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The New York herald., 1876-09-07
A QUESTION OF RIGHT.

Two young men were arrested on Tuesday by 0flccr
Evans, of Mr. Henry Bcrgh's stan, q charge oil
driving horse with back under heavy load Of
hay. Tbo said that The horse belonged to Barney
f. Gray, OF Long Island They maant the young man
OF that name In the afternoon Mr. Gray, sr., called
get the horses and locked up by Oicer Evans,
who refused TO believe the old mans that
his and not no owned the animal Judge otter
bourg at the Fifty seventh Street Court, discharged
the old gentleman, who spoke oil suing the society
ted by Oiicer Evans for false Imprisonment.
subsequently, the appeared In court and surrcn.
dered himself, but discharged his parole in
consequences of his statement that although he owned
the horse 1t Was by order OF the old that the
nal used TO bring the load Of hay TO this city
The New York herald., 1876-09-07
SALE OF THOROUGHBR EDS.

MI. L. Lorlilard Will sell at Tattersals. Broadwa,
and Thirty ninth street, on Saturday next several
his famous thoroughbred stock consisting OF nine lots
follows:--
BROOD MARE.
No l. Daiscy Derby, chestnut mare foalcd. 1855
bred by Hon. Bailie Peyton, of Tennessee by OMearn
out OF Noty Price by Cost Johnson second dam Sally
Jones, by imp. Levathan third dam Charlotte Hamii
ton by Sir Charles. fourth dam Lady OF Lake BY
imp. SIR Harry fifth dam by imp. Diomed. sixth dam
by imp Sir George, seventh dam by imp Fearpaught
eighth dam by imp jolly Rover, ninth dam imp Mary
Gray by Roundhead, &c. This is one OF the richest
bred brood mares in America.
THREE-YEAR-oLD5 ,
No Baronet, bay colt, years old fun brother 70
Mr.. NJ. II. sanford's mate, now in Engand), by Aus,
tralan, dam Matte Gross, by Lexington. !
No. 3. Lord Carlisle, bay gelding, years Old by
Lexington, dam Maggie Hunter, by Australian.
Two-YkARoLDs.
No. a. Rancocas chestnut gelding, years old. by
imp. Eclipse, dam imp. Blue Stocking, by Thor.
manly, out OF Bas Bcu blue Gowns dam)
No b. Bonny Field bay gelding, years old, by Bon
nIe scotland, dam Jessamine, by Brown Dick
No. g. Orleans, chestnut geldiDg years old. by
Planet dam Alabama (Madge's danb by Brown Dick.
No. l. Totilla, bay geding, years old by Planet
dam Ultima (Atta's dam) by Lexington.
YEARLINGS.
No. g. Falkland, chestnut gediug, yearling by Aus
tralian, dam Fanny Washington, by Revenue
No. 0. Tempest, chestnut geldng, yearling by Glen
elg dam Estollc, by Australian, out OF Fannie g.
The New York herald., 1876-09-07
WE'RE NOT TRAIN WRECKERS.

The mon arrested for stealing hnndcar from its
fastenngs at the Winfield depot OF tho Flushing and
North Shore Railroad on Saturday evening and who,
acr taking ride to Newtown, efs the car standing on
the Long Island track, where II was seen and removed
bv Mr. Manger but few moments before the west
ward bound train IN sight, wero yesterday ar
ragned before Justice Lawrence Al Flushing. They
stated that they had intention TO wreck the train
and tho matter reduced TO simple misde-
meanor. Murphy the nswsboy, was fined $40 or
thirty days IN the county jail Two others were sent
TO the House OF Refuge and 10 the county jail.
Hcndrckson tho negro who informed the officer Of the
facts. was discharged with reprimand The othcrs
OF the 10 implicated were also discharged
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MYSTERIOUS DEATH.

Mrs Frazer, of No 3s Ncsbit street, Ncwars. died
Yesterday undcr mysterious circumstances About,
week ngo she visited the wiso OF Mr.. Goodwin rector
OF the Episcopal House Of Prayer, and told Mrs Good
win that shc had been most brutally beaton by her
husband and that she al the limo In most deli
cato condition. Assistance given her aud COIN
IDENTIFY, she was dying IL is now alleged by ncehbors
that tho story about the beating untrue and tha:
the only injury suffered by Mrs Frazer inflicted by
her own hands Mr.. Frazer, who 10 spoken Of - an
indastrioua wcll-disposod man. nos nov v Newark
The New York herald., 1876-09-07

selves as true seotchmen Our chief desire In visit
America is to continue that fellowship which sho
always exist betweep Two great nasons ana which h.
already existed so long between the mighty people
should we gain the first place and the trophy who
the American people have SO generously offered "
snail welcome your representatives to our shores wi
shall come 10 reclaim Il we have been welcomed 4
yours
Major Leech received from General Patterson ii
Philadelphia, an Invitation for himself and the Iri.
team 10 dine with The Hibernia Society on Saturda
next but the Major. Notwithstanding tie addition.
Inducemont elered IN the pleasure Of meeting with
crew, decided to decline
The New York herald., 1876-09-07
THE GREENE STREET AFFRAY.

On Sunday tho 9th ult, Nlcolo Cour, OF No %
Greene street, was shot and faiay wounded by Ar
mand Baas, OF No. 90 Greene street. lie was taken to
the Chambers Street Hospital, where he died yescr
day Baus had been arrested and held to await the
suit Of the nJurea DIR. Goldschmiedt yesterday made
post mortcm the body OF Couri aud found that tho
ball had entered the left clavicc passing to the
right aud striking aganst the st dorsai vertcbra ami
lodging IN front OF the fourth dorsa vertebr forming
The New York herald., 1876-09-07
CREEDMOOR.
THE AMERICAN AND THRER FOREIGN RIrLE
TEAMS AT PRAcTIcE-THE IRIsHMEN HEAD

| THE AMERICAN AND THRER FOREIGN RIYLE
TEAMS AT PRAcTIcE-THE nIsHMEN HEAD
THE LIST.
According to previous arrangement the American,
Irish, Scottish and Australian national rife teams met
yesterday at Crecdmoor for practice The members Of
the various teams got on the ground shortly after
nine o'clock and lost but little time In distributing
themselves along the line OF firing points at the 500
yards buttA The weather delightful, calm and
clear, with gentle wind nom the southwest blowing
up the ranges at an angle of about thirtyeght de-
grees to the line OF fire. All the conditions very
favorable for the practice and It expected that rne
would result from the efforts which all
of the teams seemed disposed to put forth. The
Americans who had done poorly on Tuesday,
would, 1t was thought, regain their lost place al the
head Of the practising teams; and tho day was so
good, it was hoped that they would equal score
Of at least $50 points They did not however
do anything like this, and to add to their poor
luck Weber made at 500 yards two bulls eyes on tho
wrong target and Yale recorded another mistake OF
the same kind at the distance. by which he lost
one bulls eye The Australian seemed 10 be in
their element so far as the weather concerned,
and did splendid work The Scottish shot care
fully but not so successfully the day before The
Irshmen, under the watchul eye Of Major Leech shot
with remarkable precrsion and, the will
show, beat their last years record at Wimbledon by
twenty -nve points.
After lunch in the middle Of the day tho teams
opened fire at the 900 yards distance, ana when they
had finished shooting there It found that tho
stood folows:-The Irish 037; the Austria
lians l,O2l; the Americana, 992, and the Scochmen
9ss points respectively On the last distance the Scotch
might have retrieved their the first
two ranges, but that rapidly declining
sun throw decreasing light very obliquely
across the field, which involved tho
necessity OF rapidly lowering the elevations the
tangent scales, contingency of whose local sgni6
canoe the Scotchmen seemed to be unaware. Tho
practice was finished At half past Ave O'Clock.
Der Of ladies were present VINO seemed to watch the
proceedings with uch interest
The New York herald., 1876-09-07
THE RESULT OF A FIGHT.

Early yesterday morning George shaw, OF No. 4s0
Eighth avenue, and Joseph Dxou Of NO. 3s2 BleccKcr
street. became engaged In a nzht with two unknown
persons at Thirty first street and Eighth avenue. The
result was severe beating and few cuts on tho neck
and received BY shaw and DiAon' inc assaian's
The New York herald., 1876-09-07

by invitation, the Scottish team took luncheon In
General Dakin s marquee Some OF the members the
American were present After ample justice had
done TO tho good things provided by the General
for the OCCASION he addressed fectous speech his
guests, In tho course OF which he said
GySTLEMES or THK ScorTsn TEAM rise TO dis.
charge q very pleasant duty-a duty which could
wish were ntrusted to more able than myself In
giving you, gentlemen, the health OF the Scottish
team desire couple with II the hope that they may
be successful in their iondcst desires not in my
province TO dwell on this subject, but at least
the sentiment Of every true American that they
Will return 10 their own fair land with enlarged views
not only Of the extent and OF this country,
but that they also carry back with them pleasant
"reminiscences Of their sojourn among US. Without
OBTAINING you longer pledge the health OF the Scottish
team
1r reply Colonel Mcdonald said:
|. GENERAL DAKtN GENTLEMEN thank you not
only tor myself but In behalf OF the scottish riilo
team, for your kind expressions OF opinion, and have
doubt they heartfelt Alter tho battle which We
all desire to win, have coubt we shall have 70
congratulate you or receive congratulations at your
handA II be possible for us to MAINTAIN the honor
Of old Scotia we'll; but whether wo meet
With adversy. we desire to maintain our
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ly believe that our text establishes for US a
truth which holds good at every period Of
life and under all circumstances-ves, and
through eteruity. Although human wis
dom may.judge differently, this wisdom is
by nature contrary to many other truths
Of Gods words. Yet herein is revealed to
us the fact that in point of the aud
most permanent SUCCESS in that which Is
pure, noble and spiritual, in that which
%outlivcs the lapse Of time, "the race is not
always to the swift nor the battle to the
strong" The preacher said the words Of the
text were not always to be taken literally,
that honest endeavor and earnest work in
the cause Of Christ were necessary to COM
plcte success. The apostle said:I can do
all Things through Christ. which strength
ene:h me-" Likewise we also, having gain
ed the enc thing needful. the faith and
fear Of God though a Saviour crucifed
having found the love Of Jesus so tender
and watchful and forsiving, having heard
and needed the voice of the Holy Spirit
pleading with our spirits, who shall say,
then, that We shalln not be, swift in the pur-
suit Of good, and strong in tic battle with
evil. Though friends forsale us, though we
be stripped Of all our earthly possessions,
yet, with Gods help, We shall be nor than
conquerors; we shall fight the good fight:
We Shall attain unto the prize Of our high
calling in Christ Jesus. Finally, we shall
need to be patient and prayerful. Wemay
SOW and water, but it IS God that gives
the increase. We can do nothing without
Tim. AS He is so patient toward US, why
should we despair if His chariot wheel
! carry I little, if his favoring hand seems
withheld for a tine Surely, as He prom
Used after We have suffered awhile lie will
make US perfect-estaolish, strengthen,
settle US. 30 His throne also we shall Of
ten need to hasten, to lay before Himthese
our COMMON anxieties and regards, praying
the Lord Of the harvest to grant unto us
an increase Of grace, to bear the burden
aud heat Of the day. to multiply, perfect,
and gather into His spiritual Gamer the
1T1Its 81 1a0or.
, 1876-04-01
Church Of The Holy Apostles.
TEE RACE NOT ALWAYS TIC TIE SWIFT
NOR TIE BATTLE TO THE STRONG
SERMON BY <. BRADY BACkUS.

St the Protestant Episcopal Church Of
the Holy Apostles, corucr Of Ninth avenue
and Twenty-eiSh1 street, yesterday mora
ing, the rector elect, Rev. +. Brady Back
us formally entered upon his work III the
parish and occupied the pulpit. The text
was taken from the ninth chapter Of Ecclc-
%si;>(icS, clcventh vcrse-'Thc race isuot
to the swi!t nor the battle to the strong"
These words: said 5:ae preacher. set before
US u truth clearly contrary to the worlds
opinion. In the wisdom Of men the racci IS
to the swift and the battle to the strong.
Looking here and there about US in busl-
ness: private aud III public life, we see men
acting largely upon this principle, the con-
verse of the text. The desire Of rising, ad-
vancing, achieving, is common and one that
chiefly looks to physical forces and human
agencies for success. Theyoung nan spends
years Id fitting himself to be u swift run
ner in tie race Of life, in some e!cgantpur-
suit: ia some trade or profession. Aud Why:
Because he would outstrip all Competitors
and seize the garland Of wealth and offame
for himself, because, like the Grecian ath-
lete, he is confident that the race is to the
swift. Many Of the worlds statsmen, It's
martial heroes also. lave Got under estimated
the material forces within their reach.
They have even sought to influence and
control them to advance their own ends and
aims. Does it not seem strange, then, that
our text afhr,ns that to be a truth which is
opposed so largely to our own observation,
to the wider range of the worlds history?
At first thought it would SO appear. In the
flush Of youth in the pride Of temporal
prosperity, it is, indeed, a difficult matter
Tor US to change j views in regardto
that principle upon which we have so long
acted. Yet time and age often produce this
very result. Where self-aggrandizemert
has been our aim, where our hopes have
been placed upon the riches, pleasures and
applause Of this world, there has at last
come to many, perhaps in failure and disap-
pointment, the growing conviction that pos
siblv, after III, the race is not TO the ;'switt
nor the battle to the strong" But upon the
authority o the Word Of Goa We nag sure
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Brooklyn ~Taberniele.
SERMON BY REy..T DE WITT TALMAGE
ON woMEN's RIGHTS

At the morning service Rev. T. Dc Wit
Talmage announced before commencing
the sermon that the Presbyterian General
Assembly Of the United States would be
held in the Tabernacle, commencing May
II. The delegates will number about 500
~c!ereymen. The Presbytcry will continue
in session. for fifteen days. He requested
the people Of the congregation to make
suitable preparations Tor entertaining the
delegates 1T their houses during their stay
in Brooklyn. N1r. Ialmose took for his
text:-.,So God created man III his own
image; in the image o: God, created he him
male and female created he thcmo-Gencsis,
III. God made man and woman for spcci
tic work and to move in particular spheres
pan to be regnant ia his realm, woman
to be dominant in hers. The boundary line
between Italy and Switzerland, between
England aud Scotland, is not more thor
oughly marked, than this dividing line be-
tween the empire masculine and the empire
feminine. So entirely dissimilar are the
fields in which God calls them that you can
no more compare then! than you can oxy-
gen and hydrogen, water and grass, trees
and stars. All this talk about the superior
ity of one sex to the other sex is an ever
lasting waste of lux and speech. / deny to
man the throne intellectual. I deny to wo-
man the throne afectional. No human
phraseolosy will ever define the spheres,
while there Is an intuition by which We
know when a man is in his realm, and when
a woman is in her realm, and when either
Of them is out Of it. No bungling LcgiSla-
ture ought to attempt to MIKE definition
or to say this is the line and that is the line.
My theory is that ia oma wants to vote
she ought to votc,and that If u man wants TO
cmbroider AID keep a house he ought to be
allowed to clobroider and keep q house.
Laugter,) There are masculine women and
etfemiuate men. You have no right to in
tertere with any ones doing anything that
is righteous. The question Of capacity will
settle fnallythc whole qucstion-this whole
subject. When a woman is prepared to
preach She will preach, and neither confer
ence nor p~resbytery can hindcrhr. When
i woman is prepared to move il the high
est commercial spheres sAcwill have great
influence on exchange; and no boards OF
| trade can hinder her. Heart and BRAIN can
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The African Company.
CINcISyATI, March, 1876.


S1R:-The project Of q company of
Americans to take commercial interest in
Africa has been mooted.Z There ere many
reasons why Americans should be first, iu-
stead Of last, in taking advantage Of the
opportunities offered by such a vast CONT
ncnt, embracing as it does ~one-quarter of
the haoitable globe. The disposition Of the
American people has made them renowned
as nayigators and explores. They are always
reaoy to seek in distant places for resorces
not found in there oan land. Neither
6rgid nor torrid zone has stayed them in
their search for wealth.
The deye!opedmcnt Of our own country
III times past was only equal by our com
merc;al enterprise and foresight abroad.
The incubus OF debt and the lost Of trad
ing ships has thrown this country far behind
in the race for national ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
outside Of the United States.
Every enterprise, therefore, which seems
to open new fields to any class OF Ameri-
cans should be encouraged.
The continent Of Africa is rich in all the
Productions Of nature necessary for the use
Of man ; grains, fruits, and vegetables, an
imaIs, and materials for making cloth, the
the prescious stones, the precious and use
full metals. 1t has water communications
internal and lateral, and it holds a popula-
ton which could be developed to take rank
with the cultured people..of any portion OF
the globe.
Other nations have long before this ac-
quired territories in Africa of immense
extent, and year by year are extending
their sway further toward the interior
There are already $500, 600 whites in
South Africa, and the diamond and gold
fields are attracting crowds Of immigrants.
Europeans are domesticated on all the
shores OF Africa, and explorers crossing even
the equatorial regiocs are appearantly as
loos-lived as if they had remained at home.
The culture of cotton, rice, and sugar
cane, and the mining and the forging OF
metals, would enable u colored people to
become as rich in that continent as the self
made men among us.
intelligence, wealth, and enterprise will
, 1876-04-01

a Secretary of War and another Secretary
Of State. He had no doubt but there
would be a man who would ask to be the
Secretary of the Treasury OF Heaven. Ills
sermon was explicit and TO the point He
showed plainly the path into which the
country was running through its irreligion
and unbel;ef, and made au carne;t appeal
to his immense congregation to come under
&c aa44t. II 5e,A t.: o2c oe lhHS
most impassioned ourIbursts he said. "Is
there any one here who wishes to fud the
spgdon Of Christ? If there is let him
stand up" Away III the rear part Of the
hall a colorcd man stood up and said
Il am here" He was followed by a
number Of other men, colored and white.
in quick succession until about $50 we're
on the floor, Mr.. Moody, calling out meau-
while, els there another" SIS there
aDother?"
Nearly all those who rose were, appa-
rently, men who earned their living hard,
and were earnest in what they were doing.
The services closed with the singing Of the
seventy second hymn, "Take the name
Of Jesus with you."
The same sermon was repeatedin the
evening before e7en a larger audience, for
there was not eceu standing room in the
Madison Avenue Hall. The platforms
we're alled with ladies, who assisted Mr..
5ankey in the singing with a great deal tt
enthusiasm. When Mr.. Moody came to
that part Of his sermon where he asked
any one who wished to be prayed for to
stand up, one by one in all parts Of the hall,
ground floor; galleries and Hobbies, persons
kept rising, till abont 500 were on the
floor. Then be made an appeal to all
present to pray to God that His blessings
would flow down on this mission and that
all who asked His help might have strength
enough to stand up and bring others to
Christ. When the general meeting was
over there was a young mems meeting held
IN the Fourth Avenue Hal, and a boys
meeting, in which about 300 lads from
twelve tossixtoenIears Of age, were pres
ent in room y. Ut. 1I00Uy anuOunceu
that the meeting for ministers would be
held on the 29th and Beth Of this mouth,
t. which all the ~clcrgynnen in the country
were invited, and that he and his contrere
Mr.. Sankcy would leave New York on the
goth Of Navy. \. Herald
, 1876-04-01

The sea and a bog we're out one day,
Each in his own mood Of thought or play -
The boy looking off from the long, long shore,
The sea stretching ont there grandly before.
The sea was wearing a pleasant look,
Running into cove. inlet ana nook,
The gay. sporting lad TO see and meet,
As he ran along with nimble feet.
Pebbles and such bits graspcd in his hand.
He'd culled and gather Oh the bright strand;
They were treasures choice for pets at homc,-
For Jane and johnny, too young to roam, 49,
The sea fond!y eyed the p~rcscious store;
Twas his, he had thrown il up of vore;
so said the awful, deep-souEding sea.
=. Give up the treasures, give them to me,"
Aud there, so strangely. joined fate and fun,
TO do the fixed thing that must be done.
Ah, boy. Obcying, how blithc was he
Casting his pebbles into the sea.
Now thought Ct the babies the thoughtless lad;
and for his play-things Ill gone he's sad
Murn.urcd then the deep, far-sounding sea,
darling, safely III keep them for thee
The sea and a ship were out one day, -
TiGoShip. well freishtcd. sailing its way;
The seq. rs always, so full of moods.
Said, Give, give to me your pearls and goods,
ssI have fit chambers, cspac!ous made;
In them FROM far off my Spoils | have laid,-Z
C!lattels. merchandise Of every cline.
I'm there laying by tor the coming time"
Tic ship . cr,akcn by storm and fear,
Full soon pays tribute fir-feschcd and dear,
Mid crcak Of co-dage and wild fury,
Goods and pearls She drops into the sea.
The deep out<pread Of Gods love and power
SwcllS high everywhere, swe!ls every hour; -
That Deep celestial forever doth say,
My souls give me back with INC TO stay.
From me do they conc forevermorc:
bly, depths lift them up TO this world shore;
For life. then, ccls!ns here long obs.
Gricye not, 0 man, I'll keep it for thee"
OF, seem things dropped rs into the sea,
zgs5tes. Fca:as, So0Sss oT~ onalrr-
They're cauyhs.-our tseasures,-and safe be-
slowed.
On the breast Of Garth, the breast of God. -
-Komthiv Erre;r:
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Moody & sankey

There were three meetings at the Hip
podrome yesterday-one at eight o'clock
A. NJ, one at three P. NJ. and another at
eight, P. NJ. at each Of these meetings
Messrs. Moody and Sankey were present.
At the morning meeting there were seven
thousand people present, most Of them men.
who listened to Mr.. Moody tell the story Of
Jacob. his discourse was good, but Cid
not seem to be as We'll relished as the Ser
mon Of the Sunday prcviouj, -when ne
spoke Of Daniel in the lion'l den. The
asxemtlagc sung together thos1 two hymns
now so well known. .HolGgthe Fort"
and Jesus Loves Me-" II morning
services lasted till a quarter past nine, and
then the inquiry rooms were opened and
were kept open nearly all day The num-
Der Of young converts mado yesterday ex-
ccedcd that of any day since the revival
commenced. At the three o'clock meeting
i'll the afternoon there was another ire
mendous crowd; not a scat IN the vast hall
was vacant, and nine-teaths IF the .occu-
pants were women. The services opened
With the singing Of the sixth hymn,
sThcre we're ninety and nine that safely
lay in the shelter of the fold" This, as
usual, was sung by Mr. sankey, solo.
After the sinying Mr. Moody spokeso ON the
text, "Seek first the kingdom of God,
and all things shall ne addea-unto you
lie sad that if Christ was to esIne Oh earth
to day such was the spirit xeaaliness and
money getting that pervaaed the people
that some one would ask Him to be made