The New York Herald Newspaper, November 1, 1877, Page 8

Te rs 8 ‘THB EPISCOPAL CONGRESS. oe Thoughtful Essays on the Spiritual Foroes in Civilization. | THE PRESS AND CHRISTIANITY. | Views of Mr. John Jay, Erastus Brooks, Bishop Dudley and Others. CLOSE OF THE SECOND DAY’S WORK. “The Spiritual Forces in Civilization” was the sub- Joct discussed at the morning session of the copa Church Congress, which continued its delibe: yesterday at Chickering Hail. A considerable propor- tion of the audionce was made up of ladies, who marie Josted the keonest Interest in the proceedings, although the papers and addresses were of a highly metaphysi- ea) and abstruse character. Rev. F. C Ewer, of Stu Tgnatius’ Church, this city; Rev, Francis A. Henry, Of Stamford, Conn, and Rev. Percy Browne, of Boston, read carefully prepared essays, und addresses were made by Rev. M. Abercrombie, D. D., of Jersey Cuy; Rey. Dr. Membart, Rev. 5 D. McConnell and A.S. Woodle, In the evening, despite the rain, @ Jarge audionce was present, ‘The Rei Popular Press to Chrisiianity” was discussed. day, of this city, was the essayist, and Erastus Brooks, Right Rew, 1. M, Dudley, Assistant Bishop ot Keu- tucky, and Bishop Clark, of Rhode Isliod, and the Gust consecrated Bishop Schereschewsky, mado ad- Gresses, THE PROCREDINGS. Tho morning session was opened by Rev. Dr, Wildes, the secretary, who announced that the pres- ident, Bishop Potter, was unavoidably absept, and that Bishop Wilmer, of New Orieaus, bad been invited to take the chair. Uatil the latter gentieman arrived, some time alterwara, the Congress was presided over by Bishop Clark, ot Rhode Island. RKY. DR, BWER'S PAPER. Rev, Dr, Ewer was the first speaker, and he was Natened to with great attention, as ho 18 re- garded by many as the representative High Churchman, He said that spiritual force ceme 4nto the worla with the Holy Ghost and would ‘be by him considered as synonymous with Christianity, It nad not been drifting through the Centuries, but bad existed in an organized form for 4,800 years. To Christianity, to the Church, then, It belonged to grapple with perplexing social problems, Moderate the passions and curv the baser im- ulses of the lower grades of mankind. In he past tho Church had been tho great elevator f the race, bad brought Europe out of the Garkoess of ignorance and slavery into intelligence @ ud freedum, bud freed the bondsman, made holy the Marriage tie, elevated woman, founded charitable in- Stitutions, mitigated the horrors of war aud deturoned | ‘Drute force to give supremacy to thought as a power. | Whatever might be said about the veneration of the | Virgin Mary the ejaculation, ‘Holy Mother, pray tor | 61”? bad raised the thoughts of thousands aud had | Gurrounded Womanhood und moiherhood with a halo, Christianity had produced moucrn treedom, Freedom lone would be simply license; authority alone would yenerate tuto tyrunny. It was the Church’s prov- Since to see that they were not divorced. Ihe spirit of Abis age, Dr. Ewer said, was to destroy autuority and abuse liberty, and therefore there was need of tue Cuurch, BEV, FRANCIS 4, UENRY’S ADDRESS. Bev. Francia A. Henry read the vext essay. | the supreme historical force in civilization bad een Variously stated to be nature, man and Dive Providence, There must be something more than the force of nature, the reverend gentlemaa contended, or | man Would not have risea above avimal passivity. | Ho Wuougut those in error who regard ianas the solo historical torce; and he failed to agree with the others ‘Who contend that Providence alone ts that force, ‘They | Who maintained the later theory felt mio a gross error, or they necessarily mude it appear that God ts pot in the world, but external to 11, and therefore ‘His actions were rogarded as intervention, According to this theory there would exist a course of uction— force—independent of und antecedent to Providence therefore they would have two principles of histor: Ho force, or, realy, nO supreme principie at ail ihe $rath was that man, God, and nature existed only in Mutual relations, God ad said, “I am the truth; ye ebuil know the truth, and the truth shall make ye | free.” This was the sum of human history and tho Ultimate oud of the world, RBY. PERCY BROWNE'S PAPER. Rev. Percy Browne followed witu au essay, in which ho contended that the essence of civilization was fan's capacity for organized ug distinguisned from fodividual lite. This capacity was a force which had exerted a powerful iufluence upon the race, und bad Witied it trom higher to higher planes turougo the , The pbrase “Church and world” now means, e said, Christianity and civilization, and as civiliza- Hon is manifestation of the divine spirit the two | sould not be in autagonism. The errors of individual Men could not counteract or annul the force of God ex- | Orting itgelt upon universal mankind. — + Rev. Dr. Membart, Rov. 5. D. McConnell and Rev. M. Abercrombie delivered briet addresses on the same Subject. Kev. A. 5. Wovdle, another volunteer speaker, Sook issuo With tho speakers wio had precedea him, Whe tendency of churchmen, he said, was to ignore the intellectual powers ot tan, aud to emphasize what they cali thepurely spiritual, He belt that clv- Hiization depended more upon human mieliect than Upon avy oiber force. THY PRESS AND CHRISTIANITY. In the eveumg Bishop Potter was well enough to Pesume the coair. Mr. John Jay, late Minister to Vienua, was first in- troduced. Ho read a puper of consiuerabie length, in Wich he remarked that tbe subject presented ques- Sivns of great interest, as the nation 18 entering upon | the second century 01 118 existeuce. The growth of the hewspuper press was shown by the statement that in 4810 there were 476 newspapers published United states, with an issue of 22,000,000, while in 1870 the igsuc was 1,508,000,000. This circulation had Since greatly increased, representing every variety of opposing views in religion aud politics, Ip France the press proceeded irom the clique whose Mouthpiece it was, in Germany from the ideas ft was supposed to advocate, but im Kng- land, and more especially in America, it issues froin the people, St. Pauli, living iu Rome, probably knew far tess of what was going on in that city than docs the New York mechanic who reads each morning the events of the night previous in the Vatican and tue Quirinal, Mr. Jay dwelt at length upon the power and euterprise of the metropolitan pross, Which, uot con- tent to record from day to day the events in which other professivns parucipate, Went out itseil in expeditions into Africa or searching for te North Pole. ‘To tho muss of the couatry was largely ue the tuct that we are to-day w reo, united people, with ono country and one destiny. (Applause) Good work was done by tue jspapers by. publ. ening | Bermons and patriotic speeches upon religious and political holidays There were, Mr. Jay said, Swo forces at work against Curistianity in these days, nd for wid against them it was not only desirable at essential that the press should be depended | pon. Tue first was infidelity, which was pervaving i ranks cf society, and ‘the other was “the ‘storic claim of the Kumtsh Court and Church to ex- ercise in ull countries supreme authority over the Btate, to employ external coulition and to condema Bil who maintain tue liberty of tho press, liberty of ecouscionce and liberty of speech.” ‘How can we raiso tho (one of the press?” usked Mr. Jay, “Ibe news- aper 18 and will continue to be from youth to the Brave the chief organ of instruction on all great subjects DI pudlicconcern to the great mass of the people, As the tone of the community raised the press would also Improve, and it was pecessary to educate Ube press in Drdor that i might rightly educate the people. Great good could be accomplished by having good and Wise men use their personal in- | fluence directly upon the editors, aud also by sending 10 communications for publication upon sub- jects of popular iuterest, A paper recently read ho. fore the Qbio Editorial Asssociation mace a sugges- Won that a chair for the teaching of Journalism suouid be established 1m ouch of the colleges throughout the ” Mit, KRASTUS BROOKS? Views. Montgomery Blair, of Baitimore, who was also to | Cratod-a bishop, was introduc NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1877—TRIPLE SHEET. ligious press has made wonderful changes, but pore gto cs jor the better, 1 fear, since Rev. fecteasa Mather, as President of Harvard College, wrote bis “Churches of Christ in New England Justified,” tor then even “sundry ministers of the Gospel’ labored da printer in Boston willing to publish a calm reply to a bold attack. Be it remembered, then, said Mr. Brooks in concla- sion, that among the popular jour t country, counted they are by thousands, one that dare agsail the religion of the Bibl ove the perfect hile of Chri the press is not a constant affirmation of the truths of religivn it gives ‘at least a silent approval of these traths, Judgea by the Divine law, those who are pot opeuly for practical Christianity may be connted against it, but judged by the world, of which we ure a part, it is also fair to say that those who are not opposed to religious truth aro not hostile to i, ‘This let me say then of the ess of Our country in its relation to Chri-tiamity:— fa°s territory of over three million six hundred thou- sand square iniles, with thirty-eight settled States und ten partially settled Territories, that it is the pioneer both of civilization and Christianity, the belper of the scholar, of the seitied divine and of the unsel- fish wandecing missionary of the Cross. While it everywhere hates hypoc: d pretenders— the wolves im sheep’s clothing apd men who wear the livery of heaven for the devii’s service, its columus are Open a8 day to oppose ali the Vices condemned by the Decalogue and to defend the leading virtues seu jorth in the Sermon on the Mount. While its defend- ors and directors may Le jar trom pertect mon, even the worst of tuem kuow how to pay the homage due to ail private virtue by the public condemnation of ail individual viee, ADDRESS OF BISHOP DUDLEY, Right Rev, U. Dudley was introduced. The journals of which he should speak, be said, were not liverary or scientific, but the Dewspapers to be found in the hands of the workingmuo us he rode to bis piace of labor tu the street car every morning aud perused In bis humble home at night. lhese papera, like Sibyl- hoe loaves, inscribed with strange characters, which cane like the voice of veiled prophets—vamoiess ones—were reverenced and obeyed because uume Jess and unknown, The young press of this country the Doctor compared to a piumneless Knight with vizor down, Who rode wildiy, crying, “Whatever things be popular, whether they be irue or untrue, pure or im- pure, lovely or unlovely, of good report or All report, ihe people want to Lear them, speak them.’? The press did some good, not from good motives, but because it paid. Not many months since the partisan press published false stutomonts about tue condition of aflairs in the South, apd if anything could have prevented the God-dctermimed reunion of the Statos it would Lave been the lios that were told because the parties that bought the papers wanted to road them £9. (Appluuse.) I'be Doctor condemned the publica tion ol the circumstances of every crime commited Uiroughout the country, The Christian matron could bid her daughter drop her eyes and close ber ears to shut out the sights and soufus of the street corne Woatthen? Why the journal that was brought to the breakiast table had in it tue story ol the murder of | a busvand by o suitor, The adulterous drama was pictured in detail, ana after being subjected long to such ipiluences might not the young ve educated to become actors in such dramas themselves? The speuker criticiged tho press for sueering ut every good man who tell under temptation and jor dwelling upoo the fuct that he bad been a church warden or 4 Sun- day school teacher. ‘Lhis bad a tendency to make the young disbelieve ho reality of auy moral excellence. Phe Church was treated by the secular press in one of three ways—with patronzing condescension, with foul mouthed ridicule or witu contemptuous in- difference. Why was this so? Because so called Ubristian people loved to have it so, Like priest, hike eople; and just as certulnly like people, hike press, 't was trae the preas ministered to a depraved appe- tite of the pubiic, but it also helped to create and Tmuintain that appeute. How could people naturally like such intelligence as bad been relerred to? Was it mot like the epicure’s cheese that one had to bo educated to like, The remedy for all these evils is simply discrimina- tion, There were a fow journals whicu did not cater to this depraved appetite, and these should be patron. ized, while those which outraged decency and honesty should not be jooked at, ‘This conduct would create a demand for pure papers, which Would, from setf-in- terest, force the publishers to adopt the apostle’s motto, “Speak whatever things are true and pure and lovely and of good report,’? These remarks were received with loud applause. “You approve these?” said Bishop Potter to the au- dience, *Goana do it.” VIRWS OF BIBSOP CLARK. Bisbop Clark, of Khoue islund, whu made the next address, thoaght that notwithstanding all its faults the daily press had much improved of lute, It pub- hiebed ove bundred fold more rojigiovs information than ever belore, Churcbmen bad uo right 10 expect that the daily papers should become the me dium of disseminating their peculiar views. The speaker aid not hike a journal started tn this city sone time since, which gave both secular and re- Ngious news “mixing in this world and the noxt miscellaneously.”” Everything in this world he heid should be permeated by the spirit of religion, but bo did not want secular aud religious matters presented side by side as if they were of equal importance. ‘There Was also a daily religious paper started. Lt was dead and the Doctor was glad of it, People ought not to spend all their time in reading good things, They should have some titne to put into practice What they heard, He would, im short, havo the secular pross go prising us ever, but would nave it partied, RISHOP SCHERKSCHRWSKY SPRAKS. Right Rev. Samuel Isaac Joseph Schoresenowsky, who ycsterday moruing at Graco Church was conse- |. Ho romarked that as | au missionary be bad lived in many lauds and on com- Paring the press of this country with that of others he felt satisied that while the American Press 18 not pertect 1 exerts, upon the whole, & Wholesomo iniluence. People read the journais in this country for the news simply; they did not mind the editorial articles. 1t had been charged that the newspapers did not speak the truth, Well, they were not singular io that, Tho vations which had no free | press were In ignorance and error, In China, whither | the speaker 1s going as Bishop, there was no press, yet peopio led more than they do here, and were besides ignorant and creduloue to a surprising extent, ‘At the conciusion of Bishop Schereschewsky’s ad- dress the Congress adjourned until tas moruiag at ten o'clock, The subject to ve uch discussed is Phe In- fluence of the Pulpit Upou Modern Thought.” In tho evening, “Ubrisiianity and Popular Amusements’? will be discussed, BISHOP OF SHANGHAI, REV. SAMULL I, J, SCHERECHAWSKY, D, INVESTLD WITH EPISCOPAL HONORS. The Rey. Samuel Isasc Joseph Schorechawsky, D, D, was yesterday consecrated ag Sissiouary Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church of Shanghai, with Jurisdiction over the entire Culneso Empire, Tho | ceremony took place at Grace Church and was par- ticipated in by seventeen bishops, the venerable Bishop Smith, of Kentucky, officiating as consecra- tor. The others present were Bishops W. R, Whiting- ham, Bishop of Maryland; Aifred Leo, Delaware; Ho- ratio Potter, New York; G. I, Bedell, Ohio; dD, Whipple, Minnosota; "A. ©. Lay, ' Easton, W. B. Stevens, Pennsylvania; TH Kansas; J. 8. | Kerfoot, Pitsburg, Pa; F. Young, Fiorida; J. F. Spaniaing, Colvrad A. C, Garrett, Northern Texas; RK. W.’ B, Eiliott, Westoro Texas; Joun scarborough, New Jersey; W: 8. Perry, Lowa, and T. B. Lyman, Assistant Bishop of North Carolina. fhe ceremoiy commenced with the usual service of morning prayer, which was divided among ali the bishops present, tollowed by a sermon of considerable length by Bishop Stevens vania, in which the career ol tue reverend genulewan who was then being advanced was minutely described, After the sermon the usual testimonials from tue minutes of the House ol Bishops declaring the elvction .were called for and read by the Rev. J, Kimber, secretary of the Committee ior Foreign Missi and the consent of tue standing commitices were re: by Rev. Dr. Eaton, late secretary to the Bourd of siis- gious, ‘This was followed by tue reading of the litany by Bishop Whippie, Tho candida ior houors then advanced and the ceremony of the laying on of hands Wao periormed by Bishop smith, usststed by Bishops Whittingham, Potter, Bedell, Kerioot, Stevens and Lyman, ‘The candidate appeared woarmy his rochet, and, afer the ceremony of the laying on hands was finished, the remainder ot the scopal habit was invested by the Rev. Dr. Smith, of the Church of the Ascension, and Rev. Dr, Soymour, Doaa of the Theological Seminary. Bishop Scherechawsky Was educated tn the selivol oi the Prophets, in Poland, and is by pareuiage a Pole. He ‘Was Ordained a8 & minister of the Gospel in the Su George’s Churen, in Uns city, in 1806, by the Rev, Bishop Boone, wow deceased,’ aud represeatod tne | American Bivle Society in the joint work of the Ameri- can and British societies in translaing tue Bible trom The Now York, New Jersey aud Brooklyn Reformed Episcopal Convocation, which commenced on Tuesday evening tn the Charen of the Incarnation, Brooklyw, | Was continued yesterday moraing at the same place, ‘The session was pfecedot by devotional exercises, | have read a errr. Was ubabied to attend, and im hie absenee Mr, Erastus Brooks was introduced. lie read | paper of considerable jeugtt, in the course | which he said;—“It is my opi that | ie in appreciated and | better | ported, When it follows that when it lewis pubite | of support, where it is | most sensational, vicious and persuuul (and in ‘his 1 | do not except the so-called religious pri it 18 most pncouraged, The pross may be # terrible engine of tyil as it may be & vehicle of absolute youd, So far | ae anything buman cau be omniscient wt tx the press. Presidents, emperors, kings and all rul- | ers may dic, but the press tives forever, and in the Stato bas grown so fast or so strong powertul, the question 1s tm sueh journalism as | Paris?” Laoswer for ore, 60 long as " Hoole hurches ¢: kK. But to Blake It impossibie there must be the reign of com- | Mou sense apd common honesty, with wisdom in | government, caution i the use of capital apd | & keen sense Of justice between those who live by the Jabor of their hauds and those who proviae work. The press must deieud and iiustrate day by day ail these qualities. In a loug conflict between truch and error, tho truth must conquer, The popular pross ww Ames jou wrantee to every charel ani creed and per- Jana of entire ireedom of religious worstip. Phin Ido not claim too much for tue popular press, Feiations to Christiunity, m the America that it when | say that while Church ly independent Of the State for us cote ni it is largely sopendent y ine its freedom and for tho diffusion of Fiingious Roowieds The best thoughts of the pulpit aro weekly roporied in the press, and these, dike good seed, aro sOWD broadcast over ail the land | wal which were couductea by Rov. Dr, Leacock, | of Newburg. ‘hey were closed with prayer by Biwhop Nicholson, Upon motion of Dr. aeacock, Bishop Nicholson was then clected | presiding oflicer, although he was a non-delegate, Ip waking the chair the Bishop thanked the delegates lor the Lonor couferred on him, ‘The following delegates were afverwara appointed a Committes ou Credeu- De. Howard Smith, Dr, Sabine and General Stewart L. Wooalord. The Convocation invived all Visilors trum other denomiuauions to cousiver tuetn- selves as COtitied Lo the privileges of reyalar delegates, Woeu the report of the Committee on Conyovation Was called jor, General Woodtord said that according to their coustitusion 4 synod coulu be formed only Under the jurisdiction of & bishop, aud the commitwe hag decided not to take any acuou In the matter watil atter the General Govnci! tad met. Should it be | decided to Organize us 4 By Hod (hen one of Lwo courses could be adopted—a bishop coula be elected uF a synod could be organized under the jurisdiction of a bisuop fesigued by to Gexeral Council to the eaarge o the Jurisdiction of the Kuat, Geueral Woodivra co by eaying that the commitiee thade no ree a) Houge, of Newar! Returmed Kpise tly | Bishop Nich hoped @ synod would ve organized belore the convocation adjourned. ‘The suLject was again taken up at the alternoon session and argued ut bome Jongth, a number of delegates speaking in lavor Of i, While Ubbers Chought that (he organization of a convocation would be much Letter. The question w | may bea poet.” | the pons of the Jersey City cattle yards, acce| the third tation to become the pastor of ° burch of + a ae, enren e ou adjourned to meet on the ednesday January, in this city, UNIVERSALIST CONFERENCE, Provipesca, R. 1, Oct, 31, 1877, At the session of the Rhode Island Universalist Cons ference, in Attleboro, Mugs, to-day, the Rev. A. E. White was ordained pastor of ths church in that place. Rov. ©, White, of Wovousocket, preached the sermon, PHCENIX M’CARTHY AGAIN. ANOTHER PROTEST AGAINST HIS DISFELLOW- SHIP BY THE UNIVERSALIST CHURCH, AND APPLICATION FOR A SECOND MANDAMUS. Rev. Charles P. McCarthy, if not belonging to the “muscular Christianity” school, certainly bas a good doal of fight in bim, as shown in bis persistent efforts to be re-established as a minister in good standing in the Universalist Church, The story of bis ‘un- pleasantness” with Rev, E. C, Sweetser, a brother clergyman of the same denomination, how it resulted fo putting him outside tne pale of farther tellowship, how @t was reinstated upon a mandamus granted by Judge Donohue, how after being received back the former charges were revived against bim, and be was again disbarred trom any Jurther alfiiiation with the Church has already Veen told in the eran. Mr. MoCarthy’s Christian forbearance rebelled ayainst this ureatmont, and, having once beon successtul in “invoking the courts,’”? he seoks tts intercession again in big bebalf through another mandamus directing his restatement. A longthy argument upon this ap- plication took piace yesterday betore Judge Donobue, in Supreme Court, Chambers, The court room was crowded, the main part of the spectators, as stated, comprising members of ‘the American Free Charest,” over Which he Is ut present officiating us pastor, Sir, McCarthy was represented by Richard O’Gorman and Horman H, Shook, and the Church Committee by albert G, Lhomas and Kdward P. Wilder, MIS GREAT G&leVANCKS, Preliminary to tue arguincut Was tho reading of aflidavits, beginning with tost of Mr. MeCurthy, which 1u Volutuiuousness excecded the proverbial length of the moral law. Lu it he recites the entire story uf his ailoged ministerial grievances, picturing tamselt throughout as tue victim of personal prejudice and revenge. He denied that there was any evidence of his charging the Bloecker street congregation with i+ fidel proclivitics, but admits having denounced tue sentiments of some members of that church, one of whom denied the resurrection and the othor culled St. Paul a fool tor writing the letter to the Ephesians To show that other clergymen of the deuomsnation are given to speaking thwir sen- timeute as freely a8 bimsell there was incorporated in the affidavit a long extract trom Rev, Dr, Brovks’ recent bouk, **!'ne New Departure.’’ JLo stated that he was still faithtul to the creed of the Untversalist Chareh, and that there would have been no trouble in his case but for tue wonderiully ingenious braying of Rev, E, ©. Sweetser, In conclusion he pictured the precarious pecunwry condition of bimsell, wile aod eight children through being cut aloof from tue Churep, Various other ufildayits on his side were bmitted, alter which Mr, Thomas opro- ceeded to read the answering aflidavits, He read first the affidavits’ ol the Rev. Messrs. A. B, Heney, Troy; C. W. tomlinson, Hudson, and H. R. Nye, Brooklyn, comprising the present Committee ot Fel- Jowsuip, Urdination and Disctpline, in which they say they have no power to do any more than receive aud report upou au application for restoraiion to the Cun- vention, (hat no civil rights are withdrawn, and that an appeal lies to the United States Convention, An uflidavit of the Rey. Mr, Lee, secretary of the Conven- tion, Was wiso read, in Which be states that in a com- munication received irom Mr. McUarthy the decision in his case i8 pronounced “not honest, but a sinister and unprinoipled one,” aud that bis lovier to tue com- mittee breathes a spirit of contempt and insubordina- tion, and that tho direction to the commitice to re- Vise their decision was made by the Convention unani- mously. ‘The reading of the affidavits concluded the couusel entered upon their arguments. Mr. O’Gorman, who spoko first, insisted that che defence was pothing but & thimay technicality, and that from ail the tacts in the cage 1t was clearly estabiiabed that Mr, McCartby was entitled to the mandamus applied for. Mr. ‘Thomas made a lengthy rejoinder, contending that tho disieliowsuip of Mr. McCarthy was strictly in uccord- ance with the coustitution and bylaws of the Conven- tion aod its right Lo stand on its religious riguis aad select and discard minisvers at its will, A QUESTION oF AUTHORITY, “On what authority,’ asked Judge Donohue of Mr. Thowas, “did the Convention direct the committes to hake a Second report; to order other persons to make a finding not their own and report a judgmeut tuey had not come to? the Conveation adopted the report as their own,”’ lied Mr. Thomas, But where 1s the authority that enablos the Stato Board to say, ‘You shall find a particular judgment?’ ‘Tbe Convention can uccept or reverse the report or or- der a new hearing, they boig the appelinte court; but they ordered them to make a particular report.” “Ido not consider that a controlling point in the case. “I do,?? said the Judge, emphatically, Alter the close of the wrgumeut, which at times Waxed quite warm, Judge Donohue suid that the whoie thing resolved itgeil into the simple question whether Mr. McCurthy bad been property exciuded. Ho asked the counsel tv pass up their briels, announcing that he would examine into the case and give an early de- cision, STEDMAN OR TAYLOR—WHICH? rep! To Tae Epiror oF THK HeKALD:— When Lattended the ceremonics of unveiling the statue of Horace Greeley at Greenwood Cemetery 1 do not remewber ever buving seen so many intelicctual looking men aud women in an assembly of au equal number of persons. Some of the women, unknowp to me even by nume, were remarkably noble und in- teli'gent looking. I recognized some of the notable mev preseut. Bayard Yaylor I had heard lecture and have known of bim these thirty years, although | had never spoken to him. But who 1s that little ehrimp of u fellow who sits on Taylor’s ivit? Llu my younger days in my owa country I remember it was custom. ary ior a great gun, whether preacuer or orator, to be accompanied by some special adwirer, patron or friend, 1 thought possibly this lutle man was a wor- shipper at the shrine of Bayard Taylor, I could see nothing intolicctual in his face, and therciore did not include him us one of the literary admirers of Horace Greelwy. My astonishinent Was thorelore great wuen this little gen- temun got up to read the poem suid to be composed by him. “Cun this be Steamav, whose poetry 1 havo ol\en read and admired?’ I asked myseil. 1 wus puz- zied. Pope cume to my mind, with dis little crouked person, aud 1 recollected he was on ouc cecasiun likened Lo a note of interiogation, But then his hoad, and especially hia eye! There the poot wus mani- fested, But I could see nothing in Mr. Stedman’s appearance indicative of mind, especially poetic mind, I saw him alter the reading of his poem. 1 tried Lo discover some eVvidenve Of puetic genius in bis physiognomy. 1 tuiled to see auy. Presently he took out uis cigar case and lita cigar, “Lome,” said 1 to mysell, “there 1s one evidence, at all events, that ho Bul, again, very mediwere people smoke cigars, Theu camy to my Wind Lue suggestion Unat possibly Bayard Taylor was reaily the auihor of whut Stedman gets the credit. 1 remembered ao tnstance which came to my own kuowledge some years ago of a young werchunt bi ing astrong desigp for poetic iame. He was a little full of self-confidence, and could remember to commit to memory. After a tow ibsence he returned to bis native city with the Teputation ora poet, wnd all the young tadies of bis circle importuned him to write in ‘their albums, After the delay necessary to send to nis manuiacturer the requests Were klways colnplied with, A great pablic mecing was to be beld aud Mr, B. was invited to speak, He promised to do 40, and forthwith sent to Lis friend to write him an address, The meeting was 4 Very successiUl One. A paper containing al account cf Lue Meeung Was sent bo the composer of tne ad- dress, ‘That Was (be Speech of the evening, and occu pied more space whan any otuer. ‘The meet ing passed a vote of thanks to Mr, B, for bis able address, &¢, aud on tne strength Of @ reputation thus acquired this ite gontieman was mace ’restdent of the Mechauics’ Literary Lnsti- tute of bis native place. Shortly after wis event bis Iriend came to this country, and, baving tuifliled some cominissions seut alter him, told his former pupil that he must heucelorward rely upon Limsell, Now it is quite poseible that Mr, Stedman is the au- thor of all that hus appeared in bis name, for both physiogvomy wnd phrenoiogy are not m every instance reiable, Your notice of Mr. Steaman’s receut issue, the other day in the HERALD, culled the above alresh to my mind, aud so I tuougnt I migut as well have this proviem solved, | vever saw Mr. Stedman betore the ubove time, vor have 1 seen him sizce, and there fore | cau bave no possible icoling in the matter apart from literary curiosity W. BJ. THE JiLRSEY SLOCK YARDS, To tux Eviton ov tux Henan: In reply to the letter of “W. E. S.,?? published in Weduesday’s Heraup, | beg to inform him that he has been wrongfully assured in regard to tho alleged prac- tice of withbolding water trom the cattle enclosed in The animais passing through those yurds are well cared for in overy respect, 11 18 to the inter. st of those who own them that they should be fully supplied with water and witu proper food, Uatule men are wise in this genera- tion, Those who doubt whut I assert can visit the Jersey City yards and see ior themselves, As tbe pityimg soul of “W. KE. 3’? 18 vexed for the herds of Atperica he would do well to study tor himself the sub- Jeck of cattle transportation; thea he would learn that it 18 en roule and while im cattle trucks that the herds suffer, and not during their hours of rest in the terminal stock yards of railways, To prevont suflering to live stock rapid transit in commodious cattle cars, where food and water can be given, 18 what is needed, Such cars exist and for oar sake “W, BE. 8.’? will advo- Hnaliy put to a voto, avd resulted in favor ol a syno! Ut was announced by Rey, Mr. Campbell that ua nad Gate their uxe, AM HaBITUE OF LIVE STOCK YARDS MERCANTILE MISFORTUNES, FAILURES AND SUSPENSIONS REPORTED IN THIS CITY DUBING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, ‘The following is a record of the failures reported in this city durmg the month of October, with the amount of habilities and assets as near as can be as- certained, Estimates have been made according to tn- formation obtained in the trade where no schedules have beon filed or information has been refused TOtal..coeessessceeseseceeeese +8752, 748 $3,179,252 In addition to the above there were a number oi! as- signmeots und appolatment of receivers, which makes tue aggregate liavilities for the month in round ouw- bers $3,600,000, This 18 a decrease of $100,000 trom the previous mouth’s record, but the number of fuil- ures—sixty-one—is the largest ou record lor apy month this year and bus tucreased about thirty per cent over tue cotal tor the mouth of September, MINOR BUSINSSS TROUBLES. A mecting of tue creators of I, Hillyer & Co, im- Porters aud jobbers ia wouileng, at No, 678 Broadway, Was held at the office of Register Dwight yesterday. | Nineteen claims were proved ior $126,685 03, repre- Sentibg hearly their eotire indebteduess, Tue tolluw- Jug are the principal claims proved :—Willlam Remsen, $61,007 18; Heury W. I. Mult & Co,, $11,293 61; Jobo X, Brigks & Co,, $10,013 64; Limbert & Ca, $10,000: E. R. Mudge, Sawyer & Co., $4,716 14, There was con- Bideravie contest over the election of an assignee in bankruptcy, and there being no choice the Register ba Mr. Jobo H. Piatt. temp & Moody, dealers in lumber, at No. 604 Grand Street, Who made 4D assigument a mouth ago lor the beneilt of their creditors, are endeavoring to effect a settlement with their creditors at twenty-five cents on the dollar, Their liabilities amount to $14,580 47, and their actual assets are $6,452 07, Rogisier Ketchum has received a warrant in bank- Tuptcy against Heury '. Brown, of No. 122 Church street, who bas been adjudicat Tupt ou the petitions of five creuitors, and the Rogis- ter bas culled a meeting of creditors tor Novembor 19 to prove debts and elect an assignee in bankruptcy. The ciuims of the petitioning creditors amount to $88,562 17, the largest being one of $82,885 17 held by AunaC srowa, In the Gounty Clerk’s office thero were filed yester- day the assignments of John H. Wilcox to Frank H. Hoyt und of Patrick J. McElroy to Jobn R, McElroy. The last hearlag before Surrogate Coflin, of Weat- chester county, in the matter of an accounting by Mr. David Hawley, sole executor of the will of Isaac Mw Singer, the deceased sewing machino inventor, was heid yesterday, The arguments which were to have been beard in regard to the objections filed by Isaac A, Singer against the accounting of the executor were ren- dered unnecessary by the counsel for the contestant withdrawing thetr opposition, Mr, Close remarking that after consultation with his associate counsel, Mr. Klugh, they had concluded that the administration of tue estate by Mr, Hawley bad been abie, honest and judicious in tho Liguest degreo, and that all objections tw the avcouuting were therefore withdrawn. Ex-vudge Porter, in behalt of himself, bis associate counsel aud the executor, complimeuted tho counsel for tho contestant for the frauk aud manly manner in whieu they hnd acknowledged the ability, honesty and good Judgment which had characterized the adminis- wation of Mr. Hawley, Surrogate Coffin said that it was certainly a mattcr of gravitation to himselt to bave the uflairs of tho os- tate thus amicably and satisfactorily settled, and that he should at ouce onter a decree tu accordance with the uccounting, lu addition to the amounts previously distributed the Surrogate decreed the p sums to tho legal named $40,406 02; Adam $60,600 03; Winneretta E. Singor, $50,507 62; Washington M. G. sioger, $60,609 03; Paris B, Singer, $60,600 03; Blanche s Singer, $60,507 62; Franklin M. Singer, $60,609 03; Ruth M. Merritt, $20,203 01; Clara Merritt, $20,203 01 3 Florence» A. Merritt, $20,208 01; Sarguret A, Merritt, $20,203 OL; Cuaries A.’ Merrivt, $20,208 01; Isaac A) Singer, $20,203 01; Joha A, Singor, $20,203 01; Fanny Archer, hau 50; wert |. Singer, $10,101 61; 0, Mary ‘0. Whitlock, 101 60; Julia A. Herz, $10,101 51; Curoline V, Buster, $20,213 U1; Alice M. Lagrove, $20,038 01, Total, $606,000 29. The execu. tor Will also at once proceed to distribute the shares ol stock, &c,, according to the interest of the respec- tive legatecs in the same, AIDING THE SEVENTH, ‘Tho North British and Mercantile Insurance Comes pany has subseribed to the Seventh regiment new @rwory fund $500, and Smithers & Watson $250, a MARRIAGES AND DEATHS, MARRIED. Cuarmax—Rutuxrvorp.—In Brooklyn, on Tuesday afternoon, the 80th ult, ut St. James? UI bh, by the Rev. ©. W. Homer, D. WinvikLy 8, CHAPMAN 10 Ouive L., only daughver of George R, Ruthertord, Esq. Fiscuek—Trorrer.—Ou Wodhesday, Octobor 31, 1877, at st Michacl’s Ghureh, Bristol, R, 1., by Rev. George L. Locke, assisted by Rev. kt. 3. ‘Howland, Dv. D., Caantes 3 Fiscuer, Jr., of this city, to Eainy K., Gf ade of Andrew R. Trotter, Ksq,, of Bristol, BR. 1, GuyTHER—Morr,.—On October 30, at tho residence ide’s parents, by the Rev. 1. 3 Doolittle, L. Guxtue to Louise D., daughter of Honry Name of Firm, Assets, Liabrlities, Archer, teed 8., liquors, 63 Warren Bt...+++ 05 $35,000 Barth, Louis, leaf tobacco, 2,000 Beil, Samuel D., auctioneer, 126 . _- 5,000 187 1,473 , 82,000 - 38,000 - 100,000 tes slip .. 0,454 184,026 Buell, Luther Bleecker st. ‘ 1,411 5,431 Cheney, Nathaniel, lion, 624 Kast 1ath st.. Se ees enee sees 20,000 206,000 Cohen, J. & Co,, sure, 65 Mer- cor St... a 160,000 Cross, George W., paper, -Now'h 45,000 Douge, Wm. A, hardware, 96 Chambers 8 40,000 Durkee, Hiri | stock, 92 Meurl at, 140,000 Duryee, Abram, er, Cherry st....+. seen +. 81, 95,052 Emack, John D., slates, 114 Wille 1AM SL... peseatnuareyese ate 61,596 Evers, Frederick, door manufae- turer, 153 Kast 30th at... 934 15,155 Flint & Cv., bavkers and commun Sion, 31 Broadway.......ee 114,000 Foote & Richardson, clothing, 245 Broudway . + 24,500 88/549 Gruka, R Canal st.. 35,000 Harris, Mark, 3,328 Heideurich, Jon, dye house, 423 West 35tn st... seenies + 8,500 10,000 Heine & Kauiman, miliinery, 319 CADAL BL... ee oes aeons 8,000 Herpieb, Chas, A, 1urs, 93 Mercer Bhoeeee scene 5 150,000 Holtz, Otto F., fancy goods, 431 Grand at Nono 600 Hoy, Harr: Ble oe, 38,261 Kiutman, Charles, West 40th Bt. .s0secseree 50,000 Kauiinan, L. & Uo, clothing, 35 Waiker 8t...esseeee eo. 14,791 36,861 Kendall & Piatt, hops, 12 Water st 4, 10,264 Kennedy, George K., silks, 410 Broudway .. ‘ 6,000 30,000 = 2,000 : Vebsecesees 6,900! 18,000 Larigan, Win, goods, 112 Graud st.. sa ,1,500 , 2,500 Le Normand, Lynch & © refiners, 546 West 57th st a 5,000 Loewell, Joseph, butcher, 411 East 45th at.. * ie 16,019 Lyon, Lucius, sowing machines, 343 ‘ oth'av, fone 95,000 MoCandii dry, 546 West 55th at. 9,501 5,813 McDuanell, Wm, ¥. 1 Front st os see» None 45,000 MoGay, Isaac, produce, 131 Reade st. Nom?! 20,000 Newell & Smith, flowers, 524 Broad- WAY. .ceseee “ oo 20,000 Newhouse, ©, produce, 226 Washington Bbeese sooseee . Nom’! ©, 000 Oniou & Cornwat, guns, 18 Ware ren 8 8,000 18,500 Pentz, 7 yer, ay Noms 70,000 Pike, Henry, whiskeys, 41 South WilNAM Btesseeserececerecsevees 12,500 87,000 Plume, G. 1., broker, 67 Exchange piace Seri aes 840,000 Savo, L. H. & Co., sugar brokers, 97 Wall gt... - 50,000 Scranton, Henry L. None 80,000 Schopp, Charles E., buvcher, 426 Sixt av, ai 1,393 5,876 Sizer, Nel Broadway... ose 15,000 Solomon, Isunc, fancy Catharine St... . - 10,000 Spencer, Alex. R., mavager, Broadway ...e.es tee ne 22,500 Siuercke, H., grocer, 315 Bleecker (se sesess 500 5,073 Strauss, S, cluars, 74 William et.. 6,500 16,000 Thomas, John, mining operate: Broud st. $8,000 Thompson, 8. 4 Broud St wesc eesseeseeeersees 200,000 ‘Tomes, Francis, importer, No. 6 MaideM ADC... ..seeeeseseeeeee 85,000 75,000 Trischett, Samuel, buckle manu- facturer, 17 Crowby #L........... 1,000 2,500 Underwood, Henry A., speculator, Westminster Hotel seereees 36,000 172,000 Williams, H. C, & Co., brokers, 39 Wall st. 5,000 A 31,975 Yeugor & Bauor, butchers, foot of i East ATth Bt. ..csceveeeeseeesese 5,000 20,000 bd La Joh Hianelens Bea, of Fikes, ‘own, Ire! to Lucy, only dung! Smyth, Esq, of Dubiia, Toland. baad rs please copy. ars. —On Sasmrday 7, October 27, 1877, S.J, Me. J. Poucarro Saxz ¥ Cxpattos Byars, auughter of Juan Manuei Ceballos. No cards SNYDER—OvagRTON.—On Wednesday, October 24, at the residence of the bride’s mother, Brookhaven, L. 1, by tne Rey. Charlies Young, Epwarp Sxypxr, of Brooklyn, to Miss Rosm B, OvxEtoy. TILNEY—Masow.--On Tuesduy evening, October 30, at the residence of the bride's parents, by the Rev. Henry Ward Beechor, Rouent F. Tu.vxy to Many T. Mason, daughter of John W. Mason, all of Brooklyn. Gazette please copy. Wuitnsy—Lxavitt.—On Saturday, Octobor 27, the residence of Alexander Anderson, Esq. Brooklyn, by the Rev. Robert R. Booth, Janna 8 Warrxny, 0} 81, Joba, N. B., to Jeane, fourth daughter of Kichard Leavitt, we of Jysemouth Creex, New Brunswick. St, John (New Brunswick) papers please copy. O1ED. ALLaine.—On Monday, October 29, 1877, after a long and paloiul iliness, Isaac 8, Anais, second son of the late Anthony J, and Margarot M. Allaire, aged 58 repre aod 16 days, clatives aud iriends are respecttully invited to at- tend the /uneral services, at bis late resideaco, 143 Kast 18th at,, this (Thursday) evening, at cight o’clock, In- terment at New Rochelle on Friday moraig. # Pronger Lovee, No, 20, F. axp A. M.—Bretonen— You bereby summoned to attend a special com- munication, to be beld at lodge room on Thursday evening, at hait-past seven o'clock, for the pure ose of ding the funeral of our late worthy rothor, Isaac 8. Aliaire. Sy order CHARLES A, SEAMAN, Master, Tuomas J. Lockwoop, Secretary. ANvERSON,—October 30, 1877, after a loug and pain- fui illness, Martukw ANDERSON, eged 52 yours, Relatives and friends are respectfuliy invited to at- tend the funeral, from his late residence, 446 West 26ib BL, towday, one o'clock P.M. Bati—At Newburg, N. Y., Tuosday, October 30, Heyny Ban . Funeral services will take place {rota his late resi- dence, at eleven o'clock, Friday morning, November 2, Relatives aud friends are invited to attend. Train leaves Forty-second street depot at 8 A. M. Bates —On Sunday, October 23, 1877, Aucusta Ruicu, wite of Jobn L’ Bates, Esq., aged 26 years, Relatives aud {rieuds aro respectfully invited to ate tend the funeral, on Thursday, Nov. 1, at two P, M., trom the Church of the Heavenly Rest, 5th av., near 45th st, Interment in Greenwood. Bow At Hastings, on Hudson, October 29, 1877, Maria Joseviine, wife of James Bowen, and daughter @f the ate John Oothout, of this city, Relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the /uncral services, at the Reformed Dutch Church, Latayette place, on Thursday morning, November 1, at eleven vu’clock. Bowne, —On Tuesday, October atthe Backing- bam Hotel, Waurer Bowns, late of Fiushing, L. 1, in the 72d year of his ago, His relatives aad (riends are invited to attend the funeral, on Thureday, November 1, trom St. George’s Church, Flushing, at_ twelve o’clock M. Train leaves Hunter's Point at 11:15 A. M. It is requested that no flowers be sent, Buxys.—Lavretro M, Burns, the beloved daughter of Thomas and Maggie Burns, aged 14 months and 5 ays, A bud on earth to bloom in heaven. Funeral will take place Friday, the 2d, from her late Tesideuce, 321 Kast 591h st., between Ist and 2d avs, Cotewan.—On Octover 28, 1877, at the residence of her gon-in-iaw, James K, Crane, Plaindeld, N. J., Mrs, Miverva Carrer Coukaay, aged 87 years. Interment at Warren, Coan, Contox.—Tuesday, October 80, 1877, FRANcIs Con- Lon, Friends and acquaintances are invited to attend the funeral, from 49 Now Bowery, on Thursday, ut one o'clock, Connor.—On Tuesday, October 30, Wituian J, Cox- NOR, aged 27 years, ‘The relatives and triends of the family, and those of his brother, George F. Connor, are respectfully in- vited to attend the funeral, on Thursday, November 1, atone P. M., from his late residence, No, 1,224 3d av. CorrigR —On Monday, October 29, Mary, relict of Wiliam Cottier, in the 88th yeur of hor ago, Relatives and trieuds of the family are respectiully invited to atiend the tuneral, trom the residence of ber son, Robert Cottier, 134 Prince st, this (Thursday), at one o'clock, sharp, No flowers, Crocom.—On Wednesday, October 31, Reskcoa Cro- com, wite of John Crocom, ot Astoria, Notico ot funeral hervatter, Daky.—Ross Daky, a native of Derby Clay, parish of Clouyher, county of Tyrone, Ireland, Funeral to take place at one o’clovk. Relatives ana friends are invitea to atond, at the residence of Henry O'Donnell, 514 10th av. Dinns.—On Monday, October 29, 1877, Witum J. only cnild of Willlam H, and Margaret J. Dibbs, aged 9 months, Funoral from the residence of his parents, 623 8th av., November 1, ten A. M. Dykers.—On Wednesday, October 31, AMSLIA Taxrnsa, widow of the late John Hudson Dykers, A requiem mass will be celobrated at St Ann’s church, 12th st., between 3dand 4th ava, on Satur- day, November 3, at half-past ten A, M. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend, Farrkit.—On Tuesday, October 30, Parnick Far- RELL. Notice of tuneral nereafter, FarniGax.—On Tuesday morning, October 30, Mary, wite of the late Peter Ferrigan, aged 81 years. Relatives and friends of the family are respecttully invited to attend the funeral, on Thursday morning, November 1, at ha‘f-past ten, from the resideuce of her son, Hugh Ferrigan, corner of Wusnington ay. and 178d st, to St. Joseph’s Church, Tremont, whore a re- Quem muss will be offered for the repose ot hor soul, thence to Calvary Cometery, Fosuour,—Oa Wednesda; dence, 718 East 47th at., year of bis age. Notice of funeral hereafter, Graxry.—On Tuesday, October 80, at three A. M., Eni Graxrr, 20 yeara, 9 months. Funeral trom German Evangesical Reformed Church, 97 Suffolk st., Thursday, November 1, at hall-past one P. M. Inwix,—After a severe iilncss, JurEmian Inwix, aged 45 years, departed this life October 31. ‘The relatives and friends of tue family and the membors of Pyramid Lodge, No, 490, F. and A. M., are respectidily tnvited to attend the funeral, on Sun- day, November 4, irom the Thirtieth Street Methodist Episcopal Churen, at two o'clock P. M. PyRamip Loves No. 490, F. ano A, M.—Bretorex— You ure hereby summoned ‘to attend a special com- munication, to be held at the rooms No. 161 8th av,, on Sunday, November 4, at one o'clock P, M., for the Purpose of paying the last tribute of respect to the re- maios of our lato brother, Jeremiah Irwin. JOSEPH NASH, Master, Tuomas Grovyscn, Secretary. Jouxsox.—On Tuesday, October 30, Mary Jonnsox, beloved mother of Mra Charles Cooke, In the 78th year of her age. ‘The relatives and friends of the tamily are respect fully invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of her daughter, No. 29 West Washington place, corner 6th av., on Thursday, November 1, at twe P. M. Dublin and Montreal papers please copy. Kxxxay.—Suddenly, Tuesday, October 30, Mary, the Deloved wile of the late Thomas Keenan, of Rockeerry, county Monaghan, Irctand, in the 57tb yoar of her age. Muy her soul! rest in peace, The relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, at her late residence, 439 East 18th st., on Toursd.y, November 1, at one o'clock, Mackix.—On Tuesday, October 30, Savie, only daugh- ter of Charics F, aud Atnanda W. Mackin, agod 2 yeurs and 6 months. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, trom the residence of her grandfather, Francis Mackin, No, 37 Clinton av., Nowark, N. J., on Thursday, No: ‘vember 1, at halt-past ono o'clock, Muyuk. —At New Brunswick, N. J., Wednesday, Octo- Lad Bl, MARGaueTTA, wile of Christopher Meyer, of this city. Funoral servicos will be held at her late summer Fesigence, New Brunswick, N. J., ou Saturday, N vember 3, at balt-pust two P. M. Relatives and 1 are invited to attend the funeral without turther no- tice. It is requested that no tlowers bo sent, MULLINS.—On Tuosday evening, MicuAakL, tho be- Joved son of Ellen and the late Daniel Mullins, in the 10tu year ot his ago, Friends, &c., are invited, Funeral this afternoon, bt two o Clock, irom nis mother’s residenco, 63 Rutgo McoComuin.—Uctobor 30, 1877, of ppcumonia, JAuzs McVouuts, a native of Scotlana, Funeral at halt-past two o'clock P. M., trom Madison ay. and 70th st Interment in Greenwood, MoGARKY.—Suddeuly, on Tuesday, October 80, Time orny MoGaRny, aged 50 years, Kelatives and friends aro respectiully invited to at« tend bis funeral, trom his ‘late residen corner 8th av. ae at, Brooklyn, on Thursday, at bulf-past one P. M. MeLaventiy.—At 110th st. and Boulevard, October 81, 1877, Patrick MoLavcuuy, aged 31 years, Notice of tuneral hereutter, OBERVELDER,—Ov Tuesday, October 30, Sanur, eld- est son of Tobias and Babette Overielder, in the 17th year of bis age. ‘The funeral will take piace on Thursday, November 1, at nine o’cluck A, M., from his late residenco, No. G42 Hust Gib et, Relatives and triends, also members of Moees Lodge, LU. B. B., and Achioth Zion society, are respectiully invited to attend, PACKHAKUSER, —Suddenly, on Tuesday, Mra Lucy PACKHAKUSKR, aged 42 Funeral services at her late residence, West Brigh ton, S. 1 this ('uursday) at three o'clock, Boat | foot of Whitehall street at 2 o'clock. Curringes at Staten Isiend to convey relatives and friends to the hous Luterment next morning. Quixny.—At Morristown, N. J., on Monday, Octo- ber 29, Dr. Witiam De Hakt Quixhy. Relatives aud iriends are invited to attend the funeral services, at Morristown, on Friday, November 2, at twelve o'clock, Rovrkk.—On Wednesday, October 31, HANNAH Rovnrkx, wite of Dauiel Rourke, aged 48 yoars. Relatives and friends are invited to attond the Tunerai, from her late residence, 389 uv, A, on Friday, November 2, at two o'clock P. M. seort.October 31, Wintiam J. Scort, son of Will- faim and Jane Scott, aged 6 years and 10 months. Funeral trom the residence of his purents, 364, Enst 26th et, this aay, attwo P, M. STiKLiNG.—At Bloomfield, N. J., October 30, 1877, Euizaueru A., daughver of the jote Francis Stirling, of Beotland, Her friends aro invited to attend the funer: Congr th) Cincinnati evening, at his late rest- foun Fosuour, in tho 75th at tho ional Church, in Bound Brook, N. J., on this ) wflernoon, at ball-past two o’cieck. Traing yy tral Railroad o: Now Jersey, toot of Liberty st., ei Land 1:80 o'clock, will arrive intima Carriagoa awaiting trains, Roturn trains, 8:34, 6:36 and 5:50, Glasgow papers please copy. TuRNKY.--On Tuesday, October 30, of pneumonia, Heyky M. Tunney, aged 34 years, Funoral servicos will be held at his lato residence, A. Mout, Keq., all of this city. No cards. 414 4th as (Chursday) afternoon, at tour o*clock, HOLSON—SMY¥TH.—On Uctober 31, by Roy. J. Hy | Relatives and trivnds aro invited to attond, Lator- Detenue Ht Murke fines Wise aldast san af | mont Priday moruund, ==) FINANCIAL AND COMMEROLL The Stock Market More Ac tive and Weak. GOLD 102 5-8 A 102 7-8 A 102 3-4, Government Bonds Strong, States and Railroads Steady. MONEY ON CALL EASY AT 6 A 7 PER CENT, Wat Strzzr, Wxpwxspay, Oct. 31—6 BM. } The weather to-day has been more congenial ta ducks than to dealors und small speculators (who. for the present constitute the stock market), have been rather inclined to take their water tempered at hospitable inns than to brave Jupiter Pluvius out of doors in the quest of either points or orders, Conse. quently thore resultod a thinning out in the Board room attendance and a corresponding thinning in Prices, as the business of the day grew to a close, The repudiation on the part of Mr, Vanderbilt of any Speculative concern in tho market hus upset the cal culations of many moderate operators, who had Pinued their faith upon so important a leadership, They were avxious to assume the position of satel. lites, but only on condition that be should appear ag acontral sun, Having, however, declined the honor of intilating position, but rather electing, “like certain stars,"? to shoot madly from each and every speculative sphere, Mr. Vanderbilt has consigned his attendant planets to the chaos of a falling market. In the firm faith that the Vanderbilt proporties would be sustained by tho master hand the street was inclined to be a buyer—iailing this, it has become aselier. It iga weak jest to hint that Mr. Vanderbilt's letter should have been properly addressed to the Marine Corps, when its practical result bids fair to be serious in its consequences—serious enough to-day to drop Lake Shore from 6944 to 68 and Western Union trom 8144 to 8034, though a fractional advance wag made in final dealings, With these important speculatives ex- hibiting weakness it was unreasonable to capect strength in the rest of the generally ac- tive list, and, accordingly, a range of prices more or less lower was made throughout, To tho causes of depression adverted to were to be added the dismal woathor and the indifference of tho large speculators, There were only ‘prentice hands’? which touched the market to-day, the know. ing ones keoping their fingers out of the speculative pie. Not wholly, however, for report has it that the bow window people were considerable seliers of Lake Shore, and that William street wisdom prompted a practical imitation of the samo tactics, Although not dealt in upon the home market the announcement by the Pennsylvania Railroad that the coming dividend would be passed had a depressing effect. On the nows the price, which bad opened at Philadelphia at 583g, fell off to 5734, but improved a fraction at the end, Tosum up, the day’s business has been almost entirely that of a broker’s market and has offered no intelligect means of judging as to the future course of prices, though the weakness at the ond and a rather sharp demand for money at 7 per cont are not promis ing for an immodiate advance, OPENING PRICES. The opening prices to-day were:—Gold, 10254; Lake Shore, 695;; Westorn Union, 80% ; New York Central, 106%; Rock Island, 1014; Michigan Contral, 64%; Delaware, Lackawaana and Western, 5034; Delaware and Hudson, 46; Morris and Essex, 753; Erie, 1234) Obios, 034; Wabash, 15%; St Paul, 343; do. preferred, 675; Northwestern, 36; do, preferred, 6434; Pacific Mail, 233(; Illinois Central, 7334; Hannibal and St Joseph, 12%; do. preferred, 2744; Quicksilvor, 16; do, proferred, 36; ©, C., C. and 1, 4014; Now Jersey Southern, 1%. CLOSING QUOTATIONS, Tho closing quotations at three P, M, 1. d0uig SOG Titinots c N. ¥. Central... 100: nols Cen Hartota.+. 142" lid tert Northwest'n Kock Isiand, Fort Wayne Mil & St Paul.. M& 5t Paul pt. 67 uicksilver Pittsburg 73 m4 juicksiiver pf... Le & West... 60% SOL, Adams Express NJ Central log 16 Wells-Pargo Ex De Hua Gaal £933 48 American Hxp. ortis & y TM 3 Lxpress... SMiciigsan tax tar HIGEEST AND LOWEST, The following wero the highest and lowest prices of Btocks to-day :— Highest. Lowest, soe BONG 35 Chicago and Northwestern..... Chicago and Northwestern preterred O3% Chicago, Rock Island and Pacitic lL @,¢., G and 1 40% Cleveland and is Chicago and Alton qT Delaware, Lackawanna and Western... 5135 504g Delaware and Hudson Canal, - 405g 46 Express—Weils, Fargo & Co. 2 86% 86 Ene... denne + 128g 12 Hannibal and St. Joseph preferrod,.... 2749 27 lino Central i" . 14% 7336 Lake Shoro, + 6935 O85 Michigan Central, 6534 64 Morris and Essex... + TOM kts '4 Milwaukee and St. Pau 84 33 Milwaukee and St, Paul preferred..... 6734 67 New York Contral 106% New Jersey Soutnoro lg Onio and Mississipp: 9 Pacific Mail, 23% Quicksilver profe 36 35% Toledo, Wabash and 15% ux Western Union Telegraph. ... « 816 8036 THR MONRY MARKET. soney on call was quotod at 5a 7 per cont, the gene eral rate being 6 per cent, at which figure the marke{ closed, Foreign exchange was quiet at 480 a 4803 for bankers’ long and 4.8434 a 4.85 for demand sterling. THR GOLD MARKET, Gold opened at 102%, advanced to 102% and closed at 1023. Tho Washington advices stiffened the man ket, GOLD CLEARINGS AT THE NATIONAL BANK STATR OP NEW YORK. Gold balances, Currency balances. Gold cieurances. $1,441,104 844,81) 16,118,000 GOVERNMENT BONDS, Government bonds wore a iittlo higher to-day, close ing steady at tho following quotations :— United States curroncy sixes, 121 a 1214; do. sixes, 1881, reg- istered, 1103; 110%; do. do. coupon, 110% a 110%; 40., 1865, now, registered, 1055 a 105% do, do,, ao., coupon, 10554 a 105% ; do. do., 1867, rogis- torod, 1083¢ u 1083 ; do, do.,da., coupon, 108% 0 10834; do, do., 1868, rogisterod, 100% a 110; do, do, do, coupon, 1093¢ @ 110; do, ten-tortics, registered, 10756 a 107%; do, da, coupon, 1083{ 0.108%; do, fives, 1881, registored, 106% a 107; do. do., do., coupon, 107% & 103; do. 434’s, 1801, registered, 10534 # 105%; ao. do., do, coupon, 1053 a 105%; do, fours, 1907, regis tered, 102% 0 1023; ; do. do.,-coupon, 102 a 102%, STATE BONDS, Stato bonds at the Board were 1 por cent higher fos ixes, old. District of Columbia 3.65’s sold RAILROAD BONDS, The statement published in the Heratp on Monday &s to tho probable reconstruction of the New Jersey Central has been entirely borne out, and there hag been a considerable demand for the bonds of the road and those guaranteed by it, Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Congols have been vory activo, solling at 33%. The Feat of the lit is steady, the only changes having been an advance of 34 in Now Jorsey Contral firsts, pew, and Erio third mortgages, and a decline of 3 in North Western gold sevons and North Missouri firsta, Paciia of Missouri seconds sold at 9234, Rock Island sixes ad 107, Central Pacitic (San Joaquin branch) at86%, Union Pacille firsts at 106, do, sinking fangs at 94%, Great Wostern firsts of 1888 (ox coupon) at 9134, apd Woste ern Union Telegraph coupons of 1900 at 10% THE PORBIGN MARKET, The London advices report consols 3 lower and United States bonds 3 highor then yesterday. Illinott Central droppod 234 por cent to 73} and Erio % pot cont to 123. Now York Central advanced to 10% ‘The sum ot £116,000 bullion was withdrawn from the Bank of Kogiand to-day on balance, At Paris renies foll off to 1061, 67340. and rose to 106t 72440. The closing prices in London wore as follows:—Consola monex, 90.4 & 0074, Console Jor sncomnia Mids