, 1876-08-20

The Governorshlp and the
Political Outlook.
Current Gossip About the Leading
New York Papers.
11ov Dana, OF the =" Sum-" Re-
yences himself Oh Gov.
I'ilden.

NFw IuHE. Aug, iI.-1hcFe hivt 1intfol1ht
.d.v hern psey1,,.ls scasnns when the heat has
hcrp fu,ir ~ intense and prolonged as it la.
tts summer hut never has there leen an eAt,a
aec7re OF discomfort and positive suffering re
r,,ttug from any previous '' heated term
Aith scarcely an iptcrmissiup or q comfortable
,reatlinc spell the heat has been intolerable
n, Two months. For upwards Of month we
rolled and stcwcd without drop If rar
,mnr to our relief. Then ca,ne coptpu*
hovers, anly to be followed BY the present
mi spcl} Nor do the summer resorts this
rrar furnish that relief from thu oppressive
temperature that is usually to he found i'll them.
Last week was way up in the Catslsili
Mountains, whittier thousands OF citR people
asye fed, and found the mercury marking 81
3cc in the shade, with not 4 breath Of air stir
nnc. REPORTS from mountain-retreats and from
seaside watering-places tell the same story of
,ntolcrable heat and absence Of comfort. Peo-
ME who hare abandoned pleasant homes IN the
e;ty in search Of fresh air find themselves stew
ing in little 1x9 rooms in the country, food for
mosonitocs and those oderiferous insects pecl-
1,r TO orercrowded 1omicilcs, and with none Of
tbe many comforts they would have in their
owp homes. Many wish themselves back again,
but those having children with them dare not
risk another change OF air during the heated
term, and while so much sickness prevails.
But it is among the occupants Of the crowded
fenemcut-houses of the city that the heat pro-
duces the greatest amount OF suffering They
are SO packed in together that it is utterly i'm
possible for them TO avoid the sitting attos-
pnere by which they are surrounded. At night
thousands Of them seek the roofs of their
1sa eha5 ha
in the hope Of obtaining air and sleep, but the
nro1niscuous crowds thus assembled make sleep
impossible. Very often the crowd,
FINDING SLEEP IMPOSSIBLE,
hold regular carousaf upon the roofs, drink
ing, singing, and fighting all night long To
women and children existence, under the cir
eumstances, is almost impossible.
The number Of people occupying tenement
houses, and subject to all the evils which abound
in 1he1n is greater now than ever before. owing
10 the hard times Of the past three years. Many
8 mechanic who has been able to support Ills
family comfortably heretofore being now out Of
employment, has been forced to take refuge in
a tenement house, and pack bis family into one
or two rooms, in place OF the comfortable
house previously occupied. Lack Of work, and
consequent lack OF sufficient food, have render
ed many Of the poor persons physically unable
to bear up under the additional discomforts OF
the extreme hot weather, and sickness and
death are the result. The seycrities Of our Win
49,. ~. -,o,,1ar1r o,ne;,3ora,7 to },o rarv }ord
r'nan +f,aF rpor hit they are scarcely more ~
tfsr ~. H. Portrone haa} ~ midsummer The
.,a1ae ~ lo nhsorrai; honrlv in the nnor dis
tr;c+e - Ike ntT ~ tha -,ra:art tme are simn1
bao.+ -ra,d;,,S ~ Wbat re ~ hacoT,e of thrst.
-.eonI. + 4;r;ne do no4 ;rnrove 81 that thcv can
h. I,rn;eha1 ,,;tb vorr ap3 wages r. ID innos-
eh1c - oon;.,tn-e @ Tho nrosnSct is not n}eas-
ent one =, cn,etnI,r,o+a ~ ia o,,nstion }s ha-
sam;n9 rn,ro a,>5 ,r,are ,;yrn,,,;nnnt everv 3av
. 'AA0' ennt.. 49, ~, ,rto.1 nnas1p
Novt v.e,s ~ po-,,,f;oa,, state convoo+fon
xi}, r,ao+ ~ -. ,,n1,n.ta ia cand;data
for Cove. no., A4 e.,u5e Weeks ago i ~svee yts up
On this subject giving list OF aspirants for the
nomination. Tie situation has changed but lit
tie since then, The Hon. 4. L. Cornell seems
ttill to be the gentleman most likely to secure
the nomination. He is the 't machine calldi-
date-tbat is, be is indorsed by Senator Conk-
ling and tile oniceholders who are In the habit
Of engineering the politics OF the state,
and for this reason hc encounters the hostility
Of certain Republican elements Inere is not
Ill the city that 6usta1ns MN, Wn1le
bomc Of the Republican Journals have assa1cd
him in a most dlscredltable manner on account
of business eInbarrassments IN which ne became
Involved at the death OF his 1ather. lie 1act
that he has long been tdentfhed Win the man-
agemcnt OF politics In the state is the only Oh
lection that can be urged against him. Gen.
stewart l.. Wood1ord Is coming more pronl-
acntly forward as candidate than would be
expected when it is known that be is making no
.tiort whatever to secure the nomination.
Should Mr. Cornell be set aside, Gen. Nood1ord
Fill stand as good chance for winning as any
other man who is named. he Is . very popular