The New York Herald Newspaper, December 24, 1875, Page 3

—<—<<—<—< $< $< CHRISTMAS. Continued Preparations “for the Great Festival. BUSINESS IN THE STORES. The Demands on Public Charity. ——— THE CHINESE CELEBRATION. The preparations for the proper celebration of the glorious Christmas festi | multiply with its approach. Indications of its presence are felt on every side, and everywhere efforts are being made to induce the rich to contribute for the relief of the poor, that for twenty- four hours, at least, they may bo helped to forget their misery and have good causo to feel they tive in aland of charity and love, Dean Swift onco preached a charity sermon of a remarkable character. Quoting the well known text, ‘‘Ho that giveth to the poor lend- eth to the Lord,” he merely added, in his own words, “If you lke the security come down with the cash.” So little time is there between the ap- peals now made and the coming of the great day of days that opportunity is left only for equally brict and pointed appeals now in behalf of the needy. Below will be found some additional notes of proparation, showing what sort of a Christmas ‘wo may expect to have here. All who are blessed with this world’s goods should vead the appeals given, touching in their brevity and simplicity, and think how much good can be done and how much happiness bestowed by the giving ofa trifle to some one or more of the worthy objects of charity there indicated. The Sisters of the Good Shepherd, at Ninetieth street, East Rtver, propose to give the children under their care as merry a Christmas as their means, sup- plomented by any donation that may be sent them, will Permit. Contributions may be sent to the locality mentioned. At Trinity church there will be a children’s festiva, 2his evening. After the customary songs, prayers and addresses, the gifts from the Christmas tree will be dis- tributed among the little ones. Mrs, John A. Kennedy, President of the Union Relief Association, appeals to the public in behalf of the ‘widows and orphans of deceased Union soldiers, Tho association proposes to furnish those under its care with a good Christmas dinner, and requests that dona- tions may be sent to the armory of the Twenty-second regiment, in Fourteenth street, noar Sixth avenue, A Thanksgiving appeal did not result in bringing in any contributions, and it is hoped the Home will be more fortunate this time. Mr. William M. Filess gives a dinner to the newsboys to-morrow afternoon, at haif-past six o'clock, at their house, Duano street, corner of William. Buy some bricks for St. Mary’s Free Hospital for Children. Ton cents will purchase ono; or, better still, §1 will buy ten, An. illuminated card is given to every purchaser of a “brick.” certifying that the owner has contributed “one brick to St Mary’s Free Hospital tor Children, No, 407 West Thirty-fourtn street.” At the Free Training Schools, No. 39 East Tentn Street, the ladies’ bazaar is open. ‘Punch and Judy” delight the children. There is a display of dolls, toys, és, ‘and ‘‘Edueated Ben’? settles the third term ques- ion. Sixteen hundred children in the New York Found- ing Asylum appeal to the benevolence of our citizens for contributions of food, money or clothing. No worthier charity than this exists, and surely these little waifs and strays on the sea of humanity will not be suffered to go unaided at such a timo as this. The funds of the New York Colored Mission are low, the calls for rolief are urgent, and donations of any kind will be gratefully received at the institution, No. 135 ‘West Thirtieth street, or by Augustus Tabor, No. 714 Water street. The Guild of the Holy Cross has already done much among the poor, and could do much more if it had he means. The charitably inclined are requested to tend donations of money, food, goods or clothing to Rev. F. K. Stubbs, St. Luke’s Home, Eighty-seventh Street and Madison avenue. The annual festival at the Wilson Mission, No. 125 Bt. Mark’s place, will take place to-day. Dr. ‘Ormiston will deliver an address, there will bea distribution of gifis to the children and a collation. Contributions will be fully appreciated. At two P. M. to-morrow the Christmas festival of the Colored Orphan lum willbe held in the chapel of the institution, Fourteenth street and Boulevard. ‘Gifs for the orphans are solicited. There are 500 children at St. Barnabas to be provided with a good Christmas dinner, 300 children of the Bunday schoot are Jonging for a Christmas tree hung with gifts, and the liberal people of New York are aepended upon to supply them. volunteer teachers of the Jewish Mission School, ut No. 42 Baxter street, desire to give the children who attend the school a Christmas festival, but they have bot the means todoso. Contributions may be for- warded toJ. M. Goldberg, room 39, Bible House, or Mra, Doolittle, No. 42 Baxter street. WHERE PRESENTS MAY BF BOUGHT. It does one good to visit some of the great marts of holiday presents at this time of year, and it fills all spectators with wonder to see the curiosities which commercial enterprise, attended by ingenuity, gathers from the farthest ends of the earth to gladden the hearts of Santa Claus’ littie friends in this city. Nobody could visit any of the holiday - palaces on Broadway or the avenues NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1875.-WITH SUPPLEMENT. this establishment. The class of customers which at- hkely to purchase, rs are never closed because somebody is always them, and the salesfolk are never still because they are always selling something. MESSRS, DOTLE & ADOLPHI, on Grand strect, Nos. 267 and 269, have made great preparations for the holidays, Their stock of cloaks, shawis and suits are very One, In satins, rich silks of every hue and Lyons sitks, worth trom 90 conts a yard upward, they bave a splendid assortment. The store is therefore crowded while it is open, and not by mere idle spectators, Paris and Irish poplins, merinoes, &c., are to be found here in their excellence, and there are’ nearly 5,000 Balmoral skirts for sale. The glovo department is richly endowed, the “Lulu” glove being sold at only 93 cents a pair, warranted at that, The entlemen’s furnishing | is well supplied with osiery, scarfs, ties ant evs kind of underwear. But itis in the tur branch that the firm may particularly | pride itself The best of this kind uf gooas is offered i at the lowest price, and t ‘ock 18 seemingly inex- haustible. Doyle & Adolpli’s store is well worth a visit, H. O'NEILL & CO.'8 establishment, at No, 327 Sixth avenue, is one of the great emporiums for millinery and silk goods. These | are certainly unique and cheap, of fine quality. They are admirably adapted for holiday presents, notabl the fancy sashes, laces, cashmere ties and Lows, sil mumMers, kid gloves, felt hats for ladics, trimmed hats at reduced prices, silk velvets and other articles of de- served popularity. To judge from the attendance at O'Neill's within the past few days the proprietors must be doing well. The shop has been crammed with ladies 4 young people from morning till night, examining goods, The stock of flowers and feath- ity. BLOOM'S, ON THE BOWERY, 18 a popular east side place and claims to dispose of its wares at twenty-five per cent below the Broadway and uptown prices. If this be 80 no greater inducement need be offered te those whoare desirous of making suitable presents to their friends at this time. There is everything; dolls, jewel cases, card recoivers, set in gilt, silver and oxide; watch boxes, bronzes, inkstands, statuettes, parlor and library ornaments, gloves, hand: kerchiefs' and gentlemen’s travelling’ companions. Resides these aro also ottomans, slipper pat- terns, rogspchair stripes, bel! ropes, Smoking chai lamp screens, pincushions, banners, suspenders, towe! racks, ladies’ and geatlemon’s embroidered and in- itialied handkerchiefs and fans. The lace sets, jabots, French jewelry, gilt, silver, coral, pearl, jet and garnet sets and other things are remarkably attractive. It ts eon therefore, that Bloom’s store is crowded daily. It was inadvertently said in spear Heraup that the stores of the Stern Brothers are at Nos. 331, 283 and 335 Sixth avenue. The numbers should have Ly stated as running from 367 to 371 Sixth avenue, in- clusive. The stores of the Messrs. Stern are crowded daily and contain a perfect collection of holiday and useful articles, CHRISTMAS MUSICAL SERVICES, One of the most notewortby features in the churches to-morrow will be the music. For tho great festival extensivo preparations haye been made by the leading organists, and some of the best works of the classical authors will be given with choral and orchestrai effects, We append the masical programme of the principal churches :— TRINITY CHURCH. The services at Trinity chnrch will be very impos- ing. A band numbering thirty-flve pieces has been engaged for the occasion, to act in conjunction with the choir, which will be augmented. The band will be under the direction of Mr. Henry A. Carter, the as: ant organist. Mr. A. H. Messiter, the organist, will sud at the small organ in the chancel. The Ri organ Dix will preach the sermon. The is nothing new to note in the way of tke dressing of Trinity charch this Christmas from that of former years.’ Heavy festoons are hung from each window on either side of the editico; the baptismal font is decorated with flowers, as is also the com- munion table. "Two wooden stands, containing a large number of flower pots, huve been placed at each of the large pillars on either side of the chancel; tho two large candelabra standing in the chancel, and holding some sixty candles each, will be lighted on the occasion. To-day James E. Ayliffe will ring on the Trinity chimes the following programme of Christmas carols, &c, commencing at half-past two o'clock P. M., preliminary to the festiral of the Sunday school chil’ dren :— 1. Ringing the changes on eignt bells, 2. Carol, ‘Glorious News.”” 3. Carol, “Carol, Sweetly Carol.”? 4. Carol, “Ring the Merry Beils.”” 5. Carol, ‘Angels from the Realms of Glory.)~ 6. Carol, ‘See the Morning Star is Dwelling. 7. Carol, “Christ was Born on Christmas Day." To-morrow the pregramme will be:— Ringing the changes on eight bells. 1, “Who will Go with Me to Jesus?” appy Christmas.” Carol, “Ring the Bells Merrily.”” Carol, “Glory in the Highest,” Carol, ‘Ring Out the Bells.’’ Carol, “The Christmas Tree,” ST, ANN’S CHURCH (TWELFTN STREET). A new mass by Ambroise Thomas will be sung by the choir of this charch to morrow under the direction of the eminent organist, Louis Dachauer. The soloist: will be Mile, Henrietta Corradi, soprano; Mile. Octavie Gomen, contralto; Mr. Romeyn, tenor, and Mr. Blum, ‘A chorus has been carefully selected by Mr. Dachauer to do justice to the grand work of the Prest- dent of the Paris Conservatoire. ST, FRANCIS XAVIER'S CRURCH. Dr. William Berge gives Gounod’s “Messe Solen- nelle”? at high mass t-morrew, with a double solo quartet, a large chorus and a select number of orches- ers from Thomas’ Band. Dr. Berge's effective arrangement of ‘Adeste Fideles” will be sung at the offertory. In the evening Mercadante’s vespers, Lam- billotte’s Christmas oratorio and selections by ‘Berge, Marchetti and Rossini will be presentea. ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL. The usual musical services will be given at this church, under the direction of Mr. Schmitz. The presence of Cardinal McCloskey will be tne most dis- tinguisbing feature. No special programme of music has been as yet arranged and announced for the high mass at the Cathedral. ST. PATER'S CHURCH (BARCLAY STREET). Mr. William F. Pecher, the organist of this church, has prepared the following musical works:—Paul Lu gen’s mass, “Tut sunt coli, founed, and “Veni Creator,” Hiller. The soloists will be’ Mrs, Easton, soprano; Mrs. Ford, contralto; Mr. Carl Alves, tenor; Mr. Staud, basso. CHURCH OF THR NOLY SEPULCHRE. The following musical selections will be sung at this church at the morning service :—Processional, hymn. 17, Mendelssobn; ‘*Venite,” Savage; proper psalms, 19, 45, 05; “Te Deum,” Berg, in C; ‘Benedictus,” Arvton; imiroit, hymn 19, ‘‘Adeste Fideles”; “Kyrie Eleison, ” Arnold, in ©; “Gloria Tibi,” plain song; hymn 23, Avi- NP eRe without feeling a throb of old time juvenility, without | son; offer-tory, ‘‘Praise God, from whom all blessings recollecting the days when they were young, and in simple faith hung up their. stockings on Christmas Eve, fully persuaded that the good old man Santa Claus would deposit therein a treasure to surprise and delight them when their eyes opened upon the greatest festival of Christendom. So the writer, too, may be pardoned for pausing, at once sadly and plea: ently, at the great depositories, sources of Santa Claus’ treasures. These are legion, but one must be content with the mention of the few that could be visited ad- vantageously yesterday. They were R. H. Macy's, Altman's, Doyle & Adolpni’s, O’Neill’s, Rodgers, Orr & Bros’, ; J. & C. Johnston's, Arnold & Constable’s and Bloom's. Without any regard to precedence other than what might be governed by the regular order in which the places were visited by the Henatp reporter the first to be described is RM. MACY'S, corner of Sixth avenue ana Fourteenth street. And even here description in its completest sense is baMed. The place was crowded. Its doors were jammed; its counters almost inaccessible to those who pressed eagerly toward them, The saleswomen were busy as they could be; their CASH GIRLS WERE ALMOST wony ovT, though untiring in their efforts to comply with the H frequent demands on thoir energies. Thousands came and went all day yesterday as during the previoas weok. The attractions warranted this attendance, com- prising as they do every variety of holiday goods in toys, dolls and fancy goods imapertod from every part of the habited globe. Tho dee- | crations of the establishment in themselves are sufficient to excite the most callous of waytfarers who might be passing by the windows withont the slightest inclination to buy a quarter's worth of Chr: mas cheer forthe smallest heart in the world, contre window contained the most tempting exhibitio: ofthe doll’s carnival or skating party, and window hoids a doll’s prize baby show, thost amusing and piquant displays, by the w found in the country. There are twenty-lour mothers, nurses and infants dressed in the most approved fash: lons and looking just ‘as cunning as they can,’ Ite. wide the above are the contributions fromthe New York Infant Foundling and Hebrew Orphan asylums, China ware, millinery goods, pertumery and toilet articles, opera glasses, eye’ glasses ati Spectacles, kid gloves, worsted and worsted patterns and dress trimmings, and ladies’ and children's boots and shoes of every style. But it is the doll de- partment that fascinates. Never were such cxtraor- Uinary fac-similes of infantile grace seen belore. And their dresses sre the most bewitching ever manulac- tured. All the visitors, young and old, hang around | them, and tho little ones have been known to weep bit. terly whenever they see and are torn from their newly found lores without possessing them. Fathers and mothers cannot buy Mr. Macy out, although, were they able, they would, to gratify their darlings and then:- selves; so they have to suffer for their temerity in bringing their children within the Tange of these great temptations, and for the smilos they conjure up ave to dry the tears that follow the sunshine, Mr. Laforge, the superintendent, has his hands full all day and evening between supervising the dperations and business of bis subordinates and doing The agreeable to the thousand and one inquisitive and nervous people who beset him on every trifling occa- sion, Macy’s 18 palace of marvels, and will repay any one who will take the trouble to visit it during these boliday times, ALTMAN'S STORE salso on Sixth avon! It 18 liberally endowed and patronized, The business is almost too great for the iize of the place in which it has to be transacted, Good reason is there for this business, Klegant bronzes, peurl amd ivory fans, lave goods of every description, gauzer, Duchesse handkerchiefs, fine leather goods, mantis, cloaks, ornaments, ‘dress goods, and all the articles likely to be found within the sphere of generat fpnoy goods are displayed on the counters a | “Proper Psalms,” Trinity P j of Glory” J.B. Montell; | hymn, t- | mo in person, ' j and Mr. flow ;”’ “Sanctus,” Cambridge, in E; communion hymna, hymn 207, Hodges; ‘Gloria in Excelsis,” plain song} recessional, hymn 22, Westlake. ‘RCN OF ST. PAUL THE APOSTLE. Gregorian music will be the only feature in this church to-morrow. It is abeut time that such an ob- solete, inartistic infliction should be removed from all churches. Gregorian music at the present day isan insult to musical mtelligence. ST. JAMES’ CHURCH (SEVENTY-SECOND STREET). Mozart, Lloyd, Greatorex, Barnby, Warren, Gilbert and Haydn furnish the selections for the choir of this church to-morrow. The choir consists of Miss M. Parker, soprano; Mrs. Taylor, alto; Mr. Woodruff, tenor; Mr. Emerson, bass; Mr. Jardino, organist. ST. THOMAS? CHURCH, At this church, of which Mr. G. W. Warron ts organ- ist and Mrs, Gulager, Miss Lehman, Mr. Wilkte and Mr. Wickes are the soloists, the Christmas services will comprise selections from the works of Mendelssohn, Buck, Pergolesi, Toulmin, Beethoven and others, ST, JOMN'S CHAPEL (TRINITY ranisti The following is the mnsical programme at this place of worship:—Processional, “Hark the Herald Angels | Sing,” Mendelssohn; ‘Venite,” Trinity Psalter; iter; “Te Deum and Jub ‘Angels from the Realms Kyrie’? and ‘“iloria,”? us now even late,” Horsley, in ©; hym Horsley, tn them, ‘Let unto Bethlehem,’ E. J. Hopkins; “Sanctus,” “Myma,’? “Gloria in Excelsis.” Horsley, in C;' recessional “The Chureh’s One Foundation,” Wesley. Charles Edward Horsley organist and choir master, CHURCH OF THE MRAVENLY RRST. this church to-morrow is as follows: Procession: ho Herald Angels Sing.” Mon- delssohn ; Ractistall; “Te Deum," in B fat, W. i. G ; “Jubilate,” in C, W. C. Williams; introit, ut the Glad Tidings,” E. T. Hopkins; Pp! ‘0, Thou that Tellost,”” Handel's rin Tibi ;"” anther, “Messiah ;' offertory, ‘He shall feed His flock,” Handel's ‘Messiah; “Sanctus,” Cambridge; com. munton hymn, 205, Bedford; ‘Gloria in Excelsis,"’ The chotr at this church "is a Jarge one of men and boys, and is assisted by two prominent Indy voll s—Mrs. Barker ond Miss Addie Kandall. The is under the direction of Charlies 8. Fischer, J: organist and choir master, who prosides at the orga BROOKLTN CHURCHES, At St, Peter's Roman Catholic charen, corner of Hicks and Warren streets, Mr. A. Cortada, an organist of marked ability and renown, has prepared his choir, a very excellent on, In Prince Poniatowsky’s ‘Messs Solonnelie.” St. Luke's charch, on Clinton avenue, bas Mr. Rand a8 organist, with a choir consisting of Mrs, Weaver, soprano; Miss Woods, contralto; Mr. Boughton. tenor, Bluxomo, ' bass, Handel's Hallelujah’ chorns will be given. THE CHINESE AND CHRISTMAS, It may surprise some people to learn that tho Chi- nese hold, almost concurrently with the ctyilized poo- ple of the worl at this time, a festival of nearly equal solemnity to them as the anniversary of the birth of the Saviour of the world is to all Christians, The con- siderable ond constantly increasing colony of Mongo- Hians in this city attaches to this fact a special interest, but it is In the distant States and Territories beyond the Rocky Mountains that the peculigr habits and cus. ms of the followers of Confucius aro best and more generally known outside the limits of the Flowery Kingdom, On Wednesday occurred tho winter solstice (December 22), when the sun reached its most south- ern destination and is supposed to bo passing the tropic of Capricorn. Yosterday and to-day are re- garded and #0 observed by the Chineso as days on whieh they are bound to render the greatest honor to the memory of their fathers, and to augment, as far as possible, the ides of filial obedience, the main plank of the Buddhist retigion, that embraces so many sound doctrines, but which, however, is inextricably mixed up by its votaries witli blind beliet in magic and super. stition of every kind, The Chinese Ogure among the earliest astronomers, and it may be remarked that Mr, Proctor, who bas wandered away to solve the un- fathomable, like some before him with unsatisfactory results, imitating the sceptic savans of modern times, falls back, to assist him in part in maintaiming his he pon the misty and uncertain of Confucius and bis kin ‘he Mongolians in any re- the planetary system ide they consider z Cues OSMERYANCED IY HEY, YORE. representative of the Heraup passed rawr through the portions of the Sixth ward and other lo- calities in which the Chinese mo:tly reside. There was very far from being any appearance of care or taste shown in the apartments, but there were no signs of want The people present were engaged in prepar- ing rice cakes to pay respect to the God of the Kitchen— no small deity—who is linked with the ceremonies bo formed at this season, The dough was thick and had night, It was now worked into is, after having been placed some time in borl- ing water. In one or two rooms altars had been set up, 4 bowls containing the rice bread placed on them as is to the ancestral tablets. Candles were hghted se burning, but it m: be remembered thi among the white people present, no matter what # feeling was among tho Chinese, the whole matter was treated with indifference, and no restraint seemed to be in existence upon ordinary levity of behavior, It is apie that the roundness of the cakes have some Tofcrenco or resemblance to the approaching close of the year; but it would seem that the practice is main- tained in order to secure during the next twelve months, as itis thought, plenty to eat and plenty to wear, The predominant idea is that the custom teaches, by insinuation or by infere the importance of the whole family—father and mother, sons and un- married daughters—old and young, ail living together, the exercise of filial love and fraternal duties. The Caucasian women married to Mongolians assem- dled last evening to partake of the bread prepared. In China, if a daughter of tne family had been matried during the year which had elapsed since the previous winter solstice, though no longer regarded as a inem- ber of her father’s tamily, she would be expected on the return of this festival, if living within a reasonable dis. tance, to send her parents several bowls of Tice cak already cooked, as evidence of her unabated filial tachment, and had it happened that any Mongoli damsel was in New York yesterday she would have figured, according to custom, in a red skirt and very wide pantaloons to do the honors of the occasion, as her more civilized sisters will do next week, in different costume, in Washington and in the Fifth’ avenue, to ; Teceive New Year's calls, CHRISTIANITY AND BUDDHISM, Leaving the seasons out of consideration, it will be found on inquiry that there is some similarity between the Buddhist and Christ’ religions, The following quotations will show how the idea of the birth of a a Redeemer permeates the writin; of heathen prophets:—The oracle commanded Vishnu to become @ man and be born in the city of Matra or Buddha, Vishau replied, ‘I will become incarnate in the ho of Sadic, and will issue forth a mortal birth from the womb of a virgin, It is time I should display my power and relieve the oppressed earth of its load.’ ’’ The Chinese celebrations at this season do not resemble those in which the Lord of Misrule and Captain Mis- chief played parts long ago. but there are points in them that are well worthy thoughtful consideration, now thatit seems very probable that we shall soon, either for good or evil, have thousands of these Asiatics located in our own midst, STANLEY'S MISSIONAKIES FOR AFRICA. To rax Eprrorn or Tar Henaup:— Thero are three facts most significant that give weight to what some may think a mere traveller's sug- gestion in Stanley’s recent note about missionaries for Africa. In the first place the wish of the African king is suggested by the true theory of mizsions. Christ ‘was a carpenter, and His critics could never forget it, while “the common people,” who ‘heard him giadly,”” were won to Him, becauso He was one of them. The Apostle Paul was a tent maker, and he sometimes plied his vocation in his mission tours. Several of the twelve apostles were fishermen, and often returned to their employ after their ordination consecration. In the whole history of the Church the most efficiont “apostles? to rude tribes have recalled this early Christian history, and from it have formed their theory of missions. In fact the religion of Jesus is not theory, but a practical power; and it 1s never fully exhibited except in the improved civilization it begets. The Sandwich Islanders in tity years became a civil- awed ple, living in-frame houses instead of hovels, with books and tools of every description, and that be- cause the missionaries who went among them brought all these outgrowths of Christianity, Again, Stanley's suggestion meets the present demands of Africa. Four successive races have dominated Africa, The first was the Egyptian, whose alliance King Solomon had when a nt ships to Ethfopia. The second was the Grecian, the relics of whose influence are now found in Greek words incorporated into the langunges of 1 interi ‘Tho third is the present Mohammedan, which permeates all Africa, oppressing the native tribes and keeping up the siave trade. The fourth is to be that ot England, who has girdled the continen from Sierra Leone round to Zanzibar, with commercial outposts, and who has penetrated to the interior from the south through the Ashantee country, and from the cast through Natal, Zanzibar and Abyssinia, while along all of the lines of her military settlements, made by tir Samuel Baker and Colonel Gordon, to the central lakes, hor agents have secured exclusive commere! grants from the natives. The last stroke of her policy is to secure, at the same negotiation with Egypt, not only a controlling influence along the line of the Suez Canal to India, but also the transfer of all the results of the Egyptian expeditions into Cen- tral Africa and Abyssinia, Yet, once more, Stanley’s missionaries are all waiting in this coun- try. Satisfied that there is no more hope for a future in the Southern than there has been in the Northern and Middle States, the enterprising colored people of the Gulf States are turning their eyes to Africa. More than 600 in one company in Alabama are only waitin, to dispose of their lands and ether proj tage, when, with some thousands of dollars of capi they are ready to seek their fortunes in what will prove their mother if not their father land. The mission of Stanley and Livingstone will before many years—perhaps before many months—be appre- ciated, White men cannot stand the climate of Africa, or be unsuspected by the peopie whose alliance for trade England seeks. The intelligent and pious freed- men are ready for it, More than thirty ato now being educated as missionaries of different churches by a fund in New York, and each one will be backed by a small township of followers. G. HANDBALL. Two matches of special interest were played at McQuade’s court, No. 404 Madison street, yesterday afternoon. Messrs. Woods and Dore were pitted against Messrs. Leidan and Landy, and it was at once apparent that the match would be an unusually ex- citing one. Mr. Leidan showed fair skill in serving the ball, and he and his partner succeeded in winning the first game by a score of 21 to 16. The match being the best two out of three strenuous exertions were made by Woods and his partner to obtain the second game, bat their opponents were again successiul, by a score of 21 to 15, The following is the score:— FIRST GAME. 2 1 0 2 1 ° 2 6 Landy . 1—10—21 ‘A magnificent exhibition gatne was then given, Mr. B, MeQuade playing against bis brother Arthur (who | lately defeated Mooro, of Philadelphja) and Mr. Leni- han. An opportunity was hore given of witnessing some of the best strokes for which. tho elder McQuade is remarkable, for, although he had undertaken an im- possible task, ‘his powers were brought the more prominently into play, and frequentiy the applause which greeted his extraordinary dexterity wus very hearty. He takes low balix In a marvellous way, and in the most exciting moment exercises the calmost judgment. As will be scen by the annexed figures, he made an exceedingly creditablo score, when | the repttation of his opponents is taken into considera- tion, FIRST GAME, Lenihan, A. McQuade. B. McQuado, Lenihan... A. McQuade... B, MoeQuade. Alarge force of men has of late been busy in the Brooklyn Navy Yard building a new man-of-war. Tho now system of iron plating has been discarded in her construction, and she is built entirely of the best live oak timber, Her prow, however, will be plated with an im- monso mass of steel projecting out somo seventeen feet, and forming a most formidable means of offence or de- fence, She ts named the Trenton, and will be launched on the Ist of Junuary, Old exports say that she is the finest specimen of naval architecture ever built in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and is. amodel of symmetry and strength. Her armament will consist of twenty-four elevon-inch pivot guns, which will be located on her midale decks, while on the spar or upper deck will be placed two rifle guns, capable of throwing two hundred pound shot a great disvance with telling effect. She will be furmished with a screw capable of propelling her at the rate of thirteen miles an hour, oxclusive of hi sailing qualities, She will be ship rigged, having three masts, and will carry a clond of canvas. Her machinery and engines are boing built by John Roach, and will embrace every modern invention, She measures 253 feet in longih, 43 feet breadth of beam and 28 feet depth of hold. Her tonnage, by actual measurement, is 2,300, She was built under the ‘vision and from the plans of Samuel H. Pook, the al constructor, and will be yen | to go into commis- sion by the Ist of April at the farthest. Her kecl was Jaid on the 28th of October, 1873, but work on her was suspended almost completely until last July, when strong force of men was put at work to complete her. | She will be one of the most formidable vessels in th service, and will probably be stationed on the Atlantic soaboard, The most solid and massive timber and ma. terials have been used in her construction, and she looks in every respect a first class man-of-w: Ad. miral Rowan will be present on the day of nt and the event will be interesting and important, FATHER GRACE’S CHURCH. | MEETING OF PARISHIONERS TO EXPRESS CON- FIDENCE IN THEIR PASTOR—THE RERALD's | STATEMENT OF ¥FACTS—RESOLUTIONS CON- DEMNING THE VENTILATION OF THE SCANDAL, Nerwrort, Dec, 23, 1875. ‘This evening a large number of the male members of St, Mary’s Roman Catholic church assembled for the purpose of expre@ing their views upon the beading to an article in the Hsratn, viz —'‘Priestly Intolerance’ — referring to Father Grace. The meeting was called to order by Michael Butler, who stated that the object of the meeting was to express confidence in their pastor and to refute the slanders made against him. ‘The preamble and resolutions were as follows, and will speak for themsely In view of the fact that a question of discipline has arisen between the pastor of this congregation and one of his parishionors, in regard to the burial of a child of said parisbioner, which question, from its very nature, should have been lett for settlement between the parties immediately concerned, and — where- us, following and relative to said ques. tion, certain statements have appeared in the public papers (meaning the Hrratp, purporting to come from a correspondent of that paper), and whereas, oither through malice or ignorance of the facts of the case these statements seek to reflect dis credit upon our pastor and accuse him of “priestly in- and whereas the true points at issue ap- © been perverted, and our pastor's attitude affair twisted ‘into an ck upon the public schools of this city, and whereas we are as- ed by our tor that to charge him with being an to public school instruction is to basely lie, and whereas we are aware of the position of our pastor Upon the school question, and know that such position 1s based upon just principles and supported by sound reason; therefore, Resolved, That the members of this congregation have full confidence in the ability and d‘sposition of their pastor to conduct the affairs af this parish Resolved, That we are in favor of justice to every member of this congregation, and feol sure that it will be rendered to all by the appointed if this parish, Rev. Philip Grace, Resolved, That wo resent the calomny which charges our tor with priestly influence, and depre- esi the ufcharitableness which prompted {is expres- sion. Resolved, That while wo disclaim any wish on our part to curtail the just liberty of the press, still we Protest against the prying into private affairs by its so- called representatives, and the starting of a scandal, the respoambility of which they seck to shift on to oth oulders, Resolved, That the thanks of this body he given to our pastor for the able manner in which he has regated the baso slander which was published against him, THR INTEREST IN THE CASE does not abate, The leading members of the church, in view of the explanation of Father Grace and the sworn affidavit of De Fray, refuse to take sides in the matter. They are at a loss to account for the contra- dictions contained In both, and are not willing to be- lieve that either of them has wilfully lied. EXPLANATORY LETTER FROM FATHER GRACE, OF ST. MARY'S CHURCH, NEWPORT, RB. I. Newrort, R. 1., Dee. 22, 1875. To raw Epiron or rar Heratp:— Permit me to explain, in the columns of the Hrnatn, the precise truth regarding the burial of the child Geneva De Fray, ig whose early death I am accused of priestly intol ad in refusing to officiate over her cold remains becausd she was permitted by her par- ents to attend a public, or, as some wili have it, a Protestant school. The case is simply this:—The father of the child called on me toascertain whether ho should bring the body to the church or have the funeral rites performed at the house, as he lived convement to the cemetery, and at some distance from the church. I kod him what priest attended the child before death, His reply was that she died without the priest, and of course did not receive the sacraments of the Church. She had arrived at an age when, according to the laws of the Catholic Church, it was criminal to neglect her, and would at once indicate a careless and indiffer- ent priest had he, on the notification of any responsible person, neglected to visit her and administer the sacra- ments of the Church. I told him that had he been as anxious about his child’s eternal welfare as he was about her funeral she would not have dicd without the sacraments, and, declining to go to the house, I said, by way of reprimand, that he need not bring the body to the church, since he had proved himself so indifferent to the soul of his child. I solemnly assure the public at large, and I wish it to be distinctly understood by my non-Catholic friends both in Boston and New York, that I had weighty reasons to justify my reprimand, and, i gpesibie, to awaken a livelier interest in a quar: ter wi negligence, 1 feared, was acquiring greater Proportions, and for whose suppression it was tho duty | and the Supervisors set a committee at work to devise ofa Christian pastor to exbort, to persuade, and if necessary to reprimand. Had he brought the child to the church I would not havo refused him; I did not absolutely forbid him to do so. I did not refuse Chrig- tian burial; the body was, indoed, placed in the tomb | ol the Protestant cemetery, but this is an old custom here, There is no tomb in the Catholic cemetery, and our neighbors allow us this priviloge when the frost 1s | deep in the ground or the bodies have to remain a tew | days or weeks awaiting transportation to some other | place, There was, then, no objection to the burial in consecrated ground, nor a peremptory denial to | officiate in the church. There was a reprimand, as be- i came my duty, : nd for this I have no apology to make, no excuse to offer, no language to retract. This is the correct statement of an incident which has been mag- nifled with the epithet of “priestly intolerance,” and, according to the telegraphic despatches sent to some of our prominent newspapers, has created a feeling of indignation at the un- rolenting intolerance of the Catholic priest of Newport! It is stated in the er that I refased to officiate because the child attended a public school. This I | claim to be an infamous falsehood. Thecorrespondont | who imparted that intelligence to the country never called on me to ascertain whether I did so or not. I was condemned without the benofit of judge or jury, and the intolerance of my conduct was criticised be- yond Lake Erie before 1 had heard one word of tho affair in Newport. I appeal to the fntelligent public was it honorable, noble or,generous to charge me with | an action I had not committed, to condemn me unrep- ited and unheard, to stab me in tho dark betore I was awaro of the danger, and consign me to the con: | tempt of a people whom I had never injured im | thought, word or deed. Far be it from me to deny | that | am in favor of Catholic schools for Catholic | children, I havea flourishing one under my charge, where five hundred pupils are instructed, in addition to intellectual — acquirements, tanght the principles of Chfistianity which pe: fect the moral being of the child and enable him to become a conscientious man, to discharge an honorable manner his duty toward his neighbor | and his God. But it must not be supposed that, de- | voted as lam to the cause of Catholic education for | Catholic children, | am inclined to refuse oficiating over the cold remains of those children of my tlock whose parents refuse to send them toa Catholic school. I blame not the children for the acts of their parents, they are under the purents’ control, and I would con- sider it strictly unjust to deprive them on that account | of any spiritual consolation in my power. ‘‘Nec tam | obtusa adeo gestamus pectora poeni.”’ It is stated aiso | inthe New Yorn Henatp that I am hostile to public | schools. I love the sciences too well to be hostile to ° them, or to the teachers, who impart the knowledge of | the sciences to the youth of the country, or to the pub- | lic buiktings where they are taught. They are the gifts | of the Author of knowledge, they have an existence and | and can bo traced back to the First Cause, | to God himself, from whom no evit can proceed, Bat | while L admire the inteliectual advantages of the com. | mon school system und admit their goodness as far as | they exist, Ldo maintain, with all respect for tho | opinions of others, that there is yet something wanting | to give harmony and completion to the being, and that something is religious instruction, without whose influ- ‘ence tho heart becomes a dreary waste and society per- jlons and uncertain. 1 praise them for what they have; Ldeeply deplore tho.absence of wnat they have not. The end of man is not here below, His soul has a | longing for the infinite and eternal. Tt will never rest, | never be xatistied, never acknowledge the compleuion | ot its happiness untilit returns to the Author of its | being and shares the immensity of Hix bount ‘as it is my duty to lead the flock under my cl the attainment of that end is it nol and proper that I should labor to have children attend the school” where that science is tanght | in addition to tho others, where the child will not ouly Joarn the art of reading and writing with the other | branches ot secular knowledge, but also the grand prin- ciple of eternal truths that will govern his actions in thix world and Jead him to happiness in the next? If L desire a young man to study the modical profession L Will not send him to the carpenter's shop to receive his instruction there. I wonld rather place him under the i ofan eminent physician or send him to an ap- ved medical school, whore his mind would bo trained for his future career im life; nor would it follow from thence that I despised the carpenter's profession or considered his avocation either useices or dangerous to society. A pari, when | propose to teach & child | Christian traths and impress on his tender mind moral principles that conduce to virtue, | I think it the part of prudence to place | him where that science is strictly taught, to surround him with religious influence and nourish his | youthful mind with the principles of morality. And | ‘bis action of mine would never fy the conclusion | that [ despixed or abborred the seats of learning whero profane sciences were only tanght and religion lett to the selection of the student. And now, Mr. Editor, in conclusion, I deciare to the public, who’ have read all tho wonders of this intolerance at Newport, that I havo never peremptorily retused to officiate in the church | over the remains of Geneva De Fray; I have never re- fused the sacraments to children for attending public schools; I have never, vilified the public institutions of the country; I havo never telegraphed a libel to the detriment of any man living, L have never uttered & reproach against my dissenting brethren. The foul charge of intolerance, as understood in practical Ian- guage, I fling back onthe author, A Kilkenny Grace was tolerant at the council board of King James and, though strictly Catholic in his sentiments, deplsed harsh measures toward his separated brethren. His sentimer libelled by the malicious and the base, my non-Catho- Hc friends tn Providence, Boston and New York wilh 1 are mine, and, however [ may bo i w am confident, suspend their judgment until they hear from me. I am a Catholic by conviction and a priest from choice, but a Catholic can resist a tyrant and a Priest secure a Magna Charta. I respect and will ever Fespect the seats of learning, but I will cherish rever ence and respect the school where Christian principles | are inculeated, where the child is instructed in his religion, and the Christian catechism held in honor, reverence and respect. PHILIP GRACE, Pastor of St. Mary's, WILLIAM M. TWEED'S CASE. PROCEEDINGS TOWARD A TRIAL QF THE CIVIL SUIT—THE STRUCK JURY IN THE HANDS OF THE ELISORS, Despite the fact that the ex-Boss, William M. Tweed, has made good his escape from Ludlow Street Jail, and that the majority of the people of New York are in per fect ignorance concerning his whereabouts, he bi nevertheless, left in his wake a coterie of able attor- neys to defend bis estate against the numerous suits which the city is pressing upon it. Yesterday afternoon the elisors, ex Judge Peabody and Samuel D. Babcock, along wit the attorneys in terested in the suit, met in the County Clerk's office to select from tho hist of men con forty-eight men to serve upou the jury in the case of THE FRO vs. TWHED for the recovery of about $1,000,000, ‘The consultation was very seeret, no one but the lawyers interested being permitted to be present, ‘To the action of the elisurs, Mr. Dudley Field, Jr., raised precisely the same objections in reference lo the selec- tion of the jurymen as he did in the $6,000,000 suit against bis client, the ex-Boss, He insisted that the lists furnishea by the Commissioner of Jurors were ent to act as jurors very incomplete and contained the names of only a | limited number of those whom the law recognized as | good and efficient jurymen. Despite Mr. Field's objec tions, however, alter argument, the forty-eight names were soles After this was aceomplished the at torneys were asked to select twenty-tour from this number suit, and from whom twelve would finally be summoned to serve on the jury during the trial, Mr. Field refused to climinate any’ names whatever, whereupon elisors took the matter in their own hands, with the re- sult indicated below, THR JURORS, ‘The following is a list of the names and residences of the twenty-four trom which the regular jury of twelve will finally be selected :. Name. Oveupation. Residence, George H. Bend,..... Broker. 80 Now street. Abner W. Colgaio. , 7 Front street, ) Clinton place, -809 Canal street. 25 Front street. 10 Franklin street. 5 Broadway. 48 Brondway, Broad street, 15 West Tenth st. Wall street. 16 Reade street. CLM street, Anson G. P. > K. Lenox Ker Pelex Hail,. jetuln..... - President a . Merchant .66 Leonard street, TWEED'S WHER“ABOUTS, A Hrraxp reporter yesterday interviewed Mr. Dudle: Field on the present whereabouts of Mr. William M. Tweed. “Can you tell me,” asked the reporter, thinking th: okex nnedy, ssa street. would be a good way of gotting at the fact, “where a letter woula reach Mr. Tweed?” “Certainly,” replied Mr. Field, promptly, “all that is necessary lor you to do isto give your letter to me, and I guarantee that it will reach his hands and an answer be given to it within the period of twenty-four hours.”” mp /7? interrogated the reporter. it to my office boy, and he will deliver it to Mr. Tweed in less than an hour.” THE CURE FOR TRAMPS. OBANGE THOUSAND OF THEM LODGED AND FED. Port Junvis, Dec, 23, 1875. Acting on the success of certain plans of dealing with the tramp nuisance, which were recently adopted in Sussex county, N. J., and im two towns. of this county, the Board of Supervisors of this county at their annual session just ended bave adopted a similar system, which it is believed will result noxt year in a different showing of tramp statistics from those of the Up to the Ist. of November past there were fed and lodged at tho public expense in this county nearly 18,000 tramps, costing $20,000. This was present year. AN ALARMING EXINHIT, some plan to deal with the question. The plan adopted in Sussex county about six months ago was this:—The county was overrun with tramps, and all sorts of crimes were being daily committed by them, and the matter became so serious that a special meeting of the Freeholders was called, and an enclosure was ordered added to the jail, in which were placed a » An order was ixsued that wing his avocation should be | arrested and committed to this enclosure, fed on cheap but wholesome tood and forced to break stones for a stated term. When released the tramp was furnished with quantity of huge st every tramp found pu A. TICKET-OF LEAVE. Armed with this he was safe from arrest for twenty- four hours, but if caught in the county alter that time he was rearrested and committed to prison again for a er torm, on prison fare and at breaking stones. It is needless to say that Sussex county has been entirely rid of tramps, the lockup having only an occasional ‘in- mate. In the town of Minisink, this county, the tramps flocked to the Poormaster In scores daily and found good lodgings and nice, warm meals. This was bank- rupting the town, and Mr, Harvey Clark, the present Supervisor for the town, took the matter in charge. A PLAIN DIET. He hired a building in Unionville and converted it into a lockup, He puta stove in itand some benches. There the tramps were placed, given a pound of crackers and all the water they wanted tudrink. Inthe morning they were released, and the fare soon reduced the ap- plicants from twenty a day to one or twoaweck. The town of Wallkill adopted a similar pian, and has rid herself of the nuisance. Now the county of Orange hus passed alaw requiring each town to provide a lockup, wherein every tramp is to be placed, on commitment rate, and kept there not less than thirty sixty days, on prison fare and ut hard Inbor. It is safe to predict that within two months atter ystem goes into operation the tramp problem in Orange county will have been solved, and the locality will be marked off the map of tramp routes from one end of the county to the other. DEFICIENCY AT UNION HILL. The report ‘submitted to the Union Hill Common Council, and prepared by Messrs Morgan and Gardner, with reference to the Bull's Ferry bonds, shows that thore should have been a deposit in a separate account of the National Bank of Hoboken on the 18th inst. of | $9,859, junds realized from the salo of these bonds, Instead of this only $2,505 was found to have been do- posited by the books of Town Treasurer Wurtz, His books further show that there should have been a | valance on the 20th November of $5.054, Mr. Wurtz received on the 18th inst. $1,785 from taxes, but the balance in bank, as above stated, shows only $2,505, showing a deficiency of $14,193. On December 20 the Treasurer received $7,400 of taxes, whicn should have made the latter's balance $24,100, By law. two- thirds of this deposit must be pinced in the bank desig- nated for its reception, ‘The invostig. further report that $35,000 worth of excess bonds have boven issnea, The report concerning the deticiency of the Treasurer has been referred to the Finance Cominit- tee of the Corinon Conneil for investigation, Mr, Mor- an, of the Investigating Committee, has charged Mr. | ». Ha¥enstein, acting President of the Common Coun- cil, with having $3,000 of the town money in bis pos- session. After somo further discussion it was agreed to pay over to the Bull’s Ferry Koad Commissioners the atin of $8,000. indignation meeting will be held by the citizens of Union Hill respecting the $14,000 de- jency and general bad management of the Common RECORD OF CRIME. Sneak thieves entered the apartments of Mrs, Fred- erick Meyer, No. East Forty-second street, and carried off clothing and jewelry to the amount of $66, The rooms occupied by J. Fubrmann, No, 426 Kast Sixth street, were robbed by thieves of wearing apparel | and jewelry amounting to $72. ‘An overcoat valuod at $52 was stolen from the apart- monts of Alphonso De Brackeleer, No, 216 West Twenty- fourth street. Mr. Charles Twombley, who resides on Grand stre near the outskirts of from home m New Hampshire, with bis family, two months, leaving lis house meantime un Yosterday morning it was found by a relative, who visited the premiges, that the house had been entered by thieves, who had ‘packed up a large amount of the household goods in bundles of convenient size for car Tying away, probably mtending to remove them last night. The timely discovery prevented tho loss of the property, and thus rendered the services of the police unnecessary, Among the Prisoners brought before Justice Keese, at Jersey City yesterday, was aman of fine, intelligent appearance. He gave h William Butler, The churge against him wa: Fle said that he had been professor of mathematics in Manhattanville College and was up to the present a proof reader on w york daily paper. When the Justice told him that Jagaities would be made regarding his antecedents he hia real name He waa thea locked up, ultis Mrs. El who should be examined in relation to the the “Will it require a foreign stamp or a United States st ‘v will require neither,” said Mr. Field; ‘I will give COUNTY FOLLOWS THE EXAMPLE OF SUSSEX AND PROVIDES WORKHOUSES AND HARD LABOR FOR VAGABONDS—EIGHTEEN | sutisfy the anme, so t g Committe | ancif, Wurtz says he will pay all he owes next week. | | plaint is on file in the office of records at Goshen. THE BERDELL SCANDAL. An Ex-President of Erie in Deep Trouble. SUITS AND COUNTER SUITS, Prien Claim of Mrs. Parkhurst, His Wil! for Lighty Thousand Dollars. Property Held by Her as Security Alleged To Be Twice as Valuable. Gosnex, N. Y., Dec. 23, 1875, Besides being the defendant in a suit for alimony and divorce (the particulars of which have been given inthe Hexatp), brought on behalf of his wife by Messrs, Fullerton, Knox & Crosby, of New York city, Mr. Robert H. Berdell is the defendant in an action involving about $80,000 worth ot property. The plains iza W. Parkhurst, who has lived in Mr, Berde!l’s family since the death of her husband, and the counsel engaged by her are the same as appear for Mrs, Berdell in the ait for alimony and divorce. The suit is brought in the Supreme Court of this county, and the circumstances out of which it grew are aq Peculiar as interesting. Mrs. Parkhurst is tha widow of Dr, Parkhurst, who something over & score of years ago was a well known and prominent business man of Cincinnati, Ohio, At that time Mr. Kerdeli was, it is said, a merchant in Pearl street, New York, He made the acquaintance of Dr. Parkhurst, and it is believed the two had extensive business relations with each other for several years, During the time Mr. Berdoll was President of the Erie Railway Company, or thereabouts, Dr, Parkhurst died, leaving a fortune to his widow in government bonds, bank stocks, railroad securities, &c. Mr. Berdell was, itis alleged, made executor of tho estate, and alter the business had been settled up he became the manager 11 trust of Mrs. Parkhurst’s property, Mrs. Parkburst be- coming an inmate of his Jamily, Mrs. Parkhurst had every confidence in Mr, Berdell’s integrity, and hes business affairs were intrusted to his care without the least reluctance. MKS. PARKHURST’S COMPLAINT. On the 9th of November, when the popers in the di+ Yorce suit were served on Mr. Berdell, and Mrs. Bers dell, with her three children. left his house here, Mrs, Parkiurst went with them, and a few days therealted the following complaint, which gives the particulars of tie case, was filed in the County Clerk’s office in this place : Scrreme Court—Couxty of Onancr.—Eliza W. Parke hurst vs. Robert H. Berdell. ‘The plaintiff in this action, by Fullerton, Knox | Croshy, her attorneys, respectfully shows to the Court an states as follows : 1, That in the year 1868 the plaintiff was tho owner in he own right and in. the possession of the following property— shares of the stock of the Ninth National Bank of nt New York, $15,000 of the bonds of a corporation known as the Long Dock Compan {the first mort; donds of the Erie Railway Compan do of the bonds of tl Vnited States government known as the bonds of 186: 00) ot the bonds of the Alton and Terre Haute Railror of the Newark Horse Rail pany and $5,000 in bon which’ said bonas and stock at their par val wanted to hypothecate the same and raise ‘money mn, Tor his own private purposes: that, having entire confidence iu the integrity of the said detendant the plaintiff did joa, him the above named pruperty to be used by him to raise money thereou ashe expressed a desire to do; that the de- fendant at that time promised to cive to the plaintiff apaper owing the property which was thus Toaned by her to hin, he did thereatter, but at wh ‘cular time the plai tiff is unable to state, give her a receipt for said securities that the defendant did use the said securities for his own indl vidual purposes from time t: time thereafter, and collected the interest and dividends thereon, and as the plaintiff has been informed by the said defendait and verily believes he sold | part of the stock of the Ninth National Bank und realized therefor a sum exceeding $14,500, but the exact sum the the plaintiff is unable to state; that some time after the said sale the said defendant gave the plaintiff a note for the Amount realized oh the sale of said stock, together with the dividends he had received thereon up to’ that t note amounted to abont $16,000, 4s near as the Taintif® ca: state, and that ‘the defendant has, rom time to time, the said note wag Eiven, collected the interest and dividendson said bonds and certificates of stock, and from time to time has renewed said note, increasing the same in amount by including the said interest and dividends and deducting therefrom some small amounts of money which he paid to the plaintiff, and that said note which is now in the hands of the plaintiff is for sum of — or about the 24th of September, 1873, the sake 3. That « defendant in order to secure th then owed her, being the amon held, and the value of the remai over and = above thes! tional Bank, which he mentioned, which at that time amounted to, a6 year asthe plaintiff can state, $00), exeeuted and de- livered to her a mortgage upon certain valuable property im said loan, New York, worth double the amount rtsige was recorded in the office of the i county of New York, in liber 1.143 of mortga y the 13th day of November 1873, That thereafter, and some time in the month of July, 1874, the said defendant. desiring to sell said. propert ered by the aforesaid moriguge, requested this plai the might give « title there! of “said” mortgage, ised the plaintif that if she would would execute” and deliver to her another mort. guxe upon property lying in the town of Goshen, in the county of Orange and State of New York, upon « part of which the defendant then resided and still 6 to reside; that thereupon this plaintiff did exeents the city and which said m Register of the and clear of the | faction piece of said mortgage and delivered the same to the defendant, and that the same was thereafter and on or about the ith day of July, 1n74, satisfied and cancelled of record; in fulfilment of the prom the defendant to execute deliver to the plainti iortgage upon the props i re mentioned, to secure suid sum of ¥, he did sometime in the month of May or Jane, 1874, im connection with his wife, Harriet B. Berdell, execute and liver to the plaintiff a mortgage upon his reai estate lying and, being in the town of Goshen, county of Orange and State of New York, upon a part of which he then resided and still continues to reside; that at the same time tho defendant ex- ecuted a bond in the penal sum of $160,000, conditioned that he would pay the said sum. of $80.00 at a time ther mentioned, but at what particalar time the plaintiff i able to state; that the property covered by said mort, correctly descrived in sche@ule “A,” hereunto wm plaintifi is informed and believes. 4. That alter the execution of the said bond and mort the same was delivered to the plaintiff by the defendant or his agent, but at that time the defendant requested ber not to have the same reco ded, and gave ax m reason therefor that it would be some advantage to hiw in the settlement of some of his business affairs, he then being tn financial dif- se was thea handed beste as ‘though the plaintiff has requested him to deliver the xaid oond and inortgage to her to the end that the said mortgage might be recorded and become a lien upon said property, but the des fendant has refused so to do, and still retain and mortgage against the wishes of the plaintiff. 3. Bhat the defendant is now ty sume extent embarrassed tu his circumstances, and the plaiutif’ has reason to bellevgy and doss believe, that unless said mortgage is recorded thereby made a lien upon the property described therein, that she will be in t losing her said demand, she verily believes defendant will encam! cating 1f from his financial embarrassments, 6. The plaintiff, therefore, prays the Jjudgm Court as follows ~~ t—That the defendant may account to the plaintiff for the said bonds and certificates of stuck and the interest and dividends thereon up to the present time. Second—That the said amount this found to be due from the defendant to the plaintif! may be declared to be a tien upon said property, situated in the said town of Goshen and ty of Orange, described in the said last mentioned bor Hed by the order piaincift the id mortgage by the order of t y from selling sard property or any part thereof said Inst named mortgage, or creating any lien thereon what- ever, und that he may be ‘adjudged to pay the costs of thie action, A COUNTER SUIT AND COMPLAINT. On the 2ith ult, Mr. Berdell, through his attorneys, srs. Evarts, Southmayd & Choate, instituted a couns r suit in the Supreme Court of the city and county of few York, The complaint is on file in the County jerk’s office in this place, and is brought against Mra, arkhurst und Mrs. Berdetl, his wite, the latter belt chargea by him with being in collusion with Mrs. Parks Mr. Berdell) bag ‘ore ind New cit, . Parkhurst, as collateral security for the said indebtedness to her; that since the giving of sad | deeds the plain! has collected and received certaig other moneys belonging to Mrs. Parkhurst, which he hag paid to her and expended on her account; that the property conveyed to her is of far greater value than the balance claimed to be dae from him, and fat ggrezate of tne nominul considerations wid deeds; that he has been at ail times ready and willing and still is ready and willing, and now offers to account to and with Mrs. Parkhurst for, of and concerning all their dealings with each other, and to pay her any balance whieh may be found due her, The plaintiff thereupon demands judgment that an accounting may be had and taken under the direc- tion of the Court to settle the business between them, THE MAN'S SIDE OF THR CONFICT. In addition to the above, Mr. Bordell weites that he does not owe Mrs. Parkhuarst $80,000 or any othes som, "E have,’’ he says, “began a suit fos $10,000, for property that 1 deeded to her. The com: Parkhurst, her busband, came from Cincinnati to New York many years ago to make my acquaintance at critical time, He had made heavy shipments with another party, jointly, His partner in the transaction failed, and {t was my influence and the large advances, ot money by me that saved him trom falling and rain.’? | SUDDEN DEATH OF A CONVICT, found dead ini his cell ata late hour on Wednesday night, Coroner Bassett held an inquest on the body) yesterday, when it was ascertained, on making a mortem examination, that death was caused by aneur- ism ot the aorta. Deceased was thirty-five yoars old,) and was undergoing sontence for an attempt to rob Mr., Charles O’Conor,