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I WORD PICTURES WHY SHE LEFT. TO THE LADIES. aen made for to night at VauName's xiarlors, No. 101 Fourth street. The Independents, liko the regulars, will bo present In force, and a very lively session is expected.

It is understood that an effort will be made to expel fifty eight Independents, against whom charges of treachery to the party havo been made. The treachery consists, it is said by the Independents, iu thir votiug against Aid. Conner and for John F. Sias, au Independent 2.mocrat, who was on tho Republican tiekBt for Alderman. Mr.

Hesry B. Davis is one of the most conspicuous of the "traitors," and instetid of burn repentant he glories, he says, in his soi ailed treachery. It was ho who secured the nomination of Mr. Sia. Mr.

aud bin fjVmls claim that tho object of trying to expel them now is to prevent their appearing before the sub eominiUefi the General Committee to continue their fight against tho regulars. They say that if the regulars bo determine the vote of expulsion will be declared carried, even though they have a majority of four to ono. CURRENT EVENTS. be Methodist while they desire it to remain Congregational. When two years ago they engaged him as a supply it was understood by them that if he assumed the permanent pastorate he would unite with the Congregational body.

He does not wish to do so and is accused of running the church in the interests of his previous denomination as well as his own. His political partisanship is also alleged againBt him as a pastor. He lends a hand too eagerly to the Republican party machine. His chief disciple, General Grant, is also a Methodist and a politician. Dr.

Nowman said impressively that the providence of God had put him there. May it not also be a special providence that the clergyman who has done so much to stir 'up strife, and been so eager and so unscrupulous in his attacks upon other clergymen, should reap the dissension he has sown aud bo caught in his own net, or "hoist with his own petar?" copal conBultors, to be known as canons, liko tho chapters of cathedrals, are to be created and the number of parochial pastors limited in each diocese. The bishop is often unequal to the work of his diocese "the people is too much for him, he is not able to bear it him self alone," as was said of Moses, and these canons will lift up his hands and lighten his burden of responsibility. This is better than appeals to Rome, which too often fall by the wayside. The method of nominating candidates for vacant bishopries is also to be amended.

The mistake of the Roman Cardinal between the names of Hughes and Purcell, which prevented the great archbishop of New York from being sent out West, is well known. A great many converging qualities rather than brilliancy in any one line aro required for an efficient bishop who shall content all parties. Greater care is to be taken to insure the right man for tho right place. The fourth topic for discussion at the coming Plenary Council will embrace ecclesiastical discipline, so that secular litigation as well as notorious miscarriages may be avoided 'and when the ecclesiastical brethren fall out, or the flocks disagree with their pastors, it may be said of the spiritual arbitrament The courts are open and there are judges let them implead one another." So he that is spiritual will judge all things spiritual, which is only another way of saying that the church will become a self governing institution in a higher degree than it is at present. A buzz saw, endowed with ordinary intelligence, and patriotism, might be let loose against sundry alleged Ohio Democrats with great advantage to the party in that State and the nation.

Senator Hoar's Electoral Count bill, which passed the Senate yesterday, embodies tho very principle against which ho voted when the case of Florida was under consideration in 1877. It is, that the judgment of the State as to the validity of its electoral vote is final. Florida exercised this right in certifying that Tilden electors were chosen at the election held in that State in November, 1876, but Mr. Hoar and his confederates deliberately disregarded the certification, and treated with contempt tho principle to which they now, without a dissenting vote, give the solemnity of law. almost so.

His next course was upon Oregon and Washington. Washing ton Territory waa going to be the Italy of this contiuent. It was of one of the finest climates upon this continent, far surpassing even Florida, which he mentioned with apologies to the powers that ho fatightor, and far surpassing also Southern California and in all that region was to be fdund all the, ready natural facilities required for tho progress and development of civilization, including lumber in abundance, minerals, ores, coal, etc. He afterwards passed through Oregon City to the Hudson Bay Company's settlement, and was pointed out a farm which had been firty years in cultivation, aud which to day was yielding fifty bushels ol wheat to the aero, with a tendency to increase rather than to diminish. He didn't suppose Oregon could tell such a story as that.

Iu a word, TIIE NORTHWEST OF AMERICA was the premier part of these United States. Upon the Columbia River he went down far aa Astoria, which was a great salmon place. Fiiteen millions of salmon were caught and packed the last Summer. When he got to San Francisco he met many familiar faces. In connection with this State he would say that it was in a fair prospect now of wealth that would stay; for mining other wealth was largely df vwloping in this and other parts of the country particularly through farms in California.

California was increasing, and would iucrcaso still further as soon as her nhsurd resolution upon the subject of China help should bo retraced and abolished. Appluse. They could not help this out there. Thoy were going again to have tho Chinese laborers. Tho wholo Pacific coast leaked and Cliinamen oose away all over.

Laughter, The people there talked under their breath about tho question, for tliey were in a kind of political despotism concerning the subject. They say now: "Wo wish wo bad the Chinaman back again Irish labor is too expensive and wo cannot afford it, and tho Chinese labor is just now the very thing we want.1' They further said that they thouRht that in less than five years tho laws would be abolished that excluded th.1 cheap labor from the East. From California, across tho great alkaline plains, he entered UTAH AND SALT LAKE CITY. Here, wherever a system of irrigation was possible, it had been worked out with the result that flourishing gardens, orchards and farms were found in abundance on that soil which otherwise would bo abolutt ly barren hb Sahara. He supposed, however, notwithstanding this, that tne.ro would he a central desert iit any rale for hundreds of yeara to come upon these alkalue plaius alonti the course of the Humboldt.

Salt Lake City has grown since he was last thero. It was a beantilul city, with its streets well laid out and its houses very comely and very pleasant. He Ktipposed the majority of his audienco was composed of Mormons, for the apostles of tho Mormon church hud aa many of their wives out at one timo as was convenient. Laughter. As far as his time went he made many inquiries and much research into tho question, aud the idea he had of it, in its temporal Hide, was Bimply that it was ONE OP THE WONDEBS OF THE WORLD.

Let them look at its emigration system where thoy sent men abroad into every land all over the world bring iim into their fold the uneducated and ti.o lowly, who aro everywhere swarming about Utah, and not only tout but they had invaded the lower parts ot Idaho, had stretched over into Ariz jna, invading the States of the west corner of Colorado and New Mexico. Anybody peeing the territory and seeiug all this that he was de.scribing could not deny a very great confidence in this ignorant foreign population. Now he that judged upon this subject not by the moral view, nor by the view of the cousideraUou of the political effects of sneh a system, but merely on the material conditions of wuch a system, no man could deny that Mormviiittm had been, so far as this world was concerned, a very great su ccoss. But tUut was tltc cud. It wus blackened with the vice of plural wives.

But they any that itoly gamist institutions aro tho ilvkcs uud bauiis that pre veue vice from devtOopiug in the community. They potut to Now York City, to Bustou, to Now Orleans aud to all the great cities of the Wost ami vefer to all (ho viccw that riot thero, and thou point to their own city, and ho supposed with justice, showing that vice, if at all yicu, acted iu tho direction of putting restraints upon licentiousness. But ho rotilly did not think they wero going to outwit so compact an organization as this luerelv hy the hope of external law. Thero was something elso bcsulo external law that had been the hope of the world since the days of the Roionnation the nower of religion the power of education. Thero was founded in the AVest what was called "The Northwestern Education 001010183100." It was founded on charities to meet thi3 exigency, aud raised funds by winch accomplished men aud women, wero being sent through all this Territory to establish schools so superior to tho Mormon schools that their children should receive the linht.

They had got to bring tho enthusiasm of the true Christian faith to meet the fanaticism of tliiB faith, and which was bound to conquer. But violence he did not think would ever do. Ho bolieved ifc wolild be swept away, however, not to day nor to mofl ow, nor by any other process except that by which thdyencla ored to regenerate foreign benighted nMiou8, in Africa, Turkey, Asia and other countries. The lecturer then described Colorado and Rio Grande, with apecial reference to the cities of Leadville and Denver, THE OEJf OF THE JIOUKTAINS. He then touched on tho Indian Territory and on through Tcsas, which was destined yet to be divided into threo States.

The peoplo there did not like to hear him say so because they gloried in tho mngniliconee of their Stato. He then described New Orleans, Mobile, Montgomery and many other places through which ho passed, including Macon, Atlanta and Augusta, in tho latter of which place he would have had very short Bhritt and been a quick deserter twenty five years ago. Laughter. The Abolitionist spirit now obtained completely there, so much so that wero it sought to estab lish slavery the peoplo would be all against it. Applause.

Having seen all he dia of his country he concluded that if there was to be a separation the line w''d reach North aud South along tho Itocky Mountains applause, and that great iron roads like ba ids of steel would weld the East and West together primarily missionaries of commerce, but secondarily also God's agency for education aud for religion. Loud up. plause. mill DRUMS AXD IIL'ULES SOUNDING. of ton miles to South Oyster Bay we ahonld secure an imniedkto increase in our supply of gallons.

When, ten or twelve years later, it becomes necessary to increase the supply to gnlluns, it can be done by extending this samo conduit eastward to Babylon. As to a supply of more than 100,000,000 gallons, we must leave the Brooklyn of twenty fivo years from now to plan and execute. To bring the water from llockviue Center to Ridgewood there aro several pUus under consideration, it Mug as yet nndeterraiuod whether it is better to increase the capacity of tho old conduit or to lay an independent conduit for tho increased supply. All this has been matter of very careful study by tha Chief E'igiucor and the Commissioner of City Works, and have gone into it at length only to acquaint tha people with tho actual situation in order that pnbllo opinion mav be prepared for tho expenditure demanded. Speaking approximately and including the suggested increase of the distributing reservoir at Ridgewood, tt will require an I'Ape of $4,500,000 to place our water w.

rks in all tbeir parta on the basis of a supply Of 00,000,1:00 gallous daily. To this statement of fact nothing, it Beems to ns, need be added in the way of argument as to the necessity of the prompt passage of the bill in question. The city needs, or will very soon need, the new supply contemplated, and every day of delay is a day of unnecessary danger. Happily, there is no factional or party complication to fear. The work proposed is businesslike and will, wo aro sure, be carried out according to the rules of business if authorized in tho manner provided for in the bill.

It should be added that this will not necessitate any increase in oar rate of taxation, for the revenue from the water will continue to meet, as it now more than meets, the expenses of the department. The Philadelphia municipal Contest. The contest for city officers in Philadelphia, to be decided at the February election, will bo watched with eager interest by tho advocates of municipal reform throughout the country. The corruption and misgovernment which have so long permeated the administration of affairs in that city have been so flagrant and of such long continuance that it seems remarkable to outside observers that the voters have not made an end of it long ago. Investigations from time to time have shown that under the old management the departments of tho city government were honeycombed with fraud that the peculations extended even to the spoliation of the funds set apart for purposes of public charity and that the taxpayers were compelled to sustain an army of political dependents whose only services were rendered to the bosses who furnished them with stalls at the corporate crib.

But experience proves that the overthrow of the ring, while possible, was not the work of a single campaign, and that it may require years of earnest aud well directed effort to purge tho city government of the ovUsVaii have crept in. Strongly intrencherlflBHRflces, with an abundance of aid and rcTmvfort from companion ringsters in other parts of the commonwealth, the bosses and their retainers, by appeals, to partisan spirit, by unsavory combinations with the baser elements of tho opposing party and by poisouing the fouutains of the suffrage, have survived the occasional storms of popular condemnation directed toward them, and succeeded in preserving their powerful organization intact. At tho election last year, amid the excitement of the ftate canvass and through the agency of a dicker between tho marketable politicians of both political parties, they narrowly escaped defeat in the choice of the City Controller, and emboldened by their victory they have again presented a ticket of the purely machine type, in the hope of a repetition of the experience of 1883. When tiio city conventions of the bosses were held recently tho reformers and the shrewder party leaders endeavored to effect the nomiuatiou of a ticket acceptable to tho independent voters of the city. They found, however, tlint their efforts were without avail.

Everything was arranged in advance, after tho most approved fashion of regularity, and a slate was put through entirely acceptable to the managers. For tlte Mayoralty a candidate was selected whose principal qualification would seem to iio in his thick aud thin partisanship and the unanimity of his nomination, instead of indicating a popular demand for his candidacy, was admittedly the result of political wire pulling. The nominee for the important office of City Solicitor was nominated in a similar manner, and it is not pretended that he brings any strength to the ticket. The main interest in the conventions centered upon the selection of a candidate for Receiver of Taxes. That office now occupied by John Hunter, an independent Republican, who in past conflicts with the ring has exhibited the qualities of a zealous and efficient reformor.

Mr. Hunter was elected to the position by a coalition of citizens, Democrats aud the Reform Committee of One Hundred throe years ago, defeating George 'Pierie, the regular Republican and ring candidate by a majority of mora turtn twenty six thousand votes. In the convention of the bosses this year a movement was started to bring about the nomination of Hunter, which would havo taken the question of tho Tax Receiveiiip out of the But ilio proposition was too much for the Tlie Reception ot" tlie Oxford Club. A Soluble Event ana a Brilliant Gatherins. The Costumes Worn by tlie Ladies ant1 the Guests Present.

Gayety nnd joyonsnf ss characterized the ra ceplion given hist Bvig hy the Oxtunl Club, to IU lady friend, in tlip club 01. tiio cunior of rfay etto avenuo aud oit.ml street. About pernum wep present during the oveiiing, nd mauy piomtnaut poo. pie were noticed in thoas. Tlie president th Oxford.

Mr. David II. miVnl the gucBt an they loft their equipages aud em. rod u1B opy leadiuK into the vestibule. The parlors wove charm, in'ly decorated, and the many varied hues ia the costumes of the ladies combined to make tlie seene a ploaniug and brilliant one.

The mantelpiece? era ornamented with pyramids of tropical plants, firna, palms aud smilai. A charmiue; effect ivan Rivrni to the vestibule by the fc'roupinu or a largo quantity of tropical plants immediately in front of tin musicians, who were led by Professor (Jiesmaun. Tiio chandeliers were entwined with fimilax, which was also used to decorate the archways iu the The guests began to arrive lu large numbers about 8:30 o'clock, and the Keccption Committee, led hy Mr. A. W.

IUkius, had all thoy could do to attend to their wants. As usual with members of the Oxford Club, the lieception Com. mittee were PARAGONS OF COUIiTESY, and the guests of the association had nothing to complain of. The festivities heuau early in the evening. Tho band performed some geniB from tho operas, and the ladies, eacyried by the Kallcnt g' ntleuieu of tho Oxford, promenaded through the building on a tour of in Bpceliou.

Tho firet and second Hours wero thrown open to the guests. They wero made beautiful by lloral decorations. Tito refrealiiuoatji were in a building erected by the club especially for the purpose. It comprised one large room over thirty five feet sqnaro, which was tastefully fitted up, tho windows being shaded with heavy curtains. It was heated by means of two large stovos, aud the temperature waa comfortable Tho room was reached by a few steps leading from tho parlors and there the hangings and deoora.

tioiis wero almost identical with those of tho main rooms and this combined to complete the deceptive picture. In the conter of tho room was a tablo of elliptical form. It was richly decorated with dowers aud cperyncs. The Bides for the room wero filled in with innumerable small tables at which tho guests partook of refreshments at various times during tho evening. Thero was a seating capacity of about 100.

The decorations wero by Heath, and tho steward of tho club, Samuel H. Angcar, superintended the refreshments. The menu was very elaborate TIIE GUESTS PRESENT. The reception last evening was tho most notable event of the soasou iu Ihe club. Many persons well known iu society and In tho local political world were prcsont.

Among them were E. L. K.iHilleisch aud wifo, A. 1L Kidder and wife, E. A.

and wifo, Thomas E. PearsaU and wife, David H. Honghtaling, John A. Nichols, William M. Cole, General A.

C. Haines aud wife and Jliss Uattie Baruts, liurton T. Beach Henderson Benedict aud lady, U. O. Blackford and wife, II.

A. Blakslee and wife, Alonzo Sloto and wife, A. Aluiou, William J. Coombs and ladv, Martin K. Day and lady li.

Candler and wife, A. w. Higgins, Townsend Thayer, V. P. Ithodcs, Schuyler Waldeu, W.

Whitney, A. Wormser, Leonard Mood and wife, Dr. E. J. Whitney, 1 1 II.

Johnson aud wife, W. II. Nichols aud wife, Warren S. Sdlcocla and wife, Colonel C. M.

Manchester and wife, M. N. Packard and wifo and Miss PacKard, Kelson .1. Gates and lady, Albert Colonel John Hamilton, V. S.

Colonel John Y. Culyer and wife and Miss Marian Culyer, Admiral Cieurge Cooper, V. K. Charles H. Higgins and wife, J.

sr. Fuller and wife, J. Foster, and wife, R. W. Johnson and wife, Colonel H.

Cowperthwait, Hon. W. IV. Goodrich and wife, George A. Boyuton and wife, S.

L. Blood and wife, Colonel Samuel E. lticliards, Hon. Eugene D. Berri and wife and Miss Amy Herri, Isidore M.

lion nnd wife, Michael Chauucey, ii. De Selding, II. Elliott and lady, William Berri and" lady, Hon. Darwiu H. James and Wife, Jesse Johnson and wire, Colonel Langford, D.

N. McMickeu, J. A. Sle.llickeu, General E.U Mohneux and wife, Calvin I'attcrsou, C. M.Pratt, Alva Pearsall.wife and augbter, w.

Schwartzwaelder, T. Siwlliuau, W. Traslt, 1. A. Vim Iuderstein, Dr.

W. A. lladclin'u and wife, Hon. William H. Warin and wife, A.

Spicer, William if. Thompson, LeonarJ Itichards. District Attorney James W. Ridgway, w. E.

Wallace, W. 11. Wallace, A. H. Watson, II.

E. Wheel, er, William II. i.yon, John 51. Gibb aud wife, Josoph Fahys and Dr. Elmeudorf, J.

W. Clolland and wife, William H. Child aud wife, O. S. Baldwin, H.

Benedict, .1. E. Duane, David Barnett, Dr. E. J.

Whitney aim nifu and Miss Lahens, W. E. Whitney auc" Miss Buckingham, of New S. H. Cornell, Hale, wife and daughter, Valentino Suedoker and' wife Peter Miln, William H.

Lyon, Mr. Carruthers and wile Miss Emma Haviland, O. De Cordova, aud wife, Join: Williams, wife and Emma Williams aud HrewstuV Iviesam and wife. THE COSTUMES WOItN BY THE LADIES. Among tho artistic and costly costumes worn by tli( ladies were the following Mrs.

Alva lvarsaij, black velvet, en traine, trimmed, with lace diamond necklace and cross. Mvs. Carruthers, while satm, en traine with brocaded velvet front, trimmed with passementerie She wore, diamonds and natural llowers. Mrs. James W.

Kidgway, light blue satin, trimmed with brucaded satin, corsugs cut square and edged with point lace a diamond bar pin and natural flowers. Miss Knapp, garnet velvet, Mrs. E. A. Newell, whito satin, trimmed with pearl and diamond oruauieuts.

Mrs. W. J. Coombs, white satin. Miss llodentyl, pink Ottoman silk.

Miss Hamilton, old gold satin, the front veiled with laco. MissVernon, whito satin and plush, draped with network of silk corn. Mrs. Taylor, garnet vVrat. Mrs.

John Williams, black BpaniBli Iact trimmings. Miss Emma Williams, black silk. Mrs. Edward Hoff, black satin, with front of jet Mrs. w.

11, Nichols, pearl gray satin, with front embroidered with silver and gold. Miss Hall, brocaded whito satin, with chenille trimmings aud drapery. Mrs. George A. Boynton, garnet satin, with point lace.

Mrs. E. H. Johnson, brocaded white satin, with violets. Mrs.

M. N. Packard, black velvet. Miss Perry, a delicate shade of blue satin studded with pearls. Mrs.

Thomas Peat sail, a reception dress of garnet velvet draped with point lace. Mrs. Slote, garnet velvet. Mrs. Wood, ribbed plush.

Miss Lifkiu, brocaded whito satin. Mrs. Samnel Swan, neo Xingsloy, silver blue satin reception dress. Mrs. Geueral O.

Barnes, reception dress of darj blue velvet. Mrs. William H. Waring, a purple velvet reception dress. Miss Hart, white brocaded satiu, ornamonted wlta poiut lace.

Mrs. Dr. Whitney, wine colored velvet, with lilao satin. The reception waa in charge of the Slowing com. mittecs Social Committee Alonzo Slote, E.

A. Hall, M. N. Day, Nathan Thayer, J. II.

Davenport, John Y. Culyer, Thomas E. Pearmill, C. N. Manchester, II.

Blakslee ami CJ. A. Atwood. lieception Committee A. W.

Higgins A. Wormsor. Nathaniel T. Thayer, W. P.

Rhodes, S. Waldeu and W. E. Whitney. The officers of the Olford Club are President, David II.

Houghtaliug vice president, William M. Cole treasurer, J. T. Baldwin, aud secretary. William Wallace.

EIGHTH WARD DEMOCRATS. Preparing; (or Ibe Election ol a Sue censor to ex Supervisor Daniel Lake. A regular monthly meeting of tho Eight. Ward Democratic Association was held at Hassnerl Hall, Third avonuo and Twenty fourth street, last night Mr. Patrick McCaffery occupied the chair, aud Mr.

John Quinn recorded. The Investigating Committee report, od favorably on a number of names proposed at a previous meeting anij a alight breeze occurred when it was ascertained, as alleged, that several names had been loft off the report Mr. Albert O'Suliivau, the chairman of the commltteo explained by Baying that it was next to impossible to got the committee together, and that he and another member had taken tho liberty of aiguln( the report. Mr. Charles Hart hinted that as Mr.

was a candidate for Supervisor he had doctored the returns in the interest of hiroeolf. Mr. O'Sullivan emphatically denied tho scandaloui imputation, aud he was unanimously exonerated from all blame in the matter. Mr. Donovan moved that the roport be referred back to the committee for revision.

Mr. Briody moved, as an amendment, that the nameB in the repoit and also all names that mjgbt be proposed ba referred back to the committee, aud that the members thoreof ho instructed to report at a meeting to be called for Saturday evening next. After considerable debate the amended molion prevailed. Mr. O'ltourko moved that a committee, consisting of one member from each district, lw appointed to nomv inato a candidate for Suporvisor.

Lost. Mr. Frank McGrath moved that tho old Investigab ing Committee bo empowered to continue to act ani that all future names proposed bo reterred to it. Lost After some routine business had boon transacted Chairman McCaffory appointed the following commit tecs: Investigating Committee: First District, Albert O'Sullivan Kecoud District, John Dailey Third DIs. trict, Bernard Farrell Fourth District, Heavy liters; Fifth District, Charles Crombach Sixth District.

WiU liain Kenny Seventh DiBtriet. Frederick W. Ferguson Committee on Revision, Patrick Francis, Patrick Coa grove aud Hugh Quinn. Auditing Committee, Thomaj Farrell, Harry Slickevers aud Charles Hart. The dole gates to the General Committee will serve, acoording t4 me oyiaws, as an executive commltteo 01 the assochv tion.

A primary will be held on Monday evening next ta nominate a candidate for Supervisor to fill tho ulacf made vacant by the election of Daniel Lake lo thl County Auditorship. It is conceded by those who pre tend to know that Mr. Owen O'Keefo will be the nom inee. A regular Democratic nomination in the Eights Ward means an election, providing there is no opposU tion ou tho part of what is known aB the Borehead element. Up to date it is stated that there are RouictuiruJ less than three hundred self constituted candidates fol the place.

Mr. O'Keefo is a livery stable keeper, is 1 Belf sustaining citizen and is well liked in the ward, where ho has resided from childhood. If Kb receives the nomination there is no doubt of his election. AN INITIAL CLAIM FOR HONORS. The First Entertainment of the Auk pliion Dramatic Asvocialion.

The first entertainment of tlie Amphion Amateur Musical and Dramatic Association was given at Irving Music Hall, corner of Gates avenue and Irving place, last evening. The hall was well filled, and tho now association which enters the dramatic arena for laurels was promised success in the undertaking. Tho programme consisted of an address by Charles H. Hammersley a tiio, "Deep iu tho Poor Heart," Mls II. Steelmer and Messrs.

Steebor aud Chamberlain reoU tatlon, Miss A. Carr solo, J. Schlesinger guitar duetj Messrs. Chamberlain and Fcarce: recitation, "The Pok ish Boy," F. McHocg quartet, "Day Slowly Declining," Mossrs.

Slechtor, Smyth, Henderson aud Francis; The second part of the programme comprised tho farof entitled "The Itough Diamond." A hop followed thr entertainment." BUSINESS NOTICES. TWELVE MILLION BIX HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS or HIGGINS' GERMAN LAUNDRY SOAP CONSUMED DURING THE YEAR 1883 I I IFYOU ARE NOT ALREADY USING IT, TRY IT AND P.U WILL BE CONVINCED OF ITS SUPE RIORITYSTjHAiTiATIU AND 0 AKB BEARS THE NAME OF CHAS. S. HIGCUf TRADE MARK THE OOLORED WOMAAwHJ1 WASHTUB. BOOK AMD JOB l'KINTINQ Of every desorlDtion at the EAGIK JOB PRINT OTFJOB.

Prices nannatue for Ant class work. THURSDAY EVEXIXG. JAXUAUY 17. I8S4. allia Paper ban the largest Circulation of any Evciilur Paper Published in the United States.

Its value as an Advert Uiiij; nicilinm ii tiicrcforo apparent. TIic Cities Water Supply. rTiat blood is to the human body, sap to vegetation and electricity to the mineral world that, in effect, the public water supply is to our large cities. In every industry itia an indispensable element, in every home it is a necessity more pressing than clothing or shelter, find trader every street it flows a veritable river of life, sweeping away in harmless form waste material which else would fester into widespread plagues. It plays a larger part tin every article of food and covering than nir it shares with sunshine the honor of giving the changing seasons their characters, and in the gas lamp puts man under a new debt by lighting his path when both sunshine and starlight aro withdrawn.

This, of course, everybody knows or is supposed to know, for the baby is hardly born into the world when water is laved over the surface of its body, and among tho latest of the services rendered to the dead is the cleansing with water preparatory to. decent burial. Even the toper, who could U'll any given brand Of liquor by tasting it while his eyes were (shut, but was forced to confess ignorance when furnished with a glass of water, was, unknowing to himself, one of its habitual devotees for it composed more than sixty cent, of his strongest toddy, ninety 'per cent, of hiB favorite beer, and more than iTirnfi.fnnrths of his fine old nort. lo re call these commonplace facts, however, is to give the mind a more lively realization of the importance of our city water supply than is experienced under ordinary circumstances, for it is the habit of men to think little of any gift Which they have either labored little to procure or are in no danger of losing. As theie is not one man in a hundred who is not better informed nbout the value of tho fifty two cards in a poker pack than about tho three chemical constituents of our common atmosphere, whose relations to him and to each other involve a matter of life or death, it is quite safe to say that the question involved in the bill published in tho Eagle bust Sight, of how to make the water supply of this city keep pace with the growth of our population, will be deemed much less worthy of thought by a majority of our ward politicians than the make up of the Commoin Council committees.

They leave to others the water problem to them the electing and defeating of aldermen is the great and peculiar business of life. When the present waterworks were built and put in operation in 1859 they were gauged to furnish a minimum daily supply of twenty million gallons. At that time the population of the city was about To day the population is in round figures fiOO.000 and the rninimum water supply, which has in various Ways been added to since lbTiO, is a little over forty millions of gallans, so that the ratio of Bupply to tho population is considerably less than it was 25 years ago, though happily ptill ample to meet the immediaU' demand. It is obvious, however, that what suffices to day will not long do so, unless the expansion of our population censes, which is among the Jnost unlikely of things. It is not going beyond careful figures to say that with the present rate of growth maintained the demand for Water will within three years be quite up to the measure of tho supply.andthat if live years be permitted to pass without the opening of new oourceB we shall be face to face with scarcity.

Something might be done to avert a calamity of this kind by employing water meters in all tho houses of the city and so compelling the people to abstain from everything like waste. If there waB no means of increasing the supply this restrictive process would, of course, have to be resorted to. But nothing short of dire necessity would reconcile Brooklyn to more limited and expensive use of water than it has litherto enjoyed. This would not only interfere materially with many departments of in Sndustry in which the cost of water is an important element, but it would lessen the convenience and modifj', to some extent, the habits of domestic life. People who have been accustomed to bathe freely, to esteem the means of cleanliness among their inalienable rights and to turn tho wafer faucet as freely as they open or shut their windows for ventilation would feel it a severe deprivation to have to reckon commercially for every pailful of water drawn for household pur poses.

With this mode of balancing the sup "J4SBdJJemand put jrside as to the last "degree undesirableTit follows that it is among 3ho most pressing duties of our authorities to enlarge with as little delay as possible the quantity of water available for city purposes. In proceediug to the consideration of how this may be effected, several factors must, as the Mayor took occasion to show in his annual message, be dealt with. We must not only look for new springs, streams and ponds to be draru upon; but the capacity of the dis tributirc reservoir, the size of the main aqueduct ad the power of the engines which raise the wJfter from the aqueduct to the reservoir will 11 have to be enlarged. or instance, the distributing reservoir holds 12.0,000 gallons. This was margin enough against accident when the consumption was less that 20,000,000 gallons daily.

It is insufficient now with a daily consumption of 40, 000,000 gallons, and would bo utterly inadequate with the daily draft raised to 60,000, 000 gallons. No city like Brooklyn can think of having less than a three days' reserve ii.water between itself and famine. This reservoir, which is not to be confounded with the storage reservoir at Hempstead, which Serves an altogether different purpose, must obviously be extended. The principle which holds of the reservoir Snust bo applied to the pumping engines. It is not enough to have them able to raise only the water needed from day to day, they must Jiave power in reserve.

That is to say, there must be a surplus energy, so that in case of accident to any ouo of the engines the others would suffice to do the required work for a considerable length of time. The full power of the engines is now 60,000,000 gallons daily, or a reserve of about 15,000,000 over what' is Heeded under ordinary circumstances. This for the time being suffices, but it would not Suffice if the daily consumption were up toward 60,000,000, as it must be within the next Tenyears. The engine power must therefore be increased as well as the capacity of the reservoir. The conduit, although not required by the terms of tho contract with its constructors to carry more than 40,000,000 gallons daily, has a capacity of The problem here ia to raise the height of tho ponds which flow into it, or by engine power add to tho headway of the water.

One of these two expedients will havo to be adopted. With the relation of the reservoir, tho engines and the conduit thus understood, the remaining problem is to find more Water. In two possible ways this may be ne tomplished. One is to extend the works to the area of the water shed in Queens and Suffolk counties the other is to draV upon the fet unused resources of the present area by means of driven wells but the latter process has already been so largely adopted that at the utmost not more than an addition of five million gallons a day can be hoped for. The course therefore is to extend the works eastward and this is what the bill under consideration provides for.

By the terms of this act the Mayor, the Common Council and the Commissioner of City Works are authorized to acquire the land needed for tho extension of the reservoir (half the land needed is already in possession of the city), to add to the capacity of the engines, to tap new souces of supply and, in short, carry into effect a whole system of enlargement designed to give Brooklyn minimum water supply of 60,000,000 gallons per day, at an estimated cost of S4.500.000. 'What the engineering difficulties to be over eome lire is indicated by the Mayor in the following paragraph of his message Tho true polioy of the city in looking for a large increase of its supply Is to go east, aud so to tap new ponds and streams. And hero we meet with another difficulty. The grade of Long Island is bo low that in order to get head to carry tho additional Bnpply from the present eastern terminus of our conduit at Hock, 'wlile Center to the pumping station at Hidgewood will be necessary to build at Rockvillo Center reservoir baring suificient height to give the zecesaaryfaU to the water, into which reservoir tho water shall be pumped from tho conduit which brings the water from the east The Chief Engineer suggests, for the present, to build a new conduit oastward so far Bouth Oyster Bay, of a capacity equal to oonduiting Jtr to jiity maiioa gallonB daily. this extension Ol American Travel jyy Mr.

IBeectier. The "Circuit of the Continent as Described to a Large Audience in the Academy of Music Last Niffhtv A lecture vrtis delivered lost evening in the Academy of RTusio, by the Eov. Henry Ward Beecher, on "A Circuit of the Continent," the proceeds to be devoted to tho aid of tb.6 Homo for Consumptives, one of the youngeBt of Brooklyn's charities. General A. C.

Barnes occupied the chair and was surrounded on tho platform by a laro number of persons. Tho audience was very largo, the body of tho hall and the balconios being completely orowded. Tho advent of Mr. Beecher to the platform was the signal for a prolonged outburst of applause. The lecturer spoke for over an hour aud was assisted only by head notes here aud there which he had taken of Ms subject.

REMARKS OF ME. A. O. BABNES. The chairman said Ladies ani Gentlemen Before introducing the lecturer I am requested to say a few words in behalf of the charitable cause which you are nrouiotiue bv your presence here to njgbt Although one of Hie youngest of Brooklyn's chanties, tho Homo for Consumptives is ono of the most deserving and also one of ttie neediest.

Its special mission is to soothe the declining lives of this class of Incurables aud to make their luBt days free from pr. ration and any Ruxlety. It in also possible greatly to alleviate their suilVrins, and occasionally the tender nurses and tho skillful phvyicians Kond patients back into tho world hale and happy. There ia no other institution among us that does the work so syrttematicaily. Tho members who constitute the Boavd of Managers of the Homo havo made th very best use possible of their limited and income, and the amount of good that hua been done cbii only be computed from tho record of human benevolence kept on High, whore we ail naturally hoe that our names will also appear as having dune what we could.

A special effort isnow beinguiadt to relieve theinytitutmu from debt by paying oil' the mortgage upon the building of $10,000. A portion of this has already been paid, including a legacy or gift from the Murquand fund, which will be materially increased, if the whole amount is otherwise secured. It is believed that, including tho proceeds of this evenings lecture and discounting the Marquand amount, the remaining deficiency will not exceed fifteen hundred dollars and possibly there aro friends in this audienco one or three or Ave or fifteen who wi.uld lite to pay this amount, and if ho their contributions shall bo most gratefully received. Laughter. Iu communicating upon this subject write to tho president, 21)0 Columbia In a recent work of a Russian poet novelist, Tourgeneff begins a description of au imaginary congress of the virtues held once upon a time upon Mouut Olympus.

As natural the virtues were delegates ond tho vices wero not, it follows that the assembly was composed entirely of ladies laughter like the Board of Managers. It appears that two of thorn wore peculiarly brilliant, and that they never met before. Their names were benevolence and gratitude. To night it is proposed to reintroduce us, to renew tills introduction, and in return for the contribution by your presence here this evening right away, give not only this, but a substantial preminm a lecture by onr great hearted friend and neighbor who has taken great interest in thi3 enterprise. His subject is: uTho Circuit of tho Continent by a Circuit Preacher" laughter, whose parish is even wider than his subject Ladies and gentlemen, Mr.

Beecher. Applause. THE LECTUEE. Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, on coming forward, was received with applause.

He said Although we arc all citizens of a very great country, territorially considered, our ordinary thought in regard to this contiuent is extremely deficient On tho south we have our Konaissanco, Mexico coining to a higher and a better height one of the noblest States lying near tho Equator, and destined in no distaut future to rise to an eminence surpassing anything wo have known in modern days in her history. On the North there is a Btill mightier dominion by which we learn we know comparatively but little. It ia in that direction chiefly that we may hope for especially, if not an equal, yet a worthy companion of these United States. Summer, in pursuance of a purpose that I long had had to visit every side of my country, on the 9th of July I made out toward the West. My general circuit was along tho North Pacific road to the ocean thonoe to California, back across as far ag Utah, thou down through Colorado, through Missouri and the Indian territory and Texas, sweeping through that State in its principal places to the" North and then through tho chief cities thero, to Savannah and Charleston and then home agaln reaching here on tho 20th of October.

This circuit, with its zig zags, made about eighteen thousand six hundred miles, taking one hundred and twenty two days, during which period not a drop of water fell upon us, nor a cloud hid the sun, with tho exception of one in tfie early period. And as au illustration of the thorough organization of railroad affaii'3 seveuty five appointments were made and every one of them, without let or hindrance, was kept regularly. Such a circuit, with so many appointments, including the whole Northern, Middle and Southern States, speaks well, and is a contrast somewhat with the earlier history of the Western country. I suppose we know less about the dominions than any othor part, but wo are quite ignorant also of tho central sections uf the Unitt States. About 18')6 Jefferson, faraighted, organized an expedition to explore the country beyond tho Mississippi "Lewis and Clarke" it is called, I mean their travels afterward published and the party computed about sixteen or twenty persons.

They made their way along the flat to Missouri and across the mountains, and reached the region of Oregon aud returned again, having spent two winters, whon they could not travel and the whole occupied two years aud a half. This was the condition so late as the time of Jefferson's Administration, and such was the knowledge of our own conutry before supposed to be inaccessible a country where these great aud sovereign States are flourishing and promising bo much of grandour in tho future. It has been suppo.swl, even to a very recent poriod, that tho northwest portion of our country must be given up to Winter aud desolation. The Dominion, as it is called tho British Possession is made up on the cast of the lakes of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario west of Lake Superior come in the great provinces which aro really tho equivalent of our States Manitoba. Assiuaboia, Sascatchewan, Alberta, Athabaska and Colnmbla.

These are the vast provinces that are just now beginning to receive life through emigration popufation. I penetrated the north by way of the Red River as far aa tho City of Winnipeg upon that lake, or near the foot of that lake of tho same name. We have very few American towns that can surpass Winnipeg, whether you view its business houses or the' residences of tho wealthy citizens. I recall nowhere in the West such magnificent houses and homes as circuit thatciiyin the wilderness, scarcely ton years old. The Hudson's Bay Company's store surpasses Stewart's store in New York.

I spent two days lecturing there, and all that I saw and all that I learned 'filled me with surprise and gratification. Now about the latitude. The southern point of tho British Doniiuion, reaches upward to sixty degrees at latitude north, everywhere cultlvatable. One of the revelations maditomowas that instead of this vast northwestern territory belonging to the Dominion being a howling wilderness and a desolation, it is the very paradise of wheat upon thisgloba; and nowhere else in our own land and no whore abroad aro thero such wheat fields as those which cover the territory upon the south and the north of the great Northern Pacific Railway. LAKE WINNIPEG is about miles long and, the Sascatchewan River empties itself into it toward the southern end.

Further to the north is another rivor which enters into the Athabaska Lake and thence by curious actions Uowb down into Lake Winnipeg. About 800 miles west of this aud at the foot of the. Itocky Mountains runs this great wheat country, which is destined to be occupied by probably 10.000,000 of persona before the end nf thin century. And they raise in all that territory, almost up to Slave Lake, wheat, barley, oats, grass, auperoiy excei lout vegei itoieH, an tun hummer vegetables, and in some portions even melons themsulvea ripen in Summer. Tho Summer proper, the growing Summer, is about four months in duration.

Then Winter. Now, the Winter ilw.ee in Winter. I aughter. It is considered a warm day with tho thermometer ten do grees below zoro laughter, and it is considered a refreshing and wholesome time when it goes down from forty to jlxty. Renewed laughter.

It would seem to us as though that would interfero with the rise of the population and that it would never tako hold. But I am informed by those who have moved into tho region from New York State that they dou't suffer during the Winter half so much as in tho New York State; aud that was the testimony also in relation to Manitoba aud Dakota aud Montana all on account of the great dry noss of the atmosphere. At forty they do not feel, thoy tell so cold as in New York State when the thermometer is below freezing point, on account oi the ex ceeding dryness of tho atmosphere. A voice on the platform Do yon mean forty below Rev. Mr.

Beecher Forty below. Did I Bay forty above? Laughter. The voico No, but you said forty. llev. Mr.

Beecher But I was on the downward scale then. Laughter. The population of this British possession. is mostly Scotch and English, with a scattering of Scandinavian people. During eight months of the year there is the careless social relaxation of tho homo life an interest In developing museums aud entertainments that do not turn upon mere roaming and passions.

Often civilization makes advances iu a population shut up for a considerable period of tho year and obliges them to find ant matter. that are good in domestic relations and domestic life. I have been accustomed to say that in California and far Southern States people wero through a period of several generations falling to ruin inoro or less where they had no celery to pick and no barns to fill that is to say, they are not so provident as if they wero obliged to look forward. But the British possessions in the near future aro going to develop a very noble type of civilization on the method of our ideas. For tho government of the Dominion IS SUBSTANTIALLY REPUBLICAN.

Nominally it is a colony of Great Britain, but In tho management of its own affairs it is almost absolute the ouly interference being in relation to courts among the governors of tho various provinces but the will of the people, howover, is generally considered. Great Britain has learned how to manage her colonies, namely, to pay them very large sums of money for external improvements and let thorn alone. Applause. If that policy had been pursued by her toward us formerly I don't know but that to day wo should have beon under the crown, and assuredly if we were to be under anv crown the ouo that's worn by the illustrious Queen of Great Britain would be the very one that we should chose. Applause.

Tho North Pacific Railroad, which may bo said substantially to begin at St. Paul, runs through a portion of this northern territory, traversing Minnesota, Dakota and Montaua andcrossingthe mountains to Oregon and Washington Territory. It is one of the noble works of our day. Jay Cooke, who laid tha earlier part of it and lost his property happily now largely reckoned for ho has, I believe, retired on the pitiable sum of two or threo millions of dollars langh ter ho failed in the inception and early conduct ol this road. Honry Yillard, who followed in his footstepB, has also followed in his fate hut I trust ho will again have a new Summer for tho present Vinter, for I be lievo him to he an honest man and an able man, and one who has sacrificed himself for the sake of this great enterprise, which is of continental value.

Applause. Manitoba has always been understood to be a great wheat region, but Dakota has arisen to dispute her claims and considers herself now worthy to wear tho coronet of wheat. Manitoba is chiefly a mineral and a herding State; ''herding" means more iu the West and the Northwest and Southwest than It does in New England. I went over the Northwestern Road. I believe I was the first paaneager that crossed on a northern road into the Rocky Mountains on a construction train, and I enjoyed the view more than I did the ride, Laughter.

Wonderful is the wheat produet of those States along which runs the Northern Pacific road and equal in size to that of Great Britain but they claim a mysterious quality in the wheat there which belongs not to California wheat aud certainly not to any other wheat in any other Stato of this Uulon. All tho States raiBe wheat, but it varieB largely in quality, aud it is held that for every purpose the wheat of tho Dakota fields stands at the very summit of value, from twenty five to forty bushels an acre being generally the yield in that district, speaking loosely. Having referred to the size of the farms, tho speaker said the tendency was to break up into pretty email farms, which he considered a wholesome tendency. IF HE HAD HIS CHOICE whether be should own the Union PaclQa and the whole of that central road, or the Southwestern road Jay Gould's great combination or the Northern Pacific, from their relative value to day and their opening power in tho future commend him to the North Pacific road. It was certain, he thought, to be a greater property of its kind than any before heard of upon this Continent.

It was surprising how quickly the towns grew there. For such a development thero were all facilities at hand; when the population commenced to increase so would the towns spring up, the golden harvests cover the fields and tho produce, finding its way overland to the soaboard, would oventually enter the markets of tho world. He thought the emigration which would pour ovf this road would surprise even those who were best acquainted with Buch matters. Tho emigrants now wero largely Germans and Scandinavians. As a general rule Europeans didn't wish to go to the Southern States of America or the Middle, but to the North, and the power of the community was certainly going to gravitate toward their northern temperate zones from ocean to ocean.

When he had crossed the mountains and came to tho Pacific slope he certainly came upon scenery as grand as any in the world. His ear was filled from what ho heard people say about this scenery which on their authority ought to be perfect, Laughter. He Buppoeed that iu the near future parties would bo organized to go over thol Northern Paclfia road, setting off at the Hudson, to the Yellowstone Valley, ono of tho grandest places in tho world, From thero thoy would go inland right to Alaska to Bee the vast glaciers and mountain scenery there. Iu Montana, Dakota and adjacent Bi ltlah'pos fioflfiion malarial diseases were altoAsthar unknown, ox Some Additional Particulars Regarding Sister Mildred's Retirement, The Homeopathic Hospital Trouble Other and Their Causes What ox President Towusend Has to Say The House Physician Reviews the Situation. The New Superintendent.

A factional conflict eeerns to have broken out among the maniwcrs of the Brooklyn Homeopathio Hospital, 'ihc trouble appears to have started with tho reshjuaHon of Sister Mildred from the position of matrou of tho hospital, a position which she has held for tho pan thirteen years, entering the institution shortly after her arrival from England, and establishing the Byetaai of trained nur.ses in the hospital, a system which at that time was but imperfectly understood in this country. At the recent animal election of officers a new sot of bylaws was adopted which had tho effect of mntoriitly changing the nyBtm of management. According to the old bylaws the Board of Trustees appointed a matrou or superintendent, tlie latter to have full control of the household nffairs of tho hospital and to bo alouo responsible for tho management of her department. The now bylaws virtually vest the management of the household department in a committee from the Lndios Aid Association, This committee and snb committeed, made up of members of the Aid Association, now havo tho power to appoint the superintendent of the hospital; to hire or discharge all nurse and servants and to purchase all supplies untaido of the medical department needed in tlie institution. In fact, tho Ladies' Aid Association appear to now have almost absolute control of the Ho 2itaL Although tho institution is a privatn corporation it at tho same time receives nearly $7,000 from the city, $4,000 being devoted to the hospital proper, $1,500 to the dispensnry and $1,200 toward the support of the ambulance service Tlie eh.irte of the Hospital stipulates that fifty trustees, elected by the corporation, shall have full control of the institution and bo responsible for its management.

It was reported that the radical change made in the bylaws of Hospital was largely instrumental in bringing about the retirement of the former president, Mr. Charles A. Tcwnsend, who had held the office for over eleven year. It is also alleged that the retirement of Sister Mildred was largely due to the samn cause. With a view of obtaining a more dotailed account of the renl fooling in the Hospital ond among those connected with tUa institution a reporter of tlie Eagle called yesterday upon the ex resident of the Hospital, Mr.

Charles A. Townsend, at his residence on Keinsou street. THE EX PEESIDENT'S VIEWS. Mr. Townsend was found very willing to converse upon the situation at the hospitnl, and said "At tho time of my declining a re clei.tion to the position of president of tho Ilcuieopathic Hospital I had held tho office for about eleven years.

Shortly after ing elected to the office my a tcntion was called to Sister TNIil dred by Bishop Uttlejohn, who tttontsly rocommunded her appointment to the position of superintendent. After examining into the antecedents of the lady I was convinced that no better person could bo placed at iho hnad of the hoii. eh'ild of tho institution, and I at once appointed her. ie more than filled my expectations, and from that time to the present moment I havo never bad the slightest cause to regret placing her at the head of the Jlo piial household department. lieforo coming to this country she hud received a thorough training ns a hospital muse, and her knowledge, added to a most executive abilJtv, inspired confi ull who came under her supervision, and she raised up a corps of trained nur ses in the Hospital which, 1 may say.

ranked well with tho connected with lieUevue or any other similar institution in tho country, Sister Mildred is one of tho most energetic women Ibave ever met. At. times she is rather abrupt in speech, but it ia safe to say that slip never intentionally offended any one. The abruptness is often natural to energetic natures like hers, and it must be remembered that she has had a great deal to try her patience in a long life devoted to the sick and complaining. I can see no reason why she in not as capable of holding the position of superintendent uf the hospital to day as she ever has been.

It ha.s bhm urged that alio is too corpulent to move about rapidly, but even admitting such to be the cae, she has the ability to govern others, end she could control the hospital household as well through her subordinates as though she were acting iu person." AX EXCELLENT MANAGER. "During tho muny years I havo been connected with Iho Hospital as President," continued Sir. Townsend, llI have beon largely identified with Sister Mildred in looking after the household of the institution, and I havo time and again hud occasion to admire her excellent management and her forethought in takiug caro of tho interests of the institution." 'It is said the Tv.i dies' Aid Association found fault with Sister Mildred becauso of her abruptut sa of Hpeech, and that she often treated visiting members of that organization with incivility." lfc3, 1 have heard such reports," said Mr. Town send. "I will relate a little incident which camo under my uotice.

A lady complained pKysician that Sis tor Mildred, when ntai kuw she kept tho Hospital so clean, replied, 'That ia viy I aBked the Sister about it and she said, lI told the lady that was my busmena eo you see a simple misunderstanding tho intonation of the sentonno got the good Sister into trouble." "What do you think of tho now bylaws placing the management of the association with tho Ladies' Aid Society "Well, ladies aro apt to bo very energetic at tho start, but thty hardly have the application of men, I hope the new form of management will work well, and I be lieve it will, at least for a time. Of course, a large body of ladies aud thero are some forty or fifty in tho asso ciation is bound to have its differences of opinion. The old system of placing entire control of the household of the Hospital in the hands of the superintendent has worked excellently for eleven years or more. I can only hope the Hospital will continue to prosper under the new order of things." "What was your reason for uot accepting the renomi nation as president of the Hospital 'I found the duties devolving upon the office too heavy for mo to attend to. I believe the new president will carry on the work, and I can only hope tho Hospital will continuo to prosper and extend ita uscfulnesst It is well backed by the city and it should be the duty of those connected with the institution to do everything in their power to warrant the confidence placed in them by tho citizens of Brooklyn." THE HOTJSE PHYSICIAN.

Thenowhouso physician, Dr. HcWalne, said ho had always got along very well A ith Sister Mildred, although he understood her relations with tho Ladies' Aid Association had not been altogether of the pleasantest nature. She was apt to be rather abrupt in speech, but those who understood her best paid no attention to her little flurries of temper. Ho said that up to the timo Sister Mildred retired from her position of matron of the Hospital, sh. was in the habit of controlling everything connected with the household department of the institution, Shohad been iu the Hospital so many years that she had como to look upon tho institution as her own, and at times she overstepped the bounds of her office, and attempted to interfere with the medical department of the institution, "Only a short time ego," said Dr.

McWaine, "a case of alleged nervous prostration was brought to tho Hospital. It was that of a woman about 30 years of age. The case turned out to be one of insanity, and the moment Sister Mildred was made aware of the true nature of the case sho insisted upon the patient being immediately turned out of the Hospital, even before the proper papers had been made out for admitting the insane woman to the Flatbush Asylum. "The new house physician stated that he insisted the patient should remain at th 3 Hospital until the proper authorities could take charge of her. Sister Mildred protested that she had the right to turn any case from the institution she wished to, but a littlo argument and firmness brought the aistor around, and the patient remained until the insane asylum authorities were ready to received her." Dr.

MoWaine said further that the sister waa apt to bo very abrupt in her manner toward the visiting members of the Ladles' Aid Association. The association now and then has entertainments in tho wards of the hospital, of a musical and literary nature, usually followed by a simple repast of ice cream, cake and lemonade, tho receipts from such entertainments being turned over to the Hospital fund. Sister Mildred often objected to. cloariug a word for the purpose of giving these entertainments, on the ground that it disturbed tho patients and upset things generally. Tho Ladies' Aid Society, on the other hand, insisted upon their right to do as they pleased iu the institution, and hence a conflict of authority was brought about.

Dr. McWaino said Miss Gertrude Barrett, of the New Haven training school for nurses, one of the best in the country, would soon come ou to take charge of the house department of the institution, along with Mrs. Leggett, the present FOB TIIE CODING SUMMER MEETINGS. Sparge Vimt ot Entries Received by the Coney Is In nil Jockey Club. Tlie Coney Island Joclccr Club made public yesterday the entries received up to tho 1st inst.

for the stakes to he competed for at the next June and September meetings. The exhibit on the whole is a most gratifying one. The new stakes closed especially well, tho Emporium, with $5,000 added, showlug.nfty slx entries of most promising three year olds. The Suburban Handicap, for all ages, at a mile and a quarter, with added, has seventy four entries. The great Post Stakes, for two year olds, received fifteen subscriptions.

Mr. Pierre Lorillard and the Dwyer Brothers are the only owners with two subscriptions each, the Itancocas Stable being represented with young Mortimera, while the Brooklyn stable shows two Billets, two Virgila and one each by Enquirer and Glengarry. The Coney Island Stakes, for three 3rear olds and upward received thirty one entries, and the great two year old selling stakes fifty entries, wldch include many of the best horses owned iu the East. The Coney Island cup also promises an excellent race. The entries for the September meeting are also on a Urge scale.

The Autumn stakes for two year olds show no less than 102 entries the Septoniber stakes for three year olds, fifty oight the great Long Island stakes at two mile heats, fourteen entries, with possibly additional ones on September 1 the Great Eaatern for two year olds, at three quarters of a mile, has ninety seven entries, of which Pierre Lorillard makes twenty three tho Bridge Handicap for three year olds, at a mile aud a half, has seventy three entries, of which Mr. Withers is the largest contributor the Autumn cup, at three milee, has twenty six entries, which inclnde such old timers as Oi en more, Bushwhacker, Ella Warfield, Fair Count and Lida Stanhope. IX FULL WAR PAINT. Xlie Thirteen ard Independent Democrat. The indeperdent element of the Thirteenth Ward Democratic Association has donned tha war paint and sharpened the tomahawks for a abort, sharp and decisive battle.

Since tho General Committee meeting last Tuesday eveulng a caucus has been held, at which it waa decided tv continue the fight with re newed vigor, John H. Courtney professed to he able to prove the charges he made in reference to Auditor Voege and Alderman Conner, and other (allegations will, it is said, be made against the latter gentleman to the effect that he was unfriendly, to say the least, to a prominent Democratic candidate at the last election. Altogether tho sessions of tha speobtf commltteo of the General Committee promise to be lively. A call for a meeting of the ward "association, signed by President Conner Jtnft Secretary I. Horrla, baa The White Star steamer, Germanic, had not been report rd at sundown yesterday.

The opinion is that her machinery is disabled. Mrs. Sarah H. Lord, widow of the late Kev. Dr.

Lord, and sistorof Judge Van Brunt, died yesterday at the Judge's resideuco in "New York. James liediield, 60 years old, a salesman, dropped dead yesterday morning at the One Hundred and Twenty fifth street station of tho Third aremio Elevated Road, in Now York, A petition to Congress in favor of abolishing entire' tho tariff on the works of foreign art, both ancient and modern, has been signed by 133 artists, art students and engravers iu New York. It was reported yesterday that the New York Central aud Hudson lliver Railroad had issued orders to reduce the working force of the iad, and that over a thousand employes havo been discharged. The handkerchief importers of this country have prepared a petition asking Congress for a change in what they claim to be au unjust and illegal levy of tho duties on their goods. A preliminary meeting of tho National Association of Window Gluts Manufacturers was held yesterday nt the Metropolitan HotoL The proceedings were conducted with closed doors.

Isaacs Samuels, wholesale dealers in clothing and trimmings at No. 272 Canal street. New York, made an assignment yesterday. The liabilitiea aro $80, 0U0. A furious fire was raging in London this morning before day in tho premises of S.

V. Silver colonial merchants and publishers, No. CT Corn hill. The whole city was illuminated and engines wero called from all parts of Iho city. Tlie new public library presented to West Bay City, by Henry w.

Sage, of Ithaca, N. was dedicated yesterday. Prnfesaur Moses Cult Tyler, of Con tell University, delivered tho dedicatory speeeh, and Mr. Sage, tlie presentation speech. The building is worth aud cou tains 8,000 volumes.

The matinee given to day at the Metropolitan Opera Houo, New York, was for tho benefit of tho families of tho Sandy Hook pilots, the French seamen and Gloucester fishermen. Yesterday $1,300 worth of tickets had boon sold. The sale of tickets began on Tuesday, nnd the sum raised wan large, considering the short time they had been offered. The New York Fire Board yesterday resolved to lay the lire telegraph wires under ground along Broadway, from the South Ferry to Central Park, along Forty second struct from Uroadway to Tenth avenue, and along TJiirty fourih street from Broadway to tho East itiver. Tho wires aro insulated, numberu.t and surrounded by lead.

The late Joseph Arnold, of Derby, N. ha left a will bequeathing his legacy of $5,000,000 to be paid in a century and a half to the town. Tho selectmen and town treasurer and bank president aud treasurer of Derby aud their successors nro made tho trustees of the fund. Tho present value of tho fund is $4,500. The real estate, domestic and foreign patents and other property of tho American Heating and Power Company wore sold at am tiou yesterday in New York.

Tho company defaulted last year. Messrs. Dodge, Withers and Waldron, tho committee representing tlte bondholders, bought in everything, paying $87,303 for tho property. The American Water Color Society held lis quarterly meeting last night in tho Academy of Design, New York, and by an almost unanimous vote it was decided to keep the exhibition, which nonius ou February 4, open Sundays. It was decided uot to sell catalogues, on Sunday.

This movement, it is thought, will result soon iu opening the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The annual meeting of tho "Woman's Board of Foreign Missions commenced in Boston yesterday. The Board now includes 22 branches, and ha 07 mis fiiouaries, SI Uible women, 25 boarding schools and homes in the East aud 123 village and clay schools. Tlie receipts of the year wero $108,450. It was stated hy speakers that the work in Turkey aud Japau has been particularly encouraging.

The freight rate war has been begun by Commissioner Fink, who has issued a public notice to Bhipiers of freight over the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Hailroad, informing them that that road has no authority to issue through bills of lading for shipments intended to bo transported er the Michigan Central, Grand Trunk, Lake Shore and Michigan South wiiikiShiow.SjMX Railroads. house of Charles F. Stiukuey, a'3all; Rwar, was set on fire Wedne. 'day night by the ignition of naphtha, aud Mrs. Slickuey was burned to death.

In his efforts to rescue her Mi. Stickuey was shockingly burned, losing ono bund, and his recovory is doubtful, Stickney was one of the three Fall River defaulters sentenced to prison some years ago. Ho had formerly been one of the most prominent among social and business men in that city. The Justices of the City Court in New York, yesterday removed the clerk, deputy clerk, assis tant clerk, stenographer, interpreter and court officers. New appointments were made.

The Judges said tho removals wore in the interest of Civil Service reform. Tho changes made yestorday reduce tho expenses of the court $4,000 a year. Among those removed was air. John Savage, the well known literary man, who waa clerk of the court. The Secretaries of War nnd Navy appeared before tho House Committee on Appropriations yesterday in behalf of an appropriation for a Greoly relief expedition.

It is likely that Congress will be asked to make tho appropriation this weak sufficient in auiouut to fit out and provision two relief vessels for two years although they hoped that the imperiled members of the tireely relief expedition might bo reached aud brought back home within three mouths from tho time these vessels depart on the mission. Burglars entered Trinity Church, New York, on Sunday night and robbed the collection boxes of $10 aud helped themselves to wine. They entered the church through tho cellar by forcing the lock on au iron door which opens from tho surface of the ground in the rear of tho church. The money and the wine were all the booty secured. Very little of value is left in the church.

The silver communion service is kept in the Park Bank and never allowed to Btay over night iu the church. A watchman will be stationed in the church henceforth. In the trial of James Nutt yesterday, in Tittsburg, for the shooting of Pukes, several witnesses testified for the oof ease. Dr. Fuller, the family physician, stated that ho considered young Nutt an imbecile, whose mind would be inflamed by the murder of his father to such an extent that he would bo mono mauiao on the subject, and would easily lose control over himself if excited by the object of his mania.

The evidence of Dr. Fuller made a deep impression upon the jury, Mr. Null's testimony excited much sympathy as did that of several of tho relatives of tho prisoner. The American Society of Civil Engineers yesterday held their annual meeting in New York, and discussed uniform standard time. The committee on standard timo reported in favor of abandoning the division ot tho day into halves of 12 hours each, and to adopt a single series of hours numbered from 1 to 21.

Hon. J. Whittemore, Chief Engineer of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St, Paul Railroad, was appointed president or the ensuing year. A reception was given the members last night by Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Macdon ald, of No. 247 Fifth avenue. To day the members inspected the engines and ccblo apparatus of the Brooklyn bridge, at the Brooklyn terminus. The annual meeting was held in the Madison avenue' Congregational Church, Now York, last evening, sud a great deal of excitemout followed the discussion of the matter of Dr. Newman's retention.

Tho church was established fourteen years, ago, and many of those who belonged to it at that time are dissatisfied with ita present condition. Two years ago Dr. Newman became pjstor, when the membership was 800 and the church debt $80,000. He was to identify him self with tho church and be installed pastor. Ho has not been installed pastor, and his salary of $10,000 a year is paid with groat difficulty.

The vote of the trustees was againet Dr. Newman, and a new man is to be chosen to fill tho pulpit. It was stated last night that General Grant had said that unless the church bocatno Methodist he would leave it. The membership has fallen off greatly recently. Burglars entered the store of Messrs.

Gold smith manufacturing jewelers, at No. 49 Maiden lane, New York, on Tuesday night, and stole a great many diamonds. The firm occupy the third floor, and au eutranco was effected by inserting a jimmy between one of the joints of tho door, which easily gavo way. i The safes were opened by explosives and every jewel of any value was stolon. The thieves visited tho floor above aud robbed Mr.

Bulova, jewojry $100 worth of jewelry. The amount of jewelry etoleu from Mr. Goldsmith was not stated, the police authoritioa advising against it. A great doal of anxiety was caused by tho burglary among the largo jewolry firms on tlie street, and many safes were overhauled and strengthened. This is the first burglary of importance iu seven years in Maiden lane.

The police believe that the burg lars were secreted inside the building when tho doors were closed on Tuesday evening and that they were at work nearly all night. Professor Isaac H. Hall, the archa3ologist of Philadelphia, testified in the Fenardent Di Cesuola case in New York yesterday and described at length the method pursued in the translation of the inscriptions found on the Cypriote objects. These, he eaid, it would have been impossible to have counterfeited successful Iy, nor could inscriptions have bean invouted. Mr.

Q. A. Ward was called as a witness to testify as to the way in which the arm was doweled into the trunk of the priest, No. 22, the figure with tho patera. Ho sponged the head and pronounced it to be all of stone.

His attention was called to the testimony of Messrs. Hutch lugs and Gehleu to the effect that the head had been menaea on tue nose ana uearu ana in omer maces, auu airaiu testified that he didn't believe it. and that it was apparently all of stone. Mr. Oudin, who in the absence of Mr.

Bangs conducted tho cross examination, called attention to a spot above the left eye. Mr. Ward sponged it carefully, picked it aud then admitted there was a filling of plaster. HiB attention being called to a pot on the forehead, he examined that and found it to be cement. He also examined places on the nose aud beard, wlure traces of cement remained, and said the depressions looked aa if they had been filled up at some time with some substance which hatLibeen removed.

Thus the witness was forced to corroKnVaTo tfcMfcJfe, Dients of Messrs. Hutchinga and Qchmen and flatlyion ti edict that of Di Cesnola and Prlnjff who testinejft that the figure had never been tampejjdRi wjth. 'THE OBIOUjS OF MAS." Kev. Mr. Chfipma 's lecture to morrow flr entng will boon "The generally are cordially id irtgfuof Man." The peoplo ivitcd to attend, as tho cougre gatiou of the 'temple Issael are desirous of their neigh bors', sharing with tho learned instructions of their rahnl.

The Republican Caucus. The Republican representatives in both branches of Congress had a joint cauous last evening, and selected a campaign committee, whose business will be to keep the voters of the country supplied with such literature as, in the judgment of these gentlemen, it maybe desirable, in the interest of the party, to lay before them. In the selection of the mem bers of tho committee there is nothing espec ially suggestive unless it be that tho various delegations seem to have been dominated by a desire to see to it that the party shall not in the coming struggle be seriously embar rassed by the weight of anything resent bling a principle. All the factious of the party are represented in the new committee, nnd every conceivablo shade of opinion which a man may entertain will find an exponent. Senator Miller, of California, beads tho list of members agreed upon, from which it may be inferred that the Congressional Committee will not hesitate in the conduct of the Presidential canvass to adopt the methods of "practical politics "at which reformers and independents are disposed to cavil.

Senators Allison, of Kansas, Hoar, of Massachusetts, Jones, of Nevada and Sewoll, of New Jersey, and Representatives Hiscock, of New York and McKinley, of Ohio, are familiar figures in the body, and a flavor of carpetbagism is given by the addition of Mackay, of South Carolina, aud Bisbee, of Florida, to the Committee. According to the correspondents, we are informed that the key note of the coming campaign was struck by Senator Edmunds, bnt precisely what the "key note" might have been was either by oversight or study unhappily concealed. Mr. Edmunds is credited with remarking that the "outlook of the Republican party for success next Fall had not in fifteen years been so promising at this early stage of the campaign as now," with calling attention to "the aggressions of monopolies," and with adding that the people were alive to these encroachments upon their rights and ready to support the party which promised them the most wise and practical measures of relief." To declare that the prospects are better than at any time in fifteen years is hardly striking the "key note" unless there has been a mixing up lately of music and landscape, and it will assuredly be one of the miracles of politics if the grand old party enters upon tho approaching or any remote campaign with opposition to monopoly as a battle cry. Indeed, Mr.

Edmunds' remark must have been peculiarly amusing to such railroad representatives as Senators Blair, Sewoll and Miller, nnd decidedly refreshing to Representative Hiscock, the instrument of the Syracuse special raters and the New York Central. Something more to the purpose than anything credited to Mr. Edmunds was expressod by Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts, in the following resolution which the caucus adopted R'itolvcd, That we express our sympathy and will extend our co operation in all practicable ways to all Southern Republicans who are struggling to exercise tho vital and fundamental right of free suffrage in popular elections, aud no less do we pledge our friendship and assistance to all. citizens of the Southern States who havo not beon Republicans, but are manfully contending against tho proscription or murder of voters aud in favor of freedom in polities, honest political methods and public education for the whole people and wo recommend the prompt and cordial union of Republicans with all such patriotic citizens in combined efforts to redeem their States from tho fatal domination of false ideas and dishonoring practices. Translated into plain English this simply means that in so far as is possible whatever remains in the Northern mind of distrust of the South shall, as in times gone by, be played upon, and that to the more effective doing of this the coteries of Federal office holders in the various States shall be sustained and stimulated in the work of vilifying tho constituencies which by a caricature of terms they are said to represent.

The truth is that in so far aB the proceedings of the caucus are indicative of tho course to be pursued by the partj they indicate a determination to repeat in so far as possible the which prevailed four years ago. There will be rnttfeU empty talk about the purity of the ballot box, about the rights of the colored man, about the protection of American labor, about Civil Service reform, while underneath it all the one unswerving purpose will bo to hold on to the Government and tho offices with a death grip. The Baltimore Council. The Plenary Council which is to meet in November next is already exciting considerable interest among the Catholics of America, and as councils have always been the modus vivendi of all churches, by which their principles have been formulated, their dissensions healed, their practical difficulties dealt with and their work carried on, the other Christian communities will look 5n with interest at the sayings ond doings of the American Roman Catholic prelates. Since each of the bishops who recently held a conference with the Papal authorities at Rome received secret printed instructions at tho close, it is not likely that Cardinal Simeoni, the Prefect of the Propaganda, would reveal these instructions to a correspondent of tho Baltimore Sun.

It was no bewraying of secrets, however, to indicate the general course proposed for the Council, or the nature of the chief difficulties with which it will have to deal. We may also accept it as tho fact that it was not the American bishops who objected to Monsignor Seppiaci presiding as Papal Nuncio at the Council, but tho Pope himself, who decided that an American would be most acceptable to American Catholics, and that tho Archbishop of Baltimore was tho proper person to preside over tho Plenary Council which is to be held in the chief city of his province. When the secret printed instructions given to the bishops at Rome havo been discussed and accepted, probably with amendments, by the Council they will receive the Pope's approval and have the force of Canon law. There can be little doubt that the Council is to signalized by the bestowal of a cardinal's hat upon Archbishop Gibbons. That the work of the Council will be no sinecure but will require the highest exercise of prudence and judgment is clear from tho four general topics which Cardinal Simeoni tas intimated as certain to engage its attention.

The first of these questions is the raising of the standard of education for the priesthood in this country. The attainments required to give a clergyman social influence in the large centers of our civilization are necessarily far greater than those which suffice for the missionary among scattered and primitivo settlers. Hence the training of the priesthood in tho United States requires greater breadth aud depth than in the earlier days of our Republic. Then it might suffice to know the teachings of the church, to bo skillful the ecclesiastical administration and to be apt in teaching simple folks the positive precepts and duties of their religion. The coming Council will decide upon the advisability of a two years' course in philosophy and mental science to precede the three years' study of theology tho physical sciences will be given a place which they have not hitherto attained in ecclesiastical seminaries, while Biblical exegesis, ecclesiastical history and Canon law will receive due attention, in addition to the familiarity required at present in the dogmas and formularies of the church.

It is to be hoped that the Protestant churches will be aroused by this action to burniBh their own educational armor, so that Greek may meet Greok and the Methodist may not find him boU impar congressus AcMUi." A little learning is a dangerous thing Drink deep, or taste not tho Pierian spring. There aro too many Brother Jaspers in the evangelical ministry who are still persuaded that the sun do move." But when the old church is thus equipped ittelleetually and comes forth "bright as the siJJb fair as the moon and terrible as an army wltv banners" it will be necessary to provide for its artennil harmony. With this object epis A casual glance at the table of accidents on railroads presented by the State Commissioners shows that while the proportion of deaths by violence to injuries on the Long Island was four to fifty one, on the New York Central it was as 101 to 150. This goeB far to justify the belief that the Central has a fixed policy of finishing a victim outright, and so keeping within the 5,000 limit decreed by the State as an equivalent of a single life, instead of merely maiming him and takiug the chances of such a verdict as Major Harrold's. The patent upsetting and fire scattering stove is the favorite agency for promoting this sort of economy.

The proposition that mankind enjoys about an equal division of felicity seems to be illustrated in the domestic history of Prince Frederic Charles of Germany and his consort. Tho irregularities in tho life of the former have led to a scandal the Princess made it by appealing to the Emperor for a divorce he compromised on a separation. This seems to have so annoyed the Prince that that excellent gentleman went out, got drunk and on his return treated his wife to a beating that would have gangrened a London costennonger with envy. The amount of enjoyment felt by her is not set forth, but this little glimpse of aristocratic customs serves to confirm Lord Byron's judgment that princesses, for all their jewels and laees, are not better off in the essential possession of happiness than peasants. The defense in the Nutt murder trial is taking a good deal of pains to give the jury an excuso for acquitting the prisoner.

Emotional insanity is as good a pretext as any, and perhaps better than any other, since nobody has over been able to tell exactly what emotional insanity is. That young Nutt was urged to kill Dukes by a feeling of revenge, and that that feeling implies a good deal of emotional disturbance goes without saying, but that he was at the time of the shooting morally irresponsible for his acts nobody believos. Paper constitutions and written laws are something that civilized communities cannot very well dispense with, but thero aro times when society feels justified in lifting itself oy its bootstraps above them. General Butler, during his last visit to Washington, is reported to have assailed the policy of tariff reform on the ground that it would be gratifying to England aud, therefore, result in alienating Irish voters from the Democratic party. If Butler said this he was guilty of uttering a very shallow argument.

A repeal of the tariff on raw materials would enable American manufacturers to compete with their English rivals in the markets of the world, and such competition would be very far from proving a source of gratification to England. If our Irish American voters carry their traditional animosity into economic questions involving British interests they will heartily support any policy that offers American producers a chance to throw their surplus stock upon the foreign market. It looks as if the new treaty with Mexico, now under consideration at Washington, were mainly scheme to advance certain speculative enterprises, in which General Grant and Jay Gould are the parties chiefly interested. Theso enterjwises embrace a system of Mexican railroads and the conversion of large tracts of territory into sugar plantation's to be worked by Chinese laborers. It is intimated that as tho roads cannot possibly be made profitable for years to come they will be used to rope in innocent stockholders, whose subscriptions will furnish the "returns" upon which the projectors are calculating.

Tho clause in the treaty permitting the free entry of the sugar raised on these plantations would secure one of the richest prizes that the in gonious Mr. Gould ever struggled to possess. It is a programme worthy of its author and its discussion in the Senate ought to prove highly interesting. The duty of our Government in the matter of American citizens held for offenses against the municipal law of foreign nations was fully considered during the latter part of the Administration of President Pierce, and its policy defined by the Hon. William L.

Marey, Secretary of State, in his discussion with M. Hulse mann, Austrian Charge touching the case of Martin Kozta. Mr. Marcy thus succinctly sums up the claims of this Government All that we demand, and this we can demand as right, is that in her proceedings against American citizens for ofTeiiSL'S committed within her jurisdiction she (Austria) should give them the full and fair benefit of her system, and deal with them as she did with her own subjcctB or with those of other foreign Powers. The most that one nation can reasonably ask of another in such a caBe is here expressed.

We would not grant more ourselves, nor would we acknowledge the right of any foreign Power to review the proceedings of an American court of justice under any pretext whatever. So long as the accused enjoys all the rights and privileges accorded by the law of tho land in which the offense was committed there can be no sufficient ground for intervention. There is reason to believe that Governor Abbett, of New Jorsey, has never been given sufficient credit for originality. In the good old days of the Camden and Amboy Railroad monopoly, when Commodore Stockton was said to havo carried the little Commonwealth in his breeches pocket, that corporation, in return for its exclusive privileges, consented to relieve the State of the necesaity of levying taxes. To be sure, the company reimbursed itself by exacting a tribute from every through passenger over its road, but Jerseymen were none the less happy on that account, and thoroughly enjoyed a system that spared them the visits of the Tax Collector.

That blissful era, however, has passed away, and a very different order of things exists. Under the decision of the State courts certain railroad corporations are perpetually exempt from taxation. Governor Abbett regards this as a wrong, and to remedy it invents the ingenious theory that the privilege of exemption is in the'nature of property that may be taken by the State for public purposes ns any other property is. For this reason we ay his originality has never been properly recognized. A perpetual privilege is ns ever lasting as eternity, and how to fix its value is one of those things which we do not believe a Jersey corhmission could ever find out, not even if they were aided by the advice of a Philadelphia lawyer.

Tim Annual Concert. Ilrill and Hcccp tion of tiio Xhirlecnth flesimciit Drum Corps. The amiuat concert, exhibition, drill and reception of the drum and bugle corps of the Thirteenth Kegitnent, which occurred last evening at tho armory, corner of Elatbush avenue and Hanson place, was attended by a very large gathering of ladies and gentlemen. The social entertainments which are arranged by tho members of the regiment have always been attractive, and havo never failed to bring to the armory a large attendance. The one given by the drum and bugle corps last night was no exception to tbiB rulo.

Before the concert commenced the gallery, which runs around the immense drill room, was crowded and tho seats upon the floor itself, which had beou placed for the accommodation of those who desired to dance were also i acked. Iu the center of tho south side of the nrmory was the baud stand, Sankcd on cither side by a brass howitzer, which iu turn was draped with the national colors. At 8 o'olock the concert, by Dodworth's Thirteenth Regiment baud, commenced the selections were thoroughly appreciated and wero as follows Overture, "Orpheus" Gavotte, "StBphnnio" CzibuUa Cornet solo. Air, Vario, "Jenny JonB3" Short Mr. T.

V. Shnrt. Selections, "11 Trovatire" Verdi Piccolo solo, "Lea Vnlours" Signor Nozifilia. Drill, Drum and Bugle Corps. Cornet solo, 'Prairie Itose, Mr.

T. V. Short. The solos by Messrs. Short and Nozigliawexe encored.

The drill of the drum and bugle corps, which comprised the sixth number on the programme, was excellent. The corps, which consists of twenty drummers and ten buglers, went through tho nil camp duty drill and acquitted thomselves admirably, tho dram major'B commands being executed with a rapidity that was astonishing. After the coruet solo, which followed the drill, dancing was commenced and continued until an early hour this morning. About two hundred couples wore upon the floor. The officers of the drum and bugle corps aro as follows Edward Mclntyre, drum major Frank W.

Balmes, first sergeant Joseph E. Cooper, second sergeant; P. W. Tnrnoy, sergeant bugler; Charles A. Linds ley, first corporal George K.

Ivoye, second corporal Stephen 3. Mooney, corporal bugler. Tlie floor manager was Drum Major Mclntyre, assisted by Sergeant Balmes and Corporal Liudsley. Tho Floor Committee consisted of tlto following gentlemen Sergeant P. W.

Turnoy, J. B. Strachan, Charles D. Fink, L. C.

Flobd, George W. Mackenzie, Charles Has lett, D. Jleinhard, A. R. Taylor, Walter Love, Louis Wahler, James O.

George Love.John Clark, A. H. Johnson, J. Laugdon, J. H.

Trail, J. Boniface, W. C. Thomas, George Kiermaior, WUliam Wahler, Bandolph White, A. L.

Murphy, Henry Hop kiua. Tho Committee of Arrangements was as follows Sergeant Josoph E. Cooper, George W. Carlin, Corporal S. J.

Mooney, Ernll Krotscbmau, Harry W. Rossoll. PRACTICAL LESSONS IN COOKERY. Maria Partem Showing her Pupilw How to Prepare Sundry Agreeable Dislies About thirty ladies, old and young, sat in a largo room at the Headquarters of the Union tor Christian Work, on Smith street, yesterday afternoon. Nearly all wore sealskin, sac quos, and each held in her hands a book, apiece of paper or a tablet and a pencil.

In front of them was a large gas cooking store, a table In the form of an Ii, and behind the table a stout pleasant faced lady of about forty, wearing a white apron over a plain blue dress. The lady was Miss Maria Par loa, the celebrated teacher ot common sense cookory, and those in front of her were her pupils, to whom she was giving the third lesson, in a course of twelve, ia cookery. From pans on the stove came a bubble, bubble, and from the InBlde of tho stove came a aissing, and all over the room was a beneficent odor, that acted through tho olfactory organs upon the palate and tickled the appetite, Whon the writer reached the culinary precincts, Misa Parloa had already shown her pupils bow to prepare a sirloin of beef from the oven, and it was then undergoing the process of cooking. She had likewise shown them how to make a Yorkshire pudding, and was In the aot of preparing a jorum of ice cream. She gave it a few final twists with a spoon, talking pleasantly the while.

Then she called "Mary," and a help came from an adjoining apartment, carried off the Ice mixture and tho freezer, and went to work at ir. Next Miss Parloa opened the oven, drew out the roast meat, and basted it. It was brown and crisp, and the gravy waa noisy and the smell aggravating. Then she put it back, and told a story about seven boya who wero taught how to cook. Several times ehe took out the meat this way, and seemed to have a pleasure in permitting its odor to spread away among her pupils, making them feel like dinner time.

Then she said something which revealed to the writer the fact that a Quaker pudding was part of the bill of fare, and began to make sauce for it. "The same," eaid ehe, ilis a very bad sauce it calls for brandy bnt I'm not going to open a bottle, it goes so quickly, you know." A bald headed gentleman, with English whiskers, who eat next to the writer, said with a sigh, That's so," Then Alias Parloa announced that she was go log to uso sherry. What kind of sherry asked a small voice. Cooking sherry," was the reply. Mias Parloa rattled off the ingredients (t One cup butter, two cups powered sugar, tho white two eggs five tablespoonfuls of wine or three of brandy, a quarter of a teaonp of boiling water; beat the butter first till it froths flop, flop, flop here, Mary, take this and beat it into a cream and put in the sugar." THE YORKSHIRE PUDDING.

Then Miss Parloa took out the Yorkshire pnddlng and the beef and placed the latter on top of a grating over the pudding and put both back into the oven. Then nhe made the gravy and delivered a Bplendid scientific fact, when you wish to mix flour and water, put in aa much water as flour and no more, Mary brought iu the butter, when ft was discovered that Bhe had used common en gar instead of powdered, and Hiss Porsloa took occasion to impress upon her pupila the necessity of using powdered sugar for mixing with butter. The beef and the pudding came out once more. It was gotting on for six o'clock, and tho steam and the smell and the Bisa, were almost more than human naturo could bear. Several ladies retired, How do you know when the meat is cooked luf fiolently?" Some one asked.

"Don't put in your fork," said Miss Parloa, for that spoils the meat. Press it thus, with the baok of the fork or a spoon and, if it ia spongy, it is not sufficiently done, was dining with some friends at Del monioo'fl the other evening, and detected in that way that the roast was not cooked." Then Miss Parloa served fround some of the Yorkshire pudding and tho Quaker pudding and tho ico cream, and the lesson was over. Tho course is to oon tipne through February and March, every Wednesday ftfttrttpoa from 2 Jo o'cloolc ring managers, who, with singular fatuity, again selected as their nominee the defeated Pierie. Tho widespread demonstrations in favor of Mr. Hunter's nomination, despite the action of tho bosses, havo met with substantial results.

The reform Tax Receiver is an independent candidate for re election, his candidacy has already received the approval of the Committee of One Hundred and in all probability will be indorsed by the coming Democratic Convention. The indications aro that tho auti riug party will also place Jlayor King in rcnomiuiifcioii and strengthen their ticket by presenting an able aud influential nominee for City Solicitor. Mayor King announces that if ro elected he will administer the office upon a non partisan basis, a suggestion that meets with general approval. In the exciting canvass which is just opening the lines will be sharply drawn. Upon the one hand the citizens of Philadelphia will be confronted by the old ring, with its cohorts of place holders, rigid partisans and ruffianly heelers promising a return to the abuses of the past, and upon the other is presented the alternative of a clean, economical and efficient administration of their municipal business.

To Brooklynites the outcome of the contest will be invested with unusual interest, in view of the experiment in progress here for the conduct of the city government on business principles. The politicians of the Philadelphia ring are noted for their dexterity in manipulating the city vote, aud they will not hesitate in their efforts to win at any bargain or devico, even to the shifting of the ballot boxes. Happi I3', the opportunities for nullifying the decision of tho voters are not so great as formerly. With a good ticket, an energetic canvass and perfect unity of action on the part of the reformers, thero ought to be no doubt of the overthrow of the ring combination at the polls. "iloiit with llin Own Petar." "We have Milton's authority for believing there was war in heavon, aud it need not, therefore, surprise 113 to find that there are wars, "betla, horrida bella" in tho happy flock of which tho llev.

Dr. John P. Newman is the good shepherd. Tho followers of the great Newman used to say, Credo in New "mriiuitnn," but there are some membors of the Madison avenue Congregational Church who have lost their faith in their particular Newman. What Lord Bacon calls a sibilant aud hissing noise took the place of pBalmody at their annual meoting.

If Isaac Watts had been there he might have remiuded them that their little mouths were never made to call each other liars. Yet tho way in which it was done might have extorted praiso from Lord Chesterfield. The oratio obliqua is not so offensive as the Oi atio direcia. In the latter dialect the form is, "You're a liar" and You're another." But put obliquely it is less discourteous, as when Dr. Newman said, The person who has just spoken has not been guilty of a word of truth, but in the bland manner in which he pills the conclusion of the sentence being lost in the spasmodic uproar which tho allusion to the medical deacon's pills excited in his patients, who form a majority of the congregation.

But the physician was even more polite than the evangelist. What could be more sUaviter in modo than the retort courteous, The son Nin law of Bishop "Simpson tells what is not true." It is to be regretted that this indirect mode of designation which was always UBed by'fhe ancient Greeks, and in the form of an appendage by the ancient Hebrews, should have gone jut of fashion. Of course, Dr. Rannoy meaut Mr. Newman, '3'ou are lying," bat it was far mojre decorous and effective to say, in the third person, "The son in law of Bishop Simpson tells what "is not true." Socrates nlwavs snokn of1' the younger Pericles rw "tou panu," the son of tde great Pericles.

But leaving the mode for the matter of this church row, it seems that Dr. Newman ia not acceptable to some ol the chief members of his church, one of the reasons being that Br. Newman wishes the church to.