The New York Herald Newspaper, February 21, 1869, Page 5

RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. Progress of Christinaity. We have reports for the past week of the accession and conversion of 9,000 persons—5,000 Methodists, 2,100 Raptists and over 1,200 Presbyterians, We have no data of the number of proselytes to the Catholic Church throughout the country during the same period, put it 1s undoubtedly large, Among the revivals are to be noticed the following:— in the Congregational church tn Farmington, N. iL, and at Brimdeid, Alass,, in both of waich Places Mr. Durant, of Boston, has been laboring with Great success; at Shoreham, Franklin and Windsor, Vis; at Koyalston, Pelham, hast Amberst, South Had- Jey Falls and Piullipston, Mass., and at Naugatuck, Conn. In Brooklyn the DeKalb avenue Methodist church has already received tity accessions. A Me- thodist church tn Buifalo, N, Y., received eighty- eit. members two Sal ago. in Ports. mouth, Ubio, and in Strasburg, Pa., 8 Nave been enrolied aa probatiouers of the Methodist Church. In 53 Ne dey 130 have joined the Baptist Church. In Stonechurcb, Northampton county, Va., tae Lutherans report a re- vival witn fity, and in Carlisle with ninety conver- sions. in West Union, Pa., 164 have joined the Pres- byterian Chureh, Interesting revivals are also men- tioned among the Presoyterians at Atlanta, Ill, and ai Summit Hul, lowa, aud among the aiists at Cass, and at Marshalltown, lowa. The re- vival among the Methodists 1 Hillsboro, Ohio, has extended to the female college and to the Vakland seminary. There have been some conversions in Wabash college, Crawfordaville, Ind. Over 600 have reocntly been added to the Baptist churches in the on about Waco, Texas. many of the congregations of this city and Brooklyn the manifest signa o: the presence and work of the Spimt are recozmized with devout grati- tude, At the eastern end of Long Island ihe good work 80 graciously begun in Southampton and bast- bawpton has extended to many neighboring places. Ai Greenport the union meetings are unusually wei atwnded, and a deep interest pervades the entire eommunity, Among the various Methodist churches along the Hudson a similar gracious work 1s in progress. “Kevivals are quite numerous,” ip Os the Congrega- dionaiisi, “in Central New York, At Virgil, a small town in Cortland county, union meetings of Congre- gahonaiiss, Baptists and Methodists have been , and over lity copversions are reported. At Groton over 100 are counted, and the moetings are “Vidateld, Muss, is enjoying a revival of wonder. a@ revi wonder- ful power. A fast day was lately observed there by the two Congregational, the Methodist and the Bap- ‘tist charches; the two largest edifices were filled with wot rs, and the banks and stores were ail closed. ‘The interest still continues. A similar work is in progress in Lebanon, N. H. ‘It began with the week of Erase and now muny stores and shops be cl m the evening in consequence of tl ge. Dover, Del., is visited with suéh a season of revival as has not been experienced “for many, many years,” Nine Presbyterian churcbes in Pennsylvania re- port recent large consisting mostly of thoge who now, for the first e, make public Ban fession of their faith. The congregation in West Union is visited by a ver; arkabie revival; 164 have been already added to ihe church, and more than sixty are now inquiring the wa’ or tte 1D a number of towns in this State, Ollo, Lidiin’ ana Uinois, and the far West, the good news of the gra- ious outpouring of the Spirit reaches us. The young Presoyterian church in Omaha, Neb., nas lately re- colved to its communion fourteen converts, The Feeling in Wyoming. Attica, Wyoming county, N. Y., F 16, 1869. Since the year came in the evangelical sects m our usually quiet town have united in a series of daily religious exercises, and the result 43 a very general and very qulet awakening in reference to eternal things. I can give no definite number of conversions, but make the general state- meut that more than half of those not hitherto in memberstup with the churches, who have reached the age of discretion, already rejoice in the taith of the gospel, and the work suill goes on. Dr. and Mrs, Paimer, from your city, were here to conduct ser- vices jast week, and ae still remain. ‘The Feeling in Massachusetts. WESTFIELD, Mass., Feb, 18, 1869, ‘Fhis town is noted for its good men and bad men, tts saints and sinners, its advocates of temperance and votaries of Bacchus. Noon prayer meetings are now held here daily (Sundays excepted) at the chapel of the Second Cot onal church. Rev, Hel Hopkins, son of Presi penal Hopkins, of Wil- Mame Coliege, is pastor church and 18 great ‘beloved by his Rstioners. ‘There are about frend six licensed ‘shops tn our village, unlicensed grog: which contains «bout 5,000 inbabitauts, and drunk- enness and its ettendunt vices prevail here to an alarming extent. It has been and we do not doubt the assertion, that there ts as much intem- — vice and crime in this piace, according to pulation, as there isin the city of New York. us @ few missionaries, The Rev. Dr. Flagg and the Church of the Resarreciion. The Rey. Dr. Flagg, of this city, designs going abroad in May with his family for the beneiit of their health. This release from his regular duties will prove beneficial to him in many ways. The reverend doctor has been for many years one of the most arduous, laborious and self-deny! of our city clergy. Since his tion of All he has beeu fully eng. in gathering ther @ new congregation and building a new church called the Church of the Resw situated on Madison avenue, corner of Forty-seventh etreet. He designs remaining abroad tli fall and even ionger should health require a longer stay, when he will return to Teaame hia labors, much to the gratification of his numerous friends. The Rev. Dr. M with his congregation will occupy the Church of the Resur- rection unt bis own i finished. This building is Row going up on Fifth avenue, corner of Fifty-third atrees, and the een ‘pjoln, inaklog it one of the most magnificent churches in the city. Proposed Christian Amendments to the Cone stitution. In response to acall which had been widely circn- Jated through the State of Ohio, a convention assem- bied in the Town street Methodist Episcopal church of Columbus, on February 2, to consider the clauns of God and the Christian religion on our State and nation. One hundred delegates enrolied their names, representing various parts of the State and different religious denominations. The Rev. Samuel Wallace, of Piqua, was elected permanent President. The fol- Jowing resoiutions were adopted unanimously after thorough and spirited discussion :— Resolved, That we hold the following ere to be in accordance with the Scriptures and with right reason:— 1. Civil ment isa divine institution. The State hay Sta origin im the will and arrangement of God and ite powers and functions are determined by Hiv. 2. Nations are moral persons and are bound by the moral Jaw. The Commonw wields a moral power ani eub- perves moral ens @ to thone of the family, and, Ike i nation may ought to wo! 4 er ey pg ttrongh Jesus Chr, an: Supreme Kuler of nations ; Him, national homage is to be paid to and national Bhoingay nal the orgivenens national ain, are to be sou. ay 4. The Holy Scriptures, as a revelation of the will of God to maa for their guidance ih all the reintfons of life, are of #u- authorky, aud to them all human coustituions, im i ethical principies, ought to covfosm. Resoived, That the great moral truths embodied tn the above statements acc not recornized in that otherwise uobie tustrament, the constitution of the United States; and (ne omission, as we verily believe, cannot be continued without pert! Lo all those imier- ests which government was estaplished to protect, and which are so dear to every thot, Resoived, That the acknowledgment by the State of these same truths requires the adoption of no Ge- nom!national creed, nor participation ia any specific Feiigions rite as & qualification for office; it imposes: No restriciious upon liberty of conscience, and has not the slightest tendency towards the union of Churoh and State—s union corrupting to both parties and destructive of Lae highest ends of both, ‘The Conveniton took steps for the organization of a@ State Asec ciation, auxiliary to the National Asso- ciation, whose object is to secure an acknowielg- coo of the above principles in the National Conven- on. ‘The above movewent is not endorsed by all the de- Bominatonal papers im the country, the /neepen- a KH, AWwong OLErs, Opposing it, The fact that the is adopted by the Africans the constivu- miay give Li sirengia im some quarters, ny not in others, bul prop The American Spurgeon—Kemarkable Revival Scenes in Rochester. The Rey. Mr. Hommond, the American Spurgeon and well known Evangelist, has been engaged in Rochester for some weeks in special retigious exer. ces, and his preaching has there been attended With the usual success that follows ali the efforts of this remarkabie man. Tie Rochester Express gives the following account of the revival seenes:— Mr. Hammond delivered a discourse last night at the brick chured, which, judging from reauits, was the best efort he has im: As early as etx o'clock groups to arrive, and at Wail-past six o'clock the namber in the enurch was so Jarge that Mr. Hammond deemed it acd vteabie to lead the congrega- tion in singtog those beautiful hymns which form so Jarge a portion of the services. Mr. Hammond re- quested the prayers of the peopte for him, Dr. Au- cerson, he said, Was anxious to have the students attend these meetings, and if he could pe sure of their coming in a body, togerber with Mr, DeGrat's students, he would have the vedy of the church reserved and set apart on ther accoant, and speak especialy to them. His discourse was drawn from we words m the latter portion of ite ninih chapier of Hebrews, and was divided under three heads—the appearing of Carist. First, He hati appeared; second, He doth appear: third, He snail appear. fe began in a slower and lower tone tha common, bat gradvaily increased bout in vigor ‘of speech and rapidiy of utterance, til the Whole house hang breathiess on the words d gre from iis lips, Wren he e : oppressive, Fequeating those to rise who wished tor who feit ro reed God striving tn them, of the rose to their feet. “Come. im the meantime waa sung, and in Montag aarac? Seay aT at” sak “ are ou Tyr floral im ged oe ee more are rising, Yonder two headed getting up. The work of Christ 15 your ” Now closes first meeting with earnest, fervent ; half the people are on their knees, onder are @gsabled soldiers, weeping | They can- not sink on fo their knees, bat they are touched with the Hol Spirit! Heweases praying, but few of the people leave, and the body of the church is full. ‘The o mnaintains its heavy swell and music still ejtends its wonderfui power over the stricken peoplt. The alsies are alive with earnest Christians, ejhorting, entreating and comioriing those anxious for their souls, Mr. Hammond 1s to and fro, now bending by this one and now stop pete «uvect his brother laborers or giving on a mew hymn to the choir. Ladies are as labors as the rest and plead with Till neark great crows Bev this scene goes on, and finally the and leaves as the gas burns low. Such an outpauring of the spirit has not been wit- nessed before in the hiswory of this revival. Mr. Hammond, though unwell, seemed to receive new strengta, | partir “Are, Our Women Se Wicked ¥” ‘Ths question is put by the Baltimore American in discussing a spcial question that has arrested the at- tention of the heads of both the Protestant and Catholic Chur¢ghes, We have published the charge of a Protestaat bishop of one of the Northern dio- ceses, in which he thought proper to warn his people against the growth of the horrible crime of foeticide. Jn @ report of a sermon delivered in the cathedralon Sunday last the Catholic Mirror represents Arch- bishop Spalding as saving:— Fina‘ly, the most reverend orator said that he could scarcely trust himself to refer to what was still behind and was lar worse than all this—an abom- nation leading to the depopulation and desolation of the land—to exceases Worse than the murder of the innocents by Herod, because committed not so inuch through sudden passion or the motive of crue! ambi- tion, but with deliberately wicked purpose; a prac- tuce worse, probably,than any ever generally adopted even among heatuens, but Which, nevertheless, was becoming frightiuliy common in this enlightened Age and country, and which was even occasionally de- tended as an evidence of growing enlightenment. He would not refer more particularly to a turpitude too shooking to thint of, one which should not even be named among Christians; but be deemed it a sacred and solemn duty to give this warning, in general and sufictently intelligible language; as, uhough these horribie and unnatural excesses referred to were alinost unknown among Catholics, and were not as yet, thank God, belie’ to have reached this latitude, at least to any great extent, they were fast approaching us. and threatening the ruin of our beople, body and soul. He wished to put it on re- cord that the Catholic Church utterly abhors such abomiuaiions in every form and shape, under whatsoever pretext they are practised, as an atro- cious violation of the divine commandment, “Thou shalt not kill”? ce Bong regair! t—Are oe. 80 bad hry as vt not. $@ general rule, the small mong the most highly odu- ted, and where the nduns of prajstalnine an edu- cating children are most abundant. As we descend the social scale we flad families more numerous. This fact ts so well established as to find expression inthe proverb “a poor man for children,” &c,. If, vhere- fore, this crime of lecticide has grown so common as to justify tie grave watnings pul forth, itis evident that it 18 practised most largely among those classes where the temptation to it is least, where the conscience onght to be best mformed as to its enormity, and the scnsibilities most actively revolt against its commission, Jor ourselves, we beilev, better of gur women, better of human natare, an havo more wantin tle 7 Ject is one that ca paot be AAPA ET in here: paper; but there are very ovvious physiological reasons, that have preva igd with thore or I versality ia all ag thé World, for the coulpata. tive smail terease of population among the highly educated and wealthiest classes of society, A dis- cussion as totie causes of tae fragility, delicacy and general want of stamina of the females of these classes would in our opinion be more germane than, charges thatare tuo sweepipg and too fuil of enor- mity to be adepted on ayy evidence that has yet veon productd. An Extraiotdinary Religious Ceremony—Con- version of a Christian Maiden to Judaism and Her Marriage to an Isractite. {Fron the Chie Tribune, Feb. 15.) ‘The second mstance of a Chicago Christian adopt- ing the Jewuh faith and being admitted to member- slip in that Church is that of Miss Mary se formerly of Letroil, Michigan. Particular inte! is attached tp this case from the fact that she was a Catholic, tt teing generally conceded that the Komish Church has ¢ stronger hoid on its members than apy other denoniination of Christians. As in the other Tomenee @ Frospective husband was the paramount reason for conversion. * ates Were held im the Brothers of Peace synagogue, located eo corner of Uy Fond and Harrison 6! cope f morning. Te- ys entered te chron walked up one of e side bop Fg in Land, being untamiilar with the customs of the Israelites, As he approached the altar several gentlemen requested him to don his chapeau, as it was contrary to the Jewish law for a man to uncover ina piace of worship. The head covering wes restored te its himself to await development were no decordtions, and no more than ordinary interest was manifested on the part of those present in the rare event which was to take place. About ten minutes after eleven the convert came up the main aisie, accompanied by Mrs. Julia Bar- nett and Mré. Sarah Sneider, taking @ seat to the left of the altar. She was attired in a neat fitting white taria‘an . with no ornament except a white silk scarf, waich encircled her neck. She wore a “Grecian Bend” hat, trimmed with bine, witha large white feather in front. Miss Gilmore is de- cidedly good looking, and unquestionably will make Mr. Beruey Berlya, the gentleman whom she has se- jected as a life partner, happy. The advent of the Rabbi, the Rev. Dr. Messing, ‘was looked for with anxiety. He entered the church dressed in his robes, in @ short time, and took @ position ia front of the altar. There were now about 300 Present. Miss Giimore was con- ducted to altar by tue sexton, Mr. Louis Bacha- rach, when the following colloquy took place, the young lady answering tue ‘questions in a clear and aistiact voice, the audience maintaining the strictest silence during the exercises :— Rassi—Miss Mary Gilmore, as you present your- self with canoe ool of joining wale auaal faith, are you re: answer me, in presence ol ey people, the following questions i ‘Miss Gi.moxe—! am, Rasal-—Then please answer them. Do yon freciy and of your own accord join the Jewish faith? Miss Gri.MonB—I do, in the presence of all these people in this house of the Lord, and in the presenc of we Al , declare my purpose to joi the Jew- ish nation and recogize the unity of God. Rawsi—Are you acquainted with the articles of faith of our nationt Miss GILMORE—I am well acquainted with them, and hereby do deciare them. (She then deciared the bane nee articles of faith of the Jewish natioa, as follows:—! 1. I believe, witha perfect faith, that God (blessed be His naire) is the crentor and governor of all created beings, and that He alone his made, and ever will make, every produc- “Pt believe, with a perfect faich, that the Creator (blessed be His name} tt the only God, and that there is no unity to Ha; and that be alowe ts our God, wiw Se ‘The cere: was, who will be elernally, at With a perfect faith, that the Crestor (blessed be Hin name) i Incorporeal; that’ He is not to any of tio chances incident to maiter, and thathe baa not any aimiittode whatever. 4.1 believe, with a perfect faith, that the Creator (blessed be His name is both the tirwt and the last of all th 5. 1 beileve, with a perfect faith, that the Creator (blessed be Hif nam), yea, to Him only, th it proper to address our prayers, and that it ts not proper to pray to any other & 1 Veliere, vith « periect faith, that the words of raphet are ba A vecieve, with a perfect faith, that the prophecy of Mones, our inswuctor (may aif soul Feat in peace), waa true Prorbdey, and that be excelled all the wages wid proceded ian of who inay suceecd btm. 1 believe, whh @ pervect faith, that the law which we bave now in cor jou is the same law which was given tw Moses, oar iestractor. a Ae val rest in peace,» ® Tvelieve, with & perfect faith, that tals iaw will never nats m4, and that tue Creator (blessed be His name) wilt a her law. “¢, with « perfect faith, that the Creator (blessed me knoweth all the actions aod thomxhte of mea, Sated: ali thelr hearts, and is fully aequaluted wish wl thar works. TL. Loelieve, with « perfect faith, that the Creator (blessed be His namo) wards those who o}sorve His commaniments, ‘a, punishes thove who tranegress them, 12 L betieve, with a perfect faith, that the Meestah will come, be deiayed, I will still, in daily hope, Ht there will be e resur- ball please the Creator patlency await bis appes . 14, Lbetiove, with m perfect (aith, t recon of ihe Uead at & tne when (h-eenod and exaited be ane forever and ever. The Rabi then took Miss Gilmore by the hand, Jed her into the altar, opened a door and ex the Tauran (o view, at the same time asking tue question:—Do you kuow the meaning of this, and toe origin thereof? Miss GiLMone—It is the Tanrah, the holy law of God, given unto Moses on sount Sival, for the children of Israel. RAsur—Can you inform me of the most important words ‘thes holy law? Miss GIL. 0ar—L ean, The most fmportant words are tose im the Second Book, chapter nineteen, sixth verse:—“And God said unto israel, ye shall be of my Kingdom of priests and a holy nation.” They tien resumed their former posit‘on in front Fd the altar, and the colioquy was continued, a8 fol- OWE tm KaBsi—As you have joined our natton, it now be- comes you to Cast off your old name and (akea name among israc! therefore, please state Which namie you choose, Mics Gitmore-~ I choose the name of Leah, being the humbiest of the mothers of our nation, and who | never faltered im ber fatih in God. RaBei—I declare you then, Sister Leah, here in the house of the our Gud, apd in the presence of the people, by tae power invested in me as a minis- ter of this congregation, as accepted @ member ot | our nacion, in ch | congratulate yo", Sister Leah, i the name of Israel, your nation, and accept from me a share in the biessings of the Lord our God, May tue Lord bless and preserve thee; may the Lord Make his face shine Upon thee and ve gracious unto thee; may the sor h hap his countenance upon thee ive thee peace, men. The Ravl then shook hands with her, and the cere- mony Was over. At one o'clock the bride and groom presented ze = S'tocount” of which, from witnessed, will be read with pleasure The Sect Called “Christinns.” ‘The denomination known by this name only, pro- nounced Christ-ians, began ite existence with no formal creed, but prociaimed the word of God as the foundation of their faith and practice. Having lately become convinced, however, of the necessity of some statement of their doctrinal position the New England Conference have drawn up the follow- ing creed statement, ret of genera! principles:— 1. The Holy Scriptures the ultimate and only unfal- hble rule of fata avd practice, ‘The name “Christian” tie most appropriate and descriptive name for the disciples of Christ. Christin character, /, ¢., a Christian experience ife founded upou Caristian belief, the only pro- per test of fellowship, 4. The Congregational form of Church government, each Church. being independent, and the highest ecclesiastical tribunal on earth. Then of 8) ¢ doctrincs:— 1, The existence of Jehovah, as revealed.in the Bible aud in nature. 2. The real divinity of Jesus; that he is not a mere tan, nor a created belt but the “Only Begot- ne Son of God,” hence, “consubsiantial” with Pm. 3 ‘The Holy Spirit, the Divine Renewer, Comforter, Guide and Sanecifier. 4. ‘The infaluuble laspiration and divine authority of the Holy Seriptures. 5. Man's entire destitution of hol'ness previous to the new birtn, 6. The freedom of the human will, 7. The necessity of regenecration—a su atural change wrought in the heart by the Holy spirit. 8. Salvation through the atonement and mediation of Christ. 9 The immersion of believers as the most faith. fully expressive of the scriptural idea of bapusm, yet the liberty of the individual conscience recognized touching the mode, ley mission Of all regenerated persons to Christ’s 11, The perfect equality in Christ of all believers; and Crist the “tiead” of Has church, 2. The resurrection of tie dead, both of the just and the unjust. 48. The judgment of the world in righteousness by Jesus Christ at the appointed day. bry Song) vevlanting We Danis man .08 Se wicket and the everi ¢ happiness of the righteous, the future state. ae . Religiovs Notes, The Congregationatist thinks that the whole theory of the May “auniversaries* will receive important if not radical modifications, in accordance with the spirit of the age. Rev. C. L. Balch, Universalist clergyman, of sanes- ville, Wis., is on trial before an ecclesiastical court in Chicago for alleged famchood and unnunisterial con- duct. The charges are trifling. “If you had eighty years to hve how would you spend it so as to perfectly happy here below?’ asks a French writer, and answers it himself :— “The first thirty years as a pretty woman, thirty more as a great general, and ‘he rest as a bishop.” One of the Mormon bishops, who works a contract on the Pacitic Ratiroad, lately undertook to deduct tithes from the pay of his men, who are ‘ Gentiles,” ‘The latter brought the bishop to terms, however, by threats of suspending him to the nearest tree. Perhaps the very largest Sunday school in the Tnited states is now to be found in connection with the Bethany Mission, Philadelphia, At its eleventh anniversary, held this week, there were present ten gentiemen and ten lady pianagers, 107 teachers, and by actual count, 1,123 jersined ways Abt When Dr. Spring went to New Haven to get Pro- Bangs Stuart to ge hed ee he called on Dr. Tay- Lox De gulutation, “i have come for Moses Stu- Psd eet become a professor in our new senlinary at Andover.” “You can’t have him,” was the repiy; “he can't be apured.” “) know that,” Was the response; “ihat's he yeasog I have come forhim, We tiave plenty of men Who can be spared; but those men won’t make good professors at Ando- ver, Dr. McCosh, President of Princeton College, refer- ring to the statement that he plays a capital garae of whist and drinks wine, writes to a friend that he never played a game of}whist in his life, and that it is about twenty-five years since he gave up drinking spirits, of which rey ed w ex “Ido nat present wu t my table,” he says, “and do not ‘usually taste it at the table of others, I am not a member of a temperance society. Ihave taken a giass of wine, but only on rare occasjons. The Rondout Courier states that a lady preacher by the name of Mrs. Van Cott has been exhorting the pie of Stone Ridge and vicinity to religion in the Mechodist church for a number of evenings past. Some nights she speaks to the men exclusively, and some nights to the women. She says she is ayes sented to have come from the Five Points Mission, Alter speaking awiile ahe leaves the altar and en- gages in conversation with her hearers upon the subject of their spiritual welfare. Mauy who have not been in the babit of attending divine service are Teguiar attendants at ticse meetings. THE NEW STEAMSHIP CITY OF MEXICO. This elegant vessel, the initial ship of the New York and Mexican Mail Steamship line, hence to Havana and Vera Cruz, left her pier yesterday morn- ing about ten o'clock, There was a large number of influential shipping merchants on the dock to bid her adieu and wish her that success which the enter- prise merits. Her owners, Messrs. F. Alexandre & Sons, have long been in the West ladia and Mexican business, and this vessel has been constructed by them with the fecting that a first class ocean crait was wanted in that trade. Yhe City of Mexico was built by Messrs, John Englis & Son, of this city, and 1s 219 feet in length on deck, 36 feet beam, 20 feet depth of hold and 1,027 tons burden. She 1s constructed of white oak, live oak, hackmatack and chestnut, and fasieved with composition and gaivanized iron. Her engines, constructed by the Quiatard iron Works, are of the vertical, direct acting Tharacter, 60 inches diameter of cylinder by 44 inches stroke, Her propeller, 18 feet m diameter, bas a pitca of 26 feet. She ja fitted with auxiliary boilers and steam pumps of the largest capacity. Her internal fittings refiect credit on both joiners and upholsterers, as Lhe forty-pine staterooms and 101 berths she possesses are furnished in the most comfortable manner with all that @ veteran voyageur could desire. Ali the necessary holsting engines, steam puinps, auxiliary boilers, &c., that a vessel of this character requires, the City of Mexico has in abundance. This voyage, her firet trip, will, of course, denote the speet of which she is capable, and in this respect both ber owners and builders of engines will un- doubtedly be sutistied, as under a pressure of twenty- two pounds only she steamed down the bay yester- irom tea to thirteen Knots per hour. fhe oMicera of this craft are:—Captain, John Deaken; first officer, C. W, Bartiett; chief eagtueer, E. R. Ferguson; first assistout, Joun Gardner; sec- ond assistant, Thomas James, Mr. J, J. Alexandre accompanied the City of Mexico on this trip, with the purpose of noting What addi ons sne ay require 80 lar as the accommodations for passengers are concerned. MURDER THULIN CHENANGO COUNTY. Trial ef Rebert Corbin for Killing Eltiou J. Kidder. (From the Albany Argus, Feb. 20.) ‘The trial of Robert Corbin for the killing of Elliott J, Kidder at Afton, Chenango county, on the iih day of February, 1947, commenced at the Chenango Oyer and Terminer on the 17th inst., Justice Baicom residing, with Justices of the Sessions, Messrs. elsey and J ‘The counsel on the part of tie prosecution ere District Attoruey Kobert A, stanton, valvin L, Tett (iate District Attorney) and Lymaa Tremain. For the deience, Issac 8. Newton, Eiizur Hi. Prindie, Sayre & Winser and Atasa J. Parker. ‘The circumstances conuected with the homicide ate briedy the: orbin and Fox sold to one Car. ‘Weil a piece of iand adjoining the premises of Krader, in Afton, and a dispute as to the line arose which lou to an effort on the of Kidder on the one side, and Carswell on (ie of , to hold possession of the land, first one being in possession by his tenants, and then the other. On the day of the killing Corum sent his man sad team up to Carewell’s jot to get a iond of Wood. Kidder and lls men, some five or six 1H Bain- ber, tog tg work on the premises, took posses sion of the team and drove Corbi hived man of the track. Corbia, ou being informed ty his hired man of the occurrence, suminoned to his aid Ar. Carawetl and some five or #ix other men, and started inteletghs for the Vane ny m_ dispnte: them, they were ordered by Kidder approach, but to stop their teams, Kidder ava wc rapidly in 1 front of the horses, with an axe in his (the road being simply'a single Wack, wood and driving on to “1 bi, and presaing he ail the time motioning with his axe to the horses and hallowing whoa! whoa! Corbin he same time asking him to desist. Kidder of the horses on the. nose with the the team thon stopped, and Corbin the sleigh and walked around in front team to where Kidder was, and him to leave and jet the horses aloue, at the me potnting @ pistol toward Kidd Kidder “Damu you, do you mean to shoot mei" a the axe uplifted pressed Corbia back to the whidietrees, wuen Corbiu tripped and fell At this juncture Maliory, who was in jumped out and seized Kidder with one tie axe with the other, and a scume eu- een them, Maliory pressing Kidder back- Teguined his feet, went to where and Kidder were, reached over the shoulder 2 i tHE BESERES ie 4 i | of Matlory aod shot Kidder in the head, killing him imine ca yi case was for the people by District At- Stanton Ko xamtned establisn- eg the Sat of homicide, ‘Whe trial wiil occapy the i Dver Near BLADENSpURG.—The report was preva- lent that a duel occurred on Wednesday morning about four miles from Bladensburg. The ae ee are said to be Judge Harrieon, aaa ar a. and & well known officer in the late army. itary man was badiy Wwoun atthe first fre, and is Bald to be now i this otty under the care of hia friends, who propose to remove ae aye tae e nia soon a4 he recovers len bear Washinglon Repud- toun, Feb. 3% a8 PARIS FASHIONS. The Duchess Litta ana the Mareuise de Canisy—Tollets at the Last Bail at the Tuileries—Parisian Baptiomal Custome— Shert Skirts Versas Long Trains—The New Opera Cloaks. “ Paris, Feb, 2, 1869. Few prophets have lived to see their predictions realized. 11 kills some people to know what is going to happen, and it is wisely ordained that one- half of humanity—gentiemen who intend to marry, for instance—should have no tdea of what ts in reserve for them. Voltaire says that Jeremiah died of the knowledce that a man was to be born, named Lefranc, desitned to translate his “Lamentations” in French. We kuow Voltaire was epigrammatic; but it was euough to kill a man of the constitution of Jeremiah, for sad Lefranc was a poet who used to write in alt sorts of wrong meires, hexameters and lame alexa'- drines, all in the same verse—a thing that never is done by musical translators. It is hkely that if Jeremiah had not aied off so fast he would have pre- dicted that another modern by the name of Wagner would have the specialty of musical lamentations in our time, and it miht have comtorted him, but no book extant proves that bis perspeetive went further than Lefranc, ‘This prelude is only to lead me to say that | may be considered almost phenominal from the fact of surviving, as I do, a prediction which I made in this same column a few weeks ago concerning the dawn of a lovely gir! in Paris circles, a real beauty, beauti- ful even in the opinion of beautiful ladies. And she is lovely, It is when radiance such as this crosses oae’s path that the waut of hexameters 1s felt to ex- press what no one can understand, and that is what they are printed for. ‘To begin, her name is Duchess Litta, and she has, as I said she would, left the Court of Florence to see a little of Paris life. She was one Princess Marguerite’s iadies of honor, a@ thing she remains, Her eyes are black, but melting, her complexion that ofan Andalusian, her eyebrows the most correct arch of ebony, her figure supple, droop- ing and clegant, her hps the coral of neapolitan strands, her teeth the pearl of ocean and etcetera for an hour. She “came ont,” as mothers express Ule eclusion of young beauties after an incubation of sixteen summers, ata con- cert, and was dressed in purple and gold, a glorious mise on the horizon of French aristocracy. But we have, too, another goddess in the same altitades—the queen I meutioned as having outshone all queens at Compiegne a few weeks ago, She is the Marquise de Canisy, a blonde. At the last Tuil- eries ball, Which was the second givea this season, she was called the “Madone des Rose,” and the epithet was appropriate, She had raised her very juir hair in two thick Grecian pilaits, which formed ® chignon, and wore the new round rose wreath, Which on any buat beauty is concentrated ugliness, Very certain must be the wearer of these wreaths revived trom the an- cients that nothing they put on can deface them, Her toilet was 2 crepe de chine shawl, made into a skirt without seam and deeply tringed, over a tulle der robe. Moses hke those in the wreath looped he tunic on beth sides, On each shoulder the same flowers, She always dances immensely. The Km- Ua UE dhe bo et was white satin covered with tal over which was a panier of striped Algerian tissue, Her ornaments were lovely cordons of varie- gated velvet pinks and carnations. Her jewels, rubies and diadems; ier headdress, lovely light curis mixed tm bows of hair, with a branch of pinks beluna and @ diamond flower above her forehead, : Madame Rouher was cleganily attired on this occa- ston, and would have given me something novel to describe had it not been for that now indispensable rose diadem of which | am somewhat tired and to which 1 think & Wreath of Brussels sprouts is prefer- able. The skirt was gray tulle in the dove siacles, putfed up to the waist (quite the style of M. Kouher, without the dovelike associations). All puting was doited over with pink bows (coleur de rose politics aguin) and a superd tunic of lace fell in snow flakes over the bows, Princess de Metternich bad neither plaits nor.curls nor anything on her head but a large chignon, with @ diamond com) behind—no, on the top, and a parrot, a8 green as an enieraid, on one side. It was not 3 cockutod, lady readers, [hope no misunder- standiag Will arise. It was only an Australian parrot; and it is hoped this idea wil not give rise to the adoption of any volatile conveniently at hand, such ag grouse or a goose or the We see Many annals about ladies, only they are select- ed with discrimination, and because it sults Mme. de Metteraich to go to parties In a parrot we need re- commend notuing larger. Her robe was light green tulie, covered with numerous frills of tne same, bordered with satin. Her tunic was made of satin and fringed; her ornaments pearls and diamonds. Mie. Marion, who is the Empress’s favorite, was in an underskirt of blue, covered with a white gauze tunic looped with tea roses; and Mile. Rouher, who is soon to be married, when I snail have wonders to describe, was ia white and cerise, with a panier of cerise tafieta looped with black velvet, She wore an immense bow and ends of the same velvet and one rose in her hair, A good anecdote was told of her fathe? at this ball which is well worth record, Any corner lifted up to disclose the private life of a State tunister is sure to find your correspondent prolific. When the last babe was born in the family of Count Weiles de ia Vaiette the two grandfathers of the officiai chiid, the Marquis de Ja Valette and M, Kouher, both Ministers of the empire, went ofiicially to the ma@irie of their district to declare thar they hada grandchiid. “Whavever was the use of that??? will perspicacious readers ioquire, Weill, it is a fashion in Paris to make the most ofa baby wheu one bas got it in holy wedlock, and French law is very particular about having ali the children put down in books, because of the conscription, which is considered one of the glories of the nation; there- fore both these emmeut dignitaries went on the business, “Aud what is your name, sir?’ asked the clerk to first witness. Now any one who has had nothing to do with French clerks in the birth offices can form bo Mdeu Of their peremptory ways. The firat impres- ion is that one bas been guilty of having a child, even iegaily, and there is discomfort created In one's: fancy about tie baby. However, M. Rouher felt easy, and said nis name Was what it ig—Rouler, “iow do you spell that?’ asked the indignant clark. He ts in the Bighth district, 1 particularly specify him t American jathers who marry Parisian lwhes, and it ia for the sake of warniug them to avoid the above named parish, *i-o-u, Rou, ber, her, Rouher,” answered the Mmuster of State, patiently, for he was performing a avic duty. “pien, What is your Christian name? “bhugene. “Your profession /"" “Miubster.” *Minister of whaty’? +of state.” “and you live where?” At the Tuilertes.”? ‘an you #ign your name?” “yes? And Mr. Rouher signed it where he was told, while the clerk pared his nails. When preliminarios were @ Other diyrnitery recognized the Marquis who has red children at the ‘able colleague, a cloud came over the dida superintendent of births, Velore tue worthy could recover the two grand. fathers bad returned to their carriages: bat it is a ke betwoen them, even now, and as such i wus réiated at the ball, But J have other stories to tell, We have @ most convenient début in the train and short skirt tine this week. Aiter immeuse endeavors to Impose nothing but vhort petticoats it has been found impoxsibic to got the innovation geueralized Jadies who are Cinderellag it 18 well known that two distinct camps Were formed—those who hid their feet under wer trative @nd those who crossed them in pink wockings and high heels most a wee A middie course was resorted to anil ts now in favor. ‘The short skirt and long train in ouc. Thos, it is mow the height of fashion to wear @ short satin or slik or tulle, as tarlatan = uadersiip, ouch or litte trimued. either down the front, en tablier, ot ronud aud over this like tragedy queens to wear @ court mentic witeb can be looped ap en panier for the exhibition of clocked stockings on tiny extremitics, as allowed tosweep Whea the fatr are afflicted liko that his- torical sovereign, “Borthe aux grands pieds.” Vel- vet (rains open down the sides, leaving @ satin skirt frowt in view, and which ts raufMed with lace, is the great sensation; blue velvet satin and te nut shades, violet satin and the gazelic shades, green sal and the mauve shades are a very pretty cow- bination. Opera cloaks are cut like Hungarian jackets. aa are mostly made of caaumere, ere gram sill ip (he neutral tints. They are worked with Noss and reen leaves, also with gold and twisted suk, The ttest are trimmed with swan’s down and of plain mermo, with sleeves a ia juice, u are lined with qui satin. Mothers prefer bay Bonn it in dark cvlors, ornamented of ail veivet. t with gray fa faror; w tite ce. over the Tunchonary tarned to he ‘The new coachmen’s capes are making @ the under one of ail should not come waist. A pretty trimming for the sleeve is a snecesaton of satili rouleaux, or Manes of satin-like bracelets ap to thetlbow, ‘This is often done on white merino chemi. settles, HOw SO much worn, trimmed with bloe, cerise avdpurple. The same rouleaux encircle the arm- holdand neck. This fashion has been adopted since tue performance of ‘Theodorus,” and ts attributed début of the tame serpent which In that play colt around @ ballet dancer, for they are roweaax a lavip We have had flouriahing accounts of the marriage of Prince Eugene de Leuchtenberg with Mie aval inine at Florence. The bride wore # long whie satin robe, trimmed with raches of tulle, with- outjewelied ornaments, fowers or wreath. A square r of pia come wae ponerved & front of tee eat, it like @ Pere. and no one could fancy it meant bat Russians present, who sup- what this square of rose material will fore- ahadow two aManced pair is to wear the—inexpres.ibies. The one, consequently, who steps firet on it the ceremony is to have the upper hand in after On this Gocasion tt was Srenrsdtanedmmncrstsrae! 1d gay he has put his foot im it! Our jolly terpsichoreans, despite storms and sius and the numerous other delightful concomitants of “Old Winter,” continue their saltatorial gymnastics and gyrations on waxed floors; nor has even the abstemnious season of holy Lent had as yet any per- ceptible infuence in lessening the atvendance at these “light fantastic’? entertainments. Although the ball season is rapidly drawing to a close, the at- tendance at almost all the batis given in this city during the past week was exceedingly large, which plainly indicates that our merry citizens and citizen- esses have not yet grown tired of their nimble footed sport. The dance will be kept up in this city without abatement until towards the dof March, when he votaries of Terp- discard = the — fascinating — in- toxication of the dizzy waltz and breathless galop for the more sober cares of real life, Present ap- pearances, however, indicate that the close of the season will in many respects be almost as brilliant as its commencement; and all those who have not already danced tieir hea th away, or their legs down to mere stumps, will doubtless continue tw indulge in the mnysteries of heei and toe exercises until the Ughts in the ballroom are put out for the last time, and the lengthenmg shadows of returning os usurp their places on the dusty ballroom Last week three balls were patronized, and many them were exceedingly fashionable, both in pomt lectness and elegance of costumes and tollets, jl open to-morrow evening with ht bails, which will be followed by fourteen ower’, large and small, masquerades, civic and military, Alling up the interstices between ‘Tues- day and day, making twenty-two in ail. ‘Twenty-two balls tn one week—and that too in mid. Lent—is not 30 bad for 80 amall a “village” as we inhabit, and ought surely to satisfy the moat monaet and exacting disciple of tie gusiing god- ess. twenty floors. eg in this city, all being weil ol of * Balls to be Held This Wees. ‘The followmg named balls and recepuons are an- nounced to come off during the present week: — Feb, 22,—Seventy-tirst Regiment Reception—Aca- demy of Music. Feb, 22.—Troop A, Kighth Regiment, Reception— Metropolitan Hotel. Feb, 22.—Seereiter Club—Apollo Hall, Feb, 22.—“Our Club’—Lyric Hall. Feb, 22.—Eleventh Regiment—Germania Rooms, ane 22.—Washington Continental! Guard-~irving atl. Feb, 22.—Complimentary Hop to Bandmaster M, J O'Brien—Mighth Regiment Armor: thic Hall, Brook- Feb, 22,—Aitken Musketeers: a. int 23,.—Company B, Twelfth Regiment—Apollo all. Feb. 23.—Mozart Manuerchor Masquerade—Gerina- Room: cond Grand Bal Masque at Central Park Feb, 24.—Corintinan Lodge—A polio Hall, Feb, 24.—Jerome Pleasure Clab—Germania Rooms, Feb. 25.—Henry Clay Lodge—Apolto Hall, Feb, 25.—Ceres Frauen Verein Masquerade—Ger- mania Rooms, Feb, 25.—Purim Association—Academy of Music. Feb, 25.—Iroa Mouiders’ Association— Irving Hall. Feb, 25.—McAllister’s Hop—Gothic Hall, Brooklyn. Feb, 2 eceplion B Company, Thiriy-seventh regimen egimental Armory. fe. 26.—J, P. Gore Association—-Apollo Hall, 1D. 26.—Napthaly Club Masquerade—Germania a = 27.~-Singer Academy Masqu-rade—Germania Rooms. SPORTING. The Prize Ring. ‘To-morrow ia the day fixed for the great contest which, provided the arrangements are properly con- ducted, will decide the merits of Tom Allen and Charley Gallagher, The engagement between these pugilists has given rise to great interest among tne patrons of the ring, and the result is anxiously an- Ucipated. Some time since Allen was the favorite at heavy odds; but it has been ascertained that Gallagher has vastly improved, and it is not at all improbable that be may realize the sanguine expec- tations of his iriends, Both men have been in active training, and recent advices state that both are ex- ceedingly confident of carrymg the honors, A des- perate battle will doubtless take place. The stakes amount to $2,000, and the affair comes off within fitty miles of St. Louis. This is the most important match on the docket, and it 1s to be sincerely hoped that it will be the last of any description. Prize fighting is decidedly on the wane. The admirers of the insutution of the ring in ls mgs are lamenting this rapid decay of their favorite though barbarous time. Besides the specimen boxers that within last few years have come to their brethren in this country have, with few exceptions, proven themseives to be nothing more nor less than thorough pomey and Porat For instance, the man calling himself Wormald has not only behaved shab- bily since his aren, but is not a means a ugtlist in the sense of the term appii scientific xers, After. running away from Buston, leaving his sureties to answer, he proceeded to Montreal, thence to Ottawa, where he gave a miserable sparring exhibition, and where he was thoroughly squeict: by & young amateur named Benjamin. Again, there is Hickea, who also has absconded under very sus- cious cirewnstances; so inuch so, indeed, that Lis former friends intend to “settle” with him should he return. In fine, pugiliam is dying out, and the svoner the better for ‘ties, Itas satd that Mike McCoole, who has wisely dis- carded pugtimm, tinds the path of duty very thorny. He has refused a@ license to keep a pubiic house in St. Louta, Virtue should be rewarded, Although Michigan has no law to punish prize fghang, it appears that billiard playing. liquor sell- ing and the sin of swearing are seve! unished, According! munity, ly prize iguters must owe thelr in that quarter to the fact that they neither play billtarda, drink apirite nor swear. Very likely. is sourt, however, has just passed a law prohibiting prize fighting within the boundary of the State. Solomon Aeron, ® brother of Barney Aaron, was arrested in mn, for aiding in the O'Baldwin- Wormald prize fight, ut Lynuilcld, Mass., last Oc- tober, ‘The following matches are among those announced to come off:—February 23, ‘Tom Allen and Charley Gallagher, for $1,000 and the Cg of Amer 26th, Daniel Dolan and Michwel Welsh, in Maseac ta, for $500, February, Fred Bussy and Jerry Donovan, at —, $1,000, March —, Con Orem and Vaiay Marley, at Salt Lake city, for $2,000 @ mide. Billiards. ‘The popularity which the game of billiards has ready #{‘alned bo this city is largely on the mcrease, Vuquertiona vy it stands pumber one as a sctentifie add recreative amusement. Jt brings the mind tnto ote play, the muscles are gentiy worked, willea g00d waik is uncvnsciously completed at the close of @ lengthened contest. A match is being arranged between Danieis, the champion of Massachusetts, and Melvin Foster, the game to be 1,200 pust shot barred, on a second #ize four-pockel table, aud playedjia Boston, for $1,000. Some excelent play wae exhibited at the tourna- ment for the championship of Wiseousin, which re- cvutly took place at Voud du L ‘Tae contestants were Messrs, Adam Kleser, If @ Liverman, Olcott, Leaven, Bly and Toston. The games were $00 points up, caroms, push shot barred, played with 2%; bails, on a second size four pocket table, furnished by R. Kleemann & Co., of Chicago. The first prize was won by Kieser, the second by Olcott and tne third by Liverman. Adam Kieser, Wo Woa the champion cue in the Wisconsin tournament, is the same player who, three years ago, and for @ stake of $1,000 in gold, pares and deteated Doradorif, in Montana. The jollowing noye! event 14 pone so nave wo je place in Y: ers, to wit, oitilard match tn wh a silk manufacturer bet his cow against a gasfitter's mule, war played in Yonkers recentiy between the suk man and the gasfitier, The terms of the wager were that the winner should milk the cow once and peddie the milk among his friends, Gas won and | nctpeni ne | thee task, but next day found himeelf tn he custody of the police on the charge of peddling milk without a license. It 18 understood the games io the forthcoming tournament will be made 1,000 points up. The match between ©. Dion an ronn will most likely be playel at Believilie, Canada, on the stn inst. Pedeatrinaiem, Waiking matches are dwindiing down by degrees, 80 that shoruly they will altogether be eoangoned by professional pedestrians as @ very unprofitable pur. it, Mnuning matches, however, are still vigor- England, both on qrotnderspeckily sdnpled for she purpose aud ta tI ad he jor ie | au eg: challenges John Dewitt, of Chicago, furanoe—uamoly, wo ak until one oe the md Nace James Bat Steaben ville, = Kay avd tieuty Walley at Her, beg Rd Aquatic. The following squatic contests will come of as under:—April i—Henry Osgood and John Wetmer- yf aide. 3—J. Merchin ee Wala a ast orb aide. Jonn on the Harlem, river, or the. Bipelag Ficiae for $2508 _—,—, 5 Bp, te in Bats fap qoovet , three miles, for ‘The Mutual vat Club of Albany have prepared # set of colors to be sent to the that recent; English ‘and. Scotch crews at the of the Shangnae Boat Club. ‘Teeg 9 made of magenta, richly embroiderea with w! floss. BROOKLYN CITY. TRE couURTS. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT, Alleged Nataralization Frauds. Before Commissioner Joues. An adjourned hearing tn (he case of Neary J. Seller, Superintendent of the Poor, on a charge of having procured fraudulent certificates of naturali- zation, was to have taken place yesterday, It was, however, adjourned until 20th of March, to await the decision of a case now pending in the United States Supreme court, Alleged Passing of Counterfeit Money. David A, Sypher was up before the Commissioner again yesterday on a charge of passing counterfeit money. Testimony was taken as to the previous good character of the accused, and the Court decided to release him on payment of two doliara to the woman making the complaint, the amount she aileges to have received of him. ‘The circumstances were such as to make it appear doubtful whether the bill in question was known to defendant to be counterfeit. SUPREME COURT—CIRCUIT. Action Aguinat the Coney Island Kailread Company—Plaintil Gets a Verdict for $1,000 Damages. Refore Judge Gilbert. John Constantine vs, The Coney Island Raitroad Company.—-This was an action brought for damages sustained by plaintii on the 15th of June last, white riding on on excursion car of the defendants through Smith street, ‘The injary was occasioned by running into an ash cart, one of the shafts striking piainti? in the back, ‘The cart, it was shown, was Blanding still at tue time, and fa such & position as would not admit of the car passing without coming ip contact with it, The jury, after an absence of a few minutes, returned a verdict for the plainua, assessing hia damages at $1,000, Washington’s Birthdny and the Courts. In the Supreme Court the jury will be sworn in on Monday, and the Court will then adjour Of the City Court there will be no session, On Tavsday in this court equity causes will be taken up and will be continued during the remainder of the week, QCourt Calender tor Tuesday Nex: SOPREMB Courr—Cincurr, —Nos. gh Bong . 2, , Bt, (1 284, 286, 204, 205, 27, 340, 41, 224) 236, 352, 853, BA, 3 367, $68, 860, 370, 371, 373, 9, 360, 36", BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE. ORLEBRATION OF WASUINGTON'S Breritpay IN WiLLiaMsnure.—Washington One Assoctatton will celebrate Washington's birthday on Monday evening with a gratid ball and banquet at Masonic Temple. ‘This association has been in existence for twenty- two years, and have never failed to celebrate the day in an ate incon manner, They have in their club room oue of the most portect full length likenesses of the Father of the Republic to be found, Opposition TO THE PAD Fire DEPARTMENT. — The Board of Trustees of the Brookiyn Fire Depart- ment Fund held a special meeting at Flremen’s Hall on Friday night, whea several members spoke In opposition to the passage of avy bill by the Legtsla- ture creating a paid tire department in Brooklyn. The President, Dominick Roche, said the yorunteer department should not go down withont at jeast one man protesting against it, If there was to be a change it would be necessa- ry for them to look after the safety of their fund, which now amounted to abont $100,000, The volanteer department stood betver to-day than tt had for the past fifteen year. The paid system would be very expensive, for the salaries alone would amount to $375,000 the first year, $25,000 more would be required for horses, After some farther remari a resolution protesting against the passage of an ch ing the Fire Department, from a volunteer to a pata system, was adopted. © The secretary was di- rected to forward the resolutions to the representa- tives from Kings county at Albany. News iN BRrer.—Coroner Whitehill was notified yesterday to Hold an inquest upon the body of Ide Postlewalth, who died at the reatdence of her parents, in Evergreen avenue, from injuries sustained by being run over on Thursday last. Charles Davenport fell off the box of a coach which he was in the act of driving on Fulton avenue yes- ‘lo cut about the head, a Mier pistons by the police of this city were during the past week, being a decrease of 14 as com- pared with the week previous, ‘A resolution was presented at the last session of the Common Coun Fs nag | to an lucrease of po- lice in the Twelfth ward, ‘The force there has not been increased in Ofwen years, thougl the popula tion has doubied, . BROOKLYN CITY HOSPITAL. Of ail the commendable inéstituiious which the city of Brooklyn can boast none aro more traly worthy of notice and praiso jn 4 Christian light and practical sens} of the word than the City Hospital. It is w singular fact that bat few of the people of that city have a correct idea of the management and benevolence of this establishment, Many, Indeed, who read almost daily in the papers of fearful acei- dents occurring In the strects, of people run over, painters baving fallen from the scaTolling, seamen falling from aloft, dangerous wounds in- flicted in conflict, &c,, remark simply that the “anfortunate sufferer was couveyed to the City Hospital.” They inquire no further, bat form ® vague impression that the victim will be propecty cared for, the taxpayer mentally congratulating himself on the laudadie appropria- tion of bis share of the assessment ia the cause of suffering humanity. That ts all very weil; but it may not be here irrelevant to the subject to enlighten the taxpayer that he contributes but a small gute towards this object, ‘The City Hospital was founded by the late Augustus Graham, Who alse endowed the Old Ladies’ Home, on Gare | avenue, in i645, Who gave the muni. cent sum of $35,000, It waa incor ed by act of the Legislature, passed May 6 of the same year. Robert Nichols, Cyrus P. Smith, Jolin Greenwood, T. F, Mason, John W. Moriarty and their associates were appointed “a body corporate for the pul ot establishing and main aining io the city of Brooklyn ® public hospital, and they and tielr successors were declared capable of taxing by direct purchase or otherwise and holding and conveying any real and Personal estate for tue purposes of suid corporation, ana none other, the aanual tucome of which la not to exceed atany ume the eum of $10,000." Te is also provided that a board of twenty-four persons, as directors or trustees, shall be cieeted annually, to- gether with the Mayor of brooklyn. John Haslett 14 the present president. There are about sod mem bers of this corpor ouliudal aecessions are being made to 4 Piicy dollars en. titles one to @ lite membership. ‘There aro two rest dent physicians attact surgeons. positions are tiled Tequiret to have We medical ‘a diploma coliege, and also to andergu jou by the medica: board, Their services are gratuitous. ‘The | wibiuLy a8 a structure is faultiess, I is located wm Vaymond street, on the south side of Fort avenue, The entrar the grounds saround out wit Tuestays and hedays ace visting days, thoug! superinvendent, Mr. Nichols, makes favorable coucessions on olher days. The first floor of te centre of the batiding—from whieh diverge two wings—ts soo el chiefly as om- cial and culinary departments, On the otner stories are the apothecaries’ room, operating hall, apartments of the attaches of the place,-and private wards, Aloug the rear funs the corridor for the sick wards, All the sanitary measures for health and safeyiards against peattience are practically carried out, Jn the right wing we find the negro ward, for colored seamen, On the second ond third floors are the accident and white seamen’s wards. In the former were uoticed many interesting cares in a surgical point of view, not to overlook one genuine case of that modern dinease—(rt- chine spire is, The mt cont) ed the complaint w 6 sojourning at a mariner’s boarding housé in Nev \ork. ‘Three thousand dollars is the paltry allotin ‘it of the elty for this insutacion. The patignls aa 09 in Bunber-—the hos- Pilal’s principal source of revenue. wenty-five cents per month are the deductions made and regularly to the Seerotary of the United States T Sury from each seafaring wan's waxes towards the Seaman's Hospital Fuod, When Jack ts taken sick he recetves a certificate for a permit from the Cus. tom House for admission, Brooklyn receives one- half of the sick sailors arriving at this port, the Treasury seven dollars @ week for each invalid, affording a Hberal income to the establish. ment, A few of the seaperee a Mee | ot Brook! ‘rom five Ww tea dotiars p week as inverne! patients. Two-thirds of the accidents are conveyed here. Occasions freqnentiy arise for opera- tons, The now bevs ts Hanted, & margin being allowed for accidents, As a ona are made with re diseases, but pay patients are seetnded, = In. Curapies are pot received, hor are conta- and infections diseases —acimissable. Eertain atringent rules are isid down for the 1 mates, The average yearly number of patients t= 1,600, at a daily cost of sixteen contt. The expenses are estimated at about $24,000 anuually. Since the foundation 20,000 patients have experienced ite philanthropic care. The house can accoumodate gov, In the rear t# the dead house. A jecture hall is located in the ayer story which aifords 400 et seats for view of the lecturer, There are draw! upon the institntion in the shape of deb’, 1e ka