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country’s cause, being at that time at the very youth- GREEN LAY” ST Record and Opinions of the Temperance Nominee for President. HE WILL ACCEPT. The Prohibition Organization Hold- ing the Balance of Power. CERTAINTY OF ULTIMATE SUCCESS, Lovisvitia, May 23, 1876. T called on General, or perhaps I had beter say the Rev, Green Clay Smith to-day, to converse concerning his pomination for the Presidency by the prohibition reform party at Cleveland, Obio, last week. He talked freely and intelligently; bat before recording bis re- IDEAS OF GERMAN-AMERICANS. Awell attended meeting of the German-American Citizens’ Association was held last night at Beethoven Hail, Hon. Oswald Ottendorfer In the chair. The Executive Committee, through Judge Otter- bourg, reported the following resolutions, which were unanimously adopted:— Welt aware that only by the observance of the strictest Rirmer’ prosperity FBconvineed, thats a reduction of the Fee tezreclation ef the rol ‘estate In, this’ city, we lears with regret that the proposuls at the | Bourd of Estimate and Apportioument newly orvenised Kxcise Commimion co: ‘Amount the appropriation of last year. Be it therefore ‘Resolved, That a committee be appointed to present at the crease being inconsist ch the dominant spirit of the le and the poop! ‘demand of sound economy, and is ueedless to Proreriy perform the duties devolving upon said Board of 90. we learn cure HUNG Giof hertd rounen ageioer the city of New York. ‘The following declaration was adopted ;—~ Wi t with sincere joy the agitation inaugarated b; GRtterebes held at the Piith Avenue Hotel. We recog: uise in the principles declared iu the address issue: Conference @ coutirmation of all that we have ever upheld and defended as the fundemental principles of our orgunian- Hon, and herewith afirm our devoted and unshaken “a ot ta all 0 will not ot forth in said adress. The follownng resolution was adopted in reference to the Woodin charter:. The bill adopted by the last Legisiature known as the ir contains man: marks I wish to detail some interesting biographical iw meh ; 4 y provisions whieh, wa be- information. Green Clay Smith was born in Mad ve, aint expenses of our eit; crease fic the ci fon county, Kentucky, Jely 2, 1892, Bie father, | vant untimely ‘improvements, limit abe" furtker ‘. ‘surround the sial John Speed Smith, was e prominent lawyer; bis | we, tees and shus improve the credit of the city. During mother was the daughter of Jameo K. Dake, a nephew of Chief Justice Marshall, of the Supreme Court of the United States. At an early age Green Clay Smith Manitested a predilection for the army, and on the breaking out of the war with Mexico enlisted in his ful age of fiiteen years. He soon became a lieuten, out under Colonel Humphrey Marsball’s command, thus worthy baving the leadership of the Kentucky cavalry. Young Smith’s conduct for one so youthful fs anid to have been very gallant. It aroused within the bosoms of bis comrades a spirit of patriotism sel- dom scen. They called him THEIR “BOY LEADER,” their ‘brave boy,” &c., and would have complied with Almost any request he might have made. General Yom Marshall was so pleased’ with the youngster’s valor that ho tendered to him a position as Adjutant General of his staff, with the rank of major. Green Clay wished to accept the position, but bis company ‘would not consent to his leaving, The men gatherea @round their ‘brave boy” and begged him to stay with them, and yielding to their @esires he complied He continued fighting fn Mexico and then came back to*his mative State and Yelurned to school, graduating at Transylvania when Jwenty years of age. He abandoned his warlike am- dition for the law, and continued practising his profes- tion until the secession of the States, He took de- sided Union grounds and warmly espoused the cause of tue fedoralists. Previous to the breaking out of the war he was a Douglas elector anda member of the Btate Legislature from the Covington district, . SMITH VOLUXTERARD bo take up arms, and enlisted as a private in the com- mand of Colonel Foley to protect the Kentucky frontier, Upon the call for the three-year troops he war ap- inted major of the Third Kentucky cavalry, but soon ransierred to the command of the Fourth Kentucky regimeut of cavalry as colonel commanding, In June, 1862, he was made a brigadier general, having then Bgured in numerous engagements in Virginia, Tennes- see and Kentucky, utterly routing Morgan once at Lebanon, Tenr.” He participated in numerous skir- misbes when holding the first ranks, and, after bocom- Ing & brigacher general, coped successfully with General Forrest, near Brentwood. For the gallant conduct then shown by General ak and Be crponad they wero Posticn? compiferxtxD by General Rosecrana, Goneral Smith continued serving until his election to Congress in 1868 by the ple of his district. He then resigned his position in rmy and went to Washington, servinga lull term as mber ot the Commitiee on Electious and on sev- 1 select committees. He was re-elected to the se Of Representatives’ of the Thirty-ninth Con- in 1866, resigned Bf reas, served a short time and then, accep! the government of the Territory uf Montana, Three years later he retired voluntarily irom the Gov- ernorshy of Montana and sought private hfe in Ken- bucky. in 1870 he was y ORDAINED A MINISTER, bf the Baptist faith, und has so continued ever since. at present ho, is pastor of the largest church in the bupital of his native State, ‘Twenty years ago he be- identified with the temperance cause and soon Bonted as tue Jeader of tue Kentucky Order. He has bever | his ideutity with the temperance people, aud has gone through all the offices they have the - power to bestow upon an Individual. They ull love and respect him, and 1» couvenuion assembled at Cloveland tendered to hun their supper for the Presi I met General Smith at the Louisville Hotel to- ‘Do you think; General,’’ said I, ‘of accepting nomination ten- dered you by the probibitionists ? General Surru—Yes, sir, I do. 5 Cork xsroxpent-—What strength bas your party ? General SurrH—We are 700,000 strong, and, [' think, the valance of power, as it were. If the republicans at Cincinnati and the democrats at St. Louis fail to, do sheir duty our party will be made much stronger. ao what reepect tail to do their uty? “Ab,” sild the preacher general, with a light laugh, “that’s telling. You see,’ continued he, as be shook bis foretinger in my face, ‘1 am once again in politics and must therefore keep close our party’s secrets and secrot hopes,” Cornesroxpgxt—In the event of the democrats and republicans doing their chy then what? General Suir#—Then we have our original strength. we miss things this time, we will not in eight years ence. Coxnesrospest—What did you say you based your Judgment of this upon? Gxygrat Switn—I don’t think I said, but since you scek to ascertain! will tell you. The American tlement of our couniry is disgusted with the party in power and afraid of the one which seeks to succec: nica vores aE dacenican now gage wishes reform, vigorous and prompt, Our party prom- ses it. There are also large numbers of Germans who weel the samo way, Ot! these many belong to our Order. We have a great number of Irish, aud more of both na- Honalities are Bae, Cokkesroxpext—Tho Teutons liko their bock and loger euerat Surta—Some, many, I presume; but to say that all Gormane or Irish aro confirmed drinkers is an Wwsult, sir, There are very, very many of them as en- Shusiastically for temperance as anybody. Cornesroxpent—What about those lineal descend wats of Ham? “Toney, I think,” said tho General, “are great on weieties.” 1 told him I thought so and stood the infer- mee. We next rred to the Presidential candidates 4 republicans and democrats. Said 1, “General, are you a republican ?”" General Saat#—lI never have been exactly a repub- fcan. I was a Union democrat, I now incline to re- fapiieenens as opposed to the present principles of lemocracy. _In Cungress | vowed for the constitutional smeudment tor the abolition of slavery. AVAILAMLE CANDIDATES. ConxgsroxpexT—Ali thing considcred, who is the ost available, U ig tosay the strongest man the people of the republicans ? Geueral Saiti—Brisiow is the strot man with the people, and the most available for his porty. Cornesronvext—How about Uncle Sammie, of New York, tor tho democrats ? General Suit#—Ho is their best map. His location makes him strong and his reputation is good. “ls Cassius Clay a relative of yours?’’ asked the ex- aniner, as he arose to go. “Yes, sir; an uncle. Bratus Clay, bis brother, was in Congress with me, and Cassius at that time was Min ister to Russia." General Smith seems to have confidence in the suc- , but if he expects to be the centennial badly mistaken, He is a clever and an able map, but he was nearer to the White House when Andy Joboson beat him im the caucus at Baltimore than all the temperance people can ever place him, “INDEPENDENT LABOR PARTY..” At the meeting of the mdependent labor party at Masonic Hall last night, the secretary read a com Wunication from Abram 5. Hewitt to the effect that 5 soon as the tariff question comes before the House he will urge that the government shall aseist settlement ‘On government lands by the free grant of 160 acfes, and farming utensils, seed, &c., to the value of $400, Op motion the corresponding secretary was directed to request the members of Congress from New York to facilivate the passage of this project, and also to givo theie bout efurts towards the ‘abolition of the tn on me friey F. Waters the Ne sang A ng pty pe at a im wOMinating Peter jr ani ni Booth was tndorsea, A Dir. B. Medina moved that the Woodin charter be condemned as injurious to the best injerests of the workingmen i that it limited the appropriation for public works to $1,000,000 a it and transferred the wppointment of judges, &c., into the hands o! the Gov- ernor, Mr, Jenny said that Ling the appointment of judges tuto the bands of Exegutive would open the deor to corruption, and be asserted that be Lad positive knowledge of « comtract being made wiereby Mayor Wickbam was to retire a month before bis term the Board oi Sapervisors might now- w m for the position of Comptroller in vir Oreem, Meusre Tally, Smitn, Kenny, Medina ond dro Were appermated a cor iu . itt veurthe Woogin charter, Peuulen the Gor UN teetiwn of be Merrien the proposition to accep! frou tive Pacite Rastrwed certain lands granted to teeta formeriy, «+ payment for o money debt of 000, 000, was devo-.nced as uswarrantable and which the meeting adjourned, . s OES IAT a et SARE at AED SS APIS > BRE ES LIEN PTR AREA NE LES a CIEE TE TED ESL EE EOL AE EARLE DK EDEL NEL LEELA LEONA LASER ALA ALAA DESH EAD LLAPLE AR! EAA APOE CLE AIE SS PILE EI LELS SIL ST = fhe Inst day of the Levislature's sension several new pro: visions were smuguled into the bill amendmen rag sar? are direct!: init of tl ee clved, That minittee be jinted to Gor ble committee Joint ° non fiiden to approve of the bie ‘ics atari HUDSON RIVER TUNNEL, IMPORTANT DECISION BY THE CHANCELLOR OF NEW JERSEY—RIPABIAN RIGHTS PROTECTED. Chancellor Runyon, of New Jersey, rendered a de- cision yesterday on the motion of the Hudson River Tunnel Company to dissolvo the injunction obtained by the Delaware and Lackawanna Ratlroad Company, re- straining the former company from proceeding with the work of excavating.under the Mudson River from the Jersey shore. The Chancellor said tnat the Hud- son Tunne! Company bad no right to construct its tun- nel in the land of the state without first obtaining con- sont of the Board of Riparian Commissioners, unless such right was conferred upon them by the act of March (21, 1874 The general railroad aw under which the tunnel company was formed provides that corporations formed under that act ebali nut take any land under water belonging to the State until the consent of the Riparian Commissioners shall first be obtained, and those Commissiouers are thereby author- ized to convey the land on such compensation as they thomselves may Ox. The act {urther provides thet no corporation organized under that act shall be authorized to take by condemnation any lands belonging to the state. It clear, then, that unless the riubt to occupy the lands velouging to the State was, as the defendants’ counsel contends that it was, granted by implication by: the act of Murch 21, 1874, the defendants have no right to occupy them. That act recognizes the aefendants as a corporation under the laws of this State, and extends the time for the completion of their work, as above stated, and it does no more. Sa i IT WAS ARGURD, : on the part of the defendants, that because that act was passed subsequently to the general railroad law and recognizes the defendants as a ocorpora- tion under the laws of this State, and gives them time for the completion of their work, the Legislature may be presumed to have thereby given the consent of the State to their occupation of so much of the lands of the State as the deiendants possessed, as the Legislature must have known them to occupy. At will be enough on this pointto reter tothe decision of the Court of Errors in the case of Stevens vs. The Paterson and Newark Ruilroad Company, in which it was held that a statute giving a railroad company the right to eir road along a river and to acquire the rights of the shore owners, will not be construed to give by implication the right to take the lands of the State lying beiow the water line. The State is never presumed to have parted with any part of its property in the absence of conclusive proof of an intention to do 80. There is no evidence of an intention to grant the tand of the State to the defendants in the act of March 21, 1874. On tue case mado by the information the de- fendants have no right to occupy any part of the lands of the State, THR ATTORNEY GENERAL INSISTS that they can obtain uone trom the Riparian Commis- sioners, for they are prohibitea by existing covenants made between them and their lessees irom giving such consent, The State is entitled to protection against the threatened injury to the reversion, That injury consists in taking possession Of part of the property and adapting 1¢ to permanent and exclusive occupation ‘as part of a great work.. The Chancellor, alter reviewing thi ‘gumeots on both sides, concludes:—-"'S. cannot assume that the do- fendants will not be able to acquire the right of way. There is no ground for assuming that tne Riparian Commissioners, if they find themscives freo to do so, will not grant it, The injunction should be modified 80 a8 to permit the d ite to proceed to condemn as against the lessees. Otberwise it will 4 for the fhe of the rights of the State. The defendants we declared their intention to proceed immediately with their work after the conclusion of the proceedin; for condemnation against the lessees. They not hav- ing acquired the right to do so us against tho State the rights of tho latter should be protected.”” ELEVATED RAILROAD. The Board of Directors of the Elevated Railroad mot yesterday afternoon at No. 7 Broadway and elected for President Jonn F. Tracy, of the Rock Island Railroad, and Milton Courtwright, Vice President and Chief Ea- ineer. The ironwork is being rapidly cot ted at the Passaic Rolling Mill. The upright posts are put. to- gether atthe shop, as well as tho girders, and for- warded to New York ready to be set up. All tbat has to be done here is making the foundations and supply- jug the rails and crossties. Trains laden with material for the mill arrive almost daily, and the work ts ina fair way of being completed, TEMPERANCE DEMONSTRATION. On Thursday evening, the ist of June, one of the largest tomperance demonstrations ever held m this city will take place in the Cooper Institute, The fol- lowing will be the officers on the occasion:—John B. Gibbs, President; George Smith and Wiliam Dalton, Vice Presidents; J. 8. Dennison, Grand Usber; P. McGuire, ©. Griffin and Thomas Keating, Reception Committee, The committee of ways and meat on the mass mecting met last night at @i4 Bowery to arrange ail prelimina- ries, Among those esont were John Hibbard, Michael Higgins, B, O'Donovan, W, Dalton, G. Smith and others. Among tho many religious ance societies intending to take part tion are the Good Templars, ali the di Sons of To;perance and the Father Math In fact, every society in this city counected with the temperance movement will participate. All societics ‘will turn out in full regalia, Delegations trom Brook- lyn, New Jersey, Greenpoint and Westchester will also attend. THE KNIGHTS TEMPLARS. Preparations are being made for tho departure of the various commanderies of Knights Templars from this city and Brooklyn for the great parade in Philadelphia next week. Pulestina Commandery, No. 18, of this city, will leave the Masonic Temple on Tuesday morn- ing, wt seven o'clock, and will march in full dress along Twenty-third strect, a down Broadway to Cortiandt street, thence by the ferry to Jersey City, where they will take the carsat hall-past eight A. M. for Philadelphia. Columbian Commandery, No. 1, will Jeave the Temple at balf-past one on the same day, and march in {ull dress along Twenty-third street, down Fifth a to and along Fourteenth street to Broadway, th alon; street to Desorosses street jerry, in order to take the three P. M. ial train for Philadelphia. Morton Comm: ry, Roc a, will teave on Wednesday morning, on which doy it ts expected the other commanderies of New York and Brovklyn will also leave. THE JERSEY ELEVATOR ACCIDENT, ‘The serious accident jch happened on the elevator of the North Hudson County Railroad in Jersey City a few weeks ago, whea a horse car flied with passengers ‘was precipitated into a pit thirtecn feet in depth, has led to the adoption of precautions which, it is believed, willrender such accidents impossible in the future. Implicit reliance will no longer be placed in telegraphic signals between the engineer above the man on the | platform bel A signal wili be given by a circular | nted red, by day, and by ared iamp at night. he’ corning ‘of thie sigaal from rea to whne will | indicate that all w right and the engineer can “go ahead.’ A further and a moat excelent precau- tion has been adopted. The platform on which the cars are elevated bas been ftied with automatic boots, whieh secure it firmly to the pit, The signal is woe | given to raise it till the iron bar, which closes ou the | rear of the car as a guard rail, jails down into ite socket, This downward motion detacnes ihe bolt be- iow and releaces the platform, whieh iten usceads, It will be seen that if, through stupidny on the part of the man beiow, the signal de prematurely iven, the platform cannot be moved till the guard rail fa becured and the platform thereby detached, MSHERRY, THE RUFFIAN. An incident occurred yesterday mornidg which serves to show with what impunity the grossest out- “rages can be perpetrated by the rowdy element in New York city under the very eyes of ‘our model police.” An open car, No, 254, belonging to the Thitd Avenue Railroad, ieft the City Hall about three o’clock A. M., and the conductor proceeded to collect the fares in the usual manuer, One of the passengers, a bloated-look- ing rufian of the lowest type, stretched himselfut fall tongth on the forward seat and prepared for a luxurious ‘snooze during the trip up town. When the conductor demanded bis fare this fellow pretended that he had been brought down town without bis knowledge, and demanded that he should be taken back to Thirty- fourth street free of chi The conductor quietly told him that be could ‘not take him back without pay, as he was not respor for people com- ing boyond their destination, and the company’s. rule required each passenger to pay fare. The fellow, from a wheediing, assumed an offensive tone, To fused to pay or leave the car. onductor, aided by the driver, tried to remove him, calied loudly for a Policeman, but no policeman could be seen, A struggle ensued, during which the ruifian struck the. patient conductor savagely in tho face, catting him severely, and succeeded in holding on to the car. ture a policeman sauntered’ up and inquired o} rowdy, ‘What's the matter, old : pay your fare?’’ and, notwithstanding the requests of tho passen: nade no effort 1v remove the fellow, being evidently disinclined to run the risk of an encounter with him. The rowdy, whose name is Edward McSherry, finally paid the fare and jeoringly took his soat again, while the conductor retired to the rear platiorm to wipe the blood trom his face. To crown the out this insolent ruffian coolly went back to whe conductor stood, and, after laughing heartily at hu figured face, told bim that he ought to feel Rapp: he (McSherry) aig not cut or shoot him, and that he would have done sv only that the driver know him. ‘Thi 3 evidently a power in the “district.” All the passengers on the car were indignant that he should be permitted to go unpunished after such a Wanton and cowardly ult on an wnoffending offictal who was simply die charging h'x duty. They unanimously declared that if the policeman who witnessed a part of the scene and who gently interfered on behalf of the distinguished litician from First avenne was too cowardly to do is duty then the Polico Comimissioners should put a man in his place who would act fearlessly. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN CENTRAL PARK, As Mr, L. Feirst and Charles Mitzell were walking in Central Park, north of the Museum, last Thursday night, they came upon a man lying on the pathway suffering apparently from poison. Officer Flock was called and the man was taken to the station house in the arsenal His fame was found to be Karl Lemke, a native of Germany, ge fifty years, and that he had le was sent to Mount Sinai Hos found a loaded pistol, » nd a razor, which he sald nothing mort to despaired of A.SUICIDE’S HISTORY. Justice Jahn, of Hoboken, gave the following details yesterday respecting the career of Thomas de Bilyerd, who committed suicide by jumping off a ferryboat on the 29th of last April and whose body was Tecognized yesterday —‘‘The deceased belonged to a highly con- nocted English family,’* Justice Jahn says, ‘his father being a crown solicitor in Australia, He was educated at Cambridge University, and coming to London, studied for the law. This became distasteful to him, and after passing a very creditable examination he Joined the army and was promoted to the rank of leu- tenant. While stationed at Melbourne he ran away with his captain’s wile and fied to England with bh In London ne worked for some time in his broth law office, till he became a victim to dissipa- tton, jeanwhile bis paramour abandoned him and shortly ai ard his brothers § dis- owned him. He then came to this country, and although a perfect wreck from drink; he was taken into the office of Messrs. Speiman & Brusch, surveyors, tm this city. They clothed aad treated him with the utmost kindness, but after working very steadily for upward of a year be fell to drinking anew, and they were forced to discharge him, One day | met him and he pleaded that be intended to reform, and said that ad been sieepjng out in the Elysian Fields at night. I took pity on him, and he reformed, and he worked splendidly for me. told me that his sister was mar- ried to a lord, whose name I forget, Li broke out into his old dissipated babi was forced to part with him. I then got tho poor tow into the Poorhouse, and managed to obtain clerical labor fer him. Meanwhile he had wyitten home for pecuniary aid. Shortly after its arrivala gentie connected with the British Centennial Commission: came and told Bilyerd that he would try employed in Philadelphia at tho-Exbibitr happy nan was overjoyed and bought new cloth: looked, with the exception of the dissipated ap; ance 18 ry gentlemanly fellow. The he committed suicide he received £5 from the Britis Consul (ieaving a balance there of £20), and with this be became terribly drunk, and while in that state Jumped off a Hoboken ferryboat. He was a yotoran of the Franco-Prussian war, it is said, Oghting as a vol- ‘unteer on the French side, and [ bolieve aistinguished himself considerably.”’ NEWARK SUICIDES Last Saturday Rev. J, Marshall, a Ba,sist clergyman, left Now York, fur Europe. The tollowing evening, Sunday, Miss Clara J. Marshall, his daughter, residing with her brother, Mr. Philip Marsbal, at No. 14 Freling- baysen avenue, Newark, N. J., took « large dose of laudanum. For some three years her health had been very poor, soas to render her life miserable. After taking the powon her friends found her in an uncon- scious condition, sent for a physician and vainly tried tosave ber. She died subsequently, loaving a lettor behind, in which she mentionod her weariness of liv- ing wretchedly and her confidence in forgiveness and vation. ‘A Mra, Schuroman threw herself intoa cistern dur- ing a fit of temporary insanity on pees and would have drowned but for the prompt efforts of Iriends. SUICIDE OF A JUNK DEALER, Yesterday afternoon tho body of John Kock, a Ger man junk dealer, of Clinton street, Brooklyn, was yesterday discovered by his wife hanging from a rafter of his stable. He was unfortunate in business of late, A BOLD HIGHWAYMAN, Mr. James W. Luckey, cashier of the Stacy House, got of a Third avenue car atitwo o'clock yesterday morning, and walked through Eighth sireet toward his residence, He was followed by a young rufian named Edward Thomus, who now gives his residence as No. 62 Gold street, Brooklyn, but who really is a noted Eleventh ward tnief, belonging around “the Hook.” When midway in Eighth street Thomas struck Mr, Lackey, knocking him down, and snatched his watch chain and locket, breaking the chain at tho watch swivel, Thomas dashed through Astor place toward Broadway, where he was arrested by Officer Killilea, of the Fifteenth precinct. Beimg a very werfully built fellow, he tripped the officer, and Bou linto the gutter. The officer bocame victor, howe’ ind took Thomas to the Mercer street sta- tion. hearing the evidence at the agg ar Piace Police Court yesteriay, Justice Smith beld Thomas im default of $2,000 bail to await the action of and forwarded the papers to the Dis- NOTORIOUS THIEVES ARRESTED. Robert Ripley, one of the oldest panel thieves in the country, Louis Lewis, alias “Sheeny” Louis, who was arrested for the Great Barrington bank robbery last fall, and Joseph Hart, anotber notorious sneak thiof, were arrested in front of the new Post Office yesterday by Detectives Willtaison, La Rue and Thompson, of the Central office, The prisoners, whose portraits are tn the Rogues’ Gallery, wore seem by the detectives to enter a number of banking oMees in Wall, William and | Broad strects, evidently with the intention to commit a robbery, and were followed to Park row, where they stood watching the persons coming out of the Nassau Bank. As only just week a clerk was robbed of $2,060, | while leaving the bank, Justice Murray, at the tombs, remanded the prisoners until ten o'clock to-day, in order that they may be seen by the ingman. Hart | ve his name as Carter and Lewis his as Fenaingion. Jounsellor Mitchel, who represented them, claimed they were reputable citizens, and sat he would sue out a writ of habeas corpus, Judge Murray said he did not care what the counsel did, and sent the thieves back to Headquarters. . A NEWSBOY’S REVENGE. When Tommy MeGee was brought into ths Washing. | ton Place Police Court yesterday morning by a tall and | powerful pol:Gemen he was blubbering like a baby. He ts about eleven years old, ragged, dirty and smart. He reached halfway up to the railing and had four Heravps and five Suns under his arm. He had got on — of » University place car conductor. Promptly ‘& convenient grovery stand and force at the conductor, the crashed throagh « window of the car and nearly blinded a iets Seem » Wheo was asked what be bad to soy he Wiped bis eyes with the elbow of his coat sieeve and blartved out, “I didu’t meam to bit the lady, Judge, a ‘ou wouldn't sce me stuck with pera, would ye?” | jo was sent below until the Ju should decide by wna suas igh place for him or | entiroly paid NEW YORK AERALD, SATURDAY. MAY 27, {816--TRIPLE SHEET. PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY. BIGHTH DAY'S 6ESSION—LOOKING AFTER SOUTH- ERN PRESBYTERIANS, AXD WHITE— FRATEBNIZATION. Yesterday the Assembly accepted the invitation of the Ministerial Association of Chicago to bold iti xt anonal session in that city. There was no alternative, for this was the only invitation given, and a few days ago when it was presented the Assembly referred tt on account of the last meeting having been held in that city. The report of the Commiitee on Chur¢h Erection heretofore indicated was called up and adopted and munagers to fill vacancies in the Board appointed, Dr. Rankin, from the Committee on Overtures, re- ported one on the Assembly representation, which asks for the amendment of chapter 12, section 2, Form of Government,” so az to read:— ‘The General Assembly shall consist, as nearly as possi- oad of an equa! nu nber of bishops and elders, chosen by the in any Presbytery, vey shall be styled Commissioners to ‘The number of ministers and elders always be equal, except when an se the odd number edd nnmber shall bo alternately a minister the Presbyteries to begin with w ministe If with au cider. New Presbyteries shall jase into which they full alphabetically, The Ui bly shail have power at any tims to admit a represcutative alphabetically bly to 302 members, Presents one rule tion are that it wili reduce the which will make it convenient in for wll the Prosbyteries: it practically eaualises the clorieal and lay reprosont it 1s simple and can easily bo adapted at auy time by simply changing the uuit of repre- sentation. The report of the Committee on Freedmen was pre- sented and after discussion adopted, It sets forth that the receipts to this cause during the past year+were $54,968.84 and the expenditures $53,137, and thata balance of $1,821 84 remains in tho treasury, The debt of this Board has been reduced $5,285 14. The mamber of white churches that have contributed to its funds was 1,696 and of freedmen’s churches 111; non- contributing white churches numbered 3,185and non- contributing colored churches 17, Tne Boara has 24 ordained colored preachers and 2 licentiates, and 23 teachers laboring under its authority, Ithas also 128 churches under its care, 8 of which were organized last year, ana 9,916 commanicants, Its 107 Sabbath schools Contaiu 7,009 pupils, ‘Tho value of its church property is $107,860. It has, besides, three bigh schools or academies valued at $32,950, and 39 day schools, in which 65 teachers instruct 3,776 pupils; 43 students are preparing for the ministry, 37 of them for service im the Presbyterian church, The aggregate pay of all the teachers 1s $11,151. Dr. Prime, trom the Committee gn Correspondence, Riogented the lating, on this subject (it was intro- juced by Dr. Talmage tho day before) :— ‘The committoe appointed to confer with the Presbyterian Goneral Asse at Savannah, in relerence 40 the basis of a union berwe in, y ahd leartily in sympathy with the object which they ‘wore appointed to xccompliah, and recognizing tho fact that the two assemblies accept the same form of government and directory of w lonely ound Yoxether by his- torical as wo! ind whereas theao Churches, by the Grent Head of the Church to unite effort for the extension of His ki throughout the countty and the world, and as no of differences is accomplishes theretore, with a view to th hearty wish ot this boay that mo ment we may see the establishment of correspondence with the other Assembly; therefore, Resolved, That thin Assembly reiterate its cor@al desire estavlishment of traternal relations with that Axsem- A soon as it by «similar assurance, Rov. Dr. Talmage moved that the report be accepted, adopted and telegraphed to the General Assembly, (Ap- plause.) The motion was divided, discussed and adopted almost unanimously and a telegram reporting ‘this action was sent to Savannah. Dr. Bacon then offered for adoption a protest against the violation of the treaty with China by the recent Jegislution of Calitornia whereby Chinese immigratioa bas been checked, and the Chinese here virtually ex- pelled, Such treatment, he said, is a violation of the ictates of humanity and of Christianity, A committee of arrangements tor the next Assembly Was appointed, and committees to wait upon the mayors of Brookiyn and New York in regard to Sunday liquor trafilc. Hor the formor, Rov. Dr. Seaver and Elder B, A. Lambert; for the latier, Rey. Dr, Adams and Elder Jeromiah Skidmore, AFTERNOON SESSION. In the afternoon Dr. Charles E. Kno: Leroy & report on the relation of the Presbyterian hurcb to the Germans, He argued in favor of the proposition that the Church should train more German speaking ministers, issue more books and periodicals in e German language and in other ways seek to win the Germans to Christ. He showed their Importance in this country as a thrifty, intelligent and increasing part of our population. He claimed they are an aggressive people, and that unless they aro Americanized and Christianized they will rationalize this country. Yrot- estants need their help in the coming issue between it end Romauism, and it would not do to treat them in the future with the same indifference ag they had Deen treated in the past. The spea' recited the progress that the Methodists had made among th since 1838, and contrasted it with what the Presbyter- tans had done within the sane period, much to dis. par fement of the lat Messrs. Marshall, Jackson, bridge took part in the discussion. By vote Dr. sicbert, a professor in. the German The- ological School in Newark, was permitted to speak on tois questio member of the Assem- Dr. Sieber 3 years among the’ true way to ie not by girst Americanizing them. That was not way. That apestie wus a Greek to tho Greeks and a Hebrew to the means he might win some to Christ, Christianize them we must preach to them in th of Newark, " lan- guage in which they think and not alone in English, as fome propose. The Germans read and pay for books in their own language, and don’t expect them for nothing as some had said, in conclusion, urged ake the Assembly to train and send German preachers to the Germaas, The report was adopted, and tho report on church erection was then mado the second order for Mon Ye ‘Dr. Dickey. presented the report on eustentauon, and Dr. W, Knox presented a report of a lal committee on the sume subject. The matter was hu- morously discussed by Rev. Dr. Kompsball; and gravely by Dr. Musgrave, the time being extended for that purpose. It was placed on the docket for further consideration. To-morrow afternoon at four o’clock Dr. Breed, of Philadelphia, is to deliver his great bistorical discourse on Presbyterianism in the United States before the Assembly, and in. the evening, missionary meetin will be beld, The Moderator, Rev. Dr. Van Dyke, wil preside, and addresses will be mado by Rev. Dr. Elien- wood, in behalf of the woman’s work in mission: and by Rey. Dr. Talmage, Rev. Dr. Brodhead and Rev. Dr. Chamberlain. The Assembly spent last ovening in a social way with Mr. H. K. Sheldon, of Pierrepont street. METHODIST GENERAL CONFERENCE, Bartiwore, Md., May 26, 1876. Bishop Janes presided in the Conference to-day, and the entire session was taken up in debate on the ma- jority and minority reports of the Committee on Itin- erancy, the point under discussion being the election of presiding elders by conferences. The minority re port provided that “presiding elders shall be appointed by the bishops on the nomination of a majority of the Annual Conference by ballot, without debate, pro- vided, however, that, in case the bishops shall deem that the interests of the Churcn demand that any per- son 80 NOMinated be otherwise employed, they shail communicate their judgment to the Conference, which shail then proceed to make other nominations until the required number is obtained.” The majority report leaves the matter ay at present onder paragraph 229 of the Discipline, vix.:—“Presiding elders aro to be chosen by tho btshops.’’ + Crawford, chair- man of the committee; Dr. Buckley, of New York, and RH. Davis, of Illinois, opposed the minority ro- port; and Dr, Cummings, of New England; H. H. Moore, of Erie; Dr. D. Curry, of New York; F. B. Riddle, of Central Pennsylvania, and G..W. Hughes, of Southern [ilinois, favored ite adoption. The Conference adjourned till to-morrow. THE BAPTIST ANNIVERSARY. Bevva1s, N, Y., May 26, 1876, This morning, the fourth day of the meeting of the Baptist national sociesies, was held the forty-fourih annual session of the American Baptist Homo Mission Society. How, Samaet A. Croz! of Pennsylvania) presided. The annual report, presented by Nathan Bishop, LL. D., Corresponding Secretary of the Board, showed that the indebtedness of the organization at the close of the year onding April 1, 1874, was $46,287 40, During the yoar ending April 1, 1875, it was reduced to $10,341 20, which amount has been during the fiscal year just closed, and a fair balance is now in the hands of the Treasurer, The receipts of the society during tho year onding April 1, 1876, for missionary and educational purposes were $175,534 33, being a failing off of $25,000 from those of the previous , year. The property of the society includes the Wayland Seminary, of Washington, D..C.; the Richmond Inati- tute, of Richmond, Va, ; the Shaw University, Raliegh, N. C.; Benedict Institute, Columbia, 8. C.; Augusta | Institute, Augusta, Ga ; Nashville Institute, Nashville, ‘Zeon. ; Leland Institute, New Orieans, La The per- manent trust funds of tho society amount to 4 . ‘The conditional truss funds Tork $60,195 26. he Ex- ecutive Board commissioned 267 missiouaries during the past year, who pe cosmid sixty-five churches, The meeting Was addrossed by the Rev. B. F. Wink- Jer, of Alabama, and Rev. Dr. W. Howard, of Texas, fcvoumaan of the Southern Home Mission Bourd, relative to the work among the treeamen, A communication was received from Sheldon & Co., bin New York, Knee J 6,000 copies of the Centennial edition of “Service of Song” for avatribu- tion among needy Baptist churches of the South, which was acco; anda vote of thanks ordered to the pubiishers, alter which an address was ¥ D made by Rev. Dr. condition of Rev. Kutus Perry (colored), ya, Ing the American’ Baptist Consolidated Convention, addressed the sogiety upon the work bein, ry nding them expres- sions of fraternal fellowship and a desire to co-operate with them, At the afternoon session the following officers were elected for the ensuing year:—Vresident, Hon, Robert 0. Fuller, Massachusetts ; Vice Presiaents, Hon. William Stickney, District Columbia, Hon. Jesse P. Bishop, Obio; ‘Treasurer, Joseph B. Hoyt, Esq., Connecticut; Auditors, Wilham Phi w York, Joseph Brokaw, Esq., New York Nathan Sishop, LL D. . Corresponding Secret: ; JF. Elder, y, D. D., New York; Albert B, Capwell, Esq., New York; 8.8, Constant, Esq., New York. Addresses wero made by Rev. R. 8. MacArthur, New York; Dr, Sears, Secretary of the Peabody fund; Mr. Hinman, Ulinois; Mr. Murray, Indian Territory; Dr. Samuel Moss, Indiana, and Dr. Gillette, New York, on general home mission topics, after which the Conven- tion sdjournea. This ovening a general hallelujah service of praise of all the delegates and members in attendance was held, which concluded the anniversary services. PLYMOUTH PRAYER MEETING. MR. BEECHER ON THE PEACE THAT PASSETH UNDERSTANDING. Mr. Beecher’s benevolent face beamed on his congre- gation again last night and consequently there was a large increase in tho attendance. Every spot in the lecture room was filled, Alter the customary exercises Mr. Beecher saia:— You recollect when our Master was on earth, and especially in the last years of His life, when troubles gathered around Him, how out of the darkness and dis- trust He was continually giving forth peace to Hisdis- ciples. “Peace I give unto you; my peace I give unto you.’’ You recollect the expres- sion, “Peace that passeth ‘all uhderstanding,” and beyond analysis, beyond reasoning, as we Teason from cause to effect, This was not a transient matter, so much was it in the mind of the Apostie Paul that you will be astonished to sce in his letters how much ho looked toward that as the final experience of Christians—not faith nor’ joy, but peaco, as being stage higher than these, as itis, We are brought up to bave an impression that true Christian evidence 1s inseparabie from a feeling of dissatisfaction, that a man who finds fault with himself every day has evj- dence that he has life. This ison the ground, I sup- pose, that when a drowning man 18 ued we prick him to see if be has life. That is very well fora dftowning Christian, but for one even but half alive jt is very poor—it is one of the very lowest stages of Christian experience. We are brought up to have a very low opinion of ourselves; we have an over- wholming sense of our unworthiness; wo keep our- selves down before the footstool all the time, That is not Christlike; that is not discipleship, It is not Christlike to be discontented, ‘My peace I give you,” ‘That Divine peace, surely, is not made up of such ex- periences as those we havo, Again, we have an {dea that presumption and audacity go with conddence, but a calm and sottled certainty in our position not likely to give us audacity. Then excitement and a general disposition to activity 18 cultivated very much. Some people think they who are always working and exciting themselves are the most exemplary Christians Very usetul they are. A great deal of work requires energy and zeal; but these are not the characteristics of Divine presence, NOTHING GROWS BY THUNDER, but when in the stillness of the night all the roots are ‘sucking up the moiature, what a power there is in tt! All the energios by which nature works are silent. These intensities of life may bo needed; but they are not the Pooaiae characteristics of divine ‘life in ourselves. hat is this peaco? It is something higher than attrition, than intense zeal or joy. Vhat is it? 1 don’t know. It does pass nnderstanding. It is of God—in a sense peculiar, special, We know something ut it, though we may not compass the hole. 'The work of God is one we cannot trace. Consider what the root idea of Christian Iife ig. 1t is the indwelling of the Divine natur brooding of the Holy Ghost. What ought we to expect in the soul of man, Kaviig the facuities ho haa, where God is the gardener, Consider again that there isa state of excitement that gives men a certain peace alterward when tranquillity comes, That is sure ea: it ts more nearly rest than peace, It scems to me that peace is that condition in which every part of the moral nature of man 1s vitalized and filed aad brought invo perfect harmony with God. Did you ever gec the tide come in? How it rushes up and the rocks on every side! [tis musioal, but It is agitated, By and by, when the tide t# periectly full, it smooths itself all over because it is go full, and it hes placid and the whole heaven is reflected periectly. lt 1s #0 with the fulinessof the soul. In the filling there 18 energy and vital activity, but when the sou is full it discharges agitation and lies in the perfect tranquility of the peace thit passeth understanding. That is the highest and usually the last stage of Christian -experience. We want such men for beacon lights to guide the world. These men are the lighthouses of the Church, They are the ones to whom Christ says more than to others, “Let your light shine, that men may seo your works, which are to the glory of your Father which is in beaven,’’ Mr. Boecher here gave a space for remarks. Brother White said he thougnt that doctrine might be hurtful tosome who, being only rests considered them: selves as having the peace of God. He was afraid it might put some consciences to sleep that ought to be stirred up. “I shovid not wonder,’’ said Mr. Beecher, “I would like to see the man who could preach so that. some one would not take advantage of it, The samo advice will nct do for all, When you find a man sitting on a rock thinking he is in the garden of the Lord you may give bim a hoist, because he ain’t there—(laugh- ter)—but you don’t want to hoist everybody."’ AN INTERESTING CEREMONY. ‘The Central Presbyterian charch, which was formerly situated in Broome steect, will to-day, at half-past three o'clock, lay the corner stone of its now edifice in Thirty-seventh street, near Broadway. There will be a large attendance of representatives from sister churches of ail denominations, and ropriate ad- dresses will be made by tho pastor, the Rov, James D. Wilson, Rev. Drs, Hall, Ormiston, Payson, King, Armitage, Tyng, Jr., and others, 4 CHURCH ANNIVERSARY. Loursvirim, Ky., May 26, 1876, ‘The Baptists of Kentucky celebrated yesterday tho 100th anniversary of the first Baptist sermon preached in this State with Mrtowrengy monies at the Walnut street church in this city. Willtam Hickman was her here, and his first sermon burg, May 25, 1796. THIRD AVENUE SAVINGS BANK. ‘The first dividend to the depositors of the Third Ave- nue Savings Bank, which failed last September, will be paid on Wednesday next by the recetver, Mr. 8. H. Hard, at his office, corner of Third avenue and Twenty. third street. The amount of the dividend will be fif- teen per cent, The matter of the “envelope money” which was deposi a few days before the failure is now before the referee, Mr. Parris, and @ decision ‘tt expected in a few days. \T! jourt bas made an allow- ance of $750 to Fitch, tho counsel for tho depositors, for his prosecution of the officials of the bank. Mr. Carman, the former receiver, and the clerks employed by him have not yet receives ir pay, the referee in the matter, Mr. D, C, Calvin, ng fatiea to make any report. BUSINESS TROUBLES. John D. Heissenbattel, coal merchant, of No, 111 Broadway, has failed. C. E. Faller, provision broker, of Broad street, yes- terday notified the Produce Exchange that he was un- able to comply with his engagements, ‘The long pending composition case in the matter of ER. Waitzfelder & Co., importers and general commia- sion merchants, of Worth street, hasat last terminated, The requisite number of creditors agreed yesterday, at their meeting before Register Dayton, of No. 322 Broadway, to accept the offered compromise of twenty- five cents on the dollar in money, without interest. John K, Wailack and Morris J. Meyer have been ad- Judicated bankrupjs by Kegister Allen, of No, 162 Broadway, apon the petition of their creditors, The second composition meeting of the creditors of ©. H. & G. F. Tiemeyer, which was to have been held yesterday bofore Rogister Fitch, ot No, 345 Broadway, ‘was adjourned until lst prox. In the matter of Istact and J. A. Josepbe, bankrapts, the former applied for a discharge, and tho order was made retarpable yesterday, wheu tho creditors, at their meeting before Register Dayton, objected to the discharge. MUNICIPAL NOTES. All the lights of the Board of Aldermen, are engaged in studying up Blackstone ana ‘the various laws and charters relative to the Excise questiou. Alderman Purroy directs the movement, and it is safe to say that within a wook every Alderman will know more of law tan the judges of the Court of Appeals of this State, ‘The Board of Estimate and Apportionment yesterday directed Comptrolier Green to issue Croton Main stock Jor $25,000, and the same amount for City J’ark lm- provement Fund account. Tn the Board of Estimate and Apportionment yoster. day, Mayor Wickham offered a resolution (which was carried) transierring a balance of $100,' Education Fund ot 5 to 1876, to be used in the re- pairing of scuool buildings and other purposes. Comptrolier Green wil pay to-day sum of $734,- 654 68, being balance in fail of the sum of $1,606,- 914 48, the quota of school tax due from the county of ee a aia ies 8 on moneys to the county of New York is $684,664 68, which amount is paid over to the city treasury. v r A THEOGOPRICAL, FUNERAL The Baron De Palm To Be Buried According to Egyptian Rites. A MYSTERIOUS ORDER OF EXERCISES “The Serpent Biting | ts Own = Tail” and Orphie Slymns. The Theosuphical Society and the Dead Noblemaa, ee A rare spectacle may be wimersee at four o®clock to- Morrow afternoon in the grand lodge room of the Masonic Temple. Under the auspices of the Theosophi- cal Society the obsequies of Baron de Palm, who died at the Roosevelt Hospital on Saturday iast, will take place. These will be of no ordinary or commonplace kind, but the occasion will derive a vonsiderable amount of interest from the fact that the rites of the ancient Egyptian ritual, which are fully explained be low by the President of the Society, will be performed, the ceremony being enhanced by the rendering of Orphic hymns, With these exercises Freemasonry, it should be mentioned, has no connection whatever, the uge of the hall being given by Rev. O. B. Frothingham, who hires it for Sunday services, A large crowd wily doubtless congregate to see the significant methods which the Theosophists adopt when disgosing of thelr defunct brethren. Colonel H. 1. Olcutt, president of the socie ety of which the late Baron was a momber, will deliver the tuneral oration. I: is noteworthy that be fore his death the Baron expressed a wish that no Christian clergyman should be present and that he might be buried according to Theosophical rites, The scene will be an unusual one in this community, OBJECTS OF THE THEOSOPHICAL SocIKTY. The preamble and bylaws of the Theosophical Society state that its title explains the objects and desires of its founders—to wit, that they seok “‘to obtain knowl- edge of the nature and attributes of thg Supreme Power and of the higher spirits by the aid of physical processes.” In other words, they hope that by going deeper than modern science has hitherto done into tho esoteric philosophy ofunctent times they may be enabied to obtain for themselves and other investigators proof of the exist- ence of an ‘“‘unseen universe,” the nature of its in- habitants, ifsuch there be, and their relations wish mankind, It is also added that the work of the so- ciety “is that which the Spiritualists have neglected, the materialists have not attempted and the theo logians have misunderstood and undervalued. They look tn vain to the Church for such evidence of im- mortality as will satisfy the exactions of a fearless reason; in vain to her opponents for an explanation of the preterhumaa experiences of mankind trom the earlicst periods,” The society claims to be organized in the interest of religion, science and good morals, and to aid each according to its needs, _ We are also in- formed that “the founders, being baflled in every av tempt to get the desired knowledge in other quarters, turn their faces toward the Orient, whence are derived all systems and philosophy.” How many belong te the society remains a secret among its membors, WHAT THE RITES CONSIST OF. In order to obtain some more definite information ox, the subject, as well as a clear idea of the rites to be performed, a reporter visited Colonel Olcott"yesterday. Without much hesitation that genticman cnlightened the inquisitor substantially as follow: he Thoo- sophical Society is organized like the. Americas Geographical or Geological Society, and our bylaws bave been based upon those which guide the organiza tions mentioned. It is a secret body, but pab- lish ty the world tt results of our imvestiga- tions. For instance, we shall shortly make known. our results on tho matter of Slade meditmshij The members of tho society investigate in sient spirit odic torce, pachyometry, mesmerism, hebt. the properties of universal ether, and, in fact, all the un- lamular branches of physical science, The President of the society intimated that whereas the newspapers state that the formula of burial of the Baron de would be conducted according to the XGYPTIAN BOUK OF THK DRAD, translated by Lepsius, the tact was that this solema book was simply a hieroglyphic inscrip.1on upon Egyp- tian tombs, expiavatory of the philosophy of the theogisis as regards the progress of the soul. alter death, The ancient nations all believed in the doctrine of evolution and that the human soul emanated from the Deity, descended into matier by slow successive stages of existences antecedent to the earthly life, and after death, by a regular process of evolution, treed itself and was finally brought back to its original matier of pure spirit. These, original trom the Anan pro- genitors of the human race and the time of the sey ration of Anan and Semitic races took root in India, Thibet, Chaldea and Kgypt. in the form ot various exoteric myths and allegories. No rejigion couid ap- parently be more pantheistic than the pal pray 3 of these nations and Greece and Rome; but the 1% that the esoteric meaning of their whole system of re- Nigtous myths and symbols was tbat there was one su.* preme first cause Of all things, having countioss at- tributes, - This knowledge was coudued to-hicrophants, and their intimates, @ common people being sul- fered to believe in the real existence of the 3 COUNTLESS GODS AND GODDKAsES which thronged the several pantheons, In all of this philosophy ron do Palin believed in common with the leading members of the Theosophio Society, I shall conduct the services. The society be} simply scientific Was not formed to have any ceremonial, and this thing has been prectpital pon us by the Baron’s personal request to me to make his fuueral address. we ceremonial of his faneral will be simple and solema, and will comprise some little ideas of the notions of the Theosophists respecting human responsibility for offences in this life, and there will be symbols of fire and worship, typical of the divine spiritual light, which is the Deiy.. There will be seven candies of different colors, the altar of incense, from the | j itualism and the occult sciences, Ho was « Kal THY SERPENT NITING . emblematic of astral light and the evolution of matter, the Tau or masculine cross encircled by the serpent, se" pricsts, six im biack and one in white, [ will rf white on that occasion, and one or more of the Baron's knightly orders, as a mark of respect to bim, The interment will bv at tho Lutbetan Cemetery, peat Calvary. No ceremonies of any kind will be held at the grave. The following are the officers of the Th ical Society, whose ro re atthe Mott Me Hai, No, 64 Madison ai -—Preadent, Henry 8. Oicot Vice Presidents, Dr, 5. Pancoast, Goorge Henry Ft Corresponding Secretary, Mmo. tt. P Blavatsky; Re- cording Secretary, John Storer Cobb; Tresaurer, Henry J, Newton; Librarian, J. Barclay Fassit; Council Baron do Valm (decéased), Mrs. Emma Hardingo Briv- ten, R. K. Westbrook, Dr. ©, E. Simmons, Herbert 1, Monachesi; Counsel of the Society, W. 0. Judge, THR PAGAN BARON, Baron Joseph Henry Louis ae Palm, former Cham- berlain to the King ot Bavaria, was born at Augsburg on May 10, 1809, and his patents of nobility show that he was descended from German baronial family dating back from 832, and who distinguished themselves as Crusaders, His father was Uolonel and Adjuiant General Baron Johan do Palm, Prince of the Roman Empire, and his mother was the Countess Freyen von Serbolsdort: of Thunefeldt, who. died is October, 1851. The late Baron was long in the German diplomatic service, In addition to this, ho was a man of rare erudition. He was a(terward in the service of Ferdinand, better known as Bomba. He was deco; by the said King with many orders of chivairy. Afver the iall of Ferdivand Baron de@alm and the Duke of Acquelia, the latter now residing in Paris, invertor: savo the property oi the dethroned Ki forced to leave Italy when Italian claimed. The Baron was a profoun' of Malta, a Knight of the Holy Sepulchre and a cructan of the Heidelberg Ciud, but which are mot afiifated with the aacient Oriental Rosecrucians, He magnificent lin After the cessation of the troub.es in Italy the Baron became a great traveller, and visited the principal countries of the world. | known. He was known ome some quarter of eentery ago to Mr. W. T. Livingstone, ‘ot ‘Now York. on also know tho late A. T. Stewart, Com Van- jer! sou, Judge Roosevelt, and sy ot Now York’s best citizens. He took out bis frat of American citizensnip at Chicago in the year 1861. The Baron was one of the original members of the Theosophic Society, which was formed last year, he being one of the Councillors. Mr. Oleagt received trom him spouse ‘of atiorncy for all his property in trust jor the berg Society, The promeny, consists of two casties on Lake Constante, estate in Chicago and silver mining stock in Colorado, Mr. Oleots hi not yet had time to examine tho papers of ¢! deceased, being £0 busied with preparations for iho funeral, in which he is to tal 0 Jeading part. Baron Palm had been 10 palling: health for some tt back, and, growing weary of the solitude of livi a boarding Louse, went to live with Mr Olcott, at No 433 West Thirty-fourth street, from whenes be was re | moved to Rooseveit Hospital, expiring there on Satur day last, Since that time the voly has beem a | baimed, To-morrow afternoon, at atout (hres o' 1t wilt be taken from the Roosevelt where it now teposes. Among the papers leit F the Baron aro bis patent of erg: and of his belovg bode nts of Malta, dated Knight of the Bepulctire, 1849, &e fe LJ