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1 1 I I if sai if REPUBLICANS. THE BRIDGE. out good reason. By half paat ton tbe ballots were all counted and Mr. asaurad of an undivided delegation by a majority of forty vote.

NiDttt Ward. The Worth ticket won in tho Ninth Ward by twelra votes. Tbe County delegate's on the Worth ticket were Erastus Cook. Francis A. Biggs and Volney Aldrldge, on tho Stegman ticket they wero P.

L. Wataon Y. A. Biggs and B. C.

Miller. With this exception the rest ot the tickets was similar. The primary was held in stable cornor ot Carlton and Flatbush avenues and the vote was 73 to CI. The Worth ticket was a rod ono. and some of the white tickets were pasted Inside them snd palmed off to the supporters of Worth.

J. tf, Stenson protested against the oount for this reason. The primary passed off quietly. Tent!) Ward. Thore was only one ticket.

The County Is headed by John F. Henry, and it is claimed that the delegation is for orth. Colonel Stegman, however, does not agree In this and claims that the majority of tho dolegntes are his favor. smiled at his aoinovraat appropriate titlo. The ballot were coantod as smoothly as they wero deposited, and an boar aftr midnight it was announced that tho ticket which insured Worth tho dolegatloD had btou aucceaif ul by let majority.

Twenty fourth Ward. The Twenty fourth Ward Primary was held In tho Wigwam on the corner of Kingston and Atlantic avenues, the headquarters of tue'ward association A largo crowd was present, and It wai stated that man from vhB adjoining wards, Ur Ninth and Twenty were run in aa reprusouiatlres of legally UliUcd vo tors. Sorgean Gregory and Detoctly Powers, wilh several officers from the Twelfth Preoiucl, oiper'ionced considerable) difficulty in preserving ordrr, as tin challenges were neither few nor far between. There were two tickets lntacfloll, that for Stegman being beaded by Samuel Van Wyoi, James U. Ruggles.Jamej Haulehurst and Charles A.

Buttrlok. Tho Worth ticket was headed by Leonard Iticbirdson, Charles Jones, h. J. Pardeasui and John D. Cutter.

While the voting wis progressing, the Worth faction waro apparently ahevi. Private growls were 'of froquent occurrence all over tho ball, and a more than ordinarily lively wraDglo ot. sued whon Loronw Savage ateppod forward to vote. He wan immediately challongod by Patrick Garrahan and Alexander Hay, both of whom asserted ibat ho lived in the Ninth Ward. Mr.

Sav3ge made good his claim to be a properly qualified voter and resident of the Twcnty fonrUi Ward, and than went on bis way rejoicing. Charles Dowd's name was appropriated by William DowhDgand the fact was not discovered until the ballot bad been deposited in tha box. The nxt incident was a rather aggravating one. It was causoJ by Alfred Rogers, who voted in the name of Jamos Durgln, who is 3idto have goue some time sines to Republicans. Mr.

Lewis is in favor of the local reform measures now before our people, and the Eagle cannot consistently say a word against him. The renomiiiatiou of Alderman Ray in the Thirteenth Ward is an ostentatious defiance of every intelligent taxpayer in that ward, and if it were not resented it would effect discredit on the Republican party throughout the county. It seems to have been resented in advance of the nomination by the presentation of the name of Captain Condon, as a Republican, and by ft considerable number of Republican supporters. We do not know Mr. Condon; we do know Ray, and he is a wholly unfit person to represent the Thirteenth Ward, or any other.

The Republican taxpayers. of the Thirteenth Word ought to take up this business as their own. If Mr. Condon suits them they can elect him in a ward like the Thirteenth, which is largely Republican. The return of Mr.

Ray to the Board would be accepted by Mayor Howell as a notification from the property owners of the Thirteenth Ward that our taxes are as low now as they care to have them. Mr. Baird, of the Nineteenth Ward, is a 6elf supporting citizen, and a fair average representative for ordinary times. He has seen fit to follow the leud of the politicians of his party, and their interest in keeping as many officeholders iu the pay of the city as possible, has led both them and Mr. Baird to Cusrlea M.

Cooper, Samuel C. Yoatoo, Isaac I. Arinl tag, James K. Briggs, John.H. Van Llow.

Assembly Alonzo H. Gale, John Buo'aannan, J. 8. Curry, Jacob Barker, Jacob Berg, Ed. Fletcher, Goorge Koeenatein.

TWETrrr THiBD wabd. County Richard Hassard, J. T. Bardlck, S. MyerB, Sidney Williams, Archibald Buchannao.

City H. M. Smitb, Aionzo Alford, J. C. Hoagland, Fraaois Weeks, W.

B. Ditmara. Congressional A. W. Gleason, J.

H. Atwater, N. J. Gates, F. E.

Barnard, Peter Doyo. Assembly M. G. Leonard, David Thornton, 0. D.

Baket. 0. Terry, George F. Kohler. Alderman B.

B. Seaman. TWENTY FOURTH WARD. County Charlos Jones, Egbert TituB, Jame? Piatt. City J.

Pardessue, Boas Oilman, Honry Wilson. Congressional Leonard Richardson, J. B. Hutchinson, Herman Meyer, Assembly John D. Cutter.

P. Garrahan, W. A. Row. TWENTY FIFTH WARD.

City James ft Carrol, Fred. Hpraiiae, Wm. Cnn ningham, H. dleischman, C. W.

Burton. County F. J. Cardiner. Peter Kerchoff, Henry Meyerabolz, Jas.

Cornelius. Philip Post, Jr. Congressional ii. F. Webb, H.

P. Halsey, II. A. Middleton, Williamson, 8. B.

Chapman. Assembly W. B. Hall, J. Esse, B.

Smith, Alex. Sharkey, R. M. Fonntaio, Geo. J.

Russell. Alderman Jas. G. Powers. NEW LOTS.

County G. A. F. North, Daniel Suss, Thomas J. Herbert, G.0.

MaDonald. Congressional K. Wneelor, Wm. J. Ray, Marcy Minde.1, I.

O. Hatfield. A8embly D. Jawoll, IL Wollert, Charles H. Wm.

Dickerson. Ward Nominations. Tho following were tho noaaiuntious for ward officers First Ward Alderman, Clarence L. Burnet Con stablo, Thomas Fitzbarns. Third Ward Alderman, Wm F.

Aitken; Constable, Charles Carroll Sawyer; opposition ticket for Alderman, Benjamin Lewis. Fourta Ward Supervisor, Eugene Orr; Constable, Samuel Wygaut. Sevonth Ward Alderman, David S. Stewart; Con memory of the Presidential fraud until the outrage is redressed. Nothing could bswprse for this country than to have the dtime by which the popular choice was nnllrfled'ftjr gotten.

Let all the dispatches that were sent South and North, all the speeches made before and after the consummation of the frand, be rehashed iu any sort of fantastical shape, if the effect be to keep fresh in the public mind the fact that no other Presidential issue can be in order until the people vindicate their sovereign right to choose whomsoever they will for President, and punish thoRe who, for first time in the history of the republic, made a concerted and successful effort to make the votes cast on election day of no avail. All these efforts to belittle the fraud or confuse the public miud as to the facts have a somewhat curious bearing upou Samuel J. Tilden. Our readers must have noticed that every week for the past eighteen months Mr. THden has been in some Bhaped killed off as a Presidential candidate.

John Kelly has killed him' half a dozen times. The soft money craze of the West has repeatedly disposed of him; a great sentiment" in his own party which recognizes him as having acted the part of "a coward," because he did not declare war and summon an army from the vasty deop, has, according to the roports, laid him out cold; an income tax suit was announced as au executioner; the controversy of two lawyers over an account book involved his death, and now the' cypher dispatches havo demolished him. And yet he is not quite dead, for we find that the Tribune is interviewing men all over the country as to the condition of the sufferer. It was but yesterday that tho loader of the old canal gang gleefully expressed the bolief that Mr. Tilden could not recover and a few hour3 ago Mr.

Evarts, who dofended the men who stole the votes of tho Southern States and helped to pay them out of tho public treasury, ventured the opinion that at last the tough old man of ramercy Park was dying. Turn tt the files of our Republican contemporaries, and it will be found that hardly a day has passed for months in which some record has not boen made of the actual or approaching end of Mr. Tilden. He must have hnd a great many more lives than any cat ever known, or our contemporaries must have allowed their desires to shape their editorials. The latter alternative seems to be oorrect.

Mr. Tilden's political death is very much desired by the men who cheated him out of the Presidency and by all the knaves of every shade who were driven by his action from office in this State. There is in this a suggestion for straightforward Democrats. Let them ask why the average Republican organ is so anxious to kill Mr. Tilden and why every kuave in the Democratic party takes a gleeful interest iu the work.

These organs assure us that Mr. Tildeu has not the least chance for renomina tion in 1SS0 and that if nomiuated he could bo easily defeated. If that bo so why do they trouble themselves with him What strange fatuity makes them strive to keep tho Democrats from renominating 0 weak candidatd If Tilden is dead politically why not let the dead rest Alas for tho organs, Mr. Tildeu is very much alive, and their prayer is to meet tho onset of Democracy led by any other man than him, who in his person represents the violence done by foul hands to the institutions under which we live. There is not an anti Democratic organ in the country to day that would not play its very happiest tuue if it could only be assured that Samuel J.

Tilden will not bo the Democratic caudidate in 1830. There is a cypher dispatch on the wall of the White House that Rutherford B. Hayes sees every day, and which he can translate for himself. The shadowy hand of American principle writes the legend, and tho Presidential frand shudders as he reads that Til don is at tho gate. Tiie Pnmariis loiisl rVjJit.

Primary elections were heid by tho Republicans last niglit in the various wards of tho city and the country towns, for the election of delegates to the City, Couuty, Congressional aud Assembly district conventions. In some of the wards tho delegates appear to be unpledged to the support of auy candidate in others the delegates chosen ore divided, but in most of them pledges ware distinctly given and will, doubtless, bo adhered to faithfully. So far a's these pledges are concerned, tho candidates in whom most interest is taken are Messrs. Tenney and Chittenden for Congress in the Third District and Colonel Stegman and. Mr.

Worth for Sheriff. In both these contests there is enough of the uncertain element sent to the Convention to render hazardous auy positive statement as to who will bo nominated. The returns, however, indicate the success of Mr. Worth for Sheriff and Mr. Chittenden for Congress.

In the Third Congressional District there ore nine full wards aud that half of the First Ward kuown as the Old Third. Thoy aro by numbers, tho Old Third, the Founh, tho Seventh, the Eleventh, the Thirteenth, the Ninoteenlb, the Twentieth, the Twenty first, the Twenty third and the Twenty fifth. Of those Mr. Chittendeu soems to have carried the Old the Fourth, the Thirteenth, the Nineteenth, the Twenty first and the Twenty fifth in all 39 votes the other wards are for Mr. Tenney, and cast Oil votes.

It is, however, claimed by Mr. Tenney's friends that he will get ono vote from the Third Ward delegation, and that he may be supported by the Nineteenth Ward. On the Shrievalty the wards are roported to stand as follows WivnTH. culty, however, nil comes from the perpetration of a gross fraud at a primary some months ago and the refusal of the General Committee, after its own agents had reported against the fraud, to grant tho complainants the redress to which they were entitled. Perhaps the leaders, recognizing this, and seeing that the wronged men are determined to avenge themselves, will conclude to do them tardy justice and let precedent take care of itself.

Thoy can say with some truth that no precedent amounts to. anything unless it is recognized, and some pretext can be shaped for not recogniziug the case in question. Yesterday the rival organizations held primaries. At the one with which Mr. Horton is identified, Mr.

Benjamin D. Lewis was nominated for Alderman at the other, Mr. Aitken, the present Alderman, got the nomination. In both primaries delegates to all the conventions were chosen. Between the primaries there was an astonishing social difference.

According fo the reporters the Ait ken DoLacy gathering was made up chiefly of professional politicians and men who, holding little places, do as they are told. The primary at which Mr. Lewis was nominated was attended by citizens who all too rarely interest themselves in ward politics. Carriage after carriage was driven up to the polliug place, and the foromost merchants of Brooklyn alighted to deposit their ballots. If the dissension had been productive of 110 other result than the awakening of this interest, it would be ontilled to praise.

When the best men in the ward interost themselves in primaries, the reign of rascality is very near its eud. We doubt not, however, that the phenomenal indorsement given to Mr. Lewis was duo in no small degree to the fact that he in common with the gentlemen who constitute the organization behind has given notice that at his hands Mayor Howell will receive the warmest support in his efforts to enforce economy in our municpal affairs, while it is no secret that if Mr. Aitken be returned to the Board the Mayor will have at least one man sure in every instance to favor the placeholder as against the taxpayer. Mr.

Lewis is a thorough going Republican and believes fully in party responsibility, but he is not blind to the fact that Mayor Howell is endeavoring to give Brooklyn a business and not a political administration, and that Republicans and Democrats have an equal interest in getting the tax rate of the city re duced. rue Vital JLncal Issue The Republican AJderiuanlc Candidates The Republican politicians, managers and ward Warwicks, presented last evening tho most important local issue in the present campaign, so far as the taxpayers of both parties are vitally concerned in it. In other words, the Republican ward organizations nominated last evening eight candidates for the Board of Aldermen. Aldermen are to be elected this year in the thirteen odd numbered wards, and it so happens that the eight wards in which nominations were made last night, embrace about all the wards which the Republican parly has any strong hope of carrying next month. We may, therefore, accept the list of candidates presented last night, as tho contribution the Republican politicians propose to make to the membership of the next Board of Aldormen, if their choice should be ratified by the general body of the voters of that party.

No intelligent taxpayer of either party ought to be in any doubt this year of whit his duty is in chosing caudiilates for Aldermen. Tho Eagle has steadily maiu tainsd that it is more important to the Brooklyn taxpayer, this year, to elect Aldermen in his interest, than it is to decide the election of all the other candidates who will be before the people of this county. Political preference alone may be allowed to decide the choice of almost all the other candidates, but the taxpayers ought to be able to say the day after the election We have a Board of Aldermen in our interest." We think a perfect test of the claims of an Aldermauic candidate, on all well wishers of Brooklyn, can be applied this year by the answer the candidate may be enabled to give to this question If elected, will you support Mayor Howell in sustaining the reforms he has effected, and in bringing about those other measures of reform which Mayor Howell askod last year at the hands of the Legislature, and which can be secured through the next Legislature, if the taxpayers of Brooklyn are true to themselves between this time and the close of the polls on election day The Eaglb frankly admits that the Democratic party has an advantage in the presentation of the reform policy of the Mayor for indorsement and support, and for the reason that Mayor Howell is a Democrat. A fair minded aud self supporting Democrat, who may be elected to the next Board of Aldermen, will find it easy to strengthen the hands of a Democratic Mayor who is endeavoring to reduce taxation; a Republican Alderman may have to rise above mere party prejudice and party interest in order to do so, but we submit that even from a party standpoint tins will be the best course for the local Republicans to favor and to adopt. If tho Republicans, for instance, should undertake to oppose the measures with which the name of Mayor Howell is associated, and should succeed in defeating them, the ispuo would bo presented again next year, and the Republicans would be at a greater disadvantage then than now.

On the other hand, if the Republican voters, as a body, should rally to the support of the Mayor, the excellent measures now in issue would be disposed of, and both parties might claim a share in the credit of all that we may be able to accomplish by united action iu lessening the burdens of local taxation. These burdens mud be lessened. Wo must insist on reducing the rate of taxation, so as to eu courage the building up of our city, and it is a remarkable fact that one third at least of its total area is still u.ibuilt upou. The building up of the city will result in broadening tho basis of taxation, and iu lesseniug the burden still more. We mu3t next address ourselves to the bonded debt of the city, and make sacrifices, if necessary, to reduce it within an amount at all events which will ub of all apprehension of our ability to carry it, without greatly impeding Brooklyn's rapid progress.

For all these reasons wo think it is tho duty of the taxpayers of both parties to insist upon a pledge of support of Mayor Howell's administration from AUlermanic candidates this year, as the first condition of their support. We propose to consider the nomination made last night for Aldermen, under the test we have indicated, and which we tliiult should be applied. The following is the list First Ward Al lertnan Buraet renominate I. Third Wrd Alderman Aitken Soventti Ward David 3. Stewart.

Eleventh Ward Charles D. Graham. Thirteenth Watd W. H. Riy renominated.

Nlueteenth Ward A. D. BairJ renominated. Twenty third Ward A. B.

8eameu Twenty flftU Vard Ja1n93 8. Power. It will be seen that of tho eight candidates four are now members of tho Board. Tho taxpaying voter will have no difficulty in dealing with these four candidates, for they are already on record. Alderman Burnet, of tho First Ward, is now serving his second term.

He is a lawyer, and a very intelligent gentleman. His course in tiic Board has been marked by the independence which ensues whon a representative follows out his own convictions of ditty. Mr. Burnet is a Republican, but the Mayor has uothiug to complain of at his hands. Judging from his past record, we believe that Mr.

Burnet can be relied on to regard the reduction of the cost of our local government as a question apart from party politics. It i3 possible that the Democrats of the First Ward may be enabled to name a better man for Al dr rmau thftD Mr but the Eagle would uol bd ponsistent with it self if it should advise any taxpayer of any party to vote against Mr. Burnot, under existing circumstances. Mr. Burnet is a Republican, but the Eaoive will chronicle his success at the poll'; with no regret whatever.

Mr. Aitken, of the Third Ward, is personal lv a very fair man, but he has appeared to no advantage as an Alderman. If we mistake not Mr. Aitken is a Government employe. We know his votes have been as uniformly against the policy of Mayor Howell, as of the representatives of the Third Ward voted to order.

The Republicans of this ward seem to be especially alive to their duty to their city at this time. They can be relied on to relieve Mr. Aitken from further services as Alderman. Mr. Lewis, a Republican, has been already nominated in this ward, aud he seems to have tho support of strong, body of The Upon the Mandamus.

What Connsel Had to Say To day as to Why tbo Motitn Should or Should be Granted An Immense Mass of Old Material Roramped ia Mr. Kellj's AO davits. The application on lehalf of tho Trustees for a inoiiJamtiy against Controller Kelly to compel blin to Usuu tbo Bridge bonds, was brought before Mr. Justice liarn tt, in Ibe Auw York Supreme Courl Chambers, ty. The lime was consumed In reading r.o aibUvviy on both side, and the argument was tb put ovr.r to day.

Tho Eaolb ot last nlnht in' itnei a report of tho proceedings up to the midday r1 Tho cao against Crotrollor Kelly maybe briefly stat" 1 follow By the act of th Leinl ure, passed i0 175, ia rebw tion to the JJndgi tbo oat tnoreol wu upoS tha two cltie of Sew York and UrooVtlyn, n4 tbo limit of the anpr.ipriaUdns was placid it of which New i'ork was to furaiah oae lhlrd and Brooklyn two Is, money to be paid ovr to tho Bridge Truvtebs ai tbey might call for It. Kiriy in tho current ar the Hjard of Triiiteo fd tho llr; l.o called iiijou New Vorf for $300,000. and it w.i3 that Controller Krliy would at once Ibsus tha or soon as the Board of Eitimate and Apportionment had passed upon the matter. 'lb opposition to the llridge from cerla'n ona iu Nw Vorlc had slept for a time, but now ic wah around anow, for wj( lilhn ftUbjact was debated afrob. Ail of the old obj.Tiionrt wore brought up.

Mr. A. Id. Miller, wai was the pliiutiff iu tlr; suit in the Uiiled Spates Court to comp 1 tho t' oitpao of work ou the. totiud that it w.h au obstruction to uaviijitijn, brju'ht up tha.

(lUostKn again, although bad bsTj of auatnst him by Judge Johnaou, of thu U. S. Ciroiiit Cmrt. A va amount of argument war. ex pim.led by cortaln engineers and other, who des.

red to be th mijltt such, to prove that the structure would no: fitand and wa i tmaf wUila tho Xw Yjrk Cjaual at political retorm rtlaod a fiuanlity of lcgitl ntjjectloui by thcr CMiiui.d, Mr. Jonn T. Strahin. All of those were oomb.uWd Mr. Murphy, l'rraidant of tho Hoard of into, (u a very able argument which be mado bofnrj tno Mow York UoarJ of Apportionment, and all of tho objection wero iiinwirod.

The Board of Appoitlouni nt r.fcrrad t'ue matter the Corporation Couuel of Mow Yolk and ht ri pirtrd that tho law directed tho Controller to unno tho bonds, aod that there was no way wuoroby he could abstain lrom so doing. Tula did not sstiufy Coutrollor dly and he still rotiued to the bonds, and tin Irus tor or thft llridge, through Hon. Houry C. Murphy, tho I'reaideut of the Board, mada tho application for a per rnptory wumlainna to cmjpel Controller Kelly to ihbuo Ihe butidi. Iu August last the triiatt ea coiled for an additional from New Vork, eothit thero now due trom that city the sum of S.

"90.000. 1 Mr. Edgar M. Cutlou and A. J.

Vanderpool appeared for the application, and Mr. Aastin Abbott is arfiool ated with thoni as coun.nd. Mr. John X. Strahan and Wm.

H. Aruoux appear for tho Controller. Mr. Ar iioui was tho counsel lor Mr. A.

1). Milder, in his salt btiforo tbo U. S. Court, and has represented bim elsewhere in tho contest ajaiuat tho liride. much tor tbe history 0 the preiiut litigation.

A ot the points conuiucd in tho atiilavit ycHTemay win help to a clearer of the which follow 10 day. On th' part of the relator, lb n. Hcury C. Murphy, an mall tiy htm via rirt jir viiiei and Ad by Mr. l'till'ii.

Thit alll Uvlt wan tho one us 1 the ord' to snow colh wiit ihe vati'lnniin ihonl 1 not iup, which was graut tlir wcCih ago byjuaiioa It was publisuc 1 It! the blA'iLE at the ttllio I an 1 Jove a i.ariativi ol the and prorrai of tho ilr. lfce entei rir.e aud tho legal aud tfiutiilary iimn Mii' at couiRcto tber. wlth. In v.oii 1 1 tbirt ofhuait Mr. Strahan ri'a I onf load' by olr.

iv 111 which ho admitted tho relnnal pt ua'j million 00 iir to tho ilr 1 igc. ch irge i that tin' a i.torpris in I that tu ooly I Now York oplo im. rc ii'd at in inception win '1 w. ol, Swrt ny and II Smltb that log. th wilb Henry C.

and Urn. (ho hch iim i wjs pit tiled and in tuii coiiiiccliou lb w.rolo oi Mr. tentiinonv bcloro tho Now Yolk mon IVmiiril over y.jar a'o wa 1 aa pirt of Ibt, it. Hu al charu od ttiat tho wort was co. docl 'd ravagantly, aud th.it it Would to au ob Ntniidioii to navigation ou 11k lLmt Klvor, and lh.u ti.d oi tho will (.

iivud the aj.propriiti in ur t.OJO.CJU winch Mr. Kt lly claims was Qxo upon aa Hie iVil fi BtiJgu. i Mr. al.o another affidavit made UT.r.ii iiilio.inatt Hi alio i aul, III wiilcu Wero the I 11 pic.ou: ar'iiu nts by Mr. A.

II. and hn ats to ilit? aljfml oh.ti com of nivio.itioii on tiie Ea iliv and clio.tn that it uij i 11 ire tiade and coo.morca ulov. 1 li problem aa lo th i jilooil.t; ul liii ttructtire aUu luro. poratcd iu tbo hln lut uii. I Ktiily claimed also iiimu luf'irrnalljn i kiitl ti du a.onltug to thu i.bo to which tho can be jppropiiatol, no train w.th a loco moriv rao iwih in.

to tu.in IiyfJ car i aud Ibat uo two iraim1 cnu pn 8 upon the central pau of the Urtdgoi I th.it I uiAi. lllo weight gr.ralor ttiua lh! ibaxl miiiii run. Alt), that tho Follon h. 'its can can tool tj.o. thun tho l.rl Igo within a cor i iiti clou I nine; that lh foot path of tuellnlgi is b) it oauoot accommodate ovur 1O.U00 pau.

p.e au whin lbO.IXW pass by the lerry noals It Ii and that tt.o can run O) thfr Bridge canuot connect with urla' roudi. Thla aflidavH nu.1 ry wiluiuluoiii. ju I went into too tiutwu a wiifiticr tho llridge nould aUuil in tha tooth ul tbe but wiad. I smni Mi'Ulr. ij, Civil Englnaor, also aworo that ht be lovci thfrti enginfi ring conclusions correct.

Samuel IJ ero swore upon alii that tho prosen structure tho fo dlTidgi was an obsiroctl ti i navigation, aud t.ia: had bom injured thoioby. Mr. Cu.len pi es ntod an aftiitlavit by Charlos C. Mar. tin, one of the Bridge rtuglnoTa, as to iho prooont ntructure tuc fo wa only a lomporary I scaffolding and a part of tho bridge.

Mr. Cull i i also aa alUdivlt from Mr. i Murphy, denying tiiot euiplinilcilly tho allogaticnt contained I weed' toatlui my beforo too Ne.v Yore Common Council. AUo, that tho ijufHinn as to thi obmruclioii to navigation wa dlposod of by Judge diustuil, of the U. Circuit Court, b.for whom ttu 1 iiu'lion was tried.

Ho decided mat thu Bridge was built In accordance wilh law. I Also, that when tho act of 1375 in ro'allon to tha Bridge wrw br light betore tho l.r gialjinre, it wmi at. ou'iv supported aud its parage urgjd by Cm i trailer liy, Men a member of tuo ntaie Lo.lilttur. I Mr. Murp.iy di lllc th allegation that th inatrilc turn it pr.tfecdiug oxtr.tva;:autly or for tho sako of dl play, aud avon, that the work conducted ncouomi cally.

He alt that Controller Kelly, at a mom i uf the Hoard or Tiu huh never olijoct o.l to tb motbod ol cuuntracttou, found fault with or criticuad tho plana. Tho alll lat'l: also showed, In relation to tbe obstrnc lion to navrgall 'ti (i'L atioii, that tho S'orotaryof War i ha i liio 1 Hit: h'. igh'. at watch tho Hrujgo roadway should be pluc: 1. and also aiKwerod the engineering pr ililf rjiic 1 oy 'J fti upon the amdavit of i Muller tx nl.

K'dly. Too alll lavil further that the changes mad. tbo oiiina'. pl. iiiH au i Hie ot stool instead ol iron wire ha I iiic.

ljsc I th rft matei lally, and aU tn.it in th mb or it iiiou wire Mr. Holly a the 6 loiiluui m. in i xoau ot tb eight millions would ab.ut f.i..iiw. Tae aiievattoa that Mr. Mutpny and Hi.

ouirol th! Kxi ca tivc of tho iloa ot iru ieoi was also luitdy deninj aud Mr. ily was 1 tt off from th iinuiitt'es of the Board at iih owu spacttl request 1 Mr. Murphy a'u and that tho radii ws th limit of tho appr and not of thu cost cf in structure. At tuo tloo of the riding of tii aftl l.wlla Mr. Cul Il sal 1 ihey protested agataet the tflott of tho defetlM to int odine nitraneom nntier, as weed's ltl mony.

Th object thereof wa to bring in a miss matter and allegation that could not bo. snsw rod airi davit, but which vould have tho effect to chaug tho p.Tcmp:ory iiuudjinus applieu lor to an alt. rna indittlamuM, ni. mako a lrtl iiec asaiy, iiid ihn I cul'1'. farther 1 ii, was thoi a ljoiirnid nuti! thia morn lug.

and will probably cunutai: th porn on ol a s.Hiti of ho for l.u. lio KKODkl.YN Kl.lilo IKKi: 1'iiHY i sr HKt. I CtiSl VIS. NA.Mi.ri HOC IX I A SII liY aiUUii'S. Al.

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i'INt; OI' tii tcvrih oi t'e ro.vKY l.si.A.vn and BitOOICI.Y.'V I.All.lHdAK fulliMMM'rly e.ictl.n ot r.ilrtion It. aod ib o' t.ocr.oi for Br nil il "i SI O.t.ilMr i oJ .1 oV.o 1. i I '1 a' 4 o'clock Primaries to Elect Delegates to the Conventions. Who will Represent the Party In the Choice of Candidates The TYorth Stcg man Contest Decided in Favor of the Former Mr. Chittenden Lays Mr.

Ten ney Out io the Third Congressional District. The Republicans, last evening, held their primaries in tho wards and country towns, for delegates to the city, county, Congressional and ABBcmbly convontionn, and in some wards for Aldermen, Supervisor and ward officers. The principal interest cen tered in the delegations to the County Convention, and in this ns retards the contest bitween Messrs. and Stegman for nomination for Sheriff. As will be seen bv a reference to the notos, given twlow.

Mr. Worth has carried tba contest by a largo majority of tho delegations. Great interest also was taken in tne inira Ingres atonal District, as to tba success 0 Mr. Chittenden or Mr. Tenney.

'The results show that Mr. Chittonden has carried the old Third, tbe Fourth, Thirteenth, Nineteenth. Twonty Brst and Twenty fifth wards, and that he will probably receive tbe nomination. Much interest was. also excited in the nomination tor Alderman in the First Ward.

Mr. Burnet earned tho primary by a moderate majority. FIKST WARD. T. Tt nirnell White, Alfred T.

White. Charles L. FiucUe, Frank G. Iianaan, Wm. H.

Dike, M. C. Oi ien. City Luaovlo Bennett, James How, Win. M.

Docker. Ch. J. Lowery, Dwigbt Johnson, E. K.

bcrauton, liugh Alien. OLD FIEST Concessional A. Willard Humphrey, Seth Low. John H. Anton.

Aaaembiy Ludovio Bonnott, ueorae cm, White. 01,0 THIRD WARD. ii J. M. Van Cilt.

Franklin Woodruff, Gojrgo 11. Uoberta, B. B. Sedg wick. Assembly M.

C. Oaden, F. M. Edgcrton. Selah W.

Browsr. SECOND WARH. Countv William V.iidomin, William H. Comba. City William Burton, Jomes TruJale.

A. Moiler, John Klie.Iy. Asai moly Edward Irwin, William Luxton. THIRD WARD. rut t.ipv.

William E. S. Fales, Thomas H.Curtis, Laula 8. Turner, Henry Pennie, Ptlllip StOllZ. TWiMnrl.

F.r City Augustus Diaries, nest W. Smith, X. Stoutenborougu, ait whitlnff. William T. Crouch, A.

G. Benson, F. W. Lade, Scrimgeour, Geo. ZlA55EemblT Lucln Knapp, Georae Baker, Willam Fra.iz, John Hartinan, Thomas Campbell.

FOURTH WAB1. County J. Dady, Henry W. Squire, A. J.

Smith, P. MoKenny, Henry A. ttlapvs. City B. J.

Holland, J. B. Dykman, Qeo. W. Smith, P.

Poloy, 3. D. Baldwin. ConRteBBionaWosspli Beeye, Bnrdatt Stryker, V. Beraon, JJiu Gornan, Joaepb W.

i Asaemoiy Charles 8. Masou, Benj. Morgan, Jool S. Cannon, Ei. M.

Smith, Ch. A. Gennand. FIFTH WARD. County Dominick Oeorco Moran, John Rakealra, Pater McGarvoy.

City Jacob Callus, Ubvui urosswiu, mciiirauoj, John A. Adams. Coneroasuinl John Sb.indiey, rciur d. Charles Walla.m, Wm. Frnn.

Assembly Ch. Go.irtwiu, Jamos Brown, James Mooney, Jaco.jDe Moti. SIXTH WAHD. Cumty Wm. Colt, W.

J. Thayer, Lansoa Boyer, Au Ford, E. A. Twne.ly, W.a. lawn.

11 Wiihams. H. V. Maxwell, A. J.

Perry, F. stranaban, 0. Winolon, SUacy Con 'ieiaional W. L. Barnes.

Ooo. 0. Hardy, X. B. Oas'ss, QMtge waits, Josjpb Ming, W.

G. Stein nielz. Assembly George P. Willy, Henry fli. iiussen, n.

o. Kdwards, W. S. S.mond, C. it.

Becatel, A. u. Williams. REVF.NTH WARD. City John T.

Vail, Siae, W. B. Meeker, B. S. M.whouae, L.

U. Jt Ldv.ai'd 11. Coffin, F. C. Seabiiry, L).

kpairici, Samuel Corey, James Daily. Cmiulv Kmer. kin W. Henry M. Couuoily, J.

G. llnd rhili, Wm. G. Pieron, Carled Barker, h. Kim ball.

Henry li. viaeciur, liuoca u. naiatuu, W. .1. ltuer.

Conrossiooal E. It. Konnedy. John Gllib, Wi.i'.am Kay, O.li. Scliretner, Thomas T.

Kvatis, Johu A. Esoli', Fred. W. Potter, Gcoi'iii H. Thomas Jones, Samuel H.

Suoppard. Assembly Cuarles H. Cotton, Thomas H. Cole, Gror 's G. Hopkins, L.

A. Cullio, W. Emerson, W. A. Bailew, James Dalton, Henry D.

Clarke, W. C. Jacobs. EIGHTH WAItD. Comity Alex.

rc ady, James Van Zmdt, Wm. Wood, Samuel H. Morrell, David Bandell. City X. Wojdkeud, jas.

Cocrolt, Garrett Bergen, Gus. Harris, Pet'jr llayoert. Congressional Andrew J. Lyons, Geo. W.

Brown, Cbaries Butaoru, J'liomn M. Pearsall, W. W. Brodio, Assembly Wm. Bws, Fred.

Backus, Philip Cadmus, Asher Williams, Ucury Wilkinson. NINTH WAID. County Erastus Cook, Francis C. Biggs, Volnoy AUlvidge. City Benjamin Estes, R.

Van Wyck Powell, John S. Mackey. Co' gressioaal W. Straw, P. L.

Watson, Francis Birkor. Assembly Wm. J. Bickerton, Ed. Bull, Wm.

J. Nichols. TENTH WARD. County John F. Henry, B.

Murray, Rosa A. Inslt, W. M. Perry, L. II.

15. Tucker. City 11. F. Blair, Tuoruai Swany, Junes Watt, Seymour Kliue, M.

V. Plumb, H. E. Dubois. C.mgres3ioual Thomas, Wm.

Bugkiaod, J. Goldinark, J. T. Stickney, Geo. V.

Clark, James Gilbert. A embly D. B. Hasbronck, n. Forrester, J.

B. Mancy, John S. Ljjmis, A. J. Nnwton, Boss E.

Insb. ELEVENTH WARD, City Edwiu Holloway, Thomas H. Lynch, W. E. Br.iwii, George Tuatcher, Tuoinas Flaherty, William C.

James Sample, Jobu llouut. Couuty E. B. Fowler, John Allen, Matthew W. Stewart.

41." N. Day, John Christman, John Uowaa, Hen rv Elliott, j. Concessional H. A. Ashwoll, Robert Matcnett, Robert Hunter, A.

H. Byers, Aljx. McLaiu, Wm. Uun UT, W. S.

Assembly Adam T. Dodce, W. E. Lemoud, Robert Swift, OuarluH A. Sheinian, Qcorga H.

Waison, Jcromo Johnson, James Snendau, Peter F. Dwycr. TWELFTH WARD. County Wm. MoirUon, B.

J. McGuiro, Louis H. Weaver. City J. W.

Barlay, Win. H. Chevalier, Louis H. Woaiwr. Congressional F.

O. McRoon, Jonn ueauy, rrancia Juit. Assembly C. E. Wilcox, Thoma3 Saud, K.

Duggan. THIRTEENTH WARD. County Charies W. Ciieshhv. Win.

H. Curtis, Co. Small, lwo. S. Henuessy.

Au.Irew E. Hios, Tneodure E. Gr. eo, Geo. W.

Grit man, S. Cleveland. Cut Wm. H. Taylor, A.

H. letting, Dr. Geo. E. Weibor, Henry C.

Rumer, A. 11. Man tun, Levi ilutcb ius, Jas. Lav, bou j. IX Wood.

Con 'icssioiial Sigismuud Kjufuiann, Win. If. Lay crott, Jas. A. lMnial Vnt up, Geo.

C. WilKins, Henry N. Meeker, Johu P. Cjnkliu, Cuarles H. Russell.

Assembly H. J. Warner, David Harnol, James E. Clifford, Ed. Roper, F.

Woudover, Geo. W. Simmons, Samuel Hastings, John Lewis. FOURTEENTH WARD. County Robert Patter, Jonn 11.

Perry, James W. Donning, Thomas City John Grtausy, Jamea Bates, Stephen Mangan, Jptnes Leuox. Cuugresslonnl Jacob M. Johnson, Frank Crandall, Tbomus Decker, Assembly John Jefi.rs, Emaauol JonoingB, John A. Nuiris, Wm.

Rhodes. FIFTEENTH WARD. Ciunty Danlei Maujer, John Wostervelt, Wm. Allison, Hugh Buech. H.

Hendrickson, Wm. Tucker, Geo. Scaick, George ttemsen. City Isaac Lawrence, John Matthews, Wm. Clyde, Wm.

Seaman, Andrew Allison, Robert RcynoUs, Andrew Roeder, Fred. Sprower. Congressional B. Hunt, George Lingko, G. Konlg, David Finkham, James Johnson, Wm.

Larauiee, James J. Sibbais, Richard Ualot. AHscmbly Ed. Moukbam, John Hunt, Walter Bollas, James Butler, Wm. Bogert, John Brown, Johu l'icket, Edward Northrop.

SIXTEENTH WARD. County Charles Saeher, Mathias J. Pjtry, David Acker, Henry Edward Dr. Henry Lieweustem, Anlrew Zeiser, Gejrge Wren, Henry Kief or, Carl Wuest. City Michael Buohrcann, Captain John Louis Schuler, Johu G.

Wilson, Louis Bosaert, Victor Eger, John D. Fruehhch, August Gomer, George Week ojser. Congressional Robert J. Budd, Wm. A.

Halloran, Adam Kessel, Charles Ueilz, Stephen Bitter, J. G. Feist, Wm. Geltliugsr, Alex. Rosengarden, Charles Rogers.

Assembly Henry Miller, Henry Klein, Tho. Whit ford, Thos. Sc'iiuiiler, John Beitz, Felix Devlin, Edward Joeopo Davis, Henry Gjeiz, SEVENTEENTH WARD. County David Williams, Herman Cottreil, Gjorgo W. Bailey, George W.

Hsight, Samuel Koliston, Walter S. Smith, Andrew J. JJomhle. City Jamea L. Jeosen, Jacob BItscb, Henry Denny, Thomas Heudirsou, A.

M. Guilds, James Chambers. CoogreRsional u. B. Trsatwell, Georgo Barlow, George Palmer, George Deviu, Wm.

Guudry, KicUard Keatiug, Johu Creamer. Aascmolj Wm. H. Godfrey, David Arkill, Georae Oiiluly, August S. Barling, Francis E.

Mfirao, Isaao Wailack, Thomas Giiei. EIGHTEENTH WARD. County Zebulon H. Doty. Francis F.

Williams. H. Doemor, Lewis Buckley, David Lindsay, Johu M. ilumer. City John H.

F. Schhbohen, Patrick Kelly, George Benson, Ed. Lynch, Georjo B. Head, John H. Molt.

Congressional Alex. Ferris, Christian Mnrtbum, Hermau Dressier, Ch. W. Godard, Frank Wymmes, Adrian M. Suydam.

AssomblyJohu Nape, E. Renne. Ed. Gisch, Ch. H.

Jackson, Archibald Blck, Pbilias D. Ludlow. NINETEENTH WARD. County Iaac 8. Catlin, Albert G.

McDonald, Andrew D. BairJ, Cortlandt St. John, Wm. J.Taylor, F. S.

Hodskinon, Wm. 8. Mills, Albert Daffgett. City William R. Pettigrew, Ernest A.

Walters, Honry ii.is:, Wm. C. Carrick, Robert Payne, Ihos. McKou, Edgar Miller, Adolph Wilson. Congrosiouil Wiiaam W.

Hanna, Christian Muss lur, David Miller. John F. Krualer, Robert B. Fcrgu too, FrJirjc dathora. Joia Parts, iaJ H.

Jaggers. iisemblv William Kramer, Herbert G. Taylor, Geo. Galiat, Philip Lsuhart, Paid Neuer, Adam SchaU, Joiin Barrett, James Gallagher. TWENTIETH WARD.

County Daniel NorttiiJp, Edwin Beers, James" Coleman, Mnnson S. Brown Liwen Houghton, Robert Anderson, Amos M. Kidder', Joseph G. Story, Alouzo W. Crowder, Lafayette Halsey.

City A. C. Barnes, Thomas Verbou, A. F. Campbell, Jamea Brush, Thos.

McSnane, 8amnel E. Thump eon, Wm. E. Driver, W. 0.

Vosburgh, CUarlej Sohurlg, S. M. Peftinglll. Stewart L. Wooiford, Albton P.

Biggins, Jim N. Smith. William Mayo Little, Samuel E. Belcher, Ebeu Miller, George P. Sheldon, Willis Warren, William L.

Bennem, fleory A. P.lcaardson. Assembly Jomss E. Kolsey, Abljab Whitrmy, Daniel Powell, Henry B. Williams; James Dunning, Lewis A.

Myers, E. E. Underwood, Isaac 0. Horton, Charles Corey, John M. Bulwinxle.

TWENTY FIRST WARD. County Colonul Jesse Palmer, Max Josne. John Straus. Dr. P.W.

Kay, D. D. Springatein, A. D. Attwood, B.

F. Chapman. City Captain Henry A. Phillips, FraiiK Crawford, Theodore Muno. K.

D. Ctoity, John Beyer, Chaa. Kochlcr, Thomas N. Blake, Captain H. W.

Hughes. CoogiexJional Darwin R. James, Fred. Lock wood, Captain Joan Jlarglinus, Hamilton S. Disbrow, Asi A.

Spear, Ht niy Huber, Philip Doering, W. O. Stoddard. Assembly L. V.

Wm. H. Friday, F. R. Hibboro, A.

P. Iliamau, Andrew Seiu, Wm. Pottsmau, Alex. Ilentou, Fred. Juciit.

TWENTY SECOND WARD. County Wm. A. F.liz, Samuel V. Owen, DeWltt C.

Wykes, Fro.1. W. Lewis McLaughlin, Joseph Corduan, Wm. H. Beaton.

City Daniel Y. Baker, Wm. 11. Maxwell, Walter S. Peers, Thomas Ii: Charles F.

Baldwin, Luthor II. Ammermnn. lionry S. Carlstiansen. VoaSr.i.i reU Win, Bag! W.

Brown, WEIWESDAI EVENING, OCTOBEB IB, 188. Thla Paper uni the Lamest Circulation of any Uvenliix Paper Published In (he United states. Its value as an Advertising Medium Is tueveSore apparent Tbo Local Offices of Heal Interest to Taxpayers! "We have endeavored to show, in yesterday's issue, that, while the politicians are mainly interested in the lucrative executive offices to be filled, the taxpayers should give their attention, this year, mainly, not to the officials who get in fees great 1 deal of money for their services, but to those 'who are intrusted with the expenditure of the public money. More may depend on the election of a single Alderman iu one of our wards than on all the other candidates to be voted for this year, iu the way of reducing the burdens of local taxation. TUu present Board of Aldorioon is in antagonism to Mayor Howell a corrupt combination having bsen entered iuto between certain Democrats and certain Republicans, who arc, together, numerous enough to control the Board by a bare nwjor Despite this antagonism, the Mayor has been able to enforce a reduction of taxation amounting in the aggregate to a great many thousand dollars.

If Mayor How oil had a Board of Aldermen who would second him iu his efforts and be content to share iu any credit his administration may secure, the Mayor would bo able to gat rid of the triplo headed commissions, and of duplicated departments, and in this way a great additional reduction could be made in the cost of supporting our government. Beside, the Mayor could place at the head of each department officials for ivhose conduct he could beheld directly responsible. This would insure us honest and efficient service, and by honest, and efficient and responsible rule in the several departments, a great saviug could be effected. The departments are now run to subserve personal and political ends such, for instance, as keeping three hoads to each of them. The taxpayers and voters of Brooklyn should direct their chief attention to the election of the right kind of men for Aldermen this Fall, and, if they succeed in this, they can afford to let the politicians busy themselves with the election of other officials.

The position pi Supervisor is next in importance to that of Alderman. The Supervisors have the power to spend public money, and if they spend it honestly and frugally the taxpayers will not be called upon to raise a dollar more in taxes than is absolutely needed for an economical administration of our county affairs. The voters should carefully consider the merits of the different candidates whon selecting the ticket Ihey propose to 2ul in the ballot box marked "For Supervisor." It so hnppens that the Brooklyn taxpayer ii especially interested iu the election of members of Assembly this year. Apart from the general interest which exists for the election of an upright branch of the State Legislature, the Brooklyn taxpayer requires this year legislation special to this city that is he will require that the city charter shall be so amended as to enabb us to have but one head to each department of our local government instead of three and to permit us to consolidate the three existing tax receiving departments, and to merge the Department of Autlit iuto the Controller's department. These changes are provided for the act known as the "Howell Charter Amendment bill." No voter in Brooklyti of any party ought io vole for any candidate for Assembly this Fall unless he pledges himself 111 advance to vote for this amendment to the city charter, and use ail honorable means to secure its enactment as law.

In additiou to this, the bill introduced last year, providing for making the office of Charities Commissioner appointive instead of elective, should pass this year, and no man ought to be elected to the Assembly from this county who will not pledge himself to favor this measure. It would go a long way toward lifting the Charities Department out of politics. Not only the taxpayer but the poor, the sick, the insane, who are dependent on public charity, are deeply interested in elevating the status of the Charities Department. It has sunk very low indeed, and while the mass of suffering humanity iQ the County Buildings is in itself voiceless, its very silence should be moro potential than eloquence in pleading for the change demanded by the humane people of this city, who have made themselves familiar with the working of this branch of our local government. Our duty, rather than our inclination, compels us to sny that the responsibility for the defeat of the Charities bill last year rests upon Mr.

"Waring, a Republican Member of Assembly from the Fifth District, This gentleman, against his own judgment, as we well know, antagonized the bill at tho urgent solicitation of Republican politicians, who think they may profit by its defeat through the approaching election. Mr. Waring ought not to be re nominuted by his party if lie is he should not only be defeated, but every Republican candidate put in the field should suffer for it, for in the event of Mr. Waring being a candidate his party must accept responsibility for a determination to keep the Charities Department in politics, and this offense alone if committed after this warning should insure the defeat of every Republican candidate presented for the support of the voters of Kings County this Full. Tho Republicans will doubtless have no difficulty iu carrying the Fifth Assembly District this year for it is very strongly Republicanbut their candidate should not be Mr.

Waring. For the reason we have stated, and for his known opposition to the Howell Charter Amendment bill, ho ought to be defeated, if nominated, oven if iu the district there was not a single Democratic voter. There happens to be an interest in the election of Congressmen this year opart from politics. Through the efforts of a Democratic House of Representatives an immense annual saving has been effected in Federal expenditure. The Eagle is not partisan enough to sav that a Democratic House would have done its much as it did, in cutting down expenditures, if the spending of the money was in the hands of Democrats.

But as it happens that the executive officers of the Federal Government are Republicans, while the body that decides how much they may spond is Democratic. We may be sure tho Democratic Legislature will not authorizo any more money to be expended than is necessary. This is one of the beneficial results of party government, and the people are entitled to the advantage of it. It is made very nearly certain by the October elections that the next House of Representatives will be in Democratic hands. There is no good reason why the Independent voter in Kings County should not aid iu making this result certain.

To sum up, then The Brooklyn voter this year is mainly concerned in the selection of the right men for legislative positions, and above all, in the election of tho right candidates for Aldermen. A taxpayer who may ba in any doubt as to his choice for Alderman, cau hardly make any mistake in selecting the candidate who will, in the Board of Aldermen, stand by Mayor Howell, for his administration is identified with every measure of now urged iu the interest of Brooklyn, l)SrtJ' holders and working classes. The local Republican have ftn ward state of affairs to deal with 1J1 Ward. There aro two rival organizs.101 one composed of men like Mr. "Oliver, T.

K. Jlorton and Benjomiu D. Lewis, the other under the control of General DeLacy and Alr derman Aitken. In point of numbers and social influence the organization with which Oliver, Horton and Lewis are identified is un questionably the stronger in so far as the recognition of the General Committee constitutes regularity, the DeLacy Aitkan body is undoubtedly entitled to be called regular. If the lead srs persist in recognizing the latter there will to a certainty be tv.

ward tickets in the field on election day, for self respecting business men of the Horton class do not 'Oiu a movement without reason, and, having joined, do not abandon the work while tho wrongs they complain of are unre dressed. If, on the other hand, the Aitken DeLccy men are put a the Genera! Committee will be convicted of iuj'Htice and a precedent bo established that may prove very embarrassing ia Uq future. This diui F.lqvviuii Ward. There was mi opposition ticket here both, for delegates uad ward offices. The opposition ward ticket bore tho name of John Hettrlok for Alderman and George Thatcher fr.

Constable. B.tta tb; tickets for delegates wero in thft intorest of Tenney for Congress aud Stegman for Sheriff. Fffti oniu Ward. Throe tickets were run at tho Fifteenth Ward primary, respjclivjly stjled as follows: A regular Sruitb. Saydcr aud Smith, aud ilarmsr aud Smith.

Every thiug was conducted in order aud iu fairness. To satisfy all faoliona Daniel Maujer ofil.ia.ted as Child' Iuspjctor. Abjut tbe result there Is not a auea. tion raised. The straight Smith party proved too numerous for their opp mi nis, pjlliuz 178 voles out of a total of 253, or a plurality t.f 61 ovjr all.

Mr. Worth gets tht; couuty delegation. Sixteen tli Word. As. had been anticipated the primary election in the Sixteenth Ward was an exciting contest, though not attended wilh roallj disorderly incidents.

Ono of the lower rooms of Turn Hall was crowded almost to aiiff'H'idion by a crowd of several hundrol men who, tl.cir auxioty for partisan advancement, resorted to puslnug and bcrambliug about the plac. Tho opposmn clans were unevenly matched, as tho friends of Mr. Worth largely piepondcratcd. For a brief limo the police mai.aged tj keep two lino3 iu operatiou, but these were soon broken, and the stronger the man tho batter were his chances to get In a vote. Very many on account of this condition of affairs did not risk getting squeezed in the jam, and refrained from attempting to vote.

80 groat was the pressure and heat that two men fainted, and were carried out, whild others who were wedgod in the crowd would gladly havo made their exit if that had been possible out of the order ot procedure. As far as may bs tho primary is conceded to havo baon a fair one. The result was a decided victory for Mr. Worth '1 supporters, the vote being 354 for tbe Maeher ticket, against 1U5 fur Uie Doane faction. Eigbtecmii Ward.

There was the least show of an opposition in the Eighteenth Ward, backed by ox Alderman Hen. ry B. Dawson, in hia own interest. He hae been left off a delegation on which be was desirous of serviug. Tho attempt comos under the head of a failure.

It is said the coanly delegation which is unpledged, is mainly for Mr. Worth, leaving one, if not two, for Colonel Stegman. TClneieentli Ward. As a matter of course, Colonel Ktcgmati has secured the solid delegation from his own ward. Tho primary was of the jug handle style, for Ihs reason that one ticket ocly was iu tho fic ld.

In the matter of Congressmen, it is taken for grunted that the delegation is for Mr. Chittouaon. Tno complexion of affairs in that connection may, however, bo changed by t. mrrow. The fact which may bo indlcjlive of more than appeared ou the surface, that a proposal to indorse Mr.

Chittenden's nomination on Tuesday night, points to such a result. Twellllcth Ward. The most exciting primary ever hold in tho Tweuti' tli Ward was that ot last night. The Congressional lljht was 'carded the pivo.al point of th amtest and everything else seemed to hinge on it. Two tick.ns.

iicli had been mado respectively by the Tenuey and Goodrich caucuses, wvre in tiio rk'ld and tho ward beiu: the homo of both aspirants for Congressional honors it was admitted that defeat in the primary would bo fatal to either iu tho oouveatiou. Both partite worked vigorously from the opeuiug till tile close of tbj poll. The voting bcau at 4 o'elocif la tii3 aiteruoon anil ended at IU o'clock at night. During the six hours intervening the chapel at No. iffi Cumberland" street was tilled by an excited erov.

ovoillowcd iuto ihe street and spread from ona end of tho block to tho other. A line of voters i.xf. lroui tho chap nearly to Kalb avenue. C0.1C 10s darted hither and thither bringing in invalid Republicans ho wished to euppoi friends, and tbe ward workers circulated industriously iu their eudeavora to aid their candidates. A large number of prominent.

Republicans weie at work in tho primary, among whom re Alderman French, Isadoro M. Bon, Samuel E. Belcher, Jamea Ji. Smith, City Treasurer William Mayo Little, ex Supervisor John W. Uarmao, ex Alderman Charley Smith, Colonel William W.

StephesBon, ex Assemblyman A. P. Higgius, Henry A. Bowea, W. H.

Houghtal ing, ex Sheriff A. F. Campbell, Major A. C. Barnes and others.

Colonel Tenney and Mr. Goodrich woro presout during the entire primary, each working euer. gelically in his own behalf. Sergeants Martin aud Carponter, of the Fourth Brecinot, were on baud with a laKO force of patrolmen. There were many wrangles duriDg the voting, but only one disturbance of a serious nature occurred.

Captain 11. C. Barkiuson, Su perintendeut of tho Soldiers' Home, at Bath, N. took an aotivo hand In the fljht for Colonol Tenney. Whilo watching tho long striug of votora that filod iuto tho chapel, he espied ono Jimmy Devine, whom he Buspected of being a "dummy" placed in the line to delay the casting of the ballots.

He informed Devine of his suspicions and requested him to withdraw in order to facilitate the voting. Devine refused aud a quarrel followed. Tho captain's antagonist applied an insulting remark to him. whereupon, it ia said, bo struck Devine a slolgo hammer blow botwecn the eyes and knockod htm down. The meet intense excitement followed, the throng making a rush for tho corner of tbe room whero the row occurred, and wedding in the combatants.

Burly Sergeant Martin, with a squad of men, reached Parkinson and Devine before any serious uaniage was done. A charge of asBault was preferred against Captain Parkinson, aod be was escorted to the Myrtle avonue police station. City Treasurer Little, ex Assemblyman Higlns aud a large number of othor prominent politicians accompanied the captain. Justice Riley was hunted up, and be reloased Captain Parkinson on his own recognizance, declining to accept ball, which was offered in any amount. Captain Parkinson soon returned to tbe chapol and went at work along the line as bard as ever.

The pods closed promptly at the appointed hour. Several hours were occuplod in cauvosslug the votes, and the result was awaited with the deepest Intorest. Soon after midnight tbe Tenuey men were elated by the announcement that Supervisor Alexander Walker, who had received a ronomination from their caucus, had carried the primury over his competitor. William E. Sheffield, the nominee of tbe Goodiicb I action, by a majority ot 230 in a total vote of 1,004.

The announcement was received with hearty clieera. Early this morning the inspectors informed tbe crowd that 1,013 votes had been cast on the Congressional ticket, and that the Tenney delegation, headed by Stewart L. Woodford, had a majority of 127 over the Goodrich ticket, beaded by Johu JJioholls, It. peated cue Bring and "tigers'' made the old chapel shuto when the result was stated. Colonel Tenney was called upon for a speooh, but be contented himself by thankiug his friends for their support and introducing Mr.

James N. Smith, President of tbe Brooklyn, Flatbush and Coney Island Railway, who made a stirring speech of congratulation. Tbe Tenney ticket was successful throughout by average majorities of 150, giving Major I. F. Biased the county delegatiou for Sheriff, Alderman French tho city delegation for Controller, and Colonel W.

W. Stephenson the Assembly delegation. The success of the Tenney county ticket was regarded as a defeat of Jacob Worth, whioh tho Goodrich men attributed to tbe fact that tho bag containing tickets, carried by Georgo B. Elmore, their candidate for Aasembly, had by some mistake been filled with a split ticket, with Goodrich Congressional delegates and the remainder of tne Tonnoy ticket on it. Wnile the county delegated will support Major Blaiell if he has a cbanoe for the momlnatioo, they will undoubtedly Uko any course that will assist Colonel Tenney in his struggle for the Congressional nomloation.

Twenty first Ward, In tho Twenty first Ward there were two tickets in tho field the successful oao In favor of Chittenden and Worth, tbe other for Toaney and Stegman. The contest was quits warm, and tho discussion at times very acrimonious, but no fighting occurred. Tho sncces9iul ticket was carried by fifty majority. The defoated ticket was headed by Hosea 0. Pierce.

Ttventr secontl Ward. Contrary to all anticipation tho contest in this ward was characterized by no disturbances whatever. Thero were two tiokets in the field, both of walch announced, In the moat emphatic terms, that the gentlemen whose names wer; inscribed thereon wero unplodgod and "Ires to vote for the host men presented." Notwithstanding this reassuring intimation, it was understood that if the ticket beaded by tbo name of Aldorman William A. Fritz was successful, Mr. Worth would bo assured of tbo support of tho ward delegation In tho Couuty Convention, whili, on the other hand, if the ticket led by Mr.

simuei V. Oweu came out ahead, no one doubted that Mr. Steaman would have rea on for congratulation. Before tlia actual opening of the polls, both sides may be very safely said to have dooe thoir best, and tbe real issue at ctako, so far as tho ward is concerned, was simply a question of supremacy bitween Mr. Fritz and Tax Col loclor Tanner.

The latter occupied, during the entire evening, a seat beside the poll clerks, watching tho progress of tbe voting with the kesncst possible interest. Mr. Fritx, lively and energetic uatil the last vote was deposited, encouraged his workers with assurances of success, and placed bis mon whero tbey.would do tbe most good, and kept them there. The polls were opened iu E'lr'ka Hall, Fiilh avenue, at five o'clock, and it was five hours later before tbey closed. During all this time the Frtta worked like beavers.

W. H. Maxwell, a candldato for delotrato to the city convention, left 110 stone unturned to secure every wavering vole. Where general arguments availed him nothing he made perional appeals, and tbe manner in which he acoomtnodated his friends with advancoi positions In the line of voters was peculiarly edifying. Any gentleman to whom timo was an obj jet, and who could bz swayed by au opportunity for expedition, soon found placed ahead of tho.e wbo had been alroidy waiting half an hour, and thus lh good work 'al oa.

intcrva's Mr. Maxwell took occasion to announco that his ticket was winning by ten to one." The only variation to the monotony of theso intlmatloaa being th appcaranc! voter whoo color wis of tbo most uncompromising klad. This g.nllimi.i exemiel the right of auflraie under tho om of John T. Ebjuy, and I00S2I oxcesilvai auiAt; I at thje wha that land where primary elections are not supposed to be held. Many other persons attempted to play tho "Artful Dodger," but their appearance roh was nit a success, a1) an Immediate bounce was the reward of their ottorts.

Alderman Druyer workoa hard for the success of tho Worth ticket, walla tho "kid glove" ticket, as that for Steamao was designated, received the active support of Mr. E. H. JTobbi. Ho far as tho Congressional 'lfgatioiia wero concerned, there was no contest respecting tii candidate.

They were both pledged to support rl. I as tiin oaudldato from the Fourth District. Tiii Assembly delogatlon on tho Worth ticket wa unpledged, but that on tho Stogman ticket bad proml.ed to sujiior: Mr. 7.. H.

Hobbs. Alderman Dwyer and bis friends malo a fight, altiiouh their majority wai ably small. Tho inspectors that 2t7 ballots had been which the iiaard Richardson, or 'IVnuor and Worth ticket, revived 1J votes, and tho opposition 1'2'd. There was cr at dissatisfictiou among tho friends of Stegmau when tho roult was announced, and charges of fraud in tho count wero Now IjOtv, Tho result of the New Lots pn'mary was a surprise. Until the polls were opened it was thought that only th'j regular ticket was in tho field.

These deir gates were to havo worked for Stogman. But the Wortb men bad gotten up a ticket and it was eke tod almost unauimously. CrjItRGYl EVENTS. Hon. S.

R. Cox was nominated for Congress in the Sixlb District, New York, last night. The German Commissioner!) sent to this country to'examine into the workings of our tobacco tax system, arrived yeatorJay at Richmoud, Va. Tho sale of Augustin Daly's library was concluded yesterday at Clinton Hall, New York. The prices roabz.

were very low. A larrjt number of German saloon keepers mrt at Cooper Institute yesterday and organize. 1 the "Cilizaus' Protective Society." The Fall regutta 0 Cornell University was held at Ithaca yesterday, aud a lare inimui wttneasod the spectacle. There were thrco well contested races. The General Association nf Congregational Churchfs of Now York mt at Oswego, yestrrdar.

Hon. Austin Abootl, ot New York, was el. 'clod Moderator. Madame Etelka Greater, one of the two prime donne of the Italian Opera Company, ir vtt ill in Now York from a severe cold and tevT cootracu 1 011 shipboard. A few days a'O life was despaired of, but her condition is somewhat improved, Kight Kev.

Thomas Gnlbery. fourth 5i. hop of Hartford, Coun was buried yest'rd ly from th Cathedral, in that rity. More than w.ir present, including V10 clergymen. Tbi rutnint wen interred io the crypt in the tear of Ihe alt Thirty one young Indies wero i v.l ns ncvl'e of the School Si.itcrs of Danm in Baltimore yesterday.

Among Ihe turners witj six young ladies from tl.e City of Yorit uim Irotn ont: from Havana, N. juo Iroin Phlladolohia. Tba wvro ftim BJuuii. re and foreign countries. All the deuds, rtiortgnjjo'S, Etol'.

a from th l. liank. liav. found in a bai k'. iu the wo ta near tlr Fo.

i Mon gomery on tiie Hn ou llir Urtdrr.ii. Too clothing worn t.y the burg'ar 'thrr witli ttii l.ol lows used foe foriug powJor 1:1:0 sat" wl wilh tbe bonds. I Lena Fiek, a Gorman woman and her year old daughter have disappeared lrom Urilgeport, and It ia beli 'ved that the woman hai tarried nut her dc ilarfd purpose of taking her own lile au i the life of the little girl. She wsb liring apart from her husband and had the custody of two of her ctiil dren while be had the third, a daughUr oi teD. I A courier who yesterday reached Natchez, reportod that 2.500 armed negroes mrrouadod Waier proof, I.i., on Monday, and threatened to burn and sack tho wn.

One hundred men immediately armed thcin. and set out for Waterproof. It is thought that this aitmo gang burned Senega's place ou Luko St. Johu, some miles below this town. 1 Major General Franz Sigol was the first 1 witness examined in the Porter investigation on Oov ernor's Islaud yesterday.

Major Gcueral Josrph II00W testified also. Other witnesses were Captain J. J. Carpenter, who was In Porlei'd Corps, and Captam McEldowney, who was with Stonewall Jackson's bn grade. The testimony Is nearly all In, and tho Board of Inquiry will soon visit the battlefield to Virginia.

I The yellow fovcr is spreading in the South, and at Helena, the people are fljiuu from tho city to escapo tho danger. At Memphis the fevor is m.t I more malignant in typ? than heretofore, but as much canuot ba said of it in tbe immediate country, lii al'. parts of MiaslHjdppi aud the western part of renn.i.c.j it is attacking tho people, and the work of the phji clans seems to bo without eud. The weather is gr ing warmor aud the frost seems further off than ever. Juror Blood, who favored tho conviction of Billings, at Ballston, N.

had an interview with Billings at the Jail yesurday, wheu the latter pb.uded eloquently to convince him of his inuotvticc. Blood told him that his (Billings') testimony before tho Cor oner's jury finally fixed his convictions of iiultt. The interview failed to alter tha opinion. Billings waa eiger to get him to obange bis views, aud gr.c an affidavit to that effect, thus enabling bun to give Mr. and Mrs.

Joseph Taylor, parents of Bayard Taylor, celebrated yesterday the atml 1 vcrsary of their wedding at Ce larcroft, Square, Ponn. Joseph Taylor is in his S4th ye, anl Rebecca, his wife. Is in her 7'Jth. Tho simple and informal, and the company nt slstsd of relatives and neighbors. A loiter of cngratu.

lation waa received from Taylor. 111 I during the day a cablaratn, offoriug love and onf.rii;ciatioi,o, I was received from biui, siUvd by w.f au A I daughter. The Grand Jury at the Cuiitily Court House yesterday examim. a numli'r of wll i uesses who twtiflc! against lward l(juirt. chirjiii I wilh tbo murder of Lis wife.

The tcitimuiiy iaken agreed Iu substance with that given at the inquest. Dr. Walssr, who made th punt mortem examination of the body found in a barrel uoar Silver L.ik' was 1 shown a picture of Annie Denan, and saw tham h.s opinion tbe body which he examined was that of tho gjrl represented. Pauline Dittmar, second wife, is in ihe custody of the officials, aud will remain on Statcn Island until after tbe trial. Tne jury did not indict tbe prisoner yesterday, not concluding th" examination of witnesses, but doubtless did so to day.

His trial will follow in three or four weeks. Arthur Cheney, proprietor of the I'oston Gicbe Theatre, of Bostou, died ot dropsy. Ho was a great sufferer, and several times hod to operations. Mr. Cheney was a eon of Ward Cheney, one of the Cheney Brothers, who the silk factories at Cheneyville, in Connecticut, aud was born In 1836.

He was finely educated, and early dtvelopjd a strong liking for theatricals, and bis interost in Una direction finally led him to enter Into tho business of manager. He spent money lavishly and did ills to elevate the drama. His liberality was unbouud and few citizens of Boston have done more for the enjoyment of his fellow citiz.us thin did Mr. Cheney. The Grand Jury of New Haven found a true bill yesterday auaiua'.

Rev. Herbert N. Hay. lea fur the m'irdor ol Mary Slaunaid, of North Madison. The prisoner was remanded to tho custody of the Sheriff.

The Grand Jury deliberated but twenty minutes, and found a true bill ou thir am ballot. ThJie were thirty witnesses present for the State. but only one third of them wore beard by tho Jury. The question of tho releaso of Mr. Hajdoa on bail will come up.

but barily be successful. Tha trial will not login for a fortnight. Dr. Bailey, wuom Mr. Hayden consulted on tho day ho bought the at Middle town, and Dr.

White, of Yale, ami Profes.ior Johnson, of tbe Sheffield Scientific School, who disinterred ihe remains and found the arsmic iu the bo iy, avj testimony of an Important nature. Suit has been brought agiinst Admiral David l). Porter by Henry Stanley Wetmore. of Washington, lor private ana puliilo misconduct. Wetmore charges that while he was Recorder of the Board of Inspections, United States the Admiral deducted from his salary and cans to be oaid his divorced wife, Wetmore, monthly sums aggregating about Wulmor i's counsel ba checks nud vouchers i'or th 'so Hnd othfr payments made to her.

The suit Is brought to test the legality of Porter's deductions Wui more's salary, while under the orders and instructions of Porter, au i it fail to fie. aso, nivr.jly forerunner of a prosecution involving MrP. Wetmore. who waj divorced from Wetmore in Is on tho lBtter's charge of adultery. Admlr.ljPorr is charged by Wetmoro with bfinu for bis doroeBtlo troubles, and harf documentary evldonces to sustain a criminal suit.

Among the witnesses in the Vnnderbilt will case in New yefterday. was Mis, Susan A. King, a member ol Soroais, and th head tho Women's Tea Company in Nw York, who tt'etili that she met Commodore Vnudorbil: in T.I and that be advised her to Invest money with Wo lstili and Claflio, and said that it would fen safe tn'caime they were governed by splritii tl advice. Ho told her that he owed Jlra. Woodtiuli cnnildcrni lt' money, and tnat she was making money.

Sie Invested with tbo llrm of ClaiHii. Mrs. Flora Lyons testified to Ur. Witiinm Van ier bilt's vlsita to Miss Crawford previous to tho 'inr riage of that lady to bis father. The Surrogate refused to permit tbii testlmonr to be admitted, and quite a followed tb passage at i aims between coiite.

tnils, counsel and surrogate. Several other tnfdturas among others I Jam is B. Ma. islkll Miss 11. ry Ui uiuU.

take issue with the Mayor. If the taxpayers of the rapidly growing ward which Mr. Baird in au essential degreo misrepresents, are true to their own interests) they will elect a caudi date other than Mr. Baird. Messrs.

Graham, Seamen and Powers are new men. They have their records yet to 1 make. Tho record ought to commence with a statement of their position on the Howell Charter Amendment bill. Aro they for single head departments? Are thoy in favor of a consolidation of our three tax receiving departments? Are thoy in favor of giving the Mayor of the city the power tho charter intended he should have, or do they propose to keep Flaherty in his place at $0,000 a year, in defiance of the Mayor, if necessary, and with Bennett to keep him in countenance, with their real duties confined to the peddling out of the patronage of their departments? These are questions the taxpayers of the Eleventh, Twenty third and Twenty fifth wards Bhould address themselves to at onoe. The Eagle will waive its right to interfere, until the taxpayers shall have the opportunity.

Mr. Stewart, who was nominated in the Seventh Ward, is not a new man, having served in the Board of Aldermen in years past. "Dave" is a politician, but he is not a hypocrite, and when he plays politios he makes no pretense of being engaged in holp ing the Sunday School. We are satisfied that Mr. Stewart, either as a candidate or as an Alderman, will bo disposed to "wag with the humor of his times," and if the taxpayers of the Seventh Ward are in earnest in demanding cheaper government, they can easily get Mr.

Stewart to agree with them. The chances are that Mr. Stewart will be beaten badly, and less because of his faults than of characteristics which go to nuke up manhood whore politics are not concerned. Tlo Presidential fraud and tiio Cypher Dispatches. We print in another column a letter from Manton Marble concerning the cypher dispatches to which the Tribune has recently devoted so much of its space.

After showing that ono of the dispatches attributed to him is an out aud out forgery, and that the explanation tacked to the others is a fiction, ha adds: I shall let these thirty or forty broadsides of disparagement iahh on into echoes more or less nuuy, because there happens to be no telegram Imputed to ns there chii tie no telegram verily uiiue, that conflicts iih 0110 fact, namely 1 never attempted, fnr thei'o'i or executed, in any manner direct or indirect, ur cwr assented to or ooncurred io, any proposition, purpon.o, scheme or effort to buy the State cauvasae.rH' certificate of the yoti of Florida, or even to hire tlieni to c.rtify that voio as it was cast by her people tor tho Tildeu electors. If there were not a great many fools in tho world it would not have been necessary for Mr. Marble to write this letter, because the dispatches are manifestly cooked up for no other purpose than to divert attention from the frauds by which Rutherford B. Hayes was placed in the seat to which Samuel J. Tilden was elected by a great majority of the American people.

The people of Florida, South Carolina and Louisiana cast their votes for Samuel J. Tilden; by perjury, forgery, bribery and au application of brute force these votes were nullified. This has been made so clear that no intelligent man would expect any other intelligent man to believe him if he filed a denial. For a long time the newspaper organs of the men who profited by the Presidential crime pooh poohed the evidence presented and tried to persuade their readers thai, it was really very hard to tell to what, if to any, extent wrong had been done. At a later period, finding that the facts could not be argued away, that the proof admitted of no controversy, they tried to persuade their readers that the American people really could not afford to be discussing anything so far behind them as the last Presidential election, that it was ludicrously funny to talk of making any old fraud an issue in a new canvass, aud that the eminently proper thing was to take Mr.

Evaiis' advice and devote attention to material interests. The American people, however, have shown a decided aversiou to having Presidents elected by fraud. They have insisted upon getting the evidence, and having gotten it, they have made it very clear that, however much they think of material interests, they are not going to condone a crime which, if permitted to stand as a precedent, would insure tho destruction of popular government in the United States. Hence the organs have had to change their tune and aro now busy trying to divert attention from the men who stole the Presidency to tho efforts made by active partisans to prevent the theft. In this they will find themselves as unprofitably engaged as in their attempts, first to confuse the public mind as to the merits of the case, and secondly to create the conviction that the next election could not be influenced by anything done in the past.

A wayfaring man, though a fool, need not err in the inference that if the Presidential fraud were not the liveliest sort of an issue, the Tribune and all the other party organs would not be engaged day after day in an effort to show that the Democrats were as bad as the Re publicans that) if the Returning Boards under the direction of Secrotary Sherman advised by Mr. Stoughton, Minister to Russia, and sustained at a distance by Secretary Evarts, did forge returns, suppress votes and commit perjury to make Mr. Hayes President, the chief sorrow of the Democrats at the time was that they could not command equally effective service. Having made this inference, the wayfaring reader, though a fool, will probably recollect that it is no defense for a thief to claim that, had he abstained from stealing, some other thief would have taken the property, and that until he has suffered punishment it is not for him fo point a moral I and adorn a tale at the expense of any other man's character. If there was any possibility of persuading any intelligent man that Hayes is not iu the White House by fraud, there would be no cipher dispatches exhibited against the other side.

The publication of the dispatches amounts to a confession the argument based on them is simply this We are rascals, but tho other side are b'ttle better now, since you cannot punish us, your old friends, without helping those other men, your old time adversaries, why not stand by your friends.11 The Republican voter is supposed to be in a dilemma. Both horns are bad, but he is urged to favor Republican fraud, because by so doing he will avoid tho evil of letting Democrats into office. This, as we have said, is a style of argument which will not mislead any who are lit to exercise the suffrage. The Democratic candidate was concededly entitled to the presidency. He was cheated out of it.

The men who did the cheating and who defended it can have no standing in the court of public judgment. The man cheated and the great principle endangered by the wrong upon him are alike entitled to redress no matter how many foolish cipher dispatches, forged like the Louisiana returns, or distorted like the political action of the Southern people when reported in Northern Republican papers, may be translated for campaign purposes. The Tribune without intending earn it, is entitled to the thanks of every man who i Svtf3 U13 iuportauc of keeping rUyv the stable W. Simpson. liicvontn ward Aiuerman, cnarjes u.

urauaru; constable, Thomas Flaherty. Tnirtcent'u Ward Alderman, W. H. Hay; Con6lablo, W. J.

Lspino. Ninteoiuh Ward Alderman, Andrew D. Baird; Constable, Richard M. Jeffers. Twentieth Ward Supervisor, Alexander Walker Constable, Jeremiah Laot.

Twenty third Ward Alderman, B. B. Seaman; Con stable, W. B. HowlanJ.

Twenty nflh Ward Alderman, James G. Powers; T. J. W. Cornwall.

NOTES OS PKIMAUIES Tlilrd Ward. In the Third Ward there were two prima rlos hnld, one by what Is termed the Aitken fac tion nnl the other by the well to do residents of the ward, who support for Alderman Mr. Benjamin B. Lewis. Tho Aitk people were further split up among themselves.

Mr. Aitken being opposed for Alderman by Mr. Bdwin Butler. The Butler people claim that there was fraud and that tbey had no fair show in the primary. Tbe Aitken ticket, according to their own claim, polled 27D votes.

The primary was for Stegman. But another primary, and one of greater import anoe in the meanti.no, was in progress. It will be remembered that at. primary for olootion of delegates to the General Committee there wore outrageous frauds perpetrated, by which the Aitken faction, being in possession of the machinery of the party in the ward, were enabled, although in a minority, to send tholr representatives to the General Committee, to the exaluslon of tht majority party In tho ward, which represented all the hotter elements, socially and pecuniarily, la tho ward. There was a spectaolo not ofton witnessed iu Brooklyn yesterday.

The solid Republican citizens, iu obedlenoo to the call made, came out in large numbers and held a primary at No. 319 Atlautlo avenuo. The primary was opoued at 8 A. and polling was kept up until 9 P. when the votes were counted.

It was a primary held at seasonable hours, and tho voters of the WRrd woro assured that their ballots would be counted. Peoplo came to the polling place In their carriages, and there was an exhibition of intorost taken in local and ward politios by man of wealth and booIh! im portance such aa is seldom seen in Republican oirolos In Brooklyn. Threo hundred and sixty six votes were cast. Mr. LowiB was nomiuatoJ for Alderman by a of 33J the remaining 7 votes being scattering.

Tho following are the delegations whic will contest tho claims of the delegations at the vanum conventions City Francis C. Ki.by. J. Edward Swanstrom, Charles L. Hatoa, Johu N.

Fjraham, S. B. Story, Valentine Korn. County Hicuard Oliver, T. K.

Horton, J. TV Whit lock, T. W. Wood, George W. Canimeyer, James K.

Young. Congressional Alphonse Fredericks, HDry Story, Samuel F. ost, Peter Tbies, E. H. Benedict, B.

Spoouer. Aisoniblv A. C. Browned, William E. Hyer, S.

Firuski, Francis J. llayo, Jerome B. Johnson, tleury S. Williams. Aid I'll in! Ward.

The primary in the old Third Ward was held at No. 201 Montague street. There were two lionets in the (ielj, but they differed only as regarls Ihe positions oi Alderman and Ci.D3iable. Both ticksis agreed us regards tba delegates to the conventions. Clarence L.

Burnet and Tbomas Fitzharris ran together for Alderman aud Constable respectively on onu ticket, and Theodore D. Dicaon ran ugalnat Mr. Burnet on the opposition ticket. The total number of votes cast was 623. Tho primary was not attended by demousirative proceedings of any kind, and every Ibing passed off quietly.

In the Aldermanic contest Mr. Burnet received 334 votes, and Mr. Diuion received 289 votos. The dolcgatcs from this ward aro lor Chittenden. Fourth Ward.

An opposition ticket for delegates to the convention In the Interest of the Honorable A. W. Tenney, was In the field. Both tlokota were strongly iu favor ol Worth. I'ifil ward.

The primary in the Fifth Ward was one of the largest that has been held in tho ward for many years back. There were three tickets In tho field, two white ones and one yellow one. One of the ones and the yellow one, which were headed by Domlniok Preiidersast, wore exaotly the same, except as regarded the name of George E. Moran in the delegates to the County Convention. The The other white tickit was solid for Stegman for Sheriff, while the delegates on the other two tickets were in favor of Worth.

Tho total number of votes cast was 153. It was announced by the tellers that tho Worth ticket had received twenty five majority over tbe Stegman ticket. The Second Precinct were in attendance In an ticlpatlou of trouble, but tholr services wore not following was the losing ticket County lward Mclnf.yre, George 1J. Moran, Rudolph Auerbach, James Anderson. City Jacob CnlUs, David Crossweli, William S.

Mcllvaine, John Q. Adams. 0 mgresaioiiiil Sropben W. Laldler, Peter B. Cromwell, Doiuiuick Wililam Flinn.

Assembly Charles Goodwin, Jamos Mooney, Jam.es E. Brown, Jacob DeMott. Seven tb Ward. A more exciting primary than th.it of yesterday was never held in tho Seventh Wara. Mc Knight's Hall, on Classon avonuo, was crowded all the Of ternooD, and nearly all night, by a boisterous gathering of party woikers.

The Congressional and Aldermanic contests aroused the boys to their utmost endeavor, aud some very expert wirepulling was indulged in. There wore two tickets in tho field. That known as the Stewart Tenney s'teors ticket was headed, by E. R. Kenneday for the Congressional Convention, Emerson W.

Keyes for tho County Convention, John J. Vati for the City Convention and Charles H. Colton for tho Assembly Convention. The Chlttonden 9teg man Fritclne ticket was headed by Jamej 3. Stearm for tho Congressional Convention, B.

B. Leech for the Couuty Convention, C. M. West for the City Convention and Daniel T. Walden for the Assembly Cjnveutlon.

Dava Stowart had the act ivo support of the Jourdan element, who are a power in the ward. Fntchie, tho Chittenden candidate for Alderman, was backed by tbe officeholders of the Board of City Works, the Arrears and other city departments, the Sheriff's office and an element of heavy respectability from the southern end of the ward. The Congrouloual delegation on his ticket was pledged to CJittendcn, tbe county delegation'to Stegman and the city delegation to Mosscrop. The Congressional delegation on the Stewart ticket were unpledged, but were understood to bs unanimous for Tenney, and the counly delegation were pledged to Captain W. L.

B. Steers for Sheriff. Stegman'it frienas were very active and received amplo encouragement from Sheriff Daggett and Sam. McLean, who visited the primary during the voting. Several severe hghts occurred in the ball whilo the votes wero being polled.

"Jimmy" Cavanagb, an employe of District Attorney CatliL's office, who had previously pledged his support to Colonel Tenney, came out strongly fur Caittenden and Stegman. He became involved in an altercation with William Julian, the Ascistant Keeper of Raymond street Jail, who was supporting the Stewart ticket. After pouring forth a torrent of abuse upon Julian, Cavanagh struck him a violent blow in tho iaco. Julian, who is a powerful and plucky fellow, retaliated by sinking Cavanagh on tbe cose, and (or a few miuutus there was a lively light. The men wero finally separated.

Soon afterward Cavanagh had a fight with Thomas Shea, the contractor, whom ho assaulted at the close of a diBousaion concerning the merits of tne canJldates for Aldormen. No arrests were made. It was loai past mlduight when tbe lull canvass of the votes was completed, Tho result was awaited with the deepest anxiety. The inspectors, at about 2 o'clock th.s morning, annouuoed mat David S. Stewart bad received the nomination for Alderman, tho voti etaad ine 325 for Stewart, 253 for Fritchie, and 10 scattering, giving Stowart a majority ol 72, Stewan'a nomination was received with shouts ot applause.

The Fritchie men were very much crcstfajbu, The Tenney Congressional delegation, the Steers County delegatfoa and the City and Assembly delegations on the flame ticket wero olacted by majorities of C8 in a total vpto ot about C83. An earnest effort will bo made by the' Sijventl! Wardors to secure tho Shrievalty nomination for Captain SteerB. In the event of their failure It will probably go for Worth. The Cougrei sional delegation will probably go for Tenney. ISlffh tli Ward.

There was scarcely even a ripple of excitement in the Eighth Ward. The primary was held at Braun's Hall, Fifth avenuo and Twenty third street, tho poll being opened at 7 o'clock aud closing two hours later. Tbe ticket elected wa that headed by Mr. Joseph N. Woodhead, and tbe gentlemen whose names figure thereoo as delegates to the County Convention will cast a solid vote for Worth.

As ihls ticket was origiually made up it contained the name of Mr. William II. Bacon as one of ibe county delegates. TbiB gentleman, however, bad been mtlieieutly outspoken on several occasions to make notorious his tion for Colonel Sieguiau and it was therefore decided to make up another ticket with David Randall's name lor that of Mr. Bacon.

As tho lattcr's fnen Is proposed to run tho original ticket, the pree of two txustfi were thus assured aod these wero reinforced by the addition of a third, at the head of wbioA stood the uaiue of Mr. R. W. Fielding. During the progress of the voting opinions varied as tj tho remit, but tho adherents of tiic "straight" Woodhead factiou we fv most coauJtat of succor and, not with Seconi, Ponrib, Fifth.

Ewhlh, Ninth, Thirteenth, uvtcenth, Fifteenth, Sixroeulh, Hoveuteeulh, iirpt, Tw.mtv tuira, Twenty tourtU. sxzauAM. First. Rtittb, Nineteenth, Third, Ei Xovuly ilftb. DOUBTFUL.

Seventh, Tentb, IwontiMb. Of the wards iu the doubtful list it has to be stated that the Seventh will cast a complimentary vote for Captain Steers: The Twentieth will do the same for Mr. Bissall, and the Tenth is claimed by both Stegman and Worth. Making every allowance for uncertainties it is not easy to see how Mr. Worth can now be deprived of the nomination.

The Billings case is disposed of, at least for the present, by the disagreement of the jury. It has been a remarkable trial throughout, and the position of the jury on the question of guilt or innocence wa3 not tho least noteworthy feature of it. The ono enlightened member of tho twelve was for conviction, the eleven obstinate men were for acquittal, thus fairly reversing the usual conditions. That Juror Blood was perfectly sincere in his convictions, however, thore can be no doubt, for the curious spectacle has been furnished of a calm argument between the juror who had in his hands, the life and liberty of the accused, and the accused himself. The strong points in the testimony both for aud against the accused were taken up aud discussed, and Mr.

Billings' argument that the whole case had been put up on him by his prospective son in law was peremptorily stopped by the juror, who remarked that he ''thought John Sher man an honest man." Had tho interview taken place on the motion of the juror himself, the comment would simply have boen that it was in exceedingly bad taste. But the motive comes from the defense. It was desired to illuminate Mr. Blood upon points in the evidence which he could not reconcile with innocence, and thus informally change his opinion to Billings' advantage, in order to aid in securing the prisoner's release on bail. This, we think, is a resource which ought not to bo allowed.

Though Mr. Blood is no longer a juror, the circumstances of the case render his opinion extremely valuable, and though he cannot be tampered with as a juror in the face of his recorded vote, the precedent would be an extremely dangerous one to establish. Mr. Billings was probably innocent of the crime and, therefore, ought to be at liberty; but the law has provided a form for his release, and that form should be adhered to. Tho explanation of Alderman Fisher's no ticeable attention to so much of the budgat as relates to the Auditor's office lies in the fact that the Aldetmtra would like to serve the city in Auditor Searing's place.

It will be remembered that Mr. Fisher gavs notice somo weeks ago that he would not return to the Common Council chamber, but he omitted to sny that ho wos not a caudidate for any other place. Mr. Fisher is a very good politician, h0u3h a truiO foppery.