Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 15, 1873, Page 5

WASHINGTON. Strong Opposition to the Pro- " posed Increaso of © Taxos. Richardson's Troasury Administra- tion Growing in Disfavor. Probable Confirmation of Williams for Chief-Justices Mr, Logan Working for the Distrcased Sewing-Machine Men, Spectal Diepatch to The Chieago Tridune’ A TRANSPOBTATION LORDY. Wasnryaroy, Noc. 14.—Tho so-onlled cheap transportation maoting beld in tho ball of the Touso of Roproeontatives last mght has boon ratlier ronghly eriticlaed by Congressmon and oth- ors to-day. ‘I'ho meoting was the rosult of o call siguod by somo sixty Western and Southiern Con- grosumon, Whon the pio was opened, the fact wos devoloped that it was not proposed to waste time in considering moans of choaponing transportation by any other routo thon the Fort 8t. Phillip Canal. Sever s gontlemeon whose names wero apponded to the call now repudiato tho meoting, and eay thoy were dragoonod into londing thuir influenco by throaty that it would be ropreseuted that they ‘wore opposed to the improvement of the navi- gu! lo rivers of tho Wost and South, and their chances of ra-olectior impaired thereby. Vory many of thoso who signed tho call staved away frow the meoting, aud others who did attond lett tho hall us soon as thoy discerned tho drift of the affair, NAVAL APPROPRIATION. When the Fuval Doflciency bill passed the Houso the othor day, the amonnt appropriated was 84,000,000, Robeson's otiginal domand was for §5,000,000, but he oxplained to the Appyo- priation Committeo that £1,000,000 wounld not Lo needed unless war should bo doclared. Upon this undoerstanding the Committeo dropped tho oxtra million, profersing to approprinte it when tho unecessity for it should oxist, Now that the Dill bas gono to tho Benate, Roheson is moving heaven sud earth to havo tho other million putin, ‘This 18 cominonted on ns rather singular, in view of tho circumatances that the lato threatening war- cloud is about dissipated, and that rotreuchmont has bacome n nocossity with the Government os well ns with individuals, Cougrossmen appro- clata the situntion, aud it is now excoedingly doubtful 1f cither this appropriation bill or the ono to increaso the unumbor of scamon will be passed by tho Sanate in any shape. OPPOSITION TO INCREASED TAXATION. Tho recommendations which Iichardson is to make {o-morrow to inoreaso tho revonucs by ad- ditional taxation sttipct much attention, and sre tho subjoct of private discussion on all bands. The feeling syainst Richardson in the matter is quite strong, and prominent Cougress- men of all purties express thomselves quito freely to tho effcot that the Administration commits n grave error in asking additional taxen, while at the samo time no disposition is ehown on the part of heads of departments, and high officiats genorally, to incrense tho monoy at commund by eutting down thoir oxponsea, The Administration scoms to have no thought of economizing in any way. Now schemes for the exponditure of the poople’s monoy are freely indorsed, and tho cetimates of the Dopartment are larpely incrossed. The mauner in which thess things are done would botter bofit a Governmout for the benefit of the governors thon one for tlic banafit of the govarned. Thero is trouble aliead for the President and his Becretaries in reEnrrl to the incronso of faxa- tion. Ouo of two things will be doue in the Houge—either the Committees on Ways and Means aud Appropriatious will combine, and to- gethor roviso tho ostimates submitted’ by the Beuds of Dopartments, or a_resolution will ba passed directing thore ofticials to cut down their own demauda, In either caso thero will be trou- ble aud much frauk oxpiession of strong views entertaiued by our leading men in both louses. DELANO'S CITANCE FORt PROSOTION, Secrctary Delano's frionds aro aid to be quite auergotic i exprossing tholr unbiased opinion that luchardaon ou{."m to be no_longor tolerated at the bead of the Tieasury, If this be true, there may b o bare hope that Grant will incline bis oar, us Delano can do what thousands falled at when it comes to mfluenciug ITis Excelloncy. It is mendoned in this conneciion that Delano is & man of views and financial ability. TALK ABOUT THE TAXES. Senator S8herman eaid to-night that legislation providing for an iucroaso of tho taxes muy bo mande by next June, but not before that timo. Secrolary Richardson #aid this oveniug that ho had prepareds lotter to the Waysand Moaus Com- mittee ou the subject of the Tinancial condition of tho country, but thut he did not mako any reoommandatiots in it with regard to incroaned taxation. Ilis document will be looked for with Intoroat to-morcow. THE CONFIRMATION OF WILLIANS is confidently looked for enrly this wook, The opposition five grown wealk under the Presi- dent's obstinacy, and have concluded to come dowa gracefully a3 the bost way out of the diii- culty. Rtopublcans sro very iudignant at Grant's porsistenco in this affuir, saying that e ouglit to heed tho wishes of tho majority of tho party, a8 reprosented in tho Senate, which is plainly against the n‘ppoiutmunt. Wiliinms' con- tirmation will Lo a cloar proof thot the strongth of the Preeident is grenter than that of the Io- publicon party iu the Sonate. TIE AILEN-FELTIOUSEN PATENT, On the 4th Inst., Seuntor Logan _introduced n atition for Willinm L, Aikeu and Jacob D, Felt- ousen, praying for rolief for inventing a new and useful lm&\rnvemeut in sowing machines, Nearly §1,000.000 lied boen spent by the indi- viduals nawed in the petition, and their cnomies m battling over the now uud uweful improve- monts weiioned, Tho bill on the petilion was introduced by Mr. Loman, It coutem- platos o movon-year osteurion of putout Tor the feeding dovice for sewing maclines to the inventors, Messrs, Atken & Lolthousen, of Clieago. Tho patentess fought for eightcen yenrs against the cutiro sowing-maching iuter- gst In tac coarty, and u fow years az0 oblained & decigion in thew favor in the United Btates Bu- promo Court, But, whilo tho war was_waging, their patout oxpired, and, notwitstanding they Huslly camo out victors, thiefr vietory was barren of rosults, Whoy wore left penniless. At tho last session of Congress, Mr, Trumbnll Introduced v bill tor extond tholr patent, and backed it up with two petitions signod Ly eltizens of Chicaggo, It was oiqmuul by soverul members of the Committre on Patents, and, through the intlucuze of the Now York sewing-mechine ring, was suppressed, and no roport was over mndo. Tho oppononts of tho extension Inst session attompted to raiso s pool of #600,000 among the — maunfucturers of sewing-machines, und_ ovsowsod tho sum of _ 70,000 on Finkle & Lyon, but they bolted and oxposed the sehemo, Tho éame influsncos will be brought 1o boar against the passage of tho bill this sos- glon that proved so potent last year fn nuppross- ing it fu committeo, Alroady 2 strong lobby has artived in the aity aud commencod operations. Mr. Togan is dotermined to got a report from the Committes tius time, and, wheu onco betore tho Bounte, it 18 promined that some 1ich devel- opments will bo made. ’ TIE TARILF ON RIDBONS. Tho Becrotary of tho'f'rensury husa written Jot- terto thollousd of Rop, cxentutivos, with a bill pro- posing a uniform duty of 60 per cont ad valorom on certuin ‘modn, such as ribbons, oto., without regard to their commercinl olasslflcation, where tha compouont matorial of ohiof valuo fu eilk, This ls intended to provent the introduction of sillc ribbons with a small amount of cotton in them ae cotton ribbona ot low duty. BUCOESHOR TO DELALAY. Benator Orozier, of I{ausas, 18 urgod as a oan- dldate fur the Judgeship made vacant by Dela~ Lay’s resignation, ~ Quito a largo uuiaber of Kausas people are lookiug after the apgolnk- mont, among thom Capt, Tough, United Statos Marubal, [70 the Asscofated Press,) QPPOSITION TO INCREANED TAXATION, Wasurxaroy, D. O, Dec. 14.—Thero is at prosont & genoral indisposition amoug mmembers ©of Cougress to lucreaso taxation, It will not be dona unleas the nocersity of doingso oan be oarly shown, Tho regommeudations of tho a‘.ou{ury of Lue Transury in Lls recentloiterto THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: MONDAY, DECEMBELR 15, 1873. Roprosontative Dawon will be discuseed by tho Committeo nf Wayaand Menns at their mooting to-moriow. {devoral membors of that Commiileo sald to-day ~ that thero wonld bo no hnsty action upon tho subject. The Trensury Dopnrtment 14 gomowlint prossod for money, not only by the falling off of rovorues, but, by extraordinary ap- propriation of $4,000,000 or £5,000,000 for navel purposes, and tho appronch of the timo for tho rodamption of the £20,000,000 loan ot 'G8. TIME WABTED ON THE RALARY-GIAD DEDATE. Hovennl prominent Bouators have expresscd surprise at tho action of the Ilousg in devot- lng so much time to tho ‘debals on the malory question,Biwhen the country 1s looking for legislation to reliovo the presont fnancial ombarrassmonts, and rostora confidenco in monetary affuirs, Tho Bonato ia roady to entar upon logislation at once, nnd, if posstblo, afford necesanry roliof beforo tho holidays. It ia cortnin thas thove is loss disposition’in the Bonato thaan in tho Houzo to agitato tho salary quostion, CRIME, - Escaype from the Kendafl County Jail, spectal Danateh to The Chicano Tribune, Yonkviuig, I, Dec. 14, —Aifrod Terwilager, wlo has Loon conflned in the Kondell Conuty Jail for somo months, walting the action of the Qrand Juty, on tho charge of larceny, offcctod Ly oscapa Inst ovoning by oponing tho door to his coll with a load key which Iio had manufactured during his confingment. 'imothy Daolan, who was conflued with him on a charzo of murder, rofused to follow Terwilager, but took o stioll around the ywrd aud returnod to s coll nud waited il BhoriM Nowton weut down later in the evening, and found_the door wido opov. Dolan told the Sheriff all nbout Torwilapor schoming to got oul, suying tint bo (Forvilagor) at ono limo tried t0 induco Dolan to join him In an offort to_knock tho Bhotift down whilo In the cell, and both mioko thoir ascapo, This Lo declined to do, avd only refrainud from reporting thie mattor to the 8heriff on account of fonr of injury from Tor- wilagor, Murdors in Tennessoes Special Disvatcl to The Chicago Tribune, Meurims, Tonn,, Doe. 14,—A rowdy nogro, uomed Sandy Hunt, shot aud killed negro named Milton Cartwright, horo lust night, firig threo shots (into Lim, two of thom after ho Lad fallen. A white mau_namod Mixor was_stabbed nud Ilied yesterdsy wonr SBaulubuty by n section- man on tho railroad. Tho mun was litorally out in plecas. The pefalcation 1 Snuclby Co., Tenn, Swecfat Diepateh tr The Clineano T'ribune. Mexpinzg, Tovn., Dee. 14,.—It is ascortained that tho acconnt of Woodward, the defanlting County 'Urustee, is 8125,000 short, Mo is now believed to be in Europe. An Agod Pauper Murders i IRoom= mute and Commits Suicides LoweLy, Muss., Dec. 14.~Samuel Hildroth, 60 yeurs of age, yesterday murdered his roomuwate, Olivor Dalland, aged 72, at tho Wostford poors houso, o thou cut hug own throat with arazor, and will probably die. Both bave beeu lumatos of tho institution for a lung time, Burglaries in Clncinnati, Crxciyxati, Dec, 14.—~The house of Abralam Mayor way ontered Ly burglars to-night, 1 the absence of tho family, and robbod of 600 wortl of jowelry and valuables, This in tho third burglary within five days, nad indicatos an iu- vasion of tho city by thst class of criminals, ‘Iriple Murder in INoston—A Jusband IKiils Das Wi, ¥iis Dunghtor, and Eimucti, Doston (bec, 11) Dispateh to the New York Herald, Ono of the most tersble tragedies over brought to light ngitates Now Englondto-day. Tho Kin- ball family consistod of Goorge U, Limball, his wifo, and Lis sln‘)-r-dnnghtar, the dnughtor of Mrs. Kimball by o formor husband, ‘They resid- ed and Lept boarders in a modest-appearing house on the coruer of Park and Common stroots, Charlestown, 1t secmed that Mr Kim- ball aroxe at bis usual hour 1 the morning, snd, ag was his custow, procooded up-stuits nuout 6 o'clock to arguse Lho boarders, Up to ths time 10 noiso had teen heard in tho houeo, and per- gons who imust bave been pasmnz whils tho ter- rible dacds wero being commutted neitlior heard nor saw auything to attract their sttoution. At t e time ho called the Loarders one of them re- marked that he thought he would lay s while longer, to which Mr. Kimball replied, * You had better come down now.” A fow minutes lator two of the boarders went down together, nnd, as thoy steppel to the door of the purlor, they discovered Mr. Kimball stand- ing fo the sitting-room boyond, off of which his chuwber opened, in his night-dross, and with o torriblo gash in his throat, from wi'ch the blood was streaming, whilo in hig hand ho Lold an opon ruzor, Mr. Kimball, on sceiug his board- ors, motioned for thom with the ruzor to keop back, and not caring to attompt to Awsarm bim, they ran spedily out mto the stroot to summon the police. In" a short time Ofticors Green, Webb, and Peamson wore fouud, snd the five qu‘wldy roturued to tho house. On eatering the sitting-room o horrible sight meu their gazo. Upon the floor, in a vool of blood, lay the un- fortunate man, Ile was not doad, for as Oiticor Pearton stopped up to him ho attempted to got up, at the sumo time cxclniming, * Damn_you, got out of Lere, or I willcut you tno!"" He then foll buck, weak from (ho luss of blood. Onicers Pearson aud Webb attompted to stunuch tho flow of blood, but cithor ono of the thres cuts wonld havo proved fatal, and in five minutes after tho ofiicers arrived he was doud. Qu _entering the sitting-room the ofiicers noticed thnt Ars, Kimball wag still in bed, ap- paroutly asleop, but, upon investigution, ' she wus found to be dend. Thore were no maris about Ler person to show in what manuer she hnd been murdered, excent o slight diecoloration about the throat. from this it 18 supposed that she wag strangled to death. Tho body luy in a uatuinl position, with the Lauds crossed upon tho broast, and the orderly appearauce of tie bedelothes showed that the murderer sprang upon her while she was in a sound sleep, an that #ho died with scarcely & stragglo. A hand- kerehiof covered with bloodstaing was found by tho bodside, which had evidently beon used to gag bor and provoat her outery, Bearch was then made for “the daughter, & young woman of about 17 years, and on opening tho door to her bedroom, o vory kmall apartmout opening out of the parlor, auother horrible ight met tho ofiicors’ gaz, which cansod the stoutent heart among thom to'quail. The body of tie %llrl was found lyiug across tho bed with hor thront cut fiom onr |o ear, the head being nearly sovered from the bodv, From the app-nrunce of the Lod it iu thouglit that sbo was awakoned be- fo0 thio deed wus recomplishad, and strugglod Lo 8avo bor lite, but without avail, This complcted tho horrible picture, no attompt boing mnde by tho murderer to take the life of any of ths board- oru, ‘I'ho offlcors, nfter loaraing of tho extent of tho tragedy, seut for Corouor Bradford, and upon his arrivel two notes found by the police upon the ! contre-tablo wero handed'to him, which giva elue to tho whole affair. The follawing is ncopy of the most importanc noto, which was writton Emulv. pice of loltor paper, aud unstainod by lood ¢ ‘Thia troubel was all don by Rindy toling her some- things that was not truc, and wy wife seoldlug overy timy that T wus uear her, und to-ulght When We went 1o bod Site begus sty aud fuclly iy toiuper yot te Deat of mo, duvid Nowa ull abont tho froubel, I was out thure & shost timoe ago snd told ITim, yinda ia at the Lottom of ull this, Gro, U, Kiamate, Tho grirl was to have been married this even- ing, Lo most merciful verdiet of public opinion {s that tho porpotrator of this horrid erimo was insano; yet tuore is ovideuco that there was mothod in lus madness, It I8 not meet that we should ullouk avil of tho doad, aud only ti s ean ho sald, thore arc strango storien curront umong the bonrders in tho house Iu relaiion to the fam- il!f' relations of Mr, and Mrs. Kimball, @ wos possessed of & bad temper, snd she was, unfortunstely, in tho possession of a joulous unturo, Tl ** grean-oyed monster, which doth mock the meat it feeds on,” laid at the bottom of all the familv troubles, and, although no cause roems to huve oxisted for its oreation, still it waxedstronger and strongor un- til the fatal rosult alrordy chroni:led was ronobied, Mre, Kimball wns an unreasonablo woman somotimes, Although she was o widow when sho took Mr, Kimball for & second husban, she took no ndvantage of hor provioua oxperience in warried lito, and was intolorant. It Is eaid that tho blast of jealouny wes fanned by tho s‘ep- daughtor, Miranda Wells, Blio always chorished an ill-feeling toward Mr, Kimball, aud busled liorsel? in carrying stories from oue to tho othor, keoping allve the firo that, if lot alone, woul biave quenched itsolf, 1t was thus that what was oneo a pleasant home was turued Into o kel upou earth, Why oy Were Wantod, A country Postmaater iu making » roquisition on tho Dopartmont nt Washington for 5,000 yvoutal-carda, apologizes for the unusuully large number ordared by saylog: ** Yon inay think that this amount of postul-carda that I soud for aro great (our ofiloo bejug amall), but I will ex- plain it to'you, We want thom to advertiso for & man tha) was eur Wown Lroasurer and ab- uoonded." THE VIRGINIUS. Surrendor of the Vosssl and Prisoners to Bo Made at Bahia Honda, , Tho United States Vessel Dispatch OfF for That Ports No Further Breach of tho Peacs in! Havana. ADVICES FROM CUBA, DELIVERY OF THE VIRGINIUS, Havawa, Doo, 14.—Tho man-of-war Tsabol la Cntolica roturnod to this port yostorday. . Bho loft tho Virginius in chinrgo of o Spanish gun- ‘bost at Bakia Hondn. . ‘Thn Spanish stoamor Dazin has eailed from Santingo for Bahin Honda with the Virginiuy prisoncrs on board, and is expected to srrive at tho latter placo to-morrow, It hns beon ar- ranged that the Virgiolus and her surviving pre- wongers and orow whnll bo delivered to the Americaus ot tho same time In the port of Bahla Honda, JAVANA TENAING TRANQUIL, Tiwo battalions of Voluntacrs aro on duty for the praservation of order, sud patrols woto os- tabilshed throughout _tho ity last night. 'Tho inploadera of the demousttationn on Friday have beeu arrestod, and will Lo tried by court-matinl, CAPT.-GEN, JOVELLAR, in n specch to the Volunteors to-day, declared Lo fenow all good cltizons sided with bim, and would assisb in putting down any disturbanco, z g THE RECEIVING SHIP, [New York t'ribune Speelal,) KevWesr, Dec. 14.—Tho Dispatol énils to-night with four ofticors from the flag-ship Worces- cester on board, aud an extra erow of thirty-nino men from the Pawneo, to receive tho Vitginius, and probably take nor to a Northern port, Lo Dispateh wifl earry o full complemeut of officors, soloctod fiom tho . sqaduron, to fake chargs of the Virginins, -Naval ofllcora here eeem much dissntisfisd e the way in which tho Spanioids n'o earrying out tho térms of the protocol, and think that proper rospect hns not boea shown his_Government in tho stoalchy departure of the Virginius from Havana, aud her surrouder at an obscure port. THE FLOOD. | Ereshets in Difforent Sections of the Country--No Scrious Loss of Life or roperty Yot Ieeporteds Speaal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Prrrsnunan, Dec. 14.—Tho Allogheny River commonced risiug yesterduy morning. Towards the afternoon it hnd risen more rapidly thau was oxpeeted, and about £8,600 worth of lumber, lnylog unpiled on the bank of Ilollistors & Lomm's lumber-yard, In Alleghony, swas swopt away, Othor lumber waa carried off, rafts camo rusbing down with the swift tor- tent, which now was running at a rato of eight milos an hour, About 2 o'clock there scomod to be o lull, and the Monongabela wos stationary. About 4 v'clock, the river again commenced to risont o tonrvelons rate, having by 4 o'clock rison to over 20 feot. At 6 o'clock it was fall to tho banks on the Allegheny side, and still rifing. Lator, the warning came that tho river was atill rising, throntoning great dostruction to proper- ty, By 1 o'clack this morumng, the wator Lad visen to twonty-slx feot eight incheson Du- quesne Way. The wator in placos ran far over tho loveo. At tho Robison houso, the strect was imynssatle, the wator baving filled tho col Inr and surrounded the house, going far up Sev~ onth street, Tho works of the Consolidated Gay Cowpany woro submerged, the water putting ont their gas ond stopping thoir works. Tho dam of the new reservoirs, some miles up tho Alloghany, was swapt sway. ashore cn the Island of Locland, got off, and was towed luto an English port, FOREIGN. FRANCE, | | the Doparimenta of Audo, Pinlstore nud Sowe ot Olso, for mombors of tho Assoinbly, roturn indioato the election of radieal candi- dates in Audo, and two Ropublicans In Finlstore aud Heine ot Olka. i AFRICA, LoxpoN, Den. 14.—The stonmer Diafra has arivad ac L, 7ol Irom the Gold Const, Bhe TOpOrts on twe. titish vossols fifty-soven men down with fove.. Tie Blufra bad soven doatlis on board from typhold fever. s i SPAIN. LoxpoX, Doo. 14—6 n. m.—A dispatch to the Daily News snys o complote reconcilintion hns | boun offacted between Castelar aud Balnoron, A PRIZE-FIGHT. A Dispiay of Fisticnffu Nonr Dotrojtas Michau Kenoe Whipped in Nine Iounds. Specral Dispatch to The Chieago Tribune, Dernorr, Miok,, Doo. 14.—To-day ot 1 p, m, Michuel Kehou, of Dotroit, and Buddous Mouse, | of Now York, fought nprize-tight in Cannda, five mites bolow Dotroit, Motwo won in nino 1ounds, aud 22 ninutes, kuocking Kohoo out of time. A crowd of wporting mou was prosout from Do- trolt and Windsor, Mouso is au oxperienced fighter, whilo KXchoo fs Lut & novice, Luero Iy taiy of nuother mateh. CINCINNATI WORKMEN., Thoy Are Disposed to Be Unrulys=-A Demand to the Mayor to Bo Made Noedny. CiNcrxsary, 0., Dec., 14.—~The proceedings of tho mocting of workingmon at Arbeitor Hull lust uight weto chictly i Cerman, and most of tho gssombly wore Gormans, A roport of the meoting reprosents Carl Tosss, a young man from Austris, ns saying that an appent to arws would Lave to bamaude, which was cheered. Tho Committeo to-duy alo arranging for il nuemploved work- ! fogmon fo moot in Fountain Bquaro ut 9 o'otock | to-morrow morning, and mateh in o mass to Mayor Johustone snd demsud work. DELAHAY’S SUCGESSOR. The Ilon. A. EHorton Urged for the Vacant Judgeship i IKansas, Avomson, Kan., Doc, 14.—At a meeting of tho mombers of the Atchison County Bur, lust night, u rogelution was adopted recommonding { tho nappointment of tho Mou, A. Horton to I Wil _the vacancy cauned by tho resignation { of Judge Delohay, of the United States District Coutt, nnd requesting Kansas Seustors ond Roprosentatives in Congress to urge his appolnt- mout. Mr. Hocton has alvo beeu indorsed by Judge Dilion, of the Unlted Blates Circuit Court, nod wany influential judicial oflicors at Washiugton. OBITUARY. Prof. Agnesiz, BostoN, Dee. 14.—Prof. Agassiz died this oveuiug at fiftoen mwinutes past 10 o'clock, Judge ‘Thomas, of Fayette County, 0. CiNoinsary, Dee, 14.—The Euguirer's Loxing- ton speciul says: The Hon, C. B. Thomas, Judgo of the Fayotte Circuit Court, fell dond :lmd leuly {lus moruing from congostion of the lungy. —_— THE WEATHER. ‘Wasnxaton, Dec. 14,—TFor New England and tho Miduio Statos, northwosterly Lo soushwost- orly winds will provail, with partly cloudy weather, aud _but slight changes of tomporature, For tha South Atlantio Btates, contipued low temperaturo, crly winds and gonorally cloar ' woathe For the Gulf States and thence northward tot Ohio Valley, contiunod tow but slightly rising tomporature, with loss pressuro and partly cloudy weathor. The winds in thoso districts On the Alloghony side tho river onterod 16 | yro gradusily slifting to ensterly sud bouses, submorgiug the firat stories, and in | youtherly. For tho lake region, light ond Slany canos tho seoond, ol aloug tho river. Ave- | fregh sontherly to westorly winds, With incrons- uto buildings wore looded, and ap severul streets | jng clondinosn and slight rise of temperatnre, passngo could only be made by ekifs. ‘This frosbot will cnuse much damage, but how much at present canuot be upsmxim sted. for no ono “i“ preparod for sosudden and uuexpected a riso, ‘Fho Monongnhela also rose to 25 feet 8 inchies, but tho current was chocked by tho torce of the countor currout coming againet it of tho Allo- ghony, at the point whora thoy combine snd make tho Ohio. To-uight tuo Gazelte sud Dispateh officas, the Uuion Depot, 1olel, Post- Otlice, aud otlicr places of note are coutonting thomsolves wivh burning candles and lamips bew urln,uso thoy caunot get gas for tho reasons stated above. [70 the Aasociated Press,) Prrrsponon, Dee. 14.—The Monougahola Rivor I8 24 feet, and fulling. The Allogbonv is also fallivg, Both rivers are stoadidy falling above. No serious loss hns been sustainod by business men on acconnt of the flood. THE OHIO RIVER AT WIEEL WieeuNg, W. Va, Dee. 14—Tha river about 0 P m is bout 39 feor, sud rismg at the rato of one iuch por liour. IL will bo ab a stand sbout mid- night. Tho lower ond of the island and tho southorn portion of tuo city nro submorged. No damage of any consoquence has been done in the city, but the loss 1 the country nlongside tho stroam I yreat. Fonces and ontbuildings, hay, coru, aud evon #omo stock Lave beeu swopt awuy. yspgclnl Disnatch to The Chicaco Tribune, TUE OMI0 AND DEAVER RIVENS. Rooursten, Pa.,, Dee. 14,—The Ohio and Beaver Rivera are higher now ‘than they have been for o uumuer of Yoars, and the daniage to plr)npnny In this neighborhood will bo consider- abio, THE 3IHSIBRIPPT, 81 Louis, Dec. 14.—T'ho rivor has rigen four feot nnd {s still rising, and some of the upper ntrosme are out of thoir buulw at diforont luces, and coreiderablo dostruciion of property ias takien plucs, The weathor hus beon cloar and warm during the duy. NO APPREULNSIONS AT OINCINNATI CrxeinNatt, Dec. 14,—1t Las beon nscertained that tho recont heavy runs bave uot proyailed oextenrively south sud cnst of the Ohio Iliver, and a great 1180 i consoquontly not expeoted. ‘Pl small streama are repurted high in all parts of Indisua and Ohlo, with dumuge to crops and in wonio fow casos to' bridges, bub hot muling grent dostruciiun. Speclal Disputeh to The Chicago Tribune, CoLuamus, O , Dee, 13.—Tho rain-stoym wos genctal on th lines of the I, C. & 8t, L, It, R, bui there is no dumugo yot. a6 stream aro all overtowing, sud th tracks wore uudor wator for wshore e, Tho canal at Lock 17 has given wway. At Morrow and Fostors, Oblo, thero Is somo dauinga to oropy and private rosldunces by beiug fluoded. TIE ERIE CANAL, Soecial Dispatch to Tl Clacdgo Trivune, Burravo, N, Y., Dee. 14,—The weataer here Is betweun a frooze aud o thaw, ‘The prospects of getting oll the boats through on the caual is still vory doubtful, Tho quesiion as to who will furnisb tho money to yenew insuranco and move Torward the graiu {8 oocasioniug somo trouble. LOST AT SEA, Memorial Service in Now York for Delogates (0 the Evangelical Alli- ance Lust on the Villo du avre, New Yok, Doo, 14,—Servicos in momory of the dolegales to the Evuwollnl Allmnco, who woro lost on board the Villo du lavro, wero held this ovening in Madivon Squaie Churel, cornor of Twouty-fourth stioct, Tho ohurcl war densely pocked. Bhort addrossos were dolivered by the Rev, Dr, Phillip Bolaaf, the Rtov. Dr, Howard Crosby, Bishop Jaues, sud the Lov, Dra, Uyng, Murray, sud Primo, Dr. Adams #tated that gollestions would be takon up for the famillos of deceasud, sud o Committos, con- sisting of tho Itov, Dra, Orano and Rehuaf, would be appointed to recetve contributious dmlug the week, A BANKRUPT NEWSPAPER. ArtomigoN, Kuv,, Doc, 14,~~The Datly Globe of tiw oity has gouo Inte bankruploy, It hus oreditors in Bt. Lonis, Chicago, Cloveland, and other Esstorn oitios, OCEAN. STEAMSHIP NEWS. QurrnsTowx, Doo, 14,—~Tho steamer Nevada, from Now Yorit, Las arrived. New Yonx, Doo, 14.—Arrived: Adristle, from Liverpool. New Youg, Deo, 14.—The agont of tho Btettin and [Tvre Lina rocolvod Information yostorday that tho ateamer Lrass Morits Arudt, which rsn iuoluuatl, For tho Northwout, lons prossura, with risin, temporaturo, wind shifting to southerly an southensterly, with more cluudiness. GENELAL ODSBRVATIONS, 010160, Doc. 16—1 a, m, Wand, Weather. Station, | liar Thr| W T W, ligh WY, fros, 8.W., geutle 5. W, frea, . 3., fresk, Caln 28 118, E., fresh, 34{W,, Freab. 1IE. fresh 'W., frosh,| —_— ALBANY LIVE-STOCK MARKET. Sy 1 Dispateh to Tha Chicago Trilune, ALDANY, N, ¥, Dec, 1.—Beoves—Tho week's msr- Xet wan unproniatle, a8 well 09 dlsagresable, to thoss cngaged fu trude, The esrly attoudiuce consisted of Yanturn countey dealers nad local butchors, whose wont were luited, On tho following daya, o few Brightou men mad thelr appearance, but were uot dingosed to purehuse Iberally, Although Now York dealero bad expericnced paying market, vory fow wera scen in tho yards, by rexvon of thelr bolug un- able 10 get required funds (o operate with, Tho mar- ket oporiod atn doeline of full 0 per tb, live welght, on all grades, aud ruled wouk und drooping until Fridss, whein furtlior conccsions of ko per Ib wero wado, Trom that timo tho markot was steady, but inactivas Tho supply of tho weok waa G474 Lead, Tho avorago quality Waé not so good ' us lsat week, embraclog- lufgo numbera of Texas Chiorokeos and mized Lerds, Tho bighost prico was GXc per 1b, which wa pald for 8 selvoted Tllinols sleors, uv 1,400 fbs, The supily of Cristmis cultlo Lins Leon uiuch lurgor thun oxpected thua far, Tho Snest Lerd on the ground wus thut of 76 head Lelouging to J, D, Ellle‘;l of Elkhart, 1, oo Thoy are 3 yoara old, half- uhani, aud uy 1,008 %, Prices ran fa fol- 7.00@7.75 C,00@0,15 Hecond qual “Third quality.. 00 Tuferlor, EE . 13 BUEEP AND LAM48—Tlio suprly lins been lavgs, uud 18 much betier quaity thon Jast weok, The murket Man been fuirly uctive for shoep sud Inmbe, and the balew vers miore than thoto of 1l two previous weels comw.tied, Tho Eastern tradu domand is yood,aud thiro x40 fudulry for New York. Hicop, 4@Us; Lunbs, 6@Te, —_— L PeTI7iowing DRelknnp. A Vl.sumgton correspondont of the Atlanta gou.) Constilution ways: * Bolknap, tho blonde peretury of War, hus o holy horror of newspas par mon, sud since tho Cubun question loomed up thoy buvo mado bis lifo miserablo, if s own stalemonty in this respoct are to bo credited, Ho givoa a vory smusiug account of his sdventures W fow nighthugo, 16 wan o cold, bluslermg night, and ho was mufled up and walling rapidly toward tho Aulington. At the cornor of I strest and Pennsylvania avenuo, he was hailed by & nowspaper man, aud auked if thero wus anything new, Returning a nogative suwwer, ho pullod his cont-collar over Lis fuco aul burried on, Noar the Arlington ho met two more newspaper mon, who enluted him ; but he dashed by tham, an thought hio had esenped, whon he hemd some ono running nftor Lim and calling out, ' * Mr, Scerotaty,' * Mr, Socrotavy,’ He concluded then to mako s visit to o heuea in tho neizhborhood, and hastened liis paco 1nto & run, thinking to got in tho door before being overtaken ; but encoun- toriug n placo whoia the pavomont Yind Loow torn np, and which had oscapod Lis notico, ho went hieadlong, and s0 was caparod, e didn't intar- view, however, worth s cont, ne ho afterward ro- waiked in dovcribing the evont.” s An Immense and Gro.zing Business, By resson of » mlsuudorstanding, Tus TuIBUNE atated that the contractors in tho shoe-sbops of tho Btuts Prison nt Joliot hud forfelted, or were nbout to forfelt, the contract for prison labor, Tbid was an en« tire mistuke; tho contractars, Mesars, M, Selz & Qo,, of thin city, 80 fur from buving any {utention of givivg i the contragt, huvo been obligsd to put on Afcy ad- nol hands to I“I'I:H tlie demand for thelr goods, . w6y buvo hot yot quito wucceedud in catelung up Wi thofr erderz, Tuoy ure uow employiug 850 Lunds, sud axo propared Lo do moro and finer work than ovor betore, Tho shoe-shop §8 tho model shop of thy privon, g ouly thio bust nuteriul uad turnfug gnt tho e wurk done anywher, sithur {u or out of prisouswally, Thy shoes of thoir' mauufucture uro {u demsnd turoughout thy wholo Northwest, huylug drown Lither & trudy which formorly wout East, Thoy sbip ax fur vat uy Ollo, aud tholr trudo would uot’ permit them for a womeut to thiuk of r«llnqullhlnwd! coutract, iselr vxpuctation 16 10 make over 50,000 cavss during Al voaliig yeur, Pams, Do, 14,—Elections woro hold to-day in i Tartiol | —— e —— THE PULPIT. Dodication of Trinity Chapol. Sermon by the Reotor, tho Rew, | Edward Sullivan, The Free Religionists at the West Side Opera-House, Gerald Dassey’s Lecture on Jesus. DEDICATION OF TRINITY CHAPEL. Hermon by the Rev, Edward Bullivan, Tho chiapel of tho now and clogaut clurol cdifico that is butlding by the soowsty of ! Trinity Church, the Rov, Dr. Edward Sullivan, Roetor, having beon finished, waa dedicatod yos- terdny morning. The chapel was deecribod nt longth in yosterday’s ‘I'minuse, and it s only neceenary to add thut its closo rosomblanco to old Trinity chapel, that was burned, was re- marked by more than ono of the large and at- tontive nasomblugo that flled it yestorday. It would seem that sometling could bo dous to provont the glaro of light that was noticoable yestorday, and waa vory aunoying to many per- sons, DBut this is o smoll matter that can bo obviated, and, taken gs ® whole, tho chispel in very boautiful, admirably arranged, and con- structed with o viow to couvenienco and com- fort, as well as boauty of desigu and ologance of finish, < T'ho services wero of the usual dedicatory un- ture, and in thom Dr. Sullivan wao assisted by tho Rov. L. AL Frooman. Tho rollowlog is tho discourse dolivered by tho Rector: Anil tho men of Tsrael went out of Mizpeh, and pursued {ho Phillstiues, and smoto thous, untif they came under Bothi-car, 1 bavo road theso words, nob a8 tho basia of o formal sormon, but only as asimple train of thought befitting the occasion. Tho roason for thisdevout acknowledgment on David's port fs given in the verso preceding. Tsraol's sumy, comparativoly but s handful of men, stood faco to face with the formidable host of ¢ho Philistines. Its dostruction seemwed im- miuout, uuless, in somo way, Johovah inter- posed, for thoy foresnw that they could nol withistand the shock of war, moro than chall can wrestle with tho whirlwind. Samuel intorcedod for Isracl, and God inter- posod In thelr bohnlt Ly sonding & thunder- storm, whose violoncoe threw the Philistines into hopeloss coufusion, and led to their utter digcomtiture, thus turniug what throntoned to bo an ovorwhelming * dofeat into o brillisut and decisive victory. And Samuel, quick to digcover aud acknowledge God's hand in Jsracl's national history, sat up this stono ns an enduting momorial, siying, ** Hithorto hath the Lord helped us.” And. brethven, I koow ol 5o words T can more fitungly accept to mysolf and suggest 1o you & & moito in harmony with the circumtunces undor which wo sre now as- somblod. "I'ho age of miracles has passed away,—8o far, at Tenst, 08 any visible arrost or suspension of natusalluw i 1volvod,—aud yot tho opemions | of God's houd can to-day bo fraced in history’s | pago as really os then, aud as corlainly ws if the outward oyo could discorn i guiding thoir every movement, 8o governing an overruiing thoir ~ giadusl dovelopment thst, though seemingly iett to themsolves, or to chance, to chuuso fholr own courso, or tho caprice of man’s will to sbape and would tho ! chauuel in which they ruu, thoy yot invariably in the oud oulminalo in lusuos winch God's presciont wisdom had long before appointed for | them. Al hustory, sacred and socular, abound | in illustrations of this luct. Wo scean illustrious oxamploof it transpiring | bofore our very oyes, in the action of those niis~ | guided and mistakon men who, to-day, a ; though the body of Chuist were not already suf- | fieroutly dividod by humou passions and preju- | dicen, aro dividing it yet more, profossing to seok for unity tho while, and, like ungrateful ehildren | seeking to injure the parents who havo reared aud wsheltored them, are taking out with thom into this willful aud unjustiisbie schusm, and | are turning against the Chusol, the oflices and | diguitios with which sho endowed them. But tho muvomont, though an ovil aue, will sorve & purposo bigher than the originators of it, God can jakeo the foolisaness of man nobler than his | wrath, to praise Him, I havo been asked by ; many whether I thiuk the movement will aifect the Clureh, I tbink it will, biothren, very ma- terially, for its good. - ‘Wo nucod not look boyond tho limits of our own paroclial lifo to soa this Iaw moat striking- ly exemplified. To-day our wunderings, as & cougregation, ceaso, aud our feet, wenry of go- ing tound fro, sooking for rest,at last have found it, We are uot actually within the sacred euclosuto of home yet, but we ave weurly there, undor the vory shadow of its wails, and” within hearing of the musio of {ts Lappy, holy voices. Like lsracl in_tho desert, wo have been lod up oud down, and dwelt in tonts the while, But this is all onded, and, though wo have not actu- ally entored our long-desired land of promise, we can look across and seo it in the near hori- zon aud feel its fragraut odors, watted to us in the wind, that fans our cheek. Aud howliss thiy come to us, brothren? ‘Who is e, who iu g0 brief a time, briel at least in the rotrospect, bns wrought all this for us and granted us ot this momont, tho all but por- fect realization of our deopest und most fondly cherixhed hopen? 'Truly, brotbran, we may well with Samuel, though with influitely deoper causo for gratitude thun be, raise our momorinl stouo und suy, ** Itherto hath tho Lord helpod us. “Tywo yoars and throe mouths ago, wo longed, all of us, that wo could #ee ’l'uuit{ Churoh ocen- Eying © site morv easily accessible to the great ady of Lor worshipars, sudono that, boiug loss oxposed to tho iujurios influenco of o tuctuat- ing, rbilting ool condition, would scours & groator measuro of that pormanence and stabil- ity that aro so ceseucial to parochial pios- pority. Otner churches posscssed this groat advabtego, Why should wnot sue? But lLow was it to bLo accomplished? Only by long, patient, weary waidng. Perhaps a chango of site would come in five yoars, I'er- Linps, s0id some less sauguine, not before ten, uud wosuwhile the surrounding blocks woro bo- Ing gradualy absorbed into thio grout vortex of conunerce, aud privato residonces wore rapidly moving sonthward sud westerly, aund fashionablo churches wore otforing the further attraction of groater proximity for ous and another., Trinity ‘wan becoming too distant, Tho ovil, stoadily growin mauded & more_serious, do- remeuy., nt whenco was 1 to come? Wo muono of us could toll, and, I our porploxicy, Wo gave way to impationt and unbolieving’ faint-hearied uosr, despairing of evor discovoring s solution for the seoming insoluble problom. But lo! it came, both ut o time and 1 o manner utterly unlooked for. Qod's provideuce, ns it ofton does, took the question eutirely out of our hunag, and solved it for us, ‘The answer to our laug}:ngfl was written in charncters of five, 'Tho #moko of our burning spuctuary wout up to Hoavon, mingling its - flame with that of the awful voleano, Lindled by tho torch of the dostroying angel, and we wept 08 we thought that then ludeed onr oup was full, and our hopos wero helplossly, hopo- lossly prostrate, and yot, though wo knew it not, thio puthway 1o the succoss wo longed for lny through thoso very hoaps of smouldering nshes. Pho scoming fuilire of our plany brought with it their fultilment. With Jacob, we smd, ** All theso things wore agaiust us;" and yot this storm, which seomed to be;llrlvfng us helplosaly beforo it, davkening the horizon with hoavy masnos of thick, lln{muutmbln clouds, und hur- rying na apparontly to oertnin shipwrock, was only bearing us uomrer and nearor to tho desired havon, and hore to-dny we cast ouchor, happy to recoguize God's guid] ug Land in tha past, und to eay, gratefully, with Sawmuel, ** Hithorto buth the Lord helped us," Underatand, brothron, that I do not use theso words of Bamuol'a flguratlvely in any qualitied or accommodated sense, but in the ilboralness of tho menning thoy carry on their face. Gud has lielped us, and opoued up cur way, as truly a8 whon, throngh the broken ranks of the ene- my, 1o opoucd up & path for Israel to cortalu victory, Gud could rain down money from heavon, if | o choso, to build housas of prayer for llis poo- ple to worship Him In, just as casily as ke ouco 1ained down muuna to satisfy their hunger with, but shall we ani' HIs powor I8 not thore, because wo do noz seo it 7 or shull we question tho reality of His overruling providonen iu ndministoring tho affuirs of mon, beoauso the methods of ity working rofuss to yiold thomsulves to our puny, feuble powens of vielon P “There'a a diviuily that shopes our ends, rough hew thwa how we will" wrote oue who wag 1.0 Cheistlan, howover fonnd bis knowledgo of humat aud tho raliglons Ffacdlty fn wdmuy o ceopb b Ui which i i Wi the product of comion seitse tnd thoughtiul duily Ratinco (hu']:l\s‘v UOW beothron, if Provideuco nou 1 luped our oids mort wondortully, Ticat of all, aftor tio fivo, comw tho (uesion of thy disposal of onr | old Jnckson straas nroporiy. OFf eourso, it mast be bought under tho kammner, Bul on the wire nolection of o ume fur (he nalo much | must depond, and accordingly tha thonght was cnrofully and froyuently dis- cussed, Bome [avorol an immeliate snlo, Othiors ucged postponoment, aud prophosiod & | largo and rapld advunce 1o roul ostata valua. | The parieh meeting, at which it was deckled to | soll immoalntoly, wnw o very small one, bud ono momber viulently opposad the reoming Liunder, i nud wont away i righteous mtngnution, vt the ! unle ool placa, and realized wollnigh' doublo :ho sum whicl it would bring ot the presont 1me. Heoondiy, waa it other than n providontial | thing, thut the parish did not lie, aftor the flro, | liko “others less favored, which shared In the | #amo groal calamily, undor tho crushing prosu- ure of o hoavy ilonting dobt, tint thus this §60,000 was loft undimmished for tho socuring of gur new proporty aad buidding, .awl, thirdly, | and vory recoutly, in order to hive the mombe=s | of the congrogation untaxod, aud roliove thoum til) bottor abla to moot it, of' & heayy pocuniary obligution, it was resolvad to nogotinte o lost, and this loan was elleeted on favoisble torms and within not more than twenty-four Lours, 1 think, of the orash, which precipiuated tho ro- | cont unparalloled panie, Now, was all aseries of | lucky coinculsneos? What solution are we toputonall thia? I do not nsk you to rogard ! it uli as n chaln of porpetunl Interpositions, | spocially contrivad for our speanl bouuiit; bug I | do usk you, us Christisu men, to think a mo- | mont, sud eay whether it is hot log.timato aud | cousltont with reason and philosophy, as wish the toachings of tho Hoiy Seriptwios, toinfor that through this long scries of incidents, God has beon divecting the course of oveuts in our | favor, or as tho Apostlo bettor oxprosses it, 4 Muking all thingy work together for our good.” 1 Lisvo spoken of our ocoupation of thu chapol to-dny aB being all but the succussful renlization of our fundest hopes. This laugunge must bo takon In o qualifiod sonse. ‘The mero building | of o commodious chngel, nay, nat avan tho cone plotion of a vory boautiful church, nay more, not oven the paymont of the last fartbing of the | dout upon 1t, not even all this, can righily be re- gardad as the gonl of n people’s ambitlou, the consummation of their most fondly chorishod hopo, » churen, bo it evon Che largosl and ' statoliost, 98 magnilicon: a8 uomo of thoso old-world e liedvuls, . whoso ! roofs scem almost os distant us heaven'scanopy, | oud the supporting urcues like the stretch of the | iuterlncing boughs in somo mighty, overshadow- ing torest, oven thusn chureh’is not nu ond, | torminating in itsolf, but only o means toon | end. Tho Sablath was made” for man, and so also i8 Lho church, whothor asa materlal out- ward structure, or ag a divino virible organiza- | tion, furnwbed with all the needod spplinuces for the work, to which its ascended Hoad has appointed- at. The graud final purpose, for which the Church oxisty at all | in the world, is that by tho wighly moral lover~ | ago it is able to bring to bear upun maa, it may | Twiko lnm to tho loftiest emineuco by man at- tainable, tho roalization of the Divino idenl in ! bim, tho recovary to hiim of his foifeited God's hikoness. On auy other supjiosition the exist- oneo of the Cuuroh is un umperlinouce and s | superfluity. osing sight of this fact, and secking any - othor object, bo it wimb it may, whotli- or it bo to serve as & strong political engine, or ns an ornamontal appondago to society, the Church s a mockery aud a fuil- ure, And, towards this grand end and consum- mation, everything in aud about u Chureh should toud with_steady, unswerving concontrazion of | purpose, its pulpit, by tho cloainoss with which It preachos ¢ o doskriies of th, Cross, nobiith- standing its offonse—the doctrive of a divino, yot human Christ,se n present, yot sufliclont Bavior; its ritual, by theperfectuessywish whichits simplo o expresuive langunge, whother of words or symbols servo as o o pathway of approach to Him, *Who, to be worshiped m:cnpl.nhly‘ must be woishipod in spirit and truth;” its music, by its adaptation s a vohicle for tua koul's upiritual emotions, lifting it up on ths wings, not of esthotio tasto or hen- timont, but of o doop, heartfolt dovotion God- ward ; its sncraments, by tho cloarness wilh which thoy roflect the typical meaning designod Dy their founder, but admiuistorad secordng to ; Hig Tostituticn, convey cach to tho faithfuf ro- . cipiont only its own kind and mensure | of blessing; and flually its lavge aud compre- | hensive circlo of ugoncies for doing good, by which, throngh the voluntary orgavized co- operation of hisflock, tha peoplo willingly offer- ing themsel vew, its ministor is enapled to tench | the young, to visit tho poor, to minister to the poor, to cloiho the naked. to case for the widow and fatherless aud tho strouger, and dig- charge the countlass olher duties of practical beueyulence, to which the whole chureh, uot lous for tho poople than for the minister, stand pledged in vows of holiest and moat solomn solf~ consocration, _All these, brothron, aro what wo might torm the | minchinory of u parish, and os lowy 48 thoy are kopt in henlthy and harmonious movemant, work- ing cach in its own placo, aud all togather towarde one and tho same_ond, God glorified with good dono to man, so long, brothreu, that parish carrios with it tho seerot of certam and Insting success ; thora lnilure is impoasible. Its palpit muy not flash with tho corims- cation of 'm Drilliant thoological dis- play, nor its pows roflect tho scaviat #hitter of tho recent wealth of fashiouable vul- unrily, but the men sud women, ayo, the very childron that worsbip in it, ave not ashnmed to | own that theyaro Obrist’s soldiors, who carry | his love in thoir henrts, nud wear his sigu in their | forchands. Do, thorefors, on point of being charged with treason aud disloyalty, pledge yourselves to do ! thom s willing, life-long service, To that sor- ; wvice, bretliron, once more I ask to dedicazo your- eelves, To this sama high end wo dovote these | walls to-day, and sek that * lis who dwelloth not in temples made with hands " would graciony= ly sccopt our gift, and ballow it poipotaally with tho fragratice of His abiding spivitual pres- | enco, but we can wonderfully enlianico the valuo of our gift by giving ourselvos with it. Let us | togother do g0, brothren, at the table of the | Lord, and in the sacred ordinance biud ourselves | afresh, ocach to the other, with ever- tightening bonds of tho Chureh's brotherhood, and 2]l to Him, whosa body aud blood, received Dy faifh, are the visble momorlals of His care | and pity for us, the stending and imporishablo | uvifl_nnca that ¢ Ho loved aud gave llimself tur us, —_— FREE RELICION. Prof. Taylor on the Future Creed of Amerien nnil the Worlil The Free Roligious Bocioty of Chieago mat ' yestorday morning in tho Wost Bide Opora- ' Ilouse, on Randolph stroet. The attendanco ' was very lurge, tho mora so, a8 it appesred, on | account of a quite gonoral oxpectation that | Gorald Massoy, the poet, would be present, and ; apeats, Hodid pot appoar, howover, but sent a | Ietter of rogrot. A striking poculiarity of the sudicuco was the oxtramo searcity of youth and beauty, and the oxtremo plentifulncss of middle- i aged poople, with countonanocos sloklied o'or with the pale cast of thought.” A pisno, and four ladies and two goutlomon, furnisted the musical portlon of the exarsises, Tustond of roading eclections of Beripture, Prof. Taylor gavo various oxtracts from prowi- nent puthors, lving and dead, thus recoguizing literature, and not tho Bible, as the sonrce trom whonco moral deductious yero to be drawn, Gen, Btilos, Prosidont of tho Bocioty, thon ad- dressed the gathering biiofly, saying that it had ! hoon contomplatod to procood to effack & porma- | nont organization, but us this process was neoe- ossarily slow in cnsos such as this, and as ol the wreangomouts wero not complete, it had been thought bost to defor the proposed dodivatory i #o:vicod to some futuro dny, Prof, Tavlor thou delivered the rogitlar morn- ing discourso, which ho nnunounced as tho sacoud | part of o disoussion on the subject, * What Is to Ba the Future Roliglon of America and of the World ?" He briofly sketched what Lo had al- vewdy sald iu a previous address—that roligicn Iind "boen the direot or indircct cause of all tha ward and porsooutions recordod by history ; | that tho eame partios are now in existence, and | strngeling for the eupremacy in America, moan- ing fiumummn and Protestantism ; that the very faoc of au Lvanglical Allianco was an evidonce aud o confossion of wounkness § that the original workers n tho csuso of temporance and unti- slavory roform, wore all men aud women who woro designatod infldols, aud who were vigorous- ly opposed Ly the Oburch, which lad alwnys stood iu the way of progrosa and roform, 'I'ho greater portion of Prof, Taylor's romarks cone slsted fu cxtonsiva tEmt:lIlnus from o aermon by the Rov. O. B. Frothlugham on * Spivituslsm » in - which oceurred the prodictlon, uttored by Theodoxe Purkor twenty yours ago, that thore was at that timo moro prospect thnt Hpiritual- ism would become the roligion of Amourica than thero was in tha yoar 186, that Obristiamey would beoome the rellgivn of the Rowan Liue plic; on, In_tha ninth contn | tics, and not of prayers. | of the ! placo tho Socioty upon a firm basis. hat Mohnmmo- dmmm would becomo tho religion of H{mm. *r. £, Laylor vald no did ot loos upon Spiritual- inm ay Jlicely to became the rehigion of Amoricn, for ik was mioro o disorgamizer awl disintogrator than nything eleo, end had not vet doveloved the clemants of um{vmnt. ITo boliaved that lit- avaturo was dentinod bo bogams_tho all-provail ing roligun, Litoraturo hal departed utcerly from dogmativ theology ; ity sympathios waors wholly with that gpecies of philosophy which oulopized mankind, aud which recoguized the nowor and suflicioney of the hmnan mind, The Gogpol was far more lkely toho convorted to litorature thau litorature to the Gunnel, rud very caclously, too, 1f “Gates Ajar" and the “Princo of the Iiouse of David" wight Lo taken a9 specimons, Ifa recogulzod seionco as o powortul agont in the overthrow of (ho prosent dogmuy of Ltomuniam and Protestantivm. 1o then proceodod to onte + line what the future roligion of Americn and of the world wus to bo. It would bo noither Catlio- ! lie nor Yrotostant,—unot Chrlstinn In nuy recag- mizod form. It woubd rost nnon a foundation of solid facts, and not on traditions; it wonld bo ungoetarian and undogmativ; freo opinion would vindieato itsolf by its intrineio worth. It would Yo n roligion of “uature, manitested by natuco atlabout us; it would bo practical—somothing for overy man, and not for tho fow now om- braced in the churchos; a religion of humanity, for tho conmderatlon of social roforms, and for tha diffusion of culture; a1oligion of true yoli- The workers in tho Iinrvast would not bo faund fu grouos, but under tha ono glorious flag of humanity’s warkers. Raligion fn America was destined to bo froo; ity uplrit that of liberty. Tho poes sard : An bonest man'a the nublest work of Gad, Tobort Ingersoll's versivn of tho quotation was: An honest God's tho noblest work of man, Prof, "Laylov unid in eoncluxion, ** Givo honeat mon, and we shall havo an honest Gad,” and ro- tirod amld n Loarty round of applawie, After music by the cholr, Prof. Vandorling, tho Scotatary of tho Sucicty, read & paper whick Lio had prepared for the ocension, the perport ol which was au Invitation to all doubters and acokers afcor teuth to come and join the ranks Socioty. In bobs!f of the Troasuror, Mr. Prussing, Dr, Biand tnado au apposl for funds with which to Ha #nid it was vroposed to rent oud control the West Side Opora House as thuiv chureh, to be used by thom for whataver purposcs thoy enw fit, As no rospouso to!Dr. Bland's pecuniary solicilations wore forthcoming, Uon. Btilos suzgested that the matter bo lefr over until next Sanday. Prof ‘Iaylor announced that Sunday noxt ho sliould rivo o discouteo formally dodicating the hall to Freo ‘Fhonght. Gon, Stiles real n lotter from Qorald Massoy, | exprossing rogret thal ho could not ba present, but warmiy assurins thom that ho was with them in spirit. "Tho audieaca titen dispersed. et A NEW VIEW, Lecture of Gerald Massey on Yesus Christ 2y 2 Spiritnalist. Gerald Naseoy, one of the most popular of English modorn poets, delivered a lecture yes- torday evoning at the West Side Opora-Iougo, on the corner of Randolph and Jofforson sircots, beforos very full audienee. Tho lecturer was looked to to golve o problem fu which the bulk of mavkind arc deaply interested, namely, * Why Doos Not God Kill the Devil?" but n chango of subject was made, and the discuurse treated of Jouus Clrist from o spirituntistic point of view. Tho locturer gave tho nudience a very different Suvior from the one thoy Lod boon ac- oustomed to, bio denving to tho Radecmer the divinity which Chvistiong juvest Iim witli, and characterizing Him a8 & medinn. As o proof of Christ’s not possossing ged-like powers, he iu- stanced his ory on tho orosa of “Ay God, my * Godl why list thou forsaken ma? " stating that if he himsolf had buor. Jod, o would not have aubmitted to the fearful torturo on the cross. As o proof that Olrist was oniy u epivitual me- dium, such as aro to ba found ut tho prosent day, ho Bpoko of tho miraclo of tho conver- sion of tho water into wino, and snid that the answer of Ohrist to His mother, *Woman, what havo I todo with thee, mine hour is not yot come,” wai @ven whilo ho was iu_communiou with tho spirits. Tho lectarer thougat that tho twenty years of our Baviors life of which no acconut { given In any of IHis Dbiographics was spout in loarniny tho mystories of spiricunl cxports, by tho moens of waich Ho ‘was subsequently enabled to guin a supremacy ovor tho minds of His dixcipies. The locture ‘waa quite intercsting, and at times touched upon the vorgo of oloquance, but the lecturor’s utter- anco was rather too rapid, and his diction as timon too flippant to n'low of u favorable improg- sion being created thronghout, e HAMMOND IN ALTON. Special Drspateh to The Chicavo I'ribune. * Avroxn, 1L, Dee. 14.—~Tho union meotings conducted by Hammond, tho ovangelist, are creating oxcitement lioro, Saturday night tho Congregational Chnrch was crowded: to-day and this evening bundreds went away unable to goin admission. The largost churcbes are too small to contain the poople, and efforta aie bo- ing mada to securo a largo hall, LADIES GOCDS. Bl i FIELD, LEITER & G0, Have determined in order to reduce their stock, to make such reductions in prices throughout their entive Retail Department as will afford a rare opportunity for all to make their usual liberal Holi- day purchases, Large concessions havebeen made in Ladies' Costumes, Suits, Cloaks, Redingotes, Shawls, Furs, &, & Silks and Dress Goods, in seasonable colors, and many novelties only imported by us marked at about half former prices, Laces, Embroideries, Rdkfs, Hosiery, &c, &o, re- duced to meet the demands of the times, Large line of Faricy CGoods specially selected for the Christmas trade, will be placed on sale at once at prices that cannot fail to be entirely sat- isfactory. | _STATE & WASHINGTON-STS. WATCHES, IF'YOU WANT 4 SUPERIOR GOLD WATCH, BUY A LADD PATENT STIFFENED GOLD WATCH CASE, Eittod with u flno movement to sult, and yon are all fght. You will thus save a bandsume sum of wioncy, sad juur ‘lill::'lll:lll]l‘fll wl “n \In!iv ‘ll Ul:;-lniu m‘mn‘:vh:ul‘ oleganco . " or o Ry S At Bond for Tall doscriptive ciroulars to the Manulnoturorsy 7. A, BROWN & 0Q., 11 Mai, , Now Yo WMEETINGS. Attontion, Sir KKnights, i, No. 19, IC, .- Anuual Conolavo Obeans, uminatdaryy Mot 1% oldk. tor. tho-slevl: ar'umst B o duvs:’ A1 ; R o ot By e ot o Notice. A apcelal mooting of Unity Oburoh Soclots will bo hold {n tho Vostey of thu Chuch MONDAY NIGNT, Dea, 18, at 7)§ ooloak, for tbe purposs of debvimlulng bow the Dens shall Lo utsnosed of. LENRY MOOFKR, M. D., Bearelazg,