Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 26, 1874, Page 8

. reaction, ns tomporance had boen at its lowost “ meoting and created a disturbance—making fun THE CRUSADERS. Prayer-Meetings Yosterday in Various City Churches. How a Solitary Crusader Astonished a Brooklyn Whisky-Vonder. Maryland Temperance Women Lay Siege to the Legislature, The Prospects in Illinois, Ohio, In= diana, and Elsewhere. 1IN CHICAGO. . AT THE CENTENARY CHUROH, The leoturc-room of {ho Contenary M. E. Charah, on Monroo atreot, noar Morgan, w4 comfortably fult Inet evoning, notwithstauding $ho raln, noarly 200 poople assembling to sing and pray for the succoss of tho tomperanco cause, and to listen to “‘what the graco of Gou" could do for dranlards, The pastor, tho Koy, Dr. Peck, conducted the meoting, Tho exorcixes were oponad by the singing of & Lymn, and then Dr. Feck prayed, ssking the blessing of God upon all who woro trying to ooeape from tho toils of sin, and praising Him that ovorybody was within tho paloof forgive- Doss. FEMININE PRAYERS, The pastor hoped tho good sistors would pray, 24 tho movomont woe their movement, and its succoey, Ho fur as it had beon successful, was largely duo to thoir prayers. Mrs. Wirt and Mrs. Rouuds follosed, beseoch- ing tho throno of grace for wisdom and tho guidanco of tho Holy Spirit, praying that all might soon seo the day when intomperance should conso, and the many who suffored from it and it offocts wore froed from tho curso. DR PECK siated that o mothor desired the prayors of tho church for lor doar gom, who was “a slave to tho domon of intem- poranco,” and he hoped the brothren asnd siators would not forgot tho request. Ho wont on to sny that thero wero procious souls present that he hoped would be saved, though they wore not within the specific rangoe of prayers for in- f.umEnnncc—pumopu who had not contracted the habit of indulging i liquor, Ho dared not speak, for the theme was 80 oxhoustloss thut bo ‘would make a long specch, which would bo sot- ting n bad cxampte, Spacches wero not wanted, Dub tewimonios of what the Graco of God could do. Eo nad bad NO EXPERIENGE AS A TIFPLER, never having drank o glass of liguor in his life, and not knowing what o tor- rible uppotito was, Ilo had no doubt that tus disposition would have mado Lim a slave to drink, but ho thanked God that he had becomo o Chrislan in bis youth sud boon saved. Tho Womon's Sfovoment had his hearty sympathy, It hod givon ao impulse_to tompernnco that would always remain with it. Thero could bono tido formany years. Ho purposed giving tho convorted a chanco to” tell what God had dono for thum—tho men, not tho women, for ho did not beliove there was & womanin the room in tho onst addictod to intomperance, Heo had read in tho Bpringfleld (Mass.) Republican that threo In- dicsof the town had boen asked to sign lho;inlndgn. but thoy rofused becauso Lho}' liked n glass of wine. **Shamo on tho woman,” said he, *“ who bad bocome so shameloss a8 to muke that acknowledgment.” A IELATION OF EXPEMIENCES. Aftor the singing of a hymn, the pastor called for tostimonics, and said * May tho good Lord mako thoir words wordsof tire.” Mr., Garrott said the grace of God had dono ovorything for him, It bad kept bim from tho cursed cup, though ho never bad been what might bo called a regular tippler. A BMALE, GLASS MUDDLED WIi, e but tho grace of God had kept him away from its and he could say honestly that the grace of God hiad made him an houeat man; aud that thograco of God was taking out of his heart nuy kind of trickery to undormine any man, [ That is ood.”] Aud ho would ' eny that the graco of God was sufiicient for anybody, undor any cir- cumstances. ** Glory be to His namo." A SHORT, STOUT GENTLEMAN with gray hor, whoso namo was snid Lo be Web- ator, statod that ho bad loarned to drink liquor ac his father's sidebonrd by taking tho glasses aftor visitors had gone, and sipping the littlo braudy and sugar loft in them, A Prosbytorinn minister and tho - Deacons used to come to his house and drink, and-ho was gnd thoy did so, as it alforded lumy an opportunity to sip tho glasses, Ho lad always liked brandy vory much. Up to “ the ago of 16 he did not driuk much, but for fivo yoars aftersvards ho was an habitur] drunkard, and got drunk every time he had a chance, The giace of” God, howover, bad arrested him. Ho was firank one afternoon and wont to a Methodist of the poople and joering at thom ; and God re- mombood it, and, when he weut back in the ovening, Q0D ARRESTED RIM. Conviction got hold of bim, and for the first time i bis lifo he wept. Ho felt that he was a sinver, and knolt at the altar and asked God to have morey upou him, Tho appotite had nover left him. 'I'hut was not the case with some who had beon addioted to drink. To show its effect upon him, ho had beou identified with the Church for forty yoars, aud had never partaken of the sacrament without focling . A GNAWING IN HIS STOMAOH, About a year ngo it became necessary for him to nor brothor, nor friond, and wonderad that the nponkor prosumod {o spoak to him. Ho lod him to o prayor-moeting, but . THE DEVIL GOT HOLD OF NIM ond onrried lim baok to the tippling-houss, Tho wponkor saw him again, on anothior ovoning, as ho was about opoulng the door of a snlvon, lockou arma with him, andled bim away, the man Baying, "I will go to the montInF." 'ho; wont, and the inobriato knelt at tho ! tar, drunl n8 ho was, and was convorted, and nover drauk a drop nfterwards, MR. DALDWIN sald he had drank modoratoly, but, bosoming convincod that the habit was growing, ho gnve it up abous nine mouths ago, and God's grace bind kopt Lim stendfast, and ho conld truly say tho Lord was on his sida, A portly gonleman, who looked vory happy, thon spoke. 1o was convortod to the roligion of Josus Christ twonty-two years ago, and was a CANDIDATE XOR IEAVEN ON TUE TEMPERANCE TICKET. [Langhtor.] Ho and flve othora signed the plodgo I the old Clark Btreet Chureh for lifo. [hreo of thom had gono to their Lomes, two woro proaching the Gospol, and ho was thoro. God bad done wondors for him. Dofors he signed tho plodgo ho ocould not ralse four aticks and n_ ploco . of canvass to mako a home. [Laughter]. to-day, fustead of a aticka, ha had 70,000 bricks in a homo that ho could live aud dio In. What did thoy think of temporanco now. If young meun just entoring life would sign the pledge for all thoir dnys, thoir lhives would bio longthoned, thelr homes would be blessed, and thoir donr chlidron bo brought up iu tho tomporance cause. Ile to-day was tno lapplost man in tho world. BHONT BIEEOMES, Dr. Pock romariod that he bad seen in print tho othor day sbout the most offeckive tompor- auco sormon it was poesible to preach. It was thig: Intomporauco—A pain fniho hend, & pain iu tho body, aud an empty pocket. ‘Temperanco —No pain n tho licnd, nono in" the body, snd mouey in the pocket. Mr. Meyors, who was not a roformed fnobriste thon made o fow remarks, saying that bo be- liovea ninety-nine homes in o hundrod had beon touchod by tho vico, and that ho was always willing to help an intemporate man to live a bot- tor and a noblor life, Dr. Poclk then malo an eloquent appeal to the unconvortod to kuoel s the altar and yiold thoir hoarts to Chrint. Wiilo the hymn “ Almost Persuaded” was boing sung, sovoral wout forward for prayers, and, aftor God's blessing Lad beon asked for them, tho poople were dismisscd. —— MISCELLANEOUS. THE NORTU BIDE. A proliminary union prayor-moeeting, come posad of the Iadies of tho North Side, assomblod vestorday afternoon to the numbor of abont 200 in tho leoture-room of tho Grant Place Metliodist Epiacopal Chureh, Mus, T, O. Olendoning, wifo of the pastor of that chureh, presided, and statod to tho ladics that tha moeting was to aslk the nssistance of the Heavenly Fathor by pravor, that Ilo might bo with thom in their efforts to orush tho unholy traffic in inioxicating liquors ; the busi~ noss beforo thom was to pray and spealk. She was more deeply intorested in this movement than sho had ovor beon in anything beforo ; a great work was beforo them, snd sho bolleved God would blesa them. Mr 6. Elizaboth Tuffel prayed. Mrs, E. M, Bor- ing followed in prayor; aud Mrs. Jutkin, wife of thoe Prosiding Elder, prayed at_groat longth, nsking God to aid thom with His almighty power in crushing tho fearful monster—intemperauco; praying that Ho woutd bless the sufferors of in— tomporance ; that He wounld bless and protoct tho chiliron who suffored from drunken fathors, and porbaps drunken mothors; that He would Glory to be God! inspire tho Indies of Clicago with Ilis divine presonce, that they might riso_up in forco, and be active in the ereaf work, Mra, Clondoning then introductd the Rov. Mr, Woodworth, of Uarvard,-who gavo the Indies a littlo advico. He said it wes thoir province to Join togethor and repelavil, 1ls knew thonsands of mon who coyldl resist all the evilein the world excopt intémperance, Tho ladies, whoso iniluenco was grost, coutd do much good 1n this direction, . Tho great cause of Christianity was bound, liko Samson, by this ovil. Ho thought tholadics of Chicugo were not active in this cauRe; thoy were watching the rosult of the criende outsido of their own city, and woro slow to shoulder the burden and commenco the work at Lomo, Blavery was a great ovil, but it was n mere picnic compared to the evil of tho whisky sund wine traflic. Tho ladios would have to mect tho ovil of intemporanco, a8 woll a8 tho social evil, the former boing tho greator of' tho two. God was with thom and would assist them. Ho knew God was with them : at loast ho ** rockoned so " he did not know to a certninty, but as s prencher ho thought 80, and s o preachor ho would say 8o, Tho ladios recoived Mr. Woodworth's remnrke with ovident disploasure, and Miss Dryor ro- plicd that tho Iladies of Chicago expected to moot with discouragoment, but they woro not ofraid; they would mot fail, for tho Lord's strength was with thom, and #0 far 08 thoy trustod in the Lord thoy would not fail. Bhe had no doubt but what thoy would moot with success. If tucy eaw that aftornoon that thoy were to suffor martyrdom they would not shrink from it, Mrs. Jutkin followed Mies Dryor. Mrs. Van Osdale thon followed that lady i o few briof to- marks, and st tho closo of her spoech:, Bho in- vokod the blessing of tho Divine Providenca upon all concorned in the great work, and the mooting was thon dismssed. THE WEST SIDE, A temporance prayer-meeling of ladios of thoe Weat Division wag hold qutnrdny afterngon in tho chapel of tho Third Prosbyterisn church, corner of Carponter and Washington streets, aud was attended by thirty-five ladies. 'The obair wau taken by Mra, E. P, Lowis, who opouod tho mooting with prayer. Sho thon restl & numbor of toxts from the New Testemont which had rof- erenco to tho objact of the meotig, A ludy called attention to the claventh chapter of Luko as a portion of the Soriptures especlalty proeure jome ginto be used for medicinal pur- poses in his family. Ho was tempted to smoll it, and did 50 ; and whon he put thio bottlo away bo felt that ho wanted to drink some, but tho graco of ‘God waa sufliclont, and hopt Lim straight, He knew somotbing of tho appetita in others, and related his expetionces smong tho inmates of the Washingtonian Home, Some had kept their pledgo for six snd soven years ond thon broken it, 8o slrong wus the appetite. He sywmpathized with tho drunkard, and thought _everyone should do tho agnme. Some of thom had beon reclaimed aud becomo membors of the church, but had gone back und filled disgracod, graves. Rum was tho encmy of overy law, and Lo hoped God would hasten the timo whon the world would bo re- loased from ity thraldom. UNFERMENTED WINE, Dr. Peck related a story about a church-mem- bor who moved in 8 meeting that unfermented wino be wused in the Bnorument, be- causo his appetite was 8o implacable that though ho prossed tho cup to his lips hie could not drink the wine for fear of his inability to withstand drinking to excous, He monuoncdytho cago pl another, who, when e stopped tippling, hud no more desive for stroug liquor than o child. FAMILY TEXINIGOENOES, A light-hairod porson, ivho looked like a la- boring mau, noxt stated his oxpertence, o hed drauk for mixteen years, and for sevoral years hiad rofused to drink wine boeauso of his unconurollable appotite, Whon he looked at tho graves of his vouthful companions, down by liquor, ho thanked God that His graco lad soved bim. o had known -mon #0 orazy for alruufi liquor that thoy :bhad gone upon thoir kmees and ULogmed Lim for monoy to buy o drink, 0 could #ee his mother, now, place ler arm around his fathor's peck and pload with Lim to stop ; and 1o lind seen b {nt‘mr. when undor the intluence of liquor, push hor away from him, aud drag bor from bior knees ; and it lind boon his painful dut, to succoed o cinss-loador in tha Methodist Chure] who was overcomo by his appetite, and who dis- graced not only himsolf but the church to which fiu belonged. ¢ MR, WIRT addrorsed himaclf to Lthe young men who visited hilliard-saloous, and played that fasoinating game, Many lourned to driuk thero, and if thoy did not stop, the bablt would grow. Thoy said” at first they only drank once in o while, and were not like their f1iond Jonen, who got' intoxicated oo~ casionnlly, In a hittlo while thoy were in the lnco Jones gtood whou they commenced, whila {:u hiad gono.on nnd become an habitual drunle- srd, Finally thoy would catch up with hun. Bince his converaion ho had folt but onco as it ho wanted to drink, but the grace of God bad help- ed him to abstuin from'it. AN EARLY BEGINNER, ¢ An aged gontloman’ enid he lenrned to drink liquor whoa ho was 10 veara nld, and got tight : but e the age of 13, God converiod him, and he had nevor winted to driuk singe, or uso profane woidd, Hisgrace had beon sulloiont in all ciroumstances, He romembered, thirty-five oais ugo, up in Wisconsin, leading s man, as unk a8 he could be, away from a ealoon, The iuobriate had nolther father nor mothor, eister drngged | worthy of tho attontion of tho meoting, 1t deseribed the Disciples ssking of Christ thut Ha would teach them to pray, in answer to which Ho taught thom what was now universally known a8 tho Lord's Prayor. The pnrable of tho unjust Judge wos also worlhy of atudr. ‘The succossful importunitics of the widow should be imitated by tho praying women of Chicago, ‘Thoy must not expeot their prayers to be im- mediatoly answered, but koup on importuncly praying, and tho answer, however long doferred, would como in tho ond. ' Thosgiant Golinth kopb tho hosts of Isrucl in awe for seven dnys, but a delivorer camna at last in David, and lio Was ovor- thrown. 8o for muny yenys the monster iutem- perance had defled all efforts, and laughed at all attacks, but the right combatter of its ovil iutlu- ances had beon found at last in prayer. Alndy()msuut agkod for the prayers of tho meeting iu nid of the local pross. &he considor- od thnt tho city nowspapors had trestea tho women’s movement in & proper spirit,—much fairer than many other religious movements had been trented, Aunother lndy nsked for the prayors of the mooting for & voung man in tho Shermun Houso who wus fond of tho cup. Jle hnd Leen induced to otlond tho nooudny prayer-meotings, but aftor threo daye' attendauce bis prozence was missod. She foared that bo had relapsed into bis former Lnbits, nod wished thut tho moeting would jolu her in prayera in his behaif. Anothor lady wishou tho mooling's prayers for an eminont artist of Chicago, who was addictod to drinking. Two ladics prayed for the gontloman men- tioned, but failed to ask for the aid for the piess which had boon called for, The popular rovival hymu, “Heaven is my home," wau then sung, A Indy said that sha thought tho right way to do was to look aftor the boys. If they contd ho all mado bolievors in temperance thero would #aon be no moro drunkards, . A lady stated that, in her experionce with saloon-keopers, sho had found that their invaria- blo oxcuso for liquor-gelling was that thoy had no svailable empioymont save the one thoy are eugaged in, Bhe t{;nu ht that tho men shoutd form a combination, nvluiz for its objoct the providing ealoon-kespers with othor means of goiting o Hyelihood, A Indy asked the conatant prayers of the ladlcs for the editor of the Obicago ZTimes. Bho rayod for lum without ceasing, Ile was a Bonr y-ieaded old man, and she (,;m{na that, it pomsl’l)lu, he might yot become o Chriatinn, Aftor singing a Lymn, tho moeting adjourned, TIE SOUTI HIDE, Although yeatorduy was alimost too much of a cold-wator day for evon tewmperance psople, yob quite a numbor of ladies mut for a prayor and expericuco meoting 1o the Teimity Mothodms Church at 8 p, m, j Mys, J. A, Stoddard was callodupon to preaide, pioco of canves and four ' Bho rond somo passages of the Blble that wora appropriato, Anothier lady statod that hor husband was at Plymonth, 0., and reported that tho nowspapors waro making falso statomonts nbout closing the saloons, Thoy woro bolug, closed rapidly, sud it waa bis beliof that they would be n{‘l shut up wlxl;l‘n A month, it i 3 or pravor, ospoolally for tho dologatos son to Bpriugfleld, lady am{u nud rond tfiu, pledgo of organfaation of the Ladles' Temporanco clety, Bhoadvisod tho ladios not to donl wil any grocor who sold lHquor in any form, and re quostod all to come forward and algn the doo mont montionod. All the Indies did so. Aftor moro singlog and praying tho moating ad- journed, ANNOUNOEMENTS, Tomporance prayor-meetiuga will bo held this aftornoon at_tho Michigan Avenus Baptist Chuureh, tho Union Park Congrogational, and the Now Englaud Oburch, A public tomporance mooting will bo Lold in the lecture-room of Plymouth Clirch this ovon- ing at 7i¢ o'clock. Sponking by Mr. A. Dlug- Liam, a roformed man, Mew, M. I3, DoGoor will locturo this ovenin, at aud for tho Lonofit of tho Fulton Btreot M. fif Chureh, located on Fulton strost, near Westorn :‘\;’ur?fln. Bubjeots * Woman's Worth aud Mig- Tho Rov. 8, MoChesnoy will delivor an addross on tomperanco in Excolsior Iall, No, 18 Bouth Halstod stroot, this evening, Prof. Mapos will givo a roading.” Mr. J, MoCardy will furnish tho muslo, whioh, with tho other oxeraiuos, will fur- nish an oxcollont programmo, The publio are 10 vited to be prosont. To-morrow at 8 o'clook prayor mootings will bo {mm A(nln}’lxthlll \":;ll?ug Dlhll“éuhu?d A’ mags moot- ing of Indios in 0 hold Saturday at 2 o'clock in tho Clatk Stroot M. E. Church, ¥ -sults, and tho meeting wus opened with payer, A Indy statod that whilo passing Chapin & Gore's drinking saloon on Twenty-socond sircet somo two months ago she was suddonly soizod with & dosiro to enter tho place and protest againat tho nefarious practices, 8he was surprised shortly aftorwards,to hoar of the movement in Olilo, and suppusea that she was touched by the wave of 1nfluence that was passing over the country ——— ELSEWNERE, NEW YORK. IN DROOKLYN. Special Disvatch lo The Chicago Tribune, Nt‘w Yong, March 25.—Tho cause of terpor- anco'is progroseing in Brooklyn. Thoe oliof hond quacters of those intorosted are the Young Mon's Christisn Assoclation 'Rooms, where mootings aro hold dally at8p.m. Tho indics aro porsistent i visiting tho saloons, and their Inbors iu this dircotion are not wholly withaut frmt. Moyors, & Bridgo strect eatoon-keoper, a8 acknowlodged himself vanquishod by their prayors and srgumonts, given his hquors into the posgossion of tho Iadi os, and promisod nover again to engngo the trade. Tho ladiea will aid him in catablishing himself in somo other businoss. They hope to ralso at » mnss-meeting at Dr. Fulton's cll:uroh to-morrow evening the 3600 duo from bim to his orethtors on liquur, in preforonce to roturning the articlo to them. AN UNKNOWN AND RATHER GOOD-LOOKING YOUNG WOMAN | appenred alone on Monday at "Roily's fruit and liquor store, cornot Fulton and Jay stroots, and in- quired of tho proprietorif prayingbands could uAo his saloon, explaining that sha was o com- mittoo of ona avpolnted to make such inquirics. 8ho was Infopmod that o praying-band would bo subjected to no indignity, provided the services wero properly conducted. Repoated inquiries failod to olicit hor natne, and, although prossed for her authority to act for the praywg band in this matter, she rofused to BUBWOL.. * Yes- tordny, howover, to the horror of tho propriotor, sho appeared, again &t tho storo, and, as bofors, unnttonded. 1t was the buslcst part of the day, aud man; custometa wero in tho jlaco, Not at all abashed, though, sho walked calmly through the store,and installed borself bobind the bar. Tho nstonishod barkecpers ‘)nunml in thor work, and tho thirsty customers looked on in smazonent, Not no- ticing tho flutter_sho hnd occasioned, the young ‘Woman composed hersolf, and broke out into an onrnost prayor, much to the edification of the crowd, aud to the ovidont discomfort of tho roprietor, No onc intorfored with her, owover. 8ho finished her prayer, which was o long one, and walkod calmly out of the place and disappeared as mystoriously as sbo had come, lonying tho multliudo agapo with_nstonishmont, and tho proprietor peifeetly bowildorad, A number of saloon-koepers having significd . 8 dosire to TTAVE LADIES OALL ON THEM and talk over the subject of tomporance as con- corning them, arrangemeuts wore made to-day for prayer-maoting at the following namod sa- loons next Sunday ovoning: Dasell's, cornor Vandorbilt and Parkavonuos; Myors', 406 Bridgo strcet: Boise's, No, 12 Moyt stroct, aud cev eral other places. ? gy MARYLAND, THE LADIES DESIEGE TUE LEGISLATURE. Axxarorts, Md., March 25.—Botwoou forty sud fifty ladios undor tho suspicos of tho Buaty Temporance Allianco, accompanied by its oflicera and a number of clergymon of tho o.ty of Balti- moro, visited Annapoliy to-day and m.cmorlalizod tho Itouso of Dologates for & local aption law. The House Ml]uumnd,nfiivinu up their hall to Indics aud tomperanco ndvocntes, moat of tho membera dispersing, Ono or two bymua wero sung in the lnll. = The impression made upon the Legislature by this mode of advocating tho cause of temporanco was not favorablo. OHIO, AT TOLEDO. Toreno, 0., March 25,—Committoes from the Women's Temperance League aro busily en- gnged 1n oirculating tho citizene' plodge, moot- g, in most malancos, with a favorable recop- tion, and a Iarge number of signatures have al- 1ondy beon obtained. A fow saloons have boen visited for the purpose of obtainiug tho pro- priotor's signature to » pledge, but 80 far with- out succoss, No dovotianal oxorelsos have yot been attompted in the saloons. ‘I'ho city has beon distiioted by the Lenguo, officors choson for each dintrict, and mootings are held daily and nightly in all parts of the city. AT URDANA, Spectat Dispateh to I'he Chicann Tridune, Unnana, 0., March 25.—Jamen Stokos, a sa- loou-keoper, was arrestod and tried to-dny on two obarges of keeping his saloon open on Sun- days, He plended guilty to both, and was flued $60 in ench case, and flvo days’ imprisonmont in tho firet, and ton days in the second cnge. “The lndioa are still working dnllfiumly, with hopes of soon clearing tho city of all saloons. AT DAYTON. . Dayrow, 0., Maich 26, ~The crvsaders woro busy aa_usual to-day, with tho oustomary re- Tho band sore out, aud visited many sloons, Thoy were treated courteously at all plncos. This ovening thoy varied their pro- grammo by suddenly appearing at four saloons at about 9 o'clock, nthncbing{u large crowd, and crenting o grout sonsation. No more surrondors, ‘The orgamzation {8 on a permanont basis, and tho campaign is likely to continuo whilo tho saloons romain opon, #o that the ond is far in the futuro, AT OLEVELAND. OLEVELAND, O,, March 25,—Tho temperanco woman visitod o numbor of saloons to-diy. No siguatures to the aenlers’ pledge woto obtuined, AT BUCYRUS thore is _a strong opposition to tho move- ment, and trouble ia anticipsted. At different points in Northern Ohio the movement is meot- 1 with consldorablo success., * AT COLUMBUS. Covruxnus, 0., Mareh 25,—The crusade work wag'cantinued to-duy, epecial effort being made to induco businoss men to closo their atoron {rom 8 to 9 8. m, and 4 to 5 p. m. to allow thom to attend tho oarly proyor-meoting, Mokt of the morchants agroo to tho plan, if all the othors will, and so no diroct promises woro obtained. Winlo ono of tho praving bands weroe at Corrada’s salaon, on West State strcot, thoy invited tho proprictor to attond prayor- . mectings, nnd, in return, wera donounced as hypoeiites and streot-walkers, and otherwiso in- sulted with langusgoe too foul for publication. et ———— MICHIGAN. AT LANBING. Speeial Dispateh to The Clocagn Trivune, LaAngiNg, Mica., March’ 25.—At the moeting called to nominate a Luw-and-Ordor tomperance tickot, B, W. Durt was nominated for Mayor, Lewis 0. Loomis for Oity Tyeasurer, and 8. Toster for Clork, The laut two uro tho prosont incumbents and Republioans, A committae of forty ladics from the temperanco prayor meet~ ing wu prosont, but did not indicato & prefor- auce for any of the candidates, AT DETROIT. BSpecial Dispateh to I'he Chicaqo Tribune, Drriorr, March 25,—~The Woman's Lempor- ance Allanico hold an adjourned mosting yostor- day aftornoon to disouss whothor or not to com- metice the otive work of the orusade, Report- or woro oxcluded from the meetings, and ita result is uot yot known. LANSING, Corresnondencs of 1ha Chicago Tyibune, Lanaixa, Mich,, March 23.—The. adjourned meeting to ratify the nomiuation of the comnit- toe of tlve (one from eaoh ward) of siraightlor- ward temporance-men for Mayor, Clork, and City YT'renrurar, roported, by thelr Ohnirmun, D, M, Basloy, that thoy lind dacided not to nom{uate & clty temperanco tickel, as it would be considered as o ring, J, B. Porter, n member of that com- mittee, gave his views: that he thought n tom. orance tioket would be * knooked higher than s Euo"; that he was & Ro&mhllun, and wanted temperanco men nominated on the Republloan tlcket; and, turther, ho would support Tompor« anco men on the Domooratio tokot {f tho Repub-~ licans did not place temporance mon on thoirs, It waa now proposod that the Domooratic gontle- mon prosent bo_fnvited to join in a union tom- rnrmna tlckot. But one geutloman responded; 0 would favor the ticket ; which ro deligited $ho moving spirits that a citizons’ unfon tompor- once mass-mooting wan called at Mond's Hall, Wodnosday evoning, March 26. A call will bo Iseucd to-morrow mnrnln&: in_hand-bilt form, that will uaito the most discordant clomenta in ono fratornal ombraco, ———— ILLINOIS. AT RANKAKEE. Speetal Disnateh to T'he Chicago Tribune, Kaxrarez, i, March 26,—Through a pour- ing raln, 63 ladics of tho clty, ropresonting tho first familics, wont to tho Council-room to-night Dbearing o petition agaiust issuing llquor-licenacs, Tho Indios entored at precimoly 7 o'clock, and found n largo crowd assymblod to witnoss tho novel slght. _Following Is the nddress prosontod through the Presidont of. tho Woman'’s Tompor~ ance Organization of Kaokakes, Mrs, Eljah Johmson, | Gendte t: e Toms lisss nai o, orake. speechen, Wo donro ta accupy 1o more of your thmo with wordn than is nec- eanary fn sinting tho object of our vislt, Wo come with & petiifon bearing the aignatures of 816 persons, il ovor the nge of 30,—fatliors, mothers, huabands, wiven, sons, daughtotn, brothors and. sistore,.consit tuting &~ vor Inrge and * respectablo portion of tho communfi’y of Kankakeo, Wo feol that we rep- rosent thio cause of rightoousness and humanity, aud tho best intoresia of our city in Implorlnq your hon- orable body to ahut up our drinking saloons, sud in every way conslstont with your duties put a stop to iho trafllo in intoxicating Jiquors, Thonking you for tho courtoates nlready shown s by your houoire ablo Lody, wo ask you to recoive our petijfon § nud with your' pormission, wo will await yodr action thoreon, Following are tho namos of the visitora : Mrs, Elijah Johnson, Mru, L. Nichols, Mrs, H. H. Jolinson, Miss Boodo, Mrs, Rowoll, Mrs. Bar- nard, Mra, A, Docker, Mra, Tzoop, Biea, Wilham Baiton, Miss Wate Fish, Mis. Judge Barr, Mru. Wilbur, Miss Anna “Roborts, ' Mrs, = Wil- Ham ° Durhpm, Mra, IMosmer. Mra. J. Btiles, Mrs John Dalo, Mrs.. Laylor, Mrs. I Orosawoll, Mrs. William Frith Mrs, Hanus, Mra, A, Holgomb, Mrs. 0. C. %tilos, Mra. Vail, Mis, D, C. Taylor, Miss, Barali Groon, Mra, Whipplo, Mrs, 3. 1L Rieo, Nrs, R. D, Shorman, Mrs, O, P, Hamlin, Mre, I. 8. Hatol, Mra, Janics McGrew, Miss Mary Nichols, Mra, E. Fundy, Mru. &, E. Snider, Mrs, Wolcott, Mrs, 0. G. Bartlott, Mrs. Il Thomas, Mrs. Paddock, Mra. ‘Auroiis Lowis, Mrs. Mary Sutolillo, Mra! Moyor Lavory, Mis, Mary Bosden, Mrs. Ballard, Blins Nottio ‘Siuclair, County School Superlu- toudont Miss Roynolds, Mrs, M. Sinclair, Mre. Jamos Dickson, Mrs. A, Eggleston, Miss Alico Dristol, Bra, Roso, Mise Millie Swaunoll. These Indios fairly ropresont tho active workors in the movemeut, Tho petition ways reforred to & committeo to report at a spocial meoting next Weducaday oveming. A counter-potition was presonted by tho liquor-mon and their frionds, boaring = 30 nomes. It waa olwo. reforred, Al the Aldermen wore Ymsont oxcept A, E. Davis, who hiad o suddon call to Chicago, Tho Counotl, by n votoof bto4 pazied the ponding ordiuance, ruh!lnfi tho liconso fos to 8300, Should tho Councll vals” advorsoly to grauting tho ladiea’ petition, as it undoubtedly will, the Iadios will 80 <iead on such & plon a8 thoy may seo fit to #dopt, They aro organized, and will flEhL vigor~ gua ly. The movomont iy tho all-absorbing topic ore. LIQUOR OASE AT OTTAWA. O1rAWA, Thi.. March 25.~in thecase of John L, Picrgne, tho saloon-keoper who wos sucd by Mrs, McCarthy and triod bofore Esquire Fishor yeatarday, tho verdict of the juty waa *not uiliz.” 1t appoared by tho tostimony that hov usband, after taking esveral drinks ab difforont saloons, ‘bought somo sirychuine and took it, but it did not prove fatal, and the wife suod for domages in coussquenca of two wooks® lok Hmo, tho doctoy™s bill aud oxemplary damages to the amount of $200. 4 ORWEGO, Oswrao, Ill., March 24.—A *citizons' tom- peranco maes-mooting " was’ held last night, swhich proved to bo about as much anti-tempor- ance s temperance, Specches were mado by Mr, Doyd, %\mmr of tho Presbyterian Church, ond Mr. Tobins, pastor of the M. E, Church, in favor of prohibition. Mr. Tobins bolioved in making no compromiso with the Devil ; if thoy did, tho Dovil would suroly win. He believod ihis cruando came from the Lord ; ho could not think it caimo from the Dovil, becauso it was nob in his cause, Bpeeches were also mado by thoro of opposito ¥lows, who told of the incalculable Dlessings to be derived from thoe liconse systom, and how tho combincd sisdom of tho “whole countiry had not been able to provido o law that lind proved sucoessful against the sale of intoxi- cating liquors, Another meeting is called for ta-night, Thero aéoms to te a general waking- up a8 tho olection approaches, Tho la- dies mot with a very disheartoning ro- coption at Turder's salfoon yesterday. orowd of loafers who Liad collected for tho p: poso, Loaded by two rowdics from sbiond, rogsly insulted them. Bome of the rowdios knelt ‘with thom while at praver, dorisively shouting *“Amen | " while the erowd checred and clapped hands, making use of such indecent sud abusive languago as to try the ladies sorely, aud almost ontiroly break up their meeting. When thoy woro about to dopart, tho crowd sang !* Pagaing Away,” and bade thom ** Farewell." Thore was & gamo of billinrds in Emgroas while they wero at their dovotions. Tho playors par- posoly jumped the balls 8o ag to hit tho ladies, “Lurner, who formerly rocoived the womon kindly, now purposoly absouts himself during thoir visits, and gives up_ his eatablishment to whatover 1ndecont rabble chooses to ocoupy it. These ineults to thoir dolicacy had o very de- pressing intluence on tho ladies, but thoy expross their determination to continue their work, for tho sake of the immortal soulsof these misguided men. Tc-day thoy were ansisted by two Indios from Anrors, aud soom to fool a good deal en— couraged. g ‘WISCONSIN, THE NEW BXCIBE LAW. Svecial Disvateh to The Chicao Tribune, DMavson, Wis, Maroh 25.—It has been ro- portod that Atty.-Gon, Sloan recently gave an opivion conflioting with that of Judge Small, of the Second Circuit, that tbe Excise law passed by tho Inst Legislature suspended prosecutions aud nctions herotofore commonced under the Grobam law. On beiung askod by your cor- respondent whothor there was snything in this report, ho said ho had of course givon no official opinion, In apswer to lettora asking his viows, holiad stated that, in his judgment, prosccu- tions commonced under tho Graham law, befors the now Excise law went into effect, could bo prosecuted to conclusion thosnmo as if tho latter act had never boon prssod. He referred bis cor- respondonts to tho following proviston of Cuap. 119 of the Rovised Statutes, whioh seoms con- clusive: No action at Iow or criminal’ prosecution now pond- Ing, or which ehall Leroafter be commouced, founded upon auy statute of this Stato, shall be detéated by & repeal of such statato; but ony such action or proso- cution shatl proceed to trial and final judgniont in tho #amo mounoer snd to the samo purposo and effect ua though tho statufo upon which ‘the samo is o &hall bo foumled wan continned In full force. virtue, and afloct to the time of such trial, fssue, and fual judguent, P IOWA AT DAVENPORT, Special Dispateh w the Chicago Tribune, Davenronr, In,, Murcl 25, —A largo aud enthusi- nstic temporanco mooling was hold here this evening. "l‘no ladios hold prayor and conforenuce ‘mootings twico ovary dav. Thoy have appointed a committeo to circulata the ubstinenuce pledges, IN MUSOATINE, on Monday, the Indios visited and prayed in six saloony, and yesterday thoy went to five more, In thab town thoro aro thirly saloous, ten of which the ladics biavo promises will bo closed. e o ey INDIANA., &pecial Dispatch to The Clacago Tribune, 2 AT FORT WAYNE. TFonr WavNE, Ind., March 25.—Lnst uight the axamplo of the Chicago tumq]crnnce Indics was fokiowed by & du]egnliun numboting forty Indies, roprosonting the Womau's Chrisuan Temporance Union, who attended the meeting of tho Ciy Councll, and prosented n potition for the strict- or enfurcoment of tho oitv ordinaunces and the Btate laws on tho subject of liguor. The Mayor explaiucd his course fu the ladics in a eatisfac- tory manner, and aftor some romarks from the ludios thoey loft. 'I'hwy woro troated with the ut- most doforence, but this movo on their part croated an immense senaation, Tho worlk iy being pushied forward with fnoreasing vigor, Special Dispatch to.T'he Chicago ne, Sout DD, o, Mateh 20mTho tampor- ance moveuions has scomed to lag for a fow days, buv to-day G. R, MoKenzie, the. Vica~ Trosldont of tho Bingor En\\ln?-l\(nuhhm Work, being here, invited tho lndics to the works, which was ‘ promptly acceptod, and they wen an maano, charging upon the 600 employos with oxoellent succoxs, gallantly led by MoKenzio, Jumos Bolton, the Olicago Agent, Leighton Piue, tho munager ere, and sgoveral of the foremon, The eugine wna sbut down and the maghinery Atoppod, giving the ladies a fair chance for work, Tho utmost good nature provailod, though some la- dios reported hands Mdmf. whila wome, who spoak-German, affooted entite ignoranco of the Lnglish, Mesars, Anderson & Hubbard, lead- Ing atcorneys, hinve boon employed to prosecuto for infractions of tholaw. A mass-meoting has PR boon hald in_tho opora-house thia ovaning, ad- drossod n English and German, A counler domonstration wan had In the Fourth Ward to- dny by partios null(n¥ ont on the stroot & kog of Inger, which was fron for ail, Correanondenca of Tho Chicano Tribune, SmeLnyvinie, Ind., March 24.—1Uhe orusade horo still ragos, it now bolug in tho tenth wook of its oporations. It will bo remombered that this city wna tha first Y]"w in Indinna to nd-:{)h the crusade,.and it witl bo tho lnat to drop it. Light. wooks of streot-praying accomplishing nothing, tho orusadors hayo now adopted, in addition, tho plan of eltting in front of o saloon and taking tho namo of overy man that ontora, Each enloon, from mom to ove, has two womon in front of it, and, I - might udd, grontly to the annoyance of tho propriotors, Tho Prosbyter- Ina ministor, the Rov, Georgo Bluter, inn takon atrong ground against tho crusndo, and proachos ogaingl it from his pulpit every Sunday. Many of his congrogation havo taken lesuo with Lim, and the chancea now aro that his stay horo is of short duraton, T. G. Robertuon, one of the llqllmr-qnml, put Mre, James Comtook out of his cstublishmont n day or two sinco ; slio, acting nn ono of the londora” of the crusade, having made application to pray boforo his ssloon., Tiero is no tolling wuen or whoro the war will ond., ——— WEST VIRGINIA, AT WHEELING.. S ‘WieeLing, W, Va,, March 25.—Tho womon's tomporanco band of his olty tolographed to-day to their slutor bands at Ohiongo, Cloveland, Co- lumbus, and Cincinnati thelr heartfolt sympne~ thiea in thoeir trinls, and urglng thom to continue their efforts in tho cause. "At & mecting hold Inst night, ono of thelr principal nids, » distingnished divine of this nltT carnest- Iy dosired a soloctod and dofinits polley to be persued by tho womon, and urgontly advecated tho inanguration of ealoon praying at onco, This policy will probably bo emly ndopted now, a8 conriderablo pressuro to this end is being brought to bear upon tho socloty. —_— ARUSEMENTS. ACADEMY OF 3rUsIo. By far tha beat porformanos yet givon horo by Mra, Oates and hor comio opora company was that of Olfenbool’s “ Los Bavards," last night, at tho Academy of Musio, to n woll-llod houso, in spito of tho hoavy rain. For eprightly, rat- tling fun, the plot of # Les Bavards” is ono of tho best of the comlo oporas, Itis ®raoy, in- teroating story, oxcollontly told, and intorspersod with just enough of, suitable mualo to'make it g0 off with aumirable brirkaesd, Mrs., Oatos and bor company falrly delighted tho largo audience lsst ovoning,. both in singing oud aoting. Tao disloguoe was rendored with such eapital of- foot-as to koop tho houso in roars of laughtor thronghout tho ynrlm'mnnco. Mrs. Oatos, a8 tho tallativo Roland, was in hLor best comedy vein, and hor vooal numbers were given with fine voico. No amount of fatiguo or rainy weathor soems to affect hor ulngmfi or acting. Mr, Crano, Mcr. Allon, Mr, Jones, Mr. Woodfleld, and Miss Larkello wero in tho cast, making up ono of tho best comedy entortainmonts over tite nessed 1 Chicago, Nothing funalor in its way could bo imagined than Mr. Woodfiold as the dumb Dealrice. It was, throughout, an excecdlngly bright and clover porformanas, aud should bo repoated bofors tha soason closes. ‘Co-mght, “The Obild of the Rogimont,” will be given, with the regular dramatic version of the librotto, and with all the goms of tho opora. THEATRICAL ANNOUNGEMENTS. Thore aro but threo nights more of “The Woman 1 Whito,” at McVicker's, with Mr, Wy- bort Reeve ns Count Fosco. It is o fine dra- mntio treat which ought not to bo mased, and wh\;ch deserves bettor housos than it has yet biad. The grand cumplimontnr‘y benofit to Bobby Nowcomb _takes placo thfs sfternoon at tho Adelphi, Thore is o groat list of volunteors, and tho bill'is a vory attinctivo ono, Mr. Russoll” Soggs is to tako his benefit at Hooloy's Monday evoning. Among other ox- traordinary’ features of the porformance thoso gifted tragodians, Mowars, Bisliop and Giddens, will appear in a new and striking conception of # Richard IIL," in which the uenal stage tradi- tions oro entircly ot ssido. Mr, Bishop as Richard, and Mr, Giddons a8 Richmond. Tho Pantomime Troupe at the Globo is draw- ing good houses, and doxervedly so. MASANIELLO, Tho salo of seats for the performances of ‘¢ Masnnicllo,” by the Liedotkranz Sacioty, be- Ring this morning at the box office of MaVicker's LThentro. The Pnr{ormancna wili commence Monday and continuo through tho wook., We Lardly necd suggest to our roadern that those porformances of Aubor's benutiful masterpoce will bo tho ovent of tho season. -That they will be rielly worth attending is slrendy evidenced by tho success of tho roheatsals, The Liador- kranz onght to have full houeos overy night to roward it for its industry and ainbition, THE YALE OLEE CLUB. A novol and unique concort ontertainmaent may bo oxpeoted Monday evoning, April 6. The Yslo Gleo Ulub, from Yalo Collogs, New Liaven, have seoured Kingsbury Hall for that ovening, This Club, which haa long had s high roputation in the Hastorn Statos, in Now York Ciy, Philadol- phia, and elsowhoro, for its coucoris of colloge Hongs, ohorueos, and warbles, mtoraporsod with somo ‘moro difffoult piecos, is composed of rix- teon voices, all studonts of tho Coliego. The old collogo graduate will fool himmelf young L;e'nin whan ho listons to the old songs, “whila othors will gain some msight into the more Ppleasant parts of the student lite. THE DEETIOVEN BOCSETY. An oxtra rehearsal of the Beethoven Soclety takna place Fridoy evening. Membeza aro earn- Bty requosted to attend. LOCAL ITEMS. ‘* Joe Dixon " loft Baltimors yestorday at 1 o'clack with Dr, Schosppe, slias Connt Schulen- burg, In custody, on route for Chicago. Ellen Ennis, 16 years of age, dark comploxion and slendor form, is missing from her home, acd hor friends would bo glad to Lear anything of Ler. . Dickingon and Wall, the victims of acoidental shooting on Tuesdny, wero both living last eveniug, but with thoir conditions uuchanged. Joseph Loonard delights in ¢lothing the outer man, and lIeeps & tailor-shop on West Madison ntreet, Linut ovening Jolin Behneidor went foto Loonard's storo and toak unto himself a suit of clothing. Officor Barry was informed of tho mattor, and at onco "bunted Josoph up, and placed him bohind the bars of the West Madison troot Station. About 8 o'clack vestordny murm‘ug tho body of an unknown man wes found in the South Branch of the river, noar Hough's Elovator. Howus drogsed very warmly at tho timo of his doath, having on throo pairs of pants, two jackots, o vent, aud an ovorcoat. Ilo was a man about 40 yenrs of ago, five leot soven inches high, and ot0 no marks of violonce, Ilis romains were taken to the dMorgue for idontiflcation. ‘Thomasa Monighan, Thomes Smith, and John Nolan, the threo mon charged with ths murder of Jumos MoUnire, wore arrosted Wodnesluy night by Borgoant Eila. Yostorday Covoner Stophons impancled o jury at the County Hospi- tal aud bogan an inquest, which was continued till to-dny. ‘Tho only important testimony piven to-doy was that of Dr. Honcotin, to tho effect that MeQuire dixd from tho offects of blows ro- celved in tho tostes, At twonty minutes of 4 ycstorday afternoon, five was discovored in a barti in tho rear of 163 Wust Monroo street. ‘Iho alarm was given from " Box 81, and the flamen wore oxtlinguished with- ont belng ullowed to communicate to other Dbuildings than a shed adjoining, ‘The barn was ugod by Swith, Clomens & Co. n8 o maunfactory of tar-roofing, and the fira was caused by. oil boiling ovor tho uido of a cauldron, Loss about 200, The alarm of firo from Box 840, at half-past 2 yostorday morning, was causod by the discavery of fira iu 43134 Caual ntroet, s two-utory franio bullding owiiod by Patrick MoBrido, and ocou- pied on the first floor by L. Boles, as. a cigar store, and on the second by Lilla Price, a8 a dwelling, Tho loss to bulding was §400'; cov ored by insurance. Miss Price was roscued from the roof, aud, in jumplng, rocelved injuries that, though somowhat sovure, are not sorious. Tn the cago of Aunle Hill, who died suddenly at 135 West Laso stroet, nothlut' moro was dono yestordny by ‘Assistant-Goronor Philgrim further tuan to impanol a jury who will continuoe tho inquost to-duy. Dr. Honrotln, Conaty Vhysi- ciun, made a post-mortem oxamiuation of the body, but fouud no trace of poisou nor marks of violence, thus completely refuting tho facts as siated in a sonsationat article in & morniug pa- per yestorday. ————— The Princess and tho Idistorinn, ‘I'he Princers Marguerlto attonded the Pruss slan Minister's vaception in Roma rocoutly, aud during the eveniug sho sent ono of hor geutlo- men, o4 s tho etiquette, to vt the famous Gregorovius to waltz with hor, The poor | learnod historian was torribly embarrassed, ++ But I novor danced in my lifo," ho exalaimod. “I don't know how to danco, olthor,” * You must como and el for Itoyal ITighnoss, thon,” sald the young nobloman, Grogoroviua went to tho, Princosn ‘and thauked hor for tho groat honor sho bnd oonferred upon him, and ex- prossod lila doop rogrot nt his ignorance, which provonted him from accopting the honor sho offered him. Tho Princosn smilod in hor gracions way—which s go winning and sttractivo—and, pointing to a tabourot which was noar hor sofa of atnto, anld: # Binoo you do not danco, Mr. Grogorovius, lot us talk togother,” Tho woll- Inown twriter took tho sont, and while the danco wont on, the Princoss and hio talkod arohwology, cxenvations, and history.—Kome Correspond- ence LPhiladephia Bulletin, , — PERSONAL, Cannl Auditor Dayion 18 to sucosed Tulton Paul s Doputy State Trossuror of Now York, Paul resigning, —Whorever wo dig in this moloty placo wo ;‘tlfl:w“uu‘;lotr, ]ul!’tkuu cn{an o8 mel.‘nx(1 Dow's Flnt, used to striko w 7 J¢ gold;.:-lvm Youl Is'o‘a\l‘.‘ or whorever ho dug for —Congressman Sawyor has Wheolor, son of the ;I’!n Em: Lin, Win., formorly Congrossman 1 [} ) Fifth Dictrick, to bo a Oadet in t !\}mt:r‘yl Acm!fimy at West Pofnt, ~=The many. personal friands of Qen. Bohenck, Usitod Sintod Hinistar ab S Tomon wit ot with pratitication that during his prosont visit to this cmmh& Qon. Sobonck Ja to bo martled to n woalthy and fashionable widow of this oity.—New Ym"li" hElm. it ~Thomas BMoeaghor, fatlior of Gon, Thomns Fiancls Menghor, died March 2, at Beny, Iroland, Daceasod wos a colleaguo of Daniel O‘Iy)onlxnll in tho x%muuutntlnn of Waterford, —\When the Prince Imporial was born, endoyw- mont lusurances to n Intgo amount wore offocted on his life, aud made payablo at tho ago of 18, O March 16 ho was in consequonce to have roe celved soveral millions of francs from the in- surance companies. ~Tho Duke do Padoue, who was so prominent at tho Bonapartiat domonstration at Cl iolhurst, ia awon of Gon. Arrighi, ono of tho first Na- poloon's offlcors. Ho i’ wonlthy, and resigned bhin position in the Engincors rathor than sorve under King Louis Phulippe. —A. fow days slnco, some Fnrtluu in Albany wrote to Mark Twain to ask if ho would accopt an ongagement to doliyer bis lecturo on ‘' Rouyh-- ing 1t in_that city. Tn roply, Alark Twain wrltea: *'I have ro present idea or intention of evor appearing on tho lecturo platform again.” —Aloxandor itvin, of Cloarfield County, Pa., diod on Friday morniug at an advanced age. Ho nas found dead in his bed, having rotired the ovoning beforo in his usual health., Ho wna for many yeara conspionons in the politics of Ponn- sylvanin, and sorved o torm in tho Benate, prob- ably forty vours ngo. In 1846 ho was oloctod to Oongress in a xtmufivnnmoemuo district, al- lhou?h a pronouncod Whig, and in 1849 he was appofnted United States Marshal for tho Wost- ern District by Prosident Tayior, but two yca's fiftfi‘wnrds heresigned and was succeeded by Lis rother, v —.n conneetion with tho oipture of the Amer'- can steamor Virginius and the troatmont of its crow and passongera by tho authoritics at San Jago do Cuba, the nnme of Sir Lampton Loraine, Captain of Her Brtanoio Mnjesty's ship Niobo, Lias becomo vary favorably known to Amoricans, 8ir Lampton Lorainoe was born in tho year 1838 ; was appoluted a Captain in the British Navy in 1867, and is unmarried. Tho family is deacondod from Robert of Laraine, who waa a companion of tho Conqueror, from whom he obtained erants of laud in Durham, Matwoea tho years 1840 and 1852 an extraordinary mortality visited tha poseossora of this title, for in thespaco of throe yoara five succosstvo ocenpants theroof diod. —The Hon, Jamea R. Lawrance diod, on Satur- day Iast; at his rosidenco {n Byracuso, N.Y., inthe 84ih yoor of his ngo. Yoars ago Gen. Lawrence waaonoof tho most prominent lawvors nud politicians in Ceotrnl New York, o was a uember of the Logislaturos of 1825, 1838, 1830, and 1840, Uouubi)-’udgu from 1847 to 1850, and Umted Btatos intrict-Attornoy for Northern Now Yorlk, under Fillmore's Administration, David Kalaknus, tho now King, was born in Honolulu, Nov. 16, 1836, aod is therofore in his 88ta voor. Hois tho son of tho lato Hon, 0. Kapankea and tho lato High Chiefess Keoho- kalole, and 15 conuoctad with most of tho High Ohiof familioa of the Kingdom. Ho rocoived a good English oducntion nt the Royal School. He 18 not anly a sound English scholar, but » musi- clan, IIis sister, the Hon, Mrs. Dominis, is tho authoress and composer of tho popular national hymu, For somo years, Kalakoua has occupied a clorkship in tho Intorior Department. He married twolve yoars ago,—a widowed cousin of Queon Emma. MISCELLANEQUS ITEMS. Fiftv rattlesvakes wore plowed up in ono dsy on & Douglas Coututy (Ore.g farm, —*The fempelstrom” is what a Dayton man calls tho present woman's movoment in favor of temperauce. ~—Thoy can't have a crusado at Dubuque, An ordinanco of that ci‘tly provides that thora shall be no singing or loud talking in tho saloons. —Among o collection of autographs in Massa- chusetts is 8 visiting card of Daniol Webstor, on whiok is written: *Aduut Mr. Sumner to the floor of tho Benato," —A Justice of tho Pesco in MoGrogor, Is., hos been flood $50 by a brother magistrato, for talking to a young lady ocoupying an adjolning room at 2 o'clock &, m. —Tuo Quincy House property, on Brattlo Square, which belongad to the cstataof the lute Cyrus Wakofleld, has been nold to Mossts, John- 80n & Boll, for the sum of $185,000, and it is undorstood that the present landlord, Mr. Alan- son Long, who hns occupied the houso for near- ly & 6core and o half of years, will soon rotiro,— oston Journal. —The most astonishing caso of spontancons nuptisla hes occwred in Hardin County, In., wherae & couple were rocently marvied, and aftor the ceremony the biide was obliged to ask her hugbaud what her ncw namo was. The parties had been acquainted only a few hours. —Ofton for wouths it wos known, and Mr. Sumner know, that Lis life was in constaut dan- gor, and, during the nost of the Kunsas dobato, & fow frionds from Kauens, thon in Washington, who woro awars of his persoual poril, unknown to him, doily followoed him when he loft s houso, armed—as he nover was or would be— for his protoction.—Harper's Weekly. —**Bumner,” writes an occasional correspond- ont at Wnshington, “gavo ono invitation to his own funoral. A young man from Massnchunotts last woek called on thio Souator. He told Mr, Bumner that ho would like to sce the inside of tho Sevate Chamber. Sumner gato bim o ling requostiug tho doorkeopor to admut him, Ou tho day of tho funoral this man appeared ot the goor,"uhowml his card, and was admitted to tho oor. * —The rosidenco on Lafayetto place, Now Yorl, from which William B. Aetor lately movod np- town, Is in markot. It is not an ordinary house. "Ple basement windows are protooted with strang iron bars; tho Fronch windowa of tho parlor liave iron doors which alido opon and shut, in addition to the blinds, aud even the windows of the second story have gratings, It must bo very ploasaut to be a milllouaire. —1n critioising art at the National Capital, the Now York Times rays: ‘' Dofore the appalling newness of Mr, Powell's ‘Battlo of Lalkoe Erie’ and Miss Vinuie Reaw's * Lincoln ! the most lib- eral patriotism pauses aghast, No friondly floom drapes their uncompromiaing badness, no kindly touch of ags sofions their calm dollanco of ail Lknown canuns of taste,” —The New York fferald tollo that the chef who superintends Mr. Bounett’s soup-houses n Now York is oue of the foromost oulinary nrtists in this uuuulr{. He carrics on ascientific corre- spondouce with the maitre d'hotel to Emporor Wiiliam of Germauy, and his brothor was ohe; to the Emperor Nepoleon for many genrn, and is now with che Emureus Eugenlo at Chiselhurst, ~—Tho Rov. Henry Ward Beechor malkos this reply, in the Christian Union, to & query as to whather it is wicked to dance: ' I is wicked when it is wicked, and vot wiosed when ¢t is not wicked. Initsell it has uo more moral charac- tor than walking, wrostling, or rowing. Baa company, uutimely hours, evil dancos, may make the exorclse evil; good company, wholesome hours, aud howe uflucnces, may mako 1t a very great bonefit,” s —The Poinge (Wis,) Register saya, that the hoira of Yollow Thandor, who recently died near Kilbouen City, have disposed of tue old ohlef- tain's littlo furm, and have made application to bo romoved to Nobraska to join the Winuoba- goos alrendy thore, Thero aro nine of thom, and thoy aro accompanied by * Indlan Mary,” the intorproter, who recontly oame back to assist in transaoting somo busincsa here, —A mau'slog which had been neatly ampu- tated by a locamotlve at Nowark, N, J.; on last Mounday, was earriod by tis ongine to Bristol, Da, (about 100 miles), and whon tho enginoer discovered the limb on the cowentchor e Kindly inquired bfl telograph all along tho line whether anybody had nissed o log, Nowark answored ' you," and the leg was promptly retwined. It wau too late, Lowever, to ba of any service, for the former ownor was dend, DBut, thon, it was an exhibition of touching tenderness on tho part of the engineor whaq took it off, RRIAGES. rido's fi.fi: fi'fi?“fi"fi o Hor iR pointed Frod. icalor, of Bor- GOX—CONLLII {Iflll’r. 209 North ‘Xl omors. H, Ar Cox aa ————= ¥ DEATHS, e, 1 On (obo Lot ho. Foihioncd THWIB—~Thas funoral nln'"Lcol e by oarriages 14 tod, P Taowls, (nfl?I Uullull,!) il $love 1R Felomsds af e Fonls v dar] AUCTION BALES, By ELISON, POMEROY & CO. 812 Michigan-av. Thorstay Morning, Mirch 96, at 10 otlock, ENTIRE FURNITURE OF Private Residence 812 Michigan-av. Parlor Furniture,Elogant Pier Glass, Rich Brussols Carpets, Marble-Top Chamber Sets, Dining-Room Furniture, Kitchen Furniture, 8toves, &a., &a, RLISON, POMEROY & CO., Anatlonoors, BANKRUPT SALE, At Auction. Brick Yool and Maghingry, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, ATO P, M, At Brick Yard cor, Uitman and Colamhia-s1s., foot of Thirty-{hird-st,and South Branch ofChicago River. Two Briok Machines, four Pits, Sheds, m;fl:un s, Carts, Harness, Yard Improvo. ments, &o. Alsal2aro of tho promises, Hold by order of GEO. W OAMPUELL, Assignco By LELISON, TOMEROY & CO., Auctionoers, Fridey Morning, March 27, at 10 o’clock, attond our Do LARGI ASSORTMENT OF NEW AND SECOND-HAND FURNITURE, Tlegant. Parlor and Chember So's, Hotas, Lonngss, Ward- robcs, B W.and Marbio=Top Tahisn,’ Katatasds, fhe ronus, Show Cason, Offico an{(mm. Inted nuil Blase. waro, Grockory, andn lare stack of Ronerl marchantiso, AAlio’s laryo’ lot of Willow Chalrs, Oribs, Hrackeh Olocks, Chrumos, &c, LLISON, POVMEROY & CO., 8 and 86 Randolph-at, Store 116 Clark-st. BANKRUPT SALE; AT AUCTION, Saturday Morning, March 28,. AT 10 O’CLOCK. By order of MILES ATLNY, Haq., Provie sional Assignoe, we will soll the entire stook of Gua Fixturos, Btors Fixtures, Tables, Deosnks, &o., &o., in store 116 Olark-st. BLISON, POMEROY & 0O, Auctioneors, =_— — By GEO. P, GORIL & CO,, 68 & 70 Wabash-av. ASSIGNEE’S SALE AT ATOTION, OF OVER $60,000 WORTH OF Dry Goods, Piece Gtoods, CLOTHEING, Gonts” Furnishing Goods, Embroids« eries, Ribbons, and Notions, On THURSDAY, Maroh 28, 1874, at 2185, aud amy fg0dp uneold that day will bo olossd FEIDAY, the 2iths 'hoTrade will boar i mind that this is the - ENTIRE STOOK OF A JOBBER, And compriscs racent stylon and importations of St aid Fanoy ey Gouls, A 1us Lind of” Tiacs Qoo 50 tom.inds Olothing i Dick Dosskin, Fancy Cskiimota gadJoane, Sults, Coats, Punta aud Vaats; and besutie: - ful Line of Bmbroidorics, Ribbons, and Notions, By order P, SALITINGER, Now York, A 3 % GLO. P. GO & 60 Rietinson, 68and 70 Wabasti-av. AT ATCTION, On Thursday, March 26,at9 1-20'l'k, $8,000 WORTH OF New and Second-Hand Frrniture, Parlor, Ohamber, Library, Dining-Room, and Kltchen Fu nithra ot every desceittion, So ungas, Parlor and ca Dasks, Show Casos, Ul Dlobold S Kenzlh Snta. CALT] olgimekos Kocglos and Fans noas. GEO.'P. GORE & CO., Auctionoors. AT ATUOTION. On THURSDAY, March 28, at 8% o'clack, wo will offera Jaro ani nitrastive stock of HOUREHOLD GOODS, NEW AND SECOND-HAND, Chambor Sots, with Drorsing Oases: Parlor Hhlts, aco varlotys Binok Wainut Bedstonda mag B g Harbla and Wi ood-top Tablon, Wacdrobon, Sidoboreis; Rolan, Laungos, Ghnlrs, Rookore, Birzors, Eaindiags Platot Waro, Oarpols, &o. PRy Yo e Se— 0'olock—. srgvman’s .| Yy ol 3 Gro. P, GORIE & CO., Anctioncers, AT AUCTION. On SATURDAY, March 28, at 9 1-2 o'clock, REGULAT BOUTH SIDE SALF OF HOURSEHOLD- GOODS: 40 Parlor and Chambor Sots, 50 Marble-Top Tablgs. 75 Wal, Buraaut and W. S, Burenus, 50 Walnut Bostonds. 10 orates W. @. Orookory. Bofs, Loungos, Mattransos, Oarpets, Mtr. rors, nrdrobo7, Sidoboards, irs, Rocke ors, Yollow and Rookingham Waro, Glass- wara, At 11 o’cloock—New Duggios and Harnessos. GEO. P. GORE & CO., Anotionasrs. By WL A, BUFTERS & CO., AUCTIONEERS, N-ST., WO. 108 MADISO! (Bowwoen Usacborn aud Ulark, ) DRY GOODS, WOOLENS, OLOTHING, LINENS, NOTIONS, &o., THURSDAY, Maroh 2,'at 0§ o'clock a: Madieon-st. ENGLEWO00D PROPERTY T TIN SNOR 10T orine 1 ONE_TINK RESIDENOE LOT, {romi Behool Park and Slzvyulaitiat., ol LEa"NE Dloers: ¢ by L0 font oo 'FVO LOTS, 1xnd 3, Blook, 400 font front, on Wabs sarnv. Gornte STl MONDAY MORNING, Auotlon ooy, 108 tta WirAr fon, By WILLIS, LONG & CO. 692 WABASH-AV. Billiard Saloon and Fixtunes AT ATUTOCTION, SDAY, a5, at 10 u'alook n. m, Thras Bovel A R o P A HAG Halla; Platod Gigar.Uas and Stand ; on3 fron Safu: fouc hhmo\"'mnlnh Pata Mierurs; .‘fl'fl?nfi‘l’::x Box Ohoss Tablus, G Flsturas, ailghe FM303 & o0, By T. E, STACY, MORTGAGE SALE, THURSDAY, March %, st10a. m., AT 603 WABASEI-AV. at 108 Easp ok, at ong silo. m blos; L lar and fixtures, ¢ lree Mi ln‘ux-“fin:crve 1 (1aw), Tco Hox, Clas Fixturos, Coun'er, Olg sawrara,'o,, &o.' Balo positivas 20, G K, 3 good Loreos, Vuggy, and 1 ' Agont. By N. . HARRISON. THE LAST. THE LAST. The remaining Oil. Paintings, some 30 i number, will bs‘oxond this dfiy’. Bomnmbu‘: thera is no_redorve whatever ou theso pige tures, TO-DAY, atA0'clock, Thiais nn'ope portunity‘ssldom oife]rad. i . Pu JLARRIAON, P BN st A