The New York Herald Newspaper, April 14, 1867, Page 4

THE LABOR QUESTION. TRABE UNIONS AND THEIR POLITICAL INFLUENCE. The Extent and Influence of the Trade Orgnaizations—How Strikes are Sastnine: —Hew Expended- Cause of the ‘omplaint High Renta, &e. ee ‘are, comparatively speaking, of but Te- eeetorigun in this country, It is true, however, that ‘Organisations for the protection of thie members com- posing them have been established at an early period In he existence of the nation; but “the influence which hey exorcised, or the extent over which that influence Giffesed itsolf, was limited in comparison to tee organizations of the present day. Tn 1860, when the country became jeopardized by the ection of the fireeaters of the Southern States, there wore very few tfades unions in existence, At ‘oven #0 late a period as that organized strikes were of seldom ocourrence, and only when absolute necessity, arising from various causes, compelled the artisans or workingmon to asic for increased wages, and not until afer their appeal was rofused @id the men resort to a strike as the only moans of obtaining their demands. Moa thus bavded together for the time being disbanded ‘as soon as their onds were acoomplished or their designs frustrated. The continuance of the late civil war, with tte attendant evils of « fuctuating money market, a steady depreciation of the paper money of the nation, exorbitant rents, and high prices demanded for all the necessarics of life, may be considered as the primary oause which led to the permanent establishment of the present system of trade ‘and tabor unions throughout the United States, Previous to this ovly afew of the more prominent mechanical craft had regularly established and organized socioties. Tolay there ie searcely an occupation throuzhout the whole oxtent of the land mombers whose: are not more or less organized for tho protection of what they are pleased to torm the interest of the trade, Fe- male societies, based upon similar foundations to those formed by journeymen mechanics, are in course of suc- cessful operation at the present time. It is not aloue the question of wages whch these bodies undertake to regulate, bat all ioatters affocting tho con- dition and’ employment of their members as laborers, Thus, the hours of labor have within the last two years afforded’ ample scope for agitation iw every populous city of the Umon. In many instances tho trade unions undertake to regulate the action of the employors in regard to apprentices, Thus, the moulders will allow only a certain number of apprentices to a given number of men. This rule 's rigidly enforced by the unions, and any infraction of this law by the ein- ployor causes troubie among the employés. The hatters also insist only upon a certain number of boys toa given number of journeymen being employed by tho master mochanic. thoroughly is this trade organized that the employers are compelled to submit to wiatever bill of prices the journeymen, through their orvauization, docide upon submitting, ‘And so on with many other trado regulations, all of which ara, in the inajority of in- stances, affocted by the action of the umons. ARE TRADE UNIONS POLITIC! L MACHINES ? Tt has often been asserted, and the i bas become Ourrent, that the trade unions have been used to accom: plish the political ends of scheming politicians, On close investization it is asccriained that while the ‘unioas as unions have kept aloof from politics there have not been foond wanting individuals connected with theso societies who have made capital from their a ‘with the labor societies, At oné period in the bi-tory the labor movemeut, when tho trade unious of this city wore bettor and more compactly organized than they aro at presoul, the influence of these societies was much @ought after by « certain class of politicians, It is Pretty well understood that one of this cinss, now an honorable M. ©., with a keen, far-seeiug look out for futuro prospects, spent’ his thousands im ald =oof =the =membors of these bodies months before even the political slates were made out, is money, howover, was not spent in vain, as this expenditure afverwards proved a powerful lever in securing a triumphant election. To accomplish this ead tho most energetic and active campaigners were (rade union men. Another phase in connection with ‘the political influeuve exercised by the uoious is that in whioh « fow men either too lazy to work, or actuated by Gshonoest intentions, endeavor to obtain money on tie @erongth of their connection with the trade unions, Pais has been done before now, but not to any very serious extent, and was never countenanced by the trade unions, WHO COMPOSE THE UNIONS—MANAGEMENT. —— by far the greatest portion of the mechanics are out the pale of the trades’ unions still, the general eoale rices received by the journeymen bas its origin in meeting room of the society. Many times Diustering, noisy fellows, with more talk than their quota of comaon verso could reasouably sustain, pro; for inczeasod rates upon thelr fellows at is and for unceasonable demands. Defeat Hows and themen, after being out ef work for atid dishcartened to work at the strike bf the eight hour men year, and in the men en- SS were all implicated, the commit- who 'had ¢he management of the ike, about six tm wamber, Were paid at the rate of $4 per day for their valuable wervices, What the management consisted of fs Beet known to those upon whom tho onerous duty devolved, and who, martyr like to the principles they espoused'and in which they were interosted, their Dest enoryies to the management of the strike (or—B4 per diem. RETEST OF TRADE ORGANIZATIONS, Trados' unions of late are becoming exceedingly com- plicated. Formerly a mechanic belonging to a trad society paid his initiation fee on entering, and a swall ly stipend for {ts support, and that was all. Now {t te different. There ts first the trades’ union proper; the State union, a body composed of dologates from the several unions within the State, and then the national union, which is composed of delegates from the untons in the nation, This only applies to those to one calling or trade, Then again comes the workingmen's assemblies, a plant of very recent growth, and one which may be found flourishing in ail large cities. It is formed of representatives irom a tqumber(of trades’ unions, The State trades’ assembly ts made up of delegates from the local assemblies in the cities of that particular State, and the whole is topped off with what is known as the labor congress, The sup- port of these institutions, with all the expenses of the fumning of the machinery, the transportation and koep of delegates during the aunual sessions or conventions, and the payment of the salaried officers, is borue by the local trades’ unions, and the treasuries of these bodies is supplied by direct taxation upon the workingmen. HOW STRIKRS ARY SUSTAINED, The ramifications of these trades unions extend throughout every State io the union. Many of them eee ee cae ample treasuries; and it is an a thing tbat whenever any great or pressing emergency arises, each ae trade formi a portion of the great whole will contribute its al towards the attainment of any object or the prevention ‘of whatever may be deemed the encroachment of the Ddoness, It was this systom of State and ni unions that the iron workers were enabled to snceens- tully contend with the iron masters in the early part of year; {t was owing to the coa- ‘Reotions existing between the mechanics ongaged in ‘ship butiding im this and adjacent ecaport cites and towns, by means of their trades unions that the journeymen were able to disregard the threats of their employers, when, in order to break u the workii "a combination, they threatened to een their work, for the time being, to Boston, Portland or ‘anyother of the seaboard cities. But the mon in those ‘wore apprized of the action of the employers by moans of their trades unions, and while employers in this-city wore calculating upon having their work per- formed in such and such ports, the journoyimen in those places were eet, holding meetings and plodging their men not to on any ship or vessel which came from New York and upon which the mechanics there had strack. Thus, in a very short space of time, ouc of the most important interests im the country was brought to a dead lock, and the shipbuilding repairing of this clty received a blow from which it bas not yet Yecovered. RXTRNT—INPLUENCR AND RESOCRCRA, Gome ides may be formed of the influence which these bodies exert over the journey men and how willingly the mon contribute to their support, from the to rine fro etary I of the President of thi Iron Moulders’ Union, there were at the ia) of the year 11,048 persons working at mould! of ‘whom were inflaenced by the Moulders’ National Union. Perit ait ae hy ian 7 6 year endin; was The aumber Se new unfons formed and ld ganieed numbered thirty-five. This money, or Portion of it has been paid out in running the Machine, and is consumed in the payment of officers’ salaries; keap mon on strike ; ba the expenses of *@ stall secret police force,” wi the ident “has been of great service to him,” and mae f fh Bynsid to secure the ‘ow York Legislature to prevent ‘ot labor of Sing Sing trom being used we the disad- of the Union.” Frem the same source it is that the amount of money ex to Jeexoeta and strikes forthe six years ending January Jedoting local and international, expenses, foots o sum of $1,101,082 26, and for this expenditure at ts the remuneration of the journeymen been doubled in that : rene of time. Braoches of his city; their meetings ‘and fow outside of the organization aro ware contemplated by the Union until the BOW UNIONS ARE ORGANIZED, the model from which other mochanies form their teas in to the establishment of peatral bodien. AS with the formation of oral a.tt'® ‘with the national societies. Near! $ sending out an organ of This ladiyidsat re: ae es majority their bar such schemes ag are te to their benefit, and thus forma. daily. months duriag the year the mon ate employed. ment. litte remuneration for their avorago appertaining to their oocupati ducted from this. compense as the somewhat longer, aud trade at present time is pretty active. the Germans, ten hours constituting 9 da; employment for ten months in the year. A demand for ten per cent advance is contem; men within the next two weeks. NEW YORK attempts towards the of pn ee y this they = that their will be jal whenever their interests are success! interfered with by their employers. The of work or workmen by empleyors from one other when emergency domands tt, we tent, be prevented, even at the trado unions, and work sént from the high price of tabor, as the sbipping trade strikes, is another these bodies pape to con! at any time is likel Or clagacs of labor Into a ene cna in other cities are bound to come to olally. oy up lilt ieaia Hi ij “1 i ti Hi Se: H ef Hf Hs | g i Es § F E x 3 EE $4 s 5 i 5 : it 5 % i § i ise A case, but especially in houses occu; une up; Tandlorde are wenty to thirty per cent om last years’ the increased rent the only drawback w men had to contend Frans a there might have been no ‘unusual demonstration or disposition on their part for au increase of But no sooner does tho landiord increase his rents than the baker, butcher, — i “The community feels annoyed at our striking for higher wages,” observed a mechanic at 01 his trad meetings the other night, “but it never con: it is that makes us atrike, About four weeks ago I heard my boss, who is a landtord,” he continued, “in com- Ba, with four other employers of labor, who wore also ndlords discussing “the question of increased rents, and the only point of difference between thom in their whole discussion was that they could not agree on on what tho advance in their rents should be, whether twenty-five or thirty per cont.” This is is only ono of the many arguments that might be cited which are usod by the mechanics In extenuat on‘of ‘‘strikes.’’ Not alone by the mechanics and working poople is tho subject of rents @ vexed quesiion at tho present time, but with a larve class of small storekeepora. On the cast sido of the city more particularly is there a strong foeling dis- cernible in this relation, and among no class more than the Germans, Struggling men, who paid $20 and $35 per month last year, have their rents raised to $35, and $50. One man whoso case camo under the observa. tion of the writer, will havo to pay $50 from the month of May fora store that rented last year for $30. This man does a small retai! trade among tho working people io his neighborhood, and to inet this exorbitant ront ho will have to increase the pricos of the commodities in which ho deals, The Germans talk about this stato of things over their lager, and say openly they will not stand it much longer. Tho landlords hero, they cry, are a8 bad as those xi tie old country ; they are work- ing'all for the landlord, and, with an’ oxcited pound upon the table, they swear that revolution will be the result, Tho state of feciing regarding tho advanced rents is most intense, and the embittormeat of tenant against tandiord ts approaching a poiut which may evont- ually be fraught with danger to tho peace of the commu- nity, WHAT TRADES STRUCK. With the oxception of the building trades, which in- clude carpenters, masons, bricklayers, plasterers, paint- ers, plumbers, laborors, &¢,, all otbor branches of indus. try aro exceedingly dull, and nono aro botlor aware of Tako the Thoy re- this fact than the workingmoen thomsolves. men, for instance, ongaged iu shipbuilding. ceived ten per cent more wages lact year than thoy at prosent receive, tho mechanics of could not struggle cited of other trades, PRICES, HOURS, SHASONS, WORKMEN. From tho following facts may be ascertained the present wages received by mechanics, the periods of work, the number of daily hours, and the present con- AND PRESENT dition of the labor market. Carponters, skilled workmen, receive $4 per day. The number of daily hours worked is ton, with the exception of Saturdays, on which day the men discontinue labor at four P.M. & in the year. ‘There aro about three employment at presen Tho men of this trado hi ‘teady hands will average ten months’ work jundred men out of mn @ Gemand for $4 per day. to supply their own tools. Ston? masons will average $4 50 per diem, ‘Yen hours constitute a day's work, and eight on Saturdays. The seazon will not ran much ovor eight months in the year. Plasterors make about $4 50 per diem, work ten hours nd oight on Saturday. From sight to nine Brickiayors earn $4, $4 SO-and $5 ; In tions of the trade are much the same 089 governing he plasterers, masons and bricklayera Season about the same, Trado as with the preceding trade is brisk. House painters made a domand for'$4 about tho Ist of April, and were comparatively succesful. Ton hours day is the regulation of the trade, Business is protty acitye, aud bs prospects good. e Window shade painters earn on amavetag* $2 75 per day; extra workmen make $3and.63 50, Ten hours form a day's work, Business good AS ata haa beoa dull during the winter. Season lasts about nine House plambers have steady iuearly all the year round, with the exception of nie one month. ‘Wages vary from $3 to $460. Eight hours on Satur- bas been recently adopted by the trade. fasiitters aro paid nearly the same rates as plumbers, and the customs of the trade, with the exception, per- of tho working season’ boing somewhat shorter, aro nearly alike. Tailors work bard during thoir busy season. Up carly inthe morning and to bed iate at night, they make the most of their timo when business is brisk. Tho sea- sons, howover, depend much upon the state of tho weather, lateness of the past wintor and present sprim a nco numbers of men wore out of employ- h the aid of a sewing machine and a fomale operator a journeyman tailor can make from $20 to $30 woek. Perot and shoemakers are about the worst paid class of mechanics. They work a and receive very bape oe is the penses, small however, hich ‘have to be de- ‘They havo work nearly ton months, Ship carpenters obtain from $5 to $3 50 a day, work wages, and there are nine and ten hours, and have work about eight mouths in the your, Busluess rather dull. Ship joinora receive pretty much the same rates of ro- ing trade, ‘Their season may be Cauikers used to receive about $4 50 and $5 a day; bat since their strike they are working for ali rates of wages. Notwithstanding @ numb:r of tho caulkers emigrated to other places still the remainins ones do not per. <n near as much wages as they did last year. Busi- ‘ness at tho present time is dull. ‘Bakers are comparatively poorly paid. $11 a wook will be about the average. Superior workmen and over- seers got better wages. Board is included with this quotation and work is steady, ‘The mechanics at this calling often work as many a8 sixteen and cigiteon hours a day. ‘Morse shoers carn prices varying from $2 50 to $3 50 aday. Ten hours’ labor isa day’s work. Employment in stcady the year through. Blacksmiths make, on an average, $3.a day. Consid- erable dissatisfaction exists among them at present, and ja all probability they will make a demand for an aa- vance of ‘Ifty conte a day 08 and after the ist of May. Bosiness is fair. Too! sharpeners will shortly make a demand for $3 50, Trade is good, and the men say they feel justified in their action, Derrick mon, a class of laborers omployed oa new buildings in hoisting heavy stones used in their con- struction, now receive about $2 60a day, but after the lst of May they mmtend to demand $3. The laborers also Intend to sti widitional pay on and after Mé amount, ‘Lougshoremon sometimes make aa high as $6 per day. Their work, however, is very uncoriain aud depends altogethor upon the commerce of the port. Business bas not been, nor is it at present active. Carriagomakers average about $18 per week. Some time since the men had their wages reduced. Trade at Present is not brisk. Ironworkers make from by 1% to $3 50 a day. A Teduction of wages on a small scale was expected, but the attempt has not yet been put into operation. It is thought, however, it mo redaction will be made gen- erally for some time to come at least. Coopers will average about $18 a week. working fall time; trade bas not been cnusualiy brick The jour- neymen of this trade are busy about ten months in the oar. y Cabinetmakers’ wages range faow $2 90 to $3 Bust. ness is dull at the present time. Upholsterers are similarly remumerated and recorve much the same rate of wi Waiters receive about $30 a month; their perquisites are oftentimes worth more than that. ‘Wood Carvers, a trade con%ped nearly exclustvely to make on an average about $19 per wook, work. Men have steady by the journey- like number of houra, Clerks em \n stores ave poorty remunerated a general thing. The orem: rup not go above $12, And there are numbers who receive a great deal leas, Seok experienced men can and do command good sala- Porters the Fear thoagh, some $16 per week. Work steady ouch arti Their hi asa a ae Coe eat ce nom en eee oun shsnare i bag eae om 6 a Cy reek. from ell th na round, fm, pevea or eight iW ti i Early in spring tho employers notified 0 reduction, and finding that they successfully against the curtailment in their wages, thoy submitted. ‘The same may be re- CONDITION OF thoir omployers for 1, $3 is to bo tho chivdren, aa gota are Kept 8 at achool. Impro- videoce, dh tex! ‘exception with the masses of them, and Lime mnane that the up to thelz jecome, atill the cond ition fi which institat-ons are the rece! lea ea’ amply demonstrate that there ts something ‘adidafor's rainy day, This vit will apply moro to the mechanics q pPly Der prope contaminated in vy the demorall ment bonsea, in. wi his family are co! led to .take up their abode, Ta The advance of renteby the landlords has caused 0 corresponding increase in the of article of household et. Little or no trad ‘stores Among this class and long, but they to Increase their ta rents under which OF Living. For two persons, the following figures may be regarded as the average cost of living per week :— 12 Ibs, of meat, at 200. per Ib. $2 40 Bread, say 15 loaves, at 100.... 1 50 Vegetables —potatoca, ao) 100 120 120 salt, 46 Light—oll Or ga. ......0000+ at Rent, two rooms, at $M per month.... 3 50 Clothing for two, at $175 per annum... 336 Sundry expenses per week......... 100 Total woekly expensos..... $16 58 ‘The al estimate is based upon an expenditure of the cost of living for two persons. In tho majority of cages, however, among workingmen, two, three or more children in addition claim support from their slender purses, Neithor bas sickness beon included in the com- Putation, and oftentimes the loas of health and Its at- tendant outlays in medicines ad medical atrendance make serious inroads on their finances, The statistics furnishod as to the income and expenditures of mechan- joa speak for themselves, and lay bare the real condition of the working classes at tho present timo in the City of New York. Meeting of Hackmen tn the Twenty-sycond w 5 As stated In the Hexane of Tharaday considorabio excitemont has existed for some time past among the owners of hackney coaches stationed at the Park. It is alleged that ex-Alderman Masterson bas sucoreded in securing to his firm the monopoly of carrying paasen fera around tho Park, This tt is alleged ho has done by obtaining grants from the Common Council to station ils carriagos at cortain points, and forbidding any others from answeri ta” at those points; thus depriving others in th ness of an opportunity of earning a livelihood, althongh in many cases the ownors of those coaches have invested their entire moans in the business A meting of those interested tn the livery busin the Park, and whos? fnteresl4 havo been riously affected, waa held Inst evening at Donohoe’, cor. nor of Sixth avenue and Fifty-seventh street. It was largely attended, about fifty persous being provont, f whom ara owners of carriages static at the Park, ‘The meeting orggnized by electing Willi Flaney as chairman, James Connoly, seeretary, and Philip Short, troasurer. After considerable deliberation as to the best course to be pursued the officers of tho meeting wore ap- pointed a commitice to wait on the Mayor and the mom. bors of both branches of the Common Counc! and prop- erly lay the auhject before thom. Tho committee were also directed to endeavor to obtala tho patsaze ot a rasolite tion making Fifty-ninth streeth, from Seventh to Eighth avenue, ahackstand. Michael Duffy end Jacob Bow- man were appointed a committee to viait Mr. MoGrog- or, Superintendent of Unsafe Buildings, and notiiy him that Alderman Masterson had a framo butlding (occupied as a stable) at the coraer of Fifty- ninth street and Seventh avenus. A series of resolutions was then mnanimoudly adopted. the preambioc to which ots forth that the hack. men had endeavored to conciliate all intorosts, and Cor that par had. offered Aderman Masterson one coach at the head of th ; that be had rofused the offer, saying he wauted allor none. The resolutions were to thé effect that the hackmen wereunited upon this subject, and desired only. an opportunity of earnio; an honest livel hood for themselves and families. ° ‘Addresses were madé by several gonti which. it was ed that Aldorman 9). oy: from tweive to éiglitcen yoars of age to drive hin coaches, and that when. complaints are made at tho able to “zo unwhint of i00,"? to Contrat Park eckinga. a8 It was also stated that on a number of occasions the drivers of coaches not owned by the “ring” had been \threatened with ‘personal violence, arid op at Least ome orcasion a driver Wy Heep de! assaulted for soliciting © pamenger to ride a . Apelgerty gentleman mpopanesnand bimaeif an the owner concl stationed at the Coutral Park, from its opening, gave an instance of siarp practice. White Masierson was a momber of the “Board” he secured the passage of a resolution through the Board of Aldormou declaring that coachos Nos. 21, 24 and 25 and no otbers should b» located at the corner Fifty-ninth street and Kighth avenue. Tho rosolution was tly sont to the Conncilmen for their concurronco, when lynx-eved mom}er whose suspicions had become arous inquired who waa the owner of those particn'ar car: riages, The information was given that it was Alderman M sft ts neless to say that aftor this expose the reao- luton did not pasa, Alter a number of addrosses the meeting adjourned, The Carpenters’ Strike. Tho carpentors on strike held a meoting Inst evening. A number of men were reported to have obtained work at $4 por day, on which they woula commence on Mon- day next, A large number of the mon who are emy'oyed at the advanced prices presented themselves at the moot. ing reoms and handed in a large amount of money which they collected from thoge at work for the reliof of the men on sirike. The Brooklyn House Carponters. The strike of tho house carpsntors of the Eastern Dis. trict for $3 50.0 day is opposed by the majority of tho bosses, who are willing to pay $3 25. Tho rate horoto- fore paid was $3. Several of tho boases, however, are paving the rate demanded, among the nutber Caleb TL. Smith and otbers, A meeting of the bosses, it ‘s nnder- stood, will be etd to-morrow to take concerted action. THE MINING REGIONS, SPECIAL COARESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. Everything Qui wt Penceable in Luzerne and Carbon Counties, Pu.—The Miners’ Strike and What Led to it-Work Belug Resumod T whout the “Disafiectod Din- Sonarron, Pa., April 11, 1967. The advices given you by the telegraph, and published in Sunday's Hxratn, as to the disturbed state of affairs in this county, growing out of the strike of the coal miners, were somewhat colored. It is true that Sheriff Vanloer telagraphod to Governor Geary in relation to the strike, and true, also, that he asked permission to call ont (if necessary) Captain Ellis’ company of Wyoming veterans; but the main points of the tologram, viz.:—That “a sorions riot exists in Hazol- ton and Foster townships, that his authority was ex- hausted without success, and that an armed and organized forco was nocessary, had no foi dation in fnet."’ It has not been necessary to call out Captain Ellis’ or any other military company to quell any riot whatever, from the fact that no riot ex- iste oithor in Hazelton or Foster townships. T visited both those places, sojourning in Eckley and {n Hazel- ton, the prigeipal points in those townships, and can certify that the utmost quiet and peace prevails in wach. In fact the people wore quite surprised when they read the accounts of a ‘serious riot’ existing there, One Goan with whom I con re- marked that he thought s leather medal should be got. ten up by mill subscriptions and presented to the Asso- he ‘as a reward for his ingenuity in find- KOU ” never had any existence save in tho fertile brain of the telegrapher. Having settled this ~~ allow me to gt true description of the state of affairs, The miners in this country, or rather a majority of them, are on a strike for higher wages, This remark applies pee ey, to the mines in Eckley, Hazol- ton, Jeddo, Beaver Meadow and Summit Hill, the two Iatver be Carbon (the adjoining) county, Advices ‘morning received, however, inform me that in all the above places @ satisfactory understanding has been had betwoen the operators and the employds, and the intter are resuming work, ‘Threo of the prin- cipal collieries resu labor yesterday, and .the indices now are, that all in the county will be in full perm next week. The Summit Hill and Beaver jeadow mines belong to the Lebigh Coal Company. The coljiers engaged therein were receiving seven! A] cents per car load for mining the coal; ¢. ¢, bringing it into the gangway, in readiness for transportation from the . After deliberation they decided to demand $l per car load (thirty-three and one-third per cent advance) which sum the company refused to pay. A strike was the consequence, and operations at the mines were suspended. This took place about two Co a Previous to this, how. ever, a0 advance of thirty-three and ono-third per cent bad been demanded {a some of the other mines, an owing to the unwillingness of the operators to conced near Sammit ay ss “gt idea was foolishly. a the extra domand.. Ae te sual has been dotermined on coliters they refuse allow any one of their number teas the advance be conceded ; torroriam excited hundreds: THE NATIONAL GUARD. FOURTH BRIGADH, Brigadier General Aspinwall has issued a general order (No. 3) instructing the regimental Aeld officers of the brigade, and the offloers of the staff of the commanding general, (o amemble at his quarters on the evenings of the Ist and the 8th prox., at eight o'clock, for study in evolations of the line; and the commissioned officers of the regiments of the brigade to assomble (in fatigue dreas, without side arms), on tho evenings of the 3d and 10th of May, at a quarter before eight o'clock, at the drill room of the Twenty-second regiment infantry, Na- tional Guard, for practice in brigade evolutions. By the same order tho following changes in the regi- mental flold officers of thia brigade are announced:— Eleventh regimont—Frederick Unbrekant, Adjutant, promoted Major, November 28, 1868, vice Krenkel, re- signed; Twonty-sccond regiment—Geo, B. Post, Liou- tenant Colonel, promoted Colonel February 8, 1867, vice ; W. W. Remmoy, Captam, moted Cam, venlgrets atl February 8, 1867. vice Fost, pro- moted, lowing promotion in tho brigade staff fs an- eee ge riesonant A. K, Laing, Assistant Quarter- master, promoted to bo Paymaster, with rank of Captain, samy Ys peqoonre gg ae {, better known as Hawkins’ Zouavi PAY tp nett drills nt Washington Parade Ground, as follows:—Wednosday, April 17, Wednesday, April 24; Thursday, May 2; Wednesday, May 8; Woduosday, May 15, and Wodnoaday, May 22. FIRST REGIMENT CAVACRT, Colonel Brinker bas issued a general order (No. 7) commanding tho commissioned officera, non-commis- gioned staff and nov-commissionod officers to assemble (in fatigue wviform, be gr “Pe Ls vos, non [ eneogg fe ont’ at Central Hal jowery, Se ary oom 3d insiaut, at. cight o'clock,” The ment are ordered to assemble (in ith whilo gloves), equipped for and ‘driti practice, at Cel jail, as fol. npanies Aand is, Thuraday, April 25; Compa- hie. G and, Keilay, April 26; Ompanies I and K, Tuesday, April 30, Roll eal! each night at eight o'clock, ye ViPTH REGIMENT, command which waa formorny known as the Sof- m rd wil! eolebrate the birthday of Thomas Jof- fereon oe Ba cote fell dross parade and review in the aftersoon, aud a banquet by the officers and ex-offl cora in the evening. At tho parade the regiment will feviowed al the ‘Giy Hall by Mayor Hoffman and Gene- ral { son square by its old commander General sr The commissioned oificers and non- commissioned staf of this regiment aro ordered to gembl (in faticue uniform, with sldoarms}, at the Sta arsenal, Thirty-dfth obrect'and Seventh avenue, on Fri- day cvening, 231i instant, 9t aif past seven o'clock. ® REGIME at c has issued a general regimental order (se, saaiby Which the mombors of the rogimont aro prdered to assemble at Tompkins square, on Monday, ‘Apert £5, armed and equipped, in fall fatigue and white pos; Poll call af companies to be mado at 1:30 P. 3M ; mental lino to be formed at 2 P. M. proc: nad fold amd sta to report to tho colonel on the ground, dis- monntos, at 1% o'clock; and the non commissioned staif, color gaurd, band and drum corps to report to tho adjalant at ¢ho same time and place. Mak this rogument will have a bat fueaday, 20th inst, this rogim i Pie ry drill we Totpkine sq.:are, for which company roll call wifl eomménce at two o'clock precisely, A rogi- mental court martial, of which Lioutenant Colonel Charles 2. Braiw is Prosident, has been appointed for the trial of delingiont noa cominissioned officers and pri- vatos af this regiment. The court will assemble at the armory on Thuraday ovening, May 9 proximo, at oight o'clook. rTM eNT mand red bce aed at the mory, wa:-—Companies A andC, Monday oven- inom Mer 18 and 22; companies @ and: Il, Tuosday evenings, Apri! 1 and 28; companies’F and K, Wednos- day oveaings, Apnil 17 and 24; companies D and I, Thuraday evenings, April 18 and 25; and companics B and kK, y oveaings, Apitl 19 and 26. One of the re, tal line officers will suporintend there drills, and line will be formed cach night at eight o'clock procisely. “Kasaaoreded ia wecuring tho building Thia roziment has succ in secur q at the cornor of Sixth avenue and Thirty-sixth street for an armory, and Brovet Brigadier Gonorat Addison Farnaworth, manding the regiment, has issued his firet genors! tal order instructing the command. ante of companies to remove their company property to the building orentioned without delay. Tty the samo order battalion drilts are ordered for tho inge of tho Ith at 22d inst, at the State Arsenal, irty-fifth street and Seventh avenue, at half-past wen o'clock auch night. The officers are also reminded the order from genera! beadquariers directing that only Casey's Troties bo used-for instruction in the tne fantey arm of the rervico. SHOUTY-POURTS REGIMENT. Tho officers and non-commissioned staf of this regiment have been orderod to aaserable for instruction and drill (Casey's Tactica) at tho State arsenal on Fri evening, 26th inat, at half-past soven o'clock. The core will appear in fatigue uniform, with ede arma. On Thuraday evening next, 18th inst . the officers and non- commissioned officers of Companies # and H, in compli. ance with ordors, will assemblo in fatigue uniform for inatrnotion in the school of the battalion, at the armory, corner of Fourth street and Broadway, at balf-past seven elook. ts The rogiment will give a battalion drill on tho after- 0 ‘ompktua equare, PORTY SEVENTH REGIBONT, ‘This regiment purpoves having » moonlight parade on Tharsday night next. for which regimentat line wilt be formed at hi t oight o'clock. MISCRLEANWO > Brigadier Genoral Aspinwatl haa issved a =pecial order appointing Major Thomas Clark as a court of inquiry to in- yeatigate charzes made by Ltoutenant John Kerr against Capt. Keres Watson, company B, Sixty-ninth regimont, Tho Houtenact clarzes theteaplain with making a falso statemont regarding bia cou and with having appropriated to bis own use reosived for un.- forms, The t was to have come off on Tuesday ovening last, but as the accused had not reocived sul. cient notice, tue examination was postponed until Thure- day evoning next. he Boord for tue examination of officers of the Na- tional Guard will meet tn this city on Tuesday next, Major Porter, recontty elecied by the Twenty-asccnd regiment, has accepted the position, after consideration. BOUNTY CLAIMG OF NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS. ‘The records of tho office at 544 Broadway, and alt an- finished business relating to bounty claims of New York soldiors ia this city, which, by direction of Governor Fenton, has heretofore boon under the charge of General C. W. Darling, Engineer-in-Chiof of the State, will—by roquest of General Darli ‘ho bas obtained leave of avsonce—be traneferred on May Lto the State Arsenal, «coer of Seventh avenue and Thiriy-fifth street, and will be under the direction of Genoral E, A. Merritt, Quartermaster Genera! of the Siate, ANOTHER COLLIERY EXPLOSION. Twelve Miners Killed at Bancroft Slope, Pa. by a Fire Damp Explosion. Porravmae, Pa., April 18, 1967. A fire damp explosion occured Jast night at 10 o'clock, at Bancroft Slope, Ashiand Colliery by which twelve Minors were killed, among them James Mather a well- known Cricket player. NEWS FROM SAN FRANCISCO. Ban Francisoo, Cat, April 13, 1867. The pilot boat Caleb Curtiss and crew, A. A. Bucking. ham, Henry Van Ness, John F. Schanders, pilots, and four sailors, were lost yesterday while altempting to cross the bar, The steamship San Francisco, for Sitka, Russian Amer- joa, is advertised for June 1. Tné ship Audubon, for New York, and bark Decato, for Rio Janeiro, with 8,000 bbls. of flour, cleared to-day. Flour'is firm; $6 00a$6 50. Wheat, little doing; $2.00 offered, but held $2 O5a$2 10. Logal tenders 74, Division dri THE ST. LOUIS FIRE. Sr. Lovra, April 13, 1967, Tho loss by fire last night proves to be greater than rst supposed. Scots & Williams’ loss ts $80,000, which is insured in the following offices:—Tradesmen’s, Astor and Howard, of New York, $2,500 each; Citizens’, of New York, $8,000; Western, of Buffalo, $2,500 each; Farmers’ and Mechanica’, of Cincinnati, Howe, Ohio Valley, Hamilton Fit of Cincinnati, — $5,000; Ei of Cincinnati, and $17,500 in St. Louis offices. Lewis & Swann, hardware house adjoining, was to the amount of $25,000, which is Cully in. red in St, Louis and the following offices:—Sprincdeld Fire and Marine, of New Haven, Firemen’s, of Now York; Etna, of Hartford; United Siates Fire and Marine, of Kentucky, é “FIRE IN COVINGTON, KY. ‘Ciscrnmats, 0., Po atoke 1967, The oe Gunadenceres tor ane i vas at Covington, Ky., te morning. lower story is considerably damaged by water. The pot, ‘was insured for $16,000, which covers the lose, pad Ata ES SALES OF REAL ESTATE. — Y sginder dirvetion of Mr. Ben- od j, fear is ene oa aL gtictd esa gee ok oh nseane as ss HERALD, GUNDAY,- APRIL 14 1807 THLEL YRRRE, eee Services To-Day. ‘The Rov. Francis Vinton, D. D., will preach # sermon im behalf of the Protestant Ej City Mission Bool ‘ety, on Bunday evening, April 14, in th® Church of the Mediator, Lexington avenue, corner of East Thirtieth street, Services to commence at half-past sevon o'clock. A collection will be made for St. Barnabas’ House, Ser- mons will be preached every evening in Holy Wook in St. Barnabas’ chapel, 306 Mulberry street, noar Bleecker dy the following fgentiomen:—Rev. Ur. Dix, Rev. Dr. Poters, Rev, Mr. Heath, Rev, Mr. Benjamin, Rev. Dr. Morgan, Rev. Dr. Tuttle, At St, Ann’s Free church, Eighteenth street, near Fifth avenue, Rey. Dr. Gallaudet will preach at haif-past seven A. M. and three P, M., the latter service for deaf mates; Rev. Eastbura Benjamin at half-past ton A. M., and Kev. C. D, Jackson at half-past seven P, M. Holy Week—Services daily at eight A. M., twolve M. and half-past seven P, M., except Good Friday, at half-past seven and half-past ten A. M., three and half-past seven P. M. At the evening service there will be sermons from Rev. Dr. Van Cleeck, Rev, H. H. Cole, Rev. 0. H Dutton, Rev, Dr. Twing, Rev. Prof. Seymour and Rev. Eastburn Benjamin, These sermons will be interpreted for deaf mates, At the Bleecker street Universalist church, corner of Downing street, Rev, Day K. Lee, pastor. Subject this morning:—“History and Ministry of Death.’ In the evening, second lecture on science and religion, Sub- Ject, ‘Man with the Mioroscope.’? ‘At tho Church of St. John Baptist (Rpiscopal), Lex- ington avonue, corner of Thirty-first street, Rov. Dr. Dufle rector. To day’s services—Morning, at half-past ten o'clock ; afternoon, at half-past three o'clock. Strangors furnished with seats, Holy Weok:—Service every orn. ing at balf-past ten o'clock, with lecture on Wednesday and sermon on Good Friday; and every afternoon at four o'clock, except on Food Friday, when there will bo @ sermon at half-paat eeven o'clock. : At the French church Da St, Esprit, Rev. Dr. Verren, Rector, divine sorvice in French, Sunday afternoon, at half-past three o'clock, Sunday school at two, Tho Rev, Wm, P. Corbit, Pastor Hedding Methodiat Episcopal church, Kast Seventeenth street, between Firat and Second ‘avenues, will proach Sunday morajng and evening, Prayer meoting at half-past three, At tho Central Presbyterian church, Fiftioth street, between Broadway and Kighth avenue, preaching by the pastor, Rev. James B, Dunn, at half-past ten A.M. and fall-paat seven P, M, At the Chapel of the Holy Saviour, late Rov. Dr. Hawk's charge, sermon this morning, ‘by the Rev. Dr. Campbell, of Charleston, in the large chapel of the Uni versity. At the Forty-seoond street Pr@byterian church, Rev. W. A. Scott. D. D., pastor, the suniversary of the Sab- bath School connected with this church will be hold this evening, at lalf-past seven o'clock. At St. Stephen's Episcopal church the Rev. Joseph H. Price, , D., rector, will hold Divine service evory Sun- day at baif-past ten o'clock in the morning; and at half- Past soven o'clock in the evening in tho church on Twenty-second stro t, between Filth and Sixth avenues, ‘Tho rector will proach at both services. The Rev. 8. A. Corey, D. D., will preach in the Siurra; Hill Baptist church, corner of Lexington avenue aad Thirty-roventh stroet, at half-past ten o'clock in the morning and at half-past seven in the ovening. The Rev. Dr. Deoms will proach in the Chapel of the University this morning at balf-past ten o'clock. Seals tree. ‘Tho Messengor of Christ, 3. 8. Snow, will preach in tho University, Washington sqnaro, this ‘aftornoon at three o'clock. Subject—** Has Christ boon Crowned ¢"” Atthe Church of the Avnunciation, 110 Wost Four toonth street, Sunday sorvicos at haif-past ten A M., and half-past set P.M. Kev. Dr, Higbee will preach aftor evening prayer. At the Church of the Resurrection, Fifth avenue, Roy. Edward 0. Fiagg, D. D., Rector, wiil preach morn- ing and ovening. Services si hal{-past ten A. M., and half-past seven P, M. Tho Rev. U. C, Norton wilt preach at the Sixth atrest Baptist church, between avenues B and C, this eve- ning, at a quarter before eight o'clock. The Rov. C. Gites commenoos a course of leoturos this evening iu the New Churen house of worship, Thirty- Afth street, botween Fourth and J.exington avouues, upon Woman Special subject for this ovening, “Tho Specific Difference betwoon the Masculiue and Fom- inine Natures.’ A public meeting will be hold in the Reformed Dutch churoh, corner of Fifth avenue and Twenty-ninth streot, this ovening, at 71g o'clock, when the aystem of reliof, education and instruction of the fteedmen by the Ameri. can Missionary Association, with its 450 teachers and misaionarios will be presented. jor General Cijnten Fisk, Rov. Dr. Vermilye and Rev. E. P. smith, formoriy Field Becrotary the C! in Commission, are the speakers. Christian Convention at Quincy, Mnas.—Re- arks ef Hou. Heary Wilson abeut U aressional Prayer -Mee tings and Other Mat- , ters. A convention of the churches of Quincy and vicinity was hold in Quiacy Town Hall on Friday fast. The hall was crowded, oud the proceedings were spirited aud intorosting. The mornlug sorvices were conductod by Rev. ©. P. Headley, of Quincy, after which the con- vention was organized by the cheice of 8. H. Hayes, Esq, of South Weymouth, as Chairman, and Z. A, Mudge, Esq., of Quincy Point, as Seoretary, The question whether the Church of Christ was realizing the New Testament ideas and fully meoting the demands of the age was discussed by Rev. FE. W. Waldron, Rev. Mr. Hubbell, of Braintree, lov. Mesars. Dickerman, Terry, ins and Rockwell, of Weymouth, Rov. Mr. Thwing and Mr. Mu ines Quincy, ani Messrs. Barrows and Freemen, 0! chester, After a recess at noon the convention discussed thy question, “Through what channels may the consecrated activities of the church be best directed.”’ Addresses were maze by Rev. Mr, Thwing of Quincy, Mr. McIntire of St. Louis, Deacon Nash ot Weymouth, Kev. Caivin Terry of Woymouth, Rev, Mr. Headley of Quincy, Mossrs, FL F. Durant, F. W. Smith and M. H. Sargeant of Boston, Hon. Henry Wilson of Natick, C. H. Whitney M. D,, of Fitchburg, Mr. Sprague of Quincy, Rev. Mr, Chick of Groton, and others. REMARKS OF FKNATOR WILSON. Senator Witgon was invited to give an account of the Congressional prayer meeting. Coming forward Le fuid that it was with reluctance that ho should speak of the prayer meeting of the two houses of Representa- tives. He did not know as it would have any influence upon others, but he was sure that the membors of that prayer meeting bad found comfort and inspiration in the meetings which had been held once a week. years ago there bad been pore: meetings few members of Congress, but he thought thre had veon none priorto the past winter during the past twenty years. The paper which was circvlated to ob. tain the names of thore who would attend received the signatures of from thirty wo forty mombers, tnolnding fifteen Sonatore. He never should forget the interest with which they met for the first time and looked iato each others’ faces, Au old member from the Pavitte coast rose and aid that be was glad to see those pre sont Vhom he had not known as Christians etore. Members of Congress had but little time to devote to re- ligious reflection or reading. These meetings whi were held had been mozt interesting, audall who had at~ tended had been improved by them, alluding to the ques- Lon before the Convention, be satd in military it was the daty of the soldier to be on the alert at all times aml al- tobe present at the roll call; a0 should Christians al- woye be present at prayermeetings. It fs said that pra; mcetinge are sometimes dal, but if all Curistians attend who can, they nover will be duil, With the room well 1 all engaged in one cause, there will be no lack est Christians should act from jprincipie and jection. They should forsake ali that tempts others away from daty, should abandon all that will load others ast If a glass of wine leads the young to stambie, Cliristians should throw it If going to theatres leads others to wrong, Christi Should keop away from theatres If a Christian feels that his staying away from prayer meeting causes others to stay a then he should go oven if ho only expected to m * God there, Nothing but sickness should keep & man from the Sabbath meeting, and all shonid go to the prayer meetivg who could. to the cusiom of riding on enid people not the right to ride on God holy day, He had often done so, but should do so no bay bein en J ~~ an Past Cy ow eevee they are depressed in and should always be up and. doing. They should Fg act from principle and always do right He ‘he looked to the youn men as the hope of the count they should cate up the C .-' ‘of the ago and ry it forward, Thoy should pow as they did in tho war, The gigantic evil which had oversproad the South had beon over. come, and now that region is a missionary feild for Christian young men. Tue next thirty years has a mortgage on the efforts of Christian young man and woman, Although that gigantic evil bad been over. come, hore in Massachusetts there was @ greater evil than slavery bad ever been—that was intemperance. The Church ‘wants the same earnestness that the try carried into the war; wants men and money to enroll in the ranks, and be evor ready to respond to the call, morning, noon or night. Allading tothe death of bis son, an only chil who had been brought home & corpse from Texas, he said with much fooling that he would give his life to-day if he had been ablo is dear boy what he was now able to say to of them, as they loved their ren they their country, t love their also, Thev knew not when they might be riour brought back to thoir friends aa lis son bad been. To conclusion td ho urged, that, no matter what base motives might ve oop ho matior what might be said, all should do their duty and serve the Master, and in life aad death have the proud consciousness of having done thoir duty, The Convention adopted a resolution approving of the at jaw and against the enactment of a license Miscellaneous. The Rev. J. Hyatt Smith, of Brooklyn, will deliver his celobrated lecture on ‘Sight Seeing New York to Jerusalem,” for the benoit of the Park erian: ebarch, io the Hall of Cooper Union, on Thursday even- ing, Aprit 25, At apy tow Rey Of St. Thomas’ Charch, fae eee riser to be ia SecA? et 0 een ma eetpceres E A of the 24 3 Witer Moldieg scree of religions mentngs in tre Episcopal chureh bere, He has the rite of confirmation to twenty-six or twenty-eight persons. THE PROPOSED MASONIC TEMPLE IN BROOKLYN. The several Masonic Lodges of the Western District of the “City of Churches,” having long experionoe® ple suitable for their purposes. For many years past the Order has been quietly but rapidly increasing in Broek- lyn, and but » limited number of the craft wore aware of their own strength until this anited action for the orection of a temple called attention tothe fact, The necessity for a suitable building for the safekeeping of their archives, jowels, emblems, regalia, &c., some of which are of considerable imtrinsic value; the inconve- nient arrangement of the buildings or rooms now oobde- pled for their places of meeting; the difMoul- ties oftentimes created by exacting landlords raising their rents exorbitantly after great exponso had been incurred in fitting up and decorating their roome, and the difficulty of appropriately arranging rooms ia buildings not expressly designed for the purpose, coa- vinoed the convention of the neceasity and proprioty of erecting a sultablo building, of such character and mag- nitude as would not only be an ornament and credit te the city and to the fraternity, but would also furntst them ample room in which they would bo enabled to porfect the arrangements for working and illustraung the several degrees in a manner more appropriate to their symbolic forms than had yet boca attained. A slight calculation demonstrated the fact that a subserip- tion of $100 from each of tho present members of the fraternity in the district would suffice to purchase the land and erect a building on a gcale of greater mag nificence than the most enthusiastic of thom bad dreamod of. After a full discusston of the sul the convention being futly convinced of its 4 with great unanimity determined to embark in. the ea- terprize, A bill was prepared and forwarded to the Legislature only a few days before the close of the sea sion, passed both houses without opposition, became @ Jaw, and ‘the Masonic Hall Association of the Western District of Brookiyn ” is now among the numerous note- wor:hy organizations of yn. “ Books of subscription for stock of the corporation were opened and.asmall amount subscribed prior to the annual election, provided by the charter to be held im July, 11 is occurring 80 soon after ita creation, and owing toa waut of due publicity, comparatively few. of the lodges being represented among the and none but stockholders being eligible as. haters» oy a résult many of tho lodges have no represent Lone ccinacear nef relict i | the unrepresented lodges, not bei! — advised the doings of the Board, appear to interest the aress of the enterprise. T'o remedy this somo of Spombers of the Doan of Trustees eh. recently to roalen and, ine.pleee i weer of any ~ sent 6 who acquire the uisite eligibisit a subsoribing to the Took. It fs ox] oct that the Mook. will be chiefly held by members fraternity, Gen 4 there is no reason why persons not members not’ stockbolders and Some few persons hig ond among the sibecne. ih Dot members are a'reat tha Deiiof byes the, invest ie will ae iany more have oxpressed a desire subsertbe, vided they could be assured that the site and goporas, plan of the build some months since Segeric’. would bo eel and - adopted. ‘The of Trustocs have, however, deemed it more: prudent as well as more just to the subscribers not te, commit themselves toany plan of building or ee: tion until the requistte amount of stock is eubsoribed have. a fixed the amount of capital stock 000, " made a condition of the subseri; no shalt be catled for until the amount is subsoribed. that i lished the site will.be urenased ae immedinte steps eee eee ‘The pian heretofore was to purchase @ plot of pgp lots on a prominent aes. ‘business locality with, {f possible, three Mmagni erect thereon @ ificent temple of white arcbitectuse, the first to consist of stores; the tho necessary ante-1 for lectui above all two. sddifioual stories oxshisivaly TOF urposes. If this plan should be adopted it reanna an increase of capital stock to i ef abit ; f amount authorized by the charter), and estimate tho cost as high as $850,000. It is Tioved that oven as this figure the stock will pay a handsome dividend from tho —_ fee, pear alone. 3 - Another praisewt jan suggested is that of pur- chasing and tenung the entire stock in the several lodges, the Income refeom to be devoted to the erec- tion and maintenance .of an asylum for the aged, indi- gent and infirm members of the fraternity and their widows and orphans. No report was made at the last meeting of the Board of Trustees of the amount of stock subscribod, owing to tl fact that many of these most active in procuring subscriptions were absent, It was announced, however, that the work was most favorably, and that the whole amount might hat been socared had they sought or urged large su! tons. They preferred to see the stock more gen diffused among the members of the order, and to facilt- tato this the shares wore fixed at $10 each, 80 the poorest tember might be able to secure am interest in the enter- prise. Tho gentlemen composing the Board of Trastees and officers of the Board are men of integrity, and the mombers of tho order have every confidence in thetr administration of the The ident, Farrington, is a woll known, wealthy and influ aT. Gi Vice tial merchant. Dr. D, Fay dent, is a respectable ph; 0. Nathan B. Treasurer, a well known jawyer, formerly Justice of the Saprome Court, and at prosent Treasurer of the city of Brooklyn; Colonel William H. De Bevoise is the Secre- tary. ‘Tho other mombers of the Board. arc:--Aarom Morloy, N. F. Warring, Joha C. Smith, Ezekiel Baldwin, Willlam E. Osborn, William E. Sprague, Lewis MoMul- len, Charles Lowry, James Howell, Jr.; G. 8. son, Stephen Haynes, Henry W. Karn, William M. Sbip- taan, John M. Reilly, Charlos Kirby, Joshua W. Osborn,’ Joreminn Bex and J, Hiliver, each of whom is a ined to roceive subscriptions om stock. It is bolieved that the requisite amount of subscriptions will soon be procured and tho cnterprise actively commenced. ‘The advance of the Order ts not confined alone to. for Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Cincinnati have their Masonic temples and monumental evidences of the i ii f growth, pride ard influenco of the fraternity. All cities and nearly every town and vill thie country, as well as in tho whole civilized id, has ite lodge or lodges, where the brotherhood mest and alive the secrets and traditions of this ancient Order, embracing within ils mombership every nationality, tongue, religon and party, constituting a world withim themselves. Hore the Turk and the Greek, the Asiatie and the American, the Jew and the Gentile, the Catholic sectarianisty moet and Protestan’ ovory shade of on a common herhood. Revolutions, wars, political ‘ato dissensions and national not quen: ve destroyed the mightiest empires; through all these convulsions and conflicts Mason: passed unseathed, and, though sone lost sight of by jou! the outside world, bas lived and its history and traditions been carefully and jealously preserved and handed down from generation to gonera- tion unimpaired and unchanged. ‘The amount expended by the order yearly in ebarity far exceeds what many might su) In the Westera District of Brooklyn upwards o! },000 is paid out annnally, principally in aid of the widows of the fraternity. thoir fleld being the world and its object humanity. Commonwealth Lodge, No. 409, have a site for a Masonio hall, at the corner avenge and Comberiand street, The hall, which will shortly, be ogg is estimated, winous from oe to 0, The lodge had no trouble in raising The fall is (o be three. stories ‘high; the frst floor will he rented for stores, the second is to be used as a lecture room, and the third for ledge rooms. NOMINATIONS FOR THE NEW YORK C01 VENTION. Mippietows, N. Y., April 13, 1967. Tho following Senatorial delegates to the Conatitu- tional convention wore nominated to-day by the demo- cratic convention which assembled hore :—Goneral A. ©. Niven and John ©. Holley, of Sullivan county; and Judge John W. Brown and George W. Greene, of Orange cor Povangesrare, N. Y., April 13, 1867. The domoorats of the Eleventh Senaiorial district met in this city tow and inated John Sa Je, cf ed in secret, and ITUTIONAL CON Hudson; John T. Hilisdate; Henry Hook, and Joun of Fishkill, as delegates tothe Stale Constitutional Convention. Watertown, N. Y. 13, 1867, The republican Senatorial ono eta and Lewis counties tn | neminated A. Bell and as Bickford, nty, Hon. Edward A. Brown, of Lowts county, as delegates to tho constitutional convention. A New Manua,—A woman named Mary Leo was arrosted recently in Springfeld, Mass., and sent to the Asylum. The ways she has had ag anpleasant habit of going into goods stores, and tn aloud, squeaky voloo; charging the first clerk sho mes ith being the father of her children, while she id punishes threatened him with banging and other menia for hia supeosed crime 543 x $