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The Loss of the steamer st. Louis.

The Loss of the steamer st. Louis.
NEW YORK, December 2S-Captaln
Whitehead, crew aud passengers Of the
steamship st, Louis, which recently foun.
dered of New Orleans, arrived here yes.
terday on the steamer George Cromwell.
The 81. Louis, shortly alter leaving New
Orleans, struck on the sunkeD steamer
General Grant, and leak was then dis
covered in the ait compartment, which
increased so rapidly that the ship was
abandoned, all hands taking to the life
boats, In which they remained two days
and nights, when they were picked up by
the ship Accord and taken TO Key West.
The 81 Louis was formerly tho British
steamer Karnak, but at the time Of the
disaster was owned by the Cromwell, New
Orleans, line.
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MONEY sTRINGENCY.
A New Financial Movement In the
West.

CHICAGO, December GA movement
is on foot in this city and other western
cities relative 10 the present striugency in
the money market, by urging on Con-
gress tho passage OF law, Of which the
following are the main points: To permit
any holders OF $4,000 or q multiple
thereof, oi any oi the gold bearing bonds
o! the United States, TO deposit the same
temporarily at the Sub Treasury or 'des.
ignated depositaries in New York, San
Francisco, New Orleans or Chicago,
under regulations to be made by the
Secretary Of the Treasury, and release an
amount ol United States legal tender
notes equal to the face oil said bonds tenn
porarily deposited, and on presentation OF
q like sum In United States bonds at the
place where said bonds were temporarily
deposited TO receive the said bonds
or their equivalent 10 kind, less the
interest which would have &C
crued during the time that the
said bonds were deposited, the converter
or receiver Of bonds as aforesaid 10 adjust
by payment OF gold the value at the time
Of conversion and withdrawal, whether
tho same be presented by coupon or
otherwise as may be provided by regula.
tons established by the Secretary OF the
Treasury; snd.provided further that the
Secretary Of the Treasury be required to
hold in reserve United State legal tenders
to the amount Of forty million dollars, TO
he used for the purpose Of temporarily
retiring United States bonds as Aforesaid,
but said notes shall not be used for any
other purpose, nor shall the whole
amount OF United States legal tender
notes, including those which may be
held in reserve and those which may al
the time be held in the United States
Treasury, Sub. Treasury and depositaries,
exceed four hundred millions of dollars
until expressly authorized by law.
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BALL To,NleHr-The Nail City Boat
Club gives grand ball to night in Turner
Hall. Every arrangement has been made
to insure It's success and make the occa.
AoR one ol the most pleasant OF the sea-
son. See advertisement,
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Helena, AK, nurned Up,

MEMPHIS, December 23.-It is reported
that the larger portion Of Helena, Ark,
was destroyed BY fire last night. No par
ticularS.
The Asa!anche special from Helena
Arkansas, says disastrous FIRE broke ou'
about four o'clock this morning, and be-
fore the fire department could reach the
spot, had destroyed about half dozen
buildings, and before 1t was arrested
burned thrse-lourths OF the block in
which 1t originated, on the east side o.
Main street, between Porter and RICHTER
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Fire in Boston.

BosroS, December 99-About l o clock
yesterday morning, MrS Charlotte Adams
ladies' corset mandatory, on Washing.
ton street, was entirely destroyed by FIRE.
Loss, $4,000. The property adjoining
the corset establishment was burned,
causing damage to the amount Of S75,.
900.
The people were greatly excited last
night In consequence Of the frequency Of
tire alarms. The one on Washington street
Rcaussd general alarm.
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GkreGHtslti1g ti1getreer.


LIABILITY OF PosTMAsTBRs.- The Post.
master General has decided that all post.
masters are liable to tho government for
the value Of all registered letters lost in
their Offices. This principle, which has
long been maintained with respect to
minor offices, hAi never been applied to
offices where any considerable number Of
letters has been registered. 1t Is now
claimed that The bonds Of postmasters
cover such cases Of loss. Tho definite
establishment Ht such q principle will
render the responsibility under postmas.
ters' bonds much greater than has been
supposed.
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Killed with a Coal shoral,

WASHINGTON, December 2S-Patrick
Welsh, fireman Of the gas works, was
struck on the head with a coal shovel by
John Lynden, q fellow workman, while
at their duties at an early hour yesterday
morning. His skull was so severely
crushed that he died almost Immediately
The parties had previous quarrel. Lyn'
den escaped.
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DID Nor ARR1vE.-The steamer Ex-
press left this city for Parkersburg last
Friday morning, and should have return.
ed here Saturday night. She had not ar.
rived at dark last evening, nor did Capt.
Booth know where she was, but felt con-
ddent that she had taken refuge in some
safe harbor. he thought she might be in
the neighborhOod Of Sardis.
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TRAIN DELAYED.-The passenger train
over the Baltimore & Ohio road, due here
about 8 o'clock yesterday morning, did
not arrive until shortly aiter2P.M. The
delay was occastoned by running of the
track near Cameron. Nobody hurt, we
helieYe. l.
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Flre al East canaan. N. 81,

CoNcoRD, December ga fire In East
Canaan yesterday destroyed property 10
the value Of $50, 900; insured tor about
$4,000. Among the sufferers are David
Barnard and Charles Coburn, harness
makers; q. B. Dustin, millinery Frank
Barber, jeweller; Barney Bros, dry goods;
and ]. Dweeds s Co.
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Wreck of a Steamer on the French
Coast.

PAaEs, December 29-A dispatch from
Bordeaux says the Liverpool packet Ger.
mania went ashore Saturday evening,
during violent storm, on q sand bank at
the mouth OF the river Gironde. Water
soon began to break over the vessel, and
the passengers and crew were compelled
to take to the rigging, from which thirty
persons were washed away and drowned
The remainder after passing the entire
night In their perilous position, were
rescued Sunday morning by a French
steamer.
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AMONG the ebills before Congress is one
Tor the relIefOf General SPINNER, United
States Treasurer, on account Of the de.
falcations Of CLERKS in his office a year
ago. These delalcations amount to some
thing over $4,000.
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TOLEDO, December 2S.-The dwelling,
corner Of Superior and Adams streets,
occupied by ]. J. Manor and owned by
W. r. Jarvis, was destroyed BY Ore this
morning. Loss $1s. 900; covered BY in.
surAn0e.
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

RtsNe.-The river was rising quite
rapidly, yesterday, but did not attain sui-
fcient force and volume to clear out the
ice gorges above the city.
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CINCINNATI.
A Break Up In the River-CoaI
BaTges sunk.

CtNcINNATT, December 23.-Yesterday
morning the ice in the river at this place
broke up. Several empty coal barges
were cut loose from MOultou's Landing,
at the foot OF Vine street, and drilted down
against HenghOld s Jenner's fleet, sink
ing bsrges containing altogether between
$4,000 or 10000 bushels of coal. The
gorge below the city gave way about
dark, leaving the river clear from Fifth
street 10 the Newport bridge. The steam.
boats all escaped damage yesterday,
although it required cOnsLsnt efforts 10
keep them afo&t.
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Jim Massey, q notorious character
murdered railroad laborer At ArgantA
Ark, Saturday night, for hlSwRESG
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RY TELEc RAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
Exclusively to tho IAtOlngeaSer.

(By the Western Union LIre.
once Northwest cor. Of Main aud Monroe stS)
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a man has been reported to the Coro-
uer as having choked to death to night in
attempting to swallow piece OF meat.
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GETTYSBURG
KATALYSINE WATER.

Il hA' been demonstrated BY 4 lerirs Of prse,,.
A txPer nenIs c nduetsd BY eminent pkysi.
aGnI, and Gttest.d b. lhousGnds OF QratsiuI
ops who have been relieved from thtIF putIsf.
g.. ~ its use. that the GsttyEbUTp RatdEySi6s
W,dttr 70 the neAIsst apprOac6 to n apetite ever
discovered for DySgtpstd HsuraLgti. SGSg01a.
tnn ~. Goht: GraS.t babstts Kidney and CrlMa.
Q, hs tlTdIytic Il e"TGS LiSSr ioIniaISI
:hTonIe htrrAGa, HAl CoNstip hna, ASSSTSG'
dtdvT n ard BT0NthiliS. t46GIsS or NT sILa
9enFrl Dt6Ltty md Nersous iTSstTaH01 JS.' TrS"S
fs1tgI and nv; ;lea ESes.,Gs. L The GySstsst
aMta y "a z ever 9IeGTtTM for l1osHW katiIg
~ ~ Drinking. u eorneiS iha StOgNVch, 1,rOTsojss
HgNf0' and hs|ttv,s the ESad Gi,Nos, lVIW,Sdi.
"tE 70 h01Aea'li ShOu b. vi hU1tlt KyeIy
CruVglpis Wv " ="
~ For a history Of tho Springs, frr ,asdiea,
epoFIl o. the power OI the watsP over dIsesSe,
rhGMl o. cures, aud for testm, nIAts Iron
UHtlnRni' 'hed mtH. 'end or Oa UrhIetH
ror mls ~ RDAuAD EocRIAG and Drug,
Whitney BROS. our Arts 4
~ South Front st PhilaAa phIl. fSf
IFAtfVAhnrV SnFinRtn HcSF7,
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RUSSIA.
A Warning from England Against
AsIatIc Conquest.

H1IuNV VVUVUebTs
ST. PETERSBURG, December e3.-The
Russian World newspaper, says the Brit
ish Ambassador Gt st. Petersburg, mott.
hed Prince Gortschakoff that Il the Rus
sian troops penetrate the countries be-
tween Kheva and Afgahanistan, England
will be compelled 10 intervene in support
Of Afghan independence.
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Weather Renorr.

Wan DsPARFMKNf, 4
oTPTcX OF THE CHIEP SIs SGL oPNcIn.
WASHNGToN, D. O., December q. a.-ESO ~.
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Kitchen Range Explosion at Cleve-
land.
CLEVELAND, O., December 23-The
explosion OF kitchen range Yesterday
was at the house of E n. Flint instead Of
+. s. Fine, as reported last night.
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DR.. CROsBY's CHURCH.
Progress OF Missions I'm Africa-Lecture
by DIR. PInMey-Stanley Sustained.

Progress or Missions in Africa-Lecture
by DIR. Pinney-Sta nley Sustained.
Rev. DIR. Pinney. who has during the past forty
years visited Africa five times, lectured last even
ing in Dr. Crosby's church. corner OF Fourth avenue
and Twenty ty-second street, on the Progress OF
Christian Missions In Africa The church was
ulled with highly intellectual audience who lis
tened conrteOusly to the rare treat that was pre-.
sented. Among those who were present was Mr..
Henry M. Stanley, the distinguished African cx-
plorer, whO in company with one or two literary
celebrities, occupied one OF the back seats. The
fact was unknown to the congregation and also to
the lecturer, who was not introduced to Mr. Stanley
until the conclusion OF the discourse. large map
or Africa was placed in the rear or the pulpit to
which frequent reference was made by DR.. Pinney.
THE PROGRESS OF THE MISSIONS IN AFRICA
Tor the past fifty years was graphically sketched,
and the work done in Madagascar Egypt, Zula, Cape
OF Good Hope, GaooOn Zoraba, Liberia and Sierra
Leone hastily traced. In concluding his lecture
which was very lengthy DIR. Pinney referred to DR..
Livingstone and gave an account OF the services
ne nad performed In the cause Of Christianity in
Africa, referring particularly to his efforts for the
suppression Of the slave trade. In conclusion he
"Is DIR. LIVINGSTONE STILL ALIVE ?u
and l unhestatingly answer sYes." Then am
asked, "Do you think Mr.. Stanley found him ~
ana to that also answer "Yes" could give YOU
my reasons for both those beliefs. but the time Is
too far advanced. II can get an audience to-
gcther on week night Iwili give discourse upon
African discoveries, and narrate what has been
done in the way OF travel from the days OF Mung0
Park down to those OF Livingstone ana Stanley.
The New York herald., 1872-12-09
UNITY CHAPEL,

Discourse by the Rev. w. +. Clarke on
'sJournalism and JOurnalists''-The
Work OF Greeley's Life.
Journalism and Journalists" vas the subject OF
discourse by the Rev. W. T. Clarke at Unity
chapel 12sth street, last evening. The speaker be-
gan by referring to the rise ami growth OF the
newspaper as form OF literature and means OF in
fuence In modern times. 1t took two hundred
years TO invent newspaper after the art Of print
ing had come into use. The FIRST newspaper, which
appeared In Italy In the sixteenth centuary, bore
about the same re semblance to the HERALD, that
enlvens our breakfast table with reports from the
whole world, as an Indian canoe bears to q modern
steamship equipped with every comfort aud art
ana carrying population across the ocean
TILE FIRST ENGLISH NEWSPAPER
was published about the year 1857. The settlers 81
New England started a printing press at Cam-
bridge In less than ten years after the settlement
OF Boston: but when an enterprising Yankee pro-
posed to cnligbten Bostonians by printing the
news OF the DAY on single sheet, IN 1000, the
General Court tn!erposed its authority and cup.
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LYRIC HALL.

Murder and dHanging-Degrees OF Crime
The Proper Degrees OF Punishment-
Discourse by Rev. q. b. Frothingha am.
Each succeeding Sabbath, 1t matters very little
what the weather is, finds the same large attend
ance at Lyric Hall, opposite Reservoir square, on
Sixth avenue, to listen to the preaching OF Rev. o.
b. rockingham. The large hall was well filed
yesterday morning. The subject OF the discourse
was murder and Hanging Within the past
week, he began there had been
TWO MEN HUNG,
one in Washington, the seat OF our national gov
ernment, and the other nearer to US. in Brooklyn.
Crime was notoriously prevalent in the community.
The prisons were filed with men accused OF mur-
der. These facts served to make the
theme Of his present discourse one OF
great solemnty. The air was full o.
wild fury sprnging from wild winds in wild
revels-littlc philosophy, little Judgment, less
knowledge strange leniency had taken the
place of the ancient theory. softness, compass
sion, q sympathy, q feeling which makes small
moment Of the offence, but is all sympathetic for
the offender, is now all prevalent. Many consider
this In accordance with the teachings OF the New
Testament
REPENTANCE ON THE GALLows
was deemed sincere. Where there was true re-
pentance there was forgiveness. He referred to
the instances OF forgiveness by Christ recorded in
the New Testament. Jesus was lenent and forgv-
ng and yet from the burning ins Of this same Jesus
there poured forth the most bitter and scathing
anathemas OF the hypocriticsl Jews. All through
the New Testament there runs the same strain OF
moral fidelity After instancng in st. Paul's
epistles the same teachings as those OF Jesus
Christ, he insisted that here was the basis OF
ExcoMuUNicATIoN
practised among the early Christians. He gave
very interesting account, in this connection, Of
the degrees OF offences and their respective penal
ties. To give the accommodated one roof to
protect him from the Storm piece OF bread to
keep away starvation cup OF water to relieve his
thirst were unpardonabe crimes. Such q one
was bounded about from place to place, and finally
driven TO live like wild beasts In the forests. Qcca
The New York herald., 1872-12-09
MONDAY 8 SUPPLEMENT-

known he was oftener duped and betrayed by those
whom he assisted than any other public man: He
the baser side OF human nature from long contact
with II, and yet
or his faith In man. Cheated once, twice, thrice
and again, he continued to do good as before
trusting IN God to reward his labors and they are
rewarded. He has reaped his harvest. What that
harvest is need not say. 1t Is apparent to all
Horace Greeley Is richer to-day, immeasurably so,
than II lac had lived selfish Lille and were still on
the earth revellinR IN material comforts and filing
the throne OF king. Even In his death he tri-
umphed. He died, 1t Is true. In tragica way. His
il burned in all its power ana pristine glory up to
the time when IL suddenly went out In the night OF
death. We We're not looking for such an end. 1t
startled us and shocked us, and yet 1t was
GLORIOUS DEATH,
for out OF the very gloom that surrounded II there
came ray OF heavenly light, which was worth all
the anguish. all the heartbrcak, all the bitter dis
appointments, all the shattered nerves and ruined
system, worth all and more u know that my Re-
All my friends, 1t Is q great thing to have said
that at such time and in such state. When
man dies on bed OF ease, with his mental facul-
ties unimpaired, looking cear-eyed into heavenly
realities, with nothing to disturb his soul or dis
tract his thoughts from sacred things, 1t ls com.
know my Redeemer liveth.n 1t does not evince a
great deal OF faith but bears witness to o radiant
vision. But when man dies
or A BROKEN HEART,
with his mental faculties obscured and everything
looking dark around him, and still holds on to his
trust ia UOu anu lTOm tue ueptnS OI MS ueJcctlOn
cries aloud, II know that my Redeemer nyeth"
that Is iaith. that Is victory.
The reverend preacher then brought his dis
course to close in the following manner
would rather die as Horace Greeley died, and
have such Obsequies as his than to live In the
greatest earthly state for one hundred years and
then be buried like one OF the old Egyptian kings,
with a pyramid above my head. Let me die the
death OF the righteous; let my monument be the
affections OF my fellow men, and let my epitaph
be simply that which Mr.. Greeley's well might be-
"A friend OF humanity, who spent his life In doing
UOOd.V
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NEW UNITARIAN CHAPEL.

Sermon by the Rev. DIR. Chadwick-Ei0r.
ace Greeley-The Lessons Taught by
His Lffe-A Touching Tribute to tho
Memory OF the Dead Philosopher.
large and fashionable congregation assembled
In the new Unitarian chapel, corner Clinton and
Congress streets, Brooklyn, yesterday forenoon, IL
having been announced that the Rev. DR.. Chad
wick would preach upon Lessons From the Life OF
Horace Greeley The reading desk was draped In
mourning and covered with flowers, cross OF tube
roses being in front. At the conclusion Of the
usual exercises. which included the beautiful an.
them, "Angels Ever Bright and Fair,n admirably
rendered by the soprano OF the choir DR.. Chadwick
said he would take his text from Acts H., 29:-
Brethren let me freely speak unto you Of the pa
triarch that is dead.u
The preacher commenced his discourse by allud-
ing to
TUE VAST EXHIBITION OF SYMPATHY
that had manifested itself In regard to Mr.. Gree.
ley's sudden demise, especially among those who
we're opposed to him in politics. This was con-
elusive proof that it was not the man, but tho
cause which they mistrusted. The apothegm. "Dc
ynort,tfs MI mist bonun, . had been fully acted up
to In this present case. In life the dead phioso-
pher was blackencd and DETAINED. hs deiamers
live yet, but they now combine to applaud the
merits Of the man whom, when he was alive, they
loved to vlnlfy. The question naturally arose
whether 1t would not be better TO sacrifice parti
zanship than blacken the character 0l .
good man, though an opponent. The
late Mr. Greelcy's character had been
fearfuliy assaled; he could not breathe this stl-
ilnp air OF sander his nature was too line, ana
the iron entered into his soll. IL Will be long be-
fore there Is such aaother heart az his 10 wound,
aud Il wS@a be vel! Tor al 10 practise virtue unti
that time arrives. DR.. Cnadwick went on to speak
OF the vast changes among nations during the last
decade the wonderful march OF progress and the
recognized
m seems to us as nothing new, but our chilIrenN
children viii read and think that these were gresy
CONTINUED ON NINTH PAGE.
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sionally one would ny farther away and live down
the cries against him As early as the fourth
Sut eSA vloasCrs Of the ens eSclesiastes s
ished, but heretics. Men powerful through
their wealth might violate any civil law
ana they were safe but let them violate some law
pronounced against them. No one cared for ex-
eommmnicaton tSoast as,o now but underlying is was
A man may be criminal in the eyes
81 ar the, the law n,. who has done no deed
bar before which he stands is not the bar OF con-
science but he Is tried for violating some statutory
Society makes every man what he is man is
emerged wi@ u crime i and ,u pat in prison He is Sc
70 work This man is not ne
Society cannot do too much to ascertain whether
a man Is worthy OF being returned to its COM
50 abandoned, so mixed up with foreign ingre.
dients that nothing can be done for him. Then the
accommodation Is longer. He isa
CHILD or THE PUBLIC
He IS well taken care or II he goes through his
routine OF work and does not rebel, he gets along
he will not be maltreated. He feels no hunger, he
suffers no more repulses, and at length he comes
IT Is our present system or prison discipline breaks
down. Imprisonment for life is q safety This Is
refuge. This is palace The principle OF excom-
cliques from which others are excluded This
principle prevails in the professions. Ii can prevail
In States. Benedict Arnold suffered excolnmuni.
cation. He was man without country. After ne
shot Alexander Hamilton he was a prescribed
man. II the time ever comes when ounces are
prohibited sitting on juries, when pettlfoggers are
not allowed to practice at the bar, when instead
OF the present maudin sentiment against wrong,
there is strong earnest feeling against evil doing,
then will come the chance OF the criminal coming
into society and seeing what he do. Until then
we must submit TO the present parody OF justice.
Death has no punishment. 1t took away the power
or punishment Men are hung, not because they
are hated but because their longer living Is con-
sidcred dangerous to society. There was no eX-
cuse for the present
HORRORS OF HANGING,
the prisoner the priests the reporters taking notes
OF the dying mans agOnies. There was no reason
why the public should know anything about 1t. The
prisoner need not know it. Let him be cut on by
silent deadly drug. Let there be no priests about
TO harrow up his soul. A disgrace to civilization
was the present method OF hanging. Such was the
scene enacted on last Friday in Brooklyn. Such
hanging did no good. 1t was not reiormatory. 1t
Was SIMPLY vindictive. And yet he did not adv0-
cate less severe punishment Of crime. lie would
make the penalties even more severe.