The New York Herald Newspaper, October 29, 1874, Page 4

4 THE MURDER OF MISS HAMWILL, Third Day of the Trial of Mrs, Sarah (. Mer- rigan for the Crime. ellie Open'ng for the De‘encc—A Curious Recital— Death of the Victm Laid to the Charge © of Faith in Fortune Tellers—Heredi- tary Insanity im the Fam- ily of the Prisoner. Promptly at ten o'clock yesterday morning the Court of Oyer aud Lerminer of Kings county, be- fore Juage Tapyen ana Associate Justices, re- sumed the thread of the trial dropped the after. | noon previous ia the case of the People vs. Sarab ©, Merrigan, Woo i8 now before the bar to answer an indictment charging her with having murdered Miss Margaret Hammiil, at No. 199 Ninth street, Brookiyn, B. D., on Tuesday, September 2, 1873. he accused Was In her accustomed seat by the side of her counsel, and wore the same paie coun- tenance, Which at times, however, flushed deeply when the testimony bore heavily against her. he was accompanied by her little daughter, a child four years old, who indulged in childish prattle and gamboiled about the knees of her wretched mother and the court officers, ali un coasctous of the aw/al predicament in which the author of her veing was placed, Dr. Joseph Creamer, the surgeon, who made the post mortem examination o! the body of deceased, was the first witness called, and Was cross-eXanl- tned as to his direct testimony of the day pre- vious by General Tracy. He s#aid:—i made no measurement of the body, but the deceased was a medium sized woman ; I think she had a large neck, but could not tell accurately on account of the way ja which it was swollen through strangulation; she had deen dead avout seventy hours when I made my post mortem; I judge she was a strong, | healthy woman; deatu did, in my judgment, en- bue Irom strangulation, Redirect—1 do not think the death could have resuited Jrom suicide because of the evident vio- lence which had been used; it could not have peen telf-inficted, The next witness called was Adolph Gul- her, proprietor oi the house in which the body was Joand. He was examined turoug:: an interpreter, And testified that on the Tuesday of the alleged murder he 8aw some one pass into Mrs. Merri- gau’s apartment; the person wasa lady, who had on a light dress ana carried a satchel and um- Drella; it Was about noon when lady entered. WHAT THE POLICE POUND, Patrolman Edward Brown, o! the Fifth precinct, deposed that his attention was called to the jses In questi b on the night of September 6, about halpast nine o'clock, by the alarm of fire, and ne subsequently arrested Mr. and Mrs. Mer- yigan; the fire he noticed had been mm the back Toom and there was a body there onaoved; wit- mess found a clothesline (whici he identified) in a rloset in the iront room; be arrested the prisoner pod her busband at her sister-in-law’s, Mrs. ‘Walsh, and on the way to the station house Mrs, Merrigan told bim that Miss H«mmill bad come to her house that afternoon drank and wanting some coffee; that, a8 she had nothing but tea in tne house, she went out to get some coffee, and during ler absence deceased must have upset the lamp, Ebereby firing the premises. Witness further testi- fied to having opened a trunk and found therein Reveral articies of wearing apparel and jewelry; fn a tool chest he ound a pair of pantaloons and vest, and in a pocket Sergeant Bunce found a pocketbook im which was @ ring, an anchor (charm) and $57 in bis. The contemts were iden- tifled by witness. Cross-examined—J never saw @ woman carry a pocketbook such as the one found in the trunk; it is @ Mau’s pocketoovk; the ring is such asa child Wears ana could not be worn by a grown person; the rope shown meis the same one that Ltound inthe room; it appeared to have been cut off with @ sciss¢ Mr. Pars the undertaker, was recalled, and testified that the remains jound in the room were the same which Dr. Creamer reierred to, Mrs. Maria Cvionan called, testfled—I was her tenant and paid ner some money September 1, 1873, for rent; I paid ner $66 66 Js the same she gave me for the mone haa seen per twice velore and lave not seen her since, Sergeant Bunce, of that he went to the house of the Merrigans on the | largest sum of money. u | eight and pine o'etoc! | Was ber Qusband, and she repiied that he was at _ ] tne lodge. | landlady of the house in | ceased boarded.” | the month of August, 1850, 0: poor parents. | Went to school in the Eastern District tn ber | Hammill | prisoner, | the fortune teller. | up stairs and Mrs. Merrigan ran out to prevent m- the Fifth precinct, testtflea | were, “I wit be rememperea argely in ber ' will,” and that she never came wihout oringiog her some presents; said Miss Haimmitli’s brothers Mrere jealor of her because their father nad left her the I remember the evening of n Was on the sidewalk with rat saw her, between half-past some one asked her wiere five, Mrs, Me her mother when THR PROSECUTION RESTS. At twenty minutes to three o'clock District Attor- ney Winslow arose and saul:—‘li the Court please, with the exception of a single reservation of one Witness, we rest this case. The witness we de- Sire to call at some future ume is Mrs, Monks, the New York In which de- ‘The de‘ence interposed no ob- jeciion and the case rested, wh n Counsellor P. eady arose and proceeded to open for THE DEFENCE. He said the defendant was voro in Brooklyn = She eurlier school days and became very devout. At | a later period of ber girlhood «be went frequentiy on religious ptigrimages to St. Michael's Monastery, Hoboken. N. J, There she met Miss Maggie Ham- mill for the first time, and a warm friendship arose | between them, They next met as inmates or the Convent of Our Lady of Charity, foot oj East Nine- tieth street, New York, At the expiration of two years Miss Hammill leit the institution for the world, and Mrs, Merrigan remained ivere. Miss wrote irequently to ner vid frieud in the Convent, and the latter destroyed | them in compliance with the rujes of the institu- tion. After a ‘ew months, however, the prisoner became lonely, after her ‘friends’ departure, and appiled (or permission to leave, rioress endeavored to dissuade her trom aban- doning @ reiigious life, but ber efforts were futile, aud she returned to her home in charge of two “outdoor sisters.” She regret# that chunge at vhis day, and she wili regret it as long as she lives, She became quite 1! alter her return, and soon after recovering her health she married | James Merrigaa, a man whom she bad known all her lie, He worked at his trade a8 a carpenter, and did the very best be could to support fer, The counsel then proceeded to cite several in- cidents to iustrate repeated evidence of low of memory ,on the part of his client, and clammed® their ability to prove all tnat they set iurth, and to satisiy the jury that she had commitied no crime, The most friendiy relation. ship Was Maintaimed between Mrs, Merrigan and Miss Hammill up to the time of the death o! the latter. On September 2 Miss Hamunill visited the The two women had been in the havit visiting fortune tellers frequently. A gypsy Woman named Marvha told Mrs. Merriyan that oy measuring her neck and toes with a rope sie could tell her iortune, She wrote itona paper, and when Miss Hammill called on that memoravie day | the latter made fast the clothes line, which has been shown the jury, around her neck, and, | standing onachalr by the door, commenced to measure her ieet, one end being fastened over the outside of the door, as prescribed by Two ladies were heard coming the newcomers irom entering the room. She was delayed by these visitors ior fitteen minutes, and on returning to the room again she found her frieud Miss Hammill lying on the floor strangled and dying, witn this rope around her neck. Mis. Merrigan was overpowered by the horror aud shock which she svstamed, and fainted on the floor, He claimed that the best evidence of the insanity o| the Woman was her giving away ar- ticles which she had stolen trom her muruered friend among her neighbors. They would show that she was insane aud that the disease was | hereditary in her family, At tne time oO! the oc- currence Mrs, Merrigan Was two months advanced in pregnancy. ‘The couosel then read several authorities on insanity bearing on the case. THE FORTUNE TELLEK'S STORY. Amaile Stevens was called aud deposed that she resided at No, 472 Canal street; saw Mrs. Merli- gan once at my house, in company with Airs. Knowies, some time in August, 1573; am a medi- cal clairvoyant, and she said she came to consult me on policy, a3 ste was anxious to win money; she W&s very inucb excited and nervous; she asked me if some friend woaid leave her any mouey, and seemed greatiy depressed; her mind veing in such @ state affected my mind; I should judge sie bad @ good deal on her mind; 1 told her there were evil infiuences around her, and advised her to be careful, as [ thought she would be connected with some tragedy, as saw blood all around me, and @ coffin; f tola her not tu be worried, but t» have patience in poitcy ; when I spoke of the coffin she said, “I hope tt will not be my father ;’? | eit she was ipa peculiar condition, and | myself was never 80 much afec'ed by any person betore; sie Was not with me in the room alone for move than fijteen or twenty min- utes; I felt sick myself and did not notice anything like insanity about ber. Cross-examined by the District Attorney—I Was born in the State of New York; 1 have clairvoyant power, and have practised it for twelve sears; | prescribed no medical treatment for her; | con’t know toat I have seen peopie who were imsane and gave simiiar evidences to myself; I ciaim power to forecast lucky num- vers to draw policy; I did not iorecast the time of | the tragedy; saw uo fire or smoke at the time of the visit or after; when 1 see biood and coffins I kuow here is a tragedy to occur; five hours alter | Bhe le‘t me, had she been murdered in the st ster becter Off and she wanted to have u nave seen the prisoner nowhere except in the court room; Mrs. Knowles had been over quite frequently to cousult aboug her health and that of her son. At (bis point, it being half-past four o'clock, the | Juage cantioned the jurors, and the Court ad- the receipt shown journed uutil ten o’clock this morning. THE JONES MURDER. NEW YORK HERALD, The Sister Supe: | | _ Yesterday afternoon Coroner Jones resumed Confession of Lewis Jarvis—What He t Says About His Guilt and How He Throws the Crime on Jackson, Lewis Jarvis has made a confession of his con- gold ring | nection with the Jones murder at South Oyster Bay. Alter his arrest, and pending the examina- tion of Elbert Jackson, Jarvis was confined ina ; the MONEY | cell of the County Jail at North Hempstead, but at ail child’s riMg " the close of the examination, fearmg that the Bod @ gold ancuor; don’t know waether suct | course of justice might be interfered with by some a | suyster lawyer, Justice Bennett despatched De- Monday alter the fire, aud wade a search ot the premises; in a tool chest he found some tools, a pair of pantaloons and vest, and in @ pocket a | pocketbook, containing $59, a smail Bod @ charm. Cross-examined—I found a pocketbook such ag Bre usually carried by mea in the v was in $5 bills chiefy; found a s¢ MES. MERRIGAN GIVES HER RECEIPT. Charles Kraushaar, Property Clerk of the Police Departuient, was cated, and read irom a list the various articles found at Mrs. Merrigan’s house by | his charge; the money | imed by Mrs, Merrigan, and he | to ber on ap order irom Mr, | the police and placed iu hiad since been cl had paid the moi Sritton, giving iis consent to its surrender; paid the money ou January 26, at the District Attor- | ey’s oilice; the inoney was handed by me to Mrs. dicrrigan, Who signed the receipt BOOK, TESTIMONY OF CAPTAIN WOGLOM, Captain Wogiom. of the Fourth precmet police, deposed that alter Mrs. Merrigan’s arrest fe nad a lengthy couversation with ber; le told her ne believed that ne kuew the whole story and she had better tell 1t ail to nim; she told fim Maggie Hammill bad calle! im the alternoon and was under the influence of liquor, anu asked jor some | sective Payne, with OMcer Joseph Wilkinson, to transfer Jarvis to @ cell in the Town Hail at Ja- maica, wuere ne could be Kept under close ob- servation. While on their way to Jamatca his custodians drew Jarvis into conversation, and finally in- formed him that Jackson had made a confession, and of the character of his wife’a testimony fmpll- | cating himself. In the words of Officer Wilkinson | | “he immediately wilted—went down in his boots,” and soon a terward expressed the determination to tell the whole story, which he proceeded to do. He admitted that toe murcer was premeditated, but insisted that it was first spoken of by Elbert Jackson, who, 8 much as jour or five duys before coffee; Mrs. Merrigan Said she had no coffee, and the murder was committed, told Jarvis’ wie that Went out toget it; ou her return to the place it Was on fire; witness questioned her as to the jew- eiry whic) they Gad jound in her truaks, and told her he wou he intepded to kill Jones. talked about it and planned how it was to be done— be aiatuer to her if sbe would be | that a fire was to be set in the brush to attract the Jackson and himself candid and reveal the truth; sbe gave bim a bunch | oj4 man away irom the house, ana that they were | ke)s whien fi ted @ dressing case, a box and ome fancy cases in Miss Hamm Il’s room in Forty. elghth street, aud witnes- going over there found the Keys fitted anu that there was mach nice jew- eiry there; ‘or several days after her arrest she ‘was paic, delicate, wretcued and exceedingly ab- Bent minded. James Hammil’, a brother of the deceased and aresident or Kaiverside, Conn., testified that ne saw his sister last about ten days before her death; she received money, but never kept a bank ac- count; he collected her mouey generally and gave it to her When she Wanted it; the 1st of Septem- oer, 1872, Was the first time she had collected her ‘rents; abuut ten days belore her deatp ue handed her between $150 abd $500; saw the remains at the undertaker’s (larker’s), and identified the body f,om @ Scar Wat Was on ber forehead, ex- tending from @ hal’ inch below her hair down between the eyebrows; bave seen toe gold anchor shown me belor ine wore a gold watch and chain, which the brother 01 witness gave ber; the email gold ring ve could not recognize; Margaret was about thirty years old and weighed about 140 pounds, and was of medium heigtt; witness tur- nished deceased with $25,000, aod she dressed In yrdance With her Means; she kept a box with ahe Swie Deposit Company, in which there were 1s and bonds, but uo ones; there had veen a rre| between hig brother and deceased some ¢ belore Ler death, Dut It Was ail Settled befure ne died. Sp, TIMONY OF THE SISTER-IN-Li Te, Tdaret Waish deposed th pens, Sireet in 1873, ana ts & eco remembered Mra. Merrigan and her husband co. “ine to her house about hali-past ten ia eek “e sday night, September 2, 1873; they o'clock on Tu. or eight ofcieck the next morn- Fee hea eves | compiained of being sick ; saw Mies Hanmi anow.’ *,Mvnth before her death, alli abou. Mrs, Merrigan; first heard when she Was Visiting V's godmother, about @ her spoken of as the oa. é ear before: the prisoner "only one child ive ng now; the other ” ef) nild, dead now; were he living fe “Ould be tweuty months oid; the reason they gay "17 ie: oy house that night was that sue hau wary anes ‘of her piace at ler motuer's; she was. Ty Wa ates Wakelul Garing vhat night; ta night Mra. Merrigan slept at her mother’s , ‘uence, in North Fourth street. 18 POVERTY « TEMPTATION TO CRIME? OF THE PRISONER. ¢ lived in North resi- ~ Rarrtet Dixon, a resident o! No. 20) Ninty street, | WP. D., testified that she Was acquainted with Mrs. | ifs ‘Merrigan; bad known her since May 1, 1874; she | had veen a tenant of witness jor two montns and ‘@ hall; bad two rooms, jor which sue pala $9 per mene District Attorney asked what was tne con- jdition of the delendant in point of circamstances., Mr. Tracy objected, on the ground that the ques tion of circumstances Was irrelevant, as poverty was no crime in this country, and it din not iollow that every poor person desired to murder those ho were better olf. "ithe court hertenrr feria oars. continued, Fi | ae 5 wher unt Miss Maggie Hammill was the best oriend gue bad in the world. @.d the words sue used | | plood. ® next | had aimostreachedtie top, when Jacksoa, us Jarvis | were thrown a | small tin boxes were Merrigan told | to lie in wait and waylay him on his return, The plan appears to have worked in accordance with their expectations, The important point of differ- ence between Jackson’s confession and that of | Jarvis, it will be observed, is that the former says he was not present when the killing was done, while the latter insists that he was—that Jackson even cat the hickory club and strack the first blow with it, and afterward threw the poor old mao in the weil. It is evident, however, that the club was cut by @ le(t-handed mau, and, curiousiy enough, Jarvis is jett-liacded; and iurther, it was thought probable at the Coroner's inquest that the wound which appeared to be inilicted with the club was made by @ lefi-banded man, strik- ing from behind. It 18 pretty certain, however, that while each oi the prisoners is trying to wake the other ihe more guilty, oth were present aod took partin the murder. It is doubtiui, indeed, woether one oj them, unassisted, could have got the old man into the well, as he ap- pears to have been conscivus when that was done, od, although a man of seventy years of age, was weil preserved, active and wiry. Bu. whether ove Or both took part in it, the scene as described by Jarvis must have been a horrible one. he says that he set fire to the brush, and that when wir. Jones leit the house to pat the fire out Jackson slipped behind the wel and kept in concealment, As the old man passed the well on bis return, & ter in-law o! the blow was struck with the club which Knocked him down and stunoed him, when Jackson (as Jarvis alleges) took tis. watch and chatn, rifed his pock- ets and itrted tim up to throw him aown the well. At ibis moment tne old man revived and began to struggle violently; but he was overcome and pitched in heaciong, clutching wildly at the rope and the wails of the well as he went down, Scramviing up out Oo; the water at tne bottom, which was not more tian three feet deep, he veg- ed them piteonsiy, for God's sake, not to Kill him; at they were inexorabie and begun to rain down missiles pon him. He seized the well rope im the vain effort to save bimsell, and with its aid, with hands staining tt ashe siow.y progressed, alleges, picked up @ heavy, sharp-edged stone and | crashed it upon the top of the poor old man’s de- voted nead, cutting a deep gash and driving ‘he skull : the Pg ». hoid upon tne rope e ictim again sd to the bottom of the well, and the dropiwe work was done. flendis) doubly safe, low, and at las! lay wt & distance Ole” + was near the place where Hear the wool house. «Nar clay waa found. ‘The ‘this biock jay thal ransacked, and two house was then pig at y With a’ émall roll orien told by the oF Dilis. ‘ A tg Bee dod the aumarens r mpiicaced persons, it is judges amount secured in money end valuables ag gue price o/ this icrrible murder dia not exceed Relaxing To make assurance however, several other large stones down upon the inanimate form ve- hea’ block, which nbout fon toe from the well, that the whole | | Or $60, There were, it may be remembered, about | $10,000 worth of United States bonds and other se- | curities in the house, which were untouched, they being afterwart ‘ound locked in @ tin box in an toner room, When asked why he leit them bentnd, Jarvis said, with a shrug, ie ir we didn’t know nothin’ ‘bout no bonds,” When asked how the watcn had been disposed Of he insisted that Jackson had it and buried it. His wile testiftea that he (Jarvis) nad it and buried it. The chain, | he said, was stul im hts wife’s possession, She | testified that the last time she saw it it was in nis | (Jar vis’) bands some sev or eight months ago. She testified, also, that she did. not see the silver pieces that came ‘rom Jones’; but it is evi- dent that sbe was mistaken, for Jarvis said one old silver dollar was still somewhere in the house. | When Jarvis had got througn with this veroai confession he appeared to be much relieved, as | though @ great load had been lifted from his | shoulders, and be made the remark that he had | | not felt so happy belore since old Mr. Jones was | kKuuied; that he had not had one moment's comiort | since the crime was committed. He is certainly greatiy changed ip appearanee since he was lirst Known in the case at the coroner's inquest. He is | a light colored mulatto, rather heavily built, while | E) vert Jackson 18 considerably smalier. Both rave borue rather bad reputations, aithough Jarvis 1s the owner of asnug little farm of come six or eight acres, whtch ls waderstood to be nearly ree from incumbrance, Detective Payne and Officer Wilkinson will to- day probably visit the premises of Jarvis to hunt under bis direction for the baried watch and other articies jormerly belonging to Samuel J. Jones. | ‘they will be accompanied by Elbert Jackson, who proposes to show where he buried the oid pennies spoken of in his contession, Whatever propeity may thus be recovered will be used as evidence at | the formal examination of Jarvis, which will take place on Monday next, THE D'AMBRUGIA-CROO<ER MURDER, Continuation of the Inquest Before Coroner Jones Yesterday. the investigation touching the circumstances | which led to the death of the young Fourth ward politician, Albert E. Crocker, who was stabbed with @ pair of shears by the Italian barber, D’Ambrugia, on the moraing of Thursday of last week. Marcei- jus boyd testified that he saw the disturbance on the moruing of the 22d instant; he first saw two young men throwing stones through the window of the barber shop; saw the taller one of the two go mto the shop and heard the shorter one say, Kill the Italian son of a b—"; next saw a crowd | on the sidewalk and saw Piemonti strike Scholl | on the bead w in the flat of a sword; the taller of the young men, Crocker, put his hand to his side | and ran up thes reet as thoug he was hurt. John H. McNeu testified that he saw Crocker and | Scholl stanuing in the dvorway of the White House | with bricks or stones iu their hands; saw them | go toward the barber suop and throw the missiles | through the windows of the snop, aad then saw | both wien rush int» the place; the mext he saw was Crocker down on tie sidewalk in front of the saioon and P'Ambrugia on top of him; the barver struck twice or three times; D'Ambrugia had a | ber of this Shuts denning; showed me an amethyst ring; | asked her was this She used to stay air Os scissors 1u his hand; witness did noc think ne could Lave counted five while the baroer was | thrusting te shears {pio the prostrate man. Dr. Field, resident physician of the City Hospi- tal, testified as tu the condition 01 Crocker wien | he Was admitted and up to the time oi his death. | D’Ambrugia, the defendant, then took the | Witness stand, anda through the agency of an in- | terpreter testified at leusth to the particalars of the unwarranted and desperate assauit made j Upon his saloon, his assistant, Pemonti, and him- seli by Crocker and Scholl. He claimed that he | did all in his power to escape from the men, but finding nis efforts in that direction unavailing he seized @ pair of scissors, and had no recollection ©: waat loliowed, as he had become exasperated | jooly was bleeding from wounds dealt him on the ; hea IMMORAL LITERATURE. Meeting of Prominent Brooklyn Mien to | Suppress the Vile Traffic. About 100 clergymen, teacuers, lawyers, mer- chancs and others of the best knowa o! Brooklyn's | citizens met on Tuesday evening with ciosed | doors, by invitation of the officers of the New York | Society for the Suppression of Vice, to consider the | | appalling trace iu vile publications and indecent articles carried on covertly in the city and brougnt | Into direct connection with the schools, semina- | | ries and other gatuerings of children and youth to | poison the morals and undermine the physical | health of the rising generation. Rey. Dr. Bud- | ington, who has full knowledge of the action of | the society, made an address, poiuting out the enormity of the evil and urging united and ener- | act fon to rid society of tue foul pest. Mr. | Whitehesd, who pres.ded, made some remarks and introduced Mr. Avtoony Comstock, the so- tt | ciety’s cnet dete ctive, Who gave the meeti th Vo felt it; at the interview she said she | “4 Li eye Statistics of the indecent trade, so iar as his ef- forts had succeeded in bringing thew to light, TONS OF MORAL POISON, Mr. Comstock spoke o/ nundreds of varieues of vile publications aod tons of stereotype plates Bel by the suciety. Ou one occasion six anda halt tons were deiaced by acids, and books of three hundred varieties aestroyed. in one piace type plates were secured. broken up near the place where the meeting was being beld,aod anotier near Greenwood Cem- etery, Where the work was done by young chil- | cren. Large fortunes have been accumulated in this foul trame, not guess, but actual weight. Four tons were taken from a single store in Nassau street. Account books had been seized in which were the names of forty-five hundred dealers, in different cities, all implicated. A single printer, as appeared from Invoices, had sold obscene books to the extent of | $25,000 ‘Wwituin four years. There had been at. | Tested 148 persons, with 100 convicuons, and there — were twelve now held jor trial. ih speaker presented for examination samples of the vile | | merchandise, inciuding piates, prints and mechan- ical devices abhorrent Lo every moral sense. j | Rev. Mr. Lyman offered the following resolu | tions, which were unanimously adopted, as ex. peteree the sense of this meeting, representing Jhristian churches in Brooklyn, calied to consider facts in relation to the trafic in obscene literacure traffic:. Resolved, That from the facts pre reason to (ear that the Christian awake to the imminent and de pe community is now exposed from this traffic; that the trafiic itself is far more extensive, systematic and in- Jamous than is commoniy supposed. secretly undermin- ing the morals of the young, even in virtuous and well | regulated schools; that. therefore, greater vigilance trom Parents, teachers, Christian pastors au! guardians is in | is respect iinperatively demanied, that this trafic 18 & prominent cause of social corruption in the commun. | ity, and that every citizen and Christian should aid in | the effort to warn the public of the magnitude of this evi Resolved, Inasmuch as warfare upon this traffic is best carr.ed on th rgauized society, that we ear- neatly commend the efforts tow veing made under the | auspices of the New York Society tor the Suppression of | Vice, and especially through the agency of Mr. Anthony | Comstock, one of ihe officers of the society ana special | agent or the Unite! tates Post Office Department, w the | ¢ynfidence and cordial support of the Christian public. We believe the methods pursued by Mr. Comstock. to be Jegitimat honorabie. We believe the results which have thus far been effected to have been important and | gratifying. We encourage the society to the most vigor: ous prosecution in the iuture of the work wuich ft thus undertaken, Resolved, Acknowledging the necessity that every such effort should be under the sanction and protection of the law, and gladly recognizing the wholesome sirin- gency of existing regulations upon this matter, we. pro- test against any repeal ot legal provisions now in force adverse to this traitic, A SIGHT’3 BIDE. | How Three Persons Came to | Through oe Night's Carousal. Leopold Rants, of No. 5 Batavia street, was ar- | raigned before Judge Smith yesterday morning | and held in $5,000 bail to answer, on a charge of ¢ 18 by No meant -] ai Grief | six hundred and tweuty-five varieties of stereo- | One factory had been | Since the Ist of January last nine- | teen tons of vile matter have been seized. Thisis | and the efforts now being made to suppress this | ted there ts grave. to which the | “excited manner. felonious assault and battery. On Tuesday evening John Kearney, James Reed and Kitty Viark, all of | 48 Bieecker street, started out ou a carriage nde. | They stopped at several drinking saloons in the lower part of the city, amoug the rest at Louis ~Ladd’s, corner of Rovsevelt and Water streets. Here Jame: Kearney had some dispute with » the rkeeper, Leopold Kauts, who is Kearney’s brovher- The mat- ter was settied for the time being «nd the party lett the store to go to Ralts’ resideuce. The man Rahts met them in the hallway, und bere the juarrel Was renewed. James Keed and the woman itty Clark attempted to separate the combat aunts, Kearney snd Rahts, whereupon the latter pulled out a casekoile and cut ani slashed right ano left, James Keea received three wounas 10 the face aud neck, and Kitty Ciark a deep cut over the leiteye. James Kearney was cut twice about the head and twice in the neck and shoulder. Rants then ran away and the rest of the party | drove up town. The condition of Kearney became 80 aiarming that Reed stopped tn ‘ Futh precinct station house, wi their wounds dressed. Kearne; vue Hospital. Captem Byrnes arrested Rants about four o'clock yesterday moriing. Yesterday | aiternoon Kearney was sti iu a very dangerous | condition, Jonn Heavised, of No. 89 Atlantic street, Brooke lyn, shot himself with suicidal intent yesterday. John is thirty-seven years of age, and determined | upon visiting Enrope on Saturday jast, procuring $75 for that purpose from his wife. He went to | New York, but changed his mind about cross | ing the Atlantic, thinking tuat the voyage | Would be lonely without the partner of his joye and sorrows. She did not, however, have the same affectionate disposition for her husband, it would appear, and, thereiore, refused to accom- pany him on his voyage. Yesterday at noon he shot nimesel! tn her‘presence in the leit breast, i> | flicting # serious if Dot fatal wound, carriage at the | p they all had | 8 wounds were | pronounced ser.ous, and he was removed to Belle- | THURSDAY, OUTOZER 29, 1874.-TRIPLE SHEET. THE GLENDBNNING TRIAL. The Line of Defence Marked Out at Last. ASSAILING MARY POMEROY'S CHARACTER ‘The trialof the Rev. Jobn 8. Giendenning was resumed yesterday. Before the proceedings com- menced Rev. Dr. Imbrie, on behalf of the prosecu- tion, repeated his protest of the previous day inst any mauifestation of appiause or of dis- pleasure on the part of the audience during the trial. Il it were repeated he would feel it his duty | to move that THE CHURCH BE CLEARED of all persons except the Presbytery and the reperters, The Presbytery might have conducted the trial privately; but us it was resolved to con- duct it openly he hoped the privilege would not be abused, The defence then offered their case without pre- face or statement by iutroducing Miss Jeunie Dog- gett as the first witness. She testled—I am o member of the Prospect avenue church; was ac- quainted with Miss Pomeroy; had @ conversation with ber during the summer of 1873 about a re- port concerning Mr. Glendenning and herself; she told me tuat there was no more between her and Mr. Glendenning than there was between him and me; she wore an amethyst ring. Cross-examined—I asked her i! that was her en- gagement ring, and she said no; that it was given her by her cousin; did not no'ice both her hands; she might have had aring on the otner hand without my seeing tr, Miss Hannah L, Brown examined—Am @ mem- bad @ conversation with Miss Pomeroy in regard to ner relations with Mr. Glen- nthe first part oi last December she HER ENGAGEMENT RING. | and she sald no, that she never had such a thing and was not engaged, On cross-eXamination witness testifled—The reason | bad jor asking her whether that was her engagement ring Was that there was a prevalent talk around here that she and | were engaged; thought by ber actions that she Mr. Glendenoing wanted to lorce herseli upun Mr. Giendenning; be did not want to show her any attention. A. How do you Know that? A. (a long pense) = the church alter service; this was only @ conclusion in my own mind; had er. sonal Knowledge of Miss Pomeroy’s remaining, but bad no personal knowledge o. Mr. Glenden- ning’s remaining, Miss Elien Cairns testiied—Am a member of this church; Miss Pomeroy was asked vy me to join & young ladies’ society and she joined it; two | | Texas, or three months afterward she deuied that she had joined it; I intrusted her with the sale of tickets for a concert and sne said she sold them all; when she came to make returns sie said she had sold none; in both these iustances she was decidedly untruthiul; I think it was Miss Pomeroy that sougot Mr, Glendenuing; I said on one occa- sion tn Mrs. Agnes Milier’s that Mary ought nor to throw hersel! so much in Mr, Glendenoing’s way, and tbat it she took this advice the thing woul drop; I nave a very big estimate o1 Mr. Glenden- ning’s character; I never thought ne woula push himself into the society of young ladies; he was AGREEABLE TO LADIES AND PLEASANT; Cross-examined—Miss Pomeroy of good standing in this churco; she laid herself too much in Mr. Giendenning’s way; Mr. Gienden- ning bever told me that Miss Pomeroy’s atten: | tons were unpleasant to him, nor did lever hear | that he intimated so to any one else; never had | any doubt about her giving io the money; we knew that what she collected she would give in. A MODEL WITNESS. Horace Dean testifled:—Am a member of this | church; have been superintendent of the Sunday school fora year; Miss thes its vnabecs one of the teachers; there was nothing in Mr, Glendenning’s conduct toward her more than to any o her lady, bat #he took every opuortunity to throw hersel! in his way; when he and I would be going out of the cuurch SHR WOULD WAYLAY US; Tuse the word waylay because it amounted to just that; my opinion of Mr. Gienvenoing is that wouid not ve ifraid to leave him in company with my wile or daughter, (Laughter.) His con- Versation was as pare a8 that of any Woman coald be. (Renewed laughter, witch was quickly sup- pressed.) Cross-examined—Other young ladies passed out | of the church, vat she remained; I knew posi- tively there was uo engagement between them. Q. How did you know? A. | knew that such a thing Was not possible, (Laaghter.) Q. Tell us why you did not think tt possible. A, I would rather not state the reason at present; 1 was Very intimate with Mr. Giendenoing, yet I knew little or nothing of HIS INNER LIFE; Miss Pomeroy was not attractive in any way, either in education, Manner or ability; Mr. Gien- could not well help himsell, (Laugater). lneasures some time ago to prevent her advances. Q.What were tiose measures? A. 1 donot wish 10 state them now, tf you will excuse me. (Laugh- ter.) The witness threw out ALL MANNER OF INSINUATIONS en evaded direct answers to nearly every ques- tion. it was not known until the witness had con- | cluded his testimony that he had prevaricated in auswer to the preliminary questions put by the Moderator. In answer to the question whetuer he Lad been 16 the church darting the giving of testimony, he answered in the negative. As soon as the Court adjourned, ‘A PROTEST SIGNSD BY SEVERAL LADIES was sent to the Prosecuting Committee, which wili be submitted to the Presbytery to-day. It ap- peare that Dean sat in the church tne greater art of the session on Tuesday in close proximity several ladies, Near hin sat a Methodist clergyman and hia wile. The latter stated to the HERALD reporter that Dean's language was so tn- sulting that sae told her husband she wouid ve obliged to leave the church if he were not checked, Other Jadies corroborated this statement. Four members of the charch stated tiey would not allow their chilaren to attena the Sabbath school any more if tais man were not removed from “he snperintendency. When 's testimony was concluded Mr. Dod arose an id that, owing tothe dificult, of se- curing the attendance of witnesses, he elt obliged to ask for ao adjournment til this alter- noou. The Presbytery could not compel the at- tendance of witnesses, and the deieuce required some time for deliberation. Dr, Imbrie, on the part of the prosecution, said that the request was @ very reasonable one and he would cheerfully support 4 resolulion to that effect, The Presby- | oe, then adjourned till to-day, ‘The Mterest manifested yesterday by the audi- ence in the trial exceeded anything of the kind in any previous stage of the case, excepting, per- haps, the indignation meeting. Groups lingered on tie street corners discussing the case in an It 18 due to the zealous and con- scientious gentlemen who conduct the defence to State that they have no ordinary burden resting On their shoulders. THE SUSPEOTED MALPRACTICE OASE, In the case of Sebastian Garats, late of No. 220 William street, whose death it was suspected had resulted irom an overdose of hydrate of chloral, administered by Dr. Edel, of City Hall place, hi Deen investigated by Coroner Eickhoff. The post- | mortem exumiuation made by Dr. Marsh showed | that death resulted from uramia, cousequent upon Bright's disease. Garais had been very in- temperaie in his havits. Dr, Edel had properiy attenced the deceased, and therefore there was no blame attached to him, AMERIOAN ORIENTAL SOCIETY, This society met at the Bible House in this city | yesterday afternoon for the first time in several | years. Tie society was founded in Boston in 1842, by clergymen who were students of oriental languages and jore. The spring meetings of the society are generally heid in Boston, the fal! mect- ings, ia New Haven, where the library of the society is kept, and a journal in the tnterestof the society published, This journal was for several years printed at the personal expenae of tue president Ol the society, Profe-sor Sausbury of New Haven. ‘The society NOW numbers 160 to 200 members, scat- tered all over the country amoug those who take an interest in Orieutal, Biviical and scientific lore. The attendance yesterday was highly re- spectable, the number present being so yreat as to occasion remarks about the necessity oj having @ larger room for we future meetings of tne ‘The papers presented yesterday were :— Cypriote Inscriptions,” by J. H. c “vointé in Latin Syntax, Byecial ‘relereace to Koby’s Latin Gram- by Provessor = Charles Short; thira, Recent Japanese Literature,” by W. kK. GrimMths. The remaining series of papers, the readiog of Which Will be resumed this moruing at ‘clock, iaciude One of Kev. Dr. W. H. Ward, Indepenaen, tinction of Noun and Verb in Japanese,” on “As- syrian Monuments ip America,’ by Key. 5. Mer- 1; on “The Taimud In Its Kelation to the Karly Aistory of Christianity,” by Professor F. Adler; on ‘Tue Sanserit Record and Dr. Hangs,’ by Pro- fessor W. D. Whitney: on “sexuality in Lan- guage,” by Professor J, W. Jenks; on “The Occurs rence of Semide Vonsonants on the Western Von- r 8, 3, Haldeman ; on rtain inor,’’ by Kev. O, Crane; on “Readin| baic, Hitherto Uncited,” by A. W. Tyler: on “Kecent ‘Discussion of the’ Bvi- dence of Phopnician Colonization of America” and Others, Last evening several of the distinguished Hogut and ppboncepers were ertuined at idence ol the ‘rovessor Charles Short, o1 Coium- bia College, in West sixtieth street, 1 for todar will be varticularly intereatine, | Atiauta, a8 the diocesan of ttle latter. ‘4s a member | denning permitted her approaches because he | {rom No. 526, which declares that Christ ac H. ie took | | in New '; by A. Van Name, on tue “Dis- — THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION. New Missionary Bishops for China, Tesas and Califrnia—Hymns for the Churen; Their Character and Kind— Ritualism Again. Yesterday was in some sense an off day in the General Convention. ‘Tere was nothing very ex- citing in {ts business, notuing to compare with the discussion on rituplism which has occupied the atiention of deputies. A mass Of routine bus- iness was introduced and acted upon. A report on the Theological Seminary was given in by Dr. Farrington, Dr. Kidney offered a resolution ask- ing tor a@ joint committee of three bishops, three Presbyters and three laymen to consider the pro- prie.y of erecting synods out of dioceses and to report the same to the next General Convention. A report by Mr, Burgwin non-concurred with the Bisnops in their message touching the organiza- tion of the General Convention and asking for & Joint committee of conference to talk the matter over. The Committee on Canons reported against any necessity for the order of deaconesses in the Chureb, A resolution was also reported asking for the provision of some service for the burial of persons who have died under such circumstances as LO proutbit the reading of the ordinary burial service thereover. ANOTHER SHOT AT RITUALISM. The Rev. ©. P. Jennings, of Missouri, offered tho Jollowing, which, with the concurrence of the Bishops, he will ask to be adopted as the law of the Church, The resolution deciares to be foreign to the Protestant Episcopal courcn:- Firet—Such rites, ceremonies and usages of eucharistic adoration as proceed from the belief that our Lord is present upon the holy table, as the appoint is peesence in and under the forms of br by virtue of the consecration of i) elements, and is thers to be worshipped: and that He iy offered b pee as @ propiiatory sacrifice for the living an jead, serond—All veachings leading to the rites, ceremonies @nd usages aloresaid. Also additional section (2) to canon 19, title 1, iving ministers instruction in regard to inculcat- ing and eniorcing holiness of ilie on their congre- gatious and churches, Dr. Spaulding, who voted “no” on ritualism the day before, explained his vote. He was opposed tothe canon, but not in favor of the practices condemned, His chances of & seat in the next Convention irom the diocese of Pittsburg might be very seriously marred by his vote without this explanation, it may not be much improved thereby, The Committee on Uon- stitutional Amendments reported against the necessity or propriety of establsiing the provin- cial system for the Protestant ipiscopal Church, Tne report shows that in the early Church there existed the parish, the diocese, the province and the patriarchiate, and that this system resulted in dissension and division in the Church, It would produce the same result in this now united Church, ‘The committee was therefore discharged trom its further consiae: ation, MORK MISSIONARY DIOCRSES AND BISHOPS. The Bishops sent messages to the House of Depu- ties in which irom the diocese of iexas they set ou two missionary dioceses, to be Known respect- ively as the Northern and Westeru dioceses of And for the former they nominate the Rev. A. 0, Garrett, of Omaha, as the missionary bishop o! the iormer, and the Kev. W. B. Kiilott, of The Bishops also set Of & Misslo.ary diocese irom California, gud nominated ior missionary bishcp there the Kev. J. He Wingfield, oi Petersburg, Va. Messrs, Elliott and Wingield are not delegates to the Convention. THB HYMNAL CONTROVERSY. The report oi the Committee on the Hymnal was presented and a lively debate thereon ensued, in which Dr. Hal, on behalf of the committee, Dr. Rudder, Mr. OC. Livingston, vr. Vinton, vr. adams, oj Wisconsin, and others opposed any changes in the present hymnal, while admitting tnat it is not eriect or final. The trustees of the und for aged, ufirm and disabled ministers and the widows and orphans 01 deceased ministers receive a royalty of ten per cent om the sales of the hymnal, and it was leared that tals interest would be jeopardized by any temporary or permanent cuange, except a jew verbal ones, in the present edition. Hence, when Dr. Huntington, of Massachusetts, cee me ph male to LOS ronan ee'a repo v1 any responsible pul lisher the right to pablish the hymnal upon che payment 01 the royalty as above and prohibiting ‘the use of any other hymns save tnose of 1832 and | 1871, the psalms in metre and anthems in heu of hymns, there was very little opposition thereto except in the matter of the royalty imuerest. Professor Coupé argued ably against the present hymnal and advocated the contiuuance of the old committee or the appointment ofa new committee on revision of the hymnal. Dr. De Koven opposed the amendment offered by Dr. Huntington, aud the latter briefly replied. Dr. Benedici, oi Georgia, earnestly opposed the present hymnal, in which he had discovered and pointed out over 1,500 mistakes, very many Of tuem containing errors and lterpoiations equal to one jine in each, Dr. Avams, of Wisconsin, who deciared thit BAD ENGLISH I8 THE CURSE OF THE HOUSE, and thatthe bad Engush im tae hymnal ought certainiy to be changed, Dr. Watson, 01 North Carohna, tuo, thought this question should be re- ferred agam to the committee. ihe Rev. Mr, hymnal, principauy on the ground thatit teiches faixe doctrine; and 1m prool thereol he quoted coming will awaken the soul irom death. Dr. Mead, of Connecticut, sherefore, offered a substi- tute ‘continutn yeurs, and appointing @ commission, consisting of three bisnops and three clerical and three lay deputies, to sit during the inte:im and revise tue game and report to the next Convention. But all the amendments offered were voted down and the committee's report was adopted. ‘rhe Convention decided to meet in Boston three years hence. It will probabiy adjourn on Friday evening or Saturday aiternvon. The 1olowing amendment to article 4 of the con- stitution was adopted ananimously, 40 clerical dio- ceses and 88 lay voting for 1b:— ‘The bishop or Lea A in every diocese shall be chosen avreeably to such rules as shail be fixed by the Conven- Uon of that diocese: and every bishop of this Church periorm an: diocese by the eccl The Convention went into secret session for an hour on the confirmation oi the new missionary bis.ops, but did not vote on any before it ad- Journed. Personal Sketches of the Proposed Mis- slonary Bishops. The Rev. Dr. A. ©. Garrett, the nominee for Northern Texas, 1s forty-two years of age, the son | ofa clergyman of the English Church, and a grad- uate with tie highest honors of Trinity Coilege, Dublin. Soon after bis ordination he went with Bishop Hills a8 @ missionary to British Columbia, | where he remained ten years, doing the hardest kind of missionary work over an immense district. He was called thence to St, James’ church, tan Francisco, where he remained two years, when he answered the call tobe dean of the catticdral at Omana, where he has done a wondertul work for the Church. He 18 a gentieman of large and varied learning, remarkable aviiity as @ speaker and a preactier of great industry and energy and un- usual powers a8 an organizer and administrator, ‘Tae doctor showed his ability as a debater in his powerful speech on ritualism, delivered on Tues- ay. The Kev. J. H. D. Wingfield, the nominee for the missionary jurisdiction of Calijornia, is the son of | ube Rev, John Wingfield, the senior presoyter in the Protestant Episcopal Church to Virginia, He is about forty years of age and 1s a very popular Pieechers &man of fine physique, about six feet all, and Weighs probably 200 pounds, in Virginia, where they have no ritualists, he ts considered a litue higher than his cierical brethren; but here ork he would be considered very mode- Tate. But his opinions are not such as any one could seriously object to. He was, daring the War, @ rector in Norfolk, and Was so pronounced in his Southern views that General Butier, then commanding there, put him in the chain gang for s waile, He 18 at present a rector in Petersburg, ‘a The Rev. W. B. Elliott, the nominee for the mis- sionary jucisdiction ot Western Texas, 18 @ son of the late Bishop Eliott, of Georgia, a graduate of | the General Theological Semiuary in this city. He 1s about thirty-five years of age. He was @ mis- sionary in Georgta for a few years alter 118 ordina- tion, and subsequentiy he became assistant to che late Dr. Montgomery in this city, (rom which posi- tion he was cailed to his present recvorship in dt, Piulip’s church, Atlanta, where he has done @ good work. He is greatiy admired vy lis brethren and belovea by bis parish, and if he is to ve taken away iromtnem he will be greatly missed, He is @ good preacher, and in is Opiplons @ moderate churchman, ihe Kev. —— Orrick, the nominee for the China Mission, 14 @ graduate of the theological seminary in Patlageiphia, He is about thirty-live years of Age aso, and Nas seen missionary service in the Peunsylvania lumber regions, where he showed his ability a8 a missionary organizer. He was lor some years aiter this rector of a parish in York, Pa., where he did a good work, He is at present the agsiatant of Bishop Howe in the cavnedral at Read- ing, Pa. He is @ than of medium size, light build, very genial, @ good scholar, bat with a good degree 01 positiveness in nis character and make- uy. He would make an excellent bishop. nomination having been made jast week, it was the first one taken up and discussed in secret yes- terday, but was not voted on, His case, with the Others, unless changed 10-day, becomes the special order for four o'clock this aiternoon. DR. SEYMOUR’S DEFEAT. Dr. Forbes on Dr. Seymour—Beware of Ritualistic Associations—Why Dr. Sey= mour Was Not Confirmed as Bishop of iMnots. The Rev. John Murray Forbes, formerly Dean of the General Theological Seminary of the Protestant Episcopal Church, at the corner of the present hymnal jor three | i charity with first class amusement, | Ciwternie expeniae, It is expected’ that the iadies Th \"ward or nave piayed a most important part im the receat deleat of Dr. Seymour, the Bishop-elecs of Ilinois, ‘It has been generally understood that his influence over the Convention was largely instrumental in effecting Dr. Seymour's dejeat,. Dr. Seymour is Qt present the Acting Dean of the Seminary, and has for @ long time been on bad terms with his Predecessor, Dr. Forbes. Some years ago Dr. Seymour, who was already @ member of the Fac- ulty, published a pamphiet, in which he charged the then Dean with an improper assumption ot pomp, and for this publication Dr. Seymour was openly censured by the Faculty. It is, therefore, easy to understand that the two reverend gentle- men are not the best of friends, In order, bow. ever, to give the Rev. Dr. Forbes an opportunity to explain accurately the part he had taken in the recent action of the Convention, resulting in the defeat of Dr. Seymour, @ HERALD representative calied upon him at his elegant, though modest, residence in East Fitty-iourth street, where the ex-Dean of the semingry now lives in complete re- urement, Says bar bigest APPEARANCE, yr. Forbes entieuian whose appearance commands respect, His thoughtiul ince his high torehead, shaded by silvery hair, and bis mild aud kindly manner betokem at, once the thorough student ana Sler gem ane Dr. Forbes, alter some slight nesitation, declared himseit ready to gi all the information Le possessed on the subject. “1 it true, Doctor, that yout mental in procuring Dr. Seymoar’ “[ will answer you frankly,” the Docto® re- pliea, “1 have not crossed the street to speak to apy one on the subject of Dr. Seymour's contirma- tion as Bisiop 0: lliinols, 1 have not been prea entat the Convention, except ouce? and I never introduced the sutsect to any one, However, When some of the bishops and lay deputies came to me and asced me about certain facie which were derogatory to Dr. Seymour's standing, I, as @ clergyman, whose hope it was to promute the best iuterests oi my Uhurch, felc it to be my duty to telt them the truth, aud fad.” “And what were tue /acts, Doctor, if 1 may in- quire?” BEWARE OF RITUALISTS. “0, tt would take me hours to go into these de- tails, 1 can simply teil you the gravamen of the Cuarges, One of the greatest objections to Dr. beymour’s confirmation as a bishop was lelt to be his intimate connecciou with extreme ritualists, He has preacued for the most ritaalistic clergy- Med, has assuciated with tiem and has been tl Constant apoloyist and supporter, Another great objection redected more upun his personal charac- ter. He is not fravk, nor is he consiscent, tn his Statements in reierence to these charges and to other matters which have ce come to the notice of the Convention. That 18 a very grave fault, as everybody will admit. Tne whole truth, in @ nutshell, 1s simply this: the certificate which the House oi Clerical and Lay ra towr has to i toa bishop-elect in conurining Lum 1s that taey cougcientionsly believe him nut to be ‘liable’ to any Tumors Which might ve injurious to his churacter, @nd they were uuable to give hin this certificate, a3 rumours of such a Ciaracter did exist.” “But is not the best clergyman ‘lable’ to such Tumors 1”? “Weil, the burden of proof rests upon the nomi- hee, and not upon the Convention, It is not their business to prove that these ramors are true, but It 18 413 duty to disprove them if he can. This has aiways been the ae in tue Episcopal Churca. Horuce Binney, the celeorated Penusyivania Liw- er, maue this doctrine widely known in the well- known case of the Rev. Dr. nawks.!” THE CHARGES AGAINST DR. SEYMOUR. “Then the Convention was mainly infucnced ta its action vy rumors??? “Well, there Were @ great many things which influenced the Conventiou, Bishop Cox, of West- ero New York, wrote me a letter a year ago, which was read ig the Convention and evidently had a good deai of effect, The substance of tae letter is that Dr. seymour had allowed an extreme ritualist to come to the seminary aud establish intimate Telatious with the students, whicn would unly be accompauied by the most eee results, £ did uot furnish the letter, and I really dou’t know where they obtained a copy ol it.” “It has been stated that Dr. Seymoar nas never even worn the eucharisiic vestment ?” “Ob, the fact that Dr. Seymour has never worn any certain garment 18 of no significance what- ever, He might ior ail tuat hod doctrines sub- siuntially borrowed irom the Roman Church. Now you know, and everybody knows, that this aping Of the Church of Rome is @ miseravie farce. There are Many things in the Church of Kome which the Titualisty imitate, although they stand there upon u ivoting utterly diderent from any they can obtain in the Episcopal Cuurcu. The ceremonies and doctrines o/ the Rowan Church are au Organic whole; there 18 @ consistency and congruity in them whica, of course, is lucking Wien they are engrafted upon a cuurch to which they do not proverty belong. Itis a poor imitation, this 6o- called risualisin, this slavish aping of tae Roman Church, wuich | heartily deapise.’’ “Waoat do you consider ritualistic practices?” THE FORBIDDEN FRUITS, ; “Well, generally, Wuatever .eods towards em. bodying the doctrines and symbuis of the Church of Rome 10 ours, such as the Bucharistic adoration, wearing of chasuble and parti-cuiored stolcs, invocation of saints, auricular confession, prayer for the dead, &c. It is quite propavie that Dr, Seymour, who nus been always @ cautious man, Johnson, of Connecticut, also opposed the present | has not adopted any of these practices, out his conduct might, nevertheless, unfit him jor the exalted position of a bishop. One of the severest charges against bin was that he deiended and pleaded for @ young clergyman who preached a sermon on the eucharist, utiering @ doctrine which was exactly that uf tae Roman Church.” “poes Dr. Seymour stand apy chance of being re-elecied py the Ilhaois Episcopalians y”’ “On, no, and even if be were, it is not at all likely that he would be confirmed vy @ majority of the standing coumitiees in every diocese and of the House ot Bishops. Besides, { do not toink that any attempt will be made in Iuinois to re-elect him. ‘Ihe first effect of the rejection of Dr. Sey- mour will undoubtediy be disappointment ana irritation; but when the Episcopal people of lili- nots obtain the information abvut him which the Counvention haa tuey will quietly acquiesce ta ti decision and go to work to select a vetter cand! date .or Bishop.” HOW MR. SEYMOUR WAS SELECTED. “There is no doubt about Dr. Seymour being the free choice uf the Lilinois diocese?’ “No, 1 was wold tat they first wanted to get Dr, De Koven, ot Wisconsin, who is a weli known high Gourch man. As they found out that it would be imposaible to elect him tn the Convention ore to his well known ritualistic doctrines, they too! Seymour, whom they regarded a3 an equally out- spoken high church man, who, however, had not yet committed himseli 48 openly as Dr. De Koven, aud mizhy, therefore, be elected. Others, 1 was toid, were asked to help in pusning through Dr. Seymour's election, and their aid ob- tained by plausible representation that he was no ritualist at all, but a good modera church man, You see Bishop Whitehouse, of Iii- nois, was a decided nigh church man, and hence it is no wonder that the Episcupal Courch in Ml- Dols has stil a decided tinge of ritualism.” “What will Le the probable eflect of Dr. Sey- mour’s deieat?” “{¢ will be a salutary warning to all extreme hign churci men, showing, it does, that the Eypiscopal Church at targe is ppined vo ritualism in every shape. 1 am aixo giad tuat the canon on rituaiusm Which torbids the burning Of incense, &c., was adopted on Tuesday by the Convention.” With this the interview closed. 8T, STEPHEN’s OHULOM FAIR, The grand fair and musical festival in sid of St Stephen's will open this evening in the basement hall of the church, East Twenty-eighth street. The lairy hands and refined taste of the ladies tn charge have transformed the hall into a bazasr of almost Eastern magnificence. Works of art, as well ag the more humble and more usetul articles of household utility, are arranged on the different tabies wits exquisite taste, while tne refreshmeat ‘tinent, tu care of Mrs. Treanor, is supplied with the choicest visuds and most delicious drinks. Every evening during the tair a vand Wil add the attraction o/ music to the charming scene, Which Wil: no doubt be visited not only by the congregation o/ St. Stephen’s parish, but also by every jover 01 art and rationa: amusement. As the visitor to the fair can combina Poa ¥ pas at ato in attendance will nave uo stuecure in waiting on the customers. ABRIVAL OF MOBE MOBMONS, On Tuesday aiternoon, at five o’clock, two hum dred Mormons, who had arrived in this city by the | steamer Wyoming, took their departure by the Pennaylyania Raiiroad for Salt Lake City. The present company ts tne last whion will arrive this season Jrom Europe, They were met upon their | arrival by Elder Staines, of Balt Lake City, and Mr. John McDonald, the former attending to their various wants preparatory to their jong rallroaa trip. leader in charge Of the party was Eider File, who has been engaged in missionary work for several moutus past in the Highlands and Lowlands’ 01 Scotland. A curious feature among these Latter Day Saints was their exceptionally small number of children. The majority of the Saints were trom Scotlan altuough there was a fair number of English an Scandinavians, Some of the Scotch women were ve:y handsome, having been recruited by Elder Fue in Ayrsmire, the land, a3 the scotch poet Burns @ays, ol honest men and bonnie lasses,” will arrive in Utah next Monday, Up- 2,000 Mormous have arrived in New York this year. FOUND IN THE CANAL ‘The body Of 8 young man named James Gannoa was found floating in the canal at Trenton yester> day aiternoon. An inquest was immediately heid, and, aiter examination of three witnesses the in- vestigation was adjourned to Friday next in con- sequence of their testimony not throwing any light on the cause of his dati, Gannon wae of steady and moral habits. This, with other otro! stances, makes it probable that tout play was tie cause of his death, Witnesses have been suo used who it iS exXpectod will unravel the mya Winth avenue and Twenty-second street, is said to | ters,