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The New York herald., 1871-11-09
THE ATTEMPT TO. DEF S..sUD TIE nos.
PITAL STEWARDS.
A Card from Mr.. ingerseli.


To TIE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
sIR-Tho despatch IN your Saturdays jonrnal
from washington in relation the OF hospital
stewards was most erroneous in many respects.
believed the claims OF these men 10 be just lawful
and equitable. assisted In sc ting q favorable do
cisi0n. and no questionable means whatever wera
used In that behalf d1d not invest single dollar
in the whole business nor advise any one to. On
the contrary, l advised against 1t. But some
OF the hospital stewards were perfectly clamOr0us
for money, and, TO my personal knowledge begged
the Hon. Charles Pomcroy, Judge Meservey aud
Others TO pay them y cents on the dollar OF th6if
claims. II was IN response TO these most earness
opportunities that the gentlemen just named bought
q few oI the clams-cIghtccn In ALL as am Informed.
And say that NIFTY cents on the dollar was betteg
price than would nave paid Tor them had bcon
IN the business. And when any man who knows how
to put two business ideas together considers that no
less than four Secretaries and Acting Secretaries OF
claims depended entirely upon naked merits. ho WILL
know that tins was good price Tor the claims.
l know that the conduct or Mr.. Pomer0y, MT.
Smith and Judge Meservey was strictly honorable
throughout. / know that the Attorney mas we'll
earned hts fees having long, faithfully and ably
worked In that behalf. And / also know that the
conduct OF some OF the hospital stewards mas been
absolutely disgracerul and dsrcputabc. also
know thvt your despatch, referring to the gentle
men above named and the subscriber Is cruelty and
uncOmmonly ubellous. Very truly yours,
L. u. INGEliSOLLs
WASHINGTON. Nov. 8, 1871.
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feeling It was claimed rendered the financial inter-
est OF the metropolis liable &C any time 70 sudden
ana very serious derangement; Tor. Wifh.a ieeling
OF distrust increasing throughout tne counuy IL
would soon need only broadcast fear ol disturb
ance here to cause recall OF deposits, astrlnRency
In the money MARKET and q consequent cramping
o. business interests. The result OF the eieouon
CoNFIDRScE TO THE COUNTRY
tnat tnere was still enough OF honesty, nonor ana
moral worth here to overturn the hosts OF the cor.
Iupt whenever tuily aroused 70 the changes arising
from iivlng under the cOnuol or the King anu the
consequences would be a renewal OF confidence In
,s ,ne integrity OF business men ana the safety OF
AMONG THE BROKERS <
was pges ay p s
In railways advanced from one to one ana half
PEI cent: ana the Declaration on all sides was tiat
the rise was Occasloned by the better feeling arising
rom the reading OF the reports or the local elec-
AT THE PRODUCE EXCHANGE
the claim was that to relieve New York Of the
charge OF having Its property ct tho mercy OF men.
and tax as sinful desire mrs direct ana Corruption
eniorce e would give additional confidence IN the
We NEST, among graners and gatherers and increase
the case t was claimed that the result OF the eec-'
ton would 90 beneficial to the trade ami commerce
OF tne CITY, and through that gain, beneficial to the
AND so SAY THR DRY GOODS MEN,.
. IN the wholesale houses the feeling has been that
the continual charges OF corruption against our OIL
clals have In some measure, renected upon mer.
chants, and the belief Is common that the dnlness
'A-e A0A hSu nos hIdl ncdSNa11 RoSs veao uOs
caused enrrey by the dsinchnat0n of the people at
large 10 buy, but, In some measure by o diversion
o. trade occasiOned oy the continuous reports OF
robbery and deception here
AND so SAY TIE pHOPLR 1 -
Inc mass VINO have neither tina nor sufieiens
opportunity 10 study the effect OF corruption In gov
ernmens onlcals upon the great aytGE1os OF trade,
are iuly convinced chat cOrrupn0n ehe very heart
OF our government cannot possibly roQls In beneft
change. There k not q respectabl nechanic or
w0rklngman IN the city--n0 man y earns what
ne receives Dy honest industry IN estimate en-
pl0yment-wh0 Is not ready TO say - cheerfunesa
that he did not think it possible tooY suddenly and
thoroughly squelch cOrruptlOn; bG toat now that II
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is Jimmy O'Brien. why, look at the way
he works. lie was IN . clarence riding
ha0unT IN fSe dollar dol astaHs bs Now $1,000 in nves
makes pretty good show. and the wind was good
ana ey SCI o res w and ans one ad
said "Bradleyr they would have been torn TO pieces
just then. He's an aw,ul worker, ! tell you
Creamer's district this year. There were three
Duichmen running In his district-W0ltman. Nacht-
man and welssman. Woitman was C1ariey 1 hoew,s
tSr cnarles % Thought Uo' he was giving too much
saSisa apS ae s ne ssof o
he Is running still, suppose. Why, look at the
thing, all around. Here's Old putty and glue Tie.
Harry Genet never knew what hit him or where he
was hit. All the Dutch apothecaries went 1or
Welsmann, and all tho Blll Poole Americans went
no use In talking 70 them for moment About
taking your ballot. It's the worse dose tho Tam
nsm take Young 70
camp and kick out tho mutton heelers. TnaVs oil
Considerable excitement was manifested among
the politicians by the news that Tweed was reported
to have resigned and that the Democrattc REFORM
Committee had appointed commiGtee OF nye, % con
ststlng OF Abraham II. Lawrence, Henry l.. Clinton,
Thomas L. Snead. George y. Van Slyck and Samuel
G. Courtney prosecute In the courts all those WHO
had committed frauds ut the ballot ooA on election
day.
The appearance OF the faces around fhe Blossom
Club last night In striking contrast with their
hopeful expression lew days since. The mag
mates usually found there seem now to ma their
81 affairs q 81 %no
there seemed en9rOssed with the absorbing question
OF the hour, with reference to Mr. Tweeds resignac
them stil q matter OF speculation. 1he same
quletude prevailed at the "Oriental," on East
Broadway, and small portion OF Its votarles were
quietly discussing the possibility OF recrganizing
for future victory.
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TEE WOMEN WHO WANTED TO VOTE.
A Woman's Testimony 10 the PracticabilIty
Of Women Polling.

Woman's Testimony 10 the PracticabilIty
of Women Polling.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
Well, our votes have been refused after registra.
tion. But we have demonstrated one fact by our
enor@-namely, that women may visit the polls un.
attended by father, husband or brother, with the
same security and freedom from insult that they do
the Post once.
Being advised that my late protracted visit to the
South might vitiate my resident qualifications as
voter ! did not oner my own ballot but attended
the polls at the Second district OF the Twenty second
ward with lady friend. who had all the qualinca-
ti0ns OF residence. On entering the small
crowded shop. the gentlemen present
made room for us to pass to the
rear, OF the apartment Here police
oficer requested those standing around the voting
boxes to allow the ladies' to approach the table,
which they did at once. Here inquired II they
would accept our votes. The answer came
promptly, I'VE can not accept the votes
OF women" responded, every we'll" and We re-
tired without word that was not respectful.
the sympathy they have manifested. are ready to
admit that women are citizens, and as sucn are en-.
tted to the franchise, and only the decara.ory aCt
or Congress Is needed TO convince tho most Scept-
cal that Is just IS practical and proper for lady
TO drop vote In tho ballot box as 10 drop letter IN
call loudly for the ald OF woman TO redeem the
country from the evils inseparable from purely
male ADMINISTRATION. Give us the "Declaratoty
Act,n and wo pass peacefully into the exercise Of
The duties and the enjoyment OF the privileges 0L
when say tSe next "s 'ns move Sea VIII be revon
tion. Injustice and oppression are ever lmiae9
sy ancied security the conor q o al ns
Vices Of secrecy and deceit. AS women we We nave ave
been schooed IN hypocrlcy and duplicty un,a III our m
compels us 10 belle our sincere and earnest natures
The most doclle vile has that latent IRE In nor
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THE EFFECT In THE CITY.

How Bankers, Brokers, Merchants, Produce
Dealers and the Public Regard the Political
Revolution.
In Wall ana Broad streets yesterday, notwitl,-
standing the excitement in STOCKS the result OF the
election was freely discussed and commented upon
by those having business with the houses or Brown
Brothers, Henry Cews, Duncan Sherman & Co.,
vermilye & Co., Caldwell h Co., Lockwood & Co.,
Edward Haignt h Co., Van Schaick & Co., Rufus
Hatch and jaw Cook Co. Added to these are the
expressions OF the members OF the Produce Ex.
change and some Of the wholesale dry goods men,
All
SPOKE AS ONE NAN.
As to the erect OF the revolution not only upon
the credit OF the city, but really, In some degree
upon that OF the nation Mt large, those most familiar
with foreign credits spoke feelingly and cheerfuy
as to the effect abroad 1t was declared that while
the city OF New York was simply one OF many cities
In country Of vast extent and various and some.
times diverse interests, 1t nevertheless
GAVE THE KEY TO CIVILIZATION ABROAD.
as 10 the religious, moral and business conditions
throughout the United States. And it was claimed
that the corrupt political condition existing here
during the past few years, and yearly growing
worse created feeling Of growing dIstrust for It
was held abroad that community IN which ON.
Gals could be publicly charged with robbery and
corruption In almost every form, and not even feel
called upon to deny the charges but rather to boast
OF the actions which caused It to be made; when
they could 60 before their constituents branded as
thieves and receive larger majortics than when
they clalmed 70 be honest, the individuals In such
community must, IL thought lie at least nea rlv
as bad as their representatives and
WHOLLY UNWORTHY TRUST.
This leeling, II was claimed, had been for some
time really weakening business credit abroad and
30 far had IL progressed that the expression was
common In Europe that America was going TO inc
dogs; that II was In the control OF few ignorant
corrupt and totally irresponsible men, who mad n
host OF still more ignorant and vicious men behind
them to support thcm and that there could not lie
confident hope OF cnange In other than change In
the form OF government here. II Is this growing
feeling abroad they claim, tat the result OF Tues
days election Is well calculated to check.
AMONG TIE BANKERS AT HOME
there IL a feeling OF cheer. They claim that the
contradIctcd reports OF the sqanderng OF millions
had created very serious apprehension throughout
the country that New York was rapidly coming to
bc no longer place wherein II was entirely safe 10
entrust surplus means or To seek investments. This
The New York herald., 1871-11-09
ATTEMPT TO STAB AN OFFICER.

A row TOOK place yesterday AFTERNOON at Che cor
ner or FIFTY ninth street and First avenue, In which
Hugh somners got pretty badly beaten. Oncer
uam,ltou. OF the Nineteenth precinct, endeavorcd
to quell the disturbance and wmile engaged 10 tax
him the otllcor hit him with his CLUB In the neck
and Knocked him down, and then took away the
knIfe. Somners and John Vanderhaden, who inter-
cjubbed, were arrested, and both were held to an
cuuer III tha YorkYillo Court.
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UNDER THE WHEELS.

An unknown man, dressed in the garb OF 10
borcr. while In state OF semiintoxlcation, was run
over Dy Harlem Railroad train at White Plains.
westchester county, yesterday afternoon. Both
feet were cut or and the limbs otherwise shockngly
mangled. Alter receiving temporary surgical as
sistapce the sufferer was subsequently placed on
board train and conveyed to Bellevue Hospital.
II Is not thought possible that the Injured man can
aurvlva
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Ar the Yorkyille Court.

The following cases OF alleged illegal voting have
been brought before Justice Coulter, at the Yorkvile
Police Court
Thomas N. Keernan, Eleventh Election district,
Twenty-frst ward. Case to be tried to-day but IN
the meantime allowed 10 90 on his own parole
william Dawson, seventeenth Election district,
Twenty second ward. Committed for examination.
Gave $500 bail to answer.
John Harvey, arrested In the Eleventh Election
district, Twentyfrst ward Held for trial in bail TO
the amount OF $500.
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REPEArERS AID seems At THE
il '' POLICE C0UaTS.
Al tho Ton,bs.

The comparison OF an mdividuaEE under the eject
Of The exhiarating wine cup over night and the
concomtant that naturally follows the next morn
ing or the excitement OF an arnn9 On the eve Of 0
great battle and the collapse NJ 1o61ng afterwards
consequent upon the extended te6(1on q the c0lec
tive nerve, would be fair representation or affairs
at the Tombs yesterday. From 0tDf heat the at
mosphere had fallen below zero. Joys were turned
into s0rrowiul lamentations. and instead Of the
open gibes and good-tempered Jokes usually en-
plOyed among the officials and ox-0G1cias there
was silent weeping and spitefuL crashing OF teeth
An air OF disappointment appeared 10 surround
everybody, and each man seemed, conscious OF
Q great personal aliicuon. TN1 porch OF tho
doorway leading to the prison o. FRANKLIN street
was crowded all the forenoon BY the politicians or
the downtown wards, who were hitherto under the
nothing could be, heard but q repetition OF that
astonlsnment so preva ent among less Interested
parties In reference TO the result of the election
Judge Hogan was there but portion OF the day,
during which time he fully committed Patrick
McCarty, oI l02 Cedar street, for stabbing Edward
Meehal, at one 0l Ine polling places OF the First
ward, In Greenwich street, on Tuesday, as Iully re-
u was understood that the inspectors Of election
in the First ward, Tor whose arrest warrants were
issued % on Tuesday, ,. would os brought IN and and
non est yesterday aud that sergeant Quinn could
not trace them so as to serve the warrants. When
they are arrested they will have to f0rty themselves
with s'rong logic IN order to evade the penalties
prescribed by the election laws.
reporter representing one Of the morning
journals II We flv . was CHARGED 3y !hs civ Pay
The reporter was Instructed to see the city Cham.
berlain on the political situation, and for that
purpose presented himself at the Chambcrlains
office, where he was met. by whhen. and. as he
which was the sole cause OF The difficulty. Alderman
Conan deferred the case for examinatton.
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81 ..s... Female. Suffrage ~ Nyark.
Mrs. Il. D. Mansfield, lady principal OF tho Rock.
land Insttute At Nyack, and other ladies' connected
wAth the instAution voted the election at Nyack
on Tuesday last under the fourteenth and ffteenth
amendments Of the federal constitution. This ia
the beginning Of the end and NyHck leads the
column. '.1s' .-..- -.t4 -
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At Jefferson Market.

Anorew Miller. aged twenty-sevcn years, and
claiming to reside at II Watt street. was
arrested on Tuesday afternoon BY Oncer
Schmidt OF the Twenty ty-eighth precinct,
upon complaint OF challenger named Henry
Gibbons, OF "a Clarke street, who charges thae he
voted Illegally. He denied the charge before Alder.
man Mitchell at JEFFERSON Market yesterday morn
James II. Anderson, aged twenty-five. q c0Iored
man, registered his name and gave his residence at
142 West Thirty-iftn street. William Hughes, one of
reside there, caused has arrest by Ocer Dur of the
Twenty.ninth precinct, and ne was locked up By
Alderman Mitchell yesterday at Jefferson Market.
David Picket, o vagrant having no home, put In
an appearance In the twentieth ward and attempted
to vote In another mans name. william Edile, one
or the challengers. happening TO notice the s'mis-
take" caused his arrest by Onicer O'Neil, OF the
Twentieth precinct Upon being arraigned before
Alderman Mitchell, at Jeners on Market yesterday
morning he admitted he had made mistake and
was locked up to answer.
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Al Essex Market.

The officers around the Essex Market Police Court
looked considerably crcstlallen aud detected The
marvellous triumph OF reform democracy has doubt
less made them sick. There was little doing OF any
consequence. ....,.a.s..
German named Junn Hartman, residing at No.
AIS East Twenty third street, was xrragned on
charge OF Illegal voting. 1t alleged by Onlcer
DOran, OF the Eighteenth precinct that Hartman
registered and voted under the name OF Denis
Hickey at the polling booth IN First avenue between
Twenty-sec nd ana Twenty third streets. Other
witnesses testified TO the same fact and Justice
Scott promptly committed the accused TO answer at
the General Sessions IN default OF $3.50 bal.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-06-15

WEST RUTLAND.-A serious sffray oc.
CURED between two men, near the quar-
ries, on Sunday evening, in which knives
were freely used, and one of the contest.
ants was severely cut about the head and
stabbed in the side. A crowd witnessed
the brutal affair, none daring to interfere.
The usual cause for such disgraceful
scenes may be ascribed to this.
Mr.. Tully, whose limb was badly
broken on Saturday in Rutland, is doing
well, and hopes are entertained of saving
the fearfully msngled member.
We noticed carload of boxes of
material for marble mantles destined for
the city of Baltimore, Md, on the plat
form on Monday. The work was from
the mandatory of Pritchard s. Co.
The Ladies' Aid Society offer extra
inducements to the lovers of a social
hour with strawberries and cream thrown
in, at Central Hall on Wednesday even
ing.
Our musio-loying community should,
we think, bestir themselves, and en-
coursged by the excellent suggestions of
Prof. f. Wilson, insugurate a grand
''Peace Jubilee" of our own here in Yer
mont. Our brass bands need some incen-
tive to become thoroughly proficient, and
his would be one of the best
EXCELSIOR.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-06-15

heretofore, to the makers and shippers OF
fine grades Of western butter 1t virtual
ly leaves open to them the opportunity to
supply large part of the city and eastern
demand, which they could not supply in
competition with state at moderate prices.
Let us remark to, our western friends that
this is an opportunity not to be sighted !:
the fresher their butter the better it sells,
always; if they hold back now they will,
in the winter, have to sell at the same
time that our State butter must be sold,
and will be forced to take very low rates,
especially as the keeping quality of their
butter is not SO good as that Of State, and
the longer it is held the more it loses in
comparison. We need only point to the
experience of the season just closed for
confirmation to those remarks. If our
State dairymen insist upon considering
ga bird in the bush worth two in the
hand" let their folly be your gain. 81
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-06-15

mineral phosphate. or to bones. These
should be economical and utilized to the
last bone. But bones and mineral phos-
pilates in their natural condition are near
ly insoluble, and are much improved as
fertilizers by being treated by sulpburic
acid, which renders the phosphate of lime
in them soluble in water Phosphate of
lime thus prepared is known as super.
phosphate. n
In the preparation of this substance
there are many practical difficulties which
are not always surmounted by the manu-
facturers even when they aim to do So.
Their results are variable, but they rarely
make better article than they mean to
do. They often make a worse, and some
do not mean to make a good article. A
number of these fertilizers were recently
examined by Professor johnson, and but
one of them was really a first class article.
Prof. Collier had recently analysed
one called "Fales' uperphosphate,"
which was not worth one-third its selling
price. Some other 30 called fertilizers,
such as the Grafton mineral, Shell mari,
Poudrette, etc., are sold at price far be-
yond their real value. ~
After the conclusion of Prof. Golfers
remarks the meetings were adjourned.
The attendance through all of them was
composed of the best citizens and most in
telligent farmers of the vicinity, who man.
Tested most earnest and active interest
in the proceeding. There is no doubt
that much good will result, and that the
usefulness of the Board will have demon.
strated itself to a large circle of those
most interested in its continuance with
resources and powers.
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anv. Tbere is bloody finn ahead.

Of Germany. There is bloody fun ahead
The law prescribing the Princes of the
House of Orleans was abrogated by the
French National Assembly on Thursday
June 9Th. by vote of 4s4 to 1O3. M.
Theirs said he opposed abrogation till the
Princes had not agreed to sit in theAssem-
bly,, and net to enter into any intrigues
against the Republic. The Assembly also
declared valid the elections Of the Duke
of Aumale and the Prince de Joinville, by
a vote of 53S to 113. They might well
afford to agree not to sit in the Assembly,
with such votes as those to oppose them
A bill was brought into the French As
sembly to provide for the rebuilding of
the Column in the Place Vendome, but it
has been withdrawn. France has another
business to engage her attention before
she can go into the column construction
line. Nevertheless, it is asserted that all
the pieces of the column have been pre-.
served, and that it will be restored,-
haps by the Bourbons, when their own
restoration shall have been Effected
Complaint is made in Wisconsin that the
pigeons are eating up the crops. Well,
the people eat the pigeons, so that, as Mr..
Jobling desired, things come round, and
are made all square. The pigeons are
fattening themselves for their customers,
who shouldn't complain if they have to
furnish the fattening food. Are not pig
cons as much entitled to that as pigs p
Galveston has had great storm of wind
and rain by which much damage was
lone. 1t began on the Sd of June and
asted for several days.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-06-15

Recommendations. Parker and
Piper have planted twelve acres of po.
tatoes on the land recently burned over
by their unruly fires. The Early Rose,
Jackson Whites and other varieties make
up the compliment of their seeding, and
from the nature of the soil and manner of
planting, it will require no further labor
until the harvest time comes. Potatoes
raised in this way here heretofore have
not rotted, and we predict that somebody
will have just the incest table potato in
the world frem this locality next autumn.
The rubbish is being cleared away
from the site of the Whitcomb store, con-
sumed by fire on the 25th of February
last, and active repairs and rebuilding are
contemplated. 5
The Messrs. Gates, jewellers. lately
occupants of f. W. Johnson's building,
near the post Office, and more recently
burned out at Ludlow in the fire of Ham,
mond's block, propose to return again
here and ply their busy fingers in mend
ing and vending their watches and wares,
where Trip was wont TO trade.
Melvin Wright is making quite ex-
tensive repairs on his premises, and it is
said that Henry A. Fletcher proposes to
erect fine house on his very beautiful
site east of @. D. Parker's new house.
ON Sunday evening last, as Ferdi-
nsnd Hodgeman, of Chester, was driving
from Chester to Proctorsville, after dark,
in passing a bank in the Gulf road above
Gassetts, from which earth had recently
been taken to repair the highway, his
horse became frightened at fallen stone,
and ran, throwing the driver from his /
gig, breaking the thills, and soon falling
Town an embankment. Mr. Hodgeman,
IN getting up and finding the horse in the
soon discovered that the animal
vas dead, the broken shaft of one thill
having been thrust through the body of
he animal. The horse was valued at
800. Neither the horse or Mr.. Hodge
nan were insured against accidents.