New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-18
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE ,rc.c1ps or MR. BALDWIN.

| Uarris M. Baldwin. n widower who was at one
time engaged IN the manufacture OF SHOES I'D LUIS
CITY, diel about year ago ut his house In NeWarA.
| He Jeff considerable property lie made 2 hunlD s
of requests TO relatives and charitable in nnn
tnOas the latter asgSssgai1 S6 nearly Hamilton
Seminary; American Baptist Missionary Union,
$4,000; Home Mission, 5000; American plnc;I,
Ed1osto"a sose $500 New jersey Baptist
5 ate Convention. 81 900 south Baptist Church
Newark, 50 600 Paramount Baptist dn I'd Gn Fft,
Baptist Church, 81 900. The real and personal
estate was valued AZ 100000. M Harris g. hid
alb ut $50 600 of stock OF The FIRST NatiOna' Dn,
| anu UP, n has lac plid the assessment OF lOo per
cent when the Institution a,ed.. Soon after his
delth bill was filed by counsel for his brothers
s sna n'C Of the pr''i VIII directing The
executors TO pay back to ms fathers estate $4,000
wac. the petitioners claimed the tes da mao sa
taken life only under he will or his iather. ne
| having died without issue. Inc pro-
vision IN the will OF The IeIGa ors iather was
| that sloud any of his children die without ssue,
his her share the estate snouiu revert Duck 10
| .he other hears named IA the wil Tue application
was s.ea by counsel -or tho socie' les les
anu churches on the ground thaC tne
! last viii of Harris NJ. Baldwin
was final. suit of ejectment was also begun con-
corning some real estate owned by MI. Dsiuwln
by counsel for the brothers aud neces, who claimed
that as the real estate, worth about plOOOo, ne
died mites ate, since 10 vas not mentioned III Ile
will nor did he charge II for tine payment OF the
| church legacies. Judge Depue. of Ne"ark. over
ruled the objection OF the churches ana sOceties
| ast week and directed tnat verdict shOuld De
| eutere for the plaintiffs.
The issue will now 90 to the higher courts ard be
finally determined before the executors can pay
the legaclrs. If it should be .cided that the
bequess not chargeable TO tue real estate aud
tho sh ud direct Tue Repayment 20 the estate
of fhe $4,000 which was ieit 20 Harris NJ Baldwin
by his father. there w Dr. only S2l 900 to pay all
the legaces under the will, aud the cnurcDes anu
SUcie,cs VIII get only n pro rata share OF what Is
lett after the lie al cost, have been paid The case
excites much interest among Baptlsts III New
jersey.
SPIRITUALISTS ON Mr.. CUMBERLAND.
A faiherly old gentleman named Partridge, who
presiied ut - conference OF Spirtuasts IN the llar-
vard rooms yesterday afternoon, expressed She
oinIon ephatically that stuart Cumberland. who
cOnuu ccd an alleged exposure Of SplIltuailsm at
Chickering Hall lew evenings ago. had not ex-
posed Spirtualisnl. lie had only exposed himself.
1t his mind reading was mind reading at all. IL was
an argument III favor OF Sprluallsn. proving the
tendency and ultimate accomplishment oil sep
arate existence for the mind.
Another bfotter named framework said that he
learned from Ihe Reigio Philosophical MdgIziRe that
Cumberland was a pupil OF that lusgninant indl
viduL William Irving Bishop, who was nothing
Dut charlatan. George llepworth. who was sup
porter OF Cumberland, had advanced TO some extent
on tho road of liberal thought but had REQUIRED 10
{" the beggary eiUquenco OF orthodoxy" lie had
gotten his friends 10 put up building winch was
nall hIppOdrUmc and half circus lie bad Involve eli
them largely in debt, and then had retired. Slr.
IIepworth had written to HIM. and ~ nad the let
ters wherein he said that his mother had been me-
dunn aud if any could convince hun OF the truth
of oplrItuasIn that person would confer OH him tie
:, 6atest boon pussUle. lie then asked for certain
special manifestations. and promised If they were
~, Ell Inn that ho would preach SprItuallsn. he
manifestations we've given and he has since then hcu
his peace.
Sir. Farneswo rth said that tue number of first
class mediums were not as large To-day as twenty
wears ago and he did not beiIeye that he could TO-
day get satisfactory manifestations. He o~as posi-
tive hat no form mad ever been fully materiaZed.
here fanatics who believed that the Spirits
would at some time IN tue future appear on plat
forms and lecture. There was no prospect OF such
progression. Physical manifestations were grow
my weaker every ady and twOnty. ave years hence
he did not believe that 50 much as a rap woulc be
yOuchsated.
A large mar with large overcOat then rose and
SAID that he could tell the company worse things
aLO.t the Church of the l.sslah and lts onr-tlmo
pastor that Mr. FarpC swOTth bad limited AT, but ne
admired liepworih because he believed that he was
clever and he bad had the IIankness TO ackuow ledge
that DR.. SHADES manifestations could not DO Ga
pla ned OD other than Spiritual sUic grounds.
A uian with loud voice bf0suc aud pair Of
whIllrtrees which served for mOustachcs, then an
nounced than ho did not believe III DR.. Slades
superior excellence rs medium.
Sir. lice. al BTooklyn, gene leman win very
previous to his entering tbs baIze bag. That Was
aiterwaru locked ~ IN the cabinet lie discovered
frauds wh ch he would nave announced to the
audience uut was deferred at the prospect OF re-
cr ntOn smilar to tho one metod ont 10 Mr.. Murray
who had attempted TO speak earlier III tue evening
ORGANIZING THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.
About two hundred reprrsrntItive Irishnen del
epafes from the various IRISH societies In Hudson
County, met In st. Johns Hall. jersey City, ycster-
day afternoon, for the purpose OF OrganHlug lie
Irish National League, wnicu Is 10 take the place
of the Irish National Land LeaRLe Michael Is.
Homes president OF the Executive Committee OF
the League IN Hudson County, explained hat the
change was to he made accordance with tho
programme ADOPTED by Charles Stsw
art P4rnelI and The her Irish
az tators at the recent Dublin conference. Ii is
proposed that the new League shall embrace every
Irish society IN the county and that the governing
bod, shall cOnsis OF Il delegate from each society.
After the meeting had been called 10 OrueT, blrs.
PIrncll. entered me hall, accompanied by hONe
WI II enthusiastic cheering Later John III.
ParnelI, bro,her OF Charles s. Parneh,
entered the rojiD and also received with
cheers. Speeches made by the Rev. Father
McAfce. OF 81. Peters hurcb, Mrs Parnell and
derg at e. named McMahOn. he latter made an in
ccuaIary address, declaring tna 1t was time that
blarney and OratOry wore superseded by Yankee
Armstrong and " We.tcueS'er' rifles Alder.nan
Kelly offered a resolution VIII Oh adopted rati-
fyIng he programme of The Duuin Conference ana
eAtansn II OF its principles. The meeting adjOu ned
TO meet next SUNDAY afternoon. when the OrganiLa-
ton wlll be perfected.
OPENING OF ST. MARYS HOSPITAL.
The formal opening of the new st. Mury's Hos
pit.I III ot. MtrNs-ave., between hOcncyter aud
BuialU-aves, i'll tine Tweutv-tUurth " ard. Brook
Ign, tOoK pace yesterday afternoon. The iustltu-
ION has hercofOIe occupied "a small building
at No 155 Dean-bt. 1t is under tue
cnarge of the Sisters OF Charity Of et.
Vincent dc Paul, VINO collected the funds for It's
erection. Only one wing OF the building has yet
uren built. 1t is of brick with granite trimmings,
and has n frontage of 1876 feet aud depth OF 20
feet 1t is expected 10 make the compile ed DuItl-
ing 500 feet long. Inc height is tv storles aud
/ ~ .l..t.