The New York Herald Newspaper, September 24, 1871, Page 4

RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. September 24—Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost—Festival of B. V. M. of Mercy. Religious Programme for the Day—Reli- gious Communications, Gen- eral and Personal, Services To-Day. + George H. Hepworth will preach this evening * Church of the Messiah on “Corruption and msequences.” Services will be held in the hg at half-past ten, at which Mr. Hepworth Metate. he services will be held tn Christ church to- 8 tollows:—Holy communion at seven o'clock morniug praycr, Litany and sermon at half- ‘m, and evening prayer and scrmon at half- seven. Rev. F, C. Ewer will preach morning vening. * Dr. Hoge, of Richmond, Va. will preach in urch of the Strangers this morning, and u 'r. Deems in the evening. R, Hever Newton will preach in the Anthon jal Church this morning and afternoon, Dr. Kylance will preach this morning in St. church. Dr. D. M. Maclise will preach in Alexander , Seventh avenue, near Eighteenta street, roing and evening. His evening subject will be “Evangelical Protestantisin the True, ancient, Holy Apostolical Roman Church—Modern Romanism an Apostacy.” Rev. Andrew Longacre will preach morning and evening in the Central Methodist Episcopal church. . Rev. Abbott Brown will preach this morning and afternoon in the Church of the Reformation. Services acoording to the Union Prayer Book will be held in Emanuel churen this morning and evening. Rev. Dr. Krotel will preacn this morning ana evening im tne Evangelical Church of the Holy Trinity. Rev. W. W. Newell, Jr., will preacn in the Forty- Second street Presbyterian church this morning and evening. Rev. Joshua D. Bradley will preach this evening in the Oratory of sacrament, West Forty-wira Bireet, on the subject, “Prayer for the Dead a Chris. tian Duty.” Rev. Mr. Smyth, of Wilmington, Del., will preach in the West Thirty-third street Presbytcrian church this morning and afternoon. Rev. Dr. Aferrill Richardson will preach, morning and evening, in the New England Congregational church. “The New Departure in Religion” will be the sub- fect of Rey. Charles F, Leo's discourse this morning in Chickering Hall (Fifth Universaiist charch.) Rev. ©. 8S. Harrower will preach, morning and evening, in St. Luke’s Methodist Episcopal church. “Bishop” Snow will talk about “The Impending Judgment of Corrupt, Apostate Christendom” this afternoon, in the University, Washington square. “Has the Catholic Church in this Country Backed Gown on the School Question t” To THR KDITOR OF THE HERALD:— An article under the above heading appeared in your paper of last Sunday, by ‘‘W. ©. D.,” to which I ‘wish Wo reply briefly. In the first place the last and almost dying ‘Words of Washington, that “by the intelligence ana morality of the people the nauion would be pre- served,” has nothing more to do with Roman Catholicism than it has with Mohammedanism. “W. ©. D.” seems to be laboring under the im- pression that the Christian Catholic religion hus something to do in making morals. If so, how was it with Italy, where, for 700 years, the Roman Catholic religion has had unlimited rale over the peopie? There are to be found the largest per cent of the wicked- st, poorest aud most depased of any country that ever boasted of enlightenment. Equally true is it chat Catholic teacking has ruined Spuin. The same can be said of South America, Central America and Mexico, Where the people are lower in pomt of civil liberty than they were a bandred years ago. [make these assertions because 1 have lived Ja Spain and Italy and gathered statistics in reiation thereto; and, what us more, ail travellers wilt bear me out in it, But to come nearer home—saying nothing of the south of Ireland, as compared to the north—look at our city for the facts. Has etther Roman Catholic Christianity or Protestant Christianity veaching in in schools done anything forthe morais of New York? Will “W. C.D.” go to the police stations, the pris- Ons, and the poorhouses, and take therefrom the ones who have been taught the Catholic Christianity? If he will, and if we can get any other person to take taose who have been tangnt Protestant Christianity I think we may safely aboish those institutions alto- ther. There ts no denying the fact that nearly all criminals of our citv have been taught tic Catho- lic religion; and with these facts before the people, how can «W. C. D.” have the face to ask tor enforce- Ment of Catholicism into the brains of young New York? Then again “W. ©. D.”' starts out by making beheve our public schools teacn Protestantism, which Is not the truth; thus in bis ouiset showing that he bimseif cannot make a moral re; nta- tion. And yct this prophet declares that our oe schools will destroy the country, but how ie does not say. He says there 13 at present no re- spect for law, human or divine. Does he mean the Catholics, who Mill our city prisons? He does not ‘ want our children taught in public schools, for when they arrive at manhood or womanhood they wul be ready to draw the knife across the country’s throat! Does he mean the great riot of only afew years agu? Where were those Catholics educated m morals ? Yet he boasts that the Catholic Churcu property 1s worth over $400,000,000. Does “W. C. D.” know Chat most of that property was obtaine: fraudulently and against the law of the land ? Now if $400,000,000 10 Catholic Uhurch property permits nine-tenths of tne crime in New York how much more might we expect if we add a public schoo! fund io the Ring? Come, “W. ©. D.,” give us a better record of Caurcn morals before you agitate this calamity, J.B. N. “The Amcrican River Ganges”—A DMisrepre= sentation of tse Amcricau Catholic Hier arehy. To THE EpiToR OF THE HeRaLp :— 4 Dotice in this week’s tssue of an illustrated paper, claiming to be a ‘Journal of civilization,” a cartoon, which, in my humble judgment, is calculated to breed misc: , and tends to disturb the good order of community, This cartoon 18 one of a series which the “journai’’ alluded to appears determined to publish until it shall have achieved 1ts purpose—viz: to create such an auitagonistic feeling with regard to a certain religious denomination as may bring about the scenes of violence and bioodshed similar tw those which, in 1845, were witnessed in Phila- delpiia, where Catholic charches fel! a prey to the fury of a reckless mob; or as were witnessed in Boston, years before, when the poor Sisters of Charity were compelied to fy for their lives, scantlly clad, on an inclement night, tneir convent being burned to the ground. The animus of tne pub- lication I refer to certainly “hath this extent,” if not more. The cartoon is entitied “The American River Ganges,” and represents the Prominent city offictais in the act of aoee young children over & breastwork, behind which (the Olficials) are entrenched, to the ground (ashore), where they become a prey to crocodiles wRich are ast emerging sloreward from a river that fows yy. These crocodiles are pictured as Bishops of the Catholic Church in America, robed in the vestments of their high ecclestastical office, the mitre on the head of each — made to represent the open mouth of a @ fully provided with rows of ugty teeth, which, it 18 to be interred, are to do the mastication necessary to {nsure the destruction of tne children who are forced to become their food. In order to create sympathy for these poor children and to intimate that they are Protestants, we see prominent im the foreground a youth, out of the reast of whose jacket there protrudes a book, on the cover of which is inscribed the words “Holy Bible." It would be difMicuit to tm: é an iilus- tration =which could be more to the Catholic community than this . And it Would be fully ag dificult to imagine one that 18 60 bald and patent a tie. ‘The design of tne waotle af- fair 1s, of course, to resent the Catholic Church im America as proselyting the Provestant clularen of this country and as having the city officials of New York as aiders and abettors in the movement. Its the old “schoo) question’’ put into new shape. Your correspondent, Mr. Kditor, cay pity the map in whose heart there rankies such venom against any portion of his feliow-citizens as it is evident Gills the breast of the responsibie author of le pro- duction; but that pity is changed 4o contempt when one refiects on the bald untruthfulness that is con- veyed in every shade and line of tue picture, Let see. us When, where, how have the Catholic hierarchy endeavored to Make proselytes, by force, of Protes tant children in the United States’ Give us names, Gates, facts. The Catnolic Church is eudeavoring, it is §=«true, to bring American Protestant aduits within her fotd; and in seeking to effect this result she appeals to the reason, to the sound sense and sober judgment of those whose eternal salvation she seeks to secure, She NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1871.—TRIPLE SHEET, nerself what are the dogmas teaches, and t! she be not held le for the ialse and often urposely misconstrued doctrines. that are given to le world as her's, Is this an extraordinary de- mand? Is there anything wrong in it? Does not every sect claim tt a3 a might which should be con- ceded to every honest-minded man’ Do not even litical parties Act upon this very principler Why, ‘hen, should tt be denied the Church—and her only? but it is ey 4 conunually reiteratea by her oppo- nents that the Catholic Church asks to have the public schools of the country put into her hands exclusivety, 80 that she may train up tne Protestant youth of America in accordance with her principles Of faith and practice. This averment is absolutely and unqualifiedly false. All that the Church has asked wherever this school question has been broached, all that she will ever ask of the American people, is tnat she te allowed to direct the education of those chlidren who are born of Catholic parents, and are received into her fold through tne regene: waters of baptism, She seeks not to take from parents who differ irom her the care, control or education of their children, be those parents adherents of any Protestant sect— Jew, Mohammedan or Infidet She does protest that @ mere secular education 1s not suMicient to msure d citizenship; that a mere knowledge of secu- jar matters, having no Christian basis on which to the ultimate good of society. She eiaims, further, that it two hours per week of Christian teaching im the sunday school fs not Ume sufictent to form this religions basis, to lay its foundations broad and deep, so that it will have a wholesome influence in after life; and, in order that may grow up to be not only practical Catholics, Dut faithful, law-abiding citizens, she asks that their education—and that of none others— ps are not the artist of the illustrated papor—and I treely knowledge his great talent as an artist—would have us believe them to be. Now, is tt unfair that Catho- lics should protest against a system of education which teaches that every Catholic country 1s sunk in superstition, ts priest-ridden, which ts calculated to impress the mind of the Catholic child with the idea that It is for him to adhere to the faith of bis ancestry, and, especially, that it ts ad- visable in him to coverup the fact 9 it be a fact) that he sprung from Irish stock? Yet this ls theten- dency of the system in vogue to-day, a8 can be sub- stantiated by any Catholic parent who has ques- tioned his child relative to the ideas expressed by his schoolmates Whenever these or kindred subjects are broached. I repeat that Catholics have no desire to make a of Protestant children—have no desire to throw any obstacle in the way of untver- saleducation witn regard to secular matters; but slipply claim that @ system should be devised which ‘will enable them to educate their own offs) in accordance with the pennies of that faith which Urcy believe to be from God, while, at the same tume, no means be left untried to couple with this religious training a thorough teaching of such gene- raj Knowledge as will fit them to become serviceable members of the community. I can ily antici- pate the antagonistic avowals that may be made ‘with regard to the stavements I have set forth above; bat as I do not wish now to open up the general question, but simply to state the fact that the idea intended to be conveyed by the illustration is a fatse one, I here leave tbe satiens for the present. . New YORE, Sept. 23, 1871. Questions for the Clergy. To THE EDITOR OF THE BERALD:— I went recently to hear Rey, Charles B. Smyth in Waverley place, and found him a very intelligent and intercsting speaker. I was only surprised that he had so small an audience; such a man ought to draw a coagregation. He spoke on the inefficiency of the Church and the ministry to do the work of the Church without outside accessories, such as temperance societies, &c. He made one remark Which is somewhat uncharitable. The wealthy churches, he said, were like sand, heaped together but without adhesion, having no religion, only kept together by money and exclusiveness, or Words to tai effect. Now, I trast that the “grace of God” is suMcient even for @ wealthy Church. I do not think but there 1s a sprinklog of the faithfuli—“the sals of the carth”—in the richest church in this city, whichever it may be. We are told “it 1s hard for a rich man,” &c., but not impossible, Ali who know anything of life, present or past, must know that as true hearts beat ander satin robes as under garments of sack- cloth. Still I entirely agree with him as to the un- christian system of pews which he condemned. [ am not of the rich biotherhood, very far from tt; but I think it best to avold saying anything which shall foster the natural, sensitive jealousy of the poorer Classes. Some persons do this inadvertantly, pc feanne retiecting On consequences. Let us have arity. Mr. Smyth also sald there were oftences onet morality and Brgpeie well known to exist in churches, which there is no system of discipline to meet. Very true; but what would Mr. 8. do? Per- haps the most prominent Christian systems of dis- cipline have been the Roman Catholic and the New England Puritan. Would he re-inaugurate either of these systems—the Inquisition to crush eut ideas as Well as infidelity; the Puritan hierarchy to dto- tate the operations of your mind and the occupa- tuon of your time, patrolling your domicile like a detective potice? At ts to be lamented that Chris- tlans go on in evil without reproof and without shame. But woatcun be done? Shall we burn the body to save the soul? Shall we @ & part to Gri. dover. preserve the whole? The Tendency of Religious Thought. To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD: The HERALD in its discussion of religious subjects has displayed @ conservatism which is perlaps of more moment as indicating the tendency of thought atlarge than may be apparent to only a casuay Treader. This 18 not an age of startling developments 4n intellectual progress, and doubtless those ages which we have left behind us have had recorded in their history more reforms or fevolutions of thought than ever will be recorded in the future. But, despite this tact, it is true that the elements which make up the present feature of the worla’s thought on all vital questions are shifting and changing continually, yet with a milder and more imperceptible metamorphosis than mught be sup- posed from what has transpired in the lives of Luther and Wesiey. We are in the midst of & grand, almost silent, fusion of all tne elements of dissension. Even this may be asscrled at the same time that a Dollinger and a Cheney are causing their Uttle sensations in religious circles; for these are but minor agents on tbe surface under which more stealthy causes are at Work to streugthen and deepen the world’s conser- Vatism. Scliisms in churches have now come to be regarded as matters Of course, not as astounding events, Stmulitude of thought 1s not mow regarded asthe normal intelecmal condition of a church, though such was the case wnen any innovation ex- cited so much alarm as to lead to inquisitions and autoda-fi. It 1s, then, a matterjof legitumate wonder to persoas who are not sull bound up in venighied bigotry that even bishops CP re should stand agnasi at such events as the difenng of conscientious observances among the brotherhood of ministers and laymen. In this age we are no longer ww judge others by ourselves, neither to suppose that any one man’s way of worsnip 18 fit to be anotner’s, It may be that a seal for the integrity of bis Church makes pardonable the severity which a bisuop may exercise toward those Who abide not by its old-time Ways; but it is certdin that all such severity but nurses the 1il and makes the Church as a body still more weak.’ ASa policy alone, with no refer- ence to the right, tolerance ts beet; for, after al, It is the principies represented, and not the torms and ceremonials, Which are to be defended; so that a Man may be recusant in the letter, and if not in the Spirit of the honored creed he should still be toler- ated io the folds of the Church. Tne Church siould be a mother and not a ruler. In looking over the world one can perceive the sigus of a softening of the asperities of religious disagreements aod a fusion of al! religious beliefs. asks simply that she may be alluwed to veciare for The extreme opinions which have signalized tne different societies have graduaily lost their impor- tance tn the eyes of the world, juse in all cases Uiey have beep found to concern points which were not vital to salvation. The world seldom on the real questions of life—whether right is right, or whether wrong is wrong. But it has had a habit of con over other tssues which did not involve the juestion of right in 4 spiritual se! but only in @ physical us diiasen- sion never been raised by that command, “thon shalt not steal.” But to whether as the Lord shail be worstupped with altar and chants, or with sileace and inertness of the body, has en- gaged the lives and thoughts of such men as Greg- ory and Fox, Why could they not drop the question a3 to how God should be worshipped, an Ped whether it should be the act of the soul or the body? In the first instance, it cannot be anaccept- able; tn the second, it may be holiow and mocking. ‘The spwit of the age, of which the HERALD la an exponent, points to a noble ignoring of ali doctrines for the more vital quesdon, whether a sincere, godly life is not the ulumatum of all religious education. That it 1s so the majority of Christians are ready to admit, and tnat is depends on no forms or ceremo- nies. % B.D. Anniversary Prayer Meet! The fourteenth anniversary of the Fulton street prayer meeting was held yesterday at the North Dutch charch, corner of Falton and Wiiliam streets, Back of the reading desk, on the walis on whe desk and on the table around which the eminent divines Sab were crowded with floral offerings, whe gifts of those who for many years past have taken a very deep and undying interest in the euccess of this undertaking. The pews in the body of the church and in the gallery were filed, as were also many extra benches and chairs, aod a large number, unable to find seats, Stood up during the whoie of the ceremonies, which lasted some two hours. As the readers of the HERALD are undoubtedly aware, this system of holding prayer meetings was instituted some four- jeen vears ago, and Was especially designed for the benefit of merchants, clerks, mechanics and others who were busily employed during the day, to aford them an opportanity to gather in this church and offer up some prayers to God, asking Him for guid- ance in taeir temporal affairs, and bog 3 at the feet of the Saviour the many perpiexities and burdens which they had to bear. The exercises consisted of prayers, addresses and hyiuns: the pravers and addresses being ofered and delivered by several eminent divines of different denominations and the hy; being sung by all those present, numbering some nine hundred per- sons, and producing a very fine‘effect, Alling the old church with sweet harmonious strains of meloay, ascending like incense in praise of the Creator. The Rev. Dr. conducted the exercises, assisted by the Rev. Sabine Cuyler, Dr. Ormls- ton, Dr. Armitage and many others; ad- dresses were delivered by Dr. Armitage Dr. Ormiston, Dr. Hall and Dr. Quyler. The pre- siding clergyman read a letter, translated from the original Hindostan, asking-the prayers of the ‘Ful- ton street prayer meeting.” The singing was con- ducted by their missionary, Mr. Lamphier, the gen- tleman who in 1857 crst founded the prayer mect- ing at the church. He was the one who spent many hours there on his knees asking God, “Lord, what wilt Thou have me do?” and to him was sug- gested the idea of opening the chapel for apeayer laily from twelve to one, and which hag already borne such good fruit. gratulations from the Ladies—fle Claims te bo a Geod Landlord, Romg, Sept. 7, 1871. The Roman question has hitherto proved such a Gordian knot that, altnough summarily divided on the 20th September last by the sword of Victor Emmanuel, its definitive solution ts reserved for the pen. Pius IX. has already put forth documents of the highest pretension, having quite as much and Occasionaily more reference to political than doctri- nal or moral masters, from his celebrated syllabus downwards; but itis a novelty certainly to see His Holiness come out at his time of Life in the charac- terofa pampbleteer. The work alluded to ts being canvassed for by some active individuals, and al- though, of course, it will not bear the Pope’s name On its title page, the matter it contains will, it 1s affirmed, be entirely derived from bis tnsptration. Such an authorship is, however, authoritatively de- Med by the Osservatore Romano of the Sth, which Journal bas the following paragraph on the sup. ject:— We know that some unknown persons are diffus- ing prospectuses of a work, which they pretend 16 recommended by the Supreme Pontiff, on the Roman juestion, and they state that they are sent by His ery Reverend Excellence, Me nor Ricci, Maes- tro di Camera of His Holiness. We are authorized to declare that the above mentioned work is totally unknown at the Vatican, and above ail it is most false that the aforesaid Monsignor Ricel has author- ized any one to make use of his name in favor of the work in question. PBYING INTO MONASTIC INSTITUTIONS, It has been stated—and, of course, contradicted, as is the custom here with almost every piece of in- telligence—that the municipal delegates charged to inspect and report upon the capabilities of several monastic establishments in Rome, destined by a royal decree for genome of public utility to the consequences of expropriation jaw, met with a repulse at the door of a nunnery from the Chancel- lor of the French Embassy accredited to the Holy See, on thé pretext that the nuns of that estab- lishment were entitled to the protection of tne French government. Whether true or not, the report has excited a good deal of comment; but meanwhile the French Ambassador has ordered an exact report to be drawn up of all the religious communities dependent on France, and of their property, movable and im- movable. ‘The nunnery alluded to above is that of the Dames du Sacré Cwur at the Trinita det Montl. The Liderta of to-day clears up the mystery by publishing a letter from the Superior of the nannery refusing to aamit the soar engineers witnout a ‘Written order trom the French Embassy. On the re- celpt of this letter the Assesser iin sponta- neously suspended the order for visiting the estab- Usoment of the Ladies of the Sacred Heart. 1118 HOLINESS IN GOOD HEALTH, Pius 1X continues to enjoy excellent health, m spite of recent reports to the contrary; and he continues, moreover, to grant unwearying audiences to con- (eer deputations of all denominations who not hitherto obtained access to the Vatican. THE POPE'S RECEPTIONS, On Saturday two hunared ladies, beionging to five clubs of ‘Catholic ladies,’? had the honor of being received by His Holiness, and presenting their con- gratulations uvon the singular event which has im- mortalized his pontificate, The Supreme Pontift ig y them to perseverve cou ously 1 the noble path they had undertaken, and dismissed them as usual with his Apostolic benediction. Yesterday morning His Holiness re- ceived in the throne hall all the Se prgen Vice Presidents, Treasurers and Secretaries of the Conferences of St, Vincent de Paul established in this capital. This institution Hesng expecially dedl- cated to the relief of the poor, the Pope, in his reply to the adaress of the President, Father Alfiert, ex- Rorted ita members to redouble their zeal in conse- quence of the increasing necessities of the needy classes, And alluding to one of their most urgent requirements, that of obtaining lodgings, His Holi- ness condemned in strong terms those proprietors Who cruelly iufictrents upon their poor tenants much heavier than the lawful interest of the capital Invested in their houses, know of ipstances in which landlords have raised their rents, on the ex- piration of long standing leases, to ten times their revious figure, so reducing their tenants to the al- native of evacuation or ruin, It 13 diMcuit to imagine how the numerous government employés on small salaries will get along in Rome under such circumstances, and it is even affirmed that several Ministers have taken large quarters at high rents to provide their official subordinates with lodgings at Teduced rates, paying the difference out of the funas of their respective departments, A Catholic Bishop Demands Imprisonment. Great excitement, according to a telegram in a Vienna paper, has been created in Passau by some acts @ few days ago of the Catholic Bishop of that place. A high government official happened to come to the town on some business, and there he was met by the Bishop, who walked with him, cheek by jowl, to his house, wildly gesticulating the while, and exclaiming, “I’m ready for the fortress.” The oficial did not comply with the Bishop’s desire to be incarcerated, but went on his way quietly. There- upon the prelate turned to a police sergeant who was near and exclaimed, ‘Arrest me; I am ready for the fortress!” By this time a crowd of men aud women had gathered, all of whom were bending the knee as a sign of respe-t to the Bishop; bat he, turning to them, exclaimed, “Stand up, ye hypocrites! What you are doing is hypocrisy; { am ready for the fortress? ‘The ex- planation of this curious scene probably is thta, The government at Bavaria haa, it ts well known, been for a long time in the hands of men who have no love for the uitramontanes, and who are some- what of Dr, Dvllinger’s opinions with regard to the dogma of infallibuity, As @ consequence, many Catholic bishops have been watched closely, and the tmintsters for worship, as by recent note, Called at- tention to the fact that several prelates had, con- trary to law, published the dogma of infallipiiity without receiving the Placetum regium, When the Bishop of Passau demanded that he should be sent to @ fortress he probably meant to ask tnat the government should at length give up threat- ening ald proceed, if it dared, to acts. The irri- tation with which recent acts of the Bavarian gov- ernment have filled the digaitaries of the Catholic ae is very significantly represented by tnis in- cident. Bavarin and Papal In‘allibility. ‘The circular of 1he Bavarian Minister for Worship in reference to the question of infallibility continues to excite great attention both tn the Bavarian ana Prussian papers. It has been a subject of cunsidera- ble remark that the semi-oificial journals of Prussia Teceived from Gasteln a communication, evidenty from high quarters, to the effect that Herr von Lutz, the Bavarian Minister, bad been most unjustly attacked by several German papers, that it was al- most entircly due to his eflorts that the Versailles treaties between Prussia and Bavaria had been carried through, and that the attitude be had assumed to the Catholic Church was deserving of all praise. The question ts naturally asked, whence this anxiety in a Bismarck’s bosom for the safety of a Lutz? An article in the Nord Deutsche Allgemeine Zeicung |s supposed to supply the answer; for, it says, “in this region, so fertile tn in cares and dangers, of the relations between church and State, the governments of Prussia and Bavaria join in the same policy.” Democratic journals like the Frankfurter Zeitung, whose anti- ultromontane zeal is always calling out for severe measures against the Catholics, interpret this pas- sage of the Nord Deutsche to mean that the same halting, half-hearted policy—so they consider it~ which Herr von'Lntz follows in vavaria, Herr yon Munler, the Prussian Minister for Worship, wil! fol- low in Prussia, Hangary und Infajlibility. The Municipal Council of Oren have passed the government restrictions. The Municipal Council) of the capital, Ofen, standing firmly by the old Catholic articies of faith, cannot rec as existing by law the dogma of infallbility, which has not yet received the Placetum regium. It, therefore, pro- hiorts its publication in the churches and schools under its patronage. and regards any clergyman who publishes it “as deprived of his benefice." Baden and Its Catholic Subjects, A number of Catnolics, chiefly foreigners, have signed a petition strongly complaining of some recent proceedings of the government of Baden, which, they assert, are oppressive to the consclences of the Cathotica of that Duchy. ARCHBISHOP M1CLOSKEY. His Views on Orange Parades and St. Pat- rick’s Day Processions—Demagogue News- papers—A “Wilot”? Not a Pontius Pilate. (From the Boston Pilot (Roman Catholic organ), Sept. 23.) For some ttme past—in fact, since the 12th of Jaly Jast, there have been evident signs of vitality m the old Know Nothing or ant!-Catholic circles through- out this country, Letters from our readers have poured into the Pilot office, some containing advice as w the manner of treating Orangeism, and others asking for advice on the subje*t. and of course, offering their own suggestions, which were as varied as the minds of the writers. Although we consider rampant Know-Nothingism as 4 thing of the past—a something too contemptible to be made @ matter for nervousness to-day—we deomed it right that our readers should have @ unanimity of opinion on the matter, which unanimity could only be produced by placing before them, simply and clearly, the opinion of a universally revered guide. ‘Therefore we resolved to “INTERVIEW” THE ARCHBISHOP OF NEW YORK. With this intention Mr. Donahoe wrote to the Most Reverend Archbishop, requesting an interview tor &@ member of his editorial staff, who would request His Grace to express his views on a subject of great importance to the Irish-American Catholic popula- tion, A letter was received from the Archbishop's secretary, stating that His Grace would be in New York on Friday, the 8th inst., and would be pleased to see the representative of the Pilot, According! one of our stam proceeded to New York and waite on the Archbishop at his residence on Madison ave- nue, The following is kis report of owas seaved ta large desk ata covered with papers. The office was small busi- ness-like and very plainly furnisned. His Grace Tose courteously ‘and ve the Pilot represen- tative his hand, which reverently kissed. The archbigop then requested him to take a large easy chair close to tne desk and awaited what the jour- nalist bad to say. REPORTBR—I have callea Most Reverend Sir to ask you to express your views on a subject of great im- ice to large nnmbers of Irish-American Catho- ics, and it 1s my intention, if you will allow me, to Write your opinions for the Bosion Pilot. We have adopted tnis course, not with a selfish or wanton intention of mtruding on the dignified reserve of our Catholic dignitaries, put with the conviction that by this popular method alone we can reach the masses of our people—even ‘when an elaborate e article or @. report of sermon would fatl to interest them. Although, Most Reverend Sir, you have already cl ressed, yourself on the subject, we would request you to reiterate your opimion, and to say what should be in future the course of Catholics with refecence to Orange parades. One of our reasons for requesting this is that certain men and journals, calling them- selves Catholic, publicly advise a violent resistance ag the only means to suppress these jes. ARcHBISHOP—I am tied that the motive of the PUot 1s praiseworthy; but Lam of opinion that the Catholic Bishops have done all they coulda have done in the matter,—whicn has been conceded even by those who oppose Catholicity. Besides, I have just read an article (here the Archbishop took some proof sheets from the desk) mm which the question is ably and advisedly treated, and expresses all that ‘would say on the subject. ‘The paper will soon be placed vefore the public. REPoRTER—But that 18 what I alluded to, Most Reverend Sir, a8 @ reason for requesting this inter- view. It ts probable that not oue 1n a thousand of those most easily and injuriously affected by Orange parades will ever read the logical paper to which you refer; whereas if you allow me to write now your words will go straight into a hundred thousand homes and to nearly @ million readers, who will be guided by your Grace’s opinions, ARCHBISHOP—AS I have said, I do not think that the Catholic Bishops should enter on such subjects, at least farther than they have done, However, I do hope that the question of Orange parades wili soon be settled by legislation. The Orange Parade is clearly offensive. it differs from all other Irish parades. lt is offensive, not merely In 8 religious point of view, but also on national Faget and therefore it should be suppressed. But the violent, impulsive attitude assumed toward it by some people 1s to be deplored. If they can treat the matter calmly the law will soon see the true mean- ing of Orangeism, and suppress the offensive arade, It is certain that the promoters of the range parade had calculated on the strength of the national teeling aud impulse of numbers of our Population. They e ad to make the parade and consequent riot @ source of great polit. cal capital. It was che political scheme of @ party that cannot meet {ts opponents on existing issues, and therefore desired to get up an intense anti-Catholic feeling, which, they hoped, would grow into an issue that would eventually injure ee It was ut first expected tnat 10,000 men would walk in the Orange procession on the 12th of July, and that there would bea riot on grand scale. Having failed then a similar effort, accompanied with similar hopes, was made on the occasion of the late Italian procession. But if treated calmly all this anti-Irish and anti-Catholic feeling must die. The politicians will try to keep it alive until after the elections, and they are holding Orange meetings and processions throughout the country with that intention. REPORTER—Would you express an opinion, Most Reverend Sir, on the St. Patricx’s Day ions? AROUBISHOP—We think the St. Patrick’s Day pro- cessions are of quite a different nature from the Orange parades. The latter are means to offend, and do offend, great numbers of people. The St. Pairick’s Day processions, inasmuch as they are Catholic, are justifiable by the law, under which all religions are equal, aad, 80 far as they are national, are at least inoffensive. But, it seems to us, that the nature of the processions on St. Patrick's Day has been changea in some places, and instead of &@ mark of respect to @ great saint’s memory, ora demonstration of irish nationality, these proces. sions are, too often. nothing more than demonstra- tions in the interests of some political party here. KEPORTER—These individuals and journals that advise the Irish see to resort to violence to stop the Orange parades—— ARCHBISHOP—They are doing a bad work, they are doing a deal of harm, in misrepresenting the Catholic religion and the people of [reland go shamefully. And yet they create a curbing power that may be necessary. ‘They Keep alive this anti- Catholic bitterness, which sometimes nas tne effect of checking those people who, under the name of Catholicity, speak and act in direct opposition to the will of the Charch. Rgrogter—I Thank you, Most Reverend Sir, for devoting so much time to me; and I would again assure you that nothing but a conviction that it Would be beneficial would Nave induced us to adopt ‘this course. AXCHBISHOP—I gm sure of that. I have conf- dence in the motives of and the course pursued by the Pulol. REPORTER—Yon will allow me, I hope, Most Rev- erend Sir, to write your opinion for publication? AXcHBISHOr—Yes, sit; you May do #0, as you think it destrable. Not wishing to trespass farther on the time of the yanaratiio Archbishop your reporter then took his leave, FORTY-FOURTA STREET SYNAGOGUE. The Duty of the Hour—Review of Thirty-two Years of Labor—Discourse by Rev. S. M. Isaacs. The multitudes which thronged the Jewish syna- @ogues last Saturday were missing yesterday. The audiences were very fair, however, and thts even- ing the synagogues will be crowded again. In the Forty-fourth street synagogue the Rev. Mr. Isaacs Preached to his people on the duty of the hour, in view of the Day of Atonement. His text was Isaiab, lv., 6, 7—‘‘Seek ye the Lord while he may be found; call ye upon him while he is near, Let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man nis thoughts; and let him return unto the Lord, and ne will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he Will abundanouy pardon.” Jt requtres, he said, no oratorical powers to understand these words. The words are in the plural, and the call is to the out- wardly wicked as well as to the inwardly vile. The wicked man 1s required to forsake his ways and the unrighteous man his thoughts, and the attri. butes of mercy and love and compassion of our God will be extended to him. Four rules or thoughts for all preaching are suggested by this text—namely, the employer, the preacher, his message and its object. God employs and expects every man, woman and child to carry the message of His love ana mercy to sinners. The imrportance of this message is such that very few indeed are capable or are worthy to pear it, and Ue speaker included himself tn this category. What is the message? he asked. It ts that the intnister stands upon the watch tower and asks, “What 13 the hour? What of the night!’ Know ye the object of your creation, the object of the ministry and the object of the synagogue? Turn from the error of your ways and turn & God, the object of whose message 1s to do you good and to make you good. To-day is the Sabbath of penitence, from Shuboh, to return; return to God, to who we bave returned, and we are here and shall pe here in great numbers nextMonday. But we must return to the Lord God. Those who have come here from Europe know well that the rabbies stand in the pul- three or four hours in succession to But we have changed our ‘e become Modernized, and so have the people. But the word of our God changeth ot, and we inust return to Him. Ali of us are full of sin as the sea is full of water—even the ministers of religion. But a great day is before us—a ot atonement, when we must return vo the Lord. The preacher denounced the absurd idea that by coming $8, to the house of tne Lord on one or two days in the ear God is satisfied. Every must be God’s, and We must call upon Him while He is near, and seek Him while He may be found. Consider that you are every day going to the grave. Will you comply with the requisitions of His Word? Look at the hardened sinner, who travels about without the knowledge ef God until he comes w the grave, and then he would like to return, but it 1s too late. Now ig the time for the wicked 1o forsake his ways, and the unrighteous man his thoughts, and fo retarn Ww the Lord; who will mercy upon him, to our God, who will abundantly pardon. It 1s, said Mr. Isaacs, thirty-two years ago since I detivered my first dis- course in this city of New York, and calied upon Israe! to prepare to meet their God, He then re. ferred to the changes by death and otherwise which had occurred during that long period, and espe- cially to the taking away by the Westileld explosion of Some honored members of his congregation. He was glad that so many of the younger men anda women who have grown up, as it were, in the syna- gogue, remain stil with them; but he regretted, at the same time, that some had fatien away and for- saken the religion of their fathers. The great lesson to be learned from these calamities to which he re. ferred is that death 1s on the track of all living; that we are like @ fish caught in a net and gannot escape, and the only thi n_ do 1s to seek the Lord bong he may be ound, and tocall upon him while ¢ 13 near, YOU HAKIPPURIM: The Hebrew Day of Atonement—Tho Long Fast—Services in the Synagogucs—Lustitu- toa of the Festival. ‘The two greatest festivais of Israel are the New Year and the Day of Atonement—Rosh Hashana and Yom Hakippurim. The former has passed and the latter Casts its shadows before, and to-morrow evening will Present itself with imperial grandeur to the mind of every true and faithful Israelite. The two festivals and the ten days intervening are known in Hebrew literature as Yemai Hanovaim—the awful days— when every Israelite is presumed to feel himself drawn nearer than ever to the great Source of L ife, the Creator and King of Israel. A feeling of ceep humility ts supposed to take possession of their souls, and in utter unworthiness THEY BOW BEFORE THE JUDGE of all the earth, acknowledging their failings and shortcomings and pleading for His mercy, During those days the Israelites are presumed to and they do try to keep as retired from the wonld as possible and spend their time in reading and meditation ana prayer. And then the better to fit them for the solemn services and feelings of this Day of Atone- ment they seek to heal any differences that may Possibly exist between them as brethren. The pro- gressive, Or as it is termed by some, the matenalls- Uc tendencies of the age have diverted the minds Of the rising generations of Hebrews, especially in this country, from the pure and spiritual idea with which thus festival was originally associated, And though out of pure respect for the day and 1s Sublime inspirations and conceptions they visit the synay and repeat the form of prayers ap- ropriated fur the Occasion, they have very Little in- rest in it Otherwise, ‘I’shubah, ‘I’felia and T’sdu- kan are the three great words which give direction to the thoughts and the prayers of the Jewish people on this Day of Atonement, And REPENTANCK, PRAYER AND RIGHTEOUSNESS or faith are the principal topics upon which the several Rabbis instruct congregations on this aay. ‘The origin and institution of the festival may be found in Leviticus xvi, 29-24, and xxiil., 26—32, While the Israeiites tn their own land worshipped before God’s altars in the Temple at Jerusalem the service was exceedingly solemn; for only on this day in the whole year did the high priest presume to enter into the holiest of all, or the inner sanctuary where the Shekinah dwelt be- ‘ween the Cherubims. And then only of all the days in the year might he name that, to every Israelite, great and dreadful name of the Lora— Jehovah. According to tradition this very period of tume, long before the giving of the law from Sinat, Was a day of atonement. Adam did penance and was pardoned on this day. Abraham entered into the covenant of circumcision on this day, and Moses, after he had broken the first tables contain- ing the law, ascended the mount, and his second Torey days? fast expired with this day, on which also the Lord pardoned His pie and revealed His thir- teen attributes. The Jew, therefore, approaches tuis, to him, most important day with mingled feel- ings of awe and gratitude. The eve is allotted to solemn feasting, and at sunset the twenty-four hours’ fast and continued prayers commence, THE PREPARATIONS FOR THE FAST partake of that solemnity with which this life 1s quitted for a better world. It ts customary in the evening for parents to bestow their benediction on their children, and the truly pious Jew pronounces this blessing with the fervor and heartfelt emphasts of his dying moments. Whosoever meet on this day, be they previously acquainted or complete strangers, salute each other with brotherly love and sincerity, and to solicit each other’s pardon, lest by any means and at any time, unconsctously even, they may have offended, This custom 1s observed also between the most intimate friends, The law which ordained the observance of the day likewise commands the Jew to aittict his soul, and this aillicting, according to tradition, consists in abstaining from’ eating, rinking, batning per- luming, wearing shoes and the like. And as the same law also declares this to be ‘‘a statute for ever uato all their generations throughout all their dwell- jogs” its observance 1s most strict by every one who claims the name of Jew. THE MORAL INFLUBNCE OF SUCH A DAY is more easily appreciated than described. A day when rich and poor, penetrated alike with the sen- timent of their utter unworthiness, bow in the dust before the Omniscient Judge of all; when the wise man considers not his wisdom as a shield, nor the wealthy his large possessions; but all, with one ac- cord of heart and voice, pray for pardon and mercy for \hemselves and for the stranger that may be among them. There can be no doubt that the feel- ings of Susy. and brotherly love which prevail among Jews, to a greater degree, perhaps, than ‘among any other people, are fostered and renewed by the observances and services of thia day, which, more sternly than sermons, however eloquent, re- call to their minds that equality of the tomb which 1s the common lot of ail, and that futare state of bliss which nothing but obedience to God and browb- erly love can secure. On Sunday evening many of the faithful will be garbed in white habiliments, a type of the dress worn by the high priest in the days of old, and which habuiments are also im:ended to be their shrouds when called to depart{fromearth. in olden times those white robes were much more generally worn than they now are, because the people are less: orthodox and have taken a greater dialike to this perpetual Teminder of the grave. The services in ‘nirty-fourth street 8} ue will be ushered in by asermon by Dr. Vidaver, and on the afternoon of the coe, Mr. Isaacs will preach in his synagogue in rty-fourth street. The services in the Temple in Filth avenue wil: also be very solemn ana imposing, and sermons will be delivered by the rapbis at different hours, The day wiil be gener- ally observed by Hebrews throughout the city. BROOKLYN AFFAIRS. A Lawyer’s Office Robbed. The office of Mr. John Troy, counsellor-ai-law, No. 26 Court street, was feloniously entered on Fri- day night and robned of twenty volumes of law buoks and other documents, The Kidnapped Children. The two little girls, Etta Robinson and Geneve Fradley, who were reported to have been kidnapped on Friday afternoon while returning from their school in Clinton street, reached their homes shortly before midnight. They stated that a man gave them some cundy and then coaxed them to take a ride, He took them to Coney Island, and while there Geneve Fradiey says the man struck her. At a late hour he put them upon a car, but not know- ing where to get off they rode to the Fulton ferry. They then stated where they lived and a gentleman took them home, The Violators of the Excise Law. The police are to co-operate with the Excise Commissioners next week in ferreting out tne violators of the Excise law. Not more than half the dealers in ardent spirits who took out licenses 4“ year ago have applied for a new r y and an effort is now compel them to com- ply with the law. The police will tur. nish the Commissioners with ail the names of the dealers, including druggists, grocers and others. Mr, A. W. Mills, who-keeps a liquor store tn Bridge street, was fined $50 by Judge Walsh yesterday for not taking out @ license. Was It a Marder? Atan early hour on Sunday morning last Officer Peter Flaherty found a German, named Wil- liam Mink, lying near the stoop of the resi- dence No. 218 First street, Williamsburg, in a dying condition. The saferer was a boarder in the house indicated, and on being removed inside he died. Coroner Whitebill caused a post-mortem examination to be made, when it was ascertained that several of Mink’s ribs had been fractured, and that death resulted from internal pemeraaee One of the witnesses at the inquest swore that he heard Mink say just previous to his death that ‘the man from Long Jsiand” hit nim, After a searching ex- amination of a large number of witnesses the jury Tendered a verdict that Mr. Mink’s death was cagsed by some person unknown to them. “Whois the Long Isiand man that killed Miak ?’" A Mysterious Burglary. Considerable mystery appears to surround the burglary at the dry goods store of Loden Brothers & England, in Fulton street, from which, they say, $5,000 worth of silks were stolen. The detectives are ondeavoring to work up the case, but do not eppese, to gain any clue as yet as to who u e thieves are or where the silk has gone. The thieves are reportea to have gained an entrance through the window on Washington street, opposite the First precinct station house, where people are passing in and out at all hours of the nigot. There was also a private Watchman on the block and a@ watchman at the Brooklyn Theatre, on the opposite side of the street. The silk was Of such @ OUIK that tt would have re- quired a horse and wagon to cart it away, or the Durgiars would have to return three or four times. No borse and wagon were driven up to the place,nor did the private watchmen or police notice any per- son about the premises. ROYAL ARCH MASONS. BALTIMORE, Sept. 23, 1871, The Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, pre- vious togadjourning, elected to meet.on.the first Tues- day in December, 1874, at Natchez, Miss. ‘The funoral of Judge Taylor, of Texas, a delegate to the Masonic Convention here, who died on Thurs- day mgbt, takes place to-morrow at Green Mount Cemetery” under the direction of Fidetity Lodge | A. F. and A. M. and the Baltimore Commande mt Knights Templars, Judge Taylor Lt ( 7 positions of Grand Master, Gran’ Hien Priest am Grand Commander of hus Syate. THE COURTS. UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT. Suits Against Ex-Uollector Sheridan Shooke Suits to the number of forty have been com- menced by bankers and broxers in this city against ex-Collector Sheridan Shook, of the Internal Reve- nue Department for the Thirty-second district, tot recover taxca paid by them to the Collector under Protesc. The suits were originally brougnt in the Court of Common Pleas ior the city ana Genny £4 New York, bat upon the petition of Mr, Shook have been removed, or are in process of remo’ from that Court to the Circuit Court of the United! States, where they are to be tried, if they shall ever be brought tetrial. Mr. Shook is merely the nomi- nal defendant in this litigation. As was au oMcer of the government at the time of the griev- ance alleged in these particular instances, of course} the government must be responsible for his acts, if, any responsibility shall be held to to attach Alleged Smuggling of Dinwonds. Not long since B. F. Moore, doing business at 6% Nassau street, was held to bail in the Unitea States: Commissioners Court on a charge of having smug- gled diamonds into this port. It is now alleged that Moore had been in communication with a person named Van Dusen in Rio Janeiro, who was to send on diamonds from that city to Moore so that they could be introduced into New York without pay: ment of the duty imposed by law, The officers of the govercment state tnat Van Dusen, in order the more effectually to carry out this arrangement, rep- resented that he was acting in Rio Janeiro as agent for the Weea Sewing Muchine Company. Recently Colonel Whitley, Chief of the Secret Service Depart- ment, received information that diamonds were being sent from the juarter indicated to Moore, and tn the Begone of his inquiries the Colo- nel learned that Van Dusen had des; at & private invoice to Moore, apprising the latter of a shipment of valuable diamonds, This Jeter was intercepted in the Post OMice; and, repr | on the information therein contained, and rurnishe: with a likeness of Van Dusen, one of Whitley’s oftl- cers, representing himself to be Mr. Moore, went on board the vessel bring! the diamonas, and readily obtained possession of them. Luter still, 16 4s alleged that, soon after the arrival of the Merri- mac irom Rio Janeiro, another private invoice of diamonds was found, this tume upon the person of Moore, by @ secret service agent, and that the find- ing of this paper has led to a second seizure of rome valuable precious stones. The value of the property captured in tne way we have mentioned 1s said wo be between fourteen and fifteen thousand dollars. ‘This is what the officials of the government say; but the other side has yet to be heard, and “hear the other side’’ 1s & very Wise and proper maxim of the law, tor law was never meant to be one sided. We will hear the other side when the other side makes & case to be heard, UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. Charge of Scuttling a Ship. Before Commissioner Osborn. The Untted States vs. George S. Leech.—rhe de- fendant, who had been charged with scuttling and =~ destroying the American ship Euterpe, appeared yesterday before the Commissioner and surrendered bimself for examination, He gave $10,000 bail. .The defendant was in Liverpool recently, and was written to by the owners of the vessel to come on to New York, as it would appear they are not of opinion that the captain committed the oltence laid. to his charge, COMMISSION OF APPEALS CALENDAR. ALBANY, Sept. 23, 1871, The following ts the calendar of the Commission Ot Appeals for Monday:—Nos. 196, 199, 201, 303, 204, 205, 206, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 168, 169, 170. EXTENSIVE FIRE AT NEWDURG. Destruction of Cauldwell’s Boiler Worke— ‘ry Suspected Incendiarism—The Fire Bug Alcor an Ex-Alderman—Twice Burned Out in Nine Months~Narrow Escape of Boatmen. Shortly after eleven o’clock on Friday night the boiler works of ex-Alaerman Alexander Cauldwell, in Front street, Newburg, were discovered to be on fire, and an alarm brought the entire fire depart ment of the city to the spot within a short time thereafter, The firemen were, however, unsuc cesstul in their efforts to save the property, and the entre establishment, covering about half an acre, was burned to the ground. An adjoining building, used as a storehouse by David Lawsop, was considerably damaged in the upper stories. At Lawson's whart. the steamer Eagle, of the Albany and Newburg day “ lune, was fastened and narrowly escaped burning, one of her crew having had his hand severely burned while casting of the }ines. The steamer caught fire in two places, but the flames were ex- tinguished before much damage had been effected. Steam was nastily gotten up aod the boat removed toa place of safety. The canal boat Monmouth, of ‘Trenton, N. J., lying at Cauidwell’s Wharf, was par- | tlally aestroyed, the crew having had barely ume to ay escape in their night clothing, having lost ali that oar had on . The canal boat was loaded with |, and was owned by the Camden and Amboy Railroad Company, Two large lumber yards, situ- ated in the immediate vicinity of the contagration were only saved through the eflorts of the firemen, p es epee unremittingly until five o’¢lock yester- ‘ning. the origin of the fire is not known; but as the flames when first discovered were at some distance from the furnace, it ts thongnt to be of incendiary ort Daring last December Mr. Cauldwell’s boiler works, then located in another part of tha city, were entirely destroyed, as 18 supposed, by an incendiary. His 1038 was $20,000, on which thera was no insurance. ‘rhe toilowing are among the B deel losses and amounts insured by the fire of Friday night:—Alex. Cauldwell, boiler shop, stock, tools, engines, &c., $25,000, insured for 000 in the following com- panics:—Frankiin and North American Companies of Pataetpals, wee each; Royal, of Liver; $3,000; Home, of Now York, £2,000; Niagara, of New York, Saeed Phenix, or Hartford, $2,000; Andes, of Cinc! matt, $2,000; Atlantic, of New York, $2,000; City of Hartford, $2,000. David Lawson, loss on stock, &c., about $2,000; insured for $1,500 in tne Ir ving Company, of New York. Robert A. Forsyth, loss about $2,500; insured for $1,800 in the Howard, of New York. Joseph Curran, furniture, &c., landed from steamer Eagle, loss about $700; not insured, Smith & Palmer, slaughter house, loss ; Insured for $1,500 1m the Andes Company, of Cincinnati. Miscellaneous losses, about $1,500; partially insured, ‘KANSAS AGRARIANS, : Modest Demands of Kansas Squatters—Dis- posal of Public Lands—A New Deal De-~ manded—Remarkable Finance System Pro« posed, Sr. Louis, Mo., Sept. 23, 1871. The settlers in Southern Kansas, at a meeting } held at Baxter Springs a few days ago, passed a series of resolutions embodying something new under the sup, They seem to want a new con- stitution for their State, and to prevent land monopoly. They favor the passage of the act to forbid the sale of land to persona aiready owners of a sufficiency, and to limit the amount that persons, not owners, may accruo by purchase or descent to the limit of 160 acres., As 4 natioual measure they demand the revocation of all grants of land to railroads, except so much as may be necessary to the working of the roads; and the passage of an act by Congress that will secure to actual landed settlers on the public lands one uarter section each free of cost, with a vested right ¢ from the day ofsettlement. They demand the repeal of the national banking jaws, and, believing that money should be coined out of the cheapest materials, they demand that ihe govern- ment shail make it of paper issue directly to the people, and make it a legal tender for ail debts, ublic and private, to the end that there shall be But one kind of money for rich and poor alike. They favor the immediate payment of the public dent according to the terms of the contract; a strict revenue tariff, opposed to the so-called protection theory; and they denounce the acts of Congress, which, under the pretence of enforcing the four- teenth’ amendment, clothe the President with the | power of setting aside the sacred right of selt-zov- ernment and using the armed heels of hia troops to secure his re-election. pon nnn nO ROOHESTER ITEMS. Arrest ef the Lima Bank Rebbers—Will of I a Millionsaire. Rocugsrer, N. Y., Sept. 23, 1871. ‘k ) The three mea who robbed the Merchants’ Bank ‘at Lima on Thursday night were arrested at Livonia morning, and the stolen property, $2,500 in. money ‘and $4,000 in bonds, was recovered, ‘The Wil of the late A. Champion, of this city, whiose wealth is supposed to have been several mil- lions, was placed with the Surrogate this morning. He bequeatis one-balf of all his real and personal property to the American Bible Society not being Piider ‘the control or direction of the Bupttst do- nomination. ‘The remainder of tus property, wiin the exception of $1,000, he bequeaths to the Pres- byterian Soclety for foreign missions under the con. trol of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of she Cnited States. The $1,000 excepted he vequeaths to Mrs, Susan Edwards. The teste. ment will be contested, FATAL ACCIDENT TO A CONVICT, A convict named William Farrell, empioyed in the quarries at Sing Sing Prison, met with a singuiar and terrible accident yesterday. it seems that @ blast had just been fired of, displacing some im- : mense boulders, one of which Farrell undertook,to c4 break with @ sledge mammer, No sooner had ho» re struck the stone than it exploded with a tremendous 7 > report, blowing the unfortunate fellow almost to atoms. It ts oelleved that a minute Particle of nitro- glycerine had aceentally lodged on the stone andk on the suot Where the sledge Kammer tell.