New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-24
FROM PHILADELPHIA.


bkd at the Union Prayer -Meetog at Jaynes h1r'
y which unusual interest was impaired by the
reference 10 q late melancholy event, the sudden
death Of the Rev. Dudley A. Tying. Ina young Ger
yman had participated largely 10 the meetings F"
NAi, II al during the VII le Of the revival hS ho-
e,sl. catholic .pir. caused him 70 ffaternize Win
rh,;.,;.n. NJ ali other sects, with whom he con-
st,ptly mingled, interchsngins good OH; ;es with
-o,,,,.hensiyepess of religious feeling which en-
Seared him TO all In private life be was the model
>f every thing good aud 10 the pulpit he was elo-
suept and fearless. A yelr or two ago he was
,sstor of The Church Of the Epiphany, and on one
eeosson preached a powerful sermon denouncing
TIE snfulnCss Of slavehoding declaring that tbose
who, though not actually Shareholders Themselves,
yet participated in the proSts Of that stupendous
ibiquity, were equally guilty Oefo.e God and man.
The doctrine fell upon the cotOn-stued ears of his
polite congregation Ike atbunder.clap. They were
mostly dealers in the cotton and sugar line and had
not been accustomed to such rude disturbance of
their favorite wckedness. They demonstrated with
the preacher, accusing him of preaching political
sermons, and warned bim II desis. But the preach
or had a cOnseience and refused. The pewh0ders
put the question to vote, and the demand
10 cruelty him prevailed. lie was turned
out Of the cotton church. Thence he was
called TO new parish organized by friends who
sympathiZed III his yiews aid VINO were about caus-
ing q lie church to be ere ected for him. Meantime
he resided at BrOOkfeld some ten miles from the
city, but abOriDg all occasions in the great vine
yard around us. At the recent pu6lIc pray meet
ings he was frequently seen preaching and praying,
to the comfort and edlfcatiOn of tbousands. On
TUESDAY of isst week, while standing near an agrl-
cultural machine, which was then III operation, his
right hand became entaHg.d 10 the machne, and
was drawn On until his whole arm nearly TO the
shoulder was crushed 10 a jelly. On Saturday, it
was found necessary 10 amputate at the shoulder,
but in vain. He fingered until the following Nom
day. when death closed his early but truly evangell-
cal career. He so well known here, and so
universally beloved that his death created pro-
found sensation throughout the community. Yes
terdsy, the sad event was prominently referred t. III
the pIaytr-meeting at tue Hall. Many incidents of
the death-scene were described. Though confident
until within an hour of his DEATH that he would re-
cover believing that his affection was a new WARM
ing tor him to be more digent in his calling, yet
when his family assured him that this confidence
was mistaken, in which assurance his physician CO.
inoided, the sudden intelligence OccaslOned him
no CONSIDERATION. His reply was: "lt is all well;
Gods will be done" He called his family around
HIM, bidding 10 wife and chdre1 tender fare veil.
Then, taking his aged father, the Rev. Stephen III.
Tyng, by the hand, be exhorted him to continue to
s.stand up for Jesus Soon after this, delirium
suecst led, but the ruling passion of his purified
spirit developed itself in his almost incoberent ex
pressions. lie fanced himself preaching in the
Hall, and exclaimed, Let those people at the door
"make way; let those outside come ln." And thus
this excellent man passed from works to rewards
The Legislature, now about adjourning, has with
in a week done some mertoriOus deeds, and like all
other gatherings of the sham Democracy, attempted
some others of superlatiye meanness. First, they
L. tba nf oil fha aIp balnnunU In
the State for the sum of SO, 900, ,0OO the Sunbury
and Erie Railroad being the purchaser. party IN
opposition labOred hard to have these works offered
tO public competition, so as to get better price,
with chance for some cash. But the Railroad in
terest was overwhelming, put all opposition at de-
fance, and run the bill through ut twO-forty soeed
People not in the secret have idea that this leger
demain must have cost d good deal of money in
some quarters. Such legislative alacrty is very
seldom spontaneous impulse Besides, the rail
road can afford to pay hugely for such legislation,
ss it is pretty certain that in two or three years
from this time the State will be called on to abandon
his debt Of 49, 500 CO., and release it to the debtors,
ust as your Legislature helped the Erie Railroad |
70 loan of $4,000, 900, and then nobly can |
.eled the Indebtedness. The Sunbury road having |
hus got it's hand into the public purse, will keep 1t
here for years TO come. But the obectln view
N passing this law was twO-iold-hrst, to cut the
State oote from its ruinous connection with public
bury and Erie Company to complete their great
road. For twenty years this project has been in
cente mplaton. 1t reaches f.Om Sunbury, on the
26S miles to Ere 40 miles are in
operation, paying ten per cent on It's cost. For $780,
600 the Company can furnish and operate 6S miles
further, and for million more the heavy work from
Erie to Warren O. miles more can be completed.
I he Company will proceed to sell the State works
to raise funds wherewith 10 put the road through,
and thus this city will become the center OF q vast
trade which now goes elsewhere.
Az part Of the great railroad movement Of the
day, il may be mentioned that the leading Compan-
ies whose lines terminate in this city are puttsg
into shape projection grouping up the termni OF
all their roads in one vast union depot. bill be-
fore the Legislature Incorporates company forthis
purpose, with capital Of $4,000, 600, all which
amount is ready whenever the books may be opened.
Such an arrangement will be vast convenience aud
economy to travellers.
A movement to mitigate the severity of the usury
laws has ut last been successful While recogniz-
ing six per cent to be the legal rate, the bill just
psssed provide that the only penalty rtakng more
shall consist in the borrower being at liberty 10 de-
duet the excess from the principal of the debt when
he makes payment, while a limitation 10 SIX months
is provided, within which suits may be brought for
the recovery back of any excess. The law excerpts
the holders Of negotiable paper taken bona .tde IN
the usual course business. It's effect is 10 strip the
usury laws of all their former sanguinary penalties
and viii afford the friends of free trade in money
opportunity Of ascertaining how their theory will
work.
The State Treasurer has sent in to the Legislature
hst Of public defaulters, and such catalogue OF
bhckDess has nowhere been seen since the days OF
General Jackscn's Administration. The cheats and
swindlers turn up in every quarter of the State
where there public money TO be handled.
Twenty ty-one Of these worthless were employed as
collectors aud superntcnients on the canals and
railroads Of which the State has happily dvest-
ed itself The liot comprises 39i names, and the