The New York Herald Newspaper, January 28, 1867, Page 8

8 RELIGIOUS SERVICES. | Meecture by the Rev. Chas, B. Smyth—T? Times We Live In—Their Co 10D Tang jecessity for Ref da tecture YO gerday afternoon at Argus 0, 800 Broadway. om “The Times We Live Ip, or tho Vicissitudes of Lyfe taking for his text the passage in the Proverbs, “* Boast not thy- self of to-morrow, for thou west DOt, what a day may Bring forth.” After eoforcing upop "8 hearers the gen- eral lessons suggested by these Avords, the speaker re- marked that the disposition ¢Wnced on all hands to vio- date the advice contained in U.e text reminded us of the great fact that the times W* live in were bad times, not in a pecuniary, bat certavaly and mdisputably in a reli- gious point of view. He referred especially to the !m- orality pow Prevailily,, and upon that point it was not coseary to Waste an ment, The common scuse of Bis audience must cquvince them of this fact, [hwy hed but to open their eyes and look around them, wherever they pleased, whother in the cellars of vice and wretch- edness, in the most condemned regions of the city, in the homes of opulence and luxury, or even iu the very pulpits of our churches, From the highest to the lowest sections of society there could ve fhund some appallir corruption, He had oer warned that it was dishonorable to speak disre- spectfully in reference to the profession to which he Bimpelf belonged. Io alluding to the clergy, however, be did not by apy means wish to include all in the same There were many noble exceptions to the generally corrupt state of the pulpit-—men of earnestness ‘Sudionerey, of orthodox sentimont and sterling benevo- Yence, But taking the mass of men, in the clerical or any other profession, there would be found a terrible ‘measure of immorality, and even crime, Beginning ‘with the churches, what was now being done by them to stem the torrent of iniquity that now raged tn this city ? Where elze, but in a prosperous, pad gnotenain Cristi city such a8 ours, should we look virtue and integ- rity? Yet, take ite principal busimese street, and again the avenue especially appropriated for the residences of ‘wealth and fashion. Visit the former in the évening, sand enough could be seen to convince the most obtuse understanding that vice and crime reigned triumphant ‘1m the bearts of those who owned the buildings on that street, At the very foundation of those structures, as abough Satan himself had come up from hell. and placed lug crowbar at the bottom, im order that he might topple ‘them over, might be seen corruption and vice in their very worst and most repulsive forms. Then taking the great thoroughfare of wealth and refinement, those who ‘ere familiar with the state of things prevailing there reported that a similar system existed there. The rev- erend lecturer _—— to denounce, in terms of elo- quent indignation, the injustice of ‘pulling down the churches in the lower part of the city, where the popu- lation ‘were chiefly poor and unable to build houses of ‘worship for themselves, and, with the money obtained by selling the land, erecting’ more splendid edifices up tewn. He closed by observing that, in the picture he hhad just drawn of ‘the proftigacy aud vice of our own be did not intend to imply that they were worse than those which had preceded them, but simply that they fell fearfully short, in point of morality, of that happy ora which Christ’ had promised we ehould ulti- mately enjoy, and in which virtue, integrity and benevo- Jence shouid reign triumphant. Medical Students’ Christan Uni In pursuance of notice given, D. D,, addressed the Medical Students’ Christian Union, Jest evening, at the Baptist church n Second avenue, moar Tenth street. The Rev. Dr. selected for his sub. Ject “Luke the beloved Physician,” and took for his text the fourteenth verse of fourth chapter of Colos- eians. ‘There was a large and attentive congregation of medical *udents, members of the faculty and others. The Dr, spoke with much depth of feeling and brilliance of ex- wression for the space of forty-fve minutes. He com- menced by saying that every science had its early hero, ‘That, ae to medicine, her great heroes were, doubtless, Hippocrates and Galem. With these he would associate the Evangelist St. Luke. Although not usually s0 ‘spoken of, he contended that this holy man was’ one of ‘tho brightest lights of the profession. He had done amore to mouid and bless the humain race than any other ysicians, ancient or modern. He was itly, his writing, 2 man of culiure and refinement. ‘Bes Cp Fp however, the one qnality which great Apostle of the Gentiles, A wo and title of “Luke the beloved.’ The reverend gen- drew a striking picture of Luke's faith- Paul. Luke was a missionary physicilan— sician. This was the highest type of the He is under high obligations to be a ety. There iv cuersthing in the preparation in the pursuit of his calling to lead him toa od, to.an @spousal of religion. The study of an ‘frame, God’s earthly masterpiece, should ‘no other reault—eye, heart, brain, lungs, &c., and incompre! ‘ible wonder, us a book isdom and power, closed to the mass of men, to the physician. ‘No where elso in creation exact a proot of the existence of the Great of all, if the astronomer should be led to fall warship the Creator and Regulator of the bodies, much more the student of the human ‘bis advantage is attended by a danger—that of materialist. Uniees this be resisted, a grous would bé the result, The dootor sole! audience against this error. Again, the heal- @ benevolent one, and so tending to soften A striking comparison was ins'ituted between ‘of war. Its high privileges az aconsoler of sor- the witness ol the action of religion upon the imes of sickness and death, were set forth. ey of this experience to blunt the sensibilities be allowed to influence the religious senti- The position of a physician as a man admitted intimate confidence, readered ii of the highest im- portance that he should be a religious man. Religion £. too, that kindoess, tact and gentleness so uscful the medical man. The desirable quality of candor ‘was also a natural fruit of christianity. With a touching picture of the beauty and usefainess of a truly christian ‘ian, a ‘‘betoved Luke" at the death bed of the long and anxiously watched over, and an affec- exhortation to the young men before him, the reverend doctor closed his eloquent discourse, Tho next sermon in this course is to be delivered next Sunday evening, by the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, D. D, FF. f i 28 E S eee it ite ss sae Eggee He Hy i F HEH ape s Episcopal Board of Domestic Missions—Ser- mon by the Bishop of Nebraska. At St Paul's chapel, Broadway, services were con- @ucted yesterday morning by the Rev. Dr. Dix, rector, escisted by the Rev. Mr. Van Kleek. The Right Rev. Bishop Clarkeon, of Nebraska, Preached from these words, «Syzengtnen Yo.Wue fgoble hands,” Leaiah aux", verse 5. He stated that he appeared before the congre- RACE, £0. behalf of the Board of Domestic Missions. ie supported five missionary bishops aod two hundred missionaries, They asked this year for $100,000—a small sum compared with the wealth of 4 nd) members of the Episcopal church—and w, grind in relation es ev eeoeeiee or Uae sacs uite insufficient. He would speak expressly of ‘and Dakota, as knowing more about ther, 7 What wee of th however, was trot in way of ‘whe whole These twa Rerrit Ware five times ee large as the State of York, ‘Were rapidly in- creasing in went on to describe their position and im, and to vet forth the wisdom of soapy ing this immedately—$10,000 now won acoomplch ‘more than $100,000 years hence, Hie spoke 0: ev supplying a tree a crant; slated that there Wels omly ton: Episcopal i were only ten ‘in that whole district. It bh ’ en ony ‘@lmost like a cham fight against ignorance and stn. q@more clergymen were needed at once. The Mission Board gives to this district $3,600, for additional mad they met rely upon individual ‘contribations, "He had pledged himself that these missionaries should be supported. He would Aword as to the churches, #even churches had been built, two chiefly by the people TMhomerives, One was the entire gift of a lady of thie sity ae a memorial to her deceased husband. Seven wore were now wanted. Four of these had been prom- feed. Every church must have a parsonage and school Bouse. The people would give land sufficient for these ‘this was but working on the outskirts inhabitants welcomed Kplecopal communion. foit in after years, As to they desired to pr te Sh | the control of the yout! that laud. ‘Two schools had been established, one for Gris, Brownell which was in successful tion, one for boys, Talbot Hall, for which $5, were to furnish accommodation ou waiting to enter. A! noble results were to be seen. In the Tuure was @ rich prothiee. Must he go back witpout ‘win email sum 60 much needed? The right reverend preacher then gave a resumé of the wants of his diocese, end powerfully the congregation to sid him in ‘Whis ‘sacred cause of which he had stated merely the soinimom requirements. He reminded them that the help which they should give in this critical hour would, 2 aes ia to them @ rn = clored, ing them, by earnest prayer and cheer. Gai gifts and holy lives to discharge the rolemn duty OF mastening the coming of Christ's kingdom. Tendencies ot the Popular of the Day—Sermon by Rev. Dr. At special services in the Church of the Redeemer, Brooklyn, lort evening, Rev. De, Littiejonn, ve request f the revtor, repeated his sermon op “The Demoraliving Tendencies of the Popular Literature of the Day, and was listened to With marked attention by the very large reading of the popular literature of the day, which was the emanation of te cae pean and ‘perrons, le men, whe eter toon or remember ‘hab & record \¥ ki SO peaven'of later writings end tho retalte—men we write for mercenary motives; who desire to P pal, et ete seve would be. mine Ee NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY JANUARY 28, 1867. oe aa rot the book is its rapid # their works; the chief glory ol ite rap! sale; money the (irst consideration, hovor and notorie, Other, and then they care not whad results wall fo low. The covusideration is, not what the people ought to have, but what willthey buy? Those men make this work ther ns of living; but how different is it from the other professions! ‘The physician does not cure the patient for (ue fee alone, bat xiveshim the benefit of bis skill and study, the lawyer—above the fends bys client by bis superior knowledge of the Jaw, adi hie life and property by that her devotes himeelf and his ald be t© teach well and guide the public he right way: but at present it is controlled b. calculating spirit, where certain mi nds y to nell all their thoughts for the market This Hterature has aseur unbelief, sentimentaliam, sensation an sensuality, all of whieh, though different from each other, belong to the same tie and act together in sympathy against re- \igion and morality, They can be all found nively ar: ranged and mixed up with each other, forming snug volumes in the library of almost every bookselley, on the stalls aud tables in the streets, and invariably im the bands of very skilful venders, and one can easily discover Renan’s “Life of Jesus,’ surrounded by romances, books of adventures and stories of the war. ‘This senti- ings are good or bad according as they turn out; that sin ig an accident and a crime—a thing for tears and sympathy rather than the prisov and the scaffold, It tells you that the Christ that has been is only the pro- phecy of the Christ that will be, and, further, that the Teligion of Jesus has failed to beneiit the laboring poor and must give way to one that will do more good for social comforts; and such ideas as the above are what 1 have read in a popular monthly magazine that 1 have ‘seen on the drawing room tabies and in the hbraries of je families, where there are growing up young boys and girls whose minds are 80 }: to be influenced by such poisonous and crafty doctrines, The seuti- mental class of this kind of writing 1s still more danger- ous, as everything is glossed over in a most fascinatin manner, It points out the road, but it is the roi without the thorns. It shows everything in a very nice form, bat the fault is it has very litle resemblance to reatity and produces a sentimental feverishness fearfully injurious: to the mind. The reverend gentleman, after very severely reviewing this class of letters, led'to review the sensation and sengual class of literature, which he considered both dis- gusting and revolting, and of a kind that would be thrown out of doors in the time of Charles the Second. In them are given detailed histories of bigamists, duel- lists, nmeteenth century ruffians, robbers of the flercest order, and coqueties of every style, and endless columns aro filled with a filth that ought to be banned and con- demned by all decent minded men. In some are given cuts representing the commission of all kinds of crime, and still they are given with a concealment and a color- ing, and their authors tell us the intention is to make vice odious and to, exalt viriue. But such is not the case; their intentions are the opposite, and their acts prove it. Dr. Littlejohn then concluded by calling on the pastors of the different churches throughout the States to raise their voice against this iniquity, and cau- tioned parents to keep strict watch over the books aed. Periodicals which may fall into their children’s han: and which they may be so inclined to read on account ol pre stealthy manner in which they are placed before them. Church Book Society. At St. Ann’s church, Eighteenth street, near Fifth avenue, a very interesting lecture was delivered last night by the Rev. E. L, Drowne, of New Haven. The lecture was one of a series on Christian education, bemg given under the auspices of the Church Book Society. The reverend lecturer took for his subject ‘Early Edu- cation, Good or Bad, the Only Seed Time,” and by apt iilustrations showed how the training of the mind, almost from earliest infancy, tended to mould the char- acter and establish the disposition of the man or woman. The speaker cited examples of the modes of teaching adopted by different sects, and principally by the Roman Catholic Church, which, he said, never entrusts the care of its children to incompetent teachera, For the pur- pose of Christianizing the present generation there are at work four influences. The firstis home influence, the influence exercised by a home which children could look upon not only ag the most holy, but also as the pleasant- est spot onearth. The second is the influence of the week day school, and here, the reverend Jecturer con- tended, religions culture should be biended with intel- lJectusi culture, in order to produce lasting effect. The third the influence of the Sunday be said, was ‘et ip its eo He contended that if the cate- were jucad and taught in the green” thoroughly i whereas now it took years to learn it by having it taught fourth influence is book! a hing to see A ianized. ‘was well filled, and the illustrations and exhortations of the reverend lecturer appeared to be thoroughly appreciated. Lecture at Ste. Peter and Pt Williamsburg. Rev. LT. Hecker, of New York, last night delivered his lecture entitled ‘‘ The Position and Duties of Catho- lics at the Present Moment in the Republic,” at the Church of Sts, Peter and Paul, Second street, East- ern District. The church was crowded in every part. Tne lecturer thought the Yankee stock was fast dying out, and considered it fortunate that the foreign popu- lation were in @ condition to supply their and perpetuate their institutions. Catholics should bring up their children in the faith of their fathers, and be care- ful to cultivate the intelligences. if they uphold the holy church religion, civilization and liberty will reign throughout this great republic. At the conclusion of the lecture a collection was taken up for the benefit of the Young Men’s Publication Society. ‘e Church, Church Dedication in Westchester. The Ventenary Methodist Episcopal church at Bronx- dale, East Conference, was dedicated yesterday. The dedication sermon was preached in the forenoon by Bishop E. 8, Janes, D. D. In the afternoon a sermon was preached by the Rev. G. W. Woodruff, of this city; in the evening, by the Rev. J. Parker, of mm. There was a frir attendance on each occasion. SS —- = THE CAfET BHOULS. A Metaphysical Millie Yandel Braisers “Chaw” Each Other Up. @he ghouls met agaig yesterday morning in their gar- Ae den, No. 814 Broadway, for the purpose of attempt- tog to extinguish the light of the Hzrazp. The public, however, warned in time, did not appear in any great numbers to witness the obscene orgies peculiar to the time and place, and such ef them as could muster the temerity to climb the three flights of stairs and mingle with the spoctres in the garret gloom, held aloof trom a fear which, while mingled with disgust, did not leave them the power of fight. On entering the dreary | den before the meeting opened, there wax assembied about a glowing stove in one corner of the toft, a number of ghouls who were chattering loudly, making hideous faces, and grinning in ghastly glee over a metaphysical repast—a torn ite grave in the past, and on which they wore ro- galing themselves. ‘These slimy on themselves the complete according to their infidel, realistic, bere howd theori deiermined to “have it out” in a series of metaphy: mills between themselves, choosing Sundays at the _ hour of balf-past ten A. M. for their battles, laving, however, no uliar skill or science, the wretched ghouls habitually involved themselves in eral free fights of the and rable order, oul, ir doings such @ crying nuisance and disgrace to the pabdlic that the interforence of the Pare poe servator of the public m was called, and has finally pe | the be of a raven crew ip sag hens collapse. Yesterday they made @ very weak show in- deod when called tome, ‘The chief ghoul, a most hideous jon in his own of all known and heretofore unknown de- formities—an individual with the ability of the prize fighter aud the complexion and features of a sick Man- darian, presided over the and acted in the troble capacity of stakeholder, holder and referee in the Oghts that occurred during yesterday morning's s0s- sion. Before tho principals in the main ficht were ready, however, two of the ghouls had ‘growl’ about the stove, and flung intellectual inkstands at each other in a manner that wae highiy am but did no The cause of the contest was finding of a bone of contention ip the form of abstract principle of inwroationa! law, over Ww! the contestants. of different nationalities snarled and growled furiously upti) time wee called for the rough and tamble mill of the programme, whereupon the tnfidels downed their colors. ‘: The wrangle was over “The Moral Infuence of the New Yorn Brrarn,” and was conducted on the same scale of intellectuality that would characterize a mill in a Water street sawdust pit over the good or bad qualities of the police of that district, The mandarin stated that he was opposed to the influ- ence of the Hrns.p, because it was powerful in break ing up infidel assombiages, and was never backward i sola ing on the most filthy subjects. The ghoul who had the esrnrance to assume the Hrracy colors \ed off weakly on finding an opening, and the two pammetied each other to their hearts’ content im many rounds, amid vocifera- tions more forcible than polite, and efier aghting to © stand ell” both parties concluded that it was useless to atteaspt to break down the Henan; so the fight was abandoned and a collection was taken up for the benoit of the mandi the rae of contest, A few coppers being fing. te him by the audience, he further re. geled them with making hideous faces at imagin- pary reportere of the Benap, whom he knew tobe absent, and final ve notice that the Henato was abandoned by the having proven too strom, for their logic. The fatare it is said, will be devoted to infidelity and astrology; but the appearancos are that the infidels have been completely used up and be ot Saro to rane thelr heads OF their doetrines in 0 , THE STATE CAPITAL, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF TH HERALD. ‘The Legislative Kings and Tlreir Formation— How They Operate--Thirty Thousand Dol- jewspaper and Big Sappers—Progpect of Lively Work The New School Bill for New York—Bitter Opposition Te It. &e. Arraxy, January 25, Less than one-third of the legislative sessic over, and yet the active business in either house can be hardly said to have in reality began. Hundreds of Dills ha ve been noticed and ¢ntroduced, dozens of resolutions have been presented and reterred, but perhaps the only important measure passed as yet was that which repealed the law prohibiting free railroad passes, and enabling members to travel to and trom home without drewlog upon their per diem allowances, This may seem strange to the reader, considering that & whole month has elapsed since the opening of the session, but to one having the opportunity of breathing the pure atmosphere of this impeccable capital, and mixing with the incorruptible ornaments of State street, the explanation is quitesimple. The fact is, it generally takes two or three weeks to organize the necessary com- binations, commonly called “rings,” without which it would be extremely difficult to accomplish any import- ant piece of legislation at Albany. This year the time required for such preliminary operations has been a little longer than usual, owing to the tardy tactics of the lobbyists, or, perhaps, to the’ want of cohesive power among the scores of philosophers ambitious of holding leading positions in the legion of spoils gatherers. But, whatever the cause, it is said these arrangements were not sufficiently forward until last week to allow the wheels of legislation to revolve safely. The next seven days, therefore, may commence the actual development of some of the big jobs to come up during the session, These “rings” being of some importance it will no doubt interest the reader to learn something about them— how they are formed, how they work and what they accomplish, I cannot promise to afford very much in- formation on this subject, because very much informa- tion is nut allowed to leak out, and the little that does comes to the seeker at second hand from third parties, who derive their intelhgence from unknown sources that may or may not be veracious, A peculiarity of rings is, that though they oppose each other bitterly, and strive by every means to overreach each other, they seldom tell tales out of school, They do not blab on each other, preferring to swallow the disappointments of defeat and bear the loss ef the spoils rather than give green people a chance of getting into the secret. Their discussions and bicker- ings are guarded with almost Mazonic secresy from the ears of the general public, and they appear to be as ex- clusive as Japanese in their diplomacy. Ihave heard of the formation of three of these rings already, and have no doubt some more have been effect- ed. The way they do the thing is this:—After the pre- liminary soundings, pumpings and skirmishes, some eight or ten legislators discover a wonderful affinity for each other. They put their heads together and form a sort of club for strikes. They elect one of their number chief of the club, and he is to be recognized as thelr mouthpiece and treasurer during the session, He con- ducts all the delicate financial operations of the club, confers with the distinguished members of the lobby who are on the ground to ‘‘see’’ to matters and things in general, and gives a regularaccount of his stewardship to his colleagues at stated poriods, Sometimes, it is said, this chief gets the lion’s share of the spoils and doles eut only a few morsels to his hungry companiona. This is pronounced mean and not in accordance with one of the cardinal jes of the rings—‘honor among thieves” —but for all that the clubs stick together, be- Neving that in the long run they are sure to reahze chief, than by operating in- labor of the lobbyist is much simplit He has not to go about sounding each ten men, as otherwise he would have of detection and ex; Rot lobbyist finds it a most uncertain and unprofitable trans- action, Men differ so much in their estimates of the value in dollars and cents of their honor and good name. Thus one individual might fx he price at two hundred dollars, while another ‘would scorn to be satisfied with anything less than two thourand or perhaps higher. All these uncertainties ares| nicely arranged with the leaders of the job, as it is termed, and the individual members of the rings consider they get a chance of fingering more TT Sias ne taxed pon swpenenghed ak eeadaruaait t yw are e answer le quite simple, ee the test place the lobbyists of the greenbacks make themselves known by signs that cannot be mistaken. In the next place the members who intend to fix a price for the wes find ways of indicating that “Barkis ig willing,” For in- stance, a lobbyist meets one of these slippery members. The lobbyist opens with the eterna: weather question, and the member, after some littie parley, puts on a dis- tal face, talks of the terrible expense of living at gat of ihe 2 rheceity, and’ Gants 10 Know if at contemptible sum 1s going to remunerate him for leav- ing his family and businees to attend to the interests of his constituents, The | answers resolutely “‘No,’” and proceeds to administer the balm of sympathy, Suggesting that under the circumstances the mem- ber has a right to do something to make pay. If the hint conveyed thus takes, ist opens business by informing the mem- ber that he wants to have a talk with him “confiden- tially.” The two then whi and mumble mvsteri- ously. If the member be dishonest, both end the con- ference satisfactorily. If not, and the ist has made ‘® miscalculat! danger is averted by the ‘‘confiden- tial” pature of the interview. In this way all th le members become singled out the first day Bee tings are subsequent; pod Sander atch deat: 2 . ‘The operations of lobtyists are not confined to mem- bers of the Legislature only. The officers of both houses and the — toe por are also included in the plans of the jobbers, and even some of the correspondents act as ‘‘gsounders”’ on their brethren. A few of them, in fact, obtain their positions by great influence, purposly to do Jobbying and subordinate the important interests of the papers ti represent to the furtharalice schemes concocted by themselves or entrusted to sheets, which they how to on the mate and Assembly as regular porters, and employ their time chiefly in “buzzing” members in favor of private Some of these worthies, are = publi tain seats of them have grown immensely to give princely entertainments which the first society Albany attends and the leading officials of the com: wealth patronize. Success is a talisman that can Walesa ibject I Seetctianiet ‘on this ew may as wel on that it is said here that the leader of one of who figured prominently last year on one it committees of House, received is services in connection with a certain came before bis committee tor action. This amount was divided among four members wi stituted a majority of the committee. It is same worthy, who is a member of this Legi bas made arran; nts for a rich harvest eS eession, having secured a position on sot ying committees before which many of will Fave to ripen fully or utterly decay. Sometimes '$ as well to smother a bill as to report it. @ new dill of ex-senator Manniere for a oo Teorganization of the school syste! New York, giving complete and absolute control over the subject to seven commissioners, to be appointed by the Governor, and abolishing the Board of Education, ‘School Inspectors, Trustees, &c., has caused a greater stir up here than almost any other measure that has yet come before the Logielature. It is Ma apna opposed by all the democrats and many leading republicans, as a most unjust, uncalled for, dangerous and sectarian measure. The entire bill gives dissatisfaction, but the section that seems most obnoxious is the following :— l tf i $8 i E fy EE ger if a i z # Src, 21, The New York Geghan Asylum Schoo! mn Gatholle Orphan Asylum School, the sehools of Orp! Asylums, the school of the Society for tl forma- tion of Juvenile ‘Delinquents tn the city of New York, the school for the Leake and Watts Orphan How school + the connected with the Almshonae of the sald cfty, the school of the Association for the Beveflt of Colored o the schools of the American Feroale Guardian Society, the schools of the Protestant Episcopal Orphan Asylum, New York Juvenile Society, Five Points House of I " Five Points Mission, Children's Aid Soctety, and 10 Society for the Promotion of Education among the colored children, the schools organized tinder the act entitled “An act to extend to the city and county of New York the viston of the general act in relation to common sebools, "? ased April 1}, 1842; an act to amend the Rioris 18, YAS, and an act entitien “An act eMteotn pro- vide for common school education in the city and county of New York.” passed Mays, Ist. or any of the acts amend. ing the same, and including such normal schools for the ed- ueation of teachers ax have beon organized by the Board of Edutation, and such schools as may be organized under (he provisions of this ~*~ shall be under the general soperviaion of the Board of Public Instraction, and shall be emtitied to ticipate in the apportionment of chook moneys, as Provided for by thle: soir but the corporate, sehoots shall be under the immediate direction of their respective trustees, wnanagers and directors, At a discuesion of the bill before the Assembly Com- mittee on Colleges, Academies and Common Schools last week Mosars. Develin, Genet, Croamer and M. C, oppored this section very strongly. Mr. Develin would give the ew commissioners power to regulate religious exercises at the institutions mentioned (m and would lead to the revival of the old controve that raged co hotly many years one, and in which the late Archbishop Hughes took eo prominent a vette argomenie arged by the other gentlemen named were the existing system was the best io the coen- uy, Sgagivetinnen) Copmiusioner Allen and Mi. Bloomseld, of New York. constantly improving end gave goneral satisfac. | re et THE EXCISE LAW. Wer present appgrently to help along the new measure, but everything they eaid worked in favor of the prer ent system. Mr. ‘Sllen admitted that politics governed the feel it our duty, In behalf of ourselves, ‘the honor of the German ane, h question, Ww critical juncture in the bistory of the Sabbath « : regard classes of society, our families an ‘ management of the schools very Mtle, if at all: | A Quiet Sabbath Throughout the City Yestd tke the tollowing acion with fo said aw that the membees of the Board of Béducation Ke the ‘allowing ecvamiemnly reiieraie and endorse th were men of education. wealth and high ‘character, | @8%—The Restaurante and thelr Bare-How ints: Jod'resaiutions expressed ‘0 simllas, (2 rt is Socially Drunk tm Prid\..'tyeetings of 1852, 1501, 1 + proper observ: of Sunday, andr oo tee moet Important. and beneficent 12s Whoa Mies at the base of pul private virtue and national free e rights and pri juty to uphold the especially, uiso, the Sun Co vate—The Arrests, &c. The third Sunday under the new Excise régime passed off very quietly yesterday, in all parts of the city. It was, in fact, what mey be truly termed a sober Sunday— one which, when contrasted with the Sabbaths of tho “good old times’? gone by, so sighed after and mourned for by every bab ituai toper in Gotham, when it behooved each ardent devotee of “gin and sugar,” “brandy and no water,” and other cholce decoctions, to walk the Streets in drunkeh mood, with gangs of inebriate asso- Ciates, to the disgust of all decent folks; to stand on cor- ‘ners, and with besotted gaze and insulting remarks leer at passers-by, and then, when the shades of evening fell, to render the Sabbath night hideous with the shouts and songs of drunken ribaldry, brought a feeling of grateful relief to every peaceful citizen who bad to pass a grog- on his way to church or home. avenues and streets in the upper portion of the city were characterized by the genera! quict which pre- vailed around, and the absence of suspicious youug men, who were wont, a few weeks ago, to gather in the vicinity of liquor stores where the ‘‘best of Bourbon’’ could be had at the Jowest rates at any hour of the day. Even in the classic precincts of Oliver and Roosevelt streets, where an enthusiastic and that the teachers geuerally were all tat could be desired. He inclined to think that a change in the jocal boards having hority over the subject and transfer- ring their powers to the General Boamd of Education might be of service. Mr. Creaw-er said the present system was so admira- ble that it would be worse than folly to attempt any ange, It might not do harm to have the trustees elected by disiricts like the conamalaajoners, instead of wards, but he opposed the sweeping changes con- Soriases dy the bill beforo the committee, It would be too much power to give apy seven men, and it would prove to be @ very expensive as well a8 pernicious change, The change was only sought by @ set of disap- pointed young politicians beaten at the ballot box, hould the bill pass and such sons get the appoint- ments of commissioners from the Governor, the of the female teachers would be anything but desirable, The young ladies, he thought, would be completely at the merey of such commissioners, aud immorality and licentioughess would be sure to result The effect of the arguments of the opponents of this Dill seemed to be quite considerable with the members of the committee, who suggested that if the present sysiem in New York worked well it would be best to leave very well alone. One of the strongest arguments of Mr. Manniere in favor of his bill is, that it will result in the establishment of a uniform system of education in the city schools, At present, he says, the same class of books are not used in the various schools, and when ne of the most ying all Pit our a Resolved, 5 fellow citizat with the vast majority of our Ame: law, a8 a white cordially approve of the pre of bert So ie and necessary rest it a fair trial, fad Sabbath profana: rience of the bful} conviewion tha’ ‘ully justfy if ww Sabbaths, it will soon, by morals, ved amom all the friends of order ent to it ‘gse who are now opposed or !udiifer After the singing , ck hymn, an address by the Rev. re thee, bymn, a meeting adjourned. BROOKLYN pei LiGENcE. A CuarrER OF ACQIDENTS.\ old lady named Sarab Phillips, aged fifty years, fon ype ice in front of her residence, No. 7 Willow stree: 4 vening aod ‘hid: nts, are taken } Dealth r contends that there wasona time a | sustained severe internal injurpaturday even stro Pom tcl aus scan nat at | ang plc or oer enoty bait he ward, | wo me hmpal"aarn Hobe re ret another, ‘they are obliged to study from new books, and | quiet ler reigned su; a aoa a rows ola, ap and fell on the ice ya abou y and bludgeon ‘“musres” wh! that BeMpaay at the commer aristocratic part of the town did once so love to indulge in for “‘divarshin’s sake” seemed te have been postponed for a more befitting day, whenever that may be. In strict compliance with the order of Supermntendent w ett and Smith streets, bregiay, Bt t og rence McManus while intoxicated 0g. Ws 0h | (att fell on the ice which covered the sid a rs Pepe a compound fracture of the leg. A woa.Rd * Cashing fell on the ice while passing amet are thus greatly embarrassed in ibe pursuit of informa- tion. But this change, it is evident, could be effected without making a radical change in the whole system. A further hearing on the subject will take place on the 5th of February, when the Board ‘of Education and school officere iniend to be on hand to 0 the bill, | Kennedy, those restaurant keepers who are licensed street and broke her arm. The Female Labor bill, introduced bP Mir Blair, has | Sell liquor doing, legal bours and have had heretofore | eon ynow HeMonnuace oF THe LUNGS been reported -by ‘Mr. Hiscox, of the Judiciary | their bars in the same apartment as tho'r refreshment 1 aRonies i young Committee, in the same condition as originally reported, a rH = poeta ecinin se porte to = man named John McLaughlin, resi a aoe of imprisopment clause and all. Whether the House will In some. cases the counters. hed inary na Van Brunt and Walcott streets, was en sus with adopt it in this condition, I will not venture to THE CARWIVAL SEASON. The Arions in Session—A Curio sary—Criticism, Nonsense, &c. The followers of old Prince Carnival, who never fails to appear about this season of the year, held another session at the Germania Assembly Rooms on Saturday night to do homage to what the Germans cali Das Nar- renreich, The Arions, who are a very faithful set of sub- jects of the jolly monarch, held a carnival soirée in the ballroom of the Germania, which was decorated with those peculiarly horrible looking devices and caricatures incidental to carnivalistic orgies. The assemblage, com- posed of ladies and gentlemen, presented an equally curious and fantastic spectactle, especially in the appear- ance of many tricolored Prussian helmets. ‘The procession was ‘headed and regulated”’ by a com- mi which, on this occasion, was not the original “Small council,” but was altogether composed of ‘‘sub- stitutes.” A new edition of carnival rhymes had been prepared, in which society, as at present constituted, was duly criticised and held up for edification. The carnival committee was ‘on the Rhine,” not drinking ink, as some “fools” will do, but imbibing a beverage which is considered far more congenial to Teu- tonic natures. The frst who mounted the ‘tobacco | pipe” was Mr. Menkel, who made a long “talk” about the origin of predict. to separate apartments, but, as a general rule, board partitions or boxes closing with hinges and a were substituted for the canvas and table cloth coverings that were in extensive use last Sunday. Although those persons who were arrested for having been so law-defying as to take too mucb at an hour when they should have been at home or in church, were few and far betweel ti!l, from many a house, through tightly closed window blinds issued forth now and then, during the , the sub- dued sounds of jollification within that exceedingly ali outward show, The heads of the famines in these particular dwellings had, no doubt—with true toper wution—seen to it on Saturday evening that the ’s comfort bad not been left outside of bh jobns, which would contain just within a few gills of the prohibited five gallons. These wary ones were not over- stopping the boundaries prescribed by the law, to be sure; but then the Excise law. they think, like mapy other laws, is such a deftly woven nei, with such accom- modating holes to creep through on the sly, that if a man can get gloriously tight at home on Sunday from liquor Dought on Saturday, nobody but his but hie wife, who may, perchance, get a drubbing for aifection’s sake, has a right to interfere with his enjoyments. Indeed, judging from the many houses wherein the iess than ive gallon system was carried on socially, if a goody number of outdoor excise observers were not in that particular state called vy Pecksniff “the summitest ‘icht of biiss’’ before midnight, the fault surely lay, not in the drinkers, but most decidedly in the weak quatity of the article drunk. Among the arrests for intoxication the police took into custody twenty at the Jersey City ferry. Harry Hill, well known among the sporting fraternity, and proprietor of a saloon in East Houston street, was cues the arrests made in the Fourieenth ward last nig! The following arrests were made up to twelve o'clock Jast night for violation of the Excise law:— Precints. Precints, vinin ashort time after. Coroner Lynch was to hold an inquest on the body. Perr Lancevciza—Annie Murphy, a servant girh, the employ of Mra, Provost, No. 14 Baltic street, wa arrested for stealing a delaine dress, the property of her mistress. John Dwire was taken into custody by the potice for steating acoil of old rope, John forbes, a sailor, took a pocl knife from a shipmate, and was arrested therefc Jobn Booth and James Thomas, two boys, made “araid” on the poultry wagon of Mr. Von Glabn, which was standing at the corner of Myrtle and Vanderbilt avenues, and stole therefrom a large turkey. Both the boys were sent to jail for twenty days. LONG ISLAND NEWS. Svrrorg Counry AGRICULTURAL Sociery.—the board of managers of the Suffolk County Agricultura! Society met on the 15th inst., Mr. Wm. Nicoll presiding. A pro- position was received from Mr. John Benjamm, of River- head, tendering suitable grounds for the next fa:r, at an annual rent of $25, fora term of five years, A resolu- tuon, looking to a union with the Queen’s Connty Agri- cultural Society, was referred to a committee, Tae First Namioval Bavk or Greexport,—At the an- nual meoting of the stockholders of the First National Bank of Greenport, held on the 16th inst., the following gentlemen were elected a bard of directors for the en- suing year:—David G. Floyd, Wm. Adama, G. §. Adams, Schuyler B. Tuthill, 8. Wells Phillipe, Barclay P. Adame. Cvriovs PaENvoxenox.—During the recent heavy snow storm, according to the Sag Harbor Corrector, several digtnct claps of thunder were beard and flashes of lightning were visible in that vicinity, Fata, Accipest.—On Tuesday last an engine which was employed in clearing tte track near Highbridge ran off the rails and overturned, severely injuring the engi- neer and killing an employé named McLaughlin. Sac Harvor Fire Derartwent.—Thomas Lister and George M. Homan have been respectively chosen Chief Engineer and Assistant Engineer of the Sag Harbor Fire Department, NECROLOGY oF SuFFOLK CouxTy For 1866.—The. total nuntber of deaths in Suffolk county in of 1866 over one year old was 378; average age, ie ceriny s strong por of salubrity of’ climate and of the ex! of other causes conducive to “length of 7, i a severe bleeding from the lungs, about eight! Jock esterday morning, from the effects of which se re . ed Anniver- Wit, Humor, Satire id certain young man who, it appears, is in the habit of celebrating his birthday during the carnival season by relieving himself of a large amount of carnivalistic non- sense. e Rev. Robert <chindier, the Porta. on the stage in the réle of cei eens cae Witiam ¥. Henke, Wot Foe nome Jom Hey, mr | 20" Sram gold brokers ana cher "chad" Me ‘Rae Pega Hogar jor Pearl tapes me — or Fraesue man neaelanae cheeks and in Tegalia, appeared on stage +4 wale Ce, he : with veolating the Exciee-law. ‘The magist ip ag ache Oreo tong eat een ae er eryinoe genereiy ab, | Fequited the defeudanis,to give bell in the sum of $300 | fF the eng Island Rallroad to take it credible that this branch road, which is only t half mites in length, and of which but about one-half is obstructed, Temain closed for 80 8 period each to answer before the Court of AT JEFFERSON noxious in society, which met with a good deal of demonstrative favor. POLICE COURT, dealers were arraigned before for violating the Excise was chanted by a mixed chorus, | , The following liquor soven days, especially as this is one of the foo1s" aj to be at war | Justice Dodge. Hof selling quer witeaars | # not the best on the road. We have not rece! Sunday | lcense; Edward Degas tbe Degnan, of 365 | Sent out but one mail since last Wednesday 16th inst tiog | Seventh avenue, for selling liquor without a license and pia ‘ng the raceagprtaye: dp pcan mppemlly (hese: Keeping their store on 3, Jobn Arman, of ing) basiness :im: the: chy heeesestinnt “hesevech Ra juchhelster | oes Sixth avenue; Eyre at isin Bixth avenuor, | Denedit it might have been to them if we had the tele- read the Carnival pacts ie of bp ght jaca] obn, ‘of 64 Fouriesnth R erick, | BFaph exter to our village. a iis eee td d‘Gherir H. Dubonp, of | | Ixonnasen Rasinoun Acconaooamoxs.—The Nordhalde In conclusion an infernal song without words was | 65 East Thirteenth street, licensed dealers, were arraigned | and Southside Railroad projects are exciting much sung with deafening effect, whereupon justrions | for selling li Sunday. The accused parties terest among the communities severall; by “fools” pola or . by sis held to Dail tb answer. jit ide them. Or onaree great diversity of exists a8 to AT THE POLICE COURT. the best of securing the benefits ‘The following pedat the Essex Mar. | tious, In Huntington some favor the Northside ‘ MELANCHOLY SUICIDE OF A VETERAN. were arraig! ket Police Court for violation of the Excise law, receiving Affecting Letters of the Deceased te his ko Mg ln} while others prefer a road from Hicksville. the usual disposition:—John M. No. indeed, asserted braoch that Mr. Chartick is gomg to build ‘The branch from street; Stanislaus Moritz, No, 9 Sixth street; John | such a branch in the sprin; Brother and Shipmate. Steuben, No. 21 Fifth street; John Wintz, No, 55 Chrystie son’s to Islip will be com; In the ing; but if A suicide of a fost melancholy and touching nature | street, object was to head off the Southside it 18 Bow too aT THE samuel 7 ninth street (Fifth Skating Rink); Jonn Bu No, s47 East Thirty-third street. # fe The Excise Law in Brooklyn. ‘The vigilance of the police of the Western District, Brooklyn, yesterday, failed to elicit the usual quota of of the Sunday clause of the Excise law; and it would seem from the fact that cach successive as that road is nearly tinished to The oe extension etal ce rvnthenea’ hewaaerte joriches eventually to Sag Harbor, is exciting much attention. At Moriches the subject is dis- earnestness, the strongest desire 18 felt by all to aid to the utmost the Mortimer | the extension from Islip.—Greenport Watchman, Jan. 19. occurred im Brooklyn yesterday morning. The facts elicited are as follows:—For some months pasta man named Irvin A. Denson, formerly Master-at-Arms of the United States gunboat Cayuga, has been boarding at the houge of Mr. Mahan, 60 Main strect. ‘For the lst few days, however, he had absented himself from bis board- ing house, and was not again seen,there until after the commission of the act which deprived him by his own HEAVY SNOW STORM AT BUFFALO. Burrato, Jan, 27, 1867 | hand of a life which it would seem had heretofore been The moet disagreeab: triotic service to his country. About half-past | Sunday witnesses a steady diminution in the number of | raging here since Saturday night. The trains on all the 'y morning Mrs. Mahan was startled | arrests, that the liquor dealers and beer saloon k re, | roads are bebii of @ pistol which proceeded from the back | being fully impressed with the determination the } here at haif. to ascertain the cause was | authorities to enforce the law, bave toa general | M. Two ivy to behold Denson lying | submission. The only arrests made in any of the pre- | road east of Ra ge toyed bee 2 » | on avenue her, who was found a tbook of the deceased lying ona kee} clock on Saturday, will be ready as soonas the storm rested for open after twelve o' day Sawn cae tooket ces the Forty-nimth precinct station house to await examination. ‘Three arrests were made in the Eastern District yes- terday for violations of the law, but none for intoxica- of No. sancaseeerean sure areutes ty she goeed the train, as they were running slow at the time of the the Forty sixth precinct. collision. No passengers wore injured. 7... 8 NED BY EXPROIEN “ie LR MDIEaay epviodey Aka at the Cooper Institute last night, for the purpose of iB EXTRAO! UNBUREASHED TASTE OF expressing their views regarding thie much agitated HOFF'S MAL EXTRACT, BE’ RAGE OF Pid question. The platform was occupied by a number of enna BALL AG Ww ee © @ CE. our German citizens, who are in favor of a strict enferce- ment of the Excise and Sunday law, were'in attendance ht ETEae AT ¥s well known citizens and clergymen, Germans and a sit n [i among others the following:—Revs. Carl Is PRO’ is Moyer Julies J; Coster, ¥. Buscdt, J. Meurt, H. | 1 sg By suiungn, Os A Bieloteld, J. ask. Baga #.Erdmans, R Neumann, } 11. 9 * ITs EFF! ee iC Wedekind, John Muller, Berbhard ‘Pick, C.D. F. |. SCIENCE handeclared that os Stenefubrer, B.A; Rev. Dre. Cox and Adams, Woesre, | .<'i01y peut STRENGTHENING TONIC AND RENEDY; Acton, White, Hadiey, J. W. Morrison, Winston, James | 454 the institutions in Germany, France and England have Brown, Moller, , A. R. Whitmore, Rev. Dr. + | awarded it several gold and silver’ Rev, Mr. Ganse, Br. ‘Bishop. willcisace of phydiciane, both ALLOPATHIC and HO) meeting was the staging of Lather’s PATIIC, have rae im opnign ae aesiead vB well kaowe, bra See's Rove Cire EG ALREADY 18 THEIR FRAG. y was offered by the Rev. Robert Neumann. | THIS CITY Tee te TONG, which ta, in A Ockershausen presided. NO MEDICINE’ BUT AP ANE REMEDY Tone Professor Scmavr was the first to address the assem- ROTHENING, ROURISHING, AND PLEASANT Diy, he ta the Sontet Se Taran wae Gasectose the Sate than porter, &c., and containing fifiy per cent less not SRSrscePeaes nit nat wien ig | Rte Maygeca ont Seater ae tenets a'crime, an the slave dealer le oppooed alam | "UES Watt ete act BEVERAGR OF HGALTH prohi slavrey, a8 ® murderer is to the law | (known throughout Europe for the past fifteen years), the crime of murder shall be punished with | numerous letters of thanks received rulers and the results of the None of the Sunday law | people of Bui Cy ee ‘act. use a CARB YU Teed nduoce Sy moreno | "4d ane MRR Tak oe me et palin thove men who ALUABLE tn ail the manifold DIMORDERS GF THE vy COUGHS, SENESS, The Proprietor, John C. Heenan, Arrested, Together with Louis Baker. About eleven o’clock last night the police of the Fif- cH, CATAR CHLOROSIR, £0. PRICE SIX DOLLARS PER DOZEN, He discon owarde delivered free of charge to any They, ee 1 thelr families, of their wives and | | One dozen and upwards, 4 the law. He denied that beer | Patt of this city and sibutee, rRAUT DEPOT, commanded by Sergeant Schoonmaker, made a descent | Grinking ‘was ® German custom; it was an abuse; nis 3a BE OABWAT, CAPFRE, Phiis- on the well known and fashionable gambling house No. | it was iSipal ‘custom like the custom of eating opium. It | Sole agent for Pen! Ww f ‘& misrepresentation of the German character to as- | detphia. old by the principal druggists and grocers. 162 Broadway, kept by the celebrated pugilist, John C, | WS te * | sert that beer drinking was a habit genoral among the " ; 2D. Heenan, It seoms that the police have been keoping | German nation. Tho speaker severely censured the | A RCOLUTE DIVORCES LEGALLY OBTAINED. 14 rather a close watch of these places of late, and iast | German new: writers who assume to teach the | divorce granted. Consnitations free. night Sergeant Schoonmaker, becoming convinced that | Ameen aad “iyee'winig istic one wha Be eee epee Raven a na 7 there was a large game going on at the above place, con- | g vortain period if the laws were not respected and the PERRYS FAMILY OINTMENT 18 CURING, HUN. cluded to make a raid on the gang. Taking with him Guristinn Sabbath preserved as one of the most educa. A. re I ote eee tira Ouilbiajan, Carne a good poste of mon, he stationed them near by, tional institations. Nipples, Py Se Moonie, “Bold by all druggist: ‘unaccompanied, entered the place in The next ror was the Rev, A. C. Wrornaixp, who | He, Chatham street. Try this invaluable eure. Here he found over fifty noted observed that the American citizen is looking with sus _ ne and others engaged in a game, on those who neglect to keep holy the Obristian BSOLUTE DIVORCE OBTAINED IN ANY STA Seansives to the fullest extent, and ‘and. under no” circametunce. was it | A without publicity or expos 4 ea every anticipating what was in store for them. ‘The proper that the foreigner setting im this conn- | fee barged until voree | cue , _ Coneuieatio after enjoying a view of the game for a short ti should set aside and viciste the laws | J Se ——— - made himself known to the party, who in ntter aeton- the land, This demonstration had for its object to ARGAINS.—WATER FALLS. SINGLE iahment jamped from their a o greatest | preserve the honor of the German name. It had boon + three Pada, i: Grecian Curis, $4. Everything excitement ensued. They all made for the door with a | asserted that the Excise law was tyrannical measure, | cheap at PECKHAM'S Hair Bagoare, 261 Grand stroei, near view of escaping; but they were too late, as they were | that the law was robbing of the laboring classes the op- Bowery Nar, York, and gorper = ih ag ana a met by a gnard, ‘who forced them back into the room. | portanity 40 enjoy for the benefit of their health froah air | streets, Willlamsourg. Hair Dressing ota, Cut thi m4 a me ‘was no less than from hm tee $15,000 on * east Once a week. To this he would that this OF PHILADELPHIA, WiLL table, which the cashier ans of le were relieved from breathing on Sun R. J. WH SCHENCK, A The jambling implements, concisting &C twa tables, 900 | the foul alr caused by emoking and dissipation oa ti D*. Hale Hay ream, Preteen Ponts ftom ? A, it, (oS checks, a deating box, Iayout board, &c., were all takem | Sabbath. Or, was it inhuman and tyrannical to dry the | DX" Sit. "medicines may be obtained there at all times, jon of and conveyed to the Fifteenth precinct | tears of 40 many women or to prevent Grimeend rowdy ‘dvios free: but for a thorough examination of lungs with — house, = ag pegs) all oes to go = = ‘Sunday if " ng Ay Rg while Respirator, 85. il at large, except ‘is Baker (the alleged mur- beon forced, thousand dollars a arty derer of Bill ‘Ruseet ‘colored servants, | wero faved for the families of the laborer and the LVORCE,—HAVING MADE THIS A SPECIAL STUDT Charles Wills cod LS pong wore locked up | mechanic which otherwise woukd pave boon expended in the hol ‘ate consultations om the suQ- in the station house, and will this morning be taken to unsellor at Law, 212 Breadw: Jefferson Market Cou the singing of a hymn the foll Pe a ff NEE aR an B-nnanirnrn ir Remenenh Reed a mr nrogced andrea by yr, Grernea Scat and ‘APANESR HAIR STAIN COLORS RATURAL sh ee Jan, 27, 1867, (yh na Heide taal? ite provislowe ane y ihe Oa 1h 115 ste Be gre Ara exist The remains of Governor Allen wore. buried to-day heat jai aol ofthe, ake Sh me ot Toate, HAE Clogs. AND, CURLING Fi at Lafayette Gametery. The procession wan vary large; Rickie tb ‘now vetbatty ‘sshhed Tang, peciaty he hows aie, dressing in the ‘world; price 60 cons the services were very impressive. Bishop Wilmer o! ‘account of ita’ prohibition of the Sepday Yauch 1 nere, os eal! & bed all ar ae ciated at the ‘ . fore we. German oitizens of New York, frow all partieg ang & Wi 8 CO, 115 Franklin sire uenisia