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CURRENT EVEKTS. CONTERNO. ABSOLUTE. SYRACUSE. Hattoon, bb wen as a numoor of gentlemen wLoonoupy to day tho highest plaoa ia the pnbllo regard ana Tbls'was the year, we believe, in whioh Jay Gould first appeared upon the scenes Albany as a professional debauchee of legislators.

The circumstances connected with hia appearance were dramatic and i. to tbB OUlmlBa THURSDAY STONING. SEPTEMBER SI. I8S2. tortna through tho political parties thsv now act with.

If this evidence of good faith be conspicuously glvon by one party and not by the other the Anti Monopolists will seek to accomplish their purpose through the fiarty whioh la wise and patriotlo enough to stand for ha rights of the many against the privileges of the few. If this be not done by tha Democratfo parly. It will be because it bos Ignored the traditions, of which it boasts and the principles which for so long a period com' mended it to the favor of a great majority of oar countrymen. So, too, we may say hero, if the Republican party falls to reach to the height of the people's purpose It will be because II Is no longer infiuenood by the spirit in which it was created. We truBt neither party will fail the people at this time.

Wo cling to the convletion that both parties will not, for this would impose on us individual obligations and burdens which citizens who have only the interests ot cititene in political affairs are not willing to ascopt until after existing parties ceass to be agents for oxf outing the publio wlU aud maintaining the peoplo's rights, Publio grievances cannot forever go unchallenged and unredressed. Let us be wis enough to deal with them through the rigorous administration of just and equal laws, whioh, In the long run, will be best for all, in the fear tbac "the wild justice of revenge" may ba appealed to at last, to the destruction of everything which makes government dear to those who bellovo that its administration givo way, and the fact in this instance is that there is no department of the municipality in whioh politioal favor goes so little way as tfiflt which Captain Shaw disousses in truly British style. There have been disastrous fires ia New York and Brooklyn; there have also been terriflo conflagrations in London, whioh the superior skill of Captain Shaw's brigade has been hopelessly incompetent to queH. It may have occurred to him that in an old city conditions of extinguishing fires are more favorable than in ft young one; In the latter we have not the time or capital to build as substantial walls as those of London. The down town and most important buildings in New York were in most instances erected cheaply and hurriedly many years ago, before we had taken thought of the future those of Lon don havs been deliberately and carefully constructed.

And yet proportionately our very inferior firemen are more, successful in keeping down losses than their magnifl ent rivals on the Thames. The clfmate.pf the American Metropolis necessitates a much larger application of artifloiftl heat in Winter than is needed in London yet somehow our annual loss compares favorably with that of the more fortunate city whioh coasts a Captain Shaw as its chief fireman. On tho whole one cannot help fauoying that our distinguished visitor will surely write a book upon American fire departments. If the comic papers will content themselves with republishing it in installments they will be sure of amusing their readers for a time. brethren on "The Place of the Unitarian Body in tho National Life of America." The procession of great statesmen, orators, poets, philoBophorB and social reformers suggested by this subject is sufficient to kindle into enthusiasm the coldest formalist.

If we were to eliminate the names of great Unitarians from America's roll of honor, we should have taken away many of the brightest stars from our national firmament. But a great and oruoial experiment still lies before tho apostles of Unitarianism. The sympathetic element has never yet had its true place in Unitarian preaching and worship. While the God presented by Calvinism has been a harsh and offensive being, the Object of Unitarian religion has been too conspicuous by his absenoe, and been made too aristocratic for the people. While the Deity of Methodist pulpits has been vulgarly obtrusive and commonplace, that of the Unitarians has been too much a God of the hills but not a God of the valleys." Religious emotion has not been sufficiently appealed to in their services.

As one of the sincerest of them admitted, "I know that we have been ropel "lently cold." The system of substituting literary essays for humane and soul stirring sermons in the pulpit has been one of the symptoms and results of this coldness. Nothing has been more dii tressing to casual visitors from other churohes than the unskillful efforts of the extreme rationalistic wing of tho Unitarian ministry to got rid of prayer. Such very well meaning but too self consoious preachers as Monoure D. Conway have a positively ludioroue contortion of faos when they endeavor to substitute a few rambling remarks about eternity and infinity for the "God be merciful" of other churches. They look like some member of a family who by study and diligenoe has acquired more knowledge and refinement and a more esthetic house to live in than his parents and brothers and sisters, and who is terribly mortified when his twin brother, who has followed the low and planted "potatoes, obtrudes himself upon his drawing room filled with high tonod guests.

But man is a ooncrete, not an abstract being, and to pay philosophic compliments to God is a poor substitute for the "vital breath" of prayer. He who inhabiteth eternity dwells also in the humble and contrite spirit, for revival, as the Broad Church prophet Isaiah has said. In fact, the omission of prayer in divine service is a tacit confession that it is not divine, but of the earth, earthy." Professionally it is self stultifying and is interpreted by the lay intelligence into a confession that the Christian ministry is a ghost, not a reality. The minister who is ashamed to pray should be ashamed to proach. He should call himself a lecturev aud doff, the title and the dress of Reverend." For if prayer be silly, preaohing is superfluous.

The receipts from Internal revenuo In Washington osier day were Mr. Harvey Chaoe, one of the pioneers among cotton manufacturers in Rhode Island, died at Valley Falls yesterday at the age of 85 yean. Five persons were killed in a church which was struck by lightning at Concordia, Mexloo, Sunday. A number of other persons were Injured. Henry M.

Stanley, the African explorer, is at Lisbon, from whonoe he will proceed to Brussels to visit the King. A divorce from his wife was granted ex Senator Chrlstlancy by Judga Hagner In Washington yesterday, on the ground of desorUon. Xavier Rex, who for thirty years has been druggist at Tompkinivillo, S. died suddenly yesterday. Ho had been despondent of late, and It ia supposed that he committed suicide.

The United Presbyterian Synod at its session yesterday in Saratoga Initiated measures to ralBO $600,000 in honor of tho quarter centennial of tha organization, which will be celebrated next year. President Arthur returned to Now York last evening from Washington. A Cabinet meeting will bo held at his residence this evening. He will remain In New York for several days. The seventh annual mooting of the American Gyneoologlcal Society is in session in Boston.

Four papers wera read yesterday on obstetrics and kindred topics. Rev. George O. Murphy, until recently assistant pastor of St. Bernard's Church, in West Fourteenth street, New York, died yesterday at the age of 33 years.

Ho was a graduate from St, Francle Xavier's College in 18(10, James McGloin, a lad of 15 years was convicted yesterday in tho Court of General Sessions, New York, of attempting to break into a store on Second avenua, and was sentenced by Recorder Smythe to two and a half years in State prison. The President has appointed Horace B. Fry aud James O. Reed, of New York, and Henry Blaokstone, of Pennsylvania, a commission to cxamluo twenty flvo miles of the Northern Pacific Railroad in Montana. There were forty one new cases of yellow fever and six deaths yesterday in Pensacola, Florida.

Tho weather has been warm and depressing and has osueed the rapid inovease of the epidemic Tho situation waa extremely gloomy yesterday. The trustees of the College of the City of New York held a meeting yesterday afternoon to fix npon tho amount of appropriation to be asked of the Board of Estimate for the year 1883. Ths amount decided upon wbb 135,000. There are 053 students in the college this session and more are expected. The Exooutive Committee of the Iron Manufacturers' Association aud tho roprasentatives of the Amalgamated Association met in Pittsburg yesterday, and upon tba presentation of the old scale by the latter it was Bigned by the manufacturers.

Work la all the mills will bs resumed la a day or two. Rev. M. Trepton, pastor of St. Matthew's Episoopal Church, Newark, N.

was arreBtofl two months ago for assaulting his wife, aud was admitted to ball in $300 to appear at tho present session of the grand jary. Yesterday a constable on going to notify him to appear in oourt found that he had forfeited bis bail and gone to Kansas. Lieutenant Colonel Harvey A. Allen, a retired officer of the United States Army, died yesterday of apoplexy at Schraalenburg, N. J.

He was born in North Carolina and was graduated from the Military Academy In 1841. He served through the Mextcau and civil wars, and was retired after his promotion to a lieutenant colonelcy, Frauk JR. Walton, a stock broker, of Philadelphia, was arrested yeatorday charged with the om bezalement of securities, valued at $25,000. He was hold lu $25,000 ball, Walton was ono Of tha manipulators of the National Underground Talograph scbonie under Market atreot, in which so mauy people lost money last Winter, Mrs. Sarah Story, an old woman living o.t Llttla Falls, Pasealo County, N.

waa arrested 3'eator day oharged with poisoning four porsona. Tho neighbors mada tha charge ogaipBt her and tho coroner, who Is holding an Inquest in the ease of her leet victim, Mrs. Foost, is Investigating them all. Tho body of another victim is to bo exhumed for examination. No motive is assigned.

A prohibition tidal wave in Indiana is predicted at the nsxt eleotlon, Tha agitation involves both political parties, and is strengthened by reaBon of the fight between the Democrats and Republicans. The Americans are, almost without exception, in favor of prohibition in the State, and the Germane aud other foreign elements oppose it. The prohibition fooling is strong in Ohio, Illinois and Michigan, The marble building which was long the retail store of A. T. Stowart it Co.

is to bo ohanged so as to be suitablo for buslnoss offices, It is to be raised to eeven stories in height, and the sides of the building fronting on Chambers and Kcailti streete wlll be taken down and rebuilt In conformity with the general design, but the walls fronting on Broadway will remain auehanged. An important conference will bo hold next Wednesday afternoon at tha New York Chamber of Commerce, relative to the roduotlon of pilotage rates between a committee of Sandy Hook pilots aud tho speoial committee of the Chamber of Commerce on pilotage reform. It ia expootod that tho pilots will make an offer to agree to a reduction In tho rates of Sandy Hook pilotage. The merchants demand a 15 per cent, reduction. Over ton thousand peoplo attended tha Now JerBey State Fair at Waverly yesterday.

Tho agricultural implements covered a space of nearly two acres autl aro pronounced to be the finest ever seen in New Jersey. There are 2,500 exhibits in tha Ladies' Department, including specimens of all kinds of handiwork. To day Governor Ludlow and staff visited tha fair and to morrow General Grant has promised to bo present. A gamo of Laoroeso will bo played by twelve Canadian Indiana ana twelve picked players of New York. Lord Lome and the Princess Louise wero given an enthusiastic welcome at Victoria, Brltlih Columbia, yeBterday.

The procession through the streets oonalated of the militia, marines, firemen, civic boulos and benovoloDt sooletles. A Chinese aroh, costing fR.obo, in tho form of a pagoda, 50 feot high, waa occupied by a Celestial band which played a march of welcome. The Prluoess was burdened with tha flowers tendered her. Tho royal party will romain at the Gov ernment House until Monday next The platform of the Massachusetts Republican convention edoptod at Worcester yosterday doalares the duty of Congress speedily to raditoo taxation in all its torms, rotaining the protootlve feature in a revision of the tariff. In connection with a civil eorvlce reform clause, political assessments are donounced also the U6e of money to control nominations and elections.

On tho liquor question tho resolutions are non committal, an effort to Induce the convention to tako more deoided temperance ground being defeated. The number of aores disposed of under tho Homestead and Timber acts the fiscal year of 1892 was almost 6,000,000 in excess of those for 1881. In tha Western States the numbor of oeres was 7,206,817 in the Southern States, 2,053.887, and in the Territories, 5,830,034. The States and Territories showing a decrease aro Arkansas, Nevada and Now Mexico. The iucrease iu Dakota was enormous, being 1,700,000.

The increase in five Southsrn States Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Missouri amounts in the aggreicata to over 1,000,000. Tho lucreaao In Nebraska reached 000,000. At the Unitarian Conference, in Saratoga yesterday, the Rev. George Batchelor read an essay on "The Place of the Unitarian Body In the National Llfo of America." Dorman B. Eaton reported on tho union of tho American Unitarian AssooiaUou with tho conference.

This roport, which Henry Bellows was engaged on at the timo of hia death, takea the ground that both bodies have work to do and ought not to bo united yet. In the evenlsg the Woman's Auxiliary Association was addressed by Julia Ward Howe, Miss Abby May, Mrs. J. Suuderlln and tho Rev. James Freeman Clarke.

The Czar and Czarlne of Russia arrived at Moscow In Bafety yesterday. Immense orowds lined the streets through which they paesod from tho rail, road depot to the Eromlln Palace, and they were received with the utmost enthusiasm. The crowd in tha Kremlin was uo deneo that the horses attached to the imperial carriage could only proceed at a walk. Yeatorday afternoon the principal army and navy officers, all persons entitled to present themselves at court, tho nobility, the municipal authorities of Moscow and other oltles and the principal members of the Russian and foreign mercantile community wero orderad to present theznsolves at court. A case of alcoholic poisoning, aaid to be the moat violent on reeord, oocurrod in New York on Tuesday.

A little boy 8 years of age, tha son of Mr. Reed, a printer, living at No. 55 Sprlna street, ou Sunday afternoon, with sovoral companions, antarad a liquor store in Spring street, near Mott, and asked the proprietor for a drink of water. The little fellow mistook the drippings from a whisky barrel, In a pall on the floor, for water, took a draught of it and started for the street. He reeled and fell and was taken home, where en emetic wsj ajtlckly admiuiiterod.

Ho remained unconscious until Tuesday night, when hi died, despite the persistent efforts of physicians to save bis life. Tho State Bar Association in session in Albany yesterday eloeted the following officers for tha ensuing year President W. C. Ruger. Vice Preot dents First dlstrlot, E.

T. Shepard; Second District, Jamee Kmmott; Third District, R. E. Andrews; Fourth District, Piatt Potter; Fifth DiBtriot, Daniol Pratt; Sixth District, O. W.

Chapman; Boventh District, G. B. JJrad ley Eighth District, Ororor Cleveland. Treasurer M. W.

Cook. Correapending Secretary W. T. Dlron. Recording Secretary P.

MIHor. Associate Justlco Miller of the United States Supreme Court addressed the association, and Mr. David Dudley Fiold presented a roport on the Civil Code, urging Bonia amend, ments. Several essays ware read and the convention was adjourned. Tho next meeting will be held on tho 3rd of January, 1884.

Tho sessions of the National Distillers and Spirit Dealers' Association of tha United States were held in Cincinnati yesterday with olossd doors. The call for the convention was made to consider the atlnra of Congress to relieve the whisky business, and the danger arising from tha action of a "misguided and Irrational class of people who ara, with fanatical real and persistency, seeking tha dastrnctlon of business through restrictive and prohibitory Stato legislation." The Illinois liquor dealers, who are holding a convention at Little Bock, yesterday adopted a resolution to the effect that it is the duty of the Board of Trustees to see to it that proper Information as to the trne effects of pro hibltlon and sumptuary legislation be drtseinlnatcd as widely as possible by means of lectures, speeches, newspapers, pamphlets, statistics and other literature. A resolution proposing to lnflorso tho Democratlo platform and Stato Ueket led to warm debate, aud was opposed only on the ground of policy, It being deomsd inexpedient to allonnto tho Republicans and provoke the uottlUty or the Republican press. Tho amendment was Anally withdrawn, as wsb also a substitute denouncing Cbarlcs T. Strattou, the Republican nominee for State Superintendent, on account of UU alleged prohibition sentiments.

Mrs. O'BSara's Gift to her Residuary legatees. ffo Trust Created by her letter of In structions, bnt They can do What They Please with the Estate The Hatter Left to Their Consciences. The facts ia tho celobrated O'Hara will casa are again broucht before the publle by a deolslon just rendered in the Supreme Court of Now York County. Mr.

O'Hara, by will and codicil, mada certain beqneeU to relatives and then gave tho residue of her estate unconditionally to Alexander McCno, William H. Dudley and Father McOuire. She gavo them, however, written Instructions how they were to dispose of tho property for certain charitable and religious objects. Ths Surrogate decided in favor of the will. Mary O'Hara and Mary C.

O'Hara, grandchildren, began a suit lo New York against tho residuary legatees, asking that the letters of instruction be construed together wiili the will; that the devises and bequests to tha residuary lef atees be bald Invalidated and null and void, by reason of tho unlawful trust that all provisions of the will relating to tho residuary estate and tha letters ot instructions be set aside; that Dudley and McCuo be adjudged to hold tho residuary estate as trustees for tho plaintiff, and tbat they have no Individual title) thereto whatsoever; that a receiver of the rsslduary estate be appointed, and an injunotion Issue, fco. Judge Van Vorst has dismlssod the oomplaint. From a long opinion the following extracts aro given THE OPINION. Ae to tbo earnest wish of tho testatrix, to devote tha bulk of her ostato to tbo futhoranee of tho religious, educational and banovolent objeota and agencies, in whioh she seemed to have a deep personal Interest there can be no doubt. Although tho spcoiflo objocts Bhe desired to foster wero in a general sense present to her mind, and were mentioned by her, yet the methods through which har benevolence In their favor might ba consummatod wore in part at least vagaoaad indefinite, and were difficult of being forxa ulated in a manner which would meet the exact do manna of the law.

At least Buch was tho opinion of uor lvgai auvisers, ana sne was tout oy sneru tnat sho oould uot legally reach the ends proposed bv her through the instrumentality of a last will and testament. was ovurcome, aa tho tef tatrlx evidently believed or hoped, by an absolute and unconditional gift of her residuary estate to the dolendauts. Duillev aud McCue, and Robert J. McGuIre, as joiut tenant. Contemporaneously with the mating and execution of her will, thore was prepared by the legal adviser ot tho testatrix a writing whioh was signed by her.

ba which she says, "Having this day made a new will, I wish my residuary legatees to consider the Instructions heretofore given by mo as still In force. February 14, 1870." This paper containing ln6truetions was PBEPABED BT JUDOE MO CUB, who firew the will of that date ana was left by htna after Its execution, with the testatrix, and was produced by him from the box of the testratrlx, before tho Surrogate of Kings County, upon the oocaslou ef the probate of tho will. The testatrix was told in aub stanoe by the lawyer who prepared the will that In order to aocoinpliah her purposes, of which she had advised him, she must take one of two courses one was to rely on tho moral obligation and good faith of tho persons she chose to confide la to carry out har wishes, or to make a will that would raise serious questions aa to its validity. She was that the devisees and legatees oould spend ovory dollar, in any way they saw fit and, that sho must rely simply on their gooS faltb, and ou their souse of right. It la now claimed on behalf of tho plaintiffs, who are the only surviving next of kin aad heirs at law of the testatrix, that the devisees and legatees of the residuary OBtate take the aamo nuder ssarot, unlawful and void trusts, and that for suoh reason the gifts to them under tho will aro Invalid, aud that the next of kin and heirs at law are entitled to the residuary estate.

His Honor goes on to show that parola evidenea cannot bo received to convert a devisee under a will In writing luto a trustee, and cites oasos in exception to the general rule (hat a trust cannot ba created by tostamentary disposition, or by an instrument in Ita nature, except through tho formalities required by the statutes respecting wills. He then soys: Tho case undor consideration shows no attempt on tho part of the devisees to defraud the testatrix. Tha wholo subject was freely discussed betwoon the testatrix and her legal advisers, one of whom was a devisee, and she made just tmoh disposition in the cud aa ska lutended. There is not tho slightest reason to believe from tho evidence tbat any fraud or misrepresentation wbb practiced by the flevisoes, or olther of them, to obtain a gift in thoir favor, to the prejudice ot the nort of kin or heirs at law of tha testatrix, Sha gavo to tho residuary derlsoo.i and legatees hor residuary estate absolutely, in tha clearest terms. It was her earnest dosire aud however, that It should: be used by them, and bs applied to charitable purposea, which she mdicatcd.

But she also comprehended that htr expectations mijlit uo defeated through the abso lulo gift of tho property to thorn, and that as (hoy took the property by tlio terms of tin! will, unconditionally, they mlsUt use and Byend it, as thoir own, without accountability to any one. There may be A MOItAL OBLIGATION ro3tlng upon tho devisees, who know of tho lotters ot instruction, who lu fact drew them, to apply the property In so far as they can control it as the letters of la ctructlon direct. But tbat Is a subject addressed to the conscience of the devisees. But Rbould they disregard tho moral obligation arising from tho facts and circumstances, I do not eeo that the beneficiaries hava any stable grounds ror le'al or equitable relief against them fouuded upon the idea thut thoy hold the prop oaty upon trust which the courts oan euforcot averment of a trust was never permittod as against a dovlseo. A devise, as was resolved In Yemen's case, implies a consideration, and therefore canuot ba ordered to tho uBe of another, for that, observes Lord Chief Baion Gllbort.

were on averment contrary to tho desigu of tho will appearing In tho words." Lowln on Trims, p. 63. Gllbort ou Uses, 16 This conclusion in Its scope, it appears to me of itself, disposes of this case iu opposition to tho plaintiff's contention. It is quite true that as strict trusts, tr; contained fa will, from the terms usod, a oourt of equity might find it diilioult to enforce thorn, aud might not for that reason uphold one or uioro of them. But tho conoln Biveauawer to that suggc atlon Is embraoad in wbat hae been already staled, that they are not truats contained in a will, and are uot to be sustained as testamentary dispositions.

Addi'ossod as thoy are to tha cousclenees of the devisees and Iugataeb they may or may not ba carried out. Whether ihey ore or are not will dopond on the power of the moral obligation uudor which tho devisees or either of tlioni rente. And wo er not called upon to characterize this trausaotlou as a fraud upou the statutes, ores a aonspiracy to choat tbo law, where the matter Is explicable upou grounds, we think it is, which do not show auch designs Thb oonoluBlon reaoho.I is that tba sooret and unlawful trust as alleged is uot established, and that tho residuary clausa of the will Is valid as a devise and bequest. For the plaintiffs. Morris Fearsall for the defendants, Bergen It Dykeman.

gHEEI'SilEAD BAY. A. Prosperous Stutiutor Season Fall Flslimn Parties and What TUoy Capture. The season at Sheepshead Ray has beon an exeeodlngly prosporone one. The hotal proprietors and the boarding house keepers all expross themselves satisfiod.

During tbo past year or two this place ban grown moro in popular favor, and In the aourse of time it Is bound to be one ot tho popular rosorta of Long Island. The bay possesses many advantages for enjoyment and recreation that are not to be found at plaoou better known to the public. Eels, blaekftsb, baas, pilot fish and bluefish are caught here by thousands every year. Bass are now in season, and largo partleB of men are dovm every day looklue; for this moBt dultcloua fish. The beet time for fishing parties to rcaoh the bay is in the morning early, and then they havo the wholo day before them.

It is cot an unusual thing to see fishermen at Sheepshead Bay from all parts of the Stato, so famous has the place becomo for thia most excellent aquatle sport. There used to bo a good deal of complaint among the residents of tho bay about the way the Manhattan Beach Hotel people polluted their waters with tar and oils from tho gaahouse. This seems to have been remedied lately, and bathers can enjoy themselves without being oontamlnatoil aa formerly, Touy Dngan, the proprietor of the Jerome Hotel, haa been vory lorttiuate this season. Though bo has only seven boarders now, about two weeks ago he had IgMy flvo, and would have had more if his hotel had boen larger. The Tupman House has had a good share of the buslnoss of tho season.

Most of tha hotels are open all the year, and in Winter some of them do a splendid business. Large parties of gentlemen often go down to fish for cod, and they usually romain a week or two at tho least. The waters about the bay are pretty wen stooked with thia fish, and it commands a good price in the market. Before the opening of uext season there will be several Improvements made about BkoepshaaU Bay that will bo ddcidedly for the batter. SPORTS AND PASTIMES, Baao Ball.

Notes of thh at After nine trials without success, the Metropolitan team yesterday dofeated the Boston toani in a ten Innings contest, which waa deeply excitirfg from first to last, as it was marked by very effective battery work, sharp fieidlne and good batting on both Bides, the Mots finally winning tha game by their better fielding. The appended soors shows tho progress of the game 12350TB0 10 Boston OOO Metropolitan 0 0 1 10OOO1O 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Base HitsBoston, Metropolitan, 7. Fust Bsso tiy ftrroru Boston, 4 MdCropoHeas, 4. Total neldinc Errors Boston, 4 Metropolitan. O.

Ono victory out of ten games shows how tonghlv the visitors contended with the MctB. But for a bad throw of Lynch'a the Meta would hava won by 3 to 1 In the ninth Inning. Thoy play ajfain to day. The eastern clnba of the League olosed their games out Watt for tbo season on Soptember 3D, and returned homo yestorday to finish up their home and home matobes. The for first plaoe now lies entirely betweou Chicago and Providence, none of the others now haviu a possible ohauoe to get there.

For third place the ucht is a closo one between Buffalo, Boston and Detroit, Buffalo having tho lead. Olevoland wlU Ue sixth, Troy seventh and Worcester laat, Th Provi donce team havo five games to play, two of which are with the L'witon, aad throe with the Worcester, aud SosJ'Wo victories ara 53, Chicago has sevea games to play, four of which ara with the Buffalo ana threo with the Cloveland. With the former thoy hava only won two out of eight gameB, Chioago'a possible vlotorles are 65. a The Molville Kcception Committor in Washington wera notified yesterday that Engineer MeivtUe would arrive thore to day. BlSJMCSS NOTIUES.

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Ik contains all tho olomunts of meat in a diitt sted form, and gives perfect nourishment witnout the slightest dlstreaau Voi tele by drufgiiU and grocer. A Wery Successful KcncflU at Brighton Floral Tributes and Other Gifts Which Evidenced the Leader's Popularity A Multitude of People and How They were Entertained The Brooklyn bund and its Choruses. Those who were at Brighton Beach last evening might easily hava been pardonad for supposing that the Coney Island season had taken a new lease of lifo. Mr. Conlerno himself oonfesaed that hia most sanguine anticipations were realized and that the benefit tendered him was an unequivocal success.

If any doubt as to his popularity as leader had existed it must have been very effectively dispelled. Congratulations and good wisheB poured in from all sources, and a single incident will suffice to illustrate the sentiments of many of those whose presence was a tribute to the beneficiary. Two gentlemen accosted Mr. Couterno as ho walked ovor to the pavilion from tho hotol just before the oloBlng concort ana handed him a dollar. "Wo had to come down by the Culver road," said one of them, "but wo understand yon have an interest In the railroad receipts to day, aud we want our trip to be as dlreot a courco of beunfit as it could have been If we had taken a Brighton Beach train." Th3 preparations for tke benefit wera made upon a scale of unprecedented liberality.

Flags were arranged in graceful folds about every accessible pillar and a profusion of flowers heightened the effect of tho display and shed a grateful frngranco through the oorri flore. Tropical plants of the rarest varieties extended through the mala hallway from one end to the other, and a fountain of oologne sent forth a atvoam whioh. rivaled THE 0D0E8 OF THE FLOWERS. Tha aucooBS which Mr. Couterno has achieved is very much more significant to musicians than to UlOBS who know little of the labor luoideutal to ths organization of a largo band.

It must be remembered that tho funds at tho disposal of a leader aro not unlimited and that of tho sum set aside for the maintenance ot the Brighton Beach Band a very considerable amount finds its way luto the pockets of the celebrated cornet soloiBt. The truth Is that Mr. Contorno hOB had a groat many difficulties to contond with, and he has surmounted them only through auch labors as not vory many mau would care to undertake. That he has sucoaaded in keeping his associates up to tho mark and in retaining their esteem while enforcing discipline, was evidenced last evening by the fact that they presented him with a superb floral tribute and a silver snuff box inlaid with The snuff box bears the following Inscription "To Luciano Couterno, from his Brighton Beach Band as a token of respect and esteem. Coney Island, New York, September 20, 1882." This however was by no means the only presentation made.

The dlreotors of tha Brighton Beich Railroad seat their bandmaster a floral barp, and the Brooklyn Saengerbund was on hand with another floral tribute lu ton shape of a horse shoe inscrlbod "Brooklyn Saongerbund to Conterno." This waa presented to Mr. Conterno by Mr. Froderlok Steins, tho well known baritone, who announced that he had been deputed to offer it to tho leader aa a slight ovidonce of the esteem with which he was regarded. In accepting tho gift Mr. Conterno declared that he believed himself to ba entirely unworthy of tho oomplimeut tendered him, but he appreciated it none tho less, and would never in hie life forget the kindness shown him.

Next on the list of presents aamo a baton, gold mounted and of blaok ebony. Ths source ol this gift oould not ba discovered It wbb handed to Mr. Conterno by Mr. Weston, tha first horn blowor, aud when that expert musiolan was questioned as to who wbb to be orodttsd with the present he said that for once be would cease to be a horn blower and that Mr. Contorno would have to bo eon tout with the assnranoo that the baton came from friends.

An offering with which the beneficiary was, however, pooullarly gratified was a doBlgn in over, greena from ths Komble Dramatio Society, tho inscription being "The Komble to Conterno." ThlB gift was aoconipanlod by the following letter A LETTER FROM THE KEMBLE. 187 Montague Sxbeet, Brooklyn, September 20, 1882. Sitrnor Luciano Conterno; Dear Sir Ou behalf of this socloty take much pleasure in asking your acceptance of the accompanying floral offering as slight recognition of your ser vIcob aud as a mark of approoiatlou of your talent as a composer and musloal leader. Wishing you every auo eess I remain, dear sir, yours very truly, G. DeCobhova, President.

Some of the preseutatlone made during ths evening took Mr. Couterno by surprise, and he did not at all times Bueceed in retaining his self possession. When the formalities of tho evening were over, howover, he took occasion to say a few words to his musical associates. He reminded them that they had gone through four months of pretty hard work together, and he thought it was saying something creditable to all oon ceruad if they wound up tho seaaon by having for each other as much esteem as they had to commence with. The responses to this was an assurance to Mr.

Conterno that while he had held the band under absolute control he had never forfeited the respect of any member of it It was estimated that at least threo thousaud people listened to the first ooncert, whioh commenced at half past twelve. The programme than interpreted w8 aa follows March "Olivette," arranged by Conterno Overture "Zampa" Concort polka "Anvti" Parlow Clarionet solo A. Thomas Hcrr Etnil Melliog. Grand seloctlon "The Going of Sullivan Solo for two piccolaa, "Los Fauvettws Polka." Bosquet Measrfl. ICauer aud Cutberlet.

Andante con Moto Fifth Symphomv, Beethoven Cornet solo, fanraaia "Silver ltartoiuau Mr. William Griilin. Voool quartet "Jack ond Jill" Cnldlcctt Maigs Sisters (Misses flattie, Jennie, iildithand Florence). Mr, Griffin's solo wsb played with much spirit end clearness, and the Meigs Sisters received wall deserved and hearty applause, an sncorr. being called for, Cp to the time of tbo opening of tho second concort every incoming train was orowded so that at four o'clock tho attendance was large enough to lnsuro the uuqualified success of tho boneiir.

The programme of the four o'olook ooncert was as followB Overture" Rienzi Warner Solo for French born and fluto Serenade litt'l Meesta. WcBlun aud (lutborlot. YpcaI quartet" Blue Bolls of Suotlaud," arranged by Federtoin Moixs Sibtara, Oornot solo Levy. Grand Fanfcdsia Railroad Conterno Kuphontum solo "II Trovatoro" Verhi Mr. James Gore.

Waltz" Bclio" Fahrbaoh (Performed by two Military Bands). Cornet solo Levy. Vocal quartet" The Lottcr Hatton Meigs Sisters, Galop Dodioated to tho Kembte Society Conterno In this concert also the Meigs Sisters showed off to gooi advantage, and the band, whioh had bean increased to sevouty flvo pieces, proved what could be achieved by conscientious and painstaking training. Tho BBlectlona were all admirably rendered, notably those of Messrs. Weston and Gutberlet.

Before darkness had fallen on the sesBide the crowd had SWELLED IrlTO A MULTITUDB, Iu tho musical exercises which wera to come the Brooklyn Saongerbund had volunteered to take a part. They had offered to do this without any solicitation from Mr. Contorno, and the choruses were effective enough to justify the idea that if tbey were given a little oftener they would be powerful attractions at the island. It is estimated that between twouly nvo and thirty thousand people listened to them last evening, end it ie not too much to say that the applause whioh they evoked developed into a perfect storm. The Saengerbund is the oldest singing society In Brooklyn, aud it has done muoh to elevate tho popular taste for music.

It is one of tho pioneer societies in the mattor of masquerade balls, its annual festivity in the Academy of Musio being invariably one of tho leading affairs of tho season. For an encore laBt evening the Saengerbund gave the Song of tho Woods," and for the encore which followed their second appearance they sang a serenade, "On tho Quiet Sea." During the evening Mr, Frederick Steins saug a solo, in which his powerful baritone was used to excellent effect. The oveuing programme was aa follows Ovorturo William Ten Roas'mi Sextet" Luoiadi Lammormoor Donizetti Solo paTts for obuti, Erench hora, cornet, eupho mum unit trombone. Messrs. Stubbe, Meiiins, Woaton, Griifin, Gore and Dehne.

Vooal quartet "01d Folks at Homo" arr. by Foderleia Meitfs Suture, Cornet Solo Levy. Grand vnoal chorus "Stunnbosohworung," (The Stilling of tlio Storm) Durmer Brooklrn (tiitftity voiuos.) Overture "Ruy Bias" Mendelssohn Vooal quartet "Good Niht, Pinsuti Meice tiistera. Cornet Solo Levy. Grand vocal ononis "Trinklled" (Bacchanalian Song) Von F.

Schulz Woida Brooklyn Saengrerhnnd. Coronation March "Lo ProDhete" Meyerbeer The floral decorations had been placed in charge of Mr. Zeller, whose artiatle taste waa displayed In the geueral arrangement of the tropical beantlcs and tha flowers. Mr. Zeller waa assisted by the regular gardener of Brighton Beach, Mr.

Bteln, to whose skill In the oare of plants the gardens in front of the hotel owe mush of their splendor of appearance. From the opening to the close tha benefit was successful, the rain coming at too lata an hour to interfere with It Mr. Conterno showed what can be accomplished with a band of seventy five pieces, and there Is no donbl that such an organization with auch choruses would add most materially to tho attractions of the island, Andrew s. Wood. Andrew J.

Wood, formerly one of the most prominent business men of New York City, died on Tuesday at his home ia Orange, N. J. Ha was born in Greenfield, Saratoga County, this State, 65 years ago. While yot a young man he same to Now York and became a member of tho dry goods housa of Stuart, Squires In Duane street. Afterward, abont 1861, he established the firm of J.

Wood in Washington street. His Interests extended In many and varied directions. He was the principal owner of the Thames Woolen Company's mills, at Montville, one of the largest woolen mills in this country. He had heavy investments in two large gold mines in Idaho. He was a director and one ot the founder of tha Ninth National Bank, and to hire also waa largely flue the establishment of the Union Dimo Savings Bank, of which ha long continued a trustee, He was a member of the Board or Managers of the Produce Exchange and an officer of several corporations.

For fifteen yaars ha resided In Brooklyn and was a member of the Clinton avenue Congregational Church, betas one of tha lata Bar. Dr. Budington'a closest personal friends. Six years ago tha loss of health obliged him to retire from active business Ufa, and he moved with his family to Orange, During the past year he was confined to his bed and suffered severe afflictions. Be leaves a widow, four daughters and three sons.

The funeral wlU take place to morrow, from his former residence, on Harrison street, Brick Church, Orange. A CORRECTION. In a notice of the improvements made in the Church of Che Reformation, dates avenne, near Classon, whioh appeared lu yesterday's Eaolb, the date of reopening waa Incorrectly given. Both the ohurch and Sunday school services will be resumed on Sunday next, and not deferred, as erroneously stated, until the month of October. Eev, J.

G. Baeehus, rector, will conduct the oponlng exercises, which, it Is expected, will be largely attended, CSeneral Slocnin CSgSning Strength laowFly. How the Coriaty Democracy Suddenly Came to a Boallzing Sense of Thlsgs. How tho Booms are ProsrroBging What tho Anti Monopoly Committee Will Do. la Anti Monopoly Address Canvass of Candidates for Lieutenant Governor.

Speoial Correspondence of the Eagle. Syracuse, September 20. The discussion to day has been running entirely upon tho question of the admission of Tammany and Irving balls. Tho County Democracy oame to 8yracuBe confident of their ability to hold their own and entirely Ignorant of the sentiment entertained by tho county delegates as to tho New York troubles. Indeed, tbey laughed to soom tho idea of admitting any of tha contesting delegations, and they thought the Idea ot composing their difficulties before the meeUng of the convention wai entirely too trivial a matter to bo seriously oonsidersd.

In this entirely oalm and self complacent mood they remained until suddenly they discovered the ground bad fallen from under their foot and they were praotleally suspended between heaven and earth. The inoomlng delegates talked of nothing but harmony and compromise. Then Kings County turned up for the admission of all delegates representing Democrats. When tbey began to prance and splurge, it was proposed to exclude all delegates from New York City uutil suoh time as they sould oompoeo their difficulties in a manner whioh would not offend tho stand nor SHOOK THE NIOE SENSES of the DemotrACy, Here was a sensation indeed I From bellevlug themselves masters of the situation, they had come to look npon the possibility of not getting In at all. At all events they quickly booaine amenable' to reason.

Several propositions were made, and tho one whioh seemed to be the most planBlble and Just was taken into consideration. This was that the County Democracy should haro thirty six of the delegates, Tammany Hull, Irving Hall and Tammany (antt Kolly) Hall the other thirty sir. This was proposed on this ground that as the County Democracy wbb the recognized, tegular delegation it was entitled to a little more coneideratlon than the others, and, therefore, it should be given half. Thus, as Tammany Hall, Irving Hall and the Tammany anti Kellyltes wore practically together last Fall vollngthe enmo tloket, tbey should bo content with thirty six. They were one half the Democrats in New York and tho County Demooraoy the other half, and, therofore, it was a fair and equitable division of tha delegates, Thie proposition la now being discussed and from present appearances WILL BE AGREED UPON.

I venture the prediction an unsafe tbiug to do at such a juncture that when the Stato Committee meets tonight for the purpose si making up the temporary roll, the New York delegates will not be plaoed upon it. I mean by this that I think the proposition above referred to will bo accepted, and that tha people will not get through arranging tho York delegation untU to morrow morning. Should ths County Democracy refuse to be guided by these terms, I am inollned to think, the contest will be carried into the convention, where there will be a majority against them, and where they will be compelled to content themselves with a one third representation. Should Tammany ana Irving halls refuse to aocept ths terms of proposition then, I think, neither will have seats on tho floor during any part of the session. And yet all this is speculation.

There is no doubt, however, that the temper of the oonvontlon ia to give the diverse elements ot New Yoik City representation. The "booming" Is going on in good earnest. General Slocum is waxing in strength hourly. THB FLOWEB OAVVASS is principally wind, and what there is ot it bearing the semblance of solidity Is manufactured. Counties aro somlng In and declaring for Slocum that were not thought of before.

Broome, Seneca, Steuben, Otsego, Monroe, Orleans, Oaoudtga aud Wayne an all declared for Slocum. Dutohess, Ulster and Columbia are for NbIboii, but they wlU turn for Slocum after tbey havo paid due respect for their candidate. Westchoster and Putnam will, in all probability, do the same. Queens, Suffold and Richmond are already In line. Six of the nine votes of Oneida are certainly for the General and It will be strange indeod if the whole nine will not be.

This is one hundred and three. I shall miss my reckoning if the Corning vote does not turn over to Slooum in good time, and that is twenty four. It is safe to say that of the forty five votes now committed to Cleveland thirty of them will go to the General when they abandon their candidate. So that, from thia outlook the gentleman who offered to bet 500 evon that Slooum would bo the nominee for Governor, of tho Dsmocratio party, was not making a rash bet by any means. It is safe to Bay that had it not been for THE TAOTIOS EMPLOYED by somo of the advocates for the otho oandldatoB, in whispering all over that Kings County was not etn oere in its advooaoy of Slocum, the declared strength for Slocum would hare been even greater than It iB now, In the beginning this had sway, but tha urgent eanvass made by tho Kings County people has put another phase on the situation and has indeed re noted.

The course of the World, which so oloarly demonstrates the control of Jay Gould over Its columns, has fallen stlU born. Evidently tho IToritf does not have mush olrcutatlon outside of Now York, for it la neither talked of nor known of In Syracuse. As it Is, those who have heard of It speak contemptuously as an effort of Jay Gould to namlnato Flower and Is doing more to knock ont tha Wall street candidate than any other thing that is being done in Syraeuse. The Kings County delegation will make a demonstration this evening that will leave no one in doubt as to their sincerity and earnestness In tho Slooum canvass. Already A GOODLY BANNEB has boon flung over Sallna street annonnolng Kings County's preference, and a band of muafo will wabe tha echoes oonjotntly with ths Tammany baud whioh accompanies ths braves of the wigwam.

The Cleveland people ara very urgent in their canvass, but I cannot see that they hare gained any since their leaders oame to town. Nor can I see that Flower bos made any headway to day. At present writing it ie fair to say that the oontest Is really between Flower and Slooum with all tho ohanoes in favor of the latter. The strength he manifests in the interior districts surprises even his friends. When the Nelson, Hutchlne, Corning and Cleveland diversions aro out of the way, It is believed that Slocum will shoot up to the lead aud carry a large majority with him.

The platform will bo A BTBOKO ANTI MONOPOLY PLATFORM. Whatever doubt there was In this bus been dissipated by the news from Saratoga. The tommittee appointed by the Anti Monopoly convention at Saratoga last week, of which Mr. Thomas Klnsella is chairman, have presented the following address to the oonveution To the Rtpreatntattoei of the Democratic Party of tltt State aNew York in VonvntUon Atsembkd; aKKTLiaHN The undersigned were appointed as a committed of the Autl Monopoly organisation of tho State of New York, whioh met in convention at Saratoga on the 13th inst The purpose of our appoiut msnt and of our attendance oa your convention is to secure from tho patty which you represent due aud deliberate consideration for wrongs and abuses which have awakened widespread attention and alarm among a vary large body good aitleena of this Commonwealth, so that it is then opinion if present redress aud futaro safety oancot be secured through either of tha natahltahcd nartiea thsv will be aoinpalled to dis cover thoir present political affiliations and hold all other issnes subordinate to tho rsdreBs of the crievances now complained of. These grievanees tend to deprive tha farmer of a choice of market, and often of the best market, for the tale of his produce compel tho honest merchant to become a suppliant for favors which he would uot othorwia.

ask in order to hold his own against those who may obtain such favors tend by the unBettltmant and embarrassment of legitimate competition the enhancement of the price ot every article consumed by the working olaseeB, whose lot it is to live to labor and who must live by the labor of their hands and in the awoat of their own and not of other men's brows, THB WIOKBD BAILBOAD MONOPOLIES. So muoh publle discission has besn concentrated of late on the aggresslona of tha corporations wbish control the publio franchises that it is not uscessary here to dwell at length upon their character or extent. The official records of our Legislature contain ths unchallenged evidence of tho wronga complained of. The main leeue presented by the Antt organization may be summed up briefly in thia way The railroad corporations of this State hare been Intrusted with publio franchises for publio use and for the publio benefit For the rights and Interests of those upon whom these privileges have been bestowed these great franchises ara used as if they were individual rights, granted for the sole purpose of individual and corporate aggrandizement. All attempts to make the great railroad corporations created by the law subject to the law making authority of the State have been resisted by the representatives of tha most powerful of thm, until, in their conflict for the perpetration ond enlargement of privileges which have been abused thay have gone a long way toward debauching the political and publio rnoialB of the State.

Their agents at the Stat Capitol are as regular In their at. tendance on the Legislature as are the constituted representatives ot the poople. Lobbyists by profession are steadily employed In their interesta, and thie has come co be eo muoh a matter of course that their pres enee lu the lobbies and on tha floor of tho Legislature hardly excites publio comment. Under the manipulation of tnslr representatives aud stipendiaries laws are pseaed, delayed, defeated, ohanged or perverted from their lntendod purpose. Exposed to thslr blandishments, to their power and to the varied temptations they ara enabled to hold out, Juetico has been brought to aharae In her own temples, and It is at this moment an open question If althtr of ths two great and hlstorlo parties is abje to place at the head of our State govertmejjt, tbfo 1 pw half a mtlllon of free oitUons, a ohiaf magistrate" WholS politioal life cau survive their open or concealed resentment The grievanees complained of at tho bands of the railroad corporations of this State soom to be steadily augmenting.

They were so fully understood when the oonvontlon of your party met at Albany a year ago that its then accredited reprsssntativss made the following declaration on your platform of that year: publio welfare demands that the various questions relattug to chartered monopolies and to tha methods of transportation should be met and decided, and we are in favor of the adoption of means to restrict tho growing power of such monopolies. They should ba subject to tho supervision of commissioners established by publio authority. OLATMINO THB ALAN OB OP PO'WEB. It was not, perhaps, within tba power of the Stats convention of last year to do more than to Indorse thia plank in the platform of tho Anti Monopoly organization. In return for so much as thia tho members of the Anti Monopoly leagues vary generally considered it to bs their duty to render your party auch aid ae it could in thoio districts in which avowed Autl Monopolists were presented is order that your party might have the power to redeem the pledges yon gavo in your platform.

It is not too much to say that the balance of power was and is in our hands, and it waa thrown last year largely iu your favor, so that it was not the fault of tho Antt Monopoly organization if the legislative department ot the Stato uovarnmant was not solely under your dirootlon and control. A Ballroad Commission bill was passed at tha hut session of the Legislature, and is bow on ths statute books. It is, so to speak, still without lift, and healthy and vigorous ljfo ean be Imparted to It only by a Governor who believes In its cardinal prlnciplestne right of honest publio scrutiny into the affairs of public corporations, to the sole end that the people who do business with railroads shall at least be Informed at the conditions and terms upon whioh that business la being transacted. Leaving the remedies requJroa to be sought for and applied in the future and after due and just consideration this eommltteo believe it ex presset the sentiment of tho Anti Monopolists of thie State la asking no more from either of the two parties than the reiteration and fulfillment of the pledge of last year, with the additional reaffirmation whioh each of the two parties has it now within its power to give tha aomin'aBon of a oltlxen for the ofacs of Governor of this Stato not embarrassed and entangled now or iu tho past by corporation affiliations. If citizen honld bo nominated by eaeh of the two great parties whoso repntoUon wUl ataml top.

your plat. form of last year aad beta itself plen that It will bo adhere to, all that the Moaopolljta ask or wUl have been flrantad, aud UioyWUI gladly seek future re. tionotheiamousorinfamoTvaruid of Jim Fiak ina Ui lOiUUUO ui Jav aould npon the Erlo Railway, sonramm. damnable prostitution of the courts of justice in tho person of tno impeached Judge Barnard. The movement upon the Legislature was for the purpose of cementing and compkting tho resulis secured by the coaniwao.

of Barnard. In defiance of Injunot on. in oontempt of the rls Ms ot stockholders, and in disregard o. too unwritten laws which govern commereli tniisaetleni. The triumph of the ized by the issue of now Erlo bonds for ten miuion, of Tho mlsMon of Gould to lRd.

to secure tha naaaaso ui i vat and uuoaralloled "tvfiter of raliroBd eoguritiea. It was a tasi before woiou terprlfe than Jay Qonio minui for the a supremo ooun jaagv bill whose enastmunt ha nouRlit as bill to legallza counterfeit money." The Herald here quotes from Mr. Adams' book his account of how Gould bought up members of the Legislature, right and loft, some getting as muoh as $20,000 for their individual votes and influence, and adds This description of the strange behavior of Mr. Coultllno'a new oltent may throw eomo light upon the subsequent action of the Legislature It is certain that the Senate, after warmly debating Mr. OouW's bill to legalize counterfeit money," passed it on April 18 by a vote of 17 to 12, and that It subsequently recoiTfld tho approval of tho Assembly and tho GOTcrnor.

Mr. Adams la convinced that this bill was tbo most colosaal swindle that over received tho approval of an American legislatlva body, and that its auaottuent cost mora money than was over before, or sinoe, expended at Albany or any other State oapltal in diroot bribery. Thia opinion. regret to say, was commonly entertained at ths timo. Wo rcgrot to say it, because Senator Folger gavo his influence and his vote to its passage.

We shall not trouble the reader with any comments designed to give addit ional point to these excerpts from our contemporary. They tell a plain story, which none but fools can misunderstand. The convention was captured by Gould, and tho candidate is worthy of him. That is all. The issue could not have been nioro pointedly put had Mr.

Gould nominated himself. ntl nionopollsits at Syracuse. If tho address prepared by the Special Committoo of tho Anti Monopoly organization for presentation to tho Deinocratio Convention at Syracuse happens to be rathor long, it has at least the merit of perfeot lucidity. There is no uncertain sound about its distinct announcement that in certain contingencies the supporters of tho movement against the encroachments of the monopolies will bo compelled to withdraw their countenauoe from the nominees of both established parties and prepare to do battle for the principle they have laid down. At the same time the address is marked by dignity of sentiment and a courtesy which relieve it and the organization from whioh it emanates of any and all possible attempt at dictation.

Since it was framed, however, the nomination of Judge Folger by tha Republicans has settled for good one alternative possible twenty four hours ago, namely, the nomination by both parties of candidates acceptable to the Anti Monopolists. The Republican convention having deliberately mads its ohoice of a candidate whom tho third organization can by no possibility indorse, it remains to be seen whether the Democracy will seize the opportunity presented to it and accept the propositions made by the committee on behalf of the delegates who met. last week. So far as the detailed statement of the causes which have brought tho Anti Monopoly organization into existence, and given it strength and vitality is concerned, the facts must be familiar to every reador of the EAatn. There is no need to reoapitulate them.

But as tho Committee point out they have already in the past so far thrown their power and influenoe on the sido of the Deinocratio party in this State as to secure the passage of an act which will if honestly and judiciously vitalized so cure to the people a remedy for the existing evils whoso importance it is impossible to ignore. In order to secure good results from the Railroad Commission act, which'has given tho appointing power to the nest Governor, it is now necessary that the nominee of the Domo cratio convention shall be free from any entanglement with the monopolies which tho commission is to regulate. If such a man is named as the candidate of the Syracuse Convention he will have the full support of the Anti Monopoly organization regardless of former party ties. If not, then the third party must withdraw its support. With what reason the Com mitteo addresses itself to the Democracy is apparent to every Democrat who lives up to the principles of his party.

The traditions of the Democracy have ever been equal rights to all. Anti Monopoly has beon within tho past few years a plank in its platform, aud consequently there is not a proposition in the general demand of tho third party which is not intrinsically and historically Democratic. If its overtures are rejected by tho convention and the delegates shall refuse to nominate as thoir standard bearer a man absolutely free from suspicion of subservience to the moneyed powers whioh tha people have risen to combat, it will bo because the representatives of Democracy havo deserted their principles and are no longer worthy of popular confidence. The Unitarian Conferpnce. The Unitarian Conference, now drawing to a close at Saratoga, has shown so great an amount of intellectual and moral energy that those who prophesy tho decline of the denomination through absorption Into the larger churches cannot gain much support for thoir arguments from present indications.

Yet this conference may be said metaphorically to have beeu sitting In the valley of the shadow of death. One by one, in sad procession, tha leading Unitarian preachers and writers of th(s country havo entered within the vail, some of them in tho full vigor of their powers aud influence. Bryant was past 80 and Longfellow past 70 when they dlod, but Dr. Bellows had not reaohed the latter age and gave promise, until his last fatal illness, of living to impress larger work and stronger consistency upon Unitarianism 8B a whole, Dr. Orvillo Dewey, the Nestor of this ohurch, had devoted his whole strength to its progress in more than two generations.

For more than half a century he had been in the forefront of its battles. So far are the Unitarians from thinking that their work is done in the leaven of rationality they have infused into the orthodox denominations that they are still tenacious of separate lines of work, Dr. Bellows at the time of bis death was engaged on the report which was presented to the conference by Mr. Dor man B. Eaton, of New York, in reference to the proposition to unita the conference with tho American Unitarian Association.

The report was unfavorable to such a coalition, on the ground that each of these bodies has a distinct work of its own. The full record of women's work in the Unitarian Church has yet to be written. Women are instinctively religious, and a sublime trust in God's goodness and fatherhood is always an essential feature of the noblest womanhood. The idea of teoching their ohil dnm tho elements of science and history without reference to the hand of God is revolting to true mothers. They realize, more thau the majority of men do, the trrth of Matthew Arnold's statement that "conduotis "nine tenths of life." But conduct, tho habitual choice of virtue and right over vice and wrong, cannot be separated from faith in God as the Father of lights dispelling mists from the understanding, illuminating the conscience to perceive what is good and what is evil, and nerving tha will power to uu waveriug fidelity to duty in the hard battle of life.

To Unitarian women America and the world owo much, and the less cultured but more emotional churches acknowledge this when they sing at their revivals the "Ninety aud Nine," Mr. Sankey's favorite hymn, which was written by a Unitarian woman. It was well, therefore, thai the Unitarian conference should recognize the work achieved by women in spreading the evangel of Unitarianism, and one of the most interesting features of the conference at Saratoga was the meeting last evening of the Woman's Auxiliary Association which was addressed by Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, Miss AJbby May, Mrs. T.

J. Sunderling and Mrs. S. J. Barrows.

The accounts of tho missionary work of Unitarian ministers in the South and South west as presented by the Rev. Obarlea S. Allen, of New Orleans, and the Rev. R. R.

Shippen, was encouraging and gives every hope of that the little leaven of rational Christianity will, in duo time, leaven the wholo lump of shifting and unresolved opinion in religion. No subject, presented to the conference possessed wider and deeper interest than that discussed by the Rev. George Batuhelor in an essay whioh he read yesterday morning to the "Paper bam tb Ijtwgetit Circulation ol any Evenljajr Paper PnbUsbet IB tbo Halted States Its valae as an Adrertieiag HCcOiutn therefore apparent. Trliimnh of Jay CSonia in tlie Republican Convention. in (lie course of an editorial yesterday, an ticipatory of the action of the Kepublican State Convention, the New York Times used the following language Would it nraally strengthen (he Republican canpo in this Stato to be oompolled to admit that the Governor who has extorted admiration from man of all Bhadss of political sentiment was rejected by hU party be refused to proBtltnte hie office to nerve ths ambition of lloiooo Conkling and to further the rsfcallir and pjreedof Jay Gould? Yet that would bo simply and solely the significance of a refusal to renominate Governor Cornell This is in a nutshell the whole story of tlio means by which Folger was nominated last night and tho significance of his candidacy.

Jay Gould, aided by his attorney Roscoa Conkling find bis ally at the head of the Federal Administration, has triumphed in the Republican Convention. The party machinery has been captured by a man whose name is tho synonym of every species of chicanery in business and corruption, in polities. Tho record shoivs that after every effort to suppress the true Republican sentiment at the primaries and in tho Assembly districts by the abuse ot Federal patronage and the expenditure of money, there was still a clear majority of delegates chosou to sustain Cornell as against any candidate put forward by Gould and his confederates. To overcome this, bribery had to be resorted to, and the result is 69 plainly impressed with evidences of foul play as any sand on tho seashore aver was marked by a human foot. Delegates who were pledged in advance to support the Governor, or who had been chosen by their respective constituencies because of thoir loud protestations of loyalty to him joined hands with his enemies after having been visited by notorious agents of tho railroad and stock jobbing interest.

The ostentatious prostitution shown in ths convention was not more marked thau the debauchery disclosed in the State Committee. That delightful person, Steve Frenoh, even went the length of voting upon a fraudulent proxy. He pretended to have the authority of Collector Kobinson to vote for him, aud he cast the vote in the Gould interest. Wahat the Collector said when ha hoard of the use that had boon made of his name is so suggestive of the whole proceeding that we reproduce it "I never had any conversation with Mr. Stephen B.

French on the subject "of his representing mo in the State Com mittee. He has done it without my knowledge or oonBent, It ie a swindle upon the State Committee and an outrage and a fraud upon ins. I wish to repeat again distinctly that I never bad any conversation nor nn "derstanding with Mr. Stephen B. French on this matter nor the remotest suspicion that "he contemplated such a proceeding." This operation, if it stood alone, would throw disoredlt upon the men who profited by it but it does not stand alone.

Four other members of tho committoo had to bo soduoed before the Gould combination could get control of the preliminary organization these were Abram T. Smith, James Low, Joseph Ma eon and Ira M. Hodges. With these worthies or their proxies secured tho committee with its important powers passed from the side of Cornell to that of Gould by a vote of 18 to 11. Had there beeu nothing illegitimate dons the vote would have been 19 for the Cornell people and 13 against them.

After this underhand rascality had been brought to light it was no longer doubtful what tho outcome of the convention would bo, though the fact that the Governor got 222 votes ou the final ballot out of a total of 497 shows how formidable must have been the task of compassing his defeat. Why tho Governor was set upon in this fashion has been repeatedly explained and is by this time familiar to every intelligent citizen of the State. In short he challenged it by refusing to abu66 his office to advance the political projects of Roscoa Conkling by vetoing legislation which would have transferred millions of dollars from the people of New York to the account of Gould and his associate conspirators and by signing the railroad oommisslon bill, which is a step toward ending the system under which tho laborers, the farmers, the merchants and the manufacturers of the State are robbed by tho great railroad corporations. Had he chosen to 6erve Conkling, the attorney of Gould, and hand over the poople to their rapaoious and insatiable euemios, ho would have been lauded to the skies by the men who abused him most bitterly yesterday, and could have obtained a renomination without any serious resistance. He chose, however, to be ft man, to use the powers of his office sacredly, to stand with the people against their enemies, and for so doing he has been vilified ia every form, and is now retired from public life so far as the Republican organization can do it.

There is surely little need to dwell upon the gravity of this transaction. It concerns every man who is working honestly for a living and goes to the heart of popular government. If it bo indeed true that the Governor of the State of New York must choose between obedience to men like Gould and political destruction, there is no man safe in hi3 property or his citizenship. If this outrage upon all decency, perpetrated in the light of day, does not bring upon the heads of the offenders an overwhelming retribution from the people, something more thau ordinary credulity will be required to sustain one's failh in our form of government. It is impossible to point to a single reliance agaiu6t the seizure of the Federal Government by these nion which we have not here.

If in this State, with tho issue defined so that there is no possibility of misunderstanding it, tho people provo unable to defend themselves, it will be a task beyond the skill of common men to ghow that the Federal authority is safe. We shall not insult our intelligent Republican readers by any argument designed to awaken their sense of oitizonship and put party prejudice undor foot. We decline to believe that they are not alive to the whole importance of the question raised and will gladly avail themselves of an opportunity to set tho seal of uncompromising detestation on the foreheads of the men who are thus audaciously assailing the life of the Stato. To the character and record of Mr. Folger it is not necessary to give much attention.

It is immaterial what he has been in the past. If his whole life had been excellent and void of wrong doing, tho reasons for defeating him would remain. No matter what he may have been in the past he is Jay Gould's man now, he is in tho worst possibla company in tho United States, and represents the foulest cause the people of any Stato have had to deal with since tho days of slavery. And yet it Is interesting to know who aud what he is. At present he is President Arthur's Secretary of the Treasury for yearsprior to assuming this office he was on the Court of Appeals bench, and from time out of mind he has beon a political manipulator.

According to his friends he is a man of mental ability, but according to the record before us he has not used that Ability as became an upright man. In other TTords, Mr. Folger is a man with ft smirched 32k1 carries with him no odor of corruption. Tho Utica Morning Herald is ft Kepublican newspaper of decided ability. Instead, therefore, ot submitting our own estimate of the nominee, we ask tho reader to look at the following passages from an editorial published by the Utica Morning Herald two weeks ago, explaining to to its readers why Jay Gould is for Folger" Wo are compelled to admit, after a casual examination of the records, that there appears to be ever reason why Gould should ho for Folger.

Perhaps tho latter's friends can so satisfactorily explain this record that people will cease to dread the influence of Jay Sould at tho exoeuttTo mansion lu Albany, In tho event of Mr. Folger's ejection. It will be a satisfaction to all Republicans, if thi can bo Bone. It is unfortunate, let It be frankly admitted at the start, that the reoord question rotates to one of the BlOtf scandalous epochs perhaps the moat scandalous in the Legislative history of the State or New York. Happily the details of that epooh have largely passed from the public mind.

It ia hard to dig thorn up out of tho musty filot of the Legislature. One man not a citizen of Now; York. nd therefore not solicitous tor honor has reserved them iu a uarrativo tlADf. His name ensiles Francis Adams, the (screen! the Massachusetts com W'vnora, and the ninnest authority on railway matters in Iho United states. Hi litiio boos entitled, "A Chapter of Erie, ''contains a Tory graphic accouut some, episodes In the history of the Legislative session of 18GS one of the number of cessions in which Charles Falser was an influential and honored member of the State Benito.

Among his colleagues were William M. Xtrctd, Tom Creamer, Henry W. Gone! and Abner 0. may bo Bhared in by all the people living under it without fear of Injustice either to the greatest and most opulent or to the humblest and most needy, If a conference Is desired with ths undersigaod committee its members will await your pleasure and convonienoe. Waldo Hutohlns and Homer A.

Nelson seem to be the only gubernatorial candidates on the ground. Mr, David B. HiU has been making a very strong FOB LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, and la exceedingly confident as to the result Indeed his friends are batting to 3 that he will be nominated cn the first ballot. He is on hand and conduotlng a personal canvass. So, indeed, is Goorgs KaineB, and his friends are enthusiastic for him.

Indeed bis friends say that If he la nominated they can carry Monroe County for the ticket, and this doos not seem a wild boast either, for Mr. BalnOB has run four times in that Republican couuty of 1,600 majority, twice for District Attorney and twioo for Stato Sanator, and oarried it every time. Indetd, they think that as Folger ie to be nominated that they will svoo carry Orleans County, There is really no doubt of Raines' strength in that section of the country. Charles Hughes has nobody here for him as yet, and there Is apparently no demonstration of strength for him. There doos sot seem to be the fllightoat opposition to the nomination of William O.

Ruger, of this oity, for Court of Appeals. It seoma to be conceded to him. I have as yet heard of but two nomlnationa for Congressman at Large. These aro Congressman Perry Belmont aud Major James Haggsrty, of Now York. Seacoal, THE GOSPEL IN AFRICA.

Tliree Ijady missionaries: Sent oat an der tho Auspices ot the Iioraar Island Woman's Foreign ITIfBsiounrr Society. A farewell missionary meeting was held yesterday afternoon at tha South Third stroBt Presby. terian Ohurch under the auBpices of tkn Woman's Foreign Missionary Sooioty of Long Island for the purpose of taking leave of Miss Elizabeth Nassau, Miss Mary Harding and Mrs. Harding, who sailed to day for Western Afrloa, where they ara to engage in missionary work. The mooting wsb presided over by Mrs.

James, the president of the socloty. Mias Nassau made a few remarks. She said she had labored in the missionary field in Western Africa for fourteen years, and with marvelous sucasss. Miss Harding, who is a young lady about 24 years old, said that she felt a direct call from the Almighty to go to Africa and praaoh the Gospel. She had just graduated from Mlohlgan University and felt wall equipped for the work in which she was about to engage.

After furthor speech making an affcotionato farewell was taken of the missionaries, the audience xasslng in Une before tho ladies and shaking them by ths hand. THE NOJIISATION OF FOLGER. BSoxv it is Regarded by the New Yoris Frees The Triumph ol Clould. From the iVctc Kent IKmen. It is hardly worth while analyzing the influences whioh havo contributed to the nomination of Judge Folger as the Ropublloau candidate for Governor of this State.

The fact is plain that the Gould Conkling combination, hacked by all the power which the Federal Administration could exert, has accomplished what it set out to do. The result will be a disappointment to the majority of Republicans and to a large numbsr of votcr3 who, on other thau party grounds, have appreclotta the Bignln oance of the fight made against Governor Cornoll. It may also turn out to be a disappointment to the men who have been maluly instrumeutal in bringing it about, A machine Triumph. From the Now York Herald. Whether 4he Eepublioan party is equally dlsorsot in nominating Mr.

Folger by the means by which Mb majority of the convention has been achieved remains to be tested. Hia competency for tho office by reason of intelligence aud experience no one can fairly deny, The Htrald has made respectful acknowledgments of it time aud again. But It is a distinctively "Federal Administration machine" nomination. It Is not an offspring of the spontaneous aud uumaoagod aellon of the Ropubllean party. Tho Cornell camp followers, the men who "worked the brakes" of his manhlue, havs hurried to ratify It.

Ths successful machine at Saratoga no doubt will pick up most of the fragments of the maehlue it has demolished and incorporate them with itsalf. But tho course of the Buffalo Exprew, in repudiating the nomination this morning, gives aome ground for apprehension that the threats of bolting which have been muttered from time to timo by oartan newspapers will bo carried into effeot, eBpoolally In view of the challenges to a bolt whioh partisans of the successful faction have been indiscreetly making in the expectation of triumph. An Admonition to the Democrats. (From tbo New York Sun.) In nominating Secretary Folger for Governor at Saratoga yesterday, the Republicans put up a candidate whoso name ought to be an admonition to tha Democrats at Syraouse to day. Charlon J.

Folger'a political experience and official eareor In the Legislature, on the bench as Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, and in Frceident Arthur's Cabinet as Seorotary of tha Treasury, have sot htm before the publio as a man of weight and judgment. The first ballot gave him vote far beyond that of any of the other candidates upon the second ballot he became the nominee, and thereupou his nomination was made unanimous. Ho will have the full support of the Republican party of tho State he will ba strongly eustalned by the Administration, and all the power and discipline of ths Republican machine will bo brought out iu hia behalf. A Serious Undertaking. From the New York Tribune.

Wo do not need to say that this is not a result the Tribune would have shoson. Months ago, before faelings had become embittered and dlecussion had degenerated into personal attacks, we pointed oat the ciroumstanoes which Beemsd to us to make Secretary Folger less avallablo than some others as a Ropubliaan candidate. He has beeu damaged since by the lnterferenoo of the Administration in hlB behalf at a timo when the voters are not In a mood for having tha Administration ohoosa a Governor for them. And it is unfortunate, now that his nomination will bo construed as the direct humiliation of his most powerful competitor. In thlB light the choice of almost any other candidate named would have given bettor promise, of a harmonious and zealous oampaign.

We see no good to ba accomplished by dlaouflslng now Administration methods or Admlulstratlon revongea ill connection with this nomination. We may think it would have been au osbIov task to oleot somebody who had not provoked such sharp antagonisms; but the work in hand Is to oleot Folger. Tho undertaking is a serious one, and the campaign is necessarily short. We had only tbirtoen thousand majority last year, with John Kelly kicked out of the Democratic Convention. Thia year, with a harmonious Democraoy, there Is no ehanca for Hepublioans save in union and hard work.

Regarded an a Strong Man. From the Nsw York World. Judge Folger, everybody will agree, is a respectable candidate. Probably he is the strongest, as Cornell was the weakest, of all the candidates the Republican party could havo named. Tho Democrats at Syraouse ought to be perfectly aware not only that they must put forward their strongest man against Judge Folger, but that they must put him forward with tho support of a thoroughly united party.

Judge Folger bos flllod various public trusts with arood reputa. Ho bns never shown himself, however, to be a man ot much executive ability, and it 1b undo niablo that during his brief term of service as Secretary of the Treasury he has seriously disappointed tho expectations of his party friends. In faot he would never have been put forward as the Administration candidate for the Governorship of Naw York bad It not beon felt by the Administration that a stronger and above all a readier baud was desirable on the helm of the most important department of tho axoou tlve government. Tho personal oharacter of Judge Folger, in short, Is bis beBt claim to support, and this it behooves the Demaorats at Syracuse to remember and to lay to heart. The nomination of Judge Folger will not heal the breaoh between the warring Republican faetlone.

But the Democrats at SyracuBa must name a candidate as respectable as Judge Folger anc as conservative. SlOCttra the Nan to Beat EUm( From the New York Truth. We are sorry to say that the Republican party of this State has placed in nomination for the great offlee of Governor of the Stato of New York a man who must from this moment until tho closing of the polls of Eleetion day providing ha stays in the race make a defensive campaign. Tha key of tho situation now rests with tho Democrats. For the first time since the nomination of Til den they have a clear road to success.

Should they take General Slooum, for Instance, they oonld unite all the factions of the Demoeraoy, and bosldo gaining the Anti Monopoly vote, draw thousands of supporters from the ranks of the Republican party. Could Did It. From the New York Btar. Folger, then, may be fairly regarded as an Administration expedienoy candidate whose nomination has bees rendered possible by the grace of Gould. That hia canvass will enlist tha support sot only of tho influenca and patronage of the Administration machine, but the mousy begs of the corporations, is undoubted.

Anti Monopoly can have no share in such a campaign, aud tha last hopss of the new party for Republican consideration are utterly shattered and tbruBt aside. It 1b difficult to no how FoWar as a candidate can enlist ths favor of a single inH Monopolist in tt this faot consists the real weakness of the homlcationj It is a Republican tradition that tha party of spoils and moral ideas always unites on tho eve of election, and presents a solid front at the polls, setting aside for tha time all internal dlspnteB and factional wrangles. But in taking up Folger the Admlnlstrotion has invited tho extreme danger of tha situation. Hie nomination was the result of the choice of two evils tho soloctlon of a candidate who bad proved himself odious through reoent exposures to half the party in the State, or tho choice of another who waa deliberately set up sb a club to beat tho recal Oitrant Cornellites into subjection. Tilt, BRIDGE.

From ths Now York Herald. Our ingenious contemporary the World seems to bo unbappy becouse the Heraldls "dumb" on tha subject of those startling discoveries in bridge finances to which the World has recently given bo much of its valuable spaca. We feel complimented by the Indication thus thrown out that our failure to admire its great stroke detracts from the satisfaction with which it contemplates itself in its pocket mirror and consequently we riea to explain. Tha truth is wa admire our oontemporary principally whan It publishes tha news, and as we could not admire this bridge atory as news wo extended the charity of our silence. It la all a dreadfully old story, and much of it waa published in tha Htrald ten yaars Much more of it was published in the form of official dooumonta at tha expense of tha Bridge Company and hoe been accessible as pubUa rubbish for years.

In fact, all of the story that is of Interest wa hava published ovor and over again, and all that ia not old la without value. We are heartbroken to have to Bay such things about oar eon temporary'B pretty little mare's seat, and wa beg It to remember that wa were silent anti lit called our name FOLIC! HEN ABEESTKD. Three alleged policy men were arrested yesterday by Detective Druhan. The prisoners are Peter Yandorhoff, of No. S90 Third avaauo Elizabeth Kep pel, of No.

27? Twenty first street, and Catharfno Vandeihoff, tha daughter of Pater, tha complainant in each case being George E. Orand, of No. 161 Douglass street John flchaffer was also arrested on suspicion of being engaged In the disreputable business. Ths prisoners wara before Justice Barges this mornlug, ana hela for tunlnkUeiu State Conventions Elaonrhere. Yesterday was a day of Republican State Conventions.

In addition to that which the Gould Conkling Arthur machine so successfully managed at Saratoga, conventions were held at New Haven, and Worcester, Mass. The lattar possesses an interest that is not confined to the limits of tho Old Bay Commonwealth. The two leading candidates for the Gubernatorial nomination were tho Hon. William W. Crapo and the Hon.

Robert R. Bishop, a prominent railroad and commercial lawyer, who since 1880 has been president of the State Senate. Mr. Crapo represents the First Massachusetts District in Congress, wa3 appointed by Speaker Keifer chairman of the Banking and Currency Committee, and is the author of the bill extending the charter of the national banks. The Bpeciol significance of the nomination of his rival Bishop is due to Mr.

Orapo's reoord on the River and Harbor bill. He voted in favor of that iniquitous moasure from first to last, aud although the Republican papers of the State generally refrained from discussing his record as an element of the canvass, it was well understood that his defeat or triumph would be aocepted as determining the attitude of a majority of the party toward the bill. The interest in the result was increased by the fact that Senator Hoar, who presided at the convention, was also a partisan of the bill and had warmly espoused Mr. Crapo's cause. Hoar is ambitious of another term in the Senate, and published a letter elaborately defending his vote upon the bill.

It was oonooded that Crapo's fate in the convention would foreshadow the issue of Mr. Hoar's Senatorial aspirations. The choice of Mr. Bishop as the Gubernatorial candidate may therefore be aoceptod as a notice to the Senator to get ready to retire to private life at the expiration of his present term. It is noticeable, however, that while the convention thus practically expressed its disapproval of his course, it lacked the courage to say so in explicit terms.

Tho platform sparklos with demands for reform and purification and yot contains not a word denouncing the gigantic steal. The dalogates had correct convictions but did not dare to state them boldly. This cowardice is likewise characteristic of Massachusetts Republicans in thoir treatment of the scandals of the State government, and emphasizes the need of some such able, fearless and plain spoken man as General Butler to lead the Democracy in their attack upon tho intrenchments of the State House Ring. The gathering of the Connecticut Republicans was not disturbed by any issue of national moment. They were entirely harmonious and seleoted a ticket which fairly reoog nizes the claims of the saveral loaalitiea that presented their "favorite sons" for the honors of nomination.

The candidate for Governor is General William H. Bulkeley, formerly employed by the firm of H. P. Morgan of this city. He is the present Lieutenant Governor, having been elected on the ticket with Hon.

Hobart B. Bigelow two years ago. The platform is made up of the usual "glit "tering generalities." One of the resolutions, which is probably facetious, calls upon all honost oitizens to uphold President Arthur in his attempts to reform the civil servioe. Another expresses tho belief that "the growing "influence of great corporations should be "jealously watched." There is also a declaration favoring tho submission to the people of the proposed constitutional amendment prohibiting the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors. Upon tho whole, the Connecticut Republicans did quite as well as their Massachusetts brethron, and, like them, lacked the pluck squarely to antagonize the River and Harbor bill.

Bow Do the Young Republicans Like it 1 A question of very considerable interest and a dilemma of an awkward character into the bargain, confronts the Young Republicans of this city, provoked by the action of the Saratoga convention yestorday. Their organization was formed upon the broad, general platform of home rule and in opposi tion to existing political machines. They are pledged to use every endeavor to preserve to Republican voters the exclusive right to select their own delegates and choose their own representatives regardless of orders from political bosses, whether local, State or national. This is the very basis and foundation stone of their order. With what consistency, then, can they give their support to Judge Folger as the candidate of their party in the State It is notorious that but for the interference of the Federal Administration Governor Cornell would as a reward for his fidelity to the interests of the Commonwealth have received a renomination spontaneously at the hands of his party.

But the Administration for its own reasons what they are our follow oitizens of the Young Republican organization fully understand isBued orders for his destruction and Judge Folger is the representative of the machine, the tangible and personal incarnation of tho "boss" system which they are pledged to resist. The methods employed to secure his nomination are the methods that they denounce. If they are sincere in their professions and adhere to the excellent principles they have adopted, how can they support Judge Folger for Governor 1 Ex Senator Dorsey iB said to have been in correspondence with the President during the latter's pleasure trip Down East. It would be interesting to know what views, if any, he has expressed to Mr. Arthur in reference to tho verdiot in the Star route cases.

The Massachusetts Democratic State Convention has nominated General Benjamin F. Butler for Governor. The nomination was made by acclamation amid the greatest enthusiasm. General Butler is by all odds the most unique and interesting character in American politics. For the work which the Massachusetts Democracy have set before them there is no man in New England so well equipped as he Is.

Possessed of brains, courage, energy and determination, in full sympathy with the mosses of the people, a resolute anti monopolist, having a thorough knowledge of the jobbery and corruption of which the Republican ring at the State House has for years been the fountain, and gifted in a remarkable degree with the qualities essential to a popular leader, he is the man of all men for the hour and the occasion. It is a noteworthy proof of the increased strength with which he enters upon his third canvass for the Governorship that tho influential faction of the Democratic party, led by the Hon. Josiah G. Abbott, whioh formerly opposed him with all its resources on.5 bolted his nomination, now cordially supports him. His election should result in a sweeping reform of the State adninistraiion and lay bare the.

nefarious jobs which gang of spoilsmen have so long successfully engineered beneath the convenient vail afforded by the sanctimoniousness of Massachusetts The Humorist ot the London Fire Brigade, Like the majority of enterprising tourists who leave Great Britain to observe the manners and customs of tho United States it is to be feared that the celebrated Captain Shaw, Chief of the Londou Fire Department, has generalized too rapidly for accuracy of statement. The fact is that nowadays transportation facilities between Liverpool and New York are so abundant that foreigners present themselves in such numbers and critioize us with such delightful candor, sum us up with such swiftness and variety of opinion and point out our defects as a people with suoh charming inconsistency that we may be pardoned for losing our sensitiveness and not caring particularly what they say. Indeed we have fallen into the same way of acting ourselves. It will be remembered that, after eleven days' thorough and exhaustive study of Europe, ex Senator Conkling roturned to his nativo land disgusted with the Old World and, as he expressed it, mora ot an American than ever." Captain Shaw, after a profound sorutiny of our fire department system in various cities of the Union, concentrated into a week or so, 1b still more confirmed than ever that we do not understand how to manage fires at all and that London is the only spot on this planet where the soieuoe of extinguishing conflagrations is really understood. It is apparent that he has been assisted to this characteristically British conclusion by some mad wag who has been entertaining him with a play of fancy purely American in its exaggeration of the unexpected.

While therefore Captain Shaw's forthcoming report to the cockneys upon the state of our fire departments Will be accepted with solemn wonder not unmixed with soorn and self congratulation, the chunks of wisdom whioh Captain Shaw has let fall to the newspaper men will be picked up by American readers aud laughed ovijr immoderately. His first proposition is, of course, a broad generalization, supplied him doubtless by one of our comic weeklies, whoso utterances ho has accepted as finally authoritative. Since his visit here ten years ago he says the world has greatly progressed in the fire fighting business everywhero except in the United States, and he adds In fact, I have noticed many evi "donoes of a deoided retrograde movement." This is really disheartening. must have told the wide awake captain that our fire ongines arc dummies, and that when a serious coufiagratiou occurs we muster in the City Hall squares of our cities and excavate the long buried hand engines of last century, and while the able bodied gentry figb as to who shall do the pumping the primitive ladies scoop up water from the gutters in thoir hats and sprinkle the flames. Of oourso the immense, powerful and graceful machines which are occasionally trotted out for show are useless in combating fires.

It is true that they throw tremendous streams of water with almoBt irresistible velocity, but Captain Shaw distinctly remembers a trial of average American fire engines with several built in London expressly to compete with them, and recalls that tho unsightly and ponderous machines of Cockneyville succeeded under heavy pressure in throwing water two or three yards further than our own handy and manageable engines. It was demonstrated to the tourist that in half a score of Now York engine houses the machines could be manned, the horses harnessed, the furnaces kindled and tho entire outfit be put into the street within three seconds of the first sound of the gong it was repeatedly told him that if an engine was not ready for Bervice in fifteen seconds that interval constituted a delay which demanded offloial inquiry and rosulted in serious pains and penalties. But this readiness constituted a serious defeot. He did not see the neoessity of "rushing" out to a fire. We infer from his caustic humor that his men are so well trained that it is one of the principles of the London Fire Department to let a fire gain good headway in order to display the excellent qualities of the men and machinery before an applauding orowd.

In spite of the fact that wo have been retrograding ho thinks our machinery too costly. His little fire engines C06t just half as much as our own his ladders perhaps one eighth of ours, and that is apparently why ours are so inferior. The uniforms of our men he finds very amusing, and the Amerioan firemen on duty look like "caricaturos." What they oarioature he omitted to state, but if the ideal London fireman is a grand and leisurely person who ambles with great dignity to tho scene of a conflagration, and would rather see the entire city burn down than miss step for a quarter of a second, as he seems to indicate, the property owners of this country are perfectly sat isfled to have thoir guardians act in the comic manner whioh affords Captain Shaw so much merriment. The real explanation of tho failure of our system to please the fastidious Briton is frankly stated "The best American fireman seems to be the Individual who has the strongest pull on the political string." Precisely that is why the Fire Department of Brooklyn, for instance, changes its officers with every shift of municipal administration. In our own city, Captain Shaw has doubtless learned from the wag who "showed him "around every fireman enters the ranks with the intention of making his own mayor, and so securing the position of Chief Engineer.

That is why no person, on the same authority, can possibly hold the position more than two years. Tho trifling fact that Chief Nevins and his assistants hare held their distin ingiiished offices for many years, during which tho politics of the administration have several times been revolutionized, does not weigh with our intelligent critic When fact and prejudice conflict with him the fact must.