Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 3, 1874, Page 2

2 THE CHICAGO DAILY 'TRIBUNII: TURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1874, e —— e —— ——— THE METHODIST MINISTERS. They Discuss the Woman’s Cru- sade at Length, 'l‘hej Declaro it Is a Providentlal Instrumentality, And that the Women Are the ‘Proper Leaders. A Tew Want to Co-operate with Work, But the Majority Prefer to Co- operate with Prayer. The German Ministers Declare Singing Will Not Infiuenco Their People, Gratifying Reports of Gains in the Churches., v Tho Mothodist ministora of Chicngo and vicinity hold thoir rogular woekly meoting b No. 57 Eaat Washington stroot, yostorday mornlng, Elder Jutkine in the chadr, ''ho attondanco was Iarge—nbout thirty boiug presont. REPOLTA FROM THE CILURCHES, By tho verbnl roports mado it appeared that tho intercst in religion is incressing, about cighty pooplo having been received on probation Bunday, and many asking at the weokly moot- ings to bo mado tho subjocts of prayor. It was alio stated that many strangors were visiting tho churches, nnd that the spirit of rovival scomed to bo spronding. Drothor Licler, of tho Gorman church on Van Buren streot, had called the attontion of his peoplo to sn article in a Gormau paper, making light of religion, in an attack on the temperanco movement. Unloss tho tone of that papor was changed thero would bo war, There woro religions Gormans who woro not fanatics, sud,while thoy sympathised with the temperanco movemont, they would not stand the sbuse and slan der of thoir religion. Drother Stulf roquested him to shosthe his sword. . Drother Tiiober said thoso who waere sequaint- ed with him Imow he was ona of thoso fellows who spolko his convictions boldly aud fenrlcssly. At this moment some one knocked at the door, nnd an elderly lady asked to soo tho pro- siding ofticer. Eldor Jutkin invited her in, and sho took a scat noar him, Brothoer Martin, of St. Paul's Church, report- ed that they bind hnd & preclous mootiug Friday night, aud it scomed as if heaven and earth wore coming together. A GREAT AWAKENING. Brothor Youker, of tho Western Avenuo Church, reported an awukening on Jackson strect, about o milo west of Westeinavouue, A miesion Sunday-school had been started, and thero woro nlrendy sixty scholara enrolled. o pelicved thoro was & nuclousof a fino churchout thero. A protracted meoting was hold the othor night at tho school, and tho toxt * Tho Way, tho Truth, and the Lifo” given out. Tho subject was divided into threo parts, and one nasigned to him. The two brothren who preceded him talked twonty-five minutes cncl, {! oth limited to tifteen, and whon ho nrose he simply enid * Amen | ", [Laughtor.] COULD NOT GLT 1N, Brothor McChesnoy, of Trinity Church, sald thoy hind ehouted ns Iond as thoy” could for the success of tho proying-womnn's movement, a8 tho Indies were doing what politicions and Meth- odist ministora had failed to do horotofore. 1l Lad preached o sormon against. the rum powor and givon it to o TriwuNe reporter. He cbul‘d uot find it in tho paper, but snw Gerald Massoy's locture there. 1lo did not thinlk thore was a city poper which would como out squarely againat the rum power. If one lnd the courage le wanted it to spealt. Notling had yet boen in- serted which ropresented tho opinion of tho ma- jority of tho Mothodist ministers. Soveral of tho brethron handed in the amounts cotlected for tho faily of the Rov. Zmil Cools, and the others promised to appesl to their churchos next Sunday. . UNION MECTINGS, Tho Presiding Lider wpoke_of the importanco of holding union meetings, urging_ that better results would bo reached through than without them, Dr. Thomas favored joint moatings. Mothod- ists :must como to the conclusion that Congre- gationists, Unitarinns, and othors were as good oy thoy were, > Brother Martin thourht, from what ho had loatned in conversation, that tho clemonts on the North Side conld not be combined. DBrother Youker said tho groat want of the church was o bullding, in the centre of the city, capablo of seating 9,000 pooplo. Hundreds coutd be converted at mectings hold in it. Brother Mandoville, of tho Aurora Seminary, stated that the mlii:kmu intorest among the stu- dents was great, all having been converted ex- cept two or three, 'L'ho last torm was & pleasant oue, aud the work done satisfactory. THE WOMAN'S CRUSADE, Dr. Thomns then introduced tho lady men- tionett nbove to tho brothron. Ier name, ho said, wag Mrs. Spaight, and etio had celled in the intercats of tho womaus’ temporance reform. Teeling n little delicncy in addrossing so lnrYu n mocting, being along, sho had informed him thiat uho would ke to havo a conforence with as muny of tuo brethern as wero in sympathy with the movemunt, DBrother Boring did nat think any of thoss prosent would lenve the room. All'wote favor- ablo toward the reform. 3 NS, SPAIGHT snid if questions wero askod sho would answer them, All the old Indics bad onigrown the rev- cronce for the clergy, but thoy wore afraid of Dr. Thomas. [Loughter.] Loy had, however, great respect for them, and wished thoir sup- port, as peoplo imngined if thoy did not have it thoy wora going astray. DR, THOMAS thought it wonld bo well for the poople to eulti- vato n respect for tho opinfons of othors. 1lis own feeliugs in regard to the movement prompt-~ od him to favor it re far as poseiblo, and be was ready 1o do all bo could, and to worl. It looked 6 Lim liko u big task, but if tho Lord intended to uccomplish the work of roform in this way, Lo would help, Ho desired to know what the outlook was, and what had been done, ¥ ELDER CIABE. o Dira. Spaight replicd that vory littlo biad been done in Chicagoas yet, but there woro thonsands of women ready Lo take np the buuner and proy and sing. Bho wne a nicco of Eldor Chase, of Cannds, and belonged to wiesionary stock, An aged brother remurked thut tie knew Elder Chuse, und that the stock was good. NOT IN A CITY, Dr. Thomas continuod., o bolieved in entreaty, hnving no faith in power or force, and was Licartily in favor of tho movement, Women should organizo snd carry on tho movement, Thoy would have no difliculty In small places, where the sentimont was largely one way, I'ls same offort that closed the saloons would keep them shut, He, however, could not sce how the wamen conld ho succussful In this city, especial- 1y among the Germane, the sontiment being too strong against them. Ho belioved, thongh, thoy wmllvj‘ bo treated with respect, Brother Liobor said, omphatically, that veform could nol be Iu-au{;ht about by women in the way proposed in thiy city. De, TLumun resumed,” Whon he saidhio would work for the movement, he meant in u cerlain way. Waomen could go into tho saloous and sing and pray, and the city authoritios would not _in- torfera ; bub it they blooked up the strosts the polico would disporso them. ‘There wore cortain nuloons where it would bo prudent for tho ladies o go,—ono Lie montioned on the West Side, for instance 3 but, when they camo down to Clerk streot and Iifth avonue, or wont on the North Bide, whore the sontiniont was opposed to them, 1o uftempt reformation thora seemed to bim im- posuiblo, Brother Dandy asked if tho ladios Lind hold any meotings and consultod with one another, WHAT WOMEN IAVE DONE, Mra, SBpaight wos not aware of uny publio meetings, 'Thoy had talked among themsclved privatoly, Tho women Lud had € ran about and do all the dirty work of temperanve,— pick people out of the gultor and reform thom— whilo thoy wore kopt away from tho polls and misreprosentod. Hhe thoight thoro ought to by & tempurunce tickot, and tho women ought to bo represuntod at KIIUJMHH, thoy anlng taxon tho puie as won, and dojng mosk of the temperance work, Thoy now saw n clianco to do vomothing, 1£ tha clorgy would Joad thom on. Bho baltayed tho Iadies” of ovory congeegation in Ohi- cqu would go out and pray if their pastors askod thom to do it. HROTHER DANDY nagroed with Dr. ‘homas that vory little could bo dono by the Indies in Cnlesgo, Our thorough- Iares wero crowded with pooplo, and the polico would break up any gathering of women that mot in front of saloons, Bomothing, howover, onght to bo dono, 11 tho Indies of tho differont churchos could bo brought together, and a plan of worle puitable for o lurge city ndopted, some- thing might bo accomplishod, UNION MEETINGS AGAIN, Dr. Thomas suggested that o union tomper- anco meoting bo lield some afternoon this week {u tho Clark Stroot Church. Ilo could easily soo hiow the movement mlgiht bo mado'n farco, aud thoso who participated in it bo brought into ridl« culo, IHodid not bolieve thore was n disposition ou the part on the peoplo aud pross to mock the womon, Things had ocourred on Madison stroot tho other ovening, which, to say tho least, woro nob the most respectable, If they could got up a plan adapted to the city aud fio quiotly to tho saloons, selecting =~ tho Dlacas, #omo good might bo'done, The Savior could not do many mighty works by prayer, and it did not scom 1o him necossary to forcn&mu plo into places whore they would Lo ridienled, o knoyw tho saloon-keepors, and whon ho wont to their placos aud Dilliard-nlls thoy froatod him with respect, “ Brothor McChesney—Do you pray aud sing for thom ? b DE PRUDENT, Dr. Thomas—No. 1do not bollove that is the best way. Thero were many men in Chicago anxlous to aco tha tomperance roform pravail— to stop the drunkouness, and wastofuluess, and rowdyism; nud the great mnss of the peoplo would like to sea a part of tho ovil put awny at lenst. Groat prudonce was nocossary in dolug the work. Thoy should go quiotly and unob- trusively and ask tho saloou-keeperd to como to churel ? AMEN, Brother McCliesnoy roso to say nmon to tho woman's movemont, nmen a8 a movement all ovor tho country, amon in its goneral aspocts, and nmen ay & movoment which was rogardo as imvogular, Tho regular movoment hud been tried for yenrs, by politicians, by tomperanco locturers, and by tho pulpit, but the ram domon had lad his way. Now, in a way altogothor unexpected, & way unforescen by the wisest, Divino Providenco lLiad stopped” in, and the womon hnd prayed out of existouce more sa- loons in the Inst ten dnys than legislation had for yours, Ho was In favorof it, und belioved in “co-operating with and oucoursging tho women, 1o thought the Gormans wora au su- coptible tosinging and prayig as othor people, It way o PRAYERS AT HHORE RANGR that took hold of tho saloon-keopers, who cared not how much preaching, and praying, and sing- ing was dosoe at & distance, ''he brothrou should participate in the movement. While ho did not expoct the ram-power would bo entirely over- thrown Dy it, ho did beliove it would receivo such acheck in Chicago, and that the women would pray tho Pooplo's Party out of oxistenco. Ho way rmu]f' for o publis meeting in his church or it any hall, and willing to put himself squnrely on a platform indorsing tho movemont. God Dless the women | NOT THE GERMANS. Brother Liober wanted to way a word, If Brother MeChosnoy thought Gormans could ho convorted by tho movement he was vary much mistaken, knowing nothiug whatever about tho Germon charactor. They could not forco tho Germaus, Brothor McClesnoy eaid (he women could pray with them until ;they woro ashamed of thomeelves. DBrothor Licber proceoded : - Tho saloon-keop~ or should Do convertod, but not by pressuro, e bolieved conyersion must commouco in tho heart. He could not pnss judgmont on tho movement, and would not ssy what he thought uboub it. "1fit was of God, it would win ; if-it ‘was not, it would go down, Mo had askoed his wifo if 6ho would organize & band of Gormun women to pray, aud she said, * Not I,” us sho did not think it was right to do so. ‘o saloons of tho Germaus could not bo closed by prayor. When the reaction came, thoy woula see no good hud bacu done, Ho preached temperance sormons to his people every Suunday, and he could way thoy wore as good tomperance peoplo 08 the mnjority of tho Americans who attended churelios.” Tioligion, not foreo, was_tho_proper thing in tho tomporauce reform. Binging aud praying would do with Americaus, but the Ger- maus would nob stand it, MORAL SUASION. Brother McChesney said the representatives of tho rum-power lind always coutended that woral guaslon was more potent than logidation, Moral wuogion wus peouliar to the womnn’s movement, and the saloon-keopers should be given what thoy have been ealliug for for o' score of years. WROTHER MARTIN told what ho know ubout the saloon-keopors and praying-womon of Olio, many of whom Lo know, Nothing could move tho former until the latter got after them. Ho thought tho movement way un inspiration thab eawo not withiu the lino of nny method with which the meeting was familinr, Phis was true of all othor reforms. ‘Plie women rlshuuld do the work without tho aid of the minis o8, Dr. Thomas remarked that tho lndy liad como to them and sskod them to lend. Howas willing to lot tho women go on nlone ; but ho dosired to }m?lw what was to be done if he was asked to oud. FONCE AND POWER, Brother Boriug belioved in forco and powor,— the force of love and tho power of God. 1! they could be brought Lo bear, some of the salaon- keopors would give up, and something gained, Ho did npot think there was an ovangelical proachor who would refuse to ecatunestly co- operate. ‘Tho women should go alono, as it would paralyze thom to have the clorgy along, 1N BYMPATHY, Brother McKown snid Amen and God speod to the womon, ‘Choir causo was of God, aund ha was on the side of God. Brother Wushburn also sympathized with tho movemeut, If it was nob au_inspiration, what wagit? Whoncodid it como? Who got it up? It had been ijusinuated by some of the city papers that s corfain man. in Oliio was paid $50 n day to comumence the work and keep it up. If ho understood aright, tho wan was morely controlling the movement, and inspiring it with his presouce. Ho bolieved ic way the work or God., If it was, he did not think thoy onfht to trouble thameselves abous it in Chicengo. Ilo would liko to soo the pulice dis- band Ju'nying women and_gond them home. I they did,” he had littlo doubt that public sonti- ment would very soon wmake tho policemen who didit, und the” City Governwmont, kuow whera they stood. PRAYING WOMEN hnd a right to stand on the sidewalk if they wantod to, ‘The police had a right to disperso the crowd that would gather around them;j but 10 right to toll thirty or_forty praying womon to mova on, 1lo wanted theiovement carried on, Were the clergy waiting to seo whothor it would bo succossful before they indorsed it? Tho seculur press had done all it possibly could to projudice poople againsp the movoment in ad- vuuco ; had fusinunted thut women would start up all over the country, ledon by n desiro to gain notoriety, It wastho duty of o clorgyman in the city to emphatically indorse tho movemont —not tv go out into the streot, bus to pray for its Huo cok, THE GUANGERS, Brother Edwards snid the Grangers of Ohio indorsed it, snd no harm was done, Tho minis- ters could do the samo and keep out of sight as the Grangers did. = Brothor Martin did not think 'the press was opposed to the movoment. lml;url.h reports wore givon of what oceurred with reforenco to at, und the leading artivlos,—those which ex- l:musud the sontiments of the paper,—as far ag 0 bad observed, favored it, ENDORSING THE MOVEMENT, Tirother McUhosney olfered tho following: Reaolved, That we, the mombers of the Chicago Methodist Preachors® Mecting, most heartily iudorso tho woman's temperanco seformation, sud that we stund ready to co-operate with thom sud ald them with our couneels snd prayers, He believed, if the prenchors of the Gonpol wero the ropresontativos of roligious thoughts and sentiment und tho losdors of the veoplo, thoy ought to have numuthln%ta say and do fu thio movoment, ‘Tho womon having sent a rop- rasontative to Lho prenchers' mooting, their in- dortement should be so hearty as to bo unmis- talble. Dr, ‘Thomas secondod the resolution. Ilo thought ull were willing, by sympathy and coun- gol, to belp it forward, and wanted to seo all the good pounible done, DOUNTFUL. Brother Liobor sald bo should vote sgainst tho resolution, Tlo was not convineed that tho movemont was in the right direction, and honce would do nothing contiary to his convictlon, o wished to stato furthor that ho must not bo lockad npon as not bolug in sympathy with auy- thung that was xight or that would advance tho temporanve causo, 1o was a lemporunce man In the trao seuso of the word, but not of that clans who boliove the devil could be driven out 1o thint way, . Brothor Buring remarked that the saloons woro the rlght plucen for tho womon to pray, sud Lo would theroforu vota for tho 1esolution. Brotbor Glendouing inqulred it the olergy of othor cities had boeen called upon to oc-operato with the ladics. Brothor McOliosnoy ropliod that thoy had, nnd had helped thom to organize. i Trothor Glondening #nid it soomed to him it was bout to lot tho Indies organivie and nin the usinoss thomnclves, the rum-sollors undarstood that tho ladios wore * promptod to the work by tho oclorgy of tho clty it wonld dotract from thoir powor and wonk- on their influence, [“*Amen."] Dutif tho Indies acted indopendontly, they wonld got along much bottor. v BUDRTITUTE, Brothor Rindor prosouted tho following ssa substituto for tho rosolution : Rtesolved, That this meoting recognizes in tho ‘Women's Tomperance movement n providential in strumentslity, and tbat wo are resolvod to loavo it in tho hinnda of “the women and’ under the direction of Almighty Gud, Brother Boring was willing to vote for either. Drother MoOhasney dofended his resolution. It said: ** Wo will co-operate with you ;" while the substituto said, in offsct, * Plonse excuss mo, It is a providoncoe of God, but ono of thoso slngutar providences that wo aro not will- ing to touoh,” ~ Wore they propared to say that ? If a0, thoy must leave every ovil undor the direction of God and not touch ft. 3 TIELP OF PRAYER. Drotlior Washburn moved to amond the sub- stitute by inserting ** and will oarnestly rrny for ita muccosn,’” in the placo of ¢ leava it inthe hands of tho women," Brothor Boring offored an amendment to the amondinont *‘rocognizing tho women as the propor lendors of tho movemont, and we will aid thom with our hearty sympathy and prayors and ca-oporation.” - ¥ LEAVE IT TO THE WOMEN. Brothor Rinder inslstod tlat tite movement was o woman's inovoment, and they bad boon ealled to do the work by Almighty Ged. They oro tho only leadors in it, and it would not bo successful oxcopt in their hands. Tho minisiera should pray and sympathizo for them, but not mingle in their work, bossuso God had ealled tho womon, snd thoe proachers should lot thom 50, 4 Drothor Boring snid the German papers asked, “Why don't the mon cpme out ¢ That was what the saloon-keopers wnuted, s they would then have ‘sowmebody to fight.- [** Amonl" & Amen,"} VINAL RESULT: Brothor Dandy offercd the following ‘a8 substitute for the substitute,” which Brothoer Ttindor accepted : Resolted, That this meeting recognize fn tho Womun's Temperanco movement a Providentinl in- strumentaiity, and that the women ate the prover Teadors under tho protection of God, for whoso success ‘wedovoully prey, , ¢ ¢ Brothor Boritig romarked if ono did not work as woll au pray, nothiuy could be accomplished, Rrothor Daudy sald that was all bosh. Drothor Thomas boliaved tho lust resolution was just what wus wanted, 'Ilio provious quostion wag called, and a volo boing _talien on Brothor Dandy's resolution, it was adoptod ; syos, 203 noos, 1,—Liober,~sov- eral not voting. Thoe mooting thou adjourned, THE COURTS. Counterfeiting of Worcesterghire Sauce. Unsatisfactory Conclusion of the Ken- i nedy Case. Additional Tax Cases wents. W Suitses-Judg- WORCESTERSHIRE BATCE, John W. Les, C. W. Lea, and J. D. Porkins, coprriners a3 Lioa & Perkins, of Worcester, En- gloud, and meuufacturers of tho woll-known Worcestershire Snuco,” filed a bill in the United Btates District Court against Chiarlos Hastings. Complainants assert that they are the original manufacturers of the * Worcestershiro Sauce," and hinve been for tho past thirty yours, Their snuce ig put up in botties with fno namo blown in, and with o red label constituting their trade- mark, baving their nomes and the words © \Yorcestershiro Sauco™ printed thercon, A wiite lsbel, smallor, in size, cuntaining directions, is also pasted on each botllo. Theso wrappors of differcnt charnoter aro put around cach bottle, ‘Thoy have lately ascortain- od thot ono Chatles Hustings, of Chicagy, is manufacturing an atticle similar in outward as- peet to their own, The fubdls and wrappers-are uléo so much alila that nons but su oxport would bo- litioly to dotect the difforence. ‘Lhoy olnim that their trade and reputation arc..seriously af- fected; thut the imitation of Iastings is very closo, and ho is selling his production 88 gonu- ine. An injunction 18 thorofore asked sud an account, Tiled with the bill are two afiidavits, ono by James N. Stoelo, of tho flrm of Farwell, Steclo % Pralt, wholesalo grocerios,nnd the othor by Henry 3l Collyer, counscl in the present case. Hufllmi;u has sold his firm lug imitatiou as such, bue atloging that it is oy good as the origiual. Mr. Collyer, who is from Now Yorl, states that Lio ling been as the attornoy for Len & Perkins, ongaged for somo years in prosecuting infringe- ments of their sauce. Somo timoe ugo he visiwd Honstings at Lis maovufactory, No. 241 South Halster streot, reprosentiug himsolf as desrions of purchasing some of tho defeudant’s seuco. Hastings told bim that the prico of the cusos was $80 for those containing small sized bottles, and $66 for thoso containing the lurger size. Collyor noliced that thoe bottles woro Iabled like the gonuine, the Vrappors idon- tical, and tho bottles packed in hny, like Loa & Porking', nstings stuted that ho sold his man- ufacture as tho gonuino; that no one would know tho differonco ; thut he hid sold to Far- well, Stoole, & Prutt, to Phil Conloy, of tho &t. Charlos Hotol, and-vthers, and thought Lis article wus acarly as good as the original, Coll- yer howover states thut tho component parts of tho imitation are poor and often disgusiing, aud thut it does 1ot cout so muck as the origing], It will bo seen by carefully comparing tho gon- uine and the imitation luboly, uYncimouu of ench of whioh sro attached to the bill, that thuroisa considerable differonco in tho size of tho Lype. In the originel (here are two lines of itallo, in bold size, “whils in the countertelt it is vory small. The printing, too, seoms much bettor in the original, Tho wrappors, however, are very closo 1mitations, and counot ensily be distin- wished. Altogothoer, the imitation,” as & bank- _finmumr would gny, I8a “very dangorous coun- torfoit.” THE KENNEDY OASE. The habens corpus in the well-known Ellen Kennedy cage was“at last discharged yesterday by Judge Williams, A provisional ordi:r to that eileot lind boen entorad Fridny if no sioro evi- deuee was introduced. Mr. 3Moran hud offored to introduce & girl who slopt with Bllen, it on questioning ‘hor he ascortained that sho could only sny that Illon had notslept with her on the night of her disnpponranco. Ho then'stated that ho hnd nothing more to offor, and tho rule was dischargod agnings all the ofllcers. ~ ‘Ihis hnu beon & very romurkablo cnse. Aboub nino months ago Iilon disappuared from the Chicago Orphan Asyliun at about 9 o'clock one Sunday night. ho child bad beon same time in tho Asylum, and tho mother was opohly making stlompts to get hor awny. Ellon, however, showed gront raluctunce about returning homs, Tho day hafore sho disappoared an' order was made in the County Coust appointing a guardian for hor, and, a8 Ellen romarked, this was hov mother's doings o got hor baok. " "I'ho oftleors of the Auf'lum, who have all beon oxamiued, cloim that Ellen probably ran away to provent being roturned to her mother, or that she has obtained possession of her sooretly, I'he friends of the mother allogo that sho way apiritod awey, by sumo one conuected with tha- Auylum, to provont tho gusrdian 'taking chargo of her. Actiug on this, they suod ont a writ of habeas corpus, aud at differont intervals, as ench party could b found and sorved, tho ofticers and others who might bo supposed to kuow woro shurply and minutely oxamined. They all agrood that thoy know mothing of tho child’s whereabouts; thoy had nevor goon or hoard of her eiuco her disappearance, and, what sooms very strange, naver mnde any inquiries aboub hor "suddou dissppearsnco. It soems very romarkablo that, if the ofiicors of the Asylum had nothing to dojwith Ellon's flight thoy &hould have ehown uo ouriosity; and it costainly I8 impossible that Bllen horsolf could have, alone, beon able to hide horself from tho soarch that has bosn made, On the athor hand, it 18 not to boe supposed thot tho ofticors, muny of high social standing, wonld liave deliberutoly confadoratad togetlior to swoer to & tivsue of lies §+ mor, if they had, wonld thoy huve boon able to withatund the wonroh- ing crosg-oxumination they have undorgono, Ty cuso is &6 prosont apparontly envolopod in dnrkuoss, and nay nover be unraveled nuntil Lillen renvhies hor majority aud is ablo fogally to tuko care of horuelf, BILL TO BET ABIDE BALE, Thomazine O, Booker aud John V. Booker filed a bill yestorday in tho Huporior Court ngalnat John O'Noll, Horbort A. Btrooter, and Hoth M, Dunuing, to set aside two snlos under trust doods, Complainants allogo that, prior to Decembor, 1872, thoy made to onc 0, J. Ilamblo- ton n trust dood for #8800 on_two lois In Linke Viow, known s Lots 45 and 40, in Block 3, of Lill & Divorsoy's Bubdivislon of Block 15, Canal Trustoos' Bubdivision of tho ons half of Seo, 2(), 40, 14, An acrangomont was made at tho sbovo-montioned date for IInmble~ ton to lonn them 82,500, §800 of which was toba used in unx’h?( off his trust doed, sud tho.re- mainder in building two houses on tho lats. A sccond trust deod was oxccuted for thie last smount, on tho uu]‘?xmulnu that the $800 lnoum- Dratice wag cancoled. * Jambloton, howover, im- modiatoly on rcoiving tho $3,500'trust deod, as- Blgued both it aud tho ono for €800 to.ono Johu O'Nell, 'Thid transfor, complaiunnts allege, wae not mada in good failh, and O'Noeil must bo con- sidored a8 boiwg iu IHambloton’s shoos only, hay- ‘ing mno groater rights, O'Noil, * svon aftor this traneaction, roprosouted that there were about $1,600 duo on the housos, and that mochonics' lons wonld be put on thom, In which case Lo would be obliged to purchayo to envo his own rights. Ho, thoreforo, proposed to advanco 1,00, and tako o thind rust deed on the proporty therofor. To this cotnplaimauts agreed, and, on O'Neil slmwh.\fi that ho had apparoutly pald about 1,455, an olao glvlng thom #4b, thoy oxcouted a trust doed for $1,5600. “hoy wlso chiarge that O'Noil Lina boon lnflu- oncing their tonunts to make unrossounble de- mands on them to have fences, sidowalks, ote., built, reprosonting that ho had a Inrge intorest in tho property aud * expocted to own it soon, u " Juno Inst, the intorest on the #2600 foll due, ~ and, hoing poyablo st Hambloton's office, complainnuts wont thore, but the note and deod not boing thero for payment, thoy did not pay it. The noto for $1,600, to socuro.which tho trust deod for that pmount was giveun, mentionod no pince of payment, and thoy maintain it was O'Neil's placo to sook them and domand paymont. In Docom- ber Iast, O'Noil protending that default had been mado in tho paymont of interast, inutrncted Dunniung, the Truateo, to advortises the prem- isies for sale. 'This wad done in tho Legal News, but so ;lrlvnluly that domplainanis nover hoard of it ~ until tho day Do- fore tho sale wns to (nke plnco, and too late to take any ‘stops to provont it, 0'Neil bought the proporty in under both salen, poying thorafor §3,600 on the two trust decds, which nggrogatod 81,000, IIo hnw miuce come nienced u\fit to rucover the remaindor, Cowplainunta_cherge, thorefore, that O'Nefl s not » bonn fide nssignoo from Hambleton § that tho considoration for tho notos hss in great part failod ; that 0'Noil has acted through- out in bad faith ; that tho salo wus irregular and vold, and for a grossly inadequate price. They, thercfore, ask that it may be sot asido, that O'Neit bo rostrained from prosocuting avy Buit ngainst them to ofcch them, aud that an sccount may bo taken and they allowed 10 resumo on tho payment of the amount s0 found to bo due. INJUNCTION WANTED. Stovon A, Rave and Richard T, Raco filed a bill in tho Superior Court agawwst Josoph IL Harrington aud Elmer C. Harrington. ~Com- plainauts stato that in November lust the do- feudants and one O, Boardslee bought of them two lots in De Stabile's Subdivisign on Leavitl streot for $8,000, thoy nlso l_sgreuiug o build & horse-barn- worth 1,000, ‘Tho defondnuts have erected tho barn, but refusoto oxecute their contract, and give a trust-deod for tho un- paid _purchase-morioy, or to recoive a deed from complainauts, and also throatou to removo the barn. Complninants, thorofore, ask au injunc- tion to provout this, which wns granted by Judge Moore, under a boud for £500. TAX. CASES, Soveral montha ago fitteen corporations com- Dined togather, filed a bill againkt the Collector of tho Town of South Chicago and the County Qlerk, jrosisting tho_ colloction of tho tuxes on the ground of tho illogality of the ncts of tho State Bosrd of Equalization. By. leave of tho Court, that enit was dismiesod, and yesterday ~ each _ corporation commeuced 2 suit soperately, iu order to obtain an injuno- tion. Judgo Farwell granted au injunction in gnch suit, ns prayed. ‘I'wouty-five sppeals from the County Court from tho nssessment of tho Nrst South Park tax were filed in tho Circuit Court yoslerday, In tho muatter of the Kirby Carpenter Company against Cleary, a temporary njunction for sixty days was granted. ITENS, Judge Jameson will take up thocazo of the City ugaiust Ronch ot al., for the condemnation of Fairfleld aveuuo, to-day, on the terminalion of tho present cago, 3 The Jong-contastod case .of . Tolman and King wna concluded yestorday and given to tho jury, with lonvesto thotn to sond in their vordict, VANKRUPTCY ITEMS. & £ {Theo fiunl reports of the respective Assignoes inthe cnse of the Chicago Composition and Granite Company, Fanuy Fishor, C, I, Werks, and George Cowau wero roforrod to Rogister Hibbard, "T'he proceedings against David Wertheim wora ordurmg dismissed, If no objoetions are filod in ton daye. ; In tho matter of W, A. Bigler, tho Assigneo was authorized to sell tho stock of tho bankrupt for £3,044,35. or thirty days' timo and 3500 cash. ' SUPEDION COURT IN BMIEP. Robért J. Cnm{)holl bogan o suit against Georye K. Clark, cluiming £3,000. Ewmily A. Leavitt brought suit in roplovin ngainst the First National Bank, to recover soven United Statos bonds ior $100 cach, with cou- pous attached. Jacob Strehl, who was attached for not paying his divorcod wifo tho alimony decreod her, prayed for s hinbons corpuy, alloging bLis poverty autl uttor inability to obey tho decroe. Lho writ was allowed by Judge Mooro. Charles . Norris brouk',hb auit for $2,000, againat M. 8. P, Bond aud V. L. Chandlor, The National Watch Company suod Marex Hoffmaun for §2,000. CIRGUIT COURT. . - Ellwood M, Jarrett, Dauicl Burcky, snd Dar- barn Gerbor cowmencod & uit in attachment against Oscar H. Burbridge, claitning 310,000, for n breach of contract. Russel T, Baylos, for the use of the above plaintifls, also vegan auother suit aguiust the sume defendant for a similar amount and ke causo of action. John A, Brown and Georgo W. Ladd sued W. A. Giles and C. K. Gilos for 31,000, TI(E CALL. Jupar BroparTr—Call;commencos at 498, and is unlimitod: 2 Jupoe Roarna —811 to 885, inclusive, oxcept 913, 316, and 818, Jupor 'nes—1,209, 1,223, 960, 2,001, 964, 1,88, 605, 1,895, 2,315, 2,846, ' 168, '1,643, 2,227, '349, 1,644,'1,808, 570, 938, 8,146, 3,149, fo 5,158, inclunive. '[ho lnst 8ix aro tax appoats, and will probably bo thae first taken up. “ Jupor FARWELL—861 _to B76, inolusive, Junar Gany—70, 73, T4, 5, 78 to 83, 84, 85, 86, nud 88, to 95, inctusivo, JUDGMENTS, Unitip STaTes Distaier Count—Jupor Brop- aerT,—J, B, Payson, Asslguos of tho Iiepublio Fire Tusuranco Company, v, A, 1\, E, Saundors,$21 ¥, 4. W. Parriugton, $630, rows, $330.—Same v, D. Buno v, Frank Rupreeiit, $300.4 Muybriim, $593,00,—Sam v, Hame v, Calro D, Trimble, } Assiguco of tho Home Ineur d‘g‘!ra ¥, $1,008,— ud Buikioy, y, Y. Theos 1, Keogan, vo Oampan: ‘Wober, $93,35,—8nme v, Michadl —Homur - Oook, Asslgneo, v, Myron J, Larnes, £550,—Hamo v, Michaol Grechobaum, §1,000,—J, K. Murphy, Asslgnee of the Chicago Fire Insurancs Come pany, v, Johu Sallsbury, $70,03.—Samo v, Wiltlam Frauk, vordlct, $71.10,—Samo v, John Koublimn, 5105~ T4,—Same v, George Koeth, $51.78,—Hume v. Humas Musters, - vordict, §AA3—8amy V. Petor Powcock, = $IT8L—W., & Lumb ‘Asslimeo of tho Winnedlilok Tusuranca Company v, W, 1, Titus, $14,40,—8amo v, 11, Gleason, $43.20,—Samo A, P, Cuanmplin, $18,~Sume v, J. 1l Bake $120,— Bamo v, W A, f(ae'nnllll, $90,—8amu v, G, W, Strokes, $16,—Bame v, G, W, Van Gilden, $10.08; same, v. A, Torgulst, $40,—Samo v, J, Boyd, $18,—8ama v, Wilson Dredye, $16,60,—Bame v, J, W, Forrls, $18.—8ano B, F, Maukin .60,—Hume v, AL T, Velioy, $il.; S v. Houry Velloy, 310.00.—Saii v, Willim 1 laud, $7.00.—Hamo v, Joseph Horner, 33 Olaf 0lso .—Same v, Nelson Ditre v, O, J. Voterson, $10,60,—8amo v, J, Wrickatrum, 81, ~Bamo v, Jumes Will, $3340,—tamo v, Joka Hufnago), $8.—A, 0, Hardiug v, 11, W, iddings, et ul, $2:3.45, Supkton CoURT—JUDUE Gany.—Merchants' Na- tional Bunk of Bt, Louls v. Ohuriea L, Roo; judg- wont, $11,195,—Adam_Bornliard v, Willlun Horriau udginent, $504.—Eh ¥, olllstor v, Edward N, Pugh udgment, $714.—Haviigs Bauk; of Fond du Lao v, J. Montagtio; fnding, $532.60. Oiwourt Covnr—Iunai: Roaxna.—Rollin M. Wetol v.E, M, Plonuner; fudgment, $104—F, J, Jolint v, Hermun Gelgor; judgment, $197,~Abraliam Rubel et o, v. Albert Peck} verdict, §3 -— Important Sale of Renl Estate in Now York City. % An Aflullrlen'llllu of real estate of unusua) jmportance 14 advertised in our columns fo toke place in New | York Oity on tho 11th day of Murch, Tho sale com= ‘prives thio proporty of thy Knickerbocker Iotel Oom. pouiy of How York Oity, franting on Fifth avenite, nud runniug thoe length of the entire block, from Fifty- oighth to Fifty-uintls stroots, Thls In, Without doulit, b fiuest locatlon for an Lolél fu New York, boing di- vectly opposite the Fifth nvouue or southcastern en- tranca to tho Central Park, aud ou the most popular and fashiouablo thoroughfare in tho city of dothiam, Trom iln communding and prominont position, s neatuesh (o tho lluvat park n (o connlry, Lo prop- orty caunot fall to counnand (ho sttontion’ of capitals fals throughout tho Unitud Blates, copociully us the falo la abucluts sud witkout zesovo 1o tho' bighuet M'CARTHY. Businoaa‘ Meeting of * the Church, It Is Resolved to Call a Councils It Will Meet Friday Afternoon, Tho Pastor Does Not Put in an Appenr« ' ango. A speofnl business meoting of the members of the Union Park Daptlst Church was held in the loctura-room of the chwich, corner of Paulina and West Wasbington streots, last ovening, The objeot of asgombling, &s atated in tho an- nouncemont, was to consldor tho resolution adopted by tho ox-parte Council last Friday oveningy with reforenco to the ealling of & mu- tunl Council to examine tho charges preforred against tho Rov. Florenco McCarthy by tho Board of Doacons. Who attondance ‘was quite Inrgo, about 250 bolng presont, prlucipnlly.ln‘!llom 3 OPENING BERVICYS. A Deacon Rood called the meoting to order, and nowinnted A, W. Kingslaud for Ubairman, o was clocted, ‘Lo Chnirman called on Mr. Binghom to Jead in prayer, but Lo said he did not feol like pray- g, - Mr, Bwoot was noxt asked, aud he consonted, asking God to bo with thom aud give overy onn & doublo portion of His spirit. 3 HLECTING A CLERK. ' Fie, Bingham nomivated Humphroy Briggs for tomporary Clerl. ‘I'ie question was put, and tho Ohalr said the nogs sgoined to have it MMr. Binghnm callod for n division. Accordin, to tho records thero was no Clork. ' 1lo wante tho mooting to do what was right, - . Mr. Reed hoped Mr, Binghain would withdraw hi inotion for tha sake of pouce, Mr. Wagnor, tho Olotk, protestod against tho adtion of the othor moeting, declaring his offico vacant. It:wns stated that ho bad cireu- Inted scandnlous stories: about Mr, McCarthy. e denied it, and called for proof, 1o consid- ored himsolf Clork, aud proposed to contest his romoval, Mr. Burtis sald Mr. Wagnor told Deacon ltead that he intended to resigu, & Mr. Wagner replied that ho had not handed in his rosignation. Mo hnd statod thnt, porhnp, 1o would rosigu. . ,’l'lm Chinir suggested that a rising vote bo akou. Mr, Blugham would not consont, Tha houso was crowded, aud someo might vote who were not ontitled to. L'bo Chair said thoy were Obeistians, and should not doubt ono auother's words, Ar. Jonos moved thut the vote bo taken by batlot, and that thrae chullengers bo_appointed, Mr, Briggs snid’if he woro clected o would not act, and tho meeting had better go on and transact ils busineny. r, Binglaw then withdrow his motion, No opposition boing mado, tho Olerk (Wagnor) took his soat and proceeded to tako miuutes. ~Iho Chuir aunounced thet tho nest business in ordor was tho consideration of the report of the Board of Deacons, Dencon Reod suid the Dencons hiad no report to mako, but he understood tthere wore some reso- lutious. TOARD OF TRUSTEES. The roport of the Board of Lrustoes sway called or. Mr. Bingham stated that the Trustoos had rocomumondod the borrowing of 32,300 to pay oif the flonting doath of the church. 2 < ‘I'ho Bontd was authorized to mako the loan— threo porsons voling in tho afirmative, aud noye in the negative. Tho Chair stated that the church owed Mr, McCarthy $1,506.63; for music, $120.80 ; inter- et on loan of $2,200, 388; balauce on piano, @2245 png, $49; duo Trousuror, £208, Total, 2,148,603, Duo from pow rents, $353.83. Bal- ance of indobtednoss, $1,704,83, The roport of tho “Prugtocs was thon adopted by a larger voto. CALLING A COUNCIL, ~Mr, Morrill offerad the following ¢ ‘Wnineas, The ex-parto Council called to fnvostigate the chargen’ proferred ngafnut tho Kov, Florenco Me- Qarthy did, ut ity session ou Friduy, Feb, 27, unan- imously adopt 1o folowhg resolutlon t ¢ Tiat thia body ndvise tho church to call o councll to fuvestiguto the \'Jl:n‘&:!l which linve been preferred bofore this hody againet the Rov, Floreuce McCarthy ;" thorefors, Jtceolved, Thut this church call » Council from sister churchos Ju Chleago and Fox River Aswocintion, and thereby carry out the wiskes of the ux-parto Gouncil } the Council 10 couveno on ths 6th day of March, 1874, du this church bullding, DISCUSSION. Mr. Bingham moved to amend by adding *to sit with us in council.” ‘Tho Chbair thought Jir, Bingham misunder- stood tho rosolution. ” Mr, Bingham thought uot ; ho had minglod in Couneils from his boyhood ; but he might bo mistalkon, L'ho Chair explatued what a Council was, and MMr, Bingham withdrow his amoudment. Mr, Burtis said ho would like to tinker the rosolulion a littlo. It should. be stated who called the ox-antu Council. Mr. Merrill had uo objection to stating who, but belioved, it Mr, Burtls would look at tho ){holl‘u rosolution, he would sco that it explained itsolt. Tho Chair road it, but Mr. Burtis could not Beo thut auy further light wau thrown upon it, Mr. Merrilt conld not sce the necossity of stating who preferred the chargos. A lady stated that a olorgyman asked hor how it hepponed that thove wore ninoty-eight names to tho petition ealting for a Council whon there weroe only 101 votes cast-at the meeting, Bho undorstood nono of Mr, McCarthy's friends had beon askod to Hign it. Aunother lady said that was = mistako; sho. hiad asked some of them. Mr. Binghum remarked that the Council’camo yro‘]udicufl. and— 1o Chair called him to order. * Mr. Burtis thought it should bo stated in_the rosolution that the Bourd of Doncona called the Council, s Dencon Iteed snid ho had no objections, but thought the resolution should go through as it WaH. . Mrs. Binghom asked for tha namesof the sign- era of Lhe petition. . Tho Chair enid the potition was not bofore tho houso, s Mr. Burtia would nat press his domand that tho callets of the Council bo montioned, It was ovident that tho Dencons wore ashamed of thoir work, [Laughtor.] ¢ Lowrill believed tho resolution to be sll* u&nd that it shoutd not be altexed to suit urtis, right, ME B MUTUAL COUNCIL, - Mr, Burtia moved to fusert ‘‘mutusl” bofore the word Counell, o was willing to havo tho controvorsy wottled by city pnstors, Luowing that it would bo satlsfactorily adjustod. Mr, Morrdl said it would "bo well to call back tho samo clergymon who composed the ox-parte Council, and udd others, Mr, Binghain wauted & mutusl Gouncil, whero both partios could bo beard ; not a ono-slded, Jug-limdled Council, whore but one side only vould bo heurd, It would be ex-parteif “mu- tunl” was not put in, i Mr., Burtis insistod on his amondmont. Mr, Piggot aaid it wus tho first timo Lhhoad ever henrd that a chureh, iu ita full capacity, could call un ex-parte Connell, Ilo suggested, as there did not seein to bo o clear undurstanding about it, thiey ndopt the form acvording fo Church usago, to ba found in Crowell's work. The book was procured snd tho form read, but it was not, npparontly, the thing \\‘utng‘; Mr, Bingbnm urged that no chargos had been preferred boforo the church, WIHO BHALL COMPOSE 1T ? Mr, Burtls hoped *““¥ox River Assoolation wonld be strickon out. ilo would not insist upon putting in * muiusl,” Mr, Morrill opposed tho smondmont, Ho wanted o Counci) of a suflieiont number, that all parties might have o tair show, and all tho cir- cumstances bo considerad, . Mr, Roed said the church beloujzed to the Fox River Agsociation, and It would ot be fair to oxeludo tho Associntion from represontation in the Connoll, Mr, Bingham bolioved 1t but just to allow Mr, MoCarthy to mako seloctions, ‘It wonld take a weelk or twyo to zot through, Thoy mighe think ho was wild In his statomonts, but tlioy would find out, Tho ministers of tho Assoclntion would not bo able to attond, Ifor that renson, tho Couneil ghould be composod of ministors ox- clusivoly from the clty, who could sttond oll tho sonslons of tho Councll. Mr, Jones thought tho pulpits of the ministors of the Fox River Conferonce could bo filleq in the enmo way thoy were when the proachors wore uway throo manthy, Mr, Burlis explzined that ho did not proposa to leayo out tho churchos in the ity that belong- od Lo the Fox River Association, “I'hits mot with murky of spproval, Mr, Waguner inquired, if tho ohurohen seze in- «| seriesk :m:;l, whothor thoy could bo compoiled to at- ond, ; ‘Che Olnir said ho did not know, Mr, Wagner thought overy church In the As- aoolation should bo fuvited, ‘Lhioy could como or not, ne thoy chose. Bovoral vorbal nmendmonts woere then mado, and the quostion was deminnded on tho adoption of tho resolntion, n follows ¢ Resolved, That thin church ealla Council from nil thio nistor Baptint Cliurchon in tho City of Chienyo, and thioroby carry out the advico of tho ox-parto Councll, ADOPTED. Mr. Wagner moved {hint tho vote be by hallot, —ovory ono to be registerod,and a Committoo of throo w&olnmd to challongo voters, . Mr, Hehoclk moved to amond by including the ohurches that parlicipated in tha other Council, lb]\s:},flmngblm charaotorizod the amondmont ns surd. Mr. Raod l.hon{‘xht tho churchén in both Asso- olations should boe invited; but for tho snko of {;emu he would bo willing to confine the mom- orship of the Council to the city churchioa, Mr. Jouos favored Mr. Soliocl's amondmont, Mr. Binghan jumped up and prococded to address tho Chnlr. * Mr. Jonos—I havo tho floor. . Bingham—Ioop it, [Oh l"l z 'Tho question was thon put on the passago of ‘tho rosolutlon, and it was unanimously adoptod. Mr, Waguer enid somo of those who voted wors not legally eutitled to vote, and o .thereforo l:l\}ll‘il!(’] for “t‘iu yons nnd‘:lny?.fl his motion was ridlculed, and Mr. Wagnor withdrow it i 3 o Tho meoting thon adjouned. £ FAIR TLAY. . ‘Whon the people wore disporsing, Mr, Reod QEL upon a beneh and asked if ¢ Falr Play "— the nom de plumo of writer who criticised, in a communication to 'Tue Tninune, tho statements Lio mado to n roporter—was in the room, No ono anewored oxcopt Mra., Bingham, who #nid sho was on ** Fair I'lay's " sido, Mr. Read subsequently roquested Tie Trin- UNE roportor to stato that **J. Young, No, 160 West Mladison stroot "—tho swriter of tho com- munication—waa not a member of the. Union Park Daptist Ohnrchi; and that ho (Roed) thought it wrong for sn unknown and frresponsi- blo porson to question hia voraclty, and try to mako it apponr that ho had stated what wns un- true, RAILROAD NEWS. Condition of the Towa Central---Railroad Personals. Bonds of the]0., B, & Q. Branch Lines. I0WA CENTRAL. At & meoting of Lho bondholdors of the Contral TRailrond of Tows, hold in Boston on the 10th, tho Committce read n report stating that o num- ber of bondholders lind agreed to tho extension of two yonrs askod for by tho Company, The carnings for 1873 had, howover, fallon short of tho anticipations of the Directors, and the Com- mittéo did not think the roed would be ablo to resume in 1875, They had, however, re- coived an offor of a rout of 80 por cont of tho gross ournfngs, with o guar- onteo assuring tho interest on the flust mortgaga debt from Vice-Prosidont Sage, of the Milwgukoo & §t. Paul Railroad, aud recommend- od a Feadjustment of tho claims agninat tho road for tho purpose of effecting tho lonso, Tho dobt of tho Company, June 10, 1878, was}: Iu| firat, mortgage 7 por. cent, bonda, 5700000 second-mortinge bonds, $925,000 ; floating debt, S050,000. e roport e ilually accoptod and its recommendation adopted. o PEHSONAL, 3Mr. N. A. Rambo has boen appointed Goneral TFroight and Pickoet Agent for the Daveupnrt & Bt. Paul Railroad Company, vice J. A. Grier,who Las - resigned to taks a similor position on the Pittsburgh, Civcinnati & 8t. Louls Railroad. Mr. J, S. Couuer has boen appointed Auditor of the Davonport & St. Paul Road. It Is rumored that W. O. Clelaud, the Gonoral Westorn Pussongor Agout of tho Plttsburgh & Fort Wayno Railroad, will soon rosign Lis posi- tion to accopt n_similar_situation on tho Dalti- moro & Obio Railrond. Mr. Fraloy is mentionoed ny tho successor of Mr. Cloland, BT. LOUIS AND MILWAUKEE. 8t. Lows {8 unusually elated at presont about tho diroct lno it is to have to Milwaukeo, thinking it can divert much ‘of tho dairy businesa from Ohicago to Bf. Louis, ‘This line hias beon formed by the cousolidation of the Milwaukoe & Northern Railway and tho Varna, Poru, Mendota & Stato Liue Railway Company, and is to bo known as tho 8t. Louis & Milwaukoo lino, The longth of this road will bo 843 miles, whilo from Chicago to Milwaukeo it 1abut 85 miles, It is therofure easily to be soou that Chicago s still tho advauntuges and but littlo to fesr from the now effort for su- promacy by enterprising St. Louis, UNION PAOIFI0 ¥RRIGUT MATTERS, . Mr. E, P, Vinng, Goueral TFreight Agent of the Union Pacific Railroad, aud .F O. Btubbs, Gonoral Froight Agont of tho Contral Pacifio Ruilrond, arrived hero day boforo yestorday, and yosterday duriug tho entiro day they wora clos- eted with tho Freight A%oulu of the Obicago & Northwestern, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, and Chlcago, Rock Island & Puciflc Railrouds trying tooffoct asettlomant of thoexisting difficulties bo- tweon thom in ro;Iml to prorating on thoir road, They wore atill in session a§ u lato hour last evoning, at which tlmo they had not yet come to any conclusion; though itis oxpected that all {he difforeuces will be settlod to-day. GHICAGO, IURLISGTON & QUINGY, In conformity with contracts betweon the Chi- cago, Burlington & Quil.mxvJ Railroad and the fol« lowing corporations, of whom itleases branches, the Company invites Kropuul!u to be made ba- fora noon of March 4, to John N. Denison, Chairmuu of the Board, at Boston, for tho sale of tho 8 por cent bonds of these Companies. Tho smouunts denotod below will bo purchused of tho lowost bidder, at & prico not exceeding par aud intorest, The proposals are to be indorsed * Proposals for Branch Bouds ™ ¢ American Contral Railrond Company, 8 por cout, AUE JULY 1, 1878, s 0urresaare earnsasnorans s B0 Peoria & Haunibai Raflrond Gompaiy, 8 per ceir, due July 1, 1678, . ..'20,000 Keokuk & Bt. Faul Ral cent, duo April 1, 1879 Corthiuge & Burlington X cent, Quo Muy 1, 1879, Dixon, Peoria & Hamilt per cent, due July 1, 188 40, Quincy & Worssw Kalltond Compuny, § per cont, A6 Ty 1, 180,00 ver eerersraresensanerers 20,000 Tilinols Graud Trauk Railroad Company, § per cont, du Oct, 1, 1690, ., Ottawa, Oswego & fox River Valloy Rajlroad Compnany, 8 per cent, due July 1, 1900. ..., 40,000 Tho Company aldo invites proposals, which will bo opened at noon of March 2, for the salo to 1t of $419,000 of the 7 por cent couvertible bonds of tho Burlington & Missouri River Company (socond sories), and $165,000 of tho 8 per cont couvortibla bonds of the eamo compouy (third » The terms nro the samo as wbovo, "Thig i & total of $864,000 of, bonds, which will absorb most of tho now issud of 1,000,000 of Chieago, Burlington &.Qninoy 7s, propouuls for which were oponed on the 20th. GRAND DAPIDS & INDIANA, Tho Land Department of the Grand Raplds & Indiann Railroad, made 274 salos of laud during tho yoar 1873, atan averngo prico of 314 an aore.” ‘ho average prico paid per acro is some- what smaller thnn that during tho previous year, for tho rum!uix that s largo proportion of tho pino lands of {ho Comyux:{ have beon sold, and hoy ave now engaged in disposing of the farm- ing lands, 4 Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, THE FONTIETII PARALLEL, B BenixorieLy, I, March 2.—~Iho Convontlon tobo hield in i city on Wednosdoy noxt, tho 4th of March, in tho intorest of tho Fortioth Parallol Ruilroad Lino, bids fair to bo largely at- tonded, A-hst of fifty dulegates bave boen ap- pointod from this county, praminent among whom aro ox-Gov, Palmer, Jolin A. McOlernand, Jon T, Btuart, N. M. Ridgoly, John Willlams, A, Tuapp, abd i, L. Mosgitt Sweaial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, THE BAILBOAD COMMISSIONERS, Brrivoeierp, 1ll, March 2.—The Railroad Commissioners go to Princeton, Bureau County, lo-nh{ht, to exumiue into a anse of extortlon 1'"““ cod by the Chicago, Burlington % Quino) Ruilroad, sud if tho facts are us stated, suit will bo [nstituted at onco. 5 MR, PROCTOR AND SYNDAY LECTURES. o the Flitor of The Chicagh Tribuna ; Bm: In your oxcellent aditoria} of Bunday last, ‘advocating tho organization -of n soclety for providing Bundsy loctures of » high ordor, similar to thoso provided for the masscs in Lon- don, you took ocoasion to speak iu complimon- m-{ torms of tho lectures of Mr, Proctor, and intlmated thav ho might find it possiblo to glve wn extra leoture next Bunday. Knowing Mr, Prootor's sentlmonts on thia subjeot, I can say that ho wonld cordially in- dorke tho views et forth fn your editorial, and, it it wera possiblo, would gladly give nn oxtra lecture on Bunday; but his ougajgoments ara such that ho will be uunbla to spend Sundu"’ln Chiongo, W Outicado, March 3, 1674, GAS-LAMPS. The Time-Table for Lighting and Extinguishing Them Con- sidored, The (as Companies Do Not Look on Mr, Colberl’s Morioy-Saviug Schedulo with Favor. The Matter is Postponed to Anothe; J Mooting, © ' e, The Council Committea on Gas Lights mot in the oftico of the Oity Olerk yestorday ultornoon at 2:30 o'clock, Ald., Cullerton in the Chnirg prosent, Cullerton, Schalfuer, Jones, and Miner. 3 GAS LANTS, The Bonrd of Public Works wore ordored to proparo ordinances for the nocessary lamps and posts on Tirst stroot; from Ashlund avenuo to Wood; on Bocond, from Aslland aveiua to Wood; on Erde, from Ashland avomio to Yait- lina, provided, there are mainsiald on thoso sireots, . . GOVERNORS, Tho propositiolt of Col. D, 8, D, Baldwin, to furnish tho clty with improved moters and gov- om}umd ngreelug to nccopt as pay tho difforence botwodn tho .pricp of gas billy provious to and aftor tho conneciion of the improvoments, un= til tho pricc should bo paid, as formorly roported in Tur TRiUNE, was prosentod. As Col. Daldwin himself was presont, ho was called on by the Comuwittes to explain in ro- gord to his Improved governor, and tho prob- ablo cost to tho aity of puttingthom in, Ine quiries wore mado of Col, Baldwin as to s rival goveruor, by Mr. Lefingwall. Tho Colonel ox- binluod that [t was » good govornor ;. that ita ntontee wad ot ono time an cmploye of Lis (the ‘oloucl'a) nad that bis governor Wwas vory sime ilar in construction to tho ono which ho, him« solf, roprosentod., E: 5 Chiarles W, Patton, agont of dr. Loflingwell, also prosented o propositiopn, and as ho was nol prosent to explain the advantages of hin gov- ernor, actlon on tho mnttor was pnulpouuf for ono wook. * ) LIGUTING THE LAMPS,. - The Committes then took up tho question ot lighting and oxtinguishing tho Enu lighty of this ecity, Ald. Cullerion rending the following ros- olution of the Common Oouncil offered by Ald. Moore. K 'WHEREAR, Thero was presonted to tho Council at its meoting Fob, 10, 1873, a timo-table for lighting and exe llu’:ulluing tho ?nu-lluhu\ of . the city, by wiich it la clalmed thero will bo saved, in_tho expenso of Ughting the city some $30,000 to $32,000 per aunum, which is a sufliclent item to demaud the consideration of this Coucll ; therefore, Résolved, ‘That {ho Committée on Gaslights be dirocted {o tako from tho files tho said time-tablo and tho feasibility of adopting tho same, and roport to this Councll at the earlieat tuo practicabls, " . Ald, Sehaffner requestod Ar. Colbort to oxplaln in what manner the timo-table would oporato'to 206 gan, EXPLANATIONS, Mr. Colbert presonted a diagram, showing tho time of suurise aud sunset, and the length of twilight in summer snd winter. The sun_in’ sumnor was more than two hours after actual sunset in repobing a certaln distance from thio horizon, while iu March, for oxnmple, it was only ono hour aud & Lalf in reachiug the tlio kame point. Ald. SchafTuor wishod to know Low the timo ox- gnmlud in Jighting the lamps could bo arranged. Coch Inmplightor hiad about eighty lamps to light, aud tho time required by nnci man wag aboat one hour. Mr. Colbort utated that the timo required in lighting had beou allowed for in the tablo. 1o thought tho city ought to have a porson in its omptoy who would dircot Dby telegraph to the %’ohcmstmonu tho exact timo of lilgmlng tho ampy. Mr, Billings wished to know whether thia offi. olal would not have discrotion in the time of ordoring the lamps lighted. Mr. Colbert roplied that thia oftloial could do- termiua by the weathor-roports what the weather would be during the night, and could thus know whether to order the lamps lighted on moon- light nights or not. Ald. Minor thought the diserationary power of the gas companies to light aud oxtinguish their Inmps whou thoy pleased ought not to bo intor- forod with, 5 Ald,Schaffner thought it ought to be intortered with to tho extont of having the Inmaps lightod avory night without regard to the moon or the weather, MR, DILLINGS believed that the men would not turn out at ol hours of tho night to ‘light and extioguish the Iamps. They were not paid cuough, aud could ot afford to devouto their whole timo to tue business. ‘I'lie Compa- nied slrendy paid moro for the lighting and clean- ing of tho lamps than tho city ropnid for tha servico, s Compauy paid from $14,000 to 15,000 for that work, Auy ndditionsl ‘forco wonld, of courso, iucrenso the oxponse, Mr. Colbort thon explained that his tablo in winter very nearly agrood with the timo of lighte ing used by the Companiocs. PURTHER EXPLANATIONS. Mr, Colbert further cxpluined that in mid- wiuter his tablo provides for bogiuning the light- ing ot six minutes after sunsat, sllowing ono hour for each lamp-lightor to finish his boat, which ho said was very close to the tables of tho gas company. Ald. Schaifnor wantod to know if twilight was i:‘g l}ny advantage in a city where the houses wera igh. Ay, Colbort thought it wonld not makoe much differonce in rogard to.twilight, a8 it was dif. fusod. Mooulight, on tho coutrary, was not dif. fusod, and high buildings would aliect the light. ASTRONOMICAL TWILIGHT, A comuinnication from the Gas Inspactor was rond, stating that the tune-table allowed ong and one-half hours t\vihfiht. while Mr. Colbort's allowed two hours. ho lattor, ho olnimed, was tho avornge astronomical twilight, and tho laast lamp should be lit ot the end of the second hour, and the first oxtinguished two houra before sun: rigo. Mr, Colbert oxplained in regard to his tablo, It was according to tho astronomical twilight, and it. was scourato, belug cal culated for an avorage night—oue ucither roully clondy nor roally cloar—ono in which & star of the fifth maguitudo could be soen. L't Inspoctor had objected that by the uso of the ropozed table somo of thoe Iamps would bo un- figuwd in tho absenco of twilight, This was an error. Osloulating tho limit of twilight to bt the timo whon it was u(},nnl toa gas-burnor at the distanco of 40 foot,'he lind 8o arranged the table that the last lump would bo lighted fully half an Tour boforo that mit, sud tho frst (amp would not bo oxtinguished {ill aftor thatlimit was past, in ordinary weather. In athor.words, he La allowed for the imperfoction of our atmosphore half an bourin the evening snd a quartor of an Tour in tho morning, during which overy lamp would bo burning in astronomical twilight. Ha nsked that the tuble bo put to a ‘practical test, and dosired that tho Committdo try it for them- selves, and seo whothoer thore is -sufiicient light without gas outside tho times given in the table, Mr. Watling, of tho Chioago Gas €ompany, suggested that in New York and tho citics of Europo, the lamps wore it and extinguished in rogard fo daylight and dark, leaviug tho movn out of tho account. BENEFITE. Mr; Billings stated that he did not consider the Can Oompmli' witlr which ho was counected a8 undor any obligation to tho city, ns its busi- ness, instend of, being un oxponso, was reslly a sourco of ravonue, as tho jucroaso in the valua of the proporty that was highted was much greater than the cost of lighting it, o furiher avarred that he would be glad to soll his 700 gase Iamps erccted Inst yoar for 50 por cont of the ine crongo in tnxation oaused Ia{ the improvement. Ald. Cullorton kaid thut tho hour was ko lata that ho cowld not wmake out a rcport that nvm\lnf_; and, furthermoro, he would like to con. nult, Ald, Pickering. Ald. Schaffuer thought Ald, Plokering was notifled, and might bavo been prosent as woll a8 thoso iwho ‘had vome, Ald. Bchaffuer also waid that ho had.uot beon favorably. impressed with Mr, Colbert's'theory, It was a nice thoory, Dut he did not heliove it practioablo. TFiual action in_the mnttorof the tables was doferrod till noxt Monday aftoruaon at 4 o’clock, at which timo also tho wmattor of tho improved govoruors will be cousidarad.” o Gomumnittoe thon adjourned, ———— BANKRUPT BANKING. Correapondence of The'Chicago Tridune, Mapiso, Wis,, Fob, 98,—Cront intercst has Docen takon, the last fow days, in the examinae tion befora Judge Hopkins, of the Unitod Btates Distriot Conrt, on behnlf of tho oreditors of the bankrupt Banlk of Madison,~tho objeot of the presont procodings hmu‘.'l to recover moneys from tho Hon, Bimeon Milla, long tho chief man of tho banlk, but who had willideawn a fow yours ugo, Tho tostimouy of ofileials of the bank showed it bad boen bnnkru“pl- for soven yems, and tho faot waa convoalod by bogus drafis aud other dovicos in making periodioal etatements,