The New York Herald Newspaper, March 25, 1873, Page 10

0 POLICE. How the Men Are Selected, Appointed, Promoted and Dismissed. PAYING FOR PLACE. ‘Being Through the Boctor’s Hands and Wak- ing Light Men Heavy, ©: oe Oo. 8. "E:: Some Specimens ef the Intel- ligence of Tyros. £¥REE LUNCHING, A Serenade After Sunset and the Baker’s Little Wife. GOING UP THE GRADE. Rules that Are Good in Print, but Difi- cult to Carry Out. FEARS FOR THE FUTURE. The guardians of the pubilc peace are at the present moment enjoying am amount of public at- tention not often given to those poorly-paid, much- abused officials. Ranged on opposite sides in hot ar- Pay are the defamers and defenders of the police. The. ene side holds'the force 1s composed of brutal, in- eompetent, uadiseiplined loungers, while the other as stoutly asserts the men are made of the souna- est mettle and trained to the highest degree of per- Section. Besides these two parties who take an Qrterest in the police there is another smaller lass of persons who entirely disapprove of the pres- ent method of selecting, appointing, promoting and dealing with the men. These latter people @rgue that there is not suffcient care taken in ip- westigatiug the characters of applicants. The eppointments are made with too much haste and consideration. Men are put into positions from which they are supposed to watch the lives and property of citizens who are entirely disqualifiea for such places and who upon the very first oppor- tanity abuse the power confided to them. Promo- Mons are conducted on the game general princi- ples, fitness for the rank being the last thing thought of, While the direction of the force 1s en- Srusted to hands of as little skilful manipulation any in the rank and file, unfortunately for the {terests of those who expect and ought to DEMAND PROTECTION ‘she characteristics in the force are sufficiently nu- merous to support the theories of the growlers. That many of the officers are unfit for the positions they hold is too apparent, and that the men take advan- Sage of the defects of their superiors is at al) times eanily seen. The political element, too, has se much to do with the progress of the men through the force that the effect ts very demoralizing. These influences attach to @ policeman trom tne wery hour he enters the service, and they adhere te him while he belongs toit. Of the 2,200 men that Gow compose the service not more than twe hun- @red, if that number, have been recemmended for Sppointment by others than politicians, When a candidate makes up his mind to go on the police the ret thing he does is to cast about for some one who will have sufficient influence with one of the Commissioners to get him an appointment. Sometimes he is able te get at the important per- sonage himself, but ordinarily he is obliged to put Gp with asecond party. An arrangement is made by the applicant and the business man of the rep- fesentative of power, by which certain little pecu- giary considerations are to be tendered to the man of iafuence for his trouble and time. Then the business man suggests the propriety and benefit of retaining his favor. The applicant sees heis ex- pected to be generous, and a second bargain is struck. The power in the background usually re- seives from one to two hundred dollars for his ef- forts on behalf of the applicant, and the agent from twenty-five to fifty dollars, This money is frequently paid im _ advance, but more generally only half the amount is paid down and the remainder when the ofiicer is able to deduct it from his pay. Some- tumes policemen are appointed on the force to feward them for political services rendered pa- ‘rons at ward primaries—smashing in the skulls of woters on election days, and such other work ,@e May become necessary in carrying the points @fthe party. The men who directly benefit by these labors become in turn useful to the Pelice Commissioners, who pay for the assistance ren- Gered according to the vaiue. At certain periods of the year it is very difficult to obtain an appoint- ment for an applicant, but when legisistion 1s in progress the representatives of the people are allowed ‘TREMENDOUS SOCOrR f that way. This is partioularly the case at pres- ent. Men are rushed upon the foree at the rate ef ity a week, and applications continue to pour ia pon the Commissioners, although the number pre- ‘Scribed by jaw is now enrolled upon the books of tue Department; still the Commissioners give the men G@pplicatien papers to keep things quiet, knowing full wel) they stand no chance whatever of being made policemen. This is a short-sighted and most suicidal policy, for it not only makes an enemy for the Board of the rejected man, but it offends his patron, and both will be sure at some time to re- ®ent the inwry on the Commissioner who promised bread and deait out a stone. When one applicant for the position of armed, equipped and commis- @ioned pairolier of the public thoroughfares has @atisfied the itching palms of the intermediates he is Sntroduced into the vicinity of the Commissioner— kis vision may be giaddened by a glimpse of that d@ignitary, butihe chances are against it—where he receives a printed form he is told to fill up. When the questions asked by the application paper are satisiactorily answered the man is sent before the Board of Surgeens, where his dimculties Feally begin. He must enter the presence of the facalty as he Game into the world. He must be a Certain size, age and weight, He must be sound in wind and limb—-that is, the rules of the Department Bay 80, and they are sometimes carried out—and Me constitution must be of a construction that will stand heat, cold and hardship. If, however, fhe application paper has been granted to a petitioner who has po power with the Commis- wioners, and who they do not to oblige or reward, a messenger is sent privately to the Board of examining physicians, saying one of the Commissioners, in @ moment of wonderful in- telligeace, discovered & mele on the shadowy side ef the young man’s nose, apd the Board would re- Bpectivliy pot gob wa facnity look into the mat- ter. Sungical skill is brought tq bear upon that mole, and presently it assumes THE MAGNITUDE OF A MOUNTAIN. Of course thet maa is disqualified fro: pol ce duty, and he goes to his home to break cart of a doting mother or iatker with the intel- Hgence that the doctors bad rejected him because he had a cnronic disease. Mop have been known in the Board of Police Surgeons te recommend, as Private practtioners, customers to Iife insurance companics for policies that the next day, at & wink from one of the Police Com- Wissioners, they have pronowmeed — suffer- ing from heat disease, In justice to the present Board, however, it is but due to say that B@othing of that kiud could be done today. After the measuring in the surgical department comes the weighing. lia man is not up to the required height, nothing can bring him there; bus such is mot the case with the weight. An applicant who is found t be two or three pounds lighter than the standard is pul aside for atime, te be examined more closely at lcisure, and the business of exti- mating the avoirdupois of the rest of the company goceon, The ight weight gets quietly inte a cor- er, Winks at one Of the rol Applicants, who ia Waiting to strip for examination, o got hima Arink of water, The little ruse js understood, at wace dug water Ie pEOpUTEd, Us A Weis | there are six men in my platoon that couldn’t tell é m or Mpa or mas at tien ‘room, to "perform “ths ‘itie. vperatton on bat weight themsefves with suff- Rage Me Ny BE iy, With. drawback only of a the = Romy ae sr passed Neronee oe aoe) 'or's hands, ant next éinds himself amor the Slerks, wiro ‘cater his case upon the books and snes hiss De, ‘Thi to most portant step, tuough in action @ very como! Sg ven iy fore the Commissioners. it ig notin the men, but in SYSTEM, THE 5 which ts rotten te the very foundation. Tram! constantly ‘being | it eat ie ace of them beap the the men, that upon the ry ta stamp of malice or am ‘umdue desire on the | part of one to jow bis efficiency over —_ another. Tre men are driven imvo all Kinds of straits to wi out of ‘these complainte—frst of ali, to keep their recoras clear jm the Department, and lly, to gave the money for their ies the Commissioners would stop out of their pay as fines. In taking the oath office the iceman swears he has paid no money, directly or indirectly, te promote or in any way influence appointment; Knows of no money paid for such a purpose and does not intend to give any with the like object. Now, the men who get appointed through paying for their pri ‘walk into their uniforms thi h the gates of a jury. From the desk of the chief clerk the 4 r are in- mend are sent'to scheol. In @ room set apart pul a ey mat the: Biructed im the rules and lnties of the force by & captain or wergeant, who also mducta them into the mysteries of drill. As soon as they are re- Feed eset nde ‘rou ust asel ine! en they burst u| the work, fab in fall-fes 4 men. peti, Bap first few days of apprenticeship the cap! ;of precincts detail eld officers te accom- pany the tyros on their posts of duty aud when the man is supposed te be sensible of the obligations of bis ition he is left te Dis own resources, Meeting a policeman one night last week who seemed to mal the best of most trying cireumstances, the writer ventured to ask :— “How long have you been on the force?” “Near eighteen months now,” was the quick reply. “Do you like it?” “Not much. You wouldn’t like it either ifyou were out for hours in weather hike this. Butl don’t intend to do this sert oi thing long. I’ve got some good friends up town and they are going to et me detailed to the detective office or one of the janks. This night work is sanity to kill a horse.” “You don’t get nignt duty all the time??? “| know 1 den’t; but I don’t want any of it. ‘What's the use of running round a ward ail your life working for other cond tee ifyou can’t get some-. thing soit by it? Do you think i went on the police to do post duty? Not bya long shot; I didn’t ex- peet to be so long as this at it.” “But there are menin the Department who have spent half their lives as patrolmen.” “| know there are, and if that’s good enough for them it ain’t forme. I’m going to make the most of my time while I have the chance. There’s loads of fellows in thie business that’s just fit for that sort of thing and nothing else. When I was down town 1 used to see the thickest-headed lunks made licemen you ever ran across in your » One fellow came into the house one a! detailed fer duty, and the Captain sent im on the day tour. When he came back he answered roll and went up stairs with the rest of the squad. Pretty soon he came down again in full uniform, with his stick in hand, and started out to go to bis supper. ‘Where are you going,’ said the Captain, ‘ike that? ‘Home,’ 8 he, ‘to show th’ ould woman the wottle,’ low, what are you going to do witha man like that? The fool felt so good at having a suit of whole clothes on that he couldn’t content himself without going home to let his ould woman admire him.” : Ay there are not many men like that on the force.” “Ain't there? You just come upin our section room for a couple of nights and sleep there; I'll het ja the way from Union square to the City Hall to save their necks. "Twas bad enough when they put on fellows red-hot out of Castile Garden, but they’re pilin’ on country fouts mow that never heard of New York until they were despatched here to be made pelicemen. I see a feliow put on a esborgpte d post one night shortly after I joined mysel/, and he never stopped till he got down to the Battery. A sergeant Of the First precinct met him and asked him what he was doing down there, ‘I’m on me bate,’ saya he. The sergeant sent bim up town in, but before he got back on his post the “rounds” and sergeant of his precinct had given him up. thought some stray dog had ‘The: swallowed him. Mind you, there are some good officers on the police—as good as any in the world; but they are mostly quict, tazy-going fel- lows, and there they sticl walking the streets. Now if tnere was anything like promotion for merit or bravery these are the men who ought to go up, but there ain’t, you see, and they remain down. Light-watsted roosters skip in policeman’s coat and jump out with acaptain’s shield, while steady, careful men are looking after thieves and settling disputes in tenement houses. I’ve seen captains and ser- guess yeu have, too, who couldn’t send in 8 report to the Department in passable English fer all the money they’re worth, id two- thirds of ’em is rich enough to retire. ere are men in this Department, and earen any of em too, who have been doing patrol duty for ditee: sixteen and seventeen years, who would wear wit! henor and eredit te the city uniforms now on the backs of louts who sprung from nothing in a night, and, mind you, who never did anything to deserve tne places they got unless to worry the officers in the discharge of their duty or ly to one of the Commissionors.”” “Then you think the Commissioners are available on that side?” Dol! You catch one of em on his hobby and see how you'll thrive. I intend te shake this pretty soon. Just wait till the present little difficulties are cleared out of the atmosphere and see me go for something, I tell though the lunkheads are useful sometimes, Th ¢ mostly cunning and deep, and are great de for gathering in the stam You see that’s a virtue of itself and ver; useful in the Police Department. Collecting, divid- ing and shutting i Ares things not to be lost aight of in this business if a man wants to take a wife fioe® bur if you want vo ahd acfopeinr tye ster? stomach you must search enone uy fellows. 1 @ while, though, we got tire: ‘the milk, to send a man for a ty and then we or two of coffee to the iter saloen around the corner. Each fellow had to do the ge op im hie turn, enti one pies one of us caught the boy in the saloon trying to fit another man’s watch into Feo pocket. He was letgo on condition he should fetch the coffee tm future, but the contract didn’t last over a couple mouths, for we were ‘aia) “T think your getting what you want is very Probab! Di so de 1. Good night. Srening ous nap figher ‘The rounésman, Fanking one ste) her Mgrs ya nee the officers are Fatty their One roundeman te det each Prete Sicainesenae nents ‘ing 1m every preciact. The t ol sho’ Me fan snes worl has wt all the men who get into these frequentiy make faise and Saaere ee and the L ness with be eaeet “or” this on the value of the ser- vices of, the men is vel ry, umasaiainctory, for the reason that it takes the men all their time to wateh the roundsman and bey 4] mo time to spare for the wellare of the peop! The slightest offence complained of by a roundsman will cost & coupte of days’ , and the men are frequently fined five, eight and ten days’ pay. This isa serious matter to a man of ily, an Toundsman can mwage ick a aw a the wer" the hea ama mosi Officers. A great source of an- Soyanee ameng men is the mamner of disposing of ‘uhese in a ower oy If the roundsman sends complaint to the Captain against one of the latter’s FRIENDS OR FAVORITES it is buried; but if the officer should be a man not tn favor with the Caj er out of favor with one of his numerous beet friends in the 4hen it goes to the tral OMce, and probably testi- mony enough with it to cause a dismissal. it is a common occurrence for roundsmen to make up their minds to break men, and that they carry out the intention to the letter can be seen every day. Once Ah toca? be bot ey the rounds- man loses all his zeal and suddenly falls into that dozing, dreamy, transition condition of all ser- geants. There are four sergeants attached to each precinct. One sits at the desk when he feels like it, which is not often; after sundown one ts sup- posed to patrol the precinct, one 18 of duty, and the other isin reserve, In this branch of the ser- vice there are many capable, intelligent, well edu- eated men. But at this poimt, unfortunately, the careers of too many ef them are suddenly checked, The plotters and connivers manage to get made captaing, but the dignified, cultivated, experleaced sergeant remains behind the desk. ‘The same syatem of telegraphy adoptedwamong the men is in action in the interests of the sergeants. Ifone of them wants to lie down during the night, and the should ap- Captain, Inspector or Superintenden’ roach the neighborhood of the station house, the Fact is instantly sent to the sergeant, and when the Captain, Inspector or Superintendent arrives ever: is in order. Not that they are ever much troubled in this way, still they ure always prepared for an emergency. From the rank of sergeant the captains are taken, and as they are constantly before the public in their several pre- cincts more prominently than any other men in the force, it is unnecessary to dwell upon them. There gre men among the five and thirty police captains of New York who have proved themselves worthy of THE WIGHEST RANK IN ANY SERVICE; there are others, however, who are not fit for the places they hold—in fact, who should have been allowed to always serve the people on post duty, lacking, a8 some of them do, the very first require- ments of the office. Of all the departments in the police this is the one into which politics enter too much, except, perhaps, that of the Superintendent, who is appointed by the Commissioners and holds his oMee during their pleasure, The present in- cumbent of that oitice is a great favorite among the rank and file, for the reason that he is at times thoughttal and considerate, but his posi- tion is due more to his political stand- ing than to his abitity for the position. According to the rules of the department it ts the duty of the Superintendent to be present at all serious or extensive fires. in the city and at all riots and tumultions assemblages, where he should take command of the force. This enactment, though a very good one, eutirely leaves out the juestion ef personal pravery and judgment, and oes not take into consideration at all the effect upon the men of a superintendent who would direct their movements from his office by telegraph or courier at a time of great danger. lt has never been and can never be a question of the courage of the men, They have shown the mettle they pos- sess on more than one occasion, and there are occurring among them every week individual deeds of heroism that should earn for them the respect and gratitude of the community. In times of trouble these men must be led, and ifthe leader should turn out to be a weak one what wotld become of the otficers and the lives of the citizens who depended upon their valor? The amending of that rule to suit the characteristics of the man who may nephen to occupy the Superin- tendent’s chair woul @ very geod thing, An- other rule ef the police code says that ‘it shall be the duty of the ica ce a of Police to en- force in the city all the laws of the State and the ordinances of the city of New York, and also to ABATE ALL GAMING HOUSES, rooms and premises and places kept or used for lewd or obsceme purposes and amusements, and places kept or used fer the sale of lottery tickets or poe ” Rule 35 says:—‘“It shail be duty to ago from __ time to time each station house and police rison in the city and the House of Detention for Witnesses, and repert to the Board in relation to their order and cleanliness, whether the books are properly kept and the business of the station ouse is properly conducted.” These are but a few of the duties of the Superintendent; but they go to show the immense amount of labor thrown upon him and some of the dimcuities of the offiee. The detective office is directly under his control, and the captain of the detectives is obliged to be con- stantly in consultation with him about the business of the office. There are detailed at the detective office twenty-four officers, who repert there daily for duty, and the sixty-five special lice- men who are posted for duty at banks and warehouses throughout the city al and old a shanty to himeelf.”’ “What kind of @ roundsman have you on the pla- teon?’” & pretty decent fellow; minds his and knows how to treat the men. I’ve got a first-rate side partner, though, and we man- age to get a ceuple of hours each during the night. fe pay for @ hall bedroom between us down in the next block, and slip in there for a snooze when we get the chamce. We have a regular system of telegraph among ourselves, and any one of us can tell the exact location of the ronndsman or ser- geant at any time during the night.” aan it, then, that 80 many of you get “Well, some fellows get careless and take too bi; chances, and then, in, some~o’ the ‘rounds’ are mean hounds and hide in doorways ana behind boxes to catch 8 man.” “They don’t often find you he | do they?” ‘ NOs T only got it ence since I have been in the department. I had s narrow about @ week ago. It was ay oe and I bad been drinking beer boy | the noon, which made me feel Py. I went on post at midnight, re- Hevea man, tried A ne as I could, then le for the jroem went to sleep ‘There is a baker’s wife on the first floor, front, who dees my washing, and she generally. keeps a look out for me, as she sets up most o’ the night with her husband. Id been in bed about an hour and a half when she came thundering at the doer and woke me up. She said the ‘rounds’ was walking up and down outside rapping for me. You never saw a man’s duds go on his back so quick. Ban; went threugk tne rear window, dropped into the yard, climbed the fence, leaped into the next yard, dashed through the nailway ef a tenement house into the next street, then down the block as fast as my legs could carry me, turned at the end of the street into my it and moved aleng up towards the ‘rounds,’ whistling to keep myself company. ‘Twas a bitter cold night, and I shiv- ered all over, for I carried away the founda tion.of my pants getting over the fenee, but I walked up to the scratch smiling. Dy the time I got to.that part of the block the Sergeant had come up, and the ‘rounds’ told him I was in the house. ey had been knocking at the door until they brought the baker’s wife te the window, and they were asking her if an officer had not gone into the house, when I came along whistling the andante movement of @ very favorite operatic air. “Why, here he is,’ said the Sergeant, ‘Didn’t 1 tell you ?’ sald the baker's wife. hite woman as ever you saw in nt life, that little baker's wife. Ske didn’t like the ‘rownds’ any way, an was giad to catch him. ‘What's the matter,’ says I, looking quietly at ’em frem the other side of the street, while a hurricane played up the small o' my back that would a’ Aig the fire bells in the city. ‘Nothing,’ said the Sergeant. ‘Where were yout’ ‘Down at the other end of .my tad says I, ‘trying my doors,’ I was trying doors, » you bet; but it was to get through them. ‘Rounds’ looked astonished; it, said nothing, and the Sergeant took him off. ‘Since that night Couns ot teouns ris &@ second rag = pee 've spent on candy for that re wite's. elfess ‘aangnter would py a fall- d ship. I do like game, wherever I see it, I'd rather Rave a plucky mouse than a cowardly € at omoer, put.astop to “That, o1 A Mr BI your stolen snoozea?”” “No, th didn’t, I can’t get aleng without them. wy, had my Sanday pants on balf ar hour after. Talking about that ‘er's wile has just brought to my mind beg we used to go to when! was down town. was a baker's, too. They get a 00d dealef our company, because the: night. The ene dowam town, though, got tirea of us at last, and kicked. I’ve seen as many as six meen, asleep on his benches at a time, ‘The journeymen used to get mad sometimes and say they covidn’t work; but when they growled the officers sent them to old Nick's oven and then turned over fer another doze. The night of the burstup a big six-foot Dutchmag came in, and slinging off his coat, dropped on the ‘boss’’ bench, ‘Mere gees for promotion.’ That riled | the old man. Hé apeke to some of tke ward poil- | cians next day, the Captain gave us hookey. wors all We lost our rendezvons, had aiterwards to go | out and forage sepa: 1 was werry for it, too, for | was just becoming attached to the bet buns, ‘The baker aojd milk and butter in the shop over- head, and when the batch was drawn from the oven We Deed to heln Oursplves. 1 tell you thege > belong to this branch, ie Commissioners are rod members of the Board of Health, and now conduct the Bureau of Street Cleaning, which has recently been added to the Police Department. Considering the number and varied character of the force, dismissals are very rare, and the fact is highly creditable to the general character of the men. A policeman once dismissed bas great dim- culty in eereen. reappointed, particularly if his offence be intoxication. Instances have occurred, though, where men were dismissed for being drunk three, and in one or two cases four times, and were in put back; but this practice has lately been ven 4 almost entirely. The great question among the men at the present time seems to be, who is to succeed Mr. Kelso? ara names canvassed, and revalis in the ment that an old F will selected. The off cers think no. mere politician will be over Bee inthe thought they are comparatively vy uiutieony. POUGHKEEPSIE SENSATIONS, oe Conelasion of the Lands” Suit—A Row sar Exccutors. POUGHKEE?PSIB, March 24, 1878, ‘The celebrated Fishkill oil case has just been de- cided by the Court of Appeals. The action was brought in Dutchess county, in the year 1866, by George F. Chester, Samuel Mitchell, Jr., Henry R. Lyle, Samuel S. Mitchell, Edwin ©, Stringer and Frances ©. Voorhees against John 8. Dickinson, John W. Jones and Edgar Reed, survivors ef Francis A. De Wint, of Fishkill Landing, for » wrong for damages occasioned by reason of the plaintiffs having been cheated ana defrauded in the purchase of land of the defendant, the frandu- lent practice being charged to be the placing of petroleum oi] by the defendants on the lands, thereby inducing the belief that the oil was the production of the lands; that the defendants were copartners, and were jointly and severally liable for the acts of their partners while the partnership existed, whereby their deceptive appearances were created upon the subject of their partnership and whereby the partnership realized the proceeds of the fraud. The trial of this action, which continued for several days, before Judge J. F. Bar- nard, excited attention everywhere. One of the principal witnesses was a man named Benjamin Higgs, who by the lawyers was called “The Swamp Angel.” It was he who dosed the land with erafe petroleum, and he would escort visitors about the grounds, Ranting out to them where the of] flowed treely, fe place was visited by scores of people from all parts of the conntry, and property in the vicinity was sold at fabulous prices, ig the trial Higgs exposed the whole ting, and gave details which at times set the Court in a roar oj laughter, The action resulted in a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs for the sum of $35,000. From the Judgment so entered the defendants appealed to the General Term ef the Supretwe Court, and there the judgment was afirmed with costs. The de- fendants then appealed to the Court of Appeals from the judgment of the Genera! Term. The case on appeal was argued at the last session of the Court of Appeals and a jndgment of amrmance given therein. The plaintits were represented by Judges A. Anthony and Homer a. Nelson, and the defendants by Messrs. Bakemy.n and Latten, Anerner case that ts also exciting attentiqn here- aSoute jnst now is on the tapis in Surrogate Dor- Jand’s Court, and it seems to be a somewhat sin, lar case, About twenty-one years avo James Vas- sar died, leave. 4 Will, end naming as the execu- tors thereof Matthew Vaasar, Oliver H. Booth and Celebrated “Oil Among the Vas- Caroline Vassar. Caroline Vassar and Oliver H. Booth, as surviving executors of said estate, peti- tion Jor a final accounting of their proceedings as such executors. On the geturn day of the citation the heirs of J * Vasear, deceased, claimed that Matthew Vassar, the deceased executor, held money in Lis hands belonging to the estate of James Vasenr, deceased, which he did not Ray over; consequently Oli . Booth and Caro. ie Vassar, tue surviving executors, dled .@ DGh NEW YORK HHRALD, TUESDAY, MARCH 75, 1873—QUADRUPLE Vateat ce neceent Or ait monte ioe ma | MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. the, be discharged by the execuvers. The case ‘wilt be an as such next. H, A. and 'e. ‘the John Nelson s x- ecator ot dames Vases. Gyrin Swan forthe beirs | | Pascuxrs—turcn of James Vassar, and J n. ke for the ex- | day evening, March @f Matthew Vasear. THE METHODIST MINISTERS. The Devil tn the Secuiar Press,and What the Preachers Do to Drive Him Out—A Resolution Adopted Requesting the Press to “Let Us Alone.” Yesterday Rev. John ‘Parker made fierce on- slaught on the secular press ‘for its atheistic and Geyilish influence upon the community. That in- fuence, in his opinion, ie evil and only evil, and that contineally, and he and ® few other brethren are doing what they can to correct it by support- ing to the best of their ability a daily paper in this city that will net applaud the devil and crime and caricature and decry God and religion. But, ac- cording % Mr. Parker, the proprietor of that paper hes already sunk $40,000 in this effort, and a Brother Remington has sunk many thousands more. Mr. Parker made an eloquent appeal to hia ministerial brethren to rally around this daily and keep it afloat. He had no doubi at all that the press would become by and by a great agent in the hands of God in promoting Hie cause in the earth, But at present the devil is in the press and controlling it. Rev. Mr. GoRHAM took issue with Mr. Parker. He asked, DID THE PRESS CARICATURE BISHOP JANES when he consecrated & Metnodist church or or- dained a Methodist minister or misstonary? Did it utter false reports of their doings in annual con- Jerence and elsewhere? Certainly not. It is only when the brethren do and say foolish and absurd things that the press holds them up to the mirror of public opinion, and the thing for them to do was to correct their own speech and manner. He did not believe in a wholesale aenunciation of the press, its editors and reporters, as he had heard, and he thought the press inclined to be just and true to all men. Mr. PARKER, in reply, said his brother Gorham’s speech reminded him of another good brother's re- marks tha: certain persons professed holiness with @ Viclousness that was painful. He made excep- tions and referred to one reporter by name, who, he believed, was a good Christian man, But he had attended the Convention in Cooper Institute to put the name of God into the constitution, and he saw the reporters there applaud every atheistic and in- fidel remark that was made. Hence he believed his previous remarks were justified. Mr. WILLIAMS was called out and made @ few re- marks tn defence of the press, and asked the breth- ren how many of them wgnid exchange New Yor! with its ninety-two daifWand 604 weekly a 5 and hence its great devil, for Florida, which has nota single daily and only twenty-one weeklies, and hence no devil? How long, he asked, woul they have to wait for the bate! of Alabama, Arkan- was, Kentucky or Georgia to break up the “RINGS” IN WASHINGTON AND NEW YORK? How long ere they would send after a lost pt a a Cuban patriot or an Indian Modoc chief? He maintained that where the greatest devil is there the greatest god is also; that where the press has the largest circulation there the people are most intelligent, and that God can carry on his great purposes toward mankind through their intelligence rather than through their ignorance. And hence the press that has the largest circulation does the most and the best work for God and humanity. He believed in the conse- cration of the press, and of the talents of its editors, popes ines) &c., to God; but, he asked, what had brethren of the ministry done to compass thisend? How many of them had been into newspaper offices, and how many more of them had interviewed by reporters, and had they ever spoken to these men about their souls or tried to lead them to God? He believed THB PRESS INSPIRED TAUB PATRIOTISM ‘and devotion to God and humanity, and had cor- rected many of the abuses in the pulpit and out of it, and was doing God’s work from day to day. The debate here closed, and under miscellaneous business Dr. Crawford intreduced a@ resolution re- qeesting the members of the meeting, visitors and professional reporters to refrain hereafter from publishing any of the procs snes ofthe preachers’ meeting in the ip per or secular press. Rev. M. French dissented from the purpose of this r ution. He favored the press reporters and was glad to correct his own foolishness by this mirror whenever his faults or follies were presented to him therein. He was once by eg in a city paper as making a political address at a camp meeting in Shelter Island when he was not within one hundred miles of the place. His friends per- suaded him to write a correction of it, and, “‘simple- ton aos he was,” he did write it and took the note to the office of the paper referred to and had a talk with the editor. The correction was made next day by substituting Jamesport for Shelter Island, and he had not‘ been within one hundred miles of that lace either at the time mentioned. (Laughter.) le would not take the trouble again to correct newspaper reports of what he said or but would try to outlive and down live them. ira. Marks, Foss and Weed made a few remarks and the re- solution was adopted by a vote of 60 to 5, FEAST OF THE ANNUNCIATION. pins cto rn ey ‘The Significance of the Festival and Its Celebration in the Churches To-Day. The Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary will be celebrated with becoming solemnity in all the Roman Catholic and most of the Episcopal churches of the city to-day, and the devout members of these denominations are snp- posed to observe it as a holiday of obligation. Masses will be offered up and services performed, as on Sundays, at the usual hours. In St. Patrick’s Cathedral there will be a solemn high mass at half-past ten o'clock ; also {n the Church of St. Al- phonsus at the same hour, with a sermon in the evening, at haif-past seven o’clock. Celebrations and sermons will take place as on Sundays in the Charches of St, Paul the Apostle, St, Francis Xavier, St. Stephen’s, and St. Anne’s Episcepal church, West Eighteenth street. This festival takes its name from the happy tidings brought by the Angel Gabriel to the Blessed Virgin Mary concerning the incarnation of the Son of Gog, It commemorates the most im- portant embassy that was ever known—an em- basey from thé King of Kings to an humble virgin, poor in earthly treasures, but greater in the eyes ‘of God than all the sceptres in the world could make an earthly monarch, The design of this em- bassy was to give a Saviour to the world, a victim of propitiation to the sinner, a gon to~@ virgin still remaining & virgin, and a new nature—the nature of hamanity—to the Son of God. The prophet Isaias foretold that “‘a virgin should conceive ane bring forth a son” (Isaiah vil., 14), and to the Ange) Gabriel, according to the words of the Evan- gelist, was entrusted the announcement of these words when he spake to the V Mary, “Hail! full of grace, the Lord is with thee; biessed art thou ee ee @t. John xiyv.), and told her she was to become the mother of Jesus. St, Austin gays that, according to an ancient tradition, this feast was comple! on the 26th of March. Both the Eastern and Western Churches celebrate it on this day, and have done so, at least, since the fifth century. It is mentioned by Gelasius I. in 402, Council of Qonstantinopie, in 692, orders the * ” as on Good Friday, to be on all days in Lent, except Satardays, Sundays and the Feast ofthe Annunciation. The Tenth Councti of Toledo, in 666, calis this solemnity ‘The Feast of the Mother of Goa,” by way of excellence—*‘Festum Sancte Jestivitatis matris, nam quod Jestum. est matris vist verdi.” In praise of this incomprehensible mystery the incarnation big Urban I, in the Council of Clermont, 1095, ordered the bell to be Tung every day for the triple angelical salatation, or “Angelus Domint,” at morning, noon and m4 the practice of which devotion was recommen severaily and successively Ld LL John Iil., lixtus III., Paul IIl., Alexander VIL, Clement X, id Benedict XIII. It has ever since become a very special and favorite day of devotion to the Blessed Virgin in all Catholic countries and com- Taunities and has been frequently noticed asa day ‘on which ptons Catholic ladi life. cordance with the of Church is as old as Obristianity itself and wiil probably continue as “long a8 its rites, ceremonies and infuences con- tinue to prevail. PICKPOOKETS ON THE STREET OARS, Ie would appear that the Grand street line of cars, running trom Desbrosses street ferry to Wil- liamsburg ferry, has become a favorite field of oper- ations for pickpockets. Not a day elapses but some person is robbed on one of these cars. A few evenings ago ® poor man was passing into the Desbrosses street ferry and he put his hand inte his pocket, only to find that his pocketboek, contain- ing two weeks’ wages, was gone. On the same even- ing a crowd was huddled on the back platform of 4 Car Wheo @ gentieman had his hat knocked off by & suspicious character at the corner of Hudson and Greenwich streets. While elbowing his way off the platform his watch and chain wore taken. Halt a block farther on the man who knocked off his hat and a “pal’? jnmped off and turned around the corner into Greenwich atreet, where they dis- appeared, It must be well known to the police that the notorious “Johnny the Greek” is the leader of the that ‘‘runa’’ this line of cars; pa ta) allowed poreve his ayocation apmo- Married. iNGs.—In Chicago, on Wednes- ; 12. by the Rev. E. ms Good 8] Mr, CHakLes BE. BRACKETT, MAR- tbnee ELLA hee A third daughter of W. Ings, Esq., all of Chicage. Manis Dogire on Monday, March 3, at the residence of the bride’s mother, by Rev. T. M. Burch, JoszrH to Mary leat daughter of the late Mr. Archibald Downey, both of this city. Knupso. —On. Thur March 20, at the residence of the bride’s parents, by the Rev. Charles ADOLPHUS A. KNUDSON to Emma C., elucst daughter of R. P. Clark, Esq., all of LaNawortay — Lancwortny.—On Thursday, Maren 20, 1872, at the Church of the Redeemer, by 3 Ln.) a A. Toonard, CHARLES % LANG- ORTHY, NCES A., daughter . R, Lang- were eee ha i ibe ‘ATUM—PARSONS.—On Thu: evel March 20, 1873, at the residence of pe A Bg by the Rev. Alfred Stubbs, D. D., A. RANDOLPH tera Wham @"Puiv, bapa Sree Bee r am G. of Broo! lew Branswick, N. J. halides ni WALKER—STgW4kt.—In Jersey City, on Thursday even! March by the Rev. J. Howard Suydam, Prrer WALKER to MaGGiE A. STEWART. WesT—SHEPHERD.—On saturday, March 22, at the residence of the bride’s parents, by the Vv. J. Cowins, Jonn W. WEstT tO CaSSANDRA SHEPHERD, both of Edgewater, 8. I. Birth. INGoLpsBy.—After fifteen years’ marriage, Mrs, ‘WILLIAM INGOLDsBY of a daughter. AYFLECK.—-On Saturday morning, March 22, MARY A., wife of Daniel O, Affleck, in the 32d year of her The relatives and friends of the family are re- stfully invited to attend the funeral, from her late residence, 54 Lynch street, between Bedford and Lee avenues, Brooklyn, E. D., on Tuesday aiter- noon, March 25, at one o’cloek. ARMSTRONG.—On Monday, March 24, ISABELLA ScONLAN, the beloved wife of James Armstrong, in tne 30th year of her age; native of Magurn Bridge, county Fermanagh, Ireland. ‘The relatives and friends of the fat are respect- invited to attend the funeral, m her late Ne. it Twenty-fourth street, on Wednesday, 26th; from thence to the Cemetery of the Holy Cross, Flatbush. A. 0, H. No. 13 are re- spectfully invited to attend. AYeERs.—At Newark, N.J., on Saturday, March 22, 1883, SARAH A., wife of William H. Ayers, aged 30 reer 1 month and 11 days, ineral services from the South Baptist church, minney street, Newark, N. J., on Tuesday, March 25, at half-past two o’clock P. M. Philadelphia and Brooklyn papers please copy. BavMEIsTeR.—On Monday, March 24, FREDERICK BavuMEIsTeR, son of Froderick and Emily Bau- meister, 4 17 years and 10 months. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are re- spectfully invited to attend the funeral, irom his father’s Leche East Twenty-third street, on Wednesday, 26, at one o’clock. ADFIELD.—On Monday, March 24, 1873, WIL- MR. BROAD! in the 29th year of his age, Notice of funeral in Wednesday’s papers, Po.aR STAR LopaE, No. 119, I. 0. or 0. F.— Brothers, you are hereby notified to attend the funeral of our late brother, William R. Broadfield, from his late residence, 136 Orchard street, on Wednesday, 26, at ten o'clock A. M. WILLIAM MADDEN, N. G. Joun 0. CumMING, Secretary. Brown.—On Saturday, March 22, JOHN BRowN aged 46 years. ‘phe relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, 26 Greenwich street, on Tuesday, March 25, at one o'clock P. M. SUMMONS.—Geo! Washington Lodge,+No. 285, F. and A. M.—Brethren, you are hereby summoned to attend & special communication at the Lodge room, corner Seventh street and Third avenue, on Tuesday, March 25, at 11:30 A. M., for the purpose of paying the last tribute of respect to our late brother, John Brown. 8. W, STRICKLAND, M. W. W. WARNER, Secretary. Canty.—On Sunday, March 23, ANNIE M. G. CANTY, daughter of Michael and the late Mary Canty. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are re- spectfally invited toattend the funeral, from her late residence, Eighty-third street, between Madi- son and Fourth avenues, on Wednesday morning, at nine o’clock, to St. Lawrence’s church, East hty-fourth street, thence to Calvary Cemetery. ARROLL.—On Sunday, March 23, PaTRIck OaR- ROLL, com itor, in the 33d year of his age. The relatives and friends of the family and mem- bers of New York Lg eed Union, No. 6, are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, 68 Leroy street, on Wednesday, March 26, at two o'clock P.M. ‘the remains wili be mterred in Calvary Cemetery. Kingston, Canada, papers please copy. CARROLL.—On Monday morning, March 24, at the residence of her father, Mr. Royal Phelps, ANITA CARROLL, wife of John Lee Carroll, of Maryland. Funeral services at St. Ann’s (Catholic) church, Twelfth street, near Broadway, on Thursday, the 27th, at ten o’clock. Relatives and friends are in- vited without further notice, CaRROLL.—On Sunday evening, March 23, at 171 First avenue, of dropsy, MICHAEL CARROLL, a na- tive of Thomastown, county Kilkenny, Ireland, 51 years, relatives and friends of the family, also the members of Cameron Post, No. 79, Grand Army of the Republic,. and the members of Company F, Sixty-ninth regiment, N. G.,S.N. Y., are respect- falty invited to attend the funeral, this day (Tues- day), March 25, at half-past one o’clock. ASSIDY.—On sunday, 23, ROSANNA Cas- srpy, in her 55th year. The relatives and friends of the family, and of her sons, Cornelius, Michael and John, and of her brother, Michael Connolly, are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from her late residence, 51 Marion street, on Tuesday, March 25, at two o’clock P. M. Corway.—In London, land, on Sunday, Mareh 9, after a long illness, Mr. Parnick Conway, late of Seventy-fifth street and. Third avenue, New York, in the 34th year of his age. His remains arrived per steamer Celtic, on San- day, March 23, and were forwarded to Burlington, Vt, where they will be interred on Wednesday mo! . Friends of the family are requested to attend the funeral. London (England) and Cork (Ireland) papers Please copy. Cross.—On Sunday, Mareh 23, Taomas WILLI. eldest son of T. B. and Elizabeth Cross, aged 1: years and eleven days. Funeral services at 434 Pulaski street, Brooklyn, E. D., on Wednesday. 26th inst., at two o'clock P. M,, etatives and friends are favitea to attena.; ristol (Eng! Papers please copy. CUNNINGHAM.—On Monday morning, March 2, ms! r a long illness, HBNRY F. CUNNINGHAM, 28 years age. ‘The relatives and friends are invited to attena the funeral, on Tuesday, at two o’clock, from his late residence, 428 West Forty-ninth street. Pn 5 eta turday, March 22, Samu. L, ANFIBLD. bree rp no 8 aon are Nhe So pet the fone! at one P. s Tuesday, ie netan' his late residence, 403 Weat Forty-sixt! Philadetphia Ts please copy. Donowos.—On Monday, March at her resi- dence, 443 Esst Thirteenth stree tween First avenue and avenue A, after a short and severe ill- ness, CATHARINE SHERIDAN, Widow of Thomas Dono- hoe, aged 42 years and 6 months. The relatives and friends are sesoestes to attend ch J the fun on Wed: Mar at two L eral, inesday, 26, Doonsr.—On Sunday, March 28, 1873, Exiza pwn t toe Doonkgr, daughter of James and Catharine er. The retatives and friends, also those of her brothers-in-law, John Flyun and Michael McGoey, are re: sfully invited to attend the funeral, from St. Gabriel’s charch, East -seventh street, near Second avenue, to-day lesday), at two o’clock P. M., to Calvary Cemetery. FARRELL.—On Sunday, March Mary, wife of the late Owen Farrell, aged 79 years, a native of the parish of Granard, county Longford, Ireland. Her remains will be taken from her late resi- dence, 339 Sixteenth street, on Wednesday morning, March 26, at half-past nine o'clock, to the Church of the Immaculate ception, Fourteenth street and avenue A, where a solemn high mass of requiem will be offered for the repose of her seul, alter which her remains will be taken to Calvary Cemetery for interment. FLoc. Sunday, March LF Litty Foc 1d § months and 12 days, only child of Oscar an lannah Flock. Funeral will take place from the residence of Alfred Flock, 1,117 Second avenue, between Fifty- eighth and Barty ninth streets, on Tuesday, March et twe o’cloc! mD.—On Monday, March 1873, at the resi- dence of her son, Warwick Ford, Many ANN, Widow of William Ford, of London, England. Porp.—At Newark, N.J., on Sunday, March 23, 1873, BENJAMIN ForD. The relatives and friends are invited to atteny the funeral, on Tuesday, March 25, at_ two o’cloc P. M., from bis late residence, 90 Wilsey strecty |AMHILL.—On Monday, March 2%, after a short iliness, THOMAS HAMHILL, in the 84th year of his e. “*Particnt in to- "8 paper. Haning-—At Hackensagk, 08 Konaay, March 24, JOUN B. HARING, aged 83 years. ‘The relatives and friends are respecttully invited to attend the juneral, on Wednesday, at tweive o'clock noon, at Monsey, Rockland county, N. Y. Haverty.—On Monday, March 2%, Eiien, the Ddeloved wife of Martin Haverty, aged 48 years, ‘The relatives and friends of the family are in- vited to attend tne funeral, from her late residence, 187. Forayth street, on Wednesday morning, at eight o'clock. Her remains wiil beinterred in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Rondout, N. Y. Jones.—In Brooklyn, Mrs, Mary Jones, aged 65 years. Foneral from 240 Nassau street, to-day, at two o'clock, KEON.—On Wednesday, March 19, at St. John’s College, Fordham, N. Y., Parriok LAURENCE, the beloved and only 4on of Patrick Keon, Feq., of the Middie Temple, London, barrister-at-law, aged 16 years, KENNEPY.—On Sunday, March 23, EpwaRp KEN- NEDY, aged 75 years, ‘The relatives and frienas of the nary and those of nia sons, Christopher, John and ward, are Fespegiully invited te atvend the funeral, Jrom his Tesidence, 241 ‘Thirteentn sees ‘Weare March ba ast, at two o'clock P. t Monsey, Rockland county, N. Y., om March 23, Lior G., mile of Alexander He formerly of this city. relatives and frit of the are ré- Javited to attend the fiueral rou 2 Bt inst. at ten A."M. " + LoaDun.—On Mi March 24, at sland, Panay, March Phcseph and Ans key Oe take place on Wednesday, at two 7 Lot—On Su: March 23, .. Liu! guuld of 8. F. Mae te ee ) {4JOR.—On Mons March relict of Richard injeay at im the Be i nat *€runeral from ber late residence, Wilson a, ae as hake eet eS ends o} vited to attend. MaxweEL:.—Suddenly, on Friday, March at the residence of her nephew, William P. las, Miss MARY ANNE The relatives and friends of the are re- ctfully invited to attend the funeral, the it Presbyterian church, Filth avenue, betweem pa ant Exe streets, on Tuesday, 25th , at four P. M. MILLS.—At Astoria, L. L,on Sunday, March 23, 1873, EDwin MILLS, aged 65 years. church, ant mis. (1 be alte by ,. this e: 25, at four o'clock. Steamboat feave Peck slip a6 three and Fulton slip at fifteen minutes past three Pp. MITCHELL.—On Monday, March of col Shae cane, ec Aguero fae cl , in the ear 0! age. Relat friends M ited to attend the tuner ‘on Wi dnesd: Maren 3 at "CLOCK, on Wedne: ‘one 0’ from the residence of mente mas ‘West Twenty- second street, % MULLANEY.—On Sunday, March 28, Simon H. MULLANEY, aged 8 years and 8 months. ~ The funerm will take place this [(Tnesday} afternoon, at half-past two o'clock, from Salters- ville, N. J., to York Bay Cemetery. McDonaLp.—On Sunday, March 23, McDONALD, only danghter of Charles and McDonald, aged 12 years, 1 month and 8 days. The funeral will take place this Caren after~ enon at one o’clock, from 234 West Twentieth street. New Orleans papers please copy. MoGouDaion.--On Sunday, March 23, Man¥ Davry, the beloved wife of Patrick McGoldrick, im the 32d year of her age. The relatives and friends of the family are re+ spectiully invited to attend the !uneral, from her, late residence, 107 East Thirty-ninth street, om Wednesday, March 26, at one o'clock P, M. NELSON.—At Irvington, N. J., on Sunday, Marchy arene wife of Janes’ Nelson, in the s8th yeas of her age. The relatives and friends of the family are re~ spectfully invited to attend the funeral, from Rev. r. Burchard’s church, Thirteenth street, between’ Sixth and Seventh avenues, on Wednesday, Marcy 26, at one o’clock P. M. Nobax.—On Sunday, March 23, after a fines, MARY, the beloved wife of John Nolan, the parish of Cappagh, county Tyrone, Ireland. The relatives and friends are respectfully invi' to attend the funeral, from her late residence, East Twenty-eighth strect, on this (Tuesday) r= noon, at one o'clock. O’BRIEN.—On Monday, March 24, Patrick HENRY: O'BRIEN, in the 26th year of his age. The relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, 39 Christophes street, on Wednesday, at one o'clock P. M. O’KEEFFE.—On Sunday, March 23, ELLEM O’KgErr®s, beloved wife of John O'Keeffe, Funeral will take place from her late residence, Central avenue, Hunter’s Pont, Long Island City, Tuesday, March 25. Friends of the family are in- vited to attend. PALMER.—At Jersey City, on ogee March 22,, Davip W. PALMER, in the 32d year of his age. Friends of the family are yoepecsiully, invited to attend the funeral services, at the residence of nis father, James W. Palmer, 95 Washington stree Jersey City, on Tuesday afternoon, 25th inst., at four o'clock, without further invitation. The req piel will be taken to Goshen, N, Y., for intere men' PeRRY.—On Sunday, March 23, WILLIAM H. PBRRY,. red 24 years. eral services from the Chapel of St. S08- tom, Seventh avenue and Thirty-nioth street, om , March ueripels Tuesday, March 25, at two P. M. QUERIPEL.—At Phitadelphia, on Sun Mra. MARY QUERIPEL, relict of John formerly of Philadelphia. The faneral will tuke place from 832 North Tenth street, Philadelphia, on Tuesday, March 25, at one o'clock P. M. RANDOLPH.—At New Brunswick, N. J., on Satur-, day, March 22, DeBorau, wife of Ambrose F, Rane doiph, aged 74 years and 1 day. Relatives and friends of the family are res; fully invited to attend the funeral, from the First Baptist church, New Brunswick, on ‘ruesday, 26, at two o’clock P.M. Trains leave Desbrossea street at 12 and 12:30 P. M. RicHaRps.—Suddenly on Monday morning, March ene funeral will take pl Wednesday, Marct he funeral will take place on Wet z 26, at two P. M., from his residence, 84 Allen street. ‘The members of the Terpsichore Social Union are hereby notified to attend a special meeting to- night, at eight o’clock, to make arr ments {or the burial of our deceased member, F, Richards. E. GROH, President, E, Krks, Secretary. Rousseav.—At Poughkeepsie, on Saturday even- ing, March 22, JoHN RovssEav, in the 75th year ef ‘age. Relatives, friends and acquaintances are re- quested to attend the funeral, on Tue: after- noon, at two o'clock, from the residence of his son- in-law, William F. Forb: , South avenue. The re- mains will be taken to the Albany Rural Cemetery’ for interment, SMULL.—On Saturday, March 22, CHARLES G,, som ot the late Thomas Smull, aged 36 years. The relatives and friends of the family are rey spectfully invited to attend the funeral, from hig late residence, Fifth avenue, corner of Eighty-sixts, street, on Wednesday, 26th instant, at eleven o'clock. The remains be conveyed to r= town Cemetery for interment. A Special car be in waiting at the Hudson River ‘oad depot, Forty-second street, at two o'clock. Members of Independent Royal Arch Ro 3% and A. M.; tte Chapter, No, 207, R. As ., and Cur de {lon Commandery, No. 2K Ta are respectfully invited to attend the funeral of the late Charles G. Small, on Wednesday, the 26th inst., at eleven o'clock, corner of ty-eLxths street and ears ead m4, ‘3 SovTHACK.—On Monday, March Lourss SEAMAN, Wife of B. L. ‘Southack, Notice of funeral hereafter. Spgry.—On Sunday, March 23, ADOLPH ADALBER®: Srery, aged 33 years, 11 months and ifs jectfully invited. to atiend thetfunersl, from hia spec invite at eral, from Inte residence, 34 Stanton street, on Wednesa jay afternoon, at two o'clock. a ee be taken to the vault at Greenwood Cemetery, where they shall re until arrangements cam be made to send the to Germ: and ee 4 with the deceased's to be in family tomb at Freiburg, in Baden, STEPHENSON.—At her residence, 183 Hous. ton street, Mrs. EL1za STEPHENSON, wile of George Stephenson, in the 35th year of her age. Funeral will tuke place on Wednesday, at ong o’clock P. M. SULLIVAN.—On Sunday, March 23, JossrH H. Suita LIVAN, the beloved son of Andrew and Ann Sullk van, aged 26 years, 7 months and 10 days. Funeral to-day (Tuesday), the 25th instant, pom the residence of his parents, No. 198 Sevent street, Williamsburg, at ten o’clock A. M., to Church of Sts, Peter and Paul, on Second si where a solemn requiem mass will be said for tl repose of his soul, and from thence to Cal' Cemetery. Reiatives and friends of the family respectfully invited to attend. SwEENY.—On Monday, March 2%, eee wife of John Sweeny, a native of county Longford, par< ish of Street, Ireland, aged 72 years. ‘The relatives and friends ef the tamily are respect< fully invited to attend the funeral, from her lave resifence, 375 East Seventy-fitth street, on Thars- afternoon, 27th inst., at two o'clock. ‘AYLOR.—In Brooklyn, on Sundeg, March 23,, HANNAH W. TYLOR, in the 27th year of her 5 The friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of her, none John W. Tegan ee street, this (Tues: ‘ternoon, at two o’c! . : MAS.—IN iy 7 on Monday, March 26, THEODORE THOMAS, in the 65th year of his age. Notice of tuneral hereafter. VALLEAU.—In Jersey City, on Monday, March 2%, 1878, JENNIE J. VALLEAU, daughter of Jane and the late William Valiean, d 23 years, Notice of the funeral hereafter. Buffalo papers please copy. VANDERBILT.—On Saturday, March 22, Catuat A., widow of Captain Vliver Vanderbilt, in the year of her age. Funeral wiil pene ce from her late residence, 187 Ross street, Wiihamsburg, L. L, on Tuesday, March 25, at one o'clock. The remains will be in~ terred in the Moravian Cemetery, Staten Island, VANSTEN.—On Sunday, March 23, MARY ANN, be-, loved wife of Kichard Vansten, of consumptt aged 32 years, 10 months and 6 days. he rejatives and friends are requested to atten® the iuneral from her late residence, 102 Vanderbile avenue, Brooklyn, on Wednesday, ‘March 26, at ong —— —— poigied to Calvery foes jersey City and Boston papers p! Warnricnt.—On Monday, Sores 2h, Mae , wife of Edwin Wai right. Relatives and friends of the Sesalty, also those of her son-in-law. Jacob F. Kapp, Si the members, of the Metropolitan Loage, No. 33, 1. 0. of O. Lt ne invited to attend the tie ea ge ede a nesd rch 26, at two o'clock, at 8] direct Presiyteria church, in Spring street, ‘arick. WARE.—On Sunday, March 23, EDWARD Warm, in the 80th year oi his age. ‘The friends of the family are invited to ateend® the funeral, from 107 Waverley place, am Tues day, March 25, at half-past ten o'clock. sats re~ mains will be conveyed to St. Andrews’ eharch, where asciemn high mas3 of requiem-will be eele- brated at cleven o'clock A, M. for the repose of his soul, thence to Calvary Roe ee jor interment. WeLcn.—At Westchester, N. Y., at the rest dence of John BE, Frost, on Saturday morning, March 22, of consumption, WiLLiAM WxLcu, in tad 20th year of his age, ‘The reiatives and friends are invited to attend’ the funeral, on Wedmesday, March 26, at twa o’clock P. M.. trom the Presbyturian church, chesten P ,