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REVOLT OF TOE LABORERS. Interference of the Police with Peaceable Citizens Condemned. THE MEN AND THE HOURS. Meetings of the Eight-IIonr Leagne, the Parpenters and Sasbmakers. MORE MEN FOR THE MOVEMENT.

Little additional In the way of important 1h noticeable in the conduct of the strike. The organizations now In the field are pursuing the even tenor of their way, only disturbed a little yesterday by the arrest of the committees of the pianoforte mukers and varnlshers. The fever of tho movement is extending to such trades as have yet made no effort, however, and combinations are not only contemplated, but being mpldly made in quarters not affected by any previous excitement. The Carpenters. The carpenters, at their secret session on Monday evening, initiated one hundred new members and discussed the questions to which the prolonged delay and recent action of the cabinet inonu facturers gave rise.

The trustees have since that meeting been sitting at Masonic Hall to receive applications from such members of the organization as have families to support and need assistance. To such they extend ready and rordtal aid. Mr. Anthony Kelly, chairman of the Hoard, said last evening that tire applicants were very few in number. Michael Moss, President of the American Carpenters and Joiners' Union, with Mr.

D. S. Griffin, left the city at a lat.o hour yesterday to attend the Union Labor meeting at Tremont Temple, lioston, to-day, as delegates from this body. No additional matters of interest have transpired in connection with this organization, which is halting till after the special meeting called for Thursday next Varniahcu anil Polishers. The Varnlshcrs and Polishers' Union went into session at nine o'clock yesterday morning at Jefferson Ilall, in avenuo and continued at their post till a late hour last evening.

The following firms acceded to the demands of the Union yesterdayHertar Brothers, Yoemans and Warren Ward A Co, furniture manufacturers; Needham A Sons, melodeon manufacturers, and Baron A Carr, pianoforte manufacturers. Tlio varnlsliers and polishers employed in the factories of Bteinway A Sou, Ilale and Hazeldlne, pianoforte makers, nnd llalbert, chair maker, yesterday joined this union. A committeo was appointed to visit Stock's shop, and, on arriving there, found tho door locked to prevent their entrance. They across the street to where a committee of the pianoforte makers were already standing, and they beckoned to the men employed in the shop to come Tho employes put on their coats nnd came out, when tho proprietor, becoming aggravated, sent for a force of polipo. On tho arrival of the officers tho Sergeant ordered the committee away, aud they, refusing to go, were all arrested.

They were taken to the Tliirtyacvetith street station house, where they were locked up for two hours. Tliey were then removed to Jefferson Market Police Court, where thev found Mr. stcck, who informed them that he would make no charge if thev would promise to keep away from the vicinity of his shop. They would not make any promise, aud soon after Mr. McClcilan appeared before Justice Lcdwit.li as their counsel.

He denied the right of the court to hold tlieni when no charge hail been made, and after a lew moments' consideration the man were discharged. The aggregate number of members received yesterday was about two hundred and fifty. Cabinet Makers. The cabinet makers, as tho central organization of the Light nour League is called for brevity, held the usual forenoon and afternoon sessions yesterday. In tho evening the regular weekly meeting was called and about two hundred pet-sous were present.

The arrest of the committee of the Varnlshcrs and Polishers by the police excited considerable comment. The President claimed that these men hod as much right to remain peaceably 011 the sidewalk as the Irish had to occupy entire streets for demonstrations aud processions. This was a free country aud a free city, ami peaceable men should not be molested or clubbed by the police. A dozen other speeches wero made by the members, all to tho same purpose, and when tho police interference was most eloquently condemned the audience applauded lusldy, while an occuslonal comparison of German to Irish drew forth a hearty laagli. Seven or eight shops arc reported to have capitulated during the day.

The condition of affairs is spoken of as favorable to the adoption of the new system, aud it is hoped that the strike will be closed this week. Mr. Freiderlck, In A letter to the Herald, denies that he has submitted to tlio demand of the Klghtllour League, as reported by tho Sofa and Lounge Makers' Union, a branch of that oigunizutlou. Saah anil lllind Makers. Hie third meeting of the Sash and Blind Makers' Union of the city of New York was held last night At Military Hall, in the Bow ery.

About one hundred and fifty members were present, and sixteen of tho principal shops wero reported as having adopted tlio eighth-our hour system. Tnc regular wages have been $3 50 per day. A Mr. Welch, of Hosier street, was reported as having paid 4 per day to liis men before the strike, aud on being asked if lie would Adopt the new rule he at once acquiesced. He now works ttic men eight hours and pays them $4 per day.

Mr. Kei.ley. of the carpenters, said his committee had visited the sashniakers in order to have an Interchange of views. He had been a sashmakcr, ami he wished tlicm the success lie thought the carpenters had achieved. Mr.

Pardee, of the same committee, have pretty thoroughly fought out the establishment ot the eight-hour system, both torouiseivcs and you. The ten-hour "system was slavery to all intents and purposes. Wc all feel like new men now. A man can work hauler for eight hours than he can for ten, nnd ho naturally will do it; he feels like it, nnd he will do it I hope you will take hold of tills movement and aid yourselves as we will aid you. You can obtain the concession of your employers if you wish.

You must use moral suasion, bucked by strong committees. Ve will back you up. No sash nnd blind maker will worn more than eight hours in any shop where a carpenter works. Mr. O'Donovan thought there was little left, for blni to say, but ho recognized a few faces of 11 he had worked with side by side.

The ttrst thing to accomplish wus organization. The sash and blind makers had their lield to themselves. "Where there is a will thero is a way," and if the carpenters hail not had a strong will they would BnshmaT have failed. If the sashiffahcis had a will they too would win. rever they found a shop where a sluglc man worked more than eight lioms they should leave Its doors, shake the dust off thenled and do lio work there.

Ah a German had told him. "We (the carpenters) ttaf cot it now, do Schneiders get 'cm next veek uud deu deiu stcrs get dot too." From (he Mugar Refineries. Complaints uro being made by the men working In the sugar relineries that tlicy are engaged, to the number of for ten liouis per.dlcm within the winching walls of sugar houses, with the heat ranging from 80 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit, for and receiving only $1 f.o per day. They contemplate organizing and Joining In the strike now fast besom.iig general. THE CENTENNIAL COMMISSIONERS.

Heavy Premiums To Re OITercil to Arch tccts For Plans anil SprcKlcntions. Philadelphia, May 28, 1872. The Centennial Commission to-day consider the report of the Committee on Plans. The repc authorizes the selectlou of ten architects, to paid each for preliminary plans of butldlnj that ton other prizes of ll.ooo each be paid to otlt architects for sketches or drawings, and six of most meritorious, to be selected from twenty piai to be awarded the following for first, for the second, for the thli $4,000 lor the fourth, $0,000 for the ttftli, $2,000 the sixth. Tuc resolution was debated without i suit.

The Commission then embarked on a tug An excursion a long the river front. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. At eight o'clock last night William G. Mctny, act thirty-two, an author, while temporarily lnsat from drink, attempted to suicide by enjtin his throat wplui pocket knife, ile was iitteiu'c a po'lee mi genu and locked up lu the Six ecu product station house. amusements.

Atkdcmy of Marschner's opera, albeit it has many strong elements to recommend It, la not popular with the Germana, to judge from the many vacant Beats In the Irving place opera house on Monday night. Although It possesses many charming choruses and a few taking airs in the solo parts, the preponderance of heavy, over-elaborated music, and especially the uncalled for Introduction of dialogue in the first act, detracts much from its popularity. Walt Scott's charming romance might have been clothed in more graceful, heroic and attractive raiment than that which the German musician has thrown over it. The cast was the Gullbert, the Templar, Jacob Muller; Iv.inhoc, Wilhelm ltichard; Beaumanoir, Welnllch; Brother Turtle, Kranosch; Wamba, Bernard; King ltichard. Gross; De Bracy, Junltzky; Isaac of York, Kutter Ccdric, Hubsch I.ady Rowcna, Miss Bosetti; Rebecca, Inez Fabbrl.

Mrue. Fubbri and Mr. Muller were the most attractive features of the cast, and Miss Rosetti made a favorable impression in the of the Saxon maiden. The chorus was spirited euough, but not always In accord with Mr. Predlgara's baton.

Whether it was carelessness or the ponderosity of the German language, many of the singers were unwilling or unable to keep up to the tempo. The old English sporting phrase, "'tis the pace that is very applicable in German opera. Miss Clara Perl, the celebrated contralto, has been the bright star of the season so fur, and her Fides, one Of the most difficult and rying of Meyerbeer's rflies, made a marked Impression on the opening night, (in mis evening 'Tannhauser" will bo presented with a strong cast, Franz Abt being the conductor, it will be for the benefit of Mudamc Fubbri. The American Conservatory of Musle Concert. The pupils and professors of this well-known musical establishment gave a concert Monday evening at Stciuway liall, which was very numerously attended.

The programme, consisting of selections from Auber, Wely, Meyerbeer, Bellini, Massinl, Wallace, Mcrcadante, Mozart, Flotow, Verdi, Haydn, Pacini, De Bcriot, Kreutzer, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Clay and Sehroeder, was rendered by the pupils, among whom we may mention Miss Jennie Scott, Miss Annie Kent, Miss Emma liaskins, Misses Corono and Lily Sehroeder, Miss Martin, Miss I'annie MeGowan, Miss Lewis, Miss Moore, Miss Minnie Chapman, Miss Wlialey, Miss Vail Burcn. Miss Elders, Messrs. Chapman, Jarvis, Greenfield, Lamili, Crosby aud Ilerinanson. Mr. Fradel undertook the oiilce of accompanist, a trying one In a Conservatory concert.

iSignor Morwstni played a piano solo and Professor Henry Sehroeder, the President of the Conservatory, conducted the concert in a manner that was caeulated to make it a success. A word of warning may be necessary to managers of concerts of this kind. Avoid all unnecessary operatic displays and keep pupils to the rendering of works within their reach. Sometimes a difficult aria may prove a disastrous failure in the hands of pupils possessed of much undeveloped talent. Wallace's Theatre.

On Monday night Robertson's comedy, "Home," was presented at this bouse to a crowded nu- dicnce. Altbougb It Is by no means tlie best i of Robertson's productions, it is marked by I the sympatbetlc power which that artist knew bow to impart to all bis plays. The plot is a little far-fetched, but it is skilfully worked up, and, with- I out awakening any very deep feeling, it excites our Interest in the fate of the principal characters. The cast included Mr. W'allack as Colonel White, Mr.

Gilbert as Mr. Dorrison, Mr. Captain Mount raffo, Miss Mordannt as Mrs. Piuohbeck and Mrs. Poster as Dora Thorhaugh.

Gilbert's inipersonation of tlie amorous sexagenarian was an excellent piece of acting, marked by careful study. Will lack was quite at home in the character of the rollicking and somewhat pugnacious Colonel White. As usual, he pleasantly diversified ids employments by making tierce love to the ladies and hostile demonstrations against the villains of the piece. Captain Mountrntte is somewhat out or Stoddart's line, but he gave a pretty humorous if somewhat exaggerated representation of the cowardly braggart. The Mrs.

Pinchbeck of Miss Plessy Mordannt Is one of her best rOles. She is natural and more subdued than usual, but is scarcely animated enough to picture the fascinating, designing woman of the world. Mrs. Fanny Foster has not much scope as Dora Thornbaugh, but managed to make it agreeable and interesting. Sheridan's "Critic" is so well known as not to need any comment.

It affords Charles Mathews an opportunity to display ids remarkable talent as Sir Iretful Plagiary and Puff, in which he is quite unapproachable, seem to have 110 effect on liiin, and lie skips as lightly and Jovously through his as he did twenty years ago, yet always preserving so much naturalness that we are tempted to forget that he is on the stage. "Home" and "The Critic" will keep the stage until Saturday night, when Mr. Mathews takes his farewell bcneilt. Eilwln'i. A now sensational produced at tills theatre on Monday evening.

Tho house was nearly empty, and the play was one of the worst ever presented to a New York audience. It is founded upon a mawkish poein that fell stillborn from the press, lint which its author Is apparently uuwilliug should siuuibcr peacefully in its grave. A single attempted tho dramatic point upon which the interest, If it have any, turns. The dialogue Is beneath contempt, and the characters arc too inconsistently drawn to possess the negative virtue or being simply puppets, but are painfully and obtrusively monstrous. Of course such a piece would have failed In any hands; but Its badness as a play found a perfect counterpart in the badness of the actors who represented it.

"Woodlelgh" lias not the faintest chance of being a success, and the sooner it is withdrawn the better. Bowery Theatre. The "neathen sensational drama, full of stirring incidents and powerful situations, depicting California produced Monday evening ut this favorite haunt of the melodrama. The principal parts were performed by Mr. 0.

B. Collins (Long Tom, a miner), Mr. C. Warwick (Ah Sin, a Chinaman, who can't play poker), Mr. Joseph P.

Winter Nye, a gambler), Mr. 1'. Connolly (i'atscy cogan. a genuine irishman), and Mr. M.

Pike (Zach l'eabody. a pedler, "up to Mrs. W. Jones gave "a powerful and pathetic portrayal of the leuding female part of the piece, Wild Mee, an outcast, which is a feeble cony of the character of Meg Merrilles. The whole performance appeared to give great delight to the large audience which witnessed it.

Arcade Theatre, Jersey City. Tho establishment of a theatre in Jersey City was a bold stroke of enterprise on the part of Mr. John Jack, so well known to play-goers in New Y'ork, and tho people of Jersey City have manifested their appreciation of this enterprise in a most liberal manner. That so large a municipality should be hitherto without a theatre can only be accounted for by the proverb that nothing Is strange or wonderful in little Jersey. Miss Annie Flrniln took a benefit last evening before an audience not only lavge, but comprising many of the (lite of the city.

The play selected was "The Honeymoon," in which Mr. Miss Annie Flrniln, Miss Lucy Rushton, Miss Nellie Meeker, Mr. V. Rowers and others took part. Miss Finnin was called thrice before tbe curtain.

Mr. Jack has associated with him as busiucss manager Mr. T. C. Hughes, wlio lias already established an enviable reputation in the field of journalism.

Dramatic Notes. To-day a complimentary matinee benefit will be tendered to Mr. Davldge, at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, by tlio Brooklyn Amaranth Club. Tho "Helr-at-Law" has been selected for representation, i Cliickering Hall will be filled on Friday night, 1 May at, bv tho friends of Mis. F.

M. carter, who 1 liavo arranged to hold a literary and muslcnl soirfe in compliment to her. George 11. Hepworth 1 will read Foe's powerful norm, The Raven," for 1 tlie first time in public, he music will be under the direction of The affair promises to be most enjoyable. THE GREAT MUSICAL JUBILEE.

Rostov, May 28, 1872. A telegraphic despatch, received to-day. announces the immediate departure of ttie Irish Con- 1 stabnlary Hand and the Rand of the British Grena- dler Guards, to take part In the Jubilee. Fifty thousand dollars have already been received from the sale of Jubilee season tickets. THE THOMAS MONUMENT FUND.

I The following subscriptions to the fnnd for a monument to Major General George II. Thoinas arc acknowledged by Colonel Samuel B. Previously reported $3,119 50 Collected by James Lake. Seventeenth New York" Veteran Volunteer infantry Hootlv $10) Pitch $.1 00 Minor J. B.

Horner. 5 John Mitnn 6 Jeremiah Mllbank. 00 el-n il 20 ID G. Ia'tk ft no (tall Borden Jr 1ft DO J. L.

Hewitt. ft J. Midland it. W'? ft At.bc 6 Ncwcoinfi 10 h- i-Rj ft (iconic Norrl M. Thompson ft ed Colonel J.

Lake 10 H. A. rly James IV. 6 5 William Kidd 6 J' N- II IV. i.uu-r W.

Htockwell ftw tolas Culver Itv General P. V. lla jner nnd Major W. S. Bitbe.

'At no P- Colonel Kflpurn Knox Hy Colonel C. L. Best. Madison Barracks, K'v Colonel M. P.

Bestow 'J l'rofiasors ami otllcrr.1 ot Vt est Point '3 DO TvtAl 50 I RED CLOUD'S MISSION. The Old Veteran Chief and His Coadjnten Have an Andienee of the Great Father at the White Grant's ises to the Peaceful Bed Men. Washington, May 28,1672. The President to-day gave an audience to Red Clond and hie delegation of Indians, who, on entering the former's office room at the Executive Mansion, ranged themselves round the table. The President stood next to Red Cloud and Red Dog, and through the Interpreter spoke as PRKSTOENT GRANT'S REMARKS.

Tell them I am glad to see them here, and to know that they have tried hard to carry ant the promises heretofore made to keep peace with the white people. Red Cloud could not prevent the murder which recently took place in their country, hut would have done so If lie could. These murderers are outlaws with him as well as with us. We want to do all we can to advance and help Red Cloud and his people, that they may become self-supporting. Tnc time will come when the game will give out; when they must resort to other means of subsistence.

We want to place them on lands where they can hnvo permanent homes, and to make the location agreeable to them. They must talk further on this subject to the Secretary of the Interior, who acts for me. I do not waiit them to remove beyond the present territory which they now occupy, except with their own consent. I desire them to reflect on this subject, as the advantages are not for a day or a but forever. If they consent to this 1 will tell them all we will do.

If they will go to the Cherokee country we will set apart lands for themselves and their children. It is a large countrv, whero they will never suffer from cold. We will build houses for their chiefs, and give them all shelter, and supply them with produce and cattle, and encourage them In farming and assist them In raising stock, and appoint for this purpose either Indians or white men, as they shall prefer. We will also Instruct tlicin how to read and speak English, and otherwise contribute to their comfort, so that when the game Is all gone they may live securely and comfortably. All the treaty obligations we have entered Into with them will be kept by us as long as they respect them.

Any reply Red Cloud and Red Dog have to make must be to the Secretary of the Interior after they have talked over among themselves what I have suggested. RED CLOUD'S EVE TO BUSINESS. Red Clond replied he had very few words to say, and then spoke about the agency in his country. The President reminded them that that was a subject of talk with the Secretary of the Interior ar.d the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. He was glad Red Cloud and his braves had passed through our country.

The number of our people, though very large, was Increasing every day, and more persons come from foreign countries in a year than the whole number of Indians in America. THE SECRETARY OP TI1K INTERIOR'S COUNCIL. The secretary of the Interior said to the Indians he had the President's views on the subject and would consult them on the location of the agency before they left the city, and now proposed to retire. as the President's public business afforded him no further time for tulk. The Indians then Hied before the President, each shaking lilui by ihc hand as they slowly retired from the room.

INDIAN COMMISSION. Rids for supplies for the Indian Department were opened yesterday at the temporary Indian office, 40 and 42 Leonard street, by General F. A. Walker, Commissioner oflndlan Affairs, ki the presence of Hon. B.

T. Cowen, Assistant Secretary of the Interior and the following members of the Hoard of Indian George II. Stuart, John V. Farwell. Robert Campbell, N.

J. Turner, and Snbrman K. cree, Secretary. A large number ol' bidders from all parts or the country were In attendance, and eighty-five bids were received. The purchasing committee are now awarding the contracts.

The bids for 27,030,000 pounds of beef on the hoof, delivered at the different agencies during the year, ranged from $1 84 to $4 per hundred pounds. The award will lie made at from $1 84 to if2 tH) per hundred pounds. In this one Item a large amount is saved to the government by the new Indian policy, as beef heretofore has cost much mere than double the present price. The bid for 7,500,000 pounds of flour, delivered at the agencies, ranged from $2 85 to $4 per loo pounds. The award for 1,000,000 pounds of mipr, 600,000 pounds of coffee and a large amount of bacon, softp, Bait, will be made to-day.

NEW YORK CITY. William Groot, aged thirty-eight, of the bark Mocta, lying at the foot of pier 55 East River, yesterday afternoon accidentally fell overboard aud was drowned. His boay has not been recovered. At half-rast nine o'clock yesterday morning Lavlna Mathasen, fifty years of age, of 20 Second street, attempted to commit suicide by taking copperas. Her friends arrived in time to save her lllc.

William Green, of 203 Madison street, was committed by Alderman Coman, at the Tombs Police Court yesterday, on a charge preferred by Henry J. Mabbatt, of 97 Pine street, whom, it Is alleged, he robbed of a pocketbook containing $26. A meeting will be held in Amity street on Thnrsday evening for the purpose of forming a society to assist all indigent natives of Alsace and Lorraine who may emigrate to America. Mr. Joseph Strauss is the promoter of the good work.

It is to be hoped it will be successful. The propeller William Kldell brought to the city yesterday Charles Hobieschel, twenty-live years of age, who had been seriously injured on board the schooner Madison Holmes by a topmast falling across his buck. He was removed to the Park Hospital. On Monday there were fourteen additional cases of smallpox reported, one of which was found concealed. Four deaths Avere rcpoited during the twentv-fonr hours ending at noon yesterday.

During Hie week ending Saturday, the 26th the vaccinating corps visited 14,263 families and vacci- i nated 5,023 persons, 443 being primary and 6,476 secondary. The ambulance corps removed fortythree cases of smallpox to the hospital and lour dead bodies to the Motguc. Jacob Raosslcr, a shoemaker, employed on Seventh avenue, between Thirty-first und Thirtysecond streets, was arrested yesterday afternoon by Ofllcer Morgan, of the mounted police, upon complaint of John Pocyautck, who charges he stabbed him iu the neck with a shocmnker's knife during a dispute yesterday afternoon. The wounded man was sent to HeUevue Hospital, and the prisoner yesterday alternoou locked up to await the result of injuries, A preliminary meeting of the friends of the late Mr. N.

11. Clarke, the old and esteemed actor was held at the Masonic Ilall, in Thirteenth street, last night, to consider the best steps to be taken for a testimonial in aid of the family of the deceased. Mr. E. 8.

Connor, a life friend of Mr. uarke, was chosen Chairman, ud Mr. McClenahan, soother friend o( tlie deceased, was chosen Secretary. A committee, of which Mr. Hugh Gardner Is chairman, was appointed to wait upon the Manager of the Bowery Theatre, and ascertain from him what arrangements could be airived at regarding the proposed testimonial.

After some other business of minor importance the meeting adjourned, to meet next Saturday night at the same place. General MncAdaraa lectured last evening in Cooper Institute before a rather small but select audience, giving a cursory history of the FrancoGerman war, in which he himself had participated under the French flag. Mr. Horace Greeley was announced to preside over the meeting und introduce the lecturer, but Mr. Greeley failed to put in an appearance and his place was filled byGcneinl McManon.

General MacAdaras traced the loading points In the French disastrous defeats, attributing all the failures to the blunders ol French statesmen and French generals. He carried the narrative down to the extraordinary blunders made by Gatnbetta and Trochu, and In speaking of the commune said that they had bnt one man among them capable of maintaining order or discipline. At limes during the lecture the General stated many interesting occurrences that had come under Ids own observation. SCHOOL TEACHERS' MAY RECEPTION. The May reception of the Public School Teachers' Association took place yesterday afternoon at Association Hall, Twenty-third street and Fourth avenue.

The large hall of the institution was completely filled, the audience being mostly composed of ladles. Commissioner Wood and several of the male teachers attended, bnt a largo proportion of those present were slmpiy visitors. No address, contrary to the usual enstom, was made yesterday. The following was the programme of exercises Organ overture, "Zampa," G. Gueli; song, "Angels Ever Bright and Fair," Miss May Thornton; piano fantasia, "liCS Huguenots," Professor Howard Barcalow; song, "Love's bequest." Mr.

Qeorgo F. Sargent; reading, "Satidaiphon," Mrs. Anna Bandall Die Id: organ overture, "Poet and Signor 0. Gueli; song, "The Vagabond," Mr. (1.

F. Sargent: piano. "Carnival de Venice'' and "Home Sweet Home," Professor Barcalow reading, "Bugle Hong," Mrs. DiehJ; song, "Bid Mo Mav Thornton; organ march, Signor until. PENNSYLVANIA.

The Abstract Reform Party of Philadelphia. The Object of the New Platform and the Mnnicipal and Jndieial Allegiance to Either Democracy or Republicanism Politics Only "Indirectly" Affected by It? What It May Become. Philadelphia, May 28,1872. The political event of the Quaker City to-day is the holding oT the ttrnt Convention of the municipal reform party. Although the single object of this intelligent and powerful organization is local reform, yet the most prominent cardinal principle of the association, by requiring absolute renunciation of fealty to any other party, creates of itself a new party, purely independent, whose movements may Influence natlonul Issues more than some of the prime movers of the organization have contemplated or would approve.

Starting purely for municipal reform, this new party has, in advance, specially and emphatically warned the people that this is the sole object of the organization, and to-day, by resolutions, it has most distinctly reaffirmed this declaration and again warned the public that none of its acts should be construed favorably or adversely to either of the great parties iu the State or national contests. This proclamation is honestly made; none dispute should; but nevertheless the movement (it being a grand one) will aircct republican supremacy in the city and State, and possibly, indirectly, not be without lnfluenco In the Presidential contest. It Is to be regretted that the necessity for banding together, independent of all party ties, iu so good a cuuso as municipal reform, Is too urgent to bo postponed, and has to be inaugurated In a tumultuous Presidential year. Certain It is that mlxgovcrumeut, in every shape, in the city, lias reached a point most alarming to every good cltlzcu, whether rich or poor. Certain It Is that masses of both parties are willing to temporarily waive party allegiance and unite for a change of measures and of men, In the hope of averting fresh disgrace, increased threatened bankruptcy.

Certain it is that confidence is reposed In the intelligence and Impartiality of the men who met to-day to adopt a ticket and concert measures to secure undoubted reform. And yet the heat of the national contest may neutralize much of the newborn zeal for rciorin and freedom from party trammels. THE REFORMERS IN CONTENTION. The Convention was composed of ninety-two members, eighty-nine of whom were present. All parties were represented.

Many of the delegates were distinguished for their prominence in manufactures, commerce, mechanics and law. There never was held in the city a political convention which equalled it for singleness of purpose, Intelligence and general respectability. The utmost harmony prevailed, and more devotion was shown lor measures than for men. THE PLATFORM AND TICKET. After about four hours' deliberations having adopted a piatiorni and made nominations, the Convention adjourned to meet at the call of the President.

This will enable the new party to meet again to make a ticket for delegates the Convention to frame a new constitution should the old parties make unsatisfactory nominations. Hy unanimous three of the nominations made today were given to democrats, and the remaining three to republicans. Of the former, William Heyward Drayton was selected for Judge of the District Court. lie Is of the family of South Carolina Draytous, brother of the late Commodore Poreival Drayton. Mr.

Drayton Is a lawyer of excellent repute and a man of unblemished character. Mr. llarry O. Clowen, the popular President of the Board of Brokers, was nominated Receiver or Taxes, and Mr. Kelly (a practical printer) for City Commissioner.

'Hie remaining nominations were given to republicans? taut of Recorder of Deeds to Henry is. Haines, a conveyancer of llpe experience and taintless reputation; that of ciurk of the Court of Quarter Sessions to 11. c. Thompson, and that of Protlionutary of the District Court, by acclamation, to Colonel James P. Starr.

COCRT FEES AND SALARIES. Pledges lu writing will be required from rnrh candidate, excepting the candidate for Judge, Hint they will pay luto the City Treasury all fees, commissions und over and above the amounts which the Convention determined to be a Just recompense for their services. 'Hie maximum resolved ou varies from Uve thousand (for City Commissioner) to eight thousand dollars (for Receiver of Taxes), and is very much below what Is now received by the incumbents. In two instances the compensation allowed is but a sixth or fifth of the preseut salaries ami estimated contingents und pilferings. The ticket Is well made up, and will probably be popular.

Will It be elected 1 What signiUoance has it outside of Philadelphia It can be elected even If both the old hunker parties should nominate their ring tickets. Out of 120,000 voters at least 60,000 wlU vote it. Hut so powerful Is this municipal reform foul an I ugly are the evils under which we suffer, so terrified are tin? managers of both the old parties, "so wholesome Is the uir lust it is reasonable to expect that each of the old parties will adopt, respectively, half of the ticket, arid thus substantially endorse, print and vote the whole of It. The vote of the reform party, per ne, added to this eclecticism would insure the success of the ticket. Indeed, It Is thought that the democratic party will nominate the three democrats selected by the reform party to-day, and decline to make nominations against the three republicans selected by the new party.

Should they do this tfie reptiDllcan party will have the strongest reasons for following that wise example. Any other course would be sheer folly. The hull-way measure of adopting the republican half of the reformers' ticket would compare shabbily with the assumed shrewdness or the democratic party. And the republican party cannot a nor to jeopardize Grant's success by ring combinations against the uprising of the people for local reform. If both the old hunker parties can be brought to unite ou the ticket made to-day, not only will the welfare of the city be assured, but tho national contest will be fought out on its own merits.

Of course the influence of republican leaders, most of whom arc ofllce-holdeis, eltncr national, State or municipal, will be for the regular ticket; but Grant's friends, caring much for him and much for reform, will not be without Influence. The clamor of the place-holders may be put aside. TI1K ORGANIZATION. The Citizens' Municipal Reform party has Its committee of thirty on committee similar to your famous Committee of more than that, it is a regular organized party, and extends its ramifications luto every precinct of every ward. It has built better than it knew, or rather bet ter than some Of Its friends dream of.

It contemplates no spasmodic noi ls at municipal reform, but the permanent divorce of municipal matters from State or national politics. Many who have given the subject thought, while not exactly admit ting that republican institutions are a fuilurc lu large cities, do confess that, practically, the government of them, no matter which party may be In the ascendency, Invariably falls Info the hands of the Ignorant and the corrupt; that elections ure a larcc; that these outrages ate the more easily practised by reason or the combinations or ptel national Ottlce-boldcrs with the more numerous otlicein and retainers of municipalities, and their Joint appeals to party passions, and in view of these sad facts have conscientiously dedicated themselves to break up this vile system. The reformers believe that party corruption is threatening the very existence of republican Institutions; that ihe frauds iu elections committed in the cities arc oiten reversing the votes of tho rural and falsely controlling the people's honest voice. ELECTION FRAUDS AM) TIIEIll EFFECT. They can readily undeistand how a fraud In New York, Philadelphia, Cincinnati or some largo city may cheat a State out of her electoral vote, elect or feat a Presidential candidate uud embroil the people even unto civil war.

The.v clearly see that these frauds are Invariably the work of the bummers, rounders and repeaters ho hang around municipal officers, und are retained by them for their own purposes, but who are ever ready, at the bidding of their reckless masters, to do an extra Job of political vlPaii.v. Cheating lor the party nationally is as much (lie bargain as to cheat for the 8hcrl IT or any other candidate for municipal office. the rtrrt'RE prospects. There arc men In ihe movement for municipal reform who expect to see within a year a national convention or delegates from all towns and cities of over fifty thousand Inhabitants, called to devise measures to secure local government unbiassed bv national politics. An eighth or seventh of (M whole nation live lu some twenty to thirty of these dense communities, and their local government Is all the worse because It is made to depend on btalc or national parlies.

Do Tncquevllle says Municipal Institutions are to liberty what primary arc to tiring It within the people's reach, tliey teach men how use, and how to eiilov it; a nation may establish a system of tree government, but without the spirit ot municipal institution, cannot have the spirit of llbr rty. ff tliese words be true, und the whole history of the Anglo Saxon race proves them to bu so, then It is time tor us to rise as one man for Hie protection of our Institutions. Tliey are based on local selfgovernment. and they cannot long survive the overthrow ol that great but simple principle. And that urinviolc is now practically overthrown among us You hoc flint though the formation dt the new narty, whoso tlrat couvenUuu la Juat over.

Is mi marily to save the city from pillage and to put efflcent and honest men In autnorlty, ftrom fne very nature of the enterprise and the necessities of the age, that It must grow beyond our limits and become a movement of Interest to all badly governed and plundered municipal corporations. Are New York and Philadelphia the only cities where robbery 1b the rule PRESS ACCOMMODATION IN THE PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION. Philadelphia, May 28,1872. Arrangements are now completed for the accommodation of 150 representatives of the press on the floor of the National Republican Convention. Journalists desiring scats should apply at once to (General II.

H. Klugham, Chairman, Philadelphia, endorsing the word "Press1' on the envelope. THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC GENERAL COMMITTEE. They Agree to Co-operate with the Liberal Republicans and Endorse Horace Greeley. This organization, which exists under the auspices of Ben Wood, held a meeting at room 24, Cooper Union, last evening, Ex-Recorder Smith presiding.

The meeting was small, and the presiding ofllcer explained that it was owing to the Informality of the call. Tho object of the meeting was to take steps for a mass meeting In unison with the liberal republicans, for tho purposo of expressing tho opinion of the democracy of New York city In regard to tho forthcoming Presidential canvass. When the delegates returned from Rochester It was proposed to hold a mass meeting distinct from the liberals, bnt on hearing that the liberals Intended to hold their great meeting the Chairman thought It best to call the committee again to take further action. Mr. Bkn Wood then moved that the national democracy hold a mass meeting on Monday evening, June In co-operation with the liberal republicans, at Cooper Institute.

A Delegate wanted to know If this would bind the party to the support of Greeley and Brown, without reference to the Baltimore Convention anu us nominees. Mr. wait till after tho Baltimore Convention, and then all tlioso liberal republicans will be good democrats. At the niass meeting we will have our distinct organization. Mr.

Allen will bo their Chairman, and Mr. Smith will ho ours. Wo will havo half the Vice Presidents and they tho other half. They recognise us as democrats ail through, hut ttie meeting Is not to be either one of republicans or democrats, but one of the friends of Horace Greeley. It Is put down so in the call.

Mr. Jacob want this meeting called In Hie name ol tho national democracy. Tho liberal republicans, as I understand it, havo no organization, and Mr. Greeley, as a candidate, is adrift, if ho don't receive the Baltimore nomination 1 think lie will withdraw. Then where are wet If we don't go into this thing as the national democracy tho people will think that the democracy have feared to endorse Cireeley.

We wont to endorse him us democrats and to do it bohliy. That's tho only way we can do Mr. Greeley any good. 1 shall vote for him as long as he stands. dont know but I shall vote for him whether Baltimore nominates him or not.

But I'm not. In l'avor of committing i he national democracy as a party to him in case he should withdraw. Ex-Recorder Smith here gave the chair to Mr. Cohen, mid made a speech of some length, in wnhh he stated that they hud agreed to support the Cincinnati nominees some time ago, and he thought Horace Greeley" tho strongest nomination that could liav'o been made and one of tho most acceptable to the democrats. But It would not answer to ratify any candidate unendorsed by the Democratic Convention.

For himself, he intended to vote whatever ticket Baltimore nominated. There would be somo at that Convention who would want to put up a separate ticket, to be slaughtered at the polls, and New he wanted tlieiu to know liow 'the Now York democracy felt on the subject. Mr. Bamfel Stejinh, an aged but fiery German, arose and denounced Greeley as tho man who hud Instigated Grant to carry out all the outrageous acts of Congress and who set the hellhounds on that pure patriot. Andrew Johnson, when he was Impeached.

Coalitions never brought any good to the democratic party, it always got the worst of the bargain. He did not want Horace (irecly nominated, but If he was nominated lie would voto lor him. Another Delegate said that if norace Greeley was elected they would claim him us a democratic President. Finally the motion to co-opornto with the liberal republicans at the mass meeting on Monday night was agreed and another motion to instruct the New 5ork delegation to the Baltimore Convention to vote for Horace Greeley was unanimously adopted, the fiery German himself failing to vote against it. The meeting then adjourned.

MR. GREELEY'S MOVEMENTS. The philosopher was not at his rooms in the Asfor House yesterday nor the day before, and neither General Palmer nor Captain Grant knew anything of his whereabouts. General Cochrane started out during the day to unearth turn, hut lind not returned with any news of success up to a late hour. Mr.

Greeley wits advertised to preside nt the lecture of General Macadams at Cooper Institute last evening, hut was not present, it Is supposed that the much photographed candidate has sought the deep recesses of some unfrequented forest to avoid the artists. lie as left as a consoler in the absence of his own benignant countenance two counterfeit of them, a profile b.v Shaw, undoubtedly the best picture that has yet been taken or him. They ornament the mantelpiece of room No. 14, where the Executive Committee meets. General Palmer, who usually presides in room No.

14, lias been called nway to Ripley, Chautauqua coiiuty, his mother liavlug died quite suddenly on Monday night. The sub-committee of fourteen on the mass meeting at Cooper Instit ute met in room 01 yesterduy, and received letters Horn Grate Itrnwn, Senator Tipton, James Gallagher, of Connecticut, Thomas IV nf r.n/1 floiw.f.,1 1 4 M. Waller, of Connect icut nnd General Kilpalrlck, announcing their Intention to be present and address the meeting. Tim choice of a presiding officer has not yet been decided upon. Pour stands will be erected outside the bulidiugon the Cooper Union square, and fireworks will lend variety and brilliancy to the scene.

The committee meet again today. MISCELLANEOUS POLITICAL NOTES. The Milwaukee Wisconsin thinks the nomination of Henry Wilson us Vice President on the republican ticket will secure beyond peradventuro the New Euglnnd States for Grunt. Says the Chicago Times (straight-out democrat) "Mr. Greeley has utterly failed to unite the opposition to Grant; he has succeeded only in rendering the disunity more pronounced and irreconcilable.

As a Presidential candidate for the opposition lie is already politically dead. Ills election Is among the tilings that are Impossible." Major William M. ltobblns, of Rowan, has been nominated for Congress by the conservatives of the North Carolina Seventh district. General J. M.

Leach has been nominated for Congress by the conservatives of the North Carolina Fifth district. A correspondent sends us the following as a readymade Cabinet lor President of State, Adams, of Massachusetts; Secretary of the Treasury, Palmer, of Illinois; Secretary of War, Dix, of New York; Secretary of the Navy, Oroesbeck, of Ohio; Secretary of the Interior, Hendricks, of Indiana; Attorney General, Wilson, of Iowa; Postmaster General, Curtln, of Pennsylvania. Ex-Governor I). Magollin, of Kentucky, has written a letter in favor of the Cincinnati nominees. White hats with brown bauds are the order of the day in Philadelphia.

The Cincinnati Times says John T. Wilson wilt probably be the republican candidate for Congress from the new Seventh district, now democratic by eighteen hundred. A CONFLAGRATION IN BIDDEFORD, ME. UiDDKKOitn, May 28, 1872. Shuwv block, one of the largest buildings In this place, was burned last night.

The lower story was occupied tiy Wardwcll, Dudley A Goodwin, Collin, A. Lone, M. M. Dyer, stout, Kendall, and the International Telegraph office. The second story contained law and insurance oilices, billiard hull saloon, and in the third story was Shaw's ra House.

The amount of loss cannot yet he ascertained. hut tho insurance Is about tu the Etna ol' Hartford, and other companies. FIRE IN TWELFTH STREET. night a fire broke out In the one story framo lldlng occupied try Delamatcr Iron works, it of Little Twelfth street, causing a loss to ichlnery of $4,000. The building was damaged out $500.

The fire was caused by workmen wing ashes from under the furnace. The propy was insured for $20,000. STRUCK WITH A CLUB, osephT. Mehan, of 218 East Twenty-eighth street, yesterday assaulted by John Cuilen, of 417 Thlrtf-flfth street, and received five severe do wounds with aciub. The Wounded man was it to dallcvue Hospital, cuilen was arrested, by o.llcci of the 1 niv iirst umiuct.

and locked THE GREENVILLE, SCANDAL A Libel on Ex-President Johnson. How an Exemplary Lady Was Driven to Commit Suicide. the Knoxvllle fTcnn.) Chronicle, May 26.J) About the last of April the detailed circumstanced of a scandal, baaed on occurrencea paid have taken place In Greenville, reached the Chronicle reporter, aud under clrcumatancea that indicated that they had at leapt pomo foundation. De" siring to act with proper care and Judgment before! giving the rumors publicity, we telegraphed to responsible citizens of Greenville, asking as to the' truth of the stories. They promptly answered bjj telegraph that the charges were false.

Subsequently the story reached us again with full and In order to ascertain the real truth, one of thdj to Greenville to editors of the(Jhronicle went au investigation of the case. TUB FAI.Sk HUMORS. As the names of the parties and the charges In atf exaggerated form have been made public, we pro-' pose now to give the result of our Investigation.) The card published In yesterday's Chronicle to us too late on Thursday night to enable us tor send this statement forth with It, as we should havd done had the parties Interested In Greenville sentj us a copy of the curd referred to In proper time. The story originally started was, that Mrs. ami ex-President Johnson had had improper Intercourse with each other for some time.

The storyJ run that these meetings took placoln Mr. Johnson'? library, which Is next door to Mr. Harold's housed and that the liaison wuh discovered by Mr. Harold'dl meeting his wife late at night coming from the 11-J brar.v with a blanket shawl thrown over her The story ran that Mr. Harold had suspected thOj Intimacy, and on the night referred to had watched! his wife aud caught her 011 the street disguised asj referred to.

He was satd to have halted her, askefl her who she was, pulled the shawl from her face-' but that, she hud avoided lilm and gone around hind the house, hoping lo enter by the hack doot; unobserved. Her husband, however, anticipated her, went to the Imck door, and there found his suspicions conIItilled. The report was that they hud had high wordH, and that their quarrels had been overheard. Title was substantially the story as it originally came out In Greenville. We may brf mistaken as to koine of the details, but we give tho main facts us we heard them.

The statements wcro false In every respect. HOW THE KEATi TROUBI.E BEOAJf. Put tho facts that brought about the suicide arw substantially as one of the last Sundays of April some mischief-breeder dropped ari anonymous note to Mr. Harold through the Post Otllce, Intimating to him that an Improper intimacy existed between his wife and Mr. Johnson.

Mr. Harold and Mr. Johnson had been personal and warm friends for thirty years. Their families had been Intimate lor most ot that period. Mr.

Harold had lived happily with his wife tor near forty years. Bite had his entire commence and deep tovc. For thirty years she had been an exemplary uud most consistent, member of tho Presbyterian Church. As soon us he read the letter he went promptly to her, showed It to her. uud assured her he aid not believe a word of it.

Mrs. Harold read the letter and was so indignant that she could lianllv restrain herself. At one tlnioj In the evening sho was found almost crazy with excitement, with gun lit her hand and declaring she intended to shoot her traducers. ho excited did site become that she almost lost her, reason. She repeatedly assured her husband of her Innocence; bat the idle gossips who Infest iircetivlli ami other places took up the scandal and talked uhoutlt coustiuitly.

in a hundred different ways was It presented. Ho positively was It asserted, that sonic lew, always ready to believe ill of their betters, believed It. Mrs. Harold seemed borne down by these repetitions of the scandal. About this time her only son, a lieutenant 111 tire Tutted States Army, a young man of high character and excellent traits, came nomo on leave of absence.

It wad thought best lo keep him Ignorant of the slanders, us It would only make ins visit unhappy. A fewdays alter Ids return word came to Mrs. Harold that Iter mother was dangerously ill. It was determined that Mrs. Harold should go to the sick bed in Itliea county, rather than lier sister living with her.

as the vtRlt. would take her from the scandal uud give her Her son accompanied her, THE sririDE. They reached the mother's house nfterashort trip, during which Mrs. Harold seemed very Hut Iter son, still Ignorant of the slandors, attributed this to her mother's condition. M'liuti they reached Mrs.

Hciskell's (her mother's name) she was found to be some better. On th? second mot ning after reaching there Mrs. Harold arose earlier than usual, went to Uermother's room to attend to her, and then was seen to take from her sou's satchel Ids small piston Her mother supposed she was getting It for liini. Taking the pistol, Airs. Hid eld went out some distance from the house Into a thicket, and there shot herself through the left breast and through the heart.

Three shots were heard, the alarm was given, and soon alter She was lound In a dying condition, ft was supposed the first shot was fatal, as It set lire to her Clothing, which were burning when found. She was carried to lite house, but died before she reached It, never uttering word. Iler remains were taken home for Interment. The suicide following so close the other "xett threw Mr. Harold, an Invalid, Into a dangerous slate, trout which he has hatdly yet recovered.

what is THOuanr of it. Mr. Harold, who Is a quiet man of few words, fears now tliHt though he assured her inoru than once of his confidence iu her, alio had some fears that ho and others did not entirely believe her innocent, and that it weighed so heavily upon her as to unbalance her mind. Her son never heard of tho cause of Ids mother's taking her life, until the Kev. 8.

V. Mi t'orkle at her funeral sermon very justly and properly referred In severe language to tho terrible lesson the event afforded tin; Idle slanderers who had brought about the trouble. We found all of the good citizens of Greenville, Irrespective of religion or politics, denouncing the slander as false. Mr. Johnsou declared the lady had never been In Ills library, lie said she hail been a frit nd of Mrs.

Johnson's for hulf a lifetime, but that he had not snoken to her for a week before or at the time of the alleged visit to Ills library. A citizen of Greenville, esteemed for his veracity, showed us a pair of pants Mrs. Harold had inado about tie; time ul the scaudal. She had made then for a tailor who occupies Johnson's old shop next door to the library and second iroru Mrs. Harold's.

It had been necessary while making these, for Mrs. Harold to go several times to tho shop, and thus passing back and forth by Johnson's library Is supposed to have been used as soma foundation for the story. As said before, Mrs. Harold was an exemplary Christian woman of high character, universally esteemed for man.t noble qualities, urdentlv attached to her husband and children, and a lady of great energy and warm henrl. She was Uteraiiy broken down by these fulse scandals, and in an hour of mental derangement, with a burning consciousness of Innocence, and without povverto resist the temptation, she took her life.

Tho family have the deepest sympathy of all the good people of Greenville and tlu: satisfaction of knowing that no one who knows tlinm, or whose good oplulou tliey care for, believes the scandal. The author of the slanders we understand has tied. If ever found, he and those who have encouraged and aided him should be punished. We have thus given the slander and the facts, to the end that the story might bo arrested. A general d- nlal ought to be enough, but a denial iu detail ami circumstances refuting the slanders can do 110 harm.

These are our motives for again referring to the unfortunate aifalr. THE RECENT WESTERN STORM. Immense Damage Caused by Saturday's Storm In West Farms Demolished, Houses Blown Down and Their Inmates dither Killed or Persons Washed Away tn Their Dwellings and Drowned. St. May 1S72.

Special despatches from Versailles and othef points lu Southwest Missouri suv that a terrific tornado passed over Morgan county on Hat unlay evening. On the fa. of Avery Fisher rod others the houses, barns, orchards, fences, were completely destroyed. Blosser and his child wcie killed, and Mrs. Blosser, Avery Fisher and hi Wife and twelve others were wounded, only live of WdS number of was a heavy fall of rain which Hooded a large part of the town Sd lonK stretch of the railroad track.

The house of Georgo Greeniock was swept away, and himself, wife and child were drowned In the Valley Spring River. Immense damage Ims been done, whole farms being completely rained. At Springfield and Its vicinity tho rain fell In tomtits tho whole night. Tho railway track Was washed away and other damage done. STOLEN PROPERTY RECOVERED.

On the lfith Inst, the stove of nenrv 8. Day, Sixth avenue, was burglariously entered and property of the value of fSOO carried off. Yesterday Detective Kelso, of the Central office, discovered John ('ate, of (14 West Fourteenth street, endeavoring to a large quantity of human hair which ailswered well to the description of that stolen from Mr. Day's -store, lie arrested ('ale and conveyed him to the Tombs I'oltco Cotttt where Mr. Day Itlcntilled the goods as his property, calc says be can prove that he bought tho h.ilr of a reliable party and that lie had no knowledge of lis having beeu stol Alderman Com.in.

however, held hi in In oefUUlt of u.uL.