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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-10
THE PASSAIC MURDER.

DAMAGING EVIDENCE AGAINST THE VICTIMS
soN-THE YOUNG NAN ASSERTS HIS INNo-
CENCE-Is HE INSANE?
Coroner Warner and the police authorities of
Passac, N. j.. yesterday made investigation into
the circumstances attending the murder of John
Nieuman whose body was found in his barn at
Passaic on Saturday morning. Several circum-
stances Of great Importance developed. all of
which seem to point to the son Of the murdered
man the murderer. An instrument with which
the murder probably committed was found in
the barn. and slipper and pair of trousers belong.
ing to the young man discovered to be stained
with blood. The greatest excitement still prevails
in Passaic and the popular feeling against
young Nieuman.
DIR. J. G. Herrick, of Passaic. made post-mortem
examination of the remains yesterday morning.
When he removed the scalp Of tho corpse the bones
OF the skull separated and fell In numerous frag-
ments to the floor The skull had been racturcd in
every direction by six blows, of which five were
causedby sharp and one by a blunt instrument,
all of the cuts penetrating the skull into the BRAIN
No other severe wounds were found on the body.
Coroner Warner and the Chief OF Police of passaic
proceeded to tho barn where the body of the muir
dercd man had been found The barn had been locke
up the murder was discovered, and yes
terday everything still in the condition as
described in yesterdays HERALD. After q short
search instrument known q sawmin ..dog"
was found IN one corner OF the parn This instru-
is made of steel about two fcet long. one inch
.h;k a h.s n. .ithor and mn ,,. ,ro,o,.; 80,
angles to the par IL Is used to fasten logs together
while seasoning. The points fitted exactly into tho
wounds III the scalp Ono end of it was rusty, and
the other end had evidently been recently wiped off
after having been wet, Us tho absence OF rust and
oo,n,,a,.,,,a,v hr,,,,.r, s,r,a.. ,v.,,a ,s,...
~ ~ ~ -"'e' a
search OF the house was next proceeded with.
Through some oversight or neglect on the part OF
the .authoriues the wife OF the accused had
been allowed to retain possession OF the
house. anu was there with her parents A
search Oh the lower moor revealed nothinE sus
picious. On the second moor. III closet under some
other clothes, huhe pair Ok trousers whlch We're
iuehtineu as peiohsing " .he accused ana which 40
had receh,iy worn. Ane! we're covered win humer-
Gus piooo Stains Vi appa!cnsy recent origin.
search o. 'ue ioi' 70 hsh' supper oeiohg
ING 70 .nc "eeusoa on "nieii ~.s Arse oiot OF
gore. inese a'iees W. "ieiy pu' away anu
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,"a ,ounw,,, tfacts viii ho rs,.b,sLJ W.,
W. t ~, y s .xi ,,rss ga - - nav
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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-10
AMERICAN TEMPERANCE UNION.
CATHEDRAL REOPENED.

BALTIMORE. Nd, Nov. o, 1879.
The Cathedral of this city. which has boon under
going repairs and additions for several months past
was reopencd this morning with most interesting
religious ceremonies. The building was filled
throughout with immense congregation and
many were unable to gain adnittance. The
Most Rev. Archbishop Gibbons was the ceobrant
of the high pontihcal mass. and the sermon
preached by the Rev. Bishop Ryan, OF st. Louis.
Bishops Ly nch, OF Charleston; Gross. of Savannah
Kcano. of Richmond; Moore, of 81. Augustine; Kahn,
of Wheeling; Mcmahon OF Hartford, and Becker OF
Wilmington. were present, occupying seats within
the altar
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-10

that tho ladder was found in Q part Of the barn
ana IN pcsi.on In which il could not have fallen.
Besides TINS they claim that ladder or wagon
wheels could --oduce the clear cuts found in the
skull OF deceased. aud also demand to know why
deceased would go into the barn at midnight. the
hour a. which from all probability. the murder
committed The inquest in the will DC begun
this afternoon at two o'clock before Jury of twelve
men, The accused VIII probably be bound over to-
appear ~ the next session of the court which begins
on the second Tuesday in January
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-10

rant and foreign psopls would one day
question the right Of the Bible to place in the
public schools. and the right of your children to
read It, But more than this. money which 10 col
lected by taxation is taken by our law makers and
others and Devoted keeping up seotarian schools.
Thus we have nursed the viper which tries to sting
us to death. The Sabbath honored in the earli-
est times. but 1t IL proposed by people who arc
here from other countries to desecrate tho Sabbath
by changing the law in favor OF drunkenness As a
rule the day is spent in idleness frivoity and In
temperance. II would reach the palace of God
we must return to the good old paths.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-10

Cephas Brainerd. d. Willis james. Morris X. Jesup,
Robert Harris. James Stokes Jr.; w. w. Hopkins and
citation.
The commencement of the week of prayer was
generally observed in all the churches in Jersey
CITY, The exercises of an impressive character
and attracted large congregations.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-10
CITY MISSIONS.

meeting for city missions held yesterday
afternoon. in the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church,
corner of Fiftyhfth street. Rev. Dr. John Hall, the
pastor spoke ardently of the great necessity city
missions and Rev. A. F. Schau1icr gave a detailed
account of city mission work at present carried
on aud exhorted all Christian young men and women
to join with its managers
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-10
MURRAY HILL PRESBYTERIAN.

TILE GOOD OLD SERMON By REV. DIR.
=. u. BuRCHABD.
At the Murray Hill Presbyterian Church Rcv. DR..
Burchard preached in tho forenoon from jeremiah.
vi. 16-"Thus saith the Lord. stand ye In the ways
and scc and ask for the old paths, where the good
way and walk therein. and 20 shall find rest for
your souls. The preacher commenced by stating
that live In an age Of progress, and
for illustration alluded to tho present luxuri-
Gus means of travelling by land and water
mpared with the primitive facilities OF fore
fathers. In leaving OF the old things for tho new
there should be discrimination lest old truths, too
should be put aside and forgotten. The tendency of
tho sge toward novelty in every phase of exist
ence, including desire for new sty e of prcach hing
Thus while good principles become contraband
with each successive ycar. moral laxity becomes
more general. But there old bad ways well
AZ old good ways. and when tho latter
road is useless unless IL IL travelled upon,
as q book In of no account IL not read Among the
good old paths familisr to fathers, the Doctor
mentioned the practices of family religious medita
ton and devotion. earnest study of tho Bible and the
honoring of tho sabbath. The best and wiscst mon
that ever lived In any were in tho habit of COM
muning with God at their homes. Let mon now re-
turn to the old paths bygatherng their children to-
gether and telling them that the family and tho
Church OF divine origin. Family dcvotions and
catechetical instruction OF children by parents
now only remenibe by us us things of the past
Our fathers considered the Bible good guide
for them; they lived by 1t aud they died
by It. They littIo thought that an igno-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-10
CHURCH ANNIVERSARY EXERCISES.

The members of the Cornell Memorial Church in
East seventy-sxth street. celebrated the eleventh
anniversary OF that church yesterday by memorial
services in the morning and children's choral SER
vice in the afternoon The building was erected i'll
1868 by J. b. Cornell. Addresses were made by the
founder the pastor Rev. William McAllister Bishop
Bowman and others
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-10
MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
ENGAGED.

JAcoBs-JAcoB.--Ms RACHEL JACOBS of New
York. to Mr.. a. JACOB. OF Bridgeport. Conn No
cards.
Bridgeport Standard please copy.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-10
CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH.
THE GLORY WITH WHICH CsRIsr WAS

CRowNED-sERMoN BY BISHOP MERRILL.
Bishop Merrill preached at the Central Methodist
Episcopal Church. taking his text from John. XVIII
22--"And the glory which thou gavest me 1 have
given them; that thcy may be one, even as we are
ono. This prayer. said the Bishop. is called an in
tercessary ono, and was asked by the Redeemer for
His disciples their and the oneness of the
Church. 1t prayer OF importation. beseechipg
the Father to bestow upon His disciples tho Same
glory with which He himself was endowed. Jesus
as man had all the glory in his exalted state from
the Father in connection with his incarnation and
God intended that His representatives uld be par
takers of His glory. the glory of perfect humanity
There degradation in His humiliation aud
there nothing in His suffering for sake in
consistent with His human nature. There is said
the preacher, kind of philosophy which maintains
that for acts of benevoence rewards arc out of
the question and that punishment ought not to fol-
low transgression. For his part he did not know
how God could govern In the moral world without
rewards and punshments. 1t is altogether different
in the material or ply steal world for that governed
manifest at the River Jordan when Christ. after the
multitude had been baptized. submitted to the rito
according to the Levitcal law The heavens were
opened and tho Holy Spirit descended upon His
head, and the voice of God heard saving. This
ia my beloved son. whom am we'll pleased" In
words found And Jesus being full of the Holy
Ghost returned from Jordan. and was led by tho
Spirit into the Wilderness.
This prayer of tho Saviour therefore meant
not onlyeor His disciples, but for the whole Church.
for every ono of us. so that the endowment or the
Holy Spirit might be impaired to u.s. to- instruct us
and to bless here and enable to enjoy hereafter
His blessed vision in heaven for all eternity.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-10
CHURCH OF OUR SAVIOUR.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BY REV. DIR.
JAMES A. PULLMAN
Rev. Dr. James A. Pullman preached at the Church
of Our Saviour taking for his text. Genesis ill.,
"Who told thee that thou vast nakedY' When
Adam. after the fall. woke from unconscious inno-
cence to guilt it before the
words of the Almighty spoken. 1t was the
frat example of self-revelstion and self-judgment
Nobody told him. The knowledge of good
and evil came of itself. The expression.
..fearfully and wonderfully made" is moro
body We carry this awful power of self-revelation
within us and can never rid ourselves of il. The
preacher then explained the use of the word
..naked" IN the Bible and elsewhere especially
dwelling upon soul nakedness He referred to the
certainty OF the self-disclosure every spiritual
nakedness the shame and praise Of it, its unspeaka-
BILE value and the use to be made OF it. The GER
tainty OF the selrdsclosnre is established in three
ways-by the laws OF mans nature. by experience
and by the Scriptures. The laws OF nature serve
o warming against the tendency of evil to work out
and prove that. like engine. man was intended to
run right. Experience Is one OF the most powerful
agents in self-revelation. 1t is of various kinds
The nakedness of sin be shown by public shame
abjectness and exposure. The loss OF the worlds
goods often causes u man to look within his heart
when he inds without a cold, neglectful world
Even when follows anu fortune
smiles him there is the OF safety the aching
of u hollow heart. upon which mere earthly pleas
ures soon pail
Then there is the shame and pain of selfrevela-
ton. Some make for themselves fig leaf of ex-
cuses, as it were, to hide their moral nakedness
The value of sef-revelation and self Judgment
Unable, and the more kno Wedge gain Of our
the healthier will be spiritual life. Moth
ing keep interest and Joy alive in this world but
interest in humanity. Safety and self-disgust al
ways attend selfishness. The preacher concluded
Win the solemn tn ASH md az ahas Is IN the
eyes aud the pride OF fe is not of the Father but
of the world. And the world passeth away. and tho
lust thereof. but he that doeth the will of God
abideth forever"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-11-15
The Largest Line Of Fall and Winter Clothing

In this market which will sell at 10 per cent less than
last year $50 Mems SUITS 100 Boys and Youths, 300
Overcoa of all styles and prices very large assortment
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-11-15
WHOLE NO. 2, ,295.

ing an inert mass ia the Govern
ment vaults? Ought not "war leg
islation" Of this sort to be "wiped
out f''
There are wise students Of finance
who think they see possible peril
for us in the existing speculative
dealing in all kinds OF railway
shares and bonds. III so, the peril
largely comes of the outstanding le-
gal.tender greenback debt which
circulates as money, in association
with the sudden increase Of coin cir
culation. Congress, when II assem-
bles, must take up the cOnsidera-
ton of these things and "wipe outN
all "war legislation which tends
to produce in New York or any
where else in this country a conges-
tion In our currency or money cir
culatiOn. If every Western menu
Der of Congress would pass through
New York on his way to Washing
ton and take a look at the transac-
tions of the New York Clearing
House while the morning exchanges
of the banks for the previous day
are going on, he would see eX-
changed in ten minutes, through
the hands Of bank messengers, bank
checks representing little less than
one hundred millions of dollars as
the result of exchanging conmodi-
ties and things during the previous
day in this city alone. Not 4 PEN
ny Of money, not legal tender, not
a bank-nOte can be seen. The diff
erence between the debtor banks
and the creditor banks on that NOR
ming probably would be not over
i've millions, and for this sum alone,
IN the end, money is required to eff
iect the adjustment. The same mem
Der Of Congress, If he visited the
several banks during the day, would
ind relatively little money and few
egal tenders or bank notes used I'm
he tremendous volume of eX-
,hanges there represented. He
would see nearly everything done
With internal bills of exchange, or
,ank checks. When The member
If Congress who had seen all this
Ipplied his own intelligence to the
which he has sworn
o obey, would he not learn from il
hat coined money was intended by
he makers of the Constitution to he
he only Government money OF the
United States?
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-11-15

kind words and q hearty hand
shake. / laughingly said to him,
"Mr. Beecher, / know you were
/ against our people during the war,
but ] wanted TO see and hear you
before going South" The old man
shook back his white hair, long and
waveless as an Indians, and giving
me a keen look, said: "Ah, no; it
was not against your people, but
only the evil down there.n Then
changing his tone he said, in a
laughing way: "Tell them when
you go back that you saw him, and
that he didn't have any horns
growing out of his head, either"
OF course we all laughed, and he
joined in with the others. / found
it impossible not to like him, and
went home with all other feelings
laid aside.
On Sunday last the same kind
friend carried me to see the new
cathedral in New York near Fifth
Avenue. 'Tis the most superb edi-
flee of the kino in the world-even
said to exceed st. Peters at Rome
in beauty, though not in size. The
entire building is of white and gray
marble, in design the exact figure of
a cross. The altar is too exquisite a
thing to be described; twill have
to be seen to be appreciated. Above
the chancel is temple in the East
ern style, of different colored mar
bles, and in it a niche holding a
figure in marble of a life-sized
Christ. The robe of blue, the crown
of gold and features all tinted with
flesh and blood tints. Under him
stand the twelve apostles, also life
size. The altar piece is scarlet and
gold, and on each side are little
shrines at which worshippers may
90 and pray. The windows are all
made of tiny bits of rare stained
: Aetoos OStCA OAI DOdiAiAS l'etL 10 VI oOlnC
picture, and when put together /
make the most rare and beautiful ,
gems of art. Some of the larger
windows have an immense number ,
If these paintings. The light is the /;
oftest gold, green, ruby and rose,
which wells the immense church in /;
misty splendor, and falls with mar }
yelOus glory upon the upturned, =
faces of priest and people. !
rhe music is wild, weird, wailing
nd sad, but perfectly exquisite, as i
IL Catholic masses are, and dies :.
way in long, sad echoes amidst the i
many columns and shrines of the \
asst, dim edifice. An obliging, :,
Hdtteriag young fellow carried us 4
yer the building, showed us the .
Confessional boxes, etc, and we left !,
Tell pleased with our mornings .
evotions, the marvellous, bright :
Obed priests, altar boys and cho- q
listers. EVA WILLIAMS. !,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-11-15

New York Tribunes, with most oil
the smaller journals, then secuted
the idea of Grant and third term.
Where now do these trucking
man-worshfping sheets stand? AL
most to a man idolizing Grant and
preparing the way for his third
term. AS he takes snuff they
sneeze. As the menials and auto
Gratis of kingly governments abroad
crouched in the dust after him, SO
are they shamefally doing in our
misused land. To almost idolize a
noble man of towering talents and
attainmenss is barely tolemble; to
bow to and idolize a second grade
of brains and third rate of attain
ments is to shamefully belittle the
idolaters. While his late tedious
lessons in kingscraft may lamenta-
bly, facilitate the worship of fools,
they can but disgust the honest, |
intelligent, liberty-loving citizens
Of our once beloved republic.
w. p.
1.-THE above strittures ON the posi-
tions of Grant and his supporters
win be the better appreciated when
It is known that they come from a
gentleman who was known and
appreciated as a Northern editor of
ability in the Republican interest,
lut could not stomach any more of
he man on Observation-Disclosures
CHRONICLE.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-11-15
VIRGINIA.
The Debt-Payers Probably sue
cessful in the Election Yesterday.

The Debt-Payers Probably sue
cessful in the Election Yesterday.
RICHMOND, VA, Nov. .. '"he
election for members of the Legis-
iature yesterday was a contest be-
tween the forcible readiusters Of the
State debt and the funders. under
the terms Of the McCoiiOch bill.
The vote was genertily small. In
dications are that the debt-payers
will have 10 in the house, the dele
gates composed of one hundred
members. In the Senate meagre
returns indicate n majority for the
debt-payers of four or five. II Is
probable the adjusters are belteni
but the majority against them Will
be small. The readiusters lose Of
their recognized leaders, Rev. Jno.
r. Massey for the Senate from Al
bermarle county. They lose also
oae of their leaders for the house,
f. G. Fauntieroy, Of Winchester.
On the other hand the debt-payers
lose Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, candi-
date for the house, from Stafford,
who they counted on. This l.egis-
Iature elects a u. S. Senator,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-11-15
PHILIP LIEBER.

P S-Clothng will be made speciality this fall and
will be sold 10 per cent cheaper than any other house In
the city will sell them.
We also have large lot of Remnants in Calico and
Worsted goods which we will sell for 5O cents on the
dollar r se9 sept. 27-1y
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-11-15
BE SURE

And try V. L. WILLIAMS, the shoe man,
for Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps, ETC., before
buying elsewhere. We sell the best goods,
in latest styles, and at the very lowest
prices No. % Franklin Street,
Clarlsville, Tenn.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-11-15
LADIES cLoAKs, cHAPER THAN EVER.

Our entire stock of CARPETS Is per cent cheaper than
Eastern cost, to close out.
We invite you to come and price goods, will
you the goods and biggest bundles for the least
money.
We also will inform the public that we have made ar
rangements with an Eastern Buyer who will watch the
market closely, and send New GOODS WEEKLY, which
will sell Is per cent cheaper than any other house IN
the city
Our motto will be- QUICK SALES AND SMALL PROFITS,
and will not be under-sold by anybody.
The Trade Palace is the Place to Buy Your Goods,
And it behoove the rich and the poor man. the farm
the mechanic the lborer and the rest of mankind
call and convince yourselves before you buy elsewhere
as dollar saved is a dollar made.
Thanking the public and my friends for their very ber-
al patronage the past and hoping continuance of the
same in the future. Respectfully
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-10-09
Church Directory.

T. P,esbyterian, Fayettevile-no regular
services; Sunday school at A NJ.
Methodist-services every Sabbath at
1O:3O and st night; Rev G PJackson, pastor;
Sunday school at 8 o'clock.
Cumberland esbyterian-services ev-
erv Sabbath 1890 and at night; Rev w G
Templeton, pastor; Sunday school O'Clock.
Union Church, Pleasant Plains-services
1st Sabbath each month at ii and night by
tho Methodists, Rev w b Lowey, preacher
la charge-2nd and 4th Sabbath each month
at IL by the Associate Reformed Presbyteri-
ans, Re- ) b Muse, pastor. Methodist Sun
day school at
A Presbyrian, New Hope services Isl
and 3rd Sabbaths IA IL; Bethel, End and
4th Sabbatbs at 11-Rev A Sloan, pastor.
Methodist, Mulberry-servces 3rd Sun
day in each month at ii o'clock and every
Sunday night; RevWJCollier, pastor; Sun.
day School at 8.
Baptist. Mulberry-seryices LIST Sabbath
in each month at IL Rev Wm HUFF, Iastor
Cumberland Presby yterian, Mulberry
services list Sabbath in each month at III
and night; Rev JAS Campbell, pastor.
United Presbyterian, Lincoln--services
every Sabbath at ll:l5 NJ; Rev Dav i'd
Stran pastor; Sunday school at 10.
Methodist, Shady Grove, lShelton's
creek)-services LIST Sabbath in each month
at IL o'clock; Rev J. Parks, preacher inch
Liberty Grove--seryices End Sabbath at
Ham: Rev w A Gill, preacher in charge.
Cumberland Presbyterian, Oak Grove,
near Flyntville)-scryices Ash Sabbath in
each month at IL O'Clock; Rev A W Suth-
erlend. supply.
Methodist Oak Ilill-serVices 4th Sab
hath each month at 10 O'Clock.
Methodist-services 2nd Sabbath at 10 A
Al; Rev w d Lowery, PC.
Cumberland Presbyterian, OAK Hill, Rev
j b Tigert, pastor.
Prospect. Wells Hill, Saturday before I'd
Sunday. each month"; Rev 3 7 King pastor.
Hester's Greek, Saturday before 4th Sun
day each month, Rev b 4 King, pastor.
Methodist, Flyntyiile--services 4th Sab
hath at 1880 A. NJ; Mt. Hermon, Flintville
circuit services 1ste Sabbath at lOsSO A NJ;
Macedonia. Flintville circuit. services 3rd
Sabbath at IG:Y5 A M-Rev-W II Anthony,
preacher in charge.
Missionary Baptist, Norris Creek, (Buck-
eye)-services 4th Saturday and Sunday IN
each month; Rev G w Dolby, pastor.
Union. Isl Sunday; Providence, End; LIB
eriy Grove, 3rd; Oak Hill, 4th; Rev w L
Gill, preacher in charge.
Shiloh, Methodist, near rMIllyille-preach-
inc ON 2nd Sunday in each month at P.
NJ. and ON Saturday at ii A. NJ, before the
2nd and ath Sunday, Rev NJ Cherry, pastor