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ill .A. Grrapliic Sketch of the Institution. THE TRUE CHARACTER OF MR. RALSTON His Labors to Build Up the Pacifio Coast. A FRIEND OF TIIE PEOPLE. The Enterprises Sustained by the IBank. The Institution Starts on an En larged Capital. San Francisco; Sept. 20, 1875. The Americanizing or the Pacific Coast and the mag nificent results thai have followed Its annexation to the United States could not fail to draw here a host of remarkablo men?men great in mechanics, great In in vention, great in enterprise and great in the develop ment of a now country, with such rich and varied re sources. Such men could not possibly travel in tho old slow style of their fathers, while such boundless treasures were beckoning to them to hasten on and gather them up. In a quarter of a century a country almost unknown to the world and with an almost un pronounceable namo in the school class has thus sprung into being and exhibited a capacity for independent self-existence that is really a marvel and a sourco of Just pride to all who look with plcasuro upon the prog ress of tho American people. Towering head and shoul ders above all those great mcu stood the figure of William C Ralston, who seems to be one of those remarkablo creations of nature?soon only once in a generation? endowed with an organization perfectly adapted for such a work as needed to be dono on the Pacific Coast in the latter half of the nineteenth century. THE BANK OP CALIFORNIA was the nocessary outgrowth of such a country and such a man. To the man of the Pacific Coast tho Bank of California took rank with the Bank of Franco and the Bank of England. Other cities in tho country might boast of wealthy and powerful banking institu tions as stable and as invulnerable as the everlasting hills, but they were merely local in their reputation and limited in their sphere of operations; but to tho Californian the bank of winch Mr. Ralston was tho head seemed to embody in one general idea trfl wealth and influence of tho whole Pacific Coast, extending its active business relations eastward to the great cities on the Atlantic Coast, and across the oceun to Europe, while westward it stretched its hand across the great expanse of waters and dealt enormously with the oldest nations of tho world, regarding them as directly its own next door neighbors and special subjects for com mercial intercourse. The Californiau travelled with a sense of Bolidity when he had a letter of credit from his own bank. The thought of its greatness was ever in his mind, and inseparably associated with it wus the name of "his friend, William C. Ralston," who was ever ready to aid and protect the Californian abroad who might by any accident or misfortune need the uso of his name. It was the realization of this fact that made the man at home who had never deposited a dollar In the vaults of the bank as enthusiastic in his praise as the man of millions who had placed all his earthly treasures in his safe keeping. THE PRESIDENT, WILLIAM 0. RALSTON. There was nothing of the "Great I am" about him; no dash or style to attract attention; as simple in dress us he was pluin and uualtected in manners. He did what he did naturally and without parade. Ho sought no one's coulldeuce, yet he was tho reposi tory of the privato business projects of nearly every one who had an enterprise to establish. He could be seen ut any moment, could be talked to wherever he was; was accessible to tho poorest as to tho wealthiest and to the one as to tho other; ho pos sessed tho rare gift of being an attentive listener. He was quick to perceive iho drlltof a conversation or the point of a statement addressed to him and Often before an inquiry was ended the answer wins delivered, "Yes^" "So," or a suggestion of how it should be. Ho seemed almost intuitively to un derstand the merits of any measure to which his attention was called, And in brief, clear words his de cision was promptly expressed. There was no possibility of misunderstanding him. Notwith standing tho great power ho wielded, he could submit to be talked to by those associated with him in the general interests of the bank, when they had anything to say to him by way of caution or suggestion with regard to any of the enterprises in which tho bank was engaged. He never turned away from an implied rcprool, however much lie might think it uncalled for, and would always express his npprccia tion of the suggestion, though, at the same time, ho would give evidence of the utmost confidence in his own Judgment, and was self-willed enough to follow it ell the time. STATEMENT OF A CAPITALIST. A wealthy capitalist remarked to your correspondent yesterday that "Kalston was a natural banker. I never knew a man with such wonderful rapacity for almost instantly realizing the relative value of ex changes in every part of tho globe. Tho flnanciul markets of the world were his study, and where there was a possibility of a dollar being mado for the bank Kalston made it; and had he confined himself of late years wholly to the limitations of a sound bauking business nothing could havo ever occurred to injure the bank or to have tarnished tho famo of its man ager;" and this is, I presume, tho general judgment of his warmest friends, who would shudder (o express or listen to an unkind word ngainst his memory. THE ORIGIN OF TflR BANK. I need not enumerate the varied associations of Mr. Ralston with well known capitalists and bankers from the time he arrived in this city, as much of that has Already been given to the public both by the electric spark and the pen in the various sketches of his life published in the daily press. It is sufficient to note that bis career in business has always been onward and upward, every change being further iu advance toward the goal of his umbition?the control of tho moneyed Interests on the l'aciflc. He had never known what it was to fail, and, intoxicated with an uninter rupted series of successes, ho probably felt that tlmo alone waa bounded, and what ho could not accomplish one day was only postponed till tho morrow. Having been eminently successful in smaller banks, the con ception of a gigantic corporate bank of the character of the Hank of California was naturally the offspring of his brain. The thought was solely his, and through Ills personal and direct influence and exertions the or ganization was effected and took legal form on tho 16th of June, 1864, with a capital of $2,000,000. A year later its capital was increased to $6,000,000, with a re serve fund ol $1,500,000, and it entered upon a career ol prosperity which was uninterrupted till its recent sudden and unlocked for collapse. From the beginning Mr. 1>. O. Mills, a cautious banker or Sacramento, was by Mr. ltalston's selection made its first president, while ho himself mied the position of cashier, and in that relit lionship they continued till July, 1873, when Mr. Mills - .1 I II - U_la?.vn l.nsninn I tu nFAL utiinf W 1 . 1 I a resigned and Mr. Knlston berainn its president. While - he was cashier lie was iho head of the hank- Ho was Its brain, soul and backbone, and when ho ascended to tho upper ( hair he continued to manage Its business iu the samo way. Wherever lie was, there Was visibly the illustration of tho sentiment, ? l.'Etat c'eit mot" Tho Institution nnd tho man were Indivisible Ilo di rected everything ns it bo owned it. The trustees woro seldom more than figureheads. THE BUILDING. There are two places eminently popular in San Fran cisco?California strcot and the Cliff House. No stranger ever visited tho city without hearing of both. The great attraction of the one is the seu lions and tho roaring of the billows on a rock bound coast, and in the other the bulls and bears and the murmuring waves of the money market. After tho first breakfast in tho city the stranger is sine to stroll into that California ?trqot. He wants to see the inen of millions and the men who are making millions aVd the men who may make millions, for every other man met on the side walks between Montgomery and .Sunsomc streets has a mine in his pocket and regards himself as an embryo bonanza king. Threading his way through this seeth ing mass ot "Great Kxpectallons" the visitor finds nelore him a massive two story blue stone building, standing on the southeast corner of Hansom* and Cali fornia streets-that is. the llank of California. This building waa erected at a cost ol $'.'50,000? the hand ?otiiest and most elegant banking house of its size In the world?a model of architectural beauty, a close imitation In it.yle cf the Librarv of .St. Mark's at VenleS." Tti rtwrtre Woe stone plITars produce a atrik ing effect. All around great towering building* tiave been put up, but Ibe Bauk of California is the gem of them all. It was Mr. Balaton's ambition that the ex ternal edifice should bo suggestive of the wealth aod stability willtiD, and nothing w.ui denied the artisan and the mechanic. The in rule is finished throughout with bird's-eye maple, highly polished. Tho counters ami desks aro of solid Sun Domingo mahogany, and Tho furniture of solid oak. The ceiling of the banking room Is in deep panel work, painted in flresco, with ventilators in ornamental stucco work, and the inunuda are of California marble. The vaults and aafes are fireproof uud invulnerable, and in every other way show the greatest care and skill in their construction. In the private oillce of this edifice, from the 27th of June, 18(17, to the 27lh of August, 1S75, William C. Ral ston reigned supreme as the head of the most powerful institution on the 1'aciflc coast?if not indeed oi in many respects, the greatest bank in the United States, and there thousands of travellers from the distant na tions made the personal acquaintance of one of Ameri ca's most gifted men, a gemul and most hospitable gen tleman. It will be somewhat difficult for persons who never lived in a mining country to comprehend the scope and character of an institution like the Bank of Caliloruia without a word of explanation. In a country where nuiiing and mining interests form the staple business of the community a bonk must necessarily extend its operations outside the ordinary channels of trade. There are banks here thut confine Uiomselvcs strictly to the limits of commcrciul transactions and have noth ing more than the calculations of debit uud credit, advances and discounts to deal wnh, and their risks are only nominal. Another class of banking, however, here is necessary to meet tho exigencies of the largo interests associated with mining and stocks. Flood and O'Brien, Makey and Fuir, four men who have mode great wealth within the last lew years, are now erecting u bank to deal exclu sively with this large interest, and .to confine mem selves wholly to it. But up to the present time such a bank as that alluded to was next to impossible, even hero in San Fruncisco It required great wealth, and they are the bonanza kings. They can do it. Ol'UUATIONM OF TUK UA!?K. The Bank oi Calitornia embraced in Its operations both mining uud commercial interests, and lias prob ably now discovered that such a combination is not without its risks, lor what is simple and clear in trans actions of daily lite abovu ground is not quite so easy to handle when concealed in the bow els of tho earth. In uddition to commerce and mining Mr. Ralston con sidered that one of the greatest and most im portant objects of a Caliloruia bunk should he to aid in tho development of the country in every feasible wuy. Ib uco he was associated as tiie hank's representative, dirccilv or indirectly, with every enterprise which promised to contribute 10 the wealth and advancement of the coast, and in so act ing lie had, no doubt of it, the fullest co-operation of the heaviest depositors, for, with all its wealth, Califor nia still considers itself but an infunt State, and the general development necessarily becomes the wealth of the individual. It Is no exaggeration to say tnat through the assistance allorded by the Bunk of California to new ami struggling Interests the country has made more progress in the work of development during the last ton years than It would buvo made without that assistance in twice that number of years. No one with such associations could have desired better opportuni ties fur making money than what lay everywhere in the path el Mr. Ralston.. Kvery new industry und en terprise sought his co-operation, and he was ever ready to encourage them. About eight yeurs ago he suid to your correspondent:?'-II any man of talent comes here, capable of introducing the monutacturo of any thing wanted in Calitornia, let him apply to nio if he needs assisiauco, and the bunk will let him have what he requires." It was in this spirit that be extended aid to some of the best workmen ,wbo came penniless to Caliloruia in years past, and through his lullueuce many branches of manufacture and industry have been successluily es tablished here. It is diillcult to liud anything of mag nitude here w ithout tracing the hand oi Ralston, lie was in everything ihat needed aid. The Mission and Pacific Woollen Mill, that has given to California a world wide lame lor the manu facture of the tiuest white goods and blankets, was an institution that he nourisiied and fostered into llle. Donald Mcl.euuan, a Scotchman, as his name imports, came here from some woollen mills in Massachusetts with a light purse, but a houd richly laden with expe perience, and made the acquaintance of the hard working hanker. Soon business was projected, land purchased and money advanced with which to com mence the manufacture of woollen goods. With $50,000 everything was purchased, including the first two machines, and to-day that establishment has twenty machines, employs 925 men uud women, and gives occupation und support in other ways to 3,000 per sons, and its assets cover $1,500,000. It was Rulslou's pet, and with clearness'ol vision about the growth of the city, he had laud purchased far away from the cen tre of commerce, but which is new within a lew blocks of the new City Mall, and the land is worth twenty times more than the original purchase price. The affairs of this mill have been in the hands of discreet, intelligent men, and from the excellence of its manu factured goods the Mission and Pacific Woollen Mill bus a contract for furnishing to the government a large amount of clothing for belli the army and tho navy. Tiie troubles ut the hunk and the death of Mr. Ralston will afiect in nothing the permanent stability of this industry. With Ralston's aid the Pacific Rolling Mills were es tablished, and, with tho heavy freight tariff in their favor, they have done an extensive and successful business. -Such an industry was absolutely necessary to the development of the country and was certain to be successful. . Tho Kunfihl) carriage manufactory was another of his fostered enterprises, and had there been no overland Pacific Railroad it would have been erundlv successlul. kalhton'b AIM was to draw workmen to California and keep the money of manufacture in the country; but huwevor sensible that may be to u political economist, the purchasing public seldom enter into the philosophy of a measure that takes an extra dollar out of their pockets, and, consequently, they buy in the cheapest markets. lty bis aid and encouragement the Cornell Watch Manufacturing Company transported their machinery and workmen here aud .established themselves on the same block with ihOBC other companies. 1 name these prominent industries that wore fostered by Mr. Kalston?but he had interests In a great many more?to show the character of the man and how, even with the most benevolent and philanthropic senti ments, ho could lay the foundation of his own enlbar russmnnl and overthrow whon a dark and cloudy day obscured his path. That the trustees or directors of the hank, as they arc usually called, knew of the aid which he was ren dering to those industries is as certain as any fact in life, and had the recent crash not como upon the bank from a variety of circumstances which Kalston could not foresee, snd which, when they came, he could not possibly battle with, all these enterprises would havo labored on to permanent and grand success, and his denunciators today would have been his loudest eulogists. From any general statement of his ready ssslstanco to lourid new enterprises no ono should deduce thai his was a prodigal hand scattering broadcast his own and other people's wealth. It was not so. He was a careful Unancier, and he could say "So" emphatically when to his mind an impractical business was pro posed. The bank paid Interest to its depositors, and the money so deposited bad to be used by the bank where It would command a higher rate of lulerost; and where he could, as ho thought, secure that and at I he same time advance the interest of the country, he was ready, but then only. He was not omniscient and could not forc.-co what was beyond human ken, and there only did he stumble. TIIK Tt'RN IS HIS FOSTrSB. When his history comes to be written it will be seen that the turn in his fortune was not due to reckless adventure or gambling with fate; but the first inroad upon his prosperity was that trighttul earthquake in IMS* that shook the best buildings in Kan Francisco and demoralized the stoutest hearts. 1 well remember the incident and shall never forget the words of a gen eral of the French army who was in the city at the time, '"There be no brave mens to-day in California." The bank before this had extended aid to the Mont gomery Street Heal Estate Association to carry out a project which, had it boon consummated, would have given San Francisco a maguillcent business street from Telegraph Hill on the north to the Hav of San Francisco In the south. This earthquake was the entering wedge into the prosperity of William C. Ralston; it demoral ized all enterprise for a time, and no one had contldence to build, no one cared to make improve ments, and one by one new difficulties sprung up around the project# of extending Montgomery street. The money louued was drawing interest, aud more had to be loaned by the batik to move the project onward, but, in spite of everything, It became an elephant, and to pro tect the btlnk against this loss the liabilities were all assumed by Mr. Kalston as his own personal debt. With his whole fortune either in the bank or at its command, It Is very easy to conceive how difficulties of one kind and another, belonging to others with whom he had advised or with whom ho was associated, be came, through his delicate sense of honor, charged to his own personal account, and hoforo he could fully realize it his fortune had taken flight. It is well known that In cases where ho had lavored enterprises aud ad ventures that were not successful, rather than his friends who confided in his judgment should lose, he was alwu) s more ready to suiror than to see others In jured. HIS PKRSOSAt RSTATlt. The rumors aoout Mr. Ralstou's wealth are very contradictory. Ho is said, at oue time, to havo been worth $ 12,000,000, and one gentleman, who has hud almost duily intercourse w ilh him during the last few years, told me to day that he had been at one turns worth $'.JO, 000, (JOO. 1 am Inclined to think that he tuust ha.e thought himsolf worth much more thau he actually was or he could not havo found himself plunged into such helpless and Irretrievable difllculties as those In which he was involved when tho bank closed its doors, without being In some measure prepared for it. A man ol limited resources would have known more about his true position?which Kalston evidently ?did not know, and probably he died in at least partial tgnorauco of his actual financial status. A gentleman who saw htm daily for the last ten years told me that he could at no time ever have been worth more than $6,000,000, and this seems reasonable. Locking up this amount is traceable lo his personal adventures and his losses; hut the use and Injury of four times that amount are beyond explanation. Iti no souse of the word was Mr. Ralston a reckloss garnldcr, nor did he waste his fortune in personal ex travagance. The F.astcrn writers w ho indulge in -peak ing of hltu In tho flashy style of "Bill" Kalston and write of his and their very familiar Intimacy, are simply speaking falsely of tho man. Ho hud that simplicity of style about him that put every person nt his case who came near to him, 1?ul no one could take any liberties with him. He was n truly great man, and every ono felt the solidity of his character that bad anything to do with him. In charities he was extremely delicate. Ho would exact the strictest secrecy wherever he donated, a- he evidently shunn'd notoriety. From the moment that his sad deHth was known the people havo (ell af Dieted, and their sincere affection for him ?? evorywMhi uoticeable, J^von in the laanliar ballad be is chronicled as "the man who never weflt back on the poor." His Iiihs to California is irreparable. There was 110 man like him, and his place cannot be Sited. TIIK VICTIM OS KMVT. For some time before his death be knew that there were parties at work to break the bank if they could only get the stock market to bear upon its interests, but with even this intimation he could not provide against the disaster that threatened it and him. The gold coin was not In the bank to meet a run. There was gold in the city, but it was "locked up" and beyond Ins reach. Those who bad it were antagonists of the bank, and the best of commercial paper could not move them to come to us relief. Ho saw the day of trial approach ing, and with manly honesty set l" work to sell his own property at immense sacrifice to decrease his lia bilities, hut nothing could save the Bank of California. Those who were determined to burst it had the power to do so and they did it, and here an interesting history will some duy be given to the public; but lor too pres ent tins must suffice, and to this I need only add that William C. ltalstou did not ruin tho Bunk of California. WALL STREET NOTES. A FEW WHOLESOME TltOTHS?UNION PACIFIC ? AND PACIFIC MAIL. There were many rumors of failures and troubles in the stock market yesterday, but none were woll authenticated. The suspension of Messrs. Sheppurd, Hall A Co., lumber dealers in Boston, was con Armed; tho liabilities wero placed at $1,600,000, with Indebted ness to tho Boston banks of about $1,000,000. The particulars of this disastrous (ailuro could not bo ascertained, but coming on the heels of so many of the same sort, the situation was ren dered anything but encouraging. Union Pacific Rail road broke about midday from 70 to 64J^, and various were the rumors in regard to its sudden retrograde rnovomcut. In one <iuarter it was reported that Mr. Gould's brokers had sold it inadvertently (?) and in another that loans had been called on TIIK BUCHU FINANCIER by a well known home insurance company to whose demands he was unable to respond. At all events Union l'acillc was sold down by somebody to 04%, and, although it rallied to 06% a 67, the close was at about the lowest point of the day. Tho officers of the in surance company wore reported as refusing to affirm or deny the statements as to their loans to the company, and as Mr. Gould's brokers wero sellers of his stock it was hut fair to suppose that they were unublo or un willing to carry ins load of inhaled securities any longer. TIIK RWOflS OF THR PACIFIC MAIL 8TATKMKNT was generally recognised as the pricking of the bubble, and there wero hut few holders except the sanguine ones who did not dispose of their stocks, A statement of tho real condition of Pacific Mail is promised in a day or two, with a list of all the steamers and the property of the company. Until this exhibit is made it would be worse than folly lor the public to put their money in an enterprise that invites nothing, pays nothing, and for the moment is regarded us a mere speculative venture. Messrs. Laidiaw k Co. give notice that the agency of tho Bank of Calilorniu will pay all outstanding drafts of the Bank of California on and after to-duy, the 1M inst. THE THIRD AVENUE BANK. On inquiry at the office of the Third Avenue Savings Bunk yesterday, the receiver, Mr. W. S. Carman, staled there were no new developments. He expects to bo able to submit a balance shoot, showing in detail tho assets and liabilities of tho concern, within a few days, lie also stated that tho deposits made since Saturday last have not been entered on the bank books, but in view of tho probable stoppage, which it was seen was inevitable at that time, the amounts puid in were placed in separate envelopes, with tho * name of the depositor tliereon, and held by the toller in trust for those making such ueposits. There is, therefore, every reuson to bclievo that such depositors will receive back their money. Yet there is a iegal point involved as to the right or tlio receiver to hand back these moneys. It is, however, almost beyond doubt that he will be authorized by tho Court to do so. There were but few people around the neighborhood of the bank yesterday, and the tow that did pav a visit to the institution went on their way when they found the state or the case, quietly submit ting to the inevitable. THE TOWNSEND SAVINGS BANK. A TWENTY PER CENT DIVIDEND TO BE DE CLARED IN FAVOR OF TIIE DEPOSITORS. New Haven, Conn., Oct. 1, 1875. The affairs of the Townscnd Savings Bank, which have boon the subject of so much discussion and hitter criticism lor more than a year, are, under the manage ment of competent and responsible receivers, brighten ing up. Tho disposition of securities claimed bv many to no or questionable valuo have resulted so favorably to the interests of de positors that the receivers have to-day announced their ability to declare, during the latter part ol Octo ber a dividend of twenty per cent ol the assessed val ues'held by the Institution in favor of its depositors. To pav at this rate more than $600,000 will be required. The estimated amount is $576,000. The payment of this money to more than 12,000 depositors will bo a financial help to the community. An official statement from the receiver concerning the dividends, directing when uud how the dividend is to be paid, will be shortly issued. CUSTOM HOUSE NOTES. Special Customs Inspector A. McCort received from tho.Custom House yesterday a check for $1,118 32 as his reward from the government for a capture or smuggled watches he made over a year ago on the Na tional line steamship Egypt Considerable growling exists among Custom House officers with respect to their assessments "for tho party." The following is the authorized schedule:? Tho assessment is two per cent on clerks and the ma jority of the employes. The following are the extra rates:?Deputy collectors, $60; deputy surveyors, $;>0; weighers, $50; storekeepers, $30; inspectors, $30, night inspectors, $12. Acting Deputy Surveyor Corsa receives tho assess ments at the barge office. _ Deputy Collector Samuel Maddox leaves for Europe this morning, on account of ill health, on tho steam ship Adriatic. HEAL ESTATE SALES. Quite a largo crowd attended tho Real Estate Ex change yesterday. The following sales of properly took place:? A H Muller A Son /old. for account or Anson B. Birdsall and others, in bankruptcy, by order of re ceiver sixteen brown stone houses and lots, on tne east side of Lexington avenue and on side ot Forty seventh street, variously sized, 20x85, 20x100.5. 18x100.6 and 17x100.5, to Egbert Dunn, receiver, for * d! M*' Seaman sold, per order of the Court, In fore closure, the three story and basement brick building and lot, 25x08.9, on Fortieth street north side, 360 leet east of Eighth avenue, to A|)drcw i^s e for $6,000, over and above a mortgage of $5,350?total, $ll,3aU. The property is valued at $14,000. Abo a three story frame house and lot. lSxl00.il, on tho south side of 106th street, 196 foot cast of Third avenue, to Peter ABtcn, for $3,860, the prop^ty being V*F."a. Lawrence * Co. sold in foreclosure, by order of the Court, the plot of land 100x134.6x100*140.10, on tho south sido of 176th street, 600 leet west of Tenth ave nue to E. J. O'N'eil, second mortgagee, lor $2,986. George H. Scott sold, by order of the, Court .in fore closure. the three story brick house and lot 18x74.10, on the south side of 127th street, 18 feet east. ?r Fourth avenue, to John Campbell, plaintili s attorney, for $1,800, over ft mortgage of $6,380, total, $7,180, said property being valued at $10,000. THE NEW HAVEN INSURANCE CASE. JUDOE SHIFMAN DISMISSES THE PETITION OF THE COMPANY FOR AN INJUNCTION TO RE STRAIN COMMISSIONER STEDMAN?THE COM MISSIONER DEMANDS THE ASSET'S OF THE COMPANY AND IS REFUSED. N'bw Havkn, Conn., Oct. 1, 1875. In the United Plates District Court at Hartford tills morning the petition of the American National Lifo and Trust Company for au injunction, filed some two weeks siuce, restraining Insurauco Com missioner Stedroan from assuming possession of tho assets of the company, canio up. Counsel for petitioners and the respondent were present in numbers. Judge Sblpman's opinion, which was given at some length, entered fully Into the points raised in the argument, and sustained tho power of tho Legisla ture to repeal (ho company's charter ?ud establish tho validity of the set ol" the last session. In denying the petition for an Injunction and vacating the restraining order granted by him ho expressed tho opinion that tho charier is repealed by tho act, and that it was competent for the Legislature to name a custodian of the assets, pending tho determination of tho question or the decision, of which the rovival of the charter is dependent. The character of tho decision was wholly unexpected, and fell like a thunderbolt among counsel for tho company. Commissioner Stcdman, who was pres. out, immediately took a train for this city arriving here at ten minutes psst two o'clock. Accom Daniod by Simeon K. Baldwin as counsel, two policemen ?Hid a reporter, ho proceeded by hack to the office ot the insurance couipnny. on Chapel street, opposite tho Green and demanded of Mr. Benjamin Noyes, its presi dent 'the delivery to him of the assets of tho company. To this demand Mr Noyes, vending from a paper, re P'ofam'^'vised by learned counsel that the law under which vou claim to lake possession of the Assets of this company Is null and void; and I am ,?rlh?r * that tho bond of $26,000 you have offered Is illegal and defective, and not such as to justily me 'n sur rendering and handing over to youi the 01 company, amounting to mors than $1,000,000. It is not my purpose to resist tho law, and I do not intend to. 1 shall not part with the assets to any other per son, but shall hold them subject to such orders afcd de crees as shall be made by tho courts having Jurisdiction of the legal questions Involved." Commissioner Hledman then said:?"Mr. Noyes, you reluse to deliver to me tho assetsV Mr. Noyes replied, "You have my answer." Tho Commissioner then said, "I have brought these men here as witnesses," to which Mr. Noyes simply re plied, "WelL" This ended the proceedings at the company's office, and the Commissioner and his counsel left. At three o'clock a messenger lew the city with an ap plication to the Superior Court of New London county, now In session at Norwich, (or a writ of lusudamus to compel the delivery of the assets. President Noyes has been notified also that he will be held liable uuder the criminal law of the State. If the application tor a mandamus is granted Mr. Stedman will soon be in pos session of the company's office. Pending the proceedings the greatest excitement pre vailed in the streets, and speculation is rife as to wlmt may be the answer of the Superior Court to-morrow for a mandamus. STATIONERS' BOARD OF TRADE. A number of the leading stationers of this city, repre senting a trade interest of large and constantly growing importance, have taken initiatory Bteps to form a local Board of Trade and lor organizing an Kxchaugo. The association will be locatod in the building at the south east corner of Broadway and Fourth street, where the second lloor has been secured. The general office will front on Broadwuy and will be furnished In comfortable stylo with desks and easy chairs for the use of non resident members of the trade visiting tho city. Post Office boxes and good aitendanco are to bo supplied, anu nothing is to be left undone to secure tho comfort and convcniouce of buyers. Andrew Goyer will have chargo and general management of the Kxchaugo. Private offices will be allotted for use as required. Back of tho general office and fronting on Fourth street, twenty offices, each 15 feet long and an average of 9 feet wide, havo been arranged. These will be used by a number of the leading firms as sample rooms for tho reception of orders. The Exchange w ill bo kept open daily throughout the year, and its convenience, to gether with the fact that information of general inter est to the stationery trade, and that all new goods ami novelties, with tho current market rates, can be secured at one place, will, it is expected, prove of tho greatest benefit to the trade. Tho mooting for permanent or ganization will bo lichl at No. 74 liuuno street on October 7, and a (air will be held at the now Exchange on October '21, the satno date upon which the Book Association's will occur. A SIGN OF THE TIMES. One of tho most Important branches of industry in Newark is the manufacture of jewelry. Heretofore for the last year or two tho trade has been dull to the ex tent of doing nothing, but just now with it, as with all other trades, there is observahlo an Improvement for the better. One of tho loading firms there statu that there is a considerable trade springing up; that almost daily (bey employ new hands, and there is a prospect of a fall trade somewhat better than it has been for somclimo. AMERICAN PEACHES IN EUROPE. INTERESTING ACCOUNT OF THE EXPERIMENT OF BENDING FIlEKn TEACHES OVER THE ATLAN TIC?WHY IT FAILED?QUEEN VICTORIA'S DIS APPOINTMENT. Philadelphia, Sept. 30, 1875. The arrival of Mr. R. T. Lockwood on the steamship Ohio, of the American lino, on Saturday last, has ena bled us to obtain further and dciinito information about the peach exporting experiment of last month. Our readers will recollect that a large space in tho steamer Ohio was reserved for the pl&coment,of an im mense refrigerator into which tho poaches were put tho samo day that they were picked. Tho steamer suilod on tho 26th of August with fifteen tons of ice in the refrigerator. Upon tho departure of the vessel tho temperature of tho refrigerator stood at sixty-six de grees, but tho samo night it loll to fifty-lour degrees. The next day it reached fifty degrees, and upon the next day forty-eight degrees. This, it appears, was tho lowest point during the trip. At noon on the 30th, four days out, tho mercury had risen to fifty-one degrees, and at the same hour on the 31st indicated fifty-four degrees, and was still lending upward. CONDITIO* OP THE PEACHES. Feeling convinced that the ice supply was exhausted, after consultation with the officers of the ship, Mr. Lockwood determined to open the refrigerator and ex amine the contents. At tho time the steamer was off the Ranks of Newfoundland in a denso fog. After a partial subsidence of tho log tho hatchos were opened. To obtain access to tho refrigerator some fifty crates had to bo removed. The fruit in theso crates wus dry and in flno condition. This was especially the case with the yellow varieties and Reeve's favorites. Captain Morrison then supplied ten tons of ice, which was put in tho refrigerator, and the fruit returned to its proper place. The opening, examination and scaling of the hatches occupied but one hour and a quarter. At the starting of tho fan the mercury stood at 56 degrees, and at no subsequent period did it reach lower than 54 degrees. It was discovered thut the fan had lieon run too rapidly, the friction of the atmosphere at a high rate of speed necessarily causing a rapid exhaustion of ice. Tho speed was reduced, and subsequently tho fan was Stopped. On tho 1st and 2d of September tho mercury contiuucd on the ascendiug scale, reaching upon the last dato 66 degrees. From this until the 5th the mercury was riHing but very slowly, but on tho 6th tho advanco was so rapid that all hopes of a successful fruition of the scheme was abandoned by those interested, for crew and passengers were alike deeply interested in the ex periment. ARRIVAL or THE STEAMER. On the 7th, at 2 A. M.. the steamer unchored in tho Mersey. A few hours after it was attempted to ascer tain the temperature, but I lie evaporation from the fer menting fruit entiroly obscured the thoruioinoter. A few revolutions ol the fan dispelled the moisture, when i#was perceived that the mercury was standing at uinety degrees, while In the outer air it indicated but sixty-five. DISAPPOINTED ENGLISHMEN. The experiment had beeu heralded in advance, and in such sanguino terms that deep interest was manilestcd on tho part of the populace us well as dealers. Of this latter class a number had couio from I-ondon to make purchases, and upon the arrival of the vessel many put uut from shore in tugs and small bouts to anticipate tho demaud. It is said that an agent of the Queen was present to look after supplies for the royal household. Upon communicating to the gathered crowds that tho peaches were rotten and must be cast away, many regrets were expressed. THE RESULT. Upon the opening of the hatches a sight and smell greeted the eyes and nostrils which set aside all hope of saving even a portion of tho luscious fruit With the exception of an cpcasional peach in the centre of aerate, the entire mass was reeking with fermentation and only fit lor distillation. A portion of Reeve's favorite, which had beet* stored In the ice room of the ship, carefully wrappod in paper, were found, upou the arrival, in excellent condition. | The projectors of this enterprise hud built much upon i the large profits which they might expect provided j all things went favorably; but, from inquiries, Mr. i Lockwood felt convinced that they would have been i seriously disappointed in this re6poc't The quuntity ot i peaches in the market Irom the Continent was unusu ally great and the fruit large and in fine condition. Be sides, many of the nobility at this season arc absent from tlieir homes, and to them the dealer looks for his best market. This failure is regretted; but, knowing the character | of Hie orgauizers of this first experiment, it is assured j thai they will make another attempt next season, and, ; with the knowiodge and experience thus acquired, they i will take such measures as to prevent a second disaster. RAPID TRANSIT. Yesterday the Rapid Transit Commissioners wero engaged tor fodr hours with their engineers, Messrs. Newton and Sbrecve, In completing the specifications and plans of tho proposed road. One of the Commis sioners states that they will not, in their report to be made next Monday to the Mayor, recommend any of the plans before them. They will provide certain con ditions, forms of structuro, Ac., for ike government of tho Gilbert Klevatod and New York Klcvatea railroads in the prosecution of tho work, ami allow the companies to adopt such plans, now hclore tho Com mission, us may conform to the specifications. This they understand to he a compliance with tho spirit of the act of lust session under which they arc created. If this programme be adhered to it is not unlikely that the roads to be built will embody various plana Com nffssmner Mott ridicules the idea of the horse cur com panies accomplishing aiiythlTig by an appeal to tho United States Court, though a non-resident, as the elreets are the property ol the Stute, and not of tho individual property owners along tlioir lines. JERSEY WIFE BEATERS. Tho crime of wile beating Is fearfully on the increase in Trenton. Scarcely a day elapses without a case of this sort tomlng up before the police justices. Ttie latest cases were these of Edward I'owers and Edward Conover, both of whom wero 'cliurgod with atrocious assault and battery on their wives. Conover fol lowed bis wife through' the streeis of Trenton, tbreat eulng licr with death should ho lay his bunds on her, and Power drew a butcher knilo ou ids wife while she was preparing suppor and tame near enacting a brutal tragedy. Both ol the poor women wero touriully maltreated,' and would undoubt edly have been victims ol their cruel husbands' Uondish wrath had not the timely Interierence ot the police suved them. The inhuman wretches were remanded to ilia County .fail, each being held to answer tlio charge of assault'with Intent to kill. Tho dispensers of the law say they arc determined in the Itiiure to deal out stringent justice to this class ol criminaJa. WELSH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. GENERAL ASSEMBLY AT BCBANTON?A LARGS REPRESENTATION of delegates from all PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES PRESENT?A MUSICAL AND A BELIOIOUS RACE?THE "MIXED MARRIAGE" QUESTION?THE SEVENTH RULE TO BE STRICTLY OBSERVED. S< KANTON. Pa., Oct. 1, 1875. The grand Rational EUtedfod, or mimical festival, of the Welsh, of which so much has been stud, and which was conducted here with such marked eclat, was scarcMy over when wo were favored with a national re ligious reunion. It is the General Assembly of the Welsh PresbyteriaivChurch of the Doited .Slates which met here yesterday and is to continue its deliberations several days hence. Here we have as delegates from New York the Rev. Hugh Davis, Middle Granville; Rev. James Jarrctti Utica; Elders Ebenezer Jones, Holland Patent, and H. D. Foulkes, Middle Granville. From Pennsylvania Rev. T. J. PhiUips, Plymouth; Rev. R. Vaughan Grif fiths, Shenandoah; Elders James R. Jamos, Hyde Park, and William Parry. Slatington. From Ohio? Rev. Joha W. Evans, Oak Hill; Thomas A. Albans, Van West; Rev. J. J. Roberta, Columbus; Elders Uriah Davis, Columbus, and Joshua Roberts, Randolph; from Minnesota, Rev. William M. Jones, Jut! i .i, lttfv. W. Roberts, IX D., Bellevuo, and many others. Then thero are Rev. T. C. Davis, of Pittsburg, Pa; Rev. T. Foulks, of Oshkosh, Win; Rev. M. 4. Ellis, A. M., of Bangor, Pa ; Rev. W. W. Vaughn, of Racine, Wia Rev. Dr. S. C. Logan, of the First Presbyterian church of this city, was present to-day and fraternised with his Welsh brethren. The Assembly having llsteued to the reading of the roll of delegates, elected the Rev. Dr. Roberts, of this city, Moderator, to supply^lio placo of the Iter. Howelj Powell, of New York, who had died since the last mooting of the Assembly. Committees on missions, on union with the American Presbyterians in regard to education, on hteruture and kindred subjects were ap pointed, alter which the assembly listenod to a tclhng sermon by the Rov. J. J. Roberts, of Columbus, who has long since distin guished himself as a writer of roligious standard works of special interest and those of the Presbyterian fuith. His text was from Romans, v., 6?"For when we were yet without strength in due time Christ died lor the ungodly." After a short recess an address was delivered by the Rev. Hugh Davis, of Middle Granville, N. Y., who ac quitted himself verv credliably. [APTKR.NOON SESSION. At the afternoon session the Uev. Dr. Roberts an nounced to the Assembly that delegates had arrived representing the General Assemblies of Ohio and Illi nois. and upon those gentlemen being presented to tho> | meeting they were received with the most gratifying manifestations of welcomo. The Rev. John D. Jones, who represented the Gen eral Assembly of Illinois, said he had beau sent to the Welsh Assembly, because tie was & Welshman and could speak to his brethren In their native tongue. Ho spoke at considerable length, and gave some inter esting statistics ef the membership, wealth and work of the Presbyterian Church in America. His figures show an aggregate ol $10,000,000. collected for religious purposes during last year, ami his other statements were illustrative of a powerful and abiding state of re ligion in the Church. Dr. Moore, representing the Assembly of Ohio, next addressed the Assembly, prefacing his remarks with an allusion to the fact of his being a thorough "Cyrnry," and giving some laughable experiences of his first effort to master the impossible diphthongs of the Oymrian tonguo. Ho spoke very warmly in favor of a union between the Welsh Calvinislie and the sister American Presbyterian Church, and said he was pleased to know that the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Church was so wholly Presbyterian in doctrine and church polity that no obstacle stood in the way of a unity witL lie that its membership. He expressed the earnest hopi tlio time would soon come when it would not lie neces sary to Bend delegates from ?lio American to the Welsh Presbyterian Assemblies, because they would all form ono body. TUB SEVENTH RtT.K. A very Important leuture of the day's proceedings was the report of the Committee on Church Discipline, regarding the vote of the laity of the churches in the several States, on what is known as the "Seventh Rule," In the conlession of laith which enjoins the expulsion of all members of the Church who may contract marriages with non-members. The report was rather vague and indefinite, the Jesuit not being given in figures. The committee represented, iu relation to this important matter, that'the "vote was incomplete and unsatisfactory," and they offered a resolution to "compromise" tho afiuir by making it obligatory on all their churches to suspend such members from communion as might bo lound guilty of violating tho seventh rule. Tins resolution was adopted unanimously, and, from the tono of the several speakers regarding it, tho sentiment seemed in favor of its rigid enforcement and observance, even with Hebraic accuracy. It is probable that xace has as much to do with this as religion, and the question of excommunication is observed, doubtless, us much to preserve in their purity the Cym rian race, customs and language, as to keep their faith inviolable. This matter having been disposed of, the place for holding the next General Assembly in Septoniher, 1877, was discussed and, after some deliberation, Chicago, III., was selected, with the option of translerring the Assembly to Cincinnati if more convenient. A SUICIDE IN HABTFOKD. Hartford, Conn, Oct. 1, 1875. This morning, when night wutclimun Woodruff, of the City Iron Works, returned to his home; he was shocked to find that during the night his wife had hung herself Investigation showed that life had been ex tinct several hours. The act was accomplished by means of a rope, whicn deceased fastened to a door, and, after placing a stocking around ner throat, threw herself forward, and was found suspended, with her toes but a few inches above the floor. By reason of the reduction of her husband's wages tho mind of Mrs. Woodruff had hern for some time de pressed. and the rash act which terminated her life was probably commiticd during a fit of insanity. She was fifty-six years of age and leaves a family of two cbildreu. Fifteen yi ars ago, while a patient in" the In sano Retreat here, the mother of deccused killed her self. THE ELIZABETH SUICIDE. The funeral of Mrs. Isabel Barrett, who committed suicide at Elizabeth, was an imposing and even im pressive affair yesterday. Jt took place from tho house of Mrs. C'ondell, in which the rash act was committed, llev. Mr. French, of the Congregational church in Bor gen, officiating. Tho corpse was clad in a costly robe of satin and merino, and encased in a haudsomo casket, which, in turn, was covered with exotics. A fact which has given rise to a great deal "of talk among tho Elizabeth gossips is that the inscription on the coffin hears the name of "Isabel Cooper," tho maiden name of tho lady, and not that of her husband, her name by mar riage being Isabel Barrett. Some of the Brooklyn friends of the deceased took chargo of the funeral. RELIEF FOR THE TEXANS. RAISING LONG ISLAND CITY. J. H. Brower, No. 45 South street, begs to acknowl edge contributions for tho relief of sufferers at In dianola, Ac., which ho has placed by tolegram: ? William Oothout $.'.0 Cash 10 I>. B. Baton to Feckhcimer, Goodktml Ac Co. 25 M. H. Moses A Co 25 Samuel N. Pike A Co. 25 H. E. MoritigAL'o $0 From New Yoke Herald (amount of subscrip tions received by them) ?, 80 Cash 2 Barbour Brothers 100 Through Brooks, Dewsou A Co.:? Cash 20 Jenkins A Adams 28 Previously remitted and acknowledged 4,023 Total $0,346 New York, Oct. 1, 1876. The work of tho Long Island City Improvement Com mission is at present being prosecuted with great vigor. The grade has boon raised on Jackson avenue, from tho Court House to Ferry street, tho filling in being from three to eight feet in depth, and making it necessary to raise the bulidiugs on ciilior aide of the street for tho entire distanco. Kerry street, from Jackson avenue to the ferry, is to bo also raised to the same height, and i w ork upon it has already commenced. The horse car i companion have consequently discontinued running their ears to tho Hunter's Point ferry, tho cross iowu road from Brooklyn stopping at tho Ureenpomt bridge. I and the Ravcnswiiod route being run only t? lblrd and j Ferry streets. A serious accident, consequent upon the necessity of raising tho buildings on the line of the pavement lias i already occurred. William Pauler, of Newtown, con tracted to raise the house of Francis Lantry?a two 1 story frame, with kitchen extension?on Jackson ave i nuc between Fourth and Fifth slroots Ho had ratsod tho building about four feet when his blocking gave way in tho rear and the structure earned over and slid I down, totally demolishing the kitchen and badly wreck i mg the main building. When the crash took place i Mrs. Lantry, about eighty years old, was in tho kitchen; but fortunately some of the timbers lodged above her In such a way that she waa saved from injury, and she was subsequently rescued bj Officer Mi alter considerable offert. Lantry kept a liquor saloon on the first floor, and his stock of liquors, none of which had been removed, was almost entirely destroyed. He es timates his loss at about $1,000. The chimney ot the main building toppled over upon an adiointng house, I falling through a skylight and carrying awav the | stairway from the garret to the cellar BACK IN PLYMOUTH Mr. Beecher at Last Night's Prayer Meeting. 4' RADIANT WITH SMILES." The Church and the Street Chcked with His Welcomers. The light of Mr. Boecher's countenance wa? beheld once again last evening ai the Plymouth* prayer meet ing. Since the departure of the famous preacher for hflS regular summer vacation amid the lovely scenery and invigorating breezes of the White Mountains the Friday night prayer meetings have been continued at Plymouth church, to be sure, but they were marvellously tamo affairs and illustrated most perfectly how weak and spiritless a thing this greatest of Ameri can church congregations would be should ? tholr leader be suddenly and permanently removed from their midst. Mr. Bcecher's presence in the pgpyer meeting seems to diffuse new lifo and vi tallty among his parishioners, and during tho entire ' meeting thrills them with Joy and enthusiasm un speakable. A master of the English language, irresist ibly eloquent, pathetic and humorous, he is at times wont to shower upon his devoted and'confiding Qock, lrom cups of amber, what they consider the NKCTAR OF STRKXAL FM.IC1TT. It was not publicly announced that Mr. Beechcp would preside over tho prayer meeting last evening, in the hopo of preventing a crowd, but somehow the in telligence leaked out and spread like wildfire, and Its effect?the bad weather making no. the slightest differ ence?began to tie apparent as early as sis o'clock last evening, when tho tido of humanity began setting In in tho direction of Plymouth church. From near and from far, and from overy point of the compu. 3, they came, until the various streets leading to TI1K OKKAT MKCCA were one seething, hustling, jostling deluge of men and women. This deluge emptied itself into the church from front and rear and sides, and when every square Inch of seating room had been occupied then every square inch of standing room was appropriated until the aisles, the halls, the vestibules, the staircases and the windows teemod with perspiring but patient dis* ciplos of Beecher. I< was, indeed, like the gathering of the clans. At twenty minutes past seven Mr Beecher, accom panied by Ins wile and son, cutered the lecture room and elbowed his way through the crowd to the gilal form, and was immediately greeted with touts applause. Notwithstanding Plymouth's pastor's hair is si'verca with the iroi-ts of sixty-two years It has been a long tiuie since ho looked as fresh, as vigorous and as hearty as upon this occasion. His massive (ace was rodiaut with smiles, which told moro plainly than even his eloquent tongue fould do tho joy he felt at being surrounded by so niauy faithful followors. It will be romembered that some three years ago Mr. Beoehor made use ol the following words:?"I am admonished that tho best of my years have passed, and that my sun will soon go down. Let it go down to-day, to-morrow, whenever it may, please God I will not ask for tho lengthening out of one single day. I have lived a happy life. I bavo been a happy pastor. I have loved you^ and been loved by you. I have seen your children come up and walk in the ways of life. 1 bavo gone down with hundreds to see the framework laid in tho dust, believing that the spirit was above. We bavo conio through tho years together VriTUOCT A QCARRKL, without a break and without a shaking of confidence, to this blessed hour." He might have said all this last evening and it would have been as truthful as three years ago. True, ho does not bear the appearance of a man whose eun is about to go down, but that ho has come through the twenty-eight years of his pastorate without a break with his congregation or a shaking of confidence on their part, notwithstanding the recent past, 110 one who was present at Plymouth prayer meeting last evening could possibly doubt. This congregation doubtless fuels that Mr. Beecher's allega tion, made some time ago, that lor twenty-live years ho hud not withheld his strength, but had labored with simplicity ami with sincerity or motive for the honor of God, and for the love that he bears to them and the in describable love that he bears for his country and for humanity, is as true as their own existence. Ho never opens his mouth but his words arc hung upon and DKVOPRXD It V Ills CONGREGATION with more /est and satisfaction than can well be imagined. His word to tlicm is law. and they are con tent with believiiig it such law as is liest suited to their case. Such confidence Is rarely to be found, hut much to be admired, and can it truthfully be said it is unde served ? Mr. Boecher opened the meeting with prayer. Ho said:?"Wo thank Tbeo for Thy faithful love, fog Thy fidelity to us, and we beseech of Thee to grant ranro and more a daily and hourly sense of thsuksgiving ta Thee. Accept our thanks for the special mercies that Thou hast given us in the weeks past; may this voko and burden he sauctitlcd, and wo beseech, Since Thou dost sometimes come with the rod that there may lie faith that 'whom thou lovest thou chasleueth.' We are gathered together again; whither shall we go? To what shall we live f We pray to be in spired moro and more with the name of.Christ. Ac cept our gladness, our affection, our sympathy. Grant that wc may be id' onoaccord, of ono mind. May this year bo fruitful." After a hymn and prayer by Brother Charles Mar ton Mr. Beecher said:? I am very glad to get back to my parishional life and duties. It has never been a burden to me to discharge a ministerial duty; for, although there are responsi bilities and cares, they are such as spring up from con tact with the worid rather th.111 the relations pastor and people sustain is religious affairs. I have been blessed with a vigorous constitution and generally good health, and I don't suppose 1 should need much of a vacation from yeai*s end to year's end 11 I only had my church duties to perform and were exempt from my autumnal catarrh; but by resorting to tbo mountains 1 am exempt from thai, and 1 consider it only a fair return that 1 should go on with my pastoral duties in my vacation if opportunity offer. 1 do not think' of it as a matter of equivalents?"if the I.ord gives so much 1 will give so much"?but if a man is In health, and there is work he likes and the op portunity offers, 1 know of no better way ofspending a vacation than to work. I count it a great priv ilegc to ho permitted to preach all summer; 1 count it a priv ilege to stand before a congregation at any time, and to sow the seed of truth and Inspire higher conceptions of human life. 1 can bear witness that my affec tion for Jesus Christ as all that Is grand and beautiful grows, and He never was so much the inspira tion of my life as now. 1 never loved Christ as 1 love Him to-day: not, perhaps, as other men do, but m my own way. I have found out my way to the Lord, and He is to me ihc chief among ten thousaud and alto gether lovely. The lifo we llvo in the flesh, Paul says, is by fuith, but I say by love; therefore, I love to preach. I never had any art ol preaching good sermons. On any grand occasion when a good serinou is oxpected I will be sure to pr aieh a poor one. My preaching does not mean in tellectual exhibition, hut an effort to spread the sacred affection 1 fool for Uod?to flll men's souls full; not to Ml them Willi formal statements of docitino, hut to kindle llie generous, ssur-rKXDixo lamp op lovb. * Therefore it is that I am thankful to preach in vacation. In the past summer I have been placed under unusual c.rcumstanccs. My audience lias been larger than it is hero. I have reason to believe that tlio administration ol truth has not been void, and I look back to the summer with gratitude and some degree of satisfaction. I have had a good deal of pleasure out of my vacation; but. after all, that part of it which has been on the spiritual piano is the higher part. I re turn?to save myscll the noeessslty ol repeating it indi vidually?In good health. I Sleep well, I eat well, 1 am well. What in.\ capacity for work will lie the winter will disclose; but I k.iow I have an appetlto for preach ilig. I propose No GLOHTOrS OR IRRIGft.AR MKTUOI) or measure, but 1 trust a deeper insight into spiritual tilings will he given. i am gratelul for your personal street ion (I know I have it), hut thut which 1 earnestly desire is your spir itual co-operation, and one thing is needful, and that ta a personal knowledge of Jesus Christ lor each of you; It is not enough that you have e churchly life and ex perlenee. May God give tins consecration, and then let things come or go. Neither length nor breadth, nor In ,ght nor depth, nor any other creature shall separate us trom the love of God, which Is in Christ Jesus. BOOKS RECEIVED. 'Irish Riflemen In America.'' By Arthur Blennerhasset Leech. London: Edward 8uudford, and New York: t .n ho,*! mud. "Thirty Thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch ami French and other Imm 1(1 rants in Pennsylvania irum I7J7 to 177t>. ' By l'rotessor J, Dsuicl Kupp. Philadelphia: Jg. Holder, "Elsie's Womanhood." By Martha Farquhareun. Now York; liodd A Mead "Daily Thoughts." By Rev. t. De Witt Talmage. New York Dodd A Mo id. , _ "Undor the Stork's Nest." From the Gorman of A. fc.. Kat-cb. Philadelphia >l It I.lppincott .1 i' > "The baccy Diamonds '' H> the Author of The ud 1 Trump." New York : E. J. lisle A Son. "State Engineer - Report on Railroads for D ,-t. Albany: Weed. Parsons A i i>. ,, , Practical Ethics.' Hy Matilda Fletcher. New York: A. 8. Barnes X Co. _ ? _ ,, "The Unman Voles." By R, T. frail. New York: .- R "Accident* and I'merueiicieA" By Alfred Sr.ies Now York. 6. Is. A coa A c?*