The New York Herald Newspaper, August 13, 1876, Page 5

RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. Ministerial Movements— Chat by the Way. PROGRAMME OF SERVICES. vamp Meeting and Surf Songs at Ocean Grove. ———__-—__-— The Rev. Father Byerring will conduct services in Yhe English language to-day in the Russian chapel. ‘The Rev. George H. Hepworth, of this city, will preach at Seaside chapel, Long Branch, to-day. “The Secret of Power” and “The Touch of Faith” will be considered this morning and evening in St. James’ Methodist Episcopal church, Harlem, by Rev. W. R. Davis. Fleet street Methodist Episcopal church will be in- structed this morning by the Rev. Alfred Taylor, of the Christian at Work, who will discuss “God’s Froe Sal- vation for Thirsty Sinners,” and this evening, by the same, in a contrast of “Healthy Christians with Sick Ones.”” The Spiritualists will hold a friendly discussion in Harvard Rooms this afternoon on the subject, “Do Bpirits Communicate Through Mediums?” Dr, R. T. Hallock will take the aflirmative and Rev. ©. P. ‘McCarthy the negative, The Rev. Joseph W. Dolly will preach this morning and evening in Allen street Methodist Episcopal church, The Rev. W. M. Dannell will officiate and preach at the usual hours to-day in All Saints’ Protestant Episco- pal church. Tho American Free church will be ministered to to- day by Rov. C. P. McCarthy, who will speak in the morning about “Sanctitying the Great Namo of the Lord” and in the evening about “Biblo Spiritualism.” Bishop Snow will tell his congregation in the Medical College Hall this afternoon What is the Sign of the Bon of Man in Heaven,” Services in the Church of St. Mary the Virgin to-day as usual. “Jesus Questioning Peter's Lovo” will bo disussed this morning by Rey. Dr. Doems in the Church of the Btrangers, The Fifth Universalist Society will hold service in Plimpton Hall this morning. The Rey. W. T. Sabine will preach in the Firat Re- formed Episcopal church this morning and evening. The Rev, Dr. A. F. Beard, of Syracuse, will preach this morning and evening in the Fourteenth street Presbyterian church. : “The Dignity and Claims of Labor” will be consid- pred thisevening by Rev. J. H. Lightbourn in the Beventeenth street Methodist Episcopal church, The Collegiate Reformed churches in Fifth avenuo and Forty-elghth street and Twenty ninth street will be open at the usual hours to-day for divine service. Rev. William M. Young, of Meadville, Pa., will preach in the Berean Baptist church this moruing. The Rev. Dr. Van Nest will preach in tho Presty- byterian church, on Seventh avenue and Kightcenth Ureet, this morning and evening. CHAT BY THE WAY. whby 1s it that tho religious papers don’t tellus to what church and denomination the late Secretary Bel- knap belongs? They used to go into paroxyms over tho persecutions that the saintly Brother 8. Colfax had , 0 bear in the great Crédit Mobilier investigation. Has the supply of whitewash given out? That’s not abad ideaof Bishop Howe of Pennsyl- rania, who wants to butld an Episcopal church on or near tothe field of the greatest carnage of our civil war, Gettysburg, and to call it the “Church of the Prince of Peace,” The Bishop would have every stone & monument to some hero who fell in the deadly strife. In suen a church dedicated to peace and unity of na- Monal feeling thore ought to be found also a platform of Jaith wide cnough for ali Christian pilgrims at Gettys- burg to stand upon together, And now the “Rev.” forger Winslow senas his auto- biography to a Boston paper, whero it is published, for the admiration of the Church and ministry that he has disgraced and for the delectation of those whom he bas swindled. He makes no confession, offers no resti- sution, bas no apology; but, on the contrary, an in- flirect effort at palliation of his crime. If the ‘‘Rev- trond” scamp is not the incarnation of effrontery we would like to know where it can be found. The solo remedy for all our woes, all our approhen- sions, all our sgrrows, is just to come closer to Christ— tlose enough to cast all our burdens upon Him. What \s the use of our bending and tottering day afler day under heavy burdens and galling yokes whon a friend stands near ready to case our shoulders and to lighten bur footsteeps? We would not carry a burden twenty- four hours with such a friend, not only willing but anxious and abic to heip us. America bas produced not a few remarkable sects, but the strangest of all yet discovered exists In Massa- setts, The sect was founded twenty years ago by Mr. Frederick T. Howland, a Quaker, of New Bedford, Mass,, and after bis death Mr. Leonard C. Fuller be- came the bead of the commanity. They are Advent- ists, save that they believe Christ's reign on earth to be spiritaal and mot personal. They chiefly, if not feed upon farinaceous food; they aro com- in that their possessions and goods go to form one common stock; they are ail celibates, and in dress aud adornments they ape the Quakers. They are, in short, a mixture of Adventism, Quakerism and Shaker- ism, and the product is a little band of twenty Fuller- ites, This makes about the 490th **sect” which has been discovered in this broad land. Who will have the honor of founding the next? ilere is the great railroad king, the man worth mil- ions upon millions, whose physical condition is of so much importance to the community that frequent vul- etins are made of it; the man who has endowed col- leges and churehes and given along lifetime to the ac- cumulation of wealth, which neither he nor his imme- diate posterity can enjoy in this life, and yet at his ad- vanced age commomorating for the first time, on arecent Sabbath, the atonement of Christ for him under eir- cumstances very peculiar. What must be the impres- sion made by Commodore Vanverbilt's negiect to in- quire into tho symbolism of the Lord's Sapper and its | spiritual effect upon the communicant vatil his time of | life? Fourscore years have passed over his head and yet he is reported as inquiring of his taithfal pastor, Dr. Doems, inte the Orst principles of that mysterious tommemoration. He has been too busy for halfa cen- wry making moncy to give much attention to the mys- very of godlingss, He has beon too much absorbed with things tqpporal go give much ieed to the things ‘ternal; and now, in the eleventh hour, he makes wofession of faith in Christ, in this way, among ‘rienda, More than a hundred years ago Bishop Butler, the wibor of “The Analogy’’—a standard work among ibeologians ever since—entered into rest. The century has passed and yet the Chrisiian world, so greatly | indebted to his mind and heart amd pen, has raised Bo monument to his memory. It is now proposed to butld to his memory one of the two new towors to be erected on the Cathedral at Bristol, Eogland, where for twelve years Bishop Butler presided and minis- tered. The people of that city have already spent $10,000 on Bishop Msatier’s tower and $15,000 more aro still needed, and a recent correspondence between eburebmen bero and in England shows that American Christians desire to aid in the erection of this monu- m tower, Messrs. John V. L. Prayn anda. P. Palmer, of Albany, N. Y¥., havo become so deeply in- terested in the movement that they will receive and transmit any subscriptions made on this wide of the Atiantic. To Bishop Butler more, perhaps, than to any other thinker of our modern times are wo indebted for the reassurance of our life beyond the grave, in the vindication of conscience as one of the world’s forces, and for tho confirmation of our reason- able faith in the truths of Revelation, An age earnestly engaged in the study of the Jaws of matter would do well and wisely to raise a monument to him who taught us to acknowledge the analogy between God s dealings with us in nature and God’s dealings with us moral and spiritual beings, Laying, as Southoy | irreverent songsters. declared, lis stroog foundations in the depth of that great argument, he there constructed an irrofragable proot of the trash of religion, thos rendering philoso. phy subservient fo tru id finding in outward and NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, AUGUST 13, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET. visible things the type aad evidence of those within the veil. PRAYING BY THE B8EA OCBAN GROVE ENCAMPMENT— PIETY AND PLEAS- UBE—THE DOCTORS’ HARVEST—IREEVERENCE OF YOUNG FOLK—SUR¥Y MEETINGS—CELEBRI- TIES. Ocnax Grove, August 12, 1876 Thore isa religious lull here at present, which the brethren are improving to get themselves in proper trim ‘or the Centenaial Camp Meeting. which opens on Wednesday next. A series of morning and evening prayer meetings have been held daring the week, and will continue to be held until the camp meeting opens, Rev. George Hughes, late Secretary of the National As- sociation for the Promotion of Holiness, has charge of the evening meetings; aud, contrary to, what I bave seen and heard in this, grove, the burden of his prayers and exhortations has been for the conversion of the ungodly. It should be known that for several years gone by this purpose has been ignored or kept inthe backgroand altogether at camp meetings, 80 that no one thinks now of measur. ing success at those places by the number of converts gathered tn bat rather by the crowds that flock to them aud the pecuutary receipts of the trustees. It was, therefore, a very pleasant surprise to me to hear Brother Hughes impress upon the praying people here that they sbould make this centennial camp meeting memorable by earnest labor and prayers for tho con_ version of souls, Indeed, at the very first of those mectings held on Monday evenings he organized a league of prayer and work for this object, and quite a goodly numbor pledged themselves to engage heartily in it When the camp meeting closes, therefor®, wo may KXPECT BRTTAR SPIRITUAL RESULTS than generally flow from those gatherings. This is he more remarkable, too, since Ocean Grovo encampment was established for the especial purpose of promoting heliness in the Methodist and other churches, Whether it has done so or not others must declare. It does not appear very con- spicuously bere, nor indeed vory eonsibly at all. There are bundreds and thousands of ungodly persons on this ground and I have heard as Jow and vulgar language from some of them as 1 ever heard in the most aban- doned quarters of New York. I have been ed, too, atthis, For a place and a people so professediy de- voted to making men and women better and more holy ought at least to have influence enough over men to prevent filthy language on the public streets, There is cortatuly plenty ot work here for this prayer and work leaguo, if they will only do it There ure lank nuthbers of young people hero, but comparatively few of them attend tho morning prayor meeting, which ts for their especial boneft. The lake and the beach have greater attractions for them, And, indeed, | don’t blame those who can do it to spend as much time as possible on tho water or by the sea, The air of THR GROVE 18 NOT MRALTO¥CL, for persons troubied with pulmonary or catarrhal dis- enses, Notwithstanding all that has been writion about the healthtulness of the place, and all thet has been done'to make it so, there are cight or a dozen practising physicios on the ground who find plenty to do at their calling. Wesley Lake, a sucet of mixed fresh and salt water, stagnant or nearly so during the summor, about half a milo long and a few rods wie, is so thickly studded with boat to make rowing fot pleasure a dangerou: well a8 a disagreeable pastim: And yet there aro boys and girls on thi Jake on an averuge six or eight hours daily, Some ol the smaller boys, too, who want to swim but can’t do it in the surf, exhibit their skill in this stagnant pool, and after staying in it an hour or two go home sick and send for the doctor. Rowing so long on this lake, swimming in itand bathing in the surf until the body becomes chilled, emableg the physicians here to reap a pretty good harvest pecuniarily. Theodore Tilton was here for a few days, and may bo here still, though I have net seen him for tho past two He was making himself agrocablo to the ladies ho beach the other day, giving them instructions how to float and swim in the surf. Ho looks well and his locks flow as titully as ever. lL understand Mrs, Tilton is in Asbury Park, on the other sido of Wosley Lake. It would not bo strange if they made up their differences bere, in this conse- crated spot, and returned to Brooklyn in the tall to live togethor in the future more happily than they bave lived inthe past Governor Hayes, tho republican candidate tor the Presidency was hore tenting, | have been told, though after diligent inquiry I havo not been avle to find out his locale, He has probably been contounded with Senator Hayes, of New- k,N. J. Alderman Ripley Ropes, of Brooklyn, is also down hero, and Colone) McClure, of the Philadel- hia Times, and wife, are hero. Kev. J. D. Adams and family, of Ames church, New Orleans, La, aro spend- ing a few days in the Grove. THE SURY MEETINGS, especially on Sunday evenings, area peculiar feature of this camp. But they are not now what they once were. When they were first started, and for a couple of years after, those gatherings were marked by a eeeply spir- ‘tual character. The audiences were then small enough to get near the speakers; they could hear what was said and they were devout, as became the hour aod 1! But Ocean Grov: it saD- expectations of its originators, and the beach diences have #o largely inere + probably mot moro than ten per cent of them can get Bear enough to hear the most stentorious speaker, There were over 4,000 hereelast Sabbath evening. Hence, too, many of the religions aspects of the mect- ings are lost Some talk of religion, some of lot specu- lation or business at home, some discuss the political situation, and the young folk flirt and enjoy themselves as if a low yards off a minister was not trying his best and prettiest to show them bow much better religion ts than real estate, politics or courtship, Then, too, 1 has happened, and the fact has become noticeable here, thaton Sundays Osh come hither tn schools, and the boys, who are not allowed to catch them on Sunday, long for the opportunity, and discuss with each other the chances tor 2 good haul instead of attending to the cx- hortations of the minister. Thes rf meotings are immense gatherings, getting larger as the years roll on, but becoming every year spiritually lexs and less useful, As samples of what might be sung bere on the beach on Sunday evenings if there were no more legal or religious restraints on that day than there 1s on the day foilowing, { will give you a stanza or two of popular songs which | have heard sung here on weok nights For it ought to be known that there aro surfegatherings here every evening {rom eight to ten o'clock. The young people gather to sce the moon rising and to talk sentimental nonsense; and the pa and manimas go along to see their hopefuls don’t over- pasa the bounds of propriety. One of those ditties runs as follows:— Suny pirnes. The girl that gets a stolen kins And goes and tells her mother ‘The girl that gets a stolen kiss And goss and tells her mother. Get what she ougat to 5 Gets ought to get, Gets Ww! he ought to cet, wut don't deserve snothe Another ran on this wise:— There is a boarding house y. Not far 3 Where they have onion bash Three times a day! ©, how the boarders yell When they O, how the onions amell. Tnree times a day! There is much more of the and most of those doggerel: wreverently snug to tunes In the Moody 0 ey collection, They give great offence to mo: id and pious old folk on the ground, but there seems to be no way to stop this species of irreverence., | heard an old genti tuThe prayer meeting tho other day call attention to toils thing aud ask the prayers of the meeting for the In a few days, However, every- body will be pat on his or her bebavior; for the local police will not allow boatingMbathing, lounging, playing of any sort ou this oncampment during the ses. mn of any meeting, prayer or preaching. People must ither remain in their tents, cottages and boarding i@ atleast the form of ner bell, godliness, but has it the powet MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS. @ RAPTIST. For missionary purposes the Baptists of this State unite in convention which meet some central point every year. Next October the State Convention will meet at Albion, and the Executive Commitice need 10,000 beforo that time to pay their missionaries aad to keep out of debt. Tho Hudson River Baptist Association, North, com prising the churches along the line of the Hudson, above Poughkeepsie, according to its latest returns, Just | published, bas thirty-one churches and 7,138 members. The yearly contributions of the charches reach $85,509 65, and the Vvalae of their church property is $638,000, less flouting devi id mortgages amounting to $88,725. They have thirty*six Sanday schools, nam- bering 844 teachers and 6, 154 scholars, * Rey. J. B. Smith, D, D., has closed his labors with the charch at Havana, N. Y. He has supplied the churen for the past six months with such acceptance thal, a unanimous call was extended to him, which, much to the regret of the church, he decided not to necept. About Mity have beea added to ithe church through Dr. Smith’s labors, Dr, J. D. Fulton, of Brooklyn, spends the next three weeks in rasticating about Burnt Hills, Saratoga county, N. ¥. Rev. W. M. Kineatd has just glosed the second year of his pastorate with the church at Cortland, N. Y. During his pastorate the church bas enjoyed an almost continued revival season, and there have been only two communion seasons when there have hot been baptisms. Nearly 100 nave been recetved by baptism and a large number ce, tist charch among the colored population of Pit Pa, the Rev. G. W, dackson baa succeeded away 153 persons from the Pedobaptiat charches. EPISCOPALIAN, Brebop Paddock, of Massachusetts, is summering at Centro Bartiost, N. H. Rey. George L. Chase, of Faribanit, Minn, is pie of months in this city and viciity, Episcopalians of Aetoria are puiting apa japel and Sumday sehool building forthe paris! the Redeomer at that place, of Rev. E. D, Cooper is the rector. ‘The Rev. W. J. Petrie, of Chicago, has sailed from this port for Eugiand to spend his vacation. The Rey. ¥. S. Harraden bas resigned the rectorship of Bede Hall, Cooperstown, N. Y., and is spending tho summer at Concerd, N. H. The Rev, Fleming James, M. A., has been elected = of Biblical Learning and Exegesis in Gambier ‘heological Seminary, Rev. Mr. Campbell, of the Spring street Presbyterian chureh, in this eity, has united with the formed Episcopalians, and accepted a chargo at Willi The Y George Z. Gray, of Cambridge, Masa, Rave received the honorary degree of D. D. trom the New York Uni- versity. The Key, Henry Darnell, of Meilmuth Col- lege, London, Conn., bas received a similar degree from Gambier Theological Seminary, Ohio, and the Rev. 8. FE. Appleton, of Philadel like honor from Ratgers College, New Bi J. The Rev. G.' A. Carstensen, who was recently or- dained deacon by Bishop Potter in this city, and who for sixteen months bad officiated ter Grace chureb, Rutherturd Park, has ted a call to the rectership of St Jonn’s church, Elkhart, Ind., 100 miles east of Chicago, and gone thither. A paragraph which appenred in last Sunday’ Ng- fous Intelligence’ of the HKALD, copied (rom one of our Teligious exebanges, to the effect that Rey, W. 8. Rains ford had been forbidden to preach in England, having Incurred the censure of his ecclesiastical superiors for participating in Union services with Lnssenters, is de- clared by that gentleman to be absolutely uniounde We cheerfully mak: he correc! Mr. Raiasford now engaged with Mr. Tyne in « graud work in she Gospet Toni, in which we wish him hearty success METHODIST. was not a Methodist church in Now there are sovicties, fifty-six preachers and forty local preachers, There are 5,000 members and thirty-one churches, which have a seauug cupacity of 12,000. Last week Bishop Andrews organ ized tho Conference of Sweden at Upsala, He is to or anize the Conference of Norway at Christiana, August 6. Heretofore those conferences were ono, Tho Mothodist Kpiscopal Church recently began hold- Ing sorvicos at Guajanato, Mexico, and by the fourth week the congregation bad grown to number 150 per- sons, Two native preachers—ono a shoemaker, tho othot oldsmith—assist the missional Messrs, Craver and Siberia, ‘The Columbia River Conference, a new cleriesl body recontly authorized, was organized last Wednesday at Le Grand. Tho statistics of the Delaware Conference show a net gain for the year of ninety-nine probationers and 1,811 full members, or a total of 1,410, There is also a gain of four local preachers, thirteen churches, four par- sonages, ten Sunday schools, ollicers and 588 scholars. The annual meeting was held last month. The Missionary Society of the Methgdist Episcona church has received a bequest of $40,000 from the heirs of the late Mr. E. T. Kirk, a Methodist layman of Lafayctto, Ohio. A new Mothodist Episcopal church was dedicated on Sunday week at Sea Bright, near Long Branch. Bishop Janes preached in thy morning abd dedicated tho church. Dr, Taylor, of the Broadway Tabernacle in this eity, preached in the afternoon. A platform meet- ing was held in tho evening, Mr, bankey lod the sing- ing during the whole day. Bishop Jancs dedicated a new charch at Ocean Grovo on Tuesday wee! Seven preachers of the North Georgia Conference have died during the past seven mouths. Tho Kev. Henry Morgan has olfered $10,000 to the Methodists if they will build accommodats each subscril 000. Efforts have been mado to savo to Methodism the new church,in Passaic, on which a heavy debt 1s rest- ing. A reorganization under a new name is to take place, and last Sunday $3,000 was raised on the wow tabernacie in Boston to several parties have plan. “The Rose Hill Mission’’ has been organized in Syra- cuse, and a committee aro looking for building lots for acharch, ROMAN CATHOLIC. A nephow of Cardinal Merode, Prineo Philip of Aren- berg, son ef Princo Anthony of Arenberg and of Vount- oss Maria de Merodo, has entered a seminary to pre- pare for holy orders, His grand uncle, the Capuchin a Charles of Arenberg, 18 well known by his ascetic works. The cathedral church of Ariano has been given to Mgr. Francois Trotta, canon and curé of the cathedral of Acerno, doctor in theology, by the Pope. The cathe- dral church of Segua, with perpotual administration of the See of Modrun, has been bestowed on Mgr. Georgeo Posilovie, professor of ed hermeneutics ana of sacred writing at the Royal University of Agram, Prodean of the Faculty of Theology and Doctor in The- ology. The cathedral church of Meudo Is assigned to Mgr. Julian Costes, vicar-general of tho diocese of Rodez The cathedral church of Saint Dic to Mgr. Mario-Camille-Albert de Brioy, director of the cengre- gation of the Sisters of St Andrew, honorary vicar- general of Poitiers and Doctor in Theology. The splendid Jesuit College at Buenos Ayres, which was destroyed by an infuriated mob at the instigation of the Freemasons, has been repuilt with greater mag- nificence than ever before. Six hundred thousaod dollars were contributed toward the work. The Bonedictines of Perugia and the Franciscans of just succeeded ina jaw suit against tho a result which restores to them posses- sion of their convents. It remains to be Keen whether the government will still keep them from possession im deflance of the Jaw. ‘A Christian oratory, belonging to the fitth coatury, is said to have been found at Macao, China. Evidently a relic of she labors of the Nesterian Christian imission- artes of that date. It is thought that more remains of their writings will bo found, wich will throw light on the labors of the early Christian Church at that period, The Mety for tho Propagation of tho Faith re ceived last year the aggregate sum of $1,207,505, of which amount France contributed $812,935, or about two-thirds. Gormany $85,230, and Spain the smailest, $945. Even Turkey ehot ahead of this faithful child of the Church and gave the propagators of the Catholic faith $1,215. Russian Poland, in her poverty, raised $540 for the purpose, and Oceanica is credited with $1,180. North America, which we suppose embraces tho United States, Mexico apd British America, gave, the relatively smali sum of $25,090—about $1 50 per head for the estimated Catho- lie population of this continent. Fither the people here are vory poor or thoy are not very zealous Uatho- hes. The “Rev.” John Smidt, a reputed ex-Catholic priest from Rotterdam, Holland, lately converted and baptized in Rev. Mr. Pentecost’s church in Boston, turns out not to be so much of a prize alter all. The latest inquiries and developments made by the Tablet, of this city, show that he 18 an artiul impostor and eheat, and that he spent a couple of years in a lunatic asyluin withal. The nearest that he ever caine to the priesthood was to study a little for that holy calling. His Eminence Cardinal McCloskey is sull at New- port, His health 1s steadily improving, notwithstand- ing somo reports to the contrary. The solemn ceremony of receiving the veil took aco at the convent of the Sacred Heart, Kenwood, N. Y., on the ast of St. Ann, July 26, at which tho white vel! was bestowed upon Misses Annie 8. Noonan, Eleanor Hurson and Laura Garrott by the Rev. Au- gustus M. Brady, C. 5, P, Augustine M. Noonan mas- ter of ceremonies. PRESBYTERIAN, Certain leading Presbyterian journals North and South are dissatisfied with the burial of past differences | py the late general assemblies which met in Brooklyn | and in Savannah.’ While protesting against beir classed together they agree in this, that thor respe lye ascomnbites have nothing to concede or regres in the past, cla roneous’word against the other. They secm deter- mined to feht it out on this line if 18 takes the whole summer of life, We have no heart, saya ihe Interior, for this sort of logomachy. 1t has done no good in the past, and can do no good in the juture. It reverses the oft repeated maxim of letting bygones be bygones, [t is time aud Jabor lost, now that the two late assemblies | have adopted the selfsamo resolution, that no past acts or deliverances of the one are to be consirued or ad- mitted as in any way impugoing the Christian charac- ter of the other. This mutual deciaration of respect ‘ana confidence passed unanimousiy in each body ought to be regurded as final and satisiactory, Dr. Cuyler, of Brooklyn, and Kev. Dr. Roberts, of Elizabeth, J., are summering at Saratoga. The Neshaming chureh of Warwick, Hartsville, Pa, 18 one of the oldest churches in America. Tradition fixes the date of its organization in 1710, but nothing is certainly known of its history until 1726, when the celebrated William Tennent became its pastor. The Irish Presbyterian Assembiy has adopted a reso- lution against the use of organs and harmoniums in public worship. Walcott Calkins, in the Kvangelist Point, or some other camp ground, as for holding Presbyterian General thinks tne adoption of such # pian will give an casy solution to the question of accommodations. ‘The Central Presbyterian churen of St. Lous havo their new church building nearly ready tor dedication. When completed it will be one of thé most artistic church edifices im the city, The ministers and ciders of the Presbyterian churches North and South represented in the synod of Missourt are to meetin convention in St. Louis Seprember 26 to eonsult about co-operating in support of educational in- stitutions and feevie churches in the line of fraternal rolations. ARREST OF A OUBAN DEFAULTER. For some time there has resided in this ity a woll known merchant named Adolph Roller, whose buai- ness bas been largely confined to transactions with Cuban merchants, Some timo Isat summer one Leoni Gulafinger, an old resident of Cuba, visited this city and prevailed upon Mr. Roller to appoint him as his agent to collect some $40,000 from Cuban merchants. A power of attorney was made out and Golafinger re- turned to Havana, where he collected some $42,000 in gold. He reiused to pay it over to Mr. Roller as agreed, Mr. Roller instituted suggests Fair m could uba, lef pendin, is city yesteraay morning. Mr. m oller observed name of his defaulting attorney in the lixt of pas- engers booked for Burope by the Bremen steamer Donan, Mr. Roller promptly applied to tis attorneys, had prepared the necessary papers, and upon them Judge Donohue issued a warrant for Goldtinger's ar- reat, fixing the bailat $15,000. Whe and Deputy Sherif Hessen boarded tl found Goldfinger already on board. t jurisdiction of the court, the officer waited until Donaw had drawn out into the stream, when the prisoner was arrested, transtorred to a tug and lodged in Ludiow Street Jail in default of bail, » A DROWNED MAN IDENTIFIED. The body of the man who was found list week off Fort Hamilton has been identified as that of David RBawards, aged seventy-two, of No, 172 Spring street, jag to have uttered no unkind or er- | NEWPORT. Charming Weather at the Fashion- able Watering Place. ARRANGEMENTS FOR POPULAR SPORTS Polo, Lacrosse, Steeplechasing and Pigeon Shooting. SOCIAL EVENTS—A BRILLIANT SEASON. Newrort, R 1., August 10, 1876 This charming seaside retreat is all aglow with the gayeties of the season. Tho weather, which has been very warm again for several days past, has been the means of filling up nearly every available room with transient and permanent guests, and but few can be found who are of the opinion that the season ts not a success in almost every point of view, There is no doubt that the hotels will have a good share of patron- | age during this mouth aud September, and tho cottag- ers, a8 usual, will remain until October, The polo gamos, lacrosse games, steeplechasing, pigeon shoot- dnc, &e., mentioned below, will also tend to make the Season a success pecumarily and otherwisc, and will be the means of adding to the population of the place, ‘The weather is all that can be desired and adds much to tho enjoyment of the visitors. IDA LEWIS, THE LIVE-BAVER, AT HOMK IN TIE THARDOR. Ida Lewis, tho “Grace Darling of America,” con- tinues to be an object of attraction, and daily she ro- coives callors at the little Lime Rock Lighthouse, lo- cated in this harbor, near Fort Adams. It is several years since she has saved. any*lives, yet she is ever on the alert to render assistance when needed, Tho only occupants of the lighthouse now besides horself are hor sister and mother, her father having died a few years ago, Not finding married life congonial to hor taste, Ida returned to her romantic home, and fs again known by the name of “Lewis,” instead of “Wilson,” and it 8 not probable that she will again leave her aged mother for the attractions of married life, Daily she may be seen 1a the harbor inafiaging her rowboat—one of the prettiest in the place and one of her numerous presents for her gallantry in saving life—and, of conrse, her movements aro watched by the strangors upon being informed that she is the young Indy of whom they have heard so often. A few days ago sho went to Rocky Point, and, like namorous other ladios, engaged a boat and went rowing, Sho thought no. one knew her, but in this sho was mistaken, for she had no sooner pushed off when the excursionists at that place tushed to the whafto seo her wonderful movements. She remaiped in tho boat for a long time, and showed the curions spoctators what she could do with a boat. Everybody was delighted, and sho was Fepeatedly applauded. It was one ot the chief attrac- tions at that charming summer resort on that day, and the leasce of tho place thought it would bo a good idea to have her visit that locality every day for tho benefit of the guests, Frequently in this harbor sho passes others engaged in the same business, and by her moye- ments challenges the gentlemen or lady occupants of the boas to araco, They aro usually beaten, and a fow days ago sho led by twenty yards another row boat manned by a voteran in the business, and who, tn the col- lection of ship news, is obliged to use his oars every day. Sno is quite young, not being over thirty, and 4s consid- ered very tair-looking by those who are judges of such mattors. She speaks of the many lives she has sayed with unusual modesty, and we have never heard of her ex- Pressing herself otherwiso than thankful that it was her duty to risk her own life for the benoit of others, She takes the responsibility of having the lighthouse prop. erly cared for, and tho mariner bas yet to bo found who can siy that the Lime Rock Lighthouse was not found lighted every time he bas entered or left this Port, and it is hoped the government will continuo to allow her to be its keepor as long as she 1s willing to perform its onerous duties, PREPARATIONS FOR STEEPLE-CHASE RACING, Tho permanent as well as tho transient residenta of this place were more than pleased to learn a few days ago that it was proposed to have a continuance of the steeplechases which wero so auspiciously inaugurated hefo Iast season. They will take place during the first wook of September, on the grounds near Sachnest Point, the same ground as nsed last year. Tho land les almost north and south, and ts mdeed a very beautiful and romantic spot, it being washed by the Atlantic on three sides. The drive from tho city is one to bo enjoyed, although before you reach the steeplo- chase course considerable loose sand will be found, The wheeling, however, for the greater part of the way is all that can be desired. Two beaches aro to be crossed—namely, the principal bathing beach of New port, and the second, or Sachnest Beach, this aide of the Point. Ail who attended the steeplechases last year will call to mind the grand sight witnessed by tho thousand or more teams that were to be seen, many of them three and four abreast, on their way to aod from the racecourse, It was a sicht which will never be forgotten, and from it the “old fogies” of Newport | who up to that time bad been opposed to borse racing in any form, thinking it would be detrimental to the interests of the piace, dated their conversivn as be- levers as well as supporters in this kind of sport. Prominent tarfmen who have seen the site pronounce itone of the finest in the country, and the scenery from the centre of the lot is magnificent. In the east may be ‘ast River and the famous hoaso ng: ing to the West Island Fishing Club, whose member- ship is made up of several prominent gentlemen of New York, Boston and Philadelphia, and who enjoy | themselves in that romantic retreat,’ The town of Lit- ue Compton can also be seon in the same dircetion To the west and southwest Newport is in fall view, and the numerous villas that line Bellevue avenue loom up very perceptibly. To she north is the thriving farming town of Middletown, and, in fact, the stecplechase course is located in this town, ag Iso the grounds of the Narragansett Gun Club. The turf is thick and delightfully green fom the recent rains. We under- stand that there are to be three days’ racing—namely, two for professional riders and ove for genticmen— and that some of tho finest horses in tho country will compete for the several prizes to be of- fered. Already several horses have been entered, and the management of the entire aftair isin the hands of gentlemen who will leave nothing undone to make tho Tace as interesting as possible for the residents of New- port, As was the case last year the races will dend 10 make business very lively here, and just now they are the prineipal topica of conversatio LACKOSSE AND POLO GAMES, In addition to the many other attractions of the ‘8 Are Lo Witness the inter- esting ga , and the Westchester Polo Club have completed arrangements, as already an- nounced im the Henano, for the same, ‘There will bo two games, the first one to be played August 16, and the second on the 19th fust, and the players are the European team composed of twelve whites and twelve Indians, who, it will be remembered, played so accept- ably*before Her Majesty, Queen Vicioria, some time ago, But few hore have ever seen the game played and consequently there 18 great curiosity to see wh the sport ts like, and ther is no doubt there will be a large attendance on both days. The Westchester Polo Club has done much toward making the season a success, and their have been witnessed by large and select ‘of spectators, who have been delighted with the gaine, and by their repeated visits convince the members of the club that they appreciate the semi-weekly enjoy- ment which is arranged for them. VIGKON SNOOTING. Tho Narragansett Gun Club nave commenced their season's sport, and they held their first regular match on Saturday last. The club has a membership of about fifty and is ina very flourishing condition, On August 19 there will be a match for a cup given by the Prorident of the club, the entrance tee being $10, and cach contestamt is to be allowed ten birds. September 2 there will be another grand match for a subscription cup valued at $500, It is expected that there agreat many entries in both of these matcher some excellant amatenr shooting may be looked for. ‘The local pepulation are moro reconciled to the sport than they were last year and the year previous, and they are unwilling to do anything that will interfere with the enjoymonis of the gontiemen who add so much,to the revenue of the piace and who haved aide or their forefathern, in making Newport what she is day. Opponents to pigeon shooting are very few, and they can give no reasonable excuse for their oppo- ition to the aport. SOCIAL, MOVEM: AND XNTRRTAINNENTS, Two more cottages bave been rented during the week—namely, the 8 COttnge, ni the beach, to Jobn A. C. Gray, of New York, well known to the sum- mer residents of this piace, and the other the Murdock Villa, on Bellevue avenve, which was taken by J. Au- gustas Hamilton, of Now York, Me. Stuyvesant, owner of the Livingston, owner of the Gypsio, an B hang Palmer; Mr, the Rear Comm dore of the New York Yacht Club, and 8. N, Kano, the Resti e recently been improving the tim by takin x partics sal Franklin B, Gower, president of the Reading Rai Toad, is at the Ocean Honge. He will be remembered the gentleman who figured so prominently in t prosecution of the notorious Molly Maguires a lew ago. e Woreoster Continentals, composed of the wealthy citizens of Worcester and vicinity, arrived on Wednesday and stopped at the Ocean House. They were accompanied by & band of music and were dressed in true Continental style, Mr. Quiney A. Shaw, of Boston, brother-tn-law of Professor Alexander Agassiz, bas just arrived trom j Murope and entered upon the occupancy of bis new Villa on Castle Hill, completed while he was abseut. Rear Admiral John J. Almy, United States Navy, lato in command of the South Pacific squadron, is at the Kay Street House, The prominent guests at (ue Ocean House are Major Geveral J, M. Schotield, United States Army; Colonel Frank Micnler, United States Army; Luis Poiode Bernabe, of the Spanish Legation; S. Reichert and wife, from Berlin; Professor C.’ Cady Baton, of New Maven; Judge Stuart and family from Quebec; General Culium, United States Army d wife; Pierrepont Edwards, Her Britannic Mal Vice’ Cons@i at Now York; Joun ¥. and J. J. Ringgolds, froin Baltimore; Colouel Conrad, United States Army, and wite; Eugene de la Cerda, Secretary of the Russian Legation; Mr. Freacke, Germany; D. Oliver, Spain; Lalbio Verona ana G.'Kversto, trom Italy, and Adi Noval Johan, of the Italian Centennial Commission; K. M E, 'f, Teflt and wife, and Charles Steinway, New York; Philip Ten Eyck’ and wife and Henry J. Ten kyck, trom Albany. The social season bas been somewhat interfered with during the week, and two prominent families, at least, op account of domestic ail will be pre- veuted from giving their proposed enteriainments, Mrs Paran Sievens and Mrs. C. N. Beach, of Harttord, are reforred to, On Tuesday Mrs. Steveps recoived the apvoun entof the sudden death of her sisicr, Miss Harriet Reed, at Lowell, and tue elegant entertain. ment which this lady had prepared for her friends that evening Was indeluitely postponed and the numerous invited” guesis, including Don Carlos, notified of the cause, Mrs, Beach's weekly reception on Tuesday dit not take place owing to the death of a near relative in Harttord. The entertainment an- nounced to be given at tho Opera House by the Belle- voe Dramatic Club was postponed irom Tuesday night, owing to Mrs, Stevens? entertainment, until (Friday) evening, Several entertainments hat place atthe cottages, including dinnor and tea parties and receptions, Mra’ Meredith Howland’s party was postponed owing to the critical illness of ber grand father, Commodore Vanderbilt, in New York. Within (he past week Dow Carlos vas been enter. tained by several of the cottagers. Ho has dined at Mra, Edward Cooper's, Mra, !arau Stevens, and with Rev, Philip Grace, of St. aary’s Roman Cathohe church. He also took tea with Cardinal McCloskey. Tuesday evening he was visited by the Newport Catholic ition, wecom pani dof music, arters at the Ocean H ded low Sunday at St. Mary’s Cardinal Me- in his scarlet robes, officiate, and the music Upon iat memorable oedasion was ol a bigh order. Ainong those in attendance at the servic jouel Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte ana wif Minister, Antonio Mantilia Delos les, and wife; Theo- dore H.'Havemeyer, tho Austrian Consul General at New York, apd Hugo 0. Fritsch, the Austrian Vice Consul, and many ol the promiment cottaers. ‘The fact that Cardinal McCloskey” was to offictate was known to bat a few persons, yet nevertheless the church was crowded, The ehaucel and altar were band- somely de with eloice flowers, ned by William B, Astor, of ; yacht Skylark, owned by BS. fray, of New York, and Iheedore Havemeyer's steam yacht Ideal havo arrived here. Mr, Richard A. McCurdy, Vice Prosident of the Matual Lite Insuraace Company of New York, whois occupying @ cottage here, recently met with & mishap at the beach, Le left his horse and earriage ta tho care of a boy, and the result was that the horse ran away and made a complete wreck of the carriage. Mr, Samuvl J, Penniman, scerctary of the Linseod oi died in ‘New York on Sunday, was in fashionable circles. Ho was ex- pected here on Tuesday evening to attend Mrs. Parau Stevens’ party. Mr, Fairman Rogera, of Philadelpt party on Tuesday; Mr. Casper Crowishield, of Bos- ton, eave one on the following day; Mr. James P, Ker- hocoun gives ove on Saturday, Mrs. ¥, W, Stevens, of New York, gave one to-day. and Mrs. John Jacob Astor, Mrs. W, W, Sherman (both of New York), Harry Ingersoll, of Philadelphia, and H. Hl, Hunnoweil, of Boston, have recently eutertuined their friends. The ‘ext meeting of the Town and Country Club will be held at the summer residence of Mr. Richard M: Hunt, of New York, Augustus Hoppin will read to Itis distinguished hearers a paper entitled ‘English Caricature.” Professor Vinceno Botta, of New York, weil known in the literary world and a member of the club, bas recently arrived for the season at Dame’s, on Broadway. Mr. Welling, President of Columbia College, Wash- ington, D.C, is the guest of Hon, William Beach Lawrence, the well known writer on international law. Governor Rico, of Massachusetts, has been in town during the week. The magaificent moonlight evenings of the past week havo been appreciated, and nourly every evening tho cliffs havo been linod’ with young poopie, intent ou star-gazing and other matters pertaining to evening wuiks, and the harbor has beon completely dotted with sailing parties, the sweet singing of the Indies being heard at long distances. THE GLORIOUS BEACH. Tho bathing beach is now m all its glory, and from eleven A. M. until two P.M. i has a large number of visitors. Nearly all the bathing honges are in use dur- ing that time. There appears to be as much bathing as usual, and not a single drowning accident has occurred to mar the pleasures of this invigorating sport, There have been two cases of sunstroke, but neither of them proved fatal. ° RECENT FASIIONANLE ARRIVALS, The Count and Countess Von Arnin, of Germany, arrived this morning at the Occan House; also Liou: tenant Colonel Verdes and Colonel Kpinold, trom Spain. ‘Tho Marquis de Talleyrand Perigord is alxo In town. ‘To-day's arrivals at tho Ocean House included che following:—J. N. Neeld and A. It. Howe, from Indian- apolis; Wiiham Wharton, Jr., J. i Ewing, W. M. Londsdale, G, 8. Phillor, Robert Gowan, Philadelph B. C. Wakeley, L. W. 'Wokeley, Omaha; George & Moon, Louisville; E. ©. Danford, Montreai; ©. Ken- W. Waldo and wile, Dr. J. M. MeCutcher, harles E. Foster, Samuei B. Ladd, Brook: lyn; F. W. Coley and wife, Jamesburg, N. J.;’ George 8. Spear, @. D. Voorhis, Paterson, N.'J.; Honry Up- ham, Charles Marsh and family, A. R. Stover, Boston; J. B. Potter, United States Army; J. 8. Sharp, Ip Has brouck, Chicago; W. H. Butler, Engiand; a. D. Joslin, Jorsey City. A TRIP TO NEW MARKET, WN, J. gavea dinner RAPID TRANSIT AND IT6 EFFECTS ON NRW JERSEY—A PRACTICAL LESSON TO NEW YorK— INCIDENTS OF THE REVOLUTION—A CENTE:! NIAL CELEBRATION IN-1877—A Locaxrty 1m WHICH ASTHMA IS CURED—A PROBLEM FOR THE MEDICAL PROFESSION TO SOLYX. New Market, N. J., August 12, 1876, Twenty-five miles from tho great metropolis is the picturesquo hittlo village of New Market, one ot the * most attractive summer resorts in New Jersey, It can be roached in one hour from Jersey City by the Cen- tro! Railroad, and although it has many rivals which surpass it in scenery and in other attractions; although i$ canuot boast of its huge hotels and mineral springs, like Saratoga; its surf bathing and fashionable society, like Long Branch, or its trout fishing and deer bunting, like the Adirondacks, it possesses ove feature which renders it superior to: all those to a large class of health seekers. Situated in a fine farmiag district, and dating its origin es far back as i Revolution, ts is, nevertheless, mach behind the other towns in th section of the State in population aod business impor- tance. All along the lino of tho New Jersey Central inriving and enterprising villages bave sprung up, and tho facilities afforded by this ruad for rapid transit to New York havo attracted thousands of its population to this State, 1 have heard it said that to-day New Jer- sey 18 the gainer to the extent of at least $10,000,000 by the blindness which New York has shown to its own interests. Not only on the Central bat on other railroads abundans evidence of the folly of your municipal authorities and = capitalists is to be found in the multitudes whom they have compelled to eck residences in anothor State. Had ordinary foresight and judgment inspired both government and people, had rapid transit been provided years ago, the upper part of Manhattan Island would to-day possess the popniations that have added to the growth and prosperity of New Jersey. The longer this condition of things continues so much the better for this Siate and so much the worse for the newly annexed portion of Westchester, which will bear its share of tho burden of taxation without re- ceiving a proportionate benefit from its mcorporation® with tho great city. New Market vousts of its Revolutionary memorios and was the scene of important sirategical movements on the part of the opposing forces under Washington and Howe, the laiter being forced to evacuate Now Jersey by the superior strategy and tacties of the former. ‘There is a rock on the heights which vears the namo of the Father of his Country, tradition pointing it out as the precise spot from which he observed the mov ments of the enemy. If Philadelphia and New York and Boston imagino that they will be allowed to have ail the celebrating to themselves they will find oat their mistake by the year 1877, when the patriotic 1m pulses which inspire the people of New slarket will find expression in 4 grand outourst ot enthusiam, elo- quence aud pyrotechnics. Wo are assured that full Jastice will be done lo the oeeasion, and there will be such ® gathering of centenarian: Will astouna the whole country. And this it appears 1s no idle boast, for this locality has jong been cvleb: of its pupuiation, This is the of set ap by those who proiess to be tnorougly familiar with the subject, and they reter t istics Of mortality in different States in proot if assertions, While the deaths caused by pulmonary and kindred complaints in Massachusetts are 25 per cent of the whole number; in New York, 20 per cent; in Ohio, 16 per cent; jn Indiana, 14 per cent; in New Jersey the extraordinary low proportion of 8 per cent 1% presented in the rato of moriality, Aw for the country in the immediate vicinity of New Market, it is still lower, This aston- ishing exemption i is which has given the locality tne Teputation itenjoys in a sanitary point of vie Wonderful accounts are related of the curative prop- erties possessed by ite peculiarly mild and genial imate of the remarkable cures effecied in cases of chronic and acut thmatic affections, The Hrraup, 1 believe, is justiy entitied to the credit of being the first to bring this important matter to public Botice through the testimony of Mr. ©. B. Heydon. That gentioman was for many years a saflerer from asthma, and had travelled tens of thousands of mies, trom place, to place, in search of rehef. He had, foriavate card of tho beneficial ofects experienced by axthm: yes and persons tod with catarrhal and bronch| complainis who had been indnoed to visit Now Market and its immediate vicinity. The peculiar properties of the atmosphere in this respect were, it seoms, woll known many years ago, but until quite recently Ih oF no attention bas been directed to the subject Now, however, such has been the interest created by the pubdleation jast January in the HekaLp that quite a contrcversy has sprung up between rival localities ag to the precise district which possesses the marvellous healing properties claimed for it. According to one thoory there favored tract of land known as New Market Heights, extending a distance of three miles and having a width varying trom a quarter to aif mile, within the boundaries of whien pecitie and immediate action ge exercised the most sovere cases of asthma, It 1s uaserted, and the proof is presented irom a large paraber of | persons, that the moment invaiids afllicted with the disease ia its worst stages were brought within the partiouias precinct tbat moment they began to breathe more freely, and in a comparatively short time the great diMcuity and pain which they had experienced im respiration was almost wholly, if not entirely, re- moved. I was informed of one insiance, that of the proprictor of the St James Hotel, in New York, who suffered for fitteen years from ‘catarrh and osthm: who had tested ail 8 visiting New Market Her “experienced,” to use his own words, “relief nomediately on arrival frota the pure air to be found there.” He returned to New York, after au absence of ten days, “perfectly cured.’ Acase o/ spasmostic asthma, the suilerings attending which were so severe as to prevent the patient enjoying asolitary mighUs rest for thirty years, was cured by a visit to this place, [tis the claim that has been advanced for the preciso locality wituin which theme remarkable cures have beon eflected that has aroused the controversy alluded to, ‘The disputants on the one side insist that if the healing virtues exist in the air ft is impossible (o fix the boundaries; while tose ou the other side maintain that the health-giving properties ofthe air ure imparted to it by the breezes which blow from the Biuc Ridge and that these are aftected by the peculiar conformation of tho iand, whieh pro- duces a sort of aerial eddy, Another theory 1s that the atmosphere 18 impregnated with certain. mineral prop- ties possessed by the soil, which is @ porous red ciay, Phen, again, the pure, cryslal spring water is supposed to play an important part in effecting the cure of the disease. However that may be, whether it is the at mospuere, which, when the wind blows from the west, is rematkably dry, clear and invigorating; whether the marvell properties aro in the soil and absorbed by the air; whetber it is the cool, refreshing, delicious water; whether it is any one of these, or all combined, there ts no doubt that wonderful ‘cures have taken place in every caxe of astiima which has been brought for rehet to New Market Heights. Without undertaking to decide ax to tho merits of the controversy with regard ty ope locality or the other, 1s not the suwject worthy the particular atten- tion of the medical fuculty’ It a cure has really been found for asthma, wnich 48 beyond the reach of modical aid, then it is pre-eminently a matter deserving the Nsideration of the profession. It ix argued that there no less reason why the atmosphere within certain prescribed geographical bounds should not possess par- lar savitary virtues than that mineral springs na fow hundred feet of cach other should possess al properties. If the locality is all that 1s claim rit, what a favorite resort it will be- come for tho great army of aillicted all the year round, for the beneficial effects aro mot confined to any par- ticular season ! THE RAID ON GILMORE’S GARDEN, To tux Eortor or tik HewaLo:— The admirable article in your paper recently is not only well timed but just aud silutary. I went to GYmore’s Garden on Sunday evening last, in the full pride of my citizenship to listen to the music and prob- ably take a glass of beer, [had not been long there when I saw a number of officers in tull uniform and club In hand enter by the Madison avenue door and pass in th® direction of the barroom. What was my astonishment soon after to learn that they had arrested the barkeepers and stopped the sale of becr, Thera wero in the Gardon at the time—for I took care to look around me, wondering what the action on the part of the authorities could mean—numbers of individaal visitors like myself, and many ladies and gentiemen probably in New York for the first time. Now thought | had some rights and privileges as a men ofthis community and nation, and [ was always undor the impression that people put im authority were placed there to jealously guard (hose rights and privileges, not destroy them by an abuse of the position they were putinto by the people, I felt and I feo! it was @ personal Injury to me ata moment when I could lay aside the cares and demands of my business for an hour's quiet enjoyment to be interfered with and de- prived as I was on Sunday evening, and smarting un- der what I, no doubt with many others, consider an injustice, I take up my pen to Now, sir, it was hot the want of beer on Sunday evening that makot me feel aggrieved. I could got pleuty without difMicutty At avy corner grocery inthe city; it was solling ali day openly; in factis every cay for ‘that matter, and hat never been stopped, and I know 1t; bav it is as T ha) since learned through the newspapers that the police authortties, or at’ least one of them, issued Instructions th Tying outof which were a direct interference with my personal liberty, from behind 4 brandy bottle at a convenient place ot ‘entertainment I want to learn why a Commissioner of Police should install himself ina comtortable chair ima sumptuous establishment with a bottle of brandy on a Suniay evening, and send a platoon of police to deprive me of @ glass of lager? Aro other Co: issioners of Police figureheads, and does this one control the Board and owh the city of Now Yorkt Now, sir, when [ saw this fact respecting the Comints stoner hinted in the papers | took tho trouble to hunt up the proofs, and they are abundant and reliable, What are we peacetul, law abiding citizens 10 suppose, on what are the visitors to our metropolis to think this cenennial year of the advancement and civilization of the great centre of American enterprise and commerce! When they sco a vast number of citizeus are told they cannot have the simple refresnment of a glass of beer, while one man who happens to be in authority sitt down to brandy, what will bo the tmprossion made upon the minds of these visitors at the Centennial wha are passing through New York, to soo every den in thie city openly dealing out their nasty compounds while respectable people, incinding these same ¥ tora, are prevented from driuking beor wh they are enjoying the music in this garden, which in embellishment to our city as woll as n place ot publi¢ recreation? This subject, [ think, should be thoroughly tested and sifted at once, and set ‘at rest for the future, Offcials should be given to understand they cannot trifle with the people's privileges and enjoyments with- out serious cause, and now is the tino to point this out to them. ‘Trasting, sir, you will not think I have trespassed too much upon your space, I remain, yours respectfully, ONE OF THE INJURED. DISTINGUISHED MASONIC VISITORS, On Monday next Oriental Conststory, thirty-second degree, Ancient Accepted Rite, will reach our city from Chicago, by the Erie Railway, landing at Twenty-third street, North River, at eight A. M,, escorted by New Jersey Consistofy, where they will be received by Aurora Grata and Cosmopolitan consistories of this jurisdiction. The lino of march wili bo through Tweoty-third stroct, Fifth avenue, Fourteenth street and Broadway to their headquarters, Grand Central Hotel. They will be accompanied by a magnificent band of music, under the experienced leadership of Protossor Angelo Noziglia, Alter a brief reposo the command will ombark on the splendid steamer Plymouth Rock and go to the ocean beach at Rockaway. In the even- ing our Masonic guests will be received at Gilmore's Garden. On Tuesday morning they will form the escort of the Supreme Couneil, thirty-third degree, from the Fitth Avenue Hotel, to Kane Lodge Halli, and in the even Will witness at Maso@ic Temple the rendering of the Sublime Grade, Grand Pontilf, nineteenth degree, be fore the Supreme Council, by’ Aurora Grata Cousistory, On Wednesday morning they will depart for the Cen- teonial Exhibition at Philadelpuin HOTEL THIEVES CAPTURED. over $10,000 worTH OF PROPERTY STOLEN FROM BOARDERS. For some time past the proprietors of many of the uptown boarding houses and hotels have been saffering severe losses by a systematic course of robberica carried on by unknown thieves, who put up at their houres as guests, and shortly alter left, taking with them the property of tho other inmates, They covered their traéks so well that for a timo they deticd all efforts to capture them. Complaints were continaally pouring into Captain Burns, at the Twenty-filth pro- cincl, aud although he has had Dotectives Aiken, Haley aud Dilks, Of the Broadway squad, scouring the city for weeks past they wero unsuccessful until Friday evening, when they captured two of the most notorious thieves infesting the metropolis, The men, who gave the pames of George H. Harrison and Frank Stuart, but bave many aliases, wero exceedingly well dressed and apparentiy in good circumstances. De- teotive Aiken arrested Harrison at the Astor House, of Mr. nerd, of Oxford street, Brookiy and Haley and Diiks aboutahe sawe time managed capture Stuart at the house No, 122 Second avenu to which they had with considerable difficulty tra him, and where the pair had the day before secured rooms, with the “intent, no doubt, ot adding some of the boarders — there to their long list of victims, On searching their pra- oners the detectives found in their possession a larce quantity of diamond jowelry, consisting of Anger rings, oarrings, shirt stads, collar buttons, scart pins, skelo- ton keys, &c. ; in fact, everything that could be con- vemientiy carried off. They wero brongnt before Justice Marray in the Tombs Police Court yesterday, and wero held, in default of $2,000 cach, en the com- int of Solomon Weill, of No. 22 Irving place, who identified many of the above articies as having been stolen from his house, Thore is a large jot of other stolen property which tle oficers expect to trace te these men, who, they say, havo both served terme ig Sing Sing.’ It is estimated that the full amount of their peculations wil reach $10,000, Later in the day a proliminary examination was asked in their case by their cou The request was granted and t examination set down for three o'clock to-day, MUNICIPAL NOLES The Vepartment of Public Works last week receivey $179,220 40 from Croton water r and other sources of revenue. , Sixty-seven thousand five huadred and ninety-two persons used the free baths Inst Week. The Mayor's Marshal issued 126 licenses and received bao re rae ed |i from arrears of taxes ere was collected last week of for 1875 and 1876 $85,000, tS