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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-05
MOODY AND sANKEY.

There we're three meetings at the Hippodrome yes
terday, bus all OF them poorly attended Al the
MONDAY services about 1900 persons only were pres
emit and there hardly than ton ladies in the
choir But with al the drawbacks tho meeting was
quito enthusiastic, and commenced singing "Hod the
Fort" with great vigor.
Rev. Dr. Osborne read tho usual requests and AFTER
the singing Of the hymn Need Thee Every Hour,
by the congregation Mr. Moody read from the fifteenth
chapter twenty second verse or Matthcw:-"And bo-
hold. woman Of Canaan came out OF coasts,
and cried unto him. saying, Have mercy on me, oh
Lord, thou OF David my daughter Is
grievousy vsxed with . DEVIL" This woman,
said Mr. Moody, came 70 the Lord and
bossed Him 70 have mercy on her, for she had borne
daughter. but asked Him 20 have mercy on her; and
when she cried out again. lord help me- Jesus said.
expressed her aith In His power and mercy, and her
daughter made whole. Sinners that IL all we
aa ~ the ana mercy % ss s ana n rs
Couchly Carter and Stephenson on the same subject
At the afternoon meeting at which about 8 900 por-
sons were present, Mr.. Moody spoke on DAVID and
Goliath, and Mr.. Sankey sang, "Only an Armcr
sosrer Several cessymsn were presen, on tho plat
In the evening the body Of the hall was aed but
not the galleries. The platforms wore crowded; Tho
services opened with prayer by Rev. d.. Booth, and
tho singing Of the seventy-fourth hymn, 'Oh to DO
Nothing, Nothing"
MT Moody last night, AFTER reaulng goou portion OF
the th chapter OF Danol descriptive OF Bclshazzar's
Feast said his text would be tho word ''rekc,"
OF the handwriting ON the WALL 'Thou art weighed In
the balance and found wanting" Arc there any hero
10 night who, II they weigh their hearts, will not DO
found vantingY Are lnere any here who feel that
they are ready to meet their Cody And II
they not ~ tho time TO prepare.
Now Is the timc to ask themselves tho
serious question TO how they will procure
their souls salvation Tho preacher then repeated the
commandments seriatim. and asked pertinent
questions concerning each and answered them Al the
conclusion OF his discourse he went down among the
audience, and proceeding from line TO line OF chairs
there, and asked them separately II they did not want
10 know Christ, and soon ~ he got an affirmative
answer he called Christian worker and sent them
OFT In pairs to the inquiry room. BY Nj. hoodys per-
sstent abors he succeeded in ninl tho inquiry
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Tho unpleasant complications which seemed immI
nent by Of the depletion fthe fund appropriated
for the lighting aud heating OF tho Post once and
other government buildings have been happily
avcrted aud the government Is enabled continue
functions through tho charity OF poor but patriotic
laborers The sweeping corps are back At work again
rs volunteers. Tho ga has not boon cut on, nor will
the Post once be deprived or use IS tho following
letter viii show
NEW YoRx MUTUAL Gas LsoHr cosrANYl
Hon r L. jams. Postmaster:
we are II receipt q mote from q. John Tcc.s, And
states Trsssury wssSnsson he'd been reesivsa or
dsrns yon custodian York stop expenses
III, n s ~S h 4 70
Post Once building 20 be without light tender the
being paid by the government
Very respectfully. CHARLES PLACE Secretary.
Before this letter was received the Chamber or Com
mcrcc had forwarded tho following note she Post
MASTER
ksw yoHK. April4 1879.
AZ nesting Of tho Executive Committee Of the Chamber
OF Commerce held to-day tho following resolutions
Resolved That Messrs. samuel Ruggies Elliot Cow
dn AND eorxs Lsn. ses . a 70 urge upon me
necessary for lighting the public buildings Of New York
resolved That the Possm aston Of this city be
meanwhile 20 continue she Lighting q sns Pcs. 0aies
win snfcr no dsriment and thas she eomissss agree Il
necessary 70 assume She es .gg..ss;, -,
NEw Yoxx. April 4 1875
Tho Postmaster General vas expected At the Post
Oicc yesterday, but did not During the after
Postmaster James received q telegram stating
that the chief would New York, bat 20 a.
rectly West The Postmaster accepted the proposition
Of tho gas company and work with be continued under
the present temporary conditions unsi Congress grants
appropriation.
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PANAMA RAILROAD COMPANY.

The new Board Of Directors Of the Panama Railroad
Company organized to-day BY unanimously elect
ing T. w. Park President j. G. Mccullough vicc Pres
ident and W. J. Emmett Secretary and Treasurer Tho
Board decided 10 take immediate and effective meas
ures against che Pacific Mail the money due
the company. Tho Board also adopted unanimously
tho following resolutions
Resolved, Whereas Pacific Mail Steamship Compsny
sppea By the Tessurer statement indebted 70 shis
company for collected BIZ them uaic
On amount exeesdine ssooo0 which shus far svsy encr
has failed 20 collect aud whereas this thus
without sunheiens funds In hand 20 pay the usual
quarterly dividend Of three amounting 121OOOO
Therefore resolved that II Is tho Judgment Of the hoard
that tho current quarterly dividend Of the losh insl b
passed.
Resolved further That she Board Of the fact Of
the establishment Of the and additional through line
Of the Panama Transit steamship Company feel confident
that tho receipts OF road Will be greatly nted In
she future OF number ~
from the isthmus aud the favor
Able existing between thls
Company and tho steamship line.
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HORSE NOTES.

Six Of Pierre Lorillards shoroughbreds will be sold
tins morning, ~ eleven O'Clock, Il Barker Sons
City Auction Mart, corner Of Broadway and Thirty
ninth ssroe They comprise chestnut horse Persuader
years old, by Revolver, dam K'nnikinick, BY Ring
gold; imported chestnut horse Canwoi, II years old,
by ssockwel dam May BeIl-thc only son Of stoekweil
in America; chestnut gcldng siockiand, ayears old,
by imported Canwsl, dam Evadne Barney Wams'
daml By Lexington; brown golding Merlin, years
old, BY imported Eclipse, dam imported Merry Vile,
by Beadsman; chestnut nily Vivian, years old, BY
imported bennington, dam Co1uette, oy Lexington.
the Ally and tho stations will be valuable for stock
purposes and should bring good prices
Good carriage we're never 30 scarce 10 the New
York market as they NJ tho present time Breed
crs have been paying too much attention 10 raising
trotcrs and have neglected the grand carriage horse
that always Is in demand, and will In the long run pay
better than the other.
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RACING AND TRoTTING AT MOBILE

MAGNOLIA JOCKEY Gun SrRIx0 MxKrrSG-SEooxD
DAY--First race (runniDgA three in i've, purse $50
x1G0 to first. $40 TO second and &25 70 third.
w. Is. Cheatham's br. h. Newborn, years old,
by Vanda, dam Lena Hardin, by imp Glen
co., Observation-Disclosures. !
w. CottrIs b. b. NcIlsgan, years old, BY
Harry Of tho West dam Evcna, BY Brown
DICK. ..-....... . =
". H. wiamson's CHI m Carrie Fish, years
old, by Daniel Boone, dam by Bill Chcatham diA
Time. 1:52-1:51-l:51
SECOND RACE rotting), three In Ave, purse $780, 800
20 nrst e25 second and $40 10 third; for horses
which have never beat three minutes
John McDonad's br. m. Alice ..........
James II. Shelton's br. h. Nubbin Rtdgo.... 3 3
u. y. Toulm ms b. b. Dick Abrams. q
q. b. Shawhan's b. m Lady Bates. 4 &
Time, 2:45-2A9b-249-2SL
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IS ooNKL1NG- THE COMING MAN
Editorial correspondence Of tho St. Joseph (Mo)
Herald

Herald
WASHINGTON, March %, 1915
The action Of the Republican Convention OF New
York. ndorsng their candidate for the Presidency
Hon. Roscoe Conkng has created considerable excite
mont here and he Is looked upon already as very
formidable candidate for the Cincinnati nomination.
conversation with. prominent republicans Of Penn
syvana leads TO the Irresistible conclusion that IL
the Keystone State is compelled to abandon her IA
vorite son. Governor Hartranft, she will wheel into
line with New York and concentrate upon Conkling.
further u given that similar result may
be anticipated from North Carolina and other Southern
States already he has become great central figure
all republican circles He is the subject or general
discussion in all republican quarters, and bis name
strikes the popular car with unusual favor.
The fact that New York will give him her solid dele
gation backed by Pennsylvania unit and the sup
port that promised from other quarters leads to tho
strong probability OF his beng the coming man.
His great elements Of strength consist In his daunt
less courage seadtastness to the national cause his
innexlble will and unmpeachabe honor
In 1872 he demolished the opposition game Of Islander
at the opening Of the campaign his great speech
Cooper Institute, New York. For two hours he hold
tho assembled thousands spebound with his electrical
which was acknowledged 70 have been masterpiece Of
oraory and consummac ability he utterly annhtlated
test into strange channels His acknowledged purity
OF character and freedom from insauation Of
friends and scathing Remuneration Of foes, and tho
fact he than any other At present
Is prc-cmincnty sound all the aabsorbing topics
or ncsty and currency the Republicans from prln-
ciple and the business and industrial mon Of tho
country from interest," can lind no man more capable
OF advancing these ideas
have never known time when In 20 short timc
the popularity OF grew and strengthened by tho
hour than In the present instance Mr. Conklings
friends point with pride 70 his record In public life
and boldly challenge comparison and criticism Free
from faint Of any kind, his character towers up
like stately column Of parian marble, without spot
blemsh
The latest Indications that many fthe candi-
dates already named will onceutrate their strength
upon Cooking with view 70 making biz nomination
certainty and should the Western States respond to
the prevailing sentiment East and South and after
their local have been disposed Of give Conk
ling their vote, victory complete, emphatic and full
of hope the nation will be assured.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-05
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

WAtmAGTo1s April - loIo
The Speaker laid before the House . letter from tho
chairman OF committee arrangements thanking tho
House for the passage Of the declaring the 18th Of
April 1876 national holiday, and inviting the House
70 be- present a the Inauguration Of the Lincoln statue
In this city No action was taken.
Mr.. o'NxuI, rep OF Pa, presented tho petition OF
vessel owners and captains asking Congress- 10 mako
liberal appropriations the efficiency OF tho
Signal Service
message was received from the Senate announcing
10 tho House that tho Senate ready 70 receive the
impeachment managers
Mr.. KKorr, fdem) OF KY, Chairman OF the Judiciary
Committee, reported the bill 10 amend section o44 Of
the revised statutes, provide that person
shall be prosecuted tried punished for any offence
except against the intcrr revenue, unless indicted
within three alter such offence has been may
be committed. After discussion the bill was passed
ur. BLACKBURN tdem,l Of Ky, offered resolution
instructns the Committee on Military Affairs to in
whose orders, and what purpose and at what cx.
pense TO the government Brcvct Bricsder Generals
Upton and Forsythc and Brovct Major sawyer, OF the
army, now absent IN foreign countries: how long
they have been absent and why they should not 10
ordered back 10 their respective commands. Adopted
Mr.. Ely ldcm.) Of ~ " from the Committee on
Expenditures In the Treasury department reported
furnishing tho Treasury Department; and The Internal
Revenue Department with paper, glass seal loci s.
or other locks or seals since the 4th OF March, 1863
MI HoAa (rcp) Of Mass, offered resolution d.
vscsng Speaker 70 accept the invitation BE- pres
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-05
NEWARK CONFERENCE.

The Newark Methodist Conference resumed It's SEES
sion yesterday. An animated temperance discussion
took place. resolution offered which s likely 10
cause excitemonL II runs thus:--
Resolved That request the Presiding Elders 70 ask tho
following questions ~ each quarterly conference What Is
being done for the VI DO any
sign petitions licenses DO Of
rent their proocrty tor purpoScs any OF
me n bcrs manufacture or sell liqrorf
The conference statistics show that lie full member
ship IS o. 4e4; that there S493 probafioncrs and
that the value Of church property 81 $50 Num-
Der Of churches 25S; beng OF d parson.
ages 100; value S492, 400 Amount OF missionary COL
icctons sis a39; claims for the support OF ministers,
s05 81 received. $s55i5, claims Tor tho support Of
Presiding ELDERS Sl2 $50, received Tor that purpose
So, 061 Number OF sunday schools, $50, being
crease OF OF Sunday school scholars 1911 OF ON
GERS, 5l27 Number OF conversions IN Sunday schools,
2osz.
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LIQUOR DEALERS CONFERENCE.

A meeting Of representatives Of tho liquor dealsrs'
societies OF this city, Brooklyn and Williamsburg
held at the Germana Assembly Rooms yesterday.
committee, composed OF Messrs Townsend, sauer and
Keenan,, appointed to 60 to Albany TO push the
Excise bill! providing for uniform law through
out the State The committee will start today. Tho
decision Of Judge Moncll In The Superior Court yes
Tor selling liquor on Sunday, was announced ana
hailed with satisfaction.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-05
A BUILDER .cENsURED.

An Inquest was held yesterday By Coroner simma
Of Brooklyn, in the case ofths coIored woman Emily
Brundck and her infant child John. who we're killed
by the fall Of their house during the storm on last
Wednesday night Prom the evidence Il appears thal
the house built BY William L Rysrson in Novem.
Jury rendered vofdict 0onsurng Ne builder ~ -
negligence In erecting such house
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-05
GONE TO CANADA.

Yesterday afternoon, upon the authority Of rsqui.
slou signed BY the Secretary or State 1t washingon
James Bowen. alias william Miller, citizen Of The
State OF Indiana surrendered TO constable nom
Cornwall. Canada where he is charged with passing
forged check. The offence committed Al Cornwall
In February last The prisoner was arrested % Hun
tors Point 4. r.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-05
aRECo-RoMAN WRESTLING.

THE LroHr wxIoHr CHAMPIONSHIP or THE
UNITED srArEs-xR. Ausrr's CHALLENGE
TAKEN UP.
To rnn EDITOR or HxRALD:-
accept Mr.. Austin's challange and viii -t him ~
woods Gymnasium, April IL. The day OF my match
with Ebert Eis HARRY HOWARD
GLEx Cows. L. T., April 4, 1870
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-05
YACHTING NOTE.

Brown Brothers' steam yacht Ibis, Of tho N.Y.Y.C,
will leave her moorngs In wcstport harbor wedncs
day and proceed 70 South Norwalk whcro sho will be
placed on tho mariuc railway 70 receive thorough
oycrhaulinQ
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-05

Adopted.
Mr.. LORD, (dem.) OF n Y. on behalf Of the mnnag-
ers Or the Impeachment OF the late Secretary OF War;
order that they might proceed 70 the senate ana pre-
sent articles Of Impeachment IN due form and msnasr
question having been raised whether tne
Senate, il was stated that that form had
son and Judge Humphreys TIE House would
be present on the trial OF tho impeachment but not
necessarily - the exhibition Of the articles The
Speaker suggested that tho language Of tho message
from the Senate limited 30 informing the House
that the Senate ready the managers for
the purpose o. sxhoising articles OF impeachment
Mr. SWAMI, ldem.l Of Nd. Chairman Of tho Com
store 70 the JapaSess rovsrunpSs Shss i known a.
the japanese indemnity fund.- including al interest and
accumulations thereof but reserving SIS 600 claimed
otherwise direct
Made special order for the 9Th Of April
PROTECTION or BORDER.
Mr. scnLncHxR, (dom.) OF Texas, chairman or the
Committee on Texas Frontier Troubles, reported bill
for the protection OF the Texas frontier the Lower
Rio Grande II authorizes and requires the President
70 station and keep the Rio Grande River from ito
mouth to the northern boundary OF the State OF
in addition 10 infantry for garrison duty, and TO keep
each troop up TO the full strength oil 100 privatoA IL
also authorizes the President in view Of the inability
OF tho Mexican government 10 prevent the nroads OF
lawess parties from Mexico into Texas, order the
troops 70 cross the Rio Grandc and such means
may DO ucCoSSafy W recover bbOen
and TO check the raids. guarding however. AGAINST
unnecessary injury 10 tho peaceable Inhabitants Of
Mexico
The bill made the special order for the 2otn Of
April, and from day to day until disposed or
Tho impeachment managers presented themselves ~
the bar Of the House. and reported through Mr. Lord,
chairman, that articles Of Impeachment against W. W.
Beknap had boon exhibited and read 70 the Senate,
and that the presiding officer had stated that the Sem
ate would take order In the premises duo notice Of
which would be given to the House OF Representatives.
Mr. DuRHAx, dem Of Ky, from the Committee on
Expenditures in the department OF Justice. reported
bill to regulate the employment OF special counsel Tor
the government, authorizing il only the certificate
Of the judge that II is necessary and requiring the
Judge also to Ok the fees In explanation OF the bill,
Mr. Durham instanced the recent whiskey trials
in the West where Of the special counsel claimed
the enormous fee OF see, 000 The bill was passed
The House then went into Committee OF the Whole,
Mr. Cox Of New York In the char, the Legislative
Appropriation bill Without making much progress IN
the bill the committee rose and the House At 430 took
q recess until $780,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-05
DEATH OF AN OLD MERCHANT.

Mr. Colin Lightbody, aged sixsy-eieht merchant Of
No i52 Front street. died suddenly in his once ysssr
day afternoon.
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EVENING SESSION.

In three hours session tho items OF the Genera
Appropriation bill referring 70 the expense OF the Con
gresslonal Library, the Congressional mail the
Botanic Garden were agreed to. The appro
praton for the public printing ONCE
stricken out. On reaching the item fixing the salary
OF the President after March 4 1871 at SIS, 900 the
subject gave rise TO party debate, in which Aessrs.
trep) OF Ne. Garfield, (repj Of Ohio, and Holman,
(dem Of Ind, took part In tho end tho salary was
left ut SOS 600
The New York herald., 1876-03-18

Once more quiet and order prevail in Plymouth
prayer meeting. The lecture room filled by seven
O'Clock Mr. Bcccher opened the meeting promptly at
half.past seven by announcing hymn ,272 Brother
Hill then made a lengthy prayer and after another
hymn Mr.. Beecher offered earnest prayer. He be-
gan his remarks by saying
We have evidence in the Apostle Pauls writings that
he suffered good deal He speaks OF cares he speaks
of his inhrmites, of being cast down and in many
ways indicates that he had much the experience
that we all have and yet the dominant impression
receive from his writings IS that Of Joyfuncss aud
one OF the most luminous OF all his utterances is II
say unto you rejoice, and again rejoice" One not
enough Now this searching after joy has been
sidcred as OF the highest Christian duties per-
son who don't enjoy his religion supposed to have
very little, and the other hand II he has ecstasies
OF joy he supposed to have great deal of Christian
tnual bursts OF Joy, and they also had other things
that not good. Mere JOY OF this kind does not
indicate any special amount OF grace. would not de-
ter any from rising to this JOY by appropriate
steps and as the result OF io struggles but II you
think you kinde into JOY just as you can kndlc
lre-Damey, by going out and waiting for little
while; by cutting wood ana bringing II IN, aud blowing
your fire with the bellows TO get It going, and SIT
down before It and enjoy lit YOU think YOU can
make hre in your heart as you can fireplace
think you will 1nd you are mistaken. We quito
miss tho reality Of Christian lic should
reap our enjoyments by small and continuous
processes. good, hearty laugh is well,
but If man laughs only once month and another
type far attainable and more apt to be bene-
0caL Now, II you are TO realize daily satisfaction
your lie you must have the spirit OF God in you; you
must he happy whore you are; you must accept the
conditions in which you find yourself II could only
live well preach-suppose was waiter, down
threo four degrees because there Is aristocracy
waterslbut suppose was a scullioD, and dis-
like my duties and run away from them, 1t would bo
lor me TO go to meeting and sing Tor Joy; my
duty Is TO be happy among my pals and
swill for placed In different conditions
by cd to II in those conditions faith will shine
and Joy blossom Il 1t docs there IL will not
anywhere. You must learn TO find your JOY where
you We are not far from home; and even If YOU
should die with a cloud over you what OF thatp Sup
pose your last days days of trouble what OF that
IL Is running in to the home shore at night That
is all And, OH when the day breaks, one single
glance OF the loving eye pays for all and then therc
is eternity beyond So dignity your experience, be
sweet and joyful in the common experiences OF life.
"Rcjoce, and again say, rcjocel"
Alter the prayer meeting the Examining Committee
met for the purpose OF conversing with any who might
be desrous OF joining the church at the next COM
uu
The New York herald., 1876-03-18

Conn, whose name will be familiar 10 readers--
Bridgeport FarIner tdem.)
Il Is received tradition that Nero nddIed while
Rome IN flames; but the Savannah Ne,os says
that IN a similar emergency In day President
have his picture taken.
Southern paper hnds consolation even in the pres
ent corrupt of things Washington and says
''we are no dlsgraced by the schencks Beknaps
and such than a large and honorable business firm
would be by finding out pfering shopboy The
very shrek of universal exocraon that rings from
the whole land at the nhlmes recently brought 10
light is a sign OF returning health"
Tho Savannah Ne0s thinks that 'ths investigation
business has got TO have end somewhere Tho
present prospect is II IL goos much longer, 1t will
result in total destruction, not only Of the gov
ernment but also OF the great party OF moral ideas
itseL" +"
What beautiful spectacle It must be to foreigners to
witness the American people in this the centennial
Of their existence washing tho soiled linen Of
hundred years under their very nostrs Some of tho
politicians ready to a of corruption
against Franklin because he stole the lightning Of
heaven to serve mundane purposes.
rhoy have a strong minded coored woman in Mont
gomery Ala, who recently held forth as follows:-
'Sho declared that she didn't beovo in tho publican
party more'n she did in the democrats and that the
publican party done speudiated Mr. Black and Pinch
ed him cause he is poor culud pusson she insists
however, that she don't believe word OF that tale on
Badcap and Bellnock cause Gnral Grants testify is
agen it. Her beautiful pale face turned black with
anger she referred to these latter pussons"