The New York Herald Newspaper, June 30, 1873, Page 6

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UNION fQUARE THEATRE, Union are, near Broadway Saxe EYRE. * rt OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway, between Houston ‘and Bleecker streets. —Ctcanerr: CENTRAL PARK GAR: —Summer Wicnts’ Con- verrs, AMERICAN INSTITUTE H ALL, Third av., between 634 id 64th sts.—Micitary Concent. METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, 128 West Four- Reenth st.—Cyrxian anv LOAN CoLLectioNns OF ART. NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway.— Borence anv Ant. New York, Monday, June 30, 1873. THE NEWS OF YESTERDAY, Wo-Day’s Contents of the Herald. WTHE CAPTURE OF KHIVAt PROGRESS OF RUSSIA EASTWARD”—TITLE OF THE LEADER—S1ixTu PacE. \RUSsIA's FIRST STRIDE TOWARD INDIAt GEN- ERAL KAUFMANN’S OFFICIAL ANNOUNCE- MENT OF THE KHIVAN TRIUMPH! THE KHAN IN FLIGHT! HERALD SPECIAL HIs- TORY OF THE FAMEWORTHY WINTER MARCH AND OF THE NOMADIC BAK- BARIANS OF THE CONQUERED LAND— THIRD AND FouRTH PAGES. WHE ROUTES OF APPROACH PURSUED BY GEN- ERAL KAUFMANN’SCOLUMNS AND A MAP OF THE KHIVAN TERRITORY—Turep Pace. RATAL EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS IN NORTHERN ITALY! GREAT DAMAGE TO PROPERTY IN CITY AND COUNTRY! A CHURCH DESTROYED! FIFTY-TWO LIVES LOST— SEVENTH Page, BPAIN IN A RAGING FEVER OF REVOLT! THE IRRECONCILABLES TRYING TO INTIMI- DATE THE GOVERNMENT! THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE CARLISTS—SEVENTH Pace. PRE SETTLEMENT OF THE RIO GRANDB TROUBLES! THE POSTMASTER GENERAL AS A REFORMER! GOLD SHIPMENTS! BOUT- WELL AND BUTLER—SEVENTH Pace ANOTHER MYSTERIOUS MURDER! A LONG ISLAND FARMER CAST INTO A WELL! NOT DROWNING, HE IS KILLED WITH LOGS AND STONES, AND NO CLEW HAD TO THE FIENDS—Fovrtu Page. SBACE WEEK AT LONG BRANCH! MONMOUTH PARK ON THE FOURTH! THE SPEEDERS THAT WILL TRY THEIR METTLE ON THE COURSE—TENTH PaGE. AMERICAN FISHERY RIGHTS! THE PRIVILEGES CONCEDED TO THE BRITISH! COMPEN- SATION AND THE RULES OF AWARD— YACHTING NEWS—Fovrrn Pace. DEATH OF PRESIDENT GRANT'S FATHER! THE PROMINENT EVENTS OF HIS LUME—TenTa Page. WHE BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPORTION- MENT ON THE CITY AND COUNTY FI- NANCES! FACTS FOR TAXPAYERS—SEv- BNTH PaGE. WAYMARKS ON THE ROAD TO ETERNITY! THE SPIRITUAL GUIDES OF THE PEOPLE INDICATING WHAT MUST BE DONE FOR SALVATION! AN INTERESTING SERMON COMPEND—FirTu Pace. DUR COLLEGIAL ATHLETES! THE TRAINING OF THE CREWS AND THE DIFFICULTIES THEY LABOR UNDER! A PERSONAL IN- SPECTION OF THE CREWS AND THE COURSE—EicutTn Pace. EASON NOTES FROM LAKE GEORGE! THE ANGLING FOR TOURISTS AND SEEKERS AFTER PURE AIR—THE LITARERY AND WATERING PLACE FEUILLETOS—ErcntTu Pack. FINANCIAL MOVE! 3 AND THE NATIONAL OUTLOOK! iRY NEWS—REAL ESTATE—NINTH PAGE. THE COST OF THE JERSEY MUNICIPALITIES AND THEIR VOICELESS APPEAL FOR SELF-GOVERNM ‘PAYING FOR CITY ADVERTISEMENTS—A TRAGIC ROMANCE— BLEVENTH PAGE. Tue death is announced this morning of Besse Grant, the father of the President of the TDnited States, occurring, we presume, only a few hours before the President reached Cincin- mati Mr. Grant was a very old man, having ‘attained almost fourscore years. Tue Crxcrsnatt Enquirer characterizes the ate speech of Senator Carpenter at Janes- ville, Wis., in defence of the back-pay grab, ‘as “the prolonged echo’’ of the speech made by General Butler at the Revere House, Bos- ton, a few days before. The echoof Butler's clarion notes must be exceedingly strong to enable it to reach from the ‘‘Hub’’ toa flour- ishing little town away off in Wisconsin. It is almost like extending from the Hub to the periphery of the wheel of the universe, f Tre Crxcrnnatt Gazette (administration) ‘fegards Senator Carpenter's defence of the palary grab as bold and uncompromising, and @oysit is the first straightforward plea that ‘Bas been made for that @de. If that is the ease, whint becomes of what the Enquirer calls Ben Butler's prolonged echo?’” i 7 Tre Auten County Motion,” says the Cincinnati Enquirer, ‘‘may be said to have failed for want of 9 second.”’ soon I am to be done for, {Wonder what 1 was begun iort NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, JUNE 30, 1873—TKIPLE SHEET, The Capture of Khiva—Progress of Russia Eastward. At last the Russian government has received despatches which confirm the Hzratp's news of the capture of Khiva by the forces under General Kaufmann. The capture of the capi- tal of the Khanate was accomplished on the 10th of June. The Khan has fled, leaving his people to the rule of their new masters, and the Czar will probably hojd sway in Gen- tral Asia for many years to come, The result is one that has been anticipated from the beginning; but its ulterior effects will be looked for with great interest as Russia’s pur- poses in the East are developed. In connec- tion with the capture of Khiva we publish much valuable matter, describing the country and its people, with an account of Russia’s interests and influence in Central Asia, to- gether with the railroad projects of the Czar. All this will help to explain the motives which induced Russia to undertake this war and the value of the conquest. The war of Russia with Khiva has attracted more attention than either the population or importance of the latter as an independent State appears tomerit. Why is this so? Why have the leading newspapers ‘and periodicals in Europe and throughout the world, particu- larly in England and Russia, given so much space to the subject? Khiva is a sparsely set- tled country, containing only a few years ago] but a hundred thousand families from which the Khan collected revenue. Though we have no precise data to show what is the average number of persons in each family, or who were included in a family under this old East- ern patriarchical system, still the entire popu- lation can hardly be a million, and probably not over half a million. Mr. Taylour Thomp- son, who was in Khiva in 1841, says the Khan had an army of thirty thousand horsemen. The gazetteers give Khiva a population, vari- ously estimated, from two hundred thousand to four hundred thousand. If Mr. Thompson’s estimate of a hundred thousand families and thirty thousand horsemen be correct the population can scarcely be less than half a million. This number is spread over a territory of about two hundred miles by one hundred, though the outlying desert country belonging to the Khanate is much larger. We see, then, that these semi-civilized people, small in number and inhabiting a region of Asia little known and with which there is little intercourse, would not command so much attention from the civilized world if there were not ulterior considerations con- nected with them or their territory of impor- tance in a political or an internatignal point of view. The Russian government and press dwell, of course, upon the necessity of punishing the Khan of Khiva for the outrages committed against the subjects of Russia and of vindi- eating the honor of their great nation. Russia has, doubtless, good cause of complaint against Khiva, and, perhaps, cause of war. In fact, there have been, during some years past, both causes of war, in the opinions of Russians, and war with Khiva, as well as with the other khanates and independent States of that part of Asia. Nations are never at a loss for cause whenever war suits their ambi- tion or policy. We are not blaming Russia, but simply stating a fact which is as applica- ble to England, Germany, France or any other great nation as to her. A proud nation, sensitive about its honor and careful to protect its sub- jects or citizens, is not apt to count the cost if it has the power of enforcing redress for injuries. Rome set the example to all suc- ceeding nations, Her legions were set in mo- tion at whatever cost to punish an injury to a Roman citizen or to protect one. England has the proud consciousness of having done the seme in many instances, and generally in behalf of a British subject or to defend national honor. Bat frequently there are ulterior objects behind those avowed or for which cause is given. At least conquest and anncxation often result from war made in de- fence of right and justice. Such was the case in our war with Mexico, by which we obtained California and New Mexico. The greater part of the vast Empire of Great Britain was sc- quired in the same way. And thus Russia has extended her mighty Empire. The real cause of war, as we remarked, may be other than the ostensible or avowed one. And this, we apprehend, isso in the war of Russia with Khiva. The punishment of the Khan for the outrage to Russian subjects is the pretext, but the exiension of the Russian Empire or in- fluence eastward is probably the object. In- deed, the Russian press is not careful to dis- guise that. Thirty-four years ago a formidable military force was sent by Russia against the Khivans on much the same ground that the present war is waged—namely, that the Kbivans held Russian subjects in slavery, molested and plundered the caravans to Bokhara and ha- rassed the Kirgheez tribes under Russian pro- tection. But in the manifesto issued by the Russian government upon the subject the ob- ject declared was, ‘to consolidate in that part of Asia the legitimate influence which be- longed to Russia and as a guarantee of peace which she alone was called upon to maintain.”’ Our readers hardly need be told that this has been the policy of Russia with regard to all the bordering small States of Asia from the time of Peter the Great—a policy which she has steadily pursued, whatever checks it may have met with at times, up to the present period. Hence the apprehensions of England as manifested in British newspapers and periodicals. Great Britain has been extend- ing step by step its vast empire in India north- ward and westward much in the same way and by the same means that Russia has advanced eastward and southward. The two empires have been separated by Turkestan, which includes Khiva and Bokhara. With the subjugation of this territory the Russian dominion is brought to the Hindoo Koosh mountains and face to face with the British power in Asia. An important foothold and advance is gained by Russia in the conquest of Khiva. When well established there Bokhara and the rest of Turkestan may easily be conquered or made subject to Russian influence and am- bition. As o matter of course the British press dwells upon the unprofitableness of this territory to Russia, of its vast sterile plains, siroceos, mountains of-sand and other fear- fol drawbacks, existing in the timid imagina- tions of Englishmen or in reality; but the Russiang are not impressed in the same manner and are not likely to be deterred in their ambition by the obstacles evoked. Still, the British console themselves with contem- Asia, the Hindoo Koosh, which rears its mountain heads to the heavens, and pretend not to be afraid of the Kyber pass or other pass, which opens the way to Cabool and Afghanistan. Russia, however, is skilful at diplomacy, as well as powerful in arms. A large part of the people of British India have no love for their conqueror. They have been kept in subjection by force, by subsidies to chiefs and by arraying one tribe against another. The warlike people of the mountain border coun- try, which the Russians would first come in contact with, have been and are, probably, especially inimical to British rule. It might not be difficult for Russia to foment hostility against England in India. In case of need the nucleus of a Russian army to co-operate with the natives might prove as effective as the limited number of British troops has proved by the same system of tactics. We are not, however, speaking of what is immi- hent or likely to take place within a few years. But it is in the future a possibility at least, and we might, from the nature of things, almost saya probability. This may be inferred from the well known Eastern policy of the two great Powers concerned, and is somewhat indicated by the speculations of the Russians and the sensitiveness of the English. In this movement of Russia upon Khiva and into Turkestan the Russians will also flank Persia and increase their influence with that Empire. Nor will the progress of Russia southeastward fail to have an effect upon Turkey. The more the Russian dominion and influence are extended in that direction the more will the Caspian, the Black Sea and the Sea of Aral become Russian lakes, from which, in this age of steam power, a most formidable base of military operations can be established. England will hardly be able to form again any such European alliance to hold Russia in check there as she formed at the Crimean war. History shows that the destiny of great north- ern nations, particularly when inspired by military and territorial ambition, as is the case with Russia, is southward to more genial climes and more productive regions. In connection with this subject of Russian progress and British alarm there has sprung up ao lively discussion relative to railroad projects from Europe to India. M. de Les- seps, the famous engineer, who made the Suez Canal, has submitted a proposition to the Russian government to construct a railroad from Orenburg to Peshawur, Cabool, on the confines of the Punjaub, thus connecting St. Petersburg with India. The railroad system of Russia. extends already to Orenburg. This,” of “colitse, “Would be: a vast undertaking, but not an impracticable one, and not more difficult, probably, than constructing our Pacific Railroad. A glance at the map will show this would be the most direct route from Europe to India. The war in Khiva has, doubtless, some connection with this project. The English, naturally enough, do not like the scheme, and speak slightingly of it, They, consequently, are speaking of another line by the way of Turkey and Persia— much longer and more costly one. They do not like the idea of going to India by the way of Russia. That is too suggestive and humiliating. Railroads, it is true, are, to a certain extent, the pioneers of peace as well as of progress; but they do not, as we have seen within the last few years, provent war. In fact, they prove to be the most effective agents in carrying on war. Should there be a rail- road from Orenburg to Peshawur, in a war on the border of India between Russia and England, the former Power would have by far the greatest advantage, unless, indeed, such a railroad should be neu- tralized for war purposes by treaty. Whether such gigantic projects be carried out now, or deferred for some time, they will be accomplished at no distant period; for India ond China, containing half the human race and full of wealth, must be brought in closer corhmunication with Eu- rope. In the future race for the trade of that part of the world, which all commercial na- tions have been contending for during ages, Russia has the most advantageous position by land and the United States by sea. The great plains of Russia in Europe and Asia are the best outlet on one hand and the Pacific Ocean on the other. England, by her wealth, her present commercial supremacy and her artifi- cial advantages, may hold the greatest share of Asiatic trade for awhile; but natural advan- tages and science must effect a change in time. The capture of Khiva, if we mistake not, and the proposed railroad to India, will be in- strumental to that end, and may also tend to change materially the political map of Asia. The Life-Saving and Storm-Warning Service on the Const. One of the most useful applications yet pro- posed for the Signal Service is to connect its system with that of the lighthouses and life- saving stations on the sea coast, and we are glad to learn that arrangements to this end have been made. At its third session the Forty-second Congress provided for the estab- lishment of ten life-saving stations, to be located from the Maine to the North Carolina coast inclusive, and the Treasury Department has already executed the design of this legisla- tion. The Signal Office, co-operating with this important life-saving service, under a recent act of Congress, will proceed immedi- ately to connect itself by wire with the life stations and lighthouses in order to signal vessels passing within sight of the latter of dangerous storms and hurricanes in time for their masters to escape impending danger. The double system of life-saving and storm- warning service will begin atan early day, perhaps in July, and will be extended first to Sandy Hook, Cape May, Montauk Point, Minot’s Ledge lighthouse and Long Branch, and thence, as rapidly as possible, to Maine and the coast of Cape Hatteras. It not unfrequently happens that a storm signal displayed at some of our seaboard capes would be visible in a single day to several hundred vessels, which would be cautioned to put beck to shelter or to take other suitable means of weathering the gale. This is prac- tically a new service, or new application of the weather forecast, which will be of great utility, not only as heretofore to the seaman contemplating » voyage, but to the seaman under sail. When this co-operative system is complete our Atlantic sea front will be well guarded by an active and efficient line of sen- tinels, The honorable emulation enkindled in both branches of the service will be highly plating that creat natur@ barrier of Central | stimulating and beneficial, while the over: tions of the coastguard or life-saving stations must be greatly assisted by having telegraphic communication with the entire line and with the country back of them. These stations are now so near each other that by a rocket or by flag signal they can immedi- ately communicate with each other, concentrate forces and make the best and most timely use of their life-saving apparatus, All coasting vessels will do well as soon as the new service is put in working order to keep a good look- out for the storm flag or red storm lantern of the Signal Bureau as they pass and repass the stations, And it will frequently happen that the larger vessels and steamships after leav- ing Atlantic ports will bein position to see and improve the cautionary signal displayed at the lighthouses and life-saving stations, and thus to be forewarned of a dangerous storm moving toward them. As the fruit of the inter-departmental cour- tesy and co-operation between the Treasury and War Departments it 1s to be hoped the new service will reflect credit on them both, and prove a great boon to our shipping and commerce. The Sanitary Condition of the Metropo- lis—Our Negligent and Temporizing City Authorities. We are warned by the oppressive tempera- ture of the last two or three days of the near approach of the sweltering heats of Midsum- mer and of thd inevitably fatal consequences to the occupants of fhe swarming tenement houses and of the filthy and malarious districts of this densely populated little island. We are warned from Nashville, Memphis, Cincin- nati and ington that the cholera is com- ing, and that this dreaded pestilence at any moment may steal in upon us like a thief in the night; and, in view of theso impending dangers, the question still recurs, Are our city authorities and the people of New York pre- pared to meet these dangers, or, good or or half-and-half, what is the sanitary con- dition of the metropolis? On Saturday last we published an instructive budget of the proceedings of the Bcard of Health, from which it appears that Manhattan Island is in an excellent condition, not to repel, but to invite and givo a liberal feast to the cholera, the yellow fever, or any other pesti- lence. For instance, the Sanitary Inspector of the North River line between 104th and 109th streets reports those dumping grounds in a disgusting condition, and he secures an order for the regulation of the dumping of garbage of all kinds in said lo- cality under the directions of said Inspector. Again, the Sanitary Inspector of the First, ‘Third ond Fifth wards, after » wook’s explora- tions therein, failed to find “a single street, or even a single block, that bore the evidence of having been properly cleaned.”” The appear- ance of some of the streets in this district he compares to “the floor of a neglected pigsty.” Dr. Janes, Assistant Sanitary Superintendent, on the condition of the booths of Washington Market, reports that they “encroach largely upon the public thoroughfares,” and that their presence is ‘detrimental to health from the fact that the pavement and gutters under- neath the floors are constantly filthy with organic matter in a state of decomposition, presenting obstructions to the flow of water in the gutters and causing the collection of filthy water in pools, where it remains until ‘it becomes stagnant and offensive and’ gener- ates noxious and poisonous gases.”” Further- more he deposes that “these gutters cannot be cleaned without first removing the floors of the booths, which is seldom done; that, con- sequently, the filth is allowed to remain there and generate its poison from week to week,” and that the booths themselves are old and saturated with filth and ought to be removed. We should think so, and are gratified that the Board have decided upon their removal; but this Washington Market nuisance, though utterly disgracefal to the city, is only ono of our many hotbeds of poison and pestilence. Dr. Janes, from a reconnoissance of West Twelfth street, reports ‘ive pits in which oyster shells are continuously burned,’ from which ‘the smoke and dirt penctrate the sleeping rooms of the houses adjacent, or com- pel the occupants to keep their windows closed.” In addition to this, the hundreds of bushels of oyster ghells stored in a lot adjoin- ing are vory offensive, and the business is carried on without a permit. But, again, all the slaughter houses on the east side of the city are reported in a filthy condition, and all the sickening abominations so far recapitu- lated are but a tithe of the cholera and fever breeding streets, dens, slums, pools and sewers of our shockingly filthy Manhattan Island. And what have our city authorities done, and what are they doing toward the abatement of these abounding nuisances and hotbeds of disease? From ao superficial reconnoissance of our infected districts it cannot be seen that our cleaners -have made any impression upon the general masses of decomposing garbage in our filthiest strects, and so far as we can learn they are doing next to nothing in the practical work of a general purification of the city. From the meeting of the Board of Health to-morrow we may have a better re- port; but we fear that they will present us rather an enlarged budget of newly discovered nuisances than an encouraging abatement of those of five, ten or twenty years’ duration. The trouble lies in the temporizing ‘masterly inactivity’’ of our Street Cleaning Department. These enterprising officials, under the spur of a public agitation, bring out their detachments of street cleaners and make on imposing parade of them in some of our most conspicuous streets with their noisy sweeping machines, their hoes and brooms and shovels and carts ; but, from the boldness of the attack, they soon become exhausted, and after the lapse of a day or two they mysteriously disappear, leav- ing only the passing ‘impression upon the filthy streets they have traversed which a steamboat lcaves on the water in crossing the bay. What, then, are we to do? We can only suggest that if our Mayor and City Councils, chosen onthe new departure of city reform, fail to meet the demands of the crisis in refer- ence to the health of the city » mass meeting of the citizens themselves, in view‘of a pro- visional committee of reform of fifty, sixty or seventy good men and true, devoted to the public welfare, will be in order. From the great achievements of the original Cooper In- stitute Committee of Seventy in the noble cause of reform, we cannot doubt that o simi- lar experiment upon the new line of action sieeated would be aleg crowned with brik. liant successes and with handsome rewards in the end to the self-sacrificing members of the committee, And why not, if the laborer is worthy of his hire? We only insist upon a thorough cleansing and purification of the city, in view of the dangers from malarious and pestilential diseases which threaten us through the oppressive heats of July and August, with their cholera-breeding accumulations of green and decayed fruits and stale fish and vege- tables, From the report of Dr. Harris, of the Bu- reau of Vital Statistics, for the 24th instant, it appears that the city’s mortality list from diarrhoeal diseases for the third week ‘of this present month was only forty-eight, of which only one was an adult—a worn-out asylum in- mate—and forty-seven were children, and these chiefly the inmates of dwellings in the waterside districts. This is an encouraging exhibit against one hundred and fifty-four deaths from diarrha@al diseases for the third week in June, 1872, or as compared with the one hundred and twenty two deaths in the same week in 1871 from the same diseases, Dr. Harris says, indeed, that ‘‘no fatal dis- ease having any true resemblance to malig- nant cholera has yet occurred in the city,” but that until short time past every city in the Union with which the Bureau is in corre- spondence reported no choleraic diseases; that New Orleans, the first, and Nashville next have suffered severely; that in New Or- leans, in a low, wet and naturally unhealthy locality, an efficient sanitary service has been completely successful in dealing with causes which in Nashville, in an cle- vated, dry and salubrious situation, “have killed enough people to warn every city and village in our country to remove all the filthy causes which propa- gate such disease (the cholera) and cleanse every source of defilement.” It is the accu- mulated filth, then, of a city which makes it subject to a terrible punishment by the cholera and other epidemics more than the natural disadvantages of its situation and climate. The city of New York, from its natural ad- vantages of situation and climate, should be the healthiest large city in the world; but for every thousand of its people its weekly bills of mortality are heavier than those of London or Paris, Liverpool or Berlin, to say nothing of Philadelphia, Chicago or New Orleans. Much of this excess of mortality in New York isamong those thousands of poor, destitute European emigrants thrown weekly upon this crowded island; much of it is due to our over- crowded and disease-breeding tenement houses; but most of it results from our filthy streets and slums, poisonous accumulations, holes and corners, reeking sewers, waterside nuisances and scandalous deficiencies of drainage. These are matters upon which our city authorities should now combine for ener- getic action; for otherwise, in view of ap- proaching dangers, our citizens themselves may be compelled again to come to the front in the work of city reform. Yesterday’s Sermons. The sermons which we publish to-day are very much like the country physician’s bread pills—there is no more chance that they will kill than that they will cure. They have very little Christ in them; but then they have less devil. They are of the mild type, as becomes Summer Christians and palpitating sinners. When the thermometer sinks from the nineties to the thirties we may expect something more forcible and convincing than that which we present to our readers to-day. Dr. Bellows, anticipating our national anniversary, discoursed upon “American Institutions’’— civil, political, religious, educational— and found many things to applaud, while he also saw some things to condemn in them, God ond nature have done much for America, and yet, in the Doctor’s opinion, we have dis- appointed the world of those who in older countries have watched our experiment be- cause they have not understood our trials and temptations, We have no respect for old traditions; there is more open vice here than in Paris; but there is also more virtue, more charity, more humanity. The best qualities of New York are hidden beneath the surface; the worst are to be seen in open day. And here our own opinion of sgme of the pulpit sensations is fully confirmed by one eminently qualified to judge. Dr. Bellows declares that some of the announcements of subjects for Sunday discourses in the Saturday papers are scandalous. And yet there is hope for us so long as religion is honored and education is advanced among the people. . Every rational and thinking man must at some time of his life realize that one of the most foolish things we can do is to heap up riches and not know who shall gather them. And yet we keep on, generation after genera- tion, doing this very foolish thing until the pale horse and his rider stop at our doors and the solemn and awful words are sounded in our ears, “Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee.’’ This was the lesson that Bishop Janes sought to impress upon the people at the Alanson Methodist Episcopal church yesterday. If Mr. Beecher’s sermon shall add one more to the number of prayerful students of the Bible it will have accomplished a good work. His theme yesterday morning was the mercies of the Bible—it is an armory of kindness, o great institution of mercifulness. And look- ing at the Bible and at Calvinism from this standpoim Mr. Beecher could hardly pass over the opportunity here afforded of striking o blow at this falling faith. Indeed, he seems of late to have imbibed very much of the spirit of the Donnybrook Irishman, and whereever he sees a Calvinistic head he hits it. If Gabriel should read ‘Edwards on the Affections’’ Mr. Beecher thinks that even that archangel could hardly havea right to hope. But Calvinism as it was and Calvinism as it is are two dif- ferent things, and we fear that if Mr. Beecher hammers away at the modern thing in this style he will arouse the old spirit and lessen his own chances of entering heaven at least by ono of the twelve gates. And as he is himself inclined evidently to veer and change there is a bare possibility that he may be found knock- ing some day at the gate of the predestinated elect. We would not give much for his chance then, Rev. Chauncey Giles considérs that every man is a heathen who lives for the attainment of natural ends merely. He is a worshipper of idols, and if he would escape the fate of the idglater ha muak sanctify the Loxd God in the sight of every Heathen affection and falseprine ciple.of his nature. Mr. Giles thinks that it is very difficult for us to gain.a.certain knowl- edge that we have the germs of a high order of spiritual faculties within us, which can and will introduce us into a new world of ideas and affections if they be only developed. We think these germs are known to every man in whose spiritual nature they exist, and it is this knowledge that leads to the development in- dicated. Who of us have not shed vars in this life? And how many of us have sed those tears. alone, save as the great God ani Father be- held them and treasured them up! For, as one of our own poets has put it, God who pities man hath shown A biessing for the eyes that weep, And that blessing, in the language of the Apostie John, is that in a world to come God shall wipe away all tears from our eyes. No matter what has caused them to fall, the time will come when they shall fall no more. And it was the aim of Rev. Dr. Hoyt yesterday to arouse in his people an enthusiasm for that land of tearless eyes and endless joys. Rey. Mr. Borel depicted the dual life or Christianity—the active and the contempla- tive—and illustrated both by the Apostles Paul and John the Seer. He urged his French hearers to combine both, if they would have perfect characters and become sincere Christians. Rev. Henry Powers entered his plea fora Summer vacation and gave his reasons for its necessity; but every man who can go to the country will find other and better reasons to suit themselves. Summer vacations for churches and ministers have now become too well established to need excuses or apologies. Yesterday was the day set apart in the Catholic churches for the honor of Saints Peter and Paul. It, therefore, gave Father McNamee an occasion to dilate upon the stability and unchangeableness of the Church that was built upon Peter, the rock. It also gave him the opportunity of falling into the error, so natural and common to ministers of the Gospel, to speak of the disciples ag illiterate or ignoble fishermen, when the facts in. the case indicate the contrary. A very small minority of them, we may infer, were fishermen, and of these the few who have written have left evidence enough behind to prove that they wero neither ignoble nor illiterate, The occasion was improved by Dr. McGlynn, also in Brooklyn, to indicate, if not to demon- strate, the necessity of a visible headship in the Church, since Christ, the great Head, has left thé world. And what more natural than that this head, the Pope, should hold the keys of the kingdom of heaven and enact laws binding on all the subjects of the kingdom of heaven, whether clergy or laity, alike? Dr. Storrs dwelt upon the wonders of ree demption, and reminded his people of, the purposes of the atonement. Mrs. Hanaford made a little flutter among the good people of Jersey City, as will be seen elsewhere. PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE, Secretary Fish will leave Washington to-night for this city. Nancy Harvey (colored) died in Baltimore on Wednesday evening, aged 117 years. She didn’t know Washington. It was not General Beauregard, but some “other man” of the same name, who signed an address to the people of Louisiana favoring the rights of the colored people. The Cincinnati Enquirer announces, prematurely, we think, that Susan B. Anthony is already talked of in the East as a candidate for the Presidency, and “persecution” is assigned as the reason. Rev. Charles Wesley Warren, formerly a pastor in the Methodist church in Wilmington, N, C., has fled thence, leaving webind him, according to the Wilmington papers, charges of falsehood, swindling, forgery and trifling with the affections of a young lady in Massachusetts, Nelson Dingley, Jr. (“Blaine’s man”), republican candidate for Governor of Maine, ia the editor of a paper and said to be a highly promising young man. A St. Louis paper, a little in advance of time, perhaps, says he will one day grace a seat im the United States Senate. William R. Alger is about to resign his office as preacher in the Music Hall, Boston, in order ta complete some literary works he has in hand, one of which is the “Life of Edwin Forrest,” and in preparing which he is assisted by the late trage- dian’s fast friend, James Oakes, When a clergyman assumes to be witty ‘tis te serve a purpose, and that is the case with « Batt more divine, who writes to a friend con: ‘ing the frequency of fires in Boston as follows:—‘In the rapid whirl of,events, the motion of the universe becoming accelerated, the hub is evidently over« heated by friction; hence the numerous conflagras tions.” Louisa F. Bartlett, of Boston, has bequeathed $2,000, to be equally distributed among the Amert- can Bible Society of New York, the American Tract Society of New York, the American Sunday School Society of Philadelphia and the American Mission- ary Association for Freedmen; $1,000 to the Ameri- can Home Missionary Soctety, $5,000 to the Wom an’s Board of Missions. THE CHOLERA, New Cases of Cholera at Cincinnat® and Deaths at Nashville. CINCINNATI, June 29, 1873, Several new cases of cholera have occurred here, NASHVILLE, June 29, 1873, Ten deaths from cholera were reported to-day. LARGE FIHE IN PROVIDENCE, Provivencg, R. I., June 29, 1873 Twoincendiary fires were kindled simultaneously in the Phoenix Building Saturday evening. One wad extinguished by the police, but the other, in the fifth story, gained some headway. The whole Fire Department was summoned by three alarms, an@ the fire was confined to the upper part, though almost the whole of the great building was drenched with water. The total loss may reach $100,000; fally covered by insurance. The building was owned by the heirs of George A. Howard; loss, $20,000; insurance, $50,000, all im foreign companies. The other losers, chiefly water, are Remington & Perkins, wholesale imi linery goods; Farnum & Sherman; Butler, Brown & Co., leather and manufacturers’ supplies; J. Richmond, Potter, Denison & Co., 0. G. joone, E M Thurston & Co., Boston Shoe Store, Mrs. @. Handy, Mrs, William A, Howard and the Knights of Pythias, All insured mainly in foreign offices, Three firemen were injured. One was taken to hospital, but will recover. The First Presbyte: church, ahd the hall, formerly the Academy Music, were slightly damaged. SUNDAY PRACTICE, During an attercation last evening, In front of 213 Delancey street, between Robert Havey, white, and William Phillips, colored, the latter at. tacked his opponent with ® razor, cutting him about the neck and ears, inflicting two severe wounds, The injured man was taken to the Thirteenth precinct station house, where his wounds ere dveasen : pak - Spt and then 1e. is au l. “To-day being Oficer Wilkinson’s (of the Seventh resince, day off duty) he thought of visiting some Pienas residing at Williamsburg. On returning home to go on duty last evening he saw two men fighting in the streets. When about to separate the pugilists he was knocked down b; ee a af rv co EE