Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 9, 1873, Page 8

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE! TUESDAY, BISHOP CHENEY, He Asks His Congrogation if To Shall Accept, o And Thoy Roply Unanimously in the Aflirmative: v . — Dlshnp'Cnmm’lns is Telegraphed to ns to ho Timo of Ordinatlon, . Ono of tho mont Important religlons meotings, that hins assembled for n long while in thiy city waa hold last ovening in the locture-room of {ho Rov, Dr. Ohenoy's Chtirch, The hour which was to decido whother or not the roctor of this soctoty aliould accept tho offico of tho Associate Blshop to which ho had boon recontly electod lind come. On this decision hung, porhaps, not only the wolfare of his own individunl parish, which ho loves with an affoction soomingly as strong ns Hfo, but also, in n wmonsure, the vory oxintonco of o now chureh party to bo known as *Tho Roformed Episcopal Church,” aud also ifa 8uC 3088, Tho loctura-room was filled with sovoral hun- dred mombots of the church and congrogation, who wero consclous of tho siguificanco of tho lour, ¥ THD OROANIZATION. Tho business began by the appearance of Dr. Aaron Gibbu on tho stond, who cdlled the moot- ing to order, and 1equested that o Chairman and Becretary b nominated, B, T. Philpot proposed the uame of Wiltiam Aldrich for Chairman, and be waa nccordingly eclecled, J. W. Onlkloy way choson Secretary. Dr. Cheney ~was ecalled upon to lead in proyer. .~ Mho Divino blowsing wns invoked upon ovory iundividual present, The Kalhor, Bon, and_Spirit wore oach and all addrossed, sud tho Divine guidance sought in what thoy wore about todo., ‘Tl prayer was ono of romarkablo carncatuess, in which the wholo congregation solennly united, BEMARKS 0¥ DIt -OHENEY. The Chairmau then aroso and unnounced that the Rey. Dr. Cheney would state to tho audience tho objeot of tho meeting. Dr. Chenoy, to whom all ayos wero turmed, came forward ndl I bavo called this meoting on my own rarpons Dbility. Its object is to givo this cong: gration an opportunity to cxrrus its opin fon whether or mot’ I shall accopt the oflico to which I havo boen rgcontly electad. Previons {o tho action taken by my friend Bishop Cummins, the ouly way out of our diflicultics that soemad possiblo Lo me was thoorganization of a truly Protestant Episcopal Cliureh. Wo aroe Episcopaliaus by choicy, and many of ua by odu- cation. Wo hinve been urged to withdraw, but T bavo uniformly given, the auswor that, foonor or later, somo B?ahur would sco tho monstrous wetions takon, and that through him we would como out right in tho end, At lnst a Dichop lhns seon this, Bofore Folng East, two weeks ago, I was naked, ‘“‘What is the programme ?” My aHswor was, “I ‘dot koovw," but I thought Bishop Cumnins would conse- zrate ono or more Biwhops, Ko that, in caso of his sudden donth, othor Bishops could bo or- dalued, and tho great work of the Church go on._You may bavo scou tho notico of & mootiig In New York last woek, 'That mocting was sctunlly held. I will not say how, but Bishop Cummins was notified of that moeting in a very pecultar mannor. It was iknown, also, to tho ltov. Dr. Tyng and to myself. ‘Ihoy meb, but they shrank back, They know if thoy deposed Bishop Cummins it-would be in tho faco of Iuw, That such men should thus moot for such s pur- pose—thiat is, to depoxo Biehop Cummins—shows that thoy. folt that other Bishops might bo or- dainod. L I found, whon I arrived in Now York, that one moro Bishop, was onough, and that ho* shou!d be a man {from the Wost. I soon folt tho election would fall on me. Iurgod that a man should bew.ominated for that otfice from tho Eest. The meoting convencd, and I wislh to say hore that Inover yot have scon a body meob togother wharo thiv cosciousnoss of: tleir work wes more upon them than those prosent.” The spirit of prayor pervaded all bearts,-and Qod was present, 'he most remnrkoble unanimity provailed, In rogard to tho name'of the now Church, I should stato that [ wanted tho word ** Protest- ant™ in it, but {bis was lost. Bishop Cumming’ held that wo all foit, If wo arg to inlluence persous in favor of our Churel, it'must bedonaby an Epis- copal Chureh, .and to this end he contended that other Bishops should bo electod, und that this should bo dono at once. Whon the timo came for thio clection, no nominations were mada, but the volo was takon by ballot. Doforo this way douo, we all engaged in prayer, aud then tho votes waro given uuanimously for me. Iatonco | arose and tried to bo heard, but I was ruled out of order. ‘Thon came the voie of tho lnity, and, with but one oxcoption, il voted for mp. Istated thet I had (Lo utmost roluctance ta be Bishop. ily acquaintance with Bishops was not such as should tead mo to desira the offico. [Lnughlnr.] Bewidos, I was a pastor, and ubored for the salvation of souls, and -I could not accept. Ihshop Cummins then aroee and snid it was not at all expected that I shoutd sunder my relations with this chuteh, and this was reitorated by overy ono at il meoting, But I enid, "I will go back to m own people and. #deo y what they will #ay about it, and if thoy advise mo to do ro, 1 shall accopt.” Now, if I belioved this ofico would militatd' against wy labors among you, then I do not wont it, I willlay that among a multitude of letters from rectors, I binvo just received one from a reetor of a prom- aent Lastern church, stating, “Why do you liesitato ono moment? Life is g0 uncortain that not & moment should bo lont.” The spoaker hero dofincd tho naturcof o Bishop,—~that ho was. & Presbytor; not a man of awo, but ono whose hand could be taken by all. Not » poizon ser on o pedestal. [Laughter.] Ho snid his lifo was consecrated to.the building up of a lteformed Episcopal Churghi 1fo do- sived the feolings of tho congregation should bo terted on the matter, 1f my peopld desire mo not to nceopt ‘tho oftice, I will’ not“take it, and 1 will B> telegkaph Dishop Cummina to-night; if my people do desira mo to tako this office, thon I shall o £0, and will telograph tho tact also to tho Lishop to-night, Dr, Chunoy dosirad that thero shonld bo o full expression of feeling on tho question. THE CONGUEGATION SPEAK. The Chalrman then called upon both ladics and _gontlemen to sy what they plensed. Alr, Gurdon 8, llubbard, ono of the leading mem- Lers of the church and one of the oldost sottlers in Chicago, then aroso and offored tho following resolutiol & Wizreas, Tho Rev. Dr. Cheney has called thia meeting of {he congregation to derthe question of hin iceeptance ol tho position of Associsto Uisiop of (Lo *Tlaformed Lipiscopal Charcls ;¥ therefore, Jieaolved, Thot ns an expression of fho feellug of this peoplo wo regard it as the duy of the Kev, Dr, Clonoy to acecpt tho responsibilllies of the Eplsco- pite, provided It will not prevent bis continuuuce fu iho exercio of his pastorato amongat us, Tho rosolutions wera about to be_ put to the mooilug without any remarks, whon Mr. Philpot arose aud enid he wished to hear some specches, Mo was callod on by the Chairman for a speech, and said ho thought Dr. Chenoy eminently quali- fled for a Bishop, [Applnuse,) M, Monroe said ho believed all this congrega- tion desired that Dr, Chonoy should aceopt, pro~ vided it didnot intorfors with his work with them ns pastor. 1, Portor, Poter Van Sohauck, aud otliors made vomarks favoring the resolu- tion. TR NEGOLOTION ADOPTRD. Tho Chajrnsi annauuced the voto would ba taken by rining, and culied npon theso favoring tho rosolution **to avise,” The outiro congrepn- tl;m nmlno, and the reyolution was unaniinously adoptod. lt.p\mu noxt moved that Dr. Olionoy's scrmon, pronchod Inkt Bundey ovening in his chureh, along with tio proceadings of the mecting, bo published in pnmphlet torm, Bome remarks were medo rospocting the voatry of tho church, whon Dr, Choney arose aud sald tho ventry of tho chureh had ‘wo mora to de with this meeting than the Czor of Russia. ‘Tho Committes sppointed to publish tho pro- socdings and the sormon iu pamphiot form was anpounced, cousisting of Musers, Pelor Van Schaack, R, P. Plalpot, and 1L 8, Monroe, Tha meeting thon ndjourned with {ho Doxology and benediction. D, Chonoy was msl heartily cons gratulated by the congrogation bifore tho final soparation. TIE FINAL ACCEPTANCE, Immodlately aftor adjournment Dr, sont off tho following tolegrum: The Rt, lev, Gea, I, Cunoning, D, Dy 18 Zast Fifty. neventh atreet, New York Otys Accepted, Telcgrayh we When tho ordimtion will + ko place, OnARLYS DIWARD Cegy, e e nginoering Fois lu tho Nethorlands, r"f::,',,,,,,,.,,,,'.": of the San Francisco Bullctin, When you 2ok ub the prodigles of labor, ss socn at ghe ports of tho Ieldor, Katuycls, Rote Toriamisordrocht, Willomadorf, Amsterdnm nnd itu o Dort, Harlingon, ¥usel, aud tho mouths Chienoy of ovory rivor and eanal In the State,2you would Buppos6 thiat & nation which has mads moro artl- flcial harbors than probably all tho nations of tho world benides would stop and rest nwhilo, nsdmnmlly ‘whon with a population of » littlo over 8,000,000 sho protects and dofonds, by atono or wood, more than 700 milos of son-const from tho ravagon of storms, and a larger nmount of river nnd cannl by slmilar means from tho wash of waves and curronts, Whothor on the const or canals, all the works, from docay or displace~ monts, require Furpu;ull Inbor to ronew or ro- #toro thom, 'Bls, you will perepivo, in hydraut= 1o engineoring and’ artificial ports, baeius, and doaks, Amorica malkes n alonder comparison with ono of tho munllest nationn of Buropo. ‘The mosk oxpenatve pler for ftn sizo in the world was upsct by a ateamboat'in New Yorl, whilst ofir rivers, for want of cconomical uu?mourlng, are acarcely unvigable. A young ongincer of nb Industry nnd ot very great (nlouts, by writing o Look of & thousand pages what ho gon in Ifol- land, wounld present a volume of cconemical nud racticnl ongincoring that would nstonish Amer- Pcan ongineers. A genaduato of Wost Point haat- ily coplos n fow pagos from n Holland engineor, Ii o spread-oagle stylo It {4 published at Wash- ington as nomounnf, oxtraordinary, while the samo principlos have beon practicod for a hnn- dred years in Hollnud, , Upon tho wall of the enbin whorein Poter the Great studiod tha prac tionl onglpeating of Hollaud, Aloxander the First wroto: *'Rion da petit ponr un grand honune," Logser men pass through Holland, sco nothing, anl then study b Pavis, - with o grisctle's arm -around their neck. ACQUILTED. John McKelvey Found Not Guilty of the Muarder ok Alexandor Morcison. Tho case of Tho Peoplo va. Johu MolKelvoy, charged with the murder of Alexandor Morrison,, which wns committed lato on the night of tho 16th of October, 1878, almost in front of Aor- rison's house, on Mary stroot, in Dridgeport, was tried in tho Criminal Conrt yostorday beforo Judge Treo and a jury composed of T, B, Grif~ fiths, W. H, Edgar, L. B. Bhopard, J. W. C. Ilnskell, J. D, Eaman, N. J. Lord, L. M. Moy, P. Kennedy, J. ¥, Drake, 0. M. Notterstrom, W, T, Heaps, and Honry Willinms, Tho prosceution wasiconducted by Stato's Attorney Iced, and MoKelvey iwas. dofonded by tho Messra, Walkeoman, His quict appearance, and tho fact that ho was surrounded all day by hiu wife and children, gained for Lim considerablo sympathy from the lazgo audionce which erowdod the court-room. The morning was epont in cni- poanuellng the jury, and in the afternoon tho ovidoneo was givon. TUE PROSECTTION. Tho firat witness called was Dr. F, A, Em- ‘mons, County Physician, who tostified to holdiug & post-mortem oxamination on the romaing of Alexander Morrison. Ho oxplained the nature of the wound in tho mouth and throat, from which ko died. DENNIS REGAN, DonnisRogan, asaloon-kaopor at No, 893 Arch- or avonue, was tho noxt witness. Ho testified that he had not beon personally acquainted with Morrison, but knew nrcl{elvny protty woll. 'The “lattor, ab half-past 12 p, m, on the 18th of Octo- bor, visited his place, and left in Lis custody n butehor-knife, wrapped up_in_brown papor. [Witnoss idontified the kmfe.] BeKelvoy called for tho knifo at half-past 8 o'clock on tho even- ing ot tho same dny, and returned with it about filtoon minutes after 11 that night. On crogs-examination, the witness stated that Alexander Morrison and anothor map, whom he did not know, woro with McKelvey in thib after- nocn, Morrison and MeKelvey troated onco oach to whisky, Thoy appeared {o b on tho best of terms, In tho u\'eniug‘ at. half-pnst 8, Morrison entered tho saloon befora Mokiclvey. Thero was & little blood on his upper lip, and on the palm of his loft hand. Ho told witness le had had somo trouble with persons on tho streot, and tho witness gavo him water to wash himsolf. When McKelvey camo in, Morrison treated bim, asud also” bought drinks for four othor men, ~When ho was gomg out, Mokelvey neked for the knife, and got it. Subsequently witnoes sasw the knife in Morri~ gon’s posnession, MeXolvey asked him for it, saying he would not go with him, unless he gavo it o bim or to Rogan, Thoy went ont together shortly afterward, but tho witnesa could not tell which of thom had tho knifo. Thoy went across .tho etreot to n lager-beor saloon, at about a quartor-past 11, - 3 *McKolvoy returned to tho enloon, and handing tho kuifo to witness told him to lmeP it for him uutil morning. Witness put tho knile in his alo-box, and closed up tho saloon, McKelvey wallied away. In answor to a juror, the witncus said that McKolvey appearod to bo oxcited when ho re- turped after 11 o'clock, He could not swear {vely that he was drunk, but that was his mprossion. i NS, MORRISON. Mrs. Elizn Morrison, mothior of Aloxander Morrison, the murdered mnn, was next callod, BShe testifiod that o died nt aboui 11 o'clock on the night of tho 13th of Octobor. IIo had somo- ihing taken when he sat down to sus\mr that ovening, and loft tho houso about 8 o'clock. He relurnod about 11, and she got out of bed when bo camo in. Looking out of the door, she saw n man lying ab the foot of tho simrs, Thivking it was an acquaintanco named Bob Mon(gomery, she asked him to come into the liouse “and stay. Ifer son eaid it wos not Bob, but John BMoeKelvov, and ho wont out and asked him to como in, McKelvey walked away, aud lier gon followed him, aud again askod Lim to mtay. McKelvoy sud, »*You G—d d—n 8—of a b—, if yoy want anything of mo, you can have it!" NMcKelvey then rushed nt him twice and struck him. 8ho took ber son back to tho houeo, and MeKelvey walked away, In reply to a question by a juror, she said it wae a hittle dark, but sho could tell who the man avos, Sho was poeitive that Mcliolvoy was o, In tho cross-oxamination, she sald sho had Iknown MecKelvoy for six or soven yoars, and ro- itornted her statemont thatsho was positive that it was Mcilolvey who nseaulted hor son, JAMES DATTERSON, James Pattorron, & bonrder in Morrison's house, testified that 1d heard Aloxander Morri- sion ontering tho housg'on tho night of tho 13th of Qctober, Afterwdrd he hieard him ey to hiy mother, ** That is not'Bob,"” and, not long after- | ward, hio heard n voide say, * Yon G——d d—n 8~ of & b—, what are’you following mo for ? Tf you want anything out of e, you can huvo it now 1" ‘L'ha volce wag not Bob Montgomery's. OTHER WITNESHES. Officer Michnol Bnright testifiod to having ar- roatod McKolvoy for tho murder, When in_cus- tody lio asked, ** Hava I Lurt Alexander Morri- son P Witness wnid ves, ho had killed him, McKelvey then said, ** My God, Lo in the last man I wonld over hiato thought of killing,” Ofiicer 'Ihomas Crogan was gworn, buthis tos~ titnony was unimportant, Olicer James Lergen tostified that be found the knifo in Rogan's saloon. I3 asvortained that it was there Ly overhearing McKelvey nay 60 whilo tulking to himself in his coll. - Tho prosccution rosted tho case ab this point, THE DEFENSE, Regan was recalled for the defengo, to prove tho dirkuoss of the night on which the murder was cammitted. Ho conld givond positive infor- mation on tha subject, however. Patrick Kilroy, of No, 518 Archor avenue, was lacud on the stand to tostify to the darkness of ?lm night. o #aid it was not very dark., A porsou could soo a block and a lalf, without the uid of the lights in tho windows. Dr. Higgius, of No, 693 Archer avenue, tosti fod that Lo was called upon to attend Aloxands Morrison, but found him dead when he reachod tho houso. Ho huntily oxamined the body with Dr, Bidwell, and found two marks in_the ‘abdo- men, und a pufliness about tho neck, Ilo thought that the caso was vory mysterious nt the time, but did not oxamino tho mouth of Lho doceased. Jacob Mucllor, propriotor of the boer-saloon to which Morrison aud McKelvoy wont whon thaoy loft Regan's, testitlod that they ware in hin pluco betweon 9 und 10 o'clock on tho ovening of the 18th of October. ‘Thoy drank boor, and wont away. ILo saw no knifo witl thom, and thoy ap- penrqd to ho an friendly torms, Io waw McKel- vey alono between 11 and 12 on the samo night, ‘Tho night was not vory dark, . Aundrow doKelvoy, ‘son of the prisoner, testi- fled thas tho night was dark, THE AUOUNENT. Thin closed the testimony for the defenso, and Mr, Wakomnn, Br., bogan his arguaeut, Ho endeavored to throw discredic on the testimony of Mrs. Marrison beeuuse sho fivat thought that tho mnnjl who wae lying;at the foot of her steps wrs Bob Montgowiery, and srguod fhat, iu the darknoss which envelopod the stroot whore tho ulray occmred, sho could not dlatinguiuh MuKelvey from any other man, 1o lald grent stress on tho friondship oxisting botween Me- Kelvoy and Moxrison, and on the fact thatno pn:;nudlluuon had boon shown by the prose- oution, £ i* ACQUITTED, ¢ Tho Btata's Attornoy walved argnmont, and the enso wns givon to the jnry with tho funtric- tions of the Court, They rotived at tweunty min- utes pavt 6, and thoy about 10 annonnced that thoy had ngreod upou a vordict. 'I'o Court, oounsel, and prisoner were summonod, and tho usual quostions wore propounded as to the na~ turc of the finding. Tho foroman, in rospanso, #nid that tho prikonor had been found not guil- ty, Iad o thunderbolt fallon nmong tho spee- tators tho antonishmont , could not have hoon grontor, nnd for romo minuten tho sileuoo wns intense. Mololvey, whon he camo to realize tho fact that ho wns once moro n frao man, cried like n child, afid paid but littlo attontion to the order of dischargo give by the Court. This was immodintely oboyed, nnd the prisoner went homo with his joyful childron, CITY AND COUNTY OFFICES, The BDoard of Policg, yestorday, discharged Bpocial Patrolman L, J. Vaupelt booauco ho was unablo to go on hont, B . Bilvor and Brown, of Mayor Modlll's staft, bade adion to tho Olty Ilall yentorday, Cunningham and Drinkmeyer, BMayor Colviu's appolutoes, taking their places. William 8. Young is p happy man, ho having received notico of Jua reappointment by Gon, Liob s Doputy Olork of Lho County Court. + It wns announced last ovening, on good au- thorlty, that Supetintondont Washburn would be summonod beforo tho Mayor this morning, and removod without further delay. It was uot stated who his tomporary successor would bo, Mr. Cloveland has rosignod hin position on the Journal, and will onter upon his duties an May- or's Seerotary to-dny., Ioisan affable gontle~ man, and will troat oven applicants for' pardons. trom tha Dridowall with courtesy, ‘Tho Mayor thinke tho Law-and-Order Aldermon hnvo trontod bim alabUily. Whon elocted, thoy called on Lim, and said lioy wora with him if ho .Intonded having o good governmant ; sinco the snnotincomont of the Committess they have ‘neglocted him, aud ko foels lonely. Thero acoma to bo n misapprehionaion in rogard to tho nction of the Council Financo Commitioe, tho othor day, in authorizing, the Compirollor to gell the tax-certificates for cash aftor the 28th inst, Tower was givon o eell to the highest bulder, and [wnrumm mdebtod to tho city will suve 2834 per cont by paying thoir tases bofore the day mantioned, Oity-Attorney Jnmison took charge of hin offlee yostordey morning. den, Btilos doliverad to bim the boolis and papors bilonging to tho city, and wished him success in dofending its Inwsnits, No clmntznu Among tho omployes of the Low Dopartmont will bo mado uutil tha Cor- poration Couusel i confirmed, _Anothor momber of the Loglslature looms up 88 a candidato for offica, Lhis timo it le the Ifon. Hugh MecLaughlin, of the Fifth District, who 18 understood {o be runving for tho {ioull[uu of Suporintandent of tho Dridowoll, vico Ar. Telton, to bo romoved, If this thing keops on, thera will not bo any Cook County legislntors Ieft without nu extra oftico, * Henry Hemilton has boen promised n position in,the County Clerk's office, but ho does not iu- tond tofabnndon thoe pureuit of tho City Clerk- shup, 1lis frionds will work upon the Commit- too to whom_ thie nomination of Forrest i ro~ forred, and do all thoy can to defeat him, It is uselest, however, and Iiamitton will probably adeept Gea, Liol's offor, and take chiargo of tho records of tho County Court, It is said, by somo of . Mayor Colvin's eup- gorleru, tho ~ Law-and-Order Aldermen have nnded themselves togethor, and are detormined to retard loginlation_in tho Council. ‘I'ney want tho snlaries of the Mayor's nominees’ cat down, ‘Thoy will not suceeed, s the Committeos will roport adversoly on any ordinances providing for the taling away of fees and tho substitution of o fixod snlary., Office-scekors nnd Aldormon crowded tho Mayor's oflice nnd tho ante-room adjoining near- Iy all doy yosterday. 'I'ho formor” wanted His Honor to chiange his mind and make up avolher slato, but ko was ne iuexarablo s n rock. Aboat 8 o'clock it was whispored that J, If. MeAvoy bo would nominated for member of tho Board of Dubdlic Works, ‘I'his seomed to pleaso even soma of Driscoll's friends, and almoet overy ouo con- ceded that ho would be confirmed. Thers will bo iwo vacancies in the Cook County logirlative delogation, owing to the ne- coptaunce by the Hon, George I, Washburn and the Hou. Willinm Herting of_positions as Dopu- ties 1n tho Conuty Clork’s office, Tho Constitu- tion says: ‘“No'Judgo or Clerk of any court «+ « + « Or any porson holding any Inerative ofiico under the United States, or thia Stato, or nny forelgn govornment, whell have o Beat in tho Genoral Assembiy,” Undoubtedly Cool County will moura the logs of theso distingnishedstates- men, and tho Stato at large will join in tho lamentation® It 18 hardly probablo that the Governor will order o special clection to fill tha vacaucles, and.it is not known that cither of tho houorablo gontlomen have yot forwarded their resiguations, Washbnrn - fakes the placo of Charley Horrick, who has beon in the Cleri's ollica from time {mmcmorial, aud erting suc- coods Mr. Barunrd, who has filled tho pinco for the last eight years, Incuse of nn election to fill Washburn's torm in tho Logislature, probubly Bsm Ashiton will bo o caudidate, 0 Cromptroller Burloy is prepared to leavo his office at any moment, and 1a snxious that his succossor will nsywume the duties of the ofiice as soon ay possiblo. Ilis resiBuation, which is ;flhjniucd, was handed to the Muyor on the 151, ¢ 20 the Hon, I, D, Colvin, Mayor : 1 respectfully tender you my realgnation an Comp- trolier of the Clty of Cliléago, Lo taise eiluct ou the 10th of this month, If my successor cun Lo uppointed and confirmed prior fo thnt lme, T respectfully request thist it may be done, o, from Jersonn! considerations, 1 would like {0 ba relicved soomer than tho 10th, if practicablo, I have the lonortobo yours very respectfally, AL Buniey, ‘Ihoro ara throe clerks in the Comptrollor's e, Furwell, Bovrett, aud Farnst, vices cannot be disponsed with, 1 rotain in their memories mattors which aro unknown to any othier person, aud which cannot Lo got at, ns the 1ecords were burned up. Mr. Huyes, who will probnbly take chargo of the oftice Wednesday morning, will doubtless ratain them. An argument was bad in (ho Mayor's ofiice yostorday aftornoon botween iho friends and op- pouentsof Tom Hamilton, the Mayor's nomince for Boiler Inkpector. Au orditence requires that the person who i3 _appoiated to this oflioe shall bo a practical Dboiler-maker, It is claimod hat Hamilton sorved au appronticoship at bluglk- smithing, aud that bo canuot gp, seam, or set up o boder, Ex-Aldormait’ Ackhot, wio avpears to want somebody elso in tho place, snid Hamilton wua not a boilor-inaker, aud offered to bot any amount thus Hamilton could not prova that ho had sorved his timo at the trade, Ald. lildroth was amilton's chun- pion, aud claimed that Tom was sy good o boilor- makor as thora isin tho city. ‘The Mayor had what ha considora suflicient ovidance of Hawmile 1on's fitnoss, and could not bo moved by the as- sertions of 3r, Ackholf, Dunng the term of oflico of Mr. Murphy, the present incumbent, not un nceidout happened, iy succossor chould be u compotent as b, or boiler oxplosions will bo as frequont as they were & fow years ago. Sov- oral of the “* 21" ‘naid thay wonld nots vote for the confirmution ot Lnnulton unless he proved boyond quostion thtt he undeistood all about boilora,. Tho rumors in regard Lo the refusal of Judge Moallistor to aveept the position of Corporation Counsel, woro coufiemed yenterday nlternooun by tha roceipt of tho followlig telogram : Damel O'1ters, Chicago s * 1 hiys 1ho opinion of four eminent | not eli 1 will nut, therefore, end ft, W, WAUKZaAN, Dec, 8, Tho object of the Judge's visit to Chicago lust Thursday was to consult with Mr, Goug snd othors, and their opinion that ho wag no{ oligiblo au long ay ho lived in Wankogan led to hig declension. Whon it beeame known yestor- day afternoon that tho above disputoh had buen rocolved, the Ilon. Jesse O. Norton enllod on Mayor Colvin, aud was told that his uameo would ho sont 1o the Council for conflrmation in tho evoning, 1o said Lo would uceept, nnd left {ho oflica to comunicato the mtoiligonco to his friends, Judge Norton hnd been tho Mayor's second choleo from the fivst, and tho 237 arg woll sutisfled with him, If Judgo MeAllistor bad consanted to bo ensployed by the Comptrol- ler, and acted ns Corporation Counvel unbit his resldenco within tho Jinits of the oity hud mado him eligiblo, no ono would probably fiave objcet- ed, 1t1s onid, howavar, that ho wis timid, und would not run the risk, feaving ahat he might digplonso gomo of tho Aldormen, and theroby mulo-his mmllrmnlluu ab the end of the ninety duys doubtful, vers that Tam t, und lat tols « MeAuLiyren, A Novel Cure for Dyspopsia, From the Watchman and erector, Bome years ugo a physieian inNow York Oity published o kmull book 1 which ho gave writton cortificates of murvelous curos of dyspopslu, Ilis cures were mystorlons und very eifcotive, ilo chargoed 860U for o curo, aud i putients woro most solemnly pladged, with much ceremony, to profound reercoy ns to tho mode ot treatmont, Aftor tho denth of tho doctor, tome of the pa- tisnts folt thomuclves ubsolved from the obliga- tion of segrecy, aud ouo of thom divoloed those fnots s Affor correcting vomo of the more grosy- ly wrang dietotio lbits, he required cuch pa- tiont to spond (et or (ittoen minulesin the morn= ing, at risiug, in kucadivg sud slapping L own -Wwas a ploasuro to listen to Misn Kellogg throngh- abdomon with proolsion. This waa to oxtond ovor tho stomach, bowals, and llvor. This was mlmnml Just befora dinner; n&“(“ at 7' p. m., with procision on going to bod. The patiout was rn«gnonlufl to b teinperate and rogular in_all his habits, oxorociso much in the n{wn air, and altend most firu(dllonnl{ to tho slapping, knoading, and poreusgsion of the wholo abdemon; ond au the result, wo aro Informed that mulignant cnses of indigostion, that had rosisted all other ramm\lun’ vlolded to this, #1In every cnro of indigestlon," unys Dr, Lowls, *no mattor what may be its charaotor, slapping the Lowols with tho flat of tho hands on rlsing’ in the morning, four houra nftor brenkfast, and in the ovening on golug to bed, is oxcallont troatment. I caunob concaivo of & cnse of chronfo indigeation which much 0 mauipulation wonld not reliove. It a porson 1a 80 weal that lio cannot perform thono slappluga and knondings for himeolf, thon the hnuda of n diseroet porson should bo emploged.” Tt {amar- volous how n ntomach, rore nnd sonsitive at firat, .and havdly ablo to bear n touch, will strengthon undor thoso uparations, and bear, for o short timo, with ploasure protty rough handling, ekt dubad ety AMUSEMENTS. JTIE OPEIA. Tho accond weok of the opors scason openod Jast ovening with tho porformanco of * Lucls,” forthe first time, in Linglish in this vity, The houso was crowded, showlug that the publle’ intorost hau not yot commencod o abnte, Tho popularity of tho opora itsclf also had much to do with it, for, notwithstanding ite rather lugulrious and mopulchral charaotoer, ity molo- dious score has always carrled pooplo captive, andprobablyalways will, 'Lhe pleasantest assooin- tions cluator around it i the operatic history of the oity, for tho word * Lucia" recalls Caetr, Cordior, Ilinckloy, Ortolaui, Nool Guidi, Canissn, Ln Grango, Auna Milner, Cora Wil- horst, and, last and grontostiof all, Adalina Patti, the warld'uJulmulonnn, who snug it horo whoen nmato child; and now Miss Kollogg bias nddad hor name lq,lho list, The, last porformance of it horo wad ou tho Sist of October, 1847,—for the Brignoli flasco in 1809, when tho resident talent formed tho mwkward choral squad, In hurdly ‘worlh counting. ‘The firat wan ut'Mc- Vickor's Lhoatro, Fob, 24, 185, and in this cons }x:fi‘t,l‘r::, tha cast js worth rocalling. 1t wan as orn Wilhorat onry Sulres Amodio Raymond, . . Nicola Arthur,, . Tho cnet lnst ovening was ns follow, Lucl: Tuymond, Arthur.,.,.. <Alexander 3 nlch s Starbind Tho opora i8 & thorough (est of tho cue pabilities of the froups, ns its porform- ance requiros that every owno ehall ho 8t his best, and calls for the maximum of powor as woll as dramatic nbility and artistio finish in the recltntive an woll ax tho sot num- bots, As a wholo, the {roupe stood tho test well, ‘Ihoro wore waak plnces hero nud thoro, mainly in tho minor rolos, but they wero com- peusated for by the oxcollonce of noarly all the principals, and by tho ovident offort of all on tho stago to give to tho porformance thoir most con- selontions endonvors, [u this rospoct, Alies Kol logg is dogorving of tho lighest praiso. Sho has nover oxorted hersolf more fatthfully, aud ber exertions nover met with handsomor succoss. 8he gavo hertolf up to the character with genu- ine artistio fldolity, and, au it tested her volco in oll ita power and to the topmost noto, 8o, too, it colled for hor best dramatio ability, It fu porhaps tho Dbest talso wo ean givo lier to say that there is but one name in the lint wo hiive mentioned which can stand abovo hor's in this charactor. It was n ropronentation all the more_strongly marked, bocanso it stood in such striking contrast with thoso around hor who failed to roach hor high standard, In the duos of the first act, sho eang with more roal posaion,than wo hato ever seon her oxaiblt bo- foro, and in tho soxtette—tho climax of the oporn, and tho grandest climax in tho whola field of ,Iwlian ojora—she soemoed to cateh the vory spint of tho eituation, and with her clear, ringing, and unciring tones, sho held tho grand number up, farnished a support to tho rest, and animnted them with hor spirit, 5o that tho parformanco of it was n fino success. Mr. Carloton, although his “voico was rathor bigh for this number, saug his part emoothly, and in o flnished stylo, and My, Hall's voico also told with good effect, blr. Ilabel- mann, although he gave the requisite dramatic offect, was struggling with the English words, and gang with so much offort and_strain upon hig voico that it did not Dblend well, and was not always true. Tho other parts in the sextetic wore fesble, and the sacond tonor (Aloxauder) marrad it with his small, wiry voicc. Notwithstanding thoso do- fects, the ensemble was good, and the singing of it n handsomo triumph for the English stage, 1t out tlie entire work, as tho highly embellishod musio of hor role admirably suits hor atylo of voealiem, Mr. Carleton, alao, was vory offactivo, and, in the openiug duos of tho sccond acr, drunken man_vory woll, 1l thero in nothing olevating, rofined, or noblo in tho oxhibition, Bomo timonlter slio i elactod Ohlef of thia robhor ‘Dand, and takes that opportunily to nlnr n song aud danco somothing hotweon n-Virgiuin reol and an Irish jig. *Tha robbera and thoir fomale friondn Joln"the rovelry, and whirl around the stago wiith an much abandon ns i thoy wero on tho atago of the Old Dowary, ' There {8 no neod of anying much moro. Tha ploco {8 1ot n suceoen, and is haraly what is ox- " pected on ntn(m liko MoVicker's, wlera the grontost actors in the country aro wont to ap- Jiear In thio flnost plays In the English language, Thera is scarco any opportnnity for displaying tho gorgeous mounting charaoteristio of thiy thontro, With a fow oxcoptions, (ho sconos are gloomy prisona or tho dons of robbors, Lotta, insome plays, is vory amusing, but hor playa altould bo al loast clovatod in tonn. Sho cannot nvon poor pleeo. Thero ia nothing In “0ld London" that s worth romemboring, and yory [littlo that {a worth secing, Even Loita's littlo poculinrition,—tho reckless: toss of her hond, tho cunning smile, tho kicking up of heels,—which constitute the charmi of her ncuuf arc, not displayed to advantage hero. ‘Wo think sho has mado n miatake. ‘Fha pleco In not suited to her, nor she' to it. Rain- ford aa tho old man, Bock as tho villain, and Locko nw Old Nollkin, shared with Lotts' what- aver lionora wero nofnu. ‘Thore was o fair house, Tho samo bill this ovening. TIF ALOTE TIEATRE, Mr, Lawlor's offorts during the past weak to rdhgra‘to the legitimnto dratun linve carnod for that geutlsman a pleasant rn{mlnuou, which bis oalons advermaries *will find t In true that tho EI ronage Jnat weol ern in tho history of shil' it wns logitimate, and therofore worthy of support. Iu this -week his bill is hendod witlh the namo of & star who has wroncliod from tho raluctant citiea of the East moro commendation than they nre wont to bo- atow. 3Mr, L. C. King las como to Chicngo bLoralded by nowspaper noticos which would sur- prise tho publie, \ore thoy- roproduced entiro, and erowned with applauro such a8 an audiouco might feel roluctent to bestow, It was announcod orignally by tho management of tho Globo thontro that Mr, King would appear in the ox- Mu"‘i part of Kichard 111, By somo misadvon- turo, however, oxplainablo only by Mr. Lawlor, “#Othello” wns substituted for that namod! "Tho publio will naturully feol curious as to tho presontation of so ambillous » pieco nt a thoatro which has renonnded with dvolln of up]nlnunu nt * Buffalo Bill,” and vibrated with applause over dramns of n similar ealibro, ‘Tho Wamo public will remombor with a strong sonso of tha ludi-, crous tho last timo that **Othollo” wan at- tempted at tho Globe; whou Iago wora sipee- tuoles and_stammored, and when Olello's gait was oxtremely uncortaln and vagabond, Tar bo it from the ‘writer to wnake light of that por- formance, and atill moro emplatically does Lo disclsim nny intention to east rofloctiona upon that of Jast ovoning. Mr, King {s a gontloman who has beon approved in Now York ; not in the character ho played last ovening, it is true, bus in others mova diftionlt, it scows to us, And it Lo failed to please by tho exorciso of unusual artistic resources, the audience must fall back on his reputation, But in the apirit of fairnoss, it cannot bo eaid that ho was o sigun} succoss. 1lis Othello suilored from an unoxpected distress of ' tho voonl organs; his lines wero pumped out a3 though n tremendous fire wero rnglnfiwhlch they, and thoy only, could allay; and that part of tho andienco “who could no undorstand thoir meaning must have boen in n pitinblo plight, Ho droasod his Othello in con- vontiousl, garb, but tho irustfal, _dignifiod Maor = wns somowhers olse. Wo - can undorstand that in the part ho pinyed, with o woll-drilled and compotont com- pany to support him, Mr, King might have made a success of tap rolo. As it way lie did not do anything of tha kind, His words could only bo solved by perseveranco, and his nction sa- vorad too strongly of the Bowery, Ilis sup- port wag bad, very bad. Mr. "Lawlor, an cetor recommended to tho public by not n fow imporsonations oxceedingly craditable to him, wne far too heavy for n'part Lo but vaguoly comprehonded. One might sum up his Iago as cluwsy, It was elopbantine ; the moods wero ponderous ; the ronding colossal, Thura was wanting in his imporsonntion that sardonio air which hovers aroind and .permeatos Jago, aud makos tho oharactor an cold and.intelleotital 08 it is uufoeling and ropulsive. ‘Cho rest of the churactora wers but pootly taken, aud call for no ospecial commont. "o players wero ludicrously ut fault in thelr linos, and the trage- dy halted in the most impatont’.snd divorting manuer, In aday or two it will doubtloss im= prove. IF it doos not, it will not be for lack of opportuvity, TITE ACADEMY OF MUSIO, The Lydin Thompson combination entored Iast avening upou thoir third wooek before o Chicnsso audiouoe, prosenting for the frst time in_ Chi- cago their new burlesque entitled * Mephisto.” Ono hiardly known how to regard thoe picce, It im not liko tho souseloss burlesquea thnt have hithierto boon hurled at the publie. It lacks Loth thoe superlative of coursences and sillinoas, und hos, theroforo, & less imploring claim upon the publie. It is = burlesque, and comparatively silly, - but it is want- ingg in that cupocial ~sensolessnoss which the public seem to demand ay essentiul in tho ay which strugglod for pat- was of :lmg I‘nleogmu the drama, but y : log-drama. ‘Thoro is (hroad In “ Mophisto " IR0 b What” i lackn il o2 | which, with o tirasomo oifort, ono ean foflow, and smootly, ~clear voice: Mr. -iiabalmann | Oxult'in tho bolict that Lo hnu dono n protty nctod his part_vory creditably, but his singlug clover thing. One can’ sit throngh the piecs, was unoven aud his voico muflled and uncortain, and this, couplod with his equally uncorlain Taglish, spoilad tho aympathy which is essential to tho succens of Lus part, n3 much of it rans in duos. MNr. Fonich, thoe firat touor in the etorus, wns cast for tho wnimportaut part of Norman, but ho did that upimportant part so fine thut he might ~ well bo subsdtuted for othors in = tho trouns who mnke much greater protensions. The chorus did its work very well, and tho orchestrn very wnwell, With tho oxception of the clarinot obligato in tho firat act,tho accompanimonts wero given in & helter-skelter way, which wan very unfortunato, as so much depeids upon tho orchosira ju this.oporn, 'The central figuro of tho opera, howover, in Lueia, and with Mise Tellogg's ropresontation it would bo hypereriti- cal to find foult; and to lor, and lier con- sciontions ncting und singlog, mainly belong the succoss with which tho work was given, Tiis evening * Tho Dohomian Girl.” ¢ MVICKEN'S. *01d London " In tha Litle of a new play pro- duced Jnst evoning nt MoVicker's, witl Lottn wy tho chisf attraction. Why iho play is eallad **0ld London ™ is not explained, and tho seeno might ay well bo taid in the I'ive Points, Now York, or in tho slums ot any largo city. 1t is o tale of low life, and it is tingzed with crime from the rising of the curtain until the final goin down of tho samn. Tho play is said to bhav 2en talkon from the French, and the Fronch aro nonoe tho poorer. The story ori which it is founded moy bo interesting nnd brillinnt, but the play itsolf is ueither. 'Thore is no plott tuat” s napparent, In tho firat Brong, two childrsh nre swapped until it would in:zle Solomon himself {ostell 't was the o.uor, Uno of theso is J) 6 ! SLnl(n), tho other Ralph Wyverne . Dick, it seomn, was hoir npparent to his fmaur. tho said father hoving mado s living as Captain of o gang of thiaves. he gang claim Iel: us their pro- togo, and, tearing lim from tho embrneo of a fond mothor, tram hizy ur in the way ho should uot go until ho fakes Lls father's place, and turng out n woree robber than the old man, Wyverne is helr to n fortuno, which his uncle, Randolph Irand (Bock), would liko to get Llold of, and would bhavo succeedod — soveral times during tho caugo of tho ovening, had not Diek appenred on tho scena in the nick ot time, nttto hond of hiy red-noaed uud red-shivted brigandsand feusteal- ed biy dishonost purposo, Cicely Smviles (Migs Montollo) is beloved by Wyverne, rnd there is n remote intimation that Dick himeolf hus i hank- oring nftor her, but it I8 not u powerful afoc- tion,—cortainly not o cuso of love ab livat right, for Diclk takos hus disappointment, 1f 1t was ouo, us iF 1o was dolightod to got »id of hor, instend of boiug ready, nay, auxious, to take cold poison becanse she preforrod unollior, Dotwoon ono thing und auothor, Dick gets into Nowgato, snd, while undor suntouco of douth, gets out in o | very lmprobablo manuer, is onco niore caughi, sud, o3 hio i3 on tho point of hunglng, tho_goud- untired King comes tn with a ropriove, which is Just as conveuiont an o flnlxmmn Court superse- deag, 'This is o mero outline of the story, which was ovidontly twisted and turned oyoryway to fit | lett, for tho run lomo to Chicago, smilo kindly upon whut hd docs not understand, and then sliako thomnuagor by tho hand, snying, ** You aro right; * Mephisto' i considerably abovo tho ordinary ruu of butlesques, It is truo I can't sco tho point to it, but I can, with unusunl montal atrain, comoe nearer to it than I can with any othors, Allow me to con- gratulato Miss Thompson throngh’ you upon ur- riving at_so desinblo n ant in the burlesquo busingss.” Deyoud this, however, no vory con- geiontions auditor would be willing to allow, Having relioved himsclf upon thin point, ho would add that tio singing was capital in its way, and that DMisses Beaumont aod Camillo * Dubois _were excellont in thoir respecetiva rolos, Ho would toll Mr. Colville, tho medium in pll sueh mattors, that in the. monkey seeno Mr, Ldonin descondnd fo conrapnoss, and Ar. ‘Caylor secondod his ctlorts most mightlly, 1Io would thon add o paronthesis of surpriso that Miss '.l_'humg’mll should allow such things as onths upon tho stage, and say, * Barring all this, it's vory clovor nud harmless..I for ono am protty woll pleasétl, and would bo trobly g0 if my suggoestions wero hoaded.” ERATD MASEY. Gorald Maasey’s lecburo to-night in the Star Coursa on *Chatles Lamb ™ will bo to this seas son what Field's locturo on *Lonnyson " was to Inut season’s cbureo, 1To is snid to vividly pro- sont the man Charles Lamb, and to doseribe the ccutlnrities of his mindand writings in a charm- K\gly oasy way, whilo the lecture itself is full of the poetry that ono wonld expeet from Gerald Massoy, ~Tlis locture is tho Inst but ono of tho predent course. Tho usual musical programmo procedos tho locture, A ROUGH PASSAGE, An Autumn Voyage on tho Lnltcass Stormy Exporiences of the Canncian Schooner Lady Dutforian. Capt, Burton Minor, of the Canadian echoonor Lady Dufferin, roports having had o particu- larly hinrd time in his last voysgo, Asle puls it, it camo 60 closo upon bolng his lnst voyage in the fullost sonso of tha torm, that ho looks baek: upon bhis eafe arrivalin Chicago on Hnturdey night Inst with foolings of intonso satisfaction. I'he Lady Dufferin lay at Kincardive, Ont., Canada, {hircy miles north of Godorich, last weol, with u full load of salt on bonrd, but no Captain, that ofticer having deelined to make the voyage inlier, ‘Fhe broach was filled by Capt, Miner, who proved to bo tho right man i tho " Highl ploce, Taving loft Hine cardine, tho “schooner passed eafoly through the stralts of Mackinne, althongh tho ico was very {ioublesome, and sho lad to bo worked incessantly to provent her freczing in.. Tho trip nu far a8 Milwaukes was made without m.usnn‘ly mln’lnfi Incidont, and on Wednesdny last, at noon, that elumbrous little tum\l\;vna Vhon abronst of Racino tho trouble bogan, At nbhont 10 o'clock Wednesdany ovening the wind suddenly bogan blowing from the southwost, and the Captain put the schoonor about and mado for Mitwaukee DBay. Horo ho stood into 4 Ln\gn, ‘Ilio it at bost I8 a Lad one, ° 'Lhore it | fathoms’ of water, lot go bosh anchors, and nothing in tho ntm?', and il that rodeoms it uro | gavo tho® schooner 75 fullions ‘of obabi. tho pranlks which tho littlo lady cutsup, in a way | In about three-quartors of “an _ towr that sbe hau copywrighted, She does notappear at ull in the firitnot, Then she is ‘Fumnnnlml Ly & Hitle boy, Betwooen the first and secoud nots €hio dovalops into & youngstor, and in tho lattor plays o tattoo with paiv of dramuticks on s deul tablo, and pretouds to deink gin from o Dblack bottle, ‘Tliore is something funuy in the idoa of Lotta drinking gin out of a blnck bottle, but it is not great neting, Bhe plays the tuitoo DLettor than any young ludy on the stage, forilio has had inoro practice, bué it 18 not nuoxhibition of genius, ‘Phis uet is further enlivenoed by the parfortannee of o lady in hystetics, and down comen the eurtain toprepuro for the robbers’ den, which comen next, 1lore Lotta flgnros again, In'connoction with a blaok bottlenud clay plpos, protending to bo incbrintod so ra to find ot tho Goliomes of tho robbera, Sho takes off ihe " whe hegun dragzging her anchor, aud drifted brondside on tha waves. The Captnin reefed the mizzon staysall, and set it, which fotobad tho solioonot's Tioad to the wind, In this position, slio drifted across the lake to near Pointo aux Sables, whaon hior ruddor-head was carried ansny. Aftor drifting from Weduesduy night (il Friday, morning things improved a litile, und with n big Liar lashod to the damnged rudder as o tillor tho schounor was again got undor way, and after u two days' trip arrived afe aud sound in Chiengo, redching that lmnrylmvmg at midnight on Batur- day, Mo, Captain conuiders tho Lady Duf- torin to bo tho best schoonor on tho lnkos, says sho didu't ship a drop of water on the whole trip, and adde that, whon she is shipwreoked, thero will bo hundreds of other marino disustors Vesides hers to roport. It hard to combat, | STABBING AFFRAY. Friends Proposo to Settle an Ar. gument by Fighting, " Cno Holds Another Whilo a Third Plunges a Knll:o into Ifls Neck. At 1 o'clock this morning a stabbing affray oc- curred on tho cornor of Madivon and Franldin, A mnan nawoed IL W, MoGinmiff, an expressman, who boarda at Diotor's, on Bouth Water atroot, had Loon ovor toYoley's froo-and-oaey, on tho Wost 8ide, and got drunk, About balf-past 12 o'clock he ntarted for homo in company with two {rlends from thio North Side, and two young men who live at Dlelor's. They wero in an oxprons wagoo, McCinnift having sagroed to talke his frionds over tho river. Tho two friends and McOlnniff occupicd tho front seat, and the other two mon st on aboard which rosted on tho sides of the vehiclo. Bhortly after leaving the froo- andieasy tho threo mon on tho front gont bogan arguing nbout eomothing, and whon thoy approached tho cormor of Madison nud Franklin streots agrood to ot ous and ot tlo it by fighting. ho threo alighted, nud one seized MeCinnlil and hold him while the other ,Illuuuud & knifo into hiy neck. The Lwp * frinds " thon ran away, one going north and tho othor wmouth, The othor two men, who had witneassed the atabbing, ablo to provent it. as it wna nat anticipated and dono in a momout, placed McCinniif in the wagon and convoyed bim to Dr. Purdy's oftice, coruer of Madison and State streots, Tho physi- cian examined tho wound, and said l¥ was n dangerous one, and might prove fatal, M- CGunmil was taken to Mercy Hospital, on Tiwen- Ly-sixth stroot, Policoman Van Viordon was in- formod of the affray about hnlf an hour after ity occurrenco, and did'all ho conld to apprehond tho nsenflants, 1o, howover, was unsucoessful, but a8 MeCinniff knows them they cannot long ovado arrest. 1Io seomed inclined” not to give their names, but will probably not conces! them from tho polico authorities, == e DRAKIATIC ORIGINALITY. An Eplstle Erom Dion Roucicauktes Why the ¢ Legitimnte? Bon’t Pay. From Wilkes' Spirit of the Times, ymous corrospondont, once writing to paper, steted that Mr, Robertson's now comredy, ** Behool,” i not ** origins 1t fy timo that thisridiculous dant ubout **originality™ ahould bo oxploded. 'Thoro is nosuch o thing as originality, a4 the word is now used, When an nuthor concoives a work, bo it great or smull, thorois always n fathor toit, In somo works tho foatures” of that father aro apparont, in othors the production takes after the mother, that is, the author; Lut, al- though' wo fail to traco the malo paront, ho is thoro, A play is composed of threa cssens tinln: tho fable or plot, the manuers or charac- tors, the dislogue. ~ Now, witliout reading tho Gorman dramu from which Mr, Robertson hus beon accused of taking his comody, n spectator must porcoive intornal and elenr avidenco that the dialogue of **School” is neither translated nor borrowed. Its ingonuity and exquisito point forbid oven the proposition ; it is ejmply im- ossible. 'Tha charactors aro esrontially English, oth in outling and color, oxcepting ouo sub- ordinato rale. I moan tho twior Crux. This olfousivo personogo mayv be borrowed ; if o, Lhe sooner 1bis raturned the hotter, Now, for the lot: thoro isnone; and that is all that can avo- been {ukon from the German, 'The fooblo thrend on which the dramatist bog struog his jowels is not a_ plot. 'I'he iverdents do not serve to dovelop the characters ; thoy aro only slight excuses for their presenco. “‘The spoctators do nat awalt iu susponse what tho persons will do; they only desiro to hear what noxt they will say. Lhore is no action involving the charaoters in what wa call a complication, and thero is no dononement arriving at o catustrophe. What plot there 1 Delougs to tho fairy talo * Cindorolla.” It seoms that some Gorman autlior oncoived the ides of applying this story to modorn domestio life, Mr. Roburtson adopts the same notion and iilds & comody upon it,—a comedy ns origiual as any i the English or any other lauguago. ‘I'big cant about * originality " 18 o new ory. It would havo opened Shaksponro's oyes to hear Limsolf acousod of boing & mero literary thiof. Wycherloy, who borrowed material from Moliero, would hava smiled at modern literary legisla- tion. Vanbrugh did worso thau Shakspearo. Ho took a play of Cibber's, and adopting all the principal characeora thoretn, hio wroto a continu- ation. And Sheridan took Vanbrugh's continu- tion aud romodoled it under the fitle of “A ‘I'rip to Scarbore.” . Again,.I would point out that the rulos of * Ie- gitimato " drama forbid originality in thomodern souso of tho word ; forbid it absolutely und with high authority. Ilorace warns tho dramatist nagainat original plots, and bids Lim boware of trylug to introduce original charnotors, 1le urpgod the poot to take old subjects and woll- lnown heroes, aud not to wandor * from a beaten track in search of novelty, Ho pointd to tho Grock trni;io poots who took fables and subjects from cach othor. Novelty bolongs proporly to tho illogitimato- drams, and, 85 that is my provinco, I hopo Mr. Robertson's admirers have kopt him off my demosne. Onco, many yoars ngo, I wrote legitimato comedics, I ulludo to tho period whon Mr. ready collectod bis colebrated company of trage- dinus, Including Warde, Phelps, Andoison, donhofl, Tlton, G. Bonuett, Macieady, Miss Helen Faucit, Mrs, Warner—whon iImo, Vestris opposed him in comedy, with _Farren, Dartloy, 1} \ Matthows, Koeley, Moeadows, Cooper, Mra. Nisboit, Vostvin, JMr. "Olgor, Divs. Gloyer, Mzs, Hmnby. Theso were the palimy days of tho dramn, whon Knowles, Bulwer, Leigh Hunt, Douglas Jerrold, Gorald Grifiin,_aud others, wrato—when_ Stanfeld, Roberts, Marshall, the Grieves, and Tolbin painted. Thun, indeed, great works, greatly neted, and splendidly pro- duced, wore sorved up to_ihe criticsl world of London; then, indeed, Drury Lsuc showed its omply Lonchos, and Covont Garden wout to tho wall. Those woro the palmy dnys. Theso woro tho Shakspearcan times, 'Iho mapager of Covont Gurden beeamo bankrupt and My, Macready ceeaped with sove pockots, Lot us uumask the truth, Lho dilfatanti are more fond of praising the legitimato drama than of paying to soeit. It is un casy mechod of passlug off for » superior kind of porson to wave one's hand and dcolare, “Phero is nothing wortl sooing ot tho theatro now.” One might raply, “Did yon go_thore.when thero was omothing worth seelug#* Thoso fops, theso hentih-iug erities, gro crented by tho nowspaper cant 1 de- pracato, I Linve seon na good deal of rubbish in tha shape of drama; I bave contributed not n Iittlo to1b mykolf; but of ull the rubbish which nuuluuherfl'dm stago, that fuenichoed by the pross is the wost mischicvous, becauso it in” well v ton nonsenke, L sowetimesam tompted to wish that thoso patmy old duys wore ours ngain whou the morning papor used to soud a roporter from tho gallary of the Houso, or the gentloman who () dlfi tho publio diunors,” to “iotice " a naw lay. What the man wrote wns stupid, but no- ody mindod Lium, Diox DovcicAvLt, —_— Underground Fire in Washington Connty, Kansus. Tho Waterville (Kan.) Telegraph hne an ac- couut of o firo which has brokon out in a gully about four miles northeast of Haddam, Wash- ington Connty, and has continued to burn, appar- ontly in the eanio spot, for throo wooks. A do- utructive praivie-firo wwopt ovor that loonlity 8omo timo ugo, amdk after days had passed, and tho ocourronce wiy noarly forgotten, smoke was obsorved omerping from that gully. This oxcitod tho curiosity of the ectentific onek, and an inves- tigation wus made, when it was discovored that tho smoke insuod from a croviea in o large stono imbedded in the sido of the gully. Some of tho wigo onon declarad it o voin of coul on fire, ns thoro aro indieations of conl fn thav vieinlty.' But the smoko does not emoll liko that of coal, Itian clonr smoke, and asconds in largs and stondy volumes and (loats off cverthosurrounding country, Thers ars indications of an finmonso fivo bonoath tho surface of tho earth, aul much alarm isolt, At night the fire and smoko stream upward toward tho dark empyrann, aud the datk- mlms in dispolled for a long distauce from tho place, T e Brigham Young was groatly interested in Prof. Maruli's rosonrclies among the foasil Lorses of Utnl, becausoe the point Lind boen ruised in Lon- dou ngainat the book of Mormons some years ago, that it spoko of horsos in Amoriea in & pro- historlo period, while everybody kuows ihsl tho Bpantards brought the animal to this country, At e e e s . DIATHES, T L I PALMER-ALI, 11, Doo,7, 1873, of I t dla. eauc, Burah Jor wito of Wilili O, Palinet, aged 50 years Ay, 1 Chursde . £2 Teland, | ‘napora loans aupy. PPARITEI Moy Jouo, daughor of James and Sarah ¥, ageil 10 your: Tanopal from, Forylonce 44 OUirlanat, to Gracoland, rs plense copy. o 71 Deog 11, at 10 o'clack , and Pravidenco, i, 2 Des. 9, nt oot [tniger PARKIER-The funoral wiil bo hald from hi It e 200 W . T P aiind.ftom hia Inta ronlidonco 2% Wont Wanhington 3. \trs. Tiaerlot. Noynolds, wifo of Johs ol from 567 Weat, Kinzlo-st, at 10 p, m, . day, Deo. 0. Vrlunda'of ) m-ullynm%fluflzéfl"{fl'u i fii’;‘Mlnn‘l}n. Ml aud Engllsh papors pleass cops, OHENOW T —Dno. 7, 1873, Iuney I, Che fang aan of Vil i Hoplin Ohemamishe ey manths aud 2 daya., naeelieoin ‘nlontnnlpnrun‘ll.l!:m Mot A lamaat, oc, 0, ai a.m,, by cariiago: M U e by it ooty o 1 Huselitl “eloudegh £ dalumoro, Bd., panors ploaso aopy. JLOBEIIS—0n tho morntog of tho 8 tnst., MissTiller Ollotino Rabaefs, Yanura n Woilnosday, at hor lato rosidoncn, 415 Vos( chaoal, — _AUCTION SaLES, By PAYLOR & UARKISON, EXTRAORDH\TDAFRY ART SALE FINE 0T PAYTIHES, TO-DAY, AT 2 1-2 0'OLOCK, * At opr Salosrcome, Nos, 304 & 208 Eaat Madlson-ot, Over 200 Choico Oil Paintings by II. A, mk!nu.‘l’nulIlrown.Br!lal\or.ArfimrImman, 4. F. Murphy, A. oarhach, Wm. Bulird, Goo,s Looland, Kaufman, Bnoch 1oot,Oollis, Gouls r, nnd many othor woll-known Artiita, Thin tx an extreordinacy eolloction of Pletnres oy MUAR BEEOLET Fhraten K T 0 GUARANTER than the artivts' nanio atd” tha merit ol -tha plstaro, “All are tosited t fuspoat tho collaction, TAYLON & HARIISON, Aucrionesrs. ) ane but woro un-: ‘Wednesday, Doc, 10, at 9 iz o’clock, + | AT 201 & 206 EAST MADISON-8T\y RegularDryGoods Sale af Mon's and Women's Underwon bias, Ojora Honiy, ol Biamioin St o) I no Buspondurs, full’ ine of Huosjory an Knig {iouds, Volsatocns, Ali-Wanl Guas, and Ditstonnts, Flosgs Uaed Yioro, nad unusually Lo o of oss "Notwcs i Skt Stack of Cloth : Ko, aukrupt Stock of Cluthing, coats, ‘Snil " comslsting of Overs 5, Lo, TAYLOR & HARRISON, Aucti s, it and 20 1aal Malleonat. Thuraday, Doo. 11, at § 1-2 c'clook, Tmense Stock of Tancy Ching Goods AT ATUCTION, AT 204 & 206 EAST MADIEON-ST., Conatsting of Blogant Vass, es, Fancy o o Buiiamtin Glassware, Ching Toya anl v S ot Sota and 180306 Rhokt et Sty m.mn.‘u..ps" fv:u‘l S’r::x‘c‘];:ll Sericn Coilaos, da., &y making b s tinst dlaynnt Yaucy Goods over Uitoiow in 1k AYLOR & HARRISON, Auc'ianoors, 204 and o6 it Muclls nest, city at Auc = - = By WM. A, BUTTERS & €O, ATUOTIONEERS, . BESTABLISELED 1856. Arostiltat thoir OLD QUARTERS, Bowen Bros. Block, CARRIAGES, CUTIERS, HARNESS, &, Dry Goos, Clofuing, Bocts, Shoes, &, On WEDNESDAY, Deo. 10, at 10 u'clock a. m. On THURSDAY, Deo. 11, at 0 'clock, a. m, Honsehold Googds, New Paruitnre, &, On SATURDAY, Dec. 13, at 9% o'clock a. m, All salos tendored nat cash four days from day of salo, Consignmonty of avery kind uf merchandizo sulloftods Continued Auction Sale Uiiredogmed Pladzes, FOR ACCOUNT OF THE HEW YORK LOAN OFFICE, This (TUESDAY) Morning, Deo, 0, at 10 o'clook, AT WM. A, BUTTERS & C0.’S Auction Houso, 16 & 17 Randolph-st. Tho goods will conalst of Gold and Silsor Watohoe, Fina Saild Gold Chalns, Ladlss’ Nocklaces, Sliver Spoons, Forks, nud Nupkin Rings, Stoovo Buttone, Studs, Dine monds, Ametusats, Ruby and Ponrl Itings, Musical o struments of all kinds, Opora_Glamos, Solo Leather “Trunks and Valisoy, Clothing, 1ino Fucs of il doscrip. tlans, Bowing Machlnes, &c. ILENRY 5.1AAS, Agont, . WAL A, BUTTERY &G0, Anotionoecs, = = 5 order o By ELISON, POMEROY & ('0, GREAT SALE OF FU3S Will bo continged THIS MORNING, commencing ab oelugk, 10 CONTENTS OF 15 CASES - TO BE S§0OLD, Shsaton WOl tiobot, Betorha Ean Henan &o., &c. ELISON, POMEROY & CO,, Band 8§ Hendoiphi-st, Great Bankrupt Sale, AT A TTOOXC DT, Tintic contonts” of o B uo, 9, &9 nolo outira Biock and Fixtures, dlegant, ronoh Plato splondid Har Guuntorg and Tint Fixthrey, ik Wincs and Liquors, Show Crses, Extousion dud Sido ' Mirrars, llx(uuleq\ asee: Ranie, Stover, Glncks, 1 (ousion D e 6, Chatrss Greuider i Unnssware” Bl govoniyiads. 1 ndrat urgo V. Cammhells (. Aenon 1o Imkrantor ELIBON, POMIIOY 4 G0 Sustionsess. Onr Regular Fridays Salg t= v ELISON, POMEROY & 0., 81 and 6 Randoloh, qontimna Metr £r:nt 3l of Ko end Socond-hand | NETULLE, FIUDAY MOIKNING, Deo, 19, at fi4 n'eln turo i atiaty,” Nowend n’ Furulluro, A . Brddiug, Tian: Kagliam aul Yol aud & gonzral assorte KLISON, POMEROY & 0. "By BRUSH, SON & Salesroom, 41 Sonth Caual-st. Te Salo of Fiazat and Original OIL PAINTINGS 50 ‘WILL COMMENCE THIS MORNING AT 76 Rast Randolph-st., At 10 o'clock, ond continue at ¢ rnd 7y o'alogkk n. m,, and at symo time owing ovonings this weel: ONLY, ro wrd man vaiuablo works 1o ho soid, Atuerican Turaean, Wa have instruction to soll theni withiout erva. Barlor and Cliama Hocond-tand Dinds Iarqu stook of Caok and Parlar §'o; kets, Crockory, and Glnssiaro, - 16 Tow Wara, In chsks, to tha trados ment of Morcnandi: ATTRACTIVE SALE OI 01l Paintings aud Flegant Chromas, At Store 207 North Wells-st. Oomrenclug WEDNESDAY, Doa. 10, at7p, m,, and oonduulug througly thy woek at samo liour, affarding Nusth Sido etudontt o rara oppuriunity 10 purchas o clialco colleating of Patntinme'und Caromoe, rogaudioss of cost, us thoy must bn wuld, 3 ¥ PSS, S0N & 0., Austtoncers, Ohattol Mortgago Salo of Furniture, Woduondaz, Doe, T 010 e nie, il ba sold tho con. fonta ul 3 16 tyom touss, Vaentiurs, Dedding, Grockory Plated Wato, Gutlory, dov, &or Hinturdas, Deo, 13,00 103, m,, waehall soll at nuction, without rodorve, about £3,000 Worth of Noa and Second- liaud Farnitura and tenors) Morehundla UL, SON & GO, Anctlonoars, " BY GEO, P. GOItH & CO., 68 & 70 Webash-av, ATTRACTIVE SAIE OF DRY GOUDS Trezday, Dee, 9th, at 9:30 0,.m, PILUE GOODS 8, GLOVE iondy, Sl TOSILILY, N aut Jing ‘ol Fue Iaps, ln Bodl, nk, Louiny, NG 1INy Q1) Tua DYES und G LN ¢ fovoted Gental Matino Uudae 3 1ats aml Oaps, s' Rkirts, \White Shnwls, o Linond. Also, Sothing and Furnlshiy it AR 101 DRESS GOODS, O sl Cardigaug, Fall s of FEATHLE ¥ GUV IR TOLOTHING, OVERGUATN, sad JACIEIEI, Tgrata and ftag Usrnotwat, 11 o P, GORI & 00., 68 anl 70 Waba 60 Oason Mon's Bucklo Arotios, 60 Onses Men's Buffalo and Wool Dals, 76 Uases Maon's Buffalo and Wool Boots, 600 Meon's, Boys' and Youths', Women's, Migzes' and Ohildron's Assoried BOOTS AND. SHOES, At Auction by Ufllnlu:nol.'én\)'flluw a3, Dog. 10, i ‘u"fi of tho lata Dr, Milton Parker | 1% (1n7, o My st walol Lo &”eloan oy gl I‘{HC aligra o e8and 70 Wabushi-ave, Aush