The New York Herald Newspaper, November 2, 1868, Page 5

RELIGIOUS. | DEDICATION OF A CHURCH AT WAITE PLAINS. Impressive Ceremony--Sermon bY Arckbishop McCloskey. i 8t. John’s charch was ¥ Aedicaiea to tho Worship of God by Archbishop YoCioskey, in pre- Bence of a large and earnest con‘sregation. Despite ‘the counteracting imduenceg Of the weather every available spot in the new huilding was occupied tong even before the hour announced for the commences Ment of the sacred rites. The continuous torrents ‘which unrelentingly poured down the entire morning ‘Ro doubt deterred many visitors from New York and the surrounding district being present; but the church waa nevertheless crowded to fits utmost limits, and the evident attention and de- ‘votedness of the vast assemblage spoke volumes for the deep interest they took in the proceedings. It was clear that asincere and heartfelt desire was at length gratified, that a large and spacious temple had been substituted for the hitherto Umited accom. ations of a confined and less suitabie building. The new church, dedicated to St. John, is built of ‘Wood, and though simple in architectural design is Yet elegant, commodious, airy and finished in appear- ance. Its erection was first commenced by the Rev. Mr. Dowling some four months since, and under the @ubsequent superviston of the Key. John McEvoy, She present esieemod and energetic pastor, it p greased rapidly towards completion, and now stande monument to his earnestness, zeal and activity, The Church is 150 feet in length and forty-five in width, and affords ampie room for a congregation of about 600 Persons, its appearance yesierday morning was Plain in the extreme, and most of the interior ar- Tangements were only of an extemporancous char- @cter, The altar was temporary, and while the entire bullding was very neat and comfort able, it was divested of any ornamentation uxurfousness, It 13 the intention of the tor, however, to leave nothing undone render the edili¢e in every respect. worthy of the Parishioners, who so far have exerted themselves in & coinmendable manner. New altars are to be erected, the wails are to be freseoed and decorated, With numerous religions works of art. The ne boriood of Whrle Plains does not demand a grand edifice, and the judicious structure just dediwated bas apparently met wiih the approval of the entire Congregation. The cost has up to the present exceed- €d $25,000, of which It appears a portion remains un- ail, 80 that the Indefatigable pastor willfbe obliged bring his zeal into farther requisition ere this modest though handsome temple of religion is satis- factorily completed. It is presumed, however, tat the interior ¢ecorations and appurtenances will be quick- Ay furnished and that the church will be in perfect, order before the winter sets in. As already stated, the inauspicious state of the weather debarred many from being present. Shortiy before eleven @’clock the ceremoiies were begun, amid the pro- found attention of the congregation, As the pro- cession moved from the vestry room the sweet strains Pose aloft and added to the solemnity of the occa. gion. Tie procession was composed of a number of acolytes bearing lighted candles, several clergymen, With the Moa: Keverend Archbishop tn the rear, Pro- eeeding down the right aisie of the churc!: the Miserere ‘Was sung, and having reached the east corner the ‘usual prayers were said, after which tho procession formed again and went around the church, the clergy- Men meauwhile chanting the Litany of the Saints, Daring the procession the Archbishop sprinkled Roly Water tirough the building aud three or four ao having been sung the ceremony of dedica- ion was brought toaclose. At its conclusion high mass was urinediately commenced, the Rey. Francis MeNeirney officiating as celebrant; Rev. Mr. Power, Halifax, sub-deacon; the Rey. Dr. McSweeney, of St. Stephens, New York, sub-deacon, an the Rev. W. uinn, pastor of St. Peter's, Barclay street, New. York, muster of the cere- monies. fhe Archbishop was present during the service, and the Rev. Mr. Wadams, of Albany, and Key. Widtinm Clowry, of St. briel’s, New York, tae the offices of assistant priests. The lemn high mass was performed as usual. Tho * choir, with some exceptions, was adimirabie. Peter's simple though beautiful mass in D was performed, The Kyrie was weil rendercd, a8 was also the Gloria and subsequent poriion ofthe composition. A de- Ughtful solo, oy Midard, was sung with considerabie power and sweetness by Mine. Ye Lussan during the offertory, “Tue broken Promise,” a inost impressive Piece, by Loretz, was given by Sig. Colettt with all grand volame, pathos and expression which he. can command. Aitogetuer the musical arrange- Ments were satisfactoriiy carried sui, At the terini- Bation of the first Gospel, ‘The Arcnbishop ascended the altar and de! @n eloquent and bighty argumentative disco chose his text trom the sixth caapter of Uzares, fourteenth and fifteenth verses, “And they kept the Gedlication of the house of God with joy.” These were the situple yetoxpressive words witli which the inspired historian described the holy gladness of the Hebrew people when celebrating the dedication of their newiy erected temple in the city of Jerusalem. Just returned trom along and avd and weary cap- tivity, the iirst use they made of their freshly uired ireedorn and the first act of their th wg to Almighty God was to rebuild the teniple w in former evil days had been destroyed, and to restore and beautify ouce more the ctuary and the holy piace which had n made desolate, and all united im the grand work, for it was to them not a work of labor ‘or ai toil, but rather a work of privilege and of love, They ra.sed up tue temple to gran and spacions pro- riion-, The rich aud the poor, the high and the w, wok their respective paris; some bringing their gold and silver ; some bringing their pre stones, and others contributed the toil and ew their brows, From day to day it grew ap before them, uutil the happy moment had arrived when their tempie was finished, the Cay of Its dedication Was at hand, and the news wen! forth far and near and the people gathered from a'l parts ; the priests, the Levites and the elders of the poopie coming into the ternple commenced the work of dedication. They ‘Went around it in solemn procession, chanting their hytuns of thanksgiving. They came to its gates ‘abd the porials were thrown open, and having en- tered its precincts the priests a4 elders of the peo- le Bang the canticies of giadnes+ and praise. ‘The ur of sacrifice had at lengta artived, and the King of Heaven came down ina cloud of majesty to take ion of His temple and to :ill it with the glory of His presence. H we, pros- trated themselves in 4 and gaye praise to the Lord for His goocness and mercy. And was not all picture of what the congreation hat they had taken part in, of what they experienced within thelr breasis? ‘The privilege liad in granted to tiem of building up & more suitable house and a miore spacious temple than the one in which they had hitnerto worshipped. He wae permitted to con- ratulate them upoa the happy accomplishment of heir work and to bear testimony to the earnestness of tne pastor who had iabored forthe erection of their beauiifal tem ssisted by their generosity aud liberality, aa ress % hope or rather to express the absence of one doubt that they would continue to co-operate with the pastor now over them, and they would continue contribute aa Much as in thetr power lay, and their good works tn that respect would aiways prove a source of pride, ® source of Joy and forever a source of the greatest biessing. The Cathoic Church had one grand, uni- versal, essential and inseparable characteristic of Unity. Its teachings were all one. Founded by Jesus Christ it was uever intended to be composed of two separate branches, St. Panui had already cleariy set forth his views upon the question of unity, so that there Was but one true Catholic Church. Structures by the hands of man would in time monider and de- cay, but there was another Church which would not wither. Jesus Christ was the corner stone of the ‘wEniversal,geveriasting Church, and it was to that Church that their hearts were to be drawn. It waa Dot @ material temple; nor yet was it hidden, for Mt stood bigh on the monntain top that ail the world might see it, and that it might be ihe grand centre of religion, it was built God himseif. The mighty truth of % tt oy, which tat areh Was the grand depository was that it stood oue united Chured. It bore the one great character- istic stamp of unity, and im thai unity was its strength, its imperishable foundation aud ita divine origin. Need he repeat that its teachings thronghout all ages were the same? Surely St. Peter never ad- vocated a diiferent doctrine from ist. Paui., They taught the same tru‘ha and believed in the same, and so with all tho apostles and their successors, n0 Matter in what portion of the globo they were sttu- ated, There could not be two Christias must be but one Christianity, one G and one church, Tho Catholic Church essential attribute stamped upon it. Ci thet His church should be one and shouid li ever. ‘True people, nations perh from it, but tiey could not carry away from it any of its divine gifts, any of its Pvecinen as or any of fits divine grace that abiced and dwelt within {t for- ever. Brauches might fall off a troe, but that tree remained, aud by reason of this 'osa budded sorta ‘with increased Vigor aud freshness and sprang forth ‘with renewed vitality. The Archbishop (4 jug con- cluded his discourse the ceremonies were proceeded ‘Wita aud terminated shortly before one o'ciock, PLYMOUTH CHURCH, Sermon by Henry Ward Reecher. ‘The sicady rain drip of yesterday morning had no @ffect in deterring a goodly sized congregation from fAsactubling within the walls of Plymouth church, The distinguished pastor, before opening his sermon, Stated he was instrutted to mention that by a formal vote of the church baptism was forbidden to ang child one of Whose parents was not a member of the euurch, As pastor he should respect aud obedientiy conform to this decision, though it was at variance with his view of tho mat At his own hones, however, or the house of another, be Shouid have no no hesitation tm adtainistering baptiam to any child, one of whose parente was a Christian, Several persons were admitted to mem- bership in the church, after which Mr. Beecher began Dis discourse, taking fot his text, “Bat grow in the Stace and the knowledge of tho Lord and Saviour Jesus Chirist.® The increase 11 (ie knowledge of God ta distinctly commanded in this passage, along With growth in the grace which eanobics aud sancti. fies tue Acquisition of knowledge, Tho progress of NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, pe ey ee ee the mind in the knowledge of physica! and scientifle truths depeads upon the exercfse of the senses, but the growth of Knowledge in moral truth depends upon the exercise of the moral feelings. While sense is the source of growth in physical knowledge disposi- tion 18 the source of growth in moral knowileage, and | therefore we find such an expression as this from Paul in the fourth of Ephesians, “But speaking the trach in love Way groW up unio bin io all things which is the |, evea Christ.” Let as, Unerefore trace the stages of the growth m the knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ, The earliest notions we enter- tain of God, those which trst dawn upon the ten- der mind of infancy, are drawn from the associations which surround tha child from the moral, soctai and domestic characteristics of the family. The attributes, the Sapoaiiop, the wisdom of God are faintly rendered the infantile mind m the tion and fal qualities of ine family, Ia lis own early youth, after going through accomulated words that attempted tho theoretical defluttion of God, he found he bad learned noihimg. There was no heart in them, no tangibie | penne of thedivine being, nothing to teach im & Bearer and glearer conception; but yet he re- alized a very vivid notion of the Almighty from the transfer of the family atfections and associations, As people dyed in years they read of the Lord Jesus of Nazareth, but they idea of,Him traces itself! back to the Pible and in te Bibie is entombed. Men who have been awakened to grace by the power of God have complaited that’ they had never before @ tangible conception of what He was. The personal element in most cases comes in and shapes the no- tion which the human mind is prone to form of the Deity. A literal and mechanical nature will bring to the study of the divine nature his own peculiar tributes. ‘Thugs one man will regard the Ruler of the universe as a supreme magistracy, governing all things aud governing only. Another whi look upol Him 68 @ great social being, taking a lively aud unremitting interest tu the atfairs of humanity, lending a ready ear to the ery of distress and a helping hand to the rot and prostrate, Others, with minds shaped to forms of taste and beanty—artist and poet natures—will clothe God with ail the brightest raiment of earth and jew- elry of heaven of Wiich they have any conception, Still more whose nat eof a benevolent turn will Ml owt the picture wits ail the soft and tender tints of pure beueve ie. To them the disposition of God 13 all sammen Jl genial, Kindly sunshine; all melting charity gnd love. So do the minds of men concetve, hn after it own fashioning, of what kind of beng rules above. Men are not cousiituted alike, and no church by its individual members can claim to be &° pure representative of its own creed and theory. Some men are born Roman Catholics; some are born Lpiscopalians; soure are born Calvinisis. Tnere are various kiads of magnets to be found, one of which will attract to itself nothing but steel; another nothing but cop- per; a third nothing but lead, and runuimg one of these aloug a line of flings made up of these vari- ous metala it will pick out that aloue fro. all the rest to which igs nature is attracted. The Calvinistic idea of God is that of a ruler, who governs by tho strong arm of power and law, untempered by mercy, The Armtnian is the opposite; it 18 an antithetical nature; it sympatiuzes with the governed and re- commends itself to the better instincis of humanity, Bue tho most palpable = intiu- ence at work in tue itormation of a true knowledge of God is our own experience. God is the soul’s food and bread of life, aud as the phys'ca} diet of man aiects hin in the Kind and pro- portion he receives, so our actual experiences deter- mine ther to the,soul its food has been sweet or bitter. the mother whose struggle to live for her little ones through poverty and the ili usage of a pru- tal husband you may taik of the ommuscience, the omnipotence and tue infinity of God, but sho under- standa them not. Her experience, her heact and her life have been her theojogians. In the gioom and sorrow of her existence she knows from whence tte light Jaden with gladness came, and sue knows her prayer was heard at the great tirone of Heaven. No man knows better how woil aud en it is to travel in the ways of \iod than one who s.udies some way of bringing to God the wretched of his species. That man who can tuke a poor, forlorn, despised, passiou-bouud creatare und lift uim up towards the iikeneas of his God will one day rise higher in his work, will achieve @ more enaurimg fame thea the artist who works in marble for the brigitest lauels of worldly glory. True knowledge of ike Almighty cowes iu many and divers ways; it comes in tcars, eickness, sorrow, joy and death, It comes ofien- times like @ wild surprise aud writes inj 2 moment on the heart more than all that theology can Any man who tdes to think and not to live his way to Goa Will find he is mistaken. Findtiod by the heart and thea iaicrpret by tue head wiat you have found. Speak with nim, walk with him, read, act and I#bor with him, and you will have a living God and not such as most people gu to seek im the cate- chism or Evangelists. Tae great outiines of the Divine Heine may be always the same, bas our growth: » knowledge of Him is ever and will bo ever growing, tacreasing in strength and breadth and fulness loug alter the cerements of earth are left behind. No man can read the wiole of God, It takes the voice of all maukud to shadow fort the outiine. No man can lay his rate down to measure the length and breadth of His indvity, and no man can say he has sunk his plunuaet so deep as to have touched the bo.tom of God’s gooduess. ‘They are poor indeed who are without God, ‘They ouly are truly rich Who live in and by Him, Lvening ServiceOu Our Public Men. For a wonder there were spare, or, at least, unoc- cupied pews in Plymouth church last evening at divine service, @ fact, however, not very remarkable considering the very disagrecablo rain and cold wind which prevailed at tiat time, as it had also done throughout the day. After the usual prefatory form of services had been complied with Mr. Beecher selected as the subject of his discourse the story of the restoration to life of Dorcas, the benefactress, contained in the thirty-sixth and succeeding verses of the ninth chapter of the Acts of the Apose tles. He said thts incident did not possess so much Interest either from the fact that Dorcas had died or was raised tolfe as that when she was dead her friends felt that a vold was made. She was one of those who, through the fragrance of her good deeds and alms, thongh apparently of humble estate, was missed when she had departed. He then proceeded to tlustrate the beauties of the ca- Teer of one whose life had been marked by such works, wad the touching solicitude and yearning manifested at her death, aud asked how many 0 those lic saw before him, or of the a. nity generally, would leave such a void through the remembrance of their virtues. He was perfectly well aware of the kind of regret expericuced at the death of many men of Wealth and a‘lluence, such re- gret being merely that occasioned by the loss of a, erhapa, very infiuential friend. But many such men ied without leaving bevind them the honor of having done a generous deed. They died alter having rolled up their treasure for the mere sake of treas- ‘ure, making ne one richer and no one poorer, none wiser and hone happier. it had never been their aim to live so that their twilight should be brizhver than other men’s suniight, Further, he saw scores of men in the community each one of whom would make a very respectavile devil, and, unfortunately, in no class were they More Dumerous than Among our public men, Tha men who were most talked of in their towns, in the counties, in the States and in the nation were wen whose lives had been inwardly aud socially such that no one cared any- thing about them for their personal worth or virtue, and yet they were spokeo of as the men who gave “tone to society."’ Noone knew where they came from: they came up like whales, blowing and spout- ing; they were the men that are breaking to sur- face of the water. He had lived through two or three meraiions of pubic men and seca them go down as thy had into nae and be forgotten, And when he looked upon the Senate, and the House of Representatives, and the executive oficers of the State and nation, he looked with an eye of sadness upon them toc the little good influence they wield, though they certainly had iminense power to do pod, ‘The worst part of American society was fond fo its public men, for in then was the least confidence, the loast purity, the least tepin, the least of all that was desirable and respectful. " And et there were some who teach us in puvlic ife that it i# not necessary to be bad in order to be Load and powerful; but afier all the majority of men were unable to bear the stress which gives them that moral element. They don’t feel that virtue, bonor, self-sacrifice aud disinterest- edness are indispensable, and that those men who do not possess these , are delequescing end passing away. And he might goon and speak of one ciass and another, bnt he now oniy wished to ask his hearers how it was with them—who would fee! a void if they were to dic? Would their deaths give Tise to the question, “How shall we ail up ir places?” SPAIN AND EVANGEL'ZATION IN BROOXLYN, The Church of the Pilgrims (Rev. Dr. Storrs) was the scene of a meeting of the friends of the Ameri- can Bibie Society, Tract Society and Foreign Chris tian Union inst evening, The attendance, probably owing to the uninviting condition of the weather, waa very slim in point of numbers, After prayer and the usual lesson the Rev. ir. Ganse, of New York, was then introduced, and prefaced his remarks by referring to the progress of civilization in tho pros. ent day and the recent flashing of the intelligence of the revolutton in Spain, and said that they were as- sembled to-night to assert their interest in this won- derfal transformation in the aTairs of that country. There had long existed a feeling of degradation among the people of Spain growing out of the immoral conduct of their Queen and the in‘iu- ences of the reiigious teachers. He cite | one or two incidents to show the dissatisfaction which has ox- ‘sted With the priesthood. ‘ihe new fora of govern- ment adopted is strongly tdentified with that of our own in many respects. It Was aproud word to utter in an American church, tho speaker belt, that “the Jesuits haye left Spain.” Tle peopie have shown their aense and veal In the evangelization work by the establishment of @ free press aud a collegs, too, for tio instruction of clergymen. Rev, Mr. booth had informed the speaker tat General Prim had an- swered an foamy, made ty the british Bible Society as to whether Bibles would be admitted into Spain, that they Would be, and the society was \told to send them along. They met to-night tn the interest of three of ‘he leading evangelization societies, ‘They Were aot caked Upon 10 sound missivnaries, but to | | give them aid and assistance to the work, Send i these people God’s owa book—the living preacher, What would Napoleon give if he could turn the «tal dacs? Estabush religion m Spain and what will be the infuenee on France? In the United States Catholcity does not show ite worst front; bub in Spain, ie said, it was like @ thief, and the speaker (hen induiged in the bitterest vitupern- tion against Popery. He likened it to idoiatry, Wiuch, the people growing sick of, had spewed frou thelr mouth, Old Spain, he |, Was gone, and New Spain bad come, It is now open to ie Gospel, and let America send it the bi word of truth, Kev, Dr, Storrs then made a few remarks, in Which he reviewed the history of the Spanish Inqui- fition in the Netheriaads three hand years 20, When the Duke of Alga was seut to baat country, at the head of a powerful army, to enforce obedience and subinission, the obnoxious law which the Netheriancers refused to submit to, ‘These were the People Whose faith Mr, Ganse, he sald, represented, thas gentieman bet of the Old Dutch Church, He then alluded to revoiution, the element of which he sald had been at work for many years past—since 1834, in fact, when it was charged, thoucl withoat any proof on the subject, that the monks had poisoned the weils. ‘The immoral char- acter of Queen Isabelia was alluded to, Dr, Schenck, who was the next to address the Meeting, said that there was something strangely beautiful in the dea of @ mission to Spain, It was the patronage of Spain that gave as Americans our material world, and now under the patronage of the Holy Ghost we would send b; the spiritual word. He rejoived that these three greal agencies were combining in this work, and continued hig remarks ina sinuiar strain at some lengih, ai the conclusion of Which Lie Doxoiogy Was sung and the cong) tion dispersed. ALL SAINTS’ DAY AT ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL. Sermon by Rev. Father Kearney. ‘The iostival of All Saints’ Day was observed with the usual solemnitics in the Catholic churches yes- terday, Atthoe Cathedral in Mott street high mass was celebrated by Rev. Dr, MeSweeny, whose beau- tifal Hatomation thereof was assisted by the flue vo- cal aud instrumental selection of the organist, Mr. Sclullt, The Sermon on the Mount was the text from which the Rev. Father J. FP. Kearney preached the sermon o/ the day. Having recited the passage he went on to say that the words which he had just sd were from the lips of the Saviour, who promised en not merely as an inheritance, but as a re- to be earned by zeal, trouble avd pains, The belief in this reward was an articte of faith, ‘The re- ward had three qualities—it was certain, it was plentiful aud 1 was eternal. How strik- ing the contrast with the rewards of this world! Labor for an earthly master was often unrevarded. How difforent the reward of o” in God's service. We knew that if we do- served God we should obtain Him, The reward was pentiful, In the world for a great deal of pains we gained very little, How empty were found the houors of office alter a little struggle to obtain then! How thankless the favors of the great! In the ser- vice of God, onthe contrary, no matter how little we did, we were rewarded bountifully, munificentiy. The man_ of the world was not content with the world. The man who served God realiz nearest to the state of perfect beautitude. 1 Ward was also eternal, Who could say that theman Who was now at the zenith of his glory and power, wherever he might be, would not have a fall? That they would Jabor for this reward, that they might possess the kingdom prepared for them, vas a bless- ing tie reverend father wished them all in conclud- Ing bis eloqueut discourse, JOHN STREET METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Address by Ex-ePrewidest Roberts, of Lis berin. Ex-Presilent Roberts, of the Republic of Liberia, dolivered an address yesterday evening at this church on the social and religious condition of the peopie of Liberia and of the neighboring tribes. Owing to the inclement weather the atiendance was smill. President Roberts, who is about sixty years of aze and of fine physical appearance, on being in- troduced by the pastor of the church, Proceeded to review tue early history of the Liberian republic, After the deviaration of American independence he sald slavery was organized in this country. Philanthropic peo- pie began to inquire what should be done to ame- liorate the condition of the free colored men of the United States, and many plans were suggested by Christian men, It was proposed to form a colony of free negroes in the Territories, but it was eoon seen that such a colony could not exist as a separate com- munity in this laud, where the tide of emigration was constantly flowing in from the countries of Europe. In the last century Robert Finlay and others took the question in hand, and after much discussion the West Coast of Africa was se- lected as a proper place for a colony of such free co.ored persons as migut wish to leave the United States, In 1817, ia an upper chamber tn Washington Olty, afew persons asseinbled and there formea the first colonization society. Soon aftewards Messra. Mills and Burger were sent to London toconfer with Gladstone and Wilberforce and came back with the im- ression tat Sierra Leone was the most suitable site for the proposed colony. In 1819 & ship was flited out in New York and a company of men sailed for Africa to discover a place of refage for the free col- ored men of America. It was Finlay’s object by tie establishment of the colony to test the ability of tie colored man to govern himself, to puta stop to the slave trafic on the coast of Africa, and to civilize and evangelize the communities living m that coun- try. Sierra Leone was tried, but the hostility of tue people was 80 “at that eventually it had to be abandoned. Afded by Captain, afterwards Commo- dore Stockton, of the United States navy, Provi- dence Istand, @ place about two acres in extent, where there was no fresh water, was secured for the little expedition, and there tho colony remained for seven mouths. As, however, there was at Mesurado a slave tart controlied by native chiefs, the natives were induced to declare war inst them, and their supply of water from the mainland was cut off, and they were compelled to abandon the island and take refuge on the penin- eula at Cape Mesurado, where they built a barri- cade. They were soon attacked by 1,600 savages; but although the colony number but thirty to fitty, men the assailants were driven om% A chief of the ueishborhood soon after came to their assistance and threw his powerful protection over the Iniant coloay, After rapidly sketching the pro; of the colony in establish itself on the coas' Roberts gav2 a graphic description of the stru: of ihe missionaries who were kent ont by the d ent societics in the United States to aid m the In 1547, owing to the refusaiof the English meni to recognize them as an tadepenseut cou it be necessary to dissoly ction with the lonization Sectety. resolved to set up a. re lence of the new State erward acknowledged by most of the Powers through the influence of the American gov- ecrament, and the republic commenced its carrer, So far, Mr. Roberts said, the negroes of Liberia had proved thelr ability to govern themselves, and itis an incontrovertible fact that the repubite has done 9 abolish the slave trade on the coast then all adrons sent by England and Amertea. When it obtained jurisdiction the neighboring territories the slave trade was pro- Invited on €00 miles of the coast, where the largest slave marts formerly existed. With regatd to the Fecond oblect for which the colony of Liberia was origina!ly formed, the repbiic bad done all i 1s power to extend clviitzaiion and to con- vert bic heathen peo to in tia neighborhood, For this purpose individuals were heavily taxea, but their means were very uncqual to te work. Ue spoke to the most eulogistic terma of the hodist Church, of which he had been for forty yeara @ member, end predicted that tt would spread iike a green bay tee, There are forty to tifty enurches in the repub- Lis, with fal. con a peed Reing subsequently interrogated President Roberta stated that the means of education was very limited in the republic and that the masges were very ignor- ant, The college of which he is president was mainly supported by foreign contributions and the students were ail Liborian Americans, All the oMicera of the institution were, like the students, colored men, The chiefs in the neighborhood were esteemed rich in ee to the number of their wives. The popu- lation of the republic was 16,000 to 18,000 and that of the territories under its jurisdiction 600,000, Presi- dent Roti besid if OF aa president of the Liberian gooll is also Consui for Belgium. He further stated that without aid from abroad the edu- eo estabiisiments of the republic coulda not survive. The Rev. John Size, resident Minister and Conen! General of the United States, afterwards addressed the cor ‘ation on the religions condition of the republic. He had 490 converts in bis church taken among the Abor’ginees, His remarks were interesting and entert: ning, and went to show that the Lberian Obris: ans in their numerous con- tests with their less enlightened neighbors when struck on one cheek did not turn tne other, but “built their faith upon the holy text of pike and in,” and rarely ed to administer ‘apostolic lows and knocks” on the thick heads of their oppo- Denis, like ordinary followers of Chriat. THE NEW CHURCH OF ST. CHANLES BORROMED. The congregation attached to the Church of St, Charies Borroneo yeaterday had the gratification of worshipping in their new edifice, in Sydney place, corner of Livingston street, Though the building is far trom being completed and will not be Anished for some weeks, yet through the persevering exer- tions of the Rev. Dr, Freei, the tor, the attend. ants were made more comfortable that could have been expected tn such stormy weather. The new organ 1s @ powerful inatrument, of fine tone, and the choir sang tho music of the mass with much effect, reminding oue of the daya when they Were in their old edifice, - —) A Printer “Sere Ur? His OWN Onrrvany.— Strange as this may appear, it is nevertheless tri ‘The Prairie du Chien Union contains @ notice of death b; Cy ig of Judson Hurd. About @ week re he died he was ordered by Bis phy: clants to quit work, and he did lila last ‘pe setting On @ notice of his own death, containing hiatory, &c. The Union finishes the notice with @ higa com- plitieut to the deceased as a printer oud @ man, £8 NOVEMBER 2, 1868—TRIPLE SHEET. . QTY IWTELLICENCE. ‘ne Wraraua Yesrexpay.—The following record Will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four boura as indicated by the ther- Tiometer at Hudnavs pharmacy, 218 Broadway, Henatp Building: e # cart & Average temperature. ‘Average temperature Saturday. aa Average temperature for the past week ending Saturday............06 + 53% Average \emperature for the 563-5 Fine ON Broapway.—About three o’clock yester- day afternoon a fire broke ont in Henry's barber shop in the basement of 254 Broadway. Ib was ex- Unguished after damage of about $100 had been sus- tained, STRICTLY CoNrivep.—It 13 understood that Mr. Christopher Pullman, who was so terribly beaten on last Friday, 13 so closely confined by the direction of his physician to his room that yesterday his friends Were refused admittance. His skull is badly frac- tured, but it is believe ue will ultimately recover, ARREST OF A FuGirive.—Mrs, Prat?, who has many allases, was yesterday arrested by oMcer Suill- well, of the Second precinct, on the charge of being a fugitive from justice, She escaped from the orttcers at Middietown, Coun., where she was tield to an- swer for some offence not known at Police Head- quarters, She is detained at the Central oilice for a requisition from the Connecticut authorines, Diep SuDvENLY.—Joun Burke, a youth of only six teea years, on Saturday evening died suddenly at No. 17 Mulberry street, as is alleged, from the effects of intemperance, The police of the Sixtn precinct State that deceased has twice been in the House of Kefuge, and fro auother source we learn bo came from its imstitulion on Saturday, and at night drank inmoderately of poisonous liquor, Coroner Klyna will hold an inquest on the body. Coroner Flynn was notified to hold an inquest at No. 474 Pearl street ‘on the body of a Woman Wiiose name 13 supposed to have been West, 1 was stated se had been of in- temperate dabita, Tus Recists A careful revision of the returns made to police headquarters shows that in compiling the returns from the various districts of the Teuth, Fifteenth and Twentieth wards, errors that make a difference of 199 occurred, The corrected rogistr! yesterday in taeso wards were:—Tenth, O31; Fif- Leenth, gt; Twentieth, 1290, Consequently the total registration Saturday Was 18,600, which, added to the previous reistration (October 15, 14 and 20), gives a total of 169,070 registered this year, against 2 last year. ‘Thus it will be seen that there is ease ia the number registerid last year of MsrgOROLOGICAL.—Reportorial returns of obser- vations, barometrical and thermometrical, at the Ob- servatory in the Park, forthe week ending October 31, are a3 follows:—The barometrical mean of the week was 30,226; the maximum range (at nine P, M. of the 00th), 30.536, and the minimum (at seven A. M., of the 28th), 29.892 inches; difference of range, 0.694, ‘The mean of the thermometer Was 43.74 degrees, the maxiinum at threo P.M. of the 25th being 63,05, and the minimum at seven A. M. of the 30th, at 33.07—range 29.08 degrees. There were showers of rain on the 26th, 26th, 28th and 30th, the total dura- tion of which was twelve hours and eight minutes, and total fail .20 of an inch, On the morning of the 2euh ull, in the Park, ice formed, measuring ia depth oue-fourth of an inch, POLICE INTELLIGENCE. SreaLina & Coat.—Abraham Cokely was caught in the act of stealing @ coat, valued at twenty-five doliars, from Morris {srael, of No. 47 Chatham street. ‘The latter cansed Abraham's arrest by officer Water- man, of the Fourth precinct, aad he was locked up, for trial. A Pickrocker Prrans Guinry.—John Williams, a@ carman, twenty-six years of age, being at No. 26 Washington street arrested by oificer Thompaon, of the ‘i'wenty-seventh preclict, as heretofore reported in the HeraLp, was yesterday arraigned before Justice Dowling ont urge of picking the pocket of Mrs. Anna Miller, living at No, 26 Toss street, Wiliaasharz., The wallet and contents ($2 24) were found in the prisoner's possession, and the magis- trate committed him for trial im defauit of $1,000 batl, The lady was leaving the boat at the Cori- lant street ferry wheu robbed. Williams pleaded guilty. ANOTHER PICKPOCKET.—Gustavus Blair, of 43 Ex- change place, caused the arrest by Oflcer Beatty, of the Broadway squad, of Ignacio Valde Santa Crus, @ Cuban, on the charge of stealing a watch with $60, Mr. Blair an‘l a friend were on the corner of Broad- way and Peart street, when suddenly Mr. Blair felt his watch being extracted from his vest pocket, and on turning around seized hold of the prisoner, who at that moment dropped the stolen watch from hia right hand upon the pavement. Yesterday the ac- cused was taken before Justic? Dowling and com- mitted for trial, Santa Cruz is thirty-four years of age, lives at No.51 Uenry sireet and by occupation is a cigar maker, Hore. Bear.—Mr. Gonverneur K. Lansing, of Earle’s Hotel, Canal strect, caused the arrest of George E. Bissell on the charge of defrauding the proprietor of the above named hotel out of seventy- five cents, Bissell, without invitation or authority and being minus of cash, entered the dining room and satisfied his imaecr man, after which he seemed in undue haste to make himself scarce, Oficer Campbell, of the Fourteenth precinct, however, in- vereepted his progress and detained Bissell on a charge of violating the Hotel act. In default of $300 bail Justice Dowling committed Bissell to the Tombs. SociaL CLUD3—Fetonious AssauLt,—Anover Ber- gan, residing at No, 86 Ninth avenue, appeared be- fore Jusiies Dodge, at the Jemferson Market Police Court, yesterday morning, and prayed that a war- rant might be issued for the arrest of Francis Mc- Intee, living at No. 152 Seventh avenue, and that he should be held to anewer for feloniousiy assauiting him. It woe herdly necessary to inquire of the pe- tilloner what ius Injaries were, as upon the removal of a huge banda at covered his right eye that portion of bis face presented a horrid sight, and it Was observed tit al received a deep gash in n Of sig’ Witch destroyed it. ‘Th nu at Cadac rutal assault, as alleged, bot ergan and = Melnt were rs of a social club, whose rooms are 1 on the west side of the cliy, ho snecess of this organization bemg fee's great desire he disiked a rebellious ent led by Bergan, which threatened the se- cession of many members and the formation of an opposition cium Gesigned to demoralize and destroy the parent society. The more the former reflected upoa the proposed action of the rebe.s, the angrier he wrew, and at last he breathed vengeance, avow- ing ‘hat eucs a freedom of action could and would not bo tole 1; that svech measures should be adopted as .o effectually crash all proceedings of a like character; but wits means these were could vuly be guessed at or deduced from glancing over Meintee’s previous career. The diaquietude con- tinu as alleged, t opposition dafly gaining sirongib, while the reguiars were more deter- mined thau' ever to crush out secession, when, by accilent, the rival leaders met some time Friday evening last in @ iager beer salvon on Sixteenti street, near Ninth avenue, when the old quarrel raged with greater flerceaess and matiers culini- nated. There was a fight, @ deadly assault and an eye lost. How It oceurred 18 not suMfcientiy clear, Dut it i# #aid that while Bergan was guiauy quaiing his beer Mcintee approached and dealt him a vio- lent blow—evidently his method of “crushing opposi- on"—and when remonstrated with “strack out’? again, that he might not be misanderstood. At this repeated outrage vergan did lis best to prevent the recurrence of guch evidences of brotherly love, when McIntee drew A large Kalle, and, striking him with it, suddeniy gashed out the right eye, as alinded to. ‘The nature of the wound alarmed the assailant, and forgetting a disorganized social club and that he was the champion of their rights, turned his back upon the bleeding man and escaped. The court granted the warrant sought, and about noon yesterday officer Leaycraft had the desperate Mclotee locked up inthe Sixteenth police station house, from where he will be removed this morning aud arraigned before the bar at Jefferson Market to answer tie serious charge preierred against him. 3 COURT CALENOARS—THIS OAY, Surnem# CouRT—CGSNBRAL TeRM.—Non-enumer- Sted motions. = Suraeva Court—Crrcvrt.—No calendars, Sourkem® CourT—SPBCL kRM.—No calentars. SUPREMB COURT—CUAMBERS.—Firet Mouday cal- endar. Superior CovrtT—TriaL TerM.—Part 1-—Nos. 349, 417, 517, 315, 80, 123, 127, 101, 220, 235, 237, 887, 389, 209, 407. Part 2—Nos, 478, 68, 04, 108, 120, 470, 474, 476, 282, 466, 484, 124, 120, 138, 174, 198, ComMMON PL#as—TRIAL TERM,—Part 1—Noe, 1194, 1295, 1153, 880, 1299, 673, 902, 13910, 1911, 1512, 1519, 1315, 1516, 1921, Part 2—Nos, 755, $24, 1868, 87, 1101, 557, 483, 2093, 1313, 1014, 431, 697, 1268, 1575, 1h BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE. CHILD BURNED To DaaTa.—A child of Mr. James Smith, residing in Fourth street, between Smith aud Hoyt streots, was burned to deata on Saturday night. The Coroner was notilied. SuppeN D#aTe.—Tho Coroner was notified yester- day, to hold an {nquest over the body of Michael Longue, who died suddenly a¢ hia residence, on Coney island road. Tam Excist Law.—Terence Deveriand, who keeps & liquor store in Graham streot, was arrested by officer Mann, of the Forty-fourth precinct, on a nigut, on a charge of violating the Excise THR CITY BoaRd or Scvranvisons, BROORLYN.— The City Board of Buperviaore met on Beturday af an ree enema ternoon, Superintendent Osborne in the chair. Tho names of fifty tuepectors and canvassers were pre- sented for confirmation, in the places of those who have resigned in consequence of other engagements or indisposition to serve. All the vacancies were filed, and the Board then adjourned, DROWNING CASUALTY.—A row boat containing two boatmen and two Intoxicated marines was up- set in the river, opposite the foot of Sackett street, last nigat, and one of the boaimen named Robert Small was drow) before assistance could reach him, ‘The other three men managed to cling to the boat until they were rescued, Small was forty years of age and resided in Ferry place, where he leaves afumily. He was endeavoring to row tie intoxicated marines over to Governor's Island when they cap- sized the boat. His body was recovered and the Coroner notilied, Suoviirting.—Samuel Greenwood and John Smith were arrested on Saturday night on a charge of shopiifung, preferred by Louls Levy, of No, 71 Main street, They were taken botore Judge Corn- well, when Smith was discharged and Greenwood sent ‘o (he Penitentiary. Ormsby and Margaret Haley were arrested rday night on a charge of stealing tuirty Yards of Sannet froin the store of James Lewis, No. 77 Pulton avenue, They were held to answer. F '$ ASSAULT.—Robert MeGiuichy, residing at No. 70 Washlugton street, quarrelled with his wits on Saturday night, and dnaliy assaulted her with a Stove lid. He struck her several btows on tho head with the Md, mfteting very severe injuries and knoeking her senseless to the floor, A physician ressed the wounds of the un- MoGiutchy was arrested by Forty-second precinct, and Jovicedt up bo anawer. NOTES ABOUT TOWN. Scotch plaids are to be en regle for ladtes’ walking suits this winter, Broadway will then look Uko In- verness or a thoronghfare on the Grampians, Won- dor if the pibroch could be stowed away ia the panier? lias the success of Yo Thoroughfare’ or “L’Ablme” at the Broadway encouraged the building contractors up town to open an “ abyss’? in the side- walk wherever they can get a chance? Sewers are useful) if not ornamental appendages toactty. Yet the less ofthem that is apparent to the olfactorioa of taxpayers the better, Above tho ‘Third avenue depot the alr fa redolent with exhala- tions from nether earth which bas been for some time exposed to view, and the demand for counter scents at drug stores in that vicinity is astonishing, One of the most intolerable nuisances in the vi- cinity of the City Hall 1s the “swinging round the circle’ arrangement of the East Broadway cars, Not content with “gridtroning” the corner of Ann street and Broadway, the railroad companies indulge m a lutule cireus business around the apple stand at this point, Pedestrians consequently often find them- selves half way down Ann street before they under- stand the theory of crossing there. The nautical tactics of ferryboat pilots aro pecu- ltar. On Saturday one of those heroes tested the relative strength of his boat and that of a loaded sloop. Nolives were lost, otherwise he might be sidered as steering according to ‘dead reckon- ing.’ It is by no means agreeable to promenade on somo of our principal thoroughfares at preseut, when, on looking op, one perceives an iron safe, 8 marble slab or an ivon girder suspended over his head by a frail rope. Damocies’ sword has its counterpart in many places in this city. Any person who hag never been in battle and wishes to experience the effects of a bursting shell has only to stand a few minutes at the corner of Spring street and Broadway while the workmen are slicing off pieces from the new pavement, and he will be amply satisted. Fragments of granite fly around there quite lively, to the consternation of passershy, MUSICAL AND THEATRICAL NOTES. ‘Three weeks ago to-night Edwin Forrest com- menced his present enyagement—ono of the most successful of the many that he has played during his long profesional carecr. He chose Niblo’s ag the theatre wherein to display his bistriomie abilities, which for nearly half a century havo attracted the attention of the American public. He tnaugurated the season with Bulwer’s fine play of “Richelieu,” in. which he sustained the titie réle, and rarely; if ever, did the character of the crafty Cardinal Duke find a more able interpreter than it recelved by the great actor on that night. The house was crowded from pit todome, and the reception which the veteran was accorded on his entry upon the boards was a most flattering acknowledgment of the esteem in which ie was held. Since then he has played, and successfully in every instance, ‘Othello,’ “Lear,” “Macbeth,” “Virginius,? “Damon” and “Jack Cade,” and now in this, the last week of his enzage- ment, he gives us “Richard IIL,’ “The Gladiator and “Metamora.” Throughout be has been sup- ported by @ stock company of more than average ability, the members of which labored faithfully to render Mr. Forrest's season as brilliant as possibie, and thus associate their own advancement with the tragedian’s success, This week Mr. Forrest con- clades his present engagement and departs to fulil his numerous other appoiatments throughout the country. “La Belle Helene,” the popular favorite whose every movement and note is fascination itself, will be revived at Pike’s Opera Hoase this evening with Mile, Toatee in the title role, Mile. Larabele as Orestes and M, Decre as Paria, The “Grand Duchoss” has been interrupted in her suecessfal career at this es- tabitshment by Manager Bateman in order to gratify the desire of our music-loving citizens by affording | them an opportunity of renewing their acquaintance | with ‘he classical coquette who so charmed and cap- tivated them ® year ago. After her withdrawal from the boards Mr, Bateman intends to present we public with a succession of new and brilliant gems of whe order of operas ou ffes, some of which have not as yet been performed even in Paris, “La Bello Heléne” will be prodnced this evening with new costumes and acenery and M, Heudin, from the Palais Royal, Porte St Martin and otler Parisian tieatres, will make his first appearance tn this city as Ajax Premiere. It is more than probable that the house will be Mied to repletion by the numerous adunivers of the fair but fickle Grecian beauty, “Genevieve de Brabant’ having attained the proud emineuce of “success” is gliding smoothly on to re- nown and fortune. This opera, so full and strong ia everytotug that tickles the public palate, will doubt- Jess hold possession of the boards atthe Theaire Francais for weeks to come, A judicious use of the scissors bas — the libretto of many of its ob- Jectionable phases, and as a natural consequence the Story of the opera is DOW rendered the more enjoyable, and the charming music, which abounds throughout the piece, is the better appreciated. The artists have one and all improved in their several rds, and Mine, Rose Bell, who, as the Grand PDachess, could scatceiy wring one fant round of applause from her phiegmatic auditors, is now most vocifer- onsiy eneoged every night inher several ducts and soios, Lf some of the principal actors would use a lit- tie more moderation tn their gesticulation and not | knock themselves out of breath by over acting their Darts “Genevieve”? might ly prov en a attraction than it ry Aa it ia, rowded with large iy and fashionable andiences, which i only en dorsement that can be desired by the mauager. ‘The “Lancashire Lass,* who made her bow be’ore the American public at Wallack’s theatre a week since, ia still the great attraction at this house, and draws nightly large OC. ‘The piece is finely cas' From present indica! tained the play at the otuer aide of the water us likely to be rey here. ‘The Florences at the Broadway theatre are atil! as attractive uid wish. Large houses, icket sellers toa theatrical ma: iad; and no doubtthey eel ~~ a per een good & 4, with tWO excellent artists in the principal ré’es each night. Freieigh, of the Bowery theatre, has ahead of the broadway managers in (he ‘oor om of one of ie jatest London sensations. There's enterprise for you! Mr. FPreieigh withdrew the “Crimson Shieli,"? even when it was drawing big houses, aud big houses at the Bow ‘ly large recelpts. He produces “After Dark” to-night, and the sensa- tions of the piece will be shown t advantage on tue extensive stage of this theatre. Misa Kellogg wound ap her short bot brilliant season In thiscity atthe matinée on Saturday las. ina perfect blaze of splendor, The Academy was jammed from parquet to gallery, and the ovation ed to the fair prima donna upon ph r, plotave @ right to feel “so do, and #o do the auditors rtainm that was accorde that occasion Wes ond of (he proudest triumphs ever aoaree LR ao py Lo On Wednesday evening next Mise clog Ww pear as Rosina | The Barber of Seville,” ai the Brooklyn Acageiny ot Serpe tea trie begs se haa'already commenced. 1 Parapae “Humpty Dumpty,’ strong in attractions and strong in the of his constituenis, is corre. ingly strong in Inds, and will Cinquestionabiy fi be strong en to aye = in the groo' muccens Gut fre garitraa greet nim in vone reas auotber reve of naw acevere paint 5. ooo and costumes, The pantomiine, with its ballet an® tricks, 1s drawing crowded houses every night, xion, the Man at the Wheel,” still holds the spokes upon whieh fortune suiiles at Wood's Ma- seum, ‘The fair haired Lydia Thompson and her ver- satile burlesque sisters have already crazed half male New York, and the other half will probs mect with a similar fate before th man” in mythology assumes another 8)) loceiized farce, entitled “Did You EB Y Wile to Jersey,” precedes “Lxlon’ thia evening. At the Theitre Yomique the English opera boute troupe is meeting with deserved success, Mise su fan Galion,.the youlhful prima donna, receives a double encore every nigit and is fast ingratiating: herse\finto the good graces of our citizens, “Lin- gard continues lls personal sketches. oi Tony Pasior ths week offers @ bill to hfs patrons Which fairly overfows wiih fan and attraction. coping pace with his larger east side neighbor, he Announces “New York Before and After Dark” as his new pidce de resistence, together with “The one Cow Bel! Ringers” and a brace of daring ew York theatre reopens on Wednesday even- teh “Under the Gaslight,” in which Mr, and Mrs. Conway ani Messin, Parsloe and Mortimer will appear in the principal dies, Ul luck, like a shadows has of late Cis theatre, but it is to be thatthe futui elmore bright aad prosperous. “Orpheus aux bnters,” a new dou burlesque, will be produce ing at Kelly & Leon's eee costumes and the en- ire stre ° Mumense company. Neither pains nor money liave been spared to make the hew piece attractive, aud it will aoubticss enjoy # jong run, ‘The dest pari of the programme has bike> wise undergone & clinge. Bryants’ Miistrels aso inaugurate the week witl, an entire chanve of programme, “La Somnambula? a new mnsica! bariekque repleva with fun aud wit, will be presented to the pubite for cae flest tune this evening, and the Inumitable Dan will favor his pie trons with several Other new setsations, wliek lat- ter promise Js enought to crowd the ho “The Barber Brown” continues his mischievous career at the San lrancisco Hall, to the delignt of ab the disciples of Momus. Many new jokes and musi- cal geius have been added to the first part of the evening’s entertainment, besides sevcral now eccen- tric sketches by “the busy B's’? ‘the New York Cirens, with ite feats of horseman- ship, 1s acrobats and fanny ciowns, continues to receive a fair share of pubiic patronare, “The Chinese Festival, or Feast of Lanterns,” remalus upon the bils, ‘fhe European Circus Is crowded nightly with da lighted audiences, who evince the pleasure that they derive from the varied performances by applauding everything presented to tiem in the sawdust arena. A good programine is olfered for the present week. At the “New Apollo Hat” James Taylor and Alf. Burnett have formed a coalition that is pretty cer- tain to draw the town—that is, the comic portion of it, " maguiliceut bil is oifered at this establish- ment. ‘Tho Alhambra is well patronized and its “stara’? fre gaining tn brilliancy. Miss Mary scott, with her bane solos and jigs, is but one of the numerous a tractions, 3 Professor Rhode’s geological exhibition of “Earth and Man,” with its Gfty-seven tapieaux, is a8 popue lar as ever at Allemania Hall, m® McEvoy’s “New Hibernicon” will unroll its splen- dors at Irving Hall during the present week, where it will doubtless be well patronized, Mrs. F. W. Lander will play Elizabeth on Thurs- day evening next at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, supported by a strong cash. At the Park theatre, UR ytiey Mile. Zoe will thip evening appear a4 the ‘Dumb Girl'in “Masaan ello.” Hooley’s Opera House, Brooklyn, is nightly crowdca® with delighted audiences, and there will be no fall- ing off this week, for a good programme is offered to its patrons, ‘ooley’s Opera House, Willtamaburg, though but two weeks eatablished, has already become a nized institution in Upat city. A number of new and brilliant “stars” will shed thetr lustre upog the benighted inhabitants of the “Burg” during tue pre sent week, EXCITEMENT AT POUGHEEENSIE. Sixty Military Pupile Attacked with Crampe ard Womiting—Consternntion at Bisbee’s Miltary School—Pupils Reeling and Vamite ing in the Streets. PouankEErsin, Nov. 1, 1868. Much excitement existed here last night over the fact that some sixty pupils of Bisbee’s military schoot had been taken suddenly ill yesterday afternoom with cramps und diarrhea, They wero seen in squads of two and three on Main street, in the afters noon, Some recling, some sitting on the curbstone vomiting and some leaning against lampposts ene deavoring ts» Vout. It was the prevailing opinion, at first that the boys had secretly procure® liquor and were on a spre Mr, Bisbee states that! as ie Was kicting in lis oulice after dinner one of hig puptis, a small lad, came to him and informed hum, that he was not well, and immedia ely commenced voutting, soon after anotier pupii entered the office and said that one of the teachers was deathly sick. Before the last named pupil could wet out of the room he too commenced vomiting, Mr. Bisbee: Jed immediately to the teacher’s room, and atiending to hin was told that Mrs, Bisbee wken suddenly Ul, Hastening to his wife, he had no ‘sooner reached her room than he too was seized with cramps aad yomit- ing. Then the greatest consternation ensued. Pupils alt over the la: utlding wi groaning an vomiting, wh on fn street numbers of Ut could be seen scarcely able to reel along. Dr, ©. Payne seon after appeared and rapul measures were taken to stop tue excitement and arrest the progress of the sickness. Brandy and stroug medt- cines were administered freely, and the actendiag pliysiciaa soon liad the gutisfaction of seeing rovernent ty the stele of aifairs, and av une o' ast nigiit the ial nearly subsided, There are e sui quite wuwel was taougiit to lave been caused by tome healchecse which was pare taken Ob freely by by the school at dinner, Mrs, Disbee saperintended the cooking of it hers but it ty at that the irom pot in wiviet ib wid cooked tly There are Tmany who thi the heads cneese Will u.dergo @ inimule analy pear auc? of the pupils on the str v1 ny reeling and vomiting when the fashionable promen- ade was filled Witt ladies, Was ludicrous in us treme aud the adaut is to-day the priuc.pai top. of conversuticn. LETTER FOR EXMGENERAL N, B. FOTREST OW GENERAL KIL FATRIOK. hia Avalanche of the 29th uit. publishes ; letter from General Forres: in regard to certain 1 slanders uttered avout fume by Gen eral Kilpatr.«< during the present <, The ter lias been fue wulject of brief mention by telo- graphi— The Mem, the folio Mempire, Oct. Mr, IL. K. Swackievorn, New ilaven, Coan Sie—The Lalae mendacious, Tr me, made by General Judzou Kty ol New Haven, on the 20th inst., to which you eall my atten. tua, ts not the first in which he bas indulged sir ” L his appesrauce un the lustlugs wm tus ew undersiand he freely employed hia i capacity for ribald invention in all of the specenes he has made since his return to thi# country, and that 1 have been the objective point of inany of his onprinucipled aud in- decent lite's, The Northern masses have been so prone to imisunderstand any appearance thas | have made in the pre-cat campaign tiac | have been con- tent, beretofore, to forego any notice of General Ktl- patrick’ ventions with reference to myself, and ta trust that some future and more auspicious time would aiford mie an opportunity of stripping tae tn- ostor and of exposing him, the base counter he 8, to tue contempe Of all just aud fair minded peo- ple. My forbearance, however, is construcd by bun a9a license (0 additional and more slanderous de- traction, and L am constrained to notice hia New Haven speech, va it appeared im tho Reyister of Oc- tober 4i, 1865. fa that speech he is roportod as say- ing that “Porrest had nailed negroes to fences, set fre to the fences and buroed the negroes to feath.’* ‘The charge is but the natural offspring of Kiipat rick’s Common ond tmeriied fame as an uaprineipled easy liar, it is enough for me to say, in which i 1 will be bsheved and sustained by every chiv- airic oMcer and soldier im the feders! army, that what he has sald of me in the speech referred to is the culmination Of slanderous falsehood, rendered the more odious that it ts deliberately forged for effect upon the unthinking and too confiding portion of (he peopic of the North, whose vows he intends to steal by sach criminal and disreputable invention, All such reporta, whether emanating from this creature Kilpatrick, of (rom any one else, Which tend ih avy Way to create the impression that Lcondocted my humole paré in the war upon a other than the strictest principles of civiiiz Warfare, aro utierly wnirue, and are the corrupt and fecuient Metions of designing and rascally Siandererss am hot prone ob trade matters of this kind upon the public no-~ tice, and would have been giad to have met Kilpet Tick aud settied this afair lu a less public and more Ciuphatic manner; and tf it should happen that thia note should meet his eye, and he should make tt the Provocation of any additional dieplay of words, any one Who may hear hint is at hoerty to assare hiua ‘hat lam ready to meet him in any Way that ne may choose, and while lei averse to personal coufict & should much prefer to gratify any Wish he may cher- tet im that way to being the further subject of hie unmanly deiamation aad ubsoidierlike misrepros sentation. 1 tink the public will justify me in denouncing, as 1 now do, General Judson Kilpatrick aa a blaca- guard, a liar, @ scoundrei and poltroon, iy he is (he heroic pgure he wouls have the Northern perpie ve~ lieve him, my Sriend, General Basil W. Due, ot Lowisoilie, Ky, 8 audhorized (0 receive on iy Vehad aig communiwalion he tray chgose to nahe. N. B. FORREST. Tne New Haven Morper.—At the preliminary ffial im the cage of the murder of Apollo Uronsons who was «tiled tn a barn ab West Haven on"! of October 6 and his body several days af found ia the water, the (acts elicited pointed se yore slroagly against hie companion, Stepaed Abo’, ae the smurderer thst the Justios yesterday orice’ aim to be committed for trial before the Hex’ | of the Suverior Court, Both parties were re, fa; % Mouth, in this State, and Brousoo onpirs i tee wore buridicg bear ine sbore_ ot. ¥ leat Maver. Mos ey ( yout nse 8 to nave = the object of the