The New York herald., 1871-09-27

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| minat0n in the eyes OF these men, and they cench
their fingers together and grit Their teeth as II to-
| state OF existence. To add 10 the numerous fire.
brands which have been scattered about with a view
TO increasing The heat OF the conflict somebody has
printed the following
G,sr
IBs rirsp-HuTLrR AS TnK "aEATmEs onIsrE"
following ring regarding bloody awful
crime Which, b." 9T n, s timely n and scSsn; ID discover
and hed our streets with the fragments Of dse
gates 70 the STATE convsnton wSs the COOKS were build.
iag the The Bay State House this they
wires Sunne deen drecen: Of
% ssp Bosp and asa
10 I Ssey M ss ns
examination Of The box t6e coal hole thrilled the soas
% AZ SG e. wa Dans s
5 Butter had snas sas ere
persons Immediately arrested and one of them
% DE for e s .1s and 40
the plot re gycerne was brought into the house in trunk.
wrote me- .hsi s opDoslti:n dsissa;.. We're
and he would touch the wire connecting with the box and
esrs s stated @ hf for Of Sa s %
sets The person declined to make any further disclosures
| LATER-BUTLrR HAS FLED TO EURorEi
Notwithstanding this there still base aboring classes.
saa ac aS
s Of 0a h as
with whom CataIue 'sucking dove" Republicans of
but aSoye az III things oox % to you. own principles Eternal
There are other circulars, or as showmen would
say dodgers, OF class like the abOve but not so
many, OF course, as will be thrown around to-mOr.
| row.
| The meetings at the various headquarters were
| interesting and some OF them funny beyond their
nature.
| MEETING OF THE STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
There was an ali-absOrblng interest manifested
IN a meeimg OF the state Central Committee held in
| o.
pended the probable action Of the Convention con-
cernng the matter OF several contested delegations.
| The meeting was o pr0tracted and excited one,
and the final result of 1t was the pas
sage of resolution by which all delegates
the officers of caucuses called by the regular re
publican city or town committees, and the contest
! ing delegations Will be admitted TO seats In the
galleries, and then the whole matter VIII be referred
TO the Committee on Credentials who VIII give all
action Of the State Committee cannot be
otherwise tnln acceptable, ana the Butler
! sure Of victory. They claim tnat IN the pre-.
! limnary organization they can trinmnh, end OF
course If they do the Committee on Credentials Will
be OF the Buller stripe and the weakness OF human
nature is too we'll understood to hazard the idea Tor
moment that the anti-ButIer delegates viii not be
| excluded.
! During the session of the committee General But.
ler report to the effect thar he woull like TO
be heard before the body and OF course the request
was granted. What he had to say was conundrum
from the leld, others narbored the idea
| tnat he had SO e proposition or compromise TO
and ANXIOUS. M VI The General entered the room, and,
with a smile rather more bland than childlike.
greeted the several members VINO were seated
! around the parlOr. Then, turning to DR.. Lorng,
the chairman, lie Went on TO say that certain lnfor
nation hal come to his knowledGe concernng the
action OF one or the members oil the COM
mittee, which he desired to lay before the
body. and give tne accused member an
which he was about to make With these
few words the General paused for moment, every
an exceedingly nervous concern {. D0ut what was TO
come. Slowly drawing paper ITO his inside
! gentlema OF the committee from whom he wished
| an explanation was Collector Lyman, OF N0rthamp-
ton after which he projected to read the following
which he sad had been furnished hln oy friend IN
, the western part or the State:-
| UNITED STATES INTERNAL ooLLrCToR's OFFICE NINTH
NORTHAMPTON sept aa 1871.
Ha@rshiIe eoaqty sn6i ants full want Keep
enough conrt. my fears that he vii the nomina-
Those
win be Much dspeads upon the makeup Of The
Gommi,ee OF Credentials That must he "mansged" "
hampshire county, '"'e' 10 LUXE LYMAN 6oIector .e%'
Turning to Mr.. Lyman, who by thls time was suf-
fused with bushes and confused with varied emo
ton, the General asked, 'Are you lhe author Of
! thai, Mr.. Iyman2'
! believe am.n
That's all" respo ded Butlcr and he left hur
number of friends wal Ing to see him Upon enter
ing his rooms he remarked that he nal q statement
to make concerning the combination which had been
arrdyed against him. He then gave account
OF the affair related above and furnished his sup
pOrters with an abundance OF printed copies OF the
| letter, which were generously distributed among
the delegates during the evening The document
| and not little Indignation and mortdcatlon among
| the Generals opponents. Collector Lyman 1t Is
said, found things getting so warm that he left town
| on the evening train.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE DIFFERENT CANDIDATES
All the competing candidates have their head.
quarters under the roO OF the Bay State House. and
every one OF them Is here in person experimenting
the prelimnares Of the Convention, so far as 1t is
possible for them to do Sd. The arsighted Butler
| headed on mis- opponents some weeks since by en-
gaglng the best portions OF the hotel: He not only
spoke Tor all the best parors, but actually went
house that Jhe proprietors would grant him.
private rooms, are on sH'' the " lower moor, and
| all the DAY long they have been crowded with his
tons as 10 the probable result OF The Convention
have been rife, and none have entered into them
pressibIe Ben himself He has in every sense ' been
| "one OF the boys and has mingled freely with all
saw AZ So 10 iayor m hun nun Win VI Ns, cal When was
for Butler some one who was evidently not sym
pathlzer of the Generals ntmated that the caucus
! was backed by SIMPSONS Cinnamon. Butler, over
| hearing the re mark, answered,
s sss for Sns an sf: Ss, ssr anS that are val"
Next to Buffers headquarters tue rooms OF Wash
burn, the Western Massachusetts candidate, were
the most largely visited. Tne COuutenanceS of the
conclave here gathered were no., however, OF that
cheerful nature which were visible at the other end
of the house. There was great deal OF etiquette
and formaty. Every man had his hat on, and the
scene was more ike that witnessed at private
funeral than anything else. IL Yves eyIdept
that al realized the critical situation, and
the general sentiment was that If a
fusion Of the ahti-3utlerites was not erected
the obnoxious Essex statesmen would surely get the
| nomination. How this would or could be brought
| about was and still Is grave question Loving
headquarters not much besieged for It is gen.
orally understood that he has drawn OF the race
and MS friends are therefore found mostly In But
! ers rooms. As for Rice he was almost alone IN his
elegant suit. Only q few personal friends in
now and tnen to discuss the best and most certain
| way to defeat Bdtler and they VIII be engaged IN
| conversing upon that absorbing and perpleXng
question long after this has appeared In the HERALD.
TIE LAST GRAND Pow wow - ~
General Butler had his last blowout OF the cam.
| palgn at Mecnanics' Hall this evening. There were
an odd three thousand OF the bone and sinew and
! brain and muscle Of the Stale in attendance, and
| the crowded asles and thrOnged vesibules evnce