Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 3, 1874, Page 4

TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE. TENME OF SUNRCTIPTION (PAYADLE IX ADVANCE). Daily, by m TrieWeak Partaof a.yenr at the samo rata, ‘To prosont dolay and mistakes, o sure and glve Post Of:coaddress in full, including Btate and County, Remlttancea may bo mada olthor bydralt, oxpross, Post Otlico order, or in rogistorod lottars, at onr risk. TENMB TO CITY BUBRORINRIS, Dily, dollvored, Bunday oxceptoa, &1 conte por weok. Doily, dolivored, Bunday included, B0 conts por weok. Addross THE TRIBUNE COMPANY, Corner Madison atl 1earhurn-sty., Uhicago, Iil TODAY'S AMUSEMENTS. M'VIORER'S TIEATRE—Maditon strost, hfl-\‘lll‘n oarhorn niel Stato, Kngagomont of Kdwin Booll * Lady of Lyons. " ACADRMY OF MUSIO—alstod stroot, botrvoen Mad. tran’ and Monrao, - Kngvgomant of tha ' Fifth Avonus Theatrs Company. ** Divorco." LEY'S TIRATRF-Randolph streot, batweon DIeRE ana LeSaion The Writing o tho Wall." QLONE, THEATRE-Dosplatuosstrent, botwoen Mad- {ton and Waghingtou. Kngngemoit of dosoph K. linmot. *Brax, tho Morry Hwisa Ty, . t Wabasly, nvonta ADRLPHI THEATRE-Coraor of Wal anil Cumgress atcoot, Varioty cotortalumont, *Tha ln. dian Box Triok. 3 ~HOUSE -Monroo_streat, hotwoen D Biates Adigtan, Cotian: ko, Keonhiots Minatcols, Miustrglsy and comfoalities, ** Hamlot, Prinoo of Bridgeport.™ foot of FXPOSITION BUILDING-Lako Shoro, \ “ Prodigal dams siroot, Dubufe'a Painting of tho Bon,”" Aftornoon and evening, VIRST CONGREGATIONALOHUROHK-Corner Wost Washington and Ann strouts, Organ Concert, DR. 'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM-~No, 148 BOurk Atk siyoo Seianos A Ars BUSINESS NOTICES. FOR THROAT DISEEASES AND AFFEOTIONS OF thuchiost, ** Brown's Hironchial Troclics ® araof valuo, Tor coghy trritaion of the throat causoi by cold, o - ‘naunl oxertlon of tho vocal orgaus in spoakiag in publio, o singing, Loy produce bouohsial roau The Chitage Tribune, Tuosday Morning, March ‘3. 1874, Thora was & decronso of $2,550,047 in the pub- lic debt last month. in favor of tho bill to appoiut & Commission to iuvestigato the alcoholie liquor trafic, The dis- cnssion was interrupted by tho oxpiration of tho morning hour. Tho House Coinago Uommittoo has unani- mously rogolved to report in favor of tho estab- lisiment of assny oftices at Chicago, 8t. Louis, and Heleus, Montana. Thoy will recommend that gold bo coined without charge by the Unit- | ed Statea Minta, At o special businoss meoting of the membors of tho Rov. Florence MoCarthy's church last ovening, it was unanimously rosolved to call o Council from all the Baptist churches of Chica~ 30 to try tho charges which have boon brought sgainst tho pastor, Tho New Orleans Chamber of Commerco has adopted o scries of resolutions wrging Congress, fn tho strougest manner, to undertako the Fort St. Philip Canal. Thoy boliove it to be the most practicablo, snd chospost woy of keeping the mouth of the DMMississippi open to navigation. They discountounnco the system of jettics, It huns been tried successfully at tho month of the Danube, but would not be adapted to tho shifting sands of the Delta. They urge that the work, if undertakon, ought to bo kapt pntkniy in tho hands of tho General Govern- ment, Gen, Butler has prepared a bill to resurrect the franking abuse. It will enable members of Congress and tho Dopartments of the Govern- ment to do public business with the people at the public exponse. During tho session of Congress, snd for thirty days be- fore nnd after, any writton, printed, or other matter which Congress has ordered to bo dis- tributed is to bo carried through the mails free. The usual sop to the country newspapors is of- fered in allowing thom to go free within the county of publication. Senator West has propared s bill to abolish the Boutbern Claims Commiesion, and transfor the settlement of legal claims againet the United Btates to tho Court of Claims, The decisions of the Court must bo submitted to Con- gross, from whose action an appeal may bo takon at tho instauce ocither of the Gov- ernment or the claimant to tho Bupreme Court, it the smount in question is more than $83,000. Commissioners are to be appointed for exch United States Judicial District to tako tos- timony and prepare the cases for the Court of Claims, Al the costs of litigaling & claim aro to bo borne by the claimant, if successful, Prosident Grant did not scruple to sign the salary-grab law, which doubled Lis ealary, but Gov. Davis, of Minnesoia, although & member of tho samo party, has a tenderor consclence, In tho Appropriation bill which has passed tho Minnosota Legislaturo his sslary is Incressed from $3,000 to £4,0000 The Govornor, yesterdny roquosted that that part of tho bill be roconsidorod. Ho donounced the ealary-grab in the lnst campaign, end did not wish now to bolio his own professions, espocially as the poople were unable to bear any goneral inoroase of salaries. The Somato ro- considered the bill and struck outthe incronse, in compliance with the Governor's suggostion, ond gont the bill to the House for its con- curronce. — An attompt was made in Dr. Patton's interest st tho meeting of the Chicago Presbytory yes- torday, to procipituto a discussion of Prof, Bwing's orthodoxy. A resolution was introduced referring to tho charges of the Interior, and de- clering it tobo the duty of their author, and iundeed all membors of the Presbytery who thought thero was anything in thom, to bring tho muttor formally before the Prosbytery. Tho sdoption of this rosolution would have opened the whole question at onco to ad ovorlasting debate, and ss Dr, Patton an- nounced that ho meant to prefor formnl clinrges agalust Prof, Bwing at tho next meoting of tho Presbytery in April, tho mombers resolved to poatpono the Inquisition till that time, A vote to lay tho resolution on the table was therefore passod, by & voto of 28 to 8, The Ohicago producomarkats wers moderatoly activo yostorday, and most of thom at higher pricos, Mosuporkc was quiot and bo por brl highor, closing ot §13.05@18.07}¢ cash, and $14.30@ 14,87} sollor April, Lard wog active ands shindo easier, closing at $8.50@8.55 por 100 lby cash, and $8.70@8.75 soller April, Monts wero quict and firm at Gigo for shoulders, 19@ for short ribs, 750 for short clear, aud 8}§@10}go for ewoot-plokled hama, Dressod hogs wore quios and flrmor &t $06,10@0.25 por 100 ba. Highwines wero quiot and stondy at 030 per gallon. Flour was quiet and unchanged. Whont was notive, and 2@2!¢e higher, closing at $1,101¢ cngh, and #1.2137 vollor April, Corn was in fair demand, and 1}{@1}4o highor, closing at 69)o cash, and C0}ge weller April. Oats woro quiot aud 1o higher, cloning at 430 cash, and 440" seller April. Ryo was quiot and flrm at 85@ 8bige for frosh rocolpts. Barloy was dwl nnd unchanged at 81.40@1.43 for No. 8. Live hogs wore dull, and 10@1tio lower, closing at §4.26@ 6.00. Cnttlo woroe fairly active, but closed wonk, Bhoop wero flm, Tho Contennial bill was dobated by the Sonato yostorday. Nobody was found to favor it in ite prosent ahapo but tho two Sonators from Penn- sylvania. Benator Morrill, of Vormont, moved to make tho colobration of tho Contennial Fourth of July national and not international, and prosented an smendmont to substituto invitations to the Govornors of the Sintes iustond of to the Govornments of othor countries. Tho offcct of thws would be, o bolioves, to save tho country $10,000,000. His amondmont was supported by Bonator Conlling, Sonator Cameron and his colleaguo spoke strongly against the amond- ment, tho former giving a plodgo that Ponnsyl~ vania would not ask the National Government for o cont more than $8,000,000, and tho Inttor pleading the Llood that Lis Stato Lad shed in do- fonso of the Union, Tho resolutions of the Morchants' Exchanjo of thiscity, that no more irredeomnble papor monoy ought to beissucd, snd that Senators Logan and Oglesby wora misroprosonting tho Btate in advocating inflation, wero presented to tho Scnato yostordsy by Souator Bhor- man, who accompanied them with the oxpla- nation that tho soventy-five merchants who had signed thom reprosonted §60,000,000 of capital. Sonator Logan met this momorial with several othors asling for an incresso of. tho curroncy. Onoof thom was signed by Potter Palmoer, Sumuol J. Walker, B. I, Allen, H. O, Btoue, J. Y. Scam- mon, and Potor Schuttlor, who had done more for Chicago, ho snid, than any othors of its citizens; sunthior by Mayor Golvin, 8 majority of our Al- dermen, 100 businesa firms, and 811 morchants ; anothor, by 480 citizons; anothor, by 9,860 tradesmon ; and still another signed by all the morchants of Evanston, A potition against con- traction was prosentoed by Senator Allison in be- Lalf of citizons of Wisconsin. Henry Ward Doochor regards the womon's orusnde agninst tho saloon-koopors as admirablo n all its cssontial manifostations, In his wor- mon Bunday evening, he said it was worth study a8 o soclological phenomenon, and desorved ad- miration for tho siucority of tho offorts to save men. Mistakes wore mado, but they ought to bo criticisod gently, and to be forgotten in the succosses that wore gained. Tho same subjeot came boforo the weekly mooting of tho Mothodist ministors of this city yustorday, and was trosted with equal consideration. A rosolution was passed doclaring that the move- mount was ** a Providontinl iustrumentality,” and that womon were its proper leadors. The only dissent was that of & Gormnn clorgyman, who did. not think the Gormans could be iufluencoed by prayiog and einging. Tho Chicago Presbytery decided yostordsy that on Wednesday of next woek specinl prayor- meotings for tho cause of temporance should bo held in ench o} the Prosbyterlan churohes of tho city, at which temperdnco sermons should be delivered by tho ministors. The Springfield papors do not take kindly to tho proposition of repealing all the inxes on land and town lots and live-stock in this Stato; thoy aro shocked at the idea of raising revenuo without taxing land, and without paying 20 por cent for the cost of collecting it. They havo al 80 discoverod that to repeal that tax would lot the Lottom out of the railrond-grab law. While we bad not mentioned this in the argument, we urge it now as an additionalrenson whytho tax onland and live-stock should be repesled. As an argu- ment in favor of the policy of raiging oll tho revenue postible from s tax on business, which 18 the nearest approach to & tax on incomes, tho suggestion that tho Rallroad Bond not of 1863 would become & nul- lity, is nlmoat irveeistible, We thank the Springflold papera for the suggestion, sud will hencoforth try to keep it bofore tho public. In timo wo have no doubt it will have its full weight upon the public mind, In tho meantime it is woll for the pooplo to understand that the Bpringfield organs of tho holders ot thess bonds unite in declaring that tho Republican party and the Domocratic party of Illincis will naver con- sent to the reponl of tho tax on land, town lots, ond live-stock sud household furniture whon that tax is no longer needed. 'The State is out of debt, but these chaps about the Stato Capitol ingist that the taxes shall continuo just the same, It {8 nocessary, porhaps, to have s large surplus on hand at Springfield to loan to the banks, Ropealatax! Novor, whilo wo have the spirit of a man, 'W. F, STCREY AND DR, JOHNSON. The rocont attacks of tbe Chicago T%mes up- on the Rellef and Ald Socicty, implying that thore has bieen a misappropriation of the funds contributed for the relief of sufferers by the gront fire, are advorted to and explained ina card from Dr, H. A, Johnson, published elso- where, In this city, whore the facts in the caso, ag woll as the animus of Mr, Btoroy’s assaults on privato charactor, are well known, no coms ment would be needed, But in other placos and other lands, whero the good repute of Chicago is not dofended by porsonal knowledgo of tho oharactor- of tue sssailant and assailed, something furthor is ne;nuanry. Bo it known,’ then, thata year or more ago Mr, Btorey's sccond*wife dlod of rhoumatism of the heart under the professional eare of Dr. Johuson ; that Mr. Storoy concoived that Dr, Johnson caused or haslened her death by malpraotice, noglect, or othorwise; that ho attacked Dr. Johuson in his newspaper, and wroto o sories of abusive and threatoning lotters to himj that waxing moro violent from dny to day ho com- monced assaiting Dr, Johnson's frionds, and partioularly Mr. N, K. Fairbank, and finntly concoived the idea of foroingtho othor mombers of tho Reliof and Ald Bocloty to oxpel thoso two gontlomen from memborship, under pain of boing hold up to the world in the columus of his newspapor as thiovos, Tho ef- feot of such nesaults upon tho repulation of Ohicago, espeoially among the donors of tho ro- liof fund, was probably caloulated upon s one of the lovers to hoist out the two gentlemon against whom his malignity was mnoro pointedly dirooted. That i all that noeds to be said about the Roliof and Aid Boclety, 8o far as invostiyga tlons are concornad, tho Bociety has ropeatedly fuvited investigations from the Common Coun- ofl, from tho Workingmen's Assoclations, and from private citizons. Inveatigation is not what is wontod in the prosont engo, but tho oxpulsion of Johuwon and Fairbank, Dr. Johngon {8 charitablo enough to present the viows of Mr, Btorey's frionds na affording a plausiblo oxplanation of his flondish conduot, viz: that ho has bocome morbid and emotionally dorauged on the subjcot of his late wife. Dr. Johnson nofther ncoopts nor rojects this thoory, but offors it for what itis worth, We do not nceopt it in auy other lght than tila: that Na- 1ro I8 at last gotting oven with him in her usual way of acoumulating in old nge tho ro- sulls of a miwpent Ife, It is an obe sorved fact that n misor, for [nstanco, becomes moro misorly and unbappy na ho grows oldor, aud that any form of vico, 1.3ng pro- trnoted, wroakeits own vongoanco in the ond, with stoady incromonts as yoars roll on, Mr. Storoy 18 now roaping what lio has vowd. IIis barvest is ripo. His awful imprecations against Dr. Johnson, aud bis blind hitting at everybody whom bo imaginos to be Dr. Johuson's friend,— tho unseemly sot of dragging his doad wifo out of tho grave so long aftor hor dosonso,—show that tho matico 'snd dopravity ho has so long cultivatod have clutched him in thoir final ome brace. His state of mind is oxplainablo on fiur- feclly natural grounds, and is an awful warning o the young. % But what an exhibition of jonrnalism is all this] To the extentof hisability he has de- bauchod tho public sontiment and the public tnsto, lo, thoso many years. Ho has acted upon the belief thot seandal, blackguardiem, and smut will soll botter than auything olse. Ho hay instilled mto every chanuel that ho could ronch tho iden that thero is no virtuo, gonorosity, morality, or religion iu the world, —that what passes for such is protenso, by pocrisy, cant. Ho has ronched this conclusion, a8 Dr. Johneon romarks, “from s profound introspoction,” It isa iisfortune to the com- ‘munity thot Lo shonld ever have boon connocted with tho pross, but no enomy can wish him a worso fate than that which has overtalken him. Tugging at lim by day and by night are the evil passions hohas g0 long harbored, snd whoso Iatost manifestations aro found in tho lotters ho Lins writton to Dr. Johnson. Thoy will not lot go their hold till he Los paid the uttormost farthing, —— A BAD CASE OF BAGGAGE-SMASHING, ‘Tho Council Chamber was lnst night the sceno of o disgracoful squabblo, for which Mayor Col- vie scoms to havo been mainly rosponsible. Ar, Colvin, as wo hiave said before, is a boggagoe- smashor. One might as woll oxpect to sond a now Saratoga trunk from Chicago to New York without s scratch asto run the City Govern- ment under the managemont of Mr. Colvin with- out staving in somo of its parts, Mr. Colvin bas staved in & good many of those parts already, and contiuuos to wrestle with the romnants with o rocklossnoss charactoriatio of his calling. Wo foresaw this when he was clectod ; but, as we woro riding on the same train, wo endeavored to savo as much of the baggago as we could, and to this end gave Nr. Colvin a helping hand, Ho profers, howover, to go an smashing baggage in tho good old wey, and wo supposo thore is noth- ing to do but to bear it with the best grace pos- sible. Wo have nover yot heard of a remedy for baggage-smashing, Last night's trouble was simply this : Mr. Col- vin, while noting ne Prosident of the Council, made a vorbal announcement that he appointed Dr. Paoli, who had proviouslyboon rojected, City Physician. Tho Council wanted the appoint- ment mado in writing, This Mr. Colvin rofused todo. Mr. Colvin also refused to ontertaina motion t6 this effect, He furthor refunsed to cntortnin a motion to postpone action for two weeks. Ho ordered members of the Council to take thoir soats, and made & special ocuslaught on Ald. Campbell. Mr. OCampbell- .rofused to be put down, sand Mr. Colvin theroupon ordored his immediate arrest. Mr. Campball proposed td'shoot tho first policoman who should lay hands on him,—na proposition in which the other Aldermen soowed to sus- tain him,—and the officers refrained. Then & goneral melee ensued, which was finally con- trolled by a premature adjournment, sccured mainly by turning ot the gas. The scone was certainly mortifying from overy point of view. The Mayor's bill, so-alled, explres noxt Mon- dny by limitation. Porhaps this is tho reason why Mr. Colvin dotormined to avail himself of bis last opportunity for conspicuous and ag- gressivo baggogo-smashing, We have always bad strong faith in the principles of the Mayor'a bill ; but much depends, after all, upon the * application on it."” Wa canuot, therefore, rogrot vory seriously at this time tliat tho effort to ronew it has met with no success whatover. After this week, Mr. Colvin will relopso into an obscurity which, though the Mayor of Chicago ought not to suffer it, Mr, Colvin individually deserves, Ho will hence- forth bo a mere figure-head, We ‘only hopo that the representatives of tho Peoplo's Party will 8o control tho various Bosrds and De- partments as to justify their opposition to the Mayor's bill, and that Mr, Colvin will bo moro successful as o figurc-hond than he has been as Mayor. At all ovents, his baggage-smashing proolivities will bo considofably roprossed. —— MASSACHUSETTS IN REVOLT, Tho conflrmationsof Simmons, Butler's pro- togo, as Collactor of Boston, fell upon the pube. lio of that city liko a bolt out of tho olear sky at noondsy, The Coneorvative Ropublicans of Boston ropoeed 8o much-confldonco in the party and tho platform, and'so largely under-ostimated tho power of Butlor over the Prosident, that thoy made no strongly-organized movoment against Butler and his man Simmons until it was too late. Thoy contented themaelves with & childlike trust in the efileacy of the Oivil-Sor- vico rules and tho promiso of the Presidont to enforce thom. The committee of merchants which visited Washington dld not know whom thoy were fighting, and swallowed the assuring words of tho President in the most Innocont mannoy, little dreaming that tho great loader of tho party was two-faced, and was gently leading them fnto o trap with ono hand, while lo was presonting Bimmons the Collectorship of Boston with tho other, Whon thenows camo to Doston that Butlor hnd triumphed and had pocketed the Ropublican party, and that Sim- mons was in the Custom-House, all State streat wag stunned, and evon Faneuil Ilall quivored wm':’uxdtguuue oxcitoment, Tho Boston papplo are recovering, howover, from tho flrst effocts of the blow, aud it is rather amusing to witnoss tho violent manner in which the orgaus are ad- dresaing tho vipor they have bitherto cherighed in tholr bosoms, Tho Globesaya: ** Our hon- orablo Presldont appears fu the dlsgraceful role of olobbyist, While Gon. Butler, Mr, ooper, and tho purc-minded Camoron wers button- holing the Senators, tho President was instructe lug Matt Oarponter, Benator Conkling, aud other THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, "MARCH '3, 1874. falthful sorvants to inform tho Senatora that “ tho confirmation of Mr. Bimmons would gront~ Iy plonse him’" Aud thou thd, Globo plaintively doprecaten lotting the controt of the Republiean party go into the hauds of Butler,—" that powortully smart man," Tho Adverllser, ‘having collooted more of 1t renttored Kongos than tho Globe, talke right out in meoting. It denounces tho Presidont as inconsistont. It calls hima trickstor. Xb inti- matos lio {5 not a soldior and n gontleman, and, in tho cholcost of Boaton English, classleally oalls him n liar. Tho appointmont of Bimmons **1s an fnvasion of our rights, for which no pro. codent will bo found in the political history of this country,—an outrago which canuot bo many times ropoated without destroying not ouly the political party which tolerates it, but the har- mony of the Btatos as surely.” The people of Massnohusotts * look upon it as helping corrup- tion to strike a deopor root in our soil, and stim- ulating the worst and moat dangerous influonces in ourpolitical systom;" and thoy have snid, #by thelr Convontions: and thoir votes sgain and sgain, that, 80 far as tholrpoweroxtends, it shall not find & comfortable rostiug-place on their soil. Aud to that purposo, by God's grace, they will sthero." Tho Journal doos not stop to lament much, but rolls up 1ts sleoves and propares itsolf for a fIght, regarding tho Simmons mattor a8 only o skirmish proparatory to a grand battle. This is its trumpet-ponl to arms : Wo havon long battle before us, and it is no use to isauo sounding manifostos, publish plans of opera- tion, or to forecast detinito reeults, All we know s, #hnt thio Ropublican party of Massnchusotis will not stand this evil and disgraco sought to bo—whothior i« tontionally or not~inflictod upon ua at Washington, Wo will not allow ull tho corruption fucident to our po- litical condition to organizo itsolf and take command of the Tesources and diroctson of tho party, Itmuy intrench ftaclt in the national oftices 1n our midst, but o cordon sanitaire of tho healthful old Massnchusotts Integrity aiall bo drawn round them by tho masscs to chioko tho mischief dosignod in such schomes s thisnow 80 bonslingly aunounced. The frat and only appeal will bo the rank and filo of tho party—i, indeod, thoy aro not already 82 awakened that thoy need no appeals If tho spirit which animated thom uuder the londer- slip of Audraw still lives, thoy will triumph ovor thelr onemlos within and without—if not, thoy must accept tho fato of recroancy, oven thougii it comes in tho 8lapo of penalty for koeplug bad company, All this ia refreshing. It indicates progress, If Massachusotts Republicans havo ot last got glimmering of the way things aro done in Wash- ington, thoro is hope for tho rout of tho country. Thus the confirmation of Simmons is not with- out componsation. It 18 very evidont that the day Bon Butler's young Obrlstian soldior goes into tho Custom-Houso, that day tho Msssachu- sotts Ropublicans will cense to beliove it nocos- sary fo turn out in the procossion overy timo Grant trains. For tho indignation of Boston has oxtonded beyond the city limits. The ‘Worcestor Qazetle, hitherto loyal in a dogreo charactoristic of the community it roprosents, Tocounts the griovances of which tho Simmons confirmation is tho climayx, and adds : It does scem to us worth conalderiug whother any party can go intotho next Presidential campaign with Liopo of kuccess, burdenod with tho salury-steal, tho Credit Mobilier, the Sanborn contract, and hosts of other questionablo schemes already oxposed, or soon to come to light in tho future. If a new purty is ever tobe formed, has not the tymo arrived? 'This 18 not tho only State where chaos reigns in politics, ‘Worcestor County claims to be the birthplace of tho Republican party, and now the Gazelle dosires tho formation of “a great National Party” in thnt rogion, Massachusetts blood is evidontly boiling. PROF. PROCTOR'S LEOTURES, Tho opening sald yesterday of tiokets for tho courso of threo loctures to be given next wosk by the colebrated, astronomer, R. A. Proctor, showed that a wide practical interest las boon awakoned by the announcement that b will visit Chicago. Indecd, the indications now aro to the effoct that ovory seat in Kingsbury Hall wilt be sold beforo Monday,noxt, so that those who do not procuroe tickets for the course may not be ablo to obtain uh;glu tiokets of admission on the evonings of the lectires, Thera can bono doubt that dMr. Proctor will fully juetify the enthusiastic recoption that awaits him, o has given unbounded satisfac- tion to scientifically-critical andiencos in Eastorn cities, Ho is in fact ono of those rare, wonder- ful men whom only to have scen is the eyont of o lifetime. Alike dlstinguished in every one of the comprohonsive branchos of the -sclonce which Lo has attacked s0 successfully, almost an ** Admitablo Crichton " in the univeranlity of his acquaintance with the loro of the stars, his oxhaustive courso of atudy has abat- ed nothing of his early extornal vigor, while his happy modea of dogcription and illustration - invest:- him with & personal magnetism which must bo folt to be underatood. His platform utternnces aro dictatod by a breadth of imngination that charms the listener whilo it instructs him, aud strows with flowors the path to the tomple of scionce, which is too often ap- pronchied only by a thorvy road. Mr, Proctor's visit is peculiarly appropriate at tho prosent time, when'onr own noble Obsorva- tory is languishing for need of the peouniary support which was burned away from it in the Great Firo of nearly two and a half years sgo. Tho trade and commorce of our oity has thrived morve rapidly than over sinco that catastropho, and pormitted the re-catablishment of many of the assoclations which oxisted before tho 9th of October, 1871, Itis much to bo do- slred that the cloquent utterances of Ar, Proctor will rekindle tho now dormant spark of sciontifio approcistion among us, and give an impetus that will enable our Observatory to take a more prominent position than ever beforo | among thoso widely-scattered institutions whoso work it is to unravel. the sublime mysterics of tho heavons. The Greoloy (Col.) Tribune saya thpt the grent Indian flagco is about played out, Itis summod up iu tho fact that two [udians stole & couplo of horses; thon soveral white vagabonds, eugaged In selling liquor to the Indians, stolo twouty of their ponics, and, application being mado to the military, no attention was pnid to it. Thon tho Indiaus, forty in all, murdored two whito mon and attacked a squad of troops, Out of theso oporations, tho snloon-keopers and tho egents who furnish army supplies have manu- facturod an Indian war for the purposo of pro- Youting Cougress fromeutting down appropria- tions, Tho Tribune afirms that the Indiaus Linve no intontion of maling war, ana that, it tho control of Indian affairs wore given to tho army, thero would bo no trouble of any sort. The lattor soutiment will be indorasd by tho publio statement of tho country. et sl nisbitetngl b M Tho Prosldent has sont in & communication to Congross indorsiug the Centenulal Exposition businoss, with the pmpose of computting the Federal Govornmont to pecuniary obllgstions, and the Riug ninungors are making vigorous use of [t, Thavory first aot passed by Congress, howevor, commits the Government against spending one cout of tho people’s monoy in aid of tho Philudolphia show. Boo, 7 of the act eaya: * That no compensation for sorvicos shull be patd to the Commiselonors or other officers provided by this aot, from the Lreasury of the, United Btates; and the Unitod Btatos shall not bo liabla for any oxpenses attonding such oxhi- Ditions, or by reason of tho same.” Tho pooplo should therofore rigidly dotnand that Qongress shnll not bo influonced, cithor by Presidontial mosRagoaor subsidized newspapers, to dovinte from tho provision of this act. Tho Inler-Ocean is gotting out of hino, and is properly ‘lashed by tho State Republican of Lausing, Mich., whiok says : 18 thera anything in laws pasued, pledgen made, or latforms ndoptad by the Republican party) which a topublican caitor {8 bound to respoct? ‘s should think not from_the courss pursucd by thu Chivage Inter-Ocean nnd aoms other, ne\wluulerfl in tho Wost, The Inter-Ocean has practaimed itsolf tho peculiar and fafthful organ of the partys but wo AR loss Ro- Publicanisin i ¢ 50w, upon tho. abtorblug question of finauco, thnn {8 contafnod in Tux Tatbuxk and Times of that elty, . i Tho State Republican then goos on to show that the national platforms of the Republican porty aro ono and nll opposed to inflation and committod to specio payments, after which 1t gives tho following list of Ropublican nows- papors in Michignn, showing their fdelity or treachory to the party rospectively & AGAINGT INVATION, Detrolt Daily Tribuno, Datrolt Daily Poat, Dotroit Daily Free Pross, Detrojt Evening Nows, Knlamnzoo Daily Talegraph, , Bay City Datly Tribune, Grand Roplds Daily Esgle, Grand Rapids Datly Timos, Adrian Daily Times, illadale Btandard, Tlint Oftizen, Ann Arbor Argus, ‘Aun Arbor Gourler, Coldwater Republican, Grand Haven Herald, ITuglam County Nows, Tonin Sobtinel, Niles Ropublican, Greouville Tndepon: Howell Repuul Romeo Observe TFontiao Bill-Poster, Morahiall Btatesman, ZEaton Rapids Journal Blonton Iforald, Fraukfort Express, Battlo Creck Journsl, Tansing Journal, T'he newspapors which advocate tnflation of the cur. rency without regard to redemption are au follows s YOI INFLATION, Detroit Datly Union, way Clty Daily Chronicls, 8L, Clnir Republican, Aliegau Journal, Tontlac Gazette, Buchianan Rtecord, Paw Paw True Northorner, Union Olty Register, Hero are 20) newspaporn (nddh:‘g {hio Lansing Repub- tean) ogatust 8 nowspapers ; aud cortajuly tho aggro- gato circulation of tha st class 19 ten times or more that of the last ciass, While thora sre ruspoctablo and. Able papers on ench sido, tho welght of influenco is againat tho % wild-cat " syatem of financa, which it ia aald we ought to reburn to, —_— A now phoso is announced of the astonishing trinl of Mis, Watte, at Portland, Me., on the chargo of bigamy. Tho chargo was proferred, it will bo remembered, by John Waller, who claimod that tho dofondant was his wife, and that sho nd desorted him and his two obildron, Ho named marks upon her body by which she could be 1dentifled, Mrs, Waite bore these marks upon her porson, aud tho children of Mr. ‘Waller aworo to hor {dontity. In spite of this ovidenco, Mrs, Waite maintained tho most re- markable composure, and convinced tho mony spectators present at tho trial that she was oith- er amost wonderful nctress or tho victim of & not less wondorful combination of ciroumstan- ces, The last move is the publication of & letter from tho true Mrs. Waller, who is known by the aliases of Kato Wallor and Catherine Mc- Konzie. This porson claims that sho was mar- ried to Jobn Wallor, May 29, 1862, and that hor” childron wore born Feb, 24, 1863, and Sept. 2, 1864 ; that sho loft him four years ago, becauso ho abused her; that sho has s scar on hor arm whero ho cut hor with an ax, and another in her tomplo whoro Lo struck bLer with o block of wood, BShe adds that she will have her children dent, before long, it sho hes to steal thom. If tho lotipr is gonuine, and the true wife of John Waller produced and placed on the witness stand, the reality will surpass jn interest many of the creations of fiotion. —_— Thore is good rosson to beliove that watering- Pplace sacioty will be enriched by tho presonce of a Fronch Count this season, from the following story: Alphonse do Kerckhove is tho son of & Count, and has & weslthy unclo living in Bras- sele. The wealthy unclo was robbod of monoy, Jowelry, and securities to the amount of $20,000, and o Iaddor and some tools identified the neph- ew with the robbery, Tho stolon property was hinded over to Madame De By, who buried it in a soucepan, and thought horsolf sccure. Mastor De By watched the burial from an upper window, and o day or two later eoxcitnd tho astonishmont of his prudont parent and ounvious brothor by displaying the contonts of tho saucopan, Master De By's folly produced & family quarrel, which cnded in tho arrest of all throe partios, aud tho commitment of the injured mother to prison for atorm of five years. . Meantime M. Alphonse emigrated to the United States, Ho will proba- bly marry the belle of the seaton at some fash- ionable summor resort, pocket her money, and depart for sconen of fresh adventure, i s e ey Two importaut reforms have recontly been adopted by tho Turkish Governmout, oue of which will recommend iteelf immediatoly to tho tiadors and agriculturists of the Empire, This is tho abolition of the internal customs dutios which have Lopt the peasant population ina stato of porpotual beggary, without materially boanefiting the Governmeont, Forcignors as well o8 natives havo been obliged to abandon ke hopo of making agriculture remunerative un- der the heavy burden of taxation, and the Gov- ernmout has found that its complicated ma- cliuery for the collection of tho rovenuo absorbs nearly all the profita. Tho second roform is of oqual importance. Itisa resolution to supply all doflcita in tho budgets of coming years by incrensed taxation instoad of by the usual expe- dient of loans. Taxcs are to be imposed imme- diately on tobacco, of which Turkey produces sunually about 100,000,000 pounds. A certsin cconomy is to bo instituted by an improvement in the mothod of collacting it. -~ There is a bill ponding beforo the Now York Logwlature which proposes, with deliberate oru- elty, to rob sixty molancinoly persons of an aver- age incomo of £100,000 per aunum, The bill providea that County Treasurers shall pay over |- o tho Btato Treasurer all Btate taxes immediate- 1y upon thoir colloction, instond of using it in speculation aud paying it over about ono year afterwards. The Stato tax i8 about $60,000,000, and the sixtyTreasurors have hiad & fino time of it hitherto, No wonder, thorefore, that thoy are up {n arms, 80 to spoak, to dofend their rights to porquisites. No wondor that thoy aro making o bitter fight about it. And tho chargo that those County Troasurors have pooled an onormous sum of money to iufluonco the Logislature, is only too probable. As tho proas of tho Btato is altnost unauimous in favor of the bill, it 18 feared that the perscouted and itapovorished sixty will be vanquished, roduced to compurative beggary, anddriven to subsist on about Lialf that sum only, Bonator Chandler, of Michigan, has brought Buit for libol against thoe Dotroit Free Press, laylng his damages at $100,000. The alloged libel is a spocial dispatch from Washington to that paper, chmging him with intoxication and disgraceful conduct in the Sopnte Chamber, ‘Ihis action upon tho part of tho Michigan Bonator is rather romarkable. One who holds #0 exaltod a position as ho cortainly cannot de- slre rovongo, Oue as rich as ho cortatnly doos not need tho mouey. Why, then, does honot geb the Honate to oxonorate him? Tho Sonato hns ‘boen in tho exonerating business for some time, and au ofticial cortitioato of Mr, Ohandler's so- brioty from that body would have moro effoot than’s cord of libol-suits, ——— Tho Louisvillo Zedger has beon puzzled for s loug timo to kuow why the women of Massnchu- sotts mako moro nolse than thofr aistors in othor States, Archblshop Whatoly onco pro- pounded & similar conundrum : Why do white sheop oat moro than biack oncu ? and anawercd 4% with tho inovitable roply Dacsuse there aro more of them, THE PRESBYTERIANS, The ’ Ministers Consider Prof. Swing's Case. Resolution Tending to Bring the A Matter Up for Investi- gation, It Is Laid on the Table by an Over~ whelming Vote, Dr, Patton Will Submit Formal Charges in April, Dr. MoKaig's Church Relations to Be Examined. Sympathy with the Woman’s Movement ««=Union Meotings to Bp Held. The merited condomnation that Prof. Patton racelved at & meoting of the Prosbytorian minis- ters lnat Monday weok, forcshadowed an oxcited gathoring of tho Chicago Presbytory yestorday. That meoting, along with Dr. Pattorson's robulko of Prot. Patton for the character of his editori- als rolative to his doubts of Prof. Swing's ortho- doxy, bad worked up the littlo group of tho siz- teonth contury defondors to the severest tonsion, and tho knowing oncs wore woll aware that something dosporato would be attempted. Thoro Is no stationnry point in Naturo. 8o Prof. Patton: had elther to go forward, or rotract what ho hnd eald, Butnatural obstinacy and tho insplration of tho sixtecuth contury, in which ho tully belioves, urged & forward movoment, It was not surprising, thereforo, to find at an carly hour tho Prosbyterian rooms in the Mc- Cormick Block woll fillod with the members of that sugust body, TUE ATTENDANCE, In fact, it was ono of the best-nttended meot- ings of that judicatory of the Church for mauy a dny, In tho chair, prosiding, sat tho dignitied and portly Dr, Hurd, whe govornad in a mfaunor that would have doue honor to Cushing himsolf, Rear him was the silvor-baired J. II Trowbridge, * who progontod thoe fatal resolutious last . Monday., At tho right of tho Chair was the prominent presenco of tho vonorablo Dr. Pattorson, and noar lim a sprinkling of the facultyof the Schiool of the Prophets, the Prosbyteriau ‘Lheological Bominary, among whom were Loroy J. Haluoy, Gharlos Elltott, and Prof. Patton, the Iattor looking somowhiat ** ill at cass,” Tho fol- lowing mombers respoudod to tho call of the roll: Eldors 8, W. Ruymoud, A, Morrill, Georgo H. Loonurd, J. D. Wallaco, J. M. Kouse, M. MoGrogor, A. L. Wivne, B, L, Chumberluin ; 8. D, Ward, Ministors: J. H. Trow- bridgo, J. McLeod, D. J. Burrell, A. Doan, Dr. Post, L. H. Rold, A, B. Kittredgo, W, F. Waood, J, A, Burns, 0. L. ‘Chompson, J. L., Mat- I.havrflt Dr. Pustorson, G. C. Noyes, P'rof. Pation, Dr. Elliott, Dr. Halsoy, Glen Wood, W, For- vytho, J. B, McCluro, J, H. Walkor, M. AL Wakomann, Willinm Lrobston, D, 8. Johnson, J. M, Furis, Dr, Swazoy, and B, K, 8, Lly, Among othors prosont woro C. . McCormick J3.B, Wailer, theKov, Robort Boor, of Indians, aud the Rev. I 8. Davis, of Kausay. Tholast two wore {lm(:l.;un tosit a4 corresponding mombors of tho ody. £ ' DR. PATTON'S BIDE, After the opening of the meoting with prayer by the Modoerator, aud tho calling of tho roll by the Secretary, the Lov. E, N, Barrott, tho fol- lowing resolutions in bohalf of Prof. Patton’s sido of the question were prosented by W. F. Wood : ‘Witeneas, In & Presbytorian newspaper, viz: the Interar, of the 13th of February lust, i articlo was publlsked concludivg with the followig: The fact 18, there aru thoso who doubt, aud wours among them, whether Lrof, Bwlug believes tust Christ s God 3 that tho death of Christ was an explutory sacriflco; tuut ‘wo are justified Ly faith alone, aud that tho punishe wment of tho wicked fs oternal; there are thuse wio doubt, and we aro among thets, whother Prof, Swing Delioves in tho chiurch ductrine’ of tho Trinity, sud m the regenerating ufluenca of tho Sprit,” “Therefore, liesolved, That it is tho duty of tho author of raid artiale, or any other mombor of the Iresbytory who entertains saii doubts, to bring thio subjoot tuut- ter thercof formally to tho notice of this Proabytery, 40 tho end thut tho vamo msy be inquirad futo by tho Erosbytory, with a view to doternining whothor said doubts are woll or il founded, During tho reading of the resolutions the most intouse mterest was manifested. 'Iho hour for the issue had como. What would it bo? - Would Prof. Bwing ba arraignod bofore tha bar of the Presbytery? Or would he bo called up to tho *¢ Confesuional "? y . TIE ODJEOT, As tho reading ended the oim was clearly seen. It wasto give overy member of that bodya chauco to bave as much to say respeoting his doubts of Prof, Swing's orthodoxy as he ploased, thon sud there. PRO¥. PATTON immediatoly aroso snd snid: When I wroto tho firat editorial in relation to Prof, Bwing I 'did it with tho kindest of intoutions, aud not in any way intouding to disparage him. As tho editor of the Interivr, I could not allow the sermon of Prof. Swing to pass unnoticed. Upon tho ap- pearanco of tho editorial in quustion, Prof. Hwing ropliod in such o mannor os 4o show, ag I thought, his intontion to furthor sustain the excoptions which I had pronouncod heratical. I roplied to this, and Prof. 8wing answered. In this way tho debato wes augmented, snd which widlo best sustained itsolf 18 not for me or Prof. Bwing to docide, but for tho Prosbytery. I bolievo such controversics havo dono much injury to the Church,—in fuet, much more in- jury ?o the causo of Olrist than any othor; but 1 hold myself amenablo to the Presbytory only, At n certain mooting of ministers leld in this room Iast Monday morning, which was only in- formal, I was assniled and consured, bein charged with violatiug editorinl proprioty an going outside of my jursdiction.” Now, I hold that tho Presbytory, and that body alous, is competont to call mo mto question for tho ground I took, In faking this ground, I have sumply actod in ALY EDITORIAL CAPACITY, I am not offended at boing called upon at the presont time by this church body to answer charges, Idia whatI bad s right to do. And furthormore, 1 intend at tho next meeting of the Prosbytory, in April, to briug formal chargos againgt Prof, Swing. ‘It {8 duo to the Church, myself, and Prof. Bwing that I should do so. DI, PATIENSON followed Prof. Patton at once, nayin% be did not thiuk it necessary to pass the resolucion, and ho nopod—as Dr. Fatton bad signifiod his inten- tion to profor chargos against Lrof.. Swing, and sook an investigation—thut tha mover of tho rosolutivns would withdraw thom. TADLE THEM, The Rev. J, H, Walker—I hopo he will with- draw thom. If ho docs not, I am Krapurnd to make & motion that they bo Iaid on the tablo. Qo Rov, Bon, E. 8, Lly—I hopo thoy will not be withdrawn, Dr, Datton ought not only to be instructed but justifiod and sot right. tosolu- tions were iutroduced last Monday in a certain wuy, and no doubt thoir end accomplished, I, for ono, for tho unko of Prof, Swing and Prof, Patton, hope tho quostion may not bo passed by. Iam not afraid to take my stand. 3r. Ely spoko with groat omplsls and undor much oxcitement. Dr. Pattorson arcse again and said he had another ronson to offer. Tho passing of the resolution was, to a certain extent, a com- mitmont of tho quostion, They would come up in Presbytery, nud so he opposod tha resolution, TIE REV, 3, 3, TROWLRIDGE, I would like to explain, T sin not aware that sny ono supposed that Prof, Patton was amon- ablo to that mosting, You will romomber the artiolo In the Interior, aud the rosolution Inst NMonday was o protost. Wo did not approve of that mothod of doaling with the doubts respoote ing Prof, Swing, Ivory momber of the Chureh, by this mothod, was liablp to be caughic up on s doetrinal poine. W, ¥, Wood hoped Prof. Patton would have pormisslon to speuk, 1t did not pledgo thom, The Rov, Glon Wood called for the ronding of the resolution, which was again rend, after whiol ho moved that the resolution bo laid on tho tablo, “Lhio Rov, J, 3. Farls mado some remarks, and moved the resolution bo indotiujtely postponed. TABLED, Iloro tho Chairman callod on Dr. Patterson to explain, wheu tho tev, J. MoLeoa got the floor, and it was announced that o motiou to lay on the tablo could not bo discussod, ‘Tho voto was thon takon to lay tho vosolution on tho table, which ~"was ocorried by twent; -MEI.\‘G voting in the aflrmative aud olght In the nogative, Amang ,thoso In favor of Inylug tho rosoluiions on the iable weie the Rova. J. IT. Trowbridge, Dr, R, W. Pattorson, Arthue Mitclioll, J, XL, Waller, . N, Darrott, 3, M. Wakoman, J. B. McCluro, '3, L. Matthows, Georgo 0. Noyes, 0. L. Thampson, Glen Waod, 4. 1L, Burroll, and others. Thus ouded tho ques= tion for tho prosent, and so far as it was n tont at all of tho mnfturs in disputo it wan decldedly in favor of Prof. Swing, ovon Prof, Patton cone ceding, ns was loarned, that it was not at all probablo that tho Chicago Presbytory would b Ablo to conviot Prof, Bwing. TEMPERANCE, Thin boing over, the Prusbytery botook itselt to mora practical work, namely, tho temperauce quostion. The Rov. Arthur Mitchell callod upon the body to placo iteelf in line with tho groat tam- yeranco rovival, Would it not bo woll to ap. poiut o day of prayer in lohalf of tho great movomont which was now at work all ovor tho land, Ho was awnro that ho might bo decmed chimericnl, but they lave battled that ovil 80 long, and it was yet the groat ovil of tho times, and tho ono which stands tho most in tho way of tho Ohurch, Had thoy not somothing to do about it ? Would it not bo woit to appoint a day and pray to Him to Loop purer and mako moro powerful the groat moveinont ? o was in {favor of a fiood old-fashioned prayor- mooting, to make a call on Mmlgm{ God to holp thom. e called for o apeoial meotl TIE REV. I, . WALRER aid thoy shiould all be infused with tho spint, ‘Lhoy should pray and work also. Ho nupposed lig folt & deopor gonso of this than many of thom did. Mo was writing rellof lottors overy day, Ho was called upon to visit thoso_who #uffored from intemperance almost every doy. Lasteven- iug & woman camo to him with a babo in her arms, whose Liusband bad boen in the Bridowell 10r tho Jast fourteon doys, 'Tho Christian olo- mont was sustaining tho prisons, and Christians should rise and put down tho evil, 4 UELP IT ON, Tho Rov. W. 0. Young wag hearlily iu favor of it. Ilo belicved that the Lord Josus Ohrist wag tho great curo for tho ovil, Ho wishod the wholo Presbytery could hinve heard Mr, Colo, in bis church laak Tsiday ovening, show how, when the lovo of wifo, tho love of a good -name, and all olso had failed, tho love of Christ had provailed, ng. ‘ BPECIAT PRAYER. It ‘wos agroed that olo wook from mnoxi Wedneaday evening the churches should cach ongago iu special prayor,and the minister should proach on tho tomperanca question. The intor- ost in this quostion before tho body was vory great aud all wore agreed that now was tho timo to move in tho matter and help on in the causo. DR, M'KAIG. The Rov. Dr., Patterson noxt took tho floor and enid Le would read a briof stalemont snd offer a resolution in rogard to the Ninth Prosby= teyina Church. At flrat Lio was inclined to sym- pathizo with them and ondoavored to help them out, Ifo did not doow it ct all parallel to the cnso of Prof. Swing., ‘T'he sposker thon offercd the following : ‘Witizneas, It {8 reported to this body that tho Ninth Presbytorion Church oxtended a call to Dr, McKaig to supply that pulpit, which ho has done for muny months, sut s that cliurcl iy no authorlly to ewploy Br. AMcKalg ; and, a4 ho Las not sppeared fu this body, therefore, I niove that a conunittce b appointad o ror port on the mattor st a futurs moating, On motion, Dr. Pattorson was n?{minfufl Chairman of the Cominmitice, and the Rev. Ar~ thur Mitcholl and Elder . M. Mooro choson membera. A BUNDAY CALL. X Dr. Eiliott prosentud a call for a pastor, to the Preebytery, which croated much morriment. It was made out Sunday und_writton_Monday, and the question was on its validity. Dr, Elliott oxe plained, but Glon Wood objeeted. Trowbridge asked if it was not wrong to maloe out a cull on Sunday? But he did mnot caro. W. F, Wood smd It wa8 & good call. Iir. Ely saidit wonld mnol invalidate the cou- tract because made out o Sunday, it tho eall ‘wad accepted, A Committeo was appointed finally for tho {n- stallation of tho Rey, Llr. Brown ovortho Pros- Dyterian Church ut Maywoad, consisting of tho Rev, C. L. Thompson, who proaches tho sermon, | the Rov. A, 13, Kittredgo to charge tho pusior, and Prof. Pattou to charge the peoplo, UNION MEETINGS. It wns moved that 8 committes bo appointed to confor with other churches rospectiug tho propricty of holding a sories of union meetings. Dr, Pattorson inquired if they wera to bo ovan- elical? Tho Rev. A. E. Kittrodge, who greatly uvored the movemont, said ho would admit all, The following committco was appointed : N. 8. Bouton, A. L. Winno, H. Wood, and the Rov. V. C. Young. LICENGED, - In tho afternoon the fulwwing studonts, now - attonding the Presbytorian Theologioal Semi- nary, wero oxamined in thoir trial ploces and in tho’ Ianguages, theology, ote., and liconsod to preach tho Gospel: Jumos A. Mitcholl, of the Chicapro University and of Prof. Swing’s churchs Farel Hart, of Princoton Colloge, N.J.; an Mr. Dolrymblo, of the samo institution, Thero will bo another meeting of the Presbvtery in tho aamo roowm Monduy, but the final adjournment way agreed upon to tho chapol of thoe Third Prosbyterian Chureh at 10:30 a. m. ou tho first Monday in April. Prof, Bwing was not prosent at the mooting, as atated in the Journal. YEB OR X0, o the Editor of The Caicauo iTibune: o Bin: The publio dispute, in which two emi- nent thoologians, Drs, Patton and Swing, have becomo involved, presonts, no doubt, many -sidos, and, if tbey so choose, may load back into tho wilderness of inquiry in which the human raco Liag ever wandorod, " The insult will thon be thut whilo each one will ratire ffom the fleld olo- quent to tho Insb in tho support of his poculinr thoory, humamty will be obliged to contont it~ self wlth the heart sicknoss that follows tho spectaclo of eminent christinn_ lendors, profess- ing the snmo faith, belioving theories sy diver- gent s tho polos, aud thua loaving the solution of the whole mystery to tho frail hu- manity whom they come to teach. For fear that this result should follow, and being uuable to decide whero wuch- docturs diengroe, or to grnap tho whole problom, sn in- quiry suggosts itself which, if answored, will 80 simplify the whole question that I, sud thou- sands of othors, may for the firat timo appre- +hiond tho oxact beliof of each, and put it to such & test of renson and common senso that no cob- webs of sophistry may hide the cloar vision. This, thon, is the quostion: Dr. Patton as- sumos thab John Scunrt Mill was & uotorfous atheist. Such o man, by his faith, receives etorunl punishment in hell. Doos Dr. Patton believo that John Btuart Millisor will be sv punishod? Yos or No? Isny hero, as an or- dinary man asking o plain quoation, that with all Lis boasted faith In his own thoories, that Dr. Paiton will not daro, in tho faco of the intclli- genco of the world, to answer this plain ques- tion in tho afirmative. Wil Dr. Smn%mh awver it ? . RIVER IMPROVEMENT, Resolutions by the New Orloans Chnme Der of Commerce Rolative to the Proa posed St. Phtlip Canal, New Onreaxs, March 2,—At s meoting of the Ohamber of Commerco this evening, the follow- ing preamblo and resolutious wore adopted: Witzneas, Thio Congress of tho Uniled Staton hus noy under consideration the subject of removing the obstructions to the nuvigation ut the mouth of ha Missiusippi River; und, : Witenkas, Dolay on the execution of the most foasis Llo plan s Lighly injuriuus to the commurclal intoreets of New Orleans and tho wholo Misslssippl Valloy; sud, ‘Wnknzas, Atior a loug, sclentific, and patient yestigution 'of tho various methoda proposcd, ¢ Chumber {5 of tle opinion that tho reportof tho ma- Jority of tho Uwited States Engiioors Board, sfx out of sevo, orderad by A, A, Humplireys, Brigadier Gonoral sud Clifef of Engincers, should Do’ promptly sdopted by Qoungress, "Lie it ftesoived, That tho Chamberof Commarcs of Now Orleans earnestly rolterate thelr froquent condorsoments of the Fort Bt, Phillp Canal project. Sccond—That tho confidence herotofora cutortaiued Dy this Chambar aa to the practicabllity, economy, pere msnonoy, and commercial valuo of tho canal s greatly incroased by tho wpjority roport of thaabove miotis tioned Committea, Phird—Thut tho peenliarly national character of any tmprovoment of tho mouth of to Missisesippl Rive mukes §t of tho flrat fmportance Ut thoy shuuld ul all times and undor all circumatauces be and remain, un- der the fmmediste control und superiutondonce of tho Gonorul_Goveruwont, aud we, therefore, protust ugainet, the lottinyg ouf of auy Buch work to private fus dlvidusl or corporutious wilo shall bo allowod 0 oxe dlscrotion e p 3 e Dhay wo récoguize fao ourd of Toglnsors aa'a Board of vquale; that tho voice of six of tho Sovan, eapoclally, who ate fndorsed by the Ohief of Engitiecrs, shonfd b moro potent withi Cougreas than tho dissenting opinion of s member, though indorsud by uno or more distinguishiod yrivate partics, Fyfth—That the estlinate of tho tlmo, cost and sure voys mado to dato exccad In acoursoy of dotall many ¥ubvoyu und ostimutos upou which Congreas s in tho Dast rinde uppropelutions for publio work, snd that suy trrora and omissions of dotail can bo corrected with= out dtrient to tho work us a wholo, izth—That what {5 kuown us the jotifo syatom 1a nefthior now 310F untriod ; that past exporlonces affer no luducanionts t0 hazard tho canal by an undurtaking of auch greatdelicacy; thot the unatabloaud treacherous naturo of the buuks Yimnodistely at the wouth of the Missisaippl Jtiver, {8 suok as to make tho experiment at thomouth of the Danubo relied upon by the nds vocutea of Jottics, un unssfo procedent for this river, whilst thio locatiot of 1ho canal §s admitted to bo wucki ad to present no oxtraordinary dificultics iu its con= steuction and mafnteuance, Sevent/~Lhnt tho military defonse of the mouth-of the river, when Jettiod, if ever, prosonts far more sorjous dificuities than the protoctiva of the mouth of the canal,