when be organlaes his new hureaa. The blll ls m?
tosTttaUr toVaame as when lt pastol ito benaee, and
tbe eooferenoe waa asked. aot to eaanfa any oftte
ftotares of tbe blll. out slmply to eorrtet lta phrase
IBATORTANCE OF THE ARMOR TESTS.
REXJ.TIVE KHim OP THE CRHCSOT AND CAkt
MBL.U PLATBS-TTLE XTOVSK PASS1KO A.
MIIAj FOR THE PURCBA5B OT N1CKFU
Washlngton, Sept. 25 (Speclal).-Ordnenee experts
are hlghly pleased with the resalta attaloed by tbe
tests lecentty made at Aaaapous of three amor plaleo
of foreign manufacture, The expertments were not
only tnterestlng, but also of great and declslve 1m
portanee, for upoo the report of tbe Board will depend
tbe eharacter of the platos to be nsed In armortng
tbe three great warshlps whleh are soon to be bulit
For yeara there has been the greatest dlvergence of
cpinlon as to the qualtties ot the Creusot and Cammcll
rtates. The former ls one aelld lugot of steel. worked
down to lts proper slte by the use of enormoos and
powerful trlphammer*. The plato tn lts flnlshed fonn
ls not hlghly tempared. In faot, tbe deslre is to glva
to the plato tht quallty of ductlllty. The CammeU
plate has a faclng of steel about one-thlrd the thlckness
ot the plate. Tlds steel has a hard surtace, ls hlghly
tompered, and ls of great reslstonee. The remalnlng
twothlrds of the plate are of wrought lron. wldrh, froir
the natare of the roaterial, ls mnch softer and more
jieldlng than steel. Tho lren and steel are welded
together, thus formlng one corapact maas. The object
of the combmaUpn of the two metals ls also to give
tbe plate the qnality of ductlllty. In the reccnt testo
U was demonstreied, howcver, that tho reslstance of
the two plates was fai* from enlfonn. Every shot
flred at the Cammell ptote not onry penetrated lt, but
made a elaan epertore. and went enttrely throngh it.
With the Creusot plate the effect was muoh dlfferent.
*The plate was cracked, and flstnires radlated from the
hole made by the projeeUle, but ln no ln
stance dld tlie shot succeed tn pcnetratlng
antirely through the plate. The Ordnance offlcers
eonfess that W? appearanca of the two platos uftei the
conduslon of the tort* was docldedly m favor ot tho
t'smmd'. platea, they Jnstlfylng their opiniou as to
the superlorlty ot tha Creusot plate, however, by say
tng that ln a batUe, no matter how long lt mlght ba
tn duratlon, no slngle plate would recclve elght shoU
Of oourse the effect of elght shots woidd result ln
cracklng the plato so tliat lt would fall ofl, thus
leavlng tho skln ot tha shlp expoaed. With the
ramnicU plate, howcver, one 6bot would penetrato
lt, and with tho heavy proiectllei and powerful guns
now used, the result would be cxtremely damaglng
to a shlp, which of courso would be rollcd aud tcsscd
by the actlcn of the wnves.
The trial of the nlckel plate was more than satls
factory. This test ls the flrst public expertment that
has ever been made. although the InvenMon has been
patonted sluoa 1876. X. Schnelder <fc Oo? of Creusot,
Franoe, manufecture both tlie nlckel and the Creusot
plates. The Bethlehem lron Works some Bttle Ume
iigo made an arrangement with 6chnelder <t Co. to
use the process for maklng the Creusot plate, Skilled
inechanlcs were brought here, and every effoii has
been sucressfnlly made to tuin out o product equal
to fhat of the Frcnch monufactnrcrs. It was found
necessary to do this because of tho provlslon* cm
bodlod ln all approprlatlon bllU for matters of this
kmd, which requlre that all the material used shaU
be produced In this country. It ls undcrstood that
the Bethlehem lron Works will endcavor to make a
alniilar arrangement with Schnelder &. Co.. should tbe
board decide to report ? favor of tho nlckel plate
The tests have also been prdductlve of good resnlts
tn dctermlnlng the hlgh cliaractor of the projertiles
US<The nlckel plate is made of stoel. with an alloy of
nlckel. aiid ls conaldered as near perfcctlon a? any
Lhlng Of lt* chnrartcr can 1*5 deemed peifcxt. In fact
tha offieer* tlilnk so hlchly of It that a resolntlon was
vcsterSay Introduced in the Senate lo ^??*?"2
o tho Kerrctary of the Xavy to expend W.000,000 fot
fhe purchase of nlckol arn.or plato>. A Mmil:ir revolu
lon pasaed the Housc to-day. ? ls stated that there
ls only one mlne in the world which produ.-es tWs
netab and that ls ln Canada. The Knglish Oovern
ment ls now ncgotlatlng for Ite purchase. Mi that it
can control the sale of tlie product. lt h the deslre
of the Secretary of the Xavy to cnter Into a eontract
with the Canadian company before theso MfptwMM
are clo*ed. The af OT wonld t>e used for tlie three
largo warshlps for which eontract* are sonn to be made.
The moncy ncceswy for the pureha-e of thc plates
lias been approprlated. but tbe apj.roprlation blU
carried a clau-e with lt which prescvibed that all of
the materlsl used should be produced ln thl* country.
As these vesscls are de*lgned to be of the most modern
type. it ls Moeseary that thc nlckel armor should be
used.
A YEAR'S NAVAL DEVETiOPMEST.
A PUBLdCATTiOX G1VJXC. MAXY FACTS AKOUT
THE AMBRICACV SFRVJCE AXI) T1IB
NAVIFS OF TirF. WORT.T).
Washlngton. Sept. 25 (Sperinl).-The ninth annual
pnbllcatlou of thc Xaval liitolllgenee Oftico will be
dlstrlbuted this wcek. lt is a valuablc number. aud
lncorporates tho iiifonnation gathered by that oflie
during the year, which could be publlshed witlwut
breaklng eonBdences. The popularity of these pub
llcatlons ls attested by the demand for the dlfferent
serie-. slnce 1?82. the edltions having tK?cn exhanstcd.
The prosent work ls entiUed '? A Tear*s Xaval P.ogre^s,"
and ls a volume of more than 400 pages, iiitt<i.*i>ersed
with many maps, diagrams and IlliLstrHt'ons, and mnch
tabular lnformatlon. The volume ls contlnuons with
the series, and, a* the tltle Impllcs is a rocord of a
yeor's uaval developnient alivad, together with a
va-st deol wlating to tlie Aniorican .seivicx;. Tho notc?
proper relating to navnl matters have a proniiticnt
place. Most of the lnformatlon enibru'cd in tlie tlrst
four chnpters Is a <<>iicise aumninrv- of foreign offtclal
doeiiments u;id prafBtetoaal papcrs. The notes on
shlps and torpedo-boats have been compiled by l.leu
leunnt Chailcs E. Fox, of Ihe Xavy. who is on duty
iu tho Xaval Intelllgeuce Ofllce. Aftct reviewing (he
ie?u.tii ln this country. the programmes of Kngland,
Franoe, Gernwny, .-pain, Austrla, Clull, Dcnmark,
(ireece, Ilolland, Japan, Norway, Swed-n, Portu^al,
Braxll, the Ai-gcntine Bcpubllc, Turkcy and Mcxlto
are sct forth. The noto is exhaustivc, and
ln eaclt country glves general dimensions and
style of veasel, with lnformation recanllng arnia
uieut and machinery. Passed AsMstunt Engineer
C. W. Rae has had the ta-k of cditing the
notea on machineiy. Full U'chuical accounts of tho
cugines and bollets of the later Amerlcan vcsseU are
furnished. Drawlngs and tables acrompany tho
artlcle.
The most Interestlng paper ln some respect^ is the
notes on ordnance and armor, preputvd by Lleutonant
W. H. H. southerland, an authority on hls bubjott.
In tho llght of reccnt occurrences. ihe e<litoi's matter
on the performances of foreign guns and arnikT.- will
have add-.-d value. The detalls of boih sntjjcits aro
treated fully, and explalned by numerous diagrams.
Among LlenteiiiHil 8outherland*s toplcs are projccMles,
ammunltlon, hoUt, rapidflre guns. smokele-.s powder,
hlgh iexploslvcs, small arms and torpedoas. With the
advent ol electriciiy, a new department has grown
jp ln the servlec, and has been of snfllclent lmpoitanco
ot late years ta ha.e a speclal place in thes; gencral
lnformatlon series. Though tho last year has brought
forth no radlcal clmii?e? ln the practlce of shlpllght
Ing, and the types of dynamos of the year before havo
been adhered to, good work has been produced, tend
Ing toward Installing electrlc apparatus on AniPrican
naval vese^ls. This complctes tbe edltnrlal portloii
of tlie work.
Lieutcnant Charles C. Rogers, of tho Xavy, has
preparce a long account of the naval muuoouvrcs
of last year. The bulk of thc paper Is taken up with
the Knglish aud l'reuch movemouls; briet mentlon beins
accorded ltaly, (.Wjrmany, Anstria and Rusaia. The
paper ls a compllatlon from unofllrial sources. W. II.
Wultc, the Knglish naval constractor, ls tpeclally men
tloned ln the lntroductlou of Chlof lntoUiycucc (><h(er
Davls, who calls attentlon to a paper read by ihe
former before the Instttute of Xaval Architecu, which
paper ls republUhed. Lleuteiiaut G. W. Merlu has
gtohered a great deaS of valueble Inforroattou under the
caption " Mlnlsters ot Marlne. and I'ersonuel of Sev
eral Suropean Navles." Tbe comuUatlon comes after
rearganlxattODS and lmportant changes aliroad. A
papei which will afford considenble useiui eom
partoaB ls that by En*ign J. B. Bernadon, on *? Ad
mmlawatlon of the Merchaoi Xarlne ln Foreign
Coaatrtes." Lleutenaut Southerland has a seeond
, paper on "Tha Devalopmeoi of Rapld Plre Gans for
Naval Use," and tke ouatoauty ievl?w ot Uomo
reaoarees for tbe prodsetlon of war material ls eon
trlbuted by Eutlgn J. B. Beniadon. Euglneer Bae
wrltes of uqnld tuel for totpedo bo?ts. Lieatenant
p. P. Fleiehcr demOnstraUs mathematloaUy tbe
manoenvring dlstaeees of stoaseTs Thc work ls
elosed with Enslgn J. ?. Ellicotft descrlptlon ot
aatomoblle torpedaes.
THB W? REMOYAL OF GrtANTfJ BODY.
wtohlngtoa. topt. 25 (6parta]X-Ckalfman O'Xefll, of
?he Ltbrary Commlttee, has about glven up all hopes of
having the Jolnt Tesolotton providlng for the remoral
of Oeneral Grant s body eaUed ap this sesslon. He
aald to-day that the objactions made by the New-York
iirtiarlMfr* would no doubt pravent the consldamtlon
of the reaolntloB. ? Unlese I can call lt up naxt Mon
day, under tbe sospenslen of the rulas," sald he, "lt
cannet posslkly eome up before naxt sesslen." Mr.
0*9etn does not feel klndly toward the New-York
RapraaenUUves for their auocesaful efforts ln kaoplug
bts lesaliiNsw dswn. To-day he eharaeterlsed lt as
? aaall baatness." aad added that but for the aflerts
of rpsjiiiismsoi Qaina, tha rosohstioa wooM have
yosott loag ago. Mr. Qalnft agreea wtth tho vener
otle father of tho Hooot ln thls aasertlon. When Mr.
Qulnn waa toM what O'NeW had said he smOed
good naturedly, and tken, putttng on a sertoos face, re
marked: "No doubt It would. But It will not pasa
now. Let Mr. O'Xell call that reaolutlon np on sus
pension day, aad I'll earry tbe war into Africa, and
beat hlm at hia own game. lt wUl raqalre a two-thlrda
vote under suspenalon of tho rales. 1 have enongh
votes pledged to mo to defeot the reaolutlon, lf these
lactios are pursaed, On the other hand, he cannot rall
It up by nnanlroous eonsent, for I am watehlna hlm too
closely." When ssked how maoy votes J** ?*?W
eommand. Mr Qulnn repBed that be had fulty two
thirds of the Democratlo members pledged to hlm. ln
addltlon to the entire Republican delegauoa from Now
iOffc .
m -
CHARGES AGAINST ITS KXSTMASTER.
THE HOCSE DECIDIiNG TO LOOK INTO MR.
WHEAT'S MBTnOlW-CONFBRlWCE REPORT
ON THE LAXD GRA?T B02LL AGREED TO.
Washington, Sept 23.-Tho House to-day eonsldered
the conference report on the Land Forfelture bill.
Mr. MoRae, of Arkansaa, and Mr. Holmaa, of In
dlana, expreaaed thelr prefersace for the biU sa H
orlglnally pa-sed the House. Mr. Wheeler, of A?v
bama, was opposed to the conference report, becensO
be belleved that the blU ln its present shape wonld
ct 111 further postpone the reaterlng to thelr rlghtful
owners of the publio landa now belonglng to the peo?
ple. Mr. Herbert, of Alabama, and Mr. Hooker, ol
Mlsalsalppl, were ln favor of the bill. bellevlng that it
waa tho best that could be pasaed. Mr. Hltt, of
Illinois, said this bill was wlse poUcy, and prevented
ayndlcates and large Lolders from purchaalng landa
from rallroads.
Mr. Graavenor, of Oldo, crltichted the Lth Congresa
for a fallure to forfelt the unearned landa, and Mr.
Herrmano, of Oregon, coinclded with bls vlews.
The conference report waa adopted.
Mr. Hemphlll, of 8onth Cnrollna, presented the
conference report on the blU for the establishment of
the Rock Creck Park, iu the Dlstrict of ColnmbUv.
The report was agroed to?JfOOO 123. nays 65.
Mr. Morrtll, of Kansaa. snbmltted, and the House
agroed to, a conference report on tho blU granUng a
penaton to the wldow of Gensral Hartranft The
amount grented i* 9100 a month.
Mr. Enloe, of Tonnessee, thon bronght np a resolu
tlou, reeittng U?at it U alleged that Uie postmarter of
tbe House, J. L. Wheat, whose duty it is to lct con
tracU for tbe carrytag of tho msils, let the contract
to one Samuel Culbcrtson for 95.000 a year. on tho
condltton that CulberUon auould pay to him (wheat)
?150 a month out of the money rcceived from the Gov
ernment for his services; and that Wheat dld recelvo
that aum for tlve months; and dJrcctlng the Com?
mittee on Postofflcea and I*ost-roads to investigate
tbese chargea. and such other matters as pettain to
Wheat'a admintatratton of the postoffice of the House
of Representatives. -
On the auggestton of Mr. Elngham. of Pennsyt
vanla. the Committee on Accounts was substitutcd ua
the lnvestigatlng oomml'.toe.
Mr Coswell, of Wisconsln. said that his lnformatton
was that thls practice on the part of the P^^J
had obtalned durlng several Congresses. ?*?!???
master had become satlsflcd that thls SSOaoy was -t
a proper and legiUmato perqulslto He had therefore
covored evcry dollar Into the Treasury.
Mr Hopkins, of llllnols, offercd an amcndment ex
tendlng the lnvestlgatlon into tbe practtcos of tho
postmaster ln the XLlXth and Lth Congrosses.
The prevlous question waa ordered-yeas, 108,
uavs, 80. . .
Mr. Hophlns's amendment was then adopted, ana
the rcsolullou as ameuded was ugreed to.
Mr Payno. of New-York, clialrman of tho epeclal
committee appolnted to investigate tho Sllcott de>
falcatlon, called up the bill deflnhig the duties of Mio
feergeant-at-Arma. The accompanylug report explalns
iU provlakms. The bill cuables the Sergeant-at-Anus
to make requlsltlon directly upon the Treaoury for tbe
pay and inlleage of members, and eoftstltutes hlm in
exnllelt terSM a dlsburslng ofllcer, Umiting his cora
Den'atlou to hia pwent aalary. Under the present
Estenimembers are rcqnlred to glve writtcn rvcelpts
fn'odvance of the actual payment of thelr salarice by
the Treasury. The present bill aatborlses and re
milres pavment to the .<crgcant-atrArma upoii his
reuuT-ltfoo. lt Ia only when the payment ls ortnally
.X "V thli offlcur to the memberJhot any reeelpt
can be requlred. A bond iu tho aum of OoO.OOO U
rwmlrod. j
o^nuJtioTo^Mr Moffltt. of New-York, a bill was
passed approprlatlng 0200.000 for the ******** ?
new buildlnKg and eiilarging tho mllltary post at
Plattsburg, N. Y.
AN nfTEROONTIXENTAL BAILWAY.
GOVERXMEXTSlXTHTSOrTH APPanXTTrXG COM
MISSI0NER6-C0L0MBIA AXD THE
RECENT COXFEREXCE.
Washington, Sept. 25.-The flrst eubject of coa
fcrence between the Presldcut and Socretary Blslne
upon the return of the latter to Waaliinfrton this weeb
will t?e the nomlnatlon of tlu*ee men to reprcaerrt ttie
Cnlted SUtes upon the lnteroontlnemtal Rallway Oom
mi<isloii. vMeh is to meet ln Washington early ln
October for the purpoas of rnltlating a aurvey for a
tnmk llne of railroad to connect the ayatems of North
and Pouth America.
t:able measagea have been rcceived from Brazll
and Mexico regardlng the appolutment of commls
sloners lo repreaent those Oovernmenta, and the
commWsionor"! are now on thelr way to the United
SUtes. Tho Piesidcnt of Peru has appolnted Lefert
L. Burk and Manuel Elgnera aa the lepresentatlves
(rf ttaat 00101 ????*? Venemela haa also appolnted a
?oiniiiLssioner. Tho Dcpartmeut of Stato has recclved
a dispatch from MJalstSt Abbott, at BogotA, saying
that the Prcsldent of Colombia lias asked Congress to
make the nececsary arproprlatlon and glve the necea
sary autliority for tlie apitointni'iit of a reprosentatlvo
of Colombia upon the board. Mr. Abbott says: " I
liave Just had an lnterview with the Foreign Mlnlsfer,
and was told tliat there can bc no doubt of Colombia's
conrse, and sho siun;ly will be reprcsentod at the Rall?
way Convention in October."
Secretary BtfllM has rcceived from Mlnlster Abbott,
at Bogota, a translation of an cxtract from the mes
sage of tho Minister for Foreign Affalrs of Colombia
to tlie National Congress, concerulng tho r??ccnt Inter
natlonal American Conference at Washington. Tha
Mlnirter dcclares that the resnlts of the conferenco
will bo to tlie evcrlasting glory and satlsfactlon of
all who partlclpated ln tlie meeting. He dlscussca
tho plan of arbltration at le.ngth and makes some
supgestlons for its amendment in certain detalls. The
Minister recommends to the Congress of Colombia tlie
adoplloft of the recommendations of Ihe Conference
in regard to a common silver coln, rotlproetts treatles,
enstom house regulstlons, port cJiargos. unlformity of
welphls and meaauros, sanltary r>guiaUoas, and other
matters. so far aa ls consisteut with the fiscal resourcca
of the Oovorasaont, and he urgca Congress to take
Immedlate action with reference to au appropriatlon
for tlio lntercontlnental rallway, and tlie appolntmont
of a member of the coiunilsslon that ls to meet ln
Washington in tho coming October. In conclutloa.
tho MtalSter ccpresst* rexret that the conference did
not take under consideratlon the '? >!onroc doctrlne,"
and deciares it to be tlto unlversal pollcy of American
Natlo.is.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE.
LABOR B1LLS TAKEK UP AXD LAID ASIDE-DI6
CfSSlXG THE I.AXD COURT BILL.
Washington, Sopt. 25.?Tn the >?enate to-day Mr.
Mumb rerortcd a Senate Jolnt resolutlon authoritlng
the extension for one year of the time of payment for
land on pre-emptlon or homestcad rlalms whenever,
ay reaton of fallure of crops, the aettler ls unable to
maka payment withln the tln>c prescrlbed by law.
Tlie icsolutlon waa passed.
The OSseOjiaV was then taken up. the flrst blU
upon lt belng the House blU to praveut th-; product of
convlct labor from belng fumlshed to or for the nse
of Ohy department ol the Govemment. and to pre
vent the product of convict labor from belng uaed
upon pubilc bulldlngs or other publle works.
Mr. CockreU aaked Mr. Hlolr lf he would explain
the bilL
Mr. Llalr eonsldered an ezplanatlon unneoe?aary.
Tfce bill expla^ned itaelf.
Mr. CockreU asked whethcr It would apply to the
product? of tlie military prlson at Leavenwcrtb.
Mr. Blalr could not aav wbether it wonM or not
Ha dld not waat to be xub]eeted to exnmm^Uon aa a
ttudent Bnt bo wanted tha hill to be pasaed, and
tho Amoricoo poopls wanted lt poased
Mr. Harris said ho wtrald ond tho uoulnivetv
Tbe bill and tha two i-flls foBowlsg lt on the colsndar
propoted to gn into tho gsneial qnosttoa of regulatang
the labor of tho eauntry. A qaostlon of that import
ance could not be considered nnder the five-mitiute
rule, and he therefore obtected to the c<>natderation
of thcae btlla nt thls time.
Mr. Llalr?Let them be paaaed over without prejn
dloe.
Mr. Harrla-if tho Senstor from New-HAmpahlre
prefera lt. I ahall put lt In that fonn. But I glve
Idm notlre that Uiese bUIs cannot, now or st any
other time, be coniidered under the flve-mlnule rule.
The bill* wers acceidlngly pasaed over, and the
naxt bill on tbe calendar was tahen np, belng the House
bill to ameud " Ai act to arohlWi thd imyertaUon
and mlcrattin of forelgners aad ahens under eonweet
o- agnetaent to perfcrm labor in tha Uitltad States,
lt* Terrttoilat ir.d the DUtriet of Columbla "
Mr. Oonnan remarked that the Repubhean ma
)oHtv had agrtot npon aa order of bustoees for the
remsindar of the session, and that a plaee had been
asslgned tho Labor bllto, which would be conaldered
when they were reaebed ln that order. Tberefora, he
objected to tbe eonsMeratlon ot tbe blll.
The blll was lald aslde wlthoot actton. Sevoral
other blUs on the calendar were also objected to.
The Benate reaumed eonsMeratlon of the Senato bin
to estabUsh a Unlted States land court aod to provlde
for the settlement of prlvete land clalms, the pendlng
questlon belng the amendment offered by Mr. Wok-ott
provldlng that no eonflrmetton shall be made or patent
lssued for a greatcr quantity of land than wse glven tn
the original grant.
Mr. Woleott addreaaed the Senato tn favor of hls
amendment and agalnst the blU as lt stood. The
prlnclple of tbe blll was defended by Mr. Rwsom, who
had reported lt from the Committee on Priyete Land
Clalms, and the dlseussion was perticrpated in by
Messrs. Stowart, Hearst. Morgen. Paaco aod Heagan.
Before lt was closed Mr. IngaUs MfMilfJ
qnesUon of prlvllege, the conference report oftoe MB
for tbe wrtabilshment of Rock Creek Park, ln the DU?
triet of Columbla. On the suggestlon of Mr. Oorman,
the report went over unttl to-morrow wlthout actton.
*
THE " COMPLETED FILES" SYSTEM AGAIN.
SBAMEiFUL OONDITION OF THE WESTERN' DIYiS
ION PBIiES-MAJOR BATES18 CAflB.
Washlngton, Sept. 25 (Speclsl).-It may posslbly in
tarest Genoral Ranm and the Committee of the House
which ts investlgatlng some of his dolngs, to know that
the correspondent of The Trlbune hau In hls possesslon
tncontrovertlble proof that In several dlvlslons clalms
which have been certlfled to as belng npen the boasted
" eompleted flles " have been kept there for months, ln
splte of frequent eppeals for their adjudlcatlon, uutil
the nnhappy clalmants have dled. The flles and gen
eral buslneae of the Easteru DlvUlon are in great con
fuslon, through the lntroductlon of this worthless and
corropt lnnovatton, whlle the otlier dMMons have
reaped the same unfortunate crop of resulrs from lts
adoptlon, tho "Old War and Xavy Dlvislon " belng par
tlcularly dlsorganlied. The uew chlef of the latter
dlvislon, hewevor, Mr. Fleler, ls ths merest flgure
hesd, belng completely ln the hands of Louls Reln
bnrg, recently promoted, and of Nathanlel E. Robln
son, the assbrtant chlef, both of whom may be appro
priataly termed tools of tbe ?rlng.? It may appcer
net a ltttle curlous that so many employes of the
Penslon Oflice should have testifled before tho com?
mittee ln favor of the "eompleted flles,? whon lt is
unlversally condemncd by all sensible and honcst ex
aminers; but the fact ls that tlie rocout bruthl dls
charge of aa employe was doslgned by Raum to close
tlie mouths of other employes, and prevent their to*tl
fying-an effort npon his part which has provod
cmiuently successful. Gcneral Raum hM, moreover,
reoently announced that tliere are some ten or more
Other olerks who have been givlng lnformatlon to the
newspapers, and otherwise crltlclsing his admlnistra
Uon, whom he ls golng to have dlsmlssed Just as soon
as he ls "vlndlcated" by the report of tho Investt
getlng commlttoe, "becauso,'' adds this astute ofllclal,
ln that dlgnitlod languagc which ls so emlnently sultcd
to hls hlgh place, "I have had them all spotted." It
is pleasant also to know that, ln splto of the strlct
embargo lald npon hls clerlcal force by tlie Commls
sloner, through the gentlemanly lntorvention of " spot
ters" and detectlves, hls employes are at the presont
wrlttng fomlshlng Tlie Trlbune nruch valuable ln?
formatlon from wlthln tlie sacred walls themsclves.
Mnch ha* been sald, both before tlie committee and
ln the newspapers, relatlvo to tho improved conditlon
of the work and of the flles under Mr. Itaum's man
agement, and hero are a few samplea of such lmprove
ment: To show tlie shameful conditlon of the Wcstcrn
Dlvislon flles, lt may bc stated that, notlclng tho UMWl
numbor of clalms comiug forward to tlielr de*ks, which
clalms had remalned unadjudlcated, although the eertitl
cates of medlcal examlnatlon for Incrcaso had lain ln
the cases for over a yerr, exainlners took a 11st of
those comlng to oue small sectfon alonc during only twy
cousocutive days of thc currenta year. Tbero were
twelve. Cortlflcato No. 365.1(32. T. Martln, of Company
E, 67th lndlana Volunteer Infantry: medlcal examlnv
tlon had Octobcr 5. 1887. Clalm of Danltl W.
Vanorman, prlvate, company C. 8th Iowa Vohuib-cr
Infantry: medlcal o.aminalloii recelved In Western l>i
Vislon August 10, 1687; Ccrtlflcate Xo. 262.037.
JOhn Ptckafore, rorporal. Company I, 152d lndlana
Volnnteer Infantry: medlcal examlnatlon recelved ln
Westorn Dlvislon Xovember 20, 1887. (This un
happy pensloner dled December 22, 1888, before hls
Incre'aae was sllowed hlm. snd hls wklow has applted
for accnied penslon.) Certlfleate Xo. 245,202, fdonroo
UnderhlU, prlvate, Company C. 137th Illlnols Volunteer
Infantry; m?4b-al Mamlt>etlon recelved ln Western Dl?
vislon June 25, 1877. In all these cases the cor
tlflcates of the medlcal examlnatlon by tlie boards of
surgeons have lain ln the flles for three years. although
thought to have been adjudlcated at once; beeause, ex
cept ln rare cases, when mlnor addltlonal testlmony is
requlred, the recelpt of the certiflcato of medlcal examl?
natlon ln Inrrease clalms ls suppo?od to "completo" them
and make them ready for adjudlcatlon. In four of the
remalnlug cases the medlcal exnmlnations were re?
celved in the Western Dlvislon during ltM. and in
three of them dniing 188?.
In the remalnlng case, Oertlflrate Xo. 209.455. of
Erastns N. Bates, Major 80th Illlnols Volunteer In?
fantry, the medlcal ccrtlflcate was recelved in May,
1886, more than four years ago. Under tlie Demo
cratlc reglma. on tlie blaekmalllng eomplalnt of
" Major*1 Jaekson Wanier, the former Rebel Com
mlssary of Llbby piisou, au effort was mnde by speclal
examlnatlon to depiive of his paaston this gal
laut and sorely dlsnbled olTicer, who was Imprlsoiiod
In the Llbby, and was, moreover, one of tlw flfty
tield ofllccrs, prisoners of war, plaead by tbe Itebels
under the rlre of the Unlou fled then bouibarding
Charleston, 8. C. And yet eleven montlu elHp^eJ
between rcccipt of hls no-dicul certlfleate of exam?
lnatlon and ihe date when the raes was sent f>r
speclal examlnatlon by Oeueral lilaclt: whlle three
years were allowed to ehp?e, one of them beirifi
iinder a Kepubllcan AdmlnistraUon, before this perse
cnted clalmant's case was ^ent forward for adjiidha
flon under ano'e^r Mtoant el.iim 11 kM bv hiin,
which drew lt to the smf;"e: otherwise it
would fitlll be stnmberiiig nndK, rl>ed in the flles.
This gontlcman ls a promlnent Republlcan. ilvini in
Rlverslde or Chicago. and wa.- for a l^ng whlle st:to
Treasarer of Illlnols. The eondltkm of tlie t'les
cannot be charged to Deatoeratle mistnanatrement, fir
the go<id and ?unirient reason that nc>t only has t'-e
jiresent Republlcan resrlme Ja-t-'l over a frar. but
tlwse tlles are now under precl-<My the same m.viace
ment as thev were before. during and linee tlio lulo
of the Democratic Commlssioner, John C. Bbwk. But
the gallant Valor Ba'es and his clalm wcjc under tlie
fatal ban of tlie "ring."
PREPAY^IEXT <?F IXTKRKtfT o\ BONIM,
Washlngton, Sept. 25.?Tli" prepavnient of Intenet
on Government bonds yesierday amminted ' to
HM47.2B5, of which 8107.S00 wa< pald at Washlng?
ton, ?1,253,308 at Ncw-York, $73,857 at Bo*ton, and
912,210 at Chlcago. The total payments on this ac
count amount to i?J80,7?7. lt aiipear* from tho
report glven out at the Tnaaary Departnicnt oaih
day. that nearly lialf the lnterest d:io on or before
July 1, 1.801, on i per eent Ixinds of 11*07 and the
currenrv 6s has liecn prepaid undeT the clrcular of
scptomber o and the publle ?nnounrement of Scptem
bcr Ifc. Pcrsons desirlng to obtaln prepayment o:i
elllier of the above <la?^<*? of bonds niu->t present
them to l?e stamp<d not later than F:iduy, Oetol>er l?.
THEIR REflVLAR BCSIKFSS.
From The Buffalo Express.
'?Whv are tho depot platfoams crowded down ln
this country ?" a^kod a pas^enger of a Mcmphls con
dnctor on a southbonnd train that was siieedlng along
tbronph the owirh reglon of lower MKsourl.
"cm, I don't knbw," resnonded thc ofllclal, "but
the people always furn out down here In go<jd sliape
every time the traln goes by." <
At a little place a few mtles north of the Arkansas
llno the curloiu passeuger got off and addroa?cd several
of the natlves. .
" Wlu?<. brlngi all those people down to the Rtatlon I"
he asked.
"Tiln't nothln'," was the rosponse. ".lent same
as this jv'ry day. People aln't got nothln' ter do
down bysr 'cept haul In a little cotton an' watch th*
keers go bv."
? Hut why do they all put on tholr best rlothes and
eome down to the depot V
" XotMn* ter do. I told you."
"Bnt hew do they flnd the time to get awayl
"Frotn whatl"
"Whj. their bnslness, of course."
" Lawd, man, how many more tlmes '11 I toU yer
that thiJ- aln't nothln' ter do down hyar."
The xaln moved on through thlt modern Utopia,
leavir.B the people ttanfllng on the plAtfonn with
" nethTn' ter ao," but watch the dlsappeartng ears and
walt for the npbonnd paetenger.
Lorreiiia asd ejpmfm compakie*
From Tbe PhUadelphia Presv: ITew-Orleema dBtpateh.
Tha Aati-Lettory lavw. paased last week b> oiitress
apd signed by the Presldent, has compietelv shut off
lottery'from the mall. The Loulslana 6tate Lottery
Company saw the law comlng some time ago, and, be
Uevlng that there was no elianrc of defcetlnt It b-fore
Congreas, set to work at once to make their arranga
menU to c*rry ?" businei^. Tbesc n ?joiiations have
been under way for over a month. and tha company
now announee that they have perfected a plao that
rendert the law harmleas to them. It ls underttood
ibat tbey have made a eontra<>t with several of the
express cempanles to handle their money. and have
notillt 1 their agents arid all thoae dolng bualnr -s with
them to transmlt all moneys by cxpre>*.
Ocwaerthwalt.
FurnlMrs, earpHa, ?reryUilns r?r haiiMk??ulDc. Park
P-ow sr Caata?i at., naar OliMtoi Squart, If. T.
THE NBW-YORK DEMOCRACY.
J. R VO0BHUM3 WOOBOUa ORGAKIZA'nOM.
an? wBUL keoclated maoowbrt rw m
)nmov-4iTE ooiwrr ooogjcuflitcn
Tbe Voorhla Democracy, or aa ? ta hereaftev to be
known, the "tfew-York Demeera?y.? made a flne show
ing at Webater Hsll, In Bast Eleventh-st.. laat evea
lng. It was the flrst meeting of the Couirty Com?
mittee of the orgsnlxacion whieh Police Commlsslooor
John R. Voorhls haa been getttng togetbor slnce laat
January, and every AssemWy distrlct exoopt two was
ropreaented by a mmerous and reapectablelooaing
body of men. Commlssianer Voorhls, PoUco Justlce
Murray, Colonel Edward Gilon, Aaaemblymen John
Martln and John Ksrrlgen, ex-Deputy Collector Jemes
D. MrCteBaift. Jsmes J. GllUgan, JusUee Murray-s
lleutenant ln the XVTKh Dlstriot; John Oavanagh, and
others well known heretofore ln the County Demoerary
camp eirculeted among the delegates aa they arrlved
and weleomed them to thelr new fleld of pollticai
labor. Police Captain John McCnllagh was sUo con
splcuous on the floor, although in clUwsn's dresa, bnt
one of tlie leadera expkatned that he was there "aolely
ln bia offlclsl eapaclty."
It waa 9 p. m. before the wheels of tha maohlnery
began to move. Colonel Edward Gilon called the
meeting to order in a brlef epeoch, ln which he ex
plalned that there was to bo no chlld's play ln tl*
new organltatton, but that lt<* members were there
for serioua buslness. He said that he waa
lnatructed to oa.ni* Police Juatice Henry Mur?
ray for temporary chalrman. Tbe nomtnetion
waa rccslved with cheara and was adopted.
Justlce Murmy waa eacorted to th? platform and re
tnrned thanha for the honor of prealding over the flrst
meeting of tbe New-York Democracy County Commit?
tee. He said that up to last nlght, for a year or
more, there had been but one Democratic organitatJon
ln New-York City. The County Democracy had been
a Democratic organliatlon once, but it bad fallen luto
the control of a few men who were not true Dcmo
cr&ts. Mr. Murray giredlcted a great pohtlcal futuro
for the freahly organlted fac.tlon, and took hia place
amld reaoundlng cheera. D. N. Carvalho and Edward
J. Newell were made temporary secretariea.
The credeutJala of the delegatea from the various
dlatricta were handed in and Secretary Carvalho caUed
the 11st of each dlstrict, nearly all tbe members
reepondlng to. their nafbes. The Xllth and XXJst
Dlstrlcts were the only ones not represented.
Colonel Gilon read the plan of organliatlon adopted
by the committee appolnted at tho Motropolltan Hotel
meeting of Septombcr 11, and lt recelved the unanlmous
ussent of tho County Committee. Here are extracts
from It:
The oame of thls onranliatlon ahall be "The Democratlo
Orgaiil/ation of tha City aod County of New-York."
Ita object ahall ba tbe aatabllshment and malntenance of
an organliattoa of Damocrsts of this city who balleve ln a
raitbful idhftronco to and aa eanicst atippon of tha prln
clplcs of a puro and konest Demociaiy, who ar* ln favor of
preservlng, d'fcadlni,' and advonclng the esscntlal prlnclplea
of a free govnimont as formulated by Thomas Jeffrrson, and
a* exeaipllfled by clcan polltlra, honest povnrnment and
home rule?and who ara opposed to con.blnatlo.in and
roalltions with pollticai partles or Dersons entertalning or
profeaslng to entorUtin advi-rse pollticai vicwe.
There ahall be a County Committee conaijtlng of Cwenty
members sciected from and by each of such Asaembly Dla
trlct orgvnifStloDs, with aa additlonal representutive of on*
member for each 500 Democratic votes lu exceaa of 0,000
cast at the preceding Prcsldentlal oleo-.lon ln an Assembly
Dlstrict.
The offlcera of the County Committee shall conslst of a
chalrman, ono vlce-chalrman from each Assembly Dlstrict,
four secretariea?to be known respectlvely aa recordlng,
correspondiog, ftnanclal and roading accretory,?* trcaa
urcr and two sorgraiits-at-arms, who ahall bo elected upon
tlie orgaolzatlon uf tho committee anil who shall jierform
tho dutle < giinerally naslgaed to such oltlcers.
In the absence of Uie chalrman, tlie committee shall
select froui among Uie vlce-chalrmen ptSSOM one of thelr
nuiiilc r to p-rfurii) his dutles at that meeting.
Bseb member of the County Commltte may be a^sessed
n suiii not execedlag *10 per year to di-fray tlie curretit cx
peosss,
on motlon of M. A. Qulnlan, of the XXIVth Dis
trlct, a comnilitoe of one from each Assembly Dls?
trict was chosen to select permanent ofliccrs. They
reported after a shorl rocosi tho fbtlowtng: Peraaosent
chainaan, John Mortln, and a vtro-eaatnaoa from each
Assembly Dlstrict; recordlng secretary, Edward J.
Newell; readlng secretary, 1). N. Carvalho; corrcspond
lng secretary, George Stefson; nuanclal 6ecrctary,
Wllllam Illticr; trcttstirer, John W. Rappenhagvn;
scrgcuntset-arms, John Tracy and Patrlok Konnevon.
Justlce Murray appolnted s committee to eacort
Assemblymnp Martln to tbe chalr, and he was greeted
with trcmenoous applauso a6 ho mounted tho platform.
Hh inaugoral address was short, but was dcllveitd
with aOaOraOM snd vlgor. He *aM that thls was called
the day of the blrth of the New-York Democracy. It
could more properly be called the day of Its maturlty.
It was born when John R. Voorhls (great applauso)
stood up ln the Cooper Cnlon at the last County
Couvontion of the County Democracy und amid tho
howh and snecrs of his mlsgulded brethren rofused to
sell the blrthright which had como down to hlm from
a long line of Democratlo ancestry to his pollticai
foos. (Chcers.) The now organliatlon, Mr. Martln
said, had OOOsO to stay, not for a day, not for a
month, not for a year, but so long as there was a
Judas remainlng lu the rauks of the Democntlc
party. (Long contlnued applausel.
The Executive Committee, Committee on Uoaola
Uotn and Committee on Fmaucc, each composcd of one
member from tlie Assembly Dlstilcts orgaatSOO, were
then eiinounced, ?flid tlie New-York Deuiocrecy was
put in regular worklng yrder.
Tlie Executive Oonunitteo which Is sapfOOOfl to bo
made up of the dlstrict leaders of the movement
ls OS follows: Ist, Dlstrict, P. CouUy; lld, Edwaid
LOTO; Hld, WlUlam ChurchlU; IVtli, John J. McKenna;
Vth, Warren C. Bennett; Vlth, Charles P. BkalsOi
Vllth, Edward .1. Newell; Ylllth, John W. BoafOB
bagen; IXth, John Jt. Voorhls; xth, Joasfoi Martln;
Mtu. 11. ti. F. scott; Xllth. Not organiicd; Xlllth,
Rirhard Flannlgan; XlVth, charles P. hiLith; xvth,
p F. Jiij,'^:us; XVltli, Wllllam J. II.
liart; Wllin, Henry Murray: XVIIltli, E.
.!. Citmlnsky; XlXth, I'eter Alasterson; XXth,
Lawrence J. Rciiiy; XXIat, Kot orgaaised;
XXlld, Wllllam M. LSVino; XXIIIO, Daniel X. Car?
valho; XXIVth, Mlchael A. Qulnlan.
Tlie foUf.wlna rassJutlOM WOrO reported and unanl
mously adopted :
Reaalved, Tbal IhS County CsasalttSS or tho Democratic
orranizatiuii of tlie Cltr and County of Xcw-York hoartlly
Indorse thn nomtaallon of Ruuert Cnrl, of H?rkliuer
County, for AaaeclOtS Justlce of the Court of Appeals.
Reaolved, Tliat thls BSSSBStttSO alncereiv approves o( the
action ot the Democratic Btsta CssmbMbM at Its teeaat
mtctlag ln this city, ln gtTttg npreaaiaa to Ns dc^lr(; that
tlie Dwstlltl of the City of New-York "shonld unit' on a
graeial rlty Hckst >ud upon M otli<r nominaUons so ss to
laraseat a unit^d force agsuist tho common enemy at tho
Ofsateg electlon."
r.,'Milvi.d, That, rccognlilng the wlsdom and foroe of
tlie di.sir- of tho State Committee, this rommlttoe doia
hercby cx|>n-ss Its wlUlnguess to confer Bftah othsr Demo?
cratic oreanUatlons of thls city, and with the BpSStOl
I'oasnlttaw of Kivc appolnt"d by th? .StaUi Committee, to
Ui? end Uiat the Democracy or tbis cii> may uniu- upon
? UekOS f"r tbe sppruocUlrx SSaCttSa to be couipoaud of
rspfi KtuiUtlve Deinuciats lu evory retpect woithy ot
pntiii'- sup^ort.
lt was resolved alsv that all certlllrates ot nomlna
tlops to be,illed wl'.h the Cour.ty Cterk shsll bear tho
Utafl of the -New-York Democracy.7' The Exeoutlve
( D.iuiultec was c'harged with tlie duty of t;\iug the
time for holdlng the primartes and ii.xlng the dau-s
for holding the county and other vouvcntlona.
Police CoramikSloner Voorhls nnd his assoclatea clolm
tliat their new orKftiiizaUou is strous-ec und better
e'lulpissd thun was that of Henry D. lmrroy, which
mas oigaiiized two years ago, carrying o!f unywhere
fr*jm 10.00C tc 20,000 of tne vottfif strcngth ol the
Countr PsanMiaei ovei to Tamiiamy HaU. Mr.
Voorhls asseits. howcvei, that his new party will
alwuys act iuttcpendently and will not bcrome a part
' cf oaf other '.i?ai.'7?>lv..
LABOR CANDIDATF^i IN THE FIELD.
THE 60CIALICSTS ATXD NiATuXNAlgSTS JOOW IN
NOMlNATrXG A CITY, COUXTT AND
JUDICIART TICKEfn
labor pollUos beeame artire >,t nlght at the roeet
logi ot the Soclaiist Labor party, the NatlonallsU and
the ConunonwealUi party. The meeting of the Soclai?
ist Labor party, ln Clarendon Hall, was a large one,
forty-eight labor unlons and fiurteen Assembly Dla?
tricta belng repreaented. Alexsnder Josaa presldel
and Eroeat Bohm acted as secretary. Almost ss aooo
aa tha meeting was eallsd to order s resolutkm waa
puied oot to eo-openfto with tho Commonwoalth
party. It was reported thot the dslegutos of the Nv
tlonaflst cmbs lu thls dty were outstde and wiahed to
join bands with the fioclalists. A resolntlon waa
then pasaed to aflmlt them, snd when they
marcbed ln they were greeted with cheara.
After report* bad been rcceived from dlatrlct organlta
tlous. Hugo Vogt, chalrman of the nomlnatlng com?
mittee, spoke, attacklng Dr. McGlynn and the proml
neut laaer leadera. includlng T. V. Powderly and
Samuel (?ompers. He alao aald tliat when tbe (ioclaUst*
came to nomlnste raodldstes for tlie flve judlclal
posltlona they fonnd themselves ln a Ollemma as
there was not a alngle lawyer In the whola organltatlon.
At flrst It waa tbought bast to Indorae tbe candldatea of
KJST^^^SSS9^^ w"* M
%? last dtottoa to j? ? ^^JSTby th? ?o"l
natlng ?omaittot ?4 W ,<S,XW
adopted. They are?**^?^,^in__ pfcas-Dr. Frau?
For Ju4?* ot tbe Owrt of Cow**0 rH,*~
"r^'^uw^u.rnsy-.wward O. Tblauae, a Boclat*
"S CeotreUer-Aegus. Waldlnger. ~retaT ef tbe
?TSfiSC StSS Curt-Heary Potb .** WUBam
"?pofiodge. ot U. Cty Court-ltotor. J. Vletor aad
B. J. Oretscb. .^ Lnelon Bentel
*irjf?- Sfejfts tsrts
Many people may look upoa lt as e ? c^ ^ rt
will coms wh?n ?s wholc country wIU oe v
o?r .tre^tb. W. are la Ihe n?btW atoy^
It was reaolved to Usne cl^^ * ^Jauncey
of other parttos to Jotntdeba tesand to lnvtte cnaun 07
M. Depew to *^ ,???*?'? HSE'ln Room Wo. 24. ln
TlM^oiipoirwea^p^ met tti^Ke^m oonun,t|w
Srin^namel l^^ff^SS^^
posalble. ssswswsB^totoaaaJ'SiHB
riT? OUyBOAU COULDJOT CATCH BEB
A, DOfJIBIAWA WEORO TEUS ABOtJT A CHASE
AFTER A BLOCKADE RUN*NER.
The followtog story ls told by a man **?*??'
a wlntor ln New-Orleebs a few yeani ago. He ww
drtvthg down the road which ran along the levee on
the New-Orleao. side of the ^^l^Z'Jd
oM negro was dlgglpg a dralnage ?**???"-;
slde and as Uie driver approached he saw the paUejt
plodder stoop down and plck up a round. mtidcovewd
^?^fhat have yoa tound? he asked. relning up hU
b??ne negro leaned agarnst the s.de of thedl*!*i arrd
seraSiedm. whlte head with one ***** ??
he looked gravely at the other ln which lay the new
*%!??* ball." he sald with a chucklo tanfe.
lt over and picklng at Ihe rust-scales with hls flnger^
? Moe' lekleye es a bom'. Es a bom', suah." and he
chnckled dellclously. ,
The driver got down to look at the rusto?ten shell,
which had lain burled for years.
"lt'sabombshell," he sald. _
?Et meks me tlnk o' one o' dese yeah brceade
rnnnehs,- the negro sald, looking down at the sheU
with a fine smUe on hls wrlnkied old face.
?I reccoleo' e chase I Et was e chaso, cf yon mln
me. Ef she dldn? Jess show 'er hcefe. 1 aln? lokely
V forgct et." ...
HU listenor walted untll tho dark eycs wandered
np the rlver and rwted on the bend there. with a
drcamy far-away look ln them.
" Et was e chase aa' no wun aln' goln' t* cotch er
ef she aln' got ento a trep. She kem dflwn lek a
bet, sof? en' purrln'. Th* Yankeo flog flyln' lek e
gol's rlbyun. 6he aln' hurry, fo' no man-Jess tek
et easy en* pass to' Yankee p:nlmts. My, aln'
she sessy wlten sho pass 'em I She run up 'er own
Oag en sho Jess go. Aln' nothln' ken cotch 'cr. Aln'
she sessy. She Jess kcck up er hoels en' fly. Th'
Yankee gnnboats come aftok cr. but they caTn* kotch
'er. She Jess laff et em. En sho so little, sho goin'
glt ento one gunboat ef you try.
"How she runt She was a chewin', chowin',
chowln', when sho pass heah en' th' gnn-boats aln'
eet neah 'cr. Ef et wasn't e i aco I she Jess chowin',
all the Umo, she sto sessy. En' th* gunboats, ef tlwy
aln' mad. They mek a npUel Et was J*s boom,
booml fr*m th' cannun en' chow, chowl
? she Jess fly when she go pas' heah, en' she was
? hoat ef vou mln'. 'Rounr Knglish Bon' down bclow,
come two'blg gunboats? biack en' flghtln' mad. Th
guns on 'em bcgln t' growl lek dorgs cu' cf tliey aln'
howl soon. ^ , _. . .
"Good, aln' th* brocado runner sessyl She aln
pnll down 'er flcg. She es cotch en a trep. She
jess chowin' en' chowin* all th' time. She tnrn 'er
nose ento th* bonk en' when she het et they aB
scuttel fo' th' swam'. Yo' gnnboats es roiilu' lek
biills. but thov cay'n' tek 'er. She go np en' th*
avah. She Jess blow up lek thundeh. t.'ay'n* tek 'er.
Es nothln' lef t' tek. En* th' ol' man so terkled 'e
almos' dlo. Cay'n* tek 'cr. My, ain' sho sessy p
-?*
FOREIGN XA VAL NOTES.
If the Engllsh Xavy offloare are to be belleved, the
rercut menoeuvres of the ?tobtllted fleet were a eora
plete falluxe. "Tlie Unlted Scrvlce Garetto,** re
ferrlng to the vlews of several rommanders, cays:
"The manoeuvres have proved the most unSatlsfactory
of any that we have yet hart, as the two fleets saw
nothlng of one anotlier during the**War. Slr George
Tryon consldcred that he had an lmposslblo task to
perform and so contented hlmself with seelng that the
enemy dld not tahe hlm ln the rear and get up tha
ehannel. . . . As lt turns out, whlle the steara tactlcs
and fleet manocuvrlng have l>een most useful to tho
uflicers and men, and tho stcamlng has potnted out tho
weak polnts In our shlps, the war ganvr has been a
doclded tlaaco and we cap only wlsh tho Intelllgeuco
Department better luck next Um<i.^, And yct It ls
calculated that more than f 1,000,000 was wasted on
this "?flasco."
A new. systcm of torpodo defence ias been devlsed
by M. Salmalc, of the French Engineers. It is a
serle* of nets made of steel rabl? wlre onc-flfth of an
luch ln dlamater, and not only has lt a hlgfi degreo of
resiatanee, but lt poasessos great dexlbillty. The
whole apparatus for a lsrte battle-*hlp will welgh
about forty tons. Tho nets are so arranged that ?jey
can be i-uii out and extended by aeaMM of compresscd
air ln about twenty sccouds. They are aftixed to
booms, which work through sniall ports cut Into tbe
sldes of the shlp. and When stowed inboaid they Ile ln
watortlght caslngs which are Uttod to the de< k about
throe and a half foet above the waterllne. They aio
under tho absoluto eontrol of ono man. and when
down a tweuty-knot shlji can easlly uialntaiu a spced
of ten knots or more an hour.
Mnch is expected of the now French cruhers charnec.
Brulx, Chanzy and Latouche-Treville. They an; ex?
pected to make a seventeen-knot spoed with about
0,000 horse-power under natnral druft, and BiMtoM
knots under iotrtei draft and 8,200 h.irse powcr. Tho
eoal supply at noniTal displaceinuiit is 3M tons, glvlng
a radius of actlon, at ten knots speed. of 4.000 knots,
or Just about the same as tlie cupaclly of the cniiser
Ealtimore of the T'nited States Xavy. The estlmatcd
eoat of the flrst two named, Inelusive of hull and ma
clilnery, which are beitiK bullt by tho French ('overn
ment at Rochcfort. ls fl,T78,000, The contraci prlco
for the other two, belng eonstrai ted by prlvate tlini>, ls,
Includlng .nachinery, i?l ,030,000.
The Trebouart, Bouvlr.es, Jcmmupes and Vulmy are
tho naracs of four ofhers of tho new rrnlsera. The
Urst named is belng bullt by the Government at an
estlmated cost of 1*2,780,000, aud the othcrs are belng
constnictcd at private contract. As rcgards the hull
the four vessels are Identlcal, and each will have
dispbwement of 7,000 tons. The Trehonart will be
snpplled with the Bellevlllo tubulous bolleis and tbe
otners will be fnmlshed with multitubular boilers with
the return tlame systom. The expected specO of eaeh
of these vessels, at nutural diaft, ls stxtoen knots, with
the euglnes mahlug 100 rovoliitlous a mluute. The
water llne ls to bo arnior-clad from one end to the
other. Their liulls ure to be of the Martlu-Slemens
steel, and the atern and stera are to be of rael steel.
Eaeh will be arnied with two tliirteen-lnch guns, four
four-lnch qulck Hrlng guns. fonr guns of forty-seven
uiilllmetres (a little legs than two Inches in dlnmefri,
ton Hotcbklss guns of thirty-seven mllllmetrei. and two
torpedo throwers.
One ot a class of torpedo ratehes buildlng for tbe
Itallan Xavy ls the Partenope. sho will have a length
of 240 feet. a breadth of beain of twenty-four and one
haif feet and a dlsplacement of only 820 tons when
fully e<iulpped. Henee she will have a draught so Ilght
ihat lt ls expected she will ?kim over tbe snrface of
the water at a tremendous rato of speed. The hull of
the bout was bullt at Castcilamare. The trlak that
have been glven to her up to the present have met
with ezcelleiit resnlts.
The Emperor Xicholas I, which was begun by the
Russlau GovernmentNmore than three y?irs ago. and
which Is approuclilng readlness for the steam thals. ls
an artuored cnUaer of the largest type. She has a
length ot 348 feot and u dlsplacement of 8,310 tons.
She ls a twln srrow vessel, and her englncs are of the
trlple expanslon type and arrangeJ like thosc ou the
armorcd shlp Malne of the Cnitsl Statos Xavv. The
cost of the hull was ?2,107,702, and her machlnery
has cost f 1,030,000 addltlonat.
The armorcd betile shlp Sinope. whleh ls simllar to
the Tchesme and Cathariae II, also of the Russlao
Xavy, haa adlsplacement of 10.100 tons. the ls only
830 12 feet long, but she has a breadth of beam of 6tj
feet. she hae one of tbe most complete aud novel
eomparfment syitcmt that vu etror arranged. the doors
to tho waier-UgUt bulkhead* belng abovj the fioors. and
r****0^!1 51 ,,for*. l?*ders. Thus. lf a compartmont is
flooded. time ls glveq to close tho door before tha water
can get Into tne aajoinlug eomparfment. In her
speed trial reeently ?he made a record of seventeen
knots.
The RtiMlan Government recenllv lald the keel for
a new ll.OOO-ton battl?Hhlp to be namM tho Hurle.
She Is to be 420 feet long and ?7 feet beam. The sldo
armor ls to be ten inches thlck and her estlmated
spoed ls elghtean knots. The keel of a new armored
,rWV,o,t\th0 BW^ w*s MA ?,J0U' tho same time
Se fcLfiZ* Ih ?'^fP'M' ??? 3tH) feet long. bv
?w reea> beam. wtth a dlsplacement of about 10 000
tons. Her eatimatoi speed ls aeventeen knota.
TletarU HeieL r
?tb-ave.. Broadwar and a7ta-?t. taiiraly aew la iks
uaolatmaau. Ajasftcaa mol \a?ueaauIa*L
THE
Man fltrt
Malt Extract.
Cnequallcd aa a Tonle-Ka.
OHttve bi Cenvuleaeeuee, tn
MMsri, wblla Mf0ff> ba.
palred ?t***?n, and for tha
WSAK A!?? BEBlLfTATRa.
Bt**rt ?/ IMiiMMi. Tha gcnuliM bas tha aigaatun
of ??JFOWAWK noPK" on the aswa ?* eva*r-basna.
Mlssaev 4k MasMSOIswa C, Ooie Aseota
? Bmretay ftcree*, Kew-Yerfc.
TARIFF AT TRUMANSBURG.
DKCU59BD BY VA* BUREN DENSLOW AND
TIIOMAft 0. SHEARMAN.
TflE AIDIENCE L2SSHNED BY COLD WEATUE1
-FAUME3W WHO APPEAllED TO SYMPATHH02
WITH PROTECTICfATrfiT PMUI.CTPLE3.
t?Y Tcutoaarn to tue tbibcsb.)
Trumansburg, N. Y., Sept. 3&.-Thls waa the laat of
the three-days' exhibit of the I'nlon Fair held at thls
plaoe. The cokt wcother doubtleaa accountt ln part
for the smali atteodarice, as the exhlblt of stock, poul
try, farmlng utenslls, pro-lucts of rtie farm, etfc. waa
nnusaally flne and extenslve, and the management had
arranged for an lnfierestlng scrles of attractlon* to
interest the potrons. The tariff debate at ttie gronnds
thls ?fternoon dld not attract a large audlenee. but fhoss
who were prcaent paid the sjosoot attentlon. It had
been aunounced ahat Congressman Charles H. Gro*.
venor. of Oblo. and Thomas O. Shearman. of Brook
lyn, were to be the opposlng speakers. Tho managrv
ment, however, rocelvod word yestentay that Mr.
Grosvenor. owing to his duties at iVashlngtdh, w.xild
be unahle to he present and that Van Ruren Den^w,
of New-York, would be substltuted. The debate waa
to 'have occurred at 1 | m.. but owing to the late
arrlval of Mr. Denslow lt dld not oegln un'Jl ncarlv
o o'clock. Each apeaber was allnsved half an hoor ia
which to pfesent his vlews. and an addltlonal tea
mlnutes ln which to cUnch his argument,
Mr. Shearman. as tho repreaentaUve of tariff reform,
was the nrtt speaker. He took thefJN>4lftlk?
t^ders that the tariff ia a tas and that mlstaken tarlS
legUlaUon U accounUble for low prices and hard time*.
to aald "T.ils pretectlvo Urlff doesn't put *l into
he pockets of the laboring men of thls country. lut
ratherinto the pockets of thelr employers He tf.
Mulcd to the sympathics of the farmers' wlvc, by
slttSg Uiat nearly^ll ot their wearlng apparet wuS
enhanoed in cost by the tariff.
Mr Denslow empbatieally dcnled that the dcpre*>ed
oondltion of the farmlng luanstry was duo to 11111*1
Llli UnllTl He aald ln substanco:
?I beUeve ln protectlon for protocUon s sako. A
protective tariff cheopens tho cost of every protected
artlcle and socures employment for Labor at remuner*
Uve TTSgrr Where the tariff bencflu tho farmcr ls by
Increaslng the number of laborers ln *? and ho.
torles, thus furnlshing a hemo market for his produ. ls.
Accordlng to the law of supply and demand, the larger
tho crops the lesa the prlce they will bring; therefore
lt natnrally follows that an Increaso of the non-farmbg
class of laborers will toCMOSO the consumpthm and do
crease the productlon, thus furnlshing a great er marl.ot
for farm producta aud conseyueutly bettcr pn.es. Ther?
Is where you farmere of Torapklns County are bcnetited
by protectlon. To farmers' wlves I would say wheo
my frlend of the Reform Club, Mr. hhearman. tells P*
that the cost df your clothlng ls lucreased by the tariff,
lie ls mlstaken. tFcmiulne wearlng apparel can bc pur
chased theapcr now tlian ever before. Thero is no ut
where there is no Increaso in prlce, and this law is ap
plicable to everythlng manufacturcd ln the Cnlted gtOIOI
or impurted from Europo or other foreign countries.
ln his closlng remarka Mr. Shermau ?aid : " I ivu> f t
twcnty-tlve yeara a ProtoctionUt, but slnce that un.a
liavo been an absoluto Free Trader, standing ^uarely oc
tho Democratic platform, and lf free trade were t?. Ob>
taln to-day it would be bctter for the matuifacturUm
Industries of the country. Tariff has i.othlng to do witl
nrosperlty. Capltallsts would proafOf more under ftea
uadc thau protectlon. T.'.ls wliole tariff spaOtOJ H a3
'"'n" reply Mr. Denslow routrovcrtod thU argumcnt. bj
Bhowlng the conditlon of tfee country under Oe?erwtl<
t.i %,,.. ?ui low tariff up to 1800. He ?ald : -t p M
?l^\meHca wafthe battleground for allthc trade-*
nIthe worM. Mnce that time it has been tlie op
PoaUe! The chamiel of trade bM been ????,fro*
KTiiini to the Uulted States, aud the prosiicrity of this
couX to-itoy U aUvtng momunent^?'^* *?f ^
m3Bof nroteettofl to Jwestoan ladusarlae. It waa
eTulen\?hattoeTaJority of the audieu.e. la at endaii.e
lt the debato was of Mr. Denslow's way of thlnklnir,
tor he w^fmTnentlv tnterruptod by applause. whlls
Mr. bhcrwan's speech created little enthuslasm.
e
AT THE ORAN-GB COINTY FAIR.
0EBAT.E BY EX COXOBBS^MAX ClBitY \S9
IL'DCH YEAMAX.
Port Jervls, X. Y, Sept. 25,-Flve tbousand pcr*ms
heard the tarlff debato thjs afternoon between ex
rongressman W. W. Curry. of Indlana. and Judge
E. L. Yvaman, of Xew-Yorfc, at the semloentennlal
fa'lr of tho llrange County Agrlcultur&l Sooletv.'
Flftecn thousand per-ons were on the grounds. Uep
cral Shermau was ? visltor at the fulr, and spoka
brlefly before tho dobatc began. Earh speaker wan
llmttcd to forty-live mlnntes for the opening, and
ten mluutes for tho coneludtng argument. Mr. Curry
opened with the propo-ltlon that a portlon of the ex
pendlture of the Government niust be met by revenu-s
ratosd from duty on imports all purtles agree. ln
ternal rcvenue taxes were crtticlsed as unusual, lu
qulsitorlal aud contrary to tho aettlcd polky of tiii
(iovcrnuient and as esscntlaliy a war tax. A tarut
for protectlou was defined a* duties laid so a? t<*
discriuiinate in favor of hoine prodnri-. and to pro
tect bome labor and rapital, and a tariff for reveuufl
as duties lcvied without tvgard to the roult. K\
umplcs wero clted where protectlou was nocdcd w
develop the country's great and natural resources. (M*
astors, feeeeto, ete., to dlversify He toatostrtos, and
to mako lt Independont ln peace and war. Protectlou
helped the fanner by Incrcaslng the number of h:s
con-umcrs and lessculng the coinpetltlon in agrieulture.
A preat state-man should at thc social I'topia, wl.Kli
vai when all tbings consumed by Amerlcans >hould
b<; produced by them" and foreign trade clnn na:cJ.
Tho speaker dwclt on tho dlsadvantage and vatto "1
tiatasporttog agrlcultural products long IMMM f f
foreign consumptlon and the correspondim; advantui
of thc homc market, all of which fell to thc fjrmcr.
Judge Yeaman crlttrlsed Mr. Curry*- propo-ltom t>
reduce tho internal revenue taxe>. They were, he
sald, lcvied on luxuries which the consuniers c ul l
allord to pay for. He denouiuvd thc polby of taloug
a tax otf luxuries and placing it oa "tho poff nun *
coat, a woman's rlbbon und baby's bla'iket. farmvr*'
tlnwarc.*' etc. He sutlrtied Mr. Curry 1 dedarat.oii
that It would be suflicient to cut oir foreign trade, ?*>?
Ing: ?? Xew York City is thc market <?f Or.inge C.uniy
toraaera. ll?w loug under M?ea a syserai before Uio
strects ot Xew York would be roverd with gra- a.?l
lts palaces t>cconie tbe ho.nes of ^"*Z2Lam'S
charactciu.ed the Mcklnloy bil as a t.' '"\?"c? *
enablo SOM nieu to cmpel other-. to SBPfvtl tium.
W. C. P. BKE(-KINIUDGK 0 MIOI* IM.AXD.
Trovidence. Sept. ti (Jtoretol).-Th!* ra- the tourth
and chlef dny of the Ikeie Meai i?l*to n* *%
Xarregansett Park. Tl? day nvh- I'Of-rt m to tiu
weather. and the attendance ls Htlietoi at a?.ew?
Govemor Dnvls and hls ^t.vif. ex'.oveinor toM,
Congrosamau W. C. P. Brecklnildge. of Kentucky. and
Dr. E. B. Andrcws, presldont ol llrowii I'nlver
veMty, were ln attondnnce. Govemor DaWtl mado a
ahort specch, and inUoUuted Mr. Brecktnridge. wto
mado the princlpal addre*s of thc day. Hc deall
largely tn generaJltle*. btit favored orgaiiirallon **"**i
farmer*. Concludlug, he sjiW : ? Kemeuiter that
partlsanshlp and prejudlce go hand In hand. whlle
peace and plenty are found ouly among tlie true and
lojal hearts of a patrlollo people." Presldeut An
drews spoke on the eomlng agricnlture, in a acholarly
and entertolnlng manner. The show to all particu
lars la the largest ever known in Xew England.
There were mere than 8,000 dlfferent antries. andIto
uo dejMtrtmeut w?a there any weekuess ?hoWB'
The attendance yeeterdey amounted to *6,ooo aod
to-morrow U expected to brtnf es many JJUJjto H
that the flnanetal enccees oi the great ezhlbitioa at
asrared.
? " aa
MAJOR PANGBORX IN JRfPKRSON COCTCTY.
Watertowb, K. Y.. Sept. 25.~On aecoont of the falh
ure of Congressmaa "McAdoo to pwt to an appearance*
there we* no torlfl debato at |ha Jefaraoa Couatr Fetf
to-day. Major Z. K. Panghora, of Jereey City, tbe
tarlf advocate, was present and made a few rtmarks.
Cotonel A. D. Rhew preslded and tntrodueed Major
Pangborn. wlio spoke for about an hour to an audleoee
of 1,600, mostly fnrmcrs. A motlon was utade that
W. A. Beach, of Syraeuae, be sent for to talk for urtff
reform, and that Cotonel A. D. shaw, of thl* < Ity. dU
eoas tlte other atde wtth hlm at 11 o'etoek to-morrow.
The motlon was carrled almowt unanlmonsly. and both
the above apcekers have agreed to api?e^r to-mori?w.
!
Tk* faaaenS mmThmr toatn* tn Amsrica raa bo?*oae
Kow-York and Waahlnaton via Jers<?r Oeatral. K-^dim aM
B. aad O. All la* Irelas aro v*aUbul.^j. k.at.si by avoja
?od toiuud by riatseh gae. Stattaa feet et Ubertr-aV