Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 27, 1874, Page 2

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 187 e T IS R R i e SR G e R RS S A S A S R S TEMPERANCE. Onr City Women’s Temperance As- soclation Wolds Another Meeting. Preparation of Soveral Pledges for Ciroulation, The Movement in the Larger Cities of Ohio. Qperations and Results in Dayton and Cincinnati. Probability that the Crusade Will Cause the Enactment of a Stringent . License Law, The Canse Elsewhere. 1IN CHICAGO. THE TEMPERANCE ORGANIZATION, Tho Contral Committoe of the Woman's Tom- peranco Organization mot yestorday at 10 o'clocl, in tho rooms of the Woman's Ald Bociety, ot No, 51 LaSallo stroct., ‘Tho meoting was callod to ordor by Mrs, Jutkins, snd Misu E, Dryer offorod prayor, 4 THE ATTENDANOE. Following are tho namos of the ladies present: Mrs. G. B. Marsh, Mrs. A. J. Jutkiue, Mrs, T, 8. Rounds, Mrs, O. R, Van Osdel, Mrs, Dr. R. 0. Hamill, Mrs, Isabelln Jones, Mrs, Thomaa Wilce, Mru. O. 8, Englo, ra, William Wirt, and Mis. B. G. Hook. On motion, Mrs. Jones was appointed to walt upon Mrs, Prof. Mitcloll, to loarn whothor sho ‘would gervo as Recording Socretary. On motion, the resignation of Airs, B, W. Doan as Corrosponding Becratary was accopted, and sho was rotalned on the Committeo. THE 0ARD, Tha*Commitlos thon recoived tho following card, submitted by tho oflicers of the organiza- tion, aud gayo it tholr uvnnimous approval. Though_originslly intended for tho religions Impnms. it waa thought bost not to confine it to eir limited circulation, but to give it the wholo public through tho datly pross o the Women af Chicao = Tlio undoreigned, buving been clected oficers of & cily tompcranca organization os a result of tho present {iporance rovival, feel it duo to themeolves und tho canigo_to say o few Words to thie women of Ohlczgo, ‘We are, with otlicrs, burdened with our home caros and private duties, Wo have no desiro to lead or dic- tate, but, belng thrust forward, we daronot refuse todo what wo can. ~Tlio ovents of the lest fow wocky aro full of important lecrona to s, which we need to pon- der well, Thoy show that what hos beon thought {m- | Jossible may bo accomplitiod by what the warid_calls coblo_ agencics, A wholo nation 4a stirred on thin great question, Every lemporance goclely lins boen aquickoued. Dismay and slarm havoinvadid tho sauks of tho liquor-dealors. Many drinking-salaous havo heen cloeed ; better than all, Christions have gained stronger fafls. Although what han been accomplished §8 only a mmall fraction of what fa to ba doue, it {s an arncat,” aud, a8 to method, s demonsiration, God Biow show what may bo dono'in the use of moral and spiritust meaus, Bl we now array ourselven on Iis elde, and adopt {lio methiods 110 Liao 60 slgn.ly bleszed? We have borne our full laro of sacriflco Iu'tho great conflict against slayery, whon a great evil was crushiod out with enormous cxpenditure of treasure and life, and with Liorrible ccompaniments of brutalily nud exime. We aro_ faco o face wilh o Alrongly Intrenchied in Eolfishiess au slavery over wis; iors murderous, witn loss redeemiug {raits, God has ‘mercifuily demonstrated (o us that it can b put away by Christian forces. Ir 1t not our day of electlon, in wliich wo are too cliooso Lutweon roform Ly Clrlulian npencios, o relorm by force? or mffely so mon- sivous a crimo us the Mquor-traile entnot ataud loug i 1his country, sud, whether men will or not, God will find means, oa 'Ho did with slayery, o put it deadly ovil away, Infidels may encor and Beoll ; mam- mou-worghipers, Plharisees moy stand aslde &nd - donounco carnostness snd molf-Rac- rifice o8 * fanaticlsm, ‘but human * history wlill anovo on in tho direction taken by Jesus of Nazareth, Wo suggest that our work ia for the present prayer and nnls.mizullon‘ To all other temperauco work we bid godepeed, The total-abstinence eocieties of tho €Catholic Ohurch are doing a grand work, All the vari- ons associntions which strive to reform moen are Dlessed justrumentalitics, Our mission fs to infusoa religious element, to lay hold on the Divine forces, Tmportunate, united prayoer is the first requisite, Let every woman, of every station a lifo, ind lioe way ta 1be chiurch to join in prayor ; seck out tho women who &re crushed by mlnmwr-\ncc,‘nud encourngo gnd enlist tbem, Wken the women of Chicagn sre wajtiug at the allur of God in tho assuranca thot He anewers prayerd, it shall be shiown us what we shall do, Mrs, Mcacs Swith, President; 3lvs, A. J. Jutking, Afrs, G. I, Mareh, Vico-Presidents; Birs, J. W. Dean, Correeponding Socretary ; Mra, Ellen Milchell, Re- cording Secrelary ; Ars, I\, 8, Rounds, Treaourer, o Committeo thon adjourned to maet at the Matigsou Houso pavlors at 11 o'clock to-morrow mornivg. IR YLEDGEH. At tho same timo tho Committee on Pledgos held » meeting tn anotlier room, at which it was decidod to draty up tho following pledgos : Citi~ aonily denlors’, physicioug', and - druggists’ pledge. It was furthor resolvad to cull in for consulia- tion fiftcen clorgymen, sclected from the differ- cnt denominations of tha city, Among thom were Dishops Foley, Chenoy, and Whitchouse, "lioso gentivmen Lave cach been addrossod by letior, and their opinion asked. As soon ay the phrnsnology shall-bhave beon sgraed upon, the ):]zd;‘i g will bo mede public uud sigustures askea. Tho mavuner of circulating them will be ono of the points of future consultation and de- cigior. but the plodges will probably be ready to- morrow, The Committee on By-laws and the Committee oo Pledges will mect to-day, in the sxwme rooms, at 11 o'clock. e PRAYER-MEETINGS YESTERDAY. TUE WEST SIDE. A meoting of West Side praying-women was held in the Union Park Congregational Church, Blrs. Ramsay presiding. Tho moating opened with the singing of the hymn Voginuing, * Ok for & heart to praise my God." ‘I'he Chuirmau thon made a prayer for a-special blessing on the work which the women had un- dertakon, and for tho openiug of the hoart of euch ono who attendod tho afterncon prayer- meotings, and the inepiration of God in those who offored prayer. Aftcr stating thoe object of tho meoting, the Chairman read & portion of the ?ftaemh chsptor of the Goapel according to &t. oln, A lady, with tears atroaming down her chocks, requested tho prayors of tha meotiug for hov brother. It was unnccessary to state the evil which he was sufforing frowm, TResponso wos mado by two Indios, after which the meotlug wang tho bsmn boginuing, My faith looks up to Thoo, Thou Lumb of Calvary. A lady roquosted tho prayors of the mooting for a woman Leeping s house of prostitution aud ono nf its Inmates. The keopor of the houso was becoming ropontant, and the inmate had already boou awkoned 'to the euormity of her sing. Tho speaker’s heart burned with s donirs o bo able to accomplish sumo good in her henyt, but she koew nothing could bo accomplshod without prayer. A lady prayod that the keoper of the houso of proatitutiva might bo brought to tha fold of Clrist. A lady prayed for tho success of the women's movemont, and made ewpecint prayer for hor futher, Lier husband, und her nous, A Indy utated thavsbe had thauked God that ehu lived In Chicago, When sha first oawe hore bo found the city too big, snd busy, and so wicked that she could nevor liko tho plave. DBut Bow shio liked it vory well, aud sho wos happy to think that it had failon to bor lot to_halp aid in the groat movement which waa to end in its con- yorsion. Aludy stated that the ovil of Intomperance was much greator-thien that of slavery, which had once oxinted in the United Statos, 'The Jatter v coutined to oue-haif of the country, whilo the furmor was universal, Tho mon were afraid tocope with the evil tor political rensons, aud it duvolved upun women to fight the enomy. "Ihis thoy had resolved to do, und viotory would hes thoir 1o d. ‘Aftor uiugiug anothor Lymn the mestiug ad- Journed, THE BOUTH BIDE, A prayer-moering wns hold 1 the Michigan Avenue Baptist Cunreh, at 3 o'cloek in tho afior- noow, Only a small unmber of ladies wore pres- ent, those taking tho most active part i;uim‘x tho #ame who liad attouded other meotings in dilfor- eut churches owthie Bonth Sido during the weel, thus showing that the Iadies of tho differeut chnrches aro melined to let the work fall upon a fyw shouiders, No doubs this was the cause of s foellng of discanragoment which scomed to porvude {lo mootimyy, i Mua. Tsabel Jonas boing called to the chalr, ntatod that, slthough tho mooting was rmall, pho hoped thoy would not feal thal thay wers not ongagad I n groat work, Sha lnow of novaral drunkards who hnd promised to sign the ptadgo. Proyor and sivging followed this addross, 1 oldetly gontloman nross sud gave n_ brief hlnlllliyol ntomporance in Amories. 1o re- ferrod to tho timo whon decanters stood on the sidobonrd in every woll-repulated house, lbolod Jamnica Rum, Iolland Gln, Schnapps, alo, In thoso dayn all drank moderately, 1t was conaid- red an ot of lionpitality to do s T * iag gerlug ilne" was looated at that point whora modetation dogencratod into Intemporanco, Intomporauce bocamo sworso, the speaier said, nutil, in 1813, n great total-abstinouce soploty was formad, and many woro saved, A lndy statod thot sho was a stranger in the city, but hor hoart wns in tho work, and sho ox- tonded Lor sympathies to hor sistors, Mrs, Jonos sald that sho had rond a Tarmone oditorinl that morning which stated that thorr method a8 neitlier good nor useful, bue suggestod im- Jrovoment by I, and that 'lind of work, Slio cliovad tho only way was by tho Lord's way. A gontleman arose and asked it ho had tho right to spenk. The privilego boing accorded to Iim, bie confossed bis modesty in tho prosonce of roportora,—thoy might say something ahout him. A lady hioro remarked, "in & rathor loud whisper, that **Wa (meaning tho ladies) ara nsod to it Tho gontloman continued hia ro- marks by eaying that, while_mon compro- misod, women nover compromised with any evil they endeavored to correct: Ho also told a story. 1t was to the offeat that o daioty young, Iady Delpod & drunkard out of o guttor, and, aftor he got ** tho snakes out of Lis boots,” he roformed Liimsolf, and was the menny_of bringing others to graco. e algo cautivned the ladies not to mind what the papois said. Altor turther prayer, the meeoting closed by all joining in the doxology. THE NONTH SIDE. A tomperauce prayor-mestiog of ladies was hold yostorday afteracon in_the Now Lnginud Congrogational Church, Only about thirt; poople wera preaont. Mre. Jutkius was calle upon to proside, aud exprassod the Lopo that each lady would do all sho could to makeita mooting of prayor. Sho rend tho third chaptor of the firat Epistlo to the Corinthians, Tho ox- orolses consisted ohidtly in prayor and tho sing- ing of hymus, with very litila spoaking, ‘Tl Rev. L. T, Cliamborlal, pastor of tho Naw Eng- land Church, was prosent a portion of the timo, and made a fow romarke, Hosaid that tho posi- tion essentinl for succoss was, Lhat tho heart shonld be agaiust all sin for Joaus Christ's snko, o hind greut hopas of the uitimato suocess of tho movemont, though it might scom to Lo progresuing but slowiy. ITis hopo was groundod on the fact thot Chrstinn lesrts had taken it n{‘ and would abide by it to tho end. Tho Indics muit not be surprised nor discouraged If thoir prayer-mestings wora poorly attendod. 'Lhey should remomber that the peoplo of Ohicago” were & working people, and could not find time to meot every day for prayer. 'Iicra woro othor ways to carry on the movement. 1la boped tho ladies would con- tinuo_to circulnia tho pledge, sskiog all thoir friends to sign it, Tho wpoaker hud mnovor sigued a pladgo in his life, but he would do 5o now., He was gratified to report that in his church formented wine was no longer used at the communion table, and it nevor should be again with his consont. Mr., Chmnborlain then withdrew, and the Iadies continued thoir wonson of prayer aud praiso. A regular tomporouce meating was hold in tho locture-room of Plymouth Ohurch lost ovonfug, at which spscolies woro made by soveral persotn: The ladies' mass-mostiug lPtcpwud to tako placa to-morrow afterncon will not be bold. Tho Contral Committeo ausks that all the churchos in the city bear in mind to obserye this afiornoon in prayor. i SN ELSEWHERE, -«IE CRUSADE IN OHIC. From Our Oun Correspondent. OrvomsNaTy, March 23, 1874, Nothing has appearcd to prosont 5o unpromis- ing a front to tho OCrusaders as a second-class city, oxcopt one of the first class, The expe- rlenco of tho ladios of Columbua waa not by any means the most dishcartening L Lave scon for tho advocates of temporance. THE OITY OF DAYTON, with ita 80,000 people, scemed to be as hopeless » stronghold of intemperanco, and ns rockless o city a8 auy drinker could desira. Tho telegraph has kopt your readers informed with carefnl ac~ curacy of the insults occasionelly offored to the Iadies in making their rounds. I am not ablo to eny whether theso hove beon oxaggorated or not, Tho ladies themselves do not complain of any very secrious intorferenco with thelr .movoments, and o, I sup- poee, are protty woll satisfied. Publio feol- ing in Dayton has not beon fully onlisted on either side. The provailing sentiment I should set down as an inolfuation to good order, with a calm indiference as to tho mauner of obtaining it Dayton is & protty oity, well supplied with sa- loons and ding-stores, at both of which placos whisky may bo obtained. The local oxcitomant caused by the appearance of tho ladios in the streot hos noarly passed sway, aud the sight iteelf in Bo pimilar to that of other places as to eall for no desoription. The numbor of saloons aud drug-stores is perhaps THREE UUNDRED, althongh I do not protend to give exaob figures. Phe number of Indies engaged in the work is small, comparatively, and thoir movements aro not directed with that energy which has charac- torized their sistors elsowhore. The huve met with occaslonal opposition, and, in most cass, aro refusod admittance into tho saloon proper; but, whero they are admitted, candor compets mo to atnto that tho saloon-keopor's business imn- proves, for the crowd of loafers and hangors-on do not hiesitate to expross, by their actions, the contempt and hatred they fool for a class with whom they have no sympathy, engaged in movemont \hich they cannot comprohend. . A German, who keops & saloon on ono of the L.rmcipnl thorough(fares,—a hitter foilow, but who nd, on two or threo ocuasions, protected his visifora from insult whon prayiug on the side- walk,—susponded from an upper wiudow an endrmous placard, with a quotation from Mat- thow, vi., 5, 6, and 7, ‘' AND WUEN THOU PRAYEST," ET0, The fatal facility of tho Devil in quoting Sorip- turo was woll illuatrated. The bund of ladies gathored round aud obsorved bis bauner. Inutend of igooring it, tho poor Indics took it sndly to bonrt.’ Ono of.them callod upon God to wituess thmt thoy did mot piay upon the stroct-cornors to bio'scen of mon, nor hopa to be hoard on account of vain ropeti- tions. ‘Iliey wero pure in purposs, even if thoy wore wenlk it power, aud above the suspicion of base motived. It caunot be doubted that the men who run tlio Dayton saloons are not a8 solid s thoy were, However much whisky they may dispense, thoy cannot disguise tho fact that they are unpopular at tho present moment, Ionce thov aro vomn- pelled to submit to the visita of womon who ate professedly endonvoring to ruin their trado, without an appeal ro law to protect them, One Hadlick tred the experiment of BUINGING SUIT AGAINAT such of the ladics ns molested him. MNany of thoso who hind been bis patrous warned him agalnut proseuuthg tho wiattor, " Yau knoy you havo sold liquor to me when I was druuk,” Was criod tohim 60 often that, the day the sult was called, his frionds in an adjoiniug county were oxpressing tholr delight at his unoxpocted visit, You soe the saloon-keopor is like a bnited bull, 1le caunot tako o slep In solf-defouse, As long, however, as the dollavs come rolling in even }noderntnly, he is #atisticd to wait till the storm s over, . Tho want of success which the Chioago Iadles mot with i their appeal to the Common Coupeil did not dismoy tho fadios of Dayton. They had prepared o petition urging, I bolleve, A PROUINITORY ONDISANCE for the olty. I waited to hear what the offect would be ; but Miss Ada Gray gave s performance of “East Lyuno” at the Music Ilall, nud the Council ad promisod to adfourn and witnoss tho pieco. The ladios, anticipating this, omitted to presont their potition, Miss Gray, I am suro, Would not inve encourugod this neglact, for, by examplo, sympathy, aud profession, whe 18 & crusader against intomporace. For impudout indifference to moral sunslon, T think Duyton sntoon-keopers oxceed sny butb Clicngo whisky dorlors, for thoy absolutoly fgnoie the Iadies, and sell beor and whisky to their oustomers under tho imme- diste pazo of the praying orusaders, 1 tonr thnl Dayton is heart and soul given up to tha vil Que, for I caunot oall Lo mind & single place fu which such uctor contempt wns ox- }u'uuaad for prayer aud those who usod it, In act, the Jadies are only pormitted within deors in this wicked town becauso thelr romnining on tho uidowalis would bo o poor advertisomont ctflnpnl‘cll with their religloun oxerclucs Inslde, ‘Whe excitomont Ia dyjug out, and the allendant orowds grow dally smallor by dagroos and hoauti- fnily loss, Dayton {s npparently too largo n_city to try tho officacy of prayor m, and the saloon- koapora nre of a natiounlity whioh s growing s trifio ukoptical bout its ugo anyway, ~‘'ho case of Dayton 18 In somo roupeats worsa than that of Columbus, but botn citlos point to tho conclnaion that mora{ batterios oan bo of hitle immediste sorvico whon applied to any but emall towns, oHILICOTINE . presenta about the sama general fontures,—less acked than Dayton, but equally legible. The sympathy of the peoplo is unsnimously with the Crusndors, but not netlvely o, I fancy that the roliglous bina stands in tho way of succoss, bo- cnuso everybody is not roligious, and somo of thowo who oro can oxorelso their faith only in good company. Judge Safford nniutentionally alded tho crusnders, for oven tho snloon- keopn{u liavo yopudinted big anti-tomporance spoecli, Tho Olnelunati papors, espoclally tho Commer- clal, nvo boon devoting an finmonse nmotnt of spnco to tho movemont throughout the country ot largo, and espacinlly in tho Btate of Obio. Bondle, Who is travoling {hrough Obio for tho Commercial, 18 porsonally a vigorons sunportoer of tho movoinant, and, I am afrald, looka only nt the brightost side, Bondle only sces tho sud- coss, mot the want of {t; and, whilo his account {a far from g]u\vlufi, it presents mattors in n more favorablo ight than I hiavo beon ablo to see them, TIE LADIES OF OINCINNATI, a8 your ronders nro _awaro, ave taken lold of tho movemont, and elowly and effoctively organ- ized, They hayo been working up publio sonti- mont, and, by outhusiastio tomporauce-mostiugs, nowapapor-disouasion, and church-gathorings, hinve propared tho ity for thelr sticet-worls, Thoy aro a vory couragoous band,—an army of 400 only, ot o maximum figure, with a full “aud tixed dotormination to do what thoy can, When tho tomporanco-excitoment flrat took form in Oincinnati, it was in the shapoe of meet- ings and pledges ciroulated nmong citizons and saloon-koopors, 'Fhe apprehonsion of the lowor ordors of drinkers buist out immediately upon this symptom, and' outemporanco mootings, fierco throats, and ine cendiary speachos were lvon uttorance to long beforo the ladies venturod out. With commendable wisdom thoy racognized thelr im- potonoy to closio up the thousands of drinking- places which fill Clucinnati, and, thorefore, com- moncod upon tho outskirts'of the city, 1t had boon luEpnsml that they would shrink from fol- lowingthe river and veniuring smong the rufilans of that distriot: but they dotermined to con- vinca the ‘Panpln thnt women in earnost know no fear,—nnd across the river phoy wont. - The firat thino thoy were out they created immenso oxcitd- ‘mont, of courso, and mark what oceurred : Tho saloon-keopers admitted them to thoir places, treatod them courtcously, talked with thom, an fuvited them to call again. The men in the neighborhood stood round thom, at & respectful distanco, WHILE TIE WOMEN crowded about thom, bare-prmed and dirty, yoll- 1nE, screcching, nud ‘abusing. ‘ulton is a district which tho roader familinr with the geography of tho City of Cincinuati will remembor. It iy horo that tho ladios have baoen working, and now they mnuago to movo from plago to place without molestution. On Triday thoir firat succesa in Oinciunali cccurred, A #nloon-leepor namod Manly, who kept & not very-roputablo bar, ylolded' to their repoatod, rayors, and pousod his liguor out iuto tha gut or, A8 o matlor of bistorical fuct, howover, the gutter was not na full s the quality of tho Huid had made mnny of its conguniers. I think the hat of & good Webstorina hoad would bave hold Prulty uenrly all that wos pourod out,—that is, o s plug-hat " of rogulation hoight. ‘Aunother victory would probably have been won by tho ladios Saturday, but for the BINISTER EFFORTS OF A WOMAN, Jobn Blasing, who keeps a snloon on Front stroct, I8 a young mon, with a young wife, and his estublighment is of tho saloon-bonrding- house variely, 80 well undorstood in Chicago, Tho ladies camo in and prayed for Blasing for about an hour, Blaging listened with profound attention. 'Tho familisr bymos, * Nearer to Theo” and “Rock of Agos,” sffacted Blusing with & full songo of his situation, and, after about an hour, he stepped out from bobiud his bar, and prayed with tho Indics, Tacir succoss nervod them to moro vigorous elocution; and Blaslog's feolings carried him to groans, and sighs, and * Amene,"—such as aro leard at camp-meotings or protracted rovivals. In fagt, Blasing was on tho m[.;h rond to conversion sud conkequent respectabllity, when in oamo Mia, B, She gazod stondfastly at Joln for nbout fif- teon acconds, endoavoring to identify the kneel- ing and groaniug sinner with hor husband. Tt was abous that simo heforo tho petrifaction of Bor astonishment violdod ta her euergy of dispo- sition. When it did, sho grabbed Jolin Dlasing by bis coat collar ; putled " him behind the bar ; ghook him with & forvor that must have made his teoth rattle, as Arctic travelors are saul to shako ono of their number who is yioldiug to tho somnolent influencesa of “tho sun- less alr; ond powrod a torrent of heated gutturale'into bis oar. Ho gazed in muto bo- wildermont at his wifo ; lie looked sheopishly at thio Indios, Who rosponded with redoublad forvor in uplifted prayer. John began to_cxpostulato, but s wife's voico roso Ligh, Suddenly sho selzed p boer-mug, filled it to the brim, handed it to him,—and THE SPELT, WAS DROKEN. The praying consed ; Blasiug was once more de- faut; Evo bad conquered; and the little band who had wrestled for the saloon-keepor with- drew in mournful march. Whot followed, hus- bands slono cau tell; aud that, I oxpoct, only inndequatoly. I think I may be allowed to sur- migo that things woro mado blaziug hot for the half-conyorted sinuer. Speculating upon tha effect of such o massing of soxunl inflience sgaingy an individual, I oan- not butwonder thatthe magnoticresults obtained bave boon 8o limited. Tho ordinary religious vevival generally works upon aome persons prosont in o comparatively short tima ; but tho emotional naturo of a saloon-keepor must bo oxceptionally lethargic, Espociully strong, ono must suppose, sould b the influence upon o man whoso every sonse convinces him that the traltio in which ho is engaged is au injurious ono to many of his fellows. Eitherone of two things is certain : the saloon-keepor must have avery black and abulinuto disposition, togother with” o powerful norvous orgavism; or, on tho other hand, tho' Indies do not uso their ntluenco to advantage, I it possiblo that the Roy. Mr. Kellozg, of Col- umbug, was right whon he maininined that ‘prayer without worl was » very uscless wonpon ? 'I'ho influenco of tho Evaugelical churches ot Ciucinnati bns, of course, beon thrown iuto tho geale; but, even smong them, THELE IS DISSENSION, Two influentiol clorgymon—the Rev. Dr. Bkinnor, of tho Second Prosbyterian Churel, and Dr. Boyington, of tho Vine Stroef Congrega- llom:l urch—aro working agaiust tho move- meut. Dr. Boyington takes conservative grounds. He cannot endure the thought of women becom- ing 8o conspicuous as the praying bands are, aud must bo, In the socoud plico, Dr. Boyington holds that the foreiblo intrusion’ of prayer upon an unwilling listenor is & prostitution of it ; and, in tho third place, sces dungor to the Churoh it tho exorcise of It. . *“You are boasting the eflil- cacy of prayer in subduing intempetance,” he exclaime, *Youn me calling Prof. Tyndall aud all tho world to sce that prayer is irreslstiblo, Aud you oro going to ful most dreadfully. You are going tosuller & most shocking defest in this mattor, and are damunum‘un% to tho sioptical world, what thoy baye been claiming and desir- ing to provo thomeolyos, that prayor por se Lias nooficacy at all. You'sre imporiling roligion, which is baged upon the efficacy of prayor; aud, while blindly following tho enpposed spirit of tho Church, aro pulling the whole fubris of Clristinnity about your oars.” Dr, Skinuer takos tho samo viaw of tho matter, but does nob venture quite 8o far. 1o is u lib- eral liver, and bolioves in tho use and abuso of alcolio!,—cluiming that ho uses, not abusas, it Dr. Boyington profers to allow bimsolf libert In dociding whether ho will or will not dvink. am told he dugs not uso liquor, Thore nre other intluences at work agalnst tho movement in Ciuciunati. ARCHBISHOP PURCELL'S LETTER, Fuhlluhev.l in nearly overy wowspuper in Ohio, has not boon without “fruit. L'ne yonorablo I'relate, while a total ubstatner, says that aleo- hol mny bo used with beuofit to menkind, and afford enjoyment whon proporly used, Tho Catholle clorgymon havo held thomsolvos and congregations loof from tho movemont; and onl* in Xenin, of nll the Ohlo towns I havo visit- od, hove I learnod that a Catholio olergyman has given oncouragoment to it. Cinolunati iy uot- an Evangelical oity. The Hebrow clemont fu vory strong, weslthy, intol- ligont, and Lboral, ond stands’ out ngalhat tho movomout. The fact that not more than 400 ludies can bo found to join the temporance movemout In a vity two-thivds us large us Chics- go roems to give but smull tolkien of success, It 16 lawmoutable, for Cincinnati §s_overrun with snloous,—possoaslug more evon thuw Chica, [0~ imy one of which could inutuutly bo closud vy nw, The temperance oditor of tho Commeraial, who has been enthusinationlly in fuvor'of the movament, and hus daily cheored and enconr- aged the Indien, begins 'to despar, % Nothing but the Hund of God oan carry thom thruunfi now,” ho says, aud calowntos that all the chances a0 agaluat BUCCoss, Tho need of some roformatory influence Oluclnnatt i prassing, Thoro are about 4,000 #ntoons n thp cliy,—~most of thom lmmumnlummKa it 18 tyno, but the amount of alcohol consume in the form of Ingor-boor is utterly dispro- portionod to the population. I was invited last i uitlwunl’{"? mlm'u" fanoted my- ast evening, and could almost hayo fan = solf traunintod o the North Bido of Ghicego. Every accond bullding oontalned s hoor-salouu, whila beor-gardona and halls are as plontiful an the moat bibulous can deniro. These halls axo of difforont grados of respootability, biit nouo of thom chiargo an ndmission-fos, licncs tha at- tendanco ni some of thom lsnotospecially nelock Fublic opinlon rogulates tho miatter, however ; for, whils ono place may bo thmnnn& with vllo obnracters, as moro thau ono nas, tho lisll adjoin- ing,or noross tho straot, will contafn only pooplo of raspectability, The sight is not difforont from Purnar Hall, oxcopt that musio i prohibited, Thoto bolug nothing to rognlato this sort of thing, thoro ia no spootfied timo for closing na- loong, aud thoy romnin opon and in full bl until a late bour fu the morping, I om satisficd that somo roformatory influeuco is noedod in Olucluuati, : 1 was in hopos of reclng how a band of ladios could manago to pray on a sidowall in a large city, whore hundrads were nassing fa each divoc- tion overy minute, Oincinnuti, I anticipated, would give mo an opportunity to judge with grostor-effoat, for tho streota and sidowslks nie nareow, and tho curront on tho minaipal thor- oughfares ia condonsed and l.lrivlnfz. I way dooined tq dleappointmont, however. 'he small band hind come to the concluston that their tima and eloquonce would bo wasted in tho heart of tha city; and fo tho outskirts tho rtreets aro 8 qniot and lonaly as these of a coantry towa, It would bs strabga if TOLITICE . lad not heen touched by the movemont. Tho Domocratio Citv Convention hore has declared for n triot liconse law for the Btate; and it will probnbly bo obtained as the main rosult of tho war in Ohlo, * G. AT GALION. Spectal Dispateh to 2'he Chitcago Tribune, Gavroy, O, March 26,—~One more saloon- kospor bas_eurrondered. Ten thousand doliars wora rafsed lagt night as s guarantee fund. AT ZANESVILLE. Spectal Plepatch to The Chcago Tribune, ZANEsVILLE, O., March 20.—Buslness was protty genoratly suspended for tyo hours this aftornoon on acconnt of the appointment of a Ppraysr-mooting. 'I'wo cburches were fillod. AT QOLUMUS, Covrvnus, 0., March 20.—At s tomperance proyor-mecting this aftornoon o roport was re- ceived that o numhor of saloons were being storted in tho suburbs of the city, and it is thouglit thoy are bolug run by mon who have Dbean prayed out of other placos. A call was also made for more leadors, —— e nowa AT BURLINGTON. Spectal Disputch to The Chicago Tridune, BonuinaToy, Ia., Maroh 206.—The whisky war hos boon proseoutod with groat vigor bore o~ day. 'Tho eatablishment of Mesers. Noy & Btoluer, wholesalo and rotail lquor-dealers, was solzed, ‘and tho officers sat to worlk takiug nn fu- vontary of the stook. Noy & Stoinor have re- plevied. It is rumorcd that dlrs, F. Postlowait contemplates suecing the firm for solliug liquor to hor husband. Abont 3 o'clock this aftornoon the extensive wholesale and rotail house of Althof & Hoydeck was seizod and tholr goods counfiscated. Delahaye & l’urzl{, another lntge firm, exclusivoly wholo- snlo, olaim to have purchased the stook of Althof & Heydeok. Thoir connsel has instruot- ed thoiq to sue tho officers for trespass. Fred Becker, anotlor Inrgoe doaler, hay uhlgpnd his stook of liquors, valued at §25,000, to St. Louis. There is somo excitement, but no indications of violenco. ‘hore Lave boon o praying raids up to this time, Think to-morrow will bo big wit avout. MUGCATINE. Correspondenice of Wlie Chicago Tribuno, Muoscatig, In,, March 24, —The temperance- crusude ot this placo is atill piogressing. Tho Jadies bave committecs who daily yisit the va~ rious sploons, with varled success, ~ Some two or threo have promsed to quit the traflio if they can sell out. At one enloon they wero noar hay- ing o row. A woman kicked one of tha Indios, and thore wero other demonstrations made of a like chiarnctor, As tho propriotar of tho snloon was absont, some ?nrllaa wished to show thoir disapprobation of the ladies’ movement, and throw cayonno pepper on tho stove, which cloared them all out ; but, when_tho Yro rigtor returned, hio was very angry, and _apologized to tho Indies for tho mabuer in which thoy were trosted during his _abscice, and, thougli they Liavo visited bis ealoon einco, they have buon treated courtoously. The ladies called on Mr, Ruling tho oiher day, asud wero roceived with "a gront deal of politeness. Ie of- fered to..flt up o room for thom to havo prayors in, but objected to their intorfering in hia business. They presonted & potition to tho City Council, Baturday night, signed by & largo ynnlnp of tha citizons, requesting that licensea or tho sale of beer, wine, and cider, be placed ot §600 por aynumr, It waa not actod on hen, ond will most likely fail. Had they jucluded epirituous liquors, and put it at $1,000, it would mast likely succced. Thera 1s a County Sunday- School Convontion being Lold Lero at prosont, that may divert attontion from tho temperance moveniont whilo it is in progress. Of ouo suloon thoy visitod a day or two ago, the proprietor was fuat cnoughto bavo everything clean, sopty and garnishod,—all snfe in tha collar + 8o, whilo thio Indies prayed, I thought of the old linos: Thore's a Spirit above, and a Spirit Lolow,— A Spirit of love, nnd o Splrit of woo ; Tho Spirit above is tho Spirit Divine, But the Spikit below 18 the Spirit of Wine, i MICHIGAN. AT LANSING, Special Dispaton to The Clacayo Tridune, Laxsiya, March 26.—Ladies of fhis eity inter- ested in tho tomporanco cause, mot thig afler- noou to perfoct tho organization made at Tucs- day's mocting. ‘Tho preliminary exercises were tha singiug of tho hymn “ Jesus, I By Cross Hove Taken," prayer, and anothor hymn=¢ Am I a Boldior of the Cross.” ‘The Committes to draft articles of the Association reported, Tho name taken 18 tho Lansing 'Temperanco Union, and the objeot of tho Associntion is stated to ba tho suppression of the esla of intoxicating drink, Hlia Associstion will not s ifa T fluence politically for tho tomperanco ticket in nomination, but will scok to swakon publio opinion, and for that purpose will ask the in- fluenco of the olorgy, newspapors, etc. Dail; prayer-mootings will bo hold ot 3 o'clock, committes wag appointed to report the names of peraons who [fl liquor, and thosa who rent wildings whoro it I8 sold. AT COLDWATER. Spectal Disnatch to_Lha Chicugo Tribune, Cornwaren, Mioh., March 26,—A union’ tem- erance moeting was hold in tho Baptist Church Fnut ovening, at which o dotermined apirit to cloge up the saloons in this city wns mnnifosted. A committes of nino gentiomen, with Dr, J. H. Beoobor as Obairman, and another of the same numoor of Iadics, under the load of Aras, Charles Upson, were appointed. Theso commite tecs can iucrents thoir number at pleasure, A large amount of monoy 18 pledged for the use of theso committoos, it mecessary. Active work will be commenced at once. ' AT ELINT. Syecial Dispateh to Lhe Chicago Trilune, Dernorr, Mich, March 20.—The ladies of Flint to-day mades orusading call on the Na- tional Hotel, sud kopt up tho praying and ming- g two hours, when, to their utter aatonighe ment, tho ladics were iutormed that it was a temperance-houso, the Jandlord yesterday hay- ing foresworn the evil by cloging his bur, il ity ILLINOIS, ; AT RoOKFORD, Special Dispateh to The Chicano Tribuna. Rockroun, Iil, March 26.—The prayer-women aro getting ready to commouco thoir orusado aguinst liquor. ‘To-day oue of thow distribuiod ciroulars throughont tho city, ou which was printed tho invitation, *Come to the uuion prayer-moating.” Bho \waa rofused admission to oue of the saloons, Lo-morrow & baud will prob- ably be orgauized to comience measures sgainat the liguor trafilo, i AT BPRINGFIELD, Speciat Dispateh to The Chicaan Tribune, BruNarieeo, 1, March 20.—Tho crusaders are daily incrensing ln numburs here, and the wark of praying with saloun-keopors' Is proso- cutod vigorously. 'Fhoy bave mot with but one sevore robult in all their rouuds, aud that was from Hesing, 'Tho ladios say they are sorry that they took him for the bar-ferider, sinco the oruon flling that position aro usually so much Eumr mannerod ond more gontlomianly than Hesign that by thelr action they unintentionally cast an insult upon thom. 4 e Ghteann Tribune, Sweolat Dispateh to T'he Chicag i Kaniaxes, March 20.—Heury Dlzule, uwoalthy Gorman hquor-pellor of Yellowhend, thivgouuty, was this wook branght botore o Justico in this city, for selling Mquor without a lwenso, Fivo #uits wero ontoved against him by the pooploe undor the statute, Boven anits ure now ponding againet him in the County Court, JIn Lins buun beforo the Ciroult Court soveral iimos, gl fined, Tn one of tho snle triod thiy weok Dlank way fined 760, and the romninder wore contiviod for wixty days,to awail the fultilmont}of Ll prowm- Juo Lo quit tha businoss, In tha cogo of I'ha Yeoplo v. Lowis and Mador Stonblug, of Jlomenco, the dfifolulm‘w wero fined 820 anid costs, in consldaration of 8 ‘prom. 186 to coaro tholr trafile 1n alaohiol, Othor anita of like naturo arp in progress, ani tho prospeots uro thas Inw and ordar wil ‘hold swar in Knuknkoo City and Oounty. The woman'a tempotance organization mot ibis aftornoon and =~ diseussed tho situation, Thoro i8 n strong probability that thoy witl put a temperance ticket in the fold at tho coming olootion, A ladics’ prayer-moating will bo held Saturday aftornoon, and s tomporance mauss meoting Bunduy evening at ong of tho halls. AT ALTON. Fnectal Disnnteh o T Chionao Tribune. Atzon, IN,, March 20,-~Thore aro rumors, which soom to have somo foundation, that tho Indios of this placa aro proparing for s orisnda on ho saloons I thia elty. 1t s und nolico iy hoon given out in soms of tho prayor-moot 8 that such an effort will be mmlo.p i B i g INDIANA. AT BOUTJE SEND. » Bnecial Dispateh fo the Cliicaao Tribune, | ourut BtNp, Ind,, March 20.—A piaying band, gonaisting of Sira, It R, Tubt, Mra. J. M. Studos bakor, Mra, G, H. Alward,’snd BMiwa Jonnlo Talior, ylslted the jall to-dny, and prayod with the prisonors 1n conflnoment, and aftorwards obe tainod tholr signaturcs to tho pledgo, with the oxcantion of ono who biad just boon incatcurated, he being ontiroly 1nsonsiblo from the effects of whisky. AT ANAQTA. Speetal Dispateh to The Uhifeago Tribune, Anaora, Ind., March 26.—1he temperanco ox- citomont iu inorensing, owing to the fact that the Indies' bauds, which aro daily inoroasing, aro ro- fused ndmiesion to tho saloons, and hiold moot- ings on the sidowalks. Tho saloon-keopors havo impatted s band of music, who follow ihe lndies on the streota and play when thoy sing =ud pray. This makes contusion, and will prabably load to somothing more. : AT FONT WAYNE. Speetal Dispaten to I'he Chicano Tribune, Tonr WayNE, Ind., March 26,—Tho opposition of tho Gormaus of this olty to tho ladics' crugado is incrossing, Proparations are being mado for nn immonso domonatiation on tho 11th of April, whon thers will bo s torchelight pro- cossion and mass-meeting. Speoches will bo mado In Fronch, English, and Gorman, Tho Germans publish a manifosto in tho papers fo- day atating that they are the only friends of truo tempicrance, but ulmnao total abstinenco or illogal crusades. The proscoution of liquor- doniors Lins bogun, and soveral hava boou puish- ad 0 hoavily s 40 cause thom to §top businoss, : AT’ MARION. . Specfal Dispatch to zhe Chicaqo Tribune, Mantoy, Ind., Maroh 26,—To-day closos tho womien's whisky war at this place.” M, John Kelly, tho Inst ualoon-kocpoer, surrondored, and tho [adics emptiod all his lquors In the atrect that way paid for, snd allowed him to ship six barrels to Ofucinnatl, 0., sud four to Indisu- apolis, L e PENNSYLVANIA, AT WILKESUARNE. Snectal Dispatch o 1'he Clitcads Tribune, ‘WiLzuspanne, I'a, Maroh 26,—Iho tempor- anco fooling is Tapidly goining ground in this city. The first of ® sories of union meotings whad hold last ovoning in the Mothodist Church. Tho attondance was Jarge, and muoh onthusiasm was manifestod. To-day n praying baod of la~ dies held a meoting in tho yoom of the Young Mon'a Christian Asgooiation, after which they mayched to tho Parrin ougo, and began o meeting in the bar-room. A largo crowd of mou soon gathered from tha hotols aud rrom tho stroets, and Jia- toned while tho ladios praved and sang, aud talked on tho ovils of intomperance, Goad or- dor gonorally provailed. At tho ironieal request of the barkeoper, tho 23d flmvur of Matthow waa rend by o lndy who commonted on tho ohap- tor with considorablo ability, wheu the band withdrow. “Lhe ladies wore invitud to call again, ———e OREGON. AT_PORTLAND. BAx Fraxomeo, March 26.—A dispatch from Portland, Oregon, to-dny, says tho temporauco women this morning made a regular siogo on the city, dividing into'patties, visiting most of tho 8aloons, among them tho lowest dens in town. Ona snloon refused admittance, and one, hear- ing tho other saloons wero moking & good pay- iug business of 1t, sent an fuvitation for them to visit him, which they did. No converts amopg tho salool-keepers Liave beon made yat. - COANADA. Special Dispatck to The Chicaao Tribune, MonTiEsL, Maroh 26,—~The frionds of tem- perance i this city aro gottiug up_ o monstor petition for presentation to the Dominion Parlia- mont.” ‘The ladies nte taking su active part in the movoment. Lvery hiouse iu the city is to be visited with a viow to obtaiving siguaturos, —— NEBRASEKA, AT OMAIIA, Osama, Nob., March 26.—Tho tomparsnce movement is about dead. Efforts are boing made to rosuscituto the wowman foature, but meet with liltlo succass, el SENATOR SUMNER'S WILL. Fult Textof tho Dociunent. Mr. Francis V. Baloh, the execator of Sonator Bumner’s will, entered it for probato in’ Boston on Fridoy last, It is writton by tho Senator's own baund, and is a8 tollows : Firat—1 bequeath to Heury W.'Longfellow, Francls V. Dalch, sud Edward L, Vlerce, us trustees, oll my ‘papers, manusoripts, and lotter-bobks, to do with thom Wit they think beat, with powor to destroy them, to diatributo thom in sdmo publio ibrary, or to mako ex~ tracts from thew for publication, Secund~I bequeath to tho Trustees sbove men- tioned 53,000, or so much s may e neodod to com- pleto tuo editfon of my spocchica and papers, should tho samobo unfintshed at my death, It is Loped that 110 yart of this sum will bo noeded. G Tlard—1 bequeath to the Iibrary of Harvard Gollege my books and autographs, whother in Washington or Doston, vt tho uudositanding that duplicajes of ‘works already belonging to tho College Librury may bo sold or exchunged for ta benodt, Fourth—X bequeath to tho Uity of Bostop, for the Art-Mugoum, my pictures sud engravings, oxcopt tho pleturo known as the * Miracla of thie Slave," with the njunction that tho Trustees ahall do witl them what they tiluk best, disposing of all for the benefit of tho Museum, Fifth~T bequenth to my frionds of many years, Honry W, Longfeliow aud Semucl G, Howe, my brouzes, (o be divided betweon thom ; alio to Tonry W. Longfollow the Psycho and that bust of the young Avgustus, in marblo; tomy friend Jostua B, Smitl, the picturo known as'tho # Miracle of tho Blave,” sud 10 tho Clty of Boston, for the Art Musoum, the buat of mysolf by Cravtord, takon iring my Viit o' Bome R S13lli—1 bequeath to tho daughters of Henry W. Longlellow £2,0:0, nlso to tho daugiters of Samuiol G, THowe, $2,000, aud'to tho daughters of James T, Fur: nlss, Of Piludelphin, $2,000, which T sak thom to ne- copt'in tolion of my gratitude for the friondsbip telr ‘paronts have shown me, Seventh—T boquenth fo Honnal Richmond Jacobs, only surving siater of my mother, on anuuity of $500, to Do paid by my excculor for the remainder of Ler o, Lighth—T direct my oxecutor to make oll provision for porpetual care of any mother’s lot st Mount Au- urn, irith—1 boqueath to tha Prosident and_ Fellows of Harvard Collego $1,000, In {rust for an annual prizo for the beat dissortiticn by avy studont of the College or any of ita schools, undorgraduate or graduste, on ui~ ‘versal poaco, and tho motliods by which wat may be permanently auspended. I do thia fu tho lopo of drawing the sttention _of students to the practicability of organizing peace among natjons, which I singerly Dollova mey bo done, Tcannsb doubt that the wumno modes of declslon Which now provail batweon indi- viduals, botweou towna and botwoen amalier commus nities, moy bo extended to nations, Toarith—All the resiuoof my catate,real and parsanal, 1 bequesth and devise to my executor in trust,to bosold ¢ such {imo and {n such way a@ e shall thiok host, {ise proscod o b disrlbutad n two oqial molstiop ui follows s Ono mofety to bo paid my sister, Julln Has. tlngs, wifo of Joh Hastings, of Sau Fruuolsco, Onl., for her sols and cxelusive uso : or, should eha dia Lo forome, thon §it equal proportions to har threo daughe ters or Hio survivor, oach portion to bo for the solo aud excluslvo uso of such daughter, Tho other molety to Do paid to tle Prenldont and Foilows of Harvard Uol Iege, in trust, for tho benefit of tho Collego Library, my dosire boing that the income should Lo ap- plicd to tho purchaslig of books ralating to yolitiea and ~ fuo arts, This bequost fs made fn filfal regard for the Collego, In solecting eapectally tho library, T an governed by tho considera~ tion that all my lifo T havo boon o usor of baoks, and laving fow of my own, I have relied on tho Horariea of frionds and on publio Nbravies; so thot what T now do 1 aily o roturn for what 1hava resly re- cetvod, Tlevenlh—I appoint Francis V, Baloh executor of thin whil, and deslre that the Trusioos of wy papers Tuny Lo exeinpl frons giviug bonds, Tn tostimony whoreof I heronnto’ et my hand this secoud day of Septouber, 163, at Noston, OliAnLES BUangn, Sigued and published b{'nm adwintstrator av fits Inat will and testamant, befors us, who, 1n his pros- envo and fn tho prosunce of sach other, have, ot bis ro. «quoat, Geb our nkmes a witnesaes, 11, J. Epwanus, Joun E. Hroktan, Gronar, A, BULLEN, F, V. Bavon, Eiaorriblo. From the Now York Graphie, Lhora i nlways a grout doal of sport In Washs uglon ut the Juux pas mnde by new mewmbors of Conygrons and thely funulios, who ara unused to the domauds of fashionable lite, - Faucy the haypor of Lthe diplomnts who wore guosts at s ra« vont Btate dinnor st tho White Houso at eoclug tho wived of sovorsl Congrossmen pmnune in blavk drosuos with hlfi!l cordages, *Ob," exs olubinod an appaltod diplomat attorwards,. Vit way hogriblo, Jfucha divroupant Lo tha Frovidont aud his wifal" SPRINGFIELD. .- A Bad Day for Honest Men in the Illinois Legislature. Passage of the Supplementary Grab- Law in the House, Tho Tax-Thieves Trying to Antici- pate a Judiclal Deeiston, Final Passage of the Bill to Prevent tho Licensing of Prostitution. The Gas Company Blackmailing Job Approved by Both Houscs, Toxt of the Bill to Roylso the I’rnufico Aote--The Stock-Law. TAXATION AND REVEUL. Bpecial Dispateh to The Chicago Lribune, TIE BUPPLEMENTARY GRAD-LAW, SraivorisLp, I, March 26.—The Spnato bill for tho payment of rogistorod indobtodness un- dor tho grab-law boing on third rending In the Alfouso, Rogors, from McLean, arguod that the bill was rightoous, and tho monoy had batter bppald to lquidate the indebtodposa of the cquptios than haye it lying in tho Treasury, Tay, of Grundy, made » good spoech agalust the biJl, contonding that,;whilo the con- stitutionslity of the grab-low was pending before tho Supromo Conrt, they should uot pass that Dbill, Ho opposed the bill, snyhow, as s rabbory. Andergon, of Hamilton, dilated on what ho considored the rightoousnoss of the bill and Norrison, of Marion, stigmatizad the schomo as unjust, unboly and wicked. That money should romaiu in the Lreasury to pay next year's in- teroat, Luno, of Hancack, spoke for tho grab, and. Beanlan denounced it. ) Tuo bill passeds0 to 43, all tho grabbing ropre- sontatives voiiug aye. 178 PRINCIPAL PROVISIONS aro: On July 1, each yoar, the Auditor shall es- timato the amount of surplus funds which ro- main in the State Treasury to the erodit of local bond-funds, aftor deducting tha . amount necossary for tho payment of all intorest on the rogistered railrond bonds which will fall duo beforo tho reccipt of taxes by the noxt loyy; ond in Soptsmbor of oach year such surplus shall bo applied to the purolingo of ace. “Tho gond.s, whion fully pald, shall ba cancélod by te Stotp'Ireasurer, and returncd to the looal- ity ivsying the same. If thora shall be no proposala to sell thobonds atnot'more_than par sullicient to absorb such surplus fauds, it shull bo the duty of the Troay- urer to fivest'such surpius not exponded in tho paymout or purohase of such bonds in United Hintas bonda af thoir markok valuo; and thore- usfter the intorest on such United Statos bonds shall be added to the fuud to which such bonds belong; aud ou the 1st of July of ‘each yesr the valuo of ench United Biatos bonds bo- longing to the several funds shall be considorod fn tho estimate mado by tho Auditor and Trensurer. Tho United Statos bonda shall bo sold aud the procoeds applied to the purclizse of registorad bouda offored ot not morvthan par. . s And whenever tho invested surplus of any Jo- enl ‘bond-fund shall bo equal to the amount outstanding of tlie rogistored indebtednuss of the lrlnuu t0 which guel tund bolongs, such placo shall ceaso to recejve tho bonofita of tho grab- Jaw ; aud shall only lovy for iatarost, in case the intorest oarned by such invasted surplus shall not be suflicient to pay the interest on tho'regis- tored bonda outstanding. Itis claimed by~ ADVOOATES OF THE IILL that the locatities haying s regissered dobt will, ufter this, havo to raive, by direct special tox, & sum equat to the full amount of 'the intereet on their outstanding debt, which will increuse the taxation, on these looalifics, and, in mauy caaos, imposo a considerable tax where hiono waa neces- sory before,” It “iw also’ claimied that the bill just passed is o -partiol ‘victory for localities nob havl;-F " registored “debt, in thut thoir monoy will bo appliad fo paylog the rinoipnl instead of the interest, which will tave i i by the Sartiticn, . Toals Topresontan tivos voted solid for tho bill, howover. It is stated tha tho bill way passed in antici- pation of the DECIBION OF THE BUPREME OOURT doclaring the Grab-taw uncqustitutional, uo that tho localities indobted can got tho $7(0,000 which will bave accumulated id tho Troagury by July 1. Would noé that money be wrongly applied in paying indebtedumess incurred under an unconstitutional law ? e COOE COUNTY INTERESTS. Special Dispateh to The Chicaga Tribune, THE COUNTIES DILL. BrRoyoriELD, Iil, March 26.—Tho House re- fused to couour in the Sennte amendment to thio Counties bill yhich struck out tho provisions roquiring a popular voto bofore county buildings are oroojed. This doca not apply to Cook Coun~ ty. Why not? Tho Fenato concurred. Am passed, tho bill dividos Cook Connty outside of Chicago into five djatricts, onch of which shall elect & County Commissioner by its own vato, ond not on a goneral tickot, a8 heretofore. This is Willinmson's work. Commissioners from Chicago shall be voted for by tho whole clty, but mot by the county. ‘The pregont Commissioners are nob logislated out of office, ANTI-PROSTITUTION. The House passed the bill prohibiting tho liceusing of houses of prostitution by an emer- genoy yote. So Millor, Bheridsn & Co.'s accupa- tion is gono, and Dr, Hahn will not get tho oftico ho sought. The vote stood 112 yens to 6 nays, tho lnttor sll from Ghioago. Cook County voted a followa: Dradwell, Ferrler, Senne, Cullerton, iferting, Wayman, Dolton, leson, Wicker~9, Haws, Haipln, Kaan, Peltzer, Hopkis, Lomazx, Washbiiza—0, pritaty Bhiorman, NOT VOTING OR DODUING, Booth, Rountreo, Scanlsn—5, Condon, MeLaughiin Tollowing if the toxt of the bill: - A Br for an act to pravent the Neeusing of honees of ill-fams and the lospection or medicil exominu {lon o the lnmates thercof {n o incarporated cilce, owns, and villages of ti o, Svorion 1, Jje if enasted Oy e Tucpluof the Stateof Tllinale, repreaented fn the Ceneral Astembly, That § slall bo untawful for the corporate sutloritics of any city, town, or villago in this State, to grant a loonso to xay. person, malo or femalo, fo keap what is known &4 liouss of 11l-fame o lioias of prostitution § and It slail bo unlatul for any, Bosrd of n'g"."?u.('fi sy loga of the %Tfil?’xin‘;’n:mn#mn hior tho 1awh of thia Blate, to dnterfora fu tlio pauagoment of uy hiouso of fllv fumo or hiouso of prostitution, or to_provide in any o for e medical napoclion oF exsimination” of f tho same, e aross tha lagialative authiorition of oor- talu citiss $n thiv Blato are sbout to licenso Louses of {li-famo, thoreforo an pimeryonoy exlata why this aot Should tako offcct Jmmediately ; thirafore, this act Bhall take oftect and be in force from snd sfter ifs passage. . @ 0l McGrath's Gan bill was bofors the House om an amendment by the Municipal Committee re- quiring throe-fonrths of the Council to leass, hurolinse, or construct gasworks, whon s mo- ion to rcoommit and add an smeudmout pro- viding for a popular vote was made by Oleson, who condemned tho bill ; and then tho dobate was onlivenod by o porsonal controversy, in which Rountreo intimated that Hopkine llod in #yiug that Rountrop nover called & mooting of tiio Commiltes, but got & snap judgment by uulufi moembors to nlqn the report, and fhnt o would whip Hopkins woro Hop- king mot physloally his * inferlor. Iop- king_walved all iuferiority, called Itountroo o bully giant, sud said Rountree could not scare him off that flaor, After a further exoliange of dlau:u};uuluu‘ the lgll Wwas rm%x‘nmluulfi. i lua Houso amondinent 00'a ORWIA iog the pr'l’ua aud quality of gan, mkhts Npplt aablo all over tho Btate, was not conourred in by ¢ho Sonato, and it cama baoic for tho Ifouse to rocedo. Oloson and Scanlan hoped the bill wonld pags, Rountres donounced It as an jne famota blackmailing schemo, It waa an Invitne tion for gan-companies 1o buy up the Conncll. Notwichstanding the Howno roeodod, elfarts ara, ll;uluu,' made to induce tha Govetnor to voto the THE DOUBLAS MONUMENT, Donahne ealied up in the Benato tha pravions-« lf-unwcd motjon to racousidoriliovate wheroby the r]»propfluuon for tho Douglas Monumeut was lost, 5 - Btarne snjd that o rumored declsion on tho grab-lir would compol Lim to vole againsta monument to hia lifa-long friend, Dcw sald the rumor was falko. © H Tho Houate refused to recousider—yeas, 174 nays, 20, 5 + DOW'S WATRI-TOND DiLLs Mr. Dow'a wator-bond nill was read & sooond time, dlschnrged from conslderation bv sections, pud ordered to a third reading In the Bengte. UNOLAIMED PROVERTY, The Honse bill to_provida for the eale of nn- claimod pmsuny by common carriors, inn- keopors, and warcliousomieu pagsed in tho Houato. il s —_—— REVISION OF THE STATUTES, Suectal Dispatch to The Chicade Teibune, " THE BTOOK LAW. Bramvorizip, 1L, March 86.—Tho Senate bill rovising the law iu rolation to pormitting apls mals to run at largo was on third reading in ‘tho House. Thobill provides that ownors of any domeatic animal of tho specfos of ljorso, mulo, nsg, cattlo, goat, ehacp, or ewing, who shall suf« * for tho samo to ran at largo, contfary to law, chall bo fined not less than €8 nor more than $10 for oach offense, and for every day ho slull allowtho same torunat largo. Provision I8 made for submitting to tho people In oountjes, towns, villagos, and preciucts the quostion whothior domenilo animais shall run st largs, and, if a majority favor allowing thom to riin, they can rua ; if not, thoy must bo shut up. This in the lnw 88 It now stands, with the pscope tiou that suimals exompt andor the Homeatead Inyy aro not exompt from seizuro on exocutlon of s judgmont for damage done. Mr. Molfjtt op- Eaund the bill, becauso oxompted animals migat 0 damago, and ould npt bo seizod. Tqo bill was sont to the Agricultural Committoe, which reported it back with an amendmont *providitg thore should be no pxomption from se zure, and in thot shapo it prassd. e Tho Bonate rofusad to concur in the Iousg amendment to the Stock law, and the Iause ro- coded 80 thiat vagrant cows exempt from spizur under tho Homeatoad law shall be oxempt undor tho Btack law. 3 STATE LIQUOR LAW. ‘The Houso passéd the Bonate bill revising thoe law in rolation to liconses, which re-onncfs thio Btate Liquor law. The vola was: Yoas, Y3 ; unys, 2L, Theuuys wore:” * " SR Condon, & Jacksom, Poltzar, Cullerton, Lipe (DOWItY), Quinn,’ Torth, Tomn, Rounttos, THalpin, Beino, - Henry, Thowps, it (6. Olair), Noville, Washburn, Hopidus, Orotdortr, Woyman—31, TAYING TitE REVISION 0OMMITTRE, The Housa couourred in the Beunto vosoe Intion payiug mombers of the Roylslon Cominit- toe $5 o doy for forty days’ extrs work, THE COMMON-CARIER BILL. Thoe Hougo concuirad in the Sonate smend- ment to the Common-Carrier bill requiring o< tica to be given the consignea through the g’ofit— ©Oflico before goods not ealled for arg sold. . THE PRACTIOE ACT., The Sonnto passed the Houso bill smending the Practico act, ¢ A Biir for s nct to amend Beo. 40 of an act entitled * An act in regard to' practice in courts of rocord, BEGTI0N 1 Jh f emcted by (e peopleof the Sts . Re cted by the peopls of the State Illinots, represented in lha”ame#«l’luzmhly, Tt 8ee, 40 of o act entltled ¥ Ao act in regard to jiractics in courts of yecord,” be, ‘And tho swme {8 herchy, amondéd so as to read as follows : “‘TIn ali suifs in tho courts of rocord in this Slate upon default, whore the damages are to bo asseseed, it shall be lawful for the Court to bear tho cvideuco and auscas the damagos without s Jury for that purpose, In all casen where interlocutory judgment shall bo fiven in any action brought upon s ponal bond, o upon aiiy fnstrumant of writing, for the paymont of monoy only, and tho dnmages rest in computation, the Court may refer it to tho Clork, to assess aud report thy damages, snd may entar Judguieat, therefor: Pro- vided, Thot either party may huvo tho dunages no— scssed by & jury." BRI R THE OAYAL LAW. The bill to raviso the law in rolation to the Tllmoin & Miohigan Canal, and the Lttlo Wabesh River, passed the Senate. MISCELLANEOUS. Suecial Dispatel to The Chicigo Tribune, NEW DEGISTRY LAV, 4 Sermorienp, 1., March 2G.~The House passad tho Senato bill miodifying the Registry Inw, It changestho present law in requiring rogistration overy two yonrs only, This is Jancs® compromise between absolute ropeal and rotain- ing the old Iaw. Whatover good or ovil is in the bill belongs to Jonos, whose porsistoncy securod its pasuago. BTATE INSTITOTIONE, An intoresting battlo was fought in the Senato between the friends of ther presont method of mnuaging Btate choritable institu= tions nnd the friends of tho new proposition to olect & Suporyinor of Stats Institutions. Tho bill ias sont to the Judiclary Committeo, sud will hardly got back for passagg this session. CAPITAL PUNISHNENT. Mr, Yacgar put in his report from the Special Bovato Committeo on Capital Punishment, sc- companied by & bill to abolish hangiug aud aub- stitute imprisonmont for life for m!fmnu now fumuhuhln by houging. Mr, Casoy provented hig minority report from the snmo Commiltos. The two reports wore ordered printed, FEES AND BALARIES. The Senate passed tho 1lousa bill changing Boo. 51 of the Yeo and Balary act so nsto com- el pl outaty ofcors, paid fa wiole or in part 5 taes, to koep an aconrato nccount of all foos received, and algo all exponses of offico, and re- , - garb under oath to the County Board or Board of jupervisora. TERVEOTING THE JURY LAW, The third attempt to porfact the Jury law was called up and paseod, with the assuranco that it ‘was now perfect and operativo, and would nced 19 moro tinkering for tho prescnt. County Boarca onn now seloct jurios for torms held be- tween now aud Soptomber, THR ECHOOL LAW, The Sonate passed the House bill to changy the 8chool law 8o 88 to haye two grades of :mfi- ers’ certificatos. Those of the flrst grade, to be valid for two yoars, sball certify that the holfler is qualified ta toach orthography, reading in En- glish, ponmanship, arithmotic, English grom- mar, moderp goography, tho elemonts of the natural scionces, the history of ‘tha Umted Btates, physiology, and tho laws of health. Cer- tificates of the second grade shall be valid for ono. year, and shall eortify that the holder is qualified to teach orthafinaphy, reading in Ene glish, panmlnnhlp, ayzlt m&al.i'tis fi?gtfla Rrame miar, modern geography, ang 0 hitory of the United Ruatase o 0 it ADIOURNMENT, Tho Senate passed & joint-resolution to ad Jjourn sine die ‘on Thureday noxt, Tho Honsa postponod its consideration until to-morraw, with tho oxpectation ‘of bolng able to adjourn Snturdsy, or Tueaday at the farthesf. Tugsdgy will probably be the happy day. BILLS BIGNED, The Governor sigued bllls as follows : Payjng the claim for binding two volumes of the Geo- logieal Iluant; in regard to Attorneys-Genera] and_ Siate's-Attornova; changing tho time of holding court in Will and Shelby Counties; ex- tending the jumadiction of ‘county couris; relating to courts of rocord in citics (or the Alton bill); revising the law in rolation to the morfgage of reol and personal prnpert{: smonding the road aud bridge law in counties under township or- Enuiznuou; authorizing the leasing of Reform ichool Jabor; to buy fmh.ung for the Boldiors' Orphans' DILLS PABHED. The Houso passed tho Sonate bills appropriate Home, ing mé,ooo to pay Ploiffer & Iloll for danmages ewiged by the romoval of the Oslumot dam fnylng Hurd 86,100 for his work on the Rovis- on, and othor persons smallor snma ; amonding tho Royenuo Iaw 8o that last year's books can bo uged in making aesessments for road taxes ; and ' yevising the law relnting to coveuants and war- ranty. “The By s tho, Houeo bl 8 Bonate passed the Honso amendin, Bee, 81 of lhapGeuonl Incorporation act, hys |d§\ln|'5| “Asooiations and wooletios whioh are in- torided to bouefit tha widows, orphane, and hoirs of desosged wmembers thereof, and in which no snnual dues or premiums are required, snd in which tho mombors shall recelve no monoy ss profit of othorwise, shall not be deemoad {usur- anco companios,” Teynolds donouncedit as s steal, but jt wout through. A LECTURE, The Ton. Willism Springer lootured bofors & lnnra audionco in tho Hall of Reprosentatives to- night, 1is “xbjmt.wnx “The Watered Btock f Jintlzoade, 14 1] ) ?“"‘““?%..!?ES @ “w:: l{l:lli n‘mtwu. [ ? b i | ; n