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8 EQUAL RIGHTS. Honry Ward Beecher on the Woman Question. Public Meeting at Brooklyn Acad- emy of Music. Addresses by Henry Ward Beecher, Mrs. Stanton and Mr. ‘‘ Celia” Burleigh. ‘The Brooklyn Academy of Mnstc was crowded last night with a very infuential and Ighiy re- Spectanie audience, composed mainly of men, to Usten to addresses from Miss Susan LB. Antnony and 4nna E. Dickinson, on benal! of ie Brooklyn Equal Rights Association. Mrs. OBLiA BURLEIGH, Who presided with consid- erable grace and tact, occupied the chair, called the weeting to order and said she regretted to conie forward asan apologist. She had to announce with disappointment that from some unexplained cir- cumstance Miss Dickinson had not yet put in @p appearance. There was, however, a gap to be filled, and she was glad to be able to mato that Mr. Beecher would ubiy fil the gap made by Mias Dickiuson, and also Mr. Burleigh, who had not yet spoken publicly on this movement, would help to fill that gap; and she was sure vie meeting would be glad to hear him, and she was quite sure whe should. (Laughter.) She would, however, intro- nce Mise Anthony—the noblest Roman of them all”—to the meeting. Miss ANTHONY, after a few preiimmary words of Tegret as to Miss Dickimson’s absence, proceeded to speak on the question of what sue regarded as the false theory of society—that women were born to be supported and protected, After uttering a few sen- fences slie suid she could not go on, and turning found to Mr. Beecher said he must speak, for she could not, Mr. BERCHER, Who was recetved with applause, Said it Was & most humiliating position to find him- welftn. He did hope that they had not got to that hu- millating confession that womer were not able to take care of themecives. If be wished to call to cl of 8 who were jikely to be better a ancther their awn minds it would have been Mi particular. thanked God that women had been made by the Divine Being both weak and strong; they were weak after all. However much they men Wen ‘grew slike oaks, uit womes, crew Ww ut women we Ake vines. it be the force of nature or the force of circumstances, woman was a reclining and a dependent creature. {t always had been 80, it was so now, and to a very darge extent it wonld continue wo be #0, and be for one, bh earn It would always be 80, If he be- Hevea this ton was to make woman un- womanly—was to make her man under auother mame—he, for one, conid not give it his support. What was wanted was that the womanly gustes shown in her affections and her sensibili- wes, her imagination should be broughtto bear m the creation of public sentiment. Was it possible for men to pour such counsei into the minds of Women and men as could be given by Lucretia Mou? The qnestion of education could be betier understood by women, many of whom had haa the heartache for many ®& year in looking over every newspaper and every book that had come into the family, and were so weil qnaltied to ‘win the heart 0° chitdhood by their sympathies and Knoeledge of the subject. There was an idea that this emancipation of woman would unsex her. Woy, it wontd be a8 unnatursl to unsex a woman as it would be to unsex a man and to make hun into a@wowan. Weal! know with what contempt we re- = a man who canuot bold his own among men. ‘t Woman stay in her own sphere, and that sphere ‘would become larger and her induence wider aa she obtained a more compiste and social freedom. He should be very sensitive of the Introduction of the social philosophies from abroad, and which were #0 well caicniatea to Gisorganize the whole world. He believed that this movement was for the advancement of sentiments that belonged to Christianity, and which would be @aiculated to give Women more moral strength. Mr. Beecher then endeavored to show that giving freedom Would not cause all wo- Why 4 one man ta one hundred was. was hard work pow to dragoon men enongh to attend the peg * political meetings, But if God gave woman he gift of speeck why should she not exer- cise it? If any woman was linealiy descended from Cicero or Demosthenes woy should she not assert her Isneage, but the fact was that not one Wowan in @ thousand had tne gift. The devclop- ment of woman’s social ition would make the honseheld stronger tl it was before, and fil it with a ignt it never had before. That would cause men to atay at home at nig! wat @ very pretty girl when tng began, would be an intelligent com- penis when she became a wile. It was hese purposeiess-lived women who made men bdankrupte, fu referring to the mistake in the Movement he said that in (he transition from a lower plane toe nigher plane of social advancement men Tmade many mistakes and they take care never to do it again. Like navigators navigating an unknown gem, thay carina. make @ clear course the first ime. He believed that it was a cause that Waa so wise and so just that it would @urvive the errors of tis bevt friends. He com- mended the cause to fathers because it was for the benefit of their dauguters. Suppose the little he had should be swept away, aud suppose hia only Gaughter, with her two children, had nothing but her attainments to struggle through the World witi-why, he saw pte a but early Geath for her, What he thought for his own daughter he thought for other davighters. it reminded him of @ mother who, when told her Rew-born babe was a daughter, exciaimed, “0 God! © God?” remembering the misery of ber own life, and the misery of that remembrance overcame the y of the mother on the birtn of the child. Was ere no chance to Make such @ World betrer? Did not such @ movement command their judgment, ‘their influence and their prayers before God ¢ Mise ANTHONY then again addressed the meeting, and in referring to Mr, Beecher’s remark a8 io Woulan unsexing herself, she asked if tae audience had ever heard of a fist that would cease to live in the water. Had they ever heard, whatever arrange- ments might be made, of a bird that ceased to be a bird of the air, What fatthlessness i¢ showea in the Jaws of the universe that men shonid believe thas ing woinan freedom would cause her to cease to be woman. There was nothing in tho Universe that could so change God’s laws that woman should cease to be woman in all her woman- liness, Miss Anthony then referred at length to her work, which was pot to make speeches, but to do that which Mrs. ‘Iiiton had ‘done so well that evening, arrange and organize meetings of this character and leave other people to mr good speeches. ac} eens then related a umber of anecdotes abott potty 43 a Bchool cher and the injustice of the is of Pees In Detroit aud New York State, e4e nt cee Would not have t ‘petrated, in her opi 80, these women had power to drop the yote #0 the ballot box, and by that vote remove those ee het < from une Board | for their injustice. tthe ‘tied wor ty ould prevent the expression of pity when je Woman asserted her right to In her OB @ ain, F LEIGH hext rose to peak and enid that he yas a recent convert to the equal mghts momement. He had not had @ very pronounced or hostile oppo- sition bo It. Was @ convert of the president of that meeting (Mrs. WP Sfona ry He come to see ib a wee @ degradation of man as well as woman deprive woman of her rights, This and other cognate trhisms of the equal nghts movement were illustrated by Mr. Burleigh at some length, P Mrs, HANDALLS then gave, with considerable elo: cutionary effect, severai poetical selections, among nich were “ihe Creeds of Bells.’ With @ beanu- fully, clear, melodious voice each bell was rang in ts OWN sectarian tone, and conciided with the ear- nest, lively, passionsts call to salvation sounded by “the Methodist bei.’ The meeting siorily after- Wards adjourned.” THE THIEVES" OPPORTUNITY. Burglary in Gri Street—feven Hundred Dollary’ Worth of Silks Stolen. Some time between the hours of haif-past seven P.M. on Thursday night and seven A, M. Friday yee burgiare Worked Into the store of S, Haas, | 447 Grand street, and stole $700 worth of silks. hey frst joreed a way,into the cellar by wrenching \ Open the door, and then deliberately set to work to ect through the foor to the store above, Their efforts wero highly snccesafu without detection,” “°*ssfuly And they got away Highway tohery. On Sunday night Joun Rarsh, of 108th street, near Third aveuue, was found wt the corner of New Obambers and Church streets suttering from wounds indicted by an unknown man, Gown and roobed him, Misc a A Three Hundred Dollar Burgiary on Canal Street. ‘One evenin, it week burglare entered the store ot David Venten, No. 407 Canal ‘Worth of proverty. \y err ene onae eery THE ASTORIA HOMICIDE. ‘The Proceedings and Conclusion Yester= day—Iuteresting Testimony—Chambers Dis- echarged—Suite aud Counter Suits. Yesterday morning the third hearing in the case ‘of Joun Myers, Sr., against George 5. Chambers, of Astoria, charged wity the malicious shooting and killing of John Myers, Jr., was continued im House- man’s hotel, Jamaica, before Justice Snedeker. Previous to opening the case an attachment wag fesned for oficer Long, of Astoria, for contempt of court, The case then proceeded. Dr. Taylor beimg sworn, deposed—I am a practis- ing physician in the viliage of Astoria; I attended Myers in bis illness; he was suffering from a gua- shot wound; death was caused by scepusemia; 1 was present when the ball was extracted; I ussisted in taking away the bone (the ball and bone were placed in evidence); I believe, from experience, that death resulted from contracted diseases such as sceptisemia and blood poisoning; 1 wascalied in attendance two days after ‘the shooting; I never saw him when be was in @ con- dition to endure amputation. Cross-examined—i never heard Mr, Myers refuse to allow the leg to be amputated; Dr. Byer told me that he had, Joseph Gentzohe, sworn, deposed—I reside in Astoria; I was at work for Nr. Myers when bis son was shot; Mr, Chambers shot him; I was preseut when the shot was fred; Mr. Chambers was walk- ing through his yard with 4 rifle in bis band; be dred a shot and the young maa fell, Cross-examinod—There were flye persons present when the boy was shot; Mr. Myers and son avd my- Self were on the platform when the shot was fired; I Was uot working on tne windup; the buckets was in the weil ;the windup turned toward Mr. Whitney's house, which was nearer than Chambers’; after the boy was shot Mr. Myers asked Mr. Chambers why le snot hos boy; Mr. Chambers laughed and walked off; Jam no reiation to Myers; I never spoke t0 any ove it the case. Magdalena Benta, sworn, deposed—I reside in Ascvoria; [ knew John Myers, Jr.; I cannot tel! how often I was there; he had all the care and atiention that was necessary; when present { followed the tustractions of tne doctors. Cross-examined—I did not touch the wound; 1 never attended persona Pape tn from gunshot nurse; {don’t know that the potions prescribed were those ad- ininistered. ‘The testimony for tip Broseonlton, here rasted and the defence opened, first witness called was Dr. Denier, who deposed:--1 have been a physician fourteen par ove Be ey six y in a ‘warmed by friendship, when the hand ts open to pa a litvle quea should not be forgotten; and » but jute and b+, rong) by admission, ladies, who have for eight shoul these nobie Years labored to uproid (ois institution be strengthened. © orphan children are asacred trust left by their fathers to tue care of the nation. Clergymen of denominations are to visit the imstitu- tion, and visitors are also allowed free access at any hour during the day. Donations will be thankfully received by Mra, C. P, Daly, 84 Clinton 3 Mra. Admiral etd 3 ‘Kast ‘Thirty: mtrect; Mrs. J. R. Brady, 51 Weat Thiréy-tnird street, and by Mya, Jaued Gillies, 61 West Fort,-second strect. ITERATURE. The Holliday Books, Erisopes OF Fiction; OR, QHOICE Storims PROM gne Great Noveuists. New York: Virtue & Yorsto: ‘Ths handsome volume will stand bigh on the itst of holiday books, Its binding of white, with green and gold, presenta @ very elegant and dainty exterior. The printing is admirably executed on superfine colored paper, thus making the mechanl- cal parts of the book equal to anything that las appeared this seagon., Tue contents comprise bio- From thet ete gh iH ing ‘De F te rom their W or Fielding, Smotiette Walpole, Tordamith. Hest and oters, Much judgment and good taste has been displayed in the selections aud im their arrange ment, The illustrations are numerous and excel- lent, the engravings of them beiag executed by some of our ablest artists, OLD TesTaMeNt Snapows oF New TESTAMENT Truyas. By Lyman Abbow New York: Harper & Brothers, We have here fourteen Scripture skétches, bezin- ning with the destruction of the Cities of the Plain (Sodom and Gomorrah), and ending with the story of Queen Esther's saving Mordecai and the Jewish people from the bloodthirsty Haman. Of couree these sketches, which are interesting enongh, are written in the nsuai style of Mr, Abbott—a style, by the way, that distinguishes the writings of ail the Apboits, But, leaving that consideracton alone, this volume 18 not unworthy to take its place with vie other holiday books. {t is handsomely printed and bound, and admirably illustrated with designs vy Dore, Delarocke, Durham and Parsons, Tux Rounp TasLy¥. By William Hazlitt, New York: Scmbner, Wilford & Co, ‘The essays of Hazilit deserve to be more widely and generaily vead than they are. They are iull of graceful, tender thoughts, expressed with unsur- passed purity of language. As published here, in the handsome Mayard Series, the writings of the un- happy essayist never looked to greater advantage, DowN THB RHINE; OR, YOUNG AMBRICA IN Gen- A Story of Travel and Adventure. By MANY. woul eon; 1 was Call Oliver Optic. Boston: Lee & Shepard, . og ney Hed Soule ae rer ‘This ig the sixth and last volume of the first series wards ed that Di by aaron of “Young America Abroad,” aod we have no were 1085 “wound | doubt that it will afford as much entertainment to Gaveds the ball showiewe RON Makeauch Gnan | the youthfai reader as the volumes that have gone ice xamined; before it. The conclusion of the history of the vered rm and x and | United States Naval Academy squadron on its first probed It; @ direct. shot not g@uch a | sion of the students aud their friends into Ger- wound; ti was caused oy 8 ‘Dall; any gub- | many and down the Ruine. The geographical ap- stance Will @ ball rebound; Dr. Krackowizer | pearance of the country 18 described and ie 1s a gentleman of most interesting features of the piaces visited Cross-examined—If the had containea | voyage to Kurope is given. This includes an excur- Jess than the regular United States allowance of | referred vo, AS a Christinas present for boys this por ae ey pe heey @ wound; | book deserves a large circulation, recariousness | pucy, His Vistssitudes, Adventures, Observations, of the boy, he not being able Proving; after} ~ Conclusions, Friendships and Philosophies. Re: having havmg made the examination I came to the conclusion that it was not a direct shot; the wound was upward and inward; I ta studied ordnance so far a8 my profession is concerned, as Thomas Dowdell, sworn, deposed—I_ remember when young Myers was shot; J was working for Mr. Chambers; J was in the yard when the shot was dred; Mr. Chambers asked me if T caught the cutck- en; ke said he would shoot it; he came out of tie house with a rile in his hand; the chicken was on tie Waik; the chicken was faciag the street, and Myers Was behind it; € told Mr, Chambers to fire, and he did; the chicken was nine yards from him; the bail would have gone into the woods ou the opporite aide of tue street; the chicken was cut @ bleeding from the gilis; I heard some noise 1g Whitney's yard; Mr. Whitney told me we had shot a man; I went and iold Mr. Chambers that @ man Was.sbot; be dropped the rifle and went to the place; 1 did mot see any man wiking w Mr. Chambers; Mr. Chamber's fence was two feet higuer than the mound im Whitney’s yard; Mr. Chambers coulda not be seen irom Whituey’s yard; there were grape vines in bioom; Ar. 4 ieit home at at cight v’ciock A. M.; he returned about six o’clock P. M.; his brother was itving with him ; 1 don’t know who owned the ride; the stable is apout thirty yards from the house; Mr. Chambers Was ten yards from the stable when fred; { ais covered 4 sianting hole in the fence about six yards from where the chicken was; the hole Was @ frest. one; 1 was home during tae day; 1 heard no other shots tired, Cross-examined—I have worked for Chambers three months; 1 was in his employ one week when he shooting occurred; 1am Coachman; the hole in the fence was not in a direct line with the well; I never knew Mr. Chambers to fire & shou [rom we ‘upper windows in hs house; 1 never saw him shoot at anything before or since; Mr. Chambera was about two leet bigner than the cluickea; | was Lot at the weil when the shooting took pia John F, Whitney sworn, deposed:—I reside ad- joing to Chambers‘; I rememper of a boy being Wounded on my premises; when I heard the man Was snot I went out aud saw the boy lyiug upon tie laiform: Myers, Sr., was standing near the boy; yers seemed (0 be’ ignorant ag to who dred tle shot; I came to the conclusion that it was im- possible for any one to be seen slanding in Chambers’ yard from my premises. Mrs. Whit- ney was also examined, and testified that she hoard the shot and a groan; I again heard him groao, and saw wim stir; | wondered that there was no atten- aid to him; they were puiling dirt from the weil; Mr. Myers called out, *Where’s the constabie 1? L rocured some camplor, but the boy refused it; Mr. yers had @ conversation with Mr. Champers; he said Mr. Chambers had shot his boy. Mr. Chambers id he had dred at a chicken anda showed Myers the hole in tue fence; they were turning the Windlass in the direction of the house. Several otuer witnesses were ¢xamined, their testi- mony being brief aud corroborauve. Mr. Chambers was then piaced on the stand fn his own defence and testified under oatn as follows:—L Jeit home at eignt o'clock om the morniag of the 249 of September; | returned by the quarter-past three lated by himself and edited by Ouida phi: J.B. Lippincott & Co, This is one of the few works of fiction recently Published that wo can unreservedly praise. it 1s aluioat painiully interesting, the story being one of those that describe innovations apon the customs of society and end sadly, As anarrative of flerce, pas- gionate love and implacable hate, it might appear An exaggeration of reailty; and yet there are maay such women as Avice Dare, though we doubt if the Gladys of real life exist in considerable numbers, Still the latter is s splendid conception, a warm, living character, and her Joye, though ideal to ex- cess, 1g One Chat thrillg the reader with its intensity. 1t is impossible to read the character without feol- ing @ more than ordinary sympathy for it. Evon the outwardiy cold and hearticss lover and some- time husband, becomes utterly insiguificant asive of the noble woman that loved him with the wildest of assions, There 16 something so seif-sacrificiug about her, something 80 more than humaa, something so subilme in the excess of her love and in its purity, that, willie we admit that provability dewanus her death and society backs the demand, we feel as if an outrage is perpetrated upon the lair young creature to cut her oif the world in the supreme moment of her life, aud that, too, at an hour when 4 vile worn, Who caunot appreciate a pure affection, has warned her happiness to misery, We repeat that this +a areal nani Mb tee work of art in which Wo juman pi and virtues are paintea in, it may be, exaggerated colors, but which are vone tue less to be recognized as akin to navure. Picrones AND Patnrers, A Selection of Gema of Modern Art Engraved in Line by Ewineut Artists. With Descriptive Text, By 'T. Addison Richards. New York: Virtue & Yorston, We have here really maguificent-work, in which artistic skill and mechanical excellence have com bined with the happiest results. The contents com- prise seventy full page plates engraved om steel by artiste of established reputation after the most cele- brated works by such men as Landseer, Doré, Lesite, Leip, Websier and otber distinguished painters of the Enghsn, French aud Belgian schools. Toe de- scriptive text 18 the work of T. Addison Richards, and can consequently be relied upon for its tidelity to the subject. Whether considered for the splendid. engravings or the superb paper, printing and bind. ing of the work, the massive volume before us must be regarded as One Of the siacet books of the kind published here, ‘Ny’s CHRISTMAS. A Story for Chiléren. Phila- deiphia: Claxton, Remsea & Haffelduger. ‘This 18 @ child’s story which we can recommend a8 being well and entertatningly written, The scene, as the title tndicates, is laid In Christmas and 2 bevy of charming children take part in the festivities at- Philadel- boat in the afternoon; 1 was not at home during the | tendant upon the holidays. The author enters with day; 1 asked my man if he had caught the | zest upon the subject and makes the little ones prat- chickens; he said he could not; 1 said { | te their tuoughts and fancies, and demonsirate their Would shoot them, and went in ana got the rife; my man pidced the chicken In such a‘position ag to do no harm; the first shot did not kill the chicken and 1 placed a second cartridge in the rife; I hearda delight with the good things they obtain ina very agreeable maunuer. THe Boy FARMERS or ELM ISLAND. By the Rev. Elijah Kellogg. Boston: Lee & Shepard, noise in Mr. Whitney’s yard; Mr, Whitne: _ Came to the feuce and paid’ ther ge 4neY | ar. Kellogg's “Elm Island Stories,” of which this bad been shot; I jumped over the fence and | 1s the last out, have deservedly won no small reputa- saw 64 )6man=slying «on =the) §=«oground; I tion among the class of readera for which they are wnitten, ‘Che morals theso stories inculcate are ex- cellent. Their tone 1s very pure and trastworthy, In the present volame many of the scenes described aredrawn with @ bold hand, and are graphic and striking enough to interest “children of @ larger growth” than the boys and girls for whom the buok 1s written. Great MEN OF EvVROPFAN History. From the Be- ginning of the Christian Era to the Present Time. 4 David Pryde, M. A. Now York: Virtue & ‘orston. w Mr. Myers, but did not know him; he asked me why I ehothis boy; { explained to him about the chicken, and with others found the hole in the fence; Ivold bim I would send my carriage and take him home, and send my physician to attend him; this was declined; Myers said he would go for a constabie; im an hour thereafter he arrived on my premises with officer Lang; I went out on the piazza with my brother; the officer said he had a warrant for the arrest of aman named Scannell; my brothersaid be knew no such man; Mr. Myers said J was not the man; I told Lang that 1 fired the shot; he ssid as I had mitted it he would arrest me; I had no consersation across the fence with Myers or his man; I have been in thig country nine years; I lived in Brooklyn fora peri time; have lived in Astoria three years. Connsel for the respecuve Were very brief in summing up, the dudge reviewed the case and Mr. Chambera on the ‘ound of excusavle homicide. The parenta of the deceased are about ‘The author of this book thinks that it is not posst- bie to learn Buropean history accurately because of the vast number and length of the works on the subject, He has, theretore, written thus work to supply @ want long felt—something that will give ‘all the important events in few words, Certainly he is a8 perspicuous as the mi levoted advocate of brevity can require. The volume is smai), but con- to commence an action in the Supreme Court of Queen's county, for, $34,000 damages, ‘The aefoud- | Miron tue beginning of tue Christian era to tee hie jn ow cause the - arrest of lho Myers purty on @ charge of perjury. sent ume.” For boys es] we recommend the book. Itis handsomely printed on excellent paper, ‘and the crimson and gold bin 4m quite attractive. PLANTING THE Sesaecins on, TH PIONARR UNION HONE AND sciooL., ene nes a i, of b poor he By James D, Mc- ‘abe, Jr. Boston: jepard. Ite Origin, Growth and Succose—Mere Appli- THE CABIN ON THE PRAIRIES. By Rev. O. H. Pear- canis for Admission Than Thero fs Ki son. Boston: Lee & Shepard, : th these stories belong to what isknown as “the Frontier Series," which have been appearing at intervals for some time past. They are intended for grown boys and girls, who will be delighted with the liverary treat in atore for them in these books, ‘Planting the Wilderness” 9 the best of tbo two, the author writing in an caster an ore agree- able style than the anthor of “The Canin on the Prairies,” Nevertheless the last named work is not Without decided merit, and will be read with tn- terest, Of course both works aro full of exciting inct- dents; Nights with Indians all the wild adventure of life in the far West inciudea in stories, which aiso breathe quite @ Unristian tone, It miti- gates the kerionsness of the act When one tomanawks an indian in ja pious manner, and with a devout prayer on one’s lips, Seriously, though, these are good books, STORTES OF ScHooL LirE. York; Virtue & Yorston, We do not think thero are many works #0 woll Adapted to boys as this. The author poaseeses the For—Aid Wanted. The Union Home and School in this city was the first institution of its kind established in the coua- ty. It was founded to take care of the orphans of soldiers and satlors serving in the late war for the preservation of the Union, It was established May 22, 1861, During the eight years it has existed it has provided tor 2,700 children, and has at present over 200 chiliren. The funds for the support ofthe institution are raised by the efforts of the lady man- agers, it having no endowment, and having receivea, gomparatively with other instivntions, ttle ald from the city or State, The demands upon tne institution have Leen incessant, and always greacer than it could supply, There are now no lesa than 200 applications for admission upon ite books, which cannot be complied with, simply from the want of sufficient pecuniary means, A maision at 1513¢ street, formerly occupied by the Colored Orphan Asylum has been purchased for and ts now the seat of the Lames g eithough at present the cuildren By Ascot R. Hope. Now are occu; ae Mats ‘tn aad street, hear arle not common faculty of saying sensibie things to the Bridge, while ng 51st stree! ing | young in 4 clover, entertaining style. In the “Stories enlarged to enable the managers to take charge of | of Bchiool Life,” which compre the contents of the @ greater nuniber of hans. The additions to the | volume before us, he has been singularly success(u! tar CaM uae retin cstcs | Ruarienhierynta mtn plmar ed ma, vation ) lc je minds of boys, and to tho parents of personal su of the lady managers. Among | those we recommend the book. iti ‘i the oMcers are Mra, Admiral Farragut, Mrs. Charies P, Daly, Mra. Jone Mrs, Clarence Seward, General Hillier, M au Con ree Miss Warner. Th Among the holiday books obtaluable from Virtue are assisted by sn ad committee, cont & Yorston “The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Hr. HB. Davies, lata Chiat Justice of the Court. of +Phea ar the Oourt of Common’ Pleas; Mr-Joun i us . Wat General Francia Barlow, Cephas rainard, jarvis, leaac ther eee well known to our fellow citizens. wat toys sonon OF fo yeas, when the heert Sea” is one of the best and most presentable as Gilt. Aside from ita fine description of piaces and scenery (the literary being some of the beat ‘writing of Mr, casa) the splendia Mustrations and excellent mechanical execution recommend Shempel voy to all Gesiring © seally attractive work, NEW .YORK HERALD, ZUESDAY., DECEMBER 21, 1969,-TRIPLE THE BOMBAY HOOK TRAGEDY, “PLL GED RID OF YE YET.” Fourth Day’s Proceedings in the Dickey Trial at Hackensack, N. J.—Continua- tion of the Daughter’s Testimony— How the Murdered Woman was The trial of John Dickey for the morder of nis wife; Mary Aun Dickey, at Bombay Hook, N, J., the morning of Novernbver 2 last, was resumed in the Bergen Court of Oyer aud Terminer, at Hackensack, yesterday morning, Judge Bedle presiding. Again the little court room was thronged to suffocation, and the greatest interest manifested in the examina- tion of the prisoner's daughter, Margaret. But few criminal trials ever presented a scene similar to that—a daughter clearly, composedly and modestly, in her garb of mourning, Indicative of a mothers oas, testifying against the father, whom she assever- ates brutally and foully murdered her. ‘The following ts the evidence adduced:— ORUBS-EXAMINATION OF MARGARET JANM DICKEY RBSUMED. Did not see Mooney’s face when he went out of our apartments; he had a teacup in bis hand, nothing else; not @ plate; remained as the head of the stairs until mother went out with the bread and meat and a tin dipper; when she went from the top of the stairs to bed father asked me “Where’s mother!” I replied first “She is in bed.”? and then once “She is down stairs,” he said nothing else; did not hear him get up; this was but a few minutes irom tho ume when mother went down; he moved rapidly; did not hear any noise or conversation from the time that father went down until the first abot was fred; when that was heard did not hear any scream; did not hear anything fall; brotner and Sister did not then awake; got up then immediately and ran down stairs; did not put on anything; there was 8 light in the living rooms; noticed it in passing; that door and the outside door were wide open; ran to the men’s room; did not meet anybody om the stoop orin the hall; saw Colquhun and father at the saine time when I looked in the men’s apart- ment; heard no other shot from the time of the frst report to this; first saw Colquhun three feet offand father five feet off; got mt the room after Colqu- hun fell; saw mother when I got up to father; Col- quhun had fallen before father turned; mother was inside Of the pantry door, which was wide open; Was standing towards the east side;.father wi nearer to her than witness was at tat tine; he had @ pistol at bis side orm bis band and then drew it out aud pointed it at Ber; he had at that time moved from tue place i first saw him to the of the pantry door; I think ne had moved about three feet trom where he was standing; heard pistol report; cannot say whether mother jell betore or afier father’s fring; she fell backward, with her knees drawn up; couid not see mother just the 1astaut of tie report for the smoke; think sue fell before the sinoke; Irom Me time I saw Colqubun vali) the womens mother Jell it was short; was Inightened, but did nos faint; have seen father’s pistol belure, and although do not recollect how many years he bas had it, Wink la ive years; father was in the room when witoess first spoke to her mother; Mooney was not In tne room at all during this time: father staid in the room after mother about two and @ hall minutes; thik he went out, came back tu flye minutes, dressed, and tink he said to witness be was “going over to seo adr, Kane; when fataer was going cross the river afterward told “him to send a doctor;” In the conversation between Kane and father in the room where motuer was lying the former said, “it Was a sad affair; when father weat for bir, Kelly he was gone about half an hour or an hour; when they came to the room father told Keily that he “could send @ doctor from Yonkers; saw Mooney next after taking the cup of water on Tuesday night; could not teil toward what wa] of my mother’s body father pointed the pistol; her nightgown and chemise were buried with her; had next her skin a red chenilse, because she suifered irom the rheuma- tism; next it was her white one (tie red petticoat her mother wore that might aad re altuded to was ng ol shown); Witness tesiiied to ome rather ragged hole it contained, and explained that it was doue by the action of soda while her mother ou one occasion was washing 1; (another aud smaller hole in the back part, toward tue left side, which wituesa bad never belore secu, was also sown, and exam- ined by the jury; the red chemiseiiec was also shown and spread upon the floor, when 1¢ was found to be entire); mother had but one red petticoat; since mother’s death have been part of the time at Mra, Guidor’a, a neighbor, and part of the time at Mra, Healiy’s, in w York, where she went to get her dress made; after leaving there came w Hack K. ‘The Court bere concluded to allow the State to proceed approximately in regard to the attempted showing of malice by Dickey toward his wife, extending from tue time of the murder back for months, in this conection Margaret, his daughter, testt- fled:—Do no member of any diiicuity between father and motwer a day or two before she was shot; do remember, two or three months peiore that, at home one Sunday evening wien the family had been out sailing With one Frank Roach to Hast- ings, Unat father, aicer toeir return, when they were on the piazza, camo up and told mother “to go into the house;” she auswered ‘he would,” and as she ‘Was going ito the door te took her by the shoulders aud pushed her in and strack her inside ana “punched” her with his dst; nave heard father make threats to mother, a8 on one ovca- sion at home durmg thie year ne said, “pn get rid of ye yet; no one eise ‘Was there; think that it was one night when he came from Yonk they had some angry words; think mothef answered, “I know you would get nd o1 me if you could; this was in tie moat of May thia vear; remember other crouble in @ boat; motuer “was going down to a dressmaker, but did not; sie took the boat from the factory dock, and father had been over to Kooney’s quarry, and, supposing he saw her get in, ran down to the dock and got into another boat, and rowed up to her; could nos tien see her, but heard ber scream; Roach and Quigley, who Were up to tue house with witness, went down, and found Mrs. Dickey iu the river; Roach ran into tie Walter where she was, fol- lowed by Quigley, when iatier went up to her with his own boat, and Roach and Quig- ley put her into it; did not see how she got into tne water; giter she gotout and on the dock, mother said “it was) mean;” this Was about # month aiter the firat boating diMeuity; have known fatuer to strike motuer s*Veral tines; when mother was taken trom the river she was wet; her lead was wet. Margaret then took her seat, and the audience meemed Lo expericuce a relief, leaning back ja their places wiplug tneir forebeads ana uttering a subdued on! MICHAGL QUIGLEY’S EVIDENCE. Have known prisoner seven or eight years; worked Tor him Jasé year from the Lith of april vo she 4th of August, in MoNeill’s factory, at Bombay Hook; re- mem seeing irs. Dickey tn the water referred to by! iter; the depth of the water by daugh Was about four feet; was building # wail with Frank yy bote of ua worked in the factory together: e else was there; Mra, Dickey bad a andor her arms, and, taking oars from the d got into @ boas wuen Dickey was coming down from the quarry, aud wheu neat bis house he started and rer towards the dock, % two oilier ours and followed her; whem he came up to her he ca her by the shoulder and pukea ie iy the water from the when Roach and witness ran down to the cyater and jumped waded out, and Dickey had hold of his wife by her dress in the back; her body and face above pead was under the water; they got her @tiaston the dock, and after resung herself she : Dickey said he wished “he had bet yr ii "Une Water,” hour gttorw 3 he told this witness ai her said that ‘if he had her further Out iu the water he could have drowned her” (excitement tn the court room); waded to ius armpits into the water for Mrs. Dicke: rixoner gave no ronson for this work or What faa id; boarded at Bombay Hook; saw Moon the night of the murder; he came to our house and seared part of the night, alter going ont and re uruing. In ry cross-examination of this witness it was od that wuen Mrs, Dickey was got out of the water she was very feeble, and it was some time before she could walk. Dickey bad two guns; have seen them down at the factory and at hia house. Up to five o'clock Inst evening the defence tried to shake Quigiey’s testimony, but they failed, It created considerable excitement. Roundsman Austin, of the Metropolitan Police, stationed Yonkers, detailed the manner of Dickey’s arrest on the Hudson river, josite Gle wood, noon of November 2. In the found upon searciiing him, thirty-m two keys. TU PASOACK MURDER. Sentence ef David D. Eckeraon, Jr., for the Murder of Peter Stokum—‘Twenty Yours im the Stato Prison at Hard Labor.” At the afternoon sesaion of the Bergen county Oyer and Terminer Court, now in session at Hacken- sack, N. J., David D, Kokerson, Jr.. convicted Iast Thursday morning of murder in tho second degree tn Killing Peter Stokam at Pascack, N. J., was sen- tenoed by Judge Bedie, ‘Tue prisoner was brought into sours af two the ang & profound sfténce, being densely crowded, the Court sald:— “It ts unnecessary, ‘kerson, recapitulate tne teow in your atte a) recent. The in the second degree, with the verdict. They jtokumm Was treat Te yon ee of doubta, which has saved your ‘ours was @ cruel 5 wed mn se jabvedly the. Tesult of & community if it full term allowed. The sentence therefore ig, Eckerson, that you be confined in the State Prison af hard labor for twenty years and the costs of the prosecution are paid. Eekerson was then removed by the Sherif; but he stood the ordeal of the staring gazo of a crowded room wiit great nonchalence, PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SUNDAY SCOOOL ASSOCIATION. Address by Kev. Dr. Carter on the Daties and Responsibilities .of Sunday School Teachers, ‘The regular quarterly meeting of this aasociation was held last evening in the Sunday school room of Calvary church, corner of Fourth avenue and Twen- ty-firat street. The feature of the exercises Was an essay by the Rev. B, Carter, D. D., on “The Duties and Responsibilities of Sunday School Teachers.” ‘The easafist sald there were some things easier said than done; but there was 4 con- verse to this, that some things were easier done than said. He supposed this latter would apply to the bearing of his subject tnat even- ing, The 8unday school teacher should, first of all, Wevoutly and constantly supplicate the Throne of Grace for wisttom in his or her work. If sunday “school veachers were fn earnest in their work they would see tie necessity of Festi: 3 wisdom from on high in order to guide and teach those placed uuder their charge. yy tinnking ghty, their work they were.casting an aspersion on Him who Jett the charge to His A) “Feed my lambs." 1t was not @ master of indinerence how. they engaged work, hould be @ constant breathin, eeded all in that out of the soul toGod. And they n would give them, because 3+ was necessary that Sunday school teachers should have all the wisdom possible to properly fulfil their office. One of the most rainous was torun avout their congregation and pick out epany schon teuchers promtscuously. This way ‘There 8) But, after all, there was no aid in the work so good as the study of the Bible, Let taem read, mark, learn and inwardly digest the pure Word. ‘there ‘were a yreat many Persons who, though well educated themscives, had no faculty for conveying their ideas to others. He did notlike to see the superintendent standing at bis desk, with the Bible open before him, reading and discussing a heavy subject to the children and practising incipient oratory. No, the Sunday school was for class res ys Me the church for religious mstruction from the Bible. Want of success was mainly owing to want of punctuality in attendance on the Sunday school. The Sunday school teacher should never s@nd a substitute. At the conglusion of the essayist’s remarks a dis- cussion arose on “the best means of making sunday scuools interesting to schoiais,” altor which tho proceedings terminated, SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS. Monthly Meeting of the New Vork Agsociae tion Last Evening. The New York Arsociation of sunday Schoo! Teachers held their regular monthly meeting last evening at the” Presbyterian church corner of Twenty-second street and Fourth avenue. Several addresses were made by persons connected witn the various Sunday schools, during which It ‘was stated that since the last meeting the members of the achools had increased and the prosperity of the association as a body had tn nowise dimintshed. Rey. J. 'f. Dunya, D. D., of Brooklyn, de- livered an address on “the method of mental im- provement the best adapted to increase the usefule ness of Sabbath school teachers of limited time and resources,” The speaker threw out many ex- cellent suggestiqns, and advocated object teachiug a8 @ Jv good way of impress. ing upon the minds of the young scholars the lessons of Scripwure and catechism, but he warned his audience against so confiming their in- structions to the mere object that the actual benefit of the illustration would be lost to the persons that were sought to be taught, He believed that teachers snould not come into the schoolroom and endeavors vo teach children without hat pre Boag well learned the lessons themelv« bey should first choose @ certain lesson, and ihen during the week thik over it until ly had thoroughly mas- abject. Then, and not until then, should they consider chemselves qualified to impart know- ledge vo otiers. Rev. THoMas Hastinas, D. D., then followed with An address on tne value of Christian labor. after which @ hymn was gung and the association ad- Jourped. INTERVAL REVENUE RETURAS. s The following tables of returns show that while transportation {ell off attendance upon places of amusement increased during the month of Novem- ber: RAILROADS, Gross Recetpls, Seconda Avenue Ratiroad Third Avenue Katicoad Sixth Avenue Kaliroad. Seventh Avenue Kailroad Kighth Avenue Railroad. Ninth Avenue Raliroad........ Central Park, North and East River itailr Grand and Forty-second Street Railrow Bleecker Street and Fulton Ferry Kaiir@ad Erie Railroad. ........-..0...+ New York and Hariem Ratiroad foes New York and New Haven Railroad.... Hudson River Railroad Avenue C Railroad Dry Dock and East Broadway Railroad TOCA) eeesee eee eee STAGES. Manhattanville Stage Company. Fifth Avenue Stage Company. Madison Avenue stage Company. ‘Twenty-third Street and Nintn Avenue Broadway and Second Street. Dodds’ Express...... Broadway and Kigbth street. ue! Broadway, Fourtu Avenue and South Ferry. AMUSEMENTS, Grand Opera House + $17,985 Wallack’s... B4,488 26,204 35,814 22,740 15.928 14,000 18,225 Theatre Comique. +648 Miblo’s ... 88,450 8,258 10,273 6 ‘11,462, Bowery 10,973 San Francisco Minstrels... 8,050 Bryant’s Minstrels... 1a}40 Fifth Avenue theatre 11,607 Total... Metropolitan. Manhattan . New York Hariew..... FERRIES. ‘Twenty-third street and l’avonta, New York and Srooklya (Grand Navy Yard.. Three places of amusement, githongh having open doors, have fatied to make returns according to law for several months, and another fuied last month. ‘There 1s not a veilocipede hail yet on the jist, and a prominent dance house that charges an admission ee has never made any returns as a place of amuse- ment. THE BAEAT CENTRAL HOTEL PROPERTY, A Card from the Son of the Late John La Fargo. To Tag Eviron or Tue HenaLy:— The Heratp of laat Thursday contains a notice upon the improvements made on this property by the present energetic owner of the largest part of #. ‘To serve ag an introdnction am old story is revived, that my father, the Jobo La Farge, its former owner, was agent for King Louis Philippe, which story # harmicss enough by itself; but your notice seem to imply my father’s conduct was is duty as @ faithful agent. In T would state that my father was never the nt of Louis Philippe, never had any Init Sat taper loge rev father aud to him alone. Pineda ast those feo as Well as the sources from whioh my lather deriv! bis , BF6 Well 7a Wo thee ho eld inti- tah Lg! oy 5 30! FARGE. “THE LOTTERY W. G THE FORCES. REORGANI The Hearing Before the Courts Postponed te Next Month—What John Morrissey Says—He Prefers an Amieca- ble Arrangement, As the lottery fight between Hon, Jobn Morrissey and Mr. Benjamin Wood, in the Supreme Court, haw been suspended until the 3d of January, the opposing parties are rather quiet, but none the less busy. As the case stands now, Morrissey bas completely outflanked Wood, and has practi- cally accomplished, for tie present, all that can be desired, In the capacity of receiver he has sold nearly the entire lottery concern to Simmons and received the cash, which 18 to be distriputed among the shareholders of the company. Twenty- five thousand dollars were paid for the New York property, and the other property, consisting of a printing establishment in Delaware, remains, ac- cording to Judge Barnard’s order, in Morriasey’s- possession. Whatever may be the result to the Individuals con: cerned in this business, there ta likely to be ® fait exposure of the operations of the entire lowtery con- cern, and it is to be hoped an awakening of the deluded people who patronize tt to a knowledge of their folly. There ts no methoa of gambling so remunerative to its managers aq tne lot- tery business, not only because of the im- mense percentage in their favor even if we drawings be conducted honestly, but for tne well known reason tat evory ia controlled by the secret conclave which announces it, Ifthere was any fairness at ail in the management of tho concern the eagerness of people to speculate tn i might be excusable; but when the cunning of tha Managers 13 combined with the angavorabls auspices of chance it seems worse than folly for any man to spend bia.money for tickets, and yet investigation .seveala ‘the fact that thousands are cally pouring thelr scanty earnings into this gigantic maecistrom, and thas while now and then a tempting prize 1s advertizec 2 a ee aa alo oot as count ir 1 0 g fee in this State, and the fu- whole business 18 {lle miltar adage, ‘When thieves fall out honest mein got therr dues,” may lave'an il im the pro-, gress of the sults now pending. MORBISSEY’S STATEMENTS are to the effect that ue has had no part tn the con- cern for two years; that he is on tue best of terms with Wood and sil tue other managers, and thar he is slwply endeavoring to execute an order of the Supreme Court without fear or favor, as be- comes & patriotic citizen. ‘These points are ex- preased in the following report of an mierview be- pays Mes HERALD reporter and Mr. Morrissey on the subject:— Rerorter—How are you progressing, Mr. Mor- riagey, With the lottery war? Mr. Mokkissey—Oh! very well. I have carried out nearly ali my orders, and suppose that the aTair js about settied. ‘There may be some htugation ye but I don’t think the paroneas Congiiion of things Will be materially changed. RevonveR—What is the history of this difficulty ’ Mr, MoRKISSEY—Well, about two years ago | fold. out ali my interest in the lottery jusiness to Mr, Sun- mons for Que hundred thousanl dollars, payadie Dp; instalments, Mr, Simmons not meeting all his*ob': ganons to me according to agreement, [vxvought suis against iim, and while tbat was peadu he go! aninterest to Mr. Wood, Who assumed Simmons? tudebteduess tome. By that arrangement the suis was discontinued, but by some oversight was Bot dismissed by Judge Vardozo, before whom it was brought. Aiter awhile Simmogs alleged unat Mr. Wood had not fuliiied his contract, aud decisred tne deed which he had given to Wood forleted. While this quarrel was golug on Mr, Wood rakes uj the old discontinued, but not dismissed Bath which J had brought against Simmons and gots bimse! appointed recelyer of the lottery estabusiment by Judge Cardozo. As soon a6 this Came to tie know!~ edge of Simmons he makes a, complaint besoro Judge Barnard, who appointa me receiver, with orders to Beli ail the Iranchises and other property of the concern and divide the proceeds amoug the shareholders, Accordingly I bad soid ucariy all the property on Friday, when I was restrained frou Turther proceeding by an order oi Judge Cardozo, Rerorren—What part had you sold before tho order Of restraint was servea upon you? Mr. Moxnissy—All the New York property. There is @ printing establishment in Delaware and some other property yet undisposed of. RevORTER—Was it & public sale? dir, MORKISSEY—Yes a8 far as 1 could make It £0. T gave al: that { could communicate with au oppor tunity to buy, aud, Mr. Simmons offering the bign est price, I lev him have it. REvORTER—How much did the sale realize? Mr. MORRISSEY—$25,000, It was a regular bona Ade sale. RevorTER— Will that cover the concern’a indebt- edness to your Mr. MOKRISSEY—Gh, yea, There is only $18,600 coming to me, and that 1s not yet due. All my claims that have become due are paid, I have got DO interest in the nen ataill. 1 suppose the balance coming to me would bave been paid ail right, any- OW. ~ KRPORTER—Then you are @ sort of outsider in thie fight, except 80 jar as your odicial posivion as re- ceiver 1s concerned? Mr, Monnissxy—Entirely, It makes wo difer- ence to me how the thing is settied, I presume my claim Will be paid in any eveut, and I am indiderent to the resuit so far as tbe present contestants aro concerned. I have got nothtag to do with the lot tery managemont, and have simply carried out tha’ order of the Supreme Court KerorreR—How do you and Mr. Wood stana on this question y dir, MonRISsRY—-Oh, there 1s nothing between us.’ TL have got nothing against lun, and | don’t suppose he has Qyalust me. in your report of tie aqair don’t convey any idea that I aus fighting Wood, On the contrary, we are friendjy enough, and 1 have no feciing against any ove in the transaction. I am entirely out of the coneern, have had nothing to do with ite manag iment for two years, have no unsettled claime agalu 4 and am peliectty disinterested, ReronreR—What do you think of Mr. Wood's attack upon Judge Barnard ? Mir, MORRISSKY—Weil, i'm sorry that such arow 1s kicked up, but 1 suppose Judge Barnard can teke care of hunseil. i dou’t know exactly what Mr. Wood means vy hie insinuations, but | presume they ailfair will be settion ail mgnt before long. {t comes up in court on the 3d of January, aud will provab)e be disposed of tien, MO‘HER COUNTRINS. Lecture by Rev. John Hall, D. D. Last evening the Rev, Dr. John Hall delivered » lecture on the subject of “Mother Conntriea’ at the Westminster Presbyterian church, Wost Twenty- second street. The lecturer began with the English, colonization of this country, and defended the Puritans of New England warmly. It was com- Mon to regard the Puritans as a people witt- out refinement, coarse and uneducated, while, on the other band, the Cavaliers were usually painted as polished ond genticmaniy. This the speaker regarded as @ mistake, the Cavaliers bemg often but uneducated janta, while if Boston possessed any elements of elegance and beauty they were owing to the influence of Puriten character. Thers was ® striking parallel between tho history of England aod America, On the 23a of June, 1756, Clive made the first blow for British supremacy in India, Then England had but a littio strip of country on that Continent, but driven by neceagity, repeated blows have since given her the whole of that iypmense region, now under English rule. So Amerita made @ negro importation at a time when the country occupied was so narrow @ strip along the coast that the namo of ihe nearest chain of mountains (Alleghany was proposed ior it. Perbaps there is much in the history of this country and of India that both America and Engiand would wird vo have forgotten, When the Sepoy war broke out many thought It would end British rule in the East; but those who knew the stubbornness and power of Kogtieh character surmised that, though the struggle mught bs feartal, the Anglo-Saxon would triumph. So when America entered upon her civil war, and many thought the disruption of the Union immtngnt, the major portion of the Kugilsh =" sttilndd enough faith Inthe Anglo-American charac- ter to beileve we should weainer the siorm, ‘The s nguerne anc French attempts at colonization, contrasted, them with the successes of Engiisn speaking nations. The most remarkable contrast was iormed by the histories of Algeria and Ausiraila, ‘The “superabundant energy” of the Pnglish ant Americans was dweit anon at some lengili and very curiously Ulustrated, with the claim set forth that it ae onin in no sight degree to the provaience of rotestantisin, After alluding to the Catholic element in tho Sontn and the Furitan, elomenta, of 0 ihe oon W. 4 0} ‘om . an pacifo utenmen of Pennsylvania and New York, he alluded to the number of Ge a which nad given piace to the English, In the Swiss Parliament the delegates’ from the ra. rious cantons speak ta tue German, French Italian languages, requirnng the aid ters Pes ha weile ft ives nnder+ stood tne House, w in Our, country, where there are communities speaking so mi Jan- guages, French, Italian, German, Irwh, Dutch ana Site Scandinavian dialects (Milwaukee, for in- stance, being jargcly Norwegian in population) n: attempt had been made to introduce pilererey yet iow oqeree and even no irish schoiar found hk ery ies uecessary vw the Common Counc) 0 @