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trees, Trees are well enough Crowded to- pa A im the nursery, Dut when they are more de- Feloped ti must have space or "ney amount to potwing. If men are to attain to Maturity and sym- metrical growth they must be trausplanted out of the Dursery and brought into personal relations with God. ‘This is what Christ cpyme to do, He came to that every man who feareth God and doeth Fighteousness shall be agtepted. The specialty of ‘our Lord’s revelation wav to make the matter of re- = Personal, to put & stop to men’s calling them- ives religious because they were i the temple or tn certain uations, Henceforth every individual Man was to be the temple of God, ‘The old temple ‘was tO be destroyed, but there was be raised miiliens of temples in every place where a heart held communion with hts Father in heaven. The very idea of worship in bulk is to be done away with He who 1s nota temple of God Iumself hasao temple, He who has no ‘oly of Holies” in kimself, m Which the light of God shall shine, ‘has heneeforck Do light, AU ‘organizauons under the ‘Christian dispensation depend upon the ‘purity ‘aud goodness ef the Individual members. “)HE LORD 18 IN HIS HOLY TEMPLE” if wethave brought Him in our hearts, otherwise not, ‘There ts ne-sacredness in ‘the church except ‘want 1s in the hearts of those who form the Church, ‘There is bo purity except what is in its individual members, ve 18 ho viston-o! God in any charch only as the mempers ha:e the visions of the pure in heart. Now tt is at this point that the strength or weakness of the Chureh ‘is manifested, For a church to be powerful 3¢ 1s necessary that all the members be ivithiul individually and that all be combined, A church like this is _power- Jul whether its membership be five or 500. Most churches today are far below what they ought to be. They fail in their mission, forgetting wat the power of the Chureh ts In its members—to their pure, prayeriul, holy lives, A CHURCH IS WEAK that leaves its pastor to do its work, There are scores of churches In this land waose whole duty 1s to pay whe pew rent, They get a man for pastor with all the modern improvements, and fancy that tney have done their duty, Other churches are working on the basis of one-flith of the church doing all the work. The Church is to be a_ living ’ pees and not a lot of raits being towed along, We ave atew active members aud a ree many hon- erary. If ever I form a churca I will have two cata- logzues, and when a man wants to join the churen [ will ask him whether he wants to be an active member or an houcrary member, and he shall join the organization on this understood basis:—To pray that God will revive tne church— muke the prayer meetings like funerals, with ‘walking about deadness is vain, If: there is so much deadness there should be some burying, and not so much talking aboat it, Every member who does not work is a drag upon the church. I can imagine @ small church, a poor church doing a great work, anda Ican thagine a great church aoing a vastly greater work by each using the gifts that God has eyes it, and making wealth and education and bor & beautiful brotherhood. ST. PETER’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH. The Catholic Church the Champion of True Liberty and Freedom—Sermou by the Kev. Father Frausioli. ‘There was a large congregation in attendance at the principal service held at St. Peter's Roman Catholic church, Hicks street, South Brooklyn, yes- terday morning. Mass was celebrated by tne curate, ‘Rev. Father Murviy, and the excellent choir at- tached to the church acquitted itself most credita- Diy. The Rev. Father Fransioli, pastor of the flock, officiated in the pulpit, and delivered an admirable and instructive discourse in defence of the Catholic Chareh as the champion of freedom and all that is «conducive to the well-peing of mankind. The worthy pastor read the Gospel fur the day— Matthew xxii, 35-46—"‘At that time the Pharisees came to Jesus, and one of them, a doctor of law, askea Him, tempting them, Master, which is the great commandment of the law? Jesus said to him, ‘Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole beart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind. This is the greatest and the first command- ment. And the second is like to this: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.’ * * * * Insub- slance the speaker thea said that to-day the Church estublished by Cnrist on earth—whe Holy Roman Catholic Church—commemorated a festival of spe- cial devotion to the blessed Virgin Mother, Our Lady of Merey—the anniversary of an organizauon, or association, for the emancipation of slavery among Christians, mstituted 700 years ago. The oc- casion was ope which enabled him to refute the Talse and base accusations which are so continually made by those outside the pale of Catholicity—that the Church ts opposed to free institutions, The assertion tbat the Catholic Church is adverse to {iberty is contradicted by the spirit and action of ee Charch in all ages and under every circum- stance. ‘To become famihar with the doctrines and teach- ings ot our religion is to grow more closely allied to her holy instituuions, and to prove w the satisfac- tion of ai] those who would seek her light and in- mirdemon that ahe is the true friend of mankind as ‘well as THE STANCHEST ADVOCATE OF FREEDOM. It advocates an equal enlightenment and an equal Tag Of rights for ull men, irrespective of stauon in fe, under the legally authorized goverunients of une where ‘The Church was instituted by God him- ightepment, declares there are No slaves, 00 servants; we are all free. All are created for the same object, that we may “love and serve Him m this life, and ve happy ‘with Him forever in the next.” He bas said, “4P YOU KBEP MY WORD YOU SHALL BE FREE.” A distinction of ciasses 18 only a diffusion of ‘Words, and cannot tend to enforcement of the prin- les which are ours, There is no distinction of all are alike in His sight. He was born, suf- died and arose again triumphant over death, men, that each should enjoy the ransom of fe Jor all Fredempuon paid our Lord and Master. Tae Charch, theo, is to perpeiuate His doctrines and continue tne work of redemption of mankind begun by Him ‘while gn earth, Jt cannot, then, be sap) Possi- Die uhat the divine institution can depart trom light, ‘wich is ever shining for all. We should be united, then, in love and 10 kindness, sv as to prove that iit theory and in tact we ne 4 Worthy of membership of the Catholic Church. The Church cannot be tn- amical to any institution for the benefit of the peo- ple. Her dispensation of the sacraments are ior the REMISSION OF THE SLAVERY OF SIN. The very first application of her spirit, it is thus shown, is agatpst the passions, which otherwise q@omineer and tyrannize over the soul. Establish {ree- dom from sin, through the divine grace and equal rights, honor aud justice follow in the tram. Her mussion is to denounce every act of aggression against these righis—againet sin, But her mission 4s not contined to the slavery of sin, allnough it 13 the first war in the progress of sanctitied freedom. She requires obedience to the lawiul authorities, without which we would bave discord and anarchy, ‘Yhe society of the Moly Trinity, orgamized by holy men in Rome seven hundred years ago, for freeing by ransom Christian slaves from the Saracens, show the opposition of the Churen to slavery aud bundage to A high degree, as it has for seven centurics hauded down in its omces a special commemoration of the event. This; and several other historical incidents testifying to the great and earnest efforts of the Church in the cause of free- dom and progress in every age were cited by the pustor, who was listened to with marked attention throughout. These, he remarked, were facts, and, being such, formed most conclusive refutation of ‘the calumnies against the NOBLE WORK OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE CAUSE OF LIBERTY. Witness tho work of the missionaries among the Pagans and savages. Are they not laboring to dil- fuse knowledge and freedom among these unturored creatures of their Divine Mastery How, then, in ‘view of this great array of evidence handed down abrough aii Christian ages, can any On possessed of Common sense come out and traduce the Catholic Church on this fooung? We es the spirit and teachings Of Jesus Christ as sutticient evidence of the true guide jor the well-being of mankind. In conclusion the reverend speaker urged his flock to Jove God above all things, and to love our neighbor as ourselves. To show our earnestness in keeping these commandments, then, we must be honest, truthful and charitable toward our neighbor, that ‘We may fulfil our mission here on earth, and as chil- dren oi $1e Church 01 Christ set an example In good works which will edify those who now traduce our oly Church. be CATHOLIC SERVICES AT ASTORIA. “aging the Corner Stone of 2 New Catholic Charch=Large Attendance of People=Ser- mon by Bishop Loughlin, ‘The,!ayiog of the corner stone of the new Roman Catholic church at Astoria took place yesterday. ‘The atsendance was variously estimated at fifteen hundred people. This is the only church constructed here ip nearly o quarter of a century, and whe ceremony of laying the corner stone, particularly as observed In the Catholic Church, Svas well colculatea to insure @ large attendance, The people Agcked from the severa! adjoining towns, the pastors of the respective churches having ex- tended invitations to their flocks to be present. ‘The foundation of the edifice 1s completed, of blue stone gnd brick. 1t is 63 feet front by 126 feet aeep, At wili ke finished with Nova Scotia stone and brick. ‘The tower ana spire will be 195 feet high. It 1s lo- cated of hign ground, with beautiful surround- angs, ReysFather Phelan has been pastor of the parish for piypy years, and bas endeared kumself to the peopier He is @ priest of cunsiderable Wealth, and whfle the parigh 1s expected ultimately to pay for this grand structure, it 1s now no burden to them, as Father rhelau hag advanced Ue funds. The Bishop arrived at a little afier three o'clock 4 mee prected by the assemblage with a gencral Hiting of hats. "Phe choir, composed of ycung yadies dressed im white, nad a posiuen to the left of Yhe temporary platform: On we platform were A zamber of cha rs for the’ clergy and trastees, { the Vast assemniage wore all sue diauitatics of Lone NEW YORK HERAJ{9, MUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1871.—TRIPLE SHEET. Dolice were detailed im a body to wresurve onder vue their services were not cailed ito requisition. ‘The ceremony of laying the corner stone com- menced at nal past three, Bishop Lougnlin was assisted by Fathers Crimmins, Gates, Phelan, Otae, Marco and a number of acolytes. A tin bow, was deposited beneath the stone, containing ‘ne date of the ceremony, the names of the Bishe"y ana clergy, the names of the Governor of the Sate, the Mayor and Commonalty of Long Isiand (ry, a copy of eundag's HERALD and a few othe “papers and statistics, fe Bishop Loughtin’s sermon wag Yery brief. Much Glsappointinent was fe.t In COP sequence, as hundreds of people of other denominations had assembled solely to hear him prefch, He began his remarks by saying that he ‘should first holo ize for the disappointment of last Sunday. le felt greav pleasure at seeing So large an attendance, ag it was substantial evidence of the great mterest taken in the work for the honor and glory of God and the salvation ofsouis by the redeeming grace of Jesus Christ, The great work of the day is tor the promo- tion of the honor of God. if we neglect God we neglect ourselves as Christians and citizens. God 4s the Sovereign of heaven and earth and to Him we must humble ourselves and render our accounts. He created, redeemed ana sanctified us, and these three blessings require that we should acknowledge His superiority as the God and the Saviour. When He came on earth it was to establish a way by which we could accomplish these things and share in His graces, e can only accomplished through His divine institution on earth, which is His Church, for He satd:—“On tis rock f build My Church, ana the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” Again, “Go teach all nations, and [am with you to the end of tyme.” By this divine arrangement, believing in Him and Veaching His Word, we acknowledge everything that He requires, and im return we receive His graces being the “ear or tne wilt and the consclence. There ‘gre® ? heart is ” Wis the ¥nlen the blood s to be distributed to every art of the system. Stop the heart and death fol- lows. Secoud—The heart is the region of sensibility. When the great passions of hope and fear, of love ana hate, of joy and sorrow, take hold of a man he realizes the sensation in the region of the heart. Christiamty has to do with the sensibilities rather than with the intellect. There are men who expe- rience a double conyersion—one of the intellect and one of the sensibilities—but when man is passing from the state of condemnation to a state of peace he does not feel THE SENSATION OF GUILT on his brow. The publican smote his breast and gatd, “God be merciful to me @ sinner.’ fountain Chris- tlanity appeals to the emotions, Some of the colder meinhers of the Church—for there are icebergs in the Church as much as in Greeniand—are insensible to these emotions, and when a man sings for joy he 1s put down as a fit subject for a madhouse. We May have excitement in everything else but Chris- tianity. The stilluess of the night may be disturbed by political orations full truth and falsehood, laudations and slanders of* political candidate: but when in_ tented the Christiai ralse their — voices wildfire and fanaticism, is it? Then God give the world such fanaticism, and let the voice of praise be like the sound of many waters, Christianity has to do witb our hopes aid fears, our loves and hatreds, envies and jealousies, aspirations and ambitions, Still it never ignores the intellect, but it is out of the heart that come the 1ssues of life, The intellect 18 con- trolled by the heart more than the heart by the intel- Iect. Men do not follow their thinkings, but their feel- ings, yet there are teachers proclaiming a religion of pure intellect, excluding the passions or feelings of the soul. All the passions and appetites of man are in harmony with the order and constitution of nature. and blessings. At tie conclusion of the Bishop's remarks a collec- tion was taken up, and upwards of two thousand dollars was realized. RELIGION IN FLUSHING. METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Self-Zxamination—How to Know Ourselves— Touchstoncs of Character—Sermon by the Rev. Charles Hoover. FLusHing, L, 1, Sept. 24, 1871. The pastor of this church 1s still ansent from his charge. The pulpit chair to-day was filled by the Rev. Charles Hooves, a white-hatred preacher who speaks with a tremulous accent that lends a certain charm to his earnestness and occasional eloquence, The text of the sermon was taken from the Firat Epistle of Jobn, til., 18-19:—“My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue, putin deed and in truth, And hereby we know that we are of ‘the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.” Every one who reads the Bible, said the reverend gentleman, with care cannot but notice how often it insists upon THE IMPORTANCR OF KNOWING OURSELVES, Yet there is hardly any duty in regard to which those who pay avy attention to religious subjects are more in the dark. It is sad to think there are Many who cannot in truth call themselves Chris- tans, yet who have a sort of undefined, uncertain hope, and in their state of lukewarmness alternate their days between complacency and doubt, neither enjoying the work of the Church nor having uncon- cern. One reason for this is that they do not bring common sense to bear on their religion, Men have no dimicuity in deciding whether they are good or bad in their different vocations; but when they ask themselves whether they are good or bad Christians they become amas “ BEWILDERED 48 IN A FOG, and are so enveloped that the sun of righteousness cannot find a way to warm their hearts. They fall into @ state of uncertainty and gloom that unfits them for Christian duties, We are by nature chiidren of the world. Christ asks us to cast off its bondage and look to Him. The evidence that we have complied will only be found In the tenor of our lives, We cannot analyze our hearts; we can only know that our hearts are right by knowing that we like todorignht. Now if this be so it 18 obviously absurd to attempt to read the heart as if with a spygiass, We can only exam- ine it by examining our conduct. No human being ever did or ever will see his own heart except by studying the frult of its impulses and the habit- ual spirit, by which it is actuated. Sup- ie a wife should ask herself whether she joves her husband. Perhaps she thinks that she does not, because she finds that there are several hours during a day when he is not in her thoughts, Sue proceeds to examine her heart, and through the self-torture thus inflicted, and the self-condemna- tion for not giving her whole hoart to him, with dread that wit discover this fancied delin- quency, she loses all enjoyment of THE DUTIES OF A WIFE. There 1s plainly an end of all the cordial, sweet communion that should characterize life com- pan‘ons, She grows more severe in condemning here self and more miserable and useless than if she nad not commenced this spiritual self-inquisition, Yet sirange to say this is the way that Christians take to examine themselves. They have been so in- structed from childvood to search tor secret sins aud drag them forth to the light. But it makes them more spiritually broken and more in doubt, It inflicts injury on the ae health and strength, It would not be well for one who fancied that he had a disease to indulge in morbid thoughts until lite became @ burden and the disease was really en- gendered. The mind should be occupied with ef to be of some use in the world and thus forget all thoughts of self. He had sometimes thought that the spring might be made A DREARY SEASON if the robins, and bobolinks, and thrushes examined themselves to see what were the motives of their wooings and chirpings and warblings. Bui the littie feathered oracles had an instinct which saved them irom this ordeal. They had no mind to be anything but singing robins and thrushes and bobo- links, Instinct le: them in the way that God Meant, and prompts chem to the acts that fill up the little measure of their lives, It is the will of God that the love of Christ in the soul should rompt and move the lives of Christians, just ag stinct prompts the birds to twitter, to soar aloft and to live for each other, It 18 most certainly a “duty to examine ourselves; but how’ Not by going down into the depths of the sou; not by weighing every excitement of feeling, every gush of joy or nade of gloom; but by taking notice whether we delight to live and do good; whether we love to do what Christ wills or not. Our every day conduct answers this question. Every moment we are com- led to show by our action whether we want to be Ke Christ. THE TOUCHSTONES OF CHARACTER are 80 Many, #0 conclusive and so surrounding that One cannot fail to know himself, and we can only Know ourselves in the same way that we know other men. It would be a happy time when we should know ourselves and our fellow men to be Christians, not because we and they protess to be such, but because our lives show it. ‘The Church, jastead of being filled with spiritual invalids, would be @ band of consecrated laborers for Gud, SOWING PRECIOUS SEED by all waters ond thrusting in the sickle while the day lasted, returning to Zion laden with ripened sheaves. SERVICES IN WASHINGTON. Return—Sermon on Mfeart Dr. Newman’s and Vigil Dis Gree WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 1871, The Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal church was filled with an unusually large September audience this morning. Among those who were present to greet the pastor on his return from his northern voyage were the Postmaster General and Judge and Mrs. R. M. Corwine, themselves but just nome from Europe. Through General Babcock’s generosity the church was beautified with a profusion of flowers that added their silent welcome. Dr. New- man preached from Proverbs, iy., 23—‘*Keep thy heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life.’ The great DBPECT IN OUR SYSTEM OF EDUCATION 1s that it turns the attention of a man away from himself, Many @ schoolboy can describe the conti- nents and islands of the earth, trace out the intrica- cies of the planetary systems, naming suns, moons and stars, who would stand abashed should you ask him the number of bones in the human body or to trace out the marvellous nervous sys- tem that God has given him. This begins in the nursery and 1s carried all the way up through the university It is true there has been some improvement in late days, and those sciences relating more particularly to the phi- losophy of man's being have been introduced; bat they have not the prominence they should have over Mathematics and the languages. Now Christianity turns man’s attention to himseif. No other teacher ever equatied Christ in this respect. He painted for us the picture of man given up to the wildness of his own passions, and of man in hisrenewed state— comely toJook upon, The inspired writera direct Mankind to the spring of lite, the so..rce of power and fountain ol strength 1 themsetves, and imme- diately shereatter to the Lord Jesus Christ, And we are not surprised that Solomon, in our text, sows that in man himself are the elements of ltie and death, of heaven and hell, it suggests two things—the heart and the keeping. If we ask why the heart was chosen rather than any other organ, or rather than the understanding, or jadgment, or memory, we tiud our answer in the fact that ‘the understanding must be always subject to curcum- ances or may be enfeebled by disease; the judg. Ment may be in error and memery may fail. In the Seriptures the word heart is, by metonymy, used ag Jmniving the undersiandigg. Jt iA reprasenian aq ‘What Christianity requires ig not to destroy these appetites and passions, but to Keep them in subordi- nation; keeping the heart is not murdering it. It 1s an oid saying that ‘eternal vigilance 1s the price of liberty,’? It seems as though there were no word 80 far-reaching as the word “ watch.” Vigtlance 1s the price of overyshing good and great tm earth or heaven. It was for his faithful vigilance that the memory of the Pompeian sentinel 13 embalmed in poetry and recorded in history. After showing that IT REQUIRES UNCEASING WATCHFULNESS to keep the heart in harmony with God's heart Dr. Newman closed by an illustration drawn from his recent voyage. lt was a@ stormy, boisterous night. We had passed the rock-bound coast of Newfound- Jand and had reached Cape Farewell on the righu and the Straits of Belle isle on the left. We were just entering that far-off northern sea when the storm overtook us. Dark clouds hung over us and the wind came with tenfold fury. The sea rolled ia mountains and the proud ship seemed but a toy amid those tremendous billows. Far up on the mast at the lookout the sailor was heard to review the acts of the Prussian government since the constitution of the German realm, and to ex- ind why thisand some other governments har- { r THE HALLUCINATION OF DANGER impending from the doctrines of the Catholic Church, He vindicated the course taken by the central party in the Reicustag, which had been vituperated as an ultramontane instrument to destroy the union of the Fatherland. The non-intervention principle. pad H been set up because of its being Calculated to | stueld any government which chose to rob the Chureh | of her rights, In open violation of these rights was the Wollmann case. Why did Mahler not interfere in the case of the Protestant clergyman Dr, Hanne, ‘Who was ruled out of the pulpit by the Evangelical Consistory of Stettin, whicu declared him, in spite of lus protest, not in unison with the’ symbolic books and the laws of his Church, It was a case eXactly paraliel to that of Wollmann, but in the latter the scales of justice Were held uneven, This piece of misrule, amounting to a most awful blun- der, had greatly modified nis opinion of the states- manship of Bismarck. He could not believe that the Chancellor really meant to take up the fight ainsi the Catholic Church, The miserabie failure of the Ronge movement is not yet forgotten. The New Protestants in Bavaria are at thelr wit’s end. Ther prophes, who, thirteen years ago, in vain aspired to the ehbishopric ‘of Bamberg and has ever 8 been plotting against the Roman Pontifi is already tired his Ropeless efforts, It was obvious that the government had withdrawn its favor from the Catholics be- cause, contrary to its advice, (ne dogma of infalli- bility and the syllabus were adopted. But the Church does not ask any favor; she insists only on her right, and in that is sure of triumph. The central party in the Reichstag will doits duty, and there remains yet another step—a direct appeal to the Emperor William. Ion the meantime we must ward of any mterference with our ecclesiastical functions and ignore decrees whica intringe our acknowledged rights, This stirrig address seemed to meet with almost UNANIMOUS APPROVAL, as became evident when the tenor of subsequent speeches by other bishops conveyed neariy the same views and peor of tne proposed pian of action. Only the Bishop of Fulda—Christople Florentius Von Koett—saw fit, as we are informed, to suggest great reserve in any action tenaing to aggra- vate the confilct with government. He described the condition of his own diocese, which had | never had the least diMculty with the secular au- thoritles, A healthy religious life in the commu- nity was, in his opinion, the best saleguard against pail interference with ecclesiastical authority. jome bishops replied by poupng out to him the disparity in the numeric: proportion of religious creeds, the Catholics in the diocese of Fulda being ee in the majority; also the advantages that his ishopric had hitherto enjoyed under Hessian rule; and withal the Hapllip, henceforth, to have acon- flict with Herr Von Mahler at any time. At the subsequent meetings it was unanimously agreed to to cry, “An iceberg on the starboard bow! “An iceberg on the larboard bow!” Tne deck omcer called to the helmsman, “Port the helm—steady!”’ and the sailors at the wheel heard and obeyed, The captain nt a sleepless night pacing me d me re jeck or cabin, The officers were aroused, for there was danger ahead. The more than three hundred precious souls on board the ship Congress ana the provisions for the Polar expedition were in peril, Icebergs as large as the Capitol were coming against the vessel, and eternal vigilance was the Lipo of our safety. And so it is all through human » HOW 18 he who keeps his heart! Fortunes may depart, loved ones pass away; but blessed the man or woman who keeps the tof the Lord Jesus Christ, CHURCH DEDICATION IN BUFFALO, Laying the Corner Stone of tho New St. Joseph’s Cathedral—Grand Vrocession of Religious Societies—Dedication of the New UVuiversalist Churctss Burrato, N. Y., Sept. 24, 1871. An immense civic and military procession, con- sisting of twenty-six American, Irish and German Teligious societies, with banners and regalia, in six divisions, each headed by a full band of escorted by @ strong detachment police, paraded through the uke Streets this afveriroon, the occasion being the laying of the corner stone of St. Joseph’s Cathedral chapel, The Right Rev. Bisnop Ryan, of Buffalo, assisted by the Bishop of Rochester and all the clergy of this alocese, performed the ceremony of laying the cor- ner stone, atter the usual solemn order of the Roman Catholic Church, The sermon was preached by the Bishop of Rochester, The Church of the Messiah, the Universaliste’ splendid new edifice, built on the site of the build- destroyed by fire last year, was formally dedi- et to-day with the usual services of that denom}- on. BISMARCK AND THE BISHOPS. Catholic Bishops in Conference at Fulda—Vio- Intion of Their Rights by Bismarck—Ad- Greases of Bishops Krementz and Von Kette- ler—They All Determine to Appeal te the Reichstag and the Emperor William. FULDA, Sept. 8, 1871. The North German Bishops have closed their con- ference. Bishop Von Ketteler, of Mayence, left last night; several of the prelates have departed this forenoon, and the rest will decamp in the evening, In regard to the principal business transacted by the reverend gentlemen my surmises were correct, Inasmuch as the proceedings concerned North Ger- many only—viz., the Berlin government—no invita- tion was given to the Bavarian bishops, nor to the two Bishops of Alsace and Lorraine, and not even to Bishop Ledochowsky, of Gnesen and Posen, who, though loyal to the government, considers him- self of the Polish rather than of the German nation- ality, Bishop Von Ketteler, of Mayence, who does not properly belong to North Germany, but to Hesse- Darmstadt, came as the schoolmate and intimate friend of Bishop Melchers, of Cologne, but also as THE ACKNOWLEDGED LEADER OF THE ULTRAMON- nj cal nal TANE PARTY in the German Reichstag. He is certainly the best prosecuting attorney who could have been selected to bring heavy charges against Bigmarck and his clumsy instrument, Herr Von Muhler, and to lay bare with great vigor wh..t the Catholics conceive a high-handed and wanton violation of their rights, The names of the bishops present are:— Archbishop Paulus Meichers, of Cologne; Prince Bishop Dr. Heinrich Forster, of Breslau; Bishop Peter Joseph, of Lienburg; Bishop Wilh, Emanuel von Ketteler, of Mayence; Bisnop Dr. Conrad Martin, of Pader- born; Bishop Martin Eberhard, of Treves; Bishop Philip Krementz, of Ermeland; Bishop Ad. von Namczanowsky, of the Prussian Army; Bishop Daniet W. Sommerwerk, of Hildesheim; Bishop Johann Bernhard, of Minster; Substitute Capitular of Peiplin, of Culon, and Bishop Christopher Fioren- Une von Koett, of Fulda, Owing to the fact that the present issue witn the government relates vo the well-known case of THE BRAUNSBERG COLLEGE, it devolved upon Bishop Krementz, within whose diocese of Ermeland the sala college is situated, to lay before the Assembly the religious points of the case, While Lisnop Von Ketteler consented to ex- pound its potitical bearing. The former launched out by showing the necessity which compelled him to excommunicate the refractory and antl- infallibilist priest, Dr. Wolimann, of Braunsberg College, who had become a cause of danger to faithful members and to the wellare of the whole flock for which he, the Bishop, was responsible. The decree of Mihler, of June 29, which attempts to force Catholic scholars to either attend the reli- gious lessons of Dr. Wollmann or leave the college altogether, 1s an outrage against the rightful au- thorities of the Church. He, the Bishop, had de- clared the teachings of Wollmann to be non-Catholic, and no worldly government had any right to inter- fere with this decision. The said decree of the Minister of Public Instruction was actually levelled against the acknowledged and guaranteed rignts of the Catholic Church in Prussia, During previous administrations the independence of the Church in all matters of faith was fully vouchsafed, and he neld in his hands the copy of @ government decree of April 16, 1849, which boasts of the delicacy ob- served towards the Church in the following words:— “The administration has never claimed the privilege of abrogating any episcopal decision concerning the control or discipiine rightfully exercised by the Church, or even, as @ court of appeal, demanded to review any such dectsion.’’ THE MUHLER DECREE had overruled him (the Bushey) and his prerogative, and attempted to nullity Church antbority. Man. ler’s deience—that Wollmann js still teaching pre. cisely the same that with the consent of the Church he taught previous to July 18, 1870, and that, there. fore, he must not be removed—is worthless, because Wollmann has always taught, and 1s by his oath com- pelled to teach, that every Catholic, in order to be a member of the Church, owes obedience to it and to the decisions of a generaicouncil. Though an order has lately been given by the Department of Public Instruction that Wollmann should omit in ols teach- ings certain dogmatical points, it makes the case no better, as such involuntary abstinence on the part of the teacher, tn presence of his scholars, is tantamount to @ constant protest against bis (the Bishop's) rightful authority, He was compelled to warh parents not to eutrast their children to an excommunicatea teacher, as they would thereby expose themselves and their chil- dren to the severest pemalties of the Church, The Bishop wound up by — stigmatizing the Miihler decree as a violation of ihe existing laws, an attack upon the dearest rights of Catholics entrust the Bishop of Mayence with drafting a me- mortal to the Reiohstag, setting forth all the grievances and demanding redress. A further step will be a petition to the Emperor, invoking protec- tion for his faithful Catholie subjects, It was, moreover, agreed that in cases of confict, pending or yet arising, bishops must be governed by the established law and principle that the State govern. ment has no right to interfere with the doctrines or discipline of the Catholic Church. THE BUMSTED “RING.” Startling Disclosures by a Contractor Not in the “Ring.” Letter from the Comptroller—None But a ‘‘Ring” Man Can Get a Big Contract—How Bum- sted Plays the Game of Bluff—A Few Very Pertinent Questions. As might be expected, the exposé of the frauds in the Jersey City government published im the BERALD created great consternation among the members of the *“‘Ring.’? The Bumsted government has been to all invents and purposes a secret society, and the members thereof were startled when they founda that the figures which they had carefully concealed from the taxpayers had found their way to the public through the columns of the HERALD. The subject was earnestly discussed in every quarter of the ctiy. The great body of the taxpayers had no idea that they had a troublesome future in store for them, and that their property was to be pledged for the payment of millions of dollars through the operations of tne “Ring.” Mr. Abbett charged ata public meeting a Week ago thatthe debt of the city had been in- creased within five montaos to an amount exceeding $2,500,000, and this charge has not yet been answered. Mr. abbett put this proposition:—‘‘Let these men give us the debt as it was on the third day of last Apri] and as itis now,” and the people are waiting impatiently for areply. The act of 1871 requires that all accounts against the city SHOULD BE SWORN TO and the items specified, but it was shown in the HsRaLp that this law has been habitually violated. In the following letter the Comptroller pretends £0 dispose of the charges:— JERSEY C) » . to ru Boson op wwe Hxagsre 17H Se 2367 Inviice in the New YoRh HERALD of this morning the tof an inierviow with m AD im which ‘opresented to have stated that several applied to the City Comptroller for infor- mat ed for the production of vouchers, which the Comptrolier was either unwilling or unable to produce, and that he (Mr. Abbett) could not obtain access to, the Comp- troller’s books. This statement is false. Mr. Abbett never applied for access, to my books or vouchers; nor has any citizen been refused any information for which he has ap- piled at my oflice: Every transaction iu, my office is open to the closest scrutiny, and no money has been expended for which I have not vouchers duly ordered by proper authority and signed by His Li the Mayor. ee acne enen er ee eR CARMAN, Comptroller, But the foregoing dental of a point which is rather immaterial does not involve the accuracy or inac- curacy of the figures already given, The following statement is perhaps the most pithy exposé of the “Ring” rule which has yet appeared:— MR. CLARKE’S STATEMENT—NOW THE OLD THING WORKS. Mr. George Clarke, 189 Meadow street, Hoboken, makes the following statement:—About the middle of July last Isent in a proposal to the Board of Public Works in response to an advertisement for the improvement of Erie street, from Pavonia avenue to North Fifth street, Jersey City. ‘be con- tract was awarded to Myles Tierney, although my bid was lower than his by about $2,600, I nad an interview with Mr. Bumsied about the matter, and he told me that iny proposal was informal. Wheo I convinced Lim that 1 had drawn up the proposal in the ordinary way he replied that the requirement be alluded to was one of the “PRCULIARITIES OF OUR CHARTER.’ I complained that the dismissal of the proposal on such @ pretext was @ mere technicality to throw me overboard, although my contract would have saved the city about $2,600, le replied that he had been informed | was engaged on @ public work several years ago which I failed to perform satisfactorily. I demanded the date, place and character of the work, but he could not tell. On further inquiry I was in- formed that the time was thirteen or seventeen years ago. Af the latter date [ was only five years of age. I became satistied that the object was to | shut me out under some pretext. A certain con- tractor who bid against me offered a friend of mine at that time $509 if I would withdraw my proposal, as he said he COULD MAKE IT RIGHT WITH THE COMMISSIONERS. The name of this man I will give when the whole nestion comes up for investigation, I can prove by ‘our Witnesses that my proposal was altered after it ‘Was sent by me to the Bourd of Public Works. !n one of the specifications where I wrote 34 of acent the figures 0! were surreptitiously placed before the \. About the middle of August 1 seat another ged for the grading of Erie street from North Fifih to North Seventn streets, I was the lowest bidder, yet the contract was awarded to the highest bidder. On the same day Isent ina proposal tor the im- provement of Vakiand avenue, and was the lowest bidder, yet Fejected on the ground “that It was in- formal, Later still sent in @ proposal tor the re ao of Newark avenue from the foot of the hilito the Five Corners, Soon after the bids were opened, aud before any action was taken on them, I was informed by one of the clerks that my proposal Woald not be accepted. I inquired-who was the lowest bidder, and was informed that I was, One of the Commissioners of Public Works told me afterwards that THE JOB WAS NURRIED THROUGH in his absence, so tha I would not have a chance to suceeed. I had an interview with Mr, Giliett, Presi- dent of the Board, on che subject. He said my pro- posal was Tejected because my bondsmen were not good. My bondsmen were Timothy Foley and John Cartin, of Hoboken, and every man in Hudson | county who knows them will admit that they are responsible for even five times the amount of the required bonds, I_ believe that Mr. Gillett is honest, out when he makes up his mind to ances @ certain course there is no such thing as convincing htm to the contrary. He told me. further, that the property owners along the line of the avenue did not want me to have the contract, and when | asked him for the names of those pro- perty owners he told me it was A VERY IMPERTINENT QUESTION. I learned afterwards that this contract was awardea to Joseph Gilmore, atthough my bid Was about $11,800 tower than his. I offered to build the re- taining wail under this contract for $2 a yard; other proposals were offered for $3 60, while Gil- more’s bid was or More than four times mine, yet Gilmore’s was accepted, 1 could not obtain information 1n the office of the Board of Public Works as to whom this job was awarded; THE CLERKS WERE ALWAYS MUM; the object _of their silence was to prevent me from getting a writ of mandamus. As soon as J learned to whom the contract was awarded | would have and the first step upon an inclined piane leading to destruction, Our laformant telis us that although the facts of the case were fully known to the members of the conclave, the succinet statement of them by Bishop Krementz produced considerable excitement and many exclamations, such as ‘Fie, for soame * Al (he subscoueNt sine dushou Kettelsr pronased eats for a writ of mandamus, but I found out a MAYOR O'NEILL HAD SIGNED THE CONTRACT. This was a bar against me, and I concluded I must ; Small arms of the German army, wee ot 4 met ho that afternoon and he tried avoid me by jumping into @ cal % skea im when the Job would be awarded, and he Qnswered, “his afternoon.” 1 had learned pre- viously from Messrs. Gillett and Inguersen that the contract had been already awarded; so I was im- ‘Hed to the conclusiol th it Humsied was wil cally leceiving me. I will test this cage in the courts, al- thongh when I told Bumsted | would bring the mat- ter perory the coarts he told me to go ahead that he did hof care. One of the clerks in the office of the Board of Public Works toid me, tn precise and plain terms, that there was no use in my sending I pro- posals for the Newark avenue improvement; that it was too big a job for an outsider, and that NONE BUT A “RING? MAN would get that jon, I found out very soon that his remark was correct, GEORGE CLARK, Sworn to and subscribed before me this 22d day of September, 1871, at Hoboken, in the county of Hudson, New Jersey.—J. HARVEY Lyons, Master in Chancery, A portion of the foregoing afMidavit, which has been omitted, charges that, from certain facts wiinin the knowledge of deponent, he believes, and there 1s a_ current impression throughout Hudson county to the same effect, that @ prominent member of the city government is directly interested in the largest of the contracis allade! to. < Another contractor, named Murty McConville, sent in proposais for the paving of South fighth strset, east of Grove, and his proposal was rejected, though it was lower than that of the man to whom the contract was awarded. ‘These are but individ- ual instances, yet they reveal the story of many a man since the Bumsted government came into ower. ® In the Comptroller's letter it will be observed that not only are the figures left untouched, but there 13 no attempt made to deny the statement that NO FINANCIAL STATEMENT HAS BEEN MADE PUBLIC under the present administrstion, At a meeting of the Board of Finance on the 2d of June the report of the late Compttolier, Samuel McBurney, was pre- sented and referred to the Cominittee on Finance, In tae plgoon-holes of that committee the report has remained, and the committee are either afraid or unwilling to publish it. The present Comptrotier alleges that he holds vouchers for all moneys ex- pended; but these so-called vouchers are not the proper vouchers—in fact they are not vouchers at all; they are simply copies of the resolutions order- ing the expendicure. The following question is submitted for the con- sideration of the Comptrolier:— “Has any member of the Board of Finance directed bim not to show his books to any person??? And the following questions are addressed to the Chairmen of the Boards of Finance and Public Works, the answers to which will be demanded tn the courts, if not furnished without the necessity of resorting to those tribunals:— First—What amount of twenty-year bonds except from taxation have you issued? Second—What amount have you raised by tem- porary loans? Third—What amount have you raised from water rates and assessments? Fourth—What amount have you raised from all other sources ? Fifth—Why is not tne financial statement of the Comptroller presented in June published ? Strih—Give the names of the persons who have received any of the money of the city and State, and for what they received it since you came into oifice? Sdventh—Tell why you awarded the contract lor the improvement of Newark uvenue to Joseph Gil- more, when the proposal of George Clark, with re- sponsible sureties, was $11,800 less, £tghth—Why did you award the contract on Mont- Romery atreet to Denis Burns, when the proposal of ichard Tibbetts was $7,090 less? NinthR—Why purchase three Worthington engines for $175,000, When good Vornish engines could be had for $90,000? (Every member present at the meeting of the Board uf Public Works voted for this pur- chase, as appears {rom the minutes.) Tenth—Why did the Board of Public Works order the purchase of tnree lots on Wayne street, for the erection of @ stable, for the sum of $11,550, when tnree lots could be purchased on the same block for the suin of $9,000, as shown in the Mayor’s veto? (The resolution was passed over the veto.) Bleventh—Why was the lamp post swindle passed over the Mayor's veto by the same vote as that on the preree qgueation ? When these questions are answered the gentle- men of thd “Ring” wiil have thetr attention directed to a few others bearing on the operations of the caucus which is always held before a meeting. WOOD VERSUS IRON. A Curious State of Affairs in Jersey—The Passaic and Bergen County Freeholders at Loggerbeads—They Quorre! Over a Bridge While the People Wait to Get Across the River—Old Fogy Notions of the Bergen County Datch, About two years ago an tron bridge of the Mosley patent was erected over the Passaic River, near Passaic village, N. J. The bridge was in three spans, and answered its purposes very well for a while, until 0. late it became quite shaky, and two or three weeks ago, just after a heavy team had crossed over, one span fell with a great splash into the river, @ heap of broken timber and bent iron. It is a very important bridge, largely travelled over, aud its immediate repair is a matter of vital Interest to the people who are obliged to cross it, the ma- jority of whom are residents of Bergen county. The bridge crosses the river which is the dividing line between Passaic and Bergen counties, and accord- ingly has vo be built and kept in repair by the two Boards of Freeholders, each county bearing the expense equally. On Friday the two Boards met in joint session, tn Passaic village, to consider repairing the bridge. Colonel Mosley, the builder, refused to repair it ox- cepting for Day, to the amount of $1,800, or he would rebuild the whole for $3,900. But the vassaic county Freeholders secured the services of scientific men Who asserted that @ safe bridge could not be built upon that plan at all, 80 the rd decided to Tecommend an iron bridge, and which, ip this in- stance woul! cost $10, These bridges, in the opinion of good judges, wil last four hundred years, and should they fall down through tieir own defect, ag in the bridge under question, the butiders would reconstruct them at thelr own expense. The im- mense bridges over the Passaic River, at the Falls, and at Straight street, Main street, Weasel and two at Riverside, in Paterson; the great Harlem brilge and the Erie bridge over the Susquehanna are all of the Post patent, built at Paterson. Tue Paterson Freeholders are natura'ly proud over the results of their fellow citizens’ industry, and would decide upon nothing but a Post bridge, and so they recom- mended when the two Boards came together azain, alter withdrawing to consider what they would re- commend. Not so the Bergen county Freeholders. They nad pe of big trees in their county, but no Iron ridge builders, ‘Their experience (the present in- stance) In iron bridges had proved that they would not hold thelr own weight, and would fall down of their own accord. ‘Their forefathers had gotten along with wooden bridges and so could they. ‘They therefore came in and were a unit in the recommen- dation that the bridge be rebuilt of wood. This, of course, Was a deadiock, and after some unsuccess- ful attempts to come to a compromise, the two Boards again retired for deliberation. Present'y they met agam. The Bergen county Board resolved that they regretted the dinerence of opinion, but reiterated their former determination that they would have a wooden bridge or none. The Passatc county Board regretted the decision of the Bergen county Board, but were unanimous wpon their own recommendation, and vowed that they would have an iron bridge or none. Then the Gergen county Board resolved that as the bridge under consideration was of iron and had proven unsafe they would have nothing to do with iron bridges. ‘Thereupon the Passaic County Board resulved that as the bridge that had fallen was more of wood than iron it was suficient evidence that wooden bridges were unsafe, and for ther part they would not waste time with building wooden bridges any more, ‘The Passatc county Board then told the Bergen county freenolders that if the fatter had no further communication to make they were ready to ad- journ, The Bergen County board returned tne same Information, and so the two Boards adjourned, considerably further from the settlement of the dir- ficuity than when they met. The prospects are that no bridge will be built at all unless the Passaic county Board build their eud of iron and the Bergen county Board their ena of wood. In the meantime the people of the vicinity are grumbling and cursing tne authorities because of the obstruction to travel. The bridge ts musily used by the Bergen county people, and the offer of the Passaic county Board 18 considered tobe very liberal, while the Bergen county Board are blamed for their ge prejudice agatast the advance of the age of iron, How the matter will terminate 1s @ problem. SCIENTIFIC NOTES, The Academy of Sclences has received from M. de Orueta the description of a fish belonging to the ge- nus tetrodon, which appears to differ considerably from all other species, Only two specimens of it, each from fifty to sixty centimetres long, have been fished up at Malaga. This communication is accom- panied by a photograph, Foul emanations from the distribution of the sewage of asyluins, without precautions being taken. to deodorise, have In several instances led to fatal outbreaks of dysentery. Such outbreaks are com- pay prevented by the use of chloralam or chlora- jum powder, mixed with the sewage vefore it is permitted to dow over the land, The Aligemeine Mililir-Zeitung states that noth- ing has yet been settied as to the change in the A special com- mission Was appointed before the war to make ex- periments with reference to this matter, and it stiil continues its Investigalions, Which have not hitherio shown that any weapon possesses an undoubted su- periority over the needie gun. If a decidedly better rifle were found it would be reailtily adopted. At present, however, our western neighbor I not quiet enough to permit the army to be rearmed. Hardly any one advocates the imtroduction of the chasse: pot, while several favor a weapon which closely re- semples the Werder rife. A model offered by an Englishman has also been incladed in those to be subjected to trial, It therefore seems provable that some Modifications wii ve made in the constraction of the needie gun before any new Weapon 13 in- troduced, On the other hand it ts stated that a give up the fight. I asked Bumsted why this contract was not awarded to me and he re- bugs. “Because we Commissioners did pot new metal nfe cartriige has been Maly adopted and will be imivoduced ime we Whole impenal army, 5 SOUTHERN SCANDAL. See Domestic Infelicities Among the Georgia Aristocracy. Beating » Wife with » Boot Heel—Fast Life and Flirtatiodis of » Married Lady—High Stand. ing of the Parties—Excitement in At- lanta Fashionable Circles—A Separation and a Suit for Divorce. ATLANTA, Sept, 20, 1871, ‘The beau-monde of Atlanta are in a state of great excitement to-day over a domestic scandal which was made public on Tuesday night, and some of the particulars of which you have already pab- Ushed, as the parties concerned belong to two of the most aristocrauc families of the South and hold @ high position 1a social clrcies, The details of tm affair are as follows:— SOME MONTHS AGO there arrived in this city a gentleman and wife by the name of Bailey. The husband is the son of Gen- eral Bailey, of Florida, and ts very wealthy, while Mrs. Bailey is said to be a niece of General A. Ry Wright, of Augusta, which facts are sufficient to in- dicate the high standing of both. Although sulla young man, of scarcely more than thirty, Mr. Bailey was & widower when he married his present lady, and, what was unfortunate for him, he was and sul is @ confirmed invalid. Thus, if 1 cannot be sald that December married May, we May compare Bailey to an early frost, but whether he blighted his fair partner in the spring time of her life is a some- thing I cannot decide. MRS, BAILEY is a beautiful blonde, of elegant figure and most fascinating manners. On the exceedingly delicate subject of her age opinions differ, some persons giving her nineteen summers, while others go as high as twenty-three, She is altogether a charming lady, vivacious and witty, full of conversation and fond of society. When she entered the dining room of the Kimball House or the ballroom of the same establishment she was the cynosure of all eyes, and all the swelis of the city with aspiring down on their upper lips voted her ‘devilish pretty.’ AT THE KIMBALL HOUSE Mr. and Mrs. sailey resided. I may as well mene tion that this hotel 1s quite a “feature” in Aulanta, itbeing the largest and most elegantly appointed one in the South Gutaide of New Orleans. Naturally here congregate some of the F. F. V.’s, or, rather, some of the first families of the South. To reside in the Kimball House Is of itself an evidence that you are all 0, K. on the social question. When Batley was installed into his apartments he 1s sald to have requested some of his gentlemen acquaintances to “INTRODUCB HI3 WIFE AROUND,” as she was fond of society and was accustomed to lead a gay life, Of course no gentleman was averse to forming the acquaintance of so charming a lady, and, a8 @ consequence, It was not long before she had a throng of butterflies around her. Her hus band seems to have acted like a perfect idiot for weeks, Instead of instructing his wife to put an end to the attentions which were openly paid her by young men he left her alone, exhiviting an tndif- ference amounting te absolute servility. Of agay and volatile disposition, and without a strong mind to direct her course and to control her woman’s vanity, 1t 1s not to be wondered at that she acted indiscreetly. From all I can learn, however, she is perfectiy innocent of criminality, Her filrta- tions with young-men were open aod und! l, and had she been unmarried would have resulted in nothing more than giving her the reputation of a filrt. Time passed, and so apparently indifferent to his wife's conduct did Mr. Batley appear that very mi people became of the opinion that it met with his approval. At length, however, as the sequel proves, he perceived the ridiculous figcre he was cutting, and henceforth THE GREEN-EYED MONSTER held possession of him. Among the young men who gurrounded Mrs. Batley was one wio paid her the most marked attention, and who, if not her cavalier servente, was, at any rate, in high favor. He Is said to have attended her to theatres, to have danced early and often with her at the Kimball House weekly soires and to have hung on the back of her chair like a fly to @ sugar bowl, It 1s pretty cert however, that their intimacy was imprudent ana nothing more, But ley did not like the aspect of affairs and he must nave taken her to task about it, for presently tt became whis- Pered ahout the hotel that himself and his fair wife were at variance. A public exposure of their do- mestic infelicities was made a few oe he ago, when the guests of the hotel were startled by hearing CRIES OF “MURDER |?” coming from their home. Instantly namber of gentlemen rnshed to the room, and, forcimg an entrance, found Mr. Balley beating his wife in a most brutal manner with the heel of his boot, He was somewhat under the influence of liquor, and ‘was terribly inturtated. The presence of others in- duced him to put an end to the castigation. Mrs. Bailey was badly bruised by the blows, and she stated that of late her husband had repeatedly treated ner in the same manner. The matter passed without any pubitcation of the affair. Balle; y ig said to have made explanations of his brutalityin sundry charges against his wife. On Tuesday morn- Ing last the couple had another row, which resulted in Bailey declaring that he intended to give his wile HELL THAT NIGHT, which information decided her to take the wisest course under the circumstances. Culling upon & lawyer, she asked his advice, and the result was that the lawyer was instructed to bring @ suit fora divorce, and the same evening Mrs. Bailey left on the Georgia Kallroad for Augusta. As.soon as her husband discovered that she had gone he tele- aes tothe pie ot eace (- yes ae cae ier on her arrival mfing ber in the Hotel till he came, bo wheter or not that was done I have not learned. The same night, however, Mr. Balley ATTEMPTED SUICIDE with a pistol, but the weapon was taken away from him, and he was thus prevented from becoming a “demd, damp, moist, unpleasant body."’ On yes- verday (Wednesday) morning be starved for Augusta, and society here is on the qui vive to learn whether he has effected a reconcilation or whether Mrs, Batley will persist in her determination to obtain a aivorce. So fur as THB OPINION OF SOCIETY is concerned it is more favorable to the lady than to the man. He deliberately exposed her to the most “terrible temptations,” knowing that she was a young woman fond of admiration and susceptible to fat- tery, and, above all, possessed or “the fatal gift of beauty.’ Were she criminal, instead of simply in- discreet, she would still deserve pity as wel! as blame. And it must be admitted that in bratally beating hee Mr. Bailey adopted about the least eifective measure to infinence a return to the proper course which a wife ought to pursue. fe appears to be altogether @ miserable character, RUNNING NOTES—POLITICAL AND GENERAL. The repubticans of Illinois need be at no loss for spirit during the present campaign, as a General Beveridge bas been in their mouths for some ume past, There are said to be 879,110 negro voters in the United States. Who says Sambo has no rights which white men are bound to respect? Thomas Turuer is named as Congressman-at-Large on the Illinois democratic ticket, Whittier nas been parodied by a Boston Pos! poet as follows:— Of all sad words of tongue or pen The saddest are these—“We may have Ben.” The Post has long been famous for its wit. It will now be seen that it aims at something wittler. An attempt to get up a lynching frolic in Milwau- kee proved a failure. Arepablican meeting has been broken up fa Chi- ¢ago by & gang of what the 7rvune of that city calls the democratic bummers. The contagion spreads, : Asite for pumping works has been selected In Chicago. Some people think there has been @ plaguey sight too much pumping—o! public men— lately. te Louisville Courier-Journal adivertises:—. “Wanted, Honesty.’ Proposals will be received in Washington and New York until November, 1872- ‘The Utica Observer 18 sensational on what it styles “Rich Revelations of Radical Rottenness.” The scene is laid in Chenango county, An interior democratic paper calls Collector Tora Murphy the “Apostle of Purity.” Praise from such source must be truly grateful to “Honest Tom.’ It was part of the French trade system that patentees, holders of dvrevets Minventions, should pay 4 certain annual sum for the protection of their iscoveries; this went tothe government, who in- sured the payers of it from all infringement of their copyright. Karly in 1870 this tax was remitted, but now every means of bringing in money to the national treasury has to be acrupulously consiuered, and the Minister of the Interior has announced to ali parties whom it may concern that from the month of October the anbdal fees must be regularly ‘maid by vatcniees.