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CURRENT TOPICS. 
Cerrlt Smith Dying. 
As we go to press Gi u.iut Smith is dying in 
this city—may bo dead, lie came to New York, 
accompanied by bis wife, to spend the holidays 
with his friends. He stated to his wife, while 
dressing Saturday morning, that he had slept 
uncommonly well and that he had not enjoyed 
so merry a Christmas in a longtime. His health 
was excellent previous, but while still dressing, 
his utterance became suddenly indistinct, and 
he was borne to bed, being only able to utter. 
Very weak." He became at once unconscious, 
and has remained so since. 
Gerrit Smith was born in Utica, N. Y., March 
0,1797, and is therefore nearly 78 years of age. 
Ifo was the son of I’ctor Smith, the early part¬ 
ner and companion of John Jacob Astor, with 
whom he traversed New York State in the early 
time, trading with Lite Indians for furs, each 
thus laylug the foundation for the immense 
wealth which they accumulated. PeterSmith, 
the father of Gsrrit, was the largest landholder 
in New York State, holding from 1,000,000 to 
1,500,000 acres of land, Gerrit inherited the bulk 
of this large property, which was distributed In 
lirty-slx of the sixty counties of the State. He 
was well known as an anti-slavery and temper¬ 
ance advocate, ns I ho warm friend and defender 
of laboring men, and as a philanthropist in the 
broadest sense of the word—muntflcect In his 
benevolence and always prompt and timely in 
his action. Although a lawyer and advocate 
of great ability, he rarely practiced in the courts 
and then only todefond the helpless and secure 
justice. Ho was a thorough and remarkable 
businessman. His hospitatli y is well ki own, 
his house always being an “ open" one. YVe 
have no space for a review of his public career, 
but he willbe mourned throughout the country 
by ail classes as a man who was the friend and 
counselor of the oppressed and unfortunate. 
King Kalakaua. 
This Sandwich Island potenate is in New 
York. He has been to Washington and was re¬ 
ceived there In a distinguished manner by the 
President, Cabinet and Congress, and then, ac¬ 
cepting the tendered hospitalities of New York 
City, came hither to be lionized. He has liter¬ 
ally received “ every atteutloD.” Rooms at the 
Windsor Hotel were provided, the Common 
Council appointed a committee to receive him 
ou his arrival at Jersey City, a speech was made 
at him by the chairman of that committee, an¬ 
other by Mayor Vance on his arrival at the 
Windsor. He has been taken to see our schools 
and other public institutions, has visited the 
“bulls" and "bears,” of the Stock Exchange, has 
seen the “Black Crook," visited Booth’s Thea¬ 
tre, attended church twice, drank lager beer in 
a lager beer saloon for the tlrst vimo and pro¬ 
nounced the beverage “ very good basalarm¬ 
ed the Fire Department, and been duly aston¬ 
ished by the speed with which the alarm was 
responded to and the engines began throwing 
water; has “received” and shaken hands with 
the public; is to visit Barnum’s Hippodrome; 
will call on “Col. Sellers;" is to bo received 
formally and eat dinner with the Municipal au¬ 
thorities, and will go hence to Boston. There 
are some pc<“pie who think this reception of 
His Majesty quite all the consideration he Is 
entitled to, and that “the thing is being run 
into the ground,” and that sundry people are 
“ making fools of themselves," which is nearly 
always the case. But then the advent of a real 
King among us is not of common occurrence, 
and this one “looks every inch a King," and, 
bo far as report goes, has behaved himself with 
becoming kingly dignity and decorum. Let him 
have the full benefit of “a royal good time." 
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Fatal Affrays In New Orleans. 
The political and personal quarrels in Louisi¬ 
ana have very naturally culminated in fatal 
affrays, and “ the end is not yet." A dispatch 
from New Orleans, Dec. 86, suys:— In a fight 
between Daniel C. Byerly, manager of the 
Bulletin, and Ex-Gov. Warmoth, to-day, on 
Canal street, Byerly knocked Warmoth down 
with a stick, and jumped ou him, when War¬ 
moth, drawing his knife, stabbed Byerjy seven 
timesin the abdomen. The wounds are danger¬ 
ous. Warmoth was arrested. The difficulty 
bet ween Byerly and Warmoth grew out of the 
controversy between Warmoth and the Bulle¬ 
tin, which led to the publication on Friday, by 
Warmoth, of a eard addressed to the manager 
of the Bulletin, reflecting upon that paper and 
Mr. Jewell, one of its editors." 
A subsequent dispatch says Byerly died at 
i 10.40 on Saturday night,—and that In a row the 
I *atoe evening, between uegroes and whites, 
two negroes were killed, while two soldiers 
were severely wounded in an encounter be¬ 
tween soldiers and citizens. Further and 
seilous trouble is ant icipated. 
The Brooklyn Scandal. 
This has got into the newspapers again in a 
way that is not creditable to the parties con¬ 
cerned. Mr. Beecher, unwisely wo think, has 
published in Ills paper, the Christian Union, a 
manifesto, which, however temperate In tone, 
has provoked a prompt and caustic response 
from Mr. Tilton and stirred up the whole brood 
of partisans of each to fever heat. It has done 
no good. The whole subject is in court, and 
must bo decided there. The appeal to the 
public, by either party was uncalled for and 
st upid. “ Whom the gods wish to destroy ” do 
"they first make mad 7" 
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HOME NEWS PARAGRAPHS. 
John Harrington of Las Animas trapped 
thirty-five beavers In nine days. 
The Hon. W. S. Johnson, ex-Secretary of 
State of New Jersey, died at Trenton on Thurs¬ 
day week. 
J. A. Poppe of Sonoma is raising carp for the 
San Francisco market. He imported the stock 
from Europe. 
King Kalakaua gave an audience to former 
Hawaiian subjects at the Windsor Hotel, on 
Christmas day. 
Senator Fenton denies that an arrangement 
had been made between him and Senator ConU- 
ling to support the former for re-election to 
the Senate. 
Rev. R. W. Patterson, B. I)., was on Deo. 1st 
inaugurated Professor of Christian Ethics and 
Evidences in the Theological Seminary cf the 
North-West, Chicago. 
Christmas was a pleasant and peaceful holi¬ 
day In New Y’ork City, the churches being well 
attended, and no crimes of importance being 
reported by the police. 
Rev. I>r. Thomas lticbey. Professor of Ecclesi¬ 
astical History at Faribault, Minn., has written 
an elaborate letter on the constitutional qius- 
tlons involved in the rejection of Dr. Seymour 
for the Bishopric of Illinois. He think- Dr. S. 
was properly elected. 
The Louisiana Returning Board, in a pub¬ 
lished statement, give their reasons for throw¬ 
ing out polls in the different parishes, and 
claim to have performed their duties properly 
and according to law. The House stands 
nearly if not quite a tie, and three Republican 
and three Democratic Congressmen are elected. 
Rev. Wm. II. Huntingdon of All Saints' Rec¬ 
tory, Worcester, Mass., has declined the Bish¬ 
opric of Iowa. 
A fire at Newport, Ky„ Christmas evening, 
destroyed $35,000 worth of property. 
A Mormon paper at Salt Lake places the 
number of polygamists in the Territory at 
1,000 men, 3,000 women, and 9,000 children, and 
tho cost and loss, by legal punishment of all, at 
$2,000,000, and thinks that the courts would 
have around them 3,000 crying women and 9,000 
crying children. 
In San Francisco lately, at the installation of 
Univorsalist pastor, the opening prayer was 
delivered by a Unitarian, the Scriptures were 
read by a Jewish rabbi, a Presbyterian offered 
the second prayer, tho sermon was by a Con¬ 
gregationalism the installing prayer by a Pres¬ 
byterian, and the charge to the pastors and ad¬ 
dress to the people by Unitarians. 
Kalakaua will visit Ottawa. 
England complains of cold weather. 
Saratogiana will built a railroad to the lake. 
It is denied that a compact has boen formed 
between the Canada Southern and the New 
York Central railroads. 
Collisions occurred on Wednesday week in 
England, at Blackbune and Dudley, in the 
former several persons being killed and in¬ 
jured. 
Thomas Cottrell Clark the first editor of the 
Saturday Evening Post and at one time was 
editor of the Saturday Courier, died in Camden 
N. J., last week. In 1843 he was associated with 
Edgar Allan Poe and under the firm of Clark & 
Poe they published a magazine entitled The 
Stylus. While edltingtbePhiladelpbia Courier, 
Mr. Clark engaged the services of Mr. Poe as 
literary and art orillo. 
Efforts are making to secure the pardon of 
Spence I’ettus, the railroad forger. He has 
made astounding disclosures, which will be 
made public after his case la decided. 
Tardy and Lav, Insurance men, fought a duel 
in Mobile, Dec. 23, Tardy was killed at the first 
fire. 
Alfred Macy, member of the governor’s coun¬ 
cil, died in Boston Dec. 23. 
Nelson Tracy, an employe at Btevens’ mill, 
at Quinnebang, Mass., was caught in the ma¬ 
chinery and instantly killed, Dec. 23. 
About 200 mechanics and laborers on the 
foundation of the new custom house and post- 
olfice building at St. Louis, were discharged 
Dec. 24, and the work stopped on account of 
the appropriation having been exhausted. 
The American Geographical Society held a 
meeting in New York last week, and wa* ad¬ 
dressed by Lieutenant Wheeler of the U. S. en¬ 
gineer corps, on the results of bis expedition to 
Utah, Colorado, New Mexion arid Arizona. 
Marie Twain, author of “The Gilded Age,” 
made a Bpeech in the Park Theatre Wednesday 
evening week, on the occasion of the one hun- 
dreth performance of that play. 
The Now York Board of Trade has adopted a 
resolution recommending the abolition of all 
duties upon steel. 
Weston lias accomplished his great feat of 
walking 500 miles In six days. We hope he will 
now give his great feet a rest. 
The New York Musical Gazette, edited by 
Chester G. Allen and published by Blglow & 
Main, has been discontinued at the end of Its 
eighth year. 
Mmc. Nilsson lias broken her engagement to 
sing at the Imperial Opera House at Vienna, 
becauso the Intend&nt demanded that she 
should sing in German. 
James Walker, D. I)., formerly President of 
Harvard College, died at Cambridge, Mass., De¬ 
cember, 24. 
Mayor Vance of New York has rcroovod Com¬ 
missioner* Stern and Bowen, and appointed 
Isaac II. Bailey, Townsend Cox aod Edward L. 
Dounelly as tho new Board of Charities and 
Correction. 
Miss Mansfield, the fast woman, has recovered 
about $25,000 from the Fisk estate. 
The Chicago Times is of the opinion that 
Missouri will have a hard task to make a ju¬ 
dicious selection from the score or more of 
senatorial aspirants now in tho field, and says 
that the man who spends the most money will 
probably carry off the prize, 
Tho Eon. Alvali Crocker, Representative In 
Congress from tho 10th District of Mass., died 
at his residence In Fitchburg, on Saturday last. 
John Russell, of Greenfield, Mass., tho 
veteran cutlery manufacturer, and founder of 
this Industry in America, died at his home on 
Saturday last, aged 75. 
An incendiary Are at Clarendon, Ark., early 
on the morning of Dec. 24, destroyed $50,000 
worth ol property. 
C. K. Ross, father of the stolen boy, offers 
$5,000 reward for Charlie’s return, and no ques¬ 
tions asked, ho being satisfied that the abduc¬ 
tors were killed at Bay Ridge. 
Massachusetts has at last settled with tho 
contractors, and become possessed of Hoosac 
Tunnel. What will she do with it? is a question 
of interest to New York as well as to Boston. 
The Louisiana Returning Board has left the 
remaining contested parishes to be decided by 
tho Assembly, that body having a Republican 
majority of one, as declared by tho Board. The 
Conservatives publish a list of the candidates 
elected taken from sworn duplicates of the 
returns and corrected by those in possession of 
the Returning Board. 
The Congressional Committee to investigate 
Alabama affairs has begun taking testimony. 
On complaint of U. S. Indian Agent Bingham 
that the Black Hills reservation has been in¬ 
vaded by while miners, the Secretary of the 
Interior calls upon tho Secretary of War to 
expel the intruders by force. 
Four men foil down a shaft In Jersey City 
and wore killed last. week. 
Afire in the large furnituro manufactory of 
Warren Ward & Co., Spring St., N. Y., last Sun¬ 
day, caused a loss of $250,000. 
Capt. W. H. Bartholomew of the 16th Regi¬ 
ment of Infantry, who won distinction in tho 
War for the Union, died at the Uuited States 
Arsenal, Little Rock, Ark., Dec. 24. 
Elibu Burritt has received from Oxford, 
England, the proof-sheets of his Sanscrit gram¬ 
mar. The book will be published within a few 
weeks. 
Roger Williams' watch was exhibited at a 
recent meeting of the Rhode Island Historical 
Society. It is still running and is apparently 
in as good condition as when he wore it to this 
country in 1031. 
Apprehensions of serious trouble in Louisiana 
are entertained in official circles in Washing¬ 
ton. It is rumored that the military force in 
New Orleans is to be largely augmented and 
that Lieut.-Gon. Sheridan will assume com¬ 
mand. 
The Chief of Ordnance asks Congress to ap¬ 
propriate $500,000 for the conversion of smooth 
bore into rifle cannon, and for providing an ex¬ 
perimental firing ground. 
President Robinson of Brown University has 
received for the library of that institution a 
copy in Pall of the Damna-na-thni-ga-nee, one 
of the books of the Buddhist scriptures, very 
rare and difficult to procure even in Burnish. 
The production of Iron ore was diminished 
the past year in Missouri, owing to the general 
depression. There were only 166,200 tons of ore 
lecelved during 1874 at St. Louis against 349,357 
In 1873. The entire production of the State was 
about 270,000 tons. 
In Oregon the canning of salmon has been 
overdone, so that prices have deteriorated to 
such an extent that the canners have gone to 
canning beef Instead, As they can buy cattle 
in Oregon for 2 1-3 cents a pound, there is a 
margin to work on in the business. 
Fellowcraft, with a record of running four 
miles in 7 minutes 19‘4 seconds, has been bought 
by Mr. R. Penistan, of Kentucky. He will be 
taken from the turf and put in service. 
The Proctor-Moulton libel case came before 
the United States court in Brooklyn, Wednes¬ 
day week, but Mr. Moulton being absent on 
account of sickness, thq_caso was at his desire 
submitted to a referee, before whom Miss Proc¬ 
tor’s testimony was taken, and the case was 
settled by Moulton’s agreeing to pay Miss Proc¬ 
tor for all expenses of the proceedings, tho sum 
amounting to $4,375. 
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FOREIGN NOTES, 
Lieut. Paver, a participant in three Austri¬ 
an Artie explorations. Is writing a full account 
of those expeditions. 
The Mexican Congress, by a voto of 113 to 57, 
has ordered the suppression of the Order of 
Sisters of Charity. 
While Bishop Colenso is battling with the 
English bishops, his son is carrying off honors 
at Oxford in natural science. 
Pere Byaclnthe preached on Thanksgiving 
Day in the American Episcopal Church at 
| Geneva. Switzerland n most eloquent sermon. 
The Euglish company of reviser* of the New 
Testament held their 45th session on Tuesday, 
Dec. 8. They completed the second revision 
of Luke’s Gospel to the end of Chapter XVI. 
Upwards of 56,000 signatures have been re¬ 
ceived for the memorial to tho Queen and the 
Archbishops against the legalizing of Euchar¬ 
istic Vestment* and the Eastward Position. 
Tho Irish Presbyterians have taken up the 
temperance question. By order of the General 
Assembly, the Presbyterian ministers through¬ 
out Ireland preached on Temperance Sunday, 
Dec. 5. 
Gen. Garibaldi has written a letter denying 
the charges mado against him by the Com¬ 
mittee of tho French Assembly. He lays the 
blame for the French reverses on Gen. Bour- 
bnki. 
The London correspondent of tho Liverpool 
Post says that it is confidently expected that 
John Bright will accept the Invitation he has 
received to visit this country in 1875. 
It is reported in Influential clerical circles 
that Archbishop Manning has submitted to the 
approval of the Pope a scheme respecting the 
conduct of the Roman Catholic Church in En¬ 
gland in its eventual struggle with the Govern¬ 
ment. 
The barque Norge, from New York, Nov. 19, 
for Queenstown port, has arrived with two sur¬ 
vivors of the crew of the barque Amity. The 
latter foundered on the voyage from Philadel¬ 
phia for Antwerp, and eighteen hands were 
drowned. 
Tho Spanish commissioners to tho Philadel¬ 
phia centennial exhibition met in Madrid last 
week. Senor Castelar made an eloquent ad¬ 
dress. lie sketched the rise and progress of 
tho United States, tlK ideas of liberty und 
labor which prevailed there. lie found in tho 
American civilization, language and arts, traces 
of Spanish origin, which time and ingratitude 
were unable to eradicate. 
A special telegram from St. Petersburg to 
tho London Times says the difficulties with the 
Turcoman tribes in Khiva have been settled. 
Tho Attrok expedition has returned without 
fighting. The Turcomans voluntarily released 
thirty prisoners. 
Thirty persons were killed and fifty wounded 
by a railroad accident at Woodstock, England, 
December 24tli. Some of the latter were fatally 
injured. 
An explosion occurred in Bignal Hill colliery. 
North Staffordshire, England, Do cember 24th _ 
Twenty miners were killed. 
An extensive strike of coal miners in Wales 
is impending. Tlio ship-building trade is almost 
at a stand-still, and thousands of employes 
are idle at Liverpool, Glascow, Hartlepool, 
Stockton, and other points. 
Doan Stanley, in a sermon which he preached 
on the day or intercession for missions, Nov. 
30, in Westminster Abbey, passed a glowing 
eulogy on Dr. Colens >, as one who “ stands in 
the foremost rank of living missionaries.” 
There was an explosion of a powder maga¬ 
zine at Scutari, in Turkey, by which 200 persons 
were killed or mounded. 
The Carlists fired upon a German brig in dis¬ 
tress at Guetaria. The crew were rescued by 
the Republicans. 
Herr Georg, who has gained notoriety by his 
encounter with Prince Bismarck in the German 
Reichstag, was for many years amanuensis to 
Dr. von Dollinger. Prince Bismarck's recom¬ 
mendation to him to use plenty of water has 
created much amusement, Herr Georg being 
rather negligent as to bia external appearance. 
IlerrPestel, Councilor of tbe Dutch Legation 
at Pails, has been appointed Minister for the 
Netherlands at Washington. 
The Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia has been 
declared insane. 
The Lucknow Witness reports a revival 
among tbe Mohammedans of Lucknow. De¬ 
serted mosques have been repaired, some 
