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and this sum the major obtained by borrow A BIG BLAZE. ite for a Beat in the United States Senate, it does to us seem to be a little absurd to rave over a disputed case of bribery. The really serious RESIGNED. AT PRAYERS. SONGSTERS.

A Novel Auction Male Saturday Bird of Varied Notes ana Plutnatro Di. potted Of 7uder tho Hammer Homo ot the Price Obtained. A somewhat novel auction sale took plaoe of Amerioan entries this year proves satisfactorily that our conditions of soil and climate are quite as favorable to the development of the qualities of horsos as those of Europe. Other contests show that in almost every direotion the same is true. Of course, originally, we all, horses as well as human beings, came from tho other side.

It was long a question The Forty seventh Regiment 'ift H6NDAT ETEH1N0. JUNE 13, 1881. Till Paper baa the Larjjcat ClrcaUa tlon of any Eveuliitr Favor Published lit (he United states. Km value an Advertising medium is therefore Bp parent. "I sions or action at these headquorters should be disclosed before tba proper time for regularly announcing tliA fiBltMlBj It la not within the province of staff offloera, unless wuuuiuinut upon or puniioiy cntlclzo tbe aotions or movemonts or officers or soldiers ot this oommand; but it Is thoir duty to report to the brigadier general any occurrence of which, In their Judgmont, ho should bo Informed.

In the transaction of official business correctness and ordor aro first In importance, neatnosa and promptness next. The careless wording or unlidy writing of official communications Is unsoldierly and Improper. Official papers, having boon acted upon, should bo carefully filed, and, if subsoquontlylaken for reference, promptly returned to their proper place. Tho oxpondituro of State or Btaff property ihould bo rigidly economized. A good officer wllfwasto nothing in whioh the public or his brother offlcora hara an Interest.

Tha careful reading, and, as far ae may bo, the committing to memory of State Regulations, tho Military Code and Bpok of Taotios, espeolally such portions as refer to oaoh staff officer's particular department or duties, are highly important. T1Q cultivation nf At. bo too strongly urged. Nothing is so Important to an onicer as the possMaion of a quick eye in observing tho value from a military point of view, of building nud positions, and tho eetlous and motives of mon. Dis cusslous incident to tho profession of arms should bo eucourasod.and the brigadier general commanding will boploased to havo tho officers of the staff make written reports to him, from time to'tinie, on matters of military Interest.

To eompllanoe with these and kindred suggestions, aldod by lectures ou military topleo, disousBlons and the' reading of pipers by prominent regular army officers at brigade headquarters thelEleventh Brigade staff owes its gratifying reputation. Had Goneral Mollnaux accomplished no other result than that of domoaetratlng tbe posslbllty of oreatlng a staff as faithful and true tnthe performance of their publlo duties asoffloers, as they ore In their avocations of citizens, he would havo deserved well of tho National Guard. brll lisnt war rocord Is too woll known to nocosaltate more than a reference, ho having entered tho service as lieutenant colonel, was twice sevorely wounded, and returning to civil life at the olose of active hostilities with the rank of major general by brevot, "for gallant and meritorious services during the war." The command of the brigade, upon the retirement of its present commander, will devolve upon Colonel Brownell, as senior officer. CURRENT EVENTS. Lady Allan, wife of Sir ECugh Allan, diod at Montreal yesterday.

Zebulon M. Hewitt, of New York, for twenty five years one of the nianagors of the Adams Express Company, died yesterday, at Poughkeepslo. It is said that Presldont and Mrs. Huyea are to go to Europe next month and travel through Englaud and on the continent. The hotels at Long Branch were announced to open on Saturday last, but will not da so until the 18th.

The weather thero yoeterday was raw and foggy. The Marquie of Lome will return to England In tha Fall and the Princess Louise will not go to Canada this Summer, Solomon Alexander Hart, R. the celebrated painter and the librarian of the Royal Academy, died in London yesterday. During the week ending June 10, 80,391 man and boys and 10,831 woman and girls bathed in the froe baths of New York, John O'Cftllaghn, ano of the oldest estab llshodlquor mcrohants of Hartford, bos failed, He has been In tho buslucss for twouty years. Receiver Holmrt, of the suspended First National Bank of Newark, paid an additional dividend ot fivo per cent, to day, making ninety per osut.

In all. The bank failed a year ago. Mr. James 8. Coleman, the newly appointed Commissioner of Street Cleaning, has notified tho Polloe Commissioners that ho will tako charge oa Wednesday next.

The National Woman's Suffrage Association held a convention in Hartford, to day. Tho sessions will oontluue soveral days, and Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Caiiy Stanton aro presiding. The sparrows have bocome so great a nuisance In Vienna that tha municipal authorities have been compelled to appoint a spsoial chasseur to wage war upon them. Ex Governor Morgnn, of New York, has bonght the Cheosbrough farm at Broadway and One Hundred and Seventy eighth stroet, whioh oontalns thirty nlne aeres and extends toward the North River, for $150,000.

On soveral days of last week thero were not loss than 1,000,000 quarts of Btrawberriea sold iu the ruarkota of Now York and Brooklyn. There will bo an unusual supply or UudBon River fruit if it docs not rain teo muoh, Tho hoirs of the Anneke Jans Wobbnv estate, In Holland, held a masting in Detroit, Michigan, last week. Thero were about 100 persons prosont. A letter was read from tha Hon. James G.

Birnoy, Ouited States Minister at the Hague, in whioh ha said that the whole litigation was a wild goose chase. The damages by the flood on tho Ohio and Alleghany rivers will reooh $2,000,000. At i'lttsburg the rlvor readied thlrty two feet, and at Btoubonvillo It was higher than In any June slnca 1832. The storm was severe In the Mahoning Valley and extremely so along the. Alleghany.

The loss on tho Ohio is almost entirely above Wheeling, West Ya, The striking brewers held a meeting in New York, yesterday afternoon, and there wero upward ot 600 man present. A sumber of addresses wero delivered by representatives of tho carponters', the blaoksmltha', the wheelwrights' aud other unions. The speaker all advised the strikers to hold out, and the representatives of the trades uulons offerod pecuniary aid. The Herdic oabs are to be introduced into Boston early next month and In New York in September. The reason they ara not already iu use is becauso of tho dlflioulty in getting them manufactured.

It takes two months to finish them after the frame la ready In tha wood. The difficulty of getting across town will be removed when thoy beoome general. The nephew of ex Seoretary Robeson, of New Jersey, was Instantly killed by lightnlag yesterday afternoon, at Hunnewoll, Kansas, Mr, Roboson was unsaddling his horse at his barn at the time of the occurrence Hie horse was also killed and one end of tho barn was tern out, His watch chain was melted and his faoe and body muoh torn. Mr. Robeson was a young man and leaves a wife.

A terrific boiler explosion occurred yesterday at Norfolk, and threo persons woro killed. The aocldont occurred on tho wrecking steamer B. J. Baker, which was lying at anehor four miles below the olty. Tbe vessel was towed into Hampton Roads and thence was subsequently carried to the yard of the wrecking company and docked.

Two men were terribly scalded, No explanation ot tho explosion has been given, At the meeting of the Quebec Relief Committee, held on Saturday last, It was decided that immediate assistanoe be rendered to all in actual necessity, and that a oomplete statement, giving the names of all tha'sufferors aud the extent of their losses, bopro pared. There are a very largo number of dangerous walls and ohimnoys standing throughout the burned distriot and It is dangerous to pass, not only along tha narrow side Btreets, but even In John Btreet. Montreal people are giving substantial aid to the sufferers, Commander Wadleigh is preparing a de sarlption of the Jeanuette which Is to be translated and left among the whalemen of the north and with the authorities of Rlchavlck and the other settlements of fishing Btations on the coast of Iceland. clroular will also bo distributed among the walrus hunters on the northern shores of Norway and among tha whalemen and hunters who sail the seas in the direction ef Nova Zembla. Commander Wadlolgh win sail In the Alliance north of this island and search' for news of the Jeannette and hor party.

In Norfolk and Portsmouth. yesterday (the Alliance is at tha Gosport Navy Yard), prayers were offered In all the churchos for tha suocess of tha Alliance search party. Gonaral Joseph E. Johnston denies the statements made by Jefferson Davis In his recent biography. The folly of continuing the war after Richmond's fall he polnta out and says that Mr.

Davis hlm Boir was not in a position to understand fully the precise situation, or ha could not havo thought of suoh a project. The war was ended, he says, before the surrender of Lee's army to Grant. Mr. Davis ehorged that Johnston did not improve tha opportunity offered by the battle ot Bull Run to take the City of Washington that ha yielded his privilege of commanding tha army to General Beauregard, at Manassas, when he was his senior, and that ha disobeyed orders in not fleeing Into Texas with his army instead of surrendering, and before that la not preventing Sherman's march through Georgia, The fourteenth annual oonvontion of the toaster oar builders of the United States ond Canada will ba held In New York to morrow, and wilf continue four days. The maetlngs will be held la the Park avenue Hotel.

Mr. Leander Garay, of the New York Con tral, Is tha President, Delegates representing all tha prominent railroads of tho ooualry hava arrived and there will be a largo attendance, Such aubjeota "Haw to prevent accidents and Injury to trainman," 'The best systam of train brakes for freight oars and "Standard system of screw threads for nuts and bolts" aro to be reported upon and dlsouased. The meeting to revise the present rules governing the Interchange of freight car throughout the country will ba held on Wednesday aftoraoou. Over 100 inventions of the various devloos relating to rolling stock that hare boon patented during the past few yoars will be exhibited. The whole Mormon question is likely to be brought up before Congress through tha suit between Cannon and Campbell, one of whom (tha former) Is a Mormon, and tha latter antl Mormon.

Campbell haa brought a salt In tha oourta of Utah te annul Cannon's alleged oertlfieate ot naVuralltatlon. Both men are wealthy, and Cannon la backed by the power and wealth of the Mormon churoh. Campbell admits that Cannon reoalvod a large majority of tha votes cast, but alleges that many of those votes ware given by aliens and by girls under age, Overwhelming proof was given of tha faot that Cannon la an alien and la thero for Ineligible, Tha clerk ot tha House ot Representatives at Washington Ignored tha certificate ot tha Governor In favor ot Campbell and placed Cannon's nama on tha roll, to whom a certificate had bean dented, both by tbe Exaoutlva and by the courts. Tha matter la to be before the next Congress as toon as the session opens, Et Senator Doraey, Brady and others have bonght all the papers published In Washington but one, and tha people who are eonaooted with tha investigation of tha frauds ara persistently attacked; The contract bureau la corrupt in avary branch, and from tha records it la clearly seen that tha Post Office Department haa bsen a sink of iniquity for years. The service ot: the first State to be examined la Texas, and the men who wUl ha given an opportunitj to provathem 'aelTaa innocent ot fraud ara General Franola O.

Arm atrong, of Texae Major John DAdame, ol Lltlla Rook, A. n. Brown, Jamea U. Colsrovo, R. Kerens and J.

P. Horbaok. A. H. Brown was once a clerk in tha department In oharga ot the territorial routes by which tha Government has been robbed ot millions ot dollars.

Adams la a friend of Senator. Doraey and his fraudulent praotloes aa a oontraotor upon tho steamboat routes ol ths BouthweBi havo bosn oi posed again au again. The ring mea ara greatly alarmed since thoy have failed to screen themselv'ea, oven with a subsidized press, A FOUNDHKC1 OM A FERRYBOAT. A mala child about one month old was found In tha cabin of the South ferryboat Winona yea. terdajr, It waj gWon UJ obsrgo ot the city n'4ise, ing from his wife, who had gavod $1,000 by keeping boarders, and from a tradesman with whom he dealt.

The oonfidonoe man left as collateral a sealed envelope, purporting to contain securities worth $6,100. Tho confldenoe man, after receiving $1,300, desired to raise tho loan to $0,000. Pending tho negotiations Mrs. Hall opened the sealed envelope and oxhibited its contents to tho police. Of course they wore worthless.

Major Hall is now 70 yoars old, and it is to be feared ho will not learn wisdom. Solomon puts it somowhat thus "You may put a fool "in a mortar and bray him, yet will not his 'folly depart from him'" 9Iore Star Kouta History. In the history of the Stav Route frauds which tho intelligent and enterprising Washington correspondent of the New York Times has been writing for that paper, the revelations were chiefly confined to those cases in whioh the statuto requiring the proposed routes to ba advortisod was complied with, The lowest bidder generally received the contract, and either by collusion with members of the ring before the award or by subsequent arrangement with them managed to get his routs expedited through an order Of the Second Assistant Postmaster General. For this favor he paid the usual tribute either by subletting his contract to some one designated by the ring or by discharging the service himself and regularly dividing the rpoils. Tho particulars in tho caso of route No.

40,116 very cloarly illustrated the mothod of psrpotralfeg the fraud. This line runs from Phoenix to Prescott, Arizona, and is 140 miles long. Numerous bids for it were put iu, ranging from $3,800 to $J80. It was awarded to W. M.

Griffith at tho latter price. The service was ouce a week aud the schedule time ninety six hours, or at the rate of ono aud a half miles per hour. That rate was deliberately adopted iu order to facilitate tho fraud. Griffith fell into the hands of tha Kerens combination and thoy immediately set to work to carry through thair design. Six wooks after he received the contract the timo was reduced from ninety six hours to fortv eitrht hours, and tho pay ad vanced from $080 to $8, 850.

Six months later the timo was further reduced to thirty two hour, tho number of trips increased to seven per week, and added to the annual pay, making the total cost of reducing tho running time $27,880. The actual eost of the seven trips was only $4,760, sp that after allowing Griffith his share of the plunder, tho Kerens gang who rendered no service whatovor to the Government, divided something like $18,000 a yoar between them. In tho batch of rovelatious which the Times publishes this morning, tho public is made acquainted with the method by which the ring managed to evade the statute providing tor the advertisement of the routes. It iu to bo found in tho system of what are called temporary contracts. The pretext was the alleged existence of a pressing necessity for pD.

facilities, of somo demund that could not await the time that would be consumed in observing the formalities appointed by law. As these contracts were in direct violation of tho statute tho succoss of the roguery depended chiefly on the indulgence of Congress in voting money to meet tho exponse thus incurred in excess of the regular appropriation. But it was considered perfectly safe to calculate that Congress would be found compliant. Many of its members were either financially interested in the sys tem or had friends who were. Brady himself naively testifiod to the confidence he had, when somebody exprossed a doubt as to whether Congress would sanction tho expenditure, by saying "Congress had once before given us under just such circumstances as tbos." Because it had done so once Brady felt and all those associated with him in the rascality felt that it would do mo again, and the facts show that they had good grounds for the belief.

The men who obtained these ooutracts were usually hangers on of the territorial riugs, general utility men who demanded their reward and got it iu this way. The particular field of their operations which the present chapter of Star routs history douls with is the Texas "tempo "rary" service. It is iu ovidouce that, to gratify these retainers, the udvortised routes were in many ecses discontinued and the temporary service was substituted. The most influential members of the clique were men who had hell official relations with the department, or possessed friends there. Brady al60 appears to have kept a seloct circle of favorites to whom he gave information of requests submitted to the department for temporary ser vice, iu order that thoy might put in proposals.

No opportunities for competition were given. The whole business was arbitrarily conducted, and only those who stood in favor with the ring had any chance of getting a contract. The Postal Route bill passed in 1870 established about 2,000 routos, and it is a striking evidonce of tho more profitable charaoter of the temporary service that Brady put that service on 1,300 of these. In the tablo which the Times correspondent has prepared of some of the worst of the Texas routes the extent to which tho Government was swindled is made very plain. There are twenty of them divided up between three favorites, Frank C.

Armstrong, John D. Adams and William C. Duxbury. Route No. 31,660 was temporarily let to Armstrong at the rate of $23,230 a year.

At tho expiration of thirteen months it was regularly advertised and awarded to H. Tmsdale, the permanent contractor, for Iu other words, General Brady pormitted Armstrong and his backers to rob the troasury of upward of $15,000. Route No. 31,654 was given to Adams. He held it fourtoen months, and received compensation at the rate of $5,600 per annum, E.

W. Parker, the per maniut contractor, subsequently p3i'formed the same service for $1,860. One of Dux bury's routes, which ho worked fourtoen months, brought him in 24,360 a yoar. Whon advertised and let according to law it only cost the Government $7, 480. The figures of this table revealthe fact that tho temporary routes which it embraces wore maintained at a total annual expense of $103,570, whilo the eost of the same servioe under the regular contractors, into whoso hauds thoy eventually passed, was but 1333,01 1, showing a fraudulent profit to the ring and a net loss to the U.

S. Treasury of $68,559. That is to say, in order that the spoilsmen might fatten at the expense of the people a treacherous aud unworthy public servant, who was sworn to protect tho interests of tho Government, deliberately violated his oath and under the guise of temporary contracts let out work at tho rate of from $20 to $25 per mile, which, under an honest administration, would have been performed at the rate of from $7 to $9 per mile. Aud yet there are so oalled newspapers published in the United States to day which have the effrontery to contend that the ex Assistant Second Postmaster General is a much misunderstood and much abused man. Tba Seriousness of (he Bribery Dusl It is, we observe, deplored by ono of our esteemed contemporaries that thoro is a disposition shown to treat the corruption at Albany jestingly.

Very few newspapers, and wc judge very few readers have exhibited a disposition to debate seriously the comparative value of the stories told by Bradley and Sessions. That one is a perjured scoundrel is clear enough, and that the contest in which the perjury is an incident is of great public importance is equally clear, yet the mattor is referred lo mockingly rather than in the tones of earnest diaoussion. This does not appear to tho Eagle quite as it does to our serious contemporary. It does seem to us a trifle absurd and, upon the whole, a piooe of comedy for men to bo getting exoited over Bradley and Sessions, who hare maintained their composure all along in tho face of the plainest evidence that corruption was an every day matter at Albany. If this were the beginning of a bad course there would be grouud for grave admonition.

It would then be in order to warn the peoplo as to the consequences of such acts. But whon it is notorious that legislators are bought and sold like sheep, when senators are as well known to bo political prostitutes as that they come from their respective districts, whon Senate committees are made up iu the interest of the Central Railroad, and no bill can pass to which Jay Gould or Mr. Vanderbilt objects, and when, in short, the attorney of a corporation, aftor long ser vico in the lobby, heads up as the priiuo favor matter is that the incidental transaction and not the general degradation attracts attention. Bradloy and Sessions are merely a pair of pimples on the faco of a legislative body which is stricken from head to foot with leprasy. Tho Clerical Vacation.

The supplement of the Scndat Eagle of yesterday contained tho answers given by the chief priests and elders of Brooklyn to the question, "Where ore you going, my pretty" or rather, "Reverend sir; where are you 1 1 going to spend your Summer vacation It will be seen that the destinations of. the several pastors are wide aeunder as the poles, and when they come back and put the question to eaoh other, "Brother, where hast thou been after the manner of tho witches in Maobeth, tho answers will be geographically various. Some, of oourse, will cross tho ocean and visit the ohief cities of Europe, an instructive but scarcely a physically recuperative way of spending a Summor holiday. Big hotels in big cities are not refreshing in hot weather, and even tho picturesque glons and mountains of the Old World, and still more tho watering placco, are apt to be too fashionable for recreation. Now England, as usual, claims her own, and, beginning with Rev.

Dr. Storrs, then taking a latitudinariau directiou to Rev. John White Ohadwick aud glancing off at tho massive Baptistery wall, the Rev. J. B.

Thomas, till it finds a center of unity in tha Rev. A. P. Putuam, Massachusetts and New Hampshire will recoivo this year some of our most notable clergymen at their houses of oall. Others of tho Brooklyn clergy will go West, some of them us far as Colorado and California.

Over some of tho oity pulpits might be writ the text, which no revision can altor "I hav( purchased a farm and therefore I "cannot eome." That veteran pastor of the Eastern Distriot, the Rev. Dr. Elbert 8. Porter, will rusticate this year, as usually when not elsewhere, "in his retirement at "Tusculum," or rather his "little farm "well filled," at Glavorack on the Hudson. Our fashionable watering places like Saratoga and Sharon Springs will purify the inner man of some of our ministers.

A little sulphur to an overheated theologian is a good thing in the dog days. Ono or two are going to the Dominion of Canada, aud will "shoot Niaga "ra" in thoir rapid transit through tho rapids. One minister, who eubsoribes himself "Yours in the bonds of hard work, the Rev, Carl "Damm," implies that he does not care a continental for any continental tour, and add3 that as he earns his income by the labor of his hands he cannot well get away from it. This is a real Pauline, primitive, and apostolical constitution of matters. The reverend gentleman states that he "cleans and dyes "for a livelihood" If so, he can never be at a loss for an appropriate text, such as, "Wash you, make you olean," and "I dye "daily." To those of the clergy who are going to leavo us for tho next three months the Eaole gives its annual "saltatory" and "Pax vobis cum." We hope to see them return to their disconsolate parents and parishionors in tho Fall, wiser if not better men.

We mean, of course, that they cannot possibly be better, a little French polish being all that is required to blackon their mental boots. We notice with some alarm that one of our pastors, one of the best of that excellent de nomination, tho Protestant Episcopal, returns answor to our inquiry, "I am undecided whether to go away or stay." Wa would affectionately wrestle with tho brother on tho fiubjeot of this Launcelot Gobbo state of mind. Is it safe Is it Christian Is it clerical He will remember that tha pctriaroh Jacob, in blessing his twelve sous, said to one of them Unstable as water thou shalt not excel," and compared another of them to uu ass between two burdens." This was becauso they were undecided in their decisions, as tho reverend brother confesses himself to be. Cannot he compromise matters by packing up without going, or going without packing up We make this suggestion as a serious "call to tho undecided." It is not safe to wait, like the man in Horace, until the river flows by, and when "the sear and yellow leaf" of Autumn comes we should be sorry to find tho brother in tears and lamenting thus: "The Summer is ended the harvest is over, and here am I iu statu quo with the rus or "urbs question still unsolved." There are somo of our pastors who stay at home, and if to those that go away the Eagle says iu parable "I also go with thee," still more tenderly to those that stay do we say emphatically that it is good for ua to be here. Bettor than a passage across the blue Atlantic 18 that passage which the great preaoher, Robert Hall, oommonded in another sense, "the passago from the pulpit to the vostry." Some of our ministers will make this their only apostolio journey, to and from tho parson age and the church.

There is the true ring of Belf dedication in the Rev. Sister Anna Oliver's (Bachelor of Divinity, alas statement that she will take no vacation, but, on tho contrary, will hold extra services all July and August and work in churoh and Sunday Bohool harder than ever. This smacks of suoh devotion that we would fain salute her apostol ically, of course, aud would commend to her thoughtful study a passage still left in the revised edition of the New Testament, enjoining the turning of tho other cheek also. But perhaps the last substantive applies to us, so wfi had hotter keep what we have. We cannot concludo this Concio ad Glerutn without reminding those of the younger clergy who are single, and who are going abroad, of the fearful prevalence of widows, who keep their weather eye upon the cloth, in other countries than our own highly favored land.

The advice of Mr. Weller, Senior (who should have been a clergyman), to his son cannot be too strongly impressed upon the younger clergy. Satan may well be compared to a ramping and roaring widow "seeking "whom she may devour" in clerical shape. To the good and industrious toilers of the ecclesiastical field who can't afford to go away, we beg to express our heartfelt and cordial sympathy. We are similarly located ourselves, although the notice on our front door says, Sailed for Europe." We hope to meet some of them aud their families by the deep, resounding sea at Goney Island, and take an amicable clam together "some Summor rnorn "ing." American Horse In Europe.

The triumph of Iroquois at Epsom sent Amerioan stocks up several points on Wall street for some reason or other not explained by the subtle sophists of the Stock Exchange. The victory of Foxhall at Lougchamps yesterday and the capture of a prize by Mr. Keene of the oash value of $35,000 ought, on the same prinoiple, to make every whistler of "Yankee Doodle" feel like a millior aire. To win the great races of the two most energetic horse racing peoples of Europe it quite enough to make Americans feel proud. Tha jubilation of our own representatives in Paris will bo nearly equaled by that of the Englishmen.

Even though a French bredhorso owned by an Englishman ranseoond to Foxhall, and only missed the race by a few inches, the loss of the great international raoo to an American must fill the Gaul with dismay equal to that caused iu England by Iroquois' performance. To find his European rival in the same fix with himself must give the Briton great satisfaction. The Grand Prix of Paris is a relic, and the only popular one, of the late empire. It was instituted by the Due De Morny, one of the usurper's least scrupulous henchmen who did most of the throat cutting necessary to the completion of the eoup d'etat. It was designed to outshine the Derby, and tor that purpose an annual appropriation of 50,000 francs is made by the municipality of Paris, a like sum being contributed by tho five leading railroad companies, The event is still second.

to the Derby in every respect. Frenoh horses have won eight times, English steeds seven and one Hungarian and one American oomploto the tally. That foreigners should win is, of conrse, a national calamity in France, and if a perfect hailstorm of disgusted patriots falling from bridges into the Seine does not follow, at least a score of editors will oolebrate the event by shooting or cutting each other in duels, There Is, however, a rational as well as a bombastid way 'of viewing these horse racing triumphs, and more especially that of yesterday. Foxhall is very nearly a purely Ameri can horse. On one side he oan date his stock for three or four generations in this country, whilo his sire was foaled, horfy fto superiority A $100,000 Fire at the Atlantic Dock Basin.

A Portion of tho Exeoleloi Stores and an Elevator Destroyed Splendid Work by the Firemen Tlie Origin' of the Fire a Mystery. An alarming and destructive fire oocurred yotetdy morning In tho Exceptor Stores, situated on tha West pier, Atlantic Dook Baalu, whioh arc occupied by the Grain Warehousing Company, Tho flames broke out In tha heart of tha long row of buildings comprising ib stores, md tunatonod the destruc tion of on irameaso nmonut of property, the vsius or which is estimated by millions. It is greatly to the credit ot the Fire DsnKtment that, al though there was somo delay in sanding out tha alarm, ana aituougn.tno Are had gained oonBlderablo headway before the first angina had reached tho spot, the flame wore confined within a narrow limit, and the total loss will not oxoeed inuoh more than $100,000. The owners of tho Btorea would have been willing at one stage of tue eonnagratton to have given twioe the amount to havo the progress or the flamoa stopped. The Excelsior Stores oonslsl of eleien solidly construotod briok buildings, one being five stories In height and the others four, and harlog a frontage ot forty foot and a depth of 100.

They oro numbered from 70 to 02 on the pior. Building No. 80 is the five story ono, and attached to it in the rear is an immense nine story elevator, flUod with the most improved machinery used in tho grain bualuess. It was iu the central building that the Ure had its origin. THE DISCOVERY.

OF THE JFIBE was made about 8 o'ulook by Samuel L. Swartwout, tho private watchman, who noticed a thick voluma of smoke oomlag from the lower part of No. 80. George Williams, the watohman at the adjoining stores, aoon joined him, having also soon the smoko, sad a hurried search was made through tho building to see if somo effort could be made to stop tho Are. Tha men were niuoh confused at tae discovory and Io3t some valuable time.

Swartwout toeing that tUe smoko was steadily increasing in volumo, ran to the Van Brunt stroot Station House, about six blooks distant, and notified Captain Retlly that the Excelaior Btorea wore on Are. An alarm was promptly sent out, and in a few moments tho three fire engines of tno distriot were at tho spot. Chief Engineor Thomas F. Nevtus roachod tho plsco almost as soon as his men, and dlrooted that another alarm should be sent out, as he at onoa peroalvod that a big conflagration was imminent. Already the firo had extended to ovary part of building Ne.

80 and had attaoked the immense elevator, whilo smoke was issuing from the throe buildings adjoining' on saoh elde, having been carried by a conveyor whioh ran olong tho roof from the burning building. Chl! Nevins was determined to haTO all the force at his command to fight the flames and soon another alorm was sent out and in less than an hour from the discovery of the lira there were eleven engines and two tracks at the scene. There was con siderable shipping along tha docks, not more than fifty feet from the burning buildings, and no time was lost in removing It to a sato distance. Ohief Nevins bad sent a renueit to the police department of New York, asking that the lire boat Havomeyer should be dispatched over to the Atlantlo Dock, but having found that the shipping bid all' been removed, the order for the boat was THE WOKK OF PIOHTINQ THE FLAMES for a short time seemed to be unavailing, the big elevator having been tttaoked and burning ho fiercely that the doluglng streams of water poured on it seemed to havo little or no effect. It was evident the building No.

80 and tho olevator would beoome a total loss, and then Mr. Nevins turned all his efforts to prevent the flames spoadlngjto the other buildings. After two hours' hard work tho flames wore got under control and the danger of an extonalve conflagration was averted. Tho elevator at ono timo was wrapped in flames from top to bottom, and had the firo occurred at night it would have produced OKB OF THE MOST BRILLIANT SPECTACLES which has ever been seen along tho river front, whilo at tho same time tha chances of tha fire extending to a much wider area would have been greater. The polioo, under tha command of Captain Rellly, of tho Eleventh Precinct, rendered valuable assistance to the firemen, The boat order was observed, aud the crowd of specta tors who ansomWoJ near the scone wero not allowod on the pier.

The resorves from the and Eighth precinots were sent to Captain lloilly's men. Chief Engineer Batee and many prominent members of the New York Tire Department wore prcsout and were loud iu their praise of the work of the Brooklyn men. Before 12 o'clock Chief NovmH had the fire well iu hand and was able to dismiss sotus of tho engines which had ooine from tho outlying distriota. THE LOSSES. Building No.

80 and the elovator, with their contents, including a very valuable assortment of machinery, proved a total loss. No. 40 contained about 20,000 bushels of corn, rye, wheat aud other grain. In the adjoining buildings were stored damaged corn, wheat and various kiuda of grain, each buildlug having from 15,000 to 20,000 bushels. The machinery in No.

80, with the exception of the boiler, was all destroyed, The machinery in the elevator, including screens, oouveyors, blowers and shafting, was all In the upper part, and I of course a total wreck. TUe original coat of tho ma obinery was $40,000. Tho total loss will be about $110, 000, distributed as follotva: Machinery, grain, $16,000, and buildinRS $25,000. Tho losses are all covered by insuranco in various oompanles. Tho buildings ara owned, by the Atlantic Dook Company.

The Excelsior Stores were built by the company in 1850, and this is the first occasion they have bean damaged by fire or any other aooident. Mr. L. B. Shaw, the president of the Warehousing Company, and Mr.

Richard H. Lainibeor, tha treasurer, wero at the scene soon aftor the discovory of the fire, and were much pleased at the work of tho firemen. Mr. Shan, in conversation with a reporter of the Eaolb yesterday aftornoon, said that Mr. Nevins managod the Are In a most admirable manner; It seemed to him at one time that tha entire stores would hare to go.

Ha had so far been unable to dlscovsr the origin of tha fire. He thought that the fire broke out on the second floor of No. 80, in or very near the wall separating It from 82. Tha wall might hara been overhoated, but tho fire might have occurred In several other wayB. Others think that tha lira might have started In ono of the shuts bins.

There were a number of bins In No. 80 for drying oorn. These were at the baek of the boiler room, above which was kept a lot of waste material. Tho walls, it Is supposed, becomed overheated, and in this way set lire to the dry material. It Is nearly two yoars since a fire has ocourred in the Atlantlo Dock basin, but yesterday's was the most destructive which has osourrod tn a long time.

Three englnos remained at ths stores till a late hour last night, as it was feared that tha fire might be smouldering in tha grain. Fire Marshal Thome has made a careful investigation, but so far has been unable to ascertain tho cause of the fire, which is likely to remain a mystery. There is no susploion that it waa of incendiary origin, STATE SUNim SCHOOLS. The Convention nt Cortland Closing Suiwionii Interesting; Notwituutana iag Rainy Weather. Correspondence of the Eagle.

Cortland, June 8, 1881. The seoond day of tha convention was opened by the report ot the Committee on Permanent Organization and the election of Charles C. Shelloy, of Brooklyn, as permanent chairman of the convention. Among the list of vice presidents was tho name of E. W.

Hawley, of Kings County; also the name of John Morris for permanent secretary. An address was delivered by the Rev. J. L. Hurlbut, of New York, on "The Foroes of the Sunday 8onool," followed by a conversational argument on "The Con version and Christian Culture of Children," by Mrs.

W. F. Crafts, of Brooklyn, after which an addross oa "The Allness of the Bible," by the ltev. W. F.

Crafts, of Brooklyn. On the evening of Wednesday an address on Woman's Opportunity In Oar Mission Work," by the Bev. F. Board, D.D., and also an address on "Tho Book Opaner," by tha Bev. John Peddle, D.D., of New York City.

On Thursday morning an able addross was delivered by the Her. J. O. Hill, of Fayottaville, on "Tho Tabar naole," and In the afternoon of same day an address on Wycliffe," by S. M.

Hopkins, D. of Auburn Theo logical Seminary, In tha evening the olosing exercises were participated Is by many speakers, amoug whom were Russell W. MoKeo and Dr. H. B.

White, ef Brooklyn. The executive committee of Kings County was not ahangad from last year, via O. C. Shelley, E. W.

Haw ley, Juo. S. Prinos and Jos. Bernhard. So ended the twenty fifth New York State Sunday Bohool Convention, oommenolng In the rain and ending la tha rain, hut a more successful gathering ef tha State Sunday school workers has never been hold.

The theme af ths gathering has beBn the devising ot new plana for the gathering Into ths church of tho 900,000 children In the' Stat who do aot go the Bnnday school at all. The new version of the Soripturas met with Indorsement, not onlylof the speakers but of the andienoa aa well. Cokmbliub. ILLNESS OF Dtt. DIX, The announcement that the Rev.

Morgan Dlx, D. reotor of Trinity Church, New York, would preaohln tha Churoh of the Mediator last evening drew a large congregation to tha edlfipe on Ormond plaoe, In tha afternoon, however, a dlspatoh was received from Dr. Dlx announcing bis inability to be present because of aaaveniUnett, The doctor sprained his ankle several weeks ngo and last week ba contraoted a oold which confined him to his bed. Ha expressed regret in his dispatch for his failure to attend. In his absence the servloas wore conducted by tha Rev.

O. T. Otmstoad, the assistant minister of Trinity Parish. Tha Rev. J.

W. Sparks, pastor of the ohuroh, Intoned the service, and the Rov. Mr, Davis, of New York, read tti lessons. The musical exorolisa ware under tha direction of Miss Duoharme, and ther was fine solo and chorus singing by the boy eholr of 85 voices. The servicss wore conducted In ritualistic form, with all tha appointments in use In the ritualistic ohurohsi of tha country.

Ths Churoh of the Mediator is in a flourishing condition, and It Is expiotad that within a year Its members will make application for admission to the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Long Island. ST. JAMES' T. A. B.

gOCIETIf. At a special meeting of the St. James' Boman GathoUsT. B. Bectoty, held Jtsterday afternoon In tba schoolroom attached to tha oathodral, Jay stroot, the folfftwlna; aamad gentlemen were (looted offlcora for the ensuing term P.

Mawn, president J. McQuri, viae president; Sheridan, reoordlng secretary: Peter S. Eeenao, finanolal seoretary Ed. assistant aeoretary J. W.

O'Reagan, corresponding aecrotary; Pendy, treasurer; P. Glaaey, sergeant at arms, Board ot Directors Wm, Walsh, Wm. Bagley, Thomas Kslly, W. H. Hinoh, John Murphy.

From tba reports of ths officers tho sooioty appears (a be In a flourishing oondltlon, and its spiritual dlrootor, the Rar. Father Uealla, takes a great interest In its prosperity. Delegates to the Diocesan Union Wm. H. Hlnch, P.

Egan, Thomas Kelly, Ed. Frayne, 3. W. O'Reagan. BBOOKliiMlTKH AT SARATOGA.

P. A. Ward and wife, J. Westervelt, W. J.

Norman and wife, W. F. Garrison, Hswloy end family, 8, TUdah) ana wife, General Molineux Retires from the National Guard. His Official NotMcntien to tho Eleventh Brigade Staff An Event Which will be Deeply fiegretted In Military Circles. The Impress Made by a Practical Soldier upon the Rational Guard What has Been Accomplished in Tno Years.

A Tribute to his Military Family. The announcement of the withdrawal from the State service, by resignation, of Brigadier Oenoral Edward h. Mollueux commanding Eleventh Brigade, will be reoelved with profound regret throughout tha National Guard. Tha knowledge of hie intended aotioa, which It Is understood General Molineux has had for a long time in contemplation, was communicated to tho members of his military family during the past week, through the medium of an autograph special order, of whioh the following is a copy, it will be read with Interest. HZADQVABTBBB ELEVENTH BltlOADE, N.O.8.N.Y., 1 xinooxcYN, June ism, BrrorAt, OfiDEK.i, No.

23. It is with feelinsra of re grot that I announco to the officers ot my staff that I win euortiy iorwnru to general neaaquarters my resignation from tho State service, for reasons of a atrlotlr personal and business charaoter, In conveying: this intimation of mi intention to re tire from the Rational Guard, I desire to oxprsas to each and ovory momber of the Elevonth Brigade Staff 1117 appreciation 01 me alacrity ana aDiiity erinaea Dy them in the discharge of every military duty, and to return my sincere thanks for tho oheerful and soldierly Bupport they have at all times afforded me in every There have been oscasious when tha reasons for cer tain measures have not been olearlv annarent: but in no instance have the wishes or Instructions of the Brigadier ganoral oommandlng failed ef being fully oariiod out or unhesitatingly obeyed, and without IUQIUlfil, In everything: that constitutes tha nnifact and nnm. plsto military family, the Eleronth Brigade Staff has uuuu an mat lav most exacting oriticism oouia aemana and it is with unqualified pride and approbation that your oommandlng officer places upon record his recognition of tha fidelity to duty displayed by the members of his staff Individually and oolloctlvely, and his high appreciation or their worth as citizen soldiers and mem bers or the National Guard. EowAitD L. Molinkdx, Brigadier Oeneral.

Eleoted unanimously and oommlssloned brigadier general of tbe Eleventh.Brlgade, June 10, 1879, no officer has mads a mere enduring Impress upon the National Guard than General Molineux. Frem the outset he has labored, with excellent results, to lift tha National Guard ssrrioa out cf the rut of "fuss and feathers," and to make his oommand a praotioal working fores, instead of a body of mare parado or holiday soldiers. In his first general order after assuming command of the brigade ha laid down the common, sensible proposition that "the nnnecessary intrusion of military affairs upon tha attention of officers and soldiers at their respective places of business not only oc casions inconvenlenoe, and at times injury, to individ uals, but it is dotrimeatal to the service. It Is, therefore, hereby ordered that this shall be avoided as far as is consistent with good order aud military discipline. A oareful and systomatio transaction or routine busi ness, at hours not ooouplod in tho ordinary vocations of life, will do muoh toward relieving the National Guard of features which have doubtless deterred many from entering Its This order waa hailed with gratification as striking at the root of a rapidly growing abuse, and its beneficial influence became almost Immediately apparent.

In line with this new departure PBAOIIOAL BTEFB were at once instituted by General Mollueux to place the several commands comprising tha brigade upon an affective footing. To this endjmaps were prepared of the city of Brooklyn containing oompleto informo tioa necessary to military operations in fighting mobs, suoh as the names of streets, publlo partis, stroet rail roads, railroad depots and ferry laudings a prollle ot the rlvor front tha charaoter of ovory block, number of Inhabitants par squarB yard, their temper, national ity and occupation, and as far as practicable evory ma terial circumstance whioh would enable a commanding offieor to form a reasonable prediction as to what opposition was to bo oxpsetod in any ward of tho city, and what the nature of the opposition would be; also the location of all armories, arsenals, fire engine hoURes, police stations, prisons, publlo and prominent buildings, with their facilities for employment In offensive or defensive operations. These maps were prepared by Major Richard U. Poillon, Engineer of the Brigade, a graduate of Wast Point, and reflect the highest oredit upon that admirable officer. The commanding officers of organlratiaiis ware also required to prepare outline maps showing the route of march of their commands from their armories If called upon to rendezvous at given points, with alternative routes should the original line of maroh be rendcrod impracti cable.

Further they wero required to formulate plans for tha protection of thoir armories, the orovlding of moans of lighting the same should the supply of gas bo cnt off at any time through aooident or by design the ubsletenoa of thair men iu oasa ot active service and, finally to prepare list, to be kept aocessible in their headquarters, of such officers aud men as would prove most available in the event of engineering operations being found neoessary to be undertaken. By those means the brigade was placed in a oomploto state of preparation to meet any omergeuoy, with the result that a feeling of confidence was awaksned in oflloora and men, largely Increasing their effectiveness. The publlo efforts of General Molineux in the di rection of practicality ara of so recent occurrence as to require but brief recapitulation. The first of these was tho institution in August, 1870, of a Signal 8ervlee CorpB, composed of detailed men from tho several organizations of the brigade, for tha purpose of demonstrating the utility of the U. S.

Army system of flag and torch signaling for adoption and general use in the National Guard of this State. The Instruction of this oorps was Intrasted to llajor M. B. Farr, I. It.

with whom was afterward associated Captain Charles E. Bridge, Ordnauce Officer, one of tha original pupils, tha experiment proving in every respect sue csssful and satisfactory to the State authorities. On the 14th of October, 1879, occurred tho memorable field day of tha Eleventh Brigade at Staten Island the first attempt to afford the officers aud soldiers of the National Guard praotlcal Instruction lu movements as are aomraonly used In action. The Buooeas of the affair wbb pronounced but It is only known to tbe brigade commander and his staff how many days and nights of wearying labor were devoted to perfect ing the details of the day's work, insuring against the miscarriage of plans and liability to accident. In the: quest for a suitable ground for maneuver the country from Coney Island to Jamaica was explored on horseback by tha staff ofnoers and it was on thsse long expeditions that they aoqulred the experience in rough riding which made their subsequent annual trip to Craedmoor mounted so successful.

8TEEBT MOT FORMATIONS. Having assured tha details of preparation against emergencies, the several oolonols of the brigade were sailed upon In November following to demonstrate tha manner in which they would maneuver their commands in the event of their being called upon to quell a riot, Bedford avenue was ohosen as tha scene of action, tha drill taking plaoe In the evening. Flans were developed by the Twenty third; Brownell, of tha Forty seventh, and Beuger, of tha Thirty socond, which severally possessed commandablo features, that of Oolonal Brownell being subsequently exhlbltod bafora tha late General Emory Upton, on the night of November in last, and recoiving tha unqualified approval and Indorsement of the eminent author of "Tactics" as an admirable and offectlva plan. But perhaps ths most offeotive illustration of the readiness with whioh every Incident was turned to praotlcal account by General Mollnaux for tha benefit of tha National Guard was shown by Us employment of Fort Greene, In Beoeinbor last, for a field drill In movements adapted to night attaek and defonae a drill enlisting the sttandanee of tha Adjutant General and Inspeotor Gonaral of the State, the Commander of tho Second Division, and nearly every prominent National Guard officer In New York and Brooklyn. The beneficial lafiuenoa of these evening street drills has beea shown In their having been taken up by ethev organizations than thoso of the Eleventh Brigade, thus demonstrating the fact that muoh may be dona la the way of promoting military discipline and Instruction without interfering with ordinary vooat ions, or oncroaohlng on tha bnslness hours of tha National Guardsman.

In recognition of his servloes and ability General Molineux was unanimously eleotad president of the National Guard Association of the State of New York, at Its sessiou In January, 1880, and appointed a member of the Commission on the Rovlslon ot the Military Code, in which latter poeition he fulfilled his well oarnod reputation as a frlond of tha National Guard, His latest effort Is the movement now on foot iu the Eloranth Brigade looking to promoting tha comfort and preserving the health of the rank and file on occasions of long parade or field duty, and preventing tha rocurrence of tho experiences ef tha reoent Decoration day parade. THE ELEVENTH BBIOACE STAFF. General Moinaux attributes tha success of his, administration to tha support given him by the members of his staff, as shown by the special order at the head of this article. Of tha officers composing the staff, Colonel Charles N. Manchester, Assistant Adjutant General, served throuojmt the war in Bhodo Island cavalry regiment, rising from the ranks to the position of major Major Uustave A.

Roullior, Inspector, Is by profession's olvll as captain of the Seventeenth Soparate Company of Infantry. Flushing, was credited with having one of tha most offeotive commands in tha State Major Morris B. Farr, Inspector of Rifle Prac tloe, Is a graduate of tba Third Company, Seventh Regiment, aud has been Identified with Creedmoor as Journalist and offioer slnoa ths institution of the range Major Richard H. Poillon, Engineer, graduated from tha Military Academy at West Point In 1871, served threo years as an offtoor of tho Twenty third Infantry In California and Arizona, resigning in 1874 to enter mercantile life; Major Horatio O. King, Judge Advocate, served during tha war, winning tha rank of colonel by brevet, resigning tha office of major of the Thirteenth Keglmont to accept hie present position Major Joel W.

Hyde, Surgoon, Is a veteran of the war, having aervad three years la the Twenty ninth Regl. mentCounectlout Volunteers, and later aa brlgado Bur aeon Captain Oharlea B. Bridge, Ordnanao Offleer, served eleven years In tha Tweaty thlrd Regiment, be lng oommlsiary on tha staff of Colonel Ward; Oaptalaj Harrison a Moora, Quartermaster, was promoted from tho Forty seventh Regiment, and la well fitted for his duties by reason ot his being president of oa of tha largest transportation companies In New York of the Aids, Captain David S. Baboook, is a graduate of a prominent military aohool, and Lieutenant Clifford L. Mtddleton, of Oompany Twenty third Regiment.

The prinoiple upon whioh General Molineux haa sought to eduoate hit military family ia that tha staff must set tha example; they must be earnest they must be soldiers, if thay wish ase soldiers in the ranks that every officer should first ascertain what he Is expected to do, and then do It as wall aa ha oan, la this oonneotlou tha following extracts from a private circular addressed to the nembors of tha Btaff, immediately following their appointment, will ba found of Interest. General Molineux says Ths exeroleo of courtesy and strict adherouoe to military usage lu their intercourse, as his representative, with all officers and soldiers ot this command is ot first lmportanos. Any misunderstanding that may occur batwaen officers of the staff should at once ba referred to him. No Interference should be Indulged, nor partisanship inanlf ested in any dispute that may arise in the National Guard, Without tho aanotion ot tha briaudler general 00m mauillug, no Intoroiatleq rtlatlng WdUjoudslons, deci St. Paul's Church Ilgfenlng lo a Discourse on Impof Chaplain Maynard's Aunual Seri Large Attendance of tbe Memfr the Acting Bcffiment and Veteran elation An Interesting: Sorrlce.

St. Paul's Episcopal Church, at the corner Maroy avenue and Ponn street, was crowded to fullest oapsolty last evening on the ocoasion of Che an nual attendance ot evening prayer of the Foity.seveutli regiment. The body pawn of t'jo ohurch wor fully oupled by tbe member of the active regiment, ceaaea or colonel William H. Brownell, andrthai'f! ran Association, unaor tno leadership of Got, Meserolo, the altendonca being gratifying while thoalslos and remaining sittings wero oariy possession of by ths frlanda of tbe command Tha regiment paraded In dress uniform, without oros belts or sldearma, aud as it marched from the armory to the church ottracted much altontioa for its handsome appearance and soldierly Dcarlng. The servloe, aoooraing to the proscribed form of the Episcopal Church for evening prayer, waa conducted by tha rector, the Rov.

Dr. Maynard, oheplaln of tha Forty savanth, the admirablo rendering of the cantlolea, hymns and anthem by theeurpliad choir of tho ohurch adding largely to its interest, and loading up flnoly to THE SERMON, Taking for his thorns, "The Imnetuosity of Teterand tho Power of Christianity on his Character," Chaplain Maynard discoursed as follows The value of a remork ia largely estimated from tho source from whioh it cornea. If the speaker has been atlons of excluslvaness, should ho exnross a eontimcnt Inconsistent with the received traditions of his routh pr.ovok69 commentary and Tm while this reeling Is inoreasod, If tho char, is strong one, and conscientiously bollevod to be ja'truth ful aid outspoken as h. is manly and feariesi let "B)ln the It of the apostle Peter, and 8M if wo cannot find profit to ourselves in the radloal mirt tthat0'niVPlal3na tM slnMri remark, that Qai was no respecter of persons." It requires very simple knowledge of the gospel norratlva to reallto that the apostle was one of those tmpetuou and open hearted men who have often to griS over the errors and mistakes that an impulsive temperament has betrayed th.m into. Boliovlng deeply and thoroughly what they assert, they carry an influence and persuasion that seems surprising; there is that earnest reality about them that appeals without speakinu and that attracts without asking, while In the generous aoknowledgoment of his errors sud the demonstrations of his ropontance, the moat commonplace of un cordlol natures ara compolled to feel a s6nso of sympathy and kindness.

The frequent rebuke, the conatont warning, the searohlng Investigation of his Maator surround him lth extraordinary lntereat. Again, being a Jew, there would be a great deal of prejudice againBt other nationalities. Perhaps there Is nothing mora difficult to removo than early prejudices. The mind plastio and mobile In youth, becomes hard and unimpressionable; nothing can produce that receptive condition for tho ongraf ting of new thoughts more than tha warm glow of holy enthusiasm, that melts np old forms aud conventionalities and brings ths pure gold of personal enthusiasm. Remembering, (lien, his natural charaoter, bis early Impressions, tho exoluiiveuess of race, and the high principles that had distinguished his countrymen, how overwhelming hiB oonvictions must have been to havo made him forego tho deeplv rooted expectations of his life.

And aow it is in all its glowing impotuoslty that wa eoa the honesty of tuts sanguine ap obtlo display itself. HE IS NOT SATISFIED solflchly to retain tho now light ho has received. Ho uoco not ivoit ior nis reuow men to work It out by tha logic of their own oiperience. Ha Is promptod of a restless onergy to do good. No false efiamo of being considered fiokle or inconsistent prevents him from doing his duty, and vindicating tho Justice and ohar actor of God.

Behold the picture I prenent a citizen of a country tonacious of lis calling, cautiously conservative, peculiarly particular in tho letter; although horn and bred up under suoh influences, we find thesa warpod and contracted notious of God melt like the ice bound rlvor, that loses its local and latitudinal influences, and finds its way into tho great ocean or God's etorual JuBtlce. From being tho citizen of a country that had petrified Into selfish seourity the heirlooms of Its faith, ho beoame a citizen of that spiritual loud that Bbowors Its big drops of mercy upon the Just and tho unjust. Now, then, let us bring homo a few hints from the ohsracter of his mind, tho coudltiona of hia life aud tho outspoken and agqrcsivo courage of conviction that possessed bin soul. Are there among thoso who listen to mo to night any who claim a kindred son olbillty of mind 7 I address those who ara young aud gonerous, who are devoting their attention to a noble profession, who from their avocations would be quick to aot and sensible to overy honorable impulse. Havo you at ony timo been carried by Impetuosity to Indlaoretions aud injudicious actB that lu calmer and ooolor moments you would regret 1 Do you, now that you realizo tho faot, Beek to display corresponding impetuosity In remedying tho orrori of Judgment you havo learned to regret 7 For If wo olalui a certain excuse for infirmitiei because we aot from impulse, when convlnoed of error wo should be equally prompt in restoration.

For remember, God doos not cbango tho character of Individuality by his religion tha same strougth is to be foand, tha Bcmo force and enorgy of will remain, but in a sanotlficd condition. What was quick to destroy will bo swift to repair what was hasty and thoughtless iu sin will bo onthu.Jbatlc in sound doctrine; what wa now see to have bean unjust will ba remedied with a manly and chivalrous onthualasm, aud what was ones a reckless, impetuous stream of energy will bo a niotlvo power to turn tho wheels ot a new life unselfish, consecrated to tho highest aims and noblest ambitions la life. In concluding his eermou Chaplain Maynard reforred to tho plcaiure which was afforded him by the prosenoe of the Veteran Association ot the regiment, and expressed his eouBe of the value of their experience and training in any exigency that might arise demanding their Borvioes. Tho dual collects wero said, and after the pronouncing of tho benediction and tha singing or the rocaBBional hymn, the regiment was dismissed at tho church. CHURCH Of THE lioix FAMILY.

LayintfotlhoComcr Stuite of the Now Koman Catliolic Church, Tltirtoenth Stroet, KoCwoeu Fourtli and Fit'tla Avenues, by BisItOL' ITjOUjrlillUa At five o'clock yesterday afternoon, Bishop Loughlin laid tho corner stone of tha Romau Oatholio Church of ths Holy Family, on Thlrto9uth atrset, between Fourth nnd Fifth avenues. There was a vory large gathering of people. At tha northeast oorner ef the foundation a platform was areotod. The audtenoa was gathered in the street, and the surrounding stoops were crowded. Nearly all the Catholic soelatlas of the olty ware ropro3euted, prominent among them being those of the Church of St.

Boniface, nine societies of tho Ohurch of the Holy Trinity of Willlamsburgh, three societies of tho Church of 3t. Nicholas, two sooietlea ot the Church of the Annunciation, three sooieties of the Church of All Saints, throe societies from East New York, etc, All tha branches of the alutnal Alliance of Sings County ware also represented. Bishop Loughlin appeared on tha platform, accompanied by the aoolytes and by Fathers J. J. Hsnsolman, O'Byrne, NIeman, Zeller, Williams, Plunkett.

Han aelman and a tcora of other priests, Tha bishop waa in full pontifical robos. The Rev. J. J. Hanselman, pastor of the new church, and tha Rev.

Father O'Byrne chanted the 63rd, 8Gth and 128th Psalms. Tha bishop biassed the stone, using the prescribed prayers and sprinkling it with holy water, which was preientet by the aoolytes. Tha bishop, accompanied by tha priests, still chsntlng, dosaended from the platform and crossed the foundations, which wera boarded over, to tha north end, where stood a temporary cross, representing tho spot to bo ocenpled by tba high altar. The bishop blessed tho orosa aud the ground on whioh It stood, sprinkling both with holy water. The bishop and priests returned to the platform, the bishop Intoning the prescribed sentences of the formula, and tho priests performing the antlphbn, Bishop Loughlin mado a brief adonis.

Be congratulated the Catholics of the vicinity on havlag so eured so favorabU a sits for a house of worship, and espeolally expressed satisfaction that the German Catholics of tha district should thus be furnished with a church where they could hear tha Word of God In their own tongue. He urged all good Catholics to be faithful in their attendance on the services of tha church, aud to aid their esteemed and worthy paBtor In his endeavors to spread tha faith. Rav. Father Audwander, of tha Order of Rcdemp torlsts of New York, spoke In Gorman, and the Interesting services wera concluded. The new churoh if fifty feet by one hundred, and la to be built of brlok to the height of thlrtetn feet, ths i rest to be frame.

The parish adjoins that of St. Au gustino on one aide and that of St. John oa the other. Tha building if to be fifty reet in height and will be adorned with a steeple. The edifice is to oost $35,000.

The organist and leader of tha choir la Mr. Gommer ginger. The building was begun only six weeks ago, and It is expeetsd that rapid progress will be mado To day there is to bs a picnic to Believue Park In aid' of the building fund. NATIONAL GREENBACK LABOR CLUR. Resolutions Asking tbe liOg lalaturo to Provide for tlioir Representation at the Polls.

A largely attended meeting of the National Oreenback Labor Club waa held Saturday evening at 853 Fulton street, Sir. Alexin. Robb occupied ths chair, and llr. A. J.

Caville recorded. A eommitteo of five were appointed to make arrangements for a publlo meeting to be held on the Olty Halt steps next Saturday evening. The committee consists of P. Dellano, William Cook, Ralph Robb, John Dwyer and John R. Earring.

Mr. J. B. Brown offered tha following To the Ittmbtrs af tht Senate and Assembly tf tht Statt of Htm York Gentlemen Tho Kings County Greenback Labor Club In regular session held at Moehaulca' Bxchanga, No. 351 Fultou Htreat, Brooklyn, on Saturday, Juua lttll, passed the followiug resolutions Htsolvei, That as the Greenback Labor party Is a national party presenting importaut issues for solution by tho American people, that in mauy seollons ol the oouutry its voting strength is greater than that of tha old parties, it la manifestly unjust that our party should not be legally roiogaized at the polls; therefore be It RetolvcA, That wo request your Honorable Body to so change the law governing the Board of Elections in thli olty providing for our representatives at the polls.

The resolutions wera adopted, and tha secietary wa directed to forward a copy of them to tha Senate ana. Assembly, Tho meeting then adjourned. A CONDUCTOR ASSAULTED, Daniel McCormaok of 143 Van Brunt street, was arrested yesterday on oomplaiut of B. Whlta, con duotor of car No, of the Fort Uomtlton line McCormaok atrnek the conductor la tha faoe nocauH tha IslUr demanded payment tn place of transfea tlokets which Ucaorraaok held, but which wera not ol tha right kind. Tho prisoner was held for examination.

IKJUKBD AT BRIGHTON BEACH. William MoCue, aged 16, a bootblaolt, hav ing no homo, while taking a ride oa the "merry go round," at Brighton Beaeh yesterday, was caught oi tha gaaring and received a laoemtad wound on th right braaat. Ba was brought to the city on tht Brighton aran4 removes to the Oumbsrlaud 6tret Hospital, aaWSINESS PfOTICEa. DR. MARSH'S, KADIOAL CURB TRUSS AND BANDAGE OWlOfc, stCS Fulton st, corner Manufacturer and Importer ot most Improvad Trusses, Abdominal Supporters, Braoee, SM BlMttoStoeklaiM.

Suspensory Beidaies, and InatturasnVa for Physioal uetonnmna. uanager, OITY AND tJUSr'iSESS DIREOTORX; '''FOR 1881. NOW PRIOK $5.50. LAIN 18 MONTAOTJa 1(0 tJES? lull Saturday at 859 Fulton (treat, when a largo oollectlon of faney birds, chiefly canaries, wera disposed of. The simple lovers of birds, as wall as tba omnlprosent bird laneier, and the equally pervading fanciful purchaser, had a fine opportunity to gratify their speolal proollvi ties.

A bird sale always attracts an iadiorlminat crowd, when it occurs on a prominent stroet, but tho multitude which was drawn'to the sale on Saturday waa of an eminently ornithological oharacter. BirdB of all kinds end from the four quarters of the globe, all in bonds, of oourso, were scrutinized by prospective pur. Chasers. Bird Bailors proper; old whose delicately tonaeo aviaries are the sole consolation of their doolln log days; young men fond of doing "the thing, who do not know exaotly what the thing is; married men witu cnimren, who form the real patrons of tho trade, and a few vacillating old ladies, anxious to possess, but unready to pay down, these comprised tho majority ot the visitors. Boys and other superfluities were qnlokly detected by the auotloueer, and as quickly ordered to "git" by his peremptory, though Inoffensive, sido talk, Mr.

George M. Lewis, the auctioneer, understood how to away a floklo crowd of bidders, and ho managed ironi tho beginning to gain the confldenoe of pur chasers. Somebody said in tho hall during the sale' that Brook lyn was orarcrowded with oanarlas, and Immediately bid for one, vrhieh he finally scoured, altor two min utes' competition, at $1.30. CANARIES WERE THE RtjLE, tho averago price being $1.50, although tho ordinary price of a good male singer Is $3, A recognized author ity was questioned by the Eagle reporter as to this discrepancy, and he said "You cannot get a good singing male under $9, but when property passes from hand to hand it necessarily doprcoiatos in mar ket value. These birds aro baing sold on commission.

Canaries average $1.80, and wera, throughout, the main attraction of the sale. One gontleman pur chased a beauty at $1.75, and ostentatiously made much of his purchase. Sandwiched ih botwoen the canary sales wore other birds, among them an English starling, whioh sold at $3. English thrushes sold for $1.25, Eng lish chaffinches at 70 costs, mountain finoheo, ft.so: skylarks, from $1 to $1.10 three South American young parrots together, with cage, $2.60: Java sparrows, $2.50 each a braoe of linnets, English and Russian, 65 cents; a trained bullfinoh, ordinary bullfinch, $1.05 a canary linnet, $1,40 on fine male canary singer, guarauteed, for $2 a fluffy throated Jap anese nightingale, which hung fire for a time, but finally was disposed of for $3,76 a cookatoo, with palo yollow crest and gorgeous pink plumago, $0 another, a magnificent bird, with yellow breast and collar and back of glossy black and long flirting tall, went for $7.75, and a lively English robin for $2. Thcso were the varieties on sale, and all were disposed of, and when It ia stated that between 10:30 A.

II. and 3 P. II. 800 birds were sold. It may be seen that birds wera In demand, The cross amounted to $1,000.

Tho sate might have been more extensive if one of the bird owners had consented to fall In with tha low prices roceived. lira. Bohuohardt, who brought a fins collection of blue birds, nonpareils and mocking birds, altogether about seven dozen birds, from New Orleans, Was firm in hsr resolution to put up hor birds at $2, but not meeting with adequate encouagement she do ollned exhibition, and betook herself to private bargaining, At three o'clock tha sale was ended. CHURCH OP HUMANITY, A Grotesque Assemblage and Service on tbe City Hall Stepa Addresses by Iter. Bleary Kimball, Joecph P.

Jones and Bonodtction by Isaac M. See. The Church of Humanity, represented by the Rav. Henry Kimball, Mr, Joseph P. Jones and Mr.

Stratton, pitched its tent on tho City Hall steps last evening at 7 o'olook. About 300 people were assembled when ilr. Kimball had finlshod his brief Introductory addresB, which wont to show that tho meeting was the lirst of many deslgnod to agitato tha workingman'a question, from a Christian standpoint. The audience was mostly male and altogether orderly. The several speakers were applauded from time to timo with vehe QOCO.

Sir. JosonhP. Jones, r. middle aizod eentlonian. T.

as Introduced after the singing of a hymn, by Mr. Stratton, aud eaid No reverend need be attached to the true Biblical Btudent'B nama. Each man cau road Scripture Independently, aud find that its lossons bear upon the great problem of the day. Labor meaus flesh and blood, aud are thesa not governed by the law of supply and demand? Look at the directors of theze horse oars who take the eacrameut, perhaps, at Trinity Church on a aumloy; do they study that law further than to suit themselves? Will uu brothers aud sisters of humanity lift up their voices in the churches iu behalf ef these overwrought mcu? Mon standing in ousbioned pulpits, profesaodly serving the living God withhold their aid from the laboring mau. Their followers sell a yard of cloth at 35 iuouec aud a pound of toa at 15 ounce, and some of them soil refuse, aud still they ore accounted Christians.

Mr. Jones quoted frequently from Holy Writ in support of his assertions. When do you hear these clergymen, he exclaimed, saylug, "Yo shall not soli the laud forever, nor give your good3 in usury 7" Iugersoll speaks for humanity even whon assailing the word of God, Ue does not bolieve in the Christ of tho theologians, nelthor do we. Why don't these men ho opposes step down from their pulpits and make hiB arguments good for nothing? An angry God will repel a saint. Behold the largest congregation in this city, with its pastor valued at $12,000 a year; is he helping on humanity? Sos auother mighty prteat down yon der la he, too, helping you? 1 respect a putplt, but I cannot speak In one as I can here.

Talmagos and Beeohers and Buckleys, now I must usjae them (loud laugutec in tue autuoucc), are they aomg lor the man by the wayside The Samaritan in that case ie a Bob Ingersoli. There aru 280 ohurches in this city, and if they did their duty, this infernal system of competition and monopoly, which forces people into orimo and misery, would ba wlpod out. Mr. Stratton sang a hymn, a number of gentlemen supporting him', and then Mr, Kimball spoke substantially as follows Christianity is assailed from orory quarter. We stand here booaude we love tho Bible.

A voice in tho audience said, "Will you have a driuk To which Mr. Kimball retorted, "I'll have you arrested," and then proceeded. Thirteen thousand peoplo in this city own property that unouia De as free as air, not really they are to bo pltiod iu view of the approaohlnir lnouunilssloa that shall liberate mau. Yoa canuot own what you did not make. We with to oppose the monopolists aud capitalists who are sucking the llfc blood of the laboring oommuulty.

We desire to educate tbe elopbantlne masses, so that they may learu to assert their rights. Vanderbilt must not be permitted to make another dollar, aud Jay Gould must not bo allowed to toll another lie in the street We shall oon tinuo to hold these meotluGB, and we have ohosen this location after Christ's example, who choso the wayside and the street for tha scene of Ills disoouraes. Mr. Isaac M. See, who has been thundering away in New York to day on these theinos, will pronounce the bone diction.

The benediction was accordingly pronounced, many cf the stair occupiers standing up In honor of the formality, and then the audieuce. which had raDidlv gathered at the outset of the eervioe, as quickly melted away. TlIE FARMERS AND THE 9IAT0R. Organizing: to Resint the Enforcement of the Brooklrn I.tccuso Law. Since the passage of the ordinance requir ing farmers who dispose of their produce in Brooklyn to pay a license, and those driving through the city to purchase tags and place them on their wagons, a good many farmers have avoided the olty by driving to New York through Hunter's Point.

The route is quite as convenient for them, slnca the removal of tha market uptown, but the hauling is muoh more difficult over the loamy roads than In the Iron tracks. The Farmers' Cooperative Union of Jamaica and the Granges in Queens uouncy uave taicen tue license matter in nana, ana pro poso to test its validity in tha courts. John O'Donnell. president of the union, with a committee of farmers irom otner organizations, nas given the matter considerable attention lately, and at a joint meeting of all the organizations ou Saturday ovonlug, he made his report, aud the mattor was generally discufisad. Tho farmers concede that where they peddle from store to store, they should pay the llcenso feo, but I hoy object to paying the feo where they merely deliver a load ot produce upon an order, and they also object to purchasing the tag to enable thorn to drivo through the city.

Tha Mayor was roprosouted as insisting that they shall pay a license for traveling through the oity. or coming In to deliver goods, ou the ground that thoy help to wear out tue streotB. xua corporation counsel, however, is said to differ from the Mayor, holding that a llosnse la not necessary for tho mere delivery of goods. The union had consulted counsel, who gave it as his opinion that the License law was invalid in the particular on which the Corporation Counsel had given his opinion, and Mr. O'Donnell called upon the Mayor with refsrenca to it.

Ua offered to drive a load of truok into tha city, deliver It, and submit to arrest in order to make a test case, but the Mayor declined, and, Mr. O'Donnell Btates, offered to give him a license rather than get into litigation. This he declined. At the olose of the discussion ths following was nnanlmously adopted Jletclveil, That, should any member of (hie organization be arrested while passiug through or serving regular oustomere in Brooklyn, he he defended by counsel at tha expense of this organization. The union eleoted officers as follows: President, John O'Donnell; vice prasidents, David Ketchum, Henry Camden; treasurer, Cornollus Vanderveer; aeoretary, Edward F.

Titus; Executive Committee, James O. Hondriokson, Daniel K. Morroll, James Lott, James Van Stolen, John Selover, John B. Hopkins, John Doxey, John J. Bergen.

STRUCK BY THE BOIOR. What rtlla ht Have Been a Very Serious Accident Yesterday. A coach containing two ladies and two gentlemen and the body of a child, whioh thay were about to bury In Evergreens Cemetery, orossed ovr to this city from New York, yesterday afternoon. It was driven by Michael Glenohy, aged 40, of No. 1 Bldga street, New York.

On the corner of Broadway and Gates avenue Glenohy attempted to drive tha ooach over the track used by the Eaet New York line of motors, notwithstanding tha faot that a motor was but a few yards dlstaut at the time. Tha wheels of the ooach wera caught in ths track, and the motor, approaching at a fair speed, knocked tha vehicle clean over. Tha driver was thrown from his box to the sidewalk, and reoelved wounds on the head and body, whioh wera dressed by the ambulance surgoon, after whioh ha was removed to St. Catharine's hospital. As fortune would have it, none of tha other occupaats of tha ooaoh wera Injured In the slightest degree.

The coffin, In which was tha body of the child, was not seriously disturbed, and, under the circumstances, tha funeral party thought it best lo hire another coach and proceed on their way to tha cemetery, whioh thay aooordlngly did. It is not supposed that the injuries to the driver are of a vary orlous nature, Tha ooaoh was damaged to tha oxtont ol $50. Hit. RICllAKDSOK'B MEW (JABS. The new horse oar line through Butler street, Washington and Atlantlo arouiiea was opened to the public Saturday, Tha rout la through Atlantlo avenue past tha Long Island Ballroad depot, thence up Atlantlo avenue on the south aide of the eteam track to Washington avenue, through Washington avenue to Butler street and through Butler street toNostrand Two cars, similar to those which tt 1 ths intention of the company to run passed over the ronta yesterday afternoon, drawn by eight horses with colored plumes and Jingling belli, Thoy ara handsome in appearanoo, and a credit to the firm of Fergll Bon, of New Utrecht, who made them.

The woodwork beneath tha windows has been made by the painter to represent tasteful plaid, the novelty aud neatness of whioh is pleasing and attractive to tha eyo. The wood Is ash, and thoro ara tha usual appliances for safety and comfort. The ventilation Is excellent, and ths glass work at tho airholes at tho top ot tho oan la ast off by dainty little paintings. Altogether tha ventoles ara aa attractive aud oomfertabla as an eye to tha Interests of the puhllo would permit, and tho oompany la to be congratulated on tho suooses of its work. SOCIAL lilTERABi UNIOR PICNIC.

The members ot the Social Literary Union will go on their annual plonla to morrow monilug, starting from Ii'uUoft $rry, whethor the stock of both would not deterio rate here. If there ie any significance in those international contests they would indioate that if anvthing the American Continont has improved the European stook. Iu rowing, professional oarsmen like Hanian. Ross and Riley, and amateurs also, have demonstrated not only that they are equal to, but even that they have surpassed Englishmen. The qualities of nerve and en duranoo roquired in rifle shooting are pos sessed by our representatives so abundantly that competition has ceased.

Foreigners de. spair of beating us. So far as intellectual development is concerned, scientific attainment and inventiveness, there is no neod for further competition. In many important re sneots our superiority is conceded in all our oquality at leaBt has been maintained In point of fact, any other condition would be surprising. The nooessity for developing the country has developed the mon in it.

Every varioty of soil and olimate is to be had in the United States, and if the entire contl nent is considered, with all the differences in both, from Manitoba to Florida, it would be strange indeed if some spot were not found suitable to mankind, animals and vegetables' originally brought from Europe. Tho personal view of the case is not quite so acreeable. Mr. Lorillard's victory with Iroquois won for him tho hearty congratulations of all conditions of Americans the peo pie who waved their hats for him would be more gratified with Mr. Keeue's success if they could forget that he made money by withholding millions of bushels of wheat until the price of the bread outen by tho poor had risen.

It is impossible not to think that Foxhall may represent some port of the money thus made, and to reflect that in tho country whero his triumph was earned tam pering with tho food supply by means of oor ners is made by law, as it is everywhere in fact, a crime. What Ycylcrday'a Fire Teaches. The serious and destructive fire in the Atlantic Dock Company's warehouses, at the foot of William street, involving a loss of $100,000, is a suggestive incident. Only 20,000 bushels of grain were in store at the timo, instead of the customary 80,000 bushels, which would have been destroyed. In spite of the fact that the fire engines of the district were promptly on the spot aud that additional assistance was immedl ately signaled, and that in a few minutes no less than thirteen streams were being pouring into the burning buildings the department was unable to control the fire until a great deal of damage had been done.

At ono time the Now York fire steamer Havomeyer was telegraphed for, but the order was countermanded as tho Brooklyn engines found that they wore gam nig on the flames. It will be remoinueracl that a few weoks ago tho warehousemen of Brooklyn, representing many millions of dollars invested on the river front, petitioned General Jourdau, informally, for a police boat, which might also be fitted up for fire purposes. Tho urgent nocossity for some such a vessel be comes now even mpre apparent. The ship ping iu the neighborhood of the fire was for tunately removed without disaster, but it was unquestionably due to good fortune, upon which we cannot always count. Supposing that a single vessel had taken fire.

She could not have been reached by the laud engines, Sho must have burned before assistance could bo hart from New York, aud even then it would have boon too late to save her hull. Should a firo, by any not improbable accident, break out onboard ship in ono of the basins, or even at a dock, total destruction of everything afloat would be threatened. The in flammable rigging would blazo immediately, and scores of fine ships would be endangered. A poliao and fire boat capable of rendering substantial aid is an imperative necessity. It ought to bo provided without a oont of addi tional taxation.

A sufficient Bum could be raised by reducing uunecesfcry expenses to provide for the necessary safeguard. Tho Czar, as nearly all recent St. Peters burg correspondence asserts with one accord, is conscious that he is treading upon a volcano. He dare not show himself outside the walls of his palaoo. All the houses rouud it have been bought up, all cellars cleared out, to see that nothing lies concealed in them.

The most stringent examination is made of each out of tho few persons who are to inhabit the great lonely buildings as the Czar's servants. But after reoent revelations, how oan any probation detect whether the palace officials, the governesses of the Imperial children, the very pages are wholly free from the Nihilist taint And yet, in spite of the threats which he receives every day from the Nihilists, he turns to the memory of his father with a sort of fanatical reverenoe, and allows his ministers to dispose of the fate and lives of the enemies of the Czar is a manner before whioh even Turkish justice would turn pale. It is certain that peace will nover be concluded between Czarism" and the Nihilists. Alexander III. has rejected their peace proposals, and now finds himself separated from them by a chasm which cannot be bridged over.

However we look at things in Russia, we find that every day increases the danger of another catastrophe, The battle of the Scrutins has ended in a defeat for M. Gambetta. The Scrutin de Liite bill, whioh was carried a few days ago in the Chamber of Deputies by small majority of eight votes, has been defeated in the Senate. That high assembly evidently discredited M. Gambetta's argument that the Scrutin de Lisle would "insure the freedom of the elections and render official pressure impossible they looked upon it aB tending only to revolutionize the electoral system when the country does not demand it.

It is singular to notico, howr ever, that, during the debate of the bill, the President of the Frenoh Republio and his cabinet, who are in favor of maintaining the existing mode of suffrage, should dooliue to express an opinion. It is not rash to state that, had M. Gambetta met with an energetio opponent when his bill was introduced in the Chamber, his victory even then would have been changed into a crushing defeat. However, the Scrutin de Liste is now defeated, and M. Gambetta must feel paralyzed.

Prince Alexander of Bulgaria, after issuing his second proclamation to 'the Great National Assembly, stating that he had resolved to ask them to decide between aocepting the suspension of the constitution for seven years and his abdication of the throne of the principality, started for a tour in the provinces. It is evident that he will make a strenuous effort to secure a popular verdict in his favor. If he succeeds, the people will repose in him a confidence of which he has not yet proved himself entirely worthy. He has already violated the vows by which he pledged himself to obey the constitution, and although the willfulness and ignorance of the Bulgarian politician may have soverely tried his patience, his conduot in breaking bis oath cannot be justified. The subterranean fires, or other agencies which are responsible for earthquakes, seem to keep on in what scientific men mildly call a period of aotiyity." The disaster at Chios has been followed at no great distanoe of time by another of very much less violence.

Dearly must they pay, these unhappy Levantines and Turks who go to make up the eighty thousand inhabitants of Homer's birthplace, for living in a soene of unparalleled loveliness, for the Bolid limestone and the fertile soil have both proved treacherous, showing how uncertain mnst be the tenure 'of life to those who settle down in voloanio areas. Having at last made up his mind to punish somebody for the murder of the unfortunate Abdul Aziz, the Sultan is now betraying an unusual amount of zeal and desire for justioo. Another arrest not less prominent than that of Midbat Pasha has been made in the parson of Turkhau Bey, formerly Turkish. Ambassador at Rome, and who is said to have been lately corresponding with Midhat Pasha. Neither of the men believed to be' most deeply implicated ih the crime has yet been arrested.

But these personages are near relatives of the present Sultan, and thoir high position may shield thein from disgrace, 'J'lic Soiimoi ial Content. The probabilities are that the senatorial contest at Albany will be brought to an end this week. Mr. Depew and, perhaps, Mr. Crowley are likely to oarry off the prizes, the latter being a ooncesaion by the half breeds to auch of the stalwarts as nro prepared, now that the oaso of Conkling is seen to be hopeless, to do the nest best thing.

The power of Mr. Conkling's supporters to maintain the deadlock is visibly weukeuiug, whilo their ability, by combination with the Democrats, to effect an adjournment aud carry the oontest to the paoplo has obviously vanished. Iu go far as the active members of the Republican party are concerned, they are practically a uuit iu their antagonism to every proposition which involves a oontest at the ballot box. This, they apprehend, could not possibly liavs any other issue than a Democratic victory, coupled with the making of a breach not to bo bridged for yoars in their own ranks. Whatever the lion offleoholding or erne; seeking clement in the stalwart wing may desire or ba willing to do, it is quito certain that the politicians who operate in their name are not tho men to allow affection to aarry thorn beyond the boundaries of State and Federal patronage, which is what they deem inevitable if by continuing the struggle they estrange themselves from the Federal Administration on the ono hand, and on the othar restore the Stato authority to the Democracy.

The stalwart leadors, recognizing this, have no other alternative now, while their following is still compact, than to accept the littlo which compromise) presents to thoir grasp, or by delay find themselves shorn of representation. That is to say, if they do not make a 6peedy use of their votes for an actual election they will see not a few of them, under the pressure of what is called party sentiment, shifting for therusolvee. They are not strangers to the drift of affairs. No matter what may be said of the means by which it has beea aoooni plishod, or the misconceptions to which it is due, the fajt is that the unbiased sentiment of the party is overwhelmingly against tho stalwarts in this battle. There is not a member of tho Assembly or Senate who has not reason to regard his adherence to Conk ling and Piatt, or to either of them, as most dangerous to his own prospoots.

For him to return to his constituency with the issue unsettled would mean his own retirement from political life for tha administration would certainly not re elect him, and the stalwarts, though Btrong enough to do damage, are not in a position to reward fidelity with triumph. Thoro is no way by which a reference of tho whole matter to the people can be effected unless the half breeds should furnish pretext, whioh they are not likoiy to supply. If they were foolish enough to take grouud against the election of any stalwart, or man who has been friendly to Conk ling an appeal might be made to the polls with good grace, for their opponents would then be in the position of men struggling against an attempt to deny them representation. This, howover, they are not going to do. As we understand it, they arc quite will to givs the ConUlingit a repiesent'itlou.

They simply insist that thoy themselves, as friends of the Administration with a majority of the legiilr.tora of thoir back, shall not be shut out aud that no person shall ba nluutad pledged in advauce to make war on the Administration. Why a compromise oxuludasMr. Coukliug is obvious enough. Iu tho first place he could not in iiouor go back to the Senate leaving Plutt in the lurch aud, iu the second place, the manner of his appeal to the legislator precludes anyone from voting for him who does not condemn tha Administration. Out of this condition of affairs we say the election of Mr.

Depew is reasonably certain and that of Mr. Orowley highly probable. Depew has the solid backing of the Administration men, strengthened by the mo2 al influence of the railroad treasury. If he be not chosen. 'uoiio'iy will.

Mr. Crowley is understood to be r.co ptable to Mr. Conkling without jing so mUed up in the recent battle as to make his success involve any rebuk of Garfield and his counselors. In other words, he is a stalwart who has not committed himself to war upon the Administration, though probably sympathizing with the attack made. If it ba inquired why he, rather than Cornell, should be chosen, the obvious answer is that if the Governor wcr sent'to Washington, the stalwarts would thereby gain ao more than by the election of Orowley.

whila thay would materially slacken their grip on the State patronage. If Cornell remains where hois, he will have to be renominated this year. With him out of tho way the half breeds might fairly enough Insist upon setting up a candidate of their own stripe. Because of this calculation Crowley aud not Cornell is likely to get the Sen atorship. Of course, this is an arrangement which it is easier for the politician! to enter into than it will be for them to subdue the feelings which the clash of interests lias excited iu tho breasts of many Republican voters.

There are a great many Rspublicacs, solid, good men, who, while doubting Mr. judgment in this matter, regard him with affectionand look upon Garfield's coursi us utterly dishonorable. They do not want places themselves they ure, perhaps, of the old stripe, who stood by the prii.oipljs. v. hna to do so involved more kicks than candies.

Conkling is their representative, and the. attack upon him appears nothing Itss in their minds thuu the subordination of the staunch old spirit to corruptiouists, tricksters aud time servers. It is to no purpose they are told that Mr. Coukliug is arrogant. They answer that ha has never stolon anything that when clean politicians are almost as rare as white crows he is found unsmirehed.

It is idle to tell them that the President has the right to nominate whom he pleases for they very pertinently answer that the Garfield who sought Conkling' aid to save him from defeat was bound to make soma other return than that of an ingrate, after victory had been secured. In short, whila Conkling may bs a spoiled darling, he is still their favorite. Ht is able, he is not corrupt; ha has never betrayed a friend or a cause he gp "aks lr.K uiind, aud he has all along identified hims; "li with that spirit which, if it has no friendship for the South, has no hypocrisy. With these men the politicians will havo to reckon after thisj patchwork at Albany is all over. And for such the eleotion of Mr.

Depew will be an exceedingly suggestive thing. With Blaine tho chief in the cabinet, with Garfield, a soiled dove, at the head of the Administration, with (Stanley Matthews just put on the Supreme Court bench, with tha Custom House handed over to a representative of tho corporations, and now with Mr. Vander bilt's attorney sect to the Senate, they will be disposed te inquire whether it is not high timo to have a change in the political manage wont of tho country. Upon tho whole, we believe a considerable percentage of these men dill be awakened by this transaction from their sentimental stupor to a discovery of the fact that under the name of the honorable old Republican firm a band of sharpers are and liav.i been preying upon the country. For them certain humbugs are clearly played "out." A Fool and Uii Money.

It has paused into a proverb that a burned child dreads the fire, but it cannot be successfully applied, apparently, to the adult. An Interesting story appears In the New York Timet this morning illustrative of some of tha epigrams of a certain illustrious king of Israel Borne years ago a Major Hall, now resident in Now York, foil into the hands of an expert confidence man, who, by cortain misrepresentations, succeeded in obtaining $50,000 of him. When Major Hall found he had been swindled ha applied to the courts tot redress. Tha confidence xnaa had committed no crime aud eonldnot ba punished. Major Hall sued him civilly, and succeeded in keeping him in jail for some yoars, but got back not a penny.

A few days ago, after the lapse of the same oonfl Jenoo man again npproaobed Major Hall, who bad no money of his own. Ho wanted $1 300,.