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Tho withdrawal of Comptroller GnEHN
from tho canvass for tho AIayoralty Of Now
York City materially lnotlIaea tho political
situation iu the Empire State. As tho auc-
ccssor Of tho Tammany. Comptroller Con-.
MOLLY, OF infamous meulory, GnExv has re-
coived tho support Of tho Republicans Of lilo
city gcnorally III tho administration Of his
ofaco, because of tho integrity with which
l1o has conducted It. It was also his good
fortune TO incur tho hostility Of Ta.nmany-
l3oss KELLY, which further commended
GnEES to tho Republicans of tho city, Ie
remained Democrat, acting with tho auti.
Tainnlany wing Of the party; and whom that
eminent antt-Tammany rofos1ner, J1Muy
oBa1Es, renewed his quarrel with Boss
NELLY as to tho distribution Of tho plumber,
ho 70 OIsR1sN) inaug.lrated tho movement to
rim GREEN as tho anti!TammanY and Intle-
pcndont German candidate for Mayor,
counting. OF course, upon receiving tho Re-
publican vote, with which his election would
laYo boon certain. THAT support ho would
4ayo secured but for tho hcsitancy of
o fow leading Republicans who questioned
tho consequences OF coalition with J1uux
oBn1ES's anti+ram,nany crowd Oh tho eve
OF tho Presidential election. A canvass Of
the situation disclosed tint the anti-Tan-
many movement was chiefly In tho intorost
Of TtInES, tho sehome being to draw out
tho full anti -Tamn,any voto, which wouldn't
como out To vote Boss KK1Lxs ticket, but
which II brought out for GaExa would have
votod also for T11DEx. With all tho votes
Tamnany could roll up for Its ticket, and
with al that anti-Tammany would fetch out
in spirited contest, aud with both working
for TrIpEs, the voto Of the latter In tho city
would have been Thousands greater thau
with no anti-Tammany Independent ticket In
, 1876-11-04

Private adyices from Milwaukee as to tie
psoffcr Of bets on tho Wisconsin election by
partiea In this city arc suggestive. These
woro made by certain Dsmocrats here, aud,
though the Offers were Withdrawn besore
anybody could accept them. the cirrum-
stance led to an examination Of the Milvau-
kee registry lists. It disclosed what looked
very like arrangements for the importation
OF rougls and repeaters from this city to Gu.
gage in the work Of carrying Wisconsin for
Tupka. There la vast deal Of Democratic
material Tor such work lying around looss in
, 1876-11-04

IN tho confederation. In 1877 thcro will DO
President who will not conaidcr himself
tho National Executive, but tho moro chief
Of NH "agency" representing tho several
States; who will declare thnt ho Inns no pow
Ct to lovy war. or prosecute war, or to at-
tempt to uso forco within tho limits Of nny
staso. 1lc opposed Tho War mado upon tho
South from 1861 to 1865, mud for Tho annie
reason will not permit such war to 10 re-
rcated. During hts official term there can
bo no wnr to coorce these sixteen statos, aud
during these four years they will llaye their
Confederacy organized md in operation;
during that time they can rcorgnnizo their
labor systom, rc-ostnbl;sh their slavo proper
~, md bo in full operation rs m i,,depene-
ont Republic, before President with tiiGor-
out opinions can bo elected in 1881. "Pay
t1s, Or VIC aeccde, ,-wo'll 60 out Of tho Union,
mid, being protected BY T11nxN from war, wo
can organize our Confedcracy." Then will
come tho Democratic party OF tho North with
It's schomo: "Dottor pay tlieao claims, great
rs they arc, thnn havo those States 90 ont, and
organize new confcderaoy. It will DO
clcapcr to pay them tho claimB than to dis
solvo tho Union or havo nnothor war"
Then will be Developed how we'll and nccu.
ratoly tho South have measured the man they
have determined to elect. Ills election will
givo them tho chance 10 Bccetle and organize
their Corfetleracy, to mako foreign alliances,
rc-establish slavory. re.elcct JErr DAVIS, md
10 In full blast ms M Independent confedera-
ton, being protected againat war, or inter-
ference. or coercion, by the .nan they will
hive elected President. In fact, they will bo
in position to demand payrnent or to dis
solvo the Union, aud this latter course will
DO entirely feasible, whilo T1lpEN, as Prosi-
dent, will prohibit war or tho uso Of forco
agninst sovereign States.
&lcn who propose to voto for T1rnEN may
find TINT in SO doing they aro inviting md
promoting new rebellion, in which tho
President Of tho United States will bo tho
chiof defender of the insurroction, md tho
country will be forced either to submit to the
dissolution Of tito Union, or by revolution to
dcposo tho President whom they have elect
cd with n full knowledge Of lis accession and
anti-national opinions.
, 1876-11-04

A branch Of tho T1IpEN Literary Bureau
located in Baltimore has issued campaign
history Of Andorsonvillo, in which tho heav-
enly delights of TINT celebrated military
plcasure-resort are pictured in style TINT
casts BEs HILL wholly in tho shade. It mp
ponrs, however, that, by some unaccountable
oversight, the reverse OF this beautiful
sketch is omitted, no mention being made Of
the lcndiah atrocities practiced upon tho
Rebel prisoners in Chicago, E1mira, mud
other Northorn cities. This omission Is q
serious defect that should be ro,nedied ut
Quc1.
, 1876-11-04

What hfr. HA1sTEAD called T1LDENs
sfaculty Of apprehension has como out
very strong in these latter days Of the cam
paigp. When he found that tho people wero
waking-up to the real danger and threatening
irnmincnco OF tho Southern Claims business,
he caused To bo published letter designed
to allay tho public fears and divert public at-
tontion. And now TINT 1t has become moral
1y certain that he can only bo elected by in
timidation ut tho South and frauds on tho bal
lot-box at tic North, lo lsns tho conspicuous
ofrrontery to issue tho following proclama.
tion:
Improper aud Illegal use Of money ut elections
ts, In some portions Of the State, a serious nr1l
growing evil, sometimes thwart!ng tho unbiased
will Of tho people, and always debauchlng publ.c
virtue, both Of officers and electors. Tho stringent
stasntes and recently adopted constitutional pro.
vIsious relating to tho subject, II vigorously on.
force1. aro sufficient to soon eradicate tho evil
Now. therefore, ca1l upon alj District Attorneys
al other public officers to be ytgilant In detecting
and dlltgcnt in prosecuting persons guilty Of tho
crime referred 10 within their respective couut[cs
and respectfully nsk all good citizens Of the State
to MD them In their efforts.
Doue ut the Capitol in tho City Of Albany this
2l day OF November, In tho year 1870.
SAMUEL ]. TtLDEw.
BY the Governor: CHARLES SgEnniss, pelyate
Secretary.
1Ir. T1LnEN "doth protest too much. ="
Such proclamation as this only sorves to
remind tho people TINT 1t WINS lo who signed
tho circular letter calling for curly roturns
FROM the rura1 districts in 1868, 60 1t might
DO known how largo n Domocratic majority
ia
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IILDEN Is q master OF pllrascs, having learned
the art when practicing us q technical lawyer.
He knows precisely what word to use when hc
desires to convey Ills meaning or leave loop.
hole out Of which to crawl. His recent letter
threatening to veto Southern Democratic clai,ns
ts a case In point. Mr.. BLAINE III his Chicago
speech was tho frat to detect tho sharp trick In
phrascologY that TILpEN practiccl In his Rebel
War-cla[m letter, md point out tho great dif-
ference between tho phrases debts or obliCu-
t!ons "incurrcd" or "sutferctl," Tho Four
tccuth Amendment prohibits the payment Of
my debt OF obligation "tncurrttl In aid Of In
suErcctton Or rcbelliop against tho United
States" Had II gono 1 step further, md for
bldden tho payment Ut any war losses Is suffered
by itsloyal PERSONS" tho threatened mischief
would liaye been prevented. Unfortunately 1t
did not, aud Mr.. TItDEs was sharp 10 note the
fact and take advantage OF 1t. All through his
letter he carefully preserves the distinction be-
tween the words "Incurrcl" md "suifercd.''
Tho 1attcr word ho does not ,.sc, but spcaks
everywhere Ut s:losscs incurred" lie never
promises to VETO claims for "losscs aulIcrctl."
The difference between "iucurred" antl 'tsuf-
fcrcd" Is the difference between "agcnt" and
"vlctIn;" between losses brought Oh by one
self and lusscs inflicted by another. There Ia
nothing in TiLpEa's letter In conflict with
RIDDLES bill to pay Confederate claims for
"1osscs suffered" But there aro many people
who persist III shutting theIr eyes to tic conse-
quenccs until It is too Int.
, 1876-11-04

Secretary Monn111 is TO spea1t in New York
City this afternoon, and ho will address his ri.
mazls especially to tho financial anl co,nrner-
cial men Of tue metropolis. Ho has given no
intimation Ut what lit intends to soy, but It
is to be presumed TINT his speech will deal
chiefly with tho tlnaucinl aspects of tho
Presidential canvaas. Secretary Monn111
firmly believes, for lie has received informa-
ton to TINT effect from tho European syndi-
cate, TINT tho election OF It1pEs would inturo
the credit Of the Uuited States abroad md
seriously intorfero with tho successful
negotiation Of tho 4i per cent loan. llo
may not think it proper to say tLis to tho
New York buaIness men in Ills speech to.lny,
but hc will say something that will bo
listeuol'to with respect and interest as CON.
ing from tho Secretary Of tho Treasury OF
tito United States.
, 1876-11-04

TtLpES'a letter on Southern claims Is
made Tue subject Of Il most excellont address
Issued yesterday by the Republican Natioual
Committee, mud printed in our columns this
morning. Numerous lnrge-sizel holes are
discovered in the artful fabrio woven by tho
groat word-torturer who wroto that re.
1naEkablo letter of acceptance (Which nobody
to this dny call intolligcnty coustrue) through
which tho promised veto may slip
holes which BAN TnpEa had distinctly in
View when he issued the pre-tnaugural proc
la1nation rejecting Southern clai,ns. A
very clear conception Of thu utter worthless
ness and insincerity Of these " selfi1nposetl
ressrictiona" J" Of tllo Tamnany aud Contodo-
rate candidate eau DO gained from tho ad.
dress Of tho National Committee.
, 1876-11-04

closcd a@}o lower, Mt 3oso caah an.i II ,c
for December. Ryo was quiet, nt 69c. 13ar-
Icy closed at 14@2o lower, at 7so for Novem-
bor asld 500 for December. I1oga wcro tlull,
at tho advance Of Thursday. sales wcro At
s6,so@0.o 90 for poor To cloico.. Cattle werc
dull mud unchanged. Sheep were easy, nt
$3.00@+.50 for poor to choice. Ono hun
drcd tlollnrs in gold would buy 9109.75 In
greonbAcks Mt tho close.
, 1876-11-04

LILO Speclnl ''VGto letter OF MIR. T1LDEN
removes NIL doubt that tho sixteen Southern
States will unitedly present tho claims Of the
Confederates for tho Sc. 500, ,00o, 600 in CON-
ponsnt'on Tor losses suffered during tho War
OF tho Rebellion. Alr. TrIDEs concedos
tint this demand Will 10 mado by those
pooplo, backed up by the Governments of
each OF those States. Has It ever occurred
to those who propose voting for TiLpEN
what will be tho effect in case tho claims aro
paid, mud what tho effect III case Of his cleo
tion2 What will be the effect in case they aro
refused The Southern politicians never
make mistakes in selecting their men. They
rejected HENRY CLAY and took Polk, and they
rejected VAN buHEs when they considered
him unsafe. They rejected SCOTT and took
FIERCE. They also selected BUCHANAN. and
were not lnistakcn In the men. They re-
puelated DouoIAa and selected BREoNEs.
RIDGE. Thoy did not zeiect GREELEY, but
they did select T11DEN. Thore is no instance
OF their selecting caAdidate who proved
false to them. They know TtIDEN, md be-
lieve him to DO ono Of them.
II is Idle to suppose that tho Confederatos
of tho So,lth have any interest In this alcc-
ton which rises above thosr expectation of
getting Offices, power, and tho two thousand
tiyo hundred millions Of dollars war damages
which they claim. That Y,,lu of money to
them, in thor slliftless, lazy, lille, i,nrovcr-
ishod condition, is Il bonauza Of unuroce-
dontod proportions. 1t il moro than tho
cash value Of all their slave property boforo
, 1876-11-04

wards tho country in it's days Of peril, their
public careers, tleir own words, and their
associations. Weigh them carefully, and SEQ
which Of thom Ia likely to DO roformar.
MORE LIES ABOUT BRENTANo,
Tho Chicago 1imes has supplemented Its
obvious lio about Mr. BnEngAvo,a not being
ab1e to mako speech in English by moro
insidious and malicious falsohoods. s.-moro
insidious because they cannot be directly
disproved, and moro malicious because they
reflect on Mr. BRENTAao's character, md
have evidently bcen inspired by somo per.
sonnl enomy. In an article fllod with rock
less falsohoods, probably inspired by LIE
hIoyAE, tho TINES asaerta:
1t was tho standing complaint la that city thnt
tho American Consul waa 80 much absorbed in aid.
Ing the socta1istic Democracy Of tho German EN-.
prc that ho had no tlo to attend to hts legitimate
auties In the Consulate ~. lis vns, Furthermore,
known 10 rcytlo American institutions and Amorl-
can character among his conyivtat associates and
took no pains 10 let his adopted countrymen 500
this opinion when thcy Visited tho city u. lie
furthermore made tho Consulate Of tho United
Statcs brokers Office by taking into partnership
member Of the banking arm Of TnopE & Co., when
Americana were at tho mercy Of tho money chang
ers allied to the Consul'a ot}ce ~.
Fortunately tlaso falsehoods can bo met
WITHOUT sonding to Dresden for information.
Relative to tho charge concerning tho bunk
ing firm, tho facts are A gentleman namod
CAMPBELL WIS tho first Consul ut Dros-
den. He served in TINT position from 1868
to 1869, and during his term he appointed
resident Of Dresden named WILLIAM KNoop
as Vice e-Consu1. KNoop is partner In tie
house Of TuopE d Co. Mr.. CAMPBELL was
succeeded aa Consul by Mr. 1n1sn, Of Me-
braska, who served from 1860 to 1872, and
who reappointed Mr. KNoop V1co-Consul;
md, as Mr. In1sn had returned home, Ksoop
Was acting as Consul when hlr. BnENrAHo
went TO Dresden. Mr. BnENTANo followed
his predeces sors and retained KNooP as Vice.
Consul, but ho was only such in name, ns
BnENrANo remained at his post constantly
until ,he resigned, and KNoop had
nothing whatever to do with tho Office !; ho
was simply retained as Vice-Consul to servo
during my temporary absence Of the Con-
sui. But CAMPBELL. and Iatsn, BnENTANo's
predecessors, had their of1co in the banking
house of TuoDg d Co., while EIr. DnsxrANo,
recognizing the improperly or possiblo mis-.
construction Of TINT course, Immediately TO-
moved tho Consulate to another Office. He
consequently Ind not even tho romotcst re-
lations with the firm. b1r. BnENTANo's suc-
ccBsor (onc MASON, who was an officer in tho
Confederate army, and relative OF the more
famous Rebel MAsos) has also appointed
KNoop Vice-oonsul,-a nominal position,
which lie has thus held noarly twenty years.
, 1876-11-04

JoHN WENTwonrn made speech Thursday
evening to n large gathering Of people nt tho
corner Of Cottnge Grove avenuo mud Thirty
fifth street. Among other things llo told tho
young men that II tlley renlly wanted nm
other civil war, with all It's horrors, .niaory,
bloodshed, and cost, the way to get It was to
vote for TnpEH and The Democratic tickot
mud elect them. Thia ia serious tn1k, md
blr. WENTWORTH would not express such m
opinion il he did not believe 1t. Wo notice
that the venerable TuuRLow WEED, ono Of tho
longeRt-headed and most far.seoing mon In tho
United statos, has published letter actua1-
Iy arriving ut tho sa,no conclusion as Jonn
WgSrwonrIt. blr. WEED bases his opinion
TINT wo shall havo trouble IN the event OF
T1hDEN's election OIL tho REJECTION OF tho
payment Of tho Southern Confederate
claims. He assumes that TiIpEN nay pos
sibly bo In earnest in saying tint ha will op-
poso tho payment Of any Southern War
claims for !" loages incurred" If elected
President. Mr. NEED then goes on to allow
that tho t'Solil South will not DO put of
by wavo Of tho hand. Thoy will not throw
away tsoo billions Of claima held by nearly ono
million Of Confederate families who suffered
loss during tho Rebellion in ortlor to please
SAM TtLDEN, Tom IGENDn1oKs, or my other
man. The Confederatcs, Blr. WEED pro-
diets, will present their claims to Congress
for payment, and they will say worry seriously
TO II1pEN and tho Democratic party: III
VIC stay in tho Union you must pay those
c1n;mu IT, 10 nov n a.ov. rofueo or5 ma
H.. -.
d. Ao 5o"A e4o4ee' 'no P1'no'lao7
OF tho democratic party rs sovereign
States, wo hnye tho right to Hocetlo,
md VIM hove m ronat,trf;ono1 ort,,or;+v
>, a,,x,a ~ mt ,.a.,..t =. ...
:" wa
cluslVo Oh ihDEN' a8 sEat ID TIC very
principle la has held all hiB life. hlr. WEED
makes the following onotatjona from Tn
rp,,. ~.oo-s ,.a ,a,s,,,a,,4,.,,.,., r, IL,
-. ~ 70 40 '''0
Aettof " 'uuBo hkHF, HAf. 4iLpEH salo
oan hr Gt w nI ~ IT,! Re @ r.
opinIOn OF Stste: isfk Il viii lin nossH tn mil fbS
t st greaS s tTssty
similar views woro expressed by Mr. Tilaon about
INC same time IN long letter to tho Ertatng Post
astoa I'u -, shu anu
mcnt In my form In Its defense and maintenance
Of tho Union. At a Democratic gathering In
Twedd'o Hall, in Albany, In 1901, Ar. Tldcn'a
1nu' ~, IN sne Moany 1,p
ths tt1snst4 @ ~ reteureSs AL southern states:
aaa n sitsun'sanes.. tho force 10 esssso tho
, 1876-11-04

iFnver1yfa Theatre.
NAndolph ltrcet, between Clark and Las41le. CALI
forntA NlustTrls. Afternoon and evening.
, 1876-11-04

Adctphi Thtntrc.
Monroe street, corner Dearborn, Engagement ni
Domniek Murray. 'Eacapcd from Sing StnR." After
pQQp and evening,
, 1876-11-04

Ncsv EhtcnRo Theatre.
Clark rtrcct, between Inkn and tautolrh. P&ntu
mimo aud MtnststIsy. Afternoon and eycning.
, 1876-11-04

Waod'a afnRennfs
Monroe strcet, between Stats md Dearborn. !" The
Two UTphsu1." Afternoon and eTtalEg.l
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-02-04
Rivers and Harbors.

The repor. OF Maj.-Gen. G. Weitzel, in
charge of the improvements of rivers and
lake harbors of this region for 1875, has
been transmitted to Congress. 1t explains
in detail the work done during the year.
The following condensed statement shows the
facts
The amount expended on the st. Marys
Falls Canal during the last fiscal year was
517S, 026.90. Since the beginning of the work
on the new locks 1885, 900 have been appropri-
ated for the Improvement OF the st. Marys
River and the canal. OF this amount about
$S5 900 have been diverted for the improve
mept of the old canal. There remains $780,
900 to DO appropriated in order to come up to
the original estimate.
At Cheboygan harbor the amount expended
was S7,215.S6 1t is recommended that $45,-
900 be appropriated for the fiscal year 1877.
At Au Sable River harbor necessary repairs
were made to the piers and re-survey of the
river made and dock lines established The
amount expended was 81, 5l9.73
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Emperor. And yet France claims to be Re-
public.
Advices from Panama report that war is inn
minent between Guatemala and San Salvador.
Austria talks of reducing her army.
CASTELAR, has been elected to tho Spanish
Cortes.
There has been some severe fighting be-
tween Carlists and Alfonssts near San Sebas-
tian. Spain, without decisive advantage on
either side.
Francis Deak, the eminent Hungarian states
man, is dead.
A revolution has broken out in Hayti.
The Cuban insurgents are unusually Sctivo.
A dispatch from Berlin says there is great
agitation in Posen over the proposed law to
make the use of the German language COM
pulsory in the public Offices and courts of law.
The political composition of the French SEN
ate is stated as follows Monarchists Go ; pure
Bonapartists, IL Republicans, 93 and "Mon-
archists and Imperialists" $50 descrbed), As.
Among the Senator's elected are ex-President
Theirs, Victor Hugo, Peyrat Jules Favre, and
Leon Say. Buffet Chief Of the Cabinet and
Minister OF the Interior, and Dufaure, Minister
of Justice, were defeated.
The Chinese Government has decided to
take its place at the approaching industrial ex-
hibition at Philadelphia.
The Scottish National Rifle Club has re-
solved to accept the American challenge for
the championship of the world.
John Forster, the Liberal statesman of En-
gland, and author of the Life of Charles Dick
ems, is dead.
London now has huge defalcation sensa-
tion William Smith, the head of bankrupt
soliciting firm, having used up $3.50, 900 of his
customers money.
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Hard TO Kill.

You Wong, the Chinaman brought to
the prison hospital yesterday, was not
only alive this forenoon, but his pulse
was strong and firm, and he greedily ate
pieces OF ice placed in his mouth. This
man had received three blows on the
head with a hatchet measuring four
inches across the blade. One cut on
each side of the head had penetrated the
brain, driving pieces of the skull in
ward, while the third blow had glanced
from the back part of the skull, tearing
the scalp off. The city physician re-
moved sixteen pieces of bone and
quantity of brains from the different
wounds. With AL this, there is posi-
bllity that the man may yet be able to
tell the circumstances OF the affair."
San Francisco Chronicle.
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A RED NosBD gentleman asked n Wit
ness whether be believed in spirits
" Aye, sir, )" replied he, looking him full
IN the face, q see too much evidence
before mo 10 doubt il. "
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Foreign.

The London Times Constantinople CORE
spondent writes that he has been positively as
sured that the Sultan owns cs 900, 600 in the
Turkish debt, and that he has exacted full paw
ment of his dividend, refusing the half coupon
paid other creditors.
Another revolution has broken out in North
ern Mexico.
1t is charged by the London Times that
tho frequent breaks i'm the line Of
the United States Direct Cable Companv
are not accidental, but are the work Of London
stock gamblers, who invariably contrive to
learn of the breaks hours and in some cases
days before the damage occurs and is duly an
nounced.
A Berlin telegram says the insurgent leaders
in Herzegovina have issued proclamation de-
claring that the Austrian programme is unac-
ceptable, though suggested by the powers and
calling Ipon the friends Of liberty to answer il
with continuance Of the war and by stonter
resistance.
There has been some severe fighting between
the Turks and Herzegovinians near Trebignc.
resulting, the cable reports, in favor of the
former.
A Paris dispatch informs us that NJ Brossel.
has been sentenced, under the D o.
visions OF the now Press law, to fine and inn
prisonment for distributing, without proper
invitations to mass for the late