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PRIMARIES. primary waa very quiet and there was no opposition. Messrs. Jaoob I Bergen, Alderman Casey, Supervisor Moran and Thomas Burns wore elected delegates. The primary waa held at 230 Smith street.

BOXING. OPBBBarr events. Tha woaipts from internal revenue in Washington yesterday were $581,042.43. for having, as they allege, irregularly obtained his naturalization papers. Whatever there may be in the charges and nothing has yet appeared to indicate the slightest foundation for them it iscertein that had he agreed to Bupport Aldorman Ray for President of the Common Council, and thoreby betrayed his party, no 'effort would have boen made to embarrass him, or to criticise any of his transactions in the past.

The petty and malicious nature of the persecution appears in the fact that the offouse for which he is being hounded is said to have been committed in 1868. It is to be lioped that neither the United States Distriot Attorney nor any other District Attorney will allow himself to be made the tool of tho instigators of this unmanly movement on the part of disappointed schemers. Mr. Tonney, we believe, is too much of a gen tloman to submit to tho diotation of a cliquo of petty place hunting politicians, who constantly, seek to accomplish by devious trickery what they fail in securing at the polls, and who, when thoy are submerged by the wave of popular rebuke, devote themselves to plotting thoir own rehabilitation at tho oxpenso of decent mou. Even if it is conceded that Mr.

Casey's naturalization papers were irregularly obtained a charge which he vigorously denies there is such a thing as a statute of limitations. Bishop Potter tolerates, if ho does not approvo, the ritualistic services of Dr. Ewer at St. Ignatius, Mr. Morrell at St.

Albau's, and Messrs. McKee Brown and Noyes at St. Mary the What is lawful in the diooeso of Now York cannot bo unlawful in that of Long Island. Undoubtedly, tho members of the Standing Committee and leading clergymen of Brooklyn aro opposed to ritualism. One of tho bast and most learned books ever writton by a churchman against tho system is the answor to tho lato Bishop Hopkins, of Vermont, by tho Rev.

Dr. C. H. Hall, of Holy Trinity. But if, as tho ritualists maintain, the vestments of the first yoar of King Edward VI.

aro lawful, if privato confession ia plainly permitted though not enjoined in the Prayer book, if sacerdotal powers and the apostolical succession have been claimed by many of the greatest lights of English Episcopacy, then why should ono bishop disallow what others tolerate; no good can coino of it, for ritualism will develop its exceBSOB just in jior portion as it is persecuted or supposed to be so. The prinoiple let theBO men alone'1 is as sound to day as in the time of the apostles. Already, a now bishop inflated doubtless with a sense of dignity, Dr. Pinkney, the successor to the venerable, learned, and ever tolerant Bishop Whittinghani, has cast a hot shell into the oanvp by inhibiting a respected ritualist clergyman in Baltimore. Events in the Church of England are far from encouraging the persecution of the ritualists.

Somo of tho very rest parish priests like Knox Little, Pelham Dale and A. H. Mackonochie aro in danger of being driven out of the National Church. Somo of Lord Penzance's judgments have boon already quashod, and oven the Archbishop of Canterbury oonf esses that tho "Pub lie Worship Regulation act" has been a failure. Will it be wise to try coorcivo and intolerant measures in the voluntary Episcopal Church of America which have proved a failure in tho Established Church of England to make more money than they oould get in the South.

They have a natural desire for change, and havo boon induocd by the circulars scattered broadcast in tho land to try their fortunes in tho North, Again, as a rule, they have spent all their lives in the cotton fields, away from th towns, and they want to work now where thoy can see of the world and have a hotter time than they hava enjoyed heretofore. Tho committoa may bo induced to believe, by the time its labors are concluded, that the hue and cry about the oppression of tho colored pcoplo of the Southern States is not established by facts, nor is there any proof to Jjo Jound showing that they are worse off than at any previous time, A colored witness testified ihat in North Carolina they have public schools and charitable, iuslitutions, State military organizations, and are appointed as justices of the peace. As fast as their condition improves thoy will add to their privileges, for it is evident to all candid minds that the enemy tho colored people aro contending with is not tho whito pcoplo of the South, but ignorance. This thoy will by degrees omaucipato themselves from and find a higher piano of life thau they now occupy. Xlie Aldermen.

Tho proceedings of tho Aldonnon yesterday afternoon were mado brief by tho Democrats, who had to attend the primary oloctions in their respective wards. It was expected that the Mayor would nominate gentlemen to fill tho vuenut Ass'essorahips, but ho did not. There is a hitch of somo kind in this business, caused by the inability of tho Aldermen, who have the confirming power, to agree among themselves and agree with tho Mayor. Harmony, however, Is likely to be stimulated by tho fact that if thoy do not make tho appointments soon they may bo deprived of the power to mako thorn by the Legislature The Registrar of Arreors informed the Board that his clerks had tabulated ail the property in tho Sixth, Eighth sqnaro count, Duffy was beaten, but not by any suoh figures aa the supervisors announce. We never poll mora than alx or seven hundred roles at onr primaries, and it Is nonsense to talk about twelve hundred baing oast.

Duffy bas a great personal following, but ho had against him all tho patronage fa the wartt and outside of it, under the control or tha city government. Hl removal from tha auporvlsorship was arj outrage, and I believe bis tlokot would havo been counted oven had li beon successful. But as I said, before ho would havo boon beaton ovon with a fair show even if each man had voted but once owing to the patronage and tho fact that regularity goes I or a gwod deal at tho primariea aa well as at tho polls. Although Mr. Duffy strenuously insisted that bis ticket was successful, tho reporter, from all the facts ho could glean, wae forced to Ofe conclusion thot a majority of theVbalfota cast wero to tuo regular ticket.

It ia clalmod thot many votes were cast by non residents of tho ward and In ono caseat least, the vote of a Democrat residing in the ward wot rof tisod. Mr. Duffy said ho did not know whether ho would contest before tho General' Commltteo but hi tmpression was that he would. SEVENTEENTH WABD. The contest in the Soventeonth Ward last night passed from tho hands of ei Aldorman John A.

Connolly to County dork Elliott. Tho transfer was maao without a struggle. Elliott, as representing a minority, had one of the Inspectors, so whon the General Commltteo at its last mooting appointed another in his interest, Mr, Connolly became convlnoed that it meant tho machine was to be wrested from him, so he gracefully accepted the situation and retired. When the polls opened at 4 o'olock, in a store on Huron stroet, near Manhattan avenue, several hundred men wera strung out in a Una extending along Huron street and Manhattan avenue. A brief dolay was oausad by tho resignation of ono of the old Mr.

BOpp, and tho appointment of a man in his plaoo by tha Elliott Inspectors. There was only one ticket in tha flold. Quito a largo voto was pollod. TWENTY FIRST WABD, Tho orowd which surrounded Malone's plumber shop, at No. 855 Myrtle avonuo, last evonlng, and the presence of no loss than flvo tickets Indicated that quite a lively contest was iu progress.

Notwithstanding the opposition, the utmost good humor prevailed and the po liccmou who were on duty had nothing to do beyond keeping tho voters in lino. At 8 o'olook tho poll closed, and only one perBon who wanted to vote waa deprived of that prlviloge, owing, however, to his having arrived after the door was olosed. The inspectors were li. A. Owens, Williams Higgins ond Jamos O'Brien.

Tho wholo number of votes cast was 521, of which 478 wera for James B. Leary, for President of tho ward association; Johu J. Roid, Vice Presidont; A. T. Sullivan, Secretary; Michael Lynoh, Assistant Soorotary; Honry Knebel, Treasurer, and Frank Parsons, Sergeant at Arms.

The following named candidates received 353 votes for delegates to tho General Committee Robert Sullivan, Ooorgo W. Anderson, P. Corrigan and Michael Malone. For Inspectors of primarloB, Cbarlea C. Wissel and James J.

Hopkins received 353 votes, and James O'Brien, recolviDg 128 votes, waa deoiarod tho minority inspector. Tho Flaherty ticket, headed with Thomas W. Hynes for Presidont, and CharlOB F. Rappelyoa, Patriok Ward, Daniel O'Brien and Wm. Duano for tho Genoral Committee, received 4i votes.

Another ticket headed with the name of John Clark, for President, ana Goorge Brown, for tho General Commit too, received 2 votes. The red baoked ticket whioh Some of the "boys" said meant "success or blood," waa counted in with tho ticket that was declared oloctod. Tho tioket which was characterized as "Regular1' polled 125 votes. TWENTY THIRD WARD. The primary olectlon in tho Twonty third Ward brought out a big crowd.

The primary waa held in a small paint shop at 491 Gates avenue, near Maroy avenue. Although there was a largo number of mou about tho polling placo all through the afternoon and evening, and throe tickets In the flold, there was no serious disturbance, Thero wore 332 votes cost, and tha tickot adopted by the association was beaton by 103 votes the wlnnlng'tickot received 211 votos. Thofollowlng woro tho defeated tickets, the first one of which was the association ticket which received 108 votes and tbo other Independent ticket, which received 13 votoa For Presidont, Thomaa Mauaon Firat Vlco Prealdont, John A. Quiutard Second Vico Presidont, Robert Steffaus Troasuror, Robert W. Hawkins Secretary, John Shoa Assistant Secretary, Frank Chapman Snporvisor of Elections, Thomas Riley, Arthur Britton, Thomas Julian Sergeant at Arms, James Schollard Delegates to the General Commltteo, Stephen Nolan, three years Honry 8.

Bellows, tbrce years Fenton Rockwell, three yeara Charlos H. JenkiuB, three years Thomas B. Rutan, two years. The other ticket was Prosidont, John Brltton First Vice President, D. Harlan Second Vico President, Robert Stobblns Treasurer, Robert Harklus Secretary, John P.

Shea Assistant Secretary, Matthew Horan Sergeant at Arms, Jacob Goobol Inspectors of Eleotlons, Patrick Nolan, Arthur Brltton, Frank C. Palmor Delegates to the General Committee, Stophou Nolan, three years Jamos McMahou, three years Thomas B. Rutan, threo years Georgo Tully, threo years Robert J. Addison, two years, TWENTY FIFTH WARD. The dissatisfied or kicking element bad a very neat back throw administered to them at last night's primary in tho Twenty fifth Ward.

At the adjournment of the mooting of the ward assooiatiou, on Saturday night, it was undorstood that all hands would turn in and voto for the tlokot that was then put iu nomination. On Sunday afternoon, howover, the cliquo of growlers got togother and resolved to put an Independent tickot in tho Hold for the purposo oi getting the minority inspector in tbo person of Thomas J. Breuack, a young mau, who has oscillated botwoen tho Twonty thlrd and Twouty lifth wards. Whon a resident of tho Twenty third Ward Mr. Brenack ran as the Flahorty caudidate for Alderman, and uudor tho auspices of the Charlos Adams McLaughlin Association he polled exactly eleven voteai Mr.

Brenack is now.rdasquoradlng as a Joffer sonlan Domocrat in tho Twonty flf th Ward. With tho assistance of a few young men entertaining similar statesmanlike views he had tho following independent tickot made up on Sunday afternoon President Philip Sullivan. Vico Presidents Edwin G. Davis, Wharton Watson, John F. Lynch.

Seoretarioa Honry Gehrhardt, Jamos A. Reiltoy. Treasurer James H. Tracoy. Sergeant at Arms Johu Drlacoll.

Exocutive Committee First Distriot: LaviusF. Bristol, Stoplien Grogan, James MoGlincpy, Walllo Dorr, John B. Zeller. Second District: Johu G. Law, William A.

Bowloa, John Gregg, Andrew J. Lambertson, Thomas Vansont. Third District: Lawrenco Kenny, James H. Smith, Patrick H. Lee, Cornelius Lynch, Daniel Courtuoy.

Fourth Distriot Dr. Cornelius Van Scoon hoven, Christian Eckclkanip, Patrick Heury Nevins, John C. Gallaghar, Diedrich Hoffman. Filth District Martin Printz, Oscar Guudlacb, Bryan Fsgan, Petor Schneider. Aloxaudor Hoffman.

Dologatos to General Commltteo James T. Easton, Edwin C. Schalfor, John Lynch, Simon GUer. Supervisors or Primaries Willinm 8. J.

Hondrickson, Thomas J. Brenack, Walter P. Walsh, As Boon as the news got abroad that Messrs. Brenack Co. Intended to win the minority Inspector to represent their firm, the members of tho association got together aud concocted a plan to defeat the scheme.

A number of the regular tickets woro printed with A. Donlon and Thos. J. King for inspectors, and thon others woro got out with tho names of A. Donlon, Thos.

J. King and William Schall for tho Bamo position. Whon tho polls opened tho men in charge of the regular tickot saw that only a email number of the ballots with tho names of tho threo candidates for inspectors were polled, and they were also careful that tha name of Thos. J. King waa scratched on every one of the tick ots.

Tho primary was the largest aud liveliest Democratio Louis C. Ensign, the oldest pilot on the Hudson River, died yesterday at Albany. He was ap pointed pilot on tha steamboat Commerea In 1835. The third trial of Mrs. Jennie K.

Smith and Covert p. Bonnoft, tor tho murdor oi Bicliard IS, Smith, began In Jersey City to day. Ex Governor Westcott, of Florida, died in Now York yesterday, at tuo age of seveniy ulno. He was appointed by President Jackson Governor of the Torrltory of Florida. During tho war ho was a refugoe In Canada.

The auuoal boll of Cercle F.Hinciris" de l'Harmonie waa ield at the New York Acaderoy of Music last night, and tha raaaquisrado tolleta woro exceedingly elegant. Tho decorations of the Academy wore vory Handsome, and the ball was a genuine success. A mass mooting was heliS in Norwich, last night, to denounce tho licensing of brothels to soil liquor. Uey. w.

Bcon spoke for two hours and a half, and arraigned tho "county commissioners and mony ot whom wero present. Tho meeting broke up in tho greatest disorder; An unknown elderly man called' at the residence of Dr. Howard Crosby, in New York, on Sunday evening, aud banded Dr. Crosby a note. Alter he bad gone the doctor oponed the uoto, and found $700 In bills, witn a request that it be deposited in the mib Troaaury to the credit of tho United Statea.

The anniversary of the birth of General Robort E. Lee was celebrated by Loo Association at Mobile, By a grand parade yesterday. A banquet waB given in tho evonlng, which wauattended by foreign consuls, city officiate and ox offljra of the (Juion and Confederate armies. The Mexican authorities aro preparing to ontertaln General Grant and party at tha celebrated Castle of Chapultepoc. It is about two mllos froni tho city, overlooking the entire Mexican valloy and tho City of Moxlco.

A house Is bIbo being prepared in tho city to enable tho guests to alternate between tho town and country. Edson, the Auburn ieo dealer, who eloped last week with Miss Gllfylo, a young lady resident of that city, who waa arrested and taken back to Auburn last woek, and waa to havo boeu tried yesterday, made a aoeond successful escape. Tho infatuated girl went with him, and it is thought the two pooplo aro in Canada. A pilot named James MoDouough, of the Bteomer Carrier, plying bstwean St. Louis and Pitta burg, fell dead on Sunday evening at seven clock, while the boat was crossing the river to East St.

Louis. He was in chargo of tho wheel at the time, aud with him in the wheelhouso was an assoclute pilot. He had seomed well up to a momout of his death, and no causo could bo assigned for his suddeu domiso. The Associated Pioneers of tho Territorial Days of California enjoyed their annual dinnor at tbo SturtevaBt House, Now York, last ovoning. A number of army offlcors who were in Bcrvico in California in 184B, '47 and '48 wero present as guests.

Tho officers ohosen for the ensuing, year were General John A. Sutter, President, (re eleotcd) General H. G. Gibson, first Vice President, 8ml Francis D. Clark, Secretary.

Tho failure of tho jury in the Hayden case to bring in a verdict, is accepted as virtually an acquittal. The Jury stood for somo tlmo, elovon for acquittal aud one for conviction of murder in tho secoud dogreo. It is thought that Mr. Haydou will at onco ba released on small bail, aud that ultimately the Indictment against tho accused mau will bo shelved. Mr.

Hayden expressed disappointment at the result, but said it was all ho expected after tho Judgo's charge. The Newark member of tho New Jersey Legislature, Major O'Connor, offered a resolution in tho Lowor HouBe yesterday, demanding the resignation of Charles H. Voorheos, as a Meinbor of Congress from tho Fifth District of Now Jorsey. Tho resolution stigmatized Mr. Voorheos as a felon, inasmuch as ho haa been ludicted by a Grand Jury for the crimes of om bozzlcment, conspiracy and forgery, aud has evaded the law by absenting himself from his State, uudor pre tonse of his Congrosaional duties at Washington.

The annual meeting of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vico was hold in Association Hall, Now York, yesterday. Mr. Comstock. the Secretary, read the report of the managers, which cited numerous lotteries ond swlndloa that had been suppressed during the yoar. Statistics of tho number of persons arrested, number convicted, hooka, circulars and pamphlots seized, were given at length.

Tho report stated that for twenty yoars past there has never beon ao little doing by the doalors In obscono literature. Dr. Crosby made an address. Arthur Jordon, a mulatto, 40 years of age, was lynched at Warrington, Virginia, Sunday night, by a band of sixty armod mon. His crime was the seduction of a whito woman of 24 years of ago.

Tho two elopod In December, from tho homo of the woman, whero the man had been employed as a farm baud, and wout to Washington, whero they woro married. The negro had a wife aud a large family of chlidreu, living noar the glra homo, and she knew that he was a married man wheu she wont through the formality of a marriage with him. The two had been criminally intimate for mouths before tho elopement. Tho mob hauged him to a tree noar the jail door, and departed noiselessly, leaving tho UfoleBS body dangling from tho tree. Several witnesses testified beforo the Senate Commltteo in Washington yesterday, regarding the causos of tho exodus of colored peoplo from Southern to Northern Statos.

A colored clerk in tho Treasury Department, and a member of tha Emigrant Aid Society, tostifiod that the 800 negroes who arrived in Washington from North Carolina, were wholly dostituto, and tho colored people of Washington raised funds to send them on to Indiana. The principal reason givon for leaving their old homes was simply because thoy did not get enough monoy for their work. Ho said that normal schools and charitable institutions were maintained by the State of North Carolina lor the colored people they had regularly appointed military organizations of their own that they wore appointed justices of tho peaco, and that thoy held a vory successful State fair a year ago. Auother witness, Judgo Carleton, of Torre Haute, testified that tho pooplo of Indiana did not dcBiro the presence of unskilled labor and woro averse to tho immigration of destitute colored people into their State. Mr.

Elbridgo T. Gerry, tho President of the Socloty for tho Suppression of Cruelty to Children, in New York, will move, on Saturday, before tbo courts, for tha custody of tho tweuty our children he has in bis possession, tho former inmates of tho Shojiherd's Fold. Tha children ara under tha care of physioians, who will report on that day concerning thoir condition. Fourteen of them have been separated from tho rost, as thoy are suffering from diseases of the skin, which might prove contagious. Now clothing has boen provided for them, and they aro all improving.

In the affidavits mado beforo the Stato Board of Charities the prosont matron of tho Fold, Mrs. Skinner, Mrs. Josophiue Lowoll, of the Stato Board, and Mr. Henry L. Hoguet, on oxaminor of tho same Board, testified that Rev.

Mr. Cowley was a person wholly unfit to have charge of such an institution as tho Fold or auy charitable institution. Ho did not treat the children properly, and they were kopt in torror of him. The genoral verdict was that he was oruel, incompetout and unworthy. General C.

B. Fisk testified regarding the causes of tho recent Uto outbreak, before the HoiHe Committee on Indian Affairs in Washington, yesterday, aud reviowed at length tho various causes which had produced a deep seated dissatisfaction on tho part or tbo Utos, with the trcatmout thay had received of the Government, The first causa of complaint waa the manner in which the Government deceived and overreached them in the Bruno treaty of W73. Tho Indians believed tney were Blmply ceding to the Government tho mineral lauds in tho San Juau region, whereas they aftorward fouud they had in reality ceded nearly all their valuable farming lands on tho San Miguel River. Thou the Government failed to pay the Indians $33,000 annually, as stipulated by treaty. In 1878 they vehemently demanded the $80,000 due them uuder the Bruno treaty.

The money etood to their credit, and tho Department willfully withheld it from them. Tho supplies of tho White River Utes were withhold from them, and at last, to keep from starving, tho Indians, with their families, walked 175 miles to Raw Una Station, on tho Union Pacific Railroad, to obtain food. At this timo thoir stores wero permitted to remain at Rawlins until tho flour rotted ond the other supplies consumed their value in storage. Commissioner Hayt followed Goneral Fiek, and made a statement in defense of the Indlau Bureau. Ho olalmod that the Bureau left nothing undone to protect the interests of the Indians, The Ohosen Freeholders of Bergen Coun ty, N.

have brought suit against tho jrorchauta' Exchange National Bank and Peter Bowe, Sheriff. The action ia brought in tho United States Cirouit Court, and arises out of tha defalcation of Benjamin C. Bogert, Treasurer of the Produce Exchange and ex Colleotor of Borgan County. Tho complaint sets forth that tho county was indebted, prior to July, 187G, in tho sum of 1302,800 for bonds Issued and thon due thot $12,000 in cash waa paid; and that for the balance 800 blank bonds of $500 each wero printed that the county waa authorized to issue $318,000 In those bonibJ, and that accordingly 69G blanks woro used and tho names of the holders of the matured bonds inserted therein. Some of tho blank bonds woro doraced and others woro Inserted in their stead.

It is alloged thot Bogert fraudulently obtained possession of tha blank bonds, wrote hia name as collootor, upon them, after he had ceaaod to hold tho office, and forged or caused to be forged tho othor names requisite to oomploto them. In 18TS, Bogert placed thorn, in the oustody of tho Merchants' Exchange National Bank. Tbo bonds, it is asserted, do not bear the names of the persons to whom they purport to lib issued, or to whom thoy aro payable; that thoy wore never authorized. by tho Legislature of New Jersey that they wero in fact uovor Issued. Recently, tho bank commenced an action lu tho Supremo Court of Now Yorkagalnst Bogert, for au Indebtedness.

nt K7 nno. and tbo sheriff levied on bis proporty, in cluding tha bonds whloh now remain in tho bank, sub ject to the levy. Tho claim oi tuo oona mat me were hypothecated, ie donlod. It is aasertod that Bogert was a depositor, stockholder and director of iho bank, and that tho bank had full knowledge that the bonds had: not bean lawfully issued. Tho complain further aeta forto that altbouah the bonds ara not valid at present, if they should rs th fff" of purchase for value they might be hold to be valid, and that ondar tho attachment it is posstbla they may be aold and Bargen Connty bocomo ltabla.

I is thorofoTO asked, that It bB ihtl bonu weca naver authorized bylaw i that they are not volid or obligations of th. County of Bergen, but that thev are. fraudulent, null and void; that the bank be desired to deliver them to tho county authorities to.be cancelled, a P'OB. be oujpuied troni nd ttw eherlff 64 anioiried from taking posson.wn.ot than. FI.USIUM5 DAY.

Yesterday, citizens of Newtown owning oroporty on Flushing Bay met for tho purpose of further considering tho improvement of Flushing Bay by a eystoni of dyklna. Supervisor Van Nostrand waa Chairman. The following resolution waa passed Rctolved, That wo, oitiaena and taxpAysra of Now town in nublie mooting assemblod, oAuostly protest against the continuation of tho proposed dyke, aud re quest our itopresouunivo uuB.cj, Covert, to use means to defeat tho passaga, by Congress o( afftpproprlaUo or that purpose, ELEVENTH WABD A SITTER AND EXCITING CONTEST, i Particular attention was directed to the Eleventh Ward by tho manipulators of the' machine owing to tho fact that it is one of the chief centres ot the dissensions in tho ranks. At the last meeting of the General Coin nilttoe Philip Duffy, ono of tho leadersln this locality, was deposed from the position of supervisor of primary elections, and the remalnlnguporvlsorshlp having become vacant throe men were especially appointed by the central power to conduct the contest. Duify's logod that he hod been guilty of irregularity in.

connection with the recent election ot a chairman pro Ira pCjtho Board', of Supervisors'. Mr. Doscher, who represents the Eloventh Ward In tho Board of Supervisors, voted againat John T. Moran, tho caucus nominee for tho position, and for Goorgo Anderson, the Indbpondont Democratio candidate, his vote being instrumental in securing the lattor's elovation to the office raention ed. Mr.

Dosoher and tho stalwart Duify are fast friends and it Is undorstood that tho formor was largely influenced in Ma action by the man who has JuBt been "disciplined." Some of the politicians thought that Duffy should be deprived of all voice in party management and a "dead sot" was made against him. As tho bold Duffy defied his adversaries to do thoir worst a very animated demonstration was tho result. Tho weather was favorable to auoh a primary as this contest in tho Elovonth Ward. All tho participants were obliged, during the vote and oount, to stand out of doors. A worso place than that choson could not have been soloctod by tho Qonoral Committoa for holding the primary.

It waa in a small oablnot shop on Gold street, near Wlllou'gbby. The room waa dark and gloomy. On the walla and eeiling, where the plaster had fallen off in great chunks, tho yellow laths gleamed line the teeth of a laughing old woman. Tne windows wore dingy and dirty. To tha comploto illumination of the interior, even in the day time, an Edison donblo barreled eloctrio light would have boen necessary.

The primary was announced to take place from four to 6lgbt o'olook P. M. By half pa9t three knots of idlora began to gather in the neighborhood, waiting for tho polla to open. At four o'olock tho spoolal supervisors appeared, bringing with them a hugo globular ballot box strongly framed in iron. Tho supervisors were ox Alderman James Dunn, of the Sixth Ward; ex Supervisor John Curran, of tho Twelfth Ward, and John A.

Nash, of the Twentieth Ward. Tho way thoy liogan operations indicated that they meant business. The ballot box was placed on a small tablo In tho rear of tho it was indistinctly visible. A big tablo was placed against the closed doorB on tho iusido, forming a rellablo barricade, Tho supervisors thou removed a small pane of glass from the door, making an opening about six by four tuchos, through which tho ballots woro rocoivod, No ono was admitted to tho shop during tho voting but the three supervisors, who, with tho air of experienced politicians and export mathematiclons, quietly surveyed the crowd from behind their barricade, entirely unruffled by tho oxcltemont which soon began to rago without. Two sickly oil lamps lighted up their countenances, THE FUN BEGINS.

The rodoubtablo Duffy was oarly on hand to muster hiB forces. Before the contest had beon long in pro gress ho appealed to Supervisor Dunu to permit two policemen to eutor tho shop and assist in tho work oi supervision. Mr. Dunn denied tho rotinost, Baying tho supervisors had no authority to admit anyone but tho officers appointed for the purpose by the General Commltteo. Mr.

Duffy made an ardent xroteet, and then expressed the belief that a job was on foot to count his ticket out if it waa successful. Nevertheless, ho redoubled his offbrts to make a big showing in tho election. His tickets wero printed on narrow strips of reddish brown papor and boro tho following names: President, P. C. Wilson Vlco Prosidont, P.

C. MoMann Secretary, Robert Denville TreaBuror, Georgo Dillon; Dologatos to General Committee, Charlos Fisk, James Travis, Patrick Moran and Patrick Hoonan Supervisors of Election, John McKeruan and Francis O'Brien. Tho regular McLaughlin or MoNamara ticket was printod on whlto papor and waa headed with the name of Michael A. Hart for Prosldont and contained tho names of Henry V. Aokor, James Hydo, Charles FIek and William J.

Wyso for tho General Committee. Whon tho primary was about half over eome sharp witted person on tho auti Duffy Bldo had printed a lot of tiokots bearing the names of the regular candidates on papor similar to that of Duffy's, which served lorgoly to confuse matters and boighton the excitement. Mr. Duffy took his etaud outside the little window when the contest began, and kept his place for four hours, vigorously worklug up tho claims of his candidates and challenging the votes of men brought to tho front by the regulars. WOltKEIlS Ir! THE VINEYARD.

The McLaughliu McNamara ticket tho greatest number of workers out, including about all tho ofllco holders iu tho ward. Among the publlo sorvanta who oanvassed aolively against the Duffy oaudidatcs and for tho white tlckot were City Clerk MoNamara, District Engineer Charles B. Farley, of the Fire Department, Nicholas Doylo, Jamos Dolan, John Norton and Johu Dugan, court officers; Patrick Maguiro, keepor of tho Morguo; Patrick Shevlln and Richard Connors, deputy koepors iu the Penitentiary. These officials woro oxcoodiugly active Perhaps no one on either side was nioro vigorous than Eugiueor Farloy, who was as lively a3 a cricket in pushing tho claims of the white ticket. Early in tho battle ho became engaged iu a disputo with Patrick McMahou, a tinsmith.

MoJIahou mado a disagroeablo remark about firemen being present at the primary and Farley promptly planted a goutle whack on tha noso of tho tinsmith, causing that organ to turn a beautiful plum color and swell to abnormal dimensions. Tho voting progressed very lively from tho commencement and charges, of attempted fraud and cheating woro uttered unceasingly on' both etdos. Many of tho passages between Duffy and his opponents were quite animated, but tho chief of tho opposition did not engage in any disorderly demonstrations bo yond issuing bis challenges and protests in a voice that denoted his extraordinary lung power. Things looked stormy at ono time when Court Officer Nick Doyle came up to vote. That'll do, Doylo," remonslratod Duffy.

"You're voting a handful of tickets at one timo." "No I ain't," replied Doylo. "Yos, you aro, and you know it," rejoined Duffy. "Well," responded Doylo, as ha handed bis contribu tion through tho hole in the window, "I'm only giving you a littlo of your own medicine, Phil." A laugh followed, and Mr. Duffy did not look es pecially ploased. Protty soon John Farroll, of tho Fourth ard, sauu tarod up to the polling place.

IVirroll is worm partisan of Boss McLaughlin. Ho was an aspirant for tho Assembly nomination in tho Second District la3 Fall, but did not recoivo it. As soon as Duffy saw him, ha romarkod, "What aro you doing up bore I'm all right," repliod Farroll. 'Why ain't you down in the Fourth Ward attending to your own buainogs7'' demanded tho iuterlooutor. Oh," said Farroll, snappishly, "I came up to tane you homo, I don't know yet, though, whether I ahall take you to tho Morguo or to your house." "You'll got the nomination for Assembly next yoar, you will," said Duffy, sueeringly.

"Yes, Phil," responded Farroll, with tho air of a man who still has hopes; yea, and you will coino down and help me got it." Not much," said "Phil," as ho turned away and of fered a red ticket to an anxious voter. ALMOST A IlIOT. By a mistake in the first announcement of tho time for holding tho primary, the potico wero prevented from reaohlng tho scene until Uie voting hai) progressed for nearly an hour. Shortly beforo Ave o'olook, when the Oliver haired Captain Campbell, of the First Precinct, lod a dozon patrolmen up Gold streot, the sidewalks were thronged, and there was a crowd in tho roadway. Tho officers took up thoir stations directly before tho polling placo, whero, under tho directions of their efficient captain, ably seconded by Sergoant MoNamara, thoy oxortod themselves to the utmost to keep the votera in line and preserve order.

Only once was there any serious indication of a general disturbance. Most of the early voters woro what aro known aB "workers," or "heelors," iu ward politics, and after they voted they lingered about the primary as though thoir future existence depended on tho result. Mauy of theso mon endeavored to voto several times, and they frequently succeeded, although the challengers were vigilant and active. Toward six o'olook, ns tho work mon who bad knocked off for the day, came to deposit their ballots, the greatest confusion occurred. Duffy challenged a man whom ho claimed had already voted twice.

The niau had a whito ticket in his hand and tho challonge waa rosoutod by Patrick Murray, one of (he MoNamara party. High words followod and the crowd, which by thiB tlma numbered several hundred, begau to surge up to the littlo stono platform where tho stalwart form ot Duffy lowered above his opponent. Suddenly a wild rush waa made for tho doors of the littlo ehop. It was like tho" stampode of a herd of wild cattlo. For an instant it aeemodaa if tho doors would bo forced and tho ballot box tumbled into tho stroet.

Tho crowd yelled at tho top of their voices and orlos of Let him vote," and Don't let him vote," mingled with profanity of a atartllng typo, went np until tho neighbors must hava thought a riot wae in progress. "Captain Campbell and his trusty mon wero equal to the emorgenoy, and acied with the greatest promptitude and vigor. Until this point tho offlcors had carried their clubs concealed beneath their overcoats, but in Instant the locusts flashed In tha moonlight, and thoy descended on tho foremost craniums. The crowd still oontinued to advance, when Captain Campbell and Sergeant MoNamara, with half a dozon officers, oon contratod on tho stoop and made a desparata plunge at the orowd. The yelling oncomors paused and wavered a moment, and then fell back to avoid tho clubs of the pollco, whloh were coming into moreaotlve play.

Soon a largo reinforcement of ouicors arrived, and during tha romaindor of the evening no disturbance ooonrred beyond two or three street fights, in whioh no one was injured. The Toting did not cease until 8 o'olook. Tho polls wore then closed, two policomen wera admitted to tho shop, and Supervisors Dunn, Curran and Nash proceeded to count the vote, Phil. Duffy said to tha Eaole reporter "Wo havo polled three votes to their one, but it wouldn't make auy differanoo If It had been a thousand to ono they would havo counted us out. Tho job waa put up in the General Committee tho other night, and they are now carrying It out.

But this isn't tho last thoy will hoar from us." Mr. Duffy then indignantly left the neighborhood. v. Meanwhlla tha work of counting, counting, counting went quietly on in the littla shop. Mr.

Nash, a middle aged gentleman, adjusted hie spectacles and labored over a pile of tickets until his face was tho plotura of 4aplr. Mr. Curran tolled until bis oounto oahoe resembled In color his beautiful auburn hair. Mr. Dunn alone of tho three Inspootors was entirely composod and unwearied.

An industrious penoll in hWnlmblB'fragersnow owirtiy oyer me uuiy sueets us ho rapidly recorded the reaults. In Just ona hour and a quarter of tor the closing of the polls the supervisors turned o'usthB lamp and left tho shop. About a hun dred persons still iingoredaround tho doorway and when the supervisors, oame out they cUonued an inquiry aa tri which waa the suocesstui uonot. auo wuite uiu wine." remarked Mr. Dunn.

To the Eaolb reporter Mr. Dunn gave the following atatoment of the result, acoordlng to the Supervisors tha HinVnmirn ticket 8(10 For tho Duffy ticket 831 "Wo have not figured out tha voto on all the oiaoore," uatd Mr. Dunn, "but that la substantially tho way tho voto etood." The disputing and charges of fraud led an Eaoi.e reporter to mako oarof ul iuquirloa aa to the real result I of the primary. A gentleman familiar with tho ways of tho ward, whoso opinion oan no ronuu nyou timlv unbiased and disinterested, said "My honest opinion la, that on a square vote ud Delegates Eleoted to the Democratic General Committee. A Hot Contest In the Eleventh Ward The Inspectors Appointed by the General Committee Declare the Regular Ticket Elected How Things were Managed at tho Polls Some Trifling: Knockdowns and at One Time Almost a Little Blot.

The Regular Tickets Successful In Nearly aii tho Wards and Country Towns. Officers of Ward Associations Elected. Primaries were held by tho Democrats last evening In the wards and country towns for the election of dologatos to the General Committee and officers of the associations. The recent dissensions in the party brought out a largo vote In aome of the wards, and there wore several animated contests, notably in the Eleventh and Twenty first. The regular ticket wan generally suocossful throDghout the city.

The opposition made a considerable showing, and in the Twenty first Ward they suooeedod iu electing thoir ticket. Appended ace the names of the newly olocted delegates, with notes on the wards in whloh thoro wero contests The New Delegate. Appended, are the names of the delegates ohosen at the various primaries First Ward Christopher Degnan, H. J. Oullen, Wm.

BiBhop, Matthow Harford. Second Ward Barnard MoGinnlB, John MoNally, Owen Doherty, James Simmons. Third Ward Daniel Grcon, Thomas Ooleon, John nanley, David Trotter. Fourth Ward Geo. Russell, John W.

Walker, August Volbortb, Ooo. Oakley. Fifth Ward Andrew WalBh, James Gavin, Bernard J. York, Edward J. Fitzgerald.

Sixth Wardj Jainos Thompson, Patrick Poter P. Mohonoy, Patrick McOuiuoun. Seventh Ward Daniel Horke, JameB W. Ridgway, It. L.

llainber, Iiobert Do La Hoyd. Eighth Ward Patrick Hetlernan, John Boland, James Kennedy, James Carroll. Ninth Ward G. G. Herman, John Harrison, James J.

Gray, Henry B. llowltt. Touth Ward Philip Casey, John T. Moran, Thomas E. Byrnes, Jacob Bergen.

Eleventh Ward Henry Ackor, JameB Hydo, Charloa E. FiBb, Win. J. Wiee. Twelfth Ward Patrick McKeuua, John O'Brien, Ueury Mober, Geo.

Holloran. Thirteenth Ward Moses Kessel, Frank Kelly, Henry B. Davis, Dr. Joseph Creamer, Goo. Shaufey, Boujamiu Baker.

Fourteenth Ward Felix W. Dnylo, Putrlck J. Tully, Patrick H. McCnrron, Hugh Mclieevcr. Fifteenth Ward Walter alcGovorn, Peter F.

Culll nan, Rlcrria Dickenson, Michael Olwell. Sixteenth Ward Herman L. Guck, Jacob F. Beoker, Adnlph II, Getting, Henry Hanaultnan, Christian Schmidt. Seventeenth Ward Win.

P. Morrissey, Israel Reed, Patrick 1. Callahan, Patrick Hyuea. Eighteenth Ward Charles Graham, Patriok McQulro, Peter Heltzner, Jefferson Black. Nineteenth Ward Samuel Guthrie, James r.onghrau, Wm.

D. Cornell, Elliott F. Drlggs, Daniel J. Scully. Twentieth Ward John A.

Nash, John Heath, Stephen Ostraader, John Courtney. Twonty firat Ward Robert Sullivan, Goorge W. Anderson. Corrlgan, $Iiohael Maloue. Twenty second Ward Theophlliia Olena, Thoodoro n.

Babcock, Jeremiah Sent, Abraham Mandovllle. Twonty thlrd Ward Stephen D. Nolan, Fenton Rook woll, Thomas B. Kutan, Ch. H.

Jenkins, Itobort J. Addison. Twenty fourth Ward P. J. Kelly, George H.

Read, Jamos Murphy, John Groany, Andrew AndrewB, Tweuty flf th Ward James T. Easton, A. J. O'Brien, P. S.

Clark, W. T. Powell. New Lots reter Sutter, William Bush, J. McCarthy.

Flatbush Jamos Ryan, Patrick MoKenua, William Wheeler. Flatlauds Thomaa Shepard, Peter G. Koweuhoven, John Yerkoa. New Utrecht Tunis G. Bergen, Adolph Gubuer, Jacob C.

Moore. Gsaveecud Stephen Voorhees, David Suedeker, John Whetford, Ward Officer. First Ward. President, L. V.

D. Hardenbergh Vice Daniel D. Whltnoy, Connolly Koddy, Matthow Hardenbergh, Thdmas Clark, Thomas B. Hewitt, George W. Chtiuncoy Secretary, Edward B.

Travia; Treasurer, Edward T. Howard; Inspectors, John Soully, Patrick Hlgglns Sergeant at' Arms, Patrick Rouan. Skconi Waiid. President, Patrick Broderick; Vice Presidents, William Harrington, John Friel Secretaries, John J. McDornlott, Jacob Lisk; Troasurer, Michael Addison Supervisors, John J.

Laird, Charles McLaugbliu, John Dougherty. Thiiu Waiid. President, Abraham Levy; Vice Presidents, James Boyle, William Keegau, John Dooley, James Burk, James O'Ktcfe, Thomas Muldoon, Laurence Lacey, Thomas Lawler, Charles MuHiaunon; Secretary, Edward F. Cooke; Secretaries, James Grace, Patrick Tierney, Patrick McCabe; Inspectors, William McGarvey, John Keegan, Martin J. Leddy.

Fourth Ward. President. George Cunniff; Vice Presidents, JameB Donor, Fraiik Browne, Michael Han loy, A. J. Warner, Frank Henderson; Treasurer, Robert Black; Socretailes, Robert Crummy, John J.

McClusky; Inspectors, Michael Magep, Jamos MoAlpin. Fifth Ward. President, Patrick Carbory Vice Presidents, Edward McDonald, James Kelly, John Douougb, John McDermott, John Clark, James Dougherty, John Guilfoyle, Avery Bunting, John Riely, John Carey, Domlnlck Owens, Patrick Whaleu, Henry O'Con noll, James Coyne, John P. Furloy, John Rodgers, Luko D. 'vanney, Andrew Reynolds, James Mahou, Wm.

Pur John Mulhall; Socrotary, John F. Frost; Treasurer, in, H. Jordan InBpootors, Jamos A. Benzie, Richard McUeehan. Sixth Ward.

President. James Brlen vice Presi dents. T. J. Murtha, Michael Byrno Socrotary, Domini H.

Roche Troasuror, Toreuce J. Roer Inspec tors, reter i agan, TuomaB uiyue. Seventh Ward. Preaideut. Benjamin Bryer Vice Presidents, John Hayes, Martin Evans Recording Secretary, Thomas Tracy Financial Secretary, William Powers Treasurer, John Freel Supervisors, John John O'Brien.

Eiohtu Wabd. President. Wado: Vlco Presi dents, Felix Duffy, Edw. Costello, Thomas Seward, Ignatius Pohlinan, Robert Blohni, F. W.

FerguBon iieooruiQg secretary, Francis Whoiau; iinauum tary, Fraucd tr. rtinnn reonaucor: Jsiues Camii ohael InBpoctorTa; Bafelck Morris. Presidents. Michael BoltonVltlohard Wilson; Secretary, Thomas R. Farrell; Treasurer, Henry J.

Brewer; Supervisors, Michael Kennoy. Tenth Ward. Prosldont, P. ft. Donovan; Vice Presidents, M.

Klldea, Timothy Plunkott, Thomas E. Tracey, John Duffy, John Kleruan, Peter J. Kelly, James Ennia, Jamos Dillon. Thomas Dunn; Secretaries, James H. Pigot, Edward Moran, Daniel Mc Ginness, Francis Crow; Treasurer, James N.

Leunon. Exocutive Committee rirst District, lsuwara Manor; Second District, James Godfrey; Third District, Thomas Eseani Fourth District. John Honry; Fifth District, John Hanley; Sixth District, Bernard Markey; Seventh District, P. G. Cautwell; Eiiihth District, Andrew Do laney; Ninth District, Tereuco MoQuado.

Inspectors Daniel BucKloy, William aioLaugnun, luae xuuoy. Elkventh ward. president, aiicnaei A. Hart; vice Presidents, Thomas H. Mullady, Edward Mahcr; Secretary, James A.

Branegan; Assistant Secretary, Terence OweuB; Corresponding Secretary, Jamos Matlon; Treasurer, Thomas Donnelly; Supervisors, Daniel Fallon, Josoph M. Quigluy. Twelfth Ward. Prosldont, Thomas Dawson; Vice Presidents, Thomas Fitzpatrick, Atathew Phalou, James MoGrado; Secretary, John Carbary; Treasurer, Don is McQavigarl; Inspectors, ThomuB Butler, Wm. RoiUy.

TmnTKENTii ward, rresiueni, KraKine u. LHUKCy; Vice Presidents, Peter J. Mahouey, Joseph A. Flynn; Seoretary, Jacob Bennett; Treasurer, William O. Parks; Inspectors, Owen Lynch, J.

D. Sullivan. FouilTKENTH ward. l'resiuent, jonn ij. suoa; vice Presidents, Patrick Dugan, John J.

Morton; Secretaries J. H. Tully; Cornelius H. Brown; Treasurer, Boruard Woods. Supervisors, John Bender, James J.

Goldlng. Ward Coiumlttco Daniel McGrath, Walter 8. Rogers, John Gray, Daniel Rogau, Phillip Haves. Huah Baxter, Frank Johnson, James Connors, John Corcoran, Thomas J. Patterson, Johu Hlgglns, T'imotuy itearuon, joun nciiy, Jonn uoragnty, uuwaru Lynch, Charles Kouollman, Hugh Monaghan, John Sullivan.

Fifteenth Wabd. President. William McKco: vice rraldeuts. Jno. E.

Cmet. Louis Mangier: Secretaries, Jno. T. Shovltu, Wi.llam Ulgnoy; Treasurer, Chaa. Sherman, inspectors llenjamiu .1.

uouana, joun J. Connolly. Erecutivo Commute Thomas Blangy, Wm. McGuinnosB, Thos. McLaughlin, G.

W. Decker, Jacob Ernst, Honry Mclntyro, Andrew J. Keane, Wm. Den ham; Daniel Canty, James Baird, Montgomery Couklin, John Malone, Lawreueo Scaulon, John Molyneux, Daniel Broden, John McArdle, Wm. Boyle, Daniel Sweeny, Thomas Farmer, Wm, Travis, Martin Hughs.

sixteenth ward. I'roslueuc, uuonos lueni; viee Presidents. Jos. A. Lauby.

Chas. Dower; Recording Secretary, John Vanderhoof; Corresponding Secretary, Honry J. Sonderloker; Troasurer, Frank Hell; Sergeant at Arms, JaoobFsessler; Inspootors, Jacob Mohr, Adam Molsiugor, zimmer. Seventeenth Ward. President.

John II. Boaning ton; Vlco Prosidonts, John R. Powell, Thomas Cum mlngs, Jaa. uehlll, Peter Adams; secretaries, jno. ic Gowan, Henry M.

Birkett; Treasurer, Alex. McUollum; inspectors, oaa umvu. mien juuunejf, mumo. Executive Committeo lllehael Mouahan, Chairman: Bry an Kelly, Denis Conncrs, IWm. Mauaen, ratricK 010 Giveu, James McGovorn, Thos.

McCloy, Thos. McGa hoy, Peter Daley, John Orrell, John Heavoy, Chas. Kes ler, George Williamson, John Clark, Henry Lafferty, John St. Lawrence, Alox MoElhearn, Alex. Darragb, Jsinos Lavorty, Daniel McOill James Humphreys, Jaa.

Moltuddeu, John Curry, Robert Sheppard James Kenny, Wm. Sutherland, Patrick Newman, John Qulnn, James F. Lyuah. Eighteenth Ward. President, John Cottior Vlco PriBidonts.

James Cavolln. Charles A. Hart Secretary, John Rickard Assistant Secretary, Thomas li. Fogar ty xroaauror, unarics liaswouer aerBaus at rui, James Goodwin Inspectors, Oeorge Garrison, Edward Patterson. Nineteenth Ward.

President, Berry Egan Vice Presidents, Joseph Ehrstlne. reter J. O'Donohue Secretary, John N. Guthrie Assistant Secretary, Charles Speh; Treasurer, William O. Bumnor; InspeotorB, William Troy, Henry S.

Morrell. Twentieth Ward. President, Joseph Short, Vice Presidents, Timothy Dixon, E. B. Lansing Secretaries, James H.

Macanley, Frank Cranoy; Troaa urar, William H. Rogors. Inspectors, Michael Farrell, Thomas K. Ford, Thomas A. Murray.

Twenty first Ward. presldouti James J. Loary Vice Prosldont, John J. Reid'l Secretaries, A. 8.

Sullivan, Michael J. Lynch Treasurer, Henry Knebel Bergoaut at Arms, Frank Parsons. Inspectors, Charles C. WlBsel, James J. Hopkins, James O'Brien.

Twenty becond Ward. President, Jas.Thoubboron; Vice Presidents, Michael' Kavaunagh, Michael Eagan Seoretary, John F. Neeson Treasurer; Charles Har kina Sergeant at Arms, James Dovoy Inspectors, William Ferris, Thomas Kenny, Twenty third Waiid. President, John Brltton Vice Presidents, William H. Harlan, M.

Robert Stef feus, James Carberry Secretary, John P. Shea Assistant Secretary, Thomas MoQuadn Treasurer, Robert W. Hawkins; Inspectors, Patrick Nolan, Arthur Brltton Sergeant at Arms, James Schollard. Finance Commltteo William Burke, John McCormtck, F. G.

Mnrphy, Georgo Wright, John Hughes, Jamea Stanley, William W. Warner, William Bigot, Askins, John Rourko. Executive Committee, Hugh Powderly, Johu Fox, James Beatty, Frank Moore, Frank York, Johu Bradley, ThouiaB MoNally, John Oonroy. Twenty fourth Ward. President, John Vice Presidents, Daniel J.

Maddsn, Alexander Carpenter Treasurer, Douis May Secretary. James O'Con nell Assistant Seoretary, Patrick Tracy Inspectors, Michael Rodgers, Michael McAveny. Twenty fifth Ward. President, Potor Glomlt son; Vice Presidents, Martin Watson, Simon Gleir; SecrotarleB, Henry A. Gehrhardt, James A.

Riley; Treasurer, John Dalley; Sergeant at Arms, John O'Connor; Inspectors, A. Donlln, Thomas J. King. Exeoutive Committee First District, Joseph H. Winters, Charloa Donly, O.

B. Luckoy, John Lynch, R. O. Curran; Second District, John G. Law, J.

Straus, Jamos H. Traoy, Michael Burke, Wm. H. Lud dan; Third District, Laursnce Kenny, P. Lee, Jamos J.

Howard, Frank B. Kinny, Jaoob Treashman; Fourth Distriot, James H. Knupp, Walter P. Walib, John Bech thold, A. H.

Yerks, wflflaui Handriokson; Fifth District, Jacob J. Plstaoh, Thomu V. Drianey, Frank Wil Nw Utbeoht. Praiidenl, Adolph Gubner; Vice Presidento, J. Holmes Van Brant.

John T. Mayo SeoietarieB, Garret T. Befn! Mlohasi Mcuuire: Election, Peter Gates. 6uloa Funnan, Richard GuavMEHD.Prejident Jamos Sharkey Vice Presidents, John Lott Colweu, lames Rogers Seoretary, H. 'Ifaftmr Olliam InSDOCtOrS.

Henry Osborn, H. O. Dllmari BIMt' Kateo Sergoant Nsw LOT8. J. K.

Powell; Vic President Thome Nolan, John Marriner Seoretary, Georgo T. Qertum Treasurer, George Klinge; Sergeant at Arms, Louis Mlsner; Inspoetora ot KleoUoo, Edward jjuno, naman maru, James u'vuuuou. FlatbusHj Inspectors of Election, Alexander Mo Guire, Poter Nolan and Jama Morrow. Viti.anub. President, H.

Storer Vice Presidents, Fred. Smith, John Kelly Seoretary, Abraham Voorhees Treasurer, w. H. Thomas, Inspectors of JfleoUou, 8. Schenck, James Kolly, T.

Oorrlgau. Notes on Priinarlea. It was supposed that there might bo some opposition at the Touth Ward primary on account of tho feellug concerning tho recent change of the leadership. Mr. McOar'ry, from whom the power was taken by the flon orai Committee at its meotlng, did not, howovor, put in an appearance, ueltaw did ny of Ms.

frtonds. The Exhibition in South Brooklyn Last Night. Padrfj Rvap's BeneUt Atewperance HalL A Wrostllnfir Hatch la Wihlch Ono of tig Contestants Bcearue Exettyd and Wanted to "smash" Lis OpponcBt, An entertainment, in whicfe Sparring aoS wrestling were tha chief features, tot last evening iu Tomperanca Hall on Hamilton avetrVo, tho pro ceods boiug given to Mr. Patrick Ryant of Tto hall was complotely packed. A large posga of polk from tho Third Precinct wera early on hsnc and as lively times wero expected during the eaursM of tbe evening, they were yery welcome visitors.

Xha aao flgemont of the entertainment, he waver, waa allena there being only one drawback, and' that wkf pal "don able for tha reason that it occurs at nearly a vory a. Paring exhibition given. Borne of the' gontlomea announced to appear wero not present. Old Bin To acted as master of ceremonies. Mike Donovan, rrddi la weight chomplon, ought to have opened the exblbitia by sparring with Jerry Loary, of South Brooklyn, Imaa neither gentlemen wero present, their places ware takaq oy George King and Billy Coyle.

King is the hsaviermaraa. of tho two, but ho had to spar with a light and acttmi "artful dodger," who hit straight from the honHBi and stood his ground manfully. In tha Ursa Tomi Coyle gavo his opponent aright handor, whloh nearlv knocked him off the atage; to which King roplfad by two raps on his competitor's nose. The two tram clenchod, and were doing effeotlvo work, whon BUI lovoo gavo tho order to "walk around." A fr moments elapsed, and growing impatient, aorarat people tho gathering cried time." Look hare, gentlemen," said Toveo, stepping to thot front of the stage, there Is ono fool in this orowoT and ther.i is no necessity for more. I acknowledge that I am tho unfortunate individual, but I claim tha right to start the boxera." Tho "gontlomen" wiuced uuder this astute observation.

Iu the second round Coyls got Kings hoad in chaa. cory" and kept it there for several seconds. AmiiS shouts of sock it to him" Covle pounded away at King's cranium, and only ceased his pleasant pastime, when tho claret began to flow. King did VERY EFFECTIVE WORK iu the next round, but It was evident that ha wafl sot tbo equal of his opponent. Y'oung Murphy, of New York," said Bill Tovas, pointing to a well dovelopod boxor, with a red shirt, who next appeared on the stage.

Murphy's opponent was "Young Dorrlty, of Brooklyn." Murphy bas earned tho name of being a "chopper," that ia, hia blows ore directed more at tho belt tuan they aro at tha head, his desire boiug to knock his opponent out of breath. Dorrity was severely punished. Murphy first knockod him out of breath, thon cornered him and nnishod the round by tapping him on the noso. Dorrity did not coino to time for the last round, but finally made hia appearance. Murphy again polisheol him off in fine style, drawing claret for the second Urns during the evening, Jaok Watson (colored) and John Doherty, of New York, were tho next claimants for public appreciation, Watson was tailor than Doherty, and several times aimed his blows ovor his hoad.

Tvo rounuj settlod that gentlemen, who displayed but littlo skill. Doherty was told to givo Watson "a blaek oye," and aa tbia remark was thought to be funny, tho crowd loudly cheered. Mike Malloran and Pote McCoy next shook hamfa. McCoy lives in this city, has several times given exhibitions of tbo manly art in public and Is considered a first class boxer. But he met hia match last night.

Mal loran'e blowa fell liko a alodge hammer ou bin opponent's cheek, McCoy responding sharply. alaHoran did not toka advantage of all of hia opportunities, however, thus diminishing the interest in tho contest Thora wero throe rounds, and both men wera pretty well used up. Mike McColIum, of New York, ond Mike Noonan, of this city, next stepped to tho front. The Now York boy was much youugor thau Noonau, but in two of tha threo rounds severely punished the Brooklyn boy. In the lost round blows camo fast and heavy, Noonan having glvon McCollom a terrific right hander as a parting shot whon Bill Tovee told them "to walk around." The most exciting event of tho evening was tho wrestling match that followed, the competitors being BUI McAuoIly aud a youug man named Kildare.

McAnaUy wore neither Hboes nor stockings, his clothes wore rag god aud his faca and hands were very dirty. If his ooat had been a target for a Creedmoor marksman it oould not havo boeu iu a worso condition. Kildare's appearance was littlo bettor. Tho motoh was according to collar and elbow rules, and when the word was given tha mau sprang at each other liko wild beasts. They grap plod for a good hold, which, owing to the condition of their clothos, was almost impossible to obtain.

Several minutes elapsed and the men did nothing but prance around, and teat the strength of each other's legs, by tapping them with their feet. Neither could obtain tho advantage Finally, McAnally thinking that Kiidaro had caught hold of him In an unfair way, walked off the stage. Tbo crowd joorod and hooted. "Give it to him, Kiidaro" was the cry, and Kildare did givo it to him. No unfair hold had been taken, and Kildare, knowing that he was right, ran after Uo Anally and pulled him back on the stage.

With an oath he tripped hjm, and McAnally camo within an oco of falling from the stage. In a fit of rage, Mo Anally. flourished his fists and ovldentlylasired to settle the matter by PUN'CHINO HIS OPPONENT'S HEAD. Several gontlomen appeared on tha stage, qnieted tho contestants, and made them begin wrestling again. Kildare thraw hia opponent, tha crowd londly applauded, and this time, McAnally accepted his defoat with good grace.

Jim Kaue and Pat McDonald, wera belt introduced, Bill Tovee saying thot fifty years ago he haa beon badly beaten by a man named Kano. Tho man went to work easily at first, but McDonald lost hia temper la the socond round. Kane not desiring to continue sparring under such circumstances, offered hia hand to his opponent, and the match was thereby closed. Stophon Johnson, of Vermont, ond reter Connors, of New York, gave a splendid exhibition of wrestling. Thoy wont to work iu good style, and proved themselves highly accomplished lu their line of performance.

Johnson Is a well built, musoular young man. aud has the reputation of being tho boat wrestler of his age ia tho country. Ho floored hia opponent twice out oi threo tiruoB, doing It not so much by physical strength as by doxterity in tripping hia opponent, Thematca was what may bo toruvsd an exhibition of "FANCV" WRESTLlffO, as may bo judgod from tho fact that ono individual ta tho crowd wanted to know if it wero a wait! 7 Mike Gillespie and William Madden sparred, and tha entertainment was closod by an exhibition of tho manly art between Paddy Ryan aud 8tevo Taylor. Jarao Elliott, of this city, was to have sparred with Mr. Ryan, but for some unaccountable reason he did not show up.

On tho programmes Mr. Ryan was termed "the champion of Atnorica." Stephen returned Byan'a hoavy blows with rapidity and effect. In tha first round Taylor missed oiui, and Ryan seeing his advantage, staggored hie opponent with a terrific right hauder. Tho men clenched in the second round, and amid tho shouts of tho crowd, they pounded each other vigorously. Tho third round was tho least exciting, beiug more noted for hoavy pouuding than for display of skill.

Tho proceeds of tho entertainment will bo used by Uyan lu training for his coming fight with Jos Qosa. HIS LITTLE OAME. John Kottz, of No. 1 Tenth street; New York, was beoia Justice Semler yesterday to answor a complaint mule against him by John Schliuger, of Reid avenue, charging theft of $70. Schiingor told tha Court that on Saturday night he was going down Raid avonuo on bis way homo, wheu Kottz approached him, shook him by the band and claimed to bo an old acquaintance.

"Beforo we part tc nlght," Kottz is alleged to hare said to Mr. Scullnger, "let us have somethiug to warm us up and put us in good spirits." Tha word "something" meant hot whisky. Schlinger was etapt fied when he loft tho liquor store and alleges that it waa at that time Kottz robbed him. Tho prisoner pleaded guilty, admitted that his little gams had proved a failure and wos remanded for sentence. BUSINESS NOTICES.

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Its value as an Advertising Medium Is therefore ap parent JPlayinRvjHist and Loose With cue citv of Brooklyn. It now stated by well informed Republican politicians (hat tUo bill rooently intro duoed by Assemblyman Hussell, lit the instance of Senator Seliroeder, for the reorganization of tho govornmont of this oity, is not designed to stand as the party measure, but was introduced merely as a that is, as a kind of decoy fig" to draw tho firo of criticism. this was the purpose, Mr. Schroeder can congratulate hiniBelf upon a genuine sucoess. for no intelligent person has yet heard to speak of it in any terms other than those of contempt.

It has three distinguishing obar aaterlstics sure to awaken the scorn of every mB" who is not a mere political gambler: First, it is in spirit and letter a bold violation of the plainest promises made by the Republican party of Brooklyn to the voters on the eve of tho last election, and repeatedly for at least two years preceding that contest. Second, it provides not for a government bnt for an ad interim commission to hold the office of the city in trust for a political clique; and third it has the preposterous feature of conferring upon an appointed officer power with the oonsent of a political associate to reappoint himself and appoint all the other heads of departments who are not elected. No person who can think at all will pretend to say that such a scheme was ever devised to improve the administration of a oity, or could possibly yield auythiug but roguery in administration. There is a genuine flavor of humor in what a well informed Republican politician said, yesterday, to an Eagle reporter "He thought that if tho Mayor should made the sole appointing power at all, suoh provision would not take effect until 1884 or 1888, as thoy did not know but that the Democrats might eleot their candidate two years from now, and no one could foresee what ohanges there might bo in tho Legislature, although it was highly probable that the Republicans would oontinuo to control that body. The broad faroo of providing that tho people of Brooklyn shall bo powerless to shape their own affairs, through officers cloctad for that purpose, until 1882, as provided by Mr.

Russell's tontative measure, is not intensified in the least but only logically extended by putting the day of responsibility off till 1880. Indeed, there is no earthly reason that can bo stated why, if we are not to have responsible government till 1882, some self acting commission should not be empowered to relieve the people of all care until the millennium comeB. Tho Republican members of the Legislature who do not live in Brooklyn may be helped to a rational conclusion on this subject by inquiring what would be best to do if their purpose was to make Brooklyn solid for the Democracy. We venture to suggest that they could not name a more effective plan than to have loading Republicans first show that they are destitute of regard for their pledges and then proceed to rob the people of the power to regulate their own affairs. Mayor Howell and the Republican candidate for the Mayoralty, both stood pledged to the policy of having tho appointing and removing power, as related to the heads of all executive departments, vested in the Mayor.

To this every Republican candidate for the Assembly and the Senate was committed and to this Mr. Schroeder was in an especial degree committed. Tho bill before us is as distinct a repudiation of all these pledges as it is an embodiment of the great place hunting principle that the object of political exertion is to secure an opening to prey on the public. Upon tho whole, wo incline to bolievo our political friend when he eays that "another "bill is to' bo introduced." This will certainly be done, unless Mr. Schroeder has mado up his mind to retire from politics in this city at the end of his present Senatorial term.

Our Diplomatic Service. Mr. Hayes set at rest the speculations of tho politicians and correspondents yesterday, by sending to the Senate nominations for tho vacant foreign missione. No particular political significance appears to bo attached to the changes, but upon the whole they will afford a source of congratulation to people interested in seeing our country ably represented abroad. Tho substitution of Mr.

James Russell Lowell, a scholar and a gentleman, for Mr. Welsh, at the Court of St. James, will give universal satisfaction. Mr. Welsh, a pretentious windbag, whoso only recommendation for the position seems to havo resided in his millions, was a respectable figure head and nothing more.

Since the enforced retirement of Mr. Motley through President Grant's animosity toward the late Senator Sumner, tho gentlemen representing the United States in Great Britain havo not been ideal typos of statesmanship. General Schenck, who was largely occupied in explaining his Emma Mine transactions, found leisure to edify our English cousins by writing a brilliant work on tho mysteries of draw poker. The Hon. Edwards Picrrepont devoted himself to tracing his lineage back to tho Middle Ages through the medium of a clairvoyant, while Mr.

Welsh made bo littlo impression upon affairs that thousands of people, up to tho time he tendered his resignation, must have been in tho dark as to his continued existence. Mr. Lowell, although a gentleman of literary tastes, is also a thorough going man of affairs, and will undoubtedly fulfill the requirements of tho position with fidelity and efficiency. Mr. John W.

Foster will doubtless find an agreeable diversion in his transfer from the sphere of occasional activity in the Mexican Capitol to the repose which appears to char acterize the careers of all our representatives on the banks of tho Nova. He has brushod through the thorny ways of a somewhat vig orous political career.chiefly to gather roses, and if tho blossoms of office do not bloom as sweetly in the inhospitable climate of St. Petersburg as in Mexico, it will not be the fault of the faithful disciple of Senator Morton, who has succeeded to the place of the elegant Stoughton. Consul General Fairchild, who has served as Consul at Liverpool and Consul General at Paris, will take with him to Spain diplomatic experience sufficient to Impress Alfonso's ministers with his eminent respectability. Mr.

Morgan, of Louisiana, may havo a clear field in Mexico until tho next revolution, when he will havo an opportunity to justify hiB transfer from tho international court in Egypt to the land of the Montezuma. The changes among our ambassadors abroad naturally impol us to rovert to tho fact long apparent, that the old system of diplomatic representation has outlived its usefulness. There wag a time when our foreign business was entirely transacted by Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary, consuls and special ambassadors. It seems absurd in these times of swift communication by electricity and steam, when Secretary Evarts can in five minutes' communicate with the Beacousfield Cabinet, to maintain tho costly system of embassy that now represents us. The main use of diplomats in the past soems to havo been to make trouble.

It is probablo that before many years a radical change will be made in our methods of maintaining our relations with foreign governments. 'Jf tie Negro Exodus. I The Senate Committee, investigating the causes of the negro exodus from the South, hate been unfortunate ia their witnesses, if thoy proposed to establish the oft asserted fact That the negroes were compelled to leave their "old homes because of the oppression of tho whites. A colored clergyman of Washington, who has had abundant opportunity to learn tho real condition of the refugees and their reasons for leaving, attributed much of the excitement to a widely scattered circular appealing to tho people of tho United. States for money to assist the freedmen in finding refuge from" persecution in the South.

His name was ap ponded to that circular, but without his consent. Another witness, a prominent member of tno Colored Emigrant Aid Society, and a Government employe, who made inquiry of tho emigraut3 personally, regarding their reasons for seeking homes out of tho South, ifonnd that their principal reason was a desire Tho Km v. Mr. Trunibrower's TrlOula llOllH. That pungent outgrowth of modern piety, the clerical scandal, was never so' exuberant and diffusive as at the present time.

Whatever points of political and social dissimilarity there may ho betwoen ono State of the Union and another, all are equal in their never failing supply of tho real thing iu church scaudal. It is true that one star differs from another star in glory and that all ministers cannot attain to tho highest description and style of crime. Not every preacher can secure a trial for murder, but even the least can show skill in osculation, and act with bocoming dignity the role of Bottom, with tho donkey's head pioco, coying and cooing with the fair Titauias of the village. So nuuiorous, indeed, have been tho recent exploits of the clergy, among whom the Methodist brethren have far excelled all others, that it is almost impossible to keep track of them, and quite impossible to bestow upon them separately the critical analysis they deserve. We must, however, make an exception in favor of tho Rov.

Mr. Trumbrower, pastor of the Porter M. E. Church at West Hobokeu, N. J.

There is something sonorous of fame in the vory name of Trumbrower, and the expectations formed of the young man by his friends when ho was ordained, that ho would soon make a noise in the world, hava not been disappointed. Let us briefly state the tribulations of Trumbrower, beforo offering a few words of commiseration at his Quixotic and unhappy condition. Trumbrower is a youthful Timothy of 'li years of ago. His strength is not like Sam sou's, in his hair, for he has no whiskers to sjieak of. But he has a dim, religious light in his eyo, a mild, angelic air in his manner, a rapturo of reposo when addressing his female parishioners, and as his amber colored locks fall over his pensive brow he reminds one of some young girl graduate with her golden hair," rather thau of a Methodist minister who is mighty in the Scriptures and carries a revolver.

Ono of theso fo male parishioners was particularly struck with his apostolic stylo and beauty her name was Mrs. Boh, and when the young pastor addressed the gospel message to her he did not "soy boh to a goose." But she had another beau beside her pastor, to wit, the old Boh, her husband. Him she persuaded to invito the pastor to board at a woek in their 'umble but 'appy 'ome. After a while, old Boh grew jealous and it is said intercepted a letter from the Rev. Trumbrower to Mrs.

Boh inviting her to elope with him to Bohemia or Bohnos Ayres, or some whoro. Boh was "dev'lish sly," like Joe Bag stock, and determined to play "Boh p9ep." Ho kissed his wife, told her like Bluoboard he was going to be gone soma time, and then stole back, pulled off his boots, lay down and listened and poorod through the keyhole, whilo he hoard his fours of an elopement realized, as he affirms on oath. He might havo been peeping and listening still in his stocking feet but for ono of thoso interruptions which are sent at tho wrong time by an all wise Providence. A little dog of a humorous turn of mind, or elso friendly to the Metho dist pastor, raised an uproar it must surely have been the same lively canine that is mentioned iu tho famous poem, "The little dog barked to soe such sport." The parson rushed to the door and stumbled over the husband, who went for him, but with apostolic speed the man of God made good his escape and armed himself with a six shooter. Boh has made charges of attempt at abduction and at assault with intent to kill, which is pretty good, as the parson only pointed the muzzle at him.

The wife is staying with tho sympathetic sisters of the church. Opinion is, of course, divided, none but married men having tho least sympathy for old Boh, who has carried his grievances on his bow legs to every house in the parish. Poor Parson Trumbrower is out on bail, ono Doacoa Westervelt having hazarded $500 on his appearance. But scarcely had he dono so, when such rumors reached him that he resolved to keep the parson, an unwilling guest, in his own (the deacon's) house, and ho pays a detective to watch him night and day. Trumbrower was first arrested at Brother Buttonbaum's enjoying forty winks iu bed.

When he was inarohed through the streets of West Hobokcn, attended by the usual crowd of appreciative small boys, he was put in the lock up, consisting of one solitary coll, whose bars face the public stroet. The public regarded the sight of the parson in thiB plight as batter than any dime show of woolly horse or queer fish. It was Daniel in the lion's den, except that Daniel was himself tho lion. Mrs. Du Bois and her daughter, Maggie, a brunette, with glittering black eyes, who first started ill rumors of the parson, because, it is said, she wanted him herself, enjoyed the show, and fairly danced with ecstasy at the sight of the dejected Trumbrower in his public retirement, worse than Mr.

Pickwick in the pound, until good Deacon Westervelt got his pastor out on bail, only to subject him to a more private incarceration under his own eye and that of the detective. Such are tho facts of this harrowing case of ministerial affliction. Somo may draw the moral Don't board a good looking young parson if you have a pretty wife, who is fond of church and teaches the Bible class. But the Eagle would rather condemn the jealous Boh, who could listen in his stocking feet. Ho ought to have thought himself a lucky man when he heard the elopement planned, for, as Goldsmith says "Tho virtue that needs a sentinel is not worth tho keeping." The removal of Chief Engineer Van Buren, of the Board of City Works, and tho reappointment of Colonel Julius W.

Adams to the position of Chief Engineer, and occasions no surprise. Of the entire competency of Colonel Adams to fill tho position or any position of tho kind requiring the possession of large teohnical knowledge, experience and great professional ability there is no question. Colonel Adams is an engineer of exceptional accomplishments, and has devoted some of the best years of his lifo to the service of the city in tho Department of City AVorks. His reputation as a man and an official is and always has beon that of tho strictest integrity. He resignod his position when Messrs.

Slocum and Flaherty came into office, the pressure on him to that end being more than he could with honor withstand. Against Mr. Van Buren, personally or prof esaionally, there is nothing to say. He is a capable engineer and an honor. able gentleman.

As ho profited by the change in the management of tho department which displaced Colonel Adams without real cause he could hardly expect any other result than 'that he himself should in turn make way for the accession of Colonel Adams when the condi tions'should again be changed and the con. trol of the department revert to those who were satisfied with tho services of the former incumbent of the office of engineer and who were aware that outside of political manipula tions there existed no roason for his dismissal The return of Colonel Adams may be called simply an act of political justice Church Smith, a now colleotor on the rapid transit section ot the Long Island Railroad, had ono dollar and ten cents ptokod from Mb pookot yesterday morning whilo going through a crowded car collecting i lares. and Tenth wards upon which taxes and assess ments are overdue, and had partially done the same with tho property of tho Ninth, Twelfth, Twenty socoud and Twenty fourth wards. How the taxes and assessments due compare with tho assessed values in the four latter wards is not indicated, but if the ratio be akin to that in the Sixth and Eighth the work of collect ing what is due the city should not be difficult, for in the Sixth tho arrearages amount to only 3 per cent, of tho assessed value of the property, and in tho Eighth to 71 per cent. Where such a showing as this i made there is no diffionlty to be confronted which cannot be overcome under tho law as it stands.

In the Tenth Ward, however, it ia shown that a state of things exists which may require tho passage of some such compromise act as tho Mayor proposed last year. In that wards.it scorns, there is 287 due on property, tho assessed valuo of which is $382,515. Of course, there is no way of getting more out of tho property than it is worth to its owners, and since the arrears exceed that figure on the proporty named, it is for tho city to clo tormine whether it will bo more advantageous to the public to soil tho property at auction or make such reasonable abatomcnt of its claims as will justify the owners in paying up and continuing in possession. The mora this subject of arrearages is looked into, the more evident it becomes that had tho city's officials done their duty, as provided for by law, there would have been no arrearages of any importance to trouble us to day. Happily, the combined effects of negligence, quackery and demagogy aro not likely to embarrass Brooklyn hereafter, if the law bo strictly onforced from this time forth.

Another application was made for permission to introduco to this city a system of heating housos by steam from a coutral rasor. voir. The applicants are Henry W. Shepard, John H. Baker and others, who offer to pay 3 cents to the city for ovary lineal foot of ain pipe laid by them.

This is substantially tho psrmissiou asked for by the gentlemen who havo tho Holly system in Iiaud, and upon which no action has yet been taken by the Aldermen. Doubtless, other applicants will be heard from as soon as it becomes known that Brooklyn is disposed to listou to offers. For the present there is no other policy in order than to hear what these rival gentlemen havo to say, and collect information showing within what limits experiments hero may safely bo made. It ought, we think, to be laid down as a first principle, that no loose charter will be given to any company to operate over the city at large. If a grant be made, let it be within certain define limits.

All tho indications are that this system of heating houses by steam is going to be a very important business by and by, and tho city ought to tako cara that the franchises bring to the public all they may bo worth. Wo cannot afford to repeat in this enterprise the criminal blunder committed in dealing with tho gas companies and tho horse railroads. Conkliiiffand the Presidential Electors. Secretary Evarts favors tho scheme to havo the Presidential electors of this State chosou by Congressional districts, instead of by a vote at largo, as at present. The Lagislature, he holds, has power to do this, and he thinks it ought to be done, because it would prevent the Democrats from getting more than half of tho votes for whoever may be their candidate.

It is taken for granted by the Secretary that any sort of snap judgment which is to the disadvantage of tho Democrats will bo approved by Republicans all over tho Union. It is not protended by any porsou that the peoplo of this State had the least idea of committing to tho Legislature a commission to change the electoral law when thoy were voting for members of tho two Houses. That those who havo brought forward and urge this schenio, aro without respect for what is undamontal in popular government, and arc tricksters prepared to adopt any sleight of hand that will profit them politically is manifest. In tho Eagle's judgment this scandalous project will bo carried out, unloss Senator Coukling discovers that it will not subserve his purposos, and per haps nothing is bettor calculated to make him hesitate than the onthusiasm with which tho foxy Mr. Evarts is urging him on.

Before the Senator consents to this scheme for dividing the State, he is likely to inquire whether it cannot as a whole bo carried for Grant or whoever his Presidential candidate may be. If it can be carried as a whole, Senator Conkliug will not, we may be sura, adopt any moasuro to give tho Democrats a half or any part of it. Perhaps, however, the strongest roason for believing that tho Senator will not go into this job, is in the fact that it would destroy his own importanoe. He will be a very big man if he can persuade the Republican National Convention that ho has the power to deliver the electoral vote of this State, and he will be ft highly unimportant man if ho admits, to begin with, that he cannot carry it, and that what he has carved out for tho Republicans is reasonably suro for almost any Republican. A measure more admirably adapted to destroy the importance of New York in the Republican convention than this for dividing tho vote could hardly be devised.

This is why the cunning Secretary Evarls favors it, and this is why Senator Conkling may decline to concur with that gentleman. nitthop I.ittlcjobn and the Ititiialists. It appears that when on Sunday last the Rev. Mr. Sparks, late assistant rector of St.

Luke's Episcopal Church, desisted from tho services he had inaugurated at the vacant Congregational Church in Orinond place, as set forth in the four o'clock Eaole of yoster day, ho did so in cousoquenco of a prohibition from the bishop. As that article set forth, several attempts have from time to time been made in the diocese of Long Island to introduce an elaborate ritual, but in each casa tho ritualists have been snubbed by Bishop Little john. It is now said that ho has gone so far as to prohibit Mr. Sparks from officiating any longer in the diocese. We can hardly believe thiB of a man of tho bishop's fairness of mind.

If a weakness for flowers, candles and church music bo all that can be alleged against a clergyman, he ought not to be de nrived of the exercise of his professional of fice, any more than a lawyer who might find nleasure in embroidered waistcoats, or a phy sician who took pride iu. tho polish of his bootB. No doubt there is something at tne back of the bishop's alleged action. Tho Protestant Episcopal Church has few better executive officers than BiBhop Littlejohn, and ho surely does not wish to narrow the boundaries of tho Episcopal Church, or forbid that liberty of worship to Episcopalians in Brooklyn, which is enjoyed by those of New York The Primaries. The Democratic primaries last night were lively in the extreme that is to say the contests were' few and the persons marked out for what is called discipline were effeotually "sat "upon." We miss from the list of delegates some familiar names who have been long distinguished for their "regularity" with a big but their successors are, in most instances, kindred spirits who wilUdoubtless exert them solves during tho year to maiutain that harmony which has so long and so happily distinguished the General Committee.

In tho Eleventh Ward tho Duffy men wore "crushed," so to speak, under an adverso majority of somo six hundred, and tho MoGarry men were similarly disposed of in tho Tenth Ward. Whether they will consont to stay crushed next November is, of course, another question, which cannot be answered ot present. The announcement that over twelvo hundred votes were cast in tho Eloventh Ward during tho four hours that the polls were open shows what can be done when the Democracy and really and thoroughly aroused. Voting must proceed with great ardor when ballots nra taken in at the rate of five a minute. It is gratifying to see that everything went as beautifully in the Sixth Ward as in days gone by.

This is no doubt a good way to run a party so long as tho party consents to bo so run. The trouble will arise when a considerable number of Democrats decline to be guided by the recommendations of gontlemen who do not represent them. Tho Hayden Trial. The fact that the jury in the Hayden case have failed to agree upon a verdict will surprise nobody, for while the evidence against tho accused was wonderfully strong, it was not of a charaoter to prove him guilty of murder beyond the last doubt. It is truo that tho testimony, Bnch as it was, seemed to show that the probabilities wore that Herbert H.

Hayden had committed one of the foulest murders that has ever cost the State, to which a murderer belonged, tho trouble and expense of trying him. The people of Connecticut, through the prosecuting attorney, proved certain matters which are worth recalling. They proved first that Mary Stannard had been murdered. Her throat was gashed, a heavy blow with Borne dull instrument had crushed her skull and arsenic enough to kill ten persons, a teaspoonful of the poison, indeed, had been previously administered. They demon strated to tho jury that Mary Stannard had been for somo years an unchaste woman had, in fact, one nameless child.

They showod that previous to her murder she had believed horself to be pregnant and had, to two or thra.6 persons, charged her condition to intimacy with Hayden. Furthermore, thePeople proved that she expected Hayden to procure for her a drug that would relieve her, and that she mado an appointment with him, when ho was to administer the expected medicine, on the very day upon which she was murdered, and at almost the very hour. They clearly set forth that, previous to the murder, Mr. Hayden had purchased arsenic in the Town of Middlotown, and that the arsenic found in the vital organs of the murdered girl corresponded with that sold by tho Middlotown druggist. At great expense, and after months of scientific examination, they convinced the jury that certain arsenic found in Mr.

Hayden's born and claimed by Mr. Hayden to bo the arsenio purchased in Middlotown was not such arsenic but a variety of tho mineral bought elsewhere, thus convicting Mr, Hayden of an acted lie at the outset. Other facts of a minor oharacter, but important in the establishment of tho oaso, wero proved and tho defense had almost nothing to say. At all events, it was so weak that no unprejudiced reader of the testimony could help believing that a preacher had been guilty of one of the most atrooious, because calmly planned, murders that evor necessitated a trial. To such observers but one of two conclu sions was possible.

Either the Rov. Hayden had been guilty of ono of the most awful crimes that tho imagination could conceive of; or the testimony was not worth considering. Ther3 was and could bo no middle course. The man could not bo rather guilty. The ver diet must be murder in tho first degree or ac quital.

It would have been quite natural had one or half or a majority of the jury decided in favor of the preachor's innooence, whilo the remainder declared him guilty of murder in tho first dogree. It would have been intelligible because different minds at tach difforent values to any evidouco. It is not natural, it is simply an evidence of actual imbecility, that ono juror should decline to oither accept or reject the evidence, and should maintain that whilo the Rev, Hayden was not innocout of tho murder altogether, ho was not quite guilty that the man of whom the acts wero proved was comparatively guilty in fact, and should bo punished for murder in tho socond degree. The dissent of a juror on that ground was simply the expression of a person incompetent to form an opinion. Strong as tho ovidenco against the Rev.

Hayden was, nobody can help regretting that the interference of an imbocilo was the only bar to his acquittal. Without indulging the braggadocio of Mr. Elijah Pogram, we think that the American people are a great people in this, that having accepted a form of trial for persons accused they nover shrink from accepting the issue of their own tribunals. Before the virtual verdict of acquittal or tho one dissonting voice was that of an idiot tho public felt certain that Mr. Hayden was guilty.

But, as in elec tions decided by the ballot, which the Ameri can people have agreed to accept as a final arbiter of causes, they fight to the last ditch before tho die is cast, and subsequently surren der without a word, so in their trials lw inw. thev rofuso to entertain an i opinion which does not coincide witn that formally and properly registered by thoir representatives on a jury. Mr. Hayden lsaves the court room in which ho has spent so many weeks of anguish with a certificate of good character. As a man, nobody who be liovos in our institutions can rofuso to take his hand.

Whether, however, his influence for good as a preacher is unimpaired is another question. It may bo that he is unfortunate in having boen wrongly accused, but the misfor tune sooms to us groator than the more lm periling of his neck. It lias extended so far as to disqualify him' for the pulpit. We think the cause of Christianity can be better served by Mr. Hayden's retirement from the minis terial office than by his remaining, witn a repu tation cleared merely by the word of man, in tho church.

The Republican politicians' have soldoin played a more disgraceful part than the pur suit of Aldermau Casey, ot tue 'renin warn, gathering of tho kind that has boon soon in tho ward for many years, and although some of tho Independents claimed shortly before tho polls olosed that two hundred of thoir tickets had beon voted, it was vory evident that such a statemont was a gross o'xaggoration. Thoy also charged thoir opponents with repoating, and in tho same breath admitted that thoy bod boon practicing that game on their own behalf. Whon tha polls olosod it was found that 318 ballots bad been cast, only sixty two of whioh wore for tho Indopondout or opposition tickot. Of tho 256 regular tiokots about forty bore tho uamos of threo iuspoctors, but as Kiug'a nanio was ecratchod, Scholl como in winner aa the minority inspector. The wrath aud dismay of tho Independents, whon they ascertained how ueatiy thoy had beou ouchored, found vent iu threats of what thoy would do at the polls next Fall, and also, in an expressed determination to appeal to the.

General Committee. In viow of tho small number of votoa thoy oast it is not expocted that tno General Committee will bo troubled with any protest from them, ollhougb thoy will doubtlosa carry out their threats at the polls noxt Fall. WIMOKALITV. JTIr. Aiutionr Comstoclt Makes an Ap peal for Its Suppression.

Saturday Night, January 17, 1880. Fathers and Mothers of Brooklyn Where have your sons boen to nicht What influences havo bceu about them 1 What fancies awak or what lmuresslons mado unon their minds and iniuglnatlonB Do they return as pure as when they went Otic 7 1 can answer tuese questions lor you. j. hove soen hundreds of boys and young mon to night gazing, with bated uroath, on that aroused passions that drovo tha blush from many a eheok. I saw them breathing putrid atmosphere, Oiled with tho puff of vile, cheap cigars and worse pipes, mingled with the sickening umea of rum, whlBky and beer, and surrounded with a moral atmosphere a thousand times worse.

Iu this foul, loathesomo place, i saw tier on tier of seats flllod with young men aud boys, representing all grades of socloty. Tho sons of the rich were there iu large percentage. They stood whore their steps took hold on hell. As I gazed from face to face, I aw some of them pale with emotions, as with fixed oyoa thoy looked upon disgusting Bcenes. The parents wero not thero No slater or lady hero.

No. Why 7 It is too iudooout. Your sons have not oome back wiLb pure minds to your homes, impressions uavo ucou maue iu Hmt will follow them to thoir gravo. Ave 1 imag inations like a moving panorama, will constantly bring to and fro before their minds these scenes to torture tho youthful mind, aa thoy seek to forgot tho hated Tialona fastened upon them in efforts to bo pureand good. Chains havo been to night forged upon thoso youths that thoy must wear, and these shall sink deeper and deeper, while poor humauity crios out for dslivorauco.

I daro not rov poat tho rlbold Joke, tho slang expression, tho lustful suggestion that offended tho car to night, nor doscribo the crcaturea, painteu uuu yuwueiuu, pittance, divested themselves of their proper womanly apparel and presented thomsolves to the gaze of an audi onco filling the hall (without a woman in it), largoly of youth and boys. While we pity those poor deluded creatures, yet wo must, for our sous' Bako. confess tho truth, These wretchos do what no respectable woman could be hired to do. Thoir conduct draws approval from the lowest and worst men bloated, halt drunken, loafers yet your sons swelled their ranks to night. To get into tits den they run a gauntlot of holl, protected by two policemen in uniform.

Thoro aro two entrancea to this placo, on either side of a rum hole, which boa a wide, broad door, on each side fastened open, ond where, between the acts, tho youth may lira tho appe tlto and orazo tho mind so that all moral susceptibility shall thoroughly extinguished. Liko a gaping boll, thlamonstoretands with oport mouth to devour our youth. Aye, more, nightly does ruin, debauoh ami destroy tho noblest instincts within tho heart. For twenty five oonts you can have your son's moral purity burned out and destroyed ia a single night, warranted, and policemen in tuuforca to Insure that It ia dona Learning of this carsoideja; whilo out on othoraulles. I went to BBS who and what wore thoro.

I found tne hall Orowded, a majority; youth. What I havo said does not do justice to the demoralizing influences of this place. In tho namo of all that is pure and good, parents of Brooklyn, let something ba dona. If there are not laws, let ub have tham at once onactod. If there are laws, let this oity rise up en mam, and oblige awom olttcors of If not, how does it axist opening Into this bawdy show and house, of lust? Mon of Brooklyn, wo ara worse than oravbnB to allow auch a peat hole to Sxtat, to devour tho manhood of our youtti.

Cursod la the man or woman who doatroys tho. moral purity of youth or robs the oblld of its virtue. If wo do not do onr duty in this matter the blood of hundreds of our youth will bo upon our heads. BoforeGod, we cannot ba guiltless, lam Informed that a brother of one of our supervisors runs this plaoo. This is all tho more roason wliy an example should ba mado of it.

Lot the Grand Jury present every man and woman who bolira to sond our youth down to wlf positive ruin and moral degradation, in tUlBOUfttnaluOVUia oUnilMop.aos..