The New York herald., 1870-01-06

that II property ana that 1t was appropriate
BY The coppernead paper TO ils own without our
knowledge or consent:-
FROM ALBANY.
Gathering Of the Forces at the State Capital
Candidates Tor LeGislatt.c Onice-The Me-
tropoiiinn Comu,issions-importnn Caucus.
Especial Despatch to the worldl
ALBANY, Jan. 2, 1870.
The capital is ning up with legislators and lobby
men, Members or tne state Legislature arrived to-
day In considerable numbers 10 prepare Tor the
organization on Tuesday. All the democratic Scna-
tors except Hubbard aud Cauldwe!l are here anu
about haii the democratic members oi the House.
The republicans, having notninx 10 say as TO the
disposition Of ollcial POSITIONS, are saving their
board Dy staying at home.
THE sPFAKERstiP
AT present the subject Vi most Important discus
sion IL the Speakersnip. IL iies entirely between
liitchman and Jacobs. Flagg, or troy, IL Ia this
held also. but Win only local force ut his back.
Hltchmau's irends Claim ut east lity-elghL votes
out or the severity -Tour IN the Caucus tomorrow.
Jacobs VIII get the eight votes OF the Kings county
delegation certainly perhaps W many more from he
country, bur IL IN doubted wnesber nc VIII get tne
votes from queens and Suffolk, and probably u few
river county and interior members Will go for him;
Alt this Is not certain. The BROOKLYN candidate
Iu OF pluck, ana Will contest the 1ght against Tam
many. IL he does not win, which Is quite improb-
able, ne VIII at least gain an honorable position on
tn floor and e!aim FOR something better In the
iutuIe. A large delegation Of BrooElynltes, with
influential voices but no votes, arc here 10 support
hiln. Kings county IL very bitter against TammanS,
secret vi ii. They tnink that New York asAs tou
much and viii grant 100 liltle.
CLERKsHfP OF THE ASSEMBLY.
For Clerk oi The Assembly AIR. Cornelius W. Arm
strong, oI Albany wao neid that position eredita
D!y Ia looS, has no opponent
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
For Sergeant at-Arms OF tae Assembly the prom
ncnt candidates are Mr. q. Rhodes, OF syracuse;
Howell, ot suffolk; Hubbard, Of Utseso. For Ser
geant at-Arm ol the Senate the candidates are
Messrs. Granam, OF oneida; Newton. Of saratoga,
and Jared SANFORD, who Was SeIgelnt-at-Aruis or
the Hose III 1868.
CLERK OF THE SENATE.
There viii be brief hght lor the c.erkshtp OF the
Senate. Tue candidates are Cakins, oI New York;
sAees, OF Niagara; Lyman Is. S.iitn OF Bunalo, ana
Clark, oi the Troy ,yhtg. IAe iormer GAINS tnc
Ave votes from New York, Two IRON hings and the
other three necessary Tor election from the country
democratic Senator'S.
Az iMpogTANT CAUCUS
will be held on Tuesday morning. before the session
opens IN Tweed 5 at ,uc Dc.ayaa House,
Wnen the iesis,a,,ye pro.ramne wlil re presented
give sketch oi its leading features.
TilE COMMISSIONS.
The Metropolitan com VIII not be totally
abolished, nut thefe VIII bc u radical change III the
personnel OF each. Appointments TO these commis-
SONS will be placed the hluus OF the MAYOR and
Common Counc-that Is To say, The lnunici pai gov.
crnment viii revert Ia the people, where II belonged
Heath VIII PROBABLY be wiped aud lhci dut'es
transferred 10 the POiice Department. some new
oueais wll be eappoinled FOR tue Metropolitan Police,
the iire department anu Crot0n Boards; but Ok
course Ibis Change does not invoye the removal OF
coinpotent men. These iclornlB viii very ilkeiy bc
Tor New YORK such plans WI at least DC Suggested
In caucus.
THE BROOKLYN COMMISSION.
The brooklyn Water and Sewerage Commss,on
crealed last session. ia either be iscd or II,
modiLed as To shorten the lease o ofce Its mein-
bers, anu restrict their arbitrary authority. The
kings county members. ~ Is SAID viii oc.nand TINS.
TAAaANY.
The ma9nateS OF New YORK, Tweed Sweeny ana
Connolly are here, together with the whole city dee-
gatlon who arrived Dy special tram to-day. The
Ianimany leaders nave hai consuitations with the
tIIll he hlv
and everything seems, at least 10 have reached
satisfactory solution Tarnmany IL moderate IN Its
demands ana concatofy III regard To Oil tue poiti-
ca interests of the State. 1t does u die
taIe. but consult ana agree ON all the measures OF
State Is well as metropolitan concern with It's rye
senators, VINO are now IN perfect accord and ts
twenty members OF Assembly, who have hat u
caucus ana agreed 10 ACT US unit IL has The sno-
stantiai powers and the lnagnannous spirit Of ita
leaders greatly ADDS 10 IT'S strength.
THE GoyERHoR's MESSAGE
WILL OF course, exclusively occupy Executive atten-
tion until IL Is delivered. Then VIII the slrug
gle for the appointments.
CANDIDATES ~ ABUNDANCE.
For the Health once there are ut least twenty
prominent applicants from lne several sections OF the
state. The friends oi Dr. Dayto OF oswego and
Dr. Parker, or Poushkeepsle are very numerous ana
active Dr. CarnOciian has also many hienls. 1t ~
unucrstood that Tweed and sweeny are Tor the lat
seen.
George W. Miller, Of Rochester. and Smith Weed
Insurance Department Howell, ol steuben u
PROMINENT banker, - strongest at present Tor the
Bank department..
The greatest trial Of strength will be over the Har-
lor Masters ana Port NaideDs. There eleven OF
the former ana nine 0t tne latter 10 be appointed.
ana there are AS applicants. This Will give small
percentage or dividends. LYONS.
Tne journal that used the above HERALD despatch
contains the following editorial reference it,
our Albany despatch ioresha1ows the election OF
Hitchinan for Speaker, Armstrong for Clerk and
Rhodes for Sergeant-a ARMS OF the Assembly.
Our correspondent writes the following letter de-
mandatory OF th Is specimen OF journalistic sharp
practice.-
ALBANY, Jan. 4, 1870.
To THE EDITOR or THE HERALD.-
Please discover by wnat process my HERALD de-
spatch OF sunday nght got TO the World ONCE amt
appeared in that paper on Monday, with my name
aiilXed.
The operator received my despatch Ia one OF our
printed envelopes, directed, James Gordon Ben
nett HERALD building, New York; 50 that the
error could hardly have occurred IN Albany. How
~ got 10 tue Won once Is ms ystery. and how they
came 10 publish II Is piece OF mean trickcry which
Is denounced pretty severely here, and nucn aston
ishment Is produced that Mr.. Manton Marble should
have permitted such a gross outrage To be perpe-
trated upon the rights and properly OF others. Tney
must nave known that 1t was not their property.