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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-24

silence and n-yvorshippins sed Ia
the Rcauty Of Holiness-Kcepinx In the
Divine Presence-Prcachina BY Brother
David Brown.
At the Twenty seventh street Friends Meeting
House yesterday morning the attendance was very
small, most OF the prominent members being away
among the mountains or by the seaside. seeking
cooiness and quietude from the heat and din OF
Gotham. Brother Jonn d. Wright who Il the most
prolific and eloquent OF the preachers Of the society
In New York, Is at Long Branch, so that the assem-.
blage yesterday deprived Of his usual discourse.
few young ladies were present, presenting to the
eye Of the observer a. many VI
TIRE SIGNS or VANITY
a. those who frequent the fashionable churches.
the meeting psssed on In silence. broken only by
the chirping Of sparows In the boughs about the
open windows. AT length Brother Onderdonk shook
hands with hts nelghbor, and tie meeting ended.
In the afternoon, at the Rutherford Place Meeting
N0usaA HTQthAx pALd Gavn RfosA md ~ 4 aAni'
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obligation does not seem TO have extended be-
s sn Swo sSy 70 All
tongues and people In It's broadcast sense. Our
Saviour knew OF no distinction Of race or color; ne
came TO save the whole human family. Make to
yourselves friends OF the mammon Of unrghteous-
ness or at the day OF Judgment those who have not
gwen In charity Will be condemned. Charity cover
EVERY BLESSING Is PROMISED
those who feely give their aims. whatsoever mea-
say unto those VINO have given freely ana without
Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you nom
the foundation Of the world. For was an hungered
and ye gave me meat. was thirsty and ye gave me
Then WIN they answer. "Lord. when saw we Thee an
in Of naked and &c clothed ss Thee rs'' Then WIN
sss.y a asp one 81 Ss Is e o sssn
Ss arr 2dn % ssS 20, 1tss n ,Ss
poor you SIM" saith St Ambrose. Dive. was rich
and Jared sumptnously every day. In his power
lying at his gate. ut oblec. OF charity. But when
the beggar died he was carried By the angels 1nt S
not exercised charity in this world descended INTO
he'll, and, while suffering the torments o. ,ne
he lifted up his eyes and saw ADransm aIa "
Abraham to send Lazarus with oo i-
- DROP OF wATHR
great between them, for he had not SHOWN cnarity
to the poor on earth. He that gveth unto the poor
Ter deth TO the Lord. And when we give 10 Tue
needy for Christ's sake we lay up iOr
ourselves treasures heaven. There s nothing SO
diyine a. to give, saith ST. Gregory. The reverend
Father then observed that ne felt sure II was noe
necessary to more particularly call the attention Of
his congregation to the exercise OF charity. as all
OF them had been brought up 70 practice 10 from
childhood part OF the Catholic ialth out as tte
parable OF tho unjust steward occurred In the Gospel
OF the day he deemed 1t advisable to refer to IT on
this occasion. rsI th s lJ
CHRISTIAN CONMUSIsN
consists In the charity OF the rich and the humility
OF the poor the Of giving and receiving estao-
fishing . Christian equality between them. 1t is
much more difficult for the very rich person to de-
prive himself OF what he considers necessary 10
his comfort than 1t Is for one Of mod
crate wealth. strict communism can only
exist on limited scale In religious associations
when everything 10 equal and IN common. In the
ordinary business OF this world we must make unto
ourselves friends OF the mammon OF anrishteous-
ness; that is, must deprive ourselves OF luxures
and even necessities, IN order that we may minister
TO the wants OF those who are poorer than ourselves
Sell what ye have and give unto the poor, saith
Lord, tnat when the things OF this world fail we
may be received into everlasting habltations.
The reverend Father delivered his discourse IN q
most impressive manner He was listened to
throughout with rapt attention.
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world We are an tired, ana want rest 10 90
away by the cool rivers and lie down under the
trees and dream away the lazy day; but y Is In vain
not, but we make unrest. the man vino
has learned to suner aud struggle would
not desire paradise where he could
not use these qualities. can understand that
those VINO have been lifes football and failed IN
every endeavor nothing but paradise where
God win make them compensation for their fail
ures. But
ACTION rs THE PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE,
and the strong seek rest IN action, while the weak
seek 1t in projection. Heaven Is place where we
shall suffer no more and we can go In and take
each ones hand and feel that every thrill ana pull
saton Ia honest and every eve Is lighted with truth
and justice. Who so atrOng that he would not
choose to rest in such heaven, "where the wicked
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CHURCH OF ST. FRANCIS XAVIER.

- t.sss!.ss.,.I1-s *. - .S-.-.x.-ser.
She Power and Ut.i.y q e,ns Dse'
mon by tho Rev. Father Merritt, 8. }.
Our usual July heat seems, this season, TO be tenn.
pered either by winds from some huge Iceberg that
has accidentally drifted near the coast or the Arc
SIC current has established o branch once some
wnere In the bay and gives us gratuitousy, the cool
breezes that Tor the last week have swept through
she streets making existence for the 'stay-at-
homes" luxury, and church-going az pleasant for
che body as profitable 10 the souls OF the devout.
At the Church OF st. Francis Xavier the new pas
aor the Rev. Father Merritt 8. j., delivered q dis.
course on That portion OF the gospel OF the day
sand say unto you, make 10 yourselves friends Of
she mammon OF unrighteousness that when ye fall
shcy may receive you into everlasting nabtatons"
The reverend Father observed that is too true that
she children of this world are IN their generation,
wiser than the children OF light While the children
OF this life live only Tor this life the Chrisaa's aim
is more noble and lasting Our Lord, In this parable
of the rich man and the steward, ncItes US to use
mat which In unrahteous, that by 1t we may gain
righteousness. The unJast steward thus made him
scif friends and the Christian is enjoned to make
use OF the sinful gifts OF this world TO insure his hap.
piness In the next
RICHES ARE ALWAYS UNJUST. - ID
Rich men never have enough. they nave little TO
vc they have more than the poor but less to spare.
our Saviour recommended almsriving TO the poor,
as means of salvation 70 the rich. Almsgiving Is
strict obligation in the Catholic Church. All are
sn,oined 10 give according TO their The poor
- not own the property OF the rich but the rch
sn,oined to charity God ordalns certain people TO
be poor and DINERS rich. The poor sufer on earth,
and by their humility earn their reward In heaven.
soined to practice charity. In the Oh Testament the
lsVs were strictly snoinea " W GasTlsspls bus me
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Music this afternoon In Mount Morris Park y
Grafulla's Central Park 6and. ilEc to4
Algernon 9, Sullivan, Assistant District Attorney
will address the Joseph Dowllng Associations 81 iho,
Skin ward this evening at the hall corner Of Centre
and Franklin streets 800, --.... ...l,..'
picnic will be held tomorrow q sylvan Rarf,f
foot of Filth street. Morrisania. under the aaspces
OF the st. Augustine N. b. and H. society, o. wnscn
tho Rev. Father J. r. Woods - Presdens ano M -.
Coroner Keenan, was yesterday notified to hold Al
inquest at 400 avenue on the body Of John Helm, o
lad twelve years of age. who came 10 mn DEAN nom
te,anua me result OF injuries received on the leh
Sy the exp'Tsslen a 81 physician gave
certidcsfa Of death, which, however, was NOS.
accepted by the Board Of Health. Bat
Tho body of an unknown man was found floating
on the foot OF 1loth street. North River about nine
O'Clock yesterday morning. From the Appearance
OF the body 1t Is Inferred that deceased was mem
uniform consists OF gray coat, on the Dreass o.
winch was blue rosette. There was also r0eetto
on his pants, down the sides OF which were dark
stripes The BODY was removed TO the MorGuo 70
await an investigation before Coroner Sohiymer.
At an early hour yesterday morning James Clutet
OF 20 Canal street, and David Sause OF S2l Bowery,
had an alteration at the corner Of Houston street
and the Bowery, when Dilute drew revolver and
fred two shots At Sause neither Of which, however,
took encck Uute was arrested by an oflcer Of the
seventeenth precinct and while 40 was being con.
attempted his rescue; butinstead OF accomplishing
his object nc was himself arrested By another Oacof
and. togstnsr via OlusA locksd ~.
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r ELICIOUS S.
a Midsummer Sunday in the
Churches.
Small Congregations, Earnest Pastors,
and Appropriate DiScourSes.
nrBlII 0F A WOMAN PREACHER.
DEBUT OF A WOMAN PREACHER,
Aims Dssds-The Economy Of Gods 0race-The
Ideal Heaven-The Ministry Of Evil
Good Cheer and IS InfuenceA

A might naturally be supposed the churches yes
serday were generally very poorly attended. The
Outter1ies OF fashion are away ct the watering
places. ana all those who can during the
summer solstice seek "fresh fields and
pastures new" away from the smoke and
heat Of the city, have by this time left for
the rural retreats. To the ''stay- now.
ever, the regular weekly spiritual pabulum was
given IN the .stock" churches by the preachers who
are not SO fortunate, unfortunate. as to have
earned or obtained the "starn distinction. Below
WIN be found eynopses Of the principal discourses
delivered yesterday and in them, although gener-
any simply orthodox. Will be found much that Is
both interesting and entertaining.
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whenever Won meet IT, be won over 20 agree tnar as
men OF Gospel faith and sincere followers OF Jesus,
ye are not only The
salt OF THE EARTH,"
preserving society from moral corruption, but %
Springs flowing forth In pleasant places. where God
clothes even the grass OF the Held with beaury-so
the inexhaustabe source OF spirit giadness In you
as children Of God Yields Its gentle constant innu-
ence TO make people happy as well ~ good.
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ana hence II God gives faith, love, repentance, We
must exercise them. The hardest lesson In Chris
experience TO be learned Is moral ana spiritual
dependence upon God, and yet II Is the lesson
Offenest taught The soul cannot pleas itself, and
must trust some other power. The DOCTOR then
illustrated by historical examples and personal incl
dents this idea OF dependence upon God. and re-
marked that it IL a lesson which every Christian
must learn, ana that only Ivy IL can We paddle our
boats agains, the currents OF evil and pull away
| into heaven.
The New York herald., 1871-10-30

The following were the quotations at the close OF
business on the sidewalk Western Unlon s0%
6o14; Pacific Mail, 47h 47x; New York Central
consolidated, ss% o sss<; New YORK Central scrip,
81 S4A; Erie, 2S14 2S9I; Reading, 1O7sI a 1O7A;
Lake Shore, 9s 9s1s; Pittsburg, 124H a l24z;
Northwestern, COX 6Ox; Northwestern preferred.
Ss1a SS74; Rock Island, s91S a 100; ST. Paul, 55H
O 551S; st. Paul preferred, 755s 75I; Wabash b9X
a 5914; Ohio and Mississippi 37H q 37h; Union
Pac1c, 80. 23A; Boston, Hartford and Erie, "a
"a: Hannibal and st. Joseph preferred, COX q 81;
Columbus Chicago and Indiana Central Tx
q 171.
THE RAILROADS AND THE CHICAGO FIRE.
According TO the Chicago Ra1.oav Repte,o, which
has made prompt temperance after the sweep.
Ing destruction OF the great fire, the three Western
| railways whose shares are most active on the Stock
Exchange have suffered a loss OF $4,000, OoO The
ReUieac compares the prices made in the panic with
those prevailing In the imitation preceding the fire.
and goes on to says
Here is depreciation OF ten per cent on the entire
shares or the companies, amounting to The following
/ Chicago and Northwestern. ........... s447O 600
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern. ..... 5,25OOoO
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific. ....... SiS7 600
Aos oney Sss Sustained Gy the
from the IRE (estlMaedD ............... 2O0o 600
Excess OF depreciation. $1o sO7 600
Inc real loss, II paid from net earnings would not
reduce the rate Of the next dividend of the cOmpa
MES more than one per cent TO cOunterDalaIc
this there Is the increase OF Eastern bound traffic.
consequent on the close OF navigation; and that OF
Western transportation OF stocks of new merchan-
disc TO replace those destroyed; also and extending
tion OF materials for rebuilding the CITY, This latter
Is an immense Item. Stone from New England
Ohio, Lake Superior and our Illinois marble aUar.
ries; lumber from the pncries, iron from distant
manulactorles and hardware In quantities that can
scarcely De estimated Moreover, the facilities for
the transportation OF these, well as for moving
the other products, OF which Chicago IS the market
have not been appreciably affected by the lire.
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NEW AND IMPORTANT STEAM BOILER TEST

very careful and interesting test is about to be
made OF the steam boilers now exhibition at the
American Institute Fair. A really determinative
test OF the efficiency OF steam boilers has never yet
been made in this or any other country The GUS
tom has been simply to weigh the coal consumed
and TO measure the water pumped into the boiler
and to take their ratio as Its evaporative effi-
cheney. 1t Is evident that water incorporated
but taken over In the condition OF spray
49, In this case, credited to the boiler If evapo-
rated, and that very inefficient boiler may appa
renty be successful in competition with a very good
one. To avoid such errors the Board OF Managers
OF the Fair, the advice or the Committee OF
Judges-Pr oiessor II. ii. Thurston, or the stevens
Institute Of Technology; 7. J. Sloan, and Robert
method. large surface condenser IL to
be constructed and into this is conducted
the steam from the boiler under test.
The feed water Ia measured by meter
before entering the b0ler the water OF condensa-
tlon Is measured after leaving the condenser, aud
the volume OF condensing water Is also measured.
The temperature OF the steam as IL enters the con-
denser that OF the water OF condensation as 1t
issues and that OF tue condensing water (b0th
before entering and alter leaving the condenser Is
mined how much water Is really evaporated and
how much 'prImes' over, and thus an aD-
solute measure OF the value OF the boiler
win be obtained. The expense attending sucn
method OF testing mas prevented its adoption
hitherto and the managers OF the American lnsti-
tute Fair deserve great credit lor their berallty,
and the Judges are also entitled 10 praise Tor the
prOmpt and unselfsh sacrifice OF SO mucn OF their
Valuable time in this important matter The public
are deeply Interested In the result OF test which
will determine the economic character OF class OF
steam boilers that are coming INTO use very rapidly
and very extensively.
The New York herald., 1871-10-30

&6 8s Beef quiet steady sales s5 bbls
at 6s&c for dry sated shoulders 9c ac for clear bel
lies, $50 90 for bellies she for backs i0sc ike for
long and short cut hams sc 6c for cured and
the range sac 6kc Butter and cheese quiet and
unchanged
RIoE.-The market dull but unchanged The sales
lz0 bags Rangoon $40 7Isc 100 bags Patna ut
7llc. 7Ac, and 70 casks Carolina at DC. 611c.
SUGAR-Holders the basis OF S,xc
sisc for fair good refining, while buyers unwilling
TO operate and the though hrm
quiet The 1000 hhds and 100 boxes he
latter at 9c., including 40 hhds Centrifugal at 0se 40
hhds fair refining at &c., hnds Scotch refined at llc
Rico at sSe Refined was aule. a. iac. for
strictly standard and 12s4c. for do. hart We quote:
Inferior to common refining, &c. sl4c; fair to good
far Tehpinc, Sac &c to refining Sac 9c
far to good grocery 9c SAC prime to choice grocery,
9ac. l0Ic centrifugal. hhds. and boxes 90 II ac
lasscs hhds and boxes. 7c &C. meaio 41c. SIC. Ha
Boxes Dutcn standard. Nos. to g. $40. 10
to H. 94c 9Ac do, IL TO Is, l0c l04c do, Is to 49,
1c. l1tc do. ~ to 20, l2ac 2isc do, white lli1c
Q i21ac Porto Rico-Common to prime refining, 8Nc q
pac.; fair to choice grocery s>9c l04c. Brazil uch
standar Nos to L. TIC 04c Java-Dutch Standard
Nos lu 70 H. sc $50 Manila Superior and extra su
perior 79c a e19c
tierces at 1Dc
TALLow quiet but hrm Sales 100000 lbs at $50. for
choice country and as.c. for do city.
WarsKKY.-Reoeipts 52C bbs The market was duh and
lower. Sales. a0Lbls at hc, mostly at the latter
price.
The New York herald., 1871-10-30

Wheat Iess active the demand being checked by
However ana nominaiy u1casnses TIs sale:
sss": s' s';ss sss
bcr 81 6Sasl % for white Barley was quiet There
heavy s.rs about $500 bushels Al
s ST.; .s:
az M sqS S 1Af G sale: er ce
and white state;
days quietness and steady, excepting
where an ADVANCE Of d was In the
showed particular change since yesterday The engage
sy
S eo ON pss Pb ' sa.
spanish erig about zoo toni. hence 70 vigo Of
aoou, 1000 TONS land the berth for Antwerp, gen
,nrs quiet BY. unchsnged We note sale of $500
MsIAssss.ws have no further sale. to report. aside
from small lots for jobSns purposes At fun prices; The
cqss Sc & GaSs aaS
Kso sSc English t Island: :'Gssa' &c., &c de-
NAyA srosSs Spirits ,urpcntnc was armsr, closing a.
s. BID large ,S.sS,
higher SS. Issiissd q s tSis DO, q %
y ses sS e9 @ g Sb a..
e. 81 and sS .Sd Ss' % IS 81 % &
s c ~ss sr ss sms s s% sSs s 7se
tent e. n 20 Northern whale was N demand a. 5sc, which
wss zoe higher Small lots summer lard were purchased at 7S'
PnrnoIEux-Ths market for both crude and refined was
ng but very little demand Sales OF refined 23c Crude
In bulk quoted 14c which is lower continues
du There no inquiry whatever and prices are entirely
lie for winter or city The sacs
1000 bbs standard white for balance OF month
Al the Creek dull and lower quoted 81
s4 45 upper aud ~ 80 81 60 ON lower road Tho
Philadelphia market dull and lower. Sales
ported OF IO0 bbs refined standard white for balance OF
month at 251c. and 1000 b6s do ~ 8esc shipping crude
was dull but quoaby changed; quoted at $50. We
note sales in York OF 5000 bbs naphha at i1,zc
PRoyisio Receipts Pork, 50 packages beef 2,24l
| packages cut meats, '7a packages lard al bbs and
tierces and . Seg The market or mess pork was rGe
Der J. al 49, 800 bbs for November December, at Sl
inquiry light Sales o bbs $lsfor mess and *ls %
FOR clear Bacon quiet and shade easier quoted
~ olc for short clear $40 SIC for long do Size
ss.c short rib. SIC Tor Cumberland cot SIC. 9c for
Stafford and SIC Bye for South Sratord Birmng
ham. Lard very quiet, but arm at loc for spot West
saea reported CITY lard steady at gac sales l30 erces
Beef was quiet and unchanged ivo uercss India mess
Sl2 psinc mesa teses 8lS Si and india mesa hercss
The New York herald., 1871-10-30
DOMESTIC MARKETS.

NEW ORLrANs, Oct. 49, 1871.
Cotton easier; middngs sc net receipts l66 bales
receipts, 1S7 bales Great Britain 2,525 bales
exports c0astwise $50 bales sales $500 bales stock
bales
WILMINGTON, N. O., Oct 2s, 1871.
Spirits turpcnne steady Gle Roan, sales Crude
tpcnne steady at SO 50 for hard 50 rs for yellow dip
S5 80 for virgin. Tar steady a. 83 Is
CHARLEsToN, Oct. q. 1871.
Cotton dull; middngs l7sSc aHYc. net receipts. 2osi
bales; exports Great Britain, $50 baes coastwse, 22
bales; sales, 200 bales; stock, 1884 bales.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. g. 1871.
45 hhds iugs at " 70 Ss low to medium
leat $S 5 tlD co. good TO tine do. $l7 $2U So Baggng
quiet and steady Flour quiet and steady extra family,
pork $lS with ignt demand Bacon In fair demand and
Hrm shoulders at 7c clear rib Sides &c. clear ses 6Ac
Hams hrm supply light sugar cured, lsc. Lard in fai
demand ut g14c. a llAc Whskey firm ut 9Oc.
GALVESTON, Oct. 2, 1871.
Cotton easier good ordinary 15c l5Ac net receipts
ll26 bales; sales, 1000 bales stock, 29,50O bales
BUFFALO, Oct 90. 1871.
Receipts 10000 bbs four 1900 bushels wheat 492 900
bushels 100000 bushels OATS 100 00 U00 bushels
barley. Shipments 00J bushels 900 bushels corn
l4U0 bushels Railroad shipments bushels corn,
7300O bushels $1,000 bushels barley Freights firm
l6c wheat, H1c. corn, 9c. oats to New York.
Flour quiet and unchanged Wheat in fair demand and
firm sales 10000 bushels Sheboygan Club at 81 a. Corn
dull and unseed sales 40O0 bushels No. Western at 65c
5000 bushels do, to arrive ut 65c. Oats dull and lower
sales 5000 bushels No. Western at 4lc Rye du sales 30
bushels Michigan at 7Sc BIC. BareySales 600 bushels
Western at 77c. Other articles unchanged.
The New York herald., 1871-10-30
COURT CAlENDAaS-IHlS DAY.

SUPREME CoURT-SPECIAL TERM-Hed by Judge
Cardoz0.-Case on.
SUPREME CoURT-CnAMBERs-Heid by Judge IN
graham.-Nos 81, co. rs, "a, 91, $50, 1885, lo7.
SUPREME C0URT-CIRCUIT-Par 2.-AdJourned
without day.
SUPERIOR CouRr-TRIAL TERM-Parts and 2
Adjourned for the term.
COMMON PLEAS-TRiAL TERM-Part 1.-AdjOurned
for the term.
MARINE CoURT-TRIAL TERM-Parr Held BY
67S6. OSLO, 6S74, $685. 6o3l 6os2 6977, 6996, 1901
1908, 720S, 1883, 1885. Part 2-IIeld by Judge Cur
toNos. 7ll2n' esd5, 72o4 7ls4, 7ls5, 7ls6 7lso
1902, 1905, 1900. Part 3--Held by Judge Aker.-
Nos 7764 4s 1927 1872 1879. TOO, 1906 1857, 1866
UNITED STATES DISTRICT C0uRT-ADMIRALTY-
Held by Judge Blatchford.-28o, Gessing vs.. steam
ship Eansa; lao. Luce vs. steamship City OF Balt-
more; 2ol, Corsen va. Steamboat Wyoming; l99,
sherman w. Mott; 67 Benary vs. The snip Prince
Albert; 22l Boston, Newport and New York Steam
boat Company VS.. The Propeller Oceanus 226, Rapp
vs. Edge; l5z, Evans vs. WIkesbarre Barge No. 129
130. Brown w. Brig Annie Lindsay; 81, Philadelphia
DOnald.