The New York Herald Newspaper, March 18, 1877, Page 7

RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE, ‘Ohat by the Way—The Episcopal Lenten Service, Synagogue Worship—Dr. Men- des. on Sacrifices. PROGRAMME OF SERVICES. In the University Place Fresbytertan Church this af- fernoon the Rey. Dr. Booth will preach about ‘Pontius Pilate,”” In St Agn’s Roman Catbolic Church, Brooklyn, this evening the Rev. W. A. O'Neill, of St, Gabriel’s Church, New York, will discuss the topic, “Was St Patrick’s Mission a Success!" The Rev. Dr. Burchard will, by request, repeats his Distorica) discourse in the Thirteenth Street Presbyte- Pian Church this morning, The Rev. Jobo M. Fariey, secretary wo the Cardinal, ‘Will lecture thia evening in the Church of the Holy York, on y‘Rome: [ts Rulers and lis Ku- The Rev. Emory J, Haynes ts to preach tn the Madi- on Avenue Church butiding this morning at the usual hours. The Rev. Father O’Regan, of St. John’s College, will lecture in the Churcn of the Sacred Heart, Brooklyn, this evening on "The Dignity of the Priesthood.” Dr, H W. Knupp will preach in Laight Street Bap- tist Church this morning and evening. Ab organ recitai will be given in St. George’s Prot- estant Episcopal Church to-tnorrow afternoon, The Sixth Avenue Retormed Church will receive the Ministrations of jhe Rev. W. B, Merritt as the usual hours to-day. In St, John’s Methodist Episcopal Church to-day the Rov. J. M. King will preach as usual. « ‘Strength Renewed’’ and ‘“Death’s First Defeat” will be considered thi morning ana evening by Rev. 4. H. Moment in Spring Street Presbyterian Church, The Rovs. J.T. Walden and Dr. Jobn Cotton Smith will occupy the pulpit of St, Mark’s Protestant Episco- pai Chureh to-day. The Rev. 4. B,Hart will preach morning and even- ing !n St. Stephen’s Protestant Kpiscopal Church. “Counsel,’’ the fourth of the seven gifts of the Holy Ghoat, wil! be discussea by Dr. Ewer this evening in St Ignatius Protestant Episcopal Church. “The Vital Principle of Divine Government” and “The Simplicity of Furth’? will be discussea by Dr. W. aman, of St. Louis, in the Tabernacie Baptist Dr. E. N. White will minister to West Twenty-third Strect Presbyterian Church to-day at the usual bours. Dr. M. L, Scudder will preach in Seventeenth Street Methodist Episcopal Church this morning and Rev. J. | oB. Lightbourne this evening on Bin.” ‘A Text from the Lips of a King’? will be discussed by Rev. Carlos Martyn this evening in Thirty-tourth Street Reformed Church. In the morning Mr. Martyn will receive thirty-five now members on profession of faith and ten by letter into the membership of the eburch. . There will bo divine service in the Greek-Russian ‘Chapel this morning at the usual bour, “Rich aud Poor Peoplo’” will be entertained this morning im the Academy of Music, Brooklyn, by the Rev. Fred Sell, who m the evening will preach “A Sermon to Young Men." The American Temperance Union will hold 4 mass meeting in Cooper Institute this afternoon. The Hon, J, J. Hickman, of Kentucky, will address the meeting. The Rev. Frank Wasoburne will preach in Washing- ton Square Methodist Episcopal Church this morning ‘and the Rev. Wiliam Lloyd this evening on ‘Jeho- ‘vah’s Appea! to the Impenitent.’”’ ‘The Spiritualists will hold @ conference in Harvard Rooms to-day as usual; and also at Republican Hall. At Wallets Street Methodist Episcopal Church tho Rev. J. C. Searies will preach this moroing and the Rev. S. G. Keeler this evening. At the American Free Church the Rey. C, P. McCar- thy will preach this morning on ‘*Reconcfliation” and this evening on “Our Connection with the Invisible Universe.” “Lessons from the Leaf’? will be extracted this morning by the Rev. J. Johns and the “Closed Door’’ be openea this evening in the Free Tabernacle Method- ist Episcopal Church, br. W. Baints’ Provestant Episcopal Church, “The Important Appointment”? will be kept this morning by Rev. S. Colcord in Chickering Hall, and the G!th sermon on ‘*Light’’ be given by him tn the afiernoon, ‘Recognition of Christ’? will be discussed by the Rev. E. C, Sweatser this morning and “A Sermon to ‘Young Men’? be preached by him this evening in Bleecker Street Universalist Church, Dr. Tyng, rector of St, George’s Church, will preach ln the Church of the Holy Trinity this morning, and Dr. Tyng, Jr., in the evening will spcak about “The Becond Coming of Christ.” Im the Church of Our Saviour’ the Rev. J, M. Pall. map will this evening say ‘‘A Word To ‘those Who Think and speak Evil of Universalism,” and inthe morning will discourse on‘'Driven Into the Wilder, ness.” “The World’s Compromises” and*'The Divine Ar- mor"! will be considered by the Rev. J. D. Herr before the Central Baptist Church to-day, The Rev. Wendell Prime, of the Observer, will preach $m the Church of the Strangers this morning and even- Ing. The Rey. W, T. Sabine will preach for the First Re. formed Episcopal Church to-day at the usual hours, “veter,” ag one ol the men of the great work, will be morally dissected this morning by Dr. Armitage, who will speak about “Fragrance Poured Forth,” in the Fifth Avenue Baptist Charch in the evening. The Rev. Leon Pons will officiate ana preach to.day at the usual hours in the French Protestant Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit. In the Free Episcopal Church of the Reconciliation the Hev. E. S, Widdemer will officiate this morning and evening. The Free Baptist Church will have the ministrations of the Rev. N. L, Powell to-day. In Grage Baptist Church the Rev. J. Spencer Ken- nard will preach this morning on “Touching Chris Garment,” and in the evening he will consider the “Conversion of St Paul.” “Christ Our Lifo”’ and “The Love of the Father” Will be discussed in Madison Avenue Reformed Church Whis morning and afternoon by the Rev. William Lloyd, Tho Rev. T. EB. Vassar, of Flomington, N, J., will Preach in the Pilgrim Baptist Church this morning and evening. The Rey, Dr, Paxton, of the First Church, will preach in the Harlem Prosbyterian Church this evening. Dr. Wescots will preach in the vestry of the church on West Forty-cighth street this morning and evening, In tho evoning a serinon to young men on ‘Industay, The Methodist Episcopal chapel, in Attorney street, | will be reopened to-day as a mission for white people, | Dr. Dashici will proach in the morning and Rev, C, Flotcher in the evening. A goneral meeting, conducted by laymen, will be held in the afternoon. The Rev. &. B. Brady will lecture on “St, Patrick as | Gn Aposiic,”” this evening, In the Roman Catholic church on West Sixtioth stroct. The Rev. Mr. Pexiey will preach in the Sixteenth Baptist Church this morning, and the Rey. D. B. Jutten in the evening, on “Christ's Mission to Heaven to Pre- pare a Piace for His People,” “The Miracle of Miracles’? will be described and ex- plained this morning by the Rey, George H. Hepworth, D. P., mthe Chureh of the Disetples. In the evening “What You Need and Must Havo'’ will be insisted upon, THo last stereopticon tecture in the course on whe “Holy Land’? witl be given to-morrow evening by | br. Hepworth, ‘The Prophetic Soul” of Mr, Frothingham will speak this morning to the Independent Liberal Church. Tho Rev. D. R. Van Buskirk will preach in tno Church of the Discipios of Christ this morning and evening. At the Anthon Memorial Church the Rev, KR. Hober Newton will preach, morning and evening. The Forgiveness of N. Dunnell will preach as usual to-day in All | Professor Adler and bis society tor ethical culture this morning, CHAT BY THE Way. When you want to pay your minister s compliment do nov tell him that you were “greatly entertained with Dis pertormance this morning. Agreat mony people who tee! flattered when told that they have great fluency of utterance are really suflering from a chronic fluidity of epeech. How many times tn our boyhood have we been made wiser and sadder by the admonitions of a stern parent, which admonitions were accompanied by illustrations im the way of woodcuts! When in the act of putting the forbidden cup of jelly to our lips, for instance, we have heard a prophetic footstep which convinced us ‘that in order ty wrestle with the difficulties of life we must immediately retire bebind the nearest woodpile for meditation. Before matters were amicably settled, however, we have been taught 10 sing that cheering byma which begins— | There’s many a slipper i *Twixt the cup and the Itp, abl ls may be very weli when you are in the midst of great emotional excitement to sing— “I would not live alway, I ask not to stay,” but if the church clerk should be requested to pi round a diary that you might put s pencil mark against (he year and day when you would like to de- part, you would probabiy Gx on the next centennial as she 10st moment when you could get things prop- erly arranged. The colored gentry of the South are baving a con- Stant jubilee over their freedom. They may be under some misapprehens:ons as tothe general inferiority of the white race, but sheir good nature ts boundless. They have recoustructed earth and beaven and decreed that no neutral tint shall have any rights which a coal black 18 bound to respect. Here ts a picture of the other world which only ® colored imagination could paint:— Walk in, darkeys, troo de gate; Hear de kullered angels holier; Go ‘way, white folks, you're too late, We’a de winnin kuller]) Wait Till de trumpet blow to foller. Thore seems to be a subtie and intimate relatton he- tween money and resignation under some kinds of serious bercavements, This statement may look like Ab exaggeration at first sight, and yet Ifa distant rela tive dies having made you sole inheritor of bis million it gives a peculiar character to your tears and @ kind of precious perfume to your sighs which poverty never destows, The rich are mourned, Dut there aro mitt. gating circumstances which holp their legal helrs and assigns to bear the trouble and apend thelr money, Human nature js a very curious composition, That the times are hard nobody can deny, but, strangely enough, there i@ no fluctuation as tothe wagos of sin, Employés in every other department of activity are on the strike for larger pay, but those who are working for the devil not only get full and prompt pay, but gometimes more than they want hie is al- ways true in New Jersey and intermittently true in New York. It was one of the Joys of our boyhood, when we were | both chemical and reckless, to play practical jokes | We once persuaded s youth who was not accustomed | to the paths of great city to swallow the two parts of a scidiitz powder alternately, The young man ex- perienced a *true inwardness’? which no mortal pen could describe, We have been reminded of this inno- cent episode by what occurred in one of our churches | recently. A society worshipping at the corner of Madison avenue and Thirty-first street assumed the namo of the Madison Avenue Baptist Church. ond in- vited Rev. Dr. Robinson, of Brown University, to | preach fur them. I the innocency of his clerical | heart he accepted the invitation, and came to the city with a very gentle and !amblike manuscript in bis pocket. He soon discovered, however, that the gentlemen who had asked him to preach had assumed a church name which did not beloug to them and that they were acting In a bad spirit toward tho | ; old church—Dr, Elder, pastor—which they bad uncere- moniously ejected. Dr. Robinson took {n the situa. | | ation at once, aba put back tnto his overcoat pocket his sermon on love and dolivered a discourse which largely resembled a thunder storm, with forked light- ping scurrying about with such rapidity that the old pew owners instinctively dodged their heads. His Subject was “God’s Judgments on Evil Doers.” Tho { society was the alkali, the Doctor was the acid, and | the effervescence made one think of Vesuvius. Tho | moral of all this ts that even eburch people ought to | do right sometimes, The Rev. Frod Rell, who bogan life by hitting sin- ners in the face, and who continues it by hitting thom in the heart, is in trouble. He has largo congrega- | tions, who are ready to spplaud when he breaks into an appeal and reiieves the monotony of discourse by a song, but who look the other way when the contribu- ton box is passed. He proposes to charge five cents | admission hereafter, and hopes to prove that the work- man !s worthy of his hire, Is is a little curious that people will crowd to hear a genuine sensationalist preach, sing or stand on bis head, but when the comedy ts over and tho stern facts of specie payment prosent themselves a button looks like a dime, and a counce: feit bit of paper shows the estimation in which the performance is held. The groatest novelty with some Preachers would be an old fashioned Gospel sermon, It might eurprise both «penker and people, perhaps; | but, after all, there is nothing like {t when you ask ior money. The world is unreasonable about some things, but it has touched hard pan on that subject, There was a vast deal of common sense in the ad- dendum to her prayer which a little girl once offered. Her mother kindly taugbt her to ask God to take care of her papa, which was certainly vory thoughttul. ‘The child, who seems to have been very observant, ; sald, “Dear Lord, pleaso look after my papa,” and | then, turning her head, added in an undertone, “And | you had better keep an eye on mamma, too.”” Mr. Felix Adler seems to believe neither in tho priesthood nor in the religious lany. His namo is en- tirely appropriate, apparently, for he has set himself the gracious task of addling the public mind on ques- tions of theology. Hes one of those destructionists who delight in satirizing Christianity, put who are perfectly willing to live under itswings. He speaks of priests and ministers as ‘‘poor, puny babblor: yet because there isa priesthood and a ministry he can send bis children to school and rest securely in that religious public opinion which fs willing to toler. ate even his bad logic and ingratitude, How; these materialists can consent to receive so much at the hands of a blind faith which they despise is something we couli never understand. Woe havo often wondered why thoy do not colonize and try the experiment of living under their own principles. That, however, has never oc- curred to them, and probably will not so long as Christianity is willing not only to protect them, but also to allow them to gruinble to their hearts’ content, Naturalists cannot agree even among themselves, They are by no means unanimous in their opposition to the Bible, The carious part of it 1s that when ascientific man accepts the Scriptures he goes fur. ther than {8 always necessary. A gentleman of this kind has been lecturing on Jonah and presenting to delighted congregations diagrams of the throat of the whale that swallowed him. Ho says that the muscles of the above mentioned throat are so elastic that if its owner were really in earnest, and should make ® great guip, then Jonah would slip down with pertect ease, Whether these diagrams are copies | of photographs taken on the spot, or whether they were taken at the request of the whale, who held his mouth open for that purpose because he felt insulted at the popular estimation in which his alimentary canal was held, we aro unable to say. Poor Jonah! we have always hoped that that part of the Bible which gives the history of bis decensus in Averno might bo regarded as @ parable with a deep moral significance attached, but if science comes for- ward and produces the fish aud exhibits the throat with glacial marks made by the shoes of Jonah in his unwilling passage, why We bow to the decision of modern researeh, and accept the literal statement. We can’t resist a degree of wonder, hcwever, at the throat first, and second at the curious logic of that actence | which laughs at Adam and Eye and spurns the Sermon on the Mount, but “bobs for a whale” and brings him to Iaud, with Jonah atill occupying a corner room in bis stomach, The ov. M. J. Savage, of Boston, doos not belie his name in bis attitude toward Mr. Moody, Instead of felling the evangolist With tho club of a velvety iogic, he swings a biudgeon which requires so much strength to Wield that he 1s likely to die of mental depletion, He says that the God of whom Mr. Moody talks “is below the average morality of the city of Boston to- day.” Well, that sentence sottios the evangelist, ‘The Key. M. C, Lockwood will proach in Trinity Bap. fist Churoh at tho usaal hours to-day, “Esbics and Religion” will receive the attention of aod the churches of Christendom, and all tho | your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of tne | early to participate in the | quently, with his stepsister, wi pen could do so much? Let us hesitate. Perhaps, atter all, air, Savage does not mean to reflect on the Lord, bus to boast of the wondrous morality of the Boston people, That they should think highly of themselves ts not surprising, but that they should be regarded, even tn the wildest fiight of thoughtless dis- Course, a8 occupying @ higher plane of morailty than ‘the Creator, indicates a degree of progress in the New England States tor which we nave not been prepared. And tf the “average morality” of the Boston people is | on this lofty plane, then how appallingly good a Boston saint must bel The fact ther Mr, Savage or the theology of the last nineteen centuries must be reconstructed. . LENTEN SERVICES. To tur Epitor ov tas HEenaLy:— Permit me to speak through your columns to Episco- pal clergymen in regard to the Lenten wervicea It seems as though the week day services were arranged to suit only the wealthy and that class of people who have no occupation during the day, and if they feel dis- posed to attend week day services at al! (and they are the least likely to), 1 18 immaterial to them at what our they are held, while those persons who are em- Pioyea bave no opportunity.of attending the Lenten services—not even of going for quiet devotion to the eburch, whose doors are always barred and bolted, when they should be open from early morn until late atoight. Devout Roman Catholics can attend mass or early morning prayers, while the Protestant Episcopal Church provides no sueh privileges tor her children, 1 go out early from church to church, oniy to find the clergy taking their rest, utterly regard. lesa. whether or no there are those at the church doors anxious to enter and pay their vows to God. Persons living in a boarding house und rooming With those of different persuasions, perbups tpidels, who keep up a contivua: humming while the piously’ inclined are endeavoring to pray, can best Understand my reason for wishing to go where quiet reigns, Lt may be said that there are evening services in the churches, but it ia only twice a week. There should be @ service beiore breakfast every morning, and im every Episcopal church in the land, Inthe early morning a quietness reigns that seems to in- spire devotion; and how lovely to begin ench day by prayer in God’s house! 1 know many who feel just as 1 do about the matter, We must choose betwoen two things—tf our own Church will NOt ealisty the cravings of our souls, we must either become very indiflerent Episcopalians or Roman Catbolics. Naturaily an earnest Christian would pre- fer the latter, and go to the Roman churches, where all the doors are always open trom five A M. until late at uight, and the ‘aithful are gathered together Sending up their petitions to the Throue of Grace. Ob! nogiigent Episcopalians, you have great neva to awake—ine clergy to your duty toward the laity, and the here 4 to more fervency and devotion, Do you realize how many have gone over to the Chureh of Rome and how many moro are on the way because of these things? AGATHA, PRESBYTERIAN PULPIT CHANGES IN NEW YORK. In a historical sermon, recently preavhed, tho Rev, Charles A. Stoddard, D. D., of the Washington Heights Presbyterian Church, gave a striking illustration of the changes in the mipisiry tn New York city, He said ‘here are but three pastors now settied in tho Presbyterian Church in New York city who were pi tors when he was installed. These are Drs, Burchard, S. D. Alexander and T. 3. Hastings. Both the latter now preach im churches miles away from their pase torates in 1869, and the Mercer Street Church, of which Dr. R. BR, Booth oecame pustor tn 1861, was consolidated with the University Place Church in 1870, In other branches of the Church the changes are fully as marked and have been wrought largely by the death of many honored and usetul servants of Christ in the ministry o! the Gospel.” SHAARAI TEPHILA. SERMON BY REV. MR, MENDES ON SACRIFICES, Rev. Mr. Mendes addressed rather a small congrega- Mion yesterday morning in the Forty-tourth etreet sybagogue on the subject of sacrifices, He selected his text from Leviticus, 1,1 and 2—“And the Lord culled unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of tho congregation, saying, Speak unto the chilaren of Israel, and say unto them, if any man | of you bring an offering unto the Lord, ye shail bring flock ;” aud Jeremiah, vil., 22—"For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the tana ot Egypt, concerning | burnt offerings or sacrifi y {n our discourse of last week wo saw tho tabernacle completed and dedicated to the service of God—the celebration of sacrificial rites, So prominent » posi- tion bave they occupied that wo have come to look upon the sacrificial rites as forming a large part of the Mosaic disponsation. Let us look over 900 y and stand at the gates of the Temple of Jerusalem, and seo the prophet Jeremiah laboring to reform the corrupt inhabitants of Jerusalem ; and he said, “Thus saith the Lord; amend your ways and you may still dwell in the city; add your sacrifices unto your burnt offering | and cat thereot yourselves; hearken unto iny voice and ye shull be my people.” Here you have appar- eutly a striking coutradiction, God did not instituse the sacrifices of the book of Leviticus, To reconcile this shall be our jesson this morning, 1f God did nos institute them, who aid? Moses, There bas been a tendency among a certain class to underrate the laws of Moses, They assert that he bor- rowed ail bis laws from Egypt. They say Moses insti- | tuted sacrilices (or (he beneiit of the priesthood. They | bave then to examine whether we can believe Moses | copied the idea of sacrifice from Egypt, or whether we can bring forward any good reason why we should not believe i, To the supposition that Moses coped the idea we can introduce very strong objections, First—On leaving idolatrous Egypt Moses’ tirst en- doavor was to wean the people from their tdolatrous practices, Second—lhere wus a practical objection ; the auimals selected in Leviticus tor sucrifice—the ox, sheep and goat—were animals accounted holy by tho Egyptians. Third—An historical objection; according to tradition, Adam brought sacrifice, aud Cain ana Abel and Noah, THK SPIRIT OF JUDAISM, | Tho whole spirit of Judaism is to oppose Egypt. | Egypt believed tn a rabbie of gods, Judaism in but | One, and so in a hundred we it 18 evident that Moses endeavored to eradicate Kxypuan ideas from the | Israeliies, just as a certain early teacher of so-called Curistianity tried to destroy respect tor Jewish cus- toms, as, for instance, that men in time of service sbouid sit with heads uncovered aud women covered. Hence we cannot believe Mo-es originated sacrifices, It 1s a sentiment of indebtedness—that feeling of grat- | itude inherent in man, a8 old as man himself, that originated them. We can find no date for th Men | found themselves indebted tor all good things to some invisible being, and in the gratitude of their hoarts brought offerings to this invisib ng. Here, then, we have found the author of sacrifice. It is buman nature, Just as wo endeavor to conciliate | each other by giving @ present, xo we think to gain the tavor of vy sacrifices, We, in this age, what- ever we may think of the means, must say thatthe | idea tn it was a poble one, linking men to the Deity by Jove. Look at Moses’ position, Custom 1s second na- ture, It would have been all but impossible to make the Israelites believe that God did not wish their sacri- tices, The next best thing was to secure a gate path for that tendency; hence it was that the sacrifices the people were used to bringing in Egypt continued to be brought, but not to evil spirits and demons, but to the living God who brought them out of kgypt. Thus you see God did not originate sacrifices, nor aid | Moses, It was human nature. It was a measure of expediency—a measure adapted to the social and mental condition of the Israelites at that time. And so now- adays, even while we pray lor the restoration, let us | acknowledge that altar, We all of os have much to be grateiul for; for all your favors, then, bring an ac- Ceptable offering. “AHAWATH CHESED,” A Dew cloment was introduced yesterday into the forvice of the congregation “Ahawath Chesed,” cor- ner o! Lexington avenue and Fifty-filth street, which element promises to be a great addition to the interest of the services, It 18 a choir of over tifty young ladies | and gentiemen, sons and daughters of members and friends of the congregation, They have been driiling | for the past two mouths, and yesterday morning tor | the first time they participated in the survices, accom- | panied by the graned organ under the direction of Mr. Greiner. This choral society was formed for the ele- vation of ancient und modern church service by the Rev, Mr, Samuel Welsh, and ts under his leadership. Thoir pertormance indicated that the time devoted to their stady had been well expended, The services were conducted entirely in Germa A NEWARK PETER DEGNAN ATTEMITS TO KILL HIS SISTER AND HIMSELF, AND ACCIDENTALLY Fines THE HOUSE. About two months ago Peter Degnan returned from California and went to stop with his tather-in-law, Mr, Matthews, who’ resides in thé upper part of No, 296 Warren strect, Newark. Yesterday Peter left homme Patrick's Day celebra- tion, He returned in the evening considerably under the influence of liquor, it is stated, aud quarrelied with | his stepsister, Mary Matthews, about some trivial mat- tor, The upshot was that he stabbed her severely in the arm and body and then tried to commit suicide by shooting himself with a shotgun, He placed the gun between lis Knows aud shot off nis scalp. Hoe was removed to the sti ‘ TRAGEDY. | Hospital Whey are both there now, avd were pro- | nounced last night in a dying condition, The wadding from the gun with which Degoan shot himseil Biruck a kerosene lamp and exploced it The result ‘was the firing of the house. The flames wore extin-* rest of the maohinory of tho universe, Who would have thought that one little alip of the | ushed, however, before much damugo had been dono | was standing beside bis vehicle and wns being a | He answe ERUPTION OF MAUNA LOA. MAGNIFICENT SCENE IN THE SANDWICH ISI- ANDS—A COLUMN OF FLAME THREE MILES HIGH—THE SEA FULL OF BOILED FISH—A SUBMARINE VOLCANO. (From the San Francisco Chroniele, March 10 } Hoxo.e.c, Maren 1, 1877. The prime news of the hour, and as well the freshest, 1s the intelligence of the grand eruption on Mauna Loa and a submarine outbreak ip Kealakeakua Bay. As yet the details received hero ave meagre, but the general accounts agree in pronouncing the recent out- break of the old sutety-valve of this hemisphere the grandest on record, The eruption commenced be- tween nine and ten o'clock on the evening of Wednes- day, the 14th of February, with great violence and without a moment's warning. THR POINT OF ACTIVITY was the old crater on the top of she mountain When the eruption commenced the dames suddenly burst from the mountain and formed a magnificent column of fire to the height of 16,000 tect above the summit, From the deck of the steamer Kilauea, lying at an- chor at Kawaihae, tive distinct columns of tre could be seen belching torth from the mountain, apparenily not trom the great summit crater of Mokuaweoweo, but irom asmaller crater situated some miles distant from it, called Pohakuhanalet, The sight was a grand ove, ag the columns of illuminatéd smoke shot up al- most instaplaneously to an immense height in the air, ‘The velocity with which they ascended was such that the first 6,000 feet were passed inside of a minute, A few days atier intelligence reached here that the fire had disappeared, to ihe great disappointment of thou- sands Who were preparing to start or the sceno, But soon after news came that the GREAT PYROTECHNIC KXILBITION of nature was stil on the boards, or otherwise the water, and that (ue animation o! the spectacle was enhanced by trequent earthquake shocks, It is the general opinion that the stream of lava ts flowing | Yapidiy down the mountain side toward Kahuku to Kau, When last sven it had progressed a number of miles from the place of its rst oatbreak, but did not seem to have reached the woods, The illumination wag so brilliant that ail parts of the isiund were lighted up, aud even on Maui she reflected glare was 80 great that in Waikapu tt was supposed that the cane fields and mill ouildings of Makee's plautation were on fire, One spectator, who has witnessed a oumber ot eruptions, states that he never saw & more maegnif- cently iumived smoke cloud from apy previous one. By some ardent American patriots the theory was started that Mme. Pele had instituted this ‘festival tn honor of the newly elected President; but the Kana- kus entertain quite adiferent view. On the 24th tue steamer Kilaucau arrived with a party of excursion- ists at Kealaceakua Bay, the plaice where Captain Cook met his death, There they found that A SUBMARINE VOLCANO had broken out near the entrance to the harbor tho procediny night About a mile trom shore Jets o1 red, green and yellow tire leaped from the waters, inter: Spersed With columns of steam aud épray that glowed with ingumerable rainbows, the spectacle being one ot the grandest sights conceivable. In this localit water {$ boiling and whirling like an immense drop—or one might better say, kettle of ish. Thou. sands are seen floating on the surface, ready cooked tor the repust of awarms of Kanakas engaged in gathering the datmty abundance in their canoes, Large quan- tities of lava are also tnrown up and float for some time on the suriaco, The matter is either buoyed by the intensely boiling woter or sustained by gases that gtaduully ooze trom its pores, THK’ VOLCANO IN KEALAKEAKUA BAY, One of the specimens is @ light, porous substance, Tesembling charred sugar, The other is muoh similar, with the exception that it sparkles with siivery feck: The submarine eruption is apparently trom a seam in the bottom of the sea, about mile in length. It reaches the shore, and 1s traced inland between two and threo iniles, The flames on the water were first boticed by the natives at three o’clock on the morning of the 24th, and created much consternation. The depth of the water here was formerly from thirty to sixty fathoms, but if the eruption continues very Jikely a ree! will be formed, whien would render this bay one of the finest harbors on the Pucitic. As tar as known no damage has yet attended the eruption. Kanakas, as | previously intimated, do not favor the Suggestion of their old goddess, Mele, getting up a dem- Onstration in honor of some foreign people or re- mote event. One venerable native scer rogarda the eruption as an omen of the near return of their goa Lono, and this idea is generally spreading. When Cap- tain Cook came bere, ueurly 100 yeurs ago, the natives culled him Lono, But witen the great navigator was wounded by one of their number all cried out that be was n0 god—only 4 man—whereupon they siew him, Now that this singular eruption buppens « hundred yeurs alter Captaiu Cook’s death and on the very spat Where is ships lay at anchor, the Kanaka 3 ays to his gaping bearers, ‘In trucu, Captain Cook ono and he ia coming vack."” The Intelligent natives nod ir heads in reply, and with one accord exclaim, iabpa,’? PORMER KRUPTIONS ON HAWAII. The first erupijon op Hawai of which there ts any definite tradition occurred \n 1789, from the Kilauea crater, at which time a company of warriors pussing through Puna, om their way to fight Kumebume were smothered by the hot and poisonous vapors a clouds of failing sand, There have been, during th period of eighty-eight years, ten grout eruptions, mot including the preseat one, showing an average of about one every nine yeurs, ‘The secoud one was trom the now extinct voicuno of Hualajat, at the beginning of ‘the present century, being the only eruption from that mouxtain of which there ss any record or tradition. it was of extreme violence, and produced a murked change in the coast line by the immonee volume of Java which it poured into the sea, The third took piace ie 1823 from Kilauea, ¥LOODLN A LARGE TRACT OF LaxD reain being over five miles in width nultaneously ia the crator of minit of Mauna Loa, In the lat- ter locality the lava was discharged trom numerous vents on every side of thd mouniain dome, and con- tinued flowing for two or three week® The flitn erup- on was from Kilauea, in 1540, at which ume a river of lava flowed into the sea a short distance south of the village of Hilo, It Jasted tor two weeks, In 1843, the mxth in the series took place from the summit of Mauna Loa, and continued for four weeks, two streams of lava flowing from a later: crater on ‘the north side of the mountain tow Kona and Mauna Kea. The next eruption occurred in the year 1852, the lava breaking out of the side of Mauna Loa, and flowing directly toward Hilo, eruption of 185 was remarkable, commencing in the summit crater of Mauna Loa, and sending forth tor thir- teen monins a constant river of iava, which towed to within six mi of Hilo. The eruption of 1859 was provably the “ MOST EXTENSIVE ON RECORD. It commenced trot a new crater on the northern slopo of Mauna Loa, and flowed for a distance of forty miles, entering the sea near Kawaiuae Bay, It lasted about four months, The tenth eruption was that of 1865, hive years ago, and it wag remarkable tor the number and extreme violence o/ the earthquake shocks wuich accompanied it. The first symptoms of aistarbance were on the morning of March 27, when a dense vol- | ume of smoke arose from Mauna Loa to the beight of several miles. At ton A. M. the following day a series of eartiquakes began and continued with varying se- verity for over a mouth, ‘The culmination was on the hight of April 3 when nontly every atone wall and house on Kan was en down, Immediately fol- lowing this distdrbance ap carthquake wave o ‘ed that caused great destruction of lile and property along the southeast coast of occurred the gt mud eraption at Kapanal As already intimated tne preeent remarkable eruptions are the eleventh recorded disturbances on the islands, POLIOE AU/HORITY. To tux Eviron ov tHe HeRat.i Ag 1 was passing up Filth avenue on Tuesday after- noon 1 observed a small crowd at the Worth Monu- ment, I crossed the strect and found that a boy with a velocipede was the cause of the disturbance. He dressed by a big fellow, who, with the usual swagger of the man clothed in the proverbial brief authority was ordering him to move on {0 the most offensive tones, There was another man with him, but as 1 saw no appearance of their being officers of the law | in- quired of a bystander who the men were, Ho answered that he did not know; but some ono said, is Williams; every one knows him. **ah!’? ex. claimed the first speaker, who did not seem to be very much awed at the mention of the great man’s name, | “1 don’t know him,’” The yolocipedist was very civik and when told that he could not ride, said he would have to take the man’s word for it, and did not wish moved toward tho Park, “Youcan’t rilu there, either,” said the man. L understood the boy to say’ that ho thought tbe velocipedista hud the right to ride in Madison square, “Well, you try 14 on and I'll lock you up,’? said the man, pulling a cigar, [got near the boy and said, “Why dou't you demand bis nathority #”" ed that he had ‘asked several times, bat tho man refused to show any, The boy concluded vo try hia right and was immediately arrested. I saw no ap- pearance of authority about the man said to be a cap. tain of the man who was with him, who, I thiok, ar- resied the boy. Both were in citizen's dress. I am aware that there 18 a law against riding velocipedes on the thoroughfares, but would like to inquire through your vainable columns whether any one on the police | to argue the poink “Move on, then,” said the | big fcilow, giviog§ the velocipede a push that | nearly capsized tho vol and its owner, The boy | | force can muke or cxuse an arrest ahd decline to show auy authority when it is demanded, As you have exposed so many police abuses, per- haps you will do ibe velocipedists a favor by giving this @ place, INQUIRER THE TRAPEZE PERFORMANCE, To the Kovron ov THe Henao: yhursday evening list 1 visited Robinson Mall and witnessed the disgraceful conduct of Captain | On | Wiliams, of the Thirtieth street police station, and I | must say his behavior was anything but that of police captain, In justice to the mannger and Miss Leonard I would atate that there w ‘Bet under th trapeze performer, and Captain Williams’ interferenco was done for spite and not for any good, Can you intorin ine what right he had to taterfere ? Ho should oO the place, The tamily expressed ignurance of the cause of Degnan’s attack on himself aud bis step-sistor, have veea out looking after his duties, and not visit- dng theatres, a8 hoe gcmorally doos, Ho may be a good ‘The > The | That | NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, MARCH 18, 1877-QUADRUPLE SHEET. | Mohammedan religion. } officer, but he has several times taken the law in his own hands, which he ought to bo made stop, T' black and blue mark be ieft on Miss Leonard's arm when he caught hold of ber atter she came down from the trapeze he ought ww be held responsible tor, and { must say that Captain Williams ts s big coward and & disgrace to the police force when be treats an innocet woman in the way he cid Miss lLoonard Let th Police Commissioners look into thiv case of Captain Willams, aud put a stop te this kind of conduct for | the benefit of the public. Yours respectfully, it c To tux Eo:roz or tux Heranp:— Tf the report in your issue of yesterday concerning the conduct of one Captain Williams while interrupting | & pertormance and making an arrestin Robinson Mall Was truo, this man Williams ought cértainly to figure | at the bar of the General Sessions Court as a defend Ant, albeit it seems next to tmposeible to punish a joliceman in any of our courts It is to be hoped owever, that the man he so brutally assanited, and the young woman he 80 wantonly cluichea tu his brawny hands will proceed at’ once ugatost him criminally, Captain Wilhams bas for mouths gone through hie prectact more like a swaggering bally ‘than a judicious, vigilant officer of the law, The salient fault of this Willams seems to be that he imagines hiinself to have complete contro! of courts, Judges, witnesses, prisoners and all. {1 1s about time he reached the ¢ of his tether, for the public wel- fare. Now let Captain William's have a chance to bull. doze a jury and count in his own case, A CITIZEN, New York, March 17, 1871. COMMERCE OF NEW YORK, THE WHITE STAR PIER RAILROAD QUESTION— . REMONSTRANCE FROM PROPERTY HOLDERS— REFERENCE TO THE CORPORATION ATTORNEY 48 TO THE LEGAL POWERS OF THE DEPART- MENT OP PUBLIC DOCKS, A further hearing upon the subject of the applica. tion of the White Star Steamship Company tor the privilege of laying tracks for the use of freight cars upon their pier, was had yesterday afternoon vefore the Commissioners of the Departinent of Public Docks, President Wales tn the chair, An unusual number of counsel appeared on behalf of the several interests involved. REMONSTRANCE OP PROPERTY HOLDERS. H Hon, John McKeon appeared on behalf of the prop- erty holders on West streets and read the following re- monstrance:— To THR CommisstoneR® oF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC Docks ;— The undersigned, the owners of property, and being engaged in business on the line of West sireet, novice ch alarm the attempt made to tse that street sportation of {right in curs moved by sicam power, Thoy rogard tho present proposition, | now pending before the Dock Commissioners, for the jayiny of tracks ou the pier known as the White Star pler, to and trom which ears are to be moved by steam, Qs tbe Arst step to the occupation of West sircet by steam bo other piers and warehouses located the entire length of that street and tho rivortront, The under- sighed now, because of the crowded condition of the street, suffer serious embarrassmonts in the con- ducting of their regular business To occupy the Street with ordinary burthea curs, movabie by steam, would not only increase their embarrassments, but would, in the judgment of the anders gned, substautially destroy their business and the value of their proper- ties, It would not only have this effect upon their business property, but it would substantially destroy the river tront fur ull purposes for the receipt and dis- charge of treight only as the same could be received or delivered from cars 80 moved, and instead of contrib. ating to the commercial advantages of the city, to the economical handling of 118 trafic, would impair the former and largely increase tho expenses of the latter, coniribating to the benetit of the railroad company only which, because of its location, would occupy such tracks with its cars and steam power, The undersigned, therefore, remonstrate against an: action ou the part of the Dock Commissioners extend- ing the privilege of laying texcks on the White Star pier or any other pier op the North River, to be occu- pled by cars so to be moved by steum, or the doing os any other act which will icrease the diflicuities they already encounter tn the transaction of their business upon such street, Signed by Andrew Clark and hundreds of property holders and others, representing the grocery, iorward- | ing, tracking, oyster, boat and other interests and in- | dustries, { MR, W'KEON'S REMARKS. Mr, McKeon said the remonstrants represented very important interests and industries on the whole line of the North River front, trom tne Battery up, some thir- | teen miles in extent, over which the Dock Commis- sioners claim Jurisdiction. ie contended that the Commlsmoners bad no right to grant the franchise ap- plied for, and if they had, they ought not to exercise it He quoted the Jaw deiiming the powers ot the Board, and said that they were pro- | hibited trom doing anything that would in- terlere with the free and unobstructed purposes of commerce. He submitted that the proposed track would seriously Interfere with commerce, and urgoa that if the Board bad power to grant a track 590 fect long, they had power to grant tracks over tho whole thirteen miles of their jurisdiction. He protested | against apy particclar road having this privilege. Ho foresaw the time when the masses of the people would Dot submit to the continued eucroach ments of railroad or other monopolies. A VOICK PROM THR Kast. Mr. Niles stated he represented no steamship, rail- rond or property holding interests on West stroct, He | was requested to come here by persons who were | ownors of property east of Broadway, and to protest | Against the application being granted, as being an in- ive step calculated to damage the general commer- e question he anderbilt interest pretty near the surface of the whole froject, With Mr. McKeon, | ho foresaw the time when the people woutd | no longer submit to the encroachments of huge monopolies, and a revolution of grangers if not of blood ensue. The New York Central road was get- ting round and round the city, and in time the wholo Metropolis would be in its grasp. Tie speaker touk a wide range in his remarks, historical, anecdotal and commercial and otherwise, including the tenets of the | Mr. Miller appeared behaif of the New York Cheap Transportation Association, and advocated tho granting of the application, as calculated to improve the commercial prosperity ot the city. THK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ON HAND. Mr, Seth Low appeared as the representative of tho Chamber of Commerce, and spoke in favor of the application, He stated that New York had loxt | $228,000,000 in it# commerce, and said, from | the ' peculiar situation of the city and ite island position, everything should be aono to bring the railroads and the steai # a8 near toxether as possible, He hoped to see the same thing done on other piers besides that of the White Star line, us it would cheapen terminal facilities in the handling of merchandise, Ouly the carting interests on West stroet would be damaged. Mit, DAPEW IN REPLY TO MR. JEWHTT, Hon, Chauncey M. Depew, on »ehall of the appli- cants, took up the letter of Mr. Receiver Jowett, of the Erte trond, read at the last moeting of tt oard, and preceeded to ui 148 objections Irom a al aud Hudson River dpoint, The Now York Central the only traok road that had @ terminus in this | and “it was patural that it should have privileges granted it which could not be granted to other roads having their terminus in other and rival | cities. Mr. Depew proceeded to reply to the arguments | of Mr. McKeon, Mr. Niles and others, contending tuat the proposed application could not be regarded tn the light of a franchise, The New York Central had power | w use switches aud dummy engines to and from their stations. Mr. MeKeon—Do you mean to advance the mon- | strous doctrine that the Central road has the power to erect stations wherever 1 pleases t Mr, Depew—On the iine of our tracks and under our | charter, | Mr. McKeou—That power was granted twenty-five | years ago by resolution and referred exclusively to depots then in existence. Mr. Depew conciuded by reiterating points made at former sittings of the Board tn behalf of the applica. | ton. LEGAL POINTS TO BE SURMITTR Prosidont Wales suggested that counsel should sub- mit points for iegal imvestigation, It was mutuaily agreed that the Opinion of the Corporation Counsel Mr. Whitney, should be asked im regard to the legal questions involved. WHITH STAR TU THR FRONT. Mr. Corlis, on Vehalf of the White Star line, stated that the project was initiated by that company, and toat the Central road had nothing to do with it origi- | nally. Theodore F, Lees, of the Choap Transportation Asso- ciation, showed how the proposed successtul operation in Boston, Vortiand, Philadelphia and Battimore, and figured out the disadvantages New York Isbored' uuder in consequence of not having termmal facilives in haadling freight like the cities named, Lt virtually placed the city 260 miles at soa, 80 far as Its commerce was concerned, KEW JKHARY CENTRAL DON'T OWZKOT. It having been stated during the argument in resist. ance of the application that the New Jersey Central Railroad would ve inconventenced by the adoption of the plan, 1 was authoritatively stated that that com- pany had no objection whatever to interpose to it, POWKKY OF THK COMMISSIONERS The whole matter now rests in the bunds of the Cor- poration Counsel, who is to decide upon the legal points juvolved and define the powers ot the cumumis- sioners in the premises, If it is deelded that they have hot the power to grant the appheation, thar vet tles the question. If it be determined that they have such power, then the Hoard will consider whether it be proper or judicious to grant it or not A RATHER HARSH HUSBAND. William Smita, a German, thirty-two years of age, residing at No. 256 Bainbridge street, Brooklyn, was held by Justice Semior, yesterday, for examination on the charge of committing an assault on bis wife Catharine, The prisoner, on returning home on day night, found his wife under the Influence of hquot, and was sv angered at hor dissipation that be regs ber to thu stove and Mit 16 Was fairly fonsted, | Mormon battalion sent back to thelr wives | prove | these walls. One vid held hur arm upon it [iw ‘Lee, but will permit no reporter to we him en LEE THE MORMON MUKDERER, © HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY—THE Ufa PENITEM TIARY—THE PRISONER'S DEMEANOR UNDED SENTENCK OF DEATH. [Prom the San Francisco Call, March 10.) As we entered the Warden's office, which fs bailf Just tn front of the Penitontiary, Lee was sitting alone tn the front room writing There was no m: the square, sturdy form, the firm, soldier-like teatures, the keen eyes or the genial, good-natured smile thas lit up thq face of the old man as he arose to shake hands and offer us chairs. These two years’ confine ment have deepened somewhat the wrinkles on fore. head and cheek and rendered bis face a trifle spare and careworn, yet he was cheerlui, polite, courteour and hopeful. Age has crept rapidly over bim since bis arrest at Panguish, yet he looked bale and vigorous, bearing his sixty-four years with gu erect carriage, @ sprightly, clastic walk and « Orm, military bearing. His ‘autoblography would abound in Instances of thrilling Interest, sceres of bardship and danger such as are allotted te few lives and countless adver tures encountered in life on the frontier. Skip the events of a single week in the fall of 1857, atid his rocoré 1s that of a brave, honorable pron asa financier and business Mormon leaders, While jo u attord to past by the events of that week, de to give to the offended law the httle all be poeseanee = his te—as atonement for that one week. The closely written manuscript that he folded and laid away op the back part of the tible when the party entered was the journal of pis life. us aCTOMOGRAPHY, i He 1# a good writer, indeed, if we remember f disadvantages 0! bis life, he is a surprisingly log writer. this pentwanship 1% peat, legibie and rapid. He suid to us that be was writing in order to away time, and I fancied | detected a tremulous, pa- thetic little quiver in the old man's voice that seemed as if his mind was glancing back at bis lon, mentand atead toward his swift approaching tantwriter, This journal i# a faithiul record of all the past; the good apd the bad, the prosperous and the reve He does pot attempt to write consecur tively evonts in the order of their occurrence, but to day tells how be was converted to Mormonism; so morrow of tbe perilous journey be made to penta te lo get the remittances of coin which the soldjers of the ho were waiting at Counei! Blufs, aod vext day, per ot the reasons, the motives, the orders that cat 1 lo be present at the great mass . LUBE’ BRIGHTER! vRe show remarkable tidgiity to the Church, and the readte bess of Brigham Young to reward that fidelity is re markable. His confession details the history of the subsequent events—now, whep the massacro became known and talked about, Brigham at last cul him off trom the Church publicly, but privately assured him that it was only a temporary measure, tor the benefit of the Church, and that he would svon be restored to fellowstip, Cattinga man offtrom the Church divorces his wives. Eight wives chose to be divorced, and left bim in one day, Three chose to remain, and are suil faithful to him. Brigham always recognizes Lee during his southern trips, and op at least one 0 rode pubiicly by his side. When Lee's most faithiul old wile, Rachel, asked hin at Beaver regarding Lea Brighum Young's answer was, ‘Tell Brother Lee not 4 halr of his head suall be harmed.” Nearly twenty years ago the mussacre was committed, bat, thank Goud! it 1s not too late for the fuitiiment of the quote- tion pluced on the cross which stood at the bead of the pit wherein the emigranis’ bones were buried. Lee's confession now renders the quotation pertinent:— “Vengeance is mine; J will repay {"" THK CTAM PENITENTIARY, Nestled close to tho base of the high, precipitous’ cliff of the Wasatch range building thas is destined to receive a place in history. Y adobe wails were being erected 8a it is intended by Brigham Young as a piace to hold the Gentil 1 was a seven-year old boy then, and was doubtless a Jest; but when J it on the late Gecusion rolerred to | could not help remarking, as 1 examined the old mud structure, how fegh Lf tuose workmen missed the mark, Tbe day had alrea word when the place bas been used to bold Brigham Young, and the Gentiles were bis jailors. Built 1 the days when Mormon sway was absolute 1p Utah, tte rai | Washed, weather beaten adobes have stood stanch api secure until the very head of the fast crumbling Mor. soon Church has found hunselt a prisouer inside ite doors. The incarceration of Brigham, however, or of | the host of lesser Mormons who have been sent bithes by Gentile cou done less to render the buildin historical than is iikely to be done by the incarceration oj Lee The prison is about six miles southwara trom Balt Lake City, on the brow of # low blu that over. Jooks the Jordan. Fertile fields, then covered with rich stubbie of thick set with shocks of ripened corn, but now beginning to show the coming green, stretch away as far as the eye cap reach up and down the val- ley. Vart sweeps of willow and tule off to the woah ward mark tue location of the swamps and marsbes around the mouth of sluggish, unromantic Jordan, Far to (the north the waters of she Great salt Luke sullenly beat the shore, as if angrily ing against their narrow bou and as if con- siautly mindsul of the prehistoric days when, as @ Vass inland sea, they wore the broad, distinct shore hae that i# so plainly visible bigh up on the Wasatch cilfs The prison docs vot merit the name of penitentiary, It consists of four plain adove wails, inclosing a spa- cious yard thatis 600 feet long by 450 feet wide, In the centre is @ small, two-roumed, house that serves to shelter the prisone! bad weather. During t! priso re allowed to walk sround the yi night ali are crowded together in one room of the cea- tral building, und the other rvom, separated by an iron grating, t# vecupled vy the gual On top of th walls of the inclosure guards arc algo stationed, and on the four corners are smail turrets, or guard-houses, that may be occupied when occasion mands. Tho walls are perhaps twonty-five feet high, and are old, crumbling and dilapidated, Prisoners in former days who have fou their captivity irksome have more than once sca! llow who escaped last summer and was recaptured, jocularly told us that unless they give him some bettagclothes he feared be would be compeiled to go again for a coupli onths: order to get hin a new suit, Four prisoners escal atone time and seven at another, The seven e long plank, pinced one end on the ground aud the other aguinst the top of the wall, climbed up while the guards were at dinuer and made their escape, When [ interviewed Lee seventeen prisoners were tn the Penitentiary, two of whom were UNDER SKNTENCR OV DEATH. The Mormon autoorities allow the United States mar- shais no other prison than this, hence the most noted criminals are often placed bere to await the day of their executioa. George W. Crowe, Deputy Marshal, ‘Warden, and is a courageous, faithtul and efficie officer; yet he fully apprectaies that the utmost care and exertions of himself and tho guards cannot render the old prison @ secure place ior condemned mur- derers, Jobn D, Lee, as | bave said, bas most of the time been contined at this Penitenuary. Confined is « wron; tern, for he is simply a captive guest in the house ‘arden, which is built in trout and outside of 61 enciosure, He was not ironed, not incarcerated an pot spectally guarded. When captured he said to Mar. shal stokes, “If you do not iron me | give you my word of bonor 1 wiil pot attempt to escape.” The sane high sen: 1 honor which prompted him wo feast and entertain his captors at Panguish, and accompany them uoresistingly through « wild, Mormon country, through daylight and darkness, bas all along prom| him to keep faith with the Warden of the Lip eg 9 He bas been as secure there as if hemmed in by of adamant, for bis honor was at stake. 1a the ¥ there 1 vermin, and goodness knows what all, but his foom in the Warden’s house was neat, comfurtable and periectly clean, He was evidently a willin, He has always expressed full faith im bie tity bis conduct the Mountain Yeadows. Prior to and since the commission of the massacre his record is hovorable. He over bog bags years of age, and bas sixty-four children who bear his Hame and most live to share the stigma and reproach that will rest apon thataame, The Mormon Charch has utterly deserted bim, Mormon leaders decreed his death, Mormon witnesses rose up and wetiied inst bim, and a Mormon jury brought in the verdict of guilty, To escape he must violate his word of bi evade bis guerd# and ind his way to Southern UI through a country thickly settied with Mormons, one of whom would return him w justica Most excupe Would deprive him cf the list hope of regaining tho respect or sympathy of mankind, 18 conviction was as much 4 surprise to himself ag it was to the world. Now that ve bas been sentenced to bo shot, and his appeal overruicd, and bis fate Anally senied, he perceives tor the first time the necessity of proving himeel! not alone guilty. Of death he bas always talked with surprising calmne he, aot ver recontly, has Not expected to di er's ballet prerees John D. L is sale predict that reveiations will be made that will, asl waid before, render ali his prisons historical, ty 10 Jus LEE BRAVELY AWAITING DEATH, (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Braver, Utah, March 17, 1877, Leo's health is feeble, but ne writes untnterruptedly on the history of his iife, which Is to bo published by one of bis counsel partly for the benefit of Lee's fam. ily. Ho eats and drinks little, is cool and firm, and séome to bi ven up all hope of a reprieve, and he will die bravely, making vo new revelations yesterday related an inaclicate story to the ofcers ‘With great gusto, and has @ ready fund of such anec- dotes. He says ho will die if the Mormon faith, cor. tain of celestial glory. He is severe on Brigham Young, who, he says, bas deserted him. MS PALTHRUL FAMILY ‘Two of Lee’s sous and two danghters arrived In town | Nelsen yesterday, desiring to tat the entire seo him, bat 1 the tarmil; a wite Rac 18 at Coon Creek, aity-three tres north ft here, 1s attracting the attention of the officers, aa 48 reported to bo susp sly 1% communication with rai of Loo's boys, but itis believed that any at tempt at roscue will be anticipated and forestalied, HONCOTION TO KS PRIVATE, Leo's execution w de publica. Rachel t@ res ported to have said th would Hot be exeeated the officers; that she would Shea Gis blood herselt, " THE GOVERNOW’S MERCY IMPLORED, Potitions from Beaver, Parawan and other piaces fag the commutation of his sentence bave gone to Governor, signed by a good ¥ minors, wor children, somo of them being Mormons, church Jeaders. The Marshal receives datly requests lor day Axed for We ex