Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 16, 1873, Page 8

" WASHINGTON. Dutline of the Bill in Equity Against the Credit Mobilier. What the Snyfiicuta Party are Doing in Hurope. " . Epectal Dispateh fo The Chicago Tridune, A TREDIOTION, YWasamoroN, May 16.—The Administration prgan hero this morning . is considorably troubled about tho Congrossional Convention whioh iasittiug in 8t, Louis. A shorb time ago 1t deprocated tlie movomont, on the ground that (£ was of & sectional charactor, and consoquontly should bo discouraged. Now it romarks as Follows: e ‘This Bt, Louis convention is, if wo are not miataken, Ihe inftial pojnt in 8 vew departurs usoll whioh par- liea will riso and fall, which will draw into it the whols industrial forcea’ of the country in a strugglo sgainet tho railroad corporations, u.uA:luj‘s mnznnll:]xlma:. A Gov. Lowis and Troasuror Biugham, of Ala- bama, passod_through this city touday, on routs home from Now York, whero thoy hnve -boon making arrapgements for .paying the intorest on tho bonded debt of tho Stato, and con- ummating tho salo of tho A.llhnmn&.cfmtunnnqn Ehumnd. The June intorest will bo promptly ]:nldl but grave doubta are uxgrosuud as to tho wbility of gho Btato to meot the July intorost. fhe parties who purchinsed the Alabama & Chlttnnnuf: Rallroad, undor an act of tho Iato Genoral Assombly, have failed to moot their ‘engagomonts. THY. EUROPEAN BYNDIGATE has alroady boon served with onough now G por ‘cent bonds to meot their first §60,000,000 aubsorip- tion to tho £800,000,000, but anotherlot of bon will probably be sont to Emn&n in & fow dnya in ordor to furnish a larger stook of those donomi- nations most in domond. This will not involve another call from the Byndicato at presont, and the probability is that no new call will bo made for somo_timd to come, About $12,000,000 of the 900,000,000 will be takon in thls country. Tho Syndicato will, on tho 18t of Juno, pay for tho groater portion of the $60,000,000 bonda al- ready takon in 5-20 bonds of 1862, and the ro- wmainder in gold. 1t is understood that o Elrty of clerks will Joave hero to-morrow, and sal from Now York on Baturday, with = batch of $8,000,000 moro new: bonds for the Byndioate; but this faot, if it shall turn out to be such, is earofully concealod by the Troasury suthorition, TIE NEW YORK CENTRAL, The Commissioner of Internal Rovenus ro- toived to-dny from Collactor Bailey, at' Albany, & certiflonto of deposit for 8486,000, covering pay- Emnt of tho scrip dividend tax due fromthe Now ork Qontral Railroad Company. This amount In oxclusive of nearly 850,000 obtainod fromloco~ motives abizod and gold prior to the rocont offer ©f compromiso, which resulted in tho above pay- ment, made undor protest. It is oxpocted that tho Company will immediately commenco suit nst Collector Dailey, who rotires from his offico on tho 20th inst., for the rocovory of the ‘whole amount, nchwidxalnnding tho decision of Judge Woodruff, of New York, which was sus- tainod by tho Suprome Courf of tno United Btates. ‘WESTERN NATIONAL BANRS, As an indication of the prosperity nnd incrense in the West and Northwest, ia the fact that quito = number of National Banks, ospecially in the smaller cities, have from timo to timo applied to tho Comptroller of tho Gurréncy for pormission to increase their capital. As the matter mow stands, additional circulation can be given, Tho 1ast banlk which mado nspllcnliun of tlus sort is the Firat National, of Banta Ko, Now Moxico, which wants to inoreasoits capital from $160,% 000 to §200,000, THE BOOK PURLOINER. flnorga 'W. Schledo, who was committed to jail wbout ton days sgo, charged with larceny of books from tho Congressional Library, was re- loased to-dsy on his own mcogniznuco, and will await tho action of tho Grand Jury next month. TOSTAL AGENT ARRESTED. W, Archer, of Virginia, Postal Route Agent between Mancon and Brunswick, Ga., was arrost- ®©d in this city to-day by & spocial sgent of tho Poat-Office Dopartment, charged with robbin tho mails of $328 in monoy-order funds, an other reglstored lotters containing small sums ‘telonging to privato pnrtics. Archer waa taken Bouth'to-night, Ho doos not admit the thott, but offers to poy tho amount claimed if the anthoritios \v!u:l iot him off. To the Associuted Press,) LEGAL~TENDERS. ‘Wasnrvaton, May 16,—Logal-tenders out- wtanding, §350,880,470. POBTAL MATTERS. The Third Assistant Postmastor-Gonoral to- «day sent & roquisition on the manufacturers for 8,946,000 postal-cards. 3 The Post-Offico to-day issucd nn advertise- ment soliciting propossls for one year's supply of post-ofico and registered package unwkamu. Estimated quantity of tho former, 8,000,000 of tholatter, 4,000,000, SUITE AGAINST THE CREDIT MOBILER, 'The bill in equity prepared by counsel of the United Btatos agninst tho Union Paciflo Railroad Company and Credit Mobilier, to bo filed in the United Btates Court at Hartford, procesds on the ground that the original subseriptions to the orted, nsking o bo continued, with au- rhuruy to co-oporate with the Oommlittco appolnted on the same subject by the Mantor QOar-Bulldors’ Associntion, which “waa granted. A renolution pro[,‘nund by the Committeo that it is,tho sonso of this Convention that no practionl advantagen will rosult from loose wheels or com- gfi:na‘dnxlm in ordinary railway eorvice, was Tho Committeo on machinery and appllancos for romoving wrooks and orooting hrfr‘l‘;‘;uu, 1O~ Eorlod, rocommending that strong linos, good locks, Jacks,and hand tools bo kept in tool-onrs, Ordered printed, ' Gon, D. D. Bmith, En‘purvlnlng Tuapsotor of general and stonm vorsola in tho United Btatos, was introduced by the Prosident. He eald ho would inform tho Convontlon, as n matter of fm- portanca to thom, that Congress had appropri- atod $100,000 for the purposo of exporimonting to discover the osuso of bollor oxplosions, Ex- poriments will probably be madoe during the monthe of Boptember, October, and Novem- bor moxt, b Pittsburgh or Oinclicinni, and Bandy Hool, ., J. An offor wonld bo mado to find tho causo of oxplosions, sud in this matter Mantor Mechanlos ‘who navigate tho land woro as much interested aa;thoso who navigato the sen. On thoir visit to Washington to-morrow ho would lo plonsod_to 208 any or all tho delogates at tho Trensury Do- patiment. (A plnuuos ‘I'wo committoos of tive oach were appointed to attond tho oxporiments. Tho Committeo on Steol Tires mede a report &hlfh lod to sowo disouseion, Tho roport was od. Tho Committee on Mechanical Laboratory ro- queatod that the President and Vico-President bo added ox-ofticio to tho Committee, and tho appro- pristion of n aum not oxcoodin, for” tho pumzmaa of n dynametor and othor instru- ments, * Thio followng officors wera clocted for the cne sulng yoar : I M. Britton, of Cineinnati, Prosi- dent ; N, E. Chapman, of blaveland, Flrat Vico- Trosidont ; W, A. Robineon of Hamilton, Can- uda, Bocond Vice-Pronidont ; J. A. Botchel, of of Oincinnati, Sccretary ; 8. J. Huyos, of Cht- cago, Trensurer. . Adjourned until evening. At tho ovcnlng sossion, tho Committeo on Promiums submitted s roport awarding the first promium of $70 to E. Noyel, of the Kansna Pa~ cifio Rallroad, for & dosign of apparatus for sup- plying locomotives with water, aud o socond: pro- um of $60.to Frank B. Philbrock, of Maino, {for o design of :Jopnmtun for romoving anow. The report was adoptod. g Chicago wan solected as tho placo for holding the noxg snnual muulmg. Mr, Fornoy, of tho Railroad Gazetle, rond a apor treating of a proposed instrumont for tost~ ng tho motion of sido valvos. Tho Committea on Bubjeots submitted o roport embracing a largo number of subjeots connocted with rail~ roading, such as narrow-gauge roads, weight and olasses of rolling-stock, consumption of fuel per milo, standard axles, nle., for considoration at the noxt mesting of the Associntion. Prosidont Britton dolivered n short addross, and tho Convention nd{uumud sino die. ‘o noxt meeting ia to bo held in Chioago on tho second Wednosday in May. ST. LOUIS. The Truo State of Facts About the Congressionnl Conferencesse~The Southorn Excursions Special Dispalch to The Chicago Tribune, 87. Lows, May 16.—After a day of confuslon and fostivity, it has boon definitoly srranged that the Congressional party and other invites shall loave at 7:46 a, m, to-morrow, on tho Atlantio & Pacific Lino, for Bpringflold, whoro they will take auppor, and whatover racoption the citizens think proper to afford, and spond tho night; dioner at Vionts, on Saturdny, TFrom Vienta, tho party will procoed by tho Missouri & Kansas Pacific, through tho Indinn Torritoty to Denison, whoro they will arrive Saturdsy night. Galvos- ton will bo reached on Monday. Thenco their journoy {s uncortaln. Somo will return and others will go to Now Orlodns, and furthor than that point no definito arrangoment has boon mado various interests having come into con- flict unexpoctodly. A meot) "?' attended by somo Sonators and Roprosontafives, and citizons, was hold this morning for the purposo of passing certain reso- lutions, ns thoso of tho Congrossional Conven- tion. ~F1ho mooting bolog convonad in tho lattor namo, the resolutions were pasned; but your corroepondont asserts that thore was no organiza. tion o & Congressional Convention or even of formal gothoring of ropresontativos in nny shapo, sad iu?nlry of movoral loading reprosont- tivos, made with tho vinw of ascertainipe in what light thoy regarded the meeting, olicited confirmation of that view from them. They au- thorizo the statement that the ropresontatives, 84 puoh, neither orgonized nor passed resolu~ tions, oxcept informally to scknowledgo the un- bounded hospitality of "tho St. Louis Merchants" Exchange Commitice, Tho rosolutions may -poseibly be tolographed over the country uuder tho falso protenco of having the approval of the Oongressional Convantion, and it is propor that the roddor should understand what thoy really amonut to. They aro as follows : Resolved, That wo regard tho complotion of tha James River and Eaunwha Oanal, tho cherished echemo of its author, Georgo Washington, connocting a4 it will tho waters of tho Atlanticwith tho great Mis- sissipl Valloy, 08 worlhy the prompt and a profound consideration of Congress, and that wa cannat too warmly cxpross our adntiration for tho Blata of Vir- Company weore never actually and reelly pald, and that the roceipt for payment was tho result of fraud and fiction, Tho enit is, therefore, to compel those who subscribed to pay the amounts soverally credited to thom, and to account for the bonds, stocks, and moneys and other prop- orty which thoy rocoived as” profits, to which they wero mot entitlod. 'he Credit Mobiller is not a Enfly to the smt as el corporation, |but a8 individuals, the managoment of the Union P'acifio and Credis Mobilior being essentially in tho hands of tho eame partics, who divided tho procesds of their ioml #chome, Tho Government seoks to rostore ho affairs of tho Company to the condition con- templated by the laws of Congress authorizing and assisting in the construction of the road, so that not only innocent stookhbolders may bo pro- tocted and secured, but the Company strength~ enod in order that it may dischargo its obliga~ tions to tho Government h!y the payment into the Treasury of & per cont of tho recoipts of the road as & fund with which, in conncction with tho amounts withheld by tho Govornment for transportation, to repay tho intorest advanced by tho United Btatos, and ultimately the princi= pal of tho bonds. NORTHERN PAOIFIO RATLROAD—BOIENTIFIO BUL VEY, ‘The Becrotary of War has sppointed the fol- lowing sciontific gontlomen to accompany the survey on the Northorn Paocifio Railroad, under command of Col, Stanley, whioh ia to startout anew from Fort Rico on'the 15th of Juno : Prof. Liedy, paleontologist, of the Pennsylvanin Uni~ wersity ; Prof, Leo Lesquorsusx, %'uuloglet, C umbus, O,; Prof. Lionel R. Notler, mineralo~ ist, New York; Prof. Jamos A, Allen, zoologist, Jambridge, Mass.; Wm. R. Pywell, photogra; ier, ‘Washington ; Edward Knopicy, nrtist, Enm- bridge, Mass.; Prof, Thomas O. Porter, botanist; Prof, Honry O. Chapman, voluntoer assistant paleontologist, and C. W. Bonnott, gonoral as- sistant to tho mombers of the solentifio corpa, THE INDIAN CONTBAGTS. Tho publishod statoment that complalnt in re- fq‘m to the recent awards for Indian supplios in ow York City had sssumod such gravity as to ‘be brouglit by Becretary Delano to tho attention of the Presidont, ::3 that tho President had ordered tho exccution of the contracts to bo suspended, ponding investigation, is denied on offiolal authority, Bocrotary Dolano says the facts are that somo bidders having claimed that awards should bo made to thom, he referred thoso complaints to tho Commissionoer of Indian Affairs for report, which has not yot beon E’E"Bdl‘mt will,when made,bo carefully exam- 0 b{ ho Boorotary. It is now known, how- evor, that tho published statemont as to the smount of difforenco botweon the bida accopted and thoso of tho complaining partios arc_exag- gnmkd, and the roports that Bacrotary Dolano a8 brought the matter to the mnotico of the Prosidont, and that the President has givon any orders in tho premiecs, is o flotl 'PROPOBED REUNION. Boldlera who served in tho war ngainst Mexico purpose holding a natioual convention, in thia city, on Jan. 15, 1874, to proparoa joint me- morial to Congress for n ponsion tothe survivors of the Moxican war, at tho eame rato nllowed by act granting pousions to the soldiors and snilors of the war of 1813; also to adopt monsuros look- in(ato anational brothorhood of tho survivors, and a goneral sssomblage on tho oconsion of the centennial annivoraary of the Nation's birthday, at Philadolpbis, July 4, 1876, —_— Ameorican Rallway Mastor Mochanics® Assogintion, Bavrnione, May 16.—Tho American Rallway Master Mochanics' Association ronssembled this morning, 'The Committeo on Machinery for e~ moving Bnow from Tracks roported in favor of pmtooslnfilexpnaad points by planting treca and ‘ereotin, ody, The report was filed, . The Committee on the boat form and propor- tion of axlos for cars and locomotives, and also whether there ig anything to be gained by the wie.of compound axles and Jooe whoeld, xo- ginis in surzoudoring hor Interest, twalvo millions of ollars, in tlis improvement in ordor that tho same msy be dodicated to the psoplo of tho whole conntry to insure thom cheap rates of transportation by water line to the Atlantio Coast. Resofed, That wo recommend to Congress the con- sidoration of tho Atlantlc and Great Wostern Canal, balloving it to be on entorprise of uatlonal {atarcal, and which, when complated will ba of & valuo com~ ‘monsurate with its cost, Jtesolved, That the Fox snd Wisconsin Rivers im- amvflmmfl. has already becomo a nationnl work, and descrving of the continued recoguition of Jongress, ‘Whilst thoso rosolutions wera really passed by the Merchants’ Exchango mooting, yot, owing to tho confusion under which the meating way or- gnnlznd, sevoral roprosontatives bave boen in- luced to look upon them a8 giving formal ex- pression of the opinions of the supposed Con- vontion. ‘There never was & meoting 80 muddled and so dangorously constituted, It was unnounced tho preceding day as the last moeting of the Con- grosslonnl Convention, and is everywhore spoken of a8 such, and whilst the Commitlee was caro- {ful to have the roport in tho papors hero read that the Merchonts' Exchange EWJ dotormined on thoso resolutions relative to Fm 0sod na- tlonn] works of grost importacs fo bo. oot {:omtuv.l with thoso previously presonted, yot hoy are 80 mixed up with the proceedings of tho so-called Conyention that any ono mngln the roport, and all thoso outsidors who bLave ficnrd tho maitor discussed, cannot .take them to menn anything elso than thatthe Conyention has already pledged itaolf to the approval of tho gigantic works 8t. Louis proposes to make Con- groes carry vut. Tho names of upward of o hundrod Congress- men and others are enrolled for tho Southorn oxoursion, Five or six Sonators, whose names 1t is not possiblo to ascertain to-night, are also of the party. T'ho citizens' oxcurslon was lnrgaly attended, the stonmor Groat Ropublio being. crammod, Tho nnlg partioular in which tho trip differod from othor junkotings of the kindis tho fact that tho rush for the lunch-room began beforo tho steamor cast off mouringe and did not ond until sho was slongeide tho wharf ngain, and that almost eyory bottle of champagne on board ‘was consumod. A banquet to tha Congressional parly was given atB8o'clock, and was proying a rather nolsy affair, Tho spocchos, like all the speechos that havo been mado during tho Convention, aro romarkablo only for tholr goneral eloquence, and tho_consplcuous absonce of auything like o pledge to sustain the projects xow bLegiuning gradually to dovelop. —_— Sporting Mattors, Nasnvinre, Lonn., May 16.—In the flrat race, to-day, for green 8-vonr olds, six started. Lincits Hotol stako, milo hoata, " Boecond raco, milo heats, club purse of 8250. Ly Novada, Capt, Huteh!, Time, 140X, 1:613, Third raco for $200, milo and a half dash, Arizona, ., Qarringion. Tort Leonard, Py Fiing, ' Tho attondance throughont tho woek has boon )nfor than thoro over beforo. A Indlos havo beon present, DBostox, May 10,—Base ball 1.%1“, of Draoklyn, 2, i ‘asinotoN, D, O, May 16— B; Washingtons, 12 ; Mubiels, 8, Sl —————— Ocean Stonmship Nows. Livenroor, May 16.—8tonmships Oi York, Oolumbia, ¢ ey A d Australi Lvo'srrivod ot . 0m oy York; groat many + Dostons, 87 Ate sapp RELIGIOUS. Mooting of the Prosbytorlan Genoral Assembly nt EBaltimorcs | Special Dispateh to ‘The Chicago Tribune. Bavrnrone, Md,, May, 18.—At ' the opening of tho Assombly 875 delogated woro preacnt, among whom wore Drs, Edie and Coldorwood, from tho United Trosbytorian’ Ohurch, Scotland; Judge Alison, Thiladelphing Toward Crosby, Philip Bohooff, William E. Dodgo, Now York; 8. G. Brown, Proaidont of ITamilton Oolloge; E. D. Maunaflold, Olncinnati; Hornco Maynard, Con- gressman from Tounessco. RNova, Thompson and Walkor aro tho only Obleago Comminstonora thint have yot arrived, The order of cxerclses announced yostardsy. was followod without doviation, Thoro was ronlly no contest for tho offico of Modorator, ow- ing to the absonco of Dr. Darling, of Albany, whio was dotained by tho sudden nd slarming illnoss of his wife. Hod ho boon presont ho would havo recoived o lorga vote, and possibly Loon elocted. Dr, Orosby, tho successful candidate, is Oban- collor of the Now York Univorsity, and o man honored and boloved the Ghurch at largo, On assuming tho Ohair ko showed fnmfllnlfity with the dutics of iho position, and formidablo lung-powor, spenking quito tooloud for the com- fort of tho audionce, i Tho im{mlnut actlon of tho day waa takon on tho roport of tho Committce of Arrangoments, which rocommended s ocurtailment of tho timo allottod to Bonrds ‘and Uommittoes, and tho re- turn ofjtho Assombly to the discharge of itsle- Eltlmntn dutos, In ‘acoordance with thia plan luonday ond Wednosdny ovenings of ‘“nox woolt ° woro resorved for forolgn and homo misslons rospootively. Horotoforo, enscl of thoso cauecs has boon granted an ontire even- ing to prosent its olaims,” Tho proposed chango mot a florco opposition, but was ably advoonted by Dr. Backus, of Baltimore, and was finally sgrooed to, Tho intention is that Boards and Pormanont Oommissionors shall have rocourso to tha ro- ligious prossand Proshytorian Board of Publica~ tion, and bo allowed to fllo the nocossary papers ond oxhibits for printing. ¢ tho communion this evening, Dr. B, J: Niecolle, tho ratlring Modorator, proslded. 'Dr, Walworth, of Ban Francinco,and Df. Eolls, of Oleveland, nssisted. Tho brend was administor- od by twelvo Elders, and tho wino by twonty~ four moro, nmnng whom woro Mosars. Dodge, Maynnrd, Sansfield, and othiors na woll known, [T the Associated Preas,] Bavrmions, May 15,—The eighty-fifth annual moeting of the Genoral Assombly of tho Prosby- torinn Church of tho United Btatos conveued in this city this morning, in tho Oontral Churoh, Attor oI{onlng prayers, in which Rov. Dr. Ells, of Cloveland, participaked, the Assombly listane to o sormon by Samuol J. Nicolls, of Bt. Louis, Moderator, and then commenced to ballot for Moderator of tho prosent Genoral Assembly. Tho following gontlomon wero placed in nom= ination : Roya, Howard Crosby, Now York city ; James Ells, Oloveland ; B. B. Walsworth, Ban Francisco ; Horrick Johnaon, Philadolphin } and E. R. Gonry, Omggn. Dr. Johnson rose, aud, aftor stating that Philadelphin was honored with tho Moderator two years ago, withdrow his name. . Tho vote for Modorator stood ns follows : Dr. Crosby, 2564 3 Dr, Ells, 93 ; Dr. Walaworth, 14; Dr, Gaary, 10, The Clerk announced that Dr. Orosby had re- ceivod & mn‘]orl of all tho votes cast. Dr. Herrick Johnson, of Philadelphis, and . R Booth, of New Yoik, were appointed n committos to notify Dr. Crosby of hia election, and to conduct him to tho chair, Tho rotiring Moderator, Dr. Nichols, roceived Dr, Oroshy, a8 he advanced to the te 0 o(mh', and addressed him briofly as to s duties, and in- stalled him as Moderator, Dr. Crosby, in nppropriate torms, addressod thio Assombiy, scoopting tho offico. * . Tho Rova, William k. Mooro, of Ohio, J. D. Krum, of Now York, §amuol Conn, of Indiana, and J. R. Millor, of Philndolphia, woro choson Bocrotaries. Throo hundrad and seventy;nine dologatos answored {o roll-call. Tho Committee of Arrangemonta recommend- ed that tho Assombly hold morning sessions dally from 9 8. m. til12:30 p. m,, aod evoning sossions daily from 8 to 10 p. m., with tho ex- ception of Friday and Baturday of the presont wook, and Thuradey sud Saturday of next weal. dopted. 2 ‘Tho Assembly thon adjonrned till 8 p, m., when tho communion will bo administered. Among tho delegates pmuune to-day wore Hon, Horaco F. Maynard, of Tonuessoe, Genoral Assembly of the Prosbyrorian Uhurch South. May 16.—Tho Gonoral As- sombly of tho Presbytorian Churaliof the United Btates motiu this clty to-day, at 11 o'clock, and wag opened _with a Sermon by tho Rev. 1. R, ‘Welch, Moderator of tho last Afleumbl’. Tho rovorond gontloman took aslus toxt, ¥ But yo whall racoivo power ; after that the Holy Ghost 18 como upon you, and yo sball bo wituess unto mo both in Jorusalom and in all Judon and Bamnria, and unto the uttermost part of the enrth,” ' Aots, 18. ‘Tho speakor was listoned to with undivided attention during the delivory of tho sormon, and closed with the prayerful appeal: ‘‘May tho blessed Comfortor praside over all our dehibera~ tiona, and abido in all our hearts aa thq spirlt of wisdom and undorstanding, the spirit of*council m;d fil‘l hit, tho spirit of knowledge and tho foor of tho 5 Aftor the sormon tho Asrembly was constituted with prayer by tho Modorator. The pormanent clork roported that tho follow- ing commiesionors had sppoared and had boen enrollod : 8ynod of Alsbamn—Edward Fay, J. M. Me- %cnsn, Josoph Hardio, Jamoes Homorville, and J. . Bpence. Bynod of Arkansas—J. R. Welch, D, D., J. F: Allen, Samuol Witliamson, D. D., and Oharles Chestor. Bynod of Georgla—W, J. Keith, N. A./Candlor, J, Cloveland, H. D. 8mith, D. L. Baker, A. D. Hagon, James 8, White, and J. W, Montgomory. Synod of Kontucky—Rt. Morrison, J. &, Dick- son, J, 8. Forman, W. L. Nourse, W, W. Goorge, 3. W, Pugh, P. O, Turpin, It K. Bmoot, J. A. McObholl, and R. H, Kennard. . Bynod of Momphis—¥, Patton, Danicl MoFar- Iand, F. H, Bowman, W. D. Somers, E. 0. David- son, George A, Russell, W. Alloson, Alexandor Pentard, and Robort M. Patton. Bynod of Mississippi—8, 8, Brown, A. J, Led- dol, A, I, Young, W. ¥ Bartlett, J._1. Nowton, II. M. Smith, D. D,, A. R. Banks, J, H. Stroud, LitTLE Rook, Ark“ A. P. Bmith, and Dr. J. M. Honeon. Bynod of Nashville—J. H. Bartin, J. W. Ver- born, Joa?[h Park, W. M. Anderson, II. H. Banks, W. AL Porking, F. A. Thompson, and A, Thompson, Synod of North Carolina—Nelll McKay, D, D.; A. D. McLoan, J, G. Alexandar, J. H. Welborne, L. C. Vass, R. J. Hickson, A, I, Dickson. 8ynod of South Carolina—P. Garrison, W. II. Adams, B, H, Burst, P. IL Rood, 8. . Boozer, sud I W, Loland. 8ynod of Toxas—S8. Frazor, J. 8. Boeser, A, McDouald, J. W. Bhive, J. 8. Mooro, and R. M. Laughridge, Bynod of Vlr;iinla—-d. D, Thomas, D, 0, Dans, . N. Campboll, L, J, Rothcook, W. Brown, D.D.; W. J. Prico, J. Calhoun, D, Blair, W. B, Morton, F. N. Whalloy, G. L.’ Teyburn, and J. 8. Bongstor, The Btated Clerk aunounced that he had road information of the orfinuiznllon of the Prosby- tery of Tuscumbia, by tho Bynod of Momphia, and that tho commisslonors from sald Prosbytery had been euralled. Tho Assombly then R{ocnudnd to tho elootion of oflicors, Rov. 1i. M. Smith, D, D,, of tho Prosbytory of Now Orloaus, Rey. N. Molay, D. D,, of tho Presbytery of Iayoliovillo, Rev, F. H. Bowman, of tho Prosbyt of Momphis, Rov. James Dark, of tho Presbylory of Iénox- villo, and Rov. A. F. Dixon, of tho Presbyto of Wilmington, wore nomiunted. The smfi ballob rosulted in the choice of Dr, Bmith, by tho following volo: Rov. IL M. Bmith, 43, 1\ H, Bowman, 84, Tho ltov. Dr. Welsh, on aslgning Lls Ohalr to Lin successor, said : ¢ It givos mo groat ploa- Bure to wolcomo you to tho Moderator's ohair, and also in tho namno of tuu{mnmu of my ohargo to welcomo you to our city of Ttoses, and to tfin hospitulitios of our homes. May God's blessing l:l‘:l \ux“on you, nnd the body over whicl you pro- On taking tho Chair Dr. Bmith said, * I have, dour brethren, & deop sonso of the hionor con- forred upon me, and trust that {nnr judgment of my fituoss for tho high position to which you havo callod mo may prove miore corroot than my own. Ishall rely upon your courtesy to ald mo in the dischurgo of the dutios which will devolve upon me,” Tho Tov. R, IT, Bmoot was thon nominated and olocted Tomporary Clork, On motion, it was rosolyod that the session of the Assombly bogin at 9 o, m. enoh day, and ond at 1 p, m., until further ordored. Tho Assombly then adjourned until to-morrow at 9 o'clock, Closed with prayor by the Rev. R, 3T, Hobgon, Ohurch of the United Brothron. Davrox, 0., Muy 15,—~The Genersl aico of thie Uniod Drethran OHaren canyeroad in this city to-day, and will remain in sepsion fwo weeks, A largo numbor of delegates are in attendance, Rov. M, Grifiith oponed tho meot- ing with prayer. Dishop Glossbronnor proached tho opening permon, l’gv'htm ho’ concluded, ho callod tho mooting to order, and at once jeoudod with the regular businoss, Boverslre- irta woro road, all of which pliow tho ‘various ranches of missiona. in . Sunday-schools, print- ing ostabilshmonts, collogensand seminaries, to be'in a prosporoua condition. q ; The ' Episcopnlinns—~-Elcction ' of n 2 4 . IMshop. - Rosrox, May 15.—Tha Eplscopal Oonyontlon to-dny ballotod for a Bishop of Mansaohuaotis. In tho fist ballot: tho clorgy cast_08 votos, and thp Inity 88... The olorgy gave Dr. Honty O. Pot- tor, of Now York, 39; Dr. Jamos DcKoyon, of Titéino, Wis,, 28 ; Dr, Bonjamin Paddock, 18 tho romaindor soattering, Tho Iaity gave Do Hovon 80, Pottor 25, Pndgouk —. In accordance ‘with posilivo instructlons, tho namo of tholov, Dr. Pottor waa withdrawn, Tho clorfiy n‘i;nln bal- Ioted, with tho followlng rosult : Paddogk, 41 § Dolloyen, 84, On_ tho second ballot by tho Inity, Paddock rocelyed 41 snd DoKoven 4 of tho 82 votes cnat, Tho namo of Dr, Dix, who hisd rocoived a vory smail voto, was horo with- drawn, Aftor s waim discusslon of tho morits of Dr, DoKovon, the Convention adjourned till 4 In the afternoon, ; On tho Convontlon ronssembling, the merits of tho two prominent candidates_wore warmly disoussed, tho only obgnntlon to Dr. DoXovon holng his avowed bollef in tho personsal presetice of Ohrist in the elementsof tho Holy Bacrament, and the Conveontion Exonuudud to a third ballot, elacting Dr, Paddook by tho following vote,—. clerical’ votes, 07: Bonjamin H. Paddook, of 'y, 52; DoKoven, 40; Smithy2; Loods, 1; B, A, Toffman, of Pennsylvanis, anc 0. H.' Hall, Brooklyn, 1_encli; Iay volo,' 80t Taddock, 48} Dokovon, 03; Burgoss and Dix, oach, NEW YORK. Tho Tribuno on the Appronching Ohi- ;cago Jubllce=eLotters from Commlis= sioner Van ' Buron--Miscellancons Local Xtems. 2 Spectal Disnateh to Tha Chicago Tribune. New Yong, May16,—Tho Tridune says edito- rinlly of the approaching Jubiloo in Chiongo ;. +Tho groat miraclo of & metropolia rising out of tho prairioin tho life of o singlo goneration jm- prossos us,.of courso, as strongly as it does tho rost of mankind, and in our sooret hoarts wo are Immensoly proud of tho career of the lualy young city on_the shore of Lako Michigan, ' and per- liaps o little onvious, too, of its strength, its en- torprise, and: its ingonnity, Tho Jublles will cortainly bo a hearty popular demonstration, and quite ag groat a ou omln its way o8 tho lake tunnel, or ovén the Gardon Oity itsolf.” Tha suspension _of » prominent dry goods Jobbing houso in West Broadway is reported this aftornoon: .Also rumors of sorious troublo with two firms of atbtk brokers who havd been oarry= ing a Inrgo amount of Wostorn railway sharca, Tho liabilities of the dry goods house aro sald to o over 31,000‘,000. Alexandor ', Stowart, who has been s0 very 111 that 1t was belleved bo conld nct rocovor, i now 1o much bottor that bo is out and nlluud.lnf to his business as usual, Ho has determined, howover,to bo more careful of himself in futuro, 08 his physiciana have told im he must work Iess it 'ho would livo. Tho colobration to-day of tho colored citizens of tho annivorsary of tho pasango of tho Clvil Rights bill was quite imposing, and attracted much sttention. Thoir parade was well man- ngod, nnd addrosses woro nbla and appropriate. 170 the Aasociated Press.) New Yong, May 16.—1The ZTimes to-morrow will publish lottors from Gen. Van Buron, re< contly romovod a8 Ohiof Commissionor to the Vienna Exposition, nddressed to Prosidont Grant and Socrotary Fish., Hoeays: * Forten monthe I have spared no exertion or expenso to make our oxhibition a success, and am utterly un- consclous of doing or authorizing to_bo dono a singlo wrong or unworthy thing, aud that the porson who asgorts or intimatos thatI ever re- colved, asked, been, promised, or roceived a singlo cont or aby ocousideration or advantage whatever, cithor directly or indirectly from any sppointmont or concession by reason of my osition, orin any way connectod with this oxhi- glunn e cowaraly knavo and linr. The ac- cursod maliguity snd unhallowod ambition and vanity of John Jay havo for months been em- ployod to destroy mo and my commission that ho ‘might obtain some notorioty himself.” The lot- tors, of shich the forogoing ig tho pith, aro ac- c?rmptnn!cd by a sworn siatemont to the snmo offcot. . SPRINGFIELD. Rids for Furnishing the llcnllnM“;- POrRLIN, Ktvey wa suu Ivow - Xlousc-~Attompted Wife=Murdor. Special Dispatoh:to The Chicago Tribune. Srriverizey, Ii, " May 15.—Tho State-Iouss Commissionors meot to-day to opon the propo- gals for heating the néw Capitol bumiding sud for roofing the eame. Tho bids are: Steam honting, Baker, Smith & Co., Now Yorlk, 8105,~ 960; John Davis & Co., Chicago, $105,076; Crano Brothors' Manufacturing Company, Ohi- cago, $93,650; A, L. Ide, Bpringfleld, $91,600. Metallio Rooflung—M. A. Thayer, Chicago, 2ino, 835,000 ; Gorard & Gatosn, Chlcago, zino, $38,995 ; Gerard & Gateou, Chicago, galvanized iron, 936,005; Honson Robinson, Springfiold; zino, §60,632.20 : Henson Robingon, Springfleld, golvanizod iron, 64,884 ; A. Knisely & Co., Chi- g0, zino, $87,000;'A. Knisely & Co., Chicago; galvanizod iron, 840,000; John E. Ozlog & Co, Zino, $33,084,.20; John L. Oxley & Co., gal- vanized iron, $84,928.20. : The Commiesioners will not make tho award for poveral days, Mrs, Barrow, deughter of Dr, Phillips, of this city, was taken to Missouria few days sinco upon & roquisition from the Governor of Mis- sourl, on a chargo preferred by hor divoroed husband, Mr. Barrows, of iufanticido. On an invoatigation of the chargo, the lndy was com- plotoly and fully cxonorated from the charge, which proved to have boen made out of malice. Tailing in his "bage_dasign, he resolved to take hor life, and to this end ho stolo into the dining-room, whoro the. Iady waa af dinner, drow s rovolver, nimed deliberately, and firod. A gontloman alhlng noar him eaw his movements In timo to throw up tho woapon, and thus fortunatoly saved hor lifo. Tho nssassin was ot once arrested and lodgoed in jail to await :rin!.dn'l‘ho Iady returned to this “city to her rieuds, ZTROIT. Knst of the Rclief Funde=-Deliborate Murders Bepetal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Dernorr, Mich,, May 15.—Tho Btato Relief Committoe haa olosed the accounts and handed & small balanco of funds to the Governor to be disposed of 58 he thinks proper. The wholo amount raised for tho rolief of the suffercrs by tho Michigan fires of 1872 was $265,200, In Windsor, this afternoon, two farmers, liv- ing n8 noxt mnolghbors, had a qunrrol, when Thomas Trombly wont fo his house, losded his un,. returned to tho house of his opgonont, obert Losperance, and shot him dead. He thon took four guns, some ammunition, and pro- vlslons, and took s oanoo, and was, whon lnst seen, making for tho wostorn shoro of Liako 8t. Olair. . e CEDAR RAPIDS. Fatally Burnod=-Tho Masinn Mystery. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, OepAR Rarmns, In., May 16.—Noar Lisbon, In., whilo the wife of Wm. McCammatt was boiling sonp hor olothing caught firo, and sho boing alono with her childron, was unable to quench tho flames until hor clothing wasliterally burned oft. Hor husbaud, who was working iu tho flold, heard her screpm, but counld not romch hor in timo to rendor any assistanco. In Mrs. Mo« Cammatt's efforts o subduo tho fire the straw in the yard caught fire, whivh communicated to the stables, which woro aleo dostroyed, togethor with oats, corn, and other articlos, Mrs, Mo- Cammatt was_still alive at Iast accounts, but cannot pasulb‘liy livo. No furthor dovelopments in the NMasina mur- der caso, and no oluo to tho porpotrators, The Coroner's jury adjournod until Baturdey, in hopes of something turning up. —_—— Telegraphic Brevities Josoph 1T, Dugan, who was iudioted in 1850 for thn mirdot of’ Louls Moyer, iu Bt Louis, and escapod from jall, was arrested there on ‘Wodnesday. The Common Council of Janeaville, Wis,, haa ranted only fourteon liconsos for tho salo of fiquor for ‘Kn eusuing yonr, out of twouty-five applications, Last year twonty-six loousex wore granted. amos A. Coe, the Boston forger, las been co{nmmsd in default of 400,000 bail. "It is thought his operations will excood $200,000, though only 37,000 s spocifically charged againat him. ;.. At Springviile, Tows, Wednoadsy night, Mrs, | = e J..V. Blshop dlod vory suddonly. from the offoots of a doss of stryohnine adminiatored by hornolf. Bho hind boen in the habit of taking it for modlc- innl purposcs, and, it in supposod, took an over- idaso, Brgu loayos pix'children, The Yowa Btate Denlal Aseoclation yestords) clooted tho following officorss Proeident, Dr.J. T, Abbott, of Manchdstor; Vice-President, Dr. T A, Halott, of Dos Molrios ; Rocording Soora- tary and Tronsurer, Dr. L. V. Eaton, of Anna- ‘mosa ; Correaponding Scorotary, Dr, B, T, Righy- of Tipton, Bianding Committaes woro appoint~ od, The Convention adjourns to-dsy. MADISON, Tho 8t. Orolx Lnnd-Grant Snrronders ode=eJudicinl Eloction IReturns. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, MapigoN, Wis,, May 18.—An, oficial notifica- tldn from the Milwaukoo & Bt. Paul Railwny Company of ita unwillingness to accept tho B, Orolx. & Buporior land-grant, wna roceived by Cov. Washburn . to-day,. dated at Milwaukeo yestordny, and signed by Prosident Mitcholl, It contains about 750 words, but really only ono idea. Tho ronson assignod for rofusing to aceopt tho grant is, that so great o doubt rostod of tho Btato's title to theland in question that it is deomed impossiblo to obtain means to complote the rond. It Ia agroed that tho not of Congress _granting Innds for building & railroad from 8Bt. Oroix River to Lako Buporior’ oxpired in 1809, that Congrons refused to ronow the grant or extond the time for building roads, and that whilo Judge Millor, in the United Btates Cirouit Conrt for Minnesota;hold that the logal titlo to the lands wero in tho Btato of Wis« consin till otherwiso dotorminod by & docros of conrt_or mct of Congress, that docislon bad boon appesled from ' to tho United Btaten Bupremo Court; bubt the Company is informed that tho Bocratary of tho Intorior and Attorney-Gonoral do not regard Judge Mil- ler's deoision sound.' This appoal and “thoso viows, it {8 claimed, wera nob known till after the adjournment of the Legislature. Tho np?’oll, howover, was announced in tho ublio prints, and roforrod to in Gov. sehburne’s ~ annual messngo, whon ho also that tho - Bupremo Court had made a declaion in regard to tho Ohorokeo lands, involving a similar question on a like mattor, and it was alko published on ' tho Gov- ernor’s authority that the Attorney-Gonoral hnd doclined \to ronder aun opinion ms to the Btato’s ‘titlo to .tho 1land, . bocause tho oo was trylng Doforo tho United Btates Bupromo Court.. All the facts on which tho deo- lination of the grant is based should have boen known to tho Company whon its managers weoro mnklnq such dosperato efforts to secure the grant last wintor, Tho action of the Company, and its flimay oxcuse, therefore, are calling down upon it tho bitter oxglamations of somo who wore its warmost frionds laet wintor. It ianot Ukely that any other company will sccopt tho ant ihder the canditions which tho Milwaukeo 'ompany had in tho law which must govern the disposition of the grant, and thoro i3 considers- blo talk of an extrn sossion of tho Logialature. The official roturns of tho vote for Bu'fmme Judge is ‘publhshud, glving Orsamus Cole 127,776, £0 1,746 for all othors, el THE 11 0’CLOCK ORDINANCE. Sow it Was Oboyod. As statod elsowhere, tho 11 o'clock ordinance wont into offect laat night, Tho saloon-keopars scomed overywhore nwaro of this fact, and closed their saloons promptly at the hour. Thero woro no violations of tho ordinance so far ns roported by (ko polico, .and enloon- koopors scom willing to oboy tho Ilaw. They say, howover, that a dny of rotribution i coming, when the high-handed morality which first produced tho Bunday law and now puts into oporation an ordinance by which the snloons aro compolled to close at 11 o'clock will bo put down, DBut until that time comes thoy will oboy tho law, The offoct upon tho strools was apparont in tho porfect quictude which reigned oven at 12 o'clock. Midnight bummers wera seldom mot with., Tho police nood to watch closely the business of the many Itslian rostau- rants, all of \which aro furnished with o bar. Thos placos, undor tho guiso of enting-houses, aro in offect no better than tho ordinary snloons. To-morrow night may witnoss n loss strict ob- soryance of tho law. —_— BURGLARY. About 5 o'clack yostorday afternoon tho houso of Mr. Alonzo Huntington, No, 816 Indiann nves uuw, was eutorad by SuORk-thioves, The rooma of tho Rev, O. 0, Parsons wore visite, nna apout 9100 worth of jowniry and clothing taken. 'Boveral othor rooms' wore also inspected, and about the same aniount taken. ——— MISCOELLANEOUS, !* The Prosbyterian University of Kentucky iato Yo located at Ancliorago, — A camol and pnolophant, bulonfil‘ng toa cirous, were tied to a treo near Trishldilt anding, tho other day, when the oxpress train camo along. The camel fainted away, but tho olophant started off with the treo. 3 — Michigan saloons aro fitted up with ** whir- uflga," uontR‘vnuccs Ly which tho customer gota his drink without scoing the soller, As tho lat- tor cannot rendily bo convicted where they are used, the Legislaturo his made the owner of the building responsiblo. ) —Tharo is a good doal in tho romark of Buffalo Express—'‘It is all vory well to tnalk about the dignity of the United Btates; but tho truth is, Indians aro & good deal like bumble boos, snd the man that atands on his dignity with a nest of bumble beos is a fool."” .—A womsn's rights paper (Za Donna) is pub- lished at Venico, and i odited - by Allle. Becearl. In alate number it is statad that an application to the Italian Governmont to admit womon to the great universitios' of Turin and Rome was met with this roply: “There is no need of a law to pormit women to enter the colloges, sinco thoro is no law which ‘}zmhlbm thoir doing #o.” Upon this hint the Italian girls have acted, and four of them are now attending a courso of phi- losophy in Romo. = —A m“s;fmp“ indulges in what looks very like o practice! suggostion about the troatmont of tho noblo but troublesomo rod mon. Driofly it is this: When you onco (?-et him on & reserva~ tion, take away hishorse. T Without his horso,” says this Koness oracle, ¢ o plains Indian hos Iost his manhood ; and what courage he may have had on & fleet pony very promptly oozes out of him when ho_takes to the ground, woars mocensing, makes long marches, and gots his toos sore. In such plight he will not wandor far from thoe Governmont ratlons.” —In Judge Knight's court in 8t. Louis, the other day (as tho Bt. Louis Times rolatcs), nu- morous divorce suits had beon tried, and, nftor ationtly I.Meuinf {for several hours, His Honor Euunmu disgusted and summarily ordored an ad- {on.rnmnnt. Tho same thing onco happened in he Masanchusetts Supreme Court, That sound bus eccentrio old Judge, Motcalf, had been hear- ing divoreo casos all day. In the course of the nignrnnon Tio bogan to grow frotful and suappish, until ho astonished overybody b{ exclaiming: wi think that we have done _enough of this disty work for one day. Mr. Crier, adjourn the court until to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock.” And it was accordingly sdjournod, 5 —That is & singular vlew which ia takon by a Daltimoro lawyer of a mania for poieoning, 1o thinks that whon aman or woman poisons a human boing without dotection, in ninoty-nino casos out of o lundred tho peisoner becomos iusanc, Iis rensoning is that one succowsful crimo of this sort begols kuch o Aouse of power and of ability to romove at will every human obstaclo, so blunting, at the same timo, the sym- athics, * that in nearly ovory case tho mind Eueamns warpod, and tho poisonor Is rondy with tho dendly draught to ayengo tho most trifling disrospoct or wrong." Lot those who think of polsoning anybody tako varning. —A most suscoptidle_young gentloman was Frank Chandler, lato o: Wrysburg, Me, TFirat of all, ho fell in lovo with Lis fathor's young house- keopor and secrotly married her. But upon the avowal of thia union old Mr. Chandler declared, wo don't lmow by what suthority, that ho did not approvo of it ; and 8o the wife wont home to hor family. DBut it Is of no uso to waato nym}m!hy upon young Chandler, for ho straightway foll in love with another lady, and wanted to marry har ‘boforo the divorco proccedings wero finished. To this the old gentloman naturally objected, which #o discouraged tho youth that ho took n Fl‘nnt doso of laudauum anil is no longor in flosh, Tho father is ono of tho wenlthiest favmors of that rogion. —Woman na o votor {8 an accomplished faot In England. Every womnu who ocoupies dwolling in auy oty or town of England, Ircland, Walos, or Bcotland, has & voico for Aldorman, and town officors in genoral. Undor Mr., Torster's now act, in Inglond widows and spinstors who pay ratoshiavo votos in tho eluction of Beliaol Boavds, In Ircland, evory womun who pays any sum ag poor-rate bas a votc in tho election of poor uardians, It fu soid tuat the womon oxorciso hoso rights heartily, aud in many casos where saloon keepors ropresented the wards of oitios in municipal position they wero slgually defented by the votes of tho women, In London, osis well known, Mg, Garrott Auderson, M. D, ia ono of -tho most usotul membern of tho Bchool Dchnrd. and tho ;{nlmu l’a {.lr‘uu x;l Mll‘“ :gu:k:r,u % Thnel: ' 0 7 of suffrage soom! ?xnv’(];‘l;s:x‘:‘ :unfnrlod cfl stho principle that whoro wdmen pay s tax for any objeot thoy shall have thudrl';‘;hp {o‘t “voleo in” tho ‘disposition of tho funds. i g . A Family Fonde=A Woman fnd Den Shots g From the Hillsboro (Mo.j Democtat, For somo wooks past a.( fun’d Tas_oxisted bos twoon the membera of tho family of Lom, Wide- man, of_Blg Rivor township. 0 family soéma to havo beon about evonly divided againat itsolf, tho 0ld man and lils sons-fn-law on onb eide, and the old lndz and bor sons on tho othor, What fivst dinturbod the plonsant rolutions that oxist- od for so long botween tho old folks, we do not kuow, and in fact do not ocare to know, ‘Alnny rato, ilmy soparatod, tlio old lady and hor sona ralnlnlng possossion of the farm. Mr. Wideman ronted or gavo tho farm to his two Bons-in-law, Alfrod Willlams and Dick Royal, and then a strifo bfignn for tho possession of tho farm, or, 84 tho Modoes would sny, tho lava beds, 0 first rogular engagomont ocourred sbout two woeks ago, but the only wonpons usod at that timo woro onp-po]us, and nobody was very sori- outly hurt, ‘Tho party that got worsted In this ongagomont mado somo violent thrents, and the othor imrty, in order to securo hia own lifo, had hia bolligerent hrothor-in-law arrested on n poaco wattont, ‘Cho trinl was had at Hillsboro, last weolr, and resulted in the acquittal, by the jury, of tha prisoner, The next regular enfngomont oconrrod last Bnturdny at the offica_of 'Hquire Pound, on Big River, whithor one sido had takon tho othor to hinyo mattors sottled by law, Whilo tho Conatn- blo was off on tho hunk of a jma, the bolliger- ents kopt up o war of words, untfl finally ono of thom got worked up to the fighting point, whon, drawing a pistol, ho Yrmnndmlmumpty ts con~ tonts at tho omeal fon, In tho drowd woro throo six-barrelod pistols, which woro all cmptied in 4 short Bpaco of timo. ! Tho cneualtios, a8 far as wo have boen able to lenrn, wero: Old Mrs. Widoman, shot in tho arm, o protty bad wound ; Jamos Widornan in tho log, flosh wound, not’eorious; Altrod Will- iams, in tho sldo, & soverg wound, Dut not such 88 to dipablo limj Frank Widoman, struck on the head with a olub; not known how badly he is ‘hurt yot ; Dick Royal augpoaufl to hiavo raceived o ball in s Lip, hut his businoss hos *tlaid roll- ing” sinco, and tho ofiicors. have not been able to got him, and Ishem Willitms, & byatander, shot in tho hoad ; tho ball ontered the temple m‘uz hm\snud round oud mado ita oxit af the back of tho oar. Four Socinl Science Asnocintion. Bostox, May 15.—Dr, Edward Jarvis read s Bupnr botoro the Bocial Beionco Assoclation, to- ny, on tho influonce of sox on crimo. Ho drow from statistics tho deduction that while crimes of males wero against porsons and property, in two instances out of thres tho crimes of fomales wore sonsual, and agaiust thomselves in the ratio of 70 por cont, D. A, Wasgon's history of tho Intornationalo, which was also read, did not suit two members of the urgnnlznunn who were present, and E. M. Chamborlain was permittod to read an au- thorized pamphlet iil dofonco of tho Socloty. A Desperando Xille From the Denison (Texas) Neis, Tucadsy morning, tho Oth inst,, & Chiclagnw Judian named Marrison Jimpson was shot and illed nonr Porryvillo, in the Chorokice Nation, by the Doputy Sheriff who had him in charge under an ordor from tho Ohliof of tho Chicknsaws. Jimpson was & bad man and o dosperato charac- tor. Ho is snid to have beon at tho hesd of a ‘band of desporadoes, and had killed oight ornine men, among them & men named Inll, another derpernio charaotor. After killing Il ho out off his head with o grubbing lioo and kicked tho liond about as o footbnll. x —_——— The Novs York Cannla, Burrito, Mny 16.—Business on tho canal was feirly oponed to-dsy. About thirky-boats eloared, laden with grain, sfaves, aut lumbor, Fifty or sixty boats will cloar to-morrow. A largoe floot of soventy or more vessels 18 hotirly é¥poctad to nr- rive by Inke. Avrpaxy, May 16.—The canals were oponed to navigation lo-day, and ninety boats cloared. brenk 125 feot long occurred in the Erio at Waterford. MARRIAGES. HARRIS_YOUNG--In this city, May 15, 1813 at the residenco of the bride's father, by the Kov. Mr. Bnydor, Bir, Arthur Harria and Miss Nolllo Young, bothi of Obf- cago, S WORTI_BWIFT_In thts city, on Thursday evon- ing, Biny 16, by tho Rev, Chns, I oney, D. D, oiin - aswacth nnd I it : 2oz efule, Conare imma W, Awllt AYitS-INGILAILAAL iy thin, 1) May 188 BINGTEHAN, am. DEATHS. TANKS-—On tho 15th fnst, Mary 3. Farroll, wilo of Tiollia Banks, in thia 34t sear of hor ago. ; ‘o {unoral will tako piaco ori Triday: 16th fnat:, at10 %alo0K e Ty from har Into residonca, No: 81 Tilinoaat., Sy chretiaio Galvary Oowolary. Frlcads of e faialy aro Mvited. ATFRE-May 14, at tho rostdoco of hor mothor, Mo TR TeoTorty, 655 Wabeheags. Mrs. Alico . Ohat: fao, it of Oiaranan .. Chaffoo, of motroperitonltss, aged 23oars and 3 months, JENSON_On tho 1l et r3 0f Johin and tho Into S ioral, Kriday, 10th, ot dorclook, frum & Whiting-at. “Totonto (Unt.) papors ploada copy. ADAMB--At 8t. Louls, on May 13, 1613, Ralph Adams, formrly of this oity. Fnoeal will tako flaco from thia rosidongo of his fathor, . gossph Adsmey ai Hoatl ronston, o Resohil Gomo: tery, Baturday morning, May17, ot Tt Stoaks AUCTION SALES. By GEO. P. GORE & CO., 23, 3, and 20 East Randolph-at. AT AUCTION AT 9 O'CLOCK. - Crockery and Glassware. 2 oratos W, G. Waro, Tl i, 6 200 sots cups and saucors, B0 packagon glast I, oorooK. Houschold Furniture. Gnrpots and stoves, parlor aud = eliambor niturg, -~ wardrobos, - mincblotop buresus nnd Tenbolla and Julla, twin Tanbolla Benson. for- modos, bodsteads, softs, - lounges, mot, safor, 3 ; /sses, _1co-chasts, - St nd " oak extonsion thblos (1o WHi(o), 13 walnut 13 Chambor sots (in whito), 8 walnut (now) chatubor sols, with drossing caso (In whito), 100 spring bods, AT 11 O'OLOOK. 00 b los and harnossos. B8 RS ARETH M rotenk 0. b GORLE & G0.,_Auottonoars, ‘WANTED--MALE HELP, A A A A A AN AN AN —A GOOD GIRL TO DO GFENRRAL fiWIV Aok, COnmaproparad bavworks SHRTNGRLy: t (OLONY—MORE MEN AND TEAMS WANTED TO Taavo for Bouthorn Dakots Monday; favorahla opnor. Lintty To o1 mishing fron_Homen. I, B. STIEVINS, Boorotary, 169 Madisonste, Room 3. (CASIL A TOR OAST-OFF, OLOTHING AND ‘misoollaneous goods of any kind, by sonding a lottor | o 1. GELDYR, Loan Offico, §61 Stata-st, Dn’mui‘fiu AGENOY—ANY PARTY, DEBIRING tho actvloos of a dotcetivo of ten yeara' xporicnco, ith any roforonce roquirod, addross 075, Tribuno oflica, GO, AND MITTEN DIES—MANUFAGTURED Ly WM. BIVERIN, 532 Norll Qarpentar-at., Chiea- 89, T YAAN £ BODOE ARE AGENTS TOR THE AGRI- oultural Firo Insurance Company, Watcrtown, N. Y. Oileo, 144 Lasall TS, DALKILAMS OTTION, 88 WADASH-AV., ‘Rood lolp of evory nationallty, Will supply holp 1 cliy ur counlry at short notico, 0 INVALIDS—I OURT; GONSUNPTION TN THIE fiest and socond stagas, also bronchitly, asthmn, and unsal catarsh by tho ngoncy of saygouized bir, mudfcalnfl i It Vapore, " and atomizod: flulils, Tho worst casos af catarr cured fu one montlr, Wil disbasos go. B, VAT TN WITI1 BOMI: OAPITAL TO GOR- ‘roepond, with a ¥iow to manufacturing ageicultural {mplomonts, or to alatting aby lgltimato mana{noturing buainess in this placo; native lumbor plonty and oheap; raliraad vommunioation in al dirootions, and a. fizat-clas nintkal ot ouc tloorsia No. 1 puint_for & starch. factory, Address GEORGE A, BAILEY, Gorcosonding Boarota n Stooms af, Kulu: LILLIPS, M, D, 77 Glonwood Manufactuz sackstion, Glonwoad, WAIv"r;c “Fo PURCIIABE A GOOD GOUNTRY Businass, wilh stock of good uds, ot oxcooding 8, 0003 not partioular to coualy or Btata. Addruss 0 4, "Teibung offioo. W ANTED-A STOOK O DIY GOODE, WORTIL oY o0, for oash aud ron oatata. 1. ALSOHULER & , 100k, Al framos, FIELD, 81 GIIT O TEN OANI-IRON STALL modiatoly. Aply to ur addross OSOAR 1d 41 Congreas-st, SEWING MACHINES, GROYER & BAK WING-MAOHINEA_QEN. eral offico, 160 Btaf branch, oftico, 474 Wabash- av. Forsous haviug old Grover & Hakor sowiug-machinoy aro fuvitad to call and sca tho new Lmproveiments, and hoar sumothing to their advantago. QINGER BEWING MAOHT] fige of NIOHOLA & PIARSH Maohinos salil or rented on sowing ivon whon Sinan R BIW! w0} iopon ovonis iloe, No, 13 sold o i o ary IR Risw FLORENOK SRWING MAGUINESWI] 1'« 1 spocial attention to mwal. Improcom snts mado In lio Fluraniov, also to tho now and elogant styios of cawws od to our list, To oot the visws of thoso mrelerclng hino nmdlns tho work away trom the operatar, wo nada Nus, 18 and 14, which combino the desirablo eatucua to Lo found n miaahinos miady by thors, il nll s of tho Floronco, VAL, H, §l!AlflPl 00., Gouoral Agents, BIT!:?:E-. Chleago, WHKELER & WISON BRWING MAGHINES, . e AT8 B, il oasy monthly ts, BURY E» n;:;}&lmlwl_ll‘n‘l.'mltu & FLANNERY, Oliy Agents, =y ON, 14 casy mionthly b AUOCTION SALES, ” . AN AAAANAAR IS PNPNAPPPADNIPIDG "By WM. A. BULITERS & CO. The Finest Carriage IN CEICACGO., A FRENCH OHARIOT, linod in Toh Orimsom Batin, mady in tho bost mannor by Baldwin, of New York, and oost 83,800, i A DOSTON ROUIKAWAY, frst-clasa work, A BOSTON FAMILY OARRYALY,. DOG WART, wilh Loathor Bhifting Top, Platform . * Polo, aud Bliafts. HELD AB UOLLATRRAL, WILT, BE BOLD ; AT ATOTION, i dvAticps and chargos, on FIIDAY MORNING, T ok, b Buairs Oarriago Room Naw m"”‘v"m'\’fi" UTTERS & 00., Austfonssrs. AUOTION SALHE OF FPURNITURE, Litton, China, Patntings, of 8 13-roomed homeo, s} gow within to Jeat sl mantlnd o {ho promisoe No. 29 nat Vo Huro on FRIDAY, May 16, at 8 o'clock, i orve. o R AT UL LR & 00., Aucttonoors, Butters & Co’s Saturday Sale -QF Household Furniture, OnBATURDAY, May 17, at 10 o'clock, at 56 #nd 57 Bouth Canalat, WM. A, BUTTERS & 0O., . Auctionoors. CREDIT SALE, May 20, 21 and 22, THE ENTIRE FURNITURE OF THE TREMONT HOUSE, AT AUOTION. Dy 7M. A DUTTRAG & 00., on. the promisos, cormes enigan:av, and Con, i TURUDAY MORNING, Aiay 30, k¢ 10 otlock, 1n phe Las DIES PARLOR, dispoting of tho fing. Hosowood Iniati Buito, in Groen aud ‘Tablos, massfve Mantol Mirro o0, Laca- S Ao it SrPALL LOR; thenco to {Ho . SLEEPING ROOMS, Tl Dlagk Walnut and Gold and Binck Malaut Ohawms Bata, Laclor Bults, Lowngor, Iasy Oliskee, Laiios™ AL, T. Tablos, O, B. Cliairs, Dedstonds, Laco Cirtatns, Lambroguine aud Cornicos Tinir Mattzouses and Foathor Pillows of bost quality, Hod - Dinnkotw, Bpronds, ogiish Body agd Borings, Bheats, Tepoelry Carpate, rich Mantol snd othor Mirrors, Gas. toves, the Ohandeliors, , Pipos, oto, Thonoo to DINING ROOM. ALl the h ] ¢, Glaes, 3 gk B e o a0 s ey Goblote, Minos, Forks.’ Buttor Distios, Tablo Linon, B. W. Diniog.Tas bles, Ohinirs, oto. KITCHEN FURNITURE. bles, Coppor fnucopans, Drollors, B S o SbRats for Sonking oo Bellor, Tianas L. UNDRY. .Staam Bollor, 1atast improved machinory for washing, Ging and angiags oy BILLIARD ROOM. 4BIard Tablos, complota; Clialrs, Sottoos, Ohande- Aors, Bar, Bar Fix{uros, oto, ¥ * OFFICE FURNITURE. Tablo, Doske, Arm.Choirs, Sottoos, Safos, Mk LI el A S ko, S o, * TERMS OF SALE. X dor, eanliy 1,000, nad wndor 33,000, e i oF 0008 1t s ovac 85 0, 19and 15 moiths, All notos Learing 8 por cont inforest per anuum, ‘with approvad soourity, DEPOSITS. suffislont amount ta ecura the promnt sottlomont of bl oo trons vty PORDIASER” o FOR INSrECTION. The Houso will by open on Baturday and Monday bofors ho aalo, HOTEL FOR RENT. Tho Micligan.av. pact with 76 rooms, nnd Congross EA11arith 50 foonas, sl bo rentod noparatoly o toge svslow sl 5Ty B, DRAKH, Propriotor. W1, A, BUTTERS & GO., Auctira. By ELISON & FOSTER. Friday Morning, M.a,jr 16, L.ARGH ABSORTMENT Household Furniturs, AT ATCTIC F FRIDAY MORNING, 3ay 16, at 9§ o'clock, at cur Baloscoom, B Matkizikon & FOSTRI. Auctlonosrs. HOUSE AND. LOT, With Elef;:mt Grounds, N0, 581 HUBBARD-ST., At Auction, On Saturday Morning, May 24, at 10 o'lock. Houso two-story framo, with brick basomont; lot 108 foat front on Hubbard-at., by 917 foot deop on Wood-st. 3+ Grounds fitted up in sptondld stylo, Thisproperty hasbeon: acouplod for sovoral yoars past by Frantz Arnold, Esq. TERMS OF SALE OASH. TITLE PERFEUT. For Information rogarding tho proporty apply to WILL. 1AM ANDREWS, Room No. 15, 162 LaSallo-st. ELISON & FOSTER, Auotionoors. By TAYLOR & HARRISON. IMMENSE SALE OF New and Second-haud Purniture, Carpets, . BATURDAY MORNING, AT 0 1-2 0'0LOCK, Splendid line of second-hand Carpets, Chambsr and Parlor Sets, Desks, Chromos, Engravings Crockery, Glassware, Toilet Sots, Cutlory, Plated Ware, &o,, &e., &, RRISON, Auctfonaors, By TAYLOR & HAR O Nt Gentlat, IMPORTANT SALE OF figh Class. 01 Paintings, At No. 180 West Madison-st., Commoncing Baturday, May 17, 4t 21.2 and 71-3 o’clook p. m., This colteotion embraces many fino works by moted and rellablo artists, such as i BRAC Pinnb Horto, Velvot On turnifare of tho GEN: T aua th 0. W. Eni R. Wentworth,|Guiliminat, g 0] . . )y Witko,™ |R:Shoner, [W. W Hovle, L. Dormeuts, - + And other Oolobrated Artista. Paintings on oxlilbition Friday, May 18, and until time of salo, with eatalogucs. . TAYLOR & HARRISON, Auationeers. TWO MILLION DOLLARS. GREAT OLOSING OUT, TRUSTEES’ SALB or REALAND PERSONALPROPERTY Bolonging to tho OIIUAGO LAND COMPANY, AT PUBLIO AUCTION, On Wednesday, (e 1811 day of June, 1873, By tho articlos of tho association of sald Company, it ts prvided tine it tho praporiy h tsiandy of tho et tons i thio month of June, 1610, tuust bo sold at auctlon for aah, to oloun tho trubt. [{tin ronity s ocntrally ©AGO, and 1s valuod ai of rivor and oanal frontags stouso, Also, & largo nu disto violnlty of the docl purposes. The titio ta this propsriy In unquestionod, having been Tl and owned by tho Association for twonfy yosrs, o personal proporty consists of notos boaring 7 cont interost, baving from onoto fiva yoars to run, an Amonnting (6 about $700,000.. Tiose LoLos. woro rosolva for doforred payments un Jand bought from the Company by tho makors thorood, snd thole yavment, 1s sosnrod by mortgage on the same: VERME OF BALIL, OABHL, Tho porsonel pruporty wiil be roady for. trausior’ sud delfvory minudistaly aftar the salo, Purchasers of roslty will ba required to maka a dopostt an tho day of saloot 10 per con on the amaunt of tholr purchiass, the balanca o bo. pal ithtn (hicty date, oras soon aflor tho salo as doadacsn Vo mado and doliverod, MAHLON D, OGDEN, L. B. BEEOHENR, UEORGE WATSON, Trus Ohiengo, March19, 1878, 1T B Boaus, Scerotar, Qifen with Ogden, Blioldon & Co., Room H, No, 178 La« allo-st FOUND, 'OUND—ON THE {TH INST,, ON BHOLTO-8T, Pl pockot byok Wit s aaell emoins ot in oarring, which thnownoxclnhunb&lpl v ty and o Groporty and yoyli for thls advortisoment, LOST, OST-ON MONDAY, THR 13TII INBT., twoon ‘Thirty-sovouthst, and Chicago-av., & e s 8 e, DR o Ty Ao o1 1o flnur W o Fa ardsd for rotGrutn 5 lfi,n HOWI Wik W W, Boylagton N, o Wasbliogs ok,