The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1878-12-18
LETTER PROM NEW YORK.
1spsaal Correspondence Of the Gazette;
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= large number Of eminent and reverend
gentlemen from all parts of the country. anG
from other countries also, have been holding
n tins city what they term prophetic Con-
ference" The list Of names includes many
vel known clergymen, and the object of the
meeting was to exchange ideas upon the sub
5e1t Of the second coming Of Christ-whethel
z Is 70 be pre-millennial or past-mill ennial-
and 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
mas 20 doubt settled all these matters entirely
70 his own satisfaction, but, as far as general
results are concerned, 1 rather think that the
whole subject is very much where it has al
ways been During the conference many elo-
gneuf speeches were made, numerous learned
papers were read, and some rather startling
views were euunciated; for instance, the Rev.
NJ. Mckay Of Hull, England, said eff when
coming across the Atlantic l had believed, as
do some, that death is the coming of Christ, 1
would have scuttled the ship" Now if the
reverend gentleman from Hull was merely in
dulging II hyperbole when he spoke thus, 1 fail
70 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,
The better for the welfare of humanity.
We have been having series of destructive
gales; the loss Of life and property has been
veTy great, aud It would be Scarcely any ex-
zggeration to say that our coasts are literally
slrezn 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-
sonally 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
which he commanded and partly owned. The
schooner oapsized 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
-hedral is q noble structure of white granite.
8uilt 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
-as condition Of The fund, and the fair has been
-rEznEed with the view Of replenishng the depleted
treasury Every evening the building is brilliantly
Illuminated, and ornAmented with flags and devices
q kinds the churches Of the city are repre-
senied, each one by separate table, at which rare
AID beautiful articles may be purchased crowds Of
faithful press IN nightly, and the fair is grand
srccess. Lotteries a prominent feature and
ziies young, beautiful, and above all, persistent
1asreat one almost at every step to take chance"
Picsurss. statuaEy, diamond rings, silver Services
al these may be won by a lucky somebody, if that
sonebody has only listened TO the appeal Of the fair
rlezde-s and taken " chance" In fact at this
uuudsrfui fair # one be only rich enough one can
ether buy anything, or gamble for anything, from
.E8y 's Fincushisn 10 ring-tailed monkey.
We have peculiar ideas Of morality in our city, the
ElIi8Eiug Is instance. pictGre was lately ex-
-ititsd the show window OF heightened Broadway
tsture dealer and attracted good deal Of attention
Tie pistzre water color copy Of Makart's great
Historical painting Of Charles the Fifths Entry
uto AntEerp." Walking before the Emperor's horse
z-s three women IN rather scant apparel, forming
rar Of the procession aud disrobed as mark of sub
mission and allegiance in accordance with a custom
g TIE sirteeath century. Well, this picture was
purchased ~ Fulton Street confectioner who hung
5; ia his show window, ignoantly supposing that
uhat al right in Broadway could not be a crime
Fulton Street. Bat be was mistaken an officer of
sht So-ety for the Prevention Of Vice happened TO
along be saw the picture-saW only the semi-nude
aes-uEs shocked and ordered the picture imme-
irtelF 70 be taken out Of the window. This virtu
5zs 0scer said that crowd Of boys, had gathered
-uuud the picture Crowds Of all kinds had gazed
arou i while a. the Broadway stoie and no one |
kuurht Of interfering. The point Of all this seems TO
be thai the immortality Of a picture depends, not |
anon the subject. but upon who it that exhibits il
IS before remarked, morality in New York, like Arte
aus Wards little bear. is pecOoliEr."
suppose on the whole that the world is getting |
be.tor zs Il grows older. but occasionally cases Of
udiridual depravity crop up which might challenge
Euy are for parallel Not long ago a Public Ad- |
ziuist-4tor California murdered a man for the |
rrrpose Of administering the victims estate. More
-esentls uHn and a woman in Connecticut invited |
AZ unszspecting sailor friend their residence and
eiIled him in order TO sell his body to a college
Auour the curiosities Of crime may be placed the |
sionnE Of the body Of the late milionsre dry goods
=Ar A. T. Stewart Great excitement caused !
Z the morning Of November 9TH by the discovery
rhas the vault il ST Marks church-yard had been
arened and the body OF Mr.. Stewart carried off, The
-urpss when deposited in the vault was encased in
A aaken coin inside one Of lead, and the whole
enclosed II 3 strong wooden box. Il appears that
Wild rumors RfoAt at the time Of the funeral to
he eject that quantity Of gold aud silver articles
were barred with the body. and some people suppose
those stories may have led TO the observation of
the tomb As matter Of fact, the only piece of |
T-eeicus metal about the coffin the name plate.
rhish 81 silver No doubt the chief motive for
he Ecs the hope that liberal ransom would be |
fs-e6 for the return Of the body being well known
sA1t Mrs.. Stewart Is building cathedral in Garden
CITY intending It 70 be principally mausoeum for |
her husbands remains.
A rpwnrd 81 rWeutv-tre thousand dollars has been
advertised for the recovery of the body, and the
Ficiuu Of the thieves, bat far without result the
Pore have been unable to discover AEy definite clue