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RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. March 3—Third Sunday in Lent. RELIGIOUS SERVICES TO-DAY Sermons — Instaliations—Dedi- cations, HERALD RELIGIOUS CORRESPONDENCE, Religious Services To-Day. Rey. Father “Tom’’ Burke, a weli known Roman Catholic pulpit orator, will lecture this evening at St. Paul’s church, corner of Court and Congress streets, Brooklyn. Subject, “The Catholic Church ‘the Foster Mother of Human Liberty,” Rey. T. A. Hoyt, University, Washington square — | morning. Rev. Joseph Holdich, at St. Luke’s Methodist Episcopal church, Forty-first street and Sixth ave- nue—evening. Rey. John Cotton Smith, Church of the Ascension, Tenth street and Fifth avenue—evening, Rev. F. C. Ewer, St. Ignatius’ church, Seventh avenue and ‘Thirty-third street—evening. Subject, “Anglican Worship tn Its Visible Aspects’? Rey. J. S. Willis, Seventeentn street Methodist Epis- copal church—morning and evening, Rev, Dr, Oszood, Church of St. John the Evangel- ist, West Eleventh street—moraing and evening. Rev, ©. 8. tHarrower, St. Luke’s Methodist Epis- copat church, Forty-first street—morning and even- ing. Rey, Washington Gladden, New England Congre- @ational church, Madisoa avenue and Foriy-seventh street—morning. Rey. H. D. Northrop, West Twenty-third street Presbyterian churen—morning and evening. Rev. George H. Hepworth, Steinway Hall—morn- tng and evening, Rev. Dr, Hutton, Gospel chapel, 257 Bowery— evening. Rey. Mr. Hobart will preach in Brevoort Hall, Fifty-fourth street, near Third avenue, at half-past ten o'clock to-day. Rey. Dr. Flagg, Church of the Resurrection, Filty- Afth street and Third avenue—morning. Rev. E. C, Sweetser, Bleecker street Universalist church—morning and evening. Rev. Hugh Miller Thompson, D. D., Chapel, West Twenty-fitu street—evening. atiot the New York lntant Asylum. Free reiigtous services at Brooklyn Academy of Music—evening. Gen. 0. 0. Howard, Rev. H. M. Gailaher. Director, Rev. ilenry Powers. Douglas Russell, Evangelist Baptist chureh, Sev- enteenth street—morning and evening. Also every evening during the week. Rev. Dr. Deems, Church of the Stranger, Mercer street—morning and evening. Seats all free. Dedication of St. Peter’s German Lutheran church, Forty-second street and Lexington avenue—morn- ing. Services tor childrea two P. M. Rev. W. K. Schermerhorn, of Boston, Churen of the Messiah, Park avenue and Thirty-fourth street— Morning and evening. Rey. W. W. Andrews, Catholic Apostolic church, Sixteenth street—evening. Rev. P. L. Davies, Berean Baptist church, Down- ing and Bedford streets—morning and evening. Elder James Bicknell, Beulah Particular Baptist church, West Fourteenth stree-—morning and after- noon. Rev. David Mitchell, Canal street Presbyterian church —morning and afternoon. Thomas Gates Foster, trance speaker, Apollo Hali—morning and evening. St. Thomas church—morning, afternoon and even- tng. Sermon in the evening by the rector. Trinity In be- Sectarian Discussions Daogerous to American Laberty. To THe Epiror or THz Her aLtp:— Your vaiuable paper, yesterday’s issue, article, Sectarianism,” in the conversation between tne HERALD reporter and Mr. Dexter A, Hawkuts, brings out, ina clear manner, a fact pregnant with the discussions which are \o shake our republic in the future, 1 mean the antagonism of one, and per- haps all, of our leading churches to the principles and necessities of our constitution and government, Mr. Hawkins quotes tne constitution of the United States as providing that “Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of reiigion,’’ and the constitution of this State as providing that “the free exercise and enjoyment of religions profession and worship, without discrimination or preference, shall forever be allowed 1 tiis State to all man- kind.’ NEW YURK HERALD, SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 1872.-TRIPLE SHEET. sion of beings by their organizatinn, and vice versa, ‘The organtzalion of a being is _kuowa, and we have to decide between two hypotheses regarding 1ts des- tanalion—the one contrary to, the other periecily in accordance with inal organization, Are we not cotupeiled by common seuse to decide tm favor of the latter one ? Let me now apply this general role to tne present subjeci, Our moral organization becomes known to us through tHe operations and aspirations of our soul, and the first and most untversal peculiarity of this organizauion 18 an immense and unceasing desire of something which we lack, and, what is remarkavie, this longing increases with the possession of temporal goods and the enjoyment of earthly pleasures, If our soul is made for the things of this world only, Why then are its desires not limites to such a destination? Why 1s tt not | Satisfied with tne possession of What 18 the reason | of its existence? This strange phenomenon ap- | pears in no other creature but in man. All other belugs are satisiied th proportion to tne allayment ot Uieir natural wants, Man alone seems to be out of lus element, to which be continually aspires. There 1s, vo use the words of @ modern philosopher, no equilibrinin between our nature and the worla; We surpass it finitely by the tendehcy of our de- sires aud the concep'jons of our mind, which noih- jng on earth can limit, and which proces on all Sides iar beyond the horizon of this fe, It seems to me that there is but one explanation of this paychological phenomenon. The great law, that the means of eacn being are in conformity with is end, leads us irresistibly to the conolusion that the end of man, whatever it may be, 18 not attain- abie in this ife—that he ts immortal. History corroborates this belief 1n showing {ts unt- Versality, Noi omy Grecian and Roman, but Scan- dinavian, Egyptian and Indian mythology offer ample proofs of the existence of ts doctrine, and revelation proclaims 1t everywheie in Holy sertp- tures, 41, therefore, “Cato” says “that the Biple | does nowhere teach man’s imiuortality, but, on the everywhere teacios his mortality, and tat everythin id experience corrobo- ‘ough resurrection, we can hope 4] sustain that only a n that of creation, could ever deprive our the life oace receivel, For in creation the power that prodaced from nothing coald not meet with any resistauce {rom nonentii19s; while in anne hiiauon (and [ bave proved that death and anniliiae lon of our sont are identical) God's wilt would have to surmount the resisting effort ef the entity to which | he gave existence, M. GREB Confession in the Episcopal Church, To THE Eprror or THE AERALD:— im the reply made by an “American Catholic’ tn | your last Sunday's HERALD to another correspond. ent, “Uhurchman,” the former quotes with great aptness authorities among men testifying to the | lawfulness and requirement of confession in the | Episcopal Church. Permtc me to say that while I, as a Churchman, hold his authorities named in higa | esteem, they were still but men, and Leonsider a | Churchman’s authority should come trom a higher source, From the Holy Scriptures alone can we know that which is suficient for salvation (as our | Church teaches us im artic! x), L£ therefore call for **-American Catholto’s’? Scriptural authority Tor confession to our priests before I can teel myself sufliciently advanced to follow a doctrine which I think our Church neither teaches nor Boly Scriptures warran’, and’1s among the “tram meis Of the Papacy” to which our “American Catho- lic” Iriend alludes, Pardon must be the object of such confession, Which he would lave us leel to be “ab+ | begin an hour or more betorehand, ‘olutely necessary.”’ Anu retercnce again to arucle 2 distinctiy places “pardons’’ among the “tram- els OF he Papacy,” while the “general confession’? | and the priest's ‘absolution,” which follows in our | caurch services, is in accord with the authority en by the Bishop to the priest at his ordination, in the words, “whose sins thou dost forgive they are lorgiven;” 1t does not imply the Romisn doc- irine 0: auricular coniession and pardon; besides, the pardon or abvsoiution then pronounced is coud tional, namely, ‘to His people being penitent,” and in no Wise Lnplies other than that “He (Almighty God) pardoneth and absolveth,” &c. Awaiting, then, our “American Catudiic’s” Scriptural author. ity for confession to man 1, too, will close my com- munication upon tins subject with his own quoted words—‘I said J would confess my sins unto the Lord, and so fnou forgavest the wickedness of my sin.” CATHOLIC CHURCAMAN, Canal Sweet Presbyterian Church. The congregation of this church at a recent meet- ing resolved to erect a lecture room on a vacant piece of ground to the rear of the present bullding, which is owned by them. This movement 1s made necessary by the rapidly increasing numbers who attend this churci. About naif the required sum for the new butiding has been subscriped, aud it 18 expected that the whole will be paid before the Tooms are occupied, Festivals in the Russinn Chapel. Yesterday was the seventeenth anniversary of the ascension to the throne of all the Russias of His Imperial Majesty Alexander Nocolawitch Ill. The event was duly observed in the Russo-Greek Chapel in Second avenue, where @ litany and solemn “Te Deum” was sung at eleven o’clock A. M. The Emperor Aiexander was born in 1813, and 1s now, consequently, fifty-four years of age. He was Married in i841, at the age of twenty-three vears, to Mary Alexandrowna, Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt, and in 1855 he became Emperor. Tue Lenten season commences mn this chapel on the 11th instance (February 28, oid style), when the priest will attend in the confessional every Satur- day alternoon, and receive ail wao may wisn to attend to this religious duty. Easter services wtil be held in the chapel on April 28, new style (April 16, ola style) To-day, at eleven A, M., aivine service wll be held, to which every one will be admitied, Camp Meeting Scenes in Greene Street Methodist Episcopnl Charch. & These two quotations constitute a part, and a leading part, of the foundation principles of the re- public, Next, Mr. Hawkins brings out the declaration that the common schooi sysiem 1s a necessity essential to the existence of the republic—a declarauon, I suppose, admicted as a truth by all. ere are Common Schools in Which, by the consti- tutions of our government. sort or species of re- higion can be taught, ueclared and admitted to be essential to the perpetuation of the repuolic, {18 Drought out the fact that the entire Roman irom the Yope to the smallest parist’s priest, insist that it is inherent aad essential to their religion that = ‘“veligious ~~ instruc: tion should be given along with secular instrucuion.”? Here 1s the antagouism and conflict, The constitution and spirit of our government say no religious with secular instruction, and secular Instruction is @ necessity. ‘That Uhureh says no se- cWar without religious instrucuon, and the Pro- testant Churches are nov a whit benind, These assert that the Libie is their religion, and it must ve Tread and kept in whe public schools, Are, then, our republic, dnd the systems and Principles it is vullt upon, in antagonism with all the religious sects professing Christianity? Clearly ! But is tuere antagonism between those principles and systeins and te doctriaes aud practices of Jesus of Nazareth? Clearly nov! The former spring naturally from the Jatter. Let the light ofthe Sun HERALD—-the best re- ligtous imstructor in the worla—be shed upoa the peopie. Its Catholic rays will serve and save the country. REPUBLIC AND RELIGION, New Yous, Feb. 25, 1972, Ohu A Reply to “Cato” on t Soul. To THE Epiton oF THE HERALD: — “Cato” bas submitted in your last Sunday's edi- tion to your readers eight theses against the tm- mortality of the soul, which, he says, can be main- tained by the most rational argument, AS for the first of these theses—nainely, “that the dogma of the immortality of ue sow! is of Grecian, not Christian, origin”—I fully agree with your cor- respondent that such a doctrine has not originated ‘With Ubrist or his followers; but 2 cannot see why “Qato” calls it of Greclan origin, Plato, who treais that question at lengt', wae certainiy not the in- ventor, but only the expounder of a belief that exe isted jong before him, and which, in my opinion, is as old as mankind itself, being founded on all the instincts of our nature. The svliowing seven theses of your correspondent can be answered by a tingle argument, which 1s sustained by common sense, history and philosophy, to wit:—The human sou! is spiritua) and therefore is immortal. ‘There 18 m our being most evidently: a dualtsm. The “ego,” or seven, 10 which the whole thinking substance of our existence is comprised, 18 essen- tally one, and, consequentiy, essentially simple aud indivisible, Not so the matter which composes our organic pody; it iq two, three, four, a hundred, @ thousand times multipiicd, for it 18 infinitely divisi- bie, In saying, tien, that the soul is matter we affirm thatit is easentiaily one, and at the same time essentially two, three, four, &c., which isan absurdity. But for the /car of trespassing on your space I could add to this mathematical demoustra- Won of the spirituality of the soul other physical and metaphysical proofs of equa) force, , ‘The spirituaity of our ‘agg, leads necessarily :o the idea of 11s immortality. hat we cail Geath is by no means annihilation, We have no instance of annililation in nature, Death is nothing but decomposiion or dissolution of parts, If, therefore, we say that the soul is not matter we Bay it 18 HOt Composed oF parts, and, in conse- quence, Not subject to dissolution or death—we say At 38 Immortal. But where are still stronger reasons which demon- Strate Whis truth, psychological reasons, based on the nature of the human soul iiseif. —Everyutin exisung has 4 destinauion, and 14 organized accor: vo that desunation. ‘This law is so constant in ure thal We Can wemerally discover tne destina- y Immortality of the The National Camp Meeting Association of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which Rey. J.8. Inskip, W. McDonald and others are prom. inent officers, on Wednesday last began a series of meetings In Greene street Methodist Episcopal enurch, Kev. A, K. Saniord, pasvor, for the pro- motion of holiness, Preaching services have been held edch day at turee and half-past seven P. M., cpnducted by Revs, Adams, Boole, Dunn, of New- ark, N. J.; Coleman, of Troy; Munger, of Maine; Harlow, ot Provideuce; Gray, of Pbiladeiphia, an other ministers resident in this city and vicinity. Mr. Inskip presides at every meeting. ‘The attend- ance has been quite large at every session during the past week, and several persons have been con. verted, and many proiess to enure sanctification, The meetings will be continued during the present week, With preaching services morning, afternoon and evening each day, . Westwinster Presbyterian Church, Corner First Place and ‘Clinton Street, Brookiyn. Rev. J. Clement French will be instalied as pastor of this charch on Wednesday evening, March 6, at half-past seven o’ciock. Rev. Theodore L. Cuyler, D. D., will preach the sermon. The charge to the pastor will be given by the pastor’s brother, Rev, Eaward W. French, of Jersey City Heiguts, N. J. | before tuem, and which | to our neighbor, head. What notice the American twill take of this aflair rematns to be Beek. — TEMPLE EMANUEL, 4 The Unselfish Spirit of Meses and Jceshua— ‘The Great Sin of the Age Seifishness—ser- mon by Rev. Dr. Gutheim, Notwitustanding the threatening and disagreeatle Weather of yesterday morning a goodly congrega- Hon gathered in the Temple Emanuel, Fith avenue, Agood many Gentiles were pregent also, who re- mained at the close of the services to look around and admire the beautifal edifice. The trustees have recently added a new feature to the beauty and brilllancy of this house of God. There are about six lundred and thirty gas lights in the Temple, and when these had to be ligated up it was necessary to A great deal of time was thus wasted and much gas consumed. It Was therefore resolved to have a galvanic battery introduced, and to light the Temple by means of electricity. This arrangement was completed two or three weeks ago, and now the entire edifice can be most brilliantly luluminated in one moment. A litcle cabinet, con- taining the battery, stands in one corner of the choir gallery, out of everybody's way, and having rather a pleasing effect than the contrary. Tne galvanic plates do not stand tn the acids, as plates generally do, but are let up and down by a pulley at the willof the sexton. By a very simple arrange- ment the batiery 18 divided into nine sections, so that only a iew or the whole number of jets in the body of the Tempie and in tne galiertes may be lighted in one and the sume instant. The echo galleries on each side toward the ceiling, and which contain 126 jets, are not yet connected with the bat- tery, but will be, provabiy, in g short time, This 1s the only religious place of worship, it 18 said, in the United States that is thus lighted by electrivity. Yesterday, at the close of the service, the president of the congregation had the entire building iighted | up ior the 1iZRKALD reporter, and ihe eilect was very grand indeed, THE SERMON preached by Kev, Dr. Gutheim was based on Num. bers XXvil, 12-14—*\nd the Lord said unto Moses, wet thee up tato this Mount Abarim and see the jand whieh | have 2,ven unio the chudren of Israel: and when thou hast seen tt thou also snalt be gathered unto thy people as Aaron, thy brubher, was guth- ered, lor ye rebelled agaiust my commandmeat m toe desert of /1n in the strife of the congregation to | Sanculy me at the water belore their eyes; tuat 1s the waver ol Meribal, in Kadisa, tn the wilderness of Zin.’ ‘he day approached, he saiu, whea Moses: must die, and ths people Jor whom he so ioug cared and so anxiously labored Were now reaay to eater into the promised land, fe Was not to go wilh them, however, 1s work was done, mis task ace couplished, ayd it only remained tor him to render up his fe, Yet beiore he could lay down his charge he Should sce that the great work he had undertaken was placed in proper hands and would ve prosecuted faithlully ater iis death, Ever since that lafal day at Meribalh tue great prophe: Knew that he was to die, and as the appointed time drew nigh he was directed to uscend the neaghboring mountain and there to ile down ahd die. Wnhen he Tecelved this intimauion What was the roremost thought in nis mind? Nothing concerning hitusell. | All his thougut was for tue welfare of the people. “Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all fies, set a man over the congregation which may go m tnay lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the congregauon of the Lord be not as sheep which have no sieoherd.’? And the Lord directed Moses to take Josnua, tue son of Nun—& man in whom 1s the spirit—and to Jay hands on him that he might lead the people. Here was a MANIFERTATION OF AN UNSELFISH SPIRIT which we may trace the foltos of history to find a parallel to, The suit of Moses was heard; and after he had given his instructions to Joshuw there was hotaing jor him but to breathe out bis sow alter he had viewed the promised land. Joshua nad ruah— the spirit, vehemence and elevation of soul, the essential qualities of mind, disposition and sentt- ment to distinguish rightly between virtue und vice, good and evil, In Unis sense tne word ruch, spirit, is used in different parts of the sible, and we read of the spirit Of truth and the spirit of talsehood; the spirit of love and seinshness, of justice and oppres- sion, of meekness and pride, of wisdom and jolly, of liberality and avarice, o| piety and woridliness, And the word kas the same and corresponding Meauing in the Hebrew aud the Englisn languages, ln the last chapter of the Pentateuch it is said that Joshua was {uli of the spirit of wisdom, Joseph 13 also praised as @ man in whom the spirit of God 1s, ‘The question that suggests itself to our mind here is, What 1s the spirit of God in man which shall become tne guide of our thoughts and actions, and which shall overcome.and subdue the spirit that is witnia many The Doctor here offered an iustiation of a man standing upon tne crest of &@ mountain and lookmg upon nimseif as the centre of the horizon which seemed to surround him. No matter how often he may change his posi- on, he still appears Uo be in the centre, This paysi+ ca! phenomenon, said tne Doctor, finds its analogy 1p the spiritual horizon of man. Every man regards himseli as che central point around whici tne workt moves, Lie refers everything to ~aimeeif aud Judges according to his individual tendencies, pro- nouncing good that which he finus uselul, and bad that which ts mjurious tu himself, But you should see such 8 Man When he 1s sirippea of ail the dise guises which hypocrisy bas turown around him. ‘There is seidom to be found a iman who has not something of tne spirit of God tending to mitigate the evil of his nature and soften his harsaness, ABSOLUTE AND UNQUALIFIED SELFISHNESS continues vul & very short time beyond the term of childnood, It 1s only When a men becomes duly Im- pressed with tae thought tha the ts an agent of God, to do good upon the eartn, that he ceases to ve a “son of man’? and becomes a “son of God.” It 1s vunly he who keeps seif-love in proper control who worships God in spirit and truth. There is scarcely @ kaown sin whictt 18 not based upon a ile—upon this spirit of seiflshness Which is opposed to the great lundaiental principle of love to God and love ‘Tais is the whole law; all else is commentary, Selfisiness; theretore, 18 not only one OL the greatest sins, but is the prolitic source of hu- man wickedness, Every sin tn the catalogue may be traced back to selfishness. ‘The man who re- spects neither the property, the reputation nor the life of his neignbor, vut places his own seifish grati- fication above the peace and bappiness of others, 13 ulteriy unscrupulous and uniitigatedly selfish, Che of the greatest characteristics of to-day 1s low. ness and sordidness of nature. Nov that men are generally given up to looseness and gross vice, but there 18 LITTLE ELEVATION OF SENTIMENT, and comparatively few seem to prize the greatness ol their calitng. But, thanks to God, that im the nisiory of every nation there have stood iorth noble men, filled with true and novie senuments and animated by the spirit of God, they have given evi- dence of having virtue, have labored earnestly ior the good of humanity, and adhered to moral and religious principles. Men who nave clung to God and to truth, and who have sacrificed personal power, ambition and fame to this one great object. Aud With this Object both Moses and Joshua were endowed, Let us endeavor to cultivate sucn a spirit of unseliishness and usefulness tm the circles in which we move in the world, and tet us cate the principles and the precept of th prophet, and oifer the prayer that he offere that all the Lord's peoples were prophets, a ‘The charge to the people by Kev. J. D, Wells, D. D., of bast Brooklyn. The instaliing prayer will be of- fered by Rev. Theodore 8. Brown. The Mission in Brooklyn. ‘The great Catholic mission in Brooklyn closes toe day. The mission has beep one of unalloyed suc- cess, as has been most amply testified to by the uatiring zeal of the people of the parish of St. Mary Star of the Sea, in whose church edifice the services were conducted by the Jesuit Fathers, noder the leadership of Rev. Father Damen, aasisted by Rey. Fathers Kopman, Vangoch, Coghlan and two other missionaries, Between four and five thousand persons are believed to have availed themselves of the special graces dispensed during the mission, fally that number having ap- proached the tribunal of confession and partaken of the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist. The lec- tures and instructions of the Fatners, which bave been given before large assemblies four times a day, ever since Ash Wednesday, have been of @ most jogical and impressive order. Persons of all religions sects have availed themselves of the opportunity afforded of hearing tnese able exponents of the magnificent truths and teachings of the Catholic faith, and many prejudiced minds have been dasapused of false Impressions Which they had until now entertained regarding tne living Church of God. On Eriday evening last the most impressive cere- Monies were periormed in the edifice avove named, A large number of Protestants (the second instal- Ment of converts) were baptizea im the Catholic faith; the adults present renewed their baptismal vows and the Papal benediction was given, This evening the final services will take place and the Papal benediction be given to men; no women are to be aummitted. Several persons are to be baptized this afternoon, An American Missionary Attacked by a Chinese Mob. The London and China Telegraph of February 12 publishes the following:—A Pekin correspondent epeaks of a violent attack by a mob on an American missionary. 11 seems that one of the American mis- sionary societies had succeeded in planting a station im Yojok, a large city, about eighty miles west of Pekin, If we mistake not there was some dimculty in getting possession of the premises after the lease had been draw and the advance money pai ‘There has been considerable opposition avd pe cution clearly traceable to the offictals. Ona recent Sunday the Rev, Mr. Pearson was interrupted, while preacuing, and such @ hostile spirit maotiested that ne thought it wise to withdraw, He was, how- God would endow them with ilis spirit.’” Amen, MAJOR BUNDY'S LECTURE. “Democracy” Discoursed Upon at the Cooper Union. Major Bundy delivered a lecture last evening in the large hall of the Cooper Union on “Democracy.’’ The lecturer, afver a short intro- duction, in which be cursorily glanced at the politi- cal institutions of the Old and New Worid, referred to the democracies of ancient and modern times, and quoted the theory of democracy given by Grote in bis “History of Greece.” He then sketched the history of democracy in tis country, in Which a glowing tribute was pat to the labors of the Commitiee of Seventy. Mayor Bundy traced the present constitutional dangers io @ departure from democratic principies. In conciusion the Mayor said:—Reviewing our immediate past with Gevout gratitude: comprehending fully that our progress has been due, not to chance or temporary causes, but to the conformity oi our institutions with the truest 9nd most Christian philosophy and with the erernal laws of human nature; pro- fowndly impressed with the conviction that all our future greatness apd perity depend on our ad- herence to tu@ democratic principles which have guided our national development; let us here and now adopt the language of Mr. Lincoln in his immortal dedication speech at Gettysburg, and enlarge its reference to the heroes who tnere lel, so as to include all those who iu civil life or on the field of battle have lived and died for the republic. Let us say now, @$ he suid then, ‘‘Itis for ns, the living, rather io dedicate ourseives to the unfinished work which they “who fought bere have thus far nooly advanced; to consecrate ourseives to the reat task remamng, and to gather trom the graves of these nonored dead increased devotion to nat canse for which they gave their lives, Here let us resolve that they shall not, have died tn vain; thas (his nation shall, under God, have @ new birth of freedom, and that government ol the people, by the people and for the people, shall not perish jorever irom the earth.” THE ALLEGED SWINDLER. He is Meld on a Bench Warrant. George Jonnson, alias “Mr. Kenny,’? the particu- lars of Whose arrest appeared in yeaterday’s HERALD, Was yesterday, after an examination by Juage Hogan, at the Tombs Police Court, dis- charged, the evidence against him being insaficient vo Warrant tis being detained, As he was avout Jeaving the court room Detective McDougal hn el 10 with @ bencn Warrantirom District Attorney Gar- Vill against Jounsou, who, it seems, was indicted Jast March for having passed off on Arnoid & Con ever, foliowed and waylaid, thrown down, beaten and pelted with stones. When he reached home his clothes were solied and torn and the blood was running freely from the wounds in the lace aud stable & forged check for $700, and afterwards jumped bis ball and went to janada. On this ware Fant Jonuson was committed to the Tombs prison bd beg affordeu an opportunity ot (urmaning STOKES. The Action of the Grand Jury Sustained. Extraordinary Statements by Pris- oner’s Counsel. JUDGE CARDOZO’S CHARGE. A NOVEL SCENE IN COURT. The case in which tne question of the legality of the Grand Jury which indicted Edward 8, Stokes for the murder of James Fisk, Jr., was raised, was resumed yesterday morning in the Court of Oyer and Termmer before Judge Cardozo, Mr. McKeon, at the opening of the Court, said that His Honor would recollect what had occurred on the previous day among the spectators in the court when he had announced his belief in Stokes’ imnocence and his ability to prove it, When he first came in contact with the power of THIS BRIG‘RING, some months ago, at Yorkvitic, a similar scene had occurred. He had reason to believe that now, as then, the court room was packed with the retainers of that power. He asked the Vourt to protect coun- sel against them, Judge Cardozo said he thought he had heretofore taken the right course in the matter. Associate counsel said that he was informed that there Was a hired gang of twenty-five men employed to watch these proceedings; that they (counsel) had ihe name of aman on the Eighth avenue who was emp.oyed to control these men in this matter. EXTRAORDINARY STATEMENT. Counsel, continuing, said:—Wher first they went betore the Coroner's jury, and were consulting on preliminary points there was scarcely any one in te room, and while they were interested in that conversation he had not paid any attention to the audience; but, on looking up, he had geen such a gang of culthroats that he sens at once to the police office for a platoon of police, who had been furnished to protect them im the court room, He supposed that, in the effort to dispose of Stokes, these men woula stand at nothing, and Stokes’ counsel might receive @ shot in the back intended for Stokes. These men were quite capable of shooting. Stokes’ counsel had been dogged in the streets; there had been eaves- dropping on their consultations; they had had to go into corners to consult 1u quiet; he seconded the request of his associate, Mr. McKeon. dudge Cardozo said that he thought everyting had been done for the prosecution of Mr. Stokes, and be would take any course to protect counsel that might be necessary. If counsel really desired any special means of protection, and would suggest it, he would furnish tt. Mr. McKeon sald he had always lived among thieves, robbers and assassins, and he had no fear atall of what might happen to nim in the presence of the Court. He did, however, tear what might happen to counse .outside the Court House, He knew that Dorman B, Baton had been atvempted to be assussinated, and, if 1¢ was necessary to remove any one of them, the same means should be em- ployed, He woulda ask the Court to direct the Sherif to place half a dozen men among the audience to control them. Judge Curduzo, after consulting with the Sheriff, sald that tue Sheri void him he already had a DOZEN MEN AMONG THEM. Judge Cardozo then read his charge, upholding the present indictment, JUDGE CARDOZO'S CHARGE, GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY—I have given this case such exanunation as opportunity has permitted, aud this morning I have hastily thrown togetner some generai views, which I will state to you. ‘The tme tas not enabled me to examine all the authori- Ues cited by the counsel, but 1 have concluded to decide Unis case without submitting to you any question. ‘The question, undoubtedly, 18 one of great importance and difficulty; but although no one can be coniident shat he is right upon such a point the result of my reflection and examination is suco that I teel to be my duty, lt @ differ- ent view of the law is to be taken, to leave it to the appellate tribunals to ao 80. Agreeing with counsel that mere consequences are not to be made tn determining a question of law, I sull think they may be considered to the extent of looking Lo see whether some otner and proper mode or the law may not be taken which will obviate the evil of such Consequences. The consequences to tne administration of criminal justice of a decision INVALIDATING EVERY INDICTMENT yet untried which has been found since September, 1s7u, are 30 appalling twat one may Well hesitate long to see it there be oot some view wiich would properly enabie him to avert such a serious misfortune. ‘fo that extent only should con- sequences enter imto the consideration of the subject, Giving to the matter the best re- flection [have been able I have reached the con- clusion that tue preseat indictment may be upheld. Without going minutely into the subject 1 think that tn our State, differing somewhat from the rule jJaid down in some other States, where very lituie deviation trom the statutes as to the drawing of juries have been held fatal, the inclination ol our courts, evidenced, auong others, by the cases of the Peopie against Jewett, Friery’s case, and Cypies’ case, 31 New York, though I agree that the ques- tions there arose in @ somewhat different form trom what they are here presented, is to nold most of the provisions o: Such statutes as those providing Jor the drawing of jurors to be not mandatory, but directory—in other words, that, as is conceded vy the plea, here the proper body assembied, which perhaps distinguishes tais case {rom the Maryland one; 1t acquired jurisdiction, and that, though it acted not in strict compliance with what the law prescribed, yet its action so far as THE PUBLIC 18 CONCERNED I8 VALID. That there are great irregulariues no one can doubt, but am incliued to think that they do not impair the validity of the Grand Jury. Undoupt- edly the District Attorney could not demur to the seventn plea because thea he would have admitted Uhut the deceased had been prejudiced beyond that prejudice which the mere irregularities nfignt be Supposed to have occasioned. Now that all the evi- dence which I deemed admissible is in I think | am bound to say to the jury that there 18 no testimony upon which they would be justified in finding any otner preyidice than that Which the law might im- iy irom the irregularities mentioned, and that the jaw, treating these matters as mere irregularities, does not deem the accused prejudicea thereby, Viéwing une law as I do the course that | have con- cluded Lo adopt can do NO HARM 10 THE PRISONER because every fact which the evidence would justify the jury im iinding will, by the reviewing Courts, be aSsuined to have been found in his favor. Ido not mean to say Mat Lt have no doubt on some of the questions invoived. I have. But tne present disposition of thea 1s. the result of my best judg- ment upon them, But I have no hesitation in say- ing that It the result of the principal trial shall ren- der a review of tnese rulings necessary, the ques tions here involved are of such importance, intric- acy and doubt as to demand a STAY OF PROCBEDINGS to enable the counsel TO PRESENT THEM to the Court of last resort, giving to the prisoner reasoaavle opporvunity to prepare for the trial of the mdictment, ‘The course that [ have tnus con- cluded to ve ihe right one will prejudice no one, but Wiil protect the interesis of both the prisoner and the people, which it is my duty alike to guard, Carrying out these views, 1 intend to, and do say to the jury, that all the iacts—not inierences ot law, but facts—regarding THE ORGANIZATION OF THE GRAND JURY, botn us respects the list and the arawing of the panel by which the prisoner was indicted, which the piea of the defendant has set up, are true, as asserted by tne plea, but tat, nevertheless, the law says that that has not occasioved the prisoner any prejudice or injury, aud that, although tuose Jacts are true, they Go not, In judgmeut of law, afford any reason to support the defendant's plea, and, therefore, it 1s my duty to direct tue jury to find @ verdict tor the people on the issues presented. Counsel for prisoner thereupon presented care- fuily framed exceptions to the deciension or refusal of the Court to submmik the questions of fact to the Jury; lo the refusal of the Court Lo direct a verdict on the Ll = presented in favor of the prisoner; to the reiusalof the Court to charge each aud every one of the written requests to charge that they had presented, and, specilicaily, to each and every one of the matters and ailusions of the Court in its re- marks, Mr. McKeon also excepted, specially, to the Judge's decision that the prisouer had not suffered any prejudice or damage, in fact, Irom the action, Counsel further insisted that they were entitled to have te verdict of the Jury given vy tne jurors tuemselves, and that, lor (nat purpose, the jurors shonid be allowed to retire and consult. Counsel tnen called for the polling of the jury. Judge Cardozo clined to aliow it, stating that the verdict was the acuion Of the Court, and the Court alone was responsible for it, be Counsel asked that that might be entered on the minutes, 80 that It might appear on tue record for appeal, aad also asked Jor twenty Ly stay Lo pre- pare (he error book, Which Was granted, A NOVEL SCENE—A JUROR PROTESTS, As soun a8 the proceedings had closed und Judge Cardozo had said to te jory, “Gentiemen, you are discharged from further attendance, with tie thanks ot the Court,” a short, stout, red-iaced juror, named Henry Van Holland, arose hurriedly aud said your Honor please, I have sometuing here (showing the Judge a slip irom weekly paper) I'd ike to show the Court. It talks about mney! money |’ said he, fercely, “and 1 want your Honor to read it,” He then passed 1t to the Judge, and bis wild, de- monstrative manner and loud voice bad attracted euch marked attenuon that tue whole audience now had risen to thetr feet and pressed forward, eager listeners, While the Jud; anced over the paper, Van Hollana deciaimed: me boisterous tone, “I've put my life twice in danger for my character, I’ve met Ue mob,” and similar ejaculations, Judge Cardozo said that there was nothing in the article reflecting upon the jury at all, The Judge are back the article to the juror, who nauded it ‘Stukes’ counsel, ana asked to have it read. Most of the spectators by this time were Uttering at what they bellevea to be unmistakable evidences of insanity, Mr. Gerry, Mr. McKeon and Judge Garvin each glanced at the article and smiled. ie “f think,’? yeiled the juror, loudly as ever, “I'll never serve my country again until the jury system is broken up.”’ ‘Ha, ha, ha!” laughed ‘the crowd. “On,” suid Van Holland, throwing up his eves and raising his hands heavenward, “un, if I had a rich Jatoer { might be @ Judge myself!” Another cutfaw by the crowd, ‘that no notice was taken of his enthusiasm except forthe purpose of a iaugh, Van Holland stuck bis hat upon his head and commenced talking cross fre at every one near him. “iaven’t 1 been Dursued ?” said Van Holland, Finding no satisfaction was forthcoming, Van Holland turned on Judge Garvin, wio sat smiling at his extravagant gestures and heated remarks, and commenced to abuse him for allowing his office 20 be nee by the four scoundrels who ruled New it appears the article stated that money could do almost anything in cases of the class, and that 1t Was a pity that justice should be surrounded with somany forms. It had no reference whatever to ‘he jury sitting on the acts ot the Grand Jury. Grad- ually the excitement cooled dowa, Stokes was re- moved by the Sherif’s ofiice nd the courtroom deserted, ie THE COURTS. Proceedings in Bankruptcy—Partnership Debts and Liabilities—The Manhattan and New York and Yonkers Fire Insurance Compa- nies—A Collision Case Decided—Charge of Blackmailing Against Alleged Fretended Revenue Officers— The March Term iu the Com- mon Pleas—Decisions, UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. 4 Bank Sued for Obtaining Payment of a Debt of a Firm in an Alleged Upwarrant.- able Manner by Threatening the Debtors with Arrest. Wasuinaton, D. ©., March 2, 1872, No. 123, Traders’ National Bank of Chicago ys. Campbell, assignee in bankruptcy—Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Northern District of Illinois, — ‘This was @ proceeding to recover of the bank the amount of a debt which it had received from the firm of Hitchcock & Endicott, by a sheriff's sale of their property, under an execution based upon a contession of judgment in lavor of the bank, made when the firm was insolvent and under a threat of arres' unless it was done, The bank had loaned money to the firm, and some ale leged fraudulent representauon having been made, also tue bank becoming suspicious of the solvency of the firtn, took this means of collecting the debt, The Couré heid that this confession of {nagment Was an act of bankrupicy, and that the ank obtained the benefit of an unwarrantupie Preference, and the decree was that the bank must Pay over the proceeds of the sale made at its in Stance, and also a considerable sum of money in its Vaults on deposit by the firm, which also had been levied upon. It was said tat aituough the act of Hitchcock & Endicott in confessing judgment was done under a sort of duress, still whey must be held responsible for the consequences 01 the act a3 if in all respects voluntary. ‘nis appeal is taken from that decree, and it is insisted thatthe con- clusions were not warranted by the facts or by law. George C. Campbell tor appellants, M. W. Fuller for appellees, i} UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT—IN BANKRUPTCY. Important Question as to Partnership Debts and Liabilities. Yesterday Judge Blatchford renderea his decision 1n the case of Thompson Greentiei, a bankrupt, in which certain proceedings had been taken before Register Williams, The Register certified some points to the Judge for nis decision, In the progress of the inquiry pefore the Register the foliowing facts transpired, and they raise an interesting question with respect to the rights and obligations of part- ners in bankruptcy proceedings:— ‘The bankrupt, Thomas Greenfield, then residing in the city of New York, filed nis petition in tis Court, 10 be declared a bankrupt, on tue 24th of August, 1867. On the 28th of August following he was duly declared a bangrupt, and Albert Smith was elected assignee of the bankrupt’s estate. ‘the as signee proceeded to adminisier the est and Greentield has been duly discharged in bankruptcy by this Court, Prior to September, 1862, Greenfield had been a partner of the firm of Fellows & Co., residing and carrying on business in New Orleans. This firm consisted of Cornelius Fellows, Dantel P. Logan and ythe bankrupt, and had expired by limttauon in September, 1862, The fenoentl Fellows and Logan, residing in New Or- leans, Hied their petition in the Bankruptoy Court for the District of Louisiana, in the month of Febru- ary, 1868, praying that all the members of the firm— Fellows, Logan and Grapntleld—ve deciarea bank- rupt. They were so declared bankrupt, and an as- Signee of the partnership property was so duly elected. This assignee took possession of the property of the firm, and under an order of the Court sold a piece of Teal estate, situate in the State of Texas, to one William Bunner, and aiterwards conveyed the same tohim. Bunner, not being satistied with his title, asks the reieree appointed in ihe proceedings 1n this Court to join in the conveyance mentioned. ‘The question in this case 18 whether the proceed- ings in bankruptcy, either in this Court or in the District Court of Louisiana, are of anv avail to con- vey tne interest of the members of the firm of Fel- lows & Co. in the land in question to any assignee in bankruptcy in either Court, and as to what is the situation and value Of such land, and as to whether this Court has Not the first jurisdiction to such jands, and as to What ought to be Gone to assert such jurisdiction and make Jt operative 1! the lands are valuable. The Register says:—“I am of opinion that the Proceedings in the District Court in Louistana are void for want of jurisdiction, aud that it is the duty Ol the assignee appointed by this Court to proceed by petation, alleging as an act of bankruptcy the il ng Ol the petivion in the District of Louisiana, and obtain from this Court an order to show cause why Cornelius Fellows and Daniel P. Logan should not be aeclared bankrupts by publication and by mail, On the return of this order this Court wiil listen to any argument upon the facts and upon the law, and will then disiniss the petition or adjudge them bankrupts, and if they shall be declared bank- rupts the assignee should proceed to take and ob- tain possession Of all the partnership property of the firm and administer upon the same in thts Court in due form of law.” ‘The Register then proceeds to state the grounds upon which he bases this opinion and adds:—“it would be @ Mockery of justice if an individual who, with others, owned partnership property and owed partnership debts could proceed ina Bankruptcy Court tor the purpose Of being dis- charged of either his individual or his partnership debis without, bringing into Court with himself all mis copartners. In no other way couid the Court get jurisdiction of the partnership property, so as to administer upon Ww Ii the partnership property Was not so brought into Court the individual creditors might well ob- Ject that it did not appear that all the property, rights and interests of their debtor, the bankrupts, wece administerea upon by tis Court and divided among thein; that it did not appear, and could not be made to appear, unless the other partners were brought in, that, upon a iall adminis- tration of all the property and interests of the bank- Tupt, there was not property out of which their claims could be paid in full or in part; for if the partnership property would more than pay the part- hership debis such excess would go to the mudi. vidual creditors, Juage Blatchford, in stating his views upon the above question, gives the following DECISION — “I concur in the conclusions of the Register, that the proceedings in the #ankraptcy Court in Loutst- ana are void for want of jurisdiction; that it is the duty of the assignee appointed by this Court to proceed to have Fellows and Logan ad- Judged bankrupts by this Court, and that neither the proceedings Im this Court nor those in the Dis- trict Court of Louisiana, as they now stand, are of avai to convey the interest of the members of the firm of Fellows & Co. inthe lands in question to any assignee in pankrupicy in either Court. The proceedings above referred to, to be taken by the assignee in this Court, must be proceedings by way of Supplement tn the proceedings pending 1a this Court, Business in Bankruptcy. From the 1st of January, 1872, to the 29th of last month there have been filed in the United States Discrict Court 100 involuntary aud sixteen voluntary peiitions im pankruptcy. Adjudications in Involumary Cases. Andrew King Chandler, Albert F, Gescheidt, Mor- Tis Harris. Discharges in Bankruptcy. Sylvester S, Dewey, James F. Taylor, William Fleming Smith, George Miviauer, The Manhattan Fire Insurance Company. Apeution was recently fled by a Mr. Orr for the purpose of throwing the affairs of the Man- hattan Fire Insurance Vompany into bankruptcy. Already a receiver had been appointed in the State Court for the purpose of winding up the affairs of the company. Yesterday, when the case on the petition of Mr, Orr Was calied on for hearing, counsel appeared and consented to a withdrawal of the bankruptcy proceedings, ‘The matter, there- Tore, remains in the ands of ihe rooutver on ied supposed that the company will bi considerable amount of its indeotedne: probably forty or ftity cents on the doliar. The New York and Yonkers Fire Ia Company. A petition had also been filed against this com- pany, but the matter has gone over tl next Satur, ‘ance fay for agreement, it ts alleged that this a company, 8s also the Mauhatt Company, ‘ad tatled to pay the great ae or ponicies Ww! 10 had met wilh losses by UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT—IN ADMIRALTY. A Collision Case—Decision. Yesterday Judge Blatchford rendered his decision in the case of the Boston, Newport and New York York, above or to the nortn of the Mei the Oceanus started. But the Ocean ailer and turned shorter in the river, a0. “vaat te objective point which they were both Striving alter in the East River was hearer tothe Oceanus than 1o the Newport, the track of the latter to that pons being much longer than that of tae Oceanus, That, therefore, made the Newport the foilowing boat, and bound her to take proper steps to avoid the Oceanus, Which she did not do, and m attempting to pass the Oceanas came in coilision with her. ‘The bel is dismissed, with costs. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT, Officers< Charge of Personating Reveuw Alleged Blackmuailing. Before Commissioner Osborn, The United States vs. J. H, Lawrence and Liloy@ Fields, —The defendants were arrested yesterday at 164 West street by Deputy Marshals Purvis and Crowley, and brought before the Commissioner under the following circumstances:—It appeared that the accused, representing themselves as officers ot internal revenue, went to the place of business of one Frauets Gottsherger some two or three weeks ago, and informed him that his store was liable to be seized for some irreguiarity. They did not, however, seize it, but on the 27tn of February they both appeared at the store and assured Gottsberger thas is place was still liable to seizure. He asked tor What reason, but they did not give any explaaation, Lawrence said—“This matter can be setuled, how- ever.” Gottsberger said he would give $50. Lawrence turned to Fields, and, after talking to him, remarked to Gotisberger, ‘Make it $100.” “Aye,? said Fields, “make it $100,'’ Gottsberger then arew a check for $100, dated ahead, and making it Payable yesterday. ‘Ihe eheck was handed to the accused, who took it uway. ‘the place was not seized, ana Mr. Gottsberger was not troubled further, Alter a consultation’ with his counsel Mr, Gottsberger notified the bank not to pay ine check, and a complaint in relation to the matter having beep made to the District Attorney, a warrant was issued for the arrest of the accusea, and they were apprehended, as aoove stated. Mr. Harlan appeared as counsel for the defend+ ants, and claimed that the place of Gottsberger had been seized by the Collector, and that the detend- ants were acting a8 keepers under some paper signod by the Collector, « The Commissioner said he would hold the de- fendants for examination on Monday next, He fixed the bail at $3,000 each, aud the avcused en- tered into the required amount, Indictment Against a Liquor Dealer. Warren G. Abbott, a wholesale liquor dealer Wao has been indicted for mak:ng false entries in his books, gave bail yesterday before Commissioner Shields 1n $1,000 to take his trial, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. ‘The March terms of the various branches of this court will open on Monday, with a fair prospect of @ lively business during thé month. Owing to the engagement of Chief Justice Daly in trying the indictment against Mayor Hall the General ‘Term will stand adjourned until Monday, the lth inst., when it will be held by Chief Justice Daly and Juages Loew and Larremore. Judge Joseph F. Daly wilt preside at Trial term, Part i, and Judge Vau Brunt at trial Term, Part 2, during the montés COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM. Decisions. By Judge Loew. John H. Terhune vs, Helen M, Terhune,—Judgmens or divorce granted to plaintim By Juage Larremore, Kingsley vs. Fink.—Reference ordered. The Mayor, &c., vs. The Thira Avenue Ratiread Company.—Order denying application to Vacate stay ol proceedings. By Judge Robinson. Carroll vs. Nevins.—Motion for continuance of in- Junction denied, and injunction dissolved with $10 costs. Albert vs. Albert.—Defendant adjudged in cen- tempt, and to be committed until he pays sums enenee in moving papers, With $10 costs of mo- on. COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS. Another of the Nineteenth Ward Roughs Sone tenced to the Penitentiary—Young America on the Rampage—An Fight Year Old Thief. On taking the bench yesterday in the Court of Special Sessions Judge Dowling found awaiting him a small catendar—but twenty-nine cases being set down for trial. Prominent among these was the case of Officer O’Brien, of the Nineteenth precinct, against Daniel Dougherty, one of THE GANG OF DESPERADOES who last Sunday night assaulted four officers in Fitty-ninth street, near Second avenue, the particu- lars of which have been published in these columns, The testimony against the prisoner was similar in all respects to that adduced against his comrades, who, itwill be remembered, were sentenced last ‘Thursday to one year each in the Penitentiary. Mr. Edward Price appeared as counsel for the de. fence and pleaded, With a view to the mitigauion of his client's sentence, that be was A MAN OF FAMILY, having a wife and five small cnildren dependent upon hit for support; that he had received a com- pound iracture of the right arm and severai severe scalp wounds at the hands of the oMcers, Unuke the others of the party, too, his client had not com- mitted perjury by sweariug he was not in the melée, and that he did aot strike the ofiicers, but, om tue contrary, had ACKNOWLEDGED HIS GUILT and expressed nis sorrow for the part he had taken. Judge Dowling sata that in view of the facts as set forth by the counsel ne would be less severe with ‘he prisoner than he had at first muended to be. But while he would not be too harsh he would, nevertheless, do ail in His power to protect tte pup- lic against such rudlianisig as has been for a long time rampant in the Nineleenth ward. ‘1 wili sen- tence you, Daniel Dougherty, to six months in the Penitenuary.”’ THE COMING MAN. Following this case came tive or six others, in all and each of which boys uader twelve years of age were the complainants. ‘Ihe tirst was that of Law- rence McEvoy, ten years of age, against Lion Ull- mann, # lad ning years old, It appeared from the evidence given—tue witnesses were all small boys— that the complaivant and the defendant attended different schools lu the Seventeenth ward, between which there seems to be considerable feeling, Ull- mann says he has frequently been assaulted by the Loys of the rival school wuile on his way home at noontime, Last Monday he became ENGAGED IN A SCUFFLE with some half dozen of the para Aaa being some- what closely pressed, drew from his pocket a knife and plunged it mto the breast of young McEvoy. Fortunately the lad wore a very tnick overcoat, Which circumstance, in the opinion of the pny- sicians, resulted in saving his life, as it broke the force of the blow, wiich otherwise would have driven the steel deep into the child’s body, Alter patiently hearing all the testimony the Judge decided to find Ullmann guilty, but kindly and humanely allowed tim to go home until next Saturday, when he will ve sentenced. Of course he is under ball still. THE NEXT CASE, and now came a wretched looking little fellow, whe coula not have been more than eight years old, charged wita having some time during the week svolea a wheelbarrow from im tront of an uptown store. On seeing the little fellow the kind-hearted Judge at once ordered his discharge, saying that he was in the first place too youngto know anythis of the responsibility of stealing, and in the secom place was not large enough to steal a wheelbarrow, try he ever so hard. STILL ANOTHER. After the juvenile wheelbarrow thief came the case of an uptown shoe deater against a boy eleven years old, whom he charged with stealing @ pair of boots irom the front door of his establishment. The evidence was conclusive against tue unfortunate child, 30 Judge Dowling nad nothing to do but find him guilty. He was sent to the House of Refuge. —— THE GENTILES’ MEMORIAL 10 PRESIDENT GRAN! Tr To THE Epiror OF THE HERALD:— Your Washington correspondent, alluding to the memorial endorsing Chtef Justice McKean, of Utah, which I had the honor of delivering to the President iast Thursday, says it was from 300 Genule citizens, and, further, tnat “the Gentle memorial ining District Attorney Bates as against Jud; Pres} , J 2,000 signatures.” Now, as a simple matter of fact, and in justice to the loyal peo; who are contending for the supremacy of the 1a of their country in place of a despotic, treasonavie theocracy, I desire to state through your columns that the ay memoria! from the Gentile or liberat citizens of Utah to. President Grant in reierence to Judge McKean was the one entrusted to my care, and that had over six thousand bona side signatures. | may ob- serve that no oue Who knows anything of the situa. tion in Utan could for a moment believe the Gen= Ules would take issue im favor of Mr. Bates to the deiriment of an officer they respect anu honor as they do our Chief Justice, 1 do not hesitate to assert most emphatically that there are not one hundrea. Gentiles in the whole Territory of Utah, includin: the few who for selfish and other unworthy motive sympathize with the Mormon Jeaders, whodo not support the Citef Justice and condemn the Disirice Attorne Respectfully, A, 3. GO a New Vouk. March 2, 187% binned