The New York Herald Newspaper, May 10, 1866, Page 4

d @ THE ANNIVERSARIES. Whe Anti-Slavery Society, American Female Guardian Society, American Tract Society, Universalist Sunday Schools, Five Points House of Industry and Other Associations in Session, A Spicy Time in the Anti-Slavery So- ciety Conventi Whe Women’s Rights Question an Blement of Discord. Y wunciation of the President, Henry Ward Beecher, Charles Sumner and Horace Greeley. Flourishing Condition of the Re- ligious Societies. ANNIVERSARIES TO-DAY. ke. &e. ke. American Anti-Slavery Suciety. @UK BUSINESS SESSION—ADOYTION OF THE RESO- LUTIONS—THE DISCUSSION ON THEM—WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN THE CONVENTION AN ELEMENT OF DISCORD—A SPICY TIME—MORE DENUNCIATIONS OY THE PRESIDENT—GREELEY, BEECHER AND CARL SCHURZ DENOUNCED, ETC. ‘Tho business meeting of the American Anti-Slavery Convention was held yesterday in Dr. Cheever’s church. ‘Wendell Phillips presided, He announced that the Con- vention was open for business, and that the chief busi- ‘ess of the Convention was to take action on tho resolu- tions and appoint committees and oilicers of the organi- Zation. Canyiy. Prrrer, of Norfolk, Va., arose and advocated the necessity of a new anti-slavery party. He said that Aegally the negroes of Virginia are entitled to vote and #0 testify in the courts. He denounced the Freedmen’s ‘Bureau as the curse of the South, used as private spec- falation and to sell the labor of the negro and speculate upon it. He said the Bureau was disast t Sud mischievous in its effects. shite erestins Mr. Privee thought the gentleman out of order. Gen- eral Fisk he considered as domg his duty as well as Gen- eral Howard. Mr. E. M. Davis moved that each speaker be restricted #o ten minutes. Mr. Rew (colored preacher) opposed the resolution, ut it was adopted after some discussion, The toliowing committees were appointed by the Chair- ‘man :— Nominating Committ e—Edward Davis, of Pennsylva- Mia; Lucretia Mott, of New York; Stephen Foster, of Ma-sachusetis; Mary Grew, of Pennsylvania; Susan B, ‘Anthony, of New York. Buviness Commiite-—Rev. J.T. Sargent, of Connectiont; ALucretia Mott, Abbey Smith, of Connecticut; Robert Purvis, of Pennsylvania; salti¢ Holly, Parker Pillsbury, Martha C. Wright. Finance Committee—E. M. Davis, 8. B. Anthony, Sarah Hallock. ‘Tho Preswext then read the resolutions, and the first five were adopted without dissent The sixth resolution, returning a vote of thanks to Congress, being read— Mr. PRioe suggested an amendment of the resolution, to the effect that the language be moderated, giving thanks to Congress. d, He said that he was net sure bat @ome action of this kind should be taken on this resolu- Zion; but perhaps the convention was too fast. He ‘wanted to thank the members of Congress who had stood ‘up nobly for the cause, A lady stood up and defended the resolution, that while Congr ss should be thanked ‘well, they should be censured for what ih their shortcomings. ‘ Mrs, Grew, of Philadelphia, arose ani m in support of this view; but the resolut with the rest as originally rend, Phe seventh resolution was adopted withont debate, he eighth resolution was nied as follows :—I @olved, “That if ever a compromi great principles Could ever.” Mr. Remox, the colored preacher, said—it strikes me hat it is rather late in the day to be debating measures freedom. Hi ays thought t ed to romise, Dut idea of Ul “a white man for any rights given toacolored mau that are not given toa White man. Mrs. Kare Stanton made a spoech in advocacy of the vie. < of the provious speaker. Mr. Prussia that if Coneress is only thanked for what they do. the society does not do its duty. He was sorry to have Henry Ward Beecher censured the previous evening, beeanse he bad a great load to bear tll he repent He pranted the resolu. tions to strengthen the spirit of freédom, He wanted » that the nation should feel it. aid it se ito bim that the resolution Looked like a comprom a loaf in morals is Deticr than no bread. White race if it applied to th fers to the colo race. It is in that light that he looked to the Civil Rights Dill resolution. 1 darkness broods at the capital to- that boomed around ing what they do do badly, or Je a speech n was adopted day on that subject. The cannon Fort Sumter was a joyful sound to that which is now heard im Washington. The sounds at Sumter were the announcement of treedom, of which the nation is unworthy, He thought the time was past for thanking io for half war res. Th Horace Greeley, ry Ward ¥ zare insulting and gruiuitous, Beecher says he never saw the black wo- Man he would marr} aremark is unnecessary an ontirely grati (Applause. ) Mrs. Grew said that the thanks in the resolution were more approval than thanks; and, besides, we did feel Zhankiul, and expressed itby the firing of cannon. If there are men who do not deserve thanks, let us say 80, ‘Tt has boen said that we never give thanks, but are al- ‘ways finding fautt. Let us show that this is not the case, She would pour out all the indignation of the Bociety on the men who voted for the ad- Qnission of Colorado, but she would — give thanks for everything that was good.. ‘Mr. Prixce believe! in faithfally doing duty, not Caring for what people thought. That is the standard ‘which should not be lowered, aud which will keep up the Spirit of the nation to high-water mark. WerNpeLt Pamiurs believed that the struggle between he I'resident and Congress is a remarkable one. Time what we want, The members who stand up in this foruress for the rights of the negro are deserving our nks, for it required political courage to vote as they id on the Civil Rights bi Davis said that h> did not believe the thanks of ety would be an advantage to the members of om this society, but might embarrass and un- Pop. 'arize them. if Sean B. Antiony said the Civil Rights bill was a com. Promise, yet she was in favor of by npg ey republican amen bers of Congress for going as far as they di (Ap- i) Prete: Pamurrs was ready to thank Congress for the vil Rights bill, which left only one point to be carried. if Congress do not give the right of suffrage, then they jeserve censure; but they deserve our thanks for what ey did do. Mes Lucretia Mott moved that the resolution be ded so as to thank Congress for what they do well Only. Mi Prixce advocated that thanks be linked with dis- fpprobation for what was done wrong. Acrilection was taken up while the above debate was ob progress: Mr. Powstt offered the following resolution, which was Bdopted:— we urgently call the people of the York tol iprove “Tove to secure the repeal of the qualification for colored an * distinetion, proscriptive Bnd Wnchristian; and a formidable obstacle to Raprogress ‘of national reconstruction upon @ just and true basis. Mrs, Kate Stanton said that the resolution on suffrage Ghould be amended by striking out the words ‘male’ Bnd “white.” Mrs. Foaren said it would be an insult to ak a woman to go about and advocate the pogo, ana yes deny her the pri recon cole tsebe vedere @he the qu negro suffrage and women's its should be The society was the not a Woman's Rights Society. fact the society is an an anti-slavery society Fy = Pule, Buch time as ho wanted. The motion was The Nominating Committee now Ang names as the officers of the soctety :— y Wendeli Phillips; Vice dente, Gerritt ith, G. B. Cheever, Jas. Kise, Mary Grew, John G. ‘Whittier, Benj. Snow, Jr., Peter Libby, Nathaniel White, beth B, Chase, Abby Smith, Lucy Stone, Thos. Gar: M. Re Robinson, Win. Hopking, Thos. Chandler, 0. J. Groper, Rev. Caled Green, Lott ite follow. whooy, Dr. J. M. Hawks, N.C. Don. Jorr:sponding Secretary, Chas P, Whipple; ay 2 Secretary, A. MM. ywell; ‘Treasurer, waltch; Executive Committer, Wendell Hips, Susag B, Anthouy, a Bb Sargent, NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1866—TRIPLE SHEET. ‘Srose and tne tf Be hoped it would not is name would he wag an abolitionist. that he should be admitted because man, and the questions before the soci- i. ao papain ed, 8 1d the of Pro: report was ly and the name a fessor Reson added to it, tinasing Mr. Foster then continued his address. He said there Were three propositions for the reconstruction of the Union—one on universal suffrage, one on universal male suffrage, and one on the old white male principle, We can demand everything which can secure the rights of tho negro, He would go for universal suffrage, but he would never go to the ballot box untess he had his wife on his arm. le thought his tongue worth a good deal more than his ballot, He then made along address in favor of universal liberty and suffrage. Mr. Stevens said that ew ‘opposition in this city is to the rights of the colored people. He knew that wo- men were their bitierest opponents, They were most fiendish during the rebellion, Mrs, Fosrek—Please don’t call them women. Mr, Stevens—I believe that one of woman's rights is to have the trath told in regard to her. Yet he would respect her, because he remembered his mother was a woman. (Laughter.) Mr. Prince advocated the right of woman to the use of the ballot, and said that he could not see why the resclu- tion should not be made to include her. It would be im- proper to pass upon the Excise daw, for that is foreign, ut the question of women’s rights is part of the business of the Anti-Slavery Society. that she had often entered thought to have a proper government you it mixed of men and women. Woman vi thoughts of man, and until woman stands on an equal platform with man all his thoughts are barren and un- interesting. 4 Mr. Srevens gaid he saw two ‘colored ladies’ refused ice cream in a saloon, and he, with two companions, walked out of the saloon and would not have theirs. (Laughter.) He was not opposed to women’s rights; bat he did not see that giving them the right to vote would forward the cause of the negro any. G. W. SMALury asked if the object was to revolutionize the society. Mrs, Stantoy did not think that as the society was an anti slavery society the question of women’s rights would revolutionize it. ‘The question was now called for on the original reso- Jution and it was adopted. Mr. Pervex offered the following:— Resolved, That the American Antlsl at once wery Society will 1 association for the promo- impartial legislation by the and by State legislation and 4 8 for io man for any oftice, national, State or municipal, who is not in favor of the great anil fundamental right of impartial suffrage; that in furtherance of this object we will inaugurate an active poli- tical campaign in each State and cause to be enrolled the names of those who will pledge themselves to {ts support. Mra. Foster read a letter from a “friend of liberty” in Ohio enclosing a subscription for the Anti-Slavery Standard and denouncing the President. She said that the life and death of the republican party depends on nearo suffrage. She, therefore, moved that the members present’ pledge themselves to_raise money to carry ne: ¢ and shake the nation as it was never shaken before. She moved that each ‘one present proceed to give pledges of how much they would individually raise, from one dollar to one thousand. Mr. Perrer was in favor of making an effort to influ- ence Congress, and said that, his resolution covered the very ground taken by Mrs. Foster. He had the names of three hundred white voters in Virginia pledged to support impartail suffrage. His hope for the country consisted in impartial suffrage. (Applause.) All the other resolutions are very good; but they have not one practical one among them. He asked the convention to pass on his resolution. ‘Mrs. Susan B, ANTHONY reported that $1,000 more had been received by the society this year than last year, and that the subseriptions to the Standard had been $800 more. She believed that the Executive Committee were waiting for the convention to adjourn to report some- thing practical. Mr. i x then said—I withdraw my resolution. SAN B. ANTHONy—I regard Charles Sumner as the most dangerous man in the nation, and I think he has not been denounced as be ought to have been. It is easier to get on with an undisguised traitor like thé Presi- dent than with a pretended friend but a real enemy. Mrs. Foster renewed lor motion for pledges of ‘finan. cial support, . ‘Mr, L&n desired to personally explain. that he was op- posed to aromark made by him which might be con. strued as opposed to the interests of women. He did not wish to be so 1 4. (Laughter.) sl motion, but the President ruled Bi r motion. Mrs. Fosren called for 1. Mr. Davis suid he thought it would come to nothing. ‘The subject was then dropped and the convention ad- journed. The American Tract Society. REPORTS OF THE TREASURER AND SECREPARIRFS— FLOURISHING CONDITIC OF THE SOCIETY—RE i} MARKS BY BISHOP M'ILVAINE AND REY, Drs. ROGERS, SCHENCK, SHEARER, ANDERSON AND COOK, ETC. A large number of Iadies and gentlemen assembled at clock yesterday morning in the Reformed Dutch church, corner of Twenty-ninth street and Fifth avenue, to celebrate tho forty-first anniversary of the American Tract Society, ight Rev, Bishop Charles P, McTivane, D. D., of Ohio, President of the society, was in the chair, The proceedings commenced with an eloquent and appropriate prayer by Rev. Thomas Skinner, D, D.; aiter which Moses Allen, Esq., Treasurer of the soi , Tead a state pt of the financial condition of | the society during the last year, It had been in a more flourishing condition than during any former Indians, $100, Total, $7,500—making the socicty’s total poe Read appropriations in forty-one yoars over The rey were, on moti unanimously adopted. Bishop Molivarsz then cee referred cf the working of the society and the it had undoubtedly accom- Plished; after which he introduced Rev. E. P. Rogaxs, D. D., of this city, who addressed the audience on the living voice and the living each a vast power—combined and directed by the holy spirit resistless for good. Among the living voices he referred in an erpecitt manner to the late George Whit. field, whose fleld pulpit ig ngw used in the Reformed Datch church of this city, and who, during twenty-five years Jabor, preached eighteen thousand ser- moa: i at timeg addressed from ten to twenty tho persons, He was a good exemplification of the yer of the living voice, and the society, by mean v tracts and numerous other publications, had f\ the method of bringing back from tnely graves‘ ng volee of Whitfield, Baxter, Bunyan ait othe: achers, and together the living voice and the | were doing a glorious work in the world. _ Rev. comer, District secretary of Richmond, Va, ¥ of the operations of the Tract Society in the Oi 1 ninion since the close of the war, sayang (hat both churches and schools were badly in want of books and tracts. Though all classes had earnestly prayed for thé success of the confederacy, they accepted the result of the war as the ar- bitrament of God, and were engaged in mang places in improving the condition of the frecdmen, Planters and their daughters were engaged in teaching their former slaves the elements of Christianity, ond all classes were disposed to do ull that lies in their power to improve the condition of the treedinen, Rey, N. H. Scuunck, D.D., of the Episcopal church, Baltimore, spoke of the great work which lies betore the fociety to send colporters among the inhabitants of mountainous regions of West Virginia and astern Ten- nessee Rey. T, D. Anprrsox, of the Baptist churen of this city, spoke at considerable length of his own religious experiences, and toils of , col- Iso of the triumph: ‘The total receipts during tho ; of which amount $1* ad boon reecived in donations and legacies, and $: been derived from sales of books and publications. ‘The total expenditures amounted to 268, which w xpended as follows :—Manufacturing and issuing ; colporter agencies and depositories, and ©! and navy and the freedmen oreign and pagan lands, $7,500; leaving & balance in the treasury of year of its existence, ” v. Messrs, Fiallack and Stevenson, Secretaries of the society, read abstracts from the annual report, a follows:— Never were more inviting fields before the socie- ty, in our own country, including the vast expanse of the West and the South; in Spanish America, in for- eign and pagan lands, Congcerated to the glorious Re- deemer, may He still guide and bless its labors. ‘The report notices the death of Rev. Dr. Magie, seven- teon years an endeared active member, and eight years chairman of the Publishing Committee; Judge Green, of Tennessee, and Rev. Drs. Wayland and Cleaveland, \ice Preatdents; Rev. Dr. Crocker, of Providence, and Hon. William Collamer, United States Senator from Vermont, Directors: Arthur Tappan, one of the principal founders and benefactors. The following new publications had been received: — Vital iliness, by Rev. Dr. Plumer, a ser ptural evan gelical work, applicable to all the stages of religious ex perience, Rocords from the life of 8. V. 8. Wikier, E the first president of this society, including hi- twenty years’ residence in Paris, when he was the medium of n of British and American Christians with communicat the continent, The Young Lady of Wleasure, a happy interebange of thought between the respected prin- of a female school and a pupil entering on the temptations, trials and dotios of life, ife and Times of John Milton, a graphic and masterly biography of the champion religious liberty, Fifteen yplumes for the society's “Life Blue trated” series, adapted to arrest and hold the attention by striking incidents, and yet ineulcating jast and tree views of religion and the plan of salvation by Christ Green Pastures for Christ's ‘Little Ones;’ a Father's Letters to a Daughter; Scenes from American History, and other works in English, German, Spanish, &c. in are volumes. o printed, oF 2,420 printed In 367,055 put 164,167 all 141 new publications, of wh Daring the year 726, per day; 7,898,142 publications. one years 20,740,673 volumes, 27 Printed of the American Messeng y Botschafter, or Messenger in German, 20,3 Paper, 308,666; toint periodicals, 492,208 montul, Hications on the society's list, 3,658, of whiel volumes, besides 3,750 in 141 languages apy circulation abrond, Gratuitous distribution for the year, $59,069 37 ‘The retarn of peace has released the society f large expenditure of recent years for soldiers and sal “4 yet above $10,000 has been employed for their spirit ‘welfare, and with the hihest evidence of God's blessing. Daring the year hundreds of schools have been organ- ized for the freedmen, and aided by the society's colpor- ters and agent and many thousands of children sup plied with alphabets, primere and all the necessary ‘means of securing an elementary education. The calis for grants of the publications adapted to their wants are i Most urgent, 188 colporters have Iabored in 21 States and in the British provinces, ong our own di titute population as well as the German, Welsh and Scat dinavian immigrants, They made 200,034 fargily visita, conversi personal religion and praying with 140,1 families ; jog 27,049 Protestant families habitually neglecting evangelical preaching, 14,862 familics of Ro- man Catholics, 9,100 families destitute of all religions books but the Bible, and 3,859 without the word of God. The need and im ce of this system of home evangelization have now been tested by the experience of a quarter of acentury, yoy ee period it has teen ly prosecuted by society, with the in- creasing Conviction of ite indisponsableness to the wants of a country like ours, The time employed by its col- porters has been equal to the service of one man for over four thousand years; volumes sold, 8,233,620; vol dlc meetings addressed ,015; families destitute of all le, 793,743; Protestant jestitute of the Bible, 489,013; families of Ro- man Catholics, 817,637; Protestant families who havit- noglect attending evangelical preaching, 1,261,285; jes conversed with on personal religion or prayed with, 4,874,256, family visits, 0,354,456, The Christian press a powerful auxiliary of missions to the heathen and of evangelical Iabors in nominally Christian countries. Foreign cash grants the year:—For China, Presbyterian Board, Presbyterian "$200, American the BE ; Tiental Siam, Presbyterian rma and $360; Northern India, Oriana, $200; Teloo; Arcot, $200; Ni 200; Guntoor, Lutheran, $100, Ceylon, Africa, Yatus, $400; Mondt ties! fortana, $200: Event, ; Turkey, We , Central tamn, $1,000; Greece, American Hoard, $100; Ruseia, $200; Swe M on Union, $209; Hamburg, Baptist Mission, $2 W, Spanish America, re Dakow ae foray wy portage in "thi ye Rev. Mr. Goox was the last speaker, and gave seme amusing incidents in relation to his experience as a eol- eter, After singing the doxology nounced by Bishop Mcllvaine persed, country during the last twenty-five the benedic d the cong was pro wgation dia- American Female Guardian Society— Home for the Fricndles:. This society met for business in the committees room of the Home, at Twenty-ninth street, at bolf-past nine o'clock yesterday morning. The proceedings were opened with prayer and reading a portion of the Scriptures, fol- lowed by a few remarks by the president, Dr. Ferris. Singing followed, after which some letters from children of the school unavoidably absent’ were read, written by the children themselves. SECRETARY'S REPORT, From the report of the children’s secretary the follow ing appears:-— Children remaining in the Home, May 1, 1864. . 13 Children admitted during the ye a4 Children readiitted during the y 1 Children’ provided with homes from May 1, 1864, to May 1, 1865........... « 163 Chilaren returned to friends 165 Children deceased....... 20 Children dismissed to other institutions, 7 Children left without permission Children remaining May 1, 1865. Number of adults dismissed to situations. Remaining May 1, 1865..... Re Provided with employment A ‘The Boaré of Ofiicers for the past year was_re-clected, with the exception of the election of Mrs. C, C. North as Correspending secretary, in place of Mra. Goodnough, retired. The morning mecting closed with prayer. AFTERNOON SESSION—LADIES’ MEETING. The children of Home Industrial School No. 5 met for exercises in the ehape! No. 29 Kast Twenty-ninth street, yesterday, under the auspices of the ladiés of the Hor The proceedings commenced at two-o’cjock, and ch at four l’. M., the exercises including a most attractive programme; and which being faithfully carried out, and the training of the children equal to the occasion, could not fail to have — «prised the visilor, and to have given unqualified sat) citom and pleasure:to the lady patrons of the Home. out two hundred and fifty children were in attend —boys and girls. The exercises were conducted in + chapel, the children being seated on raised forms the north end of the chapel, two girl classes oconp) yo the right and Jeft, the boys in the contre. appearance of the children was exceeding) lensing to the eye They were all neatly dre healthy and intelligent in look; the girls drossed iu ciean frocks, with white pinafores ard scarlet Jacke's, their hair nicely arranged, and their !:ttle, happy, ‘smiling faces set off with ribbon’ bows of suitable color, But far beyond the pleasure to the eye was the pleasure which the mind took im as the exere es pr ed and the children showed how much had been intelle ‘The singing , os excited y course audience, a end ull we hie good. work | underta | The proceed ! Clar lng Soripiure verses frou iwem- on of Which the ebildren evines aud showed proofs of great cx Part a8, Fee thousand mile far to sec these sail ¥ to come and he: you want to write Do you ony ver? ‘ant to do something that wii live fo may w like markson the eand, which the 5 rubs ost, it will be forzotton, You may write upon | hy it will be baried in oblivion, Print paper, but by it in a book, in tar rains Ww th carve i ¢ your nama, | aid the timo nsumed with fire, as wil and there iracts, But here you can write hey will forever. Write them oui litle children; write your deeas in w ive forever. sof beauty er glory where they will a work In which are enguged is Christ's work; for of all little Children like these is the Kingdom of Moaven. Versovere im tho holy work, for Got, who down from ce, ees th is good you, litle children, 1 wo , having » minute left | in whieh to sw 1 precious treasure {o take syoud all the aceu y. De you know that y Aft of God—an immor: tal soul?” (Littl sir.) God desires that | you take care of asure, Will you ta care of you hildren? (Yes, sir.) Do this and God w you will be called n heaven the kind lad you here on earth. The everes ul the time will come when | 1, and you will meet there who ‘loved you and eared for =' you, by 1e8 0A Of e day closed with prayer. The an- commenced by referring to the teachers and children, and said that be was put down on the for ome introductory remarks. they were all walking outside they found 8 few things to re mark upon; the trees em, the flowers the binds pong and’ Nature herself wel comed them. the sight before him was beautiful to look upon, Such an assembly of lovely childrem, where could they be found? He repeated ‘Whristiana and the Fairies” m the golden fairies down to the auburn fairies, and, oh! how beautiful they looked. There were boy fairies there too, and these ali studied knowledge, and every day brought them to new fountains ' of joy. ‘There was ono month on which fairies had a feast, They called it the “Feast of May.” This piece, so suitable for the occasion, was rehearsed fully by the pastor of the church, durin which the children listened very attevuvely. that New York had many bright spots, and Sunday schoolg were those pele spots in it, There were five sChools 4u connection with this church, and Christianity presided over them in their separate lovely bowers, Let them renew their promises and’ vows to the od of Heaven, and, being ever guided by Him, may tli blessed.’ At the conclusion of Mr. Lee’s remarks tt lowing was beautifully sung by the children, accompa nied by the organ: y from angels above, muring low, 1 Father above, ‘sins, with gladness; ive prockuim ; vation is free, “Hope through Emanuel’s name, The Rev. J. G, BaktHOLOMEW, of Brooklyn, then rose to addr ge ngamb'aze, "He said he came there as astranger to them, abd th¢y were strangers t But when he thought and knew # was a Sunday school band he was in, they were po strangers to him. He loved the Sunday school, and ho ne looked at the faces of Sunday sehodt chitdren Wut he felt im pressed, It carried him away fagk to the di of his youth, and over the gulf of years, Tho reverend genticman then related a very amusing anev- dote relative to King John of England and the Areh- bishop of Canterbury, which interested the children inch, after which he indulged in those anecdotes best | suited to the youthful understanding, which heafterwards practically explained, He exhorted the children to live to Christ. God had guided and saved them all to the present, and if they loved Him Se would guide them all to (he ene He bid them “never to cease until they had ed all the good they eould perform in this world, and when they had done shai” then they could | ret re to their rest in heaven, { | Rev G. 1. Domaxesr, Third Universalist: Minister in whe next speaker, His addr plain, and suited to the youthful mind, I was _aftec- | He said he loved to ave such bright promising, young faces be- faye bim, as it pointed toa glorious futare on their be- h ‘Afiyr expressing his geep loye for children, he urged them ailto strive and follow the Lord, and to be faithful to do their dut ays endeavoring to do what idey could. Then they should find a blessing, and have fhe kingdom of heaven in enjoyment on earth. The Rev. Mr. Lee then came forward and said they would now sing the following beantiful hymn, which was well responded to by the children, better known as ‘God | presided at both meetin | very encouraging to the causo of temperance. 1 work, ‘The Five Points Mouse of Industry, SROOND DAY. The children of Five Points House of Industry A their exercises yesterday afternoon. The ex- 9 Was nere thorough than on the previous day, the pupils gave general satisfaction, both to the touchers and audience, by tholr prompt and correct an- swory in all the main branches of learning. ty Mayor Gen. 0. 0 Howard and Kev. Mr. Mingen would address the ¢hikiren and audience ;,but the former gentieman was not present. ‘Tho Seperintend- ent of City Mixelons, the Rev, Mr. Mimgen, addressed the pupils and audience at some length. He said that there were no greater Christian institations in the city of New York than the Five Points House of Industry and the Five Pointe Mission, and that as a school for children of their age the one he addressed was equal to any Sun or choo! in the coantry for order, abjlity and well stored minds. “It was a noble work,” he said, “bring! in the little ragged, wretched orphans and educating their minds and hearts in moral and religious tratba’’ Tho little ones should be cared for; aud the speaker thought but little of the religion of thove vy ood who wore doing good only in the sunlight, while t rk places of pov- erty, degradation aud crime were The Universalist Sunday The tenth anniversary of the schools in connection with the churches of the Universalist denomination was held yesterday in the church of the Rev. D. Kay Lee, Bleecker street, minister of the Bleecker and Downing Street church. Tho services Commenced at two o'clock, At which hour the nicely finished and chaste Dullding was filled to ite utmost with the children, their friends, nts and ot! who took a lively intorest in the religious ceremonies, are five schools in the Connection referred to, and the children of cach school wore on their left breast a silk badge showing the school to which they wore and were beautifully attired. The nts inevery respect wore and complete, and reflected much Credit on the Rey. ne proceeds ey follow: ° comm 6 follow: tng, Mr Olden pres ding at the wane ther, we gather, vreathings of love, nit thet continue am inati i expected { , to bein, Cr a ng thy praise. i | elses ea ‘When the ringing had coneluded the Rev, A. J. Can- fleld offered ap nepe After prayer aaotber hymp was sung, commencing as followa:— = , Cothe away to the « Trew. D Kay in r Speed the Right” :— Now to Heaven our prayer ascending, A speed the right: 11 a noble cause contending, God speed the right. Re our zeal in Heaven mcorded, With suecess on earth rewarded, God speed the Tt was expected that at this advancement of the cere- he Roy. Dr. Chapin would have come, according ration ; the Doctor, however, being in the country, intimated the fact to Mr. Lee, which, having been an- nounced, created some disappointment. The Doctor's place was supplied by Rey, E.G. Brooxs, of the Second New York Evangelic church. ‘The speaker commenced by paying a high tri- bute to Sunday schools and their usefulness in the world. He said he had listened to the last hymn with much pleasure. God was sure always to s| the right. He speeded the right in the great war contest throwgh which they had lately passed. He supported his ser- yants and brought the glorious flag of the country triumphantly through. In all their movements througi life, and when they arrived at more mature years, they would ever experience and learn by experience that God would speed the right. With these last words he would Did them an aflectionate goodbye only to conjure them to put themselves under their Saviour, by whom the ‘world at last was to become love, holiness and joy. The closing hymn wasthen sung to the beautiful air of Robby Burns’ ‘Auld Lang Syne.”” and was maguifl- cently gone through by the thousand of youthful voices, being assisted by the organ:— Hail! sweetest, dearest tie that binds: Onr glowing hearts in on Mail sacred hope that tunes our minds To harmony divine. the blissful hope, A Father's love has given: The hove when days and years are pass'd, We ali shall meet in heaven, ‘The nrmister having then pronounced the benediction, the different schools retired at four o'clock to partake of refreshments at their different school rooms, Itis but fusiice to say that the attention of police officers O'Reilly, of the Fifteenth precinct, und Burns, of the Twenty-cighth precinct, during the time the ser- vices were going on, and until the separation of tho entire party, is much to be commended. First Anniversery Celebration Nationat Temperance Union. This society, founded at Sars st summer, held its first anniversary meeting yesterday, at the Broome stveot Contral Presbyterian church in the morning, and at the Cooper Institute in the evening. Bishop Janes ‘The secretary's re Dek from over twenty States were present on the platforms. The ft gentlemen were elected officers for the ensuing y : Win, Dot worth, the owing President; E. C. Delavan, Chancellor Wal- or Buckingham mad others, Vice Presi- T. T. Sheffield, As- Barrows and J. 1, Dunn, e atthe Cooper Institute last and enthusastic, Rov. Henry 1 Beecher, Major General 0. O, Howarl, and Dr, ', of mnecticut, were the speakers. General many personal experienc ce on his companions in sistant Treasurer; Secretaries, Th wht was very large on the field The y England. and how that three fou of those found of criminal offences attribated their gnilt to the strong drink, The speaker coneluded with an wna! exhortation to his hearers to labor sull more in the eause of teinperance. Mier vote of thanks had bron tendered to General bat the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher addressed the on the canse for which they had assembled. js address concluded the proceedings, Several tem- poranee songs wore chanted during the evening. Young Men's Christian Associ Brooklyn. The annoal meeting of the Brooklyn Young Men’s Christian Association was held last Tuesday evening at their rooms corner of Fulton avenue and Gallatin place, Wm, Fadsall, the President, in the chair, Henry Chapin, Jr. read the report of the Troasurer, from which it ap- pears the re from all sources for the year were enses $7,451 28, leaving a balance 28. The President then read the reviewing the work of the society and rooms, library, membership, meetings, ovotronal meetings and Bible discourses, a very pleasant and instructive one, lon ef deseribing their gow ‘The meeting wa To-Day's Anniversart The meetings to,be held to-day are as follows: — New York City Mission—Irving Hall, balf-past seven o'clock in the evening Howard Mission and Home for Little Wanderers— Acn@gmy of Music, Brooklyn, evening. ‘American Congregational Union—Festival in Plymouth church, Brooklyn, Governor Buckingham in the ch Annual meeting for business at three in the afternoon, in t ture room of Plymouth church, Eleventh National Woman's Rights Convention—Dr Cheever's church, at ten o clock im the morning. A dresses by Lueretia Mott, Ernestine L. Rose, Wendell Phillipa, Frances D. Gage, Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, Theodore Tilton and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. City Evangelization—Public meeting, Irving Hall, half- post Heron in the evonin, Third Anniversary and Communion of the Christian Union Association—Twenty-ninth street Dutch church, three o'clock in the afternoon, Dr. Ferris to preside, Police Intelligence. BOARDING GOUSE KEEPERS, NERS, ETC. William Churchijl!, Timothy Tracy, Edward N. Laffy ‘and Thomas J. Rose, keepers of sailors’ and emigrant boarding houses; Williwrn Maitland, Poter O'Donnell and James Cunningham, runnera, and Timothy Monahan and John Smith were arrested by Captain Hartt, of the Twenty-fourth precinct, assisted by Sergeant Fitzgerald and several patrolmon, on the charge of boarding the Ship Cordulora, just ARREST OF RUN- ish arrived from Liverpool an {ying in the lower bay, in violation of a recent law by tho Legislature in ion to ing ships in this unlice! boats or vi be- G. Wheeler. Bostos, May 9, 1866. fn the Saprome Judicial Court, in the case of the Atcheson and Pike's Peak Railroad Company versus H. G. Wheeler, for alleged mi*appropriation of two hundred thousand dollara’ worth of bonds, the arguments of “yluael glgaed youberday, wad bie degliiog frag rower ( gu | The Case of Henry CUBA. SUSPECTED REVOLUTION AGAINST SPAIN. SLAVE TRADE ACTIVE. THE Financial Prosperity of the Island. tion in Aid of the War Against the'Nouth American Republics. nnn Submarine Telegraph ine Between * Florida and Cuba. AGRICULTURAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS ke. ke. ke. The steamship Colambia, Captain Barton, from Havana on the 5th inst., arrived at this port yestorday, We are under obligations to the purser of the Columbia for the prompt delivery of our tiles and despatches, Our Havana Correspondence. Havana, May 1, 1866. The new Civii Governor recently suggested to the ‘Town Council the expedieney of securing a loan to the municipality of three millions, for the purpose of con- tinuing the work of paving the streets and making other local improvements important to the sanitary interests of Havana, After a good deal of discussion the propo- sition was put to the vote, which offered no result, the yeas and nays being equal. The Unived Stat steamer Swatara arrived on the 28th ult. from Kingston, at Commander Jeffers and all the officers have been received with the usual courtesies, ‘Through the commanding officer of the Swatara we learn that « rumor prevailed in Jamaica that Governor Eyre had been sustained by the Commis- sioners. From the same source we understand that the so- called cholera at Guadaloupe—which many physicians contend to be typhoid-cholerine, and not cholera—bad decreased to sixty cases per day, and was almost en- tirely confined to the negroes, It had almost left the city, and had passed to small communities in the in- terior. . ‘An ensign of the Spanish army, who deserted during the war in St. Domingo, arrived by’ the last steamer from Porto Rico, where his brother discarded him, and, hav- ing presented himself to the military authorities for par- don, is to be tried shortly, and may possibly forfeit his life. ‘A gang of upwards of one hundred coolies are re- ported to have revolted on a sugar plantation near Car- denas. TUR COOLIE TRADE. Coolie ships continue to arrive without obstruction, and as the introduction of such laborers for next season is well provided for a large number will arrive before the end of the year, INTERESTING TO BUGAR MERCHANTS. A new refinery has been established at Regia, by Jobn W. Dever and John V. Crawford, of this city, for the purpose of manufacturing sugar from molasses, which appears to offer great advantages, ae they eontract for the latter sweet on the plantations ata fixed price, and re- ecive it by the Regla Railroad at their warehouses, THE COMMERCE OF SPAIN. From the official returns from Spain it appeers that in the year 1863 there arrived at the different ports of that country and her dependencies 11,203 forewn ships of all sizes, ‘manned by 128,313 mariners; 9.215 vessels were from Europe, 1.076 from Africa, 808 from America and 16 from Asia, The aguregate burden footed up 1,215,892 tons, and 1,779,810 tons register. The number of vessels which sailed during the same period amounted to 9,114 vessels, with 100,496 men; total burden, 761,425 tons, ‘famed 1,493,165 tons register. ‘THE ITALIAN OPTRA, The Grau troupe sailed for New York on the 28th ult, The last rapresentation was Traviato, given on Friday night, and the house was avery full one, The fareweil speech of the Diario dela Marina's re} was not a bad one: ‘Finis corona! opus.” Were it uot for our great favorites, Gazzaniga and Anastas, it would have proved another faiture—by them they ‘saved everything, and Orlandini did his best to aid them. ANOTHER DUEL A LA MART. Senor Don Manuel Cisneros Correo, who fought the duel with Senor Don Jose Sierra, at St. Jago de Cuba, bi z since ded from the effects of the wound he received. It is not amiss to say that when the meeting took place Siorra fired in the air—Cisneros, on the contrary, tired at his adversary with head of Sie soo aim, 80 that the shot g then shot a second time and eftected 1 Cisneros, — It cannot be said bot that Sierra was disposed mueb as he, w advantages a al when fore D dofend himself according to the dictates of the of honor, Mr, Cisneros was an eminent law: great ice and family connections, and his death has been szetted by man Tite REVOLTING CIINAMEN, The French ship Viile de St. Lo, mentioned in my last, did not arrive at Havre, but at Sagon, and there landgd her revolted Chinamen: A telegram ‘received ffrom Porto Principe, dated yes- v n, announces the he i there the day of the roof of the I r where the bull fights a Two hundred sons were precipitated to the ground. The despat states that there were “many”? of the spectators more or Jess wounded @r mutilated; it does not say that any of them were killed. ‘The sugar market opened yesterday rather quiet, both Duyers and sellers awaiting the advices which cam® per Columbia, These not being very favorable, holders will have hard work perliaps to sustain the rates of Saturday. Gne thousand boxes |centrif. (muscovados, No. 13, of the Carlota plantation, sold at 9 re, Freights are not very active. The Ameriéan bark Norton Stover bas been engaged to load 600 hogsheads for Portland, at $7 per hogshead. ‘haris 8 aa wh ino —or ravher ty xchange firm. ‘Sales on New York at 141; to 14 cent discount, London 16% per cent premium, and 314 a 34 per cent premium. Havana, May 3, 1866. The Enginver’s Department has presented a plan to erect a fortification on Mangle Key for the proper de- fence of Cardenas, It is to afford accommodation for thirty artillerymen and a company of infantry. TRPORTANT TO MARINERS We have advices from Nassau to the 25thalt. The only item of interest is that a very favorable report had been given of tle lighthouses on the Bahama Banks. A British steamer of war had expressly examined the light- honses on the many islands and keys im that vicinity and found them in good order. The Swatara left for Washington, via Key West, on the afternoon of the Ist mst. For the information of your zoological readers I may mention that Commander Jef- fers two curiosities on board—a tapir and an ant- eater. Both are from the island of Trinadad. The public subscription in aid of the war with Chile and Peru is going on steadily. The amount collected in this capital to date is $54,594. MISCELLANEOCR, ‘Mr. Barro rich banker of Mexico, left thie pert by the Manhaitan on tho Ist inst. Two enormous blood- hounds from Siberia accompany bit. There has been a great row at one of our cigar manu- factories, between several natives of all colors and sizes and some Spaniards. ‘A duel is said to have taken place a few days ago at the Chorrera between a Mg military officer anda Cuban, The latter was killed, according to the current gossip, Havana, May 6, 1866. SRZURR OF SEDITIOS PArARA, The police yesterday seized five hundred copies of & seditious circular, dated Havana, May 1, inciting ‘‘all tho sons of Cuba, without distinction of color, to prepare and take up arms for the overthrow of the power of Spain on this island.’ Some people think that many weaebee mare find-that'the report which f transmitted in letters of the landing of another cargo of A\ aul more frovly, wiih enue alight yarieten 06 H9 the re ownorstip of that cargo. It tallies with my report in every other respect. I should not be at all surprised if more cargoes were to appear shortly. * DIVISION OF LABOR. This m, applicable to the production of sugar im Cuba, although so far it has only had a few partial vests, appears to be nearly solved, and from the favorable re~ sults which practical experiments have given it is likely that these will shortly increase considerably. About four hundred acres of land, not far from Havana, have Jately been distributed among small farmers tor the cul tivation of the sugar cane, which they are to deliver ot the mills at a prefixed price that will ainply compensate the conti parties respectively. It is calculated that by this system the production will be larger and better, and the manufacturer wiil save four-fifths of the ordinary outlay, the farmers occupying only five months, ‘THR POTATO ROT. There are reportsfrom different parts of the country that an msect similar to that which made such havoc in the European potato crops had been discovered in the boniato—sweet potato. It seems to prevail not only in the Vueltg Abajo, but also on sundry estates of the Northern departmént; and if a remedy is not speedily found to annihilate the evil it will have very bad conse- quences, inasmuch as the Loniata is the principal article Of food for the negro population of the island. — It attacks the plant in its infancy, which renders its extirpation more difficult. THE REVENUE OF CURA, According to official returns of the Central Department the duties collected at this port in April last amount to $203,931, against $165,204 in the corresponding month of 1865, showing an increase of $38,627. The aggregate amount of duties collected at all the Custom Houses on the island, excepting that of Bayamo, foots up $411,450, against $333,105 in 1865; increase in April, $78,345, oF 19.42 per cent. | Reece jeter STRAM EXPLOSIONS, On the 2¢ inst., as the mail steamer Santo Dom! of the Spanish Transatlantic Company, was entering poatie Sok, > undergo oe pea Dey an the boilers of the dock exploded, cau: jury six of the men, two of whom were Killed, It will require some time to put the dock in working orderagain. On the following day there was an explosion on board the Spanish coasting steamer Polayo, the result of which was one or two men severely injured. The Press Despatch. Havana, May 5, 1866. ‘The French steamer La France arrived to-day with troops bound to Vera Cruz. General Dulce is still at the Isle of Pines, ‘The Stars and Stripes arrived this morning from Phila- delphia. The news of the bombardment of Valparaiso by the Spanish fleet, which left immediately to perform a like valorous act at Callao, is causing considerable commoe tion among our peoplo here. ‘The Spanish steamer Nueva Cubano arrived this moras ing from New York. ine fi The steamers Liberty and Eider are expected to-day, ‘The Spanish Bank has undertaken to meet the with five per cent interest, issued on the St. Dominge “re-incorporation”’ on the 8th inst. ‘The heat has been excessive lately, atid equals whet we usually bave in August, No rain, ‘ THE LIQUOR QUESTION: Business at the Office of the Inspeetora The Number of Licenses Granted=The “Modification” of the Sunday Clause=: Some Apprehe m About It—Imports ant Decision by Justice Dowling, é&e. / The rush of applicants for licenses at Police ters continnes. Licenses are filed at the office of Inspee< tor of Excise at the rate of two hundred and fifty a day. Although all those requiring a license are very anxious to have their applications favorably considered, an@ while they lose no time to have their licenség filed, a great number are im no hurry to call for them when they have been granted by the Board. There re main at the office of the Inspector of Excise a lage number of licenses uncalled for, and a circular is in thé bands of the printer, which will be issued in a day oF two, to imform those to whom licenses have bees granted that unléss they are called for within seven days they will be forfeited. This will be the final notice of the Inspector to all whom it may concern. Up to yeaterday not less than two thoysand licenses have been granted by the Board, and the total receipta for license thus far amount to the sum of. forty-nine thousand and five dollars, been ar- ranged to make the beer and liquor license documents ch otber in appearance, Beer leenses, at one hundred dollars, will bear ® red stamp, while the two hundred and filty dollar liquor licenses will be recognized by a blue stamp. The object of this is that the police officers at a glance can sew what dealers are allowed to sell, The licenses must be framed and hung up in a conspicuous place ip the premises where the retail business is carried on, Concerning the order that has been issued by the Sa- perintendent of the Police in reference to restaurants, ng these to dispense liquor, becr and wines to cus tomers at their dinner and supper tables on Sundays, there appears to be some apprehension jon the part of the n sof the Board, of Excise that it will cause com- siderable difficulty, ‘They rather fear that the ‘“modifi- on,” as it was termed, is too expansive, and that ite | privileges will be abused.’ They begin to think that it affords so great a loophole to evade the Ey clause altogether, and that every retailer will claim the privi- to dispose of hquors on Sundays if he furnishes any of meals to his customers. The board, however, is willing to do justice to ail concerned, : this can be done, and they acknowledge that it would not be fair to deny the proprietors of genu- ine restaurants and eating houses the privilege to sell liquors to their customers om Sundays at the dinner table Ikeepers are allowed to do 80, Anxious inqmries were made yesterday by some par. ties interested whether it was not true that the Board of Excise had g It was quite seriously asserted that been the case in some mstances, and in one instance even @ n keeping a barroom had been favored with a l- se, Dut all these rumors cannot be traced to any re- liable souree, and of course are unfounded. 2 OF THE LIQUOR DEALERS ARRESTRD. nbor of the liquor retailers arrested on Sum- » law, as is alleged, by their places of. business and selling liquor led at the ‘Tsou Market Police Coart yesterday, for the purpose, of having a hearing before Judge Ledwith, Mr. John MeKeon, the counsel for the New York Ci and County Liquor Dealers’ Protective Society, in bebalf of three of the defendants, named Daniel Healy, Andrew Ryan and Riley, who are charged with violating the eighth seetion of the Excise law, Vhe examination in ail these cases was, however, post- poned until two o'clock this afternoon, for the reason, it was understood, to give the counsel for the Commis- sioners of the Board of Excise an opportunity to be heat IMPORTANT DECISION BY JUSTICE DOWLING. The recent action of Justice Dowling in the case of certain unticensed dealers in wines and spirituous hhquors, who had been arraigned before him, and — with keeping their places open after midnight, is worthy of notice, inasmuch as it is applicable to the case above alinded to. While Justice Dowling was on the bench tm the Court of Special Sessions several liquor dealers who were still unlicensed were arrested and accused of having kept their saloons open after midnight and on Sundays. On ascertaining that the prisoners bad not obtained licenses the Justice decided to dismiss the complaint, wing that according to section 14 of the Excise law nse liquor dealers only are to be held for the non-closing of their places, This section reads :— See. 4, All persons licensed, ax herein ; #0 licensed to ke - 1 kind mw for violating the Exe: o Keep thé, placos at which they are, n keep,» rive and dispose of rong and jtucus liquors, Ed ‘heer, orderly abd quiet, and between the hours twelve o'clock at night and sunrise, and on Sundays com. pletely and effectually, closed. Nothing herein shall be construed to ‘prevent hotel otherwise eatertalning the travelli Subject to the restrictions contained ant POTS “People agains ‘rage, before J ge be fore Bavite, August 11, 1867," that magistrate deciding that “the persons probibited from setling or giving away liquors on Sunday are inn, tavern or hotel keepers, of persons heensed to sell liquors, They are the persons prohibited, Lt is not the selling or giving away of liquors ‘on Sunday that is declared to be jilegal, but the selling or siving it away by an inn, tavern or hotel keeper, or per son licensed to sell liquors, It is only this class of persons who are enjomed from doing this; and the word whoever,’ used im this section, must haye relation to eran tlds the action of other LICENSES GRANTED IN BROOKLYN. Three hondred and twenty-five licenses have grated ender the. provisions of the now Baclee law tee the retailing of spirituous liquors. Amoug the houses reported at Police Headquarters On| ¢ houses: ven inthe Hanaw> yesterday, and refused a use it was set down atk in 16 Ludlow street, This must have ee ee ee ts Forma, . Ww y A att Geet on family