The New York Herald Newspaper, May 29, 1875, Page 8

FREEMASONRY. Its Origin, Its History and Its Design. An Instructive Description of the Mystic Art by the Seeretary General of the Supreme Council, MASONRY NOT A RELIGIO The Greatest Charitable and Social Or- ganization in the Universe. To ram EDITOR OF THE HERALD :— ‘The public ceremonies waick are to be inaugu- rated during the ensuing week by the Grand Lodge’ of Free and Accepted Masons of New York will very naturally attract the acteution of what Free- Masons call, in @ technical and not offensive sense, “the profane world,” to the history, the character and the objects of the Masoalc institution. But there ueeas no occasional event, however inter- | ‘sting may be the circumstances connected with | an | ciroumseribe the history the narrow limits of that “ NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, MAY 29, 1875.-TRIPLE SHEET, of Freemasonry within riod which commences to cail It, se wirh the revival, or, as they pr foundation of the Grand Lodge of England, in the beginning o1 the teenth century. Others, however, bave veen more liberal, and now, as a + eral rule, their theory of the origin of Masoury hated acl d by the more inteligent mem- u raternity, while the fenerful aud ¥ giving piace to the well supported state- wents and the logical deductions of tl school. By most of the leaders of compieX question of the origin of being svlved tn the following way ‘There existed in Rome trom the frst days of the mingdom, and ali tavough toe times of the repablic eemasunry 13 of the empire until its final decay certain | uilds or corporations of workmen, which are well nown in history as THE KOMAN COLLEGES OF ARTIFICERS. Nama, who is said to have founded these guilds, established only nine, but their number was sub- greatly increased, From tie Koman writers who have tre: of the form and organi- ZaU0n Of these colleges we learn enough to sho us thas there was a reat avalogy in their govera- Ment to thatof the motern Masonic lodges, and tais especially in their character as @ secret society and in the initiations and esoteric instruc- tions to which candidates jor admission aud the youbger members were subjected. Of these guilds the one to which Masons particularly seier is taat which consisted of arcitects or butid- — ers. The autnentic scnool of not claim, as the mythical most proo- ably would have done, toat the Roman colleges of architects were lodges o1 Freemason: ‘They simply conteud that the facts of history ex- bibita regular and uninterrupted derivation of the Freeuasonry of this Gay irom these Roman guilds, although the course of the succession was affected by Various important changes, but these changes have not been sufficient to aitogetner obliterate the evidence of the reiationsiip. nis relationship is thus indicated. From a vefy early perioa the Roman peovie were distinguisiied oy ive spirit of colonization, No sooner had Masonry does t, to secure to the Masonic Order # valid claim to public consideration. To say nothing of its an- | Mquity—for it is by far the oldest secret organiza- ton in existence—nor of the humanitarian objects which it projessedly seeks to accomplish, tte uni- versality alone clothes it with a peculiar interest inat does not appertain to associations more cir- sumecribed im thelr relations. Computing, as it foes at thts day in the United states alone, a population of hal! a million of active mewbe! Freemasonry boasts, as did the Emperor Charles of the extent of his Empire, that there is not a civilized country of the world, | whether Coristian or not, in which its lodges are tobe found. From frozen Siberia to torrid Africa, and across the wide continents of both Aemispheres, the tnstitution ts actively in opera- tion. Everywhere substantially the same in ite organization, its members governed by the same | laws and inspired by the same principles, it pre- tents the remarkable spectacle of an associauon wnich, under no contingency, has been subjected so a change of character by the innuences of we ianguage, the povitical government or the religious belief of the peoples among whom It has veen in- .troduced. In Protestant England, tn Catholic ltaly, Im Mohammedan Turkey or to Brahmanic (ndia—under the shadow of the Cathedral of St. Paul or the Basilica of St. Peter ax the Mosque of St. Sophia or tbe thousand iemples of Benares— Freemasonry is, for all practical purposes, ONE AND THE SAME INSTITCTION. No external pressure bas ever succeeded in affecting the ideatity of its orm and organization. In the most Wigoted biercrenies it has maintained its principle of toleration; la the most despotic autocracies it bas inculcated ireedom of thougut® and speech, and in the mest Nberal republics 16 has preserved the doguia of obedience to const! tuted authority. This universality of ifs identity has authorized Shat doctrine of ite ritual which declares that “in every land a Mason may find a home aud in every chme a brother.” The links of @ catnoilc orotner- Rood do, indeed, form « continuous chain that girdles the whole earth. llence, the Kev. Salem Town, one of the most learned snd dis- tinguisbed members of the irateruity in New York, has said, in reierence to this cosmo- politan character, thas ‘were be {to travel tpto 8S tereign country he should consider his Masonic relations the surest aleguard, aside from Divine protection, that could Le throwu around im.” When such so tustitation becomes t subject matter of investigation there are two prominent (opics that arrest the attention of the inquirer—ite history and 14 desigo—where and when did it arise, and what are the objects for which its existence has oren contmued. Hach of these topics we propose succiuctiy to discuss, The question of the origin of Freemasonry as A MYSTICAL ASSOCIATION tas for more than a century aud 4 haif attracted the attention of many scholars of Britain, Ger- many, France and America, apa a body of treatises and essaysonu the subject have been publisne the extent of which would surprise any one not familiar with Masonic literature. At the present day the historians of Freemasonry who are en- gaged in the discussion ef this question may be Sividea tuto two schools, which may be ap- propriately distinguisned as the mythical 4 the authentic. The former of these ts the older, for tne i has become prominens within the last tee or four ades. Masonic pinion 1s, however, very steadily, and, inde tapidiy, moving in the direction of thouglt tuat bas been adopted by this latter school, ine diferences betwern these two schools are very strongiy @efined, and are, in some respects, rey sbiagonistic. The tuythical scuoo! Of Masonic history was in- pugurated avout the beginuing of tae last century oy James Anderson and Theopniias Desaguliers, doth doctors of divinity, aud who had been mainiy tnstrumenta! i ela ig What has been c ry by the establishine Loage of England. Dr. And & man Ol acknowledged learning, tn minister of a Scotch congregation in London and 4 writer of some reputation. Or. Desaguliers was recognized as & distinguished scientist and a pular lecturer on experunentai josuphy. ut it is Anderson who Is really to be considered as the founger of the schoo, miuce he frst promu fated its theories in tne “Book of Constitation ‘Dich be pavlushed in 1723 vy order of the Grand son was nortunately for the inverests of truth Ander. son Was of a Very imaginative turn of mind, and ead of Writing an authentic bistory of Free- onry he accepted and incorporated into his farrative ail the myths and jegends which he jound in the manuseript records of the operative Masons. according to him MASONRY BEGAW WITH ADAM, and, extensing through line of antediinviaa triarcas to N« by him communicated to tis descendan New World. Being trans mitied successively through Abi nm, Moses, joshua aud David, 1 wt lenge who, by the aid uf the Freema: ple at Jerusaiem. After the deatn of Solon institNsion Was patronized by his s¥ by the kings of Babylon. assyrig and Kgypt, until it Was finally trausuiited into fF urope. The Masonic writers of Fugiacd who tmmedi- ately succeeded Anderson bave not insisted om that part of his Marravive whicn traces Preema. yonry to the Garden of Eden. Lut they more fuily developed his theory of the estaoli*nment of the Draef at the Temple of Jerusalem, the division of erait into lodg and officers, <, with degre: dow exists, lunued to be acknowledged vorieal creed by the mater a the last aod part the é present century. It was imecorporated into the ritual, much of whien ix founded on the w sumption tuat Freemasonry is to ve traced, for primitive soure, to the Temple of Jerusalem. Th investigations of the more recent or autnentic hool have very ueariy demolished this theory. Sehoiarly men, at leet, among the craft no longer concede even its planstotlity. Yet the influence Of its prevalence lor so long a period Is still seit, and perbaps waile the organization contiaues in its preseat iom will never be wholly over- come, The Temple i holds its pla ym the ritaal as the type o! every Masonic lodge nd its master is recognized as tne representa ot the King of israel, while linportamt eve trausmittes, it by oral tradition, are com- memorated as lav occurred during the Com struction of the edifice, But all of this i now ¢ plained, not historically, but symboticatiy. Ana so (portant and, Indeed, essential to speculative Masonry is THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON Qe a symbol, tuat to eradicate it irom Masonic syMoOlIsm We Hid be eqnivalent to destroying toe identity of (he matiintion. The ground floor, ine tiadie cnamber aud tue holy of holies are familiar y lodge, aud the brezen colamas of Bonz, stood at the peren of the til Indispensable decora- tious Wy every 1008 building which is exein- tively devoted to M purpores. Toe weory of the origin of Freemasonry that is now beginning to | everally accepted by Temp \uteieent Order is thatel tne authentic. Tus school mignt vanes c, and in deed 118 heen ae. uominated , becanse of the ws they have in- Meted om the Vageut images uf tue segen ae, mythiea! schoor, leaders of tue authentic school in England are Bugian and Woodiora; in Scotiand, Lyon, and fo Germany, Fine), it a prodigaiity of ere: has been the Weakness of ihe mythical seuoo!, their rivals may be charged with having sometimes ¢Xerciseu aM excess o| Increduuty, They declme toaccept 6 eK Whose authenticity orted some wri in got Supp uien oF printed record, sadalew of tem na gone 6) lavas to | eid Wo the their victorious legions subdued the semi-oarbar- | ous tribes o: Spain, of Gani, of Germauy and of | Britain, than (hey began to establish colonies and to build cities, To every legion which went forth to conquer and to colonize was attacaed a guild or college of architects, Whose memvers, taken irom | tue great body at Rome, marched and eacamped wit the legion, and wuen a colony Was jounded remained there to cultivate the séeds of Roman | civilization, to inculcate the principles of Roman art and to erect tempies for Worsuip aod houses jor the accommudatioa of tue inhabitants, When in time the corruptea empire was threat- ened wits extinction vy the invasion Of its North- ern enemies the jegions were recalled to sustain and defead the central power, but the guilds of ar- chitects and builders most trequentiy remained in the towns and cities whica tiéy had assisted to erect and wuere taey bad acquired citizenship that tuey had probably lost ar home. In the Course Of time the proud mistress of tue world became extinct as a power of the earth, and the colonies which sbe had acattered over the Von- tuupent became independent kingdoms and princi- palities. ‘The descendants of the Koman colleges of ertificers estabiisned schools of arcattecture and taught and practised the arc of building aniong the newly en{ranclised people, of this body Of erchitect® was at Como, a city of Lomburdy, Where & scnool Was founded which ac- quirtd so ‘much reputation that the masous and cklayers of LbAt city received the appellation of Masters of Como, and aremitects of all nations flocked to the place tu acquire Lae correct priu cipies of thelr proiession, From this school of Lombard builders proceeded that SOUIEEY OF ARCHITECTS who were known at tuat time by tue appellation of Freemasous, and Who from the tenth to the six- teenta century traversed the Continent of urope engaged almost exclusively iM the cousiraction of religious edifices, such as cathedrais, churches und moaasteries. The monastic orders formed an aillanee with (heu, that ibe convents {re- quently becate their domicile, aud they instruc- ted toe monks in tbe Secret principles ol their art. Yhe popes took them wader their protection aud grauted them charters of mondpoly as ecclesiassi- eal architects and invested tem with many in- portant and exciusive privileges. Dissevering tac lies which bound them to the monks, these Free dua-Ous (80 called to distinguish them irom the rough masons, who Were of an inferior grade and not members O! the corporation) subsequentiy ex- tanushed the gulids of stonemasons, Which existed UBUl (ue eud OF Lhe seventeenth ceutury in Ger- many, France, Engiand and scotiagd, (bese stonemasons, OF, as they coutinae to call theniselves Preemasvns, had ove peculiarity in thei orgamization wWhici ts necessary to be con. siuered if we would comprehend the relativg that exists between taem aod the Freemasons ol the present day. The society was nevessaridy au operative oue, Woose members Were actually en- gaged 1m the Manual labor of bulidiug, as Well as iu the more intetlectuai occupation ot arcuitec tural designing. (his, with the fact ol their previous connection With the monks who proba. bly projected the plans Which toe Masons carried into execution, led to the acmssion among them of persons Who Were Bot Operative Masons, These were high ecclesiastics, Weaitiy noodles and men of sclence Who Were eucouragers and patrons of the art, These, not coupecent to engage in the Jaber of building, were supgosed to confine tuem- selves to puilosopbic speculations on the princi- pies of the art, and to symvolizing or spiritual- 171g Its labors ahd its impiements. Hence th resulted a division of tae membership of the brotherhood luto two classes, the praciical and the theoretic, or, as they are more commouly calted, THE OPERATIVE AND THE SPECULATIVE. The operative Masous always held the ascen- dancy in Bumbers, but the speculative Mason exerted & greasver Infuence vy tueir migher cul- ture, their Wealth aud thetr social position. Ju tume there Came a total and permanent dis- severance of the [wo elements. At what precise period (uis event oceurrea we caunot say, but it was «ome where between the middie and the ciose ol the seventeenth century. At the veginning of the elunteenta century (uere were several loages im Englend, bat jor a jong time there had been no meeung of ageneral assemuiy. Jn the year 1717 Freemasonry Was revived aud the Grand Lodge of Hogland esiablisued by the four lodges whic then existed im London. This revivai took pi. ce througn the mfuence and by tue exertions oF «DoOn-operative oF speculative Masons, and the = lostitation since pre- servea th speedily established ail over tue worl europe, America and Asia—by the Motner Grand Lodge at London, who, for that purpose, Issued provincial deputa- tions or patents of authority to introduce the Order into foreign uutries. No important change las tacen place in the organization of we association siuce that period. As 8v0n us a com. petest pumber of lodges bad been estaolisned in any independent siace @ grand lodge was at once eousttaied; and now in every kingdom of Europe, wit (Wo exceptions, inevery Siate of the Americ«n Union, in the Vominion of Canada and otper Britisa South os toere 8 & grand louge ex- an Masonic power, while in some colonies Which have not attained political inae- adence provincial grand louges have veeu iu- It hitly ipiertor prerogatives ch of the origin and progress of (ution prepares us for # stul briefer REVIEW OF ITS DESIGN. It isevident from woat has been said that the Freemasours of tue preseut day is a philosophic or speculative science, derived from and issuing out of an operative art. in denowiating t & science, we should be more precise were we to say that it is a science of symbolism. This science of symvolism, once #0 common as tu have been deeply studied by the abcient putlosophers and vy the modern Gaosies, Kosicraciang and alchemists, Is HOW maintaiued and cultivated in ail its periec: tion by oaly two institutions—tne Roman Catuo- Ne Chares and the Order of Freemasonry. One of twe autnoritative definitions of F:eemasonry is that It i# “a science Of morality, vetied iu allegory and tiasirated by sy ** But a more correct definition would be that it 1s “a system of morality developed ana incuicated by the sctence o1 sy mboi- ism.” its Original descent from an association of batiders has givea to its symbolism a peculiar Atmerican re; euaracter. Aji the labors of operative or stove masonry, its implements and its technical ian- Dave been seized by the specuiative Free- and appropriaied by them as symbols, each of Which teaches some Importagc moral or religious truth. The cathedrals which their pred- ecessors erected, some vf which still remain as proud monam ‘of thelr surpassing skili 10 arcnivectare, nave been repiacea for esoteric rea- os by the Temple of Solomon, Which bas ve ie, witn one exception, most important aud significant of the er. ‘AS ali these symbols ate applied to religious par- poses and receive @ religious interpretation, we Must conclude that Freemasoary is a religion Institution. ft 1% NOT A RELIGION. it makes no such claim. [1 does not profess to offer the renovating efficacy or the spiritual con solations Which Make region so necessary an element im toe Dealzaiut life of man. but it docs incaicate some religious truths, without tempt to define theological dogmas. it de of is imitates a trustiog belief im God and in the immortality 0: the soul, and its ceremonies and its symbols impress these traths with ali :ne moral consequences that a belle: In them implies. It recognizes all religious truth, and volerates, but does not sectarian dog Ie repudiaies ne Around its altar, conse crated to the Grand Architect of the nniverse, men @il creeds may Kaeel in one common worship, ch holding im Dis heart with all tenacity his own peculiar 1aite, eh neither asking por condem: dental to 8 organization & an Association of men engaged in the same parsuit we lad otner c ; teristics Common to it with all similar ham: sociations, bat Which it possesses and practises with greater pervection vecause Of 108 aMiversality and jis numerical exvens.o: ‘Sfeu 18 si octal Characcer, In the lodge atl ar- tificial distinetions of rank and weaith and power are for the time saspended, and Masons meet to- gether on ‘THE GREAT LEVEL OF KQUALITY. The prince and the peasant, the Dishop and the layman, sit together and join hand im hand im the sams «¥mvolic iabor, Lt 18 but the other day that tne heir apparent of the British crown Was seeu kneeling at the feet of one of nis sunjects and nviog to him his vath of Masonic alleyiance and jeaity. So, 100, It is eminentiy a benevolent institution. ‘here is’ no other institunoen that has vais and endowed more asylums for the aged and decayed Gr hospitals lor the sick oF houses for orphawa, oF done more to clotne the naked, to feed \he huagry Or relieve the poor, and in granting eeemosy nary Gwtressea brocner or iiy destituie authentic | school the | A principal seat | widow. It hallows and sanctifies the gilt by the nce aud secresy with whicn it is bestowed. Such is Freeimasonry—venerable in its age and beueficent in its design. And when in a few days | its disciples saall appear in the performance of one of iis religious commemorations, in all the gorgeous display o: its paraphernatta, its banne: | aud Its symbols, every one Of which 1s ly 3M | nificant to thuse who bave learned the lesson of | some reat religious or moral truth, jet the people who look on the scene know that they are benolding 4 venerable rele of tre olden time, whicn yet hi bo decay, but whose age “is as a lusty winter, | combining with the good old couservatism of the past all the practical uriitarianism of the present. ALBERT G, MACKEY. Secretary General Supreme Council, S. M. Jarisdiction, ANOTHER VIEW OF FREEMASONRY. HOW THE BRETHREN ABDUCTED MORGAN AND CONVEYED HIM TO NIAGARA—I8 MASONRY A CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATION ? To THe Epiror or THe HeRaLp:— Ibave read your wonderful paper to-day with | more than usual interest, especially the nar- | ratlve from Mr. Thorne of the rive aud progress of | Freemasonry as an institution in the United States. We are about to have a celebration of un- usual splendor. I should besitate to say anything that would interfere with the amusements of any | class of our fellow citizens. If they choose to call | themselves “Tilers? ana ‘Porsutvant,” and “principal architects,” and “sword bearers,” and nights templars,” and ‘independent royal ches,’”? it is thelr own affair, They have as much right to amuse themselves by these proceed- ings as togo fishing for cod or singing negro melodies. At the same time tt is well to remember what our history teaches us tn reference to Masonry in this country, and to recall now what our fathers thought of this institution. Mr. Thorne dismisses | with an easy flourish the whole story of tne Mor- gan excitement which played so prominent @ part in American politica, and in regard to which 20 one Is better informed than the distinguished pab- licist and journalist Thuriow Weed, who began bis career in politics at that time. Let us recall the siory for whe benefit of Mr. Thorne ana the Freemasons who are to parade our streets on the 2d of June:—Captain William piorgan was bora in Virginia in 1774 He | served under General Jackson at the battle of New Orleans, in i815, and earned his ttle in that action, He removed to Rochester, in New York, and afterward to Batavia, and was a man of some social distinction, for tt is recorded “that he twice crossed the Atlantic Ocean in the char- | acter ofa gentieman.” In 1826 Captain Morgan, | &member of the Masonic lodge, decided to pub- lish an exposure of tue rites and ceremonies and purposes of #reemasonry, sud about this time he moved to Canandaigua, N. Y., which was called, in the literature of that Ume, “one of the | proudest inland towns.’ Upon the frat an nouncement by Captain Morgan of his intention to expose the nature of tue institution of Masonry | a placard was issued in Canandaigua, dated Augast 9, 1826, denouncing him asa “swindler and dangerous man,” and adding the significant sentence “that people im this village wouid be happg to see this Captain Morgan."” On the 19th, ten days later, three men from Batavia and oue from Pembroke arrested Captain Morgan on a trumped up cbarge and imprisoned him, On Sep- | | the survivors staying there were presented by THE SCHILLER. THE BODY OF MRS, ZAVIER RACCHLIN AND THREB OTHERS RECOVEKED. [From the London Times, May 14.) The steamer Lady of tne Isles, while-on her pas- sage from Scilly te Penzance and ten miles from tne Scilly Islands, recovered the body of a lady, well dressed, and Wearing a gold chain with watch attached, earrings and brooch. In the pocket of the dress was a draft on a Lucerne bank for 1,500 francs. The body was brought to Penzance and there identified by the mate as that of Mrs, Zi mother of four children, all of whom were drowned. There was no Iifebelt around the boay. BODIES WASHED ASHORE. Three bodies were washed ashore at Mousehole, just outside Mount’s Bay, yesterday, and have been recognized as those of the purser, @ saioon passenger named Bremner and the s2cond ear- penter. AFFECTING INCIDENTS OF THE SUBMARINE SEARCH. ‘vhe bodies of Mr. and Mrs, Friend were found almost at the same time and within a very short distance of each other. There were several instances of this kina. Among other bodies brought to Sciliy'was that of a lady, apparently about twenty-one years of age, upon one of whose flagers on the right hand was a gold ring, taseribed with the intitals “A, W. A. M.”’ and the date, ‘28th April, 1875.’ On the leit hand was anotuer ring marked, ‘A, W., from A. B.,”? but there Was neither card nor document of i | kind leading to her identification. nother body that was brought in about an hour afterward was tuacof a gentieman abous Re cag three years of age. On fim were @ valuable goid watch ana chain. and round lis peck Was & locket containing tbe jikeness of a iady, On bis right hand was a ring marked “A.M, A. M., April 27, 1875," and in bis pocketvook was ais marriage cer- tiflcate, dated April 27, 1875. From tois it is in- Jerred that they Were man und wile, ana that they were Married on the day the Seniiler sailed from New York. It bus since been ascertained that the names Oi tms young couple were Mr, and Mrs, Auguste Muate, of New York. THE SIGNAL GUNS, Yesterday it was ascertained for the first time that on the night of the wreck two of the Sennen tishing boats stationed at St. Agnes, naving heard the guus ol the Schilier, went out at one o'clock ; but alter searching amoung the Western Rocks for two hours Without seeing anytmug, returned. Tue sea was 80 Very rough that they were unabie to go further than Crebawthen. The boats on re- | turning reported that they could see pothing, and | supposed there was uo wreck. ‘The guns were at that time believed to be those of a steamer passing. ‘This 18 the reason Why ovats [rom st. Agnes did not go vat earlier than eight o'clock, when, the jog lilting, the wreck could be ~ce trom the island, At tour o'clock, beiore the fisn- ing boats had returned, Mr. Obadiah Hicks had | yone ous in his boat, bad seen the Wreck, and was thus lustrumental in saving life. Mr. Thomas Jones Stevens, the agent of the Fagle Line of steamers at Plymouth, asks as to state tuat no Steamers of thut line nave eyer fired guns in passing Si RELIEP FOR THE DISTRESS! Last evening, at the sullors’ Hom , Plymouth, Admiral Sir W. King Hall with £48, coliected for | them among the oficers und artisans of the Devon- tember 10 an attempt was made to burn his | printing office. ludsoas, headed by the Sneriff of tue county, EB Bruce, seized the person of Morgan ana carried him steaitutly, by wight aud by day, to Fort Niagara, near Niagara Falls, a distance of more tha a hondred miles trom bis home. This was au ubandoned American fort. oved the unfortunate man, until this nothing hus been known of his fate. was helieved at the time that he was conuemned Shortly after w perty of Free- | Here they impris- | and irom that time | In| to death by the Freemasons and was thrown over | Niagara Falla, but of course 1 do not wish to | | of the dress and swim to the surface, Accept or even to approve any such harsa judg- ment even upon fanatical Members of a secret io- stitution, life-long friend, Thurlow Weed, could very well jniorm you, if ue cared to speak OM che subject, gan was Imprisoned in the sort; that were heard frou it; that El Bruce, the Sherif, was removed Lom his oMce by be Witt Clinton, then Governor, and sentenced to two years anid s1X taonths imprisonment, ior abduction, ane otbers were sentenced to different terms of imprisonment, und that the country was agitated ws lt never Was belore or bas beep at any time since thea. if we turn back to the declarations of the great men Of that Gay we will ind what they thought of Freemasonry. On May 4, 1829, C. D, Colden, one of the most distinguishes in New York, wrote a leiter, saying tume bdid not believe that Morgan had been pat to death, bur 1 find myself opliged to yleld to the Jorce of evi- dence.” io this letter Mr. Colden also spoke of Masonry as ‘idle and us ” Daniet Weuster wrote a letter speaking of Masonry “as an institution essentially Wrong to the principle of its formation” mutual confidence among mea living together unger popular institutions,” and “dangerous to the general catise of civil liberty and good gov- ernment,” and “which should be pronibired by law.” Kichard Kush, of Pennssivania, one of tee most distinguished men o: that time, secretary of the Treasury and Minister to Engiand, challenged the loquisiiion of Spain to exceed in crueity “Morgan’s unmoiation, wRich Was ia spirit aud almost in form an auto de Je.” Mr. Kush was apxious to nominate a ticket for President and Vice President, headed by Wiliam Wirt, Jonn Quincy Adams, writing in 1882, distinctly de- ciared tuat a crimioal nad escaped “by the connivance of those who regard Masonry paramount to the laws of the land.” Wiliam tH. Seward spoke ol the “uolawiul oaths” of Masonry and its “aiarmlog p:inciples aud blasphemous ries and ceremonies.” in Pennsylvania tne feel- g Was so strong tuat Joseph Ritner was elected Governor upon # distinct agti-Masonic issue, and in 183) @ oational Convenuon Was held to Phila- depuis for the purpose of giving expression to the opinions of tue people upon this solemn ques- tion, Francis Granger, Massachusetts; (aad: pia; William ik, Seward, of New York, and others. Taurlow Weed Was the Colei of the State Comuuit- tee, Mr. Seward (ook a prominent part mm the de- liberations of the Convention, and | have ne’ heard tuat during 018 jong and brilliant career ever recanted the opinions he expressed at tat time as to tue nolawfal oaths and alarcing princi- pies of the association, 1 do not observe in the histor; that he refers to the fact that Benedict Arnoia was admitted to the Freemssoa Order on the 18th ot April, 1765, 1a New Haven, nor does he inform us (hat woen Aaron Barr was planning ais treason against the United States that he made use of a “royal arch cipher.” Now that we are celevrating iis Masonic anniversary it 1s well that the whoe history spoaia bi ‘Mr. Weed, who Was #0 prominent an ant-Mason in his early life, still lives, and those who are honored with his acquaintance know that he retaims to thia hour tue convictions he formed in the be ning of his memoravie career, I trast you will permit this contribution to the pistory of Masoary to appear in the colomns of the HeRaLp, | am your most obedient servant, &c. ED. W. New Yor City, May 28, 1875. THE HOSPITAL BARGE. SEA AIR FOR SICK PABIRS—ACTION OF ST. JOHN'S GUILD. As summér approaches our humanitarians re- member toe Herce neat of past seasons and the sufferings there/rom of the hosts of the poorer classes, Whose cheap tenements afford few factli- ties of ventilation; of the hundreds of poor sick babies to whom @ breath of fresh sea alr is worth anew lease of life, They rememper the urgent need which Jaly and August will bring for bay and river exeursions for sick bables and worn-out mothers. To meet this rapidly coming want tne trostees of St. John’s Gaid have determined to Duid & hospital barge, whica should be properly equipped to insure to toe sufferers all possivie comforts. Last yeat the Gatld took out over 15,000 sick children abd mothers on eignveen excursions in chartered barges, whiue many others wantol me requisite aecommo- mpetent physicians believe Um by tuese charita! the Gaild has its own is to be ready by the Ist of July, it wi f New Yors; Puny Merrick, of ble to do far more im this work of Cartstt Kindness, To ourld a barge capavie of accommo- dating 2,500 sick coildrey and mothers toe Gaild ask only $20,000, The Treasurer had $6,000 19 band, ‘Tae appeal has teen pnt tn circulation by the Board of Trustees asking coutribations by eharita- ble citizens. How this appeal is being answered will appe the following report :— CONTRIAUTIONS POR MOSPITAL FOND ns ha ting Hospital of st. Joba's Treasurer of the Lady Washington, THROwEN RJ. CORTIE Ff Steamship line National Steanslip WNC... ceseeeeee Charles ¢ New York + no George A. Clark & Brot 10 a Merrall & Condit w» T.P. lowell &« o TH KOK Joshua E. Toda » - rity te Danie! Faimad: ™ Hugh Auchineloss im w» Towa! 75 In order to compere [920,000 inal with be requited. Conteiwitton c arnestly solieiced, | WiLutAM Hy GUION, treaeurer, do, ob Wall oureely All know 1s that my venerated and | | and “especialiy unfavoravie to | ‘Tails Convention was composed of men like | 3 Sevens, of Penusyiva- | | by Mr. Thorne | yeen received for | port dockyard, FUNERAL SERVICES, Prevendary Wedgeiaad, rector of Penzance , yes- terday oficiated at the funeral of those persons | whose bodies had been brougutto the mainiand, | Tue service was very solemn, and was attended by an enormous concourse. THE WRECK BXAMINED BY DIVERS. vier Racehiin, thirty-eight years of age and tne | | the doorman, River yesterday, near pier 66. | Deceased about forty-fve qeare of age and was d) in biack pants, white shirt and a Cardigan jacket. He was about five feet eight inche: high The boay of unknown man, Which bas been im the water a long time, was found yesterday floating fn the East River and was removed to tne Morgue, NEW YORK CITY. The charge preferred against William Finke, of | No, 103 Essex street, by Flora Gotstadt, was | Yesterday dismissed by Judge Sutherland, there being no evidence to support the coarge of assault | which she preferred, The Yale Alumui Association hela their annual meeting last evening at Delmonico’s, Fifth avenue and Fourteenth street. Reports from the usual committees slowed that the society was ns good condition, The attendance was respect- Henry Nesbitt was indicted by the Grand Jury on May 26 for mayhem, he having bit off an ear of Gedrge R. Black, furniture dealer on Canal street. He was arrested yesterday mormng in his bed by Detectives Field and O'Gonnor, of the District At- torney’s oMce, and was committed to the Tomos Without bau. Charles H, Otto, foreman, and Philip Riley, laborer, employed in the Dock Department, were indicted by the Grand Jury on the 26th of May for obtaining money by false pretences from the city. Both med were arrested yesterday by Detectives O'Connor and #teid, of the District Attorney's of- fice, and were comutted to the Tombs, BROOKLYN. Assessments amounting to $80,000 were vacated in the city court during the past month, The first concert of the season, by Conterno’s Twenty-third Regiment Band, will be given at Prospect Park this alternoon, beginning at three o'clock. Detective lihere, of the Sixth precinct, arrested Frederick Gutlenger yesterday on a charge of assauliing Mrs. Georgiana Fiood and rovoing her bi a Gutlenger was committed for examina- Thomas McMaster, while in a fit of somnambu- lism, walked out of the third story window of his residence, on Tenth street, near North Second, aan, yesterday morning, and sustained severe njuries, The licenses of E. Duffel, John Kettérle, V. ind, Jolin Waele, Joon H. Middivcamp, Jacob Duer- schind and Theodore Helisiea were revoked y terday vy the Excise Commissioners for violation of the Sunday Excise law, Edward Hollister, of No. 122 Hoyt street, who was locked up at the Washington street station is cell yesterday morning by The Coroner was uotified, The case of the tax collector, lsaac Badeau, came up again yesterday before the referees* Evidence, which was published when Badeau was tried for embezzling the city’s money, was given by accountant seaman to show thdt the ex-col- jector had failed to account lor certain sums. fhe case Was then adjourned until next week, when it will be summed up, LONG ISLAND. The old butiding at Riverhead, formerly ocoupiea by the County Clerk of Suffolk county, was sold on Thursday for $2,610, The county records have been removed to we new building just com- A thorough eXumination of the Schiller wi made yesterday by divers, who remained five | hours under water, ‘‘uey 1ound the ship broken | up. Her lower decks are 1 » confused heap, sus- | ended between three rocks, 400 her engine shaft, | Reel and otner prominent ‘portions of the | seem altogether gone. No corpses were obse but some passengers’ luggage Was got up and sev- eral sewing maciines. Tbe snip’s bottom seemed | dropped oat, No builion boxes can be discovered, nor any cargo, Que of the divers had a narrow | escape, having got ois loot so jammed In the | wreck that he had co cut away his boot and part | THE REFARKIER LEDGES. Although the Returrier ledges are only five miies irom Scilly, and the trip 1m tne weather ts very agreeable, to get within @ aistance oi five or | six hundred yards of them 1s & matter of danger | | | even in the smoothest weatner. They are very re- markable in formation. There 18 @ tremendous rock about two vundred feet long, Which stanas quarter of a mile inside the bis isk Lignthouse, like an enurmous screen to the ledges, which run slantingly downward five fatnot on vo the beds of the rocks bearath, it is benind tuis screen that the l-lated Schiller struck, and jay til the next sea broke upon her, wnica carried her stera round into deep water, Where she gradually sunk. DECORATION DAY, ‘THE DECORATION OF GRAVES AT WOODLAWN, CALVABY AND MOUNT OLIVET CEMETERIES. Although Monday is to be generally observed as Decoration Day there are several of the posts of | the Grand Army of the Repuoiic whice will deco- rave the graves of their dead comrades on Sunda, ‘The Sunday celebration is tor tne most part con- | fined to Brooklyn and Williamsourg. At midnight, Saturday, the comrades of the | Grand Army of the Republic and invited guests will assemble at the War Veterans’ Club rooms, corner of Court and Joralemon streets, from wiich piace at hall-past tweive they will pro- ceed to the Marine barracks’ gate, Fiush- ing avenue. From the Navy Yard tney will proceed in transports to Harlem Bridge, where they will tuke a train whicn leaves Grand Centrai depot at naif-past two. Thg marines from | the Navy Yard will accompany the party and | assist at the decoration, which begins at hall-past | four, and proceeds according to tne sfoliowing | programme :— 1. Dirge, by the Band. 2 Gee—"fue Story,” (Tune, Integer Vite) Giee Club of Company B, Luirteenth regiment, | .G.8.N.¥., Professor A, 8. Caswel\, Conductor. | 3. Invocation, by Key. Mattuew Hale smith, 4. Aadress by ov William tl. Pemverton, Mark tue Dear Spot,” origina for th! (Miliard), by Giee Ciao, | on, by Hon. Jonn Oakey, | 6. O T. Glee—“Kest, Sailor, cur, ig hepa i by Hon, A. M. W. Ball; read b; . James rey. | ® strewing of fowers; “Sweet Spirit, Hear my — Prayer,” by band. | 10. Benediction. | 11. Salute by United States Marines. ‘The decoration of the Lincoin stavue at the en- trance of Prospect Park will take place at naif- past four P. M. The following 1s the programme :— — 1. Introductory address by the Hon J, 8. T. Stranavan. | 2 luvocation by the Rev. Justin D. Fulton, D. D. &. singing by tue children of the Sunday scnoois, | 4 Oration by Comrade James Tauner. | 6. Singing vy the emiidren. | 6. ioral decoration by the Grand Army of the | Repubiie. | 7. Strewt of flowers by the Sunday school onidre tators. Everybody is requested | a vo being @ florai contrivation, uowever smait. IN WILLIAMSBURG. Posts Germaine Metternich, No, 122, id, No, 35, Will assemble at tue headq! the lavcer, No. 163 Fourtu street, to ri Louis M. ‘Hadiiton, No. 82, of East New York, at Wali-past one P. M., on Sunday, 30th, and ten, without music, march to the Division avenue jerry, at the foot Of Broadway, where they will forma.ly receive Posts James C. Rice, No. 20; Dahle gren, No. 113, and other members of the Order and friends ‘of tne dead lying im Cab vary, Lateran, Union and Mount Oiivet , Alter the reception the body ry Cemetery, where the decoration of the graves ot tne Union dead, as pointed ont by their irieuds and the officer of 4 cemetery, will take place. Tne ceremony, Which Wil be simple, will be conoucted by the resident priest, assisted by such of the Catholic clergymen as can attend at that nour. The line o: maren will mh be taken up for the Lutheran Cemetery, where the reguiar ceremony of ‘he Or- der wil be carried out, and after it is concluded Mount Ulivet aud Union cemeteries Will be aeco- Taved witnoat ceremony, us there are but one of two graves to decorate in each. ‘The interest taken by the litue folks in Decora- tion Day is lilastrated by tne large contributions of plants anu flowers made by the public scuvols to decorate the g brave soldiers who perisned im the 45, jocated at West Twenty nd of which Miss Saran E. Cole of plants and which Were brougat by the | holars as their quota, CORONERS’ CASES. James Coase, who was injured on the 8th inst. by a roll of carpet falling on his back, died yester day at Bellevue Hospital. Deceased lived at No. 45 Greenwich street aod was twenty-five years of age. Coroner Croker will nold an inquest. Lizzie Setdenwald, who was shot by Jacob Son- derman in Chatham street oa the 18tn of April, and who has since suffered most intense agony from the effects of her wound, died yesterday moroing er motuer’a residence, No. 4 City Hall place, Coroner Eickhom has charge of the remains and caused nis deputy, Dr. Marsh, to Make a0 autopsy late yesterday afternvon, An est Will be held @arly next week. In the antimne Sonderman 18 locked up in tne Tombs, where he constantly evinces signs of insanity. of the Thirteenth prectogt tound the unsnowWe mau Boating ia the Last The pol | body of au | ciotae y Resv’’ (White), by Glee asst | migot be driven trom the cattle yards on the pleted. The annual convention of the Suffolk county Suuday school teachers will be held at Riverhead on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, the 1st, 24 and 3d of Jane. The first business in order on Tuesday will be the election of oficers for the en- suing year, Among \he speakers announced are the Rey, Jonn Pilkington, of Port Jeflerson; tho Rev. 0. S, Wing, of Northport; the Rev. Epher Whiteen, of Svathold; the Rev. W. W. Knox, of Hantington; the Rev. 3.W. Simpson, of Southold; the Rey. Charles KE. Hiscox, of Greenport, and the Key. J. H. Vincent, D. D., of New York. STATEN ISLAND. The rooms of Mrs. Janson, at Stapleton, were house Thursday night on a charge of intoxication, | | Was jound dead in | on Wi last evening robbed of a watch and a quantity of | ‘She suspected one of her boarders, also named Jansop, and made appiication to Justice Kassner for a warrant for his arrest. Up wo yesterday portions of thirteen buman skeletons had been taken from the excavation on | | the grounds around the old Quarantine Marine Hospital at Tompkinsville. They were put in boxcs by order of toe New Brighton authurities and buried in Oooper’s Cemetery, near Siiver A Swede named Olais P. Allison was attacked — inaloneiy place on the Morning star road on Wednesday night, beaten, robbed of his watch and $9 in money, and leit in an unconscious state. Yesterday the police arrested two men at Factory- ville, named George McGrath and Buidwin, woo roved ty ve toe bighwaymen. They were taken pelore Justice Middlebrook, who veld McGrath in $5,000 ball and Baldwin, as accessory, in $2,000, Notwithstanding the order of the Harvor Com- missioners for the removal of the new pier of the North Snore Ferry Company, at Stapleton, with the yacht club building upon it, work upon the latter 1s still proceeding, twenty-five workmen being employed upon it and the building being nearly enclosed. it is understood taat applica- tivn will be made for an injunction to restrain the | Harbor Commissioneis irom turtuer interiereace, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. A meeting of the Board of Police was hela yes- terday morning. A communication irom the Board of Charities and Correction requesting additional patrolmen on Blackwell's Island was referred to the Committee on Rules and Disci- A petition of the widow of Captain Juno Williamson, of the Toir ecoad precinct, praying pod @ pension, was referred to the same commit- ee. A communication from the Board of Health, gning certain streets turough which eatte North River to tue slaughver houses on the East po and was referred to tne Superintendent of voice. The report of Inspector Thorne, of the Street Cleaning Bureau, giving im detail the expenses of that department ior tae morth of April was read, It appears that the sum 01 $94,261 09 was expended last month for cleauing the streets, General Sm: imtroduced the following resola- tion, which was adopted :— Resolvet, That all application for transfer by members Of the foreé be made through the Superintendent. This efects a very material change in the old style of transierring pairolmeo, which was done in many ca on account of political infuenc Itrespective of the propriety of the transier, Under the new system petitions for trunsfers will ve granted only ogon the Imdorsement of tne Superinvendent of Police. MUNICIPAL NOTES. Mayor Wickham is overrun with applications for the position of Police Justice, now vacant by the death of Judge Sherwood. The Mayor's office Was yesterday visited by a large number of aspir- ants and their friends. Every politician of any note im the city has sent in bis claims, or that of some particular friend in whom he is interested, Toe ward leaders of Tammany Hail '@ specified particular favorites tor the position, but it ts likely Mayor Wickham will be guided entirety by cou- siderations of fitness and avility, thus disappoint- ing @ host of those ambitious gentiemen. ‘ihe Mayor Was called upon yesterday by politicians ot every stripe snd color in connection with this vacancy. Letters have poured i from all qaur- ters, Messrs, John A, Goairey, Hugh L. Cole and otner lawyers transmitied earnest requests, Messrs. Pp. G. Jeror ck, Durty, Stepnen H. Trumbull and overs are backed | by iafuential interests. Toe Committee on Streets of the Board of Alder- Men, consisting of Messrs, Guntzer, Lysagnt and Simonson, appointed to invesigate the charzes against Poitce Commisstoner Disoecker, wi meet a@t twoo'clock on Monday next. It 1s probable that @ searcaing inquiry will be made into the al- leged mi-aemeanors o1 Mr, Disoecker. Several of the commissioners of city depart. Meuts met at the Mayor's office yesterday aiter- noon to take into consideration the matter of | equalization of prices of lavor on the pubuc works, | Tt was agreed that laborers it futare suail be paid at the rate of twenty cents per hour. It 18 under- stood that a ui jarger number of laborers can 4 employed under this arrangement than jorm- Ty. | on Sunday. the 30: | uneral, from bis late tT was rumored around the City Mall vesteraay | that \r. James |’. Sinnott was tion of Atiorney tor the Taxes, vacant since the deata of Mr. Harvey. ted for the posi- jon of Arrears of Alexander a ee MARRIAGES AND DEATHS, MARRIED, Boswett—Gonwix.—At the Church of the Holy ———_—— was { wii "a Montgomery, » TORN . ressed Tivae deagnan tt tat, ee DIED. ACKERLEY.—Suddenly, ou the 27th inst, of Pneumonia, WILLIAM fH. ACKERLRY, aged 86 ‘The relatives and iriends of the family are im vited ro attend tue funeral, at Grace chard, Oy ner of Erie and Second ‘sireets, Jersey City, at Dall-past One o'clock, on Sunday, Mag 30. Barrox.—On May 26, ALuerT G., the oldest sou of Albert and Hliza Barton, in the 48ta year of bis age. Funeral will take place on Saturday, 20th inst, at one o'clock, from nis Iriend’s, 132 Cannon street. Relatves and irienas are respeotinily invited. Bonp.—On Friday, May 28, atter a short and severe ulness, ISAAc G. BOND, in the 47th year ol 1s age. Relatives and friends of the family, also the members of Neptune lodge, No. 317, F. and A. M., are respectiully invited to attend the faneral, from his late residence, 108 Suifolk street, om Sunday, May 30, at two o'clock, Brapy,—at Harlem, May 27, 1875, Mary, widow of the late William Brady, in the 84th year of nef age. Relatives and friends of the family are respect fully invited to attend the fuoeral, from St. Ap drew’s Protestant Episcopal church, Fourth ave nue and ‘th street, Saturday, 29th inst., at tour oclock P.M. BRUNING.—HENRY, 800 Of John and Ellen, aged 2 years and 2 mont Relatives and friends are respectfully invited t attend the funeral, on Sunday, the 30th imst., at two o'clock P. AL. i COorER.—At Passaic, N, J., on Thursday, May HAiy, youngest son of William J. and hiargarel 5. Cooper, aged 4 years and 6 months, The ‘unerai will take piace from the residence of his parents, on Sunday, at three o'clock, Take the cars Irom the foot of Chambers street, for Pas saic, ar forty-five minutes alter one P. M. COTTERELL.—On ‘lbursday, May 27, alter @ short illness, Martin B., 80n of Michael and the late Alice Cotterell, Notice of funeral on Sunday. DaTesR.—On Thursday, May 27, J, HENRY DaTSm, of the firm of John G. McMurray & Oo. Relatives and friends are respectfully Invited va atieud the funeral, from his late residence, 307 Adelphi street, Brooklyn, On Sunday, the 89th inat. at four o'cwok P.M. Remains will be inzerred ai Y. a Thursday, May 27, the wiie of Michael Davarun. rhe acquamtances and friends are respect invited to attend her funeral, from her late | dence, No, 200 Madisou street, on Sunday diter- bagi) at one o’clock. Mi EMAREST.—Oa Friday, May 28, at Mott Have: dessin DEMAREsT, aged 7'years and 6 months, Friends of the limuly are invited to attend the faueral, from her tather’s resiagence, on Buend Ridge, Mott taveu, Sunday, May 30, at two P. M, DEMPSE¥.—May 28, 1875, JAMES DEMPSEY, aged Al years, ‘The suneral will take place from his late rest dence, No. 98 West Warren street, Brookiyn, ai two o'clock P, M., Suuday afternsoa. De Kuyrer.—Suddenly, In New Orie ou Monday, the 24(0 Inst, DESIREE LOUISE RaIN- GEARD, Widow of the late John De Ruyter, Esq., of Lois City, in the 70ta year of her age, Funeral will take piace trom the residence of | her daughter, Mrs, Fred’s Wissmann, No, 437 Fifth | avenue, tals morning, May 2), at ten o'clock, DUVAL february 21, ANNIB Livineston DuvaL, wife of William 5. Duval. Funeral services wul be heid ag tite residence of Willtaim Duval, No. 8 Monroe place, Brookiyn, Saturday, May 29, at tour 2. M. Goop.—On Friday moritag, May 28, at three o'clock, WILLIAM GOD, 1m the 76Un year of his age, Hus irieuds and Unose Of the amily are luvited to attend tre fineral, at tae residence of Mrs, Robert A. Gregory, 411 West Twenty-second sireet, on Sunday, May 30, at two o'clock P, M. ANSH. At Vieasaotville, Westchester county, Gay, 26th inst., CATHARINE M., wile of Jacob Hanshe, jormerly of inis city, in the 73d year of her age. Relativey and friends are invited to attend the ‘uneral, from Friends meeting, Chappaqua, on Sunday, 20th inst., at two o’cloc! Oonveyances will meet the qnarter-past pine train (Hariew Ratlroad) at Chappaqua Station, MAKT-HORN.—-On Wednesday, May 26, at Madi. son, N. J., JANE DIxsON HaRTSHORN, in the 63d your of her age. Relatives aud friends are invited to attend the funeral on Saturday, the 29un, at two P. M., from Mew hog Peiv’s, Madison, N.J. Carriages at the je por HOWELL—JAMES HOWELL, Sr., aged 73 years ana 2 months, ‘The funeral services will take place at his late Tesidence, 45 Madison street, on Sunday, May 30, at tour o'clock. His immediate relatives will con+ vey lis remains to their last resting place, in Greenwood Cemetery, on Monday morning, ‘May BL, at ten o'clock. _JAMIeSON.—On Friday morning, May 28, Mra, JANET JAMLESON, In the 64th year of ner age, Funeral at palf-past three P, M., on Sunday, from her late residence, 809 Fuiton st, Kiyo, JENNINGS.—On F.1d: May 28, at two » ML, JOSEPH JENNINGS, aged 24 years, Kelatives ana friends o! tue family are respect Lon Banibag 3 AeA atiend the Helorbiont pd tau residence, 850 Henry street, at two P. M., Sunday, 30th inst. Albany papers please copy. KerrLer.—Ou Friday morning, May 28, theria, CHARLES, 800 of Charles F. Kepyler, aged 8 interment in LEaGat.—On Wednesday, May 26, at Lake of the Woods, Heonepin county, Minn, Janz ANNA, widow Of the iate William Leggat, of ths city, im the 70th year o: her age. Novice of tuneral hereafter, Lewis.—At Sing Siog, on Toursday, May 27, Ipa Lovisa, youngest Gaughter of Starke W. and Ma tulaa C. Lewis, in the 20th year of her age, The reatives and iriends of the family are ime vited to atiend her funerai, irom the residence of At Rome, Italy, of dip Amelia her parents, Croton aveuus, Sing Sing, on Mow . day, 3lstinst., at two o'clock P. Mi, Carriages in walling at the depot oa tho artival of the 11 betas train from Forty-second street and return abds MAMEDY.—NELLIE, youngest daughter of Frank and Kuen Mohedy, Funeral trom the residence of Lg yd N 120 Eldridge street, on saturday, 29tn inst., ai two o’clock P, M. Relatives and iriends respect tuily invited, MonGanN.—On Friday morning, May 28, 1875, oj pneumonia, alter an filuess of four days, Rew uiL T MORGAN, D. D., Of South Varolipa, aged b4 year Puneral services will take place at the residence Oo! his son-in-law, Mr. E. Delateid Smito, 14 East Forweth street, between Madison aud Filth ave: nues, New York, og Monday muroing, May 3l, at ten o'clock. MORGAN.—On Friday morning, May 28, FREDERICH A. MoKGAD, ug od 46 ears. The relatives and iriends of the family are re spectiuuy invited to attend the laneral, from nu late residence, No, 417 Bast Eigdty-seventh streeq ihinst., at ove P.M. Caliiorola and Providence (RL) papers pleas cop. MURPHY.—At Nowark, N.J., on Friday, 2800 Inst., CATHERINE, Veloved wile of Henry Marpny, in the 35th yoar of her age, Funeral «ui take piace, on Sunaay, 30th inst. at nine o’rlock A. M., from her restuence, Point lane, Newark, N. J. Interment in vaivary Veme tery, Long Isi.nd. Relauves and friends are re apectfully invited to attend. HOLS.—At Jersey City Heights, on Wednes- 26, CARMAN NICHOLS, in tne 66th year of day his age. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the sidence, on Lexiugtor aY., O@ Suturday, the 29th inst., at one o'ciock P, My VeLL.—Un Wednesday moriing, May 26, at ni Tesience. Seven'y-iourih street and Bieven avenue, CHARLES 5S. PeLt, in the 57th year of bu age. The relatives and friends of the family are re- Speetiully invited to attend the funeral, on Satur day morning, May 29, at haif-past ten o'ciock, irom the Bighty-jourta street Presbyterian chureh, near Eleventu avenue, Pyait.—At New Brunswick, N. J., May 27, 1875 alter a tong and paiuial tliness of paralysis, E> WARD HAMILTON PYATT, aged 36 years. Toe relatives and friends of the iamily are ree spectiully invited to atteud the funeral at tue res- idence of his ‘ather, at East New Brunswicl Suuday, May 30, at tw. o'clock, and at four o’clock at the steiton Baptist charen. SHUTTLEWORTH.—On Friday morning, May 28, LUKINE EVELINA BEATRICE, Only dauguter of Jon: ha Evelina Sauttieworth, aged 6 months and 29 duys. Foueral from the residence of her parents, 374 Franklyn avenue, on Saturday, 20to inst,, at three o'clock P. M. Smiru.—On Thursday, Ma; |, SARAH ALLEN, Widow of the late J. Hosiord Smith. Keiatives and irtends are tnviied to attend her funeral from her late residence, Stam ord, Coon, at two o'clock P. M., on Monday, May 31. J ages will be in attendance ou arrival of 12 M. train irom Grand Ventral aepot. lnterment will tak place a . May 27, Fraxg Bont® and Emina J. Sontag. 1HomAs.—On Thursday, May 27, SARAH WILLARD, ony daughter of Dr. f. Gaillara and Mary 1. ‘Thomas, aged 9 years and 3 montis. Funerai services will be neid at the Church of the Transfiguration, Twenty-ninth street, ni Filth avenue, at two o’ciock, om Saturaay, May 29, yMPSO: m Thursday, May 27, 1875, at Bel fast, JAMES THOMPSON, BE senior member of the firm of James thompson & Sons, Boliast, Ireland, Viel.—On Friday, May 28, of consumption, Evernre, wite of Charles M. Viel, aged 21 years. Relatives ana friends of the family are respect. fully invitea to attend the funeral, on Sunda: May 30, at hali-past two P. at Vincent Paul's cou Twenty-third and Seven enues, Wa.si.—Oa thursday, May 2%, at bis residence, Orange Valley, N. J., Patrice WALSH, aged 49 years, native of Doneratle, county of Cork. Keiatives and frienas are respectintiy invited te attend the funeral, at his jave residence, on Sav urduy, May 20, at two o'clock, WE averson N, J., May 27, 18 We raged 76 Yours. . aed seen ‘The frends aod retatives of the fami Vited to attend the funeral, at two relovk Fe ie | ob Sunday, Jovn inst., from the Church of the Hoty { Trinity, Brookiya Heigats, on Thur-day, tue 27h | inst, by the Kev. A. He Vartriage, WinditaM Bos WELL and MARIE A. GODWIN, daunter 0; Daniel Goawin, Esq,, all of Brookiyn. | | HALSEY—MILES.—On voce, May 19, at St. | Thomas’ churco, Mamaroueck, N, Y,, by we Rey, Communion, Curroil sireet, Paterso! > tava leaves Chambers streat at 10 ar 4 bid is 1tTh—in Sout Brooklyn, May 28, loved wiie of Jonn tl, Witten, pa ACT w jAtives Ad iriends are respectfally invited te attend the funeral, from ner tate residence, No, 33 br coone place, en Monday alternooa, at twe — NN eee