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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-13

The following msmbers Of tho C,ty. Conn
I'll qualiasd. in the. .Secona District Court.
ye6tseday, and gave the annsxaa seoari
dst: -.'',' - 81 a.-n.,..s1 ~, % /.
-sGhxries cssap,e; bondshss, 1 william
Fataa, F. whf. !. T. ,AJeock and Joha
Fi1ney. -.-- -.
Robert E. DESMOND; bondsmen, ]. G..
Lei, Thomas Pickles and John Kuhler.
Jehn Edward Rsasstesf;' bsadsmsn,
Jeie1kDillEssyau1tsssIh.E a11gF. y--
James D. Eawsrls; bs4ssoen, Wnfan
]. Dahau, John Thora and Ait d. Isaass.
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vacaeisaaisn-

u -. 3 SA tss'' = ~ 49,
The Board Of Health calls public attsns
tioA to- thsspsead Of email -p0x' IN the city.
The health eficers find everywhere large
numbers Of children who have never been
vascinated, and strange to say, the parents
of mary of thtm neglest'and even refuse
to protect their children from the loathsome
disease BY employing the J.. beat known
means. which Is vsccinktion. a tawmakinE
vaccination compulsory IL 4 serious ques.
top, bnt il b ssidsas sons plan should b
adopted to, stay tho, frequently recurring
ravakes of smallpox
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-13

An old.citizen occupied high positsoH an
this community, at the msiof Ills DEATH
some yeATs ago. 2 He was hung.
u 81 -@.9 -, ~,N x
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GENrLEMEM-Tke usdseAgned, sectetary
and minutA elsek - - Returning 0&secs
of Eleotions Of fhafA1o o4 Loaiaa1A q
answer to the subpesas dnces tecuna aekve4
on them calling for ~ pFUducstop or the
sane papers called for frum the 1emeero
Of the Board Of RstufshG O@cers, - set
forth in the annexoa sabpo0s, respect.
fully submit Cor .aoeWer to saad
wrifs that they are the oficeTs AR-
pointed BY said Retaining O&cers,
holding their positions st the diecfetaon
Of the Returning Omeezs. end sre only
custodians of such pspers and documents
ple.tnrean1 r nave 10 iafsIsf o5lslal Stss
the same. and having boon notified mot to
part with the possession Of such Papers and
documents, except on tie order of the
RetufniDe Officers, respectfully deehne to
produce the same o. required by 4eid writs.
All of which il rssDectfqlly snbmitted:
CHARLES 8. ABElD, 1877
AK .s' 81 Bacretary.
WILLIAM MH.GEEEN, :
- Mlnnt0 CteHk:
Tie committee, after consultation. then
adjourned TO this mornins st elASen' o'clock,
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ifoa - Afflxal of Dpa0lbh Troops
HAvAKA, Dscembsr IA epaaish man
of-war and one transport steamer arrived
here with $40 troops. Ans =
, 1876-12-26
THE HOTELS.

cuRlsTNAs IN THH UANAvANsEAAls.
Ilotel-life III Chicago Is feature, from tho
fact that Our mammoth hostetrlcs are not a1one
tho stopping-placcs OF tho drummer, the travel
CT, or otlcr pertpatetIcs, but they.are also tho
permanent residences Of many families, who
prefer tho peace and independence ct hotel-liic,
whcro there Is no bother with servants Ut worry
lug about getting meals. II is mcct, therefore,
for tho lotpl proprletors to lay theEnsclvcs out,
90 to speak, to mako thslr guests coutented At
tho Merry Christmas time, when they have no.
where else to 60 for either good dinner or
holiday happiness. It Is 1t thfs time that the
hotcl-stewaTds and caterers step Into the breach.
TuH GRAND PACIFIC,
Col. Drake and his partners arc always equal
to tho occasion and liberal In their management.
Yesterday they wcro resolved that their guesta
should bs made happy, aad that the littlo ones
within tho walls Of the Grand Pacific should NOT
cateref, got up something reehereho i ' ID ths G
Shape of mcnu. Tho little blll Of fare was q
With quaint chinsso pictures, Oh ths upper Dor.
tion of which was printed u quotation from
, 1876-12-26

Lonnfc,,ow. Tin dinner wa, ,,,..,
e.ni..1' ~ T., iM MS s1'.s "as served a. h:M
1r.i,os,r, nninn ,in,nn s! Nanua Faslor
nan, nnn,;sjnf ~ WfInar, ',',,x. ..!o unof: The
rIu.,nn ~ thn rop,st VI ~ fisas n Az the cor,
raied viii ii vi vcs from ms 'tr,,G'k were r.
eini,.rnnn. r,tio +c rariars 'S,esl.s,, III lhe
iav"ra ~ n"f.,r nn 'n' pA''of" "cfe Used Tor The
'0'e'o u "a,Ei,,g, ny, r,~,,o,.u -
s,r ,orntt Vwi,cnr nrauHT nnM nnosE. ~
mn'c tho rhri,,nas s9n ,nn n W. james conch
in H tho Nv ysy ~ i'n s rnms F Tc en;c' especially
mo,R h r1,s" ~ E@ fS,,, nn epSnfg Latl har
wheh coststsl ' ~ som" @ ). snsay s,y nl of tarc
ng entrees, and embraced t.i,out tes' thr'y nud
Hrr monv ~ then, nsrs sns aown ~ 70 tho din.
n,,r,ts ta"s u %o" 'e'"H '''S'a' oi the regular
hN''' .nrnw,xror.r
Thu shcrmon 1Inm1M Ifa,sr f',r',i.n.I MGT.G ;,nu
eo r,,e.s hntnd tnss thnt w., unncr to SONG
athar d oetTS ,e.s ema tGo usaa number on
there aTi many witt out to dna ,v, 81 fh %hG
.ha .rnn,iomt. rna sIsa' " ~ ueVoilrcd by
was v ti,e '''1sv11 ra1ne, @ ~ Hh,ch Gnsa1c hero
taer 'uu t,,ric om ~ nerems sn knas, whsa
FcatY,rc ''' "3 ~" 0""pp'' "c'o a1so made a
o' ,,,xr. ror,,.
~, Data, tALatn 80 tLsI MoUeE:
, 1876-12-26

were foot.balls, and basc-ba!'s, md flnc, fat
hoxes OF caudy, and brave aoldscr-hnts, that Ia
the old years Ind hccu MING. They ranged In a
line at tho aide Of tie hcd,-old friends thnt
recognized tl'en. The Captain stepped nut, and,
addrs,stng nc, said, 'fou haye IN naa!snmcnts
at lo' Then thsy Slcd cd, throngh tho tho .s donr AMI
gaunt sIlnpc. 1t filed, with q bn!cfnl, stern
presence, the night Io!ior.cyrd. and wide mouth
atl agape. llis hand held \ tablet, and letters
the top, In largo caps I obscrrcI my own name.
At thu bottoin, "As*ignmcMt at 10.n 11c left,
md saw fair younE. female form. Her eyes
her lips, her breath, iwcct aud warn, hreatled
softly, Asslenment 1t TO- And then woke
up, aud eagerly sought the stocking where
ought to laye been loving remembrance by
lovlng hands brought, and found small slip,
'ARsfgnmcnt Ut TO-
I" Anil this ismy Christmns. Who envies me,
ssyl lam tile utlhnpptest OF mon. But, Lord,
I must 20. Therc'l 10 thunder to pay II MISS
my assignment At IL"
, 1876-12-26

liz looked as though bis stockings had been
hung up while ho WA still In them, AZ he
stamped up aud down the back platform to
warm hls nigh foot,
~ hcasn fellow remark It was Chlistmas,"
ho suggested to reporter.
"Yw," reElicd 4 reporter, ut t-0et any.
thingin
"Ihearp another man say It was = holiday"
he continued, dscgasding the question.
"8al4 to bo."
"D'ys SOC thom hptEvo powers hooked on to
the front cnd Of this'ero vehtc!ei"
~ see them."
"D'yo SEQ my gardner as u inyeIglla' them
into ,pullln' thia 'cro vehicle slongt"
t.lnotlco ht14,h
"You observe moi"
II do" >,
.'ls thcro anything In our appearance !ndi-
y!'duu!ly oss grouped together that looks Ike
~ don't know that there IT,"
Nor WI = holld1y2"
~ duA't think observe anything"
~ tuuuRht not."
It seesaed to cheer him some 10 learn that his
mtscry wa4 90 apparent.
eco .the streesln Thea b reflected for ,
n1cment.
, 1876-12-26

cnRlsTMAsN10nT At 4 vRnn LoDalNd.Housn
It was merry Christmas yesterday on the
avenues. Plenty Of warm houses, 1ne prcaents,
smlllng faces. Brilliant turuouts on tho streets,
fua s1eighs, pretty women, costly cquipugcs.
That Is onu side. Handsome churches, tllcd
with wcll4lresscd worshlpcrs or si9ht-secrs, who
enjoy slight intellectual md musical excite
mnnt and 90 homo to enjoy rich dinnera.
Tables loaded With fat turkeys, huge roasts,
fruits, wines, confectionery. Downy bods, with
heavy comlortc1s, thick Manknts. hair..nattrosa-
cs, all TINT heart, eye, or desh can wish. Tha
scyercst cold only necess!tates little moro
coal in tho furnace; tile languid appetite 10 PAM
pered by all tho ile,lraclcs North or South can
furuAh. Vcs.ly, \ very merry Christmas.
But how about the other sldol Is It merry
no shelter, no clothug-for tho thousands who
arc halt-tcd, clothed, aud covered. How about
thq strong mon who cannot rot work to DO
though they arc willing to clean streets, and
who curse the day they wcra boru and tho
mother who bore them In their despair. IL Ia no
fancy picture. There arc hundreds Of men now
I In the city who have 10 pick their living from
garbage barrels, beg 1t from private houses,
sponge It from trce-1unch saloons, or steal It
wheru they can get It, and who sleep In barns,
out.houses, halls Of buildlngs-anyNhere, 20
tAAt lucy Ao nos NCSAAAty Aibtkos Auu44 llot tHb
dwellers On tho avenue lessen this misery
lIttlo1
Just 70 lolp out thts sa!lure to connect \ it,
Ito, the Relief and Atd Society have opened
At No. n Van Durun s&reet, and about 800 un-
fortunales lodge there nightly. Tho room Ia
about Is by 20 feet, warmed by Two largo stoves,
I'D cso, , TIA .wful sx tnskns gys seeonnoda:
platforms raiaed about Il foot above Tho noor,
but the mattsosses. conslat Of tho soft side OF
clothes tic ledger wears, Tho sight On enter
ing tho room Is unique. Tho hsst seu-
eatton affected 1s that Of smell,-
and such ! smell Concentrated e1-
tsaet OF rendering houses Joined to
.e'ss.!ep Of az @saqe'kisat desayI1x vegetables
pared wlthtt. Then theso Ia vision through
the tohaceo smoke Of bare feet-anl an aeeoti,-
IL sspss cas xeE swho tho vsea
secs gronps OF mcu ly,ug Or sitting around,
some halftlressed, mauy with their coats OF
and nlsae tnto pillow, and few nearly naked.
The most of them seem perfectly hapgy, md
eatables u soms kind. which they taks
and eof % very uuostentatloa.ly. Ttns Thes
faces OF tho majority deem honest; not few
| ase bright and ahsrp, and II IA easy to zee that
| not al the lntn1tes arc "cTo0ks" or "yags.n
u faet, the majority Of the sleepers appear to
but capable OF and probably willing to work.
This iodgtug-houts was opsMed Dec, !, With u,
| attendance Of nipety-six. The 4ecopI night It
was lo, md stuce that II has run up TO aL8, tho
average being about 800. No qualifications are
necessary. II = man u "de2d 6soks," and ap,
, 1876-12-26
STUCK IN THE ICE.

There was probably much sympathy expressed
yesterday BY those who had Christmas dinncrs
for poor those devils who had nono,-foE thoBc
whom crime or folly had deprived Of tho means
Of buying turkey md mluco-pie,-but no ono
brcathed word Of pity for certain poor
wretclcs who saw Christmas outspread BE-
fore THAR eyes, saw It's smoke curling upward
fEam thousand chlmueys, scented tho land
breeza heavy With hot ruins from a hum
1red saloons, heard the chimes bounding
merri'y from tho vlslhlo splre, saw tho slc!ghs
lying levtly over the snow-clad ground, md
were debarred from all these things, not
through lack Of money, but owing to M impeu.
etrablc !ce-1ald. There they lay, this luckless
crew. only QUO milo from tho North litr, and yet
and those amenities Of life Which are drawn iror, II,
abottlo and Mingled with hot water and lemon,
"a II thcJ wara at tho North Pole. Thus coldly
speaks tho man at the Crib of these victims Of
misguided confidence in tho huttiug powers Of
Gptctal Cabye Dtspaich 10 7hs TribuHt,
cssat bsc. 2a-H .. m.--At o'caock ills .s&sr.
no9a 5!o the sssam r. es1go Annie Laaiia passed ths
with great effort. SUE reachsA point about Z, 900
feat aout Of the Glib and thsro utlck fAst In Tho
nor backward. Fbs has Boon whi.t!ing Tor assist.
SsP ss:s5 81; s .ad ssssld 5 4 g. xIp ss;t -
heavy cargo Of lumber, Hsr feginv aud hill arc
not 40 heavily covered with Ice IA would b.
expected. She will unaoubtadly remain In her pses-
ent situation for somo time, She appears 10 bu Ia
good condition, and able 70 stand The atrain, Tho
though pretty ttiok IL ulostly snow.icc. There
fore eoald not got In direct communication
with her; but understand she wishcs help
IN thu form, Of tug. It iA4ext to an lmpos-
sthlltty fof I tng To Ret oHl to her. The
Temperatures out hero arc ~ follows Air ~ deg.
R!.s-Soastst' - 70: 1s; falling: Everything + "o;;
home, wish the world q Merry Christmas and d
Happy NoW-YeAF. Cu4s, KALLnrHnM,
Upon the receipt Of tho above telegram at tho
Water-Works, dispatch was Immediately sent
mencea lho tasx.-whieh must prove j.
tho Annie Laurie. Up to = late hour In the
evening the tug hail pr0gresscd only few luu.
drea yards, and Ut that rats tho unfortunates
vii he Ice bound all night.
The man at tho Glib, In tho Innocence Of his
heart, signa1ed them by holding up tutkey-leg
and bottle. A solitary seaman malle few
frenxiad gestures Of despair with some articles
resembling cold boiled pork, . pancake, and 9
panniktn supposed to contain water. It Ia
believed bY tho Rev. j. A., who was consulted
on the subject, that this spectAl dlsponsatIou Of
Providence was visited on these narluers, not
because they killed IN Rlbatross, bird unknown
u these attitudes, but because they did violate
the Sabbath day by navigating thereon. The
theory Beem6 rational.
, 1876-12-26
,ELs1twlIERE.

Special Dtu(ateA 10 7As 1ftoan. .,,..
Jo1lEr, ill.,, Doc, I25.-In spite Of hard t'nes
and tho scarcity Of money, this Chr'stmss wa Wy
more generally ohs.rYed a. holiday, AID tho
sales Of holiday goods we're larger. In thla ds1,
than for several ye,lss past. A majority OF .ao o
leading business housca were closed. and neaty
everybody participated in some manner IN .a Tue
festivities Incident to tho anniversary ~
stores all did = heavy business last "ess' s
more particularly thosy establishment,
voted to tho sale OF toys, fancy a.%" ..r,
and mtscc cllaneous holiday goods, Whls" 'S
, 1876-12-26
GERAfANIA.


. A holiday without the opportunity Of a,nustnp
4h,,,.,,r,s ,,,,i;1 ho ~ b,1i1,rto H.. cn..
sns'S.a T...,, eus,u W. .,'en v aa5 ] W .no nst
mans. G'en ounuay 'hey resafu ~ day OF
longs to t}od,' rs tssry say, by attending rclig.
fmrs serv,ccs IN tim fnrcunon. tlcr
s,,ar,1 ~. rftox,onr ~ Wanna -
oPonu 1ao u1s,.A'en W, " p.heca VI
Sundays in this manner it may be Imagined
ttlat they will celebrate day like Christmas In
~ o tns s,o,5 10y 'ts. ~. ..
OF .o,,r.c thu ,aonn, n TIM IN S".t "A
cannot enjoy himself without lts glass Of lngcr.
,ng orand FRI frrc luncles m chrs.mn. mann ,nornng ~ Sr
,s G..o, ..I - s' n,ta, sn,. ~
"spauicrkel tratcn," "sauerItraut and
schwciuc knocckel.r nLebcr yurst and
,,s.,af,", ,,.as :, mrs,,fawss 49,, .,.a. ~
dolIcacies Of tho acason. But this
year this l,ns changed. and tho tSfaats-
Zeitung Of yesterday contained but two an
nounucments Of FREQ lunches, md those were at
rss; a @ ves can o sFy Ss tfns SnT % & No. Ms 5
been dong % I'D Business durs ths ias fow
months: Not that any Of tho Germans have
last their thirst. Nut by any means, for that
nn account OF tho dull times. Yet tho saloons
fartd to!crably we'll yesterday, but not by any
means rs we'll as they haEc donc on former oc-
castons.
While Germans enjoy n good elass Of IagcY,
thcy enjoy good tia,lco no less, aud particu-
larly thu rouid dances. Quadrlllcs and fancy
dances arc almost unknown among thcm. Much
chancc for enjoying this aln,lsementwns afforded
yesterday. There was great Christmas ball at
orpheus Hall, corner Lake and Peoria streets,
sldo Turner uall thu Coneorila Ha.n, No. is,
gayo Its eleventh annual ball. Tho Lcss'ng's
Lodge, No. Isl. a. F. & A. n. gave It's ninth
annual ball ut Greenebaum's ual. Harmonic
Lodge, No. nj, l. o. o. F., gnvo a ball At Globe
Hall oil DcsplaIncs strecct. Uhland Hahn No.
III did likewise nt Burlington Hall.
Then there were numberess other baIla
In various parts OF tho city. Tie Chicago
sIlarpelooters' Society gave i grand concert,
which concluded wifi d ball at Sllarpshuotcrss
Hail, which was q grand alccess III every re-
spcct. At Aurora Turner Hull these was also
an eycning's entertainment, and tho pupils
, 1876-12-26

There were four Kinks, mud, though tho ico was
not In the best condition, thst game WAS an cx-
cclicnt one.
II Ind been intended to get up Ea'ac be-
twcsn Northern and southcrn men, but this
falling n friendly ga,nc was atrucls between tho
two clubs, with tho following rcault:
Rtas AZ; 1-1smes Hutton, sk!p; Hugh R'teh' :,
Rink No. 2-Gcorrc Wiltot,. skip; 0corgc Kcys,
y. 3. Bronson, Joseph q. Roc. .,...."....",.a4
TH!eTLh cLra,
7!ns ~ IL T. Msrtin skip: Robert Dun
Rink No. g-1ohett 1+orerors, ekipi II. 4. 0Ib.
son, David l1owle, James McWhlElcs...... ....10
chicago winning ~ 5. ''''''
TIn riaRoNs
hctrap-shoottng at Dcxler rark yesterday
was attended by about fifty people, some hall OF
ior tl,e sllo1 jol.l1so1l doublc.blr. badge which
wins expected to take rsace faticl bocsuse ten
ontrles we're not secured. Another nttctnnt 10
pull on the affair Will be made Monday (Ncw
fear's). In lieu Of formal ,nutch, the sports
men kept up q lively ilro at The trnps In .weyp-
stakes, generally Joined by about all who wcro
present. Eleven events were DECIDED. Of which
J. J. kleinmaii won four, L, +. Martin two,
llcasrs. L. y. Dow. D: Bates, G. Moscrs, and 4.
Alr, Martini having plenty Of strung Dtrlls, an
Muunccs another day at tho traps for New
Years.
The practice gume OF football announced by
tho Chicago Football Club. for Christmas Day
was not played owing to thn condition VI tho
grnunat which, hctng Icy and .alippery, threat
ened danger 70 the players. The i!rst regular
be With nelolt College, mud 1t is likely to take
plnee within d week.
, 1876-12-26
THE THEATRES,
THE cuRisrMAs rANToMINE,

nrr1fIsniv fltN rtnkf characteristic cniHftN{n-
WON, ~ tnn Inv a. ,ha thcotte, ,ra. ,ho nan,n.
't.. ~ n.,,s ~ n. s4a eA ~,
m1"c OF "1aeR ana TUG heahetMR'' uiloes INC
direction Of Tony Denier, manager Of tho Adcl-
NH. This galleries we're ftll1 at the afternoon
nar,or1nuc,. nn6 rcar,u Al, NJ m. lover ,,ort or
thn bo,,.o ~. nc,,,o,cj r. I'm oranfrr .t,rI.
NV neuso "As "se"l''."' ~ Wv sIa'Ik, ,s,. at..
lnE'foo'n a"J"hclo eouiu sca1celf oo ooLa'tseu'
Tho audience was perhaps mixed md rough in
It's competition, aut1 disposed to exercise tho
ancicnt n,ivt1euc al htssfn1. hit II .ecmcd IN
.,n -, -. t5tss,.,,. go, ,rha .s,,"s,,a.s
w .Ioss '''''''mu "sooa. tna pa't''.''''S
was we'll uonc. Uenler himself Is Hoou
clown, nlld hu hns bccn SO long III this
kind of husincsa TINT. bo knows how 10
.c1cc+ ,n,c;cnt ,..txtants Ni.. I,on,sc rn,
s,.n,s ~. ea..ums r,t,,.,,.,,,. 1880 a,,u"u
s"et,' .nc iuso.He 1"a!'oHe' k"'c sse'cf
exhibition OF skill OIL tho tielt-ropc Thtrc
was also one full act devoted to tho variety per-
forn,ers. embracing tho cro,csouo pho!tg, M
cxpert exhibitor Of nracsIco fl Indian clubs, and
a Iutcb r1n,ctIjan II the r1nKt or1innrv jcscrip.
ton, whom tic Sboys in Tic ga,lories properly
nrn,,sea ~ In H.. WAX m extr%ort1nnrv sn..
rras md II has si,ch a trn1lfinnal claim tinon
tho InIureuce Of tNo public al this season that,
aI,art frn, its fntrInst iacrt. it unost dcscryus
tom noYsn
/. was tho ntoy at McVIckcr,s Theatre, The nuol.
c,,cn WA si,nrao In thn afternoon, md In Tie
eyou,ur tho houap wa8 not hnlf-iuIj, The per-
Ermn,sre IN. mi nnrsfcmlor1v Vnof]. thmtrh tha
niay itsclf Il sn rieynr thnt In i1ncrItftal
rntfitnr il carr,rsI ni1nr Nv it4 str,ttinp cof,.
trssts and its witty Iialoruo Last wear Wr.
, 1876-12-26
J.. OUTDOOR SPORTS.

There was NO little inlorest manifested yester-
day In the game Of curling played At Lincoln
Park between the Chicago and Thistle Clubs.
, 1876-12-26

Tho interior was not claborasely decorated.
Through tho body Of tho church sn1nll spruce
trees were scattered. In front of Tho ehaliucl
series Of seven arches had been erected. cael,
entwincd with cyerErcens. There Ncrc ak
smaller arri,es and ono largo, covering, tho cn-
trancc. On top ot each was n cross. The ends
being ttppcd with gilt. Around the. clsnccl
wcro scattered trees ANIL evcrgrcens, but there
was apparently no studied ATTEMPT at claborn-
tton. Tho musical portion u tho service was w.
cholr and tutors. Tho Bishop preached o feel
Ing aud appropriate, scru,on from Luke, H., 10.
Communion was Administered at tho close to
all who desired to participate.
, 1876-12-26

,o:43 o'clock, tho Rov. Arthur Rttchie. the Rec
}or, officiating. Tho service was Opened ny the
.ntranro OF tic choir who walked IL procession.
.hanting, lip tho main aisle and took their
,Iacos. The choir consisted OF Twenty-Five boys
nd yoi,ne men, and their harmonious voccs
,lentlcd ID wclt.choscn sctcctlons. The Hector,
,fter tho prnyer-Atrvtees had been eoncluaed,
natle a few rpn,nrke explanatory Of Tho renson
,at1, roioiccd on Utristnas-Day bccanso others
rejutced; others were. hnppy because
aad become custom to- be 1oyoiis on that nay,
md there were thosc who wcrc loyoas Deeanao
,nted SO pleasantly, and sending forth encl, kind
iy influences. The causc pt the hpenkcr'b 1eei-
'hgs OF th1nkfu1noss md happiness lay - thc
hSset of Of r. H. S Sse. TOR SySt Syt5 5 tta het ct
birth had given redemption to a sinful world.
Persons should not only DO thankful for tho
birth Ut Christ. but should rejoice tho more
that the Savior given to the world on that Jay
llmmanuelt'-God wlt1l:us-the speaker made
Vie Icn,1ng putnt Of Ills discourse.
The church was but Attle decorated except rs
10 the altar, which WIS covered with profusson
@ Ss eannn III 81 o.srys every day
this week at o'clock q. m., and evening services
several times In the week. Tho annual chor
festival will occur Tomorrow evening at 1:So
7'cl0ck,
Ing at Trinity Church, and tho audlcncc-soom,
mora especially tho .chance1, WAS claIoratcly
trimmed III honor of tho orcasfon. Double rows
81 festonus were hung acrnss tho walls OF tho
.hurch, depended from the lcctGrn, and dccorat
Ell tho pulpit. In the ccntro over the conn
nnnion tatc were tho words, "Emannclt God
with u.s." Below this on rich purple back
ground shone llage gilded cross bearing a
standard and tho ta1t, "Dehuld tho King
:ome.l,. lIal'clu}ah." On either side Of Nc
2russ were clabnrate devices containing tho
ctters Alplla nnu Omega. The communion
:able was also appropriately drapcd With cEcr-
,recn, and tho cloth burc tho sylnholical letters
[. II. 8. large silk standard with 4 crown In
The centre hung over tho pulpit, and d Bi1nilnr
ono depended from tho rcatlinE-lcs Over the
door OF the malt entrance In tho Inside
ras the text, "Thou shalt call Ills namo Jcsua."
Tho decoration was unusually we'll done, and the
rcfotla stars, and other devices into which the
evergreen wns made Shaved excellent taste,
snd produced very pleasing effect. The
Christma8ttlo services this year arc specially
elaborate, and thu order OF exercises IL conycn.
1cntly kept In mind by an ornate programme
printed III the highest style Of the typ0gfapt-
cuI nTt, III three colora, aud distribntGd In all
the pcws
Tic musical part Of thu exercises wns Of
ro,lrsc very prominent, and consisted OF tho
following numbers.
The Morning herald., 1876-02-16

TIE New York Herald says We see a
statement Of the grants made by the dlrec-
tors Of the Centennial Commission for GER
tain privileges on the grounds Of the Exhi-
bition. These privileges include the
monopoly of certain rights. The aggregate
sum realized is s450, 900. For the catalogue,
100000 is paid for restaurant and beer
rights, $125,o0O. Milk, bread, chocolate
and candy bring s11, 900. Soda water will
earn OK, 900, and tobacco $4,000. There
70 onegrant for rolling chairs, and another
called "The Department, of Public Comfort"
which are to realize over $4,000.
- .lOf course 1t is proper that there should
be some revenue from these grants. They
will, no doubt be valuable In many ways !;
but at the same time there should be care
taken that they do not become abuses. One
Of the troubles with the Vienna Exhibition
was the endless number Of restrictions Inn
posed upon all who had any business with
the Exhibition, A glass Of water,a chair
for moments rest-the most natural and
necessary comforts-were taxed. The con.
sequence was that, in addition to the price
The Morning herald., 1876-02-16

The mocking of justice is shown more
forcibly than ever In the case of Lands who
wss acquitted of murder upon the plea of
insanity. On Monday, in the Cumberland
county court, New Jersey, Judge Reed,
presiding, the question of his insanity was
considered. After the examination of Dr..
Wiley and Sheriff Hampton, he was pro.
nounced sane and was discharged. This is
tho most speedy cure of insanity on record
It would not be bad idea to try the same
remedy upon all the lunatics In the country.