The New York Herald Newspaper, January 8, 1876, Page 6

6 HYSTERIES GF TRE UNIVERSE Professor Proctor on the Outer Systems, | Space and Etherie Waves. THEORIES OF THE ANCIE “a NT The Co-Relation and Conservation of Force Discussed. ‘The audience which assembled last night to bear Pro- fessor Proctor deliver the jast lecture of bis series at- tested by its numbe he growing interest of our People tn the scientific questions so delightfully dis- cussed by the eminent English astronomer. There are, ne said, ‘ Ddeginning, two mistakes | very commonly made im treating of the mys- tery of the universe, @nd which have very opposite effects. One is the mistake of sup- posing that a question is necessarily as mysterious as it appears to be, whereas we may find that by somo change, a8 it were, in our mode of viewing it, it be- comes exceedingly simple. The other is the mistake of supposing that because we have found an explanation of one part of a mystery, therefore the mystery 1s cleared ap; whereas in point of fact we know that the explanation of @ mystery usually brings with it a much greater mystery. Especially, he said, would this be found true in the subject which he was then to discuss. ancients recognized the mysteries in the voniverse, but attempted to explain them in the most simple manner, and as @ result they were eon- SBtantly lost in the complexities that arose from their effort. For instance, they pictured the earth’s sur- Jace as a vast plain; but, after @ time, they found that the motions of the stars could’ not be explained by that simple way of viewing it Instead of the heavens being carried around the carth in auniform manner, as they hoped they would be, they found they were continually changing, Swill greater was the difficulty with regard to the motions of the planets, They found the latter now balancing back and forth and now standing entirely st hat, instead oftheir explanation simplifying the matter, hey had the wtmost confusion arising trom the erroneous centre Ubey had taken for their observations. The following picture was here thrown on the screen, showing the paths which the ancients imagined were Jollowed by the planets, PATUS OF PLANETS IN THE HEAVENS. —S_ adie ara on Q + it is a enrious fact, the lecturer said, that there are still ser ‘ople to be found who think that the old explana: oo may have some truth tn it. It was | evident, he said, to any intelligent person that there could be no way of explaining the mo- lions of the heavenly bodies except by viewing them from our present centre of observation. It was very catural, the lecturer said, that the ancient astronomors should have thought that the Stars in their course ruled the fate of men. The early astronomers ali believed tn astrology, and traces of this belief were found down to the time of the invention of the telescope, when men began to ave true notions of the laws i “HbreFiica {he stellar system. Here a pf the great pyramia Was exhibited, showing ing in one side, througtt yrhich the Po! period is supposed to have bean observed, ‘THE GREAT PYRAMID, ‘The lecturer said he ditfore’ in his view of the use of tho pyramid from his friend crofessor Smith, who had an idea that those massive piles were built for the pur- pose of recording the knowledge of science divinely | imparted to mau. Ho thought they were erect- ed for the purposes of astrology, to enable astronomers to make a 8 of observations, by comparing which with subsequent events they might determine the laws of stellar influences on the fate of man andon events. The lecturer here ro- | ferred tothe well known story told by Layard, the | celebrated traveller, of an Oriental to whom ne was = discoursing of the heavenly bodies, and who said to him in substa: “What matters it whether one star goes around other or stands still ’—in God's name leave me alone.” The Professor believed that this reply was character- istic of the indifference of the Oriental people of the present day to abstruse subjects, and he believed that im the ancient da: they had been _ still more indifferent, From this state of affairs he inferred that the ancient Egyptians never would haye attempted such a stupendous task as the hor nea of the pyramids for the purposes conjectured by Dr. Smith The je star of that day was believed to be Alpha in Draco, There is evidence that this position of the Dragon asa central constellation of the heavens obtained a wide belief, The jt Homer refers to it m_ bis description o the shield of Achilles. The Professor believes that the description of the dragon given by the Greek poet is ie od a description of one of the godiacal temples of the Egyptians, as Homer, he said, frequently relied upon his memory when his !maginative faculties were not | equal to the occasion. A diagram of the solar system, in whieb the seven planets were pictured | us located at the several extremities of a seven-pointed | star, was here sown and the origin of the names of the days of the week explained, The Professor remarked that science deals con- tinually with a “how.’’ Kepler discovered that the planets moved in elliptical orbits, and it was thought that the mystery of their motion was dispelled. | Boon, howe it was found that the planets did ’ mot move exactly in those ellipses, but were operaied upon by some unknown | influence. Suddenly Newton came and browght anew | kind of simplicity, and the law of gravity was given to | the world. | ‘The lecturer argued that {t was impossible for one particle of matter to act upon another particle at # distance, aniess there were some of connection between them. He bad pointed out, he said, in a former lecture that the action of gravitation must be much more rapid than the motion of Mga. is The earth moves so that the light which upon {it is not that whieh actually got out from the sun in its direction, for that falls behind it. The earth and the sun exerta wutual force upon each other, and we eannot, therefore, @escribe gravitation as setting out from the suo; if it actually did, there would be eull s portion of its force ward, the earth’s pathway would continually widen, and everything would be changed. Now, that was a great myste Light acts by travel- ling along waves of ether. The waves in water travel at & certain rate; waves of sound travel at a jer rat and with still greater velocity travel these waves of ether. The lecturer said he was not going to deal with (hai mystery—not going toshow the audience how it » vut how it o explained. There are so. j)Lenomena that show that if there be waves of ether Ubetr motions are transverse. Now, then, how could Vhat this great mass of the carth could be moment th: sn e _earth and planets, they could be moved Sir William Thompson's theory is that there are ia space what he calis corpuscuies, which are travelling ‘n- Anitely in every direction where there ig po matter; Salokers there 1s matter each particle presses against the ir, SO that there ts no corpuscule between them. This fs illustrated by what happens when there arc (wo ships at sea in s dead calm. There is of their being drawn together and injuring each The, common explanation of that is to to the attractive power im the mass ‘the two ships, The real fact is that the waves are crowding ‘in all directions over the whole sea, so that waves on the outside of the vessels a much more semnyoms | Net powers tan shose between the ships, and they are gradually hy n° it seems to te coat in that q@ay, and vot by the corpuscies referred to, that the heavenly bodies are affected. That explains the mystery; but I say that tho mystery is a Where do thore wares come from! The dnmuared Viner DAMNATION OR bLO bamme Sulack The | kind | extended out. | NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1876. ama passed to the disewssion of the He introduced this portion of his tecture by exhibiting ® picture Of several Arabs kneelii by their camels worshipping the sun. He ceew | the bistory of solar investigation fiom that period till the present day, when, by means of the telescope and the spectrum, we have determined so much about the surroundings of that body and the elements of which | tv1s composed, and when we have succeeded in making | is photograph Itself in “ne interests of science. | THE SUN ECLIPSED WITH CORONA. From this the lecturer passed to the discussion of | comets, The ideas of the baleful mfluences of comets eutertained by the ancients were referred to, and copies of several ancient drawings of comets explana- | tory of this belief were exhibited. | ANCIENT :DEA OF COMETARY | INFLUENCE. | The picture of w comet in the form ofa sword blade | was shown, which, tradition has it, Charles V. once | saw on looking from his study window, and thereupon dectared that his reign would end sudden}y. The lecturer thought the truth of this | story might be donbted, as the comet did notappear until a year after that monarch’s death. The drawings of comets made by the old astronomers furnished some amusement in the hands of the lec- turer, ANCIENT DRAWING OF COMET. In contrast to the above ridiculous picture the lec- turer exhibited the following TELESCOPIC VUSW OV 4 COMET: | child in prayer. } | Bp. LITERATURE. Guren-Watty: ATALB OF THE TYROL, From the German of Wilbelmipe vou Hillern, New York: D. Appleton & Co, ‘This remarkable book possesses a freshness and povelty which surprise and delight the reader trom be- ginning toend, It has an interest and fascination which hold him captive, and to those who bave wan- dered over the Tyrol, alpenstock in hand, who can recognize how faithfully the authoress has depicted the simple traditional habits of laborious peasant life, yet with avein of unconscious poetry, which refine! double charm. It ig.a book, ag we say of o painting, with an atmosphere, and that atmosphere is the cold, pure, Inspiriting mountain breath of the Tyrol Full of sorrow and heartbreak, yet with bursts of sunlight and springtime like those which glint the mountain peaks, this httle Alpine story is from the hand of genius, It is full of the freshest nature, and one rises produced by along mountain tramp. Here is a lovely description of the chureb bells sounding from a half- awakened village :— Carefully, without loging a note, did winged angels carry the devout sound through the air into the moun- tain, where it sounded to Wally lke the voice of a It seemed also to have awakened the sun; like a mother aroused by the sweet lispings of her child he opened his eyes, and the rays of his first jance shot up on the hills, crowning the brows in the fast with an immeasurable shaft of fire. The dense gray mist in the heavens melted Into a clear azure; the rays shot mightily across the sky, and at last the sun | rose in his full glory over the mountain peaks wrapped in clouds and turned his flawning countenance toward the earth. The mountains stripped themselves of their veil of mist and bathed themselves in the flood of light. All seemed to heave and bubble in the abysses far be- neath as though the clouds of heaven had cast thea- selves down there, “I have been with Nature, and she has given mea new life,” says Herder. The heroine {s a beautiful giantess, strong as those Norse maidens who were fit brides for the Vikings, Tied to a rope she is lowered over a precipice to capture a young eagle, and she bears the crue] blows of a cruel peasant father without a tear, Yet when love comes she is a very woman, with all a woman’s tender weakness and sacred tears. She terds her sheep on the bleak mountain top, her only companions eternal snow and solitude, while she nourishes love's fire in her heart; and you follow the Geler-Wally through her sorrowful pilgrimage, with Jove and pity and hope, With a true and touch- ing chord of religious feeling vibrating through the story you are presented amid the simplest peasantry with the great elements which make tragedy—love, despair, cruelty, jealousy, hope and happiness—while through {t all blows the keen air of the snowy mountain peaks, and one can realize the Chamois nunter’s madness; for, after living in this rarefied atmosphere with the snow syren, it is hard to come back to the valley, The young translator who thus makes her graceful début in literature so shorily after her first appearance in the highest circles of society can scarcely be awarded too much praise for ber clear idiomatic English and her wonderful fidelity to ; the vigorous language and tone of the original, She has also shown taste and skill in selecting her first vook for translation; for the plot and construction of the story are admirable, the reader {s ¢ontinually baffied, tormented, surprised and pleased, and wo can only hope to have more stories of Wilhelmine von Hil- Jern as fresh and newas the “‘Geier-Wally,” and, above all, translated by the same pen. BOOKS RECEIVED. The Christ of Panl. By George Reber. New York Charles P. Somerby. Kelton aud Progress, By Henry C. Pedder. New York: jurton & Co. ‘Text Hook of Scientific Agriculture. By E, M. Pendleton. New York: A. S. Barnes & Uo. The Movements and Habits of Climbing Charles Darwin. New York: D, Appleton & Ca, +h. Resurrection aud the Juagment, From Sweden. Philadelphia: Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger. posed Miraclos. By Rev. J.M. Buckley, New York: & Houghton. Plants. By Burd. THE MISSING UNION PACIFIC BONDS. Great oxeitement still exists in Wall street and vicinity on account of the recent loss or theft of twel one thousand dollar Union Pacific first mortgago bonds J appears that Messrs. Marx & Co., of No. 50 Exchange place, the well known bankers and bond dealers, sent two of their young clerks to the office of Messrs, Winslow, Lanier & Co., with sixty-seven pon for the purpose of a loan, the terms of which had been pre- viously arranged. Upon arriving at the last named ofice one of the young clerks discovered that three of the bonds had fallen upon the floor, and great was the dismay when it was announced that twelve of the bonds were missing. An alarm was given, and the dismayed youths rushed back to their principals to announce the loss The numbers are as follows:—1,600, 1,923, 2,827, 2,357, 2704, 2680, 4,630, 4,631, 4,623, 7,993," 19, and '21,848; $1,000 reward being offered for their recovei Messrs. Marx & Co., upon being questioned yesterday by a Herany were lost as represented; that the rubber bands which ‘The spectrum shows that comets contain one known element—carbon, The velocity with which these bodies travel was discussed at considerable length, It | was shown that there is a power involved in comets | which exceeds gravitation, for the tail of one of Newton's | comets was thrown out 120,600,000 miles in & few hours, , while gravitation moved its head only 90,000,000 miles inseven days, The lecturer referred to the theory of | Dr. Stewart with regard to the indestructibilivy | of force, it may be possible that after | death in the invisible universe thought | and recollection will remain to us. This Ideaof Dr. | | Stewart recognizes tho possibility that thought may be, as it were, transmitted through the invisibie uni- | verse, and that all the time there is travelling | throvgh space the memory of past events, carried Ubrougn space either by light rays or heat rays, and | that the deeds of men done a thousand years ago | ure at this moment travelling through space, and | | might possibly be read by the astronomer | | who should direct his telescope toward a thousand | years hence. If there is a carrying of these mysteries Uhrough space, if there were an after life, and if it were possible for men to come ‘and re- | visit, as it were, the scenes of their past | | lives, they could go where the ether waves carried | | them and hve it over again. In contemplating these | | subjects we are led from one mystery to another; but that invisible universe ts execedingly real. [tis no, | speculation. | The lecturer concluded by quoting the following | lines:— Seo all things together blending, | Each to all its being lendim | All on each ip turn | | Floating, minglt | | Rising, sinking and rece | Bach each, while each is giving | Unto each and ach relieving | Bach—the golden pails Th Cari ‘JOSH BILLINGS. HE LECTURES ON SANDWICHES, St. Peter's Hall in West Thirtieth street was crowded | last night by @ fashionable and laaghter-loving | audience, brought together by the announcement that Josh Billings would Jecture, The sud- | ject was not announced, and much pleasant | Anticipation was the result of the omission. If the | gentioman who introduced Mr. Billings had not an- | pounced that the subject was “Sandwiches” the | pleasant curiosity engendered by the omission afore- | Mentioned would never have been gratified, as the | lecturer spoke of everything—fieas, love and mar: | included, The tnterest in the lecture was maintat | by astrained hope that something would be said re- | garding those delectable fabricators—beloved of free | jupehers. \be lecture concluded, however, without | any ment 1 sandwiches, and it {stair to infer that | the namin, 0: i was intended for a joke, as everything else known to man was treated of The audience being composed for the most part of young Pag Josh spread himself on the sulyect of love, For the benefit of the few old gentlemen seated in the front row he said love was very like the measies, inasmuch as it can be caught but once, and the later in life the catastrophe happens the more violrrt are the symptoms. Marriage, he said, was a gambling game. In one aspect it might be regarded in the same light as falling out ofa window. If & man was not lucky in making a graceful fall there was hardly an possibility of his trying again. if bo ai make 8 graceful landing the more reason te believe he would never try !t hod as his | good luck would bea great astonishment to him. The lecture was replete with apothegms, which Josh pre- sented in a dialectic garb which gave them the appear- ance of originality. After one hour and thirty minutes of mirth and ter the audience dispersed, no wiser on the subject of sandwit than whea it assembied. THE JERSEY CITY PARRICIDE. The trial of Thomas and James Goodwin for the al leged murder of their father was continued in the Court of Oyer and Terminer at Jersey City yesterday, defore Judges Knapp and Wiggins. Mr. Lippincott | spoke to evidence tor the defence and District Attorney Garretson replied on behalf of the State. Judge Knapp charged the jury, who retired ats quarter past three o'clock, After a deliberation of four hours they encircled the parcel had broken, and their idea was that the bonds were dropped on the way and were now held by parties for a reward. Marx & Co. have already telegraphed to Holland, France, Germany and England, as well as to all American cities, to stop the negotiation of these bonds there, The detectives, on being questioned, stated that they thought the boys may nave been skylarking on their way to the office of Winslow, Lanier & Co., and this would account for the Separation of the bonds and the loss of only twelve instead of the whole number. The whole affair ts still involved in mystery, but it is to be hoped that before another day rolls over'the missing securities Will be returned to their proper owners. THE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD. Mr. Andrew Peirce, general manager of the Missouri Pacific Railroad for the Atlantic and Pacitic Company, in his annual report says that the ouly financial em- barrassments to which the latter company have been subjected during the past two years were engendered by the expengiture made in ‘improving the former. He says that the Atlantic and Pacific Company are ready and willing to surrender the property at any time when the Missouri Pacific will pay to it the mount which may be found due upon a fair and just auditing of the accounts. A telegram was yesterday received from St. Louis, | stating that Judge Dillon, in an exhaustive opinion | and reviow of the several cases before tue Court, de- | cided agarnst the Bowman party on every point,’ The resent receivers of the road, Mr. Buckley, of New York, and Mr. Garrison Beach, of St. Louis, are conse- quently continued until the lease of the Missouri Pacific © the Atlantic and Pacific Company shall be terminated, WORKING MEN AND WOMEN, A mass meeting will be held by the working men and | women of this city, under the auspices of the Bricklay- ers’ and other trade unions, at Cooper Institute, on Monday evening next. T! meoting is cailed for the purpose of urging upon our lawmakers the importance | of promptly adopting such measures as will revive our | industries in order that employment may be obtainabie vy the tens and hundreds of thousands now in enforced | idleness. Mr, Peter Cooper will preside an* able speak- ers will address the meeting. SUICIDE ON THE Rall. A diary found on the person of the man who was run | over and killed on Thursday bight at the west end of the Ene tunnel shows that the body was that of Charles Preis, of No, 345 West Twenty-cighth street, New York, and that he committed suicide (rom disap- pointment in love. Several entries in the book show that he had a most passionate attachment for one Lizzie Geis and that the course of love ran smoothly till the 4th inst, when sbe ‘went back on him’? by giving him back his ring. The last entry in the diary runs thus:—“‘If my body be found 1 hope that the city may bury it, ag 1 don’t want my foiks to know it"? The body now lies at the Grove street Morgue, in Jer- | sey City. Coroner Gannon will hold an inquest, RECORD OF CRIME. Some unknown thieves carted away nine barrels of flour, valued at $50, the property of William Robert- son, of Broad street, from pter No. 2 East River, during the temporary absence of the watchman, The barrels were marked ‘“C, B, Cox, Pepston, Minn."” ‘The apartments of Edward Burley, on the third floor | of No. 821 Second avenue, were entered by sneak thieves and robbed of $75 worth of jewelry and §28 in | money. An overcont, valued at $60, was stolen by a sneak thiet from the hall of the residence of Dr. Charles T. Ryan, at No. 25 East Fourth street. Some unknown thief stole $20 worth of clothing from the hail of No. 234 Second avenue. The residence of Joseph Butman, at No. 179 Frurth street, was entered by a burglar, who stole clothing and silverware amounting to $192. The store occupied - J. K. Wright, at No. 10 Spruce jo robbed of clothing and other property wthe 25. The apartments of Thomas McGowan, at No, 113 ot, were robbed of $76 of clothing, Trosident of Hicks street, Jersey Cit; rested yesterday on the charge of ing lumber other property belonging to the Deis ware and Lackawanna Company. The following culprits were sent to their doom In brought in a verdict of mansiaaghter against Thomas Goodwin, with a recommendation mercy, James | Goodwin was acauitiod, the Court of Quarter Sessions at Jersey City yester- day —Patrick Burns, four months in the Penitentiary; { Thomas Meraa, broking aad watering, six monte, but does not efface the “touch of nature,” it has a | from reading it with the same invigorated feeling that is | representative, said that they had no doubi the bonds | PLYMOUTH’S COUNCILS. THE LIST OF CHURCHES NOT YET COMPLETED— PROGRESS O¥ THE PREPARATIONS-—RELIGIOUS AND BUSINESS MEBTINGS LAST EVENING. | The usual weekly devotional exercises were hold tp | the lecture room ef Plymouth church last evening, and were attended by a c-»wded con- gregation, partly because 1 was expected that the committee appointed at the last business meeting to make arrangements for the calling of a council would | have a report of special interest to make. Ip thie re- | gard, however, they were obliged to be patient, for the | list } | i of churches that are to participate in the council bas not yet deen fully com- pleted, and it was not, therefore, read; neither was the letter missive, and, indeed, no large amount | of business was transacted, Some preparations were made to forward the business in hand, the details of which wilt be found below. The vacancies occasioned by the resignation of a member of the Examining Com- mittee and also a member of the Board of Deacons wero filled. The religious portions of the evening's exercises, while interesting in themselves, were in no special | way welded with the business park Mr AD | Hill offered the opening prayer, and Mr, Beecher, with rare pathos and eloquence, petitioned Almighty God to send down to men a larger measare of faith, ho and charity. In his familiar talk he likened the churches to a nursery. There should be specimen Christians as there are specimen trees, he | said, and the churches should always pat their best | men foremost, Some people, be thought, strangely changed after what they called getting religion. It seemed to impart to them a dreary aspect, more likely to repel than attract others to Christ. Many persons were being trained to draw sinners to Christ who had everything to drive them away. He spoke about the meetings in the New | York churches and the training of assistants to aid the work soon to be commenced by Messrs. Moody and Saukey. There wasagreat field here tor such efforts. Much could be done by men in business who showed a true Christian spirit in the practical ways of life, Men’s dally example was a most forcible ‘teacher, At the conclusion of his talk Mr. Beecher said there was now time for questions and remarks. No queries were presented, but an old lady chanted loudly few verses’ from the Gospel, commencing “Come unto me, all ye that labor,” &a At the conclusion of this wnusual exercise, which created some surprise, she spoke on the text re- cited, saying that the words were spirit and love, and she rejoiced that it was their privilege to make'these words their own. Until they did so they never could { realize their depth. The address was brief and was fol- lowed by a hymn, THE BUSINESS MEETING. At the close of the prayer meeting the adjourned an- nual meeting of the church was opened, Mr. F. M. Edgerton presiding. Dr. Rdward Beecher opened the proceedings with prayer. The clerk read the minutes of the last meeting, which were approved. Dr. Beecher then stated that as chairman of the committee appointed to make arrangements to call the mutual council he would report that it was intended by them and by the representatives of Mrs. Moulton that they should be able to report a list of the | | churches called that evening. In consequence, however, of the fatlure on the part of Mra Moulton’s representatives to hear from one of the churches it waa desirable that there should be further time given, in order that there should be no failure on the part of either side in calling the churches, The committee bad therefore agreed to postpone their report for a few days. The time of the final deciston had been put over, under these circumstances, with the hope that it might be possible to complete the list as early as Monday next, He desired to say that he believed it was understood that the committee was elected for the purpose of making all | | the necessary arrangements for the calling of the council; but it was obvious that the matter which was to come before the council should be in the hands of a committee to make the neces- | | sary preparations In this respect. He therefore moved | that such committee be appointed. Mr. Thomas G. Shearman moved as an amendment that the pastor and three members of Plymouth church should be appointed to represent the congrega- | tion, Dr, Edward Beecher, Mr. R. W. Raymond and Mr. Thomas G. Shearman were then unanimously ap- pointed, ; Mr. Beecher stated, !n announcing the committee, that the genllemen namea were prepared by their past services to the church to render even more service in time to come. A member of the congregation (Brother McKay) rose | to ask for information from Dr. Beecher, or the pastor, as to whether Plymouth church had a right to send a larger representation to the councti than any of the ovber churches. Unless this was the case he thought they could not send more than the pastor and a dele- gate to represent them. Mr. Beecher said that the council will allow any reasonable number of representatives from Plymouth church W present the case, also sald if Brother Mc- Dr. Beecher, answerin, Kay wished to know whether any member of Plymouth chureh could be a ber of the council he would say that it was impossible; but the church might present any number they pleased to represent them. ‘he Secretary then announced that Brother Storrs — was unable to serve as & member of the Examining | Committee, and that Mr. Robinson was unable to serve as 4 deacon. | Mr, Beecher nominated for deaconship Brother H. L. | Platt, to serve for three years. | On motion the rule Was suspended and Mr. Plats | elected by acclamation, | For membership inthe Examining Committee Mr. | Beecher next nominated Brother Marcus W. Robinson, | and he was similarly elected. Mr. Shearman at this stage suggested that it would be well for the church to meet early In the week to hear the letter missive and the further progress of the committee. Dr. White considered it unnecessary for the church to come together to hear the committee's report. They had selected the committee and had confidence that they would do just what was right. The church should ive them full authority and adjourn to meet next riday might, ‘Another member suggested Monday as a day of meet- ing in case it was necessary for the committee to report at all. Mr. Beecher inquired whether the committee, as ap- pointed, had the necessary power for providing for the general comfort and convenience of the council. The Moderator said he did not sc understand it Tt was then moved that the committee be £0 empow- ! ered Mr. Beecher said that as there were twenty-five | churches there would be twenty-five persons to pro- | | Vide for Dr. Beecher—Fifty. Mr. Beecher—Fifty in all; but this church does not | provide for Mrs, Moulton, (Laughter,) | do not mean | by that, Mr. Chairman, anything that would look like disrespect. The ‘twenty-five persons who come to our call, but by her nomina- tion, may have a reluctance to be quartered on Plymouth church, bat if they will permit us the | please of offering them hospitality we shall be more than glad to take care ofall, There will be a great many more doors open than we can give guests to, It has been determined to place the twenty-five ministers tn | as near proximity as possible to the church; those, therefore, who, living at a distance, desire ‘'to enter- tain angels unawares" will be disappointed. | Mr, Shearman moved that the hospitalities of the | church be extended to every pastor attending the council, and, in support of his motion, said that it was eminently proper that the church should extend such an invitation, This, though perhaps a burden, would) be a pleasant one. Although twenty: five would be named by the other party | to the controversy, all were invited by this church. Ifthey accept the hospitality of our houses, not one word shall be said in advocacy of our side or in disparagement of the other, while they remain with as, We offer this in a Christian spirit and thoroughly anderstanding the obligation we assume. The motion of Mr. Shearman was carried anani- mously, and the meeting then adjourned for one week, | | unless called meanwhile by the Moderator, AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY. | ‘At the stated meeting of the Board of Managers of | | the American Bible Society, held at the Bible House, Astor place, on Thursday afternoon, four new auxiliary | | societies were recognized—one in Maine, one im Texas and two in lowa, To promote the publication and dis- tribution of the Scriptures in Ji China, India and | Siam appropriations ig nia | vo $11,500 were made tow resbyterian Board of Foretgn Missions, the American Board, the Missionary Society of the Metho- dist Episcopal Church (South) and the Japan Agency. ‘The receipts for December wore $41,703; number of | copies issued, 71,140. i THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS. Bofore the late civil war the Sth of January was an | anniversary celebrated with much spirit in many parts of the country, particularly in New York, But Jack- son’s victory at New Orleans bas been in some measure overlooked in view of the great military operations | carried on against the Confederacy. Anotner cause for ! avoiding demonstrations on the recurrence of such | days 18 that the feeling bas gained groand that no good purpose is subserved by keeping alive or calling to ‘mind national animosities of a bygone period. Years ‘ago the Sth of January was a day for the demec- racy of New York. Tammany led the nd in doing honor to the anniversary, and the old yy Printing Hoase square was ail ablaze with enthusiasm. There were military displays, ‘hes, bails ‘and parties; but all thas is gone now. e¢ veterans of the war of 1812 have dwindled tn progress of time down to a mere handful. They formerly paid honor to the occasion tn a special manner. But the very few who now remain, among them ex-Governor Dix, will no doubt have brought to their memories to-day recolleo- tions of the stirring events of threescore years ago. Thoy will honor tho day dy detailing Adjutant J. Gould or to hoist the dag on the only hickory liberty pole im the city, at (ne vid Jory at the upper end of Central Park, a sunrise, | Cash... Od Protest fees dues ee 69 | Claim against J, Pangborn... 5,000 Total... $860,801 Due depositors. 226,228 Chatham Natio 25,554 Certified checks. 21534 Taxes New Yor! 11,760 | Taxes United States m4 FAILURE OF STRASBURGER & CO. PARTNERS ON A CHARGE OF FRAUD, M. Strasburger, of No. 3 Maiden lane, and M. Stras- burger & Co,, of St, Louis, failed and made an assign- ment on December 13 las, This f..lure caused much surprise among the creditors, both houses having lia- bilities of over $200,000 and showing little assets. The St. Louis concern gnly commenced business last August, with a capital of $35,000, $25,000 of which was stated to be put in the concern by Mr, Strasburger and $10,000 by his partner and brother-in-law, 8. Rosenblatt. The latter managed the St. Louis house, and purchased over $100,000 worth of goods from several Maiden lane and other houses in New York and Providence, claiming t do an extensive wholesale and jobbing business tn watches, diamonds and jewelry. Soon after the failure im December a meeting of the creditors was called at the rooms of the Jewellers’ Association, No. 1 Bond street, to take such action as the extraor. dinary circumstances called for. Many of the large creditors were present, among them being Randel, Baremore & Co., Robbins, Appleton & Co., American Clock Company,’ Springtield Watch Company, John Foley, Silicock & Coviey, Jacob Freres, and’ many others were represented. After a full exchange of views the feeling seemed to be unanimous that the fail- ure of such a concern as that of M. Strasburger & Co., of St. Louis, with a capital of $35,000 and over $100,006 in goods, belore they paid the first bill, was not only a disgraceful fraud but an outrageous swindle. So, on motion of Mr. John Foley, acommittce of Gvo was appoiated by the mecting with power to assess all the creditors to provide for expenses, and to employ coun- sel aud push for a thorough investigation and to pro- ceed against the firm criminally and otherwise. The committee consisted of John Foley, Daniel F. Appleton, W. ». Miller, F, £, Morse and | Henry Randel, i. 3 committee took prompt | action. Mr, Morse was sent out to St Louis at once, and he caused the arrest of Rosenblatt and put the concern there into bankruptcy. Yesterday Strasburger called a mec’'ng of bis credlt- ors at the office of his lawyers, Messrs. Townsend & Waldheimer, No, 243 Broadway. Over 100 creditors were present, In fact it was perhaps the largest meet- ing of the jewelry trade ever seen in New York, nearly all the Maiden lane houses being represented Mr. Strasburger was present and totally failed to give any satisfactory explanation of his habilities of upward of $230,000. “On inquiry among bis creditors it appeared that be had paid only one bill of $110, At the close of the meeting, and by instructions from the committee of five, Mr. Strasburger was arrested by a United States deputy marshal under a warrant granted in the morn- iug by Judge Blatchford. The fecling against Stras- burg was bitter and intense, BUSINESS FAILURES. Charles Rosenbaum, manufacturer and dealer in jewelry, No. 15 Jobn street, has failed and assigned to Jacob Busch. His Mabilities are over $15,000, his as” sets probably do not amount to one-third of that sum. He has offered to compromise at twenty-five cents on the dollar, but his creditors have not as yet met to consider the proposition. George ©. & William G. Angell, toy dealers, whose as signment to W. B. Sofield has already been announced, have liabilities of $10,707, assets $15,042; the actual value of the latter, $3,008 49. Bonds have been or- dered in $7,500. John D, Hess, who recently assigned to Henry Welsh, owes $4,745, and has only $550 of assets. John Winans & Co., provision dealers, of No. 272 Washington street, whose assignment to William Lind- say has already been noticed, has liabiliues amounting | to $12,801; assets $4,289, actual value thereof, $3,500. Assignments were yesterday made by Pottberg & Schroeder, eae No, 1,101 Second avenue, to Henry Welsh, and by 8, Rose & Son, importers of watches, of No, 67 Nassan street, to Matthow V. Cable. ‘A meeting of the creditors of the two firms composed of Abraham F. Calkin, Hervey ©. Calkin and Judson H. Calkin, fron founders, No, 436 East Tenth street, ws held yesterday, before Register John Fitch, at No. 845 ARREST OF THE Broadway. Nineteen claims were filed,’ the iargest creditors being John Powers, $4,963 49; Juict Stalker, $3,650, and Nelson, Frinkel & Co, $1,129 93 The | abilities amount to about $25,000, and no assets bave s yet been found, Mr. John A. Seaman, of No, 131 avenue D, was elected assignee of both firms. ‘The individual creditors of Charies 8. Tuthill, of the | firm of Tuthill, Blauvelt & Co,, met yesterday at (ne office of John Fitch, Register in Bankruptcy, No. 843 Broadway. Thompson W. Decker, the assignee, pre- sented his report, and a dividend of ten per cent was declared. The firm of Cabm, Salmon & Fribourg, ehirt manufac- torers, at No, 46 White street, bave offered to compro- mise with their creditors at thirty-five per cent, paya- ble im indorsed notes, at three, six and nine months, anda meeting of their creditors will be heid to-day to take action on the proposition, THE MANUFACTURERS AND BUILD- ERS’ BANK. | Tho receiver appointed by the Court in the matter of ) depot at G the Manufactarers’ and Builders’ Bank, Mr. William Allen Butler, yesterday filed his inventory of the con- dition of the institution, as follows:— ASSETS, Bonds and mortgages. Bonds and stocks Fixtures. . Suspended over drafts. Bank department bond: Bills receivable Bills suspended. S82288 rs @ 2M i . §. Buchel Demand loan, German Uptown Savings Ban Unelaimed balances. Total..... seeeseesnne In the schedules of bonds and stocks the following appear :—Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Minnesota Railroad Company bonds, held as security for $16,000 Joan, $50,000; posted as collateral, $19,000; Lowndes county bonds, $5,000; Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Minnesota Railroad Company bonds, Pacific division, $30,000; do., Muscatine division, | $87,000; Utica, Ttnaca and Elmira Company bonds, pledged as collat- eral to the Chatham National Bank, $38,000; Seima, Marion and Memphis Railroad Company bonds, eoaran teed by the State of Alabama, $6,000; South lina State consolidated bonds, $500; do,, non-fundable, | $19,000; St. Joseph and Denver City Railroad Company bonds, $47,520; National Plumbers’ Trap Manutactur- | ing Compan: lock, $8,000; Empire Laundry Com- pany (New York) second mortgage bonds, $46,000, Credits of payments amounting to $10,341 64 are re- corded. The chief payment was made to Mr. Herman Uhl, receiver of the Uptown German Savings Bank. ADVANCE IN RAILROAD FREIGHTS. As has been stated in the columns of the Herat, the railroads have agreed to advance their rates of freight to a paying basis, and the new tariff goes into operation at once. <A reporter visited the main railroad offices yesterday—Grand Trunk, Erie and Central—and found the officers had all received official instructions to begin to charge the new rates on Friday next, 16th inst. There is no question among railroad men that there will be entire harmony during this year in the working of the several roads, and that the different in- terests will be arranged on an equitable basis. The following are the rates agreed uy — lst Class, 2d Class. 8d Class, lass, Special. Cents, Cents. 45 85 45 35) 32 Py 41 33 30 23 St. Louis.... 97 wt 9 61 41 Indianapolis. Th 66 8 43 as | « 8 4 46 35 27) co 40 35 30 20! NEW FREIGHT FACILITIES. Several neighboring cities have made strenuous efforts to draw away from New York the sugar business, in- cluding receiving the raw sugar, refining and distrib- uting #¥ £0 the chief consumers in the West. In order to overcome certain advantages in freights offered by Philadelphia and Baltimore, the Erie Railway has just completed arrangements to take and deliver freight in | Wuhamsburg at the same rates as in this city. The have placed in commission two large floats which wilt i take the loaded ears trom Jersey City to a new double | track doek in Williamsburg from whieh a track leads to @ new brick depot in North Fifth street, 400 feos Jong, covering the whole block between First and Becond streets. Freights will be taken here for all Western points as well as the following local stations—viz., Binghamton, Waverley, Ithaca, Elmira and Rochester, Branch tracks also to several large refineries in that neighborhood, so that cars loaded with staves from Michigan can be anioaded in their cooper shops and refilled with, barrels of re- fined sugar, saving all expense and delay <u ‘The sugar interest and “e pablie will be fited by this liberal step on the part of Erie, A BOLD ROBBERY. A daring robbery was perpetrated im the hair store of Albert Simonson, No. 863 Broadway, on the afternoon of the 6th inst. Two men entered the store and com- menced making inquiries of the clerk, who was alone at the time, of the prices of hair, The clerk came from behind the counter and dis several samples. They had been talking bata ee inates when ove of the men seized him bf the thi unreat ‘© kill him if he raised an alarm, while the other walkea out with $200 worth of hair. The remaining robber then ran for the street, and before the clerk could recover from bis astonishment had disappeared, As yet the Dolce haye Bot succeaded in Lracmue them, | funeral, on hong $l A FERRY SUPERINTENDENT HURT: —_ Mr. Thomas J. Brown, the superintendent of thé Erie ferries, met with a very severe accident yester- day afternoon, He was about ieaving the Erie Railway office, at the foot of Duane street, wi ona matting and fell to the bottom of’ a ort ee tne Ashe is @ heavy man the concussion was great, and Mr. Brown ts now laid up with @ sprained knee and other laming injuries. He is very well known and liked, and it is hoped that he will soon recover, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS, REE tvthao ENGAGED. Knoversriat—Wrinnerc.—Miss Jewwre Weiwnere to Mr. Micuaxt Koexerstret, both of this city, No cards,. Residence $12 East 64th st MARRIED. Aurs—Marcota.—On Wednesday, January 5, at the residence of the bride’s parents, by the Rev. George: B. Hepworth, Maxcwutcs Hines to WiLLIMINA MALco) daughter of Thomas Malcolm, Bsq., all of this city. Dovcuas—Kosrsr,—On Thursday, January 6, at the residence of the bride’s parents, Rut! fura xX J., bythe Rev H.C. Riggs, assisted by Rev. G. C, Lacas, ARcuIBALD B. DoveLas to EntkNona M. Kosrsr, second daughter of Henry Koster, Esq. Ep¢ar—Brxor.—On Thursday, 6th inst, In the Cres. cent Avenue Presbyterian church, Plaintleld, N. . by the Rev. &. Edgar. bis daughter, Louisa B., to Wat- TER H, Bx of Brooklyn, N. Y. Ratnpone—Kiivx.—On January 5, at the Reformed church, by Rev. Dr, Ormiston, Harry W. Ratupoxs and Mary Kzing, both of this city. No cards. ScorigLp—Huy en. —On January 6, 1876, in St. John’s cburch, Chfton, & 1., by the Rev, J. C. Eccleston, D. D., Georar S. Scorimio, Jr., to Joma W., daughter of the late Whitehead F. Heyer. DIED. Avornmax.—in Brooklyn, Thursday evening, January 6, Jouy W, Axxnaay, in the 67th year of his age, Funeral services at his late residence, No. Wash- ington av., on Sun 9th inst., at three o'clock P. M. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to at tend without further invitation, ARMSTONG.—On Thursday, January 6, 1876, Taomas ARMSTRONG, 1n the 40th year of his age. , ‘The relatives ana (riends of the family are respect- fully invited to attend his funeral, from his late resi- dence, Windsor House, Ocean Park Way, Boulevard, Brooklyn, on Saturday, January 8, at two o’clock P, M. Barwnam.—Rosenr D, BarnuaM, of the New York. and Sandy Hook Pilot Association, in his 45th year, In tne hands of Jesus be dies, With Mary and Joseph he lies, The relatrves and friends of the family are respect fully invited to attend the funeral, from his late resi- dence, No. 36 Sussex st.. Jersey City, on Sunday, the 9th inst. twelve o'clock. Bartiert.—On Thursday evening, of scarlet fever, Harvey J. R., son of John K. and Abbie 8. Bartlett, ip the 6th year of his aga Funeral from the residence of his parents, Gates av., corner of Washington, Brooklyn, on Saturday after: ‘noon, January 8, at two o'clock. Bncex.—On Wednesday evening, at half-past eight, A.BxanpeRr J. Brroen, ip the 63d year of his age. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to at- tend the funeral, from the residence of his brother-in- law, Benjamin 'S Hunt, Fsq., No. 858 Bridge st, Brooklyn, at two o’clock On Saturday, the 8th ist. Cocuraxe.—On Friday, January 7, Neus, onl: daughter of James and ‘Elizabeth Cochrane, aged years, 10 months and 16 days. Relatives and friends are invited tqattend the funeral, Sunday the 9th inst., at three o’clock, from the resk dence of H. P. DeGraaf, corner 1st st, and Fordham ay., Morrisania, CoxnouLy.—At Westchester, N, Y., suddenly, on Thursday, January 6, 1876, Patrick CONNOLLY, aged 40 years. The relatives and friends of the fundy are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral, from his late rest- dence, at Union Port, Westchester, N. Y., on Sunday, January 9, at two o'clock P. M. Daccitt.—At West Elizabeth, N. J., January 7, Wit, only child of fasie H. and William Daggiti, Jr. Notice of funeral bereafter. Dattox.—On January 5, Deysts AGusTes Daurox, aged 21 years. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are respect- fuily invited to attend the funeral, from his late resi- dence, 830 Kast 47th st., on Saturday, the Sth inst, at one o'clock P. M. Desexpors.—On Thursday, January 6, Henry hewitt Desexporg, son of William and Julia Desendorf, aged 3 years, 2 months and 20 days. ¢ funeral from the residence of his parcnts, 104th st, between 2d and 3d avs.,on Sunday, January 9, at one o'clock P.M. The relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend, Newark papers please copy. Downino,—Suddenly, on Friday, January 1, Captain Bexzawin Dowsrno, aged 91 years and 10 months, Notice of funeral hereafter. Donnxu..—Thursday, 6th inst., of diphtheria, ApEL Rich BENzrogr DunNeLi. youngest son of the late Dr. Henry G. and Anna M. N, Dunnell, in the 14th year wh bis Fovers! at residence of ©. 0 Dusenbury, Tremont, at ten A. M. Saturday, 8th inst, Train from Grand Central ys RANT.—At the residence of her son-in-law, James Glenn, No 687 9th av., Mrs, ANN GRANT, a native of Belfast, Ireland, in the 55th year of her age. Notice of funcral in to-morrow’s rs. Grecony.—On Friday, January ies Sasse Ginc ory, formerly missionary in Syria and Egypt. The friends are invited to attend to funeral services, atthe Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church, corner $5tb st,. on Monday morning, 10th inst, at ten o'clock. HatcHt,—On the 7th inst, at Smithtown, L. L, after a short illness, Francis R. HarGut, son of the late Rich- ard K. Haight, of this city. Relatives and friends of the family respectfully Invited to attend the funeral on Sunday, 9th i atiwe P. M., from the Presbyterian church, Smithtown. Hatsrsp.—Suddenly, of odie hibeg Janu Neer E. Haustep, daughter of tho late William Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to at | tend the funeral, from her late residence, 110 East 87th st, on Monday, January 10, at ten A. ther notice, Hays —On Thursday, January 6, Jota I., youngest daughter of William and Charlotte Hays, aged 19 years. Relatives and friends of the family, also the school officers and teacners of the Tenth ward, are invited to attend the funeral, on Sunday, the 9th mst, at two o'clock, from Trinity church, George st., Morrisania. Heata.—January 5, Racugt Heats, widow of tho late John Heath, in the Mth year of her ace. The relatives and friends of the family are requested to attend her funeral on Saturday, 8th inst. at two o'clock P, M., from the residence of her son-in-law, John Woolsey, Clarkson st, Flatbush, fourth house east of Flatbush av. Jouns.—In Brook!yn, on Friday, January 7, AnTavR M., second son of Henry W. and Annie B. Johns, and grandson of Thomas Bauchman. Notice of funeral hereafter, Boston papers please copy. Joury.—On Friday, January 7, Cuemtsria G., wife o? Pattison Jolly, aged 47 years and 11 months The relatives and friends of the {amily are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral, from her late resi- dence, 243 Delancey st., on Sunday, at one o'clock P. M. Laxt.—At 17 West 48tn st, on Friday, January 7, ManGarer, daughter of the late James Lent. MOouonsy.—ANN MOLONRY, aged 84 No, 210 6th st., died of old age on the The relatives and friends of her family are respect- fully invited to attend her funeral from the Church of Nativity, 2d av., between 2d and 3d sis, at one P. M., Sunday, ‘the 9th'inst. MoCaLkin.—Joux McCarars, a native of county Per- managh, Ireland, in the 69th year of bis age. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral, from his late res!- Cr irri ay., on Sanday, the 9th inst, at one Osnorx.—On Thursday evening, January 6, Tazo. pore H. Ospory, son of Rev. Dr. A. C. Osborn, of spinal meningiti the 10th year of his ace. Funeral at the residence of Lis parents, 332 West 0th. boy ag Saturday, the 8th inst, at balf-past ven o'clock O’Doxnxeit.—In this city, January 7, 1876, Tromas ‘H. A. O’Donyeit, aged 29 years, 6 months and 4 days. Funeral from his late residence, 65 James street, on Sunday, the 9th, at one o'clock P, M. PENNIMAN.—Siddenly, in Paris, France, on Janu- 6, Mr. Jamus F. Paysiman, ‘of this city. jotice of funeral hereafter. Pre. —In Brooklyn, on the 6th inst, Josern S. Pixs, former}y of Flushing, L. L, in his 49th year, Relatives and friend invited to attend the fune- ral at his Inte Tesidence, Ula day, at three P. M., ulaski st, Brook!y . PURDY.—-AL Mamaroneck, N.Y , om Janu 3s, 1876, mows Biake, son gf Fenn Utne Mary J. Purdy, aged 2 years, 3 months an Scnormin —On Thu January 6, after a long rsday, and painful illness, Samcet B. ithe relatives and friends of the family are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral from his Inte resi- dence, 64 Delancey st. on January 9, at half- past twelve Interment in Woodlawn ociock. —On Thursday, January 6, at Goshen, county, Pano wife of ty ‘Strong, Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, from her late residence, in Goshen, on Sunday, January , Without far- ®, at two P.M Souwaes.—On January 6, tte Svwrens, beloved wife of enya ef of her ago. and friends are invited vo at | tond the funeral, from her late 109th street, Broadway Boulevard, on Saturday, $th inst, at nine 4” Fiuavencrt.—on January 7, CHaries Enwaro, only son of Henry B. Francis Elizabeth Wheatcrof, 8 ‘and 9 months. will take place from the Catholic Apos- tolte chu 16th st, between 6th and 7th ava, on next Lord's day, at balf-past twelve P.M. Interm: Fcuaun At Rah wei ries Ss, Saxsary ¢ Cet Wreuawe, tx the G54 year of sage |” Relatives and friends are invited to attend the fune ral services at his late residence, on Tuesday a! ‘clock. Wriiamsox.—On Friday, Jan 7, 1876, Frask ‘Winttamson, only son of Samuel F, Williamson, aged years and 16 days. The relatives and friends are invited to attend the the 0th inst, at three P. M., from No, 186 Noble st., Greenpoint. ur cine taary Wikek, seed ferent ‘Relatives and friends are invited to at- tena the funeral, from her late residence, 202 Macon st, bageee hte, pth dy at her rest. ‘oopumad.—On Thursday, # inst, 4 st, Anew Carmances, widow of ork at one .