The New York Herald Newspaper, September 27, 1875, Page 5

Ww gn a YDB BN EE LEE SR ABS SE RTS RAR ea Ne I AE eB a iN ve Ji YA SO NORTH CAROLINA. An Interview with Ex-Senator Thomas L Clingman. The Democratic Platforms of New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania Considered, A PLEA FOR RAG MONEY. mom, N. O., Sept, 28, 1875. Ex-Senator Thomas L. Clingman, of North Carolina, is now, since the death of ex-Governor Graham, the ‘only living contemporary and compeer, in this State, of Clay, Calhoun, Webster and the rest of that grand galaxy of American statesmen who illustrated a gen- eration which may well be charncterized as the golden age of the Republic, General Clingman entered public life at an unusually early age, aud rose rapully. He is excellently well preserved, is wonderfully active, an in- dustrious and laborious student and retains much of the alertness, fire and vigor wbich in his youth won for him a national name for dash, promptness and intre- pidity. J called on bis last night at his hotel to ascer- tain, forthe readers of the New Yorx Henan, his views upon matters of curreut public interest, and with the followiag result :-— Coxrxsronpext—! represent the New Yor Henatp, and would like to obtain your views on the currency question and the Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York democratic platforms, and your impressions as to the Probable action of parties in the coming Presidential contest. General CLixcMaN—My present engagements as a member ofthe Convention do not allow me time to give you an elaborate statement, but I have no ob- jection to giving, concisely, my viows on these points, The real questions involved are not fairly presented to tho popular mind, The people aré misled and their minds are confused by the tactics of the contraction- tstsor hard money men, as they call themselves, whose strategy prevents the people from secing the reay issue. Thoy know that everybody prefers specie to inconvertible paper, and are continually crying out againstrag-money. Their tactice remind me of a doctor who, on being called to see a patient with # fractured Jeg, or one prostrate with disease, should, instead of ad- Ministering restoratives, discourse eloquently on the advantages of out-door exercise, walking, running, or riding a trotting horse, Every person is ready to admit the wisdom of such prescriptions for people in health, The condition of the United States resembles that of a man gradually recovering from a serious injury, and who must suffer a relapse if prematurely put on bard labor, The great pecuniary loss which the country = sustuined. §~= bythe late civil war is not generally taken into the account. If you consider that, including advances made by States, towns and individuals, and what tho govern- ment paid out during the war, with its acknowledged debt it makes $4,000,000,000. Tho debt of the Confed+ erate States was probably halfas much, or $2,000,000,000, Then 1,000,000 men, perhaps, were either killed or 80 disabled as to become non-producers. If these men were estimated as being individually worth only as much as an able-bodied slave sold for in 1860—$1,600— there must be added a further loss to the country of $1,500,000,000. Then there were employed on both sides for four years, nearly a 1,000,000 men, who received for their labor not more probably than one-third o¢ what they would have earned at home. Besides this there was an immense destructiqn of property in the South during the war, while the North sustained heavy losses on the sea in several modes. A fair summing up of all these items will show thatthe country, as a whole, must have sustained a loss of not less than $8,000,000,000, and perhaps as much as $10,000,000, 000, This immense loss was not so apparent, becausé of the very large issues of paper credit in different forms which took the place of the property destroyed, and thus created the impression that there had been little ‘or no loss of wealth. The country overflowed with Paper representatives of money, the whole amount of circulation being not less than two thousand millions Of course, people made contracts on this basis, and, ag the volume of currency was diminished, the debtor class found themselves under a burden which was constantly growing heavier. Thus a man who, ten years ago, borrowed what was equivalent to $40 or $59 in gold, is now, in addition to the interest, compelled to pay double that amount. Of course, the debtors are the weaker class and have the stronger claims for aid; but, in fact, the action of the government was against them and tended to increase their burdens. Had the volume of the currency been kept steadily at the same ‘amount that it was at the close of the war, this condi- tion would have been perfectly fair to both parties, and neither debtor nor creditor could have justly compldined. But in truth tne govern- ment rapidly contracted the currency, and thus virtually increasea the debts of the people, making it harder for them to pay off their obli- tions. I was surprieed to see how long the country eld up under this rapid increase of the burdens of the people. Had the currency been reduced only one-half, Bay to $1,000,000,000, I believe the country would have been able to stand up under it, Bot when the volume was reduced to only a third of what ft had been, its back was broken and the crash came. AS an overstrain on a chain will ‘cause its weakest link to give way, 80 such speculators as Jay Cooke first went under. Had the government then added $100,000,000 to the legal tenders the panic would probably have been arrested; but the strain has been kept up, and link after link has given away. The wound inflicted on the credit and business of the coun- try is now so deep that it will not be easily healed. Even strong establishments have collected their re- sources and are etanding still from apprehension. Money cannot be obtained now for useful business en- terprises. Banks, seeing that debtor after debtor is fall- ing under the pressure, are alarmed and stand still, not knowing at what moment the force of the storm may strike them, Business is thus rendered stagnant, and laborers cannot be profitably employe Many are living on their past earnings, wiiile others at sinking into poverty and want, and this condition must continue and become worse unless an efficient remedv be applied. Though the evil first fell on the interior, it has reached the centres of trade. People feel that they are too poor to buy much of the country merchant, and hence the country merchants do not purchase largely of the wholesale dealers, and the great centres of trade are suloring. Moneyed men, apprehending justly that the bottom has not yet been touched, are holding on to their funds, The man who sees that he can now buy a Jot in New York for half what it would have cost him five years ago is waiting in the hope that next year he may be able to buy it for only a fourth of its former value, Capitalists stand still, hoping that better oppor- tunities will present themselves for mvestment, laborers are thus kept idle and in want, Applications ‘on the part of the oe for relief are met with de- nunciation. A leading advocate of hard money says that the man who calls for more circulation is dishonest—that he wishes to pay s hundred dollar debt with only $80, But he insists that it is not ‘only right to make a man who only owed $80 now pay $100, but that it is dishonest for the government not to compel him to pay the larger sum. ‘The organs of the money interest say that debtors wish to pay their debts with rags. They bea that they, and the government acting In concert with them, scattered these rags over the country and induced the Pilg) to contract debts on @ rag basis and are now unwilling to receive them back again. Ifa year ago I had borrowed 100 pounds of rags, ‘Tat 8 pepe Ne kay 106 pounds, could my creditor rightfully insist that I should pay him gold instead ? Or would it be fair for him to combine with othor cap- ftalists to destroy all the rags in the country so that he might compel me to pay him gold instead?” This figure presents the real merits of the case: The people were encouraged to make debts in rags, and now are they to be required to pay them off in gold? The greediness of the money power has thus paralyzed the industry of the untry, ConisroxnEnt—Have you me | further expression to make on this point—-the banks, for instance? General CiincMay—There is another great question to be considered;.one which vitally affects the exist- ence of our whole system of free government, General Juckson thought that the old United States Bank, with its capital of $35,000,000, was a power dangerous to popular liberty; but our present national banks have a capital of ,000,000—ten times as much as the old institution had. Messrs, Clay, Webster and Calhoun dreaded a government bank, and said that it was most fortunate for the country that there was an antagonism between the then government and the United States Bank. Now we have the immense capital of the national banks, closely allied with a government tenfold more powerful- than then existed, with nearly twenty times the expenditure and official patronage. It has, too, its back the power of $2,000,000,000 in the hands of bondholders and other creditors, who ate making a Common fight for it. This powerful combination has, up to the present time, carried all its points an wielded the power of the porecnmaans at its will, In the first conversation ever had with Mr. Calhoun he spoke with great apprehension of the fate of our free system in the event of the government being able to acquire the control of the money power of the country. Have not his fears been realized? Has not the government hitherto in its action been completely subservient to the money power? We have now before not merely the ques- tion of pecuntary interest—that is overshadowed by the higher issue of liberty, The result of next year’s con- test will doubtless determine whéther our prosent sys- tom of free government i8 to continue in substance as weil as in name, Entertaining such convictions, I, of course, feel the deepest interest in the coming elections in Obio and Pennsylvania, The platforms of the democratic party, 4f not all that they should be. are in the right line of ' NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1875.—TRIPLE SHEET. pee A ly ea ae. party in power, was financial condition of the country. going on smoothly the people are jisposed to let the government remain in the hands of jose in power; but when they sustain injury they wor to ascertain the cause—just as a man does not think it necessary to consult a phy- sician as long a8 he feels’ well, but when at- tacked by pain he looks for a remedy. The atten- tion of the masses having been called to t! action of the government, they condemned it. To this cause oe bad we to attribute the gre ‘was this that elected Gaston in Massachusetts, It is ‘true that there was said to be money enough in Massa- chusetts, but it was held by the few; nineteen out of twenty were in want, and, finding no employment to enable them to earn a living, manifested their dissatis- faction, It gave little consolation to suffering men to be told that General Butler and a few others had a superabundance of money. The fact that a man’s crib and barn were full of grain and provender would not console his live stock unless some of the contents could be obtained for their use. It is not singular that the party in power should have lost ground from such causes. Their overthrow would have been much more signal if their opponents had had the sagacity, the dis- interestedness and the manliness to place themselves fairly and squarely on the true issue. Two or three bold speeches in the Senate, setting forth the truth of ‘Vhe causes from which the country was suffering, would have greatly increased the majorities against the administration party. Deprived as they were of the counsel of most of those who should have been their leaders, the people understood the issue sufficiently to win the battle. Now, able men in Ohio, as well as elsewhere, are presenting the question to the masses, and I think they must win. They have trath and justice with them, and the interests of nineteen- twentieths of the people are on the same side. Against them is arrayed almost the entire money power of the country, which can toa great extent control newspa- pers and furnish orators. It has struck me that the hard moncy organs are overshooting the mark in their mode of warfare, Feel- tg their cause to be on its merits weak, not content with cunning sophistries, they are profuse in the use of denunciatory epithets, ey are constantly crying out money, affirming that all opposed to their views are dishonest; that a man who wishes debtors to pay only as much as they originally owed is no better than a knave, &c On the other side it has gratified me tg see with what patience the people of the country fave borne the evils under which they are suffering, A sim- {lar condition of affairs would, in most parts of Europe, have produced a revolution, or at least uprisings an disturbances on a much larger scale than those in Penn- sylvania. Our citizens, with the spirit of enlightened Americans, are merely striving to find proper remedies through the ballot-box, The hagreadrmpegt 4 organs denounce as repudiators all who are against their ruinous policy of contraction. If a repudiation party should arise it will be due to the denunciatory course of these organs that, in their pro- fusion of epithets, are likely to excite the anger of the suffering masses. The people of this country are will- ing to pay every dollar of the national debt, but they ‘think it ought to be paid in the manner least burden- some to them. It wis a great taistake that the govern- ment did not content itself with paying merely the in- terest of the debt up to this time, leaving the Pringipal to be discharged the country had recovered the losses of the war and its wealth and population had been increased so that the burden would have been ren- dered comparatively light. Paying the interest in gold would have brought the bonds up to par, and this ought to have satisfied men who had originally bought them for half their face value, The bondholders and their allies, by insisting on more than this, and urg- ing @ policy as unjust as it is ruinous, may so irritate the masses. as to lay a grouna’ for a repudiation Party. Men may rise up over the land who, by showing that the bondholders have already re- ceived more than the principal and interest of what they actually paid in gold, may so influence the minds of the people as to mduce many to favor stopping fur- ther payments, Should any such strong party arise it will be solely due to the greediness and insolence of the money power, Deprecating as I do any such contest, I trust that capitalists will be content, like Shylock, with the pound of flesh, and not also insist on having the life blood of the country. It 1s idle for them to continue to push aside the real issue by cunning sophistries. They point to the fact that in England and in this coun- try, when suspension of specie payments existed, busi- néss was not prosperous toward the close of those periods, In times of great trial governments are com- tied to resort to systems 8f credit. Had not the Jnited States in the late civil war drawn largely on its credit with the people the war could not have been maintained on its gigantic scale for a single year. Any striving now to pay off these debts too rapidly inflicts on the masses just such evils as were experienced in England from a like course. In their uments mistake cause for effect. Their error is like that of a man who should say that carrying crutches made men Jame, because all the men he saw with crutches were lame. If our government had not resorted to a system of credit and expansion of currency it could not have moved atall. The suffering now experienced resulis from its attempting to throw away its crutches too soon. By allowing a longer time for recovery the in- jury might be greatly lessened, Cornusroxpext—What is your idea, General, of the national bank system General CLinGMay—The present national bank mon- opoly eae to be discontinued and asystem of State banks, allowed to take its place, tenor fifteen years prior to 1860 we had as good asystem of cur- Tency as we could reasonably expect to I doubt if the community lost as much under that plan as it does under the present one. Indeed, in addition to liabili- ties of individual losses, the present national bank or- ganization, besides its inordinate gains, is enabled to make so extensive combinations among its members as to place the business operations of the country under its control, and the debtor class at its mercy. Besides re- moving it, the government should, it seems to me, not only coin specie but also furnish the paper needed for circulation. @By making that paper receivable for all public dues, it could doubtless keep afloat a larger vol- ume than we now have. To prevent depreciation that paper should be exchangeable for government bonds at rate of interest not above four per cent, In the first in- stance such paper should be exchanged for the — national bank notes, paid out for all its expenditures, except what itis boundto pay im specie, and in ex- change for interest bearing bonds ata fair rate, until there was outstanding such a volume as the wants of commerce and business required, to be lessened when necessary by investment in bonds bearing a low rate of interest. CorresponpEeNT—What do you think of the chances of the two parties in Ohio? General Cuixgman—aAs to that, 1 can only form opinion from the issues pending and from my ki edge of the influence usually exerted on men by such condition of affairs as now exists there. ir the sub- ject were well presented and so thoroughly discussed aa to be fully understood by the people, Allen ought to get & majority of at least 100,000 votes. 1 say this be- cause 1 am convinced that the merits of the case are in perfect harmony with the interests of the people. Their opponents, however, have greatly the se nypon. in wealth, in’ the concentration of their powers b controlling newspapers and sending out speakers, will wield an influence greatly disproportioned to their num- bers. Office, holders and other salaried men, who are selfish, will’ openly, or secretly sometimes, aid the money power. In spite of ali these odds arrayed against them, I look for a Inrge majority on the side of the peo- ple. Otter causes will co-operate in producing this re- sult. The official corruptions engendered by the ex- travagance of the war expenditures and the possession of the offices for sixteen years by the same set of men will exert a powerful influence in this respect, It looks as if the party in power must be ejected by the accumu- lated weight of such burdens, CorresponpgxtT—What do you think of the action of the New York Convention on the opposite line of policy ? General CLivgman—It does not surprise me, for the men of wealth usually control New York conventions, Were the masses generally consulted the action would be different, Notwithstanding the fact that there 1s a vast surplus of money in the city of New York the majority of the business men understand the condition of the country and would like to sec a revival of trade, while the working men are suffering from the want of occu- pation, If in that city the issue be: fuirly discussed an immense majority of the people will decide against con- traction. Even men of wealth, who are public spirited, ought to take the same view. The commercial centre will gain by the revival of business. Those who think of nothing but the accumulation of gold bad better study the story of Vathek and learn from it that the Caliph was not made happy by being dbie to walk over piles of gold. * CornusroxDENt—What is your opinion, General, as to the next Presidential candidate of the democratic ‘ty? General CunGmax—It is too soon to speculate on that subject. Ifany one man should be prominently held up, he would probably be destroyed by the concen- trated fire of all bis rivais. Any man of good character and fair abilities will have much the same chance, As the democrats showed their liberality by supporting Mr, Greeley, they may fairly ask the liberals to anite with them on a good man of their own party. W. they take this course, or should bomin candidate as Judge ibe think we may count on the co-operation of the liber: Shouid the administration party succeed, by promising oftices, in winning back a few prominent men, the mass of the liberals will doubtless continue to act with the democracy to secure reform. Correspoxpent—What do you think of Grant's chances for a third term? General CuincmaN—Litule or none, The people are tired of him, and generally of opinion that he ought not to hold the position longer. His seeming indifference to public business and his failure to use vigorous efforts to get rid of corrupt men have disgusted people gen- erally. The very manner in which he combined with the so-called salary grabbers to double his own pay, if sieve to the public in 8 canvass, would ruin him. efore that law was on account of the large appropriations for his use, it was easier for him to save all of his salary than it was tor Tyler or Polk to save half of theirs. His signing the bill after his election, and in fact, within a few hours of the commencement of his term, was virtually @ violation of the constitution, which forbade the im crease of his salary during his term. But should he be presented tor a third term his defoat would be over: whelming. The people regard two terms as the limit, and the proposition to run him fora third term is & long stride toward monarchy, which would shock the minds of the masses in many sections as mi att would do to repeal the writ of habeas corpus. CoRRESPONDENT—But could hot the republicans elect a candidate not thus objectionablo—say Biuine, Morton or Conklin? General Crixomax—I think not, That party is now in such @ condition that, without some great blunder on the part of its opponents, any ‘candidate it might nominate will be badly defeated. ‘In producing this re- sult the present tarifl system, whico is as unequal and oppressive as selfish and cunning men could make it, will greatly covtribute, Added to this is the odious in- ternal revenve system, with its swarm of corrupt officials, who divide their time between electioneering for the administration and plundering the people. THE COURTS, WASHINGTON PLACE POLICE COURT. Before Judge Wandell. A LONG CHASE. Mr. William R. Fordham, of City Island, West- chester county, telegraphed to Police Headquarters Saturday night that a sloop belonging to him, contain- ing $200 worth of oysters, had been stolen from the above mentioned place about nine o'clock the same night. A description of the sloop was read to the officers of the Harbér Police boat yesterday morning by Cap- tain Irving, and the men going out in the patrol borts were enjoined to keep a sharp look out. Between seven and eight o'clock Officers Roach, Foley and Kelly were crossing the East River near Fulton Ferry, when Officer Roach espied a sloop, Painted white, with oysters on board, heading toward Buttermilk Channel. The three officers then commenced to ply their oars vigorously; but when nearing the sloop a fresh breeze sprung up and the pur- sued vessel sailed away trom them with ease, The officers were not to be bailed, however, and starting into the Atlantic basin procured a tug that was lying there, and they were soon steaming down the bay m hot pursuit of the oyster sloop. When just off Robbin’s Reef, as the sloop was making her way around the south side of Staten Island, the tugboat, with the officers on board, ran alongside of her. ‘Officer Foley was the first to jump on board, and Officers Roach and Kelly soon ‘foliowed him, ' They at once proceeded to secnre the man who was sailing the sloop, and it was with some difflculty he was brought to terms. Officers Foley and Roach then took charge of the vessel and sailed her up to this city. Mr, Ford- ham identified the sloop as his property, and the man found on board ot her, whose name is Henry Decker, of Red Bank, N. J., was arraigned before Judge Wan- dell yesterday morning, about eleven o'clock, and was committed in $2,000 bail to answer. POLICE COURT NOTES. Justice Otterbourg, at the Tombs Police Court yester- day, disposed of 125 cases. Two thirds of these were what are known in police parlance as drunks and dis- orderlies. There were three arrests for breaches of the Excise law, James Burns, of No. 17 Mott street, was held to answer on a charge of stealing a silver watch from the person of John Ahern, of No. 3 Catharine slip, while the latter was standing on the corner of Ann street and Broadway. A woman named Jane Wilkinson was arraigned at the Washington Place Police Court yesterday on a charge of shoplifting preferred by Peter H. Young, in the em- loyment of Alex. Lyle, 875 Sixth avenue, She was Beit in $500 to answer. Thomas McKnight, of No. 241 West Fourtn street, was arrested hy Oilicer Burk, of the Ninth precinct, on Saturday night, on a charge of stealing a piece of cloth, valued at $45, from the store of John Serry, of No. Hudlon siresl, “McKnight was arraigned before fudge Wandell at {he Washington Place Police Court yestéF- day and held in $2,000 bail to answer, COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. Surrems Court—Cuampers—Held by Judge Dono- hue.—Nos. 8, 22, 28, 27, 85, 87, 41, 50, 51, 60, 75, 86, 92, 95, 97, 102, 120, 122) 138, 1B4, 126, 140, 155, "163, 168, 169, 170, 178, 101, io4, 197, '201,’ 211, 212) 213, 218, 221, 223, 204, 225, 226, [ARINE COURT—GENERAL TERM.—Held by Judges McAdam, Gross and Alker,—Non-enumerated motions— Mond vs. Aarons; Gouge et al. vs. Banks; Mills and another vs, Eisig} Atwater vs. Haskell et al, ; Southard, assignee, &c., vs. Reed; Schubach vs. Wulstein et al. ; Schubach vs. Wulstein et al; Schumann and another vs. Chapman; Nennholfer ¥s. Bleuler; Corven and another vs. Dodd; Corven and another vs. Dodd; Shine vs. Marshall et al’; Le Baron vs, Thompson; Roe, ad- ministrator, vs. Whelan, impleaded; Aden et al. vs. Linn, 1mpleaded; Van Beuren and another vs. Deering; Mitchell vs. The Westchester Fire Insurance Company; Chamberlayne ys. Homes; Legrain vs. Oatley; Galway vs, Smith; the New York Match Company vs. Busch; Jourdan and another vs, Bernheimer; Boylan vs. Herr et al, Enumerated—Noz. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20,’ 21, 22,'23, ‘24° 25, 26, 27, 2%, 29, 30, Bi, 82, 93, 34, 35, 86, 37, 33, 89, 40; 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46. Marine Court—TriaL Term—Part 1 and 2—Ad- journed for the term, Court ov Grxerat Sessions—Held by Recorder John K. Hackett.—The People vs. Thomas Flood, Francis Leonard and John McCabe, robbery; Same vs. Michael Beck, robbery; Same ys William J. Stewart and Michael Burke, robbery; Same va Hannah Ford, felo- nious assault and battery; Same vs. John J, Jefferson, felonious assault and battery; Same vs. John Hughes, barglary Same vs. John Bryson, burglary; Same vs. Alfred Frazer, James Regan and Thomas Murray, bur- glary; Same vs. Thomas Costello, burglary; Same vs, Martin McEvoy and Patrick Kelly, burglary} Same vs. Francis Studer, burglary; Same vs. John Quinn, bur- glary; Same vs. John Murphy, burglary; Same. vs. George Meyers, grand larceny; Same vs. Frank Rublera, grand larceny; Same vs. James Treainor, P arcid larceny ; Same vs. Edward Hart, grand larceny; © vs. Henry Botolow, grand larceny; Same vs. James Hayley, grand larceny; Same vs. Frank Judson, grand larceny; Same vs. Thomas J. Week, grand lar- ceny; Same vs. Heury Lendberg, grand larceny; Same vs. Daniel Reardon and Edward Gannon, grand larceny ; Same vs. James Burke, Frank Hamilton and Frank Bammir, grand larceny; Same vs. Andrew Rose grand larceny Same vs. James NcGreery and Joseph Bawson, tit larceny; Same vs. Frank Rielly, petit larceny; jame vs. James O'Neill, petit larceny; Same vs. Mary Maher, petit larceny. VICTOR HUGO ON PEACE. THE TWO EFFORTS IN CIVILIZATION—THE FUTURE OF PEOPLES UNITED—AS THE DAY DAWNS PEACE WILL ESTABLISH ITSELF. The following characteristic speech of Victor Hugo, delivered at the International Peace Congress, is much commented upon by the European papers :— There are two efforts working in civilization—the one for, the other against; the effcrtof France and the effort of Germany. Each wishes to create a world. Thae which Germany would make is Germany; that which France would make is Europe. To make Ger- many is to construct the Empire—that i8 to say, night; to make Europe 1s to beget democracy—that is to say, the light. Do not doubt but that the choice of the future is made between these two worlds—the one gloomy, the other radiant; the one false, the other true. ‘The future will divide Germany and France; to one it will give its t of the Danube, to the other its part of the Rhine, and to both will it give that magnificent boon,’ Europe—that is, the Grand Federal Republic’ of the — Continent, Kings ally themselves to fight, and make treaties of peace which turn to causes of War; thence the mon- strous combinations of monarchical forces against all social progress, against the French revolution, against the liberty of peoples. * * * This fratricidal frater- nity will cease, and to the Europe of kings coalesced will succeed the Europe of peoples united. To-day? No, To-morrow? Yes. Then let us have faith and wait the future. No peace till then. I say it with pain, bat with firmness—France dismembered is a human calamity. FRANCK DOES NOT BELONG TO FRANCE, she belongs to the world. That human growth to be normal, France must be entire; a province lacking to France is not a force which fails to progress, | but an organ missing to the human species; that is why France can yield nothing of France.’ Her mutilation mutilates civilization * * No sleep is possible, alas! with wounds such as Poland, Crete, ‘Metz and Strasbourg, and, after afironts such as the Germanic Empire re-established in this nineteenth century—Paris violated by Berlin. The city of Fred- erick Il. insulting the city of Voltaire, the holiness of force and the equity of violence proclaimed, progress slappea upon the cheek of France—you cannot set | peace upon these things. {To pacify you must appease; to appease you must content, Fraternity is not a sur- face fact. Peace is not to be imposed. Peace follows causes, You may no mor@decree peace than you may decree the dawn. When human conscience finds itself balanced with social realities, when the parcelling out of peoples has given place to the unity of continents; when the encroachment called “Conquest” and THR USUKPATION CALLED “ROYALTY,” have vanished; when the poor man understands the necessity ot work, and the rich understand its maj- esty; when the gross side of man is ruled by the spiritual; when a yom Jets reason put a muzzle on it; when to the old law, take, succeeds the new law, un- derstand; when the brotherhood of souls rests upon harmony of the sexes; when the father is respected by the child and the child venerated by the father; when there {8 no other authority bat the author (quand i n'y a plus Wautre autorité que Vauteur); When no man can say toanother “You are my cattie;’’ when the pastor gives place to the doctor, and the sheepfold (he who says sheepfold says slaughterhouse) to the school; when a Boi is no more possible above than & Troppmann below; when the priest tecis himself judge, and the judge feels himself priest—that is, when re- hgion is honest, and justice is true; when—in short, a hor things are ditferent—then, as the ish itself, the day by the ¢ ascension of right. Such STATEN ISLAND'S FAIR. The fall fair of the Richmond County Agricultural and Horticultural Society will be opened on Thursday, the Tth of Vctober, and continue on Friday and Satur- day, the Sth and 9th. It will be hold on the grounds of the Sea View Park Association, at New Dorp. In addi- tion to the agricultural and horticultural exhibition, there will be several special featares of interest. On the first day there will be a base ball match for ball, and a childron’s pony race for two prizes, 4 mounted riding whip and a plain whip. On the second day there will be trotting, for county horses only. First prize, $100, tor horses that have never beaten three minutes, $25, $15; second prize, $100, double team race,” free for all, $60, $25, $15, On tho third day there will be ranning and trotting, free to all, for the proprietors’ purse, amounting to $600. The fair promises to be a very attractive one, THE QUEENS COUNTY FAIR. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thoreday of this week the fall exhibition of the Queens County Agricultural be held on the grounds at Mineola, Tho re that ail the departments of the exhibition will be very full, and that il be altogether the most one ever held by the society, THE CHURCH IN IRELAND. Sweeping Changes Intended by the Maynooth Synod. Curtailing the Privileges of the Parochial Clergy. FERMENT AMONG THE PRIESTS. Desi, Sept. 16, 1875. Apropos of the Synod of the Roman Catholic prelates which is being held at Maynooth, the interest taken by the outside world in its secret proceedings is growing daily. In the Roman Catholic system, as is well known, all the legislative and governing power is in the hands of the bishops; the second order of the clergy have no controlling or decisive voice. The present, being a “national” synod, includes among its members the Irish heads of the religious orders which have establish- ments in the country, and also elected representatives of the several diocesan chapters, where those institutions exist. But thp powers of those two classes are limited to counselling the bishops; they have no final vote. As for the laity, they are not represented at all, nor are they pres. ent at the discussions; andthe present Synod, acting on strict canonical lines, does not permit them to hear the formal announcement of the “decrees” or resolutions which have been adopted, The specialties of this system will at once explain why usually so little interest is manifested in episcopal gatnerings. Neither clergy nor laity have any voice in the delibera- tions, and the “legislation” is usually confined to some matters of ritual, tending to increase the decorum of divine worship, or is directed to effect some improve- ment in clerical life which is sure to have the sympa- thy, or at worst the indifference, of outsiders. In the present case, however, it is known that some questions will come under consideration in which both clergy and laity must feel unusual interest, and the settlement of which, quite apart from higher spiritual concerns, will have important temporal consequences, The first of these is THR RDUCATION QUESTION, There are in Ireland three ‘Queen's colleges’? main- tained out of funds voted annually by Parliament for their support, Certain changes lately effected in Trinity College and the University of Dublin place those insti- tutioris, so far as principle, on the same footing as the Queen’s colleges, In all those establishments the instruction is strictly ‘‘secular,’’ ranging over the ordinary subjects of a high class education. No rehgious instruction is given, and the lecturers are bound to avoid giving to their instruc- tion a religious complexion of any kind. It is, how- ever, fair to say that they are also enjoined to avoid giving any pretext for offence by references which might be construed even by bigoted persons as hostile to religion. The Roman Catholic objections to this sys- tem are well known, It is contended that side by side with secular learning youths should be instructed in religion; otherwise they will grow up trreligious men. And, as the duty of the Church is to maintain religion, she must condemn any system which ignores it. But the bishops usually go further than this. They claim acontrol over the system of education. They insist that they have a divine commission to condemn false doctrine and to prevent its being taught Here come up all those vexed questions about Gulilee, &c. Mon ask whether a professor of some physical science is to be stopped from teaching say some scien- tific theory on “vital force” because it 18 supposed to run counter to the Mosaic cosmogony. Or, again, isa professor of history to be stopped short in his account of Joan of Are or the Spanish Inquisition because his views do not quite accord with medieval notions upon | sorcery, or may seem to clash with the condemnation of religious toleration in the Syllabus, The Irish bishops set up, in 1854, 4 CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY in opposition to the Queen’s colleges, and they have maintained it during the twenty-one years which have succeeded almost entirely out of the voluntary con. tributions of the people. This is a heavy tax on this poor country, especially considering it is practically for upholding a competition with the British treasury. They feel that this ought not to go on forever, or, perhaps, that it cannot, Cardinal Cullen, as Presi- dent of the Synod, has notified officially that the education question- and the position of the Catholic University must form prominent subjects of deliberation, It is, therefore, only reasonable to expect that the bishops will call upon the Irish popular members to force those matters upon the attention of the House of Commons next session, This may not only considerably diversify the Parliamentary sido in all political contests, Will this increase the in- fluence of the clergy? It may increase the momentum of their interference, but not their influence. On the contrary, there is reason to think that, once the people recognize that the priests are no longer allowed to have 4n independent voice in political affairs, they will pay no heed to an advice which they cannot be sure ex- presses their own honest sentiments. A third matter which it is well known will occupy the attention of the Synod is the present state of PAROCHIAL PROPERTY. Cases have arisen in which, owing to the neglect of the clergyman to appoint proper trustees, property well known to be parochial has been claimed by his relatives, after his death, and has been lost to the parish. No one will object to any stringent regulations which the bishops may make to prevent the recurrence of such abuses. On the whole it is plain thatthe Synod is likely to do work which will be of interest and importance for the laity no less than for the clergy. NEW YORK CITY. The Fulton street praise meeting will be resumed, beginning with this evening. The body of an unknown man was found at seven o'clock yesterday morning in @ vacant room in the base- ment of No, 126 Stanton street. The man is supposed to have died from the effects of intemperance. Ann Foley, aged thirty-five years, living at No. 120 Mulberry street, accidentally fell from the third story of her residence to the yard, and received fractures of both thighs, bestdes other injuries. Taken to Bellevue Hospital. BROOKLYN. The registry of voters will begin in Kings county on next Tuesday, 28th inst, George Holmes, seaman, sixty-four years of age, died suddenly on board the ship Salisbury, lying at Empire Dock. During a Sight which occurred at Temperance Hall on Saturday night, Dennis McCormick, of No. 117 Eckford Street, was so severely beaten as to necessitate his re- moval to the hospital, John Connelly, during an altercation with Francis White, on Saturday night, stabbed his antagonist with a knife, inflicting a severe wound. Connelly was ar- rested and locked up to answer. The stable of F. J. Boednecker, No. 549 Atlantic ave- nue, was visited by burglars a few evenings ago. Yes- terday Timothy Long and James Gorman, young men, were arrested On suspicion of being the guilty parties, Patrolman Early, of the Third precinct, . yesterday arrested James Driscoll, a laborer, for assaulting his wife, Ann Driscoll, with a club, and beating her about the head until she was insensible, The woman was removed to the Long Island College Hospital, where she is detained under surgical treatment. LONG ISLAND. ‘The Prosbyterian church at Bridgehampton voted unanimously to settle tho Rev. Dr. Strickland as per- manent pastor. ‘The democratic primaries for Queens county, to elect delegates to the County Convention, will be held in the various towns this evening. ‘The ocean has encroached so much on the beach as to endanger the life-saving station at East Rockaway, and it is founa necessary to move it further back. The Democratic and Liberal Republican Convention for Suffolk county will pe held in the Conrt House at Riverhead on Wednesday next, at half-past seven o'clock P. Mf. ‘The Presbytery of Nassau will hold its fall meeting at Roslyn, commencing on Monday, October 11, at half- past seven P, M. The Presbytery of Long Island meets at Southampton to-morrow, at two P. M. Edward Smith, formerly cooper of the whaling brig Myra, of Sag Harbor, was found dead in his bed at the Nassau House, in that place, on Saturday morning, and a coroner’s jury determined that he died from an overdose of laudanum, but whether taken with suicidal intent does not appear. Surrogate Hedges, of Suffolk county, last week ad- mitted to probate the wills of John E, Roe, Charity Green, Thomas Brown, Elijah Chichester, Frederick 0. Phelps and Matthew Hoban. — Consideration of the wills of Stephen Fowler, John Ferry and Philomela R. Benson was adjourned—the latter being contested. The Enterprise Base Ball Club of Hempstead, which has made a good record during the season, and won the Queens County Agricultural Society’s silver ball at the June exhibition, has elected the following officers for the next yoar:—President, C. E. Cornell; Vice President, | J. S, Snedeker; Treasurer, John M. Vincent; Secretary, | George W. Weekes; Directors, A. N. Weller, J. 8. Wil: lots, William H. Hewlett, F.'B. Baldwin, Wiiliam E, Clowes, Daniel A. Henderson and Thomas T. Rushmore. STATEN ISLAND. The anpual school meetings in the several school dis- tricts of Richmond county will be held on the second Tuesday tn October. Trustees, directors, clerks and librarians are to be chosen at these meetings. + campaign, but may influence considerably the struggle | between the two English political parties, The second matter of general importance likely to engage the attention of the Synod is the position of the parish priests. Hitherto, whenever a man was ap- pointed parish priest he.was practically independent of episcopal control, at least so longas he committed no grave offence reflecting suame on his calling He might take what view he pleased in politics, might act as he liked asto schools, &c., and to all intents was unaccountable to any ono for his actions or his omissions. But the O'Keefe case has shown that if this quasi-independence has | its advantages for the parish priests, it has serious drawbacks for the bishops and it may also be said for the community at large. British law, while it toler- ates, is still hostile to the organization of the Roman Catholic Church. It refuses to recognize the cardina, principal of that organization, viz., the SUPREME CONTROLLING AUTHORITY OF THE POPE. The Irish Court of Queen’s Bench has decided, in one | of the many O’Keefe trials, that even now Papal re- scripts and bulls are wholly inoperative in Ireland; and this in the teeth of the fact that a Papal brief is neces- sary for the appointment of a bishop, and that appoint- ment by a bishop is the only way by which a clergy- hun can become a parish priest. The result has been that it is very hard to get a clergyman out of a parish in any case, and next to impossible to get him legally dispossessed of the parochial house and church if he chooses to set his bishop at deflance, On the other hand, it cannot be denied that the bulk of the laity, while they sympathized with O'Keete in | the early stages of his quarrel with his bishop, and considered that he had been originally hardly dealt with, have come round to look upon the affair with very different feolings, and would be glad to see him finally disposed of. Further, they would not object to a measure which would considerably curtail the inde- pendence of the clergy. Not that they are enamored themselves with episcopal control, but they think that men who have embraced the priestly calling—especially as the theory of the Roman Catholic Church regards it—oi&ht to be kept within closer bounds and held with a tighter rein than the priests themselves seem to desire here in Ireland. In England there are no parish priests, There are instead missionary rectors, who are remov- able at the pleasure of the bishop of the diocese. It bas been suggested that a similar system ought to be introduced into Ireland. In this case the priest of a district would be completely dependent on the will of his bishop, who might any moment, by superseding him, deprive him of even the means of liv- ing. Another suggestion has been that the parish priests should be transferable from one district to another at the will of the bishop. The advantage of this would be that, while the priest could not be de prived of his livelihood without a grave canonical fault duly proved, he would still be far more dependent on his ecclesiastical superior than he 1s just now. ‘There is very CONSIDERADLE FERMENT AMONG THE PRIESTS about the matter, and it is increasing. Of course, they cannot venture to discuss the points in the public press Yot a couple of letters have found their way into the newspapers, and are decidedly hostile to any change. Probably the laity will be mach perplexed what to say when the question comes really out into public notice. Any alteration in the present status of priests in Ireland will havo serions practical consequences for social and even political life. Any one acquainted with the country knows the great local influence wielded by parish: priests; how fre- quently, especially within tho last quarter of a century, some of them have arrayed themselves at elections against their bishops, This must cease if the indepen- dence of the parish priests ceases, Instead the bishop of a diocese will be able to array all the priests by his ‘The anaual festival of the children of Father Barry's parish—Rossville and Graniteville churches—will be held on the grounds of the Sea View Park Association at New Dorp on the 4th of October. Work has been commenced upon the proposed new sewer through Clinton avenue, in thé Second ward of the village of New Brighton, to extend from Prospect avenue to the waters of the Kill yon Kull. The length isto be about 2,250 feet, the cost about $9,000 and it is to be completed by the 15th of December next. PICNIC OF THE VETERANS. ‘A military and civic picnic, in ald of and for the en- tertainment of the veterans of the War of 1812, will be given at Sulzer's East River Park, foot of Eighty-fourth street, to-morrow, Tuesday, September 28. The vet- erans invite all their friends to take part in the enter- tainment. The exercises will begin at eleven o'clock A. , and will last through the day and evening. The more formal portion of the exercises will nat seven o'clock, when the following pregramme will be carried out:— THE KELSEY OUTRAGE. Ex-Attorney General Barlow is endeavoring to have arrangements made to argue the appeal from the de- cision of the General Term of the Supreme Court, deny- ing a change of venue in the Kelsey case, at the open- ing of the Court of Appeals this week, 80 that if the ae- cision below is sustained the cases can be tried at the October term of the Suffolk County Oyer and Terminer. If this is not done the Governor will be petitioned for an extraordinary term to try the cases as soon as the argument can be heard and the decision handed down. MARRIAGES AND DEATHS, ENGAGED. Metzoer—Berxnarp.—Isipon Metzoer to Taenesa BeRNuaro, both of this city, No cards. , MARRIED. Jacksox—Coorer.—In New York, on Saturday, Sep- tember 25, 1875, by the Rev. James N. Smith, Sitas 5. Jackson, of Washington, D. C., to Miss Louisa Coorsr, of New Orleans, La Mason—BRYAN.—At Ocean House, Ocean Grove, N. J., on Tuesday, September 21, 1875, by the Rev. E. H. Stokes, AnTHUR M. Masox, of New York, to Miss Sanau pt ge of the late Colonel M. K. Bryan, of Albany, N.Y. Buffalo papers please copy. DIED. Barxep—On Saturday, September 25th, Anna’ Bakveb, otherwise known as Captain Banwey, aged 33 ears, yt The relatives and friends of the family, also the mem- bers of the Congregation Chaari Zedek and the Chebra Gamileth Chesed Shel Emeth, are respecttally invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of his sister, Mrs. J. Harris, 35 Henry street, on Monday, September 27, at 12 o'clock M. Utah, Montana and Oregon papers please copy. Benrurgy.—On Sunday moruing, September 26, Peren Bentiey, aged 70 years. Funeral, from his late residence, on Tuesday afer. noon, the 28th inst., at half-past three, Booxrt.—In Piaingeld, N. J., on Thursday, 24th inst., CLARENCE LiviNastox, youngest child of Peter and Hattie A. Bogert, aged 2 yours, ‘The relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of his grand- father, W. E. Smith, D. D., Second street, Plaintield, N. J., on Monday, 27th inst, at twelve o'clock noon, without further Invitation. Trains leave foot of Lib ew earn Central Railroad of New Jersey, at 10.30 ACM. Botror,—On Sunday, September 26, In Bloomfeld, N. J., at the residence of his son-in-law, Tuomas Bow- TON, in the 78th year of his age, Funeral from 8t. Mary's Chureh, Jersey City, Taos- day morning at nine o’ciock, where a mass of requiem will be offered for the repose of his soul, Relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited. 5 Brerzrreip.—On Saturday, September 25, 1875, satie, widow of the late George Bretaficld, in the year of her age. Funeral from her late residence, 177 East Sixtieth street, this day (Monday), at ten o'clock A. M. CLaRK,—On Saturday, September 25, Parnick CuarK, ark, pariah of Row 65° beloved son of James and Elizabeth Clinturbut, county Monaghan, Ireland 39 years, Relatives and friends of the family respectfully’ invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, No. 250 West Forty-first street, at one o'clock P. M., om Monday, September 27. A. O H.—The officers and members of the above are requested to assemble in full regalia, at Central Hall, Forty seventh street, between Second and Third ave- nues, on Monday, 27th inst., at one o'clock P. M., for the purpose of paying the last tribute of respect to our late brother member, Patrick Clark, of No. 13 By order of TERENCE REILLY, G. P. Laweance Cuixton, G. S. Davis, —On Sunday morning, September 26, at the residence of William P. Dixson, 105th street, on Boule- vard, Sopum A. Sawyer, wi fJobn H. Davis, ‘The relatives and friend: invited to attend tho funeral, from St, Michael’s Episcopal church, Ninety - ninth street and Broadway, on Tuesday, 28th, at two o’clock P. M. Donovax.—On Sunday morning, after along and lin- aire iliness, Mary Donovan, the beloved wife of aniel Donovan, a native of the parish of Desert, county Cork, aged 40 years, 3 months and 5 days. Relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from her late residence, No, 25 Monroe street, thence to St. James’ church, om Tuesday, September 28, at nine o'clock, from thence to Calvary Cemetery, e Boston, California and Cork papers please copy. Dorsxow.—On Saturday evening, September 25, 1875, Annie L. Parks, the wife of Joseph Durbrow, im the 42d year of her age. The relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from her lato residence, 1,257 Broadway, on Tuesday, 28th inst., at one o'clock P.M. Frrzgenato.—Suddenly, on Saturday, September 25, at No, 111 Wolcott street, Brooklyn, MakcaretJ., eldest daughter of Patrick and Eliza Pitzgerala, aged 27 years. The relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, on Monday afternoon, at half-past. two o’clock precisely. Hatt.—At Tarr inst., CuaRsys C, New York, His funeral will take place on Tuesday, 28th inst., from the residence of his brother, John H. Hall. Car- Fiages will be awaiting at Tarrytown the arrival of two o'clock train from Grand Central depot, Forty-second pevoud Relatives and friends respectfully invited to atten Heaty.—On Sunday, the 26th inst., Heaty, aged 93 years, The relatives and friends of the family are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of her son, Nicholas Healy, Ne. 273 West Tenth street, on Tuesday, the 28th inst, at nine o'clock; thence to St. Joseph's church, where a requiem mass will offered for the repose of her soul, wn, on Sunday morning, 26th. ALL, of the firm of Hall & Bryan, MaRGARED a Hessen.—Un Friday, September 24, 1875, ANNnE Scwaap, the beloved wife of Henry Hessen, aged 23 years ahd 4 months. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to at- tend the funeral, from her late residence, 1,374 Third avenue, on Monday, 27th inst., at one o'clock. Howk.—At Sing Sing, on Friday, September 24, Mrs. Saran H. Hows, late of Highland Falls, N. Y. Horixs.—in ‘Brooklyn, on September 25, Howarp L. B, Horsixs, son of Captain Josiah Hopkins, aged 18 1 month and 17 days, : , Relatives and friends of the family are respectfully” invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of his parents, No. 51 Hoyt street, on Monday, 27th inst., a6 two o'clock P. M. Boston papers please copy. Howarp.—On Sunday, September 26, Katre, second eldest daughter of Sarah and the late James foward, aged 21 years. The relatives and friends of the family are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral, on Tuesday, 28th insf., at two o'clock, from her mother’s residence, 20 Henry street. - Joxxs,—On Sunday, September 38, Mary T. Joxxs, beloved wife of John D. Jones, eldest daughter of Thomas and Catharine Burrows. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to at- tend her funeral, atone o'clock, on Tuesday, Sep- tember 28, at her late residence, 45 Horatio street. Kety —On Sunday, September 26, after a short ill- ness, Witt Kesy, in tho 56th year of his age, His friends are invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, No. 41 South Fifth avenue, on Tuesday, September 28, at one o'clock. azy.—On Sunday, September 26, Jaxs, beloved wife of Hugh Lahey, 1n the dist year of her age. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to tend the funeral, from her late residence, No. 426 Kast Thirteenth street, on Tuesday, 28th inst., at ten o'clock, to Greenwood. Lowery.—In Jersey City, on Sunday, September 26, Lviv, youngest child of John and Mary Lowery, aged 1 year, 8 months and 9 days. - elatives and friends of the family are respectfally invited to attend the funeral, on Tuesday afternoon, at half-past_two o'clock, from the residence of her parents, 173 Seventh street, Jersey City. Mann.—On Sunday, September 26, FRaNcis MANN. The funeral will take place from St. Joseph’s church, corner Sixth avenue and West Washington place, om Wednesday, September 29, at 10 A. M.. when a mass will be offered up for the repose of his soul. ‘The rela~ tives and friends of the family are respeotfully invited to attend. Marrin.—September 25, at St Luke's Hospital, Tuomas Mantix, aged 17 years and 6 months. Friends of the deceased are invited to attend the funeral, from the Hospital, on Monday, September 27, atone P. M. Mason, —On Saturday, September 25, Eppre, young- est son of William B. and Harriet T. Mason, and grand- child of the late William Dillingham, ot Brooklyn, E. D., aged 15 months and 28 days. Funeral on Monday, 27th inst., at two o'clock, from the residence of his parents, No. 75 Pacific avenue, Jersey City, N. J. ‘Miver,—-At Morrisania, on Saturday, September 25, Grace H., daughter of Jacob G. and Jane Miner, in the 17th year of her age. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to at- tend the funeral from the First. Congregational church, Washington avenue near 166th strect, on Monday, 27th inst., at two P. M. Morrtssey.—On September 26, at 108 East Fighty- eighth street, Timotuy Morrissey, father of the Hon. John Morrissey, in the 88th year of his age. His remains will be taken this (Monday) morning to ‘Troy, N. Y., for interment. Moscngrre.—On Saturday, September 25, after » short illness, ELLEN, wife of Stephen Moschette, aged 69 ears, 4 The friends and acquaintances of the family are fully invited to attend the funeral, on Monday, 27th inst., at two o'clock P, M., from her late residence, No. 79 South Second street, Brooklyn, E. D. The remaing will be interred in Greenwood. McCany.—On Sunday, September 26, Catmxnrse, be- loved wife of Bernard McCann, aged 36 years. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are requested to attend the funeral, from 192 Monroe street, on Tues- day afternoon, at one o'clock. McFat.—On Saturday, September 25, at her late residence, JkANNETTE McFatt, widow of the late Heary McFall, in the seventy-fifth year of her age. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, on Tuesday morning, September 28, at ten o'clock, from 673 Third avenue, jcKeNxa.—The month’s mind of the Rev, Law- RENCE MCKENNA, late pastor of Croton Falls, wilt be celebrated at the Church of the Immaculate Con- ception, East Fourteenth street, on Monday, Septem- ber 27, at ten o'clock, The clergy friends are respectfully invited to be present. JOHN EDWARDS. Prperskx.—On Friday, September 24, Joseru S. Pepxesex, in the Sth year of his age. The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the faneral, from his late residence, No, 827 West Thirty-fourth street, this day (Monday), at half-past one o'clock. Savypers.—On Sunday, September 26, Grorce Wasurineton Sacxpers, the beloved son of Michael and Margaret Saunders, aged 2 years, 7 months and 4 days. Ours for a little while. God claimed our little boy. The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of his Pee Wied 11 Sheriff street, on Tuesday, 28th inst, a2P. M. Ssoon.—On Friday bres September 24, Acctr B. Sroor, second daughter of John V. H. and Margaret Secor, aged 18 years and 20 days, Services at the house of her parents, 438 West Forty- eighth st., this (Monday) evening, at half.past seven o'clock, Friends and relatives are invited without further notice. ‘Smintey.—On Saturday, September 25, Hexry Sarr- | Ley, son of the late William W. Shirley, of New York, ‘The relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral services at Christ church, corner of Fifth avenue and Thirty-Afth street, on Tuesday, the 28th inst., at half-past ten o'clock A.’ M. Suuvix.—On September 26, atone A. M., Mary A., beloved wife of Hugh Slevin, agod 21 years, 2 months and 2 days. : May her soul rest in peace, Amen! Relatives and friends of the family are respectfally invited to attend the funeral, from her late residence, No. z baa street, on Tuesday, September 28, at one P. M. Saira.—At the Mansion House, Brooklyn, on Sunday, | September 26, of consumption, Harriet 1 A, wile of Henry M. Smith, late of Chicago, daughter of Hon. Charles Hudson, of Lexington, Mass, Faneral from Mansion House, on Wednesday, at threo o'clock P. M. Surra.—On Satarday, September 25, 1875, Jane Any, pisos of the late James K. Smith, im’ the 6lst year of OF AZO, Relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from her late residence, 7 305 ey ST gaa, Ramet ToLpT.—On Friday, mber 1875, Wituaw Srovor, in his 77th year. ay * 8, His friends and those of his sons, Gustav, Willian and Poter, are respectiully invited to attend the funeral, on Monday, eed 27, at one o'clock, from his late a : AGNER, —On Sul ber 26, Faaxk Waa- wen, in tho 47th year of his Yi jatives and friends of the family, also Trinity Lodge, No, 12, F. and A. M., are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, on iy afternoon, at two o'clock, from his late residence, No. 12 White street. Wixson.—On Saturday, September %o, o: inflamma- tion of the brain, Rio, daughter of Captain Henry Ous and Louisa H. Winsor, aged 8 yoars, Relatives and friends of the family are requested to attend the funeral, from the residence of her grand- father, Gilbert F, Hays, No. 186 West Forty-tifth street, on Monday, September 27, at three o'clock P. M. Boston and San Francisco ly please copy. i Woov,—On the 20th inst., Gronos G, Woon, aged forty-two years. The Telasives and friends of the family, also the Six. teenth precinct Metropolitan Police the members. of Park Lodge, No. 16,.F. and A. M., are wo invited to attend the funeral, from the Forty fourtl Street Methodist Episcopal church, corner, pyenus, on Wi ab dalf-uass ane o'clock,” we