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and social sentiments; the uniHcation Of mankind
Of reason over passion: all these things may be
carried to an indefinite extent, and may produce
what, In comparison with the present estate Of
man, would he terrestrial paradise. Natural
selection and the mercoss struggle for exist
enco may be- in some measure superseded by Sc
lection OF n more scientific and merciful kind.
Death may be deprived, at all events OF its
panss. On tho other hand. 1t is admitted that
even from this point Of view. the horizon does
OF population is a danger which the anti Malthu
sian can no longer set at naught, and to check
which IL is certain that Providence will not In
torpose. The tendency OF the factory. with its
increasing division OF labor. has not hitherto
been to make Industrial life less monotonous
more cheerful. Frost. heat, storm, drought,
and earthquakes, human progress can hardly
abato. Art and poetry do not seem likely to ad.
vance with tho ascendancy OF severe science.
There is somo truth. thinks Mr.. Goodwin Smith,
in the saying Of the poet, that tho glory has
passed away from the earth. Let our fancy sup
pose the most chimerical Of Utopias realized In
n commonwealth of man. Nevertheless IL Is OBJ
vious that mortal lifc prolonged TO any concoiv.
able extent. is but span. "Still over every fcs.
tai board In the community o; terrestrial bliss
would be cast the shadow OF approaching death; I;
and the swceter life became tho moro bitter
death would be. Tho moro bitter II would be at
least to the ordinary man. and the number OF
philosophers like John Stuart Mill is small"
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the presumption that, for all suffering. at least
for all unmerited suffering, this planet,
supreme justice must have provided compcnsa-
tion elsewhere and hereafter Il thcro not, he
asks. nm infnity Of suffering among aniiualst
Are not many Of them, by tho vory constitution
Of nature doomed as the prey Of other animals
TO slf.c- agonics Of fear and, at last painful
dcatht Arc not others fated 10 be tortured by
parasitesi Yet whcro will bo their compensa-
tion Where will be the compensation Of the hap
less dog which writhes beneath the knife Of tho
vivisector. and which no. only Is innocent, but
is an involuntary benofactor OF humanity Tho
author OF this book deems IL to have been proved
with superfuity OF logic that a survey Of ma
turo drives us to one OF two conclusions.
either to tho conclusion that benevolenco Ii not
o,pniootcnt or to the conclusion that omnipo-
tence is not, in our aoceptation of the term,
purely benevolent What may no behind tho
veil VIC cannot tell. But in that which is mani.
festod to us there seems to be nothing that can
warrant us in looking for Immortality as the
certain gift OF unlimited bcncvolcnco invested
with unlimited powers What lies beyond that
which is manifested to us is tho region not of
demonstration but Of hope. 1t is at tho same
time. OF course admitted by Mr.. Goodwin Smith
that man shrinks from nnnihilation. If he
wcrc certified OF II, nevertheless, in spite OF
all that science and criticism have done
to prepare him for discncbantmcnt. and
notwithstanding the soothing talk OF phi
losophers about eternal rest" his being
would receive great shock. A fearful
light would bo thrown upon the misery and
degradation Of which the world Is full. has
always been full. and is likely long to remain
full. A fearful light. too would be thrown upon
all tho horroys Of history. The sufferers OF tho
past. at all events, derived no comfort amid
famine. plague. massacre. and torture from the
new theories Of an idoal life. OF a religion OF
humanity" and OF "posthumous and sub
jective existence in the progress OF the species"
The author points out that upon this supposi
tion selfish tyrant like Louis XIV. would. at
least while his fortune lasted have been OF all
men tho happiest. whi!o the victims Of his selfish
ambition and rapine. slaughtered in his profit
gate wars, pcrishing OF hunger through his
travagance. or worked TO death ns slaves In his
galleys. would have been. OF all men. the most
miserable.
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O'Clock. On the third day tho trial Of Niles and
Roberts proceeded a. usual. At o'clock tho
Court ordered tho usual recess for dinner, the
Recorder. in the solemn manner characteristic
OF him, saying TO the jury You will be very
careful to-day to return hero promptly ut
2 o'clock and not keep the Court witt
ing" Again, after tho lapse OF six hours.
tho dinner was brought TO II close because
o'clock had arrived and II was suggested that 1t
was high time to return to the court room.
which, accordingly, was done. There the Court
and counsel found the jury and audience that
had been waiting patiently Ave or six hours.
Thus for weeks continued daily the recess or
dcrcd for dinner at o'clock. and the charge
OF the Recorder TO the jury in a manner Inn
pressive. and at times majestic, to DO prompt In
their attendance at the expiration OF the hour
ard mot keep the Court waiting" We can well
believe that this series OF dinners will. MS Mr..
Clinton says. ever continue fresh In the memory
OF the surviving guests.
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s,r rer. Court. ..a lawyer. Ylrt, Year. Age.

In an entertaining volume entitled Ertrdordi
nary Cases CHarpers), Mr.. HENRY l.. CLINTON
gives an account Of some Of his observations and
experiences at the New York Bar. to which ho
was admitted In May, 1s46. II is evident from
the date OF his admission that he must have beon
familiar with the methods OF pleading which OBJ
taincd in this State before the adoption OF tho
Code Of Procedure. and also with many curious
usagcs which were abolished by tho State Con-
st!tution OF lS46. We shall glance at some Of
these usaees as we'll as at the authors rcminis-
cenccs OF certain distinguished advocates.
Among the latter may be mentioned Ogden
Hoffman. Charles O'Conor. John Van Buren.
James w. Gerard, James 7. Brady, and Horace
+. Clark.
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Among those who were invited to attend these
particular dinners was Ogden Hoffman. Mr..
Clinton tells us that he never knew a lawyer
who enjoyed attending trials conducted by his
fellow lawyers us Mr.. Hoffman did. Our author
thinks that In somo respects he was without a
peer at the bor. While others might vie with
him In logical power and in a clear and forcible
presentation OF facts TO Jury, he possessed a
voice which. In sweetness, nclodious power, and
elocutionary effect, surpassed that OF any other
person Mr.. Clinton over heard at the bar on tho
stump, In tho pulpit or elsewhere II. in respect
to the highest kind OF eloqucnco no may
havo had an equal. yet. at least in our
authors opinion, he never had n superior.
In tho flow OF conversation at tho din
nors during tho Niles and Roberts trial
he took n conspicuous part Ho loved to
talk. and his friends and admirers. including all
present. loved to hear him talk. From his ripc
experience at the bar and in public life. his
memory was stored with facts, incidents, and
anecdotes Of tho most interesting kind. There
was. too. n peculiar fascination In his genial
manner and felicitous mode OF telling them.
One OF these anecdotes is rccounted In this book
Ogden Hoffman recalls that when he In
Congress two Of his follow members noted for
their gcniality, ability, and courage had become
estranged for cause which. as II then appeared.
would result inevitably in a duel. One OF tho
principals secured Hoffman as his friend and
tho other principal found friend OF his to
act for him. Tho two friends who, in
caso of duel, would have ofiiclatcd rs
seconds. met. Tho principals wcro noted
especially for courage; neither needed duel
to provo his fidelity TO tho principles OF the
code They wcre warmly liked. and tho two
friends desired In some way to save their prin-
cipals. tnluckily. the difficulty admitted OF
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VIII.

We must ind space for one moro Of Mr.. Clin.
toms vivid "reminiscences. We refer to his por-
trait Of Horace +. Clark, whom he describes as
lawyer OF strong individuality OF character.
Clark. he said, possessed decided ability, and in
the trial OF cases was keen, aggressive and per
sistent. Although not Of an unamiablc dis
position, his conversation at times was char.
acterized by interesting and caus,ic i'm.
pudence. In one instance. being in the law
library when 1t was In the old City Hall, he laid
down certain proposition OF law. IIusa
Maxwell, who had been an eminent ami
successful lawyer in his day, but had re-.
tired from practice years before. happened
to be sitting near. He gently expressed
his dissent Clark still more emphatcally
asserted tho correctness OF his proposition.
Upon Maxwell seeking to convince Clark that
he was In error the latter became exceedingly
dogmatic in maintaining his views Maxwell
said to him: Mr.. Clark, ought TO know a little
something OF law; have had long experience
at the bar. tried cases long before you were
born" Said Clark: Il know you did, you tried
two before and ono aftcrward." II is well
known that Horace Y. Clark's tastes ran largely
In the direction OF money making. He had an
extensive and lucrative practice. Not content,
however, with receiving fees by the thousands
and probably tens OF thousands OF dollars in In.
dividual cases, not satisfied with adding every
little while a hundred thousand dollars to his
fortune, he resolved to enter upon a cArssr
by which millions might be amasscd. 10
seemed to think that in the race Tor
wealth ho could, perhaps, distance his
father-in'law, Commodore Vanderbilt. who VS.
then ono OF the three richest men In the United
States, and who was to die the richest Clark
went into the railroad business, and became
President OF the Union Pacific Railway. Al the
timo OF his death, in 1873, when he was 81 years
OF age. he had large contracts for the purchase
OF stocks. In the then condition Of the market
his estate was worth seven millions OF do.'
lars. Afterward came the calamitous panic.
The securities belonging to Clark's estate.
and those which he In his lifetime had con
tracted TO purchase, so shrank in value that.
had his estate then been settled, It would have
been bankrupt. His executor. however. Angus
tus Schel secured delays until better times.
and by discreet and effective management, man
aged. after paying all debts. to save from 80
wreck about two millions OF collars.
The book which Mr. Henry l.. Clinton has
given us is, thus far, unique. 1t is to be hol'd
that Mr. William NJ. Evarts, by Ear the most
eminent survivor OF the New York bar Of my
years ago, may be persuaded by his friends 10
publish his rccolleCtions
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EyeL y we assume the failure OF all proofs OF
personal Immortality, the author OF this book
points out that the estate OF man upon this earth
may. in course Of time. be vastly improved. So
much at least, seems to be promised by tho re-
cent achievements OF science, whose advance 10
in goometrical progression, each discovery Civ
ing birth to several moro. Increase OF health
and extension o; life by sanitary. diotetic. and
gymnastic improvement; Increase OF wealth BY
invention. and Of leisure by tho substitution Of
machinery for labor; more equal distribution OF
wealth. with Its comforts and refnements:
diffusion OF knowledge; political meliora-
tion; the elevation Of the domestic affections
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places, 90 a. to appear oblivious Of everything
about him, even to tho extent Of failing to rec
ogniye his most intimate friends when he met
them. Mr.. Clinton thinks that in respect OF tho
power Of concentration on the business In hand
O'Conor never had peer at the New YORK
bar. As n lawyer-a faithful, honorable, purcs
able, and profound lawyer-Charles OConor
had no superior in the United States. Al
though Van Buren, was distinguished Tor
certain kind OF readiness. coolncss. and sclf'pos
session, yet In calculation and foresight OConor
was by far his superior. Years after tho trial OF
the Forrest divorce case. O'Conor, speaking OF 1t
to the author Of this book, avcrrcd that, when no
rested tho case. he had no apprehension that the
trial would como to an abrupt termination. He
said he knew Van Buren, so we'll that he had no
doubt he would proceed with the trial and put
his witnesses on tho stand. He relied on tho
publicity Of the trial to develop testimony on his
side sufficient to enable him TO win tho case. and
his foresight was more than justified.
1t is conceded at the same time that. what
ever may have been the shortcomings OF John
Van Buren,. he was. in respect Of wit and humor
almost without rival at tho bar or on the
stump. Mr.. Clinton gives an example OF tho
tendency OF his mind in this direction. Soon
after he came from Albany TO the city OF New
York TO practise, ho argued a case his side OF
"hiOh "as oh'roiy uo'ouo' 'Vs"' '"S''' "o.N'~
the General Term OF the Supreme Court AFTER
he had proceeded little way In his argument or
tho first point the presiding Judge EdmondS
said TO him: Mr. Van Buren,. we cannot SEQ
that there Ia anything in your first point" Van
Buron answered: Then Will go to tho ncSt
point He had argued but short time when tho
Judge said: :" Mr.. Van Buren, II we understand
you correctly, there docs not appear to be any
thing in your second point" Van Burcn re.
piled: Then will takc mp my next point.
Judge Edmonds soon interrupted him with tho
same remark which he had made with respect TO
the preceding point. Van Burcn said: " Then
will waste no time on my third point, and Will
at once arguo my fourth point Thus no
went through his different points seridttm, tho
presiding Judge, saying In respect OF each
" There Is nothing In it. When Van Buron had
finished the argument OF his last point, Judge
Edmonds, after whispered consultation with
his associate judges said: Mr. Van Buren.
after consultation, we all agroe that we cannot
perceive that there is anything In any OF your
points, Said Van Buron. throwing down his
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SOME NEW BOOKS.
ee,aw,r Smith on ummort.ity ana Miracles.


se'oWin sm"n on 'm"or'"s ""e
We predict n wide circulation among educated
and thoughtful people OF the volume entitled
Guesses at the Riddie of Existence, by GOODWIN
sMIrB. d. c. L. (Macmillansl Tho author is
known and honored for his writings on both
sides of the Atlantic; indeed, since the death Of
Froudo and Matthew Arnold. he is generally &C.
knowiedgod to be the greatest living master Of
English prose. Sometimes we think, however,
that cultivated Americans are less familiar than
they should DO with tho uniaue distinction at.
taincd by Mr.. Goodwin Smith at Oxford t'niver.
sty. Not only did ho secure double first" -
both Sir Robert Peel and Mr.. Gladstone had
done that-but hc carried OF tho Hertford and
ireland scholnrships, the consumn,atc proofs
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Tho keynote Of the book before us. which deals
with such absorbing questions as Is there an.
other life and the miraculous element in
Christian,ty and again. tho connection OF moral
fly with thcIsm, Is struck In the preface. whcro
the writer says that there is no longer any 1850
in clinging to the untenablc. or in shutting our
eyes to that which cannot he honestly denied.
The odgcated world, and TO n great extent. the
uncducated world also, has got beyond tho
point at which frank dealing with ira
ditiona creed can DO regarded MS wanton
disturbance OF faith. Liberal theologians
themselves have. at least, half resigned
tho belief in miracles, rationaliz!ng wher.
ever they can and minimizing where
that pro,css fnis. Liberal theologinns and even
thcologians by no means ranked as liberals IL
they arc learned and opcn-mindcd have given
ZIP tho authenticity and authority Of Genesis.
Wilh these they must. apparently. give up tho
FALL the Redemption. and the Incarnation.
After this, little is left OF the ecclesiastical
crceds for criticism to destroy. We add that
tho spirit in which these pages have beon penned
by tho author-thc text OF the book confirms
the preface on this points not that OF az
nosticisin. II agnosticism imports despair Of
spiritual truth, but that OF free and hope
ful inquiry. the way for which 1t is ncces.
sary TO clear by removing the wreck OF
that upon which wo can found our faith no
more. Let 1t not be supposed that the author is
an assailant OF the belief in ovcrruling Provi-
dence and lifo beyond the grave. To resign,
he says untcnabe arguments for belief is not
to reslgn the boli Of. while a belief inseparately
bound up with untenable arguments would
needs share thoir fate. The writer declares
that, II the conclusions reached In this volume
are. or seem to be. negative. no one will rejoice
moro than he TO see the more welcome view ne-
asserted and fresh evidence OF its truth
supplied. 1T" he continues, "as our hearts
tell us, there Is q Supreme Being. He cares
for US; He knows our pcrplcxity; He has
his plans. n we seek truth. He will enablc
uo, in due time, to ind II. Whether VIC find 1t
cannot matter to him; 1t may conceivably matter
TO him whether we seek it," Again. III much
is, for the present. lost, let US remember that
there Is also much from which. by the abandon
ment Of 6ogmatic tradition, we arc relieved. II,
on the one hand the old arguments for theism
and immortality have failed us, and the face of
the Father In heaven Is for the moment veilcd,
on the other hand, wo set free from tho belief
that oil who go not in by the straight cato. that
is, the greater part Of mankind are lost forever;
from belief in the God Of Dante, with his ever
lasting torture house; from belief in the God OF
predestinaton. who arbitrarily rejects half his
creatures and dooms them to eternal fire. That
which In good sermon has most practical
effect will probably survive Its ecclesiastical or
theological form"
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We arc told that the contrast between Van
Buren and o'Conor was very striking Wan Bu-
rem possessed great ability and was moderately
studious He did not seem. however, like 'Conor,
to be able TO concentrate his entire thoughts
upon ceso night and day, at all times and In all
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It did on the Greek or Roman. in whom still
lived, though in q sublimated form, the gro
gsrious instinct Of tho herd. M. w. II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-07
OBITUARY.
JUDGE JAMES GIBSON.

Salem. y. Y, June 6.-Judge James Gibson died Ak
his home here to-day at the age Of eighty years For
sixty years he had been a lawyer, and one OF the
most prominent members of the bar in Northern
New-York. In 1850 he was elected Judge of Wash
ington County. and ne served four years. Judge
Gibson was elected State Senator from the XlIth
District, then Washington and Rensselaer, counties,
IN 1866 For many years he was a member of the
National Guard. and in 1861 he made brigadier-
general OF the Twelfth Brigade. He became an odd
Fellow In 1915. and his connection with that order
defeated him as Wing candidate for Justice of the
Supreme Court in 1916. In lS49 he elected Grand
Master OF the State of New-lOrk Judge Gibson
was also Mason of high degree. He was Grand
Master of the Grand Lodge of the State of New
York in 1865 and 1869 and he laid the Of
the Masonic Temple in NewYork City in 1870 in
politics he was Republican from the organization
of that party until 1872. when he became Liberal
Republican and afterward a Democrat The funeral
will be held In St Paurs Episcopal Church in
Salem on Wednesday at p. m.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-07
PRESIDENTS WEEK AT NASH' iLhh'
PREPARATIONS TO RECEIVE MAJOR MKlNLEf
AT TIE EXPOSITION CITY.


AT THE EXPOSITION CITY
Nashville Tenn June 1.-THE week OF the Expo
si.,.p inst ended has been most satisfactory from
o,..rv noint of view Large numbers from distant
c,o,cs wore here every day. and the coming week
,rdcultedlv will show a great increase IN attehd-
.rco This week will end with the VISIT OF froSi-
dcrt Mckinley on ohio Day Preparations are
n. ing made TO give him a hearty ana enthusiasc
,,lcCr,e and all parts OF the State viii he repre-
s,r,ed The programme for Friday, the day fresi-
Ao,, Mckinley arrives, Is as follows
,rho President. Governor Bushnell OF OHIO ana
1t. ,,.iu no escorted to the Maxwell! House Tor
Lrddair arf after which Governor laElOf VIII nc
p11N'"irrI Al 1879 the Prcsidental raf'! VIII 10
as1o,t.I 10 The Centennial GroundS atcJiIptT
~. C;avarDOr Bushnell and stan ana, '0N,ihOi
ior ana .iaff The escort VIII lhciIue9 ! n.y. va
and Tennessee troops Al ii % ciocN ~ t''I
,"i,,ortn addresses OF welcome VIII Dc utiiNcIcu
~. pres,dnnt Thomas. Mayor Mccarthy ana S,oH-
";;,nr TAYLOR Response. VIII pe mhue y! = 49,,
co,or clark OF ONO, Governor Bushil,II ~" ~
II''r,ei6,rt luncheon will follow, ana thcn tic
ieroction Of buildings and grounCs Az . o cio, ~
,,hooi Trrsid. Mt Mrs Mckinley ana the "oii." Ua
~ iort, will hold a reception Ior women an ''T
V.r1ans Building. on SATURDAY nloI 'Iiti "a ,' -
o,cinck president Mckinley VIII hoid pun.
o.,'on in me Auditorium ana also VIII pdin 5i-
80 {n he exercises OF Cincinnati Da! oa.uIu".
ppirh, ,he President and party start LOT '"a''"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-07
TIE ST. COLTNBKILLE CELEBRATION.
OBSERVANCE OF THE THIRTEENTH CENTENARY
ANNIVERSARY OF TIE DEATH OF
PATRON SAINT OF IRELAND


The thirteenth centenary anniversary OF the
death OF St. Columbk.llc Of the three patron
saints OF Ireland. observed yesterday in the
Roman Catholic Church Of ST. COLUMBIA, No 339
West Twenty ffth-st. The celebration will con-
tnuc four days. High mass was celebrated yester-
day by Bishop Farley, and Vicar-Gcneral Mooney
preached the scrmon
Panegyrics OF the saint Will be delivered this
evening bv the Rev Thomas Mclaughlin. Of the
Church OF the TRANSPORTATION. and on Tuesday
evening at the same church by the Rev. John J.
Lynch of Albany.
There will be a solemn high mass at St. Columbia g
on Wednesday morning which will be attended
Iy Colonel George Moore Smith and the members
OF the G9th Regiment In the afternoon there will be
parade in which Irish and Catholic societies will
pa rtcipate. The societies will go a picnic in
Suffers Harlem River Park after the parade. and
addresses will be delivered by Judge Joseph j.
DAILY General James r. OBerne. Judge Fitzgerald
Edward browne. Justices 0'Gorman, Thomas Costi
gan and Or. Constantine J. Mcguire
Father Prat. pastor OF St Columba's. has charge
Of the celebration.
The Gaelic Society last night held meeting in
Chickering Hall. at which the Rev DR. Thomas J.
Shahan a professor In the Catholic University de-
livered an address st Columbkle and Euro
pcan Civilization" and there was musical pro-
gramme. Judge Joseph f. DAILY presided