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Churches, but Preachers Lacking.

According to the Rev. DR., PHRANER, who
spoke on Tuesday at the meeting of the Pres
byterian General Assembly at Saratoga
there are several hundred moro churches
than ministers in that denomination, and
il you cipher out the number Of ministers
engaged AS editors and professors, more
than thousand churches must be without
settled pastors.
Yet the lreshytcrians raise large sums Of
money yearly Tor the support and education
Of theological students rs they are album
dainty able TO do. Their churches, ON the
average, also pay their preachers handsome
salaries while the places at the head Of
some of the greatest Of them are on other
accounts among the most desirable pastor
ates In the country. The hunurs and emol-
uments they carry with them are large
enough % tempt selfish ambition, and the
opportunities they afford for the exercise Of
Christian zeal aud the apt and eloquent
presentation Of evangelical doctrine are suf-
licicnt 10 incite the most devoted and the
most gifted Of preachers.
The report Of the Board Of Homo Missions
OF the denomination, also read ON Tuesday,
speaks Of n great call for Presbyterian mis-
sionarics in Montana, sort of work which
stimulates the ardor Of the young men OF
church when the zeal FORTS faith is strong.
Yet, though the Presbyterians see the Ro-
man Catholics pushing forward with char
acteristic energy and devotion to occupy
the field, sending out priests to plant the
brllcf OF Rome in that growing society, thoy
halt for lack OF ministers 10 20 there, Mis-
sionaries arc also needed in New Mexico,
says the Rev. MIR. SMITH OF Santa Fe, to
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LONG BRANCH NEARLY READY.
High Hopes Based on the New PIer-New
Hotels aud Cottages.

LONG BRANCH, May 23.-The eyes OF the
hotel men are fixed hopefully on the pier which
has been projected $50 feet into Ithe ocean.
and will no doubt be completed by June /.
There seems to be- no dread that an influx OF ex-
cursion people will hurt the place as n fashion
ablc resort while the expectation OF pccuniary
gain il excited 20 a high pitch. Tho fare by
steamer has been fixed at fifty cents for the
round trip-a long and cheap ocean ride. Tho
restaurant Tor transient visitors. who Will eat
and drink 10 the music OF large orch estrH. will
Doe on tho hluff So that the hotels will not be
overrun, The Ocean House itself. although the
pier and restaurant viii be directly in front Of
H. will be conducted for It's usual regular
hotel business. More building has been
Zone ms spring than for, many previous
years. Mir. Il. j. DObhins. n Philadelphia capt.
niist Is scattering the Machinery Hall of the
Internal. onnl Exhibition all over the place. He
bought that immense structure after the close
~ IN" show.and IS using some Of the material
for number Of cottages here. He has also put
M small wooden hotel, the Florence. Just be-
low the Brighton, and larger brick one near
me Central Railroad station. Mr.. William
campbell the Franklin street dry goods mcr-
chant, has very large and fine now cottage In
never moro beautiful The Pavilion Hotel is
being rebuilt. Tho Ocean has been improved
pY me raising OF the lawn in front Most Of the
hotels Will be opened on June Is Tho Central
Railroad Of New Jersey now controls all tho
communication by rail having leased the New
Jersey southern line thus securing all the
business Tor Ocean Grove. Asbury Park, and
the other shore resorts south Of Long Branch
The rates are 10 be the same as last year.
Lager beer may flow freely hero this season.
hut not In many places. The Excise law has
heretofore been enforced vigorously In Mon
mouth County, and there are no premonilions
OF relaxation this year. Licenses have baen
granted for bar in each hotel. and Tor only two
Independent harrooms. The intention is TO
permit no sales anywhere on SundnY Last
year the authorities made il next To Impossible
for IN" sunday visitor to get anything stronger
10 drink than soda winter. 4 hotel boarder
could haye beverages sent to his room. and in
some instances might get into the barroom, hut
the stranger could find nobody to take the risk
oi selling anything to him. OF course the sun
day excursion business is largely counted on
by the pier company. and liquor controversy
Is untiCiuated.
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camrornln,. Constitution In London.

LONDON, May 23.-The Times. in an editorial
article says The adoption OF the California Consut.
ton Is surprise To the world 1t the most astounding
instrument ever framed tor the government of COM
mu'iN II all The notions OF the rciormcrs, who put
forth their panac"A, Tor the regeneration o the human
l''' uNiis lh' ans t1HuNno Mrrr embodied IN u tor
uurhi tt4 would hut utrur wilder. fuufc absurd more
W .uaUiu- chan MANY ui tnc provision. of tine tun,tt
non winch now regultrs tho existence ul dwrUcrs in
CA uruA ENeryhlil - 10 he punished AMI restricted
ga tht zane way Those persons only excepted who
nave nothing 10 lose. Tue Constitution, us whole is
huch an extraordinary Instrument thnt the pruple Of
California might well be stupcnci when they learned
mat kearnrN had earned his point We do not iaucy
mat ms rNulNuun Will last long The mischief which
has been wrought may produce reaction ami an tnlrt
may Ice made 10 revise Constitution tust ira,
duee widespread rain
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BANKING IN NEW ROCHELLE.
Tho Doings Of the Trustees Of Defunct
Savings Institution.

The examination Of William H. Humphrey
ex-sccretary Of the New Rochelle Savings Bank
In the suit OF i. VI. Tompkins. receiver against
the trustees Of that defunct institution. was
continued yesterday before Frcling II. Smith
referee. Mr.. Martin J. Keogh. counsel for tho
receiver. introduced q number OF mortgages
upon which there were considerable amounts
OF interest long due and uncolectcd in July
1877. Some OF these were shown 70 have been
the private speculations Of individual trustees
without any official authority, In the case Of y
vito TO franklin Crawford. and by him trims
irrrcd to tho bank. Trustee Penileld drew the
money from the treasurer and made the loan
without my consultation with the other trus-
tees. The eX-sccrrtary testified that ngain and
again ho discovered deficiencies in the bank
accounts and spoke about them to Trustees
Dishrow aud Penheld and he thought also TO
Wilson and Barton, Those deficiencies which
he discovered within six or nine months after
ne became secretary were made known TO him
by the claims OF depositors. and amounted TO
ten or eleven hundred dollars n, least. One
item OF a deposit Of 5000 made by one Dooley.
OF which there WAS no record on the books. he
spoke Of to Mr.. DisDrow who said that the de-
rostors book was not genuine, which witness
did not believe to be true. as the writing in 1t
proved It's Genuneness. Tho only satisfaction
offered 10y the trustees when the deficiencies
we're spoken 81 was thu, ,, the new ones would
thorough examination OF the affairs Of the bank
after the witness took charge there.
by general consent the testimony in tho
criminal trial Of Mr.. Humphrey showing gross
discrepancies between the records Of deposits
in the books Of the bank and the pnss books OF
the depositOrs, was introduced. Tho witness
testified that Trustees Disbrow. Penfed. Will
son and Barton all knew nj the time Of the dec
laration Of the first semi-annual dividend in
1873 mat the liabilities OF tho bank exceeded
tho assets. In January. 1876, the witness de-
clared and paid or credited to deposiiors. a
seni-annua dividend 81 three per cent, with ont
any authority from the trustees to do SO until
March, when they approved what be had
done. The amount SO paid out or credited to
very difficult 10 get quorum OF the trustees
for n Board meeting. Months elapsed without
their having a meeting.
At meeting on Jan. 2. 1877. they ordered the
payment Of n semi-annual dividend Of three per
cent. and at the same time they ordered another
like dividend in the Inter part Of the year. pro-
vided the bank in the mean time could earn
enough TO warrant the payment Of dividend.
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MosHER NOT 4 KNoW-NorHING.
Remembering Many THUGS Now that they
are Suggested by Davenport.

When stephen Mosher resumed the stand
yesterday for so-called cross examination by
John l. Davenport. his memory suddenly re-
turned to him. He had no difficulty in recalling
tho details Of the transactions with reference to
the thousands Of complaints against naturaized
citizens sworn to by him. He told how careful
Mr. Davenport was not to utimdatc anybody
and how carefully he cautioned tho thousands
who gave up their certificates that they We're
doing 1t voluntarily. Tho witness further told
how he had become convinced Of the Illegal
naturalizations OF 1865 and explained TINT
some warrants whore tho complaints we're ap-
parently not sworn TO WINS thut Mr.. Davenport
had probably turned over two leaves ut once in
pile Of complaints tnat had in fact been sworn
to IN lump.
When Mr.. Wlngate resumed his examination
Mosher's memory again became very defective.
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TLn vordiot ~ tho iurv In the cosn ~
Rrrxu.pnr couId hardly have becn difror-
ont from yho+ II was There so,.mcd Ia lao
M room Ioft for n reasonable Doubt ~ tho
,risonot,s o,uilt
Rrrxu,,nr,s coupenl is consurod for IN.
odnis.lons made y his client. inst osif II
,,,rc tho ,Iu,,, ~ coi,r-ol T., restrain 81 clinnt
from, odpittir,, tine trutl II If told oyoipst
him and a. II II wore clear that RrryUAupr
,v,e injured la. his avn confession
We do NOT concur IN either ~ those v,o,vs
,,,r, fro,n tho moral osnec, Rrrxu,pnr's
ono ,v,s boroloss a. II stood Ms adr,i.-
si,,,s ,,,oir.+ bi,,solf vrnrc n t,rl,r,, hon,
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HI. Own Lawyer Mt Ten Year: OF Age.


Simon Click keeps a variety stand in Grand
street Yesterday in the Special Sessions he charged
Michael Reed bare headed. bare looted coaiess boy
10 years DID, with snaiching two pocActbooks from his
stand Ghck yvdly described seeing the boy snatch the
two pocktthnoks aud run away with trm carving enc
IA each hand. Michael Reed sharp A. needle lir
sprHug up 60 the witness stand ANA laced Justices Duty
khrcth. ANA Murray. When asked what be- had 20 say,
Doc ferhsdi
That man saws he saw me away with two pocket.
hook. ONE 81 tlUH huul lrl-r. Doe unV CHARGED me
Will stealing Our, a. tho o,lccr VIII r'll you"
Tue point Us VOL tthtu. .ad Justice lu0y for the
complaint only changes yuu with st,aliu- one"
Tho boy was discharged. HuI. a. Zee ran out ~ tho
court room. three other little boys who had hidden
behind pillar gave shrll shout, aud all tumblci down
the Tuuhs Police Court steps
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Beecher's Koy"Ii.t Regiment.

TO THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sr: Would
1t not be well TO rename the Brooklyn Thirteenth MS the
"RoYast Regiment and hereafter on all parades carry
the nag of King George the Third and have the American
nag covered with Grape, and also have negro at the
rear of the legmcn 10 carry target which ia In.
scrhtd. We scout the III ut February AMI the Fourth
o. Jay Iht,e ienthertd soldiers VIII not parade Tor
one hour on the memorable days freedom ct they
VIII pack ny amt spend week In celebrating the birth.
tUgia BRookLYSirK
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"A Bankrupt Treasury" Is the heading in
the Pittsburgh Post Of an article on the Penn
sylyania State Treasury. The State Treasury
may be bankrupt. but one. at least. OF the ex-
Treasurers is not. He practised Addition,
Division, and Silence 30 probably that no is
now reputed to be immensely wealthy. Mean
time, whio an old law Of 1894 is being enforced
in Philadelphia TO prevent ice from being de-
liyered TO buyers on Sunday. the statute OF tho
State making It u crime " bride. or " attempt
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Kcmble'. Testimony to he Printed.

HAEEIsBURG. May 23.-Thc effort To prevent
the publication OF the testimony of Wln. II Kcmhc and
other witnesses who testified before the o, investigating
Committee tailed in she House today although advantage
wa tahrn n ever eN rdeut go crowd Gus resolution
having the printing oi the testimony view Tile priuci.
pal nutustrr- were Crawford nm nd, lnhit an Fam
ct AAcshtuN hoih u whom refused 90 csus before The
committee Of uNcsi-nunu. After several dilaturN nn-
uons hhd been dspu.o ui the House hV l26 yeas 20 II
hHhs adopted Ihe fr,uulon utgr c"nN GRAFTON. Many
OF the supporters of the Riot hill ahstlN from NOtug
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-24

William Sloane. the senior member Of tho
carpet arm OF " J. Sloane dird at his home at ~
West fiftNscycuth street YESTERDAY tn his 10Th wear
NJ. sloane was nauVe ut Scotnii aud came To- New
York M 1854 Ito remained tor wears IN the riu-
pluNmcHt ~ THOMPSON Co, cgrUet dealers Boo spruce,
street In 1879 hc established tho firm with Wnrn o..
was Cnuncut ted az the uf DIS death VII SuHu. v,
iruminrnt member of pr John Hairs church. and tor
several years WAS ts treasurer.
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CuLPEPpER. Va. May 23.-In difficulty here
today in which D. NJ. Rcam. editor OF the Culrcrpcr
Tine; Phihp VI Jones and e. ". lamison. were on.
gAscd, seven pistol shots were Nrrl Mr. kram wa.
shot IN the abdomen, fni T. Thought fatally Wnunird
VI Jmrs received BAN IN thc shoulder Nh. Jnmi>ou
who nl most of the firing. not hurt Bail hciu- re-
fused JAnlsun. hc was committed Co iuil
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Since It's two wccks Of heated political de-

Since its two weeks of heated political de-
bate the Senate has taken things easy On
Wednesday 1t had no session; on Thursday tho
bill to prevent the Introduction of contagious
discusses occupied its entire attention; yester-
day there was IL short debate over the House
bill for the exchange by tho Treasury OF green
backs for subsidiary coins and for making such
coins legal tender. Messrs. THURMAN and En-
MUSps opposed the plan. while Mcssrs, KEhNAN
and BoorH supported 1t. Without acting. how
ever the Senators branched of 10 tho Quaran-
tine bill. which was passed.
The House has struggled for n week with Mr..
WARNERs Unlimited Coinage bill. Tho absence
Of IL quorum Of Democrats from the Capitol has
made the Republicans masters Of the situation,
for by refusing TO vote they may leave the
House without quorum and stop proceedings.
Yesterday tho eighth and ninth sections OF the
bill were passed. but when it came to vote on its
third reading and engrossmentthe Republicans
again resorted to their llibustering tactics and
forced a call Of tho House. The proceedings
continued until late into the night.
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TT77T F7TTTT7T 7TTF7TTT
., AS local and State politician in Ohio. II. b.
strr and demagoguc. ' $500
As Governor OF OHIO he In one of his messages nj
Nseu Democratic legislature 20 pass certain surcs
ana, upon "A compliance with his recommends alton.
ne next IAN went on the stump rs candidate re-.
cfcuon ms Governor. aud assaulted the Legislature Tor
dolhs mat winch he had ohiciaiiy advised IL iodu
man VINO Is mean enough 10 do TINS would steal the
Presidency carry elections ny tout means use the army
20 accomplish hN purpose, Au veto ace. n Congress iul.
bidding hin 10 drAguun the pcupe VITA Ia. troops
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WASHINGTON. Mag 23-The Smithsonian In
sutuuon reports that the Observatory Paris announces
the discovery los Palsa At Pola on May % 1870 of A
planet ot the tWcuh magnitude IN l6 hour, miuutos
rst ascension - degrees y minutes south dccuaon
win Slight motion south.
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a Hu..Inn Town ThreatrneA Mllh Flre.

ST PETERSBURG May 23-Thcro has been n
panic at Sanara in consequence o pacards announcing
that the town would he burned the lath of May The
Ere huEAlo lntHitd the streets n night but thrrc was
20 tre The 81 Petersburg police have been REINFORCED
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to bribe, members Of the Legislature is ignored.
and tho criminals. instead Of being behind bars.
wear mn arrogant and brazon air. and appa-
renty regard themselves as beyond the reach
OF the arm of tho law
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In both his recent speeches Mr.. CoNKLING
poured out the walls Of his wrath against tho
election frauds Of TwLED nine years ago. and
the corruption which he practised to make
them successful But he entirely omitted to
tell the Senate the whole history Of that period.
and especially ignored the fact that the charter
hywhich these outragcs werc made possible was
passed 10y q Republican Legislature, many oftho
prominent members Of which in both branches
were paid outright for their votes, while others
We're pensioners on the bounty OF tho Ring
which they helped 10 create. II is quito re-
mGrhable. too that when Mr. KEENAN, undertook.
to defend the people Of this city from the sweep
ing accusations of his colleague he never re-
ferrod 10 the corrupt coalition by which TWEED
was enabled to WELD the despotic power which
he 50 long exercised.
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The Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
Appropriation bin, which contains the political
amendments repeating the Jurors test oath law.
and the laws providing for marshals and SUI
poryisors Of election was finally disposed OF by
the House yesterday and is ready for HAyEs's
eyes. But long before it had passed the Senate.
it was reported that IAYEss veto message had
been partly prepared
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Decline In Flour Pre,xht.

ST. Louis, May 23.-Freights to tho seahoard
dropped tins morning to cents per barrel ON Hnur 10
on grain 10 New York.
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In BErFHLD's trial for the murder Of
PHEDE CRANpALL. ono OF the noticeable bits Of
testimony WIS that Of the prisoner himself who
said, on cross examination. In answer to an in
quiry whether he would acknowledge having
committed tho murder. IL the admission would
hang him: or course would rather tell lie
than the truth. II the lie would save my life"
At this. say the reports. there was sensation
in court But why? What was there strange
in tho ayownl2 Tho very fact that 1t caused
sensation shows how publ, sentiment has come
20 DO mlslel by such testimony. What BEL
FIELD said really had nothing 10 do with his
guilt or innocence. II is only strange that an
audience should be startled 10y the thought that
man capable Of committing murder Is also
capable Of telling lie 10 escape being hanged
Tor it.
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Congress should give Mr.. MrRcn Of Maine

Congress should give Mr.. MCRCH OF Maine
the fullest facilities for prosecuting his invcsti-
cation against tho Granite Ring. His accusa-
tions are serious. and implicate officials Of in
nucncc. JOHN SHERMAN Is said to know Of
queer practices in the letting and performing
OF contracts for getting out material for costly
Government buildings. The scandal runs back
TO GRANTS Administration. The ancient HAN
NlBAL HAMLIN and the willy senator BLAINE. 10
say nothing Of little EUGENE HALE whose seat
Mr.. MURcH occupies, have long heard how APP
prentces were paid. how men we're kept on the
rolls who did no work and how tools and build
ings were corrupily sold Yet they havo not
nsked for an investigation. for the reason that
some Of their political associates might Doe hurt
Ey all means let the truth bee brought out about
this Sranitc-cutting business
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Stubborn Colds
Are efieetuAT broken up by Jaynes Expsetoraut- dv
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Passengers in railroad trains would not
foel secure II they knew that the engineer was
color blind and unable TO distinguish between
the white light and the danger signal. That
many who manage locomotives are thus imper-
feet OF sight is asserted in the report made TO
the Pennsylvania state -iedicnl Society by DR..
kNsER. who has spent eight months in exam
ming train employees Of railroads that centre
in Philadelphia. He finds color blindness in
three and half per cent. Of the whole
number 80 marked that they were I'M
able TO distinguish one color from an
other. while eight and a half per cent.
although able TO tell coors. were unable to dis.
tlnguish shades and were thus rendered inca
pabc Of performing duties required Of railroad
mon. Two Of the coor-blind men had educated
themselves to know that red is a bright. Intense
color as distinguished from green. which they
described rs duh. But when hight green was
put before them they called It red. They OK
planned that the green light had Mt times shown
red to them. and they had stopped the trains.
But suppose the red had shown green
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The investigation which Commissioner
LYMAN Is conducting into the charges against
joins |. DAVENPORT has brought out danger
Gus feature Of the Federal election laws. 1t was
proved that DAVENPORT had issued some OF tho
warrants against naturalizod citizens without
even going through tho formaity Of a sworn
complaint II is true ono Of his clerks had
copied list Of naturalzcd citizens. aud sworn
to complaints Ia n bunch. But so carelcssly
was tho wholesale system ot arrests conducted.
that DAVENPORT did not afilX his jurat 20 some
II the complaints. When this came out in owl
dence. DAVENPORT exclaimed: well. what Of
III The law does not even require me to have
awritten complaint in order to issue a warrant"
Now. 1t ia serious matter for naturalized
voters. and In fact for all voters. that man like
DAVENPORT may order arrests on tho eve Of
election by merely an oral charge without ex-
animation by any committing magistrate ex-
cept the man who issues It. II tho Republicans
in Congress choose 20 defeat the appropriation
bills for the purpose OF keeping such n power
in the hands Of their creatures. let them take
the responsibility
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The field of the shad's usefulness has been
widely extended in the last few years. Before
the fisheries commissions took him in hand he
was known only to the Atlantic coast rivers boz
tween Florida and Cape Cod. A few years ago,
however. some little shad were placed in the
Ouachita River. that. rising in Arkansas.
cmptics into tho Red River in Louisiana and
now tho people Of that region. as far north rs
the Hot Springs, have the FISH in large num-
bers. Eight years ago SETH GREEN. as mn cx-
pertinent turned a few hundred shad loose in
Lake Ontario. 1t was some timo before no
heard from them. but suddenly. in immense
schools the little fellows appeared at the foot OF
tho lake and each succeeding year they havo
increased in number. They do not seem to
thrive. however, for. although multiplying with
rapidly, they have not. except in rare cases.
grown to size large enough to flt them for tho
table. These experiments. however are worthy
OF attention, as indicating that the stocking OF
the many streams Of the Gulf OF Mexico and Of
the Pacific Coast is among the possibilities.