The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-16

oa,cen ON the 18th inst sbscrts more stteaon tia"
any other subiec, and The politicians actively 1t
work among the people. Men Of tho "aae na"pso"
school our correspondent states the favorte cand
dates for members OF Legislature which 70 70 meet on
the 2sth inst The duty will devove upon the Legislature
OF secng two United States Senator'S and the general
opinion Is that Governor Perry and MT James n oamp
bell win be chosen General Bennett, commanding Ia
hsreaon has besu informed Of tho departure for that
u,ace from Northern cities OF between four and ave hun
dred eves and mon OF that class About forty persons
supposed to be part Of this gang have been arrested BY
General Benefits orders
That portion OF the recent speech OF Treasury Secre
tary McCulloch to his fellow townsmen at Fort wayne
Indiana which related national finances appeared
in yesterdays HERALD and to-day We give bis remarks
policy Though the Presidents situation is trying and
dicu one requiring the profoundest wisdom and tho
broadcast statesmanship, We assured that no IL
master OF il, and possesses in an eminent degree
the Qualities that at him for the position Mr. McCuoch
describes Mr. johnson a. . man Of excellent judg
ment and great singleness Of purpose honest himself
and expecting honesty In others-sin q word, clear
headed upright energetic, self-reying statesman dig
nined courteous and knd-hearted gentleman" and,
though In the work Of reconstruction he has found
necessary to use some Of the less guilty Of the partc
pants in the rebellion tho poters Of IL and those who
systematically tortured and starved national soldiers the
Secretary apprehends there win no hasty pardons
survey Of the political campaign throughout the
State is given in columns to-day, ncludinga list Of
the Senatorial nominations OF both the parties far
made From this It will DO seen that the radicals havo
carried nearly all the districts where heavy republican
hoon Uiy
ments have been developed for the reorganization Of the
radicals BY which reconstruction OF their platform has
been effected and Weed and Greeley both set aside,
Senator Morgan and a comparatively new set OF men
being brought forward for the control Of the party with
view to the advancement Of Morgan in place Of Seward
for tho Presidential support OF New York in the National
Convention.
The Chairman Of the Pennsylvania Republican State
Central Committee that the republican ma
orty on the home the election last Tuesday
In that State will exceed that Of President Lincoln the
home and army vote last fall BY several thousands 1t IS
estimated at from twenty two to twenty four thousand
In Iowa Stone the republican candidate for Governor
has majority OF about fifteen thousand, the remainder
of the republican ticket being elected by majority Of
about twenty thousand.
The Rev DR.. John J. Conroy yesterday consecra-
ted as Bishop OF Albany by Archbishop McCloskcy OF
and imposing ceremonies OF the Catholic Church usual
on such occasions Bishops LoughIin, Of Brooklyn
and Timon, Of Buffalo. were the two principal
assistants in the ceremonial. There was present
large number of other clcrgymen Of distinction
and the body OF the edifce crowded with
auditors and spectators The preached
by Archbishop Purcell Of Cincinnati. The in
tended procession from the episcopal residence TO tn,
Cathedral OF the bishops priests and attendants in their
official robes, which would have formed very august
feature Of the ceremonies prevented by the rain
storm.
The record OF the testimony in the Wirz trial. which
wascommenced the Goth Of last August and so far
as the taking OF evidence is concerned concluded Sat
urday last covers FIVE thousand fooIscap pages One
hundred and sixty witnesses altogether were examined
on both Sides
The general congress OF the Fenians in the United
States assemblies in Philadelphia to-day There is per-
feet outpouring Of the faithful TO attend this important
convention this city alone sending fifty delegates and
each delegate representing at least one hundred men
From California and the Far Territories of tho West repre-
seniaves coming and it is than probable that
Fenianism will this take decisive step
Possibly the design to promugae the declaration Of
independence the bonds, both. Az all events 1t is
reasonable expect that the superabundance Of Amer
can Fcnan declarations and defamation WILL before tho
holding Of many Irrational congresses" culminate
In something Of q tangible nature
Our has received information OF the seizure
by the Canadian authorities OF hundred Spencer res
which were being struggled from this country into tho
province at Niagara supposed for the Of the Fcnans
At late hour on Saturday night party Of mon who
had been drinking and playing cards in the lager beer
saloon at 372 Hudson street made assault ono 81
the propretors, named John Rammng, ono Of thcm
a
which penetrated to the brain and resulted in death
snort after Three four Of those supposed TO be
implicated in the assault arrested and locked up;
but up to last evening the beloved TO be the
dcrer had not been apprehcnded
man named william Ryder was yesterday committed
to the Tombs charge OF having on Saturday night
stabbed and dangerously wounded woman named
Margaret Greenwood with whom IL said he had been
living on forms Of intimacy al house in East Houston
street.
The terrible casually ON the Pennsylvania Railroad, on
last Saturday, between Harrisburg and Lancaster, by
which nine persons were killed others injured was,
appears caused by the breaking OF axle OF one Of
the cars
The loss OF life by the explosion OF the boiler OF the
steamer Yosemite, Sacramento river, California,
Thursday last much greater than at first reported
Fifty four persons. Of whom thirty two China
men, killed and thirty two others received injuries
The schooner Joseph Fish, laden with twelve hundred
barrels OF petroleum, run into in Nantucket Roads
yesterday morning by the bark schamy took rc from
the ovcrlurning OF her sove and totally destroyed
Though II is required by the regulations OF the
ayers OF the Exhibition OF the Industry OF All Nations
which open in Paris carly in tho year 1857 that all
applications Of persons designing TO become exhibitors
be presented before the 3is OF the present month
is thought that, In accordance with a request OF Mr.
BgeIow, our Minister in France, an extension OF tune
will be granted
The Peculiar Strength OF Oar Govern
ment-Ccntralixation . Dugbear.
One Of the wndmills which the Don Quixotss
of the South have been continually assaiiing,
assisted In the fiQht by the SauchOg of the