best bf spirits, and hopeful as to the result, Daily sorties fre male by the garrison, and much loss inflicted pon te irussians, ‘The latter have not been able Werec! “vy batteries, owing to tho terrib’e artillery Bre frou the forte and the vigorous sorties of the desler! A despatch from Roeroy, near the Belgian dorder, dated yesterday, announces thet a balloon from Puris bas Jast landed near that place. Advices (rom Paris state that a number of AMLRICANS, WHO MAD OBTAINED PASSES from the Prussian authorities outside the city, found A in porsitle to leave, The Prurajans explained that, ow ing to certain strategic il reasons, the Amer feace would not yet be permitted to leave by any of the osusl roads, ‘The Prussians advised the Am ans to leave by boat, going down the Seine, aud fromired their protection by that route. } Minister Woshburne has informed Jules Favre ‘that be imselt wil! remain in Puris as long as the Government authorities do, It is announced that We ey) 1) of flour in Paris is suMcient for five wont’, Despatches from Kouen, Liile, Belfort, and @iner | |.cos, show that the determination to resist Be Prose ons i as strong as ever, Alar. Irene’ foree G r atinnina Lror « ¢ wo. Nat wont tot ADORESS TO THK FRANCS-TIREURS, 1.19, via Touns, Oct. 20.—T'wo deputa- nal Guards lett this city to-day. One yon and the other to Tonrs, The Intter 8 goes to request the presence of M. Gambe va fu vite ett; Mansriiins, Cet. 19, via Towns, Oct. %.—An tm- mense cole manifestation wax made in this city to-day. Mary thoncands of unarmed citizens col- lected Le‘ore the office of the Prefvct of the Dopart- Bent and requested that M. Esquiros be reinstated as auministretor of the Department, ‘The crowd at Tex ciscerecd without any disorder whatever. Tov Oct, 19, via Tours, Oct. 20.—Three regi scents of in cutry—Zouaves and Tareos—have ar- irived ut this point since Monday. Great nambers of borers ond large quantities of war material have 's0 Len collected from tue neighboring country. ‘he troops were at once sent to the front, Tovns, Oct. %—Mr. Dubost, @ delegate from the Govern cot of Paris to Tours, who landed in the Dalioun at Rucroy yesterday, brings news of ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT Neaw Pans, Mbeaen in the morning at Mantes-Brayres (?) ana lasto! th roe hours: Was resumed in the alternoon, ferminoted after three hours’ more Agting, ‘Thi Prossiins, who attacked in botn actions, were r¢ Dulsed with heavy loss, The despatch from Rocroy, Which con/ains the above intelligence, does not give Bhe date of the afuir. | According to the latest advices from Parts, Gen. Trochu, viving Way to the unceasing detaand of the National Gnerds, bas given his consent w their or gxvizAL cH in mobilized regiments, as an active force for sorties and service beyond the walls, He also aun Wat he hee a plan for a general attack on the Dosiegers, which, when matured, wiil be carried out on 4 formidable scale, In the meanwhile, he will accept Volunteers lor SORTIES AND NIGHT SURPRISRS. The Paris Journal Opieie of the 15th positivel Goclares that Gen, sSurnaide bad no mission from the Prussian authorities when be visited Paris. He was merely an cfficious agent. ‘The movements of the enemy eoutb of the Loire are much commented on fo (he journals bere. Some fear » rapid movement fe in progress for the surprise of Tours, Assur. ances sre given that the Goverament will mot leave Toul an atiock is certain to be made, Despatches Trom vorious parts of France report a number of email erg cements, Rouen, Oct. 90.—A copy of the Parts Journal Offciel, just received ere, contains THR AN OF M. FAVRE to the circulor of Bismarek on their conference at Perticves, It is well,” says Favre, “that France #hould Know the extent of the ambition of Prussia. K, does not stop at the conquest of two oi Our provinees; it seeks our destruction. France cA! | vo no illusions; her existence is at stake. Boe Wu» offered dishonor, and she refused. They Frepos to punish ber by annihilation, ‘This ts the xa I prefer our peril and our snfer 1 tle gratification of the exorbitant ambition Sf our enevtes, Kven it vanguished, France wiil be Freater in her misfortune, and will have the admira hdsympatby of the world, F, ps preme trial, from which wie Will neue piwatio CNGLISH WAK DESPATCHES, Sai Arrogance Condemned—Report of ful French Sertic at Neuf-Bri- Proston & Snece 1 ¥, Oct, 20.—Despa'ches from Hamburg ' 10 Frevch ships of war re outside of Heli r aro in eight off the mouth of the ! meet tho French vossels bas made in the Weser, French frigates are { of Dunkirk, with fires bauved. Thirty , I'rparations to *tOfiews have been oresnized under the Bava “Maisie in the departments of Alsace aud Lor- ndon Times, in iim review of the conti e uation this morning, censures the arro: p the Prussians in Uieir ternis for poace, and épprovow the Ianguage of the Emperor, tuut nu e ont ylelding @ foot of French territory as 4 eon of peace could retain its powor u day.’ Gey Pornside has found it necessary to deny that ' 4 Commissioned by the American Govera b TO OFFER PEACH PROPOSITIONS of ! Is is rumored that the mission of ; ) the French Goveramenat to London is os slow 1 ruing Tdegroph bins reason to believe that @ hoki's vefusal to command the beaten bad Loire Was due lo a very watural feeling, . fer to command the army of the North % u subterfuge, a thot army tn not like: rood ntl, ‘The conduct of the Germans b ceording to the Prussia account, is ™ from that wseribed to them by the ¥r papers, ‘They were pertuctly orderly, ene B Was unatter > oy any violence ® A Prussian pape she absence ot en fiom their use ry, Germany § or Khan France Tt ) gorrson at Neu “AK A sucoKBsFUE on morning last, They 5. 1 wound. i k 1% privon Ihe He veh Kore : A ache: - to the “ulra powers Fowponeibiies ior ¢he presont war, The m ns made by Prussia as to the statu of ‘ji Vurks ere wMrmed to be abterly untrue. es penen—a duravie peace, : DEMONSTKATIONS IN LONDON, Rh Of The attemps of the Govern Weveok the demonstrations arranged v7 be inst the existing war ended in « trous fal/are and in embittering the popular fecling. A double cordon of police bed been formed, extonding from the Treasury buildings to the Housos of Parliament; and the police were stationed on both sides of Parliament street and on Westininster bridge to prevent the people trom reaching Palace Yard, designated as the spot for holding the meet ing. Two regiments of infantry and the Dragoon Guards were under arms all night in their barracks, Dut no call was made upon them. In spite of all the Precautions of the authorities, nearly twenty thous: and people made their way from Victoria street, Westininister, and from other quarters to Palace yord, An immense meeting waa organized and ad- drossed by several speakers, ineluding Mr. Richard Congreve, Mr. Weston, Mr. McSweeney, and Mr, Weber. ‘The drift of tho speeches was unanimous. ‘They said the meeting had assembled to teach the Glndstone government their duty and to compel them to do it, Cheers were given for Lord Kart. ington, who hed alone shown himself a man, in the Prosont government, and cries of a “shame on him" greeted the allusion of one «speaker to the spathy of Jobn Bright in the presence of the “great: est national crite of the century.” Oue speaker said it was the duty of Enrope to COMPEL PRUSSIA TO MAKE COMPENSATION the vast devastation she had perpetrated in co. King William was denounced by name as & hypocritical assassin and an incarnate devil of royulty, One of the speakers recalled the euppros tion of German liberty by Prussia in 1848, the Insolence of Gen. von Wrangel in dis. folving by force the Prussian Aseemb! « Moodthirsty spirit in whieh the Prince of Pius bow King William, pursaed the Democrats ot Baden and of the Rhine, He said the plain object of the Prussian Crown at this time was to destroy iberty in Europe, to make freedom in Germany impossible by finangurating @ policy which would compel Germany to be always under arms herself and surround her with hos tile nations equally armed, and by replanting mili tary institutions in the heart of the continent to check tae prraress of the Old World in the dircetion +0 gloriously opened to it by the New. This refe enee to America was hailed with repeated choers, THE KILKENNY CAT FIGHT, ——e A LIVE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION NUBS THE STATE — A Royal Old Kow Smith and the Grant Crowd Barred 0 Dad Kingsley w Regular and irregular delegates to the Repub Hican County Convention, the latter in the majority, assembled last evening at the Republican head- quarters, to nominate county oMcers, At an early hour, Jerry Thomas's Long Room was packed with excited and patriotic office-holders oager for the fray, The delegates claiming to have been elected in ac- cordance with the call of the Union Repubtican Genoral Committee, which met on Soterday night last, took possession of the headquarters, having In caucus at an early hour decided that only trose dele- Kation® whose credentials wore signed by te Presi- dents and inspectors of their Associations sould be admitted, Mr. John V. Grittey was made temporary eh man, alter «hich Hogh Gardner, who had fut ar: rived trom the adjoining hall, whore the Murphyites were in couneil, inounted the platform, and 11 a loud tone offered the resolution adopted at The orrice-rotpEns’ cavers in the afternoon, ‘This was that all (he contestants a8 well as regular delegates be admitted to the floor, At created a tough, iu which all participated bat Nogh, D. D. Conover opened the war by moving asa substitute that the list of districts be called, ao the credentials baa 1 to the Seeretary, Mossrs. Spencer and Gardner returned to the Murphy dotegates, in enother room, ‘Their Conven- tlon wae called to order by Spencer, who moved the appointment of Mr. Gardner as temporary chair. man, and Siloe W. Frost and Daniel Lee as Secreta. ries’ Gardner ordered that al! present retire to the revr of the room, and as tho delogates were called to come to tlie :ront. Ross KINOSLEY WAS THe Pint that came forward, Te was soon followe! by hundred or mere, cong whom we 0 Bi Jr, ex Fire Marshal Brackott, Col, Duranne, W. A. Darling, William Tweed Haws, and little Jobnny Royal Prussia, said Mr. Wedor, a German, hai | O'Prien, Who represented Collector Murphy, On aided to dismember Poland. hold down Hunzory, | Motion of Mr. Spencer the delozates formed in and oppress Italy, Royal England bad been leagaed | line, and headed by Bowe Kingstey, who looked as wih ber, With the heip of German tirelings, soid | savage as a Comanche, they marched between the by German despots, England bad subjugate! Ire lan d With the same help she bad sought to pre- establishment of the American Republic, legions of RANCE CAMB TO THR RESCUR of the countrymen of Washington, The sooner all kings and queens (deafening cleert) were abolishet the beiter, A defensive alliance suould be formod among the people of all nation Mr, Oliver, in the conclusion,of hy We toll Mr. Gladstone, who misrepr English people to-aay, in yonder pile of game! Architecture (vointing’ toward the House of P. tment) that it he does not recognize the republic of France to-day, he will find himself conipelied t Tecuguize the Republic of England to morrow.’ Mr. McSweeney offered a resolution, which was adopted by acclamation, calling upon t Gov. ernment to form a deiensive alliance with France, and instructing the members tor the tropolia to bring before Parliament a bill abolisli- ing ali the pensions paid by Great Britain to German princes, incjuding the Crown Prince of Prussia and Princo Lou , now liviug on English money ‘ting with the © oparchical invaders of France against a reoublic of the poopie, A leading mer chant of the City of London proposed tat the peo- ple le in Palace yard at the moment whed, It bombardment of Paris shal commence, ond demand action by the British Government in Vehulf of that city und of the Frene’s poople. ‘Ihe feeling manitested 1n ail quarters curing the night Wit revolutionary and threatening, und the exciiewment caused by 1 among the better cla serious, and will increase the more that the I of the Opposition are doing their best to foment tne feeling in which these demonstrations have their origin, The representations seut to tiis couniry by Mr. Applezaitt, Mr. Ecearius, and other Of the Working-c asses, a+ the ‘correspoucence of these genuemen with the IWorld muss show, the effect of the present War upon te condition of the people apd the pearantr, in France are trv ly terribie, and they ere arousing ap indignation ore the newly enfrancnised millions, winelr It Wil wot be #: for y ministry to tr ahh. RUSSIAN AGEN IN LONDC 1t ts an ominous symptom of those manifestations thatin all of them fusion agents, depart ab powerful secret society of the nh woe! in which Bakounive | ts Teading epi working — cl e been activ The Heigium, and in Nertiern Germany, ore also presen ed here; and itis not premature to say that If the existing War goes on in the temper With which Prussia is now cond 3 tie odjec European conviisions of a sort ia nowise ngreeable to anticipate will Le tLe inevitable re-ult, In St Petersburg the Czar bas already been obliced to interpose his personal authority for tre purpose of esting the drift of the popular feeling agaius: Germany, At 9 o'clock this morning the Prussian embars was lusulted by @ great concourse of people who peared be‘ore it, with lenterns and tanne ‘caning and crying: * Dowa with the Quee pensioners: down with the bouzht butchers, h Figles) made no atempt to interfere with the crowd, whica for atime looked as it it would pro ceed 10 ¥1 the represent \ions of one oF two persons sceming to wave au thority over it, diapersed and disappeared, Rumor is prevalent here that treaty negotiations e golngon with Bazaine for peace, ‘Ive report says that afler peace is concluded, Bazaine's army with the released prisoners made at Sedan march on Paris to enforce the terms of the treaty, —— The Pope to Remain in Rome, Fronenes, Oct, 20.—The Electoral law pro- joxed for Rome allows her fourteen deputies in the Chamber of Deputies. It is reported that the Pope, in deference to the advice of all the powers, remiius at Rome, There has been no communication be. tween Italy and the other powers on the subject of the Spanish candidature, ‘A cireular has been issued by the Itallan Govern- ment protesting against the rumors of ill-treatment of the Pope, He is perfectiy free and independent. All Tuly avks is a notidcation of sny determiation ou bis part to leave Rome, in order that the houor ud respect due to his vffice may be paid Lin ence, but eventually, 01 The Reported Pence, Wasmaton, Oct. 20.—The following is the copy of the despatch received last wight by Secre tary Fish, dated London, yesterda: “The report that peace is arranged 1s much be- Heved, but is not) et oMiciaily stated here, “MOTLEY.” - —— A Young Democrat Stubs a Tammany Mans Atubout bulf-past 2 o'clock yesterday after: noon an altercation occurred in front of 105 Green wich street, between William Kinney, of 63 Wash: ington street, @ Young Democrat, and Philip Cautlin, of 100 Greenwich street, votes of Tam- many Hall, During the aifray which ensue 1, Kinney drew e dagger and made a staat Cautlin, The point of the dagger cut the clothing om Cantlin's left side, but fortunately did not lacerate the flesh, as Cautlin, in de‘ending himself, knocked the woul ! bo ussannin down and pummel od him about the 1ace ni body, Coroner Flynn, Gading that one of his bad been besten led @ jury and tuok y's ante mortem Vevosition, and the n which Cautl r nat 6:40 lust evening, ‘The pris oner was then locked up at the Liberty slreet police ‘fo await tae ection of tue authorities, ‘The files of policemen to the coor of the opposite room, and there demended admittance. Tt was resolved that if Bose Kinctley was rejected the live snculd COUNTERMARCH DY THR RIOT FLANK and return to their room. Only Spencer and Gard- ner were admited to the party, It was claimed by the regulars that Kingsley was not » deierate, as the credentials of his delegation were signed by the Vice-President of their Association,ind their election for delegates was not beld at the headquarters of their Association ‘The regulars were willing that the @ xty-nire delegates elected in accordance with the call of the Committee shou! t be admitied; but as they had for the present excluded their own con. they must treat the other contestants the This did not soit Spencer and Gardner, tired in dispust, and regu! ¥ orcaniae rs’ Convention by electing Wil ner, Marshal Sharps, and J. M. Daganne mide speeches, and several resolutions Were acopted DENOUNCING TAMMANY MALL REPUBLICANS and secesters, Cheers were given tor Grant, Wood. ford and Kantian, Spencer, Gardner, and’ several others, A Committee of twenty-one was apopinted to reorganize tue partyin the city, and a motion offered that no nominations be mate, bat that a Committes be appointed to confer with’ all delosa- ous opposed to Tammany Hail, TAM ANTI-MURPHYITRS, or Reculars, of they term themselves, went quictly to burine's by appointing Jobn V. Gridley tempo- rary Chairman, On the firsteail there were #1 de o- eRtos present—a majority of Wover the rival Con. vention, The greater portion of the magnates of the party Were present, suong them being Rufus XXX. Andrews, J, Solis Rittorbant, Jud William McKinney, Sivehir Tou ex District Attorney BE. Delafeid Smith. Stephen H. Knapp. D. D. Conover, Ira Miller, William Atain son, William fH, De Carp, Judge Davton. Hu. Hasiinse, Benjamin Manterre, Henry Stith, and James Lee. ‘The Second, Rights, Thirteenth, and Fourteenth Diiricte were not represented. Alter some minor asiness, Rufus X. Anirews opened the vials of ils wrath on the seeeders, whoin he denoneced in seathing terms, He remarked that sines e last meeting of the General Committee there had been a Feat deal of discussion with reference to tacit a on An effort had been made by those who eded to deceive the Republicwns of the State It had been given out in the press that the Republican General Comuitice was opposed io any euort lor unton which would bring ony ace ions to the He. putilean vote. Nothing ne that eftlect, At a forma: without consideration that the eredentia’ betsigned by the secretorie every district asso Is Was inteuded to up a contest, and tt ¢ together to Vit Was resolved tat the atures of tand Inspectors were #u nt. ‘The men who held “in the Custom House, Post Once, and Internal Reve: ue ofices Were Fexponsible for the disruption in tue Comat. tee, Rulus concluded by saying, that arrayed agaiuet us who do not hold office, sre unscrupulous oflicials who have betrayed their trusts, and when st becomes aware ot their perflay he will say: No longer shalt thon be officer of mine.” ‘The communica'ion of the State Central Committee was ‘ely denounced as an attempt to bully the independent representatives of the Republic: voiers in the city, and as an indication of their resentment Mr. Audrews offered a resolution that a Comittee of twenty-one, cousisting of one from every district, be appointed to confer with all ovhor oreanizations oppused to Tammany Hall for the purpose of PRESENTING A TICKET for the approval of this Convention at a future weeting. Judge Fithian wanted no humbageing in this matter, He believed that the time had arrived when the Republican party should have their equivaleut When the time camo that Democrats could find Ite publieans that they could vote for he would return the compliment, He hoped that no attention wou'd be paid to any organization of Democrats wio pro pose that we sLall vote for them, It was the same old. game, ‘The communieasion from the Republican State Com nittee which appeared recently, and which was read ¥ the Secretary, created a lively discussion. Rufus X. Andrews and Solis Ritterband pitched into the Comimittoe, and Delafield Smith and Judge White defended thom. Audrews carr the evea- ing, by referring to the committee of twenty-oue, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION, Kerolved, That the Union Vepablican tee. be resrectiuliy requested to prose palga for the election of the ltepublican ticket, +0 worthily headed by Woodford and Kaufman, with ‘ater zeal and elficioncy especially by emploring re eprakers, bolaing public meetings, cieniatia cuments, aud jrovidiag funds for pat nd fo, CAMPAIRD Ad Clectlon pip the uniform practice of foimer state Committee of y White characterized the resolution as giv ing the State Committes A HLACK BYR, D. D. Conover reported that the State Committee had’ refuted to. appropriate one eent for natural.z4 Hion, and hence over two huudred Republican votors ld be tort censure of the Federal oMccholders it was resolved this Con ed Of representative Republicans, more eltectiv ention, compo hereby ‘expresses the renewal of ite con in the ability und inte rity ident Grant and bia administration of nw: affairs, ond that we wil’ do all to aid him in’ paying the national di efforts to unite the people throughout the whole United States. A'ter resolving tat no ‘lanmany oMce-holder shoud receive Republican sapvort, the Convention adjourned to meet on Wednesday even ing next, HOUT power oi, and in Mis Catine Of the Aight was po.itics, - ——— us i LONG ISLAND, Marriage of a Newark Hotre - Lost night the First Presbyterian Caureh of | | ‘The Long Island City Fire De as reor Newark was the -cove of @ bridiant wedding, the 4. of dactagg, Rick tount ughter of the inte * Fidiude t douoe wie wad Yana tec rane er te seni up in the colenvated duel. botwe ngress Graven sed Chicy tene tinty yexen ap Now Yorker, Mr. Geurce ‘rownes won then croom, The church wis dled wit Wl fushion of Newark, ‘The display of gorgeous tot or, Was Wntistally. fine the bridal. party en a sister's sb Wedding News of the cerema: did supper 1, J. M. Snyder, (ooh chai efficiency hay been mater ment witl parade on Monda Ol he Wepa lucreased. Lhe depart Sullivan’ full of mn eu tat here 1 but only a IMO aiske trom uh atuve- (Ape, —— ——— CURIOSITIES OF CRIME. A Prize Hight ot Red Bank, oe reer, Oct, B.—A price fight took win Paterson, supposed to bo a birs!ar, p lay at fed Dunk, below this erly, on tie ' mon who ation i tts dormoy shore, between Nin 44 and dure! Done hin, terday Morus. Lae Von, After two roun ww being uohort and sn dodged vchind a buildtag aud esoayo 4 Donovan romew!ut tle adherents. ¢ ovday Martin Mahon, of 63 Secon! avenue, Donovan made a gravd wmsault on the Murray nd Lind lowed freely, ‘This goveral mélé ended tho affvir, and cho partios returned to the eity, wi ore x of the roughs composing the gag Were AETow\ud hy tue police, San ‘The Race Acatnst Time ov the Misstesippt, New Ournans, Oct, 20,—The following is the of the swamer It, Lee on hi trip lo h ez, tunning againstthe time of the 6leaner Notehez: From New Orleans to College Port, 8b 15 4; to Baton Rou.e, 7 bh. atm. wo Ob, 0 m. 45 ww Natebez, tin. 69 Le toei was exhausted ot Bayou ed from College Point up, she encountered hoavy head winds, Tho Nateboa's Huo Was 164 15 u 2 shed ail Nk Mt ll, i ile I ak DR ci ea ee oes ie se ee ie tee i ee vkine with two temalds, when Janes M hind aud nti bg @ Wound fur inches Long. Mahubey w rested ana Weld tn §1,009 Doll Join Friekelt weut into one Hieronymus’ enith shop in Hoboken tact pay bb Mivion , tw taow Aad Dreast, and Ipioung Ae Hicronyinus Was hold bo wuawo. 1) the wuit in the Cominon Pleas by the Adama pany agatoak Duncan, Sherman & Co., (0 Feooved # $1.00) Troaxary note atolun [ror tue Kexyroes Compnuy'v oar in May, isos, at Marsuifo.d, tad Judge ALF Daly vesterday directed a vercict for the plainu Wien th hore wan presentad. to th sacut tor redemtion Iwas 0 Tes y Dowart’ maenkicy ro mao ae, coe perm ee black and demanded refused, but rr jos burns. | a i bent on Butchery. Last night Sew reporter called upon Mr. Chris O'Connor at his billiard rooms on Union squ held the following oonversrtion with him in ret ence to the diMeulty between him and A. P. Ri dolphe, the champion billiard ployer t and Reporter—Mr. O'Connor, it is commonly reported that you and Mr. Rudolpho are to settle your differ. ences with the pistol. as troe? Are weto take the statement €. O'C.—1 know nothing about the matter except what I read in ‘Tne fun. chalienge from Mr, Ruvolply If one should come, I shall eeiect base-ball Nast hime for a lifetime, & weltiny a Reporter--Where do you tink the Oaht wiil come on? ©. O'C —On historic eround, sir. Thave never received a nd never expect to, clubs as 4 give the bothersome Frenchman sach he rieht to name the place, and shall desienate the heights of Weeliawk «Where Lamilton fought, bied and died, Reporter—THave any arrangements been mado for the meeting? ©. O'C.—None, 80 far aa heard from, Not having Toceived the cb: When it comes, nee, T Lave had nothing to say. T shall not fail to present my pio- “un On leaving Mr. O'Connor, the SUX representative encountered a German gentleman who hed been a Witness 10 the unpleasautress between O'Connor and Rudolphe. ‘To him the Sun m self In a fatherly way, and was th Gerwan Gentleman—Vell! Dose Velit Dot Rodolpae he waa putint out honse ont, don'd you see? Vell! Dot send of Grias Gonnor » jullench, ond Gries Vo not get it any more, n how ran he fight? Dot ie it Voll, off de doy fight on der Hackensack Railrost, und K stand of one milo post, und Grise sand ot ni mile post, und don dey'fight all day out. Dot addressed him- ian, dey fight, nde ier he Gonnor Vell, ven it do not gomo, y fight, adolphe n upner it, Und of von is det dey hodet a goroner's inquest in New Chersey, und dot is all nny more hoombue, Better of dem to swim @ match, glinb a ‘pole, Ain't itt Rudolphe are a angry wid G tool for to angry wid Rujolohe, Dot is ail oder to fooi to 3s Gonner, und Griss Gonner grea Roporter—Do you think they will Azht? Gory an Gentleman—-No; Ido not think they will not fight; it are too much expenses, und it vill not pay needér von of dem. ——— - SUICIDE IN BROOKLYN. — A Part © New York Roofing Com- pany Shoots Biviself witha Pistol Camse, a Combination of Circunns' EY Shortly after 10 o'clock last night, Sergeant Williams, of Brooklyn, while on duty at the Butier street police station, heard a pistol slot sirect, and hastening out discovered a well young man ijing on the sidewalk almost on the dressed direcily opposite the station, aca bleeding profusely from the mouth, He held a ‘The young man was carried into the station, he gave bie name as Henry A. Cheever was found in Lis possession, upon which w ten the followi My namie ts Henry Cheever. Mave Cheever, who lives ats! Woodh die Ly my owe hant volver in his right hand. where Acard ‘os writ ‘The card was one of the New York Roofing Com- pany, of 5 Broadway, C Partners tn the cons of tho card: “Notiy L. 8. 8 Brookiyn,”" Dr Waite attended tho tat the bal had entered tbe over is one ured ‘of the no! beh very int ng man, about % or 80 years Of eveal the cause of tho ras’ wel, but merely that he was ro 1 to kill Limsetf thr. veh Dination of circumstances, He was alive w late hour, —— PHOTOGRAPHS BY SUN REPOR — Unitarian Conferences The National Usitarien Conference cor {ts seerion yesterday vt the Corch of the M ‘The Rev. Mr. Hepworth, of this city, prop change the Consiituuios of the Qunterence, of the . Ue wrote across the face lis, 104 Second etr man, and found pi of the mouth ant se. He ollizent are, declined to stated a com up toe TERS. ptinued lessiah, pored to saying it bad erecte’ a barrier betwoen tietwo wings oft ¢ Unitarian Denomi n Hoe a'so that the ninth and last article of the Constistition was paried upon by the Conference in IMS, at a timo whon they Were fatigued in Locy aud mind by along fon, and that ft wea a bungling and unforvanat composition, and did not really emborty the eyirit of the Conterenee, He stood by the Gospel of Jesus, where tue turgoat lvert, is to bo found Mr not devita aborty: without Christ, nor Christ without hberty Cher and Liberty'* should te tie motte of the denoiination, and uncer teat bauuer 1 wou.) trarch to a. future tar Keoater than tie past, ‘Tbe Rev. Mr, Shorey spore in di fence of the Uh article, and said that the Conference ad no rigut to nt the chursh would not sanction tt J. May read a paper advocating Ue adune liowship of ally not Withsanding weir p ie Who follow tI precepts of dosus, M veh Meas of what she said eo: siiinted Christianit wanber of delegates who lave sttened th ference t9 001 A $700 Dor erday morning the favorite black hi Dr, Moffatt, of Schermerhorn street, Br committed suicide under peculiur circum: y. Tne Commits Suleide. orse of ooklyn, 08. ‘Phe wnimal ban been trritated by the breaking of a shaft of the Doctor's gig, but whether he had any. thing to do with the accident matters Little, He fey the misbap keenly; the aduir worked upon bis mind, It worried lim, taken from his back, #1 was hanging the re Wren the barn ap. the wher the Doctor's wor Dom orve deliberately turned about, rusbed from the stable, and bringing the top of his head in contact with the nearest Intup. tost with great forre, dr. died withcuta sirucgle, was offered $700 for his imil aud enjoyed the r who knew lum, ped to U ago the Wasa 8 ground and Doctor faitt ful and esteem of wil Trying on an Old swindling Dodge, Bernard Jacobs, accompanied by Heider uppited to Alderman Welco for a warrant Charles Franks, who formerly kept a broker at 101 Wasuing'on ete Jacobs out of $24 rg, of m May 12,in_ the exch 5 into Fre: ch gold. Jacobs did not a Toss uutil at rea, Ho returned (o New Yore Thurstay, and spotied to Superiitendent Ke who detailed the oficer to work up the ¢ the eWinlog broker was last ev Pouce Me arters, . _ A Strange Caso of Supposed At 614 o'clock last evening Of took to thi known girl, aged 1 all fours at the cor Vinh avenue 6 was oitired ina rod a ved With Diick velvet, sicel buttons, bare. nit With ber haircut short, At was 'suppo Was ufflicted wita hedrophobia, and tncved to Bellevug Hospital for ties iment, - fings on Milks ror last night, whom he fou of Forty-nin Sont i In spite of et, nud who had dofran’ Detective Contral‘OMice, yesterday afternoon against ‘wo d hange of cover his is lovked Up at ydrophobia, McWilliams Vitty ninth etrect police etation 1 street and ess, trim footed, peed she she was ro Steinway Mall was filo’ wit an vo autiones wio had col to Lear Josh: Billings discourse on * Mfillk,"* Altongh there was no wort milk tn the lecture , much to everybody's surprise, the humor corde | in keeving his hearers in @ roar of laughter from the tine he bogta til he closed, Josh will tue lecture on fuesday night - + Banks a Feeach Sympathizor, i Oct. —Gen, Banks was anounced to lecture in the "Bay Blate Course” to-night on t ¢ }rauco-German quesiion, but, fuenee of w Mis friends, wh Seapatbies eLiaedy ten w Water 5. Marri umpshire, NEW JERSEY, aur theo gre ofthe Paterson 1 Cot will be payed Of Me Haberson race track Swith & Jackeon are buit ‘ Slutkee mtroet, Paterson, at rian Synod of N relucvantiy, de supplied by Ler w Joreey, which jon for three daveia Moirmtowa, wae 1 Convention of sho Second Assom vnty, on We ornoon, tH Conait Jersey City's Hnancial diMlentiios are tn a fair way of rottiome it, the Fuss and. socoud Navionet * having agrood to lan ths ehy muy nocossary @mount, on advantageous borin. ‘Tho body of wcolored man, #0 baliy muwlated an to be beyond 1 than wae found earty sestouday anorning fynie track’ 1 the Nuithera Talroud, noar Domorort VR. Vapt, John Kose died in Jorany Ci day mght from infammet TNorie received Aye ya's fee os Sere oe ee ha ene Fs : a Arlt be'eeteasod NC uoarty tho aoe sso iba arontion With his we Mb & WC Of Iron Wed perry THE POLITICIANS CIRCUS, THE COLORED MEN DENOUNCE STEW- ART L. WOOD FORD, Awake—They will of Slave-Traders. A large and enthusiastic meeting of the Eighth Ward Vigilant Club (colored) was beld Inst evening Gt 249 Spring #troct. After the transaction of some routine business, Mr. Wm. Jamison introduced the following resolutions ; Whereas, The Repubdiican party ha ont persone for whom they ¢ Resolved, That we fapPOEE ady upright Hevub ican whomay be nominate for office, hut we will not allow ourselves to sacrifice Our votes’ for any nian not possessing strict Integruy and fidelity to the party. Resolved, That ju Stewart 1. Woodford wo have no dence aa a truc representative of our party, and Ne call upon bim.to withdraw, and tollelt the Heunuly this State 10 requost sald torial contest, colred people of this Bate hot vote for a tormer traMe! of their breture: The resolutions were unanimously adopted amid loud ap, Mr. Androw J. West, the President, boing called wpon, delivered an eloquent addreas im support of the resolutions, as did Mr. Henry B. Coles, who in his remarks spiritedly coincided with the preceding speaker, After some fine singing from the Sylvan Glee Club the mecting quietly dispersed A Candidate for Assembly who Wants to Prove that be Don't Drink. The Democratic Union Assembly Convention of the Fifth District met at 288 Hudson streot, Lewis MeDermott in the chair; Chas, A. Goldoy, Secretary. An informal ballot was taken, in which George L. Loutrel received 2 Sharkey 2 Jobn Glenon 1, and Wm, W. Smith 6. Mr. Smith then received « unani- mons nomination for Assembly. A Committee wai Appointed to wait ou Mr. Smith, who appeared and mace aepeech accepting the nomination, He took the whole thing, He was sorry to say, however, that he had been charged with intoxication, it wasn'tso, Ho badn't been drunk, He bad a bun dred and twenty three eMtavits already prepared to prove that he wasn't drunk, Hoe never drank. Ho added that Ikey Beil wes ready to speud $2,000 to trict for bi rdinary ement, coming as it did 8 of Mr. Swith, created grest excite- ny tie Convention appointed a ninittce to iovestizate the charzes agunst Mr, th. Mr. James Moran, who is perfectly avle to tell when aman is drunk, it the chairman of this Committee, The revort of this Committee t* awaited with great anxiety. If ib is oniavorablo to Mr Smith, a terrivle riot is feared in the Eighth Ward pal ibaa How Timothy J. Campbell was Elected the Assembly, To the Fitttor of The Sun. in: You would greatly oblige one constant reader, and 1 think more than one tLousand, by giv ingan exposition of the mauner in which Timothy J. Campbell was elected to the Assombly, Twas Present at the canvarsing when Campbell and Zim- mer were rival candidates, and saw the roughs of the district tnke prssession of tne ballot boxes, pu ‘out the gas, and scatter the tickets, im the intere of Camobell minent man in te ward met Bill Tweed the other day, und the latter said, Well, Fred, what ein Tdotor son I want to go to the next As- i ul the fe “0, you do,” rejoined is to Ko! theie too, pose, If ae says ner bo is clected or nut, you know.” Can pbell was not worth a dollar before he went to the Assembly: but how about the nine houses he bas purchased + e? He told Tweed that be fi him the oftice the would do his bidding, and he jan roceived Wis revvara st the rate of abit £38 a minute WILLIAM WALTERS, gents Hitchman Springs another Tra on Supervisor Foley, John Foley called another meeting of his Quiek Transit Nomivating Convention for last even- at Maronic Hall, Eighty-siath stecet, but Miteh- again got wind of the movement, and sprung nother tr pervisor, Foley having, as d, secored the use of tho bali, gave hin. about the matter nntil evon- marement he fuon st occupied Spenk her conern 9 e109 Hivehn an's frien Tommany ting in full biuet etion had ront in ad his men out iu the gressional Nominations Last Kvening. In the Fourth District the Tammany Conven: tow nominated Morgan Jones, and tie Democratic Union Convention nominsted Robert B. Roosevelt Tn the Fifta Distriet Col, William R. Roberta re: ceived the Temmany nomination Tn the Sixth District the Hon, 8, 8, Cox was nomi. nated by Tammuny, In the ventn District Smith Ely, Jr, re- ceived the Tammany, the Young Democracy, aud the cratic Union nomination In the Eighth District the Lion, James Brooks was the Tammany nominee ventions, —- A Tribune Stockholder Huge a Tamm Nominee, Wm. R. Roberts was nominated lost evening ‘ur Concress in tho Fifth District, He inade a spevch, which was appleuded by a man with a bald head and slong beard, with a madness that had no method in it, ‘The band clapping was illtimed, and the * bi! bits!” were inserted in the wrong places. At the conclusion of the speceh the aoplauder rushed to toe pintiorm and clasped. pmines in a long and the Hon, Patrica O'Rourke, a stocktolder in the 7'ridune. An Old-Fashioned Arkansna Fight ta Second Assembly Disti tet. At the Second Assembly District Republican Convention on Wednesday nicht there was a slight irre.u in the proceedings, which resulted in the Hon, G, H, Leaek's being bitten in the nose, and tho Heeoloration of on r two eyes, The ramor that Mr hk lout an ear is incorrect, a8 it was reluroed tu him before the close of the mecting, a Tho Printers of Brooktyn Fighting Thomas Kinsella, Eagle, is a Brookiva ont has Kinsella, of the Daily ratic eandidate for ( Kinsella employs rat’ printers in his ¢ grose in persistently persecuted the mombers of the Printors Union, Lhe printers hold & meeting in Montague Hall, in Court street, near Montagu, this evening to place Kinsella in his tr slit betore Workinguiea, - Renominatton of the 1 The Conyention for the nomination of James in, Jnmes Brooks, Brooks was held at the corner of Fourth avenue and TLirty-second sivect lusi evening at Tg o'clock, with James 8 Hennessy as Chairman, and James M Swoeny, Kdward 8 and Stephen McCormick as Becretaries. Hon. Jamos B. Nicholson, Mr, Janes Brooks was nominated by acclamation, Tho Hon, Jamon Brooks epoke.and said that he would Le home and friend® Wit) a Abeir utractions, and would willivgiy bo an exile ta Washington, knowig that it would be forthe in teront Of Mik party, He J stand any hare Lof se dshness and that he turned public Nis to luk OWN prof, for ail Kuch charges fad with ny founilation derbolt'n Ward Wide Aw: ke. Samuel 8, Cox spoko to an earnest nocrats at the rooms of the Michael Norton Association in Hudson street last evening Ho accused Grant of endeavoring to centralize the Government, ‘Tue olf landmarks of the people of Hon, crowd of De thi State bad been wiped ont, be said, by this weak Government at Long Branch, He woolled ana skinned the Asministration, peeled off ita under ou nnd then pened squcfortls avon the raw nots, to he deloetation of (he mass of bard-fated Democrats who eheerod bin on. Apeceion were fivo wate by Senator Norton, sod Messrs, ehnabel, Nelson W, Youn, and Max Mosos, - WHT not Btand by Grants BB Tho Woodford aud Kaufwann Campaign Clabof te Kirst Aevcmbly Districts met task night at 192 Weert hroadway, Samuel Le Conte in the ebtlr, and woul! not gudoree the exudidaten the jommen dation oF Commition to teat effect AV theinselves to vutu for wh Mrotgut idiuutes, auger Wo gutdence of the iy th, wesrom dead yoa- near (he railrond ‘Ah ingnost wt nov, tord mut 114 o'elook on Wednesday might Niprowed (0 have Callou over tan he homme THE FEDERAL ELECTION LAW. — les O'Conor te be the Victime—The Ri © The Loyal Longue’s Commissioner, Jonn I. Davenport, sat yesterday in his office in the Petoral Building, to hear charges against persons who were arrested for falsely reeistering their names in varions Blection Districts, Only four persons wore brought before him, James Barclay and Henry C. Batt were arraiened for having enrolled their names in two districts of the Fourth Ward, and wore for ox: amination. Terence Foley and Owen Gray, In- spectors of the Tenth District of the Sixth Ward, were charged with refusing to permit the Foder Supervisor to sign his namo and mark th Both were held in bail to answer. Daniel Leary, who was arrested on Monday for attempting to register his name in the First Ward at £2 Greenwich street, was arraigned and the oxamina- tion postponed. ‘The cases of James McCarthy, Pat- rick McCarthy, and others who are charged ‘with Feristing the Deputy Marshals of the ‘district when they relused to enroll Leary's name, was adjoarned by Commissioner Osborn in order to decide the ere and duties of the Marshal's officers under the act. Ono of the prisoners notified the Hon. A. H. Pury, the Assistant District Attorney. of bis devermina: tion to retain Charles O'Conor to test the constitu tionality of the law. To aid that no Court could oF would maintain that a Deputy Marshal haa a right to sign his name to or mark booxs which admittedly belong to the State, aud itis said that Mr, Daven- Port hus conceded as much, as be is known to be an advocate of a national registry of voters to obviate this anticipated dificulty. CAUTION TO INSPECTORS OF RLECTION, Mr. Cornelius Corson sends Tux Sux the follow- ing I desire to caution Inspectors of Election (and the public) aginst a vellow-covered * Book of Instruc- tions," printed by J. H. Tripp & Co., and which ts being extensively circulated. Itis printed in exact imitation of a similar pamphlet issued in sears past vy authority of the Burean of Blections, and ts weal caleu lated fo deceive. It is bogus and traudu'ent, Tisene this caution because of @ statement in one of the Radical papers thut this pamphlet emanated from the city government, Itis evident tuat if towspaper is thus deceived, even officials of thi Bureau way be misled, Proper instenctions for reg: istering have been issued by this Bureau, and » copy i enclosed herewith. Instructions tor election day Will be furnished you tn due tiny CORNELIUS CORSON, Chief of Bureau of Elections, —— - The Par ers of 340,000 Muzzle Loaders. Wasutxatox, Oct. 20.—Charles Wright, of New York, having failed to put up the required margin forthe guns for which he recently offered bis bid, waa to-day rejected by Gen, Dyor, Colef ot Ordnance, His offer was $15.2 pereun for 200,000 fpringfield rifle muskets, aud $7 25 tor 110,00 ned and repaired. Gen, byer to-day made the following awards : Austin, Baldwin & Co. of New York, 40,000 new Springfeld muskets at 812.90, aud 110,00 cleaved and AL) ¢: 1030 gartridges at $10.50 ( Ft iNey @ “Graham, ih i! Liste, AL 813.10 “each + hew Schuyler, pringtields at $12.05 each : Gen, Will 8) (00 OF 40.900 In & each. A. B. Steluberger., w ned ardiepaired Enfelds at $8.0 Sand new SpriggGelis are uot awarded et ———— Striking the American Fla Amanta, Ga, Oct, 20.—Yesterday the stars and stripes, having been raised ou the State Agri cultural Society's fing-sta without authority, were ordered to be taken down by l'rosident Yancey, but to-day were ordered by him to be replaced. Presitent seted without th or tue citizens of Ati Fatal Ra Cixcinxati, Oct. —Infermation has been recvived liere’ that the train duo here at 6:39 this mornin from Sandusky was thrown from the track during the night near Carey, killing the engineer ard firemen ‘The engine and baggage car were de- molisned. No passengers were burt, pekigiaatitak! eS PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE. pAhos ‘ste 1oGe®: Kilpatriek lectured in Middletown last even ne. ‘The report that Oliver Charlick is in a dying cot dition Ja without foundation. Ih for a few days past from @ rheumatic attack, but c: pects to be out next we r. Caspar Ross, who has been nomi Fa School Truste that bie name uen a name, boon suiferiag . Mayne R ew monthet tn the Sb. ria fo Hives on the fa ie much prosira’ed abd enfesbled by bh sufferings, but we hope that a tew monthe® rest Hulive air will restore biin to his usual Lealth. fe — BROOKLYN. fant ‘The new Long Istand Club Honse, cost $100,000 was opened latt nizht with a free feed, A naval Court of Inquiry in the case of certain oMorra of the T.8. steamer Gnerriere is now 1) ace sion on board that vessel. Admiral Godon is Presi deat of the Court, An action was bezun in the City Court yesterday, by Ferdinand Lehn agatust the Fifth avenue Htaitroad to recover $10,001 damages for a crurhed leg recelved on one of their car One hundred and seventy-five thoneand dollars have been received on account of the sale of pews tn ch ot the Tilerinis, Irooklyn. 3,000 was the price pald. ‘The preimiums averaged $260. ‘The Long Isiand Club had their formal opening Jast evening, tu the new headquarters, corner of Kent: eets, The reception was atteaded ty Ail the Democratic potitieal lights ot the city: incl tt i about the the bar, the puloit, and every Department of the municipal goveroment.” There Was ho speech waking — YOTTINGS ABOUT TOWN, The steamer St. Laurent took out yesterday for the Feeuch Goverument 60,000 rifles and §,638,0% car- tridges, The race between the Vanntless and Sapnho, twenty five miles to windward and back, which was to have taken place tu-day has been postponed till Tuesday bent. Last Wednesday night the German. Marie Seehach, apy t tragedionne, rea at the Staten Island aiall of alice’ Pate and offered note books containin= her a tograph for sale at $2cach, She was largely patron- ined. Lodge No. 18, A. Fo and A.M, of & fiaternal vin t tothe antly entertained by'Corintian Lod Mr Dennis Brady wis! take the waten Whit a Tuesday evening. Me. i ant nota thiet. “At Ii: tavertion. While playing a game of Kavanaeh yesterday a'ternoon att ma, 308 pois py et Lolpive mya nel. Curom, fos us to way that he did not He] RAVE he took on rh rub was A committe city of Phite. elphia visit P.M, to-tay, tor the purpos ne Of ihe Fire D partnent Hoffman House during their étay. Tue We Can Do Ketter Assoc: Wednesday evening at Biward | Hrsesel, Provident; Jorn Fol retry, Thy 1th Reals Wil Thomas Kane, Jolin Bro nirer 5 odor Hel Helene y Cluike, Wiham tb tipson, Suebael Chat Qoun Cassidy wud James Fusrell SPARKS FROM THE TELEGRAPH of yellow fever in persons di New yesterday w Orleanm y twelve hours erday the thermometer foll r Yalo Coll helentiflc Expedition reached San Francinco on Wednesday night Mieke N had an immense audience at Puila Meta The receipts were 66,008, James Randall was drowned at the Isle of Shoals yeatcrday, Ho was well known we the boat herpor ab Aypiaagre House: Ralph, who was prominent in th: ¢uuadiai ison of aii, died to Toronto on Weduvnday ab th of eighty nd trial of George Vanderpool, who mur- Hert Field at Man stor, Mich, Sept. 5, 1859, 1 yeate. day at Ka aniazoo ‘The becaks oo tho Visginia and Tennessee Airline nd near Lynehbare are now repaired, and teat gh (on Norfovk to biirtol on eaturday 4t paskonxor train that ever crossed the HUryer below bt Louis was tausfoired on ay evoutuy from Boamons, Mo., 40 Culumuta, at willing t y in the libel ruil of the Hop D. 8. Boni huffalo. Commerotad riser, af 0 1 & hails duiburetion, rendored @ vurdict for the Yellow Sto or, Was found ou the Hie from Kulgraut and hunger, | Statos steamer Guerriere has bi ound the har vock for the Vi Mr. Kyorta, who was lost fro 1g Kx podition Inet heptel abo: voniv-five nich, very WeMK frou Ox In the Suveri rt at Boston, yosterday, Au- Niblo Caritore, wi 1 Blind, WAS CONVO OF ing ® 8)0,000 oh Donen, bhe n & Co, of how York, and obsaiuing 1,000 on it from the Nabivial CUZ Beak Of Dooton, ponteuce deforied, to the incloment weather yeaterday, the Jnbiloe at Midd ¢town, Grane: N Ys re Mo ae ire On hire bep oth gaat bake eo iw ant Pa peilovm asconsion, and maa un Wisk, Jey aud Gow KNuMEOK Wie ake apocobos: ——————————— PRICE TWO CENTS. KENT, THE INCENDIARY, THB MORRISTOWN FIREMEN Of TRIAL FOR ARSON, mementos Setting Fire Botldings for Wretch that Led Yoong M Horning Down HMonses to Gather @ ‘owd and Soll Lia Should the charges against Gibson Kent, whe is now on trial at Morristown, Now Jersey, be sub> stantiated, he will stand convicted as one of the xtensive incendiaries on record, His carcer "" struck terror to Morristown pro- perty owners curing more than two yoars, and the excitement attending his trial is intense, ‘Tho story of hia crimes, as brought out during the trial and gathored from citizons of Morristown by @ SUN reporter, shows Lim to have been not only am incendiary himself, but the head contre of a gang of incendiaries. Gibson Kent removed from Chatham to Morris town about two years ago, and leased a store in® now brick building, fitting itup asa saloon, AS that time the city fathers of Morristown were averse to liquors toing sold in their midst, and refused to grant licensos to saloun keepers. Kent was arronted and fined for violating a city ordinance in selling without a license, but BEING A SMALL POLITICIAN in a Democratic way, he mannged still to keop hts saloon open, his sin being winked at by the oMeialy His saloon was directly opposite the engine houne of Wasbington Company No. 1, and was much fro quented by the members of that company, with whom he speedily found favor, So popular did he become with them that they elected him foreman, although, in consequence of rome alloged irrega- lority in the election, the city officials neve: ecog- nized him oa anch, He became, towever, the lead- pirt of th reckless portion of the mem» bers. ‘s aMilation with Washington Shortly after Kont' Engine Company incendiary flros became alarmingly frequont in and eround Morristown, They were mostly confined to barns, sheds, and unoccupied buildings, and invoriably occurred on Saturday night Bo excited did the citizens at length become over TOS REIGN OF FIRI that in June last 9 vigilance committee was formed, for the parpone of detecting the * firo-buge.” During the year fifieen inceadiary fires had occurred, and ta no cise did suspicion pointto any person. Ne mo- (ive, other than mere vandaliam, could be assigned for the commission of the crimes, Although stimulated to extra exertion by large re- wards, the detectives could for along time get ne reliable clue to work upon. At length the in diaries, growing reckless throurh long immunity from detection," put up a Job" so indigcreetly as to betray themselves. ‘They blanned the firing of the old academy building, an trolated and unoccupied structure, and, unfortunately tor themselves, tried to enlist an outsider in the scheme, ‘The new recruit pretended to enter into the plot, but secretly be trayed t to the authorities, and A TRAP WAS ART FOR THE CRIMINALS. ‘The night of Angust 27 was fixed upon for firing the Academy. Thirty armed citizens hid themeolves on the premises. and awaited the arrival of the in- cendiaries, Soon four persons crept cautiously into the building, saturated some broken Iatas with Kerosene, and set fire to it. A signal brought out the ambushed citizens, and four of the gang were arrested on the spot or soon afterward, One was Drought to terms by two shots from a revolver, Doth of which tookeffect in bis arm, ‘The mes proved to be Halsey Woodruff, Tenry Stoves Joka Daty. and Edward Dunster, ‘all young men of cood families and fair reputations’ ‘They were taken betore Mayor Halvey. to whom thoy made ® (ull coniestion, Tuey implicated Kent as THE INSTIGATOR OF THEIR chimes, and a number of oth cromplices, Kent wae immediately arrosted © also three young moa named Wilis, Van I and Stont, Three others, who were itp made their escape, and have not been srresied. ‘The trial of Kent was begun on Monday last. He is under indictment upon eight distinet charges, the present trial being for bis alleged connection with ‘the attempted burning of the Academy. ‘The courte room has been thronged every day of the trial Judeo Dalrymple presides, District Attorney Mills conducting the case for the people, and Jacob Van- petta defending Kent. The important teatimoay hgatust Kent comes from IVR OF TLS ACCOMPLIORS, who have ma a complete exposure of the overs tions of the gang, all, of whom were members of Washington Engine Company. They swear that tley are responsible for every Gre in Morristown during the past two years. end that Kent was pore iy concerned ini, oF planned, every one of thom, vein object, they s: was only a little fo, Lo Kent, the alleved ringlouder, i$. tunp motives. The firemen Dabitaally «eaen alter fires, The fi always ocenrred nights, when the men tact supports t crested, The ent at’ or 1 ‘Qith of August , too, on Saturday ad Juat been paid off, which at Kent was peciniarily snot slow ti was the Academy on tue night of the but it was concinsively proven that ho planned the’ aftuir, and furnished the kerosene and matches: ‘The defence was weak, and confined to attempts to nhake the testimony of Witnesses for the prosecd> tion, Tae tukine of evidence was concladed yester- day, and the cate will be given to the jury to-day Dora he trial Kent has simulated THK UTMOAT INDIFFERENCE, professes to be confident of nequittal, He re # to admit ony complicity in the matter, His personal appearance is not bad. He is over six feet in height, ond has a strongly marked but not » vicious face.” During the session yesterday he was nearly all the time occupied in reading @ newspa r, Dat was not suMciently engrossed to preven Pis‘marking, although apparently indiffereot, every point of the'evidence. ‘The feeling of the citizens is very bitter against him, Should the jury faii to agree neon this charge, he will be tried on another and still another, undt the whole eight @ During bis incarcera- tion, according to OMicer J. H. Woodruff, who tae charre of him, he has conducted himself becomingly. He bas ife and three eniidren, —— OSSES BY FIRE. ae a last evening destr & Co. Lows $71 Piit yorl d the 000; insurance, Messrs, Secly & Taylor's cotton seed oll factory in Now Oricane was bamed yesterday. Loss, ese eee Mr. becly Was Wounded by the falling wails, An incendiary fire in Poughkeepsie yesterday: ruing destroyed two barnsand ® portion of a dwolle Ing on Front strvet, near Main street, Loss @5,000, ———— POLITICAL SQUIBS, — Secretary Nobeson «poke at a Republican meeting Jn Brook!) h lust evening, ‘The Hon. H. L. Dawes wos yesterday renominated for Congiess from the Teath Massachusetts Dirtrict, Mr. J. W. Grogan is the Ladependent candidate for the Assembly from the Second District of Brookly ae George Warriy is the Republican candidate for Assonib'y im the Tuird District of Hudson county, Neds The Hon, Oakos Ames was yesterday ronominated by the Kepubicaas of tho Bec oud Massachusetts Die wriet ©. Ht Btevens te a candidate for the ‘Tammany nominal for Assombly from We Sixtccath Distros: rth Balloon Hover his decline’ to be a candidate for he Arrembiy frum the First District, Brooklya, Ruse soil Fey ihe Mevlorg or regular Repnblicana of tho First Missouri District yesterday vomiuated Irwin Z Suite for Congrers. nservative caveus of the Virgina Logisine Nday womtuated Ht F. Davies, of Hichmond, at large, ob Cohwn's party nominated Mr. Vanderwals Tie candidate express hie determi bitte to tho: bitte Chneider, the nomynee for County Clerk, also wade specek, A prominent city official in. Bilzabeth, who tn @ candidate for reviection, Wak bowing vely low to colored voter yesterday. wheu he fell from bbs Dubgye Vorsanaicly 40 boues wore broken, ‘The Passaic county (N. J.) Demoeraia yesterday flopper for Senator, and %. M. War@ a from Paterson, “Charlos Ff. John i mingled for the Assembly riet, Kling and Gon ry Me i iy Cr0088 Deratle nooiing behwable’s Hail, Benjamin 8 Turner (colo idate [or Congres Kings county Der bla for the work! tne nr tho Park C eit llour law ia the euplo] ity parks: Ld of tal Rhode Island Dis %*# M. oudiston for First Disteict ap onformal ballot for Thomas A Jenekos, 18; Thou ines, 19; Seattering, 11, Htate Committee of the Labor Reform party of Maranchusetts yest doporoa J. ik. Chatiawal t dita fOr Lientehaut Governor, autre - Bishop of Lenox. Tho charce forfeited iis ponwoal standing rang ‘tho Dowvoratio voming opublican Congressional Com dy ay. alter 65. balior yt making & oom ding that If, after NO choice, the State « he fret rial iol 7 — ee eee ee ee ee