The New York Herald Newspaper, February 24, 1874, Page 5

WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY. The City im its Holiday Dress—Beantifa) ‘Weather and Happy Sightsecrs—Where the Crowds Gathered and How They Looked— Quiet Folks in Central Park— Social Enjoyments of the Day. ‘Washington’s Birthday was celebrated yesterday more generally than it had been for many years. ‘The glory of the hero seemed to have veen fading as the years went by, and the victors of the war of ‘the rebellion were so brilliant with well won honors of modern date that not a few people Seared that Washington's Birthday was a thing too Jong gone by for any special anniversary jubila- ton. Yesterday, however, revived the former Spirit of patriotism whictk Washington’s memory im days gone by never failed to call forth, Ap- parently, THIS PATRIOTIC OUTBURST Was genuine—the sincere growth of respect to the great man’s memory; but stil it may be possible that the love for a holiday and a desire tor relief from ordinary toil may have induced many people $0 allow Sunday's rest to slip into Monday’s anni- Versary, and thus to combine patriotism with Pleasure. A more glorious day could not possibly Rave been desired than yesterday for any festival eccasion or commemorative event, Balmer breezes could not blow, nor could more 4 GENIAL SUNSHINE fall upon the city than made New York yesterday to glow with a bright, pleasant smile everywhere. The sky overhead was deeply blue and unclouded, and not even moment’s frown from above @istarbed the pleasures of the holiday keep- ers, It was more like a lovely spring day, with the air wooing bursting buds, than likea Gay in February, when one might reasonably expect to don all the preventives against frost and snow. No wonder, then, that New York turned out in full Qumbers to parade the sidewalks, visit the squares and avenues and see and be seen in hohday at- tire. From an early hour in the forenoon THE CITY WORE THIS PLEASANT APPEARANCE, summer-like in its character and really revivifying to the thousands who always dread the cold stings of the expiring winter, and arouse to @ mew life when warmed by sunshine like that of yesterday. In the afternoon all the streets were thronged with people, who evidently were loitering in that peculiarly com- fortable manner that tndicates a rest trom work. The squares and avenues turned out their own quotas and attracted constant crowds of prom- enaders. But far the greatest number of the pa- faders were THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN, These lined the sidewalks in every direction, ju- wenile New York making @ magnificent display. How much the sunshine had to do with all this may be imagined, and how “nice” all the young folk looked necd not be mentioned. The city was a pleasant contrast to New York in its everyday working clothes and grinding jabor. There wasa Spirited reliet also in seeing the stores open and in watching the merry style in which those who were obhged to be out of doors at work adopted the temper of the occasion and laughed their chagrin away. There was oe (0 CHURCH ATR N about the merrymakers; evigently they came out to see and be seen, to laugh and to hear others laugh, ana to avoid any reverend individual who wore a long face. They were handsomely success- ful, and deserve, evidently, to get more holidays than they do. Yet ths holiday bad passing over it at times distressful shades to look at, for the forced smile might be seen, and it was only too Oiten that the thoughtful observer was forced to think as he passed among the crowds, “Poor fel- fows, out of work.” But everybody else looked so Sas natured that even the suffering workingmén ng dele h must have a oo riage cheered a hopes encouraged, The city presented, tu, more OF si “ti x GAY AND FESTIVE AIR than it is wont to have. ‘That there are flagstaffs suough upon the houses of this town is beyond the possibuity o! doubung, and this way of saying | itis used because 1t shows at once and without circumlocution that New York must lave had yes- terday swinging to the breeze very many of the Stars and Stripes. Not only on tne great build. | ings, but on a large number o! private houses and business stores, the national emblem in various izes showed the spirit of the hour, Even the mn drivers and stage men and the drivers of | Mii sorts Of vehicles ornamented the horses’ heads | with miniature fags, and some of the real old New | Yorkers proved their reverence for General Wash- Ington’s memory and lame by wearing a little bunting on themselves, Many places in the city were ‘ PARTICULARLY NOTICEABLE for the appeurance they presented. The City Hall and jts surroundings were in {ull holiday at- tire, reminding one of the excitable times when the victories oi) war sent the flags up ina rush of patriotism, The streets were here packed with Crowds waiting for the military parade. Union | square, however, was decked especially for the oc- casion, and was the centre point of the public pro- ceedings of the day. The sidewalks around were:| Oilled with men, women and children, all moving about and groping their way among each other's | crowds, unfiinchingly in earnest, vut seemingly | enjoying the jostiings. At the north side of the square, running between the two poles recently put up there, the flags of all nations were | strung. The scenes at this place during the aster- | noon were particularily animated. People waited | here for hours to greet THE VETERANS Sn to seé the fine display of the Sh which usually takes under its esp'#ial care the aged soldiers who glory still in 1812. The expected military display, however, did not take place, and, Biter long, patient waiting, the crowd leit the square. ‘How many different ways the peopie enjoyed themselves it would be dificult to say, for @ holiday is no ordinary thing in this city, and preparations for days ahead are sure to be Made tor its enjoyment. It is, however, not to he | omitted from a record of the day’s enjoyments that this year crowds of people betook themselves away up to th regiment, CENTRAL PARK, Of course no leaves have yet come upon the trees, and the Rambles are bare; but the Park looked Jovely in the sunshine, and one could imagine that the warmth and healtn of the air were fast ripening the whole garden into its le summer beauties. There was where ie quiet people strayed about, thinking that a genuine boliday was a day out of the city. The | younger people, however, were not noticeably @bsent, and youthiul couples might be seen walk- Ang about with their heads down and slightly Jach- | rymose. The lively and pleasant appearance which prevailed down town was to be noted also in the streets in the uptown districts. There was g little more oi the Sunday sobriety in the move- ments Of the people, but that there was a holiday | ramble prevatling might be seen at once. In the | social celebration THE NATIONAL GUARD made good efforts to be up to the occasion, The Eighth regiment decorated their armory—especi- ally the rooms of Gand I companies—very band- #omely, and had a brilliant ball in the evening, at which pits Lees i was carried out in fine | style. AS bas been said already the Sixth regiment entertained the veterans with a filiul re- gard for the ancient heroes, and treated them so ‘well that the old men’s minds grew very much dis- turbed at the thought oi ever leaving this land of Sry things and Of parting with the gallant mem- | ers of the Sixth. Company B of the Seventy-first Tegimens also honored the occasion with quite a display in the evening, entertaining their iriends very handsomely. SOCIAL PARTIES, wot of a formal character, were enjoyed in the evening more generally, it is said, than on any previous celebration for many years.’ Many prom- inent Clubs added something or other to the ordi- nary club life out of respect to the day. Several Organizations made an especial feature of the celebravion aud gave entertainments o! an elabo- | rate character to their iriends, an account of some of which will be iound below. THE DAY AT THE BOULEVARD | CLUB, Washington’s Birthday was celeprated at the Boulevard Club yesterday in the liberal manner characteristic of the association, The old-time | citizen who, on each recurring anniversary of the | ‘birth of the “Father of His Country,” laments, with fong drawn sighs, the deciine of patriotism, and pollts with pride to the celebrations of bygone days, Was not present with the members of the club yesterday, and it’s a pity, too, for his patriotic fire | ‘would have been fanned anew and made to glow | with increased fervor, The very atr seemed im- | Pregnated with love of country, and the reverbera- | tions of the cannon brought most forcibly to the | minds the warlike scenes through which the im. mortal Washington had passed. | here. are, mm consequence of the a1. : tion ~ 4 Mr. ‘B. Perkins be was le 10 ver oresion disapporn' was by tbe gentie- nt a whine ‘as possible, “Hail Columbia” was sung by al) present, and it was truly @ patriotic stration. Mr. Jerome Buck dehvered the of the occasion. “Patriot- ism” was ‘the he was. frequently in- terrupted b} The orator said that it was eminently to honor the natal day of the fist so many of his fellow citizens joined with hia in doing 80. Yet he denred to have his hearers un- pasion vars par Seah. aap ce atr' 0 fim was best ‘evinced ‘by the results that followed efforts. America was the refuge of the oppressed of every land, and it is our duty in our inatvidual capacity to make every foreigner fce) that so lon; as he confor: tothe laws of the country that the Americaa ‘would proiecs him. Mr. Charles Kitepell and other prominent gentlemen addresses, A: the many local celebrities present might be mentioned ex- Alderman ex-Coroner Wiley, s6re. D. L. Kelly, James Doyle, Thomas Tone, A. vie, William Blakely, Jobn E. Walker, W. W. Avery. At a late hour of the evening, whem our Commissioner left, the chink of the glasses, combined with the strains of the Union Home Cornet Band, indicated that the patriotic intemtions of the Boulevard Club would probably be more than realized. THE DAY IN BROOKLYN: The day was very generally observed in the City of Churches, The Mme weather had the effect of throvging the streets with men, women and chil. dren, which cireumstence lent a gala day appear- ance to the occasion, Most of the stores were closed at noon, while the olty and couoty mu- nicipal offices Were not open during the day. Keeper Tormey exhivited his artistic skill in @ handsome display of bunting from the fag- stam and lanyards on the Hall. The County Court House was @iso decorated by Mr. Martin, the Keeper, im honor of the day, while the theatres and many private institutions and dwellings vied with cach other in point of decorations. The Port Admirai’s flagship, Roa- noke, and the United States receiving ship Ver- mont, at the Navy Yard, displayed a profusion of color® A national salute of twenty-one guns was red from the Vermont at noon, and the crew were fed on beef soup. The silence of Sabbath reigned OES eer the workshops of the Navy Yard. The $200, voted so munificently by the Board of Aldermen for the firing of salutes, was well ex- pended at noon irom the mouth of a piece of ord- ance on FortGreene. The poor were liberally fed at ie 400p how oh Fourth and Tenth precincts, The “Order Americans,” under the Mar- shaiship of L, L, Mercer, formed in line on Henry street, near Fulton, abou on, and marched through the pee thoroughiares. They were in full regalia Dumbe! about 2, men. Mayor Hunter, ex-Mayor Powell and two Alder- men feriswed the societies ag ti:ey fled through the City Aall Kk. The matinées ana evenin, performances at the theatres were well attended. At the Brooxiyn, Institate a lecture was delivered by Corporation Counsel De Witt, besore, @ large audience, upon the lives of Maaison and Burr. THE OOURTS—THE NEW DISTRICT ATTORNEY. Business in the Brooklyn courts was generally suspended; in fact, the only court open was the Sessions, and that only to allow the empanelment | of a Grand Jury. Mr. Nelson M. Whipple was selected as foreman. Judge Moore delivered the usual statutory charge to the jury, and explained that the delay in their empanel- ment was caused by the fact that the Grand Jury of the Oyer and Terminer was discharged only on Saturday last and it was illegal to have two pan Juries in session at the same time. ‘The juties of the present Grand Jury end with this week, as a new jury wili be empanesied in the yer and Terminer next Monday, Mr. Thomas H. Kodman, the newly appointed | District Attorney in place of Winchester sritton, removed by Governor Dix, was sworn into office by County Clerk Herman yesteraay, and proceeded | at once to enter upon bis duties. Mr. Britton was the first man to congratulate mim. It is said that Mr. Rodman will not make apy changes in the personnel of his office. THE DAY IN JERSEY CITY. Bishop McQuade on the Want of Organ- ization Among Catholics and the Power of the Press—Another Orasade Needed. The chief feature of the celebration in Jersey City yesterday was the meeting of Catholic Unton Circle, No, 1, at St.Peter’s church, A solemn high mass was celebrated at half-past ten o’clock, Rey. P. Corri- gan being celebrant, Rev. Messrs. Smyth and Hennessey deacons, and Rey. J. De Concilio mas- ter of ceremonies. Jn the sanctuary were Bishop McQuade; of Rochester, attended by Fathers Beau- | devin and McQuade as chaplains, After the first gospel Bishop McQuade ascended the pulpit and tock his text irom St. Paul to the Corinthians, “That whica aman sows that also shall he reap,’”? and @ few of the following verses, These words, said the bishop, are in my judgment very remarkable, They are addressed to the people | ofthe Uburch to let them understand that they have duties to discharge for which they will have to answer to Heaven. The power of the early Christians to whom these words were directly ad- dressed consisted in the divine promise, and in this they ound strength, although nations rose up against them. The great principle of organiza- tion—of combining for acommon purpose—is the great feature of our country to-day. This princi- ple was a great feature of tne Church even in the | Middle Ages. The Crusaders, who revered Christ, | not THE CHRIST OF TO-DAY, but Christ as God, went forward, and they cried | out, as with one voice, “What shall we do to rescue the holy places from impious hands 7’? We | have fallen on strange times. The rebellion of the sixteenth century 18 raising its head to-day with renewed vigor, and it seems at times as if the romises 0! God were to come to naught. e are here this morning not only as Christians, but as citizens, We come here to pray to God for | the country to which we belong—to raise our Yoices to God, that He may look down with merc on this people. Our duty of patriotism is secon: | only to our duty as members of “the household of faith.” The better the Christian, the better the citizen. The wan who is not a good Christian can- | Not be a good citizen, A FEARFUL OBLIGATION rests upon the Catholics of the United States. depends upon us whether the work of God’s Church shall go on for the salvation of souls, Every one who bas lived in this country for twenty or thirty years cannot fail to have noted that success in every great movement has been attained only by steady, persistent organization. Those who are not of the Catholic Church are well organized to- day—so well organized and so ready to give pattle | that if they only had the promise of God they | would propagate their doctrines and carry their views over the whole land, PUBLIC OPINION RULES IN THIS COUNTRY. It is king. Public opinion is controlled by the press. Our religion should intensify our Ameri- canism. Every one is an American whose home 1s God gave this land to the oppressed or the whole world. Noone has a monopoly of it. As Catholics we have no secrets. Our councils are open to every One; our work is as open as the day. We only ask justice for our people, for the poor, for the children, especially those of ‘the household of faith.” While those of other religions are spreading their organizations all over the iand the Catholics seem to stand sull. There is A WANT OF UNITY OF ORGANIZATION, In order to contend against the power that is battling against us we must create a sound public opinion. The press ot to-day is not the press of twenty years ago. There is a disposition to be fair. The old cant of eighteen years ago cannot find Place in THE NEW YORE PRESS TO-DAY. The public schools of this State are essentially Protesiant. ‘There is not sectarianism in the sense that youcan tell whether the teacningi3 Methodist, Presbyterian or Episcopalian. There are only three classes of society in the religious seose—the Catholic, the Evangelical and the in- fidel, Tce rights of the children to worship God according to the dictates of thelr conscience are taken away, and yet we see this large body of Catholics in ‘New Jersey looking on asif they were powerless, because there is no organization. But the dawn Ol abetter time is appearing. I see tne beginning of the good work (alluding to the Catho- lc Union) ali over the United States. These are trying times. ing over Europe, and if we do not prepare by or- ganization we shall be enguifed, THE DAY ELSEWHERE, stainless A General Holiday in Boston. Boston, Feb. 23, 1874. The anniversary of Washington’s Birthday ts observed here to-day as a legal holiday, The banks, courts, Custom Houre, &., are closed and business is largely suspended, Ic | | Military and Civil Display in Albany. | The grounds of the club are admirab! ‘uated Jor an outdoor celebration of any kind, “oping | down as they do to the edge of the river, and itis | rhaps Ode of the most picturesque spots on the ladson. The exterior of the club house was taste. | fully decorated with bunting, while the wally of the interior were festooned with evergreens, in- lerspersed with appropriate mottoes, ‘The 'pro- | gramme as announced by the committee of ar- | rangemenis was rigidly udhered to. A national Bulute of thirteen guns Was fired at sunrise, noon and sunset. Mr, W. H. Pope, tne popular elocu- tionist, read Washington’s Farewell Ad- ALBANY, Feb, 23, 1874, ‘The anniversary of Washington’s Birthday was | observed to-day by @ parade of the Ninth brigade, the display of the national fag from pubiic ana private puildings, and, in some instances, the sus pension of business. Company B (Continentals) mave an independent parade. Commemoration Festivities in Buffalo, BUFFALO, N. Y., Feb. 23, 1874, Notwithstanding the disagreeable weather to-dav | One of the favorites of the fair sex. | Piended The waves of infidelity are sweep- | Was | 18 generally ovserved as # nonaay. The banks and Public offices are closed and business is generally apended. The Sixty-fifth and Seventy-fourth i reg) iments paraded this afternoon, and public and { 4 ++ aaa and entertainments will wind up the ] a The Day in Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Feb. 23, 1874. The celebration of Washington's Birthday com- Menced here with a salute at sunrise. The banks and public offices are closed. There is mach dis- play of flags and several military parades are in progress, Celebration at the Na’ 1 Capital. WASHINGTON, Feb. 23, 1874. Weshington’s Birthday was more generally cele- brated bere to-day than it has been before for maby years. Flags on public and other buildings were more numerous than heretofore. The Pere § being fine the streets presented a holiday rance. e Oldest Inhabitants’ Association celebrated the day with an address and juet, and the Washington Monument Association held their annual ineeting. The great feature of the day was the parade of the military of the district this alter- nvon, when they were reviewed by the President. Though there was no genera! suspension of public business to-day nearly all the departmenw dis- missed their clerks at noon, The Treasury, having revoked tie original order granting @ holiday to its clerks to-day, transacted buxiness as asual, Washington’s Birthday at Richmond, Va. RICHMOND, Feb. 23, 1874. The Post Omice and other government offices were closed to-day in honor of Washington’s Birthday. The colored troops, consisting of the Richmond companies and one trom Petersburg gnd one irom Winchester, paraded, and were re- viewed by the Governor and other State officials, A Salute at Fortress Monroe. FORTRESS MONROE, Va., Feb. 23, 1874, Washington’s Birthday was colebrated here by on of work in the various depart- salute from the water battery, at The Celebration at Charleston. CHARLESTON, 8. C., Feb, 23, 1874, Washington's Birthday was observed here asa Universal holiday. The wilitary paraded, salutes were fired, and business generally was suspended. This evening an oration and banquet were the Jeatures, MILITARY RECEPTIONS. Company B, Seventy-first Regiment. The “annual” reception (the first in nine years) of Company B, Seventy-first regiment, cook place last evening at Tammany Hall. ‘There was a very large crowd in attendance, as some 3,000 tickets had been distributed and were liberally used, The largest portion of the gentlemen were clothed, of course, in military attire, with the proud insignia of their rank and worth, and the civilians could not tail to be looked aown upon witha certain amount of contempt. The costumes of the ladies were very fine, and bore out the reputation of the regiment for being They throngea into the hall (the home of so many events) in mul- titudes, and as the lateness of the hour and the length of the festivities caused the sociability— without which such entertainments are as snares and delusions to the unwary—the crush became 80 great that it was with difficulty the dancing could be contimued to some very excelent music by Fben’s Band. Bus it js knowm: thal a vall iB very reverse of a Third avenue car—the greater the crowd the greater the fun; and in this Case the act Was Once More proven. Among those resent who honored the reveption were laptain Stephen Curtis, Lieutenant S. Orsor, Lieutenant Jobn Sturcke, ex-Colonel Harry Rockafeller and Lieutenant John E. ers, Colonel Richard Vose, Lieutenant Colonel Harry C. Lockwood, Major T. L. Raymond, Quar- termaster ©. J. Gilbert, Adjutant D. Graliam, Commissaries Grant and Strade and Colonel | Ewen. The dancing was contagiously pleasant | throughont ana lasted until all hours. EIGHTH REGIMENT RECEPTION. The reputation of the Eighth regiment for | pleasant, sociable altogether exceptionally well receptions is well known, and in their splendid armory in Twenty-third street all the facilities exist with which to render such occasions | specially palatable. At all events, under the most fararenie circumstances, there could not have wen & more enjoyable party than that which as- | sembled last night in the armory. Colonel Scott ‘was on hand to do the honors, and was assisted in his good work Lieutenant Colonel Dow 8, Kittie | ana Major G. 8. Davenport, two worthy aids. Adjutant Decker had the genera) superintendence of the reception. From the moment announced as the beginning of rhe eran it was apparent that the attendance wou é very large, and so it Proved to be. Many of the vest known military men Were present and received the hospitalities of the regiment. Among these were many staf and general officers, and it may be said without exag- eration that a more pleasant reception the regi- mentnever gave. The dancing was indulged in without, stint, as there was ample room even for the large crowd in attendance. ‘The military costumes vied with the female attires in gorgeousness apd splendor, THE STREET CLEANING INVESTIGATION, =<) ns The Assembly Committee on Cities resumed their investigation yesterday relative to the street cleaning commissions. Vincent King was exam- | ined at some length, and gave testimony which did not seem to tally in every respect with the evi- dence already given by Commissioner Charuck as | to the dumping of garbage and ashes on Charlick’s | and his own lots. John L. Brown, the former | street cleaning contractor, also testified. He said that he had filled in property tor the Long Island | Railroad Company; aid not remember how many loads had been delivered, nor couid he tell | how much had been paid by them; the company owed him now about $2,800; Mr. Charlick may have patd him one or two thousand dollars; Mr. Pickard had charge of the books 1n the Street Cleaning Bureau at the time witness was on the commission; sold stuff to Peck & Co., the Farmers’ Protective Association; it cost more to collect the manure irom the dirt than would pay; he separated the garbage during the | past year; he generally picked out the giass, but did not remember wnat amount he received for it; | he made a contract with the New Jersey Railroad for the stud for five years; under his contract he agreed to keep the streets cleaned; an aaditional | appropriation was made by the Legislature !or ex- tra street cleaning; used to make arrangements | With the hotels tor removing their garb; 3 their ashes were removed under the contract; bis con- tract was made with the city in 1865, aud was to last for ten years; witness did not keep any books; lis office was at No. 25 Chambers street; pay rolis were kept and also a ledger; when his business | was removed the books and papers were soid for waste paper; pe contract for $498,000 was con- | tinued up to lagi June. George W. Biunt testified that he was one of the | Pilot Commissioners tor the past twenty-uiue | years; he sent word to Mr. Russell about halla year ago that he would wait upon witness he could name a place Where the dumping could be done, but Mr, Russell never came; the place | where he proposed to dump the garbage was about ten miles irom this city; Mr, Rugseil never came to arrange the matter; they xept dumping in the river ali the way down to Bay Ridge, despite the procestations o1 the Pilot Commissioners; ne had addressed a letter to the Mayor, but it was never answered; he did not think there would be any | aiMculty in dumping the scows below Coney Island; when the dumpings were thrown into the | river it took at the least computation | about sixty cents a cubic yard to re- move them. The Board of Pilots had a communication with the old Board of Poilce about dead animals being thrown into the river; ! asked the Board of Police to co-operate with the Board of Pilots to assist in stopping this evil as to the river, but they never assisted in the matter; | he did not know of any other way of disposing of the dumpings; he thought the streets were in @ very good condition under the present Board of Police; he thought the snow could be removea irom all the streets in the city jor about $182,000; @ tugboat could take down four scows of about 200 cubic yards each; the boats could make the trip to | Coney Island in about six nours; Jacob Wynant | juperintendent of the American Dock Com- pany for about five years; sold Brown a number of | scows, Which Cost them to build trom $2,850 to | $3,250, and which would carry about 300 cubic | yards; he thought that the scows now in use by the | city would carry about 250 cubic yards; there Wasa time when Witness thought they ought to receive | payment tor the garbage dumped; he understood that the stuff would not sink when dumped ont of | | the scows with reversible bottoms; they gave ten cents @ yard for unloading scows conveying the | | stuf about filty feet; when they got to a distance | greater than fiity feet they used carts, \ | Mr. Eastman, chairman of the committee. stated | | that owing to the Liiness of Mr. Smith, and the ab- | Sence o1 the Police Commissioners, they were un- able to continue the investigation further to | They had also to look over a number of vouchers | and payrolls, and would, therefore, adjourn the tn- vestigation until Saturday morning next, at Po- | lice Headquarters, where they wiil meet at ten | O'clock. CHARLES FINGSLEY'S SEUOND LEoTURE. | Boston, Feb. 23, 1874. Charles Kingsley delivered his second lecture in | Boston, in Horticultural Hajk this afternoon, his | subject being ‘The First Discoveries of America.” | A large and interested audience were present, | ; Union, | that we feel continued and growing confidence in the TEETOTALISM. Progress of the Popular Movement in Favor of Total Abstinence. TEMPERANCE CONVENTION, Convention Yesterday of the Metropoli- tan Catholic Total Abstinence Union— The Sons of Temperance Busy in St. lall—{What They Have Done at Year and Expect to Ac- complish This—Annual Election of Officers. The Metropolitan Catholic Total Abstinence Union beld an annual Convention yesterday in St. Joseph’s Hall, Sixth avenue, near Eighth street. This Convention is composed of delegates from different parts of the city and State of New York. It is, im fact, a Stave Convention of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America, The following societies were represented:— ‘Transfiguration, New York; St. Anthony's, New York; St. Josepn’s, New York; St. Bridget’s, New York; St. Michael's, New York; St. Teresa’s, Tar- sytown; Immaculate Conception, Yonkers; St. Joseph’s, Yonkers; St, Augustine’s, Sing Sing; St. Mary's, Clifton; St. Patrick's, Newburg; Young Men’s Transfgaration, New York; St. Mary’s, Port Chester; St. Peter's Poughkeepsie; St. Joaquin’s, Matteawan; Father Matthew B.C. No.1, New York; Holy Innocents, New York; Father Matthew, Waterloo; Roman Catholic T. A. B. Association, New York; St. Ann’s New York; Father Matthew, Hoosick Falla; Roman Catholic T. A. B, Association, Ithaca; Father Matthew, Ogdenspurg; St. Mary’s, Wat- kins; St. John's, White Plains; immaculate Con- ception, New York—in all, twenty-six branch so- cieties, The following were the officers of the Union at the opening or the Convention :—Dr. John B. Rich- mond, President; William McGrath, Recording Secretary; Peter Shields, Corresponding Sec- retary; Nicholas Fitzsimmons, Financial Sec- retary; Alexander Patten, Treasurer; Jonn Fleming, Sergeant-at-Arms, In addition to the above there is a long list of county vice presidents in different parts of the State. ‘The aggregate number of members In the county and State of New York is put down at 4,421, inclu- sive of eleven cadet and several drum corps. The Rev. Father McGaen, who is the spiritual guide of the Assoctation for the State of New York, opened the proceedings with a short prayer, dur- lug the delivery of which the delegates knelt and devoutly offered pe prayer for the success of their grand shovement. The President read his annual report’to the Con- vention, in the course of which he said that it was aeons in the highest degree to record the rapid progress all over the country of the princi- ples and practice laid down by this Catholic THE WORK 18 PROGRESSING everywhere with unflagging zeal, and the spirits of Hope and of Holiness appeared to biess the un- nion, Gertaking which they had in hand. The state of the Union is most — satisfactory, notwithstanding the hardships that it has passed through, the opposition of pad people and great dulness in business, caused by the late panic, which had cast a gloom over she fair prospects of many earhest, honest, traded- Fem, merchants, meéechahics and professional men. e speaker was happy to state that the relations of the society with the priesthood had experi- enced in the last year a remarkable change for the better. The object of the society is the propa- Cy of temperanve doctrines, joined with the achings of the Catuolic Church. His Holiness the Pope has sanctioned and approved of the labors undertaken by the Union. Bishops in whose dioceses the organization had taken root appointed spiritua: guides to direct and guard in the path or virtue and religion the stope at those who are Jaboring in this great aid good cause, ‘THE EXERCISE OF PRUDENCE, caution and circumspection is essentially neces- sary to bring about the desired results. ‘The one | great thing most to be feared is 300 MUCH RADICALISM, This Is to be avoided by every means. Union, de- Vouion, Zeal must distinguish all proceedings con- | nected with the arduous task of reclaiming the dronkard; but this is to be done without appeal- ing to his passions or exciting the evil tendencies | that lie dormant in most men’s natures. All good Catholics must be gathered into the fold of the The best way to do this 1s to divide the work by districting the places where branches oi the Union are founs, and allowing each member to work in his own locality. In this way every ersop can be reached and reasoned with, not up- Braided or scolded, Above all, harmony shouid be cultivated; for if it did not reign in the council room nothing would be possibie, Alter finishing bis address, which was listened to with attention and respect, the President con- cluded by placing bis resignation before tne meet- ing. The Financial Socretary now read an extremely satisfactory repre Which showed conciusively a that the Union MADE RAPID STRIDES in the direction of augmenting its material re- sources, ‘The Treasurer read nis statement, which showed thatghis receipts last year were $251 60, while the oWtlays amounted to $210 04, leaving in the treasury the sum of $4156. These tunds, asa inatter of course, had no connection with those in the hands of the different branches forming in- tegral parts of the Union. Alter a pumber of changes had been reported as necessary by the Committee on Constitution, the Committee on Resolutions had leave to bring in the following as the result of their deliberations, which were at once adopted :— Resolved, That this Convention again desires to express its unshaken faith in the ultimate success of the cause of | total abstinence, If conducted upon truly Catholic rinciples. Prkewalved, That, without wishing to question the intes- rity ot those who, in advocacy of temperance, rely upon olitics or popular excitement, hoping almost against hope, that the results of their efforts may be beneficial | apd permanent, we reiterate our determination to kee aloof trom that line of action and to adhere. to our legit, mate sphere, which ties in appeals to the conscience, and Catholic Tota) Abstinence Union of america, and pledge our best efforts in its behait, Resolved, That the best wishes of our hearts go out to our sisier unions, from which we have ever received sympathy and Kindness. We cordially rejoice in their success and pray for its continuance. Resolved, That we deeply sympathize with our op- ressed coreligionists in various parts of the world. We | hope that, in the providence of God, their time of pro- | bation may be nearly at an end, and that they may soon | receive the reward due to their’ constancy, Resolved, That to our Holy Father, Pope Pius IX, are due our love, our veneration, our obedience and’ our Prayers, In'the great struggle now guing on between | the powers of light and darkness we recognize him as | the true personification of the principles which can alone save society. May Justice soon prevail, and may that lire, already so unusdally prolonged, not terminate until, frec and unshackled, he shall be ‘restored to his rights, temporal and spiritual, and to bis reign in the hearts of a uni‘ed Christendom. Resolved, That we owe a debt, of gratitude to the Most Reverend Archbishop of the diocese for his kind and | rompt recognition of our efforts in assigning to our Jnion one of his devoted priests, &c. | Resolved, That, in the name of this | torney General, SHEET. et Le congregration on the duty of the Ohureh im refer- ence to the present temperance crusade, from which we take the following extracts:—This cause, he claimed, belongs legitimately to the Church, and she must take up the matter and wage unceasing war against the monster rum. Mr, Thompson gave several reasons why the Church should take hold of this matter at once and in earnest. First, the Church is the Neaven- appointed agency in reforming tne world. The aroused conscience of the Church is a mighty agency in all social reforms, but especially in the temperance movement. She goes forth in this cause with @ divine commission in ner hand. It is the work of the Church to assail every social evil, to relieve every human want. The Charch takes the lead in this work of temperance because this reform has @ sanction in Christianity. It is a scriptural idea, and not the suggestion of worldly philanthropy, It bas its origin, life and support in Christianity. The Church sbould lead in this cru- sade against rum because rum is arrayed in oppo- sition to the Church, Rum stands in the way of the conversion of sinners, ia & fruitful cause of backsliding, and bas organized its iorces against religious institutions, and has so far advanced in its nefarious wartare that in some places it has Bepgistnet to the world ‘ree rum and no Sab- TEKRIBLE STATISTICS OF RUM’S DOINGS, The fearful ravagea of rum turnish another rea- son why the Church should take the lead in ths temperance movement. It would require an angel from heaven—one inspired by God—to write the history of rum tn ite dark pathway through the werld. The brush 0! a Raphael could not picture the poverty, the wretchedness, the crimes, the woes that are the native offspring of intemperance. Every year ONE MILLION DRUNKEN WRECKS stagger through the land; 60,000 go down to drunkards’ graves; 2,000,000 children are made Moore than orpians; 000 women have drunken mills Ones tied about their necks; 200,000 stagger into the poorhouses, the jails and orphan asyluins; suicides, 700 murders, 1,350 rapes, 12,000 luuatics; 2,000,000 children are kept from the public schools by ram, and $2,607,491,866 18 expended in wretchedness and crime through this monster of the rum trafic. ‘To this fearful and appalling sum add the tears and groans ol broken-hearted wives and children, and the vast number of Dloated inebriates that are RUSHING FRENZIED INTO HELL, and we have a picture that should awake a sleep- ing Church to sound the alarm and take the lead in this warfare against intemperance. THE CHURCH’S LOVE FOR RUMSELLERS. The Churcn should tahe the lead in temperance because of her Jove for the welfare of rumsellers and their victims. The Church is not the enemy of these, but their best iriend. No doubt many of these women warring against rum in the West sen¢ forth their prayers laverated by drunken hus- bands, and have cheeks wet with tears shed over drunken sons, made 80 by this nefarious traffic. ‘Their sufferings give warmth and power to their | prayers. God bless them and prosper them! Let the Church sound the temperance trumpet all along the line. The time has come for an on- ward march. The Church must take an advance on this question and make rum selling and rum Ceaking a deauslises don for membership. It is the position of some denominations, and should be the position of the waole Unristian Church, TEMPERANCE SUCCESS ASSURED. The temperance cause has auspicious signs, The temperance sentiment is rising; Uhris'ians are waking up, and, best of all, the omnipotent power of woman js enlisted ina novel but grand and thus far successiul crusade against the rum traffic. It may be laughed at, but it has become too solemn | and has assumed too vast proportions to be | sneered down. It is taking hold of the conscience | of the Church, and 1s growing in deptn and power, | which augurs grand results, THE MOVEMENT ON LONG ISLAND, | Frequent meetings have been held within the past fortnight in Patchogue, Biue Peint, Sayville and Ronkonkomen, in which great interest was | manifested in the new temperance movement. | In the Blue Point division the following resolu- | tions, reported by Mrs. Elizabeth Oakes Smith, | were unanimously adopted :— In view of the great and alarming increase of crime in our country, and believing the cause can be traced im- mediately to the use of intoxicating drinks: believing also that the low state of public opinion, as well as pul lic morals, may alike be traced to the same demoralizing | cause; and being firmly of opinion that every good citi | zen is bound to do his utmost in arresting crime and | promoting good, virtuous action in the community in which he lives: therefore, trusting in the aid ot that God who ruleth in ihe affairs of men and relying upon the co-operation of all true and earnest men abd women | have resolved, : | First—That we will visit the different divisions of the Sons and Daughters ot ‘Temperance in Suffolk county and ask their assistance to prevent in tuture the Jasuing | 91 auy license in our county for the sale of this demoral- izing poison known as alcoholic drink. Second—that we will circulate this preamble and re- solutions and obtain signatures thereto, which shall be * presented to the Boards of in the county, | asking them to refuse in all time to come to grant license to any man or set of men to carry crime, misery and death into our midst by the sale “of intoxicating rinks, Thré—That, with God's assistance, we will not cease our endeavors to stay this flood of evil that is over whelm- ing our chaldren till public es shall pfand every man as a criminal who shall aid i bringing strong drink to the lips of his brother man, There will be @ mass temperance meeting at Riverhead to-morrow (Wednesday) at which a very large attendance is expected. F | An outside temperance society has just been organized at Patchogue, which proposes to adopt the Ohio ladies’ praying tactics during the present week. | PROHIBITORY POLITICIANS. | The Temperance Gubernatorial Ticket in Rhode Island, | PROVIDENCE, Feb. 23, 1874. The State Prohibitory Convention met in this city to-day. It was composed of delegates elected from the several towns by the friends of a pro- hibitory liquor law. A. W. Godding, of Provi- dence, presided. The Jollowing nominations were made :—For Governor, Henry Howard (the present incumbent); for Lieutenant Governor, W. F. Sayles, of North Providence ; for Secretary ol state, | J. M. Addeman (the present incumbent) ; for At- win Metcal!, of Providence; tor | General Treasurer, Henry Gof, of B)istol. | 7 CAN THIS CHURCH BE SAVED? | pea aaa Bishop Corrigan’s Efforts to Protect the Orange Charch. It has been arranged to have the Sheriff's sale of the Orange Catholic church (St. John’s) post- poned from to-day, In the hope that Bishop Corri- @an’s appeal to the diocese will be successful and | the property saved from the hammer. On Sun- | day the Bishop’s address, which appeared in the HERALD Of the same day, was read to every Catho- lic congregation throughout the diocese. In the | Majority of instances the reading of the pastoral | letter was supplemented by stirring appeals from | the reverend clergy themselves. As a result pro- | Orange has been awakened among ail the Catholic congregations of New Jersey, and, notwithstand- ing the hard times, a determined effort has Convention, the | following address be laid at His Holiness’ feot :— ‘ADDRESS TO HI¥ HOLINESS POPE PIUS 1X. ‘New Youx, Feb, 23, 1874, Most Hoy Partie The delegates of this Metropolitan Total Abstinence | Union of the State ot New York, assembled in their third | annual convention to deliberate upon the most effective | means of combating the vice of intemperance, which is | so terrible a scourge to society and the baneful cause of so many evils among our tellow Catholics, come to lay | atthe feet of Your Holiness our most respectful, loving | salutations. pel Our Union is an integral part of the great Vatholic Abstinence Union of America, which “upon your | heart’ you have so kindly deigned to “less,” composed | of Cattiolic parochial societies under the control of our respected priests, and endeavoring to further the cause to which we have devoted ourselves, in strict accord- ance with the teachings of our holy Church. Our proudest boast Is to be catlied your | Holiness’ spiritual subjects, and theretore " we turn to you, our Father, as the living, speaking voice of | froth, w encourage us ty your approving words, and to | impart to us, individually and in our organization which we represeni, your paternal benediction. | In this season of Lent, so emplematical of afflictions | and humiliations heaped upon your venerable person, at the Instigation of the powers of darkness, we are not | discouraged, for we remember that, in His appointed | time, when His trials were at an end, our Divine Lord, whose representative you are, cast down the evil spirit who had tempted him. We look forward to the resur- | rection, when, by Almighty hands, the stone shalt have | dl the Vieegerent nmagain in te dom, &e. PATRICK O'C LUKE NEARY, The following officers have been elected for the ensuing year :— | Pres t—Alexander Patton, Transfiguration Society, New York city. Recording Secretarg—Horace L. Hoblahan, St. Bridget’s Soctety, New York city. Financial Secretary—James L. Murphy, St. Ann’s | Society, New York city. Corresponding Secretary—James McGuire, St, Augustine’s Society, Sing sing, N. Y. | Treasurer—Willlam Quigley, St. Joseph's Society, New York city. County Vice President—Thomas J. st. Ann's Society, New York city. THE MOVEMENT IN NEWBURG. Address of a Prominent Presbyterian Minister. INNOR, } Committee. Cronin, | cese, caused by the promotion of Dr. Corrigan to the actual dnancial state of the church for a jong | time prior to Father Hickey’s removal. The con- fidence of his ecclesiastical superiors, as well as | of his generous hearted flock and the public. | seems to have been shamefully and needlessiy abused. With so much money at his disposal as | had been donated (upwards of $170,000) there was no shadow of excuse for Father Mickey’s incurring the indebtedness bequeathed by him to his succ sor. Obligations incurred by him as an individual, | it now appears, he succeeded iu baying assumed by the trustees of the parish during the temporary vacancy in the office of Vicar General of the dido- the Episcopal chair in consequence 01 Bishop Bay- ley being transferred tothe Archiepiscopai See of Baltimore. During Dr. Corrigan’s absence in Europe the mischief was wrought and the church plunged into the quagmire of debt, At the urgent | solicitation of Fatuer Hickey, the trustees, two in number, united with him In issuing notes for very heavy amounts to replace paper which the pastor had w.thout authority signed alone and put upon the market, and the proceeds of which are to this day unaccounted for, Urecuately upon the dis- | covery of this mae transaction Bishop Corrigan suspended Father Hickey from his priestly office. A meeting of the creditors of the church will be convened this afternoon at the Bishop’s residence in Newark, and this evening the members of tne Catholic Unton will meet at the Catholic Institute in the same city, to organize committees for ob- taining subscriptions in aid of the betrayed church, One Would suppose thata simpie knowledge of the trouble that has overtaken the Catholics of Orange would result in substantial evidences of | sympathy from their triends in New York and Brooklyn, whose liberality has never been known | to po where the honor of their religion was at stake, EPISOOPAL CHURCH CONTROVERSY. Assistant Bishop Pinckney on the Differ- ences of Bellet and the Cummins Move- ment. WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 1874, Asgistant Bishop Pinckney, of Maryland, preached | From different sections of the State comes the cheering news that the people are being aroused on the temperance question as never before, in Newburg on the Hudson the churches are catching the fire and are contemplating a descent on those stores and places where drunkards are made and confirmed, On Sunday (22d inst.) afternoon Rey. J. R. Thompson, pastor of the Westminster Pres- byterian church in that piace, addressed a large | a sermon last night before a large audience per- | | tinent to the differences prevailing in the Epis- | tes opening their doors to our lot | assurrance, § [ THE DETECTIVES’ TRAGEDY, The Search for “Dutch” Harmann and What Came of It. How Innocent Michael McNamara Received His Death Wound—What the Officers Say im Extenuation of the Outrage—Super- intendent Matsell’s Iea of the Case. In all human probability before this statement reaches the public Michael J. McNamara, the poor laborer und innocent man, shot in his own room at No, 530 West Twenty-ninth street, by Patrick J. Leahy, detective from Police Headquarters, will be dead. At four o'clock yesterday afternoon he wag lying in ward ten of Bellevue Hospital, surrounded by is tidy appearing wile and one or two friends, Who looked with tearful eyes upon the agonies of the dying man. On the floor beside the cot his little imfant child was playing, knowing but little of the joss which the mother ana wife would soon ex- j Perience. Near the sorrowing relatives were Dr. Booth, of the hospital, mn earnest consultation with Coroner Woltmad anu Dr, Shine. if spoken to McNamara would answer, but the effort was pain- fui, hig respiration being hurried and gasping. “He will Bot hive tour hours,’ said the doctors, “His wound is fatal, the pistol ball entering the abdomen hulf an inch above the navel; peritonitis has been developed and we think he is bieeamg internally.” And, indeed, death seemed already to have settled upon his face, and every one who knew how the poor /ellow came to his fata) wound TURNED AWAY IN SORROW, McNamara is a slight built man, not over 140 pounds in weight, and has the countenance of a hardworking, honest fellow. The excitement consequent upon the condition or the sufferer on Sunday and yesterday pro daced much discussion in the neighborhood where the shooting occarred, and even extended to other portions of thecity. Along Twenty-nintn street and Tenth avenue, where McNamara 1s known, the brutal element was at once developed, @nd Captain McElwain, of that precinct, was com- Pelled to strengthen the post, and ordered patrol” men to go in company on the “beat” where the house js located. Vile epithets were induiged in by men, women and children on Sunday evening, and no one knew to what extent the exasperation | | | of the rufianly crowd might assume, The friends of the dying man, one and all, pro- nounce the shooting as an unwarrantable out- rage, and even denounce the actors as being intox- icated at the time of the occurrence. They say that McNamara’s statement is correct in every particu- | lar, and that the detectives smashed in the panel of the door of his room, and, thinking them burgiars, McNamara attempted to defend himself with a shovel, when through the broken door they shot him. Mrs. McNamara and May Murphy, a young woman living with her, corrovorate tiis statement and are certain that the fatal bullet was fired through the door, and they were afraid that some drunken thieves from the neighborhood were about to ROB AND OUTRAGE THEM. On the other hand, as will be observed by the statements given below, the detectives positively assert that they were bunting for the notorious “Dutch” Harmann, suspected of tue murder of the Watchman Schweich, at the Hudson River Rail- road depot recently, and, knowing it was his resi- dence, and suspecting that he was secreted there, had a right to proceed as they did. They aver that | they notified the occupants ol every room that they were officers, and when they encountered re- sistance had the right to suspect they were on the right track of their man. Metective Reilly is cer- tain the door was partly open when the fatal shot was fired, in direct contradiction to the statement of Mrs. McNamara and others in this particular. Superintendent Matsell thinks the ofticers were careless and hasty, and that Leahy should have never been entrusted witha pistol. Aclub was good enough for such @ nervous man. The state- ments of the detectives and Superintendent are as follows :— THE DETECTIVES’ STATEMENT, Detective Reilly was the spokesman and said—Six of us, L on Gerichten, Mullen, Wolsey and Wil: my Been ordered it possible to find ana arrest rious ruMan and thief, Hermann Leidendolph, BOI | alias “Dutch” Harmann, as there was evidence that he is the man who murdered schweich, the watchman at the Hudson River Railroad depot some time since. Captain Irving and myself were in possession of inrerimation tat Pier eRC Re te dy NE HOUR, Neg MMe Tan NINH Street ON sunday mistress, We also knew thata raid had been made ou | the place since the Schweich murder for bis capture, and though the officers tound him there he escaped atter tiring four shots at them. Confidential intormation was ulso received by Captain Irving that utter this escape of “putch” he went down to renty-sixth street, and, taking WO DRINKS OF WHISKEY, | returned to the house and slept there the balance of the night ight. So soon as this cay that the house visited meant to “hive’’ him if the house about half-past three o’c ing, and I directed the posse. We got into the tenement easily, and then Mullen, Von Gerichien and Wolsey were posted in the ballway and other places. Leahy, William. son and myself went at once to the door of the roem on the first floor where Dutch’s mistress lived, and without ceremony I broke it open and found her there alone. We searched the room, and upon askng her where Dutch” was she answered, “He hasn't been here Since Christmas.” We were about continuing our search on this floor when Detective Wolsey intormed us that the patrolman on that post had just advised him that “four young men had come up to the house ;” amd taking that circumstance in connection with others we determined e to our ears We Were certain hiding place, aud we cable. We reached jock on Sunday morn- <F | to go through the place and SKARCH KVERY ROOM. ‘The scuttle was attended to, so that nobody could escape byghe way of the roof, ana then Leahey, Williamson and Lbegan to work. We descended to the first oor and Knocked at the door of the room ad- joining the one first searched, and after knocking and | telling the parties inside that we were officers were allowed admittance, and not finding “Dutch,” excuved ourselves and went into the hallway, the woman saying “All right”” In this way we examined every room on the first and second floors. The second room forcibly entered had no occupants as we found. Another door ‘was smashed in, the parties in the room not answering our summons We ther: got to the third floor, and ater going to the front rooms and finding nothing, all the par- knockings aud “We are officers.” We now went to the back room, where McNamera and his tamily lived. I knocked loud on the door, and immediately after [ tried the knob to find out if the door was locked. At the same time 1 yelled out “Open it, we are officers!” This] re. weated, and, finding that the parties inside would not adinit us, I put my shoulder against the door and pushed it open,’ finding all the time somebody was pressing against {t trom the inside. I thought tor the moment we had our man. Soon I got the door bali open, when there stood McNamara with @ HEAVY LABORER’S SHOVEE, seized with both hands and uplifted above his bead in the actof striking me. Lleaned back and got it on the first knuckle of the right hand, but nothing serious. | found sympathy for their unfortunate brethren in | Agam I yelled “We are officers, let us in!” and at this instant I’ saw the man was not *‘Dutch," but Leahy, who did not know the latter, thought it was certainly bim, and thinking he was trying to Kill me, and knowing his desperate~ character ‘by reputation, fired one t been inaugurated by the ciergy and laity to | through the partly oven door, which struck McNamara prevent the misfortune from culminating in | in the abdomen. Leahy and I en ente! | the loss of pe beautiful ipunen Z has become | te om aad y Page ioe Rae. clear, after patient investigation, that the people | who ato! : of St, Jonn’s parish and the Bishop nimseli were | Apartment, MeNamara Tee” TnNeANTeRy a conte the victims o: systematic deception in regard to | was sent for, and without delay we took the wounded man and his wite to Bellevue Hospital, Betore this was done we searched another small room on the third floor occupied by a widow. She persistently reiused to allow us to enter until we told her, “as officers, we would burst the door in,” when she opened it, but yet would not be- lieve we had any authority there. She called us ALL THK HARD NAMES she could, but at last gave in when Williamson held his shield up to her eyes. We expedited everything as weil s Possible at that early hour of the morning.” “Well, Mr, Reilly, are you sure when you went to Me- Nawara’s door that you knocged and iola them inside that you were officers 1” “Yea, sir; knocked and yelled ont.’ “Are you sure that when Lahey fired door was open t”” he door was half open.” i, segs lte he fire through the barsted panel 1’ “No, sit.” “Do' you consider that you hada right to smash open doors 4 that summary manne and at that hour of the morning under the circumstances?" “Most decidedly.” Without & warrant?” es.” 1 SUPRKINTENDENT MATSELL THINES. Durlog. the al yon Superintendent Matsell was called tpon in relation to the unfortunate occurrence, and when asked what he knew of it sa) know bi little about it; the terrible condition of ba 33 GY Smith, Police Commissioner, bas so excited me that I have not iven {t mach attention, It has been reported to me, | however, and I think ft an accidental occur- rence and not a felonious assault man they went after is a devil in human form, and stop at anything. When such men are being hunted for | have always the officers to goina bunch. The patrotmen around the neighborhood there have been compelled to ‘go doubled up.’ The oiicers had @ right to go there, and they had a right to smash the doors in if they thought ‘Dutch’ Harmann Was in any of the rooms.” “In your opinion, Mr. Superintendent, Isn't any blame. ched to the officers Vell, yes. I blame them somewhat; they were care- less and too hasty, Some officers should never carry & pistol, and I think ‘Lahey Is one of these. He ¢ th didn't Know what to do With it, and Was so nervous ani Beier that he dred itin the absence of something bet- er to do.” ‘6 (Hen you think a club would have been better than 4 pistol in his hands t” ‘Ido, most decidedly, and they forgot to wear their shields’ that’s very wrong.” Here the Superintendent stopped and began to AnsWer questions of Visttors regarding the con- dition of President Smith, evidently thinking that he had done the McNamara case fuil justice, DETECTIVE LAHEY BAILRD, the shot that the | copal Church and the new movement of Bishop | Cumming. He maintained that ali tendencies to | change the established forms were subversive of Christian independence, and, as the aestructive } tendency of the age was change, he cautioned nis | hearers against it. The Prayer Book had the | Stamp of antiquity, Was the echo of the Bibie and Was a sale rae to lollow. Yesterday morning Detective Lahey was taken | before Coroner Woltman and batled tn the sum of $2,500 to answer any charge that may be brougnt | against him, His bondsman is Cnaries C, Doscaer, of No. 214 kim street. DEATH OF M’NAMARA. McNamara died last night, a few minotes ater nine o’clock, An imguest will be held pbelore Coroner Woltman on Friday oj this week.