The New York Herald Newspaper, September 21, 1876, Page 3

TLDENS INCOME RETURN. Judge James P, Sinnott on the Alleged False Return, THE PUBLISHED STATEMENT A FABRICATION. Eleven Out of Thirteen of the Pretended Items Purely Fictit:ous. FACTS STATED AND ABSURDITIES EXPOSED, The Governor's Services to the Railroad and What He Was Paid, THE LAW AND HOW IT WAS COMPLIED WITH. Mr. Abram S. Hewitt, Chairman of the National Democratic Committee, im a letter addressed to the public under date of the 20th inst., refers to the charges which havo been made in one of the leading Fepublican papers of the city that Governor Tilden made a false return of his income tor 1862, and states that he applied to the Secretary of the Treasury tor certified copies of the Income returns of Governor Til- den and of Governor Hayes, which copies were not furnished por any acknowlodgment given his letter, Meanwhile, says Mr. Hewitt, the adversaries of Gov- ervor Tilden bare apparently bud free access to these, and have even been permitted to pboto-lithograph so much of them as suited their purpose. Mr, Hewitt then proceeds to say :— laddressed a note to Judge James P. Sinnott, who ‘Was the confidential law clerk of Governor Tilden dur- ing the whole period in which the law imposing an Jucome tux was in force, asking bim to examine the Pretended account of Goveruor T:lden’s income during your 1862, published by the 7imes, and {urnist me with such explanations in regard thereto as his neces- Bary familiarity will (he details would enable nim to supply. I have this day received his reply, presenting @ jull aud entirely satisiactory rojutution of the charges of the Times, ‘His answer, herewith submitted to the public, shows that out of thi teen pretended items of income amounting to $110,000 cloten items, amounting to $84,000, are who ly fictitious, while of the other two only ove of $1,000 1s entirely true, and the second of $25,000 is only partially true. The toliowing 1s the REPLY OF JUDGE SINNOTT. New York, Sept, 20, 1876, Hop. Anza S. Hewitr, Chairma: My Dear Sin—I have received your note, with the copy of the Times of September 8, tn reference to Mr. Tilden’s income return jor 1862, and have taken the earliest time which my official’ engagements would permis to send you the imformation you solicit, 1 was in Mr. Tilden’s law oltice during the whole pe- riod covered by the allegations of the Times, and was more familiar than any other persou—perhaps, even, than Mr, Tilden bimself—with his professional services and with the earniuge of his office, 1t being amoug my duties to keep such record or memoranda ol them as Was preserved. The charges to which you specially refer are cpito- mized and plac front page of the Times, where, in parallel columns are displayed a fac simile of Mr, Tildeo’s income tax return for the year 1862, contrasted with a pretended statement of his real in- come for that year, T nave examined this statement with care, and from My personal knuwiedge, find it to be false in every 1m- portant particul ‘The first thing 1n this fabrication of the Times which arrested my attention, was the evidens intent to misicad ‘which characterizes it. It purports to be wade up of Separate items, the wording of which 1s varied in order to give the reader the idea that these items bad been taken directly from bills or xccounts which had been Tendered to somo one or had been entered in some k of Account, For example, the first item roads, ‘February 19. Fee tor trustees and mester commissioners’ ueed,’’ &c, ; but the wording of the sevond item is made dif- ferent, and reads:—*-February 25. Fees and expenses ‘with roterence to deed,”’ &.; and the third item 1s put in stil another and different mode of expression, thos:—‘*Marcu 1. For dralting, &c, first moriguge Gequ;” while in the fourth item the word “tees” (and this Pell without the “expenses’’) is brought into requisition, ‘Tbe obvious intent of these contrivances is to give tolur to these bogus items und the appeurance of being sopied from some reai pupe! ‘The first six items of this statement relate to matters tonnected with the Pittsbumy, Furt Wayne and Chicago Railway, und @ right understanding of Mr Tildeo’s Tewmtious to that euterprise, prior-to and during tbe Fear 1862, 18 important at the outset, Now, the fact is that no such accounts as are con- tained ’in these six item: ‘er existed, and no one of theae pretended items has ever been mude the subject ‘01 aspecitic charge oy Mr. Tilden against any indi- vidual or corporation whatever. Mr. Tilden became couusel tor the holders of various Clusses of bonus secured upon the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Coicago Kailroad, which was and is @ rail- youd running through four different States, und duit im sections, by threo dillerent corporations, which were afterward consolidated. bday. be ‘diiden became counsel for the bonaholders 1h 1 it had outstanding nine different classes of vonds, Shoe all of which default bad been made, and iis affairs in general were iu apparently hopeiess bankruptcy and confusion. To rescue this enterprise, Mr. Tilden Jabored continually, and much more laboriously than a lawyer ordinarily does in regard to avy one particular cuse, trom 185910 whe early part of 1862 ‘The labor woo arduous during the ywars 1860 und 5 Suits of foreclosure were instituted early in each of the stutes. and these had so lar progressed by June, (861, that decrees of foreclosure and sale were then tiered, The road was actually sold onthe 24th of Uetoder, 1861, and possession taken under the sale. Of course this could not ve accomplished until all the conticting interests, the nine different classes of Dondholders, the secured creditors, tho unsecured creditors aud tbe stcckholders had been harmonized and satisied, nor unti le; adequate to meéta case such as bad r before arisen, cither here or iu Englaad, bad been devised, prepared and successfully Wintour different States. All this was accom plisbed principally under the advice and with the labor of Mr, Tudeu before the close of the year 1s61. His engagements on account of this railroad during that whole period were constant and engrossing, ‘Whatever pay be received was tor the entire bervice as & whole, it was not itemized or apportioned. The Income Tax law went into offect on the 1st of January, 1862, and the incomes falling under its opera- jon were thore wt from and after the said Ist jay of January, 1862. Income which had accrued be- fore that ime Was exempt irom its operation, Ido not think it necessary to occupy much time or discussing (be legul aspects of this come ustaining the right of a citizen to re- which e bad already carved by bis own labor in years when ho income tax existea. ‘The ruie on this subject was early declared and pro- mulgated by the Internal Revenue Department iself ‘and is in fall accord with these views, In 1863 Hon. George 8. Boutwell, then late Commis- honer of Inverual Revenue, prepared a “Manual ot the pirect and Excise Tax System,” which Mr. Secretary ly upproved and authorized. of May, 1863, the Manual contains (pp. 274) the following decision by the Commissiouer jt ‘tateraal Revonue:— return of income should cover the business reeoipts for services rend: stimate of un Fealized of contingent income due to that year. Tn view of these decisiona and official instructions of the Internal Keveoue Department dir, Tilden’s income Feturo for 1862 was inade up so that, even if a different view had since been authoritatively held and expressed, ee Tilden would stand completely justitied, But there 4s no authority tor apy different view. With these preliminary observations, I will proceed to examine the fabrications of the 7imes in doa, The following is a copy of the Times’ statement:— ‘“TNK FALSE INCOM RETURN OF SAMUEL J. TILDEN FoR 1862, a taetlinile ot the Dewoorstte davis. com- items of § convincing ‘showing waich convicts, Mr. Tilden of Febroary sioner s Deed to the rehasing Committee of me and Chicago Kaiiroad Hittebarg, Fort Company $5,000 Fevrunry 25—Fees und expenses with refereuce to Deed f formigr railroad company, pursurnt to of- of Court, Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Unicago oud Col te . 2,000 Hirsi ‘Wortgage Deed ot Pitteburg, Fort Wayne 5, 00 2,500 fort Wayne und Chicago ies mpan 500 March 2—Fees jor fina: conveyance to. ital 'y * company subject wo the, wortgages, Pittsburg. id Chicago Ralirond Company...... 5,000 4 Coal amd Leon C + 5,000 ad Wort ond Terre Hente Kull: 10,000 pan, 2 Deconter J1—Fees during your tro “gaia Northwestern Railrvad Company. 20,000 Fees during year from Toledo wad Wabash Ralirosd ‘ Company. 15,000 hare of NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET. a spnuer, per Yor foes ent i but no. eet n't Tea! bya 19,000 Net income on democratic interpretation of lew - $89,900 0 Net inc ae as sworn 0 by Ni " 7,1 18 Professional income fr: tly conees 81,882 SUMMARY. Amownt. ( Aays Income subject to five per ceut.... 549,000 $4,450 00 Interest returned subject to three per cent. 213 54 $4,296 46 Finst fra, — This | le eatgred under date of February 19, 1882, for Trustees gud Muster Commissioner's chargo was ever made, rendored or collected b Mr. Tilden, or any one om his behalf at the date mentio: ons ab fae tat other tii ‘gstroment itself wan a ciple trustees) and, masters’ ly consisting of recitals adapted to the cuse by 5 we torecloware, lefly in the Ce tude of the roe Lea ape. preparation of instrument could harge worth su Sietias in'a payment f years, aud no specific ary 2, 1d. expenses. with to deed of former railroad company, pursuant to Ordor of Courts des 2.000 eee charge was ever made, rendered or collected by r. Tiluen, Tn polut of fuck the document, which is not quite so lone a ed, and was intended to have the effect of drawn by Nr Tilde: 8 by of the United Stat mn, WAS th U. Swayne, Mr. Tilden was Tuiep Ire. ~ March 1, deed of reconstructed corpora No such charge as this, «nd no’ tie aes whate was ever made, reudered or collected by Mr. Tilden. Court, The instrement itself wae unquestio tant one wu very impor- J ndmirably drawn, bus it was only one item of ice running back to the year 189. und the which would govern « ebarge under an employment to draw « single paper of this description have uo application a this cx Fours Irea.— Fees for sccond mortgage deeds, &c., $2,000." sip No such charge was ever made, rendered or collected by 2 Hons in regard to the first mortage apply equally to this, with the additional force that being, the nature of the case, in most respects a copy of the fas mortyage, it furnished « great deal less basis for a charge. In point of fact ifle sun was ever paid tor it. Yivra Lema.—""Mareh 1. Fees for third mortysge deed, ©. ‘The absurdity of this charge is transparont, Thi mortgage was on the same property and drawn tor client as the second, but secured au indebtedness only About two-fitths as Lurie yet this statement puts down he fee for drawing the third mortgage, as against 1,500 lor the second. oF course nosuch charge oF auy other specific charge was ever made by Mr, Tilden for the drawiug of this instrument, Sista Tn Sfureh for Snal conveyance to ruil- ay company, subject to wrtgaKe, Pittsburg, Fort Wayne ard Chicago Ratiroad Company, $3,000." Mr. Tilden never made, rendered or collected. nor was he wach bill or ivem in a bill. anything bus the 4, which to base tho assumption exclusively done in the year 1*82, ‘And right here it is proper to say a few words in regard to Mr. Tilden’s scale or charces. It is « great mi pose that counsel must have been puid in 1 rates which ruled in Mr. Tilden at toat time was in the babit of charging very low prices. The cluss siuews in which he was engaged required larly skill in negtiation—a thorough knowledge ot rough kaowledge of the ruilway system and bi 3 condition and prosper of ‘th Cur constructive power of devising gesting sud. mane” of” rocvariling apparentiy cou g pecuniary interests to the permanent benefit and Sutistuction of all concerned. The inere drawing of papel was hardly thought ol; In estimating the. valce of Mee ile rervices. He was paid because he reconciled aud. Fe n this country could then have d s which to’ many pervons seemed tun ho 1s set down, upon or authority, as receiv- t rensonabiy have oce ule tame, whive the Answer tn tact ne deeds on on them was at the w t and that he was Sarlrarl at the ‘ane cinss ot busin and about the same time, at the rate of $2U,UU0 for four cousec- utive years’ service, SkventH Ire. Company, $5,000. ear. oat and Iron ‘The Timea Sows that one-half of this sum should be de- d,_om, the ground that it. probably wus mot oarned fa either was auy of it. Governor Tilden rendered no services to the Camberland Coal nnd Jron Company in that year. He did rendet 6 dria previous yeurs beginuing with Ti y Il conciuded beicrs the close of 1361, Lf thing was received it must have veen in bunds and in sett! ment of an old account. and not taxatle, tw second mortgage ire Hauie Railroud ‘June 14, Cumberiand holders of St. Louis, Alt Company, us per affidavit, $1 Ot courve no bill was ever rende in Equity, filed by the defendants, of whut Me. "Tudou ‘is one of four in o suit bronght by the St. Louis, Alton and Terre Haute Railroad Comysny: Ar you will turn to paye ) 37, folio 145, you will find these words :— “That for such services tho defendant Tilden ma charge of $10,000 against said second mortyaze bondi ors, and the suid char, second mortguge bendh 7 ‘out ot a fund contributed by ‘said second mortgage’ bi holders, under an agreement beiween themsely, Noyember 1, 1 Now, thei the Ghana resents itself, what were the for which this payment was made, and when were they rendered? To ascertain this wo uecd only look words :—"And they further ements in bill of complaint ay to the of the defendant, Sawnel J. ‘Iilden, that he had to and at the time of the commencement of 1 xaid bill of complaint mentioned b Tur the secoud mortgage Condholders in whose Debalf such suit was instituted, wud that he was coanvel also for the trustees of the suid second mortgage bondaolders, and had been irom some time in the year It appears, therefure, that this money was yices Funning through ‘five, veurs wuterior ‘to Tez, and it docs not appear that any part wh; wan ourned in that yeur. Ihe dorreo Uxiug uw € vie rights of the ad menengs venduiderotnes smlered. at, the Augest trus in the your 1961, aud the eale teoll Woox place as early as March, 1 ‘No oneal part, if auy, of this item can therefore be apportiune: ere ites = Reremberrr® Berviced iefiniimertgare bondhoiders of St. Louis, Alton and Terre Hause iullroud Com per affidavit, $10,00U. st and is still elaug to wit comald of ite theory on the subject,, tne Times, ‘Vo this docu nid for ser- services aforesaid, xlso made jum of $10,000 on account of profesional services rendered tu tue first mort- rs, which was paid to him age Londlioiders and the reeei 13 ai, surviving reevivor us afore. y the said Azuriah sal ony that either of the two claims jor, OF Were ever stated resuization, or that it wloresaid wforesaid. for $10,000 1d as in the said bill of 146, 147, 148.) of the rendition of the account on which such payment was made, th re terred to the opposite page, at iuilo 144, where we ‘fina tt it stated that Mr. Tilden “w isu the counsel for said re- ceivers, and that he wieo acted us the principal coun: aid first mortage bundbulders, in nd tl of the derendant | by bim as for, clai ved by the of ti ervices an Lior jation to the fore- d, wud oth with, and that such servis ear 1859, and were rend a iod of upward of thres yeurs there- Hnvother words, the sorvices were rendered in 1858, 1950, 180 and 1861. No cousiderablo part of thesy services be Jong to the yenr 186: foreclosure progveaiugs iu which they were rendered had already reached «.deeree in August, err ‘aware that a most disingenuous construction hus beew put by the Zimes upon & senter m the anawer have here quoted, viz, :—Tke words “and that such three years thereafter ” this sentence admits the continun iug the whole ot the words stood alone, ay fuir mind would re Ing thatthe servides coutinuod tor upward of three. 9 siter they hud commenced, wulch is expr have been betore the year 1no8, Tut tion of tue words, it is their meaning. s. It necords with the early as August 4, actually soluin the . N62. Su that there must have been at of the year 182 which could not have worvives, wnd as to the interval between any lawyer will aude: ‘culled’ for much ‘service, m3 calles for thes Jaxnuary and this could not hay Times has on» former occasion er tof the first mortgage Tondholders act forth in the answer (April 1b, 1SUl) unerl. dence that the services were ut stort continuance. But this agreement was but the final confirmation of negotiations waich had be ¢ re was 4 pre- dat «meeting of boudholuers 2. 1850, und modified from t ad itself the resuli road being may und interest: involved with conflicting Jiminury agreen Mr, no foes, compensation of payments from J I a and Northwest: ery pailway Compa ie your 1862, ny Other time, received ay any, Bor rendered them auy proiessivnal hare of bonds retained for services daring year connected with the reconstruction of the Chi- engo and Alton teuilroad Company, ‘No Jouuy were retained or doubt they were ta arnings of that ye hase rea Salary an 7 Valance Dock Company, 81000" 4 m thy only one of the whole thirteen ot whi At the outset of these. attacks on Governor Tilden, in re- gard to bis taxubie income for 1882, still another allega- nemely—that is, Alton wid Terro Haute i Company B4,000 ta eet mortgage bonds auring is unqualifiedly fal fn the public j i. Alton these Londs a, used up to the y +e ty pears to nave beet abucdonsd, avon by the Sime etn Rewspaper, alter asserting the fuct in positive terms, sub- sequentiy puulished w report of w committe ot thi pany, aley antagonistic to Mt in 1870, these bonas we vei on the and 80 could wot have formed any ‘and, now that it has is that the er And, urowinE culminated 4 which t Fegious of fiction te posslbl sy wholly or many tietition making excursions inet have found it convenient to over: the good taita an ribed Ly tue allidavil more than a generation that the bri nna life so pure ‘al failed to hi payment: account made by. the, corporations, whose bonds an he Heid. to bo asse jer the la te of tie Babllo clenme, the exsoor simp! statute gave the taxpayer the option to bake that course, aud yood and hou: orable reasons existed why 4 scrupulous man should accept that option, Mr. Tilden received no * officers and souzhs He did nothing bus pay all his income trom in corporations whoxe RE at the ting bat Sr ainee paid more than & tuil, bot troublesome, ite. preferred incident to s0t Hetitious valuen a; questions of real difficulty exinted. : Set up cy officials which were often conflicting. Untneelligible or fucapable of « Just or i it was not azreeable to make retu Duted theory. or. in coutradiction. to even unmeritorious claims made in behalf of the government, | Kespocifull yours, MES PL SINNO REPUBLICAN RALLY. BATIFICATION OF STATE AND NATIONAL TICKETS AT THR ACADEMY OF MUSIC, BROOKLYN. Last evening witnessed the first grand demonstration ofthe republican party of Kings county in the cam- paign, now fairly commenced, under the auspices of the General Commitice. Preparations for an imprez- sive display were made weeks in advance and the effort was not without its reward, A prominent feature of the occasion was the parade of the Boys in Blue, a republican organization composed of honorably discharged soldiers and sailors and who now train with Hayes and Wheeler and applaud upon each and evory allusion of their stump orators to the “bloody shirt.” The boys, who wore blue oil- cloth capes with red facing and caps of the same color, with biue crowns, carried torches. The company officers carried lanterns, the grades of rank beiag des- ignated as follows:—Captains, red lanterns; first lieu- tenants, blue, and second lieutenants, white. They numbered about 2,500, and were under command of Grand Marshal General E. B. Fowler, who was assisted by the following staff of aids:—Captain W. L. Stears, Major Thomas Bell, Cotonel ‘Iruesdal, Captains Van Zandt, Bartow, McIntyre, Motting, Short, McLeer, Richardson, Rowan and Stagman. The headquarters ‘Was ewtablisbed at the corner of Hanson place and Flat- vosh avenue at eight o'clock. Tue First regiment of the Blues, Colonel Wiiliam De Lacey, composed of com- panies from the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fitth and sSleventh wards, formed on Flatbush avenue, with the right resting on Atlantic avenue. The Second Tegiment, Colonel A. G. Tate, was composed of com- pani recruited from tho’ Sixth, Eighth, Tenth, Tweltth and Twenty-second wards, ‘and formed with the right resting on the leit of tho Firs: regiment. The Filth regiment, Cotonel N. L. Cocheu, formed at the same hour at the intersection of Broadway und Division avenue, aud was comprised of companies from the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth and Nineteenth wards The Virst and Second regiments marched through Flatbush avenue to Hanson place, to Fort Greene place, to Lafayeue thence to Clinton avenue, to Myrtle avenue, te of the Filth regiment was down Bedford to Myrtle avenue aud thence to Washingion Atthe corner of Cumberianu street and La- tay avenue a company of the Iweaueih ward joi the main column, and at the intorsec- tion of Clinton avenue the Seventh and Nioth ward companies “wheeled into line.” Further neces- sions to the ranks were had on Myrtle avenue, and a junction of the Eastern and Western District columns was effected on Clintun avenue, when the entire com- mand marched up Myrtle avenue to Montague strect, to Clinton street, to Remsen street, to Court street, to Joralemon sireet. to Fulton street, to DeKalb avenue und along it to Cumberland sire were extinguished, and the frst pu lyn Boys m Blue was brought to a termination, , Tho veterans were hissed and cheered alternately along the line of march. They ured to be indifferent to tho fact that they were walking through a democratic stronghold. THR MEETING AT THE ACADEMY. The doors of the Academy of Music were opened at seven o'clock, and weveral hundred people who wore in waiting. pressed into the building and rapidly filled the iower part of the house. Among the audience many ladies who are generally found in attend- at Brooklyn republican assemblages. A deaf- ening brass bund in the orchestra and a vocal quartette entertained the audrence uotil the lof the speakers. Among those who occupied on the stage were Rev. Dr. Stoors, Samuel McLean, ex-Judge Greenwood, Joseph Reeve, Sheriff Doggett and John Winslow. ‘At eiht o'clock, wheu the meeting was callod to order by Mr, George D. Weeks, the Academy wus literally crowded from pit to dome. CONGRESSMAN 8. B. CHITTENDEN was called to the chair. He introduced the object of the meeting in a few words, aud reierred to the tact that be bad foretold the deleat of Creeley when that gentleman was nominated for the Presidency. He could not voto tor Tildn for President if kp bad wings, supported as Tilden is by a united South.” Two yea ago, by @ umited vote of the democrats and repubh- cans, the speaker had been sent to Congress. lie be- hheved in Hayes aud Wheeler, and their characters were well known to the whole people. He was tor guod, money, and was opposed to repudiation under every guise. ' For eight months he had combatted with those Cao weeks bere given @ universal currency which would be subject to every caprice of Congress. Where does Tilden stand now? The speaker said he is ior retorm, and for the condign punishment of every ofll- cial culprit. He was for true and rigid ecouomy, but not such economy as the last Congress proposed. He was in favor of the fast mail service, which had been curtuiied by the Appropriation Com- mittee, who crippled that service by cutting off sev- al millions which were actually required. He raignet Mr. Heretord, of West Virginia, chi man ot the Committee Commerce, ting down the uppropriations ior commerce, Mr. Chittenden then read ao series of sta- usties showing the receipts of the United States from Wasbington down and the amuunt of defalcation {nthe government service. From Washington's ad- ministration down to Liocoln’s the defulcations amounted to about $5 on every $1,000 of the gross re- coipts of the nation. From Lincoln's inauguration to be nt time the delaications were but 60 cents on ,000, This he offered as a crumo of comtort to those’ who grieved so over the terrible corrup- tion which bas been rifo under the republican rule for the pest, sixionn,. years. What did Ben Hill mean when he jd “11 Tilden 1s elected ihe South would be bappy ?’’ There are pienty of Southernors who believe that parsio 8 will be incited and: Jalse hopes ecgendered if Tilden should be elected. Wave Hampton and all men of that stamp are just the saino in spirit now as they wore velore the war. Will we, by heeuless partisan vote, surrender that power for which so many thousands of our citizens gave up He believed the people were called agaia ‘a square fight, this time with votes, for the supremacy of right, and to protect the American eagle once more. (Applause). A long list ol vice presidents und secretaries was approved after which Mr. William A. Coit read a serics of resolutions indorsing the Stute and national nom- inoes, ~The resolutions were adopted. HON, THEODORE M. POMEROY . ‘was then introduced, and, aller saying he regretted the absence of Senator Frelinghuysen, said that the principal trouble, according to the democrats, was that Hayes is not well known. The difficulty with Tilden lies iu the fact that he is too well known. He claimed thut it was trough t Oidelity of the republican party that the rebellion was crushed and slavery was abolished. From that party sprang the soldiers who rushed to ar in the hour of trial. 1t may well claim a pro- lopgation of administrative life. Were the democratic party im power to- it would be helpless in the tuce of the present conditions of the country. ‘the depres- sion Im trade and industry was due to the inevitable results which followa war. The standard bearer of the democratic party had been accused within a month past of defrauding the government of the income tax due durmg the war. The excuses and explanations made in defence of this income tax business wore all nd impotent. aculogium of ex-Governor Morgan and the Union Governors ot the late war the speaker closed. Mayor Schroeder then took the chair and announced that they would now hear irom the Manhattan Gico Club. A campaign song was rendered acceptavly to an organ accompaniment. Hon. DeWitt C. Littiejohn, of New York, was the next speaker, He dwelt upon she magnitude of the present campaign and urged in forcible terme the election of the State and national candidates of the republicans, Samuel J. Tilden he arraigned as having been chosen by the South to carry out their wishes, and these wishes were not in con- sonance with Union sentiment. 8. B. Dateher fol- jowed, and the meeting adjourned with cheors tor Hayes and Wheeler. RHODE ISLAND DEMOCRATS, Provinnxcn, Sept. 20, 1876, The Democratic State Convention met in this city to-day. Hon, Coarles H. Page, ot Scituate, being chosen president, made an address, Tho following pominations for Presidential electors were ma: Wi in Lawrence, of Newport; 2 Chari i Cutter, of Warren; 3. A.B. Lewis, of Coventry; & Olney Arnold, of Pawtucket. COLOR ‘CONTESTS 1N GEORGIA. MEN OF BOTH PARTIES IN ARMS—SEVERAL FIGHTS REPORTED WITH LOSS OF LIFE. AvGvara, Ga, Sept. 20, 1876, A portion of the Federal troops from Aiken, 3, C., are at Rouse’s Bridge aod a portion at Ellenton. On Tuesday night the negrocs burned the ginbouse and other buildings on the plantation of Joseph As! ley, four miles trom Robbins, on the Port Royal Rai whites then attacked the negroes and a fight ensued. [tis koown that several were serious! wounded on both sides, and it 18 reported that some were kiled, ‘Tho negrocs bushwacked Deputy Sheriff Patterson, of Barnwell county, and seriously Wounded bim, ‘Three hundred armed whites arrived at Stoel Creek to-day and # riot is expected. 14 is known that Jobn Williams and Robert Williains (whites) were killed by the negroes, Reports as to the number of killed in the various battes differ, for cut. OPENING DAY. WHAT COLORS AND STYLES WILL PREVAIL THIS FALL IN LADIES’ WEAR, With the first breath of autumn the pale neutral ints that have characterized suinmer in the realm of Fashion have given way to the more gorgeous colors of the fall. The rage to “go shopping” among the fair sex is increased by the expectation of seeing some- thing now, and the query of “What to wea is just now tho most important item of their existence, The “must havea’ control the Purse, and pater familias find themselves obliged to cash out forthese eventful seasons. Perhaps it is their demands tbat have given a fresh impetus to trade. Be that as it may, the outlook in the mercantile world 18 certainly encouraging. Times are no longer fashion- ably dull and a brisk fall trade is relied upon by enter- prising merchants. The attendances upon the open- ings yesterday certainly gave them room for such — hope, The crowds of fair visitors did not look upon the tempting display of exquisite fabrics with a prolonged and hopeless gaze. Pleasure and expectation beamed in every face, while the sales were quick and froquent. ‘The expositions are replete with novelty and beauty in each and every department, Silks hold a firm placo in market and are presented in new and beautiful tints. Deep chestnut, wood and brown tints, dark bottle green, prune and navy blae are among the fashionable shades for street we: The lighter colors are, of course, used exclusively for evening wear. Of this class light pink, palo butf, ciel blue, delicate mauve and tea-rose colors are preterablo, No positive new mode is discernible in the style of chapeaux, and yet, comparing the new shapes with tormer styles, considerable difference may be seen. ‘There are certain turns, dents and curves that seem to hold favor and pre-eminence with designers of milli- aery ; still thereare mauy ideas very novel and pretty, The crowns are mostly high and tapering, anu will, doubtiess, be selected only by the litle mites of hu- manity with an to increasing their stature. For general wonr closo fitting hats will probably be the favorite selection. French chips, profusely trimmed with velvet, are quite striking and pretty. The most noticeable ono wus a close-fitting hat of this combina- tion, The crown (which was high and tapering) was encircled witha twiat of navy blue velvet and navy biue silk combined, forming a large fan-like bow in front, Just beneath the inside of the brim is a twist of dark rod velvet garnished by a cluster of the samo flery-nued blossoms, Gros grain streamers of medium ength finish the back. At M. (. Higgins’, No, 52 West Fourteenth strect, was scen many handsome bennets and round hats of the newest shapes and styles, There are dark and light feits, with and without trimming; hats with pi s(t face triminings, constructed purposely for blades, and brighter, gayer’ combinations, well adapted to set off the beauty of brunettes, Maria Tilmann’s collection of Parisian millinery was large, unique and handsome. There were bonnets and dress hats of rare elegauce, which want of space alone forbids us to describe, E. Mathers & Co, had a choice selection of French bonnets and English promenade hats, of the latest styl 1 novelties, ‘All millinery ornaments, fancy and ostrich feathers, flowers copied so exict from nature that the eye is often deceived by thinking them genuine, and pattern bonnets were oxhivited at George Sioane’s yesterday. French bonnets and round hats were found in a be- wildering number at K. W. & T. S,@:vans’, on Broad- way. co M, Otney has a large and varied display of bon- nots and hats, The most attractive chapeau at this es- tablishment was a dark green velvet with drapery of Jeat green silk. The outside garniture is finished by a cluster of pearl pik blossoms, The oniy face trim. ming i8.a rucbing of cream Unted crépe lisse. ‘tho: who are inclined to tilt their bats down on the fo: head will find the Derby just the style tor this purpose. The brim and crown are nearly covered with feathers, which gives it a very stylish appear- ance. Felt hats can be seen in almost all dress tints. Thero are navy blues, prune tints, green, inaroon and brown that when trimmed with palo hued silks are very pretty and effective. Pearl tinted telts are mostly trimmed with dark, rich colored velvets, intermixed with silk of some fancy hue and Snished with clusters of dainty blossoins. Black velvets are much in vogue, and are found in both low and high crowns. The garniture Leonard consists of u combination of leave ick tips aad scarlet roses. Ladies who, though er mature, have not relinquished their hold upon the fashion of this world, wiil tind a suitable headgear in black velvet boonets, with cap crown of silk or velvet, and ebir- red or puffed briin, This demure adornment can be made as dressy as the taste requires by a garniture of Jace, flowers and shaded foliage. Ouo of the newest shades of velvet for hata is called powder hue. With face trimmings of delica;e but pronounced colors this hue is rendered dressy and becoming. Although garnjtures are extreme in dark or light Ants, still there is a quiet, subdued elegance, a regular blending of tints and delicate adjustment of garniture that is decidedly acceptable alter tue long period of Urilliant Urimmings that have tried our eyes and pa- tence, The, tearfu'ly brilliant colors are going out. Cardinal Ted. still retained as a favorite, but it is too dark to be glaring, and rich enough in hue to make up for its brightness. Still its very popularity will soon ©; the door for Its exit, Those who are partial to ribboa strings will be glad to know thut they are revived. They are of satin texture and found in nearly all shades. ‘The jaunty couching hats are predicted a short reign, except for promenade. They give the most youtitul and Innocent face a “fast” expression, aud are ex- pelled, our fashionable milliners inform us, from re- spectable patronage on that account. Velvet, for head-gear, 18 preterable to straw or folt, although taste and circumstances will largely d mine tho selection: For two months, at least, straws and fetts will be worn, and the latter, by a large num- ber, will be retained tor winter wear. But litle change t# noticeable in the smaller details of the toilet, Belts are decidedly passé, and sashes aro worn but sparingly. These match the suit in tex- turo and coior. Kid gloves are worn both to mutch the dress and in light neutral tints. The prefereace for street wear is given to the latter, — he- ing more suituble for evening costume. ‘Tho number of butions on these hand protectot is a matter of taste, jon, however, esg sin fa. vor of many buttons, They certainly p: hand a slendorer appearance than might not beheswies: be. obs ined, Besides those openings already mentioned wo number those of Robert Marshall, Jr, ; Miss M. Jamio- son, Miss J. Scott, Mme, Kehoo, Mme, Gromer and Mme, Hartley. THE FINE ARTS. Tho NeW York Centennial Loan Exhibition of ple- tures, selectod from the private galleries of the city, ig now open at the National Acadomy of Design, Twenty-third street and Fourth avenue, and at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, No, 118 West Fourteenta street. The Academy opens its aoors from nine A. M. till dusk and from half-past seven P. M. till ten P. M., and the Museum from ten A. M. tillten P. M. Both of the collections contain many superb paintings. RECEPTION TO MR. ESCOSURA. A reception to Mr. Leon y Escosura, the celebrated Spanish artist, was given last evening by Messrs, George A. and William Leavitt, at their art gallery, 817 Broadway. He is one of tho finest reprosentatives of the modern school of Spanish art, which 1s far too little knowo in America and not as well represented at tho Contennial Exhibition as it should be Mr, Sscosura, however, is more fortunate than others of his countrymen. His pictures ure poxsossed by numbors of our art collec: tors, Mr. A. T. Stewart had several, we believe, and there is @ painting of his studio now in the National Academy ot Design, which is owned by Mr. Avery. His works bring very high prices. This is tho first visit of Mr. Escosura to the United States, and our artists and art lovers desiro to show their appreciation of his genius, Of these quite « large number ot artists, journalists and others were present to welcome Mr. Escosura to America, He was introduced to this brilliant assem. blage by Mr. Leavitt ina few graceful words, and in reply expressed his gratitude in Eng'ish for tho kind- ness with which he bad been welcomed here, and made some admirable remarks upon the promise and the performance of American art. Addresses were nade by Mr Crom, who closed with a compliment to the United States; by Mr. Beard, Mr. R. Davey, Colonel Thurpe, Mr. st and others, Mr. Beard, the capital animal painter, paid a very neat compiiment by saying that, although he didn’t read Spanish vety weil, he understood pertectly the pictures o! Mr. Escosura, be: ey were painted so well in small man, with a bright eye and pleasant smile, and an intellect hea his understood that he will remain ion New York for some time, and his first reception here was a vory agreeable evening to ali those who were prescat Some of bis p ctures were ov exhibition in the Messrs. Leavitt's gailery, and there are other works which weli deserve examibation. A TRAIN WRECKED. FIENDISH OUTRAGE ON A CANADA BAILWAY, St. Thomas, Ont, Sept. 20, 1876, At one o’clock this morning, two miles exst of Brownsville, on the Canada Southern Railway, just in time to catch the New York express bound east, train wreckers uncoupled the fish plates, parted and chained the rails apart and throw the whole train off except the hind sleeper. Engineer Hant was severely scalded, None 01 tue passengers were seriously burt, The track was blocked about jour hours, One of tho villains was captured, SANDWICH ISLA..DS. THE RECIPROCITY TREATY NEWS A CAUSE OF GREAT Jox. Sax FRraxcisco, Sept. 20, 1876. News of the passage of the reciprocity treaty occa, sicned great rejoicing at Honolulu, |, those existing to-day. PROPESSOR HUXLEY. Drawing the First Parallel in the Siege. . THE EVOLUTION ae An Intermediate Link Between the Crocodile and the Bird. THEORY Tho audience which assembled last night to hear the celebrated English naturalist, Professor Huxley, was composed of much the same ciements as that which greeted him on Monday evening in Chickering Hall. ‘There seems to be no reason for modifying the appre- ciation of tho lecturer given in Tuesday’s Henatp. It should, however, be stated that in the lecture of last night there were no points to make like the one on Milton which evoked so much applause on the first night. Mr. Huxley is evidently very much in earnest with his subject; and indeed it requires such a man to rivet the attention of a mixed audience for an hour and a ha!f on « subject, the details of which are of such deterrent dryness as those dwolt upon by the eminent lecturer last night. It was clear long before the end of the lecture thata very large proportion of the audience had had enough of the subject for one night, and one could not help being struck by tho thought that if what is called infidelity is only to be arrived at by the minute and laborious processes incl- dental to the demonstration of the theory of evolution, Teli gion, as {ur ag the vast body of mankind 13 con- cerned, runs no danger whatever. Mankind in gen- eral does not need tu be warned of the grave functional disorders which would follow the swallowing of a bushel of brick dust; they will not swailow it, THR LecTURK Profossor Huxley pretaced the lecture of last night by a recapitulation of the hypotheses slaughtered in the previous one, and said that from the outset of the dis- cussions touching the animal and vegetable world there was an argument in regard to vvolution which would have to be considered. It was, probably, first due to Cuvier, and arose from the mummified speci- mens of animals which were brought back to France alter the celebrated expedition to Egypt. At a moderate estimate these specimens were 3,000 or 4,000 years old. Cuvier songht in these speci- mens for a foundation for the belief in the gradual and progressive chunges in the wnimals found by com- paring them with those now living, and baying con- cluded that there was no appreciable change in them, he also concluded against the theory of evolution, But researches since the time of Cuvier had supplied much more remarkable speciinens than those exam- ined by him, and no country bad supplied them in greater number or perfection thin America herself. lecturer instanced the superiicial deposits in the vicinity of the Falls of Niagara and Goat Island. These were the remains of animals and shell fish the form of which is pertectly preserved and which ure identical with those inbab:ting to-day the still waters of Lake Erie, and they were deposited at a time when the waters of the lake covered the sites upun which they are now found. According to the most reliable calcu- Jations it bas taken Niagara 30,000 years to eat its way back six miles, und we have to conciudo that in that vagt period of time no cssentiai change has taken place in the animals fouud when compared with those of the pres- entday. In the tertiary strata we fod animals to all intents and purposes identical with those of the pres- ent day. Tho same is substantially true of the iauua of the cretaceous period. ‘The globegeriaua of the Eng- lish chalk were adduced mm proot of this. What ts said ere of simple species may equally be said of genera, only that a ¢ period must. be allotted to these persistent forms. ‘T'he bericus is represented by avery closely allied species found to-day in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, COAL CONTAINS SCORPIONS hardly distinguishable trom those of the eae day— a fuct which 1s astounding when we consider the vast- ness of the period which must have elapsed since ‘those found in coal lived. At the bottom of the Si- lurian period we find mollusca so nearly allted to pres- ent forms that they have been generally categorized with the latter as (uigula, und these may to-day be found on tho shores of Australia, 11 these facts were the only ones which existed they would bo fatal to the theory of evolution aud the idea of the intrinsic necessity of modification in amimal forms, But’ itis here that Darwin steps in and does his great service to science by showing the two great factors in evolution—tirst, the tendency to vary in all living form; second, the influence of surrounding conditions upon the parent form and its variations. Professor Huxley here stated that tbe production of varied forms was not well understood, and laid dowo clearly the results which would follow ’n cuse the pa- Tent type was weaker than the variations ot it, or vice versa, He then proceeded to say that the persistent types which are found, some stretching over almost in- credib of time, are no obstacle to the theory 8 examples of these the scorpions of the carvoniferous period and the lizards of the Permian period were adduced as being hardly different trom If our series of stratified rocks represented all the animals, &c., which have evor ex- isted in the earth, the theory of evolution would go by the boara; but the geological record is incomplete, aud it 1s not only posible but highly probable that ail traces of many species which have existed in the varl- ous strata have been obliierated by the action of water and heat, THR VALLEY OF THR CONNKOTIOUT ‘was brought forward as giving the most striking ex- ample of the imperfection of the geological record of the stratified rocke, In the sandstone. there, which had evidently formed once the lake or are tv be found the impressions of the foot of somo gigantic biped, one stride of which meusures six feet nine inches, Of these there are untold: thousands in the sandstone, and yet upto the present time nota tooth, a bone or a fragment of the animal itself bus beeu found, The bones themselves have provably been dissoived out of the sandstone. The lecturer Dext stated that if the thoory of evolution be true it must of necessity follow that plan nd animals, how- ever diverse to-day, must all have been connected by gradational forms. This is a neceesary postulat the doctrine of evolution, When we look upon animated natare tho various imals and plants fall into grou ot species bet which there aro immense gaps—for instance, mam- mals, birds and reptiles. At present they are perfectly well defined and disti .ct, and we can find no interme- diate link between the mammal and bira, the mammal aud reptile, or the bird and reptile. A tatmiliar tlius- tration would be the pig and tho ruminant, So between the crocouile, the lizard and the snake there was to-day no intermediate form. It this bad always been tho case it would be fatal to tho theory of evolution; but if the contrary be proved it will, in #o far us the ‘proof extendg, be favorabie to the theory of evolution. Mr. Huxley’ waid that it was remarkable that from Cuv.er’s time paleontoiogy should havo shown what it intended to do, id should havo undertaken to show and act- ually had succeeded in showing, that there was an intermediate between the pig and the rumimant. All subsequent eflurts have tended in this direction, and had mainly tended to fill up the gaps in our series of mammals, The case of birds and reptiles was in- stanced as boing one im which the line was drawn so clearly that it uid mot seom possible for an inter- mediate to exist, But in the lost few years such birds been found as in their construction approach the je in a striking degree, Marsh's researches have given us such birds—one particularly, called the bh perornis regalis, having a set of teeth. Sueh a discov. ery at once obliges us to, modily our detinitions of Ditds and reptiles. The same rocks have yiclded ANOTHER BIRD WITH TEETH in distinct sockets, whose vertebrw are concave at each end and which ts theretore not so far removed from the reptiie’s. From the tertiary to the middie of the jurassic period thore is not a bird to be found, and yet in the latter we find actually a fossil feather, yot no other trace of the bird. Later on a solitary specimen hd the bird was found, but witn- out UI ; the vortebral column was tv- like that of any other known bird, and tho bones of the wing approximated more to tho auatomical construction of the reptile Here the Pro- fessor entered in minute detail into the technical dil- Jerences between those bones and the bones of the bird and claimed that this specimen, rejoicing in tho name of compsognathus epectubilis, approached the reptiic's very cloxely in some particulars. He added that it was. possible to fill up the gap between the bird and the reptile in # much more romarkable manner, but not by odducing the pterodactylus, Ho preferred to jook to the mesoteric rocks, where the di r would be found, which was clearly in some important points an intermediate between the bird and the crocodile, This point was minutely developed and thorougisly argued out. The vaiuo of the evidence brought forward as partly neutral and partly favora- ble to the theory of evolution was next dwelt apon, the lecturer concluding by saying that on Friday next he would adduce the monsirative evidence of the theory. ‘ THE CAPTURE OF ROME, CELEBRATION BY THE CATHOLIC UNION OF THE SIXTH ANNIVERSARY—SOLEMN REQUIEM MASS$ AND COMMEMORATION SERMON BY REV. RICHARD BREXNAN—HUXLEY’S THEORY AT- TACKED, * Yesterday was tho sixth anniversary of the attack and capture of Rome by the Italian army, under the command of Generals Bixio, Cadvrua and Angisletti. A few days previously the Italian army had crossed the Tiber, and after an ineffectual truco, secured for the Papal forces by Count Von Arnim, the Prussian Ambassador, which lasted twenty-lour hours, the Italian army, over 30,000 strong, propared for an at- tack, The Papal forces numbered 9,300 men, 4,800 of which wore Italians and 4,600 foreigners, assembled for tho defence of the Holy Seo, among whom were Irish, Canadian, Dutch, Belgian, German, French and American zouaves, Alter half an hour's firing, the Papal woops holding # sireng position, the 3 fight being quite lively, the Popo commanded that the defence should cease, snd Gen eral Kanzler surrendered his army after some hara combats at ihe Porto Pancrazio, Porto Parerizo, Campo Militairo, Vorto Mavgiore and Porto del P. pelo. Many of the toreign soldiery of tue Pope were em raged at the surrender, the Irish zouaves breaktng ail their muskets and throwing them into tho Tiber, and Colonel Chasetto, commanaer of the French Pon- tifcal zouaves, also threw his sword into the river sooner than surrender it. Suortly alier ihe surrender the King of Italy entered the Kternui City, aud Mis ene trance was foliowed by a pieviscium, It 18 the custom of the Catholic Union of this elty ta celebrate the return of this anuiversary each year by an attendauce of its members at some Rowan Cutuous church, where a solemp requiem mass i¢ offered ior tho repose of the souls of the zouaves who died in de- Jence of the Pope's territurial righia The church selected this year for the se tha St. Mary’s, in Grand sire: aud the clergyman che demorative sermon the young pastor of Uh At tou o'clock yesterday morning the cuureb Was prety well tilled by the members of ue Uulon, winoug WhoIn were Jawes Lynch, Rober W. Bowyer, Fraukly it Cuurchill, F. L. lves aud a number of other ch ‘The pupils of St. Mary’s day and boarding schovis, dod of thy sunday school ol the parish were also present the altar and tabernacle were draped in sombre Dluck, wud the candelabra were also festooned ¥ ith tho streamers of mourning. 1b the ceutral aisie below the allur was plic which Was lve gantly — drap pal flags, bears ing the cross and keys, the arms of tho Pope, On the catafaique were also laid the uniform and cap with pompon of Corporal Dooley, who was in the fight Letore the walls of Kome, Prolesser Boyrer, the organist, and wiul choir of sixteen persons, ex ecuted a requiem imuss, composed by Xavier §. Schunidt, and the offeriory “Vital Spark’? was sung by the choir, — Proiessor Boyrer also piayed Chopin’t “Funeral March” on the organ. — The” officiating clergymen were Key, Father Baxier, ceievrant; Rev. Father Riguey, deacon, aud sev Father Glew son, sub-deacon. “A procession of cross-bearer aud the celebrant and deacous was formed @round the catatuique while Kev. father O'Reilly sprivkled it with holy water, The Rey, Kichard Brens nag then delivered iu a very elegant manner the fol- lowing comuiemorative sermon which was liste: t with deep attention by his hearers. 1 reverend geuticman based bis subjegt on the text that bade men fear God acd keep His Commandments. We were all enutied tv the pursuit of tile, liberty and happiwess. This we must beheve as men ‘and women Mwewecept the truth. 1b is lawtul ior us to pursue bappiness, but without the Jove of Gad there is no happiness’ in this life, And ibe happiness of any mau Or Woman must Consist iu the graidcatiol his or ber spiritual requirements. Happiness © ts in the pericoction ut oar being, When the soul bag reached God above then we shail have attained the bigh- est destiny of our being, He who gave wo the mere able Worid a code of laws by wiich every vegeta. ble has existence, amd glowing lilo to the beasts ol the field, certuuly could wot bave left man, the master: piece of His creative power, wituout an uudebatavle law to guide him, And that jaw was printed ou the tables given to Ma@ses in the thanders of sina. Chie luw existe im our hearts and souls, aud we dare not deny this law without denying our manhvod and the purpose of our creation, ‘THK SPREAD OF INFIDELITY. Tho spread of inidelity and unvelief in these days ia because of man's jovlish pride, He denys the er eculise IF CouLAINS the jaw and the deculogue. 1 the cuild under the guicance of the father De doe always seo the necessity of love tor ur obedien God who gave to him #0 great and noble facuities uf soul anu body aud who requires that we shall serve Him by carnest faith, This iaith is not restraint, Ibis iove by Him and for Him which creates faith, We give ourselves 10 the guidance of the greate-t of all kKnowieuge and the greatest power oi ail. He bidt us worship Him in charity. te asks us to love Him, When we disobey Him tyere is ut once a want of hap piness to our life, Content tails aud satistaction 18 not gained. WithGod the Fatuer is eternal happiness and olernal iife, HUXLEY AND 118 THEORY. In noticing the urtfui and cunning dissemination of intidelity and unbeiie the reverend gentleman said that it Was mournlul, vittabie aud sad to think of the litte faith im religivn im this metropolis, to which olytes Wit all the riches of the glove were being carried day by day and year alter year. Here in this centre of the New Worlds weulth, education and power, 18 to be seen a singular, a terribie thing, Which should make Cnristian men aod women deliberate and seflect, In our midst 1s agencieman who has jectured und is to lecture on a subject which las for 1 objuct the destruction of tue Curistian faith, Crowded houses of the most re- fined and cultured people in this great city, elegantiy dressed women who read books and are supposed to think with veltberation, are there to listen to thi man who ia them, and seeks to mako them believe, that they are the descendante of apes and as low tn the scale of creation us & quadiumanous mammal, He seeks to make them believe that they are the brothers und sisters of the lowest beasts of tue fleid, 18 not this a terrible theor; to be expounded to a Christian people? In expound. ing aud analyzing the different Commandments be poke of tho offences against them, und particularly that one which was broken. The speaker could testily from knowledge of the souls ot when man allowed his baser aud lower passions to be gratilied by abuse of aud treachery to the weaker sex. The baser pur- pose achieved, (hen the uniortuvate Was thrown asidé ug the sane man would throw aside the stump of @ cigar, ‘The reverend geutioman spoxe of the curcless ness and neglect shown by the Ration tor the Ten Commandments, tue fountain of all faith aud wisdem. In how many churches, said he, are not these Commandments expounded and taughtY How’ much of the belief in and practice of these Commund ments is carried out of the church by the people o& this country alter the Sunday service has v-en sait and passed? How many of them ure kept on Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday and the other days of the week? This nation claims to be the most civilized ont on the whole earth, and algo claims to be the most TO ligious of all nations, It is true that there is an of tensibie religious iorm observed in other than Catho lic churches, and there are servicer, — but how much of it ts real und how much 1a pretence? We speak of want of — pronperity und God is denied every day by eminent scholars and deep thinking men of scleuce, and thousands of edu cated people gather to appiaud the analysis of the Most High in beaven. We wave in this poble land ail the natural advantages of the sca, the airand the earth, Our floids teem with the waving grain, and the bowelt of the laud swoilen with the mineral ricues, Polite cal economists tell you that stagnation in business and misery and Want i thousands ol households 1s caused by overproduction. Overproduction of bread, and children ure starving; overproduction of houses, and those who are houseless are innumerable ; overproduc- tion of shoes and clothing, aud myriads shiver and go barefooted. THE NATION FORGETS GOD. Political economists also teil you that the other diliculty ts want of confidence among men tn trade or business The want of confidence is because the nm tion hus forsaken God, and when that comes how cas men trust in each other, For twenty-live years ink delity has been on the increase, ahd God’s command: meats bave been forgotten. We ure trying to arrive Uehet that there is no God and that we a, the Capital is locked labor and there are all sorts of theories being expounded. God is panishing the nation in the old- fashioned way known to the fathers and the mon of old. How can there be confidence in men of business who believe cach cther to be descendants of apes? Will a man intrust his life-long savings to another wha has descended trom the quadrumane and have taith that be will get them back? Deny God and Hig Ten Commandments and then expect prosperity and happiness and liverty! Let the nation take heed. ‘Theories of evolution and development are not frvm 4 to gave it, but rather the fear and love of God, wi will bring blessing and happiness to the man and hig race, THE MOLLY MAGUIRES, ANOTHER OF “THE THUGS OF THE COAL RE« GION” CONDEMNED TO DEATH—DUPF4 FOUND GUILIX OF MURDER IN THE Fined DEGREE, Porrsvitie, Pa, Sept. 20, 1876, This morning, after « stubbornly contested trial of two weeks, the jury in the case of Thomas Dutfy, a Molly Maguire, arraigned for being an accessory betore the fact ot the murder of Oiicer B. F. Yost, at Tama- qua, iu July, 1875, brought in a verdict of guilty of murs dor in tho first degree. ‘The prisoner, like all the otor convicied murderers, bore himself with the utmost sang Jroid, Duity is the man who on one occasion was ciubbed by Yost on resisting arrest, He never forgot the rough treatment, and swore to have revenge. He fs the man who offered James Rorarity $10 to kid Yost, and it was solely on is account that the bargain was made between the body masters of the Molly di visions at Tamaqua and Sammit Hill, by which one division «would = furneh men to kill Yost on condition that the other provided tha assing of Jobn I. Jor Dafly was on trial with arroll, Boyle, McGetan and Korarity in the early part of the summer, when the death of a juror brought the case to a premature ending. When the caxo wal again caliod Dufly demanded a separate trial, Hit hope was that certaiu damaging testimony would be ruled out in his case ander the laws of evidence, and to some extent it was. His counsel took advantage 01 every technicality aud toade # desperate fight The prosecution was conducted by Presideot F. Bb. Gowen, the Hon, F. W, Hugues, Gencrai Albright, of Mauch Chunk, and the District Attorney. The trial created interest, not so much on account of any + thing new or ling, but because it was foared au d arebecouapirator migut escape through some loophole ie in the law. ‘The charge of the Court last night was favorable to the prisoner, and his chances of escape 'e regurded. as good. ‘The verdict fas received by the pubhe ber measureless satistaction. The Commonweal been victorious in every trial of the Molies thi and there is nqdoubt that “tne Thags of tho McGeban, Cuarroil,1b- death warrants will bo reed This will simply their execution until as their counsel countess that they do not expect gain anything at tho Supreme Court. AN UMPURTANT ARREST was made at Suinmit Hill 1o- Police, Thomas Fisher, county Oraer of Hibornians in Carbon county, was arrested: his own house und brought to the Pottaville Jail ud th and Korarity, of the mine iron regions’ are efleciuaily crashed, nine of thoir band bone | under sentence of death. Write at rr have been taken out at the Suprome c urt in the cases of Boyle, by the Coal and Iromver lelegate of the Ancientyed hy f Powel ae Fane at pn aa facut ‘Lehigh and Wilkesvarre, Coal an@ .