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Year: 1874

SPRAGUE NOT TO BE PROSECUTED.
JUDGE DANIELS DECIDES THAT HE CANNOT BE TRIED


ON THE REMAINING INDICTMENTS


At the opening of the Special Court of Oyer
and Termner Of Kings County yesterday the Hon.
Joshua NJ Van COtt resumed his argument IN the case OF
exTreasurer sprazue the question whether the de-
fendant could be tried under the pending Indictment as
he had already been acquitted on the charge OF embez
element. Justice Daniels rendered this decision:


The fret Indictment recites that defendant was
with &5OOOOO by the city, and that 1t was his
duty to keep the same IL then charges that he unaw
converted the at divers times to his own use Inc
that defendant wiIfuy frauduently and corrupty alb
stracted and applied the money TO his own use: Inc
charging part OF each indictment Ia substantially the
same II was merely necessary TO aver IN
indictment for maeasance that duty was Imposed
and then charge the neglect OF tnat duty iIe
charges defendant with wuly abstraeting ana appro
priatng funds and the Charter makes that onense m
construed covering the ofense defined In the fourth
section Of the Charter already alluded ar @ s TO- I, yer E
fendant under this indictment III THIS man mas oeeh
guilty Of neglect Of duty II better of ae public IN
tried for that oHense.


Mr.. sprague was then formally acquitted and warmly
congratulated by his friends. This decision excludes
the trial Of Sprague upon OF the other indictments
and gives him the status Of having been wrongfuly de-
prved his property which he turned to the city



sures beyond doubt, many think, It's return to him
upon the suit now pending for the recovery OF the
amount from the city. NJ. T. Rodman cannot be tried
for according to an understanding entered
into with the authorities he agreed States
evidence and the fnal result will undoubtedly be. that
while 1t is matter OF common notorety that the City
Treasury been robbed Of thousands OF dollars no one
convicted, and the city will have TO suffer the
entire loss.


prominent Brooklyn lawyer and eXiudge stated to
a TRIBUNE reporter last night that sprague's counsel
had already sgniaed his intention Of moving nolle
proseQui the OF his cliens and that the District
'orney would not oppose it, He said that according
to the decision Of Judge Daniels the remain
ing charges against sprague were only so many
counts on single Indictment. The fact OF Sprague's
acQutta would operate favoraby, he said In his suit
against city for the recovery Of his property which
he claims he turned under msappreheusion as to
his responsibility and Rodman had turned States
evidence could not be tried the result would be that
while the city treasury had been robbed Of thousands OF
dollars no would be punished for the theft and the
ity would have to suffer the entire loss.
Year: 1874

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The sermon at Calvary (P. E.) Church, yes
terday was delivered by the rector the Rev. T.. A.
Washburn d. D.. and formed the fourth of series of
discourses upon the Ten Commandments The text
the lfourth commandment, rs given in Exodus: "Re
member the Sabbath day 10 keep 1t holy Six days shalt
thou labor and do all thy work. but the seventh day is
the Sabbath OF the Lord thy God" This was supple
mented by the words of Christ. found In St. Mark ill., q
"The Sabbath was made for man, and not for the
Sabbath"


THIS statute. he said stood like buttress TO
uphold the temple in ancient Israel When study
its history II is not too much 10 that 1t has more i'm
porance than any other feature iu the system and In
that light claims attention enter upon It, however
with far more difficulty than either of the other
maudnents because there such q variety OF opinions
application TO our Christian faith yet II we
examine IL with fidelity TO the word OF 900, we
Of It. as we learn the Lords own teaching that the
Sabbath was made for We Will study, then. first
Of all the origin Of the day as Hebrew institution 10


DISCOURSE II is admitted by oil Interpreters that s
with the solemn enforcement of the Mosaic code in the
wilderness Some have claimed that IL was prmeyal
opinion partly by certain traces in early history and
partly by the sentence IN the second chapter OF Genes
which tells us that God rested on the seventh day The
incidents far for satisfactory proof Of this
sha az this division OF time IS hardly Known among
can rest no argument on IL as a primeval fact We
cannot take that thought Of the rest OF God after
l
receiving as sublime type to the sraeite OF his
holy rest and his Remembrance the Divine Teacher
whatever our views upon this fact, must assign the
observance OF the Sabbath binding and national
70 the time and ths stately scene OF the wilderness Al
mand OF the sterness character. But when look
this ordinance shondt all OF the ancient record
its bearing the education OF a rude people we can
not fail 70 soc In II one Of the nobest OF faith and
purity. There is, indeed. people whose social spirit
has not led to divisions Of sacred time But who tha
turns 10 that Hebrew record does feel how mucl
moro OF national affection eptwined Will
these gious gatheIngs does recall the brgh
picture Of tho crowds as they came together fron
every village the Holy CITY, and mingled their shout
TO the God Of IsraelA That sacred sabbath IS the
Year: 1874

The Rsv j. w. SAael1yord at tn ChSreh of tH Rof'cner


The Rev. j. w. ShackelfOrd, Rector of tho
Church of the Reieemer. at FOurthave. and Eighty
secOndst preached upon the subject OF Aids to Con-
version" and in the course of his brief sermon, he
spoke substantially as follows:


One of the greatest aids to conversion il the power OF
the rene wed will. principal reason why men fail In
religion is because the will not firmly bent and they
have therefore only spasms Of religion when they arc
over sin Is parleyed WITH and temptation to commit II
rumphs Many refuse to he converted because they SEQ
hypocres at the communion table !but what has your
conversion to do with your neghbors hypocrisy Leave
your neghDor God and do not make his sin an excuse
for dsobeying Gods commandments. Instead OF trying
10 find evil In Others how much Of it you can dis
cover in yourself and II you make baf an enOr the
discovery will appa you, and you will conclude tDat
you have quite enough to do 10 purify your own heart


Another powerful aid To conversion IL the doing gOOi
70 Others for you will become better yourself IN pro
portion % the benefit you TO your ellOw-man In
doing such good that it costs effort do not
content yourself with merely relieving sickness AMI
suffering and want when It comes to your door, but go
into those portions of the city where misery ana ds
titution reign and give your personal attention TO ale.
Waiting IT, Kneel down by some hardened sinner aui
pray for him administer directly 10 the wants OF some
moor sufferer be az angel o. hope and mercy TO thOso
who have seldom had kind or encouraging word, ana
Won will feel that have been lifted nearer Heaven
thaneyer before and that you following closer than
ever in the footsteps of Him who taught and praceed
mercy and charity and good all His life.
Year: 1874

Church, brooklyn


The Rev. Theodore l.. Cuyler, d. D., preached
yesterday morning in the Lafayotteave Presbyterian
Church. Brooklyn. He spoke In the main az follows:


shall speak 10 you this morning about this truth OF
God which we find In Pauls First Epistle the Thes-
salonans and part OF the fourth Not pleas
ing men God, which treth hearts. This Is all
the time trying question with US, each Of us,
in lives daily and thoughts. and pursuits and pur
poses and pleasures. Why, when wrote down these
words tempted 10 prepare something, 20 say some
thing which would reflect credit upon myself We are
all tempted 10 do something which will bring TO our
selves praise, s0meth that Will rebound To our little
poor glory. How often u minister finds himself In dan
ger OF being led To writing something that will please
whether God be pleased. whether God be gorifed,
whether an undying soul be prOnted or not When We
seek to please only do not please God
minister should try TO be IN sympathy with the
popular heart for the popular Jesus preached
to the people, and the people heard the Son OF
God gladly did the child the poor the peasant the
iterate fisherman Every minister and Christian
to win the confidence and teach the hearts OF the
people The sharpest truth may be spoken In love. III
love point the arrow God with II. believe that
the Gospel Of Jesus Christ Is adapted TO every mans
wants and every mans sinful conditions. warn those
who about to make profession Of faith in this
church look They strong,
and people the the SWAY ships
Mortal souls the rocks and into the undercurreDts
Of sin. The drift OF these currents IL away from God,
toward enjoyment and not toward eternal enoy
ment they toward the and not toward the
money aking its sake, toward Injury for
sake. AT the hour OF u nations peril the current
sets toward patriotism. Men not carried with II so
much BY tue principles as by tho undertow This
good aud strong and just strong this
are the bad currents. Why do men turn away from
Godi Because the natural heart the carna heart 10 at
them TIL they look NJ IN she right way When they
do look at u In s right vay' then they love ~ ueA
Year: 1874

TIE report Of the Committee on Fra
ternal Relations Of the Methodist Church
South, with reference to fraternity and


union with the Methodist Church North,
which was adopted by very large ma
jority, is a positive and outspoken docu-
ment. While they express a willingness
to fraternize, they are honest enough to
let their Northern brethren understand
that they have no idea OF uniting with
them. The great obstacle to union Is the
negro, and the negro free Is just as great
an obstacle as he was when a slave. In
condition Of servitude, there was no
hope for union, because the Southern
Methodist would not Tree him. Now that
he Is free, the Northern Methodists have
inaugurated mixed conferences, congre-
cations, and schools, to which the South
ern Methodists will never consent. A
union once formed there would be the
danger that the majority would thrust the
mixed plan upon them. Thus the IN.
fortunate negro, In whatever position he
finds himself, Is the same old bone Of
contention,
Year: 1874

Is gratifying to know that there is even .
remote prospect Of such q combination
oiprivate capitalists being formed. In
the meantime the two counties have the
first say in the matter. They have the
whole project still under their own con.
troll. II they do not wish to lose the
money already invested in the road, and
think they can redeem 1t by putting in
an additional investment, and thus secure
not only the future control Of the road
but also whatever profit may accrue from
its ownership, all they have to do Is to
say 50 and act accordingly. II on the
contrary, they are unwilling to proceed
further with the work on their own ac-
count, but are willing toturn It over for
whatever 1t will bring to private parties,
we shall hope 70 see the enterprise sue
cessiully completed at no very distant
day.
Year: 1874

We are really getting alarmed for the
good name Of our Washington county
neighbors. We do not refer to. the array
ot criminal cases recently before their
court, but TO q communication In
yesterdays Reporter advocating the
enactment Of IN ordinance in the
borough Of Warrington providing for the
ringing Of the Court House bell at q GER
tain hour every evening, after which
hour every person found on the streets,
except phySicians, shall be subject to ar
resi-, and II arrested twice shall be subject
to imprisonment. This law 1t seems has
become necessary in Washington on &C.
count Of the "llcentiousness, rowdyism
and profanity which abOunds in the hours
Of night" and Is the sort Of q law that in
the time Of William the Conqueror was
known aa the "Curiew," q law that pro-
vided for covering the fires, extingulsh-
ing the lights and retiring to bed in every
house throughout England at the sound
Of bell that was rung early in the even.
ing. The writer in the Reporter suggests
that their bsll bo ruug at ten
P. N. in summer and nine O'Clock
in winter and that 1t shall be q signal for
everybody to betake themselves to their
homes. This Is curious suggestion for
this day and age, and smscks Of medieval
timea. But Washington county always
was curious country, They used to
arrest travellers for invading the solemn
and sacred stiffness OF their Sabbath by
presuming to pass through their territory
on that day, and also INDUCED In other
Connecticut-blue-law regulations. The
present suggestion is not by any means .
new thing, for It seams that they had
such . law in Washington within the last
twenty-five years, and the writer in the
Reporter ssys that II did more to promote
morality and better the condition Of the
people than all the sermons that could be
preached, This may be true. No doubt
in King W1IL1AM's time the "C1rlew"
was esteemed very salutary regulation.
Why not revive it throughout the whole
country by an act Of Congress; incorpor.
ate IT, ior instance as provision in the
Civil Rights billH II such a provision is
good thing IN Washington, why not in
Wheeling, Pittsburgh, and all the other
citiesH Sinchit promotes morality and
betters the condition Of the people, it
ought to become universal custom. We
fear, however, that the agitation has
commenced too late ia the history Of the
world. People have an idea Of personal
liberty these days somewhat different
from the old notions. Its not in keep
Ing with their idea Of liberty to restrain
one part Of the community in order to do
good to the other part The good citi.
zenShip Of q town or city is not to be
punished for the benefit Of the "daDger.
Gus class" The policy is to punish only
those who offend and to leave everybody
free to come and go with the utmost
freedom. Having become accustomed to
this sort of liberty, the people are not
likely to relinquish it. However, our
Washington neighbors can make the ex.
pertinent and report progress.
Year: 1874

PRonA1LYthere are to-day more uu-


employed and poverty.stricken men as the
direct result Of agitation Of the railroad
question than at any other time In the
history Of the country. .-.S Pau Pioneer.
Year: 1874




EDITOR CECIL WHIG:-About the only
argument in favor of giving the appoint
ing power of the teachers of the public
schools to the County School Commission
ers, in place of the Trustees of their re-
spective Districts, is, that the said Trus-
tees are apt to have friends and relatives to
whom they wish to give the position and
hence, are unfit for that important duty.


Let us look at the matter squarely.-
First, the Trustees are appointed by the
the Commissioners and are expected to
consist OF men having a direct interest in
the success OF the public schools; just such
men as are most likely to educate their
children both morally and intellectually to
fit them for the very best instructors for
the rising generation, which is following at
their heels; but if they (the School Com
missioners) fail to make judicious appoint
ments, then they are derelict of duty and
would be just as likely to be in their selec-
ton of teachers; but according to the
arguments of the learned gentlemen who
harangued the Legislature touching this
subject, these scions of worthy parents, no
matter how capable, are to be " "tabooed -
merely because some of their relatives or
friends are so unfortunate as to be Trustees.
He would have us import oUr teachers
AID send our own children abroad to get
employment as best they can. He also
seems to loose sight of the fact that the
County School Commissioners with their
Secretary, Treasurer and Examiner, are
Just as lihely to have friends and relatives
clamorous for positions, and are supposed
to be human, and sometimes little vim
dictive; in such case where is redress to be
founi9


Next, teachers hold certificates of COM
potency, without which no one can be en-
ploycd. These are the safe guards of the
Trustees, as they are supposed to be given
only to such persons as after fair and
impartial examination in the various
branches required by a competent person,
who is paid high salary for that duty
have proven themselves worthy and quail
fed to hold the responsible position of
teacher in any of the public schools in the
county. Should person holding such a
certificate be employed and proved incom-
petent, then the error must lay at the door
of the Examiner, and not with the Trus-
tees, and would not the said Examiner who
would from his position in the Board
naturally have great influence, be as likely
to appoint such persons as to grant them
certificates. The Trustee system is the
safer plan, from the fact of there being
three in number. Should one of them from
partiality or any other cause, insist upon
employing teacher unsuited to the people
of the District, there are two others to
counteract it. Upon the Whole the system
is now well guarded and should remain as
it is. G. II. J.
Year: 1874

The ethereal blue color of the sky
is due to the minute particles'Of mat
ter which float in the air. Were
these particles removed, the appear
ance of the sky would be dead black
1t is fact in optics that exceedingly
fine portions of matter disperse or
scatter the blue rays of light, coarser
portions scatter red rays, still cOarser
portions scatter all the rays, making
white light. An Atmosphere is full
of aqueous vapor, the particles of
which diffuse white light in all direc-
tiOns. When these particles are en-
larged, they become visible in the
form of clouds. The vapor particles
of the white clouds are supposed TO
be finer and lighter than those of the
dark clouds.


That the diffusion of light in our
atmosphere, the blue colOring of the
sky and the colors of the clouds, are
due to the presence of matter floating
in the air, has been cOnclusively
proven by Tyndall. On passing 4
beam of sunlight through glass
tube, the beam is rendered brilliantly
visible by the reflection of light from
the dust particles floating in the air
contained in the tube. But on re-
moving the dust PARTICLES, which is
done by filtering the air by cotton
wool, or causing the air to pass over
flame, the beam of light is no
longer visible in the tube.-ScieRtifc
| AmeTicGR.
Year: 1874

Bad dreams are frequently caused
by tight neck band, which prevents
the blood when it reaches the brain
from flowing freely back again.
Compression of any part of the body
should be avoided at all times, but
especially during sleep. The lighter
the bed-clOthes are the more refresh
ing and sweet will be the repOse. For
this reason, comforts made of de-
laines, or other thin material, and
stuffed with wool, are far preferable
to those made of cotton, and warmer
even than blankets, since the fibers
Of wool are wider apart, and the same
weight goes farther in retaining the
warmth of the body.
Year: 1874

FROM Tue baItlmOre Ameflcan.


Seven cOlOred representatives from
the South have seats in the present
Congress, and they certainly are no
discredit to their race or to the body
in which they sit. We have not no
ticed that any one of them has said a
word or performed an act that was
beneath the dignity of Representa-
tive in Congress. The opponents of
emancipation and enfranchisement
used to terrify us with the terrible
pictures of the degradation that
would overtake us when negroes sat
in the National councils. They were
false prophets. Neither the country
at large nor Congress has suffered in
the least by the presence of these
dark skinned gentlemen in the
Lower House. One of them Occu-
pied the Speakers chair a few days
since, and presided with as much dig
nifty and fairness as any other mem
Der could have done. 1t was a strik-
ing commentary on the course Oi
events that South Carolina freedman
should be chairman of the committee
of the whole in the House of Repre-
sentatives on one day, and that on
the succeeding day Mr.. L. Q. c. La
mar, of Mississippi, fierce tire-eateI
of the ante bellum period, should de
liver eulOgy of Charles Sumner.
Year: 1874

Hurrab, for the cup of cold water,
The best of all tonicS for me;
Hurrah! for the beautiful water,


Sparkling child of the sea
Hurrahi for water, cold water!


Hurrahi for its magical worth;
The greatest of all our great blessings,
The glorious girdle of earthl
We gaze on the mightiest rivers,
On the cataract, ocean and stream;
Grand volumes of billowy waters
Around us forever are seen.
No end to their onward progression
Through meadow and valley and hill
Up and down the gay face of Nature
They ripple and flow as they will.
The well. the brook, and the fountain,
Or the drops that increasingly run
Down the bare arm of the mountain,
A glistening shield in the sun;
Or the lakelet jar in The shadows
The traveller meets on his way,
Where he kneels and drinks deepof thu


nectar


And is strong for the tolls of the day
Oh, wonderful, wonderful water!
We thank the good Lord for his love
A foretaste of the ''Rivers of Water
That flow round the white thron'


above!


1t never brings pain or distresses.
Or drives away peace from the breast
1t never turns men into demons,


While the Devil runs off with the rest
Then three cheers with will for colo


water!


As slaves we never can be;
Wen stand meath temperance banner
And prove Independent and free!
Year: 1874

Some of the GallipOlis temperance
pledges bear the names of good
many men and boys who have been
addicted to strong drink, they are now
battling with a perverted appetite
and they find the cOntesta a very hard
one. heard one of them beseech his
old comrades to assist him oput these
saloons out of the way, by voting fol
the Beer Ordinance, and sustaining
these noble women. He said he
wanted to keep the pledge, but the
saloons were sore temptation to
him-fearful man-traps, which he has
to pass on the street. While thou
sands of moderate and immoderate
drinking men in various parts of the
State were taking the same decided
stand, sagaciOus lot Of rascals and
bummers organized the aforesaid
Convention at Cincinnati, and made
infiamatory speeches in favor of pro
tecting and perpetuating these sa-
looms by law; and then insulted these
persons and the Commonwealth, by
declaring that they were working in
the interest of temperance! These
are the men that are engineering the
political machinery to-day! Should
we wonder, therefore, if honest men
refuse to participate in an election,
when they can vote for none of the
candidates with an approved con
science? And when Incorporate men
get out of the slums, and try TO re-
form and become good citizens; when
they join these women in urging rum
sellers to close out their dangerous
places, is it not time that the saloon
ist was waking up to the awful re-
sponsibility of his calling? Suppose
that through his agency one of these
reclaimed ones should fall, and final
ly lose his immortal soul, how is he
going to atone for that deed? ''WOe
unto him that giveth his neighbor
drink Verify l should be afraid to
be a rum-seller.
Year: 1874

The following description of a re-
markable meteOric display is given
us by "a gentleman who witnessed it
quite recently at Kingston Springs at
2:10 A. NJ: at took the shape of a
ball of fire, rising in the north and
passing rapidly through the heavens
and going down in a southwest direc-
ton. Apparently two feet in diane
ter, it had a blazing tail which seem
ed to be about fifty yards long, the
whole making so vivid light that
one could easily see a pin on the
ground. Just before it went out of
sight, there was a terrible roaring
sound as if a dozen heavy cannon
were firing not far off. At first |
thought Old Baldy had broke loose
in earnest.-NdshUiLe Union and
american.