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The New York herald., 1875-12-13
WHY THIS SECRECY?
IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS STOLEN from THE DIS
TRIcT ATTORNEYS OFFICE AND A PRISONER


IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS STOLEN From THE DIS
TRIcT ATTORNEYS OFFICE AND A PRISONER
CONFINED IN THE ToMBs.
Some papers-pubc documents-were puroined some
days ago from the District Attorneys Office, and they
are represented as being Of immense Importance the
Office which the papers stolen and also of the
greatest importance consequently to the interests Of the
city and county Of New York. These papers, whatever
they were, taken from the desk of a clerk named
Denny, the lower floor and the District Attorney at
once put Detectives OConnor and Fields the track
Of the supposed thief These officers succeeded in
resting Henry A. Allen, tcegrapher employed in
the ollce OF the Western Union Company whose resi-
dencc Is at No 80 West Twelfth street All the crcam-
Of the sought to be suppressed by tue
authorities, and IT was with the utmost difficulty that
HERALD reporter succeeded In iindins out anything
about II.
Tic reporter lats yesterday afternoon visited the
Tombs and, though II was after hours, persuaded
Warden Quinn 10 admit him, osensibly for the purpose
Of seeing the condemned men once inside ho man
aged to gain access to Acn vito, upon being qucs
toned in relation to the charge ag nst him, refused
open his mouth He subsequently sad that lie an not
take the valuable papers from the olcc OF the District
Attorney, but that they had come somehow into his
possession. These papers are OF Immense impor-
tance sir he said to the reporters but their precise
character am forbidden to dlyulgc. The District At.
torncy has secrecy, and when tel you that
my WIFE when she called to me- could extract
from their contents, owing to the strict injunction
OF the District Attorney. you may, perhaps Imagine
that the matter Is OF the most unusual importance.
Should dare to tell you" he continued after beng
pressed hard ~ would DO aimed and the ends OF Jus.
tcc would be defeated. For God sake he said I'M
prcssiyely 'dont mention the matter | dare not tell
you. but this ! say, that, lot your Imagination
range wide as 1t will you would fail even guess at
the great weight Of the documents. ! did not steal
them but surrendered the principal paper tho bis
trict Attorney in company with my counsel | beg of
you sir, not to mention this matter least for the
present. al later date Will give you the whole story
Warden Quinn positively refused to give any particu
lars when asked, aud the officials In the District Attor
neys Office were ordered BY Mr. Phelps preserve the
greatest secrecy
Il Is understood at least II was 'gIven outn by
some one that the papers stolen cxtradition
papers signed by the Governor Of New jersey from
the manner Of Allen and the great the fearful mys-
terry surrounding the case, there remains no doubt
that the matter Is Of far greater importance than any
Of the officials are willing TO admit In fact they won't
/ admit unwilling
The New York herald., 1875-12-13
INTER-UNIvERSITY FOOTBALL MATCH.
From the London Post, Nov. col

From the London Post, Nov co.
On Saturday afternoon the association players OF
oxford and Cambridge met at Remington oval to play
their annual match. The weather being in every way
suited TO the winter game, there was very large at
tendance oxford the toss aud the ball
started from the Gas Works enl, Rofcy sending it Off
2h 45m At the outset Cambridge pressed their oppo
nents, but just before twsnty minutes had elapsed
the oxonIans rallied, and otter kicked goal After
this 0xfords decidedly the best, but they pre-
sently lost the services OF Lear, who was severely
kicked on the shin bone and the Cantabs, being
mericaly stronger enabled TO score goal at
3h 45m tho Hon. A. Lyttcltou passing it under the
tape just before hall time Parry secured second
goal for OXFORD but ends had rot long been changed
when Dun spralncd his ankle and having retired the
sides became numerically equal Both teams then
worked wei and some spirited play took place; but
twenty minutes elapsed another goal occurred TO
oxford, kicked by Bain and before time called
Fernandez made fourth, the oxford side thus winning
by four goals to
The New York herald., 1875-12-13
SALE OF BLOOD STOCK.
From the London Post. Nov. so1

From the London Post, Nov 80
Tho annual draft from the Manton stable, consisting
Of horses in training, with como brood mares and
couple Of salions chiefly belonging to Mr. Crawfurd
was brought 10 tho hammer at Tattcrsals yesterday
Monday The chief attraction OF the sale was Gang
Forward who looked remarkably well, aud being guar
antccd sound in wind and limb by his trainer
he soon reached his reserve OF $500 guincaa
after being put in at 1900 guincas. The ham
iner then fell, aud Mr.. Stirling was announced
Australia; but shortly aferward, on Mr. Carcw-
Gibson, who had great difficulty IN forcing his way
through the crowd which surrounded the rostrun,
claiming to have bid the sum, certified by sew
era gentlemen in his company NJ the time, Mr. latter.
sail put up the lot again. In ffty guinea biddngs tho
rival claimants contested possession up 900 guncas,
when Mr.. Gibson retired, and another oncr OF 100
guness secured Gang Forward for the stud Of the Hon
Tom Elder, at Adelaide South Australia Mr.. Elder
or the largest breeders in that colony aud at pres
cnt owns 900 head Of horse stock alone, which no
intends TO increase TO 5000 head He IL a friend OF
Mr. James Fisher. who bought Peradyenlurc, BY Ad-
venturcr out OF Mandragora, aud Eta, BY parmcsan
ont OF Queen Lily for him at NOncasicr, the former
(who cost $50 guncas) bong OF the select stud oc
brood mares belonging to the late Mr. King OF Ashbv
dc la Iaunde solitary bid Of 100 guincas secured
Mr. Reginald Herbert a cheap horse in Royal George
but there was more competition for Manton
Simon and Pascarel, the first and last OF which
trio join Mr. j. Percivas string; while Simon pocs
into Mr. Stewards stable. The common. looking Alex.
andcr failed 10 reach his OF 800 guneas which
price Mr. Liant gave for Sruan who Joins that gentle
mans breeding stud in Warwckshire The rcmnntnc
lots fetched as much as they worth few mis-
ccllancous also changed hands the chief OF which wae
the iour-year.old oily by General Peel out Of Famine
rNnNTTNIT1En ON NIIrR pAGE1
The New York herald., 1875-12-13
SEVENTH STREET METHODIST EPIS-
COPAL CHURCH.
SENATOR yrNToN on TEMpEEANcE.

Yesterday morning Senator j. +. Yinton, OF Wiscon
sin, delivered very able discourse on temperance ut
the above church. The services commenced by the
pastor, Rev. = r Willis reading portion Of the 1lsth
psam-"O, give thanks unto the Lord for he is good
and his mercy endureth forever The 352d hymn was
then sung and this followed by prayer before the
pastor introduced the speaker. Senator ynton who
proceeded to say that "history informed US
that In 1905, ntcmperance prevailed 10 a
large extent in this country. lts horrors even
invaded the churches and the courts of justice Chris
tians began TO shuddcr lest We should become nation
or drunkards AZ this time few good men adopted a
temperance pledge yet the trouble did not cease but
tho pioneers made rally after rally and formed total
throughout the land flooded the country with tracts
until jniemperaBco was, al least, driven from tho
churches and the has OF justice Reformed drunk
ards tlen up against the destroyer, told Of
their past woes and each blast from their trumpets
went forth like the voices Of 0,G00 men.
Then came the Washingtonisn movement IL was
decided by council Of the young men that after the
drunksrd had signed the pledge he was not cared for
but left to lapse back into his old ways. Out 81 this
council came
THE soSs TEMPERANCE,
whose motto was:-'Lovc, Purity and Fidelity"
No sooner dI This organization begin to wane than ap
pearcd the Independent order Or Good Icnpars,
whose motto was Path, Hope and Charity"
Tho speaker then discussed ~ an eloquent anu ei-
fecliye manner the useless character OF the liquor
seller He showed that, although the business paid ~
revenue to the government about $b2 600 an
nualiy il cost the taxpayers Of the United states
10 arrest conne and hang the criminals made by the
trofc over $07 ou0,oOO The Board OF Excise Of this
city SIT IN solemn cOnclave and resolve who shall, for
certain SUN Of money sell liquor YES said the
speaker, "a man can set drunk here according TO law
be steals-accoTdng to law assaults his noghbor
and kills him-according 10 law Then you arrest
him-accordng 10 law; try him--accordng to law,
and hang bim-accordins 70 la~- and 20 immcdiaialv
The New York herald., 1875-12-13
OXFORD UNIVERSITY TRIAL EIGHTs'
[From the London Post, Nov al

From the London Post, Nov. Ss
As has been customary for some years past two
"cighis" have been told off during Mchaemas term to
90 into work with view to a race wherein the rowing
abilities displayed by the ght the President
of the oxford University Club and his coadjutors
as guide in their selection in forming crew to con-
tend against Cambridge the contest of the two
universities The meeting of the two 'eights" has
been awaited with eager expectation, and yesterday
was brought to an issue The morning opened very
uniavorably sleet falling fast just start
was necessary to the Of action. Mr. Moss
were allotted the berkshire station an immense ad
vantage with the present state of the fast running
stream, added to which there was strong wind blow
ing across the river from the Berkshire shore Tho
course to be rowcd over was from Abingdon Iasher
to the Cottages at Nuneham, and at about twenty
five minutes to four the President gave the
word "Go" Mr. Marriott's crew at once went
10 the front, and running in capital style
held a lead Of half length up TO within quarter
OF a mile of the Black Bridge. when Mr.. Moss, with
consummate Judgment availed himself Of the course
the waters aud spurt (Which was greatly assisted
by the back running food enabled him to 60 up and
pass his opponent, who was rowing gamely on under
the adverse circumstances named. The bridge was
"shot' by Moss about length and quarter in ad-
vance and Marrlott's pucky efforts were Of no avail,
hc vanquished by some four lengths Both crews
were admirably steercd The winners will be presented
with silver medals Appended the names and
weights of the compctitors-P. Hornby t3alIiop,
bow, IL ST. 2 lbs; A. j. Kayal tI,rasenosc, q
IL st. lbs H. Hobart Exeter 8. II ST. II lbs j. Q.
saltcr Pcmbroke( - st. 4 lbs; p Brown trinity,
s. list II lbs r. Williams Corpus Christu, g. list
lbs j. ?. Stanton Christ Church, 7, l2st 4 lbs H.
p. Marriott (Brascnose) stroke, list. lbs. r. Rig
Burne (Kcbcl bow, lost IL lbs w Ellison tUnivcr
sity) 2 l0st. 10 lbs. w. Brnon Christ church,, 3
lost ls lbs tiUSr Mercer c9rPp % oaTist S lls Ron
stead University, g. 12st u lbs f. A. Miller tExe
teri = lost. 6is lbs. I C. Edwards-Moss tBrascnose,
stroke, 12st lbs W. d. Craven (Worcester) cox
vain. 7st IL lbs
The New York herald., 1875-12-13
A NEW CATHOLIC CHURCH.
DEDICATION OF THE BOHEMIAN CHAPEL OF
SITS. cyRILLrs AND METHoDIUs.

SITS. CYRIILUs AND METHoDIUs.
The new Church OF sts. Cyrilus and Mchodius, stu
ated in Fourth street. between avenues and u, was
yesterday dedicated with great religious pomp and
ceremony by Vicar General Quinn procession Was
formed at ten O'Clock A. H. in the sacristy and pro-
ceeded the main entrance OF the church, where the
rite Of benediction commenced After the opening
prayer was recited the choir chiefly composed OF
bers OF the ST. Cecilia Society, sung the "Misercrc"
sxceently This was followed by the chant of the
iita.cs BY the priests the responses bong given by
the choir the conclusion Of the benedction grand
solemn high sung by the Very Rev. Superior
OF the Capuchins, assisted by the Rev II. Bove o. :.
s r. as deacon and by the Rev. Paschals A. N. q.
r., rs subdeacon An eloquent sermon, in the
Bohemian language, was preached after the
gospel by the Rev Wendcln Nacua, the pastor Of
the new church The ST. Cecilia Society sung the vari
Gus parts Of tho mass very finely Al the close OF
the ceremony the Wear General addressed the
rrcgation congratulaing its members on now having
a church He said:-'Your thanks are due to His
Grace OF Baltimore Archbishop Baylcy, whose charity
and generous consideration Of your wants pcrlslttcd
your pastor to come here aud labor for time among
You lie said that whatever could be done by His
Emncncc the Cardinal 10 unite, consolidate and
strengthen them by his wise counsels would be cheer
fully rendered Alter some further remarks on sub
jecs pertaining 10 their spiritual interests the
monies concluded by the bencdction OF the most
holy sacrament
The New York herald., 1875-12-13
dedcatory services closed with preaching in the
ing Rev. J. H. Patt officiating.
CHURCH OF OUR SAVIOUR.
''HELP TO HARD TIMES" s"-DIscoURsE BY REV.


JAMES NJ PULLMAN.
At the Unversalist Church OF Our Saviour in Firty-
seventh street near Eighth avenue yesterday, the pas
tor Rev James NJ Pullman, delivered discourse en-
titled Hclp to Hard Times He took for his text the
words-'sAnd he sat down among the ashes, and God
said unto HIM Grid up thy loins like man.'p One
OF the grandest spectacles this life affords the pastor
said Is the spectacle Of OF courage battling with
adversely This battle gwen to the world not only
le Erandesi work OF man. but the grandest men the
world ihS ever seem Had this life bcen merely aword OF
comfort there never would have recorded tho deeds
Of valor that have frightened the history Of all ages
Out OF the struggle OF life comes all that is worth living
for We are in the midst Of what Is called hard tmes-a
time OF alarm, time OF crashes, a time when we look
forward 10 financial adversely He proceedod to saw
that out OF this condition Of things good would come
and hard times would add 90 the soui's growth There
are three ways in which men meet adversty The
first i by succumbng TO IT, by lying down and letting
the great Of misfortune roll over their unressting
bodies. While this method is the result Of weakness
IL is also ptIable IL shows weakness that can only
suffer, and the Lord Jesus pitcd all such. The second
method Is by simple endurance They
BEAR MISFORTUNE PATIENCE,
fortitude and resignation whether IL be loss of money
property friends. one mistake OF ours Is that the
altitude Of endurance Is the highest altitude IL y not
II Is good altitudca step far IN advance OF the rst
course, Not only may man succumb, not only may
he bear IN and endure IT, but, third, he may rise
above IT, overcome H. and make the very misfortune
a stepping stone by which he may mount to higher
things, to perform higher duties to himself The
pastor illustrated tho power of man to make an enemy
The forost and tho stream is the enemy
OF man when he attempts to embark in agriculture
but when the forest Is down and used fuel 10
warm him. ana the stream grInds his grain, they are
his friends. The strongest enemy will invariably make
the strongest friend Apply this to the advcrsity Of
day and you Will lind you lie down there Is nothing
to do but TO die. Endurance may induce others TO
profit by your example. After administering rebukc
to the croakers who cry 'hard timos that they may
profit at the expense Of their fellow mon the pastor
closed BY admonishing his hearers to rise above the
adversely that threatens and trust In the Lord who
pitics and sustains the weak.
The New York herald., 1875-12-13

ship And Inc reason why the lower animal cannot
understand because he has not got the tools 10 do
with he has not got the faculties through which we
understand such things, No man stands where he can
fully understand the character and feelings Of su-
pcror order Of beings and certainly not sucn one as
God This distntegaton ~ faith, and this overurnng
Of belief and disbelief Is great misfortune 10 the
individual IL Is great misfortune that there
should be atheists in the world and so far
matter of commseration and regret But looking al
the world a large the atheism and the nGdcity To-
day is the medicine OF the world II Is good 10
take, bat il is necessary 70 be taken, for the mposi
lions Of men and the ingenuites OF men 70 describe
and the accumulalions OF rites and ceremonies and
the mispacins Of authority and all the organism OF
Christianity and the churches and the ministers, the
doctrines and The wheels Of the world absolutely
cosged up with things which men want to let go anu
We shall not cleanse them but by such great
sweeping nundations man is
NOT PERMITTED TO BE BURIED
IN ground that has not been conscctcd by priest ana
that al this day olthe world Now you cannot very wen
reform things by reason ana there to he no
force developing within the sccs that VIII dsposses
them Of these evil ideas that will clear them OF these
fungoid growths upon them, and, though the Way =
piteous, yet the atheism OF this century sha ps VIC
Christianity OF the next on much higher plane,
eothe il with fresh beauty and give Il conscious power
upon mankind II there is no GOd y VIII De no harh
know IT, and ii there God they are moi gong 70
eNtnguish Him BY Turning any o. Their aiembics or
anything else over HIM What We tnink y me sun
the san don't care about God Is or He u not, ana
ethefway Is better that we should kho" MN ana
therefore, whatever may come from the researches q
thoughtful men let il come IL may do some harm,
but il will cleanse the world OF ten thousand evils
France is better to-day because she had revolution
MANY 4 nan sits before me Today who Is better be
cause he had bilious fever aud the medicine that he
took then removed Of evils. And think, when
YOU look nj the Inst Of victuais which the churches
have taken for the last thousand years and half you
will all agree that little purgatnn would not do them
any hurt Invest gation not sccpticlsn, aud revou-
tion Is annlation. The Bible has never taught
that could know God in the ia which theology
says we should know Him. AFFIRM that the scrip
lures, which endlessly symbolic God, beginning and
middle and end assume this-that the divine nature is
such nature and The principle OF the divine nature IS
such Z principle thai ii is not possible for TO
dcIsand God clearly and perfectly, and the under
standing Of the divine nature is cardinal principle OF
Scripture; and when science comes along and saws
You can't ind God perfectly or dcmonstraby, IL
rs just sailing the wake ~ scripture That IN the
Bible from beginning TO end,
The New York herald., 1875-12-13
SOUTH SECOND STREET METHODIST
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

REoPENING FOR SERVICES YEsTERDAY-sERMoN
BY REV. J. NJ. READE
In August last the South Second street Methodist
Episcopal church. in Williamsburg, closed for re-
pairs and enlargement II was rcopencd yesterday for
divine service under the pastoral Of Rev. John
Pegg Jr The alterations cost $4,000 The rcdcdica-
tion sermon was preached by Rev J. NJ Reade secro-
tary to tho Methodist Board of Missions, who took for
his text the words For lie ever vcth 70 nterccdo for
us Az the close of the collection, amount
ing TO upward Of 1900, made toward paying tho
debt incurred for tho improvements. very i'm.
prcssyc prayer meeting was held IN the afternoon, fol-
lowed bS from Rev, w, D. Davis and the
The New York herald., 1875-12-13
CATHOLIC APOSTOLIC CHURCH.
SERMON BY DEACON JOHN 8. DAVENPORT ON
THE SIN OF THE PEOPLE.

SERMON BY DEACON JOHN B. DAVENPORT ON
THE SIN OF THE PEOPLE.
Last evening in the Catholic Apostolic church, in
West Sixteenth street. between Sixth and Seventh
avenues Mr. John S. Davenport deacon OF the church,
preached from the in the 132d psalm of David
Lord remember David and all his Affections, &C"
This he said expresses the love of our Lord Jesus
Christ for the Church He endured all Affections and
mscres. He fought with sin and death as David did,
that he might make il possible to dwell within our
nature. His purpose that God should
be n living being in the Church. and the Church one
holy, undehed with the Holy Ghost TO witness for
Christ that He would come again. This Was our Lords
great purpose He died for individuals, that lie might
make OF His Church dwelling place and habitatlon
for the mighty God of Israel The Sin and the wilful
Of men have defeated this purpose. The Church
is driven into sects Instead Of being the Holy City it
has become the city Of Confusion. Instead OF the
Church being one lady woman preparing herself for
the coming of her Lord and utterly devoted to Him. she
has become
WOMAN EARTHY
and worldly purposes, good or bad as YOU like TO con
them, but not utterly devoted 10 Christ and His
gave Himself for His Church has been forgotten.
sect party is set in place OF the whole Church,
while he would have that the whole company Of
the baptized is HIS Church and that its division is
for immortality and vice, but ma
tional repentance, such a repentance for the
Church David uttered for Israel In
answer this repentance Christ will be able to restore
the Church to tho position held at first When He
again He would have ready TO confess the sins
OF all the people OF God to weep over the lowest state
OF the Church. and to pray HIM to rebuild Zion the
symbol of God order God will Gods truth and Gods
love. So when the Lord shall rebuild Zion He shall ap-
pear In all His glory The confession Of this sin Of the
whole baptized people OF God in departing from his
are doing day and night that may be ready for tho
Lord as His bride when He comes again.
The New York herald., 1875-12-13
ST. PATRICKs CATHEDRAL.
SERMON BY THE REV. FATHER FARLEY-THE
VOICE or CONSCIENCE.


VOICE OF CONSCIENCE.
At 81. Patricks Cathedral yesterday ordinary high
mass was celebrated by the Rev. Father Brennan.
After the first gospel read Rev Father Farley, sec
rotary to the Cardinal asccnded the pulpit and, max
ing the usual announcements, among which was that
Wednesday. Friday and Saturday of the coming week
are what are known Ember days and are set apart
for prayer and abstinence, read the gospel Of the
dsy-st. John. l., le-2s-"And this is the record OF
John when the Jews sent priests and Levites from
Jerusalem TO ask him, Who AIT thouY And he con
fcsscd and denied not, but confessed, am not tho
Christ. y &c
lie said:-My beloved friends all the dealings Of God
with man confirm that sentiment that HIS mercy IS
above all His works. His tenderness and kindly So
lcitude for welfare is shown In all parts Of His
administration for the good OF the human soul The
gospel We have Just read not only incuicates humility
and seGenal but shows us that though the Lord Cod
send His beloved son to teach us the truth
and the lfc-one whose
AND MAJESTY
would attest truth Of what He taugh-He also sent
before Him an angel to prepare the way Tor
the Lord. lie sent one without guile, known
as John the Baptist, the sanct'ty Of
TO- and TO whom He estimates there were
none equal John was tho precursor and was
because the Lord wished to have one TO come
before Him but whose integrity would MT be de-
MED. ~ am the voice OF one crying in the wilderness
said john 1t l. OF this portion oi the text wisl 70
speak you to-day. The voice that cried out in the
wilderness is the conscience OF man AT the first fall
OF man lie lost his brilliant intellect, hls
Will and memory impaired; but God
left him his conscience TO teach hun
what was right and what was wrong This was the
ono power LEFT unmpareG ny original sin. Conscience
to be a witness to call hun TO repentance and make
him know the glory he had lost. Happy the man who
possesses tender susceptible conscience, and to
him who makes false conscience for himself, when
he has smohered all those impulses for good which
born in every mans heart As the safety Of nature
lies in the purity OF its civil tribunals the safety OF
man's salvation depends purity and tenderness.
The New York herald., 1875-12-13

Acknowledged God Christian principles because i
threw suspcion upon the Bible itself; because the
common school a child OF Professionalism and she
had right 10 do what she would with her own; be
cause the God OF the Bible had had this land under His
benedicton and He intended il be Bible reading
and fearing nation He also spoke approvng,y of
the educational Recommendation in President Grants
Message and in conclusion said tat II they had any
thing 10 say in behalf or Gods Word let them say II
now, and Il they had prayers TO offer let them pray
no