Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 25, 1873, Page 2

o THE CHICAGO _DAILY TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY. JUNE 25, 1873. - - THE HEW DOMINION. Annual Conventions of ‘B ligious Bodies. An - Extrattdinary Document from ~ "the Roman Catholic Arch- bishop of Toronto, Movements Towards a lfpibn of the Various Preshyterian Churches. The Railway Tubroglio---The Funeral of * Sir George Etienne Cartier. From Our Oun Corseapondent. OrTa%e, Ont., June 1, 1873 During the past fortnight Cansda has been suffering A PAZOXYSM OF RELIGION. Fromthe far east into tho far west the war- note has been sounding, and the gatherings of the clans havo been many and large. The deya of (vocal) deliverance are upon us, and he who runneth may read the portents of the times. We have but yesterdsy paased through s fiery course, and shall for months to come carry with us lively remembrances of the heat and burden of the day. What tho month of Aay is to England, a8 centred in ils focus of London, the first fortnight of June is to the inhabitants of the New Dominion. The abashed for- eigner heeds the waming to tread lightly and speek low as he paces the long-reach- ing aisles of famous Excter Hall, and ehrogs his shoulders with amazement ashe hears related the wonders of that new-old spacies of divine afflatus, Exeter-Hall oratory. He looks with curiosity on the extraordinary women, and still more extraordinary men, who, armed _with lanch-baskets, spond the dayin wrapt attention, swallowing without a scruple the marvelous recitals of - impossible-looking miscionaries, and driuking in with avidity the Giartheeal stream of eloquence from only too possible-looking representatives of the sacrod profession. Bo pazses away the month of May in the Werld's Metropolis (with 211 due respect to the Garden City). We, in the New Dominion, sre located, s the atlss will show, some 3,000 or 3,500 miles westward of the hiother-Country. When it is morning in Hold Hingland, the ehades of night have barely com- fortably sottled themselves in slumber along the banks of the St. Lawreuce, -and away up on the rolling prairies of the fertilo belt. That, then, wo should celebrate our religicus carnival a month after our fellow-citizens in the British Islands, is but what may be regarded asa very natural sequeace. That is, indeed, the way in which wo regard it. So' much s preliminary to & siatement of the fact that all the religions bodies in this country—wo object to its being called o colony auy longer—have beén busily engaged in holding their S ANNTAL CONVENTIONS during the pest ten Azys. In s good half-dozen cities of this Lingdom Lave been gethered to- gether large represcntative bodies of men, to debato on the prosent stato of God's tabernacle on earth, and to board around in sufficient num-'| bera to catee a near approach to a famine in the Touséa of mauy bundreds of the religiously-in- clined. The gatherings have uot been without other attendant dangers. So many pastors ab- eent from their flocks has caused & breach into | which the - youug and inexperiencad have not hesitaled, under thé promptiag of the Evil One, torush, heedless of danger. Pulpits, for the last two Sabbaths, have seen their cushtons thumped by unfamiliar hands, and young dea- cous, relieved from the Mentor-like caro of elder- 1y pastors, bave frisked with unwonted unction &nd unexpected scandal. The daily secular pa- pers Liave devoted columns of thelr spaco to re- ports of dircussions on church topics, and the Swoekly continued gerind hss incontinenily fallen (for a space) before the sledge-hammer assaults £nd the long-windedness of reverends enjoying o undeninbly true apostolic succession. The entire commumity bos held & prolonged holiday, aud, while not deigning to descend to the fool- cries of out-door mummerice, have bathed in the annual bath of freedom— end frae discussion. We are essentially a religioue, if not & pious, community. The Eng- lish among us are all good Episcopalians or Methodists, and tho Scotch and their descend ents swear by Calvin and quote the Shorter Latechism. The Irish support noble Catholic tostitations, and stand side by side with the hab- itans of Lower Canada in their adoration of ** Mother Church.” The Welsh, German, Scan~ dinavian, and Bluenosoe secticns fuinish a dozen different creeds ; and each counts two for its own glory, and one for that of the Lord, in the aonoal session of its Bupreme Court in the mouth of June. “Poor, but very pious parents,” is with us what * poor, but bonest ” forofathers is with the rest of the world ; and the motto which, advices tell us, is current in the States, ** It is' belter to be gor- geously vicions than unassumingly virtuous,” has no hold on our understandings _or ‘response ta cur hearts. The Methodists and Presbyteri- ans zre the two largest Protestant ecclesiastical bodies, and both are equally decided on the utter nsughtiness of all the things periaining to the world, the flesh, and the devil. The one sceks by strawberry-festival to_finish the work com- mienced, in sober Synod, by the other and heay- ier body. The guerrillas on the religious field are both numerous and well-oquipped; for such is the breadth and thickness of the bottom layer of pietyin all Canadians that, if necessary, a Kanuck will officiate as his own minister, clerk, treasurer, church-vestry, and eewing-circle. In the most out-of-tho-way hemlets, where the screech of the ball-frog is the only sttempt at harmonious sound that Nature ever ulters topicrce the densc and valuable forests standing on every side, the cotter mil Dring forth the well-worn volume of discourses, 2nd by the Lght of the blazing hearth, study ont the utterances of old John Calvin, or read the election-sure declarations of S8t. James. e aroa pious people, &ir; & little moro 5o than some of our forefathers. And we bang murder- crs,—and don’t put the slightest credence in their sure apeotheosis to_beavenly glory, either. Aside from minor details, thero are two topics ou which the mimnd cf the religious community of the Net Dominion is at present deeply exer- cised; and I think a short statement of both will prove interesting to the wide circle of read- ers of Tre Tuinuxe. The one is the efforts at union of sl the different Presbytcrian churches iu tho Dominion; the other is tho extrsordinery ¢ le which a Romean Catliolic Archbishop has just put” forth ‘before the whole Christian com= Take, o4 oue, gencrally does, the last JONN JOSEPH LYNCIE, the Catholic Arciibishop of the Diocess of To- ronto, is & man of what hay ccme to be recog- nized as the teculation build-of & high dignitary of tho Roman hicrarchy. Hoistall and spare in form, ssed of Tentures of o studicus. cast, th fuspicious of munly beauty to be traced Lefe aud there, not yet destroved er swallowed upinthe cowl. The Archbishop is known as ono of ths most ganial men in the Province, bat one possessed with 2l & Romenist's love for his oyn Church. He hes troveled much, and is a thor- ough student of human natere. Politic by Yo is of " the class whick most y conceal ‘ the hand of ironm beucath: the soft clasticity of tho yielding kid. Acknowledgiug the force of public opinion,: Le, €0 far g8 the canons of lug Church admiits, rather inclines to lead them to follow it. In common with the lerders of the Church in all other conutrics, ho has done a noble work in furthering the {ompernuce cause, notwithstanc- ing that ho is sufficiently liberal to put the widest construction on the words of Paul to Timothy. A week or two since, the well-known Edith 0'Gorman delivered o lecturo hers, in which she eet forth what she is pleased to call an exposure of the inside corruptions of wopasteries, otc. The lecturo was de- liverod in the hall of tho Toronto branch of the Young Men's Christian Asgociation, and was attended, to a grent extent, by sympar thizers with and supporters of that organiza- n. The character of the lecture is, I takeit, orongkly understood in your city, and there is, therefore, no need to wasto words upon it here. If. of iteelf, it was almost valueless, " it cnrmmt Iy bas been the means of drawing forth one of tica of fhe Chutch of. Romp. The epidtle is ad- dressed o {he Protostant ciergy and associs- tipns . of Turonto,” and the following aro his prelection with these words : For a long firme T kave thought of addressing you on a subject which interests common morality, which should be dear to us all, It is very well known that there ave tuworthy members even in the Lest organ- ized socictics, aud the Catholic Church innotan cxcoption in this. It is obliged from time to fime torid itselfl of mome of its unworthy mem= bers; yot, slas! these members are takeu to the ‘bosom " of " 8omo Protestant denominations and rzade heroes of. They are paraded {rom town to town, and from pulpit {o pulpit, utfering tho mest Aithy tales, and inventing the most extravagant stories sgainist the Catholic Church, its institutions, conventa, schoole, ete. . Thia sort of tactics does not prove tha high moml standing of the Libeller, or the religions prudence or bigh tone of the reverend gentlemen who provide such itinerant lecturers with pulpits, or of the Ansociation under whose patrnage they leottre, Tho ArchLishop then refers to the faoct that tho Catholic Church does not meke use of .its converts in this way, and, after complimenting the clergymen of the Chweh of England on their prudent nction, brings forward tho nrgu- mont, excellent in its way, that, if iho allega- tions of such lecturers were true, the Church, in- stead of continually recciving converts, would speedily tumble to pieces of its own sccord Archbishop Lynch adds : Ishould indeed be very gorry to belong to a church, if T were obliged to beliove all tho invane. doctrines or tolerate the abuses inputed 0 it, Does it look like the action of legitimate children to ‘insult and distort the doctrines of tho old Church ingtituted by Christ? orto say that ikt Cliurch, founded on a rock, and Lnving the promiss of God thut tho gates’ of hell or error ehould mot pruvall against it, had, not- withstanding this infallible _promise, taught falao and dsmnable doctrines 7 Such seertions im- pugn thetruth of the words of Christ, 1t is sad to think that the doctrines of tho Church are 5o dis- torted, and that well-meaning people ve sl their Imowlédge of it, not from its own teaching, but from the misrepreseitations of its svowed euemies, In yolitics we must rezd the journals in favor of botk In courts of law the rame course is followed ; ehould not & similar falraess be manifestod in religidns mat- s The last eentence will read strangely to the minds of the majority cf Protestants, who have been in the habit of thinking that it was only to secare ibis right of hearing both sides before coming to o decision, that the curly so-called “heretics " made their rovolt. T ords sound singularly, coming from the lips of » high itary of the Church of Rome. If ona mis- tales not, they aro—or are supposed to be—the basis of Protostantism. But the cloez of the epistle is not -less extraordinury. Says the reverand Archbishop: . We view the members of the various relizfons do- nominatione, who mey be in good feitl, ut prcsent in a far different light from that in which thoso who first broke from the Church {hrougl their own perversity were viewed. 'The firsi-numed may bu in good faith, owing to thelr education uud surroundings, whilst their predecessora could net sheiter themecli?s under the charitable plea. of ignomance, Tucra 18 a vost numbor of religious dencminations in resent, and it would be presumption to e will again united in the one fald aid w shepberd, though tlis js_avdent Yet, might we ot hope thiat ch: ovil, that rejoiceth not in ini the truth—would disconrage th and calumnies sgainst the Cathoii TWe writo ot in a spirit of hos sadness and clurity. It will not be & metter of asto one acquainted over £o 1 ligious basis of the aver that the above letter L sent a perte throughout the country. The Irotestauts are excited, because of thé tacit ndmission by the Catholic Prelato of the right of tuat Lgzion and interchsnge of opinion which bus over been THE' CHOICEST BOXE 1N, THE PROTESTAXT LARDER. They are, indeed, it must be said, not a little envious of tha success of the move, if intended as » bid for popularity. Mauy of our most- bigoted sectorians, who Lave conjured up the Scarlet Woman, aud the Evil One as their only beliefs respecting. {ba personucl of the Ruawi Catholic CEm’ch, ere now ready to hurry forward to meet this ontspoken utteraiice, and put their hends fraternally iuto the gloved ones of Avch- bishop .Lynch sud.bis co-religionists. Tho pastors of £omo of the Protoctunt” congregations are looking on with dismay at this sudden development of spirit, and are having grievous wrestlings with the Spirit on its .ac- count. The impartial bystander sees in this communication a great advance over what has hitherto been held to be the Catholic position. The letter is tho free, outspokeu speoch of one alergyman to others, and on its face shows &n sbandonment of many of the positions which up to date have been ha{d to be peculiarly the bat- tle-ground of the Catholic hierarchy. Tho Arch- bishop i5 & prudent, far-seeing man, and to-day counta his admirers not only among the two mill- ion Catholics of the New Domiulon, but also smong s large number of the Protestants, whoso salvation, according to the tencts of Lis faith, is S atior sf ot only considersbls uncerlainty, but eve of absoluto impossibi The second topic, which ia dividing public in- terest with the letter of Archbishop Lynch, and which is destined to outlive it in 1ts practical re- sults, i . THE FPROJECTED UNION OF THE PRESDYTERIAN CHURCHES of tha New Dominion. The question has been discussed for several years past, but its realiza- tion has always been regarded as chimerical. There seems, however, some probabilities that at Iast it will be brought about. .During the week, the Supreme Courts of two of. the largest divisions of tho Presbytsrian Church in this country bave been in session; and, after much debate, have adopted, by large majoritics, & ba- sis for the proposed mnion. The’ conventions represented, on the one hand, the Canada Pres- byterian _Clurch, heving, sccording to the lost census, 341,561 members; the other, the Presby- ureh 7 Dut i that of terian Church, in_connection with the Church of Scotland, or, as it is more tersely described, “ tho -0ld Kirk,” tapresenting 107,959. Thero are vbout 100,000 more Presbyterians in the coun- try, members of other brénches, or simply at- tendants on the services of one or the other of the two_principel bodios ; but_there- i ecarcely lnxfi doubt but that these smaller organizations will enter into the movement ou the brozd plat- form which has boen adopted by the supreme courts of ‘the twolarger bodies. " The most im- ‘!Ei MOST EXTRAGRDINARY COMDITNICATIONS which have over issued from the authori- portant organizations, in point of nurbers, | TIE CANADA PRESEYTERIAN CHURCH, is allied in sentiment and feeling with the Fros Church of Scotlsud, and, from the movements in the 01d Country’ looking towards s union of the different Presbyterian bodies there, roceives its warmest encouragement in the courso it hag takon in the present offort. ‘The assombly of fathers of this Chorch hae been proceeding in Enox Chspel, in Toronto. The body of men aesembled—thanks to the free Teprogeutation of Iaity, and tho well-understood importance of the istues to bo prosonted—was remarkable. From every quarter of ibe Dominion, repro- scntative men camo to debato the question, not of the ndvantages of union, but of the basis which should be agreed upon for the establish- ment of union. The number of delegates present was over 200, and the attendance throughout was full. There was no abeenteeism. The discussion took on such varied phoees, and 50 many novel propositions were continually boing pro- osed that tho interest sometimes beeamo abso- ntely dramatic, recalling the days of atout con- troversy. and the battlo for rights, which this degenerato age hed agreed tobelieve were among the relics of the past. There were meny veu- erzble, whita-lieaded mon present, who hed trod, throngh loug linos of sours, the fath ect beforg them by their spiritual father, John Knox, and who, under his tuition, sud catehing past of his epirit, Lad been able {o make tho Queen-hlarss . of suporstition and folly of our own -day ‘quake befora’ their sngered- eloquénce. *The subjoct was ome well calenlated to draw forth all tho: latent powers of an able ‘de- bater, and to.givo ocoasion to the peesicmato eloquence of the born orator.” Of the farmer, thero were many instances ; but tho hard, prac. tical, matter-of-faot Scotch Canadisns whio for: cd the principal number of the delegates looked sekiatico on the latter, and evidontly were not to be impressed with the siller of the tongue. Put such a subject before an American sudienco, and, if tradition does does _not wofully lie, tho American orator would * indeed indulge in’ that prospective painting in which ho is uncxcelled throughout the. entire world. " Here, in sober Caznnda, dcle%l.'\tcs sat with finger on.forehead, and brows bent with thought, and figured out with numberless calenfations, bow tho temporalities of the Church would ‘*pan out "— touse n somewhat inappropriate, bat vory oz progeive term—if divided by this or that plan, Tho sged or infirm .presclier, the widow eud orphan, the undorpaid minister, Lad their cham- pions on the floor of (ho Assembly, and, 88 jus- tico allowed, did not hesitate personally to advo- cato their own claims beforo tho supréme court of their owa religious body. Beyond question, the leadiug mind of {ie Assembly way that of tho Rev. Dr. Topp, the minister of tho largost Dresbyterian cougrogation of the country. Alr. Topp is the BEECITER OF CANADIAN PRESDYTERIANS, and ‘wields an’ influenco, many would say, far moro legitimate in its origin th that of the ef pastor _of the City of Churches, It fell to Dr. Topp's lot to introduce befora the Assembly the report of the Union Committee, giving a statement of its labors for the -year, and submitting 8 basis of union for consideration, which bad been agreed npon by committees representing tho several Presbyterian Churches in the country. This ba- 8ig provides— 3 ;. THE BASIS OF UNION. First—That the Scriptures of the 0ld aad New sentences cull’ from if. The Archbishop opens, partien to judge fuirly of the trup state of questious, | Testament, being the Word of’ God, aro ths only infallible rula of faith and mannera.: P Second—That the Westminster Confession of Faith' ghall form the subordinatd standard of this Church; that the Larger and Shorter Cate~ chiems shail be adopted by the Church, and ap- pointed to be used for the instruction of the people,—it being distinctly undorstood that nothing contained in the aforesaid Confeseion or Catechisms, regarding the power and duty of tho civil magistrate, shall be held to sanction any principles or. viows inconsistent with full, liberty of conscience, in matters of religion. Third—That the government and worship of this Church shall be in accordance with the rec- ognized principles and practico of Presbyterian Churehgs, e4 laid down generally in the *Form of Prasbyterial Church Gevernment” and in “’1}1@ Directory for the Public Worship of od.” G Fourth—That this Church, whilo cherishing Christian affection towards the whole Church of God, and desiring to hold fraternal intercourse witliit in its soveral branches, as opportunity offers, sball, ot the same time, rogard itself as being in such ecclesiastical relations to Churches holdin the same doctrine, govornment, and discipline with itself, o8 that munisters and probationers from these Churches shall be received iuto this Church, sub- ject to such resnlalioua as shall, from time to time, bo adopted. The fusther terms of union include provis- ions for the celebration of Divine worship, as to standing or sitting, with or without an organ, in accordance with the views of the congrega- tions; for tho sottlemont of tha collegiata edu- cation question; and the passing of acts of Parliament regerding ilo respeetive Univorsi- ties of tho soveral bodies; and also for the establishmcenl of a sustentation fund. It is also provided that tho namo of the new Church showd bo * The Presbyterian Church of British North America.” TEE “OLD ¥R At the eame timo tust the Assombly of the Canada Iresbyterian Church wero discussing tho gacetion of union at Torouto, the supromo court of the Preebyterian Church in connection with the Church of Scotland was holding its ses- sions ut Montreal. Both budies procceded simultaneously with the discussion, pott froquent telegrams paised between the two, touching their views on certain points. The Montreal gathering was smaller than that in the Queen City, but’ the men composing it wero not loss curmest, and corteiuly they wero not less able. Their deliberations wero marked throughout with n heavy senso of rosponsiblility { aud tho deliverance at wlich they arrived, whilo cxuctly tho same as tlat of (ho other Conferenco, was rcached, to suy tho least, by differont roads. But the result was there, pevertheless ; aud when, at the last moment, it wae placed boyond doubt that an almost uuni- mous voto had decided in favor of union, tho quict chapel in whicl tho delegates met rang with cheers from lusty lungs that tirst breathod' tio 2ir—and mist—ct the Seottish highla: siess. 3 ¢ they caa to give u Stato Churel, “liould throw up ffmrah ! Hallo- laving sue u3 & pro there i3 avery thoir lujal question is ot yet settlcd. 1t has to ¢ to the voe of ika diZerent I byterics and Scesions of the several Churche cnod the r to whieh th lesxer couris came will be communiceted to the Supromo yeur, aud, ug thev zre favorsile or ot of ution will Lo pro- oued. Tizero ¢eoms Lo fear, About this bas brau-new however, about tio 1575, look out for exirs Leay 5 aé line ; wo interd to L Church by thar time. i) BELIGIOUS ACTIVITY. Although the Besemblies uf the two U'veshy- torian Churches have bad beforo them: the niost important subjecl at present in the religioua world, the other Clurck-organizations bave not Leen idle.. The Lpiscopaliana hevo held their Synod 8¢ Kingston, and, under tho walls of this old garrison-town. have shouted Glory to God, aud Long Live (he Qucen, snd relected honor on themselves. The Wesleyan Mothodists bave mer at London, and accom- plished a great amount of work. - The Priniitive Methodists at Toronto, and the Metiodist Now Convention at Dunnville, have salso: held suc- cessful meetings. The Bible Christians have once again douc what was in theirpower to set the world right, t] tie at Lindsay, and the Congregatiopalists, in seesion at Brantford, have aided thom. 'And other religiona Lodics Levo como together, to tulik overthe stato of thair particular portion of the Loid's vinoyard TUE DELIGIOTS CENSUS. In this connection, it may Lo intercsting to give tho number of members of the soverel ro- Ligious denominations tabled at the lnst censua. The tables show that there are, of Advontists, 6,179 ; Baptists, 255,543, of whom 11,445 are “Pankers,” though what that is I confess my iguorance ; Bible-Beliovers, 226 ; Christian, F'ly- mouth, and Moravian Brethren, 8,531 ; Catliolick, 1,492,029 ; Christian Conference, 15,153 ; Episco- {aljnns, 494,049; Congregationulists, = 81,8293 Erangelical Association, 4,701; Greek Charch, 1 1m§1gms, 1,113; Jows, 1.115; Luthorans, 5; Mahometans, 13 ; Methodists, 567,061 ; Mormons, 534; Pegans, 1,886 ; Presbytorians, 543,998 ; Protestents, 10.146; Quakers, 7,345 ; Swedenborgians, 854; Unitariane, 2,275; Uni- versalists, 4,506 ; and, of otber denominations, 4,570. Thero are 20 Atheists, 5,146 Deiats, and 17,055 pers8ug who failed to give their religions preferences. THE RAILWAY IMBROGLIO. ¥ The position of ruilroad affairs has not chang- ed materially since my last letter. Evidence is nfiyamny occumuleting against tho MacDon- al s bribo of money from American capitalists to eecure his owu re-eleetion, giving in return tho Pacific Railroad chartor. The attompts of the org:m to fasten tho blame on Sir Hagh Alan bave been very weak, and will probably tumblo all to picces when the Investigating Committee meets noxt month. The rumor has obtained ido currency of late, that Sir Jobn A, MzacDopald was to bs madas member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ; but it hasno foundetion. Sir John won't retire until he is _turred out, and then ho will take tho firet position of emolument which the Britich Government, in return for his un- doubtedly abie services .to its cause, will be ready to mive him. 'The lotting of tho contracts on the North Shore Railroad, thus starting at its enstern what eventually’ will bo another line from Toronto to tho castern shipping point, running in° competition with the Grand Trunk, is regarded with much favor; and tho moro 8o, siace Lwo live parties from Chicago are the contractors. With the pasusge of the Grand Truuk arrangemants, & new era of pros- perity scems likely to dewn on this ill-fated rail- road. Ttis a very darks cloud which can't showa littlo silver Kuing. . 3SISY L'OBATEUR. : The burisl of Sir Georgo Etienne Cartier, st Moutreal, kas becu the most notable publicevent :that bas occmired in Csuada for some wnonthe. ‘The deceased statesm: over whoee corpse an unworthy squabblamhm taken place on the question of a public burial, was foliowed to “his grave by a nokie concourss .of tho leading mou of thie Dominion, He died full of -honors, and bearing them easy, aud tire politicians, who have said for years that the couniry conld not gt along without Sir Geozze, beve slready for- gotten lus ex nice, in their obyequions aitend- Tnco upor: Lis successor, and tho exciling chaso after Governmont offices. Humaz neiur, alas! is tho Lame overywhore, sotwitlstazding wo are 4 poor, but decidedly ylous peaple. . CaNADENSIE. —_— A JenYeus Wikc, A correspondant of the Troy Times, writing from Gleus Falls, eays: “ Atthe clogc of tho «voaing service in one of our churches last Sun- day a disgraceful affair occurred, which caused quiio & sensation, and verified the poct’s asser- tion that ‘holl hath no fury like a woman scorned.’ As the services were abont to close, & woman entored tho chareh, and by her mauner und dress attracted gomo attention.: Sho was given a seat, but during the last prayor shoarose and shook her fist ot somo one in the congrega- tion, and left the church. After the servico she a8’ noticed standing near the main entrance, cagerly watching for eome oe. A polica officer fi‘h\utlmg by, on being interviewed, said #ho waa looking for her- husband, who was stiending church. with o woman not his wife. Sho ssked the officer if sho could have him srrested. Tho officer told her she could leave him and sue for her support. Sho snid sbe' would not do that, but would *fix the woman.' At lengih the ‘unfaithful husband came out, nceczapanied by the woman. Tho wife stepped forward and gave her husband o large picce of her mind, and then proceeded to pitch into the woman. Her husband canght her, and the officer beized tho arm of the othe¥, whon the injured wifo drew a pistol and fired at the woman, the pistol being almost directly in tho face of tho officer. Either the cartridge was blonk or Providence did not design & murder to Dbe committed. 88 no ons was seriousiy injured. The woman, finding the wife decidedly in ear- nest, loft a8 soon g8 possible, and tho husband, not knowing but the next shot might bo for Lim. concluded to go home end attend to his business,” Crop-Prospects’ in the Hawk- eye State. e Occurrences at -Mt.- Pleasar;t---l'he, State Sabbath-School Asso- ciation. Wesleyan University and Female Seml-: nary. ‘Commencemeits, Briggs, of Kno: Special Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune, BT, PLEasaxT, Ia,, June19, 1873, An allasion in your columns, a féw days eince, to tho : CGROP-PROSPECTS IN TIIS BFATE, requires to be taken with several grains of al- lowance. Your informant was mn error. The wheat crop of Iowa will-be short of last year. Winter wheat is a failuro in nearly all parts of the Btate; bat the prospects for s fall and good crop of spring wheat was never better, accord- ing to testimony from ail quartors. The indi- cations now are, that tho yield will be much larger than last year, and this will make up in part for the deficiency of winter grain. In Eastern Jows, the corn is looking unusually woll. Thedry weather has enablod the farmer to stir tho soil thoroughly, and'clean ont the weeds that are 8o apt to tronble our flat land in & wet epring. For a timo the excess of rain in tho 'western part of the State, and the cool weather, proved prejudicial to farm-work. A good deal of corn had to be replanted. But ités all right now. Warm, dry weather has brought the corn forwad with great rapidity, and thus far the promise is all that could bo esked fof the com- ing crop. S Other grain promises well. Pasture has been very fine. A henyy growth of grass promises an sbundant hay-crop. The fruit-crop Wil be an saverage, ex- cept penclies, which never amount to muck in fows. They were win- tor-killed all over the State. Cherries here- abouts will do better than last year, but not near 80 well a8 tho year before. Raspberrics prom- ise ‘splendidly. Strawberries have been cut short for want of rain. Other emall fruits are doing well ; and apples will be an average yield. AT. PLEASANT Lias been crowded with strangers for a fortnight prst. The. Stato Sabbath-School Association, and a district meeting of the Graugers, wero tho aitractions last week, snd the Wealeyan Univer- sity sud Femalo Collego Commencements have enlisted public interest this week. 4IiE SABBATI-SCHOOL ABSOCIATION- was the largest over Leld in the Stato. Tho exereises wero regarded o3 unusually profiteblo. Mr. Hartley, tho English Sabbaih-school visitor, is a genial gentleman, hearty, carnest, and good-nazred. ~ o is not very forcible as a plat. forta-spoaker, bat ho impressos all with Lis si aud Lis desire to advance the cause in which ie is engaged. o related much of in- terest in reiation to tho mcthods of Sabbath- school laborers in the Old Country. Ho scemed to be much impressed with tho evidence of progross Lo discovers in this country in this work, and will, doubtless, make & good roport when ho returns home. Henry Clay Trumbull, the eminent Now Eng- land Ssbbath-gchool worlcer, is a gontléman who wing his wni{to tho warmest regard of those who bear him. He added much to the wuccess of the meeting held last week, by reciting the results of his own experience and observation. Ho par- ticularly impressed upon teachers the nocessity of sinplifying their inslruction. to as to make it clear to the apprehonsions of their pupils, and awaken in them a spirit of imquiry. Mr. Burnell, of your own State; gavea sunple of Dible-readings ns reeently introduced into some of tho churches. Tho Con- vention wus deoply ivterested by his efforts. In _ connection with othors, he held a children’s mceting that filled tho largent church in the city, while the Associs- tion continued its deliberations at the hall. Mesgrs, Bigler and Tackslerry, who kavo done so mnch for the Salbath-school canse in this State, contributed largely_to the succoss of the Convention; as alss did Mr. E. Payson Burien, of your State. . 8pecial topics were presented and discussed by L. Collins, of Desioines, the Rev. R. Swoar- ingen, tho Rev. Dr. Salter, Dr. Iutchins, J. Tecsdale, the Rov. Mr. Gill, and the Rev. Mr. TPowers. s Tho opening sermon, by the Rev. Kendig, waa one of marked power and effectivonoss. Ho i3 & very earnest laborer in the causo. Groetings wore exchangod with tho Ohio State Convention, in session at Akron. Dubuquo_was eelected as the next place of Government of guilty participatiou in taking | meoting. E. C. Chapin, of Floyd County, was chosen President; R. H. Gilmors, of Liun County, Trensurer; J. H. Dumont, of Scott, Statisiical Becrotary; William Tacksberry, of Loo, Corresponding Secretary. TIE ORANGE MEETING, several thousand strong, was in seseion on Wedneeday, tho 11th. Tha procession was threo or four miles long, led by two brass-bends. The proceedings wore held at tho Fair-Grounds. Gov. Carpenter, in his address, ssid he bolioved that all clasacs 0f the community are agemoved by excessive freight and panacuger clargea; aud that the well-boing of tho country is endangored by the accumulation of wealt in railroad corporations. The people are responsible for building up this great power in the country. -Thoy have tho remedy in their hands, and roust applyit by fair and just legislation. As, by consolidation, rail- road companies had defeated- the jntent of the people in multiplying roads, the fruits of com- petition must be secured in another way, viz.: by restrictive lawe. Tho Governor advised tho Granges to continue their labors as an_ educa- tional school. Much information would bo dis- seminated by their discussions and correspond- dence. The organization should bo ' in harmony with the industrial intcrests of. the wholo country. This, a8 stated above, has been Commence- mont-week for THE.WESLEYAN UNIVEDSITY. located here. Asits nmme indicates, this insti- tution is under Methodist auspices. It noed not surprise vour renders, then, to learn that MMt Pleasant is the headquarters of Mothodism in lowa. Its population is largely Methodis- tical, und its iulerest proportiouutoly great in the College Commenceracnt. As_tho Femele Seminary exerciees (nnder Presbyterizn 2uspicos) occur at the same ime, o large number of vis- itors throng Mt. Ploasaut durimg Commence- ment-weok. The Bacesdaureate sermon was deiivered, on Sunday last, by President Wheelor, who seems to be the right man in tke right place. He is a great. worker, as well as, a clear. methodical thinker and teacher. His -offort ou tLis oconsion is resrarded as more (han usually felicitous, and strengthened public confidonce in his fitness for tho promiuent position he oceu~ pie: g Bishop Andrews, who has purchased property and taken up his residenco at DesMoincs, deliv~ ored tho Univorsity address in the evoning, ot the Collego Growe, where all the ‘exerciees of Commencement wers held. This was his first appearance beforo the residents of Mt. Pleasant, and thoy gave. him a largo sudience and the closost attention: Ho is a plain, practical man, who does little for mere elfect, but nims to im- prcurz his best thouy;hts s0 as to produce lasting effect. . The annual sermon was delivered in the after- noon by tho Rev. C. E. Felton, of 5t. Louis. He Lad o great crowd, and be richly paid tuem for turning out in & broiling sun to reach the Col- lego grounds. i i "The Philomathean, Hamline, and Ruthean So- ciotios had their mi:customed anuiversary exer- cises, all of which were regarded as succesefal. On Tueedey, the mldress befara: the Alumnal Association was delivered by Dillon Payne, of the clags of 1869, + The Rev. Dr. Thomas, of yotr city, delivered ‘sn address beforo fhe United Literary Socio- ties on tho evening of the same day. He is & fovorito with the Colloge : Facuity, Tuustecs, snd studonts. Boliof-and Unbo- licf” was his theme. Tt is needloss to say tuat Tie uttered thoughts of deep significance and {o;iwthiu clucidation of his theme. As an orig- inal thinker, he occupies s promicant place in th Methodist énl’l‘l\ o‘; the %Vest‘ = e The gradnnling exercizes took place at the grove on Wednesday morning in_the midst of o large crowd. The Balntio was delivored by Will~ iam T. McFarland. The graduates, thirteen in mumber, gpoke iu the order in which they are mamed bebow : Edward Gibbs, of Fart Afad- igon; C. F, Knowlton, of Oskaloosa ; Wilbur F. Murk, of tho eame pleco; N, F. Terry, of Winfield; Lenoro M. Ticer, of Kansas; C. B. ‘Woodhesd, of Barlington; J. Q. Work, of Birmingpam ; Floys Baugh, of Mougt Plesgant ; ‘W. Boyce, -of Nebraska City; James A. xvillo ; Anna B. Kern, of Motnf Plegaant ; W. T. McFarland, of the same place Frano M. Martin, of Si. Louis. 5 Bt To tho young lady last hamed wasaccorded the honor of delivering the Valedictory. She did herselt grent credit, showing vigor of thought, and-grace aud ease in delivery. P S . After the conferring of degrocs, Dr. Wheeler made a few remarks eminently appropriate, and was followed by the President of the German. Taculty. It may not be khown to your readers that the German Methodist Colloge of the” West has united its destinies with the Wesleyan University. A new building will be erected at once, and it is belioved that a large class of Ger- man students - will hercafter be found at Mt. Pleasant. Prominent German families will prob- ably make their home here, and add to the pros- perity of the place. My lotter is already eo extonded I must con- tent mysolf with s mere mention of the fact that THE BEMINARY - };fldnaiod 8 class of fourteen this year,—the argest number ever graduated at one time. Tho fact epeaks well for the Inbors of AMrs, Belden, who has been Principal of the institution since the death of her husband. She is assisted by soveral excellent ladios and gentlomor, and de- sorves the measure of public confidenze accorded to her. i : Towa. e g s g MILWAUKEE GRATITUDE. Terrible Row Kicked Up by One ‘Wheeler, Because Ho Was Asked 10 Reward Two Chicago Folicemen Who Risked Their Lives to Res - cover His Property. Tho Milwaukee papers accord coneiderable aredit to Superintendont Washburn, of this city, for his financial ability, manifested in charging 100 apiece for thioves. The articles are writ- tenin sarcastic style, and one would imsgine from reading them that Mr. Washburn, desired to swindle some one. The facts, which show tho characteristic smallnessof Milwankeeans, are these: John Allen nnd Dave Raggio, two noto- rious burglars, robbed the store of one Wheeler, in Milwaukeo, and brought the stolen_property to this city. Policemen Bimmonds snd Laugh- lin arrestcd them after a desperato pistol fight, and rocovered tho goods. The Mitwaukoo Chiof of Polico (Beck) was telegraplied to, and came to Chicago with Mr. Wheeler. At headquarters, Mr. Washburn told Mr. Beck that the two po- licemen had oxposed themselves to great per- gonal dangar, aud that it was but fair that their sorvicos should receive proper recogni- tion. Mo suggested that Mr. Whecler pay the - oficery $200, belioving that the “reward” would induco otler policomen to bo vigilaut, and result in the capture of moro thioves in the future, notwithstanding the risk to lifo or limb, Mr, Beck approved of the sug- gestion, and promiecd to do all he conld to so- curo tho money, rtating, however, at the ssmo time, that Wheeler was close-fisted, and tho tasikc was a dificult one. Ho desired to tako Allen and Raggio to Milwailkeo with him, but the phy- sician who is attending Allen wouid not permit him to bo moved. Beck and Wheeler then went home, and on Monday last Beck was informed by telegraph_that Allen could be taken, he hay- ing improved so_mugh that tho doctor thonght s journey would not injure bim. Yesterdsy Beck and Wheelor und _the Mayor of Milwankeo renched this city, end, whilo tho two former called on Washbumn, the latter interviewed Mayor Medill. Tle goods recovered have ro- meined in tho custody of Superintendent Wash- burn, and would Lave been given to Wheeler estorday hind thero not boen an obstaclo in tho wey._ Last Tharsday o wré of attach- ment, 8worn ot by ono Frederick Dickinson, was erved on Washburn, and, when Wheeler de~ mauded the goods yesterdsy, ho was told that ha could not have thém until the attschment was remored. This reply mado him angry, and the Mayor of Milweukea also beeame indignaut. Both scered to regerd it asa “putup job” to sducezo money out of some oue. Dickinson claims that Allon owos him $200, and hud the writ iseued becanse he believed that * Allen in- touded to dispose of his property to defrand his croditors.” WL Dickinson 1510 one around the police headquarters appears to know. It i sur-, misod that his bouse was entered by Allen, and that bio s adopted this novel way of recovering” tho value of tLo articles taken therefrom. Tha Milvaukee genslemen tbreatencd to roplovin. tito. goode, Lut, a8 they hed not dono o up to 6 oclock lest eveuing, 1t i8 eupposed they have gone homo to await tho hoaring on the writ, Which iy set for tho 26th inat. r. Washburu's suggestion is certainly a good one, and if JIr. Wheelor wero a liberal man he would givo the poiicenien vomething. Hols arosident of another State, and pays o taxes in Ilin :d hence shiould show his apprecistion of th very by rewarding thom for endangering theirlivos to re- covor his proporty. "% & AND NOW COMES SCHAFFNER. At & meetiug of the Council noon, Ald. Schaffner said hLe olutions 1o offer concerning the Superintendent of Polico in reference to tho case of the arrest of the burglars from Milwaukca, the charges be- ing thiat Lio would nof givo up the thieves or the goods unless tho Milwaukes merchant, Mr. Wheeler, paid over £200. Ho resd an article ffom a Milwaukeo papor on the subject, attacking tho Superintendent for his sllege sins, and then offored the followmg, which Was adopted : WHEREAS, The press of the City of Ililwaukee are publishing certain charges affeclting tuo official in- tegrity of the Saperintendent of Polica of this city ; Lieaolred, That the Police Commirsioners of this city be and they are bureby- directed to investigate and. re- port the facts to this Council as early va precticabie, THE CITY’S HESLTH. A Considerable Decrease.in the Death= Itate--llow Drainage Affects Health ==Valnuble Suggestions. - . The Board of Health met yesterday afternoon, JMr. Hoard in the Chair. The Sanitary Superin- tendent submitted his report for the week end- ing June 21. Thero were 133 deaths, a decressa of 15 from tho preceding week. Males, 71; fe-: males, 62; under 5 years, 85. Cholera-infantum caused the death of 10, convulsions of 17, fevers of 14, pneumonis of 11, emall-pox of 8, consump- tion of 6, and brain diseases of 6. Tho mesn temperature of the weok was T4 degrees. The mortality by wards was as fol- Jows: Tirst, 1; Second, 0: B 6 ; Fourth, 8 ; Fifth, 5 ; Sixtli, 11 ; Seventh, 13 1 Eighth, 7; Ninth, 7; Tenth, 25" Eleventh, 3} Twelfth, 1 ; Thirtoeuth, 1 ; Fourteentb, 3; Fif- feenth, 23; Sixteenth, 7; Soventecuth, G ; Eigltcenth, 9; Niuetoenth, 0; Twentietl, 2. The decrease in the numbér of deaths compared with Iast week is _decided, and” with™ the corre- sponding weok in 1373 stillgroater, thero being 61 lees. Thelow death-rate is attributed by the Sani- tary Superintendont to a £liglit rain fall. Tho effect of it, o saye, is perticularly manifest in the un- sewarod distri threo-fourtls of tho decreaso occurring in the wardy with the least dreinage. “The favorable condition of tho public health this week, ho insists, should not resnlt in a diminution of-.the efforts to improve the sanitary conditicn of the city. The heated term bas just commenced, and no one can tell whet the result will bo until it is over. Dur- ing the past week he had called tho attention of the rzilrosd anthoritics to_the importance and necossity of~ropeated cleaning and disinfecting water-closets and station-houses, as a means of preventing tho. introduction of cholera into the city. He recommended that tho Board of Public Works bo requested to extend the openings of the sewors at Twelfth and Twonty-second streets farthor into the lako, 5o that tho foul odors ema- nating therafrom* will bo Do longer offensive.- Tho decrenso in the number of deatbs from emall-pox i3 very groat, there being fewer dentls than for any week during the year. "The Healtn Qfiicer roported that hohad abated 746 nuisances during the week, and caused 139 hicuses to be connected with the strect sewers, and gerved 223 notices to have the work done; also, that he had condemned eight quarters of beef, one hog, snd forty-thres sheop. The work of tho City Scavenger, with a fow exceptions, had boen well done. _ Gutters’ aud filthy pleces are being disinfected as rapidly as possiblo. Tho Secretary was instracted to send s com- ‘munication to the Couucil, calling the attention of the Aldermen to tho neceasity for additioust sowerage, indorsing the messago of the Mayor upon tho subject, and suggesting that a com- mittes be appointed to inspect tho nnsewered portions of tho city before th:e appropriation is niade. The Board then adjourned. o sl SN Restoration of o Nove. | In one of the German modical poriodicals, Dr. Malfatti describes the treatmant of & man whose nose had been cat off by a saber. The wound was throngh the middlo of the cartilaginous part of the bridge of tho nose, dividing the loft ala along its posterior third, the septum throngh its middle, and the right ala two lines boh:nd the anterior angle of the nostril. The piece cut off waa taken up from tloe place where it lay on the ound, cleancd with cold water, and reapplicd, gémg secured in its place by means of sutures. A weak after the injary, a dry scab bogsn to form on the left aln, and extended in the course of three days over nearly the wholanose. Granula- tions gradually formed, healing went on steadily, and now careful examination is required io'de- ;teot auy trace of tho injury. -all-abigorbing “interest. 56 annually, ~ COMMENCEMENTS. - . ' Monticello Seminary. - Correspondence of Thé Chicago. Tribune. Goprrry, IIL, Juno 23, 1873. Hero, where wo are not troubled with steam- -ehips, railways; and other thonghta * that shake™ mankind,” a8 in metropolitan cities, an anniver~ sary-day ot Monticello Seminary is an object of but " this year particularly. The weather, walking,—ecyery- thing Tavored” the twenty-third Comm nt. Outside of the grand old structure, with its ivied casements and castollated walls, Nature shone brightly, a3 Art within. The limbs of the long ¢ ble rank of stately forest-trecs shook ‘handa scross the broad walk leading down to tho college, with the same delight with which the numerous guests were welcomed. The anniver- sary hall was radiant With ~ evergreens and " resplondent with beauty. ~“Iris” and “In Right is° Btrength,” the name of the class and the motto of the graduates,” were beautifully wreathed over the centro of the stage ; and, at the usual hour, tha graduates,—twelve In’number,~all dfrayed in white, filed out upon the broad platform, and, after prayer, compositions were read by Misses Honry, Niles, Ballance, Lampton, Campbell, Worthington, Wilson, Price, Cushing, -Greigg, Hersly, West, McPike, and Cox. These were varied by exquisite vocal and instrumental solos. Tho music and eseays were all excellent. Tha “@alutatory,” by Miss Kate Honry, was u besu- tiful simile between the mother and child ‘and the Seminary and its pupil,—the besuty and po- tency of which were felt by noue more acutely than those who had taken, or were on the eve of taking, leave of their Alma Mater. Migs Lampton's essay was a touching . retro~ spect of childhood's dsys. The themo is as per~ ennial as the composition was beautiful ; and it found a sympathetic throb in tho hearts of all. Folowing camo Miss Emily Campbell, with a delightfal littlo romance, which elicited universal admiration. It was charming in conception and delivery, and revealed abrilliancy of thought and beauty of diction rarely excelled. Miss Campbell possesses 2 high order of literary talont, which the pleasures of society, or the practical duties of life, ought not to stitlo. ‘The cusay of Misa Ella L. McPike—a prophecy of the future of the ** Iris” class—was eminently plessing. The charming seoress, by her gener- ous predictions, showed that she' did_not meas- ure the henrts and hopes of others by conic_sec- tiona. Its composition was elegant, its delivory easy and natural, and its reception by the au- dionce was enthusiastic. They evidently hoped for, if they did not prophesy, & glowing fuluro for the fair reader, who has an excecdingly rare blending of social and intellectual qualitios. So much for the pupils. The Seminary and its Faculty deserve more than a general notice. 1t was-endowed by Benjamin Godfrey; and_built in 1838, at n cost of $53,000, sinco which-it has not received oy assistance, except the ordinary rovenue of tho College ;- yet it has been growing steadily . in strongth snd popularity. The founders and Faculty bave obtained their princi~ pal roward in {he %nfihlda of its children and in the gratification of knowing that all reflect credit, and many lustre, upon the institution that mould- od them. ._ . : ) 1t is unoqnaled in its location; besutifally surrounded by stately forest-trees and rare ex- otics; in & country glad with fruits and flowers, and liappy with o liboral and cultivated people. It is about five miles {rym~the Mississippi, freo from the_strifes of the world, and s stranger to tho vieit or dread of the serious ills_tliat con- stantly thronten it. Miss Harriet N. Haskell is thé Principal, and sho has 5 largo corps 6f able and sccomplishied assistante. Tho thoughtful caro of @ pasent, with tho responsiblo- duties of 5 - proceptor, 18 bestowod upon their_ tender charges,—greatly palliaficg absence from homs, and making their necessary life-discipline as ontertaining and. profitable as possible. 1f the true worth of this unobtrugive Seminary, with ita meritorious Faculty, werc known, pareuts and guardians would uuite in the opinion that a parer, hoalthior, or better placo for the educa~ tion of their daughtors could not be found upon the Continent. AvrpHEA. Lincoln University. Currespondence of The Chicago Tribune. Lrscery, 1L, May 21,1673, This hes been an eventful week in our quiet colloge-town. Early in the week, the friends of the University began to arrive in large num- bers. Visitors were preaent from all parts.of the State, besides many from Kentucky, Indiana, and Tows. 5 The exercises throughont the week were of unususl interest. The excellences of the week are too numerous to mention fn detail.* The Buccalsureate Sermon, by Prof. A. J. Me- Glamphy, on Sabbath mornitg, was a master- Iy effort, and elicited_much commendation from all. an occasion of great enjoyment. The toasts and responses were very timely, and all went away feeling that the evening waa well employed. Tuesdey evening, William H.-Campbell, of Haveana, addresnod the Society of ~Alnmni.. Ris subject, **Escollence in_Vocation,” wzs ekillfully aid ably discussed. Mr. C. is & prom- ising young lawyer, and, in years to come, will, doubfless, bo na well known in his State 88 ho now is in his county. 3 : The lecture, Wednesday evening, by the Rev. | R. M. Barnes, pastor of the Methodist Church at Bloomington, was full of happy thoughte. “The Characteristics aznd Demands -of tbo Times,” thongh an old theme, -was presented in anovel yot interesting. manner. The study of Sociology is becoming one of great ,iuterest and importance. e The Commencement exercises proper took place on Thursday morniug in tho University Chapel. A large audience, numboring tho elito and literati ‘of the city, favored' the class with their presence, smiles, fowers, and cheers. Tho class pumbered ten—two Iadies and eight gen- tlomen. = o Tho very bigh character of_the class perform- ances speaks enthsisstically for tho institution. No ono present failed to speak in the highest terms of the exercises. A gocial gathering at the residence of Col. R, B. Latham, the President of the Board of Tru: tees, closed tho most enjoyable work in the his- tory of Lincoln University. - Col. Latham liag ‘beon untiring in his efforts'to” build up the Uni- versity, and it was in keoping to throw open the doors of his elogant mansion, and invite the stu- | Qenta, friends and patrons ‘of the institution to Em ko of thie hospitalities of himself and amia~ lo lady. 4 4 N This institution is in » most flourishing condi- tion. The finauces are being rapidly increased. During the past yoar, ovor ©50,000 has been sdded to the endowment in . the .form of donations and bequests. . The instrue- tion is_ most thorough and.. comprehen- sive. The Professors are comparatively young men, who are thoroughly active, classical, and practical. No istitution'in the State.can boast Tho Socicty-reunion, on Monday cvening, was | but profoundly oblivions of the fact that men and women vwere actually dying of wheer neglect in the disgraceful old_rookery which squats in the Arnold street mud-puddle, 1t is entirely within the bounds of possibility for the Commiseioners to remove overy paticut from the present hospital within_the next. sixty days. It onght to be domo. It is mnge necessary to advertise for .anv “plans.” or opon a _‘pictoregallers,” or do -suything~ of~-tha' “sort. The~ first ~ thing necesgary is s committee endowed with a goodly dagreo of -onergy, alive to the necessition of the case, and possessed of A réssonable share of common genze., -Tho next requisite is land,—a In.rLgne, liberal, roomy lot, in & decert locality, with plasssnt aad cheerful surroundings, sus. ceptible of perfect drainage ; And this can bs obtained in one week. Let ono man, of ordinary business sagacity, go about it with the deter mination to buy land, and to buy it for the county as well and as carefully as he would for himaelf, and a weck would not go by without aa ample hospital-lot baving been secured. Lastly, we want an abundance of chesp, oue-story, “cottage” wards, which can bo erected in thi; days, to answor the present emergency; rongl barracks, oreven canvas-tents, and infinitely Krefurnb{a to the miserable wards of the present ospital. Let tho Commissioners MovE; lat them securo land and erect these chesp cottago wards, and then let them advertise for ““plans,” and start ‘“picture-gallerics,” and vote, and re- scind votes, and higgle sbout * central domes," and display their profound ignorance of archi- tecture to their heart's content. CiVILIZATION. —_—— ATTEMPTED CAN-CORN MONOPOLY. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribure : - . Sa: I bog to cail your attention te ths Iatest attempt mado by our. New England #iends to impose the tariff of queetionable patents upen us, where they caunof plunder us under the guise of protactive laws. ‘The corn-packers of Portland, under pretenss of apatent secured eloven years ago, have at- tempted to monopolize the business of packing corn. I givo your readerd herewith a brief his- tory of that patent. . One Peter Durand, in England, patented, in 1810,- the process of packing by-open rents; while, in 1837, a M. Appert, in France, patented tho process of proserving with closed venls. In 1842, ono Isasc Winslow, of Philadelphin;—then residing abroad, seemn to have bocome acquainted with theso patents, and applied, in 1353, for & patont for canning green corn 'by bofh the pro- cosses above roferred to,—which, it appesrs, were known as eerly 251835 in American foxt- books. His application for 3 patent was rejected. Ho afterwards sold out his rights to J. W. Jones, and the whole matter was never heerd from till 1662, when Isaac Winslow, assignor to John W. Jones, suddenly acquired four patents, based on, the application rejected nine years previonsly. - Cor-packing was then in its Intancy, sad I . Jones had an easy monopoly of the trade. In due time, howaver, the demand increased, until Poruland had o longer facilities for sap- plying it ;. and packers in Gther sectiona offered on the market goods fully equal to the Maine product, For eleven long years the owner of the patent did not avail himself of his pretcnded 1ights; but,when the industry of corn-packing had become extensive, and sugar-corn an almost, in- dispensable commodity or our tables. Mr. Jones and his ally (the Portland Packing Company) s‘{:_mn 8 mine upon- the trade and consumers alike, by an injuncfion suit, nof against one of the largor regular packers, but against an almost usknown outside party, who had not the proper means of defenso against so powerful an adver-" eary. 2 While the trade were barely aware of what threatened them, tle ** Mainoe combination” had ained 08 ensy'n victory as' Napoleon at Saar- rucken. They obtained s decision in part affirming their various patents. Relying upon. these patenta—thus in_part afirmed by. Judga Clifford,—the Port'and combivation have put a price upon their product ifar in excess of any value it~ actually possesses,” and in the hope of* frightening all other packers out of businesa by a decision which can almost be called ez parte. They have determined tho outside price st which their corn can be retailed; and fixed their packer’s price 80 aa to leave no margin to either Jobbor or retailer in handling it. - What makos their course otill more oppressive is tha fect that Judgs Clifford set himself up for an exper corn-packer, and joined to his decision the broad statement, that no good corn can be P ez cept by the * Winelow ” process. This last is & downright falschood, intended to deceive busers, as much as their saits to frighten. packers. While the Jones patents will not stend the searching review of an unbiased judiciars, it is by DO means necessary to use the process thorein-described to produce an equally good article of corn. - 5 The corc-packers of other Esstern- cities aro. tresting. .the monopolisis~ with the contempt their conduct merits, and ill pack _an abundznco of good \sugar corn at_reasonabdle prices, to supply the Fastern and Sonthern demand.” In the imme- Qiate vicinity of Chicago, several brands of sugar corn will be packed this year,—ali fully equal to the Portland product. Among these are the Trophy SCzryatnl Tako Pickling and Preserviog Works), Elgin (Elfiin Packing Company), Bao ton (Pheunix Packing Company), and Banton Harbor (Benton - Harbor Packing Company). These will -supply the Western trade with a5 good an article as the ** Yarmouth * or “ Wins- low,” without tho nocessity of dealors aacrificizg iil;mr profits for the bonefit of grasping monope- 8. 1t romains with the trade to complete the good work of fighting unjust exactions by refusing (0 Keep in atock any of the so-called patentod brands of sugar corn. By so doing thoy will benefit the public by giving them good goods at reasonable Eguxoa,‘:hem’se [vea by securing £6md rofit in return for their labor, and the whola Tost by creating an increased demand and e~ couraging our growing fruit and vegetable can-- nping industry. Respectfully, - & L. ii FRIEDLANDED. Cu10460, Juna 23, 1873 —_————— SHALL PERSONS DRINK WATER IN CHOLERA 1 T the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: Sm: Pathological facts say, No? In cholera, the eslivary glands and Peyers patches are greatly enlarged and z pcculilr!y active. And their relation to tho mesenterid sud lymphatic glands points to them as the chief factors of the white blood corpuscles in excess.— YVirchow. Tho sernm is dense and rich -in zibumen. Potash-salts and phosphates are incressed— Peaslee. - 2 The mucous surfaces and follicles of the in- testinal fract are relaxed and slmost passive. The swent-glands and ducts of the siin areind similar condition.—Headland. Now,. giva water, snd what follows? Tb® stomach is in no condition for absorption.. It# of a more extensive course of study. - The Board' | g sort of passive filter of all the thinper por- of Trustees require that no studeut ghall in any, case pass to uation ‘who lias not stood & thorough examinatien in each stady ia the.cur- riculum. I venture to say that no institution in tho Stato of 1llinois makea better scholars than Lincoln University. - The catalogue for _the soventh collogiata year bos just boon published, which ghows s liberal atronago, & growing en Fac "Tha riend thus {n its support. ment handsome donations soon: -~ Tom. - i Sl T SHALL WE HAVE A HOSPITAL 7 To the Editor-of The Chicago Tribuse: Si: The si ) promises to be 6f " unusnal severity, and. prob- ably of unusual duration. In the opinion of our best medical authorities, we . bhave every reason to anticipate & great amount of sickness smong the poorer clnsges, and a proportionately large demand upon our accommodations for the. our County Hospital, and to the imperative ne- cessity for & new one, For more than six months, the necessity for better hospital-actom- modations has been kept before them. During {his time, puerperal fover, end erysipelas, and hospital gangrene have stalked through the miserable, death-dealing wazds, until Dr. Miller, has howled for puint and whitewash ; limbs have been lost noodlessly, and lives have been -sacri- ficed which ought to have been saved; —and yet, in the- face of _ all these facts, the Commissioners havo been pottering away like school-boys, trotting up Jowrment, apd an able | Water in nearly every case of cholera or of tho institution are en- Soveral gontlomen of wealth ars under promise to make the endow- ly season is upon ' 'us. It tions of tho blood, which. trickle ?ut withoas restraint into that cavity. Thé same js trae ol the whole disgestivo apparatus. A draughtcl water. dqes nob change. the, current; but _wl- stomaah, alresdy engorged with exuded fiuils rovolta~and disgorges. The stomach refects y cholers™ morbus. Even were water introduced into th? cireulation, it comd’only difuto tho thickesel blood, without changing its chemical & slituents, apd thus facilitate 8 o further exudation of tho vital'eloments of s blood,, Water is & relaxing fluid, axc:m only when taken at a low or high tempers s and even then possesses no astringent par- over the feeble tissues. Why, them, recumn;d o it in cholera? Your correspondents yesler_.é say, “The blood must Yo ' replenished df:éa water.” Very good, but this cannot betw;. _4 whils all tho sluicersays are open to the ooty flow. The izlxgifintinm ery, “Eltmtnthe rather than, Turn on more water.” == How ghali £his bo done? Obsorvationy :PE rience, and the modus-cperandi of mum{:nxllfl bl oint fo sulphric aid as tho ageat to {86\, pick poor. It seemsto me not imressoneble, | jngications. This acid, when greatly dlutehp thiorefore, to ask tho County Comrmisaioners | no cbstacles inhumg r.a_vhc; i:b?:?l;gxm i todrop their playthings +in tho up- | lactic seid of the stRERCL DB, Hlood 1 poE” sty G Beatucky . Block;., ;and firat contracts the coats of the stomach, | A turn © ‘their attention, 1o s monly and | SR Gl hente, In the blood it thoughtfal wey, to tho disgracofulcondition of | a rogtorative hematic. It neuralizes it 2%, of alkalies, and dilutes while it 8 : tends to cosgnlate atbumen, and produces e cular contraction. It is not elimins! kidneys, but passes 8a free aci mhcoususnflnaes of fixtfl bzgenlflo contracting and stimulating B s, the g!nndn;g follicles, and dacts of the. ml_emm Besides this, it is excroted from .the & tracting and etimulating the cataneous “ and arresting passise sweats. o Water aligutly scidalated ity m%g" roperly-administered, ful dicstily Df frovention and cute of cholers. I*TH; orgetS and down the stairs leading to their picture-gal- lery in Kentucky Block, their heads full of niag- ngwnt Court-Houses, with * central dormes,” overcomes the di.scésed corditions, A% o, M. D effects ceage. Qflg)c‘!:{m" entee E E