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BROADWAY, ho Comimisstoners Still Tinker- ing at Their Report, ‘Pew and Intricate Questions of Law—Extension of Madison Avenue and Widening of Broadway from Seventeenth to Nineteenth Street—Remark- able Official Reticence. The account published in the HERALD of last Bunday in relation to the widening of Broadway from Thirty-fourth to Fifty-ninih , street has already had a very-salutary effect. It haa put the Com- missioners on their guard, and opened to them in full review the whole feild of objections they may have to encounter on moving for the confirmation Of their report, were it to be left ag it stood at the time. Hence they have concluded, so it is now given out, to reconsider their action. As pre- dicted in the HERALD article referred to, the Commissioners did appear in the Supreme Court Special Term en Monday, and made @ tender of presenting their report; but this Was done as a mere matter of form, to comply with the strict letter of the statute authorizing the im- provement, At the same time it was intimated to the presiding judge that there were so many cem- Pleated questions of fact and so many dificul: Principles of law involved in the case that further time was required to consider them. They, there- fore, asked that an adjournment be allowed them to the 20th day of December next, the report in the meantime to remain with them for sucn revision, correction and amendment as they may deem just and equitable to make in the interest of al partes concerned. This request was granted, and the hearing im court on the confirmation of this report of the Commissioners will, therefore, not ve nad before the ‘20th of next month, and probably not even then, for Xt ls presumed that the matter will lle over till some time next year, in order to give the Commissioners still farther time to “revise” their report and make Macceptable. This additional pestponement is con- sidered not only probable on account of the ‘‘com- plicated and dificult questions of law and fact in- Volved’’—as the Commissioners stated it—bat even necessary, for the reason that the Commissioner last ‘appointed in the place of Mr. Thomas Murphy, the @ollector, who resigned, Mr. Joc] Fithian, 1s sald to have also withdrawn his acceptance of the appointment, and a new Commissioner wit have to be named in his stead. Considering the immense amount of work that had to be done within the past year to bring tt to its present stage, incomplete though it stll be; the preparing of plans, maps and specifications; the Pergonal inspection of the lots and buildings along the entire length of the improvement; the search for the real owners ana all parties interested in the Various parcels of property, and the determination of the extent and nature of the interest of each, 80 Tar as this was possible to ascertain; the taking of evidence on questions of value, of benetits accruing or damages incurred; the hearing of arguments on behalf of objectors and contestants; the Fecelving of applications from parties holding eenflicting claims to portions of the land aifected; the graduation of the assessment of ; owners of distant property for resulting. benefits, though thelr land may not be actnally benefited by the improvement—considering ail these and Many other incidental duties of the Commisgioners of Estimate and Assessment, there is no conscten- tions man who would subscribe his name to such a report and give it the authority,of his sanction upon the mere say so ef any two men, If determined to be honest in the discharge ef his offictal functions it ‘Will undoubtedly be his desire, as it unquestionably 1s nis duty, to satisty himself personally of the cor- Fectness of the conclusions of hig associates, and then only attest his approval by bis signature to the report. It is believed, and the belief seems not to be anreasonabie, that it was this very magnitude of the work and the numbericss intncacies of law Qnd other manifvid difficulties surrounding 1t which deterred the gentleman appointed to sneceed Mr. Murphy on the commission from undertaking it, and hence he 1s said to have retired as soon as he became cognizant of what was set betore Lim to do, and what the latter's successor, to be appotted by virtue of section 187 of the act of April, 1813—which act is still in force, and provides the manner of opening, widening, straightening or closing streets in the city of New York—will have to perform. It may be, hewever—and there are many who hoid to this opinion—that the remaining two Com- ries G. Cornell and James 8, tien- ‘ail themselves of the proviso con- 188 of the aforementioned act of April, 1918, which reads as follows:— In all and every case of the appointment of commissioners By Wepourt aforesaid, for any of the purposes aforenatd, it all be competent and lawful for any two of such said com- mers so to be appointed to proceed and execute and the trusts and duties of sald appointment, and ‘acts shall be as valia and effectual as the acts of all the gPimmissioners 40 to be appointed for such Bald purpose, If y had acted therein, would have been; and further, that, 4 all cases, the acts, decinons and proceedings of the major Bart ef much of the commissioners to be appointed for any of purposes atorenaid as shall be acting in the premises shall always be as binding, valfd and effectual as if the said com- missioners named and appointed for such purpose had ail eoncurred and joined therein, As the two Commissioners named, who stil retain their offices and act under their appointment, are thus authorized to continue to act, and their “acts, decisions and Angee nas are, by this selection, made “as binding. valid and effectual” as if all three Commissioners had acted in the premises and signed the report, it is,as was stated above, the opinion of many that these twe will continue to act chi the final confirmation of the report, and forego the Opportunity anorded by section 187 of the act of 1813 to apply to the Supreme Court for the appoint- Ment of a third Comuissionerim the place of the one lately resigned. LEGAL DOUBTS, . But there have been grave legal doubts expressed as to the power of the remaining two Commission- ers thus to proceed. It is contended by the lawyers that the section quoted (188) should be understood only to provide that the unantimons assent of all three Commissioners was not necessary to give va- Udity to their acts, as in the case of tne verdict o1 a Jury, but that tae agreement of a majerity was sufli- Clent. This and nothing cise, ft 1s claimed, was the true intendment of this section, tor throgzhout the act thenumber ef the Commissioners is everywhere een of as being three, and not less, and that erefore @ less number than three are not the ‘Commissioners of istimate and Assessment,” as contemplated by the act, though the assent ef two of them, being a majority, can give effectand legality to their proceedings. This argument it issought still more to fortify by reference to section 187, which says that, ‘in case of the death, resignation or re- fusal to act of any sue Commissioner of Estimate and Assessments * * * it shall be lawful for the court aforesaid, on the application of the Mavor, &c., a8 often as such event spall happen, to appoint a@ discreet and disinterested person, being a citizen of the United States, in the place and stead of such commissioner,” 4c. This appointment to fill a Vacancy is to be made, as will have been seen, ‘as often as such event shal! Hl ai and, as it 1s sald to have happened again in this ‘case, ft 1s claimed that a third be made to complete columission, otherwise 11 might be a valid ground to reject the report of the two remaining Commissioners entirely. Of course, it Is not the intention of this article to enter into any consideration of the correci- ness of elther of the views above detail They are given merely to show what new legal dimiculties have arisen in the way of the confirmation of tne report of the Commissioners, the result of which must necessarily be to delay it, te postpone the ultimate execution of the whole work of widening and seats one Broadway between the points named, and thus afford the citizens living along the hme of the proposed improvement or owning real estate Within the “area of assessment” a considerable “breathing spell”? before the final attack Is made either upon their houses, lots or purses—a relief probably not very unwelcome to any. A _KEDUCTION IN PROSPECT. The rumor mentioned In the closing paragraph in Jast Sunday’s Heap article on this subject, that the Commiswoners are contemplating a general re- duction in the assessments of from twenty to twenty-five per ceni, seems to have been well founded. In fact, it 1s now given out that the re- duction may be even more than that and may reach from thirty-five to forty per cent, while the awards Of damuges for property taken will, it is believed, be ,mereased in some instance: making @ general increase of » ‘This is to be achieved by assessing ihe city at larg for part @f the costs of the improvements, as per- mutted by the act of May 17, 1869, authorizing cis Imprevement, and by the subsequent general act of May 20, 1569. Alter the latter act hat passed both Houses of the General Assembly, and bad gone to the Governor for his action upon it, Governor Hoffinan hesitated, and in @ note to agentieman of this city, dated on the 12th of May, 1509, he sal ‘The bill you speak of does not commend itself io my judgment.” The Governor seemed to have doubted the policy of the bill, a8 being lable to abuse, by witich the funded debt of the city might be onwbiy increased, Ab atgument was had before hin a few days later, 4u winch pecntiar stress was Inid upon the fact tnai the opinien is gathermy strength, that mmprove- Ineuls wiich confer weneval aod pubic a we as appoin the ment must Ror es and individual beneft should pe proportion- j 2ocal ally paid for by taxation on the community at 7? and it was insisted in that argument that ‘the magnificent boulevards of Paris, the Holborn Viaduct and ‘Thames Embankment in Londo: egula never have been constructed under the ope: tion of a law that imposed tielr entire outlay upon property immediately adjoining, or by an extended but arbitrary area of assessment;” and further on reference was imnade te the fact that the law “author-, izing the construction of the Pubiic Drive or Beule- vard, extending from Fifty-ninth street te Tuboy Hook, a provision was inserted [0 assess the county not less than one-half of the total expense of acquiring the land = and its subsequent grading, regulating and iuproyvtog,” and that, in pursuance of this authority, the work was undertaken, and that “the total cost of the pro- | ceedings for land alone from Fifty-ninth street to | 155th street was $3,490,048, of which amount the county Was asses: $1,880,658." Thee and other arguinepts prevailed upon Goyer Homman to sign the bill, which he did on May 20, 1569, and it is | now a law. Under it the objectors to the Commis- sioners’ present report clan that the city of New York should ulso be assessed for the expense of widening Broadway under the act of May 20, 1509, ol e one-hal the value of the land taken, or $1,447,235, or, at least, under the act of May 17, 1869, one-third of the amount—$v64,825—and that | the burden on individual owners of property within the ware® Of assessment” sheuld be lessened to that extent. It is believed that the arguments ad- vanced have had their influence with the Cominis- | missioners and that the assessments on the city will be made to the amount, probably, of one- the coxt of the land taken, to be met by * provement stock” at twenty years, MADISON AVENUE AND BROADWAY. On the 9th of June, 1870, an act was passed by the General Awsembly, now known as chapter 506 of the Laws of 1870, entitled ‘An gct imfreiation to certain oa im the city of New York.’ It reads as i0l- jows:— BRoTION 1. Madison avenue, in the hereby extended southwardiy as follo of the said a as 80 extended, shal lel with nuterly ling of Fourt vent im & pointon the southerly line of Twenty-third stree distant 425 feet wesverly trom the weaterly line of the Fourth avenue to the roadway and the Present easterly line of westerly line of the said Madison avenne, as so extended, shall be parallel to aud seventy-five fect’ from the eusterly ling of sald avenue as so extended, and aliall be continued meets until tt present ly line of Broadway. Ske. 2. Broadway, In aud city, between Seventeenth and Twenti 14, 18 hereby widened go that the lines khall be as follows: Westerly” line thereot shail be as now laid easterly line thereof shall be a present northeasterly corner of fenteenth street to a point where a line drawn ut right angle to the said westerly line of Kroadway will intersect the easterly line of Madison avenue, as herein- before extended, at a digtance of 100 feet from the wald weat- rig line of Broddway. ©. $. The groun for the extension of Madison ave- ‘nue and the ground taken for widening Broadway, 4s tierein proviaed, are hereby declared to be parts of the streets of tis ely of New York in like manner and with the same eifect as f the same had been #o laid gut as parts of public streets by the commissioners appointed in and by the act entitled “An act relative to improvements touch: ie, laying out of streets and roads in the elty of New York and for other pur- poses,” passed April 3, 1807, and all acte and part of acts now in force relative to opening, extending, widening. clos- ing, laying oul, grading, regrading, aewering, paving aid iin: proving streets and avenues in the said city, including the ‘set entitied “Ap act in relation to the ope: extending of street, ublic places tn the city of New York,” pasuod May 20, 1889, shall apply thereto, and to all proceedings nnder this act, uo far as the same can be ap- ile, except ae hereinbefore or hereinafter provided. S20. 4. The Corporation Counsel is hereby authorized and required, for and in bebaif of the Mayor, Aidermen and Com- monalty of the city of New York and ‘for public use, to ae- quire titie, ip their name, to the ground hereinvofore autho- rized to eu for the extension of Madison aveutie anc! the widening of Broadway; and for that purpose, within sisty days after the passage of this act, to apply. to the Supreme Court, as any Special Term thereof held in the Birt Judtefal district, for the appointment of three commissioners. of estimate and assess avenue and widening of Broadway ; and he shall perform all necessary services in the proceedings authorized by ‘this agt without any additional compensation beyond the salary and allowances now provided by law. The Com. missigneré so appointed shall make their report to the Su- preme Court within six mouths alter the time of thelr ap- ment PQic. 6. This act shall take effect immediately. The language of the above is so precise thas it needs not the subtiety of a “Philadeiphia lawyer’? Ww explain, nor anything more than common sense to understand it. Any one in possession of a good Map of the city, and adjusting an inch rule wo the scale of such map, can humseli make a correct dia- gram of this proposed improvement. He will then find that the extended Madison ave- nue does not connect with the present avenue of that name at the foot of Madiscn square, but begins Mts southward course from Twenty-third street some- what further to the west. As it is to begin 425 ject west fromthe west line of Fourth avenue, and 1s to be seventy-live feet wide, the west line of the extended avenue will begin on the south line of Twenty-third street, at @ pot about 260 feet east ef the present southeast corner of Broudway and Twenty-third street, The new avenue breaks through the block to Twenty-second street, the north Ine of whieh 1s reachea by the west line of Madison avenue, nearly 200 feet east of the easi line of Broadway. Continuing its course through the next block the west line of the aveaue touches the norin line of ‘twenty-first street, ata point in the neigh- borhood of about 100 feet from Breadway, and on Twentieth street the west line ef the new avenue will be about fifty feet east of Broadway, Between Twenueth and Nineveeuth streets the whole pre- ning. widening and sent easterly front of Broadway will be removed, the east line of Madison avenue running here on line removea from a Broadway eastward about fifty feet on ‘twentieth street and about twenty feet on Nincteenti street. At tila point, somewhere near twenty feet east irom the easterly line of Broadway, tne east line of Madi- som avenue as extended will be met by the new east line of Broadway, beginning at the northeast corner of Broadway ‘and Seventeenth street aud running north straight to the poiut mention ung off the point of the buildings now loca tween Seventeenth and Ninevceuth streets, at vari ons depths, ranging from one foot to twenty or twenty-five feet. “At the point where this sine strikes the east line of Madison avenue on Nine- teenth street Broadway will be 100 feet wide. But from here to Twenty-third street the Broadway will not be disturbed. ‘This extension of Madiven ave- hue and widening of broadway promises to be A VERY COSTLY AFFALR, considering that it affects only six blocks in all, from deventeentn to Twenty-third street. But every one knows that not enly is the ground held at a very high valuation in this neighborbood, put the side streets east from Broadway are covered with costiv private residences oi the first class, and will have to be paid for according/y. Tne entire expense will reach, If not exceed, it is belleved the sum of $1,500,000, one-half or which, however, will ouly be assessed upon Individual owners of adjoining aud contiguous property; the other nalf of the expendt- Uure it is Intended to charge upon the city at large, to be paid for out of the avails of “city Im. provement stock” to be issued for that purpose, the annual interest and the necessary accumulation for a sinking fund to redeem them ‘at maturity to be provided for by a yearly addition to tie tax roll. SINGULAR OFFICIAL RETICENCE. It will have been perceived that the act quoted above makes it the duty of the Corporation Coun. el to apply to the Supreme Ceurt, at Special Term, for the appointment of commissioners of estimate and assessment within sixty days alter the pas- sage of the act. These sixty days expired on the Sth of August last. If they were appointed abeut that time the limit within which they have wo muke their report to the Supreme Court expires about the 8th of January next, or within about six weeks from this day, and yet no infor- mation could be obtained for publication of What the Commissioners have done until now. ‘Their maps ana plans, their assessments for benefits and allowances for damages, thelr records und minutes nt p roceeniing Were not to be had for in- spection, In classical English, one person—not a commissioner--of whom imquiry was re- plied, “These things are not knowable yet; and anotier, adopting the pnraseology ol an “Arkansas constable in a return et a warrant, said, “‘Non-come- atable.” Whether this reticence is practised for the reason that, by giving the facts such publicity as the HERALD only could give, the number of objec- tors to their intended report might be increased, and hence such publicity 1s sought to be avoided, or whether there are other reasons moving the “powers that be’ to this conduct it 1s impossinie to me A few weeks, however, will bring tue matter out. BOLD ATTEMPT AT SWIND! G. A Forger on His Travels—Futile Effort to Vietimize a Rural Bank. A fashionably dressed stranger, apparently about twenty-two years of age, entered the First National Bavk at Tarrytown, on the Hudson, a day or two since, and having presented his card to the cashier, which bore the name of “R. Radford,” announced himself as the agent of the (fictitious) firm of R. H. & Tulingast » commission merchants, doing business in New York. He then produced a lever from the firm named, directed to the cashier, in which they expressed ‘a desire to open an acconat with the Tarrytown bank, giving ag reference the name of the cashier of the Mer- cantile Bank of New . York, with which institation the former has constant financial transactions. The stranger then deposited @ certifled check on the Grocers’ Bank of New York for $1,800, and was duly accredited with the same. This much having beep accomplished to hia satiaf: lon, the depositor urged immediate use for a portion of the money, wud desired to draw $950 ef the amount aiready placed to his credit. Being rather suspicious of the fellow’s designs the cashier declined to accommo- date him until the bank had an opportunty of ascer- taining whether the certifieation on the deposited check was correct. On being asked to leave the check the swindler refused on the plea that he must have the money and would at ence endeavor to hae it cashed elsewhere in the village. It was snb- sequently ascertained at the Mercantile Bank that no such firm as that named by the adroit forger was know it the city. STATEN ISLAND CLAMORS FOR FREE TRADE. A large and earnest meeting of free traders was held on Friday evening at New Brighton, Staten Island, to listen to an address by General Brinker- hoff, of Ohio, the well known free trade orator. His speech was very able and persuasive, exposing the numerous abuses and oppressive features of the so- called ‘protective’ tariff After the General's NEW YORK HERALD, S ent for auch extension of Madinon | specch the meeting Unanimously adopted a series of resolutions in favor Of free trade, including a reso- tion calling upon the member of Congress from the district to use his exertions to procure the imme. diate and complete repeal of all duties upon coal, sali aod Jumper. RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. Servicers To-Day. “Heaven: Is it a State or a Place?’ will be the Subject of a discourse this evening, by Rev. Warren Cudworth, of Boston, tn the Church of the Messiah, Rev, Mr. Evans will preach this morning and ning in the Central Bapust churei, Forty-second street. Atthe Canal street Presbyterian church, Greene Street, Rev, John P. Betker will p! eh this morning John Thompson, D. D., in the afternoon. F. Krotel preacies morning and evening ugelical Lutheran Churca ef the Holy ‘Twenty-lirst sireer, Merrill Richardson will preach this morning and eventng in the New England Congregational church, Madison avenue and Forty-seventit street, Rey. Charles P, Lee will discourse this morning in iith Universalist church, Piimpton Building, ‘int sireet, on the subject of “Universalist View of Got."? Rey. J. M. Pullman preaches morning and even- ing in the Chureh of Our Saviour, Thirty-fifth street, A Swedenborgian lecture will be delivered im Stemway Hall this evening by Mr, Oliver Dyer, Asermon for young men will be preached this evening in the Chureh of the Holy Commuuion, by Rey. Henry C, Potter, D, D., pastor of Grace church. Rev, M. J. O’Furre!! will lecture this evening in St. Josepn’s church, Sixih avenue, on the “Nature and Works of the Catholic Church,” “Popular Amusements’? will be the subject of Rey, J. R. Kendrick’s discourse this evening in the Tab nacle Baptist church, second avenue and Tenth street. Asermou in behalf of the New York Protesant Episcepal City Mission will be preached this evening by Rev, William F. Morgan In the Chureh of the In- carnation. Rey. E. ©. Sweetzer will preach this evening on “The Universaiist dea of Heaven” im the church corner of Bleecker and Downing streets. Rev. FP. Ewer, wno bas just returned from Enrope, will preach this morning and evening in Christ church, Fifth avenue. Rey. Dr. Vicker preaches this morning and after- noon in the Church of the Holy Light. Rey. Charles S. Robinson, lately from Paris, will preach this morning and evening in the Westmin- ster Presbyterian church, First place, Brooklyn, Rey. B. K. Pierce, D. D., will preach this evening in St. Jonn’s Methodist Episcopal church, Fifty-third street. A lecture will be delivered this evening in St. Ann's church, Eightn street, by Rev. Thomas 8. Preston, on ‘Tae Temporal Power of the Pope,” Key, B. F. Barrett (Swedenborgian) will lecture this evening in the Church of the New Jerusalem, Clark street, Brooklyn, on “Heayeu—What It Is and What They De There."” Divine services will be celebrated in the several chapels of Trinity parish this evening. Key. U, T. Tracy WHI preach this afternoon In the Chureh of the Holy Trimry, Forty-second street and Fifth avenue. Mr. ‘Thomas Gates Foster will speak this morning and evening in Apollo Hall before the Society of Spiritualists, Italy and the Pope—An ItaHan Criticism on Archbishop Spaiding’s Statements. To rue Eprror or rim Heraup:— On account of the thousand calumntes huried against Italy by Archbishop Spalding, and m con- sideration of the thousand stories lately uttered by him in Washington to arouse the syinpathies of the Americans tor the prolongation of the temporal power of the Pope, as an Italian [I must protest against his slanderous assertions, 1 feel it incum- bent to say, also, that it 18 Wicked to mjure with falsifications @ nation which has shown great for- bearance toward those who ha 4 her for cen- turies with a rod of iron. Wor, Dr. Spald- ing, for the sake of your own vanity aud ef your pride, to misiead the Americans on this vital ques. tion; but you labor Im vain, #4 public opinion is already in favor of Italian unity, as this mighty people know two well that from the earliest period to the present time whe temporal power of the Pope was opposed Vo progress, Uo civizaiion, and never acknowledged the sovereignty of the human mind. ‘The theory of society, Archbishop Spalding, ts diferent from what it was in the fourteenta century. The history of the Popes is also too well known, and shows that for many years th¢y have been only bisuops of Romo, subjects to kings and elected by tue people. The articular history of Ale vi. and Clement UW, wuoin | hope Dr. sp. VILE OU alt biditle is in every mind. Au ury 18 not % machine that vas no cou or 10 judgment, A man can no igs polilical and religious argus corn is childish VIEWS On the subject. ea of comparing Ialy with whe States of Maryland, &c., and Lie Pope with tie Presi- dent of this free country, a8 %o pucrile and shows sich lack of couunon sense that ib is pertectly useless to refute it. It i8 mot the iugdown of heaven that Archpishop Spalu- ing” preaches alter bis return froin ome, but the kingaom on earth, with silver and goid, honors and selfishness, Kemember, nevertheless, Dr. Spalding, what our Saviour said—The last shall be first and the first stall be last; and if you con- tinue in such a sirain you slall undoubtedly be the last. Jf you wish to be like your Master, ba sincere. Do not trample on trath; as tie man who would break one comamandment with impunity would, uf necessity required, break |hem all, Do not harm the Koman Catholic pries:hood with yogr slauders and inventions, You are to be less woridly and more faithtui to the moral interests of men. Your high standing Mm society and ihe applause of those who bhndly listen to your stories o1 insults and crimes of every description in Rome will not save you from public condemnation, and you will be responsivie betore God and man for what you lave said lately in Balitmore, and on" ‘tharsday last in Washington. The Pope is secluaing pim- self In his pala In order i wio over the sympathies of the Christian wofld. The Pope, 1 rausi repeat it, ts not confined to walk in the garaens of the Vatican, but de can ride freely through Rome in 2s golden carriages, or on horse- back, If he choses to do #0, 25 Lhe Llalian people wilt not dishonor themselves by insulting the apiritual Tepresentative of two hunared miuiwnhs of Roman Cathoiics, Rome 18 Italy. The spiritg of #@ thousand Italian martyrs are reclining now upou the goideu banks of the Tiber. Italy wil not quake. ‘Truth and honor are the badges of my beioved Tualy will not arm the Pope, neither the cardinals nor the thousand priests and monks, whe have converted Rome into a deserted city. “Rome shail be once more the capital heard of before in the remotest corners of the world. Rome shui be the centre of power, of social, political and morat right. Rome Shail be united by a government which Wil not en- tail misery upon iamilies and commuuities., Weaiih shall supplant poverty and igneranuce. Selfishness and degradation in every degrce will disappear. ‘To the doice yar niernie Wii follow labor, honesty and virtue, R. PRATI Cri is Upon Religi To tig Epirok or tHe HERALD: Allow me to notice some of the doctrines taught in the pulpits of this city, a8 reported in your vainable paper of last week Rey. Merrill Richardson said ‘If we would keep contagion away irom our city we must Keep our streeis clean and obey ihe laws of heaith, Prayers in such case will dono good. God never hears such prayers.” This is all very Zood so far as it goes, but wili the reverend geatieman go Jartier, aud please inform your readers wuat kind of prayers, if auy, iod does hear and answer, with the proe.s thet He also denies the existence of the devil by assert. ing that ail evil spirits come of indigestion, Jate sup- Critics. pers, &e. He do eve 1 ghosis, nor that sctence leads to nm. Rey. Mr. Hepwe Loan get along with a decidedly bad x ave nO patlence With in- difference. In politics one may be neutral, but In iwoutd rather hear a ‘e him or, in other words, he Har, a thief, a robber, a murderer, guilty of every crime, a “dectaedly » Moral, industrious, Liw-abid- rizen, Who does not belong toa nt on that subject. Your hearers and riainiy so understand religion this is impossible, man deliver a terribie mvective than to simply shrug his shoulder: woukl preter Is this the idea, Mr. Hepw the public generaily must you. Rey. Dr. Deems say: nature up to nature power.” “God by others.” (Do “od could have built th do it” (This assertion an could look thro’ mighty iy What He can do x do anything dirertiy ¢ ark, but He made Noah cannot be proved.) in speaking of the indiderent mau, the same that Dr. Hepworth regards as worse than the greatest crmminal, he says: —"*The tndiferent man ts now spe - clally bad, ae don’t think avout the spiritual world. His indifference may be produced by the everlasting “bread question,” or how he can sup- port his tamby, or from want of sympathy from those around him. ‘Tne Doctor closed by a scathing appeal to Christian employers, who ili wreat their ity and clerks, calling them ‘baptized murderers,” Of all the crimes that their clerks fail into, all the evils resulting therefrom Rev. Charles B, Smyti said but two periect men in the world—Adam, who sinned, and Jesus Christ, who never sinned.” How came Adam wo sin if he was perfect? He then ap: piled his text, ‘Repent, theretore, and do the first works,” &c., to Louis Napoleon, He said that his duisfortunes Were caused by his follies, and expressed UNDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1870.--TRIPLE SHEET. his opinion that he was repenting of his past follies, and, as a republic in France was impossible, that he would fnally through the influence of the jeading 80) eretyns of Europe be restored to the French | Dr, Olin (Protestant), speaking of Romanism, | ‘Itis a religion of @ very liht and a great | of darkness. Jis very doctrines are calculated | fo make Athetsts of men.” Now the Komish Chureh | Asserts the same thing In relation te the Protestant | Church, and 1 am not certain that in this res both do not speak the truth. He satd power of Romanisin is dec | each stride of civilization ts a stride downward for that Choveh which had gniled the world py bigotry | ard fanauicism. for ages.” Yes, both » each other with gulling nt Canal and bd 1 ‘ne people of all denominations leluded hy the bigotry aad fanaticism of their sphrituat advi aud no man can open his eyes and ears to the eourse the clergy pursue towards each other and the people without losing all faith in ‘he cntire Christian system. | have not tune Wo no- | tice the doctrines of several other preiates last Sab- bath; but, with your kind permission, you may hear irom ine again. VINDEX. Are All Religions Dy @ Dr Manning, Archbishop of Westminster, not long ago boldly asseried that Protestantism in Kng- land was dead, Now we hear from the lips of Father Hecker that Protestantism in American 1s dying, and, as a Protestant, | must say that If the ges preferred against it by the latter, and no doubt endorsed by the former, can be substantiated the sooner it is dead the better for the conntry and the world, In your report of his lecture Father Hecker eon- tends that Protestantism, in its logical consequences, ends in Ratlonaiism; that in its moral consequences itends in Atheism, and in its soctal aspects that it Inust end in the total destruction of the race; that | 16 18 aestructive of the marriage and family ties, and, therefore, destructive of society and order. In making these charges this learned father has fairly thrown down the gauntlet to any of our Protesiant giants who may be disposed to accept the, challenge, and the writer has waited patiently in the expectation that one of them at least would come forward; but as there do not appear to be any indications of this, might I suggest the desirabuity of Ward Beecher or some other able champion of Bible principles meeting this assaulant of our common faith in public discussion, and proving to him and hie we uiter absurdity of there charges and assertions, and that they apply with great ferce and truth to Catholicism / If this be not done, or some reply made by writiag or by lecture, judgment by default will be given against Protestantism by the father and his adherent’, who appear to regard reli gton as @ thing of creeds and shibboleths ratier than of morals and charity, an of forms and ¢ remo nies rather than of per opal and vital godiiness, trasting you will, in the interests of (ruth aud Sree di cussion, kindly insert this letter tn your much admired aud widely rad journal, Law, AN ENGLISU PROTESTANT. The Spiritual Influence of the New York Herald. To THe Eprron OF THE HERALD:— Very recently there appeared in the New York HERALD a descriptive notice of the opening services, sermon, &¢., at St, Paul's churen, Brooklyn, under ‘Wie incumbency of the Rey. Dr. Fox. A copy of the paper was sent to a distinguished ecciesiastic in Canada, who very appfopriately embodied the whole article in a weekly report he prepares—of the doings in the diocese of Ontario—for the Toronto Church Heraid (the orgam of the Anglican Church in tne New Dominion), thereby pre-enting a remarkable Xample of the broad and extended influence of the New York HERALD and of the high esteem in which ts enterprising Sunday reports are held by people of jutelligence everywhere, HL Pius LX. and Brigham Young. To THe Eprror or THE HERAL! In the perusal of your nighly valuable paper I per- ceived a paragraph under the heading of «Tne Mor- mons.’? Now, J think this paragraph Is very repug- uant to the feelings of Catholics who read tt, in con- sequence of its conjunction with Catholicity. It is evidently a fact that po comparison can be made be- tween Brigham Young and Pins IX. One is a learned theologian; the other, [ can scarcely say What—an iiliserave. vigoted epicure. Yeu say, “Both of these heads of tne Church have been pro: nounced iufallibie.” But by whem? Brighant Young by a vile rabble, who sought tmmauity from bigamy at his clement hands; Pius 1X. has deen pronounced infallibie by men of iearning of every nauonality. Mo. A New Catholic Chereh in Brooklyn. ‘The corner stone of the new Cathohe church edi- re now in course of construction for the use of the Tegation of the Parish of the Visitation, corner twen and Richard streets, will be lala with much ceremony to-morrow afternoon, at three o'clock. The convention of Irish civic societies, , pur- } suant previous understanding oad, will par with full ranks upon the occasion, 1 will demonstrate by their tarve numbers arnestuoss of thelr zeal In the cause of all that pertains to their respeetiul devolion to that which may in any Way tend to express their pious enthu- slasm. Should the weather prove favorable It 18 expected that not iess than ten thousand personas will take part in the procession, in whicn line New York ant New Jersey societies have expressed their Intention to join. ‘The parade will form 1a Monta- sue street, at two P, M., the right resting on Clin- ton sireci Bisnop by many anghiin will officiate, and will be assisted blergymen of the diocese, Religious Notos—F Peavock'’s note has be sired, Mr. John Hecker writes us a very good communi- cation upon education, and as efucation is the handmaid of religion we treat upon the subject in our columns to-day. But Mr. Mecker spreads his ideas over too much space. He leaveneih his bread too much, The Rey. John Miles, a revivalist at Schenectaay, Y., has a remarkable personal history. He was born in England; 1s sixty-three years of age; learned coppersmithing and for a long time labored at it; in 1825 he assisted in butlding ihe first railroad ever constructed (from Stratford-on-Avon to More- ton), and sustained injuries from the frat railroad accident thatever occurred, Having preached nine | years in Kurope, he came to this country in 1838, and preached in Albany, particuiarly to canal men and boatmen, He is now going to Europe, believ- ing that the climate there wili be beneficial to nis health, Our Presbyterian contemporary, the Observer, addresses & communication to 4 member of Con- gress from New Jersey upon the subject of postal reform. The writer complains of ‘criminal carele: ness In the servi * no doubt very nojustly when everything is considered, and remarks with won- derful erudition that “political considerations are parameunt to public duty.” For @ new idea in pnb- lic affairs tng observation of the Observe: of being noted. Remarkable headings for religious art! the Independent (Congregationalist) |. an Inferior Man.” (From the Observer rianj—“Pope Pius, Peter and Paul.” The Board of Trustees of Drew Theological Semi- nary (Methodist) have elected Rey. Dr. K. 8. Foster to the presidency, made vacant by the death of Dr. McClintock, and Kev. or. J. F. Hurst to the chair of Church History, filled until within a few months by the late Dr. Nadal. Rey. Dr. U. D. Foss, of thls city, was elected Professor of Systematic Theology. Va- cancies in the board were filled by the election of Mr. G. J. Ferry and Rev. S. D. Brown. Rev. A. D. White, formerly of Trenton, ~ ing received a unanimous ‘call to the Breckinridge street Presbyterian church, and entered upon iis labors th orrespondents will please address him, ‘Corner Niagara and Breckinridge streets, Bul- falo, N.Y.” Levi Hughes, 4 prominent Presbyterian min- ister, run over and killed near Remington, Jas- per county, Ind., on the loth Inst. He was walking on Uhe track, but being totally deaf did not hear the signal of an approacning train. Dr. Austio Fiint, Jr, well Known ax a writer on physioiogy, will de a COU of Jour iectures on this subject, on the Friday evenings of Deceinber, at Association Hall, before the Young Mén’s Cliristian Association. _Rev. J. H. Byers hi Noster, Mo., and i sonal and General. *n disposed of as he de- resigned his charge at Knob pled wcallto the Third Pres- byterian church of City Correspondents will please note the cuange of his address, Professor Williata Guilis, of Rutgers College, sailed last week for Japan to enter upon his duttes as pro- fessor ot guemiatey and batural plilosophy in the new University of Japan. Rey. Wiliam Greenough has declined the cail pre- sented to him by the First Presbytersan church im Logansport. Ind, His address for the be box 874, Dayton, Ohio. Rev, Burrett Scales, a colored Baptist iinister, Was mnrdere@é near Topeka, Kausas, last week. Parties have ted on suspicion of commit- Ung the act, The address of Rev. A. McWiroy Wylie, 1 Episcopal and now of the Presbyterian Church at 160 Madison street (above Bedferd avenue), Brooklyn, Professor Albort Hopkins, of Williams College, Is one of the three Americans who have been made ‘ellows of the Royal Society” for astronomical dis- coveries, Edward W. Root, Professor of Chemistry in Hamll- ton College, died on the 16tu inst, Iu the thirtieth year of his ag e. Rev. Dr. Irvine, of Montreal, has accepted a call te Pupadelphia, preseut will POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE, Oficial Canvass in Kings C The Kings connty Board of Cam thetr labors yesterday. The following Is the oficial announcement of the canvass for Congress, Gov ernor, Assembly, County Clerk, Kegister, Surrogate The following is and Superintendent of the Poor. the vote for members of Congress: — y Bennett, Dutcher. ......++6 nas Kinsella over puteher...........++ | THIRD DINvRior. Slocum . sieeahie Webste: Whiung. Sloe | Hottman | Woodlord 1 ‘| Wiley .... Goodrich. s Goodrich over Wile; . * SIXTH DISTINCT. | Haver, | Wainwright | Cochen.. Conselyea. Bennett. McCloskey. - Jacobs over Fisher. Herman. Dutty . aes Herman's majority MeLangblin Madaox. Stryker. MeLan, McLaughlin over Stryke: McLaughlin over both. ae SUPERINTENDENT OF Scott Veeder’s majority, Politics in Missouri—A Senatorial! Vacascy— How Shall It Be Filled? [From the St. Louis Republican, Nov. 2%.) AS an Gcl in recognition of the overwhelming voice of the people of Missouri the resignation of Senator Drake wili commend itself to the good judg- ment of ali, The recent etection was a most em- phatic rebuke of the Senator, and he does well to take to his heart its warning that never more could he be, by the vote of the people or their political agents, aught but a private citize Charles D. Drake has run his course here. He never did repre- sent the citizens of Missouri. The beneficiary of a policy tn large part inaugurated by himself and fastened upon tke community by means more devilish than any before invented—the personifi cation of the radical system of inquisitori oaths, military coercion and ali the vile machinery that has been used to crush the lonest taxpayers— Mr. Drake knews that the lineration of te enslaved } in this State means eternal poliuca! banishment sor nim. He cringes before the majority of the risen Treemen, adits to the world Uw he has no here- | with wits’ end 5 | Day. | Inendabie business punctuality, he was met by . Tappan’s solemn pleage j his A BOSTOR MERCHANT BAMBOOZLED, A Sharp in Gotham Draws Him and a “Fly Cop’® on from the ““Hub”—Brooklyn the Sceno of the Fruitless Search for $2,000 Worth of Burgled Property. A gentleman named FP. B, Tappan, @ dealer ta | fancy goeds, No. 19 West street, Boston, yesterday | visited the Brooklyn Police Central Ofice, cornes of Washington and Johnson streets, im company Detective Hines, of the “ Hub! Secret Bers Vice Police corps, The strangers sought am im terview with Chief Campbell, and related tha object of their visit in detail, which at ened enlisted the earnest attention and sympathies of tha Brooklyn onletal 1a their behalf. Mr. Tappan’s place of business had been brokea into by burglars on tad Might of November 16, and about 2,000 WORT OF GOODS WERE STOLEN. The detectives of Boston had been put to thei in vain to find @ ciue to the whereabou of the rogues or the missing property, and victimized merchant was beginaing to of ever again hearing aught of his lost effects whem one morning last week he was gladdened by a ray of sunshine which brightened nis hopes. The source of his joy lay in tie receipt of @ letter by mail, postmarked New York, The communication, | Which was, of course, anonymous, set forth that thd writer knew of the robbery, and was anx< lous to enable Mr. ‘Tappan to recover pos session of tie goods, which he could do by communicating by the “Personals? of the New YoRK HERALD, and stating where au interview could be had, The merchant giadly availed himselt the opportunity to unravel the affair, and arranged, through the columns of that journal to meet the writer in New York on Thursday—Thanksgi Hekept his appointment, and, in com with Detectuve Hines, repaired to Gotham and to tha rendezvous—the Astor House—where, with com INS MYSiRRIOUS CORRESPONDENT. f ‘The latter individual sald that the great incentive to his course in this affair was to get square wil the man who committed the burgiary, Whether he had or had not any complicity in the matter he waa not willing to state, but he would require Mrj not jto interfere with Uberty in any way. ‘This promise given! he proceeded to unbosom himself and toldf all about the burglary, or what purported to be aboutit. During cue conversation he said that the: man who committed Ue robbery once came near sending him to the State Prison in Massachusetts, It was revenge he sought now, tHe dispiayed a rolb ol greenbacks amounting to $150 t0 show that he Was a responsibie person in a pecuniary way, erview terminated in a pleasant and conddent manner, with the understanding that they shoul meet again on Friday morulug at the same plaice,’ in the meantime “THE BOSTON FLY cor,” the detective, did not show himself, as the stranget hoped that there were no “fy cops” hanging arouud. On Friday the man met Mr. Tappan agaim. and formed him that he would find the sto.en property tor which he was in search secreted at the place Inq scribed on @ card, which bore the following ad« r OTE LOLOLELELE LEE SOTENETELOLEIEEE SE EEEOTEEE: » ioe THOMAS DUNN, Liquor Dealer, 1 121 ATLANTIC STREET, i 3 Brooklyn. i Deereceseresccn sere rece tattetttt ete COCene TGl tO eet He had, he said, intended to defray all the expenses: of Mr. Tappan’s jouruey to New York and back to Bosten, bul, unfortunately, he had been out with a lurget company the day previous, and had played faro and lost every cent he had tn the world. Whether the merchant took the bint asa strike after here, and flies for refuge to a life ofice in Washington, tendered him as a reward for having sougnt, at the beck of the President, to stay the | indignation caused by the latter’s shameful inter- | ference in the domestic affairs of a people who had | too mach honored both, The President pays dearty | for the services of Drake, whose presence m Missouri | during the last. canvass’ was perhaps as potei ft ould have been exerted t@ pi ‘S$ magnificent majority of dearly, too, in that he braves ub pays opinion of the country to sausiy by appoint the man who could never again be «ie 1n his own St ofticer over the people one whom the people wo: not choo-e. But these are mat ‘3 lor Mr. Dra and Mr, President. AU that concerns us is that M Drake, being appointed Judge Claims, ean no longer be Senator trem Misourl, On this day of Thanksgiving Jet us not be unimindfal of e, and thus places in power as an | a this blessing. Ti weuld be of a piece with what has been record ed in the foregoing should Governor MeVlurg co ¢ the old Legistature—now within six weeks of belong tn articilo moriis—with a view to lel Unit | the Peck burglary in Lexingten avenue our readers | have awakened a sympathy in his ¢ body welect Mr. Drake's successor in the Senate. ear ramors ¢ 4M tulontion: but, as per- haps we vo tujustice to the Governer in entertaining We postpone cominent to await furieer developments. Poltticnl Notes and Comments. The Senatorial fight in New Jersey tx uarrowing down, Secretary Robeson says he is uot a candidate but favors the re-election of Cattell. Prelingnuysen also backs out of the contest. ing Johnny —of Iiinois, bas been appointed Minis ter to Mexico and Minister to Japan, both of which | pests he declined; been elected three times to | Congress; is & candidate for the United States Sen- ate; Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the | Republic; has been mentioned for the Vice Presiden- | cy, and now an editor, Who hangs out his shingle among the sage bushes in Wyoming, proposes aim for the Presidency in 1872. To complete the circle of favors, proffered and entered upon, he ought to be offered tne English mission and New York Colice- torship. Semmes, the hero of a hundred chronometers, 14 & candidate for Mayor of Mobile, Ala. again cast his fortane with the Alabama. The Chicago 7imes demonstrates that in a fow years the vote of the fifteenth amendment will be cast for the democracy. “Many Confederates” have nominated General Buckuer for Governor of Kentucky. Generai Buck- ner was Presiden Granv’s first big prize to the war of the revellion, being captured at Fort Henry a few days before the capture of Fort Dovaidson. The woman's rights movement, in the vicinity of Ottawa, Canada, received a new impetus, a few drys ago, by the challenge of an English woman—the | wife of a laborer on the Canada Central Raliway—to fight any man on the line for $100 aside. Her hus band had but a skort time previously been victo- rious in @ prize fight, In which she had seconded him. The challenge remains unaccepted. The democratic party in the Kansas State Senate is a unit on ali the leading questions of the day. It consists of one member. Cardozo (colored), Secretary of State of South Carolina, 18 prominently spoken of for the United States Senatorshtp, vice T. J. Robertson, whose term expires with the Forty-first Congress. ‘The fact that the new South Carelina Legisiature has a colored majority of thirteen on joint ballot 18 supposed to be in Cardozo"s favor. The San Francisco Alla California thus speaks of the California Legislature:— “This mud volcano of ours Which gets into operation biennially and polutes the whole atmosphere by its foul exhalations, throws | up more laws at one eruption for the unhappy halt million of people who reside within the limits of Caitfornia than the British Parliament, which has to regulate the concerns of au empire that contains | rising one hundred and eighty milions of souls.” THAT RASCAL IN LEXINGTON AVENUE. The Black Sheep in an Aristocrutic He has and the Court of | Within the last five years General Logan—* Fight. | | for a description of for money or not is unkown, but the supposition Ls that he gave the penuilesss “targeteer” a live change for the service which he had so generously rendered. i; ‘rhe individual quite won upon the sympathies of the merchant of the “Hub,” to whom he stated that, he was @ native of Roxbury, Muss, They paried F and the detective and the merehant thei » “Clty of Churches’? quite elated? the dazzling prospects of an immediate recov ery of the long lost property. Chief Campbell de- ed detectives Charies Frost and P. Quinn to assist in the recovery of the goods and the arrest of the, | thier and receiver, A SEARCH WARKANT was procured from Justice Tom Riely, and tha wild goose chase began 1 earnest. ‘The anxtout } quariet moved rapidly vwward the place desig- | nated—Atiantic street. Down the latier sure | they went, scanniny each number ta their eage: waste With ail the interest of men who b: iu the drawing of a lottery, ull at las ; Fesched. Here was a disappolutment. There was | no Thomas Duan liv here, wor Was It & liquor, sore; Ik Was an “inte | Was next visiled—a lage | Prussian. No 21 was the ne) ‘This proved to be a coal ofiice. prospects of doing Daun brown, thought the Brook~ lyn cops ahd the Boston fy cops, and ihe duped dealer an varieties ab the “tub” had grown to be of the same option. Further mauiries were made, put ta } no aval. There was no such person as Thomas Dana | living In Athuntic street at all, And so the party GAVE UP THE SEARCH in despair. The Boston folks have gone home. ‘Tha Brovklyn oMfcials say this 18 butarepeution of a# | very antiquated game among certain sharpers, and with the “sharp” who pared this trick upon Mr. Tappan in particular, wher the police know, from the description given, to be notorious in this Une of business, These fellows flud out wheu and where a burglary or robbery has been committed, and communicate (as tals (ellow did) with the loser. stating that they can give information which will | lead to the detection of the thief and the recovery of the missing property. Once they get the parues to “drop to it” they borrow money from them under some pretext or other, and, “making tracks” for, “where the woodbine twineth,” are seen no more. gence off No. 22 saloon, kept by a poiat of inquiry. coker stily grew the BUILDING ON A W PLAN, | A Novelty in House CoustructionApartmenta for Families on the French System—De- scription of the New Houses in Korty-sixth Street. Amid the many !mprovements now being carried’ ont in this city none deserve more attention than the block of butidings at the corner of Forty-sixth street and Sixth avenue. These houses are veing built by Mr. W. H. McCormack as an ex. periment, and when completed will cost something over $100,000, ‘They are five In number, oceupy the embraced 1 100x75 feet, and are five stories juchuding the basement. Tue front and sides are of Nova Scotia stone, with galvanized iron pediment, Looking at them from the opposite side of the street the bniidings have a handsome appearance, and re- semble, together, a Parisian hotel, In fact, they are built for the purpose of snpplyiug a want much felt in this city, and which, it is thought, could be met by the erection of houses on THE YRENCH PLAN, of interior consiraction, There are stores four- teen feet bign under the dweiling houses, hand- suomeiy fitted, Tbe general eatrance te the houses is by @ la and Jofty hallway from the Forty-sixth strect alae, lighted from the top. From this hall se- parate stairs jead to the Noors above, There are six rooms on cach jav'—a parlor, dining room, kitchen, two bedrooms, bathroom and clesei, In kitchen are @ range, boller and laundry. The roo! large and twelve feet high, are hand- somely ed, painted and provided with black miarole mantels. Handsome chandeliers are sus- pended trom the ceilings of the main apartments. he walls are Inlaid with biack walnut and yellow pine and trescoed. The door of the main hall'ts laid with black marble and the sides are panelled, What 18 said of the rooms on the first will auswet the others, THE MAIN [DEA ‘comforts which aitach to tenement houses properly so called. And it would seom that be bas been quite successfal. The ure models of elegance and convenience, while Respectable Family. | Young Kelly, whose arrest for the commission of | are familiar with, has been taken from the York- | ville Court prison and cominlited to the Tombs w awalt the action of the Grand Jury, Considerati sympathy is manifested for the prisoner in conse- quence of the respectability of bis family, who, as has been already Eases ovcupy @ very res - able social position. Mrs, Keily, the step. | mother o oung Keliy, has manifested a very warm feeling In his behalf, notwithstanding | that she herseif bas been tne greatest sufferer by the young man’s robberies, The lady ts quite young and | very handsome and of the nighest respectavility, | and her appearance in the court reom created quite | @ sensation. ‘The prisoner has reason to be thankful in having a stepmother of such rare qualities of | Magnanimity, whose good offices have been so bene- | ficial to him and whose intelligence and beauty | ze that woul | her. not have been shown but for The detectives are still busily engaged in recovering the stolen preperty, aud so far have been | quite successful. Among the inore vaiuable arti. cles taken from Mrs. Kelly was a white satin dress, valued at over $200; a black Buk walking suit, colored silk dress and overskirt, a considerable quantity of very fine underciothing, and some of the | principal pieces of a vaiuabl ver dinner service, that had been presented to the lady among her wed ding presents upon the occasion of ner marriage about two years azo. Young Kelly wit) probably be baled gui ju a sew days. the separate entrances to the houses will insure a degree of privacy to the occupants not te be found in honses of ordinary censtrnction. 1 | shouid be mentioned that off the main hall, on’ the bascment floor, is @ room for the janitor of the puild- ing, whose duties will be similar to that of a con crerge in a Parisian hote All of the “fats” ure already let to parties who engaged them before the outldings were erected, a lact which shows that they mect @ public want. Mr. McCormack 1s so satisfied with the result of his experiment that he proposes to bulla more houses on (he same plan, A MIAN FEARFULLY CRUSHED, Yenion Lawler, a Inmberman, employed for seve eral years past at tne mill of the New York ang | Brooklyn Steam Lumber Company, near the Ninth street bridge, South Brooklyn, met with a terrible — and, itis feared, fatal ac ident, shortly before noon ierday. He, in company with ® number of fellow crkmen, Was engaged in raising a oak Umber to the top of a pile of lumber, when the “chair? gave way the mas- ive log came down suddenly, pinning him beiween the corners of it and nnether similar piece of luinber, Hts comrades rushed to his as- sistance and promptly lifted the life-cra: weight og the poor man Mr, Lawler, who des. in Conrt street, near Huntington, was Coliege Hospital, where it was found that his als ma ag ie vente and that also Injured. S chances of recovery are belie’ Woy OBLY sib, 7 Abe Temoved to the |

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