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BAPTISTS. BERNARD. RAPID TRANSIT, Steam on way to tlio Ferry. FRIDAY EVENING, SIARCU 7, 1870. interest, and will not give rise to a ripple of discussion.

A more complete political fizzlo was never seen than the attempt of the persons who perpetrated tho Presidential fraud to persuade the country that the man defrauded had been engaged in corrupt negotiations to obtain the office to which the American people elected him. The investigation simply demonstrated," what had never becji doubtful, that the Presidency was stolen and that the thieves were rewarded by the receiver, who is Rutherford B. Hayos. ferenco is therefore logical that when tho horse is abnormal it is because some heterogenous element is present in his structure, aud in this instance we find the heterogeneity taking the form of a serpent. Undr certain conditions, 2'hysiologic or psychologic, the serpent appears, and in others it disappears.

What the conditions of appearance are is not definitely settled, but the serpent is present as an impurity and becomes visible when evoked. Applying this discovery to the human structure we begin to account for certain strange phenomena. If a normal man is nothing but an aggregation of microscopic homuncules wo prince or potentate, whether secular or ecclesiastical when hi conception of duty led him to speak. To the Pope himself, whom he revered In his ofiico as the divine lvNtd of tho church ou earth, ho did not shrink, whon duty demanded it, to Bjieak a lo a common man. When Innocent II.

had failed to fulfill a promise made for him and on his authority by Bernard aud tho letter wbieh the latter wrote in remonstrance, wero not cil'eci i.uJ, be hurled a tliugiuy rcbuko at the Popo. Bernard was pos. csped also of a profound compassion which was shown lu his Interfering to check tho outburst of fury against the Jows. At the present day it is almost impossible for us to conceive of the hate and fury which ragod against this unfortunate raci in the. Middle Ages toward thoso who had separated triim the church, aurt who taught doctrines which he regarded as faf aud dangerous.

Bernard was compassionate toward the JewB, aud tho cruelties practiced toward them grievously displcai ed him. Thtiv lire bo overcome," ho said, 'mot with weapons, but with nrgumouts;" to bo led back to the faith by instruction and persuasion, only if these means fail, might tlie gov ernii.g power resort to force to hinder the micbl" which thoy cause from spreading. Bernard was A careless of tho world a ho was fearless of it, and his refusal of church distinction was lookod ujwn as something wonderful in that ago. Ho was as heedless of physical comforts us he was of fame, and neglected them to a degree which impaired hi i health and pn ducod disease. His faith tliat Heaven would provide the physical necessHio3 of the comeut win something subllmo.

The lecturer Htlll turther traced the lxirsoual history of the groat abbot, quoting from his writings and citing Instances to Illustrate his character down to tho time of his death, which took place at ulnut nine clock tho morning of the 20th of Augu. lid) when about years old. Tho tonio of tho. lecture nvt wseU will lu "iw.o.i ,1 stamped upon It a rough likeness of tho god whose homo they desired to froo from debt. So great was tho demand for tho slipa of paper that tho amount realized from their salo sufficed to pay off the debt, and that, tho speaker said, would givo some idea of the number of women who flocked to that heathen temple.

The Chinese, eho said, had beon vory hard to reach, and now tho missionary work among them was progressing very satisfactorily, and 6ho believed the greatest obstacles had boen overcome. American commerce, Bhc believed, owed much to the Chinese, and for that reason sho waa glad that the recent infamous bill passed by Congress had been vetoed. PERTINENT QUESTIONS. The President then asked the following question "How shall wo increase the attendance at our mission circles It was answered by Mrs. Stephen Smith who said they ought to bo particularly careful in the Bolcction of their officers, and also endeavor to have the hearty co operation of tho pastor and his wife in their work.

The next question asked was How shall we enlist our ladies moro generally in the missionary cause 7 The answer waa given by Mrs. Burke, who Bald By making ourselves familiar with missionary intelligence and then bring it to the attention of our acquaintances. The third qneBUon was How shall we make the beat use of tha recent missionary intelligence frou Teloo goos 7 The question was anBwered by Mrs. Palmer who said By introducing it into general conversation and then try to get others to become interested in it. The fourth and last question was How shall we induce greater liberality to missions It was answered by Mrs.

Hughes, of Greenpoint, who said By systematic giving, by acting in accordance with the wordB. the first day of the week lot overy ono of you lay by him in store as God has prospered him, that there bo no gatherings when I come." The tendency now, she said, was In direct opposition to that, for this was an age of impulsive rather than of systematic giving. After some further devotional exercises the benediction was pronounced and tho meeting adjourned. citizons cannot safely be made AeponA cnt upon tho discretion of partisan stipendiaries. At tho last election, an cx Post Office clerk named Davonport, raised to the dignity of Federal Supervisor because of his notorious readiness to serve his masters at any cost to the people, caused the arrest, detention and disfranchisement in New York City of hundreds of citizens who were entitled to vote and whose title was conceded after the poles had closed.

There is not, wo apprehend, anything very revolutionary in the determination to stop operations of that kind. If Mr. Davonport had engaged in any such performance in England, the King who authorized tho job would have lost his head, and the stipendiary would have been hanged orsent to Botany Bay for life. The ISitch in the Jail Job. The last Board of Supervisors, in their haste to put through the jail job, after many of the members who supported it had been discarded by their constituents, seem to have overlooked the requirements of tho law, which specifies the conditions under which bonds shall bo issued by the County Treasurer.

It seems to bo plain from reading the law that the County Treasurer is prohibited from issuing "any bond "or other obligation of debt" unless in tho resolution of tho Supervisors authorizing and directing him to do so, the form of the obligation to be issued, the timo and place of payment thereof, and tho rate of interest, not exceeding seven per cent," be specified. Tho resolution rushed through the lato Board of Supervisors so summarily and so unexpectedly, authorized and directed the County Treasurer to borrow on the credit of the county tho sum of two hundred and forty five thousand dollars, and to issuo bonds for this amount but nothing is said in tho resolution of the form of the bond, the rate of interest which it shall bear, or tho place at which payment shall bo guaranteed. It is, indaed, stated in tho resolution, in round terms, that the bonds shall be payable in installments within a period of fifteen years, and that they shall oe issued in such amounts and at such times as may be agreed upon by the Supervisor at Large and the County Treasurer. From all this it would seem to be plain that tho Board of Supervisors, in their hurry, neglected to perform the duty the law enjoined on them, and delegated it in a general way to the two county officers referred tov It follows, therefore, that no legal provision has been made for borrowing the money to pay for the construction of the fragmentary jail, on which it is proposed to expend a quarter of a million dollars, to begin with. If, through a blunder, an oversight, or a t3chuicality, the jail job can now bo frustrated, every honest man in Brooklyn will be glad of it.

The job in its inception, its execution and in all its surroundings, was a public scandal. We can recall no more glaring instance of local official rascality than was combined in it. For these reasons alone our taxpayers would be glad to see it frustrated. There is assurance that it will be under tho terms of the statute, in tho integrity of the present County Treasurer, who was never a jobber or a friend of jobbers, and in the fact that capitalists will not bo disposed to advance their money on a clouded form of security, oven should everything else fail us. The defeat of the scheme is required in the public interest, but if it were othewise, it would bo demanded in the interest of public aud official morality.

It will bo said, of course, that the lato Board The Personal Character of the Abbot of Clairvaux. Eev. Dr. Storrs' Tliird Lecture Upon St. Bernard His Life and Work The Influence of his Mother Upon his Character.

The Pious Women of the Middle Ages. A Man Without Fear aud Without Be proacli. The' gallery of the Art Association building on Montague street was crowded last ovening with an audience gathered to attend tho third lecture In the course which Kev. Dr. 11.

8. Storrs is delivering upon "Bernard of Clairvaux." Tho especial theme last ovening was 'Bernard iu his Personal Characteristics." It began with the birth, childhood aud youth of tho great abbot of Clairvaux, and traced his Ufo down to the day of his death. The lecturer brought with incident aud quotation tho Baliont features of Bernard's character, and illustrated them with anecdotes which gavo a clear and vivid idea of tho nature and life of this wonderful man. In spite of a slight indisposition which has alllicted the doctor for tho post week he spoke with his accustomed vigor and impresslvonoas. In point of character tho audience was one that did honor to any speaker.

After tho usual introduction Dr. Storra spoko in effect as follows THE LECTURE. In tho preceding lectures I have rapidly and superficially, yet not, I hope, imperfectly, the chaiuctor istic statu and temper of the Tenth and the Eleventh centuries in Europe, the decadouceand gloom, the almost chaotic, barbaric confusion of the former, the roviving vigor and impulse of tho latter. At the close of the last lecture, if your impressions corresponded with mluo, you must have felt that an opportunity would given in the following period for a muii of fit genius and character to do noble work for God and man, that certain advantages of position at least would belong to his theory, which a hundred or two hiindn a years beforo ha could not have commanded, aud the i of his contemporaries would have been ire likely than thoy would have been earlier to respond to such "instruction ond such spiritual impression as ho might impart. It is here, then, that we cnuu to contemplate Bernard, lu a ceutury fur which othors had ninde large preparation, and of the present lecture his persona! history and personal characteristics will furnish the ample and pluUHunt tlieniu.

lie was born, you will remember, at his father's feudal castlo of Fontaine, on tho cret of a hill not far from the town of Dijon, iu Burgundy, iu the year 1001. He was named. I Jiulue, fur his mother's father, Beruurd. the feudal lord of Moutbau. The ITovince or Burgundy was nt that time, as now.

as Miche'et says "A goodly land where vine leaves adorn the anus of tho cities, where all the people are brothers or cousins a land of hearty livers and of. Merry Christma. ies." Its sunny plateaux and smiling slopes have been tho birthplace of men and women whoso eloquence In speech or whose grace in writing have enriched the literature, and hr.ve done much to form the mind and shape the history of tho French nation. Bosanet was born there perhaps the most eminent of French preachers and theologUcs after Bernard. Buffon, also, whose wide research and pi etlc intuitions of natural law formed an era in the study of natural science Madame de Sevigue, whose lottors long have charmed the world.

Diderot waa born within the provlnco on its border line, and Crebillon, the elder, whose Buecesa as poet exasperated Voltaire, was a native of Dijou. Iu moro recent fimea, Latuartfno was a Bur guudlan, who so singularly combined the poet and tho historian with the practical statesman aud tho popular leader, and Edgar Qiiiuet, the enthusiastic interpreter of the Guriuau mind to the French, and tho brilliant lecturer ou the ancient civilization. Tho shores of Burgundy have their refined wits as well as wines, ond tho Order of the Golden Fleeco, which was instituted there (to maintain tho honor of knighthood and the church) represented well in its namo at court the wealth and the warmth of tho prosperous province. THE SPECIAL POLITICAL RELATIONS of tho province when Bernard was born were with tho French kingdom this northwestern part of the old Kingdom of Burgundy, or having boon detached from the rest, which had now bocniuo German. His feudal lord, tlio Duke of Burgundy, was tho grandson of Robert the Pious, aud tho relatinns between tho duchy aud the kingdom wero very Intimate.

The reli giuuB institutions and prevalent influences wero identical in both and alth tho northern and nonthern dialects laujn? d'oil and la lairjue (': were not wholly fused lit the French language utitl! two centuries after, yet, either was understood and used with freedom in all tho kingdom. Burgundy had also at that timo more special relations to sinco Henry, sou of its duke, had married tho daughter of Alfonso King of Castile and Loon, and had received from him tho Cnuutship of Portugal. Out of this relutinuship events, later on, in whh'h Bernard had a lively interest. The immediate effect of it was to Keep tho province in a constant Male of military excitement and to make the lliiigiindinns habitually faiuiliur, as otherwise thoy would nut onuully have beeu, with tho land of tho Uid. In this province, then, as the Eleventh Contury was drawing to its close.

Bernard was burn. Ills lather, Tescelin, wus a knight wealthy and distinguished, of an ancient and noble family, accustomed from youth tu military e.erci. and still actively ong'iged in it. But he and his wife appear tu ha.u belonged to that class of persons, not small iu number we may hope, in even the darkest ages, i whum Luther suyi in his eomim ntary on the Gullutians, "Sonio there were vh Gud culled by tho text uf the Gusie! aud by baptism. TIiokc walked iu simplicity and humbleness uf heart, thinking flic monks and friars, and such only as wero anointed of tho bishop to bo religious aud holy, and themselves to be profane and secular.

Wherefore, finding uu good works iu themselves tu set ogalnst the judgment of God, they did fly to tho passion and death of Christ, aud wero saved in that simplicity." Of Teseellu, wo are told that he was a knight uf kindly manners, a lover of tho poor, who cultivated piety iu himself and had an immense lovo of justice, so that ho woudercd that either fear or avarice should ever lead men to forsake it. His life in later years showed that the religious sensibility in him was strong and that his own spirit was not inharmonious with that of his greater and more renowned sou. But THE MOTHER OP BERNARD, Alotta, Alctha or Alico, as she is sometimes named was tho ono whom ho most closely resombled, and whoso intense religious spirit wus most distinctly repeated in him. Wo err greutly if wo conceive of the ago to which wo have now come as one in which womanhood had uo reverenco, and woman uo place of honor and power. In this connection the lecturer cited a number of instances of the noble ladies of the middle ages who aro ronowued in history for their lofty character aud the influence which they oxertod upon their times.

They wero, he said, devoted to tho church, which represented Christianity to thorn. It was that church, and tho Gospel which it taught, which gavo to thorn protection and training, and had been tho mother of whatever was best in them. It was that which restrained so far as they were partially restrained the fiorco olemonts of force and cruolty, which wero working all the time in society around them. Tho whole stress of the time contributed thus to mako them devotees. Tho clergy might bo vicious, tho priuces might bo infidol, but a vivid faith was transmitted by the women.

And so, as the character produced in themselves gave thorn distinction aud influence among men, they used that influence ineessuutly for tho church to which they were such grateful devoteos. They entered its convents as if thoy remained in the world. Their Bona and daughters wero devoted to the service of its faith, and iu their gifts and labors for it they felt thoms'elves only repaying, in a measure, the immense obligations which it at all times was conferring upon them." In the connection tho Bpeaker referred to Hihlogardo, tho superior of a convent on the llu port berg, near Burgeu, tu whom Bernard ut the height of. his fume paid a memorable visit. Sho svas of nublo parentage, aud wiw devoted tu the cloister from her infancy.

Sho entered the couvent at the age of eight years. From her third yeur until her fifteenth sho had telt spiritual Influences, but did not reveal them, until she thought she was directed by a voice from heaven to tell her visions to others. Her life wus prolonged to uhnust the age of a hundred years, and sho was regarded by multitudes us a prophetess and was held in such reverence as would uaturally follow the attributing to her of such an office. Whether she possessed the gift of prophesy or not, shecerbiinly wusa wiBO woman, and was consulted by the great aud tho learned, who sought her advice upon many things. No royal or episcopal authority could daunt her intrepid aud faithful spirit, und no venerublo or glittering practice of religion couid conceal from her Its inner nature.

It was not in the cloister alone that the devout women of tho time wore found. Among those who did not enter the cloister, but who lived their busy huu.sehold lives iu court or castle, or sometimes in the peasant's hut, there wore also many of a most noblo, devout spirit, whoso power continues to lie felt to this day. Huch a ono waa Eromborga, tho mother of Ansolui, the great thoologiau and tho faithful archbishop, burn at Aosta, iu Northern Italy, lu tho shadow of tho Alps, iu 1033. Of hor It is related that sho used to talk so much with hor Hon in his childhood of tho Great King who rules in the heavens, that in his vivid chiidhoud dreams ho was moved to climb the Difficult mountain, on tho tops of which ho conceived tho shining mountains to rest, and having there entered tho paluco of tho king, and being questioned of his coming, ho found himself refreshed in his dream with tho whitest bread. The influence and memory of his mother clung to him all his life.

Such a one also was the mother of tho Archbishop of Salzburg, who was constantly engaged iu a'msgiving and in prayer, who erected a church upon hor own estate, and herself in part carried tho stones for tho building, walking barefoot aa eho went. Such a noblo aud faithful woman must have beeu Aletta, the mother of Bernard, and while things strange aud almost fantastic may possibly bo found by us in theso critical days in tho stories which are left of her, we shall bo wholly blind to tho true and sovereign beauty of character In wifo and mother, if wo do not clearly discern it iu her. HER CHARACTER. Contrary to the custom of the timo, she Is said to have nursed all her children herself, as believing that tho temperament of tho nurse was likely to bo imparted to the child, and that tho mother's nature would thua ho iufnscd with the mother's milk. A gentle, self sacrificing, holy woman, averse to pomp and devoted to charity, her children, six eons and a daughter, wero consocrated by her as Boon aa they wero born to tho service of tho Lord.

Bernard especially, her third sou, concerning whom Bho seemed to herself to have been prophetically taught in a dream that lie Bhould become a champion of the truth, wan thus devoted to Christ and his obedience, and the Influence of tho poet never passed from his mind. We are not told many Incidents of her secluded and modest life, but thoBO which attended her death wero remarkable, and could only have oocurred at the close of a career faithful aud devout. After her death her body was requested by tho Convent of St. Bouiguns, at Dijon, and remained there nearly century and a half, wheu the Convent of Cialrvaux claimed aud recolvcd all tliat was left of the mortal form of the holy mother of this great abbot. If ever a mother's wlm and prayer and Christian counsel dotennlnod tho character and career of a son, tho mother of Bernard determined his.

After hor death her image was still always before him. He remembered her words. Ho meditated affectionately on the plans which she had mado for him. He more than once thought or felt that she personally appeared to him and in connection with such an appearance his final dovotion to thoanonaatic life took ellect. He is described by thoso tglokiiew him as a boy, as being marvelously thoughtful, loving best to be by himsolf, fleeing instinctively from pubic contact, obodiout to his parents, amiable to all, modest almost beyond belief, novor liking to talk much, devoted to God, dovotcd to study that ho might find and apprehend God in the Scriptures.

Tho moral life of his mother was reproduced iu him with Bingnlar though in uuiou, of coi.rso, with that more cnutrollng and mascnlino temper received from his father. In his combination of the BenBO of justice, tho masterful force and tho effective public talont by which had been marked, with the spiritual intensity, the devout sensibility, the fervor of affections and the fine intuitions of duty and of truth which ho took from his mother in this is tho key to the genius, the character ond tho works of Bernard. Ho inherited rare personal beauty from his mother a beauty which, oven iu Ms old ago, had not wholly disappeared. He ts described as somewhat above the middle height, very thin, with a clear, transparent red and white complexion, always retaining some color in his hollow cheeks, his hair light, hlB beard inclining to red. It is only aa wo see how the mother ro appeared in him, her emlnlno intensity combined with a chivalrlo courage that wo can read with clearness and profit, the Btory of St.

Bernard. Tho lecturer then traced tno outlines of tho character of Bernard, showing ho tuo charaotoriatlcs of both father and mouiur c. whTcl Tpsled Ms" life. An" example of this was shown inWB Brief over the death of his brother Gerard, H. J.T,,t when Bernard was forty mu IIUU lilVH tU years old, HIS COTJRAOB.

Yet there was nothing spasmodic or transient la the iiia conviction or the fervor of tho feel.Lg nf tils Mnsltive man. His was a oouUnUng enthusiasm which had Its root, lo tho life of his.oul which, therefore quailed before no obetacle and counted no way to be hard or long which led to the end supremely In view. His courage was as perfect as Mb emotion was uulck. He was ready always for the most lioroio service or sacrifice which Beemed needful to advance the welfare of man as he understood aud ho swept to its performance with such Impassioned and incessant exertions of his energies as certified his followers of victory beforehand and made It near ly aa impoBsiblo to resist him aa to stop a stone hurled from a catapult. A more entirely sincere man in Mb convictions, a more unselfish man on tho whole, in Ms spirit, Boem3 to me not to have lived among men since the apostles, and certainly one more absolutely free from any limitations through the fear of jnan has never, I think, trodden tho planet.

The lecturer narrated a number of instances to Illustrate tho calm and tndomiUblo courage of Bernard lu the faco of ail dangers, uot BjirUik Vef.or Meeting of the Woman's Baptist Foreign Mission Society of Long Island. A Large Gathering of Ladies in the Bedford Avenue Baptist Church Address by Mrs. Hiram Hntchins Beading of Reports and Election of Officers Lady Missionaries Relate Their Experiences in Burmah, China and Other Places. Yesterday the seventh annual meeting of tho Woman's Baptist Foreign Missionary Society, of Long Island, was held in the Bedford avenue Baptist Church, Rev. Hiram Hntchins, pastor, and waa attended by about six hundred ladios, vory few gentlemen being present.

The church had been very handsomely decorated for the occasion, and on the platform and pulpit was a large collection of fragrant and'beautif ul flowors. Tho musical portion of the exorcises aa under the direction of Mrs. Crane and Mra. Decovee, and Miss Cook presided at the organ. The morning session openod at ten o'clock with devotional services, led by Mrs.

Dr. Reed, of Orcenpoint. Mrs. W. H.

Wyckoff, President of the society, then called the meeting to order for tho transaction of business. Tho following ADDRESS OF WELCOME waa then delivered by Mrs. Hutcliius, wife of Rev. Hirani Hutchins, pastor of the church in which the meeting waa being hold Mrs. Hutchins said It is with pleasure that the Bedford avouue Church welcome you to our Sabbath home.

In doing so wo are reminded of the time when the pioneers in this cause, in the interest of which wo aro gathered hero to day, wero led by tho spirit of God to relinquish everything that rendered life pleasing aud ongage in what waa at that looked upon aa a forlorn hope. Aud whon we are led to ponder over coincidences in the train of cirCumBtancoa which gave to us as a denomination our first missionary, we can but acknowledge that this work is pre eminently a diviuo institution. There never has been a greater moral miracle wrought than whon our first mis siouaries, our beloved Judson and his wife, wore shut out from the world on board the ship, alone with their God and His holy Word. And Oo 3 took the scales from their eyes, thus committing tho foreign mission fleld to trust. And now, after an epoch of little more than three score years, aa wo review the work accomplished, wo can truly Bay, What wonders God hath wrought through feeble instrumentality During years of anxiety and wearing toil on tho part of the laborer, when the heart baa almost despaired of reaping a harvest, the Husbandman has watched and watered tho field with tho dew of heaven, that not ono seed should bo lost.

Aud now tho Husbandman says, "Lift up thine eyea behold the fields ripo for the harvest thrust in the sicklo and gather in tho grain." Therefore, tho great question for us to settle to day should be "Lord what wilt Thou have me to do 1" Wo may not bo personally called into the harvest field, for thoro i a part equally as important to be done outside. It is JUHtas importaut that tho reapcr'B physical needs bo, provided for, as to uso the sickle, else the strength of tho laborers would fail. It waa just as important for Moses to be on the Mount whoro he could view the children' of Israel in conflict, while ho held up his hands in Buppllcatlon, aud also as important for Aaron and Hur to Stay up Moses' hands lest they through weariness should fall, as It was for tho warriora to hold the sword and Bpear. We rejoice today that woman's holp has betfn accounted necessary in the mission held as a great auxiliary in the elevation of the degraded women of heathou countries. Aud well may we rejoice when we sea how abundantly our Heavonly Father has blessed the.

effort put forth. Whilo all this bloasod work has been progressing in other lands we would not close our eyea to what has boon trana piriug in our own. Our Heavonly Father has given ua a country blessed above all 'As a'jaeoplo wo havo been exalted to heaven as it point of privileges, and while progress has marked' other nations we havo been reaping the same blessings, but of a dilforent kind. It waa not necessary that we should bo lifted out of heathenish darkness, but thuro wero many shackles, that we, aa women, were bound by, that have been broken in this age of progress, and to day our daughters cau stand shoulder to Bhouldor with our sous in our institutions of learning, aud we, as mothers, rejoice that it is being considered just as important for our daughters to be liberallv educated as our sous. The doord of the professional world are opening to woman on overy jiahd.

Iu tho days of Solomon "a wise woman was ono j.who sought wool aud flax and took hold of the distaif with her own hands, clothing her household with purple and fine linen. Solomon addB, "By tho fruit of her own labor she buyeth a field aud pjanteth a vineyard." But now in this age of when wo cau etep into our marts and procuro our apparel all fitted ready for wear at loss cost than that of the raw material, the nocossity for woman's spending her time iu manufacturing garments for hor household is iu a great degree passed. Consequently eho has nioro timo at hor disposal, and if we havo greater privileges to day, let us not forget that to whom Uod has given much, of them will much bo required. Tkero is much laud yet to bo posBcaaed, aud if wo aro rebellioua after boing fed with heavenly manna day by day, and all our spiritual needs so abundantly suppUed with His presence continually going before us, if we fall to do what Ho requires of us. Ho may show us aa plainly aa Ho did the children of Israel that we may havo our choice and remain iu tho wildoruesa.

And He can raise up workers i'who will "go in aud possea3 tlio' laud," without our help. He BayB now aa plainly as then that "the whole earth shall bo fillod with His gm In view of all the abundant bles3iugs bestowed upon ua as a nation, ought we not to make a full consecration of ourselves to this work Tho timo may not bo far distant when "The heathou shall' be given to tho Son fop au inheritance aud tho uttermost parts of tho earth for a possession" and the whole earth bo filled with God's glory. Are we willing for this time to conio and feel that we have not contributed to tuo accomplishment of this glorious Are. wo willing to stand with tho blood washed throng gathered out of every kindred aud tongue, aud nation listening to their anthem of praise with the consciousness that we had our birth and education iu a Gospel land and had made no effort to give the Gospel to those less favorod In looking forward to that timo how think you we shall feel to 'seo'thls joyous army of redeemed ones aud know that when the opportunity was given us to qontributo to their salvation we willingly excuscd.urselves and spent our God given time, moans sna 'talonts for tho adornment of our own persons or. to" render our children more pleasing in tho eyoa of tho world than others? "Wo could not join in that anthem of praise if wo had novor contributed to that praise.

Where could wo find a in which We Bhould not feel ashamed? With whom could wo speak without blushing 1 What song could we sing without making discord 1 Our Fathor has a plan of work laid out for ovary one. Lot us study to cooperate with that pluoBB.Jtuever so small in our oyes, if it is God's plan toihaS Hhnoving hands will multiply the "Ave loaves and feif small fishes," uhtilthe blessing extends far boyond our comprehending. We would not ignore the foelings of a large class of workora who remind us that we have tho poor and the heathen at our own doors to be clothed, fed and educated. Our dear Saviour acknowledged this fact when tho woman at tho feast broke the alabaster box of ointment, but ho said that while we Jiad the poor always with us and would do them good whenovor we could, Him wo should not have always. This foreign uiiBsion work 1b the perfume of that oil which grows out of a loving heart in sympathy with our blessed Jesus.

This is our thank offering, duo from' us for our Christian homes. Dear siBters, let us not withhold our thank offerings. Let them como from a warm heart, filled with the love of Jesus for our "Lord loveth a cheerful giver." And; ve have His promise that "He that watereth others Bhall be watered also himself." sad risk to run whon we aim for salvation for ourselves, whilo wo give no place to tho heathen in our prayers, contributions or sympathies. Let ua not bo satisfied with beinj; saved "bo as by fire," but let us strive for an "abundant entrance" through the pearly gates into the City of. the New Jerusalem.

Xhe next nusiuess was tue reauing oi THB.AKNUAIi REPORTS That of the Secretary Mrs. George A. Pottor, gave a gratifyiug account 'of the interest manifested iu the work throughout.pie of Long Island, and also stated that during fhs last year there had been an in creaao in the uumoer of church circles. The reports that bad been recptyed from missionaries in Japan, China, tho Sand wiclf islands aud other places were, it was statod, all of a cheering and encouraging nature. Mrs.

li. T. LazaUl.the Treasurer, then submitted a report showing that wie receipts during the last year bad amounted to neay. seventeen hundred dollars, a slight decrease as compared with tho year previous, but that ivns nwinc to toe fact that what was known as tho Juvenile Band lifld held a special annual meeting of its own. Reports wero also read from tho mission circles connected with tho.

different churches, and as a goneral thing showed that interest iu the work of the society is increasing. OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY. The following ladios wero then elected as officers of the society for the ensuing year President w. i. nycaoii.

vir Presidents Mrs. J. B. Thomas. Mrs.

D. Iteed. Mrs. J. W.

Sarlos, Mrs. Hutchins, Mrs. Wayland Hoyt, Mr3. Jfi. J.

llayues, Mrs.j. j. ruiwon, iura. u.kj. jiumiius, Mrs A JVfjicffli larie.

Mrs. B. JoiTory. Mrs. A.

G. Law son, Mra. Wm. Raid, Mrs. R.

B. Kelsay, Mrs. J. D. Ful ton, Mra.

White, Airs, uiu uuguam. Secretary Airs; uoorge a. i ut uji TroaaurerMral L. T. I.azell.

finmmittee on Hospitalities Mrs. D. Reed, Mrs. Way land Hoyt aud Mrs. Sarah Potter.

Auditors JTlrS, J. W. oanea mm. n. i.

Kapwuu. Tlio morninir session was closed with memorial ser vices to the memory of thoso missionaries who havo died at their posts of duty. The services wero conaucteu jurs. oaraii and included reading of tho scriptures, prayer and singing. uuo hymn seieotea tor tuo ucuuoiun was tuu una com menom8 we are waitiug uj mci.

At nun o'clock a recess was taken for one hour, when tho I.i,lirs In attendance were invited to partake of Innch which had been prepared for their refreshment by Mrs. Hntchins, Mrs. Crane. Mrs. Whitfield, Mrs.

Raymond, Mrs. uonaersou, ir. neooui, uuu ur ladies of the Bedford avenue BaptiBt Church. Tables for the accommodation of the guests had been arranged in tha large room adjoining tho church, and the collation of which they were invited to partake waa in every respect worthy tho occasion for which it had been provided. The young lady members of the church and congregation acted as waitresses, and nothing that good taste and hospitable thoughts could suggest to insuro the comfort and enjoyment oi me visitors was wii undone.

The Afternoon Session. The meeting was called to order for the af ternoon session at two o'clock, and tho proceedings commenced with devotional exercises, conducted by Mrs, D. C. Hughes. Mias TTanswell.

a lalv who has recently returned trom Maulmaln, where sho went some time ago as a mission nrv thnn introduced and snoke of the progress of the work in that diBtant part of the world. She said that almost without an exception vue neuiuou people au mitted that there was something lacking, and that they felt the need of some superior power to guide and control them. Whon they had done wrong, if they wero asked to say why they done so they would often make ubo of words that signified "God knows." Those people had no idea Whatever of the Saviour, yet they had moral feelingB implanted within them. A echool for girls had beon established mere, uu a was now mnch needed. Some time since a little orphan child was committed to hor care and money was provided for its support, and then in lesa than a year there were sixteen similar cases.

Anothor very neces Q.rvti.inff cVo'eaM ivnn ft school for bovs. and also ono for training To further the establishment of a. school whore nurses could do tratuea me natives uau raised a sum of money equal to about $500. Tho native physicians wero not qualified In any respect to have charge of the sick, and therefore tho Boston Board had decided to send out a thoroughly trained lady physician. Among tho half castes, or Eurasians, aro to be found many highly Intelligent mon and women, and some of tho former are already employed In tho work of teaching bMiss BttUson Ihaa read an original poem written for the occasion THE WOEK IN CHINA.

Mrs. Knowlton. a returned missionary from China, dwelt at some length upon the fact that in Bending the Gospel to the Chinese if ought to be borne in mind that it was not being: eent to a people who had no idea of right or wrong, but, on the contrary, it was being sent to an enlightened people. Experience had taught her that if over there had been an era of romance iu mls Bionary work jt had departed never to return, and this was a hard, practical age. Although the Chinese were not barbarians It was true they did not know anything about tho Bible, which they had never read, or of Jesus Christ, of whom they had never heard.

For thousands of years their conduct had been regulated by certain maxima which had given them very definite ideas of the difference between ghtand wrong, Tho professed followers of Confucius who might naturally be tmpposed to be the most moral were really tho most unmoral China might be regarded as a nation of and thoiuands of people earned their living by making idols and shrines where millions worshiped. As an instance of the idolatrous character of the people, Mra. Knowlton related an Instance of how AaM tiut nnn nn nne of the temnlea in Ninir po was paid off. The chief priests and mandarins of the place held council as to the best meanB of "raising" 5uf t.i.i thnf the women should do it alono. It was tiien publicly announced that at a certain tinie the women were to havo tho privilege of "taking their offerings to tha temple wherein was the home or headquarters of a god of moro than ordinary hnt hfnre enterina they wero to buy a Blip of broD paper tjngless than cwand Uaye 'l'liis Vapor lias Ike Largest 'Circulation of any Evening Paper Published in tlie United States.

Its value as an Advertising: Medium is therefore apparent. Steam on Broadway, E. Tlio Gommou Council Committee on Enil roads have before them a very important matter in the application of the East New York and Broadway Railroad Company for permission to use steam as a motive power over their route from the ferry at the foot of Broadway, E. to East New York. The application is in its verbiage at least commendable, for the directors of the company agree in it not to introduce steam without the consent of one half the property owners, nor to continue the use of it if at the end of thirty days the property owners find it objectionable.

It is nrther stipulated that in case travel by steam on the surface of the street, which is the mode proposed for immediate exporiment, does not satisfy the adjoining property owners, the company may, under the conditions already described, construct an elevated railroad from the ferry to Myrtle avenue, from whence at present to East New York cars are propelled by stsam on the surface. As to the surfaco part of this scheme the Eagle believes that after the fatal experiences on Atlantic avenue, it ought not to be entertained for a moment. With or witlioutthe consent of the property owners, Brooklyn cannot afford to kill a man every other week. If we never get rapid transit, the Eagle will not favor the construction of any road which is in its very nature exceedingly dangerous to life. Assuming this fact to be as distinctly fixed in the Aldermanic mind as it is in the Eagle's, we regard with great interest the general proposition to provide rapid transit between East New York and the chief WiJliamsburgh ferry or ferries.

Broadway is as distinctly the central channel of communication between the heart of 'Williams burgh and its suburbs as Fulton street is tho Yesteru District channel. The erry at the foot of Broadway is if anything more distinctly the connecting link between 'Williamsburgh and New York than Fulton Ferry is between the Western District and the Metropolis. The chief difference between these thoroughfares is in the fact that while Fulton street is preeminently the promenade of Brooklyn, and is distinguished for its dry goods trade, Broadway is not much in favor with the ladies and has no dry goods trade to speak of. It is, however, not doubtful that with tho assured progress of our already flourishing Eastern District neighbors, Broadway nrust in the respects enumerated become the not inconsiderable rival of Fulton street. We deem the application in question of great importance for several reasons Williamsburgh has a splendid opportunity opening before her, which may either be improved or nullified by the establishment of proper facilities for travel.

The tendency of population in New York has for many years past been up town, and the opening of the rapid transit lines has so accelerated this tendency that Williamsburgh is now much nearer to tho heart of New York than Brooklyn proper is. There is no reason, in tho nature of things, why thousands of persons who have been accustomed to regard the Western District as Brooklyn, and Fulton Ferry as the chief approach to it, should not learn to regard Williamsburgh as a favored part of the city, and Broadway as the ready pathway to most inviting homes. Moreover, timo is valuable to our Eastern District friends. If they delay until after rapid transit has been fully established in the Western District they may find it difficult, if not impossible, to reap all the advantages at present within their grasp. If it should transpire that the property owners on Myrtle avenue and Fulton street will not consent to the construction of elevated railroads on both or either of these thoroughfares, and there should be a first class road constructed ou Broadway, we do not see what is to prevent tho centralization of much of the city's trade in Williamsburgh.

On the other hand, Bhonld nothing be done there and progress be tfeicr7t eviamsavKgli is not liV to at tv in any sespeet upon her Western District sister. This is a matter for the merchants of both sections to consider seriously. It is especially worthy of the at tion of our Fulton street merchants. They omit a very important consideration when they overlook the fact that the star of Brooklyn trade may go Eastward; that the tendency of trade and population in New York has been unmistakably in a direction away from old Brooklyn and is clearly toward old Williamsburgh. The time is not distant when, should there be no rapid transit trains running to the City Hall and the Western District ferries, it will be easier for at least two thirds of our people to reach the centre of rutiiil trade in New York than to get to the corner of Myrtle avenue and Fulton street.

The Eagle can afford to look at this question dispassionately, for it has no interest in the development of one part of tho city rather than another. It would not affect the sale of tho Eagle a single copy if Fulton street were overshadowed by Broadway to morrow, nor will the lively cultivation of self interest by down town merchants at the expense of their Eastern District competitors, if that should be done, help us a particle. Tho whole difference to the Eagle in case of a substantial change would be that the paper would be sold in new fields. We are confident, however, that we make no mistake in opposing the establishment of another surface steam railroad in Brooklyn with or without the consent of property owners. The danger to life, if there really be rapid transit on such lines, offsets the advantages to the general public.

Such rapid transit ought to have a graveyard at one end and a morgue at the other. The Eagle will certainly not be accused of prejudice in this matter, for we have done everything in our power to secure a full and fair trial of the surface road on Atlantic avenue. All prepossessions in favor of steam on the surface must vanish beforo the picture of twenty human bodies mutilated to death within as many months. The Aldermen ought therefore to address themselves to the offur of the Broadway company to build an elevated road, dismissing tho alternative proposition as one doomed by experience. Tito Alleg ed Revolutionary Democrats.

There is something exquisitely funny in tlfe threats made by the Republican newspapers to call the Democrats "revolutionists" if they dare to interfere with Republican place holders or so far rush in the face of Providence as to mar Republican campaign plans. It of course does not occur to the average Republican newspaper that it would be quite as revolutionary for a minority party to perpetuate abuses, despite the efforts of the popular representatives to abate them, as it could possibly be for the majority party to insist upon making the place holding minority yield. The Eagle has looked into this subject sufficiently to be able to assure the average Democratic Congressman that he need have no fear of being called a revolutionist. Just now, the question with a majority of our citizens is whether the persons who constitute the bulk of the Democratic Congressional delegation are male or female. By showing themselves prepared to stand by thg doctrine that this is a country where majorities and not minorities rule they may establish their claim to manhood.

In the far future some of them may, by doing something desperate, make the chargs of "revolutionary" less laughable than it is today. The Eaole 5a against revolutionists as a rule, and it is decidedly against the corrupt revolutionists who propose, by tho use of a fraudulent President, to employ, troops for the regulating of Americau voters and Supervisors for the harassment of American citizens, despite the mandates of both Houses of Congressto the. contrary. There has in connection with this 6ubject been Bome talk about tho relation sustained by the English House of Commons to the Crown as compared with the relations of our House of Representatives to tho President. There may bo dispute as to the parallel, but there is not the least uncertainty as what would happen in England if the King ordered soldiers to regulate elections or authorized any stipendiary of the Government to arrest at his discretion even one Englishman and thereby deprive him of Ih'r rirzht to vote for memners or rrauuism, We can learn several exoellent lessons from Property Owners Before the Aldermaiilc Committee Wliy Some of Them Favor the Scheme and Why Others Oppose I(.

The Railroad Company Willing but not Anxious. The liailroad Committee of the Board of Aldermen met last evening at the City Hall. There wre present of tho committee Alderman Williams (Chalrrsani, Stewart. French, Hacker, Smith and Kane. Pnni let IJay and Aldermen Powers aud iialrd sat with tlwm.

The following, introduced by Aid. Towers at lie Ja meeting of the Board, was referred to the committee M'. 'ai, Knterprlso and a doslro to cmply with tlio wishes of the traveling public Irrespective of gain or feltuhncAfl, but as a matter of duty, should always bo rewarded with that acknowledgment which is and H'A. r.Ms, The preldent and Board of Directors o( Ui East New York and Broad wav liailroad have eihi! ib siieh a desire, not only in their endeavor to give Wo public rapid transit, hut bv their great liberality lu purchasing cars smtalilu for tho ocea sion aud having projssrly heateU, making it ixmifort rWu in thu Haine; therefore lie It That tho Eat New York ond nroadway Hailrotul Cnupatiy have peruiis ion from tUU Honorable Body to run their cars by steam to tho ferry at thn foot of Broadway, provided, however, that they Ret Oe, sanction of one half of tho property owners ju tho street through which they run. i.

That after the trial, if surfaco plan nut found feasible. objections are madu ogaiml tin same, thu said East New York and Broadway ItatNar Company have permission tu build an eleval'ivt on broadwuy from f'imt strisjt to Myrtl; av. and that the mai'jiler of tho route to the lemiuua 1, on the surface; provid d. however, they have tho cousin, of the property owners, as heretofore mentioned, and that the same hhall bo built as this Board of Aidermeu shall decide upon. A large unrulier of parties luterevted were present including Edwin Beers, President, and LdmunJ Druv.

Vice i're of tho railroad company ex shi nri Daggett. Dr. Ho'. N.ati.Uial Kink; A lriun M. S.iylam.

rt T. )fttis Woo.J. lteiiMtrn.r of ArrtuM Hottt. AU h.a i Harmon, Ttwmaa Bruwiio, Huv. A.

Stow Wah arM others. A of property mvnern In fnvor of Ih i Uon aiul a rcUi'HisttMtiey wcto the lv.iV. Jill. VHhiOK SAID that he nppoar to Lm In nith a i in thi having aine'l two of th pa; ti (, th ciuUiiU' o. Ho thf in f.i..r a.

yr ty owner, and the othiT 03 a railruail man. He dm cl hitfn jirnt ai a railr a m.m, heiutf it.N r. r. in tin uJ. f.r iva that it haI 1k orously ass.

rttM that thn wa a railr jl Iidui to for the road. Ht wi h' i Met that a riortion. put a stup to it aH a i eouU hy Mun: agaiurit tho proposition under con r. ration a. a railroad man.

He wanted it un.Iei tvi that tin rupAny conM 'porftto thir ial more rhf.iply ith lwr i th.m byptt'am, hut thyy dr ireJ zviA in (he pmgr of (h city and Ui keep hero th population wLU'h would deorv ai uule.H means uf rapid trancit were fumirfhed. He attention to what had heuo duuo fur New Jersey hy rapid transit and for Wo. UchesUT County, and asserted that it waa to provide rapid tranMt in Brooklyn not only hold people herw )mt to induce nthfnj mako our city a placo of residence. He thought that tho fa. that CoQcy Island Iiad hecotne hq eay of acceitf, wmtd living many pooplw to UrjoWyuf but that was enough, rapid transit hhould be fumWhod to them to got to desirable territory in tho outlying ward, and unions It were provldod, tha people wtuld not itno hero.

Ho thought every thing should bo dono tint could be dono to increase surface quick tranMt. The Hroadway Company had already done cm Bidrrabk in this direction, and their elJ jrt hai met with popular favor, We Bay a railroad men. ad led Mr. PrigffM, that wo are willing accommodate tho peoph1; if you want it, we will corno i tlie ferry; if you don't, we won't coai'3. W.

ar not (joing to press it. As a railroad man, I aflk you not I allow it. to ahow the people that 1 was not moved at ah hymy railroad interest, lint when I took hold of It afla taxpayer, I said I wanted to do c.verythf tifj I could in iuduco pooplo to como to Brooklyn to livo. 1 think ihU roojict la a reasonable one. We pimply ak permit ion try the experiment for thfrty dayn, and we give jou our word of honor to utop at the end of thirty days if the.

people are dBAatirtfied, or if tho Common Council think wrought to stop. A tf. fr 'tn N'icholai Wyckoff, John Brooch, Uieard and Jonathan. S. Burr in favor of thu propo lion warf read.

Mr. Theodore V. Jackion. a property owner, spoke in favor, and said that did not think the toad wuuid do a much damage a wan ed. UKV.

A. HTKWAUT WALSH, a property owner uu Br.iadway, aid lie was opposed to th iutrudm ti ui of steam on the upp part of that IhoroUjjblarc, at the Hart, hut was now In favor of it. ot 'lie hn rarite had ft account of It, and from one. pteee of property in that locality he received 'i more a in uilh than would ww: luevivo. He Ihv Jitivol tliat there would bo proIiUblo rapid traUMlt in Brooklyn, berau this lxdn a wide city there wottid uioio putioiia'1 for an elevated road thau lh jv could be in a narrow rity with three to take th patronlire of tliat city.

Mr. Wulrh explained that ho lived in N'ew Vurk City, Hpoke of tin ureal olvau tutres which result there from the etevated railroada. He had heard projorty owner in Harlem pay that they pr vi cd to put up rent an ono result of tlio establishment of rapid tran dt in thu metropolis. Fid perfectly willing to have a steam r.vitroad paw his property, and the day It byan operations ho believed Ids property would bo advanced in value '25 percent. (If knew thwe were remonstrance akuin.t It.

hut every luort.if' in Brooklyn, every vacant 1 every" pild up Lix hill, every pirn nf property In the nburb. i in ra ed, in fuvur of it tliat Npok for more loudly than the oppottition. MK. SCOTT ad' Ire red tho in favor of the rvoluti'in. He aid that there, was more territory reached through Broadway than in any other section of the city, A Mir ucm road from Belvidero street to KaM New York would do well enough, hut from Belvidera Htnxtt to the rry there mu Manner or later an elevated road.

An elevated road wa freest from accident and satisfactory to the ntizoiw. liftpid transit in Brooklyn wm a ueceR ity, and we ehmld have it before tlio tide nf population ceLs in from Uiia city to New Vork aud Wetit ch jnter County. Mr. DritfKH dd that tho company proposed to build an elevated road if necessary, aud winhod the Common OomH it to understand that they were prepared to do just as the people on tho road desired. Ho Raid that to relieve the minds of Rentlemon in reference to the idr of nettling down upon the principle of eurfaoo rapid trauslt.

'the company, however, did not think they could Ke as great speed by the Hurface plan, but thoy knew they could run a aalely ad with cars. Add. French inquired HOW MUCH TIME WAS SAVED by the Btenm cars on Broadway at present Mr. DriK Wo nave five or six minutes, but wo save th delay of changing from motor to hore power. Aid.

French At what rate of speed do you niu 1 Mr. Drix'M I don't know oxactly, but we have ehori eued the time between the ferry and Now York fcj thirty throe minute. It used to bo forty flvo minutnn. Mr. Boers aaid the distanco from the ferry to awt New York wa four miles and iive eihtlw, and thriy now ran it iu thirty three, minuteii.

If they had hteam to the ferry they could reduce tho time to twonty flvo minutert, including topping places at every two blocka. THE OPrOBlTION. The Chairman announced that the committee would now hear th.e. in opposition to the resolution. President Bay Bpoke first.

He denied that tho question of rapid transit did not enter into tho cae, nn ha did not believe the company did not mean rapid transit. He the company wanted motor, because they could operate the r. ud uilh uteam more cheaply tlian with ii TK i. If tlifK wot rn vter run on ay they would drivn nearly tho trafllc oil that thoroUKh taro. The lowtr part ol Broadway waa a very buiiy place, and it would never do to have tbeo mot ruii idu down ther Bay tiaid ho recognized th nrv cessity of rapid transit in Brooklyn if wc wanted to ke'p thf peop from to New rk and Westchester; but this proposition did nut mean rapid trannit at There wen; iive othr ilu.

of cars on tho tracks of tin Broadway road betweeu the ferry and Heid avouue, and that fact showed thoro could be uo such rapid transit a wad claimed. Mr. Uris aaerted that It Wdi cheaper to operat tho road with liorvea. Tho company did not inakti thin application it wane from the people on the stredt, and if the people did uot want ateam thore they would not lu Hist upon furniHhing it. If micescary they would build an elevated road.

MB. ROHKEiT XnOifAS opposed the grai.ting of the privilege, ne did not nee why the property of men ho had worked for year to accumulate it, nhould be depreciated lu value in this way, and lie hnpiorod the committee not to report In favor of the application. If tlie put tteunj there they should pay the property owner for the daiii ae.i that would Imi done by it. Mr. Thomu atfrved wttU President Bay that there could not rupid traunlt.

on account of the other lines of earn win thu same track, and it was cay that there could. Mr. IiiersHt property on Broadway, near Yflte.s avmjne, nalil he hud a huudrcd tenants, aad wm in favor of the application. a pro; rty owner, wan oppoaed to It on tho ground of dangf to human Ufa, ana aUo fur Uio reason that wteatn had damaged tmsdncfls there, fte asserted that thero were names of men on tha poution who did own any property on the Ptreot. Aid.

Hacker said that the cari now stopped atfituyrvu ant avenue to allow passengers to get going down, but do not ntop there going up. Inquiry wa made by parties a to whetbar or not thero was to bo another hearing afforded, hy tlio Committee. Tho Chairman replied in the ahTrnutivo. The discussion of the evening waa thereupon brought to a cIomj aud the committee went into oaecutivu A LEU AM) XOSK BltOKKN. Yesterday afternoon, while Charles McCoy and William Bearsall wore engaged painting a honno lu Astoria, standing on a scaffold held by rope fastened to tb chimney, they were precipitated to the ground by the breaking of ono of tho ropes, and McCoy had one leg broken, while Pearsall had hU now brokon.

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Y. ttioe. (1 pel N. VAN UFJU Wins MytiBU The Custer Reno Case. The report of the Court of Inquiry, which eat in Chicago some time since for the purpose of investigating Major Reno's conduct at the Little Big Horn battle, fought June 25 and 2G, 1876, has been made public.

It will be remembered that Captain Whittake'r made unofficial charges against Major Reno, and in print repeatedly accused him of cowardice at that battle. At the request of Major Reno, a Court of Inquiry was called, and his conduct on the occasion named was made the subject of an official investigation. All the facts relating to the disaster were brought out, and tho particulars of the fight were gone over by a number of witnesses. From the testimony gathered it wa3 proven conclusively that the accused officer was not only not guilty of cowardice, but that he acted with commendable bravery, and was deserving of praise for saving his command under the circumstances. The understanding between General Custer aud Major Reno when they separated was that the former would support the latter in case of an engagement.

Neither of these officers know the force they had to contend against none of the command realized that they were before an Indian village, which was literally swarming with warriors. Custer, intent on achieving a triumph before the arrival of General Terry, his superior in rank, went forward with the recklessness that had characterized his conduct in other and successful contests. He did at the outset what no wise commander ever thinks of doing with oavalry troops when not supported by infantry. He divided his little army into four battalions, and there was a pack train requiring the protection of an entire company. Thus scattered over tho plains the Indians had no difficulty in whipping them in detail, whereas, if they had been massed they would ho.ve been successful to the extent of defending themselves temporarily against great odds.

The Indians, aware no doubt of the movements of the attack, gave battle to Rono as soon as he crossed the river in obedience to Custer's orders, and, compelling him to retreat, they turned their attention to Custer, who was two miles away and entirely separated from Reno and Bantnen. The latter officer was ordered by Custer to move to the left for an indefinite distance to hunt Indians. The impracticable country compelled him to change his course and march more to tho right than to the left as ordered. Failing to find Indians and having carried out the spirit of his order, he retraced his route and followed the trail to the crossing of the river, reaching there just after Reno had retreated to the hill. But for this unexpected but timely aid Reno's command would have been cut to pieces as was Custer's.

Tho two commands combined managed to successfully defend themselves on the hill selected for this purpose until Terry's command reached them two days later. The fact was established by tho testimony that Reno made a determined attempt to communicate with Custer, but that the men were driven back and compelled to abandon the effort. The Indians pressed upon Reno's fortifications, and the whole valley was crowded with them. Their exultation over the destruction of Custer mado them more daring and insolent than they would have been otherwise, aud Reno acted with courage and bravery to successfully resist their assaults. Custer was unsupported because there was no one to support him.

Bonteen, far from anticipating an order to aid him, was galloping over the country in another direction hunting somebody to fight. Reno, obedient to orders, crossed the river to charge the Indians, and was speedily surrounded. Eye witnesses to tho whole affair considered it then, as they testified in court, the most haphazard and reckless piece of work in the annals of military engagements. There was a disposition then, as there has been since, to withhold criticism of Custer, for what ever his mistake on that ratal held, he paid for it with his life and died like a soldier, with his face to tho foe. He had his griev ances and had been greatly wronged, as he believed, by tho Grant administration.

His com mand had been taken from him, and tho honors he had won in the civil war seemed well nigh wrested from him by the injustice dealt out to him later. All this was understood, aud his fellow officers, even his enemies, preferred to say nothing in condemnation of his act. The matter was brought before the public by the charges made against Major Reno, and he, knowing the facts better than his accuser, demanded an investigation, the result of which is complete vindication and additional honor. The Little Big Horn disaster was one that the country will always recall with regret, but it will not do injustice to Custer's survivors any further by holding tlicm responsible for it. A Wonderful Application of an Old Theory.

The fertility of Long Island, as the Eagle has been at frequent pains to point out, in the production of extraordinary phenomena is something very remarkable. The strange characteristics of the people have kept its criminal columns well filled with curious records, from tho burning of babies downward or upward, as one chooses to view it. It is not surprising, therefore, that the beasts of the field, even to the most subtle, should exhibit curious caprices, whose examination may lead to results of the gravest importance. We are at present concerned with two of these, namely, the horse, or beast of the paddock, and the serpent whose peculiar duplicity has gained him an infamous reputation from the earliest ages. In the case before us, assuming the credibility of the average Long Islander, which, for purposes of argument, we are justified in doing, the two beasts exist in a sort of duplex unity, the one forming an essential part of the other.

The apparently greater part of the object is a horse, but the most interesting feature of him is the serpent, xne raie, au unvarmsnea as it comes to us, is that an undertaker of Freeport purchased, about Thanksgiving time, a superior variety of horse. Thanks to the prevalence of mincepie at that season of the year, the undertaking business received its annual freshet, so to speak, and the extra horse was secured to draw off the surplus mortality. He was black, docile and hung his head with all the decorum of a stipendiary mourner. In a word he was a good horse for a hearse. Since Christmas the burial business has been dull and the horse has lived in idleness.

A few days ago the undertaker's son while combing his steed discovered in his eye a fine quality of snake, circumstantially described as about three inches long, and exceedingly active in his movements. The fame of John B. Gougli, perhaps, has not penetrated into Freeport yet, but the symptom has been noted before even there, by tradition, of course, and the young man promptly devoted himself to bromides. But other people heard of the wonder, and on examination saw the snake, and the youth plucked up courage. The father naturally enough read up treatises on dipsomania, and reckoning the percentage of mortality, began to provide for an unusually active term when, lo all of a sudden the reptile disappeared.

Tho public is patiently expecting its return. These are tho facts in the case. Now for the deductions. Long, long ago there existed a school of philosophers who maintained the homoeomeric principle, namely, that all structures consisted of an aggregation of an indefinite number of smaller structures of precisely the same form and quality. This idea was de rived from the crystal, which upon being crushed develops an indefinite number of crys tals of the same kind.

The diamond yields a carbon crystal of uniform quality the alurnux oas gems, like the emerald, split into little oc tahedral aluminous crystals, which are minute emeralds. Without going further and follow. intr this beautiful doctrine of materialism as far as bam doors and beer mugs the similes ore chosen with a local purpose and a leaning to Freeuort we may assume it as fixed. The riVmit. law bv which structure is limited has not been explained, nor indeed has that which produces the aggregation of homogenous par tides, hut one thing is certain upon this as sumption, that a normal horse is made up en tirelv of ajiuute njicroscopic Worses.

To jjl con easily see that the presence of any foreign matter, such as a particle of cat crystal in his composition muBt necessarily give him a bias of some kind. Mankind has been divided into two classes, those who like cats and those who do not. One of these is, so far as the cat is concerned, normal. Naturally it may be reasoned that he who is innoculated with essential catness, takes kind ly to the beast, but he is necessarily abnormal. He hates the dog, because the cat element raises its protest at every canine impression.

This seems to be clear enough, and to ex plain strong sympathies and antipathies so far as mental conditions are involved. Proceeding, however, to the thoroughly material view of the case, wo find an explanation in tho Freeport horse of certain human illusions. Temperance orators have limited the illusions of delirium tremens to snakes, and a very general belief prevails that the snake is the only object seen by the patient, the moment that excessive drinking has lulled tho will power to rest. But the Eagle has several times protested against this narrow and discouraging predication. Temperance orators, for reformatory purposes, decline to point out the amusing and often delightful fancies of the dipsomaniac.

Small elephants, beautiful foliage and delightful swarms of nightingales and canaries have been seen by persons enjoying a characteristic dose of tho "jams," while others certainly have seen policemen with clubs, the highly popular snake, and bull frogs aud spiders. It becomes apparent at once that the cause of this diversity of illusion is due to some diversity of molecular composition. Tho normal man who has no impurities of structure would naturally see only men (jad men, dangerous men, clever men, beautiful women or hideous women as the case might be. Sardanapalus saw Semiramis. Ho was normal, but his case was painful.

The illusion varies, then, with the impurity of structure. The man who sees snakes unquestionably possesses the serpentine impurity he who hears the caroling of nightingales conceals a miniature song bird in his molecules. The effect of excessive drinking is palpably to un bind the fetters that the will has riveted to retain the semblance of homogeneity or homoeo merity, and to give the disturbing element free play. It will be objected that this particular horso was not suffering from the "horrors." If not, then it is evident that in the equine world some other cause than alcohol can produce the same effects. Wo have endeavored here to present a strong case, as a materialist would have done, in hypothesis, argument and conclusion.

Liko 1 all other materialistic arguments, it is unani swerable. The Abstractions of Revivalism. Ono of tho most powerful effects of success ful revivalism is the abstraction of mind which it engenders hi its subjects. It puts them in a heavenly frame; the sublunary joys of this world vanish material consciousness recedes the wish to be an angel takes the place of earthly ambition secular interests are for gotten spiritual fervor electrifies tho bodily senses the limbs are not fatigued with long standing nor tho voice with much praying and singing. In short, the convert becomes, for tho time, a' new creature, and his or her condition may be described as one of material abstraction and spiritual concentration.

But there aro others beside tho converted upon whom a revival meeting produces a condition of material abstraction. A quadruple instance of this has just occurred at Boston, where four Methodist girls who do not appear, however, to have "got religion" have been soized with fits of abstraction'' at revival meetings so strongly that they'have abstracted ninety handkerchiefs, beside innumerable pocketbooks and articles of jewelry, from the persons and pockets of devotees. Tho phenomena of revival and sensational religious "abstraction," in its various types, are full of interest. When not under these spiritual influences the average churchgoer is pretty shrewd in money matters and keeps his weather eye" open in financial affairs. He wrangles over a cent in the market or the store, and those who have business dealings with him regard him as a huckster from whom it is not easy to get the best of a bargain.

His bump of cautiousness is protuberant in all his mundane relations. He is not averse to adulteration if his business allows of it. The churchgoing grocer puts chicory in his coffee, willow leaves in his tea, sand in his sugar, brickdust in his pepper, and warrants" things falsely with the most consistent regularity. Ho does not often tip" a crossing sweeper, still less give alms to a beggar. Every one rogards him as a prudent man, who knows how to make both ends meet and reconcile the tricks of trade with a consistent and church going character.

It would bo very difficult to rob him of his watch or to steal his purse out of his pocket. He would collar the thief in an instant, and the latter knows how next to im possible it is to take him off his guard. There is only one condition in which he loses his prudence, and both makes a victim of himself and is made the victim of others. It is when under the influence of revivalism or sensational preaching he is brought into a state of abstraction. In this materially comatose but morally wide awake condition he puts his name down for a one, two or even five thousand dollar subscription to the church.

His countenance assumes a more than earthly glow, his eyes sparkle with religious enthusiasm, he sings with vibrating fervor the splendid hymn of Charles Wesley, "Lo, on this narrow neck of land, 'Twixt two unbounded eeaa I stand," insensible to the fact that he is really standing between two demure lookingf emale pickpockets and that he has a very narrow neck of escape from one or both of them. It is only When he wishes to wipe away the tears of ecstasy and pathos from his face that he finds his hand kerchief has become as abstracted and immaterial as himself. It is not until the generous impulse has seized him to contribute on the spot to the sustenance of revivalism that he finds his well filled purse has been abstracted also. Meanwhile, the look of profound abstraction on the hymn singing young females near him quite precludes the least suspicion that his riches have taken wing into the deep recesses of their pockets. Nor are women less susceptible to these abstractions of revivalism than men.

An adroit thief may easily rob them of a watch or brooch while they are singing. "I want a man sion in the sky," or "What will the harvest be In the case of the four little Methodist girls of Boston, as wo have seen, the harvest was truly plenteous, for ninety handkerchiefs is a big haul, to say nothing of the pocketbooks which were found empty in their room. In these states of abstraction, their victims were oblivious of time, and it was only when an empty stomach reminded them of the fact that even piety needs dinner, that they were recalled to temporal consciousness and the unpleasant fact that while they had been soaring on the pinions of devotion, the fingers of these little girl thieves had been busy with their watchpockets. Since religions abstractiou seems to be an inevitable accompaniment of revival meetings, it would be well if susceptible converts would leave their valuables at home, or at least button up tightly their outer garments before permitting their souls to soar into the empyrean of devotional enthusiasm. The English newspapers are convinced that the British disaster in Africa was due to the incapacity of the Commander in Chief, Lord Chehnsf ortl.

This noble gentleman has had a varied experience in military life, and there is no reason to doubt either his courage or his energy. He hag, however, had no experience to qualify him for the position he occupies. Participation in an assault, and leading a regiment, prove nothing as to a man's ability to plan a campaign and move an army. This was abun dantly illustrated in the course ol the Secession conflict. It is not improbable that Uheims ford will be superseded by Napier or Wolesley.

The Maniacs of the Tanbark Track is wViat tho Cincinnati Inouirer terms the walkists. in His II onasti Life. CURREXT EVENTS, Tho fmhscriptions to tho 4 per cent, loan yesterday amounted to Casoui Isola, sculptors nnd ninrhle dealers at HO West Fortieth Btroot, New York, have failed. This firm was known to lovers of art all over tho country. A serions fire wus raging List uight at Fort Fairfield, Mass.

Five buildings bad been mirued, and the fire waa still raging at la st accounts. A high wind was blowing at tho time aud a heavy loss was feared. Heavy floods ure reported from the Pacific slope. In California the rainfall. haveljeeu particularly heavy.

The North Pacific coast Kailroad track has been washed out iu several places. The twent3' seventli annual commencement of the New York Opthahuic Hospital, at Twenty third Btreet aud Third avenue was held last night. There were four graduates. Among the speakers wo3 I'eter Cooper. The extra session of Congress promises (o be a long one, and, I a political point of view, an interesting one.

The President in his mevage will ask that measures bo adopted for an increase of the revenue, it haling been decreased to tho extent of by the passage of the Tobacco bill. Commissioner General McC'ormiek will an otlice in the Now York Post ofiico building next Monday, where all information regarding the arraiig meat i for receiving and distributing tho unsold poods of the American exhibitors at Paris will le furnished. The two ships containing tho goodU will arrive next week. A grand mass meeting of New Jersey mechanics is to bo held at tho Newark Rink this evening to protest against the defeat of tho shoemakers' bill lu the State Senate. Tho bill prohibits shoo making in the State Prison by convicts.

Tho workinginen have leen rallying lu force lu support of tho bill, and considerable excitement exists In Hudson, Passaic and Middlesex counties. The Marine Court Judges in Now York yesterday decided that tho ExusO law does not prohibit the sale of beer on Sunday night Ixitween the hours of l'i and 1 o'clock. Judge Shea, in the caso of Mr. Justus Schwab, who was arrested for this offense, decided that tlie law did prohibit selling of beer at the hour muic.d. Mr.

Schwab appealed the caso and won it. Captain Thomas Blair, of the Fifteenth Infantry who has been imprisoned sinre the Court Martial at Governor's Island, received ofi'n ial notice of his dismissal from the service. Ho left the Island immediately for New York, and will go to Scotland as soon as possiblo. Tho oflk ors of the garrison entertain a kindly feeling for him, and made his departure as pleasant as possible under tho circumstaruo i. He i said to Le worn and thiu, and to feel his punishment deeply.

The public school teachers of New York pro. test against tho second reduction of thi ir salaries. Tho effect willbe, thoy declare, tu drive out the best of th' in Into other professions where they can earn moro. Tho teachers assert that if the Department of Education east a vote as largo as th) number of iti employes, there would be no such reduction. But the teachers are nearly all women and hence their pay is cut down, while the employes of other branchiis of tho Municipal administration aro not subjected such injustice.

One hundred und fifty palace cars are to be placed on the Second avenuo line of the elevated road. They are sumptuous in finish, mirrors are to be suh ti. tilted in place of the witnl iws over the cross seats. People who have lieen accustomed to traveling in the Second avouue horse ears will Ik: surprised at the lutiiry they will enjoy in these new ears. It is estimated that between and Kd.uJd people will travel lu them overy day as soon as tho road is opened.

Mary Kuthcrford, Garrettson, of uotablo family, died at hor residence at Bhiiiebcek on the Hud Bon yesterday. Sho was S7 years uf age. Hor father, Freoborn Gurrottson, wasemiueut as a Maryland clergyman. Ho died in 1937. Hor mother was Catharine Livingston, a daughter of Hubert It.

Lhlngstou, a ni ee of Chancellor Livingston. Miss Garrcttson was remarkable for her intellectual ability and her life was six nt in study aud benevolent enterprises. Sho was widely known aud will be greutly missed In Bhluebeck. Mrs. Biyard Taylor aud daughter arrived in Now York from Germany yesterday on tho steamship Herder, of the American Packet Company's line.

They are tho guests of Mr. Georgo Haven Putnam, tho publisher, at 143 East r'ifty Becond street. The remains of Mr. Taylor'urc expected on Tuesday. Thoro Is to bo a meeting of all tho German singing Bocletios on Sunday afternoon in a general rehearsal.

At this meeting a committee is to bo appointed to receive tho remains on the arrival of the steamer at Hobokcn and escort them to tho City Hall, Now York, where they will lie iu state iu the Governor's room. Bollovuo Hospital, as a building, is condemned by many of tho physicians of Now York. It was originally built as an almshouse, and should never have been used as a hospital. It has become, from loiiK use, little better than a pest house, as any hospital, in course of time, is bound to become. The now plan proposed is to build pavilions and connect them with hospitals, and have both separated from medical colleges.

This suggestion Is offered Us a substitute to the repairs that are needed and must bo mado ou Bellevue if its further uso is resolved upon. Captain Boyton, after being in the water twenty eight counccutivo hours, reached Galliopolis yesterday afternoou. Tho water was but two degrees above freezing. The night journey was cheered by immense bonfires and crowds of people along the banks. Growing drowsy in the late hours ho came near lielng killed by a boat, which was so cioso upon him 111 it ho disappeared beneath the guards.

Again ho met a boat containing two river gipsies, and when quite near tu them one uf them raised a gun and took aim. BotjU screamed out to him iu time tu save his Ufo. Van Nobs, tlie pedestrian who is walking a match of 2,000 half miles in 2.UO0 half hours it tho Fifth ltegiment Armory building had completed at nine o'clock last night his l.bfiS half milo. If he 1b successful his task will bo finished at four o'clock on Sunday afternoon. He is a wreck both physically and mentally and is a painful spectacle.

Ills trainer has to walk besldo him much of tho time, keeping his hand on his back to prevent him from impulsively leaving the track as he has done several' times. The O'Leary Uarriuian Ginnis ltuwell tramp begins on Monday at Glhuoro's Garden. The Intel national Committee which was created by our latest treaty with Spain, for tho purpose of adjudicating all claims of American citizens against tlio Spanish Government for damage to their persons or property growing out of the Cuban Insurrection, is to meet again In Washington shortly. The sittings hav been suspended since April of last year to permit the representative of Spain on tho Spanish Claims Commission to visit Europo. Tho treaty prescribes no limitation for tlio commission.audasit is to the interest of Spain to defer settlements as long as possible, It may be in existence a contury.

Several mon are enjoying luxurious sinecures the total amount paid by the government yearly to theso officers being The report in the Keno Court of Inquiry, which was forwarded to Washington from Chicago sumo weeks ago, has been made public. After ret lowing the evidence taken and recapitulating tho particulars of tho fight, tho report declares that Iteno was justified in his retreat, and that the defense made on the hill was a heroic one against fearful odds. Tho conduct of tho officers throughout waa excellent, and it i3 tho conclusion of tho Court, in view of all tho facts lu evidence, that no further proceedings aro necessary in this case. The report is signed by Colonel George King, as President, and Adjutant I. M.

Lee, as Uccorder. Tho findings are approved by General Sherman and Georgo A. McCrary. Tho Pnrim Association masquerade ball at the Now York Academy of Music last ovonlug was attended by more than five thousand people, and more than was cleared. The opening tableau was very' handsome.

As the curtain went up Queen Esther was aeon standing on a crimson throne In the attitude of receiving Prince Carnival and his merry masque, rollers, who thronged around the throne covering tho etago. The Queen stepped from the throne, and accepting the hand of tho Prince, led tho processlou around tho etago. A hundred couples followed behind. These ail retired to the rear of the dancing platform, and a gipsy queen camo dancing out. leading four masked gentlemen, each with two masked ladies, all in brilliant colored dress.

Tho dancing that followed wierd, and the different colors thrown by tho caicium made tho scene a very tiandaome one. The New England Iron Company made a contract with the Gilbert Elevated Hallway Company iu 1872 for the building cf tho road at the rato of fciOO.OOO a mile, on which It expected $100,000 profit a mile. The Gilbert Elovatod Railway Company has built ten miles of road since then, aud the plaintiff claims $4,000,000, this being tho sum due on the basis of HOO.000 a milo. The defcnFO is that thl contract, which ts not denied, was Intended for tho eye of a Mr. ColMneon, an agent of certain English capitalists, and waa on tho understanding that they should advance the money to carry It out.

As that was not done it fell through. The iron company suspended and wont Into liquidation and only revived to bring this suit. The case Is now on trial before Judge Freeman, In tho Superior Court, Now York. A Comparison. The French recently had a Grand National lottery nd journeyman leather ilmMr, aamwl Aubnot, drew the ft and prize of Tbi was a fine piece ol good luck, to be nuro, and la naturally talked and written about orerywbert.

both in thia country and Kurope. But we have a chartered lot' ry at hams which paid dozen of sucb pnlea and makoi of doing to. The lxtctiiaNa Statk Lotteui CoJIVast durini 1878 paid mora than thirty capital priies, and amoi4 them the following Jane 11 W. S. Campbell.

ondolet st, New Orleans, $100,000. Jnly 6 J. M. Hill, Marion. n.

'o. AutfUJt 13 lt L. Jones, Urajraon, Cn. a()tD Couotr. Ark S' KVJW December 21 Zachanah Voorhlns.

Broadw lyn, E. VtOfKO and, on the 20th of lat month, u. t( M1UHOU.01 With thoaa and rerjr many inaUocea ol smaller amount occurring eiary month at the drawing of thia company, war eras thn ocean to find man who has faiaod priie, if il were tomaVtuag remarkable 7 THE DRIDGE IflTVESTIGATIOST. New Vorlt Property Owners and Others Before the Assembly Sub Committee. The Effect of tho Building of the Bridge upon Business on the Kiver Front, At the meeting of the snb Committeo of tho Aasembly Committee ou.

Commerce aud Navigation, at tho Metropolitan Hotel, yesterday, James L. Freeborn, an old merchant, of New York, testified that he owned warehouse property above the Bridge. Whilo he used to get $24,000 a year rents, he now gets but $8,000, and he attributed the falling off to the building of tho Bridge. Dock property abovo tho Bridge, owned by him, had depreciated 50 per cent, iu value since tho building of tho Bridge. Ho allowed something for tho general stagnation of hunlness In accounting for tho depreciation in value of his property aVovo tho Bridge, but ho believed 30.OX io per cent, of iho depreciation was "due to the Bridge.

William Cochran, of Brooklyn, a rigger, testified that the average cost to a vessel for housing her masts in order to pass under the Bridge would diffor according to the size of tho vessel. Tho witness is now iu charge of tho Three Brothers. In order to houBe her musta and carry her under the Bridge, it would cost from $700 to S80U. Sho is the largest and clumsiest vossel afloat. Tho Davy Crockett, which is Bomewhat smaller thau tho Three Brothera, could bo prepared to pass under tho Bridge at au expense of about $300.

In order to pass the Bridge in safety all schooners of over 350 tons and all Bquare rigged vessels of ovor 700 tons would have to lowor their masts. It would coBt the schooners $25 to send their topmast down and to set their rigging up again. It would cost the square rigged vossel of 700 tons about $10 to house her topuioeta. The coBt to vessels of from 1,600 to 1,800 tons would bo from $00 to $120 for simply housing their topgallant masts. They would also have to house their topmasts aud this would cost in each case from $350 to $450.

No vessel is considered properly otlicered aud manned unless tho crew are able to do this work, but the witness never know of a case in which tho work was doue by tho crew. Before tho Bridge was built there waa no occasion to house the masts of vessels coming into this port. During the lost year the witness had been forced to houBe the masts of some '25 vessels. Several bills paid to tho witness were hero offered in evidence. They were bills paid to him by the owners of warehouses, who had beon forced to pay the expense of housing aud resetting tho masts in order to induco the owners of the ships to patronize the several warehouses.

The witness, continuing, said he did not know that it was customary for ships to houEO their topgallant masts in going into any other port. On cross examination by ex Henator Murphy, the witness admitted that tho Threo Brothers, upon which he had ostimated the cost of passing uudor tho Bridge, was an exceptionally large vessel. Iu all cases where the cost would exceed $150 it would require the lowering of tho topmast as well as tho topgallant mast. Effingham NLawronco, a Now York warehouseman, testified that ho owned bonded warehouses above the Bridge, and had been obliged to pay the expenses of vossols in passing under the Bridge to como to Ids stores bad be not dono so bis business would havo beon ruined; as it is, there has bceu a largo fulling off iu his busiuesa Bvooklyu, In anticipation of the obstruction, had built warehouses below the Bridge, and these houses were now taking the bulk of business from tho establishments above the Bridge. Tho total amount which witness had paid for the expenses of seven vos sels coming to bid stores under the Bridge during tho pa.it year was $448.01.

Tho owners of these ships hud positively refused to come to his stores unless he assumed this expense. Some of the 75 per cent reduction in the profits of his business might bo duo to the stringency of the times. George W. Roosevelt, a shipwright, caulkor and spar maker, testified that ho thought the Bridge would increase the danger of collisions in tho East ltiver; all vessels will naturally crowd for tho same point, the middle of the Bridge, and there will bo but little chaucu to vary their course iu caso of an emergency; all sea captains have objections to taking down their rigging; tho oporation is llablo to injure it very much; at leat one half tho vessels passing abovo tho Bridgo would be obliged to house their topgallant masts; tho tide set, acroas tho river at tho poiut whero tho Bridgo crosses, aud tliiB fact would have a tendency to Increase the danger of collision; tall masted vessels, however, are gradually becoming a thing of tho past; sailing ships are being driven from the aea by steamers, aud thoso now being built are in most cases low rigRed; very few of thorn havo masts ko high that they would havo to house them iu order to pass under tho Bridge. David J.

Taft, sparmaker, testified that the effect of tho building of tho Bridge would inevitably bo to keep largo vessels below it. The ferries, the witness believed, afforded ample accommodations for the passenger trartic between this oity and Brooklyn, and they do not obstruct th6 harbor, as the Bridgo threatens to do. Wilson Fisko testified that tho number of vessels abovo 300 tonB that passed up the East Itivor iu 1878 was 1,077 tho masts of all thoso vessels, judging by their tounago, would be too high to allow of a passage under tho Bridge out of tho 22,000 registered vessels in tho United States, lesa thau 2,000 are of a tunnago that would render it dangerouB for them to attempt tho passage. Captain Charles McDonald, ownor and com mauder of tho floating derrick E. K.

Collins, testified that it will be utterly impossible for his dorrick to pass the Bridge when it iB completed ho thinks that tho damage to his interests will reach $500 a week the Captain's derrick is 139 feet in heioht. and will becomo practically valueless when tho Bridge is comploted if tho Captain was ordered to go Deiow tuo rniugo uu a juu worth $100, It would cost him $500 to lowor tho mast of the derrick. The committee adjourned until to aay. YOUNG PEOPtK'S BAPTfST CMOtf. A quarterly meeting of the Young People's Baptist Union was held last evening, at the First Bap tist Church, in Picrrepont streot, corner of Clinton.

Brother Gleason, President of tho First Baptist Church Young Poople's Association, called the meeting to order, welcomed the members of tho Union to the accommodation which tho First Baptist Church af forded, and thou called upon Mr. A. A. Doughty, tho First Vice President of tho Young People's Baptist Union, to preside. Mr.

Doughty took tho chair in tho alisonco of Mr. James M. Hudnut, the President. Mr. Frank S.

Perry acted as Secretary. After tho singiug of a hyum and tho reading of tho 133d psalm Brother Drake offered a prayer. Hymn 2U5 was sung, aud was ollowod by the reading of the min utes of tho last meotiug. Mr. Westlako, tho Treasurer, reported that at the last mooting tho Union had on hand $'20; since then $1:1.75 had been roceived, making a total of $33.75.

After necessary expenses had beon paid there now remained $8.75 to tho credit of tho Union. There is, however, a little over forty dollars owing, out it tno uue3 or tuo inombcrs wero all paid up this indebtedness would bo fully covered. Brother Beasley, Chairman of the Committee on Vis itatiou, reported progress, and stated that the committee was iu hopes of gottlng more churches represented in tho Union. Brother George B. Dutcher, of tho Strong place Church, Chairman of the Counuittee on Meetings, re ported progress.

Brother B. G. Pago, of the Committeo on Finance, re ported progress, but said that if the outstanding duos wero not paid by the next meeting ho would move the adoptiou of some method for the collection of tbem. Jjrotuer uriggs ouerou lor auuyuuu a now cecuuii to tho constitution, providing for the election of honorary mombers. On motion, the matter was referred to a special committee, with instructions to report at tho next meeting, me comumitiu uiua mo Chair, and consists of the following members: Messrs.

Page, Drake, Driggs, Brown anil Dutcher. Brother urowu tnen moveu luau luu roiyiiauuu ui President J. M. Hudnut be taken from the table, and in making the motion he explained that Brother Hudnut accepted tho position very reluctantly, and was now compelled to resign it on account of ill health. Tho speaker was as willing aa any of the members to see me resignation accepted, but Mr.

Hudnut desired to remain elniply as a member and olt himself constrained to re sign as president, ror mo simpje iuvu mui feel competent in a physical point of view to properly attend to the duties of tho position. On motion tho resignation waa acceptca. On motion of Brother Briggs, tho Secretary was di rected to cast one vote for Mr. A. A.

Doughty for President of the Union. Mr. Doughty was duly elected and returned thanks. Brothor Brlgga, of tho Maroy avenue i.nrnh wa thnn elected vice urcsident in Mr. Doughty'a place, and after sonio other routine busiuets thomeoting BUjournea.

Tim mnmbnrn then movod to tho church parlors, whero refreshments were provided. The entertainment committee consisted of Brothor Perrv. MisB Lydla Seawood, Miss Ida Chose, and a corps of lady attendants. THE CODJiTY FLOUtt. A Card From Ex Supervisor Fleeinan.

To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle. I bet? a. ulace in vour columns to sny that as with rather on imperfect report, aided by tho priuter's dressing, my testimony beforo the Supervisors' Com mtfu nn Monrinv is mode to bo urominoutly "self im peached," regard for my reputation demands this expla nation: Concerning Contractor Harrison's flour, my testi mony was in these words "Leaving out of the case the I cannot find among the other seven samples representing the deliveries, three brands that would make as good bread aa would the three standards, and adding to tho mix the other four, tho quality would be Btill reduced to the value, I should Judge, of 60o. per barrel less than that of tho standards." I do not propose to indulge tho evident desire lor a Bide controversy which might divert from or blind tho committee or their constituents to the real morits of this serious case under examination. I Villi only say that it Beems, after tho adjournment and after I had left tin house, an attempt was made to disparage my Judgment or testimony or both, by pretending through vert once," I had mixed and declared on tho standard supposing them the delivery samples.

1 aeBlro to Bay iu regaru kuus muv iucio nan inadvertance nor any mistake In tho transaction. First, 11. 1 1, 1 exomineo. tno uirue uuiupioo ouunii O.ii.iio, placing tho packages one side by themselves. Then I tnrnea to me sampjes hbhuuwu iiuliuiu uoumuwi.

Thorn wflro nnven of them, each in a bag by itself and oil wrapped fn ono larger package. Mr. Green, the reporter, I thlhk it was, cut the string to these seven small bags, as I mixed the contents Into dough, laying the bolls oy themselves. Now, if there was any standard samples among the Boven, how did they come there 7ho is tho trickster who had criminally tampered with the samples while in the custody of the bakor 7 I rise from this little episode at tho worst, Impeached only in judgment, and that, my business friends will be alow to behove. Meanwhile, where are the instigators nnd deviBers of the game 7 I leave them to the charitable consideration of the people of Kings County, who are never ungenerous to a defendant sorely pressed for a defense.

Very respectfully, W. H. FlkEMaN, March 6, 1879. THE FLAHERTY INVESTIQATIOX. The Aldermanic Special Committee appointed to Investigate the affairs of the Department of City Works, at their last meeting on February 18, adjourned to last evening.

This long adjournment was taken with the expectation that the cose of tha indicted officials would be disposed of before tha committee met again. It has not been diBpoBed of, however, and consequently hb' arrangemente wore made for a meeting last evening. Alderman Hacker, the Chairman, who was at the City Hall attending a meeting ol the Railroad Committee, said the Investigation might be resumed next week, but he oonld not say bo for a certainty until ho could cou Buit'with hia colleagues." Alderman O'RoUly, who is the chief examiner for the committee, la in Albany, seeking legislation by which he will be able to bo. Alderman and OojujresamaA at (Jij) sumo Urns, of Supervisors have involved tho comity in obligations to the contractors. Well, if all tho facts in this case arc submitted to a jury to pass upon, the taxpayers will willingly abide by the result of their judgment, It may be said, too, that tho present jail is inadequate that further jail accommodation is absolutely necessary, and since we have gone so far now, it will cost us more to stop than to go on.

Even if all this could be demonstrated, it would still be the duty of tho public to soo to it that a scandalous official proceeding should not be brought to a successful culmination. It has been admitted for many years that the present jail accommodation in this county is inadequate. But it has been demonstrated that what we need is a revision of our jail system, rather than an extension of tho present plan of dealing with petty offenders against the law. The worst was not told when the taxpayers were surprised by the announcement that their socalled agents had decided upon expend ing two hundred and forty five thousand dollars in building a part of a jail, under specifications as vague as would be a contract to pay ten thousand dollars for building a part of a house, without stating what kind of a house was intended to be provided. Judging from past experience of public undertakings, tho proposed jail will cost at least three quarters of a million dollars before our official speculators get through with it.

But if tho proposed wing of a jail were turned over to tho county, in ft satisfactory condition, at the contract price, and if it could be truthfully said that the taxpayers had got a dollar's worth for every dollar they had expended, even then the undertaking would deserve to be denounced as reckless and imprudent. If the present jail accommodation be doubled, and the present system of dealing with potty offenders be continued, the annual expense of supporting the jail will be move than doubled. The interest on another million of dollars would be squandered yearly in this way, under a system which would be a success if it were devised to increase our criminal and pauper population. For the class of offenders for which a County Jail is designed, the present jail is adequate. If it is crowded it is crowded usually with rouuders and "bummers," who should not be there at all.

It must be plain to all men that when a self supporting laborer or craftsman is found in the street stupefied by excessive, and, perhaps, infrequent potations, aud anxious to return to his work and to his family the moment ho gets sober, should not be locked up auywhera for eleven days, if he cannot purchase his freedom by the payment of a flue. It is equally true that the habitual "rounder" and "bummer" should not be flung into a cell for eleven days, or for thirty days, but that ho should be confined long enough to give him a chance to get thoroughly sober, aud he will never be thoroughly sober until the alcohol is got out of his blood, and until his bewildered brain becomes subject to his will. Such offenders could be made to earn their own living while in prison, and they could be made to do so with absolute advantage to themselves, ana for the chance of reforma tion held out to them by such treatment. What Kings County needs is a workhouse, or reformatory penitentiary, for the relief of the jail. It need not have cost one hundred thou sand dollars, at the outside.

It could be made self sustaining under proper management, and it might stand as a monument to temperance and reform, instead of being, as the ordinary jail is, a nursery of degradation and crime. We trust the jail job will terminate where it is, whatever the cost may be, and to the end that official jobbery shall not prosper in Brooklyn, and that a reform which will commend itself to every friend of his kind, may be at all events attempted. The Cipher Dispatch Iteport. The report of the Potter Committee on the cipher dispatches is published this morning. It is an exceedingly colorless document and contains no statement to which any reasonable Republican is likely to object.

It relates the history of the dispatches, that is, the various hands through which they passed before they were brought to the attention of tho public, and concludes by describing precisely what Mr. Smith M. Weed and Mr. Pelton were pre pared to do with the members of the Returning Board, when Mr. Tilden declined to accept the Presidency to which he had been elected as an article sold at auction.

There is nothing in the report with which the nuhlio is not thoroughly familiar. Tho four points are these First, the Republican managers were, by the connivance of the Western Union Telegraph Company, enabled to with draw their criminating dispatches before the light of impartial investigation was turned on second, the Democratic dispatches show that the Returning Boards of Louisi ana and Florida were for sale third, certain Democrats, acting without authority, were prepared to pay them their price rather than permit thn PrAnMnnp.v to an to the man who had not been elected; fourth Samuel J. Tilden's only connection with these ne gotiations was to 6top them instantly when thev were brotlght to his attention. It is, however, perhaps the most significant thing about this report that it has not bopn looked tot mfix the hjaat jrablio nil ana 1b that tho xiutaa ox nglond,.