The New York Herald Newspaper, December 31, 1878, Page 5

THE BUDDING YBAR. > ‘ How the Hospitalities of the Festival Will Be Observed. N OLD TIME LUNCH TABLES Religious Observances of the “Watch Night” in the Churches. While the householder avails himself of the coming ‘ now year to take account of stock in home and store, ¢ to the housewife comes the dread responsibility of preparing her table for the entertainment of her New ‘Year's guests, In ancient times, according to Holy Writ, it was considered a great thing to have a tablo spread.in the presence of one’s enemies. Butthe old Y things are passed away and the modern custom de- mands a liberal provision of provisions for the aid and comfort of those chivalric men who remember BS tho first day of tho year and keep it. Differing somewhst from the few years imine diately preceding 1879, it would seem probable that calling will be very general, and that the 4 habit of hospitality that. had fallen somewhat into’ @isuseis again likely to become nearly universal. There are ways and ways of doing this. In some very old fashioned homes the ancient preparation of a glass of shetry and a piece of coke will do duty now, as they have for scores of years t now numbered with the dead, In others a modest service will consist otf + large roasted tur- key, With oyster stuffing and dressing, chicken salad, a few pickled oysters,a dish of fruit and s huge urn of boiling coffee. Others, again, venture into the realm of exponse and indulge in quail, vent- son, roast meats, hot rolls, coffee and perhaps a bowl 4 of punch. Between the bottle of sherry wine on a little card table in the corner and the great table groaning With every substantial known to the mar- kets, and all the delicacies in ond out of season, there is a wide difference. Last year but little gom- paratively was done in the way of entertainment, this year there was but small improvement and 1879 bids fair not only to eclipse its immediate predeces- sors, but really to rival the gorgeous menus of flusher 4 years gone by. IN THE MABKETS. New York’s great-—though dirty ana inconvenient— markets’ were never richer in goodies than they are to-day. And everything is “abominably cheap” too. In some of the years that are gone the good lady who spread roast quail upon her New Year's table ‘was considered extravagant, and the name of her hus- ‘band was looked upon with suspicion by his ‘bank. ‘This season quail are cheap—as cheap as dirt. The Western birds are here in great abundance, and can be retailed with profit at twelve shillings a dozen. ‘They are firm fleshed aud sweet as nuts. The Long Island quail are scarce, and bring $2 50 per dozen easily. ‘fhe Western freight cars are loaded with barrels of those favorite birds, and one of the choicest deli- ¢acies of the coming festival will likewise be one of ws the cheapest. Partridges are plentiful and cheap also. Dealers say that they sell rapidly, not to their old customers alone, but also to new people, whose in- quiries indicate a lamentable condition of ignorance concerning “what's what” and “what isn’t,” From this the poultry‘people infer that the New Year's tables will present o different appearance from that of former times. Venison is cheap and abundant, One heavy dealer in meats says he has sold more venison this week than in any four holiday weeks in years. He, like the poultry men, has orders for New Year's Day, and forecasts the serving of many juicy saddles of veni- son tor that festive occasion. But oue suckling pig ts reported ag sold for a table decorator. Piggy was brought from Orange county, in this State, and will become the head centre of a bounteous table in the hospitable home of a democratic otticial—one of the few of that style to whom the returns of the late election were kind. A WORD ABOUT OYSTERS. Differ as the ladies. may—and that they do differ is paintally evident—in respect of meats and poultry, « there seems to be but one opinion as to the necessity of having oysters. Ifa table is to be set at all oysters Devome @ qua non, Oysters vary in size, price 4 aud condition, precisely a6 politicians do. In and about Fulton Market the chief oystermen congregate. Whey have differing names, but only one vocation, And they are universally busy. The Dest a ig oysters range from $1 50 to $6 per 100, wy are pre) in great quantities and are greatly affected by callers who havo “no time to dine,” but who kindly consent to ‘‘take an oyster and @ cup ot coffee.” Apartuer in a house that sends bivalves all over the civilized world said yesterday, in reply to a question, “Busy? I should rather think « we were. Here; just look ut our order book. We have 700 orders to till by nooh on New Year’s Day, as against 450 last New Year's.” 4 raws ordered?’ jot many. 1 don't believe our books will call for 1049 raw oysters between now and New Year's night.” “What priced pickleds do you sell most of?” “Mediums, you seo—here, try one; how's that? ‘We range ail ‘along from $1 50 to $6.8 hundred, A < man and his wife come in to order, Nine times in ten she would be satisfied with the cheapest, but he invariably airs himself and orders the dearest. Then she chimes in and they finally compromise on the $4 fellows. Queer world, this,” “Where do you gell?” “All over, but mainl; Eh We avoid Brooklyn ‘calle we can, on account of thut infernal ferry. Let's see; of over seven hun- dred orders they are ali in New York, except ten or twelve in Jersey City and perbups fifty in Brooklyn."* ke “About how many do they average?” + “Not over two hundred, I should say. We have sold as low as twenty-five, but rarely under fitty. i We have one customer on the Hill, in Brooklyn, who has ordered 1,000 every year for xix years past. He wets @ buily table, I tell you. 1 know him pretty well, although I never met his foiks. Last year I called in, aud if bis table cost him a cent it cost him $2,500. ‘The way the wine flowed was——" “Do you sell anything besides oysters ?” “Oh, yes; scollops and lobsters; but, as a rule, they @on't ‘care for anything in our line but pickled Oysters. Our sales were good last time; but if orders keep on as they have begua we shall have 1,000 at ¢ least. Bey the average 150 each, and they will, that i 1,000 oysters, ‘These, averaging $4 per 100, ‘will make a gross wale for the day ‘of $6. »” ° = “How much profit?” “Oh, that’s another topic. Try another oyster.” CREAMS, TUTTI-FRUTTI AND GLACES, Of the making of sweets there is no end, and New York confectioners have been busy enough this week preparing creams, tutti-frutti, bombes glucéos, jcllics, charlotte ruse, blanc-mange, cakes, candies, table or- naments, piéves montées and mottos. Many of these delicacies are cousidered necessities for a well appointed New Year's table, and they add enormously to the cost of the entertainment. Of late years the excessive ¢ Sie em coniectioners ; + have conspired to the oustom of spread- ing elaborate tables, and creams especially have been tabooed. season the dealers seem to have learned 8 lesson, and to have profited by the rebuke, tor prices have taken « terrible tumble, and no house- wife, caring to chill the internals of her guests, need hesitate because prices are high. The largest dealer in the country said yesterday, “Our house will serve 1,500 oustomers, between seven A. M. aud eleven P. cd M., on New Year's Day. We shali havo twenty-fiyo wagons and 125 men and boys at work, attending to deliveries only.” “What are your rates this year?” “Oh, dog cheap; ridiculously cheap, Of course, by the quart, we aahere to our reduced rate of fifty 1 conta, but we sell a yullon of first class cream for i $1 40. We ig sell 100 yallons or any number over single gallon at thirty-tive cents a quart, and make goney at that.” “Is the demand as great as usual?” “Greater, We have 987 on the books now, and by this time Tuesday night there ‘11 be 1,500 at the least q abort b do they average’ * ut how many quarts do they a wr “Well, that’s @ diMfivult question to auswer. You gee we sell haga to this person end thirty gal- lons to that. Weil, let me see; I guess I can figure it. 1 should say they average teu quarts each. Some folks give » party to fitty poopie and they want fifteen quarts—tive plates or thereabouts to a guest; but if a Indy has & party of 250, and lots of ‘em do, ‘ she daresn’t order less than thirty quarts. We have one public affair to which we are to send 100 quarts. Yes, take ‘em small and large, and I guess ten quarts fair average.” ‘ou have been a public caterer, how long?” ‘went 2. years,” “How do the table prospects look for the coming New Year's?” “Almost a» yood asin the palmy days. Our cake ‘ orders beat last year's by double, And as for boned turkey, salads of chicken and lobster, chicken ero- uettes and table ornaments, I toll you it beats all } iow the orders com THe on WINKS, As usual there is wgulation discussion as to | thé Propriety of putting Wine and other stimulant on New Year's tables, Lhe American Temperance Union has circulated 4 petition begging the ladies of a New York not to put temptation in the way of their sons aud friends, and some of the domi- nies have indorsed the request. Meantime the sales of champagnes, suerries aud brandies exoved those of any season since 1873. Deslers say that sofar as they sue the practice of using wine on New Year’ not Fis = in new directions, but, on the other hand, people Who have used it for yours continue so do 804, town and in Brooklyn. NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1878.-TRIPLE SHEET. : ‘That visitors who drink their hostess’ health in bumpers at every house will wish they had been more prudent aud temperate when “the day after” comes is one of the certuinties, and that every house- has vil bea law unto itself in this respect is an- ther certainty. y far as can be guthered by careful inquiry, the custom of receiving calls will be yor generally ob- served, and it # evident that the good old-fashioned habit of manning & bountiful table will likewise bo adhered De unite in testifying that, while game, frtiits and bivalves are plentiful and cheap, there is a decided advance in the holiday demand, and if the appetites of the gallanis equal the pro- vision made by the ladies fair, the coming anniver- sary will be a joyous occasion and a testal day in fact as well as in name. — WATCH NIGHT—-WHERE AND HOW IT IS TO BB OBSERVED. In atime of deepest agony tho Saviour said to His sleepy disciplés, “Couldst thou not watch with me onehour? To-night many of his followers will an- swer that query by watching not only one but two or three hours in succession, The old custom of watch- ing the old year out and the new year in, which had fallen into desuetude, was revived by John Wesley among the English colliers and others of his follow- ing, not so much because it was an ancient religiqus custom as because it was @ time of rioting aud drunk- enness among the class of men for whose salvation he labored and for whose entertainment and religious instruction he introduced the Watch Night service, It succeeded as he intended it should. And hundreds who spent the closing hours of one and the opening fours of the other year in ale shops were induced to spend their time in the little chapels erected by Wesley for their use. This custom has grown into a denominational one among the Metho- dists; so that with very few exceptions Watch Nignt services will be held in probably five-sixths of all the Wesleyan and Methodist churches in the world to- night. But it is no longer exclusively a Methodist institution.. This yoar as last it will be shared in by other churches and denominations, to a limited ex- tent however. The Church of - the Dis- for instance, will hold a union Watch Night service in which, as last year, the Presby- terians will be represented by Dr. Bevan, of the Brick Chnreh; the Baptists by Dr. Bridgman, of the Mad- ison Avenue, and the keformed by Mr. Reed. Mr, Hepworth, the pastor, and Mr, Arnold, his assistant, will represent the Congsegttionsliats. Short ad- dresses will be delivered by each, interspersed with music by Mr. C. Florentine, the whole service cover- ing two hours and beginning at ten o’clock. Last year Dr. Tyng, Jr., conducted a similar service in the Grand Union Hall, which service he will omit this year.. The Willett Street Methodist’ Episcopal Church, which has had thé labors of Mrs. Van Cott for three weeks, will add this to other services. In St. James’ Methodist Episcopal Church, Harlem, @ Watch Night service will be conducted by the Kev, W. BR. Davis, who will preach on the occasion; in Fleventh Street Methodist Episcopal Church neigh+ boring churches will unite and Rev. A. C. Morehouse aud Dr. J. L. Peck will deliver addresses. Watch Night will also be observed in Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church, Washington square; in Bedford Street Church, Eighteenth Street, and, probably, in St. Paul’s Church, as last year. Those churches will serve as ceuires for the union of churches all around them to engage in this closing up of the old year. In Brooklyn Watch Night services will begin in De Kalb Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church at half-past eight o’clock; in Greene Avenue, York Street, War- ren Street, Nostrand Avenue, Sands Street and Em. bury Methodist Episcopal churches at nine o'clock. First Place Church will begin ite watch service at half-past seven o'clock this evening and keep it going until after the midnight hour. Ou New ears Day, at three P. M., Miss Anna Oliver, a local preacher in the Methodist Episcopal Church, will conduct @ meeting for holiness in that church, Fleet Strect Methodist Episcopal Church will begin its service at half-past eight o'clock, A union watch meeting of temperance and reformed men will be held in aicKnight’s Hall, Classon, near Myrtle avenue. A union meeting will be held also in Strot Placo Baptist Church, commencing at ten o'clock. Drs. Hoyt, Ingersoll ‘and other pastors. in the vicinity will take part in the services, The New Year's Eve midnight service in St. Aun’s Protestaut Episcopal Church will be unusually impressive this ear. Remmertz and other distinguished singers have been engaged for the musical part of the service. Ti el, ing nd, Temperance Church, East Elev- ent reek, hold a temperance Watch Night ser- vice, at which pledges from the use of intoxicatin, liquors will be taken at the opening moments of the ‘New Year. The Sullivan Street and West Tenth Strect Colored churches usually have very crowded watch meetings. Fleet Street and Bridge Street Colored churches of Brooklyn also enjoy similar gatherings ga the close of the Old and beginning of the New eur. NEW YEAR'S AT THE WHITE HOUSE—PROGRANME OF RECEPTIONS BY THE PRESIDENT AND Mixs. HAYES—OTHER RECEPTIONS. WasHINGTON, Dec. 30, 1878, ‘The President, Mrs. Hayes and the Vice President ‘will hold a reception at the Executive Mansion on New Year's Day, according to the following pro- gramme:— ‘i At.eleven A. M., the members of the Cabinet and the diplomatic corps. At half-past eleven A. M., the Judges of the Su- preme Court of the United States, Senators and Representatives in Congress, the Judges of the Court of Claims, the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, the Judges of the Supreme Court of the District of Colambia, ex-members of the Cabinet and ex-Ministers of the United States. At twelve M, the officers of the army and navy. At half-past twelve P. M. the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, the Commissioner of Agri- culture, the Assistant Secretaries of the departments, the Assistant Postinasters General, the Solicitor Gen- eral, the Assistant Attorney General, the Superin- tendent of the Coast Survey and the he: of bureaus of the several ta. At a quarter one P, M. the Associated Soldiers of the War of 1812, tho Associated Vetcrans of the War of 1646, the members of the Oldest Inhab- itants’ Association, of the District of Columbia, and the Grand Army of the Ropublic. At one P, M. tion. of citizens, which will ter- minate at =~ acme by Carriages wi appro the executive mansion the eastern gate and leave by the western. Mrs. Hayes will be assisted by Mrs. Jewctt, of Chicago; Mrs. Austin, of Cleveland; Mrs. Charles Anderson, of Cincinuati, and Mrs. Hastings. OTHER RECEPTIONS. The New. Year's receptions by citizené and po: journers will be as general as heretofore. Tho several heads of pereran poor With the exception of Postmaster General Key, will receive between stated hours in the joon. The foreign legations and the families of army and navy officers, and of others holding prominent positions under the government, will n their houses to visitors. All public business will be susponded on that day. 7 THE ARMY AND NAVY. ‘The Secretary of the Navy to-day issned an order to officers of the Navy and ine corps to asseinble at the department on Wodneaday next to pay their respects to the Prosident. A similar order was is- sued to ermy officers by General Sherman. DISCIPLES’ CHURCH CHRISTMAS. In front of the organ in the Church of the Dis- ciples, where the Rev. George H. Hepworth stands on Sunday, there stood last night a big Christmas tree, drossed out in all the tinsel and toggery of the sea- son. On either side of it acouple of baby trees were similarly attired. The occasion was the Sunday school Christmas festival, and the children and teachers wore their pleasautest smiles as well as their best dresses. The church was well filled with visi- tora before the exercises began. The osgan- ist led off the proceedings with & very wicked dancing tuno, which set the children and young folk almost dancing in their seats, Of course they would. not do such a thing any- way. But the organist very quickly atoned for this by giving them something very pious—namely, “The Bweet ya and By,'' with variations. Fg rd Pas sang a hymn 8s a regular opening; fant class fone with « arncteriatle sone about “The won- derful Christmas tree with ita wonderful gifts for me.” The big tree did contain some wonderiul gifts. It containcd ® beautiful Malacca gold- headed cane for Dr. J. W. Ranney trom his Bible class, an immense candy cane for the pastor, Mr. Hepworth, who pathetically told the audience that a year ago he received a similar cane; but, going home at the close of the festival, ho forgot that it was a staff, and when he bumped it on the sidewalk it went into # thousand pieces. He retained enough of it, however, to make all the family sick. He, intended to be more careful of the present cane; but whether to make the household more sick or not he did not say. This wonderful Christmas tree contained, besides, s check for $120, Brush, the Sunday school su- Peetermaaent, $e tide, tod utendent, and a new ‘‘tile,” present Dy Br. ered to Mr. Hepworth, 0) that 4 can | bow prettily when he makes his annual calls on Wednesday. But the w derful tree contained, moreover, a gold watch chain for Mr. A. ©. Arnold, assistant pastor; a bewutiful font, with growing flowers, for Mr. Cumming; books and toys and mone p cornucopias forevery teacher md child iu the school and a few of tho latter for any in- fantile visitors that were present, «0 that the school CT Tpeciah gresilte Gf books kbd trinkobs' rom cial presen’ a el ym. lars to teachers and from toachers to scholars, as seh woll as from individual members of the church to superintendents and teachers. The vel wae an exvoedingly enjoyable one, and every person leit house Hap. barf those who accepted Mr, Hepworth's doctrine that ® little gift is as good asa large one, and, with a little ij no gift onght to bé as good one it received the ploasure that was impart selves on the occasion, imation thrown in, aa alittle ono, But every 't of enjoyment, see! to others if not to “, CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH. PROSPECT THAT THY SACRED BUILDING WILL BE SOLD UNDER THE HAMMER FOR DEBT, It having been rumored yesterday that the Church of the Messiah was about to be sold and the society rendered homeless, a representative of the Henao yesterday called on Dr. Colton, an official of the church, who stated that that Will be the alternative unless the society can pay off its debts before the coming springtime. The church was originally built under the pastorate of Dr. Samucl Osgood, whose intellectual strength and popularity it was believed would be able to keep the society together and tide it over its financial difliculties.. The chutch cost' $350,000, and there is now a debt of $100,000 on the property. An insurance company holds a mortgage for @ sum in excess of $60,000, with acerucd interest amounting to over $8,000. ‘The balance of debt is in notes or bonds of the church for smaller sums. Dr. Osgood, soon after completing the edifice, stepped from under the burden and entered the min- iétry of the Protestant Episcopal Church in this city, The Rev. George H. Hepworth followed Dr. Osgood, and ho too, stepped down and out—not, however, so much on account of the debt as because of a change in his doctrinal views. He became a Trinitarian and united with the Congregstional denomination, In the matter of debt he gained nothing by tne ahange, tor his new church was heavily in ebted and he persomally assum the greater part of it—a sum as large, indecd, as that the Church of the Messiah is now seeking to raise, ‘The Rey. W. R. Alger succeeded Mr. Hepworth, but he, too, left for a. Colorado itorate some months ago. ‘The society is, therefore, without » regular pastor. It, however, receives the very best supplies that the denomination can send. When the Unitarian Conference met in the church a few weeks ago the condition of the society was.talked over. A commit- tee of the Convention and a committee of the church were appointed for subsequent conferences. The former agreed and have since supplied the pulpit of the church with their best men. The missionary fund ot the Convention is not, as may be infe: |, very large, but it was the conviction of the joint com- mittee that it would be infinitely better for the de- nomination to save this church in the great me- tropolis than to aid with small sums weak churches in sparsely settled communities. But they took ac- count of stock, so to speak, and they found among their three or four wealthy men in the church one who would give $25,000" toward the liquidation of the debt on condition that the whole amount is raised. Another, who holds $5,000 worth ot the church’s bouds, will return the same and add $5,000 more to the amount. Several members of Dr. Bi lows’ church hold bonds of the Church of the Me siah aggregating the sun of $18,000, Some of those persons who have been seen agree to return those jonds and cancel the obligations, but others of them cannot do this because the original holder having died since they were issued the bonds form part of an estate and the money must be paid for those. But Dr. Bellows, as a member of the com- mittee of the Convention, hopes to be able to séttle that part of the difliculty. Then there are a tew men of smailer means in the Messiah Society who are willing to contribute a couple of thousand each. So that the whole sum that can be raised in tl for the remoyal of its debt reaches $60,000. tarian Convention cannot supply the deficiency, and hence the tear that the pone may be sold for the lack of $40,000. It should be said that those generous givers have entered the church since the debt was created und had no part whatever in its creation. The financial straits of the society have frightened many persons from uniting with the church, though on Sabbath, when Dr. Peabody. of Harvara, preeched) the congregation was large. ‘The membership, how- ever, consists of only twenty-five or thirty families, society The Unie RUMOR’S BUSY 'ONGUE. HOW If MAGNIVIED A SLIGHT UNPLEASANTNESS AT A SUNDAY SCHOOL ELECTION. A report was current in Greenpoint yesterday that at the agpual election of officers of the Noble Strect Presbyterian Church Sundsy School, which took place last Saturday evening in the lecture room of the church, there had. been trouble over the election of the librarian and that the meeting had been a very stormy one throughout. The report, as cir- culated, is substantially as follows:—The | at- tendance was divided into two factions, one led by Mr. Charles Kennedy, «an elder of the church; Mr. George W. Shuofer anil Mr. Johnson, and the other by Mr. Bradshaw and Mr. A. W. Silkworth. As it was understood that the latter faction would attempt to gain control of the library, both sides were well supported. The mect- ing opened with « motion that » nominating com- mittee of three be appointed, which was lost, and the pastor, Rev. C. W. Tailor, was elected superin- tendent. An assistant superintendent and secrete- ries were then chosen, Mr. William Leach, who was clected treasurer by a small majority, refused to serve, but afterward withdrew ‘his refusal, A war of words followed the election of Mr. Shaeter to serve under Mr. A. W. Silkworth, who was elected librarian. The chairman was then asked if Mr. Shaefer was not to have the same powers as Mr. Silk- worth, to which ho replied in the negative, causing reat dissatisfuction among the Shaeferites. Mr. nedy, one of Mr. Shaefer's supporters, jumped to his feet and said the Chair's decision was outrageous, but before he had time to finish his remarks was culled to order by the Chair. Mr, Shaefer then arose to speak, and before he time to open his mouth was greeted with applause by his supporters and cries of “Bah! bah! bah!” from the members of the other faction. In_the confusion Mr. lL oprees took his seat, whereu) Mr. Brédshaw arose to defend the Chai: decision, and, like Mr, Shaefer, was greeted with ap- from the members of his faction and hisses m the Shaeferites. He, too, was compelled to re- sume his seat. Several substitutes were then offered, but did not meet with the spproral of the meeting. Mr. Kennedy tried to armonize matters by nominating all of ast year’s librarians, but Mr. Silkworth refused to e with any of the old Board. The Chair ordered another ‘vote to be taken for livrarian, which resulted in Mr. Shaefer’s election by one majority over Mr. Silkworth. When the gsc the ves re fs announced poet was “weeping ing of "" among the Silkworthites. Mr. aan ‘expressed himself com- pletely “laid out” over the result of the election, averred that he would withdraw from the church and two-thirds of his class decided to go with hin. ELDER KENNEDY EXPLAINS. The above was the substance of the rumor current in Greenpoint yesterday, but s ter who inter- viewed Mr, Kennedy at his home there last evening received a statement of tacts which would seem to show that the matter had not been improved after passing through many mouths. “Well, now, that’s a great one,” said ho, after heai the report as circulated; “how in the world could that have got about?” Is there any truth in it?’ asked the reporter. “Any truth in it? Well, yes—in some respects it is‘ truc. But bless my soul, how could they get me down as the leader of a faction? Gracious me, it that ain't a good one! I wonder who circulated that report? It’s just ilke some reporter, do you know that? ‘They're always trying to make a sensation out o . "tiwow shout the election, Mr. Kennedy?’ “The election? Well, it was rather a stormy one, [ admit, As to the factions, why that’s all news to me. ‘There was some slight disturbance about the election of librarian, I believe, but I heard no cries of ‘Bah! bah!’ ‘They did stamp their foet, bat, my pationoe, I don't know whether it was for the speaker to stand up or sit down.” “How about the ‘laying out?’ ”” “My patience. ‘Laying out.’ Well, now, I'm a man that weighs 200 pounds, and when you taik about ‘laying out,’ that wouldn’t be an casy job, I assure you, Our undertaker attends to all the ‘laying out!” also a have decided to “The report says that withdraw from the church,” said the reporter. +O, now, my doar sir, why would I do that?" Why, I've beon & member of this Church for years and hold the oftice of elder. No, no, not 1.” ANOTHER CHURCH SCANDAL. ‘THE TREASURER OF THE TOTTENVILLE METHOD- IST GHURCH CHARGED WITH MISAPPRO- PRIATING FUNDS, Charch circles at Tottenville, 8, I., have been for some months past agitated over the alleged conver- sion to his own use by Mr. Alonzo W. Joline of some $900 of the funds of the Bethel Mcthodist Episcopal Church, of which he is treasurer, Mr. Joline hus been an active agent of the temperance cause, and has prosecuted many of the liquor dealers of the county for violation of ¢be Excise law, but has never, accordmyg to competent authority, beon able to secure a conviction. Tho story of tho $300, as given by Mr. Joline and his opponents, is as follows:—One Johnson Winant holds a mortgage of $1,000 on the Bethel Church and some time ago the Board of Trustees of the church gave Joline the $300 to pay to Winant on the mort- gago provided the latter would accept it. Here the stories difor, Joline claiming that Winant refused to accept the $400, saying he wanted all tho money or none, and that the trustees then loaned the money to Joline at six per cent in-~ torest. ‘Lhose opposed to Mr. Joline, however, different verison of tho affair. They ‘inunt offered to accept the $300, but, as ho give o ver; claim that twansacted no business himselt, desired Mr, Joline to call whon his son was at home, which request has hever been complied with. Then they claim that Mr, Joline converted the funds to his own use. ‘The church appointed @ committeo composed of Rev. M. GO. Glark, the pastor; J. W. Sprague, David Ryder and John Robbins, to investigate tho matter on charges inet = My. doline by Mr. John Graham, The committee held. a session yesterday in the Sunday schoo! roor of theehurch, The room was nearly filled church members and others who desired to hear the true inwardness of the aflair. Rev. Mr. Clarke, who acted as suid that if there were any objec- tions to his rulings they could only be settled by ap- peal to the Annual Conference. Mr, Joling the ae- cused, asked that all rvpresentatives of the pre be excluded, whereupon the Chairman said, “Cel tainly, certainly; they may take their notes in the middle of the street; there can be no uotes taken here,’ at the same time for the sexton to re- move all reporters. The investigation then pro- ceeded, and, judging from the angr voices aud ex- cited tones, which vould easily be heard in the vesti- bule of the church, the committee and the accused wore making things lively, ‘Phe session continued until alate jour wighout any definite result being reac! 3 - . JUDGE SUTHERLAND. COMPLIMENTARY MEETING OF THE BAR---PLEAS- ING TRIBUTES IN HONOR OF HIS LONG CAREER ON THE BENCH, A meeting of the Bench and Bar was held at three P. M. yesterday in the Supreme Court, General Term, room, to honor Judge Sutherland, whose judicial career of twenty years will terminate with the close of 1878 Thé room was densely crowded and the panegyrics of the various speakers found fullest cord in the breast of every listener. Lo give the names of those present would be to chronicle the list of nearly all the judges of the State courts and the most prominent members of the city Bar. Judge Noah Davis was called to preside. There was a formidable list of vice presidents, aud Messrs, Frederick E. Smith, William P. Prentice and William F. Kintzing were chosen as secretaries. The object of the meeting having been explained by District Attor- ney Phelps the following opening speech was made by ex-Judge Fullerton, which was the keynote of the subsequent addresses :— MR. FULLERTON’S ADDRESS. Mr. Presrpent—The Hon. Josiuh Sutherland is about closing # long, useful and honorable judicial career. For the past twenty years he has adorned the Bench of this State, and now retires from it with & name unchallenged for integrity, in the enjoyment of the entire confidence of his tellow-citizens, and having won for himself a place among the most dis- tinguished jurists who have preceded him. It has been deemed eminently fitting that the Bench and Bar should assemble in this city, where the larger part of Judge Sutherland's judicial service has been rendered, to testity in the most pub- lic maaner to their preciation of his charac- ter. During his judicial life he has ceorined, the Bench of the Court of General Sessions of this city, and that of the Supreme Court and of the Court of Appeals. In none of these positions has he failed to evince that kindness of heart, that evenness of tem- per, that mingled shrewdness and strength of un- lerstanding and that sincerity of purpose which have.so excited the admiration and won the atfec- + tionate esteem of us all. In parting with him as a judge it is gratitying to know thot, though his re- tirement from the Bench is rendered necessary by his arrival at that age which the constitution pre- scribes as a limit to judicial services, he is still in the enjoyment of a vigorous intellect anda sound judgment, and-has the prospect of a useful life for Many years, and that, while an eminent Judge is lost to the Bench, the Bar gains au eminent advocate, and welcomes him back to the field of his former professional triumphs with all that warmth of affec- tion which, as a judge, a lawyer anda man, ho has ever inspired. David Dudicy Field followed in a specch in similar eulogistic strain. He remarked that Judge Suther- land was one of those judges of whom it could be said, after his retirement from the Bench, “Weill done, good and faithful judicial servant.” He challenged any ove to say that Judge Sutherland eyer abused his office. Underlying his sometimes brusque manner there was blunt kindness of heart. He was absolutely a fearless judge, Give him the bimd ry he would always give the law as he under- stor . District Attorney Phelps, A. J. Vande 1, Joseph H. Choate, Chief Justice Daly and Chief Justice Davis made the closing addresses, which were char- acterized by each succeeding epeakor striving to excel his predecessor in the use of terms of the strongest panegyric of the retiring judge. “AMERICA’S MANIFEST DESTINY.” NEW YORK THE BABYLON OF THE FUTURE— NECESSITY OF THE HARLEM CANAL. The Rev. Byron Sunderland, D. D., chaplain of the United States Senate, lectured last evening at the Congregational Church, Washingtcn avenue, between 165th and 166th streets, tuking for his subject “America’s Manifest Destiny.” After referring to the history of America and the rapid strides made iu manufactures, commerce and wealth, Dr. Sunderland turned ‘to the promises of the future. First, there was # rapid and unparallcled increase of our population. Here arc the homes of millions waiting for their coming occupants. in the next century we shall bea hundred millions. New York wil bo the modern Babylon of the world and Harlem River the central artery of the city, and Port Morris the harbor of universal commerce. Hom act was first assed in 1862. Since that date other legislation has Followed, and it is more than probable that greater facilities still may be tothe people. As the an now stands not less than ninety millions of acres ave been already taken up, whilo sixteen hundred milhons remain as yet untouched. ‘The Timber Culture Entry act was in 1873. ‘This relates to the growth of trees principally upon the prairie lands, and under its ghee in the last five years more than one ion eight hundred thousand acres have been taken up. One of the cry- ing evils of all civilisation 1s the bere to throng the great cities, thus ro! Mg outlyin, ons o} the presence and culture of man, If Sneeninl of the people ot New York to-day could be set at work on those Weatern lands we should hear no more of the Yommuneé, no more of the fiat money, no more of the atrocious watchword, “Bread or lead.” We already possess the heart of the continent. It is 1 @ question of events, and the hours of God great trov- hoid of America can remain alway: S has been but one rule thus far, and that is the rule of accretion. Every attempt at dissolution has only resulted in # firmer soli ' But land and labor make commerce. The balance of trade is already in ourfavor. The vast ucts of this country, growing in maguitade variety, clamor for transportation—and they must, they will have it! Tho railways are utterly inadequate. ‘The bulk of it must come by water courses, ‘hero are but two of these for Kastern trafic—the Welland Canal and out by the St. Lawrence; the Erie Canal, the Hudson aud Harlem rivers. Canada contem- tes an expenditure of over $30,000,000 on the former; Congress has devoted the pitiful sum of $500,000 to the latter, There cought to be no rest till this ship canal is cut through the heart of New York—thus addi the most famous link in the great chain of globe embracing waters—a marvellous reach of the pathway of commerce in her circuit round the world. Think of a single rain crop of 2,200,000,000 of bushels. Think of the umber, the oil, the coal, the manufactures, the live stock that must be moved to foreign markets. Think of the great mail routes, the immense mass of travel, of time saved, of certainty independent of the tides, of the regularity and rapidity tius to be secured, and you cannot hesitate, you will cut this canal be- tween the Hudson and the Harlem and thus add the one wanting gear wheel in the grand clockwork of the world’s commerce, In respect to intel time and distance have become as nothing. In re- spect to the business of the nations time and dis- tance have become everything. The shortest race has not yet been run. It is tor this country to in- vent that race. WHEN DID THE PILGRIMS LAND? Among the numerous semi-histoyical, semi-scien- tific associations of this metropolis, the Pilgrim Record Society is one which, though small in num- bers, appeals by its objects to ® numerous circle of the public, the lineal descendants of the Leyden Pii- grims who came to Plymouty in the first four ves- selsa—the Muyflower, the Fortune, the Ann and the Little James—and were collectively known as the “old comers.” This ociety, con- sisting of the descendants of the “Pilgrims ot Legden and Plymouth” was formed Decoim- ber 30, 1875, for the annual commemoration of the landing at Plymouth upon the true date, as they claim, of that ovent, December 30 (new style) and for the collection and publication of geneal L records of those Pilgrims and their descendants down to the begmning of the centennial year 1876. The chief founder of the society was the veteran jogist, Dr, David Parsons’ Holton, who is also its secretary and its most enthusiastic worker. ‘The anniversary meeting last evening was held at Dr. Holton’s genealogical studio No. 20 Kastern Bouloyard, when, .after the routine business of clec- tion of officers, &c., an address was delivered by that gentleman in explanation of the date upon which the society commemorates the lunding at Plymouth. It resulta therefrom that the true date of the landing ‘was neither the 2ist nor the 2ad, but the 30th of De- cember, new style, corresponding to December 20, old style. ee THE CARMELITE NUNS. {Montreal letter, to Detroit Nows.] Anothor subject of conversation hero is the leaking out of certain facts connected with the establishment of Carmelite nuns at Hochelaga. There has been « little Carmelite colony in our ancient suburb for several ‘4, but no one has ever heard nach of thenn ‘These nung aro subjectod to the severest dis- cipline of all the order ‘They wear but one garment summer and winter, @ coarse serge gown reaching to the feet, with a hood almost completely covering the face, Their feet are shod with sundais, and they are not permitied to wear hosiery. As aspectal favor they have been allowed, in our severe winters, to wrap pieces of serge sround their feet and: sles. They nover touch meat, poultry, fish, butter or eggs, ang eat only one meal & day of brend and boiled vegetables. ‘Their couches are bare planks with a square block of wood for & pillow, and they sleop without other covering Haan their daly creas, Lhvir doors are jealously, ‘her “own James.” or the doctor. closed, even to women, the pric n They pass their lives in silence, even their prayers boing said under their breath. r singing of the Church service is conducied in a whispe) mODO- tone. Such acceptation of the vows of poverty, chustity aud obedience has proved regimen too severe for the constitution of thedad‘es, and several of them have died. Others are at the poin: of death, yet the lady snperior and the nuns themselves steaitily re- fuse to make any change in their method of living, declaring that ail is in God’s hands. "iff ILL-FATED SOUDER. SCENES AT THE AGENYT’S OFFICE YESTERDAY— ANXIETY ABOUT THE BOATS-—-HOW THEY ARE MANNED. The offices of Wm. P. Clyde & Co., agents of the ill-fated steamer Emily B. Souder, were visited yes- terday by several relatives of the crew, all seeking in- formation of their lost ones. Unfortunately the xontlemen in charge of the office could not give them any positive tidings in regard to the vessel. ‘The steamerManima, which it was hoped would bring some of the survivors, had not crossed the track of the lost steamer, and the officers obtained the first news of the disaster from the Hemap reporter who boarded her at midnight, while passing quarantine. Oue woman, who lingered about Mr. Rogers’ desk, waiting against hope to hear something about the fate of her husband, one of the vessel’s crow, rétained her composure while in thé office, but hardly had she left it and reached the Bowling Green sidewalk when her human nature got the bet her, and in pitiful ‘ones she clamored for Numerous persons, not ander- standing the cause of the poor woman’s lamentu- tions, endeavored to stop her for the purpose of giv- ing her aid and comfort, but on she walked, regard- Jess of inquiries, holding her apron up to her eyes, sobbing bitterly, “Poor Jim, what shallI do? Poor dim!" Mr. Burgoss said that “‘as there were only nine passengers ou the vessel, and seven have been ac- counted for, of whom we may hear at any moment, it really looks as if only two passengers have been lost. This is my theory. As to the crew, that is difterent; we can form no estimate us to the loss that has be- fallen them."” HOW THE BOATS ARK MANNED. A gentleman in the freight office said that time might be required before news could be obtained by telegraph, few ports in the West India Islands being connected by cable with New York. The captain would, no doubt, be heard from the moment ho reached a port having telegraphic communication, and as to the rest of the boats they were, no doubt, ably manned. John Tice, chief engineer of the steamer, and who, according to the despatch from Jamaica, is in charge of @ raft, wasan engineer on the Central America, lost some years ago, and he main- tained life on a raft for more than eight days, It is known that o patent life-saving raft was on board, and it is supposed that it has been utilized for the construction of a large raft,on which a number of the shipwrecked crew may have found refuge. All these matters, the gentleman added, go to show that there exists no reason for any undue anxiety. The boats will turn up, and, though the ship is lost, at least the greater number of the passengers will have been saved. Only it may take some time before we hear of them. It was ascertained yesterday that Mr. BR. mentioned as a passenger, was not on board. been making several trips on the Souder since lust March, but this time was prevented from going by sickue: » one of the United States inspectors of steam vessels, stated that he had passed the Emily B. Souder two years ago aud that he would not have done so it he had considered her unseaworthy. He also stated that she had been thoroughly overhauled at Philadelphia in September last. Mr. Stratton, another inspector, stated that he examined her very thor- oughly at the Atlantic Docks three years ago. Al- though she was advanced in years she was in good condition, Messrs. Weld & Co., of Boston, her owners, always keeping their vessels in good repair. At that Sage the Souder had new pointers and stringers put in her. LOST ON THE POMMERANIA. The Imperial German Consulate General in this city states that, accprding to a letter of the agents of the Hamburg American Packet Company, the dead body which was fofind near Hastings, England, and a phomgreh. of which was deposited the above named Consulate General’s office, has been fully identified by a number of the crew of the Pomme- rania as that of Mrs, Sporl, from Chicago, Il. “ALWAYS: WITH YOU.” ‘The committee of ladies having in charge the sew- ing department of St. John’s Guild mot yesterday afternoon and resolved to commence operations to- day. There will be this morning over forty sewing amachines ready for work, so that all the girls end women who apply at the office, No. 6 Great Jones strect, may at once get a chance of earning more or less. The mnoecessary arrapgeménts have been made with some of the leading manufacturers for a supply of material upon which to put the girls to operate, and there is now apparently nothing to prevent the success of this charitable enterprise. A competent forewoman has Crosby, He had been spores. and, as was the last season, one of the ladies of the committee will personally superintend the department ’e It ay that some impostor been trying to swindle the public under the guise of charity, hence the following notice:— ‘The public are caution man representing him- solf ax authorized to collect for St. John’s Guild. The Guild has ne solicitors. |. EL GUION, Treasurer. ‘The following cases of distress in families are pre- sented a8 worthy of help:— At No, 112 Madison street, rear house, third floor, a nusband, wife and six small children are in need of food and clothing. The man has been out of work three months. In the basement of: No. 89 Clinton place a widow and her sick son are in distross. . In room No. li, fourth floor, of No. 38 Thomas Arrears a be relieved. band, wl s carver by occupation work for three months Been ‘There are three small children, who need both food and clothing. Every- thing the family possessed has been sold, and they are jah dey ton the relatives with whom they are In the rear house, second floor, No. 49 Prince street, a widow and her two children are in nevd of food, clothing and fuel. They are utterly destitute. At No, 606 Second avenue, fourth floor, a family of four appeal for help, The wife is sick and the hus- band has been’ out of work for three months past. On the floor of No. 47 Elizabeth street a hus- band and wife and two little children are in need of immediate help. The woman has tried hard to got work, but has failed, while her husband has earned nothing in three months. At No. 122 West Nineteenth street (roar honse) a worthy object of charity wili be found in the person of Mrs. Mary Kennedy, an old, bedridden woman. The condition of the poor creatare is truly deplor- able, for aided to her own misfortunes aro those of an invalid husband, whom she used to support in her days of health. Thecouplo are in abject want, and neither is capable of rendering assistance to the other. The rent is to be paid and food purchased, and funds for both must come from Charity’s hand, MAYOR ELY'S APPEAL. The following appeal was yesterday issucd by Mayor Ely:— Mavon’s Orrick, New Yorx, Dec. 30, 1878, The committee selected by various charitable organiza tions to canvass the city for the purpose of obtaining con: tributions of clothing, &e.. for the needy is now eugaged in putting into acti ion the plan adopted at their movting held in this office. Everrthing you ean give, whether of clothing, provisions, fuel or supplies of any kind, will be well applied, as the distribution is designed to Teach every class of t ring. | Kuch contributor may ¢ object to which his donation may be given. fore appeal to all our citizens to prepare whatever they can spare ns of the committee. Due no- tiee of when in tho collection will be ai it is to be hoped, will be the great ameli- ition of the poor and will diminish thotr jomends upon the Oty (OONETE. i ery 3s. Mayor THE BOARD OF POLICE JUSTICES, ‘The Police Justices held their last session asa Board for tho year 1878 last night at Jefferson Market Vourt. Eleven magistrates wero present, presided over by Justice Fismmer, and although the , meet- ing was long aud no doubt interesting to the gentlemen who took part in the motions, substitates, amendments, points of order and discussions grow- out of them, little or moting. Of interest to the public was done. ‘There Sela & long debate on the somewhat leugthy report of Justice Wheeler rela- tive to the Excise law, the point of which was in reality litte more than a su ition to the Legislature to te or amend re tion of section 1 the act of 1869 which fixed the bail in casos of violation of the excise at $100, so as ty inake the matter of bail and the amount discretionary with tho magistrate, There were some comments in the paper on the inability of the Courts of Oyer and Terminer and Gen- eral Sessions to dispose of the vast number of these misdemeanors occurring every year in this city. Over eight thousand of the it two years cases, Justice Wheeler said, have not yot been dis posed of, The further considerstion of the report was deferred until next Monday night, Several ballots were taken for wGlerk of Special Sessions, bat no choice was made, Justice Murray was elected President of the Board for the coming year, and @ recoss was taken until wext Monday night. TAX COMMISSIONER. Mr. George B. Vanderpoel was yesterday appointed Tax Commissioner in place of George H. Andrews, who resigned that office some few months since. Mr. Vanderpool is & brother-in-law of the Mayor and was formerly Deputy Tax Commissioner, He is au inde- pendent democrat in politics, The ottice has been vacant since last summer, ‘Che new Commissioner has four years and six months to serve and the salary is $5,000 per aunum, Mr. Vanderpoel was sworn in and wok possession of lis ailive yesterday. 5 THE SCHULTE MURDER MYSTERY, PECULIARITIES OF THE VICTIM—HI8 WEALTH AND ECCENTRICITIZS—THE SEARCH IN THY Woops WHERE THB MOMICIDE OCCUBLED-~ CLEWS FOUND. Sovrn Nonwang, Dec. 30, 1878. The startling theory is now advanced here that there was a conspiracy for the purpose of murdering Join Henry Schulte, who was killed while going to his home at Rotan Hill, about two miles from South — Norwalk proper, ladt Friday night, It has come to light that he was even more wealthy than had bees supposed. It bas also been learned that he was highly accomplished and had an toe qnaintance with four languages, namely, German, Italian, French and English, A careful search yesterday through the woods wherein the murder was committed resulted in the finding of still another revolver, a package of German tacks and a bunch of keys, all of which were stained witia blood, Although the search was long continued the axe or hatchet with whieh the fatal blow was stracic was not revealed, but the’ belief remains thit it is somewhere in the vicinity. A fall of snow last night prevented the resumption of the search to-day, and will effectually bar it tor several days, The revélae tions of yesterday and what has been discovered by @ reterence to the lotters and effects of the late Mrs Schulte have furnished grounds for work to the detectives, who have been employed specially at the suggestion of State Attorney Olmstead. “The pistol found yesterday was of an uuusual pattern and of aGerman make. It was un- doubtedly handled by some person connected with the crime. 1t and the keys and tacks were found in @ lot adjoining the woods, a stone wall intervening. Schulte had no pistol, and the one which the servant, William Buchhole, said was his (Buchhole’s) sole weapon was found in his room, where he said it wa: It is rumored that Buchhole has recently loaned to @ fellow countryinan here the sum of $200, which, cone sidering that he received only $3 per month for his services, would in itself be safiicient to attract atten tion to hint. An official said to-night that he was con- vinced that Buchholc did not tell or would not tell all he knew. Since the hearing Saturday he has been under the charge of Congtable Dayton. He has talked treely and been interviewed by a detective, but what he told the detective has not been learned. Constable Dayton told a reporter “if he is the guilty man, he’s a shrewd one.” One of the members of the Coroner’s jury answered, “He’ cool one.” MONEY WHICH MAY BE TRACED. One of the keys of the bloodstained bunch fits the lock of an iron chest which contains a quantity of gold French coins, and the chest was deposited by Mr. Schulte in the savings bank the morning before he went to New York. ‘The keys were undoubtedly taken from his person after he was struck. The authorities have received a letter from Bischof, the broker in the Staats Zettung building, with -whom he had business transactions Friday. Mr. Bischoff writes that he sold German marks and. received $359 therefor, taking in payment three $100 bills, and other money. Of this sum Schulte was robbed, and there is thought to be achance that aj memorandum of the large bilis may have been pro- served, and may help to form a clew for the dis- covery of the murderer or murderers. A careful translation of the letters and papers of Mr. Schulte has been made. Their contents reveal » rarely methodical men. All the letters writtem by . Bchulte were preserved in copy by him, to. secure himself against his servants, neither of whom received more than $3 per month, Schulte had elaborate contracts drawn up. In these it was specified that the servant should al wall jways ie just so many paces in front of him (Schulte); should desired, and, always accompany hiin when: should on all occasions regard him as his superidr. Even trifling sums paid the servants were reco: , and from am indorsement it ap; day der Buchhole was paid twenty-five cents. In the few piper sae} bed nena there is becom no usion to any unpleasant feeling harbored by auy’ one against Schulte. DEEDS TO LARGE ESTATES, “There are deeds sho large real estate transac- tions. One deed is given by two German counts, an@ convey to Schulte acres of land, situated in three different towns. A memorandum shows that inone town near Cologne Schulte had thirty-one tenants. He had other large transactions, and had loaned his. brother (his sole relative as far as can be ascertained). the sam of $10,000. Ho left address with Bischoff, in New York, and wanted that gentle- man to notify him if he learned of a farm of about 300 acres for sale, as he wished to move South. Mr. Schulte was a decidedly eccen! and in each trunk in his room there was fou! in ventory of its contents. This forenoon one of the jurymen went to New York to send word to Schulte's brother of his untimely end, was no will left, which is rather strange, considering the eare Schull ad over all, even his most minute intaroate: oan the money has all goue into the hands of an admin- istrator. 4 FORMER SERVANT FOUND. A discovery of interest has been made,-that the sere vant who was discharged by Schulte some monthe 0, and who Buchhole testified had returned soe is still in New York. There-was & tween this servant and Schulte, $17, money found next to Schuite’s skin had tight together, as if it had been worn chat way for a long time, That Schulte always carried large sums, nts pillatto, pen of theories are’ the people ere. It is that several suspected, may be taken after the fayeash, which will be SENATOR SHARON INTERVIEWED. {From the San Francisco Chronicle, Dec 23,} “What is your opinion of Mr, Hayes and his ad ministration ?” “«Mr, Hayes made a mistake in appointing demoy cratsto office, (hus making the party a hybrid ore ganization. It is not the idea on which the govern ment is based. It is the prevailing idea of our peo= ple that the party is the highest manifestation of the will of the majority until it proves a failure, when is is supplanted and another takes its authority and offices. Mr. Hayes has undertaken to run the office Sa ymioh Be war slates ee ae the interest of and in trying to please everybody he has pleased nobody.” GRANT THG NEXT PRESIDENT. “Who is likely to be the next President ?”" “1 have little doubt that Grant willbe. He hag Many good qualities—integrity, intellect, will, triotism—and he is thorou; unselfish. He Giscarded the old idea of Stave rights—the idea that a oo lpm eRe its own pote other way than as a part of one great w! also believe in thoroughly. I be ge ota igh order of intelligence. He ix well balanced, unselfixh, and if elected would act for the interest of the whole country, sinont pers, prejudice, He represents the very highest of American intellect. If he were from Indiana, Llinois or Ohio he would be the nominee of the republicans without doubt. The republicans ‘will elect the next President and control both houses of Congress, and, further, the interests of the North and the great West will soon override ali sectionalism, other possible candidates are Jobn Shermau and \ ‘The last T deem to be # little too muck of ® partisan to have serio..s chances of success.” DEMOCRATIC CANDID: “Who are likely to be the democratic ee deat. tiayard is san of integrity aad # lent. is @ man of int a sentative democrat. Thurman ceo never clocrod. He bids for the Presidency, and no one who bids for it ever can obtain it. Hendricks is an es rm than Thurman by at least ten years. As, there is little prospect of clecting ademocrat to Th pipe ee | the task of considering his chances is an. upgratetul labor. THE ‘REGALLIA _ HOMICIDE. An inquost was held yesterday by Coroner Croker in the case of Jolin Regailia, forty-five years of age, of No. 16 Baxter street, who died at Chambers Street Hospital on the 20th inst from injuries re- ceived in @ drunken brawl. The a verdict to the effect that deceased caine to his death compression of the of the ull, the result of a blow from a club in the of John Brown, latter was remanded to ‘Tombs to await the action of the Grand Jury and Seapets tasers wore eae the House of on. MUNICIPAL NOTES, ‘The Board of Apportionment will make a formaly anuouncoment to-day of the final estimates for carry- ing on the different departments of the city govern- ment during 1879. Amesting of the old Board of Aldermen will ba hold this afternoon. The new body will not enter upon its duties until twelve o'clock on next, yor Cooper will not receive any formal calls at the Gity Hall to-morrow. He will assume his duties, however, at twelve o'clock on that duy. AN ACTRESS SUES FOR , DIVORCE, In the matter of the mult for absolute divorce brought im the Sapreme Court, Kings county, by Josephine Sheridan, an actress, be ne a Sheri. 5 eatin By ere ot Prov L, Judge cabert ued an order tits coun sel for At is alleg ‘that the coq