The New York Herald Newspaper, February 23, 1872, Page 3

SECTARIANISM. Is a Religious War To Be Inaugurated ? Report of the Political Reform Committee of the Union League Club. Public Land and Public Money Appropriated to Sec- tarian Uses. Nearly Two Millions Taken from the City Treasury in Three Years. IMPORTANT STATISTICS A meeting of the members of the Union League Club was held last night, a: which the question of the appropriation by the city government of money and land for sectarian uses was denounced, and resolutions in accordance with tne object of whe meeting were unanimously approved. The fol- lowing report, giving inportant details, was pre- sented. Beport of the Committee. The Standing Comnittee on Political Reform of the Union League Club, on February 23, 1872, made the following report upon the diversion of public money and public land of the city from the legitimate objects of political government to ‘sectarian purposes ;— i ‘THE CONSTITUTION bapa oa BECTARIAN APPROPRIA- The entire separation of "Church and State, the perfect lom of each citizen to worsnip God acourding to tne dic- tates of his own cousclence; his right to have any religion or yone at all {the prefers, are in the United States axioms of government ‘This spirit pervades whole national constitution; but yet to prevent the possibilty of any sect or combination of ‘Sects from imposil ne or even attempting to impose a State ‘church upoe ust us the yak amendment to the constitution, made in this cil 1769, declares “Con; hall ae ho law respectin; fan establishment ef, zelizion or prohibiting the free exercise there e Sonatitation ¢ of the State of New York goes sult turther, ‘It says (Art. 1, ses tke tree exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination or preference, shall forever be allowed in this State to all mankind,’ AON SEOT OPPOSED TO TAXATION TO SUPPORT OTHER Our forefathers in Engiand anti France did not enjoy tree- dom of religious proteasion and woraitp and were taxed to Support a Chureh they did not attend and in which they did not believe, ‘To escape this oppression and Injustice they came to America, ‘The ureat grievance of the Irish tn Ireland for the last half century has ven, that they were taxed to support a religious fect, the Church) of Enyland, whose cree’ they relecteds hence the Irish and their clergy have emigrated in million to our free laud, where both te State and the national con: alititions forbid such aa uchristian practice, We all agree upou the general principle of absolute tree. dom in maiters of religion and worship, taxing citizens of one faith to suppor cuifar tenets and doctrines of those of another and different faith ; yet a0 great are the charms of gold that even the most devout sects if our city cannot always resist the temptation fo grab puulie money aud public property wuenever oppor- unity “A inte writer estimates the number of religious sects in this Sountry at 200, LAND AND MONEY TO ONE BEOT ALONF, $4,896,388 51. A single one of these during the last three years, by aliying teelt witn the ate Tammany Ring, bus drawn {760 We treasury of the city anc for the support of its convents, churches, cathedra ‘Schools and asylums, the enormous sum of $1,396.898 61. ‘This same sect many years ago Obtained a lease granted by the city, tor a nominai rent, of the whole block of ‘ground extending from Fifth to Fourth avenue and from Fifueth to Fitty-urat street; and then, In 182, it induced the city, for the mum of $8388, to execuis to it a release of the, block, thus divesting the city's tile and ¢lving this sect an absolute Hieic ree ane 06 Can annie ese: Ate pete ward it charged the city $24,0U0 for permission to extend Madison avenue ucross this block, making it two blocks, and reeelved the money from the city Treasury. Not con- tent with this, it reiused to pay the asseasinent for enlanced galue to the Jot caused by this opening of the avenue, but drew froma the elty 1 25 84 to pay tnat, A moderate thers of ho present value of these two blocks of ground thus, obtaiued for, nothing 18 81,500,000, Upon the Fiith avenue. block this sec: s now Duilding x new athedral ; upon the Mudiwon avenue block they have erected a chapel. ‘This same sect, by two leases, one made in 1846, the other in 1857, obtained’ from. the city at the vent of only # the whole block adjoining the above, and extendi Fitth to Fourth aveiue, and from Fifty-tirst to Fifty, Greet. The sume extension of Madison avenue made two blocks of this algo; and upon each ls now erected a bullding lums owned by this ‘used for one of the ‘These two blocks ot Sra thus a ottalned trom the city for ny nol for $1 a year, ac: pothing are worth another In the Archbishop of this a quired from the city for the Sisters of Mercy’ halt a biock of ground on Madison avenue, between Eighty-firat and Eighty- ‘becond si estimated to be now worth $200,000. by 1070, for $1 a year, he received a grant from the city for the Sisters of Charity of a whole block of ground on Lexington avenue, between Sixt aight and Sixty-ninth mreets, esttmated 13 be worth now ‘This sing! jas thus in a short time become possessed of, real entate of the city to the valus of Wo,5U0,000, ad making, ‘with the money received from the public treast and county within the last three years, $13 + the manificent sum of $4,896,383 51, No other city in the world has, in 40 short a ting contributed 4o much toward practi. cally founding State Coureb, With such a facility for ac- quiring both the pale. jJand and the public money ft wiil X restrained by law, coutrol the city as completely ‘as Whas for centuries Mexico and Spain. sects are taking the disease, wnd beginning to feet ching for the city’s Innd. The ‘Baptists, in December, Hes plelded to the temptation, and ter et’ a year received ten jots of land between Lexington and Fourth avenues and Sixty-seventh and Sixty-eighth streets. These are estimated to be worth 100,000. RESTRAINT OF LAW REQUIRED TO SAVE THE PUBLIC LAND AND MONEY. At one period in England one sect had acquired nearly third of the land in the kingdom, and Blackstone says that Dut for the statutes of mortmalu ecciesiastical corporations would soon have engulfed the whole real estate of Eng- land. The priests were so skilful tn devising schemes 10 ‘avoid these statutes that it took nearly four cenvuries to per- fect them sufliciently to afford protection against the rapacity of the Church. If each sect in this city was treated the same as the most favored one all the public land of the city would soon be con- veyed to them, and the whole income trom public taxes would be app.ied to sectarian uses, This whole poilcy is wrong, and not American, and is ad- mitted to be so by the best men in ail the sects. PRETENCE—CHARITY ; KEALITY— HYPOCRISY. on retence or excuse for plundering the pubiic treas- at they use the money either for charity or educa- ohn ie Le duty of all, and the highest Christian virtu but chatty nm to give away one’s own money ; not the mover ‘Of another, taken without bis consent. ‘The sectarian charities in this city proceed as follows :— A few good people organize within thetr church a bie institu ton, o be owned aud managed by parties of ‘hele own fab. Thi right; but as soon as the charity begins nd need land, they vioiate the tenth com- d lands of the public. @ grant of land ror a butld- second, money from the city treasury to erect the ding, and third, an annual subsidy trom the city trea- sury to support the inmates. ‘This is speuding, not their own money, but other people's, and without their consent. On the part of the managing sect ft Js not charity, out bypocriay, ‘The doty of taking care of the poor and fatherk our benign government is assumed by the pablic. provision is made tor them. In New York the Dullainge are palatial and healthful, all sects have equal rights therein and special favors are shown tonone. If any sect is not satistied with this it is at pervect Iberty to establish and support its ove private charities and manage them in its own wi ould be at its own Cont, not at the expense of the public treasu: Ey otartan charity the city carri ‘way a theological war againat opposing sects. are dosed more or less ‘and the injustice of or propazute the pe- on in a uuet ‘The inmates h the dogmas of the sect. Minis- ters of opposite sects are waichfuily excluded, and in oue case where one entered to give spiritual consviation to a pax tient of bis own faith be was threatened with personal vio- Jence if he did not leave. Such # disturbance was made that he had to depart without fuifilling his Caristiin mission; yet he is a moat estimable yeutieman, and pesior or one of the Jargest churches in the city. UPON PRINCIPLE NOT A DOLLAR CAN BE APPROPRIATED, Now, however excellent the secturian charities may be, the mere fact that they are sectariau must upon principle ‘under our government exclude them wholly from the public iscigs he slightest deviation trom this rule admits tho pinay ie of w state Church, It i peretieg the thin end of to enter that in time will be driven home by sume powerftl sect and Ox upon us all the evils of a State religion. THY OTHER PRETENCE—RDUCATION ; REALITY—INCREAGE OF TUFIR OWN In our country, whereevers citizen has a voice in the gov- ernment, self-preservation requires the civil power to take care thai education is universal. Hence the American doc- trine that the property of the state shall Pay the cost of educating the youth of the state, ‘The met lopted is the tem of free common seuools. They are supparted ae nate Me expense iu every locality where there are children of the school age. ‘The civil authorities prescribe a course ot study ‘and diaclpiine free from sectarian bias, so that the youth of ali sects may meet on this neutral grow selves for useful citizens KO NEED OF BROTAMIAN SCHOOLS, In the city of New York the pubite school houses are educa- tonal palaces—large, comfortable, health(ul, weil provised ‘with apparatus, teachers and text books; judiciously lucaved Bear to the houses of the children, and with roou for ail, The parent has only to deliver his child, washed clawed? at the Priendly door of the school house everything necessary to enable bim to acquire = sebool education turnisbed uim free of cost. ‘The child of the poorest laborer and that of the richest merchant stand upon the same ievel in this great and benefi- cent republican nursery. Our common schools make excel- a citizens of @ free and tolerant repubiic, 4 furesh everything the sectarian schools do, except the single \iem of sectarian religious instruction, ‘This should be received inthe family or in the church of the sect, notin @ school supported by public money. WHY WAR 18 MADE ON THE PUBLIC GOHOOLS. But a single sect is taught by its head, a foreign and des- potlc ecclesiastical prince, that the civil augforit public bare not the right to control and direct Wy and the choice and appointment of ols open alike to the youth of ali ciasse: jem, but that this Fight belongs to the Church. Hence this sect makes war upon our public schoois ; persuades its children to leave them ; sets np an opposition echoo! wherever it b elurch, an Scimite that {t does this solely for the purpose of Indoctrinat- {ng the young mind with its peculiar sectarian veness 4B ob- servances, ‘They then demand, and for the last three years have re- ceived, money irom {he public treasury to pay the expense of thas destroying the public schools and vuilding up their and qualify them- fect. eetany,,OF, thelr school rooins are camp basements of fo dark that gas bas to be used on the brixutest "the STATE A BETTER EPUCATOR THAN THE bya ae Jn no country where the education ot the you been left to ihe Chureh has it been or as thoroughly performed as when this any Ss tol by the civil authorities, Italy, Spain and Mexico are illustrations of the clerical fystem, and Germany and the Siates of our county, of the or civil system, ets peak try where th y.ueaking, tn @ eoun A. pk scene lee NEW pW YORK “HERALD, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 23 1872-TRIPLE SHERT. = * FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1872—TRIPLE SHEET, i mye 2 blocks of Po Tocgeara jue million vi hat in hand, knocks at the door ‘ot the ‘ly anter anninly for a few dollars in aid of its ‘two charity 60 Tuat eb wuld well afford to support twenty such charity facts in no apirit wureh oF political erican miles anc thei ‘e have brought forward these alarmi of hostility to true religion, nor to any ob party a8 such such, but exclusively in the character of American i upon our: low cit irres ive of sect or party, to ony in all lawful wags, taxation, oF ap- Fropeiation of public ic money or public for sectarian pur- bECTABIAN APPROPRIATIONS UNOOMBTIFOTIONAL. very Public mone} bli land ay to @ sectarian {ostitution te showin a vduertninalion of reference” tor that sect. State of lew York forbids *sdiscrimalnantom or preference” in religion and Seer At protects all, but allows no favors to one over "aout to giv ity chart out to give us anew city charter We ask them to put in it a clause a yronieeing the clty vern- ment from ene cA granting public money or public prop- erty to or in aid of sectarian institutions, and to mail the prohioition 80 sie ana explicit that no corruption or in; nuity can evade or get around it. This will at once stop evil a Sd ie 2 Ww Legislature to amend the State constitution 2 similar prohibition upon the State government and all county, city and town governments wiil require three years, as the amend- ment must pass two succesnye Legislatures and then be sub- mitted to the people for ratification, Nothing but a constitu- tonal aL probihition, can cure the evil, 3. We suggest to Whether a similar amendment should not be made to the constitution of the United States fo.na to preserve effectually and afirmoativaly in the who rreedom and toleration in religion and worship, an: to prohibit forever fany sect in the whole land from Datidiog itseit up at the Cyd of the ea ae feo ypta or public property. 1. The Legislature is iu like manner a0 es to fay Within the State. This country ‘The true interests of rel ae of the State, seem alike to require this, D) well Ty A MAWKEAS. Ubairman, Nearly $2,009,000 of Taxes Abstracted from the Pul of the City and County of New York, in the Last Three Years Alone, for Sectarian Uses—A Single Sect Gets $1,396,388 51, Benides a Large “lice of the City’s Real Estate. © Roman Catholic. 1869. | 1870, isn, Convent of the Sacred Heart) $10,000 00} wat pat Charity week-day school, aha Sacred Heart,| 4,000 00 8279 oy House of the Good Shepherd| 25,000 00! $25,000 00 Houne of the Good Shepherd) 18,000 00 a = House of Merey, Blooming] | sisters of Meray. at oa pe ns isters of St. Vominic.. 10,000 - Sisters of 8t. Dominic.. 105 20 “— bs] - Sisters of St. Dominic i 5,000 00] —| 6,000 00 athers 2,77 a ss Domiuleas church; Laiag:| 27473) %%4 78 ton avenue . 8,500 Schuol of St. Niel beri Z| ® of St. imi. lum, Prince streets. corner Bebool of the Sh : 1 No. i: lonies Talmud " Korah BohOO!ssseee eh 118 81 new a a Hebrew Free Eehooh No. 1,150 09) =, Hebrew Free School, No. 4. - pf Meta o ceed Total ss. seesesereseeneees [BIA A04 40] BT, LIS pitforimed (Dutch) Church, D chure! Methodint Episcopal Methodist. Episcop: I church, Fourtt avenue a: "en | 83,790 90 io i Reformed Hutch Harsenvitte, Bioo 6,748 41 - - 01 Washington square . 1,143 46] 1,143 48 - west Provestant formed Dutch oburel $25 00] 825 00 - eee, 133 v0] 138 00] Reformed" Biieh dite, be Harlem... -| 813 24) - -| 8,684 60) - $12,630 86) 89,539 20 pa Prestyterian, Gamal Preapyterian church..| $180 00) $130 00 = Churen of the Covenant..... — Mercer treet Vreabvteria ++ 1,280 00} 1,270 09} - +} 1,724 79] 1,724 79} - chure! 834 00 - - terian 540 00} - - Thineenth Masroct Brésbyte- ran church. 208 04 _ - jane = atreet Pre yieriain bs ebureh. 145 00] 136 09) - 414 00] 414 00) es hurcn] 88 88 OW = Preabyterian church corner| Houston and epcigee streets. 150 00} 180 00 - by 150 00) =| A Presbyterian, Rospital 1,400 09} - - Marivers’ church—Sea Lana B11 09} _ - United Presbyterian’ church Forty-fourta street... 292 00] 298 09] Unwed Presbyterian ctiurch, Charles street 162 09} - - hae ae 140 50] 180 00) rian chure me Firat Retorme: ebureh «.. 191 55; -| - Lexington avenue Presby: terian church —| 878 99 - Eleventh airet Presbyterian Total Pccibener pe Laight airet Faaplast ghurch) $170 a bare obs io 4 ptist | i ul mnie pe tek weal mal 5 topher street 6 - Fifty-third street ‘Baptiat mo eburch . 637 637 09 a Abyssinian Baptist church | W236 00) 124 00) = Berean Baptist church......| 150 = te Baptist charoh, Madison | 175 00 a = Branch Baptiat church} 100 00} a Fea favion Second Baptist} church ... 200 25] 209 95; ay Tavernacie’ Baptist. church | 547 95) - Firat Baptist Mariners! chureh , 00) - Total st: secured, sum fixed by law be PIGEON SHOOTING. The Jerome Gun Club Celebrate the Day at Je- rome Park with Good Shooting and a Grand Dinner. Many Beautiful Ladies in Attendance, Who Enjoy the Sport. The weather was intensely cold in the north field of Jerome Park yesterday, a withering northwester sweeping over the valley which the Jerome Gun Club have selected for their practice at pigeons; but the piercing blasts seemed to have no effect on the warm tempers and genial hearts of the members, who mustered in large numbers to celebrate the anviversary of the birthday of the Father of His Country. A number of beautiful and elegant ladies gracea vne grounds With theirpresence and remained the greater portion of the afternoon, much admiring the fine shooting of the gentlemen engaged in the sport, After the shooung was over the gentlemen and ladies adjourned to the Club Honge, where din- ner was in readiness, and it was lave in tue evening before they returned to the city by the light of the moon. Many of the ladies as well as the gentlemen were out on horseback. Five shooting events came off during the alter- noon; three matches and two sweepstakes—one of the latter being a handicap and tne leading event of the day. ‘The first was for a cup, between Messrs, Heckscher, Johnson and Redmond, twenty- three yards rise, eighty yards boundary, one and a quarter ounce shot; the trapping and retrieving being done in this and all the other events by Ira Paine. These gentlemen shot at filteen birds each, Messrs. Redmond and Johnson each shot seven birds of the fitteen, and, making a tie, they shot it off at three birds each, Mr, Johnson winning by killing two of the latter to Mr, Redmond’s one. Mr. Heckscher kliled five out of fourteen birds, The following is the Mr, Redmond—1, 1, 8 “O, i 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0—Killed, 7; missed, 8. Mr, Jonnson—0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, O—Killed, 7; missed, 8 Mr. Heéckscher—0, 1, 3, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, O—Killed, 5; missed, 9. Mr, Jolinson~ 1, 0, 1_Kniea, 2 Mr. Redmond—o, Bi 0— Killed, 1, Then followed a matcn, at five birds each, be- tween Messrs, F, Palmer and August Belmont, the latter shooting at twenty yards rise, while Mr. Palmer shot at twenty-five yards, Mr. Belmont won the match very easily by killing three birds in succession, while his opponent missed three. ‘fhe latter then gave up. As soon as the above affair was sectied a handl- cap sweepstakes of $50 entrance, twenty-one birds each, one anda quarter ounce shot, eignty yards boundary, came off. Six gentlemen entered, viz. :— J. G, Bennett, Jr., twenty-four yards; Henry Leavitt, twenty-three yards; A. Belmont, twenty-three yards; J. Heckscher, twenty-three yards; W. Douglas, twenty-four yards, and Mr. Fellows at ecg an at an ee enn meer eer er ee TT em tomer a at Lecce pee eT ae ty-second street 473 71 -| twenty-one yards. Asa whole, the shooting was Methodist spi Bloomingdale. 102 96) 102 96) — | @xcelient, some of it remarkably good. Mr. Bennett ft elas piscopai onareh, Won the stuke, killing the largest number or birds— ville 421 47) = - sixteen out of twenty-one. The shooting of Messrs, 208 00} 208 09) — | Leavitt and Belmont was also good, the former 808 00) 306 00) — | Killing fifteen and the latter fourteen, The follow- tal school.) 1200 00] 1,600 a6} 3,900 o9 250 00] 250 09) — | ing ts the Bharoh, rents ai] "308 40) ’Ba0 4 PSs 88 St. Peter's free school 5,000 00] 4,50 00} 43593 00 | . Episcopal church 815 00 = —|_ Mr. Bennett—o, o, 1. st 1 1, 0, 1, 1, 0,.1, 1, 1, 1, German American school, Jane street Methodist Epis. 1,1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1—Killed} 16; missed, 5. Qe ieee - ee 189 00) bo) cre beavieg—f, o ey ii 1,0, 1, 4, 1, 0, 1, 0, 2, 1,1, 1, 1, 1—Kili 5; missed, 6, arene 3 i 1,960 00 255 00) 1,273 72 =r fueh,: Beknbnt=1) 6s 1, 0, 4 1, 0 1, 0, 1, St Lawrence pariah school..| oon 4,500 00] 2,945 09 | copal Saceme teath ave ® 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0 ye hed, ii; missed, 7. ‘St. Mary's school. 20,000 00} 13,607 12,761 v0 nue and Forty-fourth at... 91 09) 91 09) * Mr. Heckscher—I, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, St. Mary's church, Graad Sullivan street Methodist, 0, Be 0, 0, 0, 0, 6—Killed, 11; missed,’10. 200 00) 200 09) — | gibiscopal Bethel church..| $41 00 -| - . Douglas—1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 9, dO 1, 0 4 Second church of Evangell- Ms 10, 0 Feat 11; taiseoa, 10,’ "2 _* che tebe eee Mr Fallows", @ OF 1) Ot Le 10, 6,0, 1, 44 i So ane eee Di 11,000 00] 9,800 9 | Willet street Me a — | 0 1, 2, 0, 0, 0, O—Kit eat, 8} missed, 18, rancis) fen © - ~ chial school .., me 4,250 00} pe — | 8t. Paul's ah ccdak ‘Epis. ‘Tho above was the great event of the day, and the bg Pratels male parochial conal ae: . - 273 77 — | ladies came down from the club house, and, taking sti Francia Ho ‘Hospiti 000 6,000 00 aprons one ye) 146 99 ie Fiat by) bee Bpeseoron daha the shooting s roughout with great ae Taichasits shurch,” aid “ot sd (aaa Ulamaires Hieteaseen canons — ——| _14% 63) =| men followed a maten ior a valuable cup be- School attache! to. 5.000 op 99 uh mali a eal 073 63] 84,197 Bal = | twoen Messrs, Johnson and Gray, at fifteen biras : 11,880 9 =| 11,550 00 each, twenty-two yards rise, eignty boundary, one ‘Tranatignration tree. school] 11,500 00} 11,600 00| 11,840 00 sal @nd a half ounce shot. The match was won by Mr. St. vanes’ parochial male piste ie ? ‘Dutheran, = | Johnson, who killed six birds out of fourteen, Mr. school... St. James” parochial femaie coat POs 0 oe eens ce Cir wa = | Gray killing but four of tne fourteen. The following ‘school. 7,000 on} 5,900 00] J German Evangelical church} 216 00] 216 00 — | wie aah | OBoclety serveecten. rcsese] 13 24 @. mngon—t 0, 3,3, 0, 0, 0,1, 0 8,000 00] 7,500 00} 4,200 00 | German Evangelical iter: s = wii em o~ hati 84 0, 0, 1, 1 0,1, O— 6,130 00] 5,760 00] 6,610,00 Germa Lymageiga i = qs ~ | Weg ora 1 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 1, 1, 0, 0 0, O— eran sake's church, = - 1, 4; mi: 0, 100 Ho. apo | & Seeman Retormed Ch | The shooting aed for the day witn a match 5,00 ov 1g a er —~-_| —= } between Mr. Leavitt und Mr. Bennett, eleven virds 43) — | Total... a: each, twenty-three yards rise, eighty yards bound- 10,000 00) 10,750 00] 11,854 00 | New ork Sn ingore, ary. This was a very interesting and closely con- 5,004 82] 4,999 Py Paw eran ety jt” tested affair throughout, Mr. Leavitt winning by one 2,600 00| 2,700 00 yer ~ rs bird, having shot nine out of eleven, Mr, Bennett eat Pe killing eight. The ide) is the git Fae schon ya lan aa Mr. Leavitt—l, 0, 0, TL 1, 2, 1,1, 1—Kiliea, 140 00} 2,500 Ou} 2,240 00 er 9; missed, Panish scot chic a the) schoo bet] rz — | ME" Bernett—1, 1, 1, 1, 6 1, 2,0, 1, 0, 1—Kileg, ‘An Evangelical church ..<] 800 09] pa “ 1 1, 1, 1, 0 1, 1, 0,1, 0, 1, aan Be ay a csc tonal} 594 al 594 27 r * ple ne i ter who attracted the most attentl ¢ an ut the shooter who attracted the atiention | 2000 00] 1 7 "| att FH 6,441 60 a Baton Home ane Echoot. % id 00) Herd rd He oo and was really the hero of the day was Alcerman Pee Be ae Gortcc |) Kee =| 5,00 = Jerome, who was stationed behind the pool box agit as oa rine Universalist church, ..t - 195 00; =. | Dear the grand stand, and every bird that escaped Sz =) See a eee Feed —| 3,260 75 __ | the marksmen in the matches and handicaps and 0 15 ™ | Society for 7 Rei ty +A flew over towards him would gev one or two shots oan rope 3 4 w Pere “rexbaabonaeeerss -| aso — | as it approached. Few birds escaped that came St Vincent's Roman Cath 10,000 o0} 10,00 99 | Within range of the unerring eye of Alderman Nog Yor Catholie: Protes-| see bel al Fick New Yo ph insiriasry, Wome rr 10,000 00] 12,600 00 Jerome. He discounted all tle shooters at the Park 4,252 dren..e... st. opens Grphian'Hiouse:| “sor so] 124982 92) 178,856 43 | One ON Metian Unio 0 a] gry 08 | yesterday afternoon, ‘ten, lows Twresty-socbad ‘Association for Befriending! : PIGEON SHOOTING ON STATEN ISLAND, Street, purchased for Children...... 8,000 00) 8,000 00 church property. 505 40 a — | Soclety for Reformation of heed th Bono Os] 2400 00) 6480 00 | poratte Apalatanch Bostiy.: Siam 00] g,0u0 00 ’s Birthday on thi Sotege ot asia 5,000 09) bed go} 6,000 00 Kew York Dorcas Society rs Bo ov] | S000 O Washington’s yon the Club Grounds at Y merical at Gotan et *3 i | - Bociety an ate tive tor ae : 4 a New Dorp—Wintry Weather but Plenty of A ¥ =| * ye" 10,000 6,000 —| —" Sisters of Mercy... =| Bai Naw “York ives Guar Sport—Four Sweepstakes Shot—Trial R, C. Orphan Asylum, ...... =| 30,761 90 ety. =| Se at Snow Birds Results in a Fail- Chureh of the Nativity... | eas 48) =} %000 og) 871 00 Churea of the Epiphany. =| 767 we 139 16 pa ure—Good Shooting Consider. Orphan = ieee ae a De 1,000 00 ing the High Wind. 000 Ov] BO orndigent, -| =| 7,000 00 =] Hass OO) 770 00.4 sear association. 300 40} — | The most enjoyable pigeon shooting tournament St, Paul's church. ° ” gi -— | of the season took place yesterday at New Dorp, | hese ee iecnsngty i 00 U0 = | Staten Island, on the grounds of the Richmond —|° 8,798 o0}5 ‘4 hool... _ 735 00 | County Shooting Club. Jerome Park, the scene of my =} 8000 00] £05 09 | Many such contests, and Captain Sealey’s, at East acees them a =} 8174 00} |___ 175 | New York, although very picturesque, cannot claim schO0 - ins) Total $58,649 10 | much advantage over the locality drst named, as it Hd o 494,043 “4 | 4g quite easily approached and its ample acres fur- 8,000 00 00 nysh a grand opportunity for the display of good =| 2,600 oy; haar 74 g markmanship, Washington’s Birthday had been School of Sic Fravicis ‘of As; bg Bsa sada 25,851 66 | Selected by the prominent members of the club for “io a i =| 1,000 09) Py ia oo & gala day in this respect, ana to make prin of the Heuwit bay ome 0) Bi 6,825 68 | 1s more an occasion long to be remem- School of St. Chr pot ¢ | ae ree ee oh 432 $8 | bere invitations were extended to the ambitious hy fede (Femmes and | 10,000 09 | aavelianeous 194,044 02 | young shooters of the islands to display their skill, sintera of Bed het = om % Laectahanr tought Aes aS. & wt? and, being heartily responded to, there was an — ce i! —| 91% Sy thusiastic tesling and interest evinced among the School of the, Ore Sisters of SI i nic. q —| 5,600 00 ont 4 plnsereatun(tars Paitin ieform nion many amateurs present seldom observed connected bg altos "8 és 19.080 40 Cuascxs CouLine, Secretary. with the greatest professional matches. The nine and eleven o'clock boats conveyed in “Won | as Endorsement of the Seventy’s ( carriages about two hundred gentlemen from this Tlag' Nat position te Sectarian Appropriat .city intent upon participating in the amusement, i a3 tion of Fees of Judicial Officers. and on reaching the grounds they found all ar- sich The Union League Clab at their meeting last | rangements necessary for the occasion had been ar iL ba} 8 evening adopted the following resolutions:— perfected, First on the programme it was deciced si vBaitip Brotenaah Epi 2,810 00 = Whereas the Character of tase, ‘ncorporated commun ny, should be the trial of skill between the young men of % vast interests it en o1 jone interests. arc of paramout ortarce, not only the 18 gathering was P Of those that - oo ma 0 w | ghers Une 5s refore pearne pranaprnieh it ae never belonged toa Lali bt and, erin all ay prota under twenty-one years, and not over three years’ ‘CHUPCB seers i ted ithout. lc school of Trinity | hed bore on of the abunen charged AD exi ny ae difference in their respective ages, they were con- harter to the people wi St. Timothy Shure 1308 St} 1,040.8 0 | posite hed's right todemand, requeaite provisions tor therrane | SPicuous for their courtesy and most excellent de- o, Mans ohare pape rey resentation ghnd, relative indueuce im thelr municipal | meanor, Never did marksmen seem more enthvsi- sys tg 0 pe kas and eve ure & et- Parisu school ‘ot the Chui seat and seonomlont admainieteetion. of teat xovernm astic, Ls en te Pitan % several is very of the Redeemer .. 1,000 00} a — | That this club isin favor tA the passage by the Legisl: toterior it mus! al uted to their want oF New York Protestant Epis-| of the , obi recommended. by t wenty, | Practice, copal church. «s+ 1,200 00) al +=] in the tone in which 1 mC has been orde ered 10 a ts It was arranged that this sweepstakes shoulda be ‘79iu Bt. Mission School in the Assembly, without turther m iment. of ten birds each, and that under the rules twent P. E. Missionary Society..| 609 bt — | meiiberens the onntitation of the Unived Beat Baten 4 Brobibit: | one yards rise and eighty yar is boundary, ‘USi Shepher allt bladed ithondhes Mtbsaaied| We Sosy ow oF prob ing thotreeererchisinereer ea | One ounce and & quarter of ‘the air Was he stant church. £00 00} 280 00 | Intended to secure a perfect toleration und entire ren of | chilling, even freezing, blowing from the Chureb ot the Hi 179 79) 179 79) — | religious belrer and action; and tnagmuch as = appro} northwest. Icicies formed upon mustaches and Churen of the Holy Sepul- no “4 ee jbl <. erty and money to sectarian uses, oF 2 . beards and a became numb, but yet tne | 5 — | from general public cou! 6 gt Guiness 8 chiréh: rr = | discritiinutions rorbidden by the Goontivusion ; therefore,” | Shere was jolliey, Pig Mage the Spectators, “|, 689 | =| Resolved, That the ure Of this State Ye earnestly re- | open-nearted and crack shot, k 00d, the Pi — | anested not to aajourn until they shall have enacted s law oe, Hand eeper of the light- oh __. | Prohtbiting such appropriations or exemptions, direct or in. | NOUSe, Handied and trapped, and none seemed more wy alroet, to oF in tavor of any religious sect or denomination of | picased at the grand assemblage for the amusemeut Chureh of Snare = —| any ome weston ae ise. eatheahy rene to boa he. Mr. WF Clawson, also in the sweep. ry’s by ‘Legiali ay Mannattaayiile: 333-0 “ — | probibit the barging or receipt of any fee ur (een by any Felered AUG Scores She ee res merous duty of St. Mary’ # Episcopal shareb, iain ot oenetere seca eel oat tome txed hy lave th at when his score is ganced ne owas Ce, semester — | a sworn quarter! amount rece! Bion “eburch = there eet be i that ihe excess thoreor beyond: | WeFe quite good, Healthy ahd strong. ‘The majoriey 673 00 wid into the treasury of the ity or county where sugh parton my hla duties, bs s 0nd ane of them on Jeaving the trap Ce the land breeze ered” ke race bores towards ocean, “Ii , but @ score OF Reese, races ner 101 incentive to. some The fotos and nt ed atte. renaed Naet wr anon, Pa re 1 ia 1, 1—Eited, & } Fr ied, 7 C- Hazard—0, 1 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1—Killed, E. Post—1, 1, 0, i, 6, 6 1, 6, 1, 6—Killed, 5. . H. Clarke—i, 6, 0, 1, 6, 6, 1, 1, 0, o— Kile, 4 larsh—0, 1, 1, 0, 0,0, 1, 1, 0, 0—Kulled, 4, R, Brown—J, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 6, 6, 1, 0—Kulled, 3. B. Fellow—1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 07 0, 0—Killed, 2 T. Jones—0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1—Killed, 2. K. Munroe—0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1—Killed, 2. Charlies Peters—1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1—Killed, 2 . Barton—l, 0, 0, 3 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, O~Killed, 1. @. W, Vix—1, Oia My AY 0, 0, Rarirriie 8 1 Py Grimu—o, 0, %% 9 0 0, 0, 0—Kuile B laerenaek. %% 6, 0, 0, ¢, 0, 0—K! et, 0 FInsT LANDIOAE % SWEEPSTAKES. With the tevmination of the avove sweepstakes the members of the club repaired to the fleld and commenced work, The speculation regarding the success of the nine gentlemen who made up the number was of the most intense nature, but withal courteous to a degree. Mr. William M, Parks ably acted as Nandioanner and referee, ‘Those who par- Ucipated pai boa rg “Rumsey,” 23 yards; Mr. C, Medcalf, 23 yaras; Mr. Polhemus, 21 yards; Mr. Mackenzie, 21 yards; Mr. Finlay, 21 yards; Mr. ‘Thompson, 21 yards; Mr. ‘Underhii, ‘21 yards; ur. | Hicks, 17 yards; Mr, Rouselle, 19 yards. agreed to shoot at five birds each. Many of Bt | Were the finest that ever leit a trap, and proved {re- | quent ‘‘drivers,"’ The sweepstakes, considering ail the circumstances, was quickly decided. When Mr, Polhemus killed his last oird, as he had. those that Preceded it, in capital style, he was warmly ap- Plauded as the winner. The 2 aad was as foilows:— Polhemus, 21 CA atad 1,1, ‘ a 1—Killed, 5, “ Ramsey,” 23 yard: wae , 1, 0—Killed, a Finlay, 21'yara3—o, 1, iii Underhill, 21 yaras—i, 1, 1, O—Kilied, 3. Thompson, 21 yards—d, 1, 6, 1— killed, 2 Medcalf, 23 yards—0, 0, 1 Kuied, 2, Hicks, 17 yards—0, 0, 1, 6—Kuled, 1. Rouseile, 15 Fa 0, 1, 0O—Kulied, 1. Mackenzie, 21 yards~0, 0, 0, 0—Killed, 0. SECOND HANDICAP’ SWEEPSTAKES, | A second trial of skill, same number of birds, was at once agreed upon, the chilling atmosphere not deterring the gentiemen in the least {rom entering, althoukh it had a marked effect upon the accuracy of their aim, Mr. Parks, as before, acted as handi- capper and’ referee, ‘Thirteen parucipated, with the following result, Mr. Underhill proving the winner:— Underhill, 21 yards—1, 1, 1, 1, 1—Killed, 5, “Rumsey,” 23 yar 1 tay Polhemus, 25 yarcs— —Killed, 4. Hicks, 16 yards—1, 0, i, 1, 6—Killea, 3 Sid Barton, 25 yards—0, |, 1, 1—Killed, 3, H. T, Medcalf, 21 yards—0, 1, 1, 0—Killed, 2 Wheelright, 16'yards—l1, 0, 0, 0, 0—Killed, L “Dennison,” 15 yards—0, ¥, 1—Killed, 1. Rouselle, 5 yards—0, 1, 0—Killed, 1, Thompson, 21 yards—i, 0, O—Kulled, 1. Richards, 18 years—0, 0, 0, 0—Killed, 0, C. Medcaif, 21 years—0, 0, 0—Killed, 0, Perens 16 yards—0, 0, 0, 6—Kilied, 0. The interest in the amasement of the day was now at its height, and a QUANTITY OF SNOW BIRDS being on hands baving been recenily sent from the West for the occasion, a handicap of eight gentle. | men was inade vo thus try their skill. Many were the exclamations of surprise when the tiny things were trapped, and old John Wood clapped his hands with joy. ‘he crowd gathered around the first shooter ashe took his postiion twenty-five yards away, but the oldest of the party could not | see the bird asit fluttered quickly away to the \ ocean, only a short distance beyond. 1 Guess You'll want @ microscope for them fel- ers.” “You can’t hit them.’ “1 jest guess not.’ were the cries that pleasantly greetea the gentle. | men first on the list as they failed to score; but tnis part of the programme was soon abandoned, as tie | birds were found to be so cailled by the exposure | that they. Would not leave the ground. ‘They are failures,” shouted the referee, and business Was at ‘ once continued in the | THIRD HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES, This sweepstakes embraced nine gentlemen, all of ty 1, whom except two haa participated iu the pace dite | one, It was five birds each, and Mr. Parks kindly continued to act ag referee and handicapper. | Messrs. Mackenzie, ©. Medcalf and Thompson made | a uie, having shot three virds each, aud in the shovt- | ing om Mr. Medcait proved the winner, receiving hearty applause, ‘The foliowing 1s the result :— faerie) 15 yards—1, 1, 0, 0, 1—Killed, &, Medcall, 21 yaras—0, pt 1, 1, 0-—Kilied, a Fountaine,’ 18 yards—0, 1, 1, 0, 1—Kuled, i. Polhemus, 25 yarus—0, 1, 1, 0, O—Kii Finlay, 13 yards—1, 0, 1," 0, 0—Kalled, 2, Hicks, 15 yards—0, 0, '1,’0,'1—Killed, '2, | S. Barton, 25 ‘yards—6, 1 1, 0, 0—Killea, 2 Hodges, 25 yards—o, '1,'0,’0,'0—Ktiled, ‘1. “Rumsey,” 25 yards—o, sf 0, 0—Killed, lL SHOOTING OFF. Medcalf—0, 1, 1—Killed, 2, Fountaine—0, 1, 0—Killed, j Mackenzie—0, 0, 0—Killea, 0, NOVA SCOTIA, Opening of Parliament—The Governor's Speech—Recapituluting the Blessings and Prosperity of the Province During the Past Vear—Terrible Condition of Two Ships? | Crews—The Fulton-Brown Boat Race. HAirax, N. 8., Feb. 22, 1872. Parliament opened here to-day. Nearly all ea members were present. ‘The Governor’s speech congratulates the ees on the general success of its industry duriiig the | past yeur, the continuance of the blessings of peace, | the recovery of the Prince of Wales and the success. | ful termination of the provincial buiiding dispute. In regard to emigration the Governor promises | papers respecting the conference lately held at tlawa, and recommends Parliament to take | ipenenree to assist in carrying Out the pians agreed | on there. Reference 1 made to the outbreak of cholera and | the successful result of the effurts made to prevent | 118 spread. ‘fhe House {3 recommended to provide for the extension of the insane asylum, tenders jor which have already been invited. | The de-irapility of encouraging the efforts now | best argos to build new lines of railway is men- | tone: The Fulton and Grown Scull Race. HALIFAX, Feb, 22, 1872, | ‘The scull race between Fulton and Brown has | been arranged. Captain McKay, of the schooner | Garibaldi, explained fully the details of the tides, currents, &c., to the committee, at Digby, and they | have decided the raze to take place there, ‘rhe distance 1s to be four miles and the stakes $1,000 a side, ecan party paying his own ex- | penses, The time 18 to be agreed upon herealter. One-third of the sum to be raised by Halilax was at once subscribed. | Two Icebound Vessels and Perishing Crews, HALIFAX, Feb. 22, 1872, A brig and schooner, whose names are unknown | and which have been floating in the ice off Tenne- | cape and Cherrie, in Mines Basin, have not yet been boarded, They exhibit signals of distress, butowing | to tne mass of ice they cannot ve reached. The crews Must soon perish from hunger and coid, CANADA. Execution of John Traviss, the Murderer of Johnson—A Kull Confession on the Gal. | lows—Intention to Murder the Wife of His | Victim Also. | himself an old resident. | itseli. COLFAX IN BROOKLYN. Mr. Colfax on the Life and Character of the Father of His Country—Also the Treaty of Washington and the Obligations of Amer- ica and Great Britain—Addresses by Senator Murphy and Others, Vice President Schuyler Colfax was yesterday the Guest of Mr, Henry C, Bowen, of No. 90 Willow street, Brooklyn, and in the eveaing was present at the Academy of Music in that city, and delivered an address on the occasion of the celebration of Wash- ington’s Birthday, under the auspices of the Young Men’s Christian Association, Tne Academy was crowded by an audience composed of members of the association, among whom were ex-Lieutenane Governor Woodtord, State Senator Henry C. Murphy, Mayor Powell, ex-Mayor Kalb- fieisch, and many other well-known residents of Brooklyn, and citizens generally, the laiter beng attracted thither vy their desire to see and listen te the Vice President of the United Staves. Nearly one-half of the audience was composed of ladies, ‘The only decoration opservable was the display of | @large national nag, which was suspended from the prosceniuin. Professor Eaton presided. ‘The exercises were opened at about elgnto'ciock by prayer py Rev, Albert 8, Hunt, after which @ choir consistiog of Miss Mary Segur, soprano; Mrs J. B, Hakes, contraito; Mr, I, E, Morawski, basso,y and Mr. E, ©, Pheips, sang “Gloria Patri” in B flat. ‘The CHAIRMAN made a few introductory remarks, during which he stated that Vice President Colfax having retired irom the lecture fleld and naving re~’ fused many invitations, he (Mr. Colfax) was inducedl to come to Brooklyn only at the urgent request of many leading citizens and by his warm sympathy, with the works Of this association, the understand< ing being that he was to be one of several speaker who were to participate in this celebration, The audience then sang ‘My Country, ’tis of acd and Colone: Homer & Sprague delivered an ad. dress on the life aud character or George Washing; ton. Inconclusion he said thatnow, if ever, thet was aneed of such qualiues as Washington p sessed, Humanity now needed such men more than ever, Alter the singing of the ‘‘Star-»pangled Banner,’ the audience joining in the chorus, SENATOR MURPHY made a few remarks, saying that tt was a matter pride and congratulation that the birthday of Wasi ington was celebrated under the circumstances at tending this celebration. Were not the signs of times portentous of evil? Corruption seemed have pervaded every branch of public service, It stalked unblushingly in our legislative halls andj pervaded our pubic bodies, What, then, was tha duty ofthe hour? It jlaid mostly in the proper} training and education of our young men, Upom them depended the aversion of ve calamity of} the dissoluuon of our republic. SenatorMurphyy then presented Vice President Colfax, who was greeted with loud applause, VICE PRESIDENT COLFAX’S ADDRESS. Mr. Colfax said that if its heart was of stone—andt he assured them that it was not—it would warm at his cordial recepuion, Forty years ago he tived i Brooklyn, at wuich time he did not tink he wont return to tt; but on this occaston he would conside: (Applause.) He alluded tor his disiike to leaving Nis post of duty, out said that as Ife constdere | this a duty he came to Brook iyn, One hundred and forty years ago a mother clasped in her arms a weak, heipiess infant; yew that cnild that nad just opened 1ts eyes was to sur} vive when nations and worlds hat passed away— immortal forever and torever, THE HOPE OF EVERY NATION depended upon its youth, Could he then add anye thing to what had ‘been said by Senator Murphy | concerning the education of youtn ? It was the ten aency of this age, he continued, to underrate tha, talents and mind of one Who left behind him a etvio and military reputation equalled by no man of toe day. Washington baa pot the eloquence of Webster or Clay. He was the most unready in tmpromptw addresses of our Presidents; but all througa the seven years) war of the Revolution to the crownt victory of Yorktown ie proved himsell worthy o! the title that Fredevick the Great had given him, of being the greatest general in the world. (Applause.) Mr. Colfax calied attepuon to the ime when Wash- ington was trst caliell to the Execuitve cnatr, and the great wisdom cieveloped there. He said that he came lo speak of that which lifted Washington con- spicuously avove all others—nis character. You might as well bave tricd to have turned the sum from its course asto have swerved Washington from the path of iutegrity, Mr, Coilax read rou the ANALYSIS OF WASHINGTON'S CHARAUTER made by ‘tnomas Jefferson fourteen years aiter the | death of the Father of His Country, in whicu Jeffer~ son said that “never before dia Nature and Fortune combine to Make # man so great.” Thespeaker tue! went on to say tnat the education and training o! youth was tue first duty of American citizeus. He ay soe from the rules made py Wash- ton in his youth, and cailed beruonls tion to one which seemed to ert nt character. This rule was, “Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire calied conscience,” and conscience, sad Mr. Colfax, wag the controlling power throughout Naber Mie live, The very words poured into Wasting ou's ear by his mother, the words of Mordecal to Esther, went with him through life, Washington des nounced gambilug as “gne of the great tls au dangers of society. Avoid gami whe child of avarice, the brother of iniquity, the father of mischief. it has been ine ruin of many families, the lo33 of many homes and caused many @ suicide.” If he lived in these days he would desire to be eligibie to membership in this Christian Association, not perhaps a3 a young mans but ne believed in the great doctrine of Curisuian unity and the great American priacipie of religious toleration, The speaker himself loved ta participate io these Christian Associations, After speaking of Washingtua’s reputation um war, r. Colfax said that he believed with Washington that war was the deadhest scourge of mankind. War for the saivation of @) nation Was justifiable, but not awar lor territor! aggrandizement—not a war lor material weaith < not @ War !6r a settlement which could be made by resources of statemanship. (Applause.) MR. COLFAX ON THE TREATY, He rejoiced that this nation had set tne example,- wiih the other great English-speaking nation of ihe world, of arvitration to leading mea of the ctvilized world, ‘That treaty was tnade because the Ameri- can people demanded that this b4 Or should stand forever upon the rock of nS (Loud applause.) When the war closed the common remark Was made by pubiue men, “Weill let this be au outstanding dispute, aud when Great Britain becomes involved tn trouble we'll pub to ner lips the poisoned chalice she put Agora But the American people—the plain people, ag Abraham Lincoln called them—sald to our leading men, ‘Never! We denounced this as a wrong dur- ing the war of rebellion, aud we'll net consent that this nation shall Go any wrong.” That treaty was made vy which all these open questious were re= ferred to International arbitrators—- 4 BLOW FOK PEACK and against war. Be gave no credit to what he heard“ ‘avout the mother country receding from this solemn compact, Ob, no! No nation would dare, in the face of the civilized world, to destroy the compact, solemuiy made before God and inan, to leave chese questions open to tie sad results that might be in the future. if we were not to receive one doliar us the result of that uroitration, | he would stand before our countrymen and say, “Bettie this question, whether we receive nothiug TORONTO, Ont., Feb. 22, 1872, John Traviss, who shot, in a fit of jealousy, a man | named Johnson, near New Market, Out, some montns since, Was executed in the jail yard this | morning. He made a full confession, He said that | Johnson was always speaking against him to a | young lady to whom he paid his addresses, ‘Traviss { slept in Johnson’s house the night before the mur- | der, and started in the morning with nim in a | sleigh. | ‘Travias states that when he gotinto the | sleigh he had no intention of shooting Johnson, but as they went along a coma of revenge laid hold of him and he took tne pistol out of his pocket, and, without speaking a word, shot him dead. Travisé was not twenty years old, was Tespectably connected and has borne hitherto a good cuaracter. He was attended by a clergyman, who offered prayer for the condemned, ‘Traviss adoressed the spectators in attendance, expressing contrition, and said he intended to have mardered Mrs, Johnson. ‘ He B errbeeagt the greatest composure, Death sued almost instantly, only a slight coavul: motion being perceptible. * Se ints ‘The Contract to Construct the North Shore Railway Given to a New York Firm=— Senlousy of the © dians—The Patriotic: French Residents of Quebec to Assist in Paying tue German War Indemnity. | QUEBEC, Feb, 22, 1872, The Board of Directors of the North Shore Rail- i ‘way yesterday resoived to accept the contract of | Smith & Keith, of New York, to construct the road between Quebec and Montreal, including piles and railway, for $7,000,000, Some soreness is felt in | Certain circies on account of the contract uot being | placed im Canadian bands, ‘rhe French residents o¢ Quebec will hold a meet- ing on Tuesday next, and open patriotic subscrip- tions toward paying oll the German war indemnity | and hastening the removai of the Prussiau troops, now 1n several of the departinen!s of France. ‘The Provinctal Cabinet 1s sitting daily. Itis said Prestdent Hopkins, of Wiiltams Collcge, convemplaies resimuing at the next commencemeat | respect to the other nations of the earth." } 2 utterly untrue. or whether our Treasury shall become vaukrupt, rather than recede @ hair's breadta from that great moral posttion (hat these nations occupy tasty. ‘a ir, Col- Jax then returned to & Clscussion of Washington's life and character, and, in conclusion, spoke of the future of the nation, ’ He insisted that inis nation should stand on THE ETERNAL ROCK OF RIGHT, and there and then only could we expect the smues of God, He was listened to throughout with deep a and closed his remarks at exuctly tea, clock. After the applause, which shook the house, whem he retired, had subsided, Mr. Joshua M. Van Coti, who was seated ore. the stage, arose aud pro- posed that a vote of thanks be tendered to Mr, Col~ | fax jor his imteresting and imstructive address, ‘Ihe audience respouced hearty, and after singing the Doxolowy were diswissed with the benedicuon. Areception in honor of Ar, Collax was subse. quentiy held at Mr, Bowen's residence, in Willow street, ‘Ihere was wiso a serenade by ue Navy Yard, Baud. THE MARKET SAVINGS BANK AND MR. PB BICHARDS. A paragraph appeared m @ morning poe yesterday in reference to the connection of Mr. J. P. Richards with the trasteesmp of the Markew Savings Bank, ‘The paragraph containcd @ number of misstatements, which Mr, Richards 1 | extremely anxious’ should be corrected; aud fromm his long and honorabie career as @ ousiness Man 1m ‘we city It 1s only just that such allegations shoud immediate and complete refutation. Mr., { rou rds states tbat in 1867, at least five | years before the bank was = organ! and about ten years previous to hig becoming @ trastee, he opened the Beimont Hotel,’ | in Palton street. About five years agu he Was ine duced to become, a trustee of the bank. He too! no active part in its management, was never borrower of its funds aud has aot benefite m any manner by dis connection with the bani | As to the alleged disposition of his property for th purpose of avowiing iis Habilities, such Statemene ie is wdvised and believes ti: he is in HO manner legally iavle or whe losses of the pank, but ti the Courts should otherwise de! Of that Institution. Professor Hopkins, of tue same college, who has been very Il, is, We Fejoice bo WOATL, GOMBIAGIAULY DEET, wei ne 18, eee ae ine and acqua! wi ow, avundantly able to respond for all Wid BU YULRRODS,