Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1883-02-08
New York, February 90, 1883.

bishop Hughes in the crypt Of the new
Cathed raj this week, was one OF the
most solemn aud impressive funeral
pageants ever witnessed in this city
When at the conclusion of the services
the chancel choir of near y three hun.
dred voices thundered out Beethoven's
grand M,sercrc the effect was abso-
iutelv thrilling One poor servant
girl was 20 overcome by it chat her
mind became unbalanced She laugh.
ed cried hysterically and had TO be
conveyed out Of the church and sent
home in a Gao. The next day size lost
her reason entirely. and was sent to
an 1nsane Asylum.
The solemnity recalls to mind the
celebrated religious controversy the
Archbishop haa with Mr.. Eratns
Brooks some twenty FIVE years ago.
Eratus and James w. Brooks at that
time owre / and conducted the E,rp'c,
which in those days had both Il morn
ing and an evening edition Mr..
Eratus Brooks wrote some articles on
the subject Of public schools not IA
yorable to Catholicism, which attract
ed so much attention aud aroused so
ruch comment that the Archbishop
replied in a "letter to the editor.
This brought out further remarks, and
10 few days all of New York WAS
inter ested in the controversial duel
between these two brillian: men. The
discussion lasted for quite e while. AS
an old New Yorker expressed =, it
was a beautiful race, neck and neck.
Towards the end Bishop Hughes
seemed to oe winning, but in an an
fortunate moment he lost lis Temper
aud made Use Of an ug y expression
against his antagonist. As one Of the
conditions Of the controversy wss thst
il was TO be conducted in rureIy
objective manner, Brooks stonped
at once, claiming that if man WAS
compelled to leave argument for Wit.
operation he had lost his case, and
pxblic opinion awarded him the vic
tory.
Despite the denial Of the report that
Mr.. John Z. Mclean the editor Of the
Cincinnati Enquirer proposed to bus
the New York World; it is again as
serted, and in pretty good quarters
too that there is great deal OF truth
in it. The World cost the Gould par
tv S25O.000. 1t can now be had for
$4,000. In the bands of live man
with no financial bolsterlng to carry
on b.. shoulders, and no British his
tory to mutiis his voice, it could be
made paying property. Mr.. Mclean
was 10 town again to-day, and pee
pie who profess to know say that 1t is
all on account Of the World.
*."Too late to whet the sword
when the trumpet sounds to draw it.
But never too late to whet your appe
lite by taking Kiiuey>Wort, restoring
health and making yourself we'll,
strong, hearty man, It is uneqnallsd
as a remedy for all liver, bowels aud
kidney diseases. All druggists keep
and recommend it.
Hon. James G. Blaine has been for
some time PAST engaged in preparing
a work Of political history under the
title Of Twenty Years Of Congress
From Lincoln to Garfield: A History
Of National Legislation from 1861 to
1881" This il not to be in any sense
work OF Renaissance, and Blaine
has told friends with whom he has
talked on the subject that whenever
it became necessary to silude to his
own share in the events of this period,
the allusion will be simply historical
and not personal. In other words,
whenever the author appears in the
book il will be as Mr.. Blaine" and
not as 81" 1t is expected that The
book will make two octave volnmes.
There will be an elaborate introduc.
ton, reviewing the causes which led
70 the political revolution Of 1850.
The main work will probably be di.
vided INTO two parts, first the eight
wears of Llncoln's and johnson s al
ministrations, dealing with the war,
EN- apcipation and reconstruction; sec
ond, the twelve years of Grants and
Hayes administrations, dealing with
Southern state governments, the
wrongs upon the ballot. box, the sn.