The Hawaiian gazette., 1878-12-18
LETTER PROM NEW YORK.
Special Correspondence OF the Gazette.
NEW YORK, November Is. ls7I

\ A1-Er AAlnDeI OF eminent and reverend
gentlemen from all parts Of the country, ant
trum other countries also, have been holding
Il TINS city what they term prophetic Con-
ference" The list Of names includes many
vel known clergymen, and the object Of tn,
meeting was to exchange ideas upon the sub
lsct Of the second coming Of Christ-whethel
= Is 70 be pre-millennial OF past-millennial-
nd the manner Of such coming, and the time
and various other questions Of equal interest
and Importance connected with the second ad-
vent. Each reverend and learned gentleman
has no doubt settled all these matters entirely
. his own satisfaction, but, as far as general
results are concerned, rather think that the
whole subject is very much where it has al
Ways been During the conference many elo-
gueut speeches were made, numerous learned
papers were read, and some rather startling
views were euunciated; for instance, the Rev.
Mr. Mckay Of Hull, England, said eTf when
coming across the Atlantic l had believed, as
do some, thai death is the coming of Christ, l
would have scuttled the ship" Now if the
reverend gentleman from Hull was merely in
dulging IN hyperbole when he spoke thus, fail
10 see MS good taste; while if he really ex-
pressed his honest sentiments, then the fewer
men such as he that are in Hull or out of it,
-he better for the welfare of humanity.
We have been having series Of destructive
gales; the loss Of life and property has been
very great, and II would be Scarcely any ex-
zggeration 70 say that our coasts are literally
s-revn with wrecks. Death by shipwreck is
q fate which always must command sympathy
and pity, but sometimes there are attendant
Circumstances which increase the element of
sadness, and show the ever dismal picture in
even darker shades than usual. / know per-
suu2lly Of just such a case. A young Captain
belonging 10 Maine took the wife he had lately
married with him on board the fine schooner
Ehioh he commanded and partly owned The
schooner capsized in one of the recent gales,
and the honeymoon Of the young couple was
terminated by the death from exposure of both
Of them upon the bottom Of the vessel.
The leading sensation now is the fancy fair
ID the new cathedral Of St Patrick. The Ca
the5Tal is noble structure of white granite,
uuilt in the gothic style; it has been slowly
Developing It's stately proportions for the last
twenty years, and is not finished yet The
work has been carried on in accordance with
ne condition Of The fund, and the fair has been
u-ra1i1ed with the view Of replenishng the depleted
--easury- Every evening the building is brilliantly
5luulIuatei, and ornamented With flags and devices
nd z Of rhe cit
seated each one by separate table, at which rare
md beautiful articles may be purchased crowds of
ne faithful press in nightly, aud the fair is grand
zucoess Lotteries prominent feature and
aides, young, beautiful, and, above all, persistent
sutreat one almost az every step take chance
Pictures. statuarys diamond rings, silver Services
81 these nay be Won by lucky somebody, if that
somebody has only listened to the appeal of the fair
uir1iert and taken - chance" In fact at this
Eusdersul fair Il one be only rich enough one can
either buy anything, or gamble for anything, from
iE6y'E pineushisu 70 8 ring-tailed monkey.
We have peculiar ideas Of morality in our city, the
s1IioWinE is instance. pctdre was lately ex-
.isirsi IL the show window Of heightened Broadway
s-ure dealer, aud attracted good deal of attention
The picture water color copy Of Makart's great
historical painting Of % Charles the Fifths Entry
i1to Antwerp" Walking before the EmperOr's horse
a-s three women IN rather scant apparel, forming
r-s Of the procession and dsrobed as mark of sub
mission and allegiance in accordance with a custom
&C the siEtee1th century. Well, this picture was
purchased by Fulton Street eonfectioner who hung
n - show window, iCnorantly supposiug that
whst all right in Broadway could not be a crime
Z Fulton Street. But be mistaken an officer of
me So-isty for the Prevention Of Vice happened 10
Ess along be the picture-sAW only the semi-nude
ssuaies-Eas shocked and ordered the picture imme-
sirtoly % be taken out Of the window. This vrtu.
eus ufhuer said that crowd Of boys, had gathered
--und the picture Crowds Of all kinds had gazed
upuu Il while At the Broadway stone and no one
-hourhi q interfering The point Of all this to
IL e
ruu the subject but upon who it is that exhibits it
- before remarked, morality in New York, like Arte-
nus " ri't little bear, is . pecooisr."
suppose on the whole that the world is getting
-tsfs- as Il grows older. bat occasionally cases of
individual deprarity crop up which might challenge
srr are for a parallel Not long ago a Public Ad-
-5uisrrAsor in California murdered q man for the
rurrose Of administering the victims estate. More
-ussutiv man and q woman in Connecticut invited
AZ unszspecrilC sailor friend to their residence and
s5ue6 hin in order 10 sell his body to a college
szonr the curiosities Of crime NAV be placed the
ssaiur q the body Of the late mliousire dry goods
ranr A. T. Stewart Great excitement caused
z che morning Of November 9TH by the discovery
that The vault IL 81. Marks church-yard had been
apened and the body Of Mr. Stewart carried of. The
-a-pse when deposited in the vault was encased in
Al unken coffin inside Of lead and the whole
enclosed in a strong wooden box. Il appears that
nd ruuors Afoat at the time Of the funeral, to
M eject that quantity Of gold and silver articles
were buried with the body. and people suppose
thns 1hose stories may have led to the Dissertation of
ne tomb As matter Of fact, the only piece of
y-ecious metal about the CONN the name plate.
rhlsh was Of silver No doubt the chief motive for
the act the hope that a liberal would be
ue-ed for the return Of the body il being well known
thaf Mr. Stewart is buiding q cathedral in Garden
CITY intending il to be principally mAusOleum for
Der husbands remains
reward OF twenty Eve thousand dollars has been
advertised for the recovery Of the body, and the
rsioa Of the thieves, bat so far without result the
rocs have been unable 10 discover sEy definite clue,