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tlonal measure. Its friends, and there are among them such mon as Hoar, Dawes nnd Logau, are Inclined lo think thal lhe Democrats would oe delighted if it should be (lefoat.il. It would place theHopublican party in tho light of having re? fused to aid in ivinov lng illiteracy. Senator Vance, lor instance, i* r agra aim ted I ing that thc defeat of the bill would tm nish an ex eaOant weapon in (he hands of North Carolina Democrats in lhe BBBBtBg campaign. His views are allure.1 by a number of Southern Senators, who. it la but j.i-*t to say, ara toady ba lay aside an j scruples they may have with reference |..tl,.:i cherished doc-trim ot Mate lights involved fo this case, as long ta they eau secure the ? money. A few of the Deinocint*.. among thom Havarti. Vt st and Bnnlobary*. willbeflaorc coneletent and will |.mi. ably roteogahaattha paaaaga <>f the bill. Among thc Kepnblicans by fur the granter numbaa eppeea the measure because they think the National Gar ciiii.ieiit outrht torclain some eontrolal icast of the expenditure of the moneys appropriated undei tlie bill, and not surrender everything to the doubtful iiiscietion of the stat***, aafeetally lhasa in the South. They think Ihe funds wouhl not In spent pre Bently ar impartially, not t<> say honestly. To th it Mr. Ulan rm.1 his friends reply I.y Baying that a defalcation of sob.sd fonda awarded by Hie National (.ov.rniicnt wonld. if it did take pla.e. furnish nu excellent arramuineiit ol the Detaoi rm | m the South. If upheld :iiul defended by the Bourbon element it would result in gaining over to the Republican party manj who eonld notbe induced to join ite ranna upon any other pounds. -he Btronaeel argument navanved by Mr. Blair in favor of his bill is th.it contained in an extinct from Garfield's foaugural addrees which he .pi..ted aa friday: l'.ii tin- .1 -inner which ariose frssa lgnor_ncs mthe vut.i ciniut ??? dented, Itc-cwersa Bela tai wide uuui that of negro su-rage and tbe present condition of tne race. Il ht a (Unger that lurk* and hides tn the Bouroes ami foummns of power la every Btate, we h.ne bo ataiKiurd in whlehto ...c.-ure thc disaster that mal he _ii)u;.-i)t u|mui us i.v Inornaee and rlee Ju tbe citlsen when iiMiieti to corruption and iran.I in the Buftrage. 'i h. I ulei - of the I'm.vin. ni,ike ..ii* I ..iiiiil;.- ConsUtU ? tioiM. ,-imi anon whose will hanfs Ibe destinies ol our *,ii\criiiiiciit caittr.ti-n.il their supreme authority to no sneoi *sor* save Uu coming generation ol voters, w ho are the sole heirs,.' sovereign power. Iftbatgener atlon comes to iv Inheritance minded by Ignorance ami corrupi.il in- vice. Un- un nf .th.- Republic will be certain end remediless. Thc census has ureadj Bounded the alarm ka the uppalllng ii-rure** whieh mark how illangi r oneil i.igb the ode w Ullteraor bas risen among our voters and their children. Io the south thi* question ls of Mipieuie importance, ont foe responsibility for tbe existence of slavery Uni not r.-st upon the Bout- alone. The Nittion itseit ls responsible for the extension of trio suffrage, sud ls limier ?|*e* ial ObllgatM>_s to ai.l lu removing the illiteracy wlm-b ii has added touthc voting l>opuliitioi). For the North and Bou tb alike tne re Ib but one remedy, ah the Constitutional power ot the Nhii.hi and ot theBtatee and all the volunteer torceeel the people should by summoned to meet this danger bj thc Strong litfluence of universal education. Sn.-h BB argnmenl isonlv general rn chiiracter, nd cannot be applied to the Blair bill aa a whole, liepui.lit in Hrmatora ara annnimoua almost in declaring that Preeident Garfield wonld nol hara approved suth s measure. I lu- strongest obieo tmus to ji.s pnaaaga, however, are found in the foot thai it is carelessly aiKl loosely drawn, flus alone will probably insure iu defeal and compel ;i nunv ber of Senators, who otherwise wouldhaTBBUp* ported it, t*> vote agafoal its passage. TEXAS CLA1MIN0 INDIAN LANDS. A -Hil! MK Td OBTAIN" COWTBO- OV A PORTION* OF TIIK INDIAN" Tl Bi'.ll'.KY. [Br rat wa itu to the maoioLi W-J-UXOTOlf, March 23.?The State of Texas is trying ta extend her boundaries so as to take in about 8,100 square miles of the fertile lands in tho Indian Territory, Theaa land-* lia between the north fork and the south fork of tho Ked Kiver, and ui soine niap** of the State of TexBC are in? cluded nnd dc-cribed aa "Greer County." Tlie public land, of Texas beloiiR to that Slate and it appears tha. BCT.V has b-en LBBUcd by the Mute for a greata- quantity uf public fond than can be found within her preeenl bouu dariee. Heine tins attempt to extend the latter ot the expeaaa of the Indian tribes which own the louds lu tin Indian Territory. Two years ago ihe Texas Legislature authorised the Oorernor to appoint ii commission to act in conjuni nun with a like con.luis*.,ou on the pait of the United Stales to re-survey the northern boundary of the Mute. The Honae Ceaumittec on Terrltoriea bas ta favorably a lull creating a eoaBuiiaefon to act with the one ou tba pail oj 1'. * Of eouree, ii ls hoped by the friends of the bill that the joint COnunlaslofl will report In favor of the claims eel np hy the State, bul lest they Bhoutd be dicappointed, Senator Maxey has introduce.', h bill giving the ms, m of the United ? Pt a te of 'Testis to i -tend ber norther houndar] to the north fork of the Red River. The civil./"d niles of Indfons in the Indu_i Territory ure greal ly < "*.i. laed on account <>f thia attempt by 'i. isa io obtain without. ompensntiot* lands which belong to th.rn mulei tr.ali.s tua.le lout; before Texas was annexed to the United States, and they l.iiic Hied strong protests againsl tbe proposed leg? islation, rbe Interior Deportment has alco stood Ly the Indian tribes iu resisting the pre tenaions of Texan. The controversy be fau in 1S53, and (-ince that time Taxaa as soiiKht in various ways to assert legialntiiTeand Judicial jnrisdiction otoi the diepated Territory. A Mate court ol rexes only a few monthaego field thal tbe assessment and collection of taxes on properiy iii "(.rcer County" by tbe Texas otu, inls was legal. Tb.- queation is an intereetfog and iin portant one and oughl not to be dispoaedofby Congress without u more critical Investigation than lt seems thus far to have received. JOKISG AT E. T. IV'IDE'S EXPENSE. F_i>;nTr.MNii him hy ik>b*obaphic dibpatohm Fi'.o.M Al HA NY. Members of the State Senate from thia City have Leen enjoying a laugh at the expenae of the Mayor's L_oihei-r.i-liiw, E. T. Wood, who it bl thought ex? pects to be appointed Corporation c..nus, i by Mayo. Edaoa when lir. Andrews retiree. A report was stinted in Albany last wok that Senator dibbs would report a bill making tbe offloe of Cor? poration Counsel elective, That was telegraphed to n city paper, and thc- report was carried to Mr, Wood that snch n bill had been Introduced. He at once telegraphed t<> senator J:n obs requesting that u< tum on the bill be poetponed In order that be and others could bo board in oppoeitii-n to it. No snch Lill hud beesi Introduced, but Senator Jacobs, after alfotion with Mr, Gibbo, for the aokc of a Jeal Bent a reply to Mr. Woodilla) Mr. Gibba waa acting verv Mills iv about the Butter, declaring that the Lill shonl'1 be rushed through al once without any public hearing, and he thought p. rhone some other Senator might hare more influence with the chair? man of tbe Committee on ( it jcs. Mr. Wood then telegraphed to Senator Murphy asking for his interc?_ion and urging the Import? ance of a public hearing. Senator Murphy after consultation with Mr. Jacobc and Ifr. Gibba re? plied ih:it Gibba was tletci mimd tu rush the thing through ut any cost, and that he refused lo listen fo Murphy, bul perhaps Senator Campbell could secure delay, Mi. W.i then sought bj telegraph tbe Influence of Mi. Camp hell, bul thal Senator replied thal tho outlook waa that Gibbs in bia mad haste would nub the lull through tbat day. He advised Wood t<, take thc iirstlrainl.'i lluany, or else try Senator Collen, who was a member of the Committee <>n Cities. Wood tried again and tho member of the Commit? tee "ii Cities had pit* Oil his distressed soul and re? plied that it Dm all nobV aa " Gibba bod prom wed to hst np for a towaayB." And Mr. Wood re? garded hlmeell as andee peat obligations t<> the Democratic repreeentatire on tho Conunittee ou titles. -*,-. NOTES TKO lt M. IT KORT. |BrTF.i.rcr.Aiu i ? i ir .BIMJB-.1 Nbwtobt, March 28.?Tha Misses Oj-dYn and Mr. ami Mr*. William Out-cart, of New-York, uro iu town, looking 'or collages. .'ie. Ai-uulnc k House Luis epSMd for t'.s .season. l-'rsnci* "hinkley ha* baan t tooti d pn ddeal ofthe New? port Hl.tt-rica! K,clely. W. Il Mun Ison, Bf New York, ulm I - ,,n Pur? gatory Bee-, hes anrehasaJ * farm of sen Bt** five seres cd Honejrmaa nm, treas John w. ri. m. ,,r.\, ? to-k, and win erect ii largs *i,'ii. wi,),-*, w*ii Be Bboal IIB feel long ? rgsFaabo-7 Wetmore and wit wei W. WeAte Biier BjUii. ..'New Yolk, are ai the Wthtm ? Cona.,-,* Baaed by Bean a. Bite and Mis. j. w. Aaahlastoas. ,,f gew-Tork, have ree sally been entered hy -urfc-lar*-. No article* of value were "stolon, lu the Aaehtneteeceottege tue window, .... ?,.- ,,i?i aeon were tildie ?,).!'. di it lated with an axe. ti,e loeka bein. kuo.-k Bdout lie , oed tn the bouse several nights i fter, but tho thieves tailed to return for tue booti they __d psol sd. 'Ihe i-. main* of the late W. F. Perry, brother of Mrs. / i Belmuut, an- to i>e Interred lu ? ?. in l Tutth Smith, ef Nee York, ead family, 4 _uulciled at the ( lur Coiuxe durinif th- Bummer, 'iuc.loic \t pilli.uy, pg Ghl-agO, has tuilcli.?c.J -5,000 feet of lan??ljoiuiinj ut.-utumer i_uO?ice on Carroll eve. Ttiere 1* uo truth lu His report thal Heori's W. Wales, Bf Boallia, __<1 *oid lil* BaMega ou Hie CllK. BAT AND BICYCLE. WHAT THE WHEELMEN ARE 1>OIKO. IV-lNTT-FIVI. THOl"4ANO g-DBM BFA1.Y TO START ?INTlTHlxl "F LABU td !'? I'" SPOUT. Pintie I-.illviiii-nt, a)i ii).-oiii(uis Franck arork bmbb and awi baalcian, in the fall Bf I860 look the fire*) bi. v.le v. huh Wac ever ridden ht the Catted State*. His tsni rte lav through -*,,ro*- OsSHBBI lieut riBagBS, and he rode a machine of hi* own eoaat-WSm* and tmcnii.n An stKia _? thi* winter's -unvvt haas fairly )nt-lte<l and the *prin<? hierze* h?\<* dried the reads into leant 'hun approaching bicycling condition, over 39,000 bi eyeUstaw-O t>e speedlag their ghostly flight nml sear* h>u in ri ons old women and weall minded horse. Pierre Lallemenl is employed by a company that owns not *>iil\ bis original patent bal saere thea s seoreol others, and turu out i \ erv lear IhWBSBlid* of mm hine*. Kapui slri.les than git I'i. yelina and tricycling have t.ik.n in this c.,unity. Hu- progress in England has been still more IBBIBIBBlllll. Bal what muy be .-..lied the utilitarian side of the movemenl liaa arisen there sud is n.>w assuming Ihe greeter proportion ol public Interest To this end tl..* principal manufacturers are devoting all their ensrgico to Improving and liriiigiiig til )>. I lection the tltcvcle, ninth lol sollie vc irs tU lett completely la the shade bj its munger brother the bi ovcle. linter* visit their iiaticnts. tradesmen their parcels, bj moans of inc tricycle, snd it is said thal in boobs rand dietriets the delivery et the malla is made in the seam manner. I.'eeeu! iii.pii us bj B TldBIMC rejiort.r Showed that Herc ar,- about 26,000 machines in tue in til" L'nlted States. Tliia . stimute i< easily arrii ed at, Ibr the entire manufacture md Importation of the machines are eon* ti,'Ucl b\ one firm whoas headquarters are |_ Bostou. The. bc. sc other asakente ase their patents and to i n iiil.i t machines, but are In receipt of ai ?irate ri cords of all sa!,*. In two veals th,- patent srfll ex pix- *nd thi* monopoly wifl be broken up. I' ls Bald, however, that only ii slight difference "ill be made to the tr, i, us Hie chief linn now exercises its powers \\ ii li discretion and moderation, and has kept prices down to the low Mi point br order to compete with the KngHsb manu? facturers. At pr. ..nt ihe Ku.st offers tbe largest market forthesaleof thc machine*, but in Du- \\ Slates the .lcm a ml hi,- lui gely InCTCBfled .brr:!'.: I.:- Inti ii,, v., irs. Washington contain* umro hIeyoXe* to the square yard thaa any .itv in the amid prohably. Kullv tour-?fthfl of toe department clarks run ob wheel* betweea their hemes and their otrl.es. and numy venerable hoads of dtpartassats are Bald to steer the -olier tricvele with BS much skill and rtluiost tlie B-BBC speed aa theirmore n^ilo Bnbordinateo display oa the frivolous bicycle. The former machine ia also nsed by not a few of the gentler sex, although they have aol yet reached the pitch af enthusiasm ot their English sis? ters, wh.. are fervently debating the subject ofdivided skirts and othci itids ta greater freedom ol'movement eonsistenl with strict decorum. The superiority of Washington, "the city ofmagubl cent .lijs'itne,a," a-> i home fur the growing diversion, is due largely to u,. caaaee; the perfection of the a-phult.-d streets a* a track, ami tho comparative cqiiitltilitT nt tho elim.ile. Boston, where Himd\ en? thusiast?! wheelmen alee abound, presents .nth, ulties in boih th.se respects. The hill* ne steep aad th.* winters severe. Yet e\ en in Huston business nnd pro? fessional mea not Infrequently mike a praetl.f reaching town (rem the sahnrhs en their own wheel rather than inst to those ofthe stn et . ,n-s. Through? out New-E?gland " cycling*"ia aaore or leas general. nil tin- direct lines of cumin urination, such a.* tn,, old post roads and turnpikes, -Sering a tail trick, although Bear the eoaat and eepeciallyln Connecticut the reeds are Invariably t>?i neevy for fa-t time to be made, Kew-Tork, it is need?Me to sar, afford' little indue,? mont to any but enthusiasts. Blessed with almost the worst streets in the world, and with ft variable, elimata always in extremes, the Now-i forker has lew BMOths in thi: y.ar Ib whhh thoroughly to enjoy the pleasures ,t a run. It is it proof, how. vcr. of the fascination ofthe sp,,rt that even in New-York lhere are m-veral chiba, one of which haa almost aa largs a membership ns any in the I'nion. The Citizens' llicyelt* Club, ol' which UM Kt.-. T. McK. Hr..wu is the incident, numbers abonl eighty members, and Inns built itself a club-house which cst 110,000. Tl.e New-York club, of whleh Howard Conkling is president, hes anmngits tl?rt* member* mri'iv well known broilers Bttd buS-BCSS BSBB The Ixioiis have about the *:iliie nuriiliei of member* Bud are presided ..mr by Frank A. Eagaa, while the Harlem Wheelmen, composed of young men chiefly, make np in enthusiasm what they* link iii years. - ru riier the Kings County Wheelmen have ovei sixtv on the lunstor roll, while the Brooklyn Bicvchs ('lui. in ii- five year* ol ? ristenoe hus confined it sdi t , its Initial number of about a sore; the Height* win, im n have an even larger numberofm? All of tbeee dubs and tl e <? urn ite bo he country from Maine to Califortiia are affiliated I., igne "l Am. . ie,in Wheelmen, whose .munal meeting for tbe transaction of general business li bi ld bi on.-of nv principal cition Last Tear it was held bi this .itv and H.m jeer tbe wheeunea will meet in Washington on Mavin. " The prospects for the eorolngsesson sre favorable-'' said a veil known 'eyelist, the other day, "We b re gained a partial victory over the Park authorities and < :.n non ii'I.- ii. Central Park fruin midnight till On, m.. thus giving baaiaa8B_wa n chane., ti, md au early spin before going down-town, Riverside l*arl u thrown open without restriction and no better place eonld be ten.ul for practice or recreation. Tbe ni 'ch? is rapidly coming Into general favor. With the im? proved machines an average of ti >m leven to elgb mil) - ai. hour ' an easily bi made, s hilt the aver. cyclist only mnhesnine or ten miles, when ridl pleasure. Ladlee are beginning to nee them and soon c.-t unite proficient There ls at least one ladies'club Iii New York and there will soon be m.,,.* von like to see how man] miles i business man who is busy al h?offloe ever* dayi m sever daring the yeai ? Here is ray *oy cling diary, leveled ovei 1,-00 inil?i hi 80 tripe, or au average1 117 miles a i Oetobei and Mach are tha> best month* isi tbe year here, (ind then I covered ..vcr 200 mlle* " "The English machine* ara held in high favoi by some bicyclists, but I think they mak) i am built for English roads and between an I Hud bb Au,eiic.in road there is a great gulf fixed. Consequently In s fi a nun,His an Imported machine ls shaken tu pieces, sunn, purl is broken ami ll is difficult to get it repaired litre. The American machines are molo strongly built, arc light enough foi r.n.v bot ni ring purposes and th* parts are interchangeable. Ai to the -earthiness of the exera_e, I eu* only * ij thal whaa I began ta ride, ..r rather to tumble ..if in my at tempts to ride, I was a living skeleton I am not t t?,.-bunilled pounder MW, bul 1 ult) ll manj pounds heavier." THE EVE OF THE BASEBALL SEASON. OAl?ES TO Bl PLATED in _l__l nv un: local CI.'!'.-?SOOCBBB AMI. -FATED. Th.- opening ofthe baseball sseeoa is looked forward to with mneh intcreel by players, managers and loren ofthe National game. Tho associations, cub un? bering eight er moro clubs, have many hnndn I ? d al salariea of (rea |8O0 to 19,000. ofthe clubs have w ninny w twenty-five men under contract, and with the heavy salaries paid to pl and the _nveiling expensea, the managers will play tc large crowds to save themselves from loss ... the end nf tn. season. Baseball al present ts reg with niue public favor and oonfldi nee than n h w for many yean. 'link.rv and band brough* lulu sri"h disfavm In 1h7h thal respectable people wonld not visit the grounds of many clubs, A Brm stand wai i!.!,.!i bj a fen energetic managers, however, tbe ?sag e, .mericanand otiiei association* were organized; bone ty and Intcgrit* were looked fur among the players, and the game has grown steadilv lu favor. Th.- players are now paid j;.....I salaries, and the old evil of public betting ra the gi om..i.s has been done away with. In thi.. .itv and Brooklyn baseball hasmani sup porters and the old rivahn between Kew r'ork and brooklyn ibu",ten- t , hreal our afresh this \ i ar, lines Brooklyn i- to have a nins in the same associations* the Metropolitan* of thi* city. Both nines anthill ina.le up and ?ill l?-?.,,!, In tin li,bl in a few .1)\*. Work ob the new grounds ot the Metropolitan Club, al One hundred and eighth st. nml First nie , ha- b, en r, tarried by the weather, bul the managers ar..nfldent of haring thenireed*! sarlynext month, li the new ground- are not read} a- soon ..- *jrtM ob d some of ths oxhihition gamea during April will be played ut the Polo Grounds. Beveralbuprovements are alco tobe made at the Polo Orounda Theeateher** I top m ill be s-"t bach several feet; while another en ti ance to tbs grund st,uni facing Sixth ave. aili be built, (? have already been arranged An almost every dav In April in which erin" the New York or Metro* nlms will e.iiit.-?t. The opening genie will be played el tin- Polo Grounds rn n Saturday I,, tween !,-.?.? 'I here a ill be -. i? al i bange* in the Now-Yoi 1. I nine Uria year. The regtiXai nba irfllbe i Ws Welch, pit. lers; Ewing und Dorgaa catchers i MeKiiini.il, iii ht base j Troy. Kiehardsonor one of the new mea, ascend base j Cseains, abort-stopi Connor third base: GUlesole, loft Heidi the other two flelding positions to be filled !?;. thc reserve pitcher* und catchers. All the players ar.- iii good condition and a few dayso) t-doorpraeaoswill put the abie in fine trim The change to H.. six ball rule will not matcrislh In terfere with the pitobng of Ward and Welch, both being accurate throwers. Thi* rule sill he severe on snob Ditcher* as O'Neil who played with the Mel Itena laat year. A letter fran Donan rocelved insl week says'tliKl BC is in fine tum. has -Tgned the pl. dgo and aili play a better game U.i- year than be ? before. Clapp, has also unproved, particularli ii Ins throwing.^ McKinnon tbe nc** man st ., .-Ill III l,u-Cl! - tO ph? il,ll Up to I let,,Ker loni v batter sud " while tl." n it upon I.i- pla] Inf out. 1 he'prcliJ.i.iiiuy games "Mb ? olav ni second base, there being several appl Ward i-iuiieil with the M< i I bs did Lynch wuh the Metropolitans; so ell the i u en playing in utbei citii ? ara sol al r.-.t. I he fames al rea dj arranged ars as loll ? 4. Metropolitan vi Boston at Boston i 5, Kr I Metronontaa at Pole Grounds | 7 B, 0, Mstr ra. CIBvelaad ni Polo Un.und*; J-, nea ^.ik vs. IfatropoUtea ai MetropolltaB rarkj 18, Boston va Metropolitan at Metropolitan Park) ID, Ne- '. Metropolitan al Metropolitaa Park i -1. __, Boetoa rs Metropolitan at Metropolitaa I'mk ; "_:<, 34 25, I n i deems v- Met**opoUt_- ut Metropolitan Park; 26, Ne-v Y,.ik -. s. Men,,p. Uua m PoloOreaadB, Th.- N')rw ferh CSnb Lu-, srraagod the rbllovlnj non cuulluiti-g gnuie*; April 1, Now York vs. MmiL-U-u College st Polo (.mund*; 10. ll. New-Y..rk r*. Yilla College st Polo fl lound*; lt. New York vs. Amherst l ,,liege nt Polo Urounris ; 10. New York rt. Brc-.kl.vn nt Brooklyn: DI. New V..rk va, Brooklyn st J "lo GronndaT' ld, Nev* Y,.rk vs BaOUya m Brooklyn; ll), New-Tori. v*. Ilioohlvn at 4_P? (Iroutid*. His Will bring the niue to thc regular championship ?eas*iu on May 1. NEW-JI BRET STA1E TOPICS. THY. aOVEBKOB'fl PLANS AM) METHODS KB 180-0 io ar. M hkmini. TO k>R( I ni--i nate int.) a ,i..im mketiso?rr. vi>i nh ii ..im win k MKA-HKICS. imoaTHI ui.ni i ut i ,.ui!r*'i'"*-iu vt.ii rm niiiusi*. I Tng-TOK, Mardi 23.?Oort mar Abbett nay have some excellent personal reaooa for hol.llnir l):i."k his appointments, but ba ls IBHallBgBBlBgeelaBBC aud cuisine* orltldSSBS which will make lt unpleasant for him If he Iocs not forward tho necessary document* to tba Senste nt BB early dste. The Court of Kn-or* wu* forced to ad ii.um last week heosusc the term of Judge Kirk hud e_ [tired and ht* successm* bsd not been ap|M>int.d. and when any one Interfere* with that eminent hedy the poo ?ile sre apt to say mid do nely Hume*. The apectacle, too, ul a Prosecutor of the l'lci* travelling to und from ('um letii .billy to get itu extension of his ellice from tho pre ddiagjadga, la ordce t.. perform kia dui les. is oat nakat lalcd to endear tho (lovernor to the heart* of Jerseyiii.ii. win. like decency ..ml miler In BO thin.;*. "-MU! more cal ?uhitr.t to provoke BdVCrsS Britt ism, If not lively Indlg nation, is the alleged cause of the Belay m Bashing nomination,, it ha* b.-en charged that the Oeferaec I ri* attempted to uso his liomin.itlnif power lo SCewe a leglsl i II ve Joint BSaottag, and .-very dag's po lint rumor larges pro|>or1ious. That tho Oovemorla s nanning hand at a dieter, tha euisi;of 1,',-isi.ition tai" Hinter tin-* amply provan, sad lhere is boobs evidence at _ami te halloa ta Ihnt tie lms valuable article- tu dispose of for a i o__dera? tion, and thal the purchasing pries ls nothing lem than s rote flor a Joint meeting, tn this, however, the Governor lias overreached himself, and tba moot eomplelsanl tor could not n void vutmi al ware lin to rota BgBJBBt hU party now. Mr. Abbett, it ls said i. beginning to ace the potnl ami there I* a prospect that he will goml In his nomination* early this week, lils only nomination thus far wou him Ihe enmity of one I>?uio**ratlc Senator, and lien-is-onie idle euriosity us to Just Hie number of DetaocTatio legislators hie otherealeettona may ellcnate. Due of thc B__e_ties of the Abbett scheme of eeetag and neleomlng everbody in tho exocutivo ehamber * Hiiit ho impresses Damocratle members with t sense of tndr own hnportanee and btftn ?nee, mid there must nnoe-.4ar!!y bo some dlsap i*ointed soul*, fit hiost ono half the Democratic Assem lilytuen fully bolleve that their power ju the executive upartrae.iit ts practically unlimltetl. The (lovernor (iromisetl io reward thu worker*, and they are workers li.-yond a doubt, but these aredootnod to meet some un plaaamit surprise*. nu: naas, obmtbax ia\ yalvatkwb. Tho Governor, however, doe* not propose to -rive up hope of a Joint meeting, and ibo word has Kino forth that he ts to use the tax valuations of tho Central Kaii road Company of .Vow-Jersey us a el lb to drive the Senate Into assent by Btteekfttg Controller Anderson. Die (rovcrnor, his adherent* proudly rlilm, nmy not iii ways suc.iHUsl as u tradesman, but as a warrior he I* the pink of aggression. The attach begaa with Rail? road Tax Coinmtssloncr Reynolds. Tudor the law lhe Beard af RaUreed OaaunlaataaMn consists of the CiiinmisHloner, Comptroller Anderson and Measurer B'rlcht. when the c.mails.i,mer believes that a rall road company** i*x vain attona ure too low, be brinn the matter before tbe full Hoard xml B majority deciles upon the am,nilli. An amic.il maj then be taken, lin Centra! wss f.,r along timeansensedal 117,000.000, Hie Courl having tl.eil upon thal -.un iu un _p*ie_] fruin thc Board some yen* ago. rho Commissioner o lal med that thi? w.is too low. and the ease was armed before Um Board a fortnight ano; testimony was nilen d. i,i.,l thea ooh mern .ci suomi:;..! his oe n estimate. The Tai ? om missloner rtarted oul with a claim thal tbe amoudi tobe raised to 040,.,). but receded to 030,000,000, ..r nu.in than .loni.ie the preseul valuation. Th Holler sod rreaaurerpr.ned their estimate*, sud tte) agreed, within a few thousand*, thal tbe inn.uni nncrht to be made tris.ooo.owi. Mr. i: ynold* offered to com* prom lue al 028,000,000, hui the otter mern lier* ajrreed tbal 0- i,Ts i.oi 5 9H woul '? a majority of tte Boan), they settled the question, and unless tho railroad compan nhouhl ippcal, ? uudii the preeenl la lin: t-,.\ i BXOB inti '1 ; lim;. Ben the Oovernoi steps tn, and ten days ago here* i mo. Th ii be has no right to super rise or erl!!' Ise th I) but lt bi understood that t_ei ba ? I sri h the n nm) th it he I* m.w digesting ths iiuii iii? scheme will be mi .iii,,,!; eu tue Controller for I ,x . ommfsslonei. and thal h.. relies upon Ibe public .. Itatlon ab ml the i orp u itlou I v ipii'siiuii to bring a prcssuro on thc Beuate. That body, however, basi i like ,ju,ii.:. !- n,,t likely to heed Ihe criticisms of a Democratic Oovernoi upon a Re pu oilcan ofll tal, ea pest ally aben the adieu hs* Just given I i State t-W.Wlo i > irm re nus hy tbe n tull bl ii ii." throw ni i Into in ami lincl> ., I..!,' il) !.,, BB 1. I BB TA* UH.I.s BOOM lu BB Bl POB1 l t. Th,- [tate Corporation Tex Committee will, ll pccici, report the tai bills to-morrow evening. Tbe wot- hus i.ecn divide ! unong the ti,rc members, and the re\ i-i ,!i of the Will will be thorough. When the eommlt ?, ? mi tte r, -nits alli be sui,. mlttcd and an igi.nent reached, lt ls thought. The re? sult win probably ! ? one per cent on the true value of railroad propert; for local rmn I ? half of one per cent for tho State, with possibly a proviso en? abling tbe companlci having special tai prlvllegea t i ac? cept tue new rate without waiving their obarteri Thara baa been a strong pressure for tue Isttcr i and ff lt li fielded tho companies will, it I* expected, sci int the set. Then* is less anil t] ai to tbs fate of th* billin the Benate, demand for a reform in the existing iv item ls too -ir,,m/. it I* believed, to be rat?lied. iMi-uiii.iM ki evana enron- nra hoi sn. Thc House will thia week di*ciiss w,mian attftage, a con tttutlonal eoavenalofl snd two bille r.-iruiatlnif the i ni tu.' un.1 Bislatf?aans <>f oil ptpo lin^*. (me is a Beaate meaaare end has tha approval of tho?e who have exnas* land the agnation. It places the ptpe linea in the charge of tbe Btate Water Commlaelonere aad provides strin? gent ralee for tte safety of the pantie and for ssaintam mc the parity of the streams. Petitions in Its favm have been slimed by tte Newark Water Ko,ml iiml other pub ile bodies, and pei tod tu preserving tbe atreama und propel . ,? the public. Th liii-.ume was lol odtieed in tte ilonse, and thought! in.s lu ? u ami ided rroni I ..- be* n lefl Inconsistent and without force, should it pass. la - to the pr bill, So, 378, on i I Oil < .inpiiiiv. lt Im,.',-' barral of oil transported through tbi pipe lines and il wastbouirbl that . puny luis, bo ' s>.l nu opp |, it is said, doe* not desire to antagonize auj proposition inr ? Governor Abbett'* eiceasive Interest In th.* lull for the il 11,.nki.ip: I'./.iin tb, providing roi the levying ot poaos ouly, together with the remarka :ii.i im.'i which il wa* .-; ?!,,-,I and flied, i c ii.tni qi among those abo know hoa ? rested he is i;i tin- future ??.' Jersey City and t u con dirionof lisflnanees. it waa deemed a rather frank eon Beaton of the - tu itton. Tted-tgraceful i,il: ij !n tha Assembly oa Thursday - provoted stinging criticism on the Assembly throughout tbe State. Hr. Burgess, apology i- re itaotory, bul there ure mombera who ash wbj Hr, e. whose insu linn words resnltad tn the blow, h:is not followi i Hie example nf hi* Itepulillcan eoUi . There ls a general domaud for united action on Ibo part of tbe bette) class of memtem of tbe li , iteady discouragement of the actions which have-made the A? ?euib:> of 1*^-1 notorious for disorder. DOINGS Ol nu: WORKINGMEN, .*. raOPOBSD ri.un H..i:ii LAW?STWUfl or PAI-TBV- Mii:in.;s raSlfl?DAT, Tha Centra] I.alu.i Union held its regular Dseettngyeetardaj aftemnoa at Odd PoUowb' ii .ii, fl sound it, ead the Bowery, li ?..? roported u\ai m MuMiKau'a carpenter shu;) in Thirtyeeuoadst. bi .. Potuth-eve., Blore thaa 100 memtem of the Knited Order of Carpan i Joiners were working overtime, whQe a Bomber if carp, nieis wet-.- ral of work, aad i resolution pro? testing agalna! tte action o! tte onion In i>? ? mi* *l?i*< its :n>ui,bets to work overtime a ie passed. \ ir-, issionwas had ot the propoaed elgbl hoar baw, nuking it . mledo mnanor with a penalty of eoi i<--*-> thaa 0100 or more '.ib.i ,*ny euployai nt labor te employ any of :.)? workmen langai thaa sight bonni a nay, ? n eases of . for extra pay. lt mored to hare the bill brought before the Legislature 0 mu now. ii M,.s aiao mu, sd I .mies unions introduce1 la I , nuder the ? alan Poraa and . > mon Hooley. Tho strike of ths etgar-makers In (term's ? Icontinuea Tte striken held a meeting] lay mot eh il was report**) that arrangemsnte , m id. tobo a the " bute."in, ayatemthiti mt tbe country, (a.h.. - Howard, one ol workmen wee taken bf ore Judgff 1 ttei , tu tho ? iltlug 1 o*e pb Conk up one of the picket* ital inned around the _iop bj i lie -i. Itel - li. fereuee ol the dlflerent unlou* uf bo iiitiu- elly waa beldlast nigbl toarranKC foi a lolut meeting to i,.- beldon Ihursdaj uigtil In Turn Hall, to i. ni veal i ie i, rs ,, -trike nf tte painter* i I li, .Vj. H Cornell, tbe hon men on the g life Insulin,., building A demand waa made on lbs Brm, so i, to compel theil work mea tnlotn m v. in. h was compiled ?* Ito. a *n maud im uiii,ni *t,,i!i". aa ? i th? un u also a strike ot painters employed at thi i...ti, House r-u the ?? ,,l,-i.. a in, .1. in ,,! porters, paotera ..ml other m**n em plori l in wholesale <li> -.'..uds bnases, gn sud In waie-u-t*** wa. held al -.ta*lui'? itali. No. .76 rearl *t., vestordsy to effect a union for mutual aid and pro).i Hun, In Hid mutter of obtaining advanced pay ami ?.muter boura of labor. Au organlsntlon wa* effected with temporary ofllesr*, whono names were not dh ul ged. A m. ting for rarthar action will tie hsld on Huuduy neil. Tho Hod Hoisting Engineer* hsve made a demand on their employer* to 0* a day nffr the tirst Monday In April. All the employe)a except i.dilmrycr A Mulgan baie granted tin* advance, Tho (society of fSfnte Knelneer* hu* formed s *eer?t organisation. At the meeting yesterday complaint was ma-tethat a boiler la tte coal vard at fifty lift h-*t. and North River bnd been rompbuaed of aaveral times, but ibat ti hud sever bean Inspected, A moating of Tug-boatmen was held yestenlsy at No. IBB Bowery. Beeomtloaewose _*iopt?i BalHagenaaaaa hers t<> refuse hereafter t*i eal eal boiler tube*. A meeting of the _o_g-Wtcmon - Inion* of New-York and lin.,,Wli ii wss held yesterday afternoon in Ht. Jame* ni ,?>ll,ou*.'\ in Nea flowery. James May rath wu* eb ctol president, and Deni* Bulli vau aud Deula O'llrkn were chosen beach walker*. WAT BE EOE FILE l'l EPOSES. THE HARDS OP THE DKY-OOLh. DIBTBICW. inst! B-IXQ HIE It. A M.I I'll AND TIIK \4 < ll! I MINC TOM PUMP seWBMBB. Tho hill to -mend the General Laws of thin State io as to permit fi private company tn lav pipe , for ths distribution of water In thi* city for fire and power purposes ls thought likely to pa.:* the Legislature at an early day. I TBiatnra reporter on Batarday visited ser? ena] ofthe meichants aupims. d te he inieresfed In the movement, t0 obtain Infornnalloii concerning the plan* pi,,)...iel. c c. Worthinju>n, of the Henry EL Worthington Hydraulic C impeay, said: Weaaetti te bare this attest?- thoroughly discussed. Tl.,- bill we are asking tu have passed by the Legislature I? simply ;. modification of tbe ','. narai La v, so ss to al? low the formation of a company for the purpose of laylmr pipes foi tbe distribution of water In this city, for ure and power purpo*. hts sre to be granted . > ucb i company by tte Bin?lng lund Commissioners. We irish to lay our pipes In the dry good- districts Only. W'h.ii ?il! u eoat to put vour scheme into operatioi I About fl,2.")0,000, whleti i bj tte company which we propose to organise, w e shall probably di-irib nteths water (rom pumping stations located Boar the -.. irce of suppl]. We will furniah waler in sn nie lent quan? tities to suppl) all the fire sire,nus thal can be haudled bj the Fire Department, and foras longa time as may ho in , i-s'irt . How soon eonld four abu be made available 1 As far as wi alton*, we are coa? rin, ed thal tbe work* could be put in operation in about eight months from ihe beginning, a. M. Kirby, BBcretory of tho Continental fnsaranee Company, soldi Tho Hoard of ITuderwrlters pa*?ed a resolution recommending that it* members sign a memorial to the Legislature, ashing for tte mwllfloatlon of tbe l*'v as r. quested. We are not favoring any par? ticular plan of Water Supply In the dry goods districts, but we will advocate any scheme winch look* to an Increased protection against tire We believe that tl... Ram apo waler scheme I* most emphatically the,le alrabls one, and tte only one thu* fur BUggl -led w lien win in lng permanent and reliable protec? tion. The Wo, .hlngton pump Behana, In the nature t.f thinga, e.uilil bu but a temi-orary relief. Ihe gravity pressure is much to be preferred to the direct Crossers system. However, I believe the pian proi osed y tte Worthington Company to be a good one, especially ss tt will bring almost fm med i tte inereaoed proteotloo from lire. Tte mote ways in which wt* eau protect our property against lire the better. John Claim, ofthe firm of H. B. Clanto - c.., sahl i W. have not 1? eu working ic favor of estabUsblng .. BOW water supply oth.r than that from thc Ramapo River to protect the dry gooda district* tn this city, but we ure heal Iii) in favor of such a scheme, and are willing to assist the Henry li. Worthington Pump Company to gai permission to lay pipes, etc We have no pecuniary In israel m the movement It la desirable that we have an Increase In our water supply in thesed?tricts,and particu? larly desirable that thal -upply should be under oonttnuoua pressure, rhe dry goods districts are at preeent iuade guately protected i, ralnsl Ure. James ll. Dante-*, of the timi of Diiuham, Buckley & Co.. Kulti: In regard lo the Worthington Pump Company's plan of Increasing the water supplr, we aro favorable to it, bul we consider lt a men- makeshift; we want something Inure than Hint, ll wo could haw the Water 0* pr.i|M.*e.l bi the BamapoCompany we should se tbe best protected . itv against tire in the world, Instead ..r being tbs protected as we are, We are emphatically In favor of l.aiing th* wilier from the Kanni.si Uiver, and (oink tiuit i- die mod desirable possible scheme. We signed s petition to bs taken to Albany, i thal Ite Pomp Company be given permission to i..\ plpas la Ibo streets. Our only Interest In this ques? tion Ia atmplj to Increase tte pi .tectlon to our property. I. m. Bates, of tte firm of li.ii c.. Reed .v I t am opposed to (iii- -.ilene. What we want la au iu ? itl.aucb as ls offered by tbe Ramapo Oom p 'uv. I fear (hal If Ibis S ,.<? la I I brou gb it will prevent an; permanent, reliable pl in bi at our ? i by i h. R imapo cu.,p.ni), ? i*.,', pi would Be a permanent and reliable suppl*.', aud l favor that plan. .**. JaiTriy ft CO., midi I a we had the Croton water we bad well* at the c.,r stroet. Whether those eould ts ,,pened ut I of water obtained in that waj li Hi -L attempt to put in un it. this city wa* made bj Mr. Dolt, of Holt's Hotel, sud l huow H. u he but failed to get any water, li ir| that this Pumn I ni ito, ) u'u In rsi or ..t mes, Lu thal mal . Ira! I o,' ? ? >ud -.. .d "? ,! ' li fire purposes wi should have all the water aud pi that we need, rhal could bo in I at once and thc wat* ?ld be.ii,uie tte tops of any ot the bull-lugs down-town. Thu would seem to me to lu ,..ii ol ail. 1 am opj the Kamapo Improvement Companj for we do nol .; tu,-1,,, ii ot lt; ' :.i. ut of their facts before the Cominis?om I my confidence in thi lr oj i ? ARRIVAL OF THE TUE TIS. tue ri. ii;-iiip on lin-: (.ki nv in mik EXFEDI* noa vv. v,,*) -,,!; PROM Di n Di I.. Tlie ateomabip Thetis, whicb la to be the flagship of ihe Qreoly Belief Expedition, arrive- al thia port yeeterday undei r?___ind ol' Lieut.nant L. L. Beanley, of tbe Lmeriean Nary, bat manned bj a Scotch crew. Hu* reaaal weal ni once to the Navy l;. td. lier crew will te paid off and <li**> barged immediately, and then ?he will go into dry dock and be tbtmraghly refitted tor the Arctic exhibition. The Th.dis we* boughl of George Stevene. of Dundee, for .-.L's.ooo. m, veiis h.lilt the reaael tor the -.-'al fisheries, In whicb indtuitry he baa a large capital invested. She i-ino*! thoroughly and solidly built, and it i said ihar "-lei e. is re mai Lui to Ins son, who remon? strated with hun on theexpensive manner in which sim waa pat together: "We can uti'..rd to pm oood e>t ii tl' into her. Mm ls for us, ?.ou ..now." _he ts a reesel ?.f about BOO tons, bark-rigged, and has engines of 125 horsepower. Horieugthis Ml feet, her extreme I.ea.ii _0 feel !' iiohe* un I lu-r depth Lt! fi el I inch. ia bnilt two years ago, and Im* made two voyages to tbe Arctic, She has a livemnk frame, ;i hard pine and iron e.I. Uer bows aber for a space of four feet from the stem, .uni are protected hy a forefoot of Iron. I'he voyage from Dundee to thia pori was an eventful one, Lieutenant Kearney saul to a l ..im *-f. repoi tel ie- uigbtt He came around tin* north end of Beotland and had snow, Ice and terrific gales si thewavover. de. fr,un BJ nell _ to March 15, t . being thr high, -i lever mw In all my experience on the water. Thi weather was bo cold thal ila-sea breaking ,,1,-r the vessel trot* everywhere sod some mornings the Bhlp looked Ute a vessel of glass, lhe wives caine aboard continually. Oaodar, wten i was trying t,. tate ni o -.'I \ anon, a SOB eemc a!.,.Ard and i:**ai ly wasted un> overboard, rhe sextant whicb l had In my hand wa* broken Into pieces, and I.lust s;.\,si tnym-lf trom loosing tbs number of my mes*. < ib U in b lo, w,- struoh a large Beid ol lee. We were than In latitude ie north, longitude47weet, We (teamed for seventy-five miles through the Ice, We wen. completely surrounded, and the only iv*y wu eould gi t through was t,, book and ihen ra alie..l fmi sp.-tsi into tbe we and break a pa The lea was from 18 Inohee to 8 feel thiok. The ? _elr experience in tbe Anno could tell when* tbe open iv,der lay by tbe appearance of tbeaky. When they reported 'water sky- i made in the direction Indi* cated ;ind, sure enough, lulim I ..pen water. After we got cut of the lee we lind Dad M. allier Bg-iO. One day 1 wea obliged to run bo tullea due south to *, i out of a imii ni,au. The heavy teas smashed tte long boat and one night cai ind away one ot tte ttde_ght_ rte mate of the sealing ontw ot ue lintis waa the ?.ni> liesl.le* myself on board, and you may bc | ,i to see Sandy Honk. This mate la one .u tbe finest seamen thal ever walked a deck, and was of great assistance t>. me In inning the rhett* safe here. We spht and carried awaj several sail- on ihe inp, but no serious damage waa done l or twenty-one nh bi ? I 1 ave nit bod three oonaeenttre boora of als ?: night. TIIK Eur' Anny OF TEE NEGRO K li Profeeaor Stewart, who baa returned trom a lisit ta Liberia*, preached to bia former congregation at the African Bethel, in Bnlllvao-et., last evening. He u. ,1,ucl thai he waa aeitber tn sj tupatby with I s% li * ? tbonghl tbal tbe negro mast return to Aim .i. not with those who believed that heuiuirt remain bore. The advani oinenl and edncath.i the negro, not onlj in America bal in Anica,' be said, la to be accomplished hy tbe c..lon:.I race oul ol Ali icu." SWINDLING I'S A \ovei. FLAN. Baiiim.iim". March _"-'. A swindler haere eently been extensively operating Bern, bi PhiindolphUi and elsewhere, aud tee si (Hs pi..not operation la novel. He would aaeertaln la what i..uiii a merchant had a depoott, and amold then represent bim* s.-if aa .4 Dolled Hts ibo agent; and Btate that, tearing the eau ibu of i he marehanf ? wa* ,! i ,i, !.,!!? g , nun te rfi il m.ii desired, be to o', iain e\ nb ncc Bgalusl bim. -.. ha would ri qui il the merchant to draw a sm.i of money In notes ..mi direr .us bi tuen,... i i.l- dun. he would select several bills of ibo larg Domination, and pronouncing thom counterfeit give the merchant a bogus receipt for the amount lu Bandi.i he gars ld - mime u>> J.dm T. Bmlth.la Philadelphia a* n* J',,i. -I. H.. ls of ,!:ti_ eoinpbilioi), live feel ten luelle, hir'li, wciub* lou pound*, and ls ?upputi?1 to come fioui Now-york. PULPIT THOUGHTS. KXTRAOTS FROM YES!T.KDAY'tf HERMON'S. IIKI.r AND IIIKHRAJfCF IN CHRISTIAN LIFE. The Rev. Dr. William M. Taylor hu id yester? day morning: " Pergunius was onea famous for Its wealth, for lt* culture nnd for Its many heathen temple*. This city wa* tu the god -'sculaplu* what Ephesus wss to Hiaiui. In this cathedral seat of paganism was a Christian church. For a time tho church bad poses, then persecution arose and martyr blood wa* ?lied. Hut a worse enemy was stealing into lt, vi..: worldliness The rank* were not broken by persecution, but many were led astray by the lusts of this Murld uud lin. de, en fulness of riches. Thus lt hs* ever been. Hut lt ls possible to he a Christian any? where. niitetlBBllj t* not a thin? of locality, but nf Character. It can BVB where a man can live for any man can be s Christian if he choose*. Christianity consists in loyalty of heart. Tbs graoe of Ood can live where neither you nor I can. Ths lily 1* sometime* found blooming among thorn*. Character BUS tal..* coloring from circumstances, hut lt ran also give "them color. We ought not to be prejudiced against a man on account of his position or pla,"-. Md not ( :,rl?t come out ol Nu/ar-th 1 Nor ought we to ex? cuse ourselves hy reason of environment. It ls never necessary to do wrong, for no external fores can eempel i) man lo commit ila. Hut lt, will often cost u snuggle to do right. It ls you- dead fish that Mont down stream; s live BOB tam swim un. Htruggl"* make In iocs, lt is harder to be a Christian In some pl MM limn tn others. One home pu.motes piety, another pion.otes vice. (Then the English Deist visited Fenelon hs midi ? If I -bimbi *t?v tere long 1 too would become a Christ? ian.' The Lord -nows winn) we are ami th.- kind of kelp v. e i..j. He will make allowance and will give the right ace, Wo slio,.ld be charitable toward otters. Burns says: 'What's done we partly moy compute, But know not wi ' Tl.e harder tbe pla re lu whloh WC are the m v, ,11 luke to maintain our Christianity, An avowed antagonist ls not so dangerous a* a emuling deceiver. Tte great dangei ls that the Church and the world may i,c, oi," vd. The Church le In the world Ute a slilp on iii' tee, Which I* sri fe only so long as ll float* above the water. Character, notoondutlon, ls tbe true tesl of manhood. Too often we hear theee questions: What does he know I Who t? his grandfather! What ls be worth I Love nol money for lt* own sake, uot hale lt for li* own sake, but ase it bs b steward of Ood. The greeter tbe tiitiici.ii.. * we overcome the greater will bo ..ur reward. Wo may be more thea conquer u Chris! who strengthonctb us." THK HIM.MON 0* THE MOUNT. Mr. Beecher preached le i great audience iu Plymouth Church from n sentence of the s. i mon on the Mount. ile tu ni in tin-Hist nf tha Benaan! "BTe part of tho Bible ia mora praised than the Ber mon on the Mount. hil men agree hi regard to thia remarkable document. lu nil the Christian ages lt -BB bean held up as a model. Yet In Its literal interpretation il is indirect contradic? tion to the ciperlen. e of the world, to tbe teachings of Berlptare, te the Batare of the Individual, and to Provi? dence >ts interpreted by history. Itlsca'leda charming, simple statement of duty. Yet it ls a* fur from simplic? ity as possible. Tho whole sfylfi of Christ was far from simple, lt was mystical and paradoxical. It ls uot to bc Interpreted hy the outward sense hut contains mari el!ous truth In its Inward meaning. No part ls car? ried sn far fruin literal Interpretation as the hermon 00 the Mount. Tuki ii literally nothing can be more mis leading. Take ibe teaohinga lu regard to itoiiti.-al ct om. my, or the science "f imw to Ure. Give scientific ac? curacy to theee and tt would in tun* destroy human na? irne, after debauching socletv. Yet everybody lauds ft for simplicity. If preachers apply ethical rules men cry out'Why don't you preach the simplicity of the Sermon on tho Mount V utterly unconscious of lt* unfathomable, depth. Take the direction, 'Give to bim that ask et li thee, mid from hliu that would bOITOW of thee, turu not thou away.' Taken literally, tbat would sweep away human nature. According to thut there could be no accumula? tion of properly. 1 would like to see Wall Htroet for an hour or two under that injunction. Tho street could not hold Ute people who would want to borrow, and soon tin -re would be n..thine to lend. Distribution would noon br confiscation. Tbe Injunction may moan what will be tbe case when tbe world ls perfected, when li would be tafe and reasonable; or lt may be meant as an ideal of general conduct, not Imperative or Utera), and simply a nu from Stinglneee. 'ibo language is imperial uud the application distributive, if lt wen acted on as liter tl and vigorous lt would put a premium ou lazt i, and ereato that Idleness which I* the mother ol all ini-'hit f." INBPTRATIOH AM) IXT.U.Mmi.ITY OF TFIK RIBLK, At the First Presbyterian Church the Kev. Dr. Pa!Lui *_id r M The BanotUetty of Berlptom reete on andmon, the ? of the Holy t-plrlt lu the heart, and the Internal .\ iden,,) of thc Ibbie itself. The believer uiuy bo fully ! ul i,y thc testimony of tte Holy Bpint, but ll H cii.l mee whicb he <? in tot nee with effect In arguing with Tradition maj be uncertain ami unsatisfactory H. noe iii" strong) st argument must be found In th* nit.ie Itself. The Bible i insists ot s serle* of documents which, in !??-pei te authorship,aim,etc^an as snlenableto literary Britt?Stn as the letters of J until* or lh? dramas of lt i* (<a'e lo say that the histor! ir| of the Brsi three Gospels st least ts provan, and ira may start from these, in tbem we have tte full Ure of Chriat, sd no uuarrel about the lu*i>lrail<>ii of them. lint wi are bound to answer the question 'Whola Christi1 , ipi lied to answer with Nicodemus. ? \ teacher teni from Ood.' Grant hts history and all li ? resurrection and ascension prove his divinity. and therefore he bas tte authority to hp-.tk. Bead word aboul the Old Testament and you will Bud ? it. Whoever wrote lr,lttseil put tn connec? tion with ibe life of Christ. If yOU have a li.st.,nc belief In Christ you must ni.?ar1lyrelate this fact to othor ind you tl mt tin* Bible ls a wbol& a mus,tie, all tte of which an harmonious. Ii is Impossible ratton ? authors irrote with only tte ordinary Incentives io composition, lhe relation of tbe books shoii.i that Hod superintended their production. " Borne net hen on Inspiration, but we go further, rte Infill nure ls quite as sure. Christ cites tbe live I.ks of Moses and the Prophets. He says the Scriptures cannot be broken, Paul declares he preached by alvin.-1, (-elation, ami ibe miraculous character of hu bim to a henri ug. The suppressed premise of much of bis argument ls,'You believe In tte absolutOInfallibility of the Old Testament." Inspiration and In fa llblllty attach to the autograph .-op:*-.* only, Inspiration covered only the official work >.f tte writers. They wen not omniscient or sinless. The] Stlon to Inspiration ls from the voice of tbe world. This ls ono or naturalism, denying s personal * God, and thence eau not accept Inspiration which ls mira, in ' Till: NATURE OF CHRIST. The Kev. Dr. Ferris, of haber*1 Methodist F.piseopal Church, midi "< hrietianlty invites scrutiny, it has noth? ing to conceal, and no apology to make. Christ Invites u? to examine Ills rife. Therefore, wt*.li tills Invitation let us look al B tow things about fbi* NaaarCOC that are striking and interesting a lifo so straBgn. a nharaoter bo enlqmi. and B death M Striking that lt will n, ver lose its Interest !?> ii*. It ls not true that Christianity asks belle, without evidence, for the Chri 'Mun faith is Unlit Ofl a firm ".olinda tion the fife aad works o. Christ OH bistttutlons and empires have [.a led away, kingdoms and throne.-, have bled, bul the -Man of B_Benth lives Ba inver be? lo!, ?. Be te mom loved, b.,s sum followers and more wealth than ever before. In tte first place Bis oomlng hole mus nut the first Of Him, lor lie was before tho time of ?braham, ile is Hie Alpha and tin* Omega. Be was all Hiing-, and has pinn.ty ot being. 'In beginning was the Word.' Theo Se waa tha : ol .iii ihln.rs, ' and without Him was nothing made Illili was nut,le) We als,, aotlos His humanity, His strict, cm;,l. ie. Mt. ral humanity, He was made like His "ii; and lil all things Ile took ind the nature of angels, but our own. H. bad whatever pertained to our humanity. He w.i* an Infant: He shed tears) Be bled and ,11, .1. ile wa* my brother and yours, and was touched wnli the feeling offour Infirmities. It was not Bib divine nature that struggled erith poverty and weariness, but Hi.* human lido. < >n the oilier hand Be waa divine. Faith i - at ibis, when it looks st ths infant In the manger, and wondon if that can be (Iud. But If we take the Bible we cannot escape from thht thought, tbnl not only wa* the child born, bul the eovornm. ut of tte woi upon Ills shoulder*. Be detected nun's ihou-ciiis ; He wrought miracles, and must have been Ood. Tou may say that tbe Prophet* and Apostles wrought miracles, bul there was a difference. He wrought tn Bis own itrength and name ; while thai acknowledged their power cain.* from Elim. Hlsdlvlnlt) ls asserted In His predictions, es? pecially nie one oonoerntng the t.n of jerusalem, His i, uni,',-Hon and ascension. Again he was f,. prophecy. The prophets lamely prophesied Christ. lhere lias nciier boen one of OUT nee en whom these or.didi,,ns could centre, but Bim. Wean told what line Ile would coinc of, and that He nould be Uko Moses. Xo iiuin -BS ever ivied so Bearlike Moses as chris!, its lawgiver. Bran his piaoe of i.iith is siattsi. His mother Ivied In N'azarelh, und enough sim wa* at Bethlehem when Jesus uu* ttorn. He waa crucified, and ibo Prophets knew nothing of crucifixion n wey prophesied lt, Ile ?._? a Law-giver, not of BlnaU but or Calv.ir,. He was an former, bad wonderful self restraint, endured all sorts ,,f suffering and came out conqueror. Then tim love of ?'iii i-i is beyond deecriptloe. Look at thc transforming power of Christ's religion. lt has not cured all thee vu* of the world, but its t. ndency is to pluck up ail stn. Men put bomen in its way. it baa modified evils like war and slavery, end brought about a nvolutlon in thc position ..r (soiu.ni. Whare 1 lee a woman denouncing Christianity,ber best friend, I question her understand? ing of what it ha* donn for her It transforms men a* Kiul. sn,I Bunyan nnd Newton, if yon do not believe In all of thia I entreat you U?' come and -.et,.'" Tin: OOH-CIBMCI .;un> MoXiTolt. The Ba*/, ll. B. MacArthur; ''Human Botan ls the same in all climes and In ad ages. Mau hardens lil. In-art bow as in the .t ivs of oM. doti appeals t<> us throng- tho Holy Ohos! In various wa)*. It was tie Spirit that brooded over Ch aaa aad brought ..-it cosmo*; lt ts the Spirit v. inch hut dace has bean bringing order eui of din oidei, tlghl out of .laikne?s, lifo out of death. The im, .? of ...si ni i.v ba beard aol tat the areal ai earn around us BO much as iii Um trifling QtronmstanOBSOl our pels,ui.il ,r.\ i.od ipa .ks tou* iii re*.-ian.ui. through tba Upc of the sweet sin. I' of|lsiu 'I -thr.i.1 ;h ! Ito Ups of the Proph? ets ami a posi ',*. Conadenoels aunt har maana af eoea inuiilcallou. As t mau ., ilk , bj bis wah li which ho rsgn* latec by tha rna, sc be should order his Ufa by eenaoienos which ls Qod's monitor in thesonL Coneeienee if heeded irtllmadenman wise; if nnteadod tbe heart will grow bard. Foqueatlou ls rebellion Alma Hod sud enoe must follow, Clod's threatenings are uttered with tenderness, lils warning* with lon ind tender entreaty, Christ stands In the track of human Ifs with divine lore ami aell sa, niice. Barden not your luau. Ths tend, uer lu lulu, tu iiatille tn I cullie bald and callous, ti tome respects a blessing, l. e., aa regards discomforts In life in which we be.,,,in,? lu limp accustomed, jot rn oilier-, is dangerous un.I must ba un.un.ai agaUi*t. <.,?i win not penult (usu lo wook him. lin U to.be .worshipped as ons who holds ths world In th* hollow of His hand, wbo li withal tender aud long-suffVrliig." CHKDJT AH AN ARBITRATOR. Mr. T.ilinage, wa* greeted I.y a full house at ths Brook" lyn Tabernacle on ht* return from bl* trip to the We?t. HU topic was the glory, beauty, ths priceless value an* Indestructible quality of Hud'* mercy to mao. His text was from I. Timothy, li., 5: " For there I* one Ood, sh? one mediator Iietwern Hod and men, tho Man cbri*B Jesus." Mr. Tslmage said In part: ? In tte text Christ ls represented as an arbitrator. Heaven amt earth had awong apart. The que?tl?-n wss: 'How eau Hod wimd beted sm with ari awful, burning, increasing fnry, lie brought Into accord witUcur sinful race!" It enid _etr?r te done except by negotiation. Who in all Beavan ?*..* there willing to I," del I. ron.-d t*i accomplish tbe work I Not one till (Inls! offered himseir as th* arlHtrstor. Christ laid one hand on Booran sad the other on earth. and swung them togs)ber The hoiisentsJ la-am of Christ'* eros* was nailed to th* perpendicular part of the centre; Ood'sjustice starts M one end, man'* ne*-,.. ?lty at Hie tithei, and both meet at the centre, the bettie ofthe Hon..: i, uti. ( bran entered at earth-steen: Boor thee you may enter Heaven's front gat**. Tbe aneattsn sew *. ure you willing to accept I If you decline, the queation thru U, who .ss!tonger, you OT Ood Almighty t Chaoaa your own wpeiioii* ami cover yourself with whaiMoevsr armor you will, but wo** onto the man wbo stiivoth wini Ood : You roraunlio that th-* n<-_.,iuuon i* reeeenaats Hod hus ?aiii that hs ts wflliog to receive lt the que-iion 1* Will you accept it I" THK -OtPKL A (.horioth MOTH* The Hi v. Hr. (H-orgc Alexander ?poke <m thi* Hienie, I aytag iDjiart: "tt has come tupa** In our day that ev. u som,- mlulst**!* nf th,* Ouse* I feel lt ncc-**ary to apolo? gize for being OMaU-BA Paul had a difl'.-reni feeliu.. Fur tho tiospe.1. iu* was thrown Into prison, deapiasd, n SiilUrd, yet he fi.owl in lt such a stimulus for hts BBthasl s?m, such a theme for his buming sloqoenee, that I.s might well cal; I' gteriOOS. It 1* gtorteUB In the l.iw it leoohoa, The Bjoral law* of ail the n Hgloaa af the world are hut .roping* ofter the principle whieh Christ n li-i revealed. To it the whole world deee hoasageaBthe sublimest of all law-. Tte O capel ls glorious In Its iib-at <.f life. Boro in a stable, ,, ,??,,,i in a ? ? ? , ,,f an Insignificant province, asaoclatlng with th** cut nest, dying n felon suck were ibo surrounding.* out of which grce the mos" perfect Ure <>f history. The uospet is gloi-tous in the , haracler it gina to '.od.* lt I* _,',>. iou* ni the salvation il oil, r* to tuen The <>!?! prophecy of tbe water of life, with its' wbosoevei true picture of the abundaace and fneneee of (,od's pruvtmmi i >r li illili* ii rcdeuiuuon." T_UB BIOHIPICi-fl _ OF MICAH- PBBCSF-E Assistant Bishop Potten "It is a *.m1 thought ho** much of human speculation concerning divine things ba* only obscund lhe truth. The three friends ot Jon : ,? perplexed him bl his trouble than helped him out of ii. The om slmi,ie truth that be wai la the banda ..f ila Father, these wise logicians iver- powerless to -rive him Are you brooding over some menial dirhVultv I .Veltlirr the Hoeratic nor the Aristotelian method, nor DeOBBrtes, nor Hegel, nor the the theology af Edwards or of Chat* nu is. cm give vou more light thea you have lu Hiewoid* of Mloah?' Wiiat doth the Lord require of thee, but to do liiBtly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy Hod.' Home may say this i* preacbliiK a nure mor_iiry. Vin reply that Minah'* worri* ar.1 rmi mer** isolated precept*: themis lu Items unity which leads us to Hod and iii* Hon. Twelhie doss not merely concern what l* duo to you. I) rights finn.-* tbat an wrong. Revenge le not the righting of wrongs, To do Justice involves tue making of many allon i Philanthropy rs founded 00t in mere lerifiBicnr. but m eternal justit e. H ts only love that makes ii* pitiful, and bo merciful In walking nnmblj with our Goa we touch the hem of our Master's garmpn*. Though nof In form, yet really Christ 1* with ns, His ca.uie I* ?f(ll In tho world. The hlglir?*r life ls hid with Him in (.od." THE PARAHLL OF THI (TICKED III -IHNDMK.N. The Rev. Or. Curtis, of Baltimore, preached in Uracil Church In the afternoon, tuklne as ht* lexi tim parable of the wicked huobeB-bnen. H.* bbMi ' IMS ts, tn maur respect*), the most teiTlbls of all the parables af our I.I. It cot,fain* tbe revelation of tte tnie nature af "in and Its fatal consequence*. The place sign,fie I by Lhe vineyard ls tbs Holy tend. We oft*sn ask bow eould a 4??vt of mercy nuntsh any people with such severity aa Bs paatshaB 'bu CsuHHUiu-s I Bat wbo*e world ls thiel Mav iu,( itu* Creator rule over His own creation and punish persistent disobedience I Cod iva* preparing I p'.i.e where Ha could e*t_bl_h u kingdom for a people ot EDo oWn ehoee Ing. The destruct mn of tho Canaanite* was not tBBtp tionai. (,0.1 ha* t,e,-n proceeding on that prtnelpie di through history. A faithless, ftnitlese people meei -iivs tvi.v to one that will use and not BOOBS tts Inord. osenpeople might remain p -re i rood, Ood planted a badge about the vineyard, ii.rs hedge consisted In the i.. 1 laws wi gave to the Jewe. Borne of these seem !?< bavs I otbei effect than t.< nar ?? ins. -> thal thli ona nation could develop it* own ne* ilia) lift wlne-val represents ti.- one {dace ... wei was Jerusalem and tte holy temple. Ood set husband? men ovi , omi .1 *. i ure and 11 ...1-. Only when the Lord send* for fruit ls there trouble. Hie eervante an beaten ead cast ont, utten >? ..,'.? .... i receive thesa L Abl thai i. tho bl Aerj ..1 every soul. Men tr] i ce of Ood Ib beana* hut otter warnings and admonitions come, ai laat (.od len! His own Hon, hut H.* BOM was rejected and crucified. is ir n,,t iu-t ??.> t.-day I Mn do not want mon proof of Cb i mission Into the w,,rid, they want Uss proof, i objection possible bas be und the Supernatural. Hut christ is the miracle of -. He i- tb ? itumb lng i: m k. Ni ? lust, r i- io ex leting. He lays . ?.sold, .-very thought, every motl ure not faithful He will take awaj our prii then we sha!'I,,* desolate Indeed. But it i- i - to render fruit. During tbi* hoi] season shall .-? | strive to hiing forth the fruits of rlgbtcousn. -? I" .1 TRIBUTE TO QUEEN VICTORIA'S BOOR. PBAISI PRO- Bi iii COIXY-B*?" WBOI - Il lg WU BIIKAD AND MUK."' The Rev. Robert Collyer spoke laal ewening at tte Church ofthe tfesatahoa Qm a Victoria1 cone ruing her life In the Highlands, ii, atkt: ?-{ anl h"?in-i to talk to you -bout the WM k af a woman who ac? cording to tho Ideas of rank entertained iu the old world has noi ber equal i.i birth, it may be thal many ben ai-,, entertain Fuch liens, :i?,i regard Bakes I meaagaa with that deepalring :. which we tomi sour grapes. This book, written bp ibi* royal ard noble lady, eontains aneh i i lound nowhoe t-lst-In tbe world. Il is not hurd toilet ont every thing about the in:*** t.f KngMeh ssonaiwhefiom Aifred down te Cit* graetoaa author. Victoila. In the fierce light that beats about a throne every thing is shown, and in thal 'eui- meeeesloa of royal poraonogee Mses hate been so few that were wise, so f. w Mut were, mighty, and so many that w?r.- the re not bot appreciate Emerson's words: * <;.nt *.,ii | un tired of kings, ph so_hr them ne \u.i:-v.' Bal uritb iw of them good and bad, wlae and foolish, ? tog., back t.. Alfred thc. ut ..t, the shepherd of Ms peo? ple, before we eaa Bud am therm] that loni- line nf centuries Alfred i. , I,.-- .mt hu band and touches that of victoria; and both hm as pun es tte driven stow. Both overflow with . tlc love, and oentntt In th* home rather palace. Bothwanmod) i 'um-. Tonwfllaea tuun these remarks that I aaa not tn harmony opinions the! bavs ben azpnassd about thia book, [have read it,and I Bad lt as wholeeoaM as bream breed ami mi'k. I cm remembes when Queen I ? cams to the throne. Now, I contra.*! -d gjy .-.,:.? fl ,th In rs, honoring, ta my igmrance that to be aQueea wa* ta* suininit of felicity for a woman, that all wa* loy and com? fort for .pren*, and thev knew no care Bad ttrtOW, l- I read her book 1 felt that lu her life thu.- hal bSSB fir iiinr* sorrow than iu my own. Tui? book ls uot the his? tor) of th, t'lieer. of Bag?nd, bul Bf a woman who ii_4 been left a widow, from whose, anns thc husband of lier youth was uniliuely ref), and who look*, forward ls tug hun tn another world. "Hut the Ku-rllsh do not like this beek. Ihaj B the Quean,OT wish to regard her, as BBBMB-?| tnpS hui.ian, saaaathtng more than a mere worn--. ? .burnt like her,tosh,.w a gentle-Wring heart under her gold and purple. They do not wish her lo pion that she ts own sister to every good woman sverywhen. W prefer to llilnkof BBS as a grand and beautiful a; slr*** with myataefoaapawesaaad terribie knowledge, vti,ia*-"i ire ii Htfte (ci1.ui-) of her preferencefoi - ?' i ->sfan bein, inure mindful of the Penh and * ' " ._U lieut md Hie litanies II .?.._? a tacit r< Luke le ?'?'*? ""T that the Queen believed-he could nw a p..i.-i. mum"**? In the Highlands of s. .uland than lu the iel- ,SuTjr Ymir Scot coman ls certainly oo t-ettcr than n* *b< iusi ? but I do think te bolds himself amt Ins numho-l i'*B" Him th.- _ngHahmaa. ibis roi ni * I uuflinchlug devoiloa tbat a henchman :*t?e. arni the QUCen.wtth the wiinnth of heart of all '"""^"J-. bw woman, appreciated bl* uu****itlsh ?*< rviee. sni >? meunna",,.I h. t appreciation. 1 do ? ,?..? s in tbi* tii-i the hlstorie (l-"!-?\'l [ll rbi ,i?l servitor sud (he grateful appreel itl - star ? The sneers am out of place, . "^ lho*o who uiici tlicin or havi* writtea tbem." TRANSATLANTIC iK.r Aflaong Hie paaaengera who artired by JIM st nanak!. Cs le reetecdaj ware; n Jv"'* I'.e.iumann, ( iil'uni I.ireh, C. ,1. lunn. ?* "* ! * \. C. ? larko, I h u Mi. and Wis. John lu..nd, Hilbert fclllott, ll j Alfred Harton. T. ll. nli.-..u, 0 "'*" Hrs, i: i:. Bntohin-on, H. H. U_rve>. .1 ll. >* WOOt, lt. M. LowU, O H. Ungd. tr Allon McC"rr* m. p., and Mr.. VAM** IfeCarthy, Ce Hoon \i il,um tomoo uml J. 8. Whs , , _ ._ Mr*. An,.uir. inc amt ,,,,..0, laatellavon llaxthau*en. Mrs. -M!!,i!i;;',\ A',, -u I., tiu-t .i Outaob. Herman Behnel^ood II w in w '.,' h. li. Suntu, Jobuiswlubm in Thorpe, i rnestTee, Mr. and Mts. OnBisearej! i and J 8. Wm .._->[?. ung the arrlvsh. '?> the .team. "* " ?*? In von lUithanseu. Mis. Minna ;;?"'??*. ,?.,tus.iiv Uuuoh. BermanHcbnellaud lt^vou lUa ? The 1'ubl.i brought Mr and Mrs. J. H. Pslim i" lt ,'eters, Dr. ib-iuas in McHli.nl*. J n;^^1H.., J. voord, W. Iforean, B. H. Deau. Mu, *? ??J'_,'_ ^ ^i B KUus, MaaMeuterger,Dr. JitasBB*Una itBaaanm aa. UUo Y\. _l_c_. 1