Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 28, 1874, Page 1

\ 587 whage Tailpy Tribmne. VOLUME 7. ATCH CO., OF OHICAGO, MANUTAOTURERS OF 'STEM & KEY-WINDING WATCHES, o Thrse grartos of which have thol lod"Stom Wind- g artd Hand-Bolting AC(BChmORL . Bollog At 8D B0y and S100 onch, with the Uo.'s gusrsntogal 1h gcgurato porfurmance and porfection of enoh Waich, Spnclal arrangomonts maa with respansibla denlers for ol sfi gonds. " HITE G0, DO NOT SELL SR CORNEND Popldent mupager, N O, A . Pros" 3 Addross CORNELL WATO(L C0., Gratd Urossiug,oor. Boveniy-sixth.st. and Groenwnad.av., Ohleags, Nl KID GLOVES, MANDEL BROTHERS Will offer, THIS DAY, 500 dozon ot the celubrnwd Paris Genuine Jouvin's KID GLOVES! KID GLOVES! KID GLOVES! In Black and Colored, including all the New Bhades, AT $1L.O0S. 8014 by londing housos at $1.50. Those Gloves comparts favorably with tho bost known makes, are perioot, and warranted to Kive satiataction. State and Harrison-sts, Twenty-second-st,_and Miohig’an—av. BOOTS AND SHOES. Notice! That G. S. RICARDSON & CO. are offering o large and choice nssortment of Boots and Shoes to all dealers, city and coun- try, at lowest prices. Call on them at 128 & 130 Franklin-st. FOR SALE. LEASE FOR SALE Intending in the future to confine our business in Chicego exclusivel, to the sale of Tinted and White Boo. snd News Papers, and a general office business, we offer for sale the lease of our present Store, No. 108 Madison-st. The rent is very low for so desirable a location. Leaso has two years to run. Apply at once, CLEVELAND PAPER CO. Saloon Men, Atiention! The Bar, Counter, Ice Box, and Fixtures at the METROPOLITAN HOTEL, costing §1,600, first-class in every respect, for sale at an IM- MENSE SACRIFICE, IN BANK- RUPTCY. Apply at Room 18, 162 LaSalle-st. * BRADFORD HANCOCK, Assignee. Note, Drafl, & Roceint Books, 5 AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. CULVER, PAGE, HOYNE & €D, 118 and 120 Monroe " LUMBER. 12 canso f chango of sard, wo will el our pros. Bt afack af Lursbor vor {0y (o ciah axappconed papor, Tafin and Twonty-socond-sts. gurfl Wants Suear and Symu, 0 gonaine articlo, guazantocd ALL MAPLE, and NO ADULTERATION, “Foesalobp oo o oS0 1t8aud 15 Bouth Waterat. TO RENT. U RENT. STORT: AND BASEMENT, 148 Fifth-av. Bsoond doorsanth of Madlsonxt, Tont low toa dosirable ton- sur, THOMAS BASSETT, 14 Madison-st. FOR REINT. ok bullolng, with basemont, 60x75 17 Noeth Olt “I'ioso promisos ccons on thrco slaos, with Iargo aturayo oy, and contaiolug & steam onglne and tin, arv woil adapled for manufacturing purposes. by rented £.r & torm of years at a moderate ront, (e 3 o1t K ‘aud W. DL KERTOOT & Ol 6 Mask Washinge DOCK TO RENT, Dock 2001200, southwest comor of Moaroo and Market- sta. Apply to @LO. F. HARDING, 161 Moneoo-t., Room 14, TO RENT. Tho 1 floornof a woll-lighted buil 1o reur B Methadter Cieat Dol snxufl!l;“'n'grs?f;fll Eeenjoglor muniafao uriug. Iuitro of J.” 8. BAS. DOCK TO RENT At Dridgoport, formorly ocouplad by Graet Eastora, Rail- zoud: &0 foat front; alag-traoks from Obicogo & Alion, Boo To Lease column, E. BRAINARD, Dy o 6 BUSINESS CARDS. W.C. WATTS & CO., 21 Brown’s Bullding, Livernool, Bollolt consignmonts of Provisions, Lard, &a., and exo- cute ordors foe tho purchaso aud sale of ‘samo’ for futuro ahipmont or delivery, Advaiicas inad on conslgnmonts, and all infurimation” aft by aur frionds, Mossrs, Fox & Flash, No. 25 Willism-st., Now York. EAGLE WORKS MANF'G CO., Will furulsh Englnos, Hoilers, Mining Machinery, and all kduds of goods In the wachinory line, Seud for doe ssoriptive clrcular, Oftice, 48 Bouth O , Ohicago, P, W. GATES, Prosidont, E. GARRITY Vi1l ghvo 8 GUAND OPENING on BATURDAY EVEN- 100, Baton i, e N T on Ax.maué.n‘f.mx‘?. . 2 03, L3 . g h Fo'wili o hapny to st his frioitar + *- UI8AF: Whure ANTAL CARD. M. W. BHERWOOD'S D -] ‘:’:‘ e, el ligons s o H e { X, Itoom 19, The bost ariif faliavd "dis, nad eairacis Tobch mihave ot CARRIAGES, BREWSTER & CO. OF BROOME-ST., NEW YORK, CARRIAGE - BUILDERS, Havo removod tho Manufacturing Branch of thoir bustnoss o thoir New Faotory, BROADWAY AND FORTY-SEVENTESE, ‘The largest and most complote establishment ofits kind in the country; thoir down-town ‘warerooms romaining as before, at Fifth-av. a0 Fourtoenth-st ‘With largely inorensed facilitios to insuro th%:nuflhnen and promptness, and with a dotormination to maintain the reputation of their productions, thoy invito s continuancd of tho public favor which hns given them a constantly increasing business during thoir oightoen years’ cocupancy of tho old Broome- ot, establishment, o In addition to the Iargor vehioles in great varioty, wo continue to make a spocialty of tho “Brewster Wagon,” The recognived Standard for quality in all ‘woights, for pleasure driving or speeding. NOTIOCEL. &7 In ordor tuprnu]:mo ourmldenhley’ with the old looality, wo shall continuo to sign ns R oat, 1808 wa ey Bk b Sbaioundon it ajoint stock company, trading in cnrrisges, ‘under a name very similar to our own. BREWSTER & CO. of BROOME-ST. RIBBONS, TIES, &o. “RIBBONS, TIES, FANS, &e. FIELD, - LEITER & CO. State & Washington-sts, ‘Will open, on Saturday, March 28, ‘new importations in Gros Grain and Teffota Ribbons, Plain and Brocaded Sash Ribbons, Plain and Embroid- ered 8ilk and Reel China Crepo Ties (a speocialty in white', and a fine se- lection of LATEST NOVELTIES in Black and White Decorated Fans, Ivory and Gold Handles, extremely fashionable, and far below last sea-~ son’s prices. STATE AND WASHINGTON-STS, MEN'S FURNISHING GOODS. SHIRTS, Collars, CUEF'S, WILSON BROS,, 67 & 6D WASRINGTON-ST., OHIOAGO, And Piko's Opora Houso, Fourth-t., Cinclonati. )ISHIRTS! ORDER THEM FROM EHARRIS & COBB, 171 SOUTH CLARICST. FINANCIAL. SATINGS Charterd by the 2 /st of Tinols, ‘Exolusively o Bavings Bank, 106 CLARKSST, Mottt Chureh Bioek, Bux por cent compound intorest on doposits. . Pasubuoks froo, Monoy aiso invoxtad for othors on loud aud Mort- fess insmall sums at 10 por cent fniorost; o ohiaryo ta londor for abstractor Ingal Sxamination af ttlo. GRO. SCOVILLE, Prosldent, W, KeLsey Ryep, Casbier. NorE—-Duriug tho réo nt nanio, this Bank has patd all doposits on domand, without noti Preston, Kean & Co, BANKERS, 100 Washington-st. BANK OF DISCOUNT & DEPOSIT, Investment Seocurities, diroct, o Lond aoLp P e T LA ST Y G T WROUGHT IRON PIPE, WROUGHT-TRON PIFE, Steam Warming Apparatus, MANUFACTURED BY CRAINE BROS. MANUFAQTURING CO. No. 10 North Jefferson-st. EDUCATIONA Racine College. Tg Bpring and Summer Sessian of Raoias College will FUNKDAY, Avrl g ! o Pl tho Jior. Jmos DoKoron, D. b For adimlssion abry io D, Raolno Collogo, Htacina, Wis. outatons gau bo prooarud at tho Morchantas National Bank, or at Mitohell & Hathoway's, No, 48 Ulark-st. THE T, VERNON MILITARY AGADEMY,: organ Park, will opor its Arat. apring sesslon for da O e ko tho ‘040 of A pre Bbrsaal n)! Lorviowe wih tho Principal, aud clreultes containg ] C\ouinma of torms, Ol San Do abiained at 4 Forlisnd Hleok henidryviaho b sound o't leaulug ook % tles proforriuy iy fo xequaned 1 sead thelr 88dcon to CHICAGO, SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1874--TWELVE PAGES. LIFE INSURANOE. Do g\ LIFE ASSOCIATION OF AMIRICA. The Most Suacessful Lifo Tnsurance Corporation of the same nge in tho World! THT ONLY. Tifo O tng pollclon on the AD- VANOE DIVIDEND pins, 25 pot dont additionst” 1a- guranca Holug guntantood feom lts stact on all Lifo and Endowment T liolos. Low Rates_for Lifo Insurance. Tho bost furm of polloy over {ssucd for Busingss Man ia tho new’ TENSYEARR TERM POLILY, O tho Lifo Assooiation, on whioh tho avorage pramium OVEIR 40 PEIt CENT LESS Thaa the Promnms on ** Ordinagy Lifo Poliolos," THE RATE FOIt 81,000, 811.50 a0 reduat] ; "U{’ "This great reductian in ndvanco for the first ton yoara &s Largor Than any = Dividonds’ of wny Oompany” 1 e V1A and the differonos retalnod by tho hokiors of tha Ten.Yéar Tom: Policiea s noarly dowblo the amount of Gush Burroudar Values yivan for *Ordiuary Lifo- Foll Gl by oy of tho bost Fifa Upmpanior. ; ‘Tho Assoctatton has, during tho Inst. olght montha, fi. yond very Taege amoint. of Tasiraseo er i siows Torm "oF Pallos: o womo of e BMOST PHOMINENT MIUOHANTY AND BANKERS IN NEW YORK (Y, and a personnl examination of {ta morits &y argod g man who 4 WG 0 Lask any outiny whatover a Tnsuranco. Tibaral arraororienta will be mada with offolent and re. liablo mion {0 act e Spoaial Asnts {n tha Oity of Ohicass aud to represont tho Association In n'l!? towa in tho Borthora Bl of tho Stato of Hliaols.” Adérosa oF ADDiy g . C. B. KIRTLAND, Manager, or W. F. MORING, Gen’l Agents Offioe, cor. Adams and LaSalle-ats,, Ghicago, LADIES' JACKETS, &o. FIELD, LEITER & CO. have just received, and will open THIS MORN- ing, late Paris and Ber- lin Novelties in Ladies’ Cloth & Cashmere Jack- ets, Mantillas, Talmas, etc., etc. Especial at- tention is directed to our assortment of the new and beautiful KAM GARN JACKETS, just the thing for Spring and Early Summer wear. Ladies will find a great variety of Styles and Prices in this very use- ful Garment, at FIELD, LEITER & CO.’S, State and Washington-sts. RIBBONS. SASH RIBBONS. HANNHEINER BROS, . 224 & 226 West Madison-st, ‘Will opon, TO-DAY, at the following LOW PRICES: 45 Pon. 6-fuoh Plain Sash Ribbons, 40 ota. por sard. 7-inch Plaio Sash Ribbons, 65 ota, por yard. 7-iuch Gros Graln, Satin Stripod, 15 ots. poryard, 1ol Molro Antiquo, Satin Striped, 76 ots. por yard, i inch Gros Grafn, Brocadod, 81,00 por yard, {noh Plain and Brooaded, 50 ots. por yard, inoh Plain Oulled, fa all colors, 70 ats. por sard, 200 Gros Graln Sashos, Lrocadod Ends, 83.%, 200 Gros Graln Sashos, Brooadad Ends, in colors, 8180, 20 Pos, Black Gros Grain Sash Ribbons, st 80, &, and 76 ota, Novolties in Nook Ruchos, Silk Scarfs, Tioy, Silk Hdkfs., Bilk and Laco Vellings, ote., otc., AT ATTRACTIVE PRICES. DOZEN ON THE STREET! The Most Genteel Dress Hat Ever Produced. YOUNALS, Trom hls Brordway Establishuent, New York, Boware of baso imitations offorod by unprincipled doalors. ERBY & BARNES, Sole Chicago Agents, 101 Madison-st. H| BREWRTER', NORTHWEST CORNER CLARK AND MADISON-STS. S“DUNLAP; ‘We now have ‘sizgs” of the Hat of this Justly-celobratod Now York (Fifth-av.) man- ufaoturer, and can supply waiting customors, ——— TOILETINE. Thera are a fow ladfos who do not. countenance the use of cosmetiex to Improvo the comploxion, ‘Ptiry nra f ovovor, saally dio 'yomug, and woilom marry, G {eao w6 smy, Guod.byo.” ol witiern wa tay, [OILET: INK shonld ba woxt. to thelr rellglun. Bamulo-box tor twa stamps._Dit LA BANTA, Avent, 11 adison:st, HOTEL, WESTMINSTER HOTEL, ON THR EUROPEAN FLAN.’ Cornor Irvingspluce nnd Sixtoouthest, 0 ok from Uayanysars 4 oout; ‘?.'“.’1‘ J?cnu.llné,:n (e e ot e et ’:}} the priucipal plsccs of smusument and leading retni -wn:l has boen eulxrgod and Linpruved the pastseason by e wlaiton of ity sohpupnd w prweaporclgnatos, BEECHERTILTON, | The Advisory Council Still . Maturing & Decision, . An Informal Vote Taken on the Tirst Four Inter- rogatories, Tilton’s Leave-Taking of Plym- ~outh Church l)ccln'red Jrregular, The Question of Withdrawing Fellowship to Be De- cided. Diversity of Opinion on This Point in the. Counoil, Extraordinary ‘Statemont Made by Mr. Titton, He Asserts that He ‘“‘Never Slan- dered Any Man.” This Form of Expression Objected to as Ambiguous. Mr. Beecher's Remarks on the Comnoil in His- Prayer-Meeling. Interviews with Dr. Post, of St. Louls, aud Dr., Gulliver, IN SECRET SESSION, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribuns, TNIE DUSINESS GROWS INTERESTING. New Yonk, March 37.—Tho Congregational Councll continued in exccutive scesion to-dey, assembling at 8 a. m. and again at 8 p. m. and 9 p.m. Thero wasa full attendanoe of the dole- gotos at the soveral meotings, and ‘thore wos o strong deaire among them to disposo of the busi- nesa boforo them and sdjourn in seagon to reach their homoes befors Sunday. As the day ad- vanced, however, it became apparent that no rosult could be roashed until very lato at night, if boforo theend of the week. Early in tho day tho Nominating Uommitteo roported a pormancnt committce of soven, fivo ministors aud two Inymon, to put the opinions of the Council into proper form regarding tho quoatious bofore them. Tho quastions woro vory gonerally discussed, tho longth of spoochos belug limited and tho cxprossions froe. Somo of tho addresces are inid Dy the delogatos to hnve been vory eloquent Tho ontire dobato was con- ducted with perfeot good facling, although the opinions exprossed wero widely divergent. Though final actlon upon any of tho questions ‘was not token, AN INFORMAL HAND-RAIBING VOTE was tsken in todlny's sessions upon the flrst four questtons, in the caso of ench of .which a yory decisivo *'No" was given, This, of course, indicated tho fooling of the Oouncil in rogard to church " disely] (\“;und the' parttoular oago which . occurrog: i * Plymoutt Ohurch, It is virtually s P9Dsion~. that it is mot in acoordonce witt) Congtegational uiage to al- low s member of ‘Anv church to torminato his ‘momborship by aiventing himself from church sorvices and communion ;: that it is.not in ac- cordance with Congregational usage for a church to withliold inquiry respecting chargea of grossly unchristian oharitor mado against . membor' that tho ulo of Christ in ths 18th chapter of Mntthow has not beon maintaned, whon o membor who is ckarged with Laviog ciroulated scandals derogatory to tho Cbristian intogrity of his pastor ic publicly rolessad by the church without consura; aod, nelly, that the action of Plymouth Church in tho caso of disciphue issuod by it Oct. 81, 1373, was not in sccordance with the order and urage of Congregationalism. It i thought to ho liardly probable that tha final vote upon those quostions will diffor materiaily from expressioalready giren. . The romaining QUESTIONS WHIOK CONCERN FELLOWBKIP, aod in tho deoision of which Plymouth Church a4 well as tha othors is especially intereated, re- quire groater deliberations.” 1t iz the auswer which the Council may give to thoso questions upon which tho real siguificance of tho Council hinges, and_makes it 5o gonerally interecting. **Bhall followship bo withdrawn from Plymouth Church? " is che quoation which the vutaide world wants to hoar auswered. THE EVENING BESSION, The Committeo of tho Couacil appomted to draw up in proper form_ the oplnion of tho Couucil on the action of Plymouth Ohurch n mattors of Church discipline was to have re- ported ag the 9 -p. m. session. The dologazes woro not all sssembled, and the service did nob open until 10 p. m., but even thou tho Commit- tae was not ready to roport, It could not agroa, and wad as fuy from iL8 objoct ‘a8 whou first ap- pointod. ‘lhio Committoo I about equally compos- od of warm personal fricnds of Mr. Baecher, and thoso who are dectdedly opposed to the action of his church, and some very conservativo gentle- men; and theraforo thete will bo groat diitloulty ane u{»mblblv much time spent in reaching a decision, No bueinoss was transaoted at the evening session, and it was adjourned to 0 o'cluok to- morrow, * {70 the Associated Press, New Yonx, Maich 27.—1'he ovening sossion of the Council was short. 'The members assembled in the privato. locture-room of the church at about 0 o'clook, but did nos retice into socreb session until about 10, owing to the fact that the Gommittoe appointed ub tho morningsession to draft a resolution embodying advice to the Council ot bath churchies, was uuable to agroo. Tiaus Commitéce s composod of five clorgy ond throo lnyman, tho nsmes of some of whow only could beuscertained, viz.: Moasrs, Quint, Post, Bmvtho, aud Hummond, Bhortly boforo 11 o'clock tho Commitleo woro sont for, and Atatod that they had not.yot ngroed. The Council thon (l]nunlbd to.moot at 9 o'clock to-morrow morn- g Jummodiately on the adjournment of the Conn- cil, the Committee rotired again to complote tholr rosolutions, and did not soparate until a lato hour, The members of tho Committos wers vaty roticout, and would not say wicther or not thoy had agrood on tho matter “they had under coutldoration, TIE EXPENSES OF THE COUNCIL, . which will full upon tho two chiurelios calling it,. Will be 1eom §3,000 to 4,000, It Lns beou vary frequont, in Cougregational Councils, for the dologatos to defray. thowr own traveling expensos, buc “the Ohuroh of the Pilgrims and Clinton Avenuo Church put no such burden on thoso called to adyiso them, Ample provislons hava beon made for refuuding.tho monoy paid out by tho delegaten, - et TILTON'S STATEMENT. Spectglt Iisuateh to The Chicaao T'ridue, A LETTER FROM TILTON, New York, Morch 27.—Aftor the assembling of the Council at thio morning sousion, tho Mod- orator annaunced ko had roceivod a lottor from ‘Tilton, roferring to and giving a partial explaua- tion of the difoulty. between Limsolf and Beeoher and Plymouth Oburch, It was reforred to & committee ta raport whethor or not it was of s natare to warzant its bolog Isld before the Council. Tho Committeo rond the lottor, and ldtubnlud tho matter privately, and flually docided was NOT OF A OHARACTER THAT WARRANTED REGEP- TION, Coplos hnd been carofully sent to all Lhe evening lm]mm Dby Tilion, nnd found recognition thero. t woy gonoratly discussod by thoso \mllhlfil’or the Connell docision, and subsaquently by tho dele- gatos aftor adjournment. It seemed to bo tho private opinion nmong tho dologatos that tho Committoo acted wisely In rojecting tho commu- mication, for tho reason that'it would open up & subject with which tho Council hed nothing to do, and which decent men could hardly touely, Tt could liave no othor than this misclilovous, of- {foct. Hovoral of those who disoussed the letter thought that 1t way NOT BUPFIOIENTLY EXFLIOIT, Tilton declares that ho lind not slandorod or spokon falsely of Becchar, Ha did uot sry that he lad wpover mado slatoments reflooting on Bocchor, but rathor that ho was ready to make Bood auy statemonts whioh ho might have made conovyming him, - Beechor's friends say Tilton has brokon tho compact, made some monthsago, to presorvoe silence, and thus reorony nnew the quastions which for a timo discurbod tho ponco of Plymouth Churoh. An'emiunent divino, residont. in Brooklyn, ro- marked that Tilton conld not have glorifiéd ime selt to tho same oxtent in & shorter lotter, ‘The factrthat Titton was nccompanied to the church, when bie dallvered the lotter, by FRANK JOULTON, of the firm‘of Woodruif ‘& Robinson, whoso frauds on tho _rovonue are : sall” to" have'baca - Iately whitowashod by.Jayuo, nnd the mon who was roported to hold a confession by Mr, Boecher of tho chargos mado ngainst him (which Tilton 1s snid to havo referred to snd conflrmed in o manaseript statoment olrculatod hero mounths ngo?, cconted unfavorable comment. Tho churges against Moulton of complicity in tho Woodruff & Robinson frauds, an account of which wan pub- lished in Tug TrRmouNe of Oct, 25, 1873, have ronderod hls acts sud statoments about the Beocher-Tilton matter very untrustworthy. NEWBPAPER COMMENT, The Brooklyn Union, of which Tilton was oditor when tho scandal about Booclier was firat citoulated, hns an extraordinary aditorial leador, with tho following caption: * Tilton's Apparie tion at Sovoral Stagos of an Extraordinary Caso, of ‘Which tho Cougrogational Church ‘is the Latost Phaso": BIr, Theodore Tilton hes come in Hke on apparition, adding complications to an niroady perploxing sitn- ation, _ifo 80 apposed aftor an absenco of four years at tho famous Piymouth Ciaurch mzotiug on tue Jlat of Octobor last, “He-s0 uppeared bifora the Council this morning by a lottor forwarded to tho Modorutor, The public was quite willing to forget Mr, Tiiton, and all o had fo o with (o cuss, 80 long ah hio remuined In rotirowont, but when Mr. Tilton volun- tarily comes ‘fo tho frout ngain, thio public is quite unnuimous in the conviction that, 5o far at least a5 ho is concerncd, tho mo for nousenso and myatory fa post, nnd toat for the plainest speech arrivad, For prosont purpoacs, Mr. Tilton's long letter may b ro- ducadl fo brlof parigraph, ‘Wt hie saye cocorning his personal” relatious with Mr. Baccher is uo evasivo and so suscoptiblo of such contradictary constructions that it bocomes nocoesary to ask Mr, Tilton a fow ques- tious, He says that ho has not over utterod u slander sgoinst any human belug, This {8 genoral ond evasive, It may cover the meutal reservation that all ho lins said about Mr. Beachor is Lrue, Lot us, thoreforo, GET MR TILTON DOWN {from rhetorical soutiment to the hard-pan of fact, In Novomber, 1872, Mra, Woadbuil, oucoa warm frieud of M. Tilton, und & aubjoct of'bis biographical pen, published in Hor IFeetly o grosn story avout M. Decch- er. 8honamod Mr, Tiltou, among othors, as authority for her statomonts, Bir. Tilton hus nover publicly con= tradictod her. o lins mover promounced her “story faleo, "Tho only thing o bus axid on tho subject Lo snid in a leltor pubiishod monthy afier tho disgostiug slory had became familir as a household wi throughout tho country. Whatho thon sald was to tho offect that ho could not tell tho truh for fear of 1. plotalog " somebody's “Lesrt as wilh a thundes- TOE FIST QUESTION FOR MR, TILTOX now to anewor 152 © DI you ovar toll Mrs, Woodbull or anybody olso, whot shé sald in her publication o Novomber, 18:2, you had told; or, did ou éy, beforo Tor or anybody o:ee, what sho then and” there alleged that you had Eald 7 Thit question bLas nover yet boou answered categorically, By falling to answer it, and by snaworlng fustuad Llio gonerul proposition that you *hnve novor slandcrod Mr, Bocchor,” do you moan to bo undorsiood ns ofirifng that' what you Lo told Mrs, Woodhull, ov any. § 1y cisc, derogatory o , Deocl is true, I me![quunllmll had beon fraukly snewared oighilesn mounths ogo, the Council would never havd met. MR, TILTON'S DISINGENUOUSNESS appears in bia pretended anviiltion of o chirgo ol sluider by cltiug, alr, Doceliorts eard of June3, 1813, relioving” Mr, Tlilon from tho impulation of the authorship of certain_calumnics, Mr. Tilton knows that tho ‘muttor referred to was not published by Woodhull, but that ‘conlained in an appoudiz to tho colebratad *covenant,” tho rocireulation of which ‘mattor » local paper hd charged upon Mr, Bowon, It iningh timo that Ar. Tilton enswerad tho quostions atatod above—not to thio Councll, which of courso can binve no communication with him, but to tho public, Tise public was, for many reasons, disposod to extoud to 31, Tilton tlle deligacy of sflence o Jong 18 ho hini- 8elf respocted that delicacy; but bis grataliows roop- ranca omovea the reswon for such considerntion, 10 publlo loses its pationca slowly, but it hus quits Tost it withs Mr, ‘Tilon, 2 (10 the Assoctated Press] -+ ‘TEXT OF THE LET{ER. NEw Yonx, March 27.—Tha Congregational Gouncil, which was inscoret wossion to-day ull L o'elack, aud then_tooi o rocess, received u lettor from Foeodora Tilton, asking thut o bo agoord- ed tho courtesy of contributing to tho official records o corract statoment of his own position, becuuso Lis position hns beon misroprasontod in thorr body to his grievous injury. Ho uaya: * First—TIn 1830 I becamo & member of Plymouth Gburch, Ia 1860 I termivated my conncction with that chiireh, 11 1873 my name,which stil lingered on tha roll wis olicially orased. Bfy rotiromont from this chiurch was oxccutod by e fu strlct_conformity-with tho rulo of the church, sud {he validity of iny Act has sloce boon elgnally und ropeatediy rallfied by tho 1nanimous voto of the church, afiriming snd roailirm- ing tho princit 1o on which thub act was based. That priuciplo, us £ bold It I8 the right of & freoman to sover his'conncelion with & church by his freo will, ant X shall novor bocome & churchumant in any cliurch in which thls fs not thorule, Second—Four yeara after T had thus terminnted ‘my counection with Plymouth Ohurch, I wes cliargod Dy o meinbor of that body with having clreulated tud 17 moted acaudala derogatory to tho Christfan intog: Tity of the pastor, and injurious to the roputation of tho chiirch, A widospread fmpression_overshadowed 00 men's minds thint whatever othor polnta wero in doubt, thore could bo no dubt that I bad slandcred the pastor of Plymouth Oburch, I horoby declaro it T had not tho, 1T have T sitios, nor at. sy thno in ull my 1ifo, ever ittored u slindor’ agatnst any e ‘man befug. ——_— BEECEER ON THE COUNOIL. Spectat usmateh to The Chicago Trioune, AT THE FRIDAY EVENING MECTING. New Yong, March 27.—Seldom, if over boforo, hny the lecture-room of the Plymouth Church hold 0 Inrgo or so mixed an assomblngo asgath- ered thore this ovening to liston to Mr. Beecher's customary Friday night's tajl. ) A MIXED CROWD 1t cortainly was, showiug ns many huea of com- plexion as the cunmeloon. Iu addition to the unusually large attondance of regular communi- cunts in the church, thero were magy eympathi- zors with the Storrs-Buddington purty proseut, who camo from & desiro to hear Mr. Boechor's opinion of the Council, or pobsibly in hopes of seolng him, in view of tho learnod assombly that sity in judgment on thenotion of the people under his lendership recado from the bold position ho Line nesunied, und, besides all theso, thero was noticoublo in the crowd by no -moans a sparso sprinkling of that morbid-minded olass of peo- plo that clustors sround & powerful man or body of men when it sooms probable, or avon possible, that his or ther influenco is about to wane, if not to bo forover overthrown, No differenco wag obsorvable in Br. Beechor's manner. 1o way calm and dignified, Aftor the customary dovotional exeroises, Alr. Boechor bogan : THE ADDRESS OF T)IE EVENINO. is romarks wero o clear and forciblo exposition of Chvistian duty, and were intended to impress bia_henrers with’ tho necossity of forboaranca with and love in ono another ;" and Lo oxliorted ol to tuko au their model tho Lord Josus Chriut, Turoughout tdo wholo addross thora apposred to bo o chroad of indirect allusivn to the Coun- cil, but thero was no spocifie roforence to it. LROP, RAYMOND, prominent momber of tho church, and oue who always tokes o loading part in its disous- sions, Bjioke at somo length, 1o ' suid he folt very much ke o un ono of whoro logs was in a bale foon and the other tled to the earth, Hin pastor lifted him spiritunlly by his address, but some invisible force acemod ‘to keop them both down. Il pastor was held down by tha Uoureil then iu sossion, A great opportunity sovmed to proscut itself to show the world what sore of rteligion they hna betiaved in and beon Hmeuclnn in Plymouth Church for tho past fow nys. Io hind at one momont felt Hise kickin, some one {laughter and applausc) ; and (ho noxi like golug on his kneos and awking God for more humility snd oatmness, Thelr henrta had boon mnde to ache by the oourno of ovents, In & fow days thoy woro likely to ho brought faco to faco with thoir brothron of tho Church, and aftorall {his had passed away, how wore thoy to live with their rotliron? ifa concludod. with an onruost ap- ponl for more humility and charity. This addross cronted a doop sennntion in tho sudionce. A ML, BERQIER AGAIN stoppod forward. o sald that the lino of thought of tho last speaker was nenrly pacaliol with his own, ns_ oxprossed In hisrccent re- marks, only Prof. Taymond's was o spoolal ao- Diication, "Ha called npon all to witness that it was tha firat tima luce | he proposed organization oftho Conwngil that auvallusion had beenmada toit. With respeot to it, howevar, ho hnd ouly this ta sty : God would keop him in porfact pance, be- oause (od was porfoct ponon; and thnt no man could take away, Ho had folt more or less anxioty, but bad boon abl to eat woll, sloop well, and pursued his acoustomed mode of life, and he was protty oortain that tho world was not oing to piccon $0-duy or to-morrow, Theymust ook outside of this PETTY CINCLE OF EVENTS, Thoy woro not long for thia world. Thoro woro mnuy present who would not bo there nest year. As for the Church, as lont as it should be in perfoot followship with the Holy Bpirit, shora nued bo no four for it. p ————— THE DRIFT OF DISOUSSION. Special Dispatels to The Chicaqo Tribune, DR. GULLIVER'S OPINION, Nrw .Vonk, March 27.-dy idon of the gonoral drift of disenssion to-day in sectot scssion of tbo Congrogational Qonforence was gathercd from s convorsation botweon three clergymen, one of whom—Dr. Gulliver, the gentloman giving tho informntion—is woll known in othor States than this, and was formerly Prosidont of Knox Col- lego at Golesburg, IIl. Ho wns asked if it seomed probablé that the Council would declino to pass judgmont upon the quostions aslked con- corning Plymouth Church matters, and confine it6olf to exprossing an opinion on gonoral ab- stract questions, 41 think 80,” ho replied; “ but I also think tho fight s right thore, Whethor thoy sball givo full utterance of their views on theso ab- stract quostions or not, they YIELD THE WHOLE POINT a8 to judging Plymouth' Church. I belleve thoy dp not propose to do that ot all. The frag-aud- enay element,—tho wild-cat oloment it s called in tho Wost—ia protty strong in tho Council. Thoy talk_ltke this: *We agree with you in punciple, bub you must uot cuunciate any priuciples in thig cage that may be construed at oll to injuro Mr, Beechor's Church’; aud the sny this” bocause they aro the ones who thin] {his is an ex-parto Council. 8o faras the dootrine and dlsciplino is considored, the mombors of the Council ull profoss to be of one mind.” DR, POST'S VIEWS, . Among those who look leniently upon tho ao- tlon of Plymouth Church is Dr. Post, whoso amiablo aud plesant disposition makos him al- ways protor couciliation whon that can be had without violating his prinaiples, Your corre- spondoiit asked him if tho Council would rece ommond other chucches to withdraw fellowship, Ho nswored that ho could hardly tellithat, Tuoy coutd not do that, howover, unloss in the form of o goneral principlo. Thoy might say it was not 8 propor thing to recognize a church organized on such a basis. Of courss that would strike " very direotly at Plymouth Chureh. “Woll," gontinued the quostionor, *aro thoy likely to’ recommond on tho port of thoso two ohurchios nuy action to ba takon toward Ply- mouth Chiurch—nny suggostion that their action has not beon completed?” “Ehavo heard no suggestion,” was tho rosponso; snd I don't think any ono could give an idos now of what will bo done on that point, It is o terribla on- tangloment thoy havo got into, and thoy nve some dolicate questions to docide. I tell you, T have talkod with twouty or thirty dologates, end thoy ey that they cannot gob throngh beforo Saturday night, and vory likoly uot boforo noxt waelt, Oae told me thatho ought to ba home, but if it took throo weoks to got o result he would wait, and thers are many who have the same spirit. CANADA. ~ Sir John A. Mucdonald Resigns tho Keadership of the Opposition—The Govoernor-Genernl’s Specch 1o Parlize ment, special Disvatch to The Chicags Tribune, Tononto, Ont., March 27.—Tue Rt. [Ton. John A. Mucdonald’s prostize a8 a partivmentary leador buving doparted and bis glory waned, ho has tendored his resicuation sa leader of tho op- position in tho now Parlinmont of the Dowminion, and “kos’ been succeedod in tha} position by tho Hon. Dr. Tapper, a former colloague. This gontloman; thongh giftod with eloquence, Iacks tho nbility, experienco, and suavity of mauner possessed .y the formor luader, and will bave difficulty in cohering the various eloments con- atituting tho mewbers on the left of tho Spoakor, - MR. ANOLIN, THE SPEARKER-ELEOT, of the Houroisn fournatist. Ho 18 edtiorand provrietor of the St. Johns Freeman, sud has distinguisnod himeelf a3 a man of groat alilty, cougcicntiounness und consistency as s politician, Ho has had lengthened exporience, and has ox- Inbited qualitications ominently fitting him for tho officc to which he has, unopposed, boon olocted. The Domiuion Governmont are ostabe lishing & B BYSTEM OF TRANSPORTATION of passongers and merchandiso from Thunder Bay, Lake Superior, to Winuipeg, Manitoba, PASTO v Moxnrtnean, March 27.—The Rev. Mr. Gibson, of Erskino Church, in this city, has not yet mado n]s his miud to accopt the call to "Chicago. Iuel, M. P., the murderor of Scott in Mani- toba, it roported to have beon m tho city for day or two, and is bolioved to have left for Ot~ tawa, (To the Aswoctatel Press) OrrAws, Ouac, March 27.—sir John A, Mac- dounid bas formally rosigned the leadarshinzof the Opposition, and Dr. Luppor will probably be ohoron to succeod bim. G Tho Governor General's apaoch to Parliamont to-duy gnva attention witl boculled to the question of tha ballot iu olectious ; to tho ostablishment of & gonaral Court of Appeal, and the considora- tion 'Of o plan for tho more spoody completion of the Canadinn Pacifio Railvoad. CANAT, AND JIARTOD INPROVEMENTS &re being vigocously prosecuted for the growing irade of tho country. ‘Tho ropors of the Chiol- Eui:luum‘ on. tho . proposed caual botwaen the Gulf of 8t. Lawrenco and the Bay of Fundy will oo submitted. Another yoar will bo roquired to complote the inter-colonial railway, and a bill will bo_introduced vosting its control in the Board of Public Works, *Tho "question of tho compeonsation due the Dominion for flshery prlwlo[;oa coneoded to the Umtod States by the Treaty of Washington hus occasioned a ronewal of negotintions touding to widen the RECIFROCAL TRADE RELATIONT with that country, tha Imporiud authoritics hav- Ing duroctad tho Hritiwh Minister to discusn tio whole subject at Wasbington with tho aid of s Canndisn Commissionor. Ilie recoipts of tho ourront yoar have not met tho expenditiyes, aud it will "be necessnry for Tarliament to consider meaus to mako good tho anticipnted doficlenoy, Latiiates for the ousu- ing vonr will b submittad, T} to ho Governor spaaks favorably of the efforts PROMOT'E IMMIGRATION, and says notwithstauding commerclal doprossion bn provailed to somn oxtont tho past year the goueral proaperity Will not bo seriously atfectou. e VIRGINIA, Gov, Kompor on State Finances. TRionyony, Va,, March 27.—Gov. Komper to- day sont a tuessagoe to tho Legislature rolutivoto the Stato debt. In regard to the act of March 40, 1871, lknown us the Funding not, ho suys : t {Iowover unwiso or prasipitato its ennctmont, it wero idle now to quostion its validity. It was an not of compotent authority, Undor it bonds of the Siato have heon exceuted and delivered, and wo cubnot go bobind them, Nover- tholoss, the utmost resourcos of tho Biato ste nnoqual to tho fulfillment of itg toquitoment. He rocommonds the urrangement with the oreditors of tho Btato for the paymont of two-thirds intorest cash,with certificatds for deforrod intoress until tho rosources of tho Btate becoma sufllolent for paymont in full, and the paymont of tho arrearnges as suon as practicable, Tho income of the Buwo 18 sdoyuato to this much, but nomorawithout danger in bankruploy. Ho reocmmends tho appointmort of two Come misslonors (0 consult suoh agenis 88 may be doputed by oredltory to this end, NUMBER 217. POLITICAL. A Caucus of Officeholding Re- publicans at Springfield. The Party's Banner Valiantly ‘Up- held by the Unterrifiod, A Lobbyist Shows that It Is a Good Party for Reform. L] The Massaehusatls Senatorship---Yes« i tprday"s Developments. The ¥ publican Caucus ot Springe ficlde St ¢jat Disnateh to Tha Chicago Tridune, . Benws @1zip,“1N., March 27.—A Ropublican caucns, &, rathor, o mass-meoting, was hold in tho Lol 1 to-night. Tho Govornor, State offi coru, m Fhors:of the ‘Leglilature, Clorks, “fa itors, B Fimaators, ond pagos of both Housos, the prlf ©1goxport, and overy one who has boon, Is, or { cooote to bo, drawing money from the Troasu £ way thore, Sonator Humpion ocous pled th “<hair ; ‘Oleson, of Cook, was Scorotary. Tha ok st of tho moating was not explainod, but thi ¢ was called to apply an sdhosive plas- tor to t—. party, and to ropo in the Grangors, was ovidont from tho fact that . 'THOBE OALLED UFON TO BPEAK. woro ‘oithor shaky Republiosns or farmors. Whon tho incoting was over, Jones, of Jo Davioss ;' Shaw, of Carroll, and & fow othor leadors, waited upon the correspondonts of straight Ropublienu papors, and raquosted them togive tho farmors who spoke a good notice ; to roport thoir spooches, and nover mind tho others, as it would hava & good effoct on the farmors in the Btato when they saw that farmors in the Logls- lature put thoir trust in the Repablican party. The object of tho meoting is apparent, and tho farmors in the Legislature let tho shrowd party wira-pullors hendlo them this evening just as thoy have handled them during tho session. Atter some time wasted in discussing the pro- prioty of admitting roporters, thoy ware allowed to remain, Baldwin, of LaSalle, was a farmor, but he renewed his & ALLEGIANCE TO THE PARTY, Hort, from the samo county, said the same, They woro both farmera and Ropublicans, es- pecially Ropublicans. Inscore, of Union, did not believe in truckling to the Grangors ; the party could live withous them. It haa a glorious past. Jaquoss, of Wabnsh, bolioved the Ropublican party was tho porky of tho country, and, 8o long a8 it was truo to the prinelples which govorned vitalities, it would ‘survive, Tho Grangors ahould stick to tho party. What party had evar dono 80 much for labor agatnst ariatocraoy ? The ‘party should - GO FOR REFORM. It hind always forretod out corruntion, and exe Yosed it; aud so long as 1t did that it had pothe ng to foar. r. Kolloy, Postmaster of the Scnate, oalled for Spaaker Oullom to give his viows, but ho had loft, so there were crica for Boveridye. The Governor rosted his head on his hand, and wise- 1y kept bis mouth shut. . Things wore golting dull, o therc wore orics for Edsnll. Tho Attornoy-Goneral was glad to honr Baldwin and Jaquess say that the patty was enpable of cloaning out ita own Augean stables. Tle was in Washington a fow days ago, sud found that TRopublicans had en hold of the gist and kernol of the Farmers' Movement, _and were rondy to for roform, Ho was suro the Ropublican pn&g would carry on reforms; if not, it would be dona by sume party on whom the Republican’s mantla ould fall. 3IR. CULLOM camo, and snid that in his judgment the Repub- licau party would be as strou‘; in ancther eloc- tion 04 it had beon beforo. Whon tho party took bold of reform, it always carricd it oat. The party would take position on all questions of roform - which would satiafy the farmers, the consumors, and merchants,” If thoy could ba contont with roasonable measures, when the questions coms up thoy would find the Republi- con party would talko an advanced position, and “do Al the. Qrangors waunted, On anti-monopoly he was a8 good a Granger as any munu. The party was boru for reform, and would Do found o the right side nlways. @ £ Ooy was called out. . JIE HAS DEEN LOBDYING NERE during tha session. 1lo caid thera was no p that couid carry out reform like the Republican party, He would rathor tako the worst Ropubli- can "and whitownsh him, than trust the best Domocrat thoy could fiod in bis (Kondall) county. Tho farmera wero Ropnblicans, Andhe might have added that oneof tho strongest Ropublicans was down, in Springfiold lobbying for ono of tho richest monopolies in the coutry, aud that his name was Cog. Counolly, of Coles, after atluding to the war, fmlld not oo what difference thero could be be- waen BEPUBLICANS AND GRANGERS. As soou a8 the Ropublicnus fouud out whas Tho Domocratic pasty was trying to steals Ro- publicaus away through tho sgoncy of the Graugers, ‘Whan the Grangers stated what the evils wore that they complained of, the Ropubli- :‘nu party should come to the scratch and remedy hom. " MofTot, of Macon, 28 & Granger, did npt sca what beuefit ho could cause by divorcing himself from the Republican party and marrying the Domocratio purty. Ho was proid: of tho- party. Tharo wus & : A GOOD DEAL OF CORRUPTION. In it, but thoy would got rid of 1. He pledged Blucon County for as good & Ropublican majori- ty as aver, whenever 1t wau a contest betweon a Ropublican party and o motley party. Ho waa as go0od o. Repunlicun us ovor. 2 Shaw, of *Carroll. rlways had been o Republi-. can, and did not boliove the party bad ACCOMPLISHED IT8 MIESION, and wos proparod to boquoath its cifects to any other party. ‘Tho Republican party was striving to adagt itself to' tio mew lsssucs, as tho ‘old iwsuos had diod, Slavery ' was dond. Tho Iopublican porty would da st tho Grangors asked, Tho loading Grangers in his part of tho coutity woro Republicans, aud thov did not want to loave the perty. He' pro- dictod that Graugers and Republicens would #tand togothor1n tho nuext olcotion, and win it in bis connty, ° ¥ Bavago, of Will, was a farmor, And still a R publican, ‘Thompron, of Cook,was still a Republican,and aougruunnlmlxhanu%v on exposing its own cor- ruvtion, Lo asiced, When did tho Bomocrats ox- pusa the corruption of Now York? When did the Domocratio pavty expose its own corruption ? Tho Ropublican pariy bad exposed moro CORNUPTION IN WASHINGTON than had over boen exposed by the pasty before. Ho was glad {o #o0 thav tho ohosp-transportation monsuro in Songress was curried by a party voto, Detoorats voting against it. = The Re- publican party would got tho poople choap trans- portation, if thoy ever got it, Masnie, of Pike, bolioved Republican Grang- ?rn would be Republican at the elections in the ituro, 3 treen, of Jo Davicss, sald the Grangor Move- mont had taken grout hold in his part of the gounty, sud hud o gront influonco on the last eleotion ; but he did not think it would have eo much in fature, Btarr, ot Leorin; Daldwin, of TLaSallo; Thompiion, of Cools; and Lano, of Haucook, were uppointed u Committeo to confor with the Buate Contral Committes, Yeatercny’s Developmonts In the Maswachusetty Leglature on tho Sonntorial Question.. * Spectal Dispateh lo The Chicano Tribune, BosroN, NMarch 27.~Theve s a lull in thoe Rentorial war, To-morrow boing Saturday mom- bdré will o home to spend the Babbath, and, on Monday, when thoy rofurn with such new ligut a4 thoyZet from tho sermona thoy hoar and the e (Eoo Twelfth Page.) the Graugers wauted thoy would do it for them." o