Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 26, 1874, Page 2

R — RAFFERTY. Gov: Beveridge Asked to Com- mute His Sentence, L Delegation of Influential Men Wait upon the Governor, They Have Known Rafferty Since Boyhood, And Believe that He Could Do No Wrong. Counter-Petitions and Evidence Sent to Springfield. The Governor’s Decision Resorved Till To-Day. ' Proparations for the Exooution at Wau~ kegan, AT SPRINGFIELD. Special Dispateh to The Chicano L'ribune, Senivorienn, I, Fob. 26.—A doputntion, headed by E. A. Small, Mark Shoridan, nad tho Rov. J. J. Gregan, waitod upon tho Governor by abpolhtmont at 2 o'clock to-dny, to ask a com- mutation’ of tho sontonce .oi Olris Rafferty, Thoy wore accompanied by Represontatives Cotinolly, of Coles ; Joner,of Jo Daviess ; Brad- woll, Cullerton, Scanlan, Halpin, aud Condon, of Cook, aud Bonators McGrath and Kohoo. Mr. 8mall, counsol for Rafforty, prosoutod a pe- tition slgnod by over 600 cltizens of Chicago, praying tho Governor to COMMUTE THE SENTENCE of Raflerty to imprisonment for life. 'The poti- tion 18 signod by Bishop Foloy, Muyor' Colvin, twenty of the Aldermen of the City of Chlcago, tho mombers of tho, Law Dopartment, aod a Iarge numboer of respectable and influontial citi- zons, He also prosonted a petition to the samo offect from 800 eitizons of Waukogan, " He also read n lottor from J, W. Buckiugham, atating that Obris Rafforty bad worked under him in tho brickyard of AL O. Walker & Co. for thirtcon yeara, Ho cortified to his gencral CIFATACTER POR HODRIETY AND INDUSTRY, a8 an instanco of which ho cited the fact from the time-book of iho yard, that, during the son- son 1mmediately proceding the tragedy, Chris Lind mado 10834 days in niucty:one working days, in order that Lio might linvo tho moro money to briug homo for the support of his aged parents, Lotters were also road from AL F. Tuloy, Gon. Btiles, and four of the jurors who sat on tho last trial of Raffarty. 4 Father Grogan mado a very feoling appeal for clomency, MR, CONNOLLY snid thot ho did not kuow Raflorty, and had no feoling in the mattor. 1o Imd, as u lawyer, caro- fully studied the testimohy and records in the caso, and was porfootly couvincod that thoro had been porjury committed by some of the wit- nosges. This, ho eeid, would bo apparent to any ouo who wonld carefully compare tho evidenco given .on the second trinl with that givon by the eame witnesses on the third trial, which was materially chnnged in order to con- form Lo tho docision of the Suprems Court; and gecuro o capital conviction, when the toeti- mony would warrant only a conviction for man- slaughter. Ho did not como to nslt moroy for Rotforty beeanso o was o good ora bad son. Ho did not care about that, He joinod with'the gentlemen in ealling upon the Governor to in- terposo his authority to provent A JUDICIAL MURDER, Mr. Jones presontod a petition from fourteen membors of the Stato Sevate, and alout forty metmnbers of thn Wanaa, which had been hastily gotten up in nhout on ‘hour, He spoke of his *knowledgo of Mr. Small, fromyeuly boshood, | and tho character for Bouor Rud “highotoed principlo which he had won for himself in Galenn, whero they had both lived. Ho kuew that Mr. Small bolieved that it was in the iutcrest of justico. that TRafferty’s sentenco should be commuted, and, having firm faith in Lig truth, Lo sof abou} studying tho evidence and facts in tho case, and was fiilly propared to agsune his full sharo of 1lio respousibility of wiging upon His Bxcellency to spare the prisoner’s life, # SENATORS KEHOE AND M'GRATH, in o fow carnest words, atated their knowledgo of tho man, and urged the - Governor to iuterposo. Commissioner Shoridan oxplained the manner in which tho warraut was iusued, and tho stato of terror in which the people of tho district whero tho tragedy occurred ars hold by Bergeant Hood sud bhis myrmidons on the police-force, Ho was satistled that thore was a sottied purpose to eccure tho couviction and execution of Raf- ferty at all rigks, Nr. Cullerton said that ho had KNOWN RAFFERTY FOR EIGHTEEN YRANS, and knew hin to bo honest and industrious, and n good son, Ho spoke of the mnuner in which tho press of Chicago had writton up public opinion on this casc, and hos it had projudiced tho caso most unjustly. Ho conld only account for this by the fact that the name'of Rafforty had been mada notoriously odious’by Jobn Rafferty, | u brother of Chrig', who wa# in every respecl the ugpaaitu of the unfortunato prisoner. He had beon mado to suffor for the sins of his biother. If tho Governor should, after a care- ful examination of tho papors lmd Dbeforo him, exercigo his power on tLoside of morcy, ho thought juetice would be subserved, TILE GOVERNOR listenod with tho ulmost attontion to the statemonts of ench of the geutlomen, and siated thot Lo would carofully ex- amine all the papors and records, and give the mattor the considoration its importence demand- «d, in justico both to Rafforly and the interests of the Siate of Illinois, and telegraph Lils decis- ion to Chicago on Thursday. . A DOUNLE-FACED NEWSPAPER, Tho roprosentative of the Chicngo Times took part in tho procecdings. A COUNTER-MOVEMENT, Subsequently Mr, Hopkins and Mr, Wicker, of Cook ; Alr, Marlon, of Marion ; Mr. Carpentor, of XKane; waited upon the Governor an urged that the law be allowed to take its course, Mr, Wickor sald his constituonts demanded it. Mr, Marion spoke of tho graudour which sur- rounded tho final vindication of tho lnw, ‘When this delegation loft, your correspondant asked Iis Excolloncy if his decision in thoe cato hiad beon made. o roplied that tho matter was one of groat momont. It involved the question of n man's lifo, and Lo thorefore dosired to sleep upan it ong night. I adboro, notwithstandiing all this, to tho opinion beforo expressed in theee dis- patehos: Rafferty will hang. A potition asking that tho. Inw bo allowod to tako it coursio hos been sent to Gov. Boveridge from Chicago, Among many other signatures attached to it, aro tho following : I, A. Hoyne, Unitod States Commissioiior ; Charles H. Reed, Stato's Attornoy; Iugh T. Dirch, Aesistant fitate's Attorney; T. M Bradloy, Sheriff of Cook County ; 0. B.. Bawyor, President Fifth National Bank; Orson Smith, Cashior Corn Tixchnuge Dauk ; llnn;{ 1. Payson, Presi- dent Fourth National Bank; Willimn P, En- dheott, President Contral National Bank ; 1. D.'Bpencer, President Stato Buvings Tustitu- tion; ticorge L. Otiy, Casliler Commeroial Na- tiunnl Bank; A, B, Miner, Caslier Olty National Bank; J. Irving Penrce, Prosident Thurd Na- tionsl Bank ; Lyman J, Gage, Cashior, Mancul Tulcott, Director First Natlonal Bank; B. A, Bmith, Presidont Morchants’ Savings Loan and Trust Company; 1. Muynard, Cushior Natfonal Tank of Commerco ; James D, Sturgls, Cushier Northwestern Natonal lank; Marshall Fiold, of Fiold, Loiter & Co,; I, 1), Siith, of Hamlin, Davey & Co.; John V. Farwell, of J. V. Far- woll & Co.; O, M, Hendorson, of O, M Hon- dorson & Co,; Willimm 8, Fotwln, of Frauk Hturges & Co.; Sumual Iale, of Hulo, Ayor & Co.; J. M. Goodricl, of the Goodrich Lrouspor- tation Company; Messrs, Kimbark Heothors, andJ, W, Dreston, Churles I, Unlver, B. nlm:rhy. . Krolgly, 0, Raymond, G, U, 'Cooloy, Q. J, “Culberluon, Gilboit Pryor, Josoph Marot, Iloward Prlnutluy, liram \Vlmulnr, 0. Wheclor, 3. Myows, J, Odell, . B, Lyou, Lyon, W. N. Braduatd, J. B, Bist, W. Northirup, W. 0. Tarkor, N, W, Gonld, 7. II. Lawls, Charlos Morso, and many others of aqual prominenco and rospectability, gt AT WAUREGAN. Wavurzaay, Fob, 26,—I'he proparations for the exoctition of RaMorty on Friday woro bogun this ovaning, nud will bp complotod by noon to-mor- row, Ilo will bo clovatod by tho samo ropo which was bofore adjusted for him, it having boen preservod by tho Bhori® slnco bis return bhore, B 0L At SR TIIE CONDEMNED MAX s said littlo about himself, and scems to bo unwilling to converso with ony porsons oxcopt Fathor Gavin ond the Bisters of Moroy, who ara with him almost constautly, Holias oconfossod and recolved absolution, and is nndoubtedly rendy to dio, although ho lae mnot yot 8o ox- prossod himu6lf to nny ono, e Provious to the lnst supersedns ho was vory communicative to Jailor Douglass and his wifo and daughtor, but having learned that they fur- nished fuformation of Lis sayings nnd doings to roportera ho bas boon chary of telllug thom his hopos or hiu foara. Ho asks for and is given the Chicago papors, and sponds a good portion of tho timo whon alone in epelling out what is sald about him. Ife ovidently EXPEOTH A COMMUTATION of his sontonco, ne ho has ouco or twico sald it wag o shamo Lbat tho papora should abues him ond try to got tho Govornor down on lnm, The bottor portion of the pooplo hero think his punishmont just. Tho few who are of n contrary opinion are Bpiritualists, and it is thoy who havo cirenlatod and obtainod signaturos to thie patition favoring commutation. ‘I'hey have hiold threo meotiugs, at which capital punish- rlr;n‘r;t wad denounced, At ono gatliering, Badie aily, £ A PUTATIVE MEDIUM, eaid sho did not favor anything like violenco. 8he folt confident that the Governor would in- torforo, but, if ho did not, when the hour of oxecution como those presont at the mooting: aliould formes circlo around the Court-Houss by the magnotism of their presonce, and rendor tlio arms of tho officora of tha law, Fownrlnau to sacrifico Rafforty, 8ho boliovod thoy conld do thig, and that tho inhabitants of tho spiritual world would save tho murdorer's 1ifo, ’ Thelr Inat meoting was hold Friday night, since which time nothing has beon heard of thom, and it is thought thet thoy have como to tho concluston that it is_uscloss to indulge in furthor talk, Tho sonsational articloin a Chicago paper to tho offect that - IRIDOBPORT NOUOUS intonded coming here to tear down the jail and roxouo thelr nssociate bas caused somd alaym, and mauy boliove tho plug-uglics from Bouth Halsted streot and Archer avouno intend to visit ‘Waukogan, 'Thero id really no truth in the re- ported organization of a baund of. Rafforty's friends to rostoro .him to liberty, As stated, lowover, somo approhonsion i folt, and em- ployers binve ordored their clorke to arm’ them- gelves and atop’ in tho stores. The City Marshal ing notified the citizens if they hear tho fire-bell not to look for n confla- ration, but to run to the Court-House without finlny. Tywo Chiano policoman aro hoto watch- ing tho traine coming from thbir city, and seven watchmen sleep iu the jail. These precautions are taken on account of tho feeling ~montioned, and if a mob doos como thoy will not find the task of liborating Rafforty €0 casy as they may possibly anticipute. PRISON-REFORM. Call for n Mecting at Springfield, X1l March 3, to Organize a Prisons Reform Awsociation. At tho first Annual Convention of the Young Mon's Clristisn Association of Illinois, hold in Bloomington, from the Gth to the 10th of No- vembor, 1873, tho subject of cruninals and their troatmeont wns ono of the toplesprominontly disensgad, Tho Convention decided that it was expedient and deeirnblo to organizo, in this Stato, upon tho brondest basia of co-operation, Prison Associntion, whose spocial function it should be to study nud report upon all the questions connected with the origin_and trontment of crimo; and a committeo was nppointed to correspond with the pooplo of tho Stnte, and, should sufliclont on- couragemont bo given, to call o meoting of all tho frjonds of prison-raform, at Springfleld, at gomo time during tho prosent winter. Bubsequently, at & moeting of tho membors of tho General Assombly nud others, held in the Hall of Ropreeontatives, on the 18th of January, tho Committeo formerly appointed was ‘onlarged by tho addition of five Scuators and flve Ropre- sentatives, togothor with ex-Gov. John AL Dotwar, We, lh} undersignod, ttiorofore, having been appginted & committoo for that purpose, do hore- by ‘invigo oud roquest all porsons who deslro "tho organization of o _Prison-Re- form Assacintion for tho Statoe of Illinols, aud who nro willing to_co-operate int o movomont to thnt end, to assomblo in the City of Springtield, at 2 o'clock p. m., ontho 5th of March, 1874, then and thero to organize an Association whose ob- ject shall be the visitation of prisous, tho col- lation of oriminal statistics, tho caro of dis- charged convicts, ind the cnllghtenmont of the publie, through the press and {from tho rostrum, upon all topies connectod with crime, the orim- inal clugs, criminal law, tho admivistration of justice, and mauagoment and diacipline of ‘prisons, with o viow to tho correction of oxiating ovils and abuses. Competent speakers, of recognized ability, will addroes the mooting., A full attendanco of all persons intorosted ‘I8 dosirablo and im- portant, Jobn M, Palmer; Edward E, L "Thomus ¥, logers, of tho Houso; Jesee S, Lildrup, of the Housa; ue, of the House ; Jobu H, Oberly, of the House; 31, M, Bane, Quiney, Commlsaloner Illinofs State Tenitentinry; A, ‘I, Briucoo, Jolit, Chuplin Iilinols State Peniten- tiary 8 }Vm{m Roynolds, Peors, Trusteo Stale Reform chool ; Thomas 8, Ridgway, ern Normal Universit, J, H, Cole, Clicago § Lottio M, doore, Sprivgfield 3 W, W, Wallsce, Bloomington 3 Tred It Wines, Springileld, Socrotary Doard of Pul- lic Chiarities ¢ 2. B, Lawson, Chesterfield, State Commizstonor of 2, Public Charitfe , Epflnulfl d, Unlted States Marahal Linwncetown, Trustco Bouth 2, R, Rog, B, D,, Bouthern District of 1llin Mra, Myra Bradwell, Chicago; fluT‘ Canlclus, Aurora, Commissloner Illinols Peniton- Ty, : —-_I‘IE\V YORK. ©Card from £x-District Attornoy Hrit= ton == Booiblacks? and Newsboys? Theatre in ‘Trouble. New Yonx, Fob. 24.—Ex-District Attornoy Britton, of Brooklyn, who wns deposod from his oftice by Gov. Dix, has addreesed s communica- tion to the Govoruor to show that' his removal was not for couse so much as_for pervonal and yohucnl ronsons, aud to say that Lo will go be- ore the poople before tho election next fall to s00 if tho Governor is right. when ho- says that * Britton peems to Lave forfeited all claims to tho confidonco of his follow-citizons,” ' TIE GRAND DUKE THEATRE," The bootblacks and nowsboys haye n ¥ Grand Duke Theatre " in a basoment in Daxter strect, and recoutly have been giving porformauces for tho bonefil of the poorof 'tho neighborhood, renlizing over 60 from the theatre, It is now demauded that thoy pay 8500 to the Socioty for the Rotormation of Juvenilo Delinquents, a’sum whicl: tho law glves to that Bociaty, as o fina for public performauces without llcouso, PAOIFIO COAST I'he Eorso=Discnise in Orogon=aRoeduca tion of Steamship Fures, Bax TFnanciico, Feb, 24,—A dlspatvh from Portlaud, Oro,, kays that the hotsy and eattlo- genso hns broken out in Bakor County, in that B’l‘_ntn. sproading oxtonively, aud with quito fatal effoct, I'ho Pacifio Mail Stoamship Company has ro- duced tho prico of passage from this port to Yokolinma, Japan, to §150, dud to Ilong Koug, Chinn, to %200, —— ROCK ISLAND, Congress Potitioned to Open tho Mise siswipps Mridge and Rofrnin from Romoving the Military Privon, Special Inaputeh to The Chicago Tribune, Rock Isuany, 11, Fob, 24,—At o publio meot- ing to-night, lnrgoly sttended, ronolutions wora nassod anking Congrans to L)mm tho bill doflnite- ¥ ahentng the Minsisbippt bridEo 10 the publicy and o memorial was wdoptod In tavor of keoping ab thin polut tho tlitury prison, which was lo- catod biero last session, hut hag boen chimnged to Leavenworth by the Houso, 3 SPRINGFIELD. A New Complication Added to the Contempt Case, A Writ of Habeas Corpus Obtained by Painé’s Friends. The Affair Boocoming Eminently Ridioulous. Voris' Raflroad Bill Again Before the Sendte. Tho Cse Agninst drnlu-lnspcctor Harper. ‘ Recont Revision Worlk---Cook County Fees' Bill, THE OONTEMPT OASE. Spectal Dispateh to The Chictigo. Tribune, BerivorieLy, L, Fob, 25.—Paine, the recal- cittdnt witnoss, was brought boforo the Houso this morning. Whon tho Spenkor askedif ho was willing to answer $he queations of tho Com- mittee, ho anewerod that ko was not. Ray of- fored n rosolution committing him to the County Jail until to-morrow at 10 o'clock, when his body i8to bo brought to thg bar once more. Oron- dorft dofendod ‘his coustitnont, snd won the admiration of the crowd in tho gal- lory and lobbies, The voto was 66 to 41 for jail. The tochlcitrant was taken in custody by the Doorkeeper, and marched toward the jail. * As goon a8 they got ontside tho Stnte-House ground, tho Doputy Sheriff of Sangamon County sorved tho Doorkeapoer with & writ of haboss corpus, or- doring him to produce the body of Paint before tho Cirouit. Court. The Doorkespor ro- turned to the Stato Houso with the prisoner to consult the statutes, and way advised by lawyers of tho Houso that ho had threo days to answor. Tho Hougo, cn bolug advised of the writ, ap- pointed Mossrs, Hay, Bradwell, Dunham, Roun- treo, Shiaw, and Mooro, of Adams, to reprosont tho Ilouso in court., They wont to work to pre- pare an argument, and in” the afternoon Judgoe Zane refused to admit the prisonor to bail whon Gov, Palmer mado & motion to that effcot. THE PRISONER WAS REMANDED fo tho oustody of the Doorkecper, where he will fomain until tho morning, the Bhoriff refusiug, on advice of counsol, to incarcorato him in the jotl while tho decision on the writ of haboas corpua {8 nndlug. 1If tho wnit is dismissed, the Sheriff will then Iurnish him with cell, TIE GENERAL ASSENMDLY REVISED BILL, In the meautime, the Goveruor hins signed the emergency bill relating to tho Goneral Assombiy, and as it ia now in forco, very likely any action taken to-morrow will be according to ity ;xu'a- visions, Among othor mattors, it provides that contumacious witnosscs may bo fined from %8 to 800, and imprisonod twonty-four hours at & time, The infliction of & nioderato fine would probably subduo Mr. Paine, for it is a kind of martyrdom that would cost something, whorcas horetoforo he hus beon go- ing aronnd the observed of all obuorvers at no oxpeuse. !\'hla contompt proceedings has furnished AMBITIOUS LAWYERS in the Houso with opportunities to air their logal attsmmeonts, It-is to bo hoped that the ond will soon come, #0 that tho Legislature can go on with its work, finiah it, nnd go home, Pt Sa ik RAILROADS AND WAREHOUSES, Special Dispatoh to Thhe Chicago Tribune, FAILURE OF THE RAILROAD LAV, Srnmsarisy, 1L, Fob, 256, —The oporation of the Railroad law is giving dissntisfaction in tho South ay well ae in the North. The smaller cities and towns on the Iines of competing rail- ronds foel its injustico, and make loud com- plaint. Take DeQuoln, in' Porry County, for instance, with its coml and snlt mines, where from 800 to 1,000 mon found constant em- ployment at good wages beforo the law took effecet. The Iilinola Central gave special rates to Chicago and Ogifo, aud cosl was exported to both ecltics, Ordors for a8 many as 100 cara were froquent from Chi- cago, and, at Oairo, DuQuoin coal competed with TPennsylvania coal coming down the [tivor from Dittsburgh, The rallrond gave & ralo under the old system, betwoen DuQuoin and Cairo, which kopt tho prico of DuQuoin coal lower than that which was brotght from Pittsburgh. Thingsare roversed now, and TITTSBURGH BELLE COAL IN cAnto . okeapor than DuQuoin, Pittsbureh is 820 mites from Cairo, and DuQuoin only 60 miles. The law discriminates in favor of DPittsburgh and against DuQuoin, whers threo-fourths of the mining popuiation have beon thrown out of ‘em- ployment ; whero industrylanguishes and enter- prize is ruined by law, Bir. Halliday; ownor of tho principal minos, complaing of the oppres- sion, aud it is fearod i THE MINES WILL DE CLOSED unless the lnw {s amended so that specin] rates cau ba mado. But thero aro too many bull-headed aspirants for Congrosa in thls Gatieral Assembly to expect a modilication of the law. Collins, IIall, Ober- loy, Moflitt, and Cassady are among them. BOALES ON THE ALTON LAILHOAD. Mr, MeMullin, of tho Chicago & Alton Rail- rond, o notified the Railroad .Commiseioners that their lettor concerning senlos will be com- plied with by that Company immediutely, VOIS’ MAILIOAD BILL was taken up on second reading by tho Benate, Whiting reviewed the Massachusotts Railroad Commissioners’ roport. Ho thought it time that this State hnd advancell to the kind of ox- coutivo control of railroads mentioned in the ro- ort. 1fo ingisted on fully testing tho prosent ogislntion, Voris poiuted at the inconsistoncy of Whiting laboring ko nesiduousty, when in tho Constitu- tional Conventlon, for’ tho provision roquiring Tegislativo control, and now abaudoning it on nccount of the sophistry of somo olegant Yankees who favored oxccutive contral, TPurely to please Voris tho Senste oydered tho Lill to & _third rouding by o volo of yoas, 28; rings, 3. Whou the bill 1’ piat on it pssugo, tha vote will bo rovorsed. VOIS’ CHARGES AGAINST THE COMMISSION, Crows offorad a resolution recitiing tho ehargos mado by Voris, yosterday, in his speech againut tho;Railrond Comumiesioners, of having aat- ed Qi tlie intoreat of the Commissldners, aukin un oxplanation thoreof, and roqitonting nn nne wwer to tho qucstions, Why the rates of tho Commissioners are so excessively high, and What effect they would have on tho people betweon Chicago snd Cairo within thitty milos from the custern border of the Btato. W'he Bouate ro- fused to cousider tho resolution, TIE . WARESIOUSD LAV, J. M, Jowott wes brought bofore the Ware- houro Committeo of tho Sonato this evening, making an argumont in faver of the amendmont to the law concerning rates of storage, propoucd by the warchousemen of Chicago, Tho Com- mitteo was fuvorable to the proposition, especint- l" the membors from Cook, Dow, Whaite, and Williamson, : ——— GRAIN-INSPECTOR HARPER, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicauo Iribune, THE COMMISRIONERN' RETONT, Srnivorierp, IlL, Fob, 26.—I was informed to-dny by & mewbor of the Bomd of Iailroad and Warchouso Commissloners, that their roport concorning Marper, Grain-Inspoctor, had beon in thio hands of the Qovernor sluce Monday lost, and that thoy had hoobjeation to its publication. I was furthor informod ot alato hour that the roport wos roturned to thom to-day and rowritton, and agoln submitied to the Governor st half-past 2 o'clovk this afternoon, ‘Tho ro- Em'" s not now as it was orlginally submitted, liis Excollenoy declinos to malto It publio as vet. ilo hay Leon “ill for soveral days past, and con- sequently has not rend the report, 1t tho ro- port is the finality of the Commissionors, ita furiher rotontion is inexplicable, S e BTATE INSTITUTIONS. Syectal Disnateh (o The Chfeago T'ribuns, TIUATEY OF THE INSANE ABYLUM, BrivinorELy, 1L, Fob, 25,~Tho nomination by the Governor of Mr. Whitlook as Trusteo foytho Iusanc Asylum is opposcd by the loading Repub- licans in tho Honale, aud by & number of the ‘moat prominont Republicaps of Morgan County, Wisa ones in the Honnto think tho Govornor had Lottor withdraw his namo rathor than have liim alaughtored, The nomination failed to toogive tho approval of the Bennto Committoo, aftdr a full discussion this noon; and tho mattor way further postponed. TIE DILL ANOLIBIING BOLITARY CONFINEMENT in the Ponitentiary was roconsidored and sgain lost in tno Bonato fo-day, + ;. R ot P THE REVISED STATUTES, Suectal Diapateh ta The Chiedgn Tribune, * I NEW TOWNSIHIP ONGANIZATION LAW, Brainarinep, I, Fob, 26.—Tho rovislon. bill in rolation to township «organization lhnving passed the House and gono through tho ordors of tho Bonate, was thoro (nkon up this morning and passed. ‘Tho roading of it consumod mora than an hour, which gave tha largor number of Bonators, who ind just returned from their oon~ atitnents, time to comparo hotos. The bill contrins fiftoon articlos' and 180 soc- tious, None of tho provisions of tho old law nro omltted, though tho arrangement thoreof is groatly modified. ' 9 NEW PROVISIONS: o ‘Tho old law made no provision for the detalls of tho adoption (or the discontiounuce) of town- hip organization, Articlo I., Socs. 19, 14, and 16, and Art, 1L, Becs, 4 aud 5, are now,and make such provielons, . Art, I1L., Sec, 2, provides that in the division of towns to form now towns, eloction. shnll bo lold in the torritory- forming tho now town, but not in tho towns (a8 a wholo) from which torri- (oxg 18 takon, 3 ‘ oc. 12 of the samo artiolo provides that the County Board of onch county shall have fall povor and jurisdiction to. unito two contigu- ous towns into one;. provided, thnat an claction shall bo ordered upon tho potition of onc-fourth of the votera Iuench of tho lowns sought tobo unitod, and it & mojority of tho votors of cach towh voting at such eloction shall voto for uniting such towus, suoh County Board, nt.tho mooting nt which such voto s canvassod, or at the noxt succoeding mocting, shnll procoed to doclare such towns unitod,and give the united towns & name, aud defino tho boundariea thore- of, and provided that tho nnion of such towns, shnll not bo completo till ho expiration of the torma of all officers 1 enid town who are elooted to sorve for tho poriod of. one year. 8 TAXATION, Art, IV., Beo, 4, provides that in towna in whiol thore aro_Incorporated cities or villages, tho boundarios of which ate co-oxtonsivo - with the limits of tho town, all moneys necossary to Dbe ralsed fu such towna for town oxponses shall be ascertained by the County Board, and the County Clork shall extond tho amount #o ascor-, taiucd upon the Collector’s books of suok town, ato. ; Art. XI., Beo. 11, provides that tho Buporvisors shall Do compeneatod and porform the same dutios aa othor Bupervisors, but they shall not be membors of the County Board, TOWN ELEGTIONS, . Art. VII,, Bec, 7, concerning town ‘olections, wad go amonded a8 to read : 820, T.'[The town shall supply a suitable ballot-box, or boxes, to ba kept and uacd {11 like manner as ballot= boxes {n'other clections, In incorporated towns, or in Incorporated villages, whovo limits aro co-ezteusivo with tho limjta of n town, or in towns which le wholly within tho limits of an iricorporated city, or in any organized town whera tho numbar of yotes at tho lnst preceding goneral election -6xceoded 900, fho Cotinty Board may require ono or mors ndditfonal Dollot-boxes aud places for tha recoption of votes to bo provided, which placen aball be solccted with ro- forenco o tho convenlonco of tho clootors of the town, and shiall designato at which of said polling places the Town Clerk shall. act a8 clerk of tho cloction, aud suck polling place, whon o deaigmatod, shall bo the placo for trauncllnl{ tho miscellane- Ous buslucas of. the. tawi & and Whon poveral Bisess are 80 provided, tho eleotors presont shall choose from tholr number oho aselstant moderator, and ono assist- ant clork, for each additfonnl ballot-box, to recolvo the yotes thercln, who shall take tho same oath and bo subjoct fo the ' satme pounltica as tho moderator aud clerk, and shall bo under tho directionof the modera- for, ‘Atthe closing of tho pollsall tho sald ballot- ‘Voxes shisll bo Lrought togethor ut Qn::!polllng Dlaco whero the Town Olerk acts as clerk of: the clection, snd fho voles shall bo - canvassed at tho emme timo and in tho ewme menuer, aud tho reluru thereof mndo tho pamo, 28 §¢ all the voles Lod beeis cast in the samo ballot-box, ‘When moro {han one voting \s’hm shnll bo required by the County Doard, it ehball 'bo the duty of tho Town' Olork to post up i three of tho most public places {n tho town & notfcoof cach of tho placcs in tho town whoro the County Board havo directod and required thio clection to be held : Provided, that, in towns whero thero is no Town Clerk, it shall botho duty of the County Clerk to post notices of eleotion, Whon there shall o mora tlisn ouo- polling place in s town, tho onoral meeting for the franeaction of miscellsteons gu'lnefil shall bo Lield nt the time Lereuftor mentionod, at the polliug place whero the Town Clerk acts au clerk of tho town ofection, and, in towns where there ls no ‘Town Clerk, at such place as shail bo des!guated by the County Clork, ADDITIONAL BEFNESENTATION, Tho Sonate also Juado tho foliowing amond- ment to the bill: DBut in cake such T\l{ or fown s now entitled to s greater ropresentatioh thian Is given by this scction, it shall be entitled to no additional representation under thia scation, aud the members of thio Board of Super- inora from such city or town now provided for by Iaw, shinll continto 10 bo elected as now required by Inw: And, provided, further, that whenover tho Topreaentation of sy city qr town {8 or shall bocome lcss than Is given by this scction, no increased repre- sentation under sny apocial sots shall bo had by such r-lt! or town, but ita roprosentation shall boss pro- vidod for in this section, CONCERNING LINITED PARTNENSHIP, Tho Houso rovigion bill concerning limited partnership ws pasacd by tho Sonnto.” Thubill a8 Fm“d embodies the provisions of pagus 432, 8, 4, of Grose' Stututes, sud tho followiug addi~ tional provisions : Aspecial partuer may from time to timo exnmine into the state and progress of the partnership con- corns, adviss s to thelr manngoment, and nct s atlornéy in fact, but shoil not’ trans. act Any ofhior business of bo cmployed for that purpose s agent or ofhierwiso, without tho expresd nssent of all thio goneral portners 3 and if ho interfere, contrary to the provisions of thfs section, ho sholl o decmeil o general partuer, Every partner who ebnail e guilty of any fraud in tho ofTairs of portnership shall bo lable civilly to the party injured to the oxtent of bix damago, aud shall alno bo liablo to au indictment for o misdomeanor and punishiad by fine or imprisonnient, or both, in the dis- aretion of the Court, TILE DILL CONCERNINO COUNTY COURTS Lins at laut passed tho Sennte, - It hing hang fire ovor the quostion of incrensed jurisdwtion for many weeks, boing postpoued from day to day far n Senale of favorable complexion, . Tho now provigions of the bill give the County Courts concurrent Eurludlcuou with Gircuit Courts, in suita of law {o thoextent of £600, excopt in cases wnvolving titles to land- and involving imprison- mont in tho Penitentiary. P All Buita cogmzablo ih County Qourts are ro- quired to bo preseribed by information, The terms of court for probate mntters com- moncoe on tho third Monday of ench month dnr- ing tho_year, oxcopt the montha of January, April, July, aud Octobor ; and tho law terma on the firkt Monday of those months: The conrt mny at its discretion disponse with any lnw torm. Tt oppononts claim over 100 voter againgt the bill in the House, : CONCERNING THE GENERAL ASSEMULY, The Gavornor signed the Revision bill con- corning the Qenoral Assermbly to-duy. gl COOX COUNTY FEES. Special Dispateh to The Chicano Tribune, THE HODSE HILL. Brnmyorteup, 1L, Teb, 26.—Dow called up, in tho Sennte, the ouso bill providing for the fees of cortain oflices in counties of tho third clags, Bomo of the moemboers from tho rural district could not comprehond tho statement of Do and ‘Thompaon, that by the Constitution tho ofiicors of Cook County must ®e paid out of tho fees of “iheir oflices, and . tuac the;practical oporation of the prosont oo and Balary lnw showed that tho focs asaesaod wero not suflicient tq poy tho ealaries. The dignified Bonatots wore oatechisod for haif an hour, rurnlv for amusoment. Tho catachising and an nformality in the printing of the bill eleotod ita postponomont till Friday,” idirls B e Domoranlization nt Jernsnlom. The London correspondent bt tho Jewish Mes- aenger says that o is in becolpt of a privato lottor froin Jorusnlom, which gives n wad nccount of tho atato of things m tho ‘Holy City. - Beggars aro many, laborors fow, It is, Indeed, snd to hear these contluued doscriptions from impar- tial withonsos, of the misorublo beggarly posi- tion of tho Jows of Jeruenlom. A great deal of tho presunt misory of tho Jorusnlum Jews iy divoctly tracod to tho misplaced, ill-advised gen- orosity of the Europoan Jowa, who think thoy are disohargiug o roligtous duty, as well sa porformlug o oharitable ach, ‘by - sending mouoey in the form of Cheluohah toJornsnlont, Old nen, middle-aged men, nnd oven young Inds, who can and onght to be mado worl- for their living, coutre their yhole objoct in lifo npon sharing iu the funds “obtainod” from tho Jows ontside of Jerusalom, ' 'Fho worst of it is, that tho young childron follow, and, fn faot, aro made to Tollow, the porniclous oxample of their paronts, Thore must eveutually como a timo whon concortod action will bo takeu by the Jows of Europe upon this question, Undoubtedly grent good vould bo done with - the monoy now asent to Jerusalom, if a bottor systom of dlstribu- tlon wore organized, Ap it is, undor tho prosont aystem, the monoy does ‘milich miore harm than CHRIST CHURCH, It Is Organized as a Iterorm;:d Epis- copal Societys Election of Wardens and Vestrymones« Large and Harnionloiis Méoting, A Inrgo assembly of about 500, inoluding a vory-falr proportion of tho gontlor sox, gathored at.Chiist Church Iast ovoning, pursuntit to & no- 4eo publighed yostorday, to organize a Roformed Eplecopal Church'in this oity. ey ONUANIZATION, The meoting was oponed with prayer by Bish- op, Oliongy. 'Ho ;hon moved that ,3r. Wi B. Aldich bo ppouted Chialrman and Me, H. R Franlk Bgorofary, which was unanimously ¢arried, FORMING A ROQIETY, Mr, Rich then offored tho following ¢ | Rtesolved, That wo, {ho membcra of this assomblage, do now, n puraunco of a notico glven of a meeting for this purpose, organize oursolves Into a noclety for roligious worship in connection with tho Reformed, Epinoopal Ghinreh, anil {hat wo adopt for the corporate narho of thig Bocloty tho ramo of Clrlst Church (Re~ formed Eplacopai), i Itesolved, That wo do now'procesd to elect two War- denk _nnd oight Veatrymen, tonervo as tho Wardons and Vestrymon of thia Socloty from tho tiine of thelr gloction ol tho grat xequinr oloction of aflicers of oclety, to bo Lerealter providod for 0 Dy~ Tans of fhis Boclotga o POVl g TRELIMINARIES, Dr. A. E, Gibby thon moved that & committeo of threo bo'appointed by tho Chair fo' nominate Wardons and Vestrymen. Thiy was carried, and Mr, Aldrich appointed Dr. Gibbs, Mr. Rich, and Mr. Groonleaf. -, - o it o defined the logal voters of the Mr, Aldrich church ns all thoso who had been in tho habit of attouding worship - hore, or who dosignod doing 80, The Rov. Mr. Clioniey thon aroso and said that in tho by-lawsand cauons of the Ileformed Epia- ocopal Oliutely, go far as they hind been adopted, mattors relatng .puroly to tho intornal organ- ization of - the chutch woro left to-bo arranged and suitod to cach particular church, Mr, Van Schanck theroupon moved that the voting for oflicors be viva voco. Tho Ghair then asked tho mombors to oxpress thoir opinlons on tho subjoct in_regard to the. motlo of vnt(nF.* Aftor some discussion Mk, . Van Bchaack withdrow his motion in favor of Mr. Crane, who moved -that the voting be by ballot, Motion provailed, ‘Thia had been provided for by Bishop Oheno{, who romarked, that & poncil would be found [a ondh pew, and, na thia wad s Roforined Episcofial Ohurch, ho hoped that no oue would carry away any of- tho penoils, - . 3 THE NOMINEES, The Committee at that moment returned snd offered the following as their nominations : Senfor Warden—iv, B, Aldrich; Junior Warden~E, G. Kelth; Vestrymon—Thomas Orouch, Brian Philpot, Teuben P, Laytan, Renssclaer . Stone, Houry O, Liew, Tuoyas V. Holmes, F. W. 8, Drawloy, Honry O, mi Mr. Gurdon 8. Hubbard had bocn nominated a8 Bentor'Warden but decliriod, Mr, "Hubbard is onc of tho oldest rosidents of Chicago, and came hore in 1818, R e S Messrs, Smith, Whoeler, Hutching, and Crano woro appointed follors, i ¢ ' ‘REsoLGTIONS. "* Pending tho counting of the votes, Mr, Goorgo Flold offerod the following: Reaolved, That, when this mooting ndjourn, it adjourn 46 tho evaig ot March 3 nost, b place, ot 9 o'clotk, 2 g Resolved, That the Wardlens and Vostrymen eloot be directed $o causo nofico of such adjourned . meoting to be glveh from the pnlpit at tho regular Snnday. ser- vices of this socioty on March 1 next, and also to give like notice that at such adjourned meeting a resolu- tion wlil be offored authorlzing and directing tho sald Wardens and Veatrymon to purchago, if possiblo, cora tain church property for tho use of this Bocicty, and to oxecuto and deliver any necessary conveyances and secnritics for such purpode. = "B!uho{) Chérioy moved that tlio leclure-room bo substituted for the placs of -meeting, which' was agread to -by tho original makor of the motion, . This was unanimously carried, and’ Mf. Van Behack offered'tho following: i Resolved, That the Wardens and Vesirymen of this socloty b n -committes to preparo by-lawa for tho governmout of this socioty, and to report the aamo for aetiou thercon at the meetiug of this socioty to bo held on the oveniug of March 8 noxt, = OFPICERS ELECTED. Aftor about lialf an hour consumed in count- ing tho _votes, 'the Chairmau aumounced the ‘rosult, ad follows. Thore were 173 votes cast ; nocosgary for an cleotion, 87: For Wardens—1. Aldrickh rocoived 171 votes; B. G. Koith, 154; A. Crone, 4; H, C. Bmith, 4; B. Philpot, 2; T\ Ctouch, 1; George Tield, 2; G. 8. Hubbard, 8, BMr, Aldrich and Mr, Kolth woro, therefore, doclared electod ‘Wardons, For_Veatrymen—T. Orouch, 171; B. Philpot, 1714 R. Loyton, 166; . Stono, 168} H, C. Reid, 156; T W, Holines, 1705 F. W. 8. Dradley, 160, 1L O. 8mith, 178, The following wore scatter- D. 0. Btron(g. 2; W. A, Fuller, 4;° D. 6; . W, W. Koith, Tyller, 2;" Lyron Riob, 113 A, Orang, 7; Dr. Gibba, 7; Oharies Fargo, 12; D. A, 'Hines, 1; C. 8. Hutchius, 4 ; Mr, Donton, 2; T, 8. Cono, 13 H. E. DPorter, 6; Otto Moor, 2; H. 8, Monrog, 1; Charlos Follansboe, b ; Georgo TFiold,4; G 8. Itubbard, 3 ; Dr, Hurlbut, 37 Charlos Lunt, 13 P. Voo Bcheack, 2; E. B. Phillips, 2; J, IL Mont, 1; E, G. Koith, 8; 5. Bronham, 2; W. L. ‘Wheeler, 12; and 8. Biors, Thoe first eight wore, tltorefore, declnred electod Vestrymen. * Biskiop Chonoy theroupon aroso and remarked that the expression shown by tho cast- ing of 173 votes was very gralifying, This was more than threo times the number ordinatlly given at parochial ‘eloctiond, Thouo Wardens and Vestrymen olect, ho had nb doubt, would much rathor resign in favor of others ; they wero like men who struck out acrosp an uus known prairie,—they wore obliged to maka paths for themselves. -The expression wis such, ho thought, as'would groatly oncourage thenow ofti~ cord, . I'ho masting then closed with singing the Dox- nlu;y and with the benediciiou, . 2 'flie affair was vory ploasant, and tho feeling slibwn entiroly uhanimous, ‘Uit the pribitod” tickots distributed and tho written resolutions showed that it wai pronrranged; yot- the wholo character of tho meoting: made it evidout that thoso present -were thoroughly in accord witl thp movement, aud the new denomination starts otit © with - mdro- power than hna -often fallon to tho ‘ob of a simiilst movemont. M. Aldrich, the Senior Warden, {s tlio one, it will bo remembered, who purchatod the church property known as CObrist Church, ata fore- closure sulo o fow ireeks ngo. for 37,600: Tho purchaso of ** cortwint proporty;” tisteforoe, will probably be confined to receiving from him o deed for Chirist Churoh, and the giving of such a price as ay bo agreed upon by the partios. e THE SMITHS OF GLASTONBURY. Soutn GrAsToNSURY, Conn,, Feb, 13, 1874, To thé Editor of e Chicago Tribuiie : N Bin: Having seen au extract from Tre Cui- cAgo TRinuNE, giving nn Inaccurate pecount of Abby H. 8mith rud her slstory alsoof their wholo family, dnd ‘supposing your cotrespondont to Lave,booti misinformed upon tho subjoct, I will ondeavor to give you & fair atatomont of the facta. Tirat, thelr nates were: Hancy Zephina, Cy- rinthon Lucrotis, Laurilla Alordya, Tulia Evolitia, Abby Uadassa, Tho last two only are how liv- ng, o ‘Cnoir father was & graduato of Yale College, & untive of Glastonbury: He was n Congrega- tional clorgyman, andwas sottled in the western park of Gounoctiout. " }lis namo was Zoplin Hollister Sniith. e marricd, n tho town next whore hio was sottlod; Hunneh Iladasss Hickook, n'lady of ‘uncommont literary attainments. - Blia upokoFrohdch, and road the Italian language, Bho was nu astronomer, a groat ropdor aud writer; and that her time: was .not wholly devoted to novel-reading 18 proved by the frot that‘whon sho wa 70 yonrs old shio lodriied to rond her Bible in the original Hebrew. Sho was not in tho loast 1omantic; but was posnossod of strong common senso, boing, moroover, & person of pure and lovely oharacter and correot habity,—n good wifo ahd mothot. -, ‘'he fathor moved to his native placo soveral yeurs after his marringo, Tho motlier bought ho tarm, which dosoondod to the daughtor, and there tho two sistors now resido, ‘I'horo Lo stud- jod Inw with Judgo- Braco, became a lawyor, and dld the law-busitieus of his nativotown for noar~ ly forty yonrs, 1o was always a firm beliover in the nifilo, and was nover considered other thau an honorable, Christian gontleman, - The mothor and doughtors woro not unlike other lndios, unloss, perhaps, in the faoct of thoir possessing auperior aud undommon literary ate tainments. ¥ Theso Indies have -always heon conelderad: smong the most. respoctablo’ and honofable of ‘the pooplo-.of . the town, Thoy: are ocorreot in'manners and norals, - and thero is uotling strangoe or 'peculiar .about them, unless. high-minded gooduess and Ohtlatian charity are rathor sirango, Miss Bmith {5 ns far shove feollng the potty fulmlny thint aprings from vanity, s Miss Abh{ A from” boing olated by ali tho notoriaty whish s como to lior unsonght. Bho little tiought, whon aho asked na o favor of hor townamen that thoy would considor hor olaim to a sharo of tho liberty which was gaiuod by tho offorts of thoir common forofathors, {hat sho was striking the ‘mosttolling blow that hns boon given for woman's froodom. Dut 8o it was, and wa trust that sho ¥l o sustainod undor all the excliomont thnt hor noblo action has bronght upon hor, until sho 8008 tho sitcooss of hor offorts, and roaps hor ro- wakd in tho blossibgs of frao-women,—troo to do | good, and to help mon up to » highier plano of statosmanabip and political lifo; for, in onslay- ing others, men conso to bo froo. Nover, till Tikh gives woman oquality bofora tho law, csn Lo taste the truo sweotnoss of lrnu«‘om. Now, perfnit mo to ask if you thinl it the cor root mode of waging warfare against a prinoiplo, to bring forth tho names of _l.l:gnu rblnl.{‘vun \»!:xo woro noarost 4ud doarost to- Itis- oxpoundor,— thoso onwrappod in tho snoreducss, of onth,— and to endeavor, by miscalling snd misropro- sentiug them, to tird mon's minds_from the true point; tisa worth of tho prinaiplo ? o Would your. correspondont lika to have this system of attack oxtondod to him ? Tind he n father ? had lio n mothor ? Had ho # aister ¥ had ko & brothor? It would not be difffoult for the moneyod Enwnr of womnn to find monns to mobin array oforo him and the world the namos, miscalled, of all bie relativea, and to mako falsa comments upon their religious principles, tholr mannor ot lifo, and to relato tho passing words of igno- rant gosaips, spoken fifty yoars. ago. or would bo impoesible ‘to flnd sleuth- Lotnds in his own city who would' follow up your correspondout’s track through all his lifo; and thero ato plonty of pn;{dm d%voml to_the woman's eanse which would givo hisredord to tho world. Isit just, sny? not, do not you think an apology {u duo from him to those noble Indles who have lofb- the scolusion, ro denr to those who seo the brightness of anothor world stoaliug. over tho phndows of this, to strike yet oncoe moro for the right, fearlossly of convo- .quonces, and trusting in God? Respectfully, ) . Roserza E. BUORINGITAM.® [Tho statoments.to which oxcaptlons ara tsken in the abovo lottor woro teproduced inTie TRIRUNE from ‘an articlo published by n Boston paper j which article was founded .on informa- tion coming from o porson who claimetl to know tho lustory of tho Smiths = of Glastonbury. Thore ywas no intontion ou our yart to disparage tho DMissos Smith or tholr relativos; but, us. thaee ladles had, by tholr own nct, placed thom- salves In o position of consplouity, aud thoreby begamd ,legitimato subjects of public commont, wo 8aw no Improprioty in copying from a promi- nent journal published in their own Btato tho alloged fact that their lnmll"y had beon gome- what noted for harmloss eccentricity.—Ep.] _ THE GAGE CASE. Silly Newspaper Rumors Concerning " a Proposed Compromise. The Facts Which Led to Them. * There havo boen streot rumota about the Gage case for sevoral days, which have at last found tlioir way into two or throe newspapbrs, reckless of what thoy print, o the effect ihata schomo for a compromiso is on foot, by which Mr. Gage's bondsmen aro to mako ‘up his dofalention, nnd the city authoritios to agrea not to prosecuto Mr. Gaogo criminally, A very slight knowledgo of tho law, and tho faintest familiarity with the presont condition of - tho Gogo case, would have pre- vented E0 _absurd a publication. The prosccutlon of Mr, Gage is mnot in the linnds of tho city authoritios, atd never has boen ; ond, were lio and his bondsmon to.pay over to the city ton timos the amount of the de- fal cation, the eity authoritiea would te powoer- less to put an ond to the criminal .proceedings, ovon if thoy were disposed todo so. ‘The rumors that have boen given o far may, thoreforo, be disposcd of summarily; as ot oneo impossiblo and absurd, It is true, howover, that thero are somo new foatures in tho case, which arc as follows : CONCENKING THE PROBECUTION. Tho engo I8 to como up this morning on a mo- tion to quasts tho socond indiotment for perjury. Whothier or not this. motion will be a¥giidd or postponed, it ia protty cortain that Mr. Gago's counsel will, before long, move for o chaugo of ‘ youuo to Lake County, This motion will bo DLasod upon tlie representation that public opinion hins boen exciled against Dr. Gage in this com- muity, aud that Lo will not bo sure of a fair and impnrtial triol whore thero is a prossure of out- sido influonces against him, The granting of such a'change of vouno is entiroly in tho dis- oretion of the Court, snd is usually dotormined by tho evidenco tuudllu? to show prejudice agodust tho porson on trinl, 4 CONCERNING TIlB PAYMENT OF THE MONEY, Mr. Gago and bis friends now ciaim, as they livo claimad all along, tbat the full amount will bo pald to the city, and & now plan has been dovised which will probably lead to a spoedior realization of this intention. The plan com- prohends : First—The willingness of Mr, Goge's bonds- men to raiso 100,000 of tho monoy atmong themsolves, without waiting to be prosccuted tp the Buprome Court, and apply this oa -the pay- ment of tho deficieney, Second—Tho oxchange of Mr. Gage's River- gido bonds for Riverside proporty, which can’ mora readily bo converled into money. Third—"The pegotintion by an oxperionced flunucior, who hna consouted to act as the ageut for Mr. Gage and his bondsmen, to convert into money the proimrtyl which Mr. dngn has alroady. transtorrod to tho city. N CONCLUSION, it is yory cloar that thoro cannot be any connec- tioh betwooh the two moyaivnts, Lhe city an- tlidrities” axe, of course, nnxions to got the 1wouey, as thoy shoula bo, but. they cannot oun that account ogroo not to. (Prououum. nndit would avail nothing if thoy did. 'T'ho prosecn- tlon is in tho handu of tho State, and Mr. Qaje must bo tried tiuder the intictmonts,—thero is no gotting around that, ‘The-counection which Lind beon niade betwoon the tiro foaturos in the chto lina° pldcod tlio whole mattor it n falsg light. 'he fadts are as stated abob e e CHRIST, OR "PAUL? -+ o the Fitor of The Chteago Tribunes 5 * Bint Vresbyterians and many olliers are belng unplonsantly oxclted by tho manner in which our denr and honored Mr, Biving is spoken of by the editor of tho 'Inlerior, the solf-styled champlon of * ortliodoxy, or ¥ight-tlilnking,” in the North- - west, : 3 s We have nota doubt that Mr, Bwing can os- tablish his claim to bo & *'right-thiuker,” and will, aud doos ail tho time, Several of vs, how- over, Christin frionds, dogire to romorstrate witlt Mr, Patton about sormb of his pronounced ultornuces in tho Interfor lately. 14 It may not have beon his purposo to do 8o but ho has loft on our minds tho linpression that. ho thinks ns muoh of Faul as he ddos of Jesus our Lord, He says, “Tho iue apiration. under which Paul ~wroto gives an nuthority to his words occond nob oven to Jesud...The flippant way sdmo’ mm‘i' apealk of Iaul {a inwulting to the Iluly Bpirit. Aboutitho toachings of Ohrist ho snys: WA ginnco at the Now Téstamont will show ua tliat the teachings of Christ are not & comploto state- mont of Christian dootrine, oxcefit as thoy coh- tnin the gorm of all subsoquent dovelopment. Chriu only taught the Alpuabet of theology : His tonohings aro the blade, not the full-riponed oar,—the fountlation) not -the completed u_dl- £ flco," N o . Now; we think that, if tho Sermon on the Mopnt' and the, Two Great Communda given us by Iim aro not a cum‘!lnm odifico, ** from turrot to foundation-stono,” then uoithor Paul, or Apollos, or Cgr]mxs chb dompleto it - Ik ~1'ie80 tonohiings * are mnore thau Orthodox,— thoy are Divihe."- Bouls can Lo saved by them without Paul; how then mako Paul's of ogual suthority 7 Millions, we doubt not, when life hereis ended, have rendhed n plida™* i gur Tathor's houso ™ by the help of this Alphabet of Josus, who Would “nover iave got thoro by tho Jogio of Daul's dogmas, As I write theao words, 1t seems to fno thut the *'higher law "—the Love ~thnt fills with its Divine nrh-it that grentost of all sermons, {8 tho vory aplr(t Mr, Switiz earnost- Iy strivos to hava his soul filled with sy ho comon Dofore the people. JoI Outoadv, Feb, 20, 1874, . —_—— *Bhiiskcens ' ‘A howly-marriod lady. at Haddonfleld, N. J., ¢4 Jusy for fun,” hid a toy anake ju hier husband's Loots a fow days ago, The result of tho joko . Wan somewhat peoujiar, Tho husband, on dis- covoring the reptilo, firat took a oritical luok at himeelt. in & mirror, and then, going to a dluset, selzéd hls deinijohn and threw ft far out into » uelghboring poud. . - ¥ -| nono of his nghm‘ ! tortures from that disonso for sevoral years, . M'CARTHY. fle Wanis a Fair Conneil and a Falp Trial, e Lettor from a Momber of His Congre-. . gation in His Dofonse, The end of tho troubles of tho Union Park Baptist Chureh sooms to rocodo evory day, and, from prosent apponrances, thero I8 no renson why tho Rov. Mr, MoCarthy should not continue to.bo o thorn in the sido of Linlf tho congrogation and & pillar of strongth to the othor hnlf during tho noxt six montha, This ls duo to the fack that; no legal church mooting can bo held under thio gonstitution until the call is fssuod from the pulpit, and tho Doncona nro dotermined not to open tho oburch whilo Mr. McOarthy is pastor. "I'lio Inttor cannot bo logally romoved éxcopt by' aregularly callod meoting, and ho will not resign while chargos oro' ponding ogalnst him, Consoquently, . bo will romain pastor, the church will. not bo opened, no coll for a business mooting can bo had, and Mr. MoCar.. thy's sulary will run on ndofinitely, until the church-praporty {s sold to pay his clalm for bacls solary. TINE OTARGES AND THE COUNCIL. In relntion to the chargos made, ot to bo mado, ot tho Council of Baptist ministors, which iu to mect to-morrow, Mr. McCarthy's friends clufm that tho Council canuot consider any charges, ns it has no legal oxistenco,—uevor Liaving been called by tho Uhurch, but only by the Deacons. The * Iatter. aro” ald to bo ocugnged uow, sinco the enlling of tho Council, in chtnln(nfi signatures to the call 8o that it can bo prosonte in duo form whet tho Goungll fneots, a3 if tho signors had originally callod the Counail. " Mr. Mucnnn{ himzolf sald that ‘ho wan anx« ious for a trinl, but he didu't wish to bo stabbed in tho dark. If tho Doacons had nny chargbs, and it was rumorod that thoy alroady Liad written twonty-fivo piagos of logal osap, he wanted them prosented to n committeo of tho Church, who should then decido whether a Council should bo called to try him. Mo would tlion Lknow some-. thing sbout tho charges, and have anfliciont time Lo propare hia plea and dofenso, - In reply to a ucstion whother he should racognize tho au- . thority of the councll to try him, Mr. McCarthy #0id that ho should tront " the mombers of tho, Qouncil with respoot, and might pload to some of tho chiarges and not to othera. M, J, . Bonch, MMr, McCorthy's lnfi“l advisor, hero interposnd, and rocommended his cliont to sny no more on that topic, adding that Mr. McCarthy had ceded nor would he do s until he 88w tho chargos at lonst. Bpeaking of tho roports in the Times, Mr. MecOarthy snid that ho was remindod of tho story.of the defendant in o libol case, who said hio nover koow how big a rarcal ho was until tho. plaintit’s lnwyor bad nindo bis speech, nor how great a snint ho was until bis own Inwyer had Rnlntml his charactor in angoflu colors. Nr. MoCarthy said he nover shonld have suspected - hio was such a wicked follow if ho had not rond the accounts of bimself i tho Times, THE POSSIBILITIES, - The matter may be settled by the action of the Council to-morrow, or the sirife may only be stirted up worse. ‘Cho naccuscd desircs time'to proparo a dofenso it tho nhnrfius are reully so- rious, and it is quite possiblo that no action will bo taken at the first meoting boyond orgamizing and recolving tho charges, Br. ]\[cCull\g wifl probably ot try to hold gervicos in the church noxt Bunday, : HOLDING THE GHUROIL, As was surmised by the hosicging party, the Dencons wero occupants of the church last ifone day evoning whon tho pastor tried to hold a llmyer-muellng, tho_socret heving lenked out: Lirough Doacon Reod's little boy who told Mrs. Cyrus' littlo boy that his father, Deacon Recd, was in tho church all the timo. If truo that children and fools speak the truth, it is quite probable that the Dencons woro tho beslegod party on that remarkablo occasfon, A WOND ¥OR THE PARSON. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune : 8imn: AsIama memborof the Union Park Baptist Church, and was at tho meeting Mon- duy ovoning, pleaso allow me to malo a review of Mr. Roed's statoments published 1 your Tuesday's issue. Ha nuia, “Wo oxprossed a dosiro to call a conucil and bavé o Erial, but his {rionds headed us off, and said they did nob want it.” Tho * dosire expressed " was in tho form of a ‘‘motion to call & vouncil for a trial” to which Mr. Burlis _offered o8 an amendment or & substituto, 8 thoy choso to considor it, that & committoo Do appointed by tho church to investigato the rumors agaiuat Mr. McCarthy's character; nnd if thoy were found of suflicient importance, that o counell shouid then bo called.” The Chair wonld not allow any such amendment or. substis itute, and the motion to call o council was lost, Tho statement that his friends said *thoy did viot want n trial” is o falsohood. © It was _ropeatedly stated in tho meeting, by Dr; MeUnrthy's friends, that they did wish o trinl, if thoro was anytbing for which ho should bo triod, and for that reason thoy wisied tho church to appoint a committee to iuvestigatel; u0 that if a council wero called thoro would be somothing moro than flying reports or personul projudices to place before thom, r. ltoed says ho ** mado no efforts to canvasy the fleld, hnvlugf bad no timo," &e.; yot nckowledgos to hnving influonced one family io vote for bis regolutions. Now, s Mr, R.'s placo of busihess is_on the Bouth 8ido, how did ho happen'to *sco Mr, McCartly away out on the Weat Sido,” as e was * visiting hera and there, and calling at difforont places”? ‘The writor of this article can apeak for one who did not try to infliouco even *one family” to vote in favor of Mr, McCorthy, believing that each momber should decido and acé for himsolf, ‘That his enomics'woro “in the ficld;" ‘howover, might be illustrated by some queot incldonts of members who lad been huuted up to, voto against tho pastor, and whoes votes Were chal- lenged whon thoy offered them for him. A to the number of friends Mr. McUarthy has in (o churoh, wo bellove thut if all tho membors woro votors at lonsb two-thirds of them would voto in his favor. o Mr. Reod snys: *The copstitution tics us up.! Woll, he, if any one, should be thaukful for that, for lind it not §o * tied us up” there would hnvo boon a Inrgo majority agulust asking our pastor, to resign one month ago. Iie says, * wo want to keop the church prop- orty for tho denominution.” Iach Duptist dlnireh is a soparato organization, and doos uot hold “ property for th donomination.” 'o roturn to tho beginning of Br. Roed's statas ment, bo says the schsions of tho council which tho Deacond buvodeaitled to call—will probably Lo ** seorot.” Can such a thing be dono? Can n man bo tried for s charactor, which is more ihan Dbis life, In_ seorol? Wo, his frieuds, want to hear all the charpes ngaivet him ; thon wo want to sce them eirled, and know whother thoy aro true, or whether thuy are, ay Mr. eed (old n lady o' short time ago they were, ** all chaft,” Verbaps the publio think that Mr, McCarthy hag no friends, becauso weo have said little in tho papors, and have not broken down duors, or takeu sy violont monsuros, Huc timo will show othorwiso, Tam Pray, 4 et ISCELLANEOQOUS, P Vlrizlnin City, Nev., appenrs to bo eaton up by pgomblors, T'lio profosmionals realize 1,300,000 i yenr from niuors, morchauts, and other cus- tomers, $ —An Enfllshnmn writes to ono of tho scien- titlo journals stating thit ho Lns discovered now oure for rheuwstic gout, ' io had num‘xlru‘d ul Dy fusulating Lis bod by means of glass slands and sockets under onch foot, he began to im- prove immadiatoly, : —Now wo kuow all about it! The Biamese " Twins wore Xiphopnges of the class of Lorala= anaontadidyma, and may bo called, for short, Omphelophagus Xiphodidymus. Popular apose trophe to tho Philadelphia facnity, in chorus, “We ‘|ha\|k theo, Jow, for teaching us that word," —The Mayor of Norfolk, Va., recently ro- ceived a’lotter from Atlanta, Qu., inquiriig the population of tho city, and’ whelhor tho wrlter would Lo permitied to rin & kono bank, 1o said that he cnuldfivo ourl 10foroncos as to charnc- to, and would be willing to allow the Mayor an mtoreat, - ~-W. I1. Burk, proprictor of the Dotroit Com= nercial Advertiser, huy beon fined $100 and tho qoats in four casod, aud Bentouco susponded on the fifth, for folding hand-bills into his paper, Wo have cantionod somo of our country oxe changes in regurd to this violation of tho law, —Thoro are rumora of a movement to consolis dato ail tho steambond linos on the Lowor Mise sienippi into a bingle joint-stack company, Thia means, If it moans anything, a schemo to con- trol the river business aml ratos of transpors tntlon by & single monopoly, It thore is an truth fu the report, the ‘movement Is one whicl will bo watehod with intonwe intorast by ngrie oullurists and businoss men of tho ~ontire Misaissippt Valloy, * Rlver monopoly is no loss & ourae than raliroad mbnopoly, .