New-York tribune., 1872-03-13


The Rev. Abraham B. Carter. Rector of the Epis-
copal Church Of the Holy Savior, has evlnced a
moral heroism which entities him TO the gratltude
of the upright and pure. A beautiful young woman
who had attended his ministrations ana caiied Oh
hIm in his vestry-room under pretense OF seeking
spiritual instruction and guidance, wrote MN le'-
ter IN which he is charged with seduclng her' tnen
promising her 81, 600 to hush up the scandal oil the
crime, paying 500 Of it by installments, then de-
cnng to pay the rest, which she demanded
under penalty Of exposure and prosecution.
A coward however innocent would have paid the
money knowing how ready are the vile to believe
any charge of RIGHTEOUSNESS especially one aimed
ut O clergyman. But Mr. Carter, strong In his
innocence at once assumed the offensive charged
his accuser with attempt to black-mail, had her
arrested and cited before u magistrate; whcreupon
she collapsed begged for mercy, and was permitted
by the Justice to 90 with her father, but with the
charge still impending over her. Such women as
this are happily, rare but such men as Mr. Carter
arc unfortunately not so common IS they shouId Do.
We arc sure Mr. C.. must enjoy the consciousness OF
having faithfully fulfilled an important duty from
which too many would have recOiled.
The annual breakfast given by Gen. J. Waits dc
Peystcr to the ndestructible veteran Capt. Lahr-
bush on their concurrent birthday, promises to be-
come q permanent institution. The sixth OF the
series was given last Saturday on when day the
time-proof soldier attained bis 10th year lie ap-
peared so fresh and tough that 1t seemed scarcely
impossible that he would one day see the hgnres
transposed to 701 in the delicate bouquet before him.
which some lady of the 18th century should arrange
for the second Methusaleh. The dozen guests were,
with few exceptions, Generals OF the mghest dis
tinction and yet one Of the oldest OF these, whom
his soldiers used to call with aectionate familiarity
"Old Joe Hooker" was baby when Capt. LahrDush
was sexagenaran, and not one had entered inc
Service when he had retired under the 0urdeno1 lis
N veors The quests all took their leave pledging
the cav and hearty old gentleman to be present
wear hence and especially insisting that he should
keen his health and strength to take part in the
centennial anniversary of his yonng friend the
American Union.
While addresses 10 the Prince of Wales upon his
happy recovery were preparing in all quarters, the
Water Commissioners of Belfast, not to be behind the
rest met to prepare their congratulations Upon this
Board was one Joseph Bigger, and, indeed, he was
Chairman of it. Now Joseph is an lrlshman OF the
Republican persuasion, and so he told his fellow
Boarders that he quite willing to sign the ad-
dress for q reason that he had. i believe" said Jo-
seph chat the recovery of the Prince is adyanta-
eeous to the Republican cause inasmuch as, IN the
natural course of events the present Queen cannot
survive, and the Prince of Wales will become king,
and there being no feeling of chvalry, the monarchy
of England is doomed. Per contra according Joseph
Bgger-if the Prince of Wales had expired, ON the
death of Her Majesty there must have been he
gency; feeling of chivalry would have led the
country to rally around the baby heir. and this
would have greatly retarded the progress OF
Republicanism. Such was the shrewd reasoning
of the somewhat ungraciOus Joseph. Fortunately,
he had no opportunity Of putting his conclusions sion
been somewhat coldly received by ii. K. Ill.
Andrew J. Garvey, since his recall from exile. has
boosted that when he is through with giving his
States evidence he will have saved out Of his opera
tons the round of three Millions i'll contempla-
ton of which he observes that his old cOthieves
may be-condemned. We do not know whether
or not his boastings are warranted by
the arrangement the Dstrct-Attorney has made
with him for the sake of procuring his
testimony; but it will be a question with many
honest people whether so great o sum of money rs
he confesses to have stolen will actually belong to
him Three millions il very large witness-fee for
even so great and contemplate scoundrel as Gar
vey and his boast sounds very much like the Scotch
wOmars saving when hard swearing cleared her OF II
charge of stealing some bed-clOthing: Well now
that the guilt is my own, I'll make pcttlcoat oi IT.
The little Programme Newspaper called The Stage,
which is constantly cir ulated in most of the thea
ters in this city, has we are informed largely grown
in prosperity. Its managers would exhibit taste and
discretion by Igidly excluding from its columns all
personal paragraphs calculated TO wound the feel
ings of any reader. Playhouse journals are circu-
lated under peculiar circumstances-and it ought to
be considered that no pay-g0e of taste and sens-
bility can be otherwise than annoyed al having un-
pleasant remarks on other people thrust upon his
attention in what he takes up the bill of the play
There was we remember, little theatrical circular
called The Season disseminated i'll the theaters at
time. which bado fair to win q toeIable success
but it lapsed into personality, and then into black
wise old fable, about the toad that burst, which
these pepper-cOrns of journalism would do well to
remember
Mr.. Edward A. Pollard has written an essay the
condition of the South, in which with much that is
rather strong in expression, find much that is
very interesting to read Mr.. Pollard acknowledges
the enormities of the Ku-Klux but he believes they
have no political significance. They are prompted
not by hatred of the Union but by vile and brutal
anmosity to the negro, and Mr. Pollard is confident
that the desire of the South for e and permanent
Union il all but unanimous. He is consequently
not little disgusted when he finds newspapers
asking us TO accept as evidences Of Southern treason
1.-THE after-dinner speeches other impertinences
of such men as Jefferson Davis, Bob Toombs.
Alexander Stephens, Jubal Early or that ancient
Harry A Wise of VIRGINIA Nho occa-