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Gen. Sherman and Lawrence Bnrrett as
Mnsons md II omnn Cntho holicn

TO rnR EpIroR THE suS-Sfr: Following on the
apparent laxy Of tho proceeding of Amounting" GEN
Sherman. comes that concerning tho Lawrence Bar
rst obscQuiea and as well AS your corresponde lent
"J" am scandalized therea since there does not ap
pear to mo to have been reasonable ground In either
case for inference" that either dispoeed for tho
worthy reception Of the sacraments While honesty s
requisite In worldly matters shove all Is 1t neceary
In religion.
In Gen. sherman's case (publicly known, there was
not even = doubt prdx,, as he wns careful some
time before death to renounce all Obligation of his al
legged "bAptsn" as . Catholic. and never intiniutol
that he wished to die one. His Amounting" reased
his family. bnt was fcanda'ous to faithful Catholics
And 'incere PrOics who eteem the Catholic
church Tor !ts strict observance OF Its laws 2 Tho
priest who gave tho last sacranents" to Lawrence
barrett according to report says thar tho dying man
was conscious for nt least thank you" Ifso yes
to tho question, ." 10 you renDuncs Masonry ~ wouId
have taken no more time. and certainly might have
beol gained. Many an nnfepentunt Catholic mot
judging L. ~ would ke for Appearance sake the rites
OF tho Church,
The sacramento are for mankind but not for mock
cry The obscurr sinner 10 refused tho Fpirials in
like case the eminent should be refused md greater
reason. lhere II or weakness In the La W.
Barrett that ,s not Ike to render tho faith
ful more faithful or tho insincere anx for
honest work for III everlasting A CATHOLIC CRITIC
BAHRyIowS, n. j, March %.
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| 1899. Left to themselves. the Democratic OF
Newark can be depended upon whenever
| Congress election comes around.
| The Seventh district under tho old ap-
| portionment Is Hudson county entire. It
has been Democratic stronghold. It gave
CLEVELAND $3.50 over HARRISON in 1888,
MoApoo e.o74 plurality for Congress that
same year, ALBEIT 1886 over GRUBB In
1889, and MCDONALD 5.l14 over MoEwAN for
Congress In 1890. The new Seventh consists
OF Jersey City. Hoboken. Harrison. and
Kearney. According to tho vote OF 1889 the
Democratic plurality In the new district
would still be more than 10000, certainly
enough for all practical purposes In future
elections.
We como finally to the Eighth and newly
created district Of New Jersey. 1t Is made
up OF Union county entire and the city Of
Orange and the townships of Clinton. South
Orange, West Orange, and Mllburn. all be-
longing to Essex, together with Bayonne,
in Hudson. The vote for Governor In 1880
In tho region composing this new district is
the best indication OF tho politics OF the new
Eighth district. Union county gave ALBEIT
only 7Ol plurality, although tho next year 1t
considerably increased Its Democratic plu-
rallty in the vote for GE1ssENHA1NER for
Congress. Orange is likewise safely Demo-
cratic by four or five hundred plurality, and
Bayonne by five or six hundred. The new
district as whole by tho vote at the State
election Of $780, can be set down for Demo-
cratic plurality OF about two thousand.
The Encouragement OF the New Jersey dis
tricts by tho Democratic Legislature has
heen cprried ont with skill and fairnese
Although two counties have bcen partitioned
In the process OF readjustment. each new dis
trict is compact and reasonable, geographic
cally rs wellas politically. There are no forced
constructions Of gerrymandering ingenuity;
and the new political map OF the State will
neither shock the eye by It's lack OF SYM
metry nor exasperate the sense Of justice
by the obvious wickedness Of its design.
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requests, OF course, from largo and small
towns to be allowed to stand as sponsors for
new vessels even though the penalty fixed
by custom Is that OF making a gift OF IL
brary. service OF plate, or something else
for use or ornament, In return for the privi-
lege. Ono OF tho latest appeals is from Bal
timore. which, having already fine cruiser
named after her, would now like to have her
famous battle Of North Point commemorate
ed by gunboat, as Yorktown, Concord.
and Bennington are commemoratod.
1t was no doubt surprise TO many that
the bill for amending tho system OF naming
tho navy did not become a law, after having
had good start in the first session Of tho
late Congress. Tho real trouble was that
the House and Senate both started 1t, but in
different directions. Tho Senate's bill pro-
posed to namc the vessels according to type
or class, as. for example, cruiser or coast
defender, and even went SO far as to give
different names to armored and unarmored
harbor defence vessels. But the House was
for naming vessels, in general, according to
displacements. except certain special ser
vico craft like tho Gushing or the Vesuvius,
and it pursued this plan 10 the extent OF not
discriminating even between armored and
unarmored vessels OF the Same rating. The
Senate's plan has advantages, but, upon the
whole. greater drawbacks. because vessels
Of altogether different size, appearance. and
power may really belong to the same gen
eral class. Hence the plan OF the House
seems rather tho better, although perhaps
O further modification might be well.
England Is now anything but methodical
in her names. In the same class and even
among sister ships may be found names OF
heroes Of battles, of virtues or sentiments,
and so on. and classic nam?s mingled with
modern. This Is noticeable even with tho
new and powerful battle ships Of the Royal
Sovereign class which she is building. Oc-
casionally she strikes on somo queer effort
at uniformity, as with the cruisers OF tho
M" class. whose names certainly begin
with that letter, but In some cases are uni
form in the ALTERATION only. In our navy
there has been commendablc degree Of
method thus far in naming tho new steel
ships, and indeed the statute is precise
as to how names shall be chosen. But its dis
tlnction between tho ratings Of armored and
unarmored vessels leads to some incon4ruity
in the naming, which both branches Of Con-
gress were anxious to end. The monitors
now furnish good example Of how Greek.
Indian, and English proper Names abstract
names. and those Of persons an / inanimate
objects, have been mixed up even among
war ships OF exactly the same models and
displacements, by successive waves Of clas-
steal, native American, and other nomencla-
lures sweeping over the navy.
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THE BROADWAY ExCAHATIoNa
Solid Rock Found which will Much Pro.
lonE the Task.


The preliminary excavations for the laying
OF the cable road and the repairing OF tho
str Get. which wcrs begun in Broadway Mt
Liberty street, Thirty.fourth street, and Fl ty-
second street on Wednesday night did not
muGe much progress yesterday. Difficulties
were discovered which will tend to render the
undertaking a long one. From Thirty-fourth
street to Central Park solid rock must be cut
through. To do this blasting 10 required. 1t
will be donc only at night. A blasting engine
will probably be put in position to-day. The
twelvc-inch gas main Is to be sunk two feet
below the bed OF the cablc. There are also
smaller mains to be dealt with.
At Liberty street there arc 2s-inch pipe
belonging to the Consolidated Gas Company
and 24-inch main belonging to the Mutual
Gas Company which have to be handled The
larger pipe is to be replaced by a 2O-inch ono. /.
which y III be sunk below the led Of the trench
that. will hold the cablo. The smaller pipe will
beshtited to the east side OF tho cut
The removal OF the gas ri. es and other OBJ
structions will occupy many weeks. and tho
work OF laying the cable will not bo begun
street viii be- esiended ia the ntcrva tSs to Cann
street. and tho Battery. While, this Is being
done the railroad company will have to run
Its cars through West broadway and Church
street tothe Battery.
Cars were run on aide tracks between Lib
erty and Bey streets yesterday. and somo
taste was had OF the confusion that is to ac.
company tho teari ng up OF Broadway The
Lu!ton street crossing OF broadway was at its
Inyed and entangled. hut pedestrians crossing
Brohdwny encountered such dangers as will
cause the cautious to go many blocks UP or
down 10 avoid the present block at this pnrt OF
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Novel Appointing Powers.

Wo have already called attention to the
tendency in tho present Legislature to es-
tablish all sorts OF new State Boards and
Commissions. A disposition Is also becom-
ing manifest to increase the membership
of the Boards and Commissions already
in existence
Senator McNAUeHToN OF the heTwenty-nlnth
district wants to increase tho number OF
Railroad Commissioners from three to Ave.
Ono new member, according to tho bill
which he has introduced on this subject,
must be n practical telegraph operator of not
less than five years experience. The other
"shall be working farmer residing on and
owning and operating farm property outside
of the confines of any incorporated city"
Tho power OF appointing these new Com
missiolcrs is ostcnsibly conferred upon the
Governor by Senator MoNAUGHToN's bill,
but it is really to bc exercised by the Knights
OF Labor and the Farmers Alliance The
bill provides that the practical telegraph
operator must be raromnicni led by the Con-
grcss OF local and distr!c. assemblies OF tho
Knights Of Labor AMI By tho federation Of
State trades OF the State OF New York; and
that the working farmer must be recon-
mended by tho Farmers Alliance and In
dustrial Union OF the State OF New York.
This Is simply proposition to vest tho
appointing power. so Tar as these two new
Railroad Commissioners are concerned, in
the hands of irre- -ponsble associations,
owing no duties or obligations to the State
as such. II the members of these associa-
tions are numerous enough and sufficiently
united to make themselves felt as msjorities
In the government OF this State. we'll and
good; but they should not be allowed to ex-
ercise any political authority in the manner
proposed by this measure.
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SECRETARY WINDOWS WILL.
Ms Property Ieft Entirely 20 HE Wife
and Children.

khiS fFopertY lseTt InuFety 70 "hs WIG
and Children.
Testimony to prove the will Of tho late bec-
rotary William Window was taken yesterday
before George Waddington, 45 Pine street. as
commissioners Tho will was offered for pro-
bate In the Probate Court OF Winona county.
MINI. Judge II. L. Buck OF that court on
March 20 granted formal order TO have tho
will proved In this city. The witnesses wore
Judge John II. Rice OF Broadway and Edwin
NJ. Hussey OF 80 Nassau street 1t was exc
cuted In an ofllce in tho Mutual Lifo building,
June 20. 1885, The handwriting is wholly tha
OF Mr.. Window. Judge Rice was on intimate
friend OF tho Secretary from 1861 to his death.
John Lindley appeared as counsel for Mrs.
Ths VII after proyjdlhn for funeral eyEen sy r e,
ito whose love am indehted for tho happi-
ness that has blessed my life. and TO whose
measure Of % nrosierity @ have en- Dyed tho family
residence and household furniture. In lieu
OF dover one-ihird Of all properly lett after
Mrs Window who is named ns sole eXecntriN
the Children, William D.. Ellen IL, and Florence
and reinvcst for the benefit Of the children.
es 81 DsTSa aS .he s to a'1
trnst is to continue for 20 years. Then 1t is to
be divided among tho surviving children and
trustees in .sase tho execu,rlx prefers not to
to consult With join s. Gillian q baltIm9rs
power to execute tho trust after her doath.
In the event o. Nrs Window not suTyiyins
DO admipistered for the children hy Mr.; Gil
man, with George +. Hatch OF Newton. Mass.
and John Douglass Of Minneapolis as co.trus-
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The Language Which Christ Used.

To TIn EDiToR or TnE Sus-Sr: In noting the com
municaiion of "Cathoc Layman" commenting on
your answer to queries In last SUNDAYS sUN may be
allowed TO call Ills ntenton 20 he iact that his last
CLAIMS not ,omp.oely accepted by ali Learned &C.
clestologisih"
The Archbishop OF Damascus, Mgr. Clement David
patient researcher he arrives At the como usion that
LORD spoks an Aramaic dialecl" Tho ,AiexAndriAn
jews In Egypt used "AexandrRn dialect transia
ton Of the nd Testament while tho jews In Palestine
used All 'ArRmhlc trans alton
Tho jews in Palestine wore proiudced against Greek.
aud ~. lAu. who could slekk In creek, when he ad
drhse The p'opie OF Jerusaem, spoke in Hebrew to
them Foo hctf NNL ~,
IAs sGn- authority ard others claim that the orsina
Gnsn,"i * ,Ma,Wsw was walton IN ArAnlair NRr
pRyil basis his claims on us fragments which have
been discovered durlug this century uf the Fsais,
the Lessons and Ito rurges according to the re OF
the We clss tho converted Jswsh Tie saFy lri,usus
in fsisstins T. w.. u.
SEw ioAK. NArch23
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There was much that was curious and
paradoxical about the late Prince NAPOLEON,
and 1t was emblematlc OF his bafiied aspira-
tions that people would not even call him by
his real name. He was christened Ma
PoLEoN after his great uncle, nevertheless
nearly every one persisted in giving him his
fathers name, JEROME. Not even as regards
his appellation could he persuade the world
at largo to take him seriously.
OF all the BoNAPARTE family tho man who
has Just died bore the closest physical re-
semblance to NAPOLEON I. Tho likeness,
tenance. VICTOR HUao In his "Story OF a
Crlmo" recounts remarkable interview
which he had with the son OF the eS-King Of
Westphalia not long before the coup detat
Of the second OF December. The poet was
convinced that in the Prince lie saw sin
cere Republican. the inheritor OF the inflexi-
BILE Jacobinism of LucIIN, the elder brother
OF the First Consul. But HUGO seems to
overlook the fact that LUCIEN himself was
not more stendfast Jncobin In fundamental
principles than was NAPOLEON I. The latter
distinctly recognized that Jacobinism was
q bridge Indispensable for the passage OF
France from the old monarchy to the new
empire. The bridge, moreover. needed to
be kept in constant and visible repair.
Once burnt, there would have been no adc-
Quate reason for the existence of the empire.
On another memorable occasion the de-
ceased Prince made it plain to every ono
that. in his mind. Radlcalism and tho en-
pire werc inseparable, and that the NapO-
leonic regime was removed by the whole
diameter OF political purpose from mo-
narchical and clerical ideas. We refer to the
extraordinary and evidently unpremedi-
tated speech which no made In 1862 in the
French Senate. and in which he broke into
fiery defence Of the Revolution, proclaimed
his own sympathy with Jacobln ideas. and
declared the Papacy to be the BoNAPAnrEs'
worst enemy. Tho comment OF clever
man who heard it wes: That speech was
instinctlvc;" and there Ia no doubt that In it
Prince NAPOLEON laid bare the core of his
political convictions and the roots OF his
political desires.
Why, then, would French Republicans
never conflde In Prince EAPoLEoNp For
tho Same reason that their grandfathers
would never trust PHILIPPE EaAL1TE.
Each was. no doubt, at bottom Republi-
can; but what do intellectual beliefs amount
to II they may at any hour be sacrificed to
the basest passions7 In each case the mans
life had been 30 shamefully and irremedi-
ably corrupt that dry rot had pulvcrized
his soul. 1t was not that Prince NAPOLEON
had bad character. but that he had no
character Mt all. Even the Bonapartists
could not put faith in such man. There
was, however. a particular reason for his
being intolerab!y hateful and contem ntiblo
to the French army, which has always been
the chief propagator OF the Napoleonic
legend. Rightly or wrongly, Prince NApo-
LEON was universally supposed to be physI-
eally timld. The bare suspicion OF such
weakness was enough hopelessly to disqual-
lily him to represent dynasty built upon
the fame of Lodi and Arcola, OF Marengo
and OF Austerlitz.
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COMMISSIONER GILROrS AXE
II Threatens Poles In Thirteenth Street,
but an Injunction Intervenes.


but an Injunction Intervenes.
In accordance with tho Mayors instructions
Public Works Commissioner Gilroy sent word
10 the Metropolitan Telephone Company yes-
terGay that It's poles and wires in Thirteenth
street. between First and Sixth avenues. must
come down by noon tomorrow or that lie
would cut them down himself and send the
Lawyer Button N Harris n. for the telo.
phone company. wont to Judge Allen of tho
Court OF Sommon Pleas and got an inuGc,ion
restraining tho Mayor. Comm! issioner ui!roy
and others from removing their poles AID
wires on thirteenth street. an! from cutting
or interfering with them. Mr. Harrison stated
that no subway had rs yet been provided in
that street, and that rs soon as the subway
lust anthori2ed by the Board OF Electrical Con-
troll has been completed his company will
60 into It, 1t Is to DO run through Twelfth
street from the East River to Greenwich
avenue.
Until that is completed our poles and wires
cannot legally Do interIered WITH" sud the
=, Fire Commissioner Purroy came down to tho
Mayors Office yesterday to talk over tho order
OF the Board OF Electrical Control calling for
the removal OF POLES which carry the wires OF
the FIRE Department. 1t was decided to locate
the poles which lear the fire wires and which
hro also used by private con- panies. In order Ia
ascertain the number OF poles us we'll as tho
the lire service.
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When tho Namouna Mot the Afva.
E,orr m. PhfLodsphto Prea.

NEW YORK. March 24.-A private letter from
Nice. received hero today which Was shown
nett is having most delightful time.
Mr.. Fred Vanderbilt has heen spending some
pected TO meet. In the middle Of March, his
brother Willie who. with party OF friends.
this port about . month ago. ON March Fred
Vanderbilt received telegram from CRdia
there and might be expected st Nice BY the
lith Mr.. bennett. having heard OF the coming
Mr.. Fred Vanderbilt and rendered 70 him the
use OF his tMr. Benpett'sl yacht. II Vas sng;
20 out upon the Bennett yacht to meet
the AIva This was odon done Mr. dne dDennst rrbt
along tho course which would be taken
BY incomng vessels and On The I'M m9En dIa.
tnnce. So, on the afternoon OF tho 1lth. those
two splendl ID specimens OF American pr,yats
steam yachts steamed into the harboF on Nice
the greetings were most etfusive and cordial
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The Right Call at tho Right Time.

JErFERsoNs birthday is near at hand. Tho
National Association Of Democratic Clubs
has Issued circular letter urging the sew
eral clubs to celebrate the event OF which
April 2 is the anniversary. We quote from
tho call:
"rhs time 10 especially appropriate while csiebrat
ing the birth Of the great apostle Of liberty to rejoice at
snoe over the popular rspudiaton and the nnA ad.
tournament Of the odious billion dollar Congress"
This ls in the right spirit. The issue is
plain and the opportunity Is great.
No moro billion Congressesl
The sun., 1891-03-27
THE HEQuIsIT1oy FOR DECKER
IL May Raise tho Questio OF Bnik eiey's
Hight to Sign RequIsition Pnper..

Hartford. March 26.-Oflccr Gcyer Of the
Philadelphia detective fotco arrived at tho
Capitol to-day with reauis!tion papers from
Gov. Pattisou OF PENNSYLVANIA asking for tho
delivery into his hands Of Henry Decker. tho
New Haven ball player, who Is wanted in Phil
sdelphia to answer to the charge OF forging
two checks and stealing suit OF clothes.
Gov. Bulkeley sent the papers to State Attor-
neY Doolittle Of Now Haven for investigation
New HAVEN. March 2G-lt looks now Ms
Henry Decker. the ball player. would raise the
question ot Bulke.ey,'s righ, to sign reanlsition
after Decker's interests. SAYS he will swear
out habeas corpus papers and take the case to
the supreme Cour!. a siEntic4nt runor Is
officer first offered the reQuisition papers to
Gov. Norris and he refused to act.
The sun., 1891-03-27
TIE sMisuED HoUGoUERE4U CASE
Tho Jury Couldn't Agree.

From the Omaha World Herald
Twelve good men and trne have been celebrating
Since Friday evening over tho case of Carey j. warbn
ton whether he was insane malicious then he threw
char through the painting the Return Of Spring"
On Monday tho jury called into court and asked
II IN agreement could not DO reached. The foreman
replied that he dli not think SO.
Tho vote has stood for conviction and for acquital
since Saturday at NJ. The rst ballot showed for
conviction. and subsequently 10 votes for conviction
were had but two Jurors cingng tho insane theory
After being pood and finding that agreement, could
10 had tho court discharged them.
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No Change.


NrsEnw ! we' ~ IN tho country to
ol!., ,9y 10 aee gi.l haf; always been IN
love with
Cloverton And found her greatly changed,
euppoef
Lasbaway that wns the mos, remsrkn.
std! su!I s0."
The sun., 1891-03-27

Including tho ocers Of the Guards and ling the
GsnsrAs there arc now IN the Prussian army 7ois
officers from the NOBILITY and 7,43s the nj Idle
clsA In the Austrn, army the Uobiity has mayer had
such Treroudera.ca ss In the German army. ~ tho
2Ei Generals n kre from tho middle class; OF the
a3I 'oIones 100 oi 3o a'l Lieutensnt Colonsl la
OF She $50 Majors sah In the French army thu mobility
play rhi-. In isct ths notls oncsr may not even
b'sr his full '.s, but mus: content hilsef wI.l a
simple de"
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Worthy OF Her MOthev.

daughter OF the notorious Belle Starr and re.
putea daughter OF the notorious Cole Younger
last night In connection with n young man.
Hoe. twenty miles west Of III city. Tiey made
their escape into tho hic!nsaw country. on.
from them I'll q evening htaio they were nsar
the thieves, forty miles north. Pearl starr ia
about 20 years old. wears male attire. and bids
fair to become Ra great a desperate as her
mother She handles a Winchester and ak
shooter with perfection, !. a fine equestrian.
and hold. daring and fearless.
The sun., 1891-03-27
Beating tho Egg Tariff
From the Tombstone Prospector.

Since the duty on eggs has been tho rule
many devices have been thought OF for mann.
however. the only feasible. scheme up to date.
His proposition ID to feed hens on the cheap
fn nI q as ss'9 and h s"ys as~ Lay ang
inr viii 10 placed on the line. half In Me4ic9
and half IN. tho United states; They VIII iSed
wIn, 10 lay they got the further end, oil ne
building aud In that way escape paving the
duty. Tho protector OF this enterprise came
from Maine.
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Unlaue Honor Awaiting .ir. Harrison.

lr'hi the san Di'p9 sun.
Er, Cock iDhims the so. that his FIRM hR!
buiii boat mad. rn'ir.ly ont of soap. and
viii sH!l II about the bay Iuri q tie reception
OF Presihsn Harrison. IN" crait Will conta
several members OF tho coprany and the In
yentor. MIR Cook says That this will Le the
first sVpp boat ever launched.
The sun., 1891-03-27
Costly AIIsinfcrmati ton.

From the Courier. Journal
Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars . year is a
little too much to pay for fasHed Congregational Record
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Not Afraid or q STRAIGHT Nan.

bThs Standard Ia not stnioed with GormAnph obis
TT. Maryland Senator Is quite as good politi
CanI lie Lss,ss In the spois system and pracii,ssit