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The New York herald., 1877-07-23
AMERICAN FREE CHURCH.
THE PROMISE OF REsT-SRRMON By REV.


THE PROMISE OF REsT-sRRMON By REV.
JAMES WATTS
The singular spectacle yesterday presented OF q
Presbyterian clergyman occupying the pulpit OF q
Universalist church. At Rev. Mr. McCsrty's Amer
Free Church, the University Building, Rev.
James Watts presbyter OF the Church OF Scotland,
preached IRON Matthew XII, 2S-"Come unto all yc
that labor and heavy laden and will give you rest.
The minister said that no sooner does tho light Of
heavenly truth dart across the mind OF guilty man
and he his tin IN all Its dcformity rise view
tLan the labor and anguish OF hs heart
made manifest and he feels the OF
demnaton forced upon hum. Ho would give
burden vi stu taken away 10 secure tho rest
tiouea the text necessary thut should DO
convinced that without tho Saving grace God he
must perish How often DO We See man stricken
win disease delay in seeking curef When conscious
o his danger he Will cao physoiun SO 1t Is the
guilty. sELer he must Lc SICK oil his SIN and be reauy
10 cone TO tho great physician, Christ, Tor
healing, before he can nope 10 nnd rost.
Those who in tho spirit tho IL
vaiion gwen Detake themselves to the Lord Jesus
Cnrist and lay hold or the Gospel We must velieve
tnai the man whoAcomcs TO Hun with confidence Will
ieci that he will be healed. The true Chrstan
save, but he viii take up his cross aud fol-
low Hun. The promise, 81 viii give you
rest" means freedom, every trouble, Inc enjoy
mcnt OF peace aud deivcrance IRON The guilt OF
II man iaUors under u OF sin he should remem-
Der that the love OF God Is allsul,cent take away
The sius oi the world. CHRIST, the Prince and
Saviour, will not desert His children In the day Of
sorrow. Al death the wicked lear, buI thOsc who
have placed their Duracns Christ Jesus nnd rest,
AMI death TO thoin Is u glorious and happy release.
such Cnrisps promises 10 those who labor and
heavily laden. IL you Ucicvo In Him you will
him und rejoce that this iuvtation has been
tcnued 10 you Yet, alas, how lew comei Be assured
thcre salvation outside Oi Christ Tor sinful men,
Come, therefore, all yc that labor ana assured
'hat you Will find complete rcs under the Promises OF
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MISUNDERSTANDING rRAvELLKRs.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Travellers as general thing nowadays take Pos
Ofico money orders In order that they may not have
to indcnt,fy themselves at banks banking houses,
winch Tor stranger is sometimes very ditnculL |
arrived In tho city at six O'CLOCK wtshing TO take
Central Railroad train at O'Clock. On going TO th(
Post on nine O'Clock A. NJ was coolly informed
that cannot get my money until O'clock conse-
quenlIy compelled remain In tho city until hvo
O'CLOCK In the afternoon, that being The hour OF the
departure for my destination. With family Of
five persons this IS considerable expense under.
stand the Custom House opens Al nine O'Clock aud all
the city offices at the hour Why should the forty
or ni.y money order clerks play gentlemen until ten
o'clockY TRAVELLER.
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WEO SHOULD PAY FOR PAVING SECOND AVENUEf
To THE EDITOR HERALD
Some years ago Second avenue was paved and the
property owners assessed tor It, Now, It right that
tho property owners be taxed by tho Second Avenue
Railroad Company Tor the repairing OF the pavement
between their racksY The property owners paid Tor
the work once before. A RESIDENT
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GOSPEL TENT SERVICES.

The opening services OF the season OF tho Brooklyn
Young Mems Christian Association held yesier-
day their Gospel Tent erected ut the
corner OF Flatbush and Filth avenues. The excr.
eiscs were commenced with singing from the
Moody and sankcy collection. rhe opening
prayer made by Rev. j. 3. Breckenridge,
Ot the Seventh Avenue Methodist Church. after
which Rev. George +. Pcntecos OF Boston, delivered
= short sermon on ''The Chrstiun's Hope" The rev.
erend gentleman, after speaking OF the atheist and
In1dei having no hope, stated that whenever man
believed Jesus, ana believed in HIM sincerely
would enter INTO his being and he would pre-
sented faultless bcioro the throne. Every ono who
had his hope IN Christ was purified. Mr. Penlecost
ended his discourse by calling ON all present TO believe
In Christ and pc saved.
The New York herald., 1877-07-23
A GANG OF LoAFRns.

To THE EDITOR THE HERALD
Please call the attention OF Captain Washburne TO thu
gang Of oafcrs who nightly congrcgale at the south
west corner of Thrtysixth street and Eighth avenue
and who mako u practice OF insulting every female
passing by who happens to be unaccompaned ny
gentleman, FATHER
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The GIOyersviIle Fire.

New YORK, May Z3.-The Albany
Argus gives the following particulars
of the GloversvIlle fire: The fire orig
mated in Van Warmers meat market.
on Main street, near Church street, and
spread with wonderful rapldity, and
soon iguited the large hardware estab.
l,shment of Hon. John j. HousOn, cor
ner OF Church and Main streets. The
flames then followed Church street, con-
suming building occupied ny four
business concerns, in small way. a
millinery establishment occupied By Miss
Sheer, and owned by Mr.. Hanson, located
next west, was then soon destroyed, As
were ais, the glove shop OF William ii.
COON bes, and the cigar store ard resLau
rant of Jonathan Belts. TIE westward
course of the fire was stayed here by the
intervention of u vacant lot, End the In
cesssnt application of wet blankets on the
side of Mrs. Phelps dwelling, corner OF
Church and Elm streets. While the
devouring element WAS working ruin Ou
Church street, it was also consuming ten
small frame structures on Main street,
forth of tho starting point, and was only
checked In Its northwsrd progress Dy lne
tearing down o. frame building The
heat caused by the burning Of the HapS1n
block was so Intense that the VINO .esalc
grocery of Ii. Cohen Il Bros, located on
the opposite side of Church street, took
fire and was soon cor sumei, ss WAS also
the brick establishment, three stories
high, of E. Applebaum, the second story
being occupied by Dunns' local CONNER
cial agency. Here the southern course
OF the conhagrstion was stayed. Twenty
buildings we're burned; loss $4,000, in
surance $4,000. Complete devastation
of the village was feared because Of the
want of even ordinary fire department
facilities. Hundreds Of citizens worked
with bucket. and after four hour
struggle got the fire under control. 1t
is supposed that the fire was the work o.
an incendlsry.
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WASTON Waste.

rb,ci.zens OF Charlestown, West Va
.,,. called public meeting to institute
.,,,.rss for the protection of birds and
a, They want the birds to destroy
-, 4s..-uc,iye iusec's that pTey upon
.y, fruit trees; and they want to stop
:. D,oaigate waste OF fish at seasons
49,, +, will interfere with their increase.
Th, Proaigscy in the use OF natural
,,,..cs, is no: peculiar to this locality,
AZ, wealth .; timber, Of coal
Of game ami isn encourages a false
.,jus,s OF the value OF these pro-
..:e IN p;opor.ion 10 their abundance
:, costs n.!hin: to produce them,
vt ,,s localities that are blessed with
arp.u, .eem TO think there Is nothing
better than to destroy and waste what is
no, needed for immediate consumption
They forge, ,bs, there are other places
where these products would command q
high price. Our game has been pretty
veil hunted to death. Idle sportsmen
rogr the woods to shoot down any ami
81 or bird that comes within range tor
he simple fun OF the thing. Our streams
.N. been dragged and Melted and
MIed IN unlawful times until there are
,'l i.h enough left to make il interest
.;s 70 th. angler.
It feared tha, even the great Ches-
,Ysske viii become fshless and oyster
q, in consequence Of this profit
g@y. The oyster has been thought
70 os PFoo' s-s'ust all the dredging that
@1lt be devised to dep.ete Its numbers,
h!l is now thought that the Consump
tor n booming greater than the pro-
.gclon.
There are laws in West Virginia and
Oil the States. that would arrest this
'sdIs;s waste if they were enforced,
nd there ought to be public sentiment
sE would make them elective. The
sSon Of the people of Chsrlestown is q
s'EeIn the righ. direction.
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Murdered by WrscEcrs.

HALIFAX, May 23.-A vessel COM
manded by Capt Ridont was lost on tie
French shore of New Foundland IN
1874. A St. Johns paper says that
person from Bounc Bay relates the fol-
lowing: The captain had $1,000 on his
person at the time the cralt went ashore
near an old hut occupied By an old hun
ter known as Jacko. All the crew go:
ashore and built tent. A certain B.
W. with members Of the family, uGder-
stood to be hunters, wreckers, &c, Wis.
tied the tent and offered to pilot the crew
to the channel. The offer WAS accepted,
and while the party Was crossing 3 pond,
the members were shot, three falling al
the tirs. volley. That b. w.
cut a hole in the ice and put
the bodies down after robblng
then. Jscko being sware Of the clrcum.
stance Was brought over, but becoming
sick confessed. Our Informant also states
that a Nova Scotlsn craft while fishing
there found the remains of the captain
iesr!uliy msngled, under rock on snore,
The people are confident that the crew
were ali murdered by the same gang.
Many other vessels and crews be believes
have met the same fate.
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New York Custom House Invesffgn
rinI.

NEW YORK, May 2s.-The Custom
House Committee continued their inves-
t,cs,ion today. George w. Blake, a
CITY weigher, said that the United States
weighers threw every obstacle in the
wsy of the city weisber using his own
Gang to weigh goods. They compel him
70 use their men and divide half the
money received from the merchants
therefor. ,c
a letter from CAN'T. Jones i Go. was
read by Mr.. Jay, complaining OF the
manner in which merchants are
treated by United States Weigh
or Blsckie and his assistants.
Their goods are left for long time on
the wharf, although Manageable by a.
mospheric exposure.
Josiah Rich testified to being en-
Moved some years ago by merchants to
attend to their damaged goods CLAIMS,
and fix the disputes between them and
the custom house Several ex.custom
house officials started in opposition ana
got large and unjust awards for mer,
chants for damaged goods, and forced
him cut of the business. There Is col
lusion between them and the men ID the
appraisers department.
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German Catholic Association.

CLEVELAND, May 23.-Tho Commit
tee on School Systems reported rs fol
lows:
First-Tbe Catholic do no. fight the
school system now in existence, but leave
il 10 Itself and IT. own developments; but
they think the best solution of tho school
question, under the circumstance now
existing, is to bring their pupils to th"
highest possible perfection, 50 that thoy
will not only be equal but superior to
theirs
Second-ThS Catholics chou make
Their own schools free schools If possible,
if that means they should see that al!
the children in the Catholic schools get IN.
structlou gratis. The best means TO AZ
complish II would be the starting OF
school societies III all Catholic
communities, which snail furnish The
necessary iunds Tor the support If such
schools. The members "t 10" central
associstion pledge themselves TO work
with the utmost zeal ior the establishing
and support OF the school societies.
Third S.atistlcal reports on Catholic
school matters IN our country. It's de
sirable TO always have full knowIeig"
OF the status OF the school.
The report was unanimously adopted
without debate,
On motion, the Executive Committee
wa instructed TO take steps for the ip-
corporation OF tie association.
The Committee on Printing recon-
mended, and il was adopted, that the 20
cieties be urged 10 support the V>rinsba,.
The Executive Committee reported IN
isyor Of the reel orocty arrangement t.
be made for travelling cards between the
Catholic Central A sOc,stiOn and the
Irish Catholic Union and BeneVoIeni
AssOciatiOns
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Severe Storm Near Mason
City, W. Va.
Investigation Of the Sara
toga Launch Disaster.
Proceedings Of the Metho-
dist Protestant Con-
VentiOn. oa.-
..r.. ......
Bogus Resignation De-
tected.
New York Custom House
Investigation.
Particulars of the Glovers-
vile Fire.
Warrington Items.

WASHINGTON, May 23-The question
of issuing neutrality proclamation in
relation to the war between Russia and
Turkey has not yet been formally con.
sidered by the administration. Secretary
Evsrts still has the subject under advise
ment. No decision has been reached
concerning it. There seems, however,
to be very little probability that any
such proclamation will, under the exist
ing circumstance be deemed necessary.
Numerous applications are being made
to the State Department for assistance
to procure positions in the medical corps
and various other branches OF the Russian
military service. To ali Of such sppIi
cations Secretary Evarts responds that,
in view OF our neutrality obligations. the
department can render no assistance OF
the nature indicated.
Another throng visited the executive
mansion to-day. Two or three delega-
tons interested IN the appointment OF
various parties 10 office were admitted
and explained their views to the Presl.
dent.
Hon. Geo. H. Baker, minister to Rus
Sla, mas reslS ueu.
A change in the method of determin-
ing the tax on whisky, high wines and
distilled products, using weight instead
OF the present bulk measurements, Is
under consideration by the officials OF
the internal revenue bureau, and is IA
vored by some OF the largest dlstillcrs in
the country. 1t is believed that the
change proposed will secure better and
SIMPLER collection OF revenues, and at the
same time completely protect the dis
tillers who are willing to pay their taxes
due the government, from losing compe-
tition with those rivals in business who
are not
The President issued an executive or
der to-day reserving the Pagosa Hot
Springs and one square mile OF land sur
rounding them, in Colorado, as perma
nentIy public property. THESE springs
are considered valuable for medical pur-
poses. and this action Is taken with
view TO prevent future dItiicutles con-
cerninc them, such as have caused trouble
| in the case OF the Arkansas hot springs.
The postal commission will leave to-
| morrow for another southern tour.
/ hey will be accompanied by Postmaster
General Key and Messrs. Vail and Mar
shall, superintendent OF the railway mall
service.
The Secretary Of State, by direction Of
the President, has now under considera
| tion what measures to be recommended
in the Cabinet TO lorm the basis OF plan
of representation of the United States
government and people at the Paris
Exposition IN 1878.
A commission Will soon be issued ap-
pointing DR.. VIM. Z. Jones postmaster
at Nashville, in place of DR.. Hamslock'
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Rnxus Resignation.

WASHINGTON, May 23.-oeveral days
aro a letter was received by the Presl'
dent purportlng to be from }. K Lewis,
Co,ef Justice of Washington Territory,
resisning that position and concluding
with the remark tina. on retiring to prl-
vste life he WAS in full accord with the
reconciliation policy Of the President.
Not suspecting the genuineness OF the
letter. the President, yesterday, appoint
ed Associate Justice Green OF the same
court to fill the vacancy supposed TO
be occasioned by the alleged resignation;
This morning information was received
from Judge Lewis and Others by tele-
graph, prononncing the letter forgery,
and Senator Mitchell represented these
facts to the President, who thereupon
revised his action of yesterday, thus con-
tinuing Judge Lewis in office. "A SINH
lar fraud was prac.lsed six or seven
years ago, while Judge Lewis was Chief
Justice of Idaho. A forged letter oi
resignation having been received By the
President a successor was appointed ana
confirmed by the Senate before he hsd
time to defeat the fraud, and, therefore,
he had no remedy at the time.
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X. of T.. Grand Lodge.

TOLEDO, May 23.-The Grand Lodge
of knights of PythIss 0! the grand jurIs-
dicticn Of ONO, convened here TIN;
morning. Over one hundred delegates
werc present, representing nearly all the
lodges 10 the state. After efecting 4
preliminary organization, the Grand
Lodge adjourned 10 take part IN the
parade which took place this afternoon
Lodges rom CincInnatI, COlum bus,
C.eve and and DaltO participated. The
parade was followed by II spirited com
petition drill, the fret prize being
awarded 70 y Columbus lodge, Cleveland
taking the second prize. Tonight s
pleasure excursion on the lake Will be
gwen IN honor OF the visiting lodges,
and 10 morrow Will be devoted 10 such
business as may come before the Grand
Lodge.
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A First Class Southern Outrage.

New ORLEANS. May 2s.-Tne RepuS-
lis1n gives the following account OF the
assassination of James Laws, colored, Of
East Felicisna: Mr.. Dula, OF East Fell.
cana, has reached Orleans, ana brought
with him the coffin that was placed q.
his door Saturday, and bunch Of Win
chester rife cartridges which was placed
there with it. He also relates that the
crowd OF bull-dozers, after threatening
him, went on with the information that
they wonld return and put their threats
into execution. They then proceeded
to Jackson and rode up to the house
of James Laws, Colored, aud found
him seated on his gallery with his
mother. They said, "Hsl hslloo!
Laws; have you got backY' he rose
and answered them, and was instantly
shot dead. This was on Saturday after
noon. In reference to the assassination
of Laws, ex Governor Packard states
that just before his return to East Fell
ciana, Laws wrote to him, saying on sG-
count OF his presiding at the only Republi-
can meeting held in East Feliciana, dur
ing the late campaign, and his conse
quent forced absence from the parish,
ms business as merchant, he feared,
had been destroyed, and begging Pack
ards influence TO get him n place in the
custom house. Packard further says Laws
told him his lie WAS ia danger, rs he
had testified before the Howe Ser ate
Committee, giving the names OF promi-
nent citizens who had threatened his
life ard as be believed had caused his
store TO be fred. Packard also asserts
that Laws WAS one OF the best and most
conservative coiorei men of the whole
FeIicana district snd had previously
held several high positions with the full
scqu esccnce CT the people. and was tax
payer, owning about about SSO,Oe9 or
$4,000 worth of property. Packard has
transmitted the original of Laws letter
and stso an unpublished letter from
Sherii Weber, killed in IN adjoining
parish, to Gen. b. F. Butler Tor campaign
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Grand Lodge of Good lie npIars.

PORTLAND, Me-, May 23.-At the
morning session OF the Grand Lodge Of
Good Templsrs, regular committees were
appointed. the following being chsirm"n:
On Appeals-J. b O'me, of MassBcnu-
sctts; Mileage-B. +. Parker, OF Wis
consin; State OF Order-J. n. Stesrns,
OF New York; Finance-Urish CoPp, OF
Illinois; CousLi;ution-Jud!e BlscE, OF
Pennsy wanna. Special Committee on
Nation Al Grand Lodge Messrs. Need
ham, of Ken!ucy: Todd, Of England, and
Crarnston, o, Canada. \ resolution for
reducing salaries WAS referred to the
Committee On Finance. a discussion
OF the supplemental report on credcn-
,ials, WAS continued all morning, and re.
suited in the recognition OF the dual
Grand Lodge in Eng land, and the sd-
mission OF candidates. A resolution
WAS adopted thanking Chief Templsr
ucckmon, Tor his efficient services dur
ing his past term.
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ne silly agitation of q supposed
E'sne on the part OF the iriends of Mr..
'AosS 10 unseat Mr.. HAYES, is but
1''ne' evidence of the dearth of news,
III The lack Of political capital with
'-co 10 satisfy the public hunger.
wen 'ne fight closed upon the report
'a7 oII commission, the relative
"sasth Of the revolutionists aud sub
-s'oaI;;s was sufficiently disclosed to
:" al' matter forever At rest SubSe-
''sos Developments as to the true result
" ''e electoral vote Rave nots.msde the
%Aay stronger for Mr.. TILpEN than it
'"'nen. The conclusions that have since
''Sa 'o'ced from the Administration in
sAa 10 the electoral vote OF Louisiana
-"e 20! changed the legal status, nor
'-' public convietion as to the fraudu-
''~' Vie upon which the Presidency is
aeId. Mr.. HAYES was made Presi-
D' t0s BY the votes of the people or
'-' ''si'', but by technical corstruc-
"'' OF ,sW that substituted the will of a
'Of the viii Of msjority Of the
syPs' The psople have never doubted
'' congress spread the fact upon the
Ou' and Mr.. HAYES himself has con-
oy tscitly admitting the claims
Is party to the electoral vote OF
q 10 be fraudulent. Yet
people have determined to
ssPo'e their verdict upon this
f'"on until another day. Mr.,
. AS Will not use any legal remodel
~se's himself Of the office to which
Nop!e elected him. Nor will he al.
,lu 'euus 10 renew the contest
backed by admissions from The
4'ent Administration which fairly
'e bis title to the Office.
l. Ou' natural thst Mr.. HAYES anc
.c 0'net should have feared a session
III. s'e'' while these new phases of th,
,osr. we're looming up alresh before th,
.,,; ana the postponement of the extr.
h.. doubtless Influenced by
lam V'ns'derstions. Yet the final set
h.. I' OF this matter is reserved for ,n,
Va, and ne! for Congress or tn,
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TEMPERANCE.

The Murphy movement has achieved
its great success and wrought grea. good
to many communities and \ multitude
of individuals chiefly because its method
il less fanstical, turbulent, and tn: eaten
ing than that which generally character
ises movements of this kind.
1t relies upon moral suasion. 1t ap-
pesls to the reason and better instincts
Of the inebriste. II aims to convince
his judgment and then help him to help
himself. 1t takes him by the hand and
assures him of interest and sympathy
in his efforts to reform. II furnishes
him food and clothes till he can get on
his feet.
Incorporate speech, incorporate laws,
intenperste measures, and incorporate
temperance reformers," have been the
greatest dr. backs to the cause Of tenn
persnce it Las ever had. A puritsnicsl
narrowness that is 80 opiuionated and
dogmstic that it must needs close its
shell against argument and only de-
nounce, e1sgerate and viliTy when it
deals with the subject of intoxicating
drinks, will never win an opponent, re.
torn drunksrd, or check the tide OF
intempersnce. The eract truth is the
only efficient instrument in any reform.
No amount of false fastididiousness about
touching, tasting or handling the sc-
cursed thing; no exaggerated stories Of
the degree of dsmnation that is con-
densed in sip of wine; and no such
feigning of holy horror as would be used
to trighten a child from the danger OF
fire, will onvince the reason, or secure
the respect or attention of man WHO
has mind of his own.
Much of this kiud of cant and cavil
we are sorry to say, has its origin In
ard is tostered by Christian churches ard
conventions. OF this character of ias-
titiousness we regard the resolutions OF
the Presbyterian Assembly, now in sea-
sion in Chicago, abelishing wine from
the communion service. 1t smacks OF
isnaticlsm and unresson to be thus
dainty to such degree in matters of this
character. 1t serves no good purpose,
and saps the otherwise strong influence
the church might and ought to exert In
this direction. 1t arrays against it many
persons who would become allies OF the
temperance cause but that they do not
wish to be considered rs espouslng argu-
ments and tenets of such flmsy texture.
The Murphy movement Will win a
legion where the extremists OF the class
we refer TO will save single soul.