The New York Herald Newspaper, May 11, 1876, Page 10

"WO THOROUGHFARE” | ‘The Guarded “Common” of) the Central Park. REMOVE THE BARRIERS. A Few Facts for the Park Commissioners. . Tho Hxnap’s agitation of the question of permitting the public to enjoy the privilege of walking on the Brass in the Central Park has stimulated tnterest on the subject at a time especially when every day brings ‘ns nearer to the need of recreation, That spring ba ‘come no one who has been in Central Park within the past fow days will have failed to have noticed and felt | all the pleasure that its presence there inspires, The | Duds of a week ago have flushed {nto rich green leaves and blown into bright, many colored blossoms. PF fumes fill the air, enhancing the charm of # picture so pleasing to the eyo, A splendid carpet of grass covers ail the Jawns and stretches of ground that rise and fail from the edges of the labyrinthian walks and drives, The lambs frisk on the green sward and | chase each other about the rocks like rabbits in an overcrowded warren. The birds sing as the pocts of this season of ‘ethereal mildness” would have us know they sang inthe old spring time when Maying was one of the chief among raral delights. | Atno time | of the year is the Central Park more attractive than it | is now, no matter what hour of the day the visitor | may ebance to find himself wandering through Its | charming pathways, riding or driving over its splen- | idly kept and well watered roads or lounging in tho | shade that even thus carly ts so grateful at high noon, “KEEP OFY THE 88. "? 1 But amid all the general delight there ie one great | obstacle to the full enjoyment of all its beauties—the obstacles against which the Heratp has steadily con- tended, The grass is guarded with peculiar apd unne- tessary strictness, The people who pay are prevented | from enjoying what would be an unquestionable rehef to them and an undoubted benefit to the lawns, No pne who fs acquainted with the proper keeping of such Sgarden will undertake to deny that a little tramphng At cortain trmes and under proper restrictions 1s @ post- tive benefit, Tue Central Park contains 1m all within Its boundaries acres, all preserved as a public | pleasure ground, and in that whole space is no green | spot on which tho tired citizen may fling his weary | bones for an hour's rest in the genial sunshine, or an | bour’s study m the shade of the clustering boughs when the sun is at its bighest, To be sure, when the rummer has weil advanced each year a portion of the park is allowed to be used a8 a common one day in each week, At other times the rule is stringently enforced and the people obey the rules, reluctantly, however. One trom abroad who may have conceived evil things of New York ma the ses could ih no other way se well | disabuse himself of any notion of their fancied law- lessnes than by strolling on a hot day through the city’s pleasure ground, Of the ,vast numbers | ot visitors streaming through “its pathways | and overflowing into shaded arbors avd the other ri ing spots to a degree greatly lacktug iu the rehef that should be afforded them, not one in a thousand violates the rule forbidding them to go op the grass, although believing it so needless and eve: general condemnation. On It is estimated that the visitors to the Central P: anmber between 25,000 and 40,000 persons of ail sorts, tizes and conditions, On Sand the figures fun up in the ne:ghborhood of 80,000, These figures mdicate the popularity of the Park asa public resort, By ex- | tending permission tw the multitude to stray over the | yielding carpet of soft grass, to play croquet on the lawns, to lounge in the shaded spots, even this largo number of visitors would be greatly increased and the pleasures of a visit vastly enhanced. This proposition of allowing the public to wander on | the grass has a moral eloment in it that at first sicht | may not be evident. To obtain the privilege which the Hekarp is now asking for them thousands of weary | toilers go every Sunday to New Jersey and We shester, where to their bucolic enjoyment ts added the | temptation of drinking. This objectionable feature | rould not obtain in the Park, where only pare milk is | vended. H The reasons given for excluding the public from this | poveted enjoyment will not be conceded by many to be | very weil grounded by the majority of those who take the trouble to think on the matter at all. OBJECTIONS TO GRANTING THE PRIVILEGE. Its claimed that the Park would be in a great meas- are robbed of its beauty, that the turf would be trod- den brown and bare and that trespasses would be com. mitted that are now unknown if the green spots were | thrown open to the publi. A circumstance heretofore alluded to, however, is in itseif a sufficient contras diction of these assumptions. The people now obey | more stringent rules, and it 14 not atall probable that | the extending of such permission would in the least | demoralize the visitors who are now 80 Well conducted, | Pogsibly the greatest fear 38 entertained of | the working masses, This is, however, a misdirected apprehension, Remove the’ gray coated Irenarchs | from the Park for three hours on any fine week day afternoon, and permit the girls of the Normal College | to have their way unmolested, and if they happen to | discover they are unwatched—which is not at aii iin. | probable—more mixehief will be done to the flower | beds than the working masses would be likely to effect | im weeks under similar conditions, As it ts, their | petty pillerings noticeable feature of e: walk homeward after school hours. Choice are readily spied out by w girls, whose ments are ordinary con: r of order in the Park Tc has bee id of the Central Park that it has been apd is au effective educator of the people, Auy | ene who has lived m New York forthe past vozen years or fo will readily recall (he destruction that fol- | lowed incursions into the pleasant country pices, | The trees and itis within convemtent distance ef the city. visits, oushes suflered no little by such Now u ferent, Famiiiarity wit ‘k has shown | Gage, The main feature of the meeting was a spe ith the advantage of avoiding such Vandalism, and | by Susan B, Anthony, entitled “Constitational Arg the fortanate owner of a choice garden in the saburds | ment for Womaa Suifrage.” She be Ibis que: now has little to fear trom the Sunday visitors who | pass by his premises, The muititude have learned also | ihat they are but preserving their own by avoiding | damage at the Park. | LIBERTY TO WANDRR ON THE GRASS. | A prominent citizen with whom the writer con- ' tersed on the suvject of removing the obnoxious re- Btriction “Keep off (he grass’? sai “Experience has shown that the privilege of going on | the grass whenever extended at the Park has never | been abused heretotore, The mistortune for the poor | has been that this privilege was eelaom extended, how: ever, and mostly on days when the masses of the working people could not avail themselves of i, The restrictions how are such as to make tho masses regard Central Park as in some sort a toy rather than the prac- tieal pleasure ground it should be It is no doubt a dehght to the eye, but it should be more than that. — Visitors should be permitted to feel themselves really in the country, and this could be eflectuatly accomplished only by permitting them to stray over the lawns and mviting green spots, This is the custom in ail elsewhere and the grass is i reality penefited. The experiment | iscortainly worth trying bere. In the smaller breath. | ing spots scattered through the city it is weil en to circle about the swards and guard from steady wavel the little groon places, that the eye, when tired of the monotonvus lines of buildings, may Hind some relief in axing on them. To a mun ot thoughtful habit New fork affords really no quiet nook where fer a few hours he may keep the company of a favorite author. One naturally looks to the Central Park for such a spot, nt it is pot there to be found. I have often gone eh w the Park with the intention of seeking out a vequestered seat where, free from annoyance and in- lerruption, I might read for an hour or £6, When for- iunate enough to find a vacant, shady seat was not long permitted to remain in quiet, Others as anxious for shade as mysel!, but of more precocious habit have sentred there and interrupted with their conversation. Their claims were valid as my own, but the park is large enough to accommodate all and all should be ac- tommodated. Thie last claim of mine, however, is in- Hignificant in comparison with the broader gaitn which | Whe Huxacn sets up for the masses’ It would be a very easy matter to regulate the con- cession sought for so that no positive injury could pos- sibly ensue. Visitors could be restrained to the regu. lar walks until they bad penetrated come distance, and then they could easily be given to understand ‘that rmission to wander over the grass did not include the right to destroy the shrubbery or trample the tower beds. The grass this spring has come forth with | afusual vigor, and aiter it shall bave been cut a few Mimes the managers of the Park cannot fail to ece that they will be acting only as justice drotates by allow! the public to enjoy to its amplest tent the de. lights of the beautiful pleasure ground they are all so ready to praise and support, When per. mission shail have been granted and a trial given the | Beeded restrictions can readily be devised. Io Pros 4 Park, Brookiyn, croquet parties dot the undulat- | ing lawn every Une afternoon from this time until the rucset leaves of the late autamn cover the sward, When a spot becomes trampled tt is cuar and goes on elsewhere. ‘The permis 18 greatly colored ued 1s one of the chief attractions of that beautiful park among the young poc of the City of Churches, ets KEXP THE BALL ROLLING. fo rue Environ or tie Henaty:— 1 read with pleasure your interesting editorial on “Pree Grass” in this morning's Hunaty, and I sin- cerely hope that you will keep the “ball rolling’ until you have succeeded in compelling the Park Commis sioners to remove their hateful signs {row the grass ots in the Central Park, apd thus aflord pleasure and Papptness to thousands of poor people who never have the privilege of ever putting a foot upon the beantul | tarpet which natare has provided for them. Trusting | ill be successful in your praiseworthy efforts, Pinte uae you will Pooetve, the beartieht thanks of aay 10, 1676. ‘A READER OF THE HERALD. | WOMAN SUFFRAGE, VIEWS OF THE LEADERS OF THE MOVEMENT UPON THE SITUATION, ‘The National an& the New York State Woman Suf- frage Association are now holding their annual conven- tions at Masonie Hall, There were three meetings yes- | those in the morning and afternoon moderately | attended. A large audience was expected in the even- ing, but the storm intertered and those present could | be easily counted by dozens, But notwithstanding | this, Susan B, Anthony, Mrs. Gage & Co. were not in the least daunted in their work. ‘The fire of revolution | yet burns fercely tn their vesns, The morning meeting was presided over by the | President of the National Association, Mrs, Matilda | | Joslyn Gage. The meeting was addressed by Mrs. | Gage, Mrs, L. D, S. Wood, of Washington, and by | Susan B, Anthony. The afternoon session opened with a report from Mra Sara J, Spencer of the work in Congress. ‘The | Misses Smith, of Glastonbury, were presemt at this | meetmg Mrs. Spencer said:—‘I have heard ladies | abroad make the remark, | ‘WE ARK 80 ALONE | at home, the people don’t believe in the woman's | question.’ I said, ‘You are alone; you don’t convert | anybody; you don’t do anything;’ | for surely that is | what they mean. The ladies have been telling me | some things this afternoon that are pretty discourag- | tng; but in Washington the experience and observa- | tion have been eminently hopelul, During the present) | year there have been before the House and Senate ten | hearings on the woman question. They have not oniy | been granted, but seven were solicited, The | womgn of this country have the statesmen ot | this country we e and the statesmen | are making that discovery, and they are willing | to learn, I wish you could hear some of the questions | they asked. On one oc 1 was asked how | | thought woman suffrage would affect the home circle, | Lsaid, ‘Sir, when my baby was five weeks old I lett | it once for thirty minutes to go to the ballot box. Bo- cause [ was a woman the crowd parted and I made my | way ut once to the box, offered my vote, which was re- | spectlully declined, I returned home in thirty minutes, | Nothing had happened to the baby in that time. The same day I left the baby a whole hour to go to | market, and nobody said a word about that,’ ”” | The officers for the coming yeur were then elected as | follows:—Klizaveth Cady Stanton, of Te sion fly, Presi- | | mg tho frauds of the last dozen years, and to no singlo | | that year, and prepared the field for the glorious vic- | possible for him todo, He was elected wit! WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? We publish the following curious editorial from tho Tammany orga [From the New York Evening Expross, May 10.) THE ST. LOUIS CONVENTION, As wo near the time of the meeting of the Demo- cratic National Convention to nommate a candidate for President the interest incrouses as to who he shail be. — There is a growing desire that no mistake should be made this year, and that wise counsel should prevail in | selecting the candidate rather than that persoual am- bition or party cliques should rule, It is proper that this question should be thoroughly discussed and cap- vassed by the people and the country press throughout | the land, it is incumbent upon every citizen who ox, _ pects to support the ticket to express his opinion , openly and boldly as to his choice, ‘The ppsition of the Express, carly in March, that Now York shoutd send an unpledged delegation to the Con- vention, and when there to be in a position to act | independently, as circumstances might require, we | still adhere to and bolieve to be the true course. New } York bas no claims for the nomination this ycar, and | common coartesy toward the other States should pre- | vent any being presented. But Governor Tilden and | some of his personal friends bave decided differently, | and hence the controversy. Tne Governor’s claim urged principally upon the ground that he is the sole | roformer, Any letters patent for reform to be issued | should run to the democratic party, embracing all the States that contributed in electing an opposition Con- | gress that have been and are now engaged in unearth- individual Let us examine the title to this clam. In the State Convention of 1873, when Governor Tilden was in Europe, a platform and declaration of principles | were adopted which have been reaffirmed in every | State Convention since held, and one of the most prominent declarations was tn favor of economy, purtty | and reiorm. We elected a portion of tho State ticket tory that followed the next, In 1874 there was the same battle cry of economy, purity aud reform in official and aginin:strative affairs, Applying ag well to candidates to Congress as State offi: cers. Mr. Tilden headed the State ticket, bat the truth of our political history requires us to*ay that he was | bot the first choice of the convention that nominated him, for the reason that an eminent citizen of Oricans county Was then the first choice expressed, and but for | his positive declination the latter would have been nomi- | nated aud elected with, to say the Jeast, mot a lesseued | majority. When Governor Tilden accepted that nomi- | nation he entered into a coutract with bis party, if | elecied, to carry forward and bring about all the need- ful reiorms, in the interest of the people, that it was ih the rest of | | ceeded to the olection of officers, | ments, stating they had nominated the president, | | vice presidents, directors and other officers of last | Spoak | “I don't dent; Vice Presidents—Lucretia Mott, of Philadelphia: | the ueket, Ernestine L, Rose, of New York; Pauline W. Davis, of | pee ines him. > ak tt hol 1; | About 6d e Kel Providence, K. 1.; Clarinda J. H, Nichols, Kome, Col; | Aiiveratie party had ‘got out of che wilderness,” and Amelia A. Bloomer, Phoebe H. Jones, New York; Juita | untit it committed great follies wonld not *ask any one and Abby Smith. of Glustonbury; Phabe W. Couzins, | to be its Uncle” for a good many yeara, oF Marans. i The Governor and other Stuto officers came into Miss Anthony then formally introduced “the Misses | power in January, 1875, and went about the discharge Smith, from Glastonbury, Mass., who have been prose- | ot their duty according to contract, We think thoy cuted and persecuted for four years because they would | have done well, and have never nesitated to say so. not pay taxes withouthaving their correlative rights.” | We now pass along to the fail campaign of 1876. Dar- king of the new elections, Miss Anthony said:— | ing the summer it became manifest that our Kpow that | lave anything to sas, but T am | Governor's usefulness was likely to be lost to tho sure of on thing, the reason of tho change of prest- | State by what Horace Greeley once stated to be the dents is not from any inediciency im those who have | most nntortunate thing that could happen to any mor- done the work for the past year, but trom a sort of Jecl- | tal man, “Presidency on the brmn.’? During the au- | ing that we ought for this year, ‘when everybody feels | tumn the Governor had visited many pertions. of tho | nd also & majority of the mombers. of As- | The rpg the State was | ‘al fecling then was that the | | Sarewl?? (1 call it), about a hundred years old, tohuve at our head the w pan who has been devoted to our cause for the test number of years. Lucretia Mott is the oldest, bat she is | TOO OLD FOR WoRK, | being im her eighty-fourth year, but she al- | lows ber’ name to stand as) onr First Vice | President, Mrs, Stanton, though ber hair is white as snow, ix still’ vigorous, She is leo- turing every negut this month throagh the West, and will joim with us at Phiiadelphia tu the Centennial | We cannot all rejoice that our brothers and husbands are ia possession of mghts, etvil | and political; we are sorry we have not ours, I cannot | rejoice in culling this nation free till it 1s a tree one, ltrs only a part who have their rights now, aud wo | | must be privileged to shout out our discontent, We | will go to Phijadelphia, not to rejoice but to declare | Stato, und at county fairs bad implored the people to send to Albavy only members of the Legislature, with- out regard to party, that would aid bim. in} paritying and reforming the abuses in the State. The Demo- | oratic State Convention met, and for the first time in its history the Chiet Executive, by well-known proxies, | assumed to and did control the entire action of the Convention and named ali the candidates on the ticket, for the reason that they were his personal fries nd Rapper For some unaccountable reason this was to. | not enough. The State Committee must be made up to suit the circle that occupies the Executive Mansion. The election followed. The democratic ma- | Jority was reduced about 40,000 from the preceding | year, and the Assembly went back into the bands of | the republicans with a’ handsome majority. All this | the the Congress that was elected in. 1874 on this same | | Christopher R, Robert, 317, Simeon’ B. Chittenden, _CamralGy Commrrres, 1876.—Sasin B. Aothony, New | prow that he Is entitled to wear; bat we make protest | York; Matilda Joslyn rk; Sata J. | against all efforis to act aside crowd out promi- | Spencer, District of Columbia; Phosbe Conzeny, Mis | nent democrats in me State who refuse to join in the sourt; Olympia Brown, Connecticut; Laura De Fereé | formation of any strictly personal party, our freedom. (Apphinse.) H A young colored lad ss Charlotte Ray, of Washe | ington, who is a lawyer lately admitted to the Bar, de- | livered an address. The following committees were | formed, and the following resolutions passed :— reform issue has been diligently and in an anostenta- | tious way carrying ont its part of the contract to reform abuses at Washington, wad has made no siaim for over. | work or extra pay, We would not pluck a single leat | from the garlaud that surrounds ao Governor's | Jano rdon, California; A, J. Dunnvey, Oregon; - What the friends ot the democratic party want tho Graham Joues, Tlinors, ts St. Lous Convention to do is, after fall and careful Rusivanr Coxcunssionat Comsrrter.—Sara J. | consuitation, to present a ticket that shail combine Spencer, Elion v. ut, Rath €, Denison, Belver 4. | wise statesmanship with true worth. Should Governor Lockwood, KE. Db. Southworth, Resolved, That it's the natural right and sacred duty of women to rebel usurpation und tyr of our Resolved, tha saine causes in hind and intinitely greater in degree for dix content, rebeilion and revolution than our fathers of 1778, Kesolved, That, as Abigail Adams predicted, we will foment w rebellion. Resolved, That the women of this country live under a monarchy, and not ® republic, solved, That against owthing thi tion of the independence of at we call apen assenuble iti thei resectivs ho: declare thetnseives ites and indeper bound to obey Inxs in which we have Tilden be selected by that convention we shall give him our cordial support. Meanwhile wo indulge in a fall and free expression of opinion, and invite the samo from our brothers of the democratic couptry press, COMMODORE VANDERBILT'S HEALTH. In Wall and Broad strects yesterday afternoon tho | rumor of the dangerous fliness and rapidly approach- ing end of Commodore Vanderbilt was renewed for | stock selling purposes, Late in the evening a Hexato | Teporter was sent to his residenco to uscertain the real | facts, The reporter called for Mrs. Vanderb:!t, so as to | itizens of this nation, prote; eunial celebration a velebr people of the United » he women of this nation to 4, 1878, und to ent, and no longer vice. Resolved, That « woman's hiead is hor head, ber body her | gyotd disturbing the Commodore, should he be realiy body, her feet her feet, uud all ownership and’ mastery over s : ber are in violation of the supreme law of the Jaud, il. While the lady was on her way to the reception That the devotiun of w ‘d years proves their high of citizenship. solved, that we rejoice room the well known voice of the Commodore ome rolling vigorously down before bor, saying, ‘Tell the gentleman from the Herat that even my stight local disorder is now almost entirely remov hat my doc- tor says] shall be rid of it in avery tow days; that am better than I was when he called be- fore; that even sf 1 wore dying | could krock all the truth that there is in the wretches who start these reports out of (hem, and that, as vigorous this country for tights nen claim to all the the progress of public senti- icated_ by the improved tone of vdicals. Iuckher progress Indien. ‘omen by leaaing commit- ites Senate and House of Kepresenta- torests of women during the present ved, T we ry ted by ten hearin tees of the United s tives torepresent the session. i pronounced the | A WOMAN'S Resolved, That the political party which demands Justice for women ‘is the true reiorm party, and deserves the sap- | a8 1 am at present, L would, were they within easy | port of women cit: reach, Knock all the lies ior hereatteront of them, | Rosolved, 7 thereby causing the biggest job for tho undertakers | d evident tend. the danger of make la lie right and duty. of Congress to se. ye men and women of the District of | care equal Columbia, ‘The evening mecting was prestded over by Mi tion of American citizenship 18 one that bas been dis- cussed a good many years, and to-night Lam going to set forth the principles of our goverument as they seem clear, Our democratic republican government 16 | based on the one ides of the rights of each individaal | member to vote and make laws, There i# no shadow of government authority for excluding any class from the full enjoyment of their rights, The of this government are dissatistied that they have to shbmit to taxation without representation, that they | have to sabmit to laws that rob them in marriage of the custody o/ their property, of their wages and thert children, To women this government is not a republic, | but a batetal ohgarchy of sox, aud this too in the face | of a constitation which says that It msures to citizens | of tho United States a republican form of government, | and woman 13 a sort and slave, nota Iree citizen, 16 18 | used as proof that in the constitution the mascating pronoun is used, bat if you say that, you must tal the other horn ot the dtiemma and exempt women from taxation. I would thar all women would make heir minds not to sabmit to taxation without rep- FEMALE ARDIAN SOCIETY. | { The American Female Guardian Society observed | second enniversary at tts Home for the Friend. | | / | | | | j | its forty less, No, 20 Bast Twenty-ninth street, yesterdsy morn- ing. Mrs, North, the President, eccupted the ehatr. | Reports were read which showed that last year the Home sheltered 1,090 persons; 14,659 persons were aided; in “The Shelter” 183 women and children were received; homes were provided for 111 children; 10,000 garments and 40,000 loaves of bread were distributed and 200 barrels of oatmeal The receipts for 1875 were $75,174 18, and expenditares $66,423 85. Mrs, Charles orth was elected Presi- | dent; Mrs. S A. Stone, Treasurer; Mrs. 8. RL. Ben- nett, Mrs. H. Witton ond Mra. 8. M. Ambler, secre- | Twenty-one female vice presidents were also tarres, elected. Commemoratt morial Presbyte: nue and Fifty-t exercices were held at the Me- | wp cbarch, corner of Madison ay: street yesterday afternoon, The | tev, GS Robin presided, and about $00 ehtl- dren were ‘present, The exercises opencd with the singing of a byron of welcome by the children, alter which prayer was offered by the Rev. M, Robingor Addresses were delivered by the Re hu Hail, D. D.; Rev. Dr, Armitage and Rev, ©, 8. Harrower ‘Several | hymns were sung by the children, alter which Dr. Hall 1 A WARLIKE SHOPLIFTER. About four o'clock yesterday afternoon two ladies went Into the dry goods store of J. & C. Jobnson, cor- net: of Twenty-second street, Broadway and Fifth avenue, to bay & jika One ot them took a whole piece of silk, valued at $80, and secreted it ina Jalse pocket. Sho was noticed by Mr. Latham, who re ported the fact to Mr. Doherty, the assistant floor walker, ‘The latter sent for the police, but before a policeman arrived the shoplifter, who Was # stoat, strong Woman, attacked Mr. Doberty and beat him irom ne end of the st the other, When the police: | man arrived an pmplice, Who was outside, came in with him and. pre ito be a detective, berping to rearch the woman, and then walked out The wom: was taken to the Thirveth street station house, where ehe gave her name as Mary Manning, of Williamsbarg, | SKELETON IN A BARN’ Tho sketeton of a woman was found a day oF two ago in the barn of a Mr. King. Coroner Dempsey hold inquest, but it could not be ascertained how the ekel eton came thero, though it 18 the opinion of the Coro. | ner (hat it was placed there by some medical students, | God's creauen, which we call “the inferior animais,” | was viewed with stern severity, the | all tending to prove that, while the inventive genius of thas both Wall and Brond sweets have afforded tor a very great number of years,” Mrs. Vanderbilt thoaght the Commodore's declapa- tion was quite in accordance with her view of the casa, adding that his physician bad. been there ouly a few | woments defore avd that when leaving he saia the very | common local disorder which had caused him to re. main at home was disay ring Tapidly and that other wise he was in perfect health. MR. BERGH EXPOSTULATES., | New Yor, May 10, 1876, To Tuk Eprror or rue Hxrauy:— . Jn an abie and suggestive editorial of this morning, in reference to the imangurat on of the Centennial, you | employ the word “civihzztion” m its material rela. | Uons only to human existence. : You observe—‘‘Civilization becomes more and more A question of peace, and peace is confirmed by nothing | eo much as these comparisons of national industry.” Is | this so? Is there any evidenee that pudiic and private | morality have been promoted by these exhibitions of | the skill and ingenuity of mations; nave oiticial and | personal corruption been less rai ave cruel and de- | | { | | | Vastating wars been less frequent since the tirst Expost- | tion of London? No; oo the contrary, these bloody and destructive contests have been characterized by # | ferocity only differing irom those which distinguish the | | warfare of savages by the ingenuity and magnitude of the means employed by “civilized” 12 to inilick on | one another ali the injury possible. Even—paradoxical | as tt really is—within the very walls of these stractures devoted io the triumphs ot peace have Leon seen the | most formidable and devitsh implements of torment | and death, Now, while you eloquently eulogize these | aterial wemieverionts, yon utter not a word about the | moral progress of the age, a8 manifested by the | hbemane and truly civilizing influence of a cause in which f am proud of berg an humbie laborer, Ten years ago there was nota single statute jaw in | the country for the protection of that vast portion of. | od Croeity to those mute beings, whieh serve us so faith+ fully and without whom civiization would be imposal- bie, was regarded as below tho cousideration of States and individuals, and, strange to say, ail the while that @ theft of a ham or a pair of shoes by a needy crmmiual moralizing con- sequences of erueliy to a delenceless animal were almost compleiely ignored, Ten years ago such a re- proach applied to us asa nation, Today, through he carnest and patriotic efforts of good men and women wh Appreciate the Hpossibility of the existence of a goautwe civilization where the quality of mercy is want even in its humilest appheation, thirty-two States: tuis Repubite have heeded (he exampie of New Yor and upon an elegant and Spacious banner sus ended frou) one Of the rafters of the main building of the a~ tenuial are seen the names of these Commonwealtha. Nor is that ali; for near by may also be observed other ipteresiing objects relating to the same good work, tho nation has been at work, Ure conscience of the peuple has been impressed with the truth that national Wealth alone is HOt ak evidence of national civilization. With this inadequate preface, permit meto invite Your notice to che fact Mat your editorial, which is 6@ comprehensive and ewlogistie in tts centenmal review vf the nation’s materal progress, makes no mention of this great moral reform which has extended (ts ¢iv- ilteing miluenees over a vast contineut, But in this ‘ou are not alone, for mi the proce Pritadetplaa the managers of t alvo failed 10 recognize, by the faintest allusion, the triumphs of oar merey-loving caw: Respectfully, HENRY BERGH, President, va REPAIRING THE TOMBS, Yesterday morning a number of masons and iron | manufacturers took measurements im the Tombs Police , Court for iron girders which are to be placed across the room instead of the present rotten wooden ones. The © fall At any moment. Preoes of | plaster have fallen within the list few days, owing to the rain, and have caused consaerable wucasiness, 60 | that the ropairs are badiy needed NéW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1876.—QUADRUPLE SHEET. AMERICAN HOME MISSION. CERS—THE CONFLICT BEIWEEN NEW AND OLD CONGREGATIONALISM. Tho fitty-first annual meeting of the American Home | Missionary Society was held yesterday afternoon at | four o'clock, in the large room in the Bible House, | Rev, Theodore D. Woolsey in the chgir. The report of | the treasurer was read, showing thut the receipts for | the year amounted to $310,027 62 and the expenditures | to $300,871 84, loaving $13,906 62 stilt due to mission- | aries for labor performed, but not yet reported. Tn | addition to these past dues appropriations alrendy i made and daily becoming due amount to $87,915 42, making the total of pledges $101,812 04. Toward ro- | deeming these pledges and to apply on other appro- | priations there 18 a balance in the treasury of | $16,986 11. This report, as well as the general report | for the year, was adopted, and then the society pro- | Mr. Hutchinson, of New York; Rev. Dr. Barrowos, of | Boston, and Rey. Alexander H. Clapp, D. D., the sec- | retary, were appointed a committee on nomination. They retired from the room and returned in a few mo- year, with the exception of Rev, Alden B. Robins, Vice Prosident, deceased, and Rev. John J. White, | D. D,, and Rev, Robert J, Vermilye, V. D., directors, deceased, A long discussion then took place as to whether these | officers should be elected by acclamation together or | by ballot in rate classes, It was at carried first to elect them all together viva voce, Dr. Budington rose to object, and asked if the so ciety had determined to conduct its business in this manner, 80 that if a member or members had a decided sobjection to any oificer there would be no possiollity of expreasing those objections. He thoazht it was a very od way of doing business that the mombers were hut off irom voting against a nomination that 1s 7 ctionable, } Rev. William A. Bartlett, of Chicago, said he thought | manner of conducting business as they bad beeu | doing was not such as to commend iwelf to serious | thinking men. He was from tho Wes, and he knew | very little about the workings of the society here. If there was auything to cover up he wished that it might | be explained. . Mr. A. R. Koberts, who said he had forty years’ ox- | perience im the society, agreed with Rev. Mr. Bartlett | that it was a slipshod way of doing business. | Rov, Edward Beecher thought all the speeches wero out of order, as the motion to elect those Lominated viva voce was carried, Rev. Mr. Boynton moved a reconsideration of the previous motion, This course was agreed. ve and tho society then proceeded to elect each class of officers separately by bailow The nominees were elected al- most unanimously, with the exception of Rev, M. Storrs, Ho was elected, but much opposition dirveted against bim, The vote in his case was called for by two or three members but it was not unnounced, the President saying that as it was not called for in tho ease of the others he hoped gentlemen would not per- sist In asking for the numerical vote, though he could assure them that Kev. Mr. Storrs received by far the | major portion of the ballot. Mr. O'Grady persisted in asking for the exact voto, but, he was overruled. This meeting then adjourned, The directors held a | Meeting immediately afterward to elect the Executive Committee, The Jollowing gentlemen were nominated and elected:—Mr. John B, Hutchinson, ebairman ; Mr. Rev. Richard 8. Storrs, D, D., Rev, William 1. Buding: tou, D. D., Mr. Calvin C, Woolworth, Rev. Wiliam M. Taylor, D.'D,, Mr. John Wiley, Mr. Charles Abernethy. Some ‘objection, however, Was made to the Rev. Richard 8. Storrs, who resigned from the former com- mittee, but only on account of his resignation. Rey. De, Budimgton then rose and offercd the fol- lowing resotutio Thot in the disposal of funds contributed for homo mis- sions the Exeentive Committee be directed to administer them on the principlos hitherto recegniaed and acted upon. Dr. Budington said if this resolution was passed Dr. Storrs would regnme his position. Rev, Dr, Pottongill said that this resolution meant something or it did not, and he thought it meant that | Now Congregationalism should not be able to control the society. Rev. Dr. Budington sald that it was on account of his opposition to New Congrogationalism that Rey. Dr. Storrs had resigned. A motion to lay Dr. Buddington’s resomtion on the table was carried, and the meeting adjourned, UNIVERSALISL ASSOCIATION, At o meeting of the New York Universalist Associa- tion, heid yesterday in Dr. Chapin’s church, Fifth ave- nue and Forty-fifth street, a report advising the consol- idution of the society with the New York Missionary Society was adopted. A HARNESS THIEF SHOT, One of the harness thieves who for somo time past’ have been committing depredations among the carriago houses and stables of the residents of Queens county | came to grief yesterday morning. About two o'clock | Mr. George Valentine, living at Creedmoor, was awak- ened by a burgiar alarm in bis room, connecting with his carriage house, and, looking out, saw a window in that building open. He awakened his son, and the ‘wo watvhed for the appearance of the thief supposed to be in the stable. They wore armed with shotguns, Pretty soon the intrader came out, with his arms full | of plunder, and as he was making off Valentine, Jr, fired at and wounded him in the leg. The thief was not entirety disabled, and started to ran, followed by Raita Bohwart ce and by two or three of the neighbors, who been aroused by the reportof the gun, was soon overtaken and captured, and was found to ve a German who could speak English with diificulty, He said he bad two confederates, who left the carriage house before he made his exit aud got away, but his | story was not credited, though he described the men | and eatd they lived mm Greenwich street, New York. A _ number of photographs wero found im his ion, | which, he said, were likenesses of members of his fam- | ily; but some of them were recognized as likenesses of rsons in the neighborhood, and they had doubtiess es stolen, Near the place where he was captured, under a fence, were found concealed two sets of har- ness, not taken from Mr. Valentine, and these now | await identification atthe Jamaica ‘fown Rall, where the thief was conveyed yesterday and lodged in a cell 1 await examination. His wounds, nine in number, mflicted by No, 2 shot, were attended to by Dr. Wood and foand not to be dangerous. Alter bis arrival in Jamaica the prisoner said that bis name is Aggust Bauer; that on Monday he was released from the Kings County Pententiary, alter serving term of six months for assaalt and battery upon wb captain ofa canal boat at Atlantic Basin, and that he crossed over to Castle Garden, where he the two men who were with him at Mr. Valentine’s place, but | whose names he did not know, He insisted that ho | ‘was not there for the purpose of stealing, but merely | necompanied the other iwo. It is the general opinion | among the farmers that Raver is one of a gang which | | has nts headquartets somewhere in the woods, and it is | Proposed to turn ont and scour the country in every direction to atscover the rendezvous, | NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE. | A meeting of representatives of the various trade | | | Organizations in the city was heid yesterday at the room of the Chamber of Commerce, to make arran; i} ments for the reception of the National Board of | Trade on June 27. The Chamber of Commerce, Board | of Trade, Produce Exehange, Cheap Transportation | Association and the Board of Grocers were represented. | Mr. Franklin Ed: of the Produce Exchange, acted | as chairman, and Wilson, of the Chamber of Com. | merce, as secretary. The following commitices were chosen :—Messra. Watrous and Opdyke, on providing | rooms for the occupancy of the Natio Board; Mr. Strauaban, a commitice of one to secure a steamer tor | a tour of the bay; Messrs. W vide a collation on the steamer, Stark and Wilson for a banquet at Delmonico’s Mr. Edward Hincken was chosen treasurer. PRODUCE EXCHANGE CONSUMERS. ‘The membors of the Produce Exchange will have the'r annual dinnor on Thuraday, tho 18th inst, at tho Union League Theatre, The uckets are $16 cach. FAILURE OF SILK MANUFACTURERS, The silk manufacturing firm of Edward J. Wateon & Co., of Paterson, N. J., and of No, 303 Broadway, in this city, has failed with liabilities stated at about $30,000. ¢ assots Will Hot amount to over ten cents on the dollar, The principal creditors are New York silk importing honges. HOBOKEN'S DEFAULTING CLERK. Ex-City Clerk McCullough, of Hoboken, has patd up the amount of his defatcation tothe city to within and it is reported that he will shortly settle = balance. Should he do so no criminal prose- cution against him will be taken, IGNORANT OF THE LAW. Jeremiah Reynolds, a resident 6f Port Washington, was arrested yesterday on a charge of bigamy, pre- ferred against him by his brother-in-law, William Francis, Om examination before Justice Baxter it ap- | peared that in April, 1867, he was married by the Rev. | Mr, Davis, of Manhasset, to ono Adeline Hatfield, of | Cypress Hills, with whom hedived one year. He con. tinued 40 correspond with ber, but fatied to provide for | her support. Last April he was married, by the Rev. | Dir. Stearns, to his cousm, Ann Francis, a resident of pact Aare ata sho knowing the fact of his former h Women Were in court, neatly dressed TELEGRAPHIO IMPROVEMENTS. WORK BEGUN FOR LAYING THE UNDERGROUND In accordance with the plans adopted some time ago by the Western Union Company, work was begun early yesterday morning, nearly opposite the Western Union ‘Telegraph Building, preparatory to laying four under- ground tubes, two for electric wires and two for pneu- matic carriera. ‘Tne trench which is being opened will be threo eet deep, and when the tabes are lard down the wires will be drawn through. These will be but few at the outset, but will be gradually increased np to 125 should business require it, Two brass pipes will be Jaid throuzh Broadway and Wall street to No. 14 Broad street and two through Maiden lane to No, 134 Pearl street, avd from there to the Cotton Exchange, for pneumatic carriors. Iron pipes will be used for the wires, There was, tor a time, some hesitation in the mind of Mr. Prescott, ciectrician to the Western Union Telegraph Compan: to be used for the pneumatic tuves. In London tad ts used; in France and Germany, iron, The company has, however, decided to use brass One of these tubes will convey messages from the main office; the other iy, as te the metal | will bring the messages to it, The pipes will be per- fectly smooth inside, and air-tight. THR OOURIRR, The courier, iu which m: es are enclosed, is a gutta percha pouch, covered with felt, two inches in diam- eter, with a band of felt projecting half an inch round tbe end, This fits the pipe accurately, anda ts driven to its destination by compressed air. By the action of another exhaust the pouch is brougit back, Each of ‘the oflices ts sapp! With two pipes, to prevent inter- ruption and allow the passage of a continuous stream of pouches, Each pouch has a capacity for fifty mes- sages, which are kept in place by a tavber band, The timo occupied by ueiegn: 3 a pouch is hatt a minate, ‘he UNDERGROUND WIRES will be conducted through tiree inch tubes, resembling common gas pipe, The manner of imirodncing toe wires through the pipes is as fotlows:—Daring the work a wire is run through each secuwn for a disiance of 400 yards. A box containing coiled wire is then drawu through this distance and so on through the bext sections of the line. The pipes have a capacity for 125 wires, but only 100 will be placed in them. In the basement of the ourlding anew daplex pump has been piaced to furnish motive power to the pouches passing through ibe pueamatic tabes, The whole work 18 ander the direction of Mr, A. 5. Brown, saper- intendent for this division, and will be finished within a month. The President of the company says that the new system will save operating expenses and facilitate the handling of messages, THE INDO-AUSTRALIAN CABLES. cofistenck AND COMMUNICATION INTERRUPTED | AND DELAYED. | [London (April 27) correspondence of Edinburgh Cour. | ant.) | Intelligonce reached the city this afternoon of the | breaking of a cablo betweon Java (Batavin) and Aus- | tralha By this fresh break Australia and New Zea- | lond are for a time cut off from telegraphic communi- cation with England; in fact, the whole Eastern system | i doranged east of Madras, Only a few wecks sinco | some Eastern merchants were much inconvenienced | by the breaking of the Madras-Penang section, which | bas not as yet been repaired, but % is under | stood a repairing steamer will soon restore | the section from Madrs to Penang. The {ur East having for some time past enjoyed the luxury of telegraphs will miss this cessation of electrical con- munication auch, especially as the state of Kurepean politics is a matter of much importance to the Eastern world, One thing, however, is certain, 3t will be some considerable time before entire throngh communica- hon wiil be re-establl However, I understand the Eastern Company have Instructed their agents at Rangoon, Ceylon, Madras, Botbay, &c , to keep them well posted of ail vessels going between the purts be- tween which the breaks exist, “ THE SOUDAN. EFFORT FOR EXPLOBATION AND NORTHWEST AFRICA. A meeting, presided over by the Hon. Evelyn Ashley, M. P., was held in London on April 27, at the Society of Arts, onthe subject of the Northwest African Ex- | ploratron Expedition, Mr. Donald Mackenaie, director of the expedition, read a lengthy paper describing the interior of the country about to be explored. He believed the only practical way to redeem the African continent from the horrors of the slave trade and other evils was to Open a direct highway ‘te the tterior, for it was the want of such a highway that bad hitherto retarded the progress of Christianity, commerce and civilization, and until this was accomplished they could not reason- | ably oxpect the regeneration of Africa or the develop- ment of its commerce. The part of Central Africa | with which tt was pro a to open direct communication was north of the — equator and south of the Sahara De known by the general TRADE IN | name of Soudan, the most important part of the Afri- | can continent, | abot t since 18 inhabitants, who number 20,000,000, were the most intefligont and mdns- mail Africa, They bad now arrived at a certam of civilration, having ouilt immense citics, es- tabiished manufactories and cultivated the arts of peace as far as they were able. flaving set forth the route which the expedition intended to pursue, be said it was most desirable that a station should be established in | tue neighborhood of Cape Juby as & basis of operation, | the nearest point to our own shores, situated outside | the tropics, in the same latitude as Madeira and the Isiands—a euflicient guaraotce tor the healthiness of the climate. The station here would also command the trade of South Barbary, a country | having a population of 3,000,000, whose only means of intercourse at present with Kuropeans wus across the Atlas Moantains, The expedition would be despatched with the view of forming the proposed station, and of making a survey of (he country throagh which it was proposed to pass to Une interior, establish fmendly re- Jationg with the chiefs, and collect information regard- ing the country, A discussion, in which General Sir Arthur Cotton and other gentlemen took part, followed the reading of the paper. 5 AMERICAN MAILS ON FIRE IN IRE- LAND, [From the Dublin Freeman’s Journal, April 29.] Tt was reported in this city yesterday that as the imidaay mail train from Cork approached the Tharles station It was aiscovered by the guard that smoke and sparks were issuing from the van in which the Ameri- can mails are carried, The train was at once stopped atthe station mentioned, when it was found that the bags containing the letters were burning. They were taken out of the compartment, and a plentital iv of water pumped on them from the tank at the side of the line. Cons rable damage was done to many of the letters, bat it was fortunate the occurrence was discovered So soon, and that water was 80 Sppscanely at hand, otherwise the consequences would have deen serious in the extreme. The cause of the fire does not uppear. as DIPHTHERIA: AND SMALLPOX. Yesterday morning the third and only surviving child of Robert Besson, died of diphtheria in Hoboken. Two other children of Mr. Besson have died from the same disease in the Jast ten days, Mr. Besson und his wife were boih sick with the same malady, but aro now out of danger. A large number of dewths from Pome! pnd Sr iae Cann of late in ania tie Three unired and fifty children were vaccinated yesterday, at Public Schoo! Nov 3 by Dra ‘Youlin, Beson aud der. MARRIAGES AND DEATINS, MARRIED. Coxxo1.y—Neacir.—On April 26, at St. Bartholo- mew's churep, Guelph, Ontario, by the Rev, Father Hammell, James Uoxxoury, Esq., Lindsay, to Juuia, fourth daughter of Sr Richard ‘Neagle, Guelph, On: tario, ©. W. Expkn—Tnomas.— At Hastings on the Hudson, at the residence of the briée’s mother, on May 10, by Rev, 3. B, Barry, Samver J. Exoge, of Boston, to Saran Sinta Tuomas. No cards. DIED. + AckERNANN.—Of typhoid fever, on April 28, at Cata- nia, Sictly, Hkrwayx Ackkr Mans, late of Di jon, Ger. many, formeriy of New York, in the 49th year of hig age. Aunertsox.—On Monday, the Sth inst, Hanway ALMERTSON, 1m the 41st year of his age. Relatives and friends of tho jamily and Star of the Rast Lodge 1, 0. of O. F., are requested to attond tho funeral from hts late residence, No. 175 Forsyth st, on Thursday, at one o'clock, Aventit.—On Wednesday morning, May 10, Wan InvixG, son of Wattor 1 and Cornelia Knight Ave aged 445 monthe. ie eae + Abed hae Ne bw of his grandfather, . James Knight, No. Lexington av., on Friday, the 12th mst, at'two o'clock, thence 10 Greenwood Cemetery. Relatives and Irieuds of the fumily are in- vited to attend. Bateastixe.—At Newark, N. J., on the 90 inst Bessie Juawxuvan, inant daughter of Peter I. and Isabel L. Ballantine, , The rekitives aud friends of the family are invited to atiend the funeral, on Thursday, ih Inst, at twelve noon, from the residence of the parents, No. 3 West st. Banny.—At Central Morrisania, on Tuesaday, 9, pee Vane, infant daughter of Samael ttkod Gare . TY. Faunerai services at the house on Friday afternoon, 12th inst., at three o'clock, and of Fespectable nj and neither wished to Bacom.—At Norwalk, Mon sth of pneu- prosecute. Peyaolde, wee ectumitiod te AWaM, the ia, Hewey Sacon hi peg segs 2 Thal action of tne Grand Jury. He said that as he bad not velatives and Irrends iy invited to at- Jrved with his first wife for about cloven he sup- | tend his funeral at his late on 13th Poked the law gave him freedom to marry again, | mst, at eleven o'clock A.M. Carriages a Front Herwalt, for $:o0 train, Remams taken to We at 163 Wess feces Ram Notice of funeral hereatter. ; —On Tuesday, Exra A, youngers ‘of the late Joseph of Brapy.. , May 9, Pur Bravy, a native ‘ou » County Louth, latives Bi —M Bersuana bean ee Seervastes. mother of invited to ah ine clogs Ms ea eo Bon —Suadeny, xeuts Buses, aged Soh cy ay i ra HARLIER. — Monsieur te | an cue Cusnised, ‘ot the CoLx,—On Wednesday, May 10, of : a T. Cole, teed td Youngest son of Thomas and years, " Funeral from the Chapel of the "s ‘3 43d Sth and boo nd. fon the 10th ef May, Miss Come GaneatcOn May 10, Joun PLATER Crosnr, Jr,, som of John Player Crosby and Margaret B., his wife, Bist year of his age. Notice of Suncral hereaft Cuxstxenax.. pig oe ie A 8t, Harlem, on breeseee Oe eentaee the 54th year of “ago. ‘The relatives and friendsof the family, also the mem- bers of the ‘New York wardeners’ Association, aro re- spestfully forited to aitend the feral, from,"his tate residence, corner 0! st th ay., on Thursday, May 11 Shane orclock Prat : ONKELLY,—After a lingering illness, BLLEN, beloved ar Pret bers fms the 65th aero her age. ‘he friends of the family are ts u attend the funeral, from ber aie Teanhenes 310 Week ae st., on Friday, the 12th inst, at half-past one “Exxst,—On Monday morning, M 70, at her residence, No. 888 West oth se) Mawia wat: wite of Louis Ernst, in the 35th year of her Relatives and friends are invited to attend the fa- neral, ou Thursday, 11, at two o’clock P, M., from St. James’ chifrch, 216 Bast 16th st, near Stuyvesant wai On Tuasaay, Bay.) 96 halC-pamt fay.—On Tue! , May 9, at haif- eleven P. M., Joux Fay, aged 46’ years,’ native of Carickmacross, county Monaghan, Ireland, The friends of the family and those of his brother, Michael, are requested toattend the from bie lato residence, 291 av. C, corner of 1ith st, on Friday, May 12, at half-past one o'clock. GALLAGHER.—Suddenly, May 9, at half-pagt two P. Witwias Jospru GALLAGHER, mlant son of William, Lizzie Gallagher, aged 7 months and 22 1, The funeral will take place trom the residence of hip parents, No, 156 Hester st., on Thursday, May 11, a one o'clock P. M. f Garny.—On May 10, Ayxtxctarta Tumngaa Gasper, the only und beloved daughter of Thomas and Mary J. Garry, ago: 1 year and 5 months, Little Artic, fare thee well, We loved theo more tban tongae can tell; Our only darling in this world of You are our augel bright and fatr. The relatives and friends are respectfully invited te. attend the /uneral, from the residence of her parents, No. ae ee twelve 5 ae yen ‘ Gravy. in Wednesday, ay iMOTHY J. GRADY, His relatives and friends und those of his brothe® Jobo and those of bis brother-in-law, Jonn Lowe, are respectfully invited to attend his funeral from bis late residence, 350 Kast 17th st., on Friday, at ove °o’ologk, GrixpaLt.—On Wednesuay, May 10, at his late resi- dence, Joux Grtspant, uged forty-five years, Relatives and friends of the family are-re: fully aticheat s one invited to attend the funcral from St. church, Broadway and 100th et, on Friday, o'clock P.M. Hant.—Suddenly, May 10, Dr. W. W. Hatt, editor of Hall’s Journal of Health, Notice of funeral hereafter, Ha..ock.—On Tuesday, May 9, Bertre, youngest sog, of sore T. and Emma Hallock, aged 1 your and mont Relatives and friends of the family are bean invited to atiend the tuneral, at the residence aA parents, 141 Perry st., on Thursaay, at one o'clock, HarrxaGie.—At Mount Vernon, N. Y., May 10, eo of membranous croup, Eua ‘Lovise, daaghtor Augustus and Eila L, Hartnagle, aged 2 years 10 montha and 11 days. Hoyrr.—On Thorsday Jast, in his 69th year,of captl- Nary bronchitis, Joaxen A. Hot, Reiatives and triends of the family are invited to ate tend the ¢uneral, from his late residence, Villa place, 146th st., Mott Haven, N, Y., on Friday next, the 12th Nee i esd 2 * esda May Colemag, Ww n_ Tuesday morni at House, Saran H., beloved ainavieneek vowell, Funerai on Friday, May 12. at one o’clook -P. Moy trom St. Ann’s Episcopal church, West 18th st Rolm tives and friends are invited to attend. Kriooe,—At Norwalk, Conn., on Monday morning, May & Tamwy, wife of Charles Kellogg, and daughter of the late Henjamin Mend, of Somers, N. Y. Funeral from her late residence, on Thursday, the 1th inst, at three o'clock P.M, Trains leave Gran Central depot by the New Haven Railroad at. 12 o'clock. oe Curriages will meet the train at South Norwalk por. Kine. —On Wednesday, at Classon's Point, at the residence of her son, G. W. Kirk, Hantah I, wxtow of oe ate George Kirk, aged 71 years, 1 month gpd & jays. uneral services at tho residence of her son Wil 53 3d av., on Friday, May 12, at twelve M. Relatives and friends are respectinily invited to attend. Macomn,—Suddenly, on Monday, ALEX 8th_ inst, axper & Macoxs, of ‘this cit, in the 624 year of 0, eRatatives and friends are respectfuliy invited to at tend the funeral, at Calvary chureh, this (Thursday) morning, at eleven o'clock. Makrix.—On Tuesday mornmg, May 9, of disease of the heart, Joszrn Matix, aged 42 years, Faneral trom his fate residence, 544 Hicks st., near Union, on Thursday, May 11, at. swo o'clock BM Relatives and friends are res) pil Invited to attend, Murvock.—-On Tuesday, May 9, 1876, Joun L. Mun Dock, un his 58d year The relatrver and friends and the New York Caulk. ers’ Association are respectfully mytted to attend the funeral, from his late No, 89 Lewis au, Fri May 12, 187 s’clock P. M, be mene Live Oak Fogine Company, No. ‘otumn dia a members of are requested to moet at No, 123 Ci wt o'clock P. M., to attend the funeral of our late fore- man, John L. Murdock. _ By ‘order of PETER MALONEY, McEuvansy.—On Wednestny, May 10, Jawks Mo. Exvaygy, in the 70th year of his age. Rejatives and friends of the family are juestod to attend the funeral, from his late residence, 60 Lexing- ton ay., on Friday, at ten o'clock A. M. 10, Mary Axx MoKinsix. Weduesday, M: MoKrssix, wile of Robert MeKinnin, daughter of the Inte John Martin, aged 43 yenrs, Her funeral will take piace from her late residence, 302 Eust S2d st., on Friday afternoon, at ml M Relatives and (riends of the family are iy iw vited to attend, ‘ti © ball : rAMmS, om Tuesday, at f-past two P, ., In the 29th year of bis age. ‘Tho relatives and friends aro respectfully Invited te attend tbe fu which takes placo trom, his. oe residence, 317 Fast 26th st., at half-past one P. Clubs will met atthe headquarters of the Twinkling Star Social Club, 237 Bast 26th st., at on Pextz.—On Tuesday, May 9, 1876, RuizanxTe roa widow of the late John G. Pentz, in the 884 year of age, i Funeral from the residence of John Pye, East. ‘79th st., his (Thursday) afternoon, at one SuRPARD.—On Tuesiay, May 10, Chanurs J. Simp. anp, of Brooklyn, . Notice of funeral hereafter, Sarre.—After a short illness, Mary widow of Jolin ‘smi, of Cootehill, county ariel land, aged’6S years Dear motner, thou art sleeping Beneath tl cara tree, And many an eye is And long will weep for thee. The grave shall now inclose thee Within it x pear mother” fare ues ma Funeral on Thursday, hes Se Michael's chareh, 824 bg oth i Ge | oer aX, lohan STERLING. a jadenly Locus, daughter of Richard nnd Caroline A Sterivg, aged 6 yours, 10 moi Funeral services at St. i arch, Mott Have Alexander av, and . afvernoon,at four o'clock, Relatives: are invited te “ARLEY.—On fe ay 10, Wruan Varury, aged 41 years, 4 months 26 days, ‘Notice of fanerat et Wstpan 08 Tenens, May 9, Mrs. Many Lavixta, 1, at two P. M., from her we ay. sen reg and ane IKLAND mY Wie loved wife of Joba Wieland. ewe deere rence Scores mom imity 7 ee —on ', May 9. of diphtheria, Wie 10" ., only son of m F, and Frances 6 years and 3 months. and friends of the family are respeet~ fully invited to attend the funeral, on Thursday, May I one o'clock P. M., trom 251 West 1oth st, Wisrim Oy “Poesy iy wie baberen a short mwart a Winter INTER, the loved wife of ‘Trends of the family aro respectful tend the funeral, from her late rit mon Noe 18 ber hog St, on Thursday afternoon, at half-past one Yromusx.—Oa Wednosday, May 10, 1876, of diphtheria, Twowas Jaws, von of Anthony wad. dane ‘oman, Reehiae aurntirdieee oe Ves an jer la) Ly Nonkey to attend the finer tremtien fastioees ot bis paron' riday, 12th int io siete rae Sullivan st, on Fi A ‘oUNG.—On Sunday, May 7, at 181 Dean lyn, Ettzamern Mekin, daughter of Seated Matgarot Anos Young, tm the oth year of herags, =”