The New York Herald Newspaper, March 27, 1875, Page 6

~ 6 GOOD FRIDAY. General Observance of the Day in the City. ——- + - SERVICES IN THE CHURCHES. — The Day in Brooklyn and New Jersey. The whole mercantile community felt the Influe | ence yesterday of the commemoration of the cru- cifxion of Christ. Wall street was sticnt, ana the Dusy baunts of that great thoroughfare were stiled by the remembrances wiic occasioned, In the neighboring vicinity, where, a@ttmes, men shriek out the heavy burden of their financial troubles and grow crazed with the staring ruin that hangs imminent over them, and where the flush of success goads or tae menelary tyrant to crush the rival that more gold may be gained, tere Was Sabbath quiet and refreshing rest. Notas on other days, old Trinity, Wall street’s unheeded guardian, grew to be inviting to the eye, and tts peaceful aisies became @ memory to many which | was good for the heart. In ali the downtown | Beighdorhoous where money is the dally Godt whom worskip is offered sn hilarious. = jubilee =or in __fretful | complainings or in a despairing wail, a change had occurred which marked the xadvancing thought even 0! bulis and bears, brokers and job- bers; for ‘he air was calm and the place quiet, and not a roar was given to disturb the solemnity which it nad been agreed upon Was to scitie upon that circumscribed 1o- ality for the da. The Gold Room, Stock Exchange, Produce E ang Champer of Commerce, and all the lead panking houses leourts were closed except afew in which pressing business was transacted for a short time. The federal courts, though not permitted to close on Good Friday, did very little business. At the City Hall tue offices were open, but asombre atmosphere prevailed in this retuge of loungers, and not even the sturdiest hadiiuc Temuined long im the purlieus so dear and so familiar to de IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH In the Catholic churches the service for the aay is uniiorm aliover the world. There may be more of pomp and ceremony in some particular chur¢h, the congregation of witch may be wealthy. ana the vestments and sacred vessels, ornan Statuary and pic were viosed. All the cr quality, bat the essential parts oi the ceremonies ao not vary. Tue rubrics preseribe cere tain lormulas to be observed, and there are in general use the same hymns being sung. the Good friday servic 3 neld 1u every churcn, aud, a8 13 usual at all the services in Holy Week, the diferent cuurcnes were crowded with wor- shippers. No full mass was said yesterday by the priests, ts beng tue only day in the year when consecration does not take place, ‘At ail the churches the host that had been Placed in tue repositories ou Maunday ‘thursday was carried back m procession to the high altars, Where it was consumed by the officiating pr! ame prayers being said and the In this city yestertay the repositories were stripped of all their orna Mients ana decorations, the statue of the Virgin, covered with purple cloth, alone remaining on tne altars. An uncovered cross remains ali day at the altar rails to be kissed by the faitnsul. AT THE CATHRDRAL At the Catbearal in as the mas¢ said on Good Friday is cailed, was commenced at mine o'clock, the celebrant velug Vicar General Quinn; the deac.g, Kev. Futner Horgan; the sub-ieacon, Kev. Mr. Farrell, Troy Sernary; master of ¢ Father Kearney. His bimin key occupied the throne at th Sanctuary. A number of boys and surpnce were in attendanc Clatipg priests wore Diack chas When the Cardinal and = the clergymen had in frontof tue altar they ail prostrated elves, The mass then proceeded 4s far as the in the passion was sung Uf threé clerg: 2 taking the part of the dorris that of the Saviour, ayes, of the Troy Seminary, we gospel, w mea, the | narrator, Re and the Rey. Mr. purt of the populace, The passion having been sung, the ve Fathe Farreiiy, the Cardinal’s secretary, asi ded = th pulpit, and preacied from the guspel of the duy, which was taken {rom st. John. Alier the sermon the celebrant of the mass Wok the purple-covered crucifix ana standing at the oot of the covering from the head of the ii and sin, ing aioud walle domg se, “Ecve lignum eruer then ascending another step toward the altar he utripped the ght arm, repeating aloud the same words; reachiig the altar plane ne stripped eft arm of the c ain sing! 1, “Eece iignum erucis”—Behold the Wood Of the cross—and aiter each salutation by the cel tne deacou aud teacon coatin- In quo satus und pepen- aivation of the world was | haneed—i'i oir answering each time, **Venite adoreimus '—Come let Us adore, dhe ebrant then took the uncoveret crosy to @ exsioned stool at one side of the altar, al first ona then the 3 rin token o was crucitie rhe 2 altar Were now up the ta and rses the royal ronda aher= ensigns fi the repository The pro the Cardinal t nac » HOSt icit there on aby, auc Da canopy vorne the or on and prece pric a acoly altar, where it 1 k, the Eminence 1 una being p the He don, O’Keeie; ¢ E y available and 4 numoer of tent wi sero! » ST EN'S CF He # churen ig ever 10 Ai 0c ms in the vor of the altars, Inu vrnaments on spec vers of ous WHO go tuere LO rvices, I thon be irniul & Holy We upon the p ypies of ecome tr stomed richness of acy tu the sempre ual preseribes yur’s agouy. Du us churet tucted wi ion of 1 Costiga th 3 aU i were a ler & ree e + Fath was " e@ deacon MeCuulay and the Fatuer " Carroll. coarse W Diack stoles, ma The ui G Fa and way % urch tue back be gory and ‘a inost mgenio trived by w given eign Ing teil gre down aimos Alter the veleprant at St. Stephen's had uncovered the crucifix, the same momet cr uc hie Church Was iaia Da © procession to re Very Pleasant sighi to see, even independe the relutionship 1. necessarily Hore to the s ceremony. The celebrant, beneath u gorgeou canopy, aud weded by the priests, the thuri fees, acolytes and attendant boys in cassoek an surplice, Was met at the gate of the sanctuary by jorty jittle girls, dressed ia white avd ing among them baskets of fo Aa t procession moved down ,the centre aisle in joys and giris sang the ‘Vexilla Kegis” in excel leut Larniony, in alternate verses with regu Jar choir, Which was assisted by @ number of volunteers. celebrant having taken whe Host irom the repository, the processtun Was reformed, the hymn being continued; out on the return the ittie girls continued all the Way to strew flowers” along ‘the aisies, and this siopie act of y ‘ation, performed by so many beautiinl children, with the sweet volees of the boys chanting the fymn, imparted to the whole scene an indeserivabie charin. The repost- tory it8ei, Was of tHe most veautiiul design in all its parae;,an elegant taste was exhibited tn all the arrengements and a proimsiou of costiy gilts Was everywhere noticeable. Flowers of the rarest Kind w avund im the decorations, and tne temporary reating piace of the Host was su- perviy finished in every detati, the effect of the Whole being to inspire ad anusud) admiration. the day had | ares are of rich and gorgeous , Immediately after the mass of thé pre-sanctified | Mass o' the Presanctified, | NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, MARCA One would think it apity so soon to teardown | such @ deleate and exquisite work of devout | jadies. Woen the celebrant had placed the sacred Host on the altar the mass was fnished without any other incidental ceremony. At the conclusion of the mass the celebrant, the | Rey, Dr. MeGiynn, — briett, addressed the | vast congregation assembled at the service. — He said in substance:~An eminent aus | thority, Cardinai Wiseman, in speaking of | the ceremonies of Holy Week in Rome has not hesitatea to say that the Church has given to | them an almost tragic character. It certainly 1s | the desire of the Church tn the venerable and ancient rites of taisgholy season to place vividly | before our minds, alld our imaginations, too, the events of our Lord’s passion, that we should the | more readily conceive Such sentiments and reso- | jucions as with our pregent faith in Him 1f 18 to be | hoped we sould nave had if we had. been present at them, As, thereiore, we Kiss Wb all reverence the feet even of the image of our Lord, let that act be at once @ sign of fervent love, of | deep contrition, of lively faith, and a protest of our Urm resoiunona to have done with what alone | was the cause of all His SAS MERE | j sin.” We can thus do something toward | pouring a few drops of comiort into His uno | | Speakubie bitterness, And He 1s willing to consider | as Nanght the dreadful price that He 80 eagerly paid jor our salvation—a broken heart ou the cross [Say a broken heart onthe the cross, be- | | cause there 1s the highest medical authority of | our own time which declares vhat, irom the’ ac- count given by St. John the Evangelist of the | | death of our Lord—of the circumstances of the | Issaing of plood and water from His open side | Afier His death—there is satisiactory evidence that | | He died, not trom exuaustion—ior we read that | | He expired with a mighty cry, put literally of a | broken heart. Yes, He will consider as iivde the much that He has doue if it will purchase for him ihe poor thing that Me seems to prize—namely, | the heart of even ihe least of us. If such shall be | | our thonghts anu resolves to-day it will not be | leuher jor Him or tor us enureiy a day of agony. It is twransiormed into the | glorious — festival of our redemption, It | is the day of victory, and so proud 13 He | of His conquest that He will bear with Him to | heay wes aud remembrauces of | fiis trmpa, that the nails made in His natds and ‘eet and the wide rent in His side, | | through whitch poured forta the last drops of | Blood that had been treasured in His browen eurt. The service Was then concluded. he uiternoon, at hall-past tour o’ciock, the » of the Teuebric Was sung by the pastor, | Key, F Mevreaay, Rev, Father Mecaulay, | { Ri Costigan ana Rev, Father Car- | roil, cd py several other ciergyimen, | Tne jawentatiogs were sung by tue Rev. Fathers McCaulay and Carroll. { At this the church presented a | nourniully splendid appearance. The gorgeous es and statuary were all draped in purpie; ere In thé sanctuary, except the six on theraltar and tose in the Uiangolar | tick. ‘Ihe sanciaary was all in gloom close of the service. Suspended high | above the altar, midway from the rool, | Was ao Miumtnated cross held in its place by an | anvisivie chord, and tois had & most imposing | effect. When the church was all in this dimuess anu the greatest stilluess pervaded the | boys im Lue Choir saug, to the Gregorian mus) | soiemn h, vat Mater Dolorosa.” | RMONS. | In the evening, at past ven o’clo MeGlynu preached trom tue text, “Ther vss Mary His Mother and Mary Magda- eu, theretore, J 3 had seen His Movaer He lovea, ite | *, ‘Woman behoud thy son,’ After the Dr. | W | and the disciple standing whom ay tl lene, said to His Motu tuat He said to His disciple, ‘Behold thy Mother,’ ’? bSt. Fiancis Xavier's b Six- | teenth street; at Father , iInsec- | ond av at Fat) church, im Grand several 1D of prominent 1@s of the city, sermons were preacned, | | Phere was also preaching in the eveniug, | IN THE PROTESTANT CHURCHES. | | There was a remarkabic dillerence of the | Methods of observing the day a:nong we Prov | estanis. The Lutherans and the very Low Chureh | | Episcopalians Marked Its passage Wilh servi of | a@simpie character, walle the moderate Episco- | | Pailans and tuose of the High Chures, or, as they | are called, the Ritualists, used forms aud colors to | express tie extremity ol their Woe at the suf: of [ie adaster on thai darksome F But ihe purposes of ail tne service and lence uring tue day there @ humber of Druyer meetims, at Wuich persons of all delicis , Within the ‘otestant pale inet and supplicated ch | in community, without regard to theie minor | didicrences of faith. | ‘Taere were special services durii the | day in the most prominent piscopal churches, such as Trimuity, Holy irinity, St. daomas’, St. Bartholomew's, St. Albans and Grace, but in ajority of the temp. English sects | vices were of the sam which are cewvrated cuurch ine th Sunday. in were sulemn, morning afrernoon, and attended by immense vongregations, allar Wore @ Souibre loox, jor the candles upou it were, unligated, and the cloth upon It was Oi a Very dark green pue, The cifipcel aiso pro- claimed the mournful sentiment of the day, for there were but two lights within it. The whie , Febes gi Ube choristers were ghostly, ouhined against the shadowy background of the chancel. | in we All of the ervices were conducted in a slow and measured manner, meant to betoken | the method of the mourner. Tne Kev. Morgan | Dix preached in the morning on ihe Seriptural siory of the day. ihe services ended abruptly in comparison with the ordinary services, jor no | nym Was sung as the processivn of choristers and priests receded from the churen, In the » Church of the Holy Triuity the services were not ornate. In the werning the rector of the Rey. Mr. 5. IL Tyng, Jr., preacned, and in the eveuing the Rev. vr. Charles H. Hai, rector of tne 2 ol tbe Holy Trinity m Prookiyn, delivered @sermon. Motu discourses wore based upun sub- | Jects sele irom the scriptures appropriate to the day. In St. ‘homas?’ eturch tne re ev. Dr. Mors hed at the service which began at ele ca A.M. There was a ser- vii é of prayer late in the aiternoon. There were extraordinary services in the First Retormed tpiscopal churcng at which Mr. Henry Variey preac THE BODY ( IN THE TOMB OF JOSEPH OF ARDMATHE ERMON BY DR. ARMITAGE. Dr. Ariitage preacueu une last of his of sernions durag Holy Week at the Furth avenue st clurca last ev ad upon the fc om the Gosp ording to Jon er ang fort BI first and lorty: n the place were he garden, and im the garden a ec yet luid, ‘ u rt of the Jews’ pre ition @uy; lor the uichre was Digo at ha 1 id, tae imm ents which accompany and ioilow the death of Jesus upon the cross form one of tne most critical mistory both of Christ and of every tate of both as touching ith and the proof of truth bang Of the scale Just at this point. ‘The ol revelation nad piainly declared Saonid die, and the structure of doctrines aud her nope for sal- ills ¢ Ifwe have not of of Chris's « th our has a, Aud not only so, but We must of His burial a3 of ths Paui says that He was *p e Seri No one seemed to | cation of these Serip- tom, If not the no aplial puuignment into the Potic tue bodies of the unknown and of aL red promis sly; ana there was a opportunity ls’ body should be ca plac r through prase or E da Hla. AL this eritical moment Joseph of Arimath * an of weaitt iion, boldly Ww Jesus, deter- t ly hundled or niciory nor ming it anion that It the was rei reanest, Alter that o ity could tped upon that ma God hud now riser guara AS Wa ustom men o1 the seph owned which haypened vo bet garden a 1 in thist the many rea rate tumo the more impor- 1S REAL DEATH on $n owing possivie. The speaker 1e88 of tue Stakement al- ody bad been stolen away the jacts + ihe tomb th it Was new and Lot videnced by the necessity gne lor t aoor, aud thatit was rist’s death. rendering it O substitute another body for itis, He aued S another beautiful ni iwi burial of our Lord's i Jiave emba' ming. is y one condemned as a criminal alined before, Yet He, cast out as 8 Wrap iup in the A costivest wore, ai " spices, a8 One OF state, and bu t of a rock-newn tomb. in ei iness the repal vody is laia init pure ol bed, A great stone ia roil ot) tuol the sepuichre wad the world’s Wwon- jer 0 sleep. alins are olde His breast ong disq merged i res are ve itd and meek m he ¢ iT had assisted him » have returned to as b Mary motner of Jesus, 4 gdaleue yearning im angui sit over the gepuichre and watcu. i irouna them they remember that tie § aad that they according to the commandment and y re turned and prepared spices and ointment,” in- | tending as s00n ay the Sabbath was gone to bring them to che new tomb ay a uew love oferin the precious sleeper. The first night that Je passed ia the tomb was A NIGHT OF ‘TER! us IBLE WOUND: } and defection to the Oliristian eanse ie bereaved band of aiaciples represented its) ests, No doubt to them the whole Cristian ca and name were swept from the earta with the ex piring groan of fs Founder, Deacu has poured out the blasting Venom of M8 Sting Upon the body of | Mary's soa, Crime was ringing the tocsin of jabi- | ie, And Wel as Jest apech iW tue diuAkeRuges | temple, old faces beam with new | rests upon Chris: | upon | pears to our privileg ‘to show | the service of God, s | Inechanical. ofjoy. Saturday morning comes and the ominous darkness of yesterday has receded before the bright Passover. The people fr ir; penen ds of thousands of voices hii avdind the ‘ladness to find ancient things undisturbed, While the throngs fill the temple, Keeping the Sabbath according to their wont, the priests appear in all the splendor of their sacred véeatments, celebrating the service of that high day with special pomp and gravity. Onty the dead ‘body in the grave disturbs them. He had said, “atter three days I shall rise again,” and, Sabbath day as it was, they ran cringing to Pilate repeating these words and begging that Le would keep the dead man dead. Pilate granted their request, and a detachment Of soldiers was pluced over the sepulchre. Tbey were also to use his State seal im passing a piece of string across the stone at the mouth, arrd then placing a | Prone sigs it, to break which would cost an, is life, nation and Roman Empire can hold the Son of God # prisoner in @ charnel house with official pack tlread and pharisaical sealiag wax. Let us Wait and see, for as yet it 1s but Saturday night. AT ASSOCIATION HALL yesterday afternoon there was a large number of devout people gathered tn the body of the hail of the Young Men’s Christian Association, The ma- man | jority of them were ladies, but there was stlil a | | good representation of men. The purpose of | the gathering was to have a general commemmo- ration of Good Friday, The meeting was opened, shortly alter four o’clock by the Rev. Mr. Hunt ington, of St. Luke’s Hospital, who explained that the people were summoned together to give evidences of their agreement upon the cardinal feature of the Christian faith, Alter a hymn had been sung Mr. Huntington read the fiiteenth chap- ter ol the Gospel according to St. Mark and that portion of the tenth chapter of Hebrews between the sixteenth and tweaty-filth verses, Let us wait and sce whether the Jewiso | | the Rev. | Mr. Matthews uttered a fervent prayer, after | which Mr. Huntington sad ny sub- | stunce:—The anniversary of the death of | some loved member of a family always awakens | emotion in the hearts of the remaining members | of the family, and the anniversary of every na- | tional event arouses patriotic feelings, ‘The an- niversary of the crucifixion of the Saviour should cause a relative awakening in the iminds of all Christians. Mr. Huntingtou thought that the re- currence of Good Friday should strengtuen Chris | in the mind of every person | tian sentiment who has beeu affected by it, and that as an evi- dence and result efforts should be made to spread the faith tn Cnrist throughout the world, The great spirit of revival which now seems to be abroad through the land should be encouraged, To encourage and support it a great responsibility 3. He sketched the progress Cy He sketched the beneficent results of con- | tinued revivais, and added that no isolated efforts | | could accomplish such ends. Vidual efforts should be directed toward causing | to nave an effect such as the defence provably 1D He urged that indl- revivals, and advised those wno could do nor to make “supplicuting Abrahams” of thems In their closevs, During bis remarks Mr. Huntington said that he thought that Wf the congregation had time to in- dulge in reflection unon the crucifixion for about hal an hour its members would be greatly Lene- fited, more, perdaps, than by listening to uttered prayers and exhortations, The Rev. Dr. Macarthur, upon being called on to speak, said he ore lves ; bat been reminded by the remarks of is prede- | cessor about s ce of the igct that the Germans call Good Piiday Stiler Freite Passing irom the train Of remarks which expressed the tdeas which Were born in lis miad of the words of Mr. Hunt- ington, the speaker went on to speak of the effect of the crp=s upon the uistory of the world, boti re- gious and secular. He conciuded hits remarks subject With the assertion that “he who woulc roperly write the world’s history must baiid bis Studio upon Calvary.” | | | Sented by the deience, THE LONG TRIAL. * = A BREATHING SPELL FOR THE PARTIES AND THE PUBLIC—THE CASE AS IT SANDS AND THE PROSPECT. The lapse of three days in the great Brooklyn trial will no doabt be considered a boon by those who have become wearied of the verbose and irrelgvant testimony introduced. ‘Those, however, who have carefully and pain- fully followed the proceedings in this | most wondertul of all wonderful trials may con- sicer the break a decided loss, especially as the evidence has taken @ shape and scope which is not only interesting but exciting. Still the extra day of rest is @ subdject of con- gratulation, for it gives us @ breathing spell in which we May stand atill and consider the atu- tude of the opposing parties, When the Court took an extra day of recess on the oocasion of the illness of a juror the evidence presented on the partof the defendant had not been of acnaracter to attract undivided atten. tion; therefore, spectators of the scenc and read- | ers of the reports had no+ had their minds put on | the mental rack as to the probable developments tocome. Now it is quite diflerent. The testi- mony of Bessie Tarner, the irrepressible historian of Tiiton’s home ilie and actions, has given a new interest to the case, and, coming as it did aiter Sam Wilkeson’s editorial experiences, was & positive revelation of one phase of human lite as found in the City of Churenes, ‘The spicy and dramatic narrative of Miss Bessie, her idiomatic method of relating her experiences, and the amusing method of punctuating her testi- mony by the adroit use of a fan, makes her scene im the comedy or tragedy, whichever it may be, oné of the most | striking and effective that have yet been pre- ie peculiar habits of the as in seeking soft couches at the dead ot night and looking after the proper distribution of his pictures while attired in the flowing garments of lis bedchamber, were described by ofa wonderiul revival im Northampton, and'saia | {4S Witness ina way that would have been amus- | We may, perhaps, iave sometuing like tt in wis | ing had not the subject been repuisive in its de- Jorinity, Taken altogether thg evidence of this Wituess 18 something unique, “for she told her story well, and its character was such as to demand attention; therefore it cannot tail tended it should lave wien the jury come to con- | sider their verdict. So mueh matter had been in- troduced of no possibie bearing on tie question at issue, boun vy the plaintiff!’ and the deiendaut, that it was @ posiliv surprise when Bessie made her entrance on the stage and uttered her sharp sallies. We had had so much heavy tragedy | aud romantic drama up to that ime that the iuuay business introduced by Bessie was ap actual reliel, and put the audience im good humor with them- selves and the new actress. The thunder and jigatning busine: had been introduced in almost every previous scene. Tuerciore, when the comic side Oo; the cuse came up tt proved rhat | the counsel for the detendant had an eye jor pic- turesque edect, which would make their lortunes if exercised ior the dramatic stage. Isat there is danger in this success, for the de- | lence seem to have grown suddenly fond of iup Mr. MacArthur | spoke in glowing terms of the harmony which the | spirts Of Christ has introdneed into the world and ch 18 used into the heart of every one who ert to a knowledge oi the depth of Carst’s ove. ne he congregation then sung two of Wesley's ymns. Phen the Rey. Mr. 8. ij, Tyng was called to the platioria ana sate Said to us] think that our minds should be con- centrated upon tne relation our Lord’s death oH ousecrated Irom nse of duty, but all Cbristiaus have been consecrated through privi- lege.” Mr. Tyng’s first expressions were intended that peopie should not pecome the processors Of & Sotabre religion, Or, iM Other words, that they should not say to themselves, “Iam a Juristian, bat [ nm unworthy to be regarded by Christ. Still there are many people much Worse tban |, they, O1 course, Cannot have recourse to Christ.’ arther on in his address Dr. ‘tyng, speaking of revivals and consecrat utd i—"lt we a oe oO have the consecration wai vrother has spoken of it must be brought about by just sach Werk as this goed man (Mr. Variey) is bow doing in this City. fie preaches the vituiized and revivitied Curist, He opens the Book uoywhere, and speak upon what mects his eye. He is met by Christ, upon looking into the Book, and holds converse with Him.’" Dr. Tyug said he believed in the Kind of preacaing wh o! Mr, Variey is a professor, and he approves of the Kind of revivals which that noted speaker on religious top ts. He reierred to @ series Of uns¢ tarlan prayer meetmgs ica were — con- ed by fiimsel& =the Ia’ Dr. Duryea {and othey clergymen, in the towns of Long Island, about fiiteen years ago, and he spoke of one Of the results achieved dur! She Isiand. It was the formation in the mind O! a Doted political lee Wao Was then Congress- mau Of tae uistrict, OF a determination to devore himself to tbe regencration oi # poor satior, The Sentiment thus born in mind of the politician grew until man resigned his plac ress, gave up his business as 2 lawyer, s how the pastor of a Dutch Reformed church on the Hudson, “some people,” said Dr. Tyng, “will ob, 1 beiony to as strict a sect of ecclest- sticat Pharisees as there 1s tn the Christian Church, but I remember Pentecost, and if there were anything ‘mechanical’ in tuese revivals ! should coudemu them.” Dv. tyng’s laea is that the Holy Ghost should be permitted w work in the souls of mea. Several other gentlemen spoke and prayed, and then, alter Simging another hymn ana receiving & bened congre on disper: A meeting of a li evening Wii be held next Pri Hail, or, at place ts not avy churen, on Twenty-third street. ‘¢ character to that of last ay in Association jable, in Calvary IN BROOKLYN. The Cathotic and Protestant Episcopal churches ry numerously attended yesterday by the tion inom the Rev. Mr. Huntington, the | aisy at preakiast next morning, this bemg io ‘in view of ali that has been > No Christian was ever | n tO | , arrested on November 2, ng the jast meeting on | | month; ‘hat a short time beiore Ch LO revivals as | religious | | | the house that night; that he nul. In the alternoon im the former churches | tne ice of the Tenebrae: was chanted. The courts and public schools remainea closed throughout the day, and there was but litte bu aid iaughter, aud their culorea witnesses, thoush amusing enough and important in their bearing on the case, are a little of the mmstrel style, probably intended = by = way ol mite ‘These sacle withesses have con cte plaintuf? on everal Jeading points, and (herr testimony ts of a nature which, iI uncontradicted, makes the cuse for the plainud — loux very queer, to say the Jeast of it. Sti we have been sur- prised and astonished so oiten by the extraordinary developmenis of this remark- able case chat it will not surprise any one if now the theory Of the defence should be shattered, in- stead of being strengthened, as they probably in- tend it shali be, by such additional evideace as uay le to theif hands, TESTIMONY FOR THE DEFENCE MRS. WOODHULL To THe EpiTor oF THE HERALD :— A colored man, formerly my servant, named James B. Woodley, testifed, in substance, at the Beecher trial on Vhursday list, a8 Jolluws:—That he was introduced to Mr. Tiltoa by me, and ihatl ins‘ructed hii, in tke presenve of Mr, Tilton, ree garding What I meant by iree love; that Mr. Jil- ton Was in the habit of goimg with me to iunch at belmonic Vaal he was in the habit of visiting me at my residences, No, 15 East Thirty-eighth Street, No. 118 West Twenty third street and No, 23 Irving place, and rematming all night, eating breakiast the next moining that be was is72, and held as a withess, he baving the day before come to my oflive from a s bed, having geen il about a is iliness, ona given Monday and Tuesday, fixiuw the time in the fai of 1072, Mr, Tilton came to my office, having REVIEWED BY | some writing in lis band, which he read to Miss Ciafin, Coionel Blood and me, and that be urgea its publicavion; that Colonei Blood objected to having anything (0 do with it; that he urged that there couid be $10,000 made out‘of Piymourh church through It; that Colonel Biood, agaia refusimg to have anything to do with: it, locked the safe, } ut on bis hat and jefe the office, returning in tbe morning following, not going to (Woodley) was at the house that night and saw Mr. Tilton there and Irving piace; thut whenever le saw Mr, Tilton and me together it Was usually with bis arms abont my waist, and various other stam, This testimony, If true, wiii fail heavily upon Mr. Tilton, aud it ongat io, but if false and can be shown to be so it will stamp upon the defence the infamy of procuring manufactured Lestimeny frora the servants of people when they could Obtained the facts irom the people themsvives. Now, wark the utter impossibility of the iruta of this testimony. The scandal was published Octover 25, 1572, the paper being dated November 2 At that e our office w strect, We naving removed ti t May prey » Ab that time we 2 living at No. 23 Irving place, having gone there in Septem ber delore, having lett No. 15 Hast Toirty-eignia street che April previously, and No. lis West Twenty-third street in May. At the last two places dence We aid not keep house, but boarde: at any time wile at No. 48 Broad stree Consequently, whatever conversation he migat ever have heard about anything must have bv: | wiule our office was at No. 44, M fYtop never visited us at No. 48 Hence whatever conversa tion he ma; heara in which Mr. Tilton Wook & part must been at No. 44. But Mr. Woouiey says that S lengthy and jimportant con- versation occurred in the fal of 1872, shortly hess life apparent on any side. IN JERSEY CITY. @ services of the Passion in the Catholle churches of Jersey City yesterday surpassed wose Of ati former years. The fact that, in ace cordance with the recommendation of Bishop Corr al rtlon of tbe faiuful per- lormed the exerc o: the Jubilee, and in this work they were required to Visit | Jour — churches ene day Peter’s, St. 8, St. Bridget’s, Michael's, and ace’s — were crowded during th re day. Phe services conducted by the ut Fathers at St Vveter’s church during =the’ = morhing ana evening were most jmposing. ‘The decorations of the boly Sepulchre were superb, and attracted the admira- tion of the crowos who attended in tho church. The ciergymen of the different churches stated that the manvestation of piety on the part of the Catholics oi the city was unprecedented, IN HOBOKEN. The servic in the Roman Catholic and the Protestant Episcopal caurches were of an unu- sualiy tupreseive character. In the Church of Grace the ceremony of adoration took place bon im the moroing and The ediace was crowded by the fe- Inele portion Of the congregation at three o'ciook men at seven in the evening. in- sermons Were preached vy the Rev. Duggan and Beton. services will ti y also, olemn offices of Good Friday were cele- pd in St. ck/a Cathedral yesterday morn- At eight o'clock, the appointed hour, the session emerged irom the sacristy in the fol- ing order: colyies, the ‘witar boys, chantert Sub-Deacon, Kev. Mr. Dor- e D 4. A. O'Grady; the cbrant, } A oomey; the Very Kev. the ar Gelieral ana the Right Rev. the Bishop, Tue Rev, J. J. O'Connor Was master of ceremonies. Aller whe lessons and the tract the Passion, a cording to St, Joww, was sung by the Rev. d. J. O'Connor { Messrs, Carroil and Dougherty, Charen, The preyé rth 1e Pope, the Bishop and the clergy, catechumens, the sick, prisoners, travelers, retics and sculamatics, 4 ys and pagaps Were sung by whe ¢ 100 followed the Adoration of Cross} 4s it Was gradually uucovered the celebrant singing, ‘‘Senoid the wood of the cross ob which hung che saivation of the world,” the choir singing \ne responses, The procession was then formed, the choir singing the hymn, “Vexiila Regis Prougunt’’—“Forth goes the standard of W .? Toe crosses in the cuurch wer uncovered, and the crucifix offered to the Jaliuiul to Kiss. The Tenevra: commenced at four o’clock, At half-past seven tis moraing Will take place the bics#ig Of the new fire, of tae Paschal candice and the foot, Solemn high mass Wili fotiow, atid the belis aud organ Will again oc WED AL tne ‘The masses on Buster sunday will be at seven, eight, nine, and lialtepast ten A, 5 asl Wil be @8lemn pontifieal mass, at ose of which the Papai blessing wili be n, Inthe evening solemn pontifical veapers be sung at halfpast seven o'clock, 1 chimes Will rng for @ short time on Laster kaster Sunday bh we bith mass and 4 he services im Cat steraay were vi tho: ira! At St. John’s church @ true 01 the cross brought trom Rome was kitmed by the +Whole congr Inthe Hitnatiarie Episcopal churches the services were very luposing, { any ocuer time previous to the publication of the office described us No. 48. ‘The waole story 18 pure fabrication irom begimaing to end and 1s not relieved by @ particle of truth. Ther wes never any such conversatiolg pet ween the parties named, either at the time mentioned or at Mr. Tilton never menuoned the $100,000 or any otler number of dollars as shantable vaiue of tue scandal in Plym- scandal and to gum of the me} outh church; por did Colonel Biood ever make or heve Occasion to make objection to the publica- tion of the Beccher article. Nor was the Beecher red until a iew days belore tis pub- licatiou; nor-was ‘nero ever a slip of 16 in the hands of any servant in our employ. Moreover, ihe is st time that Mr. Tilton visited Tae Was at my office, No. 44 Broad strect, the day that he left the city to attend .me Cincinnati Con- vention that pominated Mr. Greeley for tne Presie dency, which was in May, i872 Smee that day I have never spoken to Mr. Titon nor be to suppose he was ashamed to come to see me {ter that. j should have been had t been in fis plac Mr. ‘Hilton Was never at No. 23 Irving place, aad bul three or sour times at No, 118 West Twenty- third vet, and be mever remamed in any house in tou lived over — night with singio exception, and that was @ night in August, 1671, when he was ;reparing apby; nor dia he ever eat breakfast there HoxXt morning alter this Occasion, Nor jtonever enjoy tne honor of a lornmal nH to tals colored gentleman, nor of cuss the question of iree lave with did Mr. roa Servants, or with anybody else, in the lan- guage recited by Mr. Woodiey, or in | ue Lo the same effect; nor was I in the ha of regaliag my servaals with tabieaux im which Mr. ‘Tilton and J we he subjects. ii we desired to kist and embrace there were picnty of opportunities to do so beyond — tne sight of vulgar observers, Whenever Mr, Tiltoa did meine honor and Ube Javor Lo spend his evenings with me we Were engayed i en ti Jerent pursuits irom thos, with woic e Wish 4o Impress the jury. ‘Fis true that Mr. Tiitum Was @ more constant Visitor at my hovse and ofice—irequently lunching there al my request—ihan be tested Vo having been when on the stand; but we never luached etther at Del monico’s, Where this colored genueman makes such a parade of having seen us, nor at Kurtz any other plice im the vicimity of Broad ¢ Inaeead, | never was in Deimonico’s in my iit J have been at Kurta’s frequently, but ue with Mr. Titton, still there is just as much tut 180) 1D Lis part Of this p 8 Narrative as there is inany part of it thatielates to the imaginary conversation in the fal of 1 1 owe Mr. Tilton aloo great debt of gratitude for tue many ser- Vices ho rendered me to permit of my remaining silent When such testimony as this is offered. No matter how inconsidcratcly tie lias we imsell— not me—in regard to fis relations with me, | forgive min heartily all bis mtended harm, bow that the delence ae MaKe | | own rooi—tbe | 1 wads theve that Colonel Blood had to sleep (if Mr, Tilton and | had occupicd the same bed | Mt can never be said that l contract uny alhances 27, 1875—WITH SUPPLEMENT. Jations to crush him in this case, and do what I can in this way to relieve nim {rom the effect of this testimony upon the public, not having the Pleasure of ear iat itin a better way npon the Stand Most of what | Dave said can be estabiishe or verified by the testimony of competent wit- er s¢) 1 fied nother sétvant, Lucy Ann Giles, also testifie: that Mr. Tilton remained at my house the nights of July 3 and 4, 1872; thaton the night of the 3d she mide a ded for nim in the front parlor on @ Sola lounge. on Which she put a mattress and bed clothes, and that he was there at breakfast the next morning; thuftne next night—inat of the 4th—he sleptin my room on the third floor, sie (the Servant) being called to the room to get re- freshments jate at uight, and seeing me in my night garments and hun with bis coat, vest and boots off. ‘The evident intention for which this evidence 1s introduced is to leave che effecc upon the jury and the pubile that Mr. Tilton and 4 occupied the same bed those two nights, They (the uelence) hew very weil just how much truch there is in the story, and could settle 1t beyond doubt if they | desired to do so; but itis their solloy to go just Jar enough not to prove the truth, so cat the sup- position that they wish to-eniorce may remain. ‘or instance, Why cid they not ask this Lucy if she knew that I remained im the parlor whe nrst night and in tie third story room tne second night, or if she knew*that [ did not? No! ‘They didmt want to go quite that far, Yhey wanted to stop just short of tne truth Or the tact and leave the rest to be interred, 1am sure there is one thing for which the public | will give me crqdit. it is well enough Known that { Tam my own mistress and that [ always remain in | contro! of my own person, and that 1 would not | lue either for myself or for @nyboay else in a mat- ter such as is presenced in this (estimony—thas 18 those two nights I would never deny it. I may be called what It may please any one to call me, but | of this kind of witch | am ashamed or for waich L would blush when conironted with them publiciy. | But, bow mark again: the sola lounge wuich this | Miss Lucy says she drew out and put a mattress | and bedclothes upon is & creation of her teruie imagination, There was never such a piece of Jurniture either in tne front parlor at No. 16 East Thirty-eignth street or im any other part of tue house. She never made a bed in that room that | night or any other night for Mr. Tiiton or for any- | body else. The furniture of that room consisted of & singie set, parlor sofas and chairs, uphol- stered in biue rep silK, made by a well kuown | city maker, and there was nothing similat- ing to & soja lounge that couid be used ior @ bed, Nor wus tuere anytiny of the kind auywocre in the house. Miss Lucy never made up [ the bed, a5 she has tesufled, ond Mr. Tilion did not sleepin the House that nigit, altsough ne | Was there late in the evening; nor did he eat | breakiast there the next moruing, or any otuer | morning save the one to wulch I have relerred aoove. The second uight she changes the scene to the third story. Of course, it Would not have done very weil to put us all together in my second flvor, buck—because nence | she taxes US anotiuer fight jurther upward, | and deposiis us, with cake aud Wine, in the room which was occupiet by ny father and smother; or, perha)s, tO tle front room which was occupied | by Iny sister and Her cnildren, It seems tome, Lucy, | tilat you had vetier have left us down io the | parior, Where you had us so nicely the first night; | or did you hap,en to reimemper, alter keeplug us | there the frst nieht, that the sola lounge had been removed, or thut it bad changed its sori into & common sofa, upon wiich mattresses und bed- clothes were Imposstuley The night of ibe 4tn of duly, 1872, i siept in the second story back room as I always did im that house, with | Coionel Blood, and not with Theodore Tilton, We had no spare foouis in the house; everyone was | occupied by ieimvers Ol my Own and sister’s fami | lies Aad were so used every night. Mr. Tilton was | hever in tae rooms above the second floor but | once, and that Was in Lhe daytime, almost che first | ume was ever there, when { took Dita all | ihe nouse +0 satisfy aim that the stortes | pn that | kept a gorgeous, naproper | false, But he irequeatly went up the sturs Witu me to the roof of the house to enjoy the starlight and Cool breeze of pleasant summer evening: Furthermore, I wish to say that Mr. Tilton never conversed witt me about the scandal in tue presence of any tuird parties, nor aid any third parues ever coliverse wita me in the presence of Mr, Tilton—oy tuird parues meaning persons out- side Of Miss Ciailin, Colonel Blood and myself. | ‘The testiinony thay has been given to that eifect he | 21 yards rise ane 80 yards boundary. | representative: captured first and s:cond mone; | Shot out, by two gentiemen 18 erroneous, they prob: | ably having couounded conversations bad with | me u conversations when Mr. [item was | present, Stl I cancot imagine how such an error could have been made by them unwittingly; I | Suppose itt have veen so made, the sume as | Was prov ' ‘or of the two goutlemen who | saw Mr, Tilton with mein the international pro | cession in hunor of Rossel, Mr, Tlitoa pelther | ) Walked by me jor yode with me that day, nor | with Miss Claim. So we see how eastly people may be mist#ken avout things m wich they have .an interes’, and we ongnt not to be | surprised tha: a great many persons inake slight | MUStakes 1 Su In portant a Case as tius one, where | se @, bhowe re- | the the most ovwe tal of tuteresis are combined to | Bsppore a nian in a Way wad with-an earnestness that no othe: person in tae country could ey have commanded. Nevertheless it § 5 that a case —compelied to resort to th tives, lo supposed ‘amorous glances” und “ten- | der embraces” and “preparations ior retiring at | night” in paces ina in Ways m which none but fools would induige—resert to these 1 say be- cause they woud be impossible Of observation | where and When they uNght ocenr wita people having their senses—ts iv an emergency. VICTORIA Ce WOODHULL, | rEbT, New York, Maren 26, 1875. e alterna. , No, 50 BROAD 51 PLYMOUTH PRAYER MEETING. | Mr. Beecher evidently thinks it no longer neces- | sary to Wait Ul laif-past seven to commeuce the | prayer meeting, as long before that time the room | 18 filled to its utmost capacity. Last evening Mr. | Beecuer announced the opening hymn at twenty | minutes past seven, Vhe table was ioaded witn | flowers. At the trout stood @ cross bedded in a} basin of grow blooming flowers, with | smulax = trating ound the vase and over | the edge of the table, while behind that were sev- | eral bouqueis aud one basket of Mowers, princi- | approved Mr. Beecher’s entrance two strangers ym the country attracted the atten- tion of all within hearing distance. One said, “Wonder what time this commences,” Tuen, as pally roses, Lerore ascend 1 the platiorm with a notice, aim! ti some one that’s him! tuat S a farure, vi did make his again iM an exctt “Here he is! that’s him! that’s pum! he throws his hat down; there goes his bun smile! What a ‘ace and head!” T! Mr. Beecher gave out the hymn the men chuckied, i! immensely @ horse the racecourse, exactly, These en coplinucd watching Mr. Beecuer’s every MoVeuient sud commenting thereon during the e,asiihe were some natural curi- on, subject was Good Friday. He commenced:—It is noteworthy that of all the disciples Who had known Christ personally and wrote abony iim, hot one is go fall, so varied, so affectionate and enthusiastic as that late cailed apostie, Who never saw Him excep! by miracie, and of the scriptures that speak of the death of Christ in reierence to Us nine-tentis will be und im th sties of Paul He says to the Corinthians, “Always bearing about jn the tue dying of Christ Jesus.” [cannot anders tuat, only in the way thav every motion of weak- n every infliction of pain, every Mudrance, Noivaim’teither, That appe: the man broke out rance, see how coat—see enuire serv imitation or mopification—all the various ex- periences—were Constant suggestions of ihe dying of Christ. They were #0 associated tn works With Curist that, by reason of (he thought of the suffermg and deata of Christ, le, doubt Jess, was able to endure that which was to be cue dured, always bearmg about in the body the dying o1 Christ Jesa ‘Then he aads that the life Ser Jesus mignt be made manifest in OU. I have been much struck to see how seldom the Apostics indulge in any kind of morbid plysical deliht, how seldom they brood on the sutterings Corist; but Paul, while he constantiy makes our use of the sufferimgs and death of Christ, never broods over it, never seems to have a MORBID RELISH for the external forms of Hs sufferings. When you think of it, what is dying but weakness? tiow aid Paul speak of ity “sown in weak and aisuonor, raised in glory.” The lite uf Unrist is | iin by tis death, Now there Was po need (physically speaking) of aus here Was no 0310 was not irom a need, eXcept that Le woulda rather die tan yield Up His greatend., He was TUK MOST POPULAR MAN then living in Galilee. Lhe throngs Which fol- lowed flirn for His miracies, for His teachings, no | place could hold. Toey became a matte hension ty the country i re was nolhiug lwo goqd for Hin; way aid He go te lark way ? They would have made Him King agaia aud again, | It Was because He would not do wreng. He weat | step by step toward Mis discrownment, ior He kne What awaited Him, and He ventured iato it Thea, as Mr. Beecher | main point of | 4 and very audible whisper, | gov pleased, and whispered agaim— | cent tax bili had become a law ttil after bus: body | } rhling in case a py r of appre. | rr PIGEON SHOOTING. ————_ INTERESTING MATCHES AND SWEEPSTAKES 5 DE CIDED AT BRIDGEPORT—LARGE ASSEMBLAGR TO WITNESS THE EVENTS, Barpexrort, March 26, 1875. The pigeon shooting fraternity had a grand time here to-day. Two matches, one of them: of a very Novel character, and a sweepsiakes were de- cided, the publicity given to the former draw- ing together a jarge crowd. Among the number on the grounds where the shooting took place— Sherwood’s Driving Park—there were poilticians of note and men of high moral character, !rom all the towns within twenty-five miles, First on the card was a match of ten birds each for $650 & sid», between Mr. Frank Burrett, of Norwalk, and Myr. A. B. Laws, ol this place. Long ‘Island rules were to govern, 1% 02. shot allowed; One trap Wwasonly used, und what made the contest ofinter- est was that Mr. isurrett used but one hand, while Laws shot as usual, Burrett “got the nang” of matters at the turd dird, killing tt dead as @ tone, Wien, grounding five others in succession and Laws missing rhe same number, the latver ree tired ivineed that pigeon shooting was a “mighty insurtoin” kind of amusemen! Next’ on the programme was a swecpstakes of three birds each, to fill up the eunnl two o’clock, as ut that hour the important tn isch was: to be called. ‘Yois had eight entries, two of the number beins ‘roi New York, The eutcance wae $5; the couditions, 21 yards rise, 80 yards boun- gary, and Long Isiand roles to govern. Gotham’s 's tonishment of the unso ticated couniryineu, Wav expressed themseives sui prised at their “cunnin’ shootin’? - Winding up the day’s sport was the match bee tween Mr. Frank Burrett—the same ¢entiemam who shot in ive first event—and Nr. Lactus Abbott, of this city. 1t was agreed beiween them that they should shoot at twenty-five virds each to the utter ¢ for $225 a side, 21 yards rise, 50 yards boundary, aud Long Island ruil Mr, James Stewart was chosen reieree. Burrett went to the trap, takiug the in ‘ive by allowing iis btvd to eseape. Avboty k.ied his, when Saurrett cut his second pigs down in sportsmaniike style, and went on wil) 1he good work until the eleventh bird, which ho nit hard; but bets targe and strong. an’ aided by the wind, mau ged to clear the boundary, whem he fell dead. eanwmile Abbott had scored “£008 eggs’ ior his second and third birds; then he killed the jourth, flith and sixth, allowed the seventh his jreedom, scored ite eighth, again made blanks for the mnth aud tenth, and killing nis eleventh, the score at this jnneture stood:—Burreit, killed 93 Abbott, 6. The Norwalk gentleman was now doing very well, as i¢ stopped Cleverly fs twellth, thirteenth, and so on to the seventeenti, which he missed, as je did the | eighteenth; but, knocking over pretiily the next two, he had to his credit 16 out of 2 Abbott in the same number, but 10, just fifty per cent escaping. sothing could now prevelit Barrett from winuing, a8 he did witha score of 18 killed out of 25, witle Abe bott’s stood 13 Kilied out of tue same number. The birds were an excellent lot, being strong, Tapid tyers. he day Opened auspiciuisiy, butin the afternoon tue sky was overcast, und a gale from the northeast, with squalis of suow and hall, greeted the shoote SUMMARY, SHERWOOD’S DRIVING PARK, NEAR BRI 0GEPOR’ Conn,, March 26, 1875.—Match of $100, 10 wire each, 21 yards rise, 80 yards boundary. 1 trap, 144 02. shot aud Long [sland rales to govern, With the exception that Burrett uses but one hand, (NorE--B., breechloader; M., muzzleloader, ) Frank Burrett, of Norwalk (M.)—0 0 11 1, 111—Shot out his opponent. Total. 8; kitled, 63 missed, A. B. Laws, of Bridgeport, es 100000 ‘roral, 7: killed, 2; Intssed, 5, Referee—James Stewart, of Bridgeport, SaME Day AND ACE—Sweepstakes of 3 birds 3.$5 entrance, yards rise, 80 yaras bounds ary; 1% 0: not; Long Island rules io govern; $25 to first, $10 to second and $5 to the third, Moses Baylis (B.) -1 1 1." Walter Ireland (B/—1 1 1.* Lucius Abbott el 11-0L J. A. Hall (B.)—9 11—0 0, James Brogden (R)—9 1 0, Frank Burrett (Bj—0 1 0, Dr, Tapscott (B.)+0 0 1, Elmer ne aly 0. Reieree—VPeter Weeks, Of Bridgeport. * Divided first and #cond money, Abbott taking third Same Day anv HAcs.—Match of $450, 25 birds each, 21 yards risg 80yards boundary, one trap, 1% 02 shot and Leg Island ruies to govern:— Frank Burrett, of Norwalk (M.)—0 11141, 11111, 0111110011, 00*104, Total, 255 killed, 18; missed,7. Lucius Abbott, of Bridgeport (B.)—1 0011, 16100, 10100,01110, 11010, Toval, 25; killed, 13; missed, 12. Juage ior Burraét—Walter Ireland, Jaage for Abboit—Elmer Langden, Referee—Mr, Jaues Stewart, *Fell dead out of jounds. THE NEW RESPONSE OF ‘ME COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE TO THE PROTEST OF THE TRADE REGARDING [HE BEGINNING 0F THE OPERAS TION OF THY TAX AND TARIFT act. WASHINGTON, March 26, 1875, The Commisstyner of Internal Isveaue has made the following reply to the protes of the St. Louis tobacco manufcturers, mentbned in the dee spatches of int Associated Pess several days TOBACCO TAX, ve received tour letter of th 17th inst., not me of the action @sen by the tobeeo manutacuirers of pt Louis ata mecting called for t® purpose of vetting an expression rade as to th justice and equity of the government offciais in requimg arepor’ to be made of all tobacco siauiped on the ga ay of Murch, in order that an additionaltax of four cets per pound may be assessed and 4 on such »baceo under the act arch and in ccordance with the | circular letter of instruction Ni 16, issued trom this office to colleciots March 6, 1875; also protesting Avainst the propo-tt assessmemand asking tor a ree ot the ruling of tlkoMce on which such re based. Without uoting or even stating th the several reasons adiced in your letter in atic favor of @ reconsideration of thi action in the prem- have tw obs pre dm rve that }ese reasons have all uted che have been so far @they bear at Wht precise time entitled “Aact to furtic iss, I n property fully consider Jate act ot Congres: protect the sinking fund and provide @ the exizencies of the menv” wie effect? i@ decision of this | office wad reasous teretor are ily set tor:h in a letter addressed to the Hom J. J. Baey, of Detroit, Mich., under date arch 16, copyt Which I enclose as an answer to the obje madin your Jetter that the a When | rqling of this office makes the pefation of the law re- | troactive by soue fliteen or siten hours, uat your manufacturers were not cognizt, that the twenty-four i tt hours on the Sd inst, is undoubtedly fle, ‘The tacts were not Knowa to th ice prior to th time. Twas known | here, and it was in all probably known in St. Louis | during wil the business hours ofte dd inst, toat the said Sea bowl Nous of Congress and ont; tax bill had p ature of the Prident to become a law. awaited the siv It was known also that the 2d @ of Maret owas the last day of the session and the li day of the Forty third Congress, and tiat said bill mebe signed on tii ay ! in order to becom: It ts known, also, or might have been known what goodgould b lected by the act if approved, because tha!l had been publishea and the time when it should te effect distinctly stated | (iz, upon its sage), andre question a shodid be mate the tbject of diuonal tax was thorougy diseussed on motions for amemments in pss. Sg unmteh was kno b country at large hott tuis bi; and to the exntabove named the new 4x Dili had beon promulgate officially; tor. it was not the duty of the cavernment oilals to promulgate these but they were promrated throuch the tel yh and pub ress, the wil mediums tor transmi ting intelligen’© of the dows of Congress, and pro- mulgated In such a mann and to such ‘an extent that the cautious and wdent man need not have been injury, Jt is true that no instru ven to collectors not to sell stamps of Mai, for it was not deemed ‘as it ought to be within the sioner’suihority to suspend the stamps or to an actual change im sale and delive: the Jaw. ‘The collectors had st been instr | to nou. ty the manuiaeturers that ty Would be Leia liable for. the additioual ¢ ur G3 per pou tobacco, provide bill bame a law, jor the reason that r ve a highly’ improper to attempt — to constrion to a law before i had receiver the sigmre of the President, before it wa» really Known ether it would become & | law or not vtec in theagley letter, the courts of the countr ecided € When a federal law 1g mde to fromor and afwer the day of its passage, 6 of thatay ts inci And the same courts lave decided tt orance oi the exist. ence of such act forms no td exense for a ton of “and that ‘icin promgation ot s saw isnot wry to Kive pera. © acts Lagntrely satisficd that no el t0 tlotlice or ¢ that bugh any ¢ Cowuussioneto indicate vw the * collors what woult idling bikould become x | manttactucers of tobacco led to gard against any ement of & possiblaw, either by suspending sor condicting trations in such a manner ag thkae, therehy at a losg penalty ot the jaw. part throu LIVINGSINE HOMICTL Michael Gilligan, whois been imprisoned for THE and suffered t to take noid oF Him for ss A MORAL IKASON, several weeks in the Hson County Jai, at Jor- ott Ma het die -ecuuse Hie w 4 we aie tr ee sey City, Ou an indictm; for the niansiaughier for & purpose wineipie, a truth, lor fietity and m Li¢ 0, ole: jove and wolf Lachitles, and aove all, not lor fine | OF William Livingstoneas released on vail im sell, Nol to Vilidlcate’ His own teachuws, but to | the Court of Quarter Sedans yesterday mornin a vindicate that ve wi woud sufer rather | Thomas Lally aid JomMorrow becoming ns jufitct. Christ represents of maniiests God | bondamen. ward Orrove, indivied ag am e actor aying. accessory, Stil remain prison, in de. custom that holds tn Christendom of cele. | aule OF bal The vial been set Ug sis last days has amany striking features, | Gown as the frst on vhe Tor criminal causes tor and is eminently unital The dying, of Christ | the next tern, PA Re, the principal m the HOUid Ihvke Us KnOW Low to live, and 1b 18 not ay in the year, we never tuink of God exce; churel. Paul speaks of putung on Christ aso irment, How many of you think of Corist so that ie is necessary to you every hour im the day and night? Do you feel that others are to serve you? that you are entitied to thelr co- ation and Jabor? or do you feel that you are Servant’ As Christ sald, the Bon of man came not to bearing he served, but to serve men, If $0, the about the death of Christ will mantfegy Of Christ iM Us deadly assault, 18 stlll at ge and the police have no ciew bo lis Whereabot THE PEMPLED $SASSINATION IN NEW RSEY, | hn Mulyitill, who wagayieted of shooting at Charles f. Ruh, in Union jy was sentenced yes terday, in the County Cotiat Je uit ; Jeate iN the State Prison bard LR abhi \