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TURKEY AND SERVIA, THE GERVIAN AGENT STILL AT CONSTANTI- NOPLE—A FORMER REPORT CONTRADICTED, Brrorave, Oct, 24, 1875, The report recently circulated that the Sergian agent had withdrawn from Constantinople is false, The government has no intention of recalling him, SPAIN. BEPUBLICANS FORBIDDEN TO HOLD ELECTORAL MERBTINGS—SUMMARY EXPATRIATION OF AN BX-MINISTER, Mapzrp, Oct. 24, 1875. ‘The government has refused permission to the repub- Heans to hold electoral meetings. The Diario Espafol, of this vity, says that Scfior Marfori, formerly Minister for the Colonies, was ar- rested here on Saturday and sent to Cadiz, whence he 1s to be embarked for some foreign port. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RACES, ENAUGURAL MEETING OF THE WASHINGTON DRIVING PABK—THE NEW COURSE AT BEN- ING'S STATION. Wasuixeror, Oct, 24, 1875. Great interest was shown at Pimlico in the inaugural meeting of the Washington Driving Park, and the con- tinuance of tho delightful weather has encouraged the turfmen to bring their stables to Washington, The new race course, situated at Benning’s Station, on ‘the Baltimore and Potomac and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and known as the Washington Driving Park, ‘will be opened this week by a series of running races, commencing on Tuesday, the 26th inst., and continuing Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, the 27th, 28th and 29th, There will be five races each day, the purses amounting to $5,500. The new course 1s laid out on the poy of the Hartford (Conn.) race course, and has a mile rack in most perfect order and condition, STABLES REPRESENTED. For the opening races this week the following stables have already arrived:—John Coffee's, D. McDaniel’s, J. Donohue’s, Dr. Weldon’s, Davis’, Miller's, Barton and Medinger’s, Atchison Hitchcock's, and others, Other entries are expected. The first meeting on the new course promises to be a great success, and no doubt wul attract large crowds, ‘On Tuesday, November 2, a week of trotting races will be commenced, for which ninety-four entries have been made, being by far the largest number of horses ever entered at any meeting in the District of Colum- bia. All the best horses that contested in the recent races at Brightwood and Prospect parks have been entered, and this meeting will develop more enthusiasm and better racing than bas heretofore been scen about Washington. BEER FRAUDS. & GRAND RAID ON THE BREWERS OF ST, LOUIS THBEATENED—THE REUSE OF REVENUE STAMPS, Sr. Louis, Oct. 24, 1875. , A rumor is in circulation here to-night that the United States government authorities are preparing for @ grand raid on the broweries in this city, and the brewers are evincing a good deal of uneasiness, It is asserted that Secretary Bristow has had detectives at work for three months, and that they have discovered frauds amounting to $300,000, running through the past two years. Numerous instances have been developed where the same revenue stamp was made to serve for a dozen spe since rage at different times, the stamp ‘being moistened and removed without being defaced, as required by the revenue regulations. All the large St. Louis breweries are said to be involved. WHISKEY FRAUDS IN CANADA, MonTREAL, Oct. 24, 1875. On information received from Collector Simpson Francis P. Stewart has been arrested on a charge of passing large quantities of brandy, gin and wine from his bonded warehouse without paying duty. Omer Allard Locker and Achilles Vibond, customs officers, have also been arrested on a charge of aiding and abetting the fraud. The prisoners were held in heavy THE BROWN UNIVERSITY NINE. Provipexce, R, L, Oct, 24, 1875, The victorious nine of the Brown University were received at the depot on their return from Cambridge Inst night by the undergraduates, and escorted to the College grounds with torches, lanterns @nd vociferous exclamations. CHURCH DEDICATION, Provipencr, R, I., Oct, 24, 1875. St. Michael's Catholic Church in Georgiaville was dedicated to-day by Bishop Hendricken, assisted by Vicar General MeMahon, of New Bedford, and numer- ous guests, . A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. Pumapenrura, Oct, 24, 1875, At four o’clock this afternoon a terrible accident oc- turred here. A Mr. Getler, his mother and daughter with two friends, a Mr. and Mrs. Miller, were out driv- ing in the park when another carriage came in contact with them, dashing their carriage with the occupants into the Schuylkill. Mr. Getler, daughter and mother were drowned. Mr. and Mrs. Miller had a narrow es- cape, being saved by some of the lookers on, FIRE AT MAHANOY PLANE, THE WORK OF INCENDARIES AND THIEVES. Porrsvitie, Pa., Oct. 24, 1875, An incendiary fire at Mahanoy Plane, Schuy!kill county, at two o’clock this morning destroyed Kirlin's drugstore, in which were the Post Office and the West- ern Union Telegraph office, together with seven bust- ness houses adjoining. The mail matter and telegraph instruments were saved. The total loss is $30,000, of which Kirlin’s logs is $4,000, with an insurance of $2.21 * number of thefts were committed during the prog- Tess of the fire, and one of the thieves was arrested, No clew to the incendiary has been discovered. FIRE IN VALPARAISO, IND. y Cixctxatt, Ohio, Oct, 24, 1875, A special to the Commercial from Valparaiso, Ind., says a fire there this morning destroyed several build- ings. The loss is about $12,000, on which there is $7,500 insurance, INCENDIARISM IN SYRACUSE, Srracysn, N. ¥., Oct. 24, 1875, Four,barns belonging to Hon, Charles B. Sedgwick, on James street, were burned this morning, the work ofan incendiary. One hundred tons of hay, a large uantity of grain and some blooded stock were burned. $18,000; insured for $5,000, STORM IN BERMUDA. Hauirax, Oct, 24, 1875. The steamer Bota, from St. Thomas and Bermuda, ar- rived and reports that a terrific storm visited Bermuda on the 9th inst, unrooffing several houses and blowing down the tents occupied by the soldiers at the War. wick camp. At the dock yard much damage was done, about 100 feet of causeway being washed away. The @flect of the storm was felt throughout the entire colony, EVENING WEATHER REPORT, Wan Drrartuent, Orrice ov Tur Cw Sigyat Orvicen, Wasninatox, Oct 24—7:30 P. M. Probabilities, For the upper lakes, the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri valleys failing barometer, warmer, partly cloudy or cloudy weather and southeast to southwost ‘winds, For the Ohio Valley, Tennessee, the Gulf and South Atlantic States stationary or lower barometer, warm, partly clondy weather and southeast to southwest ‘winds, with rain near the Western Gulf coast. For the lower lakes, the Middle and Eastern States, low or falling barometer, southeast to southwest winds, warm, cloudy or partly cloudy weather, followed by northwest winds on the lower lakes and possibly rain on the Middle and East Atlantic coasts, THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. ‘The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, in com- parison-with the corresponding date of last year, as in- cated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s pharmacy, Heratp Building :— 1874, 1875, » 53 + 63 5 | » po eaaad + 60 rage temperature yesterday. Average temper: A ee NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1875.—TRIPLE SHEET. WASHINGTON, GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES, ‘Wasnixaton, Oct. 24, 1875, LIABILITY OF THE UNITED STATES ON THE 3-65 DISTRICT BONDS, Some time since the Commissioners of the District addressed,a letter to the President making certain in- quiries as to the liability of the United States in pro- viding for the 3-65 District bonds authorized by Con- gress, under the act of June 20, 1874, Attorney General Pierrepont has given an elaborate opinion, directed to the President, confirming the de- cisions heretofore rendered, that “the faith of the United States is unqualifiedly pledged for the payment of the interest and principal at maturity.” Charles O'Connor, of New York, also coincides in this decision and regards the bonds issued by the authority of Con- ‘gress as governmental" bond and should be #0 recog- nized. THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS. Hon. H. M. Atkinson, Commissioner of Penstons, has completed his annual report to the Secretary of the Interior. t It shows that the numbor of pensioners added to the rolls during the last fiscal year was 11,557, and the number dropped, by reason of death, re-enlistment, re-marriage, expiration of minors’ pensions, failure to apply within three years or the discovery of fraud, was 12,977, making a net decrease of 1,420, The number of pensions increased was 15,561 The total number of pensioners borne upon the rolls June 30, 234,821, by classes, as follows:— Army invalids ae Army widows and dependent relatives... Survivors of the war of 1812, Widows of soldiers of the war of 1812. Navy invalids, Navy widows and dependent relatives. Total... Spc rsacconceveenace ces ee SOMOEE 1875, was Of the widows of Revolutionary soldiers thirteen who were married prior ,to the year 1800, and 366 married subsequent to that dato, are still borne upon the rolls, They, with 1,009 hall-pay widow pensioners, are em- braced in the class ‘Army widows and dependent rela- tives.” The invalid roll continues to increase, and, notwithstanding its losses, numbered 3,021 more on the 80th of June, 1875, than at the close of the preceding fiscal year, and, for the first time since 1863, exceeded the roll of widows and dependent relatives. Its in- crease largely counterbalances the losses to the other rolls, and makes the decrease of the aggregate roll com- paratively small, Its annual rates are also steadily increasing. In 1871 the average rate of pension paid to the army invalid pensioners annually was $8918; in 1872, $90 26; in 1873, $96 40; in 1874, $98 14; and in 1875, $103 91, or $8 65 pers month, The rates vary from $1 to $50 per month, ‘The increase in these rates increased the aggregate an- nual amount of the whole roll during the year $44,738 13, although {t had lessened in num- ber, and the rate of the widows’ roll had been largely reduced by the expiration of minors’ pensions. Com- missioner Atkinson says:— “With the aggregate annual amount of the invalid roll yearly augmenting but small reduction in the pen- sion expenditares can be expected, This shows the necessity of a carctul medical examination at stated periods oi all pensioners whose disability ts not perma- nent beyond a doubt,” The total disbursements of the Pension Bureau dur- ing the last fiscal year were $29,683,116 63, leaving a balance from the appropriations of $371,883 31, which has been covered in the Treasury, ‘The appropriations for the current fiscal year were:— For army pensions, $29,500,000; for navy pensions, $500,000. Total, $30,000,000. The Commissioner is of opinion that, unless there is some further Iiberalizing legislation by Congress, a total appropriation of 29,000,000 will be sufficient for the payment of al pensions during the next fiscal year. The Commissioner recommends that Congress fix some limit to the time allowed for the prosecution of claims for bounty lands, and gives as reasons therefor that so long a time has elapsed since the occurrences of which proof is required and the witnesses have reached s0 advanced an age that the parol evidence upon which many of these claims are adjudicated Is very unreliable, During tho fiscal year 1,630 claims were investigated by the speci nts of the bureau. The amount of saving to be ited to this service during the past year is stated to be as follows: Saved per annum by dropping names from PW ceii.sess + $15,928 97 Recoveries in cash tes 16,398 70 seo 112,225 17 114,522 84 The knowledge of the existence of such a system and liability of detection through its agency no doubt pre- vents the presentation of many fraudulent claims which would otherwise be imposed upon the government, ‘The benefit derived in this manner from these special investigations cannot be estimated in money. He also recommends the appointment of a special ser- vice for the bureau, upon a basis similar to that of the Post Office and of the Treasury Department, providing for the appointment of a regular corps of special agents, at least thirty in number, at a stated annual salary and a liberal allowance per diem for subsistence, in addition to their actual travelling expenses. The Commissioner says :—‘‘If Congress would author- ize the publication of a printed list of pensioners re- siding in each county to be posted in some con- spicuous piace, the Post Office of the shire town or tho Court House, for instance, with a request that persons having knowledge of any one upon the list who may not be entitled to a pension would report the name to this office it would result in bringing promptly to ro- tice many cases of fraud which would otherwise remain undiscovered.” The Commissioner concludes his report as follows:— “Though every effort has been made to promptly dispose of the current work of the office, do- lays have occurred which have occasioned much complaint throughout the country, but which, with the force now allowed by law, could not possbly have been avoided. I have, therefore, to recommend that the present foree of this office be increased by ten clerks of class four, ten of class three, and by four assistant messengers, two watchmen, and four laborers at $720 each por annum, and that some plan of reorganization be applied to the bureau which will insure higher rates of salary to those clerks employed in its most responsible operations. ? THE FORTHCOMING REPORT OF TREASURER NEW. It is understood that among tho prominent features of the forthcoming report of the Treasurer of the United States, the following recommendations affecting the redemption of national bank notes will be made :— First—Vhat the National Bank Redemption Agency be made a separate bureau in tho office of the Secretary of the Treasury, under the charge of a superintendent, who shall give bond for the faithful discharge of the duties, Second—That the flvo per cent redemption fand shall bo kept in the Treasury, but subject to the checks of the Superintendent, and that they be payable in currency or drafts on New York, Boston, Chicago, St. Louis and other sub-treasuries. Third—That banks or others sending national bank notes for redemption be required to prepay the express charges to Washington, and all other expenses of this agency, ' National banks shall be allowed to deduct from their next semi-annual return of tax upon circulation the Amount of any assessment that may be made, as also in their next return the amount of assessment heretofore made, ANTICIPATED PRODUCTION OF GOLD, Dr. Linderman, the Director of the Mint, is hopeful of the future production of gold and silver, From his late personal observations, he thinks the sum total next year will be $100,000,000, of which amount the Com- slock Jode will furnish one-half, HOLLAND AND VENEZUELA, THE DUTCH CONSUL ORDERED TO PRESENT AN ULTIMATUM AND WITHDRAW. Sr. Tuomas, Oct, 14, 1875. The Dutch Consul at this place has received a telo- gram saying:—‘‘Advise the Minister at Caracas to pre- sent his ultimatum and withdraw either to Curagoa or St, Thomas; to take his archives with him, or if this is refused to place them in the hands of some friendly col- league,” Ms The Consul chartered a schooner and sent this despatch to Curavoa on the 12th, from whence it is to be forwarded to Laguayra, A schooner was chartered on the 11th and despatched for Laguayra, not known positively for what reason, but it is rumored that a telegram of the rupture was re. ceived in advance of tho message to the Consul, and the schooner took the news down to Guzman Blancs | FREDERIC HUDSON. The Last Sad Rites Over the Re- mains of the Great Journalist, TOUCHING ADDRESS OF HIS PASTOR Proceedings of the Citizens’ Memorial Meeting. Coxcorp, Mass., Oct. 24, 1875. This afternoon all that was earthly of Frederic Hud- son was consigifed to its native dust. The day was dark and lowering, the early sun was veiled in a fog and the leaden clouds were suffused with raindrops. According to the express desire of tho family the fu- neral was a private, unostentatious ono, the ceremonies being impressive and yet characterized by a noble sim- pheity that agreed well with one that bore the white flower of a blameless life. The citizens of Concord who, one and all, loved and respected Mr. Hudson, tes tifled by their presence and by unmistakable marks of grief along vhe route of the funeral procession the esti- mation in which they held the deceased. But this foel- ing of veneration and ‘respect was not confined to Concord alone. Visitors came from the surrounding towns to pay tho last tribute to the memory of the deceased, and although respect for the wishes of the family prevented them from accompanying the remains to their last resting place, yet they contriyed to reach the cemetery in ad- vance of the processf6n and to wait for an opportunity to take ono last, lingering look at the noble features for- ever sealed in death, At the house, a pretty little cot- tage on Main street, many sorrowing friends were as- sembled. Outside the maple trees shone in their gor- geous raiment of golden hues, the painting of autumn, and contrasted with the sadness of the sky above, Carriages and country wagons filled the roads and streets and crowds assembled at a respectful distance from the house, awaiting the departure of the body of Mr. Hudson for the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. There were rugged-featured farmers, who brought their fami- lies with them; legislators whose names are national property, men of renown in the field of literature, representatives of the Bar, the press and the lyceum, THR DBAD JOURNALIST. Within a handsome casket lay the earthly remains of the great journalist, the woll-known features being revealed. With the exception of a triffling scar or two the face was untouched and was as placid and intellect- ual asin life. It bore the impress of the cultivated, well-balanced mind that had lately !nhabited it, the seal ofa pure soul. Ono by one the friends who were privi- leged to enter the house passed the coffin, and many an eye was suffused with tears, and many a’strong man, strong in the world’s sense of the word, was not ashamed of the tears that trickled down his cheeks, THE FROCESSION i was a truly sad one, Every one seemed to feel keenly the Joss of one endeared by many ties. The magnetism of kindness and sincerity that formed the most beauti- ful trait in Mr, Hudson’s character, drew all hearts toward him. Every countenance was overshadowed in the pre sence of that still form, NOTABLES IN ATTENDANCE, Many notable people came to pay their respects. Leaning against the mantelpiece and contemplating the features of the lifeless clay that a few days before beamed with such high intelligence and benevolence were Ralph Waldo Emerson and A, Bronson Alcott. ‘The fine military form of General Banks stood in the doorway, and near him were grouped THK PALLBEARERS, Hon, B. R. Hoar, H. T. Smith, W. W. Wilde, Rew Rice, George L. Heywood and Samuel Staples, brothers of the deceased were present, and hi: child, Wooaward Hudson, a fine looking young man. Mrs. Hudson, to whom the terrible event was a real tragedy, and to whom the deceased ever evinced a tender and unfailing devotion, his thoughts reverting alone to her during those momenis when the shadows of death lingered over him, was overpowered with the grief that filled her soul, and was closeted with tho anguish that took possession of her when such a tender, devoted husband was taken from her, After a succession of farewells the devoted pastor, Rev. H. M. Grout, spoke as follows:— ADDRESS OF REV. MR. GROUT, My thought, in anticipation of this service, has beon that I would be glad to make ita cheertul one; for there are certainly bright spots in the clouds that overshadow us and comforting views of the visitation which brings us together to which it is both a privilege and a duty to turn. But the hour has not yet arrived when all of us can begin fully to realize in it anything but a great and sad loss, a sore bereavement of our town, of all our homes, and especially of this home, where he whom ‘we mourn was so greatly needed, trusted and loved. We can submissively bow our heads and say, ‘God never errs; His will be done!”’ For the rest, We must wait the disclosures of another day. The gifts and graces with which nature had endowed Mr. Hudson were in many respects such as toattract the attention and admiration of all who knew him. His admirable proportions, erect form and graceful figure, his elastic step and that rapid and slightly swaying movement with which, he sometimes swept, slovg, 90 suggestive of health, energy, enthusiasm, and a cheerful mind, made him an ornament to our streets, one of tho objects of just pride in our favored village. ' The body is not the best part of us, but itis God's gift, and for such physical health and harmony as distinguished our friond one may be, not proud, but sincerely grateful. MR. HUDSON'S CARERR. Tt would be superfluous for me to 4} or attompt to dogo to any extent, of Mr. Hudson's boyhood, youth or professional life. His natural power, wel famnoed judgment, great industry and patience, would have made him successtul in any career he might have chosen, But it was fortunate that be so early compre- hended, as he seemed to do, his own aptitudes and tastes; that he found scope for his talents, or rather conquered a place for their exercise, in a profession for which he was pre-eminently fitted, and in which he wonanamo and achieved a success with which the most ambitious might be satisfied. This may not be the place, nor I the one, to enlarge upon this, But [ cannot refrain from taking occasion to commend, par- ticularly to young men, his example of hard, honest work; of a willingness to begin, as he did, at the very bot- tom round of the ladder, and to put his best energy into what must often have seemed merest drudgery ; of doing heartily and well all that he did. There is room enough, it has been said, in the upper stories of every profession. Too many fail to reach that eminence for no better reason than that they are not willing to risk, by patient, toilsome steps, doing their very best every time and everywhere. Prominent among the NOTEWORTHY TRAITS in Mr, Hudson's character, doubtless one secret of his professional success, was the moral integrity which marked both his public and private life. It is by no means an easy thing for the manager of a great public journal, with party strifes raging on every hand, ‘and with not a few temptations to gain a dishonorable advantage over arival, to be always courteous and fair, Mr. Hudson won the repu- tation of doing just this, He was truthful, honorable sand just, So those tell us who knew him best, He despised every form of meanness and had no bland words for baseness in friend or foe. Tho unsullied in- tegrity of his private life was nover tarnished, so tar as we know, by a breath of suspicion. This seems the more remarkable when one remembers that he went alone to a great city before he had reached the age of of manhood, and that the nature of his work, often protracted far into the nighi, was such as to relax any but the Ormest moral fibre, and to kindle appetites which have over- mastered some of the most promising men in the pro- fossion. Many a map wears the record of his weakness and of his vices in his face. The witness of a pure and selfgoverned life was written upon his, When will men Jearn that a life of moral parity and integrity underlies worthy success in any calling; that its rewards in seif- respect and the respect of fellow men, ina sound body nd peaceful conscience are the very best of earthly izes. i Along with the qualities jast named, in a sense over aginst them, there were other traits in his character | wi hich it is particularly pleasing to recall, Mr. Hudson was more remarkable in nothing than in his modest estimate of himself; in his habitual disposition to hide his own attainments and doings from the public eye to prefer the comfort of others to his own. He desires to have duo credit rendered to every one bat himself, It struck me as remarkable that in his HISTORY OF JOURNALISM, in all his allusions to a paper whose representatives aro in such force with us to-day, and of which he was a | great part, there was no hint that ne had ever had any connection with it whatever. Iam told by one in charge of our beautiful village libi to which he gave so much thought and time and labor, that he could hardly be persuaded to allow any record to be made of | his numerous and valuable contributions to its table and shelves, He was anxious that every other gut should bear the donor's name. But certain costly ones | of his own were discovered by the librarian to be his only after months and by chance, This kindly spirit shone in his attentions to all classes. “It mado no difference,” said one, in speaking of him, “where L was, what I was doing or who might be with him, he always gave me the same friendly recognition." He was fond of tho young and always welcome among them. Tho last day of his life he went out of his way to demonstrate liis fondness for children and his pleasure in helping on their sports, He could go differ with another as not only to give no pain, but as to seem to be in the nearest possible agreement with him, It is pleasant to the speaker to recall Mr, Hudson's 7 habitual presence in the Sabbath congregation, absence from the morning service was so rare a! to elicit remark, and never have | known a more help- ful listener. Strangers in the pulpit were sure to ask | who that upright and attentive hearer was. No doubt all this was due in part to a habit of listening well | when he would listen at He had | no sympathy with meretricious arts, with | uipit- pedants or apes, or would-be wits. fe delighted in thought as thought. If it was clear | and vigorous, his interest deepened. And it was no- ticeable that when the preacher touched great theo- | logical traths, those high themes which have engaged | the best mtellects of the ages, those that reach up | and out into the infinite, which Concern the nature of | God and the duty and’ destiny of men, there was a | waking up of eager attention such as common themes aid not command, We speak of magnetic preachers, fe was A MAGNETIC HEARER, I never knew one more quickly responsive to earnest tones or thought. Hg evidently believed in sincerity, liked it, shared it. It was no strange thing to se tear start in his eye, showing that bis was a heart, brave, indeed, as a lion, but tender as a woman’s. In this matter of attendance upon the house of God, his constancy, punctuality, devout attitude and helpful attention, he was an example to old and young. May 1 briefly, as is becoming here and now, allude to what I know must be in every thought, the rare beauty of HIS LIVE AT HOME, and fn its relations to those whose bereavement is to- day so great, It was a pleasant sight to see father and son in their frequent walks, revealing in that uncon- scious Way a mutual companionship of spirit and inner life, not so often seen as We might expect. Then may I speak of his tender care of her whose bodily sufferings are to-day forgotten in the sinking of heart which comes: with every renewal of the thought of her loss. Her face and form, he said, were in his eye as he felt. himself precipitated by that fatal shock which cost him his life, It is worth a litetime to give such a testimony of domestic fidelity and affection; have 80 repro’ the selfish heartlessness which we 8 in too many homes. It is enough to say that such do- votion, and I may be pardoned for this allusion to it, has often seemed to me to be an unwritten poem, Itis not needful that we should explain the secret spring of those virtues and graces which had in him so ood an illustration, Doubtless his high sense of honor, is cheerfulness, patience and evenness of temper had @ part of their root in that which was consti- tutional. Temperament had something to do with it The uniform success which marked his professional career from the first doubtless did something. It is unquestionably easier for one whose boat glides alon; nooth waters to be genial and patient and cheerful than for one whose bark is tossed | tumultuous waves and driven by tempestuous gales. But {t is difficult to believe that traits so truly Christian in their form and expression had no root in convictions and principles that take hold on things unseen, Moses endured as seeing =Him who is invisible, — It is such sight of the things that are deep and high that sustains and feeds’ an outer life; that 1s stead{ast in things that are just’ and true and lovely and of good report. There are degrees of faith, from that of the Athenian, who in bowing to the un- known God unconsciously worshipped the God and Father of us all, all along up to that of him who coula say, ‘And the life I now live [ live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and gaye himself for me.” It is not for us to attempt to search the heart of an- other. There is One who can do it without bias and without error, It is enough to recall the words of our paycen “A corrupt tree cannot bring forth good ruit. I have followed the only course of remark which has seemed to me possible on this occasion, obeying the dictates of a hedrt which shares with you all the great sorrow which seemed to descend upon us three morn- ings ago like a thick cloud. It was with tremulous tones the news was trom one to another of the sudden Providence which cost so vigorous, manly and precious a life. But 1 think those to whom tt comes with a crushing force, which none of us, perhaps, can folly understand, will be able to see that,’ after all, it was’ not of chance. The Lord's hand was in it; the hand of Him, without whom not a sparrow falls to the ground; who, in His own way, will bring good out of seeming ill, ‘and who will make alldark things light. It is sweet to trust Him; never more so than when earthly supports are taken away; never more so than when wo feel that the hand laid upon us is His, It is He who has said, ‘For a small moment have I forsaken thee, but with great mercies will I gather thee.” In the strength of such an assur- eam sure you will find increasing comfort and elp. During the address of the eloquent preacher there was. @ profound silence on the part of those present, It was a charming tribute to the memory of a pure, good man, Some turned away to hide the tears that sprung to their eyes; others allowed them to flow, not ashamed of what, under other circumstances, might be consid- ered a weakness, Then began THE LAST SAD RITES, At the conclusion of the prayer the body was placed in the hearse and the drizzling rain came down on many uncovered heads. On the way to the cemetery tho transfigured maples on either side of the way, wearing their grandest raiment, harmonized well with the many marks of respect to the memory of the de- Based displayed, with the flags at half mast and the groups of sorrowing lookers-on, not mere curiosity seekers, which were met at every turn, Thecemetery, now carpeted with the treasures of autumn and sug- gestive of the deepest repose, was soon reachod, Beneath the overhanging foliage and in sight of land- seapes of rare beauty wound the sad procession. At length there was a pause,” ‘The newly dug grave and the coffin lying beside it sed every hat to be taken off. The long line of carriages passed by, the drivers uncovering as they passed the exposed countenance of the dead journalist. THE LIVING SON AND DEAD FATHER. Then ex-Congressman Brooks, an intimate friend of Mr. Hudson and in whose hands was placed the man- agement of the funeral, said that the son of Mr. Hud- son wished to be alone when the body was consigned to its final resting place. He asked those present to take their leave of deceased whose features were for the last time exposed to view. When Judge Brooks concluded his address there occurred a remarkable scene. The coffin was placed under the shade of a grove at the head of a hill of this renowned cemetery, Beneath the fall- ing leaves that autumn spreads so prodigally the re- mains were exposed to view. Then was demonstrated the affection of the people of this vicinity for Mr. Hudson. The wish was general on the part of all present to see the remains, The countenance was still uncovered, each noble lineament being recogniz- able. The wail of the multitude indicated the popu- larity of the man, Kisses were imprinted on those cold lips, and when the first clay was cast on the body the son of the deceased bent reverently and the scene ‘was between father and son, The darkening shades became more and more em- phatic, the golden leaves of the maples grew indistinct, the solitary lamp that burned before the Hudson man- | sion flared and flickered, and at length the shadows of night gathered over Concord, where everything that can conduce toward the development of the mind has been fostered and promoted by Mr. Hudson, An eminent JWttérateur, an ablo journalist, a kind, well-balanced mind, an enter- prising citizen, who labored only for the interests of | those with whom he was daily associated. Such were | the characteristics of Frederic Hudson, and in remem: brance of all this the town of Concord honored his funeral to-day, THE CITIZENS’ MEMORIAL MEETING. An immense andienca gathered in the churen this evening on the occasion of tho Citizens’ Memorial Meeting. After the religious exercises the pastor, Rey. Mr, Grout, in his opening remarks said: ADDRESS OF REV. MR. GROUT. It is not becoming, after all I have tried to say at the more formal service of this after- | noon, that I should occupy much time this evening, but I do desire to express the ¢in- cere grief of all that portion of this*assembiy who | an accustomed to worship here, It is rare that entering | this desk on the Lord’s day morning, I have not been | cheered by Mr. Hudson's welcome presence in nis place | before me. The tears started from many eyes as we | looked upon his draped and empty pew this morning. | There was something peculiarly attractive in his kindly faco and wakeful attention, One of the most promi- nent preachers of the churches in and about Boston, who has occasionally oceupied — th pulpit, on hearing of Mr. Hudson's death ob- served that he had with him no _ porsonal acquaintance, indeed had never spoken with him, and ‘et had come, not oniy to admire but to love ‘him. Thero aro coriain things in which, if thore were time, would like to hold him up as A WORTHY RXAMPLE to our young men, He was willing to do hard work, and he wasted no time in idle dreaming. He once told me that he went to the city where he spent so many | years of his life a mere youth. Thinking he had a task | and a talent for the work, he applied for a place on the | paper with which ne became connected. The editor | asked: — | “What can you do 2”? -“Tean do this and that,” he said, “or anything you require.” “And when will you begin ?”? “To-night,”” he said. He began the next morning, and he went steadily and laboriously on for thirty years, Such willingness to work and such promptness and perseverance would make any young man, however ordinary bis talents, a successful man. IT wish we might learn to putitin | practice in our religious life and duties, | I would also like to recommend that unselfishness, that consideration for the feclings of others, that self sacrifice for another's comfort and good which shone | so conspicuously in Ins life as he went in and out be- fore us, There was nothing more remarkable in him. ag we saw him in his home and on our streets, than this, | I think it was that spectacle of his tenderness and de: | votion, at which many have doubtless wondered, which | | gained him so many hearts, The memory of it will { abide asa salutary influence in all our homes. But Mr, i} Hudson belonged to a wider circle than I can, in any sense, represent, There are those known him longer and better than I. 1 should give way to them, . Rev, Grendalé Reynolds, pastor of the Unitarr church, then spoke as follows;—I do not sunnose that here who have Itis time that neighborhood acquaintance and frien Ship ever grew uP inore naturally or more because there Was an inborn Teason for it than my acquaintance and*triendship with Mr. Hudson. Nine years ago, when he came to Con- cord, I did’ not know him at al. I was not even sure that [ wished to know him, Our first point of contact was apon a question of metes and bounds between our adjoining estates; then naturally followe gether to the mail; then strolis inthe woods, and | nally a frank and delightful acquaintance, and, I may | The first thing 1 noticed was Agreeableness. Intercourse with him was always smooth and easy, no mat. | ter how widely and radically you differed with bim upon the topics of conversation. This agree abieness was tade up of a courtesy rarely equalled, of a wide knowledge of practical affairs which I have never known excelled, and of a modesty which made it piscnens to learn of bim, the absolute purity ‘of his nguage, his entire freedom from bitterness in his estimate of events and men, and complete absence of all flippency, equally stmking. In the many hours, and I might say days and weeks, of couversation which I have had with him I never heard a word which the dearest friend might regret that he had spoken. 1 do not believe that any one in this town ever heard him speak such aword, Nobody could know him long and not notice his TENDENCY TO THOROUGHNESS in whatever he undertook. Whether he was building a fence or rearranging @ library, he spared no time or thought to secure the best results. As a consequence wheu he took the position of chairman of the library committee, he gave to the work an intelligence and un. wearied patience such as no one else could give, I doubt whether any one except the librarian knows as 1 do how much the town owes him in this regard; how day after day and month after month he gave to our service time and organizing talent which money could purchase, Let me mention one other quality, in some respects the highest of qualities, bis justice. Whatever your dealing with him, you were snre of having at least equity,’ and all — this seasoned with cheerful and kindly courtesy. Of the many mechanics and working people of all sorts who have served him you cannot find ono who does not speak tenderly of him and feel that he has lost a true friend. Out of what inward convictions and experiences these qualities come it is impossible to say. Mr. Hudson was not a man to parade on all or any occasion his personal feeling and faith. But no one can have known hum much and not feel suro that he was a man of STRONG MORAL PRINCIPLES, and if consecration to the nearest and most sacred of duties constitute religion, bis absolute sacrifice and devotion on the alter uf home affection was pathetically religious, Such as he was, with all his attractions and virtues, he has gone,’ We shall all miss bim in our customary walks The youngest and the least acquainted will note painfully the absence of that manly figure and that cheerful and energetic face which used, at morning and night, so regularly to go to and fro along through Main street, and some of us will mourn the loss of the great and pure satisfaction which resulted from our daily inter- course with him, GENERAL BANKS? REMARKS, General Banks, who was present, was then called upon by Rev. H. M. Grout, and spoke as follows:—My knowledge of the gentleman, whose sudden death bas made so great a void in the life of this quiet village, dates from many years past, Bochaps t had known him longer, from an earlier period of life, than any person present, except those of his family. Very distinctly do I remember the date of our first acquaint- ance. fe was then, perhaps, not more thangwelve or fonrteen years of age. Some festival occasion—I be- lievo it was one of a patriotic nature—had carried all the boys of these parts to Boston and turther to a vil- lage a few miles from that city. I was one of a party of half a dozen, of which Mr, Hudson was the commander. ' Already he exhibited those qualities which made him a leader and which were only further confirmed in later life, and not only the same vigor but the same genial nature, the same sense of jus: tice and moderation to which his associates have since borne witness. In his relations with the great journal with which his active life was identified, we may ob- serve the singular XPPECT OF HIS PERSONALITY. From the views of public policy it has sustained at various times that journal like every other, perhaps in @ greater degree than most others, has placed itself in hostility with various currents of public opinion; has differed with men and with parties; has criticised all fearlessly, sometimes it might appear recklessly, and has been assailed with a hot hostility and bitter. ness that had no limits, yot .in all the strife of passions that thus waged about him, this man, for twenty years an important figure In the direction of that journal, was never spoken of otherwise than with fairness and oven gentleness by those who felt most the weight of its criticism. This is a siM€ular phenomenon, a touching tribute to the character of our friend. That same thoroughness that has boen referred to as characterizing what he did in his labors as a citizen, was also a charactéristic of his la~ bors as a journalist, “He sought to getat the final trath of any subject that it became his duty to deal with as a journalist, and in the pursuit of this purpose he spared umseif no labor, no pains and in the midst of the arduous, the’ anxious, the wearing labor thus imposed, he never lost that grace, equanimity, that Justice, that kindness which we all recall in our every remembrance of him. I can recall no journalist to whom I could always go with such certainiy, such con- fidence of fair treatment and generous attention, Gen- eral Banks spoke at greater length than we can report, but the above sentence will indicate the spirit of his tribute. Mr, Grout then referred to the associates of Mr. Hud- son who were present as representatives of the New York Heratp and called upon Dr, Hosmer to add, upon their behalf, some words to the tributes already ren- dered to the My anrige citizen of Concord, which he did, briefly but feelingly. VERDICT OP THE CORONER'S JURY. The following is the verdict rendered in the case of the death of Mr. Hudson:— That Frederic Hudson died at his house in Concord, on Thursday, October 21, 1875, at about five o'clock A. M., of internal hemorrliage, resulting from injuries received by a collision with a train of cars on the Middle sex Central Railroad, at the Monument street cro ssing, in said Concord, about five o'clock the previous evening while riding’ in a covered buggy driven by John §, Keyes. We attach no blame to the railroad company, as we find that the flagman at said crossing performed his duty faithfully, but that his constant signals of danger were either not seen or were not heeded by the driver of said carriage. And wo further find that the dividing of a train into two or more parts before passing over a crossing of a public street, as was done in this case, and which is a common practice on other railroads, renders such crossing still more dangerous to the public travel and ought not to be allowed without sufficient protection by a gate or gates, THE LATE GENERAL PICKETT, FUNERAL SERVICES OVER THE REMAINS OF THE CONFEDERATE LEADER. Ricumonp, Va, Oct. 24, 1875, The obsequies of General George E. Pickett took place this afternoon, and the demonstration was indeed worthy of the gallant soldier. The entire populace of Richmond, together with thousands of visitors from other points, were in attendance. The streets along which the procession moved were in many cases 80 crowded with spectators that the movements of the line were greatly impeded. Many private houses were tastefully arene in mourning, and flags at different points half- maste THE PROCESSION was composed of the First Virginia regiment as es- cort, the Corps of Cadets from the Vir- giniat Military Institute, Monticello Guards from Charlotteville, Attuck’s Guard (colored), the old First irginia regiment, the Association of Veterans of tho Army of Northern Virginia, the Richmond and Peters- burg Commanderies of ' Knights Templars, tho State and city executive officers, the relatives and friends of the deccased and many promi- nent Virginians in carriages, together with a long cortége of vehicles with private citizens, the en tire line being nearly a mile anda halt in lengta. ‘The remains were conveyed to Hollywood Cemetery, where they were interred with appropriate ceremonios. It is estimated that not less than 40,000 people wit- nessed the procession, and that there were about 5,000 in the line, THE PARK HOSPITAL PHYSICIANS, Many of the poor who used to visit the Park Hospital for medical treatment have been without advice for some time past. Those of thom who are unablo to pay doctors’ fees, can call and be attended free of charge by Dr. Thomas Smith, ex-Senior Surgeon of the Park Hos- pital, whose office is at No, 12 Centre street, Dr. Manley, formerly of the hospital, has gone to the Ninty-uinth street Reception Hospital. HAVANA TOBACCO IN FLORIDA, [From the Now Orleans Timos.] In the parishes of St, Helena, East Baton Rouge, East and West Feliciana, in this State, the lands and climate are almost identical with those in Middle Flor- ida, where the Havana tobacco has been so successfully cultivated for tho past forty years, In one county in the district of Florida mentioned (Gadsden), 120,000 pounds of this tobacco was grown — this year, which averaged forty cents per pound, sold’ on the farms where it was _ culti: vated, and the value of the whole crop of this State is estimated to have been $300,000, Now, there is no reason whatever why this valuable tobacco should not bo cultivat in’ that section of this State we speak of, particulary as it is grown with. out the necessity of employing as expensive labor as in the cultivation of cotton or sugar cane, A farmer, with a family of children, can utilize their labor in making this crop, as the principal work to be done is the keeping of the plants free from worms. The only outlay necessary to be made in Proyerins to enter into this cultivation is. the purchase of seed and the erection of suitable buildings for curing the crop atter it is made, Those buildings are of, the cheapest | description, and may be made ot log” or undressed lumber, the only necessities required in them being pro- tection from the rain and a free circulation of air, Ina former number of our paper wo have given a tull description of the mode of cultivation of this tobacco as © would advise its being fol- practiced in Cuba, an’ Piwed. as closely as possible, Seed can bo orderod through any of the first class importers of Havana produce in this city ASSAULTING HIS LANDLORD. Charles Herbst, a Newark (N. J.) stableman, was ar. rested in that city on Saturday, charged with assault and battery with intent to kill py Valentine Muclier, his landiord, d little chats across the fence; then walks to- | ¢ | AMUSEMENTS, GRAND OPERA HOUSE. A concert was given yesterday evening in the Grand Opera House to an audience who insisted on giving an ore to every piece on the programme. The best feature of the evening was Miss Heilbron’s playing on the piano. MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES. George Vandenhoff gave his “Reminiscences of the, Theatre’? at Lockport last week. Mr. T. Morrell, the publisher of dramatic works, wil hakespearian recitations next month. s Genevieve Ward has been successfully perform- jand, in Medea and Lady Macbeth, Tho Mexieun Juvenile Opera Company will at the Lyceum Theatre on Noyember 1, appearing ov alternate nights with the French comedy troupe. “No Inflation; or, Hard Pan Waltz,” is the title of ¢ new piece of muste written by H. Maylath, and published by H. Ewald & Brothers, Jersey City. The democratic party probably danced to it in Ohio, and it is just im time for the Pennsylvania election, The eighth annual benefit of the Elks takes place October 28, in the afternoon, at Booth’s Theatre. The Society of the Elks is composed principally of gentle men conrected with the theatrical profession, and thid benefit is given to enable them to replenish their treag- ury, which has been greatly reduced in eonsequence of numerous deaths and the assistance given to sick and needy members, ‘The benefit promises to be one of the finest entertainments of the season, as the managers of most of the theatres in this city and Brooklyn have permitted their artists to take part im this highly cred- itable undertaking. WAS THERE FOUL PLAY? This is a question which now stirs the minds of the colored population of Newark and is applied to. the fate of George Quacco, a giant sized negro of that city, whe wiet death in the Delaware River last month, neat Phillipsburg, under circumstances shrouded in mys tery, The facts of the case, as stated at the time in the Hekaxp, are briefly these:—Quacco, about a year ago, committed some offence, for which the Phillipsburg authorities sought his arrest. He cluded pursuit, however, unt last month, ‘Then he wag arrested, but stoutly resisted = and jumped into the Delaware to effect escape. The ollicers called on him to surrender, but he pushed on. Then they fired on him, He sank, and the dead body was after. ward recovered. An inquest was held and a verdict rendered of “accidental drowning.” This, however, was not satisfactory to the friends of the dead negro in Newark. These have since set to work, made theit own investigation of the facts, and, at a recent mass mecting of colored people Newark, caused to be passed a resolution setting forth that Quacco “came to his death by other means than accideatally drowning.” A committee was appointed and em- powered to search for evidence, with a view to bring- ing the suspected assailants of Quacco to justice, The belief is pretty general in Newark, outside of the col- i folks, that Quacco was indeed a victim of foul play. SUPPOSED INCENDIARISM, A fire broke out last night on the first floor of the five story brick house: No, 356 West Thirty-seventh street, occupied as a harness shop by George Lauss, The flames wore extinguished after a trifling damage had been done. A suspicion that the fire was not the result of accident caused the police of the Twelfth precinct to make an investigation, and there was found on the floor a horse blanket saturated with kerosene oil and partly burned. It was ascertained that Lauss_ was insured in the Germania Insurance Company for $2,000, his stock in trade being very light, Both Lauss and his wife were arrested on suspicion of having set fire to the place, and were locked*up in the Thirty-seventh street station house, DROWNED, At eight o’clock last night a woman about twenty-four years of age fell into the East River, at pier 6, and was drowned. The deceased was five feet in height, with short black hair and black eyes, and was dressed in @ red Januel underskirt, white apron and gaiters, OBITUARY, PASCHAL W. TURNEY. Mr. Paschal W. Turney, a well knowa and highly row spected member of the New York Bar, died on Satur day evening at his residence, Astoria, L. 1, in the fifly-fifth year of his age, Mr. Turney was admitted to the Bar more than thirty years since and soon after- ward became associated in business with the Jate Joseph B. Varnum, and for more than twenty-éva years past was regarded as one of the leading real estate lawyers in this city, and his high character, sterling integrity, excellent judgment and thorough knowledge of the law made him a valuable adviser, HOTEL ARRIVALS. Bishop William W. Niles, of New Hampshire, ts so~ journing at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Mr. E. H. 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