Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 14, 1873, Page 2

2 TIIE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1873. REAL ESTATE. Much XNegotiation, but Few Sales. Toldera of Property Firmor in Their Demands, More Inquiry for Business Property. Money Freely Offered on Mortgages. Schemes Lo Anniex Hyde Park, Lake View, Jefferson, and X1 Other Suburban Towns, Thero i8 Jess to bo said about ronl estate this week than lsst, becanso tlioro hins beon less done. Thero fs just as much dieposition to Luy at Jow prices nu thete was, but there is lesa dis- position on tho part of owners to sell, and thoy aro flrmer in their rofusals to malo concossions, Gollig Toul cstate Is o good deal lika selliug Lorsen: it requires that thoro shall always bo pbout 5o much negotlating, and bidding, and conceesion on both sides, before a salo can bo offcoted, and when, s8 at tho progent tima, ono party fecls less iuclined to mako conccenions than botoro, it gencrally results in a lemporary decroase of business, Everybody now coucedes, lhowover, that two ‘months honco money I likely to bo very plenty, and that, owing to tho distrust in any investmont Liat by subject to the control of corporations, a larger amount than usual must seek investmant 1n real ostate, Next month over £75,000,000 will be disbursed for Intorest and dividends in the Laslern cities. Under ordinary circumstancos the major portion of this would bo promptly couverted into interost-paying stocks and sceur- ities, but tho list of these in which the public have much confidonce 1 80 small that it is quito certain o great denl moro of it thaun usual must sock something clse. Real eatato is proverbielly tho last thing to bo affected by any genoral riso or fall of prices, Commoditios always fecl tho offcct of theso changos firet, nud may somotimes fluctuate over tha widesb range without real es- tato boing affected much, During the panic, odmmoditios and eocurities of all kiuds depreci- atad enoumously ; real cstate bocame to & great oxtont unsalable, thongh thero was no gencral decline of prices as thore would Liave beon if tho restoration of confldouce bnd been dolayed geat whilo. Tho panic, howover, was over foo quickly to affect Tonl ostato much. Cummodities havo not only recovered, but their prices avo higher now ina great many instancea than before the panio. Lnxgoe profits twvo already been realized by tho class of men who canalways command mouey, sud as this is o slass wito 1 ordinary times invest largely in real estato, tho cxpectation that their protils in tho presont riso of prices of comnioditios will to & largo extent Lo iuvested i realty scoms well foundeds DUSINESS PROPERTY has been nlmost entiroly neglected for three monthy, until within the lnst ton days. Now, however, thore scems to bo moro dis- position to take hold of improved Dbusiness proporty. Tho incressing trade of tho clty shows that, notwithstanding the present low reuts, it can searcely bo more (han eighteen mouths, or two years at furthest, beforo there will bono surplus store or ofiico room in tho city, and that, probably, a year henco reuts will be o good deal bigher thau pow. Ience there nroe a great many offers to trado residenco prop- ety nod suburban louds in part payment for iwm- proved busiuces proporty, und sowmo of thoro are likely to result in importans transfors withia the noxt fow weeks, Notwithstunding this disposi= tion in womo quarters to exchungo SUBURLAN LANDS for improved businoes properly, the suburban ncres utiract tho epeenlntive buyers, snd sales atgleing wado frow time to time that show this will be tie elass of proporty in which tho gruntest incrense in valuo will bo expericned. HOUSH-RENES, During the panie, the impression was made that there would bo a general reduction of the cxpenses ot living, aud that among these the important itcin of house-ronts would o waterial- 1y reduced. ‘ho renction of ull othor prices, Low- over, shows that there is but litels ground for this expectation, ‘The number of dwellings built in this city during the last year i8 in. fuct smailor than the nvernge iucrease of the populution would watrant. ‘Theve is probably a surplus, Just now, of the class of resideuces costing fron 06,008 to $10,000 ouch for tho bwidings, but of tho cucaper sorts thoro is even now & eIy, BUILDING MATEWIALY, and especially brick, aro oxtremcly cheap, and it thie witer shonld prove o mild oug, tho low cost of building will induce the crection of u good many dwetlings before tho usual spring moving i May. JONTOAGE LOANS, ‘Ihie Eestorn inmuatice companies; and somo ather corporations who were the Jurgest leuders of moncy on morigages befolo the payic, aro Ll entively oat of the market, Thoro is, how- over, un iberonsig supply of private capital for 1he purchis of mor(gages of for losn on_now oues ub aboat 10 per ceut per suoum. Until very recently commercial borrowots havo offered igh rntes, nnd tuken all the money in the mne- Leton shott lonne, but sinco money has become ko plenty thut it can pe had for elx months on- euliatersts or pime busmces paper 2t 10 per cent, o great many lenders, seeing that to lond for six months would retwin thew their moucy just at the time wlhen it would be diti- enlt to put 1t out again, have shown more dis- position to take one and two year mortgages at 10 per ceut. TUOPUSALS TO ANNEX SUBURLAN TOWNS TO THE CLTY, We print below a communication on a sub- ject which, it yumor bo coreet, will exeite rauch discugmion this wintor among Droperty-owners, rnd prolably develop strung opposition to the propused nuuexations o the fabitor of P'he Clicago Tribunes eouccrted movement, it s said, Is to bo madoe Lhis wiater to obtain legislntion by which the city mby unnex portions o Hyde Park, Lake Yiew, Joterson, snd Lake 'ownships. A gon- oral Taw wng passed in 1872, at Bpringfleld, oy the strennous efforts of certain incumbents of city oliices at that timo, which it was hoped would bring about this result. But suzh was thoe ition 1t encountored, not ouly from persons sted i theso towselips, bub also from those repro-onting other parts of the Staio, that the original bill wau sadly tmarred on ity pusunge iu thove provisions which wero to have mado it posziblo to annex tevrilory Lo the city, or to dis- kever the kamo from othor townships, utherwiso than by tho consent of the poople and property of enid territory and tho nuthoritien of the town to which it belonged, ‘That law, howover, a8 it stands to-dny, nutfiorizes the Cominon Coutiel of the City of Chicago to fllo a potition to the Civeuit Court, praying unexation of the wiole Counily of Cook, ot nuy port of it, and if any honorable Judgo of that Court shall find in Lis brorst good yeusons for granting the prayer, he may decroo the #awe, and it shail ho Luken in ol courts and pluces as done—without loavo or license from auyano in tho added district, be ho voteror prap- eriy-ovmor, If Iis 1onor shonld c¢hooso to cull i Juvy to his, Lalp (and. Lo may olect, Whothor ho'will or not), no §m~ur must "come from tho dintrict sought to bo unnexed, Lest the citizens of Chieago should cougratulate themsolves too much ou the lisppiuecss of tho sitpstion, however, lot it Le rememsbered that undor the enme eoctions of the Inw the Board of Trusteos of the ‘Lown- whip of Cicoro might pray the Girouir Court {o unnux thoroto tha City of Chicugo, and it it struck the Court favorably, or a jury were cmpaveled (upon which no ° Chiengoan” could wit) should think well of 1t, the City of Chicngo wonld cepse to exivt, sud all the roglon heve- about would be henco only known by the nome of tho great omuu orator, , TI. in to be presumead that the opponents of tho il . did not vewsso much sirength in Ngbtlng feso wweeping provi.jons in the Logirlibuwre n a conviction that they wore i rewlity harm- n; le ‘Iho Genernl Assombly cannot confor Toyivlativo powors on tho courts, and the povor roight to bo conteried in power 10 deoido quos- tious nob of a judicial but a pofiiical churnotor, 10 #p:ito of the zeut which procured such frantio aistition ag tho parts of the bili commentod wpien, tho pet ontitled, “An act to provide for aonosing und exclading tevritory, to and from cithen, towns, tnd vlllugmfl, wnd to unite eitiox, towns, ‘und villages " approved Apeil 10, 1572, 'will yrobably not be eficiont o dismebor any township rbout Chicngo, unless (ha con- ont of n mojorlty of tho volorw, and of tho Druports-ownety within tho dislriot s conjoinnd, with (hat of the Board of Trusteos of the township In which the dictiiet Yo, Nothing less i (hin would bo portectly fair, a3 thoso municipal mardoges thera nio thin numbor of puvbies to the relaton, nnd they whould all by consutied, Anotlier effort {s now to b mnde, by tho men Intoly plaeed in powot, to eure wuch defects in the net above deseribed n stand In thielr woy, und thon portions of ndjolnivg towns are lo to wiided, progumubly by somo donhie notng, backs Innded, - oluntte minchiuery, wileh will give the duwtriots to ba mado or undone not much to sy in tho promines. It is sugrented that upon tho Connty Bowrd fa now 1o bo doveived the Privilego of saviog Liow fax tho aty shall go, Now why I thls_porsistont rowolution shown 1o govbla up the adjoiniug towna by tho guardi- any tho city of Ghiengo? 1t- {8 beeaune tho wity valuation wns rued from §276,000,000 for 1873 fo £511,000,000 kn 1873, uotwithistand- Ing thore was no renl incroaso ; beeause tho iraposad tox lovy of tho your 1873 s over £46,000,000, and beeauso tho Finance Cominitico of the Council ouly Empoue to cut it down less thon §300,000 ; bLeeauso thore iathe evogmons sum ol §1,710,035 paid for sulavios ane sually; because . thonennd-and-ono jobs are covered by womo kind of maullo or ather and mado to wenr the look of necessity in tho tax- levy, In tho cloar vista of the near futuro Jooms up an overshdowing Court-bouno, Lo build which tbo business men of Chidagoe Iave pob to sweat, 08 did lho anciont Tgyptians whon thoy renved tho Pyramids, By ho unnexatiom of hulf tho towns of 1lydo Park, Lake View, Jefforson, nnd Luke, without in- crensing thie. valuutio of the Innds within the Dresent city limits, from 860,000,000 to 975,000, 000 mora imight bo ndded to tho taxablo lnsis, wnd snother million unmmlliY of rovenig bo provided, What burdous would be imposed on tho district so_added may bo illustrated by tho siatement of Prosidont Stanford, in his fourth aunual voport of the Wost Chicago Y'ark Com- miseioners, viz: {hat in 1868 the Lwelvo sec- tiony ndded 1o tho city in 1868 were assessod $120.660, and wera asscesed in 1872 99,606,290 Dy tho City Astcwsor, A careful comparison lutely ravealed tho fact that tho nsscssed valu- ation in Chicago, fmmadiately north of the line, was, for oily purposes for 1875, in the ratio “of six times whnt it was south of Thirty-ninth alreot in 1Tyde Park, the Asscssors boing the Livo brothers Gray. Theta are wany rensons why this annexation is unjust or fmpolitic, some of them concerning the city most, sud soe the adjoiting towns,—i fow of which our space will pormita montion of: ho territorinl Minifs of tho city are large cuongl, soven miles long and flve miles wide, to Lo superyised by ono sob of men,—what extol siva arang within tho prosent limits aro uuk ored, withont water, and without gas, ‘Uho prosent polico foree in not large onouglh to guard tho presont terrivory, it i said, Squaro nuicsof teritory ara either vacant of ponulntion or only speekled with houses, How dulieult it would bo to muko o strangor among s undorstand _tho rensons for tho extension of onr prescut widely- ditfused limits,—from what distancos argumenzs havoe to Le bronght in order to commend it to favoialle consideration, A healthy system 1cquives that o large city should havo outlying towns and villuges ag quickiy ond a3 clicaply reached as ils own sub- urbs, where the clerk, mechanic, and mau of modorate wonus can live upon hus own lot, and whero bho can dispenso with tho water, gus, sowers, police, aud Fire Deparlmonte, and, most of all, the grinding taxation which accompanies them, ‘Luo growth of o cily depends largoly upon whether poople ean be of it aud no in it. [t Iy an examplo whieh tho eity noeds to keep alivo which is furnished by theso outlying towi ships, whoro mumeipnlities aro fairly wmanaged nt & cost annually of 32 to $5 per head. When your Aldermen apd politicions toll you that 50,000 poople cannot be tnken caro of a year for Joss thnn £6,000,000, or $17 o head, you can re- mind them of low those things ure doue near by, T'io districts sought to ba sdded have had notio of tho benofits arising from the £16,000,- 000 debt of tho city, upon which it pays anuually ©1,000,000 in intorest. ‘fho sowers and the water-piges, &c., oro not Inid withiu them. Nor are these sowors or this water and gas matters of such prinie neceesity in these sparae- Iy-settied pluces. Sowers aro ot oxtensively Iuid, in pluces of 10,000 peoplo or less, through-* out the United States goneratly, Gas s not to Do Liad in o largs part of the Uity of Cbiongo, and ot one-haif of ita peoplo can afford to use it when it is to bo had.~ Water is everywhers to Vo iad, of & fair quality, and_tho City of Slil- waulio, with o pupulution uigh on 100,000 peo- Dlo, haa lived without ko water or wales-works up to tho prosent time, In conciusion, the affairs of these outside towns aro in the bands of ofticers who are not saloon-keopers or men without bustuees voca- tous, aud any griovances of tho citizen, or ex- fravagance, or mislake of tho oflicer, cai bo Drouzht directly home sud ho be obliged to explum or amend. 1f sewers ure to be built, or water-works erected, thero need nouo of tho toll Dbe added which attends contiucts iv the city, 1 thre towns shiould be iucorporated with the city, their citizeus wonld soon bo ropresenied by another class of men sitting in & body s frrc- spousibla {o them ag the Government at Pakin, Bunbuuan. BATUNDAY’ TRANSFERE, The following iuutiumonts wero filed for record on Saturday, Lee, 18+ CIT'Y PROTERTY, West Jackson b, 490 1L w of Ugesplaines, s f, 5051041 Vit uther property, dated Dec, 65 consideration, 010, tkce ay, 106 £t 5 o of Holsteln, s w £, 221100 £t, . 2§ consideration, 31,125, ¥, 6 1t 4 0 of Tolsteln, 8 w £, 223100 £t, ov. 50 3 ‘contlileration, $1,125, sty 50 £t 1 of Bsiden 67, W f, 26x128 ft, dated onsideration, $150, Noril Oakloy st 521 ft 1 of Norlh av, of, 2x124X 1t disted No onsidoration, $500, "L premizes No, 054 Fulton s, dated Dec. 10 ; con- slderution, 34,000, Langley'st, n of and near Thisty-elghtl, w f, 10x 100 1t, with 'building, dated Dec, 105 couslduration, $8,000, nigloy Bt, 1723 £t 0 of Dhiviy-elghih, o f, 413105 fl.ii:ui e aouis, dated Deo, 125 copiduration, 24,000, Llaclwell at, 8 ¢ corner of Nineteenth st, undivided 5 X124 610 €¢, with butldings, duted Dec, 63 con- tlderation, St 400, North Halsted et, ‘]5-1 I‘L n gll’ 5“":;)' sty e f, 25x123 1Y, dated Dee, 12 ; cousideration, 0. Fik Grove at, B 0 corner of Girurd s, n f, 255118 1t, duted Deg, 13 couslderation, $1,000, "Ridgely et, 48 210 dcet ¢ Of dlurgan s, 8 £, 243100 18, dated daid, 20, 1873 3 consideration, § Outario 8t, 23 1 w of Bt. Clair sty & £, 252100 ft, dated July 18 ; cousideration, $J,500, Weat onroo #, » © covaer of Oakley av, u f, &0 1t, dated D 19; considoration, $6 000, '\ent Lake et, 274 tt w of Lajnbeer st, 8 £, 01 4-105115 1, dsted Sopt. 20 § consideration, $i5,720, ‘Ashilaud wy, uéar Kansos st, w7, und 10, dated June 23§ conineration, $15,000, NonTit O CITY LuITa, 22x183 1t of Lot 97,30 e Grove, dated Sept, 13 ceurideration, #5450, Laits %8 to 25, fu Blork 3, of Lako Shora Suldivision af Toiw 24 to 20, Plue Grove, dated Dec, 13 considera- vion, $46,060. FoUTI OF CITY LTI, ook 40, In Undversity Suldivision, in Sca 7, 88, 14, duted Dee, 103 consldurittion, $10,500, Hix fots i Goodspesd’s 1Tt uf bW X 00 X Hea 0, 18, 14, dated Dee, 63 consideration, $3,000, Larta 54 10 50, I Htock 14, Adam Brofthd s 3¢ n w 2 AV I of ww By Seo 30, 50,13, duted Nov, 2£5 constd~ erution, 34,030, BUMAARY YOI TIE WELIK, Tho followlug Iy the total smonnt of city and pubnr- ‘an proparty faneferred duriug the week cuding Satur- day, D ity properly, uwinber of eaies, 87§ , $508,708, North of eity lMmity, + cousiduration, 63,000, Buutiiof eity Jimity number of walos 57; confileration, S104,58, Weal of city Minits, huniber of sales, 43 comaderation, $11,660, Total sale, 120, Totul coustieration, $320,987, , niber & of #al THE lLLl‘HOlS HURANE SOCIETY, ‘I'ho Board of Directors of the Illinols ITumane acioty held n rogular wonthly wmesting yester- day atternoon st the rooms of tho Hociety in Central Unlon Block, Drosent, J. C. Dore, J, Ly Pickard, W, IL Sbarp, B, W. Raymond, Ssmuol Btono, Dr. J. 11, Foster, 1. I'. Culyer, and Id- win Loe Brown. On mation, u sign was ordored placed in front of the building, On motion, the following nemed gentlomoen were elected memnbers of tho Bocioty, thoy hny- img oucl given $100 O, 'L, Bowen, ', O, Dob- biny, und E, ', Lnwrenca, Lt, J, O. Dore presented the following resolu- tipny, which wore unanimonsly adoptod: Wnness, Anonymous commtufeations appear from 14mo 0 L i (e pupers, snhonneiug cakes of cruelty, and usking where 8 the Junmne Boclely; therefurd i “Resolved, 'Thint, In tho uptuton of i Saclety, suons yrous communlcationu ure produetive of no good, snd {hat 1 b tho plaii duly of ully petson seclng s uol. of crnelty, first, to ndmonish (o guilty yurty 5 second, admoniion proviug fuoilcetal, (o ) roseouts fie purty buheals, F Lo topor o cano' to' iho Agont of tho Huraaub Hockut, glving the num of the Yisrson_ conis JAmed of, watiig Wiega o eui B found, givig his Sy e and redenc, ut tho names aid Fesldences of nuy athier wittcstes, Wiititas, ML years ngo, Hliero wero noiflier effoc- v Jawa nor Huniio Socivuos in {he United Batos Tor (e proteetion of antnis, shd Witkaeas, Thord ure now Jawa i twenty-seven States, bud more. thun Gty socleties, for (he spacial yroteation of tho brute ercation, und Witkngas, 10 - hun madd supusent tiut pubite attention 44 boluy vapldly directed to the Finportaucy of proveuting erneity, wiid tiat suell moasures sdopted s bhull teud most £ o provention of crielty, whother by enforcement of lawe or moral suusion, or by edu- cation, will meet with tnqualifed public approvalt thiarefore, Leeaploedy That Mo Borlety respcettully requeet thio Tourd of Kdueallon of Chicigo, when any aliango in tho reading hoola altall Do mndo n the publis achools, to ncdopt suicls serlen of Feaders us shall hinva o bost rom tipon Lianiabio mubjcets I cach reuder of tho Rorlos, ‘Witknias, Tt I belloved that whoovor i fmpressed with tho wronglulieas of eruclty o the bruke oannot fall to o fpreseest will the duty of inducss to man, oud thut many and_grent erlmcs aro sud can b pro- vented tioreby's thereforn, Teesolvedy ‘That this Baetely respectfully requesta (anq would wrgo If need he) to clorgyiman of tuls ey aud Btate, of cvery denomination, fo ranch ono or more sermonn ciwh year to tielr rosgoetivo congre {ions upou tho subject of Luinaulty fo thio bruta o o, Whirntas, Tho queatfon, ¢ What ean I do to furiher tho causo of hunmanily 1 th sometimes aekod by teache crs nnd others ; tlicrefore, Rtecoloed, 'Thit, i (ho opinion of thin Socloty, o ‘pormon of Elves of personh are in such poaltions of ju- Menco to further tho catwo of Wtmanily a8 pubille, privote, and_Sunday-schiool tenchers, Buperintondenta of achools, aud clorgymicn, With tiem rests tho ro- sponelblidty o tho ediantion of the publle, and if the teachers i nll tho schools, publle and privato, will endoavor to ineuleato prifciples of Lumanity In tho ebildren ; and if {eachers and Superintendenta. of tho Sunduy-tehools and tho olergy will sook opportinis ties, ahiould thoy not. present themselven, to ficulento tioimme principlo i bolly chibiren and ndite, th roat of the wholv mutter would bo reached, ~ Kindneen woull falo place of crually and humanily would tako tho placa of barbarlty, 5 'l'hnn; baing no further businees tho Donrd ad- outrned, . ‘I'ho Socloty hns » curlous collection of inatru- monts of tortwo usod in tho stock-yards, slnughtoting-houses, and elsowhoro, which have beon gathored within a short time whonover found in use. 'They nre neatly labaled with the particular spooion of injury which they aro - .tonded to inflict, and aleo with the amount of tho fino imposod in oach ease. Lirom tho storios told of the {rentment to which animnls lave boon subjected i this clvy, the neod of & Ilu- mano Sociely is shown 1o bo imporative, and nouo of the purely charitable fustitutions are more worthy of aid than 4his ono, CITY IN, DRIEF. The Union Catholic Library Association gives o grand faney bazanr ot tho Library Hall, cornor of Stato aud Mouroo streots, beginning this evening. Tho Indics of tho Church of the Fpipbany will give n promonnde concert with uppor, ob Martino's Hull, No. 68 Adn street, ab 8 o'clock to-morrow ovoning, Danciny will commonce at 9 o'etock. An ndjourned meeting of tho Oaledonts Club will bo hield Tuecsday cvening at 8 o'clock at the ball, coruor of Adams and Sangnmon straots, for tho trausnction of importans Lusivess, A womnn named Nottie Sampson was fincd 825 yosterday by Justico Vant Woud for assault~ ing Kitly Puiner, in her house on Washington slyaot, & fow weols ago. Tho femalo sufiragists of Clicago will hold an * noti-laxpaying ' meeting 8¢ Parlor 46 Dorr's Block, corner of Stato and Madison vireets, Tuesday, Entranco to the olovator first door west on Madison streets, Tho Inst man fined by Bangon wag Thomas Groff, who was out to tha Bridewall for two months, And tho last nct of bis oflicial caroer waa to liold 'Lhomas Collina iu bail of 200 for stealing Lorso uud bugs Tio_Christian Unlon Treo Lecture Courso opeus Monday evening in Unjon inl, No. 114 udifon stroot, with o lecturo by Mrs, Jane G. Swiesholm, The subject is ** Woman's Relation o Clristuiity.” Tl courso i 00 to tho pub-s Tiro Cook County Bundny-School Convention will begin its sessione ‘Luesduy morning in tho lecture room of the Blethodist Church Bloclk. ‘flio following dny the Sunday-School Convention for tho Firat District of 1liiuois will meet in thoe samo placo. Thors will o nddresses of interest on tho ovening of both days. TFriday night Oficer Blitcholl found Georgo Thompson breaking into tho ten-storeof Thomp~ son & Tn?'lor, No. 8 Sonth Wnator streat, o hind smushed 'in o window and was propariug to enter tho store when collared by tho otiicer, Tho easo camo up yostordny morping beforo Banyon, and was contiuned in bail of §500. All applicants to_ tho Chicago Roliof and Ald Souioty for reliof must prescut satisfactory evi- dence of vacoinntion within tho lost thyeo years of ovary ‘member of tho family, or bring them to tho oftico, Nos, b1 nud 69 LnSallo nircos, to bo yaccinated. ' Relicl wiil uob be furnished untit this condition is complied with. Pucsday ovening, the Christian Union short~ B clasw will meot, Wednonduy aftoragun Prof. Iaven leoturs on * Phiiosaply,” Thureduy eveun thoe Germun class moets, w new ovoe (o Lo forued after the holiduys, und Friduy evening the Frouch and vocal music classes. Criday af- ternoon Mrs, Kato Doggett lectures on ** Art.! Thomns Straimore committed burglary in St. Lodis ubout two yenrs ngo, aud, aitor indict- ment, cecaped frow juil and ran off, Ho hos stuce been keeping out of tho way, bu was ar- resied 8 couplo of days ago for tho purposo of tekiug him to 8¢, Louis, but it was found thub the principal witnoss is dead. So bn will Lo tried for vagrauey, ‘Wuesday. Patrick 0*Callaghan charges Steplien 8, Millor with obtaining u pair of horees from him, and, withont paylug Lim, selling them, with tho evie dent purpose of defraudiug tho ‘owner of the value of tho team. 'Phe casecamo up befure DBanyon yosierday morning, and he continuod it tll the 20th, iu bail of §500. Tho Reliof nnd Ald Society bas sceured tho building on the corner of Clark and Harrison sireots, adjoining Lhe First Vrecinct Potica Sta- tion, for o lodgiug-houso, and will opon it to- morfow night, thus supplying o much-neoded sholter for the many uunfortuuates whom the atisis ban driven to tho city in search of om- ploymeat. Charles McGlauchlin should have boon born in Polynesta, As un nntutored child of Naturo in the Fejee Islands, lio would eut & muoh botter figure than be did yesterdoy morniug, when tafien bofore Scully o {hie chargo of irying to masticato Ollicer O'Conuer’s 1ight enr. ~ When tho Justico lenrnod the crimo that Charlos had been guilty of, he held him to the Criminul Court in bl of $700, Tha young people of the Reunion Presbyterlan Churely, aseisted vy tho Jadies, hold & Fuir and Christinns Bazaar, at the church on Mitchell streat, near Lhroap, beginning ‘Luckday and cons tinuing through till Suturday, Many beautifal nolidsy presciits aro proparad, aud, with good mugie and refreshmenty, they hopo to furnish an cujoyable time to ull who will attend, At tho annual eleclion of ofiicers of the Clln- ton Btreob Congregatiounl Society, Leld ab the church Monday ovening, the following gentle- mon were clected Prustees for the ousuing year: Joln V. Geay, Orrin Jenks, Nathan Dye, Jumes 3L Mead, 5, 8, Wright, William_Medill, and W, 1L Bryant. Messra, Nathan Dye and Iurry Roadnight were ro-olected rospectively L'rons- ‘aror and Clerk of the Soviety. At the annun)_commupication of William B, Watron Lodge, No. 209, A, I & A, Masous, hold Orientul faf], last ovoning, the Toltowing obicers woro clected’ for tho cusuing yoor: Jdward Bornomnun, W. M. Joseph Gogan, S. W, Toujamin 8, Butterworth, J. D Duvia W, Olarls, ., Treasurer ; J. . Dunlop, Secretury; D, S. 0'Conuoll, 8. D.; George 1. Carpentor, J, D, A. 0. Nowport, B, 8, Ucorgo ‘I’ Loonurd, J. 84 D. F. Beandrom, Tylor. Witliam Robinson is n young man, living on tho Wost Side, whw was thought to bo i neces- nory in u lato robbery, and the oficers were told to ¢ bying him in™ whon found. Friday ovou- ing, Oflicer Bollaws saw him and told him ho was wanted, Instead of t.volug along, William drow from his_pociet & dirk, and emphatically nesortod that ho wonld not stly, but that ho would repeas the Mechan affalr it Bellows daved to tonch him, The result was Willinm wus ar- reated, locked up, and yestordny morning hold to the Criminul Uonrt fu’buil of 800 by Beully. Some time ngo an old man namod Ole Jacop- son wey arrdsted for vagiancy. Ho siated to Justico Scully that ho was u Norweginn, 72 yenrs old, without a friond or rolativo in this country, nnd that Lo would like to bo taken ente of, Who ol man's statements wera found to be truo, sud lie wns eent to the County House, Two or three days ago tho nuthorities of thuy Institution turned him out, niut ho was loft to starve or go to the Eridowoll, whoro Justioo Scully sent him yestorday, Buch conduct on tho part of tho county guthorities Is vety roprohensible. The annual reunion and supper of the Wostorn Aswociution of Amhorst Alumai will oconr at tho Chand Pacifie otel, In this city, IMiday evening, Trof, W.H, I'ylor, or Prof, 4y, a8 ho is more renovally known tmong tho students, will bo on haud, ‘Phere will ba wpecchos from soveral of tho distinguished alumni living in Wostern oitles, aud & colloge-pusm from one of the most humor= ous of the class poots of former years may Lo expeoted, 1t will doubtloss be tho best raunion thut tho Amhorst Alumni have yot oujoyed. Coronar Brophous yestordny hold an inquest on the body of an Italian nawed Louis Drizzola~ rin, nt No, 400 Bouth Olmik stroot, 1o was hurt on the hond ut the Chicago I'atina Munnluctory, Nos, 812 and 814 Wost Lalko nirect, u fow days ngo, sud was sttended by Dr, Alkdn, who pro- seribod » solution of morphine, to bo tuken in sl dowos overy hour, Yestorday mornlug the deconsed took the ontira contonts of tho bottlo, and soon died. Tho jury brought in a vordicl thiat ho comnitted suleido. ” 1o leaves no fumily, Mr, Patrick B, 'Tangnoy, of No. 00 Fostor atrent, left is homo on the ovening of tho Gth of thiy month, und hns not boon woen sinco. When ho ll(»sx\rpcm‘cll ho had quito o lorgo sum of monoy with him, Mo was vory rognlar in his habits, and bis continued nhsenco eannat be ne- counted for, Ho wns nbout 50 years of azo, & feel 7 luches high, atoutly butlt, aud lmd Diack Duir, elightly curléd, 116 woro o heavy bluck bonver coat, dark pants, and cloth cap, “Any in- formntion concorning him way ba loft ot the ‘Ucmml Yglico Btation or at Jr. Languoy's Jonse, ‘The falr for the benallt of St. Mary's Church in Burlington 1Tl will bo continued wuntil Wednesdny ovening, It will then bo decided which of ‘tho threo popular gentlomon, Mayor Colvin, Commissioner Slieridan, or D. C, Lonch, of the Amorican E):Prnau. in to pordotn that maguificont gold waloh which is tho bone of contontion. nst ovoning Commissioner Shori- dnn was n Jittle ahiend. Tho contest, it i thought, will bo tho warmost over witnessed in tho cily, Bongon tickots will bo good during theno nights, Tho numbor of pooplo patrouiz- ing tho falr I8 simply lnmouse. The first number of tho Alliance mndo il appearanco lasl ovening. It fsa nontly printed quorto, woll filled with intoresting oditorial, literary, nows, aud miacollancous mattor, und is Just the papor to porvo as an adjunct to the ahntrchen and all tho moral interests of Chicago. Tho editora aro Prof. 8wing, the Itov, C. gD. felmor, 1. . 3 tho Rov, 1L W. Thomas, 1, D, § the Rov, IL. N, Powers, D. D3 and Prof. Will- fam Mathows, all of whom aro able men in their respectivosplieranof Inbor., ‘Thereisnorenson why & loel roligious journal of this kind should not suceced fu Cbicago. 'Tho editors of tho waakly raliglons pregs writomainly for tho coun- try, and do not touch sufliclently upon local mat~ tera, ‘Tho Alliance pronoses to look more par- ticularly fier eity intorcats, Tho now paper de- sorves, and will undoubtedly recoive, & cordinl welcome in all quarters. CITY OFFIC Tho Fire Marshal desires tho business men to rememnber that thore is an ordinanco which pro- ibits tho placiug of wooden signk, esccoding two foot in hoight, on tho topsof buildings within the firo lmity. Tho Firo Wardens kavo beon notified to attoud strictly to the carrying out of the law, A recent ordinance of the Council nllowed tho Donrd of Public Worlks to jssuo pormits to rail- road companies to arcct houses for switchmon au uch points on tho stroets o might bo conkld- cred ndyisable. 'Tho Donrd hns decided that theso houses must not bo over eight feot high, The Rock Islwud & Pacitic Hoad has beow al- lowed to put up nine of them. The Financo Comumnitteo of the Common Coun- eil yesterday recommonded the upptoval of the officinl bond of Mmitin Beully, Police Court Glerk, In tho mattor of tho ofticial boud of City Collagtor Yon Hollon, the Committco do- forred nction until thoy cant nscortnin the fiunn- clnl stauding of the surotion, who aro Jolm Foulnor, Michaol Evans, Clark Lipe, Fianz Binz, John Borrier, nnd Louis Schulfz, ho amount of the boud is §230,000. The Northwestern Qhristtan Advocate of this week speaks of tho Council Cowmittees as fol- Tows: **They are an outrage snd a shame. For instnnco, the School Committeo of Fivo cmbraces ouo distiller and two saloon-keopers, aud tho Committeo on Liconses, to dotermine who shall have eity authority to dvive public earringes, sell liquor, and so forth, 1s mado up of ono brower, ono disliller, two saloon-keopers, and ono black- smith, The galoon-keepors are also reproseuted on the Committoo on Polics, to dv business ro- n;;ec\ing the guardinnelup of tho }m\ma pauce, whiel 15 disturbod far moro by liquor thun by any othor bad agency.” The Board of Public Works have determined upon at once submitting ordinances to the Com- mon Council for the coustruction of sevoral much-needed stroot vinducts, TFirst in import- anco will be the viaduct ovor the raillvay tracks of tho Milwaukeo & St. Yawl, the Chicazo, Columbus & Indiuna Central, the Chicago. Du villo & Vinconues, sud tho Chicago & North- westory tracks, at Desplnines and Kinzie strcots. According to tho ordinances giving the right of way in the oity of threo of thiose roads, they are compolled to constiutet the viaducts at their own cost, Tho city bas no such hotd upon the Chi- engo & Northwestorv, aud that gront corporation slunds out nnd refuses to pay any port of tho oxpouse. It cannot be compelled to do it un- dor he origionl ordinauco allowing it to uso Kinzie ~ stroot, bub_fortuuntely thero is anothor way fo bring it o terms. I'ho_Common Council hag the power, In caso of its continued refusnl fo poy for vinducts, fo pnss on ordinnues icquiring it to die- poue with the nge of stesm power in tho haul- 1w of ears across such streots ns it moy desig- nnto, and this powor will \vrobnbly bo exorelsed, in cuso the Nortlnwestern still hangs out. Rather thau rosort to borso_ power for tho moving of cara, It will undoubiedly consont to pay for vinduets. Another viaduct decided upon by tha Board of Public Works is to be on North pvenue, crossing tho track of tho Atlantis & Paclo Rnilwey; and a thivd will bo comstructed ~ either en Sangamon street or Ashland avenuo. Tho cost of theso viaducts will averngo about §100,000 cach, with the flxcfi?:lnn of that at Despluinos streot, which will cost o largor sum, a8 bwo additional approaches will bo roquired for Milwaukeo av- onuoe. Tho Board of Public Worky aro alo dis- cnusing with the Chicago, Burlington & Quiney ond the Chieago & Nortliwestern Ruilway Com- panics_tho propriety of coustineling o vindnet nf tha intersection of Blue lsloud avonuo snd those xoads. PERSONALS, THU CITY. Anthony Dicknrd, Govoral Ticket Agent and Auditor of tho Gilnan, Clinton & Springfield Tailroud, is in the city. . E. Hinckloy, President of iho Ohicago & Taducah Hoilroud, lins gono to Springfleld Lo ioolt nfter tho interests of tlie Gilmau, Clinton & Spriugllold Ruilroad, of which ho fa the Re- cotver. Y10 Right Rov. Georgo D. Cnmming, of tho Reforted Eplscopul Cliurch, reached this city yestorduy morniugg lu compuny witl s wife and Hoveral clargymeon of the same faith, and will bo tho guest of Mr. Petor VanSchuack, No, 93 'lj"on y-recond street, during their stay in the cily - The statement {)lubllahml in Tne TriooNs yostordny thut tho Afail hnd purchnsed the Post, wnd thattho two papers woro Lo ba congoliduted, was uob_ entiroly carroct. A majority of o stock of the Post hns beon purchasod, not by the AMail Compray, but by Mr. Woodbury M. Tay- Jor, one of to propristors of tha latter paper. Thi question of consolidation is ono that Lnsuob yet boon sottlod. - “ho Rev. C. W. Wendtd announces o course of Sunday evening lectutes in the Fourth Uniturinn Choureh, cornor of P'rairio avenno und Thivtioth streat, boginning this evoning with tho Rov, M. J.8avage. Bubject,’ Old and Now,” to b foliow- od on succossive_Sunduy aveniuga by the Rovs, Tobert Collyer, O, H. Brighum, O, W. Wondie, Dr. Forrestor, W. 1L, Iojsington, Thos, Korr, of Ttockford, 1.; O, D. B. Blills, of Syrcuso ; Tobort Laird Cotlier, aud others. Al sents in tisin cl‘nlurch aro free, and chio publio is cordinlly fnwited. HOTEL ABRIVALS. @Qrand] Pacific—'"Che Ion, 13, T. Merritt, Springtold; Judwy Janos Graut, Davouport In.; £dwin Hunt, Londou; Capt, Gilott, U, 8, N.; tho Hon, O. 8. Siunnous, Montana; Witliam Nicliols, Bt, Louis, . v . o Palmer Houre— ) . Dlunkott, U, 8. N. i Josopn IL 1L, Now York; Checles Titsworth, New York; Ii. C. odeinan, Poledo; Georgo'O, Glavis, Now Yor Jumes Ros, Tevso Houto, . . . . Sherman Itouze—James Parton, New York; William T Yarby, Now York; J. R. Goldsborough, Phila- Qebplifu 3 1L, 3L Finch, Milwaniceo; J. "I Ho ard, Corry, Pa. o . . o Briggs House—W, Enton, Dubuque ; W. B. Stacoy, New York; AL Thompson, Green Bay., , o . . West Sld Briggy Hotai—Commodors . Coulstn, Bt. Tiouin; the Hon, B, J. Anthony, Valparaiso; tho fon, R, D. Lowis, Rochester, PLAGIARISM. o the Jxlitor of The Chicago Fribune : Biny Not » lino of tho within (a poem entltled 4 Aupitations,” andslgnod ¢, Garrie X’uyuo"f, vbioh I eut from THE Tuisuse of yostorday, lg iinal with Mys. Payne, It is tuken bodily from one of Rebort Nicall's poems,—Nigall the Bootehman, wha died unear Ediuburgh in 1837 and tho lest edition of whoso pooma was iksue in 1835, Af Min, Payne wishes the publio to accept this yoviry ns the produation af har pew, gha ls dige Donod to do ait not of injuntios, sok only o her- self, hut to the momory of an excellent post and # noblo man, Not knowlng the professnd author, northo enoumstances undor which this exiract came to vonr columuy, it 18 beconting to withhold the haesh judgmont which one is_disposed to ox- progs, W, Il Ryois. 01110400, Deo, 8, 1873, PRESIDENT LINGOLN, IIis ¢ Lnter Life and Religious Sentiments.” Leoturo by NMr. W, IL Horndon in Reply to Lho Lecluro of tho Rev. James A, Recd. Allogations to Show that Mr, Lincoln Lived and Died an Unbeliever in Christianity, A supplement of iho Springfiold (TIL) Register contniny n lecturo by Mr, W, 1L lerndon on “ A, Lincoln'’s Lator Lifo and Religions Bonti- meuts,” lu answor to o Incture on tho sumo aub- ject by the Rov. Jomos. Read,~Mr. Lorndon's objcet boing to show that M. Lincoln lved and dled AN UNDELIEVER [N CHNISTIANITY. ‘Wo subjoin somo extracts from tho locturo, and condonse tho romaindor of it : T alarted out i the Abbott lolter, fn 1870, with the proposition that ALr, Linooln wus slinply s Thelat,—nn ubolever in Christlanily, 1 am met by the Christinn minfsters and pulpit of tho Jaud with the nsvortion thiat e, Lincoin had * religlons soutluienta § ¥ Mauy Clridtinn nentinioute,” Dir, Neod's locturo 8 headed carefully, enutiously, thus i % Tuo Lator Lifo and Railgions Sontiments of Abralinm Lincoln” T huvo never wadd that . Liu- coln hiad 10 roligious #ontiments,—no Ohristiun seuti- mente, On tho coutrary, X admitied then, and do now, that A, Linicoln had Tellgions opiniots, leas, and gentiments 3 but the declaration that 3r, Lincoln had ruliglows ecntiments doea not meot tho proposition thot Br. Lincolu DIED A THEIST—AN INFIDED, capcelally in the arthiodox eanae of the torm, Much Llleving,” * much hearsay,” “ many convictlons,” “ mony clianges of licart,” mttch twaddle, it ndduced to ehow thnt Mr, Liucohi wan a Ohriutisn, Proclatni- tions of Mz, Lincoln whils Dresident of tho United Btates ars quted to show that o was a Christian, Mr, Lincoln wus e President of o Ohristiun pouple, sud ue ut uged (holr fdcas, lunguage, épeoch, sud forms, Sg wold Tomn Palno iive done if ho had been President of tia freo poopl, L an suet with tho agsortion that, 1f Mlr, Lincaiu ind Jived, ho would Jave becomo n Evangeiieal Ghrdstian, No ono kuows this; it s mero spucuiation, wero guessing, Agalu, X am met with the aksortion that Mr, Lincoln's addrcnscs at Biblo and Sundny-sclioo] eocloijos wero eminontly Qurlstluit. When o man 18 invited to addross such societies, it is Implled, unlesa tho i roserves (e xight 10 61y o ploases, that Lo confino himelf (o thelr idons, no- tioux, feelfugs, aud_ philosopby, To do otherwiso 1 be an fusnlt and un outrago on the socicty, No it M, Livcoln used poiite, tourleous, gencral fons, fron which Clulstian fu- Linoln WAS VENE POLITIO and o very shrewd man fu sonie pageulars, When he i talking Lo o Chirlatinn, ho udaptedl iwsclf to tha Clrdsian, - When Lo spoke to or joked with ono of Jin ows iud, Lo was lndezenty vlgsr. Moneo the different. ophiions sbout Mr. Liucain's Clristiapily and vitlgarity, Mr, Lincoln was chaste in Lis licis and languags whon (¢ was nocessary, and, when not so, 130 was Vulgar i1 s Jolkes uud storits ; o was at mo- meuts, oa it were, & Ohriatiun, thrdugh yolitness, courtosy, or good-breeding toward the- delfeate, les Uer-ucryed man, the Christian, and, in_two minutes after, n tho absenco of such men, and umong his own Eind, tho samo old unbeliover, I bave withessed thls, t niy be, - thousand thuies, ‘Chfs conduct of Mr. Lincoln, was not hypoeritical, but sprang from o ligh uud toudler regard for the feoiings of moi. Mr, Horndon nssorts that thore is & IROAD DISTINOTION botween “roligion and Christianity,"—tho former boing *tho goneral, tho universal, attribute of man;" the latter * local, Jowish.” Ho then soys: When men apeak of Lincoln’s religlous sentimonts ttioy eall thetn Lis Christian sentimente, and coufouns ono with the other, Ihnve often aud often satd that M, Lincolit was, by naturo, adeeply-roligious muu § aud I'now repeat it, He was not un unbelicver in ro- liglon, but was as to Chrlstisuily, Mr. Lincoln wisa “Thiclst, a8 T sl in my AbUolt Tttor, “A Thelst doea nut netessartly deny Rovolation, iso universal roason —the reason o€ tig Wholo raco of man—ia the highest tribunnl, the grandest tribunl, this side tho Throno, 1t {6 tho'ouly (ribunal that hus truth and religion, Tho univerunl roason is tho test of trith, aud the only truo guldo for (ho conduct of mon, Imay err,—do “often ©rr, 50 may tho Rov, Jumes Recd ; ¥o moy ho Jew- f<h'people; but the ‘whole race of men nover err. Ieuce rolfzlon is nnfversil and infailible, Christinne ity, in its Jocat nnd. Jowish phusus, woy err, and is fulitle, L, . Tajlirm'that Mr, Lincoln DIED AN UNBELIEVER, was 1ot an Tyangelieal Obristian, The lecturer afirms {hat My, Lincoln. was o Uollever fn the Clielstiuu vo- Jiglou 3 was, us it were, an_ortbodox Ciumstlan, Ona Elds of this question’ can Lo proved. It fs udmitted on ali bands that Mr. Lincoln once was an_infidel ; that ho wrate a small ook, or czsay, of prmphlct against Christianity ; ond that be coutinued an wnbes Hovee til late fu life, It faw rulo of luw, oa woll asa rulo of common sensc, that, wheu o cerluin stato or coudition of niYairs is ouce proved {o exiut, tho pre~ sumption is, that it atill continies (I tho contraty proved, This rulo bay full force and virtuo till tho presumption 18 removed Ly ovidence, The burthen ot yraof, that r, Lincoln dled a Chirlatlan,—cven o Doligver,—rests on Mr, lieed, for it is udmiticd that, lute in Ufe, sud before, Mr, Lincoln was un fufldel, Mr. Herndon thes proceeds to review M, Reed's ovidences, ITo nsserts: THAT TIE ON. JOUN T. STUART— notwithstandiug his denial of the alleged re- mark—did sy to bim, somo five years ago, that Dr, Smith tried to couvert Blr. Lincoln, “but couldn't do it.” THAT COL. JANES U, MATUENY “has often told me that Mr, Lincoln was un iu- fidel;” thut in Lig lotier to Mr, ltsed, Col, M, marely suys ho * bolioves"—not that ho Lnows —that Mr. Lincolp, *in his ator life, after in~ vostigating the subject, was o fhrm beliover in the Christian religion ;" that Col. Mathony told Mr, Horndon that, from 1854 to 1860, Mr, Lin- coln played a sharp gamo upon tho Curistinns of Springfiold, “troading on their toes,” and say- ing, “Come and couvort mo;” and that Matheuy told him (ilerndon), on the 9th day of the pres- ont month ; What Tmean, In my Reed lelter, by Mr, Lincoln's carllur life, §a Ils wholo life nnd Distory in” Llinobs, Tu Liltuois, and up to the Lime Le Jeit for Waskigtou, ho was, oy 1 widerstuud 1, & contimed fufdel, Wikat 1 meuy by Ar, Liucoln’s lator lfe b his Wushe fngton life, whera e ngeoclatod with_religious peoplo, wiron and where I believa_ Mr. Lincoli thought ho bo- cum u Ohrialtan, I told Mr, Rced a1l this Luiors sign- Sugz tho letter spokon of. 1 kuew nothing of ste, Licoin's juvesugation 1nto thy subjoct of Obuise tuity, TIAT THD REY, JAMES SMITI, of Scotland, proves uotkiug by Lis lottor, stating thn Mr. Lincoln *did avow his beliof iu the Divine suthority eud inspiration of the Serips tures, for tho reason (according to Ilorndon) that * Kverything that s good is of Divino au- thorlty,—evory book, overy oration, overy poem, that rikes to tho ologquent, boing tinged with cn- thusiasm, s ivspived.” In auswer to Mr. Smith's statement that ho placed bofore Mr. Lincoln arguments dosigued to prova tho Diving suthority and inspiratiou of the Soriptures, and that Alr, Lincoln *‘ oxamined tho urgumonts as a Ioavyor who s anxious to reach the truth,” Alr Ilexndon eays: ‘Mr, Lineoln recelyed o book from Dr, Smith on fn- fidelily, Mo placed it on our law-table, ife neyer onencl’ it—tover rodd it 10 my kuowledyos wud € fhiuk tho book #o reated, unvead und unopeied, till atier M, Lincolys death,’ Su much for 3y, Lincolu’s Bweeping and searching Ivestigation, . ., Ihuve asked wany, meny members of Mr, Smith's church hat Mr, Liucolu said ut tho Biblo or Sunduy-school goclutios’; the voply want # Ouly owo courteoun, Fouoral fomurks,—only glitteriug gonralities, that ficunt, anything or nothing, sccording to whore wo 000, Do nut Ovory Enne man Jnow that, i Mr. Lineoln Liad becomo o Christiut,—bud been eouvoerted, handl been conyluted of tho truth of the Chirlatiun re- Tigglon, ubstantiolly us Dr, Bmith states, §f Lis lasgungo Dieans anylbiugesuch Feport, such ehange, would Liave run througy the elty hlio wildiio blown by & hure Yleue 7 Blience, teceeoy, aud privacy ou stelt an ace Cayion ua thls would Luve'been utterly imposnibie, HSUS, EIWARDS AND IUOOKH, Phnt the testimpny of Ninian W, Edwards, that Mr, Lincolu told him, about 1954, ot Spring- fleld, that ho was convineed of the truth of tho Christion roligion; aud tho testimony of Noah Drooks, thut Mr, Lincoln told him that, “ Whila be could uot fix any delivito time, yob it [the chango of heart] way aftor ho camo® to Wash- ington,—Mr, Brooks Leing **positive that, In s [Lincoln's] own mind, hoidentified it with about the time of Willie's death,” in 1803, —ex- bibit vory serlous discropnncion in yogard to tho timo and placa of tho ulleged chaugo. On this polut Mr. Horndon romarks: Elther tho ono or the othor of theso 4 false, or Alr. Lincoln (okl buth of these men what they stato ;. und that would_muko Me, Lincoin tell alio to both, s this Jast alternutive au evidenco of Mr, Lincoln's chutgo of heart,—i manifestution of hia religions con= victious ¥ But wuppos that Mr, Lincoln told nefther of thoao mon wht thoy stato, thon whul 7 They state o falsehood, Who fs true, Lincoln or theso mon 7 Mr, Liucolu fa fulse, or thoy w0 , aud let the peoplo Judge, AT *rox” LEwS statomont, thut My, Liucoln told him, about the timo of Liddio's doath, alter partly reading Dr. Bumith's work, that ¢ ho had chm‘;od Lis mind about tho Chrlstian religion,” amonnts to noth~ ing ¢ for, saya Mr. Herndon ¢ Tiucoln dotested this mnn, I know, The Ken ncolu would o to Totn Lowis and roveal to rions convietions, ia to me, and to alt who know Mr, Linicoln nid ‘Com Lowin, to sbwrd, ‘oin Lewwvin dock not know what Chelotianity fe, theoreti- cally or practicaily, Mr. Herndou thon examines the statemont al- loged to have boen made by THE HON, NEWTON BATEMAN, quoted by My, Rood from Dr. Iolland's life of Lincoln § which statement is, that Mr, Lincoln said to hiim [Dateman] in 1850 or ‘00 5 1f 170 ina & pinco formo [In the strugglo hotween th North aud BOuth], snd otk For Morsid 1 thisk Ho m—I bollove T i roady, T nm nothing hut truih everything, Iknow Iami right, hecanso I know that l(lllm‘rly 18 right, for Clrlst feachos it, and Curist ia od, My, Herndon, in regard to this, says : 1 know this statoment to be falvo, Mr, Lineoln and v, Batoman senrcely know on another fn 1830-%c0, + o v+ Thofiea that Mr, Lincoly would eall fn g imoro atrangrer, and rovel to Lim ik religonn viows, Whtels o WiIheld rom his narest, oldst, best frienis i to mo ridienlous, uitorly absurd, aud ‘wnworihy v beller, A Mr, ITorndon snya that, in August, 1878, ho and Mr, Bateman had a convorsation on {his subject ; and, in that conversatlon, * Mr, Bato- man axprosaly told mo Lhnt tho account of e, Lincolu's converastion with Mr, Batoman, as ro- lated in Molland, s colorod. Rlr. Horndon pub- lshos & locor writton to him, March 7, 1807, by Mr. Batoman, rolativo to the convorsation with Mr, Lincoln tn which the “ Clrst is God” ox- prossion is alleged to havo boen made ; in which lottor Mr, Batoman soys ¢ ‘T'io tone, manner, &e., of Mr, Liucoln wan deoply, solemuly rofiglons ;' it Linpired ino with uwe. 1o was applying tho principles of moral und religious teuth L tlia dutios uf the bour, the condition of - the cottn= try, and tho conduet of publio meu,—ministars of tho Golpel, T hind no thonght of orthodosy, or hotaro- doxy, Unttariauism, ‘Trinitariantsm, or aiy other fsrm, during the whole couvoraution, and'I don't sipposo of Dollove o [Lincoln] had, Tho room was fuilof God und Ligh {ruths, and thonwfulness of coming ovonta, Scots apd dogmds in Buehn presouco | 1o was ulona with tho grest God sud the great problom of i country’s futuro und bis own, sud 1 but heard tho commuiningd of his sonl, Upon this lotter Mr. Herndon commohts as follows: “Tlis Jottor shows that Mr, Lincoln wao talking poll- Yles—appistog the peluciiies of woral and raligtous truth to tlio condition of the country, minfaters of tho Goapol, Mr. Lincoln way 2ot making Mr. Butomun Ik confessor; was not giving his viows of Chrlstianity to Mr, Dateman, The (alkwas over tho ttlo hook conlulniug a list of “tho voters of tho City of Bpring- field, and it would huve Leen o_suddon, wide, oud deop-ustonfeliing departura for Mr, Lincolu to state his viewsof religlon, If Holland's scconnt in frue, books cisanged quickly from a list of voters 1o the Now Testamont, “whiclh Mr. Liscoln took out of hls bosom,” But Mr. Baleman says ho hud 1o thotght of oituodosy, etc,, during tho wiols_conversation, and, says lie, %1 don't supposo oF beliova thiat bo [Lisicoln} had,” 'Mr. Lincoln was not even {inking sbout Ohris- thanity ; aud liow expross his idens about it, and why do 50, o8 rolated by Uollat:d’s tetitious and romantie lfoof Lincoln? Tho truth i, that Ar. Lincoln s mixropresonted ; fhe account ' colored.” Lincoln novor kafa Chrfst Is God,” and Mr, Batoman's lotter, 1 think, nottle st quostion furever, Here foltows o lottor (dnted Washington, Mey 47, 1856), from M. JONN 0. NICOLAY, Mr. Lincolu’s Privato Scerotary, to Mr. Horn- don, in which Mr. Nicolny enys : Mr, Lincoln did not, to my knowledge, In any way, chango his religions ideas, opinfons, or beliefx from tho timo o Joft Springfiold to the day of his death, I do not know just what they were, nover having Leard Liim expinin them In dotall, but T am very sure ho gava 0 outward fudications of his mind having undergono any clange in that Tegard while horo, Mr, Horudon then brings MIS. LINCOLN upon the stand, a8 follows: But I promisod to introduco the cyllenco of 3rs, Lincoln 10 ghov that neltbor Dr, Smith, nor Mr. Ld- ‘Wards, nor Mr, Urooks was correct in wht thoy slalo sbout Mr. Lincolw’s chiauge of views, It will Do pro- sumed—will bo udniitted by all meu—that thio bowom= compantun, the wife of 3r, Lincolu, sboul know the secrels of Ly soul; tat bnsbund and wifo do roveai— do toll to cach otbér—overything that touclies their foclings or interosts, I examined Mrs, Liucoln at the 8, Nicholas Hotel, fn Springtioll,:TlL, somo time after tho dath of Mr, Lincoln, touchinyg, smong other things, Mr. Lincoiu's supposed changd' of Leart. Sl guve mo o sliort hislory of herself ut wy special re- Guest,—5omo account of the customs st the White 1foueé,—somelbing ubout Seward, Johuson, Sumiuor, te, ofe. I hiopo sio wil not, Iiko Matheily. Stuare, wud Batonian, forget, - Among other taiugy, Mre, Lin: coln pubatanthully sald to oz #3r, Lincom had 1o hopo and 0o faith in tho usunl aceyytution of thexe words, und Lincolu's muxim aui philosophy weru: ¢ What 1 (o bo will be, uud no cars {prayers] of ours can arrest tho deeroe, M. Lincoln wiover joined auy chrch, o was & religlous i al waye, a8 I thinl, Mo jirst thought—o soy (hii abont this subject waen Willle dled,—ncter vefore; bo read thie Blbloa good desl about 1853, 1fs felt religious, n0ro thiau ever befors, about tho timo hu went ta_ Gete tysburg, _Mr, Lincoln'was not o techui-al Chyistmu, . . s Ttold hini about Sewnrd's futention, Ife suid inroply: ‘I shall ruls miyselt,—shall cbey my oton casctence, and fallow Gad in 16, cte. ete., HUcro s the wife of 3Ir, Licoln who doclares that M, Lincolu never thought of the subect of Chivlsliaus i1y T Springfield; she draws tho clear distnction be- tween felipion nud Chviatiunity, My knowledyo of Mr, Lincoln, and tho facts of lr, Lincoln's life in Springfeld, will bear lier out, Brs, Lincoln is o cluse obzerver, & woman of intellect, a good Judgo of Lnman nnture, wust know bor busbund thoroughly, inside and owgrlug. DI, Lincolis maxim snd pbilosophy wero: “WhuiTa o bo wiil be, aud N0 prayers of ours cut arrest 1o deoreo,” And € this fs trie,—~tuking Mrs. Liucoin’s words s trug,—what Lecomes of the Ui n Lleaof prayer? \What beotios of Nouls Lrook! cunt and twaddie about Lincolws rraying? What Ue- comes of Dr, Smitivs idea of Sz, Lincolu's sweepiug and searebing rescarch, and (g couvietion springing tuererrom of the Divine authority and juspiration of tlo Serfptures? What becowos of Ar, Edward’ ovl- denco that Mr, Lincolu, fu Bpringfisid, as convinced of tho truth of the Clitsitan religion; wud, i short, what becomes of all the caut aud twaddlo dbout Ay Lincolu's Christiouity? o o . o "Il wholo welght of tiio ‘evidenee—including what Teed, Hollaud, oiid Tamon adiuee ad bring forwavd —1 i favor of tho jdea that My, Linculn died an un+ Tellever,~iu favor of ifs continued insidelity, . , . , Now, le? 1t o written I Listory aud ou My, Lincoliv lombs e died an unbeliever,” Tucldentslly 3lr. Herndon touches upon the question of the LEUGITIMACY OF MR, LINCOLN'S BIRTIL, inreply to some statomouts by tho Rev. Mr. Rced, Mr. Roeed sssorted tha thero is o woll- autlenticated record of tho marringe of Thomas Liucoln and Nanoy Hanke. This dlr. Herndon denies,—nllegiug that tho record roferred to— the lenf of tho ‘Thomas Lincolu Biblo, toru out by Dennis Hanls, which contained a list of mur- ringos, births, and deaths,—wholly or mainly in the handwriting of Abrshiam Lincolu,~ wholly fails to etate or to record thomarriago of Thomus Lincoln and Nanoy Hanls,” Says Mr., Hern- don: Whilo looklug oyer it and capying it, I wun strick with astonteawent ut the’omisslon to rocord the mar— riugo of Thowmas und Naney, when I waw ihat anost ot tho record, I not tho wliolo of it, was u thu Lund- writlug of Abwabnm Lincols, who would live 1= corded the uwrriuge, if truc, I then thonght that tats omtesfon ws one' L {n the chiadn of evidoncs in favor of those who thought and argued that Mr. Liu- colst was dllogitimate,—thio child of Abralimm Enioo, Whilo averring that Mr. Rood, on this point, “misstates the record,—afllrms that which ho doea nat knaw to oxit,—and to thet oxtent scty troudulently,” Mr, Hurndon says: “I wish it diatinctly undersiood that I wive no opinion of Mr. Lincolu's legitininey, or of the marringe of “L'homas and Naney. 3 —_—— THE RECORDER'S QFFICE. o the Fditor of The Chicago Tribunes S+ Can any ono toll upon what basls ealenla- tlons woro muda by the County Commirsioners in selocting tho prosent quarters for o Recorder’s office? Thoro must have been a fonrful con- glomeration of figures, tapo-moasuros, Couunls- hioners, &o., In tho born-Dlowors® rotrent when tho rooms snd vaults wore Leing meussurod. It Tookn s {hough nifalrs wore arrunged for helplug M, Storey slong with his now building whon complated, by renting additionnl rooms (ho oan then take advantago of tho ucceneity nnd churgo @ high vont), Even et bis early day, the pluco Is cramped, 88 auy ono_can unull{ beo, ‘Llin deska for utio of tho publle are so closo together thint it I almost imposiblo to get through the passago when puofllu happen to bo standing at opposito dosks, while tho olorke fn tho Fifth- avente room have to sit In zig-zag shapo to provont rubbiug the Dback-buttous off ‘of the coats of their roar uolghbors, The vault-room will soon bo inadequate, as there ure already 400 volumos of reoordsj while racka placed in overy availablo spaco will only be sutllolont to contain about €40 volumes, and nome are 5o high up that o laddor Is indispenea- blo in order to ronch them, Of conrao, whilo the city continues ta grow, the veoords wiil kcop pacey besidos, abstyaot copies, bolng on tho in- crenge, will tond to overeruwd tha eapacity of the ;’u\lllu wome timo boforo tho expiration of the loggo. TIu viow of theso circumetances, the question nrisos, why much moroe commodious qunrtors, nt Tows veut, dud convoniont o the athee public ofileas, wore not seleoted, \Was it bocauso tho Tines neoded some monay ta pay ity compasl- {ovs for wotting up puifs about cireulutlon? Or, pothups thore 4t comm/usions ns woll a8 Come missionors, Lot us hear thoe Stor(e)y, O, tom~ possl 0P A MAQRKETS BY TELEGRAPH, st =11 0, m—Markels unchonge Tluar, 235 g T wpring, 12¢ @124 0d 1 while, Y SA@I3s8d; club, Tin tdea 14w, Gorn, 8561 00, Porlk, s, Lard, 404240 Gl Livenroor, Do, 1—2 1, w.—Dreadatulls quict and unelnnged, T0NDON, Dao, 196 ., m. @013 on recotint, 2R3N, ties—United Stutes bonds of 05, 011y ; 9a1¢ 3 mow bs, 02!y, Now York Central, rla proferrad, 58, Dee, 11,~-Renter, 59f 102, ot, Dae, 1i—Lve.~Gotlon quict : middiing 7 middling “Orleans, 81 salen, 10,000 Tavenroor, Do 4 Lty upiund, 6 bslon § Amicrtgan, 4,000 balea s croculalion au expiety 2 2,000 tury, shipped Novombor, 82 ¢ hipped Decombor o umtanys 8520 & Ao Tantney and Tebrunry, 87-103 nothing bolow law middlinge, suipped Dacerse tier or Jannnry, 8¢ duliverablo Dacember, 8¢, Tirendatitits=Quilol and unchanged, Travlalons—Ciimberland widdlc, 408§ short ribe, 385 64, Rest wuchanged, alcn, Balgs Upland, notising below good ordis Now Yorlk Produce Markets, Nriw Yonr, Dee, 11, ~Corrox—In muderato request middiing upland, 16)¢¢; futures fitm, Breavsrusrs—Llon less netivos recefpts, 000 vrin 3 superfiup Westorn and Stite, S5.70@0, good extra, $0,03@7.10 good to clicles, 33 whito_wliout oxi )80 cxlra 28. . Ltyo fonz 011, Aearcs aitd advanelug 3 At quict and firm; recolpie, ; lowa mpring, SLENBLG 0, ter e Wetern, $L6001.0 Ttyo seareo ind firas b $L10, Larloy and mnlt tae Irh:u]nml. fl:’!ll highor, with better demund ; recelpts, 0,000 bit; Western mixed, nfloat, E04SLe: do in store, T8X@S0¢; iferior mixed, slore, T00; now mixed, U7 noW white Wentern, 8003 ol dv, Blo, oua lxl‘r‘-'m‘r snd imoeg nelivo - reeetpls, 30D b mixad Western, 67@58¢ ; common, {u store, 530§ 58@50350 5 do { Rtara, 883, - bl ] Tuas—Qulot ud weal. HAx—Firm, Ttora—Dul and unchanged, Lzarue-—Stealy ot 37wdte; Orinoco, 253270, WooL—TFirm; XX Obio, Guigsoe; pulled, 10430 § \\1\uwn:~hu\\,' Qui{ lob: Rlo 213G LocEnita~—Cofico quict s Rio,21 (@50, gold, Sugar quilot, Molowes steadys - Tico quist and'Grmn'; Cason un, To@I¢C, P ito1E0N—Crude, G3(@034¢ roliued, 19Xe, —Quiot ot 893¢c. i fiemor ;. how s, $16.00@10.23 mess for Juunary, S16,60; Marchy - 'Beof and cut meata uncbanged, Mids dled steady ; long elear, 73@Tyes ehort clear, December ; Jong and short cloyr Dovernber, 7 11 Tard firmer; Western steam, 9o cush ; 8240 Doces Ber; gy 1-d0o January; 0o Fobruaky§ 8130 with good demand; good to oo fim ot 10@11e, oo 1@ Tno Wool Trade. Tiogroy, Dae, 18, —~Although thero is %oms abates ot fu o wool ‘marlot, ot tho cos {3 fully ¥itatnfued, 'hio total enlos of the weelt 07,600 pounds, of whic 1,845,100 wero don Olifo andPenusslvania som sales Jiove been mado ab e, Transactions iu flue flocees duriug tho week fncluda’ 87,000 1va; Ohlo and Pomaylvanti mostly ot ble to53z; doublo extra to B3e,tho Ietter price being tho currout ruto rblo lots of thiy description, It fs belloved that about threc-quartera of th clip of fAino fleoces nve alrcady pasecd Into the Liands of_mnufacturero, Vary liltlo bns_ boei douo - dolatno wid coubing fleeten, but pullod wool I In demand, witl & firm feol= Jug, Salcs of Oklonwl Pennaylvania fiecces, mediitm, extra, doublo nd 3¢ Michigan No, 1'ind extra 10 3 Western, \Visconein, Now Y ot nud Now 1amphive, £ Thzas, ‘and Southern, o1 reront advancodn p New Yorle Dry Goods Markete nic, Dee, 19,—1nsiness was restricted to-day ¥ unfavorablo weathor, which Tendered trade movoe menslow, Tho market for cotton goods is steady und stroug ot current priccs. Drown und blached cottons und corset Jtans ko woll in Srst Honds, Catton flannets, de: pot: cambries i atemly request end firm, imores [y demand ut rednced prices, aud country clothicrs operating in spring nukes, e ot An oxchongo pays: “Tho provinclnl towns aro gotling v'er particular as to tho plays that thoy will invo pi L Edwin Booth goes to Springfleld tliik weok, whero ha proposed to net the *Htrangar,’ but tho Jeepublican auys thak a polition signed hy over 200 citizous swaited him, nsking for o chiango. hess prond provine cinli declaro thoy hops Mr. Looth will “rocon- sider Lis purposo of inflicting upon our moay critienl public the stale melodrami of the woes of Mrs, Huller's husbnnd,' " MARRIAGES, Do 10, a1 Kimito , und. Lovise 0n Wolluesday, hor, Wbl Lawall, Mas: ; Applyton K MGORAUPH-IRVIN=Ta this clty, on tho 11th Inst., by Prol, dug, Roburt HeCr ICnaxville, 1L, b Bites Stncy by Tevin, of Hiriruos ! Catnads Y- st Church, rvin, cUarthy, Mro G BURILELL~HAMILION—On thp ovoning of tho 11t nst., at tho rosidones of the biidu'sa parens, €8 West Madlsii-ut., by the Lov. llonry . Koany, lite Roctor of the Clinreh of tho Atoncmuaty Lowts £, Burrol, Heq. and Miss Mazglo A,, socoud daughier of Edward ot Margurat Tamilton, botn of thfs cley. Nu oardz, "Montrenl, Bridgoport, Con sud Plttsburgh ‘papers picaso cbpy. GOODING-~STUDBRS-On Wednesdsy orening, Nov. 255 by ti10-Kov. Us D Nabis & (s Featdziiesof (3 brida's father, Clurenee 1, Gooding and nne Stubbs, DEATIHS, KINZTE on Saturdsy, 13tk Inot., Maj. Roberi n- i D norice ol the tugoral will bo given. BRIZZOLARA—Louis, at his Inta residonce, 460 South Clagkzt., on Deg, I, 187, aged 2 yeeas, Hotn Lo Ltaly, S ~Tuston and Richmond (Va.) 1ipers 1eass cony. (LS —Trauk Allcs ot 48 Divlfot-st., Doc. 11, syed s, Yunoral at 9 o'olock to St, Joseph Church, North Stdo. Al the nonsaintunces aes tuvitud WEETINGS. don Attention, Sir Xnights. Chlcago Oommanidory, No. 39, K, T.--Abuusl Conclave DMoudny eventng, Dee, at , far tho cleetion of ullicers and payment of dues, Al meinbers aro hereby Botllivd to Uo proacnt, 1y rdor of tiw 1 GO, T, 411, Siecurder, i Togulnr Conmunlozitun of lzosatono Lndge, No. 6, AT R A, S\ W dnosday eroptog, o thele. 1uily prompt, for work, Lrethren A 33, . Visitors frates L b PRINUE, Beo, Ma Carlnthian Chapter, eatlon, Munduy ey il AL Dugrace: Vil 1y tneied, SISO, Y. 2, 50nic. . 64, % A, MoSpeovl Consor ar e ol Wik on B T <auip, “Masonie. The Anne-l Gommunication of Clgvsland Lodgo, 211, A, ¥, AL M., for thy olction of ilicets, olo:, el wilt ho otd on Tribesday evoning, bee, 13, 887350 ). sharp, GEO, K, IAZLLY Masonic. Covennnt Todgo, No. 123, A. aual Gommunicilon, Friasy uvouiug, 0-5t., for clevtlun of ofticors wnd payniout of ducs, - All 4 8ro expeatod (o bo prosents Ty order of W, . - 5, G. PITKIN, Scoretars. Masonic, The Aunnal Qonvocntton of Yock Ohntor, No. 148, Tt. Aq Sy will ho el at thiofe 1ull, oornor nf Madisou'and oo, sl ay oventug, Use, L8 195, Ity aler of th ML, J3 1t B W, SV G, Masonic, Ortentnl Tdgn, No. 83, A. I munieation or Urlontal ladge,” No. LI & AL ML, Wil o huld on eldny eveulug, Dou. 19, nt 75 'eluck, £0F the elostiuu ol wilioues fOF Uiy Citetlng Sour, #ud payment ot dued, A (il wnd prompt witendaneo of (o mombers roquesiod. Ly ordur of 1y Agsiar, A M., regular Ane Dac. 19, at 187 Kine A2, Anual Ora- TUAKER, Sosrotary. Masonie. The menthors of Richard Culo Ludge, No. 697, A, T. & . A, nro herchy simtuuticd to attond the Aniuaf Vo o ntnaigulion of ‘said Lo, 1o bo held "Phuriduy ove Do, 18, sor tuo eloailon aloflcors, Hy ovdoe of the Weo WILLAASE OLUGAS, Bocrotaty, Masonic. Apallo Tadgo, No. 042, A, I & A. M, Speolnl com. muudestlon on Tuesd oy evening, 8, at ¥ o'lock, Sorhae ol Skt il eyt G vk, o 8 nied Dogreoo, Vi 3 run_iny] order T gpree. Vit b ittt . Masonic, Aunual Communiention of [ ilhning Lodio, A e ot on ity vty Do, 18, at Gorluthian fall, 13/ Base Kinzieat, Eleetlon of utlie ‘Goen and vaymont of dinvs 1K, M, THOMSON, W. M. ICnights of Pythlas, Al mombacs of Walcomo Lodgo No. 1, K. of P. oarnostly reiluostod i must at Urand fodice Hiatl, northe Wost gortor of_TeSalle sid Adamsats on Thursdny oiviitug next, the T dust,, w70, Tusness of G . Ny vortats. By ol 1, WARDEAW, I, 1. & 8, Inights of Pythias, AN mombors o Doulny Ladze aro summoned to ba prosont at thele Gaxilo TIall, curnor Lasaifo an Adana. EcTden Tt bosc i S elord G Mt bnge” B Tnow o tince wil o b Rty Ordor of this Charieohior Uamiars o o oo e DY No, 311, Caledonian Club, An adfowmnod tsstiog of_the Oatadontyn Olub witl b T ool i o e T actlow of inporiant buafnose, b tho bally chrer of Adaina aud Baugu J('nn'ucymen Bakers' Uniom Thole will bo a speckal meotiug of tho momhors of tho abovo Unlon hold at dhuie Lall uinoat Satneiay, frediste ‘s conogniung hyir ball, Dy erder ol the Proshlont. Sheat Mctal Workers, Al mombors of oot Motal Workers® 1% & I, Aescate atioarorus-iod to b on hawtat thotaclotyid o T Glots Tbatro Suititui, nost Taosdiy oveniog atd 4, Lilyotlon of olticors aud Lustiess of importa ¥ ordur of Oom.