The New York Herald Newspaper, December 30, 1867, Page 5

: NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY. DECEMBER 30, 1867, . § TELEGRAPHIC NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD. Russian Conferepce on the East- ern Question, Revolutionary Agitation in the Ztalian Cities. CUBA. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALD. New American C: at Havane. af Havana, Dec. 29, 1867. Jonsul Savage will turn over the American Con- sulate on Monday, December 30, to Mr. Henry De Lareintrie. He has received telegraphic orders to that effect from the State Department at Wash- ington. Without meaning any disparagement to the outgoing Consul, I should say that Mr. Larein- tzie will prove the right man in the right place. THE PRESS TELEGRAMS. Market Reports—Freishts. Havanna, Dec. 28, 1867. Bacon $14 a $14 50 percwt. Brooms are in demand @t $3 50 per dozen. Flour, $12 75 a $13 60 per bbl, Hams, 14c. per pound for ordinary salted, and 20c.. per pound for sweet sugar cured. Tallow, $12 per owt ‘Sugar is beginning to arrive. Freights are dull; $1 per box, in gold, for sugar per steamer, and $1 per box, in currency, per sailing vessels, The American Consulate—War Against Brig- ends and Siavers. Havana, Dec, 29, 1867. Mr, Lareintrie bas taken possession of the American Consulate, where he succeeds Mr, Savage as Consul General of the United States in Havana, Captain General Lersund: has issued energetic orders against thieves, brigands and slavers. ‘The steamship Junieta has arrived from Philadelphia. ASPINWALL. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALO. Tho United States Stenmer Shawmut. Havanna, Dec. 29, 1867. ‘The United States steamer Shawmut is still at Aspinwall waiting to have repairs done. She lost her foremast in a gale some time since in the main, and the one promised to replace it yaad not yet arrived at Aspinwall. RUSSIA. Ceaference of Statesmen on the Eastern Question. ‘ Lonvon, Dec. 29, 1867, Anumber of eminont Russian statesmen and diplo- mats have met in St. Potersburg, and are holding a conference on the Eastern question. ITALY. Political Excitement Against the Government. Lowpon, Dec, 29, 1867. Despatches from Italy represent that there is much Political agitation in Northern and Southern Italy, In ‘Naples and in tho cities of Piedmont the excitement is ‘dangerous, and fears are entertained that it may cul- spinate in risings against the authority of the govern- meat. ENGLAND. Geverament Policy Toward the Anticipated Decrease of Lonpon, Dec. 29, 1867. ‘The London Observer says no new or extraordinary powers will now be asked of Parliament by the gov- ernment for the repression of Fenian plots or disturh- ances. ae tedapscted that; owlng to the prostration of com- merce and trade during the past quarter of the year, the January returns will show a serious decrease in the amount of the receipts from revenge during that period fn the United Kingdom, ROME. » Papal Ofer to Pay the Repudinted Italian Coupons. Part, Dec. 29, 1867. ‘The Papal government offers to pay the interest on those Italian bonds which represent the old debt of the Pontifical States annexed to the kingdom of Italy. The Itahan Parliament recently refused by a decisive vote ‘te pay the coupons on ihese bonds. LOUISIANA. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALD. Meeting of Rep Pr E: The first meeting of the Union League, mostly mogroes, was bed last night in Lafayette square. Rev. 3. W. Conway, Inte Commissioner of the Freedmen’s ‘Bareae for this State, presided. The resolutions declared @be object of the League to be the release of Louisiana \@rom rebel rule, A preference is expressed for Chase Sor President, and perfect negro equality and fraternity Gre advocated. During the meeting extras containing news of the @emoval of Ord and Pope fell like bembsbells among the deadera, The Times, in an editorial on hanging Manchester ‘Fenians, predicts a general revolution on the death or abdication of Victoria, ‘The reports of distress in all parts of the South among whites and blacks are far from exaggerated. NEW YORK. Aavestigation of the Recent Railread Disas- ter at Angela. Burraio, Dec. 29, 1867. From the investigation made by the Coroner's jury on Saturday last of the tracks of the cars thrown from track at the late Angola disaster, it is established the rear car gras not thrown from the track by a wheel, but by the axie of the Cleveland and To- coach, the rear coach being eprung, thes throwing ‘She wheels an inch and a half out of ite proper position. Phis fact will be officially brought out before the Coro- @er's jury to-morrow. No compromise cars were at- Gached to the train on which the accident ocourrea. Breaking o Tee Gorge at Albany. Avnany, Deo, 29, 1967. Some time during Saturday might the ice in the Hud- gon river between Albany and Troy broke up and com- menced moving down, but its progress was stopped by jBhe piors of the railroad bridge at this point Large Masses of boo were driven into the basin at the upper @ut, and serious danger was threatened to the canal end other craft therein, butall were finally made end without much damage, A man named Far. whe, while crossing, was caught om a large Soman was rescued after having fieated down three EUROPEAN MARKETS. Tan Panis Bovnst.—Panis, Dec, 20.—Tho Bourse iv Meavy. Securities of all kinds are weak, and renies are Ta rort Bovner, vont, Dec. 20.— Gia tir onde are gai tanya Hox 8 16% for fosue of 1562. ‘Tas Perrovnom Manaer. EUROPEAN MARINE NEWS, Sourmamrrom, Deo 20.—The Hamburg American Steam Company's steamsb: Captain ciled rom New York on the 10h leat arrives at seven o'clock this and is and & passengers, mai i CALIFORNIA. Effects ¢@f the Storm—The Sierra Nevada Mountains Impaseable. San Framcwoo, Dec. 91, 1867. Reports from the Sacramento valley indicate that the destruction caused by the flood is equal to that of 1861 and 1862 The whole valley is submerged, and travel suspended in every direction. Several railroad accidents ave occurred, caused by the washing away of the track, The American river is higher than ever known before, The levees at Sacramento withstood the flood, and no fears need be hereafter entertained for the safety of the city. The levees at Marysville were broken away and the greater part of the city overflowed. The roads over the Sierra Nevada Mountains have been rendered impassable by animals, and the mails and express mat- ter from Virginia City and other places in Nevada are carried by men on foot, Such a disastrous storm has never heretofore been known on the mountains. The ships Derby and Calabar, which arrived yester- day, report severe shocks of earthquakes off Cape Hora, October 27, which lasted al iniervals for thirty hours. ‘The ehip St. Mark cleared to-day for Liverpool, with 2,050 tons of wheat, Flour is in demaud for export, Sales of extra at $7 50 a $8; superfine, $6 85 a $7 25. Wheat firm as $2 50, with some export demand. Legal tenders 753. TENNESSEE. Fire in Memphis—Mystor! Discovery of Dead Men In the Hoosahatchie River. Menram, Dec, 29, 1867, ‘The drug store of R. D. Ward & Co., on Main street, was destroyed by fire this morning. The stock was valued a: $20,000, and was issured in the Hartford Com- Paay for $7,000. The owner of the building loses $4,000, The bodies of two men were found in the Hoosa- hatchie river, near the Macon depot of the Memphis and Ohio Railroad Company, yesterday, ins badly de- composed condition. One bad beon shot through the head and the other through the body. One had red hair, and in bis pocket was found a letter from a mother to her son, bearing the eddrees of “J. Pratt.’’ Notbing was discovered by which to identify the other body. It is supposed they belonged to a band of robbers who for some months have infested the neighborhood, and bad fallen into the bands of lynchers. MASSACHUSETTS. Mass Meeting In Wercester—Firee at Milferd and Ashland. wei Worcestan, Dec. 20, 1867. A Inrge.and enthusiastic meeting .was held’ here last evening to petition Congress to take action for the pro- tection of American citizens in Great Britain, Spirited addreeses were made by Mayor Blake and prominent citizens, Resolutions were adopted insisting on the protection of naturalized citizens abroad. Nearly three thousand people were present. A fire occurred in Milford, om Saturday afternoon, which consumed » barn containing fifteen tons of bay, a large quantity of grain, eleven cattie and three sheep, the proporty of Nelson Madden. It was set on fire bya Kittle boy three years old. The foss will amoung to about $3,000; insurance small. Cutler's mills, at Ashland, were destroyed by fire yesterday morniag. The loss is about $20,000; insu- Tance $10,500 on the milis and stock. The fire was the work of an incendiary. The Alleged Rebbery at Dorchester. Boston, Dec, 29, 1867. Robert Preston, @ clerk ie the employ o{ the Dor- chester Mutual Fire Insurance Company, who has dis- appeared, Is charged with appropriating fund: ing to $10,000. The depositors are the ers, the town of Dorehesier losing $3, PENNSYLVANIA. Fire in Pittsburg. Prrrssorc, Dec, 29, 1867. A portion of Song & Co.'s forge, connected with the Sable Iron Works, was burned last night. Loss about $15,000; fully insured, The mill and uail factory were not injured. Russian Contracts for Fire Armes. Harrrorp, Deo, 29, 1867. The Russian government has made @ contract with the Colt Patent Fire Arms Company, of this city, for the manufactare of thirty thousand Berdaa rifles, the contract to be filled in eighteen months. ” One hundred Gatling revolving cannon hare also been ordered by the Prussian | ete ogee to be built by the Cole Neon ap and the Russians are likewise to have some built. VERMONT. Fatal Ran Over Accident at Burlington. Burtasaton, Deo. 29, 1867. John Harrigan, an employé of the Vermont Central Railroad, was run over by the cara in the depot in this city last might He lived but three after. THE EARTHQUAKES AT ST. THOMAS, The Secretary of State has received tne following communication :— The undersigned, Otto Frederick Raupach, a Dane, bora in the West India Isiand of St. Thomas, planter and esiate owner in said island, takes the liberty most submissivoly to lay before your Excellency a complete and accurate list of all tho shocks and rumbiing noise which followed the dread{u! earthquake our taland ex- perienced on the 18th of November last, My intention is not to give “aig Exceilency a scientific description of said catastrophe, but I feel that the learned societies of your enlightened oy, may make use of such minute observations as those I bave made, and if ‘s0 I shall feet highly flattered by your acceptance of it. lenclose the list, and subscribe myself your Excel- lency’s most submissive servant, RAUPAUH. ‘The list of shocks and founds which fol- lowed the earthquake in the West India Island of st, Thomas on the 18th of November last is as follows:— The 18th ef November was a beautiful, clear day, with [aged ge ag od ‘The wind was east by north, y i 3 : ! i Ratu pitts Hints i fu 3 piel Heit fill HEAT Fe i i Hl i i i Ay i FH i d be i} aE ej rf FH A # j z H i it itis fin fi He “fal though he was, fared ill in the hands of the P RELIGIOUS SERVICES YESTERDAY The sacred edifices of this and neighboring cities were fully attended yesterday by worshippers, not only during the morning, but at the afternoon and evening @rvices, The weather was pleasant throughout the 4&y. Towards night, the sidewalks having dried and the mud in the streets stiffened, many were induced to their residences and inhale the pure, crispy, eghilarating atmosphere, as they wended their way to id om the ministrations of the pastors of their ice, Below will be found brief reports of the more inent deiugs in the veligious and moral circles yes- Y. Howard Mission—A Novel Experiment in nevelence—Interesting Scenes and Sere yiccsAu Hour with Station House Lodgers. ie Rev. Mr, Van Moter, projector and manager of Howard Mission, an institution located at No, 37 New Bowery, bas recently inaugurated a novel series of ex- pene im the way of benevolence, and merits credit- mention for having invented and put in practical operation @ scheme for the redemption and benefit of station house todgers, which is new and promises to be exceedingly successful. The rationale of the scheme may be briefly siated, Some four or five weeks ago the manager of the mission conceived the idea of bringing religious instruction within the weekly beat of this class of our population, A system of practical mission- ary work was therefore digested in plan and specification. A consultation was first had with tho Captains at the several police precinct station houses, who readily caughs the odor of practical utility in the scheme, and assured Mr. Van Meter of thoir active co- operation—the discretion as to selection of candidates WASHINGTON. vy Waa Clk ey Proposed Repeal of Resolutious Katifying the Constitutional Amendment. Tt has transpired that a movement is being made which will have an important effect on the work of re construction, A number of leading spirits in the con- servative party are endeavoring to prevail upon the Legislatures of those States which have passed resolu- tions § ratifying the constitutional amendment known as Article fourteenth, and which Legislatures have obtained an anti-republican majority by the late elections, to repeal the resolutions of ratifica- tion, This, it i» believed, they have clearly the right to do, as the proposed amendment, nut having been ratified by the requisite number of States—tbree- fourths—is not yet a portion of the constitution. It is claimed that if New Jersey, Ohio and California should repeal the ratification resolutions the effect would surely be to prevent the proposed amendment from ever be coming engrafted upon the constitution of the United Constitutionality of the Recou- Acts In the Supreme Court. There are several highiy important cases about to come before the Supreme Court of the United States, each of which will test the constitutionality of the Re- construction acts, One case, the trial of which is ex- pected to begin very shortly, will decide the question as to whether Virginia ts in or out of the Union. Itis confidently believed that the decision of the court will be that Virginia is not mow and never has been out of the Union, im which case the situa- tion im the Southern States will be mate- oy hes them. by tg err was peat many rially changed, The President, it is said, will | ##shoul leemed not too hardenea should be dis- wey a, missed from the station house at eight o'clock or there. then instruct the Military District commanders to act in strict accordance with the decision of the highest tribu- nal of the nation, and permit the civil governments to resume their functions untrammelled by the military power, Itis the belief of a prominent Senator here that a majority of the Judges of the Supreme Court, when the McArdie case comes up, will decide that the Reconstraction acts are unconstitutional, that Chief Jus- tice Chase will deliver the minority report and make the most of the opportunity to champion the af&s and identity himself yet more earnestly with the radical party North and South. If the bottom should thus fall oat of the scheme for Africanizing the Southern States it ta believed General Grant will reject any nomination coming from the republican party. Kellef for the Destitute People of the South. General Howard proposes to meet the cases of distross in the South by aliberaj application of the surplus funds under his control as head of the Freedmen’s Bureau. An unexpended balance of over $8,000,000 still remains in the exchequer of the Buresa. In the case of some South Carolina planters, who had no money to com- menace operations for raising cotton last year, General Howard, though not legally authorized to make such dispesition of the Bureau funds, advanced a sum of $80,000, taking a lion on the crops for the repayment of the money. ‘When the planters sold thelr crops the eatire amount was liquidated, and General Howard’s beneficent course was gratefully appreciated. In the case of the Mississippi @lanters, who lost every- thing by the river inundations, it is proposed to adopt a similar considerate and politic plan of action; and te relieve immediate distress among the workimg people it is suggested to establish depots of provisions at points convenient to tho districts in which the greatest want prevails. Gen- eral Gillem advises that som: steps should be taken and acted on without delay. General Gillem, ina conversation with your correspondent to-night, stated that the present distress, in his judgment, wae confined to the allavial counties “of Mississipp!, where the plant- ors had all of their agricul.ural implements swept away by the overflowing. He admits there isa rising of the negroes, but not of a political character, the scope of the Insurrection embracing nothing more than the slaughter of pigs and poultry, The conspiracy against hogs is especially sanguisary, numbers of them being Rightly waylaid wo furnish pork suppers for the hungry Garkies. Necessity not being cognizant of law, and neliher work nor food being within convenient reach of the negroes, this method of satisfying nature’s longings is considered justifiable by the friends of the negroes. General Gillem received assurances {rom the President and General Grant tbat whatever schome he adopted to give immediate relief to the sufferers in the South abouts on sunday morning, to be conducted to the How- ard Mission house, Cards of invitation, inviting some- body unknown to breakfast with Mr. Van Meter at half. past eight o’clock on Sunday morning, were to be issued ; the name of the somebody to be inserted being left to se Jedement OF Sepales The proposed terms bei agreed Lo, modes of reception were proposed, canv: and discussed, and it was floally decided that breakfast should precede all services, that fasting sometimes with mation lodgers of exceeding ener having been broken with « bountiful bi fast food and coffee, the motiey.assemblago should be con- ducted to the school room, also used as a ball for morn- ag clergymen being mostly omitted from the list. Accord. ingly, on Saturday evening packages of invitations were transmitted to the various station houses, and prepara- tions for the reception were made. Word was passed about among the friends of the mission, and contnibu- Mons of ail sorts ig from every direction, Gents’ ing goods of upfashionadie, and Lence unsalavie, patterog wore contributed, From one came a box ortwe of peckties; another sent a package of scarfs; by a third few dozens of collars were contributed; ifth trans- mitted a few boxes of soap; from a sixth source came @ barrel or two of flour and a few packages of cofice; from otbers came money—a dollar, fow dollars, or a hun- dred, according to the circumstances or inciination of toe sender—and thus « suifliciency was contribuied to feed the new comers, provide them with clean collars and scarfs where needed, and defray all expenses, Both boxes were (o be alike invited, aud no discrimination was: to bo exercised im regard to the age of the applicant, ‘The first Sunday brought about one bundred and fity hungry maws and oungry hearts, which was about seveniy-five per cent of the number of cards issued. A Fepetition of the imvitation secured a somewhat larger attendance for the Sunday following, say a little more than two hundred; and from week to week—tho’ news baving beea in tho telegraphic sort of way tuat prevails amoug breakiastiess people—tuere has been a steady incroase of congregation. It is caiculated by Mr. Van Meter that somewhat over a thousand ba Deon fod since the organization of the scheme, Many have boen reciai: for human nature 1s never lost, hewever callous may nave been its external by con- tact with want and vice-aod many more have been enheartoned make another effort to shake off their rags of vagabondism and put om the steady business suit of thriit and economy. Some few of the reciaimed have been provided with employment, ‘though no uowsual faciliiies have as yet been opened im this respect; and two or three have been retained in the service uf the mission, The man of all work at the mission fei tl the ashes, build fires and - lent university education. He reads Hebrew and the classics with facility, speaks a couple of modera and is an acute and accomplisbed scientilio Once a station house lodger, he no longer troubles the station bi For yosterday's breakiast five hundred cards of in- vVitation were issued, of which about four hundred were answered with acall. The sight was anovel ant curious ‘ed, some of them as if just recovering tro @ week's drunkenn-sa, with shovs ‘askew, trodden off at tho heel, and go opened at the toe that the of tho wearer svemed foriorniy endeavoring to 1p out into the air and crawi off; some of them with one shoo and one boot, both of which would have dofled the craft of the wimbiest cobbier; of them with pantaioous in shreds, to the wrinkies aud seams of which stilt clung would receive their approbation. station house Cer some of them with vests snd with- ‘Phe Amount of Boney by States 5 » ‘the 6 for the War. ” with Coats, through the ragged Seoretary McCulloch has had prepared a statement showing the amount of money furnished by the several States for the equipment of troops, &c., during the war. From this statement i will appear that $40,000,000 were advanced by the States, that claims for about $30,000,000 have beem adjusted, and that of the remaining $10,000,000 claimed about seventy per cent will be allowed by the United States, Prominent Southern Men in Washington. Quite a large number of prominent men from South are now in Washington, engaged principally in aftairs of govertiimont and politics, among whom is General Clingman, of North Caroiina, who seems to be watching the course of public affairs in order to take advant of any Gtting opportunity to improve the con- dition of his native State and the South. Affairs in Mexico. A private letter from Sehor Romero, dated Mexico, ; sleeves of which shrunken elbows begzed for pennies; some of them with beards for a couple of weeks unsborn and hence grisaled; some of them with hair mated built nesta in it; some of them with caps from which the tops had been torn, avd through which shocks of maited hair protruded, aud with hats rescued from gutter end asl barrel and ‘still bearing large tokens of their lato residence; some of thom with suits too small for them, and out of which thoy seemed to have crept at both extrem ties, and some of thom with coat sleeves so short, with the tearing of fray aller fray, that ihe arms of the iu- dividual within seemed to bo trying to crawi out scramble away from the rag boay, and through -the open door of the mission house they straggied, ag motiy a procession of subjects: for moral dissection and aoalysis as could well be iaa- cied even by the junior of the Grm of Dolby & Dickens. 4 bar bad been provided at which ali bands were in- vited to imbibe—not Rose street whiskey, but coo! clear and expenseless Croton, Tbe washstand was ne: fit into requisition, and in mipates, with aid of a ittle soap, the accumulated cuticie of scum and por- spiration, which had been for some days eathering, scrubbed off, December says that the prospects continue to be permitted to float away through satisfactory, 8 NOt changed his opinion that | York's new of pipes and sewers. This done, all hands were ushered into the breakfast room, and’ ar- the Mexicans are now to have permanent peace and a eettied government, Shipping at Honolatu. Tt appears from an official letter that on the 8th of November there were flying in the harbor of Honolulu ferty-two American flags, from as mary whalers and merchast ships; two English, one French, and three Oldenburg Gage, All the American whaling fleet had not arrived, Six whalers bed entered and sailed again themselveq along the tabio on either side, A Of serene satisfaction, of the sort whicn was Uncle Toby's most hebdiiual, now setiled upon the long rasks of faces, between which mest aod bread and bead that nodded would say, ‘4 have met on vetore, bet cannot say where and when;” in short, the humorously comical and jue, in revi the on their winter cruise. wis of whieh if'gea beghed Feu 4 Soldiers’ Photographs at the Dead Letter Akely to despise yourself in an undertone Omce. tic feeling for the hard news of 20 ing, and will sometunes, you would still be of a laugh just about to rise to a tow simple und Loar The Post Office Department has on hand, taken from ‘the dead letters which accumulated during the war, more than tem thousand photographs of Union soldiers. Although it ws believed that many of their reiatives would be glad to obtain such pictures, especially of those of welcome addressed as to an honored —a fow who bave died since the pictures were taken, the depart- | words of simple invocation and biessing, during which ment has not yet been able to decide upon a pian by Roboay aired or hageled, se fashions wil (hich the gratification may be aferéed. ranks took to the business of the occasion with tar General Butler on Finance aed Grant. lose of anssomiy haste than bare Whether the interest on the five-twenties shall be paid {nm coin or in currency will be one of the great agitating elements in next year's canvass, General Butler # in receipt of @ huge pile of letters from republicans of every grade in society and from every section of the country endorsing his scheme aod urging bim to go for- ward. Some of the letter writers, after profusely prais- ing his pian, turn aside 40 ask why the President was not impeached, and whether General Grant is not Tesponaible for the failure to exchange prisoners during the war, and whether his generalship is not overrated and bis success an accident. General Butler saye he brought forward his late resolution in the House relating to the currency in a spirit of malice aforethought, to bring out the votes of members, so that when they go bome for the holidays their constituents might know their record and hear some explanation if the sentiment of the district were adverse to the course of iis represen- tative, Encouraged by the epistolary praise and patron- age he has received, the General intends to enter on a still more vigorous agitation of hig scheme, and judging by the host of admirers be hae already at 3 r J co greater though more costly with beof at thirty cents a pound; ree in combination, the beef and preced: are irresistible, and hence separately with ae individual who has Leas digested Im thie imple ‘pollosophy ‘conslated tue. practoaottty ™ m0 0 Meaotiity 4 ‘of the scheme. Having eaten, the guerts of to listen, and were fovited to ought never to be secured for his policy, he bide fair to be ® dangerous rival im the arena of financial discussion, Still barping on Ulysses, the General knowingly insinuates that as Samson, great and power- tines, 00 Grant, in the fatal embraces of the bondholders, om, basopes wom the ve including the suspicious fondness and support of Chase's sleeve as the simple prayer went Gp; quondam friend, Jay Cooke, may have his invineibie ae Se. eee lock a shorn to such an extent that bis great name will ich, having me obcaee ee avail him not, The West wants the debt paid in cer. o ts ot. RNP An pee ng rency, the South wants manhood suffrage secured, and dozen throats the ropablican candidate who cannot ride astride both kept srighioned rave for yeas val these formidable hobbies will fall bebind ia the race more of personal conversation and ex- according to the opinion of certain people. Fay he ha Relief for the Poor. ives to the hearing of tales of misfortune and Liberal aubseriptions have bees made by the citizens of Washington for the relief of the poor, General Grant i | ot Congregation as has directed te be turned over fer distribution among re he oe them shout fifty cords of retuse lumber, to be used as his most immediate necessity. ‘ail fae, jiseed with the invitation to aay who more particaiariy to revura at two Acitizen of Lyme, N. H1., took the cars at Nashan the other day immensely Inebriated, with a jug of rum a» City Evangelization. foll through @ trestle bridge twonty foot into the river, Missionary Society wes held last evening tn the Upper wns Oaned out neariy bat will 14 | Chureh of the Ascension, corner of Thirty-fourth street and Sixth avenye, There was p AymeroUs A}ongangn, ° and the addresses of the various spoakers were listened | Christian sect throvyhout the worid acknowledged ite ‘to with earnoss attention. belief and expectancy im the advent of Christ, @ belief Rev, John Cotton Soaith gave the ning address, | made sure by the promise.of the Saviour when on eartt: After going somewhat at length into the history of the | to His disciples that He would return again, and by the various voluntary benevolent eeasieli he defined | subsequent teachiugs of the disciples who had been im- pechacnny oe aes eee of the | structed by their Divine’ Master, Tbe Scriptures also ureh Society, He Mention their eee oe and the necemlty for hem rd taught us that this config should be ‘asa thief in the greater, but of all ‘a3 wanting the proper méaags to | ¥'ght,” in an bour whem we expected it not, and it be- carry out these labors, % came us to prepare ourselves in a fitting manner for its Rev, Mr, Leacock, rectorof the Church ofthe Epiphatiy, | *Pproach. The first Fraich revolution aroused the Christian Church througuout the workd to a state of wake- fulness, and turned men’s attention to the Bible as the eat source of assurance and somforting faith. God a ‘ul carnival of blogd & means of chastening painfully graphic | ¥ ¢ His people, and had used the Emperor poor population. | %: nl asthe medium of the accor ment of jess of houses, with | Dis OW groat and wise purposes, The spea.ser then pro- an average of thirty ocoupants. Many were out of em- coeded Ye remark that peculiar manifestation + and visita ployment and some nearly on the point of siarvation, | tons of had usually preceded great rev@mations of explained the labors of the committee in questio! ‘There were forty missionaries aud three Bible readers employed in the lower wards of the city. Prinetpalty their labors were coniined to the tenement houses, and in this connection the spoke, wav ies of He described their moral condition as equally bad. His mere! ‘ted that he wished te show, by com- Sabbath school had been organized in Pectin tl with his | Parison of nt state of socisty with thas which church, which was almost in the centre of the tenement | @*istod at an to the deluge, that the coming of the Lord’ was alban. He then procesded to illustrate that men in thi ys had subverted the omtinances of God, as explained ‘More fully in the stxth chapter of Genesis, and that ent state of sommy was in no- wise dissimilar from th@& thou in existexce imso far as this breach of Divine id was concerned. In the Chureh, in the State, in tu@ domestic relacion, smn bad violated the obligations wh! 8 God bad itd upon dim for his government and and bad trowe dows the boundaries between t id the carnal world. In support of his theo alluded to the fla~ grant manper in which the house district of the city, and it wae effesting mW@h good, not only for the chiidron, but also for weir parents and otbers, through the tracts and religious papers dren to take to their homes. . Mr. Riley, im charge of tho -antiago church, attended by the Spanish residents of the city, aud where the exercise are in the Spanish language, gave an iuter- esting account of the progress of missionary work among this class of people. He announced a great and growing field open ‘for benevol 4 Christian work, and made a powerful appeal to this end. Rev. Dr. Tyng, the closing speaker, gave his testi- mony to the good being accomplished by this organiza- tion, and urged a liborat contribution in its support. He took the ground that the only way the good people oi the city can save themselves from the future anarchi- cal rule of the wicked is the evangelization of the latter, This he confessed was a great work, but that it was wholly practical. places of amusement; the doubt in men’ led them to criticise the min:sters of the Chi would a lecturer, and question the divinity sion, and the clamor amoung the masses for which necessitated, if practically enforced, the tion of essential boundaries in the social, politisal’ religions worlds. Im conclusion the reverend gentleman spoke the work eflected by the Church as a good tokeithas phy AES proparing Fis penne tor the fioat , vent of His Son, and that it was but fitting and Incem- Seventh and Kightn avenues, at half-past sevon o'clock. | pone upon all to sirive to meet Him in that awful but The proceedings opened with the one tMbusandth and | gurely approaching day of ultimate triumph. Afty-eighth bymn, which was harmoniously sung by the os . congregation, accompanied by the organ. The Rev. G. Dedication of a German Catholic Church. ‘A Lord then ascon(led the pulpit and preaohed a sermon | ll Saints’ church (German Catholic), situated in Thorm- Very appropriate to the season, The reverend gentle. | tM street, near Throop avenue, Brooklyn, £. D., was man chose for his toxt the tenth chapter of the Book of | Yesterday dodicated with impressing ceremonies, At Joshua and twelfth verse:—‘ Sun, stand thou still en | %¢@ O'clock in the forenoon a procession, composed of Gibeon, and thou meon inthe valley of Atjalon.’? In. | the societies of St, Joseph, St, Aloysus and St, Alphonse, selecting those words he wished to impress upon the | beaded by a band of music, ook up the line of march congregation the importance of the value of time. Our | from Trinity church, Montrose avenue, and proceeded present existence in Ite brevity was like the tints of the | “itectly to ep bean when the een ter commenced. 16 exercises were conduct Father pote taeti rd pelt reer om of avivering lebt, | May, of Trinity church, assisted by Vatbers A. Arnold darkness; and so it was with us; fow tints of beauty | 824 Kammerer. During the Looggrrysoas bypntoy Ar pee: and then we lie down with pale hands across our tay the ay oe ko, t ae Mire ao nee ode and the solemn darkness of eternity | trinity." At the conolusion of high mass Bishop Louge- lin, of tho of Brookiyn, ascended the altar aad nec, after witoh the inspresive ceremony. was rough per, after wi no | ive ceremony was to aclose. This church edifice will comfortably seas seven hundred persons. It ts substantially built of of superior architectural finish, and is a decded Graa- ment to that section of the city. Father Arnold, ef Trinity church, it is said, will be the pasior of this new church. Daring the dedicatory exercises the church Trinity Methodist Kpiscopal Church. Last evening service was commenced at the Methodist Episcopal Church, in Thirty-fourth street, between streams dows, and before each: one of Mes the future, What did that future contain tor us, annihilation, sleep, joy or sorrow? We ask the oun as he shines as to the future, but the sun gives back RO answer ask the moon as she solemnly beads her way, but no response is received. All were silent; all pature was silent. Sixty centuries had passed away and no voice had been found to penetrate the awful depth of the future. How natural was the instinct with us whieh bid us cling to life, as if impressed with a con- solousness that we were not propared to die--as if life Wore sweet, and that wo yet wish to cry out, ‘2un, stili oo Gibeon,’” oy; for i men wished to prolong their lives, and while the great mass of men would even shudder at the thought of death, yet they threw away and recklessly squandered the years, months and days that lay betwee them and death. fhe youth was auxious to arrive at man’s estate; the man desired to reach the acme of his ambition by’ settling down in old age and ing the benefit of his indostry, and even old age longed for to-morrow. Each day of time was little section of eternity, and (he question of every man to himeeif should be “what have I done to-day for Him who died to redeem me," Timo was like the water running from # fountain—it rans on and op until it has Tun itself out, It was likewise a solemn inheritance to man, but never was inheritance squandered more reck- lessly. lhe reverend geotieman fervently adveried tothe great value of time and how i should be profited by all men. It could not be recalled; the present moment alone was ours, the future hidden. If we but reflected | stairs we would see its importance; for if we failed te take perenne of it, in vain would we call out “Sun, stand thou still on Gibeon,” Of all the follies of man, the greatest, perhaps, was the unconsciousness of the segsion of the present ae which — was ours, making use of time, for we know not the moment wh en | Eercniat perfume, better than any foreign extract, Sold by our earthly existence would termi! closing his dis- | ai: aruKs c ata. ‘New Yoik office, ‘sha Broadway, Metropolitan. course with some ropriate observations as to how we “ A Perfect Hair Dressing—BURNETT’S COCOAINE; im- ‘reach pomadesan@ should commence the new year, The one thousandth ris & nar glosd, and is superior to. and sixtioth hymn was sung, and the servicos with the | paris a Gner gloss, and | benediction brought to a close, was crowded in every part, and hundreds ‘out side awaiting their conclu: bo Temperance Lecture at the Park Theatre, Brooklyn. The Rev, Dr. Blanchard preached last evening om the subject of ‘Woman and the Wine Cup." The reverend gentiowan enlarged upon his theme, and, after detailing the miseries that follow upon an excesmve devotion to Baoohus, explained how potent woman's influence was ia preventing the spread of drinking. implored the feminine portion of his audience to exercise that ia- fluence and save those whom they loved, The Tremaine brothers sang several hymns and spiritual soags after- ee other temperance also addressed tae mee! Fatar Fatt.—Mra Rosanva Liule, a woman sixty years of age, residing at No, 379 West strect, fell dows yesterday afternoot led, m, and was insteutly tropolitan Job Printing Estnblish- Handbilis, Tickets, Ac., and every varicty of Plain Ornamenial Printing, done at low rates and with all Cap Test Its Yes They Cas, are on any day: WOLCOTT'S PAIN PAINT leads the vau— Suits the people, so they aay, Church of the Puritnas. A large gathering of young men, with a fair sprink- Nog of elderly ones, accompanied by ladies, assembled last night at the Churoh of the Puritans, in Union square, to listen to a temperance lecture by Mr. Horaco Greeloy. 's free to all; use common sense. em After the singing of psalms by the congregation and the eg TIE eg or free of cont, recital of a prayer by tho officiating clergyman Mr. saroata, | Greeley was introduced. The lecturer adverted to the phen yd tfrom 7A. M ude pernicious of “smiling,” so called, among young | M. Pain Paint at all areata ‘25 cent: ‘0 conta, $i and Se te, wiih art age th eed woh evden. if com | Ha seaves aetematirtncy Nenana Kr seacs seal tinued, results in the destruction of those wi tise * it, Ho then treated his subject from religious, social | ¢* * quart withoat injury. aud physical standpoints. He contended that the man who is made druak by the imbibition of three glasses 13 infinitely better than be who is sober after partaking of six ginsses, Mr. Greciey concluded his lecture by re- questing lady hearors to abstain {rom inviting their visitora to “indulge” on the occasion of the New Year calls, and by so doing they would confer a bencit on those who would visit them that,in years to come would be productive of good results, nid have all pain removed minutes, ‘Come early, or you will have to Wiad -eliniversal Kxposii Pa 8C7.<— shiinwat guns Nclumpaane having’ ten aehca the Orat grand god medal for American Grand. Square aad Upright Pianos, the unanimous verdict of the Inter- natioval Jury. This medal is distinctly classiied fret tm order of merit over all other American exh'bitors, and over more than four hundred pianos entered for competition bg nearly all the most colebrated manufacturers of Kurepa, Warerooms Nos. 109 aud lil East Fourteenth strom, New York. “How and Why I Becam Paulist Rroadway.— Sioek/ot Ladies, Missor’ and Children's, Youthy’ and Moye? the basement of Cooper Institute, to listen to the Rov. | boots and Shoes at half hus original price. “Ladies now Ws Alfred Young, of the Paulist Fathers, a religious order | your time to buy. of the Catholic Church, comprising converts from Pro- al testant denominations, His subject was, ‘‘How and | neatly and prom: executed, at rates twenty-Ove per cont Why I Became a Catholic.” At the outest of bis re- | ING'ESTABLISIIMENT OF Necce ctecaes 208 PitnT. marks he hoped that he would not be considered as ——_—————— impugning the sincerity of many Protestants, amoug A.—Clear, Seon. eoth and Benantiful «I whom be had so many friends, Bis father, the lee- | Soid by druggists everswhore Buta Sy oat turer went om to ray, bad brought him up in Eagiand in bons na ‘ance of Presbyterian dogmas, A, Heautifal Present for Tndies-A Palr of those handsome Quilted Slippers from SLATER Broadway, near Fourteenth street. ef Pinin and Fancy Job Printing jasxau street, iM appear. He vill Kindly listen to him, for do we not ail know the of the boy’s mind took {lereot view the av oe ates of New York”’ wear the NOx Almighty’s character from that which had been fan wale tke Sone Sal ee Enos bes eee eek Fo ee Loe Saget a i, He paoinarabir tay sak cy ty = are kwon bule, Cathotic, much to the diamay of the whole town and the | »,A Chotce Nelection of Wines, Brandies, Ares JOHN J. STAFF & SON, 153 Chambers streep wes impaled Wate Ai avne Sod See amore was wo leave wil Bat he bad left behind a litte book which first told the At Deli Breadway.—Fan leotarer who tbe God of the Catholic waa. Cariosity | Ig, BrSnSS Penny Odor Coase Bova Wotan oo Bore: wus h teltgon of Gorkoens and vilteny.” Me bed helorts It Th In the 2 te WS opens Doe of Martyrs’ and like works, of mn heb perfoet Bie: Ratalonn, MF, <q IA ee ne Ee Se Sou ane. One day ous. Factory Ki Barciay street, essed ait “pa “i"wn "tag Eeveaom vn | fbr cfc ning arab lttanycanstin | han looked over thelr heads from the door stop. Twelve | METROPOLITAN SOB PRINTING EUTABLISHMENT, 9 years afterward, in that same little house, on the same | Nassau street. snoneny pole ot te. occasion, the Ah dg Crist '* Ort gh The Rost ver fe mi “ “ty Seated Bis Sess mage ae 8 priees of the Catholic Churen, | Sfactu: Salis else "upplioly 7 Se ty OTE gee Ss ste ie tenpenchen thee’ cnewel Sia’ thal wan tao tah | te aeern cre cene. Weise Conte af Cen. which had been No. 3 Division street, other siclea, OF nO taken, aR?’ a, pay | : : i ; i ied H i began to question him. er Diamonds and W: ht, and ve real ‘Of consolation, It was the rell be eee Possess. om ea dopin peg Fy iy ah ay | oaned on them, by G. 0. a Baty BB ~ 4 po ee naan nm Ni Hla aly 4 nl ged is Che rm rane Cathor Catholics 0 ; —SO8 wesar penere el Cait than aay Citar oreed. "Theron | DRehie Getcea Matisotea *SR" Bcatne seas fal ereeun of mena = ee my gag oppovite where (he peacocks are. shat tee change of Spemacy salge> appt: = Description | F: tended that in becoming a Catholic he bad not yielded | ,hvinting, of Rvory Ryne up one single athe as = seats Unite Son’ Tt ees was his La LI8! se jngaan atreet w LJ (ae ee ee giter, determine cup Sffoss fate ferperhllitiog. ager wh see, te tmpossible for LON COFFRI, warranted pertecuy pure. One can tm hope, Their every twenty contains a $1 aback. port arenes newton @, &, oo ok Tiand 74 Washington street be gullty of at fier yearae The hararst Wernaher, of te ftedy,te =, bi When Unie tmportant organ does not act_ the skis assumes « utteriy wi Pineal . safes Teles and ton copumenied } sag Sivery sou eh work ‘weil’ ced bok wind tha tebe ene 10 the Almighty | disordered, the aMicted becoming eruse and tretCul, fn mame Oh! the wien De. inter RANATIVE FiLtst are recom sary to ents baby tone ants taabted te apron ite pregee if obi inetion®, costireness ts cured and ioe agarealing the with that of symptoms of hillowanese removed Held eCabon yermussed | ‘The Malt te Op ry ie. or q on Pena ees Gas YUPPIL AVENUE SKATING POND, gurety hag A. Goruec of Fifty-ninth sirect and Fifth avenue, ed Catholic GoGD ior Aveceiation, an company. - ox. DLES ‘AND CHILDRER, whe ATER WORF Pes te at SEL of if Feomae in whe or aka ng. Rev. W. } quarters Now Y sang Ghat He “@ A small congregsion a smbied last evening ia ihe airy BLL, Proprieter. form of werenip of the congregations of this denomina- Won Oe freee rower bog BY sng st STO