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The New York herald., 1868-04-19
MAYORS OFFICE.

During the past week Marshal Tappan has issued
from the License Bureau in this ONCE licenses as fol-
lows:-Express wagons, o; venders "a; public CARTS
90; dirt CARTS 27 drivers 33 p0rters o. coaches. s;
have been collected, and together with license and
permit fees making total collected OF 1856.
The New York herald., 1868-04-19
PresbytoPian.

The new edifce Of the Rosevie Presbyterian
church OF Newark n. j., dedicated to the service
OF God on Sunday, the 5th inst.
Mr.. Edwin Cornes was lately ordained an Evan
gelist-being under appointment by the Presbyterian
Foreign Board as u missionary to Japan-in the
North church, Chicago.
Rev. DR.. Robinson, late OF the First Presbyterian
church, Brooklyn having been appointed minister in
the American chapel at Paris has sailed for Europe.
Rev. William Hart, OF Maiden, N. Y, has accepted
the call to the Assembly's church, Washington d. Co.
and enters upon his duties Immediately.
Rev. Theodore l.. Cuyler, Of the Lafayette avenue
Presbyterian church, will leave for Europe ON a
three months leave Of absence In May.
The New York herald., 1868-04-19

Prosrcas Of Christianity Throughout tine
United States.

limited States.
We have to report at the close Oh .hs "oeA e'e'en
,,onssra ord two hundred accessions to various
in the United States the result Of revivas
nov IN nropress 1t is estimated that Of these six
are IN connection with Methodist churches
nut nrobabIy not more than onesixth of the proba-
,,onsrs ever become members in full standing. The
Rantsts claim about eleven hundred additions, the
presbyterians eight hundred, the United Brethren
seventeen hundred, Congregational nearly four hun
dred &c.
The following is tabular statement of the number
NJ converts that have been received profession OF
their faith into twenty of the Presbyterian churches
OF the city since the beginning OF the present year.
The communion season OF next month will increase
the number now reported IN several OF the churches
The church on Thirty-fourth street, OF which Rev.
John Thomson is the pastor.
The New York herald., 1868-04-19

respect 1t for its profound and patient research.
revere, beyond the power OF words to express, the
great names, both In the Church and Ou OF it, which
II has given to history-Robertson and Young and
Bushnell Buckle and Martineau Charming and Par
ker and Miss Cobbe, Schencke and Lecky, besides
great host OF lights hardly less brilliant
The New York herald., 1868-04-19
BOARD or COUNCIL MEN.

Proposed Widening Of Broadway-Paving
streets with Nicolson Pavement.
This Board met yesterday afternoon, the President
Mr. Stacom, presiding.
After the minutes Of the previous meeting we're
The New York herald., 1868-04-19

The Nashville Union April TO- states that the re-
cent frosts have not affected fruit and wheat rs
much IA IL was at first supposed. In Bedford county
the rult suffers very little and except IN some por
tons o, Fast Tennessee wheat Ia untouched.
The New York herald., 1868-04-19
Conversational.

discussion has been recently going on between
the Aduonoe and the Congregattonaltst-re religious
papers-on the question whether Congregational
Church is not evangelical In faith as well as demo-
cratic in poityf The latter paper replies In the
negative. The 4duance says:-"EtymOOgically the
word congregational refers only to the poy, and not
to the faith, and In that sense Untarans UNIVERSAL
sts Independent MethOdists, Baptists, Freewl Bap.
lists and many Others who hold to the independence
OF the local church are Congregational But histori
cally, as the proper name OF denomination, 'C0n-
gregationaP churches are evangelical in faith as well
as Independent in p0Iity. The original Congre2a-
tional churches of New England were so without
of them apostatized, retaipmg the name Congrega-
onal In order to retain the property and prestiger
The New York herald., 1868-04-19
RELIGIOUS Persuasions in Ireland.

The following Is list OF the various titles by which
the religious denominations were returned to the
Irish Registrar General at the census of 1s6l-Uni-
tarians Covenanters, Reformed Presbyterians, Mo-
ravians, Seceders, Christian Brethren, United
Presbyterians, Evangelical Unionists Separatists,
Lutherans, Unitarian Presbyterians, NOnsubscrbing
Presbyterians, Dissenters Free Church of Scotland,
Protestant Dssenters, Christians Plymouth brethren,
Catholic Apostolic Church. Primitive Methodists, High
sraetes % orthodox ss PresSyterIans Greek Church,
Brethren, Arians, Disciples OF Christ, Calvinists,
Congregationasts Evangelical Church, Free Think
ers Secularsts, Deists, Evangelical Protesans New
Lights, New Jerusalem Church. N0nconformists,
Darbyites, Swiss Pr0testants, seeding Presbyteri-
ans, Members of the General Assembly, Kellyites,
Believers in Jesus Protestants of no particular sect
or denomination, Welsh Meth0dists, Swedenbor-
gians, Sinners Saved BY Grace, Old Lights, Univer
saliss, Independent Presbyterians Reformed Church,
Dissenting Presbyterians, Bible Christians Trinita-
rams, German Protestants, New Connection Metho-
dists, Calvinistic Methodists, Members of Christs
Church, Anabaptists, Churchmen French PrOtes-
tants, Swiss Church, Eastern Reformed Presbyte-
rlans, Free Churchmen, New Church, Socialists,
Lady HuntingdOn's Connection, Walkerites, Nor
rissonians, Episcopal Church Of America, Pala.
tines Remonstrants, Brethren in Christ, Church OF
CHRIST Ihe Word OF God Alone. Seekers, Maeraliss,
Rationalists, CrOmwellian Protestants, Puseytes,
French Church, Italian Protestants, Swedish Pro-
testants, Swiss Reformed Church, Welsh Church.
Prussian Evangelical Church, French Evangelizing
Church, Evangelical Wadensian Church, Primitive
Seceder, Armlnian Presbyterian, Baptist Presby-
Association Methodist, The Bible Alone, SefOpniOn
or the Church OF God, Saint Of No Sect Sectaran,
orthodox, Theist Philanthropst, Posityist, Political
no particular persuasion, undecided.
doubtful, Hindoo, unbeliever, Atheist no religion.
These religious denominations are arranged nume-
ricay, the first on the list numbering $780, In the
aggregate they amounted to 14695. To complete the
list there should be added Roman Catholics, men,
bers OF the Established Church, and Jews. Under
the head protestant Dissenters" were included
Baptists, Quakers, Independents, Methodists and
Presbyterians.
The New York herald., 1868-04-19
Episcopal.

The Rev. Henry G. Potter, ID. D., Of Boston, having
accepted the rectorship Of Grace church, New York;
made vacant by the death Of Rev. DIR. Taylor, will
soon enter upon his new charge. DR.. Potter is son
Of the late Bishop AlonZo Potter, OF Pennsylvania,
and grandson Of the late President Mott Of Union
College.
Bishop Stevens OF Pennsylvania, is still detained
at Wkesbarre by the effect of the injuries which he
sustained from a railroad accident, and 1t is feared
that he will never recover his sight. II Ia stated that
an assistant bishop Will be required In his diocese
The New York herald., 1868-04-19

The First Baptist church Of this city have secured
six lots at the cost OF $5OOoO on Thirty ninth street
and Park avenue. On these lots Sunday school
and lecture room are at to be erected at cost
Of $4,000. This will be ready for occupancy in
the early part of the fall The church abandon their
old house OF worship BroOme street the lst OF
May, and will worship In DOdworth Hall till their
lecture room is completed
Mr.. Thomas Talbot, OF Governor Bullock's staff,
$4,000 for the Baptist Society of Billerica, Mass
He also agrees to pay $500 annually ards the sup
port OF preaching and to give the society 900 ut
Unitarian.
The Rev. George c. Lorimer, of Louisville KY, has
accepted call to the Baptist church ut Albany left
vacant by the removal Of Or. Magoon to Philadelphia.
The salary Is $4,000.
The New York herald., 1868-04-19
jewish.

In Chicago there are fifteen thousand Jews, who
have four synagOgnes:-First, Snai; second Kehiath
Anshe Mearah; third KehilO Benag ShOom; fourth,
Zion. They have school in connection with each tab
ernacle, and have recently established Jewish hos.
nita
The New York herald., 1868-04-19

The Gould Contempt Cause.-The Habens Corpus
Proceedings-Gould Cometh Not-The Bond
to be Executed.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-09-03
POPULAR FALLAc1Es.

That you can receive one dollar a
day, spend two, and get rich.
That to do man favor and then
refuse another won't make him twice
as mad as if you had refused him at
first.
That when man presents you a
hound pup. the gift viii cost you moth
ing. - -
X That when You buy on credit,
knowing very well you will not be
able to pay, it is not stealing.
That next year the taxes are to be
lighter. z j = NJ
That every other man is bound to
die except you.
That if you have good cause in
love, war or law, pitch in-you are
bound to win. a.7,-
That you can play draw poker and
lose just so much and no more.
That there is one way, known only
to yourself, to break faro bank.
That when you buy horse he will
be certain to turn out as, represented.
That when you undertake to sell
one, you are not going to lie about his
qualities. -a-. nj, s.... -..-..s.s.
That if you always say what you
think, you will win the regard of the
entire community. EGr1"f'5f3 +
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-09-03

WHO Wilt BE THE GoAT.-Durine
the late war, d soldier of one of the
New York regiments, who was home
lon a fdrloHgh, visited New Y York CITY
for the first time in his life. Going up
one of the BY streets, one night, after
paying homage to- Bacchus during the
day, he fell in with a crowd of colored
people while on their way to church.
mllis state ofinebriation, he very nat
urally went with the crowd into the
church, taking it for a theatre and
congfattilating himself on getting into
the house without having to payithe
usual fee, an ahxiously waiting for the
curtain to rise. The offieiatine clergy
man aroseanf said - Li'frf rlfat1
V" Ny bfudderin, in dat last great day
when de trump Of de Lord shall blow,
and de sheep. shall go to de right and
dc goats 3t to de- de left, who wants to be de
goat 2,"'oi,, 81, ..a r f. -. '''
n After q short space he said again,
ftie, ~; mp VOICE i'aiIdS say, '7Ro" De de
SouGGs Hia T.i!1 5tt brg .,-tr 55c,.., .., F.,
|oqA A long lhonqgg pause followed, when he
said in in q still louder tone: "qchoW de
de goatgYi,ie, o,,ffi.i ,..,;.-'l....,..; :,
III iTHhBs he's soldier Idle supposing the PERFORM
aaHnee aaHnee delayed fora person to represent
"a goat in in some 50 play, exclaimed ,..g .g'
"Look here, old fellow, rather than
have this thing play out, IN be goat"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-09-03
THE WORKING MAN.


He is the noblest man of whom our
free country can boast; whether at
the workshop or at the plow, you find.
the same noble hearted, free and inde-
pendent being. And if there is q man
IN society upon whom we look with
esteem and admiration, it is the inde-
pendent, sober workingman. We
care not whether he be farmer, me-.
chanic or common laborer-whether
his tolls are endured in the workshop,
the field, or the coal mine whether
his home is in the backweods or the
neat cottage-our admiration is the
same. What happy picture he pre-
.sents; what a reward for his labor,
who, by his own unaided exertions,
establishes for himself a respectable
position in society; who, commencing
in poverty, by his skill and assiduity,
surmounts every obstacle, overcomes
every prejudice, and finally succeeds
in forming a character whose value is
enhanced by those who come after
him. Such a man we prize as the no
blest work of which human nature is
capable--the highest production she
can boast. And let it be borne in
mind by the young working man just
entering. upon the stage of active life
I-let it ever lie at the foundation and
be the moving spring of all his efforts
that this situation he must strain
every nerve to attain. It can be at
tanned by all. .Untiring industry and
virtuous ambition never fail to find
their reward. They never yet were
exerted in vain, and never will be
while honesty and justice find home
in the human breast. 1t was remarked
by an eloquent writer, that the work
ing man who had no Inheritance but
virtue is the sole king among men, and
the only man among kings." " ''i
/" He envies not the son ofease, q L
..1 Nor lord in princely hall, jsul-t iHs
But bows before the wise DEGREES,
In kindness meant for an" 8
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-09-03
SINGULAL FRIENDSHIP OF A CHILD
AND A RAT.

b, A few days ago, says the Louisville
Journal, the attention of the. matron
of the Protestant Orphan Asylum, sit
uated on Fifth street, was directed to
her little boy, a child four or five years
of age, who was seated i'll the yard,
gaily and busily feeding large rat
that had climbed upon uis shoulder,
while both parties appeared to be on
the most friendly and familiar terms
possible. Upon inquiry she learned
that this singular acquaintance had
commenced nearly six weeks ago, and
that frequent meetings had since oc-
CURED between them. About mid
night on Saturday last the. lady was
awakened by child, and informed by
it there was a rat in the bed" As
may be readily believed, she sprang
hastily out, and lighting the gas
found the rat snugly esconced in the
arms of her darling! OF course the
animal was soon put to flight, and since
that time no new developments in
this strange attchment have occurred.
That this little child should be sin
gled out from group of forty or fifty
children as the object of this animals
affection seems strange.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-09-03
GEM.

@-ss When you finda-weH disciplined
character in the female form, what
noble one it is! The labor of the un-
derstanding, the education of self
control, have made her=great. She is
aWhole host. Look at her influence
in society see the majesty Of her de
pertinent the easy assurance of her
countenance. How common men
quail before -her! What respect and
attention she exacts from the titled
profigate and the. talented vicious !!
She is all that is exalted on EARTH
There is no beauty to compare with
such beauty; no wealth with such
charms. She is the incest workman
ship of God and in her dwens a soul
that scatters blessings around her.
I" The heart of her husband delighteth
in her, and he has no need of spoil"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-09-03
THE BoNDHoLDER,s SONG.
ua
A1nL@As.s xa1s.dnssgg."

g. '<s4 - AIH-~Aiss Kan.dnsegg'
The bondholder sat in his easy chair;
Counting his bonds was he; Blair,
And he turned up his nose at Seymour and
And called them a terribly traitorous pair,
While he sang to himself in giee!
!, The people arr. .saddlei for us to ride, r
! ~ And booted and spnrred are we;
We rowel well every painting side,
- And as safe on their braWny backs abide
II As sinbad's old Maniof the Sea.
ave gave them paper for what we hold,
At not quite half of the face;
Z But we, IL get full payment in gold, hard gold,
(Thongh laboring men are bought and sold,) /.
~ II we only win this racei s -
.The war is oyer-so some folks say;
But certainly that won't do;
u We must keep jtEup till election day;.fil
CTill then at least we can make it pay0
Hurrah for TIN. Red, White and Bluei
Hurrah for that glorious hero, Grant,
THE bondholder'sl choice is he;
He'd speak if he could, but luckily can't,
q And the masses won't know he's a'regular
plant
And glorious hero can be.
'I have misgivings, L must confess,
That we can't put the ticket through;
That the people at last are beginning to guess
A national debt is a blessing to bless
A ring of chosen few. :
but away with misgiyings for who can pre-
f,f vent 4 i ~. ~ + 4 fsIfT
The loyal, from getting their 5pay2
1t is only three hundred and fifty per cent.
On every dollar of paper they lent III
iii Toward keeping the war under wayl
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-09-03
THE SECRET OF EroouENcE.

~ [ owe my. success in life to one sim
gle fact, viz: That at the age of TWEEN
ty-seyen commenced, and continued
for years, the process of daily reading
and speaking upon the contents of
some historical and scientific book.
These off-hand efforts were made some
times in cornffeld, at others iii d for.
est, and not unfrequently in some dis
tant barn, with the horse and OK for
my auditors It is to this early pfac-
tice, in the great art of all arts, that 1
am indebted to the primary and lead
ing impulses that stimulated me for
ward, and shaped and modelled my,
entire subsequent destiny. Improve,
then, young gentlemen, the superior
advantages you here enjoy. Let not
day pass without exercising your pow
ers of speech. There is no power like
that of oratory. Caesar controlled men
by captivating their Affections and
swaying their passions. The Influence
of the one pefished with its author;
that of the other continues to this day.
III Hen5p Clan, ..u3ifi..f astit OF s.u;
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-09-03
A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE.

The man who stands upon his own
soil, who feels that by the law of the
land in which he liyes-by the laws or
civilized nations-he is the rightful
and exclusive owner of the soil he tills,
is, by the. constitution of our nature
under. a wholesome influence not easi-
ly imbibed from any other source.
He feels, other thines being equal, more
strongly than another the character of
man as the lord of an inanimate
world. Of this great and wonderful
sphere which, fashioned by the hand
of God, and upheld by His power, is
rolling through the heavens, part is
his-his from the center to the sky. It
is the space, on which the generation
before moved its round of duties,
,andzhes feels. himself connected by a
link with those who follow, and to
whom he is to transmita home. Z.
a' Perhaps his farm has come down to
him from his fathers. They have gone
w eiiOh ietob HolIC, UuO 'uc Can UFdCC
their footsteps over the scenes of his
daily labors. The roof which shelters
him was reared by those to whom he /
owes his being Some interesting do
mestic traditionis connected with ev-
cry Enclosure The favorite fruit was
planted by his fathers hand. Hesport-
edin boyhood beside the brook which
still winds through the meadow. /
There lies the path to- the village of
earlier days. He still hears from the
window the voice of the Sabbath bell
which called his father to the house of
God; and near at hand is the spot
where his parents laid,sdowlf to rest,
and where, when his time has come,
he shall be laid by hischildren. These
are the feelings of the lowner of the
soil.. Words cannot paint them = they
flow out of the deepest fountains of the
heart; they are the fife-spring of a
fresh, healthy and generous national
character. l22-ls lis 4fiiailn f-s.t !
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-09-03
IA CHINESE vtElaDD1NG. ED
A letter from China to the Chicag,


Tribune says: dIk >aATt}l3 EF
"The second day of my sojourn in
Canton afforded me permission to wit
ness d marriage procession and cere-
mony. l was passing through one of
the broadest of the narrow streets
when my ears were saluted by a blast
from a number of horns similar to
those blown through the streets of
American cities by half grown boys
on Christmas eve. / asked of my
guide the meaning of the noise, and
was informed that it was a wedding
procession. accordingly stopped for
the purpose OF, obtaining. a good sight
of the novel procession. First there
came fourteen horn blowers dressed
in long, flowing, Scarlet gowns and
hats. These were marshalled by fell
low who marched by their side carry
ing roasted hog upon table; then
came a table covered with sWeetmeats,
a4hird lone covered with fruits, a
fourth with roasted poultry of every
description, a. fifth with sheep, the
wool Of which had been shaved off,
and ever and anon bleated in a, most
melancholy manner. These tables
were carried by, persons dressed in
white gowns with the black skull cap
SO popular in China. il VI 4i...5 1gd5o
9" About one hundred persons fol-
lowed, dressed in gay colors, and then
came sedan chair ofthemost gorgeous
1t was carried byifour
virgins dressed in white and red. I'm
mediately behind the chair walked the
bride, carrying in her hand a small
package. She was bareheaded, and her
hair done up in the style worn by vir-
gins. She kept her eyes. bent upon the
ground, looking neither to the right
or left. Immediately behind her fol-
lowed two. women carrying small
packages in their hands, and behind
them We're d dozen virgins scattering
joss paper in every direction. These
were followed by the brides parents,
who were riding inIchairs, and sur
rounded by a body-guard, who SCAT
tered bits of paper throughout the
street A. number of other chairs
brought up the rear. Every few yards
the procession would halt for a mo-
ment and receive, the congratulations
Of those in the street it would then
move forward to, the blast of the
horfis.oa zad ira Beh 1888 hnE .8iaFi
"The scene,Mas a, novel one, and l
determined to see its, termination !;
thereforeI I informed my guide of my
dissemination and we turned and fol
lowed the procession. Passing through
a numbertofs streets, theiprocession at
length, halted in front of a large house,
which I afterWard learned was r the
house of the Bridegroom. The door
opened, and the parents of the latter
came FORTH accompanied by a number
of persons dressed in blue, and, taking
the bride by the hand, led her into the
house, and into large room, in the
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-09-03

center of which seated upon a mat,
was the bridegroom waiting to receive
her. She seated herself on mat be-
side him, and remained there without
saying word until the entire process
sion had crowded into the rooms.
The parents of the happy couple then
had sort of powow, which could
not understand, and which the guide
could not explain. The parents ofthe
bridegroom then paid the sum of
money to the parents of the girl.
'IThe woman who had accompanied
the bride now advanced to her, and,
taking hold of her hair, unplBited it
and combed it out. They. then pre-
pared mixtur with which they pro-
ceeded to redress it !; this time, how
ever, in the style in which married
women wear it. Having completed
their capillary labors they proceeded
to remove a portion of her dress and
substitute for it robe Of dark color.
This. having been done, all who were
in the room advanced to the happy
couple and addressed them, saying
many pleasant and complimentary
things. The feast that had been pre-
pared was now brought into the room,
and the work of devouring it began.
The doors of the house remained open
till nightf;lIl, and the horn blowers
stood in front of it, footing with all
their might for the conveying infor-
nation to the public that a wedding
was progressing, and inviting them to.
enter the house and bestow their con-
gratulations upon the happy couple.
~ In China man can have as many
wives as he wants, or rather as many
as he can purchase, but they must all
be subject to thefirst one. The parents
of the young man always purchase the
first wife for him /; afterwards he makes
his own purchases Nearly all the
merchants have.a plurality of wives
some of the rich ones being almost as
often married as Brigham Young"