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The New York herald., 1877-12-07
POLICE OFFICIALS ON TRIAL.

The Police Commissioners yesterday morning called
up for trial the Of Captain Ward, who Is charged
with neglect OF duty IN attending Gre whioh
CURED in the Tweusy-sscond precinct Of which ho is
in command, on tho night Of the ED Of November.
Tne Captain testified in his defence that he was
gagged IN working up oi burglary that evening,
and introduced witnesses TO corroborste his satemen
He knew or the hre through Roundsman Conway,
whom he met the street and who told him the nrs
was not serious one tefl.I lfsslY II
The then closed. Decision reserved. TX
Tho trial Of Captain Foley, oi she Tenth precinct,
charged with ncglccting to execute warrant against
q disrcputable house In Forsyth street, was then re-
sumed. Sergeant King testified that the house was
raded by order OF Inspector Murray while the warrant
was IN the Captain's hands. The inmates wero
arragncd before Justice Ottcrbourg, who dis
charged them tor lack OF evidence Inc warrant in
Captain Folcy's hands was issued TO him by Judge
Ottcrboufg, and the no or making tho arrest lett en-
trey 70 hs judgment in hope OF ehootng the arrest
OF Christian Grotan, the naieRed proprietor Of the
house. 0fotau, wn0 was brought up as u witness,
admitted that ne lived IN the house and leased 1t, but
was the owner Hc sub-iet the place to the woman
smith, who has been several times arrested and
discharged Tor want OF evidence. Witness on
gagged In no busnssa To prove that he Is the pro.
prietor the place u was shown that he purchased
and paid for supplies for the The at this
point was adjourned until next week.
The charge against Poico Surgeon Mcleod OF shield
ing IRON exposure patrolman whose sickness was
tho result OF bad habits was called up and laid oven
The New York herald., 1877-12-07
AN ACTION FOX SLANDER.

An action was brought before Justice Nelson, Of
tho Brooklyn CITY Court yesterday, BY Caroline selg
agains, hor uncle Lucos Marquart Tor 5000 dam
ages saudcr II charged bv the platntin that
Peter Retzner, No. 445 Bushwick avenue stated that
plaintiff her mother not OF chasto character.
Peter Rezncr testified IN behalf OF plaintiff and
that In consequence of defendant uterng the words
alleged In tho complaint be severed his engagement
with pa,ntin and married Philadelphia lady Instead
Defendant when placed upon the stand denied having
uttered the words alleged in he complaint and did
doubt the plaintiffs honor or chastity the loask
The jury afor being absent bpt short time returned
with verdict In favor of The detpndank
The New York herald., 1877-12-07
MRS. LA BAU'S CLAIM.

The hearing Of argument IN the suit Of Mrs. La Bau
for $4,000 counsel foes 70 bc paid from the Wander
hit eslae pending the trial OF her other suit 10 break
the iute Commodore's WILL set down for yesterday
morning. Surrogate Calvin and coun sol on both sides
were present; but BY mutuai oonssnL she case WIS
adjourned TO Monday morning At eleven e'eeeks we
pNxuea net peln2 lssdy 10 WaeaAds ..-4.-- ..-' 4
The New York herald., 1877-12-07

ITAEGEfs WAREHOUSES;. sfn Av. From $50 10
Il34tn st.Storage tor iurnture, baggage govds aud
OF description, in separate closed copar.
pasnps, always accessible, Once 3v0 W est 3Ath ~
, 1877-10-21

and up to certain point, the interests of
the Episcopal Church and the Republican
party are identical.
Below the surface there is an indication of
the spirit of the Convention which is worthy
of examination It has been true thus far,
and will probably prove true till the end,
that the Convention has refused to take hold
of Ritualism. even for the purpose OF putting
it down. The subject has always baen ap-
preached with long pair Of tongs, and has
been treated in the most respectful, not to
say gingerly, fashion. The Church is profit
ing by the experience of the Church Of En-
GLAND, There it has been found that the
more Ritualism is attacked the stronger It
becomes. 1t rises refreshed and invlgorated
from every overthrow. 1t fortlfes itself
with the shot and shell which its antagonists
throw into its intrenchments. 1t per.shes
only when it Is deprived Of sustenance. and
dies of inanitlon. There is another hda to
the question. The High Church party in
the Episcopal Church is now unGuestionably
stronger than ever before. Since the
refor1ners in the Church have been weakened
by the secession of Bishops CHENEY and Fall
LOWS, nnd others, the hierarchy has been
more homogeneous and determined than
ever before; more clear in its high purpose;
more satisfied of its strength with the poo
pie and mora at peace with its own con-
ecinuce
, 1877-10-21

1t is well that Republicans should fully
understand the scheme of the so-called
Workingmen's ticket. AL throug gh Ohio the
Worhngmen's party was composed before
the election of men of both parties. but on
election~day the bulk of the Democrats Of
that organization voted the Democratic
ticket, leaving the Republicans to vote,
almost alone, the Workipgmen's ticket. So
Mt the coming election in this city. The
Workingmen's party is made up of Rcpub-
licans and Democrats, but the latter have
no intention of wasting their votes on any
third ticket. They will be Workingmen up
to the day of election, and then they will
vote the Democratic. ticket from Co1v1S
down. The only votes the Workingmen's
ticket will receive will he from the Kepub-
Iicans who may be duped aud fooled by
their Democratic associates. Any third
ticket at this time must OF necessity be
device to trap Republicans; the Democrats
have no purpose to vote except for their
own party candidates.
, 1877-10-21

A few half-soared Republicans are looking
forward to tomorrow rs a day to be dreaded.
The Democrats Of the House threaten res
olution indorsing the policy of the Admins
tration, and portentous caucus of Republic
ans was called Inst night to secure
reconciliation Of the antagonistic Gle
ments, that the forced record might
show some unanimity on some question. 1t
was discovered that each Republican was
implacable on some one question, and they
separated. The Democrats insist. on forcing
a vote, with view to the division Of the
Republican ranks, scheme their opponents
propose to kill by substitute that President
HAYES title is unquestioned-
, 1877-10-21

other. MuKurAn PAsHA fell upon them and
overwhelmed them. When they reunited
their forces and massed them against the
Turks, MuKH7AR PAsHA's army was shattered
into fragments. The situation IN Armen1a
has its suggestions for the great Christian
army now fighting under different command
ers and different flags, some Of the divisions
absolutely refusing to cooperate with inc
others, to unite under the one white
banner of the Prince OF Peace, anu
strike great telling blows at the main army
of Sin, instead OF skirmishing here aud there
and dealing blows that fall short OF their
mark by reason of the weakness with WHICH
they are delivered. Under the discipline OF
union there would be fewer desertlons from
the ranks. There would be less shelter LOT
heterodoxy within the pale. The cause Of
missions would not lauguish ns 1t does now
There would not be SO many poor churchee'
and starveling preachers, and unpaid pc"
rents For instance, if the Baptlsts were
consolidated into one powerful body we
probably should not hive read in TIE TR1D-
uNE Yesterday that a Free-Will Baptist
churcn-structure in Chicago was sold under
foreclosure, and did not even bring the face
Of the mortgage. The churches could then
husband their resources. Instead OF wasting
men aud money to carry on rival enterprises
with little hope Of accomplishment, the
men and money would be massed upon
given object aud carry it through with ire
sistiblc force. It is notorious that Brother
AIooDr has always complained that one OF
the chief obstacles in his way has been the
division OF the churches, and it has been
cause of regret to The CHICAGO TRIBUNE to
observe that before he could move upon the
hosts of Hell he has had to preface his attack
by evangelical effort within the pale Of the
Church. In other words, he has had to
revive churches before he could revive sin
ners. AL this might be spared if the
churches would unite for concentrated
effort upou the fundamental truths and prin-
ciples of religion, banisn all :" isms, and CO.
operate in the humane labor of saving their
fellow-men. The CHICAGO TRIBUNE is aware
that this cannot be done in day, for human
prejudices are quite as strong As Divine ne~
cessities, and the origin of every new sect is
to be found in its dislike OF some other sect.
Nevertheless, we look forward to the day
when this will be accomplished Then the
Church, instead of wasting its blows and OPP
posing itself es bar to progress of thought,
will concentrate its power for great victories,
and enroll Science in its ranks Us one of its
most tr11sty lieutenants.
, 1877-10-21

The British colonists Of Queensland, Au.-
tralia, haye their little trouble On account q,
"Chinese cheap la5or' as fEe}l as the Califor-
mans; aud while the hostility has not yet as.
sumed the phase Of murder and arson, IS On
tile Pacific Coast, the |method oi DISCOURAGE.
ment is no less likely td prove et1cctual. Therp
arc about $4,000 Chif1:amen in the colony ia
200 600 Europeans, all adult males. The Govern
mcnt finds itself unabls to control the Asiaties
betw cen whom and thk settlers there are con.
slant squabbles, which are on the Increase, too
in number and intensity. The Colonial Cor.
ernment resolved to impose 4 tax of so On
every Chinaman lan4lne in the country, similar
tar on every store opened to supply Chinese
min4rs, M annual license-fce OF SIS for mining
privileges, and a heayy prohibitiye luty on
rice. Lord CARSAnyoS refused assent to all
the provisions of, The bill excepting that con-
cerning the po1 tax, on the ground, unques-
tionably tenabl z that such proceedings on the
part of dcr ,lency might weaken the impe-
rial relations til China as based upon treaties.
The coloni5ts ,Hever, not content with thjs
concession, {555ntaiu that all their proposals
must be car .oct out, aud have again passed the
bill. And . s:s the matter stands at the pres
ent time. apis not easy to see how the Chinese
can get int Queensland if the colonlsts are de-
tcrmined keep them out; at the same time,
the point IS raised at an unfortunate time, when
the Im1Erial Government is anxious to obtain
for English traders the full enjoyment Of the
right to travel throughout China and start aeen-
cies in the large towns.
, 1877-10-21

We notice that Senator WOODEN, one of
the candidates for reelection to the State
Senate in New York, has withdrawn from
the track He is one of the gentlemen
whom WILLIAM III. TWEED, Democratic ex-
Boss, testified under oath that he brlbed to
vote for corrupt bills WooDN forced a
nomination to ''vindicate himself from
TwEEDs statement, after the statement lad
been made public. But his constituents, on
reflection, have concluded to excuse him
from representing them again. WooD1S had
stood high in public estimation; lie was be-
lieved to be honest beyond tbs power of
temptation. But old TWEED says that he
offered him $4,000 to vote for the amend
ments to the New York Charter whereby the
gang could rob the city, aid that he took the
money and voted for the rascally bill He is
now in moral perdition.
, 1877-10-21
PROF. TYNDALL ON FREE-WlLL.

The complaint has been often urged
against the theologians that they invade the
domain of science, and presume to speak
therein with an authority Which does not
belong to them. Authority, it is said, Is
derived from knowledge, aud knowledge Of
technical subject can only bs taken for
granted in one who has devoted specln1 study
to it. Modern science demands OF its
votaries complete consecratlon OF talents
aud energies. Part1nl or superficial examina-
tion OF the facts Of natura js hardly more
tolerable than ignorance. Arguments based
on the knowledge of the amateur are little
more to ba respected than the rawlings Of
bigote. Only scientific n1nu can be per
mitted to speak on scientific subjects with
authority. Tile clergyman is, by the nature
Of his profession, debarred from controyert-
ing the teachings Of science.
These are the opinions of number Of
scientific men, who resent theological dis
pute Of the accepted facts Of science as an
i1npertinence. We are not aware that Prof
TYSDALL himself has ever occupied this nd
vanced and arrogant position, but there eau
he no question that it has been occupied in
his behalf by some Of his admirers. Now, it
is just Us true Of theology Us it is of science
that the subject is vast one, that cannot be
understood in oil it's facts nnd laws without
special professional training. The difference
in reconditeness and obscurity is on the side
OF theology; for there are spiritual phenon-
ena which, in the last analysis, elutle the
comprehension Of the most earnest searcher
after truth. One Of these phenomena is The
opposition of Necessity md Free-Will. DR..
JoHSsoS's favorite argument on this
famous contradiction in idens was that
they could not be reconciled, and did not
need to be reconciled, aud that the person
who attempted to reconcile them was fool
DR.. MARX HOPKINS, ono of the most emi-
nent theologians Of America to-day, delights
to mystify his pupils by maintaining that
man may easily accept two ideas which seem
to be antagonistic, and distrust only his own
powers of receiving the whole truth, just as
facts in astronomy which have seemed in
compatible with each other have afterwards
been established. JONATHAN EnwARDs, who
, 1877-10-21

Unfortunately there is no registration o1
voters at the ensuing election, and the blooo-
suckers are feeling happy theEeat. Ballot-oof
stuffing and repeating will bc IN order. Inc
County Commissioners appoint the judges o1
election anu establish the boundaries ol the
yuting- precincts The tax-eaters count COZ
fi,lentIy on the appointment Of class OF Judges
III the southwestern and some OF the northern
wards who will help the vagabonds to set Ii
their work There will be need for ballosoo1
guards and the most active vigilance to head OIL
the ballotebox suffers.
, 1877-10-21

Our New York contemporaries are a law unto
themselves in the matter oil news. Tncy have
just, at great expense, had cabled from France
complete and very inaccurate list Of the
members OF the new Assembly,. which, il it ha1
come to them By mail, they wouldn't hare
touched with forty-foot pair Of scissors. Just
week before that the Ohio and Iowa elections
took place, and while The TR1nCSE received
seven or eight columns of reports from those
States, with returns from every county, tic
New York papers had less than three-qua1feFs
Of q column Of report, and no detailed reports
at all. metropolitan journalism Is cy ihlnS.
0lashallal!
, 1877-10-21

Some time ago charges were made by 31r.
BowIEs (him Of Springfield, Mass.) and a
paper published in New York called tie
Nation against Judge DILLON, Of Iowa, in
solring some railroad matters not entirely
disconnected with IN obscure railway en-
titled the Central of Iowa 4 committee Of
the Iowa Bar was appointed to Investigate,
and while they find that there is such Per-
5on as A1r. Bow1Es, such paper az the
Nation, and such tramway as the Central
Iowa, they discover that all the rest is 6
''ba11en ideality"
, 1877-10-21

That perpetual candidate for the Speakership,
SAAMr Cox. speaks OF "Gus." HAYES. 1t Is
just about seven months since SAMMY wrote to
Mr. HAYES an earnest letter begging for the
appointment OF ''keauY uY-wlth-lhe-oral" "GEoR6a
H. BUTLER, the hoodlum OF Egypt, rs mail
agent in the Black Hills, and then, though it was
just about week after what SAMMY calls "the
con5ummation Of tue great outrage" sAAAl
addressed Mr.. HAYES as t.Mr. President"
SAMMY would better do what the Juke 90
MOSES advised the Capting Of the ''sary Jane
to do when she WAS pursued By q pifut bote,
VIZ: go downstairs and retire to tile sta1ooAlu
butkheud,
, 1877-10-21

There is ono element that played an i'm
that has not been sufficiently considered.
We refer to the clerical influence that was
brought to bear upon the people Of France to
induce them to vote for tile Government
candidates. At the beginning Of the CAM
palgn, it WIS kept out OF sight for prudential
reasons. bnt n; the canvass progressed. and
tlis Republicans began to develop an
unexpected strength. its influence WAS set
actively ut work. The Cardina! Archbishop
OF Bordeaux commenced the movement by
halhng Marshal AlAoMAuoN AS tho savior of
the Church aud society, aud by Offering
public pr.yera for h1ln- The Archbishop OF
Rourgcs followed it up by issuing circular
to the cures OF his diocese, urging upon
them the importance of tho election, aud
the necessity of their prayers for :" strong,
united, Conservative, and Christian Assem-
bly," Then WIS ordered the ''Triduum,
or three days prayers, for tho SUCCESS of
the Government candidates, with the
promise Of special indulgence for those
who took part in them When the
power of the Church in Franco is
realized; when it in considered that
this mighty Church, acting from Rome
as the hea.l, with $1,000 Of it's cures
aud followers in authority. brought all its in
duence to bear; when it is considered that
this great army held not only spiritual but So
cial and political authority over the pensantry
Of France,-that they not only had influence
in tho Church: bnt IN the family aud in the
school,-it is simply wonderful that the Re-
publcans OF France, who had to combat its
influences and it's power, triumphed BY over
q million majority. The result shows that
had the C.!urch not used any influence at oil,
but left its people free to vote rs they
pleased, without reference to spiritual mat
ters, the Republican majority of France
would have been so overwhelming that Mac
MAHoS would never again have dared to
question the will of the people,
, 1877-10-21

placed Mr. WILLIAM uESEY SMITH, Of Chicago in tbs
Collector office Of the Custom House oI that cJ
A Washington dispatch to Tue CulcAGo TalBcxE
eays: 1.-The Treasury otcials Ecport that Collector
WILLIAM HENRY SIXTH, Of Chicago, has inausu-
rated some very important reforms III tie mctaodot
Conducting the business al the Custom House. The
Collector, BY virtue OF his office disbu7ses ali tho
Custom House building. Under the new System
inau1urafed by Mr. Smith, thu payment checks .re
to the urdcr OF person. RECEIVING the ulunty,
anu no account for construction paid until It 4s
been approved III Washington ~ the-e meaus
the disbursement Of tnc funds is much hct;cr se-
cared than before Mr.. SMITH is man o; sys-
tculatic business hahlt:, anu the Ciyll>r.yl
form, which ineans conducting the Governments
business IN i business H.uanff, would speedily b
fully established If such appointments were made
in il 1,asn.
, 1877-10-21

A long and tedious fight between Gov.
HAErRAsF1 and the Grand Jury, wherein the
point at issue WAS the liability OF the Gov
crnor to appear and testify relative to the
July riots, has been decided against the au-
tlorities, and they are instructed to appear
forthwith. The case will probably 60 be-
fore the Supreme Court and that tribunal be
called upon to decide whether Governor
Of Pennsylvania visiting in California is e1-
pected to know what is going on in his own
State, and whether he is entirely responsible
for Tou ScorT's method Of running things.
, 1877-10-21

on1y unjust but false. Instead of sneerine :,
America, Mr.. THOMAS has pinned hts faith -
America to such degree that be has con.,n,s,
giving concerts in this country for years u,,s
continued loss to himself, and has at the s,ra
time declined dattering offers from Eurons
because OF his confidence that some day the n.y.
pie OF this country will repay him for bis w.
ices as a musician. and his devoted effortto al
vance the cause and culture of legitjmat. ~.
The frequent changes made in his orchestra 4.
not occur because OF any inability of his to koss
an orchestra together 1t has ALWAYS been h,s
policy II the end OF q season to drop out n,,-
ers who have not given him satisfaction AMI An
their places with new material The s.,,.
ment that s'ha Is dlsliked By every mr.,
stclan who has served uuter NJ,
aristocratlc baton" IA made without knoyledn.
He Is a rigid di5ciplinarian, but has ueyer ~
treated his men With anything but RESPECT ~
cept where they have manifested Ilspo,,t,,,
to interfere with his business, OF hare to,a,d
clioues against him. as has sometimes hapner.
ed. That class OF players has fouad aa ann.
crat in Mr.. THOMAS. During his Ch,earo ~
gasement be fraternized With bis orcnest.,
socially as we'll as 1nuslcally- The statement,
OF the Reublicdn in general arc IS. absurd "a Il.
particular statement that 'iu Cie,caso be IN.
proclaimed his ecstatic pleasure wit (h the musr
al public Of that city, waich he fayerrei su,.
ported him SO much better than Eastern cities
at The same time that he was tell flg Mrs. Ry,.
KING that her piano-p!Ayng wa4 the sal7at;o,
Of his season there" The ~ Al:pt0ficaa is e7i.
dently quite as erroaeou.lS informed about thu
orrhestra in ppneraf MS it. il ab{1ut rho Hh;..
, 1877-10-21

possible Bonrd Of intelligent, honest, and
competent men as election officers. The
public safety is threatened By designs upon
the ballot-boxes, and tho operations at the
charter election of 1875 are promised again,
and no pains should be spared in scrutiniz-
ing the Boards Of election officers
, 1877-10-21

Architect HILL is busy in Washington,
alternating between an application for $780,
600 to finish the Chicago Custom-House and
explaining to Dearborn-street property-hold-
eas why the entrance should be On Clark
street.
, 1877-10-21

It Is with incxpress1ble regret that re obserSe
signs OF an approaching irrcprcssib(e conflict pe~
tween the New Yor2 Sun and l'orld. The Sun
has plastercd mud all over the 9For!Ps obelisk;;
the World, in reply, insinuates that the editor ol
thu Sun has 81, 600 plate-glass henhou5e, ano
, 1877-10-21

A year ago several thousands of voters
were denied the opportunity of voting for
or:sidcnt because of the inadequacy of the
.42ber Of election precincts, the County
Board having refused to increase the number
Of voting p1aces. Last spring the Common
Council partially remedied this, so fa1 as the
city elections arc concerned, but the County
Board has taken no action in the mat
ter with reference to the coming
election. No citizen ought to be
deprived of the right Of voting for the want
of an opportunity to do so, The maximum
number Of votes at any precinct should new
er exceed 500, so that every voter should be
able to reach the polls within reasonable
time The County Board should increase
the number of voting places at least to the
extent that this was done by the Council, but
it might go much farther and open many
new polls. The party committees should
also take such action as will obtain as near as
, 1877-10-21

The Springfield (slass.) Republican does TuEo-
ponE THOMAS all injustice in saying that he
''snecrs at America that she has never been
able to Keep the same orchestra together any
length Of timc,'' and that ''he is uisliked By
every musician who has served under his auto
cratic baton.h Each of these statements is not
, 1877-10-21
SOCIETY MEETINGS.

sir koixa spsss cens!sxs Me9dsy of ~: = a.
!sasSstsa sts. e Soasis*e sfSe II
Te1pie Fl ~ e. ssS
c0ns'+'s' BY 0''sF Of III 5GEIo 5t9aSoi Heeo1deT
WASHINGTON CHAPTER, So. IS, r.. a: Mm ~
Special Convoeation Tharstay evening oet 31 at
49, 'or roTS On tie Foyal Arch Ucgrees. Regular
sstlnE .. cs1s.nd loaSe ~ II III .et 1S aeS Ceu
panions cordially Invited by order err17r1ropn up
CHARLES 4. WRIGHT. sec.
ORIENTAL coSslsTo:Y. s;r :.,ss ;,:[ 5:p
goS :s5' M ~ The e. M i /; Grsse Tbe
asons @ epeetfa
IN sS BIZ, PEI 3::sS s*
ATTENTION. STR KSlGHTs;--specisl conelavs Of
fni ,ss1 1s77 w.rH On T. r. olce: Visiting
81 Knights 'ryed y, H. b yASSUHS s[as5 &
JAS E, MEe1Sx. ,:esordsr. ~
soec.l coacsye wednesday e.cn1nS oct a At 73q 20
Ss,s5{. .Fs wssx nf
TO- D1ckERsoS, Recorder: '
.sy Sss E t + Se23s* o a
panlons always welcome. By q!aIr q SHWLL tns Il Sec
GARDEN CITY LODGE. No; ~. a: F; and - NJ
A Regular Communication will tc held n Oriental
Hall On Wcdnc-dAy evening, Oct 2+. Work On the II!
Al Ucc1ct. Visiting brethren 3IAerhal1y Invited
II. F. HuLCUMH. W n.
COKiETUIAN CHAPTER. NO. G9, Il. A. M
Regular Couyocauon Monday evening, Oct. - at S;3o
O'clock, for wuzE- BY urdtr
J. o. D1cKERs0E. Secretary. -