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2 7 7 , 1874, e — e e et e et e e e e e e e e e et et ee M'CARTHY. Meeting of the Baptist © 7 Counedl., - The Usual. Wrangling and . Disputing MeCarthy -Subinits “Protests and Ultimatnms, He Is Continually Thken by Surprise.. A Plan ‘of ‘Dperaitons ¥s at Last Agreed Upon. And the Proscoution Bgin Offering Testimony. E'xtrnor;iinary ‘Letters from McCarthy Are Read. The Use He Malkes of His Divine Power, The Couneil Adjourns Till Tuesday. AFTERNOON SESSION. “Tho mutusl Council 'of ministors and laymen, called by the Union Park Baptist Church to con- pidor tho chargos againat tho Bev. Florouco Mo~ Carthy, assembled yestorday sfternoon in the Church, where's large audienco was in attond- ance. ORGANIZATION. Doacon Reed oallod the Council to order, and read tho call, ThoTov. T. W. Goodspeed nominated the Rev. A. 7. Frost o8 Moderntor, Tho Rov. W. W. Everts, Jr,, nominated Prof. Mitchell. A dolegate moved tho appointmont of & Com- mitteo on Nomination. Mr. Goodspoed amended his motion go a8 to mako Mr. Frost tomporary Moderator, snd the ‘motion prevailed. Dr. Mitehell offorod prayer. Mr, Biako, of the Second ‘Chureh, was chosen Clerk. " Tho letter to the churobos, ecalling the Coun- oll, was rend by Deacou Reod. TILE ROLL OF DELEGATES was called ag follows : it gliirel—Tiio Tor, W. W. Eeects, Iz, William arrot, T8, Parkor, s-:en;ull Emnu;h o Ttev. T W, Goodapead, Deacon 8. Hoord, nui E. N, Binke. pNorth S Ohirh—Tiao o, M. Whltohesd, 3. X, arry, and Me, Rusao - Taeuty-0fth Btroot Cburch—The Tov, L. T, Dush, W, K, Wells, and I, ¥, Parker, “iFomplo Oluréh—Tha Tev A, G, Eberhart, Deacon Bandell, and Mr. Odell, Taberunclo ‘Ciiareh—Tho Rov, 1, A, Relchenbach, 0. Jenson, and Johu Jeuson, Provideiico Church—Jjosoph Taylor, ‘Covehtry Strect Cliurch—Tho Rov, W, J, Kermott, U.F. Linder, and ¥. H, Paliner. ‘Olivet Chuteli—Thie liov, K. Do Baptiste, William 8, Fouran, Willam . Ml b Western Avernio Chiurch—Tho Rov, Johii Gordon, and Deacons I, W, Case, 6nd 4. Rogevaon. Univereity iaco Church—The Ruv. A, J. Fros!, Doa- con Hovey, and rof., E, O, Mitehell, ‘South Chureli~Te Nov. . J, Laugrldgo, W. T, Dlubum, and Joht' Long. A PERMANENT OFFICERS, Brothora Whitchead, Kermott, and Goodspoed woro appainted & Committoos on Permanont Or- gonization, and, during thoir absenco, tho Coun- oll united in singing the hymn, “I love Thy Kingdom, Lord.” The Committeo reported, recommonding the eloction of Prof, Mitcholl as Modorator, and the Rov. John Gordon as Clerk. Both nominees declined to serve, and in both cases the Council votod down the Toport. On motion of Prof. Mitchell, tho liov. Mr. Frost was oleceted permanent Moderator, and Brother Blake permanent Glork. Tho minutes of the church meeting at which it was voted to call tho Council wero read by Deacon Morrill, J'OARTAY'S PROTEZAT. Tho Rov, Mr. MeCarthy hore asked permigsion to ninkoe o protost, aud, a8 no objections wero nfl‘(émd, Do procecded to read the following pro- tost: LnoTurn MopERATOR T beg leave fo enter my re- apectful but solemn protest rgaiust this Conneil enter- Ing upon any investigation of my character at present, and to request that you will adjourn for a shurl time uniil the: church sholl have taken the preliminary stepe demandod by the Scriptures and Baptist usays, [ doniot say that tho chureh devigned to do ma any wTong, or to show mo any disrespect ; but, through husty und oxeltement, and 1o order {0 work's dissolus tion of the biody which sssembled berc Inst Friday, it hus talten action which T regard na infornal, for lie fallowing reasons s - 4 1, In thio Nirst place, tho church has not authorized any person to yepresent it during the coming triul, Iibcox says it I customary for thb church o ppolnt o coinmittco for that purposo, Tut, fu tho preaent in- slance, thero 1s absolutely no means - of colmmunicat- Ing with tho church, and ascerlainiug. its wighes cou- cerning aubordinate but_all-importnt mattors thut will uri#o ut ovory sfage of the proceedings, 2, Tho church lins sent no specifications with tho clisrger, aud there s Mo oo suthorized to supply theao spgcifications, 1t would seem that tho Council st olthier procoed to try cbnrgoa ‘which nre vague anl ropetitions to_tho Lyt degres, or elso mako up. pllcation to tbo, church for noro particular infor- ation, 3, Tho action of the church las been unscriptural and un-Baptistie, becanso tho usuul preliminary ‘proceedings huvo been uegleoted, Homo ol tho clinrgen refer to private offenses, whicl, sccording to tlie elghteenth ohspter of Afutthow, slionld bo adjusted Ly pervonal nterviows of thg oftended with tho offending party ; and the law of Chirisit In theso cases lias beeu neglected by the partics anddpored by the cliireh. With regand to publio offenses, Orowell aud Trlscox sy thut tho ssma mothiod -of procedura should follow as clotcly os_porsible, aud Paul says : Tirelhren, if 3 man bo overtaken by & fauit, yo.ashich ‘wro spiritunl Teatoro such on ono $u fhe Bpirit of meckness, con- Torry sud Stophen lldcrlug thyself, lest al thou bo wempted.” Accordingly, 1 hnd alwoya supposed that o church owed b to “its pastor 10 acqunint um, first of all, with any. reporta ierogn tory 0 his choracter, and 10 give litm ample oppor. tunlty to confess, dohy, of oxplain, a6 the caso wulght e, efore rruigning hlm for o publia trlal, Tndecd, e all know these formalitles aro observed with regard 10 tho hunblest private membera of our churchies, But_in the present instance, 0 far from °admonlshing o as an erring brother, my ncousors have, firat of all, brought mo beforo this 'Conuclt, No amount of int aquiry s been wufliclont, to extract from them tho secrot ground of thulr genoral chiorgos, and up 10 thiy very momout T aim fgnoraut on what words or actions of faino they base thelr {nsluuations ugainst my moral churnctor, Tudecd, tho ehiurch nt largo in na Jgnorant of {lieso thiugs 08T am, Tho charges reforred o you for adju- dication have nover beew read to tho ‘churel, nor been iu custody of tho Olerk. Tha rewding of ‘them s boen called for u tho bualness meotings, but in vain, Noiuvestigation hng Loen made, and’ 10 ovie donco Tus beon solicited, Ihave never been ar- Talgued, admoulshed, nor informed uatfl T found my- a0l hefore the bar of tho Councll to suswor charyes grave enaugh, i provad, to diugrace 1o forayer, aiid W not ovan constilted fu the chooafug of tho Coincil, Muny of you are paatard, and yoi must know that 114 0ot anly o Alali on a minlsier's cliaracter to bo sonvicted of immazality, but tat i a 8 witing stlgniy that lio was oven tried fur it befora s Counctl, oven if tio wero nequittod, You must percaive, thercfore, what o Srroparuble injustico you mny Infliot upon s Drother minfster by proceeding fo try him when lo protests that thoro 11 no renson for a trlal, and 00 o] portumty oy been given him to yrovo that ticre {a noue, And tho wrongs wonld be stll grater fu_viow of 116 fact thot hio i {n utter fgnorauce of the speoifi= cations of the gravest churgod thut Liave boen brought aigalust bim, S 1 mioat redpectfully protest, flicrefore, agatust oy turtor procesdings n tho pecotscs il ither ace Mo Jing been taken in the church, and T sk that you i1l adjourn for 4 uhiort time until tho olurch, wnder nivice, shall bave oxeminad theso churges, ro- . them'to orderly ubapo, profurred apooffications, and sppaintod a conimiiies to reprednt it Leforo the Counil, 1f & Council should be regardod ny nectsuary, T ulso roquest that, whateyer netion I may fako iu thio Tondter, this protest Blall bo duly racorded in tho min. utes of this session of the Council, GENEHAL TALE, The Moderator rond from, pmwc\l'u Mannla, to show that s Council shoulil bo Nest ealled to denl'with him as & ministor, and®hen it remninod for tho church to oxpel bim from fellowship, Mr. McCathy wanted to read from & manual, Mr. Goodypoed objested, whorepipon Ar, Mo Carthy vehomontly clnied the right to eponk, r , : AY, MARCIH Rut ho was ruled out of ‘ordot, aud had to it lown, Deacon Reed pnid that the church hnd nurnlnL ed J, KK, Barry Lo ropresent it In the Council, Tho Rov. Mr, Gordon enld that no_furthor atops could bo taken If it was truo, ns Mr. Ao- Onrthy nlleged, that ho liad not boon furnished with a copy of the specificatious, Deacon Morrlll said tho charges hnd boen adopted at o onurch munun[i. Mr. Bingham donied that it was n legal meot- mg but thio Modorator sl him off, . Goodspood movod that Mr, Baery bo clects od_to prosout tho chargos, Mr. Briggs and Mr. MeOarthy both protestod ogniuat Mr, Barky becauso ho wns ond of tho portios offonded, and carried in his pockot one of tho lettors mentioned in tho charges, Mr., Barry donied that ho was jfrojudicod, and :nld that whnt Mr. McCarthy lind statod was un- ruo, : Mr, Binghiam said Mr, Barry had told lim tho samo thing which he now douiad, Mr. Kormott moved that the Deacons soleob & roprosontative, The moation provailed, and the Dencons choso Mr. Barry agalit, Mr. Everts protostod agsinst this, and moved roconsidoration of tho vote. Ho had huder- 'lHlDol'l that the Couucil was to confirin tho so- lection, "ho Modorator thon chituged bis ruling, and aliowod & voto o bo lakon, ~Mr. Datry was ro- Jjocted Almost unanimously. Mr, Hoard augqu!lnd that tho Doacons rocom- mend somo ono olee. X "‘Doncou Read bogat to give the reason why Mr, Barry was soloctod, but was pmm‘)luy stoppod by the Moderator, who told him Mr. Darry bad been rojected, and thoy didn't want to hoar anything about him. *Onco moro Deacon Reod tried to urgo AMr, Dar- 1y, but once more was called to order. A DNOTHER-IN-LAW INELIGIDLE, Then tho Deacon asked if it would bo proper to chooro n Inwyer to roprosont tho church, "'ho Moderator askoed if ho was s momber of the church. Doncon Rteed rnld bo was not, but was a broth- er-in-lny to a church-member. Thoro was much laughtor at this, and the Mod- orator decided that such a lswyer wouldu't do. Prof, Mitchell snid that the Doncous had tho right to appoint whoover they saw fit. MORE DELAY. The Rov, Mr. Gordon offcred a resolution to tha offect that, inasmuch as thero had been no spocifleations furmshed the accused, and no committeo appointed by the clhurch, no further aotion to bo takon by tuo Council until the chureh had propared specifications nud appointed g committoo to meot the Council two weeks ance, Mr. Goodepeed Liold that the resolution was out of order, as there wus nothiug bofore tho Council. Mr. Gordon maiuntained that o was in order, and insisted that it would bo rank injustice to try Mr, McCarthy under tho circumstances, Mr, Bingham now got st opportunity to say that ihe church, bad 1ot adopted tho_charges, nxul that they were only *ton-table talk,” any- ow. Ar. Goodspeod said justice to the interests of religion and of the church domanded that the Council should proceed at onco with tho investi- gation. Drother Gordon’s resolution was an nliompt to obstruct and fettor justico. Ir. Gordon resented, this, ‘and enld that it Brother McCarthy was s dog with tho hydroplio- Dbin hio could not be treated worso than Le would be if the Council wont on to try him without firat roquiring the church to presont him with o unfl of tho speeitieations, 5 MeCarthy proceeded to spoak on the reso- but was ealled to order by Mr. Good- specd, . My, Lverls .inquired *whether the Dencons were to liave all Lbo priviloges and Mr. McCarthy nouo. [Appluuso, Mr, Kermott smd that if such demonstrations continued the Council should sit with closod fcCarthy wanted to speak, but the Mod- orator refused perminsion. Mr. Gordon’s rosolutios was votod down. Mr. Whitohead moved that the cherges be rend. SOMY: MORE PROTESTING, Mr. McCarthy protestod agninst the ronding, for the reason that he had not beon furniehad eithor with n copy of tho charges or tho spocifls cations. Mr. Goodspeed enid that ‘the charges nnd specifications wore rond at tho meoting last woel; they wore heard, by the accused, und this was nolico cnongh, as tho charges iworo tho sane, aud ho was thoroughly scquainted with om. ‘Tho Moderator then submitted the motion that the Deacons bo called upon to prosont olinrges, and it was carried. Deacon Reed inquired if they could choose Brothor Barry to prosent thelr chiarges. The Moderator snid they could so chansa, Ar, Gordon protested. The Couucil had voted againgt Mr. Barry. Mr, Bingham agled if a man who had alfoady expressed an opinion was a proper memlfer of the Councit. . B Ilio Modorator #nid hio was a propor membor. AND YET MORE. Mr. Evorts protosted ngamst Mr, Barrys act- ing for the Dencons, but was choked off. 3 A geiitleman in the body of the chuych said & Indy near him had remarked that Ar. Barry ouglit to be shot, Mt Bingham coucurred in the Jady's opinion. Mr. Bairy had not beon ablo to geb a lottor {from his church. All theso interraptions woro supprossed by tho MModerator, and in due time 7 LROTAER DARRY begnn to read tuo charges. Ko prefaced tho rending by nying that be was not_afraid of be- ing shot, but proposed to do his duty. Mo was procceding in this strain, when tho ~Moderator r“‘lm.ly- suggested that ho was invited to rend the charges and not to make s speech, Brother Burry thoroupon confined his attention to tho Ccharges—tho samo a8 thoso prosented at the Couucil last woek—and read thom with an une- tion and zest which clenrly showed which side his feeling was on. - At tho conclusion of tho ronding he said that, if agreonble to the Council, bo would proceed to traverse the case. Mr, Whitohoad inquired if the accused Liad re~ coived n. copy of the charges, Dir, MeCarthy snid he bad received tho charges, bt not tho specitications. Mr, Gordon inquirod of Prof. Mitcholl tho custom as to giving tho accused a copy of tho spocifications, ! Drot, Mitcholl snid it was customary to furnish him a copy, Mr. Goodspoed movod that Mr, Barry be al- lowed to go on with his prosentation of tho angio. Brothoers Gordon and Evorts both protestod agninst this a8 ngainst all usngo and justico. Mr. McCarthy inyuired the uature of Mr. Burry's proposed addrosy, ‘flrotl.mr Barry esid be would hear in due time, 2 Mre, Briggs wished thoy wouldn't onll Mr. Barry counsol for tho church. Bhe was o mom- Der, and objcated to it. r, Hoard urged that all tho specifieations bo submittted to the accused beforo trial. Mr, McC«rfll“{ did'uot believe that ho should romain in the Council, but he had eome requests to mako, If thoy wero not gruntod he must withdraw. I'ho guarantass ho sought wore —— 1o lind begun_to road, when the Moderator ruled him ot of ordor for attompting to dictate to the Council. 3, M'OARNTIY'S ULTIMATUM, On motion of Mr. Kermott, lio wa allowed to roud, and ho did ko, as follows : 1, No chiargo linll bo voted ou unlcas it Las spoc~ faltions wiich have beon voted o, Biid 1o wpvcilen- tion shall be voted oy which does' ot doscribe with seasgnablo sceuraay the yords aud acts of tho pastor and tho timo and place of tha ocourreuce, and give tho names of all tho persons concerned and' of all “tho withosses by whom it will bo substantiated. 2, No chargo uor spocitication shall contaln but one matior, and the same mutter ghall bo introduced in but onb place, 9, Tho pastor shall bo furnished with a copy of the chinrgos und specifications, und bo allowed & Foasouu~ blo timo to arfango his defente, 4, The pastor sball bo allowed counsol, and bo and i caunsel ubull bo permitted to ppoal fu Wi dofonse. 5, Thio prutor alil] ho n witnens 1 bis own defuniac, and whatl bo allowed fo fntroduco fentimony, snd ko and his counvol glinll have thy privilege of examining il witneawos wnd fmporching them, . Thia trial shall bo opon to the mombers of the Union Park Churek, but tho Cuuncll may retire entieo- 1y by thowselyos for consultation, 8,"No member shall vote on any specification if ho was absent ot Ay time whon It wos examined and argual, nor voto on any charge 3f ho was nat entitlad 10 voto on overy apociication under it, 10, The Jurisdiction of thin Councll shall noadvisory only, : 11 Tho dectsto of the Councll shall ho based en- tirely on the guilt or funaceuco of tho pastor of {be churges tried, Mr. Kprmott moved the reforonco of the yo- queat to'n committee of throe, My, Goodspeed sald it wus not worth whilo to cousidor the request, It was only intended to get 1y boforo the puolio Iu order to makoe capital. Mr, Kevmott withdrow Lis motion, and tho Juc«zlnn recwrred on tho motion to hear Alr, arry, My, Gordon hopod Mr, Barry would not bo al- lowed to spenk., Mr, livorts Jolned in this hopo, for if Mr, Mo~ Carthy withdrow, the Counull would become ex- parte, and i Jabor bo thrown nway, < s AN ‘Tha Moderator, said the Counell would still ro- main a legal and vrulsm'ly voustitutald body in ¢aso Ay, MoCarthy withdrow, It would prossed with the investigation whother this msh woro presont ot not. Mr. McCartliy—**I eall the Moderator tootdor. ‘Why shonld you alludo to mo as ' this man'?" ‘I'ie Modorator roddoned, and oorrectod hime solf by simy ’]K saying, In an apologatio way, " Drothor Me Darthy.” Mr. Goodspeod sald that nt overy stop obatrug- tlon wns offored and tochniealitier prozentod, with an ovidont doslgn to stave off tho trial, 1f o stood in tho position of tho ncoused, ho should firae yosign his_pastorate, snd then go Dbofors the Council and awnit the result of an invostigation, IR BITALL IIAVE ENTIRE JUSTIOE, Mr; McCOarthy {nquited it Lils roquest had beon grantod, : o Modorator snid 1o action bad boon takon upon it, lWlh’. MoOarthy satd ho hopod. they would lot him know what thoy proponed to do, Prot. Mitcholl gnve assurance that ontire jus- tico would bo accordod to tho acousoed. MR BAURY'S BEREON, Tho motfon to allow Mr, Darry to makoe his nddress wan carried, That brothor bogan by say- ing that ho had not sought the position, but'it 1 boon thrist upon i, 1fo donlod that ho waaprejudiced ngaivst Brothor MoCarthy, This was not o mattor of to-day, but tho church had boon a scothing cauldron for three yeara, Tho difiiculty Dbegan with tho. fomalo missiona) then it ‘extondod to Brother Emith, snd ol or difficultios aross. War was doclarad, until 100 men and women wora driven ot of the church, Xven then thore was no _quict. Criminatton nnd rectimination followed ; tho clork waa driven off, ahd the png- tor threatonod to shoot him if ho refused to sign & papor glving bim (McCarthy) s mood charactor, Tho throat wos ropoatod ‘in ‘gpits of oll attompts to guict tho I)nmr, and wor begno, Ho had chiarged nll sorts of crimes upon the malo and femalo mombots. Mr. Gordon inquired who Mr. Datry ropro- sontotl, . Mr, Barry sald the Deacons, Mr. Gordon—Are tho Doncons tho aceusors ? AMr. Bacry—The Deacons aro tho Stauding Committes, and as such profer tho charges. Mr. Gordon fusistod that Mr, Darry must bo rogardad ns tho roprosontative of the church. Ir. Barry went on with his nartativo, which dogoneratod into a bitter argumett agalust Alr, |, McCarthy. Mr. McCrrthy snid Lis only reply was that hig, Darry's, statomonts woro n atuck of falsohoods from beginning to end. Ho would iike to kuow, however, what the Council proposed to do with his requesta, M1, Kermott snid the Council should procood sccotding to usnge—nothing more or less. GIVE HIX A SOV, Mr. Gordon 8aid tho Council should not b tied by uny restrictions, Brother Mch‘lh{‘ sliould intrust himself and his ceso in the hands of Christisn mon. 1Io would movo that.lhe be al- Jowed reasonsble tima to arraugo his dofenso, first having boen furnished copies of the chargos nud spoclfications. o moyed that three weeks’ time bo granted tho acoused in which to propare his defonse, . Mr. Barry sald it would bo impossiblo to bring forward all tho charges epocifically ns to time and place, Mr. McOarthy said he wonld not admit that tho Dencons had any right to deaw up and pro= sout charges and specitications unless they bad beon first submitted to the churel. GET A DASIS. Mz, Gordon withdraw his motion in order that the Council wight ontertain n motion by Mr. Goodspeed for tho appointmont of a committco to proparo and rocommond n bsls upon whioh tho iuvestigation shall proceed. Tho motion provailed, and the Chair appointed us such com- mittoo Brothers Goodepeed, Xermott, Hoard, Whitchoad, and Hovey. _ At ton minutes “past 6 o'clock the Council ad- journed until 7, Brothor Eberhardt offering prayor. ‘Che mombors of tho Council gonerally sc- copted tho invitation to eat an oxcollont lunch sorved up by tho Indies in tho basemeut of tho church. Tho ropnst was gotlon up bfl tho anti- MeCnrthyites, and was partaken of by that faction alone, 1t was noue tho loss enjoyable on thint account. A i EVENING SESSION. At the hour of reassembling tho Moderator called the Councilto order, and the audionco joinod in singivg tho Lymn, * Rock of sgas cleft for mo,” and Brother Lougridgo offored pragor, A potition was read from tho Ashland Avenno Church to the effect thbit way impossible to send delogatess DASIS OF OPERATIONS. The Committee appointed to roport & basis of proceduro reported as follows: WiERAs, In tho Judgment of this Committee, thia Councll Las but a slugle office fo perform—tlint of considerity tho minfsterinl standing bof tho accuscd, We 0 not deetu ii nccessary to proveod any further i tho {nvestigntion bofore s than 10 onublu us to Hurln(:l the truth or falsity of tiybllowing aliega~ om, vin: 7et—That hio lins proachied cerlafn sermona unbo- comfnk & Christian minister—namely, at the church on tho 18t of February, 1874, and at Hajght's billiard- ha)l on tho 15th of Fobruasy, 1874, Second—Ho lias openly declared his determination t0 destroy tho Unfon Park Baptist Church, and avows Lifa Gotermination o continvo its yastor untilitis absolutely torn to piocos. Third—Iio has been guilly of calling tho vengeanco of Godl upon tho heads of members of thig church, Draping that they should bo nid ttpon bods of sicknces, and that thelr property should bo- destroyed, aud they should bo airuck biind, Jortrth—Ho has threatened tho lifo of one or moro , ‘members of this churcl, o would furthier recommond thint, on tho conclusion of tho investigation of tho foregoing charges, it should he deemicd neceasary to linve further examninnton, the remaining charges bo placed in such spceifle form as $0 onnble us to proceed more intelligently fu the in- vestigation, ‘The Commiteco thoroforo adviso thint evidence bolcurd upon the abova charges, snd if it sholl appear to tho Council that further tingss needed in order for tho accused to bring rebutting testimony, that o rensonable delay be granted. The report was accopted, and a motion was made for its adoption, and was carricd. THAT SERMON, Mr. Barry then read tho firat ohargo, a8 to tho pronching of objectionnblo sormons, which W ore referred to as unchristion and seandalous. I rond from o publishod roport of the first sor- mon, The Rov, Mr. Whitchond raised the point of order that it was sufliciont to show thut the mxm;n in quostion was proached by tho ac- ousad. Doncon Pickett stated that ha rocognized the rovort as correct, and Deacon Sweet conflrmed the statemont, Mrs. Driggs inquired if o last Doacon was awake ot the timo. . Mr. Burtis statod that the report was truein the main, g MMr. Whitchend asked if commonts of tho pross wore"to bo admitted in testimony. Mr. Goodspeed lioped not. Mr. Barry was in favor of reading the pross commonts, - Mr, 1uard thought it not necessary, as bear- ing on the question of conduob ‘unbocoming a Cl‘u’lsuml ministor, ''ho Council voted to excluda the commonts of the press, 9 IN HAIGHT'S MALL. In rolation to the sexmon in Haight'a billiard- hnll, Mrs, Briggs, Mrs, Nelntosh, and Miss Baker woro callod upon to testify, but all snid thoy wero not prasont. r, I, H, Hardwick stated that ho was pros- ont, None of tho publiehed reports were ecor- roct, 'Lhero was nothing bad in the sermons, or whioh would justify the chrrgos, At this point o man in the audionco, Borry by namo, got up aud suld Lo would lika to hoar from Mr.-Barry coucorning Lis two wives in Salt ako, ‘I'ho Modorator ealled for order sharply, and threntenod that if order was not maiutpived the Counell would go Into seoret sossion, Mr, Hurdwiol did not hoar anything said about o membor of the choir and his paramour, Mr, Hownrd stated that he was present, but @id not hear the language reforred to, ‘The Z'mes roporter was asked if ho misropre+ sontod whut Mr. McCOarthy said. 1o deniod the woft impeachwment. s NMr. Gordon enid that the reporter's evidenco was not worth & pouny. Mliss Baker said sho heard the sermon, and Py I'RIBUNE report was correct, Mr. Johu Jenwon, a momber of the Councll, said ho was prosont, and Mr, MeCarthy mado Homeo Hllbu’&l remurks, but thore was nothing im- I:ropor‘ «He cullod things by their right pamos, up said nothing which should subjeot him to this prosecution. . 11e was naked whethor he hoard the language relatingto n mombor of the choir, e replisd thas ho Lioard nothing improper, The Moderator smid it way for the Council to Judga. A lottor wos road from J, B, Gould, a membor of tho Prosbyteriun Church, coutirming the printed roport. Mys. Wiswall wag asked If she heard tho ao- oused, in presching In Haight's Iall, refer to the mounoss of o Buntiat ministor in occupying his pulpit. Bho replied thnt ho uald noarly what ‘was printod. UTTERLY UNPREPALED, Mr, McCartby said o hd not dreamed that the Council wonld go on with the trlal, and lie wuy uttorly unpropared, Ho hud engngoed Judge Doolittlo Tor his counsol,-but ho wus out of town, 116 wns sufforing sn irroparablo injury by this gottrso, S b’f‘!‘l‘-} Modogator frowndd upon tha acousod, who agknd : 4 Do you moan that I atmll sit down 2" Tho Modorntor—* Yo' aro not in ordor.” Mr, McCarthy—* You might at loast troat mo with courtosy,” THREATENING DESTRUCTION, Tho Conmoll procoodod to oxming the hoxt chargo—that of throaloning to dostroy tho Mr., Martin said tho noonsed had told him that if the chutrch should bo ground to powdor he (the ncou!ad]) would be npheld Prof. Mitcholl suggostad that Mr, MeCarthy Lo Yermlllnd {0 cross-oxamino witnossos if ha doslroed, Mt. McCarthy enid ho ivas uttorly in tho dark ~—hio didn't know whethor ho wad on hls hond ot on hishcols. 1o had had no timo {0 probare & dofonso; no speelfieations au to what would bo offered in testimony, 1Ie was moraly o spocta- mr. Is:mh a procoeding was unkbard of ; it way ogal, [ qlo Moderator—¢ What is for tho Council to actormino ? 7 3r. Martin tostiflod ad to tho throat made by the acéunod, Mr, McCarthy nsked him if tho conversation did not take placs subscquont o tho rflections cnst upon s ohnracter, and was it not in con- noction with the talk an to tho wronga lo hind suffored, and did ho not say that soouor than ro- sign and allow his roputation to suffor by bis own ,nn‘_t, Lo would sco this church ground to powdor, . il\{r. Muortin admitted that this was what was anid. Dencon MeCann siated that lio ind advisod Mr, McCarthy to resign, but hosatd ho had o right to stay 8o long a8 hio hnd n msjority of ono i bis favor ; and if an attompt wore mado to n‘amovn Lim ho would split thd church in piccos, r, MeCarthy wanted to know if he would bo allowed to iniponch a witucss—to show that Drotler McCanu was under temptation to strotch this thing, oo The nfudemtnr thonght he wotld bo so al- lowed. | Unlon Park Chnreh, QUESTIONING 3t'0ANY, Mr. Kermott objeeted to any such tostimony. Prof. Mitchell said thnt the festimony was proper in itself, but the proper timo, Liad fiob at- rived for ity introduction. Mr, MoCnrthy askod the witness if Iio had over ontorlained any gradgo agaitist him, * Drother McCann snid he nevor had, Q.—DId you over spenk to me contemptuously ? A.—I naver Intonded to. ; Q.—Did you 1ot sy, b & recent moeling of tho church, ** Como in, Brother MeOnrthy, don't bo enenking around?” _A.—I did say Lhis, Q.—Did you think I reforred to you when I mentioned 'in my sermon & man's "courting n woman by tho bedsido of bia dying wite? A.—L nevor luiew whether you meant me or nob, Sotwo eald you did, and others snid yort did not. Q.—Didn't you know whother 1 did or not? I dido’t know. X —Do you oxonerato me from doing you “f wrong in that sermon? A.—I do not. T think you roferred to mo, It you did, it was a cruel wrong. Buthavo no fooling agalust you, I came heto to toll tho truth. 4 Q.—Will you eny whother you think I moeant you? A.—I do not like to say whothor I thought that or not. I do not like to express an opinion on that point. Q.—Is thera anything in your life or circums stances which would compars with that sormon? A.—Nothing. Q.~Thon why do not you oxonorate me ? A,— T havo roagon to balievs that you iutonded to in- Jure mo. Q.—\Why did you think I referredtoyou? A, —1 decline to auswor that question. Mr. McCarthy—Vory well, 1 you had rather not augwor 1t, X will not insiat, DROTIER MORSE EM!E. Wilkic's fathor), was the noxt witness, To ndvised Brothor McCarthy to resign, but ho didn't think it bost: Q. (by Mr. McCarthy)—Did I not appear toho lhoruufihly devoted to my work? A.—Yon did. Q.—Did you discovor in mo anything like en- mity to th spiritual interests of tho church? A—I did not. ] Q. (by Mr. Barry)—Did ho say ho loved to be in a fight bocause }ie was an Irishman? A.—Ho #nid ho was an Irishman, aud had as liof bo in o fight s nat, A Q. (by Mr. Gordon)—Did bo refor to Chrisi's onomies, or to membors of tho church ? A.—I1 think he roforred to some of the chinreh-mem- b::lm: Ho spoko of tho lender of the choir, smong others, Q.—Dill hie show oumity toward any of tho ehnrch-mombers? A,—I don't know that ho did, By Ar, McCarthy—You had an interview with Dencon Jones the day before, DId ho oxpross any enmity toward me? . The Moderator doclarod this to bo out of order. Ho could go irto this lator on. DEACON BWEET statod that Mr. McCarthy hnd told him ho wonld teur the chureh to picces bofore ho would resign. Such waa the drift of the conversation, though not the exact words, On crogg-oxamination, tho Dencon said Mr. McCarthy was in s frivolous state of mind on tHiat oceasion. Mr. Barry said thero wero othor wituesses to sustain the chargoe, but th vore not presout. CALLING DOWN VENGEANCE, In support of the chatgo of *calling down vongennce,” Mr. Barry read lotters addressed to various members of the church, as follows: TO MOKES JONES, My Dear Brother ¢ deairo to inform_you, aceording to the authority given mo by the Lord *Jesus Ohrist, for your edificn= tion aud not for your destruction, thatif you open your mouth or furn your hund to carry out your ‘plked pusnoses of Iuat g, it the Julgnients of God will immodiately light upon your body, your fam{- Iy, and your business, until you will bo glad to himiblo yousself and beliave yoursolf, Tu tha naino of the Lord, 7ebutke yoty aud It yau kiiow what peeuliar relations 1 luvo sustuiued Lo the Almighty for two weoks, you Jould dread o langiage smozo tan o ou of ‘e orest, I further tako the lHberty of tolling you tuat, if I had the wutliority, I would disband and dismiss your chioir, ond put an oud forever to its ungodly performances, 1t s an evil to tho Aouls of men at this time, Now, understaud, I am not trying to pacify you, Dy busiucss i8 (o rebuke, threalen, aud procoke you, I swant you to do your worst, and st once, sud becomo an oxamplo o tho othors of the way God will avenga his insuited and outraged'servant. * Mark e well, 1t you dare to lowve your piace inthe Sunday schooi, or {o interposo_any obatacles o tho work of graco i progress among the children, or you open your mouth or turn your hand " g0 ay to injure my proclous minfstry at this time, 1 threaten you with tho Judgnients of God., Iluvo told Jesua all ahout i, and now, if you wlsli to test my power with God, do you just dare todo a4 you biave done, or not repeut of what you have dane, aud thon watch your busines of to~day and for nweek, Iinclmdoju this dennnciation your~ Godloss partuor nnd assoclate, Mr, Morford, Now is a good, chunce for you and hiin aud others to sco what you ean' da agnihet'tho Lord, and sgainst Ile anofnted, And 1 waru, thronton, reliwke, and provoke you all In‘tlo nawe of the Lord, Yours truly, FLonexce MoCARTIY, Br, Oanorane's Gopnr, Dec. 80, 1873, 70 A, WL KINGALAND, , Dean DBrornen: 1 whil to iuform you, i ac- cordunco with +tho authority glyon mo by the Lord Jesus Chirist, for your odification and not for destrue~ tion, that i€ Jou continne your ungodly opposition to the preclons work of grace fn our churel It you per- ulit In Jeading your deur ohild to oterual doath ; f you opon your mouth or turn your hand to smbarrass my Hrm:lnlll minlstry for souls at the prescut tima ; if you 0 niot repent of “tho Insult you offercd mo lnst oven- ing; I you do mnot continie your position on the Toutdd of Trustees, aud give more -and work barder thun evor—T robulfp, throiten, and provoke you in the name af tho Lord, You shall bo itfetod in your bady, your famlly, ‘and your buaincss, until yon humblo ‘youruelf anil bohays yoursolf, Ob1 wmy otring brothor, if you only know what T hnve wullored for Josus In two wooks, and how tlio dear Savior loves mie, and how augry Ho ds wilh you now, you wonld do (ifferently, You would tremble u}\)‘uu rln;ml this Jotter, aw, If you waut ta tesy my influonco with Almighty God at thia Ume, and to Moasure arms with lllmk; l’l u want o so” how soon Tio can bluat you boyid Do rocoguition of your warment firiends, and turn you eud. youra® into the stroot, do’ you juat dnro to pursist one-hulf » 'day in wicked, wicked, icked, caurse, ail watch® tho ;c:l:lll.’n lfl\ o lu;lu pi““dl‘l% o nor ontreat e nume of the Lor hreaten, rebuke ad protate Syon, Yaurh truly, iRy YELES) . Fronksor McOAuzuy, 51, Osnorine's Count, Deo, 80, 1873, S your TO DNOTHER WAGNER, ngy e s uu:nua, Fob, 9, 1874, lour communication of the 27th maet., informi hiat ou the 20th Just, the chureh paskel & TouoliHON roquesting me 1o resign the pastorat Golvad, 4o oniircl did 10 such thing; ‘The redolu-~ tion wns pussud by n majority of twoy throe of those voted, and ten or vloven of. thase who foted for the {fi:fl::tlun, ‘were not entitled {o voto under the Qonati- And now I inform you, in tha name of the Jesus Obrist, not bocauso I Liate thom, but m“"[‘..n:d! love the eause of the ledeemor, that by the 16th of |l.\l= l’lna:"tlll all a‘(nlhnau {llou‘nlkvnlum will' be taken siok, and that they will romain slck until after the u of the 33d inst,, and bo unable to attend it, 2 oy In like moniior I inform you thut your conduct for soverul montlis had been sich as to pravoke God's dlispleusure, and that, unless you ropout by tho tme montluned above, you will go e'lhnl. . Nemember poor Morford awd repent; or, it you pretur it, get futo a ruvlug psssfon abont this latter, show it to overy one you uicet, ana tuke it to Mr, Macdillan, of the [nfer-Ocean, uud toll him I may plous publis In hie Yipor. iion, Ly tho 151 of thin wonth you wil bo a blind man, T toll you this, not Tocuino T hato you, but bocause T love you, Y ours afe fectionutely, 1":4.1\:«014n.lnlJ.umu'?f ‘I'ie lottors woro road by M, Darry {n a hight “uuprojudiced " style olMalouul‘Z)nl,’ ujlnmu ntrass being 1ald upan 41l thd offonsivo portions, Ho offored” to rend other lottord, but thé hour for adjornmott had arrlved, aud tho toading whs doforiod, TIE PROPIECIES FULEILLED) A dologato inquired if any of the propheoies 1n tho lottors atrondy rond lind como to pnes ? Mr. McCarthy sald some of thom had, o Modorator gava notico that wlion the time ontno for tho ndousad, to Ihirodugo witnosses and to_spenk. in his own dofonso, ho would bo al- lowed ull tho latitude and evory privilego that hiad beon allowed the proscontion. Mr, Goodsricod fuggosted thint, inasmuch na the Colitiell iras aboub to adjohtrn, it would ba woll to chargo thib mombers -with roforonde'to thele dutles duriug the intorval, ¥ Tho Moderator complied with tho suggontion, and earnostly oharged mombors not to discusy tho trinl witly auybody, axcops smong thomsolves —not even with tholr wives, o thon offered prayor; an the Councll adjownod until Tuosday at Y o'olool a. m, RAILROAD NEWS. Dotroit Rlvér Bridge--St. Louls Stoclc Yards, Gaming on Traing---The Eano'm Bouth- ern, ‘tn¥ bETNOIT RIVER hnrbam, ‘Tho ablo argument Intoly made by thoe Hon, J. F. Joy in favor of a bridge over the Detrolt Rivor hns fottnd fmany opponénts, 6von atnong the citizons of Dotroit, Ono of thoso makes & very ablo argument’ ngainst tho proposition In tho Dotroit Post. e anys that the incldental Douefits of such a bridgo ovor tho rivor at De< trolt sinlk into luslgnificanco in comparlson with tho lending quostlun of the}day that isjnow atir- 1ing tho wnols country, namoly: How to chedp- on traneportation batweon the Best and the groat West; and o correct answor to this vital question should govern Congross and o discriminating publio in tho mattor of biidging tho river. Dub, even If tho intoreats of tho city woro considored, proof was not Incking that a bridgo would be & positive in- Jury, as no city recelved any benefit from, throuigh freight on nny railrosd, the City of Al bany furnishing a good illustration on this sub- ject. Asfor an outlet east and wost, Datrolt was bettor off to-day than she would bo with a bridgo, It was tho command of the produots of the groatest extont of country, and the amount of ocoupation i conld fitnisk: to labor, mochan~ ioal and morcautlle, that mado & city, not tho stuff that was moved throngh ft, 5 In regard to Mr. Joy's assortion that the De- troit Rivor was o porpetual barrior, tho writer enys that froikht can bo cartlod cheoper by gm:lpur] consfructed forry-boata than by & r1dgo, THE DAROTA SOUTHERN, A Tho enrningd and oxpanses of the Dakotn Boutnern Rallrond froin tho 1st of TFobruaty, o{wncd for busi- 874, woro a8 fol- 1873, whon tho lino was first nese, up £o tho st of January, Jows 3 EXPENSER, Topairs of rond and buildt Tranaportalion oxpenses, Tueleoioarnerinas Rental to Sloux & Qeneral expenacs, Tolegroph,eeseres Tolal €XPEnies. s v vveesse +01$ B0,085.47 EATKINGS, Freight. 107,251.81 Tasson v 60,029.78 Mail, X Esxp Totnl carnings 6,754.00 Net caruings. .. 82,639.43 which muat bo considered o._magnificont sum a8 the ot earnings of the yond for the flrat oleven months of its oxistonce. The gross earnings woro 82,654.60 por milo, and tho not carnings $1,848.11 por mile, whicl shows that the operat- ing cxponses were n_littlo less than b0 por cont of tho carnings.” Whion- it is undoratood that, with the bost-managod lines, oporating oxpensos aro gonerally estimated at from 05 to 70 por cent of thio carnligs, ona cannot but concludo that the husiness managomont of tho Dakota South- orn hins beon of tho most prudent, skilitul, aud oconomical charactor. “ BT. LOUIS BTOCR-YARDS. 8t. Louis is now making_strong offorts to ruin Chicago and hor railronds by eatoblishing stock- yards similar to our own, betieving that stock- ravers wonld profer to ship vin 8t. Louis, pro- vided it had the proper nccomuodations. In the opinfon of tho best railway men in this city, Chicago will always romain tho bhest poiut for shipping oattle, no mattor what tho peoplo of 8t. Louls do to divort the stock trado from us, Oattlo mon profor to ship as far north as possible in summor months, on account of the lLoat, Besidos, tho ronds from Kanbas City to Chicago have better facllities for taking caro of atock than St. Louis lincs. Cattlo fean be inlondod nud fed oftencr ou our roads than on Southorn ones. Ouly in tho coldest winter months do_cattle men profer going through warmor climates, but then cattle move slowly, and stock busifiess is vory light in that senson of tho year. It is conceded that Btook passing through a cold olimate wears much bettor than that passing through & warm one. GAMING ON IAILROADS, Tt has hoen a notorious fact that gambling has been carried on toa lavgo oxtent on our rail- ronds, and aithough the maongers of the roads liava boon wall awaro of this fact, utill thoro was but little done to stop this nefarious trafile, A fow days ago s prominent railway_oficial, the Suporintondont of the Paw Paw Railfond foil into thie hands of tho Philistings on tho Michi- gan Contral, and fn o gamo of throo-card monte lost 8150 in monoy and_o valuable gold wateh, Baing told by the: Conduotor teut the mon wora rnmblors, Lo roplied that ho wa4 s matoh for h\um, and even aftor ko Lad loat all his funds he ‘wanted to borrow monmoy -to win it back again, but fortunately no ono in tho ears was fool enough to loan it to him. By tho timo he became awaro of tho fact that he bad been swindled the sharpors wero gono, snd ho wont home to Paw Pnw a wiser it not. bottor man, He. immedlatoly wrote lobtors to the various railroad managors cumnlmmufi that they allowed gambling ou thoir traing, an urging thom to take measures to hiavo it stopped. En ‘'montion waa made in his comunication that o hud been the victim Limsel?, but ho claimed to be sctunted by purely moral motives. Tho various railrond managers havo sinco takon moaspros to have gnmbling on thotraing stopped, and they have nlso given ordore that tho news- boys be no longer pormlttod to soll obscone pa- pors, The causs of this sudden moral indigna- tion on the part of the Railway Superintendents was not found out until the conduotor who saw tho Superintendont of tho Paw P'aw Road floeced talkod out of peclool, and rovealed the truo mo- tivo which caused the reform. PREMATURE BURIAL. A Wifo Intcrred Alivo nnd Mer £ bund Bocomes n Nanince » New Yonx, March 0.—During cho absence of ‘Anthony Coggawoll, of Ohgmnuvxllu, Pa., bls wife died le wns buried, n rnlumlufhl.\a liad tho cofiln opencd, nud it was found that tho bady hiad turned {n its placo, tndicating that the wom- an was only in 5 tranca whon sha was Intorred. “This discovery 80 affeotod tho husband that he is now a maninc, ————— ILLINOIS AND MICHIGAN CANAL. ILLINOS 4 MIONIGAN, OAKALy BUPERINTENDENT'S QVFICE, iz % Miohigan snal Navigation on the lilinois & Miohigan will hugopuucu from Brjdgoport to Lockport on Moudsy noxy, the th inst. Doats allowed to draw four (4) feot olght (8) inchex, By order of tho Board of Cammlnflionsri( {Vsnuiax Tioaas, General Superintondent, . michaol Angelo, Bignor Contl, of Floronce, has written a lottor to tho London Times, ‘nnousoing that on the Bt of Maroh, 1875, the Itallnou intend to golo- Dbrato the 400tk sunivorsary of tho birth of Michasl Angolo, tho poot, “thiuker, soulptor, painter, anl arclnteot, Amon, ,4ho omorfals of the dny & full ‘and Qosoriptivo _ontalopne of his works s to bo prophrod, snd Bimor Conil requests all Lnglishmen having any such in their possosaion to communicato with the Itallan Embassy in sondon, It is probable thore are torra-vottnd or dosigns of Miohnol Angola hore in Amorics, and tho owners should s soou aa possible inform tho Italian Legation in Washington of thelr existonuo, ’ ————— .+ Itomnntic Marrlage. Btill anothor ramantio marriage \waa consum- mated in Yamhill Connty, Ore,, Iast woek, The bridogroons, after belng kuooked down with s hoard by his future mothor-in-law, got )y Iauded an oxtingnisher upon hor noso, which Tatd hor out, and thon wout away with his pob ond gotsplloed. " SPRINQFIELD. Procecdings of the Legislature Yesterday. _ Members Bend Their Enorgios to the Task of Drawing Pay. Tho Duty Performed Consclentlously . by AU, Present, No Other Buslnoss of Public Interest Transacted,’ —, ILLINOIS REGULATORS, Spectal. Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, * MEETING OF TIE LOMMISSIONERS, Benivorierp, INl, Margh 6.—The Rallroad Commissioners nro investigating tho alloged cahok of oxtortion practived by the Ghicago, Dutrlinglon & Quinoy “Taflroad’ Company. At points in Bureau County thoy wera found to bo of a flagrant charactor, and sult was at onca tn- stituted, They omployed 0, 0. Warren an tho local attorney to manago it, | BUALEY, Tho Michigan Southiorn notifies the Commis- :xiouom that thoy hnvo scalos at all tholr sta- ons. i ‘o Board tvéro consldoring tha memorial of tho Chioago Boord of Trado to-day, but no ac- tion waa reached, THE RAILROAD LAW UNTOPULAR. Tho cltizonn ut Xtookello are dodidedly of opin- {ou that tho Railroad law which wont in force last July Is injurious, aud thoy thorofora pray for its ropeal or modifleaiion. Their potition was pro- sonted this morning by Mr, Jacobs, Dr. Rog- org, in tho Houss, presented a potition to the eame offcet from Bloomington business mon, ond Nr, Armatrong; of Grundy, from oitizens of Poorin, Morcor, an NcDonouglx Counties. Thoy woro sent to tho Iiailroad Committee, EANSAS PACIFIC VB, UNION IACIFIO, Bir. Casey, fooling n doap interdst in_ tha war botween tho Kousny sud Union Poolfie Railronds, called that mattor up in tho Bonnto to-day, Mr. TReynolds moved to lay tha resolution rolatin, thoreto on the table. “'This was an unexpooto turn of affajrs to tho ropresontativo from Jeffor- son, who, by dint of htrd bogging, provalled on Tteynolds to lot go. Tho resolution wns kot a8 tho specidl order for Wednesday next. It is wne dorstood that the Sonators will take s snmmor trip to Colorado, passos from St. Lous to Clioy- oune, via Donver, having beon kindly furnisholl them by tho Kansas Pacific Railroad Company. It s oxpocted that tha Unfon Pacifio will 800 them and go ono bottor by transporting them to Bnn Francisco. It is very much s question of passos whother the Xansns Pacifle resolutions Pposs or aro laid on the table. B URGULATING THE COWE, Vagabond cows, cte., will bo sorry to henr that tho Committee on Agriculture ‘decided to inke 41¢ foct n logal faneo, and that the House agroed to ordor the bill to third reading. —— THE SOUTHERN PENITENTIARY, Specrat Dispatch to The Chicago Trivume. BAM BUOKMASTER'S PENITENTIARY SCHEME. SemixomELp, TN, March 6.—Tho Sountorinl surfuco was lnehied into fury to-day by Mr, Houory, who roso and in s quiot way called up tho praviously entered motion to reconsidor tho voto on tho passago of the Southorn Peniton- tiory rosolutions, Instantly Mr. Palmer moved to postpons until mext Thursday nt. 2:30 p. m. Mr. Booford made o vigorous ap- poal for dolay. It was . postponed onco, owing to tho appeal of tho gontloman from Jof- forson (Cascy). Bovoral times -sinco thoro wora membors prosent sufllelent to detont it, but it hind not boon pressed at such timos. Now, by counting.noses and under the whip and spur of men who bad no right on the Bonato floor, thoy thought they could carry it. Mr. Hampton had folt his heart moved to pity by tho appeals of tho gontleman from JofTerson, who had boggod lustily on this subject,ns woll as others, aud though ho (Hampton) might not bo a8 cloquont in appeal ss Mr. Casoy, yob ho hoped on this occasion that gentloman would on accorded to im, VORIS—ILIS MARK. Mr. Voris, in & stylo pro-uminently sarcastic, bogged Ropresentatives from Teypt to Leop silent, and_continne to vote miillons to drain Chicngo, . millions to dnm tho river, and sumne without limit to central and northern portions of tho Stato, butnot to ask anything for tho south, s ir. Btoele disliked the roforenco to north and south, as.had beou o commou in this discussion. Tho wholo Stnta was intorested, nud tho Stato was not ropresonted on the Senato floor to-dny, Ho therefore favored postponcment.. Mr. Casey yiclded to tho pleas of courtesy so copiously put in, and sgread to the motion ta postpone. 3 AN OPPONTUNE ‘BILL. Mr. Cusoy, of McLoan County, introduced s bill to-day which scoms very. opportuuo, as it proposes to punish, evou to Lho oxtont of ‘expnl- sion, any momber of the General Assembly who ehiall, by collusion or any combiuation, sgree to voto for or against, or rofrain from voting for or nagainst, any measuro before tho Assombly. It waos rend a firt time and sont, to the Judiciary Committee. ¥ . — REVISING THE STATUTES. , COBT OF REVIBION. Benivareep, I, March 6.—The Bonate adoptod a resolution calling on tho Auditor for o statoment of tho cosb of tho rovision of 1815, and thoe revision now under way. BUPREME COURT CONSIDERATION. Tho House entertained & motion striking the soctions providing for consolidation from the bill revising the law relating to the Supreme Court, Couslderation of the mattor was post. poned il next Wadnosday, whon nnotlior effort ta consolidato . tho threo grand divisions will bo made, but will probably fail as it dld Lo- foro, Consolidation iu iuoyituble whon the new Btato-Houso is finished,—xny five yoars henco, ACCESB TO_NINES, The reyised Mining Dbill being boforo tho Housoe, Mr. Johuston, after a stubborn fight; so- oured the adoption of the iollowing amend- meut : ¢ And the Commissioners of Highways of any connly under townshiip orgauization, aud the County Bourd in counties not uuder townibip organlzation, mey When the publie good xaquires, caus to ba lid ol aud oponed publio highways or private roads or cart- wuyh from any conl it to a publla highway or to ruilway a8 publlo * good ~ wy require, n tie same way as now i3 or mny liore- aftor bo provided by low for {he lnying out awl oponing of publio hjglways or private roads or cartways, aud may pormit tho owner, lessec, ot opora- tor of auy coal-mine to Iay down and operate n horse or, dummy railvay (bereon, oF upon auy bighway ot private roid or eartway now'os hereaflor lald oul and opeued for public or publis and private uno; Lut nl- ays in oucl o mannor uud Wag, and o wicl paco thiércon,ns to not unnocessarily Hhterfers with ordinary publio thwvel, ‘Thia nmondment, Mr., Johnaon Inslsted, was necessary to provent mines from being hedged fn by men who were buying up land botwoen mines and publio highways and railroads to areato & monopoly in coal, oto, The bill was ordored to a third reading, TIE DEVIAION WORK IN THE JOUSE. Tho Houso devated half an hour this morning to recoiving roports of ravision bills from com- mittecs, A large number woro returned, showing that thero {s work ta keep this Legislaturo going a8 long 48 mombors fool lke drawing pay, 1f only rovision hills wore cousidorod thoro would ba #ome hopo of an adjournment, but 6very man Tias his littlo pot which he iu crowding fo tho front, A sine dio adjourmmont canuot take laco bofore April 1, and it is not at all cortain [t will oceur bofore May 1, and thon tho roviviou —about which thera hus boew so much bragging, Lia tikely to beloft in an unfinished stuto, AUN-CONTHAQTOLS' LAENS, Mr. O, A. Btroot, Hecrotary of the Chicago Lumbormen's Bosrd of T'rado; Mr, 0. O, Thomp- son, & mombur of “}fl"hfl“ifl and My, 8, J. Rioh- -nrdson, cosncolod ‘with thoe lumber trado, are horo looking after the intoroats of eub-contrac- tora in the now Tion law, whioh they concoivo doos not suflicleiitly protodt thom, "It scoms thet, by a vecaut docision af Judro QGary, when th%nrl rinal contractor is to bo paid hinlf in cash und half in renl ostate, sub-cantraotors have no llen on tho roal ostate, They dosire to romody this, and thgy slso waut to compal contructors to givo bonds to thelr employer gnumnlhohui sub-coutrators, The bill is almost boyond amondmont, boing before the Benato for conour- rouco in Ilouse pmeudments. Somothing may bo done by a Conforouce Uommitioe, but it iy give to othors something of the clomoucy 8o oft-* {m: g(inlmhlu radical innovntlons will bo outers d. Sk i COOK COUNTY AFFAIRS, fpecial Disna’els to The Chicago Lrtiune, Benivariewn, Iit, March G.—Homoustrances aro coming horo from property-owners of Lake Viow, against what is known' na tho Boh Clark Annoxntion of Torritory bill, Citizona of South Tvanston also protest agalnet the bill, be- JMoving it will onablo Evanston to swale low them ‘and ronder them linblo for tnxes to yhulld tho wator-worke, Tho bill was roported from fltb Committoo on Township Drganlzhtion aud rocommitted to Munlcipglitios, whore it sleopd. Thoro la no danger of ’h pusging, as the opposition ia too powortul. ¢ aAl, Tho MeGrath Bonato bill to authorizo the cor~ porato authoritios of any city in this State lo cdfabllsh and malntain gas-works, and to pure chino or lonso gas-works apd mako additions | thorato, was called up in tha ITouso by Potzer. Gordon movyed to Iny it on tho table, Cullorton dilated on the oxorbliant rates charged for gas in Clieago. Kann indicated his opposition to the bill, unfildun waa reluctant to placo the power to eatablish gna-works in tho hands of the Coun- cil; which ha insinuntod fas not an immaoninto body, and could not he snfely trusted, Thoy could pnas a Inw repulnting tho prico of gay, but e did not beliovo the clty should go into tho £o8 businoss, ¥ Boanlan abured Hopkins as the agont of moe 2:3“1‘:“{‘!’: nmlm\lm!! guuthtmm and m}.m:k-ynn{;l 0 1amo o for tho Ll an outraged peoplo apponl TForrior, in his maidon spoeoh, soid ho did not know whether tho people wanted the bill, and to find the seutiment of tho lepln. it thoy find any on that subject, Lio moyad.to postpono tho con- eldoration until Tnoeday noxt. The motion provafled, and thus onded the lnat buttlo of tha Cooks. MISOELLANEOUS MATTERS, Special Digpatoh to The Chicago Trlbine, THE AGRICULTURAL GRAUBENS. SrnixarieL, Ik, March 6.—Tho Housopasaed *tho hill approprinting $100 to each County Agri. cultural Soolaty. and £3,000 o tho Btate Bocloty, which has $10,000 in the bauks drawing intorost {or somebody. BOMOOL, OERTIFIOATES, Tho Monso passod-tho bl making two grades of certificates,—ono with natural scioncos in, an- other with thom out. THE BTINK-RILLING DILL. Mr. Rickor, ownor of 'a packing-houso at the Btock-Yards, has boon here creating a sontimont in favor of the Board of* Health Extended Jurise dlction bill. Aftor bultding his packing-honso & stink-factory rose on each sido of bim, rendering Dts oatablishment almost uniutabltablo, injuring his businoss, aud endangering thohenlth of bis employes, Tho #ober sccond thought of tho Houso will sccuro a larger vota for the bill than after Hoplins mado lils inflammatory spocch ngainst it, Tho prospoct of its passing is im- praving. FISTWAYS, Mr. Whiting, from the Committeo on Conals and Rivers, reported back tha bill relating to tho construction of fishways in dams now constriote ed or yet to bo constructed in the Illinols River, and rncommoudin§ its pasengo. After o Apirl Dotweon Farrell, Whiting, ‘and Leo, tha bill was recommilted, s thenction of tho Committod ata rogular mecting against the bill was upsck by subsoquent lobhying, resulting in &. réport for tho bill, TAX ON OAPITAL BTOCK. Tho Bangamon County Board of Supervisor appointed & committee of three of its membera to-dny to act with similar Committees to bo nps pointod by Bonrds of Suporvisors in countios along the line of the Chicngo & Alton Railway, in resisting tho application made to the Unite Btatos Courts by that. rond for a porpotunl in- Junction restraining Collectors from collecting, tho tax‘on its eapitnl atock. THE'GENERAT, INCORPORATION AGT., . Thompson introduced a bill to amend tho Gonoral Incarporation nct for cities aud viilages, 80 that the fiscal year shall commence Aug, 1 ins stead of Sept. 1, ANTI-HANGING PETITION. : Tho suspension of Raferty at Waukegan Inst week has had a bad effect on the norvous sys- toms of numerons citizons of Lako County, who como now to tho Senato, thironglt Mr. Upton, nud ask that capital punishment bo abolished, Boveo 18 hore. i ADIOURSMENT. Tho Sonate adjournod at noon tll to-morrow to attend the funcral of Mrs. Hay. - The House adjourned for tho same purposc, but held an evoning session at which thera waa lots of fun, but no work. This was pay-day, - Having drawn thoir huhdred dollars, mombers fool thoy have dono their duty, and will go home to-night, loav~ ing barely a quorum to do businoss to-morrow, CROP STATISTICS. Estimntcs of the Percentugo of Linst Years Crops of Corn, Gautw, I0ay, and ' Potntoes 1o bo Consumed During the Orop Year in Eight Northwestorn States==Eriilt Prospectse JACREONVILLE, IIl, March 6.—The Natfonal Crop Reporter will publish to-morrow tho estis mates of its correspondenta iu relation to the porcentago of Iast year's crops of corn, oats, Loy, and Irish potatoes which will bo consunied Auring tho ourront orop year, tho catimates hava ing roforonco to tho States of Iliinois, Indiana, Towa, Kanuas, Minuesots, Missourl, Ohbio, and Wisconsin. In addition thore are also vory full roturns in relation to the fruit prospects in tho same Statos, Tho following is an abastract of the leading points: e con. The total production of corn in 18 o Btatea named was nearly 516,000,000 busNels, of which amount noarly 63 por. cont, or.333,000,000 bushelg, will be ueed at home, Kansaslcan- sumas 40 par cont, and Tllinols 5134 per cent of the production in the respective Statos. k OATS. Tho production of oats lnst yoor in tho rame Btatos wns placed at 168,600,000 bushels, of which nearly 64 e cont, or 104,000,000 busliels, will be required for homo uscs. The States showing tho hewvlont aud_lightest porcontage of consumption aro the samo as in thoe casn of corn. HAY. In the item of hay, tho local consumption In th, oight. States 8 avoragad at 83 8-10 por cont, the totul production last year being somcthing over 10,800,000 tous. This porcoitage ropro- sonts nearly 8,000,000 tons, Indiana rates rolo tively the lightest consumer, aud shows A sur- plus of about 23 per aent, TOTATOES. * Out of tha 28,000,000 bushels of Irish potatoea produced last yanr in tho States nunod,” thero i an extimutad consnmption of nearly 78 por ceut, or about 21,606,000 busliols. FRUIT. In rogard to tho.condition of the fruit-buds Maroli 1, thoko is hardly an excoption to_tlo most flattering accounts from all localition. ‘I'hero were & great many trécs killod lust yoor in various ways, but at prosent in all living treea the buds are, as a rulo, in the bost possiblo con- ditlon for a large crop, with favorablo wenther in the future. AIANKET TRICES, Tha avorago pricos of the lending articles in tho Btates nunied nbove show for Ieb, 16, 'an ad- vauce asycompared with Jon, 15, as follows : Corn, 4 7-10 conts por bushol ; oath, 4 conts por bushel § bay, 80 conts por tou ; swine, 30 coilts por 100 pounds, e — ST. LOUIS’ CURSE. . Br, Lovis, Maroh 6,—Tho bill to l‘cémnl the soclul ovil fentura of the city charter of 8t, Louis hias boon infortually lnid ovor iu the State Scnnta on tho motion of ano of Its most prominent friends, Auothor bill was introduced yostordny, the main featyros of which are that any person Kooping, or in‘sny way Intorostod in, auy kind of houso of ill-fame, or who shall ront any houso for suoh purpase, shall bo finod $600, or be im~ prisoned for six months, or both, Any person who s found cntering such house, oxgapt ou offiolal busincss, shnll bo liable to & fine of 81,000, or imprivonment, or both, It hall bo the duly of any ofticor Of tho law to ontor forolbly, If necersury, on complaint of any per- #on, anil arrest every porson found theroin’s aud nny ofiioer failing to do thls shall be fined 31,000, und s dlmtumlmml from holding any glica undor tho laws of porsons having knowlodgo of the faot shall im- modinioly roport to tho Board of Ilealth, or Conuty Court any persgn affocted with au yoneronl disenso ; and fuiling to do this ho slmfi bo flned $1,000. . All physiclans proseribing for any veunoreal disonso shall write an tho presorip- tion the true nume wud vesidenco of the person applying for troeatmout, also a true statomont of tho nature of tho disoase in plain English, and slgn his namo thoreto, said proseription to bo flled i s book which ehall be subject to publis inspootion, tho Btato, Al physivians or other .