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WHISKEY BANDITTI. Daring Operations of a Mob ci Desperadoes. REVENUE OFFICERS OVERPOWERED Confiscated Properly Seized in Defiance of the Police. Two United States Marshals As saulted and Injured. The sympathy of certain classes In this i ity with lawbreakers has more than once bcou saown by deeds, but seldom bas it boon manifested in so alarm Ing a way as it was ou Saturday night. No later in the evening than ten o'clock a street opening on a populous thorough tare was invaded by a crowd ol men who proceeded to carry oft a ot o. confiscated liquor, to shut up a number ol marshals guarding it, together witn tho police on duty. In an adjoining House, nnd to attack and even maltreat other revenue service men wDo were hurrying to tho scene. All this was done publicly, too, ill tho sight ot dwellers ou tho 6trcet and within a few blocks of tho station house. In yesterday's Herald was ptibl'shcd an account of the seizure ot an illicit distillery in West Forty-first street by a squad <>! Internal revenue officers. Tho establishment had been kept by a man named Kdward Rocbo, and so perfect w?ro tho tirran gemonts for tho prosecution ol his uuluwtui business that lor a long tltno he succeeded in evading tho scru tiny ol tho revenue police, and was only detected by an Injudicious sale of too lurgo quantities ol liquor. Over $'.16,000 worth ol property was sci/.cd on the premises, nnd this included lorty-sevon burrels of spirits, all of which were left lu the estab lishment under a guard of soveu marshals. Three ol these wto loit in llio rectify ing establishment. No. 533 West Forty-first street, and lour in tho illicit distillery Itself, wbich Is located ou the other side of the way, but which communicates with tho former building. Tho marshals remained at their posts during tho early part of the evoniuc, hut about ten o'clock, some of them went to auppor. Tho others anticipated no disturb banco, and those In No. 533 were silling around tho novo chatting, wtien a tumult nroso ill tno rear. 1 bo polico were called In, when hands outsido fixed a pad lock lo tho door and locked tho whole party In.^ Then the street swarmed with mou, an ontranco was oflected 'ulo the distillery, the marshal ou duty was abused and the barrels of spirits carried oil belorc his eyes. Other marshals, returning to their posts, were hurried into alleys and hull ways by bands of roughs and held there till Iho removal ol tho liquor had been elleeted. Thou tho whole crowd disappeared as quickly ns it had lathered, and when a police force arrived thoy found Dot a soul upou tho street. STORY Of TilL RKCAFTURK. A Herald reporter, who proceeded^ yesterday to tho scene ot these startling events, found that Mo. 633 West Forty-first street is an old two storied brick house, situated midway between Ninth and Tenth ave nues, and in a neighborhood where tumble down sta blos are sandwiched lu between old aud soctningly abandoned factories ana an occasional tenement house. Inside tho place had tno appearance of a low "bucket ?bop" which had been abandoned and from which the fixtures had mo?tlv been removed. The walls wore tarnished and seamod in places and tho whole establishment wore n dismal nnd forbid ding look. At the rear ol tho apartment ou which the door opened was a low, dark shod, which had been built as a continuation to tho house, lu this was a boiler, from which a plpo ran through a hollow wooden upright into tho cellar. Here it traversed the side ot Ibe wall and passed underneath the Hidewalk into tho ?tsilticry opposite. Several latgo tanks and a small ai ash tub st.-od m this cellar and the grouud wns cov ired with bits ol iron detiris und heaps of rnlibisb. No great pains had beeu taken to con ceal this pipe. A portion ot it could be seen lu tho upper apartment projecting from tho wall, und In ihe oellar it ran along the bare stones within arm's tench and without auv attempt at concealment. The windows af the store were boarded up and the rear door was fastened; hut thu place does not look like one In which a couple or able bodied rocu could bo kept locked up for auy length ot time, ns tho polico and some ol the marshals were. An easy wuv of egress In such au emergency as occurred on Saturday night lay through tho rear, but even tho windows could not present any great obstacle to a couplo of otlloers whom a rabble had fastened in. From this, the ready ing establishment, the reporter was conducted to the secret chamber where ttic actual work of illicit dis tilling wiiS dmio. 'fbo selection of tho ploco and tho expedients adopted to conceal its purposes Indicated no Intlo ingenuity. The old worm-uuten walls of a Stable rite on olio side, nnd on the other thoro ts a dismantled factory ol sumo kind. An enclosure,which lias served !<>r some lime as a sheep and cattle yard, lies lu trout, and through this only the scire', still room can be in rod. It is In a building, tbo Irout portion ot which Is used as a machine' shop. I.arge j ?licet- ol ao lcr metai and unwieldy masses ol iron lie ! about the iloo-, w Such servo further to divert attention f Irwtu the premises, and the wall which shuis toe ( yard rem the street Is high enough to shield any mysterious operation yoing on within lrotu outside do- | trilion Pas in; through a 111 tic gateway the reporter traversed the yard, which hud heaps of old axes, ' broken wheels and a di npiduted carl or two stowed in the co nersA At the end of this w a slicit, wliica had ; served as a stable, nnd litre was tbo iiiaske I entrance . to the Still, tluly u rough wooden wall presented It- ! seit to the eye, but pressure upon a portion of it | rau-ed two boarded sections lo tly open aid expose ! s lolly and spiclooaapartment, filled wiili inasli tuus, | lanks. doukey i uiupsand all the apparatus needed tor the instilling of spirits, treading these dark mazes, which a flickering caudle served to only partially llluimlie, in reporter lound that ample room had bem prov uled lor the - towage ol spirits, m a place hollowed our I.. I III ground, and thai precautions bad also been pikrii to guard against a surprise. From Una recep ..'icIc i lie barn s ol liquor had beei) curried on Saturday, ? ml iii the yard they had been coolly packed on trucks Hid then owned away through the public streets. Kverytiling in connection With Iho allair goes to thaw ibut the nei.nboi % woro aware of the distillery a ex sii-tiro end tlmt lin-y were willing to .pun in a desperate in t to snatch Iroin thu law the confiscated pro a-riv 1 here run ne little doubt that the removal !>i the mpior ..no llie aliaek ol the revenue o llecrs was the result ol a well organised plan, which was gen erally known, bur tno authors ol which will perhaps be aide to escape detection. IIOW MARSH It. SlIAW WAS TRKVTKn. Among the tnaisu ils .lames Shaw, an obi mau resld Ing at N". 1T0 llleeck r street, seemed to have received the worst ii-age. lie was b.und yesterday at Iho Hi lie ot the not, anil gave the followllti; account to a Hsttvi.n rrporirr:??'There were lour men detailed to wnteh Ihe south side ol Forty-first -trcei and Ihreo the norm side. KvTything seemed quiet in tin eariy part ol the evening, and no unu-ual excitement was apparent; groups of men and boys, to genoraliy loUDd in this vicinity, loitered about tne old bn'lers Hid wagons ou Ihe street, and we anticipated a quiet light. Vnoui hall-past nine o'clock the men w lit oil a) Slipper, loivilig tne III the stable yard adjoin ing l"c pi.ice where the illicit sii Is wero Discovered. (hero is a large faie. not very strong on Forty-first street, und a smaller one; I barred'ilie one and locked the oilier. Ii was a bright moonlight night Marshals l imothy Shea and Martiu Winie were mi the other side (north) ol 'ho street, nnd police ollicers were detailed to duty outside ol the re. lHving establishment at ltoc.be'-, No. 6 .ri and also In front or ihe place, the interior ol which 1 was guard ing. About hull-past len o'clock, 1 think, I heard a hum and noise ^accompanied by It A 1*1*1 NC? AT rilK IHO OATK. 1 BBspected something wrong, and rushed to the small gate, -triking it with a piece ot iron I held In my b.ni to give the alarm to tit olflceM'ontsida. In a moment ibe gate was lorced open by a numerous gang ol men-1 should think tbiny m number?and they immediately g.abbe I me, threw mo down, men dragged me into a dark I'luee outside In a hallway, anil, Hcundv guarding me, commenced ibeir work oftre moving'the barrels or whiskey in the had been sei/nl by fbo government. Hiry h J ? double truck and a single one, and they worked lively ' KrVouTkii?Hid you make an eflurl lo give the alarm ?f!tlnraha* Yes, 1 did, but a big rufflan seized me bv \hc tnroat and choked me, sayiug, "tou ??, we'll fix you." w hereupon, with a piece of g-? pipe he brandished, a blow was aimed ai my head, it glanced olf. breaking the high hat 1 wear and graz ing mv torelioad; lie a mod another blow that drd Biurc dam .ge , then I received a severe wound on the left side of the bead, which commenced to bleed pro fusely. At this moment, and just when the fellow with man* oaths, was about lo strike me again with ?be murderous weapon somebody seized bis arm, say In-, "None ol this; get the whiskey away first. ItKroHTan?Old tho party seem to have a Marshal Sua*-Tea, o man they called ' Mike sec tin-it to direct operation', saying, "Kochn In a friend ol mine and I'm g"ing to see him out ol this. 1 beaded them lor God's sako to let me have my wound dressed, or I woobl bleed to death; then this man j??ir- filled out a handkerchief nnd gave it to mn lo stanch the blood that wm now flowing over my ciotb inn ? Whore is Uio hauikerehtel?" ?mi homo " "\V Uj. re any mark ou 11?" ".No. 1; u.tn a cu.r-f, whit handkerchief and not very t caii. ' 1 beard il erward that they bad cap. tureit Shun and Maruu \\ h to, ibe other iuar.-hsl?, as lin y can* Ironi supper in Eighthaveuue au<l h.ullheiu prisoners, too. An noon aa they had loaded i hi- Willi key i n ihe trucksibcy drove (town toward Eleventh avenge, end 1 made my way to tbe elation limine ol the Twen tieth precinct to give luc alarm. 'Mack,' who watches wuh me, wa- bIhu .-urrouuued, and In the scrimmage with tbe rufllans received a cut in tbe right Cheek. '1 ho l'oltce dttrgwou at tne Mai ton bouse drisM-d any wounds, and as you nee, 1 am able to he shout ags.n. | Tits piece ot gas pipe with winch the nsaaull wos made wan shown the writer; 11 wag about two loot and a hall hi Isstrtb, and would he s murderous weapou in the the hands of n desperado. ThK ATTACK (IS MAKM1IAI.L RHKA. Titnoihy C. Shea, is a young man ol slight build, meas uring about live leel four inclicg in height, and it seeing altogether remarkable that a person ol his pby.-iqao should he emp.oyed to keep guard in Mich u dangerous place, lie stated that he had re< eived his appointmout from I tilled States Marshal Colonel Xcwcombo, and that lie along with two others was stationed in the building ou tho North side of ibe street. ou Saturday evening about liall-pnsl nine he had guue to sup|>er with another of tbo keepers, Martin White, to a place in Eighth avenue near Forty-first alt eel, the other keeper remalnins in the place, mid two policemen being stalionued in iront of tbe uoor. As u lull hour was allowed the men lor their meals be and his brother keeper dhl not return nil about hall-past ten. Wneu they had ucarly reached Sixth avenue tlicy no ticed a number et men apparently very urgently en gaged about the promises iu question, ilnsato.iee struck litem and they started to run down, but beloru I tbey bad ruu u yard both of them were seized by a party oi men, whose exact numbers Shea could uot icli, anil who Middcoly emerged lrom neighboring hallways. They were pinioned, gagged and hustled lulu a hallway ol a largo tenement house situated a lew doors shove Koche's stoic. While tnudo so me re sistance, but he was soon knocked down, and an ugly gash near tho cheek bone, which lie received iroiu a sturdy list, soon taught him trial resistance was useless. In tho liullway they romained closely watched ny twoo! their assailants lor about twenty minutes, when at tho sound ol a signal anil u subdued cry oi "Snip, hoys," their captors dashed away and left them alone. As soon as Shea found tbut he was free ho disengaged liiuisolf lrom his bonds, and has tened to the Twentieth product sluilon house, wlieio he i'ltoirued tho sergeant on duty and Captain Wash* burno ol his experience, a lorce of police was uo spatrhed with htm, and they hastened to the spot; but when they arrived ull had vanished. As a slight covering of snow was on the ground at the time undisturbed by marks except those ol the two trucks, ho followed the route oi tbo wagons und to and that iboy went down Forty first street as lar as Eleventh aveuue, and through this sireet up to Forty-second street; there all further trio es of their movements wurc lost, of tho parties at tacking him ho knows nothing, but thinks ho is able to identnv them when Uo sees them. I ntled Slates Deputy Murshul John E. Kennedy called on lnspecior McDermott, nt tho Central OltlCo, last night, and asked tho aid ol the police In capturing the men who stole the lorty-sevon barrels of whiskey, and In tliu recovery ol the whiskey. Tbo Inspector promised all the assistance in his power, and at oncu sent out a general alarm, giving a description of the thieves. PHYSICAL EXERCISE. In our fust age nnd no-ahead country tho minds ot man are so coustuntly on tho stretch that, it no relief could be obtained, especially with thoso of sedentary habits, Insanity would be tho univorsul lot of such busy mortals. Tho body should bo tralnod to endure the drains upon It from the mind. Tho necessity, literature, lor physical exorcise bocomes absolute. With a majority of tho leading men of the Innd, par ticularly those who are prominent In their calling, the lolls nnd cares oT tho intellect draw so severely upon tbo systum as to entirely exhaust its strongth. Allevi ation of these drafts upon the body must be secured, or tueuial derangement will certainly follow. Kuowiug the nature or tho lives of merchants, law yers, doctors, clergytnon, editors and other literary men, as well as ot every leading ono in all pursuits, parents and guardians of our tune properly encourago youths under their care to engage In tho innocent and energizing exercise ol play ing bnso ball. This is woll calculated to afford them tho necessary Btainina ol constitution tor tneir futuru business cares, duties and responsibilities. The absolute noeessitv, therefore, for physical exercise Is upparent. In the midst ol business years the brain consumes the vitality ot the body, so that, without early physical training to enable a man to endure these dralts, promature decay and an untime ly death result. TIIK (iAMK OF POLO. Latterly a number of American gentlemen, appre ciating the necessity of outdoor exeroise, and kuow ing tho power of example, engaged In tho exciting game ol polo, being llio old style shinny Itnprovou so us to be played upon horseback. Tbe excitement uud physical exercise of u season of this healthy spurt are well designed to euablo a man to endure ihu mental laiigue incident tp office duty for the balaucn ol tho year. Notwithstanding the tact that only those who arc possessed ol sufficient means to bo able to boar tho expense of purchasing and keeping scvorui ponies can undertake to play polo, yot tbo oxumpio ot gentlemen el wealth heartily engagiug in an open uir sport will bo immensely beuollcial, uud will stimulate overt young luau in tho land to buiid up his cocstuutlou by mcuiis el bcullhy exercise. livery youtn iu the couutry can afford tho cost of a ball and bat. Kaeli ol them, therefore, cau tako part iu a game ol biuso ball. Seeing their rich noighburs earnestly occupied during their nours ot recreation iu a game ol polo, young Americans will throw usido their loolisn pride, which must bo eradicated if they desire to escape effeminate constitutions, and Indus triously devolu their leisure moments to baso ball. \\ bile, tbcrclorc, polo cannot be indulged in by tho masses, its exhibitions by wealthy gentlemen will pro duce a bouitbiul desire on tbe part ol ail youths every where to build up their physical natures by proper ex ercise in eueh a way ns is within their reuch, KM1I.IHH I'KIIKSTKIAMSM. The people ot Kuglatid tally understand tho neces sity lor pi.y -iesl exercise. There geutlemou and la dies take more exercise on loot than, perhaps, is the ca&e in aoy other enlightened country ou tbo earth. 'J o walk ten or twelve miles per day is of livqucul oc currence among the tlitr ol Ureal Britain. Next l? virtue Itself there is noibing so highly appreciated with our Kngllab cousins as good, healthy bodies. To sccuro this it is ihcir Joy and pride to exorciso In the open air a part ol every day that the weather will permit. Among the most reffnud ot their people It Is deemed bunny crediublo to be a good pedestrian. Ouly an invalid Is excused lor not spending a part of ?acb day on loot out doors. Iu America, unlorluu.ilcly, the tendency Is toward the opposite extreme. Ilero every person, to be any- ! body, moat have Ins ??lurnout.'' To go but a few j blocks no one thinks of winking. The carriage is or- I dered tor tho ladies of the household to go ty tne ! next street to church or u lew hundred yards on a I shopping tour. .Men, on tho oilier hand, when { obliged to go out 011 bu-incsH. II only u short distance, | resort 10 a siage, a cab or the inevitaole street car. II, i however, one chances to walk und socs an acquaintance j riding he embraces the Ursl opportunity to vxp.ain ' tli.il he was obilgod to cull at so many different places i that day, Hint, when Ins Iricnu saw bill- on loot, he was pasting between two ol ihetn, but then ho took a j car and rodo home. BASK HALL. Tho primary object ol all athletic games being to i build up physical muuhood it is indispensably neces sary to the period accomplishment thereol to have the means associated with some other purpose, or eveu play becomes labor. 1 here I ore, while pitching tho hall, handling the bnt, catching a fly or ruuning the bases, tho desire to do something over, auovc and beyond tli.it simple act?via., to win a contest?pro veins the periorraance ol the deed bocouilng monoto nous. dull, oppressive. There is no good, therefore, to bo deriWHi Irum gambling in order to aeniale players. The anxiety to be viconou* ? n a game Is a sufficient incentive to prevent a player becoming afflicted with fnnoi while engaged in taking exercise 01 tins kind. Consequently the game in lis purity, wholly discon nected Ironi brain excitement, is what is needed. In the contest* ol next season the newspaper* of the land, the great American educators, will encourage all gnuics between ciuhs that discountenance gambling, ??crooked playing," "revolving'' and their kindred evils; while, at the same tune, these puwoilul engines ol touueuco will open their batteries against uny and every odious feature ot I he arena. I ho baso ball players, tborclore, who shall organise tbe new Inter national Baas il.'.il Association will be doing an im mense amount ol good II tliey enact and oiilort o such rules and regulations as will certainly remove ail ob Jeciions to the game, and roatorn K? it ihe amount of popularity to whe ti It is justly entitled. Then, and only then, w ill it prove, n* 11 is designed to do, to be t f incalculable national boncllt as a physical trainer of young men. ' SCHOOL SANITARY REFORM. At the meeting of tbe Medico-Legal Society, on Wednesday next, legislation to promote saniiary rc iortu in schools will be discussed. Amonjf the most Important is u modification ol tbe Compulsory Kduca cation law, making it a ooudtt.on ol Its entorcoment that school boards will be required to provide suffi cient room inu to plscu tho schools in proper sanitary condition; that short -esslone in primary schools and medical supervision be msdo obligatory. Kminoni speakers interested in school sanitation will take part lu the discussion. A LONDON INSPECTOR'S VISIT. Inspector llagan, ol rtcoiiaod Yard, London, made en Informal call on Inspector McDormott at 1'ollco Headquarter* lo~t evening. Mr. llagan has been on duty lor tne Knglish government at tbe Centennial Kxhlhitton during Its oxistence, and baa, since Its close, visited severs! of our oilies He expressed tum seit as much edified by the system in force during tho Kxposi'ion, and added that he had seen only about seven persons under Hie influence ol nqnor on the fair ground* Br. Ilagau returns to Loodun next Week. PRQYIDENTIAL PREPARATIONS,. xnrill IXSTBUMFJrTALlTY IN THE ESTABLISH MENT OF THE REPUBLIC?UCTUW B* THE REV. JOHN COTTON SMITH, 13. D. The Rev. Jehu Cotton Smith, D. D., yesterday artcr noou delivered the first ot u -eries ol lectures at the Church ol the Ascension, corner of Tenth itreet and Filth avenue. The series will comprise lour lecturoa, entitled, ' Providential Preparations lor the Republics, and this FiilUltnoul ol Its Destiny;" "Christian Science Literature and Art in tho Republic;" "The Weakness aud Mreugth of the Republic," and "The Corning Cen tury ol the Repuhlic." THK I.KITIKB. In the introduction of tho auhject-matter of the lec ture given jreeterday the speaker suld mat In these tnues ol public escitoniont and uncertainty It was tho Christian's duty to allay all lears and inspire hope and contldenco lu the ultimate triumph ol peace and good will. Nothing, the lecturer thought, would do more in this direction than the consideration of tho Providen tial preparations, which nouu could tall to recogni/o, lor the fuiilinioui by tbis Republic or some grand mis sion. To do iliis intelligently, no couliuued. wo must carry our review hack to the emerging in civilization of those influences which have moulded our modern lilo. TUK BhOINMNli. After Uio conversion of the old Roman Empire to | Christianity a combination ot inllucccea, unprece dented In history, camo to exist especially in ihe Northern provinces ol mo inipertul dominion. The Northern barbarians, ns they were called, bud con quered the Romans, but Lad accepted tho Roman laws and relit inn. These tribes, invincible in physical strength, possessing also the oleineuts ol groat nation alities, were kindred with the raco thoy had subdued. They, liko the Romans and Crooks, belonged to tbe | Aryan lainlly of mankind, which, from its cradle in Coctir.il Asia, went forth lo the conquest ol the worliL Ii IS this resib >. inquiring, progressive race alone that makes history aiiu achieves the higher places in civilization. Take, ihcu. Hm hatdy tvpo ol the Aryan ruce give it the intioiitou Ureck and Roman Idea ol the 'individual liberty ol Slates, and the life-giving power'd Chrisnuuiiy lo its race peculiarities, mid we have thni combination which bas been most powerful rn modern history and which lurmxbostbe basis ol English civilization. TBS I'KDIORKK OP THK COIOMST8. Take then tno Saxon slock in England, with its rich Inheritance from autiqutly, and tho unparalleled ud vantage o! its insular position, iidJ to It tho llro and enlhusiasui ollhe adventurous Danes: pour in upon It. luicr, a now itlluslou ol the wealthy Latin race, with the glory ol chivalry, and then let il share In the groat revival ol learning, ami the emancipation ol religious Ideas, ami vim have ihe elements ol the Anglo-Saxon colonists o' Amorica. 1 must nut lull to nieutlou in tins connection a significant historical fuel. We know, through lim interesting Inanity ol Mr. Motley, tlie strong love ol iroouout, nud the In domitable perseverance ot the Dutch In the I ii co ol dilUculty and peril. Those peculiarities of ino Dutch elm racier entered Into our national llle through tho Dutch colonization ol New Turk. I <-u w ill all remember that the Dutch settlers In tho South oastol England were the last lo submit lo William, the Conqueror, Ihe last lo uequicsco in iho roatoraiiou ol the Stuarts, and tho lir.-t to welcome William, Prince of orange, us ihotr King. ..... In nurRtiing the thought ol uio Provldontlal prepa rations lor this Republic ono cannot lad to recognize tho si. nilloance ol physleul characteristics ol tho cutiutry. Here followed a graphic detail ot iho terri torial, mineral and agricultural rosourccs ol the States. Ol It TKHUITOHIAI. INTKUlllTY. Another strikiug indication of Providential agency Is tbe concurrence of circumstances which brought this vast territory, at lu-t, uuder the supremacy ol the An'lo-Saxou race. There wore early discoveries and settlers along the New England coast by Northmen? hardy sailors Irom Doum.irk, Norwuy and Iceland. Italian voyagers, in ttio employment of other European maritime "states, explored tue coasts, but lailcd lo mako settlements. Spaniards and Frenchmen secured possession ol largo portion- of the territory at uiuuy of the most fnvoruhle points lor lurther extension. All these have disappeared and lolt few traces ol their presence, save in tho romantic names ant legonds associated wnh tlicir history. The last hope of French colonization, on this continent, perished when Napo leon 1. suddenly resolved to sell Louisiuua to the L'ultcd Slates. I .OT A I. MBDIATIUX or THK HUTCH. A still more reuiurkablo lacl In our colonial history Is to be louud in the Providential disposition ol dlflcr ont colonics. Plymouill Hock aud Massachusetts Bay colonies on tho'one bund and Virginia on the other were all settled by Englishmen, but by Englisbmeu of entirely diflerent type- ol cnaructer and hublU ol mina and Die. llud iheso eoloules been brought Into closer reluiions with ouch other by territorial contiguity It would have been luipos-lble to have avoided the break tug out ot autugonisniK which would bavo prevented n subsequent union. Such a disastrous result was averted bv tho Intervention, between the two colonial groups, ol tho Dutch settlement ol New York. This colony, with Us own language and Its allegiance to a ilillereiit lorelgn Power was, for the timo being, a foreign elemeut wbioh ofloctuaily separated the other colonies. And yet when tho nocos sitv lor such separation had ceased the Dutch clement was, by the inevitable lorco ol cireainslauacs, absorbed Into'tlic English colonial system ol the country. Tho study ol this whole subject cannot fall to impress ub with the importance lo ho attached ioihat concurrence ol events iu our history, llere tho lecturer dilated on the ripeness oi Iho time at which tho loundullons oC the Republic were laid, oud gave a general viow of tho political conditions ol the several eountrios of Kuropo at that time. TI1K COXCl.l'SIOX. In conclusion Dr. tsuiim said:?"The point I wish to make In this whole matter is that there was no human purpose and foresight contemplating Ihe establishment ol a great and Ireo nation on these shores; in the dis tribution of the Aryan race in Europe; in the peculiar circumstances which lostorod tho spirit of liberty in the Northern burhariuns; in tho itillucnce upou them ol Christianlty and Roman law; in the mingling of varied and jiowertul uutional eleroonts upou English soil; in tho rising up of tbo spirit oi emigration, especially lu England: in the relation ol the Reloriua tion in the thought of the time; in tho relation of the prevalent philosophy and political Ideas ; in the physi cal characteristics of ihat part ol North America which wo are considering; in the peculiur circum stances ot its colonization; In the lac.is which led to Ihul delicate ndiustmeul ol Siato rights and nuiurul prerogative which characterizes our iKtlllicnl system; in iho tune o( the groat discoveries which have signal ized our career, and in the great democratic loudencv w bich laid its Arm grasp upon all tho lorccs ol tho progrcs.ive world." SAFEGUARDS OF CIVILIZATION. LKCTCRE BY HON. RICHARD O GORMAN AT FTEI.NWAY HA LI.. Hod. Richard O'Gorman lectured last night at Stcin way Hull, under tbo auspices of the St. Vincent do Puul Society of ilio Chnrob of the Sacred Heart. In view of tho fame of the lecturer and tbo charitable ob ject ol tbo cause, Mr. O'Gorman was greelod by a large and appreciative audieneo. Severul Catholic clergy, men occupied seats on the. platform. Mr. O'Gorman began bis lccturo, on "Tlio Safeguards of Civilization," by stating that he thought to speak on n subject which lnnv become ol great Interest, of civilization. At tbat moment Kurope was threatened with war. Overall the nations there was anxiety and alarm. Here, In America, though polltltlral complications had recently disturbed tho calm and prosperity of the nation, wo were still sale. Mnn.v ot Ins In arers, no doubt, had visited tbo greet Rxbtbitlou at J'hiludelpbia. What a wonderful display it was! it seemed as if every untlon In the world hud come into tho market and asked mankind to look Open its wares. Kvcrythiog Hint human ingenuity could give to help the numnn race in peace or war was there. He, too lecturer, vlewou tUouo marvels o! hitman skill with awe end wander. But, perhaps, the most notable occurrence, which attracted his aiicnttui and made tho most lasting and pleasant impression, was ilio singing ol a noble bytnu by n number ol young boys, which bad a civilizing inlluenoe on tho le-arts and pas sions "f that vast assemblage, and was more effective, perhaps, in awakening pleasurable and noble emo tions than the grand display o! human Ingenuity and skiII which was so lavishly strewn around. The lecturer uext proceeded to analyze tho causot and effects of ctviliz iilon, Civili/anou resides in tn0 souls and hearts ol men. It makes Its home in ilio lrce hearts ol n Iroo peoj le. Wherever ino spirit of liberty presides, wherever the Obrittian faith abounds, there civilisation gains its highest honors. Huligion, education and liberty may be said lo const) tine civilization. In Kurope tIM standard ol war Is unturlod. Ask the people who nro governed by hereditary monarchy or despotic sway what it is recommends these forms of government to tholr respect and maintenance, and they will likely answer that they aro conteul to be gov erned alter the tliuc-lionored custom o( their nation. The few safeguards to the modicum ol hborty which they enloy might be hazarded or destroyed by the questionable experiment ol revolution. They will speak oi their aocumolatcd wealth, the fruit of ages of labor, of their disciplined armies, and their strong government to protect them at home, and If their rights are Invadod by a foreign ualicn, their form of government, they claim, will de mand and enlorco Justice at any sacrlflcc of blood or treasure. But these artificial barriers nro uitony vain and Icnble dcicnces once a nation bo comes Native under tho iron neot oi opt resslor.. Araiios quickly disappear beloro tho irresistible might ol a people's virtuous indignation. The only strong and permanent government is ili a which depends on wise and kindly care. A government that deals out equal luws with equal hand to every cllln n ol ovory cluss and creed throughout tho lurid, h may bo saul that the diflusion of knowledge is the sulegunrd of civilization. PROPAGATION OF THE FAITH. The Church of St. Vincent de Penl was densoly crowded last eyonine, the occasion being the annual sormou by tho Kev. John Troanor, N. J., of Foidhnra College, in beba'f ot tho Association lor tbo Propaga tion ot tho Faith. The reverend gentleman selooted for bis text L Jobs. < la carl?I'And ISIs u lb* victory tbat orercometh the world,, even onr faith " He said that the straggle between good And evil, right nu<i wrong. trull) ami error, bogau lietore the world ??>, ami will couttDue to the > ud ol time. At the clo-te of the scrmou the preacher said it was bis duty to. ark them to give a small portion ot their moans to carry on the grund work beiug 'lone by Catholic mis sionaries. The Held is great. Not alone are there op portunities presented lor works In India. China and Japan, but here In thU great city tiod asked them to keep in the taith, and the request should he heeded. CENTENNIAL BAPTIST CHURCH. THE STBAIN ON BOUTHKRN CHRIKTIANITY? A DISCOURSE BY JUSTIN D. FULTON, D.D., BROOKLYN. At tbe Centennial Bapfist church, Brooklyn, yester day morning, Juatln D. Fulton, D.D., doliverod a dis course on the past and present conditions of the col ored rnco, South, taking for his text u portion of the 29th verso of the lOili chapter ol SL l.uke:?"And who Is my neighborf" Ho ca'W attention to the meaning ot the term "neighbor" among ttio Jews ol the olden time, and Its moaning among tbe white men o( the South. Among tbe Jews there were uono considered "neighbors" who were not ot the Jewish persuasion. Tbcy were not pormiiied to look upon a Gentile its a neighbor. So was it with the while rulers of thu South. Tin re no man was u neighbor who was not of their own special ruling lamily ot men. They looked upon the colored men ot the South simply as their property, their slaves, not as their ueigbbors. And he was prepared to declare mat the same poor miserable man ol the South who were formerly owned us slaves stood now in dread of losing the liberties they had gained through the possible to suit ol the Into Presidential election, should It give power to the men who hud formerly been their own ers Be then referred at length 10 iLe condition of tlio negro enslaved 111 the South prior to tbe war, aud m ido comparison ol tbut time with the recent past and the present. While doing so he made almost angry refer ence to the tact ihat two clergymen South, one a Bap list and tbe other a Presbyterian, had been found will ing to do tne dirty work of the devil for those who had becu i he owners of tne colored people. lie ielt thai he would not rare to be a resident ot the .South, and yet be had no hesitation In saying that ho would huvo prelcrrod to deliver the discourse bo was then delivering In rise South. He foil thai ihe ques tion might well be asked, "Do tbuso ministers ropro seut the roiigiou ol the Souih V" In unswering tbe question he thought it well to remind hfs hearers thai before iho war no clergyman of the South dared to raise his voice against '.tut sin of slavery, or about politics In auy form. They set all labor and so cial conditions aside troui consideration, on the ground tbut they, as ministers of churches, were there to preach thu Gospel, not to dabble in politics They de clared that slavery existed there before their timo, was u lixed condition In the country, and that all tnoy could do In relation to the existing condition w as incrlpturnl lorm to exhort the slaves to obe dlenco to their masters. They never referred to politics in their scrmous; In lad, he believed tbut he was the first mimsiei who, in a Southern pulpit, mado forcible reference to what he looked upon as the hor rors ot slavery. By doing so ho was deprived ol all sympathy of the ruling class. Ho had never seen such a weok of excitement as the last had becu. and yet he Ielt It to have been the host that could have been, and thanked God lor It?lor the closeness ol the election. He was not there to say who ought to have won or who would win. He did nut know; hut II the thousands of poor, Ignorant pooplo had voted as they did not vote the result would have been different. Returning to tho question In the text be repoateu his declaration concerning the Jews and Gentiles and tho whites and blacks lu the South, llxmg them as iho same, and asked lervontly that the clergy ot the South be called upon to care lor the blacks. The religious pro-s he did not consider as at all as courageous in Its duty in that regard as iho re spectable daily press, anil lie Ielt that there was far more ol honesty among the politicians than there was among the ministry on the question of the freedom ot thu blacks. AMERICAN TEMPERANCE UNION. Tbe announcement that Professor Chandler, Presi dent of the Board ol Health, would deliver nn address at tbe regular Sunday attcrnoon meeting of the Ameri can l'ompcrance (Jnlon, had the oflect ol attracting a very large audience to Steiuway Hall. Tho body of tho hall was lairly filled and a number ol persons oc cupied tbe galleries. Tho oxorcises were beguu with an organ voluntary by Professor J. A. Fowler, fol lowed by prayer by tbe Rev. Robert MacArthur, of the Culvary Baptist church, and singing by tbe choir Irom the Moody and Sankoy collection, in which the congregation heartily Joined. At tho conclusion of tho exercises the President, Mr. Gibbs, rend a letter Irom Prolcssor Chandler, which said tbut "Mr. Chandler regrets that ho Is prevented by Illness Irom kocplng his appoint ment this afternoon, but will do so next Sunday after noon II his health permits." Mr. Ulbbs stated that hereafter tho Sunday after noon meetings would ho hold at Cooper institute, in tbe large ball, and Dr. T. S. I,aiuberi und others ad dressed tbo assemblage. THE GREELEY MONUMENT. IT WILL BE UNVEILED TO-DAY?PBOGBAMMME OF THE CEBEMONIEH. At one o'clock this afternoon the bust of lloraco Greeley will be unveiled In Greenwood Cemetery by Thurlow Wood, the chairman of the Monument Board, in the prosenco of a number of distinguished personages. The memory or tbe great Journalist is still green, and it is expected that mauy who knew him in lire and the thousands who admired and revered his eminent qualities of mind and heart will assemblo to do him honor. Considerable time has passed since Uio initiative steps were taken to oroct a suitable monu ment to Horace Greeley, and the board ol trustees to which tho undertaking was intrusted has encountered sotno difficulties in carrying out their designs. As' soon, however, as tboir plans were matured and pub lished, contributions to the fuDd began to accumulate rapidly, and tney havo boon able to erect a monument belltttng the doad above the spot where his remains lie buried. The monument consists of a lar?e bust resting upon nn elegant pedestal, and it is said to have cost over $0,000. The committee which has thu unveiling cercmonlos in charge bus Issued invitations to promiuout caucus It nil parts of tho Union, ami the attendance of many distinguished gentlemen has been promised. Arrange ments havo hecu made to properly distribute tho crowd and so dispose tboiu that the speeches to bo delivered may bo audiblo to all and the ceremonies bo scon Irom every point. A programme ol Ihcso cere monies hns been prepared, which will In all prob ability ba strictly iollowod. Mr. Greeley's old pastor, Rev. * Dr. E. H. Chapln, will opon the exercises by prayer. Then will hillow tho presentation, which Is to he pronounced by W. H. Bod well, ol Typogr.iphir.al Union No. 6. A n oration will then be delivered by Bayard Taylor and a poem will be read by F.dmund Clarence Stcdman. To Tnurlow Weed has been intrusted tbe unveiling ol tho monnmcut, and it is likely that the old lamlhar features which art has reproduced In marble will ho greeted with respectful veneration by a largo gathering ol Greeley's old townsmen and by all who bold his genius in iiouor and his character in esteem. ANOTHER NEWARK HOMICIDE. DEATH OF PHILIP MASSON?TERRIBLE FRUITS OF A DRUNKEN FRENZY. Tho criminal calendar of Newark lor the centennial year Is marked with more crimsoned pages than that of any calendar since tho establishment thcro of the County Court. In midsummer the whole country was startled and shocked with the terrible Thtclhorn tragedy. Next enmo tho Brock murder, (bo outcome of which is two wretched men now undor sentence of death in the Kssox County Jail. Finally, yesterday, there was added to the list of shocking homicides an other by tho death of a man who was wounded a month ago. Karly on tho morning of Saturday, November 4, a party ol men wore drinking beer in tbe saloon of Mr. Hart, corner ol Hamburgh piaco and Barbara Street, The ulgbt bclore there had bom a grand democratic torchlight parade, Among thoso participating were the Serials Guards. These were enjoying themselves in an Inner room of the saloon. Among those at the bar was a man named Goorge Sleeken Sleeken was considerably primed Willi liquor and was very abusivo. Ilu obtained some drinks and failed to pay lor them. Upon asking for more tho proprietor refilled, say.ng that ho could have no more liquor there mini tin paid up some $4 he owoit over a year. Tbia maddened Sieckert, and ho became so dctnunnratlve that it was deemed neces sary to drive him from the place. The noise attracted two nephews ol Sieckert, mombcrs ol the guards inside. These, knowing their uncle's troublesome natnro, lelt their companions and helped to eject tbe uncle. li? was thrust on the sidewalk. This was about half-past one o'clock In the morning. Sieckert continued to creuto a disturbance In the struct. Some of the guards got ready to go home. They wero entreaied to wait until Steckcrt went oil. They said, howevor, they had no fears and started. Scarcely had tw o of these, Clmrlos Weber and Louis ObTie, struck the street before Sieckert made n Uosperalo alack on them with a knife. Tbla brought a crowd from the saloon, ana in an attempt to overpower Htcckurt, Philip and Jacob Masson, brothers, wore set upon by hiin. Philip Masson was TKFt RIHI.T OUT t'P. Steckcrl's knilo gashed open bis abdomon so that the Intestines protruded. Tho man was otherwise, shockingly lacerated. Finally SloaKort was beaten down by tne guards and handed over to the police. Philip, Masson ana tho other wounded meu were cared for. Philip was the most dangerously injured. His powortul constitution enabled him to hold out, but be died at lour o'clock yesterday morning. Br. Ward, the County Physician, held a posi-mortcm ox nmination and iound that the Immediate cause of death was the poisoning of the blood by the matter from the wounds, the inner membrane having healed. A week ago Mnsson's ante-mortem statement was takon. In It be declared and identified sieckert to be his assailant; to havo known him twelve years and never to have hud a word of trounle with him. Sieckert la now in tbo County Jail. A Coroner's in quest will be hold to-day. Weher nad Intake to nls bed yesterday, and may dta. Mn aeon's three children are down With diphtheria. His family are in sort dta L tross. AFTER THE CENTENNIAL. Is the Government Entitled to Receive Back Its Appropriation ? THE CONSEQUENCES OF SPRINGER'S BLUNDER Niuety Per Cent Return to tbe Stockholders if the Government is Out?Only Twenty-live Per Cent if Not. Philadelphia, Dec. 3, 1878. Some weeks ago tUe Philadelphia correspondent of the Heiiai.d showed that, according to the statements of the t'eutenuial Hoard ot Finance, tbe total receipts of the great Kxhlbltioa havo been found to be about $8,UOo,UOO, and tbat, alter the expenses arc paid. If tbe government appropriation of $I,50<i,UU0 Is not to bo returned, tbe stockholders will rocelve back from eighty to ninety per cent of their money; but tbat, If the government subsidy is lo be returned tirst in full, tbe proportion to go to tbe holders of stock will be about twenty-fire per cent of tbelr Investments. How over, betoro any dividends havo beeu declured at all, THS CHEAT qVKHTlOH to bo decided Is, "Is the government entitled to re ceive back the appropriation f" It was tbe Intention or Mr. Springer, the member of tbe House who moved tbe umbtguous amendment, that the government should receive hack all ol its appropriation beforo any percentage whatever was paid 10 the stockholders. But Mr. Springor made a blunder In his pbrasoology, which was first oalled lo public attention in llio Phila delphia correspondence of mo Ueiialo; so tbat as the bill now reads, It would permit the repaymeut to the stockholders ol tho whole of tbelr Investments before anything would revert to tbe government, according to tbe interpretation of tbe best lawyers. as AXirsnLK suit proposed. As soon as tbe expenses of closing tbo exhibition arc over, therefore, tho question will bavo to bo an swored, ??To whom shall tho mouey bo paid?'' Tho Centennial Board of Fiimnco regard themselves as 'rtisiocs, and will not pay any money until they are surool being sustained by tho courts. No measures have yet been taken to have this quostlon of tbe proper luiarpretRtlou ol the law decided, but (rom inquiries I nave made 1 am saitsllod that It Is llkoly to be by an amicable suit brought by one ol the prominent Con. | tcnnial stockholders living in this city. This proceed ing is likely to begin very soon, so as to have a settle ment arrived at by the Supreme Court oa soon as possible. In tbo meantime, the Hkrald correspondent has Just bad a conversation with Mr. Thomas Cochrane, rice president of tbe Board ol Finance, tor the purposo of learning otnctully bow the Finance Board vlow tbe muter. Mr. John Welsh, tbe president ol tbe Board, was present at tins lime and concurred in what his collCBguo said. WUAT THE BOARD WILL 1>0. In answer to tbo questions of the correspondent, Mr. Cochrane said that he was sorry to seo that certain newspupcrs have staiod that it is the duty of the Board to ropay to tbo government, immediately and without question, ihe entire appropriation of $1,?00,000. He continued:? The Board of Finance will do nothing In this matter that Is not onlirely consistent with strict lldilU.v to tbe govern ment, to the obligation* ol the trust imposed upon them and to their individual sense of honor and lair dealing. The Congress of the United States gavo thorn beiug, and for yo?rs?long, weary years?Intrusted the upholding of I Is honor to their bauds, ami at this uay, when so inauy com mendation* are daily heard upon the marvellous aucress of the undertaking are coming up from all parts ol tho coun try? indeed I'rum tho whole world?the attempt to excite suspicion of an improper motive In advance ol anv ascer tainment of tbe facts of the case would trum at least to be a little premature. As one member ot the Board ol Finance, I would he willing to trust the entire disposition of tire matter iu the hands ot anv well regulated business innunge uieut. 'O confident uui I that the course which would no adopted would be Identical with tbat which the Board will pursue. Let me here state the facts connected with the appropria tion. At tbe time of the uieet.ng ol the lust session of the present Congress the Ceutenuial Exhibition was an assured success. Tlie measure ol that success was yet a matter for the future, lint that the Kx'.nbitiun would he great and c.ed itable, both lu Its national and International aspuets. was lever,d question. We yet lacked <1,.'MO,Us) of tho amount required lo enable us to pay each and every man, upon moutlily estimates, his contract price at tho time it hecanio due. and thus permit us to outer upon the opening of the Exhibition, u* wo were anxious to do, free from dent. This ?nonet could have been raised troiu sources other than that of the government, though it would havo necessitated a struggle and been attended with some em arrassments, hut the application for pecuniary assistance trum the govern ment waa based upon another consideration, uno which in volved directly the success of the Exhibition in its interna tional aspect. WIIV UOVKKNMIi.XT KITIMUT V,'AS AMKK1). Foreign nations, constituted a- they sro, could not un derstand hnw tney could he axpected to attend a notional festival In honor ot the one hundredth uuniversary ol the birth of a government wnen the government under whose auspices It took place refused to give the celebration the slightest pecuniary aid. They weie iisknl to participate at largo expense to theni-elves, and yet they were told that the>r bust declined to contribute a dollar to the undertak ing. Tho reason was inexplicable, though they could readily infer that tbe government reared to trust itie par ties In whose keeping the Kxhlnition had been placed, and If such was the attitude of tho American government they had reason to tear Hint their goods sent here tor exhibition would he liable to solrure lor the debts of n corpointion such as thnt compriaiiir the Ceutenuial management. To meet tin- difficulty and remove these apprehensions a pecuniary Indorsement by the governmout herniue a \ it ill necessity, and it appeared to he the dntv ol the manage nieut to obtain It upon almost any conditions U ivernor Bigler and myself, representing tho Centennial Board of Finance?mid I speuit of it tlins personally to show you that 1 have an intimate knowledge of the proceed ings?visited Washington, with a form of a hltl to bo presented to Congress appropriating $l,b'*l, CXJO. This hill provided lor an absolute appropria tion. without roiurn. After consultations with einher-of Congress from all parts of the oouulry we determined to hssard nothing, as the effect abroad of a reject! ui of our application at that stage of tlie enterprise would have been disastrous to ns iu every aspect, and rather than sntfer such adiscooragtment we would have preferred ni>: to introduce i a hill at all. before presenting the bill to the Centennial Committee of the ilousr ot Representatives we refrained It, tn as to provide that tho assets should be divided jiro rata between the stockholders and the government. ?Ve did this in the belie I that we were refuting tlie argn mout which mivht have been urged against a direct nppro pri ition. thnt the volume of anticipated receipts might lie swelled to such an uiuonnt as to bo more than sufficient to renay to the stockholders their Investments with interest, and that speculative profits would follow. Such an argu ment wotinl no doubt have anrioiisly affected the vote on til ? hill. A majority of the committee of tho House were favorable to the bill in the form in which it was first pre sented, hut In the light ol its sneeesa conceded the wisdom of the change, mid so reported it. The hid was debated belore the House fur mini long and tedious days, ns won remember, without one ohjectou toils form until Iu the closing hour, ol a day which had witntssed an exhausting debute, and when a vote was about to he re;irbed, a member from Illinois, Mr. Springer, arose and offered an amendment. Tills was substantially to strike out tbe provision lur a paymentpro rtitii to llio stockholders and tlie coverninent, and substituting therefor that no dividend or percentage of tlie profits sbsll lie pan: to tho stockholders until tbe goren nieut shall have ben first repaid. SrRINOKR'a Hl.l'NPMt. The language of the amendment, as read bv the clerk, was liiitlstliictly heard In the ilousn. hut the mover stated that he iutnmled the government should he prelorred. The Iricnds nt the measure, imnuliil ol the repealed postpone ments to which it had been subjected, and appreciating the dangers of delay, do-ireU to reach a vote on the bill that day. aed, therefore, suffered the amend ment to he incorporated without nblectlou or debate. A subsequent reading of the amendment gave it no such Interpretation, notwithstanding Mr. Springer's de clarod Intention. There can be no ''profile'' to the stack holders until they have been reimbursed In their outlay, and the principal which they have invested has first been paid. I he sale of a house lor ell.msi fur which the purchaser paid JID.UOii Is not ordinarily such a transaction as would Ju-tlfy a computation ot "profits" on the part 01 the person making sale. However, the hill as It passed the llotiao was sent to the Senate and referred to the Committee on Appropriations ol that hodr. to whom tho uintter was explained. That com mittee. by their declarations, were opposed to having the gorerment preferied us a creditor: out, after a careful rnudiug of the amendment, gave it as their judgment that, unih r the act as it passed I he House, tho United -tutus could onlv he paid alter the stockholders had been reltnhnrsea for the money invested by them. They consequently reported the hill to the senate without amendment. Inthedehnio on the hill in the i-ensiii senator Sargent took the ground dietluitly that this was nu appropriation not In preference, loit In the order of payment the government was deterred, lie took theYiirther position that the government eould not make Itself a preferred creditor without the a saw n t ol the stockholders, given at a mooting called lor the purpose, nor without the formal acceptance ny them of the terms ol the bill. Monsters Sherman, Morton and a number of others coin. elded not only III the legal view thus expressed, but in tho assertion ot their personal wishes that the fact should he us It was thus understood, Senator Eaton, ot Conned lent, who was apposed to ihe appropriation, offered an amend ment directly ratsln g Ilia question at Issue, and. In ffsct, leaking the government prelorred In payment, and upon the motion being put It revolved tint one affirmative vole?his own. Under tho ileolarniIons thus mado In the Menate the bill was passed and received tlie sanction of tbe President. MHAl.t. TilK dOVKN.SMt XT BK PRKt'l UKMir Now, what I have to say Is this, that llio Board of Flnnnoe are simply irusioes, and. as a :ch are hold ng the monev pending lis niijin. nt lo the rlglitlul owner. You wlil observe ny whai I have said coneernins the debates on tlia bill thai while Ilia mover In tho House of Representatives had a rlear intention In Ids mind in offnrlng the amend inent he framed it In such a way thai all. or neirly all. tho members ol the co-ordinate branch eoud It w ith an entirely opposite const motion of ItamoHiiing. The Board ol Finance Intro ho disposition to withhold the money either from the govorrment or Ironi the stockholders, and. so vion as tlioy can know bv tho decision Ol a competent tribunal 10 whom they are ent itled lo pay It. will act accordingly. It is their wisli ilist tlna may he de termined at the earliest day practicable. Should it be determined that the (lovernment of the United Mistes is preferred, then those wbo three or lour years ago advanced the means fer a fitting celebration of tho Centennial Anniversary ol the nation's blrlh must be content with the re flection that their money not only made the year one of peculiar pleasure to millions of their fellow countrymen, j but afforded for all a medium of e locution end Improve ment such as only the grand kindergarten of the Exhibition ws- cnpaole of sfforiliiic. and on-, wo hope, that may pro mote the iiuiir and glory of the country. I ?av If nncli should be tlie decision they must he content, and I think I can say lor litem that If such is tho law they will cheer.ully acquiesce in U. A II CHILI ATI si; SraOTACLC. But let me add here, though I say It neither as a member of tho Centennial Board of finance nor a* a otookholder, but .t* an Ameriran eitlten. that ll would be a I uiuillating tprclacle tor ttiie .rent unrernmrnt to inniet that the fraction given by it in the total outlay of many million! wae tendered unon the condition that at the cloae ol the Kxnibllion it >hould be the flr.l to be repaid lor Ita Mull} I'rom tho hull dollar* id' the adulta and twenty-Bee rent pieco ot the echuol children collected at tile galea. The i|Ue>tlon i> one ol local interpretation, ant no well ad miniate red corporation or prudent truatee would pay money uuder like eircuuiataiicea without judicial direction. It hae frequently been aald In argument that the stock holder* .u'.eciiried then money williout any expectation ol return. Thia may be true In respect to aotne. and not true M i" other*, and they mag hey a differed in tlieir intention* end Judgment. Juat aa the member* of t'ongrea* to whom I have referred differed in their view* a* to the order ot repay in em of the appropriation. Bat whetherIbey did or 4 >1 wot expect a return of their patriotic eubtoripiioua I hare yet to know that tbia would iu the leu?t affect the juatice of pay tnrut. It a payment could poaaibly bo made, (rum the tirat receipts frum iidntiaaiona. The aoldier who volunteers In > etruce of In* country Itea purely piilrintic motive*, taking hia lile In Ilia baud* with a ptiaailniity of never returning from haltle, it certainly not leva entitled to reward than lit a ho, selfltb and mercenary, bravo* too peril* ol war with the confident expectation of returning with profit and renown. LIFE INSURANCE. THB OB AVE CHARGES AGAINST THH COKTJ NKNTAIr? AMALGAMATIONS AND TUEIB DAN GERS ? HOW INSURANCE SUPERINTENDENT SMYTH IlEUARDS THEM. Receiver Anderson, In a conversation with a repre* tentative of the Hkbalu, offered the opinioni that those policy-holder* of the Continental who th. tr old contracts for a now term policy In "J " company were acting loohshly. Ho smd that U ? were in their position ho would prefer to effect a insurance upon the best terms possible and retain old policy lor whatever reserve value It might possosa. Mr Anderson doubtless has some idea of the extonI ol tn. Continental .allure and the probab.e value of the contracts neld by the assured. Among those who are engaged in the Ut. Insurance business, and others who are Interested, there strong suspiclou that there have been flagrant wrong, in tbo management of this insolvent c?n?erm lt t. assorted that certain parties In connection With the transition are purely Insurance wreckers, whose bust ncss it is to undermine confidence iu one company and transler Us risks to another, at tbo loss of the po.ioy holders, and lor their own personal aggrandisement. Tho men who mako these assertions are generally on. the illegitimacy that olflcials h?t?ho last named company has made previous amal ni tiie sort and that sotuo of tho vory samd gaination coneerned In tho former transfers are l't'rucs ,C? ; The policy-holders are In a SkSTSSXUT 2! .Met ??' upon them. . .herorore, aro not without them desire inastn , . probability of this wish established. Thereis ?*lr0U?P o( tllJ,r portion. w.ifKue'V und ?sloodwfe.n .t la remembered how will be oeiier uiiuc.o nreviously bceu accom nearly destroyed one of tho best protective blessings Ul.t mankind enjoy* HKW?T. ? r\t these wtiislitv couaUierutious, it inay bo Apropos10 Ithese weguty ? m.Vance interesting to refer to we gubJ0Ct of llie<a g?vdr5e*U.lllho flt?Utliuh?processlshoS?rnot bo lot. toVe ctoctdefl by the necessity of the one company no, re'tfer unprotectefh' ^uV a of. would Lcure-flrsr a reasonable cer.alnty that tho company nr.ctlcally one, would be managed at halt Uteexpenee. rr?r?r riu;: pono611 Fraud forced lapses and systematic freezing b.ri"?ir*.ra&^"s^~5"8s'k ?an??if !my o^e^Ve plan" ?.? ?lad?v lore" mine and adopt his. Hut some thin" ought to bo donu lor tho protection ot policy lusnrcd " ?^^_^?JS|J'ta\"j\vith^ut*l'gh*^utentloni nsrtbo0'result showed,'ol lultlll.ng Its contract to the policy holdors it roinsuced.' ItKClIVKBtUIirS ASD WRECKKH?*. f ThA siineriuiendeut Uieo considers tbe subject of lie concludes this chapter ot his report will MTort Thero have been instances in wbichainulga wmmmm pcivershins should bo made to termluato by the cariust posMblc division of tho remaining policy holders. Tho coup de pnto^ lhough lt lew I nnimi titn was not lulrequentiy u real uul ot inert y. Such 1 believe, would bo tho sudden termination o ro "ffi&as x&zssk r rs^ irurauce i&r sa ?a mnily sot to work to make money out of the policy holders ol the already tottering corporation. 1 uoy are interviewed tho leeb'.e condition or tho company is magnlflcd^ lis assets deprecated, its I,abllU.esMr, creased, and, on assumed ccriam inloirroa lion its utter worthlesauops averted. rlie uohey holder, conlu.-cU and overpersuaded So often lalla a victim. The unscrupuloui agent, not satlsil.-U with the evil ho has dono, olten in rrt 'ises his ill-gotten galus by inducing his victim to get insured in a company that Is perhaps paying?'j"1" 0 far e per cent of the premiums received, and which, through this agent, is ready to promise any nraountol annual dividends, while tho policy, the actual contract, ignoring all sucL promises, is drawn up in the' 8af"? possible mnnner lor tho compauy. It Is possible there sre companies whoso olflcors, or somo of thorn, may encourage tho sending forth of such wolves among their defenceless sheep!" FUNERAL OF GEORGE WILKES, M. D. Tbo funeral of the venerablo George Wllkca, M. D., who lor nearly fifty years has boon a mcmbor of tho con gregation of St. John's ehurcli, in Varick stroot, and for several years a vestryman, look place from tbat church yesterday nud was largely attended. Tho ?cstry of Trluliy church attended In a body, und also a representation consisting of eight members from the Medical rtocloty. Tho regular burial services of tho Kplsropul Church woro conducted by tho Very Rev. Dr. Dlx, rector of Trinity church, assisted by Dr. Wi ston, of St. John's; Rev M. Drown, M. A., and tho Rev. Mr. Cook. The music, which opened with the "Dead March iu Saul," was under the direction ot Mr. I.oieunc. the organist. It was of a subdued char acter and accorded with tho solomn und impres sive ceremonies. Tho remains were received at lha church door by tho olllciniing clergy nnd borne up the chaucel while tho sacred olllces lor iho dead woro being chanted, commencing with tbe words, "I am tbo resurrection and thu Hie.'' The body was enclosed In a rosewood casket, chastely ornamented with silver mountings, ana tho sliver puto ou the fid bore tho lol lowing inscription:? x Born August 10, 1801. ) i Died November 00, lsTd. $ Agod 7*i yours, 3 months, 20 days. i After the cusket was placed ou a trestle tn the cen tre ot i be chancel and tho usual religious mintsira itons bad progressed id part the Rev. Mr. Cook snug the anthem, "1 know that my Redeemer Itvetb," with line elfeet, his voice being distinctly audible in all parts of tho rnurcli. Tho floral gilts woro ol beautiful dcslgu?wreaths, crosses. Ac., tn palm leaves, ivy, buncboa ol wheat and luberoaos. Among the pallbearers were S. I'. Hossick, Alexan der Hamilton, Philip, Hamilton, l'otighkoopsle; Chief Justico Daly, Common Pleas, Hamilton Morion, Ku gene Daultii, William Kombio; and tbo lauitly pbysi clani In aitcndnnco wcro Drs. Nostrand Film, Hogcrt and Dubois. A numerous cortcfle accompanied tbe remains to Jamaica, U 1., wbero thoy were deposited In Governor King's lamily vault. A WRESTLING MATCH. By request of a large number of prominent sporting gentlemen tho great wrosiltog mutch lora$A00 purse between Colonel Mcl.nughhn, of Detroit, and Charloa Murphv, of (his city, which was arranged to lako place at Turn Unit on Wednesday, has been changed io next Thursday at Hurry Hill's Variety fhoutre, s.ast Hous ton street. Odds ol 2 to 1 are bwmg watered the! McLaughlin will Win,