The New York Herald Newspaper, March 14, 1875, Page 5

a NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, MARCH 14, 1875.—QUADRUP THE CARDINAL. The Dignity as It Was Con- ferred in Ancient Times. CHANGES THAT CREPT IN. How a Prince of the Church Is Now Created. ARCHBISHOP M’CLOSKEY’S ELEVATION. Republican Simplicity in the Reception of the Pope’s Messengers. The Ab-Legate Monsigniore to Deliver the Berretta in the Cathedral. DESCRIPTION OF THE CEREMONY. The despatch from Rome publishe: in yester- day's HERALD places beyond all doubt the pro- Motion of Archbishop McCloskey to the princely dignity of the cardinalate. Some doubts had ex- lated as to the authenticity of the previous ae- spatches, and prominent clergymen of this city had been awaiting anxiously for further information concerning a matter of such grave importance to the Church in America. It was known that the custom at Rome for a long time past has been to announce beforeband, in an informal manner, the intention of His Holiness the Pope to raise to the cardinalate such priests or prelates as he may have already decided upon, partly by way of canvassing the opinions of the Sacrea College and partly to intimate to the selected ecclesiastic the high honor which the Holy Father proposes to confer upon him. Bat, as Archbishop McCloskey had received no turtner news than the first mention of his name in con- nection with the Archbishops of Westimster and Yosen, there were not a few who were in serious apprehension lest by any possibility a confirma- tion of the first intelligence should never be re- ceived. These fears and anxieties were, how- ever, all dispelled yesterday when the HERaLp’s special despatch was read, and the feeling of cer- tainty which prevailed gave rise to RENEWED EXPRESSION OF REJOICING on the part of the clergy and laity, and perhaps there has never been a prelate in any see for Whose ecclesiastical promotion there has been such unbounded gladness; nor is this con- tinea to members of the Church over which the Archbishop has jurisdiction, but exists evidently among members of other denom- inauons which have no afiliation with tue Church of Rome. A patriotic feeling seemed to be excited by the proof which the Pope had ai/.rded of his mterest in the Catholicity of the United States and of his bigh appreciation of the people of the country. 1o-morrow being the day appointed for the holding of the consistory, when the new cardinais shall be duly elected and their names promulgated, an unusual interest is associated with the ancient city and the periormance of a ceremony which, in one form or other, nas come Gown to us from the very earliest centuries, ANCIENT CERGMONIES. In the primitive times the cardinals were the principal ministers in the churches of Rome; and it | Would seem as if to the charge of the Church was | attached the honor of the cardinalate. Butin those times there was no Sacred College, nor was the cardmal endowed with all the brilliant rurround- Ings which a prince of the Church later on became | entitled to, There was also a middle era between the introduction o! the title and the cardinalate, 8 within thé past few centuries the world has come to recognize it. After the Popes had estab- | lished the order, and later, when St. Pascal had otticially granted the title, the ceremony of | Talsing an ecciesiastic to the highest honor, | though possessing the groundwork upon which in more recent times the consistories have been held, was still very diferent in form. It was something in this way:— CONSISTORIES. When a church was deprived of a priest or deacon, by death or any oiher cause, the earliest metnod of replacing him was by the Pope’s ap- poimtment of bis successor, Tnen, on the Wednes- day of Quatuor Tense, in the Basilica of St. Mary Major's, the lector of that church ascended the pulpit, alter the introit of the .Mass, and, turning to the people, uttered a fcrmula like this:—‘Be it known that the Sub-Deacon Surgius, of the title of St. Clemens, is called in the order of deacon- ship to the Deaconship of St. Clemens. if any person has any complaint against this man let him come forth, trusting in God confidently, and speak.” The sub-deacon (or as in some other case it might be a deacon) was then named a car- dinal and ordained to the higher order in St. Peter’s. It would seem plain from the ordina- tions which lollowed that sud-deacons and deacons only were ordained in St. Peter's atter being raised to the cardinalate, ‘®us showing that the priests in charge of the churches had by the fact of their office vecome cardinals already. But in process of time the conlerring of the honor of the cardinalate required no ordination m acburch, | and the title was received at the residence of the | ecclesiastic or at the apostolic palace. When | Nicholas Il. in the eleventh century established the COLLEGE OF CARDINALS their number couid not have been more than seven, jor even tn the reign of Nicholas [11., A. D. 1277, the pumber had not yet gone beyond that figure. At the present time the Basilicas, or the | luost ancient churches in Rome, number exactly | seven, namely, St. Peter’s, St. John Lateran’s, St. Mary Major’a, St. Paui’s (outside the walls), St. Agnes’ and St. Lorenzo Lucena’s, When the Sacred College had been estaviished the election of @ cardinal took piace besare all the members. Names were proposed and a vote taken in a jormal manner; the votes of absent members were also received. It was at this time that the custom of holding consigtories commenced. ‘Three consistories were held for the election of @ cardinal, At the | first, which was held on Wednesday im Quatuor | ‘Yense, the name was proposed, and the members | then went home to ponder over the fitness of the | candidate. On the following Friday the second | cousistory was held, apd at this a most solemn ceremony Was gone through, An empty chair | Was pluced prominently beside that of tue Pope, and to tnis the Holy Father invited eacn carding beginning with the one highest in dignity an continuing with the others according to their Tank. When the cardinal had become seated the Pope bent over toward hum and said in a whisper, | “QUID VOBIS VIDETUR,’? | and the cardinal whose opinion as to the candi. | cate was thus asked answered secretly for or against the candidate, ‘This ceremony was re- peated until the Pope had become aware of the | Opinion O! tae majority of the Sacred College as to | the proposed ecciesiastic’s fitness for the great Tr, and then the Holy Fatner, having assured | of the recommendation 01 his most trusted addressed the Ccurdinals In the iollo wig formula :— | “Deo Gratias! Habemus de personis creandis — concordiam omnium iratrum vel quasi omaium, vel majoris parus.” The Pope then announced to the college the | Dames o1 the new cardinais, and thus ended the second day’s consisio,y, ‘he following Saturday the third conaistory was heid, this ene being pub- hie, the two others having been secret. At this the names of the new cardinals were publicly ee ee tne elected themse.ves intreauced aud he Pope delivered an address, in whic he ad- Monished them of the responsibiiities now resting | upon them aod o/ the new auties, requiring greater devotion and more earnest prayer, which ‘they were called upon to perform. ‘Ine Pope theo invested the new members of the college with the caramal’s hat. Suvsequently each of them at once proceeded to take possession of the church to whose title ne had been raised. On an early day suitable religious services were held. PRESENT CEREMONIES. Still progressing and vecoming vaster in its domain, the Unurch grew out of many ol the old customs into new lorms better adapted to the re- foieae or of the emergencies constantly arisin instead of cardinals being nominated tn Col wistory aud @ formal vote being taken on their fitness, it is seen that, whiie still the Vonsistory 18 preserved and the nominal assent of the cardinals requested, the Universa! Church has long assigned to the Holy Father, and to him alon create the members of his Sacred College. lustead of three consistort: being pow held only one is held, ge y on @ Monday, as wil be the case to-morrow. The custom of making an informal preliminary announce- ment of the new cardinals’ names is done at Rome to give an opportunity for preparation, bot sometimes it happens that the Pope never mumates, not even to bis most trusted inends, the Lame of some one whom he intends to pro- mote, This has been done in order to anticipate a refusal on the part o! the ecclesiastic who is to be raised to the curdinalate. But, since A. D, 1460 only eleven of such cases are recorded, one of the most notable being Augustinian friar, Alexander Oliva, 4 man noted for his great piety and learning, but or very humble origin, and who was sure to refuse the proffered dignity if he nad had a chance to do 60, and the other being the brother of Pope Innocent XIV. Cases have also happened ‘n which the elected cardinal had died before the notification of bis promotion reacned his see. In Archbishop McCloskey’s case the HERALD and the telegraph suppited & want he snould have more or less suflered irom. TO-MORROW’S CONSISTORY. The Conststory to b2 heid to-morrow will, of course, be presided over by the Hoy Father in preace. It will be opened with the reading of the pal allocution. which will disclose the names of those whom tne Pope wi to create cardl- Dals, ana, perhaps, will state the vacancies ne mtends to fill, ese Dames are subsequently presented independently to the college, in doing Waich the Pope rises Pats the question aloud to all “Quid vobis videatur?” cardinal then stands up and bows his head toward the Holy Father, in token o! assent, atter which the Pontiit creates the cardinals with this lormula:— “Auctoritate omnipotentis sanctorum apostolo- rum Petri et Paull, ac Nostra, creamus Sancte Ko- @ ecclesi® ocardinaies, presbyteros, quidem & N.] Diaconos [N. N.} cum dispensationibus, lerogantibus et clausalis necessariis et opportu- nia, Ii the Pope has created any cardinals in petto, he adas the folowing :— “‘Alios autem (here he gives the number) In pec- tore reservamus, arbitrio nostro, quando cum que desiderandos.”? Having thus declared that by the authority of God, of Saints Peter und Paul and by that authort vested 1p himself, he created those already name cardinals of the diferent ranks, and having re- served 10 his Own mind the names of others, if others there should be, until such time as ‘he thought fit to proclaim them, the Pope closes the Consistory by making the sign of the cross three times, saying each time, “in nomine Patris, et Fill, ev Spiritus Sancti.” The names of the new cardinals are then made known to the public. ANNOUNCING THE ELECTION. Tne news that the Consistory has closed and the fact O1 their election is sent to the residences of the how princes of the Church, an officer of the housenold ot the Cardinal Secretary being tne bearer of the intelligence, This first notice of the election consists 0: a simple note announcing the fact. A second notice, called a consistorial de- cree, ig subsequently seat by the Cardinal Vice Chancelior. ‘the new Cardinal, on receipt of the decree, a once proceeds to the Apostolic Cham- ber, and there receives at the hands of the Pope the red berretta. On nis retura to his palace, dig- nitaries of the Church, prelates, distinguished ing him congratulations and well-wishes. In former times on these occasions there used to be a reception for three successive eveulngs—one for bisnups, another for priests and clerics, and the third, the princrpal one, for the general pub- | lic. Now, however, times having changed in Rome, there 13 no othet reception than that which iriends desire to pay to a Church dignitary who has been honored to the highest degree attaina- ble. Various ceremonies, not necessary here to describe, used to be performed in the churches between the time of receiving the berretta and the cats 2 ol the Cardinal’s hat. Tue hat, so Jamous for 1t8 peculiar construction, 1s borne to the new Carainal by a Munsignore, appointed by the Pope, and this, with the ceremony in the church incidental to tié pocaston, completes the creation of @ cardinal in Rome, OUT OF ROME, People in this country not familiar with the Ways of Rome have heard much of the gilded coaches, gorgeous robes, the rich and tasselled hat, &c., und imagine that such a state ol allairs as all this would excite the curiosity and perhaps envy of the peopie; but it appears tnat nal! a dozen cardinals can be created im a day and no unusual excitement follows as @ consequence. It 18 @ mark of distinction conferred by the Pope— the highest His Holiness can confer—and tnat 1s all, Such itis considered to be by the Catholic European Powers, the ralers of which are ever ready to lend their hands to Place tne Cardinal’s hat upon the se- lected prince of tue Whurco, When the Arco- vishop of Paris was Created a Cardinal some time ago, Marshat MacMahon, as President of the French Republic, received the hat irum the mon- signore wbo nad been its custodian trom Rome, and conterred it in the Usual form upon the Arch: bishop, At that time a grand nigh mass was sung in the Cathedral of Notre Dame, at which thou- sunds attended, full of the remembrance of tre new Cardinal’s murdered predecessor. The great feature Q; the occasluD was the singing of the “Te Deum,” the hymn always sung on grand and Most solemn occasion: THE POPE’S REPRESENTATIVES. Rome they have well estublisnued rules, not only jor the government and direction of the cere- monies peculiarly their own, but they have weil defined rules for foreign countries, which render easy what wouid be very dificuit of solution | Under certain circumstances, The seeming ob- jections which were started upon the arrival of the news of Archbishop McCloskey’s elevation to the Carainalate fade away when the Roman rules for the ratificatiun and jormal instalment oO! car- dinals in joreign couutries become tully under- stood, AS Was announced in yesterday’s HERALD, ‘after the close Of the Consistory to-morrow an officer of the Noble Guards, or one from the house- noid of the Oardinut Secretary of State, will start at once irom Rome for the United States, bearing the note announcing to the Arcn- vishop his elevation, anda aiso ihe berretta, or small scarict crown cap, sometimes worn by car- dinals, and similar im shape to the purple one that may be worn by bishops, In a few days after’ an Ab-Legate Monsig- nore will also leave Rome tor New York, having in bis care the red derretta, which #e will Witt appropriate ceremony present to Cardinal | Mccloskey. The first messenger, having presented his credentials and celivered the pote aud the verretta, the Archoishop will be supposed to be fully prepared for the Ab-Legaie’s arrival, the customary ceremony after tne Consistory in the city of Rome being thus maintained, even in a ioreign land. The officer of the guards will merely present his notification, and no formal reception can be accorded him. His Inessuge will be quietly delivered at the Arch. bishop’s residence in Madison avenue, and he then at once becomes a simple unofticiai guest. Not 90, however, with the arrivai of the Monsignore, who will be the Pope’s representative. But even in his regard the ceremonies will bear the stamp of republican simplicity, toe transfer and recep- tion of the Derretta being considered as merely the conlerring and reception of an honor for spe- clai reasons upon an ecclesiastic Who hus won the esteem of bis superior, and having no other sig- nificance than areward for faitoiui religious work. On tse day appointed tor the PRESENTATION OF THE BERRETTA a high mass will be sung at the Cathedral, some bishovs, no doubt, officiating, at which Archbishop McCioskey and the Ab-Legaté Monsignore will be present. Belore the muss begins the officiating bishop will appear at the altar vested in mitre and cope, the Monsignore will stand within tbe sanctuary, and Archbishop McCloskey, with the Very Kev. Father Preston, the chancellor of the diocese, by his side, will occupy the throne. The Monsignore will soon advance tothe throne and present to the Archbishop the brief irom tue Consistory, Of which he has been the custodian, ‘The Archbishop in turn will hand it to the Chancellor, who will read it aloud. ‘Thus over, the Cardinai advances to the officiating bishop, who 13 now prepared to receive him, tie Mousignore having aiready transierred ‘the beretta to the bishop’s hands, The bishop places the berretta on the Cardinal’s head, The “le Deum” ts then in- toned and other prayers of thanksgiving are said, All then retire to the sacristy to change the vest- ments. ‘The bishop pute On the vestments suit. able ler mass, and when Archbishop McCloskey again ascends the throne he will appear in the scariet robes of @ Cardinal, but wearing only the scariet cossack and mozetta. Alter the high mass ts over the Cardinal returns to his residence, and no doubt will receive all the affec- tionate honors which @ people who love lim shall desire to bestow. 1t 18 @ mistake to suppose that the Cardinal will now recetve the hat ana the ring appertaining to his new dignity, These are never sent to a foreign country, as the Pope reserves the conferring of them until the new Cardinal pays him a visit, when in Consistory the hat and ring ure given and tie Cardinal receives possession of bis titular church, which until then has not been named to hun, within @ year. “PUBLICOLA'S” VIEWS OF THE HONOR CON- FERRED, To THE EpiToR of THE H&RALD:— Sim—The creation by Pope Pius LX. of a cardinal of American birth to represent, in the Sacred Uol- lege, which is the Pope’s council, and in the con- | Clave which elects his successor, the great Ameri- cab nation, is an event that opens a new era in the policy of the Roman pontits, The public voice has already declared that this revolution in the Vatican ts due not a little to the influence of the H&RALD, urging persistentiy for many a long year the claims of the American | D eae! | bo hard iether dl decd od | the thousands now unemployed can find work and, Cardinals, The choice, it is well Known, cannot but be grateful wv every member of tue American episcopacy. Cardinal McCloskey has known how to endear himeel! to his brother prelates of North ana South America auring bis long life of eminence as well by his warm hospitality, his dignified presence, his gentle bearing, his thorough culture and his priestly lite as by eloquence in the pulpit, his aversion to mixing in public controversy and the countiess results of his administration of the churches of Albany and New York, Those wno kuow him best know Well that we dearest wish the | ‘he visit is expected to be made | | of his heart 1s todo all the good he can without | volunteers ex the right to | being seen or praised for the same. The churches and institutions which cover all Western New York bear witness to that quict and ever active energy. characterized his oMctal conduct since the day that he succeeded to Archbishop Hughes, It is & matter of notoriety that the latter prelate reposed im him an unbounded confidence, There is scarcely one great measure of his administration of the see of New York, both before the division of the diocese and afterward, in which he did not consult Dr. McCloskey, whom he looked upon with @ fatherly pride and affection, We all remember, too, the beautiful panegyric pronounced tn January, 1864, over the remains of the great Archbishop, and how every word of the preacher glowed witt final gratitude ana genuine admiration. Dr. McCloskey naa been the bosom friend and counsellor of Dr. Hughes, identified with bim by the Catholic clergy and people of New York in every measure tending to the welfare of the Church, It was becoming that the trusted junior prelate should be the panegyrist of the man he knew and loved so well, and eminently proper that be should succeed him in bis high dignity. What he has done since the day he entered upon his new charge among us all can learn who will count the churches built, the schools erected, the institutions founded for learning, or every form of noblest charity. And all this bas been done the more meritoriously and effectively because unob- trusively. We mistake the personal disposition of the man Chosen to be the tirst American Cardinal if this Donor does not come to him not only unso- licited, but unwisned for. This great dignity will seem to the bearer much more of a great cross than a@ great favor. And 80, too, willit be with the saint RE ATOnnisne Ds of London and Posen. Jn the Pontif, however, who confers this dig- nity, it 1s not so much the unquestioned merits of the recipients that form the determining motive as the fidelity of the peoples whom the latter represent. The English Catholics have shown a unanimity unparalleled in the history of the Chorch in indorsing the profession of faith pro- mulgated by Dr. Manning. The Catholics of Poland have been a unit in supporting archbishop Ledochowski in his firm but respectini resistance to the schismatic laws of the German govern- ment, Ana the Catholics of the United States, blessea With institutions which make it impossible tor the State to imteriere in matters of ecclesiastical government, have sent, year after year, to the feet of tue Holy rather substantial proofs of their attachment and veneration. Our government, too, down to the present calamitous administra- tion, has been ever zealous to show the Pope a respect in proportion with his misfortunes and our own greatness, One of the dearest wishes of the martyred Lincoln was to see Archbishop Hughes raised to the dignity now graced by the successor Of his own choice. in the act of the Holy Father the Catholics of America will be tain to see an acknowledgment of the immortal services of Archbishop Hughes, of the itfe-long labors and many virtues of Arch- H ) 8 nd of the a priests and laymen greet the Cardinale offer: | bishop McCloskey, ai ié pre-eminent rank or tne United States among tie nations of the New vorid, frince Bismarck may make the yoke of the im- prisoned Ledochowski more intolerable, Giad- stone may raise a iresh cry of ‘Papal aggression” againgt the Vatican; but free America, with the eW YORK HERALD, will rejoice that tne mghest honors of the Roman purple are conferred on the best and the most deserving. PUBLICOLA, LOUISIANA CONTESTED ELECTIONS. ANOTHER SECRET SESSION—NO CONCLUSION AR- | RIVED AT—VIEWS OF A CONSERVATIVE. The arbitration committee on the Louisiana elections to the lower house of the Legislature, consiguing of the members of the 1ate Congres- sional committee on Louisiana affairs, were in session yesterday at the ofce of William W. Phelpa, No, 26 Exchange place, from eleven o'clock pntil five. As originally agreed upon, the delibera- tons were private, even the counsel of tne re- fpective parties being excludea, The entire time was passed 1n an examination of the returns ma- nipulated by the Returning Board and the copies which had, in accordance with the law, been filed With the parish clerks, and which nad been placed before the Congres- sional sub-committee while making their investigations in New Orleans by the conserva- Uves as evidences of the frauds which had been perpetrated by the Board tn‘ making the count. In answer to an application for information of what haa been done, the Chairman of the commit. tee, Hon. George F, Hoar, stated that no member of the committee was permitted tosay anyining On the subject without a gross breach of honor. 1t is understood that the report will first be maae pubiic in New Orleans and to those parties espe- cially interested, the object being to prevent any combinations among ‘the politicians and others there which would tend to defeat the objects of the compromise. promise and so agreed to be bound by the terms thereof. One of the committee, upon being questioned, state that there was not vhe remotest chance of more than one report being made, leaving it to be inferred that the mempers were to be bound by the action of a majority of the committee. Tnat mucn greater difficulty 1s found in reconcihng the conuicting views of the genilemen who are thus endeavoring to restore peace aud its consequent prosperity to aiflicted Louisiana 13 certain, since it was thought in the outset that the whole matter could be settled in one session, Two days have already passed without any definite result, and an ad- journment until to-morrow morning at eleven o’clock tolioweu yesterday. Some of the members tuink it will be found necessary to go to Wasning- ton belore the final determination, THE THEORIES OF A CONSERVATIVE, ‘There arrived in the city yesterday Mr. Charles Cavanac, & prominent conservative of New Orleans, Who was detailed by the con- servative committee to be present before the Returning Board, while acting upon the returns of the recent election, tne results 01 which are now in dispute. Upon being questioned, he expressed the opinion that the compromise Can in DO Case be carried out. No dependence cau be pluced upoo Keilogg, nor can he depend upon his ostensibie supporters in the State, all of whom are laboring in their own inter- est, Independent of any one e.se, and wno will do nothing or submit to nothing woich will not tend to advance tt, The most thatcan be accomplished by tne action of this arbitration committee would be to give the Conservatives a majority in the lower fuuse and possibly @ majority ona joint ballot of the two houses. Should the United States Senatorship be declared vacant, & demo- crat might thereby be elected. But representa- tion in tue national councils 1s not what the citt- zens o1 Lowsiana need, but rather a controlling voice in the management of their own affairs. Not the slightest reliance could be placed on Kel- logg, Who, by his veto, would prevent the repeal of any of the Obnoxious and rainous acts now on the statute book, ana inthe same manner would defeat any wise and beneficent measures for the future. The great question in Louisiana now is the forthcoming action o1 the Funding Buard, who have to deal with an alleged indebtedness of the State amounting to over — $50,000,000, the greater portion of which is fraudulent. The bonds representing this have been bought up by Kellogg and his ring for ten and fiiteen cents on the dolar, and their intention 1s to fund this as a@ part of the permanent debt of the State, a load which, tf placed on the taxpayers at present, would be ulmost unbearable. Tbis Board is com- posed, under the law, of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, the Treasurer, the Auditor and the | Speaker of the House. By the terms of the com- promise the present organization of the House with Hahn as Speaker 18 conunued. Though the conservative candidate tor Treasurer was elected last fall by alarge majority, the republican candidate, acolored man, was counted in,thus making the all members of tue Funding Boara the creatures of Keilogg, and places them ina position to perpetrate any outrage upon tue tax- payers unquestioned, Kellogg is making a per- sonal fignt against Wiltz, who was elected Speaker by the conservatives, simply because he fears his interference with the proposed action of the Fund- ing Board, should he become a member of 1t. “‘Lout- siana,” said Mr, Cavanac, ‘as no hope save being leit to control her own afairs. Withdraw the troops and the hordes of robbers now preying on her will accompany them without a sign irom anybody, aud so peace and prosperity will be re- svored to the State’? AN APPEAL FROM 8’ JOHN'S GUILD. The following appeal nas been issued by St John’s Guild :— In the midst ofa great deal of suferlog whicn Still existe avout Us, St. Joun’s Guild is orced to pause in 118 Work and again implore tue aid of the cparitavie, During the last month it has ex- tended ifs assistance regularly to more than 4,000 famihes; supplied them wita fuel, food and clotn- ing, as its means permitted, and bas done what it ia that would other- destitution is as great aa ever, while last night the treasury of the Guid Was empty. Weeks must still ¢! before lu the meantime, aad in tnis rich city, they ought not to be allowed to starve, . It will require the expenditure of fully $5,000 to sustain these people till they can help themaeives and once more resume their iabors in beautitying the city and carryang on jts immense industries, ‘Yo-morrow hundreds of persons in threadoare ‘arments and With pinched faces will apply to the Gulia for food. What answer will the grandiy charitabie people oj New York make to this ap- ent? R For nine years St. John’s Guild has performed its noble mission among the destitute, Freely it has received and freely has it given. It has no house of ft3 Own; no luxurious office; no savings of any kind. The rent of its piain bare rooms and all 168 Other expenses are paid by its members, Its The committee will only act | upon the cases of those who have signed this com- | | Such, too, has been the spirit which bas | 1 { | | and retired, | great efortofl the volunteers in providing food id a helping hand to ail, without distinction of creed or color. Groceries are purchased at cost from first bands, and every penuy expended is recorded upon the books O1 the Guild, while ail Dilis are attested im every mittee, Composed of a Dumber of OUT Most trusted aud eminent mercuants, Let every generous hand extend its aid to t our bungry tollers, Contributions should be sent at the ea: liest possible moment to the Kev, Alval Wiswali, No. 52 Varick street, ALVAH WISWA WILLIAM HL. ANDREW W, 1 THAD, K. CH! ART NOTES. — Matt Morgan is busy painting the scenery for the jorthcomiug spectacular drama at the Grand Opera House. Lazarus bas just given the final touches to the portrait of Mrs. Joun Gerhan Paliry. It is am ad- mirable portrait, well modelled and carefuliy Sn- ished, The head is full of character, ad the Assembiyun treatment of the picture reminds one of the Way goes case by the signatures of an auditing com. | LE SHEET. 5 THE SPOILS, a TAMMANY'S NEW METHOD (¥ THE PaTRONAGE LINE THE LABORING CLASSES — THE SKILLED LABORERS’ FATE YET TO BE DECIDED UPON. The report of the Committee on Patronage, which © mitted to the Tammany Committee on Organization last Friaay eveuing, nas mauve even the Giscussiog of tke provavie removal of the Fire Commissioners pale tts inemectual Gres im local cemocratic circles, it Was ihe chief topic of discussion by the politicians yes terday—ia fact, no one who i im the Temotest degree connected with the Tam- many org ation seemed to have acythung ise to talk about, The report seeds further ex- planation than has already been given Lo it to ve tworougbly uBaerstood by the 1 and file, who are really the most terested parties to the ar- reugement mate by the Patronage Committee, aud whicn = adoption become a law to the and Aldermen, Im the frst place, it t Lnelude iM its provisions the clerical force the old mgsters used to work, making their Por of the Department of Public Works, the foremen traits interesting pictures, Constant Meyer will visic Paris in June, ie haa, however, abandoned the idea of making a length- ened stay in Europe. His new studio will be on the corner of Thirty-fourtn street and Broadway. and laborers being alone the sulyect of the dis- tribal lon policy, although by Thursday next a new arrangement w! tee, which will cover (he clerical distribavion and the manger in whien It m to be mace, The ratio | The Bostom Art Club drank the memory Of patronage, as bas already Deen stated in the | Micnael Angelo om the anniversary of his 400th fixkaup, is Gxed by birthday. The toast was proposed by Mr. Charlies C. Perkins, whose efforts ior advancement of art in Boston deserve the hee praise. The Buffato Fine Arts Academy was n0t satisfied W:th its first exhibition, and, having procured a batch of new paintings, reopened the exhibiuon, | which has met with complete success, | A well kuown antiquarian of Paris 1s said to | have discovered in an old iron dealer's the iden: cal clock which once stood in the yard of the Ba tile where the prisoners were allowed Ww take their daily exercise. John M, Casilear as visiting in Vermont, Leavey, the flower amin bas several import ant works on his easel, T. L. Smith is giving the last touches to the “Old, Old Story,” a charming eventide picture. Leelee Johnson is in Albany painting por- | traits, ‘The St. Louis artists are not meeting with much | encouragement. Feln, the armless painter of Antwerp, 1s copy- ing pictures in the Kensington Museum. He holds | his brush with his toes, aud may be said to put his foot in ali he does, Mr. Cox, of St. Louis, ts about to paint General Sherman’s portrait. Alma T ma has just completed an important picture, ‘leopatra Meeting Mare Antouy.” it | Contains only the ilfe-sized head and bust of the Egyptian Queen in proilie. She is supposed to | have just iascinated Mare Antony, She is bai- aucing in her mind tne power oj ber charms. Tue posture aud expression reveal a sensuous woman, 1 reckless and jascinating loveliness, at the mo- ment of conquest; but the peculiar satisfaction of the hps and glitter of the eve show that she is certain of her triumph. The picture is painted with all Alma Tadema’s force and briiliancy, Church’s picture of the “City ot Petra” is on exhibition at Calcago, where it is attracting a great deai of attention, It 18 Famored in art circles that Mr. Henry T. Chapman, the well known art connoisseur of Brooklyn, will within the next thirty days dispose of his entire collection of works of art. From Mr. | Chapman’s reputation much interest 18 manifested in the jorthcoming exhibition, which we are in- formed will be held in the Leavitt Gallery, The reasons which have induced Mr. Chapman to dis- pose of 80 Important a collection are of a domestic nature well known to his iriends. SALE OF E. 0, EATON’S PICTURES, There was last nighy a private view at Leavitt's Art Gallery of the works left by the late E. 0. Eaton, whicb was well attended. In order to to- crease the interest of the exhibition a number of works by other American artists nave been ad- mitted, Some ol these are by living, others by deceased artists. Among the latter are several , by the late Mr. Kensett, David Johnson, Bierstadt, | W. Hartand Sonatag, Who are represented by some | very caarming landsvapes, and J. G. Brown has a ciever picture of American child lile. There are in the collection some 200 works, many of them of much merit. Owing to the fact that the ex- ecutors are obliged to sell all the works, some vanvasses have been hung that woud not other- wise have found their way into the collection, The exhibition wilt be opened on Monday to the public for some days previous to the sale at auc- tion of the works. PIGEON. SHOOTING. as INTERESTING CONTEST AT BABYLON, L. I.—tT. VAN BUREN THE WINNER OF THE AMATEUR HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. ‘The opening contest at the new grounds of Ira A. Paine, Babylon, L. 1., took place yesterday afternoon, and though the weather was much against outdoor sport the occasion was @ success, The event was @ handicap sweepstake, open to ail comers, for @ new Grant breach-loader, to- gether with case and all appurtenances, the con- ditions being $25 entrance, 20 birds each, 1% | ounce shot, 80 yards boundary, and Engliso rules to govern. Tweive gentlen’en responded to the offer, and two of them taking a second chance the amount collected by the proprietor of the grounds was $350, These contest- ants, together with their are as roilows Stevenson, 2 Treland, 28 yards Woodbury, jamin F, “Lockwood” (two chances), 28 yards; A. 8. Purdy (two chances), 28 yards; M. Van Buren, 28 yards;T. Van Buren, 27 yards; Dr. TaWot, 26 yards; A. 3S. Post, 27 yards; C. Dubois Wagstaff, 20 yards; Joseph Foulke, 26 yards, and Captain Sol Saxon, 26 yards. Paine acted as reieree. Tue birds, as alot, were very fair, those being first trappe proving quick, strong flyers; but the latter por- tuon became chilled by the raw atmosphere and did not act so weil, Asan exhibition of skill with the gua many Of the scores will not show to great advautage, though the contestants have excellent Teputations a8 crack shots. One or two of them, however, are very fine, to those making them. Mr. 1. succeeded in carrying off the prize, this gentle- 6 yards; W. B. man killing in ciever style eighteen of pis twenty | birds, seventeen of which were brought down io | succession. Tne next best on the list was Mr. “Lockwood” in his second score, he grounding | thirteen out of eighteen, twelve of which were stopped in excellent shape. Mr. ‘Lockwood” in his first score comes third, killing tweive out of | filteen, the rest of the gentiemen making ratuer indifferent exhibitions, it was agreed among tre contestants that when the blanks had become Sach tliat there was no possibility of winning, such Ol those should retire, which sensible con- clusion greatly aided the quick decision of the sweepstakes, SUMMARY. Patnk’S GROUNDS, BABYLON, L. L, March 13, 18’ Pyeon Shooting —Haudicap sweepstakes, open to all quaiified amateurs, for @ Grant ten- gauge breech-loader and a!l appurtenances; $25 entrance, 20 birds each, 1'4 ounce shot, 80 yards boundary, and English rales to govern, (Note—B, Tra | breecn-ioader; M, muzzie-joader, y. Van Buren, 27 yards (#)—10011,111*114, 111* 11, 1* 1* 1 1* 1, Total, 20; killed, 18; missed, 2. Benjamin F, “Lockwood” (second chance) 28 yards (B)—11111,111* 1*1,11000,010, and retired, Total, 18; kilied, 13; missed, 5. Benjamin F. “Lockwood” (first chance), 28 yards ()—11001, 1*01*11, 11* 111, and retired, Total, 15; killed, 12; missed, 3. E. Stevenson, 25 yards (B)—i*001* 1, 1* 10 1* 1, 11*11* 1", and retired. Total, 15; Killed, 12; missed, 3, Sol. xon, 26 yards (B)—O1111,11111*,10 10, and retired. Total, 14; killed, 11; miss: Dr. Talbot, 26 yards (B)—11011,111*01, 10, and retired. otal, 14; killed, 10; missed, 4 ©, Dubois Wagstaf, 26 yards (B)—10011,10 iil, 111%, aud retired, Toial, 15; killed, 10; missed, 3, M. Van Buren, 28 yards (B)—i10001,11001, 1101, and retired. Total, 14; Killed, 8; missed, 6. Charles “Woodbury,” 28 yards (b)—11*011, 11110,0, and retired, Total, 11; killed, 8; missed, 3. A. S. Post, 27 yards (M)—0101*1,01011,00, Total, 12; Killed, 6; missed, 6. A. B. Purdy (second chance), 28 yards (M)—1* 1010,01010, and retired, Total, 10; killed, 5; missed, 5. Joseph Foulke, 25 yaras (B)—O 1 1*1* 1*,0001, and retired. Total, 9; killed, 5; missed 4. A. B. Purdy (first chance), 28 yards (M)—1*00 00,1010, wna retired, ‘Total, 9; kiled, 3; missed, 6, W. B, Ireland, 28 yaras (Bb) -0 1000, 11* 0, and retired, Total, 8; killed, 6; missed, 5, Releree—ira A, Paine. Time occupied in shooting—Two hours and | thirty minuses. *Kilied with second barre!. THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. The following record wiil show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours in comparison with the corresponding date of last ‘ear, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudauv’s macy, HERALD Building :— 1874. 1875, 1 1874, 1875, 26 4 34 3:30 P.M 33° 6 P.M. 34 32) 9 P.M. 33 . 32 «12 P.M. 82 ge temperature yesterday. wees 3B ge temperatare tor corresponding date last year. eer ssevecevcees BLK Average temperature during the past week 28 7 ‘Average temperature ior corresponding WOCK 1A8t VOAT es somme tess eteeeeeesseeee OS respective ranges, | 8 yards; Ben- | and a credit | Van Buren | } | lowed 1n all other departinents, THE NUMBER OF VorRS that were cart at the last election for Governor Tilden, the rave being $150 per vote. There is one feature about the report which has created a great deal of growling among some of the Al dermen and Assembiymen, and tbat is that the special committee went, as they say, outside of its instractions, and pot ouly Ged the method by which every Assembiy district is to be repre- sented in papdom, but actually named places that Were to be awarded to the various districts, For justance, take it for granted that in @ certain Assembiy district 4,000 demo- cratic votes were cast im November, that woula give the district under the | new arrangement $6000 worth of patronage. The committee, by actually giving this district fay Two foreman at $1,004 year, and at $3 a day aud a messenger boy or something of that kind at $213, debars the oMice-holuing repre- sentatives of the district from appointing, as (hey might want to, four foremen or seven lavorers, Another cause Of dissatisiaction among the omee- holders seems to be (hat featare of the report which prevents them ‘rom applying themselves to the heads of departments, anc compels them to send in to the Committee on Organization we names of those parties Whom they desire to have placea in the positions staked out for them by ¢ Committee on Patronage, On the otwer hand, there are those who contend that the placing of ali the responsibility Of the appointments ctu. ally upon the Tammany Committee on Organiza- tion wu be found in the long run to & A GODSEND TO THE POLITIC in the various diecricts, it wi ones, relieve them from the hecesslty of Semg bored half to death day after day by the men who want employment in their district; for under the | new ruie all they will have to do is to show the a plicants the list of places they are entitied to Nil, and, as in (bis case of the Department of Paub- lie Works, nO Obe district will bave over $13,000 worth of patronage—that is, not over thirteen | $1,000 positions to give away. The hundreds wro will clamor for the places and Who Will hot get any one of them will have to veut their Wrath on the organization committece raiser than upoa the district represcntatives, THE MAYOR NON-COMMITTAL, The Mayor, When spoken to yesterday about the arrangement, stated that be did not knew anything about it. He had not attended the meet- Ing ut the Committee on Organization at which | the Patronage Committee reported. Whea asked to say What be thought about the report of the committee, a8 publisned in the papers, be de- clined to give any opinion whatever, j MR. KELLY SPRAKS FRANKLY, Mr. Joho Kelly, when questioned about tt, with his usual outspoken candor said tnat be believed that the plan adopted would work well, aud that when its real merits were understooa tnere could not be any fault finding by any good democrat, It was a lair way of distributing employment tor | democrats in the various aistricts, and by it one | district would not, in proportion to the demo- | | cratic vote, have any more patronage, in point of | money value, than another. GENERAL PORTER HAS NO OPINION, General Porter, in answer to an inquir; as to | what be thougot of the report, jd that he bad not read it, and that the committee were ri sponsible for their own reports. The applications for employment in th numerous, apa those from ‘iammany Hail would be considered among the ovhers, The General, im fact, did Dot apparently care to talk about the matter at all, THE OUTLOOK. The following democrazic vote cast in each ais- trict at the last election will show what patronage each is entitled to on the $1 50 per vote basis :— Dist. ES eeascmen this way of dealing out the patronage to tne unskilled laborers wil be foi- iv may be said that fast,” to use tae words of one of the Alaermen, ‘as Tammany gets control of them.” Un the whole, in the opinton of most of the polt- | ticlans, the new rule will prove a good one, if in no other way it will be a good one, ifcarried out | taithtully, in preventing influential districts from | goobling Up most o1 the city patronage, as in years past it has been too ojten the case. Its true that the money value of the thing bas, at first biush, am unjust look about it, especiaily when it | | is taken into consideration that the Tammany Committee on Organization has tne say as to what istrict shall bave the $3,000 or $5,000 positions (tnat is if tne rule is really made to apply to other departments when Tammany gets coutrol of them), aud what districts. instead of a $5,000 sition, shall have five $1,000 positions. Still, if this mavter of spoils is to be dealt with im such @ business-like way as Tammany seems bent upon making tt, the argument tuat some central wuthority must have the determin- ing of the exact places to be filled is not without some force, for 11 the various districts were given the selection ol the fat placesit ts more than likely that every district would clamor jor them and them alone as its peculiar property, to the Utter hegiect of the smaller piaces, which—a fact | the exacting Aldermen and Assemblymen snould not forget—are tne only places which the poor | men can expect to secure.’ The complaint of some gf the Assemblymen and others in some of the dis- tricts that the new rule will cut off some ot their present constituents wio are already in office—tue vote ol their districts last November not justifying | so many ol them as are now in positions holding over—is, ID view of ull the circumstances of the case, rather a seifish one. Meanwhile, ander the rue, all the foremen, inspectors, watenmen and even Javorers are nominally out of piace; im other words, they may all be replaced on Wednesday by new men. If by some strange coincidence a ior man now in employ has been booked for a tore- mdnship by the decision of the Patronage Com- miitee and 1s selected by his own district as a joreman, ne will be indeed one im twenty—a very lucky man, “DOCK BONDS. The following proposals were received yester- day by Comptroller Green for $500,009 six per cent “4 bonds oi the city of New York :— DOCK BONDS OF 1905, } li be decided upon by the commit- the | ee laborers | . } Bay Luese Nopeful department were very | WHAT 1 THOUGHT OF I The Current of Public Opinion Regard- ing the Great Scandal. LONG AS THE MORAL LAW. The tenth week of the Beecher-Tiiton tria! has closed. What bas been gone over seems only to wdicate that there are msuy days of it yet to come. It now seeins doubtful that Judge Neilson | wilt be able to clear his courtroom on moving day. | If he te not the quandary will them arise whether er not the contestants in this case have taken the premises for anowber year. Thoughts like these | Rave been ing place im the minds of every- body, The foliowing opinions from distinguished citizens tend to she current of the popular uae :— | | | A PELLOW-SUPFERER, Mr. Bangs, of the World—“Tne poor public is | Wasting its time reading it.” 4 CHANCE POR THE LEGISLATURE. Mayor WickHamM—“I have not read the first | Word of the evidence. Wish the trial could be stopped.” ‘ TOO SLow. Commodore VaNDERSILT—Damn the Beecher | trial; thought you wanted to talk rapid transit,” } FUNNY AS EVER, A. Oakey Hatt—‘Havemt read, except by stray g@ilapces, ten lines of the trial, It seems to bea complaint ‘You're one,’ and an answer ‘you're | another,’ with # comparison something like this:— Beach, Beecher, Bechamel. It bids fair to have as jong 4 run as the ‘Snaughraun.’ THE BARD OF BENICTA, BiLy BiRcH en the trial began 1 was young, and not blood pul-sed in my veins, By the me Mr. Beecher testifies, darling, I shall be | rowing cok, for already 1 see silver threads among tue go'a.” “NEVER HEARD OF THE STOUK.”? Dantet Daew (vacaatiy)—“Young man, I can’t give you @ single ‘piut.’'’ VERY RETICENT, Mr. Foun, Publisher of the Prijune—“Excuse we!’ “LE RESTAURATEUR EN CHEF." Mr. Dew 100 (strugging his shoulders) —“C'est une conwdie, Monsieur. La fricassie retigieuse.” THE EKMINE FORBIDS. Jadge Bixey, of the Tombs Police Court (graveiy)—"My oMcial station prevents me from eX pressing 4 decided optgion in the case.” / “& SROOND DANTBL."? Das Bryayt—*ficher than the Big Bonanza, The iacts ‘pan out’ rather strangely.” DOUBLE ENTENDRE. District Attorney Purtes—“1 think the Beecbker cave disturvs the rest of the world, bat it does bot disturd me," MORK ERMINE. Jadge Jos, F. Day (thoughttuily)—Jadge Nell son is trying the case, I believe.”” LAW AND LITERATURE, Judge Qrixn (discovered studying German)— “The Beecher trial? © ja: es tet aus geaptelt, (Phougdtfully)—"1 om really too busy with Goethe and other reading to study thé case. £ could live, Bowever, if there Was @ great deal leas printed.”? CRICAGO NOWHERR. a (meditatiy —4 | General & opimion,”* | EVEN WORSE THAN THIS, Fir Jomn Powren—Toe Beecher trial! To | range matters properly in my department is ¢ severest trial | ever encountered.” 1 “BGaLITE ET TRRNITE."? | Judge MURRAY, of the Tombs Police Court (from the beuch) —“It is entirely beneath my dignity to speak about @ case on triai before a brother wage.” . THE OPINION OF AN BX-POUNDER, | Barry Hr. (assuming a wrestter’s position) — “Let em ‘ammer away and spar tor wind. The ‘Brookiyn Pet’ 'as the best of it so far aud ‘ec asa gang at ‘im, The ‘Long ‘Ua’ seems a ttie oggy. L’ope the crowd won't break inte the and spoli the mill, Did you ever ‘ear the story about ’aw ad IN & WHISPER, CHARLEY Backvs~-"The question in my mind is, | Did Otbello find the band«erchrei!” SILVERY WORDS FROM A SWABISCHER, ‘De funniest dings vot J de lieke best in dod shkandil is dod shord speegh of ein heber Gheneral Drazy, aboud eleien weeks 34 | deep, I luke it so mudge | taind in dod goort, four- | deen dimes mid prandy und wader und my dem- | bles.” | HORRIBLE SUICIDE. A MAN THROWS HIMSELF UNDER A MONSTER COG- WHEEL AND IS GROUND TO PIECES—THE KE- MAINS GATHERED UP WITH BROOMS AND SHOVELS. One of the most shocking cases of snicide ever reported in this city occurred yesterday morning | in @ machine shop at No, 163 Bank street. aboat | nalf-past ten o'clock Janies McCulloch, a plumber, working in the American Fire Escape Works, cor- ner of Bank and West streets, went into the | machine shop, or, more properly speaking, steam | power establisument, as the number above | stated, which adoins the Fire Escape | Works, and requested of the foreman, Mr, John Frisbie, to be allowed to sharpen @ lead scraper, The privilege was accorded bim, and he proceeded to carry out bis design, not, however, until Frisbie had noticed @ number of | peculiar And somewhat idiotic Movements oa lis Dart. About fifteen or twenty minutes later all | hands avout the establishment were surprised at the sudden stopping of the machiwery. The engineer, Frederick Kandolph, at once pr: to examine his engine, trying all the vaives, # cocks, &c., and spending from twenty-tive thirty Minutes in the operation, but taliog utveriy of iaterrap- forward the to ascertain the cau tion, Finaily, however, wo the large cogwieel main shaft, and alter peering | Ments was horrified at discovering 4 humeun lying on the fvor be: assistance, and having procured proper lwhtw | prosecuted the search, only to Mad that the bod, Oi @ man, crushed between the cogs, bad cat the sudden interruption o| busiaess. | A most sickening sight was now brought to view, With tne exception Of the bead aud the legs, {rom the knee joint dowa, there was | NOTHING RECOGNIZABLE, | Pleces of Mesh and bones, vary! the he went size, bat none of them larger than @ hand [tines and masses of blood were scattered | confasea SS k floor, machinery | and surrounding fence. It was to Ima possiuie to collect the pieces by band, aud the aid of y | brooms and shovels had to be invoked, the Whole congiomerate Nass being turown Into & box and | Subsequeotly removed to the Morgue. Amount. Rat, | During the excitement attending the bhorritie + $50,000 lW.55 afair no Oue Could jor a time ascertain Who the . ju.6L | unfortunate man was, but Mr. 10.65 soon remembered the fact of the mam ca 10 McCulloch, | before siluded ta, navi entered the shop some ume before, and teen Chutes S Hosovelt fone | Was clear. That the man was laboring under ® a ASS temporary fit of insanity there can be ues George K. Sistare, Jr. 10047 | tion, and that Whhe in this condition be tarew George £ Beare 3: 4 | himself between tae Ge 8 Sista soecee © eters iy his actions about tue urapee Coma W9 ., | eres bent Rees Sisccecre lol.) | @Nd 1s AbOUL loUFLeen iuches wie *, LAlMs AXD | 4S above nent. operates the may ol ns thro George K. Sistare, Jr. 100,000 100.19 bined pr pow ., 4 ce ‘aud George K. Sistare, Jr. 100.00 100.25 | Oey ‘Autacbed to the o ° Home Insurance ‘Company 100.00 = 1g) |: OhEr = purposes. Av com Howe Insarance Company 100.00 100,89 | @ Monster Ny wueel twenty feet in diameter and . H. Bonnington, ‘ 6,000 = 10,15 | Wetghing not less than eight tons, Around this J. H. Bonnington: 50.000 100.0 | portion of the machinery is built @ board tenes, Newburg savings 25,000 100.60 | four feet high, througa Wate # door or gate y \ | fastened with a “button,” but weither the en- David M, Morrisvon 1009 100.25 | heer or foreman are positive as to whether it 1u).52 | Was closed or not When search for the cause oF tag vin 100.8) | stoppage of the mach! was instigates, Clairmont ravings Bank oo Coroner Woiltman Will investugate (be matter, Savings oa trom 100 52 ee ——— Brown, Gold & Brown. 4015 |. OAKEY HALL AND THE EXPRESS Total amount of bids ROBBERS, A DEFAULTING ABSCONDER AR- New Yore, March 18, 1876, RESTED. To THE EDITOR OF THE AERALD:—~ eaten tate . In justice to Mr. Hall, whom the newspapers re. A despatch from Denver to the New York Cen- port as retained with the proceeds of the larceny tral and Hudson River Railroad states that George | Lon tne adams Express Company, alow me Van Veizer, the defaulting clerk in the office of the | space to aay, without gol L a —_ that he T of that compauy, who absconded about | prompti id spontaneously oid wi any boo. ayenr ano, bas been arrested at Denver, and has | oraole advocate woul have fas 7 aud to our ea. made [uli confession, An officer was sent from Yours respectiully, here last night to bring him back to New York, tire satisiaction, a HUEY. Manager. No, ov Broadway,