The New York Herald Newspaper, June 6, 1873, Page 5

riate Asylum, May 18, 1878, and te tit he rith- Rees seri tpowe hae a ———__ RELICIOUS PERSECUTION. Two Female Prisoners Fed on Bread and Water for Refusing to At- tend Divine Service. THE VICTIMS CATHOLICS. Mary A. Purtell and Catharine Duffy the Unfortunates. The Matron of the Incbriate Asylum Has Invariable Bules. ‘Catholic Service During the Week and Protestant on Sundays. Statement of the Women and the Matron. @OMMISSIONER STERN'S REPORT. When from barbaric 01d World countries news ‘Of persecutiens on account of religious opinions fw received the good’ people of this free’ and en- lightened country hold up their hands in holy hor- For and wonder how it is that in this progressive Age of the nineteenth century such bigotry can be tolerated, little dreaming that the very same thing 1s practised withim the very corporate limits Of this great city. THE RIGHT OF WORSHIP according to one’s own dictates of conscience is ‘one of the fundamental principles of the constitu- tion of the United States, and should by no means ‘be abrogated in the slightest degree; yet a case of ‘Shis kind has just come tolight, where two women, committed to the care of the Commissioners of Charities ana Oorrection, were condemned to plose custody on bread*and water for refusing to attend divine service under a Protestant minister, ‘while they professed the Roman Catholic faith. The developments of this interesting affair hap- pened about the time the present Board of Com- missioners of Charities and Correction organized ‘permanently, which occurred on the 19th ult., and Me particulars are as follows :— Mary A. Purtell had been committed to the Work- house on Blackwell’s Island and sent to tne Inebri- ‘ate Asylum, to help Mrs. Kendrick, the matron, in ‘the routine labor of the institution over which she presides. Catharine Duffy, another woman com- mitted to the Workhouse on the same island, was ‘also transferred to Mrs. Kendrick for a similar pur- pose. On the 18th of Maya clerk in the Asylum sent a communication to the Commissioners stat- ing that these two above mentioned women had Deen severely PUNISHED FOR REFUSING TO PARTICIPATE IN DIVINE SERVICE, ‘@nd requested an investigation into the affair. ‘That being the last day of the old Commissioners’ oMcial existence, the consideration of the docu- ment was left as a legacy to the new Board, and on the organization thereof the subject was referred to Mr, Myer Stern, who has charge of the various prisons. Mr. Stern at once proceeded to Black- well’e island and sent for the two women, each of ‘whom he examined separately. Tne matron, Mrs. Kendrick, was likewise questioned and her version ‘of the atfair ericited . toa A. Purtell was first interrogated. She stated that on the 12th of May she was committed to ‘the Workhouse, and subsequently sent to the Inebriate Asylum to do general work, such as scrubbing, sewing, &c, On the Sunday following 18th) she was ordered to attend to religious irvices In the chapel, and on inquiring what the services consisted of was told that the ceremonies were of the Protestant persuasion. She avowed herself a Catholic, and refused to attend, where- upon she was ORDERED INTO CLOSE CONFINEMENT, where she was kept on bread and water Jor several tharine Duffy was next examined, the woman Purtell being sent out of the room, who stated that she had been committed to the Almshouse January =) and ordered to the Inebriate Asylum along ‘with Mary Purtell, and repeated the same etd of close imprisonment for refusing to attend Protes- tant service, which her bringing up as a Catholic strictly pronibited, Mrs. Kendrick was then called and asked for her reasons in adopting such a course with regard to these two women. Shesaid that ‘she had charge of the women sent from the Workhouse to the In- ebriate Asylum, and made it an invariable rule that all under her authority must at- tend divine service. During the week the Catholio clergy hold service, when all under her charge Must attend, and on Sunday Protestant exercises are held, when she enforces the same authority. ‘The reason ted why these two women were d in duress was 4 they had formed a plan Meet men in the cellar while the others were at and probably escape. This was the only excuse for the RIGIDITY OF THE PUNISHMENT, ‘but the matron had no other cause of complaint against them. Commissioner Stern thereupon left, and in laying the case before his Vm mage (Commissioners Laimbeer and Bowen) made wing report, which wppeare nye the minutes under date of May 21, 1873, and headed INEBRIATE | ASYLUM—REPORT OF » COMMISSIONER P ‘Naw Yore, May 21, 1873. ‘Fo The Commissioners or Pustic Cuauitizs axv Conrec- = ‘Four special committee, to whom was referred the com- fon trom the Toeb ond of estigation Phat om the inhday of thle month Mary A. Purtent from house Blackwell's Isiand to ANY OTHER SERVICE BUT THAT OF MY OWN CRURCH— at (ys yey —— the same punish- ‘yy ime of my a ‘Third On examining the Matron of the Inebriate Asy- Jam, and making her acquainted by renging the ferego- ing statement, v replied as follow: ve charge of 2 aeae em yy whoare sent trom the Workhouse de} nit. uire forty-six, but do not always fall naman Thave only young siz} for as- to su tend the work with her ¥ renard 5 the attending divine service, 1 make a rule that my charge shall attend. During the week Catholic clergy hold service, where all under = marge Must 8 ytd oa = lay the Paid here F my cl mu In regard to Mary A. iY end Catherine re disorderly, and formed a plan to refuse ge! rd 4 Kondidatay przicn orden wo hare an oppor hapa ud that m the foregoing stave of facts images ust is Y RULE whereby persons under our charge are compelled rs a's form of worship contrary to ineir ow's Gon: It would be ious for your ‘h a rule is contrary to the our r iF constitu ‘wo! ad liberal Srineipie ‘should not be susce} ‘of th a ptible est contraction. nf Committee beg leave to submit the following reso- Intion:— “ ved, That aay. rule or practice now in existence ‘whereby persons undér our charge are compelled to at- Sootrine and bolier be and its herehy abolished. OY” i Sisal Brith Commissioner, por : Leyes on f uJ once Trash 3 with the own. rous chi made peneral reform, NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1873.—TRIPLE SHEET, FLEETWOOD PARK. eementeerenenes Fine Trotting Between Fred, James K. Polk and Topsey—Fred the Winner After Six Clesely Comteated Heats. A very interesting trotting contest came off yes- terday afternoon at Fleetwood Park between James D. McMaun's sorrel gelding Fred, George N, Parguson’s chestuus gelding James K. Polk (late Cioudman) and Dan Pfiler’s bay mare Topsey. The Face was a sweepstakes of $150, each, mile heats, Dest three in five, in harness, James K. Polk was ease and became the favorite over the second heat was a dead one between James K. Polk, and then Fred had the call in betting until it was generally known Polk bad cast a shoe in the information made the packers of Polk rally on their favorite, and he became the favorite over the field. The third heat was a crusher to the hopes of the friends of Polk, as Fred with a poor send of carried Polk to the half-mile pole in 1:13, and, never letting up ® moment to the three- quarter pole, pumped Polk completely out he turned into the homestretch and home. fred was then the favorite against the by Fu 5 i ‘There was no bet between the heats. Mr. at this asked searmiasion of the raPanolae yer erpise.s Witting wes took tools One on Fred He won the heat iby two the sixth beat by avout the same distance. The attendance was ‘The track was in good following are the details of THE TROT. First Heat.—James K. Polk had the lead, Fred ‘second, close up. Polk rushed away as soon : two lengths further eff, third. point, thirty-seven and a quarter seconds. Polk ledtwo I hs around the lower turn, but as he Poe tne le pole, im 1:16, he was only one length in front of Fred, Topsey six lengths behind. Polk held his ee up the hill on the backstretch, And passed the tl om gnenter le & half in front of Fred, Topse: ht lengths behind, James K. Polk trotted steadily up the homestretch, and won the heat by two lengt! ie 2333355, Fred second, ten lengths in advance of Topsey. Second Heat.—James K. Polk sold for $20, Fred, $6; Topsey, $12. Topsey had the best of the send ofl, James K. Polk second, Fred third. Going around the turn Polk led two lensthe, Tomeey second, two lengths in front of Fred. horses trotted in this way to the qt seven and a half seconds, Going along the lower and joved psey Fredsm up, mile pole James K. Polk had the best of it by a head only, Topsey second, half a length in front of Fred, Time, 1:14. Moying: PP the backstretch the trio seemed to be el, but when they reached the rocks Fred had fallen back a length, the other two being head and head. At the three-quarter pole Polk led half a lengtn, Topsey one length ahead of Fred. The latter, as he came around the turn, took the inside close behind Polk, Topsey on the outside, The mare began to fall of when in the homestretch, and then McMann brought out Fred for the fight. A more beautiful struggle was never witnessed than the one that ensued between ‘and Polk, which resulted in a dead heat, Topsey three lengths behind, Time of the heat, 2:32, Third .Heat.—Frea was now the favorite over the field. The start was very even, Topsey and Polk being parallel, Frea half i Te behind. As they passed around the turn seemed to hang and fell off two lengths from Topsey, Polk taking a lead of three lengths. As the horses reached the quarter pole, which was passed jae Foal te om @ quarter pT Ee wo lengths, Topsey second, two lengths ahead of Fred. As they trotted into the lower turn, Fred moyed. up.rapidly and took second piace, Topaey sailing off. Fred took sides with ik at the If mile-pole, which was passed in 1:133g, six lengths in advance of Topeey, who was now practically out of the heat. ed and Polk were yoked all the way up the serpentine back- stretch, and as they passed the three-quarter pole they were head and head. Polk then threw out signals of distress, and Fred to leave him in his troubles, and, coming on under a pull and at almost a jog, won the heat Ar Jengths in on Topsey was eight lengths behind James K. Fourth Heat—.The horses went away with their heads together, but Fred soon leit his feet and lost the pole, James K. Polk leading one length around the turn, Fred second, lengths in front of Topsey. Fred lapped Polk before he reached the “quarter pole, the latter passing that point in thirty- seven seconds, about half @ length ahead, Fred second, three lengths in advance of the big mare. Both Fred and onnes, broke up on the lower turn, but Fred caught quickly and showed his head in front at the half-mile pole, in 1:13%, Topsey six lengths behind. Fred had beaten and was leading Polk four lengths on the backstretch, and was taking things easy, when Topsey came with a rush and she gained on Fred at every stride until on the homestretch McMann had to resort to the whip to send Fred along. The horses came up the homestretch head and head, and as they passed un- der the string everyone that was ona line with the stand declared it a dead heat. The judges, how- ever, who were looking closely over the wire, pro- claimed Topsey the winner of the heat by a few inches. James K. Polk was beaten eighty yards. Time of the neat, 2:36, Fisth Heat.—James K. Polk withdrawn, Topsey had the best of the send-off, and led around the turn and to near the quarter pole, where she broke to that point in thirty-seven and a quarter seconds, Fred was six lengths in advance of the mare on the lower turn, and passed the half-mile pole in 1:14 fully that distance ahead of the mare; but, coming up the hill of the back- stretch, Topesy cacsen gradually, and at the three- uarter pole Fred was only two lengths in front. Topsey'e brash up the hifi had taxen the starch out of her and she could brush no further; so they both came on about on equal te! Fred winning ‘the heat by two lengths. Time, 2: Stath Heat.—The horses had a very fair start, but the inside position gave Fred the advantage of nearly a length around the ti which he carried etree an waite itt ree a ree-quarters, a ing e r turn, ‘This ad he ‘nalnvained to ing bp. te hill, on ropeey, made every effort to over- not gain an inch on him, and atthe ‘ee-quarter he stil! had a length or more of daylight visible. Coming on steadily Fred sone heat and race by two lengths. Time, ‘The following is & ‘waseent IARY. nd for service, where FLERBTWOOD PA June 5.—Trotting Sweep- ahe was employed first in scrubbing and afterwards in | Stakes, $450; mile j best three in five, in 7 that on y last, about ten o'clock, she was | harness. % : No ottené Givin’ mations fine alleved se a ronan a Deen ne Ph as 2 a» 8 rag MS fusal that she Catholic in ‘aith, , Pr "9 Socugtom ro nd Protestant services, and cbjects 10 | D- Pilfer’s b. m. Topeey 8 SS122 ae ing. ‘are jer under the same punishment up to Mile. —! therine Duffy committed January 2:333¢ to jouse, from thence transferred to the Jo} 2:32 and eon, conten’ by scrubbing the ne Matton 2:34 suede cram iene ee canaeena gatas | Fe hen 234 grag thal she in her own language stated—"I would 237% TROTTING AT PROSPECT PARK. An interesting trot took place yesterday at the Prospect Park Fair Grounds between two well- known road horses, of which the following is a summary :— Prospect PARK Farr Grovnps, L. I., June 5,— Match $500, to road wagons weighing 300 lbs. and driver. Mile oth three in five. A Owner's b. g. Plumber Boy. Owner's b. g Rinaldo... bur THE NATIONAL GAME. ‘The Resolntes played the Atlantica on the Union Grounds yesterday afternoon, the game being one of the poorest on record, so far fielding is con- cerned. The Resolutes batted with terrific force, sending the ball all over the fleld, but their fielding Was little better than that of their opponents. Boyd for the Atiantics made a clean home run in the third inning. The wwe is the score :— ATLANTIC. BABE. P. RUS.T. P. A, EB. 5 tL PL OSL see Bee ee a o 1 @ Betow, oo0o0312 wo -LOO1lLO4 iPmart hti tt SUi BREUETsgt et MW Totals..,.. 9 916 1418 Do sphlabeall FReee en, 1 4 i o 6 3 0 oO 2 aH TON 90, ae ‘Time of game, two and toirtpaee minutes, Base Ball Notes. To-morrow the Mutuals play the White Stock- ings, of ‘on the Union G: ous Homons the Athletics teeaay 10" Phila OBITUARY. A telegram from Rome, under date of the Sth inst., announces that Urbano Ratazzi, the cele- brated Itatian statesman, died at the hour of five o’clock of the same day, at Frosinone, forty-eight miles from the Eternal City. Signor Lanza, Presi- Gent of the Council and Minister of the Interior, was at his when he breathed his last. The event of his demise, although not unexpected, for the reason that he had been ailing during a short time previous, has produced a profound sensation in the Italian kingdom and on the Continent of Europe generally. Urbeno Ratazzi was born at AJessandria on the 29th of June, in the year 1808, He was conse- quently on the eve of the completion of the sixty- fifth year of his age when he was carried away from life, At the age of twenty-one years he took his Doctor’s degree, was made Professor of the Royal University in 1836, was called to the Bar of Casal in 1638, and im leas than a year from that date had established a reputation as one of the most judicious and able lawyers in Italy. In the - struggles of 1848 M. Rataszi acquired 6o much renown by his high attainments and liberal opinions that the electors of Alessandria returned him as their representative in the As sembly of Turin, He had scarcely arrived to take his seat there before he was entrusted by M. Casati with the Ministry of Public Instrac- tion, M. Casati lived but a short time after this appointment, and Ratazzi eccupled a distinguished mong th ~ In 9 the ROSE GCS, aaa ain aM ith the forma- on of a new Cabinet, upon him the office of Keeper of the Lo which he shortly quitted to rise to the rank of Minister of the In- terior. On the fall of Giobert from power, Ratazzi at once succeeded him as President of the Council, Where he used bis influence to advance im- trent Policy of King Charles Albert, and, in the inevitable deteat which resulted from the measures adopted, remained firmly attached to his . On the voluntary exile of his royal m to Oporto, Ratazzi waited on him to con- vey those expressions of attacnment with which he was intrusted by the Sardinian (aig and Charles Albert commended the Minister as ‘dear to his heart” and as “having served him with the greatest zeal and devotion.” In 1653 Ratazzi was again chogen a8 Minister of the Interior and held the appointment til] 1859, when, after the Treaty of Villatranca, he superseded Count Caveur in the presidency, but was compelled, notwithstanding his eapacity.tor hard work and his many statesmunlike qualities, to relinquish the direction of atiairs. He subsequently succeeded Baron Ricagoli in office. Ratazzi was small and slender in person and with @ very weak voice, but he was, notwithstanding, a clear, fluent and energetic speaker and his memory was so prodigious that he rarely made use of notes during the debates. For the various quali- ties which are necessary to form an eminent lar- Mamentary orator he is said to have had no equal in the Italian Assembly. Hence his reat influence at various periods in the tion and control of the governmental and legislative affairs of the nation. He was member of a Ministry which was hastily formed by pharies Albert aiter the battle of Custoza, July 23, 1948, and which endured but for ten days. His services having been dispensed with he sided with the opposition to the new Ministry, Observant of the tendency and force of Cavour’s policy he grassy, aiter the battle of Novara, moderated is political opinions so as to assimilate them to those of the party then known as that o! the “Middle Leit,” in the Parliament, In the course of his inaugural address as Premier, he on the 7th of March, 1862, declared his policy to consist essen- tally in maintaining a strict alliance with France and England, the “natural allies of Italy,” and, as regarded tbe Pope, of “remaining faithful to that vote of Parliament which declared Rome to be the capital of Italy.” ‘This end he said was to be ac- complished ‘by moral and diplomatic means, and always hand to hand with France.” Parliament did not support him cordially and Katezzi. with his col- leagues in the Cabinet, resigned on the 1st of Decem- ber, 1862. Sefior Farina succeeded him in office. This Manistry was of short duration, and at the memo- rable public juncture of the famous Franco-Italian Convention, in September, 1864, Ravazzi assumed the reins of power at the hicad ofan administration more in harmony with the wishes of the people of Italy. Different crises ensued. Seiior Risacoli re- turned to power in October, 1866. He was suc- ceeded by Ratazzi in 1867, and ts statesman, now deceased, again retired trom office in the month of October of the same year. His political fortanes have been, since then, variable in about the same hay eicn and it may be said that the influence of jis Name bas not been so powertul as of old in the ears which have just wore immediately passed. fadame Ratazzi possessed vast influence over the will of her husband. She was a cousin of the late Emperor of France. A French writer, speaking of the policy of Ratazz, in the month of Oetober, 1868, said :—*‘Urbano Ratazzi resigned the Premier- ship last year for the purpose of throwing himself im opposition to the French Emperor. He now leans toward an alliance with Prussia, and hob- nobs with Mazzini and Garibaldi at the head of the celebrated party of action; he has even gone sofar as to become a member of their plotting conclaves and societies, having placed himself unreserv- edly at the head of the opposition to the present Cabinet as leader of the sinistra in Parlia- ment. This movement is highly significant, for all the Italian statesmen. including especially Ratazzi himself, have over and over again avowed the paramount interest and necessity for the strict maintenance of an alliance with France. To under- stand, therefore, the singular opposition to such a course now moved by Signor Katazzi it must be borne in mind that he has been transformed into a mere instrument of attack against the Empire gorptee the superior skill and will of a woman, and that woman no other than bis wile. This lady, though a cousin of the French Emperor, was ban- ished by him from France at the time of the coup état. From that epoch until now she has Kept up & guerre de Jemme against the occupant of the Tuileries, and has never ceased to enlist on her side of the arepa—that is, in Italy—ali whom she could muster, She has most decidedly enlisted her husband, Signor Ratazzi,in what she wouid no doubt heartily term ‘‘the good fight,’’ and mean- while, pending the conflict of wars and rumors of wars, she has recently and openly exp her confident belicf that “poor Victor Emmanuel was born a blockhead and that Italy will soon be republic.” Captain D. Bradford. Captain D. Bradford, @ veteran soldier and citizen, has just died near Lewiston, Me., at the age of éighty-eight years and two months, At the time of his death Captain Bradford had living thirty- three grandchildren, thirty-four great grand- children and four great great grandchildren. He ‘was born in Turner, where he has fi a lived At the formation of the ‘Turner Artillery’ 13 he was chosen clerk and afterwards captain. Al- thcugh a man of more than ordinary intelligence and @ great reader he never roamed beyond the boundaries of his own State or rode a mile upon a steamboat or railcar. He took a lively interest m politics, the strongest proof of which 1s the fact that he voted at every presidential election from the time he became of age (almost Lit at A ba ago) up to and including the last in 1872, ile & oung Man and soon after his marriage he built a jouse upon the farm where he has ulways lived and eventually died, in which most if not all of his children were born and raised; and the building, worn with age and falling apart from decay. was finally pulled down, after a constant occupation of sixty-five years, and yet a death never occurred within its wails. OOLLISION ON THE ERIE RAILROAD. One Freight Train Dashes Into Another—A Locomotive and Cars Wrecked. Shortly before ten o’clock on Wednesday night ® freight train on the Erie Railway, known as “Extra 43,” leit the Long Dock depot in Jersey City, westward bound. On approaching the Hackensack River the engineer per- ceived by the signal that the draw ‘was open. He accordingly brought his train to a stop, but it seems that no provision was | made for signalling trains that might follow. The result was that another freight train followed up and dashed into that which was stationary, wreck- ing the caboose and three freight cars, The loco- motive which acted as @ ram in this smashing business did not long continue on the rampage, for her boiler exploded, and nothing re- mains ef her machine but a heap of débris. The sapinegt and fireman saved them- selves by Jamping off beiore the collision. The ‘Wholesale discharge of sugar into the river called to mind the memorable period in the history of this country, when Boston Harbor was designated the Teapon" It is fortunate that no person was hurt. What would have been the result if the foremost train contained sengers instead of i the dead hour of night any person can TAMMANY HALL GENERAL OOMMITTEE. The Tammany Hall General Committee met last night, Mr, William B, Maclay in the chair, A re- port of the Treasurer was read showing that there was a balance of $809 10, The Secretary en- nounced that printed copies of the bylaws would be distributed to the Chairmen of the various dele- gations. Mr. John Fox moved to strike out section 9 of article 8 of the bylaws, defining the duties of the Committee on Discipline, as this section had never been adopted by the General Committee. He said this section had been smuggied in, as the duties of this Committee on Discipline had never been defined by the General Committee. If these bylaws were to be forced upon them they would be deprived of their liberty. Alter a he debate a motion was carried appointing a committee for the oer eyed of investigating whether this section longed to the bylaws, but after conaiderabie con- fusion the section wae stricken out amid the ap- nlanag of the committee, Adiousped, FREEMASONRY. Reamembling of the Grand Lodge—Important Amendments to the Constitution—New ‘Warranted Lodges—Re-election of All the Grand Officers Unanimously. The gavel sounded in the east precisely at nine o'clock yesterday morning. M. W. Christopher G, Fox, Grand Master, declared the body cailed from refreshment to labor, and a prayer was offered by the R, W. and Rev. Jonu G, Webster, of Palmyra. ‘The committee on exemplification of the work Were directed to meetin Kane Lodge rooms this merning at nine o'clock, The Grand Secretary announced that he hada check for $767 62 {rom Holland Lodge No. 8, which with $1,350 already handed in by individua) mem- bers, Makes a total from that lodge of $2,117 62 for the Hall and Asy.um Fund. (Applause.) THE CONSTITUTION. ‘The amendments to the constitution were then declared in order, and M: W. James Gibson com- ‘menced to read the sections from where be left off the evening before, To the section reading thug:—“A warrant of 9 lodge can only be surrendered by a vote of two- thirds of the members present at a stated commu- nication duly summoned, with notice of the pro- posed surrender stated in the summons, which Vote shall have been previously called for upon the written request of at least two-thirds of the mem- ders of the lodge,” the following amendment was ‘adaed :—“Provided, That a warrant cannot be sur- Tendered if seven qualified members Vote to retain it, QUALIFICATIONS FOR MBMBRRSHIP, On reading the qualifications for membership, the clause eonferring such by affiliation was made to read thus:—‘But no Master Magon shall become & member of a lodge othcr than that in which, or at the request, or upon the consent of which he received the third degree, unless it shall appear by certificate from a regular lodge that he is non- afliliated, and that he is not indebted to any lodge for dues or assessments, and that there are no charges for unmasonic conduct pending against him.” CnARITY. An animated debate took place upon a motion to strike out the following section, the motion being made by W. L. J. Bellont, Jr., of Arcana Lodge:—“‘An unaffiliated Mason shall. not be allowed to visit any lodge, or join in a Masenic procession, or receive Masonic relief or burial.’’ ‘The motion to strike out was lost by an overwhelm- ing vote. An amendment was then offered to strike out the word ‘or’ alter the word “procession,” and insert instead the words, “and shall not be en- titled to.” This was also lost; but an amendment to allow an unaililiated Mason to visita Lodge once sa Bap adopted by the committee, but was Teyected by the Grand ge. NON-AFFILIATION. The folowing section, which 1s a most important one to Masons, was then taken up:— No member shall be permitted to demit from the lodge of which he is a member until he shall present a certiti- ticate from some warranted lodge that he hag been ac- cepted for membership therein ; on presentation of such certificate, pon the written requestof the. brother, the lodge # d communication may, if the member is not an elected officer of or indebted to the lodge, or under charges, issue 4 certificate of demit, which shall not be delivered to the brother, but shall be transmitted by the secretary of the iodge to the lodge from which such certificate of accoptance came, which demit shall not become operative, or the brother's member- n in the lodge issuing the demit terminated, until the brother shall have consummated membership An the other Lodge, But any member of @ lodge aainst whom charges are not pending, and whose dues and in- debtedness to the lodge are paid, may withdraw from membership by presenting a, written application there- for at a stated communteation. ‘The lodge shall grant the request of the brother by dropping his name trom the rolls, and his membership shall thereby be termi- nated, and he shall be subjected to the disabilities of an unafilliated Master Mason’ (Provided. however, that an elective officer caunot withdraw during his’ term of office. ‘The following was proposed as a substitute :— Any member of a lodge who isnot an elected officer thieoreof, gor under charges, and whose dues to the lodge char may obwin ademit from such cation therefor in writing at a ei eee stated communication, As was anticipated this gave rise to an animated acbate, the ground taken by its opponents being that if a Mason left the State and went to another he would have nothing to show to enable him to join a lodge in the state to which he had gone. The substitute was ultimately lost, and the com- mittee accepted amendmests by M. W. Clinton F. Paige, changing the words “accepted” apd “ac- ceptance” for “petitioned” aud “petition,” and making it compulsory on the lodge w grant the dimit and send it to’ the sedge receiving’ the peti- tion, The iast clause in the first paragraph in the es il resolution was also changed so as to read ‘which dimit shall not become pene or the brother’s membership in the lo issuing the dimit terminated, until notice shall have been re- ceived that the brother has consummated member- ship in the other lodge.” PAYMENT OF DUES. A clause in the 102d section providing that sus- pension (the punishment for non-payment of dues) should not extend to brethren who are manifestiy unabie to Pay pels dues, was, on motion of Mr. George W. Dilks, stricken out; but such punish- ment is not to be inflicted until two years’ dues are “owing.” W. Bro. Covon, of Brooklyn, moved that any brother suspended for non paynens of dues may be restored to membership by a two-third vote of members present and voting, provided he shall a) paid the amount due at the time of his sus- pension, This was amended by substituting the word “restoration” for eects and “majority” for “two-thirds,” and in this condition the substi- tute of Brother Couch was adopted. The Grand Lodge was called from labor to refresh- ment to resume jabor at two P, M. AFTER RECESS. The Committee on Warrants reported in favor of grant new warrants to the following lodges under nsation:— Rockland Lodge, Nyack, Rockland county. Ancient Kew York city. Mad hpay it; Lodge,, Breesport, Chemung county. Cautious Lodge, eee at Madison county, Charity Loage, New York city. Alma e, New York city. Anchor Loage, College Point, Qneens county. New Hope Lodge, Schenectady, Schenectady anty. Sunnyside Lodge, Castleton, Rensselaer county, Ezel ge, Brooklyn, county. Bethel Lodge, New York city. Veritas , New York city. Ashland New York ite Nepperhan , Yonkers, Westchester county. Gattenbe: Albany, Albany county. M ewtown, Queens county. Radiant Lodge, New York city. tery with t 0 eo i nulls Lodge. Ne “an ut charge, to Hi 0. iss Seteca River, No 100, and-Oriona, Now 250. Ie place of the o1 als, destroyed by fire. At the same time the committee called attention to the gross carelessness of custodians of warrants, in leaving both warrants and records in their ee rooms, mn insecure, juently inaccessible in case of fire, and recominended the Grand Lodge to adopt such measures as will hold the master of @ lodge to a strict accountabilit, im case of the loss of @ warrant Hf fire. The name of ‘Abram’s” , No. 20, ‘was changed to that of “Pioneer” fe, No, 20. ELECTION OF GRAND OFFICERS. A motion to defer the order of the day until after the constitution should have been passed was lost, and the rey order of business proceeded with, the M. W. Isaac Phiilipsin the east. M. W. Nathan- tel F. Wi that all the grand officers would be re-elected, as they were all well posted in the work of the of the temple, The M. W. Christopher G. Fox was re-elected Grand Master by a show of hands, there being no opposing candidate. The following committee was appointed to inform the M. W. Brother of his re- election :—Past Grand Masters James Gibson, Stephen H. Johnson and Nathaniel F. Waring. ie M. W. Brother on presenting himself was received with great applause, and was addressed by the presiding, oficer on behalf of 80,000 Masons in ‘congratulatory and ‘was responded to by the M. W. Brother with thanks for the confidence re) din him, ‘W. Jonn L. Lawis nominated (and M. W. Stephen H. Johnson seconded the nomination) R, W. Ellwood E. Thorne for Deputy Grand Master. He was unaniarousiy elected and vociierousiy ap- plsnged.g8 entering, escorted py M. W, John L. a wis Isaac Hi re and Joseph D. Evane and Ww. 5 ‘own, the committee appointed to inform him of re-election unanimously. J him the ing said he had. got been an uninterested witness of the A "s labors, and sO sure as the sun shone a con: témuance of such conduct would eventa- ole piece. him at the head of the cratt in the State. po. were wae lected Led of aibeny | Fun r G ‘Treasurer, M. W. John. Grain Sretary, Jamey tk A Wri omg" ny time) ; Grand ofNew York; ustin, 5 jains, Schoonmaker, F. C. Ewer an john @ Webster; Grand Pursuivant, W. Johnston ‘ountain ; Grand Tiler W. John Hoole; and Grand Lecturer, R. W. Ge H. Raymond. In returning thanks for his re-election R, W. Brother Husted ye ®@ history of his labor in py 4 AeA ‘on the ae remitved, which, -, engrossing clerk, was made aug! but Id be aigued tek A be had introduced, ‘woul aay and the ie Ly ge be exempt from taxation. ¢ URAND SECRETARX, in toepeaens to his elec- tion, called attention to the fact that when he was | elected in JA5A be only intended to remain in office vernor to-morrow (this | @ year, as by Acecpting the office ne gave pp an excellent profession, that of @ physician. There 200 lodges in existence in the State when elected, and a pie? membership; mow there were over 700, with a rship of over 80,000, Masonry was then in its infancy; it fe now a fall grown man. (Applause. The M. W. Luke Lockwood, Grand Master of Connecticut, was here introduced and received with the grand Lonors. Mr. W. JAMES JENKINSON here rose and sald, “Moat Worshipful Grand Master, | think the laborer 14s worthy of his hire. J. therefore move that the thanks of this Grand Lodge, proper! Lig been | be presented to our Junier Grand en, Gen James W. Husted, for his abie, efficient and effec- tive services in the islature, in behaif of this Grand Ledge.” Adop: unanimously. RK, W. Brother SrvcLark moved for a convention of Masters of Lodges in New York and Brooklyn, to be held on Saturday evening, in the Masonic pond to devise means for the completion of the Referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence, THE CONSTITUTION AGAIN. A clause Was inserted in the section relative to non-payment of dues providing that for thirty days before a brother can be stricken from the roll for such an offence he shall be summoned to attend lodge and pay. INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS. On motion of M. W. Brother Johnson the installa- tion of grand officers was made the special order for nine o’clock this morning. On motion of W. Levi J. Isaacs the thanks of the Grand none were unavimously given to the M. W. Isaac Phillips for the ablefand courteous manner in which he conducted the election. The consideration of the constitution was re- sumed. RELIGIOUS MATTERS, On a qnestion as to & waiving of jurisdiction bya sister lodge R. W. Isaac H. Brown stated that he had three times asked a sister lodge for permission to mitiate, pass and Taise @ candidate who had been rejected by said lodge. That lodge refused pereune, on round that the candidate is a fatholic. Now he knew no sect in Masonry, nor did he look for any — qualification except a belie. in a Supreme Being. The man in question had nothing against him and was as fine a piece of material as he had ever seen in his entire Masonic career, yet he was refused py the lodge in ques- tiok by but one vote when there were only seven persons voting. The section on this subject was amended so as to make a bora ol vote, instead of ® single black bail, suffictent torefuse such permts- ion. Amendments were passed preventing the initta- tion, passing or raising of more than five candi- dates at any one time and the ‘conferring of more | tan one degree on any one dandidate in one day. After along and tedious debate, during which amendments were offered and accepted, and the | section d as amended, it was reconsidered and passed, as follows :—‘No offiver or other mem- ber of a lodge shall be permitted to ure the | initiation or advancement of any candidate in any | other lodge than that in which such candidate shall have been accepted.” On motion of M. W. Clinton F. Paige the report pete nani nig with instructions to report back Adjourned, sii da! TEMPERANCE IN JERSEY. The Anti-Lightning Warriors on the Warpath—A Committee that Took a Month To Do Nothing—A d Talk in Newark Yesterday—Mayor Ricord 'To Stop the Sunday Traffic or Be Made To Walk the Plank. New Jersey, like New York, has had her own share of trouble over the local option agitation in and out of the Legisiature. A month ago the State | Temperance Alliance met and held a fine public meeting, at which was present a large and highly | Tespectable assem age. The President of the Alliance, a Mr. George Shepherd Page, made some _ startling statements about the Hquor traMe in Newark. There were, he said, 1,200 saloons in the city, or one to every eighty-seven persons. Of these but 400 paid license. Newark beat, he said, Cork, Ire- land, and that was considered the most intemper- ate city in the world. He had never seen as much drunkenness there as in Newark, particularly on Sunday. Newarkers, he continued, pay $166,000 yearly to. support a police force that would not be needed were it not for rumselling. It costs about $40,080 to support yagrants, making $200,000 that the people are taxed to support the creatures of rum, There were arrested in that city by the | police last year 1,155 boys under twenty years of age, 400 under thirteen years, 47 young girls and 156 persons over sixty years of age. Ol these 72 were butchers, 126 carpenters, 278 hatters, 50 har- nessmakers, 39 jewellers, 1,330 laborers, 128 masons, 218 who had no business, 110 prostitutes (and that in. ‘Newark, the City of Churches!) and onty 101 saloon Keepers; but, saddest of all, 414 bummers, the victims of ram, who would soon sink into | drunkards’ graves, He closed by saying that most of the buildings in which rum was sold were OWNED BY CHURCH MEMBERS, who rented them to rumsellers because they got ood prices, Sunday beer selling had heen stopped in New York, Chicago and Brooklyn, because the law haa seen carried out, He called upon the tems perance men to compel the Mayor of Newark to do his duty, The following were then unanimously approved of:— Whereas the opponents of prohibitory legislation assert that the present laws are amply sufficient to secure the community from the evile ot ink. liquor traffic, and the friends of temperance reform are censured tor suftering the sald laws to tall into disuse; therefore, Resolved, That a committee of ten be appointed to wait upon the city authorities of Newark, and respectfully urge that the clty ordinance prohibiting the sale of in- toxicating drinks on Sunday be enforced. The committee was appointed as follows:—Dr. I, Hi, McIivaine, Cortlandt Parker, Esq. ; Dr. William I, Findlay, ‘William D. Russell, Rev. A. L. Bee, Dr. 4. P, Wilson, Daniel Dodd, 8. R. W. Heath, ‘Theo- Rev. J. S. Ostrander, J. M. Allen, J, ter. After this a great deal more talk was indulged in by divers and sundry persons, but that is all that was accomplished, STRANGE AND SIGNIFICANT to relate, the committee never so much as showed their faces to Mayor Ricord or any other member of the city government. Yesterday the Executive Committee met again in Newark to hear the report of the above committee, but, of course, no re- port was made, there being nothing to re- port. But, as betore, @ great deal of talk ‘was induiged in, aS 9 HERALD reporter ‘was present, and it was probably thought he was taking copious notes. Rev. Mr. Brown thought the committee ought not to be superseded by another committee until they had had @ chance tereport. They should be instructed to sce the layor forthwith and have him enforce the Sunday An enthusiastic member declared he would pis his right arm to have the saloons closed. other member was applauded when he sug: gested that A COMMITTRE OF ONE MUNDRED leading citizens, representing all the churches, be @ppointed to go to the Mayor and compel him to do his duty. The Mayor, the speaker said, was a man, but was controlled by The people had no the ance" move- everywhere. Another speaker, a clergyman, satd it was not the or’s fault, ‘The Church did not take the lead in the matter asit ougat to. He believed the peo- le were desirous of doing mght and would vote for good order and peace, and would put in office ® Mayor who would enlorce the laws ifit was found the present one weuld not doit, AMr. Bannister said the committee should tell the Mayor that he had sworn a solemn oath to obey the law. Ifhe did not do so, then he should be im- ed. No action was taken regarding the committee suggestion, but, after agreeing to give the old committee a chance to gather to- day and compel the Mayor to say yea or nay in the matter, the meeting adjourned till Monday. It {# not tmprobable that when the committee calls on His Honor it will be found that he has ope off fishing for @ few days or on some other ness. dore Macknet, A ist MDONALD'S MISFORTUNE. How a Young Clerk Liquidated the Debts of His Employer. Aboy named Thomas McDonald, about sixteen years of age, who has been for some time past in the employ of John 8. Kennedy, in Cedar street, was sent to the office of Daniel E. Hawley, at 48 Wall etreet, on Tuesday afternoon, to pay a bill. He was given a check for 2, drawn by Edward | , Kenued”, on the National of Elizabeth, N. J.. to the order of J. 8. Kennedy, and which check wi also endorsed by the latter. The boy McDonald wen' to the office of Mr. Hawley, presented the check and received a receipt, but while the check ‘was lying on the counter, he surreptitiously put it im his pocket and walked out, and aiterwards pre- sented it to the paying teller of the American National Exchange Bank, where Mr. Kennedy keeps his account, Kno’ the boy the check ‘was cashed for him at once. e facts of the case Were shortly afterwards discovered, and Oilicer Gannon, of the First precinct, was put on his track. ‘He was arrested on Wednesday night in his own house, McDonald had given $60 of the money to his mother, which she handed over to the oMcer. The ge tog he age He “se ar Fal before ice Hogan yesterday, and com- malted in detuult of #600 ball to anmwer.” apne Fag py suoonta, ‘The Fire Marshal yestesaaY Submitted bis report of fires during the montn of May, to the Police Board, as follows:— GentLemen :—There were only nineteen fires mm this Sees eee ma see AY ae nd ances were ag follows: ‘ 5 THE MODOC CONUNDRUM. What Shall Be Done with Field Marshal Jack ? A Hint to General Davis to Decorate Him with the Cord-on. Attorney Ceneral Williams’ Opinion. The Hungry Politicians’ Hunt for In- dian Appointments. Scar-Faced Meacham Once More on the Peace Path. WassIncron, June 5, 1878, In army circles here the question “What to do with the Modocs?” meets with the answer, “You need not trouble yourselves as to whether they are to be delivered to the civil tribunals of Oregon:for trial for the murders they have committed. avis Will not only hang Captain Jack and the men with him who assassinated General Canby and Peace Com- missioner Thomas, but all who can be identified as the murderers of the settlers on Lost River.” They appear to be contident that there can be no dim- culty between the military and civil authorities, because the speedy punishment of the murderers will prevent it. To substantiate the belief of the expected action of General Davis they refer to an incident in the Oregon war of 1855 and 1856, Ouhi} the most con- spicuous chief of the Yakimas, a large and pewer- ful tribe in Washington Territory, was one of the principal leaders in the Oregon Indian war. After several months of fighting, seeing the hopeless- hess of the contest, he came in and delivered him- selfup. ‘The officer to whom he surrendered was Captain Dent, of the Ninth infantry, the brother- in-law of President Grant and now well known a8 General Dent, of the White House. A GOOD PRECEDENT FOR HANGING MURDERERS. General Wright, who commanded the troops then in the fleldas soon as the fact of the capture of Ouht was announced to him, directed the prisoner to be brought before him. He then said, “You have seen the sun for the last time. Iam going to hang you. Not that you have fought against us in battle, but because before the war broke out you murdered Indian Agent Bolen. He was your friend; but you followed him from the Yakima Agency on his journey to the Dalles, and when at noon he was resting you and two other Indians killed him, and yet the moment before you had been smoking with him. This was not war—it was the act of a dog, and you shall die a dog’s death. Captain Dent, as officer of the day you will detail a Sergeant and the proper number of men and hang this man assoon as the preparations can be made.” THE MODOO | It took very few minutes to carry these orders out. Young Ouhi was stretched up as a warning to other Indian chiefs that murderers would be punished. Genera! Wright, then in command of the Department of Oregon, by this act did much to bring the war then pending to anend. ‘The Indians feared and respected’himn. He was just in his acts and prompt in his punishments, Captain Wright, of w Twelfth intantry, who was killed by the Modocs at the same time with Captain Thomas, was a sou of this old Indian fighter, If Davis should act like Wright, as it is expected he will, then the whole trouble will be end A HINT TO GENERAL DAVIS. If he should not be equal to the oceasion and re- fer the matter to Washington, what will be the result can only be @ conjecture. Captain Jack and his band may die of old age before the question of “What is to be done with the MoJocs 1’ will be settled. It is very certain if these murderers are not sum- marily dealt with by the military authorities the civil tribunals of Oregon, at all haz- ards, will bring them to trial, It will take | very considerable force to prevent @ sheriff and his posse from executing the order of court for the arrest of the murderers of the Oregon settlers. Every letter received here from that portion of Oregon states that the feeling of the people on the subject ts intense. Not alone as a matter of justice. but also as a warning to other, tribes, these murderers must be punished. If they should not be, the’, the settlers in the neighbor- hood of Indian trives will have no confidence in their security, anG some of the most fertile of the lands of Oregon ‘ill have to be \doned. Congressman Wison and Senator Kelly are very earnestly insisting that prompt measures be taken. Attorney General Williams agrees with them, and it is expected that, as the representative of that coast in the,Cabinet, he will stro. urge (in case General Davis should hesitate or refer the question to Washi mpt pro and decisive action on the part of the government. A few days will tell the story. Itis understood that no step will be taken until Davis is heard from. The terms of surrender or rae ereniates if any, have been made are utterly wD at army headquarters. ‘INDIAN APPOINTMENTS, The close of the Modoc war attracts attention merally to Indian affairs, and now that the time f approaching for the appointment of the five I Indian Affairs, which offices < . ctors of created at the last session of Congret od deal of haphazard guessing as the sppointecs, It note: that qualifications will be taken into consideration. ‘The office is worth $3,000 a Fie ge WET expenses—a place to go after, ‘Way tha’ small politicians are hunting it up isacaution. It takes the place of Superintendent of Indian which, with the exception of four to be designa' by the President, ia hereafter to be abolished. The opriation for these offices is not available hen e commencement of the fiscal year, so the successful ones of the hungry ogee wil not be commissioned until the 1st of July. It is hit and miss as to who they will be. The is promised to-day may set aside to- morrow. ham, a relative of Senator at one time o Heutenant in the army, and more recently an agent for the Cheyennes, has been ten- dered one of the positions aud declined; it is understood because he has the expectation of more lucrative place. In the opinion of those who claim to be posted this was known at the In- eos Department bac . aking to wo i ig diplomacy when it costs \- Vucone wo rf Senator by tendering a Paaition toa relative or friend. Axtell, a late member of Con- greas trom San Francisco, claims to be confident of recetving one of these appointments. His quali- fications are :—That though elected to Con; on the democratic ticket, in last Presidential can- vase he made speeches in behalf of Grant. His application has been endorsed by all tne republi- can members of Congress from the Pacific coast, and his sppnemeny ‘will be charged to Caltformta, though is at present a resident of New Jersey, of which State he has been a Citizen since the close of his Congressional term, some three or four years ago. Kev. Mr. -y, @ Presbyterian minister, and delegate from ere to the convention.ot that Church recently held at Baltimore, is another applicant. He ex- pects to obtain it through the influence of the re- ligious denomingtion to which ar cee. SCAR-PACED He wili have to contead against Meacham, the late unsuccessful Peace Commissioner to we Mo- docs, who is now on his way to Washington with the ‘hope that his scarred face may establish claim to be thus penstoned. Geary, however, seems to think that he has the i , a8 the ernment has had enough of the “Meacham-Mo- doc war,” and evidently have go little confidence in the judgment of the individual by whoseindiscretion it Was brought about as not to be wilting t0 rag nim another opportunity of making trouvle. P= tain Alvord, of Virginia, @ recent officer of the army, and the agent who, a few months since, brought to Washington a delegation of the Kiowas, and Who is now @ commissioner to the Dakota sioux, is spoken of asone of the probable ap- pointees. Itis said there are over two hundred Began oP ee are Paar lee ay nore at out o T dozen fitted for the te Lt VJ tieappolnted, rie. no Fl oe a a ay acheck, there will be several wro will get a longer @istance of trom heaven. A MAN BURNED TO DEATH Norwate, Conn., Inne 6, 1873. Late on Weanesday night a fre boxe out in a barn belonging to the estate Gf the late Eben Church, on the main foad from this place to Westport. Standing ¢! f fronted by low cattle nm @ favorite resort in travelling vagrants, One of them 1s supposed tohave taken shatter previous , i, he Pt 4 t in removing the fovea. ome yy men ‘Fire Deparynent answered the first ala’.m, but the distance headquarters wen fo Siem aad water so scarce that gould be ‘sone to save she strecture. It was @ 3 BO ‘ingurance,