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4 DETECTED DETECTIVES, The Ring of Scotland Yard Officers and Sharpers. MME. GONCOURT’S CASE. Clever Audacity and Scandalous Be- trayal of Public Trusts. A CONVICT IN THE BOX. Chief Inspector Clarke Deeply Implicated. Loyvos, Oct. 2, 1877, Bow street, like a good mang other historical places, Js by no means dignified or mteresting :2 appearance, It isa narrow street, with frowsy shops generally in the hands of costumers, burkeepers, of uo very reput- able appearance, and the owncrs of small stores in which are rold cigars or tickets for the opera, The opera house, of course, which isa splendid butlding, makes up for some of the meana: of tbe street, Butthe general impression you aerive in passivg through the place 1s that it is one of the snabbiost looking streets Bow Street Pol in the metropolis. 6 Court, around which also centro 60 many bis- torical associations, is unpretentious without and = paltry within Externally it is simply an ordinary house and is only to be distinguished trom the places about by the presence before its front of a number ot policemen aud a mob which does not look very sober or very clean, The court inside is quite a smal! room, completely unadorned, with a dock that can scarcely bold four persons, a table for attorneys and reporters which would be suitable to the meanest village in, and altogether is a miniature, unvarnished, undigaified kind of place, Within this small and uninteresting chamber there is going on at Unis moment one of the most interesting dramas that bas ever entertained the public of this or any other country. Four men, who havo held for many years the @highest position as detectors of crime are accused of being abettors of criminals; and the principal witnesses ugainst them aro men who have been brougut for the moment out of the darkness and solitude of the couvict’s cell, 10 ACCOMMODATE, DON’T YOU KNOW? More than twelve months ago an ingenious fraud was brougbt to light, the mam facts of which were those:—A society was formed called the “Discretion. ary Turf Investment Society,” It was argued in the prospectus of this society that the chances of horses very frequently varied, and that it wight be necessary to change one’s bet on the very day of the raco, It was advisable for this reason that those who could not be present at races thems selves should hand over their betting money to trustworthy persons. The society undertook to give those who became its clients absolute assurance against loss. A newspaper was printed waich spoke in eulogistic terms of this schome, and the conli- nental papers were flooded with advertisements de- tailing its virtues, Jt was afterward discovered that in advortisements to advance this scheme no less than $150,000 were spent. ‘The bait proved success- ful, In a week or so no less than $50,000 were sent by one person alono, a French lady named Mme, De Goncourt, and $15,000 or $20,000 were sent by other peopie, It is neediess to say that the whole thing Was a swindle, and that the persons who formed the “discretionary society” simply put the money in their pockets, “sunt ur.” i ‘The police obtained information of the affair; the sWindlers were, alter some trouble, arrested; were puton their trialand were sentenced to different periods of imprisonment. The matter created im- Mmense sensation at the time on account of the large sums of money which bad been stolen and tho in- genious means by which tho thieves had obtained them, The memory of the matter was probably de- parting from the mind of most people, when tho whole town was startled by the report three of the best kuown detective of the city had been placed in the dock at Bow street for complicity m the fraud. Execitemebt | still reached a higher pitch wnen one of the convict prisoners was pat, 10 lug prisoa dress, in the box, and then told the extraordinary story that some of these detectives bad been im his pay and had helped bin to carry out his frauds, The prineipal dramatis persone in the affair are William Kurr and Harry Benson, who wore the concoctors of the iraud, Inapeciors Meikle. john, Druscovich and Palmer, three men whose names arc as familiar as the street to persons in London. Meiklejoun was luspector of Police oo the Midiand Rauway, one of the largest railways in the kingdom, and was, so to speak, at the head of his profession, ANOTHER BULGARIAN HORROR. Druscovich wus evea better known, A Balgarian by birvh, ho bad become early in life attached to the | Eugiish Embassy in Constantinopie, and having by Lis talents and manvers made himself pleasant there, he was transterred to London, and hero entered the | police, His activity, bis quickness and his gogd edu- avon (for be speaks several janguages tuently), rap- idly procured him promotion, and in nearly every case of importance, especialiy if foreigners wore co cerned, his services were employed. ie was com- plimented over and again by the authorities for his exploits, and, beteg extremely civil to journaliais, | always had a good word said for him in the press as tue opporiun ty arose, When foreign soverei.ns came to Loudon Lruscovich was one of the persons who had to look after thetr personal satety, Palmer was aso avery well known and a very much respected vilicer. AMBKICANS, TAKE A BACK SEAT. Kurr is the sou of a baker in Istington, received a education and, generally speaking, was well At fourteen be became a clerk at a small Sulury, bUL this did not suit bis lasts, and at fiiteen be rau y. While even still at this childish age be en- tered into betting transactions. He returned for 4 Short time to honest employment, bat from about twenty vo twent, which is bis present age, bo seems to bw no conunually in some scheme or fa Brough: up, Other of dishonesty, [ue account he gave oi his exploits in this uirection read like a story irom the “Arabian Nights? It would appear (hat in his short career be Must have obiaiwed between $200,000 and $250,000 by Fomething. ile simply, 1t would’ seem, asked people to send bim their wouey aud they seutit, In one fraud alone te wade tdays. [twas nearly the satue plan or a modiflention of it. He put Out advertisements promising an 1 Dorado in betting to those who trusied Lim, a to the extent of thousands course, in the most sumptuoas ke; & trap, and Wade aud Jost large bets On racecourses. WE GOKS AbROAD. About 1874 the idea ot iryiug che Continent struck bim, He bad already exercised his aris on England, treiand and Sco tome for & char gon who could give literary assistance Among the porsovs Who .uawered His ad wos a mun who ca.led himself Yonge. ResumMed Hatne-~the man was Harry be son isadew, [iis lacher is atrw fh Paris and gave Lis gon on exe tpeaks French, Rugisn and Ge fection; is, it is éatd, & good wmusioiwn aud Guestionavly converse With remarkabie invell Tt wos @ curious coincidence riisetai Youge was Hae his otuer explora, outa: Lord Mayor vy repr Frevei town aud passing For this offence be bad been seu- emontus? Imprisonment, and be bad ted his seutepee When be Camo in contact tonced tot Just com, with Kurr. AM AW? THo two ew ouch user wor ing Lue put Wut ewch Gino the retain a lov of the plun Juxusious ja bis style oi living Wan Kure, aud, maeed, Ways treated Lis confrire de iraut en bas, and did not axgociate will bim or aby of his cummpanion Of cou not tong im ander. wile (ney went wil luanaged to escape and to t. beusoo Was even moro and @ He pasa ovvasional vivius, like oiler Broach yacet, aristocrats, to Biarriiz and oiter pleasure | resorts of sho Continent, — wad in England rion of was spent the leie of Win has houored jeuraalioim by at ngiog to its Pranks he was con stud Living in Feance, with the Gawots, una whilo iu this country, founded the Isic of Wight Journal, Indeed, the goud peopis of the Island wore much p gied us to who or what ne was By geome be was re. Corded we up impostor, bul by the majority, what with | bis broughom and his Froueh Yulet, Ms Une house Bnd Wis good Wines, Mis aristocratic manners and his Dewspaper, hie was covsiiored « very ituporiant per- pobage indeed. Thore were whispers that he was not wholig uuknown to the deniduns of Ubislekure:, aud that | officers | | | | Gri. | He | shat if ever there were a fourth gmpire he would be one of its prominent officers. THE ORASH, Well, the bubble at last burst aud Benson and Kurr were taken into custody, One was sentenced to ten, the other to fifteen years of penal servitude. Almost immediately alter ‘their condemnation the: cowmunicated to the Crown their dealings with th delectives, aud alter 4 delay ol some mouths Meik) John, Druscovich and Palmer wero placed iz the dock, A CURIOUS TALE. ‘The story whick the prosecuting counsal then told was even stranger than people imagined. He first stated that Meiklejohn had been acquainted with the prisoner (Kurr) tor tive or six years; had been on the been of ‘auds, most intimate terms with nim and bad active assistance in ev one of Bis He said be would produce Jewers in Meikle) handwriting in which Kurr was adJressed on suc familar terme as “Dear Bill,” and im which warning were given him whenever the authorities of >cotlan Yard were tuking any action for the detection of bis One letter, tor imstance, rau:—'You must 1. Incase of a ‘smell’ you must scamper . Lfaney’a brief 15 out against you.” Brief was ang word for warrant, Letters also would be the produced giving full imormation about the movements of other detectives, Meiklejohy, according to the evidence, had recerved upwara of $6,000 on different occasions as rewards for this information. When the letters came to be produced this statement of the prosecutor was {ound to be completely true. Meikies joun, from these letters, would appear to be one of these Seolchmen whose greed lor mouey 18 insatiable, BUACKMAILING A THIEF. We see him pursue Kurr mouth after month, track- im whenever be got out of bis sight, aad inces- sant in bis demands tor money, On ono’ occasion he received no less than $2,500 in wlump, Druscovich Was brought into the affair by Meikigobn, and, 1b- deed, all through the business Meikiejoba is the urch- conspirator. Druscovich had a@ brother, whe ether fell into bad ways or was unl tp bis business, ana so 2 beuvy cemapds | for assistance, In bis aifficulur Druscovichy applied ior advice to Marklejoby, who was au old fricud of bis, = Meikleyonu at once told him be could bring him to an acquaintance wh bad the money, aud in mediately alierward introduced bim to Karr, Kure lent Druscovicu $300 witheut asking any receipt or security, and trom tbat time Jorwurd the ‘detective was in the power of the swindler, When the prosecutor came to describe tue Goncourt fraud the first remarkable fact he broughs out wus that the offices tu which the swiadlers carried on their business was within (wo minutes’ walk of Sco%- Jand Yard police Station. In piace of keeping away fro the trap it was evident that the thieves wanted to be as near tt us possible, ior the very simple reason that, m place of haying’ enemios there, tuey bad friends, In the correspendence which toox place Scotlud Yard was coustantly mentioned ax the “shop” or the “faciory,’? and it was showa that the swindiers knew as woil what was going on there as if they had been officers in the place. HOW TI NOTES WERK “WORKED,”? When the $60,000 was gent them vy Madame Gon- court theswindlers had great difficulties to contend with, ‘The iraud having been detected the cuse was given into the hands ot an astute English attorney hutned Abrabains, and so the swindlers had the doubie ditllculty of preserving themseives from arrest aud of getting rid of tue notes, the numbers of which were ‘Yhe detectives came to their aid, and Meikle- known. jobn in particular, On the 26th and 27th of September Mr, Avravans made applicaion for warrants, but on the 26th the thieves bad already got warning and bad disappeared trom thoir office, Druscovich, who had been empioyea by Abrabams, | hud immediately informed Kurr and bis friends of | their danger. Benson and some otuers of the swind jers Went to Scutiand, and there got rid of some of the noies. ‘lhe mutter then resied for a walle, Abrahams, who suspected that ho was not yetting proper assistance from the police, offered a reward of $9,000 for tutormation, Meiklejobo then again came ou the sceue and offered to help | the swivulers to get rid of the rest of the notes in their possession. Meiklejoun’s luther hives ub a town called the Bridge of Allan, in Scotland, and Meiklejohn Was well known there, and ol course from his posttion was regarded as a man of integrity. ‘Tt PRETENDED SEARCH. Mciklejohn, Bengon and Kurr met ut the Bridge of Allan, the plan being tuat tue swindlers should be in- troduced to the manager of the bank there as respect~ able men, and so the work of getting rid of tho notes should be carried out, The introduction took | place on a Sunauy, the swindlers Merkiejohn, enson and Kurr, add dr, Monteith, the manager, | ding togetver, Tn the midst of tho dinner a telo grum was brought in, announcing that the whereabouts Of the swindlers bad been discovered and that Drus- covich Wag ou hits Way to arrest them, This informa ton wag seni to them by Palmer, another of the de- tecuves now in custody. The swindlers immediately decamped, Kurr went to Euinburgh, sbere met Drusco- Vich by arrangement, and settled the plan of operations, Druscovich having speut the greater part of the duy with Kurr continued on bis Journey to the Bridge of Allan, and, of course, did noi fiud either Kurr or Ben- son there.’ Benson, meantime, was sent out of the way, partly on the suggestion of the detectives, to Rotterdam, and there remained for some ume in sulety; but on attempting to change one of the notes was discovered and taken into cusiody vy the Dutch authorities, THE DUTCH NOT DECEIVED, Even at this crisis nis friends did not desert hime The Attorney Froggart, who also appears in the dock, Senta forged telegram purporting to come from the | English authorities, orderiug the release of Benson, | Tne Dutch autnorities, however, were not 80 easily imposed upon, but retained Benson in custody, and two | detectives were sent over from Scotland Yard to pro- cure his extradition, Among the detectives to wuom this tusk was ailoited was Druscovien, but Drus- covich was watched by others and so could do nothing. bat journey from Rotterdam to London must have been a terrivle me tor Druscovich, as well as for Benson, The detective could not belp feeling that in bringing the swindler to justice he was at the | same time marching to his own doom. Indeed, Beuson 1b bis examination declares that Druscovich tXxciuimed On the boat bringing tuem over that he wished he were | at the boctom of the sea. Benson, naturally enough, fully reciprocated this sentiment. Fiually Kurr was | arrested, the Superimtengent taking care tat nobody but himseli suould know of the issue ol the warrant. So far tor the statement of the prosecuting counsel, A CONVICT IN THE BOX, A few days after the evidence began, aod a thrill agsed through the court When the convict Kurr was placed 1m the box. The authorivies in England spared no trouble im giving tbe convict au uppeurance fully in accordance with his degraded position, The hair oa the heud was clogely cropped, and the convict, on en- tering the court, looks as tuough he had not been shaved for weeks. The dress, moreover, 13 oue that would maxe an Apollo hideous and give up Aristides the appearance of a rogue. ‘fhe convict Wears & sort ck of ugly tweed, which, reacbing right up to the | either conceals the siurt altogether, of allows only’ so much of it to be visibe 4s to show that {it 1s of the coarsest materiui, | On the arm there isathing hike the mark of the Deust—a broad arrow—the sign by which is known everything that belongs to the State, from the blanket neck, | of a Soldier to the bouy of the convicted felon, ‘the entry of a couvfet invo court is always an impressive However slight he be in appearauce he is ee stalwart and grim warders who The convict comes in ure of # slave. Belore he enters the bux the haudculls are removed; the mo- ment lig evidence has been completed they ure again | puton, the wrongdoer | hundeuiled, beipless, the tn its grasp. KURR'S APPEARAN | Qne look of Kurr ts not unpre beurs the double expression of mination, The features are reguiur, the torenead high, ie mouth drm, He is about live feet six 10h has the appourance ol having reat strength. Altogetuer, he has the air of a man who was determined to make the most of the world, but who, ut the same time, plulosophical enough to tke migiortune pavenuy When it chose to come, He gave his evidence with | great humor, wus smiling ail the time, and | frequently set the whole court in & roar | The account of his explois was givou with dry wit, | avy, alloyetuer, Kurr spoke like 4 man who laughe. | attue world’s folly and regarded himseif as a ver, | good joke. Lwilijust give un idea of bis manner, | aod of the extraord) y scrupulous man cau man folly by g LAM Halon. KURK’S HUMOR, }\s asking Karr for an sing. His face vod humor and deter- plish by playing skilfully soine extracts from his ‘The cross-examining coun account of his lie aad career:— Q rein London! A. In the Caledonian road. Q. When yon first began toearn your living what wero yout A, Acleck. Y Whore? A. On the Southeastern Railway. 4 At woat oy A. ? ook. , How loug did you stop at that? A. About a year, Q) And why did youleave? A. Oh,tran away. (Laugh- ten) | What to dot A. T went r | @ You went racing, ws ¥ it, at fourteen ? A. | Yes, | ¢ lung did you stop at the racing? aA. About ; ow cou to about Ifteen? A. Fes. you leit racing, run away from ity Ub, LT 1 ite 1 and itieen years of age? A Q) Whatnext did you do? a, 1 wasin a money-endin, aan guter) Q. And why did you leave? A. Chang ive @ Aud again. Q. ilow long aid you continue racing? A, Eyer since. U. Are you certain the oftcers of the sockoty were in Bryok streouy A. Vos Beeause the place shut up. then what did you do? A. Why, I went racii | fronvenor street? A. No. ninence to defraud the public? Meieiejoln AL 18 « olfice in the at A. A racing swindle Q. Woat was sour racing awindie? A. Advising persons | to bags nor-es that had no chance | Bat Kurr perhaps dest snowed the astarenoss | of lie character by the way in which he treatca | Meiklejohn, He preserved every singie oue of the | letters which that graspiug detective bad sent hit, them docketed anu placed them in the hands ot a | trustworthy custodian, Accoraiugly, when Kurr wos sent to prison the letters still remained and the agent ol the crown bad only w go and get tiem, A CONTRAST. When Benson succeeded to Knox the contrast be- | tween the tWo meu struck everybody, apd # visible udder pasted through tue court. Benson's appears ance 1s Gimietake Jewish, a wish of the bad | type He has a large vose ang full Nuviaw lips, dis eyes are, porbaps, the inost peculiar feature of jace, iey ate lurge, yory dark, aud usually bay What the novelists cali a dreamy and (x look. Wuen Bvason spoke « sympachetic aud inexperi- enved observer would u Up lose the prejudice which tie mau’s ap ereajed. He lus 4 full, } Mauaveal ¥ and ii his method & moduiauug it you too the marks ol lis repeh Wain Alter the mun her of A Frenchman bis voice risvspind falls with (he seuleace, und 80 his Words have af melodious cadence Wat soimewhat reminds one of S@vini im the divws’s | yt bois ol the resistiess tate which bolds | | | i | } tion, ech to the reverend signiors of Venice. And now, something as to the prisune MEIKLEJONN, His nationality could uot for a moment be doubted. He has most distinetly the bigh cheekbones that show the Scotchman, Un the whole he has # strong, clean face. The nose is large, the eyes sunk He has black hair, which wi ly alarge mouth. Im frame be bas strength, He is about 8 broad, full chest His general air 1s ove of what’ 1 may call Vigilant — impassivit He looks a man whom scarcely anything could irighten or disturb, and 1 can tavey Low guilty men quivered be- eath bis keeu, cold glance, bis impassive icatures, his general air of unsbakable determination and piti- lesa strougth. As a rule he listens quietly to the evidence, with pis bead leaning ep the dock. When, however, a witness bas to be cross-examined on his accouut he at once brighteus up, suggests questions Lo bis counsel, and watches keenly every wer that is given, THE BULGAR, A stronger contrast to Meiklejobn could not be found than Druscovich, who standé beside him, Drusco- ich does uot look a foreigner; he could for an Englishman whose compiexion Wasa little darker that usuul, He bas small black whiskers, cutin the of thodox Eugiiss fusnion, and dresses in the orthodox Enghso style, He has tho air of @ brisk, nervous, cheeriul man, His dark eyes aro restless; be remains most of the time standing, and olten interrupts, and ap- parently he looks ab his prospects 1m the most cheery mauner. CHIRY INSPECTOR CLAKER When first the case was brought on Clarke was uot placed in ihe dock along with tbe other prisoners, but as the case went on bis name was go olten men- tioned Unat action hud to be taken, ‘the arrest of Clarke created 4 most paintul seusation. He was the second im command at the detectives oflice avd was regarded as. ory -lype of ap iucorrupiible official, ‘There is this additional foature of paip im bis case, that be bas beou a member of the police force for no loss u period tuuu thirty.seven years, Among the many persons whose esteem he 1s said to have gained is the Prince of Wales, and the besitaon to arraign bim was at- tributed—most uuju 1 thiuk—to the iniluence of Ligh treads, When Clarke was pat inte the prisonel dock bis companions in trouble wore deeply ailecied. Palmer aud Uruseovicn had to Gover their faces, aod eéven the stron perved Mei- Klejohe burst ito tears. ‘The swry told ot Ulurke was really astounding, 1b was sworn tbut al Various perious lor several yeats tie had roceived bribes trom persons of the criminal clase—be, 10 whose baud jay Jrequently the uitsmate decision on crimibal cases, te Whom everyvoay looked up as the chiol agent in protecting the puodlic trom being swin- died, The evidence against him consists—tirst, of the testimony of Kurr und Benson, and, second, of telegrams and letters, Benson swears to having given bun money ou several occasions, $250, $400 und 750, : CLARKE’S USEFULNESS, Kurr makes situilur statements. In return for these sums he sometimes stopped the issue of warrants against the criminals and ulways kept them well formed of wnat was going ou. One ot the expediouts he adopted for giving \ntelligence, without at tbe same time committing Limsell, is vory tagenious, He got a number of envelopes from Kurr directed in Kurr’s own bandwriting, and when ho wanted to give Kurr «a warning he imply pub a picce of biotting paper inside the envelope, But there is evon 4 more serious charge against Clarke. [t was of importance to know that it suould be proved be was not in London on acertain day. In reality, he was inthis city on the day im question, and so a witness bad suid whom he wanted to dis- credit; how, on this same day, races took place at Sandown, @ place newr London, and here, of course’ Kurr os @ bettimx. man might ve expected to be found. Kurr was seized with the brilliant idea of suggesting to Clarke, through the cross-examining counsel, what evidence he should give, Kure accordingly Bud the question put to Clarke Whether be had uot seen Kure at the Sandown races on the day iu question. Ciarke took the hint; but ne gave an excellent example ot caution, combined with electric rapidity ol per- coption, He suid he did not know; he would havo to consult bis diary. Now the reason Clarke gave this answer Was, 1} Would appear that be was uncertain whether he himself had been at the Saudown races or not. Having consulted bis diary on this puint he sutisfied nmimseif tbat he had been there, and so he came up the nextday and swore plump that lie had seen Kurr at the Sandown races on the day in ques- Kurr now swears that this assertion was u por- jury. curiosiry. ‘ Finally, the mob ts deeply exoited about this trial. Large crowds assemble every day in tho vicinity of the court as the hour for closing approaches, Prison- ers ace conveyed trom Engi courts im a hideous viack van, which it makes one shudder to look upon, As the uufortupate detectives daily rush from the po- lice court with this sad vehicle they have to run the gauntlet of a mob, which hisses, groans and boots at them, ‘The detectives are, I bave pot the least doubt, great criminals, but for the moment at least they are “gown”? The English maxim that you should not sirike aman when be 1s down ig more honored by Eugushmen in the breach than in the observance, PARIS FASHIONS. DRESS TRIMMINGS AND PETTICOATS—THB ALE- OTYDE BUTTON—BONNETS TRIMMED WITH BOWS AND MAKE-BELIEVE BIRDS AND BUT- TERPLLES, Panis, Sept. 28, 1877, We are now quite settled in Pari regards the chief points of dress for this and the coming season, To commence with cut, ‘Three parts of the figure ars to emerge in plastic grace from the lower and fourth part, which is nothing but trimmings, To be truthiui, ladies are as décolleté in their tight Sitting stagnant greens a3 are mermaids in their scaly skins; but then there 1s the tail! Water nymphs have no difficulty with theirs im tue wet, and habitu- ally turn it up only in the dry; but the reverse isa rule on Macadam. In order to ayold an unsightly exhibition of muddy white balayeuses, biack ones are already made of muslin of tarlatan and they aro sewn 1 walking robes edged with aarrow, suowy white borders that can be replaced when soiled, while the black phssés stand projopged wear, The same plisges are also sewed to warm short under pett- coats that are excessively narrow When they are made a little too wide only and can be got into easily the unfortunate scamsiress 1s considerably rated aud the iujunctions are, “It it docsn’t split tue first time I put iten, mind, 1 won't keep 1t.”? Very black, indeed, cap our fair look, as well us their petticoats. SRTS AND STOCKINGS. We huve likewise black silk corsets, and this 16 not all; while plissés of gauzy bees’ wing texture trifle in meandering motion uround twinkling aukles there are black silk stockings beneath them, but tne ister cast a flash in the dark, being worked with clair de lune. Many object to tikese beads, because, in the first place, they burt under cothurm straps, and three cothura straps are the fashion on mordoré leather; secondly, the pattern gets tattooed ail over the top of one’s foot, ‘There are black lace imsteps for people who do not like this, and the insertions of this — solt ight, and | | spirit’soaring within that realin of glorious light, chiovements a bold and un- | | occurrences, these, in an unt u Black lingerie and unlinen ith chemises of Indian silk and valenciennes, It 18 no ure aré very lovely. nmepeed last spring ornamented with Meeblin economy, but it is now quite the thing to own at least one “Othello.” A great elfort 18 observable tn the | new combinations of material and truumings—that of Teproducivg aurora, rainbow, moonlight and sunset ellects, BUTTONS, One of the prettiest anu most radiant things out is the alé button, It isa sunbeum-tnade pear), a ting to look at with dowucast eyes during certain prosy, ary sermons und qui apable of setting the “Not here, not here, my child"? Any body could stand or sit through avy amount of holding forth with @ set of aldutide butions down one’s polowaise; but they are vory deur, The dise ts thick aud round and not evenly smooth all over; bere and there it 18 rough, Just the bution wanted for botety bourettes and uneven, duky neigeus In the rough part®neet pink, blue, violet anu other vont ues, and thence they disperse in raya, Lo become glossy and goiden toward the edge. There are put two que alike in the same set. Lhe button bext lo the one described ts roagh at the edge {itering in the centre, for everything varies In hot only woman, of whut Francis l, said io nature oid French: Souvent fem Folest ani s' But to return simply to battons, There ts another new sort besides, called “amor,” oF bitter, They ar made out of that part @f the shell to which the fish 1s atiactien and | the rest of the shel 4 fact, 1018 tawny looking pearl, Bitter buttons are smaller thaa the aiéotides,bat they larly well adapted to creamy woollen shades clita, beige, awn, &e DARLING BONNETS, ‘The nowest bonnets are Premier Umpire shapes; that is, the crowas are higher behina than in front and the The ribbons are reversibies or accd sauin, It sometimes occurs that those | are ouly two inches wide, but they are | tuen put on in extraordinary bunches, Tne colors are oiive, with pivk jucings; pale blue Wilh primrose, garnet with goral, lemon with otter, A great deal is done with prepared and unprepared | otler on tho same piece of headgear, especially tor Scotch caps, Which are so becoming at shooting cxeur- ps. ity the way, there 18 noting 6o hard to cateh as Freneh game, The hares and partridges of this country Lave eibor acquired greas ctlicieucy in tune ning wau flying off since We have bad the republic, or eine they elmore acute than the sportsmen, and many a dodge if tuey know the language o1 the bowevards. Even a lap will sit | | | brashing its mose with ive tail Wott the rifle is levelled ; at bin, Perhaps he bas some notion the shot will not burt bin. ! DHASS AND GOLD HiKDS, | But cruel, very ervel, are the gilt cmbloms worn on velvet headgear, Long, tuick-headed ping are stuck through fles and butterflies, and the insects almot flutter vn the bows of piush kept down by them. Dorling birds are in the Same mauner pinioned down to Urims by & murderous arrow, and the Jatter 1s slightly Lent, to BLOW thal the imiasio Was light and the proy beavy-bearted, Wicked images of every-auy thered world, HAT TRIMMINGS. Fringes for bats are cheniile, toreaded with wor- doré beuds; also flutly and flossy, in order to match the wolt aspect of nestling litte’ coloutul sonysters, Six or seven of the latier, as green a» emerald, wre olven piaced side by side on One leg, as if ou Lue look- out for sunstine on the top of @ beaver rool, When the crowns of bats aro not velvet or beaver they are eluboraicly embroidered with cordeu sik and beads, it 18 a part thaui# always darker than | | membran NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1877.-TRIPLE SHEET. tee na nT ESE OUR STATESMEN. Winfield Scott. FALL OF DOUGLASISM. Lincoln's Efforts to Suppress the Fugitive Slave Law Agitation. COVERNNENT MONEY MANUPACTURING, Edwin M. Stanton’s Hints on Newspaper Statements. . + The following interesting ietters form another link in that important history of the United States begin- ning with the anti-slavery agitation and ending with the surrender of Lee and the complete triumph of the republican purty, In writing to a friend as early as 1841 Salmon P, Chase torestiadowed the complete an- nibilation of stayery and that change of sen- timent throughout the country whieh came to pass, ‘In a little while,” he said, ‘multitudes will come out of their biding-places and join the advancing hosts of Liberty.” Henry Clay points to the general confidence Teposed 1p Mr, Chase as early as 1844. Ho had been “charged with stealing a negro boy, and be felt called upon to explain to Mr. Chase that he purchased the boy and subsequently arranged for his freedom. Mr. Lincoln’s letters to Mr, Chaso in 1859 on the future of the republican party and the danger of torcing the re- peal of the Fugitive Slave law as a plank in the plat- form of the Republican National Convention will prove instructive at this time. The correspondence of General Winfleld Scott and Kdwin M, Stanton with Mr. Chase form striking evidences of the excitement and mistrust which existed in official circles in 1864, when the pross was denounced as the propagator of “hies for fools to feed on,” # charge made in the heat of a fierce contest which subsequently was fairly con- tradicted by the ordinary course of events, A PROPHETIC LETTER BX SALMON P. CHASE CONCERNING THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY, in 1841, Civcixnati, Oct, 22, 1841, My Very Drax Friexp—I received a letter trom you this morning. This is an event which has been of lute of rare occurrence, 1 do not know thatI can bettcr manifest the pleasure which it gives me than by suffering it to excite me to an achievement unusual with me—a prompt answer, 1 cordially echo your wish tbat we were noarer to each other, but 1 fear that it is likely to remain a wish. I have spent much time in useless pursuits much in no pursuits at all, I now mean to stick to the practice of my profession, obeying no calls out of it, except those of clear duty, until I get my debts paid off, so that I can gay that I owe no man anything save to love him, To accomplish this object in the shortest time I remain here, and here you aro not likely to come. inaeed I see no reason why any law and liberty loving man, having comfortable environment elsewhere, should wish to come to this place. We havo earned a most unonviadle distinction for lawless violence. Three times have the authoritios of this city shametully given up the persons and prop- erty of the people to the mercies of a mob, ‘The frst time was in 1836, when the press of the Philanthro- pist was first destroyed, ‘The second time was in the next year, or year after, when the popular fury was aroused against certain Jews falsely charged with the abduction of a young woman, The third time was when the mob sougut to wreak its vengeance upon the entire negro population, destroyed again the presse: ot the Philanthropist and plundered the dwellings and stores of those whose devotion to the cause of free- dom had signalized them as objects of popular you- geance, 1t is painful to witness occurrences like these; more paintul to know that, if mot absolutely sanctioned, they are feebly, 1f at all, condemned by tho leading men. The miuisters of tho Gospel are almost dumb; the conductors of the press, while they condemn the mob, dure not vindicate the characters or objects of those whom he mob assails, Aud yet, strange as it may seem, there is a large amount of genuine anti- slavery feeling in this city, It dure not show itself, principally because 1t is believed to be unpopular, bus partly because ministers and party leaders denounce abolitionism. Tbe time wiil soon arrive, however, when this feeling will finda voice aud @ head, I am fully persuaded that no mode will be so effectual in bringing the whole question of slavery before the people ag anti-slavery political action, While abolition is not, properly speaking, a politi- cal opject, anti-slavery 18, Anti-slavery | understand to be hostility to slavery as a power antagonistic to tree labor, a8 an influence perverting Our government Jrom 11s trae scope and end, as an institution strictly local, but now escaped from its popular limits and threatening to overshadow and nullily whatever is most valuable in our political system. Anii-slavery aims ata complete deliverance of the government of the nation from all connection with and all respon- Anti-slavery, then, while it bas with = Blat as @ local ine stitution, must nevertheless examine tully tho merits and demerits of the system ot slavery fisell, Agitated as a political question great light must be thrown upou it, Cundidates will speak, the public will converse about i, The movement, po doubt, inust be in the beginning un- popular. But it will go and gain friends constantly. in a hutle while muitiudes will come out of their hiding places und join the advancing host of liberty. AS the prospect ol victory brightens voices, as of many waters, will swell the chorus:— And conquer we must, For our cause itis just; And let this be our mutto, “Ln God is our trust.” Ana ere long slavery will be driven back within her legal limits, there, I trust, like tue veiled prophes of Khorassan, to be siripped of her silver veil, to be ex- posed in all her monstrous deformity, and to perisu ‘amid the oxecrations of those whom ‘sue has so long So mote it be, deluded and betrayed, I do uot pretend to see very cieariy into the political future, Lthink bim arash man who undertakes to predict the arrangement of political allinities aud re- pellencies for tbe next three years Butt do think that not more thun ove more pro-siavery President will fill the Executive chair of these Untied states, Remember this conjeciure and cowpare it with the event, [think your paper must do yuod, The otner day I was in the stage between this piace and Dayton. Que of the gentlemen bad your receat number, ‘he Juct led to tik ou anti-slavery topics, and | was sur- rised to find now little opposition Was manifeated, Yet probably not one of them, except mysell, was pre- pared to vote for aliberty ucket Buteuch men will be prepared scon—as soon as the party strengthens tiseif a lutte more, Let us wait, therelore, tue prog- ress of events, but while waiting work. Lam glad you like Kirmont. Were his name world kouwn and the style of the book something less un- couth, it would be esteemed @ prodigy, 1 wish thore were more such me Thave ceased to expect the family I wrote you about. 1 thank you for the trouble you have taken 10 Lbeir beball and mine. vali be glad to know what your friends, and par- ticularly what you, think of my speech, Some ol the Views therein put forth were new when It was deliv- cred, Could you not get some extracts inserted in ove of your political papers upd send it to me, How stands Cotten, of the North American? With warm regards tor your dear wife and kina re- for all our mutual friends, | remain, aflectionately, yours, 8. P, CHASE, CuAKLES DexteR ULkVELAND, Philadelphia, Va. a HENRY CLAY EXPLAINS TO MR, CHASE THE CHARGE OF “‘STKALING"A NEGNO Boy.” ASULAND, June 3, 1844, Smm—I received your lotter of the 29th ult. 1 wish that others who have made me the object of their attack Would display as much desire, by previous in- vestigation, to arrive at the trath as you have evinced, ‘Tho case ot the negro voy, Jerry, is this:—I was early in June, 1824, with my family and some attending servants at Wheeling. Jerry became acquainted with them and applied to me to purchase him, stating that he was apprehensive be would be sold to some negro trader and carried down the river. I really did not want him; but, moved by his entreaties, I finally pur- chased him, He was sold to me as a boy a little up- ward of twenty y of age, Who was entitled to his freedom at the age of twenty-eight, 1 have now beloro me who bill of sale and « tificate of two justices of the peace of Wushipgton county, Pennsylvania, certiflying that bis removal from that county (0 Wheeling was with tne consent of Jorry, and ai the mstance of bis mistress, Kuth Carter, Jerry accompanied me home, and remamed at Ash- Jand uti some time im 1825, when my son-in-law, James Lrwin, wauting a sorvaut te drive some stock to Tennessee or Alavaina, Jerry ered. vo tke charge of them, and I consented to jet Mr, Erwin bave biw Jor tho residue of the time he was to serve, But Mr. Erwin exXpreasiy stipulated with me to give him, I think, two suits of clothes upon the expiration of his term of service and to pay bim $35 1m money, which | was induced to engage him to make, from @ seni of =bumanity, without belay under obligation to do — 80. informed me that he bad discharged Jerry upon hi arrival at twenty-eight yoars of age and given him the clothes and money, according to Wwe Jerry afterward returned vo Washing! county, Pennsylvania, and on wy passing through that county some time afterward I heard that be was at Pittsburg and that he had ex; d a strong desire to get back ae service; but I have never seen him since he 2. Such is the history aemocratic editor o' some years ago founded a chai ing @ negro! 1 gated in the newspapers and the real character of the transaction fairly exposed, I respectiully, your obedient servant, amt iH Chay. 8. P, Cuass, Esq, of @ transaction upoa which a ig newspaper at bate woe og ste ABBAHAM LINCOLN TO MR. CHASE ON THE “BISING REPUBLICAN STAR.” Sprixgrinzo, IL, April 30, 1859. Hon. 8. P. Cuasr:— Duar Sin—Reaching home yesterday I found your kind note of the 14th, informing me tnat you have given Mr. Whitney the appointment he desired; and also mentioning the present encouraging aspects of ‘the republican cause and our Jiinois canvass of last year, I thank you for the appointment, Allow me olso to thank you ag being ono of the very fow dis- tinguished men whose spent we in Illinois did re- of all those whose sympathy we 19 that, I bave no regrets for having rejected all ad- vice to the contrary and resolutely made the struggle. Had we thrown ourselves into the arms of Dougias, ag re-olecting him by our votes would have done, th republican cause would have been annibilated in Li. Ma id, as think, demoralized and prostrated every whore for years, if not forever. As it is, 10 the language of Benton, ‘we are clean” and the republicin star gradually rises bigher everywhere. Yours truly, A. LINCULN, MB. LINCOLN OBJECTS TO THR, OBNOXIOUS PLANK IN THE OHIO PLATFORM IN 1859. Sraiarizzp, ll, June 9, 1859, Hon, 8, P. CHase:— i Dean S1n—Please pardon the liberty 1 take in ad- dressing you as! now do. It appears by the papers that the late Republican State Convention o! Onio adopted a platform of which the following is one plank:— A repeal of tho atrocious fugitive siave law.’’ This is already damaging us here. I have po doubt that if that plank be even introduced into the next Republican National Convention it will oxplode it Once introduced, its supporters and its opponents will quarrel irreconcilably, ‘The latter believe tho United States constitution declares that u Jugitive slave ‘shail be delivered up;’? and they look upon the ubove plank as dictated by the spirit which declares a fugitive slave “shall not be delivered up.’” Tenter upon no argument one way or the other; bat I assure you tho cause of republicavism is hope- jess in [ilinois if it be in any way made respousibic for that plank. I hope you can and will contribute something to relieve us from it, Your obedient ser- vant, A. LINCOLN. ME. LINCOLN'’S VIEW ON THE FUGITIVE SLAVE Law. SpPrixcrvizcp, Iil., June 20, 1859. Hon, 8, P, CHass:— My Dear Sin—Yours of the 13th inst. is received, ‘You say you would be glad to nave my views. Although Lthink Congress has constitutional authority to enact @ fugitive slave law 1 have never elaborated an opin- jon upon the subject, My view bas been, and is, sim- ply this;—The United States constitution says the fu- gitive slave “sball be delivered .up,”’ but it does not expressly say who shall deliver him up, Whatever the constitution says “shall be doue’’ and hag omitted say- ing who shall do it, the government established by tat constitution, ex vi termini, is vosted with tho power ot doing. and Congroas 1a, by the constitution, expressly empowered to wake all Jaws which shall be necessury und proper for carrying into execu. tion all powers vested by the constitution in the governmont of the United States. This would be my view ou a simple reading of the constitution ; and it is greatly strengthened by the his- torical fact that the constitution was adopted, in great part, in order to get a government which could exe- cute its own behests in contradistinction to that under the articles of confederation, which depended, in many respects, upoo the states for iis execution; and the other fact, that one of the carlicst congre under the constitution, did enact a fugitive slave law. But 1dld not wrine you on this subject with any view of discussing the constitutional question. My only object 's to impress you with what I believe is true, that the introduction of a proposition fur repeat of the Fugitive Siave jaw into the next Republican National Convention will explode the Convention and the party, Having turned your attention to the point | I wish to do no more, Yours very truly, A. LINCOLN, MB, LINCOLN ON DOUGLASISM AND BEPUBLI- CANISM. SpxinGrisxp, lL, Sept, 21, 1859, How. 8, P, Case:— My Dsaz Sin—Tbis 1s my rst opportunity to ex- press to you my great regret at not meeting you per- sovaily while in Ohio. However, you were at work in the cause, and tuat, after ail, was beter. It 1s uscless for me to gay to you (and yet I canpot refrain irom guying it) that you must aot Jet your approaching elec- tion in Ohio go result us to give encouragement to Douglasism. That ism is all which now stands in the way of early and complete success of republicanism ; aud nothing would belp it or burt us so wuch as for Ohio to go over or falter just now. You mast, one und ull, put your souls into the effort, Your obedient servant, A. LINCOLN, GENEBAL WINFIELD SCOTT EXPLAINS TO MR. CHASE WHY HE WOULD NOT RESIGN. Wasuixgtos, Jan. 16, 1861. My Dxam Goverxon—I was happy to receive your friendly letter, and hope that duty may soon bring you again to this place. Ihave had no intention of resigning, certainly not in the midstof national perils, though I have but a very limited warrant of power, and, until within a few days, I had none wuatever. he Union 1s already shattered and is likely to be worse contounded before the 4th of Marob. 1 hope, however, to ve able to se- cure the peace of this city at that interesting period, and, 1 imay add, with the sopport of the President, whieh, in respect to means, is indispensable, Time will not allow me to touch the great topics of the day, with which every mind is filled, but the news- papers will tell you ali, Believe me, with the liveliest recollections of our pust associations and the greatest esteem, yours very truly, WINFIELD SvorT, Hon. 8, P. Caase. GENERAL SCOTT'S HOPES OF HAVING THE BEBKLLION CBUSHED AT RICHMOND AND CORINTH, New York, Oct. 23, 1862. My Dear Sir—I am slowly recovering from an at- tack of inflammatory rheumatism, and write with difficulty. I shall extremely regret if the recent publication (unauthorized) of my letter to Mr. Soward, dated March 8, 1861, shall, in apy degree, prejudice the Union, having held from the commencement of the rebellion that the South had taken up arms not only without suflicient cause, but witbout color or right or justice, Hence | have rejoiced at our victories, on the land and water, and fervently prayed that the rebellion might be crushed at Corinth and Richmond with the least possibie loss of life necessary to that object; that is, that tho evemy would fall back, digperse an Kive up the ubjust contest, Such buve beeu wy un- varying sentiments and wishes, in all convergations with all persons, I have not written a live on the subject till now, 1 bope not to write another, With the greatest esteem, very truly yours, WINFIELD SCOTT, Hon. 8 I. Unase, &e., &e. THE MB. CHASE ON DIVFICULTIES OF THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT IN 1864. Mancn 29, 1864. Dwar Sir—I am much obfigea to you for your let. ter und its suggestions, Tuey will be caretuily weighed. My muin objection to resort to the usual expediente for depressing the price of gold rests in the conyiction that all such expedients produce only | temporary effecta and that the rebound, when thoy have exhausted their force, ojten more than counter- vails an¥ benefits given by them. T have good Lopes that Cougress will tax sufficiently to produge one-ball our expenditure, and will take efficient measures for ariving out of use the wholo Stave bank circulation, 1 have good popes, also, that the war t to be prosecuted with more vigor and more success than ever. fF good sign is found in the fact that Grant, mong Our generals, seems to regard economy as a virtue, If these hopes do not Iail | see no reason to doubt our complete financial success. At present f am required to make bricks without straw, and al- most without clay, but 1 hope there will be plenty of both before jong. Yours truly, 8, P. UHASE. Joun Tnomrsox, ksq., New York. alle EDWIN M, STANTON INTIMATES TO MR, CHASE HIS SELECTION FOR CHIEF JUSTICE—NEWS- PAPER Liks. War Derantment, Wasninatox, Nov, 19, 1864. My Deak Farkvo—Your welcome note found me in bed, where 1 had beeu kopt tor some days. It came With the heuling vn its wings, for 1 was to toat condi- Vion that nothing could serve mo betier than tho voice of a friend, and no friend more effectually thun you. Lam better now and agai at work, bat with feeble and broken strength, that can only be restored by absolute rest and relict from all labor and care, This I long for, and hope soon to have, ur causo je now, 1 hope, beyond all danger, ana | when Grant goee into Richmond my task isended. To you and others it will romain to seeure the fruits of victory, and to see t nat they do not turm to ashes. To respect to affairs here nothing of any consequence ison foot, Yourexporence has taught you that the newspaper reports are all lies, invented by knaves tor fools to feed on, This ts especially true ia respoct to Cabinet changes and the Chie Justiceship, Changes 1p the Cabiuet will of course take pl: but they will be made ip time and manner that no one will be look ing for, In respect to the Chiel Justicesnip, lam not a candidate for it, do not want it, and tho office bas not been spoken of between the President and me, except that I haye given him a number of recoms mendations avd solicitations for your appointment, From outside 1 bave Swayne 18 the most active and Blair the most confident of the candidates, He is pressed by Seward, asl have been told. Ido not belteve that the Presi- dent bas given to any-one bere the least sign of hig intentions, and | am convinced that he bas uever e ined the thought of my appointment or been id upop that subject by any one, My belief is dres: that you will be offored the appeiotment, it 1t bas not already been done. ‘The peace rumors are all gammon. Whether thero will be any new offer 1n the message I do not know, It has not yet been written, Banks is here pressing his Louisiana schemes, bat {do not know with what success. His aim seems to be biggles removal, which would, I think, be a calamity. loping to see you soon in Washington, I am, ont truly you fs NM, STAN’ Hon. §, P, Cuasx, ANNIVERSAKY OF AN OLD CHURCH, THY REFORMED CHURCH OF NEW UTRECHT TWO HUNDRED YEARS OLD—SKETCH OF ITS PaST HIQtORY AND PRESENT CONDITION, An event which does not often occur in the history of a single church—namely, the two bundreth anol- versary of its organization—will be suitably observed next Thursday, in the Reformed Church of Now Utreeht, Long island. Rarely, indeed, is any organiza. tion perpetuated through six or seven generations con- \Unuously and manijest more vitality iu ite two bune dredth year than it did in {ts frat or twenty-first, A sketch of the venerable society and church will, we doubt not, provo interesting to the readers of the HERALD, ‘The town or township of New Utrecht was estab- ished about the year 1667, The property was under the control of one person who came trom Utrecht io Holland, It was sub-divided into about thirteen parts, each of which wax occupied by a Dutoh sotticr, In 1677 a Kelormed Protestant Dutch Church was organ+ ized. ‘This church tormed a part of the carly collogi- ate system on Loug Island, known as tho Dutch churches of Kings county That sysiem is still con- tinued in New York city, At first the Long Island system comprised Flatbush, Flatlands, Brooklya and Now Utrecnt, Luter, the churcbes of Gravesend and Bushwick were added, This collegiate system con« tinued down through the War of the Revolution and was in form dissolved in 1803, although it was in some ol its practical workings continued until 1824 At frst one minister served the idur churches, but owing tothe increase of population, and for other reasoni after the year 1702 two pastors jointly served these churches until the combivation was dissolved, From 4677 to 1808 the church had eleven ministe! from 1809 till the present three ministers, namely, Rev. Joho Beattie, D, D., who served 1m twenty-iour years; Rey, Robert Ormiston Currie, D. D., wha Served them thirty-one years; he died in 1868, aud Rey. D. 8, Sutphen was ordained and instaliod tin 1867 and is the pastornow. In the year 1700 a church edifice was built, It wag a peculiar builaing. 1t was of octagonal shape, with a roof running up to a point with a belfry in the centr in 1827 uf 1828 that building was taken down, and from ite materials the present stono structure was erected. Not many of the old relics bave been preserved, One of toe lady members of the church sketcned the old chureb from memory. The church bas three Sapbath schools, Mr, Moses Atleu, whose death occurred last week, Was, torty-five years ago, identified with this churea anda superintendent of one of tue Sabbath schools, The descendants of four of the original founders of the church are suil living and ure members of the preseut society, More than if of its members and supporters are descendants of those who were its members and supporters betore the Revolution, Tho present church edifice was dedicated in 1829, It oc cupies the site of the old academ;, about one-eighth oi a mile from the site of the old cuurch, ‘This venerable church is to-day ous of the strongest, as weld us Weulthiest, Reformed churches in aniow with the South Ciassis of LongIslaud. It hus 243 communicants, aud a large congregation attending every Sabbath on the Kev, Mr. Suiphen’s ministry. dn its Sunday schools 330 scholars are taught, and ite pastor is the stated clerk of bis Classis, At the anni- versury on Tnursday morning the Rev, Mr, Sutphen will preach # Listorical sermon, and ap address will ba delivered by the Rey. C. L. Wells, of Flatbush, In the afternoon Mr. Teunis G, Bergen will deliver a bis- torical address, and brief remarks will be made b Drs. Du Bois, H. 3. Carpenter, J. Van Buren, Ingala and other ministers from Brovxlyn and from tbe ine terior of Long Islan venerable church, At its recent session in New Utrecht, accepted an ine vitation to attend tais anniversary, and a groat occa. sion ig expected in the old Dutch village on Thursday next. WATER STRLET HOME FOR WOMEN, The readers of the Hkkanp have not quite forgotten what a furor was created here a lew years ago by the alleged conversion of “Ihe Wickedest Man is New York,” who kept one of the vilost deus in the city in Water street, and yet had spent some of the pro- ceeds of sin in the education of brothers and friends for the ministry of a Protestant church in which he had been reared, His “couversion’? was aiterward proved to be bi and the interest taken !n him and his place was suortlived.. The daily prayer mecting established in his dance hduse was shortl.ved, and he dropped out of sight very quickly, and not Long after. ward dropped jnto the grave unnonored and unsung. But the interest then awakened for the salvation and reclamation of the denizens of that vortico of pers dition led to the founding of “missions” in Water street two of which have jor several years done a good work tor that part of the city and its abandoned popu. jation—Jerry McCauley’s “Helping Hand tor Men,” and Mr, Boole’s ‘Mission aud Home for Women.’? Alter a few ineffectual efforts to found a mission that should reach the low danuce-house women of Water street the Rev, William H, Boole (now of , Meriden, Cona.), thon a Methodist pastor in this city, was I vo hire Kit Burns’ rat pit and to convert it into such @ mission home, He bought the house four yearsago for $12,000, putting a mortgage of $10,000 on the property. Last July, however, alter having tendered the mission and property to tho Methodist Cuy Church Extension Society and to the Women’s Christian Temperance Union of New York, both ot whicn bodies declined the charge, and bo- ing bimself a pastor im a distant city, and una- ble therelore to give it that special supervision which it pyeded, Mr, Boole resold the property to the persons from whom he bought it four years ago. they, im Consideravion Of the benevolent uses to which ib had been put, gave him the equivalent of $11,500 for I, and Mr. Boole has theretore altogether witudrawo ny this mission work. For eight years he bas carried it on just as the Rev. George Muller, of Bristol, England, now bere, has sustained his orphanages aod other benevolent insiitutions—by prayor and faith in God, He bas not advertised the mission oor puolisned annual reports concerning the work, but bas depended on prayer mainly for his supplies, Io a card just published, announcing his retire- ment from th mission, Mr. Boole telis us that he had three reasons for not supporting the work by solicited contributtons:—First, he considered it would be disloyal to his voluntarily assumed duites as pasior and minister in # denomination to use up auy portion of his me in persuually soliciting aid for an “outside” enterprise, Second, it would have been improper, if not, indeed, dishonest, to use his personat influeuce to obtain subscriptions of money and other waterial aid ior such ® work from members of the churches whose financial ability is all needed to carry forward the missionary and ‘benevolent institutions wituin their own borders. He did not feel that ha could conscientiously solicit support under those cir- cumstances. Third, be trusted this work solely to tho hands of the Lord, because it was a special work committed wo him—as he believed—to do, and was to be carried ob without human advice, or involving avy other than himself in ia responsibilities; therefore he chose, without any spe- cial inspiration, so far as he could detect, to rest ite support on the promises of God solely. And this trust has not failed. This peculiar missionary operation was not to be allowed to interfere with bis lawidl duties tn his position as pastor and minister, Should the work ever become too taxing on time ort he intended to resign it, beng assured that the sumo Lord who could sustain it would also open she way for his release from it whon necessary. He leaves it now m good condition and ip the bands of dir Frau- cla Percival, who has been acting as mis~ sionary for some months, and who has rented the premises at a rental of $500 a year, He intends. to apply to the next State Legisiature for an act of in~ Gorporation for the mission, So that the friends who have so generously contributed to its support in the past are bot by this arrangement to be denied this privilege in the futare, The furuitare belonging to tho ioi#sion is SUill Used In the house; the final dis, of it will be made in a short time, when it wil termined whother it shall be included in the incoryo- ration or divided among the most needy o! sions tm the lower part of the city. Mr, Boole is pi paring & report and review of bis work in this Water Street Mission Hometor Women and expecis to pub. Hbh it io a iow weeks, THAT ALLEGED BRIBE, Atthe regular session of the Brooklyn Board of Aldermen, which 18 to be held thig aiternoon, a reso- lution will be offered, it 1s said, providing for the ap- bointment of a special committee to investigate the reported attempt to bribe a democratic Alderman, by the payment of $12,000, to vole for the contirmation of the nomineos of Mayor Schrooder for the varions commissionerships on Monday Tho republican leaders deny all knowl corruption fand, and the demooratio Al dmit Laving been offered money by oRpoueu le,

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