The New York herald., 1877-07-25
NEW YORK HERALD WEDNESDAY JULY rs s77TR1PLE SHEET

hensivc OF any trouble breaking In this CITY the
Custom House has been maae ready TO Withstand any
attack upon H. IL IL al present perfect arsenal The
stock OF ammunition stored there since tho
riots of 1868 s sufficient TO Withstand siege OF
months The men-most OF whom were soldiers dur
ing the war--are under the immediate command OF
Supcrin tcndent Hitler Repeating rifles. hand gren-
AIDES with sprinklins OF Gatug guns lnrown M teud
TO make the Custom House Gibraltar when rioters
Will scarcely think OF moesiing Similar arrangements
are perfected IN the United States Treasury building
as well the other federal Offices in this city.
HALL
Mayor Ely fcels perfectly confident that no apprc-
everything possible has been done by the State and
city authorities to insure ample protection in case OF
riots
The following peculiar comm was received
by Mayor Ely during tie day.
rRoM JOAN or
Ny God You too are asleep Awake, a.sr. put NY
strikers demonslratons Of any kind be held publicly
Is not powcr enough lett our ,ernmeat to stop it
S essh ass to .
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city knew this one year but would listen TO
mink S'a you viii s l%s listen OF SS Ssr'
Inaction ON their part now nsurss war Dev"s,aon!i
you get enough armed men into etv enough
enemy alone avail
til: late SSo Soor os S aas meeting, ~ Of every kind
% rhs sad 'ysd @ y oa once s
coantryl
Inclosed with this letter was commuu icatop ad-
dressed 10 William II. Vanderbilt. embodying tho same
sentiments request was also send tho
lowing dcspatcn:-
To WILLIAM H. vASpEsRDILr ESQ.,. Saratoga Springs. New
In Gods name hasten the aid OF tho Mayor Of New
'Ssn NEW Yonx H.sy CITY. July sa'77
PoLICE HEApQUARrERs
Line men OF the Western Union Telegraph Company
were engaged during the Afternoon 10 conncctp ny the
police telegraph with the headquarters of General
shaer. and Morse instrument put in at the Cen
trail once. superintendent WalIng was continuous
iy at tho Central Oilce day aud night hard
" leaving 1t long enough 10 get his meals.
In the evening and Charles W. McLcan the counsel 10
the Board. II was Inspector fhorne's night on duty
at tho Central Occ, but in addition there were present
Inspe ctors Dilks and Murray, the latter OF
whom had prematurely returned from his vacation.
The preparations Of tho Police commissioners
considered to be most ample They Will not dvulge
eheir plans tho public but enough known TO affirm
thai what they do will 10 thoroughly done. On Mon
day all leaves Of absence 10 The force we're stopped
and yesterday the entire detective force placed
reserve, measure which Is only resorted to ex
trcme cases.
BY tbe aid Of tho new telegraph line connected yes
tcrday the Central Office is placed in instant huni
cation with the military headquarters anu all of
principal hotels throughout the city. An order
thus be transmitted AT amomcnts notice 10 any part
of the city.
Among The callers was Professor Felix Adler of Cor
nell University, who stated that he came by request of
Peter Cooper II the police anticipated any
trouble at TompKins square meeting this evening
trouble was feared, and that there would DO
a sufficient force on hand to maintain the peace
The inspector thought that II tho duty Of all
good cilizens TO keep away from tho meeting aud It
might be advisable TO announce in tho morning papers
that The wiscst and safest plan for all good citizens
would DO TO rcpress their curiosity and carefully stay
away from Tompkins square. Professor Ador lett
ran MASS MEETING TONIGHT
meeting OF the leaders In the mass meeting to be
held Ton1kns square io.nish, was held 10 the even
asscmbIage 10 order and said they proposed to make
the meeting TO night grand success and show tho
irienas in New York He announcsd that two
grand stands would be erected for tho speakers The
English speakers would be John eastman Leauder
Thompson and David Conroy; the German speakers
will be George Winter, Alexander Jonas and DR.. 0.
WoIster, and Mr. Den.orcst will MAKE an address IN
French. John Swinion will preside over the English
stand and Justus h. Swub over the German
stand AS soon as these preilmnarics were
settled several addresses made In which IL
demanded that police or military be allowed to
be present at the meeting Mr. Schwab said that they
aud trouble would arise II they not present
the meeting resolution was passed ordering Mr.
Schwao 10 communicate with the mayor tns morning
and request him TO issue an order prohibiting any
policemen soldiers from being present In Tompkins
square during the progress OF tho meeting
1t was also decided to enroll 100 special policemen
who would SEQ that every thing went along quietly add
peaceably. The work OF enrolling then commenccd
and twelve mon signed their names up TO the time OF
adjournment. Tho special officers were ordered 10
wear red badges and be fully armed. Tbey will meet
elect q captain and mako other arrangements.
EVERYTHING QrIBr IN BRooKLYx
There was not much excitement in Brooklyn though
the strikes fornod topic oil quiet discussion upon
every hand rumor circulated to the elect that
agents oil tho various trade unions Kings county
inausriousy canvassing the question oi an organized
and general strike tor higher wages Police Inspector
Waddy, who IS at the head Of tho Executive Depart
ment tho absence OF Superintendent Campbell said
that he had heard the story and taken the precauon
to institute inquiries concerning It, He had doubt
blu; that the working men were quietly meeting aud
discussing the matter. he had no fear of any immc.
date strike, however, and should any occur he be-
leved tue police would DO fully equal to the cmer-
gency.
Major Times, Of the Eleventh Brigade, received o
letter IN the morning which bore New York postmark,
mounted with a skull and cross bones scafold ana u
coffin. and read rs iolows:-
'Death to the Buddy Millitea. Sta home will
cut ye, by order 0f the BUDDY RID HAND"
The recipient OF this shocking cpistle was over.
como for moment, but soon regained MS natural
composure, and will await further revelations from
Mr1 Red Hand.
EAoERNIss FOR NEWS
Around the HERALD office crowds were constantly
showing anxiety TO gain the very latest item news
1t recalled In way, the gathering around the bullc-
tin boards OF the newspaper and telegraph Offices
during tho days of the rebellion. The crowd
bought eagoriy of edition alter edition Of tho
Telegram The presses Of that paper were Kept
running at hign pressure speed The newsboys wait
nothing like the excitement among them for many
month The circulation Of the Telegram for the day
exceeded that OF any day since tho close
sevon O'Clock in the evening its issue
had reached 95, 800 copies. Such an event has been
very seldom paraelcd in the history Of evening Jour
nasm this city aud perhaps only parallced by the
Telegram itself Up 10 late hour there a crowd
gathered around the bulletin board, aud tbere was
much speculation az to the probability OF trouble In
New York and vicinity.
MILITARY MOVEMENTS.