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N honorable, but one—th knoe of Mary, \he espeused of Fogle his manger, and His home fer the time being stable. great errand into the world was to make an be ATONEMENT FOR S™N, every man. Christ tasted death for every redeemed man from the curse of the law, being made @ curse for them. It was necessary thas such an atonement should be made, for man is guilty in the sight of God, and ruined by transgres- sion, and the necessary Censequence of sin is pun- \shment. It seemed unreal to most men who lived virtuous and honest Ii to be teld that they were ta danger of a fearful hereafter; but such was God’s revelation, and ne man could alter it. Man- kind had incurred penalties which no tears could gripe away ; but Jesus Christ, by living a life of per- fect obedience on the earth and dying a death of expiatory significance on the cross, devised a rem- juman sinfuiness. The children of God, who yearned jor perfect ori, and felicity; who enjoyed present commuuion with their Maker and Redeemer, and whe loved to perform acts of char- ity and religion, would not have been enabled to 40 these things had not CHRIST SATISFIED THE LAW amd made it honorable. Those who mourned be- eause of the infinite distance between them and God were brought niga by the blood of Christ, which cleansed irom all sin. Through His atoue- ment the beiiever might see heaven opened, and beheld all its giories revealed by the pierced band ef Jesus Christ. The Christian should also glory in Christ's de- meauor on the cross. In great humiliation He displayed a love and compassion beyond coa- ception; and even in the hour when it seemed there was no help for Him, He rendered assistance te others, telling the one thief that to-day he would be with Him in Paradise, He endured the wgony of the cross without murmuring unto the end, and in triumph exclaimed, ‘it is finished!” In the last place the preacher said the Church gloried in tne way Christ left tie cross; leaving it asa Saviour, a victor, a King, and, most of all, a corpse. Christ is able to save to the uttermost from anholy practices and evil inclinations, and He Show Musa d @ kingdom ior ali His redeemed 81, JAMES’ CATHEDRAL, The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard—St. Paal an Eleventh-Hour Apostle—Scrmon by the Rev. Father John Kiely. The Cathedral of St. James is the olacst Roman, Catholic edifice in Brooklym, and consequently it has charms for the devout that far transcend those of newer and finer temples of worship. Lately it has been renovated threughout and is now as com- fortable as it is possible to make it. The choir has also been strengthened by the infusion of fresh voices, se that the singing is not‘so harmonious and soul-distracting as 1t used to be. But better than the polish on the ornaments of the church, or the harmony in the singing is a marked improve- ment in the matter and style of preaching by the priests which is observable, This was very mani- feat yesterday. The Rev. Father John Kiely, a tal- ented and hard working clergyman, preached from the gospel of the day, which happened to be the Parable of the laborers in the vineyard, tn Matthew, %xX., a thoughtful and in every way excellent ser- mon, which was listened to with devout attention by his large congregation, The reverend gentleman said that it was impossi- ble to read the parables in the Gospel without being struck by the fact that our Divine Lord inculcated ts LESSONS OF PROFOUNDEST WISDOM tm the simplest, though the most beautiful, form of Bastern expression, When desirous of fixing the at- tention of His discipics upon some particular point He invariably clothed His divine ideas in the rich tmagery of the Orient; He preecntcd His lessons in captivating parable. This Ho did not becange He desired to bring in the ald of mystery to give welght to fils utterances; but, on the contrary, that the poor and the ignorant'as well as tte rich and the learncd—Lazarus as well as Dives—might cicarly Mnderstand Him. For at that time, as at the pres- ent day in the East, the preacher explamed, all classes Were ace aeomed . THE vs! ARABLE AND ALLEGORY fm the communication of ideas, The parable of the Jaborers in the vineyard beaatifully conveys to the awakened mind a world of thought, and no doubt had more effect on those to whom it was addressed than would a lengthened discourse, couched in tanguage more forcible and suggestive—arresting the eye of iaith and inspiring the seul, Father Kiely commented on the parable at some length, and dwelt on the signiticance of its concludin, part—“‘Many are called, but few are chosen.” | would scem to many, he said, that these were words of awe-inspiring import; but there is nothing im the text calculated to dishearten the Christian or cause him to jalter on the road to that higher life which is the reward of the just, and there is in it that which shoulda stimulate all to nobler re- @olves, greater devotion and larger efforts, ‘THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN, By the kingdom of heaven, the preachcr ex- ined, i@ clearly meant the Churci of God; the borers in the field the children ot ihe Church, In the jeatousies of the laborers, their contlcting claims for precedence aud high rewards, Jesus saw @ type of the cantentions and the troubles which were to characterize the future of His Church, And hence, what was seemingly addressed to His imm:- diate and personal followers has ap ders ores and an interest for all of God's people. And tiat reach- ing vision of the Dive Redeemer included even us. What, then, is the application of the Gospel, and what are the lessons it teaches? ( are striving, let it hoped, to earn the reward promised iter’ our labors on earth, We have been called to jabor in the vineyard of our blessed Lord; at our baptism and at other periods of the day of our life Christ calls us to Him without ceasing. We skouid not, however, arrogate to ourselves greater merit for responding to the call than is our due, and say that those who may eome alter us shall not be mene before us, Who shall say that the laborer who CALLED AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR shall not also receive his penny in reward from the Master? The text discioses the iact that at the tine Jesus uttered this parable there wore amon; the people of Judea chronic, habitual grumble! who were not content witi what they received from their employers when others they deemed Yeas worthy were as fortunate in life as themselves. That class bas its representatives in the world still, and hence we sce that the lesson ef the text is brought home to us with the ull force of its origi- Ral utterance. THE MOTIVES OF THE GREAT MASTER must not bo questioned by worms of earth, and it is not for us to say that he who comes to labor with us at the eleventh hour shall not have the same reward as we who bore the heat ofthe day. The persons represented in the parable were no doubt indifferent; may have worked wearily, with- out spirit and unwillingly, They may uot have culled properly or pruned diligently, or killed the destructive Worm, or nourished the hungry root with water, with an re single to their Master's interest. On the other hand the man who went to work at the ereventh hour, and reccived also his nny, have attracted his Master's attention yy his willingne: his assiduous zeal in his work, But of course the gramblers could not see this merit, and ii they did it would have been but a fresh incentive to the expression of dissatistaction. After applying this the preacher sani that the people should not pause in the hours of labor to criticise the labors of others working diligently in the Master's interests; we must not be too conf ent or presumptuous, but, JOY AND IN CHARITY, 1N work to cull the rich iruits of grace for the wine | This is the lesson of the par- | they a | in the rear of the Speaker's desk, and including of life immortal. abie—humble resignation to God’s ail-wise decree, contentment with our reward and charity towar al phrase, “many are called, but few are chesen,” contained no discouragement, he said. Instead of being cast down, nourishing in your breasts envious, narrow feelings towards those more abundantly blessed by God, and giving way to gloomy despondency, take to yourselves uew or resolves, manfuily fight your in- applying di gently to the work given rive to gain the favor and love o! the ough all are called to work and are their reward, it ig true that few are clal favors, In THE INFANCY OF CHRISTIANITY Ymany are called to labor, to follow Christ, to bear His cross and the burden and heats of the day, and w sniffer in the fire of persecution. But how few ‘were chosen to be hisgspecial agents? Of the hosta that oon i at the feng of Pentecost the 14,4. 6 We ‘ Hes aioHs WEEE giyet wpecial minaiac rer specially favored, Mb vgiNes Dua ret + AN ELEVENTH HOUR APOSTLE; but it is not recorded that his fellow laborers Genes at his being rewarded equally With them, regory, Basil, Ambrose and Chrysostom were it and favored ; but Augustine, 0 entered the eld iater, an eleventh hour Father of the Church, ‘was greate: id most honored of all. So, while you are not called to cial work in the vineyard Of the Lord, you are called to salvation. There is fo terror in the text, God desires not the death of aainner; but woe to him who stands “idly in the market place” and rejects the offers freely made to him. ‘ork, then, diligently, faithfully in your Master's service, so.that Jesus, standing at the door Of the celestial vineyard, will receive you with favor, and reward you with life immortal in the realms of bliss, The reverend preacher closed his eloqueat dis- course with a fervent appeal to the congregation to renew their zeal in good works, and to keep bright their faith in the promise of the Lord. The Vicar General of the Diocese, the Very Kev. Father Turner, gang the mass, THE PHYFER FUND. An additional contribution of $6 to the fand for the mgood pte * Phyfer ia bape from erson Who signs himself a8 “Mr. A. B, C., per 8B s” NEW YORK HERALD. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1873.-TRIPLE SHEET. “HOUSE” CLEANING. | Ben Butler’s Plan for the Purification of the Hall of Representatives. NOT MORALLY, BUT PHYSICALLY. A General Upsetting of the Existing Order of Things—The Pen Men To Be Penued Up— Foul Smells To Be Abolished by Enact- ment—Room To Be Made for 300 Representatives—What Should Be Bone and What Wiil Be Done. Wasuinoten, Feb, 8, 1873, ‘The hero of Fort Fisher, my old friend ‘‘Thander- brains,” is the finest type of a modern New Eng- land reform, He must be everlastingly doing some- thing to demonstrate his prominent qualities, If he were in Paradise he would at once suggest & Board of Public Worke and. sundry improvements, If he were in that other place Brother Harlan used to preach about he would give the devil no peace until he had built him # separate oven te toast hie political enemies fn as they come along. There is nothing .my friend “Thunderbraine” is not willing and ready to try his hand at. Great im war, and equally great in peace. He could march you an army. and he could fight you anarmy. When itt came to forts, however. he preferred biowiug them up from adistance. He could put a whole city on its good behavior, and as for digging canala no man out of China could beat him at that. It was my friend “Thunderbrains’’? mis- fortune not to have been born in China, where skill in canal digging is. highly appreciated, ‘and the Commissioner of Grand Canals is a Man- darin with two talls and two swords, It docs not matter a straw with my friend whether he under- stands the principles of a thing or not. His motto is, “Smash right ahead and stady the principles af- terwards.”” For three or four years past THE ATMOSPHERE OF THE HALL OF THE HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES: has been tmpregnated with foul odors, as if some decaying carcass had been deposited there to vitlate the very air and offend the delicate sensibili- ties of certain honorable membors. Indecd, it re- serables very much an odor we used to be familiar with in the army when the breeze was too strong in certain directions, and called by the rank and file “Old Hosa.’? It was noticed, I ought ‘to mention here, that the atmosphere was pure and fresh enough every morning just before Congress assem- bled, and that it was only aiter that healthy body had been sitting an hour or two that the stink became intolerable. This con- dition of the Congressional atmosphere continued untu my friend Thunderbrains, who is a man, as the country well knows, of extremely delicate organization, found it seriously affecting his health, to say noth ng of suffocating his ideas, He thereupon resolved to go sloshing around in search of the cause. He had purged New Orieans of her stinks, made her atmosphere pure, and ban- ished.the yellow fever, to the great disgust of her doctors, who found themselves in a fair way of get- ting Into the poorhouse. It were not impossible that he could render similarly valuable services for 5 ge, however, as it mi: ) Sasa Bond a aestlng ADOOL Jor Me ga, went in every direction but the right one. He” charged to overheating, to defective construction, to bad ventilation, to want of space, to need of more fresh air from without, to optical illustons overhead, and to a habit members had of deposit- ing their used-up tobacco quids (old sodgers) in the heat registers. It never for once occurred to my friend Thunderbrains that his seat was and had been for several years in the immediate vicinity of those occupicd by Oakes Ames, Garfield, Kelley, Dawes and other Crédit Mobilier saints, or that the hard smelfs s0 oppressive to his sensitive nature were only the natural result of their near proximity. At the close of the last session my friend intro- duced a resolution that the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds be authorized to have plans made and certain improvements made in the hall of the House of Representatives so as to secure better LIGHT, AIR AND MORE ENLARGED ACCOMMODATIONS for members. The resolution passed, and Mr. Clark, architect of the Capitol, was directed to ex- amine the subject and report. Now, the improve- ments suggested by my friend Thunderbrains, the tearing out of the whole inside shell, as he called it, expanding the area and letting honorable mem- bers enjoy pure air and the light of heaven as let in through the outer windows. Alarmed at what might be the consequences of these open win- dows and the dangerous streams of air that might draw throngh them all the rheumatic and baid-headed members entered a solemn protest against my friend’s plan. It was also found on examination that there were certain architectural drawbacks to my friend’s plan, inasmuch as it involved the reconstruction of the outside walls, the great iron girders overhead stretching entirely across and being anchored into them. It would also involve a cost of more than @ million of dol- Jars—making a number Of nice little jobs for some- body’s friends. The time between sessions was wo short to do the work even under modified plans, and, indeed, could not be done unless Con- are or rather the House end of it, would consent to hold its sessions elsewhere. In short, THE PLAN WAS NOT FEASIBLE, and so the clever architect of the Capitol reported. It would appear from this that my friend Thunder- brains went into this matter without a thorough understanding of the architectural, not the mili- tary situation, and, architecturally speaking, found himself again ‘bottled up.” Now my vigorous iriend is not the man to give a thing eee he undertakes it, though he could not see his way clear at Fort Fisher. Returning to the ai ik this seegion he got ina resolution (he always attacks with aresolution) directed at the upid head of the Cemmittee on Public Buildings - Grounds. He gotin his resolution, with an amendment that he serve with the committee for this special purpese. And here I will say in justice to my friend that he has materially modified his architectural pretentious. I must inform you, in order that you may understand the matter thoroughly, that my iriend is the brains and en- ergy of this comimittee—in short the committee itself. After many and PROLONGED EXAMINATIONS AND DELIBERATIONS the committee have decided whut these alterations and so-called improvements shall consist of. Here The spacious lobby and south galleries or the reporters’ gallery and ante-rooms, from the windows of which such @ fine view of tue Potomac and hilis beyond was had—all this is torn away. Only two narrow siips of galleries over the staircaso: which will have tobe tuilt at each end will remain. The solid south wall will then Rake upper and lower section, both of which look very pretty in the drawing. ‘The lower sec- tion will have alcoves fur statuary, divided by elaborately carved and decorated plinths, The up- pa section will contain panels for pictures painted y Powell and other great artiste, These eg are divided by elaborately worked plinttig 454 gor. nices, The committee (one) has ®'s4 gecided to close the main enjrance 8" construct more pas- Sages, fhrove’ the cloakrooms. The Speaker's #". 1 to be Temoved to the opposite side of the hail, ana the Speaker himself is to face south in- stead of north. This will be hard on ‘such of the reading clerks as have weak and defective sight. My friend does not care for that. He has an old score to pay of with the Speaker, and prefers to have the sun sbine in his eyes rather than in his own, This idea will strike the reader as being Dew and somewhat novel. A SORT OF BULL PEN is to be constracted in the gallery over the Speaker's desk for the reporters, who will then be compelled to attend to legitimate newspaper busi- hess and have less to say about the moral and litical condition of their superters on the floor. friend Thunderbrains declares it to be his pro- found opinion that both the moral and poiitical condition of the country would be improved if “these fellows’ (meaning the reporters) were driven entirely out ef the House. It would, at loast, he says, stop their ttle lobby jobs and cause them to seek some useful and more honorable occupation. Lt has not yet been decided where te put the telegraph tors, It may sult my iriend’s notions to abolish them altogether, or have another bull pen erected for their confinement. It will be seen from what I have gaid that the nd Bw have to erie, 8, the enre, wheel if ours, like @ troo vairy, as the up in Pennsylvania, face abeut. But just lot my honorable friends the members from the rural dis- tricts taney how they would look in back and compelled to look up at an ai And just here diMigpity, but ite areat degrees te catch the Speaker's eye, is where pot only the great cost comes in, for the plan involves anentire re- constraction of the hall from floor to ceiling. All THE ELABORATE AND COSTLY FLOORING will have to come out, the giade and ‘With it ail the elaborate and expensive machinery underneath, Once begin to eut away and there is Ro knowing what Ard may s:rike or what extent of changes you cur. All the gas, heating and ventilating and “atte shrpre onder will have to be taken out and rev |, in order to conform to the changes decided on by nf Mee friend ‘Phun- derbrains, And all this thinks can be done in the short of four months, and at the trifling cost ot gad. Ht will require twice as many months and four times a8 much money. In re to space necessary to accommo- » & few remarks only will satisfy any one that it can be obtained in the resent hall, ‘The hall ef the House of Commons Bas yy actual measurement nearly @ third less floor surface, and yet 590 members are ac- commodated with seats. They sit on elevated benches running parallel with the Speaker's chair, | When a member wants to address the House or the Sveaker he comes forward to the tabie at the foot of the wi He does not snout himseli hoarse frem the back seats. A custom similar to this was ebserved in the Corps Législatif in Paris. The member of Pariiament, it is true, has not the luxury of a desk—cannot indulge in the habit of elevating bis boots above :.is brains, is not provided with AN EXTRAVAGANTLY ORNAMENTED SPITTOON for @ sale depository of his quids, cannot write let, ters to his constitucnts about garden seeds and what the chances are of getting positions for them in the departments. He must attend to business while in the tiouse, and ig not permiited to slouch reund generally. He is not pestered by lis con. stituents ior public documents they never read, and in very many cases use for making fires. If he has a akness 1or giving letters to women of uestionable character to get bouquets at the otanical Garden, he must write them on the crown of his hat, and provide his own stationery, But asa general thing your great American Co gressman is a genius of an entirely diferent char- acter. He is a fellow of loose ides, to say nothing of hia morals and very extravagant habits. tHe must have plenty oi room to “slosh round in,” gilded ornaments over his head and Brussels carpets under his icet, a desk he can put his fect on and spread himself over, And the desk must tiave one drawer for his stationery and another for his apples and doughnuts ard bis private earey flask and his garden seeds. Witbout that desk his constituents would suiter for pumpkin and radish seeds, for printed speeches and agricu.tural reports. With- out that desk how could he tell them what Presi- dent Grant’s policy on the Cuban question and the Samana Bay question was and what breed or pigs it had. been found most profitable to raise in the State of Ohio? How could he write letters for his lady friends, directing Smith, of the Botanical Gatden, to supply them with bouquets? And all these at the people's expense, Your great Amert- can Congressman must have his inseparable spit- toon and his tobacco, his cloak room, his barber shop, his bootbiack establishment and his bathtub, all within cary distance, I approve ol the bathtub, solace ing recent revelations have proven ry YOUR AVRRAGE CONGRESSMAN is the bardest (eliow in the world to keep clean, In addition to all these he must have a broad space in the rear of the seats, where he can prom- enade whiie other members are speaking, consult his friends of the lobby or lounge on the sofas. Your great American Congressman could no more get along without his sola than he could without his spittoon. Indeed, the waste of space in this hall is proverbial; and yet the idea of economizing it does not seem to have entered the head of my friend Thunderbrains. What we want is anim proved system o1 regulations for the government of members in conducting their business before the House, If members must have desks abolish these clumsy ones and compel them to use smaller ones. Insist that members giiail keep their persons as weil as their hands clean, and attend only to_ pariiamentary —busi- ness while the House is in session, Banish lobbyists and other political thieves from the floor; compel such persons ag have legitimate business before Congress to confine themselves to the cor- ridors and committce rooms, Compel certain Members to give up their “clam agency business’”’ and cat off the garden sced supply of others; and for the sake of THE PRESS AND THE CAUSE OF TRUTH, make a rule that no clerk of i committee shall be the correspondent of a new per, Do these things and you will have space enough pnd to spare in the present hail for 300 members. As td improving the ventilation, that can be done if members will listen to common sense instead of encouraging and adopting tue inventions oi every Pe tentes in the country, it 18 the system of heat- the Gapitol, however, Which needs reconstruct- ing most, ~~~ 28h - iriend Thanderbrains’ pian has, a# you will be surprised to hear, been approved by the commit. tee, which will report it in a few dayé ond ask jor an appropriation to carry it out. Lev us wait and See what the House will do with it. “A Two-Fold Life,” by Madame von Hillern, has been translated ana published by J. B. Lippincott &Co. The double nature of the hero, Heinrich the student and Henri the bon-vivani, and a great ab- sorbing passion yielding at last toa sincere and earnest love, are the staple ideas of the book. It will be perceived that after Spichagen there is nothing strikingly eriginal in this, but the romance is well wrought out, and the book will make an ex- cellent companion volume for the author's other stories, “Only a Girl” and “Sy His Own Might.” “My Clerical Friends,” just published by the Catholic Publication Society, is a discussion of the relations of modern thought to Catholicity. The book is well written, and it will be valuable to all readers who aro investigating the differences he- tween Protestantism and the Cathotic Church. The revised edition of Mr. Richard Grant White’s volume on ‘Words and Thelr Uses’ has been pub- lished by Sheidon & Co. The work is vajuable to all students of the language, and especially to young writers who wish to use only such words a3 are drawn from the “well of-English undefiled.” The chapter on worde that are not words, as authoress, poetess, donate, petroleum, practi- tioner, proven, reliable and available, and Mr, White's essay on misused words will do much to improve newspaper writing if reporters for the press will take the trouble to read them. News- paper English is the author’s nightmare—a disease that ia sure to attack him in his hours of repose and send him howling to his dictionary. Yet Mr. White has acquired the newspaper style so com- pletely that even he speaks of Juiins Casar as “old Veni-vidi-vici.”” Some years ago a book was published by Carle- ton which faithfully portrayed the ordinary ex- periences of a year's residence in St. Domingo, as tropical life would reveal itself to one seeking to make the tropics his ‘home. The book was nomin- ally “edited,” but we suspect really written by Mr. Richard B. Kimball, the novelist. As it was written before what Mr. Sumuer calls the purposed annexion of the island to the United States, and long before the Samana Bay Company was thought of, itis not open to any suspicion of being in the interest of annexionists or commercial adven- turers, Itis a charming book, that will be likely to help the Samana schemers by its vivid and truth- ful pictures of “Life in St. Domingo,” for after being out of print a long time it is republished just at the moment when it is needed, but in commend- ing it we must warn readers against trying the ex- periment of @ settler’s life which it describes so minutely. “The Life and Times of Philip Schuyler,” in two volumes, by Benson J. Lossing, has just been pub- lished by Sheldon & Co, It is written in the leose, prolix and tawdry style which ischaracterwtic of ali of Mr, Lossing’s work, but at the same time it has a vajue and interest which only Mr. Lossing could give it. No writer that we know of has the spectal knowledge of the Revolutionary period, especially of the family traditions of that time, so Becegsary (or preparing @ work of this kind, and Sonsequently this life of General Schuyler is at once g contribution to histo! an at ibute the memory of hiave aad exten” SiMe lip Schuyler was born in November, 1733, so that he attained his majority at the opening of the most stirring period in our early history. From 1750 to 1780 the spirit of liberty was constantly in condict with the tyrannical, pretensions of the mother country, The part which Schuyler bore in re- sisting those pretensions is a part of that history and has been celebrated by all the writers of the annals of the time. Evem the most careless of readers know that Schuyler’s name raoks with those of Putnam, Greene, Marion, Wayne and the other heroes of the Revolutionary struggle. But while the others have had their biographers, and General Greene especially was treated with the tenderest appreciation by one of the most abie of his descendants, Sehuyler long waitea for the tribute which was due to his memory. This work Mr. Lossing has now accomplished, and the book he has written with a loving interest is a fitting monument for the great man whose virtues and achievements it celebrates. Ia addition to its historical value the book has a special imterest for the people of this city and State, for all around us are the fields upon which Schuyler battled for his country. We have just received.a copy of Mr, Charles L, BRuce’s book on “Tne Dangerous Classes of New 3 , Comme York,” published by Wynkoop & Hallenbeck. Sin- gularly enough the work is not on the dangerous Classes at all; but treats almost entirely ef the little outcasts who grow up to become dangerous. The defect of the book is found ia the fact that ft 1s too much of the nature of an advertisement for institutions like the “Chiidren’s Aid Society,” and does not touch the vital issue in dealing with the homeless wanderers of the metropolis, While these societies are sending the city-born child into the country the country youth comes to the city. ‘This result follows the unwise poliey of the trades? unions, which closes the shop doers against ap- prentices, thus compeliiug the child of the city mechanic to grow up without a trade, while young mien irom the country come in and compete with the fathers for the places which their children might Oi, But Mr. Brace’s book is valuable to all who would get @ glimpse of ‘iow Hf” in the metro- polis or understand the social problem which may yet shake the world, Sheldon & Co. have published, in the form we 80 much dislike and of which we have so often disap- proved, Mrs. Annie Edwards’ latest novel, “Philip Earnscliife,"’ Mis. Edwards’ previous works se- cured her a brilliant reputation; but, while “Earnscliffe” will not detract from her fame asa novelist, it cannot raise her in general esteem. Like a French play, it teaches @ moral lesson by making immorality charming, and will suit the taste that admires French comedy. Little, Brown & Co, have added a treatise on “The Law of Trade Marks” to their valuable legal text books. This work is by Wiltlam Henry Browne, a lawyer well versed in the special topic of which he treats, and it fille & place heretofore unoccupied. With the growth of the manufacturing and = trade interests the protection of trade marks be- comes as important as was the guarding of land- marks in the olden time. As it was longa crime to remove the one, so now it is equally criminal to interfere with the other, A trade mark has be- come aS much a sign of ownership as the seal which gives foree and effect to a deed, makes the deed the evidence of a fee simpte in real estate, It is asmuch a property as a patent or a copyright, and is more enduring than either, Three years ago Congress recognized it as worthy of legislative protection, and the Courts here upheld it by numé¢rous decisions, This treatise is based upon these decisions in the courts of Great Britain and the United States, and presents a clear and ex- haustive embodiment of the whole subject. It will be found of great value to the legal profession and to merchants and manufacturers, “Kenneth, My King.” is a novel by Miss Sallie A. Brock, based upon society and life in Virginia be- fore the war, Like most of the more ambitious Southern novels of recent years, it is from the press of G. W, Carleton & Co, Unlike some ef those ambitious efforts, it is @ simple story, simply and sweetly told. ‘The life and society it seeks to de- scribe are painted in their trae colors, The pictures: ave never overdrawn, and some of the characters in the book are cleverly and clearly painted, It is one of the best works we have yet had on the ideal life of the Old Dominion, and it wil help’ to pre- serve tie history of Virginia manners and customs Previous to the changed politieal condition of the mother of States and of Presidents, The London Athanwum says Lord Lytton left the manuscript of *Kenelm Chillingly’? complete, and indecd nearly the whole work is intype, It is be- lieved that “The Parisians” is also nearly tf not quite finished, it not being Lord Lytton’s habit in writing a story just to keep pace with the demands ie in which it appeared, That joar- fas been & surprise to the public td find that Lord Lytton is the author of ‘The Coming Race’ and ‘The Parisians.’ An acute critic has told us that he surmised the authorship (rom the simi- larity of. the opening sentenceg of ‘The Hace’ id” thd opening sentences of ‘Pelham.’ As we have mentioned, Lord Lyt- ton oiten published his works anonymously at first; but it 18 a remarkable circumstance that a veteran author should late in life have turned to a new branch of literature with success. Lord Lytton certainly missed greatness only from the jack of that indefinable something called genius. We possessed extraordinary talent and versatility, but his best efforts were spoiled by being too conscious.” A “Life of Uolonei Rossel” has been written by M. BR. Gerspach, and published by MM. Dentu, in Paris, A popular edition of Lord Dufferin’s “Letters from High Latitudes” is to be published in Canada, to which the author, now Governor General of the Dominion, will add a new chapter. ‘The latest novel written by Priedrich Spiclhagen bears the tide “Ultime, ROME FOR AGED AND INDIGENT REDREW WOMEN. etfs oS A Picasant Reunion and Presentation. Few of the very many (with fair laudation, be it said) charitable and benevolent institutions of our great metropolis stand higher in motive and re- sult than the institution known as the ‘Home for Aged and Infirm Hebrew Women.” The very name is suggestive, and appeals to a far wider range of puilanthropy tman the nationality of the term itself. The term “Hebrew maldens” is synony- mous with the grandest expression of heroism and patriotism in any history. The sell-sacrificing daughter of Isracl, Jephthah’s ‘only daughter,” stands without @ parallel; and still in the blood of the Hebraic race to-day and of the women of Israel runs something of the old spirit that centuries of exile and oppression could mot eradicate nor quench. The Home for Aged and Indigent Hebrew Women is @ charitable institution of this city that 18 sustained upon and through the principle that the poor of our nation- ality and faith belong to us, and we shall not see them want “while the Lord liveth.” The institu- tion has been im existence for very many years, and the present treasurer has filled the ofice for a quarter of a century. She is a veiy oid lady now, indeed, a mother in Israel, but still full of the early zeal which prompted those who first moved in the good work of establishing the “Home.” The practical management, of course (as its name would likely suggest), is in the hands of the lady patronesses, Mrs. Judge J. P. Joachim- sen has been the esteemed and trusted president of it for seme years, and under her it has grewn to be not @ class or sect or tribal or limited national institution, but one which really attracts and exer- cises the benevolence and philanthropy of all our citizens. Itis, however, the pride of Mrs. Joachimacn and her lady associates that no appeals are ever made, public or private, for sept ald; that the children of israel are themselvesabie and will- ing to inalutain those of their race who have grown old and feeble, and whose Be ir days, but for them, would close in want and penury. ‘There was @ very yeeree reunion yesterday, at noon, in the home of Judge Joachimson, Sixty-fiith atreet, on the occasion of presenting the Indy presi- dent—Mra, Joachimsen—with the net is of a voluntary entertainment given im behalf of the Home at the Academy of Music some weeks ago. ‘There was a full attendance of the patronesses emselves and quite thering of scugemen, i é pleasant duty devoived upon Mr. Morge! a rears of the committee en the ‘nee 8 ntha' amatic en! reuse here nt a hand er jou pare a : refrom, of over five thousand dollars. A check bs the baa was, in ae t and a words, the lady bad Mr. Morgenthau. Mrs the lady president Joachimsen returned thanks on behalf of herself- and her lady associates to Mr. Morgenthau, Sr., for the interest he tad taken in behalf of the Home, and the practical good he had done jor it. Aa he had always been a support to the Home, Mrs. Joachimsen assured him that it would ever be the sacred duty of herself Sad genncinres to sustain the fair fame and the cl of the institute; to make it more and more what its name denoted— a Home for sped. and indigent Hebrew women—a thing to be prized by those among them eos ge with fortune and affluence as the richest jewel o! their tribe. Mra, Joachimsen’s remarks were spoken wi & fervor and a heartin that were all the oman, Mr, _Morgen- tha, Sr., the chairman of the entertainment committee, replied in German in a manuer that drew applause from his fair listeners. Judge Joachimsen, Coroner Herrman, Mr. Solo- mon and one or two other gentlemen also added a ray ol their several oratorjcal lights and pleasantry to the occasion, The was hh f Rot up in honor of the ladies, and. a recognition of the benev- olent work in which they were engaged, and nat- Proceedings were piéasa t, in fact, to last long—and after a couple of houra passed in pleasant chit-chat and with such general provocatives thereto as the Judge, with judicious serimination ever ek anon rons saa write ucl “good heart jus wel spoken and the party dispe THE CHARTER FIGHT. An Interview with Mr. John Foley as to Mayor Havemeyer and the Custom House Ring. THE REFORMERS AND THE POLITICIANS, What the Republican Ring is Work- ing For in the Charter. The Patronage of the City Treasury. Comptroller Green To Be Thrown Overboard. THOMAS MURPHY FOR COMPTROLLER, ‘The great break-up of political parties in refer- ence to the city charter now before the Legisla- ture has caused go much exeitement throughont the State that any information in reference to ihe actual conditien of the struggle is of deep interest to the people generally, On Saturday a reporter of the HERALD ¢alled upon Mr. John Foley to ascertain his views of the present position, and tho result of that.call ia given in the following inter- view. It is needless, almost, to state that Mr. Foley is, as Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Committee of Seventy, a prominent re- former, and his views are cntirely from that stand- point:— RErORTER—Mr, Foley, I have called upon you to obtain information as to the apparent, and, I sup. pose, real rupture between Mayor Havemeyer and the republicans on this great question of the ap- pointing power of the Chief Magistrate of the city, a8 indicated in the charter amendments, Mr. Fouky—I shall answer with pleasure; but permit me to suggest that you call upon that young man over in the Mayor'sofilce, Ihave this moment left him in the best of humor and as lively asa young race hore, RerorteR—That is a very good suggestion, but I should like to have your views. What was the cause of the rupture, may I ask, between Mayor Havemeyer and the republican party ? Mr. FoLy—As I understand it, it is this:—Soon after the election in November last the Republican General Committee appointed a sub-committee of seven todrafta new charter for our city, This committee drafted many very proper and just amendments to the charter of 1870, Their work, on the whole, was very commendable, except as to the power of appointments, and just here is where the real fight is. The republicans either forgot or heglected to consult er advise with the Mayor, and, in fact, ignored him, and introduced their pro- posed document into the Legislature without giv- ing or even submitting a copy of their work to him. The Mayor then made one or two hasty ap- Pointments irom the ranks of our epemies, whicn haye _givea much offence, and the repub- licans = have, = with some success, en- deavored in their proposed action to give the appointment of all heads of departments into the hands of the Board of Aldermen, cutting oi all power and Tesponsibility from the Mayor. This is the very reverse of what the people wanted, ag indicated by his election. The Republican Com- mittee refused to confer with any party except the Committeo of Seventy, and then it appears that they secured a committce of their own selection, or at any rate just the friends they wanted, and had two or three preliminary meetings, When I discovered what was going on I made a contest agains: it in the Committee of Seventy, and suc- ceeded in having ‘the friends’ ” committee ab- ruptly dismissed, and insisted upon having 9 new committee of half republicans and democrats ap- pointed, not to confer, but to wait till the charter was drawp up, and then to sccure such amend- ments as we deemed necessary. This committec, of which Professor Dwight is chairman, has the support and confidence of tue Committee of Seventy. REFORTER—Do you think the Legislature will pags the charter depriving the Mayor of all ap- pointing power? Mi; FoLey—Trhe ropublicans have the necessary votcs to accomplish that result, but I hope the wisdom of the good men in that party will prevail to prevent any such unfortunate legisiation, It would result inthe ruin of that party. Yes, it would unite the good men of all parties, including the Commiitee of Seventy, into one great people's reiorm party, that would certainly carry the whole nation, Party and politicians can no longer rule. Our people have found out that both are simply run for plunder and ainst the best interest of the people. Lhe Crédit Mobilier exposé in Washington will prove as destructive to the republican party as the iammany King did to the democratic party. Should the republicans persist, I see nothing but utter ruin and defeat for them in the future. Tho people of this city and State will unite imto one great reform party, with Mayor Havemeyer for Governor. This will be the result of the contest unless the repub- licang stand by the people. The same great reiorm movement will go on successfully, and the people ot the whole nation now fully appreciate the neces- sity, alter the recent disgraceful exposé of the Crédit Mobilier fraud in Washington, involving, as it does, nearly all the leading en of the repub- lican party in one of the most shametul swindles of our time, The reformers will carry this State next Fall, The same reform movement will secure the election of Governor D1x for next President, as he is to-day the strongest and most popular man in the United States. Look at his recent Message. For wisdom and practical recommendations it 1s superior to tate document ever printed on this Continent, every word of which I know was written by his own hand. Party and politicians must stand irom under; the great reform move- ment will oor the people for some years to come. RePorTer—Will Governor Dix sign tne charter in case it passes the Legisiature depriving the Mayor of the appointing power ? Mr, FOLEY—I 1.ad a conversation with the Gov- ernor four weeks ago, and pointed out to him then exactly the present condition of affairs with re- ard to the charter and the Mayor's position, It is my impression from what His Excellency stated that, should the charter receive the sanction of the Legislature, the Governor would not be justi- fied in making @ personal contest on benalf of the flayor. While the Governor is Leis g in favor of giving all the power to the Mayor and holding him Tesponsible for the government of our city, the recent action of the Mayor may ere atendency to ghange the position of the situation. a think it possible to bring about a com; eqn ise ? Mr. Fou far the contest is pretty bitter on both sides, When the Mayor his “Dutch” up he is pretty determined on having things his own way. I never defeated him but once, and that was when I told him he would have to con- sent to serve another term in the Mayor's office. I doubt if could have put him down then, only that I had previously secured the assent of his excel- lent better half, Mrs, Havemeyer. The fact is, the Mayor is only indebted to one man for his election. The republicans never would have nominated him for forced to do so. President Grant jast July that he favorea the nomina- Mr, Havemeyer, but the managers in ity tn him et all. It is said that Mr. Tilden and othera “run” the Ma; hat nonsense! I know of my own knowledge that Mr. Tilden has not spoken @ Word to the Pah? since the election. I would undertak drive a baulky horse a mile in two minutes ti even attempt to “run” the Mayor. He is aselt-willed man, of extraordinary ative ability, as as.@ fox and the hap- t disposition you ever met with im con- vincing you that you will have your own way, while always sure to have his, He reciates the fact that he is not indebted to th: abilcan nor to any party for his election. Hence he 1s free to do what he feels to be for the best in- terest of the city and people. ee Kon Compsrener Green? Is he atte Merah ante Nt 6 tore ae wayor Teal foundation of all the ie. because he ts honest, ty want Mr. Green re- while the repabiic moved, and a they have the power they seem de- termined to effect that result, Collector Murphy tells me that net ‘all the members of the Legisia- ture gna “ag ‘om abmoas ae Kt or vor itverly of Mr. Green’s manage rome legree of justice too, for while Mr. Green was he the he reform interest, Me ius office ote ane rtisan Hae rere ed to make a single appointment for either Mayor Havemeyer or myself before the elec- tion—completely ignoring all the reformers, Take my case for example. Thave been the most active worker in the reform movement for the last four years, 1 have givea more money and time than ‘any citizen of our city. famous injunction suit er put Connolly out and made way for Green. Work placed him under obligations to agreat many men in all sections of the city. Many of them greed to aid as soon as the Ring power was at end. See my unfortunate position when ig- nored by Mr. Green. Gut of the nandreds of ap- pointmen:s in his gift net asingic name appea hi ‘on his list for me, or indeed for any reformer know of. Tammany got all. Mr. Green, however, claims to have appointed some tweive or Miteem Tepubli¢ans. The people may as well know at once that the real contest is simply whether Green or Murphy shall have the Comptrollership. 1 have already informed My. Green that he will within thirty days. Tne Mayor has gr confi- dence in Mr, Green’s honesty, but snrely I mean no disrespect to the Comptroller when I insist that We have in our city more than one hun- dred thousand good citizens fuily as honest as Mr. Green; but while Mr, Havemeyer is Mayor itmatters little as to who shail be in the Comp- troller’s OMice, for not one dollar can be taken as a steal out of the city treasury while Mayor Have- meyer {9 in oiltce. It is simply impossibie, To se- cure the Comptroliership the republican Crs'vm Honse pony. are determined, and the necessary legislation to get around the Mayor and capture the at ptize willbe passed within a few days. The Beard of Aldermen is fixed tor the work. The Custom House ring in that body was arranged be- tore the election, and can be relied upon to carry ont their part of the work. This is the critica) crisis for the republicans. Unless tuey heed the re- formers and advise with them their power in this State isat an end. Nota single republican would have been elected in this city or county last Fall were it not for my management, aud | will prove it right here. In defiance of many of the leading republicans, I forced the runuing of the reform boxes and tickets at the last election. We polled ust 11,000 votes and by that means secured the valance of power, and carried the election of ail the republicans, not one of them having a majority of over seven thousand; from this l regard the condition of the Custom House ring as extremely critieal, and if any wisdom fs left they had better come to some terms for a fair ‘adjustment, which 1 shall recommend and wiich I know the Mayor is ever ready for, provided the best interests of the city and people demand it. I advised a week ago that a public meeting of all reformers be called at ey eet Institute, to tuke prompt action; this will, no doubt, be done at once, paEphean—i i. Green walling to vacate his omice Mr. FoLry—No, sir. I never met a man go fond of power and position. Had he stood up for the reformers I would stand by him tothe last. Un- fortunately for him he hus left little undone to re~ store the curse of our city to power. { mean ‘‘Tam- many.”” He bas used all the power and immense patronage of his office ever since he got in for that Pi Ye REPORTER—Is there any difference between your- self and the Mayor ? Mr. Fo.wy—Oh, no, I shall stand by the Mayor tothe end, He willcome out of the contest all right, The Mayor and poner) agree upon this po int, that no matter who has to go the city must protected. My several legal contests In the courts have saved millions to the city. All the costs and legal expenses I paid myself. RePORTER—Did not Comptroller Green pay the law expenses for the present suit agaist Cham. beriain Palmer and the banks to secure the iutorest. money ? Mr. FOLRY—NO, sir. Comptroller Green has no more to do with that litigation than you have, I brought the suit myself, and neither the city nor Comptroller Green has ever paid me or my counsel one dollar for this or any purpose whatever. Itis not fair to see such false reports in the papers nearly every day. The city has never pald me one dollar for salary or for any services. Tpaid all the lawyers and ali other expenses out of my business, My suit against Palmer and the deposit banks actually secures nearly hal! a million dollars to the taxpayers, without one dollar of expense to any one but myself. The reporter was about to ask further questions when Mr. Foley begged to be excused till somo other di nd, therefore, he retired, thanking Mr. Foley for the information he had given. MURDER ON LONG ISLAND. AShoemaker Slaughtered While Selling a Pair of Boots to the Man Who Butchers Him— A Terrible Crime—No Clew ‘to the Perpetrator—Money Supposed To Be the Incentive. On Saturday morning last the residents of Little Neck were startled by the announcement that a brutal murder had taken place in their midst the night previous, and upon investigation it was found ofily too true. The victim of the crime was Mr. James Graham, a shoe dealer in the village, whose place of business was on the main road, quite a number of houses being in the immediate vicinity. At anearly hour on Saturday morning a boy, named Donelly, residing in the neighberheod, was sent to Graham’s shop to have his boots mended, Un opening the shop door, which had the key on the outside, the boy was horrifled to see the body of Graham stretched upon the floor, with his feet towards the door, LYING IN A POOL OF BLOOD. He at once gave the alarm and several persons responded. Entering the room the body was seen upon the floor, the head surrounded by @ pool ot blood, which oozed from three savage cuts. Upon closer examination the skull was found to be crushed both beliind aud beiore, the terrible work having evidently been done with @ heavy bar of iron, and two gashes upon the temple, evidently given with a knife or some other sharp instrn- ment, A boot was near one hand, while in the other was clenched a piece of paper in which he had wrapped PAIR OF BOOTS, A alter selling them to his murderer, The boet, the wall and the door opening trom his workshop to the salesroom was spattered with blood, showing that there had been a fearful Lily tang ‘he body lay in the salesroom near the door, The white porcelain kaob on the door was broken off, as is supposed, by the bar of iron with which the mur- derous blows were given. An old stocking much worn was the only article left by the murderer by which the least clue can be obtained, The crime was probably committed on Friday night, though by whom is yet @ mystery. The murdered man’s pockets were turned ini ous and bore the imprints of bloody hands, Nothing, however, appears to have been taken from hi shop, althoug his cash box 18 gone, and the bed in his chamber over the shop was torn to pieces and the carpet torn up. Recently Mr, Graham had decided to bay some real estate in the Neck, and a jew days since DREW FROM THE BANK FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS to pay for the same, which he handed over ¢o his law- yer, Mr.Chas, Van Rentrandol Flushing, who was to make the bargain. Mr. Van Nostrand found that the title was not good to the proposed purchase, and mailed a@ letter to Graham on Saturday morning stating that fact. It 1s probable that some person became aware that he had drawn the money, and was under the impression that he still had it im his possession. Many believe that the bloody deed was committed by the same gang who broke open and robbed the store of Wililam Coles, at Manhasset, on Thursday night, as the two localities are not far distant. JAMES GRAHAM, THE VICTIM of this foul murder, was about thirty-five years of age, and resided in the village the past twelve or fifteen years, and by his industry and frugality had amassed a tortune of frem $10,000 to $15,000. The building in which the murder occurred is @ one story and a half frame structure, owned by Graham, and in which he lived atone, With the ex- ception of two half-brothers, who reside in the vil- lage, he had ne relations, le was aman of good character, and much esteemed by trose who knew him. The scene of the murder is rigit in the heart of the village, close by the principal hotel, on the Flushing and Little Neck road, and not such a place a8 one Would naturally suppose would be selectea for such a crime. On Saturday afternoon Justice Lawrence, of Flu , in ‘the absence of the Corover, took charge of the body, and empauelled @ jury, and Doctors Reimer and Hoag made an examination of the body, they pronouncing either of the wounds sufiicient to cause death. Alter the examination of three witnesses, Whose testimony threw no light on the murder, the inquest was adjourmed until Wednesday next. TERRIBLE DEATH. A Woman Run Over by « Train of Rail- road Care and Killed. The twenty minutes past five o'clock P.M. train from Trenton to Bordentown ran over and in- stantly kilied o miadie-aged German woman named Henrietta Beckert, at @ polut on the above railroad known as the Prison station, at Trenton, yesterday. The unfortunate victim, it seems, was in the act of crossing the track, and it is sar- mised, belng lest im deep meditation, was entirely oblivious of the @pproach of the train, whieh came whirling along with electrical rapidity, and notwithstanding that the locomotive whistled repeatedly and the bell sounded the necessary alarm the poor woman made no effort to avoid the frightfal result, The Coronor was immediately no- tifed and will at once investigate tne cir- camstances connected with the sad affair, ‘The deceased was an old resident of Trenton, and widely ‘med, was known and very highly esteemed. Much regret is felt for her uatimely end. The ba was frightfully eo ag 8 yy most gpung pearance to was for of the lecomotive that the woman so violently thrown against a watchman’s Saas wae pear by es te rormpie it to the ground, In instance no biame can be thrown on the mo- nopely, ag the accident was cnayeaee and those running the train did all in their power to give the Siguals of alarm, e Doe adericaiae