Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 5, 1873, Page 2

[i15 CIHICA 30 DAILY TRIBUNE: IFRIDAY, DECEMBER &, 1573 POMOLOGQY. Mecting of tho Michizan Stato Pomo- Tozical Socletys Discussions and Reports==Election of Officers. TURSDAY—EVENING BESSION, gpectal Correavondance of Pas Chicago I'ribune, " DBarrue Oneex, Mok, Doz, 3, 1873, Tho appotatment for tho avoniug was an osany from M1, Snmuel Locey,of Nureholl; Lut,ho hov- Ing not yet arrived, Presidont Dyckmon rond his nert ADDUESH, In this he paid o desorsed tributo to the mom- bers of the Sooicty for their efforts tho past year, snd gavo many oucowrngiug words for tho Tutuvo. For the courtosios of tho pross, 8 grates {a! ncknowlodgmont waa also mada. C. W, Gartlold, of Ginud Raplds, proposod somo y AMENDNENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION relativo to tha oloction of ofticers, making thom g0 oceur that but ono or two new offieors shall bo elocted cach yoar. ‘Tho amondmonts woro adop- ted, A communication from the Kont Sefontific In- stituto, of Giand Rapids, was rond, which was & congratulation on tho success of tho Iomolog- foal Suciety, sud offered all poselblo sciontific vid in ity kindvod rosoarchies. A communication from Ar Paw Pavw, rolative to BNOW'S ORANGE TEACI, wasread. Thus was coneilood s now varloty, st was nently idontical with the Darnard, v, Glidden bolioved it tobon Micbigansoedlivg. J. N.Stearns bolioved that nursorymon liad con- Tonuded this poach with the Baruard, iy sapply- lug tho Iottor in tha plice of Snow's Osaugo. T'lo numing of Bnow's Orango peach was re- lorred to a committeo. An invitation from W. W. ‘Woolsnough, Prosi- dont of tho Batilo Creek Sehiool Bonrd, {nvitug tho membors of thoe Socioty to viuit tho schools, was read in belaif of the Bonrd, and s yislb was appointed oa Nwsday foranaon. A ducussion on * Which arc tho best and hardiest A. 0. ailddon, of onarEs " was announced,—Mr. N. Chilson, of this city, loading in tho dizcutsion. M. Chilson fisst planted thirty-six vaviotics, but Lind now got {hem rednzed to six or cight. Ho bolieved the Dolawnare tho bardiost. Lhis grape was the best noney-mnking grape, Hho bose Leeping grape wos tho fana, Tho vincs suould be covored withh diry lsto in tho fall, from 3 ST ches deop, Mr. Clilson bolievad vo wrapes.to bo hoidy ouough for this sotion, {iithont being thus coveved. e Ioufa wrape Dad mnay tinies falled, but was nevorthuloxs a standard ‘grapo. Mr, Lyon Letioved the soll had much to do wich tho hardiness of tho grape. Col. A. I Duucas, of Ohio, bolioved the Concord, Ilartford, Prolfie, aud Delawso s1ould be st out 10 taat apaik. Gra<s should bo left to grow upou tho soil, £ abssrb tho moiuture, which is 1wjurious to tho giape. 3.3 Sierhing, of Mouroe, sovered his grnpes by tmning & farrow upou the vinea with aplow, and turuing it back in the spring, Lo usicd pd matuies, is soil was cley, Dud not cubibe vinea looso trom the trellis, excepe to trim. In Ins soction thejCoucord was prel crable, und made \he Lost wiue, . Norton's Virginia was also a good wine-grape, . N Stearus thoughe it Lot to sut.off old wood, ay it rengwed tho chanee for full growth of grapes. Ile hind 1aised good grapes whoto white beans would searcoly nave grown. A motion was made that oach member should write upon & elip of paper Lix choive of from vuo {o six variotias of grapes, sccording to ha ex- perionco; ond_ that this shonld Lo an oxpori- menta) voteof thosoe present., ‘Ihis was strongly ovpcsoid, the Socicty having already publielicd teir chidiee. 1o was urged that the voto wns not }o gzo on record, but was simply for oxporiment. This was olso opposed ; aud, after a voto to ro- conxider tho motion, the master was lud upon tho table. ‘A aiscussion of tho cultivation of TUE STRAWBERNY followed, but witi no detinite conclueion, The styles of cultivation weeo greatly diversitied. e Wilson was the favorte genorally, WEDNESDAY. Spectal Correapondence of W'he Chicago Tribune, BariLe: CREEX, Mick., Dee. 3, 1870, Tho Secretary procaaded 1o read H18 REPORT. The financial condition of tho Socioty was good, pich vorter than a year azo. duch progiess Tnd boon made i variotios, Six gaud padahes lind boen merged nto one. Nitio variotios of npplek could bo namad. ‘e Laldwin wis about to fall in its succoss, Sowo new fruit Lad beou introducod, but the Sucicty Lad not Leen Lusty in sccepting too rany varie- fos. Acknowleogment for the courlesies of tho ruilroads wey mndo. ‘The pomological work coutd not be carcied ou without tho aid of taore corporatious. ltmlroads should bo groatly interosted. Ouo was tho lifo of tho other, Grcut progrees had beon mado 1o the press of the State, nad it wus o goud sign of the timos thot the papers lad devotod 0 much spaco i their columus in Lebalf of agrioultural pussuits. Mention was made of tho sunual taivs the past four years, and of thoir progress, financially aud otherwise. Iwo youra ago tho Soclety did away with all premiums ; Lut it had retutned to them. Two thou:aud dollirs ought to Lo offerod as premiumy, Grecuehouso florists lud not folt tho papic or fluancial distross ot al. This showed tbot tho lovo ol ‘owers wus frethin_tho breasts of the peopta. Mr. Thompson discussod at considcrublo iougth (ho heeeesity ol promiums, A orie? sllusion to the Orchard Committco and thoir wosk was mado, A suggestion: had onco been mado to offer u premium for the best farm, and this may yet Lo _done. ‘he Stute Agiloul- tural Sosioiy of lows bLod written lo tho Pomulogienl Bociety to know low it difforont doparunonts wora cwried oun. Our groatost Joficiency was wmonoy. Not enongh - money bad L@ receivad to pay the premiums, ‘Tho fist o1 premiwis neodod rovision., 1t was impor- fect. Wo hnd 1eceived 1,200 aud nwarded 51,500, Pledgos from gentlemeu bad been wade o pay tho promiumy it the Socioby was uot_able. "Lho abject was not to tuwn sll fo fruit-culture, or to iny ono pureuit, but to all industrios alika that nako tus o great Stulo, A Jurgo nuwmbor of ife-memberships Liad been socured,—six of ihem since tho bresent meeting conveucd. Some jourly members had alko boen securod, ‘The So- :iuv.i; would bo out of debt Jan, 1, "tlie Scoretary’s and ‘Lrogsurer’s reports wero seferred to tho Excentivo Commit| Prof, Cook suygested thot o oy, 1 colnmitteo yesterday to exuwine TIE RUDICON ALPLE, be withdrawn, and tho matter reforrod to tho Standing Committeo on Numeuclutuse, The reforenca wus made. A lotter from Judgo J. G. Ramsdell, of Truverco City, was read. 1o sugrestod that o fuir and cquitable arrapgement be wndo with the Hute Agroultural Society to hold THE ANNUAL ¥AIR, for tho nwarding of premiums, with thom, That Bociety munt curtululy have & frai-departmout i its exlubition, During tho yoar o would have one or two exhibitious, at which an admis- wion fea should L cliarged, but no premiums wwardod, The first of theso should bo held ot o timo most favoradlo for n full display of penches and plwms; the ar- rangometts {0 Lo placod in tho hands af committees. The fuwwr should bo hold in Detroit, beennso tho business-mon of that cliy would willngly co-oporate with tho Society, LI this was successful, then o second faw on the same plan wight bo beld, Thoxo iairs should bo Leld st times whon dxuit in its perfection could ho obfuined., A committeo to wait upon the Qovernor was snggosted, who should request Gl to ndvite action on the measures that wera lost last winter, in bls 1nossago to the wpeoinl ceeion of the Legislatuie soun to Lo cullud; also, that the comnivten proscht tho reasans of tho Pumological Socioly for asking ald; ia tho form of o wowoital, APTERNQON SESBION. The report of the OLIUHARD COMMITTEE s vead by Prot, 1L J, Loal, Qualrman, ot the \igrioultural Collogo, Dusing the 1oading, tho Committees on Frult nd Flowers wero busy inspecting tho varlotios ou oxbibition, Tho enlives huve boon very furge, wnd the frait fs fiuo Indeed, Over ffty variotion of apylod uve uuoxhlhluunr o display of otler fruits, of course, being inuted, ‘The attominnes is becoatng latgey houelys 4 Tho teading of tho Otchard Jommitteo's vepor, gccupied ap hour or juoke, It guve » defailod dokoription of tho modo of Suluvation of feait grown o the Vutlous countioy visltod. Tho Committeo ho- lovew thuy tlingo instad of six should coustitute -loge-life, numoly ¢ tlio Oreliard Committoo,—the Boorotary to bo ouo uf thom, TIE ANNUAL ELEOTION OF OFFIORRS was thew pracoaded to, A commuuication wan prosented fram Drorident Dyclunan, retlring P ey foe raceitatione & dealiod oppositlon fo_Mr. " Dyckman'y withdrawal wan made. Mr, Dyckman acove, and staled that, Mo coming to the meating, o hind conoluded to pormit his nawma to b weed, Tho tollowing ard thoe oltiecra olected ¢ Preaident—A, 8. Dyshaman, of Bouth Miven, Scoretiry—. V' Thompron, of Gend 1ty s, casttrer—itotiry Hoyuont, of Grand Rapids Committic—1, C. 1lofuio, of Dtedl and \ ‘0¥, of 0.l Mietton, for_ong your diorgo W, D kncr, of Monros, and 8, 0, Kty " of Jucks wo, for two yenra 3 N, Gofiaun, of Battio Creek, and . d, Caok, of Lnving, for throsyests.” A Vieu-lrosls dlent from oach county wan ehasted, Qov, Bazloy was appointed s n committeo to respond to Datrlelc Barty's lottor rolativo ta the eppointment of n committen o mike srrango- monts for ropresonting this Sacaty nt TIE CENTENNIAL LEYOSIYEON. 3 Mr, T. T, Lyon, of I’Ie'mmnix. Wayno Connty, \was apmotuted dologalo to tho Uhio Stato Lumo= logieal mooting at Mansfleld, on the ‘10t aud 12:)1 Insb, “Adjournod till evoning, C.M. L. " PUE LVANSION COLLEGE. . University Discipline in Generale To the Lditor of T'he Cliicago Pribune : S Tho skirmish which Los boon going on in your columus in rogard to university-dis- ciplino at Evanston opons tho way for a froo dig- cuaston of the broader tople of univorsity-die~ cipline in goueral, aud I should be glad ir you would aliow ma to prosont o fow thuuglts upon tho subject. LIt iy ouly recently that tho idex that young men in coliage should be subject to no rules, Lut shiould e in ail respects their own mastors, Liua gained a footbold iu this country. Iuis vot ot fndigenous growth ; but wag borrowed from tho German universitics, Wo Amoricaus, as n uation, are not over-disoriminatiug v our fm- portations, W aro apy to forget how much cir- cumstancos altor casos. ‘Ilic Gorman mind, bold fu clicclt by a strong military Governmont, which imakos of overy man a suldior; and subject bo- foroand to tho sovere discipline of the gymnasium,—has & right, perbaps, to tho reliof of n freo univorsity, In s countiy so des- potic, it iy porlaps well thats stand should womowlero e made for absolute freodom ; Lut our own country, to-day, i vory ditferontly situ- ated, We liavo alroady, wo ave wont to boliave, the freost institutions In tho world ; and suill thero is & spirit sbroad clamoring for progross trom that qualified freedom which is liberty to that absoluto froedom which cousorvative people, at leust, call liconso, Ou tuo owo Land, we lave n swall, but very ablo sud determined, budy of wion who aro muking it tho Lurden of their Jiva Lo cstabliwh in rolysious matiors that abnolute freodom Lrom suthority, humau or di- Viuo, which thoy call Yreo licligion. Ou tho otlot Lund, allied by the closest ties of princiylo, \Wo hive o sargor body of meu aud wowen, Wil ar less prostize, it 18 truo, but Wil 6vel wore Vebotnenes tud euilsss, laborig iu sosson and oL of soason for Wt sbsvltie social fre. dom whica 18 kuowu a8 Freo Love, Lot thaso fuctions are masivg & desporato strugylo fus ox- istenco, and tacy roprosuut procisely tho sawe iden wuiel nuérlics tho naw depuriure iu col- froodum from ail authority Lt Al of tho fudividuat will. 18 18 one priuci- plo witl & throe-fuld appiication, » Ad might uave boou oxpovied, it was aftor tholr forees wers fu tuo tield thiat Micnigau Uuivorsity figat, und alterward Cornell, voneured to sdopt 1o Gorman wethod 8s sbovae fudeated, Lhese Lwo ibstiutious are thoronglly secalar ; wake 10 protensiont wWhatover to s religious shura.or cougern Lheamselves not o whit whouhior tho sous deuts may turn ous thealogiaus or freo-thiukors, oxcupt, porbaps, that, withia thoir burdovs, 1ho froe-ibinkor 1s tho moro popular cbacacter. In advocating iudividunl frouduw, they nre, thorcfora, puriuatly cousislent, 1uc the caso uf tho Nurthwes Umiversiey is very didorent, This lnstituvion I8 under tho Buspices of o Lrauck of tiso Curistinu Cuurca ; Lus undor ila fontormg euro a Lhoulugical sowinary ; sud ac- rives 1ty revonuo frow wn endowment made for professedly Gliistish pucposcs, Now, 1o foun- dation of Cluritisnity is a beliof in uuthority; this authority of Chuist over tho Ciureh§ of tuo Chutck over its members; of adult wewmbes over tas children und youch undor their especinl cifarge, 'Lhis iv the distiucive line uotween tio Cautel und the party atiuyed for individual ireo- aum. 1u tite hortnwestorn Uutversity, theto- Foro, wo have thu siugular spoctaclo of o Chris- fiat institutiou neing tho muthods of Athesm; aothods germinuted in tho hot-bedys uf Luropeau 1usidelity, and caleulated, by their voiy usiuro, 1ottt 1o inds of the' youug in the batits of practival Atheisn, When tho siudent bus beou taught, day by day, duing his colioge-carcor bt b6 §9 worchiy to b6 a luw unto bimsct? iu his duity buibg, how lomg will 1t tage Liw, cau one suppioso, 1o decide o Lo his own authurity in Wzers of religion ;L own wuthoricy, alsd, 1 mutters of tho uficeiious? Thore could bo o mothod of truaing muro niterly subversive of Christion prineiples thau thud, Tt is worlby of romuwrk that tho older fusitations of this country, which ura the bul- waris of its edacatioual iutorests, hive uok yet adupted this idon. Wuou they do, the Clvistian Clutch st 1004 tois foundationa; dvr whai- oves aesails the windg of tho vouag lays boll upon tho central pilar of tho tomple. ‘o frtends ol cusuucation huyo uo doubt but whatover it tzood for boys will pfovo, iu the long 11n, o bo goud for givke 88 well; bLut some ot thetn do soriously deuut whothor this dogma of 1ho phyolute frosdom of the individual can s cousidered 11 the light of & blessing to cishor sox. 'I'he educatioual advantugos of tho North- westorn Ubiversily wre open to boys uud girla aiike. ‘Tho grin nre grauted such freedom uy is consinlent wih Christion autliority; tho Loys Tojoleo in absoluto unrostiaing, cxcopt that they aterequirod, a8 muitero! form, Lo nctond church aud cliapel on steted voeasions, ‘Pho friends of cueducation claim that, ‘it Christiny case, and oversight, andl influcnco aro of auy value, the giels huve mora Divileges than the voys. Lhoy §ould bo gind to bayo furnishod thoi o fow asyet-unwritien statistics coucorning tho nim- ber of youug won who go o Chicago after the Fay's roviumions are over, and, returuing on tho nudnight-tram, ave put oif it m an inebasted cuudiiion. ‘thoy would bo glad to Lnow Low mupy young mon of tho 60U hero congregatad, during their abeence from home, snd cujoynent of auscluto )ardon, contract viewous hublte witich follow thom for life. ‘Lhoy would bo glud to know what proportivn of them carry away (vem tho insticution religious impreseions ynined in alectivnaio prvato cobvorsstion aud prayor with professors and teacliors, 1 tho wstitution ig, 08 it pretends, & yely ious, nad not merely o rooular organization, the inquiry is perlinent whetaer or not it is bearing fruit i grudusies who are_oulightoned Cirristian gontlewen pro- portionn] to ity mumiicont endowmonis, Ouo other question and I closo: Cho Univorsi- by bas nrcuyed iisclf 1 magnificent oollege build- iiygs sud nis flaunted them in tho illustruted and noy-iiuptrated | apors; but whovo is s dormis tork? Whcre arg tho homes of ita studouls? Tor tho systom of absolute sroedom, it 8, per- liaps, woll enough thns they should bo housed in Fourth or filih-rate bonrding houses, with st & single hiomo 1ntluenco avout them; but, forall Chr,siian purposos, it wonld cortainly bo better tuat thoy shuwud be grouped togothor in buitd- ings bolonging to o University and associated with intorosten Christinn (oacners s their faw- jlics, 50 much ad this, wo think, is duo from the Univormty to iteoll, its putron, aad tho gou- orous Clhiriststng who iavo eudowed it * LVANSLON, Dat, 4, 1674, Self=feportings To the Editor of The Chicuqo Tribune ¢ Bim: Lho question of the disipline of Evans- tou Callege brings up that of “Jtoports,” and it [ woll that Lhe publio should moot and decido it. I the organization of & college or school 8o dif- ferout trom that of Church orState that s totally difteront rulo of govornment shiould be adoprod ? Was over Church or Stato so organized that each mowmber was the solo witness in any caso whoro i porsonal fnterest wore involved ? Dacs any Church or Btate roquire cach mombor to be his own accuser? If tho schoal s designed to pre- ypara young poople for tholr duties in those otaer and higher orgonlzations, why should thoy be tnught (o live by 1ules diametrically opposite to thoge which shall govern them in theso primary rolations of lite? No 8tata could survive one decado of yeara under such & government as Mies Willard thinky s modol domootnoy, If every mau, when ar- ralgnoed, wero sulfored to pass on his own plos of *Quilty” or “Not gulity," thero would be an ond of justico between man and wman, oy the rule; and, in any community whete ench one s taken at bLis own soll-cstimato, the valn and unscrupulous must end will take the prizes, Woro I & pupil lo Evane- ton, I shautd deawn it un honor to be ona of the tou who did nov reach tho *Toll of Ionor! My oxporionca an Zn pnl‘ll in & solf-reporting semtuary, aud all aftor-olworvation, load o to think thit no_ moro ingonioun plon could be do- virad for tenching foluehwod and hypooriay ¢ and Lhnvo nown woveral young Indlew, gradunton unddor it with tho * highest marks," who proved themuolves porfect Machinvels,—who, with the most Infautilo tppouraheo of tnnoconco nad loftiest professions of honor, outwitled tinaling purents aud cousummated disanirous marringes, apparently for tho mera puiposo of oxaiolelng thiely slall in fuosso, Whero evorvthing dopends on one's own report ‘of onesolf, tho lomq}xnllou to falscheod fu ax great up it conld well Lo made, nnd, tho first step tnkon, the downsnrd progress I8 rapid, Tk, it is an ovaulon ; thon, o lle, and cvory arb comon into requisition fn keoping up falso appenrancos. Ihen, ovory facility for anum’vum tho roputatlon gninod by dosolt Iy furnislied in that falss * sonnn of onor " which condotuns ng * tale-hoarors ** (houo who mizhb fool inclined to exposo the froud, Lore, again, kchool-govornmont in dine metrioally opposed to a funduinontal law of Cod, and o rufa in all municipst aua Btato authority ; for the solomn duty of **witucss-voaring " i3 wimmped as o orime, A Staio in whioh the puovla have n taolt under- standing that it §s honorablo to ehiald orimiualy, and rotuso to aid tho oficers of tho law In bring~' ing thom to Justico, is in u moss dnlrlornblu uoli- dution ; yob U I almost univorsnlly that of our tohools, eminaries, and oollugos, lustead uf the pupils bewng a pact of iho goveinmont, ay Minss Willard thinks, they are combinntlons to defent sud deodiva It, It bocomes tho speclal business of ‘each ono_to male hor own record fair, and alt aro bound by o law of honor not to fnterfero, no watter what their knowledge of tha unworllunoss of tho meana by waleh hor ouds ara attained, To tunko tho students o partof ths govern- ment, to govern o kchwol according to the prin- owpled of o ropublio or domaoraoy, it woull ba wecessnry to teach thio pupils to olect from among themselvos oficors wiwso duty 1t should bo to tnko coguizauco of tho conduct of sil; report violatious of law, and uid its excoution, instoad of thwarting iL a8 thoy now do, Buch s domoo- yagy in Coruall Univorsity would have nieventod: tho murdor of young Loggeil; would bronk up all wucia heathonish combinations in our schools, Evory pupil would bo the happlor for it, and tho bottor prapased fur tho dutics of s citizen of tho Stato, mjwinehhois oxpectod to oud, not frustrato, tho exceution of thae law, TIn one thing Miss Willard js altogether corract, and taiy Iy the ngsumption that girls, pluced in tho poltion of thoso fu Lo care, roquire judi- aioud avorsight and gomo fufluoncs to supply tho plage of hume-rostrainls, Of coumso Loys ro- quive it aloo 3 but st is ouly reapougiblo for tue irle, and, nithough ninotoen out of twonly wight Do perfeetly pradout in unrastrictod intercourso with the malo srudents, if wallks over the prairio and in the parky, in woliary couples, wevo tho vila, that twontieth girl would bo apt Lo gob up a seandal whicl would blow Evautton Collego to tho winds. 1 ghould ba yery glad it all womon could be trusted ns Msw. Sianton proposed to trusk thom, aud thore mny comoe & tuns wheu they cau bo ; but, es they have been going about in Chinoso wlsoes for thirty or forty couturios, it is too mueh to expect them to starc off all at onco, and walk uprightly, withont auy support, I havo seon wmauy o fuir opening -closed to womna by tho wenltnoss which lod the pioneers into dirtatious. Pho Dopartments 'iu Wusluugton would have peen B0 closed bub lor tho mornl govornmont cswablished by womon of Diaturo judgmont or bigh social position, which ‘govermont hold the vuin and frivolous iu check. In n Beaool whoro all ure young girls, it would bo hard to supply what was oasily foun where o large proportion of thoss interosted wero of middle age, and of varied exporieuco, often ns wifo, mothor, widuw, aud supporier of o depondont tawmily. "Llis moral restraint in mised schools must, in great part, be furnishod by school-authority, It will raquive vice discrimingtion to prevent the Tules boing too strict or foo Iax: but an outsider whould aiways be eareful in eritieisiog, lost oo way throw impediments in the way of thoso w1io 500 tha case from the lnside, oud, on the whole, aro doing what is best. Miss Willard 15 porsonally mnterosted In mak- ing her doparimont of the callegs & success ; iy onv whoso motives caunot Le Impugued, and ho, if #li6 orr in judgzment, will be iikely to gov rizght before muelt ovil comes of it, Tho ohiof faalts of hor disciplino aro those of o goneral system,—ono which shoukl be irumptly absudoued at onco amd farovoc. t is probutly as harmloss, under her atminstration, na it can bp made ; but, in the M. MMolyolo Hohool, under Shiss Lyons,—whero, I thitk, 1t orlginated, sud whoro it was as carcful- Iy yusrdod as it i possiblo for it to bo,—all tho gtudents with whom I have over convorsod ros gard it s a fulme, Tho youngest of them nro middle-nged women now, and sy that, whilo thouo roports devolopod # morbid consciousness and poinful sell-vigilanco 1 the fow, to tho mauy thoy wore o temptulton to tulschood too strong to ho ros:kteds JANE Guey BwIsSUEL. 618 West MONROE STREET. An Analysis of tho ¢ Rules,” To the Editor of The Chivago T'rioune ¢ Sin: Entbusiastic eympathy for the oppressod, eapecially whea tho victin of the pressuro is de- foueoless and aflcctionnto woman, prompis me torushi to tho reliof of the Woman's College in tho vicinity of this suburb, and roseuo it from the Vandal * Father,” *Subsoribor,” “Friond of Cocdueation,” nnd othor agsailanta. Let us spend a momens in sobor and oxhaus- tive aualyeis of the much-mootcd Nules of the Evauston Woman's Collese, First—Giving cxclusivoly to study tho seven study-hours, ‘Chis simply restraina tho *f young ludica of spirit” front strolling out aud elimblug trees, walking tho tops of picket fences, sod such like nonsonso, at unseasonablo hours; or, it remuining indoors, it provonts their laying aside books to tusn somersots, uncord thoir Dbedateads to try the flying tiapeze, or imitating tho fly by » walk on tho coiling. Without this oru eiwilar rule, all scliool-cxperionce proves that young ladios will uniforaly cord up their TFronel, thcir Latin, theirmueio and physiology, and bunt for {ho square-root of onjoyment in thess foclish pastimen, 4 Sccond—Not lenving town without permission from Miss Willard. 'Lhis relieves pareuts of re- wponsibility, aud enltivaios in tho pupila a noble self-reliauco, Ly having to sk the Dean for por- mixslon whenever they weut to cross the corpo- ration-ling. T'lird—Not to make or receive calls without pormission was found o necossary 1oAtraint, in order that tho thoological professors might lisve tima o writo their Jeotutcs. Zourth—Not to accept _any invitation without permission from Miss Willard. — This is o gafe- nard against rmmnlm‘c marriage, 'The girls beg nealy ni holrosses, and thio villago being fult of sham Dukes aud Conuts, it Las boeu found essential to the continuance of tho schiool to submit *invilations™ to none but a npo Judgmeut. Feofth—This rulo lns branches, ~The ono agaiist attonding lilorary societics withont leave provents tho “young ludies of spitit" from holding discussions with thie boys, whoroin one seiutillntion of fomalo sarcaam should put ten tuousand malo minds to fheht and shamo, The branch againec vigiting tho Post-Oflico unliconsed provonts the ghls gottivg lottors from gick wothors, and 8o on, uutil they Lave slumbered ih tho ofilcs the propor cooling timoe. While not to go to the dopo, without lioorty askad, ju_addition to it fondency to do- velop * solf-governmont,” probably *uips in tho bud " four or five Lmudred aunnal clope- monts, The presonco of n department of tho- ology, of caurso, is nob sulliciont yeanon why thiy “anyca of prevoution ™ should not bu adminis- tored, Sizi—Nat to be out in the avening with fower thon four bas slways worked wufi in keoping *golf-govornmens " among tho glrly, untll they got taba **old girla” and out of danger from designing young mon, who nover submit **lead- {ng quontions " for sottlement by tho **double rulo of four," Beventh—'T'o retarn to their rooms at 10 p, m. s meant for melancholy sugels who wight otharwisa sit ou the duur-nzugu all night, in which position they would run the rik of catehs ing colul without ranning after it, Lfghth—Against leaving boarding-placo with- out permission, This looks to tho “presorvation of hoalth by probibiting taking dinuer with a feiond, wheva vatiag of o new brand of bran- broad might briug on a relapse of monsles or wumpn, N{uth—Thin is the famous ono so loudly and oauselensly objocted to by persous not posted. 1t i against walking ont with gontlomen with- out permission, It iu o coutribution to ohnrlt{. sud was jutended to roliove poor students in theology, who have no boots, of the ombarrass- ment of walking with the girls harofooted, Tenth—"Lo Lo quiat at all times iy simply & roatraint 1o echool-girl over f’ul noodod. Elevonth—To vetiro sud blow out the light. Thiu spolls tho inclination aniong sohoal-glily to a1t up from one wool:'s end to anothor, or go to bod to read tholr Biblen by gas-light, Thoelyth—Not to whiepar i chapel or olnesas, This stops Lho toudonoy to ¥ poka tun” at thoe man o woman boliind the priyer-book or toxt- ook, It prouerves the pupil's respuct for hor teachars, Tlarteonth—This probibita violaling the ** apirit ‘of the rogulatlonn.” Though harmiess, this in unnnauam:;y, na tho Unlversity charter prohibits Laving to do with any * aplrits.” oven tho Srog- ulation " drinks, within four miles of tho mllofin. And Tdon't think thor off than that, 1t i liopna by thn author that this tueld and candid oxplanation of tho * Tulon” will entinfy grmblers, and lpavo tho bert-govarned sehaol tho moon over wliono upon to go on s way of Wnobln Aolf-govornmmont " by pormission, ‘A voto of thanks from tho * youug ladles of aplelt » for this defonso will bo thankfwlly re- colyed ub Boutl Evanston. Dousinm, A THE RAILROAD LAW. 2ts Oporntion at Ovanston, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribuns i L Lyaxagos, Dec. 8, 1879, . As g0 many othor *‘countty towns " goam to bo afring thelr griovancos agaiugt tha TRailvond Taw of this Stete, Bvanston has also o small polut to throw into tho soales agalnst it, A small praduce aud feod morchant horo tells mo Lhnt o pays about §10 moro for hauling & car load of foed for our Buburban Lorees from theelty now thau lio did bofora tho Jaw wonb iuto oporntion, aud for bringing produgo from #omo of tho country shipping poiuts north tow- ards Widconsin, ho pays two or thrao timos tho cld rates, And yob thoro in no protonus of compiniat against tho Railroad Compuisy ay charging mors than tho law Kasy it must Now, ‘le tho law makes tho Company chargo higner frolght than it dd whon fioo to fis its own ratoy, and mngen mo pay tho differenco, T very naturally diuiiko tho lav,and shall vote Loy logisintora who will worl for ity appeal at tho first opportunily that offers. And this suggosts the Inquiry as to who doos pay tho froight on shipmoita; tho prodncor or {ho consumor? Our caso’ horo is, purhups, o faur tost, Who buyor-npdesollor horo suys he iy 1o loss for what ho gots in tho oity or up lu Luko County bocauso frioglit 14 hishor, Then aeriawily (ho froight doosu't como outof the Producar in ono divaction, or tho wholosulo doalor v tho othor, Who rotml dosler pays it, snd ohargod 1t up to tho buyer at 10tail, the con- Mimer, And tho consunior poys it, evory eont of it, but hnt no ono 1o chargo it over Lo but the Inw that incranses Lie facighis ut so many polnts through tho Stato. ‘Ihis tnw, thon, sooms to challenge overy cous sumer to Lecome ity onomy trom tho strongost of all motivoy that influonce businoss sotion: the pockot-book motivo. And it beeomes aqually apparont thac tha groat boly of pro- chicord in this State Lave mado & soriois mistako in fighting and wrastling with froights on tho wupposition that Ligh frolglits mako fiest prices low, and that low Ireixhts muko flrst pricod bigh. In tho firat caso tho constunor pays tho soxtsa frolght, and lu tho secoud caus ho gots the benefit of tho low fraight. o that, oven it this eceeatrio Jaw, on o grand averago of tho Btaie, worked a 10dnction of froights, it wouwld Lo wholly in the fntorest of the cousumors, uot the producers, And, thorofore, s it now neands, nobody 1w intorosted in rotaimug it but the Com-= muneionors and atiornoys who aco ubout to fal- ton from b, Very truly, nuy of the girly room fav II P. INGERSOLL. 1ts Oporation at Elzine Eto1y, L, Doo. 1, 1873, Ta the Editor of The Chieagn Tribune: Sin: Constant ronding of I'ne TRIDUSE for years Inducos mo to think thoro 14 no buttor way of mocuring o rodress of gricvances than by making thom known to it, and, through it, to its host of honest readora. Wo had hardly supposed it would bo of servico t0 opposo & law which went into force with puch o glnd clapping of hands as did tho Illinols Rail- road lnw. But, now that it sooms to engago the adverse attention of good thinkers at hono and nabroad, and of actual and candid exporimenters throaghout tho State, lot mo add au ltem or two. 1t works against this town, partly because tho smme aro wostly small; and prrtly beosuse it would, witliout.it, now geb competition-rutcs to your city by tho now rond, Aud I think it must Jujuro overy town whose. trads ie amall, s com- pavod with largor towns at a groator distanco from wholesalo ‘contros, because it does not prohibit enrrying lavgor quantitios ovor grentor distances” for less mouey. Ia all tho tangled prohibitions of if8 thid seobion, it seems 50 to couplo quautity and distanco tins only whon one or the othor is cqual as to tho q{;numy or tistanco of some rival shipwent, is there really auyresiraint upon charges, Itsa~ms to modify tho pro-rata rates by quaatity sud dis- tatco in such » manner thas, of two rival towns upon tho samo rond, if tha further ong can maka tio larger shipmouts and ordor the larger bills of gools, it gots the trado of the lozltimuto pat- rons of tho nearer. {own, becauso it gols bettor freight-torms, nnd can, therefors, pay mare for what it buys, and sell cheaper what it bos to soll, ‘I Inw, in effeel, a8 to Lowns, pits Lhoe groater nguinst tho lese ; and, as to rival shippers or receivors of tho samo town, it gives the large operator a very matked advartaza ovor tho small dealor, by giving lower rates to lavger quanitios, I'hin is onn of thosa * unjust discriminations " which this carious law not ouly dees uot prohioit, bul notually onforces, It pits placos ngainst each othar with warm encourazement of monapoly on tho part of tho atrongor. It encourugos, by nbsoluto commaudment, the bis; (1<h of & tawn to awallow the minuows. And, ab points of formor campatition, it transfors tho autting-nudor procoss from tha roads to tho cil- izens. IfI want to load bub two ea's it costs ma more thau one-fifth of whnt it does tho man whoso produeo fills ton cars, If (hia was tha ra- sult of lagitimate compotition, I should recog- hizo ita Jitstico ; but it in s % discrimiuatiou ™ of {Uie law, to bo enforced by penaltios against me. But, while it onforces, in this particular, jnst {ho rerult which usunlly Loppons in towns upon o ginglo ling, it carofully cuts off the tolief which heva now, a8 well ag at other points, compotig Tines wowld nfford small ehippers, It is cortainly not tho law it waa thought to be, It ** disctim- funtos " agaiust tho poor and in favor of tho vich, Tie pacty Lhat gots the monopoly of tho next Logislaturo will Do the one plodged agninst thiis monopoly by the allrond faw, it this Legls- Iature doosn't ropoat it. JasoN E. Cunris. ———— COAL AT WENONA, ILL. Wenoxa, Til,, Deo. 9, 1873, T the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: Biv: ‘Uhis scotion of tho State has faroly been hoard from by the outside world. Vo aroa quiet nnd peaceful community. Now, howaever, wo Lnvo somothing which is mot only worth chronicling, but which Is also of public intorest. Tar tho past throo months the worlk of boring for coal has boen quictly progressiog, and has at 1ost Loon crowned with comploto sucoens, Last weeis o vain of coal o liltle over 4 feet in thick- ness was reached at a depth from tho surface of 880 feet, Tho cosl proyostobo of excellent quality, The locality and ull tho circumsiances Tonder tho fact ono of importanco to niany other bosido ourdolves. Wonona i at the junction of tho Westorn Division of tho Chilcago & St. Louls and Tilinols Central Railways. 1b is only 13 iniles from the beadquarters of the Vormition coal-mincs, This Inttor fact scoms to insuro what tho boring has dovelopad, viz.: an_oxcol- lont quality of coal. Indocd, it was not oxpectod that anything eluo than good conl would be found, for wo aro just midwa; botweon Minonk aud Strentor, both noted for thie oxcellent quali- ty of their conl. Then our railway-facilities ero a1l that could be desirod,—tha Alton Road afford- ing us every faility for ahipping ocoal to Ch eago, whilo, by the Central, wo have commun! cation divect with varlous poluts in Wlscousi and Northorn lows, Stops are now taking for pinking shalts aud mining, and, before long, wo lopo to be ablo to Iny down an oxcellent quality of coal in your nlt{. One gontloman owning o sootion oi tand here—William 3., THanilton, TE4q,—offors at nnco a bonus of $3,000 to any ro- sponuiblo company whicl will praceed to mining cusl under his section, Yours truly, 1, Loyp, Mayor of Wenona, e CRUELTY TO HORSES. T'n the Bditor of The Chicago T'ribune : Bine Iam daily and hourly so palned by tho eight of cruclty to horsos that I am lod to asl it Chicago Liay any Baclaty for the Provention of Ornelty to Aujmals? Doea it exist ouly in name? It it isin working ordor, 1 think the officars would fiud sometluug to do by looking aftor tho Indlana avonue horse-cars, Thowo cars, whic aro built 1o poat twonly persuns, ofton oarry thirty aud forty, which is & oraly Lo humun beings which onght not to bo allowad, At overy utartlnf of tho cars, st the zurnh-F of thio ouryes, {ho liorkos ura oruelly sirained, often fulling forward on to thelr breasts in their exor- tlons to moye tho load, They come ta the ond of the routo stomming sud bweating oy they wonld in o July day,—not s dr{ sl ou thair bodies, 1f thoro i no lnw compblling the cow- panian to put on two horsos to evory onr, thoro ought to bo, ‘'ho wholo one-horae concoriis ara o dingrace to tho oity,—a rapronsh upou aur hu- mauity. A Loyzu o Uouwxs, Tuivauo, Bse, 3, 1813, STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Progeammo of Bunineay for Ita Meete ing nt Ohumpuign, Ul Dece Dy 10, 1dy and TUEADAY A, 3 Opening Address by tho President, Tportn of Troanuror nnd Hzcrotary, Appolntment of §0:111 Qummitiocs, Tanort ot Vieo-Treidont for Firat Distrlct—W, T, Nelson, Will County, . Tunspar v, a1, Annuat Address by tho Prostios Satapent of Hauding Gomimil Timlier Trecs A Dryant, dr., 1ap, Chamnpalzng and tho Hon, W, O, lie,)m‘l of Vi 'reshilent fur Bioeouy tiol Edwards, Barean Gounty, Jlaport of_Handing Coumitieo on QOrehinrd-Qulture, D T B Ponbinyon, Hicrling) 3N Itobiusos, Xre= wwnt ; aud Parker farle, Gabdelr, “ UEBDAY IYENING. Ttaport of Commitive un Urtinindutal and Tandsrpo F‘nm“’x‘"‘—"' I, Liryunt, Lrincoton, sud G, W. Mit o, Minior', Teport of Btanding Corarmtteo on Botany and Yode- {allo Physlology,—Deof, I8, LI, MeAfes, Freuport ; D%, B, 1ull, Alton; nnd tho Lou, T, A, E, HMul:omb, Ovb= den, . i Roport of - Ornamental and LA Dane I Blanding Gommittes on Vineyard-Oul- . albeway, Otiawa G, 1), Worthen, War-, undl 1. J, Ayers, Vhla Lidgo, WEDSERDAY A, M, Roport of Vice-Preslent for Fird District,—Dr. A G, Ltunpliroy, Gulesburg, Roport of 'Vic-Uresident for Fourth Districty— L. O, Francis, Springilcld, A "Di-ust faui—(u) Yeara § (B) Pliiton + {o) Oiarrlens (d) Stvawherries, Eiiowo discuba.ons W tuk tho fullow= v eocond, D.keares und + fousll, Murkeiing, . oy Baw§ wmlites o Ornithology,—J, . Sture, B, aud o Lon, A. DL Brown, Vil 1tilyo, ‘Raport of Standing Cominities o Vegetabls Grden I, d, Poram, Culcugo; As L. 1ay, docksonviile; and 0. 11, Balter, Goml ‘Dincussions o Fenits continuod—(e) Blackyorriea ; (1) Raepburries; (r) Corranty, 'WEDSEADAY EVENING, Teport_of Btauding Comnfitee on Motearology,— Yrof. 4, Wornll, Galoui § Prof, J, B, Turner, Jucksoi- vitlo’ und Prof, J. 1. Tice, 8t Louis, Tport of Hndiig Committe on Geology and BallsCapts L, N. Boobe, Genovaj T. BleWhorler, Alodo; uud 11, 0, Freoma, Coiden, TUUIADAY 4, 3, Electfon of oflcers for 1874, Taoention of next nunual nceting, Teeport of Vice-Frealdent for Fiith Distriet,—D. Pul- lon, Contralla, . Topurt of Visé-President for Bixih District,~Isaa Hawdeckor, Jersoyvilie, TUGRIDAY T, L. Roport of Vico-reuldeut for oventh Districty— Parker Farle, Cobiden, Toports of ‘Spoctal Committans, TUUIDAT EVENING, Roport of Standing Commitios un Entomoloy Wil Lo Buron, Stato Entomologhil ; Mal. 3. Mutisionunn § aud rof. O, V. Rlloy, Stafs” Eutoniolo: st of Migsourl, —Dr. TR TRIDAY A, 3, ‘Deforeod business, Untinfolied bunineas, Tlual rewolutious, Aljournment, *Lich roport will be immediately followed by a dis- cus=lon_of tho subjects eumbruced, uulcss the Bocluty shall otherwise order, plzsions SRR RS WHY I8 IT? The Attacks ol the Chicngo Timos upon the Irish, To the Fdtor of Yo Chicago Tribune: Sm: Why isit that ths Chicago Times never lots an occasion to slip, and often goes fur out of ita way, to iuvent opportunities for dopre- olating and slandering Irclaud pad thoIrish? It cannot possibly bo ko ignorant of goography 8s not to know that Ivelsnd is uotall *‘bog;" nor 80 ignorant of history o8 not to know thut Irion- mon ore not all “bog-trotters.” And yot, by diract assortion, by iusluuBtion, by innuendo, by overy brazon and cowardly way its maliguity can doviso, it is continually representing tho “Emerald Isle" to bo aland outirely unflt to live n, snd tho natives of that country to bo a pooplo altagother unfit to live suywhore, outside ot Buidgoport, ‘C'lhe villainous domagogism that strives to ar- ray tho difforent nationalities in our midst ag aluel cacl: other {8 always suro to fiud a pliant and. congenial’ fool in the Zimes. And o blun aering blockhead, the malicious ignoramus, tho shullow protender, the prurient scoundral, tho driveliug imbecile, the shumoless potty cul- umuiator, and the fufamous wholesals hbeler, liave long mado it their speciul organ. Being awong jouruals what noxious vermiu are amouy auima, avd the deadly uns is among planty, 1t i, porludps, outirely profitloss to inquive woy' it suys anything on any subject, Wuy docs tho rattlosunio KU with deadly fang ?~ Why does the buzzard feast upon carrion ¥ Wiy does ihe rat rovel awmid nostiness ? Wiy does the mosquito buzz and sting!' Wby do “dogs delight to batk aud bite,” uud_** boars and liona growl and fight?" As good Dr. Watts says, * 1t 18 thar nuturo to,” "And (ho ouly snsver thutcan bo given to the questions, Way is the Tintes malig- nuut P—wh i ic villainous 2—wisy iy 1t Iibolous? —why i6 it disngraco to Amorican jomrnalism? —ig, that, **Ib by its naturo to™ bo what it is. 1os course towsrds cortain Irishmon of this city, who aro or would bo promiuent in our local poiitics, would be & setions Llundor if thoy should really happon to be tho ignoraut and cor- rapt_seouudrols which tho Tines proposea to “wito them down.” And, o wmabter wiith thoy aro, its course towards them is & wroug eid an eutrage, If thoy are bad men, it I3 thoir oifenses that should bo deounced, and themselves, not, their nationality, that should bo pursued and ** whippea by justice.” 'Lliorg 18 uo roagon why an individual” irishman should not bo treatod in this countty as an individaal of suy othor nationality 1s treated, ‘lrue, for somo hundreds of yeurs, the great majority of the lrish people laye boon subjected to oxcep- tional trewtwmient in their own country; bub thore was an avowed rogyon for it thers, which nover oxisted, and it is presumed nev- cr can oxist, bove. Thero s not, nor bas ihoio over boen, American law for contiscating their property, or proventing their nequiring knowledge or educating thoir ¢hildron. 'Lho poverty aud ignorance of most othor mon may gouoraily bo fawly tracod to their own or their pavents’ neglecs, miscenduct, or wmisforcuno ; but tho Irlsuman'y poverty aud ig: nouncs (wlhen ho i found to bo poor and iguo- rant, which, untortunately, is too vften the cage) are tho direct cifocts of conturics of tho mosb {ufamous misgovernmont ever yotimposod on any poople in their own country kinco thio world be- gou. ‘Tho Z%mes knows this, aud honce tho uttor Dasencss of its cowardly scoundrelism in slriking at s pooploso long Leld down, plundo:ed, aund outraged, boforo thoy have had time to get faitly on thewr fect, And it ean- Tiot Lo Lilnd to tho vico and the davger of whipping & ‘partienlar unationality over the ghoulders of an individual of that nationnlity. 1t must know thut muny of the natiouality 50 gratuitously insulted, who do not degorvo W ip- ping ab oil, will cortaivly feel Lurt, and may perhaps enteitain tho don that tho most seri- oua offonse of tha necused i that of being their countryman, Buch s courso is exactly what suits » culprit, na it ousblos him to evado a direct churgo agalust himeolf individunlly ; at Joust so far a8 his immodinio conatituonts™ or “public® aro coucornod. Imngine that not im- muonlato individual whoso prenomen iu *¢ Mike,” at o meetlug o o comor-grocery, oF dozon in & basomont-ealoon, surrounded by a crowd of adminng nomowkos! Imagine somo ono inquiring why ho did not stand his trind likko & man, insiond of rosigning liko snoak, ‘o coursa of tho Zimes suggests a plausible, if not eatisfuctory, answer toiuo ox-Unptain, Of courso his auswor would bo, that it was ' a trumpod-up cliatgo,” ** & put-ip job ;" and that Tie conld not hoye o falr irinl bocauso his namo wag Mike. 1In faot, il bis troublo was caused by the baptitmal bluudor of namiug him aftor ono of l\ll\tun‘u Archaugels, It his name had boon Rimor,” or oven ** Jake,” Lo nover could hava done anything wrong. Al least, he never would Liave bsen scoused of doing ki, No charges would over bavo boon preferred against him, and thora pover would havo boou any occcasion for his re- signing! Buchan * auswor " would be regardod a8 sufliciont for all political and polico purposes,” and wonld be unanimously voted satisfactory,— not asinglo ** Mike" dissouting, Why, it in cven aid thnt such s the viow taken of thomatter bya follow-countryman of Nike's; & man of mark who was named aftor ono of the evangolists, “Ang, thon, think of tho injustice to Iroland, and tho Irish peoplo gonorally, of Lolding up cortain frish polleonion, and cortain Irlsh Aldor- moun of tho Z%mes' setoction, a8 ropresentative Irishmon, Itwould be just as fair for auny one to point to Capt. Jack, Soar-Faced Chatloy, Witbur ¥, Btoroy, Shuok-Nasty Jim, and other notives of ko uaturos, education, and habits (it any suolt thera aro, or ovor lavo beon), a8 ropro- sentatlvo Amoricons, Aund yof, eyory man in Amorios wonld regard sn insinnation io that offect as nathing whort of infamous, Such in- slnuations agaiust 1roland and the Irlsh sye not loss infsmous, and, thorotore, thoy will probably be coutinuod by the Z¥niws, [ERNE. o Sttt e P ‘lirce 000l Noyw, rom the Detrnit Free Press, Reforeuca was twice mado last week tothe mystorlous dlunpponrance of threo boys living 1n tlio westorn part of the city. Aftor the whols city had boon sourohied two_ or Lhruo times over, as woll p# & good share ot Lwsox Ouuuty tho huns for & olaw $0 thuir disappoaranco was xlnn up, and the paronts and frionds camo to tho con~ climlon that the inds were drowned. Mondny ovonlng the mystery was clearad up ln &n unox- pocted mannce by’ tho nrrival of tho loys in ehargoof o Warhtennsw County farmer, whostated that thoy camo Lo ks liouso a wooelk ago Monday, and, topresonti this tioy vero orplinn, o oit- gaged them to help obout tho farm. Iioknw an ltom du tho Fre Press In_rogwd Lo tho dirappeatanco of threo boys, and suspested {hiewo to lio Lho ones. ‘Lhoy dondod it, but lofs 1ho hoveo that night and Lok quartors in an old log liouso nenr by, having tholr guns with thom, aud proposing to live on hils pnu{trv. I'ho farin~ or and bLis Loy caplured the young rasealn, and, thoueli thoy utoutly cluimed to live Ih Chiengo, they woro brought to Dotrois, Thoy attempred to jtot nway onco or twles, and woro firally tiod down in tho wagon, srriving homo liko calves coming to market, 'Lhoy would givo the Favmor no futormution ne to whore they Iived, aud ovan when driven lu frout of thelr lomas, protended fznoranco ns to who oendied tho houses, Ono Gf vho Inthers youtorday informed our reportor that hig patticitlar boy wonld have to stand up Lo ent for tha next woals, and it Ia probalile that tho boot-jac’s did good servico for the vilier two, — CAPT. FRY AT ST. CHARLES. Letter from Col. Grannm Ne Citchas Full Confirmation of the Siatu. moenta Pablivhed I Tho Chica; ‘Tribune, ‘I'ho followinglotter was printed in the Calengo Times of yesterdny, It will bosoen that it fully confivmy tho statements given in Tne Tniuse 1eitivo tothe affalrat B Charlos, and com- ploscly demolishes tho countor-atatements mado by tho Times, Tho lotter betng conclunive o to Tiy's conduct on tho occasion reforred to, .the Limea nedessarily refrains from any further at- tempt ot deninl or palliation of thaw conduck ¢ To the Editor "Fhiogh aversn to taoplng alivothie faslings on- gendorod by the Iato civil war, as tondiug tu pre- veut that cordial reunion and fellowshin botween the North and South which all of both scetion: rhould desito, 1 must nsk tho fayor of your col- wmay to mako biief rotercnee to aets of one day duving that war, viz.: Juno 10, 1833, This vol- orotice |5 ronderod nocoseary, in my judgment, in justico to myielf and the lroops under my comand on_that day nt St. Charles, Ark., by tho manner in whiclr both are mentioned m a communuication to tho T'imes of tho st mut., over the nama of James G. Blanchard, It pur- yorls to ba *a rofutation of tho chargo of hibu- Iuanity aguints tho lato Capt. Iry,” Firat, por- mi¢ mo to say, I must vot Lo classed with those, it such there bo lmonfi Amerienn citizons, who desito *to bolstorupthe causo of the Spaniards.” You cannot doteat tholr enuso and course moro cordinfly than thoy aro detosted Ly me. Iy, notwithstanding lus conduct at 8t Charles, way, after tho coasntion of tho war, an American citi- zou, and, as such, ontitied to the protoction of our laws and flag, Dut that fact doss not lesson the guilt of hia conduct nt the tune and placo mentioned., 1Io was then and there guilty of in- Luman and uusoldierly conduot in orderng the shooting of Federal suilors, tho crew of thie gun- boat Mound City, aftoer t\wy wots gealded by steam from their own disabled boat, and while struggling in tho river unaraed, and nmauy de- claring thelr surrondor, Of this fact there aro too many. ]ivms witnossos, among thiom soma 500 Indisua troopd, to permit succossiul dowel by any posthumous statoments of iy, howovor fu- dorsed, 'I'ho fiving waa witnessed by huundrods ; it oceurred undor mg'u eyo; wasdono by men y under his comwmand, who descended tho blutf from his lowor buttery over obutructious placed in tho way of any assaniting foico from bolow, Bomo of theeo mon, aftor tiat bastory was cap- tured by tho Indinun troops (Forty-sixth Indiana Volunteors), woro killed or caplured ns they wera roturiing ap tho bluff to 1ejoin the rost of Try's commang. Al tho latter spoko of bim s Cotouol. Amoug the mortally wounded of thesa mon was & Licutonnut, who gave iis wame and rosidonce, ndmitted that he had been with mon of bis cowpany to tho foot of tho biuf, shooting the boatmen in tho water, and staled, a shodh timo boforo his doath, that ho bad dono so by xpress ordor of Col, Fry. Several prisonora coc- rovoratod this testimony, When confrontod by this tostimony, onone of the ganboats, whitlior Iie had been sent wounded aud aqrisonor, I'ry conyed his deninl of haviug issued such order. 1 wish to call attentiontoa fow of tho speeial statomonts 1n Bluuchard's commuvication, al- though porhaps at tho oxpenso of ocenpying more spnco in your coluwus than you or myselt would wish, 1o caudidly ackuowlodgos tunb nll his matorial statements wore ‘doriyed from Fry. Thiu acknowlodpmont, then, wonld fend tho pub- fic 4o question their truth, * They aro tho state- ments o one who, conscious of his own wrong- dowg, was willing to save ks character by douy- ing or pallisting tho wrong at Lhe oxpenso of truth, Iry either imposed upon Blauchard’s erodulity, ar abusod his coufidonco to tho extont of comiug untruths for him to uttor. 1lo speaks of tho * Jtobol fortross™ (battories) undor Iry boing manned by 193 mon, leaving it to bo in- fecrad thut that number constituted his entire force. 'Ihat number ipcluded only thoso who had sorved on tho ironclad Rtobel gunboat Mari- h0sa, the erew of which was transforred to the and-battcries, Desides thoso, Fry lad a num- ber of Arkansas militia, estimated to besuporior in numbor to tho nttackiug forcc, llo further tays tho Mound City *firad again and ngain” aftor she was Dblown up, aud sooks to justify tho shooting of er men iu tho water by this statowment, Tho erow of Lho Dot was about 200, Of these, somo 50 wero killed (dying within a_short timo) by tho ox- plosion ; inany more wero killod in the river, and wbsequontly died of sealds or wounds,—tho Qaad tinally reaching 160, Not 39 men woro loft ontho boagabla for duty after the oxplosion, and the boat helplessly drifted with the currant ontof raugool the battory, and was towed to {he shore. Its commanding oficer was nwoug tho disablod. Not s gun was fired_from it until it dvifted out of rango of thoe battorics, and then ouly tho ono fired in the mauncr Dlanchard sncors nt 03 & ¢ singnlar incidont," viz. : by tha dying utrug;\na of onoof thecrew. Thoshot siruck the New Natioual, ono of our transports, Iving by tho sido of the Mound City, doing no damage excopt to (Lo transport. Blanch- ard proceeds to may: ‘/Tho ides of a company or squad of riflemen advancing to tho bank boyond tho works to open firg on {ho men in thio water ia simply ridiculous,” Fry did not think so when Lo gave tho order, anit it was auything bub “ridiculons” to the vlctims of the fire. 1lis (Blanchard's) asscriions that tha mou angaged in the nofarious businoss would have been oxposed to o *raking fire™ from thio guuboats, aud that rifle-firing would Bavo boou ** just as effective from bohind the worlke," can only excite contompt for tho roek- Tousnoss with which ho malos statoments rola- tive to actionsand locnlities of which he is eithor lfnamut, or which ha is williug to misrop- yesent for thoe purpose of throwiug doubt over a criminol act, _And last, poraonal to mysolf, he @ays: ©Col. Fitol'a indigoation, ou discovering by what & handfal of mion his numorous force lad beau 8o stubbarnly opposed, Ql‘umpmd him to vent the same on Capt, Iry." I cou- foss to the ‘‘lodiguation.” Wns it not patural, after being an oye-witness to the murders I hLave montivued? Dut it was ventod only in ordor to_storm tho Dat- tories, Ay “numerous forco” was nbout 500 men, Tho “handful of mon " by which I wus opposcd exceoded that number. Ile fuiled discover that wo_wore *stubbornly_opposed. I'ie advanca of tha regiment aud it skirmishors wag not checked ono moment, In twonly minutos aflor the advauce commenced we woro in possossion of both battorios, and of many prisoners, including Try, Ife was undoubtedly & bravo olficer. When lirat idontified as In com- mand, ho wos in full ratreat with his mititin, but that should not bo racelved as evidonce of want of courago, for o probably retroated with thew for tho purposo aud with tho hope of rallying thom. Cortainly he was makiug elforta to (hat end when wounded aud captured. Grauax N. Frrom, Former Qolounel Forty-alxth lndiana Volunicers, Loaaxsront, Ind,, Doc, 3, 1874, Ink in Adunitornted Ton. Ouo ofien hoars of nn article, pamphlet, or othior writton statoment * carrying its own proof on the face of it,” but tho oxpression generally means no more than thal its argumonts aro utriklngl‘y forcible aud unanswerable. Tho phraso applies, Jiowover, in a now and more litoral souse to the articlo which Dr. flnesall Las communt- ented totho now numbor of Kood, Waler, and Air, on tho adultoration of ten. Dr. Huseall Btates his boliof that iron filings aro added to tea Joua for tho purpose of incroaving the welght and bulk than for F ving it a dnrk comploxion ; and he adds that sines ton naturally cautains & largo quantity of taunin, there aro thus brought to- retlmr the two chief constitutonts which ontor ito the composition of ink. In orderto placo this point boyond n doubt, Dr, Unesall Las sotually by sppropriate troutmont oxtracted & ottt of ink from the tes {u queation, and hns written with it a portion _of his artiolo, Under these clroumatances, undoubtedly, Dr. Iosunil's artiole bevomon » pieco of (in overyseiso) power- ful writiog in aupport of the vir unl idontity of ink aud ton, and ouly very dotormined opponents of hin conclusions will vanture boyoud n meroly guperiicial oxmmination of his paper. 'Thero is, howover, an unpleasant intorost ntinohing to his further surmise thal *what has boen uccom- phishod fn the labovstaryiv in not Lupouslble muy srixo {n the Lwmau adultornted iron-fillng tea lns been recelved,” Pondlug the (il appl.eation of the mdulteration net to this artielo, gro mizht bo kind enongh to supply the antidole with tho bano by uelling s out ten wrappad up in blotting-papor; WHERT MOVEMZNTS. Afl the Avaiiaile Peeirat Cors to De Lt in Motion. From the Sk I'awl Precs, Dee, 3, On Eaturduy ordery wera issued by tho Mil waikoo & 8t Paul Jlailroad Company tv Lave 2,000 freight cars placed in rondinesu for tha movement of wheat to tho oxtent of 70,000 bushols, ‘The fullmeaning of thiv oxtrnordinary peparation cau only Lo conjectured, hut tiy more sagacions and ‘experiencod operutars ara confidont that, tho *1iva 1 wheat ™ wluch lng beon pro.licted aver alnca tho panic ment pricos down to the'low figarcs, hnu already put i an \\\\\l\uamuuc, and tant tho ozdor ubova montionerd i issuod for the purpore of urding it forward’ withs all possiblo colaity. Sovoral rosidents of this ety who have been flem bolioyars lu the rise, have veuturei Into (hg trado nt Chicago within the past fow days, and it it \\iunanru to,anmotneo thit thelr ventura ling rosulled profitably to thewgolvos, T'wo of tha wlnning oporators retusnad homo Inkt ovbning, soveral Uonsands of dollars bettor off than when thoy slnttod away. 3 Lo improvement of the highways in the country I3 also helping tho wheat truvo of tho inorior, Nearly nil tuo_clovators in thie Stuta arc full, and room must bo wndo for the wlmnt contlnuous marel of tho ** wheat teams ™ Whieh havo hgen put fn motton by the exc:lloat kloi ing. "whis, nddod to the manilest upward tens daney in pricos, in eertain to moko Lrak wheat muriiots at oll tho lealding citios anu towns of tha e, "I'he sudlen ndvent of tho cold weather at the Tast ling token & largo nmount of genin tem- porarify out of tho Now Yuik warehon es, aud cautsed o defleioncy which woald not axist under moro fayorablo eitcimntatiges, or boitar weaor. Itin estimated that thure avs 403,990 bushols shus lockel in and usoless on tho Liio Canal alane, whilo 8t, Lows, Ciucmnatl, aud otiier Iarge citicy, sond ont complaints of nu- unnsually short supply in thoe regulir warohiousas, “Tliors 1 also an ovident disporition on the part of tho farmery to sell their whest as soon ag iniriy romuicrativa pricos can be_remized, and tho ordar of tho Milwanlco & St. Paul Gompasy will undoubtodly clear_tho elovaiors uud juake room tor the tremendous wheak erop of 17, winoh has thus far, aud o grees part, been Liedd in resorve. 2 Tk A gentloman who is a clogo obuerver of the whout muckot and trade, estimates that withim 4he next fiftocn days thos o will be at least 1,600, 000 busbols of wheat o its way to tlho seaboard, ke el IIISCELLANEQUS. ; Tau Claire (Wis.) pagors brug of iclelos 15 foor loug. —Cardnor, Mo., with a population of only 6,000, Lis twelyo churchios, —Somo maniae in London recontly rant n com- munication to the Lord Mavor offoring, tur o cousideration, to disciosy a plan for the absoluto freedom of that city from fogs. —A_Dubugue firw had enutinetod to supnly o Now York houro with 160,000 turkayy, 10,000 chickaua, and 100,000 geose and ducks, —Steel bars a0 to bo experunonted with at a clilireh in Eugland a3 a substitale for betls. It is claimed that the burs ave o cleaver aud puror tone, aud not as liabla to crack a4 bulls. —An inquisitive citizaa writes to auo of tho §t. Louls tapets {uquiving why uio Commitlea o At nt tho lnto Fair Lupponcd ta uard the firat prowium for frult in Water-colors to au oil- peintivg, —Iu Paria reeently there were no Toss than thirtcen suictdes in one day—iive of ihem women —{row unforiuuate attackiments, —Sovon womeu ace cagaxod in leading lincs of busingss at Manchessor, Whorenpon it i3 zug- gestod that the namo of tha towi by changad o * Womanchestor.” —A million dollars’ worth of ostrich foathors i fmpottod luto Euglaud evory year from the Qapo of Good 1uyo, Lvory pound of e feathorn is worth ity guincas. —hree Japanato noblomon havo started n boul: in London, on tho Straud. 'Liey spek the English Janguage fluontly, aud aro suid to be thevougl busluess men. —Over 2,000 womon appliod for oloven placea in the London Post-Oilice. The Luiiding nud yard and the stroot woro lllad with girls apply- ing for cxamination by the Civil Serviee Con- IISIONOTS, A rural financier cama to Loxington, Ky., thie othier dav, bought & puir of pautilouns ou credit, pledzod thom for tho rodemption of biy gun thut wae fn pawn, and Left for tao sout of war upon tho ducks, turkove, sud sqiirrols. o will turn up in Wall stroot yot. Ti is saad thnt by tho susponvion of the First Nattonul Bank of Washington the wifo of the lata J. G, Wilson, Congressmua from Ot i was robbed of §1,090—all sho Lad, Tho un- fortunate lady is roduced to poverty, and is now toaching school to support her fanuly. —A tlotist, of Iudson, N, ¥., has produced & Eum vuriegated roso, which be has named for ia_daughcer, * Cora Macy roso." Mo furm aud fragranca of tho paront rosa ara faily pro- served, whilo tho loaves aro all beauzifully varis- gatod fn rod and white, and blonding in thomost peifoot manuor. —At Gou. Von MMantauffel's_suggastion, the Gorman Goyornmont has decidsd to esrablish ot Moyence o lmge mauufactory of presorved menat aad vegetables for tho iso of the army. Tho outlay (ncluding the cost of the wite, amounting to 109,000 thalers) is ostimated ot 9u0,000 thalers. Thoere aro to b four stoam engines in tho placo, reprosouting colicctively 20u-horao power, oL The Indictmont of I2ankin Lreasurcr of Jowa. TFromthe Muscatine (fa)) Journul Dec, 3, The Grand Jury of Polk Couuty, on Sutnrday Inst, found threo indictments againat ox-Stuto "Treasuror Raulkin, for embezzlomont, and In do- fault of $26,000 bail, ho went to jail. This s what shonld havo beon dono long ago, Lat it bo understood that tamporing with the public funds is o folony, nnd that whoover fs guilty of squandeting tho poopla’s monay will suroly bo punisbed, Thon we may expoct less dishioucsty and carclessncss among public officiala. ExaState From the Des Motnea gn.) Leader, Dec, 1. Tho Rankin indictment Las unsottlod tho minds of many mon who haye beou dreaming of poaco and # riddauco of tho annoyanco which bis de- falcation caused, Tho Zeader was firat, fore- most, nud porsistont to ot in motion thoe prog- ccution, Tho persecution of the Lcader aroso not from s desirs to persecute tho man Rankin, but for tho purposa of bringing befors tho public all the facts leading to the dofalcation, sud for tho furthor and grenter purposo of making all fho guilty partios ehare tho odium attached to tio cnimo. In tho firat or second articlo on tho subject tho Leader declared its beliof that Rankin was only tho dupe of & cliquo; that, whilo ho waa the principal in crime, othora Bharod the profits of, tho business. This Las boen & prevailing nontiment, and tho groatest error of all which Mr, Rankin' bas committed is bis ob- atinate refusal to lot his counsolors enjoy tho profits whilo ho suffors tho odlum. Tersoually, the Leader hos sympathy for tho gray hairg and onfeobled frame,” mede so Dy the trouble ho los had to contond with. Rau- Lin ia not ouo of those rogues or bold public smindlora whom it dolights tho journalist to condemn or to porseeute, e is rather une ol those whoso declining years it delights any ono to comfort, evon in the unfortunato placo of a criminal, Mr. Rankin will now mako known tho wholo truth if he will toll the juty of his coun- trymen, who will bo summoned to rendor a ver- dsot on'lis tonduet as a public ofticer, who the Enatorn. Ignrtluu " aro who used the monoy, and thus leb tha world know who shared tho spaily, who couusolod him in Dhis conduct, If he will do this aud explain tho wholo trarsaciion the popwlar heart will boat in sympatby for him, and grant bim pardon. The pardoning power i ofton influoncod b[\: ‘publio santiment, ity oxer- ch.ia \\{ill ba lhl\lto od in Rankin's bolalf if he tells tho wholo utory. Wo aro now inclined to bolieve that, in the Lands of Disbiict-Attornoy Qivou, the inyesti- gation will bo thorough aud searching. If he Wil do Lia duty a# ho has dono it in other cases, tho eud will bo satisfactory. Abjoct Povertys From the foston Advertiser, A anse of the most abject poverty, whichina monsure sorves to show tho axtromes in which many of tho pooror classes are placed, was re- orted by a polico-ofticor at tho l‘lumn for Littla Wandorers, a fow days since, The ofticer, in the performanco of Lis dutios, had his attention aullod to two balf-oind childron wandering about the ptreots with bave hoads aud foct, in search aof cold viotuals, On nvestigation, ho found that thouo ohildren liad & brather and sistor at home in bod with no clothes to put on, Whon the two became_ chilled and tired thoy went home and changed places with tho others, who then doun; od the rags and took their turn ot begging. The mothor was s widow, and sho was obliged to lonvo tha ohildren overy day for her work in sn- other part of tho elty, By or labor sho earned &9 & woek, two of which sho gave for tho rent of ho Toom she sud hor childvon_accupiod, iy fumily of fivo woro thus obliged to livo on gla ook and suol morusle of food a8 Hhe stoniach, iuto whioh largely- | piaked up £xom day 4o day.