The Sun (New York) Newspaper, September 27, 1871, Page 1

_ THIRTY-NINTH YEAR. STRACUSE CONVENTION Both Armies in Position and Preparing for Battle, FIRMNESS OF THE GREELEY MEN. Senators Fenton and Conkling Diroct- ing Plans of Operations, Yur DELEGATES ABOUT EQUALLY DIVIDED ' —— Grant's OMccholders Drawing their Daggers and their Purses, —_———_ BERIOUS TALK OF A COMPROMISE, No Plank for Grant’s Renomination to be Put Into the Platform. BITTERNESS OF THE MURPHY MEN itl Fenton and Conkling Fall into Each Other's Arms? Correspondence of The BSraacoss, N. Y., a MANLY LETTER EROM HORACE GRERLEY.. Sept, 26.—The city ts ¢rowded with delegates and the lobby to the Repud- Lican Blate Convention, whieh meets here to-morrow, yy of the most distinguished politiel: Bute of the The Conkling-Murpbyites have e arrived. pitebed their tents inthe Globe Hotel, The Senator 4 Collector command {i person. The Greele: Fontonites are intreoched at the Vanderbilt House. ‘Toe Cosppsqna Philosopner is not expected, 4 the Senator bas not yet arrived, and may not appear in fhe field, In his absence the command devolves upon Gen, Cochrane, Hotcdins. rank Besides the principal intrenchmente, each of t combat Indeed within each otner's i Gen. Merritt, and Waldo ‘The two camps are within easy cannon , and the contest has alresdy commenced, 0 wae ecroeR Outi Sipecting beavy reinforcements by the railway trains ‘Wo-vig ‘The delegat ‘The lobby ts of ‘The feeling beiween the two factio: aireaay evroen: {ato three clas farretives. fention is the two sets of deley tee id to-morrow, THB FEELING BETWEEN THE PACTIONS. are generally of a Bigher order than yy attend conventions. Among them are 80 most influential Republicans of the State. equally respectable type, Is bitter. that the Convention ts divided each baving its ultras and con- To a superficial eye, the bone of con- from New York. The marrow of the dificulty lies deeper. ‘The former is a mere symptom of the aise erops out at every turn in the streets and in every foom inthe hotels that the main i Greeley, subordii jue is Grant or to waich ts the minor issue of Gonkling or Fenton. ‘There are no contests ov: THE BOLTING SENATO at except tn New York and Oneida, Everybody understood the former, The latter is less important and more amusing. The oppovents of Conkling insist Maat he is dolter. Gen. Barnum ya he went to Utica and inquired into the facts, and ascertained Mhat the Convention consi favorad! end tbathe and bis friends thereupon ed of seven members jenator and seven opposed to him, thdrew, to the end after admitting one bogus contestant proceeded Wo lect ven members ular delegate Conkling and b ‘ociates. The other mained ip the ball and elected Senator Conkling tells a very different story, He in Were bogus, and that the stituted the true Convention, maority inthe Sta ‘With loud acclaim to-morrow, but } epen qui Bongress had not,betier avoid ror js that some of the seven who opposed him e who voted for him con- Doubtless if be has a Convention be will be seated ing {8 still an tion wiether distinguished Senators in roads contests for small places, THE MAIN BATTLE between the factions will be fought over the two tity delegations. Vorning out the Gre wart wing Iitting botn del Its are for accepting no compromi ‘The aitra Conklingites are for delegation at the very Tiese, 1 think, compose the majority of that Many conservatives to that wing are for ad tions. The mass of the Fenton. and favor soe unqualified admission of the Greeley delegation And the exciusion of their riv lew con the proposed compromise, But there are a ervatives in the Fenton wing who! advoeate Uf either faction bi sive msjority in the Cor vention, it will carry ous ks policy on this ;oint to the bitter end. However, 4n attempt to exclude th Gresley delegates by any Bigt-uunded proceeding Will evoke such a storm as bas been rarely witnessed ip @ Btate Convention even at Syr. cose ‘The iriends cf Gre ley and Featon will die game th their belts full of the scalps of their foe But think there will be no necessity for their dying Stall J bave no doupt that a large mayority of tue Convention will favor their admission in some form, Dut it ts questionable if majority can be brought to the point of wholly tgnoring their rivals, Present {ndications point to a compromive tn which Greeley and Fen on will get rather the advantage by an im plied \f mot an explicit censure of the Stave Commit Wee (or attempting to reorganize the city Commitice LeiTER FhOM HORACE Gen. Cochrane has yast recei Greeioy, whereof the toliowin, is an extract: Dupugue, Sept. 94, 1871 Ges Cocnmane: Tam .cii.ed from our Conve Non bye: gagemenis made w, en I could not ascertain ehed t Write tie to enavie tos) to ail riends vod foes that l @ or! inal Union Aepubiican C 4 die eae ane -ee hOriEsd Crewe lion O OUF ER, wnd bay I deeut F orgoniautiin oO & rival Comittee by t @ Fed Ai office cert as WhOUY Uoeusboriged, and Da Moe pret ale, Yours, HORACE GREELEY Mr Greeley is denounced vehemently by the Graut cMochoiders, *in waom the hotels ewara, Ho is anoinematized py some and ridiculed py Others withnus siwt.. Great cerviees aad eruy halve 40 nob evoll W save Lim from the poisoned arrows O''Lose Whom ve tims helped to manusacture into Was te some ‘ einkon for un nese THe EVM OF THB BATTL and tee bound in the two pe Very Ligh authority charges that che mo 1 Tau tony tar been used ontsice of New 7 80 sono Fenioradlennvee W buie Conve Tisciarged on the other hand, oy equatiy Bouse p robage 1 Dene used ip Byracune to in 40° dolrgaies ty minieoroment weir copetituencies ' riow. Tiw \ormer Charge may be true, thoug inde and wo details are given 1 MOSL ex licit detaiia are eaMcieut to establian the Miter clarge, theo itis true, Zo-morrow will de Mermine, MELING BYCOMING WEAK IN THE KNEES, Fen PM "Ibe brains Dave cous tn full this even tee Moo, Tuey Save inouifed the tone of the Conve: Senaicr Conkling mow talks of admitting botn Che NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, the city delerations, No doubt he ts cannot exclude the Greeley delegation tiated that The better informed of the Fenton men think that will be the resuit. ‘The other branch of the Conkling men, and especially those more varticularly repre- senting Collector Murphy, still di Grooley dele would produc two coavention they will not attempt it, ire to excinde tie tion ; but knowing that to de thie Erent aprosr and probably result io ‘The er: gomentot the Marphy men is that if both delegations are admitted New York and bring two delegation Convention which sends delegat the National Con delegation to the latter Convention, they are in favor of crashing out the Gr Mt will perpetuate the division in to the State next soring to tion, and will end in @ doubly ‘Therefore ey dele. Baton from the city now. They say that by admit: ting double delegations from timos past the Democrats only pervetuated quarrels between Tammany and Moxar' od even other organization send delegates to their Blate Conventions, and tha then was reco) the city, ‘Then the organizations ovtelde of Tam, many gradadiiy died; Toe Murpiyines would » pursue the same cours and dared to exercise it, neither the power nor the courage to try It. very attempt, ne they know, wouid eplit the Conven ton i two, Hence, aniess all signe fail, they wil yield the point and accept s compromis WARLIKE ATTITUDE OF THE GREELEY MEN, On the point of th gation are bold and defiant, Merritt, Gen, Palm But doubdties Gen, Cochrane, Gen. Raine F. Andrews, rather than submit to be roled oj they claim, the regu! ‘They will carry the! in vive cause they aro, tion from the elty. jen still cling to the id od think they ha to doit, I don’t believe they b ean only devermin But little ts said about Grant, the absorb! Deing the quarrel in the city. ‘Will probably be endorsed in s question whether his friends are strong enough to jon. If Shey At empst lp azplicit terme there wil be ar9%, - number of delegates nomination to the y ln preference to Grant's renomination, the matter will be compro- mised by omitting all reference to the subject If bring is up, Gresiey's cerry s resolution in favor of bis renomin The Convestion has » lar, are in favor of Greele; Presid It te presamed th Grant's friends, however ‘will be ready. A MAJORITY OF THE DELEGATES FOR GREELEY. Until to-night the Conklingites confidently claimed to tave Indeed, in the morning they elaii ed to o All this time the frienda of Fenton rather doubting: ly claimed to have a bare majority, Teleerams came in this evening showing unexpected gains for them, jew York city in and creat all of which ased to divisions were pot destroyed uctil Tammany ized as the only regular organization in 4 here if they had tbe power they have The Admission the Greeley dele: 4 otber Fenton leaders say they will break the Convention be delege Point #0 Bome of the of excluding the the power orrow large majority {n the Convention, nd they NOW Insist that they have a decisive ma Jority, especially on the point of the regularity o the Greeley delegation from tbe city. are right, and in that sei ventiot there area good many delegates who do deciced stand with either faction, and th the balance of power. The fore, that the officers of the Convention Btate ticket will be made up of both factions ARRIVAL OF GOY. FENTON, Gov, Fenton bas j Empire. He is in rather poor rate spirits. nell areon the ground, active and tuoyant, positively using money, Dat 1 do not vouch for the fact, There will be a serenade of th to bight, at which Hamilton Ward, Chauncey M Depew, and others will make speeches, the Conklivaites will cou nade is yet undetermived Both faction when their programmes for to-morrow will be ar ranged, It is authoritatively said that the Greeley. ites will adopt # resolution making the admission ot their delegation from the city a sine gua non that if the Convention refusi I think they ly control the Con- od can elect {he officers If they try. But take fF hold obabilities are, there nd the s arrived, He stops at the salt, bat in Bret Marshall ©, Roberts avd Moses Grin- It is ted that the Custom Honse party are ‘The report comes from a high source, Greeley ites late Woether tercheck this by a sere: bold caucuses at a late hour to-night, and to recognize their rights their city delegation will withdraw ina body THE FIOUTING MEN PR ARING FOR BATTLE, Eleven P. M—The excitement ts at fever heat hold! Senator Conkling Globe, surrounded by a large crowd of enthu admirers. The arrival of Goy. bis troops with fresh courage, Rochester i foll of Sight as a Dam working like a beaver. impersonation of a whole hive of busy bees, F. Andrews perspires s0 much that his we: suk below two hundred and Atty, grand levee at the tie Fenton bas inspired D. D. 8. Brown of blade Ben Field of Orleans 18 as cool as an iceberg, and is D. D. Conover is the very Rusus tas Bat little {s yet said of officers of the Convention, In the forenoon Andrew D, White, one of Graut's joners in the Sin Domingo busi. ‘was spoken of by the Grant men for temporary ms to be withdrawn, In xcept Admiuistration concentrated all their dummy Comm a Chairman, He now Onondaga all the delegates are Fenton men White, Th efforts to save bim, and he was cuosen by one ma. ‘This looks bad for San Do ‘THE STATE TICKET, Jority. ngo. Not wuch is said to-night about candidates on the » Thayer of Troy is vames by the Conkiingites for Secretary of State, and tor Both are received with favor on all Murphyites mention Emott and Bar They also & ponsivle T think he ts too Jean By way of conciliation the Conklingites or State Francis State ticket Jomes A. Bell, Comptr ler, sides, 1 low of New York for Attorney-General. speak of Col, Laimbeer of the city a candidate for State Treasurer. wine to give up bis prosert fat office for one the pr ent Canal Auditor, As that, ention Gen, Merritt of St. Lawrence Bugiveer. As yet the Grevleyites nome no candi wales, They are (or righis dirt und privileges alter ward, ‘They care more for principles thea meu. Wien they are their say about the ticket. ‘Dhore is @ general aesire for harmony on sotid grounds, #0 as to take the State trom tl racy. ‘The Tammany feeling, Conkling says that Beymour wa beaten in the person of Kernan in the recent Demo cratic Convention in Oneida Demoe Goy in the Convention they will have 1 frauds baye intensified tnis Goy, Fenton has removed his headquarters to the Globe. ‘This means war or peace—I don't know which, He rooms with nia trusty henchman, Brown of Rochester, who Just descrived to me the situation thus “We are on the war path amoking the pipe oi pence. It will be a touching snectacle to see Conkling and Fenton fall into each other's warms about sunrise siture of Mouey by the Custom Hous « Hribing the Kural Deleuntew Magnificent W of the Greeley Men, crest oudenee of Tae dup. 26, Custom House Lumaer tn office, and every a) oli ‘The Albany bort that eit to Plept ran aground at tho C+eyman'a Crossover, ap ihe Grant lenders’ bere are without the ad turtles 8. Spencer, who te om board wicha 6 fovowers, Lb iw provavie Whey’ WI’ derive’ W pelt, Fenten's {renas are workig quiet, y arnertly, among the country delevaies. Tao feo! ny among (he peasantry in tue invertor is int ponttie to urvhy, amd every Lo reconcile (vem 1s anawered with " Nuw we cau' eo Deurpay.! ct Srnacusn, Si pt pt tor plire to i Couteetor enor wonrny Is domiciiod at the Globe with Roseoe Conkling, A B Cornell, Ja os Terwilliger, L fin, and toe Cvs Murphy keeps owt of sight. pm Over the wen nninn of sodas gi Nothing could exceed tt, except @ fraternal om “rue vetween Murply end Bturrey, Ur Givviey wind Grant, ALL AT aRa Midnight —At this hour eminent leaders on voth des confidently claim (he Couvention, Ldon't be jeve (hey know anything abont tt H. B. ». Another View of the mituation<Favish Fx ‘They are all here—every ely ‘The soldier delegates are red not against him, Tbe Poor Boy of the Mowhawk is hore. My Lord Roscoe's comb has been badiy ent on his own dunghill, and s stalwart and rosy butcher of Utica is tue delegate, Mr, Conkling contents his seat, THe HARMONY DO’ All day tong the Costom House crowd endeavoring to harmonize, as they cid at Baratogs Admitting one-half of exch contesting delegation. The Greeley men, however, declare tney will listen to Bo proposition axlese it is based open the removal of Thomas Murphy, Everywoere he (s the Done of contention, and your correspondent honest- ly believes that an approach to harmony might be made over the deianet corpus of Thomas Morphy, Collector The anti-Custom Hoase delecnies are in open revolt, declaring that tey will teach Gen. Grant that be cannot appoint sech a man as Morphy, Bor maintain bim im office seainet the expressed wish of the people of the State of New York. ‘Thomas K Stewart arrived this afternoon and put up his carpet-bag at the Vanderbilt. He got shaved and Washed bimself, and then shied his casior in.o the ring and put ap bis hands, exclaiming: wind for Mugphy's fair, Nv compromise until he is out of the febt. Gen Cochrane, Jono V. Gridley, Archey Bliss, and Gen, E, A. Merritt, bave arrived and awell the ranks of the Fenton men, Postmaster Jones and Whitelaw Reid came up togetoer onthe train this afternoon, William A. Darling, the appraiser, wa ‘on the same train, Hepry Clowes is here and {8 working hard to bring about harmonious action, stating that the action of the Committee of Seventy in New Yorke will strengthen the party, and that the result they alm at will be seriously interfered with ip case of open ropte THE ATATE OF THE FIONT IN A NUTSHELL. Conversing with o hundred deledates, tnd tthe Republicans of the Stace are disgusted with the New York muddle, They are vibrating be tween two oploions, First, to refer tRe whole New York matter toa committee, and jet them deci¢e on the eligibility of delegates, Second, to admit the New York deleration with a half vote for each di gate, This offer will not be accepted by the Gresley men onlees accompanied with the resignation of Collector Murphy. a ‘4 will be_made by the Custom House mer {6 introduce & Fesolution endorsing the action of the State Committee in regard to the reorganization in New York. This will of course deprive the Greeley wen of any standing whatever in the Con vention, and ® balt will follow sure. The Custom Hoose faction will probably present Prof. White of temporary Chairman. Thi @ on the Convention the dorsement of the action of the State Committ Uuniese some harmonious compact is agreed upou before to morro’ The triends of Mr. Greeley declare that success \e perched upon thelr banners, and the presease 9 the ty quar ‘The gossip and rumors I have sent, you contain the tace of every disti ct movement, bus far it is all chaos, Certain is it the Gr and more sauguine ‘THE CANDIDATRI Tsend you the following named gentieme! Gre pressed for office by their frienas and Secretary of State—Grorge William Curtis, Francia 8. Thaver. and G. Hilt. p eeribner. er—Thomas Raines of Munroe. r—James A. Well of Jeflerson. jueer abd Burveyor~bawio A. Merrit: of Ethan Allen, Heory Smith of At. . Bvarte, 4 Later.—Everythiog thos far approves my pro- Becy. Fenton's cause waxes stronger constantly, Lone faces are in the halle of the Globe House, Corvell and Terwisier have lost thelr buoyant mauner and ©! THB INRYITABLE RESULT, made {te appearance, and the delegate merry ereenda rt they at their last diteh, and kow begive corra tion, Promises to places ‘are made, and mooey ie bei g g.ven by Murpoy’s henebinen, and probsoly oy bie order . Mir, Conkiing hae just addressed an assembiace in the halle of the Giobe House, Ob} how eweet and cily it vas, Harmony, united section, victory were all breathed forth in'a classical mainer, and Doth deleations should be admitted. Every'm should bave ano h 2 both snouid count as one, Ali should go Well aud naught go ill ae This isa bie back down, and {s a victory for Mr. Greeley's friends, for at the start the Cusiom House crowd declared that the Greele\ites should be ex cluded. The Young Men's Repudiican organizauon, G’ Bilton Seribuer, Chairman, meet to-night at the Ewpire Hovse. THR DIN OF THR CONFLICT. Lara —The Greeley men nave forced the Custom House party to their kpees. Protessor Wilte has been witudrawn, partly on account of Sao Domtnco He makes way for & compromise man, G, Hilt Scribner of Yonkers, who will be temporary Cusir ian, He is acceptable to the Heyes. Har- mony now is peruaps to be achieved. The follow ing Hamed gentiemen are canvassed by their friends for pisces on the State teket : Secretary of State—G. Hilt n Scribner of Westches- ter Francis Thayer of Keusteloas Con ptclter—Jan es A. Bull of Jefferson, Jackson 8, Behiutz of New ‘Atworney Gi then Allon of New York. Henry Smith or Alb om Ward of Allegheny, Francie C. Barlow of New York ‘Treasurer - hom Beadle of chemuny State Furiocer-Euwin A. Merritt of St. Lawrence, and Wil, am B Taylor of Oneida Canal Commussiover—Lorenzo D. Collins of Albany, Alexander Bacay of Washington, aud Wiliam clark of Mosse-omery luenector of state Prisons—Thomas Kirkpatrick of Cayugu, aud Rodney L. Adame of Oucarto, ‘THE YOUNG REPUBLICANS held a meeting at the Empire Hou Haines of Montgomery, Tracy this evening Ihe How, G, nilton Seribner oresided, The toon {ng resolutions in suostance Were passed; That the State Convention admit both delegation from New_York chy, ench to cart nal! a yore, Rach of the New York d-legauions .o name threo members of the state Committee. aad the tad +x thus cho-eu shall reorganize the party in New York iu December A committee of five was selected to urce harmon, upon the Convention committee are L. Prince of Queens, D.C. Elis of Monroe, James L. Smart ot Washington, F Alberger of Erie, and Jonn Maxwell of Weoster, THE SITUATION AT MIDNIGHT, Midnight—Hogh J. Hastings les just arrived ‘Things will now be streiguiened out” ‘The. aucus of the Greeiey-Fenton dtlezates at the Vanderb.t House, with Sinclair Toucey in the Chnir has just’ adjourved. A letter from Hon Jonw Yorier expressing hig intention to atiend the Convention but rogrest ng 1s Inaoliity to do so because o; unexpected protvs sional business, was read. A resolution offered by Gen, Cochran Wass opted, decliring that admission to the Convention Was asked on the ground of tho Upaus orized interference by the State Cominittec with te rei eral Com ittes of the city Alter speeches and business of detail they adjourned Uill to morrow at QA. ot GOY, FENTON'S MIDNIGHT SPERCH, A serenade has deen aeld in the aireet tn front of the Empire House, Besides Ward and Depew, Gov, Fencon wade a short spe h. He was eatiust aeticaily receive by eh immense crowd The Conkling men at their caucus to-nigat aid putaittie, A gentleman of Ligh repute in tuat wine HY tie party hae just told me that they are confident ney bave Buecided majority of the Convention, fe says (heir provraimve is to admit the Murphy ecation from New Yorwss restuur, aud then they ay by Way vf couciliativa make svine provision or the otverr. Treacy Beadle is mentioned for State Treasurer He is from tue Soutnern ier. Ethan Alen semi talxed of tor Attorney Geueral How the Monev ts Flying~ News Thief Ansint D Great Snens to te Dintiibe vd Working tor thimsell Uuder Cover From auotuer Correspondent Pymacuse, Sept, 24,—Henry Clewa, the New York lauker, * here, usl@ Lis money freely, Ae mein romvany web Thomse Ay Yoo wilh that ¢ Secvelary of Ui recaile weit Bou Mutier's ewndiduie tor Treasury TUR GREAT SNRAK NEWS THIEF ho is A parser of the Great Spoon bie, and KD Websier, cf the Brooklyn sioddies, d ng Ciews in | iribuyions, J be Greeley won express themselves freely nbont se mowey influence being sed sore, ‘They arw jomne What vty Cau WO MDIEH Lad Bachan ott Inenda, and induce them to stand ereot wening: fe te mmepLeteee Oth Vee OE tintaat einer Che post tion he teeks in Gront’s Cabinet by some practice servico, Tiis is the toe and the place, How ta) 16 will Succeed, the record of the Cor ucjouroment will dotoriming ention ab .te SURVEYOR CORNELL LAID OUT, be Surveyor Cornell, it will Svairman of the otate Rey 8 Committee, u volition: office, 1 would be ei ved, of euficions strength Lo secure Lim the porition of delogate in { @ state Convention if he desired to be elected All of bis frionds were startled lass aigas upon recoilected, is the Joarning that ho was badly beaten by a" Greeley one term’? Repuniiean, Marpny's chiet depaty collector, Terwilliger, ar- rived this morning. Like Conkling and Cornell, he to the scratch witn a torribie bisck eye, bay. Are here from the Custom Hous dil.ently among the country delegates, The cent revelations in the Pridune relative to alliance with) Tammany has of the Republicans rible eficct, They constant announcements her shoddy Reoublicans that upon throrehoot the State with bave been deceived made by Tom and toe G one-term men were Tammany feoub- re; The country membere feel little ashumed to | of sympathy they allowed — themsoive: There te w erent d to think that 0 pablicans in New York city, I taken ehape in divorial ‘n to-day's 35 Standard, the leading Republican organ in tite ety, The elitorial a reply to a surgestion in the New York Times of Monday, that the Republicans of the interior wonld be quite as well satisfied if the w: Inctions and content: isiarb the State Con. aving sue city we fac. Join In oF come tions and delegations do nut all from aE CITY oF KEW TORK, ‘That the Republicans in the city and county of New York would bnve less wrangiing and contesting than bas existed in their ‘ranks for several years if some ot the Republicans of the thterior, who seem determined to rule or ruin, bad not inter: dQ with their rights and disturbed toe.r nar. j tint the rolls of the Convention to-morrow bow that many of the contestants from New merely carpet-bigeers (rom the interior. This is a buw direct, But for tue interference of the Cornelis and Terwilliers and Conklings, who have slirred up etriie among the Kepublicaus of New York city, there would be perfect harmony in their raeks today. Tis is cluimed to oe trae by ey one-term men, I, Keoberts, J.D. Gridley, Req . Hon. B. geet, pinclair Tousey, Waldo Hutehings, COAL Merritt, ex-Naval Officer A. M. BY aud the entire auitshoduy dele Gousty are here eorking like Srojens Murvbs-Skoudy Repub.icans, AMONG THE DISTINGOISHED ARRIVALS thie morning is the firm of Keyes & Co., of the notorious Cuson House Carting Bureaa.” They ¢ bere working with the shoddyites to try and keev tueir position, It is busi ness with tuem ‘They will have hard time tn Bo Stat thelr present prices. Leet & Stock of we General Order b ing, the monopelize of the Custoin House have not yet arrived, bbt will Of course be on band to serve their waster, prec wbhden Absent at the Conventi ‘The Custom House wore s strange appearance yesterday, From the Collector's private room Mr, Murphy, Mr. Terwilliger, his deputy and private secretary, and John J, O'Brien, bia private secretary and ebief elerk, were absent at the Convention, The piace was in charge of Mr. Childs, Murphy's late partner im the hat business, Deputy Clark of the Ninth Division, Seizare Bureau, transacted the business of Depaty Lydecker's department in the rotunda. Deputies Lydecker and James were a! sent at the Convention, and Deputy Embree was at Several of the clerke were also absent Dopaty Clark seemed to have alon Wy aid not derstand the routine, Prokere and business me stood ix deep outeie tbe desks, acd the air Ww: by Job L. Ben Mr. “Cornell being ‘onvention. Deputy Naval Ofte food office for Laftin, who was also sbeent at the Convention, Whe puolic stores und Appraisers’ Depsriment wae as geod as closed, Mr. Daring and all the w.oulder nitters emp.) ae Jp adrent at the Cor scone was It was crowded by Murphy's delegaics and Capt. Jimmy Thompson, ex-Hartor Master under Gov, Penton, was Dasliy ng and dealing out sand viches vo'them. Tae sandwiches sere good but had too much mustard {a them, acu man got six act. Toompeon weighed tha butter in hie district scales. Joun J O'Brien gaye each delegate a sarsapariiia Dotile o muggied French brandy from the store room, to wash the sandwiches down ‘A privave despatch received by & gentleman in the Custom House yesieraay. put tue deiegates down at 182 for Fenton to 04 for Couxling, with 133 country delegates to bear from. THE REPUBLICA parry. Its Condition a by tte Own Organs, From Yesterday's Tribune. It in with the deepest regret we heve heard h were curreus in the city yest hat th saventur the President so to ge abd irom that point of vantage wrought sich Intal confusion in she Kevubiloan party o1.tae city, intend to resort to exceptional and. unlawful mear tres to loree frum toe Couvention some expression tn their favor, There are reporte of a large sum Money Woics bas deen raised 1a the hove of rhpring dishonest oF indierent delegates from tte country, an # Bo CoUDL that @ formidable group | ruMans has been engaged 10 co to Syra Cuse and bola themselves In readiness to rerry out the wisies of Mr, Murpay. This ts s fact too dis graceful (o dwell wpou, It will seem groterque to many tua! apy one 0. Ordinary common sense should engage into fooluardy au enterprise ae buat of at touipting to overawea convention of bis own party OY threatened riot. But there are no means of ove! satimauing either she fully oF the violence of ti men who bave labored (» disorganize the Republ cau party of New York. 10 say their supiosed action is (00.18 and crunipad is not to assert tuat it is Dor provstile From Yesterday's Tunes Matthew P. Bemus has been renominated by a Ropobiicua Convention calving itself lo the First Asseusbly District of Coautaugds county. It Ir Gomtnation not Os tobe made, Mr Be. us is pre cisely the kind of man that 18 not wanted iu tue next Legisl He has been iv that body long ly ruined his reputation, nce vt honest men, ty a flgut with corruption, the Republican party will Dot strengtiwned, by such mep as ne, We are at a loos to understand ‘io she honest Re: publicans of «is district Have allowed him to again folst. himself upon them. Mis career bas been une gued Injury and insult to Republicaniam, Tt is ocess of @UCuP. ED Lik Makes impartial and ave tv join aby DoiKKical party or aid im Carrying out its the (uinming citizens to trust iis prote purposes SSACHUSETIS CONVENTION Butler's Nomiantion Couceded by some of his Knemies-A Trial of Strength to by made on the Chairman THE M Woucaster, Sept, 26—Midmght.—The Hon Goorge T. Hvar of this city, le expecteu to be Presi. ent ef tre Convention, a8 he i® ® pronounced Washourn man, It is stated that the friends of Batler will contest his election to thas position, tus meaing # test question of tueir strengta ab tu outset Tie Butler men ure more confident than ever, and some ol his eueuies coucede iM nuwiuation, 12:90 4, Mlle Comuittee of Coufercnce nave jusr cow out and reported vrogress, They say that wo fusl accion las been taken, put that there ts nu douut of Marweuious action in te morning, Huce expensed a willlogness to withdraw if» ‘contiaion against Burier could be efecteu by 4 fiw irienus, however, iusist on Lis coumuiug io the Beld, Loring prop stick ‘So many of Wasbburn's trieads have Butier for @ ow tha ib 1s W pUZnE Uangerous bo Witie uraw bi, The wutt Busler men are much Ahan (icy ware CHF1y 40 41hm a baHtAg, more confidens ‘Taey We OL ko-hurToW Mor nines tn wee Will He HeDOIULon tat ba Mdute band t 0 Wow wut (can be trausierred Tis will Uawt.edly make Washburn the cand he Ove o clock A. M—TVie crowd sull surrounds the bie Mouse, cheerig OF (40 candivuves, ea nee tue a sewenen wt te Comwrence Committee, the Conlueos of the ty ot tian men tnerwasca, Com Donively announce ba they Will corta Aree Ou B CHE Miwal® WO lor, ON report pT ius lo Dawes as tue feugree Uount wiils iw atner quar ters tt sored tast Uu¥. Utalliu 19 to be wyrves upon Keon Butler's Blasphowy, WORSE, Sep. .—Lo bis’ apeools wi ‘BLL chanics’ Hail, Ges. Busier compared tHe Ue .tment Ainieteae irae revered tn: (ILE dete Get rom ame dapers to the aouNe bestowes upon Jesus Christ quoting Hberasty from tao B.bie, and satd ve bud no dust tia oT ye aay my bat & Sore Meld Wdlicun, le vk Ovcoslvn 6+ endorse Gee Dy, i Gen. thioeks, Wass WAA Lhe LER spew er, wliuded w Gen, Bover eo Future € M . raty of suis cuuury,” & BeULMELE Whica ohciiwn much applause. —— A blip Lond 01, Cootres Lowt, Kinosi x, Ja,, Sept. 20.—A Coolte veaxet from India, 10 Mrs Wigs , WAY Goon LOM OM bie eor-s Of (oat Weiland wil. 4) unnds Ov vosrd, ‘Two huudrea Doules Lave been wasund ssvore, o ‘1871, BAILED IN $70,000. ‘The Arre: of the Brokers who Dealt wit evening District Attorney Purdy Presented to Commissioner R. B. Stilwell Lis aflua- vit acensing James A, Pihamins and Eogene J. Jackson, apon information received, of having, with J. Ledyard Hodges, on the 96tn day of April li appropr to their own use certain moneys, amounting to $190,000, the property of the United States Government, and of heving advised Hodg to commit the crimes of embezzlement of which he has acknowledged himself gailty, ant of baving conspired with him to commit said crimes. Pol hamiue and Jackson are the brokers through whom Hodes, the de'nulting paymaster,operated in stocks, ‘The law o* the United Staten is, that if a broker take money from ® Government official, koowing that money to be the provert: of the Uvited States Government, he is ruiity of conspiracy tu defrand fue Government, and even though he snould mot Know when le received such m that it wae the property ofthe Government, be is Dound to it itinmediately when be knows thasit is not Private property of the off-ial, ‘The informa: too against Messrs, Polhamine & Jackson i= not that y Were aware toast Hodges was emoeaziing money from tie Government, but that tiey after ‘ward became aware of t and have omitted to restore the amount Comuits arrest of warrants for the were placed in the bande of es ceputy marshals Furvis ana Jobn Robinson, who visited th Poibamius & Jackson, at 66 Exchange pia o'clock yesterday afternoon, and tooe Mr. Jackson to toe United states building in Clambers atreet, ‘The arrest had been expected since the disclosure 01 Maj. Hodse's defaica'ion, and consequently aid Dos surprise eliher Mr Jacksoo or lis welgubors. Mr, Polhamius, w. 0 resides in Brooxlyn, ae confined to his bed by sickn time past and could not pear, ‘The Commissioner held both gentlemen in $25,000 dail exch om the noove complaint, and $10,000 esco acditional, on another aM@davit of similar tenor, bat techaically different. rs. Mortimer Heudricks and Angelo Meyers of and were accepted. 1 friends weot on their w where the event was celebrated by ® sumptuous junca, Mr. Jackson positively asserts his innocence of any complicity in Hodge's crim lowocent is toe impression of al the frm. He courts a thorough inve oat one ft wial cf Payauster Juhu b, Body convened at Fort stcHenry to-day, There was full court, Maj.Gen, George G. Meade presiding. On being arraigned. the prisoner, ti rough Is coun- fel. the Hon. William Schley of Baltimore, vleaded guilty to all the charces, Mr. Sebley ms brie’ Address to the court. The sentence of the court Will not De known wutll promulgated by the War Department. The exact amount which Hodge is officia!ly accused of embezz.ing is $445,406.00, a varions times from Septemoer, 1869, to September, 1871, in sums trom $500 to $50,000. | After p! wil, Mr. Schley read a paper or confession signed by the ————— THE OLD WORLD'S NEWS. —— A Popular Ovation to the Engll Sept, 26.—Mr. Gindstone arrived in Aberdeen to-day, and wae preseuted the freedom of the city at the Music Hall in the presence of 3 000 citizens. He delivered a epeech in response, thank. ing the people for the welcome given him. He de- elared that he still looked onwards aud upwaris d spurned ali base motives, The Government found the Irish question difficult, but hoped to Ive It, Mr. Disraeli at a banquet at Huchenden proposed the toast to the Queen, and accompanied i with » wpeech of fervent evlogy of Her Majesty, Her du tes, be said, were excessive, and no English eud- ject was under such complete contro! of the political trauitions of the country as its sovereign, From ihe Heraia of two-day, Mr, Disraeli further said that the Queen was mor: ally and physically incapaciteted from performing her padlic daties any longer, The exciement is tre. mendous. Some of the journals will suppress this part of the apsech, From ine office of :Ré Associated Pres No confirmation of the special reports to the World and Herald of Mr. Disraeli’s remarks about e Queen bas been received by tue Associated et, * —o MOVEMENTS OF THE GOVERNMENT. The P: tial Programme for Octob: Swinging Aroun Circle trom ri to Muine-Horse Trots Taken In, winator, Sept. 26.—Gen, Dent telegraphed day that Inasmuch asthe Ju ter A visit to Chicago, it will be advise ble (or him also to visit St. Lou This 1s urged because of the intense Jealousy existing between these two cities, and also that Grant may look after the disaffection which Senator Schura has been cre- ating in the Missouri metropolis this fall, The General is of the opinion that the hest time tomake this visit will be aout the Ist of October, when the county fair will be hell, and when tle t'rvsident will bave an ocportuaity to mest a great nuinner o peels personally, ‘The Presidential, programme for Octoder is How made up, and tue following lo: calities wiil be given an opportunity to extend their HOspaliies io tie Chtel Magistrate : Bt. Louis and Missouri State Fair, Oct. t Pit shurgh, Oct.d, where a grand ovation will be ten- dered the Preside t Warroli County Fair, Marvlaad, Get # The public- apirited cit zeus of (nis counsy buve raised @ large Duree forraces ib honor of the exnect Waerhington, Oot, 7, 8.9, and 10, @ a Cavioer meeiing will be nels Ba 6. Oct TL. The Peraident will bere join in the fes Brlties ine vient to the opening of the Europe: and American Hail. oa Boston, Ore 18 in the cereion new Post ofice ‘The programme has not heen made up to a far ther date positively, but tao or three visits to Doutiern points are contemplated during the re nt phe of which days 1 bere rant tlelpate eof the mainder of the mor th SENATOR O'RRIEN'S C. The Twenty-fret Ward Demanding the Overthrow of the Robbers of the Ki Last night the Francis Gaynor Independent Avsoviation of We Twenty iret W att raised a and. some network banner at their rooms, 540 Second avenue, It bears s handsome likenoss of ex-Sueriff O'Brien, and in large letters on both sides: H SRYENTH SRN ATORIAL DIATRICT Jamis U'ITEN pirtieth street and Secoud avenues platform atl was erected, It wasorvamentea with American fla » and Chinese lanterns, Ga all sides bonfires of tar barrels were burning, @ band of music d.scourted {uspiring music, and Greworks and Rowan candies were set off in great numoers When the banner was raised a deafening shont went up from reveral ousaud persons who had congre ted to oo honor Lo their fret choice for the Sen ¢, As soon as quiet bad been restored the meu hore of the Association mounted the latiurm ‘ number of sransparencies, on which were painted, * O'Brien for benator.” Puen Mr, Frink Pace t de.ivered a thrilling eaiogium uvon Mr, O'Brion and.cluned by.arking lot" tree cheers jor James O'srign, 13) ® a fie He was Towed iia neat suevch oy Mr Warfield, who was in turn followed by dr. Borngiein. ‘Tue latter read an wopeal ty (he taxpayers tom the inderenden voiers of the Twonty-tirst Ward, wherein It is waserted that the burcen ' of i tion in Me cit real and 1 broperty bas snerease more thin ono (uoukand per cen. within tHe wee ten vears, © bihions 0 do Jars ave ani dilly atolen," ae ead, * by Unser uDHlous belideiuns, Whe, BY YOUR Votes, Have been eoraied Toy feast ind ‘taitén pon Wiollen @ Ans sLort the est of city aid country cemidence-, Lan horaes, nily fasving da, and Conily Jewelry.” He cloned with a requoal th Cull voters ould cast their paliots tor dau es O'Brien, an hun Direc times tire cheers were then given tor Mr O'ien, ® vole Gunks to Mr, Gasnor and Ar N.1, Vi Powers, the Premideut of tue Assocation Stee aetna td anetaL The Wm. M. Tweed ub. Ab ® meeting Of the yin, at, Cwoed Control Club just with Justice South, Vicoiramidens, ir, COMMILLWES Wore ADDLIMIEd bo Ae FoUrekenta.ions fron #ix wards not aOW Fopresen éd, Justice Seott aeld tiwsel rexpuumvle ior bie 415 , Bevensh, and Biever ta Warde, Provably Auoiher Murder, Frank Le vette of Jot Grand. steos, Williams: due sy to uaesig ON be 22h ual, he went to New Vora fo purehae ws OCS OI leat PANO Rat ge Ore Sforhimverca dulsbro Bits ctiw. te wok een ie" diulhe ry sirect, Ootween ® wat 10 AM Sept Bo With # sO Wake: Hawed Hawks He Dade argy Sum of wiowoy | } THE INWOOD STATION MURDER, —> One Crime that Cannot Charged to Account of Rum—A Fight with an Auger anda Kalle—A Family Quarrel. Thomas Maloney and Charles Murray, of In- Wood Station, quarrelied on Monday nicit, Ma lonoy was fatally iaboed by Murray, Bothare mar. ried, Maloney having eight ehildren and Murray feven, About three woeks aco Murray caused the Arrest of @ son of Maloney, 10 years of age. for throwing a stone at him. Tae Loy was taken to the Carmansville police station, but the Bergeant re- fusea to hola him. A few a ‘0 the boy threw Another stone at Murray, aod Murray obtained » warrant for the boy's arrest, On Monday evening Murray was standing at the Inwood Station waiting for a packago which he ex- pected on the train, At this time Maloney passed ‘on his way from work, carrying @ Jot of tools tn his band. Ashe neared Murray be said, * Murray, Idon't think you are much of aman to get a wat rant for my little boy. If you won't take the law on me, I'll give you ad— good licking.” Murray stood with hie bands io his pockets and dared Mi fouey to sike iim: Maloney repeawd that ne would like to, but was afraid of arrest, Murray again dared bim to strike him, Sialoney thew started off, saying that Murray was too contemptible to be notices by him. As Maloney moved away aerer took @ large clasp-knie from his pocket, open the biade, and reviaced it in bis pocket, oven He then shouted to Maloney, “Come back here, you cowardly — ————| and I'll give you all the Aght you want!” Maloney turned. and placing bis tools on the und, advanced to Murray, He had an aueer dieinhis hand. As he reached Murray he struce him in the mouth with hie clenched fist. As quick flash Murray whipped out his enife and plunged it into Maioney’s stomach, Withdrawing it, he staobed bim twice in the breast ‘Then Maloney strack Murray with the anger ban- ing open his head, Maloney fainted, and fell award, Murray was about to escape but three carpenters who were at work onabuilding near by and had witnessed the encounter, secured him. Threats of lynching wer made, and one man expressed his regret that tuere was no rope at band to hang the murderer. Just then Officer Brown came up and arr Murray, He nce, but w: overpowered Coroner, Schirmer summoned to take his antemortem deposition was committed by Justice McQuade yerter- jaloney worked for Otis Bebermernora, con- . Murtas is ay ttuner in the empioy of Mr. a WIFE MURDER IN JONES'S WOOD. Unutterable Anauteb. Wood last night a woman was mor- tally stabbed by her busband, About two years azo Frederica Mejnzor deserted ber pusband Jacob for Hugo Doeger, Doeger, to get Meinzer out of the way, beld out to him every inaucement, evon going #0 far as to purchase s passage for him to Germ ny But Meinger rejected every overtare, and bee. ed bis wife to return, Tuis she refused to do, Dooger keeps « shvoting gallery in Jones's Wood, and does a thriving business, He basa floe hou in Seventy first street, near First avenue, where he lives, Meinger passionately loved his wite Last Satarday night, as Doeger was leaving Jon Wood, be was aitacked by & gang of rowdi ana terribly beaten, and this Iaid him up. During his a lery. Last night Jacob left lis room at 17 Spring street, and going to the Wood, begged bis wife to return deme with him, Sbe positively refused, saying that she loved Doeger better than him. Stung to Madness, Moinzer diew a knife and plunged it into her right sae, Mrs. Meinzer fell to the eronnd, raived, Roondeman Dizon Went in pursuit of Meinze nce, Mrs, Meiuzer attended to the shooting xal- The crv of muraer w eral citize en jumping over fences and runniny pen love, In the dark Meinze ercaped. Mrs, Meinzer was taken to Doerer's residence, and Dr. Hawes pronounced the wound fats Capt. Gunner despatched OM er Todker to 17 Spring street, and there Meinzer was found in a Inger beer stioon, drinking to dro +n his sorrow Waen the officer arrested him he was intoxicated and made no resistance whatever, He \ Up in the Filty-ninth street station Wren asxed why be hadstabbed his wife, be ani! that he could not help it, Be bad endured her ind Golity as long as he could, and rather th w to see her live with another man he vad slaboed ber — Meinzor is a tailor, 9 yours old. Iti said that Dolger bas & Wite and fen cbilures living down town —a— A FIRST WARD L107. — dsbed in Washington Street—Broken jeads in the Church Btreet Police Sta- tion- Women the Victim: The Church street police station became last night a temporary hospital for wounded women. Avouts o'clock OMicer Ramsey entered with a wo: man badly ent about the nead. Sne described ber: if as Hapnah Crnise, of 61 Washington street, Hier blind husoand Patrick bad caught bis wife by the hair snd dealt her two etunning blows on ie head with aciub, She was sent to the Park Hos. pital When Officer Ramsey returned to his post a ter. rible fiebt was raging at 61 Washington street. From thie ght the oMfcer rescued Catharine Kir. 10g Hom 8 wound 18 the ead. accased ber busband nd both were taken to the ststion. It was conclusively shown that tome other person bao cut Mrs, Kirwin, wud Patrick was allowed to tase ter home Shortly a terward OMicer Ramsey returned with Margaret Curlington, oi 61 Washington street, with olood flowing from & terrible wound in the back of her bead, some of the arteries vaving een severed che Was taken to the Park Hospital, It all came of rom, —— Desperate Fight with Enc wo of the Mherii’s Party Killed, San Fuanetsco, Sept, 26.—On Sunday morn ing Sueriff Higntower anu party, of Mono county, Cal, engaged five of the escaped prisoners from Carson, Nev. in Lond Valiey, The Sherift's party opened Ore on the convicts, who returned it w Vondly effoct. &. J. Morrison, Wells, Fargo & Co." agent at Benton, one of the Sheriff's party, and one Tnoivn were killed outright, anotaer man was uot troventhe hand, nod tne S\erid’s party lost seven horses, four of which were killed, ard threo cap. tured by the convicis, Only three of the convicts wore seen to leave (ne Hela. Ht is thought (he wther two were Kilov, altiourh their bodies could not be 4 Criminal found, ‘The Sherifl and parcy immediately starved in pursuit os the three who excaved, (wo ot wiom hfe on horscoack and the other oa tout, The pe express rider, Who wus BUpposed to © Hvicts, was not ae the Gov from $200 (0 $30 reward for tae capture of 6 the convicts The tierd and brie Bankruptey, Hanrroxo, Sept. 26.—In the United States Court, Juske Wovvrull, in the case of the petition Setn Adame tu be made a party to the applicetion to put the Bos'on, Krieg road into vankruptey, that 0. James Aluen, Hartford and bas given an oj court below us, nh decision in th perion sus erru the (hat as v6 @ District Courts of Alnasachusette wud Hout, (ue lorimer is encibied w ex lusive Jurissiction over tie esate of Wie banarupts and UV er ike wut iMeiraion, Ade hoids that tie boperuvt web and rule No, 100! the duorone Cours require That ins cane Wuere tie LaukTupts cuuatl ue. on OF two Corporations, havivg joins and ¢ tu eats Will One set Of Credilirs, RLO. are ' Wercmied in Lie Whole EBlule, Le Court Whose Jurt diction Brat weucves, by the fin of tie pe son and an aujudicauion Gaervon, ant x Cite EXCLUSIVE COULTO! LYE The uutiiuieitabiod of tue What Next will ey meat® Wasmincrox, Sept. 28.—Uvorge MH. Chase, a Woenenger at the Post Office De armen! aud Krak MeGiaw, @ wou 1 the state Department, have been arr ‘ 61 robians tHe bot ter Dopartwoont of a number of wold ond aver fe tiut humo: Ase tim g. One a1 the seale was atucied to 8 Purkiea troniy, onn WW -8 Geinun con 8 47D, While tia! ot ine gid Ww weveral Undte ohare Tt is rou itaated tat the value of (ue at'c- wonle ix Let ween $100 nad Wyaterious ™ tm Nowarky Rarly on Friday morning lust, doin is Wood WM, LOOK) over Ht (ue Passnic Hotes, Newark, wie 1oUnd ON he widewnik 1D Biull Me kek wtreed tn # net le, He remained unconscious unili be died ov Monduy morning, He ued muueuiy Lech mur ed und robbed, Mr Woodrui was 68 youre old —<— $— $— [—{———— PRICE TWO CENTS. KNIFE AND FORK EXERCISE 4 REMARKABLE TURKEY CARVING MAICH IN BROOKLYN, y the Hedaes Brothers after Wely bad Flaxed the Call Billiard Champion—The Funniest o| Triats of Skill, Last night Maurice Daly of New York, and Jamison, the champion of California, contested @ & me of American caroms, 1.600 points, for a parse of €200, In presence of about 900 person the Atnenwum, Brooklyn, The game opened at 8:19 and cloned at 9:55, the young New Yorker having left his competitor 1,086 points behind, From the beginning it was ovident that Maurice would win. ‘The Californian appeared nervous, and until the 14th inning played with litte wkill, Hig dest runs were 83, 61, 84, 96, and 196, and his total scores was 414. Daly's play thronghout was superb, almost equal Vine in erace and force that of his uncle. Dudley Kavanaeb, His rune were 97, 87, 94, 906, 123, 8 183, 6, 51, ¥, 129, 111, 141, and 24, muking @ total of 1,500, with an average 100. Among the many billiard celebritics present were Joe, Cyrille, ond Frank Dion; Michael Geary, Capt, E Boyle, and A. R. Samuels, There were alsa three or four ladies, and a score or more of eothus Finstic amatenrs, who applauded vigorously whens ever a carom was made. Alter the billiard maten the company were treated to one of the most novel exhibitions ever witnessed, For about sixty years there hus been great rivalry between O. B. Hodees and bis brother, George By ach claiming to be the bettor man at dissecting the turkey, or cutting into slicos the tender chicken, 0. B. bas ry of man rans ward and ch the toothsome groure, or the solid goos been, from time whereof the mem contrary, the ‘opolitan Hotel in this city; whil B. bas been, since the new Court House wa first dreamed of, a Carver on his own account at thi Athenwum restaurant in Brooklyn, ‘The two bros have long yearned for the opportunity to tose relative merits in public. A few wecks ago they held a meeting, and afte parsing appropriate resolution . the on reod to floarist It for fabnto pignorated his farm near Squat and hypothecated bis princely salary to raise toe necessary funds, O. B. sold als pet lamb, his ox tenn, bis MihLieck musket, ana his receipt for chowder. Papers were drawn up and duly signed in presence of competent witnesses; the money wa deposited tn the Eleventh National Bank of Gow: and last nieht the trial tool ar the piatform in the Concert Hali, just in rear billiard table, three stands were arranged, (he Oe to be used as thecarving table of dissect- ing rack. the others to hold the Ax- ings, inciading platew and the other paraphernalia of a fe: © B. having won the toss took his position. A colored centlomun arrayed in white linen passed him Bie tu 12-pounder waich had goboled for at beore meting his death. A Whe beqyy, tore made ite way into ite breast time was called by the Judues, who sat on the olatform ‘overlook the scene of operation ; and at the word tie aparp knife began its work. Down among the tough jovote it plunged with cnerring aim. Out i into the hunt 1 gleamed like p cimet flirting with tne moondeams. Then at Nightly abouy the little bones, pried of sections Of framework, and. dullied copuingly with White meat and brown, watil there was nothing lofy of the once proud bird but a short rench of back: bone, aud afew of ite Latin parts too insignificant thus tiken to to mention, When the fowl had b he [carver deftiy dled th ted time was arain , and aiid applause it was announced that O, B. bad completed his first work in nine minutes, George B. then appeared with conscious vias soffusiog bis face. He went at his turcey with» vim that was refreshing. Ns eagerness carried La} his knife (he spot wherevo its mate Lad wreeged, th ve way, and fora moment it seemed toat he of the Metropolitan must succumb. But Georg rye, ond in justeicht minutes his turkey wi invisible excent to those why were ao ¢(o take a him beyond the bounds of prudence snacged upon the merry though twain, by tue waten, aud’ was followed by lie brot who operaie! similariy upon three other fowls in je time, ‘The total number of plates served by tue two skilled carvers Was 94, lucudigg @ small dish of bones Tho multitude were then fed Te is said ume tie loser in thin matey will be pro- perly taken care of by the Winuer, Until such time he #Lail be able to improve his seed, and r himweit once more wortuy to sbare the houors with his brother eiemiilite vceeion ‘owder Mill Explosion near Newburgh, Newovraa, Sept. 26.—At 9 o'clock this morne ing the press house of the Rand Po vder Work tires miles west of this city, in which the be quality of powder is pressed into cakes called lignt. ving powder, was blown to atoms. Augustus Schultz, the only occepant, wa kijJod He was blown about 100 feet trom the louse and his body waa horribly mangled. The wheel mill, 100 teet distant, Waa also blown up, The round house, ofMce, and other surrounding Du\itings were badly #anttered, trees were nprooted, fonces tora down, and toe large water wheel blown (o pieces, The concussion was felt at Fishkill, five miles dis: tan, and ip this city (be founcations and windows of buildings were fearfuliy sniken. The press house ¢ontaned a ton and a tial! of powder, and the Whee mill 150 pounds. instantly Verdict Hanrrorn, Conn., Sept. 26 States Circuit Court today, Judges Woot'ruff an@ S.ipman on the bench, the jury in the caso of Mrey Guy aut, the Union Mutual Lile Insuranca Company of Maine, to recover $5,000, the amount of a policy on the life of her husband, returned a verdict tor the ful! amount, with interest amounting to $797.40. Sheridan Gay, ‘the bosband of the plaintiff, 9a himself on the cara between this city aud Krov dence in 1569. The deience was that he delibernted suicide in consequence of extensive defalcations In New York, and that, as the o Died ale cide, the widow couls not recover Phe planult put in the bles of insanity and introduced mauy Witnesses, showiug bis Drevious condition ‘The Gevtiles Preparing for Trouble, Sant Lake City, Sept, .—A number of G tiles have went away their families in anticipation Of serious difficulties be. ween the Murmous and the United States authoritios, growing out of the supe posed action of the Grand Jury against Brigham Young avd other churcu digniarios, Alimen 16 is generally believea that tue indictments wil Le found on (he eravest cuargos aginst these men, «oy overt act on the part of tue Mormons is not come fidered at uil probable by well-informed persons, POLITICAL SQUIBS, T. J. Monteomery addressod tho Ninth War@ OfBFleh Chul) Let meal, ‘The Virginia Republican State Convention ae mules tn Richmond \-vay 8. O, Cleveinnd is to be nominated for the Senate by the Kepubi cans of the Yates cisirict L. 1, has clecied de egaies favorable i of Franc! 8 Wa dwin (01 S.ualory ‘Oanley for A The Sixth Senatorial Martin Nachimann Associa Hon announce amare meeting nex day in the tw tercats OF MF achttaBuD for the SM OF the 1,061 deiwgates elected to /Le Maasye Repu! enh State Convento, 432 are for Butler au 20 agminet bin. Dhe Couv, Buua Wire ® Londuy The Binion e Central Tweet Chuo wilt hold An npOLtunt Metin AE Ihe COFnEr Of Lhirty-eocond tnad Becoud wyCnue LO-MhE Sod Meu to Me entnnaisatic Democratic workingmen'ts meet: p Whitestone, f, 1, on Movdiy mht, uominated A. Hizgius tor the Aseomuly, suri Ward Michwel Connolly Association for Feavinination 6» the offles ot Hegiator . A mwuting of bie Sevenih Ward ‘Tweed and ‘ Waa Mt Col Hae Went Wackson Clan Witb'say teu io due ward