Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 24, 1873, Page 8

* though THE PULPIT. Continued from tho Fifih Page, Moctlvo and uscful. Fill God's hutso v power, and thore will bo greater blenaings, I next call your nttontlon to tho word * Gon= soorato,” What do we moean by it ? I it sanobt- fication? No, the word dooa not mean sanctifl- cation. It s tho way of suuctification, and the best minds have noed of it. I profer Webstor's dofinition of tho word, which is, **Het apart ton socred purpose.” If Iwore to go through this room and nsk ench of you, “Do you desiro to bo happy#” you would sll sny, “ Yeal" Now I wish to roach this, and will ask you: 1, Do you personally belfeve thero is suficlont roa- #on why you ought to bo wholly consecrated to Christ? Many of you do not apparently beliove {t. You omit prayor and many duties. You huvo not convorsed with near friendn, respecting the intorosts of thoir souls. Thero sro muny ronsons why wo should be wholly consocrated. Go with me to Calvary ; look upon that scono young man, young womaun ; take ono look at Josua thore, and sny, 1 thoro any ronson why you shouldnotboconnecrated to Christ? Doyon boliove {hot God is able to do what tho toxt proposcs? The prencher hero dweit upon tho ability aud wiltingnous of tha Fathor to beslow great blesa- iug upon the Union Park Baptist Church. Thora was wothing in which he more delighted than to tell sinnory about God’s willingneass to snve. IHo could not underatand why ail this should b no with man, who was sinful aud unworthy, but the gront fact was plainly fenght in the Biblo, cnd lio belisved 1t and preached it. God was nov waiting to blesn. Bilng in tho tithes nud Iy will “open the windows. Do you believe tho conditions are within your reach? I am ofton nsked, ‘*Ig it ipussmlu, Brothor Graven?” I annwer, **Yos; if Jou go down on e lnoes, Tosus will bo thore” Bring In the tithen; thosaaro tho conditions, Now, do you beiieve the conditious are within your reach? Whou I was preaching in Brooklyn, ono ovening I attendod o religious meoting whore the sorvicos wero closed by minging that hymn, commenoing, 4 Alas! anil <2l my Savior blead? Whon the congrogation sang tho words-— T3t dvops of geler can ne'or repay, “Lho debt of grief Towve,” Do you bulieve that 2" Wo will sing and all who bolieve thoao words will i right hand. Ouly two bands went up. but many hoads more bowed. O, my frlends, Jdhoro aro mai 'ho aro ouly profossional Chris- tlins! Tho roverond spenker noxt emwmoratod Weno tithen.” These woro the sonl, body, prop- ort, ote,, il of which should bo bronglt'in and congecrated to tho Lord. An_inatanco was hore glven of a church that wanted n minister, but could only puy o salary of $00, A ministor was found who took tho chargo, and begun 1o preech on the duty of “ihorqugh couaceration.” At the closo of tho first yaar'his salazy was put up te $1,000, and a'$10,000 church had beon arocted. Tho homo and foreign missionary work pussed under rovien ut thin point, atter which tho vor~ mon way closad by an urgous appeal for all to sousecrato themsélves to God. Che rovival meotings will continuoe in this Chureh auring the wock, tho sorvices being in ibe afternoun and eveuig. . On Thanksgiving Day Mr. Graves will ofliciato in the Socond Laptist Chureh. more s PHILOSOPHICAL RELIGION. Prof, Taylor Inquires Into the Origin ana Mistery of Feasts and Fasts, and the [Xoral Influcnce which Thelr Observance ilus Upon ihe Muman fitinade The Freo Roligious Socioty, whick was formed In this city sbout ons month ngo, is meoting with considorablo success, the Globo Theatro being filled uvery Sanday afternoon with people saxious to hoar Prof Dr. T. B. Taylor's dis- courses oa *‘philosophicel religion.” Al tho wenther yestorday afternoon was about a3 bad as it possibly could bo, aud most of our churches wero slialy attendad, the Gloho Theatro was full of infidels naxious to liston to Dr. Taylor on the subjoct of “An Inquiry into the Origin and His- old theologloal atand-point is full of aplrlt, re- by, and" good clieor, and to thoso wie dp not think, ‘and know wno bettor, it Is full Chrlatian philosophy, and it would bo almost & {My to epoll 8o nioo a pletire: but & lovo of ruth and sonso of duty fmpolled him to nulc o fow vory naughty quostions, nnd if it was found that tho faota apoil the picture, thay must bisme tho facts and not the preachor, [Laughtor. Wo muy find somo things connectod witlh the origin und history of this subjoct that may have tho kame offeot upon our viows touching the ba~ 516 of thoso customs that did n quontion onco askol of a young colorod brother by one of his own race, whilo tho younger was pronching n gor- mon on the ecroation of man, Thoe col- ored dlvino muid: Ao do ord mado man_ out ob do dust ob do ground, Ho mixed up do 'mud fust, and don mado him into tho shapo ob do Lord, nnd set him on all fours up agin de fonce to dry, An' don he paint lilm all ober black, and dat am do reason wl:f do innido ob do colored ju- dividunt's hands and de bottom ob his feot is whito, nnd the rost ob him_blnck.” An old col- orod brothor thonght ho discovered an orror in logic, so ho inyuired: ** Nicodomus, you say do Lord made man and sot him onall fours agin do fonco to dry. I would nsk who mado dlo fonce 7' Nicodemus™ turned upon his interrogator with somo wnrmth, and eaid: *‘See hore, Drothor Zaclk, ono or two quostions like dat would spilo ‘nll my thoology [Groat applause and laugh- or, Tho apenkar continued by saying that ho did not wish to bo osteomed & * Ravolutionist,” a tory of oligions Fensts and Fasts, and tho Moral Influenco which thoir Observance hns mpon the Human Miud.” The Professor took for his toxts tho following: * Come now and lot ns roason togothot,"—Tsaink I., 18, and * Senrch tho roason of thinge.”"—Ecel. 7:25, and * For your now moons and your sppointed fonsts my soul hated. ‘Choy are n troublo untomo: Iam wonry to bear them : Bring no more vain obla- Mous s Inconso iy an abomination to me,"—Isnioh 11:12. Thore wore olomenta in our nature, tho spoak- er azid, that at somo timo in our lives aro apt to bo brought into exarcise cithor singly or in com- Liontion. Thoy were instinct, intuition, aud rcagon, Instinet bolongs to man in the vory + lowest stagen of his post-natal exiatence, ‘The now-boru baba is moved by this cloment to draw nourishment from its mother's breast. In man this element oxists to such fecblo extont that it veas Liardly worthy of mention, and this fact ox- alted reason ns the crowning glory of manto o grand and proud ominence. For, whilo inatinct in tho lowor order of noimals is found to be vory slrong, still they lack the ability to reason. - Inatinet leads the lower ordor of animals to solf~ sustonenco and solf-protaction at & very onrly 230, avoiding dangor from poigoning and otber sources, which a child of the some agewould not boed in tho slightest. Tntuition is a highor clement than rostraint, and yet pertakes somewhat of its nature, 1t was this olomont that porceives immodiatoly, without tha intorvention of argument or tosti- mony. This belongs to man's spiritual natuve rather than his gross corporeal nature. Reason stood at tho bead of the class, nnd is an elomont. of great worth snd dignity. Man may bavo in- stinctively or intontionally suggested to Lis mind o given lino of policy to be pursucd, ronson stands up in tho dignity of its superiority and asks, “How so?” *“Why?" ‘‘Whoreforo?” Virtuo and vico wero not arbitrary things, but thora is a natural and oternal reason for good- noss and virtue, and against vico and wickednoss. Tieason was that faculty of tho mind by which it distinguichos truth from falschood end good from ovil. Dy renson and scionce man mons- ures the distanco to the sum, moon, and stars, tells the quantity of matter contained in cach, their molions around their own axes, and in thoir orbity around their respective contres, . It woighs tho uuniverse in a balanco and dotor- mines tho causo of things. . He often wondered why it is that men wh " wora capablo of roasoning were content to acoept + and follow traditions and customs that had origi- nated 1 the dark agos without ronson, and on > which men do not now duro to resson, nor will i theso customs stead tho test of renson, Biuco tho vlement of reaton is o ofton referred to in + the seripture of the Old and Now Tostament, it ' was strange that so many churchmon preach nagainat tho exoroiso of this function of Lhe goul, + One viould naturally suppose that u groal nation " would havo good nnd valid ronsons for % all that is dono through its ropresoutativos. Wo oftou hoar mon and high oflicors of the 4+ low say guch end such o custoin s ¢ timo-hon- ) ored."" "Whis sud wimilar remarks are mado with ey muck gravity aaif {imo nado & man or & prin- ciple honorable, withontmerit, If so, nin was of great valuo sud diguity, for wo avo told that it is B old ass mun, It i culled o time-hanored oustom to proclaim from the canital of the nation, or from the capie tals of tho ktaies, that tha peoplo ‘shall discon- i tinuo their usunl voeations, assomblo at their uunal_pluces of woruliy, ind . thora sing, and prny, and praisu o0 & gvon day, 1€ it s & faute tuy, that is to bo obsorved thoy with colomu ale and gruve-liko countenanco, {he poople wond thelr way £0 tho howio of' Giud, aud. Jf they sing atall, it i sucha tuno o “OId fundred,” or ¢+ Dundeo,” to words like thowo: Ifark from { fno Mombs n Doloful Hownd," o, iphen follow prayors, supplicationr, tears, *_-agony, implorings, cte,, that vengeanon' may ho ** turned aside, Uit Justico wny b avolded and . Divine vonth avorted; that tho wieked may o £} unpunishod, and that man may cecape tho tope - goquonces of Lis own aetiony, 1ow innch truth, % ronwon, or justice thore was hu tlis, cack ono may i judgo for himself. 4 . O it it in r scason of thunkegiving, wch na % owr Proxident bas procisimed for tho 28th, thon * come o cheerful, happy, langhing facan, tull of gloo nud good teelings, Tho songs woro diffor- oui, uned pwtecd of the dolorous hymns thut 1 wers sung nwhils ago, it is now— f The God of liarvest prafso, S, e, wid volces Talas, et With rwveet mecor Now all this sounded verv well, snd from the “*Red Ropublican,” or a *Communiat,” but ho saw danger nhoad, danger that arisos out of tho son of Luman actions, liko the billy-goat of Danlol's visions, with * a notablo korn' botwoon his oyes ;" %0, at tho risk of being entled nnmos, and prayed for by tho acclosiastien] guild of Chicago, and ohargod with tho vilest of lioresios, ho would proceod with the disousslon of tho suo- joct, apponling to facts, reagon, common Eenso, teuth, and right. Wo Woro to-day, a3 anntion, {)nulug through a poriod of strong mental opora- +tions luoking in the diraction of Nationa! recon- struction. Somo Liad styled this meutal tondoncy au epidomic. Ho did not lke (his, It envored too much of poor, nuhappy France, whero thoy averago o revolution overy twenty-four hours, Wo oursolvas had, ns it wore, just emorged {from a revolution and convulsion i which: grief come dawn upon us all like a wolf on tho fold, #ill tho voica of lamontation was leard from overy city, town, aud villago. Lven tho bravest mon stood to-duy aghnst and awe-strickon at tho fabulous cost of constitutional liborty. It had Dbeon n gigantio oxpondituro of blood and trons- uro. o ask ourselves: *Ia a Govornment like ours worth anything 2" *Does it not cost moro than it comes t0?" A fow yoors ngo, whila Dbusily ongagad in ropniring the damngos of the war, and in ondeavoring to provido eafoguards for tha fature, wo worc startlod by turmotls be- yond tho Atlantic. 'The Irussinn and Austrinn war bogau and almost ended whilo tho on-look- ing nations of tho oarth held their breath in" tho first suspenso. While tho world wrd looking at ~ tho throatoning aspect of oftairs’ o Burops, Tranco grow impatient, and concludod to_probo tho quostion for liersolf. When Louis Napoleon shook his mailed arm at tho now portent boyoud tho Riine, Germany answored with a land-slide of armed mon, Tho quict of our own country hns just been stortled from noarly s deeads of quict on nce count of the bavbaritios of a neighboring na- tion, touching tho lives of some of our feilow- citizens, Spain needs to bo taught o lesson. {Applause.] Tho eigus of tho timos were the manifest de- tormivation of the peoplo to brenk loose from tho Church, and forovor to_erush the dominant power of the clorgy, [Applause.] T'ho sctivity of tho frionds of this moyomont was ouo of the signu of tho times. Anothor is the fact that on ono of tho rocontly uttered coing thoro is an inscription placed thore without tho autlionty of Congress, and, simplo as it Is, it is a species of usurpation, Ho meent the inscription on our 5-cout nickel piecces, which have the words: “In God wo irust,” In this tho Governmont had come near- ot towards publishing aocrcod in theology. "Thou, agaiu, the Governmont issucs a proclunii- tion, and Lng it publialod'at great oxponso fu il the papers of the country, that, onsuch a day, tho pooplo shauld ceaso their ordinary work and go to the houeo of God, and there pray and sing for an hour, and_whon this is over they usuully go homo, eat » big dinver, got sick, rond for tho doctor, and havo o great bill to'pay, It would bo much wisor in a great and houcfleent Govorument if occasionally it would malko bn appropriation, and udd to it tho oxpente of nd- vortising its feaets and fasts, and procuros lond of conl nud a sack of flour for poor widows, and others stru .filin;{ with poverty. [An[:'luusu.] The speak\: thon wont on to show that fossts and fasts wora ouly_a rolic of tho past, and should be ontirely discontinued in an enlight- cned country ; that God could not be provailed upon by prayors aud supplications, nnd that ey- erything was tho result of natural causes. It AN Wnl% Lknown that God did not control tho rain and wind. ~This wns shown by tho fact that strong concussions always produco rain, aud in this way wo could alwnys produce rain at will Aud ns fo tho wind, ouo in high nuthonty in tho Church soys: “Tho wind bloweth whora it listeth, aud thou hearcst the sound thoreof, but canat not toll whonco it comoeth and whithor it gooth.” This the spenker illustrated in the following plcturo Out_on the deop bluo sea rides mojostically » mn&niflcnut steawmsbip, Sho has on board a thousand eonls, composed of oll denominations of Chuistians, It is o Chris- tinn sbip. Tho Captain and_crew aroall Chris- tian mon, No ewearing, drinking, or bad con- duct of any kind is allowed. Morning and ovon- ing prayer is had, and graco is said £t tho tablo. When Suuda?' comes tho anchor is dmn'Pcd. On Doard tho ship are nothing but dignitaries of tho Church, who all bolieve in God and in prayer, and aro fall of loving pland- its of tho gooduoss and love and power of Him who soes tho sparrow fall (but caw’t provent it from falling), that countod the Dnirs on our hoads (yet can't provent them from falling off), that bad givon thom all such sweot assurance that tho voyago is going to bo u pleas- snt, safe, nud profitublo one, otc. About & o'clock in tho aftornoon tho Captain cxamincs the baromotor, for, with nll his faith in God, ho was not willing to 2o out to son without all' tho human inventions and modorn improvements and procnutions against accidents and casunle tiou; and lo! tho pallor of doath is in his faco, What can bo the mmtter? Why, the littlo instrument, o mimple tubo of gliey, with somo quick-silver in it, folls of tho noar approach of n torriblo storm. Tha poor may, in his devolion to tho God of tho Sabbath, is in & quandacy,for he had ordorod tha firos to bo oxtingnished. o ordera the fires to Lo rekindled, Sabbath or no Sabbath, the anchor weighed, ho sbip put about that sho muy prow tho ntorm. But lo! boforo things are lialt ready thie blaclt cloud slong the horizon can bo 6con. DBy and by tho vivid lightniog is seon to flash with forked fury from tho augry gloom. And now tho rumbling thunder is heard, striking torror to the hoarts of tho hithorto merry, liopeful, and trusting crew and passengors, A momeont more and the storm broaks upon them with the fury of doath; it is mot only a galo, but o torriblo hurricano, ‘o waves dasliod ngainst and ovor the noblo #hip, which for lack of the stoam power, lics like o log in tho trough of the o nnd at tho mevey of tho wayes. B whero are tho passengors and crew? Thoso that are able to hold ou'to tho sides of tho ship do so, and thote who cannot aro rolling withi tho vossol, but all ongaged in offoring up prayors; troug crios snd tonrs to CGod, bogging 1im to have mercy upon them and spare their livos, Ono hay it for my children’s sako,” anothar * for my aged parcnta’ sake,” snd tho Bishop “for the Chureh’a sake,” and all for Christ's soke!l™ {Applause.] Butall, alnsl fu vain; the storm wazxos londor and Jouder! ‘Tho wavas go up to mountnin’s hoight, and thoy go down to tho dopths again, until at last the good ship rotls broadsido into tho *‘yearning trough of tho ocoan,” and down, down mmong tho coral roofs of tho sos sho lnys witl: tho hastly forms of & thousand praying souls upon Eor bosom. Ways God the author of tbat storm? Was I tho wholesnle murderer of those holpless men who so lovod And trusted Mim 7 ‘Chin rule could bo appliod to rll storms and tompests on Jand or nea, though the Liblz-wor. shipern will ory “infidel,” **blaspliemer;” hut these men aro the blusphomors themsolvos.! Clod had nothing to do with it ITe could noithior causo nor provent 1t for whilo God, according to tho old vavage idor, in o fitful, chungoful, capri- clous hoing, theso things oceur in aceordanco ivlth tho principlos of immutable and ,aternul nw, Atthe conclusion of tho locture Dr. Sland shnouncad that the distingnished Lritish.voot Gorald Mussey wonld opon u Jevture courso in connoction with the Freo Roligloun Socloty on Bunduy ovoning, Des. 14, Tho fmst lecturo would bo on the mubjoct of “Jesus Chuiat, ra- Vowed from u frosh amnll")olut, which is noithor Trinitariun nor Unitarian, AT) ¥ —A Troaklyn man lns boon eried for & hroncl of promiso by i young: damsol who onbimntos the damagen dowe 6 hor affoctions at 320,000 The plos advanced "by the dofondant i8 that ho always supporod the young Indy woss drossmnlc- fi'o'x‘é'fi‘w“g“ o discovorcd that maling pupor- hor profosslon the yy 4 much for Lis rotinod nn;ura.‘ BRI AS fo THE Cr WASHINGTON. Composition of Committees in the Next Congress, The . Cancus Unwilling to Deprive Speaker Blaine of His Prorogative, Mr. Oreswoll Strenuously Pushing the Postal-Tolegraph Soheme, Wilson’s Special Credit Mobilier IOommittee to Be Revived. Spectal Dispatoh to The Chicago Tribuine, COMMITTEES IN TIE NEXT CONGBESS. ‘WasnixaToN, Nov. 20.—Tho composition of committocs in the noxt House is growing to be sn nbsorbing thome in Congroasional circlos. In the absence of any positive information as to tho courss Mr, Blalno will adopt in making tho committeos—whothor he will accept tho cauous nomination for Speaker without pledging him- wolf 08 to any courso to bo pursued with the Credit Mobilior mombors, or whother ho wil hoed the demande mnde by tho autl-Credit Mobilier factions, or whother bo will leave all tho responsibility to tho caucus—speculation takos awido range, Tho rulo herotoloro obeorved in munking up Commit- toos lins beon,whou tho old Chairman ie droppod or promotod, to advanco thonoxt member on the old Committao, if ra-olected, to the Chairman- ship. If ths course is puraued, and the mom- bers implieatod in tho Credit Mobilior aro not put in prominent positions, Horaco Maynard will, in order of procodenco, be entitled to tho placo of the hoad of the Waysand Moans ; Freoman Clark, of Now Yorlk, will enc- ceed Garfiold at Chairman of tho Appropriations Committeo ; Waldron, of Michigan, will tako tho placo of Samuol Hoopoer, of Massachusotts, at tha hoad of the Committos on Banking and Currency; Starkwonther, of Connoctiout, will succecd Schoflold at the hoad of tho Com- mitteo on Naval Affair, and Maynaerd will succoed Kelloy as Chairman of the Committee on tho Contennial Colobration, As Judgo Bingham was not ro-olected, his placo ut tho head ot tho Judiciary Committeo naturally folly to B, I\, Butlor, 'Thitre are, howevar, sev- cral circumstancos which mako it doubtful whethor this plan will bo carried out, even if Blaino should yield to the clamor against tho Cradit Mobilior mombers. s LYMAN TREWATN of Now York is most conspicuously put forward Dy his frlonds, 68 [n man of the highost abili- ty clocted atlarge intho grent Btato of New York by 8 u'crt\ondo\\s majority ; and conso- quontly entitlod to n ponition at the hond of ono of tho jmportant ~ committes. Ha lacks oxtonsive legislativo oxperionco, his only sorvico ns o logislator having boon in tho Now York Asscmbly, but it is cloimed for Lhim that hiy falonts, culturs, and solid attainmonts for outweigh all that can be argued ngninst him, It 18 safo to say that ‘Tre- main's clnims will be recognized. Butlor is 1o bo urged for the Chairmanship of tho Com- mittoo on_Approprintions, Tromain muy possi- bly bo mado to fit in at the head of tho Judiciary Comumittoe, although tho fino roputation of Judge Wilson, of Indiana, eontitles him to & favorable consideration in that connection, CLINTON L. MERRIAM, of Now York is undorstood to be a candidato for tho placo at tho hoad of the Committeo on Bank- ing and Currency, and will recoive tho strong support of tho ultra-Administration party, as ho was tho champlon of free banking in tho lnst House, and hiad u bill providing for_frea banks ponding when Congross adjourned. No come mitteo will figure more prulnhluutl{ during _tho noxt Congress than that on Banking oud Oure Youey. KAN50N, OF 10WA, also comes horo with considerable strongth, which will possibly forco Lim to an important placo. -Ho waa & member of Congross some vears 8go, and was then well up on the Appro- priation Committee, aod wus Ohairman of the Committeo on Coinago, Woights, and Moauuros. THE DESOCRATIO COMMITTEE, ‘While thoro is some talk of giving tho Chair- manship of one of tho committecs to a Demo- crat, following thie oxample of tho Sonato, in or- dor that that parly may have n committee-room to use for caiutcus purposes, thero is a studious indifference shown to the clairs of the Liboral arly, which las one Ropresentative in tho fiuusu, whosa prospects for an importaut placo aro not considerod good. OTUES PIOBADLE ABSIGNMENTA, Loonard Myers, of ‘Pounsylvanis, sn old member of tho Committes on” Foreign Affnirs, standa noxt in order of succession, it cnpabl xl:lnd l‘:m probubly receive the Chairmanehip, vice anks. Tyner, of Indiana, will probably succoed Gen. Farnsworth as Chatrman of the Committoo on Post-Ofticos _and Post-Roads, whilo Philetus Sawyor, of Wikconsin, will doubtless tale Sholla- barger's placo at the head of the Commerco Comumitteo, A COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION routes to tho seaboard, corrospondivg to Wine dom's Sonate Commitleo, which has hoen travel- ing ovor tha country during tho vacation, will ba made, and the foasibility of u.\urgingi with it the old Commitieo on Iinilroads and Cnals is strongly advanced. This latter Committoo hind Dbeon uttorly usoloss for somo time. THE CAUQUS NOT WILLING TO MAKE COMMITTEES, Of courso, the samo influencos that would affoct Blaino in making committoes would haye woight ith a caucus, but there is a growing disposi- tion mmong mombors against intorforing with tho Committees in caucus, which throntovs o {lat rofusnl to_tnke tho responmbility off the Spenker's shoulders, if ho should ask the favor at their hands. APPOINTMENY OF A SOLICITOR FOR COTTON OLAINS, "'ho Hou, James 8., V'razier, ox-Supromo Judgo of Indiann, nud late & mowber of tho British and American Mixed Commission, has been appoint- ad Assistant Solicitor of the' T'ronsury Depart- mont, having ospeciat canrge of all Cotton Claim cases, 1le cutored upon tho dischargo of his dntie on the 20th inst. There are about 1,600 of these cages which havo been reforrod to him for advice. TIE FOSTAL TELEGBATII SONEME, It is conceded that this winter the Post- Mastor-Genoral will moke a more dotormined offort thau ever befora to sacura the adoption of tho postal tologruph sehiomo. 1ia nttack upon the Western Union by namej in his roport, which is cartaluly of questionable propriety, is condemned as undignitied nud ill-bofitting the placo in which it is made, aud the officor making it. NMr. Creswell ovidently thinks that tho large Republican majority in the incoming Con- Brous il snabio th. Admitistention to oarry ulmost any monsuro bt it proposes; and ho is consequontly disposoed to conduct his cffort with oxtromo vigor. Tho np&)unemu to the ecliomo ura strong ; and, o8 theru is noticenblon growing digpesition amony; momibers of Cougress to dix- rogard parly dictation, the prospeot for s big 1lght over the mnatter 0od, "Mr. Orton, Prosidont’of TIE WESTZIN UNION TELEGUATH COMPANY, who is heve proparing for the wintor's camprign, states that ho is prepurod to provo that tha tolld pid to tho telegraph compunies in tho Unitod !itumu are lesy than in uropoau counlries, whero tho linos ure controllod by the Govern- mont, 1o hag had agents traveling all over Europo, during tho past summor, gathoring stas tistics boaring on poutal telography, and will mnko a formidable showing agaiust its ndoption by the United Btates ns soon as the watter comos up in Congress, TIE POSTAL BAVINGS DANI, Congressmon horo ara vory shy of {ho postal sovings-bauk systom which Croswell recom- mends, 'Thoy gonorally observe, fu that con- neetion, that thoy uro whiting for the fucts, So far, it has no pronounced strongth whatover. GREDIT MOBILIER COMMITTES No. 2, “Tho Commiltos of which dudge Wilson, of Tu- @inee, wis Chuivman in tho Just Congross, and Loown as Credit Mobilior Committeo No, 2, will donbtloss bo rovived duting the wintor. At the wdjournmant of Congros luet Mereh, tho work of o ntittas was Lt purtinily dono, and o bill sutborizing tho uppoiitment of & Commiusion Ly tho Prosident to contuo tho invostigation, ospeoially ny rogards Contral Dacitlo nffairs, failod to'puus. ‘L nvostigntlon i ostoomod of primo importaueo, aud will, it ia thought, ba promptly ordored. A PURLISIED ANNOUNCEMENT in mado to the oiteot thas tho tou, Rlchard O, McCormiok, Doleguto In Congross from Avizons, will bo marriod to the daughtor of Henator Thur- man, ot tho 10nidonce of the Intter, in this city, on noxt Tuesday ovoniug, [ the Aadlated Press, l Wasinarox, Nov, 23.—Col. A, 11, Marklnml‘ Qoneral Agont.of tho Post-Ofico Doparimon! " for the Westorn Btates, and Col, D. W, Munn, of Illinols, are hare. Tuoy are prominent candi- (}lxltuu for tho offico of Horgoant-at-Arma of the ouse, TWEED'S SUNDAY. The Convict Spends o Sabbath in the Murderers’ Coll in the Tombs— Further Efforts in Jis Bohalf to be Made To-Day. New Yongk, Nov. 28,—T'woed passod the day in coll No, 4 of the Tomba, This fs tho condemn- ed coll, In which murderors aro placed awaiting oxocution. It wns agsignod Twood bocauso it is moro comfortablo, boing near n stove end warmor than tho othors. Ho spont a largo part of the aftornoon writing. The attempt to procure a stay of procoedings will bo ronowed to-morrow. It ung transpired that on Baturday night ex- Jndgo Tullorton, ono of Tweed's counsel, wont to the residenco of Judgo Gilbert, in Brooklyn, and asked him to fix tho time to hoar an appli- oation for a stay of procoedings in the anse of Twood. Judge Gilbort promptly rofused, until tho Judges in New York should have boen ap- plicd to by Tweed's counsel. CASUALTIES, A Womnn Knockeil from a Railrond Bridge and Drowned. Spectal Disvateh to The Chicago Tribune, Looaxsront, Ind,, Nov. 23.—An unknown wo- ‘man, whilo crossing the mill-race bridgo oast of hero, this ovening, was struck by the outgolng Columbus train and knooked into the river and drowned, DBurncd to Death. Speetal Disvateh to The Chicago Lribune, DATTON, O., Nov. 23.—Lnst night, Mrs, T, Bolch, living ‘nenr " Corroliton, waa burned to death'whilo cooking supper. 1lor apron caught fire, sud tho blazo was communicatod to_lor olothing, ~Sho was burnod to death beforo Lelp could arrive. A Steamer Sunic in tho Msssissippl. Mexrems, Tenn, Nov. 28.—The steamor Olarke, from Cinciunati for New Orleans, heavi- Iy ladon with o gonorsl cargo, and & bargo in tow, strack an obstruction, Friday avunln[". 10 miles bolow Point Pleasant, and sunk. No lives woro lost. Thostonmor lion straight, with 8 feot of wator ovor her main_deck, and can bo raisod if asaistanco is renderod boforo the riso ronches her. Tho barge was saved. BURSTING BOILERS: Tho Experiments at Pittsburgh Not Altogether Successful- But One Weak Vessol Yiclds io o Pressure of 500 Pounds, Prrrspunen, Nov. 23,—Tho firat successful boller tost took place on Baturday. The Cincln- natl singlo rivotod bollor lenked badly, and & prinsn‘llm of 819 pounds waa all that could bo at~ tninod. Tho double-rivoted boiler manufactured in this city, attained o prossure of 500 pounds whon her flucs collapaod. Tho sholl remalned intaot, ond wns not moved in its position. This is re- garded as a satisfactory test, ELECTIONS. officinl Majority for Taylor in Wise consin, Mmwavree, Nov. 23.—The officlal majority of Taylor for Govornor ovor Washburn is 16,411, Taylor running noarly one thousand atiead of tho bolance of tho ticket. The Legislature will stand—Sonate, 17 Ropublicons, 16 Reformers. Assembly, 69 Roformers, 41 Ropublicans. THE CITY IN BRIEF. The selo of seats for Doughorty's looturs bo- gins this morning ot Music Hall and Jansen, McClurg & Co.'s. Tho Rov. Jesse B. Thomas, D, D., lato pastor of tho Michigan Avonue Baptist Church, will preach this ovoning in the Weatorn Avonue Bap- tist Church, A man named John Philips has beon misning from from No. 830 Church street since Saturdoy morning. Anyinformation concerning him may bo left at tho Contral Polico Station. The ** bouncing " of tho Chinaman, alluded to in yesterdny'a ‘I'nibuNE, did not oocur at the coffes-houso of Winter & Gollman, No, 124 Doar~ born street, but at No. 114, in the basomoent of Stowart Bontloy's building. Tho special Hydo Parlc train for the accommo- dution of porsons attonding the charity ball thia ovening, stopplog at nll the regular stations, will leave Grand Crossing at 8 o'clock, Hydo Park at 8:11, Fairview at 8:21, arriving ‘at’ Lake atreot ot 8:30, Returning, it will leave tho Con- tral Dopot nt 2 o'clock 8. m., and will mako the usual atops. The nlarm of firo from Box 95, at half-past 6 o'clock Iast ovening, was caused by fire bronking out Ina two-story framo building on Bonfleld stroot, near Thirty-firat, owned by Rdward Whipple, who fa jonitor of Tue nmuxe Build- ing.” 'Tho house had boen vneuted but z fow dnys by Mr. Whipple, and tho firo was probably tho work of an incondiary. Damago about §100; insured. ConntabloThomas MoMalion, who was serious- 1y atabbod on Saturday night by a man named Micknel Lang, was much improvod yosterday. o isboing ntiondod by Drs. Hunt, Cuningham, and Bnmpson, Thirteon cuta wore found upon his body. It is bolieved, howevor, that nono of thom will prove fatal. 1t appears that McMahon assaulted Lang in the street, and the Intter stab- bedl hd[fn in self-defonso. Lang haa not beon ar- rosto 1t was editorlally announced in tho Inst issue of tho Western Sporting Guzelte that thoe finan- cial complications provailing throughout tho country compulled a susponsion of tho papor for o few monthy. 'I'ho fact will bo sinceroly rograt- ted by the many frionds which it mado during its briof caraor.~ Iis reappontance, howovor, will Lo bailod with ploasure. It was cloverly con- ducted in ovary departmont by Mr. 'I'. Z, Cowlea and his assistants, but, unfortunately, brains, unnided by monay, cannot run & newspapor suc- cessfully. Abbut 7 o'clock Inst ovening, »_bold outrage was porpotratod at the comer of Sangamon nod Horrison streots, As Mr. Albort Wilson, of No, 50 Blolto streot, was pussing the coruer 'namod, with o horse and bugfi()‘. threa roughs ran out, and whilo ona of thom held the horse by thohead tho other two forcibly ojootod Mr. Wilson from the buggy, The mufihx then gos into tho voli- clo aud drove off, Mr. Wilsan roported the mattor promptly at the Union Strect Station,and ofticors wors sont outin_quost of tho thisvos, but returnod, without having succeododin catchs ing thom. Lo burning of a_cottage-honse on Burnside stract, noar Lho Rock Island Railway shops, ot half-past 4 o'clook yoatorday morning, cnst such & bright reflection” that an exoited individual, stonding at tho corner of Cottage Grove avenuo and ''wonty-sovonth stroot, a poine fully tyo miles north of the burning building, turnod in an alarm of fire from Box No, 74, ‘th TFiro Do- purtment rosponded promptly, and, upon tho ar- rival of tho ongino at the box, tha oxcitod indi- vidual pointed helplossly to the south. 'Tho Doy estunatod tho five as boing of littlo impor- tance, and thereforo supposed tha individual Liad pulled the box for a “scll,” and they accord- ingly turnod several stronmi upon Lo, cor- pel lqu him to bent a hasty retronf iuto the dark- noky, looking liko w drownod rat, - B PAYMENT OF RAILROAD AID- BONDS. Monmisoy, Whitesldo Qo,, Til,, Nov, 22, 1873, T the Kditor of The Chicugo Tyibune ; Si: In the article in rogard to paymont of bonds in md of rallronds, in yesterduy's issue of Tne Trinung, it was stated that tho dosign of inoronsing tho nsscssmont «of 1873 over that of 1803 was to raiso a fund sufiiclent to pay the in- toresl, and placo o surplus in the Trensury to ox- tinguish tho principal. Lven that s not necos- sary in nll cares; g, for oxample, one township in this county subseribed $10,000 in ald of a branch of the Ohicago, Burlington & Quinoy Tiallrond, requiring $1,000 annuatly for tho pay- mont of iutorost, Tor tho yoar 1871 thoro was loviod by tho ‘Auditor s bond tax of #1.00 on_ench $100, which the Etato tax dlverted, and laxou lovied on tho railrond proporty placed tho not unin at 34,051.02 In the Treasury, ]nnvlug o murplus of «<&3,064,03, Tor the yonr 1572 thoro was placed in tho “F'roasury tho “not aim of 1,701-42, loaving n surplus of 761,43, For the yonr 1873 the nmonnt of Hiato tax di- vortad will Do 847844 ; the amount of othor taxes lovied on tlie property of tho railrcad 1a #2,008.04, making £9,011,47 for 1873, glving u not sum, aftor doducting Collootors’ commissions TICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1N73, sud probable delinquencles, of, say, 88,750 Jhich, stter payment of nisrost for 1874, witl loavo a surplus of $2,760 in the Tressury,— making an aggrogate surplus of £7,405.44, Tho quostion naturally arlses, How much mora monoy will thoro be In the Treasury at maturnit; of tho bonds than will bo neoded to cancel thom? What will bo dono with it? And who dorives any bonefit from it in tho moantime ? QuikN Bape, —_— THE FRENCH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. Xts Politicnl Comploxion. From the Pall Mall Gazelle, Tha National Assombly was olocted on tho 8th of Vobruary, 1871, during tho throo wooks' armig- tico grantod by the Gormians, Its misslon was to appoint a_regnlar Government in lion of that which hind sprung from tho revolution of the 4th of Boptombor, 1870, and_to ratity tho Troaty of Penco which the now Goverbnient would con- cludo with tho invading armies. It was ro E:uumlly undorstood that tho Assembly would moroly provislonal, and would oxorcio no constituont powors, that tho Elocctoral Com- mittoo formod in oach dopartmont wore aomposed by agreomont of mon ropresonting all shades of oplaion; nad the lists of candidatos which those committoos drew up {noluded, on the samoe prins ciple, mon who woro influential in their dopart- monts ag land-owners, manufaoturors, or mor- chants, or who woro distinguishod for their achiovomonts in.arms, scleuce, or lottors, Poli- tica woro 8o littlo rogarded that somo of thelists 'woro purposely arranged 80 ad to comprise can- didates at tho utmost varianco on quoations of faith; and it moy bo remarked that theso lists wero the most succossfnl, many electors voting contontodly for a froo-thinkor nd a clorical, & protectionist aud o froo-trader, a Goneral and an author oll togother. The voling did not take placo by oiroumecriptions, a8 undox the Empiro, but by serutin de liste—that is, every olector vot- od for us wany candidatos as his dugmmnut had mombora to elect, the loast number being gix, and tho greatost, which was in the Boino Depnrtmont, forty-three, T'ho rosult of this cloction was the roturn of 750 nnmes, but many mombers had beon oloot- ed in soveral departments (M. 'lhiors for instance, in £4), so that tho actual number of doputios was only 673, This total was furthor lestoned by tho annuiling of eight clections, and after the poaco had been voted at Bordeaux by tho resignation of twonty-two membors, mostly Radicols ke MM. llomi Rochofort, Miltioro, and Delescluze, who contonded that tho Assombly had fulfillod its task, and that the country should bo appenled to again on dis- tinct_political insues, M. Thiers was thon op- lmuod to this view, and so were all the modorate Ropublicans. The -Assombly sccordingly nd- Journed to Verscilles, and” legislated tlote throughout the Comwune, a fow doaths ocour- ring in the meautime and reducing tho number of doputies to 636. The parties thon stood na follows: 210 Logitimists, 10 Bonapartiats, 60 Orleanista, 226 Republicans of all colors, and 130 Countrists, who called thomselves Liboral Con- sorvatives, and were sn[{Poaod to lean towards Orlonnism, Sthough thoy voted systomate ically bolind M. Thiors, Many party divi- siona took place, but the Contrists oacillated now to ono eido nnd now to tho other at 3, ‘Thiors' becl, so that tho strongth of tho extromo factions was nontralized, and thero was no tall- ing with sy accurncy whother tho majority of tha Ohbamber was Monarchial, T'his state of things continuod till tho olcctions of the 2d of July, 1871. There wora then 114 vacancles to be filled up, and the horrors of the Communo wero 80 frosh in mon's minds that it was calculated n poworful Anti-Ropublican majority would bo roturned, But M, Thiers had alroady oxprossed tho oplnion that & Conservative Ropnblio was tho most desirablo form of Gavornmont, and, to tho disgust of tho Monarchists, the cloctors ro- turned 68 Moderato Republicans aud 85 Radicals, —that is,88 Ropublicans,—na ngainst 20 profoss- od Conservatives, but one who doclared himself o Legitimist, 'tho othors being for tho most part Contrists of tho Orloanist typo. Theso clections caused 8 great panic sRmong tho Monarchists, and about 40 of the original Centrists in the Chamber Pronaunced openla' for Constitutionnl Royalism, ** boing dis- mnyed,” 88 thoy publicly ox[‘)wasud it, “that tho country should lavo tho blindness to clect twonty-fivo Radicals while tho ruins of Paria woro atill smoldering.” No furthor cloctions woro hield for six months after this; but, on the 9th of January, 1872, soventeon soats Laving to be filled, tho constituoncies roturned twolve Itoe publicana of various shades, two Bonapartists, two Constitutionnl Monarchists, and ono Liborat~ Conservativo Centrist. ‘These elections woro signalizod by tho dofoat of 1M, Vietor Hugo, the Radical candidato for Parls, by M, Vautrain, Modorate Ropublican, and they atrengthened tho ‘Thiorest ranks, while increasing tho con-~ stornation of * tho Monarchists, who this time commenced an organized sgita- tion in tho Provinces by moans of Ynmp'hlcts and gratis nowspapors. But this did ittlo good, for the fourteen cleations held in Tobruaty, Juno, and Octobor, 1872, showed tho Tiopublican idon to bo_stoadily gaining in' popu- lavity, the returns boing ten Republicans to one Legitimist, two Bounpartists, and one Orleanist. The noxt clections wero those of tho 27th of April in the presont year, and they included tho famous *‘oloction Barogot ™ in Paris. Thero wero olght noats vacant, and the roturns wero sovon Ropublicans, mostly Radical, to ono Legi- timist ; on tho 1ith of May five moro electious woro leld, resulting in tho triumph of four TRudicals and one Bonapartist ; and this nctod liko o trumpet-call on tho Monarchists, who ocoalesced, overthrew M, Thiors, and ostablished an Anti-Ropublican Ministry,—with what rosult, howover, was scen by tho 13th of October olec- tions, which added four now members to the Re- publican party. Thero are now thirtoon sonts vacant, and the reluctanco of tho Ministry to is- suo_the writs proves small confidonco in tho probubility of Royalist victories. DBut if we loolk simply to the 151 eloctions Lold sinco February, 1671, without specutating on elections to como, wo gob the following atatistics : Modorato Re- publicans, 64; Radicals, 52 ; totnl Ropublican returns, 114 ; Conservative Contrists, 20 ; Con~ stitutional Monarchists, 7; Bonapartints, 5 Legitimists, 3, ‘That is, deducting tho Bonn- portinty and rockoning the 20 Consorvatives to dfiogueiuuiuc ranks, 114 Ropublicans to 82 Roy- alisty, AN OLD LAW-SUIT. The End of tho Famous William Blair Insurance Ciae==The ¥leirs ccover. From the St. Joazph (Mo.) Gazette, The caso of H, B. Ketcham, Administrator of William Blair, deceased, against tho Railway V'assongors’ Assuranco Companuy, has nt lengti Loon docidod by tho Supromo’ Court of tho United Btatos. Tho judgmont is ngainst the Tusurauoo Company for tho full amount of tho Yolicy, intereat, and costs. ‘This suit has beon in tho courts for uearly six yoars, nnd has at- tracted moro than ordinary notico from tho sin- gularity of tho facts connoctod with its history, und tho enorgotic and vigoronn mannor in whioh it haw beon prosccuted npon the ono part, and dofonded upon the othor, William Binir was o prominont citizon of St. Josoph ; tho propriotor of tho City Iotel, and o Inrgo contraotor of tnilrond eonstruction and publio works. Ou tha 19th of February, 1867, ho oft Bt. Josoph to_attond the trinl of an import- ant low Kuit, to which ho was u party, at Chilli- cotho, Ohio. Rieturning to bis home, on the Oth of March, lio stoppod ot Hormann, Moy, to ot tond othor legiulntion in which ho waa intorosted, On tha aflernoon of the 12th of March, he pur- chnsed for 80 conts an accident tickot of dofand- ant, which hio sent by mail tohis wifo, und which promised to pay his personal represontativo 85,000 in caso of his death occuvring within threo days by accidont whilo travellug in any public conveyanco provided for tho tramy- portation of passengors, At 8 p, m., on that dark and stormy night, Lo stopped into o car of ‘tho exprona Lrain going west, on tho Missontd Paciflo Railrord, A friond, named TFredericks, accompaniad himinto tho car, ab by his sido, aud chattod with bim during tho shovt timo the frain romained ab tho stution, then, shaking hin friond by tho hand, stopped from off tho ear, Two hours lator and the train approached tho Oungo River bridge. Willinm Liair is soon to stop out upon tho platform in company with an- othor pnssonger with whom ho had boou con- verniniz, ab tho momont tho train is paesing upou tho bridgo. An iustant more, the compnai- ion roturny and cries, ® A mun hus fallon off the cavs ! I'hore I8 no goneral larm ; tho train moves on without it apeod being chevkod, until Osaga Btation i reachoed, when this passengor informe tho station-ngont that o man, who, in convory- tion, eluhmed to bo tha propriotor of the City Hotol ut 8t. Joseph, had Tallon off tho cars upon tho Otnzo Itivor lzrmgu. o braln moves onj thero in the ompty soat aud the unclaimed hand- Tiagsaga; tho formor |8 soon fllled aud tho lat~ torsoon pushed oub of sight, and tho accident goems to havo beon forgotten. 'Tho sad nows soon ronchos Mr, Bluir's family, A mosnonger is dispalehied to the scono of tho ncoidont; the river Eu dragged ; u reward 1s offordd for thp re- covory of tho body; bub tho dark, doop, and rapld river refuses to yleld up tho body of its viotim, 'I'ho sooret und vonomony tongzuo of malice #oty uiloat rumors and insinda- tion of hlu boing 16oen _elive, and thore aro dounts of his doath, Dr, II, I, Kotchnin is ap- pointed his administrator, Boino mouthy aftor tho accldont tho ticket is found aud o suit juatl- tuted ugon it fn tho Olrquit Court, Bub wherels tho evidonco of his death ? Every mosns is tried and exhausted to find the man who was an oye- witneas to tho Lorriblo accldent, All without of- foot, No body wasover racovered. For months it noemed imposnible to find auy traco of & pinglo passongor who was upon tho “car from which Inir foll. Ouo fa nt Inst found, nn honest conntry woman, Bho remembors two mon otting on tho cars at Hormann upon tho night Fn question, Bho doscribos one of them, It auswors tho description of Blair, -8ho romom- bors that he had n traveling-hag with him; saw Tiim onting from it; saw him go upon the plate form of tlio ear with o companfon, B Lim din. appear, and hoard tho slarm ralsed, Hho got off tho cars that night and crossed the Ogage iver In o bont tho noxt morning on her way home ; luoked for the body s sho passed uidor tho bridge, and told the story to the bontman, Dloir's signaturo upon tho hotol directory at Hormann 18 gonuino, The unolaimed baggagoe talon from tho cars at tho torminus of the road Is proved by the contonts to bave beon Blair's,— tho'littlo hand-bag coutaius tho dry and mouldy remnnnta of the lunch. Tho Insuranco Company soon remove the casa to tho United Btates Clroult Court at 8t. Louis, whero, two yoars and a half ago, it was triod bo- foro Judgos Miller, Tront, Kroklo, and n jury, The trial Insted some four days. Bomo thirty witnesses woro thoro from at lonst ton differont Btates,—onch ono with his morsel of testimony to corroborato or strongthon, Link by linl tho loug chain of circumatantial ovidenco hns boon made perfect, and its conclusion was inavitable, The jury found for the plaintiff to the full amount of tho policy, intorest, and costs, The TInsuranco nampnn¥1 appenled” tho costs to tho Suprome Conrt of the United States; by which Dbody tho judgmont of tho Court below was last’ wook aflirined. Winslow Judson, Esq., of this city, hns hiad the control and mansgemont of tha caso for Blair's administrator from jts first incoption in our local court to ita fiual do- ciston af, Washington. It result is but a propor return for the vast nmount of labor, energv, and alill which lio was bestowod. upon 36, Tho do- fonse upon tho part of the Iusurance Company hos baon mannged with much ability by Wood- #on, Vinovard & Youn?' in_tho Btato "courts; Sharp aud Brondhead, of 8t. Louis, in the United Btates Cireuit Court ; and Willinm M. Evarts, of Naw Yorl, in the United Statos Supromo Court, The widow and family of Mr., Blair still resido in 8t. Joseph. T'he amount of the judgment will bo in oxcess of $7,000. il i A Juror Drops Dead in Court. From the Hartford (Conn,) Times, Nov, 19, A sturtling ovent oceurred to~day in tho Conrt of Common Plens. Tho jury ina suit to recover house-ront had retirod for consultation. Tho balloting stood 6 to 6, Aftor further consuita- tion another ballot was taken, resulting in a voto of1ltol, Tho one who votod atono was Potar Cooke, an old and well-known citizon, Boma of Lis follow-jurora then argued the case with him, and oarnostly, too. Mr. Cooko was obsorved to tremble, though he had been, from advanced age, tremulous for two or three yoais past. Ho wadaman not vory casily shakon in iss opinlons; but, on this ocoasion, tho earncat- nosa of his follow-jurors st lengthi carriod him with thom, aud an ngreement was ronchod. A fow minutos Iater, and while the membo: of tho jury worain tho nct of loaving tho jury- room, Mr. Cooko, who was standing by ono of the soats whilo conversing with snothof jury- msn, suddonly fell baok over the seat in an un- conscious condition, Such nid sa could boe rendored was promptly given, nnd in & fow minutes ho rovived. *“You hayo a heart effection, Mr, Cooke ?" said onoof tho jury. “ No, I don't know that thore is any troublo with my henrt,"” raplied Mr. Cooks, hositatingly, “but I haven'tfolbquito right Intely about here, " —pnssing his band across his lungs. ‘You lnow, I supposo, that you foll to the floor 2” ! No, indecd? DidIfall? I didn't know it." | The shovk had been o suddon that ho did not know what Lad happoned, Soon aftor this Dir. Coole felt well enough to roturm with tho jury to the court-room, bitt as 5000 a8 Lo ontored, instead of going to tho sonts provided for tho jury, ho sat down on the firet of the long bonchoti. Ono of tho jury callod tho attention of tho Bliorill to the case, tolling him that Mr. Cooke's condition roquired attontion, In o minuto moro Mr. Coako foll over, in o dying stato, and within four minutes ho was quito dead. The vordict, which was for Mr. Rannoy, tho dofendant, was received by tho Court, an duly announced. It is bolioved to ba s caso without any precodont—n juror dropping doad Lotwaon tho timo of tho Agroomont on the vor- dict and its dolivory, If it bad beon s murder trinl, no doubt it might have involved o new Jury—n new trial. 5 ; e Lo Catching Bugs. A writer in o Fronch hortioultural journal re- Iaton this suggestive oxporlence: ** After sunsct I place iu the contro of my orchard an old bar- rel, tho meido of which X havo proviously well tarred, At tho bottom of the barrel I jlaco » lightod Inmp. Inscets of many kinds, attractod Dy the light, mako for tho IAmp, nud. whilo cir- cling around it, striko ngainst tho sides of tho biasrel, whoro, maeoting with tho tur, thair wings and lezs bocomo so- clogged thot they falt holp- loss to tho bottom. In tho morning I cxamine tho barrel, ond froquently take out of it ten or twelve gallons of cockelinfors,, which I at onca dostroy. A fow penco wortl of tur ewplosad in this way will, without any further trouble, bo tho means of destroying innumerablo numbors of theso ‘insects, whoso larvm aro amoug tho most dostructive posts the gardoner or farmer Lns to coutend againat.” ke i A A Notorious Job. Tho Richmond (Va.) corrcspondont of tho Cincinuati Commercial, in o rocont lottor, tella somo hard facts concerning tho Jamos Rivor & Kanawhn Canal job, which will como bofore Con- gresn for more favors this wintor, Ono of the itoms in thin work it o five-mila tunnel through solid rock, which will cost 18,000,000, Sacond, the cannl, 'so far as built, docs'not’ pay. 'Third, the stockholdors aro to rocoive 25 per share for their stoak, which is now howked about at 32.50. Tourth, in addition to 312,000,000 of stock, about $8,000,000 of which is Lold Ly the Scate, tho Canal Compnny owes $1,250,000, which it cannot pay. Fiftli, tho country through which it will sy is wild and_unproduotive, and can nover pay interost upon the proposed enormous outlay of £80,000,000. Lustly, tho wholo thing it n dead failiro, of which Virginia wauts to got rid. Not boing ablo (o soll it or givo it away, o Governwont i askod to tako fbaud tia- 8l 1. i TP Frightenod to Denth, Fyom the Marinctts and Peshtuo (1Wis) Eagle, On tho night of tho 12th inst.,, Androw Mans fentor, an employo of the Poshtigo Company, was up on tho north brauch of Bewver Creel, in company with three or four othor men, and a lit- tlo ovor & milo from eamp, whon it becnme dark and night closod in. oy startod for anmp, and on the way bravoly amuscd each othor with wolf and boar storios until their imaginations wero woll wrought up, when suddouly, *like & clap of thunder from n clonr gky," thoy hoard the dismal sound of wolves closo behind them, 'This fright- oned tho wholo party and put thom to flight. Ar, Manfestor immediately wout into fite, One or two of tho others stayed with him till tho rest ont to camp and prooured aeeistance. Thoy *carriod him into camp auvd administered whut they could to his necessities, hut he died during tho night, MARINE. 0. «Nov, 23 and 23, Sehr Day City, Qconio, luuber, fichr Ketehuin, Muntstee, lumber, fichr Juha 1, Merril, Maniatco, ltmber, Hehr Bbeuozer, Munisioe, Inmber, Sehr L, A, Burton, Pero {unnlucne, Inmber, Behr Dolphin, Grand Ifaven, lumber, Selr Madeira, Graud Haven, lumber, Sclir Groton, Ludingle lumber, Schr Australla, Ludingion, lumizor, Bebr I, 1, Moore, Ludington, lnnter, 8ehr Kalo E, Howard, Muskojgon, lumbor, el I, I, Traoy, Muskegon, luniber, Hehr 3, P DeCoudras, Mueliegon, Inmber, Sehr Ralajgh, Dluskogon, luniber, Hehr D, Nowhall, bludiv[jml, lumber, $ichr Drivor, Muskesgou, lunber, Stoat-bargo Aunlo Lautio, Muskegon, sundries, Prop Colorado, Buffulo, sundriea, Prop Onela, Tufialo, sundrics, lein-barge'Golin Usmpball, Sundusy, coal, Btoawsbaryo Shawnee, Sandusky, coul, et Junirica, Onwega, coal, Sahy Blornfug Biar, Olovelznd, coal, Trup Ohiun, Inirald, sundrice, Trop Tra Ouatiee, Sangatuelr, fnmber, Selwr I, I, King, Si. doseph, hunber, Hehr I, 1, 8toebridyo, Manisteo, limber, Steam-burigo Mary Kobortson, COlling' Tnlot, humber, ¢ Hehr J, It, dolinson, Saugut: umber, Buargo 0, O, Dy, Grand Haven, Lwrgo Cioldon Ttarveat, Grand Muven, mber, hariio Wolvorie, Grand Luvey, imbor, Hehr fdzzln Doak, B, Joaoph, lumber, Heby R, Blmmona, Muskegon, lumber, felir A, Rust, Rubkegou, Tumber, Hebr L, M, Davi, Murkegon, lumber, Hehr Kato Lyons, Muskegon, Jumber, Hohr Iato Hinehman, duskegon, imbor, Beaw Harmonia, Bouth Huven, lumber, Hehr 0, Miehelson, Lineol, Iinbey, Helr Falean, Ludihgton, lumber, Helir G, Blleh, Liwdingtoh, hnubor, Selir Bifza Duy, Luainglon, lnubes, Trop Idaho, Tilalo, sundries, Trop Oconto, Groea Bay, sundries, Heh Jecuio Pidlips, Miskegon, limbor, Yrop Badger Stato, Bulfalo, suidries, ,000 " Hehr Danlol Lyons, Ontvego, 19,700 bu dorn, - S Birge Olty of Grand Kuven, o rge Olty o’i'u 7 Elgndlhvm, lamber, 21\ Nov, 33, Btmr Oty of Tolodo, Oyrdonsby %, 1 e 5 S it P 0 .8, Grant, Escatiabw, 00 fona pork, 00 Lrla appios, 30 brla eidos, fl'&’io?pbu‘:} grocerion, Hehr L, J, Conway, Manitowoo, 5,000 tt corn, Eolir W, Grundy, Oloveland, 50,000 b eorn, Trop Oneida, BuiTulo, 20,000 bu corn, NIGILT O, ZARANOR®, KOV, Bchr Christine Nilsson, Yort Huron, 43, -y b corn, Trrop Nebranku, Biftalo, 23,000 bu whoat, 14,000 by corn, 1,400 bris floiir, aud 168 begs oll'caks, Lnico Froights. Frelghts wore quict, Quotabloal 0@100 for whes 1o, nifalo, tho ontala bolng. tho kgt " nchir Ghristine Nilsson was chartored for corn to Naw Tngland via Sarals, on Uivougl rao, - Capacity, about ,000 b, yosacls Passod Dotroit. Drrnorr, Mich,, Nov, 22,—PARSED Dowr—Prop Caniateo, 'Bheldon, Den Richmond, Jarocki mig bargo ; achr Netta Weaver, Tanszp Up-—Prop Fonutain Olty, . WiNn—West, Drrnotr, Mich,, Nov, 22.—Eyoning—Pissen Dows ~Props Biirlingfon, Burton, Leland ; schrs Charios Crawford, E, 0, Roborts, PassED Ur—None. Winp—Soutbwest, ‘Speclal Dispatch to The Chleago Tribune, Dsrnoir, Nov. 3,—PARSED DOWN—FPrope Yndia, Japan, 8t, Albans, Cubs, Montana, Arabis, O, Town: sond, Arizona, PasakD Ur—Props ¥isk, Jr,, Fayette, Inter-Ocess and barge, Winp~North, ———— LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Spactal Dirpath o bhe Thicsgo Tt ectal iepateh to The Chicago Tril a TAnsanCiry, Mo, Nov, 13, OATTer~Tiscoipts, BA0| Il"lfpmanll 198, Murket quict: sales mostly nll& lots, Wintorad Toxas ‘cown $1.00@1.75 5 do_staors, $2.00% ‘Toxan yearlings, $7.00 por hoad {alr native cown $2,50, Hoas—Recelpts, 2,961 : market lively, buyers taking all, offoring at )@3.45, IHeavy rain prevalling chiokad oporationa et falilng hosvily to-night. ALDAXY, Sneclal Dlapatch to The Chicags Tribune, ‘Auoany, N, ¥, Nov, 23,—DrEves—The market rulod fn most respocta aimilar to last weck, Thurs. doy tho market openod with the ususl number of astorn country dealers and local butchers, The fol- Iowlog day the attondance was large, being” composod almost cxclusivoly of loading doslors from Brighton, Now York, and tho East genorally, Saturday, Brighton ‘was largely ropronontod, "but thoro was & smail attonds anca from Now York, which ia attribnted to lack of confidenco in tho Jattcr markot, Tho supply has been lsrge, mumming up 5,899 hoad, Embracod in {ha zecolpts wero only ten car-loads of Toxans, Tha nverage quality of tho offerings s boon fully equal to list woek, 'The market from tho oponing ta tho close waa' stoady, Salos in tho casly part of tho wook rather {rregular, varying from ko to Mo 9 Ib, liva walght, an advante ovor the Tuliig prices of last Wook, Durthg tho lattor part of tho week, lows ovar, it actiled down to about i advence, at which figufo tho market closed, all the"Tocelntn idying bean {aken, "The prices obtaied waro an Collows : Piomliim. 85 3 ot qualliy, $5.76@ 0,95 nocond_quallty, "$5.00@6.76; third quality, $3.16 @500 Inferlof, $1.99@0E0C ¢ Tl Burke anp Laxns—This branch of trado was re— ‘markably dull this week, even for the sesson, The recaipts number 11,200 head, only 3 car-loads being taken by tho Eaatern trade, and nearly all the remaine der wout to New York in firat hands, Bheep, 4@5)e R b3 lambs, E@OXe. DEATHS. 00; oxtra, FRITZ_Sunday exaning, Nov. 33, Allco Maxy, wifoof 'Ile-’:dulln Ilrrl;l, oged E%Jm\fln 74 Clyb T noral - frame rosidsnie, ouru-av,, ov. 25,6 Hoto Hl Gumotary’ by carevse, at 1 IROLL, at half-past Funor hor lata realdonco, 653 Bulteriiold-st. Time wl ‘nounaed in to-morrow's pay pors, 827 Hraunacholg (Gormany) papars ploasa copy. AUCTION SALES. G. P, GORE & CO,, 68.and 70 Wabash-av. GRAND A@ION SALE DRY GOODS! TUESDAY, NOV, 25, This will be, without oxcoption, th R EXO) TENOT O o o~ Eaption tho s PAR EXOET, be an. , BY thom in oor offorts on Tueadsy. Our stock consists of Dross Goads Gustom rande Glotfing, Kolt donds, White Guods, Hoelory, Gloves, Notd 0.0 Gonta® Merind Shirta snd Drawa * Farnishing Goods, 1dkfs,, Tios, Shirts, Jackots, &o.: Lacos, Embroldote ios, lidings, Insoetions, Rufllings, &c.: Ladies avd Disses’ I'rimmod Hats, Tho st; of o dealor in Toys, Ghina Waro, Dolls, o, : closindbusinoss will bo olforad Ao, Waofons, I;Allflnl;?u‘, Govarment, Goods, ifata, aps, Fus s and Umbrol ull g nd Butch Gaepots wil besold af 11 oclock: 0 salo opons ab 03 o'clock, LUNCH AT 12 0’CLOCK. GEO. P. GORE & €O, 6320 70 Wabaa| For Wednesday's Wov. 26) Sale of nday, . a1 and aorvioes (Lithoran’ will ¢ o place st BOOTRS AND SHOES l WE SHALL OFFER AN UNEQUALED ASSORTMENT Of 2l grados, that wo ara ordored to CLOSE QUT, * GEO. P. GORE & 0O, 63'and 70 Wabash.av, By TAYLOR & HARRISONT- Tagsiay, Nov. 26, at 10 Oclock, 10 Cases Rhino Wino. 34 Cavos chnico Ciampagno, 10 Cases liennosey Brandy. 25 Kega Sentch and Irish Whisky, 20 Pk, Whiskios in pints and Carus Gorman Duliuypor's Gi ud & go ment Whiskios, Port and Sherry Wines, liquors, " TAYLOR & FARRISON, Austionvors, 04 wnd 200 Hast Madison-st, TOBIRE RSP’ STOCE Fine Purhi%hing CGroods AT ATUCTION, ‘Wednesday, Nov. 26, 9 1-2 A, M., 204 AND 206 EAST MADISON-ST., Gonulsting of Fiuo Whito Dress Shitte, Nogligeo Shists, Fino Buspondars, Cott nd Merina Half- B doralitta and” Diawars, Unrdlgan Jackals, (of fioss n uality), Handkarohiofs, Soarfs, Tine, &0. Also a Sonslgamont of WOOL AND MEIING SodtinY, e “Thso goods wore smado up for tho best (rado, aud the attentlon of doalora fa callod to the salo of thisologant stook, TAYLOR & HARRISON, Auotioneera, S04 and 206 Ttaat Madlson-sb, ESTABLISELED 1856. ‘WM. A. BUTTERS & 00, AUCTIONEERS, 15 and 17 Randolph-st, Waearo conducting tho AUCTION BUSINESS Tn all tho varlous branchcs, as ususl, at our ol auartors 5 In Bowen’s Block. Havlog had nostly olzhteon yoara® oxportonco in eveq branch of tho buslncss in Chicngo, wo undoratand & thoroughly, sud guarantoo satisfaction to our patrons. WM. A. BUTTERS & CO. TARIETY SAT IS, Now Parlor Sots, Plano Tortos, Oil Paintings, Toas, Qarrlagos, Bugglos, Phastons, Ilarness, Doublo and Sin. &l Cut and Gonoral Merchaudiso, ou WHEDNES. DAY, Nov. %, at9)go'clock, at our salosrooms, 18 and 17 Randolphaat " WM. A, BUTTERS & CO., Auctlougors. By BLISON, I Stock of Ching, Groéfirffilasswm, Lamps, ‘Wodnesday, Nov, 26, ot 9 1.2 o’clock, , At our Storo, 81 and 86 Ruudoiph-st. Xntiro Stock of & Doalor, Chiua, Crookers, Glasswara, Cutlors, Plated Waro, Ohtnn and Gllt Vares, Fanoy Ornaments, Toa Bots, DinnorSots, Lamps, &s., %o, Wil bo sold fn lota toaut, ELISON, POMELOY ¢ CO, Frilay Homing, Nov. 28, at 9 1-2 olock, Wo mako anothor IMMENSE SALE of Housekeeping Goods ugos, 1ol II; Fro ok Unac. o tom ot \k\luhuli!iffnn"u'l‘nzv*gi i Uboukiens: Cilnawyare, SLISON, FOMHROY § 00 84 and 8 {tandoly BY HODGES & CO, . AT THY PRIVATE RESIDENQE, Corner of Ashland-av. and Hubbard-st, GENTEEL FURNIPU) % o ikl Ao Ohinsbop 1o SOuplatiog af Pae rud ICltelieh Avtiolos. Aunt bo sold, s tha Gwhors are loaving the oity, mi'l‘o’i’)‘unl{l {,"&"z,.&‘“’;\ ?.‘5\‘1“:.:‘“(-"' m, . cors, 653 Went Lakoahe ¢ N