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+ if such wrong there was, was sufficient, if righted, NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1877.-WITH SUPPLEMENT. WASHINGTON. “Progress of the Argument Before the Electoral Commission. ACLEAR CASE ON BOTH SIDES Anxiety Concerning Scylla While Avoiding Charybdis, OBJECIIONS TO MISSISSIPPI’S VOTE. The Prospects for Action on the President's Resumption Message, FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, : Wasmxctos, Feb, 4, 1877. THE ARGUMENTS AND EMBARLASSMENT$ OF THE COUNSEL IN THE FLORIDA CASE-—FEARS FoR THE OTHER STATES IF TOO MUCH IS CLAIMED—PROSPECTS FOR A DECISION, Political people of both sides are oxtremely anxious hore. The strain !s so sovere that it really tells on may people's nerves, When one of the democratic counsel has made an able presention of that side, re- publicans aro depressed; white when tho republicans "have had a hearing, democrats are equally despondent, Thus Judgo Black and Judge Matthews have been dis- cussed all day, each side trankly admitting that the advocate of the other mado a strong plea. Judge Stanley Matthews is regarded as having mado ‘the most caretul and effective spcoch so far on tho re- publican side, The difficulty ofthe republicans is that if they demand the vote of Florida on the Governor's gortifcate they endanger Oregon, and they cannot ‘afford to lose elther. They cannot, therefore, rest their claims on the mere certificate of the Governor, as at first seemed tho easy and shorter put to succoss Judso Matthews pened his ‘peecch by emphatically disclaming any such Bround. He rofuscd to hold that the Governor’s certificate should bo final, and did hold that the commission’s powers were limited to an in- quiry into “Whatare the facts which the Governor should have certified and did not?” And he took the Ground, also, that that, body of electors which, with Qn apparent right and a paper title, and in possession of tho functions of the office, actually exercises it, is, for thé purposes of this commission, the lawful body, whose vote must be counted, even if subsequent “investigations should show that it haa no de jure title. Theso statements will form the ground of vattle to: ‘morrow, and ono of the replies which the democratic side may make will be that tho Tilden electors wero as much de facto as the Hayes electors iu Florida. They ‘Met at the same appointed time; they were voted for ‘as the others were; a decision of the State Court has declarod them the rightful electors; ono member of e Returning Board even vouched for their election. They have not tho Governor’s certificate, and that is Sho main aifferenco between them and the Hayes electors, Thus it willbe attempted to drive tho res publican counsel back to the grodnd they do not wish to take, that tho Governor’s certificate is tho one es- sential thing, The democrats, on thoir side, have this difMfculty, to fixa point at which they desire the Commission to stop the backward investigation which they demand, ‘It is obvious that if they should require the Commis- gion to go back of the Returning Board and look into the poll Jists and county returns they would be refused, on tho simple ground that there is not time for such @n investigation, As Judge Matthows, thercioro, yes- ¢erday defined more narrowly and accurately than had | ‘been done before the republ:can clatm, so Mr. 0’Conor will to-morrow explain to the Commission precircly where and on what find in what narrow and easily pos- aible compass the democrats wish to have their claim Anvestigated and declared, As theso principles, now laid down, must apply also to other States, it ts evident thuteach sido lavors under considerable embarrass- ment. If the democrats lose Florida they do not want to lose it on such grounds as would necessarily put them out of court in the Louisiana caso too; nor can the republicans, on tne otbor hand, afford to gain Florida on such grounds as would lose them Oregon. It is gonoraily velieved that the Florida case will be decided by Thurstay, Of tho.two parties she demo: rats are perhaps, at this momen’, tho least sanguine avout Florida, but they feel more sanguine about tho general result than their opponents. Florida is really, in the opinion of most who have examined it, the sim- plest case and the clearest. There is little doubt that the State was fairly carried by the democrats, and when Judgo Matthews romarked that the de facto electors need not necessarily be de jure also, thgugh his statement was very neutly and carcfuily mado, 1 ‘Wis still soen to bo an admission that if an investiga. tion were possible it would show that the State went | democratic, On this has arison a discussion among the demo- ‘crate, who ask, “If thecommission 18 to accept the Governor's certificate, right or Wrong, that is what the Senate held, and what was tho use of having a com- mission??? But a democratic Senator, one of tho cloarest heads in the Senate, made answer to this, and his reply is worth attention. He said “Tne Senate bold that the Governor's certificate is final; the House held aa opposite opinion; they could not agree, and so we appointed a commission, having an odd number of members and gave thom the decis- fon, Now they imay decide that the House view is | right, or they may declare that the Senato view 1s Tight, or they may strike somo new ground, but what- evor their dec'siou is we must abide by it. That ts the | end of that matter,’’ Thero is a growing belief hore that tho commission will, if it 18 compelled to entertain reasonable doubt of the lawful action of the Returning Board in Florida, | preter to throw out the vote of the Stuie rather than waste time ip efforts which might after all be vain to ascertain the beariug and effect of any wrong that may be shown. Tho volo of tho State was clusv; to determine whether the wrong of the Returning Board, to turn tho yote from Hayes to Tilden, Might involve the necossily of a scrutiny of the vote polled in the State, which is impossible, For this rea- gon itis held that the course of the commission, | which, a8 a court, must decide regardless ot the poliu- cal consequences, will probably be to throw out the ‘vote of a State whore such irregularities are shown as place the vote in doubt, aud that they wouid justify this ou the ground that this 18a proper penalty on a Bwte for not managing so important an affair better, THY PRESIDENT'S LESUMPTION MESSAGE—THE CHANCES OF 1TS BEING ACTED ON BY CO: GRESS. “Tho President's resumption message was read to a very thin House on Saturday alternoon, and has not ‘Deen so generally i yet that incmbers and Senators are prepared to express an opmion upon it Senator Sherman, however, says be is entirely iu favor ot the | views expressed by the President, Tbe Senate Com. | mittee on Finance, of which” he 1% chairman, has already advocated this more than once, and be has no doabt that such a meas- ure as 1s contemplated by the President would pass the Senate to-morrow, but he docs not think that in the present juncture of political affairs | the House would givo attontion to the subject. Ho | does not believe such a billas the President recom. | tends could pass the House, In this there is reason to believe ho is mistaken. There are cnough membe in the Houso favorable to such a bill to pags it iC 118 friends will use proper efforts, Those opposed will try to slow that st bas no chance, and will endeavor to stave off action; but If the country uemands such a law Congress will not refuse, Both parties are com- mitted to the policy, and the Ways and Means Con aultiee will nos refuse to report a bill if its friends de- qiand a report, particularly if the Senate should frame and passa gimple and proper bill and send it over to the House. Mii, O'CONOR AND THE PRESIDENT—AN ALLEGED APOLOGY FROM THE GREAT LAWYER -FOR THE INTEMPERATE LANGUAGE IN DIS RECENT Letren. vory violont, thouge brief, letter on tho political situa. tion, in which he spoke with extreme harshness of tho President, To-duy, the story goes, ho asked Socro- tary Fish to accompany him to the White Honse, where Mr. O'Conor was presented to tho Prosident, and mudo him an apology for what he owned was intemperate and unjustifiable language. The President, it is sard, met him frankly and confessed that he had never seen Mr. O’Conor’s letter, but had seen allusion to it in the newspapers, He reccived Mr. O’Conor's apology in the same spirit in which it was given, and it 18 said the two spent some time in general conversation, The incident has been the subjest of conversation here this evening, and everybody is gratified at Mr. O’Conor’s course as manly and in accord with bis straightforward character and nice sense of honor, FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. Wasuixctos, Feb, 4, 1877. OBJECTIONS TO THE VOTE OF MISSISSIPPI. ‘The protest tv be presented when the vote of Missis- sipp) is opened was completed to-day, und it is tho only one Known thus far objecting to the siugle return from a State onder the provisions of the act to regu- late the count, After such objection shall have been been offered, the Senate withdraws and both Senate end House have two hours in which to debate whether the vote ought to be rejected, To reject requires tbo affirmative vote of the two houses, which it will be impossible to obtain, The protest recites that the now registration law of Mississippi requires additional qualifications und oaths for voters :n Violation of the State constitution, while the present acting Governor is a usurper, illegaliy thrust into office, and nominally only a State Senator, and that the certificute given to the democratic electors Is worthless, As the republican electors in Mississippi regarded the election as illvgal, they did not mect to cust their yotes for Hayes, and aro now content to have their protest presented as a part of the history o¢ the Presidential election, SENATOR SHERMAN ON THE YLORIDA CASE AND GOVERNOR WELLS’ CHARACTER, Referring to tho Florida caso now before the com- mission, Senator Sherman says that, as the evidence stands, Governor Hayes has asure case; but it the com- mission conclude to go behind the returns he is con- ident that the case will be made still stronger, and the Tepublicuns are therofore not opposed to their doing so. ‘The discussion insuch an event would in all probabil. | ity last till tho 4th of March, When asked what, in that case, would be the result, he said: “Why, that makes the Presidont of the Senato the noxt President of tho United States.” He pronounced the attack upon ex-Governor Wells, of the Louisiana Returning Board, absurd, and spoko of bim as being, though not impartial, stilla man of the highest charactor, who could be neithor frightened nor bribed. He also sald that he would como out of the Investigation stronger than ever. ARRIVALS, DISTINGUISHED AND OTHERWISE, AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. Ex-Justice Campbell, of New Orleans, arrived hero to-night to assist in the presentation of the Louisiana caso bolore the commission, Judge Hoadley, of Cin- cinnatl, also arrived to-night, and will be added to tho number of lawyers engaged to plead the cause of Mr, Tilden, The clerks employed by the Louisiana Returning Board reached Washington this afternoon in obedience to the summons of the House, and the republicans are confident thoy will refute tho testimoay of Littlefield. A DECISION IN POINT BY JUDGE CHRISTIANCY. It is understood that in his argument to-morrow Mr. O’Conor will cito the decision reported in Twentioth Michigan, the Auditors of Wayne va. Bonoit countics, when Senator Christiancy was cn the bench, which holds that the certificate of a State official is Qual so far as it relates to an individual or to private parties, but that it 1s not conclusive as to tho interests of tho government, which can always inquire beyond acts to ascertain whether there bas been fraud or irregularity in an election. THE PROPOSITION FOR THE CONVENING OF CON- GRESS ON THE 4TH OF MARCH-—NECESSITIES OF THE SITUATION. The Judiciary Committee intend to report to-mor- row, 1n the morning hour, if the regular order of bus} ness should be reached, the bill of Mr. Banning provid- ing for the convoning of Congress on the 4th of March, instead of on the first Monday of December. A demo- crat, in speaking of this movement, said 11s object, out, side of assisting Mr, Tilden, should he be inaugurated, was to make suro of tho organization of the next House. The democratic majority thorein at best was only. fivo.-or six, and death or other accident might intervene before next December to 80 change this majority as to lose the next house to the party. It is nardly prob- able, however, that the Senate would ‘concur in such a bill; but whatever its fato it is almost certain that tne new Prosident, whoever be may be, will call an extra suxsion of Congress immed ately alter bis inauguration, owing to the exigencies of public affairs, and possibly the failure of the present Congress to complete the several appropriation bills, About this latter matter there 1s much conjecture, the majority saying it will be impossible in the ensuing four weoks, the last re- maining of the session, to ciose up the legislation on the appropriation bills, Thero are others, however, who believe that, with the Presidential question setiled, a week of steaay and hard work, day and night, would wind up the whole business, aie tigpiicadialte GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES, WasittxGtox, Fob, 4, 1877. MR. STEPHENS’ CONDITION. Hon, Alexander H. Stephens 1s reported better to-night, aud there aro increased hopes of his re- covery. At a iate hour to-night @ change was announced in Mr. Stephens’ condition, and the reports were not so encouraging as early in the evening. His mind is clear, but his voice 18 so wenk that he can scarcely ar- ticulate, Among the callers on Mr. Stephens to-day wore Judgo Davis, of tho Supreme Court, and Sena- tors Bogy and Norwood, to whom he expressed the opinion that he was growing weaker, GRAND TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT. TREMENDOUS ONSLAUGHT ON THE COHORTS oF JERSEY LIGHTNING--TRENTON ABLAZE WITH REFORM—OLD TIPPLERS , SWEARING OFF BY HUNDREDS—A REVORMED DRUNKARD LEAD- ING THE WAY. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE WERALD.) Trextox, N. J., Fob. 4, 1877. A great temperance movement js in progress in this city, one of the most wonderful and successtal that ever took placo in tho State, Two weeks ago J. K. Os good, of Gardiner, Me., a reformed drunkard who had spent a large fortune in dissipation and was a victim to it jor eighteen years, commenced giving temperance lectures here and has continaed every day since. His audiences have steadily increased in numbers, till now the large lecture hall is nightly filled to overtiowing, all classes flocking to hear hin—brokers, merctants, mechanics, laborers and hardened drunkards cov- spouousiy, A RRYORM CLUD was organized, with Frunktin 8. Sills, President, and now numbers over 400 members. Meetings are hi twice a day, and on every vecasion numbers sign pledge. Lt 1s estimated that before Unis week expires 1,900 persons will have signed, most of them young men. the PRINTERS REFORMING, Every printer in town but two have been reformed, avd suci is the inerest excited that people are a tracted from the surrounding country. Every re- formed man wears a blue badge on tis coat, and the streets are ulive with them, This evening the Women’s Temperance Union are distributing cloching to the needy and a reading room and coffee house will be | dedicated to-morrow. OLD SOAKERS COMING IX. To day about 100 men, whe have been the most in- veterate drunkards, marched in a body from 1 - ance Hall to 1hé Trinity Methodist Kptscopal chure! heur lectures, T weked, Kev. Mr. Nobles Newark, lectured, and wel I, Bailey, a broker; Anthony oose, David ‘Richey, cloth “ W dresses. Hanevck and Watton also spoke. Hight amass meeting was heid, There is & tremendous furore and intense zeal, THREE CHILDREN DROWNED. Bosrox, Fob. 4, 1877. Minnie and Annie Striley and Nellie Voorhuse, aged five, eight and ton years, wore drowned at Salem on Theresa a story In town to-night highly creditabto te Mr, Gharies O'Conor, Some time ago bo wrote & | Saturday oveniog- by breaking through the tee at the tout of Oxgood street, ymave shore ads | | the Western Maryland Railroad, THE ICE BANDS BREAKING. ICE GORGE IN THE WEST BRANCH OF THE SUS- QUEHANNA-—BOTTOM FARMS INUNDATED— ENORMOUS LOSS TO THE FARMERS AND LUM- BERMEN, (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Kearixa, Pa, Feb, 4, 1877. At balf-past four P. M. the ice gorge in the west branch started a fow miles above this place, For five minctes it moved down the river all right, but at tive ininutes past five P. M, it gorged about one mile below at a place calfed Sweezy Bar, and then commeneod a never tobe forgotten sight. At thia place, Keating, tho Sinnamationing Crock enters the west branch, and the ice and water immediately began to rise at a tre- mendous rate, = THE ICH PILING UP. Immense piles of 1¢0 were backed out on the bottom farms, and in five unnutes the entire flat wus inun- dated, At a quarter past five the ice was on a levol with the Philadelphia and Erie Kailroad bridge, which spars the Sinnamaboning thirty teot above low water mark, THE Loss to the farmers and lumbermen in this section will be enormous, Thousands of feet of timber and logs are either in the gorge or loosed from the tmmensy piles that line the river aud creek ready for floating in the spring. Fences are all downand houses broken and ed by the Vast cakes of eo that have piled on Sucb a flood has not been seen since 1547, and nt and suflering will ensue, The scene is 0 of great desolation. At this time, seven P, M., the gorge has not yet moved, ‘The bridge 1s loaded down ‘with cars of coal, THE ICE GORGE IN THE SUSQUEHANNA—FEARS O¥ DAMAGE AT AN END, Convama, Pa., Fob, 4, 1877. The fears of an ico gorge in the Susquchunna River at this point are rapidly disappearing, and trom present appearance the ico will pass away with litte or no damage, THE ICE GORGE AT PITTSBURG. Pirrsnuna, Pa., February 4, 1877, The !co gorge In the Allogheny reached here at tivo P. M. No damage has been reported as yet. If there is any it will probably be small, CONDITION OF THE HUDSON, PASSAIC AND MACKENSACK—-PROSPECT OF SERIOUS DAM- AGE—AN EARLY RKESUMPTION OF NAVIGATION ANTICIPATED, The extreme mildness of the weather during the Past week has playod havoc with the ice in all ‘sec- tions of the country, and if tho predictions of weather prophets and old river men can be relied upon a gen- eral break-up of the ice may bo expected in tho rivers ot this vicinity by Tuesday afternoon, if not sooner, should the weather continue as warm as it is at pres- ent, The Hudson River is still frozen trom shore to shore almost its entire length, but the warm rays of the sun, combined with the rain of Thursday night, Dave so materially weakened the ice that it no longer remains firm, and js unsafo for pedestrians and teams, Huge air holes are visiblo trom tho Palisades to Al- bany, and tho ice has become separated from the shores on either side for miles, and a weavy rain or a day or £0 of warm weather will set the great mass in motion toward this city. DAMAGE ANTICIPATED, It 18 feared that, should the expected movement take place during the night, considerable dumnge will follow at various points, us many sailtog crafts aro firmly imprisoned at dangerous jocalities, and if caught by the great cakes they will stand but a slim chance of being saved, Some apprehensions are alse felt in cer- tain quarters lest many of the more exposed docks in the upper paré of tho city will suffer, Should the river be treed trom ice thus ourly in the season it scoms to be the general opimion that itwill remain open, thereby giving the merchants, shipping and steam: Doatmon and other ciasses a great advantage over pre- vious years. Yesterday considerablo jee passed out- ward, but not enough to interfere with uavigation. The ice in the Kast Rivor still continues to ve the source of no little annoyance to ateamors and sailing vessels, especially at Holl Gate and of Fort Schuyler; but it 18 eagily broken up. IN THR MAY. In Staten Istana Sound, as far up as Raritan Bay, vast flelds are encountered by tugs, schooners and steamers, and the pilots have had much difliculty during the week in threading them way up and down, The gorge at the head of Shooter's Island has been reduced and the delays to veseols at this dangerous point have been less frequent. It is thought the Sound will be cloar of ice during the week. TUS HACKENSAC ‘The ice in the Hackensack: River has become so rotten and honeycombed by the sun and rain that an unusually igh tide or etormy weather will set it moving, Two weeks ago the average thickness of ice iu that rivor was cleven inches, but now it 1s scarcely four inches thick its entire length. Boatmen anxiously await the hour of the stream becoming clear, and are overhauling their crafig preparatory to the early re- sutoption of navigation, THE LONG BRIDGE, The Passaic River aiso gives evidence of being@reed from ico in a few hours, Open patches ot clear water are encountered from Passaic City to its mouth,, and the ice has become detached trom the shores at Many points, Already the Transportation Company of Newark and tho owners of numerous steamers, tugs ind sailing crafts have made, preparations. for resume. jug business. As voih these important rivers flow into Newark Bay above the great wooden bridge ot the Central Railroad of New Jersey, which is over a mile in length, it is feared by many that wben the ico movi down upon it it will prove unequal to the shock and will bo swept away in parts. Ratiroad men, however, profess to have no fears as to its satety, vs it has with: stood the heaviest ice for years past and was greatly atrengthoned last se: PREVARING FOR THY OPESING. The Albany bouts are being putin trim for tho sea- son of travel, and in ail probabisity sume of them will reuch the capital by the latter part of the week. AS a general thing all classes of busivess men hail the early resumption of navigation as the forerunner of plenty of work aud the return of good times, THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BRIDGE, TWO SPANS OF THE STRUCTURE SEVERED— TRAVEL AND TRAFFIC INTERRUPTED. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ] Bioomtxarox, Iil., Feb. 4, 1877. ast evening travel aud traffic on tho Missourt ion of the Chicago and St. Louis road were inter- rapted by a severing of two spans of the Mississippi River Bridge between Louisiana, Mo, and Pike, il, ‘The spans are at the castern end of the bridge struc- ture, and occupy the pp! of these that cfte way early in the winter. They are only temporary, resting on piles, Last night this portion of the bridge was eighteco inches out of line, aod It was feared would be destroyed, No delay will be eaused, however, passen- gers cog via Hannibal and freiznt via st. Louis. ACCIDENTAL POISONING. ‘, Wasmaroy, Feb, 4, 1877. A wan named Bennett, connected with a silver. ablishment here, came to a sudden death | the cflects of drinking acid used in such business, mistaking it tor water. TRAIN WRECKERS AT WORK. ~~ Bauriuone, Feb, 4, 1877, An attempt was made last night to wreck a train on near Cavetown, der and bug: Was 1n)U Washington county. The engine, te car were thrown from the track; no Dy A wediling took place yesterday afternoon at Chrys- tle stroot synagogue, the contracting parties being Mr. | . Remsiein and Miss Surah Rosenbaum. The edifice was thronged to repletion, and at threo o’clock the | bridal party entered, the bride and bridegroom talcing near the ehoncel, Dr. Meisner, assisted periormed the ceremonies, During the men kept therr hats on and turned , the Rabbi chanting a plaintive but beautitul Hebrate nelosy, which was respon ed to bv tho argemblage, The breaking of the glass by tho groom concluded tho services, which were quite lengthy aud impressive, HOLMES CONDITION. Doputy United States Marshal George Holmes, who was nado insane by being beaten over the head with a fat-iron in the hands of his wife ana admitted to St Vincent Hor pital last Tuewday, bas partially recovered consciousness, Dr, M. K. Hogan, the surgeon in charge of the hospital, stated last evening that he con- sidered the Wotnded man's chances for recovery mora than equal, Nothing definite has yet been done in tho cnse of the wife, who, it is belleved, was temporarily insane herself when she committed tho assault, * HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF. Albert Moyer, with no home, was arraigned at tho Wastington Place Polico Court yesterday for being drunk, and was fined $5. Judge Marray said that Meyer averaged an appearance at court about throe tines a week, and every time pald bis foe without amormuy. Yet bo lodges cvory night at the station honse becnuse te has not money enough, as he says, to pay lor his lodging, THIEVES ON FIRST AVENUE, j been commenced against him, The hquor store of Mr. McKenna, at No. 731 Firet avenue, Was broken Into one day last week by thicvor and robbed of a watch, two revolvers aod other prop erty, Thomas Honnossy, a youth of the neiguborhood, was arrested for purticipalion m the robbery and has been beld tur esamimatron, . PHCENIX M’CARTHY. THE REVEREND MAC RISES FROM HIS ASHES— THWACKING HIS DEFAMERS OVER THE SKULLS—HE YOUNDS A SECT—‘‘THE FREE AMERICAN M'CARTHYITES"—MR. SWEETSEL RECOMMENDS HIM TO THE ALMIGHTY. “They cast him out,’ said the Rey. C. P. McUarthy, pastor of the ‘American Free Church,” at the Uuiver- sity Building, Washington square, last evening. And us tho listenors gazed upon the preacher they became aware of the fact that the Rev. G P. McCarthy, late Universalist preacher, made a personal application of the text to bis own case, and they could not help thinking that whoever ‘cast him out’? had had an intercsting tussle, Certainly there was nothing ahout the reverend gentleman to suggest the idea of meek submission to assault, On the contrary, a8 he stood before his congregation a personal exempiifica- tion of muscular Christianity and of the Church ram. pant—Iif not iriumphant—he appeared to be a man to assail whom, either in tho forensic or the pugilistic arena, would cull for judicious training, good ‘staying’? qualities, capability for enduring “punishment” and first class power of expression ‘trom the shoulder” on the part of the assailant, “They cast me out, not be- cause L was blind, They kept me in as long as | was bhnd, The moment my eyes were opened and I saw things tu their true light, then thoy cast me out, What a glorious subject I have to unfold to-night! Would that lcouid makeit less personal, but, being one of those blind ones who has learned to see, | am excom- mutiicated, “POLISHING THEM OFF)? “There are maay statoments which { made last work in the course of Ue trial which L would like to tone down and polish of; vota word, though, wich | shoutd | wish to wuhdraw. Uut how can 'L polish thom. | when 1 im not polished = myseli—that 18, not polishod as powholders took at? Paul must be my example to-night, not Christ, 1 have hot grown up to that standard yet. Some day | nay ask to be struck on both checks, but not yet—not | et! * * © God sent me to preacn to sinners, not to pewholders, Not that pewholders are without sin. By no means, ssut pewholders—the ordinary, respect- avle, wealthy pewholders—would not staud my preach- ipy. You know whom | mean, JUST HOW IT ALL TAPP! “Tbe men who sit in their pews aud pay for every- thing they get, Such a man fecls that be must have a certain article and i! the minister does not please bim by turtishing it be goes to him and says, “This will never dol” The minister who preaches to pew- holders will try to mend his doctrine to suit bis mas- ters, but 1 was not born to wear such fetters, A pew- holder camo to me and told me that I ought to change my style of proaching—stop talking avout that miraculous nonseuse whicu people do not behove im, ‘So much the more reason,’ said 1, *that 1 should teach you to believe init,’ That was the beginning of | the troubie in my church.” The reverend gentleman then sketched at length tue story of his life and labors in England and this country, and detailed with apparent | feeling and several sharp bits the history of his church troubles, and in particular the last isaue with the Universalist Council or “Star Coamber Inqui- | sition,” as ho magniloquontly termed it. His main difficulty, as he says, with the churches bas been that he reproved sin wherever he found it with untinching boldness, WANT OF TACT. “They cast. me out,” said he, “because I lacked tact, as they suid Taot! What did they mein by tact? Willingness to smooth oyvor corruption in the chured and to toady to pewholders, That is tact, and that 1s what has filled so many churches to-day, while 1 was driven from my pulpit to the desert, ON HIS KNEES, “When my conscience would not let me preach to suit the trustees of tho Bicecker street church, I thought it best to withdraw amicably. I asked them, however, for what was my right—the wages which were dué mo and voted by a revolution of the society. This hard earned hire they refused to pay nic, even when | implored them, on my knees, for the sake of my wifo and numerous family of little ones, to give me my due and let me go. They denied my and [ was turned out in the cold, WASHING UP THE “OLD MASTERS’? “Fortunately, in ny travels abroad, alter leaving callege, 1 had acquired the art of cleansing und restor- ing old paintings, aud by advertising In the Henan the opportunity was given mo to earn the wherewithal to support my family by undertaking such work. 1 advertised a8 a connotsseur, and my advertisement ‘was answered at once, and I obtained bread tor my family.” A FLOOD OF LETTERS, Tho reverend gentleman then read, in a faltering u letter of cordial recommendation from an old in English vicar, and promised that hundreds jetters should he printed and laid before his congregation and the public, that “men may seo what mapper of man 1 am, whom they call a blackmailer.”” “To THE PUMPS, OM, M’CARTHY |”? “He is a foul and cowardly suilor who will desert bis sb:p when u leak 1s sprang. But what sball we say of the captain who kicks the man out of his ship whom be finds plugging the leak? The Universalist Church was leaking badly, [tried to stop the leak and was kicked out tor my pains, Yetdo not imagine that L wili desert the ship. I am still forever truo wo tho reat nciple of universal love which it embodies, am not a Jonah, 1 cannot be cast out, tor I carry my chureh about with me and that church shall be the cburch universal, MR, SWEETSER’S PRAYER, “Oh Lord, deign to take under thy special protec- tion those who have experionced trials and sufferings during-the past week, and let them look upon them not ag a chastisement from Thoe, but as a renewed proof of thy love and care for them.’? This was the only allu- sion made by the Rev. Mr. Sweotser to the “Universal. ists War,” in yesterday’s service at the Third Umver salist Church, It was made in his prayer before the sermon. Tho sermon he delivered was on the naturo of Christ; taking Jor his text Matthew xxvii, 8—“What manner of man "7 CITY MISSION SEMI- NTENNIAL, Services in aid of the New York City Mission were held yesterday in tho University place Presbyterian church, Addresses were made by Rev, Dr. R. R. Booth and Rev. C, 8. Robinson, in which they ex- plained the great work yearly uccomplished by the Mission Socivty since its establishment, a half a con- tury ago, The annual report showed that there are in all 266 miestonaries in New York, who make 800,000 visits a year, The New York City Mission So- ciety employs thirty missionaries, and during the past year over 00,000 visits were made by them and yolun- leer visitors ; 8, # reOns were peasuaded to attend church, 750,000 tracts were distributca and over 8,000 meetings beld. AN EPIDEMIC OF CRIME, THREE CASES OF CRIMINAL ASSAULT REPORTED IN ONE DAY. A young German named Vogel was on Saturday afternoon arrested in Now York by Oilcer Peffer, ot Woodhaven, and 18 now lodged in a cell at the Jamaica Town Hall, charged with assaulting a little girl, ten who lives with her parents at Woodhaven, The girl was seized upon the highway by Vogel while going toward home from a neighbor's house, | Alter he had accomplisned his purpose be threatened her life If she dared to tell of the occurrence, and said that if twas found out she must charge the crimo upon a neighbor, an old man about reventy years old, His wite, WLo js young and comety, visited him at the Jamarca cells after ns arrest: and appeared to be in pTeat distress at bis siiuation, zw Wills, ayoung Indy of sixteen, the adopted iter and piece of Wiitiata Daring, of Port Jeffer- 1, 1., Was returning from a neighbor's, living half a mile away, on Saturday, when she was d by aman in a narrow strip of woods. Cap- olin iiutse, of the yacht Sadie, was passing near by, and, coming to the lady’s rescue, the scoundrol took to the woous, He bad choked tho girl and fright. ened her almost to death, ‘The woods were searcheu. It was evay to follow the tracks in the snow and ho ~was traced to Mount Sina, a small hamlet about two miles east of Port Jeflerson, Miss Willis gave = &@ very — correct. deseription of the man and ft was learned that he was a resident of what is Known as the lower «treet of Mount Sinai, sometimes called Keltown oa account of its notoriety he cot and clam business, lo proved to be a mar. ried man natned George Torrel., He was arrested by the nd immediately brought before squire Lev. as committed in default of heavy bail to await the action of the Grand Jury at Riverhead in Maret, A third case of attempted outrage was reported last night at Unyon Hill, N. J. Quite a stir has been created among the justices of the peace in Kings county by the action of Mr. James Myers, of No, 1,023 Myrtle avenue, Brooklyn, he hav- ing obtained suinmons against Justices Ludwig Sem- ler, Herman L. Guek and Thomas Riley for demanding and receiving fees not allowed by law. Mr. Myers first went betoro Justice Guek in a land. lord and tenant procedure, and was charged $3 50 for papers which the statutes provide shall cost only thirty-five cents with ten conts for tho affidavi, ho next tried Justice Semler, and in this instance be was charged more tor similar papers. As a lost case under the statutes ho commenced civil proceedings for the recovery of three times the amount of overcharge botore Justice Riiey, aud at the same time aid the matter beioro the District Aviorney, Mr. Britton issued a circular to tho jostices saying that he should prosecute every com. Piatt made. Justice Guek, who is comparatively anew Incumbent, apologized and made rostivution, assert ing that his ebarge uad been made through ignorance, Justice Rileyenurged $1 60 cach for the summons against bis brother justices, which is $1 26 each more than the statute allows, and similar proceedings have In addition to this, the matter has been of will be laid before the Grand Jury tor presentment, and tbe panishinent for the mixdemeanor, 19 addition to thrice the amount of the overcharge to be paid the complainant, being two in the Penitentiary or $200 Distries Gourte | MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES. Franz Von Suppé, the composer, is an Itallan by birth, not a German, as many suppose. Jouchin and Mme. Schumann will honor the Lon- don popular concerts with their services this month, Carl Rosa will introduce the “Flying Dutchman” to the good people of Edinburgh at the end of this month, The chief parts in Gounod’s new opera are Cinq Mars (title rd/e), De Thon, Pére Joseph and Marie do Gonzague, Von Balow is greatly improved in health and ex- Pects soon to beable to resume bis protessional gagemonts, Mr, Maretzek has permitted Miss Leighton to use bis “Baba’* music for the new play to bo given at the Broadway Theatre this evening, Miss Louise Pomeroy met with great success in Chi- eago during her last season there, and received the heartiest commendations of the press, When Miss Dargou took leave of Galveston a local critic wopt and said that the ‘sunlight of her genius has gone out of our theatrical heavens. Miss Fanny Reeves? fareweil to the stage at Mon- treal in “Rosedale” was a brilliant affair, The next day sbe was married to the manager of the theatre, Mr. McDowell, Miss Annie Loutse Cary’s retarn to America in March, after her brilliant triumphs in Hussia. will be welcome news to her numerous triends and admirers hore, . A London music publishing firm engaged some of the most eminent concert artists of the day for a series of ballad concerts at which their publications aro sung, ‘The concerts are said to be duil, dreary and unprofit- able, Gilmoro’s Garden was closed ou Saturday evening, but will be open hereatter every Wednesday and Sat- urday evening. ‘Tho entertainment will consist of trotting, mule racing, fat men’s races and athletic | sports. Mme, Materna recently got up a ‘*‘Watkiiro’ oven- | ing” in Viennu—the drst act of tho second part of | Wagner’s *‘Tritogy’’—and two pianos supplied the place of the orchestra, Tho pianists, says tho correspona- entof tho Borlin Zcho, hammered away so furiously that there scemod to bearisk of the instruments being smashed up.: During tho playing of the pantomime of “Sinbad the Sailor” at tho Theatre Royal, Birmingham, on Jana- ary 9, the wire ropes holding the “bird”? which carries off Sinbad broke, Tho “bird,” after kicking violently for ashort time, much tothe amusement of the gal- Jery audience, was carried off by the carpenters. Tho man inside the “bird” was not much hurt, Considerable interest is evinced in musical circles in the forthcoming appearance of Miss E:nma Abbott at Chickering Hall in concert, The artistic carcer of this young lady is remarkable for the courage and perse- verance shown by her under adverse circumstances, her conscientious endeavor to pertect herself in hor noble art, and the warm sympathy and friendship ex- tonded to her by the most distinguished representa- tives and patrons of music, notably La Diva Patt) and the Baroness do Rothschild, Miss Abbott will sing on Wednesday and Friday evenings and at tho Saturcay matinée, Brignoh, tenor; Ferranti, bulfo-basso, and W. RB. Case, pianist, with an orchestra undor Maretzek’s direction, will take part in the concerts, New York, Feb, 4, 1877, To tre Epiror ov Tus Heranp:— At the Academy of Music for some time past it ha been & matter of surpriso that so few persons in tho audience have appeared in full dress, In London, Paris and in all of the principal ‘cities of urope the audience at tho opera are obliged ta the main parts of the bouse to como in full dross, and it ought to be the same in New York. It 1s respectfully suggested, there- fore, to all who aro interested in our making a good ap- pearance that in the boxes add orchestra the audionco should be in tull dress, or at least in the boxes, As for | the other parts of the house it docs not matter so much. Hoping that you will m your very valuable Paper advocate this desirable reform, which will give us all so much pleasure, | am respectfully yours, A STOCKHOLDER, A DEFAULTING CASHIER, DISASTROUS TERMINATION TO THE CAREER OF A MODEL YOUNG MAN—THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF MONTROSE ROBBED OF NINETY THOUSAND DOLLARS—CONDITION OF THE BANK. Scraytoy, Pa., Feb. 3, 1877. An earthquake could not have caused a greater shook in the thrifty town of Montrose, a short distance from this city, than did the news of young Nathun Len- heim’s arrest in Now York the other day on a chargo of forging a ten thousand dollar note and endeavoring to pass {% on the Intporters and Traders’ Bank, Ho bad always been regarded as the model young man of Montrose, not in the vapid character of the tamous “Hildebrand,’’ whose fascinations have been sung of so trequontly by the strect gaming, but in those substantial requisites which go to form tho truest type of manhood, He moved iu the best society of the town, was apparently a sincere member of the church, was be- loved by many and esteomed by all, was the cashier of a bank in which tho wealtniest men ‘of the place were interested, and besides all this seemed well to do in the world, All this attho age of twenty-four, when the flower of manhood and of fortuno seemed to endow him with such brilliant prospecte, A PANIC-STRICKRN TOWN, As the readers of the Hrratp are doubtless already aware, the forged note which he sought to pass in New York was supposed to have beon drawn by Mr, Ik T. Stevens for $10,000, and indorsed by Mr. Kessier, of Lasion, in this State, who is kvown to be @ millionnaire, so that Lenbeim made a bold move on the strength of bis own position and Mr. Keseler’s acknowledged wealth. When the news reached Montrose the firat exclamation was, “1 don’t believe it!’’ People thought it impossibie th young “Nat Lonheim,” whom moihers were wont to point out to their boys asa pattern ot sobrioty and honesty, could be guilty of euch an act, But tho story was soon coufirmed by telegrams, and’ then the place was Wild with excitement and people rushed to the bapk in search of intormation, vat httie of which was, however, vouchsated. The bank oflicers were reticent, aud would only deign to answer that the bank was all right and would mect all its obligations. ‘This wag all that could be ascertained by the outside public, and it was not caiculated to promote the most placid state of public feeling. ROBBED THE BANK. Your correspondent succeeded in obtaining an inter- view with one of the bank oflicials to-day, and he in- forms me that an investigation just made reveals the startling fact that the absconding cashier has robbed the bank of $90,000, Nobody knows bow he squan- dered this pinoder or in what manoer of speculation he invested it, These are things that must remain «a mystery for the present, a8 all efforts to tind out what channels he could bave diverted such a vast amount into have proved truitics®, Twenty thousand dollars Ol this sum had been torged on the bank, and the re- mainder abstracted in a manner that will doubtiess be made known as mn as Mr, Lenheim furnishes the sequel to his startling crime He bad {ull control im the matter of negotiating | loans, discounting potes and transacting ali other business of the bank without even consuiting the di- rectors, who doubtless thought all men as honest as themselves, aud he used this great opportanity to plunder at wil, = It 1 Known that his bond 1s good for the greater portion of the money which he has stolen, and that $24,000 is the most the bank will lose by the transaction, The confidence of the people in its sta- bility is still upshaken, and d the damaging na- ture of the cashier's crime the bank hus experionced bo oxtraordmary run. | CLOSKD POR INVRSTIOATION, It has been closed for investigation Jor tho past two days, but was reopened to-day, anil is now transacting business as usual, Tho state of affairs discovered by the committee of investigation shows young Lenheim to be an unmitigated villain, votd of conscionuous scruples even in the smallest matters, His connection with =the churct stated, was but a cloak | jor bis villany; and it now transpires that be hus played the part’ of hypocrite and thief right aiong, deceiving the community in which ho moved and | which bo bas completely conton his extensive defaications, which reach out and influence many ot the banks im the small surrounding towns, It is just | possible that the extent of his plunder has not yet been ascertamed, and even greater schemes may yet be revealed, HOLSTERING THE BANK, Tho stockholders, tor the pu of mecting present emergencies, bave given their note tor $40,000 to re- plonisb the depleted treasury and meet the demands of those desiring to draw out their deposits. So far, however, since tho delaication, doudie the amount “has been deposited that ‘has beon withdrawn; and yesterday one gentleman, to show bis faith tn the financial soundness of the concern, de- posited $5,000 there, Tho liabilities aro secured by soand notes, and the stockbolders comprise sor the most substantial merchants of Moutrose 1 i rs of the surrounding country, and no such thing as a failure Is anticipated, although the escape has been 4 Very narrow one, 1 FIRST NATIONAL, RANK of Montroy Pa., was established two years ago, and Lenheim, the torger, has been cashier ever since, AL the end of the first year the Vice Pres- ident, D. D. Searle, becoming suapicioas of Lenheim, expressed his displeasure to the directors atthe man. ner im which business was transacted, Loans wero being negounted by the cashier Without reforring thom to a committee according to Ie, to this mody of re is quite a goin thing ui Searie"ivek “wean decties oxeaption “ 4 eald he Womld eines solnoud wr way j to bail | however, Lenhetin’s to Tho coneeqaoneo was that he sold uw own tock $15,000 Loubetm for a margin ae per cent and retired trom the bank, $3, cash and holding the bank stock as jor ‘This removed all obstacles ous the and now he had complete coutral, the directors aad stock holders haying unlimited contidence - to him. Mr, Searle was succeeded vy Mr. George V, Benticy as viee president, and Me, Witham J. Turrell is prosident of the bank. OBITUARY, SERGEANT JAMES M. FLANDRAU, Sergeant James M. Flandrau, of the Thirty-second precinct, died yesterday afternoon atter a long ines, Atune time deceased was a police justice elected by the Know Nothing party to serve the unexpired tera of Justice Sydney W. Stuart, who had resigned, Ser. geant Flandran was atone tune acting captaia of the Yookers police, NEWARK’S TROUBLED HATTERS. Some sixty hatters, in the employ ot Charles Crosse Joy, of Front street, Newark, are at sword’s pointe with their boss, They want a slight imcrease of wilges—two cepts apseco on hats. On Saturday they made their demand and Mr. Crossley refused to pay them for the week ended unless they finished up the work already in band, This the men retused to do and, becoming somewhat belligerent, Mr, Crossley called in the police and had them dispersed, Aw busi. hess ts getting brisk and Jabor in demand, t expect that their emplover wil end the trouble by a coding to their demands, Tne men wil meet this morniog and determino upon a plan to obtain their wages. A CONFLICT OF AUTHORITY, Justico Jotin Otto and Chief of Police Jonn Mills, of Newark, are in conflict over their respective authority. The bone of contention ts a prisoner named Danie Haz Dauicl was arrested on a charge of drupken ness a few nights ago. His friend procecded him out, Tho regular police justice, was uot on hand, and applica, tion was mado to Justico Otto, who has beep authorized by tho Polico Committee of the Common Council to act in such cases in the absence of the regu. jar Justice, In the case of Hagny he did #0, and ordered his liberation on bail, As the man was taking his departure with bis friends the Chiof of Potice, aa alleged, ordered his ‘rest and incarceration over night. Next morning the man was discharged. Ho noW proposes to bring suit against Mills for false im- prisonment, Justice Otto bas frequently liberated meh on bail undor sitnilar circumstances, In Newark, yesterday alternooa, a woman named Kate Collins, of No. 331 Warren street, tried to hang herself whilo under a temporary fit of insanity. She was discovered suspended in her room and was cut down in timo to save ber life, She then tried to fin, herself from a third story window, but was seize: and removed for sato keeping to the First precinct po- lice station. Tho unfortunate woman 1s married and has a family, CAUGHT OUT ON A PLY. Afew minutes before twelve o’clock on Saturday night, a young man stole a noop skirt and a red shawl from adry goods store, No. 62 Montgomery street, Jer- sey City. When searched at the Gregory street station the police’ found several postal cards addressed er C. Green, showing that he was a member of ew York Young Men’s Christian Association. H. 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