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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-05
A NEW VOCAL SOCIETY.

The New York Catholic Choral Society an organi-
cation formed some months back for the purpose of
studying Catholic church music, will give its hrst
public performance sunday evening, May IL NJ
st. stephens church, East Twcnty-e1gntn street.
The proceeds of the concert are 10 go 70 lne Wv
York Founding Asylum. THIS concert PROMISES
being an attractive one the chorus numbering 100
members, who have undergone veaJ "a. si ~
the programme win be Kalliwoda's MASS IN A
major-viyen for the first time IN TINS country on
cor aonrano: Miss Comicn, alto Mr.. Fritsch, tenor;
and Mr. sohet basso. senior Sarrasate the disttn.
unu,n French horn player will besides perform ON
their respective Instruments. Mr.. Greiner viii pre-
aide at the organ. Mr.. william f. Pechcr, who has.
win his coantres. worked up the chorus to their
present efficiency Will conduct the performance.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-05

TO know what they had to refer TO this special conn
members they wanted packed committee NaIls
to order and points rasedJ He had heard MEM
oers say that some members on the standing com.
mittec were not suitable, and or course the infer
ence il that some men are. He had his own suspi-
cons OF those that are. In ten days. 1t is said the
committee comm s can settle this question which It has
sf asas s1 settled RS s1y ss viii
.nGn!.yy 20 before the Church for another four
years Itdid not seem to him fair TO charge men
on IT. the o committee WIN partially.
but was not satisfied with this special pleading.
The standing committee could not do its duty to this
subject The Book Committee have investigated it
during the f0ur years past and have a report to
make and he believed the allegations were not very
specific. He was not prepared to reconsider until
the Book Committee makes its reports. lie moved
to postpone this motion to reconsider. which WAS
done by vote OF 100 to 1885,
DR.. FOSTER moved that all the documents which
he understood are printed be placed in the hands
OF the Conference, and be made the order of the
day for Tuesday, at ten A. M; but after objection
report OF the Book Committee, which would bring
the matter legitimately before the Conference
DIR. CURRY's DIAGNOSIS OF THE RESOLUTION.
DR.. CURRY opposed the calling for papers ont OF
their regular order; 1t showed something feversh
and q cause OF weakness TO take them out OF their
something coming, and tells uH we ought to look nc
1t In advance The moral force OF their action would
be damaged by such course. He hoped they would
Dr. BROOKS, chairman OF the Book Committee,
said their report was not quite ready, but was in
the hands OF the printers, and would be ready on
Monday.
Dr. SLrcER asked II the report OF Mr.. Gunn--Dr.
Cartoons expert-would be incorporated with that
OF Mr.. Kilbrctl, the expert employed by the Rock
Committed He moved that the Book Committee
furnish oil the documents they have to the Confer
ence Committee.
Dr. BROOKS replied that they had nothing what
ever to do with Mr. Gunn 1t Is claimed that he
bears the same relation to the Book Committee that
Mr.. Kbreth does, which is not true.
Mr.. ROTIIwEILER, member OF the Book Com
mttee said the Conference had no right to ask the
committee for papers with which 1t had no more TO
do than with Mr.. Gouge's (Dr. Lanahan's experD
or any other mans report. The committee are not
afraid OF their record during the past four years,
and arc ready to report.
Dr. Slicer's motion tabled, and DR.. Foster then
withdrew his
The Secretary was ordered to print in manual
form the names and stopping places OF the dele
gates, the rules OF order, &C., and, motion OF Dr.
Woodruff, committee OF five was ordered to con-
slider the question OF a monument for Bishop
Kingslcy's grave. After some routine business and
announcements the Conference adjourned
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-05
THE FISHERY QUESTION ON THE DELAWARE
RIVER.

Governor Parker and Attorney General Ciichrist
have had long conference on the Fishery question
and the scenes on the Delaware, opposite PENIS
Grove, as reported In the HERALD yesterday. The
deputaton had only put the Governor ard the
Attorney General in possession Of the views of
the Jersey fishermen, and IA 1t was necessary
to hear both sides before correct iudg-
ment could be formed further consideration OF
the subject was postponed until Tuesday next. In
the meantime Governor Parker has commenced
thorough investigation OF the facts OF the case In
order that when a decision is arrived at 10 NAV be
in view OF all the circumstances. II Is, however,
regarded as certain that the whole question win
come before the Courts, as IL Is tcklish point
tween the States or Delaware and New Jersey.
The usual custom IL to regard the centre OF n
river as the dividing line between States but the
river opposite Penns Grove is two miles at least in
width IL is sometimes hard for the citizens OF Dei
ware or OF New Jersey to decide when they have
passed the State line.
Governor Parker and Attorney General Gichrst,
in view Of the hundreds Of fishermen depending
upon the season for years subsistence are dctcf-
mined To arrive at some decision by Tuesday.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-05
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF A BROOK
LYN LADY.

The Chief OF Police OF Brooklyn has been dili-
gently cxerting himself to ascertain the where
abouts OF q Brooklyn lady, who has been missing
since Tuesday last, anu al enorts 10 learn Of her
ton Is the wife OF Robert Atwater, attach6 OF the
Academy Of Music In that city. On Tuesday last she
was placed on board Crosstown car, at the South
ferry by her husband, who told the conductor to let
her get of on the corner Of Bridge and WiOughby
Streets The conductor does not recolect whether
the lady got or there or not. Mrs. Atwater was
about thirtysix years OF age, was dressed in suit
Of black, with Astrachan cloak and diamond orna-
mcnta She had In her possession also 500 N
money and gold watch aud chain.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-05
THE STRIKE OF THE PIPEMEN.

Commissioner Van Mort received large dcie2a-
ton OF pipemen yesterday. He explained to them
that they are receiving the same wages which men
in tho othcr departments get, and that he has now
constant applications for employment Inc COM
missioner win raise the wages OF the rockinen
twentvfo cents a day and OF the blasters iOfty-
four cents TO make them conform with the wages
maid nv the Park Department BEYOND TINS he says
that 1t would be unjust for MIN 10 go, anu therefore
az 80 per day for IaDorcrs. The Delegation stated
that they would report the result Of the interview
to the men on strike.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-05
The Controversy About the Immortmlit
OF the Soul.


TO THE EDITOR or THE HERALD
In your widely disseminated paper there appeared
lately, over the signature OF 'sceptic," commune
cation about the Immortality OF the souln The
writer asks the question, ''What do we know abont
ii beyond strong hope and tradition of fathSr
In the discussion of the subject by Believer,
.Sceptic" thinks reason has been ignored and he
wishes proofs, and says 'he Is not capilous.u
The doctrines OF Christianity can stand the strict
est inquiry and examination, and faith viii only be
strengthened by the exercise OF our reason. Con-
trary assertions have often been made
to this, but it is mistake 10 think
that does not uphold Christianity.
One who denies the Immortality of the soul
would consider the soul material substance The
matcrallsts assert that the mind l. infante in the
infant, full grown In the adult, wasted by disease
dcbItated by age, and the inference is it dies with
the body. Facts prove that tho analogy Is not good
at every step, and consequently the deduction Is
moi sound. The soul Is not always wasted by dis.
ease or dchilitated by age. This would lead TO the
inference that some men are mottal and some i'm
mortal which il absurd. There is a close conncc-
ton between mind ana body, but they not ilcu-
tical. OPIUM when taken affects the mind IRON its
intimacy with the body Anger Affects the body
from its intimacy with the mind. Now, as tho ply
steal stimulus requires physical medium through
which TO act upon the mind, we reasonably conclude
that n moral stimulus requires moral medium
through which to act upon the body. Because the
brain IS affected in disease IL does not prove the
brain Is the soul. A musician cannot make good
music on an instrument ont OF tune. All mental
phenomena have been traced to the pineaI gland,
whicl, ia phosphate OF lime, and incapable OF pro-
duclng Gray's fIegy. Matcriaists assert we can
trace everything TO the brai't and no further. We
can TO further. The eye is diseased, for instancc
blindness results. II the optic nerve - diseased,
though She eye may be good, yet the sight - lost
The same result a l0ss Of VISION occurs In disease
OF the brain. We may go further Sudden
DISASTROUS intelligencc has caused death. No
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q EinInils t:nlcrprj.r.

Tao R'aIiog Tim slys: Some
time ago We spoke offs project 10
hllid ten furnaces iu R,alin, undsr
the nlsp;ces Of the Southern Pe1nsyl
'anit lrpn and Railroad Clmh,ny.
These furnace. will DC built, and that
sJ,n. A committee Of our oitis,ns
waited OH Franklin i. Gowen, L. g.,
Prcs'don; of tbs i'aiiug Railfoad
Company, on MJnday last aud u dis
tine; and complete UNDERSTANDING was
arrived at relative to tho MISTER.
The furnaces will 10 built on the
lands Of Mc'srs. Bishong, adjoining
'h,ir present furnace on tn, upper
Sihlylkiil, Thin tho city Limits.
Thc'o gentleman with characters.
tic enterprise havo taken deep in,c-.
est in tho project, anl will m,Lo
large Investment Of tho capital in il.
I'd, furnace will 10 bniit in rais
aad there is no doabt that ia their
immodiite vicinity population m Of ten
thousand people will concentrate iu u
short time.
We heartily congratulate our citizens
upon this great nd iilon TO thsr man
uiacturIng interest. and our thank
are duo TO the gentlemen through
whose endoavors this result has been
reached.
Tho oro for ,hes, furnaces will he
principally supplied from tho immense
deposits OF tho Southern PenusyIva
MIA Iron and Railroad Company. which
for quantity and quality, ii is said are
unsurpassed by aay deposit IN tn,
country.
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The Huntington Journal says that
"The man who Is too poor to take his
county p,pcr has purchased . double.
barreled gun and keeps four Digs.
lie takes his bus juice three TINS o
day"
On the night OF Jan. 18th onchalf
tho iowo of VI M,nticello Drew caun
ty, Arkansas. was destroyed by free.
\ ies days b,lore tsrriiie storm pass.
ell over the place, blowing down
churches, unrool " the curt hous,
and damaging other buildings.
SrlKss, the dsbaucicr anl murder
sr, lives laxurious;y in the toombs, hi,
cell adorned with lace curtains and
rich carpets, his bed Of so't-iown, and
his atmosphere reaolcnt with tho per.
fun, of exhic bo1nsts placed there
every morning. 1t is sort Of horoism
to bg a murderer ia New York.
The legality Of Secretary Boutwell,.
icaliogs with the Syndicate i, fully
sustained by congress, so that thai
able officer 1. al least relieved from al
blamo. as ho acted fully in conformity
with law. No man with Boutwell,,
experience and ability, could do 9th
orwi'o and hope 10 escape severe Gen.
sure from the psoplo.
Tue legal tender ocis have been dc
cided to be constitu ,lonal BY the Uni
ted States Supreme Court. Justice
Strong delivered the opinion. ChieI
Justice Chase and three associates
iissentsl. The legal tender acts were
passed. By Congress spon the recjm
mendatioa Of Chase, he then bpia.
Secretary of tho Treasury They were
considered constitutional then hy Tim
Suce ho has got to be u democrat, he
has chaosed his opiaion,
The Beaver Rt'i-ol says th, at
tempt TO Lcspaticr tho reputation oI
President Grant, by fast'uios on hin
!he ichtes. complicily with the lax
management Of the New Yorl, Gus, ON
House, has Sslrealy blcoms ridiculous
failure. Aud those wilbin our party
who have lent their aid an Influence
t0 this w:1chs effort, have found them
s,'vc, suspected by the Republican
party, while the Pres.lsat-ths object
VI their malsvclyncs-is stronger to-
day than At any moment sin cs the sur
rendcr of Leo
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EIsl's Nlurd

New YoRK, Jan. 29.-Stolses was
arraignci to plead 10 the Court of Oy.
er aud Terminer this morning. lis
lawyer. John Graham, said hc intend
cd to move 10 qush the indictment,
The grand jury had bccn given the
case before the coroncr's jury had Civ.
en- their verdict. Tho cornoner kept
back tho fact as to weather the Jeceas-
Cd was armed and otherwise exceed ded
his authority, contrary to the statute.
Ia bis anxiety to obtain a mcrIeroas
verdict papers were clandestinely y
transferred to the grand jury.
The coroner had also violated his
previous promise aud placed upon the
the jury u lawyer uamod Mauusell D.
Field, whose motives were preja-
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ken by ex-Judgo Fullerton 10 the oh
tanning Of M indictm, st OF Stokes say.
ing that Fullerton became acquainted
with oil Stokes private affairs rs his
counsel, and then Stokes, h'ving ro.
fused to pay bin M enormoa' cjuSol
fee of 5000, sued him, sihsrq iently
1sing his kBowlcdse. rs former conn
sci, TO secure an Indictment again',
Stokes The foregoing wers put b.
fore the r,urt by Mr.. Graham in til,
.hnp, of aiii lavits. District A;,or-
ncy Garvin stated that hs did not pro.
prose- to pnt 10 coniractory afli lssits
Mr. Gfahan s,on nskei til, court
10 1rasl thi, Indictment. oa the
iroun l. that the oct of 1870 REGULATE
iDs the sitting oi two grand jrries was
unconstitutional, arI even IL consti-
tntional that the court shpuli in its
discretion. iy.rc an or Ter vacating the
,,rrscn tmant i,r homicide, and send il
back TO another gran jury sitting after
he frat Of February. Mr.. Graham
SVht'nhVii w -'''r " l'iO'V thab NuS
IN lirtn was in violation Of tho oa,hs
pf tho grand jury WAC brought in this
prsso,tment
District Attorney Girvin very
briefly replied to Mr. Graham, argu-
ing that the law Of 1879 was cous,tu-
rional. anl that nothing had been i'll
cgally done TO warrant the quashing
Of tia Indictment. lIe also referred
20 tho savage assault Of Mr.. Graham
upon cx-Julgc Fullerton rs unwar-
rlatOl aa1 exceptional. lie gave 10
dctail the cirtun,ta1cS o. the shot
ing Of Fisk by Stokes, and referred 10
the Gaze Of Fisk against Mansfield aud
Stokes 10 the Yorkv;llc Police CJart.
Mr.. Graham again retortod savage
~ on Messr'. Garyin on1 Fullerton,
aud stated that it had come to hie
knowledge that the medical treatment
Fisk underwent accelerated If it did
not actually cause his death, as there
is man now living 10 this city who
wss woun lei tao same as Fisk.
Mr.. Mckeon, ono of Stokes coun-
eel, followed, suyipg Fisk was tn,
centre Of ban ] OF assos.us, which be
(Mr. McXeon) fcarsi rs no mover did
bofvIc in his o!iiUial career.
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E.E!!.Na.. Accident.

GrauI is'snI, two ani halt miles
this side o! Lock Haven, Was th.
scene of a railroad disaster by which
between thirty and forty passengers
al tho the Ere m,il east were more
or less Injured aud two fatally bnrned
and two passenger coaches, ono sleep
lug cur and one baggage car entire y
cOusuu,d. The train wa, RAINING AT
the ratio of about thirty miles an hour
nt the time, aud was precipi aztec
down an embIukmeut inio the ice
bound Susquchinna, a distance Of H.
bout sixiy.iour feet. Tho cause OF
the accid,n, is ascrIbed is ascriGed by
Il passenger who was Gu tho train ana
from whom We have ob.ainoi tho par
iiculars OF II toa defective rail, the
iotton condition of the lies and La
Of ballast between thin The rail
lr 10 about tho centre, and ali the
cars ioll1w;nS the engine and tender
tlhe Inter having passed the Danger
Gus point and maintained their posi-
tIon oa the tricG) were ia an instant
iIrnei over, he wheels OF tho clrs
being carried or ;h1 road by th, d.
rayed ties. The several ears soon
.put fire from the stoves which were
well heated, aud the scene became iu-
q scri5aL!y horrible. A lar!e mum.
Ter bal been woualel by thu over
tlrniog ol the train, and tho crac!;iny
Tan cs, whi,h threatened to eat ih,m
N, added poigpancy to their condi-
ton. Tho .rain had turned on iis
side, and after few had escaped from
the doors this avenue Of csryss was
closed because Of the fire breakln /,
cut violently. Tho only alternative
presented for Liberation from the
ilapo ems elopei cars was through the
windows above, Those slightly OF
not all injurcd worked sner ,e,i,ally
70 get the ba ily wounded to tho out
side aad succeeded in most instances
One poor fellow, our Informant states,
WAS lying in tho smoking car, u hot
stove resting GU his breast aud burn-
ing terribly. Al efforts to remove
him proved unavaling. Tho stove
had fallen across The legs OF another
passenger, who was extricated but
under the most painful circumstances
the flesh comming of his limbs as h,
was being rescued. TO add to the
irighlful scene the cars made com.
plctc sumncrsaut aud rolled down on
the ice! The flames had now assum-
ed n t,rr'Gcaspect, the vanished inter.
ior and cushioned seats burning llk,
petroleum, and the silver mounting
melting like load. II had como to Z
question oil lifc aud death, aud every
passenger put forth his or her utmos,
..aae:ypS - Qkeape, and strange to re.
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Ine 3taarpcsi EsnnS SSylal.e
yet Recorded.

Tho Kansas City Nrsr5 give, the
following account OF the latest syinl.e
sn record
"a we'll dressed gentleman, who
FOR identification we will cal Smith.
entered the bank, and in strai.h;
forward businoss Ike manner, desired
the bank, to advance him tho sum o!
$500 on Il draft drawn on q banking
firm in neighboriug S.ata. The par.
ties being strangers the bapl; informed
him they could not advance the money
well" said Smith, it will make no
difference. iou can take tho draft
and send it forward for collection, and
! W Il wait natil yor got returns"
Tbs was agreed to by the bank, and
the dract was forwarded lor collection.
In due course Of mail the back rcceiv.
ed handsomely COTTON mp draft on Il
blnking house in New York with the
proper government stamp printed in
for tho sum Of $50, which amount
was duly paid over to Smith when he
parted.
Tho daft was s,1t on TO New York
aad in few days the b,uk received
tho consoliug information that the
whole Transaction was complete aud
successful fraud ard swindle.
This is game which could easily
have been played upon the most care
ful banking house in tho country.
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A HORRIBLE instance of religious
fAuaticism hid recent occurrence, in
the town Of Windsor. Broomc county,
y. Y. A couple named Stow had .
child about eighteen months old, which
through some childish cccentricity,
refused to tell its name when asked
A Npz,rito preacher namel Blatchley.
declared that tho child was possessed
by the devil and should be whipped.
in order to drive ont the evil spirit.
The father, who is also Nazarite
lashe ] his unfortunate offspring in O
horrible nanuer, innicfing severe cuts
and bruises. The chil,l's grandfather
found IL in critical condition and took
il to his home. 'Ihs inhuman parent
has been arrested.
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The trinl of Mrs. Wharton, charged
with the murder Of Gen. Ketchum,
by poisoning. at her own house in
Baltimore, some mouths ago, was
brought to close on Wednesday last,
by u verdict Of ac1uitaI. Tho case
was tried ut Apuapolis, Nd, and oc'
cnpied the court about seven weeks
Mrs. Wharton 10 also under honda to
appear at tho court in April, 10 answer
tho charge Of attempting TO poison q
~ - L L l.
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TnE SpE-IAL iLgcrloN to fll the
vacancy in the Fourth Senatorial
District Of his State, oc,asioncd b,
the death # the lam 'n.ed &. w. Con-
nell, took place in Philldclphi,. or
Tcu'day Of this week, ani resulted II
th' election oI Cjl. Groy, the R,pujli-
can nominee by majority of aJoa,
W. C1L Mcclure was G lays cppo-
nent and was the candidate of tho re-
form Republicans AMI Democrats.
it - snil .Lat Mcclure will contc, t
Grays election 10 tho Scnstc.
IN the Judgment Of the Democracy
y IA not prul"rt TO name any day n,
present for holding a national uomina
ting convention. The SINE i,dfmon,
ought 20 dictate the impruicnoo Of the
same party making any further nomi-
h"tioDs 'or national offices.
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7 ICENSE NOTICL.-Notieo /!

7 ICENSE NOTICL.-Notieo 10
- aersby given that
j Jhn -. Gys., Btnncrvills,
In ooh :imlth, Fremont,
Daniel IA wis, d,
Win. p. Beaver, Csnterville.
PctOr Weller, Washington.
John a. Stahlneoksr, Nlldleburg,
Isaac ". TrOxol, Troxelvilie,
U. u. Weiser, Chapman,
X. ID. Walter, Mcclure city, West Beaver,
i,snrn nS9nn knHis, snI,,, Chapman township
John u. w, ohlirg, Ponrs township,
Catherine Mattern, do
lleury Benter, Franklin township,
JaeOU &. Keller, solinsgruve bcsttaursnt,
. JOIN 49, fJ,d,er, S.ltnsyrove, (Re.taurintl
have hled their petitions for Tavern License
with tho Clerx OF the Court Of Quarter sessions
e snyder county, aud the same viii bs present.
ed Tor approval ON Monday, the 2Jth day Of Fob
ruary noSt. J.CkOUS T., Ciork q. ..
JAnugry IL, 1874.
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The Republican Sia'c Cen,rsl Com.
mittee. mt at Harrisburg. on Thnr-
dlv last, and iiycd upon Wednesday
April lJih, as the time. ani Harris
burg as the place, FOR hol lin, the mex
J'epublicSn State Convention. 1br
tonrcniien will nominate candidates
Tor hovernor, ) Ipromc C,nr, Jad!c
AalItor General (shoull tho L".isla.
iurc auth RE the oltrtitn Of 0n,.
appoint an Electoral Tickot, anl clec'
senatorial AMI R'pTcshn,a,ivI drlc
R'tes to represent the State in IA,
Il puJlican National ,nuenliop.
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q lsan ON Ertal for "A Ta-sei
Committed Fifteen Wears
Ago.

ABD'
The Iowa City Rpajkican r'ports
the following case as NV engaging
tn. n stsniioa Of the court there:
A B,h:mian, living ia Madison
township was arrested last Sunday
10 answer an Indictment for murder
asid TO have Ssen committed in lhi.
county fnesr years ago. The partc-
ulara as We nscertained them. wers
to the effect that ths prisoner married
y widow woman with four chi lrcn.
two Of whom were little girls, aged
respectively I aud 0 years.
These little girls were sent ont On
an crra1d for their stepralhcr, aud 70.
turned without accomplishing their
mission. which so cprasel him that he
took a club anl with ii beat th, young
est girl until life was cx inc;. H.
threatened tbs mother an 1 other chill.
lren with like lreidrul fate IT they
revealed to the public tho fearful
crime which he had committed aad
rhas BY threats ali Intimidation, 81 =
Gee | u s1pprossios c'r liteoa long
gears the particulars of this horrible
tragedy
1t was no, until th, li;ilo Girl, who
accompanied her sister on that i'll
lated mission, hal gown to woman
hood, an felt safe under the protect.
iug arm of Il man WAC had IN, 10 SOL
onn vow to cherish and protect her
through life, that sao appeared b.rors
Tho grand Jrry TO max, o,lh to the
terrible s'ene she witnessed wh,a bat
"A child.