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elected. each receiving twcnty-nine votes The at
tendance small being only about forty, IN
OF 200 800 formerly. No action taken IN
regard tho OF Kew Mr. NcKelvey. The Presby-
terry OF Elizabeth meet again soon. when the matter
Will probably como up for consideration.
MISCELLANEOUS
The suspension OF the Rev C. r. Mccarthy bv the
New York State Committee on Fellowship and Dsci-
pine IRON tho Universal,st ministry without trial
More than two ago a similar committee IN Penn
syivania suspended the Rev. Mr.. Campbell who was
then pastor al Susquehanna Depot and TO this day
have not gwen him therefor. And the Gen.
eral Convention oil Universasts has virtually Endorsed
their action by refusing TO investigate unless Mr.
Campbell presents nm appeal. The judicial sen tence
does not seem 10 affect Mr. Mccarthy very much. II
ministers can be made and upmadc at the book Of .
committee the Church will take long perceive
that II get along without ministers committees
The Rev. A. T. Putnam. D. D., OF Brooklyn has de-
tarian Church in Quincy, MasA and his church has In
creased his salary 10 $4,000 Pretty good tor hard
times
The number OF lay preachers connected with
Spurgeon's church IL 12h The whole number Of
church members is 1851.
Rev. DR.. Bartol Sunday or two ago celebrated the
for,ieth anniversary OF his settlement the West
Unitarian Church, Boston, and report has Il that no is
to resign his charge aud let younger man take
hH place.
The average length OF pastoratcs in tho Congre-
10 that OF DR.. Leonard Wilmington, which was SIXTY
one years. there sixty OF over twenty-five years,
ior,y-one over thirty, twentyeight over thrty-nve,
seventeen forty, fory-hve and six OF
NIFTY and according TO the latest denomnationai
sLattstcA
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-15
THE TWELD COMPROMISE.

Steadily. day by day, the preparations for the r..
lease OF William N. Tweed 20 Precisely when
they will be completed no one--not his counsel
tei but IL is intimatcd that but very few days
will be spent by the iuustrIous prisoner IN Lud
low Street Jail II is, OF course possible that when
oil " ready Mr. Twced's side and tho proposition "a
submitted to the prosecution the Attorney General
or his representative may decline the bargain
THIS however, is unlikely and Is not con.
sidcred possible by the friends OF the mpns-
oned Boss" and does not entcr into yhc,r
calculations ut all Ii Is said that Mr. Tweed is con-
WINGED that any hitch IN the present negotiations
caused by Trick or evasion or his part work ire
parable injury 10 his cause anu probably prevent hs
ever BENG liberated. Consequently ne is g0n to stick
70 the bargain he offered TO make In HIS now famous
letter 10 Charles OConor ana Will, besides giving up all
ms property, lend himself 10 tho publication OF tne
Legislature aud the Judiciary ny exposing the
corrupt men In either VINO were controlled
BY tho old '.sinu." Many gentlemen who figured
prominently before the public the days wncn Tweed
was IN the zenith OF his power have lately bought
travelling SUITS. and several have been pcrng
over aliases The progress OF the proparaons being
made oy tho prisoner OF castle Ludlow aud his
counsel, Mr Jonn d. Tow"scnd, ~ carefully kept
secret, and the irst intnation to the public that
everything 10 ready Will PROBABLY come In the shape
OF tiie announcement that an order from Attorney
General Farchiid has BEEN Issued for the release OF
Mr.. Tweed
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peatedly declared that more than half the deaths II
city irora that were prevena5le pro-
viied the proper measures were taken by the ohcaic
charged with this duty II impossible 10 expeoc@
any decrease In the death rate while agencies tor
the production OF disease exists oyercrowding bad
sewerage soil saturution. Without a complete aud
thorough removal Of these owls New York will never
be in any better sanitary condition than at pres
eni, and the useless waste OF one-quarieF OF .
million dollars year for health purposes the half Of
which " spent in salaries. should be stopped.
Not year goes by hut the Legislature passes laws
Tor better protection OF the public health and giving
increased powers 10 the Board Of Health, yet with all
this ample power and authority attempt s ever
made remnve the principal sources OF unhcalth.
fulnoss Laws are tho statute books providing
against the overcrowding OF tenement houses and
against their improper CONSTRUCTION, yet no ever
dreams OF enforcing them.
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CHAT BY THE WAY.

The man whose only rule is that OF expediency will
hnd Is Just easy to be dishonest under crcum-
stances as TO be honest under others
II you have heard make great professions In
the prayer meeting and are still doubtful about his
venture by trading horses with him. That the last
sruc,al test TO which man is subjected before no
reaches perfection.
II man can restrain his speech when wasp lights
on his cheek and begins TO Investigate his cutcle
In nt frame Of mind 70 sing al TO be angel"
The Russian Bear holds OF Its paws to shake
hands with England, and has the claws well covered
with velvet but the claws OF the other paw beng
pharpened TO ane point, and when tho spring opens
Tho southern Turkey will have 10 high there
viii be trouble.
enterprise OF the next generation He Is discovering
the hoathon who to be converted tho moment
Few home quarres be settled, ana IL opening up
pne Geld tho Christian Church TO win fresh laurcls
w.
Tho other day couple got married whose aggregate
ages were $50 years The gallant groom OF 70 kissed
his blushing bride Of 70 with all the ardor Of
youth. The chances ina, they will spend their
honeymoon heaven.
How many people there in the world who arc 80
pressed by business that they 1nd time 10
keep the commandments And how many who arc so
absent minded or so eager press on 10 future tr-
umphs that they forget all about the payment OF their
honest debts Human nature y somstimes very dis
eouraginG
psscons are undoubtedly great help 70 the pastor
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FASHIONABLE CHURCHES AND THE
POOR.

To THE EprroR TItE HERALD
Poverty docs smut out tie poor from our fashionable
churches, ~. L." Notwithstanding That tho poor and
the rich equal rights under the constitution OF
church very pretty In theory, but Is SO In fact
Let examine. A poor man, lily Clad musters cour-
age sufficient TO enter q fashionable church He Is
permitted 10 stand in the aisle until the time has
pred tho fashionable elect to put IN an appearance
Tne sexton then begins TO I'll the seats, but
he is sure 10 select the better dressed oil the standing
part OF the congregation rst Tor who OF the select
pewholders would care to sill ncxt an III dressed per-
son. even in the house OF God Finally tho poor per-
son is squeezed into some where /. the
better feeling OF loss of self respect VIII permit him, hc
may rather a lew OF the gospel crumbs winch those
tor The icnst Is spread may shake on IRON their
SHINING silks and glossy broadcotEs.
AGAIN, all poor persons have not sunk so low in
the social scale have desire 10 enter church
sim retain Of tue inner feelings y! our nature
They may have once been as favored OF the worlds
goous the most favored now They may have prayed
lhclr infant prayer al the knee oil sanity
mother IN = mansion palace, and turn
10 what tney are. Now, the fashionable church Us
Tree to these as " Is TO Inc lashonaDcsf ~ IL VIII
say, Eyes, certainly; why notY" would ask ~ H."
70 put himself IN thcr place. Let his wealth be swept
IRON him. the troops OF friends VINO courted not
him but riches desert him. let his immaculate
clothes grow worn anu tnteadbare, and then lei MIN
tell however good Christian he wasl II he
now feels in his Inncrmosi soul that the fashionable
church Tree TO han as TO his more fortunate
brother
let him pirate OF scars
Who wound
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MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS.

METHODIST
As result Of the revival now progressing IN Wesley
Chapel in this city, iortyscvcn have already united
with the church
Az south Bond, Ind, the homo OF Schuyler Colfax,
there have been 60 conversions; ~ Lewes, Del, CO.
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PREsByTERiAS.
writer IN the Observer suggests IN visiting pres
bytcry" 10 20 from cuurch TO church It's
bounds questioning the pastors and sessions tho
spiritual and financial condition OF the societies He
thinks that alter the hrst WISH the LATEST churches
would bestr themselves that the several Uencvo
lent boards OF the Prcsbvterinn Cnurcn would not
long have cause 10 hpian oil depleted treasures
Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church. this city, is a
NOBLE giver 10 tue benevoences OF the dcnominat Ion.
ing 81, o39 80 paid tor the building fund OF Hope
Chapel, oi liz MISSIONS since 1871 Its aggregate
gt- Tor SIX years reach the handsome figure OF
500 l04 H. This rs distinct from local support.
But DR.. Halls church surpasses this iberaty. II
has gwen within year TO Christian OBJECTS over
$50, 900 Its annual collection Tor foreign missions,
recently taken, amounted TO $35, 900. Its collections
for domestic missions since last september
5000 In the lace OF such priuccly giving no one
can reasonably object TO their worshippng ~ buo-
Ing which has cost nearly 81, 100000.
Since the Presby tsrians, Nethodis,s and Baptists
have expressed themselves In opposition 10 women
preachug the Chrtsdn at Work gcsts the addition
OF word 10 Romans r. H. so that IL shall read
show shah they believe IN him of whom they have
moi hcardi and how shall they hear without male
prcschery"
Ohvct Mission Church lin connection with the New
YORK CITY Mssi0n) has had recently accession OF
tnlrty-tnree new members, oil when nineteen were
from the SABBATH school The good work THIS
chapel 10 st going silently but with much power.
Dr. John Halls church IN THIS city IS making an en-
dcavor pay OF It's debt OF 500, 600 lew gentle
mon have contributed $1,000 start tho subscrip-
ton.
The annual parish meeting was held In WestncId, N.
j. tho 3D. inst, TO elect new trustees aud hear the
report oil the old officers The amount due for unpaid
pew rents last fiscal year was reported sl.52s H. In
debtedncss Tor tho year. S2,0l9 u, unpaid. Mr.
Henry Hoslord received tue highest vote Tor trustee
except Jacob French aud L V. Clark who were
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crowded together living under conditions that tho
most destructive both In moral well a ph ysca
great source OF epidemic disease, but no effort
made 70 cniorceethem.
In report made TO the international Penitentary
Congress" on the subject OF 'overcrowdin9" tho fol-
loving oecuis'-
al need not said thav with overcrowdng such as
this there IS always disease and, as Naturally,
ll pcsurnce ana brseds every species criminal
habits From the l., 900 tenement houses comes sew
cntyinree per cent OF the mortality Of our population,
have little doubt rs much rs ninety per Of
the offences against property ana person. Fov girls
grow up 10 majority in such dcns tho
First sixth, Eleventh and Seventeenth wares and be
yiriuous lew boys can nave such places homes AM
not be thieves and vagaOonGs In such pens typhus
and cholera will always be rife, and the death rate
reach It's most terrible maximum. Ovcrcrow ding Is
the Que great IN Misfortune oi New York without II
snould be the hosltnicst large city the world
great proportion OF the crimes when disgrace our
civilization be nipped IN the Dud. Whilo this con-
tnues II does there is no possibility oil a
thorough sanitary, moral or religious, reform IN our
worst wards"
DEFECTIVE DRAINAGE.
Another great source oil disease and
Is The detective and worse than useless system OF
street drainage THIS rs particularly the case IN the
lower part OF the city, where. owing To the sewers be-
ing laid IN many places lower than high water mark,
there constant soil which Il productive or
large amount Of disease OF the maaral type. Unless
some complete change IS made IN The sewerage system
OF TINS CITY IN little time paris OF New York Will
prove so unhealthy, owing to tho maarai poison gen.
Grated from THIS source, that IL will be found almost
uninhabtabio
Wherever there is soil saturation will be found dis
case, and when " ~ considered that many portions
OF the city the street sewers ply their contents INTO
the surrounding ground, thus permitting the escape OF
poisonous gases " Will be seen how active source OF
epidemic disease and danger TO the health OF New
York this detective and Insufficient system Of sewer
nge proves
rnxvRSrABLa DIsRAsRa
One OF the best saniarans in this country has re-
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-03-31
DR.. PAUL NJ. BRENAN.
HOW ALL NAY BE HAPPY AND HEALTHY.
Tie Blessings cf Cool Climate Health
Scientifically Consi9ersI.

Tie Blessings Of Cool Malt1
Scientifically Considered
San Francisco justly bears the reputation Of be-
ing the healthiest city in the United states
Blessed with the most exhilerating and bslmy
climate. the handsomest men and mos, beautiful
women yet there Is more sickness prevailing
there. comparatively. than in any city on the
globe The question answers itself II Is the
reckless way Of living - eating. drinking and
last succumb 20 tn. violated laws of nature To
the thousand and one ills. real and imaginary
that sttaek the FAST msn and wuirsn equally as
many eurstives suggested. As this is =
healthy climate To live in it Is also sn unhealthy
one VIXEN disease once gets fastened into the
system. and weak constitution Is very suscepfi.
bic to its severity In order to prevent its at
tae ks the system should be kept in good order
and the bodily constitution. therefore, made
strong. when the frame becomes robust and the
mind serene. Those who do not enjoy this-the
greatest gift of Naturc-shouid at once place
themselves under the treatment of one skilled in
the science OF tho laws of health and life and
made perfectly familiar. by . lifetime practice
and experience, with all the ills that human
hesh and blood is subject 10. And in this con.
nection we beg leave 10 recommend 20 those Sal
afflicted and debilitsted, DIR. Paul NJ Brenan of
Philadelphia. He comes with the highest possi-
bic recommendations as gifted scholar. emf
nently learned in the science of medicine. having
been educated in the best medical universities in
Europe and also enjoying the experience of q
Wide aud extensive practice of more than thirteen
years in the principal cities of the United States
San Francisco Chronicle.
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They Were All Washed.

A few days ago lady rooming at a
fashionable lodging house get struck
with the bed-9uilt mania. She deter
mined to manufacture bed-quilt for
some of the church fairs. to be composed
Of 6.si3 pieces. irrespective Of the edg-
ing. Full Of this sublime feminine
conception, she gathered up all the old
cs'ico rags that her neighbors were glad
to get rid Of and spea, whole day cut
ting them up into pieces; then about
five o'clock she went out 10 dine.
When she returned the rags We're
gone The way the woman frrtt,d and
worried about those pieces Of patch
work WAS especially en!ivening to the
rootaers on the same floor. She weat 10
see the chief Of police, called on the
mavor. all the aldermen, and bored the
head Of the firu department almos, Ia
death 10 ge, some kind of redress She
wanted every room IN the house well
searched.
Yesterday afternoon her Chinese
wsshboy appeared with big bansile.
which be proceeded TO deposit on the
fnnr
Nov muche*. lohns
Eighty -sev,n dollar and sixteen bii-
tee"
4 shisrr went through the woman 5
frame.
The Chinaman unfo,ded tie washing
and there were those q .siS pieces 81:
patchwork aud 3.6sa raSsei edges
which had been cat II. AL neatly
washed ironei and folded.
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MELLOW SOIL AROUND TREss IN
less the surface Of the ground is
mulehed around young trees over an
area of six or ten feet in diameter. the
ground should be kept clean aud mel
low. Every farmer knows that bill
Of corn or potatoes will not amount to
much unless cultivated, and yet there
are many who will neglect to give the
same care to q tree which is worth 100
hills of either of the former. In rich
soil trees may grow rapidly without
cultivation. aud no amount OF grass or
weeds will retsrd them; but there are
other things beside the growth to be
looked after. II the weeds and grass
are allowed to grow up around the stem
Of apple. ounce or peach trees. the
bark will become soft near their base
by being shaded. and thereby be in a
suitable condition for the reception Of
eggs, which will eventually become
peach or apple borers. Take any
dozen young trees in sections where the
apple borer is abundant. anu allow .
portion to be choked with weeds, and
the remainder we'll cultivated. and then
watch the result From our experience.
we believe the chances are nine to one
in favor Of those cultivated being ex-
e~pt from this pest
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OFFICE HOURS
WONDERFUL CURES N SEATTLE

One n 'rkich Is presented. and many
more on his JooIs.
DR.. PAUL NJ. BRENAN-Dear Str:-
l take great pleasure in stating for the
benefit Of those who are afflicted with
any chronic disease, that | am noac a
sceN mra. For the past two years !
have been under the medical trest ment
of different physicians. from whom |
have received no benefit.
l have been suffering with general
and nervous debility difficulty in
my stomach. and ut times dizziness and
severe headache, almost incapacitating
me for work.
About three weeks ago put myself
under your care, and can say with de-
light that am cured and feel like my
self again. after having partskei. OF
your skillful treatment. To me. noe.
labor seems a pleasure. say this
much, hoping il will be the means OF
attracting the suffering to you, who
can relieve and cure them.
Yours truly, JOHN BALLARD.
Employed at Colmans Sawmill.
| will not publish any cures per-
formed by me unless by the full con
sent and request of the patient.
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The Relations Of Mothers and
Daughters.

One lady begs that mothers make
conhdants of their daughters What
necessary information has q mother 10
impart aside from the laws of her
daughters health. None But it
should be her duty to guard the limo,
cence aud purity Of her daughter. and
she will have the satisfaction of seeing
that she is As pure a woman a. she was
girl. aud not that the effort TO appear
innocent while young lady WAS such .
task {; at she halls marriage as . happy
release. The mask falls of. and the
woman sinks oil the lower for the effort
that mask cost her. And these are the
characteristics Of three-fourths OF our
young girls and married ladies. Other
knowledge will come with the need. IT
the mother cannot he with her to give
it. the orly other person 70 accept
it from is her fsmily physician.
What! says some one, would you
rather friend would talk on such mat.
tiers than a doctor" No. ma 'am
When consult him pay bim for it.
and whenever I meet him again, he
does not presume upon that consulta
ton, dragging such subjects into con-
versation. Besides, physicians treat
such matters with del,cAcy which
would suggest itself to those women who
scatter scandal as prsfusely as the far
mer scatters seeds Another writer in
troduccs her hobby in such an inde-
pendent manner that one might use in
writing recipe Of some wholesome
dish. But. behold! She is telling Us
that she parted from reserve and mod
esty ''Iong before she was out Of her
teens" also giving her experience in
that "old. old fashion" which originated
with Adam and Eve e.-Home Corner.
Chicdgo Tribune.
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Y OU NC MEN

Will remember that DR. Brenan has ectured on
Manhood for years. and n perfectly familiar
with the wants OF all. both young and middle age
who are troubled with Nervous Debility or prema
ture breaking down Of the constitution.
Many who are weak and debilitated wait toe
long and let their systems break down before seeA
ing for relief. d. Brennan Nev'r Fails 10 restor,
youthful vigor and build up the body aud mind
10 its natursl condition. a=s
Everything strictly confidential and houoQ61ag
with the Dr., and five minutes interviews viii oon
vince any Intelligent person that he thorounn1a
understands his profession. You will alwayp -
him social and glad 10 receive you.
OFFICE HOURS:
From 10 to IL A. ~, to G, 4 to 8 r. N.
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t. Tue wife of SAisinj the eminent
Italian ,raseCiian. recently presented
waSner. the composer. basket at flow
ers consisting nf . hesl If White bios
so,ns on which were lsii five lines 1T
sgy,re made by Eve hlsiss IT grass. with
The sr~hle key picked oai in siole's
The tao openinr hurs Of the Rhine
Daughters Song we're marked On the
lines by pink blossoms
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DIR. Brennan

Warrants TO cure the wors. csses Of Catarrh o
Throat Diseases. In ten days. by . new
but simple treatment. Most Of
cases car be cured in FIVE