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A Sermon to the Brooklyn Presbyter..

Every Presbyterian preacher in Brooklyn
believes, II he believes the creed Of his
Church, that AS often as he walks In the
streets, or enters a horse car, or crosses the
ferry he brushes against men and women
who are in momentary danger OF the most
awful fate the human Imagination can CON
ceive-an eternity OF torment, whose hor-
rors are but family imaged by the I'M
dying worm and the unquenchable fire. He
believes further, that these men and women,
his ncighbors, whom he meets every day,
many Of whom are his personal friends, can
escape this doom only in one way; that he
knows what this way Is; that he has been
divinely commissioned to point it out; and
that the guiding Of imperilled souls is the
supreme business Of his life.
We assume, OF course. that the Brooklyn
Presbyterian preachers are honest mon, who
really believe what they profess TO believe.
With what contrition and remorse, then,
must they look back upon the past wock!
When they should have been busy in saving
souls, they have been busy in calling one an
other names and in trying to tear one an
others regulations in tatters. When they
should have made belief attractive to the
unbelover by the beauty Of their lives, the
holy gentleness and sweetness Of their daily
conversation, they have in fact scandalizcd
him by their angry words and unsanctillcd
tempers. See how these Christians do not
love one another" he has said; see the
contrast between their professions and their
practicew
at must needs be that offences come"
said the Founder Of Christianity, "but woe
to that man by whom the offence cometh 1"
We commend this saying to the wranglng
Brooklyn Presbyters- not for pulpit exposi-
ton, but for closet meditation.
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limestone soils OF New Jersey are we'll suited
to 1t. A judicIous bill was submitted TO the
last Legislature, and will probably become
law next year, to encourage the cultiva-
tlon OF fax, jute, and hemp stocks by offer
ing n moderate bounty on every hundred
pounds OF the raw staple.
At the present time, about six thousand
acres are devoted to the cranberry industry
In tho State OF New Jersey. or the whole
cranberry crop of the United States In 1877,
the last year covered by this report, two
ffths, or more than ono hundred and fifty
thousand bushels, wero furnished by the
Jersey cranberry region. 1t is worth noting
that no part OF the world produces cranber-
ries equal In size and flavor to those Of the
district named, the small acrid fruit sent to
the London market from Scandinavian coun-
tries being far inferior. A wcl-concertcd
and vigorous effort has been made to create
foreign demand for this article OF food by
n company organized by the New Jersey
Legislature. and which has sent abroad
largo quantities OF the fruit prepared for
table use, as well as in the crude form.
When foreign consumption Of this product
has been stimulated. the area OF swamp land
in Burlington and Ocean counties applied To
this industry will be very large; but just
now, owing to low prices, no measures are
being taken to increase tho acreage under
cultivation. We may add that tho disease
known ms the cranberry rot, although II has
prevailed more or less in the plantations OF
New Jersey, did not prevent them from
showing in the yield Of 1877 gain OF sixty
thousand bushels, or some sixty per cent. as
compared with the crop OF 1876.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Your
Washington correspondent struck good ticket in
Your Issue Of the 9th II Tidcn and Hendricks are
not nominated am In favor OF Field aud Randall
What desire most Is 70 the great fraud 1875 put
10 the bar In 1880 that the people may have fair
opportunity Of pronouneing Judgment upon H. Unless
the Republicans afraid Of this issue squarey and
markedly presented, they will nominate Hayes and wheel.
err against Tden aud Hendricks, or it the Democrats
should nominate Field and Randall, they could secure
the same object by nominating Ahunde Jos Bradley and
SENATOR kellogg or Madison Wells This would make the
Issue sharply. and the country would have chance to
determine whether to IN unconstitutional commits.
SION, set up Tor the purposes fraud shall have more
weight IN controlling Presidential elections than the
votes of the people the electors appointed by them Ky
all means let the candidates be ndcn and Hayes or
Field aud Bradley contest between the two latter
would be- apt 10 bring out the secret history Of Bradley
famous opinion in the Florida casc-whethcr IL was in
fact ali written In favor OF the Tdcn electors then
myserously changed between ten O'Clock at night and
daylight the next morning. II might also revive the
history Of the legal tender where Bradley and Field
were again ON opposite Sides and let how the Court
was packed by thrusung two railroad attorneys and
solemn ADJUDICATION disturbed in order to reverse
Adhesion In the interest OF the rcuns,vaia ami Sew
jersey companies such camI ailn would be interest
lng. and 1t would give the Republicans the ull benefit of
their devotion to fraud ami the corporations at the
pcnse OF the people. NJ
HARRISBURG, April II.
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Mr.. LangbeIn ExpIaIns.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUE-Sr; In THE
SuS OF this date appears paragraph the bill intro
duced by me m the Assembly Friday relative Ia pro-
hibung walking and running matches am IN cnuu,
accord with all therein contained, and particularly with
the statement that this isa free country No one realizes
that tact more than 40, and should opportunity ever
afaih orr am willing To to the front again In its de-
fence MY own p'ronnl ideas are That the ui should
pfnhht only puhhc walking or running machc. between
M"lth lnf money, Just rs YOU suggest The I'LL IN.
u~lu.ed hoWeNrr IN IT, present shup" iu order L, o
ulh ne views Of the Judiciary Committee, 10 which
committee ue MI was sent Tlls committee consists ul
ninr members scarcely ANY bl comes OF the Judi
chl hupler the way j. Introduced know the public
snuinent Is behind the intent of the hill, and with a
little pruning, think II viii become law.
j. &. JrLtUs lANGREIN
NEw YORK April ~
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feet, and suddenly began to build n nest
scraping up the dirt with her tent and pushing
1t into pile with her nose. Then shB STONED
and looked ut mo. Understanding Madam
now ! walked To the gate. She followed. /
opened the gate and ont she walked and went
ut once 20 the creek. built her house and in two
weeks she WAS home again with seven pigs. I
know OF no other animal that would have been
able to thus reason and tell her wants to man.
AS to cleanliness: Pigs Will be un lean whom
they are compelled to: hut give them pom
WIN stream ot water running through it, and
they VIII Keep clean. When they drink theT
VIII even 20 to the upper fence and drink the
perfectly pure water us il enters the pen.
nny thht the Pug If the clnancst. the most
Intelligent and the most courageous of animals
put should these proofs be- deemed insufficient.
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The Health Board Must be vigilant.

1t is a striking proof Of the long continued
exemption Of the city from the ravages OF
smallpox that the recent return OF a single
case-the case OF the little Bohemian girl in
Second street-aroused unusual attention.
Last year. of the more than $1,000 deaths in
the city only two were caused by smallpox.
This was something remarkable, and the
doctors refer TO tho fact as affording CON
yincing proof Of the efficiency Of systematic
vaccination as protection against small
pox, for probably now New York is one OF
the most thoroughly vaccinated cities to be
found without being able TO compel people
10 submit to the operation by enforcing
against them legal penalties, our vaccinating
corps have succeeded by tact, threats, and
industry in overcoming opposition TO the
means OF protection, and in inducing
the people to generally avail them-
selves OF them. There are, 1t is
true, some intelligent and scientific
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Mcmbcr q Assembly, Twenty.ifst District
kEw YORK, Aprll ~
To all who are Interested In nounrlo wbotbor

To all who are interested in nquarla. whether
OF fresh or salt water, oceaa Hiaies, by WILLIAM f.
pAMoN appleton a Coz, Will he an acquisition. The
author who is an enthusiast the subject has had an
experience extending over many years in keeping them
lie mas been the owner Of numerous arues AMI yet has
been equally interested in the beauties Of common OBJ
ects such may be picked on any seashorc lie gives
useful directions Tor caring Tor the animals In eonhne
ment and dcsgnaes the places in the noighborhood OF
New York where they may be most readily obtained For
This reason his work has great practical advantages for
people living in this part Of the country Nor does Mr.
Damon oonhne himself to the products OF our avn coasts
there are few classes OF marine creatures which do no,
receive mention, ifnot a longer description from him
The many illustrations which the book contains are also
agrcat addition to Its value.
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Tho Rev. FRED BELL, the singing preach
er. after quitting Brooklyn for London under
disagreeabe circumstances. has now quilted
London for Brooklyn under like circumstances.
and il billed for tho Academy OF Music next
Sunday. From his selection Of this place. tho
peculiar preacher evidently expects 10 draw a
crowd. Brooklyn may cry with oTHELLo:
Silence that dreadful BELLl'
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law noedlcssly deprivlng people OF their
natural hberty-is more demoralizing In It's
influence than all the walking matches that
ever took place since ADAM and EVE walked
out OF Eden.
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"Will this be added 10 the list OF mystic
rous murders2' was the heading in The SUN
Of last Tuesday to the story Of the finding OF
WILLIAM G. MARTIN, n Philadelphia real estate
agent fatally wounded and unconscious in his
office, while the furniture and tho walls boro
signs OF n terrible struggle for life. Tho most
singular feature Of tho crime WAS that although
desk had been broken open n large sum Of
money and some diamonds had been left un-
touched in II tin box in the desk. MARTIN died
on Saturday without having recovered CON
sciousness, and the Philadelphia detectives have
failed. 80 far, to obtain any trace Of tho MUIR
derer or murdorers
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There was no hint Of hard times in the
aspect OF the fashionable streets yesterday
morning. ns the bells FLASHED out from hun
bred stoeplcs. and every opening house door
disclosed n living picture--the New York
woman in hor Easter dress and bonnet
All the churches were thronRed. In some OF
them tho embroidered altar cloths. the glitter OF
candles. tho clouds OF incense. the Ror-
Roous vestments Of tho priest. and an unwonted
spendor and pomp OF ritual emphasized to tho
senses OF the worshippers the festal character
OF the day. In tho other churches. the fra
GRANGE OF spring flowers stole gratefully into
the air and through the windows snatches Of
oxultant music came to the ears Of the passers
by. all having the ono burden: "Alleluiai
CHRIST IL risen. Alleuiap
II the music was less nne than on former
Casters, It was also great deal less costly; and
we dare say very few non musical worshlppers
noticed the difference.
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Prize walking, after q weeks respite at
Gilmore's was resumed this morning soon
after midnight. in tho form Of six days
championship contest among about twoscore
aspirants. headed by the Topper II there was
grateful interval Of rest at Gilmores last
week, there WIS activity elsewhere At Brook
lyn. Miss MAY MARSHALL and Miss MARIE
ROCKWELL each completed over 3 500 quarters
and will reach round 1000 about midnight
tonight; In the same city HrBBARD and JoHN-
SON walked. At Montreal. FTNSUcH finished
400 miles in six days At Philadelphia walking
was done by Misses VERNON. HUGHEs. WILSON.
and FREEMAN. and Messrs. HARTMAN. DURSEY.
and CLARK At Newark. Bush. the backwoods-
man. beat PAuLrS. the Walking Ladder At
Easton. PETTERsoS. the lime burner van
pushed GASo. the fruit vcnder. 1t is to be-
hoped that some OF tho barbaritics OF the
women's walking match at Gilmores will not
be- attempted In the new walk now begun.
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Walt Whitman tries the experiment OF lectur-
ng tonight at s'eek Hall Fourteenth street. The Death
VI Abraham Lincoln being his subject
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Eleven days have elapsed since Mrs. BAR
RETT walked into room In the Coleman House.
where WASHINGTON NATHAN was calling on
Miss HARRISON. and shot him in manner
showing that she intended to take his life. Mrs.
BARRETT Is now said to b. living unmolested at
her residence In Police Captain WILLIAMS s
precinct. 1t was in Capt WILLIAMS precinct
that the shooting was done. Capt WILLIAMS
precinct is one in which crime Is or is not inter-
fered with. according to circumstances over
which Capt. WILLIAMS appears to have pretty
full control. Miss HARRISON has given full ac-
counts OF the tragedy for publication. and would
be- an available witness. The landlord Of the
Coleman House, to whom Mrs. BARRETT CON
fcssed her exploit. could have no good reason
for not testfying II ia plain. therefore. that
the prosecution Of Mrs. BARRETT could not be-
defeated by her own and NATHASs silence OF
course Capt. WILLIAMS has a real reason for
not doing his duty in this case but. in the alb
sence Of the usual plea that there are no avail
able witnesses. what is his pretended reason for
not arresting Mrs BARRETT?
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1t was not loose society. or tho wine cup.
or gambling. or stock speculation on tho sly.
that ruined bank officer in Honesdale. Penn
syyania. II we may accept the version Of tho
affair put out by his friends. He went to tho
bad by an original route-to wit. via the pig
sty. In an evil hour no became fired by an
ambiton-not culpable in itsef-to improve the
brood Of pigs in his beloved Pennsylvania. For
that purpose he invested in a $4,000 grunter
and this unlucky purchase proved his financial
and moral destruction.
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Taken altogether, last weeks dog show
must be rockoned n splendid success. both in
point Of the exhibits and the attendance. but
particularly the former. II was comfortable In
its arrangements unusually free from quar-
rels. and in its wealth OF fine dogs showed rapid
results of the recent attention 10 breeding. The
spectator had variety cnough-if no did not
find the slender Italian greyhounds TO his
liking he could admire tho fat pugs II not tho
Japanese spaniels. then the Mexican hairless
dogs II not the big 81. Demands. then the toy
terriers; II not the clumbers. the cookers II not
the beages. tho dachshunds: II not the arsto-
crntlc fox hound the champion bulldogs. OF
ugliness pushed TO the point OF fascination.
Philadelphia cones next in the circuit and will
be fortunate II slie secures a show as good rs
that OF New FORK.
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This weeks work in Congress will be i'm
portant. The Senate has under consideration
the proposed repeal OF the section permitting
tho presence Of troops at the polls. A Rcpub-
llcnn caucus has decreed that Republican op-
position shall DO as strong A. II Is possible to
make II. Tho Democratic majority is ma strongly
determined that the law shall be- swept from the
statute books. The debate will be sharp. Tho
House will consider In the Legislative Appro-
priation bill proposals TO repeal the clauses
creating supervisors Of elections. and other
parts Of tho election laws that arc covers for
fraudulent voting and for preventing rightful
voters from depositing ballots. Tho object OF
this legislation Ia the same that Of the amond-
ment attached to the Army bill. namely. to So
cure suffrage without supervision.
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Tho decision in the Newport ball lawsuit
is sound Certain high-toned persons got up
an entertainment at hotel. tho special feature
of the occasion being tho presence OF n British
fleets officers, and excluded many other and
equally heightened persons; yet they sent the
bill TO tho treasury OF Newport to be- paid by
Its citizens, among whom were the unlimited
individuals. judge DURrEE says, in effect. that
those who danced onght 70 pay the hddnr 81. 900
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The excise war is to DO begun In Albany
this week. A dozen bills have been introduced
In the Legislature. and they embrace the widest
possible range from almost total prohibition to
practically unlimited license. One member has
proposed even that the right to sell liquor DO
sold by public auction. The temperance pha-
lanx that last winter prevented any legislation
on the subject has split. Mr. OLIVER CorTER
and the society he represents having agreed to
compromise with tho advocates Of liberal law.
Violation OF the existing statutes in New York
and Brooklyn has done much to bring about
this change OF sentiment liberal law en-
forced IL better than strict one unheeded.
The third element in the legislature led by
such men ms SKINNER Of jefferson objects to
any change in the law OF 1857. which is as strict
IA they can desire. They sec It successfully
enforced in the country. and think II should DO
operative in the cities. Representatives from
New York. Brooklyn. and Buffalo have COM
bined to secure Legislation which will give their
cities a liberal law. aud they are strong enough
to carry their point.
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solomon did not many believe discover the formula
Tor DR. Bulls Cough syrup ado
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Joint resolution is pending in the Legis-
lature which denounces Congress for its Army
bill, and calls upon HAYES to veto it when it
reaches the White House. Tho business which
the Constitution has devolved upon the Legis-
lature does not cover this ground
What If Congress wero TO reciprocate in this
matter? Suppose. for instance. Congress were
to pass Joint resolution declaring that tho Ap-
portionment bill was unjust to New York and
Brooklyn. and calling upon Gov Robinson to
veto in Or suppose the resolution were to go
further and assert that by invariably adjourn
ing over from Friday morning to Monday
evening the Legislature wasted three days of
each week. thereby crowding such mass of
business into the closing hours OF tho session
that bills were often passed in crude forms, thus
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EApeetoranL-Aie.
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number OF builders and other citizens
have alleged that the manner in which the
Building Department Is conducted is In gross
violation Of law. honesty. and public safety. and
upon their application. Judge BARRETT OF the
Supreme Court has issued an order for an ex-
animation OF the principal officials OF the de-
partment Rumors have long been rife con-
corning the improper management OF this
department but now for the first time charges
are brought in such form that they must
he met Among the offences alleged In tho
complaint upon which Judge BARRETTs order
IL based. ara Appointment OF inspectors who
were Incapable OF passing the examination pre-
scribed by law; appointment and payment Of
inspectors who had actually been rejected
by the Board OF Examining Architects: APP
pointing persons to sinecure positions; paying
salaries for time prior TO the appointment OF
the employees TO whom they were paid Great
ing selaried offices not recognized by the law /;
assessing employees for corrupt purposes I;
corrupt bargaining with the former Superin-
tendent to procure his REIMBURSEMENT of office :
receiving brides 10 permit erections. alcra-
tons, and repairs OF buildings in violation OF
law; receiving brides from manufacturers 10
force builders to use certain things; using en-
ployecs Of the department in private service for
the profit OF the superintendent. and so on.
This attack has been maturcd among the lead
ing builders OF the city. Fifty OF them, ii Ia
affirmed. were ready 10 sign the complaint. hut
Ave were enough under the charter and to Ave
the signers were restricted. But the others are
available rs witnesses. and what they are ex-
pccted to testify TO is outlined in to-days SUM-
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giving trouble to courts. vexation to sutors. aud
fees to lawyers.
Then too. suppose Congress should embrace
the occasion TO express its views on the conduct
OF the Legislature in the SNYTH insurance case.
and tho Auburn Wardcnship. and the THRooP
code. and other like subjects.
Would not the Legislature resent such inter
ference with its concerns bv Congress- and tell
It that II had better attend to its own affairs. and
leave those OF the Senate and Assembly alone 2
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While the benevolent men OF New York
are gving their dollars for the relief Of Szegedn,
they should not altogether overlook the cnse Of
Gloucester. For two years the oil town on Capo
Ann has boen making n stout fight against
calamity Now II Ia almost at the end Of its re-
sources. Christmas found over 100 families on
tho list OF tho local Relief Association. Since
then nearly 200 fishermen have boon swallowed
by the angry seas. Sixty wives have been Wild
owed. 1G6 children left fatherlcss. The Rolief
Associations treasury is running low. and tho
townspeople are too poor to al It up.
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How the Rev. Mr.. HouaHowoRrH con-

How the Rev Mr.. HoUdHowoRTH con-
Quoted religious revival for six weeks. and
then committed wrong that caused murder
and suicide. Ia told in to-day's Sun. What will
be done with the clergyman remains to DO seen
1t appears from this sad occurrence that a bad
man may bo highly successful revvalst
Past wickedness may be help to popular
evangelism, for who can make sin 30 abhorrent
by descriptions M he who has outrageously
sinned but congregations would do well before
employing n revivalst to learn. II possible.
whether he has really abandoned his evil ways.
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A curious sight was witnessed in this city
yesterday-policemen stationed at church
doors to keep people out or course. when a
church Is full It is full. and overcrowding is not
only disagrceabe. but dangerous; tardy saints
and sinners must seek some less popular place
OF worship. All the same the blue coated. club
twddling policeman at the church door would
have considerably astonished the early Chris
tians and 1t is difficult to reconcile him with
the command to Go into the byways and
hedges and compel them to come in"