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H rE aT, ili Proceedings of the Radical Peace Society. i i nl | i = & f 4 it 55 HT i it Ege Hs se { Hf H ‘3 % & az f ¥ i ef E i gt i i Operations of New York and Beston Tract Organizations, : i i Ee i i E | £ Pt z i : A the watchman ‘one of the mep was seen Suppew Daata.—On Tuesday night Catharine Browse, a woman thirty-three years of age, who kept a dis- reputable place in the premises 133 Greenwich street, F F : yawl moved Progress of Temperance and Home fired three shota ab the Biissions. ?¢. i | missioners held their regular weekly mosing yesterday morning—Generel Shaler, President, ig the obsir, A communication from the Police lodging the receipt of the co-operation pesolution § I ; £ j ify F i ip ; i 5. $s 5g 2. a & i i E Es g THE RADICAL PEACE SOCIETY. Anniversary Exercises—Addresses by Heury C. Wright and Oth- i j i Pge i { | Fava, Kegosmvn On, Exrvosion.—Mary Stewart, whe ‘was reported seversly burned in Wednesday's Hznato, died at. Bellevue Frere propér aame is said to i Alfred H, Lev i i SF f Mary Barnwell, | THE INDIAN WAR. Keperts from Col. Wynkoop—The Arapnheecs, Apackes and ether Tribes still Peacefully Tho following 1s extracted from a letter froniCel, } Wynkoop, United States Indian Agent for the Arapatioes, Choyennes and Apaches, which hag been received at the office of Indian Affairs, Washington:— Foat Larsup, Kansas, Urrar ARKANGAS ano apit 2438} Hise iG Sate een oC AGairs, Ly last communication was written hastily from and I now nave the honor te uarters of my ageucy. Since the kiiling and scalping of the six Cheyenne Indiana pore er Dodge, nahiog ev, has transpired with Contrary to my orofaing the 8 im» Bee jety, which was organized one year ago, and whose olect is to promote universal peace, and whose theory is that man is supreme above all the conceptions of his intellect, and that no human in- stitution is worth the sacrifice of a single life, held its first anniversary meeting yesterday at Masonic Hall, ou Thirteenth street, Mir, AvRED H, Love, President of the society, occu- Pred the chair, and Levi K. Joslin acted as secretary. ‘The attendance was quite small, and the meeting was €ailed to order at ten o'clock in the morning by the President. The minutes of the last convention wore read and approved. LETTER FROM WILIIAM LOYD GARRISON. A letter was read from William Lioyd Garrison, ex- preesing a sympathy in the sentiments of peace and He would be happy to avail himself of every opportunity to give it his support—not that there could be peace before there was purity, or before there was the possession of impartial liberty and equal sights; but that, nevertheless, they must preach purity, liberty, peace and human brotherhood, whether men will hear or whether they will forbear. They must look into the causes of war and endeavor to re- The cause of peace was advancing, and ‘must continue to advance. He was not for that peace which was at war with common sense—that counsels a truckiing policy rather than incur an excitement, Peace of the Cross was discriminating, courageous and The Radical Peac 2 af gs i ‘Covumsta ij s i E of their operation. +h President Hop- @ud the mooting sd- i H | I I l § E f & - 3! it é AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY--B8STON BRANCH. Tho Afty-third anniversary of the Amerioan Tract Society, Boston branch, was held yesterday, at Stoin- There was only a small audicnce present, owing, doudtleas, to the inclemenoy of the weathor. The exercises were openod at three o'clock P. M. Mr. William A. Booth, President of the Society, occu- Pied the chair, The proceedings wore openod with prayer by Rev. Samuel D. Barchard, BD. D., after which a seloct quartet choir sang the hymn commenoing Bow in the morn thy seed, Todoubeand fear gire thos no heed, Broadcast It o'er the land. Rev. I. B, Wanrsvend Rev. Wu, 0. Caume, D. D., thon made statements of the operations of the socioty during the past yoar. Inotuded in those statements wore the following facts: — Publications.—3eventy-five sew works have beon added to the list for the year, making umber 636. Among these are many pted the use of Sabbath sob ‘and othors suitable for re- i sentiments which had hitherto had little effeotiver in tho governing of society would become far more Thore wero many things to incronse faith in universal roign of peace. There was aothing more incredible than the manner in which slavery bad beon overcome. There had been perversion of the Bible and fugitive slave laws and decisions to uphold the instrtation; but it bad fallen before the swift pro- gress of morai sentiment and of public opinion, There was nothing more marvellous than this; there not ground to hope that men might be gradually Wrought to an ideal of sentiment which abould look upon war as monstrous? She did not believe but that in Of civilization = system of nations peacefully would be fixed upon. Mrs. Morr here at somo length related the bistory of tho stragzle of the peace movomeut, and continued by saying thatthe movoment had gained new evgrafting upon it of more radical principles. Evory food cause had begun ia weakness and had risen into strength, and she could but hope that the peare move- ment would wax greater and more powerful. Tho peace principle bad, she continued, its apostte eighteen hun dred yoars ago, and the more the subject was atudics more the cthics of all religions would be found to be Mrs, Mott apologized for having spoken feobly and resumed her seat. Mr. Wright read several resolutions, of which tho gist was that tho right of man to life was self-evident and could not be forfeited by any actof man; that no state or government or ecclesiastical body on carth was worth the sacrifice of a singte life; ments and ecociel point of the association, Tobbers, murderers and villains, Somo turther briof addrossea were made, mittee having becn appointed, the anniversary exercises wore adjourned watil the cvoning session. good will of the society. I Bi tho prohibition pol the bonedicuon by AMERICAN HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY. For tien heyenne Indiana who. committed Cheyenne a Dr. Peters, Vice President of the society, occupied the ohair on the occasion. ‘The oxercises were opened with prayer by Rey. Dr. Hooker, of Boston. » THB TRBASURRE'S REPORT was presented as frat in order of the proceedings, of which the following ia a brief abstract:—Reoespts, $212,667; expenditures, $227,963, leaving $12,411 ‘still dae to missionaries for labors performed. In addition to these figures Supermteadents of the railways of 4he United states as- sembled in seasion at the St. Nicholas Hotel. There ‘wore about Gfty delegates from all the leading railways present. Mr. J, Edgar Thompson, President of the THR RESOLUTIONS. The following resolutions were offered by the chair- man from the Executive Committee, and adopted :— That we may not be needlessly movement for radical peace, which we decm possibls irt—That we must surrender to the inviolability of hu. mau life, to absolute justice, equal righ hood and world wide Delieve, with Sumner, “The ballot A New Yorker Killed by Indians. the San Antonio Herald, April furnishes ing, Powelt (I tour from the to tne as misunderstood in our 5 copies; of cnvetope, pooket and ohildrea’s tracts, 156, ja 0 ‘ | pages. mes, nhs Peacemaker ;!” “kquall- ar. ‘That men’s right to life is a self-evident truth, and cannot be forfeited by any act of of man-made power. Thwrd—Ihat the spirit which prompts men to kill rather than dio is only « source of danger to others from us and to Fourth—We appeal for such a» renunciation of caraal weapons 4s would make war impossible aud ble, and give a siguifieanee to mediutin cannot have so lung ay they themselves support sanding rar under provocation. ‘An international code and tribunal based on these ‘That the peop.e of the United saisution. confer on Congress the righ desue letters of marque aud reprisal, to armies and to create und sustain a navy. —That the right “to declare tnvolves the right to sical, rob and murde aad burn towns and ci‘ies: to lay waste and try ; to Urive innocent their hot mes natural moral obit ‘abolish all inoral dt: Raving tne epints cbe ing the spirit, o! ee Of Garter; and i Shratian der ibe’ than man,’ au Booming | ; gre all states, govern- wore, from the stand- = s > i E : 402, total papers, 3,168,000 The pe ang Gistribetion of the publications has than in any former year, C7 in cash, ia aid of printing |. Among those who bere pastors and churches, especially tate tocalities; Sabbath and mission man droda of whom have beea supplied with libraries and in whole or iu part. each, bave been sent into goons inen's Chratian amooiationy city mz 's ond charitable inatitutions i g i if Parties which they | armies and resort to i : Evening Session. The evening session was devoted to the reading of letters and tho further discussion of the resolutions, Mrs, M. 8. Townsend and others addressed the convon- tion, which was adjourned untit half-past ten o'clock A. : - 5a AY Staten, by their con. 3 F | # Z Seventy-five Jibrartes, of the fer South for the use declare Faixe and support i war,” de,, necessa g 3 city missions, re ‘tho freedine: i men, women and children and cold; to reverse in all relations; to ves, spirit anid woinen. with death for . iter offence to be cap! 1 TWE AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY, NEW VORK., Addrensen by Mesars. |: The Aanual Reports. Shearer, Kiley. Buddiagtom, &c. Tho forty-second armuel” meting of the Americaw Tract Society took place yesterday morning at Steinway ‘The attendance was i 3 ‘probably more to the tuclomoucy of the weather that to any, wantng iatorest in the-aocioty. % A preliminary business mosting~ was held at. ning o'clock, at-which ths. officers of the preceding yoar, to- gether with the Exceative Commitiso, were re-elected for}. ‘the ensuing year. The name of Bishop Janes was added to the list of Vice Presidents. At ten o’olock the regular medting was opened by & short and appropriate praver by tho Rev. W. M. Paxton. Mr, Wasiam E. Dovar, who occupied the chair, i pattern of Christ, and to * an man, Bighth—That each and every member of Congress consent @o be invested by his constitucats with the rig ae end muruer, aud & §; ! : f i ! 5 5 : ie ahd ou of war, and binds atrocious deeds in certain t s &F ad & 2 arnt at gate {Or & ember of Co ‘now constitut rauthorige him as mit theit, robbery, murder, ‘Crueities necessarily invoiv : t Ei racy and all the crimes and {na declaration of war, ‘That each and every voter for Congresamen is a Principal in all the crimes by u war and engage in its murderous ‘That (he church or goverame ay uhemiselves ‘punseh ‘ua: thefe robbery, nivelves, ast rf. nud pirwcy ta indiwiduats. ey “ radical ‘peace man who believes Forwar ore lnbume, Gucttltien Ad, teexpedinat’ say 4 Bd inexpediant: cut com: What odice ustil the builds and’ te otloe ure puritea oa ° ua soflos are the taint of blood. aR? . ti i a d i # Hittite fl ‘d oes ll 33 ft i i i i : Bi 38 3 3 | °F Bg 4 Eg zt i elected :—President, Edward Hincken ; First Vice Prem- dent, Geo. M. Clerman; Sevond Vico President oe es a2: H bi Pu H ji eek: HE oe if z of ta operations. ‘Tho capital of the society, however, ‘was not 80 large a8 it should be to enabie them to koco on their shelves a sufficient stork of books meet the steadily increasing had been brought to the notice of the last moeting, aud ho was happy to lorrn $100,000 required $50,000 bad aiready veen subscribed. Mr, Mowma A1uy road the tressurcr’s ry] til I i i z i hi a% z ‘ § 2 fF é i je. woald be able in leas than the cost of supplying their red broadcast through. tained an appreciative auditory at the reoms of the Young Mea’s Christian Association, No. 161 Fifth ave- nue, last evening, with a discourse upon the above sub- ject. Mr. Smith spoke tm an easy, conversational: tone and recounted many int manners, customs, modo of life, kc. of this land and touching the hotly that ‘sacred interest to all Christiana. establishment of an American colony expressed his Conviction of the tailare of ow as @ Teason why success was impossible, the Task iepeeeay Which cristé throughout the entire , in consequence of the in’ Arabs of the who aubsist entirely upon the traits of ietricts, and whose are such as to defy all efforts tw bring them » ithia sub- jection to che laws, Tux New Yore Stats Assocrateo Pasa —Tho annual mooitog of the Associated Press of the State of Now York was beld at ton o'clock yesiertay morning at the Motropolitan Hotel. The veuness transacted was of a purely financial and statistical character sequently uninteresting to the general pablic accounts were filed the meeting, at whiew al! the «mal! papers im the State were repreventod, busied itself with the clectien of oiicers for tho easaing year. Vionations ov tim Exoux Law.—Jobn Meodetken, No. 430 West ‘'wenty-ftth stroct, was arraigned before Instice Ledwith at the Je‘ferson Market Potice Court, , yesterday, charged with violating the Exoise taw. He Was hold to answer jn the sum of $300, Tre Rewars ov 4 Misswo Menotart Foon tw te Warer.—On the 6th tilt. Mr. James L. Smmitu, then » merchant of Peekskill, came to this city to parchase goods, and (wo days subsequently, late in the afternoon, Ur. Sruith was scon on the corner of Hu¢son and Spring strects, apparently laboring under tomporary aberration ¢ As Me. Smith failed to retarn home or com: relatives in the city, thorough search y and country was i g with the amount remaining in tho treasury, amounted Thore had been expended in manufactur. and publications $330, $93,192; in cash for foreign and pagan i other oxponsos. as by trons- '$61,448—making a total of $544,343, and lwavi in the treasury $787. an account of the operations of the St Sars il Hy f Aftor some discussion the meeting sembie again in the afternoon at balpentwo o'clock, 4 3 ; i E id ‘The moti ani ‘The m camer ecnalee arene, which the first verse was— Our conntry*s voice is 5 A t Z Hl i i # i i if The Afternoon Session. ‘The afternoon session of the first anniversary of the American Radical Peace Society opened at two P. M. at Masonic Hall, Alfred H. Love. President of the society ailing the assembiage to order, and L. K. Joslyn acting saeccretary. The anoual report for the year 1966-67 was read by the Pre-tdent and adopted without substan- tal amendment The society has issued editions of one thousand of about one huadred publications im discus- sion of the peace theory. Various meetings of the Executive Committee have been held during the year, and relations have been established bet society and various State societies in New York, Ohio, Maine, lowa and elsewhere. The Rhode Island society has beld various meetings during the past year, issuing several ——— neon | resolations and memorial- veang the U8 U) sanject of peace. senna called by this aociety in reintion to Indian affairs, at which resolutions were smued Lo be distributed among the [1 frontier. A letter from W. HB. Seward bas been received in relation to the People of t i i | ; t a F i Ei ey i i i j B 3 had tabored ia 21 States among our own destitute population, and among and Scandinavian laa- retigiou # H g 1 | Dayreloama are Gee it Ueig “Xft promise clothes Wide fields for barrost whitent Toaper's toll To next resolution was moved and Boston, i i | a i z ge FE i i ; \ eft E HH 1} the Rev. mousiy. A bymn was then sung, after which a benediction was pionounced avd the meeting adjourned, THE -ANMIVERSARIES THIS BAY. American Bible Roototy --Stsin way Hail, ten a“ y Amorican inion —Brook!ya cademy of Music, hal(-past seven P.M. “i American, Aumcintion—Cherch of the 138 vears; volumes sold, $557,903; volumes granted, destitute of all’ rollgvous 54; Protestant families dos- t families “habitually or prayed with, 5,034,990; fam- read ae abstract (rom the forthcoming annual report, showiag the groat peed existing for large Proposing any re- ns and along the 5g Hy THE WATIONAL TEMPERANCE SOCicTY. This society, whose annual anniversary excrowes are now in progress ta this city, Hold a basinoss mesting yesterday morning in the Reformed Dutch cbureh ia Fulton street. Rev. Dr. W. W. Nowell, of tho Board of Managem, occupied the chair, and tho opening prayer was made by Mr. RG. Pardes. ‘The main besiness of the mooting was tho readiag of reports. That of the Corresponding Sccrotary, which reforrod at length to the action of the committee ap- painted by tho Saratoga Convention of 1805, an action through which this Nationa! Temperance Association had been organized, The report also gave praise to other temperance associations for encouragement given to this Hi pointed a comtnission of twelve noblemen to suggest any alterations in international !aw, The society has recently petitioned the Pennsylvania Legi@tature against the act estabiithing @ militia law in that State. The Rhode ocvely bas circulated a petition, to whjch about wudrot names have been appended, to dispense with war under all cireurustances, Reports (rom several sub-societies were read, in which it was stated that the principles of Movemeant—Tewiag Opposition River—A New Ferry Routc—Gold Found in Dutchess County— Another Robbery by River Thieves—A New Excise Law for Dutchess Some person unituown. yuspactod who had been invited to address them. He then read as talen Lo ferret out the society were’ progress and leavening the lump of e report from the oly Was road aud approved. This report em- pndence between the American Peace Hiam Edeacds Forster, M. which the following is a cop; every where mak LF 1. Union missionary col port of ail evangelical churches as their instrument for reaching speedily with the Gospel the outlving and in- terlying dmstitutions, North, West and South. 2. The twenty millions of Spanish America—waiting for af evangelical literature and accessible to personal 3. The unity of Christ's people—iilustrated in work of the American Tract Society. erving the sup- ves, oad made search, under authority of ‘aw. of the prea Povas«eersim, May 8, 1967. een of tod parties, He recov A eovere rain storm has prevailed at all points along the Hudson since yesterday morning, the rain falling in d blowing a gale from the northeast, All the streams are considerably swollen, and in some quarters fears are entertained of damage being done. ‘The Troy and Albany Railroad track bas saffered some, thongh the damage ts not of aserious nature. The water in the Hudson this afternoon is unusually high, in many instances flooding the There are the Tt is feared that eerious bas been inflicted in the interior. ‘workmen at the Columbian iron ore bed—better the Reynolds ore bed—in the town of Ancram, , track for bigher wages lately <¢ demands were refused, committee from the New York perfecting arrangements {or ymmnand on the grounds of the Columbia County Agricultural Society, near Hudson, the Opposition exists on the river at the pre- firms. The con- ifteure line, aud ‘\igon was a quiet and inoffensive man. leaves a analy of Ove sons and Uaree danghiers, QOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. Romaine Andrews, aged about sixty years, committed suerte by hanging nimeelf at Parnlenien ‘on Suoday iy insane. fe was a much 1A PEACK SOCIETY. torrents aod the wi gan, of No. 101 Charlton street focketbook of deceased were gone, but a roll of bills amouating to $76 was found in one of his pockets Coroner Wildey was notiied to hold an inquest, after which the remains will be taken in charge by th Mr. Smith has left a widow and an A reward of $500 was offered for the Tne Univensal. Peace Soc iow te on the 10th of (ecto! ings in Philadelphia, which we ng. Among the p Of the 18th of January last to the national goverument for the establish- ternational tribunal, to be composed of repree te to whieb may be referred all yate olther berween different pations or por ended, ‘ove on tie condition of the In mecsutes of our mecting ‘pero: quate to the boundless fields open for tts usion work at home and abroad. Rey. Mr, Sumarer, agent of the society at Richmond, aM teresting deteription of ite operations in the atl especially referri w % teurs’ He said he knew that real efforts tives for interment. Adopted daughter. recovery of the body. Auuezox» Baeac oF Conrtonycs. —Henry been employed for some time past by the Express Company to carry packages of money and valu. ables to those persons in this city to whom they are for- warded by means of the Empire City Company, days ago Henry was sent to a certain place with a pack age contatoing $1.600, aud -has Dot as yet been heard It is feared that the $1,000 has proven too heavy a load for him and shat he has gone some piace to rest The detectives are trying to find out where Excise law in this city, in spite of all diicultios, was also Jabilating strain: The annual report of the Treasurer, which was next read, presented the following statement of the finances Of the society:—Receipts during the year, $26,602 45; expenditares, $25,462 71; loaving a balance of $1,129 76. In the evening a good Mzed andience assembled at Cooper” Institute, for the purpose of “assisting” at the festival exercises of the society. Wm. F. Dodge presided, and the ceremonies were oponed as usual with prayer, after which letters of apology for absence from Hon. Sebuyler Colfax, Dr. Guthrie and Goo. H. Stewart were read by The Hariford Cowrant the fab stands foot of avout four cents apiove. an address to the that shad are now selling at has been disumbuted, a ited. het appointed a commission wallsble for the enforoement of Commitier ha} = of otber cities, whi (which |s herewith prese roing that Queen Vicioris wader A negro in Baker county, 0 laws of the realm w the refusal of a dusky damsel gun and shot her as days ago, where preparatory ‘the South, as they all knew, Great as that physical destit equalied by the moral and was it was more spiritual destitation which created vbat changes ongit see ert oe bringing them ito full conformity with imterna- gations, ine Execative Commitise he > Fousten, M. P., and others, members mission of Neutrality, Engiand:— d report whe:hee apy a carb laws for the pa prevatied. The prostration and desolation war bad stricken down the benevolent operations ? AaRKsTeD ox Scariccov.—A young man named Henry L. Adams was yesterday afteraoon arrested at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, on suspicion of having stolen a gold watch from Bishop & Rein’s jewelry store. He was detained im custody at headquarters uatil he can be takeu before a magistrate this morning. Juxxiws, tae Forces.—K was the Phenix Bank of this Jet rons fod che Bank of the opus, Ei previousiy repented on Susrictovs Partyeremir.—Timothy Lyons, who calls himself, for reasons peculiarly bis own, “Professor Wal- few days ago took it into his speculative head to take unto himself partner—not a female, but one of Ihe masculine order, whose basiness qualifications, or, ‘as the sequel will show, whose woll filled pockets would do much toward increasin; backs. To meet wi it an advertisement in the paper for a Teostved an answor The presiding officer, after a short address from bum- self and a quartette by a glee club, introdaced Rev. Mr. Cuyler, who assured the audience that the society, whose object was to furnish temperance literature and ‘of peace were so nobly maintai Ay to embrace every opportu: ‘peace on earth and guod will [ b orrangements as shall to look for these preot barba: 2 E i i of such bodies as yours yniation of those Ye ratio Abere are golden oyporvanties for the prese! truths which le at toe foundation of the Gospel of peace, which ts above and beyond all the Sere 2 creeds, and belongs to ik iF yj Hd tf: a : with that wisdom wi | this much-desired partner rd repaired i i from one Christoph: ir interview was it, Forster, aed in - Ivauia Peace Society. i ti to criticiatng Governor ameliorating the severe i fy 1: i | & : desire of ail the commissioners so to con- sto De able to make cuegestions which nce between this country with our Kinsmen in the SE i : zt i ik 3 ii i { i é i i i large public inert presence 01 pome o the chiefs thie great cause which attention thas the condition degraded by their intercvirse | m H| i i i a j 33 z i sf t uy i : 3 = wen! Mr. Newport, was a had his skell badly fractured, Le gnvome] on eight or ten nj us y the promsouces Gticks, stapes, bullets. Ae t Li Ly ii ? i ‘| is i ij E | 5

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