Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 31, 1874, Page 2

2 TEMPERANCE. Hlags Medting Yesterday o Methodist Church Block, Spec'chcs by Bishop Bowman, Miss Frances Willard, and Gthers, What the Temperance People Aro Doing in Other Northwestern States. Brooklyn Women Districting tho City for Worlk. IN CHICAGO. MASS-MEETING YESTERDAY, Tho ‘mass-meeting called by the Women's Temporance Movoment was held yostordny after- noon in the First Mothodiat Ohurch, Tho main floor of tho church was well filled promptly at 8 o'olook, at which hour th mootiug was address- od by » . MI68 BALLIE NULIBON, who sald that sho hopod the women of tho clty wonld conecorate thomsolves to ihy goldiors enlisted for a war. * roason why many womon the move g i, Dub 2 to TOGX tho starving, u sl.leluér tho riutcnst. sll;o = g of God to rest upon the oma T thds mosing. Mrs. Boyliss then said that sho had boen asked ‘hothor thoro was any hope of this movomont 1 the Iargo citfos; whethorin Indinoapolia aud :2..go thera'could bo unyhopo of succoss. ho aaw in tho audicnce many ladies with whom glie had labored {n mauy othor charitablo aud ro- ligious undertakings, aud she bopod to soo thom ail working equally Liard in this moyoment. IN INDIANAPOLIS, A few ladies in Indianapolis_got togothor nnd proyed sbout the causo, and thoy immediately obtained o victory. Ono msn got alarmed, gave up bis liceuse, and stopped sclling liguor, snd when {he sunouncemeut was made in o montmf, liko tho presont one, tho wholo audiouce broko out singing, *Prawe fod from Whom ail blesa- i 9re was such a econe of on- inga, flow,[ sud ke WA UCR B ESORR R e 00 ‘bofore. Tho Indies had not prayed in saloons in bands, Dbut they had prayed in 8aloons, in court-roos, and in sll publie placos. But thoy wont by ones and twos, and had had o great fufluence. Aud iT tho Indies of Chicago would put tlicmselves in God’s bands ho would lead thom to succoss. NS, RUSSELL, OF OIO, goid that thoto was only timo i this mecting for oxperiencos. About nix weeks sgo the women of Alliuuca, Olio, bogau organizing by starting prayor-mootings. Iu two days thoy lad two Victories, und were going on. At Munstiold thoe ladies felt much ng they appeared o do hero. They did not think it possiblo to go into the sirols and suloons, buc thoy put thomsolves into tho hands of the Lord, aud about 200 ladies volunteered for the war, Hrs. Russell was sent to obtain information in Delaware, Xeuin, and othor places of the manuor of strest and saloon- work, During one meeting, in_the midst of a hoavy rain-storm, voluntcers for work on the stroet swore called for and ninety-two Indios voluntoored. As they loft tho churchin solemn procousion ; Ibey felt n seuse of nwo and absenco of seif such us they hind never experionced before, Thoy stoppod in front of a kalon and prayed for the cause. Thoy knelt in mud an inch deep, out in fhe rain, for tho saloon-keoper wonld not lot them i, They visited two othor saloons tho tamo duy. ‘I'ho speaker also went to Dayton and Xouin, whoro eho saw o greut deal of street sorvice. i THE WOBK'IN DAYTON and Columbug had booea reported nsn failure, Bho .Jwped that thore would bemany similar fnilures YR ,_.:s ighizo, 'W'ho mover d recluimed many Yo i¢Tacy ; it had provaftc@tho repeal in tho Lieglslaturo of all thut was good for an lhin[i)iu tho Adair law it had croated n noblo public mentiment; it lad broken down the barriors of denominatlonetism, and bnd brought the poople noaror togethor. If thoy lind done no more than this, it ws a grent work, snd o similar good ro- Eulz in Iliinois would nske it o temperauce tate. DISHOP BOWIMAN, of $t. Louis, said tlat bo was in favor of tatal abstinence from overything which could intoxi- cate, 1le bnd held this opinion over smce ho was 18 yeors 0ld. Ho uphold this' opinion for puysical; kooinl, mental, mora), and roligious ronsons, IIo was, further, in favor of total pro. hibition by law, Moral suasion had been tried without avail, and the only hope was in o Btrick prohibitory liw, The Bishop then gave s briof necount of tho mauncr in which lio had bcen convertad to total abstinouco, His fathor wus o mill-ownor, and was in tho hinble of giving tho men liquor during hrd days' worke, but on ono ocension, having tried hot coffeo instead of whis- Xy, ho hud given up using sny kind of intoxicat- ing drink. THE WOMAN'S MOVEMENT wan 8 thing for which God should bo thanked. When men’ attempted to go into tho tomporance movemant, thoy were ncoused of domng it for o Immic::.l object, DBut the women wero not linble o this nceusntion, They could not vote, though Lo hoped thoy would soon be able to do so, [Diesent from the Cbair.] Well, he know some of thom did not wish to vote, but ho thought his wifo wan 18 well ablo to cast o good voto as him- solf, and Lo wanted hor to oxoreiso the rights Bho did not ngree with him, howover, and fhoy n:‘\:u to arguo more ou thut point thun auy other, Ho had not taken into account particulorly how many saloons could bo destroyed in Chi- cago; that did not enter into this caloulation, 434 thoy could creato u public sentiment among tuo small towns which would give Illinois n pro- :llbllmy lnw aud compol Ohlcago to submit to L ANOTHER THING they could do was to reform many women who woro in tho habit' of drinking, Ho bad scon women of rospectability and wealth who were so Intoxteated g8 to require ald from thoir cun‘ln‘xu doora to thoir homes ; ho had scon ladics tuka out their flagks on railrond trains, drink them- pelves, and proffer it othors, until they were ail ncoxicated. Buch a thing was uuknown twenty vonrs ago, and it showed how publia entiment Imd hecomo dopraved, ‘THE BIBLE, He had road in a newspaper that a well-known divine ot New York had stuted that the pructico of tolal abetinonce way uot ordored in tho Bible, But be thought that that clergymnu could not bve studied his Biblo very well. 'tho Bible suid that wo should abatain from sl appoarance” uf evil, Now, by the testimony of all plyaiciang, tho habit of drinking was o gigantio ovil, honco no meu could driak fn tho Nyesonpe of - othors without, not_only an appedrause of evil, bug also doing himse)? a personsl injury., Apuwin, ouo of the Apostlos had said thut, it drinkin wine eaused his brother to offend, ke would dyinl none while the world stood, If thouo two quotn- tious did not demsnd totul abatinouce, he vould not underatand what woulds ~ Evory man who drunk (empted Lis Drothor and osusod bim to of- t s « 3 i fond, hioncs 1i0 man who followed tho Biblo could conslstontly drinl wine, < Prol. Bliss thon sang & tomporgnco BONE 6pa- clally writtou for the occasion. . TUE NEY, C. D, HELMER sald that ho nppenrod to give his experlonco, as that_was tho ouly ground on which o wns ou- ttlod to speak 1 this & woman's mautlnF. There was bnlnF lifted np o voico from tho Atlantio to tho Paclfio that would inspire millions of men, When tho women visited our City Fathors thoy wero not wall treated, but thoy ought not lo disheartoned, for their treatmont that night had converted hundrods of mon ; mon who might not take tho trouble to go to the polls for the tom- poranco movemont, bt whon 1 waa n quoestion of insult to thoir womon, theso men would go to the polls in a body and vote, and fight for thom, if necessary. 1f the women of the olty snid in tholr breasts thint thoy would put down this monstor, thoy conld do it 08 onsily 08 they could dross them- golves for diuner, but they must all go into tho action togathor, The womon were bringing now oloments into_tho warfare : faith, goutloncss, proyar, . aud the groat dopth of tholr womanly natures, And they wero bound to conquer. Cod Liad_nppointed themto bo ministors and agonts of moral roform. This was thoir gront work, and no one alse could do it as thay could, Lot God lond the womon and tho men would Tollow in n body, conquering and toconquer. ‘Tho congrogalion thon sang auothor tompor- ance hymn, 0188 FRANOES WILTARD, of Evauston, said that she hnd nover mnde & tomporanoo speech, but sho wantod to tay » word upon tho question of the F‘““$"“ drawn up Into- Iy, Inrogard to the Physician's Ylludgn hor fam- i1y physician soid that ho thonght tho medical mon wworo sbove roproach, that they did nat neod such o ropronch. _ But'Miss Willard quotod sov- oral anovdotes showing that oven tho.most rospoctablo physicluns gavo lquor proscriptions unnecessarily. £ THE CITIZENS' PLEDOL, Lh’gght, was 4 porfeet, wu fFou-clad, plodgo. 1 d thorongh as could be.-/ It will ot do o ¥ Joon-hole pledge where pooplo could it on o techinfonlity. Thoy might bo called eal, but it was bottor to go too far than far onough, but a prosent it would not have bhelf-wey measurcs. Somo lndies t thoy must have cidor in the minco pics, to prosorvo ponohes, aud wino in tho sho thought that it was better to ntly tho only succossful plan to over- mporanco was the quiot, unobtrusive, ersuasion which wus thrown srountd idusl. And the pledge-systom scomed csorver of the enthusiasin which might for this moansof rotaining its effccts, 4 wished to add ane moro pledgo— THE MOTHER'S PLEDGE, ght that o home plodge, by which tho would be taught temporanco lino upon oopt upon precopt. Miss Willard spola ottor rocontly published in Tus TRIBUNE mother psking what sho should toll hor 'son when ho asked whother the communion sontained the ssmo drink that made men .k, Sho thought that the samo rule ought spplyto tho Lord's cup os that forbidding o usoof liquor in cooking, sud that thoro Lould bo no tguptation to tho young sk tho DISCOURAGED. s read tho resolutions passad Branch of tho Woten's pions loat Saturdny, mith, said that au impression it tho failure of the Com- oot the legislation of the o) ®1d tho treatiment of tho men sout tho City Hall, had discouraged the women engagod in tho work. This wus not so. Sho was glad that it had happencd; it had swakenod public »;cmimeut, and would be still productive of_good. Ii]wunm occur to overy one, * What was to be dono?" She hoped that ovory wuman before ro- tiring ot night would pray to God fo know what should bo her Individunl duty, In no other way could the movement progress than by meaus of the porsonal influence of every womsn inter- osted, A18..VAN OSDEL asked tho prayers ot the mautiugh for a gentlo- man who had turned awsy from tho saloons after tho treatmont of the ladies bofore the City Coun- cll, and who was now striving to organize a tem- ‘porance Bociaty. A lndy nlso asked the special prayers of thoso prosout for the mombors of tho differont churchos who rented their buildings for the salo of liquor, Prayers wore also asked for the guo- Coun 0f tho movement iu Grand Rapids, dich. \wiinh Yanufid to be n young, Cpicago, equall heeding prifors. < ‘Llio duxoldgy waa thoo sung, and Bishop Bow- muu prouounced the benediction. . ———— ANNOUNCEMENTS. Tho following snnouncoments are made for tho coming wook: Tomporance mectings at 8 o'clock overy nftornoon in the threo divisions of tho city. North Division, No\rbl.\ Btar Daptist Ohureh, on Division stroot; West Division, ‘Union Park Congregational Church; aud South Division, 8t. Paul's (Universalist) Church, an Nichigan avenue, near Eightoonth stroot. Tho ‘meoting to-morzow aftornoon will bo fortho purpose of organizing for worlk in cach Division. I'hero will b a temperanco mass-moeting in tho Wabash Avenue Mothodist Ohurch noxt Bun- doy ovuniuq sud thera "will:Da.n tomperanco prayer-mocting Thursduy oyeniyg, in the Michi- gan Avenuo Mothodist Charch. ‘T'ho Central Committes of tha Women's Tem- poranco Movomont will meel to-day at 10 o'alock, at No. 61 Lufallo etreot. —_— SUBURBAN., AT LVANSTON. A meeting of tho Evaunston Tomporanco Allianeo was hold at Union Hall yestorday after- noou, some fifty ladics being in ationdance. The President and Vico-President being absent, Mg, O. E. Browne moved that Mre. 0. R. Cor- bin take the chair, but alio declined the proffered honor, 18 did also Mis. Emlly Huntington Millor, who woa noxt nominated. Aftor some dolay, Mrs, A. J. Brown announced that’ Iirs.” Arza Brown, the Vice-Prosident, wonld soon put in an appearauce, and tho ladics spent the timo until lior mrival |n social conversation. Upon Mrs, Brown's assuming the chair, tho ‘mooting was oponed by singing the bymn corn~ moncing * Blow yo tho trampet, blow,” after which gru,ver was offerod by Sister Nato, "Tho Secretary, dres. H. ¥, Fisk, road the min- utes 3( the previous meeting, which wore ap- roved. B Mus. Haskin sont in her rosignation of tha potition of President, on the &'rouud of ill-health and o:hur duties, It was rend aud accepted with rogrots, §Iru. J. H, Kedzio nominated Mrs. Prof. Marc; a8 her succoesor, Sho was unnuimously elocted, and nccopted the position, Buyiug that she “ would roquire twelve of tho best lndies in Tvanston to carry hor." Tho Chpir thou asked that one or two more Vicg-Prosidonts bo nominated. Dry, Muroy nominated Mrs, Emily IL. Miller, who was oleclod. y Ars, Arza Brown statod that she feared she would be obligud to roslgn, whoroupon Mra. A. J. Brown moved that she bo requested not to do 80, The motion wag carried, aud Mrs, Brown decidod to continuo in office, On motion, Mrs. Fraucis Bradloy was olectod Third Vico-Presidont, Mrs. G, . Corbin offered her resignation as ono of tho Board of Muungors, on the ground of ill-hoalth, ‘Phis-vas accopted, “hio rosiguation of Mry, O, T\, Groy, aa s mem- hortbf] tho Bourd, was nlgo proscuted und ace copted. n motiou, Moadames J. F. Kellogg and O, E. Drowpo woro elocted to fill theo vacaneiea, 'I'ho Socrotary then rond tho distriats into whioh tho villago is to be divided, whioh aro the wamo as thoso used by the Rollof Committea, ‘I'his wag reforrad to tho Bonrd of;Managers, Mru, Johngon and another Scaudinaviau lady wore appointed, on motion of 3Irs. A. J. Browu, to clrculato tho plodge among the Beandinavian population without regard ta distriots. Sn inotion, i was resolved that the Board of Alnungors have control of the Distrioting Com- .mittoa. e TIOARD OF MANAGERS. At tho roquest of tho Chuir, tho Becrotary theu rend tho namey of tho Boord of Munagors, who aro os followa: Dlesdamos J. T. Kotlogg, 3. 11 Kedzie, J, M. Williams, I, Buraoll, A, L. Winne, P. L. ']‘ouh{! MMrs, Rov. Johnson, Fraucis Bradley, aud A, J. Brown, Aftor somo discunsion, fn whioh It wos stated that Mys, P, I, Couhy intended to rosign her po- sition, Mry, A, J. Brown was requosted to visit that Indy and intorost lior in the work. Bliw, Muroy stated that oyorat Jadios from In-" dumnapoalis were prosenl, uud requested thom to oo forward and mako soma romarks, As they upponred, Mrs, Maroy introducod them ench to tho gudienco, ‘Their namos are Mesdames O'Nelll, Curties, Wingato, Elliott, and Cornelius, WOLIL IN INDIANAPOLIS, Mre, Corneliug gavo a short und encouraging ageount of tho work in Indisunpolls, staling that tho ludion mev onch dpy for prayer, and rovited s short pirco of pootry, wiich sle had read to a wnloou-keoper's wite with such offect that sho was bathed in tonrs, Lhe poolry wau o pathetic reoltal of u child'y donth, v Dlag, O'Neill mado & fow ploasant romnrks; and . THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1874, totlred, ‘aftor eliclting an sudible smilo from somo’ prosont, Mra, Curtiss was noxt oallod on, Bho apoko briofly of tho tnmIlumucu cnuso, roforring to thy enrnot prayors which woro offerod by the ladics all ovor the country for its success, and oxhort- ing hor honrers to' pray oarncstly and ot all timos, MMrs, Elilott spoke noxt, and eulogizad tho noblo Indics of Evauston for Iaboring uo honrtily in the eauso whon thore woro no saloous In tho town to inolta thom Lo offort, Blio alzo told how tho Indianapolis ladics had enlled on tho Polico-Commissionora of that wieked city for sevoral days, in the hope of in- ducing them Lo take part in the tomporanco cause, Ono of thom was n lomperance man, ono was not, and tho third was *‘on tho fonco.” Aftor praying with thom for threo dnys, the undocldad oue made up his mind and camo over to tho good couse. Blie then told Low oloven Indios had moved upon the Mayor and Common Counell, and’ warned tho ladics not to tako any ontlomon into tholr counsel, Those Indisnapolis adics had conferred with one gontleman, who lind warned tho Muyor of thair uomln;l 80 that ho wns propared to dofend his posil lon, and tholr potition liad no offect on him, In fact, ho politely showed tho ladios the door. Mrs, Wingato then spolo hriefly,nnd rolotod an anocdote of & man who had tried to got a Jog of Door into town. The train was mok by n dolega- tion of ladies, who prayed around the barrel with such officncy that thio softoned man roplaced tho barrel on tho cars, and took it back by tho noxt train, on condition that thoy would stop praylog. I'ho Chair thon thanked tho lndics from In- dlann for thoir romarks, and ssked for the ap- polntmont of & temperance prayer-meoting, It wna votod to refor this malter to tho Bonrd of ‘Mansgors, who are to sppoint ouo when they doem it adviesble: i OIMCULATING THE PLEOUE. Mra, A. J, Brown thou nsked nny one present .who was willing to take s copy of the pledge and oireninto it to como forward and roport to tho Doard of Managers. A numbpr of lndies ro- sponded to this roquest, Mra, Outzra Brown made o stirring #psech on the business transactod by tho meeting, and urging tho ladios to ronowed offort in the vauso. Mio mooting then adjourncd siue dio, with praying and slnging. 10 Board of Managers will moot at Mra. Marcy's this aftornooo at 3 o'clock. THE PLEDOE, Tollowing {8 o copy of tho pledge adopted by tho Alliance ; We, tho undorsiguod, agreo that wo will not nso_in toxieating lquors na o bovoruge, ~ Wo will not provido it ua an articls of entertalnment or for persons in our cmploymout, and by refusing o ront our buildings or ay species ot property to ba sed In o lquor tratic, by procuring tio ehactment and enforcement of such 1awa na tond to restrain and suppress tho sale of intoxi- cuting drinks, snd in all othor Aultable ways wo will discotintenance its nso thraughout tho countzy, ————— ELSEWHERE, ‘WISOONSIN. AT RIPON, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Trroy, Wis., March 80.—The tomperance feel- ing heroe has incronged to whito heat, and is get- tiug hotter overy dny. For nontly two weoks o baud of ladies hiae daily yisited tho snloons, proy- ing, singing, aud oxhortivg, At flrst only niuo came out, but on Saturday tho munbor inorensed to thirty-fivo, and to-day twenty-two wero out. On Sunday night oo enthusindtic union tempor- nuco moeting was, held in tho Congrogationsl Church, attended by over 1,000 poreons. Ad- drossos woro mado by tho Rov, White, Arnold, Ttandolph, and Mesdnmes Thompson, Jones, Graham, Havris, Merrill, and Prof. Haire. Tho ladios oxcooded the others in carnestnoss and vohomonco of innguage, Tho snloon- keopors baving threatencd to arrost the Indios for obstructing tho sidewall, a_contribu- tion was taken up at the meating to dofray tha nocessary sexpenses, which roalized $1,040." The lorge huil dpposite the Mapos Houso, atoly usod 4 o saloon, hins beon leased for tho purposo, and three dnily meotings aro held there regular- ly. 'Tho ladios meot at 2, hold a moeting for ono hour, then adjourn to lobor among tho saloons, when tho gontlomen hold & meoting. On Sainr- day tho saloon-keopersnnnounced that the lndies would not Do sdmitted nagain, and_to-day thoy found all thp saioon-doors looked. Nothing Leld & meeting on tho sido- cold March =~ wind making it comfortablo. Visiting Wood's Hotol, proprictor took o position in tho win- dow, listening attontively to all thoromarks, but offoring nd résistanca. ~ At Kunflyth‘u saloon, tho proprigior istouki until tlip clgso of prayor, whan he elivandzd icgha froftianid aommences addressing them, gonticulating violently with his! hands, Ono of tho ladics immediately took up tho hymn, “ O, Do Not Bo Discouraged,” slug- ing 60 loudly that Klioforth rotreated in dismay. \Whon Harry Daverc's ealoon was visited, tho doors wora found locked and the propriotor stauding on the opposite corner. The singing and praying lasted about ten —munutes, when ~they moved off to the noxt ealoon. The spectacle of a crowd of ladies kneeling in ‘prayor on tho sidowalk, surrounded on all sides by a noisy crowd, bas nt- _tracted hundreds of peoplo’ from the neightor- ing town. About noon tho town fills up with country poople, as if o circus or fair was in progress, and within Lal? an hour aftor the Jimying conses tho siroets aro again descrted. 'ho temperonco pooplo declaro that tho oxcito- mont will ba kept up until all the saloons aro closod, Postors aro issucd for no-licansa cou- cusos in each ward, to meot to-morrow night, and the frionds of fomperance aro trying to cloct city ofticors who will issue no licenso for sollin, Tiquor. The snloon-men are also laboring, an thoe contest will bo animatod. Bo far the ortsnde has bad but littlo effect on tho esloons, Thoy close while the ludica are in sight, and open im- medintely aftor. ‘The movemont meets with en- courngomont from tho botter clasa of citizons, and will doubtloss do good by atiracting atton= *tion to the subject. . IN GENIRAT. Specral Disnatoh to The Chicago Tribune, Muwauxer, Wis., Marci 30.—Ripon bas ralsed $104,300 ror prosecuting tho tomporance crusado, A meoting hos boon hold at the Turner Hall in Monroo, Groon County, called by Father 3e- Ginorty, of Bt. Victor's Catholio Church. Only the pricst was sliowed to sposk, The clurg{ of other denomiuntions, who:bad beon invited to Do prosont, were asaured ab tho closs of the ‘meoting that o new hall would bo put up, and 10,000 was at onco pledgod for the purpose, —_— ILLINOIS. AT DECATDR. Special Dispatch to T'he Chacaqo Tribune, DeoarTug, Ill., Murch 80.—Heveral temperance- moctings have 'bean held hore to-day, the mout important essembling_at the Court-Houso on Saturdny ovening. Dr. Chonowith presided, Addresees were_made by tho Choirman, and by John W. Smith, Eaq., the latter of whom offerod tlie following, winch was adopted : TResolved, Thot 1t fa the sonso of tho meeting that {ho Qity Counicil of Docatur should grant no liceuso for the eale of intoxicating liquors, Phe maoting was ably addrossed by Mr. E. R. Tldridge, tho fov. W. N. McElroy, Dr. Brown, Mr. J. A. Brown, Dr. Walston, the Rov. D. P, Bunn, and Mr. D. L. Buno. At tho conclusion of tha speaking, thoe ‘follawing resolutions wero offored and adopted : Reaslyed, That wo hinil with plessure the glad nows of triumpli fu Ohio and othor slstor Btates* attonding 1hie womeu's crussde, Hesolved, "Thot fu tho opinfon of {his moeling great. goud lins resnlted therofrom, and that we recogulze thio movement 08 ou elficient moans for the ersdication of the avils of inteinperauce, Jtesolved, That we pledgo thoe women of Decatur our earty support in uuy plan they may adopt, and bid them God spced fu tholr work, AT LA SALLE, Spectal Diapatoh ta L'he Chicago Tribune, LaSacLy, Ill, March 80.—A largo tewporonco meoting was held at tho now Mothodist Church in this city last ovompg. Addresses wore do- livored by the Protostant clergymen of LaSalle aud Poru. Another moeting I to be held on Tuuraday ovening next, at whioh timo a porma- nont organization will bo occted, and o plan ngreed upon for o dotermined atinck wupon tho ovils of intomperanco. Dispiich to the Olucingoe Trtpun Specia al e Clitcapos une, Rocitpoup, Tty Bntch S0.—iho ladios hold & socond largo mass-mooting at the Firat Baptist Ohurel this nfternoon, avd stops waro taken to begin the nloon-wm‘*m soon ay possiblo ; weap- while the liquot-denfors are Lut little atarmed, angl anuounce that tho Judics muflpn\y in their suloons, not ovor ono hour cach duy. As for their businces, thoy prapose to neither soll out nor sign tho p\udge and sllow the tomporanco peapls to gue thelr saloons, ciad Dispaich 10 $1e Chiago Triv suectal Dispatch to Ihe Chicago Tribunc, Avunony, 11, Mutoh §0,—1'koe lndlcs of Aurora hold n meeting Intho rooms of the Young Mon's Olristinn Association this afternoon, to lny out o plau of attack ufinn King Alcokol, ~ After much discunslon, thoy dotermined to call a mass-moot-~ iog of cltizons, aud lay tho mattor before them, truating to tho botter nnture of ull ordor-loving oitizons to aid them in their good work, 'Tha ohief offort iy to be mudo In tho divection of tha Uity Councll, who will bo petitioned to abolish tha liconse-systom, and punlsh to the extont of the Juw the man whd®ells withont anthority, Pledgos will donbitoss bo oxaoted from our elti- »ons, b lenst, un olfort will be made to gou slguaturos. . AT BLOOMINAGTON, Spectal Dispatch o 4'he Chicann Trfbune, .- Brooaixaroy, 1, March §0.—1ho result of tho tamporance oxcltomont in this olty, 0 far, bag boon to briug up the question of mnhlbltlun: 1 to bo dooldod at tha ensuing slection, Tho Llon. B, I, Funl is tho nominco of both tho Ropubli- can and Tompotanco partios. ,Tho tomporanco poopla have mado nominations for Aldermon in sovoral of tha clty warde. AT BEINGFLELD. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicagn Tribune, Seriyerienp, 0L, March 80,—1'ho Hon. Jomes Coy, of Kondall Qounty, by invitation leotured to-uight in tho Hull of Ropresontatives on the subjoct of tomporanco roform, Lo took he ground that tho presont agitation would cronio a lmbun sontimont thnt would mako tho oslling of Lo liquor-gollor disroputablo, Ho sald that slavory was sbolishod by public sontimont; that tho present farmors’ movoment was tho rosult of publio sontiment gradually dovelopod. It wos ypublio sentiment that must bo educated beforo roform could bo renchied. o was somothing se- varo on tho liquor-gollors whoho sad wore Inrgoly foroignors who lad come to this Jand becauso it was freo from dospotio rale ; am) that, havin boon fnvited hore, it was ingratitude on thoir ‘{»lm to seok now to destroy our nntlonal institu- lous and cugtoms, o exonsed thom somewhnt on account of their enrly habits and tmlnln{g, which taught thom that thera was no wrong in tholr trafies, 'Tho lecturo way a tolling produc- tion, and wals cloquontly deliversd. At its close tho focturer rocelvod tho thanks of tho audienco, ond o public roquest for o rndullvulX of tlo lgo- ture at some time in_tho futuro. A numbor of foroigners in the audionce camo forward at tho cloe of thelocture aud acknowledgoed tho justico of Mr. Ooy's romarks. AT YORRVILLE, Snectal Dismpaleh lo The Chicano Tribune, YonuviLLg, Ill., March 80,—1L'horo i3 less ox- cltomont here concorning the temperanca cru- sado than at first, but moro oarnout, offactive worlk is boing done than over bofore. Public meotings are rogularly hold, and the ladics are loaving nothing undono that bas o tendoncy to advance thoir cause. Thoy are bringing suits ngoinat the snloons na fast ns thoy can bo at- tonded to, sud this will ba kopt up till the trafile 18 broken up, or at loast broughe within logal bounds, Last Thursday Sullivan was tried for tho socond timo, In tho tirst suit ho was fined £50, and on Thursday tho Jury gove bim §200 moro, Which, with lawyors’ foos and costs, make about 600 that it had cost hith, On Saturday Mrs, Sullivan asssulted o roputablo cttizen in her husband's saloon, for saylug thnt he would not reatrain his wife from visiting o saloon if sho thought it her duty to do so. Sho slruck him o or throp times with a pop-box, snd hurt his Land_considorably. A warrant for her arrost was soon in the hands of an officer, but to, save costs and_troublo, sHo paid & nominal fiue, and was lot oif, . P Sy OHIO. AT GLEVELAND, OrevELAND, O., March 30.—No especiel foa- ture in the womon's tomporance crusade In this city to-day, oxcopt that & considerable number of mignatures wore obtsined to tho oitizons' and proporty-holdors’ pledges, Tho movemont is meeting with considorablo success, gonorally, in the adjoining towns, 8 AT CINQINNATL OmjoIxNaTt, 0., March 80.—Anothor proclama- tion from Mayor Johuston Instructing tho Yu- Tieo to nrrast rigorously for carryiug coucoaled wonpons, to disperso crowds and keop tho side~ walks and streots opon, was published this morn- ing, Dayor Johnston had a conforonca with tho ‘Women's Temperance Loagno, in which ho ox- Elniuofl that the proclamation did not forbid the olding of moatings in public squarog pud in - loons with the consent of tho proprietors; that in tho soburba it did not prohibit praying on tho sidowslks, with tho consent of tho saloon-koepor. Heveral bands of womon wont out lato this ufter- noon, and wore admitted in_soveral saloons. Gront crowds followod thom. In sovoral plucos thoy sang whilo marching along the streot. Speciat Disvuteh fo The Clacauo Tribune. Dexx18oN, 0., March 30.—The whisky ‘war in Donnison aud Ubrichevillo is_onded by tho sur- render of the lnst saloon. Tiftoon enloons have been closed, four drug storea have discontinnod salling liquor, and = prohibitory ordinance pase- od by the Council—gloty cnongh for two wooks' work. An cnthusiastic jubiloo-mceting is in progress to-night. A-S— MICHIGAN, AT LANBING, special Dispatch {o 2'he Chicago Tribune, Laxstxo, March 80,—A temporance union meoting was Lield ut tlio Opora-House Bunday ovoning nnd about 1,800 porsons wera presont. o mooting was addressed by tho Rev. Isang ‘I'aylor of Lansing, and tho Rov, Dr. Duffiold of Aun Harbor. Meotinga £ the Lodios' Terppor- wuoa Union will bo hf'd on overy Mdénday, Wednesday, aud TFriday for sovoral weeks to como. AT BTULGEON, Special Disputeh to The Chicaao Trivune. Sturaroy, Mich., March 30—The ruit which Das boau liugering £o long againgtJobn Bastollor for tho illigal, sale of intoxicating Jiquors was commonced on Saturday and onded to-day. Tho ladios turned out in laxge force. The excitemont during tho trial was intense, and rosultod in the ncquittal of tho prisoner. Tho roformers gavo notico of appesl. INDIANA. AT GOSHLN, Special Dispatch to W's Chicago Tribune, Gosuey, Ind, March 30.—1lhe npproaching war on intemperance in this city promigos to be o success. At tho meoting held in the Baptist Oluych to-day, about 100 ladies wer resout, Tho orgavization numbora about sixty Mbmbers, DPlodges and petitions will be circulated amongst the oitizens and liquor-dealers in o fow days. Mrs, Malloy, of the Elkhart Obscrver, will lec~ ture in tho Court-House on Wednesdny ovening, on tho subjoat of tomporance. A'ho movergent is creating s scneation hore, aud tomperanco is {Lie chiof topic of conversation. ——— IOWA. Orrvanws, fa,, Maroh 80,—Another temper- ance masg-meoting was hold to-uight. There was & large nwnber in attondanco. — All tho sa- loous ceased solling auythiug but wine sud beor to-duy, though tho tomperance advocatcs pro- poso to stop the snle of those beveragess — s NEW YORE, NEW YOUK CITY AND VICINITY, Spectul Dispateh to T'he Chicago Tribune, New Yoiti, March 30.—At a temperance meot- ing hold in Ausocintion Hall, Brooklyn, thig ufternoon, prayor was offered for thio Suporin- tendont of ono of tho oldest and Ilargest Sab- bath-schools in tho city who sells and drinks in- toxicating liquors, Tho lorgo attondance, and the sober intorest of those who gathorod at the gnloon prayor-meetings of tho preceding oven- ing, and tho namos obtwined upon the pledge, wero roferred to 8s & sign of progress in tho movowent, Fivo saloons have now been closed by the ramonstrance of praviag women, and tha propriotor of another is espectod fo ylold #oon. Two dromesllors in tho district upon Washington streot oud 5lyrtle syonuo have gout in o m(&nust to tho Temperanco Union that rayor-moetings may bo held in_their saloons, 'hé work of dividing Brooklyn into districts— which was nsalizuad to volunteers—for canvasu- ing for the pladgo, and for visits to saloon- koopers and otbers, progresses, Distriots on DeXKalb avenuo havo been adaod to theroutes nlrendy given. 'This work of visilation will bo prosecuted by volunteors, as thoir domostio du- ties will permit, § 1In tbiscity, o oall has boon sont to all the Mothodist miniutera in tho clty, roquosting ench to sclect two lndies from his chureh, in order to &urm & Qontral Tomporanco Association of Chrls- nug. G MILWAUKERB. Comptroller’s Ieports=A Now Kond for tho Oity ‘Treasuror, apeofal Mapatch to The Chicago Iriduie, Minwauvxee, Wis, March 80.—The Comp- trollor to-dny prosouted the yonr's fluance stato- mont showing &muuml fund rocoipts, $107,728,- 83 ; and exponditures, $395,002.07 ; other funds, Xocoipis, $L01, 210841 and axponditurey, §220, 864,04, Tho publio debt outstunding is 480, g’iflfl% Of wator-bonds there aro cutstanding, ,000. ‘I Board of Aldermen to-day bolng advised by (be Uity Attornoy that there was, no other way of caucaling the bond of Col. Jacobs, Lie- form nominoo for Mayor, resolvod o autliorize tho Qity T'rensurer to withdraw all fundu on de- osit at tho City Dnromow, smounting to 802,000, when the surelies can be roleasod, aud the vity designato a now dopository und accopt a new bond with Mr, Douster in"lion of Uol. Jncobs. Tho Council is called to mogt the Al- dornen in jolnt convention Thursday to take fiual action. Mumyor Ludington, Ropublican nominoo for Mayor, does not oppose this uctlon, ol sk it Dogconded from the Stunrts. It appears not to be genorally kuown that tho Duke of Bdinburgh and his wife aro both dog- ‘The oonded iu somo dagreo from tho Btuarts. Nioh- olas, Czar of Russts, married Charlatte, cldost daughtor of tho Irussian Xing doriak Will- inm IIL, who wos doscended from Tredorick William I,, aud his wifo Sophlu, elstor of Georgo 1L, of Bngland, Tho mother of Goorge I. wie Bophin, deughter of Frederlok, Elootor of tho Palutinate, aud Lliznbeth, daugfitor of James I, of Enyiluud. ‘Thus, iu tha present Iinporial fam- ily of Ruasin, thoro iu bloudmgfi{ thto blood of thetfituarts with that of tho Lol nzollorns and {thie Llowanofls, . AN UTTER MISTAKE. Katie Smith Did Not Die of an Abortion. The Inquest Brings Out a Singu- lar State of Facts, Bhe Believed She Was Prognant and Was Not 8o, Denth from Hemorrhago, ‘Tho roportors of the Ohicago pross woro Bun- dny unwittingly, and through no fault of their own, mado the inatrumonts in the publication of n most unfortunato story, which nppeared in Monday's papors, rolating to the deathof o youung woman named Kaiio Bmith from the ro- sults of n supposoed abortlon, Tho alloged faots wore given with groat circumatantinlity, aud n plain case of foarful crime apponred to bo mado out, SUIBEQUENT INVEBTIGATION proves that the various published accounts woro orronous fu overy essontial particular, and that whioh was givon to the world with flaming hoad- lincs s a shocking tragody, soduction, and abor- tion combined, now turns outto boenothing of tho sort; though tho affair, in its true light, ia not without somo curions and porplexing peeuliaritics, Tho roporters obtained their information almost oxclusively from the police-oflicers, who, a8 Is customary with thom, did not scruple to give the thing the worst posaible_coloring, Thoy undoubledly belioved thoy Lind forreted out sn awful crime,~not with- out somo slight foundation, it appoars,—and whon, in narrating tho detaily to tho reportors, thoy ran short of fnots, they socm to ann in- dulged_plentifully in {ngonious spoculations which thoy gave as facts. ‘Tho evidonco brought out at tho Goronor's inquast, yostorday, conclu- sivnly‘})mvou‘thn‘ Katio Smith did not” die from tho offects of an abortion ; that nono was por- formed ; nnd that hor condition was such a8 to rendr this orimo not_only unnosessary, but im- possible, It is truo that the physician who at- touded her in her dying hours firmly bolieved that sho wos the vintflnul abortion, and in draw- ing up tho certifloato of denth ho did not hositate to declare that beliof in plain terms. THE CCRTIFICATE, datod March 20, was given by Dr. J. B, Talcott, o8 follows ¢ Causp of death, homorrhago, uterine, the result, 03 1fear, from abortion by Bomo moans’ produced un- Jmown to me. Duration of sickmess, ns I under sland, botwoon wo uud threo weels 3 undor my caro, threo doys, 3, B, TarcorT, AL D, No other eerlifleato was given, the report as to Dr. Pitcher being entirely untrie. By somo orror, tho pormit for romoving the body, rranted by tiie Board of Health, ascribed the cause of death as “ homorrhage of tho lunga,” ‘Tho testimony at thoCoronor's inquest showed o curious atato of things—a young woman, firmly ‘believing horself to bo in o state of prognancy, and taking thomost violent and dangorous moans to arrost the courso of naturo and avold the shame and disgracs of exposuro; stubboraly concoaling ber fancled condition from hor sister aud hor attonding physician, but finally rovenling to the Iattor Ler “socrot,” and finally dying from tho effcots of hor own noodless nct, togother wilh neglect to tako propor and timely mouna to Krn‘v’euh o fotal rosult. Uho ovidance, as given olow, will bo found of an oxcoedingly inlorest- ing oliaractor, pregonting, os it doos, facts which have soroly Enzzlcd soveral physiciaus of nc- Inowledged skill and good rcputo. TIE IRQUEST was held at No. 118 Eighteouth streot. A post- mortom oxaminetion was made by Dra. Ilenro- tin, Emmons, ond Simon, and in tho meantime o jury of moro than usual intelligence wns sum- mounod, consirting of tho following-namod per- song: T, 8, Mitchell, M, J. Cunningham, E. P, Dodge. J. B. Houghton, J. 8. Jenkins, Goorgo . Alloy, Cophos P, Hyds, 0. A. Wustrum, Honr; Homay, Vrank Garland, David Jownsld, Frao) Lowils, Tho first witnoss examined was DR, 2. I, DINGUA, who, boing Bworn, testificd that ho was sum- moned to Beo the deconsed on tho 17th of March 3 was told that thoro was o Iady dying ot No, 118 Eightoonth strect; found the young lady sitting up in o chair, ovidontly ina fainting condition, nud portinlly returned to consciousnoss; sho looked palo and blanched, hor liPs being por- foctly whito ; ordered horto bo Inid upon tho bed ; sho had no pulso at thab timo; was told that she waa blecding ; shorecovored sufliciently t0 80y #o harself; sho snid sho bad baon 8o for twvo weolks; that sho had taken to her bed on the provious Friday ; when askad if sho hadhad o provious phvsician, 'sho said Dr. Pitcher was summoned Bunday, and wrote n prosoription, but sho did nok bayo it put up; ehosaid sho did not wans to have Dr. Pitchior, but wanted wit- nees to trent her caso. is opinion wag at that tfmo that an abortion Liad been porformod upon her, and Lo wroto Fuscri tion for modicincs used in such oases; inulsted that thoro must bo some unusual cause for the hemorrliage which had so completely drained hor syatem of blood ; sho snid shio was not married, and knew no reason why hemor- rhago should sot in, Ho callod again that even- ing, ond found hor condition Improved, har pulse being about 120, and moderately full; questioned her ngoin as to the couso of the lomorrhage, but obtained no eatisfactory an- swor; proposod an. oxanunatlon, but sho do- clarad sho would not havo It; sho liad had no abdomiual pains nor labor, but complained of londache in the region of tho corobral vor- tobrm, n good deal of thirst, bub no nausca thera wero no evidoncos of Lomorrhage having roowrred since tho {ivet yisit ; no evidoncos of & {flncoum wera discovered ; fraquontly urged hor 0 eubmit to an examination, but elo stoutly re- fusod, and he throatened 0 give up tho case, Sho had sevoro pains in the hood and buck,of tho neck, continuous thirst, and occasional niu- en ;. $heso wero her daily symptoms for tho en- suing soven days, up to the 24th of March, On tho 21st witness gob ber consont to make an examination, and did so ; found some clotted Dlood in tho mouth of the womb; previous to tho examination she coufessed_to boing preg- nont, or that she fosred it. Ho asked if sho had taken any drug or thing to lring on her monsos, Bhe stated that sho hud not, * Sho ox- notod o prowise that the witness should nover ro- vonl whnt shio had told him to nuy living porson, uob oven to hor sister, thronten n(il to commil suioido if he should toll anyane of hor supposod pregnancy. Bho stated that she had beon to no phyician rbout it, and ind taken no stops in Toforenco to it, Bho refused to givo tho namo *| of tho porson who wasthoe causo of the diliculty, snying that ho waa out of tho cily, Bhe was per- feetly rational and conscious until the Inst day of witness' sttendanco upon hor, whon her sintor stated hox mind bad wanderad somowhat, This was Wedunosday night, March 25, Quoation by D, Honrotln—* Did you soo any signs of vrofinmmv whoo you examiuned hor?'’ Answor: " 1did not.” Q,—Might not the hemorrhago Lave ocourred without proguancy? A.—Such o case mnover camo under my obsorvation, Ishould add that sho stated that when sho found that sho way prognnnt, sho walked tho city for milos and 1niles in order to bring on her mouthly poriods, I jul(;ll;:u that sho must have walked very thor- ougbly. fir. ‘Bingham furthor stated that hor condition indicated blood-poisoning. ‘Thers was no tou- dorness in the abdominal region, such a8 would be apt to exint fu caso of miscarriage. Without her confession ho should huve hosituted to swear that she was proguant. The Corouor askod: *Wna her condition such that it was positively nocessary that she shanld bo Vrofnuut in “order to produce such symptoms "' The witness declined to answer e ‘quostion in such a form, but said that he could .not possibly account for so much blood oxcept by 1 tuto of pregnancy. DB, 3, B TALCOTT, being sworn, tostilled that Wednesday ovening, DMurch 26, he was crllod to visit tho deconsod at No, 118 Bightoanth streot ; found heriuslow con- dition, pulso 145, vlhmluig and thread-liko, fndi- cating oxocusive loss of blood ; on inquiring the cause, could gain no information from the putient, hor mind being incohersut; oxprossed fonry that iliero was somothing wrong, and romarked that Lio nevor saw o lmnunl in that condition, nuloss from tho rosult of au abortion, or an at- tempt; made uo oxamination, oxcopt Lo 8o that there wore no Indications of inflamraation or congestion 3 tho cuso called for remedios and tronbment fo_ovorcumo tha loas of blood ; the pulse varied during throe duys from 110 to 145; alt offorts fuiled, and sho rapidly sauk until she died ; lust saw hor alive Baturduy ovening; at- tumphd to convorso with ber, but sho was not anliciontly rationnl to nuswor questions § oxcopt iu u disensod vondition of the womb, or from ohifld-hirth, wituoss nover kuow of u onse. of hemorthago resulting in desth; tho primary canso of woath was homorrhago, ‘I'ho witnosa wus hore shown the womb, and aftor examination statod that in bis opinion it had novor beon iwproguatad. It wuw, he said, on astonlsling case, o had made up his mind rrnvlu\mly that it wasa oano of prognancy, but lio appearance of tho womb uttorly ‘contradicted that thoory. : . DR HIENROTIN, JN., COUNTY PHYSIOTAN, tentifled that ho mada a post-mortem oxaminn- tlon; found tho tissues of tho sealp dovold of blood ; small portions of tho brain wore degom- osad, and ovidontly would have broken down n o short time; tho lienrt, stomnch, and liver wora fn o healthy condition'; tho womb was of a amall slzo, with no sign’ of prognancy, no crosion, no _aigns of criniinal intorferenco; tho womb was tho sizo of that of a virging from maorks on tho skin of tho abdomen, umf marky on tho breasts, ko judged that the woman had hoon pmfinunt s ‘long tmo ago; thoro was nothingwhatever to Indicato thnt an nbortionliad been erlomml; no matter if sho had said, bo- fora doath, that an abortion hna been produced, 1o aliould ol bollovo her should éning: sho wa mistnkon, and had not boen recontly prognant ; tho lomorrhago wns an oxcossive monstrual flow, avidently produced by over-cxortion. - ; DI, . A RAMONS testificd that ho nsaisted in tho poat-mortem ox- amination, and coivcided with Dr.Ionrotin's atatoment ; thers was not the slightost ovidoncs 1 the womb to show that prognancy had recont- 1y existad, DI, N, P, DUNNE, having examived the womb, etnted:-that ho had no iden from ils appoaranco that it had ever boon imprognated. . DI 8, O, PITCIER tostiflod that ho was called to attend Katy Smith two or throo wooks ngo; had treated her beforo for rhoumatism ; was called again; found her in bor bed ; she statod that she had beon taken with homorrhage of the womb, and had lost o good doal of blood ; at that timo sho was feoliug Woll; the homorrtage bad consed, and sho thought sho would not require medical assist- anco; quostioned hor as to whothor sho had ovor beforosufforad uterinl homorrhage; eho said she hiad ; neked hior if it could bo anything else; sho naid “'no;" loft a presoription with her, consist- ing of orgot and opium, with directions to got it if nocosanry; at that timo she sald tho flowing hfifl conged § tlmxbn mi‘: no rnn&nn to suspect that sho was prognaut ; sho statod that nothing of s Mind was tho chso. i THE VERDIOT. The jury, after o briof rotirement, returned tho following verdiot A “That the said Catharine Smith camo to her death from homorrlingo of tho'womb, tho Tosult of a_pro- longed congestion following sovers exertion at tho timo of her menetrual period, . Mr, Piorco, tho gontleman who was kept in oustody beeauso of Lis aupposed koowledge of somo of tho circumstances conneoted with the caso, was prowmptly relonsed ab tho conolusion of the inquest, THE COURTS. Businoss Transncted Yostordays=s Judgments, Nuw Sults, Etc, An intoreating sult is in progress beforo Judgo Burne. The notfon is & suit m caso brought by Abnor Taylor against Bryan Philpot ond Honry E. Plckot, to recover €5,000 ox- ponses poid in a law-snit. It appears that in March, 1868, Taylor ongagod Philpot & Picket, ronl catato agonts, to flnd a purchaser fora pieco of landon Wost Mooroe streok, mear Leavitt, forbim within twenty-nino days, for $10,000, of which amount $10,000 was to bo patd 1n casn sua o mortgago for tho remainder to bo assumed. Tho defondants, instead of sonding tho purchasor, H. B, Merrill, to Taylor, made an agrecment with lLim themsolves, on substantially the torms agroed on, but signing a8 agonts, In o fow months nttorward, Morsil Drought a eult againab Taglor snd Philpot & Dlokot, for specific. performanco of tho agreo- ment. Ho obtained a decrao in tho Circuit Court horo, but on appeal to the Bupremo Court it wos roversed ond tho bill dismissed. Taylor claims that Philpot & Picket oxceoded thoir autharity oud that ho was not lisble undor the contract, and that ¢ s by their wrong-doing that he hnos beon subjeotod to groat ex- pongo in dofending the case. Mo thorofore sues to recover this amount, claimed to be 45,000, Including thoroin court’ costs, attorney's feos, dnpoelflcnu ond witnossos' feos. In Now York tho code nllows & ronsonable attorney's foo to bo taxed up in favor of thid successful party, and this is aninttompt to catnblieh o similar, an as it would soem, rensonable ruls in practico boro, Mossrs. Dontloy, Bwett, & Quigg, and Mr. Ayer uppoar for tho plaintiff, sud Grant & Bwift for the defondants, 1TENE. Judge Jameson Is engaged in hearing the di- yorgo case of Ielen M. Farnham against Nelson K. Farnham. Tho woll-known case of Prico againat Lediio, which waa tried last fall bofore Judge Booth, i againon trial bofors Judge Troo, tlio Jugy hav- Xuq disagreed beforo, Cho Blocker will cnse i still on trial before J\ldxm Moore, and will ocoupy at least nnother wools, Tho Cheney case will bo taken np again to- Y. A third muetlni of tha creditors of tho Lum- bermau's will be held this afiornoon at 2 o’clook. UNTTED BTATES COURTS, Clark W. Upton, Assignoe of the Groat i cat- orn Insurance Company, bogana suit against A. M, Dawloy for $2,000. Edward 1. Bacon flled & bill against Rand, McNally & Co, to restrain thom from mnking s susponsion rack forcoupon tickets on the ground that ho holds a patent for such article. DANKRUPTOY ITENE. A dischargo was lssued to Lewls Mendelson. Hawley, Thomas Co. wore adjudicated bankrupt by confossion, and a warrant issued raturnable April 80. Robert E. Jeokins was ap- pointed Provisional Assignee. ‘Fho gale iu’ tho orso of Roddin & Hamilton was orderod to bo confirmed, unless objcctions bo filod Wednesday morning, Tho chuudingn against James B. Dray woro ordared to bo dismissed nnless objoctions are filed in ton dogs. SUPENIOR COURT IN DRIEF. James Boland be; & guiv againet William Bkolly and Jobn (. Wynn, claiming $1,000. Honry Williams began' an aotion in trespnss nexiainnt Arthur B, Mccker, Inying damages at ,000. Tredorick and- Adolph Cobherd bogan o suit for $2,000 agalust John Maorz. THE COUNTY COURT, In tho mattor of tho cstato of Ralph Happs, & Innatio, Benjamin Luer was romovod as coneor- vator for failure to comply with the order of tha Coutt rnqyirlng him to file additional bonds, aud Charles 15, Bruner was appointed conservator, in ‘bonds of §6,000 to bo approved. . Edward Wost. alloged” to boinsane, was tried by & jury, who roturned & vordict of inganity. TLottors of guardianship wero issucd to Goorgo W, Northrup a8 guardian of Frod Northrup at al,, minors, undor an approved bond of $2,500. Btichaol 0'Briue was sppointed admiglitzaior of tho ostato of Aune O' 1,500 was approved. Lottors of gusrdianship wore granted to James Beith as gunrdian of Goorge W. Hodgo et al., minora, undor an approved bond of 81,500, “Tho claim of Clarlos Tholo and Riclinrd Tid- delko, for 80.97, against tho estate of James H, Ackhurgt, was aliowed. TIE CALL. Jupar Rooens--108, 110, 111, 116, 118, 119, 120, 121, 124 to 182, 'unar. Tuee—1,643, 2,227, 1,803, and others if ronched, Jupoe FARWELL—1,176 to 1,200. Jupoe Gany—181, 132, 187 to 140, 148 to 150, o1l inclusive. Junaz Bunns—120 to 140, excopt 136, JUD(MENTS, Usrrzn Brates Distmior Count.—James Long, Awmsigues, v, E. X, Bruce, decreo, $1,000,—Somo v, 1. E, Bocley, decree, $250.—Same v, d. Al, Olark, docree, £500.—8ume v. A. E, Keut, docree, $500.~8umo v. Sidnoy P, Walker, docree, $1,500.—Samo v, 8, A, Kent, dogreo, $690,~8umo v. J. 8, Durues, decr X Surenton Counr—Junak Gauy,~Gilbert Poterson ctal, v, Thomas Althrop, $1,100,81,—Johanna Enwall v. John Thompson, $133,33,—Esroyor Puchlon & Co., ulb%;rn]l\lla Institute v, Thomas A, Bland, M, Cora Bland, and Thomas A, Cozlue, $044.88, Cnourr Count—Jupag Tpee.—Joliet Monnd Come nmny v. Woodruff, $4432,22,—~John Byruo v, Oliasles G, ortou, vordict, §00, 3 e Darfure In tho_Ilatter part of February a battle was fought botwean tho Egyptian troope and the army of the King of Datfur, in the territory of that Prineo, ‘Tho Darfur force oconsisted of 10,000 men and throo cannon, and it hnd_boen sont to osaist the elave-donlers noar tho River Gazal, It was routed by the troops of tho Khodive, ity Gonoral was killed, and all thoflags and canion wore captured, Darfur is & sountr, cast of the Sodan, whoso poople aro Mussul- man in religlon, and whose Government is that of a dorpotio goveroign. Darfur cairies on a consldorablo trada with Lgypt, Mecca, and the inlond countries of Africs, bartering laves, ivory, osteloh foathors, and hides, for silk, oot ton, glnsuwaro, trinkots, and five-arms. Its pop- ulntion ls cutimated at 200,000, nud trading corae yans go forth froquently from the straggling town of Kobbo, its Capital, The Xgyptizns are contlouing their advanco into tho Darfur couns '(iry'l and are dispersing the bands of slayes oulors, —— ~—When Miss Nellio Grant {s marrled sho will bo Mrs, G, 0, W. !, A, Bartous, What a chauce :&r u:‘fa lilubonu monogram-18 affordod by these rino, and Lis bond of NORTH CHICAGO. Another Convention to Nome inate Town Officers, What the Patch-McCafirey Combing. iion Dids A Serics of Resolutions in Faver of Eoonomy, Another Ticket Yet to Come, The nominalions for town officors of the North Bide mado by tho Turaer-Holl Corvention of tho Paoplo’s party wore not ncooptablo to all tho bummors, and the dienppointod candidates and their frionds st to worlk after the adjourn. ‘mont to gat up an opposition ticket, Thoy cnllod meetinga in tho soveral wards, and found that quito o number were opposed to tho “cutand driod" programme of Turner Hall, bocauso thelr favorites had not Leen solected. At theso couclaves dolegaten woro choson, and yesterday aftornoon they mot in Bvon Hall,'cornor of Wolls and Buperlor streots, to make nomiunations. “Tiiore woro about, 100 Spectators prasont Ald, Gorooran, Bob Konnoy, ind. Gustava 1o boing the moat distinguishod. The two luttor uro cundidates for Supervisor and Assoseor on tho ‘‘regular” tickot. ho mob at Tiruor Hall was rough but that at Syos Hall was rougher. No parson of standing in the com noticod in tho crowd. munity” was Tho Conveution was called .to ordor Fish ?&fi:& who suggestod that n Obnirman ‘H!y um:r EX-ALD, JORN M'CAFFREY 1w was elocted, and said that ho folt embarrass Dt o wonld thunc (homa 1o tho honor Lot object of thia Convontion was to say who shonld asyoss and collect tho taxes of the poople of {hg }‘qul"hhsldch. Only flmtlilui“ mon should boseloctod or the ofticos; s was douo tho i would bo fa thclf favor, (e @ gu motion John Crawford was electod Sooro- OREDENTIALS, The Chairman was authorized to appoint s committeo of five on credontials, and sulocted tne following: Sixtoonth Ward, Albort Patoh; Boventeonth Ward, Br. Kelloy; Eighteouth Ward, Mr. Bullivan; Ninctoonth Ward, Afr. Mur phly; ‘Twontioth Ward, Mike Corcoran. * It appearad that thero were two sets of dele- {(ntuu from the Soventoonth Ward, one boing so. lectod sBometimo after tho othor, a3 was claiwned, in tho intorcst of I'stch, & candidate for Ase seasor, i Mr, Bullivan nsserted that it was & “ put Job " by Patcl, nod that injustico waa dono thg Yncplq of tho ward by solecting Kelley—one of atch's frionds—ns o membor of the Committes on Orodontials, and ignoring lacted by tho *peopla.”. tho Gonvention would bo a packed one, A delogato asked if Mr. Sullivan's delegation roprasented the Paople's party of tho Ward. Alr. Sullivan inquired if the other dolegatea belonged to the Peaple's party ? T'he Chairman answered him by saying that the Convention was supposed to be composed of thoso who belonged to that party. A delegato from tho Soventeonth sald he came 88 & tax-payer and a oitizon, and was not pledged to any party. MMr. Bavago, of tho Nineteonth, romnrked if thero was any party about it he would withdraw, Mr. Sullivan asked what party the Chairman rufxrnmul.ud when he sat in er Hall the other dI\K ? - Tho Chairman replied “Tho People's party." DIr, Bullivan wanted to know i£ there woretwo Poople’s partics. Tho Chair rotorted that tho party wos so numorous that it could oasily have two conven- tions, whercat tho spectators laughed. THE DELEGATES, tho dologatos so- this was {olerated ‘The Commitico on Crodontials roported that tho following ware entitled to seata ; Sizteenth Ward—Jobn X. Miler, Bumuel Taylor, Joln 31, Thorn, W, I, Bnyder, Otfo HMurtung. Savenizenth 1ardeao0dtich Boyer, John Telnwold, Thomoas Kelly, Clintlas Sporn, Jlonry Severing, Binhteenth lFard—Jouts Grawford, Louis tuntos, Johm NMcCaffroy, W. J, Welland, Michacl Sullivan, Ninelecnth ifird—Dr. Ryun, Oscar Card, Danlel Agrphy, Jolw Lyuoly Wi, Savage, en "ard—Michae] Qurooran, Geo. IT, 0'D: Teney Freeman, Herminn Brzaby Danlel Quirke " The roport was adopted, and the dologates wore ordered to Mvnmuc}.:’s. 8 ASSESIOR. . On motion the Lonvoution proceeded to nom- inate town ofilcers, TFieh Millor nominatod Albort Patoh for Assos- sor, and Lo was indorsed by the Convention, [Applauss]. . COLLECTOR. Otter Harting nominated Goorgo Knoor for Oollector, and ho was unanimously nominated by tho dologatos, [Applausa]. BUPERVISOR, Jobn Lynch nominated John MeCaffrey for Supervisor, and was unanimously chosen, pud made o speech. [Applause]. Henry Callaghan was nominnted to Town Clork, and Pairick Daley for Conatable. On motion of Mr. Pateh, the Ohair anpointed tho following & Committon on Resolutions : Bixtoonth Ward, Mr. Taylor; Seventoeuth Ward, Mr. Kolloy ; Bighteonth Ward ; 1fr. Crawford & Ninoteenth Ward, Mr. Bavage; Twentioth Ward, . O'Brion. 4 PATOU. While the Commisteo woro absont, Mr, Patoh was called for and spoko thus : 3 Gentlemen of tho Conyention, I nm no speoch- maker, I did not seck the nomination, but I ;lr’npon :lil \vkn:]k \!v'hrl‘:.ll': um:;u through and through, aud, if alacted, myduty o3 I bavo dong f 3 P y duty no {6 Lefvre, THE RESOLUTIONS, Tho Committee reported s foliows: Mtesolved, That we reaflirm the principles onunciated in tho platform of tho People's parly, and pledge our antiro sud undivided support thereto, Resolved, That wo aro in favor of an honest and oco- nomical admiulstretion of tho movoral dpartnients of tho City Government, aud aro urpfl!cll to tho forma- tion of all cfl%\lel ond rings which rob the Treasury und abridgo tho Ubertlos of tha people, . Tegatved, That wo rocogutza tho nocczsity of elesting mon to tho different town aflices, who, by thelr bon~ oaty, Intogrity, and_ability, Liavo proved themselves woriby of our support, and that wo recognizo the oflico of Asecszor ns tho moat important audl responsi- Dlo in the gift of the paoplo; and the largo oxpericuce, honcety, and Smpurtial Jjust:co shown by our candls dato, Albert Patel, in the pask, is the only guarunteo ‘we offer for his conduct in the future, Tho report wes adopted, and the Convention adjourned, : TUE GECEDERS, Theso nominations were not approved by all presont, aud much dissatisfaction was manifest- ad toward thom, Thoro was conviderablo talk in tho bar-room beneath the hall, whero the dole- gates and “fcoplo" went duriug and after the Conyontion to got o driuk, nbout holding another meoting and putting o third ticket in the field. Ono thing is cortain, tho “Taoplo's party" on tho Nortly Bide is hopelessly divided into fac- tions, and it is thought that if the respactabls’ citizons mako .nomiuations, which thoy will probably do, their eandidates wjll bo elected. S ———— 4 Death of a Daughter of Thomns . Hunton, in Paris, t: Parfs (March 10) Correspondence of the New York Es preo rcas, The burial sorvices of Madame I Bt dauldreo Boilleau, s doughtor of Bonator ton, took anco at St Philllp[;u du-Roulo this morning, cns thou a weak ago, slthough alling, she had seon hor fricnds, and sppearod much the same as usunl. On_Baturday svening lust, an Inflammation, from which sho had been suffering, becamo alarming in its symptoms, and on Bunday morning, at 7, sho oxpired while the lnat ssoramont of tho lmli_comm\mlon was bee ing administered to bor, riouds hastenod be- fore dawn on Bunday to the officials to try and obtain her husband's reloase from the Conclergo, that bo might o presont with her at tlio Just, Dut in yalu ; tho woary tediousnoss of Fronoh red tapo kopt him fromn her till 2 p. m., when all was ovor. Loving {friends and her dear little ohil- dron, Lowover, saurrounded her at tho Jast honr. Tho Baron Gualdreo Boilleaw, it will be xc= mombored, was soatenced to threo yoars'in prieonmeont, n yoar sinco, for rorsons connectod with Governmontal business, in whioh pubiia opinlon quito oxoncrated him from plmo, 1he day hio wae sontenccd aud went into prison, -tho denth-blow was given to his wife, Hor protd and uobla spirit alone kept her up todo the weak she had planned to do, 8he hay, through her solo influence, obtained for bor husband a re- prievo, In 8 fow wool, M. Hoillean will be ngain froo, As a soldior who dics just lotory orowns the strugglo, haa sha qunn from & world that was too hard for. M, Boillean wae at. the funoral with his throe little boys—all brokon with their bitter grief, I do not think there way & dry eye in the crowdoed church, The coflin wes awmeng of flowars, and tho Cathodral of St. Philippo was most gorgoously dyapad in mourn- inp—tho prieats, the choir-boyw, the mueto, the {out en somblo, 1t for fho obuoyuias of ag, Eu- pross. nne on-