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The New York herald., 1877-09-04
A STRUGGLE FOR POWER.

THE FIGHT BETWEEN THE OLD AND THE NEW
COMMISSIONERS IN JERsEY CITY.
The efforts Of the old boards OF commissioners in the
Jersey City government to oust the boards now in
power are likely 10 be rewarded with sue
cess. The present boards were elected at tho
last charter election, but the old boards CLAIM,
that tho act of the Legislature authorizing that
ton unconstitutional and void account OF the
absence OF technical requirements The old
boards through their counsel, william A. LOWS OBJ
tanned writ OF quo INTO from the Supreme Court
Tho boards, through Senator Albeit aud ex.
Mayor Traphagen, pleaded, and several days were
10 the supreme Court There no delay
the part oil the old regime In forcing The Tight and
Mr.. Lewis obtaincd lur.her orIer requiring the new
boards TO plead or deniur within certain time which
expired last Friday. On that day plea der urrer
had been entered and the counsel Tor the old boards
obtained judgment by default. A wit OF custer was
granted, and ON Saturday Mr. Traphagen moved Tor
suspension and delay In the execution Of the writ Tor
thirty days.
Yesterday morning the case was argued before
Judge Scudder, who decided that he had power to
vacate the Judgment but granted the boards TIL
next Saturday 10 appear boore the branch OF the Su
preme Court consisting OF Judges Scadder Dixon aud
Reed, and show cause why the writ OF custer should
not be maintained Meanwhile the boards
are restrained from taking possession Of the
offices. Judge ocudder informed Mr. Traph-
agen that he must come on Saturday prepared
with valid reasons why any further delay should bo
granted, the Court should not be trfed with and
this very important matter should DO disposed OF.
There great excitement in Jersey City whom tho
news arrived yesterday, especially among the ap-
pointces IN the several departments Of the city gov
ernment, and soma very uncom pllmentary remarks
were made by those who neglected TO attend 10 the
case IN the courts ana allowed the matter 10 60 by
The New York herald., 1877-09-04
NEWARK LOCAL POLITICS.

mayor and fifteen members Of the Common Coun-
Gil viii be elect next October IN Newark. The repub
licans will, beyond doubt, renominate Mayor Henry J.
Yates, while the democrats are likely TO nominate ex
Alderman William Z. Pine, gentleman Of conceded
ability and unimpeachabIe Integrity With such a
candidate and equally popular ward limitations
democrats have strong hopes of carrying the city.
Last evening the republicans opened the local
campaign ball by agreeing IN their Central Committee
to hold their primaries October and their city
venton the Sd OF the same month. Al present the
city government IL Overwhelmingly republican, there
beng but corporas guard OF democrats ~ tho Couu-
ell. As Newark Is the home OF Judge Joseph y. Brad
ley and Senator Frelinghuyseu likewise Mr.. Cortandt
Parker all of whom played important parts the late
Presidential election interest will be felt u know what
their home says at the polls
The New York herald., 1877-09-04

SENATOR Combines FIGHT.

special despatch from Long Branch to tho Cincn.
natl Enquirer, under date Of September l. says:-'t
is now definitely and positively known that Roscoe
Conkng will pronounce against the istratbn at
the New York State Convention at Rochester He will
control twothrds or three-tourths Of the delegates
and will die Aghting or live Influential. His private
talk is not against Hayes, but against Evaris and
Schurz. He says he Is too old republican to help
play his party into the hands OF the democrats
and rebels and that Hayes policy, II successful to
his hearts content, can have other ulGImcnI
The Now York resolutions will denouuce Hayes
Civil Service order as extra constit utional, ana
may possibly proclaim against his abandonment Of
the South. Conklng says he has received over one
thousand letters imploring him to protest against
Hayes suicidal and democratic policy. He Is IN good
health and satisfied that schurz Evarts and tho New
York Times, Post. Nation, &c, mean his ruin and
therefore he quits his tent and the aggressive
This undeniabe puts the President aud Cabinet In
tho lrst critical situation before the republican party
they have had. The republican politicians Of Now
York are generally with Conkng, and the democrats
prefer him TO any other rcpuD ican. Ho listens no
counsel OF concilation aud has accepted the war
long meaniy and andestincy waged against him.
have been taking with people ano nave just lett
ConIing and assured that this despatch only partly
describes his spirit OF uniagouism.n
The New York herald., 1877-09-04
TAXPAYERS CONVENTION.
PRELIMINARIEs FOR THE FORMATION OF NEW
PARTY IN NEW JERSEY

BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
TRENToN N, j., Sept 3, 1877.
Tho State Taxpayers Convention was held hero TO
day. nine counties being represented by about
twenty delegates Colonel j. K. Freese. Of this city,
called the meeting TO order, and nominated r.
Bingham, Of Camden, as temporary chairman.
MIR. Freese submitted . resolution to the effect
that, in the judgment of this Conference, the
timo has come when our principles tax reiormers,
temperance roformcrs aud labor rcformers should be
crys:azed or personifled by the making OF nomina.
tions for every ofice to be voted for by the people,
therefore they should nominate candidate for Gov
and candidates for the vacancies In all of the
other State Offices to DO filled this fall
John G. Drew, OF Union, spoke in favor, and Mr.
Underhiil, Of Union, against this proposition. Mr.
Savage, Of Union, deprecated tho idea Of
tons He had very little hope confidence in
the success OF the temperance cause He deprecated
the decentralization OF silver and said the bondhodcrs
had the people by the throat and they their
mercy. The usual committees were here appointed
and q recess was taken.
PLATFORM ADOPTED.
In the afternoon a series OF resolutions were re-
ported iavoring the reduction OF public
and OF the OF interest from SIX per cent:
q uniform assessment Of taxes; abolishment oi ali
superfaous State Offices also all perqusites TO Office.
holders; limiting the expenses o. the State militia 10
500 600; aoolisning the state tax providing that all
the ordinary receipts from corporations interest &C.
ments and that ali estimates be based hereafter on
ordinary resources OF the State The resolutions we're
adopted unanimously, and the Convention adjourno cd
to Monday, the l7tn INST, at Waverey.
The New York herald., 1877-09-04

hts chances for the republican nomination Courtland
Parker has positively decliaed TO accept and II Is
al all likely that Freingnuysen viii recsive any other
than comp imentary ballot kobesons namo has
not been broached in any quarter The man most
likely 10 come IN ahead at the Convention Is William
Walter Phelps, whose nomination would he almost
equivalent to election, rs he would recoIva large
democratic o his unbiased action IN
Congress The New Orleans troubles.
GRERNBAcK NOMINATION.
General H0xsey, OF Paterson has been nom mated
by the Greenback Convention. The other parties VINO
Will make their influence iet in the contest are the
temperance organ zations the AntiMonopoly Conven-
ton. the Taxpayers Convention and the working
mems organizations. General Hoxsey Is now actually
stumping the Stala He addressed large meetings at
Hackettstown and other places during the past week.
and II tho enthusiasm he has evoked continues IT Will
be decidedly unsafe to predict the o either the
democratic republican candidate. As
Governor OF the state remarked alt promises TO be
very mixed election"
The New York herald., 1877-09-04
THE CANNSlATiEK FESTIVAL.
SECOND DAY OF THE suABrAN THANxsaIyINa Ar
UNIOS HILL.

SECOND DAY OF THE sUABrAN THANxsaIy ING Al
UNION HILL.
Yesterday was really gala day among the Suabians
resident In the metropolis and its vicinity. Tho
Scheuzen Park thronged I'LL a late hour In the
evening with joyous assemblage or Germans. the
pageant had bcen promised three O'Clock but il was
bali.past avc when The line lrst moved Several
thousand people lined the little, winding and uneven
avenue through which 1t passed to the plaza or mar.
kct place sono dvo hundred yards away.
The procession headed by a corps OF marshall
foo. with gayly, tncatrcay dressed cavaliers RID.
ing behind Representatives OF nations 10 the Der
OF a dozen followed. Alter these walked the mailed
guests aud members OF the socety.
The second section was led by wagon upon which
was represented tho elements oi air. Boreas, tn .
King there, with Aurora seated the chariot of
Apollo, driving four white steeds with golden rcna
aud having a sunburst as a background. Aurora
arrayei crimson, representing the dawn OF day,
aud sue wore wig OF golden haiG Tho second
wagon in this section contained rcprese taton OF
a German village school, the pcdagogue fourisaing .
birchen rod, WIN which he engaged himself
In alternately beating time and the pales OF his
scholars. The third section was headed by
wagon surmoun,ing which was representation
OF fne This cioment was represented by lady
(Miss Schcmler who dressed In d black lace rvbc
trimmed aud slashed with gold She eucircei by
the ousirctchcd wings vi nn immense black eagle and
accompanied by representations OF ulcan Frank.
lin aud Morse Watts some other ancient looking
inaividual in rusty back, with whtc wig and cue,
held small locomotive engine under his arm ln tho
OF the wagon were representations oi backsnths
In VulCans smtby.
The fourth section was scomposed Of wagons
taniug the mc mbers Ola German coffee club. In the
lilh section was the wagon representing the eartn
with It's central ngure OF Columbia and rs adjupcts,
representative o the i've races oil man. Tue sixth
section comprised German welding party OF tha
olden time, musicians anu peasantry The seventh
section was the representation OF Neptune and the
nymphs OF tue sea, aud sea ~ .ses and mcr-
maids allied tho picture. The eighth section was Z
representative Of Apollo and The Nine Muses.
After cireling round the little square great many
tunes the gorgcousy clad figures lett their elevated
positions aud we're conducted " the Fest Halo, where
! ono hundred or more OF them sat down TO an OLD
| fashioned German dinner
The remainder VI the day aud night was spent Ia
dancing, witnessing theatrical exhibitions aud side
showa About 1000 persons visited the pArk during
the day aud night
The New York herald., 1877-09-04
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OPENED.

The public schools OF the city opened yesterday after
vacation which began on the Sd OF July last Tho ro
ports from the schools in the various dctrcts which,
naturally enough, not yet definite, all 60 to
that the increase attendance Will be greater than Il
was at the beginning Of las. year reporter OF the
HERALD visited several Of tho mentai nurseries, yes
terday and found both pupils and mentors busy en-
gagged AZ the Hall OF Board OF Education corner
o Grand and Elm Streets there were number Of lady
applicants Tor POSITIONS as teachers
II was mposs BILE to ascertain however, what the
average attendance yesterday in comparison with
the opening OF the scholastic session last year. Tho
assistants the City superintendent had not reported
and probably will not he able TO do SO before Wednes
day next They are in number and only started on
the ulhlment oi this duty yesterday afternoon
The New York herald., 1877-09-04

THE WORKINGMEN'S PARTY.

ST LOUIS No., Sept 3, 1877.
The English and German sections OF the worE,ns.
mems party OF this city contemplate the prosecution
OF tho policemen who arrested members of their Order
ut schucrs Hall during the recent strike They intend
to make test case and see, they say whether any
body be arrested for simply holding meeting for
the expression OF free thought. and they will also AZ
tempt the release Of those nov 10 custody by habeas
corpus A committee has been appointed tV confer
with the grangers wh, mect here shortly on the sub
ject ot political coalition with that party The Con-
gressmen OF this city also TO be visited aud the
nosds Of the laboFing classes laid before thom.
The New York herald., 1877-09-04
THE NEW REGIME.

The Third Assembly District Republican Association
met last evening ut No. 205 Grand street. Alter re-
ceivins proposals for membership. the newly elected
non Custom House officers, Messrs. Thomas " Noun.
tain President, and z. Walsh, Secretary, were duly
installed. Tbe following werc appointed Commit
mittee on Admission Of New hemocrs:-Jamcs Still
man, William II. Waters John Barnes william Shan.
non and Thomas +. Harty.
The New York herald., 1877-09-04
ALWAYS PLENTIFUL.

IN many places In Queens county the farmers
letting whole fields OF early cabbage rot, being al
most impossible to get prices sufficient 10 pay for
carriage TO market
The New York herald., 1877-09-04
ILLICIT STILL.

An Illicit stil Of l75 gallons capacity, was seized
yesterday, together with large quantity OF lush aud
three barrels OF spirits, In Flushing avenue near the
Navy Yard, Brooklyn. The workmen managed TO es.
cape by means OF an underground passage
The New York herald., 1877-09-04

Increase.
me business OF the Philadelphia and Reading Coal
and Iron Company this year Is $50 sas tons an m.
crease or 81 per cont
Comrsny, 42g 9t5 ions: increase a. Der cent
~ nehsn 'aiey Railroad Company 4oi, 253; increase.
% per cont
Delaware and Hudson Company. 1876, SOS; increase,
II per cent
Pennsyvana Coal Company s. 2ss; increase, Il
per cent
The Lehigh aud whsesbarre snd Susquehanna Coal
compares have also largely Increased their nroiuc
ton aud the same thing may be said OF ind yid uai
operations Prices o! coal the seaboard have been
generally advanced and the coal and railroad com
pnnics should now be dong an excellent trade The
cry OF the operators that there profit IA coal Is
sheer nonsense Ihe only trouble Is too much specu-
la;ion the seaboard Stock operations in New
York have raised the very mischief with the trade
and, unless am very much mistaken, some coal men
wno have invested 10 fancy stocks will get knocked
OIL their pins before long
The New York herald., 1877-09-04
DEPOSITION OF TROOPS IN THE wHKEsHARRl
IEGIoN-ANTIcIPATED RESUMPTION OF
WORK.
fIY TETfGRlpU TO THE HERALD

WORK.
IL TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
wiLKEsBARRE, Pa, Sept 3, 1877.
Governor Hartranf left here this morning. Prior 10
his departure he settled matters concerning the dis
position Of the State troops now on duty In this
vicinity Tho Governor has decided that one regiment
will be sufficient TO do the three months duty assigned
them In this valley. Three or four companies are al
ready recruited aud accepted and only await orders 10
report at This city. The remaining companies will Be
recruited from the Sixth division. Tho now regiment
VIII DO under the mnand OF Colonel Howard, of the
Nineteenth now at Kingston. The work Of recruit
ing and putting in shape tho regiment
Will be completed within two or three days, when the
Sixth division will DO ordered homo. by the latter
part OF the week General Pearson, with his stan and
divsion, will have left the valley and Colonel Howard
Will he the head of the State forces left here. The
equipments will be hero by Wednesday The Twentieth
regiment will remain two three weeks longer
duty until the changes are all satisfactorily effected,
when they will be retired from duty and ordered
home.
TALK or COMPROMISE.
There is some talk to-day of a compromise between
the striking miners and the operators leading man
among the former, in a conversation this Aftoruoon,
however, SAYS that compromise bo enected
other than the basis of the advance asked for by
tho miners ON tho other hand, the operators say
that they expect the will the old rate
before many weeks are gone
The New York herald., 1877-09-04

THE LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD AND TH0
PITTsToN COAL COMPANY.
PirrsroX Pa, Sept 8, 1877.
The order OF the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
to stop taking coal from the works OF the Pttson Coal
Company recanted to-day by Judge Packer Presi.
dent of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. This company
Will at once resume operations.
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The Dismal swamp Healthy Region

suffolk Va. Herald.
This section of country, bordered by
the counties of Norfolk and Nansemond
in Vlrginia, and by Gates and Camden
IN North Carolina, is remarkable for
many things 1t is not properly swamp
IN the general aCCeptation OF the word,
but it is, IN ia t, a depression or basin on
elevated land, its summit level being
twenty two feet above tide-wate at Nor
tolk. Ia truth, il ought to be called the
treat Virginia and North Carolina junl-
per basin. Its area is about 20 miles
square, and centrally located in tits "Lake
Drummond," made famous by the poet
rom Moore. This lake is six miles wide
and seven long, with depth of fifteen
teet. The lake Is prolific iifsh-such as
club, speckled perch, blackfsh, gar,
brown perch and catfish. The game of
the swamp is abundant, and consists II
deer, bear raccoon, wildcat, squirrels, and
o.her small game. However strange it
may seem to the uninitist3d, it may safely
and truthtuly be said that there is no
place in the known W rid more healthtul
orsmore conducive to longevity than the
midst of this so-calied swamp. There IS
no reason for death except from extreme
Old age There never has been Il case Of
sickness of any kind Whatever known in
the swamp, although hundreds of men
have spent the greater part OF their lives
there in getting out lumber.
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BUSINESS AND INDVSTRiAL
W ITEMS.

~
IA PHILApELPBIA firm has shipped
one thousand head of live.cattle to Eng
land. and have only lost seven. The
cattle were taken'to Liverpool and Lon
don, and notwithstanding the freight,
which was $50 per head, and The cost oil
feed and attendance, they Melted hand
some profit to the owners.
JAY GOULD threatens to remove the
Union tactic workshops from Omaha
west TO Graz d Island, because there Is a
local Disposition to repudiate cer1s'L
promises To the railroad IN return LOT
the location o: the working hesdquar-
tiers.
TsE directors of the Metropolitan
Gaslignt Com psny Of New York, have
resolved to reduce the price oil gas iur-
nished by that company 20 cents per l.
600 feet. This reduction takes place Oh
aud after september /.
TaE Pittsburgh CommeraloS "azeHe
of Saturday says OF the ron market;
so far AS our market is concerned nnsi-
ness has been more deprc: ,ci DUNG the
past 80 or 60 days than durlhE any cor
r. spending time since the pane.
TIE Waumbeck Lumber { 'mra2l
of Bethlehem, \. H., one OF the largest
lumber companies of New England. hs:
gone into voluntary bankruptcy.
The managers OF the Southern rail-
road lines have arranged Tor the estab-
lishment of fast mail trains, making the
time between New York and Savannah
only forty hours.
EXTENSIVE coffee and sugar lands
have been opened to immigration IN OAK
,ca, Mexico. but there is n decided pre-
iudice against immigrants from the
United States.
TIE Pennsylvania oil wells are es:i-
mated to have yielded sS,000O00 barrels,
worth $500, 000,0 900 on the spot.
TIE Chicago Times makes an enthusI-
astic report of brilliant business pros
poets in that city and the Northwest gen.
orally.
TaE recent railroad strike cost the
State of Illinois about 100000.
QUEBEC lumbermen have been sd-
vised that the London market rs over
ST cked.
ELISHA HYATT, of Darien county,
Ind, has 1000 acres of corn this season.
IT is estimated that Georgia's dried
pes ches this year will be worth 81 $780,
000
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Failure OF the Admin - ration In th Q
Matter of Horses.

Washington Cor. Chicago In er-Ocean,
President Hayes horses are criticised
more than they otherwise would have
been had not President Grant been so
fsstldious in the choice of his equipages.
No person ever had in Washington a
h4ndsomer turnout than Gen. Grant used
to drive. He had n pair of horses which
went before his carriage that could not
be surpassed in this or any other country.
Tuev cost So 900, and were selected by
their owner himself, who hiss rs good nm
eve Tor the fine points of an animal As any
Jockey that ever handled whip. When
he left the White House, President Grant
s.nt them rs present TO George W
Childs, of Philadelphia, and they are now
pointed out AS the finest team in the State.
But President Hayes has introduced
into their stalls PAIR OF horses that looks
as if they came from country livery
stable, AS they did. Mr.. Rogers, the
Presidents private Secretary, paid $500
for them in Alexandria. Now Mr. Rogers
Is m excel ent man; he has studied the.
olOgy, and he has studied law; he knows
about all that need be know of philosophy
q q ATT, ne Chu sct Tue uIlc points In
LEGAL argument or doctrinal sermon, and
can write letter rs politely rs letter
C IN be written, but he has one important
weakness, and that is his ignorance of
horsehesh He ought never To- have been
trusted to buy team for the President
OF the United States. The horses are lily
m1tched and clumsy. They trot each on
his own hook without regard to the other
Thew have both been accustomed To be
hlLched on the nigh side, and every horse
IN IN knows that TO hitch two nigh horses
together will spoil a team.
One of them is dark mottled chestnut,
with white foot, the other Is bright
bay with white nose. Any one can see
in moment that those two horses ought
never TO be bsrnessed together ally more
than a blue bonnet ought to be worn with
green dress. Besides, they are lazy,
and don't lift their feet the way the
horses that draw President ought to.
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TO INVESTORS.
TEACHERS EXAMINATION,

TIME ANNUAL EXAMINATION OF
| Teachers for the public schools in Ohio
county, will take place in Triadelphia, Oh
Monday and Tues Jay, September 10th aud
llth, lS77, commencing at 9 O'Clock \. VI.
promptly. All persons expecting Ia teach
in any of the public schools OF the county
druing the ensuing year, will be req uired
to attend this examination both days.
There lUiU be no private examinations. If in
case of emergency il becomes necessary
To hold an examination of particular in
dividuals, ii will he held publicly at one
of the district institutes.
By order of Board of Examiners.
JOHN G. FAIRS.
AUGUsR q, 1877. ag2Sesgq
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Helping the Railroad.

Jackson Herald.
The prospects for railroad through
jackson were materially helped by the
capital vote Parkersburg Is now snx-
ious for railroad connection with Charles
ton, and if our people are only wide
awake enough, the enterprise may be n
success. Look out for the LOGON olive.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-08-31
TOBACCOS.

Ihave on hand full tine OF TobaccoS,
from Tie leading manu- actoTles in the
country. including Loriilard'S, FINER
Bros, Homer HUDSON j. Il Pace, KEN
moud, j. X. Pace, Danville, b. +. GrayeIy,
uolbroOk's Monitor Navy, larry 1. hol-
brook Navy.
| can furnish all styles made by these
factories. at lowest market prices
NJ. REILLY,
1909 and 1871 Main street
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-08-31
WHEELING POW
DER AGENCY.

HAVE AT ALL TINES IN MAGA-
| ZINE a large stock OF the above cele-
brated Powder, viz: Rifle, Sporiin', IN
cans, Blasting and Mining, IN metalic
packages which will sell at wholesale al
manufacturers prices. 1 have portable
magazines of Il fler.nt sizes for shipping,
and will deliver tree on cars or boat. This
powder is uuoquailed in strength ANA
uuallty. VI. REILLY,
sole Agent.