The New York Herald Newspaper, June 18, 1871, Page 4

4 RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. -Third Sunday After Pentecost. June 18 THE JEWISH PRESS ON THE HERALD. Religious Notes, Personal and General. To CORRESPONDENTS.—To Insure attention to re- ligious communicatiens, the authors thereof must be brief and to the point, and be particular to write enly on one side of the sheet.—Ep, HERALD. Services To-Day. Rev. Charles B. Smyth will preach this morning and evening in the New York University. ‘ Rev. Andrew Longacre preaches morning and evening inthe Central Methodist churcn, Seventh avenue. “ Rev. Dr. Wescott will preach in Plymouth Baptist ‘church, West Fifty-frst street, this morning, on “Music,” and in the evening on “The Last Night of Belshazzar and the Assyrian Empire.” Rev. E. C, Sweetser will preach this morning tn the Bleecker street Universalist church, and Rev. J. M. Pullman ip the evening, . Rey. Merrill Richardson will preach morning and ‘evening in the New England Congregational church. Rev. J. M. Pullman will preach this morning in ‘the Church of our Saviour (Sixth Universalist), West Thirty-ffth street, ba Rev. Charies F, Lee will preach this morning in Chickering Hall (Fifth Universalist) on “The Cap- _Uvity of Paul aad Silas,” Rev, Dr. Aikman will preach this morning in the Spring street Presbyterian church on “The Lost Opportunity,” and in the evening on “The Op- portunity Embraced.”” Rey. ©. S. Harrower preaches morning ana even- ing in St. Luke’s Methodist church, West Forty-first street. Rev. Dr. Kendrick will preach morning and even- ing m the Tabernacle Bapiist church, Second ave- ue and Tenth street. Rev. Dr. Ewer preaches this evening in Christ church, Fifth avenue. Kev. J. R. Love, a colored clergyman from Florida, Will preach in Christ church this morning, Rev. Dr. Sucer, of Baltimore, will preach in the Church of the Strangers this morning, and Rey, Dr. Deems in the evening. Rey. J. 5. Bradley will preach morning and even- ing In the Oratory 04 St, Sacrament, 4/2 West Forty- tnird street, Rey. George H. Hepworth will preach morning and evening in the Church of the Messiah. ‘Drift- ing’’ will be the subject of his evening discourse. A solemn 7e Dew Of thanksgiving will be sung at high inass in St. Ann’s church, East Twelfth strect, this morning. Rey. T. 8. Preston wiil preach on “The Life and Poniificate of Pius 1X’? Services morning aud evening in Zion church, Madison avenue. ‘. Mr. Thomas Gales Foster will speak before the So ‘vlety of Spiritualists this morning and eveuing in Trevor's Lyric Hall. The Herald ou a Great Jewish Need. [From the“Hebrew News.) While not Wishing todeny or dispute the actual Necessity that exists for Jewish ministers to preach in the English language, and that the same should receive their education in the collegiate institutious of this country, we have to offer some remarks as regards the qualities which we consider are ¢sseu- May requisite in such ministers. We are glad to see that the H#RALD has latterly ‘taken a great interest in the furtherance of religion Prien b ana without ¢xuibitung partiality to any creed. It is also pleasing to perceive @ journal wich reaches every clime where the English lan- guage is spoken recommenaing the teaching of the Jewish religion in its true light) We pow proceed 40 show our readers the kind of ministers we have at present, and the kind of ministers we would be BLXi0Ns to possess in their place, in this city, aud the same might be observed of Other places, we lave several Jewish ininisters who preach in the Enslish languaze, prominent among mention the Rev, pr, Isaacs and whose teaciitags and preacyings Tdauce With true Judatsm tn all its original rituals, We have, too, the Rev. Dr. Guithem, Who preaches and lncuicates reform in that lin- guag We require, however, more than mere preachers in the Englisn language. We want not alone we preaching, but tne energetic activa and edilying ample of Unose who take upon themselves the gre. responsivuit, uiding usin the path of riguteous. ness and preserving us /rom the many temptations by which we are surrounded, a8 we move on iu tis basy life. We need true preachers, wno are plously and de- votediy steadfast in their belie! of Judaism, and able and ready at all times 10 mak? any Sacrifice in 1g vindication aud to dispute the opinions of its ad- versaries. We need preachers who, through their sincere pieiy and goo.l example, will possess that influence aud respect among Israelites 80 necessary to pro- duce beueficial ults, have such example imitated and thelr advice listened to with attention and fol- lowed by our people. it it Dot merely the man who fuently speaks the Englisii language we desire, but be who stands pure before God and his fellow man, There are Rabbis who come from Germany and Poland and who, as soon as they commence thelr career as preaciers in the true orthodox ritual, are euabled to obtain an easy and respectable living ana become posted upon the manners and customs Of the country, begin to set themselves up as moral and religious reformers, and why? Not certainiy for the spiritual welfare ol the people, but because they consider reform of every description highly fasilonabie. ‘he great question of right or wrong is oniv a mere watter of form. We are sorry to piate that | y there has been such shifting among & few ministers as 1s calculated to cause us to rejoice that they do nos preach In the Hnglish ian- guage. Weare glad to be able to state, however, that thelr teachings Lave not weakened Judaism in iis purity and reality, bor have they shaken the firm Tatih Of those Israciites who adhere to the Jewish religion Who, Whether or not they belong to a rejorm congregaiion, Still fondiy cling to the memory of their youth aud the teachings they received from their parents, We need ministers among us who shall po: that force ana inf bsolutely Becessary to vince the Israciies that the Sabbalb must be kept aud the seveath day is ine rea! Sabbatu, and Uiat they must forego the.F usual Worldly avocations, and be ready to 8 e their gains, and, in faci, everyiing else of a Ww iy characver in wiicn tt ratifies them to indulge, tn’ order to observe that hatiowed day in @ belittipg manner. To follow ‘Woat we here incuicate, and what all true mini elould advocate, would be making acceptable eit ings for the salvation of their souls, The command which obliges us to keep holy the Sabbath was given to us from the very creation. In tue second chapter oi Genesis it says:—"And on tue seventh day God endgd His work which He had made, and Be rested on the sevent day, and God blessed tie seventh day, and sauctified it, because tiat in Ac He had rested troim all his work, whic od created and made,” which was followed up when the Jews journeyed in the wilderness from the house of bond- ange. Upon the complaint of the peonie for want of food God was pleased to provide tur their relief by a mniraculous sup) ly of mauna, which was found every morning upon the ground about the camp. And they athered it every morning every man aceording to sealing, and When the sun waxed hot it melted, Aud it came to pass that on the seventh day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man, and ali the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses, and he said unto them, this is that Which the Lord hath said, to-morrow 13 tbe grest of Vine holy Savbath unto the Lord; take that which you will take to-day, and seethe that ye wiil seethe, snd that which reiaineth over lay up for you, to be kept until the morning. And they laid ft up till the morning, as Moses bade, and it did not stink, neither was there any worms therein, aud Moses sald, eat that to-day, for to-day is the Sabbath unto the Lord, fe te ye shail gather it, buton the beventh, which {s the Sabbath, there shall be none. The Sabbath, as is well known, Was established With great solemuity in the fourth commandment, and 1s one of the strongest piliars of Judaism. We stand in muoh need of preachers competent to prove to those who diifer with us im region tuat ne first day, which is now kept by Olristians and solemnized as a Sabbath, has no origin either in the 0.4 or New Testament, and that we should be Wilting to sacrifice every woridly coustdera- tion sooner than disobey the commands of Go. Preachers whose ume, hearts and heads shall be devoted not alone tothe preservation of Judaism, but to the preservation from sin and temp- tation of the whole human race, whose busincss shull be to endeavor to wipe away that rejudice Which is so often exhiblied towards us in istian churches, particulariy im reference to tie niling of the blood of Jesus of Nazareth,” and an ‘iustration of which we had ast Suaday in one of tho: tmoderp churches, It is preachers and teachers we are desirous to have who will uuite Yoankind Into one cordial bond of brotherly love, Insiead of creating discord and hatred among the Duman race; who shall be meek and humble of heart, Whose whole mod and soul shall be devoted fo the bevetit and progress, both morally and re- Jigtously, of al) mankind; who siail study the Deity Wita a irue, honest and consctenuous purpose; who Shall make the commandments of Goa thelr peculiar Siidy, and Who shall U umicipies in which they beileve dud pra tise the vides they preach, bor the periormance of these sacred datios It is Most esseniial that i this country the clags of preachers to which we reler, and which we desire to Have, should be qualified to deliver their ser mons, lessons and Insvuctions In the English jan- Krvage. Lut We cave not for those mere actors upo Wie baae vl deiauydds WhO Only acquire a knowledge fearlessly prozaulgate the | Of that tongue to subserve thelr own seifisn and sordid interests, in place of aavanciog the religion they profess, realy reforming the morals of the People and otherwise benefiting mankind. Let us know well the man and his character before he 18 granted the sacred privilege of wearing the K OCA minister and giving religious iastraction to the children of Israel. We trast that the HERALD, tn Its liberal and plous advocacy of religion, will find us such men, and we Shall give it our blessing. Synagogues Agala—¥rom Another Corrc- dent. To Tne Epiror or Tax HeRatp:— In your last Suoday edition I find in the article “Thirty-fourth Street Synagogue,’ that you recommend the congregation of that orthodox insti. tation to think about introducing music of lady choruses, Allow me to tell you that it is a mistake to suppose the #ibie is in favor of it or that the old rabbies are not agaiust it in their writings; different reasons, not fit to be published in a news- paper, exist which forvid ladies singing or doing any service in the synagogue, CONSTANT READER. A Word for the Stray Lambs. To THE EpITOR OF THE HERALD:— ‘Thirty thousand children in New York city are not in school, and cannot be induced to attend scnool, because most, if not all of them, are necessitated to earn their food and clothing or not have it. This hard necessity is worthy of grave consideration. These children of the State should be better cared for by the State, and will necessitate its paternal care when grown to maturity. It floats a mass of hardened brute nature, fighting for the crumbs that fall from the tables of wealthier citizens, When the present public school system was inau- gurated it was hoped it would, by its liberality, reach all; but itdoes not. We are called upon to de- vise means for reacning these stray lambs, or they wil, when grown, prove to society as ravening wolves, The last census betore this said 20,000 chil- dren were Out of school; the present census says 80,000, We have done nothing to remedy the evil, aud it has grown. There seems to be one proviem worth atlempting, and that is to. organize ® system of remunerative industrial schools. ‘The scholars should be one-half in ihe schovlroom and one-half at some industrial occupation, under the charge of a teacher of industry; then the classes should alternate, These schools should ve taught from six to eight hours, according to the age und advancement of the pupil, There could be found many simple industries for young children, and this would be the imost difficult Class to give occupation; but young children of four years of age in over- tasked European cities are made to do such an amount of work as seems almost incredibie, so that we may imagtne (hat childrea of six, and especially of the poorer classes, would not prove dull at acquir- ing simple industries, such as the making of paper bags, pasteboard boxes, the putting together of toys with glue, and many other easy employments, at which very young children could earn something. Older children could be put at regular trades; but, Jor all, the occupation should be remunerative and pane payments being made as frequently as possible, The experiment is casily made, and if feastbie the State can second it by requiring ali children to be placed in school. JUNIUS, Extremes Among Fious People—Tho “Broad Church.” To THE Eprror oF THe HERALD:— In your Sunday edition of June 11 appears an edl- torial, in which I read the following words:—“There are two very promising features in the columns of our religious exchanges this week. One is the re- markable number of confirmations in the Roman Catholic faith, and the other the extraordinary pro- fusion of the donations to the Presbyterlan Memor- ial Fund.” You say, moreover, that “this exhibits a healthy state of things among the extreme branches of our pious peopie and augurs weil for the per- petuity of free religious government.” Now,I beg to say that there is no heaithy state of thiags among extreme brangl 4 04 ple, neither is there et) int plone ugar well for the of free religion. rpetuity Catholicism (oman) nade tself diametrically op- posed, not to Presbyterianism, but to the Univer- salist, or to what ts celled the Broad Church. You are perfectly aware that Caivinism, Wesleyism, and the Protestant Episcopal Church are your offshoots of the Roman Catholic Church, but they are not the extremes, The Broad Church, Whose members, at least, affecta faith in Christianity, and whose lives «io Most assuredly atiest the same, 1s in reality the extreme of the Koman Catholic Church. Both be- lieve in the divinity of the Scriptures; one in a muiracuious revelation to so-called prophets, the other in a revelation which may at auy time occur to a thmking and intellectual mind. The one allies itself in masquerade in the wornout garments of the past ages; the other clothes itself in such habiliments as the umes and reguiremenis of the day dowand. li the New ‘lestament be | hot literally true, the Papal infallibiity, and the | Apostolic succession are the merest deiustons, ‘luere are revelations and revelations, prophets ana prophets, men and men. Which are ngh, which wrong, make the sum and subdstahce oi the diter- euce existing been tue Roman Catholte and the broad Church, A man who subscrives to Obeis- tuanity must either be coutent to have his opinions— not his actions, for they He pardoned—subject to the decisivn of the Roman Church, or else he must, as \ Christian, be able to read tor himseli @ad act according to his own light in conformity to what seems to hun to be the essence of the preseitas and doctrines of Jesus Christ. Men like Chau- ning, Parker and Emerson do so, aud teach, not by virulent threats and scurrilous mnvective, but by suggestion—suggesuon that makes a mai feel the God in bimseif and nis entire tu- dependence of prophets, saints, martyrs, and so- calied immaculate conceptivns of sons of God. It 1s passing strange that so many well-meaning parsons should so pervert irom their pulpiis the Metaphors and tropes of Jesus Corist, ana that Christianity of this present day shouid so radically differ as regards its eifects on the everyday lire from Christiaus of the old times, We call ourselves “Christians” in vhis country, but wherein do we re- semble in our opinions and dally jives the early Christians, the disciples and thmediate followers of Curist? In nothing at all. Wherein ure we justified in keeping the first day of the week holy instead of the seventh? Wherein may we believe in a man sald to have been born by mmaculate conception by some- \hing calied the Holy Ghosty Wherein may we be- lleye 1a the resurrection of the dead? As to heaven or hell, “there are very few official returns from either place.” If I mistake nota few Sundays ago the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher said that there were men who, never attending church, were as good Christians as those who regularly worsnipped at the altar, Toerela be was right. Now the sum and substance of this communication is not polemic, but simply to suggest Ihrough your valuable col- unis the use and propriety of Christians taking religion 1p hand themselves and not putting their trust In overbearing Catholic prelates, Calvinistic demagogws, or whimuig, suidling, toadymg Kpisco- pal minisiers. BROAD CuUKUL, Caibolic Confirmgttons. The sacrament of confirmation was administered | by the Most Rey. Archbishop:—On Monday, June 5, in the Church of the Assumption (German), to 310 Peroni on Taestay, June 6, in {he Church of St Rose Of Linia, to 5d) person’; on Wednesday, June 7, in the Chapel of the Good Shepherd, persons; on Tuursday, Feast o¢ Corpus Curisn, in tue Glurch of Our Lady of Me Fordham, to 180 persous; on Saturday, June 10, 1 the Church of St. ernard, to 255 persous to 134 Religious Notes—Personal and General, Tue Congregationalists propose to with iraw from the American and Foreign Curistian Union. Rey. J. L. Curry, D. D., Baptist, of Richmond, Va., has been elected President of Georgetown College, Kentncky. The Womeu's Baptist Missionary Sooieties for the East and West were organized respectively in Bos- ton, April 3, and Chicago, May 9. The colored Presbyterians of Pittsburg have se- cured a site for a church, which they propose to erect as soon as possible, The corner stone of a new Catholic Church of St. Joln the Evangelist 13 to be laid in vroviueuce, R. 1, to-day, with appropriate ceremonies. Rev. Francis L. Patton was installed pastor of the Sout h vresbyterian church, at Clinton and Amity strecis, Brooxiyn, last Thursday eveang. The number of Congregational churches in Louisi- ana is fifteen, with 1,345 members, of wuom 227 were added last year. ‘ihe whole number of min- Asters 18 twenty-three, The Vine street Congregationalist church, Cin- Cinuatl,“have begun the “x eriment of having pro- mivent laymen make adavesses at tic Sabvatieven- tug services. “The Baptist Church Extension Soctety of Boston and Vicinity” has been organized tu Bostom About tuirty churches were represented in the meeting, Kev. Dr. Cheney presiding. Bishop Littlejona, in lus address before the Long Isiaod Diocese (piscopal) Convention, urged the adyption of some systematic plan by which tne ser- Vices of Women In the Church migut be made availa ble and eiicient, The East Maine Methodist Conference leads off in the electing of delegates to the General Conference of 1872, Among tuem are two lay delegates, the fist ever clevted for a General Conference under the new policy Of “lay represen atives,!’ Rey. William Calderwood, missionary of the Pres. byterian Board of Foreign Missions to Nortnern In- dia, arrived at this port im the steamsiip Donau wiih nis wife and children, on Friday tast. Mr. Cal- derwood has been long stationed at Saharanpur, at the foot of the Mimaiayal Mountains. Rey. Mr, Russell, rector of Grace church, Albany, Y., celebrated the seventh anniversary of 11% ministry there on the 4th inst, During thls time he has baptized 203 persons; presented 118 for con~ fivmation; celebrateu (be Holy Communion, in pub- lic aud private, 176 times; uuited 106 persons in w ‘rimony, aad attended 100 funerale NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JUNE 18, 1871. THE LANAHAN TRIAL. SECOND DAY'S PROCEEDINGS. Dr. Lanahan May Examine the Books Under Cupervision—The Committeo Afraid of Loss and Mutilation—The Honesty and Integrity of Methodist Preachers Called in Question—Intere:ting Debate by the Committee, General Moore having, previously arrived, led the devotional exercises of the Book Commitiee at their opening yeSterday. The minutes, having been read, showed that inthe appeal voted on in execulive session iast evening the chair was sustained, Tue minutes were approved, Mr. A. J. Vanderpoel, Dr. Lanahan’s counsel, was the first witness called. He testified that he ts counsei for Dr. Lanahan in the Goodenough suit. He stated the reasons for Dr. La- nahan’s application for a mandamus, and the facts and circumstances appearing just previous to that application in connection with the Goodenough sutt. Mr. Vanderpoel advised that the books of the Concern should be seen and examined for several years before, tomake a defence in this suit. Dr. Lanahan told nim that Dr. Carlton had refused, and would refuse again, unless be (Lanahan) was Satisfied to produce them in court atthe time of trial, which would be of no use to him in the hurry of ajury trial. Finding it impossible to get the books, Mr. Grant, the bookkeeper of the Concern, Was subpoenaed to auswer certain questions before the Superior Court in relation to the books. He subsequently made application to the Supreme Court, as heretofore stated. The Book Concern, as weil as Dr. Carlton, 13 made a party to that sult, because in the case of the People vs. Troup (12th of Wendell) the Court held that ttvas necessary to make the bank a party to the suit, and he (Vander- poel), inall bis practice, has deemed it proper to make the corporation a party, and, 1f not so made, it would be a good arswer to the application for a manaanus, which might be denied on that ground. A LEGAL INTERRUPTION, Some cetat!s of the proceedings in this suit (Goad- enough ve. Lanahan), of no material public interest, were given at length by Mr. Vanderpoel, when General Runyon objected to conversations between counsel and client after the application for a man- damus had been made, and the defence were ready to proceed to trial, notwithstanding they had not received the books. _ ‘The Chair decided favorably to Mr. Vanderpoel, who continued his testimony, but was again inter- rupted when Dr, Lanahan was about to explain the point in regard to the delay in bringing on the Goodenough suit, which has been attributed to Dr. Lanahan, but, objection having been made again, the Doctor refrained at that time. Mr. Vanderpoel continued his testimony to the effect that Dr. Lanahan was ready and sometimes anxious to have the cause tried, but that he desired a few days’ previous notice; that it would have been tried sooner had not an amended complaint been eerved by the plaintiff on the defendant; after having once noticed the trial the cause might be brought forward at any subsequent term of the court without another notice. The witness was cross-examined by General Runyon, and vestified that the cause bad beon put over until the October ea 1n deference to counse|’s visit to Europe for thé suminc? munths, He acknowledged that he had taken testimony on the case, however, since the postponement to meet Dr. Carlton's aMiaavit. He believed Dr. Lanahan haa brought Mr. Vanderbergh to his (Vanderpoel's) oMice, and that the Doctor had also told him that he had frequently applied to Dr. Cariton for the books and had been refused, and Mr. Vanderpoel under- stands yet that THIS IS A DISPUTED POINT, He (witness) did not remember whether Dr. Lana- han said he bad applied to the commitiee for said books or not; nor whether he (Lanaban) had had said books lor teu weeks together, and he knew nothing of this Oa save what he found iu br. Cariton’s afidavit. Q. When did you become aware that the Guoa- enough suit would involve an examination of the books of the Concern? A. When the suit came to be pressed I discovered material poinis which might be developed m the progress of the trial, and to meet which it was important to make such eXanunation Of the books. Q. Were you not acquainted with the merits of the litigation from the beginning ¢ A. I was, but the amncnded complaint took a larger scope and a wider Yange than the original, and involved transacitons of the Concern through Mr. Goodenough for many years back. After a lew more unimportant questions Mr. Van- derpoel, Who Was Ina huiry to catch the steamer for Europe, was allowed to go, and bis partner, Mr. J. 8. Smith, was put on the stand to testify in regard to dates and the circumstances which impelied him to apply for the writ of mandamus, which, he said, never would have been applied for except to mect uhe defence m the Goodenough suit, The testimony of this witness was Immaterial, and in regard to dates he manifested greater ignorance than the aye witness. He admitted, however, that he had asked for extensions at diferent times, varying trom three to thirty days, ‘This testimony was ma- terial only a3 showing that the Goodenongh suit was put off by counsel tor defence, but not by request of Dr. Lananan at any time, At tis point a motion to adjourn till nine A. M. on Monday morning was made by Dr. Kingham, but was My a by Drs, Rawiins, Kennedy, Slicer and others from a distance, and the motion was lust. A motion to adjourn at three P. M. was adopted, and @ recess of half an hour was taken. Afternoon Session, Upon reassembling, Judge Reynolds, on Dr. Lana- han’s behaif, asked the committee for an order granting them access to the books of the Concern to enable them to present additional evidence of traud and mismanagement tn the Concern, as called tor by & resolution of the commitiee which had been passed at the secret session of Tuursday. it may be remembered that when Dr. Lanalian was suspended, a couple of weeks ago, he sent a letier to the com- mittee, In Which he staied@ilat inasmuch as his former allegations of fraud, had not been properly ifvestizated by the committee he hac additional evidence which hie wished to give fo the Church through the committee on the trial It was in accordance with thia statement that fhe committee gdopted the resolution reques ing him dw £5 present sich additional evidence, The deiense particularly wanted the check books, vouchers and accounts for fre an 1866, 1867, 1368. A motion Was made by yy, Woodraft fo grant this request, upon which an animated discussion arose, in Which several mem- bers aetee in favor of the motion on the suppesi- tion and belief that Dr. Lanahan had jecen refused such access heretofore by Dr. Carlion, But the latier promptly responded that this right and privi- jege had never been denied to Dr. Lanahan, and that even now blinsclf and bis counsel could take and canting any book or voucher tu the estaviish- ment. ‘ Rev. Mr, Buckley, of counsel for Dr. Lanahart, said he would like to briug proof of refusal on this pomt. Rey. Dr. Blades did not want this committee to go on record as granting an order which is not heeded. Dr. Woodrai then withdrew his motion, Mr, Buckley remarked that as an agent he uuder- stood that Dr. Lanaan haa this right; out HB 18 NOW A CRIMINAL, and has no rights but such as tie committee accord to Lim In this case, Dr, Woodruff regretted that the defence should consider it important to make the case so tedious and to prolong the investigation perhaps tor six weeks, He gave notice that he should ask to resign his place in vhe event of its prolongation, Dr. Kennedy said that some ot his brethren and counsel for the defence had ‘used the committee of throwing extraordinary safeguards around the books ou Dr, Lenahaa’s application; put the same ru’e applied to both agents, and he called for the reading of their former resolution, which was read, it showed that Drs. Carlion and Lanahan are placed on the same footing In regard to the commit- lee’s books. Dr. Sheer renewed Pr. Woodruf’s motion to test the committee, but Dr. Kennedy warmly opposed, as designed to place the committee in a false light; jor, vole whichev gy! they might, they could not escape this dilemma. Jf they should vote in favor of the motion it would be virtually an assertion that they did not believe Dr, Cariton’s starement; and if they voted against Kit would give the pubile an impression that they refused Dr, Lanaban’s proper request. He was therefore surprised that members should seek to tarow the Committee in such a false position, A SUBSTITUTE FOR ALI, Tn view of the snarl into which the motion and the discussion thereoa was leading the committee, Dr. Woodrud offered a3 # substitute the following:— Whereas, the agent, Thomas Cariton, having stajed to this commiitee that Dr’ Lanavan has had, and now bag (ree access to the books of the Concern, there/ore, Resvived, That this commitice néed take no further action. Dr. Kennedy opposed the substitute also because, be salu, 1 carried with it the impression that Dr. Cariton hac refused to let Dr. Lanahan have the books beiore, bat (hat now, being intiunidated by this yesolution, and rather tha jet it pass, he was will. Jong to grant (re privilege, . General Runyon, counsel for Dr. Carlton, sug- gested that the commit.ce Might pass a resolution, stating that Dr. Lanaban, being now under suspen: siou (and having, thereiore, vo legal rights), shall Heverticiess have acvess Ww the hooks, ‘ite did not think thia would be an im; Utation upon any one. Dy, Slicer, to test the committee, moved to lay Dr. Woodrud’s motion ou (he tavie, bul While they were discussing this Dr, Rawlins offered a substi- tute, reciting that: — Whereas, Dr. Lanaban is now uoder suspension as an agent of thts Book Concern, Resolved, That the request of his counsel for access to the books, £¢., be granted. Adopted. Dr, Cariton here asked whether it was to be under- stood by this resolution that the bcoks could be taken out of the office, or be examined therein under the supervision of the principal bookkeeper or cashier who may have charge of such books ? Judge Reynokis— THERE'S THE POINT. We want to know whether we can have control of the books and examine them in our own Way with- out being under the supervision of some one else, General Moore was amazed that Judge Reynolds should make such a request. While this committee 43 here it ts the proper custodian of those books and no other party shall have control of them. What he asked, does Dr. Lanaan want but to know what is inthe books, and why object to Mir. Grant, the bookkevper, being present or some other competent person to give and receive the books, &c., as they may be required or returned. ‘These books are liable to be cailed for at any time by the Annual and Gene- ral Conferences, and this is responsible for their safe keeping and it will hoia the agent responsible for them also, Judge Reynolds sald that they askel only for the same right to examine the books as Dr, Carlton , and two members of this committee had expressed their surprise on .carulng that this right had been denied, Dr, Carlton responded that when he entered the Concern in 1852 he found the regulation of the house that neither agents nor employes could touch a book or voucher without asking the bookkeeper, cashier or heads of departments, who were held personally responsible therefor, aud he had never violated this regulation, but always examined snch accounts in presence of such oficials, But the question now is, whether Dr. Lanahan and his irlends shall have authority to take these books and papers into a private room and lock themselves in and do with them as they please? Vouchers for millions of dollars have been taken in the same way before, and the straps which pound them cut open, and they lay for weeks scattered about the office in Malberry sirect, and many of them were lost, He Was opposed to this, and did not think the commit tee would grant any such authority. DR. LANAHAN RESPONDS. . Dr, Lanahan explained that he had an accountant, Mr, Hooper, employed for three weeks previous to the meeting of the Book Committee in 1869, and that he had found a discrepancy of $10,000 in the wages accounts of the binding and printing department for the year, and that he laid this paper before the committee, with the request that it might be referred to Dr. Carlton. It was so referred, uud Dr. Carl- ton, together with Mr. Grant and Mr. Goodenough, went over the accounts and found a discrepancy of two cents, and Dr. Carlton so reported to tue com- mittee, General Moore and Mr. Rothwetler, interrupting, reminded Dr. Lanadun that his discrepaucy was $22,000 instead of $10,000, and that a sub-committee of jour, of which they were members, was appointed to examine the account, with the cashier, book- keeper and Dr. Lapahan’s accountant, and that they discovered a discrepancy of two cents, and there- upon recelved a written memorandum from Mr. Hooper to the effect that he had erred before and the accounts were correct, and this memorandum is now on fie. Dr, Lanahan denied this state of the case, and continued to explain that bis room had been entered one evening and the vouchers wbich Mr. Hooper was examining were cut aud scattered about, and as tle committee had visited the place about eight o’clock that evening the impression was sought to be made that they, or some of thei followers, had done the miseni Guneral Moore replied that when the committee evtered the oftice in Mulberry street, on the occasion referred to, they found the windows open and ihe vouchers lyiag 1n A CONFUSED MASS allover the floor. He could not tell who did it, and it was hardly conceivable that any man could be so victous as vo do it and then invite the com- miitee to witness it. Dr. Carlton—That man Hooper was engaged in this examination three weeks before I knew any- thing about it, and | have proof that those voucuers were scattered about the floor ail this time, Dr. Vernon said the discrepancy in the accounts Was made by Mr. Grant, the bookkeeper of the Con- cern, giving one ciass of figures and Dr. Lanahan’s accountant another, and Mr. Grant, on ‘wo sepa- rate occasions, publicly acknowledged to this com- That Da ah his deputy haa made Se sree and that Dr. Lan: nay ureg were correc Geacral Mooré-—NO sucht lng, aud our records Will not show it. Dr. Woodru moved that the examination of the books, a$ how allowed to Lr. Lauahan, be made subject to the provisions adopted in the previous case passed in Cincinnatt im Ociover last, as fol- jows:— Resolved, That, inasmuch as Dr. Lanahan hai mission to make Such examination of the account papers of the Book Concera at New York as may be neces- sary tor his defence, we recognize the propriety of his re- quest and direct that Dr. Carlton, the Book Agent, afford such facilitics us Dr. Lanahan asks for consistent with the prover care and safety of the books and papers of the Con- provide he same shall uot be removed trom the e ordinarily kept, and that the exami- under the supervision of Mr. KE. Grant, rincipal bookkeeper of the Concern, or some other compe: nt aud responsible person who may be designated by Dr. Carlton ; and provided, further, »that whenever Dr. Lanahan shail sp¢etiy any books or papers which he may want for the purpose above stated Dr. Curiton shall cause a record to be tuade and proper receipts taken tuerevor. Mr. Buckley remarked that the relations of the principal bookkeeper, My. Grant, to the case were such that THE DEFENCE CAN HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN HIM, and they only want to take the vooks away so far that neither the agent nor (he bookkeeper shall hear what they have to say to cach oiher. The defence were willing to give bonds tuat tey would not ced per- pks and | steal, lose nor injure the books, &c., aud he deemed their request a proper one. General Moore insisted that no business man of correct habtts would allow his books to be taken beyond his control except upon the requisition of a court, and all the committee require is that the examination shall be made under such supervision 8 shall secure the salety and integrity of the books, Jn all cases of law we proceed on the assump!ton that human nature 1s frail and would stoop, and we treat men as dishonest until they prove themselves otherwise, We throw no ostacle in the way of this examination, and Mr. Grant, the bookkeeper, is a Methodist preacher in as good standing as Dr. Lana- han or any of them, and he (Moore) saw no valid ob- Jection to his supervision of the books, Certainly ho Methodist preacher in good standing would be Oilensive to him (Moore) IN A SEARCH AFTER TRUTH, and Mr. Grant should not be to Dr. Lanahan, General Kunyon said that Dr. Lanahan now wanted the tiooks for his aeience in this case, al- though he has repeatedly told the committee ‘and the pubiic that he wanted them for ls defence in the Goodenough suit. They (the prosecution) had shown that this was mere pretence. But let tt pass, ‘Who ever heard of a court giving one partner a right to take away books or accounts beyond the control of another partner who has equal rights in their possession, and leaving tiem liable to loss, injury or mutiation? ‘Ihe detence can “mouse”? away irom morn to night and from dewy eve ull moru again, and Mr. Grant may sit ina corner and suck Nis tuum) and not hear a word they say. Mr. C. W. Price, of Philadelpiia, counsel for Dr. Lanahan, suld he was shocked at the suggestions made here that they, Methedist laymen of thirty or forty years’ standing in the Chureh, might “spirit away” or mutiiate the books of the Concern, Mr. Graut is the paid agent of the prosecutor in this case, and, of course, would report whatever he heard to his employer, and they could not examme the books under lis supervision. They wanted to be at least beyond earshot of him. General Moore soid 1 was preposterous to suppose that Methodist preachers or laymeu are so much better than other men tat they will pot le nor steal. Wn,, Bot long ago, F A METILODIST 1 REACHER WAS HANGED in New Jersey, and preachers and Jaymen 11 other places have been arrested and piinished for crimes ike other men. Some have been hung and others ought tobe, He had here before him in the letter of Dr, Lanuhan an assertion that this committee had not investigated his former charges of fraud aud mis- management against the Concern, while they (the committee) had pablished to the Church and the world a statement thay fuer had end found is pllegatlons false. He desired to know how he shdlild chatacterize this, Is there a bility, he asked, of the books being taken away ? If there is, then it 1s mght, ant, moreover, itis the duty of the committee Lo guard against it. ‘ Dr. Bingham, the secretary of the committee, protested against these proceedings, which teaded to place the committee in the light of caarging counsel with stealing books, &c. They had neither fssumed nor sald so, but if an occasion suould arise for it he should not hesitate to say so. But the books Of this Concern must be taken care of, They are now in the hands of this committee, and it 18 thelr duty to piace on this order of examination such restrictions as shall secure eh This resolution applies to both agents alike, an‘ as the representatives of the General Conference this com- mittee will take care of tle books of the Concern until itis reheved from such obligation and duty. Dr. Woodruit’s resolution was tien adopted and the commiitee adjourned, The Rev. Dr. Porter (Dr. Lanahan’s predecessor) Was in the building expecting, 1t was understood, to be called as a witness—among other matters in re- lation to that letter of Mr. Magee's, of Boston, pub- lished in the papers yesterday. It 1s said that Mr, Magee is, in monetary matters and accounts, ex- ceedingly careless—so much 80, indeed, that he imself has allowed his accounts to be balanced by the books of tie Concern year by year. And, a3 an evidence of this carelessness, no later than yeste day he forwarded, in checks, drafts and_ bill $7,581 02, whereas, in his memorandum accoimpan; ing the same, he credits himself with $143 75 less than he sent. Some of his checks were not made payable to the order of the Concern, and some were sigaed with Jead pencil and had to be returned for proper signature, And this has been his Invariabie ractice, But as he is an excelent man fer pushin, ‘he business of the Concern in New England hie is retained in ofice, and the boukkeepers here keep his accounts straight, ALONG ISLAKD MYSTE! A Man Fouwd Dead With a Pistol in His Mouth—Coroner’s Inquest. Yesterday morning the dead body of an unknown man was found in a piece of wooas near Winfleld. The right hand clutcned a pistol, the muzzle of which was in his mouth at least aninch. The body was dressed in fine clothing, The pockets were rifled, aud one was turned inside out. Coroner ‘Tewksbury began an Inquest, but thought it better to delay it untii he sought for information, No one living tn the vicinity recognizes the body, The man Ww apparenily thirly-Live years of age Aamined the same —TRIPLE SHEET. AMERICAN ART. Bons, Mercier’s Painting of tho Jerome Park A new aspirant to art honors has unexpectedly turned up in the person of Mons. Mercier, the editor of the Courier des Etats Unis, who temporarily lays down his pen to exhibit bis skill in tue use of the brush. The result is creditable to the energy of Mons. Mercier, and if his work shows some of the defects incidental to first efforts, at least it gives evidence of & good deal of art fecling. The editor- artist has made @ bold effort in a field hitherto neglected by American artists, giving us A PAINTING OF A FAMILIAR SCENE of our everyday life, The picture under notice rep- regents the Jerome Park race course, For the fore- ground of the picture the artist has selected a point on the road at some distance below the Grand Stand, evidently with a view to the introduction of some horse flesh studies, which are the most prominent features of this composition, It may be well to re- mark here that Mons. Mercier’s picture is painted in black and wiute, there being no attempt to intro- duce any other color. The moment chosen for the artist 13 that in which the horsemen are pass- ing the Grand Stand, which i away in the distance, crowded with spectators, who are seen indistinctly. Excitement is at its highest, but though we see the race it forms only @ subordinate feature, and ts ratuer explanatory of the position and interests of the various groups than presented a3 an important fea- ture of the picture, Tne centre group in the fore- ground consist of a very swell young fellow on horseback, in the act of saluting TWO FAIR CREATURES, who are passing in a light wagonette, driving a Nigh stepping horse, and who don’t seem to care anything about the race, as they are driving off just as the excitement is at its highest, At least, 80 we judge from the action of another horseman, behind the centre group—a perfect type of the Pari- sian petit oréve—who 18 bent over his horse’s head, cagerly watching through a fMeid- glass the result of the running. The pose of this figure is excellently conceived, but the effect is spoiled by the incorrect drawing of the upper part of the figure, wuich is in tie worst modern French style; the left leg 13, on the contrary, well skeiched in, and exhibits anatomical knowledge, Immedi- ately behind the main group, and occupying the cen- tre of the picture, is a cartilage drawn by four horses, aisointne acc of leaving the ground. ‘Ihe front seat is occupied by a group whose atiention is occu- pied by the race, which is about to be decided, while a lady and gentleman placed on the back seat are OCCUPIED IN A FLIRTATION, and are perfectly oblivious of everytaing around them, In the treatment of these two groups the arust has been most successful, the contrast being very happy. The flirtation on the back seat of the carriage is decidedly the best thing in tue picture. A number of figures, among them a group of three vulgar-looking fellows, evidently beiting men, oc- cupy the left ioregroun and behind are seen some more sketches of horseflesh. ‘The chief interest of the composition turns on the grouping and character drawing of the figures in whe foreground, and in just so far as they are repre- sentative of American life and manners is the picture to be considered a suécess or a failure. In composi- tions of this kind we look for CHARACTER PAINTING and correct drawing. It is not enough to sketch in horses, wagons and men in & coniused manner, and throw vigorous action into the figures. We require correctness of outline and some expression of posi- uve qualities by ica we may Tecoguize the cua- racters present us. Frith’s “Derby Day” is a masterpiece of this kind of pamnting. There 1s not one figure in that great painting which is not rep- resentative, Bey, ie abguid sweil—the enviabie possessor of ten thousand a year—to the miserable little tumbling boy, who 100Ks askance at the good things in a provision hamper, which lies rompungly before him. Every group tells its story of social life, and almost every phase of English ltle 13 shadowed on that wonderful canvas. ‘Tue picture before us is an attempt in tue same direction, but has none of THR DEPTH OF THOUGAT or knowledge ot the sacial life of the people which is visible in Frith’s painting. Only afew incidents of the most trivial and obvious kind have been realized, aud even in these there is a want of naturalness aud ease in the rendering. It 1s evident ata glance that every figure has been placed in its present position for effect. A good deal of lite is tirown into the animal painting, but vigor 1s pur- chased at the expense Of truth. Great liberty is taken in the dray of the horse’s legs, which are inrown right and left with but littie regard to the welfare Of the horses, Vigorous treatment 18 all very well, but it should not ve given at the expense of correctuess of drawing, We ¢annot too much jusist on the fact that correct drawing 13 THE FOUNDATION OF ALL ART, and in @ production hike the present—a picce of pure chiaro oscuro—the Closest attention stould have been paid to perfection of outline, The treatinent of the landscape has been more successiul, aud notwithstanding the absence oi color in the sense in which we speak of it as distinct from. black and white, some pleasing effects have been produced. The perspective 1s decidedly good, and the painting of the tree studies in the background and in the distance give promise of good future work, M. Mercier has evidently correct ideas avout painting, and only requires increased powers of execution to prodece creditable Work, Large masses of dark clouds fill the sky foreground, which is in deep shadow, The high lights proceed irom the upper cloud sages On the left of tue picture, and are somewhat abrupt. But a good deal of lecling aud knowledge is displayed in THE CLOUD PaINTING, but it leaves something to be desired. The masses of the clouds in the foreground are too opaque, and there 1s not a fle indication of the strong light which is proceeding from the upper cloud region. Spaces of sky in the lower cloud region that in nature would represent several leagues are palated of a dull, ieaden color, with here and there glimpses of the bright skies and little fringes of light, which show that the artist knew there wag light behind, but was unequal to its expression. It is strange how few artists can paint a decent sky, and tue fact, Which ts notorious, is not creditable to their powers of observation. The common error ts 10r- getting that THE LIGHT BEHIND THE CLOUDS comes through thei in diferent gudntities, depend- ing on the deusity of the clouds, which varies very much over large areas. In the handing of the lights there is displayed a certain raw vigor, which is not displeasing, and though the execution is here aud there marked by crudeness, the general result is certainly creditable to the artist and furnishes abundant promise that with increased knowledge and experience Mons. Mercier may take a igh place among our American artists. Inaced, there are some hints im his picture that some of our professional artists might study with advantage, THE Lats & FIGANIFRE, Sermon Solemn Requiem Mass at St. Peters Catholic Church, In the church of St, Peter's, Barclay street, a solemn high mass was yesterday offered up for the repose of the soul of the late Seuhor Cesar H. 8. de Figantere, ex-Consul-General to the United States from Portugal. An air of gloom overspread the church, which was draped in mourning as a token of respcet to the memory of the deceased, and as the organ rolled forth its LUGUBRIOUS NOTES OF LAMENTATION the very air seemed oppressed with the presence of death. All the splendid pomp of light and gold which the Catholic Uhurch loves to display had dis- appeared in face of the angel of death, and the per- vading thought of the nothingness and vanity of this life was visible in the subdued looks of the assist- ants. The Math priests, as they moved about on the altar, clad inthe deep mourning vestments suitable tothe sad occasion. chanted in a suppressed and awe-struck voice the sad, low tones of the Messe Funebre. Tn the centre alste, in front of the grand ky a richly mounted biack coflin was placed, wi LIGHTED TAPERS at the head. There, in the midst of a numerous as- semblage of friends, ey the remains of him who but a few days ago had felt and hoped, but whose voice ‘was now stilled forever. Daring the sacrifice of the mass, with its solemn chants and melancholy music, the assistants, among whom were a large number of ladies, seemed Fay, impressed, and many strove vatnly to conceal thelr emotion, When the mass had ended the Kev. M. O'Farrel made a short, melancholy address on the importance of the lesson to be drawn from occasions like the re warning the assembled friends that they too shoul Tullow at no distant day to THE SILENT TOW ‘fund little would avail the success of a busy life whon the cold grave closed over them. He continued, “As the tree grows 1t shall fall, and as it falls it shall hie forever,’ warning those present to prepare by a good life for a happy death, On the conclusion of the reverend gentleman's short address the De Profundis was chanted and THR ASPERSION OF THE COFFIN with holy water took place, Wien this ceremony Was ended the cofin was borne trom the church and laced in ® magnificent hearse for translation io Valvary Reading where the deceased gentieman was interred. nomber of carri ed with the friends of the family formed the funeral cortége and accompanied the remains to fhe cemetery, The widow, habited in decp mourning, was present path the ceremonies, with the two brothers of the jeceased, Among those present were the Senhor Peveira Portuguese Consul; Mr. Zimmerman, Vice Consul wr the Netherlands; B. Clécee; Kev. Silvester Matone, ve J. McDonough, Brooklyn; Mr. J. McLaughlin, Mr. Ohristopher Grey, Dr. Malone. Messrs, Went- worth and Smith, &¢. WEST POINT. Exciiing Debate by the Board of Visitors. Shall the Academy be Removed or Its Surroundings Burned? ‘West Point, June 17, 1871, It may be a surprise to the country at large te know that the fatherly Board of Visitors here “don’s keep respectable bours.” And yet such is the case, and the reason is this: These always patriarchal gen- ttemen, however little they may have to do when away from Washington, ani at home or anywhere else, can always find something to do when here, And the way they do it has usually indicatod that if they .do not come as often a8 occa sion requires they do come quite as often 4s the nation’s clilidren desire. And they did so on this occassion, although when their report ts made, which, I hear, will be ready in a weck ora month, there willbe a divided feeling on the subject, and those who prefer to be considered as not in a con- vent while in West Point Milltary Academy will doubtiess be glad that they have been here, and that afew of them were inclined to believe that 1615 ag much a soldier's duty to have some knowledge of Civilization as of the peculiar manwavres of the ancient dodgers in war, The Visitors, as I know from the statesman who carried in the lemons, were not as one on what their report should be; and from my own, perhaps less acute, observation Iam sure that their differences, Which detained them in session until after one o’clock this morning, were such as touched the very foundation of the institution itself. They sat in presumed secrecy, of course, wihlle discussing the grounds of theirreport. And when they adjourned, Hnally, this morning, I donot think—in fact, Iknow— that they were no nearer to unanimiry in regard to THE PROPER DISCIPLINE ~ this military academy than when thoy first sat own. The more promtnent among the Board of Visitors, Since thelr arrival here, were Dr. B, Sunderland, of the District of Columbia, who was President of the Board; General Quimby, who was Secretary, and who at the close of the proceedings was hurried ‘away by the report that his son on the frontier was dying); General A. G, Edwards, of Missouri; Gene- ral J. J, Woods, of Kansas; Judge William Milier, of Alabama; Governor Neely Jouuson, of Nevada: Wilham Aiken, of South Carolina, and Messrs, Moriou, Carpenter, Hawley and Burnett. On what 1s erroneously believed to ve the OLD SCHOOL side of the question of discipline Senator Carpone ter, who add essed the cadets, was, perhaps, the leading spirit in the night's debate. He, with bia friends, heid that the discipiive of a military acudemy uld be stiniiar to that of a convent of the Holy Catholic Churci—tnat 1s, in so tar as to entirely slueld the cadets froim contact with the outer world, ia wich they were educated to fight, but which they sheuid not know anything about, These See held that the aiscipline should exclude them from knowledge of the world outside West Point, tm order that their Minds shouid be given entirely to tactics; that they should not be familiar with the fact that there is what is known as socieiy; and that, exceptang through ovcasional letters from their mothers, they should not nave persona! knowledge that there 1s such an exalted being as a lady in all the habitable globe. I am obliged to condense the debate, which Would fill several numbers of the Congressiouval Giobe, and I am obliged, therefore, to be, perhaps, & shade more pointed than they were in stating their conclusions, THE NEW SCHOOL men held that entire isoiation from a world with which, even as soldiers, they were likciy to have something todo Was not required, and was really not beneiicial to either the service the cadets were educated to or to the cadets themselves. And they also held that, even tt such a system of discipline were desirable, 1t was not possible in such @ location as West Polnt, not, at least, with the present sur- roundings of the Academy. They held, therefore, that If ni old school gentlemen were determined to enforce thelr systein of discipline, they were brought directly and irresistibly to one of two con- clusions—they must either REDUCE WEST POINT TO TNE PRIMITIVE CONDITION OF A WILDERNESS, burn all the surrounding dwellings, and particu. larly the hotels; Gevastate the adjacent towns and Villages, and place a guard upon them (that should not be composed of cadets, for fear of contamina- ting contact with rural blackberry parties), Aud pre- vent for all time the encroachment of anything even bordering upon civilization, within long can- non range of the ground; nothing but the Acade- my buildings should remain, with, of course, com- fortable rooms and pienty of blankets for the oM- cers, and hard tack and tactics for the cadets— they would ve forced to do that, or else REMOVE WEST POINT MILITARY ACADEMY. from its present location to some wilderness West, where familiarity with wildcats, polecats, wood- chucks and bears would enable a cadet to come out of the wilderness not only a soidier but also a re- fined gentleman, ‘They claimed that if the gentlemen sent to be educated at the Military Acadeimy weie s0 weak of mind, so unconscious of ther duty as students there, that occasional conversation with the ladies and gentlemen in civil life would unfit them for the life of an army oMicer—that 1! they were to be thus easily led from the path of duty—they had far better remain at home, TIED TO THEIR GRANDMOTHERS’ APRONS. The position taken by Messrs. Carpenter, Edwards and Woods was thus effectively combated; and while they held that other than their system would at length reduce the cadets at West Point to the standard of a corps of militia, mstead of hoiding them to the dignity of a military post, the others held, with equal warmth, that the tsoiation claimed a3 & necessity to a thorough military education pro- auced, in many cases, STICKS INSTEAD OF SOLDIERS, and gave to the army commanders who could not support their dignity by keeping aloof from their men. This the opponents of the discipline favored by Messrs. Carpenter, Woods aud Edwards held was not What was desired, and was not the habit which had given to the greatest commanders of anctent and modern armies their influence over the men they led or their success agaist their toes, It was held that the cadet who was FIT TO BE AN OFFICE MUST FIRST BE A MAN, and that no man fit to bean officer wouid Be spoiled by judicious familiarly with the peopie he saouid live to protect. These were the variances in regard to thaf por- tion of the report reialing to discipline, and whea the debate had deen concluded such did they con. tinue; for I have 1¢ on what has been good West Point authority that wiitle the report, when made, will be signed by all, each will indicate his theory discipline, and in some form in and outside the port urge the adopttou of the chanze he favors. This report, as is Known, ts prepared in duplicate—one for the Secretary of War and the ovier for Cougress, These will require some time yet to perfect; but | When they are they will be found worthy of perusal, and jf the disciniine features favowd by the visitors Wild favo Feforua AP adopren, (22 IMPrTes- sion here 1s that thé cadets heréatter will be Taught poet there are qualities by whicli 4 Soldier may pre- i've and sustain the dignity of an oMicer other than €n entire seciusion from the men he commants and a three-inch stiff cravat. AN ATTEMPT TO SWINDLE THE PARK BANK. A man named Alexander Frosh, and believed to have come to this city recently from Galveston, Texas, called on Thursday at Greenebaum, Bros. & Co.'s, bankers, Park Bank butlding, and opened an account, stating that he had formerly done business with the house of Greenebaum & Co., at Chicago. He was also introduced on the same day to Mr, EB. Kellogg Wright, the paying telier of tue Park Bank, aud he presented a certified check for $3,100, which Mr, Wright submitted to Mr. Greenebaum before paying it, and he pronounced it genuine, and the check was cashed. Frosh introduced a boy named Milleville Hillyer to Mr. Wright, saying that in future he should send him (Hillyer) to the bank for whatever money he re- uiied. orrriday the boy presented a check for $5,950, similar in ail respects to the one presented on Thurs day, and certified by Greenevaum Brotuers, Mr. Wright again was suspicions that something was wrong, and again appiled to Mr, Greenebaum, who assured him the check was genulue, whereupon the money was paid, Yesterday morning the boy Hillyer again entered the bank and presented a check certified by Greene- baum Brothers for $6,250. Mr. Wright was again suspicious, and though the check seemed a per- fect fav simile in every respect of the menu. Ine Checks, 80 exactly resembling them that there could be no reasons, except that of a kind of Instinct of suspicion for Ll bt ey signature of “Greenebaum Bros. & Co.," and the biue ne certificate stamp, he detained the boy while he asked Greenebaum Bros, & Co, as to this third check. Iu was at once declared to be a forgery, and the actual balance at the credit of Frosh at that time at Greenevaum's was only about filty dollars, Onicer Schultz, who is on duty at the Park Hank, was sent to Frosh’somMce, 47 Dey street, but the officer Was too late, Frosh had eytden'ly suspected that the law was on his trail and he bad made him- kell scarce. Too much praise can scarcely be given to Mr, Wright, the paying teller, for his persistency in following up what appeared to be only a faint and Apparently causeless suspicion, rogh t8 About thirty years of age, tall, with dark eyes, hair and mustacte, and of renarkably good business address, He is supposed to be a stranger in this city, but ts evidently an old criminal. There is no doubt that he watied outside the van kand fled when he found that the check was not promptly cashed. The boy Hillyer was not detained, as he ‘was evidentiy tanocent of any wrong wten' iol.