Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 11, 1874, Page 13

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, JANUARY 11 7 N 1874 13 THE PHILOSCPHIC SOCIETY. Interesting Meeting at the Methodist Church Block, Correspondence Between Trustees and Executive Committes, Expressions of Views »y Members of the Societys 4o Definite Conclusion Was Arrived At. - A meetiog of the Philosophical Bocietylwas peld in the lecture room of the Methodist Church Block last evoning, President Haven in tha chair. The attendance was very large, tho room being full. After two boure’ talk about chemistry by the Bev. Mr. Ball, the interesting part of the exer- eises was taken up. PLOP. TAVEN. The Secretary of the Executive Committee sonouvced that arrangements had been made yish Prof. Haven for.the repetition of his course af lectures, before the Bociety, on Ancient aad Modern Philosoply, the fust ome to bo given at 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The price for the course was 83. There were tenty of the lectures, and twenty tickets wonld be given for the sum named, so that the pur- chaser could invite whom he please to come with him. THANES. On motion, a vote of thanks was tendered J. §, Jawell for his lecture 8 weok 850, and he Was woantmously elected a member of the Saciety. THE BEELETON OF A LEVEE. The Secretary furcher statod that plans for s fevea wore under considération. The skeleton was prepared, but 0o snnouncement would be msde ~ until it was in fail dress. There was mmuch talent in the Society, md it ought to be nutilizea. It was probable that volunteers wounld be called for to $ell what they knew about elocation, poetry, usic, ete. THE TKOUELE WITH THE TBUSTEES. AMr.Els sad it seemed tc him something ought to be done in regard {o the correspond- eace which it wes underetood had been carried on between the Exccutive Committee and the Trustees from whom the hall was obtained. He wasnot aware of the duties of the Executive Committee or of their powers, but he had seen references to the matter in the newepapers, and thought the Committee had probably arranged tho matter in some way, o that it was not best_to call thé attention of the Society ta it. Unless eome proper arrangement bhod been made, it was not a subject which onght to be passed over silently. He would therefore move, if iu order, that the Executive Commit- tee qubmit to the Society any correspoudence which had Leen carried on between the Commii- m::d the Trustees of the Methodist Church Bicck. The motion was unanimously agreed to. LETTER FROM THEM. A. B, Eeith stated that, at the last meeting of the Executive Committee held a week ago, the Rev. Dr, Thomss presonted the fcllowing com- munication : Rev. Dr. Thomaa: Dear Sm: The reported lecture of Judge Booth #n the First Methodist Epiecopal Church, on last Sat- ‘urday evening, is direct attack upon one of tho fun— damental doctrines of the Methodist Episcopal Chiurch, aud an effort o antagonizo and subvert the very pur- ‘poses for which the church building was erected, and %o promote which the Trusiees bave alone the right to use the property held by them. The Trustees would bs false to their trust to allow such doctrines to be propagated, aud such efforts to_subvert the fai:h they Wero elected to promote. The impropriety of con- erting a house erecied for the worehip of the God of the Bicle into s place for His dishonor, and setting forth of a God of man’s creation is mexmifest, and 25 thie {5 the second occasion on which such_occurrence us happened under the suspices of the so-called Fnilosophical Society, of which you are a member, %he Trustees feel it their dnty to reieve tho church of further occurrences of the kind by requesting that the Society procure sowe other place for their meet~ ings more consistent With its practicea snd tenden- Giss, Respecttully, J. K. Borsron, GrANT GOODRICT, J. W. Wavoxoe, Commiltee of the Board of Trustees. CEmUGO, Dec. 30. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. The records of the’ Execuuive treated the matter thus: Dr, Thomas presented the communication of the Trustees, xnd on moticn of Gen. Buford it was refer- ted t0 » Spouial Committee of Thrce, consisting of the President, Dr. Thonius, and Dr. Abbott, with a request Rat they raport ALecially upon an appropriste answer to ihis communication st 8 6pecial meeting of the Ex~ seutive Commiltee, 10 e be.d Mondsy afternoon at 4 o'aock. 'Comqiuee THE REPLY. At that hour the Comimittee convened, and, after discus-ion, instructed the Secretary o pre- sent to these gentlemen their conclusious, which are embodied 1n the subjoined letter: Messra, Botaford, Goodrich and Waughon: GrNTLEMEN : Yours of the 3d inst,, concerning the fartaer occupancy of the rooms in the Mutbodist Epis- copat Block by tlie Philosophical Society of Chicago, “as duly preeented to the Exccutive Committee on the evening cf the same day. In order to secure for your letter a caim and carefal consideration, it was referred o3 special commitiee, which reported to the full Board yeslerdus, and, after couriderstion, wo beg lesve, uliy, to submit a statement of facts, mn our present views thereon. First—We fully recognize not only your right, but your daty, to protest against any {mproper use of the church property beld by you as Trusteze, and we are free 0 admit, in the case of Gerald Massey's lecture, e did not uzc our usuzl caution in ascerziniug the character of it; and are equally free to say that, had e been sware 'of its character, Wwe should hsve de- elined it. Second—In the caze of the lecture of the Hon. Henry Booth, as he was one of our Vicr—Presidents, 8 Pro- Fessor' in the Norihwestern Ubirersity, s Judgein ooe of our Courts, & man, of elevated moral charac- ter, and an honored citizen, we did not exercise zny supervision over bts lecture, und we leave him tode- fend his own utterances, [Applause.] . Third—As the Philcsophical Socicty hus occupied Four rooms rather by conrtesy than otlierwise, we re- 7t the more that you Luvo reason o complain of tne confidenco reposed in us, snd thatany acts of tho Bociety have been unsatisfactory o 70U, OF in any way 1aid you lisble to censure by the public, Fourth—We ate contdent you will credit us with sin- cere endeavors to do good, and not harm, in the organi- . 2ation of the Bocicty, whatever the result may be. Our ntmost care shall be exercised to prevent the recur- Teaceof snything offeusivein the future. Wobave #aken such steps as we think justify us in giving you wuch aasurance. £ FPuth—The Society is now s fact.« It numbers near- 1y %50 metmbers. Its numbers and i‘_nfli:encf wz#n in- rease with years, We should regret if, in epite of our best efforts 1o make it useful, its” fow mistskes shoald comipel £5 removal from its present premises beforo he close of the present gezson. We do not wish you to compromise your senve of ofiicial duty in the matter, snd i, after considering this statement, you consider 1t not best to continue the contract by Which " we occil-,| £7 the rooms, we shall very much regret it We are, geantieme ours, very respectfully, etd R . Joserm HAvEX, Dn, Tuostas, . W. ABNOTT, . . B, Brromp, Cxi0460, Jan. 6, A. B, ExrTa, BEMARER OF GEN. BUFORD. Gen. Buford then said: g We bad ap intimaticn that this matter would be t before s, end it has been my dosire, even Eincs those etters wens received, thet they should be Fablished. Tattended the meeting of the Executive Committeo of the Philosophical Socicty in the afternoon of the Bth inst, to consider and reply to the letter of the *Trustees of the Methodist Church Block. My aim was to preserve harmon, if possible, and $oweat with respect the faiths of {he Mechodist and 2l Christian denominations, I carried with me the Aihance, of Jun, 3, from which I read the words of John Wealey, o8 follows: “If thy heart is right with my heart, give me thine hend, I do mob meen, ba of my opizion; sou need not. I domot ex- Tect or desire it. Neither do I mean I will be of your . T canbot. 1t does mot depend upon” my 1 read slso, from Lessing, tho author of the drems, *Nathan the Wise,” in which i taught the great les— 8 of Toleration: * *If God held all truth ehut in His Tight haxd, and fn His left notling Lut the ever-rests less instinct for truth, though with the condition of forever and ever erring, sud should eay to me Choose ! Iwonld Low reverently to His left hend, and 8ay, Fa- ther, givel Pure truth is for Thee alone!” Talso quote from the same writer : * Well-doing i8 the main thing ; belief is secondary.” . . . “Itis Lot agreement in opiniens, but agreement in virtuot actions, that rendess the-world_virtuous sud happ Iread also the following from Kuno Fischer, a 4t Serman Fhilwpher, on the subject of toleration. Real toleratron bears with the beliefs and habita of others, not from indifference, but {rom compreben- ton—from knowl:dge of buman nature—from the Ire which 5 jdentisl witls wisdom,” ‘“The Tme busia of religion {8 relf-renunciation, Fhich htens tac understanding in pro- Prlion as- it purfies ihe beart, and bears s yichest fruit in that love whose source is & xright icwladge of human nature,” * True toleration resta ‘Upon the decpest religions experienca.” - Ee who knows Rencan beratient with them, becsuse he kuows them.” ¥Rrrowness comes fram ignorance.” ' To purify men { 15 10 educate them.” “Man cannot hold reli 34 a2 external possession; it must bethe 555,“’::-;1":3 g 1 togk thess quotations to the meeting and read {hem, boping their wydrit might be embogied tn our reply to the Trustees. Dr. Abbott had sketched & reply which was received with approbation, Thers wasalsoa gemeral concutrenco with the renpeciful ltter proparcd by br, Toomas und sigued Ly Prof, aven a; , eXcept in its const 1 Sode B cept du its appareut ure of At thig stage of the conference it was pr Tefer ull the upen (it had bech sutaitind o oo of the memLers (0 make 3 new drft of the latter 1 but, it &l&g urged that sn eurly reply to tbe Trus:ees = 4 Le conduive to Lirmony Dr. Thomuss letter wan nlen s “ano "oy siriking ont jarts of it, oud . the w0 paragraphs, onc referring to 3. Ve other to Judge Buctl’s Jeclgurc,x\l\.'e::afig:t:: o Ly Erof Havss ol he emb oy o S Sl . Haven znd o Vot crct S - members of the Committeo Ve do not claim to bo wite men, but wisduia, 16t waye axo WSRO plessanticns o Xier raths arc peace,” Vo felt that wo had been gen- erouely treated Ly tho Trustees of the Methodist Chureh Block until the receipt of thia letter, and that it would bo savoring of passion o bo shrred up by any honeet diferences of opinion, even if ex- preesed 0 us with some *lack of refinement in one of its expressions. I confess my first promptings wero toshake the dust off onr fect, maké no reply [ap- plsuse], and shck other quarfers immediately (ap— plause); but the ocond, and perhapa wiser thought s, ““make heste siowly.® The Trustees are a highl respeciablo set of men ; they desiro to exerciso tuei truet in nccordance with tho predominant ideas of thieir Church ; o Ciarch which bed Its foundativn in a reformation of moruls uud tasuners in England ; o b . Shir sccomplished & grest work in In our answer to their letter, I would have been glad to bave presented thew, for their consideration, the {deas of toieration derived from tw0 of the master- minds of tho world, wileh™ kave Texd in tho begln- ning of these remurks, and which, they might Lave observed, are in hirmony with the quotstions read their apostle, Jobu Wesley. [Applause.) 3 3. W, . ANDERSON said the Methodist Church, as an orzanization, was Dot Jarge enough to contein the Philosaphi- cal Society, He said that because no church, no mater what it is, was large enough to hold it. The easiest, best, and almckest_ solution of the matter, to the end at no ill feeling o bad temper might be stirred up, was to appoint & committeo of three o seek othier quarters for the Society, whero they might, without interruption or limiation, search for tha truth, [Applause.] QEN. STILES moved as an amendment that the Executive Committeo, which had so well discharged its du- ties thus far, be instructed to discharge the duty of selecting some other room for futuro meet~ ings. Ho did not wish to conves any intimation of disrespect to the Trustees of tho Methodist Church. They were very kind in letting the Society hold its ~meeting in the lecture-room at the commeucemenr, and very kind in allowing them to continue. The Gen- eral continued, ‘*Their faith is not onr faith. They aro elected to defond a faith. Wa are elected to discover & truth. Therc need be no conflict between us at all. This is not the ‘place for us, Mr. President. We need a place whero we can search without any domain baing presenbed to tho limits of onr inquury in any direction, above or Lelow—anywhere where we think we can get evidence which will lead us to the real truth—the truth of Chris- ticnity, the trulh of Spiritusliem, the truth'of Brahminiem, the truth of science, the truth of anything. Let ns go where we can search for it unmterruptedly. [Applause.] Mr. Anderson aceepted the amendment. PROF. WELCH CONCURS. Prof. Welch coxcnrred in the remarks of Gen. Btiles. He did not know what else the Trustees conld do but ask the Society to seek other quarters, Ho thought it consistent for them to do go, and it certaloly was consistent for the members of the Society, as soekers aiter trnth, to do 88 the Trustecs wished them to. He believed the founder of the Methodist Church was one of the pest and purest men who ever lived—one who labored hard snd most earnestly in the pursuit of truth. Tho early preachers of Methodinm were heroes worthy of tie heroic age. In their time thoy suffered persecution, and it was_perhaps time for tho organization which had become o strong and mighty to be- gion this age to measure ont to owhers some- thing of thatsort of persecution which was measured out to them. ~[Laughter.] He trustod the Sociery would leave the Lall with kindly feelings, and _ that, while the guestion propounded by Pilato to the Savior, *VWhat is trath 7"—swas unanswered, they shonld not feel it to be their duty to try every man and ‘woman before it was fouud out. He deemed it proper that, when that wonderfal Now Zealander which Macanley had picturcd 80 eloguently and immortalized, should take his place on some ‘broken column of Tilley's Court-House, sketch the remains of tho Chamber of Commerce, end look upon the rnins of this temple of religion, and find a tablet on which was iosenibed * A go-called Curistian chureh, in the last half of the niueteenth century, requested some pure- minded men aud_women, scarchers after trath, to Jeave their walls.” = AR, TOLEY thought, with Gen. Buford, they shonld ““make haste slowly They skould puss on the matter mulerstandingly. Ho desired to know what the Committee meant in their reply by saying that they had taken steps to prevent a recur- rence of any lectures which would be objection~ able. What measures had they taken? He also wisbed to know if the Trnstees hud condescend ed to make any reply fo the lotter. If 80, what it was. B DE. THOMAS ptated that the Trustecs sent word that they would not hold o meoting until next woek, and that in the meaniime the Society should go on. The Committee did not find it necessary to make any change in the work which bad boen laid out for the noxt thirteen weeks in order to make that statement. The eubjects were such as +would shut off any unpleasant controversy. The Commniitee felt that, as they occupied the room by courtesy, Something was due to the church, and that it was nob improper to statd what they did. They did not wsnt the Trustecs to compcomise themsolves, nor the Society to compromise itself. The character of the work for the remainder of the season wes of such a nature that there would be po conflict. He thought the sense of the Com- mittee, in expressing regrot 1f they should have to leave the block, was mainly cthis: that the Society was in its}infancy, and surely bad no dis- position to antagopize thie deep religious sonso of the commuuity. It was contrary to their principles, if philosophic, to bo one-sided. They did not want to put themeelves against the Trustees in an_offensive scnse, nor did they want the Tiustees and -church fo be antagonistic to tbem. It was proba- ble that _the hurch would continue to exist, and he hoped the Philosophical Society would. It would Le more agreesble to have & little pationce and forbearance. GENERAL DISCUSSION. Dr. Farwell moved to lay the motion as amended on the table. v AL T. zPeters moved to ‘‘continne the mo- tion.” Here was the place to lcarn, as they met their Orthodox brethren andheard their ideas. They could get along 28 woll together a8 newly- married poopio generally did. [Laughter.] The honeymoon was over, and they had begua geratehing. [Laughter.] He had no doubt, upon reflcction, they would get along har- moniously, and moved that the discustion be continued at another meeting. 2 The President decided that the motion to ta- ble bad the precedence. W Nr. Ela said the matter shonld be decided, as the members wanted fo Jmow where the next meeting wss to be beld. Be was not willing, for one, that the reply of tho Execntive Com- mittee should stand a8 the roply of the Society. {Applause.] The Socis? should not go on rec- ord ns apologizing for Judge Booth's” address. [Applause.] He moved that the Executive Com- mittea be authorized to consult with the tees, sud necertsin -upon what terms the halt’ could be rented, submitting to them the Constitution, snd having it understood that the Society claimed the right to discass any and all questions [applanse], and that, if they wonld not accept such a proposition, to imme- Qistely withdraw, and_obtsin otner rooms, sud notify the Society tbrough the papers ot the of ting. P O rrmstrong thonght the Trustees would Mr. Armstrong 3 not accept such terms, and that it was only & wasto of time to go to them. b A Col. Waterman urged that & socicty which proposed to gearch for truth, and took nothing nted, ought not to mest in o B iaco es the Metiodist Churcl Black“i an The ball was dovoted to special purposas, &nc the Trustees weto not only under o moral_ubli- gation, but a toraf ono, £0 preservo the builling for that purpose. The Scciety should not ignove the common czconcies of life. Occapying 8 room in the block, they should not attack direct- 1y tbosze things which the Alethodist Church held pacred. [Appluuse.] The Execative Commitco bad done right in apologizng. If they wanted o be free tuey must go cut. It secmed to bim fhey weve seting in & very unphilosophio man- ner. Mrs. McCormick 1 proposed to kill the emarked that Gerald Massey devil. . Tast was what the Mottodist Church bad_had in viow ever sinco anvthing of it, and why they should i‘é?efi‘{?kmmg 01 Nick sho conld not tell Thie lecturo na3 in accordance with the faith aud works of the )Iuthudx!f;.n 5 No ACTION. - . A motion to adjourn was agreed to, and the ‘members dispersed without taking sny action looking to & soitlement of tho controversy, LOCAL MISCELLANY. SELLING LIQUOR SUNDAY. The Couueil Committee on Licenses met yes- terdsy afternoon in the office of the City Clerk, sud, after some discussion, agreed to roport the following ordinanco : SeoTIoN 1. L it ordained, ete.s The Mayor is her.y autuorized to graut Heentes for the aalo of spiritaous, vinous, and fermented iiquons {0 any par- xon who slill apply to him in triting, upon sxid per- Bon furuishing suilisfant evideace to satisfy him that e or shie is u person of good character, and upea Such peraon executiug to the City of Cnicago a bond, with at least two sureties, 10 boapproved by the AMayor, in the peuat sum of $509, couultional that tho lizensed porty elall faithfully obscrve aud keep all ordinances Dow in force, or Lereafter to bo pussed, during the period of such licence, and that he will keop closed all doors opening out upon any street from the bar or room where such liquors are 80l on Sinday, and that sl windows opening upon any strest from suich bar or room where liquors are Sold ehall be provided with Dbliuds, shulters, or curtains on Sundays, 60 as to ob- struct the rom such stroets into such rooms, snd paying for tho uee of the city $53, aud no other feca. On compllance with thesa Tequirementa a license shall be issued to the applicant under the carporate seal, mignod Dby the Mayor, and countersigned by the Clerk, which shall suthorize the person or persons named theren to sell, Barter, glve awsy, or deliver wines and_other liquors, whethier vinous, ardent, or fermented, in quautities Iess than one gailon in tlis place designated in tho ap- plication ; provigéd, all licen-os fsuued fn pursusace oreo 2l expire én tho 1at day of July fn cach year. _Beo. 2, If any pervon shall keep a common, ill- governed, or disorderly bouse, or suffer any person to Pplay auy gam> of chance on his or her premiscs for ‘money or any other valuable thing, any such person, ©n conviction, shall be fined in o sum of uot lézs thag $5 nor more than $100. Sec. 3. Sec, 3, of Chap. 28, and Sec. 1, of Chap. 50 of the Revised Ordinances of ‘the City of Chicago, are Bereby repealed. Sec. 4. This ordinance shall be in force from snd after ita passage. — i A JUSTICE IN TROUBLE. The Poople of tho State of Illinois ex rel. Alichael Drew filed a complaint against Thomas Camoron, Justice of the Peaco. on tho Nurth Side, for malfeasance in ofce. Drowstates that on the 25th of November he had a suit in attach- ment before the Justice, wherein he was defond- aot and D. J. Rock and Michael Dorgan were pluntiffs. Rock testified to an sccount which his firm Lad for plumbing against Drow. Aftor plaintiffe had put in their testimony, Drew made Rock his own witness, snd began examining him, when, as ho alleges, the Justice told him fo get flrongh his defonse in two minntes, a5 ho counld not hear any more non- senso, and thero were other parties awaiting. Drew esid he bad other witnesses, and wished to testify himsell, but the Justice refused to hear bim, and rondered o judgment against him for $78.08, Drow thinks he uad a good defenso to apart of the claim, aud charges Cameron with being guilty of malfcasauco in office. The bill of varuculars was _also taken mway after * tho trial, snd complainant bas not had sn opportmnily of _ meecing it. Complainant, therefore, asks that Cameron may be summoned, and that, on & hearing, he may be removed from tho office of Justice of the Peace, and this office be declared vacant. ) RELIEF FOR THE DESTITUTE. * To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: S : Perhaps it is not generally known by our usually active and sympatuetic ladies that the smount of suffering 1n this city at the present time is simply heart-broaking. For us, it is impossible to fold our hands, however weak they may be, and see 80 many homeless wander— ers upou our streets, and hungry, shivoring ones by chieerless firc-sides. We sra awaro that it is appalling to look 80 much misery in the face; but bow much better to alleviate it by that royal 1aw of *Doing unto others as they would have them do unto us.” Therclore, we pledge ourselves to set spart & weekly sum for those who can find nothing to do, in other words, for the destitute. Thore are 5,000 ladies in this city to-day, who can well sfford to give 8 weokly sum for the naxt two months. In this way o large amount can be raised which can bring sunshine into muny 8 Lome where carking want and care now spread the brooding wings of despair. There are benovolent ladies enongh in ench dietrict who owp _their carrizges, and can visit each humble neigiborhood, looking from cellar to garret, asceriaming the real wants of each inmate, and thus prevent the nsusl impo- sition now practiced for tho want of proper or- acization. Iuis not tho most noisy and turbu- ent who are the most needy at any time; Lut tho genteel poor, who had ratder starve than ask for charity. We know of many who travel all day to sell’ a_trifla or look for a job, ooly to return at ovening cass down sud broken- hearzed, to disappointed households. God have mercy uwon them, but prayer without deeds is idlo chaff driven by false breaths. We o most cordially invite the ladies of onr vicinity to call a No. 571 Indiana avenuno Mon- day, at_the hour of 8 o'clock, and cee what or- ganization we can best form, in_order to meet the wants_of those, who, by an inovitable fato which is_liable to overtake any of us in the changeable mysteries of the future, are, at the present time, unable to take care of themselves. Mrs. Leander Stone, 8. W. Hitchcocs, Mrs. W.W. Corbett, Mra, H. Willets, Jirs. J. F. Cleveland, Mrs. G. W. White, Mrs. J. B. Marsh, Ars. O. Gutbrie, Atrs. H. C. Murphey. EE e THE WORKINGMEN. The Committee of the Workingmen Associe~ tion decidea at o late hour last evening mot to hold the contemplated mass-meetings to-day for the following reasons: First, the platform on which the Committeo had been at work durin the last two weeks iy mot yer completed. Sccond, they are afraid of incendiary speakers who might burt thoir cause more then has already been done. Third, a suitable hall could not be procnured ; snd fourth, they had not the necessary 245 for the rent of s hall and the printing of circulars. Instead of bolding & moss-meeting, it _is tho intcation to hold weekly meetings in the various districts of the city. and organizo to carry the town elec- tions next spring. The first ono will be Tuesday evening, avd tha Committeo is trying to secure & gaitable hall somewhere on Milwaukee avenue. il i R danes 5 ANNOUNCEMENTS. The Mulhigan Zouaves will meet in the Re- corder's ofiice at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The Chicago Bociety of Physicians and Sur- geous will moet in the parlor of the Grand Pa- Gific at 7:30 Monday eveniag. 5 Remember the annual bail of the St. Georgo' Benovoleut Assacistion at the Briggs House Tuesday evening. Tickets, §2. See advertise- ment. Prof. Philandro, the prestidigitatenr, com- ‘mences an engagement al Kingsbury Music Hall to-morrow evening. The regular monthly meeting of the Chicago Church Guild will be held at the office of Mitchell & Hathaway, No.45 Clack street, to-morrow evening, at 7:30 o'clock. The sonual meeting of the Washingtonian Home Association will be held at the Home to- morrow evemng at 7:30 o'clock. A full attend- ance is desired. A sociable for Unity Clurch parish will be held :n the basement of the church, North Dear- born stroct, to-morrow evening. Business meet- ing at 7:30 p. m., sociable at 8. Mrs. Jane E. Weeden, agont of the American Peace Society, will speak this mormng in the TFirst Methodist Church, corner of Washington and Clark streets, A lecture will be_delivered this evening, at half-past 7, by the Rey. Father Riordon, at 8t. Columbkill's Church, corner of West Indiana snd Paulins streets, the proceeds of which will be devoted to the relief of the parish poor. The sunusl meeting of the North BDaptist Church aud Society will bs held at the house of 21r. Perluns, on Ohio strect, to-morrow evening, at 7:30 o'clock. A full attendance is requested, as business of-importance will come before the meoting. The Concordia Mannerchor, nnder the leader- &hip of A. Scheuftler, will make an excursion to Blue Island and give & grand concert in the Tarner Hall of that place Saturday, Jan. 24 The snnusl mecting of the Third Universalist Society will be held Wednecsday eveping, in the vestry of the chapel, av 7 o'clock. The elec- tion of officers, calling of & pastor, and other important basiness will come before the meet- ing, and overy fricad of the parish is earnestly requested to be present. The annual meeting of the Chicago Base Ball Association will be held at No.101 Twents- Second street, Monday ovening. As a ncw Bosrd of Dircctors is to be elected, a full ai- tendance of stockholders is desired. The leaders of the prayer-meotings to ba held in the Mathodist Church’ Block every day this week will bo as follows: Alondsy, the Rev. S. cChesney; Tuesday, the Bev. A McCalls; Wednesdsy, tho Rev. J. H. Walker; Thursday, tne Rev. J. Hill; Frider, the Rev. A.J. Frost; Satarday, Maj. D. W. Whittle. The Chicago Sinai Congregation (Jewish) will hold se!dcesgheranflct at Mertine’s Hall, corner of Indiana avenue and Twenty-secoad street, commencing Saturdey moraing. There wilt also be services the Sundsy following, which will probably ba the first time that a Jewish congre- gation haa met for worship on the Chuistian Bab- bath. If the result should prove satisfactory, the Sataordsy servicos will in all ]ikelfllood?a abolished. At therecent election for Directors of the Board of Trado, Mason Goddes received 834 votes, H. B. Miller 247, and M. B. Miller 87. The Committee credited H. B, Miller with the votes given to M. B., thus tieing bim and Geddes. A special election for one Director will therefore bo Leld Thursday, the polls opemng at 9 o'clock and closing at 3. The Chicago Christian Urzion hae the following programme for this week: Monday evening— Free loctare course and advanced cl in Ger- The lecture will be by Prof. We'ch, of man. tls city; subject; “An every-day miracle.” Thig cocrae 18 {ree to the publi, and all are in- vited. Tuusday evening—Yrof. Haven'’s class in English litoraturo; subject for the evooing, ¢ Chuucer.” Al who wish to become rmcmbers of the class aro requested to ba present. The class in short-hand also meets on the samo even- ing. Wednesday evening—Clasees in sstron- omy and primary classes 1n German. Friday, 3 p. m.—Mrs. oggett’s art Jecture. Friday cvening—Olasses in Fronoh and vocal music. Saturday evening—Literary Saciety. The library and reading-room open every day in the week. Gymnasinm every dav, Sundays excepted. The health-lift is on the firat floor from 9 a. m. to 8 p. m., and from 8 to 10 p. m. in the gymaasium. Tho rooms of the Union are at No. 114 East Madison street. % ——— THE CITY HALL. The namo of Louis Wahl has been presented to the Mayor for the office of member of the Board of Public Works, and is szid to be fayor- ably coutidered by lum. The Council Committce on Fire and Water went with Fire-Marshal Benner, vesterday aftor- nocn, to inspect & lot for an engine-house on Third avenue, south of Twelfth street. The members exprossed no particular preference for tizo propesty. Mayor Colvin was_absent from bis office Gur- ing the greater portion of yestorday sfterncon. Tcie said that he was engaged in inspecting 80me property on the West Side, which somo of the city oflicials want for some purpose or other. At the mecting of the Board of Free Library Diroctors yesterasy afternoon, a number of un- {mportant bilis were audited, and the contract for fitting up the now library rooms was let to Wartman & Bros. at §$2,182.28. The Committee on Building was authorized to procure tables, book-cases, and other necessary farniture, TUE WORKINGMEN. Ald, Spaulding stated yesterday that he had been intormed on tho best autbority that the “bread or work” movement of tho laboring men of the West Division was gotten up and hezded by young Hoffman for the purpose of in- timidating "the ity suthorities, sud coercing them 1nto removing the debris of the old Court- House, o that at lcast one step toward the erec- tion of & new Court-House might be taken. DBy doing this, Hoffman imagined toat he was work- ing in the interest of a certain architect, a client of his, who had drawn one of the most promi- nent pluns in the Kentucky Block collection. THE FULLERTON AVENUE SEWER. The Board of Public Works and tie contract- ors who put in bids for the work on tha Faller- ton avenuo conduit mot in Kecret session yeater- day forenoon, and the proposals were opened. They are as follows: J. K. Ruseell E.J.Shermun. B, McDevitt. Thomas Mecusy ... D.D. & D.S, McBean, Fos, Howard & Lipe, L. 7. Clinton. 3.1 Cazpente T, E. Courtuey. Foz, Howard & Lipe Tho Board wzs not prepared to say what would bo dome, and accordingly tho meeting sd- journod. THR BOILER INSPECTOR, It is understood that the Commutice on TFire and Water, to whom was referred the nomina- tion of Mr. Thomeas Hamwilton for the position of Boiler Inspector, has decided to send the refer- ence back to the Council without recommenda- tion. Hamilton's Aldermanic friends appear to be jubilant over this, us they will move to table the report and confirm the nomiuee, aud have a good chance of carry- ing thewr point in both instauces, It scoms etrange that a committes of presumably incelligent men should be unable to make a def- inite report after weeks of investigation,-in which they wero assisted by practical boiler- makers. Certain members of the Fire and Water Committee must have undergons a complete change of heart since the day they tbrew, up their hauds and cried out that Mr. Hamulton bad ot the most remote iden of the propertiea of steam or the strength of iron. ——— PERSONAL. . The Rev. Ar. Maniay, of Boston, having been called unexpectedly home, will not preach in the Third Presbyterian Church, as anuounced. Mr. John Phillips, the artist, has retarned aftor sponding a fow months at Rochester, N. Y., where he painted the faculty of the Univer- sity, He hLas o studio at No. 48 Van Buxen street. R. C. Meldrum, General Freight Agent of the Pitteburgh & Fort Wayno Rairoad, has gone East on ousiness. Mr. Frank Gilbert, suthor of * Railway Law in Illinois,” who was apjointed by Gov. Beyer- idge to represent tlis State at the National Cneap-T'ransportation Convention, left last evening for Washington. M. Munger and wife celebrated their silver wadding Friday evening at thoir huuse, on the corner of Monroe and Green strects. The party was well attended, and the presents numerous and valuable. Yesterday Mr. Sothern purchased several lots in South Englewood. He prefers Chicago toanycity in America, and when be visits us sgain he intends to imvest largely in roal estato, if be can find saitablo property. M, Charles Randolph, Secretary of the Na tioual Board of Trado, and Mesars. Charles E. Culser, W. N. Brainerd, A. AL Wright, J. C. Dore, Murry Nelson, S. E. McCres, and J. W. Preston, delogates from the Chicago Board to the samo body, left last evening for Baltimore, whero tho National Board meets early this weels. The marriage of Mr. Thomas J, Gannon znd Miss Mary J. McCormick, atthe Church of the Holy Family, Monday evoning, was ono of the bappiest social events of the new year. Mr, Richard C. Gapnon tencered the young couple & reception at his house, which was_largely at- tended, and at its conclusion Mr. Gannon and ‘vi[o left on an extended bridal tour through the Yest. Mr. John MeCullongh, proprietor of the Cali- fornia Theatre, and an actor of considerablo merit, passed through the city yesterday on his way home. He has purchased from the Edwin Forrest estate the manuscript plays of * Jack Cade " aud “ The Gladiator,” and intends to ‘male specialties of thezlesding characters. He will probably appear.in Chicago during tho present season. HOTEL ARRIVALS. Grand Pacific—Col. J. Norton and party, To- ledo ; Duvid K. Smith, U. 8. A; Samuel L. Burt, Marquette ; Thomas A. Wren, Cincinnati; M. 3L Hovland, New Bedford; G. W. A. Taylor, NewYork. - . . . Sherman.House—J War- den, Calcutfa; H. B. Webster, Fort Garry; Normsn Finite, New York ; W. H. Taft, Burling- ton, Vt.; E. Smith, Boston'; R. L. Hayes, Phi adelphi. . . . . Palmer House—Wm. Hart, man, New York; . H. Bissell, Vermont; W. A. Dabeack, New York ; 8. D. Carpenter, Ot- tawa; W. 3L Godley, Adrian; C. V. Hiokox, Bpringfieid ; J. W. Vail. Port Wasbington. GENERAL NEWS, Friday evening the following officers wers wstalled lg Adriel Encampment No. 106, 0. F.: Heury Th Crocker, I T.; Willi 5 Henry Veuse, J.' W.; J. P. Vadal, 8.5 J. P! Foss, T. An eccident to a grain-laden car at the rail- road-croseing of Western avenue and Kinzie street, at abont 8 o'clock yesterday morning, de- layed soveral passonzer-irains for & few hours. Nobody was injured. At the anoual comnunication of H. W. Bige- Iow Lodge, No. 438, A.. F. and A. AL, held Jan. 7, the following offizers were elected for the ensning year: Hiram Barber, W. JL. ; Joseph R. Hansell, S. . ; George M. Darling, J. W. ; Jobn P. Feros, Tsler; Willlam W. Lock, Treasurer; Haldridge O. Collins, Secretary. At & meeting of the Literary Society of the Chicago Christizn Union, the following gentle- men were elected officera for _ the ensnivg term: J. G, McCarthy, President : H. Holbrook. Vica- Prosident ; and Edward Freiberges, Sccretary. Tho meetings horeafter will be held Saturday evenings. Any member of the ChYistian Union can become & member of the Literary Sociaty. At a_regular convention of Geuntlet Lodge No. 4, K. T., held av_Castle Hall, Jan. §, 18734, ‘the following_elected oficers were duly in- | stalled: E. C. Race, C. C.; J. 8. Cram, V. C. F. F. Cundoback, T.; H. T. Caldwell, M, E.; George B, Nichols, M. F.; J. W. Ackermann, K, B. 8.; W. A. sfalpuss, M. A.; George W. Swarts, L. G.; Chas, Studt, 0. G. . Yesterday morning .the Grand Jury returned into the Criminal Court six indictments against tbree candy lottery dealers. The names of the arties ara Marvin Palmer, George Mack, and . F. Hovey. Two indictments were found against each,—ono for scllinglotteryticksts, and ope for keeping & plzce for thosale of such tick- ots. A capies was issued in esch case, and placed in the bands of an o:icer. The officors of the Ilincis Humane Society are doing & good work among the roug men atthe Union Stock-Yards, and else- where. Yesterday morning John Carney was arrested by Officer McDonald and taken before . Justice Scully, for. striking s hoj on the head with a club_ uutil the animal ble profusely. Ho was fined $7. Mr. Hamilton, ono of the agents of the Socioty, arrested Hugh Hatcp, an omuibus driver. for abusing one of his horees, and Justico Scully fined him $10. At a regalar convention of Washington Lodge No. 32, K. of P., held at Castle Hall, cornor of Adams aud LaSallestreets, the following ofticers were duly installed by Past Grand Chancellor F- Buchanan: Past Chancellor J. R. Gardner, C. C.; H. Rolgrat, V. C.; A. Herger, P.; G. Wod- rich, K. of R. and S.; Charles Pick, M. of F.; David Jayer, M. of 0. Hartwig, M. at A.; Cbarles Brand, I. G.; John Blacss, 0. G.; rep- renentative to the Grand Lodge, Past Chancol- Ior I B. Gardner; slternate, Past Chsncellor Goorge Vogler. THE FIRST UNITARIAN SOCTETY. The First Unitaricn Society held its annual mesting yesterday evoning in the chapel of the Charcit of the Messiah, on_tha corner of Michi- gan avenuound Twenty-third street, The fol- lowing is the list of officers elected for the en- ening sear : Trustes,. H. J. Macfarland, James L. Wad, John T. McAuley ; Tressurer, C. H. S sfixer ; Socrotary, C. I. Siuclair ; Standing Com: mittes, Lows Wahi, Marray Nelson, D. A. Gage, Jerome Baecher, Georgo P. Gore, Daniel Thomp~ €on, Dr. S. G. Bailey, Georgo E. Johnson, Tesac Eldridge, and_ Thomas Bassett ; Sunday-School Committeo, C. H. 8. Mixer, C. C. Wetherell, £, W. Gray; Masic Committee, Charles Packer, ; Fred P. Fisher, George W. Montgomery. THE RELIEF AND AID BOCILTY. The Relief and Aid Socie.y was unnsually busy all day yesterday. the crowd seeking belp being mauch larger than on anyprevious day this week. The amount of money disbursed yesterday amounted to $6,000, while orders for 199 tons of coal"and ono cord of wood were also issued. The total Bum of money disbursed during the Iast weck by ths Rolief aud Aid Society amounted to €2,100, and orders for 1,700 tons of coal wera issued. Theo_two-story brick building on the corner of ‘West Erio street and Milwaukee avenue,formerly used as an engine-house and police-station, has been fitted up 88 s froo lodging-house by the Rehef and Aid Socioty, and wiil be opened 3on- day. It will be carried on and conducted under the samo rules and_rogulations s those gov- erning the free lodging-houge corner of Harrison &nd Clatls streets. g . PETTY CRIME, United Statcs Commigsioner Hoyne resterday held Richard Marlin in bail of $300 for obstruct- ing and threatening an officer in tho discharge of his duty. Daniel Nolan and Danicl Cole were charged before Justico Soully, vesterday, with stealing empty vinegar barrols from No. 48 Jackson stroet. The caso was continded in bail of $300. John Dunbar broke into some loaded cars of the Northwestern Railroad, was arrested, and sent to the Bridowell for three months by Justice Scully. Charles Shannon tried to kill Alexandor Joycs, yosterduy morning, near the latter's houee, oo Garibaldi street. Sbaonon was heldin bail of £$1,000; Joyce being confined to his bed through injuries received. AMUSEMENTS. EALVINI AS MAMLET. For once, Salvini played in Chicego to an audience which partially responded to the calla of his genina. Not to be cypical upon the sub- fect. we might suggest that as that sudience was mainly compesed of ladies, and, as the splendid figure and handsome face of the great actor were displayed to considerzble advantage in the con- ventional attire of Hamlet, this was not surpri ing. Nevertheless, to be just, we must admit that the Indies appeared to appreciste the finest points of his acting. and that their spplsuse was always spontancous and hearty. Thisagain may be partially sccounted for by the fact that ¢ Hamlet” is more familiar to most peopls than any other of Shakepeare’s plays, and much more 80 than the othersin Salvini's repertory. From tuo actor’s conception of Olhello, the publio was preparcd for sgomething very differ~ ent from the Hamili thoy saw. Judging by that of Fechter, which is of the zame realis- tic school as Salvini’a Othello and Conrad, they anticipated a Zfamlet of rather grosser material than they had been accustomed to. In this they were mistaken. While his conception is not what may bo termed- philosophical, it was not. altogether colloquial. It struck ono nsa continent mortal of ‘like passions with our- solves, morbid in 1o sense of the word, buta puzzlod Lhuman being, led by a destiny he could neither comprehend nor investigate, not pro- foundly meditative nor grossly carnal, for why the sudden start of terror at the thonght Toslecp! porchanco to dream! Ay, there’s the rub, For in that sleep of death what dreama may come? A man not deoply meditative nor melancholy to a marked degree, for why tho physical con- vulsion that follows the apparition of his father on ench occasion 7 His Hamlel has s healtay mind that shrinks from the thought of tiie char- pel-house and 21l that appertains to or suggests it, and would only too willingly regard the su- pernatural as the creature of "his fancy. But thoro 18 8 dignity about it which compels admi- ration, an earnestness that repels the sugges- tion of Fechter's coarseness. It is worthy of noto that in dreseing the piece, whilo Salvini ad- beres to the black tunic and hoso, e comes on in his natural guise. It is needless for him to fige o decided_perzonality to Hamlel other than is. own. His reading aod his action partake of tho' same quality of natural- ness, for though never colloguinl in the sensé of commonplace, ho dcefil:es tho stilted method of rending which Mr, Booth adoptsin _tlus character. ‘In thé familinr soliloguy, for instance, ho reads quietly and meditatively, merely giviog sound, a8 it were, to the thonghts which thoso lines convey, and stacting but cnco, and then as if by & pang of terror, at the sugges- tion alluded to.” Jtis sombre, but not scvere,— 8 natural as can be well imagined. This spirit of reflecting nature appears in the scene with Ophel:a, subeequent: to the discovery of Polonius snd his uncle (an effective bit of business, which, though not oniginal, is unusual), where he simn- lates madness. thero is no_dashing from one apartment to anotber ; no wildness, save in the incoherenca of his lmgun'ia it is Tnnecossary ; for the eaves-droppers, though they can hear, sraout of sight. The lincs, ** Get thee 10 & Dunnery,” etc., are emphasized by wonderfal control of the features, not by the pitch of the voica; and, again, * I have heard of your paint- ings,” etc. ' If is entirely without effort, and yet with extraordinary effect. It would be tedious to follow every line and point out the novelty of his method, for in almost every line some such can be found. Perhaps the most perfect scene is that of the play, and this savors of that real- ism to which we bave been accustomed. Hamlet is provided with the manuscript of the lines which he bas written for the players, snd holds them before his face, a8 he watches the effect of them oo his uncle. Ilis intense norvous excitcment 15 exhibited in the tremor of the pages as he bolds them, and this palpably increascs as the climax is nezred. His voice grows husky with emotion as he replies to Ophelia's quary, sud trembles as, glaring on his uncle in sn ecstacy of anticipation, he cries, * You shall ges snon how the murderer gets the lovo of Gonza- go'3 wifo.” When the King and sttendants make their exit, the reaction from the excite- ment 1 t0ld in Hus fall into Horatio's arms, snd in the frenzied cry of convietion which his ex- periment bas produced. Nothing i8 wanting in this scene, not a motion, not a breath even, but has its plsce in the mosaic of circumstance. Ta the scene with Lis mother, be gives way to 3 burst of scorn, as he, comparing - the portraits—word-pictures, for he disdains the common trick of miniatares—of his . father and his uncle, and once only gives voice to the storm of passion that ragea in his mind. The ghost fcene is o startling mechauical contrivance. The ghost does not walk, bus glides, the effigy of dosth, snd justifies’ with wonderfal realistic effecc the line Why, look you there ! Look how it steals away. 1o Hamlet, a8 in bis other parts, one acarches in vaiu for s flaw in tue performance. Inthe grouping upon the stage, in gestule. in intoua- tion of Yoice, 10 mechedical effzct, one observes merely to wonder aod spplaud. It is = Tevelation of what deep -study can effcct. If anstiing can be eaid about his impersonation critically, it must be 8aid of hig conception of the pari, and as that varies with every variety of humen experience, who can pass judgment upon it ? Itis not the Hamlet we have seon before. Is it necessarily incorrect ? As to the embodiment of his_1ideal, ‘there can be but one verdict. Weigked in the balance, there is nothing wanting in the player ; almost nothing in the surrouudings. Where such a figure as that of Salvini, in any of his characterizatious, i3 bafora ths mind, it fills the thonghtas wo completely that the minor parts ap- pear to be absorbed in it, a8 & landscape i3 in the #plendor of the sctting sun. The coustruction of - Hamlot,” however, £ivos Ty o 6pDOCLuLiLy to recover from tha elfoct of this earnest gaze, and to take in some of the other performens. Indeed, one turns with reiiaf from the completa- nees of Hamiet to that of Opleelia as plased by Bignora Piamonti, aud the scudy of her tharongh Pocsession of the'character is as natural as it s gratifsing to behold. It is a part which uenally {falls to o ** juvenile ” actross, and is, therefors, apt to Do regarded as mercly supplementary. oro its perfection is necessary to tho symmeiry of the drams, aud it rises into a prominence second only to that of Hamlct. This is accom- plished by a rapid weries of indefinable touches, culminativg occasionally in a Lniliant gesture, as when, contemplating the fectures of Laertes, s flash of memory lights up her coun- tenance, and sho makes” s motion to embrace him, when as suddenly all is dark again, aud tho poor, distracted creature relapses into madness. Above all, the Iady has learned the art of acting inreposo; she can depict, ns cun Sulvini, by an sititade Or & mere expression of facs, wonder or atention, retlecting wuhout virible mesus the thoughts of the speaker, thus aiding an sudienco 0 an nuderstandiug of the lines far oattor thau a librotto. Realism in acting some- tmes offends, sad tho bnuging of Opliclia's corpse on to .the wiage on 8 Dbier, and loweiing it into tne grave is aneffort of realisin which, we think, detracts from rather than adds to the strengih of tho situstion. Differing as it may in conception of characters as we have been wont to sco them, wo cannot but express an opinion that * Ham: let,” as played by this company. deserves to rank with their highest work of art, be that * Othello,” or *“La Morte Civilo.” The public will learn, l}:erh.’.\ps. with less in- differenco than it would beve done a week 2go, that safter @ trip to Alilwaukee, Balvini will return to Chicago sud give threo sdditional performauces’ at Hooley's Theatrs, commenciug Feb. 2, and playing “Queen Elizabetl,” ¢ Othello,” and *The Gladiator.” 'WILKIE COLLINS. The grest sensational English novelist, Wilkio Coltiu, will lecture Friday night in this city. As & very large oumber of Chicazo people know of Mcr. Collims only what he chooses to tell them in such dainty litcrary treats as “The New Mzg- dallen,” we hasten to correct their ignorance with the following sketch of the yreat man : illiam Wilkle Collins, eldest son of tho late William Collivs, R. A, the well-kuown painter of rustic ecezes, w3s born in Loudon, in January, 1824. i mother Was 3 slater of Mrs, Carpenter, one of the best femalo portrait-painters of the time, ' After being educated at aprivate school, and spending two years with his parents {n Italy, he was articied for four years ton firman the tea trade. Exchanging commerce for law, e wus a stndent of Lincoln's Iun at the time of his father’s death, and his earliest literary performance was an admiruble biography of his father, with seloc- tons from his journal and " correspondence, published intwo volume3, 1848, From thia time Ar. Collins devoted himself ehtirely to literature, and published s..cossively, “Antonina; or the Fill of Rome; Romance of the Fifth Century,” 3 vols,, 18517 * Basi astory of Modern Life, 3 vols., 1852; *Mr. Wray's Cash Box ; or the Maak 2nd the Mystery ; & Christmas Bketeh “ Hide and Secek,” 2 vols., 1354, Soa afterva 2 s ho became a contributor to Household Jords, and his ** Afier Dark,” 2 vols,, 1856, and * Tho cad Socret,” 2 volr,, 1857, ato reprints of falea which originally appeared in that periodical. The latter pro- Quctions of his penare, “The Queen of Hearta,”3 vols., 1860 ; * No Name,”8 vals., 1852, which, 28 weil a8 the proceding novel, originally appeared in the colamas of 44 Yhe Year Round ; * My Miscellanies,” 2 vols,, 1863; “ Armadale,” 2 Yola,, 1556; 0nd The Moonstone,” 3 Vols., 18683 snd *Man and_Wife,” Svols,, 1830, Alr.’ Coliiny’ orincipal works bave passed through several editions both in this couutry and the United States, and have been translufed into Fronch, Ifalian, German, Dutch, Dnfoh, and Kus- Bian. He1s a member of ‘the Guild of Literaturo and Art, snd took a prominent part in theamateur per- formances which were got up for its beneiit, He wrotetho “Lighthouse,” first pluyed in privateat Tavistock Hotse, and afterwards produced- ot the Qismpic Theatre, In 1857, his unpublished drams, en- titled * Tiae Frozen Decp,” was first produced ot the tock House, Mr. C, Dickens and other amateurs fcrming iv with greai, success, It was afccrwards ught out with the sare czst at_the Gallery lustration, for the benefit of the “ Jerrold Fund,” the Queen having previcusly witnessed a private represen- fation at that piace. —_—— THE PENNSYLVANIA COMPANY'S SUIT. The argument of the motion for a new trial in the case of the Pennsyivania Railroad Company agsinst A. M. Allertou and Jonn B. Sherman was resumed before Judgea Drumamond and Blodgett, in tho United States Circuit Court yes- trrday morping, Mr. U. P. Smith, for the ds- fendants, continned his srgument, dwelling mainly upon Iaw points. As to the questions of fact sought to be putin evidenca in the former 4rial, he maintained that this proof was in diroct denial of what had been already proved by the plaintull, who had testified, throngh S. V. Aller- ton, that Sherman acd A. M. Allerton were not partners ot the time of the execntion of the lense ; in short, that the only firm then existing wascomposed of S. W. Allerton and Joseph AfcPherson, and that Shermen und A. Af. Aller- ton did not come into tne firm until long after- wards. Ali this corroborated what sppeared up- on the face of the instrument under &eal, which wag sustained a8 the individual transactions of the men who signed it, binding o ono elsc. Mr. 5. T. Ayer, for tho defendants, said that, toavoid farther snnoyanco and espense, tho motion for & naw trial shounld Dot be granted except for tho strongest reasons. Afier calling atfeution to the curious position of 8. V. Aller- ton in the case, Mr. Ayer procecded to argue the Eoint of the counncction of A. AL Allerton zud Bherman with the leaso, maintaining that they could not be _considered parties to that ivstru- meont. The Court should first inspect and con- strue it, aud then pass upon the question s to whether it shoold go to the jury as evidence. To admit parol evidence contradicting the ap- parent conditions of the lease would be to wholly change the legal obligations of the per- gons who actually signed tha leaso, a8 the offect would be to make 8. W. Allerton nnd MePherson responsible for their own covenants, and slso for the covenants of A. 3. Allertcn tad Sher- men. After commenting at some ‘length upon tho progress of the litigation up to this time,— including the decree of the New York Cours or- dering 8. W. Allerton to account to A. M. Aller- ton and Sherman for their sbare of the profits,— Mr. Ayer said that, if we did not kuow that the great railway officials of the present dsy wero above such practices as privately en- gaging in the manufacture of supplies to sell to the Railroad Company,—becoming silent part- ners in the enormous profits of grain elevatois, or in leasing stock-yards,—if we did not know that the oflicers of the Peonsylvania Reilroad were too high-toned_to be liable to such an im- putation, the Kecn!inr featurcs of this case would justify the suspicion that thosc clicers were intensely interested in evading the decrea of the New York Court to pay over the accumu- Iatod profits ‘of the East Liberty Stock-Yarda. 1t required no telescopic vision t0 see tixough this case,—to ges that the action of covenant sgainst A. M. Allerton and Shorman was not the real matter at issuo. " 3Ir, Ayer finished spesking at about half-past £ o'clock, when the Court adjowrzed until Mon- day morning. Afr, Storrs will then present the closing argument for tho plaintiff. it i oy oy A SCANDALQUS PERFORMANCE, Authentic records assure us that s celebrated divine of the Apostolic era eked ont the slender ealary paid by congregations of that mnenlight- ened day by making tents. We may feel no sur- priso, thercfore, at learning that itinerant preachers of to-dsy secure their hold mpon life by interweaving with the slender strands of sal- ary such comfortable profits as may arise from tinkering. boot-blacking, or even strect-cleaning. Indeed, there is competent suthority to assure -us that a preacher of tho Gospal in this city sup- plements the propagation of precepts of godli- hess with thote which rank next in the scale of Virtue, namely, of cleanlinesa; that the uncor- tain rewards of the former occupation are eided by the protits added from the later. Not toputtoo fine 5 point upon it, Chicago boasta s minister vho during tho six days given him to labor and do a1l that ho bas to do collects fat snd dripping, tallow and offal for the comstruction.of sozp, aod thus eocourages for six days that cleanlinesa of body which on_ the seventh ho jnsists should characterize the soul. There ara nobler occn- pations than that of the sosp-fat man, though it is generally supposed thera are none hignher than that of tio preacher. Tho average social status of this slippary but godly goutleman it s, thecc~ fore, ditlicult to determine. g The eanctuary in which he carrieson_ the epirituslized soaping business is oo the North Side, and there wi souls, Laden with sin, coz- gregate for their weekiy refreshment t his hands. Xow, a3 usurers and other genrlemenof finaa- cial proclivities found their way into the Hebrow Temple, £ also do the unsanctified and impare, clad ia the deceptive garb of ontward sanctity. sueak 1n Lere, and wmong the believers da sow the seeds of bad desires. And last weeka des- perate gang of the unregenerate invaded the tabernacle of the soap-fat preacher. While thia good gentleman was delivering a prayer, mors than ordinarily moctuous even for him, one of these gay young followers of AMammon arose to 0 ont. Prayer was not to his taste, He wsss eathen boy, and dreaded the offering, which he impiously declared to his friends to be slow and stupid. But his intention was fruswated. The preacher, making 8 meutal pencil-mark in his prayer to ahow whete he had left off, marched from his place after the rotiring youth and seized him by the collar, and urged him—not without some show of phvaical force added to much spittusl exbortation~—to reman. Whether it was the application of physical or spiritual philosophy that carried the relactznt youth to the minister's table appears not, but thet he was so carried is 2 mattor of record which will be attested by many boholders. Such & proceeding on the part of a preacher atimulated tho other followers of 3iammon to imitate the pions soap~fat man's example, and with a yell of ungodly defiance they spravg to the assistance of their captured compavion. * Providence,” said the Great Napoleon, “is generally on the side of tho heaviest battalions,” and a few secords’ subjoction to the unsanctified aseaults of tho youths convinced the preacher that the Arm of the Lord would 2ot be interposed in his bebalf. This conclusion was hardly arrived at when a set of youthrul knuckles closed his right eve a8 of- fectually as a second set obscured the radiance of the other optic. Other knuckles subsequent- Iy *“gotin” on his nose and mouth, and the worthy maa was a pretty-well-licked divine. In tho unscemly scuftls which ensued, other things ‘than the divine's equilibrium were upset, among them & pondecous stove, whose smoky contents fa.led to impress tho young men with the yawn- 1ng possibilities that opened to them. It is prob= able tLat the congregution as well as the minis~ . ter had found that the boys had already made it too hot for them, and this crowning addition of caloric waa immessursbly supertiucus. _Bo that as it may, while oue of the brethren endeavored to draw off popular attention with a stentorian hymu, others made therr exit from the sapctu- ary that was cot a sanctuary, and in a few min- utes the sons of Belial had **cleaned out™ the bretliren, soap-fat man and all, and were cole- brating thair victory over the hosts of Isrsel in a pean of joy and praiso, whose language is un- fit for publication. ——— OUR POST-OFFICE. Statistics of Its Busincss for 1973, The following is a tabalar sistement of the business of the Chicago Post-Oice during the year 1873: A STANP L EPARTMENT, Recelved for ssle of posts e siampa. Becetved for sale of atamped envelope Beceived for podtal-cards. Total, Number of domestic moncy-orders ia-. sued, 33,033.. csssactsascoh | OTh A Number of domestic money-ord pr.hl,s 3 ETELTT e 4,259,674 Deposits received from Postmasiers. 5u437,650.76 Total. $10,471,46.28 Number of British international money- orders issued, 3,032........ 5 420,25 Number of British international money- @ orders paid, 035, 14,995,1 Total. ... e § 8081641 ‘Nuwnber of German internationsi money— 4 _orders 1850ed, 1,718 cvaneerenns 3,714 Number of German inferaational mones— orders paid, 1,407...ccuveennne. 88,5386, Total.., ,313.72 Number of Swixa orders issued, 139, Number of Swiss i orders paid, 47. 1,280.26 Total.... 4,993,068 Deposits made with Postma: York, Bosion, and 8. Louls.. 3 1,718,962.00 Increase over 1 2,64,317,83 = REGISTRY DEPARTMENT. Number of registered package enveloges re- ceived.., T L. 115,458 Kumber of registered packige cuveiopes (in _ransit) recelTed. ceeaerennroeeeasnnee 49,340 Number of regisierad pickiges of siampa and rtamped envelopes received or distri- bution... 21,539 Number of regiatered letters recelved for dis- tribution. ........ sviesntss ABGEEY Number of registered letters received for city delivery. .. 12,08 Number of registered loitcrs refurncd to Dezd Letter oflice. .. 3 a5 Nuinber of letters registered at Chicago Post Oufice Ay 1752 Nuamber of regis! 435 Number of package envelopes used. 3,250 FOREIGN Jrauce, Nomber of Tetters wailed to foreign coun- i 900,600 . 1,200,000 1,709,000 ipers, lc., Teceived from foreign countried.. aveane CARRIERS’ DEPARTAENT, Number of mafl letters delivered Number of local letiers debivered. Number of newspaper, cte., delivered. mber of Ictters colfected. ... Number of leticrs returned 0 offica by riers... 55 Number of newspapers collacted. GLSENAL AND DOX DELIVIRY, Number of Jettera dellvered through boxes and general deilvery. 2,005,150 Number of ietters advertized 137,503 Number of advertised lotters delivered ... . "81,8u Number of Iotters sent toDead Letter office. . 165976 Number of lufters retnrned to writers...... 81,135 : DOMESTIC MALLS, Number of letters collected from street Loxes for ¢izribation and dispatch..... ...21,153,053 Number of letters, postalcards, and newe- ‘papers coliscted from sireet raflway boses, from Sept. 8 to Dec. 81 ..o, 205,218 Nomber of letters depo for distribution znd dispatch. verenr 1,825,000 Number of letters recaived from ofter sources for distribution and dispatch €33,086 Number of letters mado u by railway posi- oillces and sent to this ofica for dis- patch... <5 ....15,000,000 Number of circuiars deposited in’ oftice and ' . collected from street bozes. ... 4,380,000 Number of bags of newspapers distributed and dispatched. ... .. L., 20,00 Number of lock tails dispatched from’ this office. SEAE R e Number of lock mails received at this of- 66505525005 55 veeer 104,260 Number of transient uewspspers collectod 20d deposited in_this oifice, being ineufi- ciently prepald, and destrozed ana sold fo waste uper. Number of lettirs collected and deposi this office, unpaid snd poid less than ons full rate, ‘Wwhich were sent to the Dead Let~ 21,974 ! ter office. Number of | this office, and received from other offices, improperly addresked, sent to Dead Letter oilice. . 12,070 Numb: LI to Dead Letter office.. B . Number of postal-cards coffected and depos- ited at this omfice, and rc::mh-;:l’ from other oflices, improperly ad destroye after beng hicld Axty daFs....tcrus cve.n Number of postal-csrds_collected and depos- Stod at this office without address, etc., de- stroyed. . Number of office, - 8,691 Number of canvas sacks repaired o¢ this of- - fice.. vene . 17,403 The following figurea show the business of the ‘WEST DIVISION STATION, which is embraced in tho general Teport, com- mencing Aug. 1, 1873, ending Dec. 81, 1873, Number of carriers at station, 56 : Mail letters delivered. 8,954 26,254 2,400 fock “ponchea repaired st ihis Registered letters delivered. Newspapers, etc., delivered. Letters roturued.. Letters collected. Poatal-cards col Newspapers, etc. ‘Postage on matl for Jocal delivery. Cash collected on un] Quarterly postage on Papers, one qu: ceees ke wee.. EODT0 MOXET-OEDER DEPARTMENT. 873 $79,779.23 267 420634 ‘money orders issued... Amouxt of money orders irsued.. 3,629.10 Nutaber of money orders pald. 2 Amount of money ordery paid. 50274 German money orders—Number money ordern iseted... Amount of money orders 1,725.63 Number of monéy ordera paid 0 ‘Amount of money orders pat 1,59264 DEGISTERED LETTER No. of domeatle leiters regiatered 53 No. of forcizm lettern regiatered.. 311 Ko, of register~d letters Celivered, e BT TAMP DEPAI Received for rale of stzmps and stamped en- selapes, commexncing July 1, 1873, and end- fng Dec. 31, 153 $20,200.37 SUICIDE. Sr. Lous, Jan. 10.—A young man named Tauzberger, living in Meramec Towpship, in this county, took a doso of poison, yewterdsy, with the view of killing himself, but, for fesr that it wonld not do jts work speedily enougl, he blew out bis braing with a pistol. The cauze of the act was Oppowition to his marrisgs to & young lady of his neighiborhood, toth by his own d Lier parente. ooy X, X., Jan. 10.—Joha 3. Clapp, o2 tho e ot Ciapp & G, of Salem, sommitiad suicide there to-day, on the grave of hhfuuz)