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3Iist'fl!iiiH'ous itouis. Snakes have ijs.it in sin appesirancc thu s earl y at Nsintueket . Wareliam harbor hasjusl opened after being closed ,> ~ days by !**«*- The Aveather lias been mild and Spring-like ;!i(.' pasi week. She now loops up one side ot her dress and lets the oilier hang. "Swing low. sweet chariot. " Tii.- Kug li-h Life Boat iiisiiliit ion saved four liundred and ninety-ei ght lives last vear. !; is estimated llial in ( hicago near- ly so Mi-iuldivn have been csirried siway by scarlet fever and di ptlieria within three mouths . The shi p Aininta. from Calcutt a, lost overboard. Oct. fi tli. ii' =i cyclone, live of her crew, all natives of Eng- land. It is now believed that the steamer Cromwell , of the same line sis the ill- fated (Jeorge Washington, is lo.-t wiih all on board. Blessed i- the neighbor who is so busy with hi.-o w n atlairs that he has no time to prv into or meddle- with yours. Tliere sire indications of si "Teat busi- ness revival , sifter the great Presiden- tial question is settled. That 's the kind A\ .lilted. Shi p (Jlor y of the- Seas of Boston, sir- rived at Liverpool on Sunday after si short passage of in:; days from San Francisco. The deck and tru nk of a vessel came ashore at N sintucket hi-t week, proba- bl y that of steamer Peril wrecked at Chatham. The lierien: says there are now less than three thousand inhabitants on the I-land of Xantu cket. si. -cording to care- ful estimates recentl y made. There is a cheerfu l side even to the great Brooklyn lire. The coroners get s.!..")i;_; for fees, which is .-aid to be the largest sum that suiy American inquest ever y ielded. Dr. .John M. Crocker of Provinre- iow n has lieen invited to prepare and read si paper before the Mas.-achuseus Medical Society, at its next session lo lie held in .June. It isn 't Chinese chea p labor thai s U'oing to ruin: it 's the disposition to Jean up against the sunny side of the fence and let some oilier feller speed the ploug h. Cov. Hayes lakes a cheerfu l view of the great conundrum. " It has now become." he says. •• a law suit , and we have a ii'ood case, li'ooil lawyers, a i;ood court sind nood prospects ." Mrs . \' ;in Coll. the evangelist, has made ."inn converls during the pa.-l six weeks , by ;i series of meetings at I)r. Corev 's Met iiodi.-t churcli. in New York . Tin.1 (Jovernor has sippoiuled .!, White Belch"i\ of Wand ol ph. ins])eetoi of Stale Workhouse, at Bridgewater. siud Oliver Ames, of Kas|on. irustee ol the Tsiunlon Lunatic 1 iospil sii . The. Bosion Her ald thinks th sil 1' resi- dem Cogswell is si better parli simeu- larian than Luring, and thai he pre- sides over ihe Siate. Senate with marked legislative ability. The liaiian liark Bo/./.ofrom London in liallsist for Baltimore , collidi .-d wiih si i-Yeneh ii-hing vessel off Beach y Head, on Weduesdsiv. Both vessels were sunk and four sailors were urowned. 1 lie otiiers lauded at New Hav en. Kngiaud. Among the petition s pn\sented in Ihe Legislature is one from Thomas lliin -kley. .Jr.. sind others .thai the pilots of Wood's Hole harl)or may have the same rig hls and privilege's as pilots ot <;ther harbors have in respect lo pilot- iiii'e for their respective harbors . The Siati ' Board of Agricultur e at its siii nus'.i meeiing fixed the dales of Ihe i- ii iiniv fairs for 1S77. as follows: Bri.-t- oi County Society Sept . -<> and l'7: iirisiol (Vii tra l Sept. 1:!, M and 1-V. iMviiioutli Sepi. in .lM and-'- ': Bsi rnsta- hie Sept. Il l and I'll; Xantucket Sepl . ii sind 7: Marih si 's Yinevard Oct . Hand 7. The case of the I' niled Mates against (leu. Belknsip w:is dismissed Thursday dii motion of the District Attorney, in accordance wiih iho directions of the Atiorir.'v (ieneral. for the reason that the evidence would not siistainthe pros- ecution. The action of the Attorney (Jenerul is taken on the direction ol I' res ' ideni (iranf. The ' nest and onl y profitable wsiy tor si local trader to advertise is to do it through the regular local newspaper. |irovided that it has a good circulation. Jf that doesu "! pay.il is doubtful if any- thing else in the wsiy ofadvertising will. The locsil newspaper is thoroughl y read sidveriisemen ts sind sill. Sensible to the last . .Messrs. Procter Brothers. The codfish which han^s m the Kepre- senlatives ' Chamber, at Boston, avsis placed there on the motion of John Howe, a Boslou merchant , in 17*4- , as a nieinorial of tri e iniporlsince of the cod lisherv to Hie welfare of the Common- "Wesilth: silso sis si reminder that codlish and potsitoes are si good thing to liave in ihe ihusilv. The loss of the nn-snig steamer (Jeonre Washington is no longer in doub!. She went ashyre at Csipe liace and became a total wreck. All hands were drowned. Fourteen bodies have washed ashore. It is supposed she drove sishore during a snowstorm Jan. 21st . She had a general cargo and two passengers. Warren Ladd. Esq., of Xew Bed- ford , is. it is understood, a candidate for Ihe office of Hailrosul Commission- er, for the vacanc.v to occur this vesir by the exp iration of the term of A. D. Briggs, Ksq.. of Spring field. He lias every qusdilication for the position , and we hope he will receive the ap- pointment. The. national Senate after the 4th of March will contain -H Republicans and ot Democrats. If Democrats are ad- mitted instead of "Republicans from South Carolina and Louisiana, the di- vision -wil l be, Pa-publicans:> '.) , Demo- crats . '5(5. and when the Louisiana vacan- e,v l< tilled one or the other parly will gain sin additional member. Ihe Ke- publicans, at the worst, Avill have a ma- jor ity of two in a full Senate, and ma? have a majority of eight. B A R N S T A B L E Tuesday, Feb. JKStia, B877. F. H. fiVSS A.XJ> GEO. II. ISIC HAKli .-i . KiJi T'lIS. Masonic Notice. « There will be si special meeting ^ ^*-of James Otis Lod»e. F. and A. AA. \L. Friday Kvkmnc', Feb. Kith , sit half-psist seven o'clock. Kxeiup lilicaiiou of Work on Second Degree. Per order 'Worshi pful Mas- te r. A. D. LoTiiKoi ". Sec'v. Ik S?attt0k LI(iHT I?KEAI\IN(i. Thoug h the progress of the IClector sd Coinmission has been slow they have reached a decision in the Florid si case, and those votes are given to J laves srnd Wheeler. This result is regarded by leading republicans as foreshadowing the election of Hayes sind Wheeler. — Of course there sire many questions yet to be met. sind it is evident the demo- crats intend i.> contest the "-round stubbornl y, at , every point. Yet cer- tain princi ples of jud gment appear to be determined which ought to nisike ihe remaining work much more simp le. At any rate , the Floridsi decision is re- garded sis determining Louisiansi. and the tinal combat must be upon Oregon. There some new questions appear, but the republi can counsel sire sanguine ol succe.-s. The course of the hearings and consultations has been di gnitied Miid mI iIi- as becomes such si ii'resit con- troversy. It is to be regretted that the democ- racy sire beginning to show an inclinsi- tiou to stave oll' lhc coiintingand defeat the action of the Commission by delay. Such si course is in direct opposition to their position when the Coinmission was con stituted , and if persisted in will be si breach of faith sind honor.— The people Wiint the election speedil y declared, sind done with , and whoever delsiys it. with out cause, deserves the st rongest condemnation. We have faith , however, that the work will go on .lo si conclusion in spite of factious 111 > i: I V s. rolilH-iil N otes. David Dudley seems to be getting culls righl and left . Onl y dyed-i n-lhe- wool democratic organs pretend to j usti li y his bull y ing sind bu/.fuzing i resitment of wilnesses. (Juasis like i he f.'Ay.V and Sj ij 'in;/ J i- -/ '/ !!¦ ¦ju ildir a n even are down on him. And now we hear from disaHecied ones the cry of •¦ partis smshi p." ¦ ¦ st rict psirt v voles "' eic. against (he commis- .-ion. lna-niuch sis one side must be disappointed it is expected lo hear comp laints . Justice Uradley has show himself a fair man by voiiug will ; each side , siui i it ' this is an index of his course we may safely sissuine i hal .-{rid justice \\"111 be done both sides . The Democratic majority of the House shows by what catholic , siud humane impulse it is moved when it sends (Jiiv. Wells , sin old man 7<> yesirs old. into si damp sind cell-like sipsiri- ni' Mil in i I k ; basemen! ot t h e ( np i t o l , for what? Wh y, for not comp ly ing with si thing that is beyond his power; for not giving up documents thai are not in his possession : for noi perform- ing sin impossibility. It is a question , how long the American people will tolerate a rejuvcn sil ion of the Spanish Inquisition within the wsdls of the Xsition 's Ca pitol . Thsit 's sibo ut what it¦ anioun is to now: sill it needs is the thumb-screws and the bone-crackers ! Accordiii "1 to Di'inocr sitic theorv it is a very diiheul ; matter to gel rid ol an olli.-e—r/'/'.' the speij ches in the Tlump h- ries case, before t ' ue commission. li ' a man resigns and his resignation is ac- cepted he is still in oth'ce according lo their idea. Perhaps they were en- deavoring to perpet uate Deinocr sitie tenure of ollice by preeedeni. in case Tilden &c. P>ul il looks now sis thoug h (heir difficulty in gelling into office wsis sibout to be as great sis ihey would make Mr. Humphries in getting out of it. The •• American Warwick "' is what the (ilnho, calls Justice Brsidlcv. Selectman. Our mention of the name of llussell .. Matthews , Esq., as Selectman to suc- ceed Hon. Levi L. (ioodspeed. meets with very general approval. Them will be other aspirants, but we regard the selection of Mr. Msitthews as the best. The onl y objection we have lw;ird t o liiiii is tli.it. lie is a vou ii<> - m a n . It is true he is younger than some others, but he is in the prime of life , old enough to have an established character for integrity, lidelity. and thoroughness iu whatever he under- takes. He is an intelli gent master me- chanic , a working msui. siccustomed to coun t the cost iu all he does, and he will msike si faithful , zealous , economi- cal, and efficient town officer. I^Waquoit contains two hundred and thirt y inhabitants. Of this num- ber the re sire fourteen whose united ages amount to 1.175 years , and there are silso fourteen others who.se united siges sunount to l,02'.i years. Sum totsil —-2 -204 vears. MTThe .Ne w Bedford Standa rd is ot the opinion that the decision of the Florida case '- virtusdl y settles the Pres- idential question. ¦' and thinks "if the Democrats had any decency they would give it up now and cease to make fur- ther objec tions." nF"Hou. Lot M. Morrill , Secretary of the Treasury, is suffering from ty- phoid pneumonia , and has been confin- ed lo his house some ten davs. ^F'The Springfield Republican states that Gov. Hendricks is going to Eu- rope in May. Guess he don't expect to be Vice President. (^¦Thirteen hundred bbls. of cran- berries of the crop of 187G, have been shipped from the depot in Sandwich, over the O. C. It. R. ud to Feb. 1.1877. County Inklings The Adi-ucate ,-tsites that two unoc - cupied houses at. South Wellileet have recentl y been broken into. Some Hour was stolen from (hsit owned by Benja- min F. Paine, of Brighton , sind the crockery in Set h Xewcomb's wsis packed but not taken away. Schooner Ida & Anna, which went sishore at Bound Brook Island , Wcll- llee t. ' _M ult., has been lloated by the Xorth American Oil Co. Mary Macarth y, Bridget O. Wilson and Louisa Burke were sirraigned , Wednesdsiy. before Trisil Justice J. B. Crocker, sit Provincetown , oh two counts for selling li quor without si li- cense, and each lined S.r >i' and eosts ^ and sentenced to three months in the House of Correction at Barnstsible. Lsist year's report of the temperance committee shows tIk* following results : Number of places searched , ^2: lined, S: lines suspended on probation , o; sent to j siil for nonpayment ot line , 1; compelled to close up their business and leave town , :i: number of gallons seized , t.">i) ; number of gallons for- feited. 111. Sheriff Whilcomb carried the forfeited li quors to Boston last week. •The tsix for the County, reported by the Legislative Committee, is -SKi.itUU . Lewis C. Swift , Esq., has .sold to John M. Glidden sind others of Bos- io n. ;";0 acres of hind at Woods J lo11. on which to erect summer residences. Ilev. W. L. Phillips , now pastor ot the Methodist church sit South Yar- mouth, is said to be silread y selected for the St. Psiul's church , Fall Kiver , next vear. Osterville. Josiah A. Ami's sind wife, and Josisih Backus and wife of Maiden, have been spending si few dsiys with their psi- reuts and friends in this vilhige. Mr. Joseph Uobbins hsis sirrived home from Boston , sind Zenas Wiley and wife from Providence , are silso spending a lew days here. ( ' apt . Frank Young sind wife hsivc left for their home in Sheboygsin. Capf . X- II. Hearse and crew of sch. Vii-i'-inia. have arrived home. The Virginia is hauled up sit New Bedford. ( ' apt. N. JO. West sind cre w hsive left for Providence to join their vessel sind resume the coasting business. The Lecture hist Thursdsiy evening by Dr. lOldridge , on the "Destinies ot the .liepublic ," was sin sible sind in- st ructive one. sind was listened to with greal interest by si large suidience. Next Thursday evening Rev. Mr. Nutter of Sandwich , will lecture.— Su bj ect : "Boys as they sire ; Men sis thev should be. or the Model M'si n. l. Tin-: Boston Tkavf.i.f.r lias gsuned rap idl y in popularity during the past year, and its dail y issue is now probsi- bl y more sought sifter th sin smy oilier paper publi shed in Boston. Its ••JJe- view of the week", its publication of Beechcr 's sermons , iis sible and crisp editorisils , its complete record of the news , sind its general make-up has won for it si first plsu-e in the newspaporial world. And m order to make it still better , if such a thing wsis possible ,we see il stsiled the Ju skhi W. Bauti.ktt , Esq.. a most sible newsitaper writer , hsisassumed its editorial msinsigeinent. At. one time he edited the Bangor Whi g, sind subseijuentl y was suji erin- tending edilorofiheNew York Evening Post, sind still lsiter sict ed sis the privsite Secretsiry of Sen;itlst. and Feb. 7th , and proved interesting. The essays, music and arguments were well received sind quite an enthusiasm was manifested in ('•ivar ot' tlio T .vceum :if cncli session.— Centreville. I sun requested to make the following unionuceinent : "TheMethodist Cliap- >1 will be dedicated to the service of Ait (to uots as to us success irom scar- city of talent and want of support have been completely overcome as is attest- ed bv the fact thsit Libert v Hsill. where its .se. -. -toiis sue iieiii, \\ sis crow lien 00111 evenings, and the interest is still in- creasing. The greatest regret is that the hall is not large enough to seat sill who attend, many people being obliged both evenings to stand. This was espec- isdl y lo be regretted for those who came from out of the vilisige. Thr> iii'vt session ( Wednesdnv ove- nining. 14th mst.) begins at t Ai) 1 . M. and it is hoped that those who favor us with . their presence from out the vil- lage will be at the hall before 7 o'clock , that they nisiv be accommodated with seats . The programme for hist AVed- nesdsiv (. 'veiling wsis as follows: Essay, by A. S. Crosby. Subject— Our Pilgrim Forefaihers . Discussion of the question , "Can we gain more knowledge by residing than observation. " All'.. Clark Lincoln; N'eg.. Gorhani F. Crosby, interspers- ed with si variety of music which avsis well selected, creditstblv perlorined aud 11V. i l l H i > 1V^V- V- * * V- V I • The term of ollice of President , Vice President sind Ex. Committee having exp ired, (two weeks being si term) the following officers were chosen sit the hist meeting : President—F. G. Kelley. Vice President-—Howard Marston. IOx. Committee—Gorhani F. Crosby. John B. Cornish. Miss Lucy G reen anil .Mrs. Chloe Hsimblin. The programme for Wednesday eve- ning, Feb. 14t h , is as follows: Essay by C. II. Hadley—Subject , Our f 'ossi/ii/itit's. Discussion ot the resolution. "K e- solved . That wesilth has more influence thsiu knowlege ." All".—las . I) . Kelley. Neg.—John B. Cornish. The meeting io be interspersed wiih good vocaLsind instrumeulsd mu.-ic. Rev. Mr. Iloughton of ll yauuis , will lecture in the Congregational church iu this vilhige on Monday evening, Feb . l'.Hh.at 7.:>0 o'clock. Subject : "The future of America." Trust there will be a full holi>e. lOi no. The Il ysinnis Bsiptisi Sabbath School had a most enjoyable time in their Chsipel on Tuesday evening last , in the shape of si tea. psirly. Table.' were set on both sides of the Chapel, the entire length of the room. They were well losuled with si variety of delicacies in- cluding oranges smd confectionery for fhi , ' especial delect sition of Ihe children. At Ij o'clock they were well tilled with happy sind hungry ones of all sizes sind siges . smd tints , who did simp le justice to the fare provided. After sup- per the tallies were quickl y cleared and put out of the way, sesits moved back and (he room well desired for a good , romp ing time. And thoroug hl y the Ml tie folks—and larger ones too—went into Copenhagen , blind man 's bull ", etc. Singing and recitations followed, sifter which csime smother phiv spell, when the tittle ones were dismissed at si sesisonable hour for good little boys and girls , while (he boys sindg irls who were neither so little nor so good—t he hitter including both the pasior and Superintendent Sears—kepi the fun alive until lo o'clock, when the revel broke up with the universal testim ony thsit it had been si good time. AV. P. K. Mrs. Agnes Abbott Iloug hton , Av i fe of Rev. M. II. Iloughton. occup ied the pul pit in t he. Univers sdisl church Sun- dsiy, her husband prestching in I'l y- niouth the same day. The subject for the morning sermon avsis the "\';due of the Human Soul." For the evening, "Human Sympsith y."' Both of these sublime subjects Avere presented to the larii'e audience present in si comprehen- sive and tonehiii "- manner. It is :i sat- isfaction smd ii rich rewsird to the de- sci ples of true reform thai we have at lstst arrived sit thsit blessed reality , a Christian Avoman in a Christian pulpit. 15. Wanthd. —The old record- of the I niversalist Society in Hyannis. Who- ever has them , or knows Avhere t hey sire. Aviil confer a favor by informing K. S. P.H'K. Hysmn is, Feb. l:i, 1*77. The ladies of the L'niverssdis t church had another of their pleasant Sociables at Masonic Hall , the past week. They furn ish music , coffee and cake, and chsirge th e small sum of 20 cents onl y, thus allowing- many of the young peo- ple of small means to enjoy a pleasant occasion, which is orderl y, civil, cour- teo us, and refining, serving as a harm- less recreatio n, and at th e same time improvin g the manners. There AA'as the largest croAv d that ever attended these popular amusements. There were 217 tickets sold and 1G0 persons or 20 setts on the floor at one time. Everything in this village seems quiet, harmonious and happy. The question of veracity which arose be- tAveen seme of our most estimable citi- zens, lam happy to see. has ceased. It turned out that both parties were right, looking at it from their stand point and baring the proncness of human nature to exaggerate that about which the}- feel strongly. x. A Card .—Rev. Samuel E. Evans, pastor of the Union church, Cotuit, and Avife,desire to express to the citi- zens and friends of Cotuit their grati- tude and hearty thanks for the many tokens and expressions of good will which they haA^e received in money and provisions. Cotuit Port, Feb. 10, 1877. Orleans. Toavn Mketixc.—The annual town meeting was held on Monday oth inst., at 1o'clock P. M. Hon. Jonathan Ilig- gins-was elected Moderator. Prayer Avas offered by Rev. AVm. C. Stiles. The following officers were elected : Toavii Clerk and Treasurer—Free- man Mayo. Selectmen—Freeman Doane, Joseph AV. Rogers, A. Thomas NcAVComb , who are sdso to perform the duty of Asses- sors and Overseers of the Poor. Constsible and Collector—Freeman Msivo. Auditors—Joseph Taylor,Hon. John Kenrick . School Committee, for three years— Joseph II. Cumniings, Joseph AV. Rog- ers. George AV. Cumniings, Eldredge F. Small. Surveyor of Iljglnvsiys—Elisha Cole. Surveyors of Lumber — Joseph K. Gould , Edmund Crosby. Fence Viewers—Freeman ISfaa-o. Ira Mayo. Measurer of AYood—Lot IIig"gins. Field Drivers—Joseph K. Mayo, Seneca lliggins, Jonathan Mayo , Lo- renzo D. Young, Carmi II. Shattuck , Alfred Kenrick, Human Swain, Elisha Hopkins, John Linn ell , Elisha Cole, Eliakim l liggins. Pound Keeper—Samson Hunt. Town voted to accept the donation of Hon. David Snow and to appropri- ate 82000 for locating and building a Town Librarv. After si long and in- te resting discussion the site of the old Academ y, near the residence ot Law- yer Doane ,was selected as the location. Town voted to siccept another gift of -*1000from lions. Heman Smith smd Thomas Doane. formerl y of this town, in slid of the building fund. This will make , Avhen added to the approprisi- tion of ihe town , a sufficient sum to build a A'ery hsindsoine building. The town is to be congratulated upon the unanimity with which it passed these important acts. The appropriation? of the town for the ensuing year are as follows: High School. 8U.")0 Grammar and Primary Schools. 1.5")0 Highways sind Bridges, l.ooo Debt and Interest. " 5oo Miscellaneous expenses. 2..SOO Total, si;,.soo (Hhur minor matters of business were transacted. A correspondent of the Yarmouth Iici/ ister reports Alfred Kenrick and Dr. B. F. Sesiburv sis appointed by Messrs. Doane and Smith. They were committee in behalf of the Town. Rev. AV. C. Stiles lectured in the Hall , on Ihe "Boston Ruvivsil ," on Sundsiy evening. A "plum porrid ge" party in the Town Hall on Thursday CA'ening avsis Iie sirtii y enjoyed by about three hun- dred persons. Mrs . 10. B. Rogers has been visiting in Boston the past week. Subject for discussion at the Lyceum next meeting : h'csok-eiL Thai the elective franchise should be extended onl y lo those ay ho can read sind Avrite. Oi. 'i.i: a n s . Feb. 11. 1S77. A great desd of dissali.-faction is felt in regard to the sile selected by the citizens of the town for the location ol the new Library building, to be known sis "Snow 's Library. '7 We feel no gratitude in our hesirts towsirds ont- a ' utv.ra who. to gratif y A siin ambition , sway tlu: majority of the people by the oiler of si few paltry dollars : neither can AVe have any sympath y for thsit class of persons who sell their birlh- I 'ii/ ht f o r a ) ncsx of ' [>olt<¦/:•< ¦ .'—enough to make a small losid for Sam. Thacher's ox-team. We commenced our education (it is not finished) sit the little yellow school- liouso in "Clagg's lane ," under the tutorshi p of thsit excellent teacher. Miss AVhelden. She 'may not now be engaged in that calling or known by the name of Miss Martha, but at all CA-ents she may be assured that her _l//. !¦ . i charm of the book however, is n,,; the story, but in the language in w i ,; it is clothed. The author 's grace :; purity of diction is strikingh ;;.: ifesj ed in almo.-i CA'ery line . We qe. just one paragraph from near the u- , ing of the book : One by one the faint >unsei ti . laded from the sky: the far oil" civ of the orange hill grew darker: ; nearer tiles of pines on the Whatu . . Mountain became si black back groun and. with the coininu" on of ni"-|it. r w too an icy silence thsit seemed to -liiV .-i and arrest the very wind itself. T- ,>• crisp leaves no longer rustled, the wip - ing whi ps of alder snapped no iop^ei- : the icicles no longer dropped a c..M fruitage from barren branch and -pra \ : and the roadside trees relap.-ed ] \i -.-> stony quiet, so that the sound of hor- .- -- hoofs bresiking through the thin , dull lustreless fibres of ice that patched ii. e furrowed road , might have been in ;,;-d by ihe nearest Continental picket a mile awav. Ihe book is issued in ''Little Cla —;. sty le , and has several handsome iil n trations drawn bv C. S. IJe inhari . New Books. M n . imutok: m is w i t h p l ea-ure , thai , in repl y to an article by Mr. Siile s in y our paper of the -_':'.d ul t." . I am able to say thsit 1 Jo "recognize sin-h a thin g as Christianity. " Y et it is not ihe Chris t ianiiy dependent on ihe t r a d i t i o n of the past, nor on certain dogmsiii. - be- liefs : but it is. the earnest de.-iiv f;.r t r u t h , the sense of dulv. the loveofoiir fellow-man, and the inward conimuii i- calion of the soul Avith ils Maker. To be a Christian it is not ncce-- ., :-v to recognize "such si pers on sis Chri - ; .'"' nor ev en ti) hsive lieard of him. ( h i i- ; - isinity consists in the princi ple.- laid down by Christ, the radical r.-fnr nn i of his d;iy: hen ce one* who pos-e-~, - the spirit of these princi ples , whet! ,. ¦<: h e knows whence it conies or not. i- a ( "li rist ian. Str:iu-s admits the historical value oi ' the first t w o (Gospels, and h i m s e l f - a - . - in his -Lif e (if Jesus" th sit "the es-c:i ",-e of (he Christian faith is ])erfectl y \>\i\ , -- peudent of his criticism. " Nei ther he nor r. aur sillempled iiny t h i n g thai \' :\v sind honest Biblical cVilici.-i u >li,. ,;M no!, and lh at I hey were impelled !• >. ii >- hi ghe-i motive.- i- prov ed by th eir iv- gardles>nes- of oppo.-i ti on. " The\ 11' .I no t build ".-ys tems to prove that :!: ¦:¦¦ is no (' ii .ri-i :" for lirsl, both ae/.-itf "-- - rdij t- him ; and second , had they den ', -.I him il would hsive been as the rouh • ¦!' lon g and arduous |oil seeking for ' ;¦ ¦ // ¦»/// . and i!" Ibis wen." such a r, -n: ; . would it not have been ilishom-sl i" conc eal if? and is honesiy incomp ati- ble w i t h < 'hrislianitv? \\ e iId iidmit J'arkersind Knier-m i a.-; Christians , and neilher of them has done siiight to inj u re [he rsiiise of Chrislianity. Whs' tt !hey h a re dole- is this : They hsive shown ihal •• iai ih wi thout works is vain. " The\ hav e, spoken iigiiinsl ignorance , blind-belief , bigotry , and clinging to the h.lh r of th e law, unmindfu l of the sp irit. Ami Ihey hsive endeavored lo remove ii,e old prop s of doginsiand .-uper.-li ti on on which the Church hsis so long re-i i-d , thus compelling it lo stand or fall !>\- Ihe power of its own intrinsic w o nh . Such an occupation is w o r t h v of ihe hi ghest praise, rather th stn cen-ure a-; i i i i i ' b r i s li : i i i We think Mr. Stiles Avould be a little. bothered to mention the names oi ' a thousand moral men in America . v\ h< > sire writing, preaching, or lec iurin - to prove that there is no (iod. " ami we doubt if there , is one. who denie- \\\<: exi.-lence of whsil Matthew Arnold. :-:' !s "t he Power , noi ourselves , which makes for righteousness." '•May morality of conduct eo-. \i i wiih siny damnable belief-"'t Mr. <;] ] ¦ -s liim.-elfsays "Acts are neilher wioi , ; nor right in themselves ."" then h..u ran he have such :i thing a- "htora li/,/ ' 1 eon duct "? Again , |ie ma kes con'di M-i e<|uivalen t fo niorid ily :ind then .-;i»- , "Morality refers to motive.- which i:: - behind the acts ," or. in oilier won ;- , moral acts spring from moral motive - , thus making a plain contr adiction ot his other statements thill they ran In; prompted by "any damnable' belief- ."' "Have the worst enemies"' of tin: Christian Church '-been moral men 'r'1 stud can "one heretic " injure its ran-i: "more than a hundred knaves?" if -o. t hank (iod for heretics ! If th«: Hnii - '-h rests on so rot/en a foundation us io be shaken by the oppo.-ition of one i r:i< - hesirted msui Avhose investi gation- ha\ n led him to dissent froin the ])opular op inion, let it fall, and than k Com il .at , the -hstckles which so long hsive bound man are taken siwsty ! But (/hn '.-l ' .-i Church is "founded on a rcr l, " hence, whatever tails must be spurious . \v hi! > : thus freed from all its inward blemi-h- es and oulward deformiiies . iiav h ig been tried and not found witn lin^ . i.n r citadel is safe , and our -tron irir .M in the princi ples of Chri>! reuiai is- un- shaken. Yours, eic. av. m. w. Lho ll yiiimis DLseussion. Pi-:tki:so\'s M a<; .\xixk for Mar . 'i opens Avitli sin exquisite sieel eii -r ;,\- ing. •• Com ing Home ," Av hich i.- a ioni: worth (lie jirice of the number. '! :.is is followed by a double-sized rolo -.-.-d fa.-h ion plsite . Avifh live figures , a v. iv beiiiilifu ! affair . Then eoines it eo!..,. 'l pattern for it tid y on Java ranv. ,-: then ii chiinning- eiig-raving. "The l-';;-t Lxprr-s.-: " and tlien some' fortv other illust rations of fashions, work-iable. liitltf 'rns , .fee , Sir. The stories are un- usuall y good this month. We notic e particularl y a powerfu l one by Mrs , F. Hodgson Burnett, " Madenioisell- Su/.ette," and also Mrs. Anna >, Stephens' stirriii"- novelet. "The I ».- - pendent Cousin/ " We do not see how sut y lady can do without this maysiziiie , for it combines more sittractioiis.. a nd for a less price, than any other of ihu kind. The price to single subscriber - is only two dollars a year. To dub- it is cheaper still. It " is not too hue id got up clubs for 1877 , and perhaps many who thought they could no! :.V- ford it, earlier in the season , can aJ!""r> l it noAv, when times are unini-t:ik:ib!y getting better. Specimens are .-nit , gratis, to those wishing to o-et up ehib- . Back numbers, to January inclusiv e , can always be furnished. Addn-- Chakles J. Peteksox. . "i'h; Che-tuut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. r^PCaptain E. H. Tobey, of South Monument , commander of " bark V;n:!- oyden , of Baltimore, arrived home on Thursday of last week. Avith the re- mains of his Avife avIio died iit sea, March 28, 187G, aud which were in- terred in Baltimore List \hiv. The 13arn.stable District Medical Society Met al Hyannis , on Friday, 9th hist., smd were the guests of Dr. Peter Pineo. Aside from the usual routine business incident to ordinary meetings of this Society the present one Avas of unusual interest. Dr. Pineo entertained his medical brethren in that superlativelv corduil manner for which he is so dis- tinguished—indued, on this occasion, if anything, the doctor rather outdid himself. The banquet which ho had prepared for his guests aviis decidedly recherche: sill the delicacies , both in and out of season , Avere spread in tempting array before them , and were dispensed Avith si lsivish hstnd. The after dinner tsdk was most in- teresting, and Avas rendered unusuall y so by the presence of (hat distinguished physician , Professor J. B. S. Jackson , avIio occupied the chair of Pathologicsil Anatomy in the Medical Dept. of Har- vard 1 'nivers ity. Dr. Jackson proba- bl y holds :i higher rank in his depart- ment of medical science than any man in America ; and the members of the Barnstsible District will long remem- ber his instructive remarks and feel the mselves obli gated to Dr. Pineo for the opportunity of meeting smd con- versing- with this eminent scientist. ihe meetings of this Society are growing more interesting and instruc- tive each yesir. Physicians become personall y acquainted and there is de- veloped that corps d' esprit Avhich ought to exist between the members ol a great profession ; both because it has, si salutary influence upon the members themselves, and because it redounds to the sidvsintsige to society whose ser- vants they are. The semi-annual at Dr. Pineo 's Avill be remembered as one of the most en- iovable in the annals of the Societv.