The New York Herald Newspaper, November 2, 1878, Page 8

8 ONE OF THE HEROES, Safe Return of a Volunteer Yellow Fever Nurse. TERRIBLE EXPERIENCES. A Graphic Description of the Plague in Memphis. LATEST REPORTS FROM THR SOUTH. Mr. Robert Z. Blakesley, a young man who went to Memphis asa nurse in company with Dr, Thomas Z. Euston seven weeks ago, returned to the eily oo Yuesday, Mr, Blakesley was found at bis residence, No, 319 East Thirteenth street, lust evening, by a re- porter of the Hunarp, aud 4 very iuterestiny couver. sation ensued in regurd to (he nurse’s experience in the plague riaden city. “What induced you to brave ail the dangers of the 1e,?? the reporter asked, ‘aud voluntarily {ace * “1 don’t know,”’ young Blakesley anaworea, ‘but 1 made up my mind te go aod weat, I do not e: serate when | tell you it was a terrible experience. Evea before 1 gut to Memphis what 1 saw and heard was enouch to make the stoutest bears quail, All the way from Louisville to Memphis there was yellow fever, Wherever we Stopped ior meals the convémation was about tho ravages of the disease, At Paris, where we break- fasted—a miserable hamiet ina mmerable holiow— tnere were five cases, Ibis was bud enough, cer- tainly, for such a place; bat we wed able to get breakiast, and tuat was more than 1 coud do on my returo, ior im the meantime the place yad been de- populated, Notwithstanding tnose evidences of the geadiy character of the epidemic I ata not leet alraid, but when | got to Memphis | confi to having felt pervous; it was enough to iriguten the bravest map.” “What were yo ‘st impressions of the city atter your arrivai?’’ tbe reporter iwterposed, ALMOST DEPOPULATED. “Really, Leannot describe tuem The city was al- most deserted. 1 was Monday murving when we ar- rived, but forgetting myself, | askea Dr. Easton whether it was !uesday morning. We bad not gone far, however, beiore tbe evidences of the terribie condition of tuings becamo apparent. The first thing in the shape of a vebicie that 1 saw was a truck, Joaded with coffins, going round to collect the dead. As this was wituin tour blocks of the depot you may imagine bow soou I came to a reaiuzing of the desolation, Two blocks turther on coffing were piled in tiers on the sidewalk in front of an undertaker’s shop, and we were compelled to walk between them, Similar sceues were \o be witnessed in many places, ADu to iroutoi tbe city undertaker’s tbe whole block ‘Was a street of coflius,”? “How were the uegroes affected by th “it seemed to me tu were & mili crowding round the commissarice of the Howard aud Ciugeus’ Relief As jous, Many of them aid nut veloog te Mempnis ana came tuere ter ruiiou& Li they could get sometning to eat witnout working for it the jever Was 4 matter of litie im- portance, {hey were not so airaid of it as the whites ud seemed Lo tuink that their race Was exempt trom 1; but they sullered almost as severely ax tue waites.” “How were the patients cated for?’ “Lt they bad a residence a physician and a nurse were provided watil (ney recovered of di If they were Lou-residenis, they Were sent to toe hospital, Few 01 tue bospita! Patients recovered. A case io poimt is that of F. W. Ludiow, of New York. He weut to Mempiis as a porse and escaped tue fever loiger than any of us. fe uever bad the fever, and Was there four weeks before ne wok i. Wheo ne Was Seia-d WHO H be was at the Peabouy Motel; but ne wus removed to ihe bospital, and died within iweaty-tour boats 1 think bis removat bad a great deul to do witb bis deatn.’? What makes yoo think 80?’ asked the reporter. HOSPITAL DANGEKOU: “Ln cases of yciiow lever removal generally means deains When | was seed with the wisease 1 was at the botel, Which was ensirely mn Upto the Howard pidemic ??” of them Adsociation und a few newspaper correspoudenta, The cierk of the hotel came to me and saig, “Mr. Biukesiey, 1 am very sorry, but you must be re- moved to tue hospital’ A physician from New Oricaus woo Was ip the room auswered, ‘nat young man us he lies there bas ten chances oul of a bupared lo recover; rewove Lim and Le Das notoue.’ The luabager of tue Louse, who was ia reality nothing miore (hun af sgent of tne Howard Association, the Teal wapager being himself down With the fever, ore ‘by God be must be moved; my orders are 10 everybody ’”? Was tuts true?” “By no means. @ thirty cases ip the house at ihe ume. © WAS & Cas Bext roum to me, and in the foom wi Keating bad died. 11 Dr, Easton had uot veen at the ei ut the time 1 would put be here now Lo Uell you the bospttal was almost cer. lain deato; aud 1 think it was @ very grea: iwjastice irom tue North that they shoulu be hotel to the Hospital to die, Peopie with money or friends could remain at the Peabody ; but those who vook their iv band to suce cor the dying, but woo triends, met the fate of those they went “How macy of the nurses have return) “1 heard of one to-day, bui 1 am not sure that, ex- rept mysell, even one has got home, All that lca that went irom the North died of the piague.”” NURSING TUR PATIENTS. “Tell me something vt Your experience as a nurse,” porter suggesied. if my cere im ali eleven cases, Of these of my patients reiused lake their medicine, and 1 was compelied to o aud force (hem to swailow tt. 1 had—that of @ young & Ont Lue next tv the lust patient I pursed was ie most beartrending of any tout came under my notice, She was a young girl wuose home was 4 mire and a pail from tne eny. She died ov my hands, aod when she was dead nobouy coud be found to dress ber, aud so | was not oaly compelied to are ber mysell botto put ner in ber ovffiu and uoaid carry it to Lhe wagon aod alterward to tue gray yard, Alier ber death 1 oursed ber tather ‘ Dim overs, He was attended by Dr. Easton, wuo aVed several patients even altur the viack Yous to,” “What wi community.” “Everybody was thoroughly trightened. docior said to me one as, a one; the effect of the epidemic upon the A young it takes & man ol great mural courage to stay im this piace. You talk with Mav to-oigut anu (o-morrow bear that he era is tm the " re Lo BO 100 near the yellow er, even When It round them, The [came out of (ne nospital | strolied pasta he buriding Was on fire, Lo was « boy dy te remove him Would Lave been Certain death, aod the only thing to ve doue was (vo putout the fire, But nobody avout the buiidiog bad courage enough to go on the rvof and cul a hove in it, so tbat wacer Could be throwa upon the dames, 1 nad no vusiness to be there at aii, butiaia it, and the sable was saved, the only as ance | had being that of an Eoghshmea—Jeba G. Gain—woo bappened to be ghborhood, This stows bow irigutened the peop! Mempo| really were.” “And what was the effect upon you?” GROWING CALIOU “1 must confess | grew to ve LT never thougut of dying, burl didn’t care wnewner Lived of dieu, Lsaw men dying all rouod mom the next bed, opposite me as i lay on my cot—mevery~ Veople dou’ where. | scarcely athought for myself, But l never believed I was going to aie. Few persona ve- Heveu they would die When they were firat With the disease; bul, «# a rule, they were aw At before the last moment cathe, In some cages they Predicted (ue Lime of death almost to the minute nearly everybouy who bad not t ¥ expected lo escape it altogether, 1 physiciau if be exvected to escape the tever, Auu be said, certainly. to two days he waa dewd, Every expedient was udoptoa to escape the dise Tue policemen, biwck and white, rau away—a fact Woreb J Mention imply to show bow prevolent wus the idea oF flight, Sune men hud an idew tbat hard Grinking Would save (em, and the two liquor kaloous Which Were open did a turiving trade, ihe epideniie contradicted ali rales. LC was always thougnt that drinking men codld not escape deaty if the fu Ouse seized thom; Lutin Memphis men of hives aieu by Ui ousaud wuie druokar Vived, A book might be written ow this phase of tne epivemic’? ON THe WAY HOME, “What was your experience aver you loit Mem« phis om your Wuy Lome!” the reporter asked. “Weil, L ivuad alver L reached Loursviile that I bad to pay thy own Jare, aithougl | bad been assured 10 the wtrary before L started enough, aod only got ho Laid not have money by the aid of the Mayor of Vicelonat), Who gave me my parsage money out of the reliei funds collected ia that city, And beret am, aud, 1 may say, as it by Amiracie, thougs suit Weak [rom tue oflecis Of the diseuse.”” LATEST FROM 1 Hs FEVER DISTRICTS, HS IN NUW ORLEANS. New Onveans, La, Now, 1, 1878, LIGHT De to-day 18 clear and’ coo, Kighty yellow fever and 8 deaths ure Feporied ior the pas twenty-lowr bours, The fool- ings to date ure 19,163 cases and 4,037 Jeatim OF we 8 Board vt cases Heath of jevor today Féported tothe only 4 as new cases Physicians who have not reported cases velore are ing DaGK several Weeks to adopt « reso aod 10 request quaranitne proclamation of the members sick In bed, Make & QucTUM One Was absent, A meeting is called 1OF LO-Morrew al DO when the above resoiuiion will be passed. Dr, Cuoppin, president of tue Board o! Health, in con aieon with ¢tber members to-day @Xpressed ihe opiuioa that it was Bot sale yet for persong se revura, FROST IN ALABAMA. MonrGoanry, Noy, 1, 1878. The Montgomery Retief Committee to-day tor- Warded $100 ior the benedt of the wife snd children 0/ Lieutenant Beoner, of tne United States Army, who lost nis Jife vy yellow fever while in command of the relief buat visiting the ostracized community on the Mississippi River, Th was @ heavy frost and plenty of ice here this morning. Montgomers raised ali quarantines, age aud travel are now unresiricied, 4 KILLING FROST. MosiLx, Ala., Nov. 1, 1878. We had a killing frost in the city limits this morn- ing. The Board of Health makes wo report for the past twenly-iour hours, They consider It unneces- sary in View of the fact th backbone of the fever 18 vroken, All quaranting restrictions be re- moveu to-morrow or uext day. The Mobile avd Obio Ratiroad will commence bringing freigut into the ey to-morrow, SAFE TO RETURN. GREENVILLE, Miss., Nov. 1, 1878. No new cases here, ‘here was a decided frost last night, ‘ho Board of Hexlth deem it sate for refu- gees Lo revurn. HOSPITAL CLOSED. Ho.iy SPRines, Miss., Nov. 1, 1878, Six pew cases of yellow tever and one death yes terday and four new cases but no deaths to-day. A beavy frost fei lust bight, and there are prespects of apother to- The hospital was closed to-day and many business bouses were vpened OstKa, Miss.—The heavy iross and ice this morning. Thero was a TWO DEATHS IN CHATTANOOGA. Cuatranooca, Tena, Nov, 1, 1878, Dr. Vandeman’s report ior the twenty-fourchours ended at jour o’ciock this alternoon announces the death of ©, H. Curry and William Butler, No new cases, There was heavy frost and ice bere this morn- ing. Retugees are reiurning to town. Colonei Hardee aud Dr. Cochran, of the National Yellow Fever Com- on, are here to-day investigating tne introduc. a spread of the disease at this place, BUSINESS REVIVING. Mumpuis, Tenn., Nov. 1, 1878. The weather is clear avd cold, A beavy trost fell last night’ From six o'clock last evening until acon to-aay undertakers report orders for five interments, Camp Father Mathew was broken up this morn- ing. Religions services were bed at St, Bridgew’s Church and a “Te Deam’ was sung as a thanksgiving for the preservation of the lives of the 400 encamped there, The Board ot Health has officially reported two deaths trom yel- jow fever ior the twenty-four hours ended at six o'clock to-night. Five additional deaths irom otber causes are also reported. Business is being actively resumed. Those merchants who temporariiy engaged in business at Louisville, Nashville, St, Louis and Cincinnati have returned and ure basily engaged in filling orders — tor goods sent by country merchants, Mujor M. J. Waldrop, superintendent ef the railway maii service, king strenuous ellorts to expedite the re- of river mail service, One route has already TEAFFIC INCREASING. Sr. Lours, Nov. 1, 1878 Since the raising of quarantine 10 the different parts of the South travel and trade are reviv- ing im a marked degree, All the roads rup- ning south and northwest from St. Louis have restored througti slecpers to F trains and freight of all kinds is being taken. Travel and traffic to nearly all points are ali increasing, DISTRIBUTION OF THE FRYNCH FUND. Wasnixoton, Nov. 1, 1878. The Secretary of State, at the request of M. de Marvet!, eatsor of Le Messager Franco-American, bas Promised to send $1,000 additional from the f in to the Union Frangaise of New Orleans for relief of Freneb residents suffering from yellow AID FOR THE SUFFERERS, “— W. Th M.” sent $5 to the Hemaup office yes- terday for the yellow fever sufferers, YOR LIEUTENANT BENNEN’S FAMILY. The boxes is the Post Office and stationa, in which, for the iast tew days, contributions have been re. ceived for the benefit of the family of Lieutenant Benner, wore removed yesterday, The contributions yesterday amounted to $15 55, making a total of $300. ‘A heavy gold ring was found in the box at station D, ‘which will be raffled if not called ior im three ‘% A GENEROUS OFFER FROM THE SOUTH. Ata meeting of the Southern Relief Committee of the Chamber of Commerce yesteraay the toll letter was re: Ala. , Oct. 29, 1878. ie RELIKY Cosmitri action your leh stall er Lieutenant Rope mar pro We have charge of ale o: loges in the South, and we open ite doors to the daughter or daughters of Lieutenant Beaner free of charge ta all i jepartments for the entire course, I am also authorized that one of our most reliable citizens offe er for any length of th utier P. ree years with 0 bear from you Mra, LOUIS Secretary of Athens Fe WHAT LITTLE GIRLS CAN DO. Anamber of little giris residing in the hood of East 123d street started a children’s fair re- cently for the benefit of the suftercra by the fever in the South. How this charitabic js shown in the subjoined communteation the proceeds of the [air to this office, The money will be disposed of by the Heraup as requested New Yona, Nov. 1, 1878, To tux Eprron or thx Heraun:— We send you the m of $41 12. the proceeds ofa chil- dren’s tair by No. ant 123d oer ‘ot the yellow feve: refs, Please olace the money to that ac- count, and oblig TAK YOUNG, | EMI: Y YOUNG, Mm MAUDE UkOKGe, § eer THE PROFANE OWL. A FABLE BY SOMEBODY. A cortain Profane Owl who sat up late o’ Nights, and kept a jarge Collection of Straws tor the Purpose of ascertaining the Direction of the Wind, was askod by (he Fox whe’ his Party could not gain Posses- sion of the Public Treasury, “Your Question,” said the profane Owl, winking bis lett Eye, “reminds me of the Horse who sald that he could trova Mile to a Minute if it wore not that the Di too great tor the Time, iseo only one Reason why you eannot succeed,” “What ts that?” @atd the Fox, “The otber Party bas too Tam many Votes,” re- plied the Owl, Morat.—The Census should be taken alter the Process of Incubation has been completed, A Fox who wagers 4 to 3 against a foregone Vonclusion is apt to Jose his Friends’ Money. ENGINEER CAMPBULL'S DEFENCE, Ex-Ciief Engineer Joun G Campbe)| has senta ptroiler Kelly defending tiine Povite Works, the defence presented by Mr. Compbeil his diam He claims that be had no authority ie the construction of the Forty-second street arch ex- copt to report the work H! not properly dune. Such a report, be sys, wus made to Commissioner Camp- yee tor complained of " cise in AVOIdINE ABY ColliAOn that might arise from bay. Jers given onthe same work by separate heads of rm Ji work connected w et av wre Classe | formance of which be bus uy concrol OBITUARY, LOUIS | ANTOINE GARNIBR-PAGES, FRENCH STATESMAN AND HISTORIAN, By the death of L. A. Garnier-Pagds, whieh occurred yesterday at Paris, republican France has lost of the most eminent of the mombers of the famoue pro- Yisional government of 1848, The deceased stat man was in hie seventy-sixth year, having been born July 18, 1803, at Marseilles, where his father, Simon Pagds, was a professor of rhetoric, An elder halt brother om the mother’ who was the chief of the repuolican party in Frauce, who died in 1841, and whom the popalace used to call le bon, or “the good,” in depreciation of the subject of this notice. The double name borne by both brothers may be taken as the evidence of a deep fra- ternal sentiment, as the elder should properly have been called Garvier and the younger Pagds, Aptoine received a careful edueation, became a com- jou agent at Paris, and w: eurly imitiaied into political life by his brother, who already enjoyed commoanaing influence iu his party at the time of the ‘uhree days? revolauvn” of July, 1880, which de. throned the House of Bourvon. In that revolution Antoine took ap active part, and threw up two barri- Cados in the Quartier Sainte-Avoye, Upon the death of bis brown im 1841, Autoine Garnier-Pagds was elected a Deputy to the Legislative Chamoer by ine arrondissement of Verneuil, Department of Eure, acd endeuvored with success toreplace bis brother as a trusted rot she extreme Leit, Hoenjoyed great influence in the discuasion of all economical and jons, such og thut concerning the 'y Of beet root sugar, the reduction of tbe term of privilege granted to the railway com; d the eouversiou of the rentes, and the tr tions with Spaig, which country he v 1844. he one of the promo: the “reformist? agitation of 1847, took pert io the famous babquet at Montpelier, and was one of ne Deputies who insisted upon celebrat- ing the banquet of February 22, 1848, thereby preci- Plating the revolation of that date, when he signed tbe demand for the tuipeachment of the Gu zot Min- istry. He went, with Messrs. Léon de Maileville and Gustave de Beaumont, to the Hotel ae Ville on the 24th of February, after the fMigut of Louis Phi- uppe, with the intention of proclaiming a regency, but found tbat edifice ta possession of a republican pepu- lace, ted bim as Mayor of Paris and soortly alter: member of the provisional On the 5th ot March he exchun, the Ma: the Ministry of Finacce, tu whien capt displayed Wouderiul sayacity, activity prise ip dealing wth a tremendous floaucial cri but became uupepular, owing to the famous system of taxation koown as the ‘45 ventimes,”” Among notable reiorms imtroduced by him were which estabiisued the em of bonded ware- and dock warrants, The Assembly, to Which two departments, Unanimously a; which be reudered of his flua: him at tho bead of the list as a momber of the Kxecutive Commission, giving bim 715 votes, wnen Lamartine ovtuined omy 645 aud Learu-Roliin 458. Upon the insurrection of the reds, Juwe 23, it wae @arnier-Pagds who mountea the tribune and cried, ‘We must make am end of the ugitators |’? aud who announced to bis appalied coi- the NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1878.-TRIPLE SHEET. $$ | DEAN STANLEY. A Liberal Discourse on the Unity of Christendom, RECEPTION BY THE METHODISTS. Warm Feeling and Bloquent peaking in St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church, Hundreds were turned away from the doors of Trin- ity Chureb yesterday mornicg unablo to gain admia- sion to the service in Commemoration of All Saints’ Day. The chief attraction was the announcement that Dean Stanley would preach. The masical servi ry similar in most respects to the ordinary Sunday pro- gramme, the anthem for the day being, “What are these that are arrayed in whiterobes?” Mr, Henry Carter presided. at the grand organ and the music was sustained by a ‘ull choir, with botn organs. Rev. Dr, Dix officiated as ceievraut of the service, He was as- sisted by the Rev. Mr. Ferguson, who read the open- ing prayer. Rev. Mr. Goodwin read the first lesson, Rey. Dr. Osgood read the second lesson and Rev, Mr, Hutchings intoned th d and prayer with the epis- tle, Dr. Dix intomed the litany, Dean Staniey sunounced as the text of nis ser- mon a passage trom 1, Corinthians, xi, 20:— “But pow are they many members, yet but one body.” Ia Trinity, the mother churehb of the Eughen race io New York, and on Ali Saimis’ Day, be thought it would be weil to considor the different members of the body known aa Christians anu the good which had been done by each. CHRINTENDOM ONE FAMILY. The Greek or Eastern Church, ihe Latin or Roman, the German or Lutheran and the Calvinist or Re. formed were the important bodies to be considered outsiae of the Church of England All these tne Dean compared toso matry brothers ina single Chris- tian family, The auciest Eastern Church had for many hundred years done but little tor the advan ment of the world, but it banded down old creeds and forms whieh would otberwise Lave been lorgotien. It should be ded with respect and gratitude for ita Christian faith and as the oldest brother tn the Christian family, Auother brother was the Latin Churea, It bud undeubsedly done muecb evil, und had lost some of its olden graces in latter days, but it had also done geod. It bad caltivated art aud beauty in religion, aud there was bo One who wouid pot be made betier by the sight of the cnurei which its members bad founded and coriched, ‘nat leagues, “Energetic meas! bave been taken—these measures are the cannon!” Lt was atterward claimed by bis enemies that this display of energy was mi ‘a of inducing dictavorsn ip, Offered, and be then acquicsced loyaliy in 4 of Generui Cavaignac, though he soon to inake a vigorous opposition to the cnief measures of that short-lived administration, Jt was @ Drusque attack trom Garmier-Pagés whico led to the Jamous declaration by tne Assemply tnat General Cavuiguac had “deserved weil of his coguiry” (November 25). On the accession of Prinve Louis Napoieun to the Presideacy iu the toliow mouth Garnier-Pagds disappeared trom public lite, not having been re-elected to the Legisia- | tive Asseinbiy. He was an Unsaceesstul canuidal Paris at the electious of 1857, una wus oue of t: gauizeré oi the Demecrati¢ Electoral Commi tee in 1863, Which Was suvject trial lor sedition and cucu of 18 thirieen mem: condemned to pay 5001, fine. In March, 1864, he was eiecied to the Corps L6gisiauf tor Paris and once more made a lively op- position tu the measures of the imperial government, especially those of a fuancial cuatacier, Ine chief object of bis wrath was Buron Maus-macn, the famous Pretect of the Seine, who was then engaged in dés- ng the “capital of fo 1869 by a ver; light majority over the radical candidate, M. Ra: limited himself during the’ experi- the “Liberal Emptre” to voting with his colleagues of the Lett. As a Deputy for Paris he was ez oficio a member of the ‘“Goverument of National Deleice,’’ prociaimed September 4, 1870, and the only ene who had belonged to ine govern- ment of 1848 He did not, however, take an active pari in that government aati February, 1871, when he wus one of the three members of tne Pari ment sent to Bordeaux to outvore Gambet! jaunes tor the bevel! suffered by excessive ege of Paria. he soo self to literury composition with bis secustomed ebergy, reiusing to & candiuate ut the supplementary elections of January, 1872 He was, however, previiied upon in Aprti, 1876, 10 accept caucidacy at Marsetiles, but wat guaily deteated. be had not resppeured ia pulitics, Uuve Commission’ (1860), 1848 (1873); but bis cuiel work, which will aiway: be iulspensavle to the student of the period in question, Was bis voluminous “History of the Revo- (eight volumes, 1860-62), Tho Current of modern republieauisin, wr \d the memoravie epochs of BARON VON WYDENBRUCK. Baron Vou Wydenbrock, who was Austrian Mini. ter at Wasbington during the reiga of tne Emperor Maxmilian in Mexico, 1s de: CHIEF C¥ JUSTICE ROBERT A, HARRISON. et of Jussice Robert A. Harrison died as To- Tonto, Out., at haif-pust six yesterdsy morning, ATIEMPTED SUICIDE, Asdames Flinn, a jad, of No, 249 Seventh street, was coming down the enst side of the Central Park at halt past five o’eiock last evening, he heard a pistol shot, followed by g in (he neighborhooa ef Fisn Avenue Sammer House, Un going to place from whence the sounds W aman lying OD the ground, wiih @ pi a6. The boy rau to the taken to tne Presbyterian Hospital, where be bi came cofscious, und explained to the geon im Charge bow and why be baa tempted to Kili Bimseif, He described himself as Louts Waiker, d Alty-seven, 01 No, 36 Delancey by occupation. been out of work despondent, and resol¥ in view be ob- and shot bimsett : officer at the hos- right me pital thinks (ne wound ts not fu IN A PAUP&éW'S GRAVE, Church bad also jurnisbed modela of self denying beneficence, whose example made ali other chorcnes better, The speuker roferred to St. Francis Xavier and other satats as instunces of ery nd religious devotion, Another brother the same household was like an energ ing ndigoation »gainst wrong and ap Impat @/ all authority for which he did not the reason, We could ulmost tancy we suw this brother in real life, under the name of Martin Luther. The Church which represenied him bud done immense good tn the search for divine truth, aod tne word of God had been examined by it down eVen to the divid- jog of tho Jotots ana It nad been w: that Luther tound a united church, bat loft a divided church; that he touud a dead church, but lett a livin, church, CALVINISM'S LuGACY, Private housebold, beside ¢ , the imaginative and devout of getic and inquiring ona, we might fod @ stubborn ‘outh who resembled the Church of Calvin. That had delendeu the rights Of Couscience and of the io- dividaal soul agaivst evety form of despotism and oppression, We might compiain that it hud often re- turned railing for raring aud taken the sword to repel sword, but 118 dei of personal liberty was a acy to Cb fietendom, was ury peopie capavie of understanding diveraity it the English speaking {he Courch of Englana was connected with tho Churebes of lormer age: contain, the qualities whieu distingul: ‘The,spenker uwelt on 1 Cuurch, gaa suid that the lives and lavors of the re- vered English diviaes belonged to the Kugilsh speak- jog evurch tm all its brancnes, It was weil to lock bread, however, and soe that we were uot. the whole world or the whole Church, We Could not despise or rejoct the other members of the Obristian family we were not co: nothing /rom thw, rpbelll from us. God had formed t! Christendom qvalities whicd the o1b were asiugle churet we should lose much tb have now, just a8 the human body would be impuired M18 Was Oot composed of mombers naving uilferent junctions, “MEMBERS OF ONE BODY, ’? ‘The Dean reierrea to the aflectionate farewell of of this country to Kogiand and When the colonies ame of kin int ments, now ot tne Koglu religious parentage, however much they mignt be es'fanyed in some respects irom each Otner, Ali Coristians in the New World who bad jabored to advance the cause of Curist and spread the Gospel were entitied to wdebt Of gratitude from the Engitsh Cburct, no matter how tney migot difer or forms. All were members of DEAN STANLEY'S RECKPTION BY THE METHO- DISTS AT ST. PAUL'S CHUSOH—SPEECHES BY PROMINENT DiViN#S—AN ADDRESS OF ‘WELCOME. Dean Stanley was last evening thé recipient of a most enibuasiastic reception at the Meth pal Chareh of St. Paul's, at Fourth ty-second street. Long before the appointed hour the edifice was literally packed with ladies and gentlemen, while and = about the chance! were gathered & large number of Methodist bishops and prominent pasters, Tne eu elegantly trimmed with trailing strands of smilax and roses, white jast in front of the reading desk was a magoificent bank of rare and fragrant flowers bearing the word ‘‘Weicome.” Tne Rev. Wilham L. Harris, D. D., LL. D., presided, DR. TIFFANY’S ADDRESS, The Rev. Dr. Ti Pastor of St. Paul's, firat spoke follows:—My irienas, all America bas tes foiced at thé generous ovation recently paid by the people of Great Britain tv our honored’ ex-Presdeut. Stich recognition Of distiiguisned visitors is at once the extending of & generous hospitality and the exhi- of & proper seli-respect. The exampie of the mother country is worthy of our im jon, opportunity is afforded us by the preseboe in of the foremost Englisimen of bapiaius of Her Most Gi widely known uod well About five years ago Icnatz Bock, during a quatre}, by James O'Con to his head which resulted in di ot mental facaitios, He became very irreguiar in nis habits, Imstend of remaiving home und working ho Jed a sort of Wagrant life, iis wile, woo lives at No, oad avenue, ast saw him @ Yesterday morning Mrs. Beck, with some of children, visited Bryaut & Woodrufl’s Morg: identified the boy of the man who was drowned tm (he Canal on Thursdey a8 i(bato!l her hus band, The body was buried ia the Power's Field, the family beiug 00 poor to Hock’s fatuor jives in Germany am BADGER'S BIGAMY. Alfred C, Badger, Who was indicted by the Kings County Grand Jury for bigamy, was sentenced yeater+ auy to the Peniten: And six months, When arraigned inst week Bad who i# about thirty-two years of age, plended not guilty; but yesterday when taken into court for trial he cepied his LWo Wives seated the fous to testily against him, so drew his plea of inpocence, Ou May 25, 1860, Aoute Grace Rogers was married tv badger by vn oweil, of Seoun wel bi as bie wh f with. ' Was pot a happy o bever cu ribuve to the suppor of hi ( and five dre Match 26, 1877, be Again jormed « matrimo: hance, pis seouud Victim being Josephine Jones, a widow, who lived With Bef mucher at No, 64 Iouia street, Groen puint, PASTOR VOSBURGH'S DuPARTURR, The Rev, George B. Vosburgh lett Jersey City sud- deniy Oh & Mate trata on the Penneyivanra Katiroad on Thareday night, His friends are sarpeimed at His sudden jeave-(aning aod prot rt mipt to eid hh tbe per: Jud gonvieman’s whereabouts or His abro we Join with all others ry ur Pearhya Stanley, Dean of West- bd rtily u of our pleasure at bis presence, as & very special delight in exiead- ing to him this greeing, lor be isa toyal clergyman, who Das discovered that the Coureh is larger (han the adlishment, Christianity is broader thao our eds, even as the mount of the trausfiguration was an the tabernucies men proposed vo bulid at METHODISM IN AMMRICA. o “wuleb in time past wer are now u people”? 1oun Revoluuonary War a8 Loluers of an Armeuian (hes counury ey, practically leit Without chureb ordinances by the departure of many of the Kogiieh clorgy wiih the Bugiah troops; ma fact the Churen of Kuogiaod in American was @utly reduce and weakened, and was Dot polisical sympathy with the tmanses - of Protestant Episcopal Church of the BY Mx, Whose devotion to Christ Hever been questioned, Whose schorm CoMMudds respect nod admiration, And whose prac. Weal Wisdom been proved by fesuite Which nave ing veowase of tHe public recon. of the Worth aud work of ar Bpirii- of West. | minster Abbey, was approached wh ree by Charies W blet 1 0 he jostautiy repiied, , Why not Jono!” and the result was the memortal 0 bon. THR STAR AND THI CUS We indulge tuo tur:hér hope that such grectings may Cement (he aliiaace of Christiva® oo boti sides Of the sev, The royal standard which proieots tie Dean bears av embiazoned cross; the Mig of our If dom 1* gemmed with aa wron) for us to ine duige the expectation tuat Bayhsn speaking One Anglo cross, with the to-night to Aree! Our guest right royally, and ty express to him Or High ostimate of bis genius, bis Catholic #pr the part of the ministers, The address was elegantly engraved upon parchment Tne presidipg officer, at conciasion of the presentation, duced Dean Stanley, who was received by the audience standing and with repeaied out. bursts of applause, The Dean was dressed inthe clerical garb of the Episcopal Cow bout bis neck the collar of the Ord {whicn ne is chaplain, After thanking t ce tor their ree Ubat his reception by due, in a great p ou he hi abt, to t been avle to make of Jobn Wvsley, o of the soci in his remarks, be said he would mostly covfiue himsell to a tribute to that honored preacher. Some cight or ten years ago he bad been approached vy the President of the Wesleyan Conteronce 1n England, who bad asked him if a monument could be erected in Westminster Abbey, in the Charles Wesley, the sweet Psalmia. recogni- ‘way Not TO JOHN??? He had responded by sking ‘lf to Charles Wesley, why Jonn?”? (a memory of the and poet, Isaac Watts. PI 1 to a remark of the previous speaker in relation to the Consecration of the church edifice the vean said that he was reminded of a visit he once paid to the village where Wesiey had preached and the churchyard where he was bur'ed, In a conversation wilh tie old that the founders of t iets, Soc of Fri compuratively unknown; but the founder ot the Methodimt Society would live forever. He wonld say, with no di: pect to the eminent Metboa! about him, that no ope tn their society bad ariven equal to Jonn Wesley, (Applause.) He was a representative of the much abused eigh~ teenth coutury, was important jn showing = that century, no dont in many respects dry and dull, tb was a religious fervor which a betore could boast of. John Wesley hness. (A muse.) Tne Desa then épenk of tne 5 Mother Church, and counselled ail, no matter to wi communion they belonged, to stay with it as long they could, He trasted that much of the old feeing remained, that the bearts of the Methodists responded to the fecling which the Mother Church still entere tained toward them, “THN LARISH 18 MY WORLD.”” The Dean then gi interesting .ceount of the Onuse of sepuration, and went to Jeseribe some of tic points in the methods of Wesley which had, immense Ht Christian celevrated words of W he said there was a counter principle which, ne hoped, the Methodists would receive, and that was, “The par 16 my worlu,’? (Laughier xud applause.) The Dean then spoke of America, ite vastness urd beauty, aad urged upon all bis peal to put duwo Corruption wherever and wheuever found. The Dean was ieliowed by Bishop Simpson, whe spoke at length urging the union of all Christian ehurob: erialism aud Roman Catnoli- 7. Her Majesty Victoria, whom he gaia, wid by ber purity, was received with immense applause. TH DRAN’® MOVEMENTS, tage Dean Stauley will vreukiast at Century ry nthe afternoon he will meet the Chi Alpha Society of clergymen at the Rev. Dr. Schafl’s, and io the evening Will attend the reception of the Century Ciuv, On Monday afternoon be will attend the re- ception of the American Museum in Central Park, ALL SAINTS’ DAY. Im all the Catholic and Kpiscopal ebarehes of the ity yesterday services as solemn us those of Sunday were beld in bonor of All Saints’ Day. In very many of the Catholic churches solemao bigh masses were celebrated and large congregations worshipped, The festival is one of the most nonored in the Catho- He Chureb, and bas many eecular surro which serve to make it popular. Tnongh, rule, no sermons were preached, owing tothe edaptation of the Uhurch to the daily pursuits of the people, the special characteristics of the feast will have due Fecoguition from the preacoers 10 Uatholic pulpits on Sunday next, Lo the Episcopal churches the luargy Of the festival was carried out and worshippers were holiceably numerous. ‘The festival of All Saints’ Day is a very ancient one (3 and takes its origio trom the. conve heon into a Christian piace of worship d 1ts dedication by Pope Boai'ace LV. to the Virgi and ail the martyrs, in the renth centary, The Auuiversary was at fri ‘ated on May 1 of each ear, but the day wus subsequently altored to the st of November. ALL SAINTS’ DAY IN NEW ORLEANS, New Orusans, Nov, 1, 1878, Yesterday being All Saints’ Duy, services took place in tne Catholic and Episcopal churches, The decoration of the tombs in the cemeteries was general and elaborate, The visitors were more numerous ‘nan usual, PRE-M{LLENNIAL CONFERENCE, CONCLUSION OF THE SERMONS AND SERVICES— THE WORK OF THE SPItIT AND THE DAY OF JUDGMENT—APPROPLIATE BESOLUTIONS ADOPTED. ‘Tne third and Jast day’s session of the Prophetic Conierence was hela yesterday, and the throng in and around the church was greater than it bad been either on Wednesday or Thursday. ‘The first paper was by Rev, &. K. Craven, D. D., of Newark, N.J., on the “ of the Pre-Millennia) Advent of Christ to the Catholic Doctrine ef the Work of the Holy spirit.’? He discussed chiefly the pre-milleunal advent im its relation to the Catnolic doctrise concerning the office of the spirit in regeneration, The central doctrine of pre-millenoarians is that a advent of Christ in his glorified body is ever im ent for the establishment of the millennium. Tne aoet of the pre-miilennial advent is said to be in- t with the dignity of the spirit, because it subordination, I impli the same tion that {is implied in the present nO more, no ies, The spirit is given im answer to the intercession ol Christ. In working to spread tho Gospel wo working to briag on tne latter day of promised glory. It was in Suis bepe that the Aposties’ Cuurch was energized, and it was this bope that fitted the martyr than Rom jurage p wus tha pope that ary church of modern times, This wi inspired Heber, the gr ry, who gave us that glorious bymo, “From Greealaud’s loy Mountains,” and who spent pis irom O16 labors ‘on Lauta’ p and prayer offered road by Rev. Dr, quoted trom Seripture several jes, Which be couteuded the word “Judgment” was intended to mean not act of judgment, bat a series ruling, exam: acte—judging, saying ana B' ot Bt. nd simultaueou: ng Dr, Coope th, bat it d will Ge here. Queen Victor Canada, and has never even aro ussured that there will be pr on caren, -thillenatal jaugments AFTERNOON AND RYENING, Rev, George Dulhela, D. D., pro at Princeton Collinge. It wasa subject, with u summary ot millennial Apovaly pre ba this question it was plain, Rev. « Viark, D. Dy of the Reformed Cuureh, Alvany, next discussed the topio, ‘Biossed Hope 48 a Motive to Holy Living and Active Labor,’ TAK RESOLUTIONS. At the atte At the evening ons appointed in the morning, reported fog, @hich were wountmouaiy adopred:— Pirtt—We vffirm oar belief in tuo writen word of U supreme and absolute od ou all questions of Hie second coming liter! : filed in His visible puany return to this earth in like manner ds he wont do into henven; and this glorio pinny of the Kren dod. aur Savio + Crist, te aye of the believer aud of the Chureh during tion, y hown to mau and Known only to eriptures fowlere torch that Few to God oF t cy hile coming in ulury will concerning the progress of evil aud the dy . He tines of the Genties and he the resurrection of the dead in Chetst ction of His living saints recolve thelr lditilment And tne period of too millemnini vieseduess 14 lnaugira~ duty of the Church during tl u abse eh ont pe y, to wor! Drench the Gospel te ever ming ot the day of God, jokly,”” bo ory Y Alexanaria, By Kew, Ur A. of Boston; Mojor D. and his Christian ebaracter. DEAN STANLEY'S RESPONSE. The Rov. Dr James M. King (hen presented to the Dean aa add of Weidome and cunutatulation On Whittle, of Chicago; Kev. Ur, Brooks, of 36 Louw Rev, De, S Hy iyng, dry aod Kev, Dr. Mackay, 0 Hol, Sngiand, ‘The benediovion was pr eu by Rev. Or, Lord after whieh the Coulerenes adiourmed, METHODIST MISSIONS. THE SUM OF’ FIVE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS APPROPRIATED FOR THE GOOD WORK--REDUCTION OF DEBT. ‘The agnual session of the Methodist Missionary Committee opened yesterday at No. 805 Brosaway. Bishops Scott, Harris and Simpson presided at the two sessions of the committee, At the morning Meeting the committee voted to make its appropria- tions on the basis of $670,000, of whieh it was moved that $117,000 be appropriated io the payment of the debt, The treasufer’s report showed that the re ceipts of the year for missionary purpo: $551,365. Tne Board of Managers distributed only $511,169 90. The cash mdedtedness of the treasury is $42,629 56; the docreaso in habilittes during the year was $51,452 88, Bishop Simpsop was willing to vote tor $75,000 for the debi, Alter remarks by Dr. Neison, the treasurer, it was moved to appropri- ate $100,000, this was voted down. Bishop Foster then made a stirring appeal to the committee not te cus down the appropriations for missions. He thought the great Methodist Episcopal Church bad disxraced iisell by. giving only thirty-three cents per member during the year for missions, General Fisk, of New York, and Mr, Price, of Philadelpala, also favored an f ions, so did De, Fowler und tawiord and Bishop Aines dis- Cuurch was disgraced by its smail contributions to missions, The question of the debt appropriation was laid on the le to allow w reconsideration of tbe vote mukiog ),000 the basis of appropriation, pending whica, & fecess Was taken. Althe reassembling of the ou! mitted siter amendments it Wus voted to appropriate $570,000 for missiou Work and to aad the debt to the apportionment to the Annual Coalerences at she rare of $50,000, CENTENNIAL OBSERVANCES, Before entoring upon the lovul appropriation the Committee Listened to u couple of intwresting letierd rittea vy Joun Wesley concerni bi vt City Road Gnapei, Loudon, 100 years A cenienoial commemorativa’ w night, aud the General Comuitt Bishop Simpson, Secretary Reid and Gene: committee to seud vA cablegramto London cou; the brethren there. The following was seot:— Nuw York, Nov 1, 1678, from the bishops and the Go 7 Committee of the Methodist, Episcopal J asso! J. ON, Chapter viene inte JOHN a, REID, CLINTON B, r ISK. Rumors naving cirowlated that the vessel on which 0 Mexico recenily sailed was los noed a tel in Of ite safe arrival A committee ot five, co: Des. Curry, Clarke, Crawiord and pointed te consider the char: of a benevolent Magazine, to be pubiusned fj ly by the Missioi Sunday school, Tract ana Euucation boards of the Charch. Un the call of the foreign missions to be provided for, on tne basis of $266,504 ior ail, Liberia received $5,600, carrency, ava $4,000 more were granted for terior of Alrica, whence M. Bovard, & ¢ out ouly a fow montos ago bas re- to Bossoro aud troavi sing of Bishop Ames and Dashiell, waa ap- the king 0 the latter cd a prod tation ord not to seli oF give , the muissio! avy provisions, Hvno the latter hurried back to Monrovia and took the first vessel for the United States Lhe South American missions received $5,500 ubzvlute, ad $1,200 conditioned on the approval of tbe Board of Mapn- avers. the mission in Foochow, Cnioa, received $16,000; that at Kinkung, Centra! Cuina, $7,088; and at Peking, Nortu-Cuina, the mission received $12,596, he missions ia Germany and Switsert Bumver 12,000 members aud 80 ministers, Bishop ows und Dr. Fowler auvocatod tue appropriation f the committee adjourned uuti! this moroing, THE NEW BALTLE OF ANTI(K)-TAM, A PUNGENT FABLE BY “ANONYMOUS.” There was once upon the Isiand of Mannuhatts @ ferocious Oy! who lived ina very large Sonell, of which he had exciusive Uomptrol, surroahded by many of his tribe—the Hed-u-ins. Andin the same vicinity were numero! mall Clams, whose Governor was the smalieat of all, his size being in Inversé Proportion to his Clamminess, which til Gen (so to speak) had been equated by few, excelled by none, And this clammiest of. Clams thought it a rasKelly affair that one ferocious Oyster should monopolize so large a Schell. Ite wi the fowest depth of Scbell-fishness, as it were, and such a Monster ought to be severely oystracised. So tne little Clam asseriblea his Coparcevers and invited them to Cooperate with him in @ Still Hunt against the One Oyster Power. And the Neo-Fights proceedea to fight with all Despateh tne battle of Anti-Tam, the greatest titat ever war saw (80 to speak) this side of Vopen! And when tnéy had won, the same Neo-Figh he nad been spotting for a Fignt began to fight ior Spore, and they clamored for an Equal Division in a sociale tic way. Wwereapon the Littie Olam said, ‘Now that we have the Victory let us oot sigh-for any trices of Money Payment. WeCtams are too tam many'to live in one Schell, so 1 will hold ‘the stakes uitil te «Electoral Commission decides other. wise, Then I will coparcenate with you on the most liberal torms, one-half paya- blé When youdon’t want it ana the other half when yodean’t get ft. And fs a gran’ Maroy that I make so liberal a proposal, which is inoremabie slightly if neceswary. 1 always court the Keen Bright Sanlight of Publicity, and my fondness for the trath verges upon Aliruiém: lwiltsee you leter.’* De pro- Sundts Clamavt! E Pluribus Unum! Erin go Braght A SLAMAN’S COMPLAINT, 4 New York, Oct. 31, 1878, To tum Eviton ov Taw Hreaup:. Will you kindly answer a man the following question A Bratish steamer arrives in this port and immediately aiterward is boarded by two men, named respectively Jackson and Donobue, who repre- t themsclves as special agents of the Treasury De partment, They search the torecastie and sleeping apartments of the empioyés of the ship, taking from one, perhaps, a bottle of brandy or whiskey, whieh have been intended tor use on bo: ft » perhupe, & material, oF a lew nt from & poor mot stockings, & pr in equally po H country. They put ail in a bag of the iollowing day coatain the uccount of this im: seizure, Have they the right so to do without au- board, ta! new, or deprive as of tne laxary and afver doing thia have the a the steamer’s bar and ask a drink in the name ol the United States, AMERICAN SEAMAN, RAILROAD REORGANIZATION, ‘The commiltee appointed by the holders of re coiver’s certificates of the New York and Oswoge Midiand Ratlroad met in conference yesterday with the committee of the frst mortguge bondholders of, reorganization, The jon Counsel od was presided over vy ox-Mayor Wick- Mr. Willicm 0, McDowell as secretary, wi eo which com. draw up a plan of reorg: should submitted te a jomt meeting of the cor einer tice be hold on Thursday, as etght P. M., as toe y G@ ouse, x SETTLING ‘THEIR DIFFERENCES, The committee appointed by the bondholders o| Company to confor with the commitics of the St. Louis, Kaunas City and Northora Railway Company, reported yosterday ata meeting ide reed of & basis Of sett $1,000,000 91 the bonds of + Bet wireed he ri company give these bouds for thirty , Secured by a first morigng Ocwwoor 1, j@ issue, however, may oe paid ull om fee wt par aud interest, DISORDERLY HOUSa 16 six montus’ bo AIDED, Michael Wailing, of No, 445 Madison street, Brook. lyn, complained at the Fourin precinet station hous last night that he had bedn swindled out of $4010 6 deriy house in North Wiliam street, by Mury darks, one of the inmates, Mary % suilicient, she was dison doused a squad of dete to raid the wouse They Hivos avout hali-past mine ‘civck they returned to UI om custody five prisoners, two men, ‘The prisuners were ivoked uns com meuced toeir op last bight, ana ae ten house, having io aud three women,