The New York Herald Newspaper, November 12, 1875, Page 3

THE CANAL CONMITER More Details About the F'reshet. SKILLED TALENT AT ALBANY Four Tons of Iron Washed Into Infinite Space. Atpany, Nov. 11, 1875." ‘The Joint Legislative Canal Investigating Committee Teassembled this morning and called Mr, Locke, one of the claimants, to the stand. He testified that nothing was done in the matter for a long while after the freshot; thon a meeting was held at which {t was agreed to allow lawyers Hill and Smith one-third of the amount secured; he understood it would be necessary to secure the passage of a special act by the Legislature before anything could be ob- tained; he had paid the lawyers $1,500 extra, above and beyond the one-third, but he never could under. stand for what reason. . ‘The following letter shows this account with Messrs, Hill & Smith, and shows where the $1,500 was put in the law office of Smith & Hill:— Euama, N. Y., August 21, 1873, To James 8. Locke, Esq. aisle ‘The following is a'statement of your canal matter in our bands:—Amount of award and interest, $11,445 65; our fees as agreed to, $8,915 22; balance at the time of award, less interest, $7, 48; our charges for services since the award, Ks yay WF many items, total, $1,500; balance due you, 43, For which pleaso tnd my check to ol in fullenclosed. I hear you have been saying hard things. Here I send you over not one cent of which would you ever have gotten but for Mr. Hilland myself. We have done all that has been done, and instead of speaking bitter words, wholly unjustifiable, 1 should have thought Jim Locko' would have been thapkful to us, Truly yours, G, L, SMITH. Witness was examined in detail as to the expenses and josses he suffered from the flood, and he insisted that hig charges were inside the reality; he said he lumped. many of the items, but he was sure his esti- mates were léss than-the quantities; he put in six tons of iron, spikes, &c., that he had to estimate; he had that quantity the day before tho freshet; the land was carried away and the iron with it; it was a singular thing that not one of those spikes was ever found any- Where after the freshet; there were two tons of spikes and four tons of iron carried away in some manner; ho could not say exactly where it was stored or of whom he bought it. Mr, Smith —Twelve acres of Jand were carried away. Where was that land? Witness—That is a mistake; that was corn; I think it was from four to six inches dig. Mr, Smith—That is y high—six inches on the Vith of June. Do you think it was worth $30 per acre? Witness—Yes, sir; I would not have sold it for that? Mr. Smith—Do you to say there is a net profit of $30 per acre? Witness—On my land it is. Mr, Smith—Why, at that rate a man with 100 acres could make | ane per year, Do you mean to say that can be done Witness—On my land it could be done. \ NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1875.-TRIPLE SHEET. Bim atthe necessary ‘cases. To Mr, never wen engeged with Oney Sayles with D. im the prosecution of it Dover was ¢ jagon inthe busbeas of hanung upelaiis was 100 2 Tid think the Frenchman pretty high, but that was pabl gory fact thas the owners put a high estimate on their was in the habit of going before the ‘ceisincure for legislation, though I wont there to get through 1wo and the the “Governor. tid be would not ou u overnor Bai would not pay" iain act of the kind which was for the relief of Goodeli; never found it necessary to do anything be- sides talking to members and get them to urge the bill forward; n have offered or given a cent of money to members of the Legislature to get a bill through. Mr. Smith—Mr. Deyo, I don’t know of anything else to ask you, but if Ris know of any improper appli- ances being used, either in the Legislature or before the appraisers, 1 wish you would tell of It herw and now. ‘itness—No, sit; I know of nothing of the kind. Witness then said, in-fustice to D. P. Wood, he de- sired to say on one occasion he requested him to go to Albany and do some lobby work, and he peremptorily refused, Wood haa nothing to do with the claim re- ferred to in this examination—notbing at all, MARTIN COONEY, saltmaker, of Syracuse, was called and sworn, and was examined as to the damage caused’ by the eplarging of the Oswego Canal. The banks of the canal wore Taised to increago the depth; the water filtered through the banks and destroyed the adjoin- ing salt blocks; the work, was rly done; 1 “had ao clamg- and it was le by actual not know how others were reached; D. P. prosecuted my ; Lemployed him because he was my lawyer; my award was $8,475, and I paid Wood one half; my award was less than my damage, ANDERW W. MASON, sworn and canine to the same matter:—Had a claim for damages ; wement of the preceding wit- ness is correct; the bank of the canal puddled #0 aso keep the water in; my claim was for $2,808; could not tell how we got at the amount of damage; Wood told me not to male it one cent more than it actually was; my bargain with Wood was to give bim half the allowance; It didnot make me good. The committee then adjourned, measurement by the present State Kngmeer; 1 do . Wood THE LAWYERS EXPLAIN. Eara, Nov. 11, 1875. The Gazette, of this city, publishes this afternoon @ card from the Hon. David B, Hill, in which he states his connection with tho Millport Canal awards, now under consideration by the joint Legislative Committee at Albany. He pi that the act of the Legislajure under which tho ¢laims were heard by the canal appraisers was passed in the year 1869, while he was not a member of the Legislature, and that he was only a member of tho Legis- Jature in the years 1872 1872 He further proves that the awards were ly made by the canal appraisers in the year bes | As prenter of the Legis- Jature he had nothing to @o with these claims in any capacity, During the oemence wae claims before the appraisers he Was one of the attorneys for the claimants, and acted strigtly in a public capacity, Hon. H. Boardman ex-representative member of Congress from this distpict, and who was counsel for the State in the hear before the appraisers, pub- lishes a card substantiating the statements of Mr. Hill, and declaring there Was no collusion or fraud whatever in the awards. + AGAINST ROME. A BLATANT PREACHER URGING A FIERCE AS- SAULT UPON CATHOLICISM. Rev. Oscar Hugo, who has been engaged in “‘slaugh- tering the Pope, the Qollego of Cardinals and the Propaganda,” during the past twenty-three years, ap- peared in the United Presbyterian chureh, West Twenty.” fifth street, last evening, and promised to continue Mr, Smith—Were there apy inquiries made, when Ddefore the pppmniaers, as to these quantities and prices— any surveys Witness—No, sir, none. Mr, Smith—Your statements wore taken as facts ? Witness—Yees, sir. Mr. Smith—Did you ever have a freshet before? Witness—Yes, sir; but never so much. Mr. Smith—I simply ask you if you ever had a freshet Ddefore and had your land damaged ? itness—Yes, sir; but never— Mr, Smith—Never mind making comparisons, Witness—Well, we have had treshets before this and had damages; the breaking of the Summit dam would not cause tho flood; it was caused by cutting out the waste weir, near the first lock. Mr. Smit tag Tt be knew this cause, and in all this swelne ae you did not know you had a claim for your ? Witnestot had thought of it, but can’t tell why I did not make a claim, ‘The witness was then examined by Senator Cole as to the value of the cork, materials, land, &c., and tho } wiowecemes ed that he secured more im the award than he paid for the whole property. x NORMAN CROFUT sworn:—Have known the section of country alluded to for over fifty years; I know all the lands in question; desides those who presented claims to the State there were as many more who were damaged by tho freshet who did not make claim; at the time the freshet oceurred the supposition was that it was independent of the canal; the canal had been built in 1 but had never been broken threugh before; the Yreshet in question Was an unusaal one, independent of the canal; the bridges generally were washed away at points far re- moved from thé canal; from my knowledge of the streams and of the country I should say the freshet was increased somewhat by reason of the canal; heard Mr. Locke's testimony; think he got pretty high dam- ages; the water may have run over all his land, but I do not think more than three acres were destroyed; Mr. Locke's claim for fences was too high; we do not build very good fences along streams, since they are liable to be washed away every year; I know of the combination gct up to collect damages from the State; i went to Elmira and saw Mr. Smith, of the firm o Smith and Hill; spoke to Mr. Hill about what was pro- posed; ne said if 1 would doas the rest did he would see what he could do for me in regard to my damage. 1 asked him what were the terms; he said he was to have one-third of whatever was recovered; he said that Weber was going to ran for theLegislature, and that I must vote for him, as he was to assiet in getting the bill for relief through; said I could not vote for him, since he was a republican and I democrat; he said that Weber, Armstrong and others were going to get the bill through, Siaith said, besides, that he could get a large claim through better than a small one and ¥o I was to make ‘he claim as large as I could; I know | the Sleeper property and I think that $1,000 would have made him good; heard the claims for feuces read _yes- terday, they were all too high; the logs which Bots- ford put in at $15 per thousand were not worth more | than $4; Botsford’s mill was practically played out be- fore the’ freshet; Botsford put ina claim tor $100 for damage resulting from the stoppage of his mill, but f dons tink he was damaged any by the stoppage; Samuel N. Coe told me that he had informed Mr, Smith, at Elmira, that his damages would amount to $50 or $100, and that be got $600, I think that both Coe and Costor got more damages than their entire property was worth; knew Howells property: think his claim of $00 for docking washed away was much too bigh; $100 was about the right figure; Isaac Kelly’s place cost him $250, which was more than it was worth; Kolly got $32) damages; Kingsbury could not have polg Di Bouse for $200; Kingsbury got $1,000 for damage to his house; Mécker's damages did not exceed $50, find his place was worth about $460; Mocker got $450 damages; the award to Plumb’ was ex- cessive; the allowance of $1,700 should have been about $300; tbink that his whole place never cost him more than $13700; Ihave heard the amounts allowed by the appraisers in these cases, some $85,000 in all I don’t think all the territory covered by the dlaims would gell for that amount; I also think that the freshet woald have occurred indepen- dent of the canal; | have no interest in this matter and only came here because of a subpona issued com- pelling my attendance, To Senator Colom! hoard the last witness testify; I think bis corn, at the time mentioned by him, was worth about $6 per acre, GEORGE Prost sworn:—I reside at Miliport; I think the whole prop- erty covered by the claims for damages would nut bring as much as the total amount awarded; heard the Jast witness testify we had bad @ heavy fall of rain after two or three dams had broken away; a sufficient volume of water had gathered to sweep all before it, I think that, independent of the canal, there was suificiont water overflowing to cause the freshet; I had never seen the streams 80 swollen; I had been damaged, but did not think the State was’ liable; Mr. Smith, of Elmira, wanted me to go in with the ‘other claimants, but I declined for the reasons given; the Coe property was offered to mo at $200; bo was allowed $717 50 damages; I think that Coo’ got more than double the value’ of his entire property; I think that the whole amount allowed by the appraisers ($85,000) would pay for ail the property damaged; Mr. Brooks, one of the appraisers, is interested in two of the largest pieces of property on which damages were allowed. A recess was here taken until balf-pust three o'clock \ APTER RECESS. On reassembling Nathaniel Deyo was cailed, sworn ed by Mr. Peckham, concerning the Oneida ment. Ho had acted in the matter of for damage done by ‘ Feceive oue-balf the award and pay counsel snd all other expenses; he employed D. P. Wood as counsel; witness took. charge in that of somo foarteon claims growing out of the same matter; {t took about two days for the hearing before the appraisers; 1 was employed because I had had ‘expe- rience in getting awards; I had a claim of my own, and thus secured "y, ex- perience. These claims aggregated about $21,000, AS to the damage to Frenchman's Island, in Oneida Lake, caused, as alleged, by setting water back, witness eaid he could not say how much the dam: amounted to; that was not among his claims, and he uever ex- amined that damage, Mr. Peckham—Nearly $6,000 were awarded, and some ocople say the island was not worth over $1,800. Witness—That is not the fact, I had no interest in that island, but I know that it was worth much more than that, Mr. Peckham—Is it nota fact that many of these People who laid claim to damage lived above the rapids, aud wore not affected by the set back of the water? ene sir; there was no claim of that char- To Mr. Smith—D. P. Wood did not share in the ‘wards: he was my jawyer, aud 1 alwayp settled with | to thy modérn droga his work of destruction and prove the progress of Catholicism, provided his-learers would come down with the cash. He)#took for his text, the seven- toenth and twenty- verses of the sixteenth chap- ter of Matthew. Bu refrained from any reference to this text after he Jiad. finished "the reading of the . Verses named. First, Re said that he had almost in- variably had large and respectable audiences to wit- noss his mauy.destruetions of the Pope, the cardinals, the nuns of all names and particularly his effective pol- ishings-off of the Jesuiteduring all of the past twenty- three years, And yet they grew, and still must ho smite them down, provided the contents of the contri- bution baskets proved satisfactory, for, as they knew he lectured free of charge, he hoped that they would not forest that he must eat and drink, travel and have something to wear while travelling. He proposed to Speak, first, of the AMERICAN PRINCE CARDINAL. And in doing so he wus determined to say that he had made a mistake while writing out the notices of his lecttre. Those that had been read in the churches and printed in the pay were, though written by himself, in his usual style, great mistakes, and he pro- posed £0 correct them right from the start (Laughter: le declared that his advertisement should have read, “American Prince of Darkness,’’ instead of Princo Cardinal; “Grey Foxes,’ instead of Grey Nuns; and “Black Devils,” in: of BI Jesuits, er and whispers of * ¢ funny iia a church f”) He wished to say, parenthetically, at this pate that if his language should seem too strong or to order, perhaps, too nearly upon what is recognized as’ tho _profanely vicious, for the ears of Presbyterian ladies, of whom there were many present, they must remember that he was a for- eigner, straggling to enlighten Americans for many years, and that he did not speak | sage English. Ap- plause seemed to cause him to lose his place in his dis- couree, for he proceeded to say that the associate pas- tor of the Tabernacle church, A MAN WHO HAS NOT BERN NATURALIZED, mado his blood boil the other day by declaring that he wanted to compromise the Bible question with his Catholic fellow citizens, That associate pastor, he said, bad been in the country ten years,’ but had’ only taken out his first papers one year ago. That non-naturaliged assqciate pastor of the Taber- pacle church wanted to compromise by baving a sort of milk and water Bible read in the public schools, one- half Protestant and one-half Catholic; and when ho had made the proposition, said the speaker, he asked if anybody could find fault with that, and ft yelled oat, “T object.” (anghver.) But, said the speaker, seem: ing to remember his subject for a moment, we have a real, genuine, prince cardinal. Now, I claim. that a ince cardinal is unconstitutional in these United tates, (Laughter.) But, eaid he, they claim that he is only a spiritual prince. I know better. He is both a temporal and spiritual prince, and that is against the constitution, (Laughter’ and applause) I declare that any one claiming to be either ‘A PRINCE OR A SAINT in this country is against the constitution of the United States. 1 would have them know there is a Monroe doctrine hero, and that it is against princes and powers of other powers, whether they be down side up or up- side down. (Laughter.) But, said he, it’s all a deop scheme. I'll tell you how it is, THR HERALD’S PROPHETIC INVITATION TO fHE POPE is to be wrought out by the College of Cardinals. The resent Pope is old, and will die within two years—at east [hope go. Then the European Powers will have 4 fallible Pope, who will vo ce throne in Rope pad there will Bo aii Popo In Anforica, Cardinal McCloskey, who will have Wits throne in’New York. (Applause.) That, said tho speaker, is what all the kindness from Rome means, and what giving the Gray Nuns power, to educate teachers for American schools means. Its all to subju- gate America, and Governor Tilden is helping it; and if we can’t put it down by the ballot, I will be sure to put it down with the builet and sword. (Laughter.)’ Iam ready for it, said the speaker. In couclusion be asked some.sympathizing friend to pass around the contriba- tion basket, and then the laughing audience adjourned, ABBY SAGE RICHARDSON. * The second of Abby Sage Richardson's talks on English literature was given yesterday afterneon, at Decker Hall, Union square. About sixty ladies bad aszembled when Mra. Richardson entered the hall. With the light thrown so as to display hor face and figure to the best advantage, Mrs. Richardson, dressed very simply in black, looked uncommonly well, and when her face and manner became animated in the de- livery of the lecture she might easily have been taken for much younger than she is. She had chosen for her subject “The Moste d’Arthur Romances.” Her quiet, distinct, sympathetic voice at once caught the atten- tion of the audience, and it is no exaggeration to say that through all the intricacies of the subject that at- tention was retained. Hor manner of treating the Arthurian romances was historical rather than analyti- cal; she dwelt upon the stories rather than examined the characters, Commencing with the origin of the romances among the Celts of Armorica and Wales, she traced their gradual growth and progress through the writings of Geoffrey of Monmouth, Walter Mapes, Ware, Layamon, down to Sir Thomas Mallary, whose book, printed in black letter by William Caxton, containg all the tales of his predecessors translated into early English, and forms the great text book from which Tennyson and other poets have drawn tor their poems on the Arthurian legends. Here a fine opportu hity was presented for a comparison between Mallory’s foe and Tennyson's poetic account of the same sub- jects, and the fair lecturer did not hesitate to avow her rofereuce for the former. One of the most interest- ing portions of the lecture was a number of readings from Mallory, giving his account of Merlin’s prophecy, Arthur's wooing of Guinevere, Launcelot’s love for the Queen, Sir Galahad, who found the Holy Graal, Sir Tristram and the story of Enid, These have grown familiar through the ms of Tennyton, but read as they were with Mra, hardson’s animated voieo and delivery, they ob- tained a renewed interest in their old Engitsh dress. She dwelt eapecially on the character of Launcelot, the most perfect knight in chivalry, yet marred by the ono fault of deceiving the King. But in the constancy of his love for Guinevere, although she was the wife of his master, he was the beaw ideal of the true knight. In connection with this subject the question of love in the times of chivalry was dwelt upon at considerable Jength, and the audience were exhorted not to allow the occasional coarseness of medimval writers to deter them from studying what was intrinsically beautiful, ichardson’s recitation of a fow lines from Tenny- Lady of Shatt” must bave made those who 8 heard her regret that she did not pay more attention the Arbauran LeReaijy of his sorvieos;no legislationwas | THE BROOKLYN REVIVAL. During yesterday and to-day the Moody and Sankey Programme has been extended to five daily services— namely, the usual early prayer and conference gather- img at the Tabernacle from eight to nine o’clock, a woman’s meeting in the same place from nine to ten o'clock, a Bible reading session at the same place from four to five P. M., when all are requested to bring Bibles, paper and pencils, in order to take notes; the usual great evening gathering at the Rink at half-past seven, and a meeting for clerks and other young men attho Tabernacle from’ nine to ten P. M. For these Jast named services admission is by free tickets, issued atthe Young Men’s Christian Association rooms, Gal- latin place and fulton street, A DAY OF PASTING AND PRAYER. ‘To-day has been sot apart as a day of fasting, humili- ation and prayer, and will be generally observed, not only in Brooklyn, but throughout the country. Mr. Moody requests that Christians everywhere will spend the day in private supplication for God’s blessing upon ‘the services in Brooklyn and in behalf of a revival of religion in all parts of the Union. THE MORNING PRAYER MRETING. s A crowded gathering at the Tabernacle at’ eight o'clock awaited the entrance of Mr. Moody. Services commenced by singing the familiar old hymn, Come, thoufount of every blessing, after which Mr. Hawley made a condensed statement of the requestd for prayers received since the previous day. Husbands and wives wanted petitions for the re- pentance and salvation of their life partners, parents ’| pleaded for thoughtless children, pastors who con- fessed that they are backsliders the prayers of Christians that God would revive the work of grace in their bearts, several churches asked prayers for a re- vival, and prayers were requested ‘fora whole neigh- borhood."’ Dr, Budington made the first tread with great earnestvess of manner, which was lowed by the hymn, Rock of ages, cleft for me. Mr. Moody, after reading the second ir of Co- lossians, commented brie upon the sixth to the twelfth verses, and stat what are the requ for a Christian life. The great enemy of the Chu pride, We are to be rooted on God and then built up ‘on him as trees on their roots. Every Christian must love Christ. They must be dead to the world, its pleaser Gnd allurements, and live to Christ. Ifwe jive as we ought we get ail we want from God, and the fulness of the Godhead satisfies us. A fervent prayer to God for humility closed Mr. Moody’s Address, after which he requested that all who should follow bim in exhortation or prayer should bo brief, so that a larger number might join in those exercises, Rey, Charles Morton, the one armed Superintendent of Plymouth church’s Bethel Mission in Hicks street, made a very interesting statement of a revival work in Jersey City, a The pastor of the New York Port Society’s Church for Mariners gave a similar report of the work of grace among sailors in the port. From twenty to forty come to his church every night for prayers to the God who cares for those ‘-who.go down to the sea in ships.” ‘Mr. Sankey gang the bymn, ‘Where are the sins?” a8 a solo, Mr. Frederick Bell made a short prayer, Mr. Mat- thews, a Fulton street dry goods dealer, told the story of his conversion, and a Buffulo policeman thanked God that in this, his first visit to Brooklyn, he had been led to attend the several meetifigs and been blessed by the light of repentance and faith in Christ's salvation, At the close of the prayer mecting a largé company of ladies remained, and there was a woman's prayer, and poagersenen meeting, under the direction of Mrs, am, THE EVENING'S SERVICES. The Rink was filled to its utmost at a very early hour jast night, and the meeting was opened at ten minutes past seven o'clock by Mr. Sankey, who sung the eighty-third bymn, sung at theerequest of’ some sailors :— Light in the darkness, sailor, day is at hand. Afteg a prayer and the tenth hymn, sung by the'con- gregaffon, Mr. Moody read a few verses from the tenth and twenty-third chapters of Matthew, the ninth Mark and sixteenth chapter of Luke. Mr, Sankey then sung the seventy-ninth hymn, ‘ ‘Sowing the Seed.” Mr. Moody announced that next week all admissions to the meetings would be by means of tickets. He said:—I don’t want any to apply for tickots bat those who do not go to church and those who ‘want to become Christians, We have been here—this is the third week—and we have preached to a church” going people. You have better ministers than I am and I don’t want to preach to this congregation any longer. 1am going to dismiss it and have a new one: | Going on with his remarks he said:—I want to call your attention toa text in the sixteenth chapter of Luke, part of the nineteenth verse—‘‘Son, remember.” ‘You that have beon here for the last two nights ro- member I was speaking about heaven. Now ‘I want.to speak about hell. 1 know a great many believe there is NO FUTURE PUNISHMENT— don’t believe in retribution, But that is man’s opinion and not God’s word. Ivis better for us to take the word of the Lord Jesus Christ than our own deceit- ful heart, for when we do not we are always led astray. ‘The question is, not what we think or believe, but what does the Word of God reach? The same Jesus who talks to us about the man. sions He has gone to prepare told us about the rich man who was in torment, We often say we forget, and I suppose we do; but the time will come when it will all come back to us, God makes each man keep his own | record; and when God says, “Son, remember,” it wily all ome back, I have been twice in the jaws of death, and each time, likea flash, my whole life came before me. Memory is God’s officer, and he is faithful and will do his work, It won't be God that will condemn us, but ourseives. Our lives will condemn us, ‘Son, remember!” Solemn words! Think of that man be- yond the reach of mercy, because, if there is a door of mercy out of THAT LOST WORLD Lhave not found it, The Scriptures cannot be broken, Hell and earth and the devil have been trying to break thom for 600 years, but have failed; and itis better to betieve as God says than to set up our opinion. An un- regenerated man would think one day in heaven, hell, What wouldte think of eternity there? 1t would not be twenty-four hours before he would plant the standard | of revolt and there would be WAR IN HRAVEN again. People may say they do not believe in hell; that we only talk about itto terrify weak minds. I never saw such @ picture of heli as the Son of Man draws in this sixteenth chapter of Matthew. How can ye escapo the damnation of hell unless you repent? My heart was never more tender to an audience than it is to- pight; but I feel that I should not be Tr VANT if I failed to warn fu Faat Wait your blood on my skirts What makes a prison terrible? Is it the iron door? It is memory; but still there is hope of coming out some day, But in the prison house of hell there is no star to redeem the darkness. Do you think Judas does not remember how he sold Jesus for thirty pieces of silver? Do you think Cain hag forgotten the ery of his innocent brother, Abel? All these yoars memory has been at work, and we have to take mem- ory with us into the other world. Do you know what Satan wants to keep us from? Thinking! Tt Isa good deal better to repent now. There will be no special meetings in the next world, You can criticise this meeting and laugh at the preacher and the singing; but remember, there will be no stranger coming round and Pleading for you in the next world, It will be too late then, This és the day of mercy and hope. He offers to save you from the Hit OP EBLE, if you will be saved. Oh, that God may open every heart to receive the Lord Jesus Christ to-night He will save you from hell. That is what He came for. He knows what it is for a soul to be lost. He came to save and has gr wor to save, Willyou let Him save you to-n} y God work upon every heart to-night. There is nothing to hinder every one trom receiving God to-night and saving thems damnation. He will save that young man wi Jeer- ing and scofing if he will. He came to save those who are lost. Now is the time of salvation; make up your minds to receive the kingdom of God to-night, THE CLERKS’ SERVICES. ‘The late services at the Tabernacle, specially organ- \zed for young men, were lorgely attended last night Fully 2,000 persons occupied the lower part of the building. Among the audience were Rev. Dr. Cuyler, Rev. Dr. Inglis, Rov, 8. Hamilton, Rev. J, Chambers, Rev. Dr. Vincent and other ministers, Mr. Sankey was present some time before the rogular meeting com- menced and led the congregation in the singing of sev- eral hymns, introducing each with a few words of com- ment, On the arrival of Mr. Moody Mr. Sankey sang the hymn, ‘Free from the law, oh, happy condi- tion,” the congregation joining in the chorus; after which Mr, Moody engaged in prayer, He then read from the sixteenth chapter of Luke the parable of the rich man and Lazarus, and took as his text the words, “Son, remember,” If, he said, I read my Bible aright the Son of God, who spoke of a place of oternal happi- ness, spoke also ofa place of eternal punishment If there is any door of escape trom the place of punish- ment I have not been able to find it mentioned in the Bible. No man, an objector might repty, has come bac! from death to tell us of the scenes beyond the grave but, thank God, there was a man who came down from beaven to give us warning, Rvery ‘one can be saved who will; and if man rejects life hi must take the consequences. If you believe Chi ¢an be saved from sin and death and hell. Whatsoever ‘a man soweth that shall he also reap, You may try and Stiflo conviction by going to a saloon and drinking after this meeting, and the next timo these words, ‘Son, re- member,” come buck to you will be when you awake J om she ghores of cteruity, aud you will hon remombor aia a aaa cae et oe this | moonlight wh ight hav pede i ght night, when you mig! e Mr, Moody's address evidently produced a profound and When he ‘nvited the were present to bow their heads and engage in lent prayer for the un rted very many did so. All who wished to be savea were then invited to kneol in the pews, and quite a large number acceded to the request. The meeting verminated with the sing- ing of the hymn, ‘There is a fountain filled wil biood,” during which the Christians present were in- vited to reason with their nnconverted neighbors. It is understoed that Mr. Moody will conduct the ric Hall midday prayer meeting in New York on fonday next. This oe ‘special favor of Mr. Moody, and is wholly distinct from the regular services, which will not be commenced in New York until the middie of February, _ REVIVING NEW YORK. In anticipation of the revival work which js shortly tobe inaugurated in this city, under the management or direction of Messrs. Moody and Sankey, a series of weekly prayer meetings bave been advertised to be held jm Association Hall, Fourth avenue and Twenty- third street, on Briday afternoons, To-day having been sot apart in Philadelphia and Brooklyn for prayer for a bi g On the work of the evangelists the first of these meetings will be held this afternoon as speci- fied above, THE LOCAL FAST DAY. TTS OBSERVANCE IN THIS CITY TO-DAY—RESULTS ANTICIPATED, By common and almost unanimous consent this day will be observed very generally in all the Methodist shurches'in this city, by some Presbyterian and Reform ghurcheg, and probably by very many Baptists, as a day of fasting and prayer, Mr. Moody has requested that thigday be so observed. The Baptist authorities of this city have madeasimilar request. The Presbyte- rian Chureh bodies of this-city or vicinity have not given any'such recommendation, but their brethren in other sections of the State have, and they will doubt- Jess to some extent {all in with the request and the ob- servance Of the day by other denominations and churches, Mifny of the churches of every denomina- tion have been in an attitude of expectancy and hopefuiness. While the element of fast- ing will not reecive much consideration, a little self-denial in this direction no doubt will be observed. Such a fast day is deemod by many good Christains here a necessity ere any great and wide- spread religious awakening shall be seen, But the Methodists will observe this day more generally than any other Christian body here, if not by fasting at least by religious services at three o’clock in all their churches “Phe presiding elders of the two districts of the two Conferences which hold jurisdiction in this city have issued a pastoral address in which they call attention to the widespread yearning of spirit manifest in the Chureh for the revival of God’s work, and having consulted with a large number of city pastors it was pd to hold this day as indicated, They recom- men SPECIAL ROWING AND PERSONAL. PREPARATION on this ay fo @ work involved in the series of meet- Ings to be during the next week. They consider this a very favorable time for a great revival of religion because the attention of the Christian Church tn all its branches, not only here but in all lands, is turned toward the work of revival, and saints and sinners alike are awaiting to seo the salvation of God. In addition .to the pastoral address issued by Drs. Kettell and Crawford, a circular has been sent to each pastor; a scries of requests over the signature of each pastor have been distributed to the members of | the several churches requesting them to pledge them- selves to perform certain work, such as visiting, talk- ing to the impenitont and the’ unconverted, distribut- ing tracts, assisting, by prayer and exhortation, in the meetings, Ac; and added to theso efforts, handbills have been prepared for circulation among the multi- tude. These handbills bear a tract on one side and announcements of the meetings on the other. While churches may very greatly help or hinder a revival, too much importance is apt to be given to the organizing of revival m ents, But all true revival movements are organized in heaven, and not on earth, and when they come they usually take churches by surprise, ‘And, as Mr. Murray, of Boston, says, ho expects a great revival, but when ft comes it will not be by the ordering of men, nor at the time they anticipate, nor in the way that they have provided. ‘It will be bora in some manger, as Christ was; it will begin in some-vil- lage chu ‘in some poor man’s workshop or in tho heart of some humble Christian. Nevertheless, the CHURCHES CAN GREAILY HELP REVIVAL WORK by organization, On the east side of the city there is & group of churches, comprising Allen, Willett, Norfolk, Forsyth amd Second streets, not far apart. These have resoived to hold union services next week, beginning with Second street on Monday and alternating with the others as follows:—Tuesday, Allen Street; Wednesday, Forsyth street; Thursday, Norfolk street, and Friday, Willett street,’ morning ‘and evening. ‘Revival meet- {ngs bave been held in Norfolk strect church every evening this week. This afternoon Dr. B. M. Adams, of Brooklyn, will preach in Second street, and on Sun: day Bishop Merrill will occupy the poles. A union love feast was hold in Willett street church last week with suck success that a similar service was held in Allon stregs church last evening. Either short sermons or apd ers will cooupy: the time and at- tention of the worship; in all the charches this afternoon and evening. In Beekman Hill church the Rov. W. H. Thomas will preach every evening and this afternoon. Tho Presbyterians and Buptsts have not issued a programme of services, but as this is the regular prayer or lecture evening in very many of their churches tho exercises will receive a direction toward the common observance. Great results are anticipated from next week’s meetings, PASTING IN JERSEY, ‘To-day will be observed as a day of fasting, humilia- tion and prayer.in many of the churches of Jersey City, Hoboken, Bayonne, Union Hill ana other parts of Hudson county, at the request of Mr. Moody, who calls on them to implore the Lord for a revival of religion in every part of the country. Special services aro held every day this week in St. Paui’s Methodist Epis- copal church, Jersey City, where a great religious ro- vival is in progress. In all the Presbyterian churches and in the Free Union church morning and evening ser- vices will be held, In the evening prayers will be offered for the conversion of all sinners, Then will follow hymns of thanksgiving for the great work accomplished by Messrs. Moody and Sankey. Meetings will be held on Sunday afternoon by the elders and trustees of the different churches for the appointment of a deputation consisting of aclerical and @ lay delegate from each church to wait on the distinguished evangelists and re- uest them to open a revival in Jersey City as soon as their other engagements will permit, The impetus given to the revival movement has extended from the railroad men to the employés of the city gov- ernment. The Board of Fire Commissioners has passed a resolution providing that men in the service of the Fire Department who desire to attend divine service on Sunday shall be allowed to do £0 on application to the Chief Engineer, who shall decide if their services can be dispensed with. Two of the Fire Commissioners and one Commissioner of the Board of Public Works t have proclaimed their egnversion, A DAY OF PASTING IN PHILADELPHIA, Purapaenta, Nov. 11, 1875. In accordance with the request of Mr. Moody to-mor- row will be observed in this city by a large part of the Protestant community as a day of fasting and prayer for the descent of the Holy Spirit, the quickening of believers and the awakening and conversion of sinners. Services will be held in the following churches :— Twelve to one o’clock, Union Methodist church, Fourth street, below Arch: Four to five o'clock, Fifth Baptist church, Fighteenth and Spring Garden streets. Four-to five o’clook, West Sprace street Presbyterian church, Seventeenth and Spruce streots. Four to five o'clock, Wharton street Methodist Epis- copal church, Wharton street, near Fourth. ‘our to five o'clock, Walnut street Presbyterian church, Walnut street, west of Thirty-ninth. Four to five o’clock, Second Reformed church, Seventh and Brown streets. Four to five o'clock, Hamegstreet Methodist Episco- pal church, Haines street, Germantown. Four to five o’clock, Bethesda church, Frankford road and Vienna street, Kensington, Four to five o'clock, ‘Paul street Methodist Episcopal church, Paul strect, above Green, Franktord. even o'clock, Arch street Methodist Epis- , Broad and Arch streets, t seven o'clock, Fourth Baptist church, But- tonwood and Fif th streets, ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY ELECTION, The annual meeting of the St. Andrew’s Society of the State of New York was hold last evening at Del- monico’s, Fifth avenue and Fourteenth street, Mr. Robert Gordon presiding, Tho treasurer’s report showed that during the year the receipts had amounted to $6,642 40 and tho dis- bursements to $5,561 12, Leaving a balance of $31 28. The society's investments in stocks amount to $67,100. The annual election for officers of the society was then gone into with the following result :. THE OFFICERS. y President, Robert Gordon; First Vice President, James Brand; Second Vice President, John 8. Kennedy} Managers; Bryce Gray, John Paten, John Sloane, William Lyall, William Conerly and Alexander Rhind; Secrotary, William J. Ingram; Assistant Secretary, Thomas Maitland; Treasurer, Robert Dimorddie; Chap: lains, Rov. William M. Taylor, D. D., ana Rey, William Ormiston, D. D.; Physician, Robert K. Colville, M. D. The moeting then adjourned, COLLISION ON THE HUDSON, Yesterday morning, at eight o’clock, as the Hoboken ferryboat Hackensack was crossing to this city, sho collided with a schooner in tow of the tugboat Kenny. The accident occurred through the pilot of the tug not answering the ferryboat’s als to pase to the loft ‘The result of the collision was that the flying jibboom of the schooner was buried tn the side of the ferryboat and broken off abort, paige " AFRICAN EXPLORATION. Golden Opinions of the Intrepid American Discoverer, ~ DR. PETERMANN ON STANLEY. Loxpox, Oct. 80, 1875. T have received trom Dr. Petermann, of Gotha, the advance sheets of the forthcoming number of his valu- able “Geographical Communications’ and copies of some of the late maps issued by Justas Perthes’ Geo graphical Institate. Among these are two important new maps of Northeast, Central and South Africa, which will appear in Dr. Petermann’s new edition of “Stieler’s Atlas.” In them the boundaries ef tho Egyptian Empire, all the new acquisitions and much new matter from official Egyptian sources aro for the first time embodied in any cartographical publication. Lake Niyanza (Ukeruve) is shown as. one lake, in ac- cordance with Speke, and now corroborated by Stanley, thus, as Dr. Petermann says, “proving Burton wrong and all his animosities to the excellent Speke infamous slandor.”” Dr, Petermann writes further:—‘Stanley’s journey to Lake Victoria Niyanza igagreat thing. I received the New York Heraup with Stanley's two letters and give both in full, with am excellent map, in my next number of the ‘Geographical Communica- tions.’ I have also Stanley’s map publishod in the Hsrato of the 12th. * * * Stanley’s last journey (concludes the German geographer) and navigation of the lake is a very great and meritorious deed for sev- eral reasons, whieh, however, I haye now no time to explain.” STANLEY'S TRIUMPH—LIVINGSTONE'S FAILURE. New Yore, Nov. 11, 1875. To Tae Epiror or tre Heraup:— An editorial article in the New York Times of to-day calis attention to the most pleasing and important in tolligence that has been greeted by geographers since the discovery of the New World. The Times claims that Henry M. Stanley, the Hegatp explorer, has suc- cveded in penetrating tho mysterious regions of Central Africa and discovering the source of the Nile. Whgn it is considered that this problem has pre- sented itself to the civilized world since the earliest historic period, even from the time when the valley of the Nile was the granary of tho East and the annual overflowings of the mighty river brought fertility and plenty tothe land ruled by the Pharaohs, this dis- covery by Stanley of the source of the Nile stands out as ono of the grandest achievements of geographical |. science. It isa most singular dispensation of fortune that a@ traveller from the New World, armed and equippod as it were by the authority of the American people, as represented by the New Yor« Heratp, should be the successful competitor in a fleld which has exhausted the energies and resources of the Old World, with all the apparently superior facilities pos- sessed by the governments and peoples of Europe. it is a most gratifying evidence of that spirit of enter- prise and daring which characterizes all the efforts of your journal in tho interests of science as well as humanity. The Times’ editorial enters so fully into the proofs of Mr, Stanloy’s success that I will only trespass on your space to corroborate its statements, so far as they bear on the physical peculiarities of equatorial Africa, The great area of water known as the Victoria Niyanza, which drains into the smaller area called the Albert Niyanza, and from thence into the Nile, has been proved by Stanley’s voyage of circumnavigation to be a” single lake, and not a series of lakes as claimed by Dr. Livingstone. It bears the same relation to the Nile as Lake Superior does to the St. Lawrence, and forms the reservoir of the headwaters that collect therein from the surrounding territory. Among the principal rivers that supply the Victoria Niyanza, and consequently the Nile, we find the Shimeeyn, of which Stanley is beyond doubt the first discoverer. This stream penetrates southward and eastward into the region of swamps that ie between the Victoria Niyanza and the littoral range of mountains which form the eastern rim of the great depression that embraces all Central Africa between the tenth degrees of northern and southern latitade As the Times’ article states, the length of this river has been estimated by Stanley at three hundred and fifty miles, He traversed its eutire length in his march northward from ‘Ugogi, following the direction of its flow into the great lake, He has evidently studied closely its sources of supply, and attributed them tothe Swamps, the pasSago through which he has so cally described in his letters. We may, therefore, safely assume that the collect of all these waters is tho trae source of the Nile, and that Henry M. Stanley ts the discoverer of the long hidden secret. I do not be- Uevo that Dr. Livingstone ever visited the region of the headwaters of the Nile. He had been exploring an entirely different watershed, and erroneously regarded Lake Tanganyika as a partof if not the true source of the Nile system, The western outlet of this» lake, ‘ng discovered by Cumeron, partly supplies the lesser lakes that are formed by obstructions in tho course of the Lualaba, or Webb’s River. The point of junction between the Tanganyika waters and the Lualaba must be at about tho eighth degree o¢ southern latitude, pecause a comparison of the levels of lakes Tanganyika and Moero shows that the latter is 700 feet higher than tho former, and, therefore, could not be fed from !t, Again, the Albert Niyanza ts over 130 fect higher than Tanganyika, and, therefore, re- ceives none of its waters, I fully agree with the writer of the Times’ article when he states that the united waters of the Lualaba and the Lomamo do not, because they cannot flow into the Albert Niyanza Now, Livingstoue’s exploration of the Lomame termi- nated at a point about one degree south of the Equator and in the same latitade as tho southern extremity of the Albert Niyanza, I have shown that south of these points there is no possible connection between the lake and the river. Unless then the Lomame can be traced to a junction with the Nile, north of Albert Niyanza, it cannot form apart of the Nile system. The Nile has been thoroughly explored as far to the south as the head of the great lake without such a junction’ being discovered; thereforo we must dismiss from our minds all relation between Livingstone’s explorations and the sources of the Nile, Iam inclined to the belief that the Lomame forms a part of a river system that drains awatershoa westward of that of the Nile and into some great lake or basin situated north of the Equator and west of the twenty-fourth meridian of east lon- gitude and as yet undiscovered, This lake may have An outlet into a branch of the Congo River, or may bo without any, like the Sea of Aaral, in Asia, or Salt Lake, in Utah Territory, losing its surplus waters by evaporation, In an editorial article recently published in the New York Heravp you suggested a very reasonable theory regarding the sources of water supply for these great equatorial basins, It is evident that the topography of the Central African regions ts very broken and so dt vided by high lands into the sections represented by the watersheds of the sources of the Nile, the Zambezi and the Congo, Tho peculiar outlines of the lakes and the tortuous courses of the rivers prove this beyond question. The well defined mountain-marked depres- sion which forms the watershed of the Victoria Niyanza and Albert Niyanza is, then, the area within which tho truo source of the Nile bas been discovered by Stanley. Explorers aro frequently misted by the proximity of rivers to lakes or other bodies of wi and instantly infer a connection between them; bat I needa only point to the case of the Mississippi and the lake region to show how un error of this kind may grow out of even a pretty close examination of a strango land like Central Africa Every new fact that comes to light strengthens my belief in Stanley's triamph, 1 am sure that the source of the Nile has been visited and examined by your gallant representative, and I hasten to offer my congratulations on this signal victory of modern journalistic enterprise, I fecl that the world owes a decp debt of gratitute to a newspaper which, by its enterprise and liberality, has achieved an unpar- aileled pineal in the interest of science, and proud as we must all feel of the victory of our countryman Stanley, wo should regard the triumph of Hxratp enter. ‘igo. a8 the more important feature in the success of 0 great undertaking. It gives the world promise of a splendid future in journalism. gratified that your contemporary, the New York Imes, sbould be the first to hail the discovery of the source of tho Nile by Mr. Stanley in an ably written article which ahows tho writer's appreciation of the importance of the event, It is an American victory, in which the whole Ameri- can people may claim a share, 0. STANLEY WINS THE FIRST PLACE, [From the New York Times, Nov, 11.) Neithor the American nor the English press appear to bave noticed that Mr, Stanley has won the great prize of African oxvloration—the right to be recognized as the discoverer of the trae source of the Nile, The river flows out of the Albert Niyanza, but no one re toris Lake Neither can the Judgea to be the final source of the waters of the Biver Shimeeyu, mto the Victoria Lake on the side opposite to from which the Victoria Nile issues, are carried by the, Nile to the Mediterranean. The Shimeeyu has a course estimated by Mr. Stanley to be at least 360 miles im Jength. As itis the largest of the Victoria Niyanza it must be as the extreme regarded course of the Nile, and its fountain head as tain of the great river of Africa, Now, to Mr. Stanley alone belongs the honor of hav- ing discovered the Shimeeyu, and hence he deserves to} outrank Baker and Speke in the field of Nile explora tion and to be hailed as the fortunate man who haw finally soived the most famous problem of science, Of course, if Dr, Livingstone’s theory that the laba, which has its source near the tenth parallel o! south latitade, delongs to the Sie eres, ho, or rather his predecessor—the Portuguese, la—is the dis« coveror of the furthest source of the Nile. Butit ts not only improbable, but actually impossible, that the Lua- laba should have any connection with the Nile Liv- ingstone assumed that the Lualaba falls mto tha Albert Lake. At the most northerly point of his last journey he was at least 400 miles from the Albert and at that point he found the Lualaba ranning with very rapid current. Of course, if it is asserted that the Albert Lake extends in a southwesterly direction below the Equator fora vast and indefinite distance, it may” easily be claimed that it extends nearly to the mos@ northerly point of Livingstone’s route, This, however, would compel us to ignore Schwein=: furth’s explorations, since his discovery of the rive Welle, flowing from east to west, and having itsorigin im the mountains west of the Albert Niyauza and in thet neighborhood of the Equator, shows that he was o: avother watershed than that of the Nile system, an renaers it extremely improbable that there can be any* very great extension of the lake in a soutli~ westerly direction. Moroover, it has been ascertaine that Lake Tanganyika is drained by @ stream fallin, into the Lualaba. This stream, on which Cameros embarked months ago, flows with a hardly perceptibiar current, showing that the Lualaba, at the point where this sluggish stream joins it, is but slightly below thi level of Tanganyika. Now ‘this lake is bat tom fee! higher than the Albert Lake. Ifthe Lualaba flows intot the latter it hasa fall of only ten teet in a course of a least 600 miles, And yet Livingstone found it flowing with a current so swift tbat it was difficult and dang out to cross it. This swift current necessarily mean: rapid descent, not only from the junction of the Lualaba and the outlet of Tanganyika, which junctiom i¢ distant fuily fifty and perhaps a hundred miles south of lavingstone’s last sight, off the river, but also below, or, in. other words, further north of Livingstone’s furtl There can be hardly any doubt that where Livingst last saw the Lualaba it was many feet lower than tha Albert Niyanza. At any rate, its rapid current ia wholly inconsistent with the theory that the river bag only a fall of ten feet in a course of five or six hundred miles. Its rapid current, taken in connection with tha fact that it drains the Tanganyika, and that the latter is but ten feet higher than the Albert Niyanza, demonstrates that it does not fall into the latter lake, and hence that it has no possible connection with the Nile, Stanley’s fame is safe. He has found the true foun- tain of Nile in the River Shimeeyu. Livingstone never saw adrop of watem that belonged “to the Nile, and the discoveries of Speke and of Baker, importan as they were, have been interpreted and completed by the bold American who has finally the prize which has cost so many precious lives, and which hag eluded so many gallant and persevering efforts. STANLEY'S WORK. The London Spectator says that Mr. Stanley, the Hxreatp’s central African correspondent, at tho head of an adequate force will in two years do as muen for geographical knowledge as Dr. Livingstone did tn bist whole life, His expedition will be a landmark in tha history of geographical discovery. His progress is tha® of an invading force, only to be stopped by defeat; andl he sai!s everywhere upon Lake Niyanza, the inland sew of Africa, which Livingstone could ony gaze at Ifh@ 1s not stopped by some frightful epidemic we shall, when he returns, know as much about the lake system of Central Africa, and origins of the Nile and Congo, ag if they were in Europe, THE GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY, ADDRESS BY DR. GERHARD BOHLYS, THE GREAT. AFRICAN TRAVELLER—BEMARKS OF CHIER JUSTICE DALY. Tho opening session of the American Geographical Society for the season 4876-76 was held Inst night ati Association Hall, with Chief Justice Daly presidin; Seated with him on the platform was Dr. Gerhi Roblfs, the great African traveller, Some ordinary business connected with the society having been dis- posed of Judge Duly advanced to the front of the stagar and made a short address to the vast audience, which: fairly filled the ball. He said;— The distinguished geutleman whom we are to listen. to to-night, Dr. Rohifs, is one with whose name the so-' ciety has long been familiar as the only modern e: plorer, with tho exception of Livingstone, who’ haw the African Continent from-ocean to . Chief Justice Daly then referred at considerable gth to the recent discoveries of Mr, Stanley, point- ing out their great importance and vaiuo in determin- ing the long unsettled question of the sources of the Nile, DR. ROULFS’ ADDRESS. Dr. Rohifs was then introduced to the audience and commenced his address by describing the difficulties and dangers that have to be overcome by any European seeking to make any extended exploration of the In< terior of the African Continent. “The difficulty,” said the speaker, “of penetrating this country is its com~ pact form and the utter absence of rivers and inlets along the const line. Then, again, there are the Sa- haras and the climatic influences to contend against,’? He then went on to describe his jourmey through Morocco, He described the habits and customs of tha people, thoir modes and manners of living, and continued by giving an amusing accoun of his being appointed the second day of his arrival ag Chief Surgeon of the Sultan’s army. His duties, and the manner of his doctoring the ladies of the harem and many other interesting facta were also detailed., The Doctor told of bow, after a short time spent at home in Germany, he once more arrived at Tripoli! and made the journey from that place to Lake Tschad and from there to Lagos, on the Atlantic coast, He finally brought his address to a close by the ex- hibition of a number of beautifully executed maps and’ views of his route. At the conclusion of the address a vote of thanks ‘Was passed to Dr, Rohifs, and an adjournment was had. BALLOT BOX FRAUDS, THE RETURNS OF LUZERNE COUNTY TAMPERED. WITH THE NIGHT AFTER ELECTION—INDICT= MENTS FOUND AGAINST THE PROTHONOTARY, HIS CHIB¥ CLERK AND PETER WALSH. Witxxssarrr, Pa, Nov. 11, 1875, Election frauds in Luzerne County have become so numerous and notorious that their annual occurrence only causes a passing remark. It is now three years ago when the last notable event in the way of cheating the people out of an honest expression of their wilt took place in this quarter, and ,on that occasion Gen- eral Harry M. Hoyt, tho t chairman of the Pennsylvania Republican Executive Committee, and Hon, Lazerus D, Shoemaker, republican candidate for Congress, figured with considerable prominence, it being claimed that the election of the latter gentleman ‘was secured by illegal means and the corrupt use of money, There was considerable exhibition of popular indignation and show of judicial determination to bring the offenders to Pere ‘but nothing came of i, Hoyt, Shoemaker, 0. F. Gaines, then United States Revenue Collector ‘at Pittston; G. M. Miller, Receiver .of Taxes; James Slocum, Postmaster at Scran- ‘ton, and’ other prominent republican politicians, in this county were charged with unlawfully tampering with electors and wore called upon to defend themselves in s justice’s court, By some hocus pocus the cases disappeared from public knowle and the parties slipped through the somewhat too Wide meshes of ‘the law. Two years gave us niet elections, and only the minor corruptions, vads and piccadiloes occurred which nobody won~ dered at, | But, this year i climax of election frauds ms to have been reached, and even Luzerne count: euands abashed and ashamed at the turpitude pom’ § fested by her election returns’ manipulators, oe. of teees Judges alteration of; Undor the old régime o' ro ja on the return could be practised with tm (hosel officers having no power to inquire into ity of} the records submitted to them. By the provisions o| the new constitution, however, the returns the gistricts in the county must be filed in the office the thonotary the day succeeding the election, thus placed in direct control of the County courts, This was done on Wednesday of last week, and it was: discovered on Wednesday morning that the ballot boxes had been tampered with, their contents altered and forged documents substituted for the genuine ones. By this arrangement it was made to a. that all the/ democratic county officers had been el The fraud’ was two glaring to escape scrutiny, and it was at once suspected that the officers tn tho thonotary's offica had been gutlty of a most grave crime, THR INVESTIGATION. An investigation was held , Which resulted in binding Prothot Dr. 8. W. Trimmer, Michael Gaughan, bis Chief Ci and Peter Walsh over in the, sum of $3,000 court, It was clearly proved were tn the Prothonotary’s office night on Wednesday, the night succeeding the election, | and were the most likely persons to the frauds, the — J = oe ‘against them upon charges defacing, destroying Bey bese Cee a evidenco is considerod very strong a miracle if they escape proper punishment. Promp. action of the Court ts urged, and it is trusted that az Prompt justice will be meted out to the offenders. The, reign of political trand and corruption in Pennsylvania may as well find a check in Lozerne county as elee~ where, especially when such good material for a salutary example has been furnished right to the banda, | of the Court