The New York Herald Newspaper, April 8, 1871, Page 3

THE MINERS’ WAR. Outbreak Among the Laborers at Scranton, COAL BREAKERS BURNED. SEVERAL Bloody Fight With Working Miners. Seranton Occupied by State ‘Troops. PROCLAMATION BY GOVERNGR GEARY. AN Unlawful Combinations to be Broken Up. \ Boranton in a State of Miot—Property Dew stroyed—Atincks upon Working Miners. Sonanton, April 7, 1871, ‘This city is in an intense state of excitement, An | outbreak amoug the miners occurred last night, and | She reign of terror predicted in my letter of yester- | ‘day bas comm nced, As the mail closes ina short | time { must tell the story as briefly as possible. For gome time past a mine known as the Tripp BSiope bas been producing coal, a portion of | Which has ween applied to supplying the ants of tye citizens here, but much the Jargest quantity has been purchased for the cus- tomers of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Compeny. Yesterday an organized band, consisting of irish, Welsh and English minery, be- longing to the Workingmen’s Benevolent Associa- tion, congregated about the slope with the avowed intention of preventing the mine from being worked. When the seven or eight men left work a hostile demonstration was made upon them vy the rioters, In wh‘ch clubs and pistols were freely used. Several ofthe miners were severeiy beaten, and one of the Assailants was shot in the Dip, Last night, or early this worning, the rioters proceeded to @ small Opening on the road between Uyde Park and Provi- dence, entered the mine, tore the track, blew up the cars and did so much damage tuat the works were eilectuaily stopped, This morning the exasperated miucrs, augmented Mm numbers and strengtaened by ‘he euccesses of yesterday, made anovuer demonstration at we Tripp Siope and prevented We men who wished to Work from entering the mine. Mayor Morries ap- peared upon the spot and endeavored to per- suade the men Ww maimtain order and re- tire to their homes, ile was utterly power- less in his efforts, but upon a promise that the slope should not be worked he leaders guaran- teed that the men who had veeu employed in the Works should not be molested, Relying upon this Suarantec the wen staried for treir homes, but had got but a lew steps from the “ead house” of the Blope before they were set upou by the crowd and barely escaped with their lives, One man received @ scalp wound from a pistoi, and was saved | from death by a mnracic. The mob then Proceeded to the mine of tue Lacka- Wanna iron Company, on this side of the fiver, and after an excked demonstration drove the men out aud closed work at tiut point. At eleven o'clock Mayor Morris proceeded to this | acene of disturbance and read the Kiot act. But he | might have saved his breath. The object of the gathering having been accomplished, the mob formed into procession, and, as I write, are parad- ing the stccets, preceded by tie American flag. Such are the events up to the hour of closing the mail. «he rioters have thus far carried their points, amd the mining of coal im this quarter has been slopped. Bat the spirit of disorder is abroad, and | there 1s no predicting what shape it may next as- sume, Thai wus siate of things has been precipl- tated by the avowed determination of the companies mot to treat with the workmen except upon the terms iaid down last November, there Ag nota doubt, and tt ts evident that the doings of yesterday and to-day are but the beginning of most Berious trouble. The military of the Siate will be » Ordered to tuis place, and peace will have to be maintaimed at the point of the bayonet, That the citizens are greatly excited at the as- pect of aifairs 1s but natural to suppose, | and the stream sympathy which has been runpnivg in of the miners thus far is beginning to tr. uc other way. The miners have grown despers iad it 1s feared that attacks will ultimately be made upon the stores to relieve eravings of nature. This 1s the iirst serious out- break in this section fur many years, and the hearts of the peopie are consequently filled with the gravest apprenensions. Later § Particulare—Two Coal Breakers Burned vy the Kioters—Arrival of State Troops—-The Mob Cowed—Miners Anxio' to Recommence Work. ScRanTON, April 7, 1871. During the efternoon the rioters, to the number of about one thousand, proceeced to the Noyang and Clark coal breakers m the ‘Third ward of the city, and the men at work in the former were driven off. ‘They then set fire to the Noyang breaker, and it burned to the ground. ‘This evening at half-past seven o'clock one batta- Mon of infantry and a section of arullery of the 4State Guard arrived, and the troops are quartered 4m the various halls in thecity. Severai more batta- Mons are expected to arrive during the mght. The -tfoops are under the command of Major General Osborne, an experienced officer of the late war. It is reported here that some of the works from ‘which the men were driven to-day will resume to- morrow unacr the protection of tue military, Many Miners are anxious to resume work, and will come -mence at once if they can be assured that they will ‘be protected against the terrorism and malignity of the rioters. ‘The intentiva of bringing the military dere 1s to render this protection. Op to ten P. M. no additional acts of violence have een committed, but threats of renewed violence ‘to-morrow are numerous. One company of troops has been sent to the Tripp Slope, where renewed Bosiilities are threatened In tne morning. Since the arrival of the troops greater confidence te felt by the people, and many believe there will be ne renewal of the lawlessness, Great Excitement at Witkesbarre—Tho Works men Romain Quiet. WILKESBARRE, April 7, 1871. There {s great excitement here over tho dis- turbances at Scranton, Troops, under the com- mand of Major General E. 8. Osborne, from Wilkes- barre, Pittston, Piymonth and Hazelton, left thia evening for Ssranton. There are no indications of any disturbance here as yet, Proclamation of Governor Geary—The Riot. ers Denounced=The Military Called Upon to Assist the Civil Authorities—The Untawe ful Combinations of Railroad Companics to Be Broken Up. HARRISBURG, April 7, 1871. Pennsylvanta, s8—In the nawe and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, John W. Geary, Governor oi tie suid commonwealth, Aynereay, the recent ton of work bi creas, the recent suspension of wor the miners {n the anthracite coal regions of the State, and the subsequent tinposition by the transportation companies of prohivitory raves, have entailed great a@nd manifold eviis upon miners, operators, cons @numers, manufacturers aad others; and whereas ail efforts of the Bxecative and their friends of law and social order have failed to harmonize the cone Mloting interests and bring about an amicable ad» Fa EY the existing difficulties; and, whereas, the hea it Investigation before a committee of the Senate failed to provide any remedy for existing evil or & a ish anything towards the desi adjustment, or te give promise of relief to a sutfer- and whereas, a9 sual in such cases, the Pita usnas hos Succes connict pa resulted, as Tam ‘preaches of the peace and the destruction Aud property at the city of an! tween | page pad ee ence eee and callg prompt and t remedies, ae therefore, oan Ww. Governor of the said Ue We y virtue of power and an- ‘thority ve in me by the constitution and laws, do hereby proclaim and declare:— First—That it is unlawtul for any person or asso- elation of persons by violence, threats or other coercive means to prevent any laborers or miners from working when they please, for whom they please, and at such wages aa they please, and alike unlawful, by such violence or threats, to deter or prevent the owner or operators of mines from employing whomsoever they may Choose to employ, and at such wages 2s may be agreed Ryan between the employer and the persons employed, Second—that it 1s tnlawful for any railroad or other irausportation company, tn subversion of the objects of its creation, to impose rates ef freight or transportation intended to and whieh are sub- stanilaily prohibitory, or to combine with others to effect the same ends, and thus create, prolong or aggravate existing evils, 4htrd—That it 8 unlawful, at all times and under ummstances, ior persons to assemble In & riotous Or tumuituous manner, and, under griev- ances, elther actual or intended, to commit breaches Oi the peace, destroy property, or endanger or take the lives Oo: others, and tus subvert and nullify the Jaws and subject the good name of the State to hu- miitation and reproach, Fourti— that reliable information having been received that these riotous assemblages are wo jarge and powerful to be dispersed, or suppressed by the local authorities of Scranton, which have called on mo for aid, I have invoked the military Power of the State to suppress the riots and mods ab Scranton, and wherever else in the Commonwealth such unlawful assemblages may ve found, and under the conviction that the time has come for a complete settlement for the present and future of the unlawful compilcas Uons and diiiculties under which the people now suffer, [have also invoked the civil power of the State against the railroad and other transportation compaiies for the misuse and abuse of their corpo- Tate rights and privYeges, and will enforce all the remedies authorized by the laws of the land; and [ call upon all military organizations to hold themselves in readiness to support the civil authorities wherever thereunto required, and upon all civil tiagistrates, oilicers ant citizens in thelr several spleces of action or influence to sustain or enforce the laws aguinst al! oie: ‘3 in anywise responsibie for the evils and wivngs under which Wwe now suffer, Given uuder my hand and the great seal of the State, at Harrisburg, this seventh day of Aprtl, in tie year of our Lord one thousand eight handred and seventy-one, and of the Commonwealth the minety-fiti JOHN W. GHARY. Altest:—F, JORDAN, Secretary of the Common- wealth. OUR PUGNACIOUS LEGISLATORS, Fracas Between Assemblymen Irving and Weed— A Eoad in a Handkerchief and an Eye in Mourning—Intense Excitement Among the Law Breakers and the Law Makers, ALBANY, April 7—10 P. M. The Assembly was thrown into great excitement to-night by @ dispute between two of the members of the Railroad Committee, Messrs. Irving and Weed, which finally ended in a personal encounter and for a time puta stop to the regular business of the House. It will be remembered that a bill was introduced some time ago which virtually repealed the charter of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Com- pany, and it was rumored at the time that the New York Central was at tue bottom of the scheme, with a view of ultimately getting full control of the roads now in possession of the Canal Company. From the start there was considerable feeling manifested about the bill, and especially as it was once recommitted tothe Ratl- road Committee aiter it had been before the House. This evening Mr, Flagg, the chairman of the cow- mittee, asked for a suspension of the order of buai- ness, 80 that he mht introduce a resolution taking the bill Out of the hands of the committee, and ordering it to @ third reading. Of course, the friends of the Canal Company in the House were on the alert, and a& good deal of excitement ensued. While the vote was bemg taken by ayes and noes a large number of members con- gregated about the Clerk’s desk, Weed among others. Irving, one of the members of the committee, between whom and Weed there exists very litle friendly feeling, finally made his way to the desk and called out to the Speaker (Mr. Fields being in the chair) to make the members take their seats, exclaiming:—"The Clerk can take this vote without being prompted; these members are prompting him,’ He, then turned towards Weed and charged him with being one of the prompters, and at the same time mado use of an | epithet something like “You sucker,’ which Weed resented, as Irving says, by caliing him “A damnea thief.” This Weed denies emphatically, contending that he merely told Irving to keep away from him, as he didn’t want to have any difficulty, At any rate tha two talked in such a lowd tone of voice that | tne attention of the whole House was attracted to it, and the two took hold of one anotner by t he lappel ofeach other's coat. Weed says he put his hand out to push Irving away from him, while the latter claims that Weed attempted to strike him, By the exertions of other members the tamult was quell ed for awhue, and the two went pack into the Clerk’s room, foliowed by a crowd of their colleagues. The door was then shut to prevent any further interference of the business of the House, as living and Weed kept talking in a loud tone of voice, the former being very much ex- cited, The friends of both parties did their best to put on end to the row by getting the two away from one another; but before they could do so Irving struck Weed a powerful blow with his fist over the left eye, causing a very bad wound. Weed was stand- ing wt the time with Nis back against tle doorway that ieads into the House; and, as Fianacan stood between him and Irving, endeavoring to pacify the latter, he did_not expect the blow, After he nad been struck Weed made an effort to get at Irving, while the latter, now excited to the highest pitch, ‘was making ready to strike again. ‘Through the exertions of Flanagan and others the two were kept apart, and Irving was induced to go into the House and take his seat. Weed came in shortly afterward with a handkerchief bound over his eye, took his seat and rose to ask for the ap- pointment of a committee to investigate the matter, but sat down on heing Informed that a com- mittee had aiready been appointed. This committee, which was Rew shortly atter Weed and Irving had left the House ana entered the Clerk’s room ana the door had been shut behind them, consists of Messrs. Frear, Alvord, Littlejohn, Fields and Nicho- las. They will meet to-morrow morning before the business of the House begins and will probably av once make thetr report. Iv is needless to state thatthe House was in no frame of mtr occurred, and soon alter the fracas adjourned tn great confusion. The affair is the town talk to. night, and culation is rife as to what course the Investigating committee will pursue, Irionds clatin that as he struck Weed when not within the bar of the house, nothing more than a censure can result to him from it; but the row Which occurred af the Clerk's desk was of suci a nature that tt 1s quite likely that the committee will consider the encounter which followed 4 it had actually taken place at the desk, of bown parties are in a terribly excited state of mind over the thing, and what the upshot will be before the adjournment would be bard to foretell. MORE SUICIDES, The Dead Body of a German Found Near Fort Mamilton, Fort Hamittoy, N. ¥., Apri 7, 1871. The body of & man was found near the fort thts evening with @ five-barre! pistol alongside, three barreis of whih were discharged. The balls had entered the breast, near the heart. The deceased was a German, about thirty years of age. He had in its pocket a card of the South Brookiyn Harmonia Club, with the name of J, Weehtershauser, also & card of Alfred Dolye, mity street, New York, and another of Lomier, ssarvest Ilouse, East New York. He had evidently been a carrier or ageut for the sale of newapapera, Justice Church took charge of the body dad potlled we Coroner. Suicide Clinten, N. ¥ Povankerrsin, April %, 1971, William Henry Crasper, of Yonkers, committed sulcide last night in the town of Clinton, Ii health was the cause. che Suicide B the At about nine o'clock last night a prominent Get man poiltician, 4 resident of East New Y ork, com- mitted suicide by shooting himself througn the head | 604 with a revolver. Francis Lauzer, the a , lived at the cornet of SheMeld and’ Liberty streets (to transact business after what had | Irving's | EASTER SUNDAY. How the Day Is to be Observed in the Churches of All Denominations, Decorating the Altars and Sanctuaries—The Musio That is to bo Sung in Praise of Him Who is Risen—The Sermons That Are to be Preached—Solemn Scenes and Splendid Ceremony—Religion Exhibited in Its Proper Sphere—The Fast and the Feast, To-day the fast of Lent is over, and the Church 18 anxiously preparing for the great festival of Easter. During the past week sorrow and gloom were emblemed in every ceremony, and by degrees was reached the final act in the sacred drama, when the whole Christian race bows down before the cross on Calvary and acknowledges tho source whence spring the salvation of mankind. Solemn and tm- posing as the services were which PICTURED THE LAST SCENES in the Saviour’s life, they were not more grand or Impressive than are those which the Church now adopts to commemorate the Resurrection, the glory of which surpasseth all understanding. Ail over the world, wherever Christian men exist, there was one G. A. Healy, 18 to preach. There 1s to be @ concert in this ee in its ald, Sunday evening, the 16th inst IN 8ST. MARY'S CHURCH, Grand street, Kev. Father Mater will be the celebrant of the solemn high mass; Rev. Father McRvoy, dea- con, and Rev, Father Reade, sub-deacon, The altars will be brilliantly lighted. The music pro- niises to be fine, Mr. Boyrer, organist, having com- posed a mass for the occasion, The choir isa vol- unteer one, numbering about fifty voices, and hag veen in training more than two years, There will be solemn vespers in the afternoon. AT ST. BRIDGEI’S CHURCH, corner of avenue B and Eighth street, no trouble has been spared in decorating the sanctuary for the Easter. Two hundred lights have beep arranged around the figure of the dead Christ above the altar, and other ornamentation on an equally extensive Beale has been mtroduced. A choir of thirty-flve altar boys has been trained to chant the Regina Cell Latare immeuiately before mass. The mass to be sung will be Haydn's “Imperial,” under the directton of the organist, Mr. Vi piacere The gorgeous vestinents, made in Munich for this church, at a cost of about $6,000, will be used to- morrow. The celebrant is to be the pastor, Rey. Father Mooney; deacon, Rev. Father Brady; sub- deacon, Rey. Father Meister, Rev. Father Mooney also preaches the sermon. Solemn vespers (Mile Jard’s) will be sung in the afternoon. CHURCH OF THE TMMACULATE CONCEPTION, In this church, at the customary hour, Rey. Dr. Morrogh ts to celebrate the solemn high mass, Rev. Father McGuire is to be deacon and Rey. Father Murphy, sub-deacon, Rev. Father McGuire ts to preach, Mr. Reus, the organist, has composed a Inass especially tor this festival. At Vespers a mag- nificat, said to be very One, which was arranged by Mr, Reuter, will be sung. The floral ornamentation is excellent, CHURCH OF ST. FRANCIS XAVIER. In this church (Jesuits) the celebrant will be Rev. Father Bendevan Rey. Father Busum; sub- deacon, Mr. Casurs; master of ceremonies, Mr. fervent wail chanted yesterday and the two pre- vious days, recounting in simple meloay the love He bore for men, even unto death. To-day the LAMENTATIONS BECOME MOSANNAS; grief becomes joy, and the awful dread of the crucl- fled 1s turned into boundless yearning for the resur- rected. In all the Catholic churches of this city the purple cloth of mourning has covered the altars and draped the sanctuary during the past six weeks; during Holy Week even the light of day was exclu- ded and music was unknown at any service, but to- day, as the priest intones the Gloria in EBxcelsis, the covering is taken from the windows, the purple cioth is removed from the altar and a flood of music fills the church, as the choir takes up the glorious hymu and sings it with impassioned en- thusiasm, This 15 the signal that the Lenten season is over, and, from this moment, fasting and lamenta- tions are forgotten, and the faiihful, with a joyful spiric, hasten to prepare for Easter Day. It would be diiticult to understand this quick transition from griet to joy were it to be forgotten that the faith which inspires the one has inspired the other, Believing hearts approach the tom) sorrowtfully, with Mary and Martha, and Peter and John, and follow them along the road from Calvary to Galilee, and there rejoicingly sing hosannas before Christ risen, ‘To-day every Catholic and Protestant church puts forth energy to prepare for the services which are to signalize the mystery of to-morrow’s festival, and every device 1a used, especiaily in the Catholic churches, to surround with KELIGIOUS POMP aND BRULLIANCY the second greatest feast of the year. The chotcest tousic 18 selected, and every chetr ia filled with zest to honor the occasion With strains of joyous meiody, | Siguilicant Of the intinice power whicn the God displayed. For several days past tir have been binding the choices: flowers into graceiul symbols to place them on the allw and around the sanctuaries as nature’s love: hest offerings to the sacred one, who is to be honored, worshipped and. besoughit. | Judging irom the success attained so far in the pre- | parations the Catholic churches of tho elty will to- morrow exhibit @ wealth of oruamentauon aud a beauty, of decoration never witnessed before. AS will b@ seen from what follows velow special ser- vices will be held in all the Catnolic and Protestant churches and in those of some of the other denomt- nauions, all of which promise to display au unusual ‘degree Of religious iervor and faith on this tesuval or qasier, ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL, In this time-honored sacred editice solema high Mass will pe celebrated at half-past ten o'clock to- morrow morning by the Most Keverend Archoishop. The Archbishop's assistant priest wil be the Very Kev. Dr, Starrs; deacon of the mass, Rev. Fayer McGean; sub-deacon, Kev, Mr. Lynch; musiver of ceremonies, Rev. Father McNierney; assistant mas- ter of ceremouies, Kev. Father Kearney. ‘The ser- mon will ve preached by the Rev. Father Doucet, s. J. The mastc will be a new mass by the organist, Mr. Schmutz, and the choir is to be enlarged for the occasion. In the afternoon there will oe solemn Vespers, at which the Archbishop will oMiciate, assisted by all the priests of the cathedral. The hign ‘ aitar and the two side ones will be profusely decorated, AT ST. PETER’S CHURCH, Barclay street, ample preparations have peen made Jor a grand display. The altars are to recetve the most elaborate orhameniation, and @ iarge number of gas jets and candies will turow Ub sanctuary into a biaze of light. Solemn high mass will begin at ten o’clock, the eviebrant being the Rey. M. C. O'Farrell; deacon, Rev, H. B. Gallagher, of San Francisco; subdeacon, Kiev. Jur. Allen, of Halifax; master of ceremonies, Rey. Mr. Quinn, ‘The preacher will be the Rey, Mr. Gatlagher. An extra chotr, with full chorus, has been trained by the organist of tie cuurch, Protessor Pecter, and the music 1s to be Haydn's Imperial | mass. Solemn vespers will begin at haif-past three | in the afternoon, AT ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH, in East Twenty-eigniin sirect, solemn high mass will be celebrated, begining at hali-past ten o'cl the celebrant being the Kev. Dr. Mesweeney; dca- con, Rev. Father Henry; sub<ieacon, Rev, Father The sermon wiil be preached by tne Kev, icGiynu, the pastor, The mass to be sung 1s Haydn's No, 3, An orchestral accompaniment and an inereased chorus have been added, so that, under the leadership of Mr. Danforth, | the organist, the music promises to be very fine. Solemn vespers will be sung in the evening, the same priests officiating as at high mass, Tue magnificent marbie aliar will be splendiuly deco- rated, aud the sanctuary made beauttful with flowers, Hundreds of lights will illumine the large stained glass window above the altar, and make tue sanctuary seen irom a distance, arrayed in all the pomp of the religious service of this Cuurch—a picture of what might be fancied about @ church in Kome on @ festive day. 8ST, ANN’S CHURCH, in Twelfth street, will be handsomely fitted np, Flo- ral decorations will be arranged on the altars, High mass will begin at half-past tem o'clock, the Rev. Father Preston being celovraut; Rev. W. C, Poole deacon, and a@ scholastic trom the Jesuit's College sub-deacon. The sermon will be preached by the Rev. Mr. Ducey, of the Church of the Na- tivity. The mass sung will be Mr, Deucher’s, the organist—the same mass that was sung on the open- ing of this church last New Year’s Das, Solema vespers take place in the afternoon. THY REDEMPTORIST FATHERS, at their church in East Third street, propose mak- ing agrand display to-morrow, The splendid edt- | fice 1g supplied With every facility for imposing relt- gious ceremony, and no doubt the service will be | Inost exciting and impressive. The ceiebrant of the solemn high mass will be Rev. Father Leimamber; | deacon, Rey. Father Urban; subd-deacon, Rev. Father | Pri master of ceremonies, Kev. Father Kiap- | hake. The Hev. Father Woeri isto preach the | | sermon, The mass sung will be Mozarc’s No 12, and the chow, numbering forty votces, will be assisted by an iustrumental band, all under the leadersiip of Mr. Fisher, the organist. In the afte: noon,.at three o'clock, there will be solemn vespe. when Lambelotte’s “Regina Cael: Leetare”, will be sung. Later in the evening the confraternity of the Junmecuitte Meart of Mary will have a service, at which benediction of the blessed sacrament will be given. A procession called the Proces- sion of the Resurrection 18 also to con- stitute part of the Kaster service, and will | form an iteresting feature, It ls to consist of ail the reverend fathers of the church, acolytes, the | young men of tne Holy Family (100 m number), the young women of the Holy Family (100 11 number) nd the ri olupany of the church, which numbers | about seventy-tiv he chime of six bells in the | belfry of the church rings while the procession is in progress. AT ST. JAMES’ CHURCH, | In James street, solemn high mass takes place at | half-past tea o'clo Father barreliy, pastor, will be celebrant; Rey. Edward McKenna, | deacon; Kev. F. Martin, sub-deacon, The sermon | will be preached by | Kev. Father Quin, 8. | J, of Fordham College. Solemn vespers are to be | hela in the afternoou. The music will be the Pas- chal Masa, sung by a doubie quartet choir under di- | rection of the organist, Mr. Laduente, Tne sance tuary will bo very briliant with 400 lights surround- jog the altar. The ladies of the parish have sup- ped a large number of the very choicest fowers, which are to beautify the sanctuary. CHURCH OF ST. PAUL THE APOSTLE, At this church, presided over by the Rey, Father Hecker, soicema Nigh mass wil commence atthe | usual bour, the Rev, Father Dwyer being celebrant; Key. Fatner B, D. Mill, deacon; Rev. Father Searle, sub-deacon, ‘The Rev.{Father Hecker will preach. The music will be the “Gregorian Chant,” twelve altar boys, well trained for the purpose, making the responses. Solemn vespers are sung in the after- noon. The decoratory arrangements promise to be AT ST, MICHAEL'S CHURCH, Renaud. The mass to be sung is the “Resurrection Mass,’ by the organist of tue church, Mr. Berge, ‘There will be twenty voices in the choir, with a full orchestra. Kev, Father onayne is to preach. Solemn vespers begin at five in the evening. The sanctuary is elegantly and elaborately oruamented. AT ST. JOSEPH’S CHURCH, corner of Sixth avenue and Washington place, Rev, Father Farrell, pasior, is to be ceiebrant; Rev, Father Dunphy, deacon; Rev. Father M. Clancey, sub-deacon; Kev. Father Byron, master of cere- monies, key. Father Clancey ts to preach. The choir, under direction of Mr. Martenez, the organ- ist, has been in training for the festival, CHURCH OF 8ST. TERESA. In this church, of which the Rev. James Boyce {8 Pastor, the Laster services will be particularly inter- esting, a3 the Forty Hours’ Adoration is to commence here with the solemn high mass. At any time the Forty Hours’ Devoiion ts always well attended, and the sanctuary 1s especially prepared with flowers and ornamenis and a large number of well arranged lights for the occasion. This, then, combined with the profuse expenditure of good taste in decorating the altars for tnis Easter gives the chureh an additional claim for « large congregation to-Morrow, The Yeung Ladies’ Sodality, belonging to the church, will keep the “watches? during the Adoration, Solemn high mass will be celebrated at the usual hour by the Rev. Father Boyce, Kev, Father Flattery being deacon aud Key. Father Mc- Cauley sub-deacon, In consequence of the com- mencement of the Forty Hours’ Adoration there will be no sermon, Haydn's Mass, No. 7, will be sung, under the direction of the organist, Mr. Gleason. There will be solemn vespers in the evening. CHURCH OF ST. ANTHONY, OF PADUA (ITALIAN), In this church solemn high mass will be cele- brated, the celebrant being Rev. Father Leo; dea- con, Kev, Father Edward; sub-deacon, Kev. Faiher Tranqguillino; inaster of ceremonies, Rev, Father Charles, At tie nine o'clock service the Rev, Father Edward will preach in Unglish; at the solemn dligh Mass Re Father Leo will preach in English; in the evening, at half-past seven o'clock, Rey. Father Tranqguilituo will preach tu Italian. ‘The Altar So- ciety has aecorated the sanctuary very prettuly, CHUROM OF ST, VINCENT FERRAR, Tm this pretty church, 1 Sixty-tifth street, pre- sided over vy the Doininican Fathers, Kev. Fathe Lily betng pastor, the services during Holy Wee have been coauucted most lupresaively, the twelve priests of the order taking part at every service, ‘To-morrow the church will be elegantly arranged in floral de orauons, Solemn high mass will begin athall-past tea o'clock, the celebrant being Rev. Father Turner; aeacon, Rev. Father Slinger; sub- dexcon, Rev, ther McKenna. Key. Father Lilly will preach the sermon, Weber's mass will be sung by the choi, wader the leadership Of the organist, Mr, C. Hauschell, the soprano veiug Miss Fisette; cons tralto, Miss Tracey, ana Messrs. Fransell and Sulli- van, tenor aud baritone respectively. Solemn ves- pers begin at hall-past seven In the evening, when a sermon by the Very Rey. Father Kelly will be fee At the nine o’clock A. M. inass the St. Vecilia Society will constitute the choir, TRINITY CHURCH. In this grand tempie the services of the Holy Week have been in iull accordance witn the beautiful and solemn ritual of the Episcopal Church, and large congregatious have been ‘here daliy worshippers. To-morrow (ne services will even gain more In s0- lemnity and tmpressiveness from the nature of the fesuval, and “Old Trinity? witl appear im purest jorm, worshippmg at the shrine of the gospel and echoing w the words of the Evangelists, announcing the resurrection of the Master. The ser- mon of the morning service, beginning at hal-past ten o'clock, will be preached by the Key. Dr. Vinton; that o1 the afiernoon by the Rey. Dr. Ogilby. During the services the prayers will be intoned and th Litany rexd by the Rev. Mr. Denniston, M. A. Wiil be fifty hghts on the altar, and $300 has veen expended im providing fowers for tne altars | and sanctuary. Thex will be a chotr of sixty voices around the cusucel. A band of music, consisting of forty pieces, under direction of Mr. Morgan, will be in the organ lott assist the regular choir. The music se_ected is fm Hadyn, Mozart, Tallis, Gusa, Manuel aud Thorne, The choir is, of course, wader the leadership of the organist, Mr. Merster. The jollowig 18 the programme of the chimer, which WLI commence at half-past ten A. M. ‘Let the Merry Church Bells King,” “Tne World Itself Keeps Kaster bay 1 "Nature's Halle- lujah,” « o COPAL CHURCHES. At St. Thomas’ cu) » Fiuth avenue and Pifty-first street, Rey, Dr. Morgan wil preaco, At, St. Puai’s, Broadway, Kev. Dr, Dix, rector of Trinity parish, wul preach, At Grace Courch, Tenth street and Broadway, the sermon will be by Rev, Dr. H. C. Potter. b avenue and Twenty- first street, Rev, Dr. Washiurae is tue preacher. At St. Peter's, Twentieth street and Ninth ave. nue, the preacher will be Kev. Dr. Beach, At the Church of the Heavenly Rest, Fifth avenue and Forty-sixth street, Rey. Dr. Howland is to preach. At Christ cuarch, Thirty-filth street and Fifth ave- nue, tue preacher will be Rev, Dr. Ewer. At St. Joun’s, Varicg street, Kev. Dr, Weston preaches. At ‘trinity chapel, Twenty-fifth street, Rey. Dr. Swope preaches. All of the above charches will be handsomely de- corated and the sanctuaries lighted up with ab uu- usual number of lights. THE GERMAN LUTHERANS, At Paui’s the Rey. Mr. Gerssenhatner will preach in the morning, Tv4) special pieces will be sung by the choir, under the leaderslip of Mr. Mayer, the organist—namely, “Easter Hymn” and “Hailelujan’”’ from Handel's Messian, In the several other German Lutheran churches in th iy Special services will be held, This religious denomination pays especial attention to the Easter jJestival, and adorns the church most lavishly with Ornaments suitable to the festival, CHURCH OF THE DIVINE PATERNITY, The choir in this church will comprise the usual quartet—Mme, Gertrude Frankau Hess, soprano; Mille. Fridade Pebeie, alto; Dr. J. A. Kelley, tenor; Mr. G. C. Deyo, buss, and a grand chorus of select voices, the Whole under the direction of Albert J. Holden, organist. The pastor, Kev. EB. il. Chapin, Will preach the sermon, EASTER COMMUNION PLATE. Several Costly Silver Sets on Exhibition. At the salerooms of Adams, Hallock & ( leadiug church plate manufacturers, of No. 20 John street, Will be on exhibition during to-day and the early part of next week THRES COSTLY SILVER SERVICES of communion plate. They are manufactured for the firm by the Gorham Manufacturing Company, of Providence, R. L, who employ a large number of artisans in the production of solid silver ware alone. ‘The sets may be described as follows:—A set for the Church of the Holy Trinity, Brooklyn, of which Dr. sfall is rector, “It 1s made entirely FROM MEMORIAL SILV! or offerings of siiver cups, vases, coins, &c., by the members of the congregation. It consists of an ornately engraved fagon, capable of containing four quarts, bearing the inseripuon, “Church of the Holy frinity, Brooklyn Heights, N. ¥., Buster, i871." ‘The handle terminates at each end’in a cluster of acorns and oak leaves, The lid is surmounted with a Roman cross, and the vessel itweif 19 adorned in alio relievo bands, with clusters of the grape. Next are two chaiices, similarly adorned in alto reltevo and gilt within. A paten, ornamented on the edge with raised ears of wheat and bear- ing ta the centre the Sree figure of the dove, euclosed in a triaugle and a circle, with two offer. tory plaves, ornamented in like manner, completes the set, . may, ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, BROOKLYN, » the | of which Dr, Drowne is tue rector, has the next nportant set. This consists of a Nagon, three quarts, surmounted by o Maitese cross, and bearing the in- laglo inscription, ‘Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts !? two chalices, gold-plated inside, beautifully engraved; a paten, with the monogram 8. P. inwo- ven with & cross; two plates, with L H.S, in the er in Ninth avenue, Thirty-trst and. Thirty-second streets, the Hey. Artuur J. Donnelly, pastor, solemn whore he kept a iager}eor saloon and garden. lie was | nigh mass, beginning at the usual hour, will be cele- about sixty years ef and bee: rather freely of late, witen tack, down ag the commission of thia rash oe the wrote deuce ‘Was notilied to hold an inquest op body, panne tee 5 A MURDERER SENTENCED, Fonpa, N, Y., April 7, 1871, The caso of thé pedyié against Charles Eacker, on trial since Monday last at this place, for the mur- der of Thomas P. Burdick on the 4th of July iast, saa, Herersemphee to ees tag brated by the Rey. Father Donnelly, the deacon Deing Rev. Father Pratt and the snb-deacon Mr, eerbmonien and pif; Wiliam Deynan aseleeant mse ceremonies, and Mr, Willlam ter of coreteon! ‘The members of the Latin class attached to the church assist at the ceremonies, oc- seats in the sanceanry. The music, as is will be of the highest oruer, THY CHURCH OF ST. y ta Thtrtoenth atrevt, between Ninth and Tenth ab. mneg, though a, In exterior nor up in oy Sas eo cee | centre, and an alms plate, bearing tue text, * more blessed to give than torecenve.” tua? ae CHURCH OF THE REDREMER, Brooklyn, has the third set. It comprises atwo quart fagon of chaste desi bearing the text, “This 18 my blood of the New ment, which is shed for many.” Tho two chalices are similarly chaste and fine. The paten ts en; “This is my body. iven for you.” Tne fa dead Toe | Which ts inscribed, ‘This do in remembrance of me/’ earner added te this set, of nent de- y is Rendle sormtnases in 8 ¢ over whic! is & wilt . The bowl is gilt and rated Sint trom Provestent’ Jeera Hen rota og WASHINGTON. Comparative Statement of Government Receipts and Expenditures. Gerrit Smith as the Great Repub- lican Peacemaker. The New York Custom House Nominations Confirmed. Satisfaction of the Colored People Over the Passage of the Ku Klux Bill. WasHt The New York Custom House Confirmed. The Senate went into executive session at half- past four o'clock. No quorum was present and at least thirty minutes elapsed before one could be obtained. The nominations of Dar- ling to be Appraiser of Merchandise and Lafin Naval OMcer at the port of New York were taken up, When nearly an hour was spent tn debate of a desultory character, and what was said yesterday Was to some extent repeated by tie same parties. It becoming apparent that the nominations would be confirmed, several of the Senators abstalr trom voting, among them Mc Cragin and Pat- terson, of New Hampshire; Wilson and Sumner, of Massachusetts; Fenton, of New York; Scott, of Pennsylvania; Sherman, of Ohio; Trumbull and Logan, of. Illinols, and Morton, of Indiana, The nominations were contirmed. It 15 said a few votes only were cast against Darling, and that in Laflin’s case there was no division. During yesterday and to-day Senator Conkling cireulated among republican members of the House from New York for signature a letter strongly recommend- ing the confirmation of Laiin and Darling, but ob- tained the signatures of only six of them, or les: than one half of those to whom it was presented, This letter, it Is understood, was shown in the Senate to-day by Mr. Conklug to numerous Sena tors. ‘ON, April 7, 1871, Nominations Senator Morton to be Serenaded. The Indiana Bepublican State Assovition, with other republican State associations, will serenade Senator Morton at his lodgings at the National Hotel to-morrow evening. 1t is expected that the President and the members of the Cabinet will be present. On this occaston Senator Morton will make a speech, which will be widely used for cam- palgu purposes in 1872, A Plensan Event ut the Capital —Colored Meu’s Gratitude Toward the Authov of the Ku Klux Bill. The colored men are especially jnbilant over the passage of the “bill to enforce the fourteenth amend- ment, and for other purposes.’ A delegation of them called to-day upon Judge Shellabarger, in the Speaker's room of the House, for the purpose of con- gratulating him. Among those present were Fred- erick Douglass, Rev. Sella Martin, and representa tves Long, Elliott, Turner and Wall—all colored men. After some mutual congratulations Mr. Martin satd:— Mr. SHELLABARGER—\We come to you to-' representative o; our race in the South you our thanks for the noble part you ha ushing this Ku Kiax bill turough, and to congratu- jate you as a true friead of the oppressed and dowa- trodden of the South, As loyalists, we give you our thanks; as Christians, we lift up our voices on high for your long life and success, and we desire now to | congratulate the author of this bill upon its passage. We had hoped it would nave been stronger, but as it | 1s we hope it will prove equat to the emergency. We therefore extend to you our heartielt thanks for your labor in the cause of justice. Mr. Martin concluded by dciailing some of the out Tages perpetrated by the Ku Kiux upon the loyal peo- ple of the South. Judge Shellabarger,in reply said: — MR. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN—You cannot 1 ize how much this cail has affected me. { have no language which | deem sunicient to venture upon to express myself, If this call hi: rom my own race it would have affected me but little, but coming as it does from your race, it does affect me. As I look into your faces I see the wrongs of two han- dred and fifty years, and in each countenance a se: timent of love and respect which fully repays any Teeble effort Lhave made in this matter, Again L thank you. Frederick Douglass then stepped forward and, taking Judge Sheilabarger by the hand, said:— Ihave no speech to make, but I thank God that I hove been permitted to hve to see this day. 1 can say no wore now, Again I thank you ten Uhousand tumes. The delegation then retired. Comparative Statement of Government Re~ ceipts and Expenditures for the Last Two Years. The following comparative statement of the net receipts and expenditures of the United States gov- ernment for the two years from March 1, 1367, to March 1, 1869, and the two years from March 1, 1869, to March 1, 1871, has just been issued from the Treasury Department:— RECEIPTS. | Tico Years, | Two Yoursy y Sources of Ne x Thevanue, Deeverve, Tner iB, 452,40 | 358,455, 167, #55, 8873, 5,8. 58 - 2,005,291, 44,299,651 296,011,201) 28,510,858) — 68,067,629} 61,554,509) $16,713,120] _| 661, 405,443] 8709,500,401|"ete,t15,t00 gam ase. EXPENDITURES, fiom) Tua Years, (om 80 On What Account. Mach Ve ¥ t Marchi, is! Amount of income returned in a collection district, Any information further than this, especially whem it embraces the names of individuals or firms, or the amounts of income, with indications as to thé individnals or tirms by whom the returns are made, will be regarded as given in violation of the pros vision of law above cited, and as calling for thé displacement of the officer giving the game, Nice Kuling on Parliamentary Lawe On the demand on Thursday, by Senator Tham man, for the division of the resolution authorizing Blodgett and Goldthwatte to be sworn, and iInstrnete ing the committees to mine into the questions involved hereafter, the Vice President decided thas the resolution could be divided at the semi | colon, but could not, as it read, be divided a9 Senator Thurman desired, as to the names, the Jefferson Manual stating that to be divisable @ question must contain two substantive propositions, either of whieh could stand by Itself if the other were ree jected. He also quoied British precedents from Hateell, in 1610, 1734 and 1770, where tis point wag argued fully and thus decided. in cases lke the present, when @ resolution was 80 worded a3 to names that tt did not come within Jefferson's ral the ubject desired must be optained by amendmen. Persounl. Judge Allen A, Burton, Secretary of the 8t, Do~ | mingo Commission, left here this evenmg for hid , | home in Kentucky, and wil be absent a week or ten days. On nis return he wiil prepare the various! documents accompanying te report of the Com. {sston for publication, | Senator Penton left to-mignt direct for his home at | Jamestown on business, intending to return to | Washington next weok, Senator Morton is to be serenaded to-morrow | night by Indianians residing in this city, Gerrit Smith arrived here to-day, having come aft the suggestion of old political and personal friends to ald in healing the present division among the: republicans, Ile conferred with several friends tos day, and it is expected that he will haveafull con~ © versation with Mr. Sumner, Fred Dougiass is stilt in town, and to-day, for the first time, occupied a seat in the reporters’ gallery. of the Senate, listening to a portion of the speech of Mr. Morriil, of Vermont, on the St. Domingo ques- tion. Nominations by the President. The following nominations were sent to the Senate | to-day:—Reuben L, Kendall, of Connecticut, to be United States Consul at Strasburg; A. R. Howe, to be Cotlecior of Internal Revenue for the Third dis- wict of Mississippi; George H, Gordon, to be Assea- sor of Internal Revenue for the First distrtet of 13; Henry W. Sommeriad, to be Register of tha Land Once at Lincoln, Nebraska. OBITUARY. ; Zadoc Pratt. ‘The death of this gentleman, for many years one of the most promment of Manufacturers and demos cratic politicians In this State, 1s announced this morning, Mr. Pratt was born at Stephentown, ¢° | Rensselaer county, New York, on the 30th of Octo= V | ber, 2 Tits parents were poor and nia education | limited, and at an early age he was thrown upon his own resour Industrious and honest, he successfully fought against poverty and the other } obstacles which stood 1n his path. When he com~ Y | menced life Mr. Pratt hal no means whatever. Selecting the business @f a tanner he went to work, in a humble way at first, but finally om a grand scale, Up im the Catskill mouniatus ne established a tannery, which, by and by, became famous forthe leather it produced. In 1846, when it was closed, it was @ vast affair, situated In the midst of the village of Prattsville, named after tha deceased and founded, we may say, by him, Jin vious to its close, says one authority, Mr. Prated £ establishment had tanned more than one million | sides of leather, And not only was the quantity | great, put the quality of the work was also admirae ble. Indeed, whiie the proprietor condacted the | business he devoted his entire attention to Itt hence bis success in tus branch of the mecnaniq | arts. Not only as a tanner did Mr. Pratt make reputa tlon. All deiects of early education—or tack of edu-* cation—he removed by private study and applica. tion, A maa of abiity and integrity, genial and paniouaole, it Was hatural that he snowid be come popular with bis neighvors and fellow citizens, dle entered nto politics under {avorabie auspices, n advocate of the principles of the democraue party, In 1823 he received his first olfice, when he | was elected a voivnel of millta—not a very im portant position nowadays, perhaps, but one highly, prized lorty-crght rsago. Seven years passed,’ , wud buen (issu) Mr. Yratt was mtroduced into a new : sphere of polttic. eiulness, beng then elected to. the State penate. Six years later (1833) he was chosen gue of the Presidential electors from New York, and, as such. voted for Martin Van Burea, Who was Clected. During the same year he was elected a Kepresentucive in Congress. “On the expt ration of lus term he deciined @ renominailon, bub ‘ jo ls.) Lo wits again @ cand,date and Was once more eleviet, 1 a district, too, at that ume gen carne! by the whigs., ait. Pratt's Congressional career Suigniy honorable. 16 was not that of am ‘ | orator i. Was that ola workiug member. Mt. US efforts Were directed in favor of a redaction ‘ates of postage. His plaus for the new Post , buildings wel those adopted, ho wtled the Bureau of Staustics, now recognized f the most valuavie departments of the raiment. ‘The private career of the deceased was as marked) Uuess ts his offical one. ite labored ener ' geticully to build ap his seccion of the State. Be Tounded or aided many societies—some charitable, oles 1OF LN dissetuiuation of Knowledge—and his devottou to aud enditsiaem for these aud for obher Institutions made ais popilurity somewhat @ souree of personal inconvenience, for he was the president: 4 of many them frequentiy atone time, tle estaD- lushed & newspaper aud a bank at Prattsvnle, and. aided in other ways in extending the Literary facilis tes of the people and their cot ree du 1862 Mr. Pratt held is last onicfl position, be- : ing in that year chosen w Presidential elector on the Pierce ticket. He wis also a deiegate to the Baltts more Convention Of 1s62, aud represented his digs trict IN uuMervUs other demvcralic CouVEntOnss.: Entering tuto political life as a democrat, he re’ mained one “of the strattest sect’ to the day of his death--a regular true bine, who believed i. ; | every plank of the democraue platform, Nearly elghty ye 2418 ol carta Was Vouchsafed Mr, Pratl. “He lived tar veyun't the ailoted age of mats var Pa pats, ~ In the Jong evening of tis Ufe, honored and re Pec Silise ivparisien both 97,475,409 | soected for his uprightuess and integrity by all who Mail transportation... 850,773 9,n7,003 | Knew him; looked up to with Veneration and gratl- Foreign intercourse... 2,850,777, 2,808,.60 | tude oy the many whom his counsel or charity Executive and miscelli S ne | betriended, the old tanner of the Catskill Mountaing putlie 93,446,907 28,524,237 | must have looked death feanteaaly in the tad eae a f ae] so.gag | Scious that he had done his duty 1n the desh, an Obisniag, tee serena bibeee4 1,970,638 | ad naught to appreueud and everytiung wo hope from Custom < 12,128,146 jor in the world to come, taneous Gi rere spikes " stag taud collars dissin pte Admiral Tegothof internal revenue... 16,480,961 14,140,578 | A dospucc, dated London, April 7, recelved in tha Miscclianeous expenses- loternal revenne,. United States courts.... Miscellaneous expenses} under Interior Depart ent... War Department. Navy Departinent Inuian Deparunent Pension Department. 616 67 Total sseeeeerereneserees Decrease of expenditures By the foregoing statements it will be seen that the amount gatned by the imerease of receipts and the decrease of expenditures has been as follows: — From inerease of reo oe SELOMD From decrease of expenditure: 128,700 9 + B21 oot , 10 + 96,441,936 74,413 o debt Trou “Marelr 1) 1863 ho Reduction of pubiile Maren 1, 1871, was. Showtng increase in rednetion of pudite debt of #1'8. During the two years from Maret 1, 1869, to March 1 1871, the amount of the reduction of ine pubilc | debt has been, a8 above shown, $204,754,413; most of which has beea tn the purchase and cancellation of bonds bearing interest in coin, and in the pay- ment of obligations overdue and convertibie into interest bearing bonds or certificates. The amount Ol interest Which will hereafter be saved to the gov- erninent on debt actually paia is $11,537,401 angue ally, or $961,455 monthly, mostly in gold. The Publication of Income Returne Pros ‘ hibited. Commisstoner Pleasonton has issued 4 special cir- cnlar calling the attention of all revenue officers, especially, to the proviso of the act of July 14, 1879, to reduce internal taxes, prohibiting the publication of income returns, except such general statistics Not specifying the names of individuals or firms as may be more public, under tho rules prescribed by the Commissioner. The circular states:—In view of this provision of Jaw and of the authority given to prescribe rules and regulations under which general statistics may be permitted to be published, it Is hereby prescribed that the only information relaung toincome returns which may be permitted to ve Dunlabed Je the opera) pagromats Of tho 7 4ce. 4 53 | helm Von Tegethoit, tue distingmshed Austrian ade clly yesterday, ancounces the death of Baron Wile ! imirai, at nis residence in Vienna, on the 6th inst. ase Was born at Marburg, in Styria, im the ' aud was educated at the Imperial and 1 Naval College at Venice, He entered the y in 1545 a8 midshipman, and served shortly Wards as aide de camp to Admiral Martim. In Indy he 8 on board the corvette Adria, and was | employed in the blockade of Venice, which happened dur ng oe year. His services in this tiapor. | tant under 1s well as in subsequent ones, were ) consplowous that he Was rewarded With promo. if tion to a licutenaney Lu June, 1851, SLX years later | he was sentlo Luypton @ special mission. Ta the December of 18 was again promoted, this time i. ws | Wacapulncy, anc Was ordered to Lue eummmand of | the corvette Archduke Priederich, witch he ¢om- | manded in the wer between France and Sardivia, | which took place om 1860, His bravery, | coulness aud jucgment about this time became | so conspicuous (hat le Was appoiuted ebtef of a | separate deparvment of the <Adumiraity, dia © compauied tue untortunate Archduke Ferdinan@ Aximbilan to Brazil, aud on his retam home manded the Austrian squadron in the Adriatic ‘ | aud Mediterranean. ‘Tuts was in the year 1862. His dash and gallantry became stil more pi iy than ever in ise, While in command of the Ai " and Mediterranean squadron he engaged the eet oif Heligoland on the 9th of May, 18é4, and conduct on this occasion Was 80 conspicuous that he received the iwillitary decoration of the order of the | Iron Crown. Shortly after te was Rear Admiral and invested with 1 sa preme command of the Austrian fleet active service. in this position he fresh fame to bis brilliant career, He inflicted most terrible blow on ine Itallan big) struction of the formidable tron-clad Re d’italia | the Adriatic, off Lissa, on the 19th of J The Italian yessel was commanded Persano, when sie Was struck near the vessel of Admiral Tegethof, and sosudden: bie was the blow that she sunk almost. aiterwards, This victory secured for est position in the Austrian nat mira). In 1868 he superintens remains of the — a tev to der of the Royal Greek b itty Coe of the rtat Mexican Order ceived the | foorta classes, 5 iortrrour as