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-- V ss B-sy. "vw-j . ,-fc "j" '?1C 6ViP" VJ."UV '"P jS"7i-"- .V.f. -C-i - '32 ' r- r TPtt.F' Republican. .... VOL. XXI. O. 92. WASElWGtTOK, D. C, MONDAY MpBOTOSTG, MARCH 14, 1881. THEEE CENTS. "V National" THE ASSASSHTS WORK THE CZAR ALEXANDER MURDERED. 1 Blooay Day in the Russian CaplUl-The Emperor Mangled by the Explosion or a Bomb A Crime That Shocked All Europt. Aboutnoonyesterdaytheatatementthat the Emperor of Russia had been assassinated was quietly circulated in official circles, but for some time it was impossible to find any person who had nv inowledce of the particulars of the tragic e?ent. During the afternoon a representative of The Rm nut as called at the residence of Air. Michel Bartholemei, the Russian Minister, and learned that the embassy had been officially ap prised of ih" anamination. The only particulars conveyed by the brief cablo dispatch received by M. Bartholemei are sub stantially follows: The Emperor attended mass yesterday morning, as was his habit, and after the services were over he entered his- carriage and proceeded to the usual Sun dayreriewotthetroops. Rcturniugfrom thereview the imptrinl oarriaec had nearly reached the pal ace gate!-.-. hen the assassins seized -upon the op portune tftorded by tho crowd and the neces farily sfoiv movements of the vehicle. The first bomb thrown fell squarely in tho carriage and ex ploded with terrible force, but, wonderful to say, without injuring the royal inmate. Everything was, of course, thrown into the wildest con fusion, and rhc Emperor sprang from the car riage He hpd barely reached the pavement when a -o-end bomb was thrown which exploded directlj i his feet, terribly mangling his limbs and tile lower part of his body. The horror stricken attendants rallied and bore the insensible bodyot then roal master within tire palace. It was nearly an hour before life was extinct, but dunmrtuat period the Emperor did not regain con-K'ii'Siw. The assassination occurred about half-paM thste p. m., St Petersburg time. M.Bar tholennc swted tliat the first intimation ol the as Huinatiu:was received by him from Secretary Blaine, who had been officially advised by the American Minister of the occurrence. Ho attrib utes the delay in bis telegrams to the demoraliza tion incident to the assassination. The following telegrams were received hero yes lenlavafkiiioon: ' St. Petersburg, March 13. 'Tolttoiat- '(tnry, Washington,!). C: " Emperor w ounded in carriage to-day by bomb, lujurj noi u known. FOSTElt." "St. Petersburg, March ID. ' To B'a.i.i. c'.e'ai, Washington. D. C: "Emitre; dead. ,. 4 "FOSTER." A third dispatch announcing the death of the Empcroi of Russia was received by Secretary Blaine &t ix o'clock last evening, as follows : "Berijn, March 13. " To WW, ttuitoiy of Side, Washington: "Emnoor of Russia assassinated this afternoon. "WHITE, Minister." Upon receipt of the second dispatch from Minis ter Foster, com eying the intelligence that the Emperor wa- dead, Secretary Blaine gabled the following. "Foita, A--it.tcaii Minister, SI. Petersburg: " Express to Minister of Foroigu Affairs tho sen timent of sorrow with which the President and the p'-oplecftha United States have heard of the terrible crime of which the Emperor has been the victim, and their profound sympathy with the Imperial family and the Russian people in their great affliction. BLAINE, Secretary." Tho promptness with which President Garfield andSecrntry Blaine acted in the matter of send ing an official dispatch of condolonce is owing to the fact that the Czar was the very first of foreign potentates to express sentiments of regret when President Lincoln was so brutally assassinated. rurlicnlars or the Crime. By AisOftt,ltd P.-ct. Lo.vdo.v. 3fatch 13. A dispatch from" St. Petersburg to Renter's Telegram Companysays: "As the Emperor was returning from a parade iu the Michel Manege, about two o'clock Sunday afternoon, a bomb was thrown, which exploded uuder ti.e Czar's carriage, which was considerably damaged. The Czar alighted unhurt, but a second borabexpudidat Ills feet, shattering both legs bolow the knee and inflicting other terrible Inju ries. ThcOarwas immediately conveyed, in an uncurwlou Mate, to the Winter Palace, where he died at 4 '' o'clock this afternoon. Two persons were Cur.rt'rued in tbo crime, one of whom was S2l7ed Immediately. The explosion also killed an oSlccr and two Costacks. Many policemen and other pencil were injured. St. Pni.s..Ei ro, March 13. The QJtcicl Messen ger lflaK's the following announcement: "God's will ha been done. At S.-25 o'clock this (Sunday) af ternoon ihe Almighty called the Emperor to Him self. A few minutes before his death the Emperor received the-acramtnt." Loxdwn, March IS. Renter's St. Petersburg cor i3pond?iitHyE: "The Iinporial carriage was at tacked on ti. Ekftterinofiky Canal, opposite the Iuierial stable, while the Emperor was retuin m; ulli the Grand Duke Michael from the Miihae!'l,a5."ce in a closed carriage, escorted by eight ossaeki. The first bomb fell near the carriage, destroying the back pa.t ofit The Czar and his brother alighted un iajmed The s.ta'sln, on being seized by a colo ! of police, drew a revolver, but was prevented tn-w. fiiln? It. The second bomb was then thrown I y another person, end fell closo to the Czar's feet, n explo-Ien shattering both his legs. The Czar fell, crying lor help. Colonel Dorjibky, though lilw-eUiauch injured, raised the Emperor, who wa contf jed to the Winter Palaco in Colonel Dor jibky's sleigh. Large crowds assembled before the palace, bat ere kept back by a troop of Cos sacks, 'i i.e Imperial family wore all assembled at thcde?h-led 'ihe council of state was imme dutelj cvmer.ed. All places of public report are c'o-ed. tiik rroi n i xcitsd the soldier? Ftrr.iors. n.-nfs March H. Tlic Standard's St. Petere. 'u v forrr-pondent telegiaphs that the Czar's right lejva-neailj torn from his body, and his left leg w.t badly fluttered. A Cossack and a passer-by "'-n- killed on the .-pot. The Grand Duke Michael w t n oui.led. An officer of the escort and a Cos sack haw sii.ee died. The Czar lingered an hour and a half. All eftbrU to rally him Jailed. Tlie ol ord he utte-rcd nfier being struck was the Haw of the Czarewiteh. The latter, onlca ing the pA'ce after the death of the Czar, w.-n hailed as tm:n.ror by the eiowd. H was surrounded, con trary to his cnetom, by a strong mounled" escort. Tlie people are intensely excited and indignant. Ihesoldlerj, ho greatly loved the Czar, are furi-oa- Alio: ihe oftlciala hastened to the palace to It iuirc as to the condition of the Czar. Tele Kraic announcing the death were sent to all the Tjreign courts And to every part of tho Empire. Itfcsta'cdthat the bombs Tere made of thick K2a- filled with nitroglycerine. The assassins stood on opposite fides of the road. The carriage was mouug last, and the fir:t shell struck the ground 'timid it, and the back of the carriage was blown out. Th. oa hmau implored the Czar to enter tho ca -ine ifin, but he moved n few paces from the earr jgC to see to the w ounded of his escort. The s"n ivho threw the first bomb tried to point a ro-.olver at tho Czar, but thepiatol as struck f"jm iI- l,:,ra. The Czar seemed to recoer con si ioiMif in iUrc lils death, as he motioned away tin. a-cj ,r- who iMied to amputate hN legs. The ttj'i'wiubjiiuK.areumi diove to their palace aftu tbt dt.t:h, amid the sympathizing crie?of the I'Miple A ouit.any of guards surrounded the l-s'.'it rn H.J., ra,j nut1Ccsor Edinburgh and the f-.-rf-i'l ln.t A!ei-, hae left London for SL l'tt.r-'n Ioto. Mnrch 31. The -Vtir' ?i. Petersburg e .Te-p ,: .J- aj; "When Colonel Dorjibky a"k'-l the i.r-i a.-as.-in his name he replied, Rou wluti :( uni jje jICt nt the winter Palace o Mm.iUi, Aficn!ard the new Kmperor will rc-i-i .. thy horcage of the officers of state." iitsu.N Mauh 13. The news of the death of let.-ar .-.asfL.'.rful shock to the Emperor Wil Lain. Lovuor. March ll.-Thc Time has the following" ' vn -'.. rtt.-robarg: " The doctor's bulletin, pub ji'hcd at thice oVloek In the afternoon, stated J" at !"j:h le?v,cre broken below the knee, the ivre-r K'rtoithe body severely injured, and the left ee torn fiom its socket. Tlie Grand Duke Jlichael .as not hurt. The a-ijiins were di-guLsed as peasant. One M'Ort Uixn ilu; one of them ivas so roughly hnu iiieu thai !.c has iUCe died. All of the army ofii cershae wn ordered to remain in their bar raeks. 'j he Council of the Empire under the Ke'ideaey of u,e Czarewiteh was still silting at pium-jln a icaiiifeao w ill be published on Mon- THE MURDERED CZAR. .Sketch of Hii Cnroer Th House or Bo- A disfjatch yesterday afternoon brought the information .that Alexander II., Czar-of the Bussias,had at last fallen by the hand of the assassin. Thus has passed away, in storm and violence of Dioodshed, dying by the hand of an assassin, the life of a Prince which, upon his accession to pourcr, began amid the kindest and brightest influences, beloved of his subjects, a promise of uninterrupted progress through peace and love to the happy close of a quiet and natural death-bed. History records few parallels to tho life of this unhappy, unfortunate monarch. Coming to an empire whose people regarded his person as sacred, in being tho temporal vicegerent of their God, and bending all the energies of a mighty nature to the ameliora tion of that people's condition, and uplifting them to greater happiness, wider freedom, and broader prosperity than they had over known, he quits it by the hand of an assassin, and after years of such harrassing persecution as must have made life & a wearisome burden and death itself a grateful relief. He was tho eldest son of Nicholas, and was born April 29,1818, in the reign of his uncle Alexander I., to whom in character and career he bore a very strong resemblance. As a boy and young man he preferred the softer influences of intellectual cul ture and taste to the stern regimen of military dis cipline forced on him by his father. This predi lection for civil, rather than military, life was op posed to all the traditions of the Russian court. Gloomy forebodings prevailed respecting the pros pects of the Crown Prince, whose succession It was feared might possibly be defeated by the old Rus sia'or Muscovite party. On tho death of Nlcholas.-however, Alexander was Immediately and' without opposition pro claimed Emperor of Russia. When tho Crimean war closed he reduced the army to the lowest limits compatible with the dignity and safety of the empire, and made vigorous efforts to place the national finances on a firmer basis and to promote commercial prosperity. Thegreatcst act performed by Alexander for his people and for humanity was his emancipation of twenty-three millions of his subjects from the bondage of serfdom, and tho publishing of the ukase liberating all serfs under certain conditions, March 3, 1861. Ho liberated the Polish serfs in February, 1861. For these acts, if for no other, Alexander IL will appear in history as the greatest of Russians. He trod in precisely the same path, up to a certain limit, as his uncle, Alexander I., and then, again like that uncle, went backward. Kindly disposed, enlightened and humane, he had not the strength of character, like his father, for examaple, to rule his warlike nation with happiness and peace to himself. Alexander made great efforts to further the in terests ol education, both primary and advanced. The most notable of his reforms, however, was the inauguration of elective representative assemblies in the provinces, the first of which met in 1865, and which, it was anticipated, would pave the way for the Introduction of a national representave as sembly. In March, 1867, he sold Russian-America to the United States for 1,400,000. He married, April 23,1841, Marie Alexandrovna, daughter of the Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt, by whom he had a large family. On her death, in 1S80, he married the Countess Dolgouroff, by whom he had previously had sev eral children, all of whom had been legitimatized. The Czarewiteh, who succeeds to tho throne, was born March 10, 1845, and married, November 9, 1SC6, the Princess Marie Sophia Frederique Dag mar, of Denmark. Alexander II.'s life for the past few years has-been threatened with assassination in every possible way that human ingenuity, stimulated by hate, was able to devise. The first attempt was April 16, 1856, when ho was entering his carriage at St. Petersburg. Tho second was at Paris, Juno 6, 1SC7, by Berezowski, a Polo, who fired into the carriage in which the Czar was seated with his two sons and the Emparor Napo leon. For the past few years attempts at assas sination have been so many it is impossible to enumerate them hero. THE NEW EMPEROR. Soiuetlilnsr About, the Successor to tke Banian Throne. The Czarewiteh is hardly so tall as his father was in his best days, but h must be nearly, if not quite, six feot in height, and is remarkably deep-chested and broad-shouldered, with all the appearance of great strength. His light-gray eyes resemble those of his mother's relations at Hesse Darmstadt more than his father, who has the dark-blue eyes (such as the French call blue black), which are to ba seen in the pictures of Alexander I., Paul, Peter the Great, and several other members of the house of Romanoff. In figure and general stylo he is also like his uncle, the late Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt. The shape of his head, which is abovo tho average size as with most of his family is rather pecu liar; one of those only fitted by a large hat, which when worn appears out of proportion to the comparatively small face below. A phrenolo gist would say it was a shape betoking great energy and strength of will, with a talent for mathematics. His forehead is high; but the organs of veneration, firmness, and self-esteem arc most largely developed. This form of head may have been produced, according to the Darwinian theory, by several generations of despotic power, as Alexander II. has more of it than is generally seen, though not as much as his son. A small mouth, with extremely good teeth, which he only show when ho loughs, ia tho Czarewitch's best feature ; his hair is auburn, and his com plexion very fair. In St. Petersburg he usually appears mo3t correctly attired in uniform; but when enjoying a holiday among his wife s rela tions he may be seen ia a very loose washed suit of shepherd's plaid, black tie, a white hat, and with neither gloves, ring nor watch. That he has been no carpet-soldier is evident from the marks of frost-biles on tho third and fourth fingers of his left hand, and a sllcht scar on his temple, where a bullet grazed his head in one of tho bat tles In tho Turkish war. The Czarewiteh is very popular in Copenhagen, where he and the Princess Dagmay, as she is still fondly called by the Danes, walk about the town together pn the most unceremonious man ner, and are always ready to take their part in any popular entertainment during the long vh-its which they periodically pay at her father's court. It also speaks well for him that he is supposed to require no extra amusement there, but to bo perfectly happy, leading a simple lifo w ith his wifo and children, roaming about in the park and spending quiet evenings in the castle. In the summer of 1876 the whole Danish royal family, including the King and Queen of Greece, were entertained for six weeks at his palaces In St. Petersburg and Czarco Sclo. The Prince's study in the Anitchkov Palace Is a small room, fitted up with maps and globes and well-filled book-cases, in which historical works in all languages predominate. That he Is a reader is shown by the pile of news papers which he collects at the different stations when on a railway journey to peruse on tho road, and he has taken personal interest In the publication of the State correspondence of Ru3la. Some years ago he wrote himself to the heirs of La Harpe, who was tutor to the Emperor Alexander I., to af-k for the loan of any letters from his great-uncle to La Harpe, which might happen to be still In their hands. 1 Tlie Effect In Europe. Cologne, 3Iareh 13. Tho Gazelle's St. Petersburg dhpatch says: "The two assassins of the Czar were immediately arrested. The glasses of the gaslampsinthe Michael Garden, beside the canal, were broken in pieces by the concussion of the ex plosion A cordon of guards was drawn around the scene of the murder. The streets are densely thronged with excited crowds. The ntmo,t sym pathv for the Imperial family is everywhere ex pressed. The bells or the principal churches are tolling." RoMK,March 13. In consequence of the death of the Czar Premier Cairoli has postponed his recep tion until Monday. Vienna, March IS. The Emperor Francis Joseph received the first news of the Czar's murder which reached Vienna. He immediately sent messages of condolence to the Czarewiteh and the Imperial family. Xntlonnl Bnntc-Xofe Receipt. The following ia a statement of the re ceipts of national bank notes for redemption for the week ended March 12, 1S31, as campared with the receipts for tho corresponding period of 18S0 : 1SS0. ISM. New York Boston - Philadelphia Other places .$193,000 S3S8.000 97,000 S5.000 55,000 622,000 10,000 .. 357,000 .. 663,000 1,150,000 . 214,000 Received Saturday A -FLORENCE LETTER. ART. BEGGARS. AND CHARITY. Visit of Bonanza Maekey and Florence, the Come dian Hacker's Liberality to the Lazzaronl Former Grandeur and PresenKDe- cay of the Italian City. Florence, Italy, Feb. 26, 18S1. The long, cruel winter is at an end, the sky takes the blue of Heaven, the air a perfume of violets which Lorenzo di Medlct said was the sigh of disconso late lovers, and already.thebirds are twittering in the trees, anxiously searching for a location for the new nest-home, and the grass aud'herbs wear ing their spring verdure after stagnation, life .has again commenced. Mother earth is always the potent friend. She smiles in tho dark hour. St. Valentine's day I heard a gallant merlo whistling for his. mate, and way back from the live-oak woods of the Cascine came the answer: I come, my love, I come! I have waited through snow and frost for thee, always fearing, never doubting; together we commence the Joys and sor rows o'f life; way off in the-purple twilight we'll fly together; our nuptial couch shall be in the great branch of a tree, that the glowing sunset has warmed, and the sweet spring wind shall rock U3 to sleep, to happy dreams, to happlor waking. NO HEAL CABSIYAL as yet, savo and except by the poor people who live down back alleys and in crowded and narrow streets, in old houses that seem to sway and totter. Ever faithful to the tradition of medlrevalroyster ing, they are making effort to be gay in gaudy muslins and grotesque mask. There is no real sign of fun.-making; but these poor wretches laugh uproariously at the coarse jests of the clown and pantaloon, who take no heed of time or company when they determine to say a malicious thing. Street musicians, in tights and .buskins, .sing mel ancholy words to lively airs, reminding one some what of the modern church music, and the blind and crippled increase mysteriously in numbers, as unaccountable as a rain of frogs. Florentines are supposed to be more generous at this time, and it is an Italian belief that every stranger is loaded down with gold, particularly if he be Russian of American, and will be ready to shower it upon thoso who ask alms. A day or two since two most NOTABLE STKAKGEHS took their departure, after a pleasant and most profitable visit profitable at least to these needy Floriutines. They are so entirely representative of American progress, prosperity, and possibility that I hope I may bo excused for indulgence in personality. John W. Mackey, the bonanza king, and W. J. Florence, king of comedians, friends loyal and true, and with a pack of bount camara derie that speaks well forthem both, fn their con tinental travels what laughs they must have had at the flunkeys who offered incense to this modern Monte Christo, who bears the magic wand of un told riches. One unending source of amusement was the vast number of letters each day's mall brought, generally accompanied by a photograph of tho writer as villainous a lot of adventureraas ever the sun shone upon. Placed in a row, they formed a kind of rogue's gallery, but, -be sure, alwas begging, begging; generally impossible projects, sometimes the demand that Robin Hood might have made upon an unprotected stranger traveling over a lonely moor upon a dark night; a photograph of dumpy little twins, suggesting that, as they were orphans, they should immediately bo adopted. Most of the begging letters como from Germany (O, Bismarck, what did you do with all the French money?), and are addressed to the richest man in the world. It is ncodless to say that a bonfire is always made of these impertinent appeals; but many a poor man and woman is the better off for John Mackey's little holiday. The destitute were often found and relieved of their pressing want in such a mysterious way that it seemed a super natural Intervention; starviug little children were remembered, and the afflicted felt that God had not forgotten them. As these two good friends! come into a town a certain sum was set aside fo? the unfortunate, and oftenest it was Mr. Florence who gravely performed tho office of almoner. The Lord must have a special reward for this uoble service. A TOUCHING INCIDENT. One day at a depot, idly wailing for a train, their attention was attracted Jo a very poor man, who seemed footsore and weary. Questioned, his story was easily and simply told the old ono of poverty and the bitter struggle for daily bread. He lived far away, up in a mountain fastness, where nothing could be earned, so he spent tho lohsi hot summer down in the valley, and felt well repaid if he could carry home twenty francs in the fall for the support of the helpless family. Mr. Flor ence immediately bought food, determined the men should know what a good dinner meant. Just before, Mr. Mackey quietly put in the man's bag a big double handful of napoleans. As the bright, shining coins clicked and rattled, an incredulous look crept into the face of the workman; eo, taking tliem out, he put them between his strong peasant teeth, trying their qual ity, and trying them in other ways. The truth dawned upon him that it was no cruel hoax, but real gold, that meant comfort and plenty for those he loved. Just then the train moved off, and no one would have thought that the silent man in the corner had written his name in Heaven that day; but I vow' there was something like tears in the eyes of his friend, who has made half the world laugh. " Ah," ho said, " it was the only time I ever envied him." Those who know Mrs. Mackey say sho is also as generous, and, too, as unostentatious in her charities. Amiable and un assuming, she is not spoiled by tho good things Pandora has emptied into her lap that show3 she is made of fine clay, and that the potter has moulded her well for this unprecedented fortune. THE BONANZA KING. Mr. Mackey Is tall, with the exact air of a mili tary man, being quick of movement, prompt of speech, and a face that shows wonderful concen tration; a man who, if he stormed a fort, would take it or die in the attempt; the kind of man who would not think of self when others were in dan ger, but would be the most likely person in the world to rush into a burning house and rescue the imporilcd; and yet not impulslvo the steady gray eyes deny that, even if his Scotch -Irish parentage did not predict a catiiion more than mere pru dence; he hasthedecldedappearanceof lonegvity, so that we drink to him Rip Van Winkle's toast, with the kind of certainty that it -Hill be fulfilled. Loving music extremely, he says he would give all his fortune to be a fine tenor. Neither is there any one so ready for a joke, or so quick to see the ridiculous side of asituation; agood friend and an open foe ; a man you would like extremely if he was poor and rejoice greatly to find him rich ; a man with a heart for any fate. FLOr.ENCE, THE XJIEDIAN. Who shall depict Mr. Florence, the best beloved of his friends, the idol of the public ; the man who brings laughter to care-worn men, who knows the gamut of humor, who can make you laugh to tears or turn your teare to happy laughter; who finds so much In life for his rich nature to illustrate,so versatile that all the good Irish fairies must have come to his christening, and each touched him with a wand that insured talent in every art. His stories are so clever that you wonder where he found time in his busy life for Mich dreaming. The subtl8 fancies that pervade them must only come from the suggestions that a splendid im agination produces. With a memory as retentive as Macaulaj's, what may he not accomplish still in his prime and yet a young man. A new play is to be produced partly his ow n composition next summer. Mrs. Florence, an actress of sterling merit, is to have a prominent part, weir suited to he particular genre. Ever the conscientious stu dent, she is already preparing for it. If it were not rank treason I could tell you enough of it now to make you point to all your eccentric acquaintances and believe their peculiarities had been scrupu lously photographed. By noxt winter you'll be quoting the jokes and passing them off as your own. THE CITY S HISTORY. One autumn day that came in February, these two distinguished strangers, with some friends, drove slowly up the steep way that led to Frisole, the. road winding in and out past olive orchards and close to trim villas, blind beggars and halting cripples following iu a motley crowd. Down in the plaiti sat the city, all spires and glistening domes; the distant hills looked pensive in their purple hue, and a hazy mist covered the horizon line. It was a time to forget ugly worries aud gnawing anxieties, and to recall only Etruscan history, and people again the ruined Roman am phitheatre, to see the paladc that once stood be hind it filled with gentry on a gala day, applaud ing to the echo the actor's declamation, or join the people in their shouts of laughter at the witty sallies of some born jester. There was placed the orchestra, and there the stage; there the entrances and exits; thousands of people sitting on the stone seats ; above, the blue sky ; back and beyond, the eternal hills; outside tl slaves tro phies of cruel wars, worked, carefully placing stone upon stone, to build the massive wall, half Roman and half Etruscan; life just the same; the proud duke in the palace,, believing his greatness eternal; the actor his fame eternal; the beauty on the balcony, looking irltp the eye3 of the man she ioved, aud believing hblove. eternal all gtme ; not even a ghost to sigh fojjthe forgotten; only a dull, mpdeni Italian telling to these new barbarians from the other side Ofjthe world what the relics in the museum toldi?iuch better the story of a people, civilized, artistlf, fond of con quest, vain of glory ; all gono, and only broken fragments of their handiwork leftrf for us to copy and pronounce original our otfn ; near by the Villa of Cosimo, the elder, where ihe traitor Cati line hid his vast treasure befbro'he commenced his conspiracy. T Everything In Florence reminds you of the Medici, because the town is filled with the art .treasures they collected. Commerce and the manu factories all died out for want of'capital, ftr laclc of patronage; yet the treasure, the real -valuables, remain. Poor in finance the toirn certainly is, and but for the art collections her children must desert or starve. A substantial revenue comes from travelers alone, who journeytbithor tolcarn new and solemn truths of the beiuty that art de picts; to try and discover the glory of color the old masters knew ; to learn here tha creations man is capable of; to be taught by tho .silent stones of Michael Angelo-, to see upon Raphael's canvas maternal devotion, depicted in story no -words can tell; to find a curious strength even in the rude pictures of martyred saints ; to find Imprisoned rainbows in old glass; to seo the innocence of childhood in each canvas that.jWkra a cherub; to see Ghlbcrti's bible pictures lixgrohzer to find the ideal Christus of the masters bearing pity and charity, for all ; to go into the great churches and never find -them empty ; to feel (ho jreat human sympathy that.prcvadcs all that speaks to the lonely heart of something beyond aud above sordid cares and mean envy. Truly, a. thousand times said, life is short, but art is long., ' Kf R. K. THE WAR DEPARTMENT CLERKSHIPS. Appointment Clerk A'onli ,3Iaitc an Ex planatlon. The following statement 6f the history of the recent temporary appointments uuder act of March 3, 1881, has been furnished by Major Noah, who was appointment clerlTunder Secretary Ramsey. He has been relieved at his own request, and ordered to report for duty to the Department Quartermaster in this city, being a quartermaster's agent. The statement, which has the approval of the late Secretary of War, is as follows : " Pending the passage of the bill Secretary Ram sey was besieged by legions of place-hunters, and importuned by many Congressmen on behalf of friends and constituents whose appointment in the War Office wasdesired prior to their exodus and be fore the close of President Hayes administration. During the past year, being a political year, many quasi promises of consideration for vacan cies had bden made by -Secretary Ramsey to various Senators and Congressmen which could not be fulfilled at an earlier moment. The Secretary directed Major Noahthe appointment clerk, to make up a list of the most pressing cases, taking into consideration as far -at was possible an equal distribution among the several States, with out proscription, and giving preference to ex-soldiers and sailors. This list was made up and placed in Secretary Ramsey's hands on the 2d of March, and the Secretary called upon President Hayes and President-elect Garfield, and asked in structions as to whether he should direct any of these appointments, orleayc them for his successor. President Hayes gave his assent to mak ing these appointments, and also President-elect Garfield, the latter requesting that a few places might bo kept open for him. These clerkships are but temporary, and were to be con tinued in force, only " until otherwise ordered," which meant that they would ejepire at the end of the fiscal year, June 30, 1881, the appropriation being immediately available would then be ex hausted. The commissions all read "to continue in force until otherwise ordered," leaving the ap pointments open for action of Secretary Lincoln, as he might desire. " Secretary Ramsey directed tto appointment of as many on thelist as was possible to be apportioned among the States as nearly as might be, but keep ing places open as requested by President Garfield. The order was sitrned bv him oiiHareh 3. 168L The -fllstnvas sut33etiu"enlly -cjiangerTIalwa orTCiepttr- ticulars, to provido for other pressing cases, and two appointments were made for President Hayes, and one upon the order of President Garfield. Thcso appointmonts were all signed by 'Chief Clerk Crosby, under specific instructions from Secretary Ramsey the appointments in the War Department, perhaps, illegally, but by long estab lished custom being signed by the chief clerk, in lieu of ns in other Departments by the Secretary. All the appointees were sworn in office by Chief Clerk Crosby, as a notary public. " When Secretary Lincoln arrived the facts were laid before him by Secretary Ramsey, who fur nished his successor with a lit of the appoint ments and the history of each case, as shown by the papers, and Secretary Lincoln expressed his satisfaction with the course pursued. The ap pointment clerk. Major Noah, made up the list as directed by the Secretary, and only performed his official duty, no more, no less. When this list was in preparation the rooms of the appointment clerk were packed with eager seekers for place, begging and imploring to be given some work, each one narrating his talo of distress and the suf ferings of his family. Congressmen pressed their special cases upon the Sccrctarj's attention, and the situation was painful in the extreme. Of course many had to he disappointed, and this may account in part for the incorrect statements pub lished. ' The total number of clerks allowed the Adjutant-General's office was twenty-five, of which fourteen have been appointed, also one messenger, who was appointed at tho request of the Adjutant General himself. "Thetotal number of clerks allowed the Surgeon- General's office is forty, of which thirty-one have been appointed, also one messenger, one watch man, and two laborers. These temporary employ ments are graded at 51,000, 590J, and S780, under act of 1S73, section S. volume 19 United States Stat utes, page 169. There were no general service clerks appointed, and the list was selected from over 2,500 applicants, a very largo proportion being cases of charity, and cominy down to the present time from the era of Secretary Ramsey's first ap pointment in the Cabinet. No one was appointed, save in one or two casoi, who was not in very needy circumstances and some w ere absolutely iu a starving condition." Opposed to Parndinsr. Xkw York, 3Iarch 13. Ilev. Father Toffee, of St. Patricks Church, Brooklyn, an nounced to-day that there would be raasand services in the church on St. Patrick's Day. He thought it would bo more fitting that they should coma to the house of God than pursue the ques tionable course of having public parades in New "York and Brooklyn. Theso parades, ho said, were meaningless, ob-tructcd busine-, and w ere out of place at the present time, when there are so mauy noble men struggling for the cause in their un happy country. TELEGRAPHIC TWISTINGS. Four inches of snow fell iu Poughkeep sic Saturday night, and last night there was a rain storm. There were two deaths from small-pox at the New York Hospital yesterday, and iree new cases were sent there. The Derby Line and Stanslead Engine House, at Derby Line. Vt., was burned yesterday morning, at a loss of $15,000. Saturday evening the score in the match between Dr. Carver and Mr. Scctt, at the Westminster Aquarium, l.ondon, stood: Carver, 3,865; Scott, 5,357. The largest jiaper mill of Sileston & HolHngiworfh, at Hyde Park, near Boston, was burned early yeiterday morning. Loss, 575,000; insurance, i3,000. Samuel Makgeret, of Napoleon, Ohio, and his son and daughter were poisoned yesterday bv eating wild parsnips. The -on died, and the others were saved with great difficulty. Carl Otto "Wolf and George Ballue, two of the seriously, injured by the late boiler explo sion at Buffalo, died yesterday, making eight vic tims thus far. The others, It is thought, will re cover. The African Steamship Company's steamer Berriu foundered Saturday morning twen-tv-fivc miles southeast of Start Poiut, after a colli sion with the steamer Duke or Buccleuch. No loss of life. A freight train ran into a yard train on the Pan-Handle bridge, South Pittsburg, yes terday morning, throwing a part of the yard train off into the street, killing tho conductor, Charles Carney, and seriously injuring two brakemen. A. Gr. Smith, receiver of materials for the Government Works at the Muscla Shoals canal, Memphis, was robbed of Sj.'-JOO by highwaymen, on Friday, while proceeding from the' bank at Florence, where he drew the money, to the chief camp on the canaL HERMRST RECEPTION MRS. GARFIELD AS A HOSTESS. The First "Drawing; Room' at the Whit Honse Large Number of Distinguished Callers Xo table Toilets Described by The Be- ' publican'" Society Reporter. The reception by Mrs. Garfield on Sat urday from-four to six o'clock was very fully at tended and waspleasant. The Blue Parlor never looked more tasteful in its floral decorations, the central bouquet being particularly beautiful, and the balls were handsomely t draped with flags. Jho conservatory was open, as usual, to promenad ers, and was 'a relief from the warm, gas-lighted parlors. Mrs. Garfield was assisted by Mrs. Blaine, Mrs. Hunt, Mrs. Kirkwood, Mrs. Sheldon", and Miss Hason, and soon after the reception began tho President Joined the party and remained till its close. Colonel Casey Introduced callers to the President, and he to Mrs. Garfield. Mrs. Blaine gracefully gayc introductions to Mrs. Hunt, tho lady upon her right. Airs Sheldon, with much tact, mentioned' her own name and that of her friend, Miss Mason. Mrs. Garfield wore a recep tion dress of Lyons velvet of a rich shade of gar net, with jabo t of handsome lace. Her dress was exceedingly becoming, and her manner was quetly self-possessed, leaving a fayorabla imprcs oloxvupon.3trangers. Mrs. Blaine, who wore a cinnamon-brown silk, combined with" old-gold satin, was a cynosura.of Interest. Her stately figure and commanding pres ence, while peculiarly herown, recalled something of the power and magnetism of Tier predecessor, Mrs. Fish. Mrs. Hunt wore a rich toilet of black silk, combined with velvet and Jet, witb a profu sion of soft, handsome lace at her throat. She is a lady of fascinating and winsome presence, and thoroughly versed in society. Mrs. Kirkwood, who also wore a rich black silk, brings back with her reappearance in social official life a recollec tion of the days of her husband's first senatorial term, in 1865, when sho mingled with considerable freedom and marked popularity in the social cir cles of the Capital. She has a pleasing, maternal face, framed in soft gray hair. Mrs. Sheldon wore a rich dark-blue velvet, and Miss Mason, black velvet, her dark hair relieved by a silver comb. The mother of the President was present for a short time in the early part of the reception, hand somely attired in black, and seated on the central divan. The many who pressed up to greet her seemed scarcely considerate of her advanced age in their eagerness for conversation. She had been resting in bed all the morning, and retired from the reception early. The Blue Parlor in the rear of the recelvingparty was less crowded than it sometimes is, but notice able for the distinguished character of the linger ers there. Lady Thornton and Mis3 Thornton, Hon. George Bancroft, Hon. and Mrs. Levi P. Mor ton, Mrs. Logan. Mrs. Cameron, of Wisconsin, who received many congratulations on her husband's re-election to the Senate; Mr. and Mrs. Horatio Kiug, Mrs. John Sherman, Mrs. John B. Alley, Dr. and Mrs. Rust, of Cincinnati ; Mrs. John M.Francis, of Troy; Mrs. Bryan, wife of the late District Com missioner, whose return to Washington is gratify ing to a large circle of friends ; Mrs. McKinley, Mrs. Mosely, daughter of Major Poo re, accompanied by Miss Charlotte Mosely; Mrs. Bailey, Mrs. Paine, Mrs. Bentley, wifo of tho Commissioner of Pen sionsthese were a few observed among the many. In the East Parlor, where many tarried, a con stantly changing group were gathered around the picture of Mrs.- Hayes. Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Morton, who will be greatly missed here, held quite a little levee among the friends who surrounded them to congratulate them upon Mr. Morton's appointment to the French mission. The Literary Society was entertained Saturday evening by Colonel and Mrs. Garrick Mallory. Mr. Nicolay contributed the leading paper of theeven Ing. A basket of flowers from theExecutivo Man sion showed that the President and Mrs. Garfield -did not forget their old affiliations. Mrs. and Miss Gould, of Troy, the mother and sister of Mrs. Nathan S. Lincoln, are still with her, but will return this week. Mrs. Gould is the widow of the eminent Judee"Georee Gould, ahisrh ranthorltjrln thft'law, atS! terself aTTady orhtgtT endowments. Miss Gould is very charming. Their home is called the Oaklands, and is a beautiful family villa in the suburbs of Troy. Judge Gould "wholly superintended the education of his gifted daughter, Mrs. Lincoln, which was conducted un der his own roof and mainly from his own lips, a daughter's rare privilege. : A GOOD MAN GONE. Death ofFranoli Dodce, Collector of tbo Port of Oeorectown. The death of Hon. Francis Dodge, the Collector of the port of Georgetown, removes from our midst another of our oldest and most re spected citizens. The Dodge family is connected with the earliest history of Georgetown, aud it was the large importing business transacted by the firm of F. & A. H. Dodge that was chiefly instru mental in having a custom-house established in that city. This firm did tho largest importing business in this locality, and during its existence paid to the Government as import duties over 1300,000. Mr. Dodge, for mauy years after the dis solution of that firm, occupied a most im portant desk in the Treasury Department, from which he was taken to preside over the custom-house upon the retirement of3Ir. English. At that time there was some anxiety in regard to the management of that office, and Mr. Dodge was selected for tho position of collector on account of his sterling integrity and his familiarity with the business interests of Georgetown. He speedily madehlmself thoroughly conversant with all the details of his new office, and, as an illustra tion of his careful and business-like management, it may be stated that the revenues have greatly increased, and the accounts with the Department havo always been rendered promptly and cor rectly. Mr. Dodge was one of six brothers, of whom four are now living, viz., Mr. Robert P. Dodge, the treasurer of the District ; Messrs. William, Allen, and Charles Dodge, all of whom are highly re spected citizens. One of his sisters married Major Ben: PerleyPooro, the veteran journalist, and an other Mr. Charles Lanman, widely known as the author of Lanman's Dictionary of Congress. The deceased had five children Mr. Henry H. Dodge, tho w ell-known banker; a daughter, who married Mr. J. J. Beall, of Georgetown; a younjer son, and two younger daughters. Mr. Dodge was a man of superior business qualifica tions, strict integrity, and upright character. In private life he was greatly beloved for his many sterling qualities, and his loss will be deeply mourned, not only by a large circle of personal friend, but alaoby the community at large. He Don't Want Anything. Colonel George "W. Hooker, of Vermont , met a representative of The REPCar.ir vn last night. andw.is.of course, interviewed. -Itwdidonethu3 : "Colonel, is there any truth in the report that you are hankering for the miiion to Portugal T' " None," said the Colonel, modestly. " I worked during the late campaign, as I always work, for the good of the party, and with no view to advanc ing my own private Interests." " Theu, Colonel, you don't think yon would look well as custodian of the bird of freedom on th banks of the Tagus? " " Oh, yes," said the Vermont man, who, as secre tary, ably aided the National Republican Commit tee in the last campaign; "I thinlc I could fill tho place, and if I were ordered there would go." " Do you anticipate such an order?" "Well," said tlie Colonel, somewhat calmly,"! must say I do not." "Nor an order to London?" "No." "Nor St. Petersburg V " No." "Nor Rome?"' "No." " Nor Constantinople ?" "No." " You don't, then, expect to be ordered nowhere by no President of no United States to represent no countrv abroad, not If you know it, now or no other time no how, do you?" asked our man, dropping into the vernacular of the sunny South. "No," said the suave Colonel, as a new cham pagne cork climbed ceilingward. "No, sir; the Republicans of the old Green Mountain State will Ukc care of me w hen I ask for anything." And so saying the Colonel pranced proudly away, and probaoly prayed piously for ths perfect success of the new" administration. A Specimen Mar-Route Carrier. Fort Assixiroikc, 51. T., March 12. James Clarke, stago driver with the Benton coach, arrived at the crossing or Marias River, where the soldiers were drowned, and finding the ferry gone strapped the mails on the horse, plunged in and swam across the river through snow and ice. It was a daring undertaking, and it is a mercy Clarke was not drowned and the mails lost. This is the third time Clarke has swam the river with the mails this winter, and the stage company have ordered him not do it again. ORGANIZING THE SENATE. What I Kuovrn and Hot Known Abont It. ChlcBr the latter. To-day the question of the organization of the Senate comes up in open session in that body, and as a consequence It was the principal topic of discussion In political circles yesterday, and in fact ever since the adjournment on Friday without definite action left it an open question. The Democrats have virtually agreed to enter into a compromise with 'ihe Republicans to the extent of making pairs to tho number of vacan cies that is, they will agree that as many Demo crats will refrain from voting on the question of organization as there are vacancies on the Republican aide. They thus practically recede from the position originally taken by thorn that because they had a majority they should go ahead and organize to suit themselves, with the certainty that as soon as ths Re publicans filled their vacancies the work would have to be dons over again. This position they have found untenable, and they have only re peated the old story, which Is the substance of their history in Congress during the past few years, of determining on an impracticable course, and making fools of themselves in attempting to follow it out, only to have to confess themselves beaten in the end. According to the present arrangement Senator Mahone-is left the arbiter of the situation. The Republicans are to hold a caucus this morn ing and select a list of committees, llins in both the majority aadmlnoxity representation the same as the Democrats. This they will embody-in a-res-olution and ofTw to tho Senate, aud then the ques tion will come-up as between this resolution and. the ono offered by the Democrats the other day and now pending. 3hould Mahone vote with the Republicans ctfey will have a tie, and then President Arthur, exercising the right of tho casting vote,will throw the balance of power in their favor. , Should Mahone refrain from vot-. ing, the Democrats will have a majority of one, as Vice-President Arthur cannot vote except in case of a tie, and their resolution will be adopted. The understanding is, however, that whichever resolu tion is adopted, the defeated side will be allowed tho opportunity to recast- the minority representa tion to suit themselves. Mahone is 3 yet an un certain quantity, and not even the most intimate of his friends knows just where he standi. There are some who assert positively that he will vote with the Republicans on all questions; others that he will voto to secure the organization; still others who say he will vote with the Republicans on cer tain of the comraitteca, and with the Democrats on others ; and not a few that he will refrain from voting altogether. Only to-day's voting can decide this question, hence the ground there was for all sorts of specu lation last night. There was a good deal of talk lost night that, in the event of Mahone voting with the Republicans, certain other Democratic Senators of independent proclivities will go over to the Republicans. Of these the two most gener ally singled out are Senators Harris and Brown. The latter is known to hold very Independent views, and it is not known exactly where he stands. It has also been noticed that Harri3 acted with the Republicans on Friday in moving to go into executive session, when the Democrats voted to go on with the organization in open session, and on this action, as well as certain utterances of his which exhibit independent proclivities, Is hinged the probability o&bis acting with the Republi cans to-day. Last night all was uncertainty, and not even the mit far-seeing of the leaders of either party know just where they stand. SECRETARY HUNT. Appreciation of Hint bj- Louisiana Be- pnblieans. At a great Kepublican masa meeting held last Monday in New Orleans, the following resolutions were adopted : The Republicans of Louisiana, In mass meeting assembled; utter tho following declaration of Eentlment on the inaugural address on assumption of the Chief Magistracy of the Nation by General James A. Garfield : Sadtved, That we hall with unbounded enthu siasm the accession of a wise and experienced statesman to the supreme control of national af fairs. Resolved, That we perceivo in his inaugural ad dress ylews and sentiments which, when carried into execution, will relieve the country of the peril of sectional strifes-cement the bond of union anew injustice, and lay deep tno foundation ftr runner and future greatness. Retohed further. That while the entire Cabinet of the President is composed of gentlemen who, for their civic virtues and eminent fitness for public affairs, have our entire approval, we tender the Presldentour special thank for the honor he has conferred on Louisiana and the Republican parry of this State In calling our distinguished and wor thy fellow-citizen, Hon. William H. Hunt, to the portfolio of the navy. liesoiied. That Hon. William P. Kellogg has our unqualified praise for his energy, foresight, and de votion to the interests of his State and party. VOICE or THE COLORED 1TOPI.E. Thefollowingresolutionswereafterward adopted at a mass-meeting of colored Republicans in the same city: Wherea3 the colored citizens of Louisiana awaited the results of the lato presidential election in anxious apprehension less the success of the Democratic party should have compelled them to choose between quitting the homes of their choice or of submitting to the degradation of a condition Erobably little better than that from which they ad emerged ; and Whereas the election of a Republican President by a majority so decisive as to command the ac quiescence of all sections of our country, and of all parties, gives U3 renewed assurance that the princi ples of universal liberty, with the political and legal equality of all men, havo been permanently and forever established by the declared will of the American people ; and wnereas tne inaugural oanrcss oi iiis .excel lency. President James A. Garfield, with the able Republican Cabinet which he has called to his as sistance, will, with tho support of a Republican Congress, afford a complete guarantee that he will fulfill his declared purpose to elevate our race to the full rights of citizenship : Therefore. Resolved, That the colored citizens of Louisiana, in mass-meeting assembled, feel a renewed en couragement to remain and continue their efforts to improve their condition and to convince their white fellow citizens that as their labor and serv ices are Indispensable and their political influ ence useful, so the eniovmentot their riahts can not be detrimental, either to the welfare or honor of the State. Resolved. That in the appointment of the Hon. William IL Hunt, of Louisiana, to a position in the Cabinet of the President, we recognize a just ap preciation of an honest and able man, and of a Southern Republican who hai manifested a cour ageous devotion to Republican principles, and an especial fidelity to the rights c inferred upon us by the Constitution and laws ol the Nation. Resolved, That our thanks are due and are hereby extended to our able and worthy renator from this State, the Hon. William P. Kellogg, for the exer tion of his Influence in scouring the above ap pointment. The Old Fifflit Kenerv cd. The fight for the position of district attorney of the Southern District of New York is Stting very warm. The principal candidates for the place are Hon. Stewart L. Woodford, the pres ent incumbent; Elliott F. Shepperd, who w.is nominated for the position by ex-President nayes, and whose- nomination, as ia well known, died with the Forty-sixth Congress, and Robert Sewell. Mr.Sowell Is a brother of Senator Sen ell, of New .Terrey, and jits friends thtnk he i tliednrk horse in the race. Attorney-Genera! MacVeagh is said to fin'or the retention of Mr. Woodford. Kentucky Claimant. A very large Gght seems to have devel oped between ex-Secretary Bristow and Justice Harlan over the appointment of a United States district attomov for Kentucky. Brlsfow backs Colonel Feland, while Harlan favors Wilson, of Louisville. Death ofJudce Bowie. Baltimore, March 13. Hon. Richard J. Bowie, a judge of the Court of Appeals of this State; died at hii home in Rock ille, Montgomery County, yesterdav. In the seventy-third year of his age. He had been on the bench of the Court of Appeals since lbol, and previous thereto a member of Congress and at one time the Whig candidate for Governor. ARMY AND NAVY NEWS. Lieutenant George H. Wright, Seventh Infautry, died nt Fort Stcvensou March 4. The Yantic sailed from St. John's, X. F., Saturday for Norfolk, having oi. hoard the body of Paymaster Baughman, V. S. N. The "War Department ha3 received in telligence of the death of Lieutenant George II. Wright at Fort Stevenson, Dakota Territory, March 4. Lieutenant-Commander Edward S. Key ser, executive officer of the receiving-ship Colo rado, died at the Marino Hospital, at Brooklyn, Saturday. Enno F. "Wenckebach, D. C, whose nomination as second-lieutenant in the Sixth In fantry was unacted upon by tho late Senate, has been renominated by President Garfield. The Secretary of "War has assigned First Lieutenant A. W. Greeley. Fifth Cavalry, to command the sciontific expedition to be stationed at or near Lady Franklin Bay. The Secretary of the Navy, after con ference with the bureau officers on Saturday, de cided to purchase for 5100,000 the whaler May and Helen, now at San Fraucisco, for the Jeannette search voyage. THE HEW JERUSALEM. A- METHODIST MINISTER BAPTIZED. Novel Cmaoay at the SwedeiibonrUa Canrek laitfatia; a Cosvert from Anotktr Faith A Seaatlful Service, with Appropriate Sarroaadlagt Ufa Seraoa. A little north of the Capitol, on th wide North Capitol street, adown whose broad vista the eye takes in a magnificent panorama,4 from the lofty-white dome of the Legislative Hall to the purple rimmed hills across the- Boundary, stands a simple, quaint, inornate yet -plcturesqu building, which sever fails to commend attentloa Consecrated to ths worship of the Most High, It Is also the monument of one of tho grandest intel lects and purest souls that ever stamped the im press of their grandeur end their purity on a plas tic yet unimpressiblo world. It is tho New Jeru salem Church of tho Swedenborgi&a faith ita. presence an over growing triumph, of .the purj spiritual over the hardened crystal of the most material age that Aryan civilization has ever known... Its simplicity arrest! tha attention, its quaint picturesquenest command -the admiration. Built ol Potomao blae rock aa4'SaKa sandstone. tha grayish blew of the one complements the dull, dead red of lh other. Its square half towers and inornate root give It an air of enduring strength and repose, while the ivy clinging to its-front-lends a look of hoary age that is in excellent keeping with its massive, squatty solidity. It Is neither airy nor grace folia outline, only heavy and'plcturesque. Yet, to the imaginative at least, its appearanca more forcibly presents tho pure radiant doctrines of the great Swede's Interpretation of Christ's law than the graceful and airy fabric ever chiseled by sculptor out of marble. It materializes the naked simplicity of an Idea too grand in its supernal chas tity to be clothed In the meretricious though glow ing ornaments of sensual reality. In this church yesterday morning was per formed a ceremony very simple and common in itself, but, under the attendant circumstances, In vested with a novelty and spirit of beauty that rendered it of peculiar interest. It was the baptism of a minister of the church into ths full communion of its faith. It was the consecration of a preacher t o the sacred offices of the priest hood amid sol emn chants to the majesty of the mysterious Jehovah, and in the presence of the white-robed angels which their beautiful faith teaches this congregation are ever present attendant upon them in the grand and terrific conflict waged by every soul with the diabolical forces of thepowea of darkness and the air. Stripped of all rituallsrla rite it was solemn, as became the sacred character of the ceremony; simple, as befitted a faith that looks beyond the portals of the material into the awful Imajesty of the spiritual, and familiarly contemplates the angel3 as brothers and friends; serenely sweet, as accordant with theba lief that eternal life and beauty are hidden front mortal gaze by only tho thin veil of flesh, which may be put aside, even in this state, by the pun and tho loving. And to the numbers present wha were unfamiliar with the litany of the church Its novelty was as beautiful asit was impressive. The interior of the church was very tastefully arranged. Overhead beautiful garlands of ever greens, still as vividly emerald as when the Christ mas joy and gladness first drooped In their grace ful festoons, were twined in drooping loops under the Gothic arches of the roof and over the stained glass windows, whose topaz, ultra-marine, and purple-crimson borders let in the sunlight in pris matic tints. Over the pulpit, in floral characters of tho same evergreen, was affixed the motto, "Glory to God In the Highest," which twined around a star, in which were- inscribed tho letters, ' I. H. S." Underneath the star; in tho centra of ths pulpit, was a bunch of ornamental grasses, tied with a blue ribbon, and guarded oa either side by tall vases, in which a calla Illy reared its alabaster lamp ia the midst of Its broad green blade-like censer. In front of each reading-desk wa3 a pyra mid of greenery, out of whose head sprang up ths slender-stemmed colla lilies from a bed of gor geous scarlet poinsettias and gracefully bending nialden-bair ferns. AndtolelddUiatbjeuvjr and fragrance to tho scene, largo and exquisite bouquets and baskets of cut flowers in the chancel perfumed the air with delicate sweets. The ceremonies commenced with a moment of silent prayer, in which all heads were bowed. Then a selection from the litany of the church was read by tho pastor, Rev. Jabez Fox. commencing, "Search me, oh, God, and know my heart; try me, and know my thoughts, and see if there be any wicked way In me, and lead me In the way ever lasting." Then the pastor and the congregation olternatelyjoined In, after which the choir chanted very-bcautifully the forty-sixth selection of ihcSwc denborgian service: "Wherewith shall I come before Him, Jehovah, And bow myself before Him." Another prayer by the pastor, during which the congregation knelt, at the close of which the Lord's prayer was recited. Tne "Sanctus was next chanted by the choir: " Holy, holy, holy, the Jehovah of host?, Allthe earth is full of His glory" Then came the reading of the Ono hundred and seventh P.-alm by the preacher and the congregatioa alternately, following which was a chant of praise by tho choir, the reading by the pastor of the first chapter of Isaiah, a doxolosy by the choir, during which, as in all the singing, the congregatioa was standing, and then tho pastor read tho Ton Com mandments. ARcr each one the choir chanted the "Sanctus." The Commandment intheSweden borgian service are printed, the First and Second as one and the Tenth ai two.. The third chapter or St. John was read, a chant again from the choir, which uext sang that glorious burst of lelhjious confidence, the Eighty-ninth Psalm. Tho pastor then advanced to the front of the church, where Rev. Thomas A. King, formerly a Methodist minister, stood waiting for the comple tion of the ceremoules of baptism. Mr. Fox read from the Gospel the words of Christ on !iptisra, and also what Emanuel Swedenborg said of that rite. He explained the nature and the u1- ofbap-tfc-ni, and alluded to the angelic witnesses who at that moment stood around the font a special guardians of the neophyte. Iu explaining the nature of the rite then performing he said. "There is one God, iu whom is a trinity Father Son. and Holy Spirit disttnit, jet united, as soul and bedy and mind. The one God Is tha Lord JesiiN Christ. Saving faith K belief in Him as Atoucr, Redeemer, SaUour. Iu the Sacred Scriptures is revealed divine truth. We must ab stain from doing evil and do good. Iu abstaining from doing evil and in doinz good, wc mn-t act of aud by and in ourselves, but must understand that the power and will and understanding to do so are from God." The neophyte was then ailed if his views coin cided with those expressed. On his answering in the affirmative the pastor knelt iu prayer, as did the congregation. At the conclusion of this orison the pastor, dipping his hand in the font before hiin.sprinkled the head of the neophyte, repeating the solemn formula, "Thomas, I baptize thee in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. Amen!" He then addressed another prayer to the Throne of Grace, the pongregatlon btand ing. Tho two then retired to a private room back of the pulpit, and the choir sang an authoru. When the two reappeared the pastor conducted the acolyte to a chair and presented him with a book, which Mr. King took, and then, unfolding a roll of manuscript, began to preach a sermon from the third verse of tho third chapter of St. John:" Except aman be born agaluhccannotseo the Kingdom of God." Mr. King's sermon was an Interesting Interpretation of this celebrated text from the Swedenborgian view. Iu glaneinu over the congregation one thought wa uppermot tha character of thousht upon every face. Therewer some beautiful women there, and some homely ones; some handsome men and some very plain; faces clear cut, with a spiritual beauty, and feces rugged with the lines of strength and energy, to the exclusion of grace. But on ail faces there was stamped tho Impress of thought thought that, la grappling with tne abstract idea of God and spirit, had desired away all trace of material stolidity and all signs of material coarseness. t Enforcing tho Lam, ""What do you think of the appoint ment of Mr. MacYenjih as Attorney-Gcnemlf'said a Rstuclicax representative to ex-Senator Corbin, of South Carolina, last night. " I think he will enforce the laws, and that is all that we ask dow n there." " Can the lawi be enforced," asked The RErcn licuj, " where the Juries are often composed of tho criminals or their friends?" " Well, it is somewhat difficult," said Mr. Corbin, "a3 mv experiences teaches me ; but then they don't like to be tried so often. That is to say, if thes people who stuff ballot-boxes and defraud voters are given to understand that they will bo prose cuted, regardless or consequcnccs, nd that tb.li prciecution will be backed by the adraiuistratioa at Washington, they will get tired of thetroubI that follows fraud, and will cease from their wicked troubling for this reason, if for nothing else." 11 i! J , -