Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-01-20

70 years. He was in command of
the sloop of war Cyane, which
bombarded Greytown, Nicarauga,
in 1854. At the commencement of
the late civil war he entered the
Confederate service.
An Old Californian Dead.
NEW YORK, Jan. 19th.-Thomas
Hunt, one of New York's Oldest
merchants, died yesterday, aged
70. In 1850 Mr.. Hunt established
q line of steamers between San
Francisco and Sacramento, sending
the steamers Confidence and Will
son G.. Hunt around by Cape Horn.
In returning to New York the
Hunt was wrecked on the Mexican
coast. In the year Of the great
Sacramento fire, Mr.. Hunt sent
two vessels filled with provisions
from San Francisco and distributed
them to the sufferers. In crossing
tho Isthmus on his return he con-
tracted the fever, from which he
never recovered. He died possessed
of great wealth.
Denomination Of BOstou Working.
BOSTON, Jan. 19th.-The demon
stration Of the unemployed work.
ingmen Of Boston on the Common
to-day was participated in by some
1000 men, who were addressed by
Chambe rlain and Abbott. They
then marched to the City Hall and
presented series of reolutions to
Mayor Pierce, who replied that lie
had no authority to offer them en-
ployment, but that the City Coun.
Gil would do what it could fol
them.
Tiiden's Demurrer Sustained.
NEW YORK, Jan. 10th.-Argu.
ments in the case of the United
States vs.. SamuellJ. Tildsn, to re-
cover $4,000 as an annual income
tax for the year 1861, with interest
from the 30th Of June 1862, were be-
gun this morning in the United
States District Court. There are
nine counts in the complaint,
to all Of which demurrer is made on
technical grounds, the merits of
the case not being gone into. 1t
was decided to take each count sep
arately. The first count charges
$4,000 back tax for the fiscal years
1s6l-63. Tilden's counsel claim
that the laws passed about that
time were recognized as necessary
war measures and annulled the law
requiring the payment of income
tax in that year. Judge Blatchford
sustained the demurrer, giving
Tilden the first victory.
Episcopal and Other church
Matters.
NEW YeKK, Jan. 19th.-Rev. DR..
Hopkins replies with caustic spirit
and keen logic to the criticisms on
his former letters in the ritualistic
controversy.
The Tribune says he is betrayed
at ence into his habit of badinage,
makes dry bones OF theology and
offers an ingenious argument to
hold Bishop Cox responsible for
the leadership Of what he calls the
ritualistic conspiracy. A Reformed
Episcopal Church has been or
ganized in Montreal and q church
Is to be built in Washington by
the Reformed Episcopalians The
third Presbyterian Church build.
ing, Chicago, has been sold to the
Reformed Episcopalians fol S25, 900
cash. The Reformed Episcopal
Church now numbers 60 clergy
man, so parishes and about 4 900
communicates.
The Rev. DR.. Newton, who has
left the Protestant Episcopal for
the Reformed Episcopal Church, is
William Newton, rector of the
Church of the Nativity of Phfla-
delphia, not Richard Newton, rec
tor of the Epiphany. Richard
Newton Is the author Of the we'll
known sermons to children, which
have had a large circulation. He
has published letter stating that
he totally disapproves the step
taken by his brother.
A Sabbath alliance has been
formed in Philadelphia. The OBJ
jects are the enforcement OF exist
ing Sunday laws and furthering of
the enactment of more precise
Sunday law.
The International Confederation
for promoting the observation Of
the Christian Sabbath has offered a
prize of 1000 francs for the best
essay on the evils Of Sunday rail-
road traffic. The work may be in
English, French, German or Ital-
ian, and sent to the Secretary of
the Confederation at Geneva,
Switzerland, by the 10th of Decem-
Der, 1879.
It IL reported that the Rev. DR..
Behrends, of Providence, II. l.,
who some time ago left the Baptist
and joined the Congrsgat iona
Church, has refused . passionate in
this city with q salary of $4,000.
The oldest delegate to the Gensr-
al Conference Of the Southern
Episcopal Church, meet
ing at Atlanta in May next, is DIR.
Pierce, in the ninety fourth
year Of his age. His son is one of
the Bishops of the Southern Meth
odist Church.
Rev. Thomas Collision, who was
born in August, 1776, preached a
sermon at Chester, Pa, January
9Th. He was converted at the age
Of IL and at FL was licensed as
travelling preacher. His father was
. soldier in the Revolutionary
War, while the Centenarian HIM
SELF fought in the war of 1912.